1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 6–1 in the SEC), as SEC co-champion, and with a victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1] The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points.
| 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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SEC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–1 (6–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Doug Mathews (1st season) |
| Captain | Eric Still |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Colorado State* | W 17–14 | 93,652 | [2] | |||
| September 9 | at No. 6 UCLA* | PPV | W 24–6 | 54,316 | [3] | ||
| September 16 | Duke* | No. 17 |
| W 28–6 | 93,659 | [4] | |
| September 30 | No. 4 Auburn | No. 12 |
| CBS | W 21–14 | 95,341 | [5] |
| October 7 | Georgia | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 17–14 | 96,058 | [6] |
| October 21 | at No. 10 Alabama | No. 6 | CBS | L 30–47 | 75,962 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at LSU | No. 11 | TBS | W 45–39 | 71,634 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Akron* | No. 11 |
| W 52–9 | 91,833 | [9] | |
| November 18 | Ole Miss | No. 9 |
| PPV | W 33–21 | 93,851 | [10] |
| November 25 | at Kentucky | No. 8 | ESPN | W 31–10 | 55,237 | [11] | |
| December 2 | Vanderbilt | No. 8 |
| TBS | W 17–10 | 92,975 | [12] |
| January 1, 1990 | vs. No. 10 Arkansas* | No. 8 | CBS | W 31–27 | 74,358 | [13] | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Reggie Cobb | Running Back | 2 | 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Marion Hobby | Defensive End | 3 | 74 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Eric Still | Guard | 4 | 99 | Houston Oilers |
| Tracy Hayworth | Linebacker | 7 | 174 | Detroit Lions |
| Kent Elmore | Punter | 7 | 190 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Thomas Woods | Wide Receiver | 8 | 205 | Miami Dolphins |
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