1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 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 14th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses, and two ties (9–2–2 overall, 5–1–1 in the SEC). Although the Volunteers finished second in standings, Florida was ruled ineligible on NCAA probation, and Tennessee was awarded the SEC Championship and the conference's Sugar Bowl bid, which they used to defeat Virginia. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points.
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SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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| No. 13 Florida * | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Colorado* | No. 8 | NBC | T 31–31 | 33,458 | [1] | |
| September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Pacific (CA)* | No. 8 | PPV | W 55–7 | 94,467 | [2] | |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 8 | TBS | W 40–7 | 32,114 | [3] | |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | UTEP* | No. 7 |
| W 56–0 | 95,203 | [4] | |
| September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Auburn | No. 5 | ESPN | T 26–26 | 85,214 | [5] | |
| October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Florida | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 45–3 | 96,874 | [6] |
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama | No. 3 |
| ESPN | L 6–9 | 96,732 | [7] |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple* | No. 11 |
| PPV | W 41–20 | 93,898 | [8] |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 9 |
| CBS | L 29–34 | 97,123 | [9] |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | No. 14 | CBS | W 22–13 | 66,467 | [10] | |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 14 |
| TBS | W 42–28 | 92,243 | [11] |
| December 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 12 | PPV | W 49–20 | 41,492 | [12] | |
| January 1 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Virginia* | No. 10 | ABC | W 23–22 | 75,132 | [13] | |
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Game summaries
vs. Colorado
No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 8 Tennessee
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Buffaloes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Volunteers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
- Date: August 26
- Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA
- Game start: 12:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:43
- Game attendance: 33,458
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear, Wind SW 8–10 mph (13–16 km/h)
- Referee: James Sprenger
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bill Walsh
| Q1 | 7:52 | TENN | Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) | TENN 7–0 |
| Q2 | 9:55 | COL | George Hemmingway 1-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 8:09 | COL | Jim Harper 35-yard field goal | COL 10–7 | |
| 2:54 | TENN | Greg Burke 47-yard field goal | Tied 10–10 | |
| Q3 | 10:49 | COL | Mike Pritchard 55-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 17–10 |
| Q4 | 9:34 | COL | Dave McCloughan 55-yard punt return (Harper kick) | COL 24–10 |
| 8:53 | TENN | Alvin Harper 24-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick) | COL 24–17 | |
| 7:11 | COL | Mike Pritchard 78-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 31–17 | |
| 5:36 | TENN | Carl Pickens 14-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick) | COL 31–24 | |
| 2:25 | TENN | Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) | Tied 31-31 | |
Personnel
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Charles McRae | Tackle | 1 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Antone Davis | Tackle | 1 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Alvin Harper | Wide Receiver | 1 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Chuck Webb | Running Back | 3 | 81 | Green Bay Packers |
| Harlan Davis | Wide Receiver | 5 | 128 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Anthony Morgan | Wide Receiver | 5 | 134 | Chicago Bears |
| Greg Amsler | Running Back | 8 | 198 | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Roland Poles | Running Back | 10 | 254 | San Diego Chargers |
| Vince Moore | Wide Receiver | 11 | 279 | New England Patriots |
