1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
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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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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. The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points.
Schedule
September 2Colorado State*
W 17–1493,652 September 9at No. 6 UCLA*
PPVW 24–654,316 September 16Duke*No. 17
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 28–693,659 September 30No. 4 AuburnNo. 12
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
CBSW 21–1495,341 October 7GeorgiaNo. 6
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)
ESPNW 17–1496,058 October 21at No. 10 AlabamaNo. 6
CBSL 30–4775,962 October 28at LSUNo. 11
TBSW 45–3971,634 November 11Akron*No. 11
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
W 52–991,833 November 18Ole MissNo. 9
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
PPVW 33–2193,851 November 25at KentuckyNo. 8
ESPNW 31–1055,237 December 2VanderbiltNo. 8
- Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)
TBSW 17–1092,975 January 1, 1990vs. No. 10 ArkansasNo. 8
CBSW 31–2774,358
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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 |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.