Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Johnny Majors Conference: Southeastern-
1989 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Colorado State
17
14
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
UCLA
24
6
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Duke
28
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Auburn
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Georgia
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Alabama
30
47
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Louisiana State
45
39
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Akron
52
9
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Mississippi
33
21
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Kentucky
31
10
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Vanderbilt
17
10
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Arkansas
31
27
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 346
Scoring Average 28.8
Points Allowed 217
Defense Average 18.1
Opponents Record 77-58
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 11-1-0
AP
5 11-1-0
Coaches
5 11-1-0
UPI
5 11-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.