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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
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
  Record11-1
  Points Scored346
  Scoring Average28.8
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average18.1
  Opponents Record77-58
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
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 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 11-1346217Won  31-276-1194155  Johnny Majors
Alabama 10-2357217Lost  25-336-1219130  Bill Curry
Auburn 10-2284131Won  31-146-112269  Pat Dye
Mississippi 8-4309314Won  42-294-3164189  Billy Brewer
Florida 7-5268202Lost  7-344-3145103  Galen Hall
Georgia 6-6251198Lost  18-194-3139109  Ray Goff
Kentucky 6-5212220 2-5118174  Jerry Claiborne
Louisiana State 4-7295252 2-5174180  Mike Archer
Mississippi State 5-6205207 1-689153  Rockey Felker
Vanderbilt 1-10162265 0-785187  Watson Brown

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.


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