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-
1990 Season Highlights
Johnny Majors enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1990 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Aug. 26 vs.
Colorado
31
31
T
@ Anaheim, CA
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. Pacific
55
7
W
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Mississippi State
40
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Texas-El Paso
56
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Auburn
26
26
T
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Florida
45
3
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Alabama
6
9
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Temple
41
20
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Notre Dame
29
34
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Mississippi
22
13
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Kentucky
42
28
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Vanderbilt
49
20
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Virginia
23
22
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1990 Season Totals
Record 9-2
-2
Points Scored 465
Scoring Average 35.8
Points Allowed 220
Defense Average 16.9
Opponents Record 78-48
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 6-2
-1
Away Record 2-0
-1
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 9-2-2
AP
7 9-2-2
Coaches
7 9-2-2
UPI
7 9-2-2
USA Today/CNN
1990 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1990 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.