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1989 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Phillip Fulmer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDoug Mathews (1st season)
Captain Eric Still
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990 →
1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Colorado State*
W 17–1493,652 [1]
September 9at No. 6 UCLA*
 PPVW 24–654,316 [2]
September 16 Duke*No. 17
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–693,659 [3]
September 30No. 4 AuburnNo. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)
 CBSW 21–1495,341 [4]
October 7 GeorgiadaggerNo. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)
 ESPNW 17–1496,058 [5]
October 21at No. 10 AlabamaNo. 6
CBSL 30–4775,962 [6]
October 28at LSUNo. 11
 TBSW 45–3971,634 [7]
November 11 Akron*No. 11
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 52–991,833 [8]
November 18 Ole MissNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)
PPVW 33–2193,851 [9]
November 25at KentuckyNo. 8
ESPNW 31–1055,237 [10]
December 2 VanderbiltNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)
TBSW 17–1092,975 [11]
January 1, 1990vs. No. 10 Arkansas*No. 8
CBSW 31–2774,358 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

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

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee Vols hold off stubborn Colorado State". The Times and Democrat. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "It's a Tennessee waltz over UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee rumbles past Devils". Greensboro News & Record. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee thumps Auburn". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee nudges Georgia 17–14". The State. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vols drown in Tide revival". The Tennessean. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vols victorious: Tigers' losing streak running strong". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee's speed is too much for Zips to stop". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee runs over Rebs, 33–21". Hattiesburg American. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols rally for 31–10 win over Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cotton-bound Vols top Vandy, 17–10". Kingsport Times-News. December 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Webb, turnovers undo Hogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1990. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1989 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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