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American college football season
The 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the
University of Tennessee in the
1991 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 15th year, and played their home games at
Neyland Stadium in
Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against
Penn State in the
Fiesta Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 352 points while the defense allowed 263 points.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at
Louisville* | No. 11 | |
ESPN | W 28–11 | 40,457 |
[1] |
September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 21
UCLA* | No. 11 | |
TBS | W 30–16 | 97,117 |
[2] |
September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23
Mississippi State | No. 6 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| TBS | W 26–24 | 95,974 |
[3] |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 13
Auburn | No. 5 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| ESPN | W 30–21 | 97,731 |
[4] |
October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 10
Florida | No. 4 | | ESPN | L 18–35 | 85,135 |
[5] |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14
Alabama | No. 8 | |
ABC | L 19–24 | 86,293 |
[6] |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. |
Memphis State* | No. 14 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
|
PPV | W 52–24 | 96,664 |
[7] |
November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5
Notre Dame* | No. 13 | |
NBC | W 35–34 | 59,075 |
[8] |
November 16 | 4:00 p.m. |
Ole Miss | No. 10 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
| PPV | W 36–25 | 95,937 |
[9] |
November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Kentucky | No. 10 | | TBS | W 16–7 | 57,125 |
[10] |
November 30 | 12:30 p.m. |
Vanderbilt | No. 9 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (
rivalry)
|
SPS | W 45–0 | 94,976 |
[11] |
January 1 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6
Penn State* | No. 10 | | NBC | L 17–42 | 71,133 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[13]
Roster
1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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20
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Joey Chapman
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Rankings
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
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"Vols, Pickens beat dickens out of U of L". The Courier-Journal. September 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Kelly leads Tennessee past UCLA". Johnson City Press. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee escapes Mississippi State". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Big-play Vols humble Auburn in 'goodbye'". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida's revenge, Tennessee falls 35–18". The Tennessean. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bama makes it six straight over UT". The Tennessean. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols silence Neyland boobirds". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols dance an Irisg jig 35–34". Bristol Herald Courier. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols pound Mississippi". Johnson City Press. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols let defense do the talking to whip WIldcats". Messenger-Inquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols pin 45–0 loss on Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lions 5 for 5". Arizona Republic. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1991 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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"1992 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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