1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1990 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
Record	9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Phillip Fulmer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (1st season)
Captain	Tony Thompson
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 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 14th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses, and two ties (9–2–2 overall, 5–1–1 in the SEC). Although the Volunteers finished second in standings, Florida was ruled ineligible on NCAA probation, and Tennessee was awarded the SEC Championship and the conference's Sugar Bowl bid, which they used to defeat Virginia. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 26	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Colorado*	No. 8	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	NBC	T 31–31	33,458	[1]
September 1	4:00 p.m.	Pacific (CA)*	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 55–7	94,467	[2]
September 8	12:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 8	Scott Field Starkville, MS	TBS	W 40–7	32,114	[3]
September 15	1:00 p.m.	UTEP*	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 56–0	95,203	[4]
September 29	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Auburn	No. 5	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	T 26–26	85,214	[5]
October 13	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Florida	No. 5	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–3	96,874	[6]
October 20	4:00 p.m.	Alabama	No. 3	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 6–9	96,732	[7]
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Temple*	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 41–20	93,898	[8]
November 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 29–34	97,123	[9]
November 17	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Ole Miss	No. 14	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	CBS	W 22–13	66,467	[10]
November 24	1:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 14	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	TBS	W 42–28	92,243	[11]
December 1	2:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 12	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	PPV	W 49–20	41,492	[12]
January 1	8:30 p.m.	vs. Virginia*	No. 10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 23–22	75,132	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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• Season summary at Sports Reference

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