1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program....

. The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points. Led by head coach Johnny Majors

Johnny Majors

Johnny Majors is a former American football player and coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for...

, the Volunteers won the .

Regular season

On the Third Saturday in October
Third Saturday in October
The Third Saturday in October, also known as the Alabama–Tennessee football rivalry, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama and the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee...

, Alabama beat Tennessee, 47–30.
In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky
1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points...

, 31–10 ,to claim the Beer Barrel.
In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt rivalry, Tennessee defeated , 17–10.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Volunteers points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 2		Win	17	14	1–0
2	Sept. 9	@ UCLA	Win	24	6	2–0
3	Sept. 16		Win	28	6	3–0
4	Sept. 30	Auburn 1989 Auburn Tigers football team The 1989 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won their third straight SEC title. On December 2, Alabama visited Auburn on their home campus for the first...	Win	21	14	4–0
5	Oct. 7	Georgia	Win	17	14	5–0
6	Oct. 21	@ Alabama	Loss	30	47	5–1
7	Oct. 28	@	Win	45	39	6–1
8	Nov. 11		Win	52	9	7–1
9	Nov. 18		Win	33	21	8–1
10	Nov. 25	@ Kentucky 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points...	Win	31	10	9–1
11	Dec. 2		Win	17	10	10–1

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Reggie Cobb Reggie Cobb Reginald "Reggie" John Cobb is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 225-lb...	Running Back	2	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an embarrassing 5-11 season. Bucs fans were getting tired of head coach Ray Perkins and Bucs players were getting fed up with his 3 a day training camp practices...
Marion Hobby	Defensive End	3	74	Minnesota Vikings 1990 Minnesota Vikings season -Schedule:-Awards and honors:* Randall McDaniel, NFC Pro Bowl selection* Randall McDaniel, All-Pro selection by Associated Press* Randall McDaniel, All-NFC selection by UPI-References:...
Eric Still	Guard	4	99	Houston Oilers 1990 Houston Oilers season -Schedule:-AFC Wild Card:-Awards and records:* Ray Childress, 1990 AFC Pro Bowl selection* Ernest Givins, Pro Bowl Selection* Drew Hill, Ranked second in AFC in receptions* Haywood Jeffires, Led AFC in Receptions...

External links

1989 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference

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