1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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), as SEC Champions and with a victory over Virginia in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points.

1990 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 23–22 vs. Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record9–2–2 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Lacewell (1st season)
CaptainTony Thompson
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Florida * 6 1 09 2 0
No. 8 Tennessee $ 5 1 19 2 2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 2 09 3 0
Alabama 5 2 07 5 0
No. 19 Auburn 4 2 18 3 1
Kentucky 3 4 04 7 0
LSU 2 5 05 6 0
Georgia 2 5 04 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 05 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll
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