Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 26 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Colorado* | No. 8 | | NBC | T 31–31 | 33,458 | [1] |
September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Pacific (CA)* | No. 8 | | PPV | W 55–7 | 94,467 | [2] |
September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 8 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | PPV | W 49–20 | 41,492 | [12] |
January 1 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Virginia* | No. 10 | | 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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Personnel
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1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Coaches
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Defense
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Special teams
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Greg Burke
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Joey Chapman
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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- ^ "Vols tie up Buffs". News Chronicle. August 27, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols show UOP no mercy". The Modesto Bee. September 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols destroy Bulldogs 40–7". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee manhandles UTEP, 56–0". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn's late rally Tennessee's missed kick produce tie". The Kansas City Star. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Volunteers explode past Gators, 45–3". The Greenville News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crimson Tide does it again". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee routs Temple; Baker leaves with injury". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame, Watters in flow". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Patient Vols wear down Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols top Kentucky". Johnson City Press. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols rally for victory, SEC crown". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers fade down stretch". The Roanoke Times & World-News. January 2, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.