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1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
image	Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	5
APRank	5
record	11–1
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Johnny Majors
hc_year	13th
off_coach	Phillip Fulmer
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Doug Mathews
dc_year	1st
captain	Eric Still
stadium	Neyland Stadium
champion	SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](1990-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	W 31–27 vs. [Arkansas](1989-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)

Cotton Bowl Classic champion The 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1989 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 13th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 6–1 in the SEC), as SEC co-champion, and with a victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points.

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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References

"1989 Southeastern Conference Year Summary".
(September 3, 1989). "Tennessee Vols hold off stubborn Colorado State". The Times and Democrat.
(September 10, 1989). "It's a Tennessee waltz over UCLA". The Los Angeles Times.
(September 17, 1989). "Tennessee rumbles past Devils". Greensboro News & Record.
(October 1, 1989). "Tennessee thumps Auburn". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
(October 8, 1989). "Tennessee nudges Georgia 17–14". The State.
(October 22, 1989). "Vols drown in Tide revival". The Tennessean.
(October 29, 1989). "Vols victorious: Tigers' losing streak running strong". Alexandria Daily Town Talk.
(November 12, 1989). "Tennessee's speed is too much for Zips to stop". The Akron Beacon Journal.
(November 19, 1989). "Tennessee runs over Rebs, 33–21". Hattiesburg American.
(November 26, 1989). "Vols rally for 31–10 win over Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(December 3, 1989). "Cotton-bound Vols top Vandy, 17–10". Kingsport Times-News.
(January 2, 1990). "Webb, turnovers undo Hogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
"1989 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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