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1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1989 Tennessee Volunteers football
UT Volunteers logo.svg
SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 31–27 vs. Arkansas
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1989 record 11–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Majors (13th year)
Offensive coordinator Phillip Fulmer (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Doug Mathews (1st year)
Captain Eric Still
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Tennessee + 6 1 0     11 1 0
#9 Alabama + 6 1 0     10 2 0
#6 Auburn + 6 1 0     10 2 0
Florida 4 3 0     7 5 0
Ole Miss 4 3 0     8 4 0
Georgia 4 3 0     6 6 0
Kentucky 2 5 0     6 5 0
LSU 2 5 0     4 7 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0     5 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 7 0     1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.


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