1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Fiesta Bowl, L 17–42 vs. Penn State | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| 1991 record | 9–3 (5–2 SEC) |
| Head coach | Johnny Majors |
| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell |
| Captain | Earnest Fields |
| Captain | John Fisher |
| Home stadium |
Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 91,902)[1] |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Florida $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1991 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 fifteenth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three (9–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 352 points while the defense allowed 263 points.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 8:00 PM | at Louisville* | No. 11 | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN | W 28–11 | 40,457 | ||
| September 14 | 12:30 PM | No. 21 UCLA* | No. 11 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | W 30–16 | 97,117 | ||
| September 21 | 12:30 PM | No. 23 Mississippi State | No. 6 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | W 26–24 | 95,974 | ||
| September 28 | 7:30 PM | No. 13 Auburn | No. 5 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | W 30–21 | 97,731 | ||
| October 12 | 7:30 PM | at No. 10 Florida | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ( NOT Third Saturday in September) | ESPN | L 18–35 | 85,135 | ||
| October 19 | 3:30 PM | at No. 14 Alabama | No. 8 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) | ABC | L 24–25 | 86,293 | ||
| November 2 | 4:00 PM | Memphis State* |
No. 14 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 52–24 | 96,664 | ||
| November 9 | 2:30 PM | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 13 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | W 35–34 | 59,075 | ||
| November 16 | 4:00 PM | Ole Miss | No. 10 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 36–25 | 95,937 | ||
| November 23 | 12:30 PM | at Kentucky | No. 10 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) | TBS | W 16–7 | 57,125 | ||
| November 30 | 12:30 PM | Vanderbilt | No. 9 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | SPS | W 45–0 | 94,976 | ||
| January 1 | 3:30 PM | vs. No. 6 Penn State* | No. 10 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | L 17–42 | 71,133 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
- Reference:[2]
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Dale Carter | Defensive Back | 1 | 20 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Chris Mims | Defensive End | 1 | 23 | San Diego Chargers |
| Carl Pickens | Wide Receiver | 2 | 31 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Chuck Smith | Defensive End | 2 | 51 | Cincinnati Bengalsat |
| Jeremy Lincoln | Defensive Back | 3 | 80 | Cincinnati Bengalsch |
| Tom Myslinski | Guard | 4 | 109 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Shazzon Bradley | Defensive Tackle | 9 | 240 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bernard Dafney | Guard | 9 | 247 | Houston Oilers |
| Darryl Hardy | Linebacker | 10 | 270 | Atlanta Falcons |
- Reference:[3]
References
- ↑ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1990–99". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ↑ "1992 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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