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1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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 15th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (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.
Quick Facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Fiesta Bowl, L 17–42 vs. Penn State ...
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Phillip Fulmer (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Florida $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | No. 11 | ESPN | W 28–11 | 40,457 | [1] | |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 21 UCLA* | No. 11 | TBS | W 30–16 | 97,117 | [2] | |
| September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23 Mississippi State | No. 6 |
| TBS | W 26–24 | 95,974 | [3] |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 13 Auburn | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 30–21 | 97,731 | [4] |
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Florida | No. 4 | ESPN | L 18–35 | 85,135 | [5] | |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Alabama | No. 8 | ABC | L 19–24 | 86,293 | [6] | |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Memphis State* | No. 14 |
| PPV | W 52–24 | 96,664 | [7] |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 13 | NBC | W 35–34 | 59,075 | [8] | |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 10 |
| PPV | W 36–25 | 95,937 | [9] |
| November 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 10 | TBS | W 16–7 | 57,125 | [10] | |
| November 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 9 |
| SPS | W 45–0 | 94,976 | [11] |
| January 1 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Penn State* | No. 10 | NBC | L 17–42 | 71,133 | [12] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
| 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 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 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:[14]
- "Vols, Pickens beat dickens out of U of L". The Courier-Journal. September 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kelly leads Tennessee past UCLA". Johnson City Press. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee escapes Mississippi State". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Big-play Vols humble Auburn in 'goodbye'". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida's revenge, Tennessee falls 35–18". The Tennessean. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bama makes it six straight over UT". The Tennessean. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols silence Neyland boobirds". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols dance an Irisg jig 35–34". Bristol Herald Courier. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols pound Mississippi". Johnson City Press. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols let defense do the talking to whip WIldcats". Messenger-Inquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols pin 45–0 loss on Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lions 5 for 5". Arizona Republic. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1991 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- "1992 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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