1989_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team

1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

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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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Reggie CobbRunning Back230Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marion HobbyDefensive End374Minnesota Vikings
Eric StillGuard499Houston Oilers
Tracy HayworthLinebacker7174Detroit Lions
Kent ElmorePunter7190Los Angeles Rams
Thomas WoodsWide Receiver8205Miami Dolphins

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    "Tennessee runs over Rebs, 33–21". Hattiesburg American. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Webb, turnovers undo Hogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1990. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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