Record: 9-2-2, .769 W-L% (14th of 107) ▪ Rank: 8th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SEC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Johnny Majors (9-2-2)
PS/G: 35.8 (11th of 107) ▪ PA/G: 16.9 (20th of 107)
SRS: 15.01 (12th of 107) ▪ SOS: 2.93 (40th of 107)
Bowl Game: Won Sugar Bowl 23-22 versus Virginia
| Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 26, 1990 | Sun | (8) Tennessee | N | (5) Colorado | Big 8 | T | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | Pigskin Classic (Anaheim, CA) |
| 2 | Sep 1, 1990 | Sat | (8) Tennessee | Pacific | Big West | W | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 8, 1990 | Sat | (8) Tennessee | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Sep 15, 1990 | Sat | (7) Tennessee | Texas-El Paso | WAC | W | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | (5) Tennessee | @ | (3) Auburn | SEC | T | 26 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | (5) Tennessee | (9) Florida | SEC | W | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | (3) Tennessee | Alabama | SEC | L | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (11) Tennessee | Temple | Ind | W | 41 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | (9) Tennessee | (1) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 29 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (14) Tennessee | N | (15) Mississippi | SEC | W | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | Memphis, TN |
| 11 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | (14) Tennessee | Kentucky | SEC | W | 42 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Dec 1, 1990 | Sat | (12) Tennessee | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 49 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 13 | Jan 1, 1991 | Tue | (10) Tennessee | N | Virginia | ACC | W | 23 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | W 4 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |