1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1991 Tennessee Volunteers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 42–17 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#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]

1991 SEC football standings
	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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1991 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
September 5	8:00 PM	at Louisville*	#11	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 28–11	40,457
September 14	12:30 PM	#21 UCLA*	#11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 30–16	97,117
September 21	12:30 PM	#23 Mississippi State	#6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 26–24	95,974
September 28	7:30 PM	#13 Auburn	#5	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 30–21	97,731
October 12	7:30 PM	at #10 Florida	#4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ( NOT Third Saturday in September)	ESPN	L 18–35	85,135
October 19	3:30 PM	at #14 Alabama	#8	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 24–25	86,293
November 2	4:00 PM	Memphis State*	#14	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 52–24	96,664
November 9	2:30 PM	at #5 Notre Dame*	#13	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 35–34	59,075
November 16	4:00 PM	Ole Miss	#10	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 36–25	95,937
November 23	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	#10	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	TBS	W 16–7	57,125
November 30	12:30 PM	Vanderbilt	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	SPS	W 45–0	94,976
January 1	3:30 PM	vs. #6 Penn State*	#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.

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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

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References

1. "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
2. "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1990–99". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
3. "1992 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.