1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

1991 Tennessee Volunteers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–42 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
1991 record9–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Lacewell (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 91,902)[1]
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 p.m.at Louisville*No. 11ESPNW 28–1140,457
September 1412:30 p.m.No. 21 UCLA*No. 11TBSW 30–1697,117
September 2112:30 p.m.No. 23 Mississippi StateNo. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
TBSW 26–2495,974
September 287:30 p.m.No. 13 AuburnNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ESPNW 30–2197,731
October 127:30 p.m.at No. 10 FloridaNo. 4ESPNL 18–3585,135
October 193:30 p.m.at No. 14 AlabamaNo. 8ABCL 19-2486,293
November 24:00 p.m.Memphis State*No. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 52–2496,664
November 92:30 p.m.at No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 13NBCW 35–3459,075
November 164:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 36–2595,937
November 2312:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 10TBSW 16–757,125
November 3012:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
SPSW 45–094,976
January 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Penn State*No. 10NBCL 17–4271,133

Roster

1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 81 Mark Adams Sr
T 75 Bernard Dafney Sr
C 51 John Fisher Sr
WR 12 Cory Fleming So
QB 8 Andy Kelly Sr
T 65 Patrick Lenoir Sr
G 58 Tom Myslinski Jr
WR 15 Carl Pickens Jr
RB 33 James Stewart Fr
G 59 Mike Stowell Jr
QB 21 Heath Shuler Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 26 David Bennett Jr
DB 18 Dale Carter Sr
LB 23 Earnest Fields Sr
LB 87 Darryl Hardy Sr
DE 58 Todd Kelly Jr
DB 25 Jeremy Lincoln Sr
DE 93 Chris Mims Sr
DE 56 Chuck Smith Sr
DT 48 J. J. Surlas Jr
DB Dave Thomas Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 20 Joey Chapman So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings

Game summaries

UCLA


at Notre Dame


vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)

#6 Penn State vs. #10 Tennessee
1 234Total
Nittany Lions 7 01421 42
Volunteers 10 070 17


Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dale CarterDefensive Back120Kansas City Chiefs
Chris MimsDefensive End123San Diego Chargers
Carl PickensWide Receiver231Cincinnati Bengals
Chuck SmithDefensive End251Atlanta Falcons
Jeremy LincolnDefensive Back380Cincinnati Bengalsch
Tom MyslinskiGuard4109Dallas Cowboys
Shazzon BradleyDefensive Tackle9240Green Bay Packers
Bernard DafneyGuard9247Houston Oilers
Darryl HardyLinebacker10270Atlanta Falcons

References

  1. "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. 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.
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