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1991 Tennessee Volunteers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–42 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhillip Fulmer (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Lacewell (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.at Louisville*No. 11
ESPNW 28–1140,457[1]
September 1412:30 p.m.No. 21 UCLA*No. 11
TBSW 30–1697,117[2]
September 2112:30 p.m.No. 23 Mississippi StateNo. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
TBSW 26–2495,974[3]
September 287:30 p.m.No. 13 AuburnNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ESPNW 30–2197,731[4]
October 127:30 p.m.at No. 10 FloridaNo. 4
ESPNL 18–3585,135[5]
October 193:30 p.m.at No. 14 AlabamaNo. 8
ABCL 19–2486,293[6]
November 24:00 p.m.Memphis State*daggerNo. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 52–2496,664[7]
November 92:30 p.m.at No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 13
NBCW 35–3459,075[8]
November 164:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
PPVW 36–2595,937[9]
November 2312:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 10
TBSW 16–757,125[10]
November 3012:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
SPSW 45–094,976[11]
January 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Penn State*No. 10
NBCL 17–4271,133[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Mark Adams Sr
OT 75 Bernard Dafney Sr
C 51 John Fisher Sr
WR 12 Cory Fleming So
QB 8 Andy Kelly Sr
OT 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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
P 20 Joey Chapman So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Team players drafted into the NFL

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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 Chicago Bears
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

References

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  1. ^ "Vols, Pickens beat dickens out of U of L". The Courier-Journal. September 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kelly leads Tennessee past UCLA". Johnson City Press. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee escapes Mississippi State". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Big-play Vols humble Auburn in 'goodbye'". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida's revenge, Tennessee falls 35–18". The Tennessean. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bama makes it six straight over UT". The Tennessean. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vols silence Neyland boobirds". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vols dance an Irisg jig 35–34". Bristol Herald Courier. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols pound Mississippi". Johnson City Press. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols let defense do the talking to whip WIldcats". Messenger-Inquirer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols pin 45–0 loss on Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lions 5 for 5". Arizona Republic. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1991 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Oleszczak, Leigh (March 18, 2016). "KC Chiefs: 15 Best First Round Draft Picks of All-Time". KC Kingdom. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Simers, T.J. (June 6, 1992). "Chargers Change Ways, Sign Mims". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "1992 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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