Tennessee

SEC · 1989 Season · Final

Season

Pretender −

Record

11–1

0.917 Win %

Conference

1st

6–1 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

122

1902–2026

All-Time Record

872–404–51

0.676 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1938, 1950, 1998

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 62

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras

1989 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 5	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	5–5–1	W 17–14
3	Week 3 · Sep 12	UCLA H2H	PAC	3–7–1	W 24–6
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Duke (DUKE)H2H	ACC	8–4	W 28–6
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	10–2	W 21–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	6–6	W 17–14
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–2	L 30–47
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	LSU H2H	SEC	4–7	W 45–39
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Akron (AKRON)H2H	IND FBSI	6–4–1	W 52–9
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H	SEC	8–4	W 33–21
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H	SEC	6–5	W 31–10
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 5	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H	SEC	1–10	W 17–10
18	Final · Jan 2	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	W 31–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

0.927

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+65

-2+67

Auburn +10
Arkansas +10
Duke +8
Ole Miss +8
Georgia +6
Akron +6
Kentucky +6
Colorado State +5
LSU +4
UCLA +3
Vanderbilt +1
Alabama -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #5Better than 97%

Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.917 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+18

+22

-17

+43

+12

+21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.