The Tennessee Volunteers were 10-1 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Arkansas Razorbacks, 31 to 27, in the Cotton Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 315 | 4,493 | 792 | 5.7 | 2,701 | 582 | 4.6 | 1,792 | 210 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 29th | 28th | 47th | 27th | 11th | 13th | 17th | 77th | 95th | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 190 | 3,865 | 5.0 | 1,180 | 368 | 3.2 | 2,685 | 402 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 47th | 47th | 14th | 4th | 29th | 90th | 102nd | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | +125 | +628 | +792 | +0.7 | +1,521 | +214 | +1.4 | -893 | -192 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 33rd | 47th | 33rd | 14th | 10th | 19th | 93rd | 101st | 17th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |