The Tennessee Volunteers were 8-2-2 in 1990. They emerged victorious over the Virginia Cavaliers, 23 to 22, in the Sugar 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 | 12 | 442 | 4,933 | 846 | 5.8 | 2,468 | 507 | 4.9 | 2,465 | 339 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 19th | 40th | 12th | 36th | 40th | 43rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 198 | 3,791 | 4.4 | 2,054 | 522 | 3.9 | 1,737 | 336 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 26th | 39th | 20th | 71st | 86th | 60th | 19th | 71st | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +244 | +1,142 | +846 | +1.4 | +414 | -15 | +0.9 | +728 | +3 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 19th | 16th | 14th | 40th | 65th | 28th | 18th | 53rd | 10th |
| 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 |