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#8 Tennessee – Buffs tie Volunteers in Pigskin Classic

//posted 8.26.1990

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Pigskin Classic

1990 saw the birth of the preseason game known as the “Pigskin Classic”. Played in Anaheim, California, home to the Freedom Bowl and Mickey Mouse, the organizers of the game (officially the “Disneyland Pigskin Classic”) did not want to disappoint their audience, and went out to secure a game bound to attract national attention. In securing two teams which had completed the previous season with 11-1 records, they did just that.

The 1989 rise of the Colorado Buffaloes was well documented. Not receiving as much attention was the solid season put together in 1989 by Tennessee. Johnny Majors’ squad had won 16 of its last 17 games overall, with only a mid-season 47-30 loss to Alabama keeping the Volunteers from contending for the national title in 1989. Nine starters on offense and eight starters on defense returned, giving Tennessee faithful reason for optimism. “We liked what we did last year,” said quarterback Andy Kelly of the Volunteers’ 5th-place final ranking. “We want to get back to the level we were at last year, or better.”

It was safe to say that the two teams were unfamiliar with one another, as this would be the first meeting between the…

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