1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1996 Tennessee Volunteers football

Florida Citrus Bowl Champions
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 48–28 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#9
1996 record	10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis
Captain	Raymond Austin
Captain	Jay Graham
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 91,902)^[1]

1996 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$		8	–	0		12	–	1
#9 Tennessee		7	–	1		10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5		4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5		5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#11 Alabama xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#12 LSU x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#24 Auburn		4	–	4		8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6		5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1996 season. The offense scored 437 points and the defense allowed only 185 points. Quarterback Peyton Manning was in his junior year and Phillip Fulmer was the head coach of the team.

Season

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	UNLV*	#2	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 62–3	106,212
September 7	3:30 PM	UCLA*	#2	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 35–20	106,297
September 21	3:30 PM	#4 Florida	#2	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	L 29–35	107,608
October 3	7:30 PM	vs. Ole Miss	#8	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 41–3	62,640
October 12	7:00 PM	at Georgia	#7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 29–17	86,117
October 26	3:30 PM	#7 Alabama	#6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 20–13	106,700
November 2	12:30 PM	at South Carolina	#6	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 31–14	82,808
November 9	3:30 PM	at Memphis*	#6	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	CBS	L 17–21	65,685
November 16	12:30 PM	Arkansas	#12	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	JPS	W 55–14	103,158
November 23	3:30 PM	Kentucky	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	CBS	W 56–10	102,534
November 30	7:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	#9	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 14–7	40,289
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #11 Northwestern*	#9	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 48–28	63,467
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Joey Kent	Wide Receiver	2	46	Tennessee Oilers
Jay Graham	Running Back	3	64	Baltimore Ravens
Ray Austin	Cornerback	5	145	New York Jets

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References

↑ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=341&season=1996
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1997.htm

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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