2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2000 Tennessee Volunteers football

Cotton Bowl Classic, L 35–21 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#25
2000 record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 104,079)

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3		8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4		7	–	5
#24 Mississippi State		4	–	4		8	–	4
Arkansas		3	–	5		6	–	6
Alabama		3	–	5		3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2000 season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:45 PM	#22 Southern Miss*	#13	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 19–16	108,064
September 16	3:30 PM	#6 Florida	#11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	L 23–27	108,768
September 23	4:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe*	#13	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 70–3	107,327
September 30	7:45 PM	at LSU	#11	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 31–38 ^OT	91,682
October 7	7:00 PM	at #19 Georgia	#21	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–21	86,520
October 21	3:30 PM	Alabama		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 20–10	107,709
October 28	12:30 PM	at #17 South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 17–14	84,200
November 4	12:00 PM	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	FSN	W 19–17	63,121
November 11	12:30 PM	Arkansas		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	JPS	W 63–20	107,262
November 18	12:30 PM	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 59–20	106,437
November 25	3:30 PM	at Vanderbilt	#25	Adelphia Coliseum • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	JPS	W 28–26	68,360
January 1	11:00 AM	vs. #11 Kansas State*	#21	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	FOX	L 21–35	63,465
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Travis Henry	Running Back	2	58	Buffalo Bills
Eric Westmoreland	Linebacker	3	73	Jacksonville Jaguars
David Leaverton	Punter	5	142	Jacksonville Jaguars
Cedrick Wilson	Wide receiver	6	169	San Francisco 49ers
David Martin	Wide receiver	6	198	Green Bay Packers

References:^[2]

Awards and honors

John Henderson, Defensive Tackle, Outland Trophy
Shawn Hobbs, Wide Receiver, Longest SEC reception (89)

References

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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