2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2001 Tennessee Volunteers football
Citrus Bowl Champions SEC Eastern Division Champions
SEC Championship Game, L 20-31 vs. LSU
Citrus Bowl vs Michigan, W 45–17
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
2001 record	11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 104,079)

2001 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee x		7	–	1					11	–	2
#3 Florida %		6	–	2					10	–	2
#13 South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	3
#22 Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#7 LSU xy$		5	–	3					10	–	3
Auburn x		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4					7	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2001 season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the SEC. The Vols finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in SEC play and won the Citrus Bowl, 45–17, over Michigan.

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Phillip Fulmer – Head Coach
• John Chavis – Defensive Coordinator
• Randy Sanders – Offensive Coordinator

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 PM	Syracuse*	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 33–9	107,725
September 8	9:00 PM	at Arkansas	#8	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 13–3	70,470
September 29	7:45 PM	#14 LSU	#7	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 26–18	108,472
October 6	3:30 PM	Georgia	#6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	L 24–26	107,592
October 20	3:30 PM	at Alabama	#11	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 35–24	83,818
October 27	7:45 PM	#12 South Carolina	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 17–10	107,530
November 3	2:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	#7	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–18	80,795
November 10	2:00 PM	Memphis*	#6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 49–28	107,221
November 17	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	#6	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 38–35	69,109
November 24	3:30 PM	Vanderbilt	#7	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	W 38–0	102,519
December 1*	3:30 PM	at #2 Florida	#5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	W 34-32	85,771
December 8	8:00 PM	vs. #21 LSU	#2	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 20–31	74,843
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #17 Michigan	#8	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlanda, FL (2002 Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 45–17	59,693
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for Tennessee Football Games for the 2001 SEC Season

• Originally scheduled for September 15, the UT-UF game (along with all sporting events that weekend) was postponed to a later date due to the September 11th Attacks.

Neyland Stadium hosted six Tennessee home games in 2001.

2002 NFL Draft

The 2002 NFL Draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following UT players were selected:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
John Henderson	DT	1st	9	Jacksonville Jaguars
Donte Stallworth	WR	1st	13	New Orleans Saints
Albert Haynesworth	DT	1st	15	Tennessee Titans
Fred Weary	G	3rd	66	Houston Texans
Will Overstreet	DE	3rd	80	Atlanta Falcons
Travis Stephens	RB	4th	119	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andre Lott	CB	5th	129	Washington Redskins
Reggie Coleman	T	6th	192	Washington Redskins
Teddy Gaines	CB	7th	256	San Francisco 49ers
Dominique Stevenson	LB	7th	260	Buffalo Bills

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