1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1994 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 45–23 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Larry Marmie (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
  • Kevin Mays
  • Ben Talley
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 –1 –010 –2 –1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
South Carolina 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –16 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 –0 –012 –1 –0
No. 9 Auburn 6 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
LSU 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Arkansas 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Ole Miss 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach. Freshman Peyton Manning began the season as Tennessee's third-string quarterback, but injuries to Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt forced him into the lineup in a game against Mississippi State, which the Volunteers lost 24–21. In his first start the following week against Washington State, the Vols won, 10–9. They lost only one more game the rest of the season, finishing 8–4 with a 45–23 victory over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:00 p.m.at No. 14 UCLA *No. 13
 ABC L 23–2555,169 [4]
September 107:00 p.m.at No. 23 Georgia No. 19
 ESPN W 41–2386,117 [5]
September 176:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida No. 15
ESPNL 0–3196,656 [6]
September 2412:30 p.m.at Mississippi State No. 23
 JPS L 21–2441,071 [7]
October 14:00 p.m.No. 17 Washington State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 10–995,556 [8]
October 81:00 p.m. Arkansas
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
 PPV W 38–2194,997 [9]
October 156:30 p.m.No. 10 Alabama
ESPNL 13–1796,856 [10]
October 291:00 p.m.at South Carolina
PPVW 31–2274,200 [11]
November 121:00 p.m. Memphis *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 24–1394,690 [12]
November 1912:30 p.m. Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
JPSW 52–095,066 [13]
November 2612:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
JPSW 65–038,816 [14]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech *
 TBS W 45–2362,200 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 19 Mose Phillips Sr
FB 20Chester FordSo
C 52Mark HollandSr
C 59Sam PinnerFr
C 71Bubba MillerJr
G 73Trey PetersonJr
G 74Jeff SmithJr
G 67Kevin Mays (C)Sr
G 70Trey TeagueFr
OT 66Jason LaymonJr
OT 72Jarvis ReadoFr
OT 65Robert PooleFr
OT 75Leslie RatliffeJr
OT 79Brad LampleyFr
QB 2 Todd Helton Jr
QB 6Brandon StewartFr
QB 14Jerry ColquitSr
QB 16 Peyton Manning Fr
RB 5Eric LaneSo
RB 19Mark LevineFr
RB 24Aaron HaydenSr
RB 25Jay GrahamSo
RB 33James StewartSr
TE 82David HornJr
TE 86Dustin MooreSo
TE 87John SartelleSo
TE 89Scott PfeifferJr
WR Greg KylerSo
WR 11Joey KentSo
WR 12Marcus NashFr
WR 21Maurice StaleyJr
WR 80Billy WilliamsSr
WR 81Benjie ShulerSo
WR 88Andy McCulloughFr
WR 83Nilo SilvanJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1Ronald DavisSr
CB 13Terry FairFr
CB 18DeRon JenkinsJr
CB 23Shawn SummersJr
CB 26Shane BegnaudFr
CB 34Steve JohnsonFr
CB 36Troy EdgeFr
CB 41Troy PrattSo
DE 46John EmeryJr
DE 90Ben Talley (C)Sr
DE 64Steve WhiteJr
DE 91Jonathan BrownFr
DE 94Billy BeronSo
DT 50Bill DuffFr
DT 57Leland TaylorSr
DT 77Richard HowardJr
DT 84Shane BurtonJr
DT 91Brent GibsonSo
FS 7Jason ParkerJr
FS 9Tori NoelSo
LB 38Greg JohnsonSo
LB 44Craig KingSo
LB 45Nick JesterSo
LB 47Tyrone HinesSo
LB 3Ronnie PillowSo
LB 14Quincy PrigmoreJr
LB 22Jesse SandersJr
LB 42George KiddJr
LB 85Anthony HamptonSo
LB 93Scott GalyonJr
SS 28Raymond AustinSo
SS 30Cory GainesFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 43Tom HuttonSr
PK 10John BecksvoortSr
KR/PR Nilo Silvan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
James Stewart Running back119 Jacksonville Jaguars
Ron DavisDefensive back241 Atlanta Falcons
Aaron Hayden Running back4104 San Diego Chargers
Ben TalleyLinebacker4133 New York Giants
Eli HerringTackle6190 Oakland Raiders
Billy Williams Wide receiver7212 Arizona Cardinals

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