1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1996 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator John Chavis
Captains
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 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
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 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 NCAA Division I-A football season. The offense scored 437 points and the defense allowed only 185 points. Quarterback Peyton Manning was in his junior year and head coach Phillip Fulmer was in his fifth year. This was the first season that Tennessee had ever lost to the cross-state University of Memphis Tigers.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m. UNLV *No. 2
 PPV W 62–3106,212 [1]
September 73:30 p.m. UCLA *No. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
 CBS W 35–20106,297 [2]
September 213:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida No. 2
CBSL 29–35107,608 [3]
October 37:30 p.m.vs. Ole Miss No. 9
 ESPN W 41–362,640 [4]
October 127:00 p.m.at Georgia No. 7
ESPNW 29–1786,117 [5]
October 263:30 p.m.No. 7 Alabama No. 6
CBSW 20–13106,700 [6]
November 212:30 p.m.at South Carolina No. 6
 JPS W 31–1482,808 [7]
November 93:30 p.m.at Memphis *No. 6
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CBSL 17–2165,685 [8]
November 1612:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
JPSW 55–14103,158 [9]
November 233:30 p.m. Kentucky No. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBSW 56–10102,534 [10]
November 307:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt No. 9
ESPNW 14–740,289 [11]
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Northwestern *No. 9
 ABC W 48–2863,467 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 2 (7)2 (8)2 (8)2 (4)2 (5)99766661299999
Coaches 2 (6)2 (4)2 (1)2 (2)897676612101010109

Roster

1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 Jay Graham Sr
WR 83Tyrone GrahamFr
WR 11 Joey Kent Sr
QB 16 Peyton Manning Jr
QB 17 Tee Martin Fr
WR 88Andy McCulloughJr
TE 86Dustin MooreSr
WR 12 Marcus Nash Jr
QB 10Jason PriceSr
WR 37 Peerless Price So
WR 81Benjie ShulerJr
C 70 Trey Teague Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 99Eric BrownJr
DE 91 Jonathan Brown Jr
DT 50Bill DuffJr
DE 93 Shaun Ellis Fr
DB 13 Terry Fair Jr
S 30Cory GainesJr
S 9Tori NoelJr
LB 27 Al Wilson So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David Cutcliffe –Offensive coordinator/assistant head coach/quarterbacks
  • Randy Sanders –Running backs/recruiting coordinator
  • Pat Washington –Wide receivers
  • Rodney Garner –Tight ends
  • Mark Bradley –Offensive line
  • John Chavis –Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks –Defensive line
  • Kevin Ramsey –Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell –Special teams/defensive ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Joey Kent Wide receiver246 Tennessee Oilers
Jay Graham Running back364 Baltimore Ravens
Ray AustinCornerback5145 New York Jets

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