1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1999 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Nebraska
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (5th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 1   9 4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 2   9 3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 3   8 4  
Kentucky  4 4   6 6  
Vanderbilt  2 6   5 6  
South Carolina  0 8   0 11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 1   10 3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 2   10 2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 4   8 4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 4   8 4  
Auburn  2 6   5 6  
LSU  1 7   3 8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2, placing second in the SEC's Eastern Division. Tennessee was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Volunteers lost to Nebraska. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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The Volunteers offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 194 points. After securing an undefeated national championship in the previous season, Tennessee lost to SEC East rival Florida, and saw Arkansas get revenge for the Razorbacks' loss in Knoxville in 1998, beating the Vols by exactly the same score of 28–24.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pm Wyoming *No. 3 ESPN2 W 42–17107,597 [1]
September 188:00 pmat No. 4 Florida No. 2 CBS L 21–2385,707 [2]
September 254:00 pm Memphis *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPV W 17–16107,261 [3]
October 27:45 pm Auburn No. 7
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN W 24–0106,424 [4]
October 97:00 pmNo. 10 Georgia No. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNW 37–20107,247 [5]
October 233:30 pmat No. 10 Alabama No. 5CBSW 21–786,869 [6]
October 301:00 pm South Carolina No. 4
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
PPVW 30–7105,941 [7]
November 67:45 pmNo. 24 Notre Dame *No. 4
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (College GameDay)
ESPNW 38–14107,619 [8]
November 1312:30 pmat Arkansas No. 3 JPS L 24–2852,815 [9]
November 2012:30 pmat Kentucky No. 7JPSW 56–2171,022 [10]
November 2712:00 pm Vanderbilt No. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBSW 38–10105,781 [11]
January 28:00 pmvs. No. 3 Nebraska *No. 6 ABC L 21–3171,526 [12]
  • *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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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2 (15)3 (13)3 (11)2 (13)7766544376669
Coaches 2 (13)2^32 (8)78655443 (1)76659
BCS Not released4525455Not released

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Roster

1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 14 Cedrick Wilson Sr. Sr
QB 17 Tee Martin Sr
RB 20 Travis Henry Sr
RB 31 Jamal Lewis Jr
G 52 Cosey Coleman Jr
G 53Toby ChampionJr
C 55Clay BosticSo
OT 67 Chad Clifton Sr
G 70Fred WearySo
OT 71Reggie ColemanSo
WR 80 Eric Parker So
TE 84Neil JohnsonJr
WR 87 David Martin Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 7 Deon Grant Jr
DB 23 Dwayne Goodrich Sr
LB 28 Dominique Stevenson Jr
DB 29Mikki AllenSr
DB 30 Andre Lott Jr
LB 46 Raynoch Thompson Sr
LB 47Matt BlankenshipSr
LB 56 Bernard Jackson So
DE 90 Will Overstreet So
DE 93 Shaun Ellis Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Woody McCorvey Running backs
  • Pat Washington Wide receivers
  • Mark Bradley Tight ends/assistant offensive line
  • Mike Barry Offensive line
  • John Chavis Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks Defensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Larry Slade Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell Special teams/defensive ends
  • Ryan Held Graduate assistant
  • Shawn Quinn Graduate assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

The Tennessee Volunteers had nine players selected in the 2000 NFL draft. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jamal Lewis Running back15 Baltimore Ravens
Shaun Ellis Defensive end112 New York Jets
Raynoch Thompson Linebacker241 Arizona Cardinals
Chad Clifton Tackle244 Green Bay Packers
Dwayne Goodrich Defensive back249 Dallas Cowboys
Cosey Coleman Guard251 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Deon Grant Defensive back257 Carolina Panthers
Darwin Walker Defensive tackle371 Arizona Cardinals
Tee Martin Quarterback5163 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  2. "Gators avenge loss to Volunteers". News and Record. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Last-minute score saves Vols". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grant triggers Tennessee shutout against Auburn". Elizabethton Star. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vols beat Georgia for 9th straight time". The Tennessean. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Martin, Grant (October 24, 1999). "Vols crash T-town party". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vols crush USC". The Item. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "No. 4 Tennessee tees off against Fighting Irish". The Indianapolis Star. November 7, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hogs gore Vols". Bristol Herald Courier. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vols rumble by Kentucky". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols stuff Vanderbilt". Johnson City Press. November 28, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Nebraska runs over Tennessee". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1999 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  14. "1999 College Football Polls". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  15. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.