2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2001 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
SEC Eastern Division champion
Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 20–31 vs. LSU
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 45–17 vs. Michigan
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (7th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 3 Florida  %  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 13 South Carolina  5 –3   9 –3  
No. 22 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Kentucky  1 –7   2 –9  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   2 –9  
Western Division
No. 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 NCAA Division I-A football 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 Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in SEC play and won the Florida Citrus Bowl, 45–17, over Michigan. [1] Tennessee had National Championship aspirations late in the season. [2] A loss in the SEC Championship to LSU ended any chance of a National Championship for the Volunteers. [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 pm Syracuse *No. 8
 ESPN2 W 33–9107,725
September 89:00 pmat Arkansas No. 8
ESPN2W 13–370,470
September 297:45 pmNo. 14 LSU No. 7
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
 ESPN W 26–18108,472
October 612:00 pm Georgia No. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
 CBS L 24–26107,592
October 203:30 pmat Alabama No. 11
CBSW 35–2483,818
October 277:45 pmNo. 12 South Carolina No. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
ESPN2W 17–10107,530
November 32:30 pmat Notre Dame *No. 7
 NBC W 28–1880,795
November 102:00 pm Memphis *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
 PPV W 49–28107,221
November 1712:30 pmat Kentucky No. 6
 JPS W 38–3569,109
November 243:30 pm Vanderbilt No. 7
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
CBSW 38–0102,519
December 1*3:30 pmat No. 2 Florida No. 5
CBSW 34–3285,771
December 88:00 pmvs. No. 21 LSU No. 2
CBSL 20–3174,843
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 17 Michigan *No. 8
 ABC W 45–1759,693
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Neyland Stadium hosted six Tennessee home games in 2001. NeylandStadium.JPG
Neyland Stadium hosted six Tennessee home games in 2001.

Personnel

Roster

2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Casey Clausen So
WR 4 Donté Stallworth Jr
TE 1 Jason Witten Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 92 Albert Haynesworth Jr
DT 98 John Henderson Jr
DE 56 Bernard Jackson Sr
DE 90 Will Overstreet Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 47 Dustin Colquitt Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders –Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Woody McCorvey –Running backs
  • Pat Washington –Wide receivers
  • Doug Marrone –Tight ends/offensive tackles
  • Mike Barry –Interior offensive line
  • John Chavis –Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks –Defensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Larry Slade –Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell –Special teams/defensive ends
  • Shawn Quinn –Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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. Tennessee had ten players selected. [5] [6] [7]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
John Henderson DT1st9 Jacksonville Jaguars
Donté Stallworth WR1st13 New Orleans Saints
Albert Haynesworth DT1st15 Tennessee Titans
Fred Weary G3rd66 Houston Texans
Will Overstreet DE3rd80 Atlanta Falcons
Travis Stephens RB4th119 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andre Lott CB5th129 Washington Redskins
Reggie ColemanT6th192 Washington Redskins
Teddy GainesCB7th256 San Francisco 49ers
Dominique Stevenson LB7th260 Buffalo Bills

Source: [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ Adams, John (December 2, 2021). "Tennessee football last national hurrah was 2001. Nick Saban ruined it". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ Sparks, Adam (December 3, 2021). "What if Tennessee football beat LSU, Nick Saban for 2001 SEC title?". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ Harralson, Dan (September 11, 2018). "Sept. 11, 2001: The day Tennessee vs. Florida did not matter". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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