1996_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team
1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Florida Citrus Bowl champion ...
| 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 48–28 vs. Northwestern | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | David Cutcliffe |
| Defensive coordinator | John Chavis |
| Captains | |
| Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV* | No. 2 | PPV | W 62–3 | 106,212 | [1] | |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | UCLA* | No. 2 |
| CBS | W 35–20 | 106,297 | [2] |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida | No. 2 |
| CBS | L 29–35 | 107,608 | [3] |
| October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss | No. 9 | ESPN | W 41–3 | 62,640 | [4] | |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia | No. 7 | ESPN | W 29–17 | 86,117 | [5] | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama | No. 6 |
| CBS | W 20–13 | 106,700 | [6] |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 6 | JPS | W 31–14 | 82,808 | [7] | |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Memphis* | No. 6 |
| CBS | L 17–21 | 65,685 | [8] |
| November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 12 |
| JPS | W 55–14 | 103,158 | [9] |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 9 |
| CBS | W 56–10 | 102,534 | [10] |
| November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 9 | ESPN | W 14–7 | 40,289 | [11] | |
| January 1 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Northwestern* | No. 9 | ABC | W 48–28 | 63,467 | [12] | |
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See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Players, Coaches ...
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Joey Kent | Wide receiver | 2 | 46 | Tennessee Oilers |
| Jay Graham | Running back | 3 | 64 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Ray Austin | Cornerback | 5 | 145 | New York Jets |
- "Tennessee tops UNLV by 59". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "It's a start". The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida staggers Vols". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Peyton has fun, Archie sure doesn't, as Vols roll". Philadelphia Daily News. October 4, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Manning leads surge past Georgia". The Tampa Tribune. September 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Two in a row? It's a miracle". The Tennessean. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "USC earns respect, not win". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Orange crushed; U of M's wild-play magic, late drive trip Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols smoke Hogs". The Jackson Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee rolls past Wildcats 56–10". The State Journal. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Confused' UT slips past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cats a lemon in Citrus". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1996 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.