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.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 7:00 p.m. UNLV * No. 2 PPV W 62–3106,212 [ 1] September 7 3:30 p.m. UCLA * No. 2 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN CBS W 35–20106,297 [ 2] September 21 3:30 p.m. No. 4 Florida No. 2 CBS L 29–35107,608 [ 3] October 3 7:30 p.m. vs. Ole Miss No. 9 ESPN W 41–362,640 [ 4] October 12 7:00 p.m. at Georgia No. 7 ESPN W 29–1786,117 [ 5] October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Alabama No. 6 CBS W 20–13106,700 [ 6] November 2 12:30 p.m. at South Carolina No. 6 JPS W 31–1482,808 [ 7] November 9 3:30 p.m. at Memphis * No. 6 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CBS L 17–2165,685 [ 8] November 16 12:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 12 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN JPS W 55–14103,158 [ 9] November 23 3:30 p.m. Kentucky No. 9 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) CBS W 56–10102,534 [ 10] November 30 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt No. 9 ESPN W 14–740,289 [ 11] January 1 1:00 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
[ 13]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 2 (7) 2 (8) 2 (8) 2 (4) 2 (5) 9 9 7 6 6 6 6 12 9 9 9 9 9 Coaches 2 (6) 2 (4) 2 (1) 2 (2) 8 9 7 6 7 6 6 12 10 10 10 10 9
1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams 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 Injured Redshirt Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] [ 14]
^ "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 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold