1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Vols compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC Eastern Division. Tennessee concluded their season with a victory in the Florida Citrus Bowl over Ohio State.

1995 Tennessee Volunteers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis
Captains
  • Scott Galyon
  • Jason Layman
  • Bubba Miller
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 –0 –012 –1 –0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 –1 –011 –1 –0
Georgia 3 –5 –06 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –5 –14 –6 –1
Kentucky 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 –2 –08 –5 –0
No. 21 Alabama 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
No. 22 Auburn 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
LSU 4 –3 –17 –4 –1
Ole Miss 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Mississippi State 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 8
PPVW 27–795,416[1]
September 97:45 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 8
ESPNW 30–2795,797[2]
September 163:30 p.m.at No. 4 FloridaNo. 8
ABCL 37–6285,105[3]
September 233:30 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 15
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ABCW 52–1495,232[4]
September 304:00 p.m.Oklahoma State*No. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 31–095,319[5]
October 72:00 p.m.at No. 18 ArkansasNo. 10
PPVW 49–3152,728[6]
October 147:30 p.m.at No. 12 AlabamaNo. 6
ESPNW 41–1483,091[7]
October 2812:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
JPSW 56–2195,426[8]
November 41:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 42–093,433[9]
November 1812:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 4
JPSW 34–3152,300[10]
November 2512:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
JPSW 12–792,274[11]
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Ohio State*No. 3
ABCW 20–1470,797[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster
1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 Jay Graham Jr
WR 11 Joey Kent Jr
G 66 Jason Layman Sr
QB 16 Peyton Manning So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 84 Shane Burton Sr
LB 93 Scott Galyon Sr
CB 18 DeRon Jenkins Sr
DE 1 Leonard Little So
DE 64 Steve White Sr
 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
  • Mark Bradley – Tight ends
  • Steve Marshall – 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jason LaymanTackle248Houston Oilers
DeRon JenkinsDefensive back255Baltimore Ravens
Shane BurtonDefensive end5150Miami Dolphins
Nilo SilvanWide receiver6180Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott GalyonLinebacker6182New York Giants
Steve WhiteDefensive end6194Philadelphia Eagles
Leslie RatliffeTackle7213Denver Broncos
Jeff SmithCenter7241Kansas City Chiefs

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References
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  2. "'Blank' frosh right". The State. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Swamp swallows Vols in 2nd half". The Commercial Appeal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vols stay strong, 52–14". The Jackson Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A Tennessee waltz, 31–0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  10. "Manning, Vols subdue upset-minded Kentucky". The Miami Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols rally past Vanderbilt". The Macon Telegraph. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Vols upstage Buckeyes with big plays, defense". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  16. "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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