1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

1996 Tennessee Volunteers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 48–28 vs. Northwestern
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.UNLV*No. 2
PPVW 62–3106,212[1]
September 73:30 p.m.UCLA*No. 2
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CBSW 35–20106,297[2]
September 213:30 p.m.No. 4 FloridaNo. 2
CBSL 29–35107,608[3]
October 37:30 p.m.vs. Ole MissNo. 9
ESPNW 41–362,640[4]
October 127:00 p.m.at GeorgiaNo. 7
ESPNW 29–1786,117[5]
October 263:30 p.m.No. 7 AlabamaNo. 6
CBSW 20–13106,700[6]
November 212:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 6
JPSW 31–1482,808[7]
November 93:30 p.m.at Memphis*No. 6
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CBSL 17–2165,685[8]
November 1612:30 p.m.ArkansasNo. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
JPSW 55–14103,158[9]
November 233:30 p.m.KentuckyNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBSW 56–10102,534[10]
November 307:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 9
ESPNW 14–740,289[11]
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Northwestern*No. 9
ABCW 48–2863,467[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings
See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP2 (7)2 (8)2 (8)2 (4)2 (5)99766661299999
Coaches2 (6)2 (4)2 (1)2 (2)897676612101010109

Roster
1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 Jay Graham Sr
WR 83 Tyrone Graham Fr
WR 11 Joey Kent Sr
QB 16 Peyton Manning Jr
QB 17 Tee Martin Fr
WR 88 Andy McCullough Jr
TE 86 Dustin Moore Sr
WR 12 Marcus Nash Jr
QB 10 Jason Price Sr
WR 37 Peerless Price So
WR 81 Benjie Shuler Jr
C 70 Trey Teague Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 99 Eric Brown Jr
DE 91 Jonathan Brown Jr
DT 50 Bill Duff Jr
DE 93 Shaun Ellis Fr
DB 13 Terry Fair Jr
S 30 Cory Gaines Jr
S 9 Tori Noel Jr
LB 27 Al Wilson So
 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
  • 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Joey KentWide receiver246Tennessee Oilers
Jay GrahamRunning back364Baltimore Ravens
Ray AustinCornerback5145New York Jets

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References
  1. "Tennessee tops UNLV by 59". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "It's a start". The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Florida staggers Vols". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Peyton has fun, Archie sure doesn't, as Vols roll". Philadelphia Daily News. October 4, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Manning leads surge past Georgia". The Tampa Tribune. September 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Two in a row? It's a miracle". The Tennessean. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USC earns respect, not win". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "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.
  9. "Vols smoke Hogs". The Jackson Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tennessee rolls past Wildcats 56–10". The State Journal. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "'Confused' UT slips past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Cats a lemon in Citrus". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1996 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  14. "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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