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Tennessee Football Team History

Tennessee Volunteers

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Phillip Fulmer
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1891 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Phillip Fulmer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	62	3	W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. UCLA	35	20	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Florida	29	35	L
Thu., Oct. 3	vs. Mississippi	41	3	W	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Georgia	29	17	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Alabama	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ South Carolina	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Memphis	17	21	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Arkansas	55	14	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Kentucky	56	10	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Vanderbilt	14	7	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Northwestern	48	28	W	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

1996 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	437
Scoring Average	36.4
Points Allowed	185
Defense Average	15.4
Opponents Record	67-71
Conference Record	7-1
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	3-1

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	10-2-0	AP
9	10-2-0	Coaches
9	10-2-0	USA Today/CNN

1996 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	12-1	611	221	Won 52-20	8-0	376	112	Steve Spurrier
Tennessee	10-2	437	185	Won 48-28	7-1	275	113	Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina	6-5	245	238		4-4	171	170	Brad Scott
Georgia	5-6	230	257		3-5	189	224	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	4-7	138	322		3-5	118	260	Bill Curry
Vanderbilt	2-9	122	234		0-8	65	198	Rod Dowhower

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.