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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 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Phillip Fulmer enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Mon., Sep. 1	@ UCLA	24	27	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Alabama Birmingham	35	3	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Florida	6	30	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Auburn	12	14	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Northern Illinois	13	9	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Georgia	14	26	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Mississippi State	34	3	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Alabama	9	29	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ South Carolina	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Wyoming	7	13	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Vanderbilt	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Kentucky	28	10	W

2008 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	208
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	201
Defense Average	16.8
Opponents Record	83-70
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	13-1	611	181	Won 24-14	7-1	359	100	Urban Meyer
Georgia	10-3	409	319	Won 24-12	6-2	215	214	Mark Richt
South Carolina	7-6	270	274	Lost 10-31	4-3	146	162	Steve Spurrier
Vanderbilt	7-6	249	255	Won 16-14	4-4	144	174	Bobby Johnson
Tennessee	5-7	208	201		3-5	129	149	Phillip Fulmer
Kentucky	7-6	294	279	Won 25-19	2-6	143	238	Rich Brooks

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).