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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 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Phillip Fulmer enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Wyoming	42	17	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Florida	21	23	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Memphis	17	16	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Auburn	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Georgia	37	20	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Alabama	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. South Carolina	30	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Notre Dame	38	14	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Arkansas	24	28	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Kentucky	56	21	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Vanderbilt	38	10	W
Sun., Jan. 2	Nebraska	21	31	L	@ Tempe, AZ	Fiesta Bowl

1999 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	369
Scoring Average	30.8
Points Allowed	194
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	80-62
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	2-2

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	9-3-0	AP
9	9-3-0	Coaches
9	9-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

1999 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	9-4	403	272	Lost 34-37	7-1	226	118	Steve Spurrier
Tennessee	9-3	369	194	Lost 21-31	6-2	251	116	Phillip Fulmer
Georgia	8-4	336	310	Won 28-25	5-3	198	204	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	6-6	328	343	Lost 13-20	4-4	198	218	Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt	5-6	252	256		2-6	129	211	Woody Widenhofer
South Carolina	0-11	87	278		0-8	63	216	Lou Holtz

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.