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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record10-2
  Points Scored437
  Scoring Average36.4
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average15.4
  Opponents Record67-71
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
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 12-1611221Won  52-208-0376112  Steve Spurrier
Tennessee 10-2437185Won  48-287-1275113  Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina 6-5245238 4-4171170  Brad Scott
Georgia 5-6230257 3-5189224  Jim Donnan
Kentucky 4-7138322 3-5118260  Bill Curry
Vanderbilt 2-9122234 0-865198  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.


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