Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
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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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| 1996 Season Highlights |
| Phillip Fulmer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tennessee. |
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| 1996 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Aug. 31 | vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
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62 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
UCLA
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35 |
20 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 21 | vs.
Florida
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29 |
35 |
L |
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| | Thu., Oct. 3 | vs.
Mississippi
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41 |
3 |
W |
@ Memphis, TN |
| | Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Georgia
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29 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Alabama
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20 |
13 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | @
South Carolina
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31 |
14 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Memphis
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17 |
21 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Arkansas
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55 |
14 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Kentucky
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56 |
10 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 30 | @
Vanderbilt
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| | Wed., Jan. 1 |
Northwestern
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48 |
28 |
W |
@ Orlando, FL |
Capital One Bowl |
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| 1996 Season Totals |
| Record | 10-2
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| Points Scored | 437 |
| Scoring Average | 36.4 |
| Points Allowed | 185 |
| Defense Average | 15.4 |
| Opponents Record | 67-71
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| Conference Record | 7-1 |
| Home Record | 6-1
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| Away Record | 3-1
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 9 | 10-2-0 |
AP |
| 9 | 10-2-0 |
Coaches |
| 9 | 10-2-0 |
USA Today/CNN |
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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