1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1995 Tennessee Volunteers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 3
1995 record 11–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator John Chavis
Captain Scott Galyon
Captain Jason Layman
Captain Bubba Miller
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
(Capacity: 91,902)[1]
1995 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Georgia 3 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –5 –1  4 –6 –1
Kentucky 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 –2 –0  8 –5 –0
No. 21 Alabama 5 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 22 Auburn 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
LSU 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Ole Miss 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Mississippi State 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Sophomore Peyton Manning was a member of the team. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM East Carolina* No. 8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee PPV W 27–7   95,416
September 9 7:45 PM Georgia No. 8 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) ESPN W 30–27   95,797
September 16 3:30 PM at No. 4 Florida No. 8 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September) ABC L 37–62   85,105
September 23 3:30 PM Mississippi State No. 15 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ABC W 52–14   95,232
September 30 4:00 PM Oklahoma State* No. 12 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee PPV W 31–0   95,319
October 7 2:00 PM at No. 18 Arkansas No. 10 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas PPV W 49–31   52,728
October 14 7:30 PM at No. 12 Alabama No. 6 Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Third Saturday in October) ESPN W 41–14   83,091
October 28 12:30 PM South Carolina No. 6 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee JPS W 56–21   95,426
November 4 1:00 PM Southern Miss* No. 5 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee PPV W 42–0   93,433
November 18 12:30 PM at Kentucky No. 4 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel) JPS W 34–31   52,300
November 25 12:30 PM Vanderbilt No. 5 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry) JPS W 12–7   92,274
January 1 1:00 PM vs. No. 4 Ohio State* No. 3 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC W 20–14   70,797
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jason LaymanTackle248Houston Oilers
DeRon JenkinsDefensive back255Baltimore Ravens
Shane BurtonDefensive end5150Miami Dolphins
Nilo SilvanWide receiver6180Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott GalyonLinebacker6182New York Giants
Steve WhiteDefensive end6194Philadelphia Eagles
Leslie RatliffeTackle7213Denver Broncos
Jeff SmithCenter7241Kansas City Chiefs

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References

  1. ↑ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1998.htm
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm
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