Year: | 1996 |
Team: | Tennessee Volunteers |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Division: | Eastern Division |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Coachrank: | 9 |
Aprank: | 9 |
Record: | 10–2 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Phillip Fulmer |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Off Coach: | David Cutcliffe |
Oc Year: | 4th |
Def Coach: | John Chavis |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Captain: | Raymond Austin |
Captain2: | Jay Graham |
Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
Def Scheme: | Multiple 4–3 |
Stadium: | Neyland Stadium |
Champion: | Florida Citrus Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 48–28 vs. Northwestern |
The 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The offense scored 437 points and the defense allowed only 185 points. Quarterback Peyton Manning was in his junior year and head coach Phillip Fulmer was in his fifth year. This was the first season that Tennessee had ever lost to the cross-state University of Memphis Tigers.
See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
Wide receiver | 2 | 46 | Tennessee Oilers | ||
Running back | 3 | 64 | Baltimore Ravens | ||
Ray Austin | Cornerback | 5 | 145 | New York Jets |