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Tennessee Volunteers Football
2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Head coach Phillip Fulmer
15th year, 146–44
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Capacity 102,037
Largest Crowd: 108,768 (Sept. 16, 2000 vs. UF) - Grass
Conference SEC - East
First year 1891
Athletic director Mike Hamilton
Website UTSports.com
Team records
All-time record 768–322–53 (.695)
Postseason bowl record 24–22–0
Awards
Wire national titles 4
1938, 1950, 1951, 1998
Conference titles 16
All-Americans 70
Pageantry
Colors Orange and White            
Fight song Down the Field (Official)
Rocky Top (Unofficial)
Mascot Smokey
Marching band Pride of the Southland Band
Rivals Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida Gators
Georgia Bulldogs
Vanderbilt Commodores
Kentucky Wildcats

The Tennessee Volunteers football team, known locally as The Vols, is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), NCAA division I football team. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference. They play their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their last national championship was in the 1998 college football season. Image File history File links Soccerball_current_event. ... // Pregame line: California by 6[1] Tennessee dropped its opening game for the first time in over a decade, losing on the road to California by the score of 45-31. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Coach Robert Neyland fielded his third team at Tennessee after returing from active duty in the United States Army. ... General Robert Neyland led the Tennessee Volunteers football team to its second major national title and 3rd overall national title in school history. ... In his next to last season as head coach, General Robert Neyland led Tennessee football team to a National title. ... The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 college football season. ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Alternate meanings: White (disambiguation) White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Rocky Top is an official state song of the state of Tennessee, as well as a popular fight song for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. ... The costumed Smokey Mascot. ... Head coach Nick Saban 1st year, 4–2 (2-1 in the Southeastern Conference) Home stadium Bryant-Denny Stadium Capacity 92,138 - Grass Conference SEC - West First year 1892 Website RollTide. ... Head coach Urban Meyer 3rd year, 22–4 Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Capacity 92,000 aprx. ... Head coach Mark Richt 7th year, 66–19–0 Home stadium Sanford Stadium Capacity 92,746 - Grass Conference SEC - Eastern First year 1892 Athletic director Damon Evans Website georgiadogs. ... City Nashville, Tennessee Stadium Dudley Field at Vanderbilt Stadium (grass, capacity 40,000) Head Coach Bobby Johnson League/Conference affiliations Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895-1921) Southern Conference (1922-1931) Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Eastern Division (1992-present) National Championships (2 disputed) 1906 Billingsley, 1911 Billingsley [1] SIAC Championships (11... The Kentucky Wildcats are the mens and womens athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... Knoxville redirects here. ... The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which crowned Tennessee its national champion, the schools first since the 1950s and one year after mega star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL. The BCS combined elements of the old Bowl...


Phillip Fulmer is in his 15th year (2006) as head coach of the Volunteers. Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ...

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Overview

The Tennessee Volunteers football program is one of the winningest division I college football teams. The program ranks in the top 10 all time and trails only Alabama in the SEC. The team boasts several All Americans as players and coaches. The program is also famous for some unique traditions, such as running through the "T", and its orange and white checkerboard end zones.


History

The college football team representing the University of Tennessee is one of the most storied programs in the south and across the nation. The Volunteers began competing in football on November 21, 1891. On that date, a makeshift student squad competed against a similar team from Sewanee, losing 24-0. The sport was young at that time, but it would grow quickly. In places like Knoxville, TN, it would become part of the area's identity. A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The University of the South is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee. ... Alternate uses: Knoxville (disambiguation) Knoxville is a city located in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. ...


Early Years

The program's first win would be recorded the following season. On October 15, 1892 The football team defeated Maryville College in Maryville, TN by the score of 25-0. Tennessee would compete their first 5 seasons without a coach. In 1899, J.A. Pierce became the first head coach of the team. The team had several coaches with short tenures until Zora G. Clevenger took over in 1911. is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Maryville College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee, near Knoxville. ... Maryville is a city located in Blount County, Tennessee, south of Knoxville. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... J.A. Pierce was the first Head Football Coach for the University of Tennessee football team. ... Zora G. Clevenger (December 12, 1881 – November 24, 1970) was a Hall of Fame college football player, as well as a successful football and basketball coach and pioneering athletic director. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


In 1921, Shields-Watkins field was built. The new home of the Vols was named after William S. Shields and his wife Alice Watkins Shields, the financial backers of the field. The field had bleachers that could seat 3,200 and had been used for baseball the prior year. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...


In 1922, the team began to wear orange jerseys for the first time. The color was inspired by the American Daisy which grew on "The Hill" on campus. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The orange, the fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... Look up Daisy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Neyland Comes to Tennessee

Robert Neyland took over as head coach in 1926. At the time, Neyland was an Army Captain and an ROTC instructor at the school. Former player Nathan Dougherty who had then become Dean of the school's engineering program and chairman of athletics made the standard clear: "Even the score with Vanderbilt." Robert Reese Neyland (February 17, 1892 - 1962) was an American football coach. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a training program of the United States armed forces present on college campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. ... Nathan Washington Dougherty (1886 - May 18, 1977) was a Hall of Fame college football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ...


Neyland quickly surpassed the Nashville school which had been dominating football in Tennessee. He also scored a surprise upset victory over heavily favored Alabama in 1928. Neyland captured the school's first Southern Conference title in 1927, on only his second year on the job. In 1929, Gene McEver became the football program's first ever All American. He led the nation in scoring, and his 130 points still remains as the school record. This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Head coach Nick Saban 1st year, 4–2 (2-1 in the Southeastern Conference) Home stadium Bryant-Denny Stadium Capacity 92,138 - Grass Conference SEC - West First year 1892 Website RollTide. ... Eugene T. Gene McEver (September 15, 1908 - July 12, 1985) was a Hall of Fame college football player for the University of Tennessee. ... The term All-American has two uses: It can be used as a reference to an athlete selected as a member of an All_America team, as in Eddie George was named an All-American football player by both wire services in 1995. ...


In the 1930s, Tennessee saw many more firsts. They played in the New York City Charity Game on December 5, 1931, the program's first ever bowl game. They scored a 13-0 victory over New York University, being led by Herman Hickman. Hickman's performance in the game caught the eye of Grantland Rice, and Hickman was added to Rice's All American team. Hickman would later play professionally in New York, for football's Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1932, Tennessee joined the Southeastern Conference, setting the stage for years of new rivalries. Captain Neyland led the Vols to a 76-7-5 record from 1926 to 1934. After the 1934 season, Neyland was called into military service at Panama. This period saw the Vols rattle off win streaks of 33, 28 and 14 games. is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Herman M. Hickman (October 1, 1911 - April 25, 1958) was a Hall of Fame college football player for the University of Tennessee, and played for the NFLs Brooklyn Dodgers. ... Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880–July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sportswriter. ... The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ...


Neyland Returns

Tennessee struggled to a losing record during Neyland's time in Panama. He returned to find a rebuilding project in 1936. In 1936 and 1937, the Vols won six games each season. However, in 1938, Neyland's Vols began one of the more impressive streaks in NCAA football history. The 1938 Tennessee Volunteers football team won the school's first National Championship and earned a trip to the Orange Bowl, the team's first major bowl. They outscored their opponents 283-16. The 1939 regular season was even more impressive. The 1939 team was the last NCAA team to hold their opponents scoreless for an entire regular season. Surprisingly, the Vols did not earn a national title that year, but did earn a trip to the famed Rose Bowl. They lost that game 14-0 to Southern California. The 1940 Vols put together a third consecutive undefeated regular season. That team earned a National title from two minor polls, and received the school's first bid to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Boston College. After the 1940 season, Neyland was again pressed into military service, this time for World War II. His successor, John Barnhill did well in his absence, going 32-5-2 during the war years of 1941 to 1945. The Vols did not field a team in 1943 due to the war. This was the last season that the Vols missed. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Coach Robert Neyland fielded his third team at Tennessee after returing from active duty in the United States Army. ... The NCAA Division I-A national football championship is the only Division I NCAA-sponsored sport without an organized tournament to determine its champion; in fact, while various other organizations (as described below) designate a national champion at the Division I level, the NCAA itself does not award a championship... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... Head Coach Pete Carroll 6th Year, 65-12 Home Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Capacity 92,500 - Grass Conference Pac-10 First Year 1888 Athletic Director Mike Garrett Website USCTrojans. ... The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... John Barnhill is chief of the Consultation-Liaison Service at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. ...


Neyland's Final Years

After World War II, Neyland retired from the military. He returned to Knoxville with the rank of General and led the Vols to more success. From 1946 to 1952, Neyland's Vols had a record of 54-17-4. They won conference titles in 1946 and 1951, and National titles in 1950 and 1951. The 1951 team featured Hank Lauricella, that season's Heisman Trophy runner up, and Doug Atkins, a future college football and NFL Hall of Fame performer. Neyland retired due to poor health in 1952, and took the position of athletic director. The Vols would see spotty success for some 40 years after that, but it would be the late 90's before the Tennessee program had similar winning percentages. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In his next to last season as head coach, General Robert Neyland led Tennessee football team to a National title. ... Francis Hank Lauricella (born October 9, 1930 in Harahan, LA) was a Hall of Fame American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. ... Heisman redirects here. ... Douglas Leon Atkins (Born May 8, 1930, in Humboldt, Tennessee) is a former American Football defensive end who played for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Walhalla temple, Germany A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of museum established for any a field of endeavour to honour individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field. ... blah blah Modern athletic directors are often in a coaching misconduct being proven, often the athletic director will be terminated along with the offending coach. ...


Post Neyland

Harvey Robinson had the tough task of replacing General Neyland, and only stuck around for two seasons. Following the 1954 season, Neyland fired Robinson and replaced him with Bowden Wyatt who had seen success at Wyoming and Arkansas. Neyland called the move "the hardest thing I've ever had to do." Harvey Robinson was the head football coach of the University of Tennessee for two seasons, 1953 and 1954. ... Bowden Wyatt (d. ... The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyomings high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. ... The University of Arkansas is a public co-educational land-grant university. ...


Wyatt, who had been a hall of fame player for Neyland struggled at Tennessee. He won more than 6 games only twice, in 1956 and 1957. The 1956 team did win an SEC Championship, going 10-1, but Wyatt's team never returned to a bowl game after the 1957 season. Assistant Jim McDonald took over for Wyatt in 1963, going 5-5. Small TextJames Allen McDonald (June 9, 1915- May 1, 1997), was a college and professional American football player, and later the football head coach at the University of Tennessee for one season. ...


Before the 1962 season, on March 28, 1962, General Neyland died in New Orleans. Shields-Watkins Field was then presented with a new name: Neyland Stadium. The stadium was dedicated at the 1962 Alabama game, and by that time had expanded to 52,227 seats. Incidentally, Neyland had a hand in designing the expansion efforts for the stadium while he was athletic director. His plans were so forward looking that they were used for every expansion until 1996, when the stadium was expanded to 102,544 seats. is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... Head coach Nick Saban 1st year, 4–2 (2-1 in the Southeastern Conference) Home stadium Bryant-Denny Stadium Capacity 92,138 - Grass Conference SEC - West First year 1892 Website RollTide. ...


Dickey and his 3 "T"s

Doug Dickey who had been an assistant at Arkansas under Frank Broyles replaced McDonald. Dickey was entrusted with rebuilding the program, and his five years at the school saw considerable change. Dickey scrapped the single wing formation and replaced it with the more modern T-Formation offense. He also changed the helmets of the Vols, removing the numbers from the side and replacing them with a "T". His third change, like the change of the helmets, still remains today. Dickey worked with the Pride of the Southland Marching Band to create a unique entrance for the football squad. The band would form a block T with its stem at the locker room tunnel. The team would then run through the T and return to the sideline after the band opened the T at pregame. The entrance was modified in the 1980s when the locker room was moved to a tunnel behind the end zone, but the entrance remains a prized tradition of the football program. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Frank Broyles, current athletic director for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks athletic department. ...


Dickey had some success in his eight seasons as a Vol. He led Tennessee to a 46-15-4 record and captured SEC titles in 1967 and 1969. The 1967 team was awarded the National Championship by Litkenhous polling.


Following the 1969 season, Dickey left for his alma mater, the University of Florida. Though, he would later return to Tennessee as an athletic director. Dickey was replaced by Bill Battle. Battle was a 28 year old coach from Alabama, and was the youngest head coach in the country at the time that he took over. Battle won at least 10 games in his first three seasons, however he lost to Auburn each of those seasons. Therefore, he did not win a conference title, and would not do so during his time there. The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Bill Battle was the Head Football coach at the University of Tennessee from 1970 to 1976. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ...


Majors Moves Home

Johnny Majors won a National Championship at the Pittsburgh in 1976. But he decided that the job at home, at Tennessee was too good to pass up. Majors replaced Battle in 1977, on the heels of two five loss seasons. Majors struggled his first four seasons going 4-7, 5-5-1, 7-5, and 5-6. His teams saw mild success in 1981, going to the Garden State Bowl and going 8-4; and in 1983 winning the Citrus Bowl and going 9-3. Johnny Majors was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. ... Head coach Dave Wannstedt 3rd year, 13–14 Home stadium Heinz Field Capacity 65,050 - Grass Conference Big East First year 1889 Athletic director Jeff Long Website PittsburghPanthers. ... The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981. ... This article is about the football stadium. ...


Majors' 1985 Volunteer squad (9-1-2, 5-1) was one of the most revered squads. The team won the first conference title since 1969 and earned a trip to the 1986 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated heavily favored and 2nd rankedMiami Hurricanes led by Jimmy Johnson 35-7. The win kept Miami from a national title and earned the scrappy '85 squad the nickname: "SugarVols." This is an article about the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. ...


Majors later led the Vols to a resurgence following their losing season in 1988. The 1988 Vols lost their first 6 games and went on to finish with a 5-6 record. The Vols followed that effort with back-to-back SEC titles in 1989 and 1990. The Vols played on a January 1 bowl game every season in the early 90's under Majors. However, in 1993, Majors suffered heart problems. He missed the early part of the season. Interim coach Phillip Fulmer took over and scored upsets over Georgia and Florida. Majors returned and lost three straight conference games to Arkansas, Alabama, and South Carolina. The Alabama loss on the Third Saturday in October cut the deepest as the Vols had lost 7 in a row to the Crimson Tide. The administration decided to make a change after the regular season. Majors was forced to resign and Fulmer took over before the Hall of Fame Bowl. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... A bowl game is a post-season college football game, typically at the Division I-A level. ... Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. ... The Third Saturday in October is the name of a college football game played each year between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. ... Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. ...


Fulmer, Manning set the Stage

Phillip Fulmer got off to a good start in his first season as head coach. The Vols won 10 games and lost only two, to Florida and a Citrus Bowl loss to Penn State. Fulmer did not break the streak against Alabama that year, instead Alabama rallied late and scored a touchdown and 2-point conversion to score a 17-17 tie. Alabama later had to forfeit the game due to NCAA sanctions, but the game stood a symbol of futility in the series for the Vols. This article is about the football stadium. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...


1994 saw a down turn in the record of the Vols, but events shaped the bright future of the program. Starting quarterback Jerry Colquitt suffered a season ending knee injury in the first series of the season against UCLA. Backup Todd Helton suffered a similar fate in the fourth game of the year at Mississippi State. The following week freshman quarterback Peyton Manning would take over. Manning would be a 4-year starter for the Vols, and he led them to an 8-4 record in 1994. The next season, Manning led the Vols to a 41-14 win over Alabama, breaking the long winless streak. The only loss of the 1995 season was a 62-37 beating at the hands of Florida. The loss to the Gators was the 3rd in a row, and would prove to be the major hurdle between the Vols and the National title. Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Todd Lynn Helton[1] (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee)[2] is a Major League Baseball first baseman who has played for the Colorado Rockies since the 1997 season. ... Drill Field on the Mississippi State University campus Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, in the town of Starkville. ... Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. ...


The Vols would put together 11-1, 10-2, and 11-2 seasons in the final three seasons with Manning as quarterback. Manning entered his senior season as a solid favorite for the Heisman Trophy. The trophy would eventually be awarded to Charles Woodson of Michigan, setting off an uproar among the fans. Manning did lead the Vols to an SEC title in 1997, before losing his final game to eventual National Champion Nebraska. Heisman redirects here. ... Charles Woodson (born on October 7, 1976 in Fremont, Ohio) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers. ... Head coach Lloyd Carr 13th year, 121–40 Home stadium Michigan Stadium Capacity 107,501 - Field Turf Conference Big Ten First year 1879 Athletic director William C. Martin Website MGoBlue. ... Head coach Tom Osborne (interim) 26th year, 255–49–3 Home stadium Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Capacity 84,067 - FieldTurf Conference Big 12 - North First year 1890 Athletic director Tom Osborne Website huskers. ...


A Champion and a New Era

Tennessee Football has seen moderate success since the 1998 National Championship.

After 3 seasons with high expectations, the Vols faced a new task. Tennessee was expected to have a slight fall off after their conference championship the previous season. They lost QB Peyton Manning, WR's Marcus Nash and Andy McCullough, and LB Leonard Little to the NFL. Manning was the first pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. They were also coming off of an embarrassing 42-17 loss to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, and were in the midst of a 5 game losing streak to their rivals the Florida Gators. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3000x1861, 1106 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Air Force Falcons football 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team Metadata This file contains additional information, probably... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3000x1861, 1106 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Air Force Falcons football 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team Metadata This file contains additional information, probably... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... Marcus DeLando Nash (born February 1, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an Arena Football League offensive specialist for the Dallas Desperados. ... Antowone McCullough (born November 11, 1975 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. ... This article relates to sports. ... Leonard Antonio Little (born October 19, 1974 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the St. ... NFL redirects here. ... The 1998 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. ... The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... Florida Gators is the team name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. ...


However, the 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team would prove to exceed all expectation. Led by new quarterback Tee Martin and All American linebacker Al Wilson, the Vols captured another National title and would win the first ever BCS Title game against Florida State. They finished the season 13-0, ending a remarkable run of 45-5 in 4 years. Those four seasons, the Vols were led by Fulmer, Offensive Coordinator David Cutcliffe and Defensive Coordinator John Chavis. Cutcliffe took over at Ole Miss as a head coach following the 1998 regular season, and the Vols have yet to recapture the success of the late 1990s. The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 college football season. ... Tamaurice Nigel Tee Martin is a football quarterback who has played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. ... Al Wilson, born June 21, 1977 in Jackson, Tennessee, is an American football middle linebacker who is currently a free agent, and went to the University of Tennessee and Jackson Central-Merry H.S. He is currently in his 8th pro year. ... The BCS National Championship Game 1999 or BCS title game 1999 for the 1998 season was played on January 4, 1999 in Tempe, Arizona at the Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium. ... Head Coach Bobby Bowden 31st Year, 292-80-4 Home Stadium Doak Campbell Stadium Capacity 82,300 - Grass Conference ACC - Atlantic First Year 1947 Athletic Director Dave Hart Website Seminoles. ... David Cutcliffe, former head football coach at the University of Mississippi David Cutcliffe (born September 16, 1954) is the offensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee Volunteers and the former head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. ... John Chavis (c. ... The Lyceum The University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) is public, coeducational research university located near Oxford, Mississippi. ...


Since 1998, the Vols have failed to win a conference and National title. They did make two more trips to the SEC Championship Game in 2001 and 2004. The 2001 team beat then head coach Steve Spurrier and Florida in the Swamp 34-32 moving them up to the #2 and a shot at the BCS title game in the Rose Bowl vs Miami, they would lose to underdog and 21st rank LSU in the SEC championship. In 2005, the team suffered its first losing season since 1988, going 5-6. Cutcliffe returned to the Vols before the 2006 season, reuniting the successful group of Fulmer, Chavis and himself. Tennessee rebounded to go 9-3 in the regular season losing two heartbreakers at home to Florida and LSU and earned a spot in the 2007 Outback Bowl, where they lost to underdog Penn State, 20-10.The 2007 season is the first in team history in which the Volunteers have allowed 40 or more points in three games. At 9-3 they will play LSU in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. A win would give the vols a BCS bowl berth for the first time since facing Nebraska in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl. This article is about SEC championship football game. ... The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team will represent the University of Tennessee in the 2006 college football season. ... Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. ... City Baton Rouge, Louisiana Team Mascot Mike the Tiger Team Colors Purple and gold Head Coach Les Miles Home Stadium Tiger Stadium League/Conference affiliations Independent (1893-1895) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1921) Southern Conference (1922-1932) Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Western Division (1992-present) Team history All-Time... This article is about SEC championship football game. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner crowned the BCS national champion. ... Head coach Tom Osborne (interim) 26th year, 255–49–3 Home stadium Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Capacity 84,067 - FieldTurf Conference Big 12 - North First year 1890 Athletic director Tom Osborne Website huskers. ... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ...


Traditions

Smokey

The costumed Smokey Mascot.

Smokey is the mascot of the University of Tennessee sports teams, both men's and women's. There is a live blue tick hound mascot, Smokey IX, which leads the Vols on the field for football games. There is also a costumed mascot that appears at every Vols game, and has won several mascot championships. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The costumed Smokey Mascot. ... Image:DianaHound. ...


Smokey was selected as the mascot for Tennessee after a student poll in 1953. A contest was held by the Pep Club that year. Their desire was to select a coon hound that was native to Tennessee. At halftime of the Mississippi State game that season, several hounds were introduced for voting. "Blue Smokey" was the last, and howled loudly when introduced. The students cheered and Smokey became the mascot. The most successful of the live dogs was Smokey VIII who saw a record of 91-22, two SEC titles and 1 National Championship. January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Jackson and 23 miles (37 km) west of Columbus. ...


The "T"

The Pride of the Southland opening the famous T.

The "T" appears two places in Vol tradition. Coach Doug Dickey added the block letter T onto the side of the helmets in his first season in 1964. Johnny Majors modified the T to a more round look in 1977. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 286 KB) Photo taken by Bill Jones at a University of Tennessee football game. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 286 KB) Photo taken by Bill Jones at a University of Tennessee football game. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A person wearing a helmet. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Johnny Majors was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. ...


The Volunteers also run through another "T". This T is formed by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band with its base at the entrance to the Tennessee locker room in the North endzone. The team makes a left turn inside the T and runs toward their bench on the east sideline. When Coach Dickey brought this tradition to Tennessee in 1965, the Vols locker room was underneath the West stands. The Vols would run through that T and turn back to return to their sideline. The locker room change was made in 1983.
The Pride of the Southland in the Power T. The Pride of the Southland Marching Band is the official name of the University of Tennessees marching band. ... An American college marching band on the field (Kansas State University) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching and other movements  â€“ with their musical performance. ...


Checkerboard End Zones

Checkboard Orange and White end zones are unique to Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee first sported the famous checkerboard design in the mid sixties. They brought the design back in 1989. This tradition was also started by Dickey in 1964, and remained until artificial turf was installed at Neyland Stadium. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ...


The checkerboard was bordered in orange from 1989 until natural grass replaced the artificial turf in 1994. The return of natural grass brought with it the return of the green (or grass colored) border that exists today.


Orange and White

Tennessee fans at Neyland Stadium wear the school colors.

The Orange and White colors worn by the football team were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the very first football squad in 1891. They were taken from the American Daisy which grew on The Hill, the home of most of the classrooms at the university. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ...


The Orange is distinct to the school, and has been offered by The Home Depot for sale as a paint, licensed by the university. The home games at Neyland Stadium have been described as a "Sea of Orange" due to the large number of fans wearing the school color. The orange, the fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a big-box home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement and construction. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ...


The color is Spot color PMS 151 as described by the university.[1] Printing technicians around the world use the term spot color to mean any color generated by a non-process color ink; such as metallic, fluorescent, spot varnish, or custom hand-mixed inks. ...




Volunteer Navy

Around 200 or more boats usually park outside Neyland Stadium on the Tennessee River before games. The fleet was started by former Tennessee broadcaster George Mooney who parked his boat there first in 1962. Tennessee and the University of Washington are the only schools with their football stadiums built next to major bodies of water. Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... A riverboat passing under the Henley Street Bridge on the Tennessee River. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ...


Rocky Top

Rocky Top is not an official Tennessee fight song, but is the most popular in use by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. For more info see: Rocky Top. Rocky Top is an official state song of the state of Tennessee, as well as a popular fight song for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. ...


Volunteers

The Volunteers (or Vols as it is commonly shortened to) derive that nickname from the State of Tennessee's nickname. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the Battle of New Orleans.[2] This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... This article is about the U.S.–U.K. war. ... Combatants United Kingdom United States Commanders Sir Alexander Cochrane Sir Edward M. Pakenham† John Keane John Lambert Andrew Jackson William Carroll John Coffee Strength 8,000 men 3,500-4,000 men Casualties 385 killed 1,186 wounded 484 captured 13 killed 58 wounded 30 captured The Battle of New...


Head football coaching record

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1891-93
1896-97
Student Coached Teams 5 12-11 .522
1899-1900 J.A. Pierce 2 9-4-1 .654
1901 George Kelly 1 3-3-2 .500
1902-03 H.F. Fisher 2 10-7 .588
1904 S.D. Crawford 1 3-5-1 .389
1905-06 J.D. DePree 2 4-11-3 .305
1907-09 George Levene 3 15-10-3 .589
1910 Andrew A. Stone 1 3-5-1 .389
1911-15 Zora G. Clevenger 5 26-15-2 .628
1916
1919-20
John R. Bender 3 18-5-4 .741
1921-25 M.B. Banks 5 27-15-3 .633
1926-34
1936-40
1946-52
Robert Neyland 21 173-31-12 .829
1935 W.H. Britton 1 4-5 .444
1941-42
1944-45
John Barnhill 4 32-5-2 .846
1953-54 Harvey Robinson 2 10-10-1 .500
1955-62 Bowden Wyatt 8 49-29-4 .622
1963 Jim McDonald 1 5-5 .500
1964-69 Doug Dickey 6 46-15-4 .738
1970-76 Bill Battle 7 59-22-2 .723
1977-92 Johnny Majors 16 116-62-8 .645
1993- Phillip Fulmer 15 146-44 .769
Totals 20 coaches 110 768-319-53 .698

All-time record

761-315-53 as of Nov 26, 2006 [1]
Winning percentage: .698 J.A. Pierce was the first Head Football Coach for the University of Tennessee football team. ... George Kelly could be George Kelly the baseball player George Machine Gun Kelly the gangster George Kelly the musician George Kelly the psychologist George Kelly the playwright This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... H.F. Fisher was the Head Football Coach for the University of Tennessee for 2 seasons: 1902 and 1903. ... S.D. Crawford was the Head Coach of the University of Tennessee Football team for one season in 1904. ... J.D. Depree was the 5th Head Coach for the University of Tennessee Football team. ... Israel George Levene or Izzy Levene (May 1, 1885 - November 12, 1930) was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1907 to 1909. ... Andrew A. Stone was the Head Football coach for the University of Tennessee for one season in 1910. ... Zora G. Clevenger (December 12, 1881 – November 24, 1970) was a Hall of Fame college football player, as well as a successful football and basketball coach and pioneering athletic director. ... John R. Bender was a successful Native American college football player and coach in the early 20th century. ... M.B. Banks was the Head Football Coach at the University of Tennessee for 5 seasons from 1921 to 1925. ... Robert Reese Neyland (February 17, 1892 - 1962) was an American football coach. ... W.H. Britton was a Head Football Coach for the University of Tennessee for one season in 1935. ... John Barnhill was the Head Football Coach for the University of Tennessee for four seasons from 1941 to 1945. ... Harvey Robinson was the head football coach of the University of Tennessee for two seasons, 1953 and 1954. ... Bowden Wyatt (d. ... Small TextJames Allen McDonald (June 9, 1915- May 1, 1997), was a college and professional American football player, and later the football head coach at the University of Tennessee for one season. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bill Battle was the Head Football coach at the University of Tennessee from 1970 to 1976. ... Johnny Majors was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. ... Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. ...

Championships

National Championships

SEC and National Championship rings for the 1998 Tennessee Vols

The number of national championships won by Tennessee is in dispute. Tennessee lists 6 national championships, though the legitimacy of a few of those championships has been called into question. The following is a list of the 6 national championships listed by the Vols. Only 4: 1938, 1950, 1951, and 1998 were recognized by major polls. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 320 pixelsFull resolution (1394 × 557 pixel, file size: 74 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) C. John Chavis I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 320 pixelsFull resolution (1394 × 557 pixel, file size: 74 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) C. John Chavis I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the...

Year Coach Selector Record Bowl
1938 Robert Neyland CFRA, Dunkel, Litkenhous, Boand, Houlgate, Poling 11-0 Won Orange
1940 Robert Neyland Dunkel, Williamson 10-1 Lost Sugar
1950 Robert Neyland CFRA, Dunkel 11-1 Won Cotton
1951 Robert Neyland Consensus 10-1 Lost Sugar
1967 Doug Dickey Litkenhous 9-2 Lost Orange
1998 Phillip Fulmer Consensus 13-0 Won Fiesta
Total national championships claimed 6

Conference Championships

Tennessee has won a total of 16 conference championships, including 13 SEC Championships.The Vols are the last team to win back to back in the toughest conference the SEC- ( 97' and 98' ) Coach Robert Neyland fielded his third team at Tennessee after returing from active duty in the United States Army. ... Robert Reese Neyland (February 17, 1892 - 1962) was an American football coach. ... General Robert Neyland led the Tennessee Volunteers football team to its second major national title and 3rd overall national title in school history. ... In his next to last season as head coach, General Robert Neyland led Tennessee football team to a National title. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 college football season. ... Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. ...


Conference Affiliations

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record
1914 SIAA 9-0 5-0
1927 Southern 8-0-1 7-0
1932 Southern 9-0-1 8-0
1938 SEC 11-0 7-0
1939 SEC 10-1 6-0
1940 SEC 10-1 6-0
1946† SEC 9-2 5-0
1951† SEC 10-1 5-0
1956 SEC 10-1 6-0
1967 SEC 9-2 6-0
1969 SEC 9-2 5-1
1985 SEC 9-1-2 5-1
1989† SEC 11-1 6-1
1990 SEC 9-2-2 5-1-1
1997 SEC 11-2 7-1
1998 SEC 13-0 8-0
Total conference championships 16
† Denotes co-champions

Divisional Championships

As winners of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, Tennessee has made 5 appearances in the SEC Championship Game, with the most recent coming in 2007. The Vols are 2-3 in those games. The Vols also shared the Division with Florida and Georgia in two other years, but tie-breakers allowed Florida and Georgia to go to the game in 1993 and 2003 respectively. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or SIAA was the first collegiate athletic conference formed in the United States. ... The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or SIAA was the first collegiate athletic conference formed in the United States. ... The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... This article is about SEC championship football game. ... Head coach Urban Meyer 3rd year, 22–4 Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Capacity 92,000 aprx. ...

Year Division Championship SEC CG Result Opponent PF PA
1993 SEC East NA Did Not Play X X
1997 SEC East W Auburn 30 29
1998 SEC East W Mississippi State 24 14
2001 SEC East L LSU 20 31
2003 SEC East NA Did Not Play X X
2004 SEC East L Auburn 28 38
2007 SEC East L LSU 14 21
Totals 5 2-3 - 116 133

Bowl game appearances

All-Time Bowl Record - (24-22) Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Jackson and 23 miles (37 km) west of Columbus. ... City Baton Rouge, Louisiana Team Mascot Mike the Tiger Team Colors Purple and gold Head Coach Les Miles Home Stadium Tiger Stadium League/Conference affiliations Independent (1893-1895) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1921) Southern Conference (1922-1932) Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Western Division (1992-present) Team history All-Time...


Bluebonnet Bowl: 1965, 1972, 1979
Capital One Bowl: 1983^, 1994^, 1996^, 1997^, 2002^
Cotton Bowl: 1951, 1953, 1969, 1990, 2001, 2005
Fiesta Bowl: 1992, 1999, 2000
Garden State Bowl: 1981
Gator Bowl: 1957, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1994
Liberty Bowl: 1971, 1974, 1986
Orange Bowl: 1939, 1947, 1968, 1998
Outback Bowl: 1993†, 2007
Peach Bowl: 1982, 1988, 2002, 2004
Rose Bowl: 1940, 1945
Sugar Bowl: 1941, 1943, 1952, 1957, 1971, 1986, 1991
Sun Bowl: 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. ... The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947-1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983-2001). ... For the Cotton Bowl stadium, see Cotton Bowl (stadium). ... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ... The BCS National Championship Game 1999 or BCS title game 1999 for the 1998 season was played on January 4, 1999 in Tempe, Arizona at the Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium. ... The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from 1978-1981. ... The Toyota Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. ... For the stadium, see Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. ... The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December, 1968. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The Brut Sun Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. ...


^ Known as the Citrus Bowl at the time.
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2006 season

Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5-6 record (3-5 SEC) in 2005. The Volunteers were given a preseason ranking of #23 in the Coaches Poll and #23 in the AP Poll. The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team will represent the University of Tennessee in the 2006 college football season. ...


Current Record: 9-4 (final)
AP Top 25: #25 (final)
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll: #23 (final)
Harris Interactive: #18 (as of Nov 26, 2006)
BCS Ranking: #16 (as of Nov 27, 2006) BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner crowned the BCS national champion. ...


Tennessee accepted the bid to play in the Outback Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten. The game was televised by ESPN on New Year's Day. Penn State last participated in the game in 1999, when they defeated Kentucky by the score of 26-14. Tennessee last played in Tampa in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, defeating Boston College 38-23. Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. ... Head Coach Joe Paterno 42nd Year, 363-121-3 Home Stadium Beaver Stadium Capacity 107,282 - Grass Conference Big Ten First Year 1887 Athletic Director Tim Curley Website GoPSUSports. ... Big Ten can refer to: Big Ten Conference, a college athletics conference Big Ten (movie studios), the largest movie studios in Hollywood This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ...


Penn State won the contest by the score of 20-10.

See also: 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2006 Schedule (Conference opponents in bold; @ signifies away game) The Nittany Lion The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lion football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. ...

Date Opponent Result/Time
Sat., Sept 2 California W 35-18
Sat., Sept 8 Air Force W 31-30
Sat., Sept 16 Florida L 20-21
Sat., Sept 23 Marshall W 33-7
Sat., Sept 30 @Memphis W 41-7
Sat., Oct 7 @Georgia W 51-33
Sat., Oct 21 Alabama W 16-13
Sat., Oct 28 @South Carolina W 31-24
Sat., Nov 4 LSU L 24-28
Sat., Nov 11 @Arkansas L 14-31
Sat., Nov 18 @Vanderbilt W 39-10
Sat., Nov 25 Kentucky W 17-12
Mon., Jan 1 Penn State @ Tampa, FL L 10-20

Current coaching staff

Name Position Years
at UT
Phillip Fulmer Head Coach 15
John Chavis Associate Head Coach
Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers
19
David Cutcliffe Assistant Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
18
Trooper Taylor Assistant Head Coach
Player Development
Wide Receivers
3
Greg Adkins Offensive Line 4
Dan Brooks Defensive Line 13
Steve Caldwell Defensive Ends 13
Matt Luke Tight Ends
Offensive Line
Recruiting Coordinator
1
Kurt Roper Running Backs 4
Larry Slade Defensive Backs 8

Hall of Fame

Players

Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 1975)
Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 2006)
  • Frank Emanuel - Elected 2004
  • Chip Kell - Elected 2006

Coaches

Retired numbers

Individual Award Winners

Players

Peyton Manning - 1997
Peyton Manning - 1997
Peyton Manning - 1997
Steve DeLong - 1964
John Henderson - 2000

Coach

Phillip Fulmer - 1998
David Cutcliffe - 1998
Johnny Chavis - 2006

Past and present players

References

  1. ^ University of Tennessee Style Guide from the University of Tennessee Official Website. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  2. ^ Brief History of Tennessee in the War of 1812 from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 30, 2006.

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