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1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1996
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
image	Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
image_size	125
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
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	John Chavis
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	Multiple 4–3
captain	Raymond Austin
captain2	Jay Graham
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 as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1, placing second in the SEC's Eastern Division. Tennessee was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Volunteers defeated Northwestern. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Tennessee had lost to in-state rival Memphis for the first time ever. The Volunteers offense scored 437 points while the defense allowed only 185 points.

Schedule

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Rankings

Source:

Roster

David Cutcliffe – Offensive coordinator/assistant head coach/quarterbacks
Randy Sanders – Running backs/recruiting coordinator
Pat Washington – Wide receivers
Rodney Garner – Tight ends
Mark Bradley – Offensive line
John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Dan Brooks – Defensive line
Kevin Ramsey – Defensive backs
Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends

Team players drafted into the NFL

Tennessee had three players selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.

Ray Austin	Cornerback	5	145	New York Jets

References

(September 1, 1996). "Tennessee tops UNLV by 59". Reno Gazette-Journal.
(September 8, 1996). "It's a start". The Los Angeles Times.
(September 22, 1996). "Florida staggers Vols". The Commercial Appeal.
(October 4, 1996). "Peyton has fun, Archie sure doesn't, as Vols roll". Philadelphia Daily News.
(September 13, 1996). "Manning leads surge past Georgia". The Tampa Tribune.
(October 27, 1996). "Two in a row? It's a miracle". The Tennessean.
(November 3, 1996). "USC earns respect, not win". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 10, 1996). "Orange crushed; U of M's wild-play magic, late drive trip Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 17, 1996). "Vols smoke Hogs". The Jackson Sun.
(November 24, 1996). "Tennessee rolls past Wildcats 56–10". The State Journal.
(December 1, 1996). "'Confused' UT slips past Vandy". The Daily News-Journal.
(January 2, 1997). "Cats a lemon in Citrus". Chicago Tribune.
"1996 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1996 College Football Polls".
"1997 NFL Draft Listing".
Morris, Jimmy. (2006-10-17). "With the 18th Pick of the 1997 NFL Draft the TN Oilers Select.......".

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