1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1999 Tennessee Volunteers football
1999 Tennessee Volunteers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Captains	Chad Clifton; Dwayne Goodrich; Tee Martin; Billy Ratliff; Spencer Riley; Darwin Walker;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 9 Tennessee	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	6
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	5	–	6
South Carolina	0	–	8	0	–	11
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 13 Mississippi State	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 22 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
No. 17 Arkansas	4	–	4	8	–	4
Auburn	2	–	6	5	–	6
LSU	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 194 points. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the team to a 9-3 record. After securing an undefeated national championship in the previous season, Tennessee lost to SEC East arch-rival Florida, and saw Arkansas get revenge for their loss in Knoxville in 1998, beating the Vols by the exact same score of 28-24. Tennessee also lost to Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	Wyoming*	No. 3	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 42–17	107,597	^[1]
September 18	8:00 pm	at No. 4 Florida	No. 2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 21–23	85,707	^[2]
September 25	4:00 pm	Memphis*	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 17–16	107,261	^[3]
October 2	7:45 pm	Auburn	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–0	106,424	^[4]
October 9	7:00 pm	No. 10 Georgia	No. 6	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 37–20	107,247	^[5]
October 23	3:30 pm	at No. 10 Alabama	No. 5	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 21–7	86,869	^[6]
October 30	1:00 pm	South Carolina	No. 4	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	PPV	W 30–7	105,941	^[7]
November 6	7:45 pm	No. 24 Notre Dame*	No. 4	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38–14	107,619	^[8]
November 13	12:30 pm	at Arkansas	No. 3	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 24–28	52,815	^[9]
November 20	12:30 pm	at Kentucky	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	JPS	W 56–21	71,022	^[10]
November 27	12:00 pm	Vanderbilt	No. 6	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	W 38–10	105,781	^[11]
January 2	8:00 pm	vs. No. 3 Nebraska*	No. 6	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 21–31	71,526	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`14`	Cedrick Wilson Sr.	Sr
QB	`17`	Tee Martin	Sr
RB	`20`	Travis Henry	Sr
RB	`31`	Jamal Lewis	Jr
G	`52`	Cosey Coleman	Jr
G	`53`	Toby Champion	Jr
C	`55`	Clay Bostic	So
OT	`67`	Chad Clifton	Sr
G	`70`	Fred Weary	So
OT	`71`	Reggie Coleman	So
WR	`80`	Eric Parker	So
TE	`84`	Neil Johnson	Jr
WR	`87`	David Martin	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`7`	Deon Grant	Jr
DB	`23`	Dwayne Goodrich	Sr
LB	`28`	Dominique Stevenson	Jr
DB	`29`	Mikki Allen	Sr
DB	`30`	Andre Lott	Jr
LB	`46`	Raynoch Thompson	Sr
LB	`47`	Matt Blankenship	Sr
LB	`56`	Bernard Jackson	So
DE	`90`	Will Overstreet	So
DE	`93`	Shaun Ellis	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Phillip Fulmer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Woody McCorvey – Running backs
Pat Washington – Wide receivers
Mark Bradley – Tight ends/assistant offensive line
Mike Barry – Offensive line
John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Dan Brooks – Defensive line/recruiting coordinator
Larry Slade – Defensive backs
Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
Ryan Held – Graduate assistant
Shawn Quinn – Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	2 (15)	3 (13)	3 (11)	2 (13)	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	7	6	6	6	9
Coaches Poll	2 (13)	2^	3	2 (8)	7	8	6	5	5	4	4	3 (1)	7	6	6	5	9
BCS	Not released									4	5	2	5	4	5	5	Not released

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jamal Lewis	Running back	1	5	Baltimore Ravens
Shaun Ellis	Defensive end	1	12	New York Jets
Raynoch Thompson	Linebacker	2	41	Arizona Cardinals
Chad Clifton	Tackle	2	44	Green Bay Packers
Dwayne Goodrich	Defensive back	2	49	Dallas Cowboys
Cosey Coleman	Guard	2	51	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Deon Grant	Defensive back	2	57	Carolina Panthers
Darwin Walker	Defensive tackle	3	71	Arizona Cardinals
Tee Martin	Quarterback	5	163	Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

^ "Vols serve orange crush". Casper Star-Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators avenge loss to Volunteers". News and Record. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Last-minute score saves Vols". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grant triggers Tennessee shutout against Auburn". Elizabethton Star. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols beat Georgia for 9th straight time". The Tennessean. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Martin, Grant (October 24, 1999). "Vols crash T-town party". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols crush USC". The Item. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 4 Tennessee tees off against Fighting Irish". The Indianapolis Star. November 7, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hogs gore Vols". Bristol Herald Courier. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols rumble by Kentucky". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols stuff Vanderbilt". Johnson City Press. November 28, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nebraska runs over Tennessee". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1999 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[1] "Vols serve orange crush". Casper Star-Tribune. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Gators avenge loss to Volunteers". News and Record. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Last-minute score saves Vols". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Grant triggers Tennessee shutout against Auburn". Elizabethton Star. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Vols beat Georgia for 9th straight time". The Tennessean. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Martin, Grant (October 24, 1999). "Vols crash T-town party". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Vols crush USC". The Item. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "No. 4 Tennessee tees off against Fighting Irish". The Indianapolis Star. November 7, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Hogs gore Vols". Bristol Herald Courier. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Vols rumble by Kentucky". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Vols stuff Vanderbilt". Johnson City Press. November 28, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Nebraska runs over Tennessee". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "1999 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[14] "2000 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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