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American college football season
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 an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 pm | Wyoming* | No. 3 | | ESPN2 | W 42–17 | 107,597 |
September 18 | 8:00 pm | at No. 4 Florida | No. 2 | | CBS | L 21–23 | 85,707 |
September 25 | 4:00 pm | Memphis* | No. 7 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
| PPV | W 17–16 | 107,261 |
October 2 | 7:45 pm | Auburn | No. 7 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 24–0 | 106,424 |
October 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Georgia | No. 6 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 37–20 | 107,247 |
October 23 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Alabama | No. 5 | | CBS | W 21–7 | 86,869 |
October 30 | 1:00 pm | South Carolina | No. 4 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
| PPV | W 30–7 | 105,941 |
November 6 | 7:45 pm | No. 24 Notre Dame* | No. 4 | | ESPN | W 38–14 | 107,619 |
November 13 | 12:30 pm | at Arkansas | No. 3 | | JPS | L 24–28 | 52,815 |
November 20 | 12:30 pm | at Kentucky | No. 7 | | JPS | W 56–21 | 71,022 |
November 27 | 12:00 pm | Vanderbilt | No. 6 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
| CBS | W 38–10 | 105,781 |
January 2 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 3 Nebraska* | No. 6 | | ABC | L 21–31 | 71,526 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel[edit]
1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- 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
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Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 2 (15) | 3 (13) | 3 (11) | 2 (13) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
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Coaches Poll | 2 (13) | 2^ | 3 | 2 (8) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
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BCS | Not released | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Not released |
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Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]
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References[edit]
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National championship seasons in bold |