1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1994 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 45–23 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Kevin Mays
  • Ben Talley
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach. Freshman Peyton Manning began the season as Tennessee's third-string quarterback, but injuries to Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt forced him into the lineup in a game against Mississippi State, which the Volunteers lost 24–21. In his first start the following week against Washington State, the Vols won, 10–9. They lost only one more game the rest of the season, finishing 8–4 with a 45–23 victory over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:00 p.m.at No. 14 UCLA*No. 13
ABCL 23–2555,169[4]
September 107:00 p.m.at No. 23 GeorgiaNo. 19
ESPNW 41–2386,117[5]
September 176:30 p.m.No. 1 FloridaNo. 15
ESPNL 0–3196,656[6]
September 2412:30 p.m.at
JPS
L 21–2441,071[7]
October 14:00 p.m.No. 17 Washington State*dagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
W 10–995,556[8]
October 81:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 38–2194,997[9]
October 156:30 p.m.No. 10 Alabama
ESPNL 13–1796,856[10]
October 291:00 p.m.at
Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
    		• PPVW 31–2274,200[11]
    November 121:00 p.m.Memphis*
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 24–1394,690[12]
    November 1912:30 p.m.Kentucky
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		JPSW 52–095,066[13]
    November 2612:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
    		JPSW 65–038,816[14]
    December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 17
    TBS
    		W 45–2362,200[15]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

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    Roster

    1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    FB 19 Mose Phillips Sr
    FB 20 Chester Ford So
    C 52 Mark Holland Sr
    C 59 Sam Pinner Fr
    C 71 Bubba Miller Jr
    G 73 Trey Peterson Jr
    G 74 Jeff Smith Jr
    G 67 Kevin Mays (C) Sr
    G 70 Trey Teague Fr
    OT 66 Jason Laymon Jr
    OT 72 Jarvis Reado Fr
    OT 65 Robert Poole Fr
    OT 75 Leslie Ratliffe Jr
    OT 79 Brad Lampley Fr
    QB 2 Todd Helton Jr
    QB 6 Brandon Stewart Fr
    QB 14 Jerry Colquit Sr
    QB 16 Peyton Manning Fr
    RB 5 Eric Lane So
    RB 19 Mark Levine Fr
    RB 24 Aaron Hayden Sr
    RB 25 Jay Graham So
    RB 33 James Stewart Sr
    TE 82 David Horn Jr
    TE 86 Dustin Moore So
    TE 87 John Sartelle So
    TE 89 Scott Pfeiffer Jr
    WR Greg Kyler So
    WR 11 Joey Kent So
    WR 12 Marcus Nash Fr
    WR 21 Maurice Staley Jr
    WR 80 Billy Williams Sr
    WR 81 Benjie Shuler So
    WR 88 Andy McCullough Fr
    WR 83 Nilo Silvan Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 1 Ronald Davis Sr
    CB 13 Terry Fair Fr
    CB 18 DeRon Jenkins Jr
    CB 23 Shawn Summers Jr
    CB 26 Shane Begnaud Fr
    CB 34 Steve Johnson Fr
    CB 36 Troy Edge Fr
    CB 41 Troy Pratt So
    DE 46 John Emery Jr
    DE 90 Ben Talley (C) Sr
    DE 64 Steve White Jr
    DE 91 Jonathan Brown Fr
    DE 94 Billy Beron So
    DT 50 Bill Duff Fr
    DT 57 Leland Taylor Sr
    DT 77 Richard Howard Jr
    DT 84 Shane Burton Jr
    DT 91 Brent Gibson So
    FS 7 Jason Parker Jr
    FS 9 Tori Noel So
    LB 38 Greg Johnson So
    LB 44 Craig King So
    LB 45 Nick Jester So
    LB 47 Tyrone Hines So
    LB 3 Ronnie Pillow So
    LB 14 Quincy Prigmore Jr
    LB 22 Jesse Sanders Jr
    LB 42 George Kidd Jr
    LB 85 Anthony Hampton So
    LB 93 Scott Galyon Jr
    SS 28 Raymond Austin So
    SS 30 Cory Gaines Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 43 Tom Hutton Sr
    PK 10 John Becksvoort Sr
    KR/PR Nilo Silvan
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    James Stewart
    		 Running back 1 19 Jacksonville Jaguars
    Ron Davis Defensive back 2 41 Atlanta Falcons
    Aaron Hayden Running back 4 104 San Diego Chargers
    Ben Talley Linebacker 4 133 New York Giants
    Eli Herring Tackle 6 190 Oakland Raiders
    Billy Williams Wide receiver 7 212 Arizona Cardinals

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    References

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    17. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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