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American college football season
The 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . The offense scored 437 points and the defense allowed only 185 points. Quarterback Peyton Manning was in his junior year and head coach Phillip Fulmer was in his fifth year. This was the first season that Tennessee had ever lost to the cross-state University of Memphis Tigers.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 7:00 p.m. UNLV * No. 2 PPV W 62–3106,212 [1]
September 7 3:30 p.m. UCLA * No. 2 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN CBS W 35–20106,297 [2]
September 21 3:30 p.m. No. 4 College GameDay)
CBS L 29–35107,608 [3]
October 3 7:30 p.m. vs. Ole Miss No. 9 ESPN W 41–362,640 [4]
October 12 7:00 p.m. at Georgia No. 7 ESPN W 29–1786,117 [5]
October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Alabama No. 6 CBS W 20–13106,700 [6]
November 2 12:30 p.m. at JPS
W 31–1482,808 [7]
November 9 3:30 p.m. at Memphis * No. 6 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CBS L 17–2165,685 [8]
November 16 12:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 12 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN JPS W 55–14103,158 [9]
November 23 3:30 p.m. Kentucky No. 9 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) CBS W 56–10102,534 [10]
November 30 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt No. 9 ESPN W 14–740,289 [11]
January 1 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 11 Northwestern * No. 9 ABC W 48–2863,467 [12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 16 Final AP
2 (7) 2 (8) 2 (8) 2 (4) 2 (5) 9 9 7 6 6 6 6 12 9 9 9 9 9 Coaches 2 (6) 2 (4) 2 (1) 2 (2) 8 9 7 6 7 6 6 12 10 10 10 10 9
Roster
1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
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
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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