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American college football season
The 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:45 p.m. Texas Tech * No. 5 ESPN W 52–17106,285
September 6 3:30 p.m. at UCLA * No. 3 ABC W 30–2462,619
September 20 3:30 p.m. at No. 1 CBS
L 20–3385,714
October 4 3:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 10 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry ) CBS W 31–17106,229
October 11 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Georgia No. 10 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry ) CBS W 38–13106,656
October 18 7:00 p.m. at Alabama No. 9 ESPN W 38–2183,091
November 1 12:30 p.m. JPS
W 22–7106,301
November 8 4:00 p.m. No. 25 Southern Miss * No. 7 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee PPV W 44–20107,073
November 15 8:00 p.m. at Arkansas No. 5 ESPN2 W 30–2253,235
November 22 12:30 p.m. at Battle for the Barrel
) ESPN2 W 59–3161,076
November 29 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 3 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry ) CBS W 17–10106,683
December 6 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 11 Auburn No. 3 ABC W 30–2974,896
January 2 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 College GameDay)
CBS L 17–4274,002
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
5 (8) 5 (7) 3 (7) 4 (6) 4 (6) 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 3 3 3 7 Coaches Poll 5 (8) 5 (8) 3 (10) 4 (5) 4 (6) 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 8
Personnel
1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
4
Jeff Hall
Jr
P
43
David Leaverton
Fr
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/offensive tackles
Mark Bradley – Offensive line
John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Dan Brooks – Defensive line
Kevin Ramsey – Defensive backs
Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
Kurt Roper – Graduate assistant
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Texas Tech
Texas Tech at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders
0
3 0 14
17
• No. 5 Volunteers
7
17 21 7
52
Date: August 30Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 106,285
At UCLA
Tennessee at UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Volunteers
9
15 3 3
30
Bruins
0
3 3 18
24
Date: September 6Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:41Game attendance: 62,619
Scoring summary 1 8:28 UT Safety, Leonard Little sack of Cade McNown in end zone Tenn 2–0
3:05 UT Cory Gaines 57-yard interception return (Jeff Hall kick) Tenn 9–0
2 9:35 UT Jeremaine Copeland 24-yard pass from Peyton Manning (conversion) Tenn 17–0
4:07 UT Marcus Nash 39-yard pass from Peyton Manning (kick) Tenn 24–0
UCLA Chris Sailer ?-yard field goal Tenn 24–3
3 UCLA Chris Sailer ?-yard field goal Tenn 24–6
UT Jeff Hall ?-yard field goal Tenn 27–6
4 UCLA Skip Hicks ?-yard pass from Cade McNown (conversion failed) Tenn 27–12
UCLA Skip Hicks ?-yard run (conversion failed) Tenn 27–18
UCLA Skip Hicks ?-yard pass from Cade McNown (conversion failed) Tenn 27–24
UT Jeff Hall ?-yard field goal Tenn 30–24
[13]
At Florida
#4 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at #3 Florida Gators (2–0)
at
Date : September 20Game time : 3:30 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
UF – Jamie Richardson 11-yard pass from Doug Johnson (Collins Cooper kick), 9:43. Florida 7–0.
UF – Tony George 88-yard interception return (Collins Cooper kick), 0:15. Florida 14–0.
Second quarter
UT – Jermaine Copeland 22-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick), 1:33. Florida 14–7.
UF – Jacquez Green 19-yard pass from Doug Johnson (kick failed), 0:45. Florida 20–7.
Third quarter
UF – Collins Cooper 37-yard field goal, 8:33. Florida 23–7.
UF – Collins Cooper 40-yard field goal, 3:44. Florida 26–7.
UT – Jermaine Copeland 8-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick), 2:32. Florida 26–14.
Fourth quarter
UF – Taran Ross 30-yard pass from Doug Johnson (Collins Cooper kick), 6:23. Florida 33–14.
UT – Cedrick Wilson 16-yard pass from Peyton Manning (pass failed), 2:21. Florida 33–20.
Top passers
Top rushers
UT – Mark Levine – 4 rushes, 27 yards
UF – Fred Taylor – 17 rushes, 134 yards
Top receivers
[14]
Ole Miss
Ole Miss at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Rebels
0
3 6 8
17
• No. 9 Volunteers
0
7 14 10
31
Date: October 4Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 106,229
Georgia
Georgia at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Bulldogs
3
7 0 3
13
• No. 9 Volunteers
7
17 0 14
38
Date: October 11Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 106,656
At Alabama
Tennessee at Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Volunteers
7
14 10 7
38
Crimson Tide
6
0 8 7
21
Date: October 18Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 83,091
South Carolina
South Carolina at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks
0
0 0 7
7
• No. 9 Volunteers
9
0 3 10
22
Date: November 1Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:04Game attendance: 106,301
Southern Miss
Southern Miss at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Golden Eagles
7
6 7 0
20
• No. 8 Volunteers
6
14 21 3
44
Date: November 8Location: EST
Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 107,073
At Arkansas
Tennessee at Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 5 Volunteers
7
7 3 13
30
Razorbacks
0
10 6 6
22
Date: November 15Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 53,235
At Kentucky
Tennessee at Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 5 Volunteers
17
7 21 14
59
Wildcats
7
14 3 7
31
Date: November 22Location: EDT
Elapsed time: 3:40Game attendance: 61,076
Peyton Manning threw for a school-record 523 yards and tied the school-record with 5 passing touchdowns in this high-scoring win over Kentucky. The single-game TD record fell in 2007 and the single-game yardage record stood until 2012. In all, Manning and Kentucky QB Tim Couch combined for 999 passing yards (Couch threw for a then-school-record 476 yards).[15]
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Commodores
0
3 7 0
10
• No. 3 Volunteers
0
10 7 0
17
Date: November 29Location: EST
Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 106,683
[16]
Vs. Auburn
Tennessee vs Auburn
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Volunteers
7
3 13 7
30
No. 11 Tigers
13
7 9 0
29
Date: December 6Location: EST
Elapsed time: 3:34Game attendance: 74,896Referee: Al Ford
Scoring summary 1 12:41 UT Peerless Price 40-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick) Tenn 7–0
10:25 Aub Jaret Holmes 30-yard field goal Tenn 7–3
5:36 Aub Brad Ware 24-yard fumble return (Jaret Holmes kick) Aub 10–7
1:27 Aub Jaret Holmes 48-yard field goal Aub 13–7
2 14:12 Aub Tyrone Goodson 51-yard pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick) Aub 20–7
7:46 UT Jeff Hall 27-yard field goal Aub 20–10
3 11:56 UT J. Copeland 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick) Aub 20–17
6:14 Aub Fred Beasley 24-yard pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick) Aub 27–17
1:06 UT Peerless Price 46-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick) Aub 27–23
1:06 Aub Quinton Reese 98-yard PAT return Aub 29–23
4 11:14 UT Marcus Nash 73-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick) Tenn 30–29
The Vols struck first just over two minutes into the game, but found themselves trailing 20–7 only 48 seconds into the second quarter. Despite six turnovers, Tennessee clawed all the way back. Peyton Manning threw for 373 yards and 4 TD, including a game winning 73-yard touchdown to Marcus Nash.[17]
Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
Tennessee vs Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Volunteers
0
3 6 8
17
• No. 2 Cornhuskers
7
7 21 7
42
Date: January 2, 1998Location: Game attendance: 72,385
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NFL
Main article:
1998 NFL Draft
References
^ "Neyland Stadium" . utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012 .
^ "Nothing to Prove; Manning Made His Decision to Stay at Tennessee, and the Rest Is History". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. September 3, 1997.
^ "Tenn. Jumps To No. 3 in Poll". The Washington Post . September 1, 1997.
^ "UCLA Rallies in Second Half Against Tennessee, but Comes Up Short for Second Week in a Row, 30–24". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1997.
^ Rhoden, William C. (September 21, 1997). "Manning's Nightmare Continues" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 24, 2007 .
^ Sallee, Barrett (August 24, 2012). "Classic SEC Football: Tennessee Tops Auburn in the 1997 SEC Championship Game" . Bleacher Report . Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014 .
. Peyton had played with a lot of pain in the Orange Bowl because of an injury he had suffered in our SEC Championship victory against Auburn, and his mobility was limited throughout the game against Nebraska
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^ "The 2005 ESPY Awards – ESPY Awards past winners" . ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2007 .
^ "1997 Heisman Trophy" . Heisman.com . Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2008 .
^ "Tennessee 30, UCLA 24" . UPI Archives . September 6, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022 .
^ "No. 3 Gators Find Willing Volunteers" . Los Angeles Times . September 21, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022 .
The Los Angeles Times
. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022 .
The Tampa Bay Times
. November 30, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022 .
The Los Angeles Times
. December 7, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022 .
^ "AAU Sullivan Award" .
^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , p. 102.
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