2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2000 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (2nd as OC; 12th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (6th as DC; 13th overall season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 104,079)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 19 South Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 20 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 22 LSU   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     7 – 5  
No. 24 Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Arkansas   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Alabama   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:45 pmNo. 22 Southern Miss*No. 13
ESPNW 19–16108,064
September 163:30 pmNo. 6
CBS
L 23–27108,768
September 234:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*daggerNo. 13
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
PPVW 70–3107,327
September 307:45 pmat
Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    		• ESPNL 31–38 OT91,682
    October 77:00 pmat No. 19 GeorgiaNo. 21
    		ESPNL 10–2186,520
    October 213:30 pmAlabama
    		CBSW 20–10107,709
    October 2812:30 pmat No. 17
    JPS
    		W 17–1484,200
    November 412:00 pmat
    Liberty Bowl
  • Memphis, Tennessee
    		• FSNW 19–1763,121
    November 1112:30 pmArkansas
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee
    		JPSW 63–20107,262
    November 1812:30 pm
    Battle for the Barrel
    )    		JPSW 59–20106,437
    November 253:30 pmat
    Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry
    • )    		JPSW 28–2668,360
    January 111:00 amvs. No. 11
    FOX
    		L 21–3563,465
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Roster

    2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 4
    Donte' Stallworth
         		So
    QB 7 Casey Clausen Fr
    WR 14 Cedrick Wilson Sr. Sr
    RB 20 Travis Henry Sr
    TE 83 Courtney Rogers Fr
    TE 84 Neil Johnson Sr
    WR 86 Josh Houston Sr
    WR 87 David Martin Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 1 Jason Witten Fr
    LB 22 Anthony Sessions Sr
    LB 42 Eric Westmoreland Sr
    DT 92 Albert Haynesworth So
    DT 97 Kevin Young Fr
    DT 98 John Henderson Sr
    DE 99 DeAngelo Lloyd Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 43 David Leaverton Sr
    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Rankings

    See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    		12131211131121——————252121—
    Coaches Poll1212119131121—————2524212125
    BCSNot released———————Not released

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Travis Henry Running back 2 58 Buffalo Bills
    Eric Westmoreland Linebacker 3 73 Jacksonville Jaguars
    David Leaverton Punter 5 142 Jacksonville Jaguars
    Cedrick Wilson Wide receiver 6 169 San Francisco 49ers
    David Martin Tight End 6 198 Green Bay Packers

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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