2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2001 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Eastern Division champion
Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 20–31 vs. LSU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (3rd as OC; 13th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (7th as DC; 14th overall season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 3 Florida  %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 13 South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 22 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Kentucky   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Auburn x   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Arkansas   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in SEC play and won the Florida Citrus Bowl, 45–17, over Michigan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 pmSyracuse*No. 8
ESPN2W 33–9107,725
September 89:00 pmat
Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, Arkansas
    		• ESPN2W 13–370,470
    September 297:45 pmNo. 14 LSUNo. 7
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee
    		ESPNW 26–18108,472
    October 612:00 pm
    CBS
    		L 24–26107,592
    October 203:30 pmat AlabamaNo. 11
    		CBSW 35–2483,818
    October 277:45 pmNo. 12 South CarolinaNo. 9
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		ESPN2W 17–10107,530
    November 32:30 pmat Notre Dame*No. 7
    		NBCW 28–1880,795
    November 102:00 pmMemphis*daggerNo. 6
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee
    		PPVW 49–28107,221
    November 1712:30 pmat
    JPS
    		W 38–3569,109
    November 243:30 pmVanderbiltNo. 7
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		CBSW 38–0102,519
    December 1*3:30 pmat No. 2
    College GameDay
    )    		CBSW 34–3285,771
    December 88:00 pmvs. No. 21 LSUNo. 2
    		CBSL 20–3174,843
    January 11:00 pmvs. No. 17 Michigan*No. 8
    		ABCW 45–1759,693
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time
    • Originally scheduled for September 15, the UT-UF game (along with all sporting events that weekend) was postponed to a later date due to the
      September 11th Attacks
      .
    Neyland Stadium hosted six Tennessee home games in 2001.

    Personnel

    Roster

    2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 7 Casey Clausen So
    WR 4 Donté Stallworth Jr
    TE 1 Jason Witten Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 92 Albert Haynesworth Jr
    DT 98 John Henderson Jr
    DE 90 Will Overstreet Sr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 47 Dustin Colquitt Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
    • Woody McCorvey – Running backs
    • Pat Washington – Wide receivers
    • Doug Marrone – Tight ends/offensive tackles
    • Mike Barry – Interior offensive line
    • John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
    • Dan Brooks – Defensive line/recruiting coordinator
    • Larry Slade – Defensive backs
    • Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
    • Shawn Quinn – Graduate assistant
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    2002 NFL Draft

    The

    2002 NFL Draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden
    in New York City. The following UT players were selected:

    Player Position Round Pick NFL team
    John Henderson DT 1st 9 Jacksonville Jaguars
    Donté Stallworth WR 1st 13 New Orleans Saints
    Albert Haynesworth DT 1st 15 Tennessee Titans
    Fred Weary G 3rd 66 Houston Texans
    Will Overstreet DE 3rd 80 Atlanta Falcons
    Travis Stephens RB 4th 119 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Andre Lott CB 5th 129 Washington Redskins
    Reggie Coleman T 6th 192 Washington Redskins
    Teddy Gaines CB 7th 256 San Francisco 49ers
    Dominique Stevenson LB 7th 260 Buffalo Bills

    References

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