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Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$   8 0     12 1  
No. 9 Tennessee   7 1     10 2  
South Carolina   4 4     6 5  
Kentucky   3 5     4 7  
Georgia   3 5     5 6  
Vanderbilt   0 8     2 9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy   6 2     10 3  
No. 12 LSU x   6 2     10 2  
No. 24 Auburn   4 4     8 4  
Mississippi State   3 5     5 6  
Ole Miss   2 6     5 6  
Arkansas   2 6     4 7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

August 317:00 PMUNLV*No. 2

PPVW 62–3 106,212 September 73:30 PMUCLA*No. 2

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee

CBSW 35–20 106,297 September 213:30 PMNo. 4 FloridaNo. 2

CBSL 29–35 107,608 October 37:30 PMvs. Ole MissNo. 8

ESPNW 41–3 62,640 October 127:00 PMat GeorgiaNo. 7

ESPNW 29–17 86,117 October 263:30 PMNo. 7 AlabamaNo. 6

CBSW 20–13 106,700 November 212:30 PMat South CarolinaNo. 6

JPSW 31–14 82,808 November 93:30 PMat Memphis*No. 6

CBSL 17–21 65,685 November 1612:30 PMArkansasNo. 12

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee

JPSW 55–14 103,158 November 233:30 PMKentuckyNo. 9

CBSW 56–10 102,534 November 307:00 PMat VanderbiltNo. 9

ESPNW 14–7 40,289 January 11:00 PMvs. No. 11 Northwestern*No. 9

ABCW 48–28 63,467

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Joey Kent Wide receiver 2 46 Tennessee Oilers
Jay Graham Running back 3 64 Baltimore Ravens
Ray Austin Cornerback 5 145 New York Jets

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
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