1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1995 Tennessee Volunteers football

Florida Citrus Bowl Champions
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#3
1995 record	11–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis
Captain	Scott Galyon
Captain	Jason Layman
Captain	Bubba Miller
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 91,902)^[1]

The 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1995 season. Sophomore Peyton Manning was a member of the team. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach.

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	East Carolina*	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 27–7	95,416
September 9	7:45 PM	Georgia	#8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–27	95,797
September 16	3:30 PM	at #4 Florida	#8	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Third Saturday in September)	ABC	L 37–62	85,105
September 23	3:30 PM	Mississippi State	#15	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	W 52–14	95,232
September 30	4:00 PM	Oklahoma State*	#12	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 31–0	95,319
October 7	2:00 PM	at #18 Arkansas	#10	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	PPV	W 49–31	52,728
October 14	7:30 PM	at #12 Alabama	#6	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	W 41–14	83,091
October 28	12:30 PM	South Carolina	#6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	JPS	W 56–21	95,426
November 4	1:00 PM	Southern Miss*	#5	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 30–22	93,433
November 18	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	#4	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 34–31	52,300
November 25	12:30 PM	Vanderbilt	#5	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	JPS	W 12–7	92,274
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #4 Ohio State*	#3	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 20–14	70,797
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jason Layman	Tackle	2	48	Houston Oilers
DeRon Jenkins	Defensive Back	2	55	Baltimore Ravens
Shane Burton	Defensive End	5	150	Miami Dolphins
Nilo Silvan	Wide Receiver	6	180	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott Galyon	Linebacker	6	182	New York Giants
Steve White	Defensive End	6	194	Philadelphia Eagles
Leslie Ratliffe	Tackle	7	213	Denver Broncos
Jeff Smith	Center	7	241	Kansas City Chiefs

Peyton Manning was the first pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft.^[4]
Peerless Price was selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.^[5]

References

↑ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=341&season=1995
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1998.htm
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

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