1995 Tennessee Volunteers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 91,902)[1]
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 0 012 1 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 1 011 1 0
Georgia 3 5 06 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 14 6 1
Kentucky 2 6 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 7 02 9 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 2 08 5 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 3 08 3 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 3 08 4 0
LSU 4 3 17 4 1
Ole Miss 3 5 06 5 0
Mississippi State 1 7 03 8 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 8PPVW 27–795,416[2]
September 97:45 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 8
ESPNW 30–2795,797
September 163:30 p.m.at No. 4 FloridaNo. 8ABCL 37–6285,105
September 233:30 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 15
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
ABCW 52–1495,232
September 304:00 p.m.Oklahoma State*No. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
PPVW 31–095,319
October 72:00 p.m.at No. 18 ArkansasNo. 10PPVW 49–3152,728
October 147:30 p.m.at No. 12 AlabamaNo. 6ESPNW 41–1483,091[3]
October 2812:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 6
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
JPSW 56–2195,426
November 41:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
PPVW 42–093,433[4]
November 1812:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 4JPSW 34–3152,300
November 2512:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
JPSW 12–792,274
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Ohio State*No. 3ABCW 20–1470,797

Roster

1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 Jay Graham Jr
WR 11 Joey Kent Jr
G 66 Jason Layman Sr
QB 16 Peyton Manning So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 84 Shane Burton Sr
LB 93 Scott Galyon Sr
CB 18 DeRon Jenkins Sr
DE 1 Leonard Little So
DE 64 Steve White Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David Cutcliffe Offensive coordinator/assistant head coach/quarterbacks
  • Randy Sanders Running backs/recruiting coordinator
  • Pat Washington Wide receivers
  • Mark Bradley Tight ends
  • Steve Marshall Offensive line
  • John Chavis Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks Defensive line
  • Kevin Ramsey Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell Special teams/defensive ends

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jason LaymanTackle248Houston Oilers
DeRon JenkinsDefensive back255Baltimore Ravens
Shane BurtonDefensive end5150Miami Dolphins
Nilo SilvanWide receiver6180Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott GalyonLinebacker6182New York Giants
Steve WhiteDefensive end6194Philadelphia Eagles
Leslie RatliffeTackle7213Denver Broncos
Jeff SmithCenter7241Kansas City Chiefs

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References

  1. "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. "Vols keep it basic and like the result". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vols sack the streak". The Tennessean. October 15, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vol offense arrives late, but defense works early". The Tennessean. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  6. "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  7. "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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