1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:1994
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Eastern Division
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:18
Aprank:22
Record:8–4
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Phillip Fulmer
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:David Cutcliffe
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Larry Marmie
Dc Year:3rd
Captain:Kevin Mays
Captain2:Ben Talley
Off Scheme:Pro-style
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Neyland Stadium
Champion:Gator Bowl champion
Bowl:Gator Bowl
Bowl Result:W 45–23 vs. Virginia Tech

The 1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach. Freshman Peyton Manning began the season as Tennessee's third-string quarterback, but injuries to Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt forced him into the lineup in a game against Mississippi State, which the Volunteers lost 24–21. In his first start the following week against Washington State, the Vols won, 10–9. They lost only one more game the rest of the season, finishing 8–4 with a 45–23 victory over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl.[1] [2] [3]

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
James StewartRunning back1 19 Jacksonville Jaguars
Ron DavisDefensive back241 Atlanta Falcons
Aaron HaydenRunning back4104 San Diego Chargers
Ben TalleyLinebacker4 133 New York Giants
Eli HerringTackle6 190 Oakland Raiders
Wide receiver 7 212 Arizona Cardinals
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Notes and References

  1. News: Vols Lose Quarterback, A Place in Top-25 Poll Key to Upset: Six Turnovers in Second Half . San Jose Mercury News. San Jose. 5C. September 25, 1994.
  2. Book: MacCambridge, Michael. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 2005. ESPN Books. 1-4013-3703-1. 845.
  3. News: Vols in Sync, Leave Hokies Flattened. The Washington Post. January 1, 1995.
  4. Web site: 1994 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. February 5, 2024.
  5. Web site: 1995 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221063800/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1995.htm. 2007-12-21.