2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2000 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (6th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 19 South Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 20 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 22 LSU   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     7 – 5  
No. 24 Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Arkansas   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Alabama   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:45 pmNo. 22 Southern Miss*No. 13
ESPNW 19–16108,064[1]
September 163:30 pmNo. 6 FloridaNo. 11
CBSL 23–27108,768[2]
September 234:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*daggerNo. 13
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
PPVW 70–3107,327[3]
September 307:45 pmat LSUNo. 11
ESPNL 31–38 OT91,682[4]
October 77:00 pmat No. 19 GeorgiaNo. 21
ESPNL 10–2186,520[5]
October 213:30 pmAlabama
CBSW 20–10107,709[6]
October 2812:30 pmat No. 17 South Carolina
JPSW 17–1484,200[7]
November 412:00 pmat Memphis*
FSNW 19–1763,121[8]
November 1112:30 pmArkansas
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
JPSW 63–20107,262[9]
November 1812:30 pmKentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
JPSW 59–20106,437[10]
November 253:30 pmat VanderbiltNo. 25
JPSW 28–2668,360[11]
January 111:00 amvs. No. 11 Kansas State*No. 21
FOXL 21–3563,465[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP12131211131121——————252121—
Coaches Poll1212119131121—————2524212125
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Donte' Stallworth So
QB 7 Casey Clausen Fr
WR 14 Cedrick Wilson Sr. Sr
RB 20 Travis Henry Sr
TE 83 Courtney Rogers Fr
TE 84 Neil Johnson Sr
WR 86 Josh Houston Sr
WR 87 David Martin Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 1 Jason Witten Fr
LB 22 Anthony Sessions Sr
LB 42 Eric Westmoreland Sr
DE 56 Bernard Jackson Jr
DT 92 Albert Haynesworth So
DT 97 Kevin Young Fr
DT 98 John Henderson Sr
DE 99 DeAngelo Lloyd Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 43 David Leaverton Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Woody McCorvey – Running backs
  • Pat Washington – Wide receivers
  • Mark Bradley – Tight ends/assistant offensive line
  • Mike Barry – Offensive line
  • John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks – Defensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Larry Slade – Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
  • Ryan Held – Graduate assistant
  • Shawn Quinn – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Travis Henry Running back 2 58 Buffalo Bills
Eric Westmoreland Linebacker 3 73 Jacksonville Jaguars
David Leaverton Punter 5 142 Jacksonville Jaguars
Cedrick Wilson Wide receiver 6 169 San Francisco 49ers
David Martin Tight end 6 198 Green Bay Packers

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Awards and honors

References

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  2. ^ "Gators get a break on last grasp". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vols hit 70 for first time since '29". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Volunteers upset in overtime". The Daily News-Journal. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia topples Tennessee". News and Record. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Another step back". The Anniston Star. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oh Henry! Vols rally past USC". The Index-Journal. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heartbreak hotel; Volunteers edge Tigers with late field goal". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clausen, Henry help Vols annihilate Arkansas 63–20". The Courier-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols shred Kentucky, 59–20". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Knocking down the 'Dores". The Jackson Sun. November 26, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Snow 'Cats; Kansas State turns back Tennessee in blustery Cotton Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2000 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.