1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1994 Tennessee Volunteers football
1994 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 45–23 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 22
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Kevin Mays; Ben Talley;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

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]

Eastern Division

CoachesNo. 18

APNo. 22

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1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Mississippi State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	8:00 p.m.	at No. 14 UCLA*	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 23–25	55,169	^[4]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Georgia	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–23	86,117	^[5]
September 17	6:30 p.m.	No. 1 Florida	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–31	96,656	^[6]
September 24	12:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 23	Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	L 21–24	41,071	^[7]
October 1	4:00 p.m.	No. 17 Washington State*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 10–9	95,556	^[8]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 38–21	94,997	^[9]
October 15	6:30 p.m.	No. 10 Alabama		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 13–17	96,856	^[10]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	PPV	W 31–22	74,200	^[11]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Memphis*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 24–13	94,690	^[12]
November 19	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 52–0	95,066	^[13]
November 26	12:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 65–0	38,816	^[14]
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (Gator Bowl)	TBS	W 45–23	62,200	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
James Stewart	Running back	1	19	Jacksonville Jaguars
Ron Davis	Defensive back	2	41	Atlanta Falcons
Aaron Hayden	Running back	4	104	San Diego Chargers
Ben Talley	Linebacker	4	133	New York Giants
Eli Herring	Tackle	6	190	Oakland Raiders
Billy Williams	Wide receiver	7	212	Arizona Cardinals

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