2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2001 Tennessee Volunteers football

SEC Eastern Division champion Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 20–31 vs. LSU
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 45–17 vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2001 record	11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 104,079)

2001 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee x		7	–	1		11	–	2
#3 Florida %		6	–	2		10	–	2
#13 South Carolina		5	–	3		9	–	3
#22 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
Kentucky		1	–	7		2	–	9
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#7 LSU xy$		5	–	3		10	–	3
Auburn x		5	–	3		7	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	4		7	–	4
Alabama		4	–	4		7	–	5
Arkansas		4	–	4		7	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2001 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in SEC play and won the Florida Citrus Bowl, 45–17, over Michigan.

Personnel

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 PM	Syracuse*	No. 8	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 33–9	107,725
September 8	9:00 PM	at Arkansas	No. 8	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	W 13–3	70,470
September 29	7:45 PM	No. 14 LSU	No. 7	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 26–18	108,472
October 6	3:30 PM	Georgia	No. 6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	L 24–26	107,592
October 20	3:30 PM	at Alabama	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 35–24	83,818
October 27	7:45 PM	No. 12 South Carolina	No. 9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	W 17–10	107,530
November 3	2:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–18	80,795
November 10	2:00 PM	Memphis*	No. 6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 49–28	107,221
November 17	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	No. 6	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 38–35	69,109
November 24	3:30 PM	Vanderbilt	No. 7	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	CBS	W 38–0	102,519
December 1*	3:30 PM	at No. 2 Florida	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	W 34–32	85,771
December 8	8:00 PM	vs. No. 21 LSU	No. 2	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 20–31	74,843
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. No. 17 Michigan	No. 8	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlanda, FL (2002 Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 45–17	59,693
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for Tennessee Football Games for the 2001 SEC Season

Originally scheduled for September 15, the UT-UF game (along with all sporting events that weekend) was postponed to a later date due to the September 11th Attacks.

Neyland Stadium hosted six Tennessee home games in 2001.

The 2002 NFL Draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following UT players were selected:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
John Henderson	DT	1st	9	Jacksonville Jaguars
Donte Stallworth	WR	1st	13	New Orleans Saints
Albert Haynesworth	DT	1st	15	Tennessee Titans
Fred Weary	G	3rd	66	Houston Texans
Will Overstreet	DE	3rd	80	Atlanta Falcons
Travis Stephens	RB	4th	119	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andre Lott	CB	5th	129	Washington Redskins
Reggie Coleman	T	6th	192	Washington Redskins
Teddy Gaines	CB	7th	256	San Francisco 49ers
Dominique Stevenson	LB	7th	260	Buffalo Bills

Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues	Shields-Watkins Field (1921-1962) Neyland Stadium (1962–present)

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

Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Hail Mary between the Hedges

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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