2000 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (2nd as OC; 12th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (6th as DC; 13th overall season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 104,079)
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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

Roster

2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
DE 1 Jason Witten Fr
LB 22 Anthony Sessions Sr
LB 42 Eric Westmoreland Sr
DT 92 Albert Haynesworth So
DT 97 Kevin Young Fr
DT 98 John Henderson Sr
DE 99 DeAngelo Lloyd Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP12131211131121252121
Coaches Poll12121191311212524212125
BCSNot releasedNot released

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Travis HenryRunning back258Buffalo Bills
Eric WestmorelandLinebacker373Jacksonville Jaguars
David LeavertonPunter5142Jacksonville Jaguars
Cedrick WilsonWide receiver6169San Francisco 49ers
David MartinTight End6198Green Bay Packers

Awards and honors

References

  1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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