1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Tennessee Volunteers football
1995 Tennessee Volunteers football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
1995 record	11–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis
Captains	Scott Galyon; Jason Layman; Bubba Miller;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium; (Capacity: 91,902)
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Sophomore Peyton Manning was a member of the team. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 27–7	95,416	^[2]
September 9	7:45 p.m.	Georgia	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 30–27	95,797
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Florida	No. 8	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September)	ABC	L 37–62	85,105
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ABC	W 52–14	95,232
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	No. 12	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 31–0	95,319
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Arkansas	No. 10	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas	PPV	W 49–31	52,728
October 14	7:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Alabama	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Third Saturday in October) (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 41–14	83,091	^[3]
October 28	12:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 6	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	JPS	W 56–21	95,426
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 5	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 42–0	93,433	^[4]
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 4	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	W 34–31	52,300
November 25	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	JPS	W 12–7	92,274
January 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Ohio State*	No. 3	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 20–14	70,797
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`25`	Jay Graham	Jr
WR	`11`	Joey Kent	Jr
G	`66`	Jason Layman	Sr
QB	`16`	Peyton Manning	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`84`	Shane Burton	Sr
LB	`93`	Scott Galyon	Sr
CB	`18`	DeRon Jenkins	Sr
DE	`1`	Leonard Little	So
DE	`64`	Steve White	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Phillip Fulmer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jason Layman	Tackle	2	48	Houston Oilers
DeRon Jenkins	Defensive back	2	55	Baltimore Ravens
Shane Burton	Defensive end	5	150	Miami Dolphins
Nilo Silvan	Wide receiver	6	180	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scott Galyon	Linebacker	6	182	New York Giants
Steve White	Defensive end	6	194	Philadelphia Eagles
Leslie Ratliffe	Tackle	7	213	Denver Broncos
Jeff Smith	Center	7	241	Kansas City Chiefs

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Peyton Manning was the first pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft.^[6]
Peerless Price was selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.^[7]

References[]

^ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ "Vols keep it basic and like the result". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols sack the streak". The Tennessean. October 15, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vol offense arrives late, but defense works early". The Tennessean. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[1] "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[1995ECU1-2] "Vols keep it basic and like the result". The Tennessean. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995Alabama1-3] "Vols sack the streak". The Tennessean. October 15, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1995USM1-4] "Vol offense arrives late, but defense works early". The Tennessean. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[6] "1998 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

[7] "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0	2	��	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll