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The 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The offense scored 437 points and the defense allowed only 185 points. Quarterback Peyton Manning was in his junior year and head coach Phillip Fulmer was in his fifth year.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV* | No. 2 | | PPV | W 62–3 | 106,212 |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | UCLA* | No. 2 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
| CBS | W 35–20 | 106,297 |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida | No. 2 | | CBS | L 29–35 | 107,608 |
October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss | No. 8 | | ESPN | W 41–3 | 62,640 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia | No. 7 | | ESPN | W 29–17 | 86,117 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama | No. 6 | | CBS | W 20–13 | 106,700 |
November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 6 | | JPS | W 31–14 | 82,808 |
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Memphis* | No. 6 | | CBS | L 17–21 | 65,685 |
November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 12 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee
| JPS | W 55–14 | 103,158 |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 9 | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)
| CBS | W 56–10 | 102,534 |
November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 9 | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 14–7 | 40,289 |
January 1 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Northwestern* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 48–28 | 63,467 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster[]
1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL[]
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Awards and honors[]
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- 1996 Southeastern Conference football season
- Tennessee Volunteers football seasons
- Citrus Bowl champion seasons
- 1996 in sports in Tennessee
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