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1995 Tennessee

11–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1995, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 27–7; won vs. Georgia 30–27; lost at No. 4 Florida 37–62; won vs. Mississippi State 52–14; won vs. Oklahoma State 31–0; won at No. 18 Arkansas 49–31; won at No. 11 Alabama 41–14; won vs. South Carolina 56–21; won vs. Southern Miss 42–0; won at Kentucky 34–31; won vs. Vanderbilt 12–7; won vs. No. 4 Ohio State 20–14+42−25Won 27–7 vs. East Carolina+20East CarolinaWon 30–27 vs. Georgia+3GeorgiaLost 37–62 at No. 4 Florida-25No. 4 FloridaWon 52–14 vs. Mississippi State+38Mississippi Sta…Won 31–0 vs. Oklahoma State+31Oklahoma StateWon 49–31 at No. 18 Arkansas+18No. 18 ArkansasWon 41–14 at No. 11 Alabama+27No. 11 AlabamaWon 56–21 vs. South Carolina+35South CarolinaWon 42–0 vs. Southern Miss+42Southern MissWon 34–31 at Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 12–7 vs. Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltWon 20–14 vs. No. 4 Ohio State+6No. 4 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsEast CarolinaW 27–⁠775%
Sep 9vsGeorgiaW 30–⁠2769%
Sep 16at4FloridaL 37–⁠6237%
Sep 23vsMississippi StateW 52–⁠1470%
Sep 30vsOklahoma StateW 31–⁠086%
Oct 7at18ArkansasW 49–⁠3159%
Oct 14at11AlabamaW 41–⁠1439%
Oct 28vsSouth CarolinaW 56–⁠2181%
Nov 4vsSouthern MissW 42–⁠084%
Nov 18atKentuckyW 34–⁠3183%
Nov 25vsVanderbiltW 12–⁠792%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4Ohio StateCitrus BowlW 20–⁠1449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 20–⁠14 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 5
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Wk 16: 4
  17. Final: 3

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 3
Points
431–⁠228
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1781 +143 this season
SP+ rating
24.6 No. 9 of 107; offense No. 7, defense No. 20
SRS
21.0 No. 6 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Captains
Scott Galyon, Jason Layman and Bubba Miller
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 2Jason Layman OTHouston Oilers
Rd 2DeRon Jenkins DBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Shane Burton DTMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Nilo Silvan WRTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Scott Galyon LBNew York Giants
Rd 6Steve White DEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Leslie Ratliffe OTDenver Broncos
Rd 7Jeff Smith CKansas City Chiefs

All-SEC

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠12
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠13
Arkansas6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama5–⁠38–⁠321
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠422
LSU4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.