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1999 Tennessee

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1999, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 42–17; lost at No. 4 Florida 21–23; won vs. Memphis 17–16; won vs. Auburn 24–0; won vs. No. 10 Georgia 37–20; won at No. 10 Alabama 21–7; won vs. South Carolina 30–7; won vs. No. 24 Notre Dame 38–14; lost at Arkansas 24–28; won at Kentucky 56–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–10; lost vs. No. 3 Nebraska 21–31+35−10Won 42–17 vs. Wyoming+25WyomingLost 21–23 at No. 4 Florida-2No. 4 FloridaWon 17–16 vs. Memphis+1MemphisWon 24–0 vs. Auburn+24AuburnWon 37–20 vs. No. 10 Georgia+17No. 10 GeorgiaWon 21–7 at No. 10 Alabama+14No. 10 AlabamaWon 30–7 vs. South Carolina+23South CarolinaWon 38–14 vs. No. 24 Notre Dame+24No. 24 Notre DameLost 24–28 at Arkansas-4ArkansasWon 56–21 at Kentucky+35KentuckyWon 38–10 vs. Vanderbilt+28VanderbiltLost 21–31 vs. No. 3 Nebraska-10No. 3 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWyomingW 42–⁠1781%
Sep 18at4FloridaL 21–⁠2344%
Sep 25vsMemphisW 17–⁠1690%
Oct 2vsAuburnW 24–⁠079%
Oct 9vs10GeorgiaW 37–⁠2071%
Oct 23at10AlabamaW 21–⁠762%
Oct 30vsSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠795%
Nov 6vs24Notre DameW 38–⁠1479%
Nov 13atArkansasL 24–⁠2871%
Nov 20atKentuckyW 56–⁠2171%
Nov 27vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠1092%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs3NebraskaFiesta BowlL 21–⁠3146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 31–⁠21 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1999.

2 consensus All-AmericansCosey Coleman, OG; Deon Grant, S

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 2
Points
369–⁠194
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1764 +43 this season
SP+ rating
26.7 No. 4 of 114; offense No. 17, defense No. 2
SRS
21.1 No. 5 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Captains
Chad Clifton, Dwayne Goodrich, Tee Martin, Billy Ratliff, Spencer Riley and Darwin Walker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 1Jamal Lewis RBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 1Shaun Ellis DENew York Jets
Rd 2Raynoch Thompson LBArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Chad Clifton OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Dwayne Goodrich DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Cosey Coleman OGTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Deon Grant DBCarolina Panthers
Rd 3Darwin Walker DTArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Tee Martin QBPittsburgh Steelers

All-SEC

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠110–⁠38
Florida7–⁠19–⁠412
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠213
Tennessee6–⁠29–⁠39
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠416
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠422
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠417
Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
LSU1–⁠73–⁠8
South Carolina0–⁠80–⁠11

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