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2000 Tennessee

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2000, game by game: won vs. No. 22 Southern Miss 19–16; lost vs. No. 6 Florida 23–27; won vs. UL Monroe 70–3; lost at LSU 31–38; lost at No. 19 Georgia 10–21; won vs. Alabama 20–10; won at No. 17 South Carolina 17–14; won at Memphis 19–17; won vs. Arkansas 63–20; won vs. Kentucky 59–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 28–26; lost vs. No. 11 Kansas State 21–35+67−14Won 19–16 vs. No. 22 Southern Miss+3No. 22 Southern MissLost 23–27 vs. No. 6 Florida-4No. 6 FloridaWon 70–3 vs. UL Monroe+67UL MonroeLost 31–38 at LSU-7LSULost 10–21 at No. 19 Georgia-11No. 19 GeorgiaWon 20–10 vs. Alabama+10AlabamaWon 17–14 at No. 17 South Carolina+3No. 17 South CarolinaWon 19–17 at Memphis+2MemphisWon 63–20 vs. Arkansas+43ArkansasWon 59–20 vs. Kentucky+39KentuckyWon 28–26 vs. Vanderbilt+2VanderbiltLost 21–35 vs. No. 11 Kansas State-14No. 11 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs22Southern MissW 19–⁠1667%
Sep 16vs6FloridaL 23–⁠2763%
Sep 23vsUL MonroeW 70–⁠386%
Sep 30atLSUL 31–⁠3870%
Oct 7at19GeorgiaL 10–⁠2147%
Oct 21vsAlabamaW 20–⁠1059%
Oct 28at17South CarolinaW 17–⁠1456%
Nov 4atMemphisW 19–⁠1765%
Nov 11vsArkansasW 63–⁠2077%
Nov 18vsKentuckyW 59–⁠2087%
Nov 25vsVanderbiltW 28–⁠2683%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11Kansas StateCotton BowlL 21–⁠3548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 35–⁠21 in the Cotton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 21
  8. Wk 14: 25
  9. Wk 15: 21
  10. Wk 16: 21

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 2000.

Outland TrophyJohn Henderson, DT

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Henderson, DT

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
380–⁠247
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1660 −16 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 29 of 116; offense No. 30, defense No. 37
SRS
9.9 No. 27 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Mike Munoz OT★★★★★No. 10
O.J. Owens S★★★★★No. 14
Jason Respert OC★★★★★No. 22
Casey Clausen PRO★★★★★No. 23
Sean Young OG★★★★★No. 29
Karlton Neal WDE★★★★No. 79
Rashad Baker S★★★★No. 81
Robert Peace ILB★★★★No. 104

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.50.976
Offensive line35.00.991
Defensive line34.00.965
Linebackers14.00.964
Defensive backs24.50.983
Whole class114.50.977

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 2Travis Henry RBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Eric Westmoreland LBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5David Leaverton PJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Cedrick Wilson WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6David Martin TEGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠110–⁠310
Auburn6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠38–⁠419
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠4
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠420
LSU5–⁠38–⁠422
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠424
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Alabama3–⁠53–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠8
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠9

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