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2001 Tennessee

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2001, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 33–9; won at Arkansas 13–3; won vs. No. 14 LSU 26–18; lost vs. Georgia 24–26; won at Alabama 35–24; won vs. No. 12 South Carolina 17–10; won at Notre Dame 28–18; won vs. Memphis 49–28; won at Kentucky 38–35; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–0; won at No. 2 Florida 34–32; lost vs. No. 12 LSU 20–31; won vs. No. 17 Michigan 45–17+38−11Won 33–9 vs. Syracuse+24SyracuseWon 13–3 at Arkansas+10ArkansasWon 26–18 vs. No. 14 LSU+8No. 14 LSULost 24–26 vs. Georgia-2GeorgiaWon 35–24 at Alabama+11AlabamaWon 17–10 vs. No. 12 South Carolina+7No. 12 South CarolinaWon 28–18 at Notre Dame+10Notre DameWon 49–28 vs. Memphis+21MemphisWon 38–35 at Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 38–0 vs. Vanderbilt+38VanderbiltWon 34–32 at No. 2 Florida+2No. 2 FloridaLost 20–31 vs. No. 12 LSU-11No. 12 LSUWon 45–17 vs. No. 17 Michigan+28No. 17 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSyracuseW 33–⁠968%
Sep 8atArkansasW 13–⁠357%
Sep 29vs14LSUW 26–⁠1864%
Oct 6vsGeorgiaL 24–⁠2667%
Oct 20atAlabamaW 35–⁠2456%
Oct 27vs12South CarolinaW 17–⁠1065%
Nov 3atNotre DameW 28–⁠1859%
Nov 10vsMemphisW 49–⁠2884%
Nov 17atKentuckyW 38–⁠3582%
Nov 24vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠092%
Dec 1at2FloridaW 34–⁠3233%
Dec 8vs12LSUSEC Championship GameL 20–⁠3163%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs17MichiganCitrus BowlW 45–⁠1750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 45–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-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 6: 7
  5. Wk 7: 6
  6. Wk 8: 13
  7. Wk 10: 9
  8. Wk 11: 7
  9. Wk 12: 6
  10. Wk 13: 6
  11. Wk 14: 7
  12. Wk 15: 5
  13. Wk 16: 8
  14. Final: 4

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 2001.

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Henderson, DT

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
400–⁠251
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1735 +129 this season
SP+ rating
27.0 No. 3 of 117; offense No. 13, defense No. 4
SRS
21.3 No. 4 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinator
Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 34— allowed
Defense0.0own 29— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Jabari Davis RB★★★★★No. 8
Kevin Simon OLB★★★★★No. 24
Cedric Houston RB★★★★★No. 28
Derrick Tinsley RB★★★★★No. 41
Robert Boulware CB★★★★No. 44
C.J. Fayton WR★★★★No. 86
Montrell Jones WR★★★★No. 87

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs35.00.989
Receivers24.00.972
Linebackers15.00.991
Defensive backs14.00.983
Whole class74.60.984

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 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 1John Henderson DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 1Donte’ Stallworth WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 1Albert Haynesworth DTTennessee Titans
Rd 3Fred Weary OTHouston Texans
Rd 3Will Overstreet DEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Travis Stephens RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Andre Lott DBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Reggie Coleman OTWashington Redskins
Rd 7Teddy Gaines DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Dominique Stevenson LBBuffalo Bills

All-SEC

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠24
Florida6–⁠210–⁠23
LSU5–⁠310–⁠37
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠313
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠422
Auburn5–⁠37–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠4
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas4–⁠47–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠63–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠72–⁠9
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠9

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