1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1997 Tennessee Volunteers football
1997 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC champion; SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 30–29 vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl (BA NCG), L 17–42 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Leonard Little; Peyton Manning;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium; (Capacity: 102,854)
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 4 Florida	6	–	2	10	–	2
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	6
Kentucky	2	–	6	5	–	6
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
Mississippi State	4	–	4	7	–	4
Arkansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Alabama	2	–	6	4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Peyton Manning had already completed his degree in three years, and had been projected to be the top overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, but returned to Tennessee for his senior year.^[2] The Volunteers opened the season with victories against Texas Tech and UCLA, but for the third time in his career, Manning fell to Florida, 33–20.^[3]^[4]^[5] The Vols won the rest of their regular season games, finishing 10–1, and advanced to the SEC Championship Game against Auburn. Down 20–7, Manning led the Vols to a 30–29 victory. Throwing for four touchdowns, he was named the game's MVP, but injured himself in the process.^[6]^[7] The #3 Vols were matched up with #2 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Had Tennessee won and top-ranked Michigan lost to Washington State in the Rose Bowl, the Vols would have been expected to win the national championship.^[8] However, the Vols' defense could not stop Nebraska's rushing attack, giving up more than 400 yards on the ground in a 42–17 loss.^[9] As a senior, Manning won numerous awards. He was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Award, and the Best College Football Player ESPY Award, among others. However, he did not win the Heisman Trophy, finishing runner-up to Charles Woodson, a CB from Michigan, and the only defensive player ever to win the Heisman Trophy.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:45 p.m.	Texas Tech*	No. 5	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	W 52–17	106,285
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at UCLA*	No. 3	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	ABC	W 30–24	62,619
September 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 20–33	85,714
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–17	106,229
October 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Georgia	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	CBS	W 38–13	106,656
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 9	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	W 38–21	83,091
November 1	12:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	JPS	W 22–7	106,301
November 8	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Southern Miss*	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 44–20	107,073
November 15	8:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 5	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas	ESPN2	W 30–22	53,235
November 22	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 5	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	ESPN2	W 59–31	61,076
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 3	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)	CBS	W 17–10	106,683
December 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Auburn	No. 3	Georgia Dome Atlanta (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	W 30–29	74,896
January 2	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 3	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 17–42	74,002
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	5 (8)	5 (7)	3 (7)	4 (6)	4 (6)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	3	3	3	7
Coaches Poll	5 (8)	5 (8)	3 (10)	4 (5)	4 (6)	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	5	5	3	3	3	8

Personnel

1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`24`	Shawn Bryson	Jr
OT	`67`	Chad Clifton	So
OL		Cosey Coleman
WR		Jermaine Copeland
WR		Graff Corby
RB		Phillip Crosby
RB		Brian Darden
TE		Eric Diogu
RB		Derrick Edmonds
OL		Mercedes Hamilton
RB		Travis Henry
TE		Neil Johnson
RB		Mark Levine
RB		Jamal Lewis
QB	`16`	Peyton Manning	Sr
WR		David Martin
QB	`17`	Tee Martin	So
WR	`88`	Andy McCullough	Sr
WR	`12`	Marcus Nash	Sr
TE		Antron Peebles
WR	`37`	Peerless Price	Jr
OL		Spencer Riley
OL		Diron Robinson
WR	`81`	Benjie Shuler	Sr
RB		Travis Stephens
C	`70`	Trey Teague	Sr
WR		Cedrick Wilson

Defense Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team
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Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`99`	Eric Brown	Sr
DE	`91`	Jonathan Brown	Sr

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1997 Tennessee Volunteers football

SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 30–29 vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl (BA NCG), L 17–42 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Leonard Little Peyton Manning
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 102,854)^[1]
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →