1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1994 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 45–23 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 22
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Kevin Mays
  • Ben Talley
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 1 0 10 2 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 3 0 8 4 0
South Carolina 4 4 0 7 5 0
Georgia 3 4 1 6 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 6 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 0 8 0 1 10 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 1 1 9 1 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 3 0 8 4 0
LSU 3 5 0 4 7 0
Arkansas 2 6 0 4 7 0
Ole Miss 2 6 0 4 7 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach. Freshman Peyton Manning began the season as Tennessee's third-string quarterback, but injuries to Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt forced him into the lineup in a game against Mississippi State, which the Volunteers lost 24–21. In his first start the following week against Washington State, the Vols won, 10–9. They lost only one more game the rest of the season, finishing 8–4 with a 45–23 victory over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Vols Lose Quarterback, A Place in Top-25 Poll Key to Upset: Six Turnovers in Second Half". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose. September 25, 1994. p. 5C.
  2. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. p. 845. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
  3. ^ "Vols in Sync, Leave Hokies Flattened". The Washington Post. January 1, 1995.