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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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 8:00 p.m. at No. 14 UCLA * No. 13 ABC L 23–2555,169 [ 4]
September 10 7:00 p.m. at No. 23 Georgia No. 19 ESPN W 41–2386,117 [ 5]
September 17 6:30 p.m. No. 1 Florida No. 15 ESPN L 0–3196,656 [ 6]
September 24 12:30 p.m. at Mississippi State No. 23 JPS L 21–2441,071 [ 7]
October 1 4:00 p.m. No. 17 Washington State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 10–995,556 [ 8]
October 8 1:00 p.m. Arkansas Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN PPV W 38–2194,997 [ 9]
October 15 6:30 p.m. No. 10 Alabama ESPN L 13–1796,856 [ 10]
October 29 1:00 p.m. at South Carolina PPV W 31–2274,200 [ 11]
November 12 1:00 p.m. Memphis * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 24–1394,690 [ 12]
November 19 12:30 p.m. Kentucky Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) JPS W 52–095,066 [ 13]
November 26 12:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt JPS W 65–038,816 [ 14]
December 30 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech * TBS W 45–2362,200 [ 15]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FB
19
Mose Phillips
Sr
FB
20
Chester Ford
So
C
52
Mark Holland
Sr
C
59
Sam Pinner
Fr
C
71
Bubba Miller
Jr
G
73
Trey Peterson
Jr
G
74
Jeff Smith
Jr
G
67
Kevin Mays (C)
Sr
G
70
Trey Teague
Fr
OT
66
Jason Laymon
Jr
OT
72
Jarvis Reado
Fr
OT
65
Robert Poole
Fr
OT
75
Leslie Ratliffe
Jr
OT
79
Brad Lampley
Fr
QB
2
Todd Helton
Jr
QB
6
Brandon Stewart
Fr
QB
14
Jerry Colquit
Sr
QB
16
Peyton Manning
Fr
RB
5
Eric Lane
So
RB
19
Mark Levine
Fr
RB
24
Aaron Hayden
Sr
RB
25
Jay Graham
So
RB
33
James Stewart
Sr
TE
82
David Horn
Jr
TE
86
Dustin Moore
So
TE
87
John Sartelle
So
TE
89
Scott Pfeiffer
Jr
WR
Greg Kyler
So
WR
11
Joey Kent
So
WR
12
Marcus Nash
Fr
WR
21
Maurice Staley
Jr
WR
80
Billy Williams
Sr
WR
81
Benjie Shuler
So
WR
88
Andy McCullough
Fr
WR
83
Nilo Silvan
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
1
Ronald Davis
Sr
CB
13
Terry Fair
Fr
CB
18
DeRon Jenkins
Jr
CB
23
Shawn Summers
Jr
CB
26
Shane Begnaud
Fr
CB
34
Steve Johnson
Fr
CB
36
Troy Edge
Fr
CB
41
Troy Pratt
So
DE
46
John Emery
Jr
DE
90
Ben Talley (C)
Sr
DE
64
Steve White
Jr
DE
91
Jonathan Brown
Fr
DE
94
Billy Beron
So
DT
50
Bill Duff
Fr
DT
57
Leland Taylor
Sr
DT
77
Richard Howard
Jr
DT
84
Shane Burton
Jr
DT
91
Brent Gibson
So
FS
7
Jason Parker
Jr
FS
9
Tori Noel
So
LB
38
Greg Johnson
So
LB
44
Craig King
So
LB
45
Nick Jester
So
LB
47
Tyrone Hines
So
LB
3
Ronnie Pillow
So
LB
14
Quincy Prigmore
Jr
LB
22
Jesse Sanders
Jr
LB
42
George Kidd
Jr
LB
85
Anthony Hampton
So
LB
93
Scott Galyon
Jr
SS
28
Raymond Austin
So
SS
30
Cory Gaines
Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
43
Tom Hutton
Sr
PK
10
John Becksvoort
Sr
KR/PR
Nilo Silvan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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^ "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.
^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia . ESPN Books. p. 845. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1 .
^ "Vols in Sync, Leave Hokies Flattened". The Washington Post . January 1, 1995.
^ "Tennessee loses quarterback, game" . Star Tribune . September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee's ground game mows down Georgia in 41–23 tuneup" . The Courier-Journal . September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators add Vols to impressive wins list" . The News and Observer . September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi State topples Tennessee" . The Charlotte Observer . September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cougs can't stop Tennessee, suffer first loss of season" . The Bellingham Herald . October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols high on Hogs" . The Jackson Sun . October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols stall against Tide again" . The Tennessean . October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols fly past Gamecocks" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols thwart Memphis's rally" . The Commercial Appeal . November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Curry's nightmare over; Vols put Cats out of misery" . The Paducah Sun . November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Volunteers break record with 65–0 win over Vandy" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols romp in the Swamp" . The Tampa Tribune . December 31, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1994 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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