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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.[1] 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.[2][3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10][11]

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

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Eastern Division
    No.7Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
    No.10Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
    No.4Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
    South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
    Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
    Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
    Western Division
    No.11Auburnxy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
    No.13LSUx   6 – 2     9 – 3  
    No.22Ole 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

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    August 307:45 p.m.Texas Tech*No. 5
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
    		• ESPNW 52–17106,285
    September 63:30 p.m.atUCLA*No. 3
  • Pasadena, California
    		• ABCW 30–2462,619
    September 203:30 p.m.at No. 1 FloridaNo. 4
  • Gainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September) (College GameDay)
    		• CBSL 20–3385,714
    October 43:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 10
    • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		• CBSW 31–17106,229
    October 113:30 p.m.No. 15 GeorgiaNo. 10
    • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		• CBSW 38–13106,656
    October 187:00 p.m.atAlabamaNo. 9
  • Birmingham, Alabama (Third Saturday in October)
    		• ESPNW 38–2183,091
    November 112:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 8
    • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		• JPSW 22–7106,301
    November 84:00 p.m.No. 25 Southern Miss*No. 7
    • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
    		• PPVW 44–20107,073
    November 158:00 p.m.atArkansasNo. 5
  • Little Rock, Arkansas
    		• ESPN2W 30–2253,235
    November 2212:30 p.m.atKentuckyNo. 5
  • Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)
    		• ESPN2W 59–3161,076
    November 2912:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 3
    • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
    		• CBSW 17–10106,683
    December 68:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 AuburnNo. 3
  • Atlanta (SEC Championship Game)
    		• ABCW 30–2974,896
    January 28:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Nebraska*No. 3
  • Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl) (College GameDay)
    		• CBSL 17–4274,002
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

    • Rankings

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    See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP5(8)5(7)3(7)4(6)4(6)9999888553337
    Coaches Poll5(8)5(8)3(10)4(5)4(6)1010109887553338

    Personnel

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    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
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 99 Eric Brown Sr
    DE 91 Jonathan Brown Sr
    DL Jeff Coleman
    DL Bill Duf
    DE 93 Shaun Ellis So
    DB 13 Terry Fair Sr
    DB Cory Gaines
    DT 60 Matt Goodin Jr
    DB 23 Dwayne Goodrich So
    DB Tyrone Graham
    DB Deon Grant
    DL Ron Green
    DL Gerald Griffin
    DB Steve Johnson
    DE 1 Leonard Little Sr
    DB Tori Noel
    DL Billy Raltliff
    DE 58 Darwin Walker So
    DB 30 Cory Gaines Sr
    DE 22 Corey Terry Jr
    LB 46 Raynoch Thompson So
    DL Darwin Walker
    DB 42 Eric Westmoreland So
    DB 2 Fred White So
    LB 27 Al Wilson Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 4 Jeff Hall Jr
    P 43 David Leaverton Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • David Cutcliffe – Offensive coordinator/assistant head coach/quarterbacks
    • Randy Sanders – Running backs/recruiting coordinator
    • Pat Washington – Wide receivers
    • Rodney Garner – Tight ends/offensive tackles
    • Mark Bradley – Offensive line
    • John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
    • Dan Brooks – Defensive line
    • Kevin Ramsey – Defensive backs
    • Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
    • Kurt Roper – Graduate assistant
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    •   Injured
    •   Redshirt

    Game summaries

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    Texas Tech

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    See also: 1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
    Texas Tech at Tennessee
    1 234Total
    Red Raiders 0 3014 17
    • No. 5 Volunteers 7 17217 52

    At UCLA

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    See also: 1997 UCLA Bruins football team
    Tennessee at UCLA
    1 234Total
    • No. 3 Volunteers 9 1533 30
    Bruins 0 3318 24
           
    Scoring summary
    18:28UTSafety, Leonard Little sack of Cade McNown in end zoneTenn 2–0
    3:05UTCory Gaines 57-yard interception return (Jeff Hall kick)Tenn 9–0
    29:35UTJeremaine Copeland 24-yard pass from Peyton Manning (conversion)Tenn 17–0
    4:07UTMarcus Nash 39-yard pass from Peyton Manning (kick)Tenn 24–0
    UCLAChris Sailer ?-yard field goalTenn 24–3
    3UCLAChris Sailer ?-yard field goalTenn 24–6
    UTJeff Hall ?-yard field goalTenn 27–6
    4UCLASkip Hicks ?-yard pass from Cade McNown (conversion failed)Tenn 27–12
    UCLASkip Hicks ?-yard run (conversion failed)Tenn 27–18
    UCLASkip Hicks ?-yard pass from Cade McNown (conversion failed)Tenn 27–24
    UTJeff Hall ?-yard field goalTenn 30–24

    [12]

    At Florida

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    #4 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at #3 Florida Gators (2–0)

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Tennessee 0 7 7620
    Florida 14 6 6733

    atBen Hill Griffith Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

    Game information

    [13]

    Ole Miss

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    See also: 1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team
    Ole Miss at Tennessee
    1 234Total
    Rebels 0 368 17
    • No. 9 Volunteers 0 71410 31

    Georgia

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    See also: 1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team
    Georgia at Tennessee
    1 234Total
    No. 13 Bulldogs 3 703 13
    • No. 9 Volunteers 7 17014 38

    At Alabama

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    See also: 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
    Tennessee at Alabama
    1 234Total
    • No. 9 Volunteers 7 14107 38
    Crimson Tide 6 087 21

    South Carolina

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    See also: 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
    South Carolina at Tennessee
    1 234Total
    Gamecocks 0 007 7
    • No. 9 Volunteers 9 0310 22

    Southern Miss

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    See also: 1997 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
    Southern Miss at Tennessee
    1 234Total
    No. 24 Golden Eagles 7 670 20
    • No. 8 Volunteers 6 14213 44

    At Arkansas

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    See also: 1997 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
    Tennessee at Arkansas
    1 234Total
    • No. 5 Volunteers 7 7313 30
    Razorbacks 0 1066 22

    At Kentucky

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    See also: 1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team
    Tennessee at Kentucky
    1 234Total
    • No. 5 Volunteers 17 72114 59
    Wildcats 7 1437 31

    Peyton Manning threw for a school-record 523 yards and tied the school-record with 5 passing touchdowns in this high-scoring win over Kentucky. The single-game TD record fell in 2007 and the single-game yardage record stood until 2012. In all, Manning and Kentucky QB Tim Couch combined for 999 passing yards (Couch threw for a then-school-record 476 yards).[14]

    Vanderbilt

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    See also: 1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
    Vanderbilt at Tennessee
    1 234Total
    Commodores 0 370 10
    • No. 3 Volunteers 0 1070 17

    [15]

    Vs. Auburn

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    Main article: 1997 SEC Championship Game
    See also: 1997 Auburn Tigers football team
    Tennessee vs Auburn
    1 234Total
    • No. 3 Volunteers 7 3137 30
    No. 11 Tigers 13 790 29
           
    Scoring summary
    112:41UTPeerless Price 40-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick)Tenn 7–0
    10:25AubJaret Holmes 30-yard field goalTenn 7–3
    5:36AubBrad Ware 24-yard fumble return (Jaret Holmes kick)Aub 10–7
    1:27AubJaret Holmes 48-yard field goalAub 13–7
    214:12AubTyrone Goodson 51-yard pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick)Aub 20–7
    7:46UTJeff Hall 27-yard field goalAub 20–10
    311:56UTJ. Copeland 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick)Aub 20–17
    6:14AubFred Beasley 24-yard pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick)Aub 27–17
    1:06UTPeerless Price 46-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick)Aub 27–23
    1:06AubQuinton Reese 98-yard PAT returnAub 29–23
    411:14UTMarcus Nash 73-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick)Tenn 30–29

    The Vols struck first just over two minutes into the game, but found themselves trailing 20–7 only 48 seconds into the second quarter. Despite six turnovers, Tennessee clawed all the way back. Peyton Manning threw for 373 yards and 4 TD, including a game winning 73-yard touchdown to Marcus Nash.[16]

    Vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)

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    Main article: 1998 Orange Bowl
    See also: 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
    Tennessee vs Nebraska
    1 234Total
    No. 3 Volunteers 0 368 17
    • No. 2 Cornhuskers 7 7217 42

    Awards and honors

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    Team players drafted into the NFL

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    Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Peyton Manning Quarterback 1 1 Indianapolis Colts
    Terry Fair Cornerback 1 20 Detroit Lions
    Marcus Nash Wide receiver 1 30 Denver Broncos
    Leonard Little Defensive end 3 65 St. Louis Rams
    Jonathan Brown Defensive end 3 90 Green Bay Packers
    Trey Teague Center 7 200 Denver Broncos
    Andy McCullough Wide receiver 7 204 New Orleans Saints
    Corey Gaines Safety 7 231 Indianapolis Colts

    References

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    1. ^ "Nothing to Prove; Manning Made His Decision to Stay at Tennessee, and the Rest Is History". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 3, 1997.
  • ^ "Tenn. Jumps To No. 3 in Poll". The Washington Post. September 1, 1997.
  • ^ "UCLA Rallies in Second Half Against Tennessee, but Comes Up Short for Second Week in a Row, 30–24". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1997.
  • ^ Rhoden, William C. (September 21, 1997). "Manning's Nightmare Continues". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
  • ^ Sallee, Barrett (August 24, 2012). "Classic SEC Football: Tennessee Tops Auburn in the 1997 SEC Championship Game". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  • ^ Fulmer, Phillip (1999). A Perfect Season. Rutledge Hill Press. p. 7. ISBN 1-55853-798-8. Peyton had played with a lot of pain in the Orange Bowl because of an injury he had suffered in our SEC Championship victory against Auburn, and his mobility was limited throughout the game against Nebraska
  • ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. p. 1401. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
  • ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. p. 1462. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
  • ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. p. 1402. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
  • ^ "The 2005 ESPY Awards – ESPY Awards past winners". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  • ^ "1997 Heisman Trophy". Heisman.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
  • ^ "Tennessee 30, UCLA 24". UPI Archives. September 6, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  • ^ "No. 3 Gators Find Willing Volunteers". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  • ^ "Manning Passes for 523 Yards in Tennessee Win". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  • ^ "Vols win division crown, want more". The Tampa Bay Times. November 30, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  • ^ "Too Close for Comfort". The Los Angeles Times. December 7, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  • ^ "AAU Sullivan Award".
  • ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, p. 102.

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