2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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The 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee
in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
. Phillip Fulmer
was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer....
. Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer is a TV college football analyst and the former head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, who compiled a 152–52 record from 1992–2008 as head coach, but was fired during a 5–7 season in 2008...
was the head coach and led the Volunteers to an appearance in the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
Team players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Travis Henry Travis Henry Travis Deion Henry is a former American football running back for the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft... |
Running Back | 2 | 58 | Buffalo Bills 2001 Buffalo Bills season The 2001 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s forty-second season. Previous head coach Wade Phillips was relieved of his duties as coach and replaced by Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.... |
| Eric Westmoreland Eric Westmoreland Eric Westmoreland is a former linebacker in the NFL who played from 2001–2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.... |
Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Jacksonville Jaguars 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's seventh year in the National Football League.-2001 NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *... |
| David Leaverton | Punter | 5 | 142 | Jacksonville Jaguars 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's seventh year in the National Football League.-2001 NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *... |
| Cedrick Wilson Cedrick Wilson Cedrick Wilson is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft... |
Wide receiver | 6 | 169 | San Francisco 49ers 2001 San Francisco 49ers season -NFL Draft:-Schedule:-NFC Wild Card - January 13, 2002:*Green Bay Packers 25, San Francisco 49ers 15at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI-Milestones:*Jeff Garcia named to second consecutive Pro Bowl... |
| David Martin David Martin (American football) David Earl Martin is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft... |
Wide receiver | 6 | 198 | Green Bay Packers 2001 Green Bay Packers season The 2001 Green Bay Packers season ended with a loss to the St. Louis Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game, where Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw a career high 6 interceptions.-2001 NFL draft:... |
Awards and honors
- John Henderson, Defensive Tackle, Outland TrophyOutland TrophyThe Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in...