2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2000 Tennessee Volunteers football
2000 Tennessee Volunteers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–35 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (6th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SEC's Eastern Division. Tennessee was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Volunteers lost to Kansas State. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:45 pm	No. 22 Southern Miss*	No. 13	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 19–16	108,064	^[1]
September 16	3:30 pm	No. 6 Florida	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 23–27	108,768	^[2]
September 23	4:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	No. 13	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 70–3	107,327	^[3]
September 30	7:45 pm	at LSU	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 31–38 ^OT	91,682	^[4]
October 7	7:00 pm	at No. 19 Georgia	No. 21	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–21	86,520	^[5]
October 21	3:30 pm	Alabama		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 20–10	107,709	^[6]
October 28	12:30 pm	at No. 17 South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	W 17–14	84,200	^[7]
November 4	12:00 pm	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	FSN	W 19–17	63,121	^[8]
November 11	12:30 pm	Arkansas		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	JPS	W 63–20	107,262	^[9]
November 18	12:30 pm	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 59–20	106,437	^[10]
November 25	3:30 pm	at Vanderbilt	No. 25	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 28–26	68,360	^[11]
January 1	11:00 am	vs. No. 11 Kansas State*	No. 21	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	FOX	L 21–35	63,465	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 19 South Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 20 Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	4
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	8
Kentucky	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 22 LSU	5	–	3	8	–	4
Ole Miss	4	–	4	7	–	5
No. 24 Mississippi State	4	–	4	8	–	4
Arkansas	3	–	5	6	–	6
Alabama	3	–	5	3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll