The 1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2, placing second in the SEC's Eastern Division. Tennessee was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Volunteers lost to Nebraska. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Volunteers offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 194 points. After securing an undefeated national championship in the previous season, Tennessee lost to SEC East rival Florida, and saw Arkansas get revenge for the Razorbacks' loss in Knoxville in 1998, beating the Vols by exactly the same score of 28–24.
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Team players drafted into the NFL The Tennessee Volunteers had nine players selected in the 2000 NFL draft.
Jamal Lewis Running back1 5 Baltimore Ravens Shaun Ellis Defensive end1 12 New York Jets Raynoch Thompson Linebacker2 41 Arizona Cardinals Chad CliftonTackle2 44 Green Bay Packers Dwayne Goodrich Defensive back2 49 Dallas Cowboys Cosey Coleman Guard2 51 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Deon Grant Defensive back2 57 Carolina Panthers Darwin Walker Defensive tackle3 71 Arizona Cardinals Tee Martin Quarterback5 163 Pittsburgh Steelers
References
External links Season summary at Sports Reference