1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1992 Tennessee Volunteers football Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 12 12 9–3 5–3 Johnny Majors games 4–11 16th Phillip Fulmer games 1–3, bowl game Phillip Fulmer 4th Pro-style Larry Marmie 1st 4–3 Todd Kelly J. J. McCleskey Neyland Stadium Hall of Fame Bowl champion Hall of Fame Bowl W Won 38–23 vs. Boston College The 1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers were a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), in the Eastern Division and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three (9–3 overall, 5–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Boston College in the Hall of Fame Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 347 points while the defense allowed 196 points. Johnny Majors was to enter his sixteenth season as the Volunteers' head coach for the 1992 season. However, in August, Majors underwent emergency quintuple bypass surgery, and as a result Phillip Fulmer was named interim head coach.Slowed by Surgery, Majors Back with Vols 4B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w4IfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6869%2C5503848 The Tuscaloosa News Tuscaloosa, Alabama Associated Press September 22, 1992 March 18, 2012 After Fulmer led the Vols to a 3–0 start, Majors returned and led Tennessee to a 5–3 finish. By the end of the season, the university bought-out the remainder of Majors' contract, and on November 29, Fulmer was named as the Volunteers' new head coach effective after the Hall of Fame Bowl.Fulmer New Vols Coach 1B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DDkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1979%2C10431618 The Tuscaloosa News Tuscaloosa, Alabama November 29, 1992 March 18, 2012 However, on December 4, Majors announced he would not coach the team in the bowl game, and as a result Fulmer went on to coach the Volunteers to 38–23 victory over Boston College in his first game as Tennessee's full-time head coach.December 5, 1992 Majors Decides to Not Coach Tennessee in its Bowl Game https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vCRCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zqoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5255%2C4014649 March 18, 2012 The Daily News Associated Press Middlesboro, Kentucky 8 The school officially credits Majors with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3) and Fulmer with four wins and zero losses (4–0) for the 1992 season. Schedule 1992 AP Eastern September 5 1:00 p.m. w y 22 Southwestern Louisiana Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN 38–3 95,110 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-crowley-post-signal-tennessee-trampl/135218791/ The Crowley Post-Signal Tennessee tramples USL, 38–3 September 6, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com September 12 3:30 p.m. w y 20 Georgia 14 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry ESPN 34–31 85,434 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-vols-shock-dogs-3/135218985/ Kingsport Times-News Vols shock 'Dogs, 34–31 September 13, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com September 19 3:30 p.m. w 14 Florida 4 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry ABC 31–14 97,137 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-vols-one-again-redu/135219118/ The Orlando Sentinel Vols one again reduce Gators to road kill, 31–14 September 20, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com September 26 4:00 p.m. w y y 8 Cincinnati Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN PPV 40–0 96,597 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-rocky-uc-easily/135219244/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Rocky UC easily topped, 40–0 September 27, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 7:30 p.m. w y 7 LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 20–0 ESPN 68,318 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-vols-ramble-by-lsu-200/135148176/ The Jackson Sun Vols ramble by LSU, 20–0 October 4, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 12:30 p.m. l 4 Arkansas Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN JPS 24–25 95,202 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-arkansas-stuns/135163256/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Arkansas stuns No. 4 Tennessee October 11, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 3:30 p.m. l 13 Alabama 4 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Third Saturday in October ABC 10–17 97,388 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71599846/bama-still-owns-vols/ Johnson City Press Bama still owns Vols October 16, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 12:30 p.m. l y 16 South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC rivalry JPS 23–24 71,529 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-stumbling-vols-fal/135217791/ The Commercial Appeal Stumbling Vols fall short November 1, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 1:30 p.m. w y y 23 Memphis State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN PPV 26–21 65,234 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-beating-tige/135219507/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Beating Tigers never grows old November 15, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com November 21 1:00 p.m. w 20 Kentucky Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry 34–13 94,110 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-uts-majors/135102663/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel UT's Majors rides out a winner November 22, 1992 November 12, 2023 Newspapers.com November 28 2:30 p.m. w y 18 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry PPV 29–25 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-vols-outlast-va/135217056/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Vols outlast Vanderbilt in Majors finale 29–25 November 29, 1992 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1 11:05 a.m. w y y 17 Boston College 16 Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL Hall of Fame Bowl ESPN 38–23 52,056 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-fame-is-fleeting-bc-ov/135219758/ The Boston Globe Fame is fleeting: BC overwhelmed January 2, 1993 November 14, 2023 Newspapers.com 1992 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 14, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/1992-schedule.html Roster 1992 Tennessee Volunteers f 12 Jr Cory Fleming WR y 33 So James Stewart James Stewart (American football, born December 27, 1971) RB y 21 So Heath Shuler QB y 58 Sr Todd Kelly Todd Kelly (American football) DE y Johnny Majors (games 4–11) Phillip Fulmer (games 1–3, bowl) Phillip Fulmer – Offensive coordinator/offensive line David Cutcliffe – Quarterbacks/passing game coordinator Charlie Coe – Running backs Randy Sanders – Wide receivers Mark Bradley – Tight ends Larry Marmie – Defensive coordinator Ray Hamilton – Defensive line Bob Maddox – Defensive line John Chavis – Linebackers Tim Keane – Defensive backs Team players drafted into the NFL Tennessee Volunteers Player Position Round Pick NFL club Todd Kelly Defensive end1 27 San Francisco 49ers Dave Thomas Defensive back8 203 Dallas Cowboys Reference:Megargee Steve Many players on No. 25 Tennessee continue family tradition Savannah Morning News 2017-08-28 https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/college/2017/08/28/many-players-no-25-tennessee-continue-family-tradition/13865627007/ 2024-12-13https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm?redir 1993 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com March 19, 2012 References External links Season summary at Sports Reference Tennessee Category:Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Category:ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons Tennessee Volunteers football