# 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in SEC play and won the Florida Citrus Bowl, 45–17, over Michigan. Tennessee had National Championship aspirations late in the season. A loss in the SEC Championship to LSU ended any chance of a National Championship for the Volunteers.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 4:00 pm | Syracuse* | No. 8 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee | ESPN2 | W 33–9 | 107,725 |
| September 8 | 9:00 pm | at Arkansas | No. 8 | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas | ESPN2 | W 13–3 | 70,470 |
| September 29 | 7:45 pm | No. 14 LSU | No. 7 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee | ESPN | W 26–18 | 108,472 |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | Georgia | No. 6 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee (rivalry) | CBS | L 24–26 | 107,592 |
| October 20 | 3:30 pm | at Alabama | No. 11 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama (Third Saturday in October) | CBS | W 35–24 | 83,818 |
| October 27 | 7:45 pm | No. 12 South Carolina | No. 9 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 17–10 | 107,530 |
| November 3 | 2:30 pm | at Notre Dame* | No. 7 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, Indiana | NBC | W 28–18 | 80,795 |
| November 10 | 2:00 pm | Memphis* | No. 6 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee | PPV | W 49–28 | 107,221 |
| November 17 | 12:30 pm | at Kentucky | No. 6 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel) | JPS | W 38–35 | 69,109 |
| November 24 | 3:30 pm | Vanderbilt | No. 7 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee (rivalry) | CBS | W 38–0 | 102,519 |
| December 1* | 3:30 pm | at No. 2 Florida | No. 5 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, Florida (Third Saturday in September) (College GameDay) | CBS | W 34–32 | 85,771 |
| December 8 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 21 LSU | No. 2 | Georgia DomeAtlanta (SEC Championship Game) | CBS | L 20–31 | 74,843 |
| January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 17 Michigan* | No. 8 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida (2002 Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | W 45–17 | 59,693 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Originally scheduled for September 15, the UT-UF game (along with all sporting events that weekend) was postponed to a later date due to the September 11th Attacks.

## 2002 NFL Draft

The 2002 NFL draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tennessee had ten players selected.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
| John Henderson | DT | 1st | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Donté Stallworth | WR | 1st | 13 | New Orleans Saints |
| Albert Haynesworth | DT | 1st | 15 | Tennessee Titans |
| Fred Weary | G | 3rd | 66 | Houston Texans |
| Will Overstreet | DE | 3rd | 80 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Travis Stephens | RB | 4th | 119 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Andre Lott | CB | 5th | 129 | Washington Redskins |
| Reggie Coleman | T | 6th | 192 | Washington Redskins |
| Teddy Gaines | CB | 7th | 256 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Dominique Stevenson | LB | 7th | 260 | Buffalo Bills |
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