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.

2001 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Eastern Division champion
Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 20–31 vs. LSU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Phillip Fulmer (9th season)
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (3rd as OC; 13th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (7th as DC; 14th overall season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x  7 1   11 2  
No. 3 Florida  %  6 2   10 2  
No. 13 South Carolina  5 3   9 3  
No. 22 Georgia  5 3   8 4  
Kentucky  1 7   2 9  
Vanderbilt  0 8   2 9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$  5 3   10 3  
Auburn x  5 3   7 5  
Ole Miss  4 4   7 4  
Alabama  4 4   7 5  
Arkansas  4 4   7 5  
Mississippi State  2 6   3 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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