2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a 5–6 record (3–5 SEC) in 2005. The Volunteers were given a preseason ranking of #23 in both the Coaches' Poll and the AP Poll.

2006 Tennessee Volunteers football
Outback Bowl, L 10–20 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 25
Record9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Phillip Fulmer (14th season)
Offensive coordinatorDavid Cutcliffe (1st season in stint, 8th overall season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (12th as DC; 19th overall season)
Base defense4–3 Multiple
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#  7 –1   13 –1  
No. 25 Tennessee  5 –3   9 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   8 –5  
No. 23 Georgia  4 –4   9 –4  
South Carolina  3 –5   8 –5  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   4 –8  
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 9 Auburn  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 3 LSU  %  6 –2   11 –2  
Alabama  2 –6   6 –7  
Ole Miss  2 –6   4 –8  
Mississippi State  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6).
Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium. The 2006 season saw a turnaround from the previous year's losing record. The Vols added four wins from the total of the previous season. Also notable was the breakout year turned in by wide receiver Robert Meachem who broke the single season school record for receiving yards.

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