Our 1st losing season was 7 seasons after we won. Hate Fulmer all you like, but it wasn't an immediate downhill slide.
Some thoughts to chew on courtesy of Jerre Haskew. They may need some updating but this is a few years old now.
Fulmer's record since 1998:
Losses to unranked teams 6 years in a row
6 consecutive seasons with 3 or more losses (8 out of last 9)
4 year records immediately following national championship:
- Fulmer ranks 57th out of 77 national champions since 1936
- Fulmer ranks 18th out of last 19 national champions?
Overall record 2005 - 2007: 18-13 (.581)
Overall record 2002 - 2007: 46-24 (.657); worse than any 5 year stretch since 1980 - 1984
SEC games 2005 - 2008 10-11
SEC East games 2005 - 2008: 6-7
4-10 (.286) vs. Ranked Teams 2005 - present
Lost 5 out of last 6 games vs. ranked teams (last 4 losses were non-competitive)
2006 Vol rushing defense gave up more yards per carry (4.70) than any Vol team since UTAD begin keeping the stats in 1951?
Consecutive seasons without SEC title: 9
Consecutive seasons without BCS bowl: 8
Consecutive seasons without top 10 ranking: 6
Seasons excluded from AP and/or Coaches Top 25: 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 (and probably 2007)
Seasons with 3 or more losses: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Seasons with 4 or more losses: 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
Seasons with 5 or more losses: 2002, 2005
Seasons with multiple losses to unranked teams: 2003, 2005, 2007
Consecutive seasons with a loss in last two games of season: 8
Seasons with double digit postseason loss: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 (every year they played in the postseason)
UT SEC Titles
1933 - 1939 2
1940 - 1949 2
1950 - 1959 2
1960 - 1969 2
1970 - 1979 0
1980 - 1989 2
1990 - 1999 3
2000 - 2007 0
Longest intervals without SEC title:
1. 1970 - 1984 (Bill Battle was fired)
2. 1957 - 1966 (Bowden Wyatt was fired)
3. 1999 - current
4. 1991 - 1996 (Majors was fired)
5. 1933 - 1937 (SEC formed in 1933 - Neyland was away in 1935)
5. 1941 - 1945 (Neyland was away during WWII - no team in 1943)
7. 1947 - 1950
7. 1952 - 1955 (Neyland retired after 1952)
9. 1986 - 1988
10. 1968
4-8 (.333) vs. Spurrier: (2-3 since 1998)
0-4 (.000) vs. Meyer
3-4 (.429) vs. Richt
1-3 (.250) vs. Tuberville (at AUB after 98, 3-3 overall)
1-3 (.250) vs. Saban
9-22 (.290) vs. above 5 coaches
SEC teams that Fulmer has a winning record vs. the current head coach: KY, Vandy, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and ARK
10-19 (.345) 1999 - present vs. FL, GA, LSU, AUB (thank God for Zook!)
8-18 (.308) 2000 - present vs. FL, GA, LSU, AUB
6-17 (.261) 2000 - present vs. FL, GA, LSU, AUB excluding games vs. Zook
6-16 (.273) 2000 - present vs. FL, GA, AUB
4-13 (.235) 2000 - present vs. FL, GA, AUB excluding games vs. Zook
6-11 (.353) 2000 - present vs. FL, GA
4-10 (.286) 2000 - present vs. FL, GA excluding games vs. Zook
3-5 (.375) 2000 - present vs. GA
8-16 (.333) vs. Top 10 teams 1999 - present
1-8 (.111) vs. Top 10 teams at home 2000 - present
6-14 (.300) vs. Top 10 teams 2000 - present
18-24 (.429) vs. Ranked Teams 1999 - present
9-17 (.346) vs. Ranked Teams 2002 - present
4-6 (.400) Bowl games since 1998 (all losses were by double digits)
5-6 (.455) Postseason record since 1998 including SECCG (all losses were by double digits)