In addition to all of the great memories associated with the 98 season, here are a few of our crowning achievements:
1990 Tennessee 45 Florida 3 (
‪Tennessee 45 Florida 3 (1990 Highlights)‬‏ - YouTube ), Spurriers first and worst loss to the Big Orange.
As previously noted, the Miracle at South Bend (
‪"Miracle at South Bend"‬‏ - YouTube )
86 Sugar Bowl (one of the most dominating, rewarding and inspired performances ever against a powerful and heavily favored Miami team)
‪Tennessee '86 Sugar Bowl Memories by Russ Finley‬‏ - YouTube . For a song that ultimately proved to be quite prophetic, see
‪Battle of New Orleans 1986 Sugar Bowl‬‏ - YouTube
2001 Tennessee 34 Florida 32 Eighteen point underdogs going into the game, Travis Stephens single-handedly smashes Florida in the mouth, rushing for roughly 230 yds and 2 tds., as the Big Orange drain the Swamp in Spurriers last home game as coach of the Reptilian Horde.
‪Fulmer Pre-Game Speech, 2001, vs Florida.‬‏ - YouTube
1969 Tennessee 41 Alabama 14. Tennessee dominated this game much more thoroughly than the final score indicated; they amassed a 34-0 lead before the Crimson tidy bowl boys scored a couple of late garbage touchdowns. Steve Kiner unleashed a performance for the ages against bama; he had five sacks, 11 tackles with five assists, four quarterback hurries, an interception and a forced fumble (
University of Tennessee Athletics Football ).
1990 Cotton Bowl One of the greatest performances ever by a Tennessee running back, Chuck Webb ran over, through and around Arkansas for 250 yds. and 2 tds. (
‪Chuck Webb's "relentless" day at the Cotton Bowl‬‏ - YouTube )
2002 Citrus Bowl In the afternoon of the Woodson heistman fiasco, this humiliating defeat of Michigan (45-17) was very sweet. See it again virtually in its entirety at
‪2001 Citrus Bowl (Tennessee Pummels Michigan 45-17)‬‏ - YouTube
2003 Tennessee 10 Miami 6 In a defensive slugfest that would have warmed Neylands heart, the Big Orange snap Miamis 28-game home winning streak, thus shutting Kellen Winslow Juniors big mouth. (
‪2003 - Tennessee Ends Miami's 28 Game Home Winning Streak (Video 2 - 2nd Half)‬‏ - YouTube )