Senate Resolution 21
S. Res. 21
Whereas the University of Tennessee Volunteers football
team (referred to in this resolution as the ``Tennessee
Volunteers'') defeated the Florida State University Seminoles
on January 4, 1999, at the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, to
win the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A
football championship;
Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers completed the 1998
football season with a perfect record of 13 wins and 0
losses;
Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Mississippi
State University Bulldogs to claim the 1998 Southeastern
Conference football championship;
Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers' Coach Phillip Fulmer, his
staff, and his players displayed outstanding dedication,
teamwork, selflessness, and sportsmanship throughout the
course of the season to achieve collegiate football's highest
honor; and
Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers have brought pride and
honor to Tennessee: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the University of Tennessee Volunteers
football team on winning the 1998 National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division I-A football championship; and
(2) commends the University of Tennessee Volunteers
football team for its pursuit of athletic excellence and its
outstanding accomplishment in collegiate football in winning
the championship.