Worst Bowl loss

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Nebraska destroyed the Vols in 1997 and it pissed off Al Wilson and others and the Vols were ferocious in 1998. Some were hoping the Ohio State playoff performance last year would turn into obsessive motivation which did not occur but maybe the epic Vandy beatdown will accomplish that mission.

Illinois is solid enough to kick the Vols around if they are not ready to play.
 
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knox73 said:
Nebraska destroyed the Vols in 1997 and it pissed off Al Wilson and others and the Vols were ferocious in 1998. Some were hoping the Ohio State playoff performance last year would turn into obsessive motivation which did not occur but maybe the epic Vandy beatdown will accomplish that mission.

Illinois is solid enough to kick the Vols around if they are not ready to play.
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The factor that has been missing since Al Wilson is an Al Wilson style leader.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
VA Tech. I gave up 3rd row tickets to Widespread Panic across the parking lot because there was no way I would miss EBs last game. Kiffin coached like he didn’t want to be there. It was horrible.
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I about forgot about that game and for good reason. We had a 3-6 record in the georgia dome
 
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I was always a little disappointed with Casey Clausen’s bowl performances. He had the great game against Michigan. Then He got destroyed by Maryland in the peach bowl my freshman year and then again in the Peach bowl again the next year by Clemson.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
2009 game was a stinker 4 sure.

In Atlanta

against some ACC team......an extremely weak Clemson maybe before Dabo?

My memory blurs...
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VT. Legend has it he's been seen recently still running thru that stadium.

As good as Monte Kiffin's defenses were, he had no clue how to stop the spread/fast paced collegiate offenses of that era. 0-5 and mostly humiliated by them that year. Crushed everyone w a pro style offense.
 
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Big Orange Captain said:
The absolute worst fumbles at critical times. South Carolina 2005, Florida 2007, Auburn 2008 and the 2006 Outback bowl are just a few that come to mind.
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For someone who literally ran all over the NFL, he sure had lukewarm fanfare here when he left. I remember the Texans drafting him, or maybe just signing him as a UFA. I thought "that's waste of time". 😳
 
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Big Orange Captain said:
Well i started a thread with the best bowl win so it’s only right to flip the coin with the worst bowl loss. Mine is the 2002 Peach bowl and i was there guess that makes the experience even worse. We got drilled by Maryland 30-3 and didn’t even show up or look interested in being there at all. There was also some drama in the locker room with a player who was on his cell phone best i remember. We started the 2002 season ranked in the top 5 and were consensus preseason picks to win the SEC and compete for the national title. It ended on a thud in the Peach bowl loss finishing the season 8-5 and unranked. 2002 season was one of the most disappointing ones under Fulmer. My second one would be the 1998 Orange bowl lost 42-17 to Nebraska, going into the game if Washington St beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl then the orange bowl would’ve been the de facto national championship game. Unfortunately we got steam rolled and a less than 100 percent healthy Peyton had one of his worst games the outcome was never in doubt from the first quarter on.
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Maryland and Nebraska were the most humiliating losses in my memory. I don’t know what you call the loss to OSU last year, since it was a home game for them and not a neutral site, but that one stunk too.

Purdue and North Carolina music city bowl losses were referee screw jobs. The zebras always seem to interfere when we play Purdue.
 
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Would say 98 orange bowl but I think that loss motivated our team to win it all the next year.

Probably from memory 92 Fiesta bowl. Think we out gained Penn State by like 200+ yds but the 2nd half we just gave up
 
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Worst loss in terms of heartbreaking would have been the 1968 Orange Bowl. Others than hurt were the 1969 Gator Bowl & 1984 Sun Bowl (TRob fumbled late with the Vols in Reviez Fg range late down 28-27)

The worst from a playing performance was the 1992 Fiesta Bowl completely falling apart in the 2nd half & dominating the first, 1969 Cotton Bowl vs Texas & Kiffin’s debacle vs Va Tech(I don’t think Tennessee practiced a bid for that game).
 
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