1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 13–0 with a mark of 8–0, winning the SEC's Eastern Division title. Tennessee advanced to the SEC Championship Game, where the Volunteers defeated Mississippi State to secure the conference championship. Tennessee was then invited to the Fiesta Bowl, the inaugural BCS National Championship Game, where the Volunteers defeated Florida State to the program's second undisputed national title, and sixth overall. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee was expected to have a slight fall-off after their conference championship the previous season. They had lost quarterback Peyton Manning, wide receiver Marcus Nash, and linebacker Leonard Little to the National Football...

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