1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1999 Tennessee Volunteers football
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Captains
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 1   9 4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 2   9 3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 3   8 4  
Kentucky  4 4   6 6  
Vanderbilt  2 6   5 6  
South Carolina  0 8   0 11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 1   10 3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 2   10 2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 4   8 4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 4   8 4  
Auburn  2 6   5 6  
LSU  1 7   3 8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2, placing second in the SEC's Eastern Division. Tennessee was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Volunteers lost to Nebraska. The team played home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Volunteers offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 194 points. After securing an undefeated national championship in the previous season, Tennessee lost to SEC East rival Florida, and saw Arkansas get revenge for the Razorbacks' loss in Knoxville in 1998, beating the Vols by exactly the same score of 28–24.