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The Tennessee Volunteers' 1998 National Championship

In 1998, the Tennessee Volunteers' to be back-to-back SEC Champions.
football team opened their season with a What set the Vols apart in 1998 was not
win against Syracuse. UT fans their undefeated record, although it was
celebrated, but at that time, no one quite a feat. It was that they played
realized that this would be the year the the game like it should be played. They
Volunteers would become the "Team of were a unique team that was able to play
Destiny", and make history by completing as a whole on both sides of the ball with
the season with a perfect 13 wins and 0 a fierce determination and an unstoppable
losses record, winning the NCAA Division attitude.
IA National Championship. The final game was played at the Fiesta
In fact, many fans were concerned. Their Bowl in Tempe, Arizona against the
golden quarterback, Peyton Manning, was Florida State University Seminoles on
off to (one of the best young careers in) January 4, 1999. Offensive MVP Peerless
the NFL. How could they possibly come Price made two touchdowns, a 76-yard pass
back from the loss of such a leader? and a 79-yard pass. The other Big Orange
Head Coach Phillip Fulmer, who's been in touchdown came from Dwayne Goodrich's
that position since 1993, thought he had 54-yard interception return.
an answer to the fans' concerns. Fulmer While most fans wrote off the team's
believes in recruiting good players, chances for an amazing season due to the
working them hard and winning football loss of major players like Payton
games, and he was confident his young Manning, Fulmer saw it as a chance to
team could have a great season. bring up the younger players on the team
With the loss of quarterback Peyton and test their skills. His belief in his
Manning, Tee Martin stepped up to the young team created history, and Fulmer
role of starting quarterback. Other was honored with the National and SEC
offensive players included Travis Henry, Coach of the Year award.
a.k.a. "Block of Cheese", Travis The National Championship earned Fulmer a
Stephens, Peerless Price, and Cedrick six year contract renewal, and many of
Wilson. the starting players went on to join
The equally-talented defense included Al their former team mate Payton Manning in
Wilson, Shaun Ellis, Eric Westmoreland, the NFL.
and Derrick Edmonds, among others. Watching the University of Tennessee
During the 1998 football season, the Volunteers play football has long been a
unanimous national champ Volunteers were favorite pastime of East Tennesseans, and
also the Southeastern Conference football will continue to be so long into the
champions, where the Vols held an 8-0 future. But the fall of 1998 will live
record. They won the SEC championship long in many college football fans'
against the Mississippi State University memories as the magical year of the Team
Bulldogs, 24-14, which allowed the Vols of Destiny.




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