AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 1996 | Sat | (2) Tennessee | Nevada-Las Vegas | WAC | W | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (2) Tennessee | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 35 | 20 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (2) Tennessee | (4) Florida | SEC | L | 29 | 35 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1996 | Thu | (9) Tennessee | N | Ole Miss | SEC | W | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (7) Tennessee | @ | Georgia | SEC | W | 29 | 17 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (6) Tennessee | (7) Alabama | SEC | W | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (6) Tennessee | @ | South Carolina | SEC | W | 31 | 14 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (6) Tennessee | @ | Memphis | CUSA | L | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (12) Tennessee | Arkansas | SEC | W | 55 | 14 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (9) Tennessee | Kentucky | SEC | W | 56 | 10 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 30, 1996 | Sat | (9) Tennessee | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (9) Tennessee | N | (11) Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 48 | 28 | 10 | 2 | W 4 | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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