2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2006 Tennessee Volunteers football
2006 Tennessee Volunteers football
Outback Bowl, L 10–20 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 25
Record	9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (12th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 25 Tennessee	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	8	–	5
No. 23 Georgia	4	–	4	9	–	4
South Carolina	3	–	5	8	–	5
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	4	–	8
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 3 LSU %	6	–	2	11	–	2
Alabama	2	–	6	6	–	7
Ole Miss	2	–	6	4	–	8
Mississippi State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a 5–6 record (3–5 SEC) in 2005. The Volunteers were given a preseason ranking of #23 in both the Coaches' Poll and the AP Poll.

Led by head coach Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium. The 2006 season saw a turnaround from the previous year's losing record. The Vols added four wins from the total of the previous season. Also notable was the breakout year turned in by wide receiver Robert Meachem who broke the single season school record for receiving yards.