| Phillip Fulmer spent decades as a college football | | | | coaching spot at his alma mater in Knoxville, TN in |
| coach from the years of 1974-2008. Coach | | | | 1980. Upon dutifully serving as an assistant at his |
| Fulmer is best known by most college football | | | | alma mater for 13 seasons Fulmer was awarded |
| fans for being the head coach for the University | | | | the coveted head coaching position when he |
| of Tennessee (UT) Volunteers from 1992-2008 | | | | replaced ailing head coach Johnny Majors. Majors, |
| during which time he compiled a cumulative record | | | | an All-American running back for the UT |
| of 152-52 as a head coach in Knoxville, | | | | Volunteers in 1956, found employment as the |
| Tennessee. | | | | head coach at the University of Pittsburgh after |
| Fulmer was born on September 1, 1950. After | | | | his spot in Knoxville was taken by Phillip Fulmer. |
| playing high school football at Franklin County High | | | | During the 16 seasons that Fulmer was the head |
| School in tiny Winchester, TN (population 7,329) | | | | coach at the University of Tennessee he won six |
| Phillip enrolled as a student at the University of | | | | SEC Eastern Division Titles (1997, 1998, 2001, |
| Tennessee in the fall of 1968. Fulmer walked onto | | | | 2003, 2004, and 2007), two SEC Championships |
| the football team and played offensive line in the | | | | (1997 and 1998), and one national championship in |
| highly competitive Southeastern Conference | | | | 1998. During his tenure as head football coach for |
| (SEC). After completing school in Knoxville Fulmer | | | | the University of Tennessee Volunteers Fulmer |
| found employment as an offensive line coach and | | | | sent literally dozens of players to the NFL. Within |
| later a linebackers coach at Wichita State | | | | the multitude of talent that came through the |
| University in Kansas. Fulmer made the city of | | | | doors at UT the player that stands out the most |
| Wichita his home while coaching there from | | | | as the greatest player that Fulmer ever coached |
| 1974-1978. Although Fulmer enjoyed the | | | | has to be accomplished quarterback Peyton |
| productive time that he spent in the state of | | | | Manning who has positioned himself to someday |
| Kansas the first position that football coaches | | | | be considered arguably the best quarterback of |
| take out of college is typically considered a | | | | all-time. |
| resume builder en route to greater aspirations. | | | | After suffering 21 losses in his last four years |
| When a contact with Vanderbilt head coach | | | | Fulmer was relieved of his coaching duties after a |
| George MacIntyre resulted in an assistant | | | | 28-10 victory over the University of Kentucky on |
| coaching position for Fulmer the young coach who | | | | November 28, 2008. The final victory against |
| at the time was still in his 20s jumped at the | | | | Kentucky came in a home game held at Neyland |
| opportunity to move back towards home | | | | Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee in front of a |
| (Vanderbilt is located in Nashville) and rejoin the | | | | capacity crowd of over 100,000 loyal fans. Lane |
| SEC. | | | | Kiffin, formally of USC and the Oakland Raiders |
| After a year with the Vanderbilt Commodores, | | | | replaced Coach Fulmer for the 2009 season. |
| Phillip Fulmer worked his way into an assistant | | | | |
