'85 UT team righted program -- 'Sugar Vols' surprising for how far they came First Edition

The '85 Vols generated a tsunami of momentum that carried them to UT's first Southeastern Conference title since 1969, a 9-1-2 record and the climactic 35-7 rout of No. 2 Miami in the Sugar Bowl, which merited a No. 4 final ranking. Are there parallels between the '85 Vols and the �...

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Published inThe commercial appeal
Main Author Mike Strange Scripps Howard News Service
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Memphis, Tenn Gannett Media Corp 09.10.2005
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Dickey, Daryl
Fulmer, Phil
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Summary:The '85 Vols generated a tsunami of momentum that carried them to UT's first Southeastern Conference title since 1969, a 9-1-2 record and the climactic 35-7 rout of No. 2 Miami in the Sugar Bowl, which merited a No. 4 final ranking. Are there parallels between the '85 Vols and the '05 Vols? A few. What the '85 Vols accomplished was regarded as near-miraculous. If the '05 Vols win the SEC, win the Sugar Bowl and finish No. 4 it will be regarded as taking care of business, nothing more.
ISSN:0745-4856