Vols football to honor 1998 national championship team at Florida game

Mike Wilson | Knoxville

Tennessee will celebrate the 1998 national championship team early this season, as it reaches its 20th anniversary.

UT announced Friday that its most recent national title-winning football team will be honored on Sept. 22 when UT hosts Florida at Neyland Stadium.

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Members of the 1998 Vols team, which claimed the program's sixth national title, will be in town for the weekend for a reunion. They will be joined by coaches and support staff.

Quarterback Tee Martin, who now is the offensive coordinator at USC, will coach the Trojans in a Friday night game against Washington State.

Tennessee defeated Florida State 23-16 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 4, 1999, to capture the first Bowl Championship Series national championship. The Vols finished 13-0 to win their first consensus national title since 1951.

UT opens the season at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 1 against West Virginia in Charlotte.

Kickoff for the Florida game will be announced at a later date.