1996 Memphis upsets Tennessee and Peyton Manning!

[TooBoss4Sauce]

Lol!

[TennesseeVols1111]

Meh

[lightmyfire321]

This is the only win memphis has against UT sooooooooooooo. This game is the only game that actually mattered, UT had a chance to go to a great bowl game but memphis soiled it. so fuck UT

[Wilhelm1617]

he was down at :26...too bad there was no replay in 96. That's why I say beat them so bad there is no chance for mistakes to change the game.

[lightmaster275]

@Wilhelm1617 Not exactly. His knees were never down

[Wilhelm1617]

@lightmaster275 If anything other than your hand or foot touches the ground you're down. Look closely at :26 as his elbow and then entire forearm touches the ground.

[Wilhelm1617]

I'm no geography major, but I grew up in Nashville. Knoxville to Memphis is NOT a short trip.

[daoneproductions]

@2012nebula did you watch the video?!?

[2012nebula]

I guess memphis has to have some sort of bright side in their horrible football program. seriously memphis, you're program is pathetic, and this win was a fluke beyond belief. lmao at memphis football...and basketball, since you cant beat us at that either.

[mawoods2]

@2012nebula Take ya shots at us in football because we deserve it but dont everrrr mention the Vols being better than us in basketball. Last I checked, yall never even been to a NCAA basketball championship game nor a Final Four! Lmao!

[2012nebula]

@mawoods2 Yes, you're right. Too bad that was vacated for you punks. And besides, you lost. We also lead the series...so yes we are better than you.

[92ridethelightning92]

Memphis=LITTLE BROTHER! LOL!

1-22 vs UT ALL-TIME IN FOOTBALL

8-13 vs UT ALL-TIME IN BASKETBALL

50-14(F-BALL) and 104-84(B-BALL) this year,little bro!

DEAL WITH IT.

[fjd124]

Is this a bigger upset than Appalachian State beating Michigan?

[92ridethelightning92]

@fjd124 No.

[pronkb000]

@fjd124 No, and probably not bigger than Stanford over USC. But until that wacky 2007 this may well have been the biggest upset in CFB history.

[triplehgreatestever]

Go Tigers!

[steelersd26]

@triplehgreatestever fuck you

[sctvhound]

Short trip to Memphis? It's 385 miles from Knoxville. 

[ericberryisgod]

he's not named after walter payton.

[trainsrule5]

walter payton manning?

[shaunnol]

Randy Sparague. I remember when he was the local sports guy in Dallas.

[UTEV2012]

wow the only win they'll EVER have over tennessee! we own u guys!

[crompton4heisman]

LMFAO 56-28....

[dmh36397]

fortminor- haha..one ring.how many do you have?? when you get one then you can call someone a choking cocksucker..its easy to sit your fat ass in front of a computer and call someone a loser...you are an idiot....

[KoachKrab127]

The guy reeturning the punt was down. His elbow hit the ground. Bad call by the ref. If they had replay back then, it would've been overturned.

[muxkic]

that rule didn't come in to effect until 98 or 99, therefore, not down

[rowdireptile]

0-6 versus Danny! (lost twice to him when he was with the Saints)

[crompton4heisman]

lol then martin beat UF on his first try....

[ericberryisgod]

@rowdireptile

1-0 vs gator qb's in the super bowl.

[rowdireptile]

Ahhh I rememeber this... At the Florida Tennessee game there were guys with pieces of the memphis goalpost who were there solely because they hated Tennessee.... ahhh good memories! Peyton 0-4 vs Florida!

[chrisuncleahmad]

@rowdireptile The fascinating part about Florida being 4-0 against Manning- from 1995 to 1997, this was one of only two times a team not named Florida beat those Vols.

The other? Nebraska in the '98 Orange Bowl.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

again he hasnt played in a year. Id love to see peyton after not playing a year play. And agai 3 rings beats one. peyton is Bradys bitch.

[4Tracer]

@FortMinorsBiggestFan Who went to the super bowl and who didn't :)

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

@4Tracer I believe brady 4 times and manning 2. Correct me if im wrong. Oh and brady never threw a pick 6 in a big playoff game..

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

well what do you know? peyton chocking once again. He'll never be as great as God. I mean Tom Brady.

[WissMongler]

tom chokes against giants haha.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

3 rings? lol the offensive line didnt choke brady did of course. He definitely had more than .5 seconds in the pocket on every play.

[WissMongler]

really. explain how in previous game with the giants, he score 40+ points yet failed to throw more then two TDs in the Superbowl. He played with pressure against teams like ravens and eagles yet he managed to win...why I dunno. it was the regular season. Brady choked in SB42 and the other three superbowls were won by adams leg and defense. without Adam...Brady= Choker, without Moss Brady= average.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

he had like 1 sec in the pocket at least in those games. Against the giants he was pressured within like milliseconds.

[WissMongler]

no on every down. He was to hesitant. He looked for welker on every play rather then to gamble on the long ball wit randy moss. it didnt stop him in the regular season but all to cocky in the post season. how he beat the jags and jaguars was the lack of a gmen past rush. But the giants secondary is not that perfect. Tom couldve and shouldve won. But with no vinnie and a stupid play call in the redzone cost a perfect season. It was not all bradies fault but only if had scored at least 20+ points.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

he scored when it mattered moron. The defense gave up a td with like 30 secs to go. No quarterback can do shit with 20 seconds left. If the d stopped the giants, Nobody would of said that Brady choked.

[WissMongler]

really. 20 seconds? tell that to the bengals...broncos scored a unlikely touchdown with what 24 or so seconds.... so in all. it is possible.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

in a game. We are talking about a superbowl and miracles dont usually happen..

[WissMongler]

oh..but it can. not often but it can. brady able to release the ball faster then most qb but he didnt and he was supposed t win but did it for one drive.... and why not run no huddle....

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

when the ball drops the clock stops. i mean im done with you... Brady is God that gets bitches, Manning is a choking cocksucker with one ring, where the defense carried him through and not the offense because he was awful.

[WissMongler]

he almost lost to the bills...53 passes and only 2tds. one from bills fumble...hardly that great without defense.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

do you consider the fact that he hasnt played a game since like a year ago/? preseasons are easy because the opposing teams best players are sidelined.

[FortMinorsBiggestFan]

like peyton had a good game against the jaguars. Brady had a better game then peyton and he hasnt played in a year. look up the stats.

[WissMongler]

really ..the jets didnt allow him to score a TD. And he has randy moss....

[DolFan316]

The Tigers had around 80 yards of total offense for the GAME before driving over 70 yards for the winning TD, that was the best and most hilarious bit :-)

[DolFan316]

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Vol fans will never live this one down! From national title pretenders--I mean contenders, to not even the best team in their own state, I loved it!

I remember watching this only because there was literally nothing else on TV and thinking to myself okay, I'll only watch until the Vols pull ahead by more than one score and then off goes the TV. And it never happened :-)

BTW one of the announcers was none other than Mike Mayock, the NFL Network draft guru. LOL

[j10eff]

elbow is down!

[chantebogard11]

ut got the advantage in football but we would kill yall any day in basketball

[lushsector9]

We saw that one before... Never was a killing even when you had you best Team cheating can get you

[memvolkg]

Most MEmphis fans are redneck fans that live in Horn Lake or Southaven, MS and can't afford to live in the nice areas of TN

[mphstgrfreak]

BADASS game. i went to this when i was 6 years old and i still have the ticket.  GO TIGERS BABY! FUCK YOU TENNESSEE I DONT BLEED ORANGE I PISS IT!!!

[jthornton17]

I guess this loss isn't so bad after ut lost to wyoming at home this year.

[volfan5116]

GO VOLS. memPISS sucks. UT owns u in football and basketball.

[Budrow089]

no ur a damn idiot any part of ur arm of knee and ur down

[jkbezo]

I remember watching the highlights at a bar, while staying at my cousin's in Indianapolis. I couldn't believe what I saw. I had to ask some guy next to me what was the score again and who won? I thought I had too much to drink. Peyton highscoring offense was just shutdown the almost the whole game. WOW.

[Tennesseevols16PM]

Tennessee won their bowl game that year.he was down on that return no question. GO VOLS!!

[japs209]

wow his elbow was CLEARLY down on the punt return.

[ragingteddybear]

elbow doesn't matter...his knee has to be down...

[franzferdinand094]

@ragingteddybear yes it does. his elbow hits the turf, the play is dead

[UTbuckeye93]

Ok, um, ever since then whose beaten u not just in football but in basketball too?!?!? O yea, TENNESSEE!!!!!!! So shut ur mouth, no one gives a crap bout this game anymore!!!! Go vols!!! And orange rocks!!!!!!

[Aenema28]

GO TIGERS!!!..Nothing sucks like a big orange

[franzferdinand094]

has memphis beaten tennessee in any sport since then?

[jkbezo]

Basketball a few times.

[charlieniehaus]

@Aenema28 except for the whole city of memphis...

[tennesseevolsown]

@Aenema28 nothing sucks like memphis....50-14 bitch

[chrisuncleahmad]

How did Tennessee fare in their bowl game that year?

[thewombatmethod1]

nice to see that the UT crybababies are still whining about this one.

[IdowhatIwant88]

lol at that winning play of year when his elbow as clearly down

[Bearhug126]

Collierville . germantown

[slappy1234567]

Tigggggggggggggggggggggggggggg­ggggggggers!

[raenglan]

memphis, the wannabee school in the state of Tennessee. Rocky Top forever hoes!

[rcfreak7777]

Yep, that was the best thing to ever happen to memphis. The 2nd best thing was the birth of Elvis. LOL

[JudyGurl]

i was there :))

[hezzron73]

Even back then Payton knew how to choke.......

[rcfreak7777]

The only thing he has choked on as of late is his NFL championship ring from kissing it too much.

He will go down as the best QB ever to touch the ball. Thats a fact.

[TigerFanSinceBorn]

GO TIGERS

[rml4224]

UT-Bite me Tigers rule!

[cmartel2]

Welcome to the U of M, where the McWherter Library is always a freaking ghost town, even during finals week. It's not even a legitimate university in the way that a Mississippi State or even Southern Mississippi is. Just good ole Tiger High. They're still talking about this win in Memphis. I imagine they will be 10 years from now, as well.

[immadomi]

dont b talkin bout memphis at all,if u been here u wood no its a ghetto city,so its jus a warnin

[Rockytoptenn45]

The only guy on the Volunteer team from last year was Dane Bradshaw and he went to White Station. The only guy on this year's roster from Memphis is J.P. Prince ,but the other 6 Tennesseeans are from Knoxville,Cleveland,Pulaski,an­d Bolivar Tennesee. Not to mention their biggest star isnt from Tennessee. I live in Memphis and I get sick of all the Tiger hype. Sure they'l be good ,but Tennessee will be darn good too. Memphis better not overlook them this year.

[Rockytoptenn45]

You just wait Memphis! UT is starting in the top 5 this year too! Stay as ignorant as you are Tiger fans ,and keep saying Memphis will smoke UT again this year. That'll just let UT let you guys have it once again. Memphis has nothing to brag about. Win a title in basketball for a change. haha! Chris Lofton will school Memphis again if its Antonio Anderson, Doneal Mack, or Chris Douglas-Roberts guarding him. They couldn't guard him worth a lick!

[Rockytoptenn45]

What is this shit hating on UT! Im sorry Tiger High. Tennessee owns you! Tiger High is located in a shit hole called Orangemound! Tennessee owned your ignorant monkey asses in Knoxville last year when all the Tigger fans said theyd smoke us. Lofton is better than anybody Tiger High has to offer! Bring it on Tiggers! Ill be wearing my orange at the Forum. Atleast I'll be rooting for a school thats won a couple national titles in their sports. What about Memphis? LMAO! Tiger fans get a life!

[Jmac54cc]

Well guess what Im a Volunteer who lives in Orange Mound or as u like to call it a shit hole. Lets not forget much of the talent Tennessee has acquired came out of that shithole, so watch wat u say

[Jordan23c]

What a kick return!

[orangebowlchamps]

wow what an upset

[mizzoucowboy]

Who is Payton? :) Never heard of him, at least not spelled that way.

[deanw0rmer]

have your fun vowl fans ..... you have to pay the piper come february......we will have plenty of rest this time no 8 games in 11 days.....PAYBACK IS A BITCH

[atTheDude]

Yes, that was a horrible loss, but we own Tiger High, including in hoops, so whatever.

[gomemphistigers1]

yeah, that play won an ESPY that year...what a great day it was, all those sad lookin' orange wearing fools walking around confused and mad.

you don't even want to start the basketball crap...try gettin' past the sweet 16 for once...regulaer season games only matter to those who know they have no chance in the post-season.

but hey, come on down to FedExForum this year, you boys can see a REAL basketball team play...much better than the lesbo-ball you guys are accustomed to!

GO TIGERS!!!

[juniorcollins10]

76-58

[VOLSownTIGERS]

hey dumbshit joe, tennessee beat memphis in basketball and football this year EASILY, congrats on your ONE win in the history of football against us. and how can you say tennessee is a nobody in college basketball? we are gonna start the season ranked in the top 10. yeah thats a nobody.. yall didnt do much against ohio st either, did yall? big goliath joey dorsey with 0 points

[ethan3786]

Yeah yall started in the top ten EVEN the top 5...but guess what, MEMPHIS IS THREE DUMBASS

[GoTigersJoe]

UT basketball never played Memphis during our peak years in the 70s,80s,or 90s. They historically have only played Memphis when their program was down. Football will happen again, and I seriously doubt whether UT will ever manage to beat Memphis in basketball while Calipari is there. UT is a nobody in the world of college basketball. Hell they can't even make it past the sweet 16...ever.

[cody828282]

Hey look, another Memphis mental cripple gets exposed. Tennessee already dismantled Cal and his simpletons back in December. You know, the game where Lofton put up 34 en route to a 76-58 thrashing.

[GoTigersJoe]

Yep, I was there. Hard to believe those cripples went to the Elite 8, while UT failed to get past the sweet 16 yet again. They even managed to blow a 20pt lead at the half this time...way to go. See you in February at the Forum hillbillies.

[destenmorgan6]

thats because they couldnt get up by 20.and good job in the 70s at your peak when you lost to UCLA in 72.

[cody828282]

That will be the last (and only) time Memphis will ever beat Tennessee. 2006: Football=41-7 Vols. Basketball=76-58. Sorry Drew, but we own you in both categories. Football=20-1 while basketball leads 11-7 all-time against Memphis.

[gomemphistigers1]

what a game...he WAS NOT down...whole lotta sad orange folks that day...WAY TO GO TIGERS!!!

[duckman398686]

his elbow clearly hit the turf. therefore, yeah, he was down