" You can't overemphasize recruiting, it's where it all starts". A total of 64 academic All-SEC honorees the past four years, including 19 in 1998. The No. 1 ranking in the AP poll for the remainder of the season. The first Tennessee team ever to post 13 victories in a single season, a record in 1998 that included a Southeastern Conference Championship Game and a Fiesta Bowl appearance for the nation-al title. A record of 45-5 from 1995 through 1998, the most victories over a four-year span in the school's history. Four consecutive seasons of 10 victories or more from 1995 through 1998. A total of 27 All-SEC players the past four years, including eight in 1998. A winning percentage that is the highest for any head coach in Vol football annals, putting Fulmer ahead of John Barnhill, who had held the top spot until the 1998 season. Reaching the 50-victory mark earlier in his career than any coach in Southeastern Conference history. Outstanding performances against traditional foes that have seen UT compile victory strings that have reached seven against Georgia, four against Alabama, six against South Carolina, 14 against Kentucky and 16 against Vanderbilt.