standing to #25, their best finish since 2011. Fulmer retired as Athletic Director in 2021. In 2018, Fulmer was named to the 2018 SEC Legends Class, honored at that year's SEC Championship game. In 2019, Fulmer was named East Tennessean of the Year by the East Tennessee Historical Society. In December 2019, Fulmer was named to ESPN's list of their top 150 college football coaches to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the sport. He was named #94. Family Fulmer and his wife have three daughters. In addition, Fulmer has a son. Head coaching record *Fulmer served as interim coach for the first three games of the 1992 season while Johnny Majors recovered from heart surgery. He was named full-time coach after the 1992 season, and led the team in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl. Tennessee credits the first three games of the 1992 regular season and the Hall of Fame Bowl to Fulmer, and the eight games in between to Majors. ^Fulmer's 1993 Tennessee team finished 9–2–1 (6–1–1), but Alabama subsequently forfeited the tie to Tennessee. See also List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches) List of NCAA Division I athletic directors List of Tennessee Volunteers head football coaches List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association References External links Tennessee Volunteers coach profile Tennessee football coaching record 1950 births Living people American football offensive linemen Tennessee Volunteers football coaches Tennessee Volunteers football players Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers athletic directors Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches Wichita State Shockers football coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees People from Winchester, Tennessee Coaches of American football from Tennessee Players of American football from Tennessee