PHOTOS: Tennessee defeats Florida State to win 1998 national championship

PHOTOS: Tennessee defeats Florida State to win 1998 national championship

Tennessee won the 1998 BCS national championship.

The Vols defeated Florida State, 23-16, in the inaugural BCS national championship game on Jan. 4, 1999 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

The matchup between Tennessee and the Seminoles featured two Hall of Fame head coaches Bobby Bowden and Phillip Fulmer.

Fulmer was 152–52 during his Tennessee head coaching tenure.

Bowden was 377–129–4 during his head coaching career and won the 1993 and 1999 national championships at Florida State.

Below are photos from Tennessee’s victory over Florida State in the inaugural BCS national championship game.