WATCH: Tennessee honors 1998 national title team before Florida game

Before a raucous crowd ahead of the Florida game Saturday night, Tennessee honored players from its 1998 national championship team.

Though they weren’t all in attendance, the captains were FB Shawn Bryson, PK Jeff Hall, G Mercedes Hamilton, LB Al Wilson and QB Tee Martin.

A public address announcement of the captains in attendance brought loud cheers from the packed Neyland Stadium.

The Vols knocked off Florida State that year in a season that finished 13-0 season. It was the program’s first national championship in 47 years.

The Vols and their fans have celebrated the anniversary throughout this fall, and they’re hoping some of the magic transfers to the new Jeremy Pruitt era.

Tennessee’s 1998 captains were honored before kickoff. #Vols pic.twitter.com/w6RFdcLqE4

— Marshall Hughes (@marshallhughes) September 22, 2018

You heard Al.

LET’S GO, #VolNation! 😤#PoweredByTheT pic.twitter.com/can1TSqkjF

— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 22, 2018

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.