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2022 Tennessee Volunteers football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Golesh (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread/RPO
Defensive coordinatorTim Banks (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 2     11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 4     8 5  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     6 7  
Missouri   3 5     6 7  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
Western Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 2     11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas   3 5     7 6  
Auburn   2 6     5 7  
Texas A&M   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Josh Heupel.

On October 15, 2022, Tennessee beat the No. 3-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the rivalry game for the first time since 2006. Fans rushed the field at Neyland Stadium and tore down the goalposts, carrying them around campus and eventually throwing them into the Tennessee River. The university was fined $100,000 by the Southeastern Conference as a result of rushing the field. The university received $152,000 in donations from the fans to replace the goalposts.[1] The Volunteers capped off an impressive 11 win season against the Clemson Tigers, winning the 2022 Orange Bowl 31–14, the Vols’ first 11 win season since 2001.

Schedule

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Tennessee and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Ball State*SECNW 59–1092,236
September 103:30 p.m.at No. 17 Pittsburgh*No. 24ABCW 34–27 OT59,785
September 177:00 p.m.Akron*No. 15
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECN+/ESPN+W 63–6101,915
September 243:30 p.m.No. 20 FloridaNo. 11
CBSW 38–33101,915
October 812:00 p.m.at No. 25 LSUNo. 8ESPNW 40–13102,321
October 153:30 p.m.No. 3 AlabamaNo. 6
CBSW 52–49101,915
October 2212:00 p.m. No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin*No. 3
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 65–24101,915
October 297:00 p.m. No. 19 KentuckyNo. 3
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNW 44–6101,915
November 53:30 p.m.at No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 1CBSL 13–2792,746
November 1212:00 p.m.MissouriNo. 5
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CBSW 66–24101,915
November 197:00 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 5ESPNL 38–6379,041
November 267:30 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 10SECNW 56–040,350
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Clemson*No. 6ESPNW 31–1463,912

Game summaries

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vs Ball State

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Pregame line Over/under
TENN –35.5 66.5
Game One: Ball State Cardinals (0–0) at Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ball State 0 0 7310
Tennessee 17 21 14759

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: September 1 [4]
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 92,236
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
Statistics Ball State Tennessee
First downs 17 32
Total yards 343 569
Rushing yards 74 218
Passing yards 269 351
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing John Paddock 27/43, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Carson Steele 11 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Jayshon Jackson 5 receptions, 65 yards
Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 18/25, 221 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Cedric Tillman 6 receptions, 68 yards

At No. 17 Pittsburgh

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Game Two: No. 24 Tennessee Volunteers (1–0) vs No. 17 Pittsburgh Panthers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 24 Volunteers 7 17 03734
No. 17 Panthers 10 7 010027

at Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA

Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:27) PITT – Ben Sauls 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:58; PITT 3–0)
  • (9:00) PITT – Israel Abanikanda 76 yard rush, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:13; PITT 10–0)
  • (1:02) TEN – Jabari Small 1 yard rush, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:14; PITT 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:25) PITT – Gavin Bartholomew 57 yard pass from Kedon Slovis, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:32; PITT 17–7)
  • (10:04) TEN – Bru McCoy 32 yard pass from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:13; PITT 17–14)
  • (4:56) TEN – Jabari Small 1 yard rush, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:35; TEN 21–17)
  • (0:00) TEN – Chase McGrath 37 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:10; TEN 24–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:07) PITT – Ben Sauls 35 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 27 yards, 5:13; TEN 24–20)
  • (8:57) TEN – Chase McGrath 51 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 41 yards, 5:10; TEN 27–20)
  • (2:23) PITT – Jared Wayne 4 yard pass from Nick Patti, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 5:05; Tie 27–27)
Overtime
  • (0:00) TEN – Cedric Tillman 28 yard pass from Hendon Hooker, Chase McGrath kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; TEN 34–27)
Statistics TEN PITT
First downs 20 21
Total yards 416 415
Rushes/yards 33–91 39–141
Passing yards 325 274
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–42–0 23–44–1
Time of possession 25:05 34:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 27–42, 325 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 9 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Cedric Tillman 9 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD
Pittsburgh Passing Kedon Slovis 14–24, 195 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Israel Abanikanda 25 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Gavin Bartholomew 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

vs Akron

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Game Three: Akron Zips (1–1) at No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Akron 0 0 336
No. 15 Tennessee 14 14 211463

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

vs No. 20 Florida

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Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
31–20 September 25, 2021 Florida, 38–14
Game Four: No. 20 Florida Gators (2–1) at No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Florida 0 14 71233
No. 11 Tennessee 3 14 14738

at Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN

  • Date: September 24, 2022 [7]
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)[8]
  • Boxscore
Game information

At No. 25 LSU Tigers

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Game Five: No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (4–0) at No. 25 LSU Tigers (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Volunteers 13 10 14340
No. 25 Tigers 0 7 0613

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Game information

vs No. 3 Alabama

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Third Saturday in October
1 234Total
No. 3 Alabama 7 131514 49
No. 6 Tennessee 21 7618 52
  • Date: October 15 [10]
  • Location: Knoxville, TN
  • Game start: 3:39 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Game weather: 78, Cloudy, Wind SW @ 12 mph
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline)
  • Sources:
Pregame line Over/under
−8.5 65
Statistics Alabama Tennessee
First downs 32 29
Total yards 569 567
Rushing yards 114 182
Passing yards 455 385
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 37:29 22:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing Bryce Young 35/52, 455 yards, 2 TD’s
Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 24 carries, 103 yards, 3 TD’s
Receiving Cameron Latu 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 21/30, 385 yards, 5 TD’s, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Wright 12 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Jalin Hyatt 6 receptions, 207 yards, 5 TD’s
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ALA TEN
1st 10:18 7 56 1:58 TENN Jabari Small (#2) 1-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath (#40) kick good 0 7
1st 7:59 8 71 2:19 ALA Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 8-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 7
1st 6:43 5 75 1:16 TENN Jalin Hyatt (#11) 36-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick good 7 14
1st 3:59 4 35 1:02 TENN Jalin Hyatt (#11) 11-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick good 7 21
2nd 14:07 12 73 4:52 ALA 21-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) 10 21
2nd 11:41 3 40 1:01 TENN Princeton Fant (#88) 2-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath (#40) kick good 10 28
2nd 6:46 10 84 4:55 ALA Ja’Corey Brooks (#7) 7-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 17 28
2nd 0:36 7 39 2:08 ALA 43-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) 20 28
3rd 11:11 3 59 1:02 ALA Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 26-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), 2-point pass good 28 28
3rd 3 75 0:55 TENN Jalin Hyatt (#11) 60-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick no good 28 34
3rd 4:27 12 75 5:49 ALA Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 2-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 35 34
4th 14:01 3 94 0:50 TENN Jalin Hyatt (#11) 78-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), 2-point pass good 35 42
4th 8:38 10 75 5:23 ALA Cameron Latu (#81) 1-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 42 42
4th 7:49 3 6 0:49 ALA Dallas Turner (#15) 11 yrd fumble return, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 49 42
4th 3:26 11 75 4:23 TENN Jalin Hyatt (#11) 13-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick good 49 49
4th 0:00 3 45 0:15 TENN 40-yard field goal by Chase McGrath (#40) 49 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ALA 49 TEN 52

vs No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin

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UT Martin at Tennessee
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin 7 0 71024
No. 3 Tennessee 21 31 6765

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: October 22 [11]
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sidelines)

vs No. 19 Kentucky

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1 234Total
No. 19 Kentucky 6 000 6
No. 3 Tennessee 7 20107 44
  • Sources:
Statistics Kentucky Tennessee
First downs 14 19
Total yards 205 422
Rushing yards 107 177
Passing yards 98 245
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 35:11 24:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 16/27, 98 yards, 3 INT’s
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 15 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Dingle 4 receptions, 44 yards
Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 19/25, 245 yards, 3 TD’s
Rushing Jabari Small 21 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Jalin Hyatt 5 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD’s

At No. 3 Georgia

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No. 1 Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Tennessee 3 3 0713
No. 3 Georgia 14 10 3027

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

Game information
First quarter
  • (10:05) TENN – Chase McGrath 47 Yd Field Goal (Tennessee 3–0)
  • (8:32) UGA – Stetson Bennett 13 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 7-3)
  • (3:32) UGA - Ladd McConkey 37 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (14:17) UGA – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 5 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 21–3)
  • (5:35) TENN – Chase McGrath 36 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 21–6)
  • (0:17) UGA – Jack Podlesny 19 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 24-6)
Third quarter
  • (9:34) UGA – Jack Podlesny 38 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 27-6)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:44) TENN – Jaylen Wright 5 Yd Run (Chase McGrath Kick) (Georgia 27-13)
Statistics TENN UGA
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 75-289 62–387
Rushes–yards 94 130
Passing yards 195 257
Passing: compattint 23–33–1 17–25–0
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 23/33, 195 yards, INT
Rushing Jaylen Wright 21 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Cedric Tillman 7 receptions, 68 yards
Georgia Passing Stetson Bennett 17/25, 257 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kenny McIntosh 10 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Ladd McConkey 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

vs Missouri

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Missouri at No. 5 Tennessee
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 7 10 7024
No. 5 Tennessee 7 21 211766

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: November 12 [14]
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Rick Neuheisel (color), Sherree Burress (sideline)

At South Carolina

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No. 5 Tennessee at South Carolina
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Tennessee 7 17 7738
South Carolina 21 14 72163

at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina

At Vanderbilt

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No. 10 Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Tennessee 14 7 211456
Vanderbilt 0 0 000

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 26 [16]
  • Game time: 7:30 pm
  • Game weather: Rain, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,350
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
Statistics TENN VAN
First downs 16 17
Total yards 513 254
Rushing yards 362 147
Passing yards 151 107
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 16:15 43:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Joe Milton 11/21, 147 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylen Wright 5 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jalin Hyatt 3 receptions, 86 yards
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 11/17, 79 yards
Rushing Ray Davis 21 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Will Sheppard 6 receptions, 48 yards

No. 7 Clemson

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2022 Capital One Orange Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Tennessee 7 7 71031
No. 7 Clemson 0 3 3814

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Roster

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2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Grant Frerking  Sr
RB 2 Jabari Small Jr
QB 3 Tayven Jackson Fr
WR 4 Cedric Tillman  Sr
QB 5 Hendon Hooker  Sr
QB 7 Joe Milton  Sr
WR 10 Squirrel White Fr
WR 11 Jalin Hyatt Jr
QB 13 Gaston Moore  So
WR 15 Bru McCoy  Jr
WR 17 Michael Bittner  Jr
WR 19 Walker Merrill So
RB 20 Jaylen Wright So
QB 21 Navy Shuler  So
WR 22 Jack Jancek  So
RB 24 Dylan Sampson Fr
WR 28 Nigel Lanier  Fr
RB 35 Patrick Wilk  Fr
RB 42 Hunter Barnes Fr
TE 43 Titus Rohrer Fr
TE 44 Charlie Browder  Fr
OL 50 Jackson Lampley  Jr
OL 53 Jeremiah Crawford Sr
OL 54 Gerald Mincey  So
OL 55 Braeden Krivosh  So
OL 56 Mo Clipper Jr. Fr
OL 58 Darnell Wright Sr
OL 63 Cooper Mays Jr
OL 64 William Parker  Fr
OL 65 Parker Ball  Jr
OL 66 Dayne Davis  Jr
OL 67 Connor Meadows Fr
OL 68 Masai Reddick Fr
OL 69 Gus Hill Fr
OL 70 R. J. Perry  So
OL 72 Addison Nichols Fr
OL 73 Brian Grant Fr
OL 75 Jerome Carvin Sr
OL 76 Javontez Spraggins Jr
OL 78 Ollie Lane  Sr
WR 80 Ramel Keyton Sr
WR 81 Chas Nimrod Fr
WR 83 Trey Weary Fr
WR 84 Kaleb Webb Fr
TE 87 Jacob Warren  Sr
TE 88 Princeton Fant  Sr
TE 89 Hunter Salmon  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Doneiko Slaughter Jr
DB 1 Trevon Flowers Sr
DB 2 Jaylen McCollough Sr
DB 3 Dee Williams Jr
DB 4 Warren Burrell Sr
DB 5 Kamal Hadden  Jr
DL 6 Byron Young Sr
DB 7 Romello Edwards  Sr
DB 8 Brandon Turnage  Jr
DL 9 Tyler Baron Jr
LB 10 Juwan Mitchell  Sr
DL 11 LaTrell Bumphus  Sr
DB 12 Tamarion McDonald Jr
DB 13 Wesley Walker  Jr
DB 14 Christian Charles So
LB 15 Kwauze Garland  Jr
DB 17 Andre Turrentine  Fr
DL 19 Joshua Josephs Fr
DL 20 Bryson Eason  So
DL 21 Omari Thomas Jr
DB 22 Cameron Miller Fr
DB 23 Cheyenne Labruzza  Sr
LB 24 Aaron Beasley Sr
DB 25 Jourdan Thomas Fr
DB 26 Lucien Brunetti  Fr
DL 27 James Pearce Jr. Fr
DB 28 De'Shawn Rucker So
DB 29 Christian Harrison Fr
DL 30 Roman Harrison Sr
LB 31 Nick Humphrey  Sr
LB 33 Jeremy Banks  Sr
DB 34 Trel Riley  So
DB 35 Will Brooks  So
DB 36 William Wright  So
LB 38 Solon Page III  Sr
LB 39 West Shuler  Jr
LB 40 Kalib Perry Fr
DB 41 Malik Ganaway  Fr
DL 42 Tyre West Fr
DB 43 Jerrod Gentry  Fr
LB 44 Elijah Herring Fr
LB 47 Matt Gaca  Jr
DB 48 Derek Taylor Fr
DL 51 Elijah Simmons  Jr
DL 52 Maurese Smith  Sr
LB 53 Jackson Hannah  Jr
LB 55 Will Albright  So
LB 56 Mekhi Bigelow Fr
LB 57 Ben Bolton Fr
DL 58 Isaac Green  Jr
DB 80 Montrell Bandy  Fr
DB 85 Carson Whitehead Fr
DL 87 Joshua Helsdon Fr
DL 88 Amari McNeill  Fr
DL 90 Dominic Bailey  So
DL 95 Da'Jon Terry  Jr
DL 96 Austin Lewis  Sr
DL 97 Jayson Jenkins Fr
DL 99 Kurott Garland  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 37 Paxton Brooks Sr
K 39 Toby Wilson  Sr
K 40 Chase McGrath  Sr
K 41 J. T. Carver  Fr
LS 47 Matthew Salansky  Jr
LS 48 Bennett Brady Fr
LS 60 Alton Stephens  Jr
P 93 Kolby Morgan  Fr
K/P 94 Josh Turbyville Fr
P 98 Jackson Ross Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Alex GoleshOffensive coordinator/Tight ends
  • Tim BanksDefensive coordinator
  • Mike EkelerSpecial teams coordinator/Outside linebackers
  • Joey HalzleQuarterbacks
  • Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers
  • Jerry MackRunning backs
  • Rodney Garner – Defensive line
  • Glen ElarbeeOffensive line
  • Willie MartinezSecondary
  • Kelsey Pope – Wide receivers
  • Jeronimo Boche – Director, Sports Medicine
  • Alec Abeln – Offensive Analyst
  • Mitch Militello – Offensive Analyst
  • Jack Taylor – Offensive Analyst
  • Max ThurmondSenior Offensive Analyst
  • Chad Creamer – Defensive Analyst
  • Levorn Harbin – Senior Defensive Analyst
  • Kyle Blocker – Special Teams Analyst
  • Rob Caprice – Graduate Assistant
  • Kody Cook – Graduate Assistant
  • Evan Crabtree – Graduate Assistant
  • Tyler Hudanick – Graduate Assistant
  • Tyson Kee – Graduate Assistant
  • Forrest Lehman – Graduate Assistant
  • Jared Peery – Graduate Assistant
  • Earnest Thomas III – Graduate Assistant
  • Aston Walker – Graduate Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/13/23

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV2415118863 (15)3 (13)(18)559766
CoachesRVRV16129884 (2)3 (2)3 (5)5511866
CFPNot released1551076Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Tennessee had five players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.[18]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 10 Darnell Wright OT Chicago Bears
3 68 Hendon Hooker QB Detroit Lions
3 73 Jalin Hyatt WR New York Giants
3 74 Cedric Tillman WR Cleveland Browns
3 77 Byron Young DE Los Angeles Rams

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