2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

2018 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
  • Jeremy Pruitt (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorTyson Helton (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKevin Sherrer (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Rumph (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Kentucky   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 7т Florida   5 – 3     10 – 3  
South Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Tennessee   2 – 6     5 – 7  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 16 Texas A&M   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 6 LSU   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Mississippi State*   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Auburn   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Ole Miss   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018 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 first-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.[2] They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.

Preseason

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevon Flowers
S 		Tucker, GA Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
J.J. Peterson
OLB 		Moultrie, GA Colquitt County 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
John Mincey
DT 		Homerville, GA Clinch County 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jan 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Cedric Tillman
WR 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Dominick Wood-Anderson
TE 		San Diego, CA Arizona Western (JC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jeremy Banks
RB 		Cordova, TN Cordova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Allen
DE 		Fairfield, CA City College SF (JC) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
J. T. Shrout
QB 		Newhall, CA Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jerome Carvin
OL 		Cordova, TN Cordova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Kingston Harris
DT 		Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Alontae Taylor
ATH, WR 		Manchester, TN Coffee County Central 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Paxton Brooks
K 		West Columbia, SC Airport 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Tanner Antonutti
OL 		Nashville, TN Ensworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jul 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Greg Emerson
DE 		Jackson, TN Northside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jul 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jacob Warren
TE 		Knoxville, TN Farragut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Brant Lawless
DT 		Nashville, TN Nashville Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) May 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Ollie Lane
OL 		Corryton, TN Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Matthew Flint
LB 		Gurley, AL Madison County 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jahmir Johnson
OT 		Philadelphia, PA Arizona Western (JC) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
D'Andre Litaker
DT 		Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jun 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 22   Rivals: 20  247Sports: 20  ESPN: 25
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Nigel Warrior S JR
Outland Trophy[4] Trey Smith OL SO
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Kyle Phillips DL SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6] Keller Chryst QB GS

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Volunteers predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Georgia 1,977 (271)
2 South Carolina 1,535 (8)
3 Florida 1,441 (2)
4 Missouri 1,057
5 Kentucky 874 (1)
6 Tennessee 704 (1)
7 Vanderbilt 392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense

1st team

Trey Smith – OL

Schedule

Tennessee announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games,[7] 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Volunteers hosted SEC foes Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, and Missouri, and traveled to Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.[8]

The Volunteers hosted three of its four non–conference games which were against ETSU from the Southern Conference, UTEP and Charlotte, both of whom competed in the Conference USA. They traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Belk Kickoff against West Virginia from the Big 12 Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 17 West Virginia*CBSL 14–4066,793
September 84:00 p.m.East Tennessee State*SECNW 59–396,464
September 1512:00 p.m.UTEP*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 24–087,074
September 227:00 p.m.Florida
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–47100,027
September 293:30 p.m.at No. 2 GeorgiaCBSL 12–3892,246
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 21 AuburnSECNW 30–2484,589
October 203:30 p.m.No. 1 Alabama
CBSL 21–5897,087
October 277:30 p.m.at South CarolinaSECNL 24–2780,614
November 34:00 p.m.Charlotte*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 14–386,753
November 103:30 p.m.No. 12 Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
SECNW 24–795,258
November 173:30 p.m.Missouri
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CBSL 17–5088,224
November 244:00 p.m.at VanderbiltSECNL 13–3835,887
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[9]

Personnel

Roster and staff

2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Marquez Callaway Jr
QB 2 Jarrett Guarantano  So
RB 3 Ty Chandler So
WR 5 Josh Palmer So
WR 7 Brandon Johnson Jr
WR 8 Latrell Williams  So
RB 9 Tim Jordan So
WR 10 Tyler Byrd Jr
WR 11 Jordan Murphy So
QB 12 J. T. Shrout So
WR 13 Richard Mize Jr. So
QB 14 Zac Jancek  Jr
WR 15 Jauan Jennings  Jr
QB 17 Will McBride So
RB 18 Princeton Fant  Fr
QB 19 Keller Chryst  Sr
WR 21 Jacquez Jones  Jr
RB 24 Trey Coleman So
WR 26 Jay Shoop  Fr
RB 28 James Christian  So
RB 29 Jeremiah Howard  So
RB 31 Madre London  Sr
RB 33 Jeremy Banks Fr
WR 34 Malik Elion  Sr
RB 35 Ramsey Hailey So
RB 36 Tanner Dobrucky  Fr
WR 38 Grant Frerking  Fr
WR 38 Brent McPherson Jr
RB 42 Chip Omer  So
TE/RB 48 Ja'Quain Blakely  So
OL 50 Joey Cave  So
OL 51 Drew Richmond  Jr
OL 56 Riley Locklear So
OL 57 Nathan Niehaus  So
OL 58 Brandon Kennedy Injured  Jr
OL 60 Michael Raymond Jr
OL 66 Jarious Abercrombie Fr
OL 67 Joe Keeler  Jr
OL 68 Marcus Tatum  So
OL 69 Brian Garvey So
OL 70 Ryan Johnson  So
OL 71 Tanner Antonutti Fr
OL 72 Jahmir Johnson  So
OL 73 Trey Smith So
OL 74 K'Rojhn Calbert  Fr
OL 75 Jerome Carvin Fr
OL 76 Chance Hall  Jr
OL 77 Devante Brooks  So
TE 80 Eli Wolf  Jr
TE 81 Austin Pope  So
TE 82 Dominick Wood-Anderson Jr
WR 83 Cooper Melton So
TE 84 James Brown  Fr
WR 85 Cedric Tillman Fr
TE 86 Andrew Craig  Fr
TE 87 Jacob Warren Fr
TE 88 LaTrell Bumphus So
TE 89 Brandon Benedict  So
OL 99 Ollie Lane Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Jonathan Kongbo  Sr
DL 2 Shy Tuttle Sr
DB 3 Marquill Osborne Jr
DL 5 Kyle Phillips Sr
DB 6 Alontae Taylor Fr
DB 7 Bryce Collier Jr
LB 7 Jordan Allen  So
DB 9 Garrett Johnson Jr
DB 10 Bryce Thompson Fr
LB 11 Austin Smith  Jr
DB 12 Zach Weatherly  So
LB 13 Deandre Johnson So
DB 14 Quart'e Sapp  Jr
DB 15 Shawn Shamburger Jr
LB 17 Dillion Bates  Sr
DB 18 Nigel Warrior Jr
LB 19 Darrell Taylor  Jr
DB 20 Cheyenne Labruzza  Fr
LB 21 Shanon Reid So
DB 22 Micah Abernathy Sr
LB 23 Will Ignont Jr
DB 24 Todd Kelly Jr.  Sr
DB 25 Trevon Flowers Fr
DB 26 Theo Jackson So
DB 27 Carlin Fils-Aime Jr
DB 28 Baylen Buchanan Jr
DB 29 Brandon Davis Fr
DB 31 D.J. Henderson  Sr
DB 33 MaLeik Gatewood  Jr
LB 34 Darrin Kirkland Jr  Jr
LB 35 Daniel Bituli Jr
DB 36 Terrell Bailey  Fr
DB 37 Sam Harvin Jr
LB 38 Solon Page III  Fr
LB 39 Nick Humphrey So
LB 40 J.J. Peterson Fr
DB 41 Kenneth George Jr. So
LB 42 Nyles Gaddy Fr
DB 43 Jake Powers So
LB 46 Joshua Warren  Fr
LB 47 Landon Knoll  Jr
LB 48 Matt Ballard  So
LB 50 Cole Hughes Jr
DB 51 Kingston Harris Fr
DL 52 Maurese Smith  Fr
DL 55 Gatkek Kueth  Fr
DL 56 Matthew Butler So
DL 59 John Mincey Fr
DL 64 Kurott Garland Fr
DB 79 Bryce Collier Jr
DL 93 Emmit Gooden Jr
DL 95 Kivon Bennett So
DL 96 Airin Spell Fr
DL 97 Paul Bain  Sr
DL 98 Alexis Johnson  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 30 Brent Cimaglia So
P 37 Paxton Brooks Fr
P 39 Grayson Pontius Jr
PK 41 Ryan Tice  Sr
PK 43 Laszlo Toser  Jr
LS 46 Riley Lovingood  Jr
P 47 Joe Doyle  Fr
LS 52 Elijah Medford  Sr
LS 59 Jake Yelich  So
PK 97 Jackson Morris So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tyson Helton (Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) – 1st year
  • Kevin Sherrer (Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers) – 1st year
  • Chris Rumph (Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers) – 1st year
  • Chris Weinke (Running backs coach) – 1st year
  • Charles Kelly (Special teams coordinator/safeties) – 1st year
  • Terry Fair (Cornerbacks coach) – 1st year
  • David Johnson (Wide receivers coach) – 1st year
  • Will Friend (Offensive line coach) – 1st year
  • Tracy Rocker (Defensive line coach) – 1st year
  • Brian Niedermeyer (Tight ends coach) – 1st year
  • Craig Fitzgerald (Director of Strength and Conditioning) – 1st year
  • Support Staff
  • Jon Shalala
  • Karmichael Dunbar
  • Nate Andrews
  • Brandon Deaderick
  • Bert Biffani
  • Tino Sunseri
  • Kevin Simon
  • Carter Blount
  • Vince Lewis
  • Cam Clemmons
  • Kevin O’Brien
  • Caleb Cox
  • John Lilly
  • Shelton Felton
  • Todd Watson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Current depth chart

Source:[10]

Defense


FS
Nigel Warrior
Shawn Shamburger
Todd Kelly Jr.


JACK MLB WLB SAM
Jonathan Kongbo Daniel Bituli Darren Kirkland Jr.
Quart'e Sapp 		Darrell Taylor
Deandre Johnson Will Ignont Dillon Bates Austin Smith
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Jordan Allen
Safety
Micah Abernathy
Trevon Flowers
Theo Jackson
CB
Alontae Taylor
Bryce Thompson
Carlin Fils-aime
⋅


DE NT DE
Kyle Phillips Shy Tuttle Alexis Johnson
Paul Bain Emmit Gooden Kingston Harris
⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB
Baylen Buchanan
Marquill Osborne
DJ Henderson
Offense
WR
Marquez Callaway
Tyler Byrd
Cedric Tillman
WR
Brandon Johnson
Jordan Murphy
⋅
LT LG C RG RT
Trey Smith Jahmir Johnson
Riley Locklear 		Ryan Johnson Jerome Carvin Drew Richmond
Marcus Tatum
Chance Hall
Nathan Niehaus K'Rojhn Calbert ⋅ Riley Locklear ⋅
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
Dominick Wood-Anderson
Eli Wolf
Austin Pope
⋅
WR
Josh Palmer
Jauan Jennings
⋅
⋅
QB
Jarrett Guarantano
Keller Chryst
Will McBride
J. T. Shrout
Special teams
PK Brent Cimaglia
PK Laszlo Toser
P Joe Doyle
Paxton Brooks


LS Riley Lovingood
Elijah Medford
RB
Tim Jordan
Ty Chandler
Madre London
Jeremy Banks
⋅

Game summaries

Vs. West Virginia

Belk Kickoff Game
1 234Total
• No. 17 West Virginia 10 3207 40
Tennessee 0 770 14
  • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4:00
  • Game attendance: 66,793
  • Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sidelines)
Scoring summary
111:00WVUEvan Staley 26-yard field goalWVU 3–0
13:32WVUT.J. Simmons 59-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley kick)WVU 10–0
26:13TENNDominick Wood-Anderson 1-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia kick)WVU 10–7
20:00WVUStaley 35-yard field goalWVU 13–7
312:54WVUDavid Sills 33-yard pass from Grier (Staley kick)WVU 20–7
38:09WVUGary Jennings Jr. 28-yard pass from Grier (Staley kick)WVU 27–7
36:09TENNTim Jordan 6-yard run (Cimaglia kick)WVU 27–14
31:15WVUKennedy McKoy 14-yard pass from Grier (Conversion failed)WVU 33–14
42:02WVUSills 10-yard pass from Grier (Staley kick)WVU 40–14

ETSU

1 234Total
ETSU 0 030 3
• Tennessee 10 28714 59
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:52
  • Game attendance: 96,464
  • Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sidelines)
Scoring summary
19:32TENNBrent Cimaglia 26-yard field goalTENN 3–0
12:49TENNMarquill Osborne 8-yard blocked punt return (Cimaglia kick)TENN 10–0
29:27TENNJeremy Banks 1-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 17–0
29:12TENNBanks 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 24–0
27:41TENNDarrin Kirkland Jr. 33-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick)TENN 31–0
29:27TENNJosh Palmer 20-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 38–0
313:34TENNJordan Murphy 30-yard pass from Keller Chryst (Cimaglia kick)TENN 45–0
33:20ETSUJ.J. Jerman 39-yard field goalTENN 45–3
413:34TENNMurphy 50-yard pass from Chryst (Cimaglia kick)TENN 52–3
43:20TENNMadre London 4-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 59–3

UTEP

1 234Total
UTEP 0 000 0
• Tennessee 3 777 24
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: Noon
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 87,074
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), Dawn Davenport (sidelines)
Scoring summary
12:39TENNBrent Cimaglia 38-yard field goalTENN 3–0
210:49TENNTim Jordan 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 10–0
313:49TENNTy Chandler 81-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 17–0
411:14TENNJauan Jennings 4-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)TENN 24–0

Florida

1 234Total
• Florida 14 12714 47
Tennessee 0 3108 21
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 100,027
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Quint Kessenich (sidelines)
Scoring summary
16:50UFR.J. Raymond 1-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick)UF 7–0
14:52UFFranks 1-yard run (McPherson kick)UF 14–0
213:13TENNBrent Cimaglia 32-yard field goalUF 14–3
211:03UFCece Jefferson safetyUF 16–3
210:42UFFreddie Swain 65-yard pass from Franks (McPherson kick)UF 23–3
20:15UFMcPherson 25-yard field goalUF 26–3
314:44UFJordan Scarlett 19-yard run (McPherson kick)UF 33–3
312:38TENNCimaglia 41-yard field goalUF 33–6
31:22TENNMadre London 1-yard run (Cimaglia kick)UF 33–13
413:17UFTyrie Cleveland 38-yard pass from Franks (McPherson kick)UF 40–13
410:50TENNJeremy Banks 2-yard run (Jauan Jennings pass from Keller Chryst)UF 40–21
44:54UFDameon Pierce 47-yard run (McPherson kick)UF 47–21

At No. 2 Georgia

1 234Total
Tennessee 0 066 12
• No. 2 Georgia 7 10714 38
  • Location: Athens, Georgia
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sidelines)
Scoring summary
18:52UGAIsaac Nauta 31-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick)UGA 7–0
211:57UGABlankenship 43-yard field goalUGA 10–0
2:30UGAD'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Blankenship kick)UGA 17–0
39:52UGAJustin Fields 12-yard run (Blankenship kick)UGA 24–0
35:14TENNJosh Palmer 37-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Conversion failed)UGA 24–6
411:10TENNTy Chandler 35-yard pass from Guarantano (Conversion failed)UGA 24–12
43:31UGASwift 14-yard run (Blankenship kick)UGA 31–12
42:41UGAFields 15-yard run (Blankenship kick)UGA 38–12

At Auburn

1 234Total
• Tennessee 3 10143 30
No. 21 Auburn 10 707 24
  • Location: Auburn, Alabama
  • Game start: Noon
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 84,589
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), Dawn Davenport (sidelines)
Scoring summary
19:44AUBChandler Cox 1-yard run (Anders Carlson kick)AUB 7–0
15:24TENNBrent Cimaglia 42-yard field goalAUB 7–3
12:20AUBCarlson 20-yard field goalAUB 10–3
210:44TENNTy Chandler 42-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)Tie 10–10
23:26AUBAnthony Schwartz 76-yard pass from Jarrett Stidham (Carlson kick)AUB 17–10
20:07TENNCimaglia 45-yard field goalAUB 17–13
33:25TENNJauan Jennings 25-yard pass from Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)TENN 20–17
32:34TENNAlontae Taylor 8-yard fumble recoveryTENN 27–17
49:04TENNCimaglia 20-yard field goalTENN 30–17
40:37AUBSeth Williams 14-yard pass from Stidham (Carlson kick)TENN 30–24

Alabama

Third Saturday in October
1 234Total
• No. 1 Alabama 28 14160 58
Tennessee 0 1470 21
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 97,087
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h) • Weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
110:58BAMAJerry Jeudy 11-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick)BAMA 7–0
110:35BAMAJosh Jacobs 3-yard run (Bulovas kick)BAMA 14–0
18:08BAMAJaylen Waddle 77-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick)BAMA 21–0
13:31BAMADamien Harris 3-yard run (Bulovas kick)BAMA 28–0
27:21TENNTy Chandler 10-yard pass from Keller Chryst (Brent Cimaglia kick)BAMA 28–7
24:23BAMAJacobs 2-yard run (Bulovas kick)BAMA 35–7
22:18TENNTyler Byrd 20-yard pass from Chryst (Cimaglia kick)BAMA 35–14
20:15BAMAIrv Smith 9-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick)BAMA 42–14
314:52BAMASafetyBAMA 44–14
312:53BAMAHenry Ruggs 28-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick)BAMA 51–14
35:17TENNKyle Phillips 28-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick)BAMA 51–21
31:03BAMAJalen Hurts 21-yard run (Bulovas kick)BAMA 58–21

At South Carolina

1 234Total
Tennessee 7 7100 24
• South Carolina 3 6153 27
  • Location: Columbia, South Carolina
  • Sources:
  
Scoring summary

Charlotte

1 234Total
Charlotte 0 300 3
• Tennessee 14 000 14
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 86,753
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN Alt): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (color), Taylor Davis (sidelines)
Scoring summary
17:42TENNMarquez Callaway 82-yard punt return (Brent Cimaglia kick)TENN 7–0
10:17TENNJosh Palmer 16-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)TENN 14–0
20:17CHARJonathan Cruz 28-yard field goalTENN 14–3

Kentucky

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No. 12 Kentucky 0 070 7
• Tennessee 3 1470 24
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 3:30 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 95,258
  • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SECN): John Congemi (play-by-play), Taylor Zarzour (color), Kris Budden (sidelines)
Scoring summary
15:09TENNBrent Cimaglia 19-yard field goalTENN 3–0
23:05TENNTim Jordan 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick)TENN 10–0
20:00TENNMarquez Callaway 39-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)TENN 17–0
37:49TENNDominick Wood-Anderson 2-yard pass from Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)TENN 24–0
31:56UKC.J. Conrad 19-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Chance Poore kick)TENN 24–7

Missouri

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• Missouri 6 201410 50
Tennessee 0 1070 17
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Sources:
  
Scoring summary

At Vanderbilt

1 234Total
Tennessee 0 076 13
• Vanderbilt 7 10021 38
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • Sources:
  
Scoring summary

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