2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team


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. They were led by first-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.

Previous season

The team finished the season 4–8, 0–8 in SEC play in last place in the Eastern Division and the SEC. They were also the first Tennessee team in program history to lose eight games in a season, as well as the first to not win an SEC game since becoming a charter member of the conference in 1932. They were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Jones until his firing on November 12. Brady Hoke was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Preseason

2018 recruiting class

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Chuck Bednarik AwardNigel WarriorSJR
Outland TrophyTrey SmithOLSO
Wuerffel TrophyKyle PhillipsDLSR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardKeller ChrystQBGS

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

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, 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.
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.

Personnel

Roster and staff

Current depth chart

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Game summaries

vs. West Virginia