American college football season
The 2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Volunteers were led by Josh Heupel in his third year as head coach.
Tennessee was ranked 9th by 247Sports in the 2023 college football recruiting class .[ 1]
The team played its home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee . This was also expected to be the final year for the East division as the East and West divisions will be eliminated once Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 p.m. vs. Virginia * No. 12 ABC W 49–13 69,507 September 9 5:00 p.m. Austin Peay * No. 9 SECN+ /ESPN+ W 30–13 101,915 September 16 7:00 p.m. at Florida No. 11 ESPN L 16–29 90,751 September 23 4:00 p.m. UTSA * No. 23 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN SECN W 45–14101,915 September 30 7:30 p.m. South Carolina No. 21 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) SECN W 41–20101,915 October 14 3:30 p.m. Texas A&M No. 19 CBS W 20–13101,915 October 21 3:30 p.m. at No. 11 Alabama No. 17 CBS L 20–34 100,077 October 28 7:00 p.m. at Kentucky No. 21 ESPN W 33–27 61,665 November 4 12:00 p.m. UConn * No. 17 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN SECN W 59–3101,915 November 11 3:30 p.m. at No. 14 Missouri No. 13 CBS L 7–36 62,621 November 18 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia No. 18 CBS L 10–38101,915 November 25 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 21 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) SECN W 48–24 101,915 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 Iowa * No. 21 ABC W 35–0 43,861
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Game One – Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) vs No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 0 3 7 3 13 No. 12 Tennessee 7 14 14 14 49
at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
Date : September 2, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 69,507Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (ABC ) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
Game information First quarter (12:05) TENN – Dylan Sampson 9-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:55; Tennessee 7–0 ) Second quarter (4:41) TENN – Dylan Sampson 3-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 4:52; Tennessee 14–0 ) (1:42) UVA – Will Bettridge 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:59; Tennessee 14–3 ) (0:06) TENN – Joe Milton III 1-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Tennessee 21–3 ) Third quarter (10:52) TENN – Joe Milton III 1-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:10; Tennessee 28–3 ) (7:23) TENN – Dylan Sampson 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:28; Tennessee 35–3 ) (3:05) UVA – Perris Jones 17-yard run (Will Bettridge kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18; Tennessee 35–10 ) Fourth quarter (13:36) TENN – Jacob Warren 11-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:03; Tennessee 42–10 ) (11:06) TENN – Dylan Sampson 3-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:40; Tennessee 49–10 ) (0:39) UVA – Will Bettridge 40-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:57; Tennessee 49–13 )
Statistics UVA TENN First downs 12 29 Total yards 64–201 85–499 Rushing yards 40–95 52–287 Passing yards 106 212 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–24–0 23–33–0 Time of possession 32:54 27:06
Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Passing Tony Muskett 9/17, 94 yards Rushing Perris Jones 7 carries, 39 yards, TD Receiving Malachi Fields 4 receptions, 63 yards Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 21/30, 201 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jaylen Wright 12 carries, 115 yards Receiving Ramel Keyton 3 receptions, 66 yards
Game Two – Austin Peay Governors (FCS) (0–1) at No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Austin Peay (FCS) 3 3 0 7 13 No. 12 Tennessee 3 10 10 7 30
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : 5:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 101,915Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (SECN+ /ESPN+ ) : Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst)
Game information First quarter (11:06) PEAY — Maddux Trujillo 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:54; Austin Peay 3–0 ) (5:51) TENN – Charles Campbell 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:01; Tied 3–3 ) Second quarter (8:15) PEAY – Maddux Trujillo 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:39; Austin Peay 6–3 ) (4:55) TENN – Charles Campbell 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; Tied 6–6 ) (0:15) TENN – Joe Milton III 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:04; Tennessee 13–6 ) Third quarter (13:30) TENN – Ramel Keyton 5-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:21; Tennessee 20–6 ) (6:33) TENN – Charles Campbell 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 23–6 ) Fourth quarter (9:01) PEAY – Trey Goodman 52-yard pass from Mike DiLiello (Maddux Trujillo kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 23–13 ) (8:03) TENN – McCallan Castles 43-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Tennessee 30–13 )
Statistics PEAY TENN First downs 19 17 Total yards 75–339 65–456 Rushing yards 34–79 32–228 Passing yards 260 228 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–41–1 21–33–0 Time of possession 39:01 20:44
Team Category Player Statistics Austin Peay Passing Mike DiLiello 29/39, 260 yards, TD, INT Rushing Mike DiLiello 21 carries, 36 yards Receiving Trey Goodman 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 21/33, 228 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jaylen Wright 13 carries, 118 yards Receiving Ramel Keyton 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Game Three: No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at Florida Gators (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Tennessee 7 0 3 6 16 Florida 6 20 0 3 29
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium , Gainesville, Florida
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 90,751Referee : Scott WalkerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sidelines)
Game information First quarter (5:33) TENN – Ramel Keyton 11-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:01; Tennessee 7–0 ) (4:10) FLA – Trevor Etienne 62-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick blocked) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Tennessee 7–6 ) Second quarter (9:28) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 4-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 7:28; Florida 12–7 ) (7:20) FLA – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:32; Florida 19–7 ) (2:22) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:30; Florida 26–7 ) Third quarter (9:31) TENN – Charles Campbell 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 5:29; Florida 26–10 ) Fourth quarter (9:55) FLA – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:05; Florida 29–10 ) (8:41) TENN – Bru McCoy 55-yard pass from Joe Milton III (pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Florida 29–16 )
Statistics TENN FLA First downs 17 21 Total yards 64–387 67–349 Rushing yards 30–100 43–183 Passing yards 287 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–34–1 19–24–0 Time of possession 22:32 37:28
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 20/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jaylen Wright 16 carries, 63 yards Receiving Bru McCoy 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 19/24, 166 yards, TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 23 carries, 172 yards, TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 6 receptions, 44 yards
Game Four – UTSA Roadrunners (1–2) at No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total UTSA 0 0 14 0 14 No. 23 Tennessee 14 17 0 14 45
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Date : September 23, 2023Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 101,915Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (SECN ) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information First quarter (14:40) TENN – Joe Milton III 81-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 1 play, 81 yards, 0:14; Tennessee 7–0 ) (10:03) TENN – Dylan Sampson 10-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:56; Tennessee 14–0 ) Second quarter (14:23) TENN – Kaleb Webb 18-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:26; Tennessee 21–0 ) (11:10) TENN – Ramel Keyton 48-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:17; Tennessee 28–0 ) (3:21) TENN – Charles Campbell 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:43; Tennessee 31–0 ) Third quarter (7:32) UTSA – Joshua Cephus 3-yard pass from Owen McCown (Chase Allen kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:28; Tennessee 31–7 ) (5:16) UTSA – Tykee Ogle-Kellogg 43-yard pass from Owen McCown (Chase Allen kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:13; Tennessee 31–14 ) Fourth quarter (12:42) TENN – Jabari Small 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:40; Tennessee 38–14 ) (10:17) TENN – Dylan Sampson 41-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:33; Tennessee 45–14 )
Statistics UTSA TENN First downs 16 21 Total yards 81–319 66–512 Rushing yards 40–88 33–303 Passing yards 231 209 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–41–2 18–33–0 Time of possession 37:12 22:48
Team Category Player Statistics UTSA Passing Owen McCown 18/20, 170 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kevorian Barnes 13 rushes, 40 yards Receiving Joshua Cephus 7 receptions, 58 yards, TD Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 18/31, 209 yards, 2 TD Rushing Dylan Sampson 11 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ramel Keyton 1 reception, 48 yards, TD
Game Five – South Carolina Gamecocks (2–2) at No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total South Carolina 10 0 7 3 20 No. 21 Tennessee 14 10 7 10 41
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Date : September 30, 2023Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 101,915Referee : Daniel GatreauxTV announcers (SECN) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information First quarter (9:26) TENN – Jaylen Wright 42-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:02; Tennessee 7–0 ) (5:47) SC – Mitch Jeter 36-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:41; Tennessee 7–3 ) (2:03) SC – Spencer Rattler 6-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:52; South Carolina 10–7 ) (0:42) TENN – Jabari Small 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:21; Tennessee 14–10 ) Second quarter (8:50) TENN – Charles Campbell 24-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:14; Tennessee 17–10 ) (0:47) TENN – Kamal Hadden 28-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick) (Tennessee 24–10 Third quarter (10:41) TENN – Jacob Warren 6-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:19; Tennessee 31–10 ) (10:28) SC – Mario Anderson 75-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Tennessee 31–17 ) Fourth quarter (12:42) TENN – Charles Campbell 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 4:03; Tennessee 34–17 ) (8:35) SC – Mitch Jeter 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:07; Tennessee 34–20 ) (4:09) TENN – Dylan Sampson 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Tennessee 41–20 )
Statistics SC TENN First downs 11 24 Total yards 63–333 72–477 Rushing yards 27–132 40–238 Passing yards 201 239 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–36–1 21–32–2 Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 24/35, 169 yards, INT Rushing Mario Anderson 10 carries, 101 yards, TD Receiving Trey Knox 7 receptions, 51 yards Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 21/32, 239 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jaylen Wright 16 carries, 123 yards, TD Receiving Squirrel White 9 receptions, 104 yards
Game Six – Texas A&M Aggies (4–2) at No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 7 3 3 0 13 No. 19 Tennessee 7 0 7 6 20
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Date : October 14, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 101,915Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (CBS ) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information First quarter TAMU – Max Johnson 2-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 8:29. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:15. TENN – Jacob Warren 7-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 1:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:10. Second quarter TAMU – Randy Bond 41-yard field goal, 10:48. Aggies 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:56. Third quarter TENN – Dee Williams 39-yard punt return (Charles Campbell kick), 6:47. Volunteers 14–10. TAMU – Randy Bond 24-yard field goal, 3:15. Volunteers 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter TENN – Charles Campbell 31-yard field goal, 3:48. Volunteers 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:46. TENN – Charles Campbell 24-yard field goal, 2:31. Volunteers 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:54.
Statistics TAMU TENN First downs 17 20 Total yards 277 332 Rushing yards 54 232 Passing yards 223 100 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–34–2 11–22–1 Time of possession 30:48 29:12
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Max Johnson 16/34, 223 yards, 2 INT Rushing Le'Veon Moss 15 rushes, 62 yards Receiving Noah Thomas 3 receptions, 75 yards Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 11/22, 100 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jaylen Wright 19 rushes, 136 yards Receiving Chas Nimrod 4 receptions, 31 yards
Game Seven – No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (5–1) at No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Tennessee 13 7 0 0 20 No. 11 Alabama 0 7 17 10 34
at Bryant-Denny Stadium , Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date : October 21, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C), NE @ 5 mphGame attendance : 100,077Referee : Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information First quarter (12:39) TENN – Squirrel White 39-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:21; Tennessee 7-0 ) (2:00) TENN – Charles Campbell 24-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 5:30; Tennessee 10-0 ) (0:11) TENN – Charles Campbell 26-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:05; Tennessee 13-0 ) Second quarter (7:05) ALA – Jermaine Burton 10-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:05; Tennessee 13-7 ) (0:12) TENN – McCallan Castles 6-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:58; Tennessee 20-7 ) Third quarter (14:19) ALA – Isaiah Bond 46-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; Tennessee 20-14 ) (8:33) ALA – Will Reichard 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:58; Tennessee 20-17 ) (3:42) ALA – Jase McClellan 5-yard run (Will Reichard kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:42; Alabama 24-20 ) Fourth quarter (8:17) ALA – Will Reichard 50-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 7:51; Alabama 27-20 ) (7:26) ALA – Jihaad Campbell 24-yard fumble return (Will Reichard kick) (Alabama 34-20
Statistics TENN ALA First downs 22 20 Total yards 404 358 Rushing yards 133 138 Passing yards 271 220 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–41–0 14–21–1 Time of possession 27:41 32:19
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 28/41, 271 yards, 2 TD Rushing Joe Milton III 15 carries, 59 yards Receiving Squirrel White 10 receptions, 111 yards, TD Alabama Passing Jalen Milroe 14/21, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jase McClellan 27 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Bond 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Game Eight – No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (5–2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Tennessee 10 13 3 7 33 Kentucky 0 17 7 3 27
at Kroger Field , Lexington, Kentucky
Date : October 28, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. ESTGame attendance : 61,665Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (ESPN) : Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
Game information First quarter (10:47) TENN – Jaylen Wright 52-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:48; Tennessee 7-0 ) (5:34) TENN – Charles Campbell 44-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:03; Tennessee 10-0 ) Second quarter (14:51) UK – Alex Raynor 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:43; Tennessee 10-3 ) (11:13) TENN – Charles Campbell 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:38; Tennessee 13-3 ) (7:38) UK – Barion Brown 11-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Tennessee 13-10 ) (6:16) TENN – Chas Nimrod 39-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Tennessee 20-10 ) (1:46) UK – Ray Davis 7-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30; Tennessee 20-17 ) (0:05) TENN – Charles Campbell 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:41; Tennessee 23-17 ) Third quarter (6:49) TENN – Charles Campbell 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:38; Tennessee 26-17 ) (2:39) UK – Dane Key 7-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; Tennessee 26-24 ) Fourth quarter (7:30) TENN – Dylan Sampson 12-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:27; Tennessee 33-24 ) (4:24) UK – Alex Raynor 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:06; Tennessee 33-27 )
Statistics TENN UK First downs 24 24 Total yards 67–481 63–444 Rushing yards 47–254 24–72 Passing yards 227 372 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–20–0 28–39–0 Time of possession 26:56 33:04
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 17/20, 227 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jaylen Wright 11 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dont'e Thornton Jr. 3 receptions, 63 yards Kentucky Passing Devin Leary 28/39, 372 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ray Davis 16 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dane Key 7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
Game Nine – UConn Huskies (1–7) at No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total UConn 3 0 0 0 3 No. 17 Tennessee 14 21 21 3 59
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Date : November 4, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny, Wind 0 MPH, 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 101,915Referee : Kyle OlsonTV announcers (SECN ) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (color analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline)
Game information First quarter TEN – Jaylen Wright 82-yard run (Charles Campbell kick), 14:27. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 00:28 CONN – Noe Ruelas 22-yard field goal, 2:47. Volunteers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 06:49 TEN – Ramel Keyton 60-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 1:38. Volunteers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:01 Second quarter TEN – Joe Milton III 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick), 7:25. Volunteers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:47 TEN – Squirrel White 83-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 4:34. Volunteers 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, TOP 00:47 TEN – Tyler Baron 24-yard fumble recovery (Charles Campbell kick), 3:30. Volunteers 35–3. Third quarter TEN – Jaylen McCollough 30-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick), 14:52. Volunteers 42–3. TEN – Aaron Beasley 39-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick), 11:51. Volunteers 49–3. TEN – McCallan Castles 19-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Josh Turbyville kick), 7:30. Volunteers 56–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 02:21 Fourth quarter TEN – Josh Turbyville 33-yard field goal, 8:02. Volunteers 59–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:13
Statistics CONN TENN First downs 17 26 Total yards 256 650 Rushing yards 35 275 Passing yards 221 375 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–42–2 21–31–0 Time of possession 38:24 21:36
Team Category Player Statistics UConn Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 24/40, 218 yards Rushing Jalen Mitchell 8 carries, 28 yards Receiving Justin Joly 8 receptions, 89 yards Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 11/14, 254 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Jaylen Wright 8 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Squirrel White 2 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
Game Ten – No. 13 Tennessee Volunteers (7–2) at No. 14 Missouri Tigers (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Tennessee 0 7 0 0 7 No. 14 Missouri 0 13 9 14 36
at Faurot Field , Columbia, Missouri
Date : November 11Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny • 56 °F (13 °C) • 6 mph ESE windGame attendance : 62,621Referee : David SmithTV announcers (CBS ) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Jenny Dell (sidelines)
Game information First quarter No scoring
Second quarter (14:16) MIZZ: Harrison Mevis 31-yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 72 yards, 10:55; Missouri 3-0 ) (12:15) TENN: Dont'e Thornton Jr. 46-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Tennessee 7-3 ) (10:33) MIZZ: Cody Schrader 7-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Missouri 10-7 ) (0:00) MIZZ: Harrison Mevis 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:20; Missouri 13-7 ) Third quarter (10:04) MIZZ: Brady Cook 3-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05; Missouri 19-7 ) (2:38) MIZZ: Harrison Mevis 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:04; Missouri 22-7 ) Fourth quarter (6:21) MIZZ: Luther Burden III 21-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 4:36; Missouri 29-7 ) (5:50) MIZZ: Daylan Carnell 38-yard interception return (Harrison Mevis kick) (Missouri 36-7
Statistics TENN MIZZ First downs 15 26 Total yards 350 530 Rushing yards 83 255 Passing yards 267 275 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–34–1 18–24–1 Time of possession 20:04 39:56
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joe Milton 22–34, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Joe Milton 10 carries, 36 yards Receiving Ramel Keyton 4 receptions, 57 yards Missouri Passing Brady Cook 18–24, 275 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cody Schrader 35 carries, 205 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cody Schrader 5 receptions, 116 yards
Game Eleven – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (10–0) at No. 18 Tennessee Volunteers (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Georgia 10 14 14 0 38 No. 18 Tennessee 7 3 0 0 10
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
Game information First Quarter (14:49) Jaylen Wright 75-yard Run (Charles Campbell Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Tennessee 7–0 ) (10:01) Peyton Woodring 42-yard Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:48; Tennessee 7–3 ) (3:17) Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 18-yard pass from Dillon Bell (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:57; Georgia 10–7 ) Second Quarter (8:04) Dillon Bell 9-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:02; Georgia 17–7 ) (1:31) Brock Bowers 3-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:54; Georgia 24–7 ) (0:00) Charles Campbell 37-yard Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:31; Georgia 24–10 ) Third Quarter (9:24) Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 8-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:53; Georgia 31–10 ) (1:03) Kendall Milton 15-yard Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 6:27; Georgia 38–10 ) Fourth quarter no scoring (Georgia 38–10 )
Statistics No. 1 UGA No. 18 TENN First downs 27 13 Total yards 472 277 Rushing yards 156 130 Passing yards 316 147 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–31–0 17–30–0 Time of possession 40:58 19:02
Team Category Player Statistics No. 1 Georgia Passing Carson Beck 24/30, 298 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kendall Milton 11 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 7 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD No. 18 Tennessee Passing Joe Milton 17/30, 147 yards Rushing Jaylen Wright 9 carries, 90 yards Receiving Squirrel White 5 receptions, 45 yards
Game Twelve – Vanderbilt Commodores (2–9) at No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 7 3 0 14 24 No. 21 Tennessee 14 17 14 3 48
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Date : November 25Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • 59 °F (15 °C)Game attendance : 101,915Referee : Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (SECN ) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (color), and Taylor Davis (sidelines)
Game information First quarter (14:00) TENN – Ramel Keyton 56-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:55; Tennessee 7-0 ) (11:34) VAN – Junior Sherrill 19-yard pass from AJ Swann (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:19; Tied 7-7 ) (3:13) TENN – McCallan Castles 10-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:03; Tennessee 14-7 ) Second quarter (14:09) TENN – Jacob Warren 34-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:12; Tennessee 21-7 ) (8:29) VAN – Jacob Borcila 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:40; Tennessee 21-10 ) (6:04) TENN – Charles Campbell 24-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:17; Tennessee 24-10 ) (0:05) TENN – Joe Milton III 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:29; Tennessee 31-10 ) Third quarter (9:33) TENN – Ramel Keyton 46-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:28; Tennessee 38-10 ) (0:13) TENN – Joe Milton III 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:30; Tennessee 45-10 ) Fourth quarter (12:47) VAN – Ken Seals 1-yard run (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:02; Tennessee 45-17 ) (5:36) VAN – Quincy Skinner Jr. 5-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:08; Tennessee 45-24 ) (0:28) TENN – Charles Campbell 27-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 66 yards, 5:10; Tennessee 48-24 )
Statistics VAN TENN First downs 22 31 Total yards 306 617 Rushing yards 78 168 Passing yards 228 449 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–32–0 31–47–0 Time of possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 14/23, 167 yards, TD Rushing Sedrick Alexander 11 carries, 46 yards Receiving Junior Sherrill 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 22/33, 383 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jaylen Wright 11 carries, 75 yards Receiving Ramel Keyton 4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
Citrus Bowl
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 0 0 No. 21 Volunteers 0 14 7 14 35
at Camping World Stadium , Orlando, Florida
Date : January 1, 2024Game time : 1:00 pmGame weather : Sunny • 67 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 43,861Referee : Jeff Heaser (ACC)TV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), and Kayla Burton (sidelines)
Game information First quarter no scoring
Second quarter (14:54) TENN – Nico Iamaleava 19-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:13; Tennessee 7-0 ) (8:12) TENN – Nico Iamaleava 3-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:09; Tennessee 14-0 ) Third quarter (1:43) TENN – Nico Iamaleava 2-yard run (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:42; Tennessee 21-0 ) Fourth quarter (14:15) TENN – James Pearce Jr. 52-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick) (Tennessee 28-0 (4:48) TENN – McCallan Castles 18-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:16; Tennessee 35-0 )
Statistics IOWA TENN First downs 11 25 Total yards 173 383 Rushing yards 113 232 Passing yards 60 151 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:48 30:12
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Deacon Hill 7/18, 56 yards, 2 INT Rushing Marco Lainez 6 carries, 51 yards Receiving Kaleb Brown 3 receptions, 39 yards Tennessee Passing Nico Iamaleava 12/19, 151 yards, TD Rushing Dylan Sampson 20 carries, 133 yards Receiving Ramel Keyton 3 receptions, 51 yards
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