2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2013 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator John Jancek (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x  7 1   12 2  
No. 4 South Carolina  6 2   11 2  
Georgia  5 3   8 5  
No. 24 Vanderbilt  4 4   9 4  
Florida  3 5   4 8  
Tennessee  2 6   5 7  
Kentucky  0 8   2 10  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 7 Alabama x%  7 1   11 2  
No. 14 LSU * 5 3   10 3  
No. 18 Texas A&M  4 4   9 4  
Mississippi State  3 5   7 6  
Ole Miss * 3 5   8 5  
Arkansas  0 8   3 9  
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee and competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was coached by Butch Jones, who was in his inaugural season with UT. Jones was hired on December 7, 2012, to replace Derek Dooley who was fired on November 18, 2012, after an embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt. [1] [2] On August 31, 2013, UT earned its 800th victory in program history against Austin Peay and became only the eighth school in the nation to reach that plateau after Michigan, Texas, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Alabama.

Contents

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Tennessee
Alma Mater
Butch Jones Head coach1stFerris State (1989)
Mike Bajakian Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stWilliams College (1996)
John Jancek Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1stGrand Valley State (1991)
Steve Stripling Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach1stColorado (1975)
Zach Azzanni Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator1stCentral Michigan (1999)
Mark Elder Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator1stCase Western Reserve (2000)
Robert Gillespie Running Backs1stFlorida (2005)
Don Mahoney Offensive Line1stWest Virginia State (1993)
Willie Martinez Defensive Backs1stMiami (1983)
Tommy Thigpen Linebackers1stNorth Carolina (1992)
Dave LawsonStrength and Conditioning1stWest Virginia Tech (1992)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pm Austin Peay * PPV W 45–0 97,169
September 712:21 pm Western Kentucky *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECTV W 52–20 86,783
September 143:30 pmat No. 2 Oregon * ABC L 14–59 57,895
September 213:30 pmat No. 19 Florida CBS L 17–3190,074
September 2812:21 pm South Alabama *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECTVW 31–24 87,266
October 53:30 pmNo. 6 Georgia
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBS L 31–34 OT102,455
October 1912:00 pmNo. 11 South Carolina
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN W 23–21 95,736
October 263:30 pmat No. 1 Alabama CBS L 10–45101,821
November 27:00 pmat No. 10 Missouri ESPN L 3–31 67,124
November 912:00 pmNo. 9 Auburn Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 23–55102,455
November 237:00 pm Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN2L 10–14 97,223
November 307:00 pmat Kentucky ESPNU W 27–14 54,986
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RV
Coaches RVRVRV
Harris Not releasedNot released
BCS Not releasedNot released

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ja'Wuan James Offensive tackle119 Miami Dolphins
Zach Fulton Offensive guard6193 Kansas City Chiefs
Daniel McCullers Defensive tackle6215 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

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  2. "Tennessee Dismisses Derek Dooley". ESPN . November 20, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. "2013 Schedule Source". University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. 2014 NFL Draft.