2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2010 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Music City Bowl, L 27–30 2OT vs. North Carolina
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox (1st season)
Home stadium Neyland Stadium
(Capacity: 102,455) [1]
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x  5 –3   9 –5  
Florida  4 –4   8 –5  
Georgia  3 –5   6 –7  
Tennessee  3 –5   6 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6   6 –7  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   2 –10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 12 Arkansas  %  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 8 LSU  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 10 Alabama  5 –3   10 –3  
No. 15 Mississippi State  4 –4   9 –4  
Ole Miss*  1 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Derek Dooley who was in his first season as the 22nd coach in UT football history. [2] The Vols played their home games at Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The Vols played seven home games this season. Derek Dooley won his coaching debut with the Vols 50–0 versus Tennessee-Martin on September 4, 2010, in front of 99,123 at Neyland Stadium.

Contents

They finished the regular season 6–6, 3–5 in SEC play and were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina 30–27.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m. Tennessee-Martin *
 PPV W 50–099,123 [10]
September 117:00 p.m.No. 7 Oregon *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
 ESPN2 L 13–48102,035 [11]
September 183:30 p.m.No. 10 Florida
CBS L 17–31102,455 [12]
September 2512:21 p.m. UAB *
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
 SECN W 32–29 2OT95,183 [13]
October 23:30 p.m.at No. 12 LSU
CBSL 14–1692,932
October 912:21 p.m.at Georgia
SECNL 14–4192,746
October 237:00 p.m.No. 8 Alabama
ESPN L 10–41102,455 [14]
October 3012:21 p.m.at No. 17 South Carolina
SECNL 24–3879,336 [15]
November 68:00 p.m.at Memphis *
 CBSCS W 50–1439,742
November 1312:00 p.m. Ole Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBSW 52–1496,044
November 207:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
CSS W 24–1037,017
November 2712:21 p.m. Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
SECNW 24–14101,170
December 306:40 p.m.vs. North Carolina *
ESPNL 27–30 2OT69,143
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for all SEC Football Games for the 2010 SEC Season
Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2010. NeylandStadium.JPG
Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2010.

Game summaries

Tennessee-Martin

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•Tennessee13723750
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 99,123
  • Game weather: 77 (Clear with Slight Wind)
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: PPV

Oregon

1234Total
•#7 Oregon310142148
Tennessee670013
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4:24
  • Game attendance: 102,035
  • Game weather: 83 (Wind, Rain, Lightning Delay)
  • Referee: Steve Shaw
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Craig James (Color), Shelley Smith (Sideline)

Tennessee hosted Oregon on September 11, 2010. The Volunteers took an early lead of 6–0, before a lightning warning delayed the game for over seventy minutes; during the delay the score was 13–3. Oregon would go on to score 45 unanswered points to cruise to an easy 35 point win despite the weather, which appeared to hinder Oregon's fast-paced offense.

Florida

1234Total
•#10 Florida0717731
Tennessee307717
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 3:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 102,455
  • Game weather: 89 (Sunny)
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

UAB

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UAB70883329
•Tennessee149003632
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 12:21 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 95,183
  • Game weather: 76 (Cloudy, Slight Wind)
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

LSU

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Tennessee700714
•#12 LSU700916
  • Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Game start: 2:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 92,932
  • Game weather: 85 (Clear)
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play), Steve Beurlein (color)

Georgia

1234Total
Tennessee077014
•Georgia171014041
  • Location: Athens, Georgia
  • Game start: 12:21 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: 75, Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

Alabama

1234Total
•#7 Alabama31021741
Tennessee730010
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 7:02 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 102,455
  • Game weather: 69, Cloudy
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)

South Carolina

1234Total
Tennessee377724
•#17 South Carolina010141438
  • Location: Columbia, South Carolina
  • Game start: 12:21 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 79,336
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

Memphis

1234Total
•Tennessee132710050
Memphis700714
  • Location: Memphis, Tennessee
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 39,742
  • Television network: CBSC

Mississippi

1234Total
Mississippi0140014
•Tennessee211014752
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 12:00pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 96,044
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack, Steve Beuerlein

Vanderbilt

1234Total
•Tennessee7701024
Vanderbilt030710
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game attendance: 37,017

Kentucky

1234Total
Kentucky707014
•Tennessee0147324
  • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 12:21pm
  • Game weather: 45 degrees
  • Television network: SEC Network

Depth chart

Starters and backups (Subject to Change) [16]

Returning starters in bold [17]

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Luke Stocker Tight end4104 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denarius Moore Wide receiver5148 Oakland Raiders

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