2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2018 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Jeremy Pruitt (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyson Helton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Sherrer (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Rumph (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. T–7 Georgia x		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. T–7 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
Western 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. ^[3]

Preseason

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevon Flowers S	Tucker, GA	Tucker	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (76)
J.J. Peterson OLB	Moultrie, GA	Colquitt County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 6, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (86)
John Mincey DT	Homerville, GA	Clinch County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jan 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Cedric Tillman WR	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:    (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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Jeremy Banks RB	Cordova, TN	Cordova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Jordan Allen DE	Fairfield, CA	City College SF (JC)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
J. T. Shrout QB	Newhall, CA	Hart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (79)
Jerome Carvin OL	Cordova, TN	Cordova	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (79)
Kingston Harris DT	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (76)
Alontae Taylor ATH, WR	Manchester, TN	Coffee County Central	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 22, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:      Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (86)
Paxton Brooks K	West Columbia, SC	Airport	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 17, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Tanner Antonutti OL	Nashville, TN	Ensworth	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jul 30, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (76)
Greg Emerson DE	Jackson, TN	Northside	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jul 3, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Jacob Warren TE	Knoxville, TN	Farragut	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 24, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Brant Lawless DT	Nashville, TN	Nashville Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	May 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (83)
Ollie Lane OL	Corryton, TN	Gibbs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Apr 12, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Matthew Flint LB	Gurley, AL	Madison County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 2, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Jahmir Johnson OT	Philadelphia, PA	Arizona Western (JC)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 27, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (79)
D'Andre Litaker DT	Murfreesboro, TN	Riverdale	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jun 13, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (80)
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: 22    Rivals: 20    247Sports: 20    ESPN: 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 [4]	Nigel Warrior	S	JR
Outland Trophy [5]	Trey Smith	OL	SO
Wuerffel Trophy [6]	Kyle Phillips	DL	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [7]	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. ^[8]

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams. ^[9]

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, ^[10] 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. ^[11]

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 17 West Virginia *	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 14–40	66,793
September 8	4:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 59–3	96,464
September 15	12:00 p.m.	UTEP *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 24–0	87,074
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Florida	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–47	100,027
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	CBS	L 12–38	92,246
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	SECN	W 30–24	84,589
October 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 21–58	97,087
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	SECN	L 24–27	80,614
November 3	4:00 p.m.	Charlotte *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 14–3	86,753
November 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 24–7	95,258
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Missouri	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 17–50	88,224
November 24	4:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	L 13–38	35,887
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source: ^[12]

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   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 Jeremy Pruitt – 1st year 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 Redshirt Roster

Current depth chart

Source: ^[13]

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

See also: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Belk Kickoff Game

Belk Kickoff Game

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 17 West Virginia	10	3	20	7	40
Tennessee	0	7	7	0	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)

• Sources: ^[14]

Scoring summary

1	11:00	WVU	Evan Staley 26-yard field goal	WVU 3–0
1	3:32	WVU	T.J. Simmons 59-yard pass from Will Grier (Staley kick)	WVU 10–0
2	6:13	TENN	Dominick Wood-Anderson 1-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia kick)	WVU 10–7
2	0:00	WVU	Staley 35-yard field goal	WVU 13–7
3	12:54	WVU	David Sills 33-yard pass from Grier (Staley kick)	WVU 20–7
3	8:09	WVU	Gary Jennings Jr. 28-yard pass from Grier (Staley kick)	WVU 27–7
3	6:09	TENN	Tim Jordan 6-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	WVU 27–14
3	1:15	WVU	Kennedy McKoy 14-yard pass from Grier (Conversion failed)	WVU 33–14
4	2:02	WVU	Sills 10-yard pass from Grier (Staley kick)	WVU 40–14

ETSU

See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
ETSU	0	0	3	0	3
•Tennessee	10	28	7	14	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)

• Sources: ^[15]

Scoring summary

1	9:32	TENN	Brent Cimaglia 26-yard field goal	TENN 3–0
1	2:49	TENN	Marquill Osborne 8-yard blocked punt return (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 10–0
2	9:27	TENN	Jeremy Banks 1-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 17–0
2	9:12	TENN	Banks 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 24–0
2	7:41	TENN	Darrin Kirkland Jr. 33-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 31–0
2	9:27	TENN	Josh Palmer 20-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 38–0
3	13:34	TENN	Jordan Murphy 30-yard pass from Keller Chryst (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 45–0
3	3:20	ETSU	J.J. Jerman 39-yard field goal	TENN 45–3
4	13:34	TENN	Murphy 50-yard pass from Chryst (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 52–3
4	3:20	TENN	Madre London 4-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 59–3

UTEP

See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	0	0	0	0
•Tennessee	3	7	7	7	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)

• Sources: ^[16]

Scoring summary

1	2:39	TENN	Brent Cimaglia 38-yard field goal	TENN 3–0
2	10:49	TENN	Tim Jordan 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 10–0
3	13:49	TENN	Ty Chandler 81-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 17–0
4	11:14	TENN	Jauan Jennings 4-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 24–0

Florida

See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Florida	14	12	7	14	47
Tennessee	0	3	10	8	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)

• Sources: ^[17]

Scoring summary

1	6:50	UF	R.J. Raymond 1-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick)	UF 7–0
1	4:52	UF	Franks 1-yard run (McPherson kick)	UF 14–0
2	13:13	TENN	Brent Cimaglia 32-yard field goal	UF 14–3
2	11:03	UF	Cece Jefferson safety	UF 16–3
2	10:42	UF	Freddie Swain 65-yard pass from Franks (McPherson kick)	UF 23–3
2	0:15	UF	McPherson 25-yard field goal	UF 26–3
3	14:44	UF	Jordan Scarlett 19-yard run (McPherson kick)	UF 33–3
3	12:38	TENN	Cimaglia 41-yard field goal	UF 33–6
3	1:22	TENN	Madre London 1-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	UF 33–13
4	13:17	UF	Tyrie Cleveland 38-yard pass from Franks (McPherson kick)	UF 40–13
4	10:50	TENN	Jeremy Banks 2-yard run (Jauan Jennings pass from Keller Chryst)	UF 40–21
4	4:54	UF	Dameon Pierce 47-yard run (McPherson kick)	UF 47–21

At No. 2 Georgia

See also: 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	0	6	6	12
•No. 2 Georgia	7	10	7	14	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)

• Sources: ^[18]

Scoring summary

1	8:52	UGA	Isaac Nauta 31-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick)	UGA 7–0
2	11:57	UGA	Blankenship 43-yard field goal	UGA 10–0
2	:30	UGA	D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Blankenship kick)	UGA 17–0
3	9:52	UGA	Justin Fields 12-yard run (Blankenship kick)	UGA 24–0
3	5:14	TENN	Josh Palmer 37-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Conversion failed)	UGA 24–6
4	11:10	TENN	Ty Chandler 35-yard pass from Guarantano (Conversion failed)	UGA 24–12
4	3:31	UGA	Swift 14-yard run (Blankenship kick)	UGA 31–12
4	2:41	UGA	Fields 15-yard run (Blankenship kick)	UGA 38–12

At Auburn

See also: 2018 Auburn Tigers football team and Auburn–Tennessee football rivalry

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Tennessee	3	10	14	3	30
No. 21 Auburn	10	7	0	7	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)

• Sources: ^{[19] [20]}

Scoring summary

1	9:44	AUB	Chandler Cox 1-yard run (Anders Carlson kick)	AUB 7–0
1	5:24	TENN	Brent Cimaglia 42-yard field goal	AUB 7–3
1	2:20	AUB	Carlson 20-yard field goal	AUB 10–3
2	10:44	TENN	Ty Chandler 42-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)	Tie 10–10
2	3:26	AUB	Anthony Schwartz 76-yard pass from Jarrett Stidham (Carlson kick)	AUB 17–10
2	0:07	TENN	Cimaglia 45-yard field goal	AUB 17–13
3	3:25	TENN	Jauan Jennings 25-yard pass from Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 20–17
3	2:34	TENN	Alontae Taylor 8-yard fumble recovery	TENN 27–17
4	9:04	TENN	Cimaglia 20-yard field goal	TENN 30–17
4	0:37	AUB	Seth Williams 14-yard pass from Stidham (Carlson kick)	TENN 30–24

Alabama

See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Third Saturday in October

Third Saturday in October

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 1 Alabama	28	14	16	0	58
Tennessee	0	14	7	0	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: ^[21]

Scoring summary

1	10:58	BAMA	Jerry Jeudy 11-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick)	BAMA 7–0
1	10:35	BAMA	Josh Jacobs 3-yard run (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 14–0
1	8:08	BAMA	Jaylen Waddle 77-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 21–0
1	3:31	BAMA	Damien Harris 3-yard run (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 28–0
2	7:21	TENN	Ty Chandler 10-yard pass from Keller Chryst (Brent Cimaglia kick)	BAMA 28–7
2	4:23	BAMA	Jacobs 2-yard run (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 35–7
2	2:18	TENN	Tyler Byrd 20-yard pass from Chryst (Cimaglia kick)	BAMA 35–14
2	0:15	BAMA	Irv Smith 9-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 42–14
3	14:52	BAMA	Safety	BAMA 44–14
3	12:53	BAMA	Henry Ruggs 28-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 51–14
3	5:17	TENN	Kyle Phillips 28-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick)	BAMA 51–21
3	1:03	BAMA	Jalen Hurts 21-yard run (Bulovas kick)	BAMA 58–21

At South Carolina

See also: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	7	7	10	0	24
•South Carolina	3	6	15	3	27

• Location: Columbia, South Carolina

• Sources: ^[22]

  

Scoring summary

Charlotte

See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Charlotte	0	3	0	0	3
•Tennessee	14	0	0	0	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)

• Sources: ^[23]

Scoring summary

1	7:42	TENN	Marquez Callaway 82-yard punt return (Brent Cimaglia kick)	TENN 7–0
1	0:17	TENN	Josh Palmer 16-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 14–0
2	0:17	CHAR	Jonathan Cruz 28-yard field goal	TENN 14–3

Kentucky

See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Kentucky	0	0	7	0	7
•Tennessee	3	14	7	0	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)

• Sources: ^{[24] [25]}

Scoring summary

1	5:09	TENN	Brent Cimaglia 19-yard field goal	TENN 3–0
2	3:05	TENN	Tim Jordan 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 10–0
2	0:00	TENN	Marquez Callaway 39-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 17–0
3	7:49	TENN	Dominick Wood-Anderson 2-yard pass from Guarantano (Cimaglia kick)	TENN 24–0
3	1:56	UK	C.J. Conrad 19-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Chance Poore kick)	TENN 24–7

Missouri

See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Missouri	6	20	14	10	50
Tennessee	0	10	7	0	17

• Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

• Sources: ^[26]

  

Scoring summary

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	0	7	6	13
•Vanderbilt	7	10	0	21	38

• Location: Nashville, Tennessee
• Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Referee: Marc Curles

• Sources: ^[27]

  

Scoring summary

References

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External links

• Season summary at Sports Reference