2022 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 11–2 (6–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Alex Golesh (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread/RPO |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Banks (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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No. 1 Georgia xy$#^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 South Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 LSU xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Alabama x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2022 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 second-year head coach Josh Heupel.
On October 15, 2022, Tennessee beat the No. 3-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, winning the rivalry game for the first time since 2006. Fans rushed the field at Neyland Stadium and tore down the goalposts, carrying them around campus and eventually throwing them into the Tennessee River. The university was fined $100,000 by the Southeastern Conference as a result of rushing the field. The university received $152,000 in donations from the fans to replace the goalposts. [1] The Volunteers capped off an impressive 11 win season against the Clemson Tigers, winning the 2022 Orange Bowl 31–14, the Vols’ first 11 win season since 2001.
Tennessee and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021. [2] [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State * | SECN | W 59–10 | 92,236 | ||
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Pittsburgh * | No. 25 | ABC | W 34–27 OT | 59,785 | |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron * | No. 16 |
| SECN+/ESPN+ | W 63–6 | 101,915 |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 21 Florida | No. 12 |
| CBS | W 38–33 | 101,915 |
October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24 LSU | No. 9 | ESPN | W 40–13 | 102,321 | |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama | No. 7 |
| CBS | W 52–49 | 101,915 |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin * | No. 3 |
| SECN | W 65–24 | 101,915 |
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Kentucky | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 44–6 | 101,915 |
November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Georgia | No. 1 | CBS | L 13–27 | 92,746 | |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 66–24 | 101,915 |
November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 4 | ESPN | L 38–63 | 79,041 | |
November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 11 | SECN | W 56–0 | 40,350 | |
December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Clemson * | No. 6 | ESPN | W 31–14 | 63,912 | |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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TENN –35.5 | 66.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ball State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Tennessee | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Statistics | Ball State | Tennessee |
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First downs | 17 | 32 |
Total yards | 343 | 569 |
Rushing yards | 74 | 218 |
Passing yards | 269 | 351 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | John Paddock | 27/43, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Carson Steele | 11 carries, 27 yards | |
Receiving | Jayshon Jackson | 5 receptions, 65 yards | |
Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 18/25, 221 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Cedric Tillman | 6 receptions, 68 yards | |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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No. 24 Volunteers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
No. 17 Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
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Statistics | TEN | PITT |
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First downs | 20 | 21 |
Total yards | 416 | 415 |
Rushes/yards | 33–91 | 39–141 |
Passing yards | 325 | 274 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–42–0 | 23–44–1 |
Time of possession | 25:05 | 34:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 27–42, 325 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 9 carries, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Cedric Tillman | 9 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD | |
Pittsburgh | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 14–24, 195 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Israel Abanikanda | 25 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Gavin Bartholomew | 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Akron | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
No. 15 Tennessee | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
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31–20 | September 25, 2021 | Florida, 38–14 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 20 Florida | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
No. 11 Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Volunteers | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
No. 25 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Alabama | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
•No. 6 Tennessee | 21 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 52 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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−8.5 | 65 |
Statistics | Alabama | Tennessee |
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First downs | 32 | 29 |
Total yards | 569 | 567 |
Rushing yards | 114 | 182 |
Passing yards | 455 | 385 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:29 | 22:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama | Passing | Bryce Young | 35/52, 455 yards, 2 TD’s |
Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs | 24 carries, 103 yards, 3 TD’s | |
Receiving | Cameron Latu | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 21/30, 385 yards, 5 TD’s, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 12 carries, 71 yards | |
Receiving | Jalin Hyatt | 6 receptions, 207 yards, 5 TD’s |
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No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
No. 3 Tennessee | 21 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 65 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Kentucky | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
•No. 3 Tennessee | 7 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Statistics | Kentucky | Tennessee |
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First downs | 14 | 19 |
Total yards | 205 | 422 |
Rushing yards | 107 | 177 |
Passing yards | 98 | 245 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 35:11 | 24:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kentucky | Passing | Will Levis | 16/27, 98 yards, 3 INT’s |
Rushing | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 15 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Dingle | 4 receptions, 44 yards | |
Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 19/25, 245 yards, 3 TD’s |
Rushing | Jabari Small | 21 carries, 78 yards | |
Receiving | Jalin Hyatt | 5 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD’s |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 1 Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
No. 3 Georgia | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
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Statistics | TENN | UGA |
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First downs | 21 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 75-289 | 62–387 |
Rushes–yards | 94 | 130 |
Passing yards | 195 | 257 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–33–1 | 17–25–0 |
Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 23/33, 195 yards, INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 21 carries, 69 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cedric Tillman | 7 receptions, 68 yards | |
Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 17/25, 257 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kenny McIntosh | 10 carries, 52 yards | |
Receiving | Ladd McConkey | 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Missouri | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
No. 5 Tennessee | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 66 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Tennessee | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
South Carolina | 21 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 10 Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Statistics | TENN | VAN |
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First downs | 16 | 17 |
Total yards | 513 | 254 |
Rushing yards | 362 | 147 |
Passing yards | 151 | 107 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 16:15 | 43:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton | 11/21, 147 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 5 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jalin Hyatt | 3 receptions, 86 yards | |
Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 11/17, 79 yards |
Rushing | Ray Davis | 21 rushes, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Will Sheppard | 6 receptions, 48 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 6 Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
No. 7 Clemson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 (15) | 3 (13) | 2т (18) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Coaches | RV | RV | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (5) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
CFP | Not released | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | Not released |
Tennessee had five players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft. [18]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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1 | 10 | Darnell Wright | OT | Chicago Bears |
3 | 68 | Hendon Hooker | QB | Detroit Lions |
3 | 73 | Jalin Hyatt | WR | New York Giants |
3 | 74 | Cedric Tillman | WR | Cleveland Browns |
3 | 77 | Byron Young | DE | Los Angeles Rams |