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2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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American college football season

2023Tennessee Volunteers football

Citrus Bowl champion
Citrus Bowl,W 35–0 vs.Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
Record	9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Josh Heupel (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joey Halzle (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4Georgia xy	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 8Missouri	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 17Tennessee	4	–	4	9	–	4
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	5	–	7
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
No. 5Alabama xy$^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 9Ole Miss	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 12LSU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Auburn	3	–	5	6	–	7
Mississippi State	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship:Alabama 27, Georgia 24
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings fromAP Poll

The2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented theUniversity of Tennessee in the Eastern Division of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers were led byJosh Heupel in his third year as head coach. The Tennessee Volunteers football team drew an average home attendance of 101,915 in 2023.^[1]

Tennessee was ranked 9th by247Sports in the2023 college football recruiting class.^[2]

The team played its home games atNeyland Stadium inKnoxville, 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.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	vs.Virginia*	No. 12	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (SEC Nation)	ABC	W 49–13	69,507
September 9	5:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	W 30–13	101,915
September 16	7:00 p.m.	atFlorida	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–29	90,751
September 23	4:00 p.m.	UTSA*	No. 23	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 45–14	101,915
September 30	7:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 21	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 41–20	101,915
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 19	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (SEC Nation)	CBS	W 20–13	101,915
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 11Alabama	No. 17	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October /SEC Nation)	CBS	L 20–34	100,077
October 28	7:00 p.m.	atKentucky	No. 21	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN	W 33–27	61,665
November 4	12:00 p.m.	UConn*	No. 17	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 59–3	101,915
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14Missouri	No. 13	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CBS	L 7–36	62,621
November 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 1Georgia	No. 18	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry /SEC Nation)	CBS	L 10–38	101,915
November 25	3:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 21	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 48–24	101,915
January 1, 2024	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17Iowa*	No. 21	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 35–0	43,861
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll (andCFP Rankings, after October 31) – Released prior to game All times are inEastern time

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

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

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

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

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	3	7	3	13
No. 12 Tennessee	7	14	14	14	49

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Austin Peay (FCS)	3	3	0	7	13
No. 12 Tennessee	3	10	10	7	30

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UTSA	0	0	14	0	14
No. 23 Tennessee	14	17	0	14	45

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	10	0	7	3	20
No. 21 Tennessee	14	10	7	10	41

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	12	9	11	23	21	22	19т	17	21	19	14	21	25	RV	25	17
Coaches	10	9	9	20	19	18	17	15	20	16	12	19	23	23	23	17
CFP	Not released									17	13	18	21	21	21	Not released

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	120	Jaylen Wright	RB	Miami Dolphins
6	193	Joe Milton	QB	New England Patriots
6	211	Kamal Hadden	CB	Kansas City Chiefs

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Bowls &rivalries	Bowl games Alabama:Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Ole Miss South Carolina Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band Battle at Bristol Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

vs Virginia

vs Austin Peay

at Florida (rivalry)

vs UTSA

vs South Carolina (rivalry)

vs Texas A&M

at No. 11 Alabama (rivalry)

at Kentucky

vs UConn

at No. 14 Missouri

vs No. 1 Georgia

vs Vanderbilt (rivalry)

vs No. 17 Iowa (Citrus Bowl)

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

External links