2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team will represent the University of Tennessee in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers will play their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by third year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.

2020 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Jeremy Pruitt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (6th season)
Offensive scheme	pro-style offense
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Ansley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jimmy Brumbaugh (1st season)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 102,455)

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida		0	–	0						–
Georgia		0	–	0						–
Kentucky		0	–	0						–
Missouri		0	–	0						–
South Carolina		0	–	0						–
Tennessee		0	–	0						–
Vanderbilt		0	–	0						–
West Division
Alabama		0	–	0						–
Arkansas		0	–	0						–
Auburn		0	–	0						–
LSU		0	–	0						–
Mississippi State		0	–	0						–
Ole Miss		0	–	0						–
Texas A&M		0	–	0						–
Championship: December 19, 2020
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC will play a conference-only schedule. As of August 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Main article: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Tennessee finished the 2019 regular season at 7–5 overall, 5–3 in the SEC, and were bowl eligible for the first time since 2016. On January 2, the Volunteers won the Gator Bowl over Indiana, 23-22,[1] to finish at 8–5 for the season.

Schedule

Tennessee had games scheduled against Charlotte, Furman, Oklahoma, and Troy, which were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
October 3	Missouri	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
October 10	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)
October 17	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
October 24	Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)
November 7	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
November 14	Texas A&M	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
November 21	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)
November 28	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)
December 5	Florida	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game

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Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

1. "Indiana vs. Tennessee - Game Summary - January 2, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
2. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
3. Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
4. Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "2020 Tennessee Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.