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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachJeremy Pruitt (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (6th season)
Offensive schemepro-style offense
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Ansley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJimmy Brumbaugh (1st season)
Home stadiumNeyland 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]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at South Carolina
October 3Missouri
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
October 10at Georgia
October 17Kentucky
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
October 24Alabama
November 7at Arkansas
November 14Texas A&M
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
November 21at Auburn
November 28at Vanderbilt
December 5Florida
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

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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
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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.
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