2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team represents the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers head coach is Josh Heupel,^[1] who is in his fourth year. The team plays its home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

2024 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
CFP	No. 7
Record	7–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Josh Heupel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joey Halzle (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Georgia		5	–	1					7	–	1
No. 14 Texas A&M		5	–	1					7	–	2
No. 7 Tennessee		4	–	1					7	–	1
No. 5 Texas		3	–	1					7	–	1
No. 15 LSU		3	–	1					6	–	2
No. 16 Ole Miss		3	–	2					7	–	2
Vanderbilt		3	–	2					6	–	3
No. 11 Alabama		3	–	2					6	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	3					5	–	3
Arkansas		3	–	3					5	–	4
No. 24 Missouri		2	–	2					6	–	2
Florida		2	–	3					4	–	4
Oklahoma		1	–	4					5	–	4
Auburn		1	–	5					3	–	6
Kentucky		1	–	6					3	–	6
Mississippi State		0	–	5					2	–	7
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of November 7, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Gerald Mincey	OT	Kentucky
Wesley Walker	S	Michigan
Tamarion McDonald	S	Louisville
Doneiko Slaughter	CB	Arkansas
De'Shawn Rucker	CB	South Florida
Tyler Baron	EDGE	Miami (FL)
Connor Meadows	OL	Tennessee State
Addison Nichols	OL	Arkansas
Mo Clipper Jr.	OL	Charlotte
Jack Luttrel	S	Arizona
Brandon Turnage	CB	Ole Miss
Warren Burrell	CB	Georgia Tech
Elijah Herring	LB	Memphis

Incoming

Player	Position	Former Team
Miles Kitselman	TE	Alabama
Zalance Heard	OL	LSU
Jakobe Thomas	S	Middle Tennessee
Holden Staes	TE	Notre Dame
Jermod McCoy	CB	Oregon State
Jaxson Moi	DL	Stanford
Jalen McMurray	CB	Temple
Chris Brazzell II	WR	Tulane
Eli Purcell	LB	Wofford

Roster

2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Dont'e Thornton Jr. Sr RB 6 Dylan Sampson Jr QB 8 Nico Iamaleava  Fr WR 10 Squirrel White Jr WR 11 Chris Brazzell II  So QB 12 Jake Merklinger Fr QB 13 Gaston Moore  Sr WR 14 Braylon Staley Fr WR 15 Bru McCoy  Sr QB 18 Ryan Damron  Fr TE 19 Holden Staes Jr RB 20 Khalifa Keith So QB 21 Navy Shuler  Sr RB 22 Peyton Lewis Fr RB 23 Cameron Seldon So RB 25 DeSean Bishop  Fr TE 27 Emmanuel Okoye  Fr RB 28 Patrick Wilk  Jr WR 29 Jack-Henry Jakobik  Fr WR 31 Jackson Locke  Jr WR 35 Garrett Young  Fr WR 36 Nathan Roberts  Fr RB 42 Hunter Barnes  So TE 43 Titus Rohrer  So TE 44 Luke Shouse  Sr TE 46 Cody Duncan  Jr OL 50 William Satterwhite Fr OL 51 Vysen Lang  Fr OL 53 Lance Heard So OL 63 Cooper Mays Sr OL 64 Ayden Bussell  Fr OL 65 Parker Ball  Sr OL 66 Dayne Davis  Sr OL 68 Masai Reddick  So OL 69 Gus Hill  So OL 70 Andrej Karic Sr OL 71 Max Anderson Fr OL 72 Jesse Perry Fr OL 73 Brian Grant  So OL 74 John Campbell Jr.  Sr OL 75 Jackson Lampley  Sr OL 76 Javontez Spraggins Sr OL 77 Larry Johnson III  So OL 78 Gage Ginther Fr OL 79 Shamurad Umarov  Fr WR 80 Nate Spillman  Fr WR 81 Chas Nimrod  So WR 82 Dayton Sneed  Fr WR 83 Trey Weary  So WR 84 Kaleb Webb  So WR 85 Nathan Leacock  Fr TE 86 Ethan Davis  Fr TE 87 Miles Kitselman Sr TE 88 Charlie Browder  Jr WR 89 Mike Matthews Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 7 Arion Carter So DL 10 Elijah Simmons  Sr LB 11 Keenan Pili  Sr DB 12 Jalen McMurray  Jr DB 13 Jermod McCoy So DB 14 Christian Charles  Jr DB 15 Cristian Conyer So DB 17 Andre Turrentine  Jr DB 18 Rickey Gibson III So DL 19 Joshua Josephs Jr DL 20 Bryson Eason  Sr DL 21 Omari Thomas Sr LB 22 Jeremiah Telander So DB 23 Boo Carter Fr DB 24 Jordan Matthews  Fr DB 25 Jourdan Thomas Jr DB 26 Edrees Farooq Fr DB 26 Carson Whitehead  So DE 27 James Pearce Jr. Jr DB 28 Kaleb Beasley Fr DB 29 Christian Harrison Jr DB 30 Jakobe Thomas  Jr DL 31 Caleb Herring So DB 33 John Slaughter So DB 34 Marcus Goree Jr. Fr DB 35 Will Brooks  Sr DB 36 William Wright  Sr DB 37 Montrell Bandy  Jr DL 38 Chandavian Bradley  Fr LB 39 Jalen Smith  Fr LB 40 Kalib Perry Jr DL 41 Tyree Weathersby  Fr DL 42 Tyre West Jr DB 46 Malik Ganaway  So LB 47 Edwin Spillman Fr DL 51 Tim Amet  Jr LB 52 Eli Purcell Sr DL 53 Daevin Hobbs So DL 55 Omarr Norman-Lott Sr DL 56 Kellen Lindstrom Fr LB 57 Ben Bolton  So DL 65 Camron Douglas  So DL 87 Joshua Helsdon  So DL 90 Dominic Bailey  Sr DL 93 Donald Palmer Jr DL 94 Nathan Robinson  Fr DL 95 Trevor Duncan  Fr DL 97 Jayson Jenkins  So DL 99 Jaxson Moi Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 41 JT Carver  Jr LS 47 Matthew Salansky  Sr LS 48 Bennett Brady  So PK 90 Max Gilbert  Fr P/PK 94 Josh Turbyville  So P 98 Jackson Ross  So	Head coach Josh Heupel Coordinators/assistant coaches Joey Halzle – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Tim Banks – Defensive coordinator Mike Ekeler – Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers Alec Abeln – Tight ends Glen Elarbee – Offensive line Rodney Garner – Defensive line William Inge – Linebackers Willie Martinez – Secondary Kelsey Pope – Wide receivers De'Rail Sims – Running backs Max Thurmond – Senior offensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:45 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Chattanooga*	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 69–3	101,915
September 7	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 24 NC State*	No. 14	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)	ABC	W 51–10	72,730
September 14	7:45 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 71–0	101,915
September 21	7:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (College GameDay)	ABC	W 25–15	84,701
October 5	7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 4	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ABC	L 14–19	75,573
October 12	7:00 p.m.	Florida	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–17 OT	101,915
October 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Alabama	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October, SEC Nation)	ABC	W 24–17	101,915
November 2	7:45 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 28–18	101,915
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN
November 16	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ABC
November 23	1:00 p.m.	UTEP*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+
November 30		at Vanderbilt		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs. No. 9 (FCS) Chattanooga

See also: 2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 (FCS) Mocs	0	0	3	0	3
No. 15 Volunteers	24	21	10	14	69

Game information

First quarter (11:09) TENN – Dylan Sampson 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:43; Tennessee 7–0) (08:34) TENN – Ethan Davis 4-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:03; Tennessee 14–0) (07:18) TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 36-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:26; Tennessee 21–0) (08:34) TENN – Max Gilbert 36-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:28; Tennessee 24–0) Second quarter (14:03) TENN – Dylan Sampson 3-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:59; Tennessee 31–0) (10:14) TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 10-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 1:55; Tennessee 38–0) (06:43) TENN – Dylan Sampson 5-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:16; Tennessee 45–0) Third quarter (10:10) UTC – Jude Kelley 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:50; Tennessee 45–3) (07:15) TENN – Max Gilbert 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:54; Tennessee 48–3) (01:13) TENN – DeSean Bishop 3-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:33; Tennessee 55–3) Fourth quarter (04:06) TENN – Khalifa Keith 1-yard run (Josh Turbyville kick) (Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:05; Tennessee 62–3) (01:07) TENN – Jordan Ross 13-yard punt return (Josh Turbyville kick) (Tennessee 69–3)

Game One – No. 9 (FCS) Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) vs No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (0–0)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 12:45 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)

Statistics	UTC	TENN
First downs	10	36
Total yards	227	718
Rushes/yards	35/92	46/311
Passing yards	153	414
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–24–0	33–44–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:46	29:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Chase Artopoeus	12/23, 141 yards
	Rushing	Reggie Davis	20 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Sam Philips	5 receptions, 54 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Nico Iamaleava	22/28, 314 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dylan Sampson	12 carries, 124 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

vs. No. 24 NC State

See also: 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team and Duke's Mayo Classic

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Volunteers	7	13	17	14	51
No. 24 Wolfpack	0	3	7	0	10

Game information

First quarter (00:09) TENN – Dylan Sampson 9-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:10; Tennessee 7–0) Second quarter (09:04) NCST – Kanoah Vinesett 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 7–3) (06:33) TENN – Max Gilbert 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:31; Tennessee 10–3) (03:29) TENN – Will Brooks 85-yard interception (Max Gilbert kick) (Tennessee 17–3) (00:00) TENN – Max Gilbert 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:44; Tennessee 20–3) Third quarter (10:27) TENN – Miles Kitselman 15-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Tennessee 27–3) (06:31) TENN – Max Gilbert 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:40; Tennessee 30–3) (04:02) TENN – Nico Iamaleava 31-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:43; Tennessee 37–3) (02:20) NCST – Aydan White 87-yard interception (Kanoah Vinesett kick) (Tennessee 37–10) Fourth quarter (14:07) TENN – Dylan Sampson 34-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:13; Tennessee 44–10) (08:22) TENN – Holden Staes 18-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:58; Tennessee 51–10)

Game Two – No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers (1–0) vs No. 24 NC State Wolfpack (1–0) – Game summary

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 7:30 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,730
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Statistics	TENN	NCST
First downs	22	10
Total yards	460	143
Rushing yards	249	39
Passing yards	211	104
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–23–2	15–22–1
Time of possession	31:28	28:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing	Nico Iamaleava	16/23, 211 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dylan Sampson	20 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Squirrel White	2 receptions, 67 yards
NC State	Passing	Grayson McCall	15/22, 104 yards
	Rushing	Hollywood Smothers	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Kevin "KC" Concepcion	5 receptions, 53 yards

vs. Kent State

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7 Volunteers	37	28	3	3	71

Game Three – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–2) vs No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 7:45 p.m.
• TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)

In a 71–0 win over Kent State, the Volunteers set a modern school record for points in a game.^[3]

Statistics	KSU	TENN
First downs	8	32
Total yards	112	740
Rushes/yards	54	456
Passing yards	58	284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–16–0	16–25–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing	Devin Kargman	9/15, 58 yards
	Rushing	JD Sherrod	7 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Chrishon McCray	3 receptions, 27 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Nico Iamaleava Gaston Moore	10/16, 173 yards, 1 TD 4/4, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	DeSean Bishop Dylan Sampson	7 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD 13 carries, 101 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Dont'e Thornton Jr Chris Brazzell Mike Matthews	2 receptions, 64 yards 2 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD 2 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD

at No. 15 Oklahoma

See also: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Volunteers	10	9	3	3	25
No. 15 Sooners	3	0	0	12	15

Game information

First quarter (03:45) TENN – Max Gilbert 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:36; Tennessee 3–0) (00:42) OKLA – Tyler Keltner 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:12; Tied 3–3) (00:03) TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 66-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Tennessee 10–3) Second quarter (09:12) TENN – Jayson Jenkins safety (Tennessee 12–3) (01:40) TENN – Dylan Sampson 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:47; Tennessee 19–3) Third quarter (06:03) TENN – Max Gilbert 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:49; Tennessee 22–3) Fourth quarter (08:25) OKLA – Jovantae Barnes 2-yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr. (Tyler Keltner kick failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:30; Tennessee 22–9) (03:35) TENN – Max Gilbert 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:40; Tennessee 25–9) (01:01) OKLA – Jovantae Barnes 1-yard run (Conversion failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 2:34; Tennessee 25–15)

Game Four – No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (3–0) vs No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners (3–0)

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 21, 2024
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
• Game attendance: 84,701
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Statistics	TENN	OKLA
First downs	14	16
Total yards	345	222
Rushes/yards	52/151	34/36
Passing yards	194	186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–21–0	18–34–1
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	35:41	24:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing	Nico Iamaleava	13/21, 194 yards, TD
	Rushing	Dylan Sampson DeSean Bishop	24 carries, 92 yards, TD 16 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Bru McCoy Dont'e Thornton Jr.	4 receptions, 92 yards 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Oklahoma	Passing	Michael Hawkins Jr. Jackson Arnold	11/18, 132 yards, TD 7/16, 54 yards
	Rushing	Michael Hawkins Jr. Jovantae Barnes	12 carries, 22 yards 8 carries, 12 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaquaize Pettaway	3 receptions, 79 yards

at Arkansas

See also: 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Volunteers	0	0	14	0	14
Razorbacks	3	0	7	9	19

Game Five – No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers (4–0) vs Arkansas Razorbacks (3–2)

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Statistics	TENN	ARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Florida (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Florida Gators football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Gators	3	0	7	7	0	17
No. 8 Volunteers	0	0	10	7	6	23

Game information

First quarter Florida – Trey Smack 42-yard field goal, 3:15 Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter Florida – Arlis Boardingham 13-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 7:18 Tennessee – Dylan Sampson 6-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 2:57 Tennessee – Max Gilbert 35-yard field goal, 1:37 Fourth quarter Tennessee – Dylan Sampson 23-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 9:42 Florida – Chimere Dike 27-yard pass from DJ Lagway (Trey Smack kick), 0:29 Overtime Tennessee – Dylan Sampson 1 yard run

Game Six – Florida Gators (3–2) vs No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (4–1)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)

Statistics	UF	TENN
First downs	22	18
Total yards	72–361	69–312
Rushes/yards	40–138	43–143
Passing yards	223	169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–32–1	16–26–1
Time of possession	34:56	25:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Graham Mertz	11/15, 125 yards, TD
	Rushing	Montrell Johnson Jr.	12 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Chimere Dike	4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Tennessee	Passing	Nico Iamaleava	16/26, 169 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dylan Sampson	27 carries, 112 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Squirrel White	5 receptions, 71 yards

Vs. No. 7 Alabama (Third Saturday in October)

See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Crimson Tide	0	7	3	7	17
No. 11 Volunteers	0	0	14	10	24

Game Seven – No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) vs No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (5-1)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)

Statistics	ALA	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Kentucky (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
No. 7 Volunteers	-	-	-	-	0

Game Eight – Kentucky Wildcats (3-5) vs No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (6-1)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
• Game time: 7:45 p.m.
• TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Statistics	UK	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Mississippi State

See also: 2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
No. 7 Volunteers	-	-	-	-	0

Game Nine – Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-7) vs No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (7-1)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)

Statistics	MSST	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

Game Ten – Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) vs Georgia Bulldogs (0-0)

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Statistics	TENN	UGA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. UTEP

See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	-	-	-	-	0
Volunteers	-	-	-	-	0

Game Eleven – UTEP Miners (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Statistics	UTEP	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Vanderbilt (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	-	-	-	-	0
Commodores	-	-	-	-	0

Game Twelve – Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) vs Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0)

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Statistics	TENN	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	15	14	7	6	5	4	8	11	7	7	7
Coaches	15	12	9	7	6	4	9	10	8	7	6
CFP	Not released										7						Not released

References

1. "Josh Heupel - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
2. "2024 Football Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
3. Wilson, Mike (September 14, 2024). "Tennessee football breaks program record for scoring vs Kent State". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 30, 2024.