# 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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. 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.

## Schedule

Tennessee and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State* | | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN | W 59–10 | 92,236 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Pittsburgh* | No. 24 | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ABC | W 34–27 $^{OT}$ | 59,785 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron* | No. 15 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN+/ESPN+ | W 63–6 | 101,915 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Florida | No. 11 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry / College GameDay / Checker Neyland) | CBS | W 38–33 | 101,915 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 LSU | No. 8 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPN | W 40–13 | 102,321 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Alabama | No. 6 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry / College GameDay / SEC Nation) | CBS | W 52–49 | 101,915 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin* | No. 3 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN | W 65–24 | 101,915 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 Kentucky | No. 3 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | ESPN | W 44–6 | 101,915 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Georgia | No. 1 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA (rivalry / College GameDay / SEC Nation) | CBS | L 13–27 | 92,746 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 5 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | CBS | W 66–24 | 101,915 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 5 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC (rivalry / SEC Nation) | ESPN | L 38–63 | 79,041 |
| November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 10 | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | W 56–0 | 40,350 |
| December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Clemson* | No. 6 | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–14 | 63,912 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) – Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Ball State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| TENN –35.5 | 66.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ball State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 92,236
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
| Statistics | Ball State | Tennessee |
| 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 |
| Ball State | Passing | John Paddock | 27/43, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Ball State | Rushing | Carson Steele | 11 carries, 27 yards |
| Ball State | Receiving | Jayshon Jackson | 5 receptions, 65 yards |
| Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 18/25, 221 yards, 2 TD |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Cedric Tillman | 6 receptions, 68 yards |

### At No. 17 Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 24 Volunteers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| No. 17 Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/ 12:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,785
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Molly McGrath (sidelines)
| Statistics | TEN | PITT |
| 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 |
| Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 27–42, 325 yards, 2 TD |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 9 carries, 47 yards |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Cedric Tillman | 9 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD |
| Pittsburgh | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 14–24, 195 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Pittsburgh | Rushing | Israel Abanikanda | 25 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD |
| Pittsburgh | Receiving | Gavin Bartholomew | 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD |

### vs Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Akron | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| No. 15 Tennessee | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 101,915
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color) and Ashley Stroehlein (sidelines)

### vs No. 20 Florida

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 31–20 | September 25, 2021 | Florida, 38–14 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Florida | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| No. 11 Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 101,915
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Tennessee – Chase McGrath 32-yard field goal, 1:11
Second quarter
Florida – Keon Zipperer 44-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 12:41
Tennessee – Hendon Hooker 4-yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 11:59
Florida – Anthony Richardson 7-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 8:28
Tennessee – Bru McCoy 1 yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick), 0:07
Third quarter
Tennessee – Jabari Small 16-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick), 12:08
Florida – Anthony Richardson 1 yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:55
Tennessee – Jabari Small 1 yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 3:58
Fourth quarter
Tennessee – Jaylen Wright 5-yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 7:55
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 5-yard run, 4:49
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 3-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, 0:17
Passing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 24/44, 453 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Tennessee – Hendon Hooker – 22/28, 349 yards, 2 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 17 carries, 67 yards, 2 touchdowns
Tennessee – Hendon Hooker – 13 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
Florida – Justin Shorter – 7 receptions, 155 yards
Tennessee – Bru McCoy – 5 receptions, 102 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
Florida – Rashad Torrence II – 13 tackles
Tennessee – Jeremy Banks & Kamal Hadden – 7 tackles :

### At No. 25 LSU Tigers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Volunteers | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 102,321
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Todd McShay and Kris Budden
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TENN – Jabari Small 1-yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 13:46. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:14.
TENN – Chase McGrath 35-yard field goal, 11:08. Volunteers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:23.
TENN – Chase McGrath 38-yard field goal, 2:26. Volunteers 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:22.
Second quarter
TENN – Jalin Hyatt 45-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick), 14:39. Volunteers 20–0. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07.
LSU – Josh Williams 1-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 3:05. Volunteers 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 5:14.
TENN – Chase McGrath 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Volunteers 23–7. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:23.
Third quarter
TENN – Jalin Hyatt 14-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick), 11:47. Volunteers 30–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:13.
TENN – Jabari Small 5-yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 2:13. Volunteers 37–7. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:19.
Fourth quarter
LSU – Kayshon Boutte 5-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (run failed), 11:32. Volunteers 37–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:41.
TENN – Chase McGrath 32-yard field goal, 2:39. Volunteers 40–13. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 8:53.
Top passers
TENN – Hendon Hooker – 17/27, 239 yards, 2 TD
LSU – Jayden Daniels – 32/45, 300 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TENN – Jabari Small – 22 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD
LSU – Jayden Daniels – 16 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
TENN – Bru McCoy – 7 receptions, 140 yards
LSU – Malik Nabers – 6 receptions, 80 yards :

### vs No. 3 Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Alabama | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
| • No. 6 Tennessee | 21 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 52 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| −8.5 | 65 |
| Statistics | Alabama | Tennessee |
| 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 |
| Alabama | Passing | Bryce Young | 35/52, 455 yards, 2 TD’s |
| Alabama | Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs | 24 carries, 103 yards, 3 TD’s |
| Alabama | Receiving | Cameron Latu | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD |
| Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 21/30, 385 yards, 5 TD’s, 1 INT |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 12 carries, 71 yards |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Jalin Hyatt | 6 receptions, 207 yards, 5 TD’s |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | ALA | TEN |
| 1st | 10:18 | 7 | 56 | 1:58 | TENN | Jabari Small (#2) 1-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath (#40) kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1st | 7:59 | 8 | 71 | 2:19 | ALA | Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 8-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 1st | 6:43 | 5 | 75 | 1:16 | TENN | Jalin Hyatt (#11) 36-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 1st | 3:59 | 4 | 35 | 1:02 | TENN | Jalin Hyatt (#11) 11-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick good | 7 | 21 |
| 2nd | 14:07 | 12 | 73 | 4:52 | ALA | 21-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) | 10 | 21 |
| 2nd | 11:41 | 3 | 40 | 1:01 | TENN | Princeton Fant (#88) 2-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath (#40) kick good | 10 | 28 |
| 2nd | 6:46 | 10 | 84 | 4:55 | ALA | Ja’Corey Brooks (#7) 7-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 17 | 28 |
| 2nd | 0:36 | 7 | 39 | 2:08 | ALA | 43-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) | 20 | 28 |
| 3rd | 11:11 | 3 | 59 | 1:02 | ALA | Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 26-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), 2-point pass good | 28 | 28 |
| 3rd | | 3 | 75 | 0:55 | TENN | Jalin Hyatt (#11) 60-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick no good | 28 | 34 |
| 3rd | 4:27 | 12 | 75 | 5:49 | ALA | Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 2-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 35 | 34 |
| 4th | 14:01 | 3 | 94 | 0:50 | TENN | Jalin Hyatt (#11) 78-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), 2-point pass good | 35 | 42 |
| 4th | 8:38 | 10 | 75 | 5:23 | ALA | Cameron Latu (#81) 1-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 42 | 42 |
| 4th | 7:49 | 3 | 6 | 0:49 | ALA | Dallas Turner (#15) 11 yrd fumble return, Will Reichard (#16) kick good | 49 | 42 |
| 4th | 3:26 | 11 | 75 | 4:23 | TENN | Jalin Hyatt (#11) 13-yard touchdown reception from Hendon Hooker (#5), Chase McGrath (#40) kick good | 49 | 49 |
| 4th | 0:00 | 3 | 45 | 0:15 | TENN | 40-yard field goal by Chase McGrath (#40) | 49 | 52 |
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### vs No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 3 Tennessee | 21 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 65 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
* Date: October 22
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 101,915
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sidelines)

### vs No. 19 Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Kentucky | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • No. 3 Tennessee | 7 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Statistics | Kentucky | Tennessee |
| 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 |
| Kentucky | Passing | Will Levis | 16/27, 98 yards, 3 INT’s |
| Kentucky | Rushing | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 15 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD |
| Kentucky | Receiving | Jordan Dingle | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
| Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 19/25, 245 yards, 3 TD’s |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jabari Small | 21 carries, 78 yards |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Jalin Hyatt | 5 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD’s |

### At No. 3 Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 3 Georgia | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 3:30 pm
* Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 92,746
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (CBS (College GameDay / SEC Nation)): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jenny Dell (sidelines)
| Statistics | TENN | UGA |
| 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 |
| Tennessee | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 23/33, 195 yards, INT |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 21 carries, 69 yards, TD |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Cedric Tillman | 7 receptions, 68 yards |
| Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 17/25, 257 yards, 2 TD |
| Georgia | Rushing | Kenny McIntosh | 10 carries, 52 yards |
| Georgia | Receiving | Ladd McConkey | 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |

### vs Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 5 Tennessee | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 66 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
* Date: November 12
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 101,915
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Rick Neuheisel (color), Sherree Burress (sideline)

### At South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Tennessee | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| South Carolina | 21 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 7:00 pm
* Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,041
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Holly Rowe (sidelines)

### At Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 7:30 pm
* Game weather: Rain, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,350
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
| Statistics | TENN | VAN |
| 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 |
| Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton | 11/21, 147 yards, TD |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 5 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Jalin Hyatt | 3 receptions, 86 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 11/17, 79 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Ray Davis | 21 rushes, 60 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Will Sheppard | 6 receptions, 48 yards |

### No. 7 Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| No. 7 Clemson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: December 30, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,912
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
TENN – Joe Milton 16 yard pass to Bru McCoy, (Chase McGrath PAT), 5:17. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:01.
Second quarter
TENN – Jabari Small 2 yard run, (McGrath PAT), 9:03. Volunteers 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:12.
CLEM – B. T. Potter 31 yard field goal. Volunteers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:52.
Third quarter
CLEM – Potter 40 yard field goal. Volunteers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:03.
TENN – Milton 14 yard pass to Squirrel White, (McGrath PAT), 0:05. Volunteers 21–6. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:22.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Cade Klubnik 4 yard run, (2 point conversion good), 10:01. Volunteers 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:04.
TENN – Milton 46 yard pass to Ramel Keyton, (McGrath PAT), 8:34. Volunteers 28–14. Drive:6 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.
TENN – McGrath 32 yard field goal, 3:07. Volunteers 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:41.
Top passers
CLEM – Cade Klubnik: 30–54, 320 yards, 2 INTs
TENN – Joe Milton: 19–28, 251 yards, 3 TDs
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 17 rushes, 73 yards
TENN – Jaylen Wright: 11 rushes, 89 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Joseph Ngata: 8 receptions, 84 yards
TENN – Squirrel White: 9 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

Tennessee had five players selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 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 |