2015 Tennessee Volunteers season

The Tennessee Volunteers had their third year in the 2015 CFBHC Season. During the offseason, former coach HaiThere was let go, and LDYo of the Indiana Hoosiers was brought in to lead the Vols. The appointment was a slight shock as the Indiana coach had relatively little experience, however the new coach played many good opponents close in the 2014 season with the Hoosiers and was deemed a good candidate.
Tennessee had a good start to the 2015 season winning three straight games including a hard fought and scrappy win against Miami in Sun Life Stadium. This win also saw them become ranked in the coaches poll coming in at #23.
Week 7 saw the Volunteers become bowl eligible with a hard fought victory against reigning national champions, #12 ranked Alabama. The game had only a single touchdown and was a battle of defence between the two teams, Michael Cipa kicked 3 field goals to get Tennessee the 9-7 win. The Vols were once again ranked after this win and were placed at #21 in the coaches poll.
The Vols carried the momentum of the Alabama game to week 8 where they faced Oklahoma State, another impressive defensive team, the game was expected to be a defensive battle much like the Alabama game and it proved to be the case. The Vols traveled to Stillwater and managed to emerge with an important victory going into a pivotal SEC East game Against Georgia. Only a single touchdown was scored in a hard fought 10-3 victory, this also saw Tennessee move up to #14 in the coaches poll.
Week 9 saw what many described as Tennessee's most important game of the season against the Georgia Bulldogs. The game promised to be a contested affair and did not disappoint, both teams were evenly matched throughout the first 3 quarters of play. The 4th quarter ended up being a wild ride, Georgia went a point up with under 2 minutes remaining in the game, the Tennessee defence successfully defending against a 2 point conversion that would have put the Bulldogs 3 points ahead. The Vols were able to work down the field enough for kicker Michael Cipa to make a clutch 50 yard field goal to win the game. This win put the Vols in the driving seat of the SEC East with coach LDYo hoping to carry this momentum into the final 3 tough games of the season. 
Tennessee lost a close one against Kentucky, but cleaned up the rest of the season to earn a birth to the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl. There they were upset by unranked Michigan, but LDYo's first year in Tennessee was widely considered a success.
== Schedule ==
===Regular Season===
===Post-season===
==Personnel==
===Key Personnel===
Name 	Position 	Season atTennessee	Season in current role
LDYo 	Head Coach 	1st 	1st
Cleveland Jones	Quarterback 	3rd 	1st
Don Anderson 	Running Back 	4th 	2nd
Malcolm Larsen 	Wide Receiver 	3rd 	2nd
Richard Young 	Tight End 	4th 	1st
Reggie Hedberg 	Defensive Tackle 	3rd 	1st
Trent Haynes 	Outside Linebacker	3rd 	3rd
Reggie Griffin 	Cornerback 	4th 	3rd
Darren Manning 	Strong Safety 	4th 	2nd
===Position key===
Back 	B 		Center 	C 		Cornerback 	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end 	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle 	DT		End 	E
Fullback 	FB		Guard 	G 		Halfback 	HB		Kicker 	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle 	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker 	LB
Long snapper 	LS		Punter 	P 		Punt returner 	PR		Quarterback 	QB
Running back 	RB		Safety 	S 		Tight end 	TE		Wide receiver 	WR
===Pre-Season Roster===
===Depth chart===
==Individual Awards==
OT Fred Huber - All-SEC 3rd Team
DE Rex Bauer - All-SEC 3rd Team, SEC Defensive Player of the Week - 9
DT Reggie Hedberg - All-SEC 1st Team
OLB Trent Haynes - All-SEC 1st Team
SS Darren Manning - All-SEC 2nd Team
K Michael Cipa - All-SEC 3rd Team
Coach LDYo - SEC Coach of the Year
==Recruiting==
===High School===
===Junior College Transfers===
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