The 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018 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 first-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.
Preseason
2018 recruiting class
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Chuck Bednarik AwardNigel WarriorSJROutland TrophyTrey SmithOLSOWuerffel TrophyKyle PhillipsDLSRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardKeller ChrystQBGS
SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Volunteers predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.
Preseason All-SEC teams The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Offense
1st team
Trey Smith – OL
Schedule Tennessee announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Volunteers hosted SEC foes Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, and Missouri, and traveled to Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.
The Volunteers hosted three of its four non–conference games which were against ETSU from the Southern Conference, UTEP and Charlotte, both of whom competed in the Conference USA. They traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Belk Kickoff against West Virginia from the Big 12 Conference.
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Personnel
Roster and staff
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Game summaries
Vs. West Virginia
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ETSU
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Florida
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At No. 2 Georgia
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At Auburn
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Alabama
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At South Carolina
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Charlotte
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Kentucky
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Missouri
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At Vanderbilt
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External links Season summary at Sports Reference