The 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019 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 Jeremy Pruitt.
Tennessee finished the 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. However, in July 2023, the NCAA vacated all of Tennessee's wins as part of disciplinary action due to recruiting violations, affecting the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Thus, the Volunteers are credited with an official record of 0–5 overall and 0–3 in SEC play.
Preseason
2019 recruiting class
SEC media poll The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Tennessee was projected to finish in fifth in the East Division.
Preseason All-SEC teams
The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Specialists
2nd team
Marquez Callaway – return specialist
Schedule
Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consisted of eight home and four away games in the regular season.
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Game summaries
Georgia State
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BYU
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Chattanooga
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At Florida
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Georgia
Mississippi State
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At Alabama
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South Carolina
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UAB
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At Kentucky
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At Missouri
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Vanderbilt
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Indiana
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Personnel
Roster and staff
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Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
Tennessee had two players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. 2 48 Darrell Taylor DE Seattle Seahawks 7 217 Jauan Jennings WR San Francisco 49ers
References
External links Season summary at Sports Reference