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2016 Tennessee

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Butch Jones, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2016, game by game: won vs. App State 20–13; won vs. Virginia Tech 45–24; won vs. Ohio 28–19; won vs. No. 19 Florida 38–28; won at No. 25 Georgia 34–31; lost at No. 8 Texas A&M 38–45; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 10–49; lost at South Carolina 21–24; won vs. Tennessee Tech 55–0; won vs. Kentucky 49–36; won vs. Missouri 63–37; lost at Vanderbilt 34–45; won vs. No. 24 Nebraska 38–24+55−39Won 20–13 vs. App State+7App StateWon 45–24 vs. Virginia Tech+21Virginia TechWon 28–19 vs. Ohio+9OhioWon 38–28 vs. No. 19 Florida+10No. 19 FloridaWon 34–31 at No. 25 Georgia+3No. 25 GeorgiaLost 38–45 at No. 8 Texas A&M-7No. 8 Texas A&MLost 10–49 vs. No. 1 Alabama-39No. 1 AlabamaLost 21–24 at South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 55–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+55Tennessee TechWon 49–36 vs. Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 63–37 vs. Missouri+26MissouriLost 34–45 at Vanderbilt-11VanderbiltWon 38–24 vs. No. 24 Nebraska+14No. 24 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsApp StateW 20–⁠1366%
Sep 10vsVirginia TechW 45–⁠2461%
Sep 17vsOhioW 28–⁠1978%
Sep 24vs19FloridaW 38–⁠2865%
Oct 1at25GeorgiaW 34–⁠3151%
Oct 8at8Texas A&ML 38–⁠4546%
Oct 15vs1AlabamaL 10–⁠4935%
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠2469%
Nov 5vsTennessee TechW 55–⁠094%
Nov 12vsKentuckyW 49–⁠3675%
Nov 19vsMissouriW 63–⁠3783%
Nov 26atVanderbiltL 34–⁠4568%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs24NebraskaMusic City BowlW 38–⁠2451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 38–⁠24 in the Music City Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 13: 24
  11. Final: 22

Consensus All-AmericanDerek Barnett, DL

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 9
Points
473–⁠375
Coach
Butch Jones
Elo
1651 +29 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 15 of 128; offense No. 15, defense No. 44, special teams No. 17
SRS
11.1 No. 22 of 128 in FBS
Returning
88% of last season’s EPA, No. 22 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 14 roster talent No. 14 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike DeBord
Defensive coordinator
Bob Shoop
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 128
  • Defense77th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted86th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1346%1.2050th of 128
Defense0.1445%1.1577th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.14 def		47% off
45% def		—28th off
86th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.4own 3517% allowed
Defense2.6own 2918% caused

CORE rating 9.6, 27th of 128 (offense 10.8, defense 1.3).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJoshua Dobbs QB2,946 yds
Passing touchdownsJoshua Dobbs QB27 TD
Rushing yardsJoshua Dobbs QB831 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoshua Dobbs QB12 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Malone WR972 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Malone WR11 TD
TacklesTodd Kelly Jr. DB71 tkl
SacksDerek Barnett DE13 sacks
InterceptionsMicah Abernathy DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Nigel Warrior S★★★★No. 57
Jarrett Guarantano DUAL★★★★No. 78
Tyler Byrd CB★★★★No. 92
Marquez Callaway ATH★★★★No. 105
Marquill Osborne CB★★★★No. 188
Daniel Bituli OLB★★★★No. 217
Ryan Johnson OT★★★★No. 271
Carlin Fils-aime RB★★★★No. 290

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.963
Running backs23.50.857
Receivers53.00.863
Offensive line33.30.876
Defensive line13.00.873
Linebackers23.50.892
Defensive backs43.80.928
Athletes and specialists14.00.952
Whole class193.40.892

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Derek Barnett DEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Alvin Kamara RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Cam Sutton CBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLBDetroit Lions
Rd 4Josh Malone WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Joshua Dobbs QBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 120

The 2016 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Florida6–⁠29–⁠414
LSU5–⁠38–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠524
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠422
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠65–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠64–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.