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2018 Tennessee

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jeremy Pruitt.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2018, game by game: lost vs. No. 17 West Virginia 14–40; won vs. East Tennessee State 59–3; won vs. UTEP 24–0; lost vs. Florida 21–47; lost at No. 2 Georgia 12–38; won at No. 21 Auburn 30–24; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 21–58; lost at South Carolina 24–27; won vs. Charlotte 14–3; won vs. No. 12 Kentucky 24–7; lost vs. Missouri 17–50; lost at Vanderbilt 13–38+56−37Lost 14–40 vs. No. 17 West Virginia-26No. 17 West VirginiaWon 59–3 vs. East Tennessee State+56East Tennessee …Won 24–0 vs. UTEP+24UTEPLost 21–47 vs. Florida-26FloridaLost 12–38 at No. 2 Georgia-26No. 2 GeorgiaWon 30–24 at No. 21 Auburn+6No. 21 AuburnLost 21–58 vs. No. 1 Alabama-37No. 1 AlabamaLost 24–27 at South Carolina-3South CarolinaWon 14–3 vs. Charlotte+11CharlotteWon 24–7 vs. No. 12 Kentucky+17No. 12 KentuckyLost 17–50 vs. Missouri-33MissouriLost 13–38 at Vanderbilt-25Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs17West VirginiaL 14–⁠4041%
Sep 8vsEast Tennessee StateW 59–⁠381%
Sep 15vsUTEPW 24–⁠081%
Sep 22vsFloridaL 21–⁠4749%
Sep 29at2GeorgiaL 12–⁠3810%
Oct 13at21AuburnW 30–⁠2417%
Oct 20vs1AlabamaL 21–⁠5814%
Oct 27atSouth CarolinaL 24–⁠2728%
Nov 3vsCharlotteW 14–⁠370%
Nov 10vs12KentuckyW 24–⁠738%
Nov 17vsMissouriL 17–⁠5041%
Nov 24atVanderbiltL 13–⁠3838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 38–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠335
Coach
Jeremy Pruitt
Elo
1445 −18 this season
SP+ rating
5.5 No. 48 of 130; offense No. 38, defense No. 71, special teams No. 30
SRS
1.5 No. 59 of 130 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 58 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 21 roster talent No. 15 in FBS
Defensive coordinators
Kevin Sherrer and Chris Rumph
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 130
  • Defense93rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0438%1.3592nd of 130
Defense0.1648%1.1093rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.10 def		41% off
44% def		—79th off
69th 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
Offense3.5own 2921% allowed
Defense3.8own 2915% caused

CORE rating -4.6, 93rd of 130 (offense -4.3, defense 0.3).

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 yardsJarrett Guarantano QB1,906 yds
Passing touchdownsJarrett Guarantano QB12 TD
Rushing yardsTy Chandler RB630 yds
Rushing touchdownsTy Chandler RB4 TD
Receiving yardsMarquez Callaway WR614 yds
Receiving touchdownsJauan Jennings WR3 TD
TacklesDaniel Bituli LB79 tkl
SacksDarrell Taylor LB8 sacks
InterceptionsBryce Thompson DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

J.J. Peterson OLB★★★★No. 48
Alontae Taylor WR★★★★No. 122
Greg Emerson DT★★★★No. 136
Bryce Thompson ATH★★★★No. 301
Jerome Carvin OT★★★★No. 375

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.870
Running backs13.00.888
Receivers33.30.879
Offensive line33.30.870
Defensive line43.30.874
Linebackers14.00.976
Defensive backs23.00.838
Athletes and specialists23.50.858
Whole class173.30.875

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.

Roster 113

The 2018 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Georgia7–⁠111–⁠37
Kentucky5–⁠310–⁠312
Florida5–⁠310–⁠37
LSU5–⁠310–⁠36
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠416
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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