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2019 Tennessee

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jeremy Pruitt. Officially 0–⁠5: the NCAA vacated seven regular-season wins and the 2020 Gator Bowl win.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “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.”

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2019, game by game: lost vs. Georgia State 30–38; lost vs. BYU 26–29; won vs. Chattanooga 45–0; lost at No. 9 Florida 3–34; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 14–43; won vs. Mississippi State 20–10; lost at No. 1 Alabama 13–35; won vs. South Carolina 41–21; won vs. UAB 30–7; won at Kentucky 17–13; won at Missouri 24–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 28–10; won vs. Indiana 23–22+45−31Lost 30–38 vs. Georgia State-8Georgia StateLost 26–29 vs. BYU-3BYUWon 45–0 vs. Chattanooga+45ChattanoogaLost 3–34 at No. 9 Florida-31No. 9 FloridaLost 14–43 vs. No. 3 Georgia-29No. 3 GeorgiaWon 20–10 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–35 at No. 1 Alabama-22No. 1 AlabamaWon 41–21 vs. South Carolina+20South CarolinaWon 30–7 vs. UAB+23UABWon 17–13 at Kentucky+4KentuckyWon 24–20 at Missouri+4MissouriWon 28–10 vs. Vanderbilt+18VanderbiltWon 23–22 vs. Indiana+1Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsGeorgia StateL 30–⁠3870%
Sep 7vsBYUL 26–⁠2948%
Sep 14vsChattanoogaW 45–⁠0vacated72%
Sep 21at9FloridaL 3–⁠3417%
Oct 5vs3GeorgiaL 14–⁠4319%
Oct 12vsMississippi StateW 20–⁠10vacated32%
Oct 19at1AlabamaL 13–⁠358%
Oct 26vsSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠21vacated46%
Nov 2vsUABW 30–⁠7vacated43%
Nov 9atKentuckyW 17–⁠13vacated35%
Nov 23atMissouriW 24–⁠20vacated41%
Nov 30vsVanderbiltW 28–⁠10vacated79%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsIndianaGator BowlW 23–⁠22vacated53%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 23–⁠22 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
314–⁠282
Coach
Jeremy Pruitt
Elo
1576 +113 this season
SP+ rating
10.8 No. 29 of 130; offense No. 73, defense No. 19, special teams No. 51
SRS
4.6 No. 45 of 130 in FBS
Returning
87% of last season’s EPA, No. 8 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 13 roster talent No. 16 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Derrick Ansley
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense94th of 130
  • Defense43rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%1.2794th of 130
Defense0.0743%1.1443rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.07 def		42% off
42% def		—79th off
44th 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
Offense3.2own 2920% allowed
Defense2.9own 2920% caused

CORE rating 4.9, 39th of 130 (offense -1.5, defense -6.5).

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 QB2,158 yds
Passing touchdownsJarrett Guarantano QB16 TD
Rushing yardsTy Chandler RB655 yds
Rushing touchdownsEric Gray RB4 TD
Receiving yardsJauan Jennings WR969 yds
Receiving touchdownsJauan Jennings WR8 TD
TacklesDaniel Bituli LB86 tkl
SacksDarrell Taylor LB8.5 sacks
InterceptionsNigel Warrior DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Darnell Wright OT★★★★★No. 10
Wanya Morris OT★★★★★No. 28
Henry To’o To’o OLB★★★★No. 44
Quavaris Crouch ATH★★★★No. 61
Ramel Keyton WR★★★★No. 111
Jaylen McCollough S★★★★No. 157
Eric Gray APB★★★★No. 185
Tyus Fields CB★★★★No. 230

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.886
Running backs23.00.844
Receivers43.50.884
Offensive line54.00.929
Defensive line33.30.867
Linebackers14.00.978
Defensive backs53.40.881
Athletes and specialists23.50.927
Whole class233.50.895

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 2Darrell Taylor DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Jauan Jennings WRSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 120

The 2019 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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