Year: | 2019 |
Team: | Tennessee Volunteers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Division: | Eastern Division |
Record: | 0–5 |
Conf Record: | 0–3 |
Conf Wins Vacated: | 5 |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Oc Year: | 1st in stint, 5th overall |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Neyland Stadium |
Wins Vacated: | 8 |
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.[1] Thus, the Volunteers are credited with an official record of 0–5 overall and 0–3 in SEC play.
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.[2]
Media poll (East Division) | |||
1 | Georgia | 1789 (233) | |
2 | Florida | 1499 (21) | |
3 | Missouri | 1149 (3) | |
4 | South Carolina | 883 (1) | |
5 | Tennessee | 804 (1) | |
6 | Kentucky | 798 (1) | |
7 | Vanderbilt | 358 |
Media poll (SEC Championship) | ||
1 | Alabama | 209 |
2 | Georgia | 49 |
3 | LSU | 3 |
4 | Auburn | 1 |
Florida | 1 | |
Mississippi State | 1 | |
South Carolina | 1 | |
Tennessee | 1 |
The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Specialists
2nd team
Marquez Callaway – return specialist
Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.[3] The 2019 schedule consists of eight home and four away games in the regular season.
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See also: 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team.
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See also: 2020 NFL draft.
2 | 48 | DE | Seattle Seahawks | ||
7 | 217 | WR | San Francisco 49ers |