SEC · Knoxville, TN

Tennessee

Volunteers

15AP Week 62026: 4-1 (1-1 conf) Neyland Stadium

National titles

Last: 1998

Heisman winners

CFP berths

since 2014

All-time

873-405-51

.676 win pct

Weeks ranked

of 104 polls since 2020

Weeks at No. 1

since 2020

The program

Overview

Tennessee's identity was shaped by General Robert Neyland, whose defense-first teams dominated from the late 1920s into the early 1950s and whose name graces the program's massive stadium on the Tennessee River. Phillip Fulmer led the Volunteers to the first BCS national championship in 1998, the season after Peyton Manning's departure. Orange-and-white checkerboard end zones and 'Rocky Top' are signature traditions.

Rivals

AlabamaThird Saturday in October

Florida

Vanderbilt

Kentucky

Institution: University of Tennessee
Nickname: Volunteers
Founded: 1794
First season: 1891
Conference: SEC
Head coach: Josh Heupel (since 2021)
Colors
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Since 2020

AP poll history

Season	Preseason	Best	Final / latest	Weeks ranked
2026	20	14	15 (Week 6)	6/6
2025	24	11	NR (Final)	14/17
2024	15	4	9 (Final)	17/17
2023	12	9	17 (Final)	15/16
2022	NR	2	6 (Final)	15/16
2021	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2020	25	14	NR (Final)	6/16

4-1 overall

2026 season

Latest poll →

Sep 5
FurmFurman9
#15Tennessee (home)56
Sep 12
#15Tennessee45
Georgia Tech (home)24
Sep 19
Kennesaw State9
#15Tennessee (home)42
Sep 26
#1Texas20
#15Tennessee (home)17
Oct 3
Auburn14
#15Tennessee (home)24
Oct 10
#15Tennessee
Arkansas (home)
Oct 17· FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
#6Alabama
#15Tennessee (home)
Oct 24· AFTERNOON: 3:30 - 4:30pm ET start
#15Tennessee
South Carolina (home)
Nov 7· NIGHT: 6 - 8pm ET start
Kentucky
#15Tennessee (home)
Nov 14· FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
#15Tennessee
Texas A&M (home)
Nov 21· FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
#10LSU
#15Tennessee (home)
Nov 28· NIGHT: 6 - 8pm ET start
#15Tennessee
Vanderbilt (home)

2026 roster

Roster & stats

Passing leader

697 yds

#11 Faizon Brandon

Rushing leader

540 yds

#18 DeSean Bishop

Receiving leader

318 yds

#4 Mike Matthews

Tackles leader

33 tkl

#7 Arion Carter

Full roster112 players · 63 with stats

#	Player	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Season stats
51	Jeremias Heard	OL	SO	6'8" / 335	Rome, GA
55	Antoni Ogumoro	OL	SO	6'4" / 320	Saipan
56	Sam Pendleton	OL	JR	6'4" / 315	Lawsonville, NC
58	Nic Moore	OL	FR	6'3" / 313	Talbott, TN
59	Charlie Powell III	OL	FR	6'3" / 314	Cincinnati, OH
60	Thomas Storm	OL	FR	6'4" / 281	Brighton, MI
63	Jeremy George-El	OL	FR	6'4" / 310	Knoxville, TN
65	Michael Kostantonov	OL	SO	6'4" / 322	Northbrook, IL
66	Kamari Blair	OL	FR	6'6" / 290	Clarksville, TN
69	Donovan Haslam	OL	SR	6'3" / 350	Perry, GA
70	David Sanders Jr.	OL	SO	6'6" / 310	Charlotte, NC
71	Ed Baker	OL	FR	6'4" / 322	Baltimore, MD
72	Jesse Perry	OL	SO	6'6" / 320	Murfreesboro, TN
74	Shamurad Umarov	OL	JR	6'7" / 321	Alpharetta, GA
75	Wendell Moe Jr.	OL	SR	6'2" / 330	Long Beach, CA
77	Ory Williams	OL	SO	6'8" / 330	San Marcos, TX
78	Gage Ginther	OL	SO	6'5" / 310	Fort Collins, CO
79	Gabriel Osenda	OL	FR	6'8" / 330	Airdrie, AB
8	Ryan Staub	QB	JR	6'1" / 204	Stevenson Ranch, CA	3/3, 27 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
11	Faizon Brandon	QB	FR	6'4" / 225	Greensboro, NC	61/101, 697 pass yds, 7 TD, 1 INT · 53 car, 130 rush yds, 3 TD
12	George MacIntyre	QB	FR	6'6" / 208	Franklin, TN	14/20, 148 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 2 car, 0 rush yds, 0 TD
13	Mason Phillips	QB	FR	6'1" / 188	Kodak, TN
2	Justin Baker	RB	SO	5'10" / 210	Stone Mountain, GA	4 car, 91 rush yds, 1 TD
6	Javin Gordon	RB	SO	5'10" / 212	Toccoa, GA	20 car, 79 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 rec, 18 yds, 0 TD
17	Daune Morris	RB	SO	5'10" / 200	Chattanooga, TN	46 car, 299 rush yds, 2 TD · 3 rec, 11 yds, 0 TD
18	DeSean Bishop	RB	JR	5'10" / 215	Knoxville, TN	88 car, 540 rush yds, 7 TD · 5 rec, 38 yds, 0 TD
24	Hunter Barnes	RB	SR	6'0" / 200	Memphis, TN	11 car, 75 rush yds, 1 TD
34	Will Rajecki	RB	FR	5'11" / 208	Canton, GA
0	Ethan Davis	TE	JR	6'5" / 247	Atlanta, GA	3 rec, 43 yds, 2 TD
7	DaSaahn Brame	TE	SO	6'5" / 240	Derby, KS	6 rec, 43 yds, 0 TD
44	Drake Martinez	TE	SR	6'3" / 245	Houston, TX
80	Cole Harrison	TE	SO	6'5" / 239	San Mateo, CA
82	Trent Thomas	TE	JR	6'5" / 252	Mobile, AL	4 rec, 37 yds, 0 TD
87	Luca Wolf	TE	FR	6'5" / 255	Vienna	1 rec, 9 yds, 0 TD
1	Travis Smith Jr.	WR	SO	6'3" / 215	Atlanta, GA	3 rec, 27 yds, 0 TD · 1 tkl
3	Radarious Jackson	WR	SO	6'2" / 208	Memphis, TN	9 rec, 115 yds, 0 TD
4	Mike Matthews	WR	JR	6'1" / 198	Lilburn, GA	18 rec, 318 yds, 3 TD
5	TK Keys	WR	FR	6'2" / 198	Hattiesburg, MS	4 rec, 41 yds, 1 TD
9	Joakim Dodson	WR	FR	6'0" / 197	Memphis, TN
14	Braylon Staley	WR	SO	6'0" / 190	Aiken, SC	17 rec, 140 yds, 2 TD
19	Tyreek King	WR	FR	5'11" / 175	Knoxville, TN	1 rec, 5 yds, 0 TD
26	Doren Sacha	WR	JR	6'1" / 180	Denver, CO
29	Jack-Henry Jakobik	WR	JR	6'4" / 198	Brentwood, TN
30	Jacolby Cooper	WR	FR	6'0" / 170	Alcoa, TN
31	Lane Cope	WR	FR	5'9" / 180	Maryville, TN
35	Ben Petermann	WR	FR	6'3" / 208	Chicago, IL
36	Nathan Roberts	WR	JR	6'4" / 209	Morristown, TN	2 rec, 16 yds, 0 TD
38	Brayden Carroll	WR	FR	6'1" / 188	Cleveland, TN
81	Ian Duarte	WR	JR	5'10" / 181	Santa Clarita, CA
85	Luke Thompson	WR	FR	6'1" / 193	Franklin, TN
88	Deon Hardin	WR	SR	6'0" / 189	Biloxi, MS	1 rec, 11 yds, 0 TD
1	TJ Metcalf	DB	SR	6'1" / 205	Birmingham, AL	23 tkl
3	Tre Poteat III	DB	SO	6'0" / 192	Fitchburg, WI	5 tkl
4	Ty Redmond	DB	SO	6'3" / 200	Alpharetta, GA	18 tkl
6	Qua Moss	DB	SR	5'10" / 188	West Point, GA	16 tkl, 2 TFL
8	Jadais Richard	DB	SR	6'1" / 202	West Monroe, LA
10	Dejuan Lane	DB	JR	6'2" / 215	Jessup, MD	17 tkl, 2.5 TFL, 2 sk · 2 INT
14	Kayin Lee	DB	SR	5'11" / 190	Ellenwood, GA	12 tkl · 1 INT
15	Edrees Farooq	DB	JR	6'0" / 202	Columbia, MD
20	Tevis Metcalf	DB	SO	5'10" / 202	Birmingham, AL	7 tkl · 1 INT
21	Jamyan Theodore	DB	FR	6'0" / 173	Cleveland, OH	1 tkl
23	Sidney Walton	DB	SO	6'1" / 197	Moody, AL	2 tkl
24	Dylan Lewis	DB	SO	6'0" / 197	Atlanta, GA	6 tkl
25	Tim Merritt	DB	SO	6'1" / 194	Birmingham, AL	4 tkl
29	Isaiah Hardge	DB	JR	5'10" / 182	Hollywood, FL	2 tkl
30	Javonte Smith	DB	FR	6'0" / 183	Jackson, TN
31	Joel Wyatt	DB	FR	6'4" / 210	Shelbyville, TN	1 tkl
34	Zay Anderson	DB	FR	6'0" / 175	Greeneville, TN
38	Jowell Combay	DB	FR	6'1" / 200	Kennesaw, GA
40	KJ McClain	DB	FR	6'0" / 188	Rahway, NJ
42	DJ Burks	DB	SR	6'0" / 196	Maryville, TN	2 tkl
43	Jackson Mathews	DB	SO	6'0" / 196	Franklin, TN
2	Xavier Gilliam	DL	SO	6'2" / 305	Montgomery Village, MD	18 tkl, 8.5 TFL, 4 sk
5	Daevin Hobbs	DL	SR	6'4" / 290	Concord, NC	6 tkl, 1.5 TFL
9	Mariyon Dye	DL	SO	6'5" / 270	Elkhart, IN	8 tkl, 5 TFL, 4 sk
17	Ethan Utley	DL	SO	6'4" / 287	Nashville, TN	2 tkl
18	Tyree Weathersby	DL	JR	6'5" / 268	Douglasville, GA	11 tkl, 3.5 TFL, 3.5 sk
19	Nathan Robinson	DL	JR	6'7" / 295	Greenbrier, TN	6 tkl
26	JJ Finch	DL	FR	6'3" / 293	Indianapolis, IN	1 tkl
33	Jordan Norman	DL	JR	6'4" / 265	Hoover, AL	10 tkl, 3.5 TFL, 2 sk
35	Carson Gentle	DL	SO	6'3" / 265	Chattanooga, TN	8 tkl
36	Carter Gooden	DL	FR	6'4" / 267	Marion, MA	1 tkl
37	Kedric Golston II	DL	FR	6'3" / 243	Leesburg, VA	2 tkl
39	Darryl Rivers	DL	FR	6'5" / 287	Powder Springs, GA	1 tkl, 1 TFL
44	Christian Gass	DL	FR	6'3" / 245	Covington, GA
47	Isaiah Campbell	DL	SO	6'4" / 295	Durham, NC	2 tkl, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sk
55	Mike Bethea II	DL	SR	6'1" / 221	Maryville, TN
56	Zach Groves	DL	FR	6'4" / 250	Cross Plains, TN
59	Dereon Albert	DL	FR	6'1" / 309	Jackson, MS	2 tkl
85	CJ Edwards	DL	FR	6'3" / 230	Edison, NJ
87	Nuk Simmons	DL	FR	6'3" / 300	Columbus, GA
95	Breeze Carter	DL	FR	6'3" / 255	Douglasville, GA
97	Hezekiah Harris	DL	FR	6'6" / 248	Huntsville, AL	1 tkl
99	Charles House III	DL	FR	6'3" / 290	Charlotte, NC
0	Amare Campbell	LB	SR	6'0" / 230	Manassas, VA	31 tkl, 4 TFL, 2 sk
7	Arion Carter	LB	SR	6'1" / 238	Smyrna, TN	33 tkl, 4 TFL, 1 sk
11	Jordan Burns	LB	SO	6'1" / 227	Conyers, GA	1 tkl
12	Jaedon Harmon	LB	SO	6'0" / 225	Rome, GA
13	Edwin Spillman	LB	SO	6'1" / 225	Nashville, TN	17 tkl, 2 TFL, 2 sk
22	Jeremiah Telander	LB	SR	6'2" / 235	Gainesville, GA	20 tkl, 2 TFL, 1 sk · 1 INT
27	Jadon Perlotte	LB	SO	6'4" / 214	Buford, GA	3 tkl, 1 TFL
28	Brayden Rouse	LB	FR	6'3" / 225	Woodstock, GA	3 tkl
50	Ryan Scott	LB	SO	6'1" / 220	Knoxville, TN	4 tkl
51	TJ White	LB	FR	6'2" / 237	Jackson, MS	3 tkl
57	Grier Short	LB	SO	6'1" / 222	Franklin, TN
48	Bennett Brady	LS	SR	6'1" / 210	Memphis, TN
53	Blake Howard	LS	JR	6'2" / 222	Cincinnati, OH
98	Jackson Ross	P	SR	6'4" / 203	Melbourne, VIC
99	Logan Foley	P	FR	6'6" / 234	Melbourne, VIC
28	Cooper Ranvier	PK	SO	6'2" / 199	Lexington, KY	5/5 FG
93	Grady Dangerfield	PK	FR	6'0" / 215	Charleston, SC
94	Josh Turbyville	PK	SR	6'2" / 195	Knoxville, TN	1 tkl

Home field

Neyland Stadium

Capacity

102,455

Knoxville, TN

Opened: 1921; 105 seasons ago
Surface: Natural grass
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 892 ft
Time zone: New York
Avg. home crowd: 88,644; 87% of capacity · 40 games since 2020
Biggest crowd since 2020: 102,455; vs Ole Miss, 2021
Zip: 37996
Map: 35.955, -83.925

Titles & awards

Trophy case

National championships6

193819401950195119671998

AP final No. 1 (since 1990)1998

Heisman Trophy winners0

No Heisman winners yet.

College Football Playoff1

2024 · 9th seed · Playoff

1902–2026

Program history

Win %★ National title season

Best seasons

199813-0Phillip Fulmer★
193811-0Bob Neyland★
19149-0Zora Clevenger
195011-1Bob Neyland★
197011-1Bill Battle
198911-1Johnny Majors

On the sideline

Head coaches

Coach	Tenure	Record	Pct	Best final AP
Josh Heupel	2021–2026	45-20	.692	#6
Jeremy Pruitt	2018–2020	16-19	.457	—
Brady Hoke	2017	0-2	.000	—
Butch Jones	2013–2017	34-27	.557	#22
Jim Chaney	2012	1-0	1.000	—
Derek Dooley	2010–2012	15-21	.417	—
Lane Kiffin	2009	7-6	.538	—
Phillip Fulmer	1992–2008	151-52-1	.743	#1
Johnny Majors	1977–1992	116-62-8	.645	#4
Bill Battle	1970–1976	59-22-2	.723	#4
Doug Dickey	1964–1969	46-15-4	.738	#2
Jim McDonald	1963	5-5	.500	—
Bowden Wyatt	1955–1962	49-29-4	.622	#2
Harvey Robinson	1953–1954	10-10-1	.500	—
Bob Neyland	1946–1952	54-17-4	.747	#1
John Barnhill	1944–1945	15-2-1	.861	#12
John Barnhill	1941–1942	17-3-1	.833	#7
Bob Neyland	1936–1940	43-7-3	.840	#2
W.H. Britton	1935	4-5	.444	—
Bob Neyland	1926–1934	76-7-5	.892	—
Mark Banks	1921–1925	27-15-3	.633	—
John Bender	1919–1920	10-5-3	.639	—
John Bender	1916	8-0-1	.944	—
Zora Clevenger	1911–1915	26-15-2	.628	—
Alex Stone	1910	3-5-1	.389	—
George Levene	1907–1909	15-10-3	.589	—
J.D. DePree	1905–1906	4-11-3	.306	—
S.D. Crawford	1904	3-5-1	.389	—
H.E. Fisher	1902–1903	10-7	.588	—

26 picks · 2 first-rounders

NFL Draft since 2020

20265 picks

#37Colton HoodCornerback · New York
#83Chris Brazzell IIWide Receiver · Carolina
#101Jermod McCoyCornerback · Las Vegas
#147Joshua JosephsDefensive Edge · Washington
#222Tyre WestDefensive Edge · Detroit

20254 picks

#26James Pearce Jr.Defensive Edge · Atlanta
#63Omarr Norman-LottDefensive Tackle · Kansas City
#108Dont'e Thornton Jr.Wide Receiver · Las Vegas
#126Dylan SampsonRunning Back · Cleveland

20243 picks

#120Jaylen WrightRunning Back · Miami
#193Joe Milton IIIQuarterback · New England
#211Kamal HaddenCornerback · Kansas City

20235 picks

#10Darnell WrightOffensive Tackle · Chicago
#68Hendon HookerQuarterback · Detroit
#73Jalin HyattWide Receiver · New York
#74Cedric TillmanWide Receiver · Cleveland
#77Byron YoungDefensive End · Los Angeles

20225 picks

#49Alontae TaylorCornerback · New Orleans
#71Velus Jones Jr.Wide Receiver · Chicago
#175Matthew ButlerDefensive Tackle · Las Vegas
#199Cade MaysOffensive Guard · Carolina
#204Theo JacksonSafety · Tennessee

20212 picks

#77Josh PalmerWide Receiver · Los Angeles
#226Trey SmithOffensive Guard · Kansas City

20202 picks

#48Darrell TaylorDefensive End · Seattle
#217Jauan JenningsWide Receiver · San Francisco