2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team will represent the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers head coach is Josh Heupel, who is in his fourth year. The team will play its home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

2024 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Josh Heupel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joey Halzle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (4th season)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium

2024 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Gerald Mincey	OT	Kentucky
Wesley Walker	S	Louisville
Tamarion McDonald	S	Louisville
Doneiko Slaughter	CB	Arkansas
De'Shawn Rucker	CB	South Florida
Tyler Baron	EDGE	Louisville
Connor Meadows	OL	Tennessee State
Addison Nichols	OL	Arkansas
Mo Clipper Jr.	OL	Charlotte
Jack Luttrel	S	Arizona
Brandon Turnage	CB	Ole Miss
Warren Burrel	CB	Georgia Tech
Elijah Herring	LB	TBD

Incoming

Player	Position	Former Team
Miles Kitselman	TE	Alabama
Zalance Heard	OL	LSU
Jakobe Thomas	S	Middle Tennessee
Holden Staes	TE	Notre Dame
Jermod McCoy	CB	Oregon State
Jaxson Moi	DL	Stanford
Jalen McMurray	CB	Temple
Chris Brazzell II	WR	Tulane
Eli Purcell	LB	Wofford

Roster

2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Dont'e Thornton Jr. Sr RB 6 Dylan Sampson Jr QB 8 Nico Iamaleava  Fr WR 10 Squirrel White Jr WR 11 Chris Brazzell II  So QB 12 Jake Merklinger Fr QB 13 Gaston Moore  Sr WR 14 Braylon Staley Fr WR 15 Bru McCoy  Sr QB 18 Ryan Damron  Fr TE 19 Holden Staes Jr RB 20 Khalifa Keith So QB 21 Navy Shuler  Sr RB 22 Peyton Lewis Fr RB 23 Cameron Seldon So RB 25 DeSean Bishop  Fr TE 27 Emmanuel Okoye  Fr RB 28 Patrick Wilk  Jr WR 29 Jack-Henry Jakobik  Fr WR 31 Jackson Locke  Jr WR 35 Garrett Young  Fr WR 36 Nathan Roberts  Fr RB 42 Hunter Barnes  So TE 43 Titus Rohrer  So TE 44 Luke Shouse  Sr TE 46 Cody Duncan  Jr OL 50 William Satterwhite Fr OL 51 Vysen Lang  Fr OL 53 Lance Heard So OL 63 Cooper Mays Sr OL 64 Ayden Bussell  Fr OL 65 Parker Ball  Sr OL 66 Dayne Davis  Sr OL 68 Masai Reddick  So OL 69 Gus Hill  So OL 70 Andrej Karic Sr OL 71 Max Anderson Fr OL 72 Jesse Perry Fr OL 73 Brian Grant  So OL 74 John Campbell Jr.  Sr OL 75 Jackson Lampley  Sr OL 76 Javontez Spraggins Sr OL 77 Larry Johnson III  So OL 78 Gage Ginther Fr OL 79 Shamurad Umarov  Fr WR 80 Nate Spillman  Fr WR 81 Chas Nimrod  So WR 82 Dayton Sneed  Fr WR 83 Trey Weary  So WR 84 Kaleb Webb  So WR 85 Nathan Leacock  Fr TE 86 Ethan Davis  Fr TE 87 Miles Kitselman Sr TE 88 Charlie Browder  Jr WR 89 Mike Matthews Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 7 Arion Carter So DL 10 Elijah Simmons  Sr LB 11 Keenan Pili  Sr DB 12 Jalen McMurray  Jr DB 13 Jermod McCcoy So DB 14 Christian Charles  Jr DB 15 Cristian Conyer So DB 17 Andre Turrentine  Jr DB 18 Rickey Gibson III So DL 19 Joshua Josephs Jr DL 20 Bryson Eason  Sr DL 21 Omari Thomas Sr LB 22 Jeremiah Telander So DB 23 Boo Carter Fr DB 24 Jordan Matthews  Fr DB 25 Jourdan Thomas Jr DB 26 Edrees Farooq Fr DB 26 Carson Whitehead  So DE 27 James Pearce Jr. Jr DB 28 Kaleb Beasley Fr DB 29 Christian Harrison Jr DB 30 Jakobe Thomas  Jr DL 31 Caleb Herring So DB 33 John Slaughter So DB 34 Marcus Goree Jr. Fr DB 35 Will Brooks  Sr DB 36 William Wright  Sr DB 37 Montrell Bandy  Jr DL 38 Chandavian Bradley  Fr LB 39 Jalen Smith  Fr LB 40 Kalib Perry Jr DL 41 Tyree Weathersby  Fr DL 42 Tyre West Jr DB 46 Malik Ganaway  So LB 47 Edwin Spillman Fr DL 51 Tim Amet  Jr LB 52 Eli Purcell Sr DL 53 Daevin Hobbs So DL 55 Omarr Norman-Lott Sr DL 56 Kellen Lindstrom Fr LB 57 Ben Bolton  So DL 65 Camron Douglas  So DL 87 Joshua Helsdon  So DL 90 Dominic Bailey  Sr DL 93 Donald Palmer Jr DL 94 Nathan Robinson  Fr DL 95 Trevor Duncan  Fr DL 97 Jayson Jenkins  So DL 99 Jaxson Moi Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 41 JT Carver  Jr LS 47 Matthew Salansky  Sr LS 48 Bennett Brady  So PK 90 Max Gilbert  Fr P/PK 94 Josh Turbyville  So P 98 Jackson Ross  So	Head coach Josh Heupel Coordinators/assistant coaches Joey Halzle – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Tim Banks – Defensive coordinator Mike Ekeler – Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers Alec Abeln – Tight ends Glen Elarbee – Offensive line Rodney Garner – Defensive line William Inge (American football) – Linebackers Willie Martinez – Secondary Kelsey Pope – Wide receivers De'Rail Sims – Running backs Max Thurmond – Senior offensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	Chattanooga*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
September 7	vs. NC State*	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC
September 14	Kent State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee
September 21	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
October 5	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
October 12	Florida	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
October 19	Alabama	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)
November 2	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
November 9	Mississippi State	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
November 16	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)
November 23	UTEP*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
November 30	at Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

Vs. Chattanooga

See also: 2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Game One – Chattanooga Mocs (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Statistics	CHAT	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. NC State

See also: 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team

Game Two – NC State Wolfpack (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Statistics	NCSU	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Kent State

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Game Three – Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kent State	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Statistics	KSU	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oklahoma

See also: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Game Four – Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) vs Oklahoma Sooners (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0
Oklahoma	-	-	-	-	0

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Statistics	TENN	OU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arkansas

See also: 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Game Five – Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) vs Arkansas Razorbacks (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0
Arkansas	-	-	-	-	0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Statistics	TENN	ARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Florida

See also: 2024 Florida Gators football team

Game Six – Florida Gators (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Statistics	FLA	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Alabama

See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Game Seven – Alabama Crimson Tide (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Statistics	ALA	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Kentucky

See also: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Game Eight – Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Statistics	UK	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Mississippi State

See also: 2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Game Nine – Mississippi State Bulldogs (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi State	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Statistics	MSU	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia

See also: 2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Game Ten – Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) vs Georgia Bulldogs (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0
Georgia	-	-	-	-	0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

• Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Statistics	TENN	UGA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. UTEP

See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team

Game Eleven – UTEP Miners (0-0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	-	-	-	-	0
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Statistics	UTEP	TENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Vanderbilt

See also: 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Game Twelve – Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) vs Oklahoma Sooners (0-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0
Vanderbilt	-	-	-	-	0

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Statistics	TENN	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving