2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2019 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, W 23–22 (vacated) vs. Indiana
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record0–5, 8 wins vacated (0–3 SEC, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (1st in stint, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Ansley (1st season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Florida   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Tennessee *   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Missouri *   3 – 5     6 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 8 Alabama   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 14 Auburn   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ole Miss   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Missouri was ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

  1. ^ Sparks, Adam (July 15, 2023). "These Tennessee football wins under Jeremy Pruitt have been vacated". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2023.