The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the

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(SEC) during the

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. The Volunteers head coach was Josh Heupel, in his fourth year. The team played its home games at

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. The Volunteers achieved their second 10-win regular season under Heupel, and their first since the 2022 season, following a 36–23 victory over

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Vanderbilt. Heupel became only the third coach in school history to record multiple 10-win regular seasons alongside Robert Neyland and

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became the first quarterback to start for 10 wins in a single season at Tennessee since Casey Clausen in the 2003 season. Running back Dylan Sampson set single-season school records for rushing yards (1,485) and rushing and total touchdowns (22), while also leading the SEC in carries (256), rushing yards, rushing yards per game (123.8), and rushing touchdowns. He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-SEC. The Volunteers were selected to compete as the No. 9 seed in the first 12-team bracket of the

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, losing 42–17 to the eventual champions

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in the first round.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

vs. No. 9 (FCS) Chattanooga

vs. No. 24 NC State

vs. Kent State

In a 71–0 win over Kent State, the Volunteers set a modern school record for points in a game.

at No. 15 Oklahoma

at Arkansas

Vs. Florida (rivalry)

Vs. No. 7 Alabama (Third Saturday in October)

Vs. Kentucky (rivalry)

Vs. Mississippi State

at No. 12 Georgia (rivalry)

Vs. UTEP

Running back Dylan Sampson set the program's single-season touchdown record (22) with a run and a catch, as well as points in a season (132).

at Vanderbilt (rivalry)

at No. 6 Ohio State (CFP First Round)

Roster

Players drafted into the NFL

Tennessee had four players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.

References

External links

Season summary
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