2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee and competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was coached by Butch Jones, who was in his inaugural season with UT. Jones was hired on December 7, 2012 to replace Derek Dooley who was fired on November 18, 2012 after an embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt.[1][2] On August 31, 2013, UT earned its 800th victory in program history against Austin Peay and became only the eighth school in the nation to reach that plateau after Michigan, Texas, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Alabama.

2013 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 102,455)
2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 4 South Carolina  6 –2   11 –2  
Georgia  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 24 Vanderbilt  4 –4   9 –4  
Florida  3 –5   4 –8  
Tennessee  2 –6   5 –7  
Kentucky  0 –8   2 –10  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 7 Alabama x%  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 14 LSU *  5 –3   10 –3  
No. 18 Texas A&M  4 –4   9 –4  
Mississippi State  3 –5   7 –6  
Ole Miss *  3 –5   8 –5  
Arkansas  0 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Tennessee		 Alma Mater
Butch Jones Head coach1stFerris State (1989)
Mike BajakianOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stWilliams College (1996)
John JancekDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers1stGrand Valley State (1991)
Steve StriplingAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach1stColorado (1975)
Zach AzzanniWide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator1stCentral Michigan (1999)
Mark ElderTight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator1stCase Western Reserve (2000)
Robert GillespieRunning Backs1stFlorida (2005)
Don MahoneyOffensive Line1stWest Virginia State (1993)
Willie MartinezDefensive Backs1stMiami (1983)
Tommy ThigpenLinebackers1stNorth Carolina (1992)
Dave LawsonStrength and Conditioning1stWest Virginia Tech (1992)

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmAustin Peay*
PPVW 45–097,169
September 712:21 pmWestern Kentucky*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECTVW 52–2086,783
September 143:30 pmat No. 2 Oregon*
ABCL 14–5957,895
September 213:30 pmat No. 19 Florida
CBSL 17–3190,074
September 2812:21 pmSouth Alabama*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECTVW 31–2487,266
October 53:30 pmNo. 6 Georgia
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
CBSL 31–34 OT102,455
October 1912:00 pmNo. 11 South Carolina
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNW 23–2195,736
October 263:30 pmat No. 1 Alabama
CBSL 10–45101,821
November 27:00 pmat No. 10 Missouri
ESPNL 3–3167,124
November 912:00 pmNo. 9 Auburndagger
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 23–55102,455
November 237:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN2L 10–1497,223
November 307:00 pmat Kentucky
ESPNUW 27–1454,986
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Rankings
See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——RV——————————————
CoachesRV—RV—————RV————————
HarrisNot released—————————Not released
BCSNot released————————Not released

Team players drafted into the NFL
Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ja'Wuan JamesOffensive tackle119Miami Dolphins
Zach FultonOffensive guard6193Kansas City Chiefs
Daniel McCullersDefensive tackle6215Pittsburgh Steelers

References
  1. Schwab, Frank (December 7, 2012). "Butch Jones is Hired by Tennessee, Ending a Stressful Search for the Vols". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. "Tennessee Dismisses Derek Dooley". ESPN. November 20, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. "2013 Schedule Source". University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. 2014 NFL Draft.
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