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American college football season
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.
Coaching staff
Name
Position
Seasons at Tennessee
Alma Mater
Butch Jones
Head coach
1st
Ferris State (1989)
Mike Bajakian
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
1st
Williams College (1996)
John Jancek
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
1st
Grand Valley State (1991)
Steve Stripling
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach
1st
Colorado (1975)
Zach Azzanni
Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator
1st
Central Michigan (1999)
Mark Elder
Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator
1st
Case Western Reserve (2000)
Robert Gillespie
Running Backs
1st
Florida (2005)
Don Mahoney
Offensive Line
1st
West Virginia State (1993)
Willie Martinez
Defensive Backs
1st
Miami (1983)
Tommy Thigpen
Linebackers
1st
North Carolina (1992)
Dave Lawson
Strength and Conditioning
1st
West Virginia Tech (1992)
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 pm
Austin Peay *
PPV W
45–0 97,169
September 7 12:21 pm
Western Kentucky * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
SECTV W
52–20 86,783
September 14 3:30 pm at No. 2
Oregon *
ABC L
14–59 57,895
September 21 3:30 pm at No. 19
Florida
CBS L 17–3190,074
September 28 12:21 pm
South Alabama * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN SECTV W
31–24 87,266
October 5 3:30 pm No. 6
Georgia Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (
rivalry )
CBS L 31–34 OT 102,455
October 19 12:00 pm No. 11
South Carolina Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (
rivalry )
ESPN W
23–21 95,736
October 26 3:30 pm at No. 1
Alabama
CBS L 10–45101,821
November 2 7:00 pm at No. 10
Missouri
ESPN L
3–31 67,124
November 9 12:00 pm No. 9
Auburn Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (
rivalry ) ESPN L 23–55102,455
November 23 7:00 pm
Vanderbilt Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (
rivalry ) ESPN2 L
10–14 97,223
November 30 7:00 pm at
Kentucky
ESPNU W
27–14 54,986
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP — — RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Coaches RV — RV — — — — — RV — — — — — — — —
Harris Not released — — — — — — — — — Not released
BCS Not released — — — — — — — — Not released
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold