2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2010 Tennessee Volunteers football

Music City Bowl, L 27–30 ^2OT vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2010 record	6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Derek Dooley (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wilcox (1st year)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 102,455)^[1]

2010 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#22 South Carolina x		5	–	3		9	–	5
Florida		4	–	4		8	–	5
Georgia		3	–	5		6	–	7
Tennessee		3	–	5		6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6		6	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		2	–	10
Western Division
#1 Auburn x$#		8	–	0		14	–	0
#12 Arkansas %		6	–	2		10	–	3
#8 LSU		6	–	2		11	–	2
#10 Alabama		5	–	3		10	–	3
#15 Mississippi State		4	–	4		9	–	4
Ole Miss		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Derek Dooley who was in his first season as the 22nd coach in UT football history.^[2] The Vols played their home games at Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The Vols played seven home games this season. Derek Dooley won his coaching debut with the Vols 50–0 versus Tennessee-Martin on September 4, 2010, in front of 99,123 at Neyland Stadium.

They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play and were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina 27–30.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Derek Dooley – Head Coach^[2]
Justin Wilcox – Defensive Coordinator^[3]
Jim Chaney – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach^[4]
Chuck Smith – Defensive Line Coach^[5]
Charlie Baggett – Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach^[4]
Lance Thompson – Linebackers Coach^[6]
Eric Russell – Tight Ends/Special Teams Coach^[7]
Terry Joseph – Defensive Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator^[7]
Harry Hiestand – Offensive Line Coach^[8]
Darin Hinshaw – Quarterbacks Coach^[9]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee-Martin*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 50–0	99,123^[10]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Oregon*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	L 13–48	102,035^[11]
September 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Florida	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September)	CBS	L 17–31	102,455^[12]
September 25	12:21 p.m.	UAB*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 32–29 ^2OT	95,183^[13]
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	L 14–16	92,932
October 9	12:21 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	SECN	L 14–41	92,746
October 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 Alabama	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 10–41	102,455^[14]
October 30	12:21 p.m.	at No. 17 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	L 24–38	79,336^[15]
November 6	8:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	CBSCS	W 50–14	39,742
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 52–14	96,044
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	CSS	W 24–10	37,017
November 27	12:21 p.m.	Kentucky	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 24–14	101,170
December 30	6:40 p.m.	vs. North Carolina*	LP Field • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–30 ^2OT	69,143
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source: Dates and Matchups for all SEC Football Games for the 2010 SEC Season

Neyland Stadium hosted seven Tennessee home games in 2010.

Game notes

Tennessee-Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
UT Martin	0	0	0	0	0
• Tennessee	13	7	23	7	50

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 6:07 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 99,123
Game weather: 77 (Clear with Slight Wind)
Referee: Jeff Hilyer
Television network: PPV

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Oregon	3	10	14	21	48
Tennessee	6	7	0	0	13

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 7:06 p.m.
Elapsed time: 4:24
Game attendance: 102,035
Game weather: 83 (Wind, Rain, Lightning Delay)
Referee: Steve Shaw
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Craig James (Color), Shelley Smith (Sideline)

Tennessee hosted Oregon on September 11, 2010. The Volunteers took an early lead of 6–0, before a lightning warning delayed the game for over seventy minutes; during the delay the score was 13–3. Oregon would go on to score 45 unanswered points to cruise to an easy 35 point win despite the weather which appeared to hinder Oregon's fast paced offense.

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Florida	0	7	17	7	31
Tennessee	3	0	7	7	17

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 3:39 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 102,455
Game weather: 89 (Sunny)
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

UAB

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
UAB	7	0	8	8	3	3	29
• Tennessee	14	9	0	0	3	6	32

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 12:21 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 95,183
Game weather: 76 (Cloudy, Slight Wind)
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

LSU

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	7	7	0	14
• Georgia	17	10	14	0	41

Location: Athens, Georgia
Game start: 12:21 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 92,746
Game weather: 75, Sunny
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Alabama	3	10	21	7	41
Tennessee	7	3	0	0	10

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 7:02 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 102,455
Game weather: 69, Cloudy
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	3	7	7	7	24
• #17 South Carolina	0	10	14	14	38

Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Game start: 12:21 p.m.
Game attendance: 79,336
TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tennessee	13	27	10	0	50
Memphis	7	0	0	7	14

Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 39,742
Television network: CBSC

Mississippi

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi	0	14	0	0	14
• Tennessee	21	10	14	7	52

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 12:00pm
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 96,044
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack, Steve Beuerlein

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tennessee	7	7	0	10	24
Vanderbilt	0	3	0	7	10

Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Game attendance: 37,017

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	7	0	7	0	14
• Tennessee	0	14	7	3	24

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 12:21pm
Game weather: 45 degrees
Television network: SEC Network

Depth chart

Starters and backups (Subject to Change)^[16]

Returning starters in bold^[17]

Defense

CB
Marsalis Teague
Eric Gordon

CB
Prentiss Waggner
Anthony Anderson

Offense

WR
Gerald Jones
Da'Rick Rogers

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Dallas Thomas	JerQuari Schofield	James Stone	Zach Fulton	Ja'Wuan James
Marques Pair	Jarrod Shaw	Darin Gooch	Carson Anderson	Daniel Hood

TE
Luke Stocker
Mychal Rivera

WR
Denarius Moore
Justin Hunter

QB
Tyler Bray
Matt Simms

RB
Tauren Poole
Rajion Neal

FB
Channing Fugate
Kevin Cooper

Special Teams
PK Daniel Lincoln
PK Michael Palardy
P Chad Cunningham
P Michael Palardy
KR Da'Rick Rogers/Rajion Neal
PR Anthony Anderson
LS Nick Guess
H Chad Cunningham

Team players drafted into the NFL

Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Luke Stocker	Tight end	4	104	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denarius Moore	Wide receiver	5	148	Oakland Raiders

Reference:^[18]

References

↑ "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
1 2 "Tennessee Selects Derek Dooley As 22nd Head Football Coach". Retrieved August 12, 2010.
↑ Unknown (February 3, 2010). "Vols Name Wilcox to Defensive Coordinator's Position". UTsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
1 2 Unknown (January 18, 2010). "Vols Add Baggett, Chaney Remains Offensive Coordinator". UTsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
↑ Unknown (February 5, 2010). "Dooley Finalizes Staff, Names Former Vol Smith to Coaching Position". UTsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
↑ Phillips, Steve (January 18, 2010). "New Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley has hired Charley Baggett from the St. Louis Rams to be assistant head coach and wide receivers coach". WBIR.com. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
1 2 Unknown (2010-01-17). "Vols Add Assistant Football Coaches Joseph, Russell". UTsports.com. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
↑ Unknown (January 30, 2010). "Vols Add Assistant Coach, Football Head Strength Coach". UTsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
↑ Unknown (January 22, 2010). "Vols Ink Hinshaw for Assistant Coaching Staff". UTsports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
↑ "Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
↑ "Oregon Ducks vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
↑ "Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
↑ "UAB Blazers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
↑ "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
↑ "Tennessee Volunteers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
↑ "Vols Offense Makes Early Impression". utsports.com. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
↑ Ward, Austin (2010). "Vols' depth chart announced; Williams at tackle". govolsxtra.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
↑ 2011 NFL Draft. Retrieved: 14 November 2013.

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