HISTORY Nov. 18 Vanderbilt Nov. 25 Kentucky Jan. 1
Nashville LFN 22/-- Knoxville LFN 19/-- Outback Bowl Tampa ESPN 17/--
Penn State
SEC Finish: 2nd East
2007
W W
39-10 17-12
L
10-20
After spending three seasons at Louisiana Tech, Dooley took over the UT program in January 2010 and led the Vols to their 49th bowl appearance in his first season. He spent nearly three seasons with UT before being replaced for the final game of 2012. Coaching record: 15-21.
• 25th AP 362-254
10-4 • 6-2 SEC
AP Rank Date Opponent Site TV UT/Opp Result Score Sept. 1 California N Berkeley ABC 15/12 L 31-45 Sept. 8 Southern Miss N Knoxville PPV 23/-- W 39-19 Sept. 15 Florida Gainesville CBS 22/5 L 20-59 Sept. 22 Arkansas State N Knoxville PPV W 48-27 Oct. 6 Georgia Knoxville CBS --/12 W 35-14 Oct. 13 Miss. St. Starkville PPV 25/-- W 33-21 Oct. 20 Alabama Tuscaloosa LFN 20/-- L 17-41 Oct. 27 South Carolina N Knoxville ESPN 24/15 W 27-24 OT Nov. 3 La.-Lafayette (HC) Knoxville PPV 24/-- W 59-7 Nov. 10 Arkansas Knoxville LFN 22/-- W 34-13 Nov. 17 Vanderbilt Knoxville PPV 19/-- W 25-24 Nov. 24 Kentucky Lexington CBS 19/-- W 52-50 4OT SEC Championship Game Dec. 1 LSU Atlanta CBS 14/5 L 14-21 Outback Bowl Jan. 1 Wisconsin Tampa ESPN 16/18 W 21-17
SEC Finish: 1st East • 12th AP 455-382
2008
5-7 • 3-5 SEC
AP Rank Date Opponent Site TV UT/Opp Result Score Sept. 1 UCLA N Pasedena ESPN 18/-- L 24-27 OT Sept. 13 UAB Knoxville Raycom W 35-3 Sept. 20 Florida Knoxville CBS --/4 L 6-30 Sept.27 Auburn Auburn CBS --/15 L 12-14 Oct. 4 No. Illinois N Knoxville PPV W 13-9 Oct. 11 Georgia Athens CBS --/10 L 14-26 Oct. 18 Mississippi St. N Knoxville PPV W 34-3 Oct. 25 Alabama N Knoxville ESPN --/2 L 9-29 Nov. 1 South Carolina N Columbia ESPN2 L 6-27 Nov. 8 Wyoming (HC) Knoxville PPV L 7-13 Nov. 22 Vanderbilt Nashville Raycom W 20-10 Nov. 29 Kentucky N Knoxville ESPN2 W 28-10
SEC Finish: 5th East 208-201
lane kiffin 2009
The son of NFL defensive guru Monte Kiffin and a former national championship offensive coordinator at Southern California, Lane Kiffin occupied the head coaching reins at UT in 2009. Coaching record: 7-6.
2009
7-6 • 4-4 SEC
AP Rank Date Opponent Site TV UT/Opp Result Score Sept. 5 Western Kentucky Knoxville SEC W 63-7 Sept. 12 UCLA Knoxville ESPN L 15-19 Sept. 19 Florida Gainesville CBS --/1 L 13-23 Sept. 26 Ohio N Knoxville PPV W 34-23 Oct. 3 Auburn N Knoxville ESPN L 22-26 Oct. 10 Georgia Knoxville SEC W 45-19 Oct. 24 Alabama Tuscaloosa CBS --/1 L 10-12 Oct. 31 South Carolina N Knoxville ESPN --/21 W 31-13 Nov. 7 Memphis (HC) N Knoxville ESPNU W 56-28 Nov. 14 Mississippi Oxford CBS L 17-42 Nov. 21 Vanderbilt N Knoxville ESPNU W 31-16 Nov. 28 Kentucky N Lexington ESPNU W 30-24 OT Chick-fil-A Bowl Dec. 31 Virginia Tech N Atlanta ESPN --/12 L 14-37
SEC Finish: T-2nd East 381-289 178
derek dooley
2010-12
2013 Tennessee FOOTBALL
2010
Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27
6-7 • 3-5 SEC
AP Rank Opponent Site TV UT/Opp Result Score UT Martin N Knoxville PPV W 50-0 Oregon N Knoxville ESPN2 --/7 L 13-48 Florida Knoxville CBS --/10 L 17-31 UAB Knoxville SEC W 32-29 2OT LSU Baton Rouge CBS --/12 L 14-16 Georgia Athens SEC L 14-41 Alabama N Knoxville ESPN --/7 L 10-41 South Carolina Columbia SEC --/17 L 24-38 Memphis N Memphis CBSC W 50-14 Mississippi (HC) Knoxville CBS W 52-14 Vanderbilt N Nashville CSS W 24-10 Kentucky Knoxville SEC W 24-14 Music City Bowl Dec. 30 North Carolina N Nashville ESPN L 27-30 2OT
SEC Finish: T-3rd East
2011
Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26
351-326
5-7 • 1-7 SEC
AP Rank Opponent Site TV UT/Opp Result Score Montana N Knoxville PPV W 42-16 Cincinnati Knoxville ESPN2 W 45-23 Florida Gainesville CBS --/16 L 23-33 Buffalo Knoxville CSS W 41-10 Georgia N Knoxville ESPN2 L 12-20 LSU Knoxville CBS --/1 L 7-38 Alabama N Tuscalooosa ESPN2 --/2 L 6-37 South Carolina N Knoxville ESPN2 --/14 L 3-14 Middle Tenn N (HC) Knoxville FSN W 27-0 Arkansas N Fayetteville ESPN2 --/8 L 7-49 Vanderbilt N Knoxville ESPNU W 27-21 OT Kentucky Lexington SEC L 7-10
SEC Finish: 6th East
2012
247-271
5-7 • 1-7 SEC
Date Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24
Opponent Site NC State N Atlanta Georgia State Knoxville Florida N Knoxville Akron N Knoxville Georgia Athens Miss State N Starkville Alabama N Knoxville South Carolina Columbia Troy Knoxville Missouri Knoxville Vanderbilt Nashville Kentucky Knoxville
AP Rank TV UT/Opp Result Score ESPNU W 35-21 PPV W 51-13 ESPN 23/18 L 20-37 CSS W 47-26 CBS --/5 L 44-51 ESPN2 --/19 L 31-41 ESPN --/1 L 13-44 ESPN --/17 L 35-38 FSN W 55-48 SEC L 48-51 4OT ESPN2 L 18-41 SEC W 37-17
SEC Finish: 6th East 434-428
EDITOR’S NOTE: Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney coached the final game of 2012 after Dooley was let go as head coach on Nov. 18, 2012. Championships in gray boxes; N—Night game; (HC)—Homecoming; OT—Overtime game; TV—Televised game: Networks displayed are CBS, NBC, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, JP (Jefferson Pilot), CBS College Sports (CBSC), Comcast Sports South (CSS), Fox, LFN (Lincoln Financial Network ), MIZ (Mizlou Network), RAY (Raycom Network), TBS (Turner Sports), GAI (Great American Independent Football Network), SPS (Sports South), SEC (SEC Network), PPV (PayPerView, Host Communications).