2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:2013
Team:Tennessee Volunteers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Eastern Division
Short Conf:SEC
Record:5–7
Conf Record:2–6
Hc Year:1st
Oc Year:1st
Dc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Multiple

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

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

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Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

Team players drafted into the NFL

See main article: 2014 NFL draft.

Offensive tackle1 19 Miami Dolphins
Offensive guard6 193 Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive tackle6 215 Pittsburgh Steelers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schwab . Frank . December 7, 2012 . Butch Jones is Hired by Tennessee, Ending a Stressful Search for the Vols . December 7, 2012 . Yahoo! Sports.
  2. Web site: November 20, 2012 . Tennessee Dismisses Derek Dooley . August 21, 2013 . ESPN.
  3. Web site: 2013 Schedule Source . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130914174010/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tenn-m-footbl-sched.html . September 14, 2013 . August 21, 2013 . University of Tennessee Department of Athletics.
  4. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014 2014 NFL Draft