The 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the

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in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at

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, and competed in the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). They were led by second-year head coach

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. On October 15, 2022, Tennessee beat the No. 3-ranked

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, winning the

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for the first time since 2006. Fans rushed the field at

and tore down the goalposts, carrying them around campus and eventually throwing them into the

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. The university was fined $100,000 by the

as a result of rushing the field. The university received $152,000 in donations from the fans to replace the goalposts. The Volunteers capped off an impressive 11 win season against the

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, winning the 2022 Orange Bowl 31-14, the Vols’ first 11 win season since 2001.

Schedule

Tennessee and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.

Game summaries

vs Ball State

At No. 17 Pittsburgh

vs Akron

vs No. 20 Florida

At No. 25 LSU Tigers

vs No. 3 Alabama

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vs No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin

vs No. 19 Kentucky

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At No. 3 Georgia

vs Missouri

At South Carolina

At Vanderbilt

No. 7 Clemson

Roster

Coaching staff

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Tennessee Volunteers football seasons Orange Bowl champion seasons

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