2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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

Coaching staff

 * Derek Dooley – Head coach
 * Justin Wilcox – Defensive coordinator
 * Jim Chaney – Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach
 * Chuck Smith – Defensive line coach
 * Charlie Baggett – Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach
 * Lance Thompson – Linebackers coach
 * Eric Russell – Tight ends/special teams coach
 * Terry Joseph – Defensive backs coach/recruiting coordinator
 * Harry Hiestand – Offensive line coach
 * Darin Hinshaw – Quarterbacks coach

Schedule

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



Oregon
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.

Depth chart
Starters and backups (Subject to Change)

Returning starters in bold

Team players drafted into the NFL

 * Reference: