2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2010 college football season. The team was coached by Derek Dooley who is 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 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.

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
The Ducks of Oregon traveled to Tennessee 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. The score was tied 13–13 at the half, before several fortunate plays for the Ducks,Tennessee let them score 35 unanswered points to win 48–13.

Depth chart
Starters and backups (Subject to Change)

Returning starters in bold