Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | #12 California* | #23 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | W 35–18 | 106,009 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Air Force* | #17 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 31–30 | 105,466 | |
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | #6 Florida | #17 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in September) | CBS | L 20–21 | 106,818 | |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Marshall* | #19 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | PPV | W 33–7 | 104,818 | |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | #18 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | W 41–7 | 61,783 | |
| October 7 | 7:45 p.m. | at #9 Georgia | #14 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN | W 51–33 | 92,746 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama | #9 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | CBS | W 16–13 | 106,695 | |
| October 28 | 7:45 p.m. | at South Carolina | #9 | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPN | W 31–24 | 82,011 | |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | #13 LSU | #8 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | CBS | L 24–28 | 106,333 | |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at #11 Arkansas | #15 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN2 | L 14–31 | 76,728 | |
| November 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | #23 | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | LFS | W 39–10 | 39,773 | |
| November 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Kentucky | #21 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | LFS | W 17–12 | 104,382 | |
| January 1 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Penn State* | #18 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–20 | 65,601 | |
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