No. 5 Tennessee (9-1, 5-1 SEC) defeated Missouri (4-6, 2-5 SEC), 66-24, Saturday in Week 11.
Saturday’s contest was the Vols’ final home game during the 2022 season. Tennessee also celebrated senior day versus Missouri.
“I just want to say thank you to our fanbase,” Heupel said following the Missouri game. “It is the first time we have gone undefeated at home as a program in quite a while. Their energy, the way that they have supported us and the way that they have shown up every week has been a huge part of our success as a program here at home. Our players, our staff and myself absolutely love seeing them. You guys have heard me say the Vol Walk is the most special thing and the most unique thing in college sports. I truly believe that. Obviously, when Neyland is rocking, it is unsurpassed by anybody. I appreciate what they have done this year, and hopefully we will see them travel extremely well as we go to South Carolina next week.
“I want to thank our seniors and their families for what they have meant to this program since I have gotten here, just trying to put us back on a solid foundation. Those guys, with what they have been through, are the guys that chose to stay through uncertainty. They bought in and jumped into the deep end with me. They have competed. They have grown, and we have been connected in a really unique way as this thing has grown pretty quickly. I cannot say thank you to them enough, not just what they do on the field but who they are and how they go about their business every day.”
Heupel’s recap of the Vols’ win versus Missouri is listed below from a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee.