Tennessee defeated Clemson, 31-14, in the Capital One Orange Bowl to conclude its 2022 season on Dec. 30.
Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).
The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).
The 2023 season will be the third for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel.
Heupel has compiled a 18-8 (10-6 SEC) record in two seasons as the Vols’ head coach.
Following the 2022 season, USA TODAY Sports released a way-too-early top 25 poll for the 2023 campaign. USA TODAY Sports’ way-too-early 2023 poll is listed below.