2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Derek Dooley, who entered his second season with UT. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2011 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2011 record5–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Wilcox (2nd season)
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 102,455)[1]
2011 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x  7 –1     10 –4  
No. 9 South Carolina  6 –2     11 –2  
Florida  3 –5     7 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6     6 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6     5 –7  
Tennessee  1 –7     5 –7  
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$  8 –0     13 –1  
No. 1 Alabama %#  7 –1     12 –1  
No. 5 Arkansas  6 –2     11 –2  
Auburn  4 –4     8 –5  
Mississippi State  2 –6     7 –6  
Ole Miss*  0 –8     0 –10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
    1. – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting class
See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

Tennessee's recruiting class was highlighted by six players from the "ESPN 150": No. 57 DeAnthony Arnett (WR); No. 63 Curt Maggitt (OLB); No. 73 Marcus Jackson (OG); No. 105 Antonio Richardson (OT); No. 118 A.J. Johnson (ILB); and No. 134 Marlin Lane (RB).[2] Tennessee signed the No. 13 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. 11 recruiting class according to Scout.[3][4] The football program received 27 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 2, 2011.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmNo. 12 (FCS) Montana*
PPVW 42–1694,661
September 103:30 pmCincinnati*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ESPN2W 45–2394,207
September 173:30 pmat No. 17 Florida
CBSL 23–3390,744
October 112:30 pmBuffalo*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CSSW 41–1087,758
October 87:00 pmGeorgia
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPN2L 12–20102,455
October 153:30 pmNo. 1 LSU
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
CBSL 7–38101,822
October 227:15 pmat No. 2 Alabama
ESPN2L 6–37101,821
October 297:00 pmNo. 9 South Carolina
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ESPN2L 3–1496,655
November 57:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECRNW 24–088,211
November 126:00 pmat No. 8 Arkansas
ESPN2L 7–4972,103
November 197:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNUW 27–21 OT91,867
November 2612:21 pmat Kentucky
SECNL 7–1057,040
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[6]
Neyland Stadium hosted eight Tennessee home games in 2011.

Personnel

Coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Tennessee		 Alma Mater
Derek DooleyHead coach2Virginia (1991)
Charlie BaggettAssistant Head Coach, Wide Receivers2Michigan State (1975)
Jim ChaneyOffensive Coordinator, Offensive Line3Central Missouri State (1983)
Harry HiestandOffensive Line2East Stroudsburg (1983)
Darin HinshawQuarterbacks2Central Florida (1993)
Terry JosephDefensive Backs, Recruiting Coordinator2Northwestern State (1996)
Eric RussellTight Ends, Special Teams2Idaho (1991)
Peter SirmonLinebackers1Oregon (1999)
Lance ThompsonDefensive Line3The Citadel (1987)
Justin WilcoxDefensive Coordinator2Oregon (1999)
Reference:[7]

The Middle Tennessee game is notable for having Derrick Brodus, a redshirt freshman walk-on who was not on the depth chart and never played college football, plucked from his fraternity's couch after Tennessee's other kickers (regular Michael Palardy was out and his replacement Chip Rhome hurt himself during warm-ups) were unavailable. He got the call less than an hour before kickoff. Brodus scored three extra points and a field goal in the victory.

Team players drafted into the NFL
Main article: 2012 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Malik JacksonDefensive end5137Denver Broncos

References
  1. "Neyland Stadium". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. "ESPNU 150 Class of 2011". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  3. "2011 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  4. "2011 College Football Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. "2011 Signing Day Recap". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  6. "2011 Football Schedule". The University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  7. "Football Coaching Staff". The University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  8. 2012 NFL Draft. Retrieved: November 14, 2013.
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