2012 Tennessee Volunteers football team information
American college football season
2012Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Division
Eastern Division
Record
5–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Derek Dooley (3rd season; first 11 games)
Jim Chaney (interim; final game)
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Sal Sunseri (1st season)
Base defense
Multiple
Home stadium
Neyland Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 9 Florida x%
7
–
1
11
–
2
No. 8 South Carolina
6
–
2
11
–
2
No. 23 Vanderbilt
5
–
3
9
–
4
Missouri
2
–
6
5
–
7
Tennessee
1
–
7
5
–
7
Kentucky
0
–
8
2
–
10
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#
7
–
1
13
–
1
No. 14 LSU *
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. T–5 Texas A&M
6
–
2
11
–
2
Mississippi State
4
–
4
8
–
5
Ole Miss *
3
–
5
7
–
6
Arkansas
2
–
6
4
–
8
Auburn
0
–
8
3
–
9
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
% – BCS at-large representative
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
* Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2012 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was coached by Derek Dooley, who was in his third season with Tennessee. On November 18, 2012 Dooley was fired after 11 games following a 41–18 loss to in-state rival Vanderbilt. Dooley ended his three-year tenure at Tennessee with losing records of 15–21 overall and 4–19 in the SEC. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney was named interim head coach for the final game of the season against Kentucky.[1] The season was Tennessee's third consecutive losing season, a streak the program had not matched since 1909 to 1911.[2]
^Wolken, Dan (November 18, 2012). "Tennessee Fires Derek Dooley After Embarrassing Loss". USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
^Climer, David (November 17, 2012). "Loss to Vanderbilt Will Seal Derek Dooley's Fate". The Tennessean. Nashville. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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