| 1 | Sat Sep 26 | at South Carolina | W31-27 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 2 | Sat Oct 3 | vsMissouri | W35-12 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 3 | Sat Oct 10 | at#3Georgia | L21-44 | 2-1 | .667 | Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 4 | Sat Oct 17 | vsKentucky | L7-34 | 2-2 | .500 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 5 | Sat Oct 24 | vs#2Alabama | L17-48 | 2-3 | .400 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 6 | Sat Nov 7 | atArkansas | L13-24 | 2-4 | .333 | Razorback Stadium · Fayetteville, AR |
| 7 | Sat Nov 14 | vs#5Texas A&M | PPD | 3-7 | .300 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 8 | Sat Nov 21 | at#23Auburn | L17-30 | 2-5 | .286 | Jordan-Hare Stadium · Auburn, AL |
| 9 | Sat Dec 5 | vs#6Florida | L19-31 | 2-6 | .250 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 10 | Sat Dec 12 | atVanderbilt | W42-17 | 3-6 | .333 | FirstBank Stadium · Nashville, TN |
| 11 | Sat Dec 19 | vs#5Texas A&M | L13-34 | 3-7 | .300 | Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
