The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers head coach was Josh Heupel, in his fourth year. The team played its home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Volunteers achieved their second 10-win regular season under Heupel, and their first since the 2022 season, following a 36âÂÂ23 victory over rival Vanderbilt. Heupel became only the third coach in school history to record multiple 10-win regular seasons alongside Robert Neyland and Phillip Fulmer. Nico Iamaleava became the first quarterback to start for 10 wins in a single season at Tennessee since Casey Clausen in the 2003 season. Running back Dylan Sampson set single-season school records for rushing yards (1,485) and rushing and total touchdowns (22), while also leading the SEC in carries (256), rushing yards, rushing yards per game (123.8), and rushing touchdowns. He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-SEC. The Volunteers were selected to compete as the No. 9 seed in the first 12-team bracket of the College Football Playoff, losing 42âÂÂ17 to the eventual champions Ohio State in the first round.
In a 71âÂÂ0 win over Kent State, the Volunteers set a modern school record for points in a game.
Running back Dylan Sampson set the program's single-season touchdown record (22) with a run and a catch, as well as points in a season (132).
Tennessee had four players selected in the 2025 NFL draft.