TIM BANKS, TENNESSEE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
- The Vols held 10 of their 13 opponents under 20 points
- The Vol defense surrendered its fewest points per game average since their 1998 national championship.
- Opponents managed only 24 offensive TDs against Tennessee, which tied for the second fewest allowed in the FBS this season
- All three of Tennessee losess came on the road including Georgia and national champion Ohio State
- Tennessee is one of only two teams in the nation to allow just one pass play of 40 or more yards. Indiana is the
- Banks is the second coordinator under Coach Josh Heupel to be a Broyles Award finalist.
- Current South Florida Coach, then Tennessee’s offensive coordinator, Alex Golash was a finalist in 2022.
- David Cutcliffe won the award as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator in 1998.
Improvement of defensive national rankings from 2023 to 2024
Final NCAA Stat rankings of 133 Teams Ranking Improvement from 2023
NCAA RANKINGS (through 1/10/25)
2023 total defense #32 335.2
2024 total defense #6 293.2
** 26 spot improvement #32 to 6
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2023 rushing defense # 19 113.7
2024 rushing defense #10 103.9
** 9 spot improvement #19 to 10
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2023 Passing yds allowed #64 221.5
2024 Passing yds allowed #29 189.3
** 35 spot improvement #32 to 6
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2023 Scoring defense #22 20.3
2024 Scoring defense #7 16.1
** 15 spot improvement #22 to 7
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2023 Red Zone defense #56 0.813
2024 Red Zone defense #11 0.730
** 45 spot improvement #56 to 11
