Tennessee was the overwhelming favorite to win the SEC Eastern Division but fell short when losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt down the stretch derailed those hopes. The Volunteers went 4-4 in SEC play and had to overcome a laundry list of injuries during a disappointing 2016 regular season.
Best moment: That last-second, Hail-Mary victory at Georgia was the last great moment of the Tennessee season. Just seconds before Joshua Dobbs heaved a 43-yard pass to Jauan Jennings in a sea of red, Jacob Eason thought he won the game for Georgia with his own Hail Mary.