| 9/4/2017 | Tennessee | 42 | at | Georgia Tech (5-6) | 41 | 2OT | at ACC | |
| 9/9/2017 | Indiana State (0-11) | 7 | at | Tennessee | 42 | MVC (1AA) | ||
| 9/16/2017 | Tennessee | 20 | at | Florida (4-7,3-5) | 26 | |||
| 9/23/2017 | Massachusetts (4-8) | 13 | at | Tennessee | 17 | Ind | ||
| 9/30/2017 | Georgia (13-2,8-2) | 41 | at | Tennessee | 0 | |||
| 10/14/2017 | South Carolina (9-4,5-3) | 15 | at | Tennessee | 9 | |||
| 10/21/2017 | Tennessee | 7 | at | Alabama (13-1,8-1) | 45 | |||
| 10/28/2017 | Tennessee | 26 | at | Kentucky (7-6,4-4) | 29 | |||
| 11/4/2017 | Southern Miss (8-5) | 10 | at | Tennessee | 24 | CUSA | ||
| 11/11/2017 | Tennessee | 17 | at | Missouri (7-6,4-4) | 50 | |||
| 11/18/2017 | LSU (9-4,6-2) | 30 | at | Tennessee | 10 | |||
| 11/25/2017 | Vanderbilt (5-7,1-7) | 42 | at | Tennessee | 24 |
| vs Tennessee | vs Other Opponents | Tennessee compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 8-4 | 76-63 | |
| Points Scored: | 29.08 | 28.35 | -0.73 |
| Points Allowed: | 19.83 | 26.14 | -6.31 |
| Margin: | 9.25 | 2.21 | -7.04 |
| Total Points: | 48.91 | 54.49 | -5.58 |