Coach record book

Butch Jones's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Butch Jones's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games: 25
Top score: 69/100
Overtime: 6

Teams coached in this list

National ranking

The top 25 of 166 attributable games

17 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2016Week 62OT
Tennessee at Texas A&M
Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 45
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
No. 9 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Texas A&M · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 0/5
69
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Texas A&M vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)
2013Week 61OT
Georgia at Tennessee
Georgia 34, Tennessee 31
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Georgia
No. 6 Georgia vs. Unranked Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
56
Game score
2016Week 5
Tennessee at Georgia
Tennessee 34, Georgia 31
W · Coached Tennessee vs. Georgia
No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 25 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score
2013Week 8
South Carolina at Tennessee
South Carolina 21, Tennessee 23
W · Coached Tennessee vs. South Carolina
No. 11 South Carolina vs. Unranked Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score
2010Week 4
Oklahoma at Cincinnati
Oklahoma 31, Cincinnati 29
L · Coached Cincinnati vs. Oklahoma
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
2016Week 4
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 28, Tennessee 38
W · Coached Tennessee vs. Florida
No. 19 Florida vs. No. 14 Tennessee · 10-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
44
Game score
2015Week 22OT
Oklahoma at Tennessee
Oklahoma 31, Tennessee 24
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Oklahoma
No. 19 Oklahoma vs. No. 23 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 0/5
44
Game score
2015Week 8
Tennessee at Alabama
Tennessee 14, Alabama 19
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Alabama
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 8 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
2016Week 7
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 49, Tennessee 10
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Alabama
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 9 Tennessee · 39-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
42
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Tennessee vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 5
Tennessee at Georgia
Tennessee 32, Georgia 35
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Georgia
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 12 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
41
Game score
2014Week 101OT
Tennessee at South Carolina
Tennessee 45, South Carolina 42
W · Coached Tennessee vs. South Carolina
Unranked Tennessee vs. Unranked South Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
41
Game score
2008Week 121OT
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
Central Michigan 33, Northern Illinois 30
W · Coached Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois
Unranked Central Michigan vs. Unranked Northern Illinois · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
41
Game score
2014Week 9
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 34, Tennessee 20
L · Coached Tennessee vs. Alabama
No. 4 Alabama vs. Unranked Tennessee · 14-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score
2016Week 3
Ohio at Tennessee
Ohio 19, Tennessee 28
W · Coached Tennessee vs. Ohio
Unranked Ohio vs. No. 15 Tennessee · 9-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
37
Game score
2016Week 11OT
App State at Tennessee
App State 13, Tennessee 20
W · Coached Tennessee vs. App State
Unranked App State vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
37
Game score
2008Week 13
Ball State at Central Michigan
Ball State 31, Central Michigan 24
L · Coached Central Michigan vs. Ball State
No. 14 Ball State vs. Unranked Central Michigan · 7-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
35
Game score
2016Week 9
Tennessee at South Carolina
Tennessee 21, South Carolina 24
L · Coached Tennessee vs. South Carolina
No. 18 Tennessee vs. Unranked South Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
35
Game score
2015Week 6
Georgia at Tennessee
Georgia 31, Tennessee 38
W · Coached Tennessee vs. Georgia
No. 19 Georgia vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
35
Game score
2011Week 10
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati 26, Pittsburgh 23
W · Coached Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh
No. 23 Cincinnati vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 3-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
35
Game score
2025Week 3
Iowa State at Arkansas State
Iowa State 24, Arkansas State 16
L · Coached Arkansas State vs. Iowa State
No. 14 Iowa State vs. Unranked Arkansas State · 8-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
34
Game score
2025Week 14
Arkansas State at App State
Arkansas State 30, App State 29
W · Coached Arkansas State vs. App State
Unranked Arkansas State vs. Unranked App State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
2025Week 8
Arkansas State at South Alabama
Arkansas State 15, South Alabama 14
W · Coached Arkansas State vs. South Alabama
Unranked Arkansas State vs. Unranked South Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
2025Week 6
Texas State at Arkansas State
Texas State 30, Arkansas State 31
W · Coached Arkansas State vs. Texas State
Unranked Texas State vs. Unranked Arkansas State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
2008Week 9
Central Michigan at Toledo
Central Michigan 24, Toledo 23
W · Coached Central Michigan vs. Toledo
Unranked Central Michigan vs. Unranked Toledo · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
2024Week 6
South Alabama at Arkansas State
South Alabama 16, Arkansas State 18
W · Coached Arkansas State vs. South Alabama
Unranked South Alabama vs. Unranked Arkansas State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.