Tennessee football: Photo gallery from Vols 17-13 win over Kentucky

Relive some moments of Tennessee football’s trip to Lexington, which the Volunteers won 17-13 over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Talk about a huge victory for Tennessee football. The Vols have gotten back to .500 in November with a 5-5 record, 3-3 in the SEC thanks to a huge close win over the Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats on the road.

It was a long uphill climb after losing their first two games at home to Group of Five programs and starting the year 1-4 with no wins over FBS programs. This team was dead in the water, and there appeared to be no shot for them to reach a bowl game or even get to five wins.

Well, one of those things has happened, and the other one is now a strong possibility with their final two games being at the Missouri Tigers and at home against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Given the fact that they have a bye week coming after this win, the Vols have a great chance to win both, and eight wins could be on the table.

But before getting ahead of themselves, they should just focus on a bowl. And before doing that, they can relive this victory. So let’s look back. Here is a photo gallery from Tennessee football’s close win over Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: The line of scrimmage of the Tennessee Volunteers against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers throws the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Ty Chandler #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers runs with the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Lynn Bowden Jr #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats runs with the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Brian Maurer #18 of the Tennessee Volunteers runs with the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: The Kentucky Wildcats performs in the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Jeremy Pruitt the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Kavosiey Smoke #20 of the Kentucky Wildcats runs for a touchdown against the Tennessee Volunteers at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers runs with the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: A.J. Rose #10 of the Kentucky Wildcats runs with the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Nigel Warrior #18 of the Tennessee Volunteers intercepts a pass against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 09: Josh Palmer #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers runs with the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

What Tennessee football does with this victory will be key. Again, Jeremy Pruitt and the Vols have a bye to get ready for their final two games. They only need one for a bowl game, but two could help this program get close to heights it hasn’t reached in a while.

Sure, Pruitt cashed in on an easy schedule, but his team has clearly improved in recent years. As a result, there is a lot to celebrate with the Vols, and they took another major step with this victory on Saturday night.

Against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, it was beating a Power Five team. They followed that up with finally getting over the Will Muschamp hump in their win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. And they then beat a team that currently has a winning record in the UAB Blazers. Beating the Kentucky Wildcats was their first road win.

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Simply put, this team has overcome hurdle after hurdle in recent weeks. And now Tennessee football has a real chance to do things that seemed completely impossible early in the season. So they should get excited over it for a day or two.

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