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The '''Tennessee Volunteers''' are an ] college football team at the ], ] (UTK). The ] Division I team is also a member of the ] (SEC). The '''Tennessee Volunteers football''' program (variously called "Vols," "UT" and "Big Orange") represents the ] (UT).


The Vols have played football for 132 seasons, starting in 1891; their combined record of 870–415–53 ({{Winpct|870|415|53}}) ranks them fourteenth on ].<ref name="fs.ncaa.org">{{Cite web | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf | title=Football bowl subdivision records | website=fs.ncaa.org}}</ref><ref name="utsports.com">{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2008 |title=University of Tennessee Athletics – Football |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/fb-history-gbg-lead.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401001943/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/fb-history-gbg-lead.html |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Utsports.Com}}</ref> Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is fifth (55) and eighth in all-time bowl victories (30), most notably four ]s, three ], two ]s, a ], and a ]. They have won 16 conference championships and claim six national titles, including two (], ]) from the major wire-service: ] and/or ] in their history.
Having played their first season in 1891, the Vols have amassed a successful tradition for well over a century, with their combined record of 783-332-53 ranking them ninth on the list of all-time winningest major college programs as well as second on the list of winningest SEC programs, just behind ]'s ] and ahead of ]'s (USC) ]. Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is third (tied with USC) and fourth in all-time bowl victories. They boast six national titles in their history and their last national championship was in the ].


The Vols play at historic ], where Tennessee has an all-time winning record of 422 games, the second-highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Only ]'s ], which opened in 1913, eight years before the 1921 opening of Neyland, has hosted more victories (428) for its team. Additionally, its 100,011 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's fifth largest stadium. The Vols play at ] on the university's campus in ], where Tennessee has won 485 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Additionally, its 101,915 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's ] and third largest in the Southeastern Conference.

On November 3, 2008, Head Coach ] announced that he would be stepping down from his position at the end of the season after a winning total of 152 games at his alma mater<ref></ref>, followed, four weeks later, by UT's November 30 announcement that ] former head coach ] has been selected as his replacement.


==History== ==History==
{{summarize|date=April 2018}}
===Early years===
Tennessee's football program began in 1891, but the program's first win did not come until the following season. On October 15, 1892 The football team defeated ] in ] by a score of 25&ndash;0. Tennessee competed in their first 5 seasons without a coach. In 1899, ] became the first head coach of the team. The team had several coaches with short tenures until ] took over in 1911. In 1914, Clevenger lead the Vols to a dominant 9-0 season and their first championship, winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. The Vols would again field an undefeated squad in 1916 under coach John R. Bender, but consistency was elusive.


{{Main|History of Tennessee Volunteers football}}
In 1921, Shields-Watkins field was built. The new home of the Vols was named after William S. Shields and his wife Alice Watkins Shields, the financial backers of the field. The field had bleachers that could seat 3,200 and had been used for baseball the prior year.
{{See also|List of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons}}


==Conference affiliations==
In 1922, the team began to wear ] jerseys for the first time after previously wearing black jerseys.
* ] (1891–1895)
* ] (1896–1920)
* ] (1921–1932)
* ] (1933–present)


== Rivalries ==
===Neyland comes to Tennessee===
{{Main|Tennessee Volunteers football rivalries}}
] took over as head coach in 1926. At the time, Neyland was an ] Captain and an ] instructor at the school. Interestingly, in the 1929 season at least, his two assistant coaches (also ROTC instructors) out-ranked him. Former player ] who had then become Dean of the school's engineering program and chairman of athletics made the standard clear: "Even the score with ]."
The Vols' main rivalries include the ] (]) and ]. Tennessee's longest and most played rivalry is with the ]. Since the formation of the SEC Eastern Division in 1992, the Vols have had emerging rivalries with the ], ], and the ]. None of their games have trophies, although Kentucky–Tennessee used to battle over a trophy called the Beer Barrel from 1925 until 1999. The Volunteers used to have important rivalries with the ], ], and ] until Georgia Tech left the SEC and realignment forced them to drop Auburn and Ole Miss from the schedule annually.


==Championships==
Neyland quickly surpassed the Nashville school which had been dominating football in ]. He also scored a surprise upset victory over heavily favored ] in 1928. Neyland captured the school's first Southern Conference title in 1927, on only his second year on the job. In 1929, ] became the football program's first ever ]. He led the nation in scoring, and his 130 points still remains as the school record.
===National championships===
Tennessee has been selected as ] six times from NCAA-designated major selectors, including twice (2) from major wire-services: ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/research/championships.cfm#.YTN82Y5KiUk|title = AP National Championships - Football - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings}}</ref><ref name="2018ncaabook">{{Cite book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf |title=2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records |date=August 2018 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |location=Indianapolis |access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref>{{rp|112–115}} Tennessee claims all six national championships.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/guides/2014/ |title=2014 Tennessee Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Tennessee Department of Athletics |year=2014 |editor-last=Stanton |editor-first=Jimmy |pages=1, 160–174 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |editor-last2=Yellin |editor-first2=Jason |editor-last3=Kniffen |editor-first3=Mary-Carter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Official Athletic Site – Football: National Champions |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/fb-history-nationalchamps.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406090245/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-history/fb-history-nationalchamps.html |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |publisher=University of Tennessee Department of Athletics }}</ref>


The ] (AP) has selected Tennessee as national champions twice, in ] and ]. The No. 1 Vols lost in the Sugar Bowl following the 1951 season after being named AP and UPI national champions due to the polls being conducted before the bowl season prior to 1965 and 1974 respectively. The 1938 and 1950 championships, while not AP titles, were recognized by a majority and a plurality of overall selectors/polls, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yearly National Championship Selections |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1938 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Cfbdatawarehouse.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yearly National Championship Selections |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1950 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Cfbdatawarehouse.com}}</ref>
In the 1930s, Tennessee saw many more firsts. They played in the New York City Charity Game on December 5, 1931, the program's first ever bowl game. They scored a 13&ndash;0 victory over ], being led by ]. Hickman's performance in the game caught the eye of ], and Hickman was added to Rice's All American team. Hickman would later play professionally in New York, for football's ]. After the 1932 season, Tennessee joined the ], setting the stage for years of new rivalries. Captain Neyland led the Vols to a 76&ndash;7&ndash;5 record from 1926 to 1934. After the 1934 season, Neyland was called into military service at Panama. Neyland's first stint with UT saw the Vols rattle off undefeated streaks of 33, 28 and 14 games, including five undefeated seasons(1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1932).


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===Neyland returns===
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Tennessee struggled to a losing record during Neyland's time in Panama. He returned to find a rebuilding project in 1936. In 1936 and 1937, the Vols won six games each season. However, in 1938, Neyland's Vols began one of the more impressive streaks in ] football history. The ] won the school's first ] and earned a trip to the ], the team's first major bowl, where they pounded fellow unbeaten Oklahoma by a score of 17-0. They outscored their opponents 283&ndash;16. The 1939 regular season was even more impressive. The 1939 team was the last NCAA team ever to hold their opponents scoreless for an entire regular season. Surprisingly, the Vols did not earn a national title that year despite being ranked #1 for most of the season, but did earn a trip to the famed ]. The Vols were without the services of stud tailback George Cafego, who would finish fourth in the Heisman voting and be the top pick in the NFL draft, due to a knee injury. Cafego's backup was also injured. For a single-wing squad heavily dependent upon the tailback position, it proved to be too much for the Vols to overcome. In front of a crowd of over 90,000, Tennessee fell by a score of 14&ndash;0 to ]. That loss ended UT's streak of 17 straight shutout games and 71 consecutive shutout quarters, NCAA records to this day. The 1940 Vols put together a third consecutive undefeated regular season(Neyland's eighth such season with the Vols). That team earned a National title from two minor polls, and received the school's first bid to the ], where they lost to Boston College. After the 1940 season, Neyland was again pressed into military service, this time for ]. His successor, ] did well in his absence, going 32-5-2 during the war years of 1941 to 1945. The Vols did not field a team in 1943 due to the war. This was the last season that the Vols missed.
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| ''']''' || ] || Associated Press, ], ], ], ] || 13–0 || ] (])|| ] || '''W''' 23–16 || '''No. 1''' || '''No. 1'''
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Tennessee has also been awarded national championships by various notable organizations in six additional years of 1914, <!--1927, 1928, Attributed by CFDW citation to unknown selector "Ray Bryne". WP:UNDUE unless further citations can be found to establish who this is.--> 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, and 1989, though the school claims none.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee All National Championships |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/tennessee/all_national_champs.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117094217/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/tennessee/all_national_champs.php |archive-date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Cfbdatawarehouse.com}}</ref>
===Neyland's final years===
After World War II, Neyland retired from the military. He returned to Knoxville with the rank of ] and led the Vols to more success. From 1946 to 1952, Neyland's Vols had a record of 54&ndash;17&ndash;4. They won conference titles in 1946 and 1951, and National titles in 1950 and 1951. The 1950 season included what would prove to be the highest profile matchup between the South's two biggest coaching legends-General Neyland and Paul "Bear" Bryant, then at Kentucky. Both teams were ranked in the top ten. The Vols defeated Bryant, superstar quarterback Babe Parilli, and the Wildcats, 7-0. Bryant would never win a game against Neyland. The 1950 season culminated with a win against #2 Texas in Dallas at the ]. The ] featured ], that season's ] runner up, and ], a future college football and ] performer. The Vols romped to a 10-0 regular season record(Neyland's ninth undefeated regular season) and the AP National Title. Neyland retired due to poor health in 1952, and took the position of ]. The Vols would see spotty success for some 40 years after that, but it would be the late 1980s and 1990s before the Tennessee program had similar winning percentages.


===After Neyland=== ===Conference championships===
Tennessee has won a total of 16 conference championships, including 13 SEC championships.<ref name="2018MG">{{Cite web |title=2018 Media Guide |url=https://static.utsports.com/custompages/sports/m-footbl/2018/Media%20Guide/Volmanac_Records_Section.pdf |website=utsports.com |publisher=Tennessee Athletics }}</ref>{{rp|273–275}}
] had the tough task of replacing General Neyland, and only stuck around for two seasons. Following the 1954 season, Neyland fired Robinson and replaced him with ] who had seen success at ] and ]. Neyland called the move "the hardest thing I've ever had to do."


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], named for Robert Neyland.]]Wyatt, who had been a hall of fame player for Neyland, struggled at Tennessee. He won more than 6 games only twice, in 1956 and 1957.
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| ]† || 9–0–1 || 7–0–1
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| ] || rowspan="13"|] || 11–0 || 7–0
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| ] || 10–1 || 6–0
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| ] || 10–1 || 6–0
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| ] || 9–2|| 5-1
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| ]† || 11–1 || 6–1
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| ] || 9–2–2 || 5–1–1
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| ]|| 13–0 || 8–0
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===Division championships===
The 1956 squad won an SEC Championship, going 10&ndash;1 and finishing the season ranked #2. That year, UT won one of the greatest games in team history, a 6-0 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta when both teams were ranked #2 and #3, respectively. It was voted the second best game in college football history by Sports Illustrated's 100th Anniversary of College Football issue(published in 1969). Tech was coached by former UT Hall of Fame quarterback, and revered Yellow Jacket coach, Bobby Dodd. In the final minutes of a legendary defensive struggle, UT was backed up just ahead of their own goal line, but star tailback and future head coach Johnny Majors took a direct snap and booted a roughly 70 yard punt deep into Yellow Jacket territory to seal the win. Majors would finish second in the Heisman voting that year; it was a controversial vote that resulted in the only time a player from a losing squad, Paul Hornung of 2-8 Notre Dame, won the trophy.
As winners of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, Tennessee has made five appearances in the ], with the most recent coming in 2007. The Vols are 2–3 in those games.


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Despite two successful years, Wyatt's team never returned to a bowl game after the 1957 season. Assistant ] took over for Wyatt in 1963, going 5&ndash;5.
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| ] || rowspan="6"|SEC East || ] || '''W''' 30–29
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| ] || ] || '''W''' 24–14
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| ] || ] || L 20–31
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| ]† || colspan=2| N/A lost tiebreaker to ]
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| ] || ] || L 28–38
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| ]† || ] || L 14–21
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† Co-champions


==Head coaches==
Before the 1962 season, on March 28, 1962, General Neyland died in ]. Shields-Watkins Field was then presented with a new name: ]. The stadium was dedicated at the 1962 ] game, and by that time had expanded to 52,227 seats. Incidentally, Neyland had a hand in designing the expansion efforts for the stadium while he was athletic director. His plans were so forward looking that they were used for every expansion until 1996, when the stadium was expanded to 102,544 seats.
{{Main|List of Tennessee Volunteers head football coaches}}
Tennessee has had 24 head coaches since it began play during the ]. ] is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 173 victories in 21 seasons (spread out over three stints). ] has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .846. ] has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .306. Of the 23 different head coaches who have led the Volunteers, Neyland, Wyatt, Dickey, Majors, and Fulmer have been inducted into the ] in ].


==Bowl games==
===Dickey and his three Ts===
{{main|List of Tennessee Volunteers bowl games}}
], who had been an assistant at Arkansas under ], replaced McDonald in 1964. Dickey was entrusted with rebuilding the program, and his six seasons at the school saw considerable change. Dickey scrapped the ] and replaced it with the more modern ], in which the quarterback takes the snap "under center." He also changed the helmets of the Vols, removing the numbers from the side and replacing them with a "T." His third change also remains today. Dickey worked with the Pride of the Southland Marching Band to create a unique pregame entrance for the football squad. The band would open a block T with its base at the locker room tunnel. The team would then run through the T to the sideline. The T was reoriented in the 1980s when the locker room was moved behind the north end zone, and the entrance remains a prized tradition of the football program.
This is a list of Tennessee's ten most recent ]s. Tennessee holds an all-time bowl game record of 30–25 through the 2023 season, due to the removal of the vacated win from 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Volunteers College Football History, Stats, Records |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/index.html |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
In addition to the "three T's", Dickey instituted the now universally recognized checkerboard endzone design.


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Dickey had some success in his six seasons as a Vol. He led Tennessee to a 46&ndash;15&ndash;4 record and captured SEC titles in 1967 and 1969. The 1967 team was awarded the National Championship by Litkenhous polling. That season, UT lost its season opening game to UCLA in the Rose Bowl stadium. Bruin quarterback Gary Beban, who would win the Heisman trophy that year, scored the winning touchdown in the final minutes on a fourth-down scramble. The Vols would not lose again that season, winning the remaining 9 regular season games including handing Alabama its only loss of the year and snapping a 25 game unbeaten streak by the Tide. The 24-13 win in Birmingham landed the Vols on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was Dickey's biggest career win.
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| ] || Phillip Fulmer || ] || ] || '''W''' 21–17
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| ] || ] || ] || ] || L 14–37
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| ] || ] || ] || ] || L 27–30 <sup>2OT</sup>
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| ] || ]||] || ] || '''W''' 45–28
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| ] || Butch Jones|| ] || ] ||'''W''' 45–6
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| ] || Butch Jones||] || ] || '''W''' 38–24
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| ] || ]||] || ] || '''W''' 23–22<sup>vacated</sup>
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| ] || ] || ] || ] || L 45–48 <sup>OT</sup>
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| ] || Josh Heupel || ] || ] || '''W''' 31–14
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| ] || Josh Heupel || ] || ] ||'''W''' 35–0
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Tennessee's all-time appearances and victories of 56 & 31 (on-field results) rank fifth and fourth, respectively. With the removal of the vacated 2019 victory, they stand at 55 appearance and 30 victories, which rank as sixth and seventh.
===Bill Battle===
Following the 1969 season, Dickey left Tennessee to coach at his alma mater, the ]. He would later return to Tennessee as the Athletic Director. Dickey was replaced by ]. Battle was a 28 year old coach from Alabama, and was the youngest head coach in the country at the time that he took over. Battle won at least 10 games in his first three seasons; however, he lost to ] in each of those seasons. Therefore, he did not win a conference title, and would not do so during his time as head coach.


===Majors moves home=== ==Logos and uniforms==
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] won a national championship at ] in 1976, but decided that the job at Tennessee was too good to pass up. Majors replaced Battle in 1977, on the heels of two five loss seasons. Majors would go on to lose his first game as head coach to the University of California, by a score of 27&ndash;17, in Knoxville. Majors struggled his first four seasons going 4&ndash;7, 5&ndash;5&ndash;1, 7&ndash;5, and 5&ndash;6. His teams saw mild success in 1981, going to the ] and going 8&ndash;4; and in 1983 winning the ] and going 9&ndash;3.
The Volunteers had originally worn black uniforms from 1911 to 1920.

Majors' 1985 Volunteer squad (9&ndash;1&ndash;2, 5&ndash;1) was one of his most revered squads. The team lost only one game, regrouped after losing the services of Heisman trophy contending quarterback Tony Robinson for the season, and won the first conference title since 1969. The "Big Orange" earned a trip to the 1986 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated heavily favored and 2nd ranked ], led by Jimmy Johnson, 35&ndash;7. The win kept Miami from a national title and earned the scrappy '85 squad the nickname: "Sugar Vols."

Majors later led the Vols to a resurgence following their losing season in 1988. The 1988 Vols lost their first 6 games and went on to finish with a 5&ndash;6 record. The Vols followed that effort with back-to-back SEC titles in 1989 and 1990. The Vols played on a January 1 ] every season in the early 90's under Majors. However, in the Fall of 1992, Majors suffered heart problems. He missed the early part of the season. Interim coach ] took over and scored upsets over Georgia and Florida. Majors returned and lost three straight conference games to Arkansas, Alabama, and South Carolina. The Alabama loss on the ] cut the deepest as the Vols had lost seven in a row to the Crimson Tide. The administration decided to make a change after the regular season. Majors was forced to resign and Fulmer took over before the ].

===Fulmer and Manning===
1994 saw a down turn in the record of the Vols, but events shaped the bright future of the program. Starting quarterback ] suffered a season ending knee injury in the first series of the season against ]. Backup ] suffered a similar fate early in the fourth game of the year at ] requiring backups Brandon Stewart and Peyton Manning to take action. The following week freshman quarterback ] would take over the controls and not let go until he departed to the NFL. Manning would be a 4-year starter for the Vols, and he led them to an 8&ndash;4 record in 1994. The next season, Manning led the Vols to a 41&ndash;14 win over Alabama, breaking the long winless streak. The only loss of the 1995 season was a 62&ndash;37 loss to Florida. The loss to the Gators was the 3rd in a row, and would prove to be the major hurdle between the Vols and the National title.

The Vols would put together 11&ndash;1, 10&ndash;2, and 11&ndash;2 seasons in the final three seasons with Manning as quarterback. Manning entered his senior season as a solid favorite for the ]. The trophy would eventually be awarded to ] of ], setting off an uproar among the fans. Manning did lead the Vols to an SEC title in 1997, before losing his final game to eventual National Champion ].


Orange jerseys with black wool numbers were first worn on September 23rd, 1922, in a 50-0 win against ].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Uniforms, Football |url=https://volopedia.lib.utk.edu/entries/uniforms-football/#:~:text=In%201970,%20when%20called%20for,Majors'%20final%20game%20in%201992. |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Volopedia |language=en-US}}</ref>
===A champion===
]


In 1935, the jerseys were white with orange stripes on the sleeves but this changed in 1936 to orange jerseys and white numbers, which were on the front for the first time.<ref name="auto1"/>]
After three seasons with high expectations, the Vols faced a new task. Tennessee was expected to have a slight fall off after their conference championship the previous season. They lost ] ], ]'s ] and ], and ] ] to the ]. Manning was the first pick overall in the ]. They were also coming off of a 42&ndash;17 loss to ] in the ], and were in the midst of a 5 game losing streak to their rivals the ].


In 2009, the Volunteers wore black jerseys with orange pants on Halloween night against the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Tennessee Vols Football Uniforms |url=http://uniformcritics.com/football/college/tennessee-vols/ |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Uniformcritics.com}}</ref>
However, the ] would prove to exceed all expectation. Led by new quarterback ], All American linebacker ], and ], the Vols captured another National title and would win the first ever ] against ]. They finished the season 13&ndash;0, ending a remarkable run of 45&ndash;5 in 4 years. Those four seasons, the Vols were led by Fulmer, Offensive Coordinator ] and Defensive Coordinator ]. Cutcliffe took over at ] as a head coach following the 1998 regular season.


On October 5, 2013, the team debuted its "Smokey Gray" uniforms in an overtime loss to the ] at Neyland Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2013 |title=Vols To Wear Smokey Gray Unis Saturday – UTSPORTS.COM – University of Tennessee Athletics |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092913aac.html |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=Utsports.Com}}</ref>
Since 1998, the Vols have made three trips to the ]: 2001, 2004, and 2007. The 2001 team beat then head coach Steve Spurrier and Florida in the Swamp 34&ndash;32, moving them up to #2 in most polls and giving them a shot at the BCS title game in the Rose Bowl vs Miami. But they would lose to underdog #21 LSU in the SEC Championship Game. In 2005, the team suffered its first losing season since 1988, going 5&ndash;6, fielding a nationally-ranked defense but an anemic offense. Cutcliffe returned to the Vols as offensive coordinator before the ], which reunited the successful group of Fulmer, Chavis and Cutcliffe. Tennessee rebounded to go 9&ndash;3 in the 2006 regular season, losing two heartbreakers at home to Florida and LSU. This earned a spot in the 2007 ], where they lost to underdog Penn State, 20&ndash;10. The 2007 season was the first in team history in which the Volunteers allowed 40 or more points in more than one game (3 times). The Vol's defense did considerably better than expected with help from Seniors Xavier Mitchell, Antonio Reynolds, and Jerod Mayo, and also from Freshman Eric Berry. They would eventually win the SEC Eastern Division title and would go on to play eventual National Champion ]. The Vols would lose to the Tigers 21-14. After the ], the Vols were invited to play the ] in the ] on January 1, 2008.


In 2024, the team continues with "Smokey Gray" as the main colour but now, for the first time, features an orange 'Tennessee' across the chest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knoxville News Sentinel Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2024/07/13/tennessee-football-smokey-grey-uniform-2024/74381530007/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=subscribe.knoxnews.com}}</ref>
On January 11, 2008, it was announced that ] had been hired as the new ] for the Vols by ] ].<ref></ref> He replaced ], who moved to ] as head coach.
] started at quarterback for the first four games of the 2008 season and went 1&ndash;3, after which he was replaced by sophomore Nick Stephens. BJ Coleman is the third quarterback on the roster. Clawson's appointment introduced problems with the Volunteer's offense, leading to one of the worst performing offenses under then-Head Coach ]'s career. The Vols posted a dismal 5-7 record in the 2008 season, resulting in Fulmer's ouster at the end of the season.

Tennessee athletic director hired Lane Kiffin to replace Phillip Fulmer despite his questionable character. Just over a year later Kiffin was fired for hiring a transexual prostitute named Monte to his coaching staff.

==Logos and uniforms==
]
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In 2009, the Volunteers wore black jerseys on Halloween night against the ].


==Traditions== ==Traditions==
===Smokey===
]
] is the mascot of the University of Tennessee sports teams, both men's and women's. There is a live ] mascot, Smokey IX, which leads the Vols on the field for football games. There is also a costumed mascot that appears at every Vols game, and has won several mascot championships.


===Orange and white===
Smokey was selected as the mascot for Tennessee after a student poll in 1953. A contest was held by the Pep Club that year. Their desire was to select a coon hound that was native to Tennessee. At halftime of the ] game that season, several hounds were introduced for voting. "Blue Smokey" was the last, and howled loudly when introduced. The students cheered and Smokey became the mascot. The most successful of the live dogs was Smokey VIII who saw a record of 91&ndash;22, two SEC titles and 1 National Championship.
] wearing the school colors.]]
The orange and white colors worn by the football team were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the very first Tennessee football team in 1891. They were from the ] which grew on ], the home of most of the classrooms at the university at the time (now housing most of the chemistry and physics programs ''et al.''). Tennessee football players did not wear the color until 1922 however.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Tennessee Traditions - The Orange & White |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>


The ] color is distinct to the school, dubbed "UT Orange", and has been offered by ] for sale as a paint, licensed by the university. Home games at ] have been described as a "sea of Orange" due to the large number of fans wearing the school color; the moniker ''Big Orange'', as in "Go Big Orange!", derives from the usage of UT Orange.
===The Vol Walk===
Head Coach Johnny Majors came up with the idea for the Vol Walk after a 1988 game at Auburn when he saw the historic Tiger Walk take place. Prior to each home game, the Vols will file out of Stokely Athletic Center, down past the Tennessee Volunteers Wall of Fame, and make their way down Peyton Manning Pass and onto Phillip Fulmer Way. Thousands of fans line the street to shake the players' hands as they walk into ]. Through rain, snow, sleet, or shine, the Vol faithful are always out in full force to root on the Vols as they prepare for battle. The fans are pumped up with ] played by ].


The color is ] PMS 151 as described by the university.<ref name="orange">{{cite web|url=http://pr.tennessee.edu/identity/quick.asp| title= Quick Points - UT Colors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301153849/http://pr.tennessee.edu/identity/quick.asp |archive-date=March 1, 2007 }}</ref>
===The "T"===
]
The "T" appears two places in Vol tradition. Coach ] added the block letter T onto the side of the ]s in his first season in 1964. A rounded T came in 1968. ] modified the stripe to a thicker stripe in 1977.


In addition to the famous orange and white, UT also has had the little-known ''Smokey Gray'' color since the 1930s and debuted the color in the October 5, 2013, rivalry game against Georgia in an alternate jersey.<ref name="UT has had several uniform changes over the last 20{{nbsp}}years leading up to the Smokey Gray jerseys">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Patrick |date=October 5, 2013 |title=Tennessee Vols have had several uniform changes in the last two decades |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/oct/05/vols-uniform-changes-in-last-two-decades/ |access-date=October 22, 2013 |publisher=Chattanooga Times Free Press}}</ref>
The Volunteers also run through another "T." This T is formed by the ] ] with its base at the entrance to the Tennessee locker room in the North endzone. The team makes a left turn inside the T and runs toward their bench on the east sideline. When Coach Dickey brought this tradition to Tennessee in 1965, the Vols locker room was underneath the East stands. The Vols would run through that T and turn back to return to their sideline. The locker room change was made in 1983.
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===Checkerboard end zones=== ===Checkerboard end zones===
].]] ].]]
Tennessee first sported their famous orange and white ] ] design in 1964 under coach Dickey and remained until artificial turf was installed at ] in 1968.<ref name="c143">{{cite web | title=There's More to the Checkboards Than Orange &amp; White Paint | website=University of Tennessee Athletics | date=2003-09-10 | url=https://utsports.com/news/2003/9/10/There_s_More_to_the_Checkboards_Than_Orange_amp_White_Paint.aspx | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref> They brought the design back in 1989. The idea was inspired by the checkerboard design around the top of the clock tower at the historic ].<ref name="u597">{{cite web | last=Wilusz | first=Ryan | title=UT Vols: Where did the checkerboard, 'Power T' come from? | website=Knoxville News Sentinel | date=2018-08-26 | url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2018/08/25/ut-vols-football-checkerboards-paint/1072276002/ | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>
Tennessee first sported the famous checkerboard design in the mid sixties. They brought the design back in 1989. This tradition was also started by Dickey in 1964, and remained until artificial turf was installed at ].


The checkerboard was bordered in orange from 1989 until natural grass replaced the artificial turf in 1994. The return of natural grass brought with it the return of the green (or grass colored) border that exists today. The checkerboard end zones are painted by athletic department employees, John Payne, Kenton Page, Greg Coram, and William Barnett. The checkerboard was bordered in orange from 1989 until natural grass replaced the artificial turf in 1994. The return of natural grass brought with it the return of the green (or grass colored) border that exists today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Traditions - Orange and White Checkerboards |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
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===Orange and White===
] wear the school colors.]]
The Orange and White colors worn by the football team were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the very first football squad in 1891. They were from the American Daisy which grew on The Hill, the home of most of the classrooms at the university.

The ] is distinct to the school, and has been offered by ] for sale as a paint, licensed by the university. The home games at ] have been described as a "Sea of Orange" due to the large number of fans wearing the school color.

The color is ] PMS 151 as described by the University.<ref name="orange"> from the University of Tennessee Official Website. Retrieved January 4, 2007.</ref>
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===Volunteer Navy===
Around 200 or more boats usually park outside ] on the ] before games. The fleet was started by former Tennessee broadcaster George Mooney who parked his boat there first in 1962. Tennessee, the University of Pittsburgh, and the ] are the only schools with their football stadiums built next to major bodies of water.


===Rocky Top=== ===Rocky Top===
{{Further|Rocky Top}}
Rocky Top is not the official Tennessee fight song, but is the most popular in use by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. The Band began playing the fight song during the 1970s after it became popular as a Bluegrass tune by the ]. The fight song is widely recognized as one of the most hated by opponents in collegiate sports.<ref name="Rocky Top"> from the Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 19, 2007.</ref> In 2009 the newest tradition started honoring Rocky Top. A T-Shirt worn by fans that says "http://www.rockytopsplaying.com". more info see: ].
Rocky Top is not the official Tennessee fight song (''Down the Field'' is the official fight song), as is widely believed, but is the most popular in use by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. The Band began playing the fight song during the 1970s after it became popular as a Bluegrass tune by the ]. The fight song is widely recognized as one of the most hated by opponents in collegiate sports.<ref name="Rocky Top">{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2008 |title=Top Ten College Football Traditions Fans Love To Hate |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/31765-top-ten-college-football-traditions-fans-love-to-hate |access-date=April 17, 2015 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> The song became one of Tennessee's state songs in 1982.


===Volunteers=== ===Smokey===
] ]
] is the mascot of the University of Tennessee sports teams, both men's and women's. A ] mascot, Smokey X, leads the Vols on the field for football games. On game weekends, Smokey is cared for by the members of ]'s Alpha Kappa chapter. There is also a costumed mascot, which has won several mascot championships, at every Vols game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Tennessee Traditions |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
The Volunteers (or Vols as it is commonly shortened to) derive that nickname from the State of ]'s nickname. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State," a nickname it earned during the ], in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the ].<ref name="volunteer"> from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 30, 2006.</ref>


Smokey was selected as the mascot for Tennessee after a student poll in 1953. A contest was held by the Pep Club that year; their desire was to select a coon hound that was native to Tennessee. At halftime of the ] game that season, several hounds were introduced for voting, all lined up on the old cheerleaders' ramp at Neyland, with each dog being introduced over the loudspeaker and the student body cheering for their favorite. The late Rev. Bill Brooks' "Blue Smokey" was the last hound announced and howled loudly when introduced. The students cheered and Smokey threw his head back and barked again. This kept going until the stadium was roaring and UT had found its mascot, Smokey. The current Smokey is Smokey X, after Smokey IX was retired at the conclusion of the 2012 season. The most successful dog has been Smokey VIII who saw a record of 91–22, two SEC titles, and the 1998 National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Tennessee Traditions - Smokey |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
===Rivalries===
The Vols are rivals with the Vanderbilt Commodores, Florida Gators, Alabama Crimson Tide, Memphis Tigers, and Kentucky Wildcats. None of their games have trophies, although Kentucky-Tennessee used to battle over a Beer Barrel until 1999. Dating back to 1984, Tennessee currently holds the longest active winning streak against a team that plays yearly over Kentucky. The streak currently stand at 25 consecutive wins.{{-}}


===The Vol Walk===
==Head football coaching record==
Head coach Johnny Majors came up with the idea for the Vol Walk after a 1988 game at Auburn when he saw the historic Tiger Walk take place. The walk became an official part of gameday in a Tennessee-Alabama match on October 20, 1990. Prior to each home game, the Vols will file out of the Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex, down past the Tennessee Volunteers Wall of Fame, and make their way down Peyton Manning Pass and onto Phillip Fulmer Way. Thousands of fans line the street to shake the players' hands as they walk into ]. Through rain, snow, sleet, or sunshine, the Vol faithful are always out in full force to root on the Vols as they prepare for the game. The fans are always pumped up with ] played by The ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Traditions - Vol Walk |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Tenure
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Coach
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Years
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Record
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Pct.
|- align="center"
| 1891-93<br>1896-97 || Student coached teams || 5 || 12-11 || .522
|- align="center"
| 1899-1900 || ] || 2 || 9-4-1 || .654
|- align="center"
| 1901 || ] || 1 || 3-3-2 || .500
|- align="center"
| 1902-03 || ] || 2 || 10-7 || .588
|- align="center"
| 1904 || ] || 1 || 3-5-1 || .389
|- align="center"
| 1905-06 || ] || 2 || 4-11-3 || .305
|- align="center"
| 1907-09 || ] || 3 || 15-10-3 || .589
|- align="center"
| 1910 || ] || 1 || 3-5-1 || .389
|- align="center"
| 1911-15 || ] || 5 || 26-15-2 || .628
|- align="center"
| 1916<br>1919-20 || ] || 3 || 18-5-4 || .741
|- align="center"
| 1921-25 || ] || 5 || 27-15-3 || .633
|- align="center"
| 1926-34<br>1936-40<br>1946-52 || ] || 21 || 173-31-12 || .829
|- align="center"
| 1935 || ] || 1 || 4-5 || .444
|- align="center"
| 1941-42<br>1944-45 || ] || 4 || 32-5-2 || .846
|- align="center"
| 1953-54 || ] || 2 || 10-10-1 || .500
|- align="center"
| 1955-62 || ] || 8 ||49-29-4 || .622
|- align="center"
| 1963 || ] || 1 || 5-5 || .500
|- align="center"
| 1964-69 || ] || 6 || 46-15-4 || .738
|- align="center"
| 1970-76 || ] || 7 || 59-22-2 || .723
|- align="center"
| 1977-92 || ] || 16 || 116-62-8 || .645
|- align="center"
| 1992-08 || ] || 17 || 152-52 || .769
|- align="center"
| 2009 || ] || 1 || 7-6 || .583
|- align="center"


===The T===
|- align="center"
]
!bgcolor="#808080"| Totals
]
!bgcolor="#808080"| 22 coaches
The "T" appears in two special places in Vol history and tradition. The "T" first appeared in 1964 when coach ] added the familiar block letter T onto the side of the ]s; a rounded T came in 1968. ] modified the famous orange helmet stripe to a thicker stripe in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Tennessee Traditions - The power T |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
!bgcolor="#808080"| 110
!bgcolor="#808080"| 778-329-53
!bgcolor="#808080"| .693
|}


The Vols also ''run through the T''. This T is formed by the ] ] with its base at the entrance to the Tennessee locker room in the north end zone with team personnel holding the ] and the UT flag, Smokey running in on the field, and the entire UT team storming in to loud cheers and applause from the 100,000-plus Vols fans in Neyland. When Coach Dickey brought this unique and now-famous tradition to UT in 1965, the Vols' locker room was underneath the East stands. The Vols would run through the T and simply turn back to return to their sideline. However, beginning in 1983, the team would make the famous left turn inside the T and run toward their former bench on the east sideline when the locker room was moved from the east sideline to the north end zone. It was announced on January 24, 2010, that the Vols would switch their sideline from the east sideline to the west sideline for all home games from then on. This resulted in the Vols making a right out of the T instead of a left. This change took effect with Tennessee's first home game of the 2010 season against UT-Martin.
==All-time record==
776-327-53 as of Nov 29, 2008 </br>
Winning percentage: .704


===Vols===
]
]
The Volunteers (or Vols as it is commonly shortened to) derive that nickname from the State of ]'s nickname. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the ], in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the ].<ref name="volunteer">{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2014 |title=Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives |url=http://www.state.tn.us/TSLA/history/military/tn1812.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427081440/http://www.state.tn.us/TSLA/history/military/tn1812.htm |archive-date=April 27, 2006 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=State.tn.us}}</ref>


===Vol Navy===
As of June 22, 2009 Tennessee was ranked 9th on the all-time wins list.
Around 200 or more boats normally dock outside ] on the ] before games. The fleet was started by former Tennessee broadcaster George Mooney who docked his boat there first in 1962, as he wanted to avoid traffic around the stadium. What started as one man tying his runabout to a nearby tree and climbing through a wooded area to the stadium has grown into one of college football's unique traditions. Many fans arrive several days in advance to socialize, and the Vols have built a large walkway so fans can safely walk to and from the shoreline. UT, the ], ], and the ] are the only schools with football stadiums built next to major bodies of water.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Traditions - Vol Navy |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-traditions-html.aspx |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref>


== All-time record ==
==Championships==
As of the end of the 2023 regular season, Tennessee is ranked eleventh all-time won-lost records by percentage and tenth by victories. The all-time record is 870–415–53 ({{Winpct|870|415|53}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winspedia - Tennessee Volunteers Football|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/tennessee|access-date=February 10, 2023|website=winsipedia.com|language=en-US}}</ref> At Neyland Stadium, the Vols have a record of 478–141–17 ({{Winpct|478|141|17}}).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=2022 Tennessee FB Record Book|url=https://utsports.com/documents/2022/8/4/2022_Tennessee_FB_Record_Book__FINAL_FOR_WEB_.pdf|access-date=February 10, 2023|website=utsports.com|language=en-US}}</ref> 11 additional wins from 2019-20 were vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions penalty ruling in July 2023. One of those victories was in a bowl game. Tennessee's all-time on-field record is 881-415-53({{Winpct|881|415|53}}). The all-time on-field bowl record is 31-25({{Winpct|31|25}}). Tennessee's all-time on-field record at Neyland Stadium is 494-142-18 ({{Winpct|494|142|17}}).
===National championships===
Tennessee claims six national championships. The following is a list of the six national championships listed by the Vols. Only four (1938, 1950, 1951, and 1998) were recognized by major polls. The Associated Press has only acknowledged Tennessee as National Champions twice, but the #1 Vols lost in the Sugar Bowl in 1951 after being named AP and UPI National Champions due to the polls being conducted before the bowl season prior to 1968 and 1974 respectively.
The 1938 and 1950 championships, while not AP titles, were recognized by a majority of overall selectors/polls, and, as such, are generally recognized <ref>http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1938</ref><ref>http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/yearly_results.php?year=1950</ref>.


The UT football season records are taken from the official record books of the University Athletic Association. They have won 13 conference championships and six national titles in their history and their last national championship was in the ].<ref name="auto"/>
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Year
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Coach
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Selector
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Record
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Bowl
|- align="center"
| ] || ] || CFRA, Dunkel, Billingsley, CFI, Litkenhous, Boand, Houlgate, Poling, NSFR, Frye, Massy, Koger, McCarty, Libby, Maxwell, Sagarin, Howell || 11-0 || Won Orange
|- align="center"
| 1940 || Robert Neyland || Dunkel, Williamson || 10-1 || Lost Sugar
|- align="center"
| ] || Robert Neyland || National Championship Foundation, Billingley, CFRA, Massy, Dunkel, DeVold, CFI, Frye, Fleming System, Howell, Maxwell, Sorensen|| 11-1 || Won Cotton
|- align="center"
| ] || Robert Neyland || AP, UPI || 10-1 || Lost Sugar
|- align="center"
| 1967 || ] || Litkenhous || 9-2 || Lost Orange
|- align="center"
| ] || ] || AP, USAToday/ESPN, BCS || 13-0 || Won Fiesta
|- align="center"
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#808080"| '''Total national championships claimed'''
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#808080"| '''6'''
|}


Tennessee holds the NCAA record for the most consecutive shutout wins with 17. The streak started with a Volunteers win against Tennessee-Chattanooga on November 30, 1938 and ended with a 27–12 loss against Alabama on October 19, 1940. During this streak, Tennessee outscored its opponents 479–0. Tennessee also holds the record for the most consecutive quarters opponents held scoreless, with 71.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2399074-the-most-unbreakable-records-in-college-football#:~:text=10.,Most%20Consecutive%20Shutouts%20(Regular%20Season)&text=Tennessee's%2017%20consecutive%20regular%2Dseason,19%2C%201940.</ref>
Tennessee has also been awarded unrecognized national championships by various organizations in eight additional years: 1914, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, and 1989<ref>http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/tennessee/all_national_champs.php</ref>.


The Vols play at ], where Tennessee has an all-time winning record of 494 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. The stadium surrounds Shields–Watkins Field, the official name of the playing surface.<ref name="s343">{{cite web | last=Ramey | first=Grant | title=Tracing Neyland Stadium's history, from 1921 to 2020 | website=247Sports | date=2020-07-29 | url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/longformarticle/tennessee-vols-football-tracing-neyland-stadiums-history-from-1921-to-2020-149629256/ | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>
===Conference championships===
Tennessee has won a total of 16 conference championships, including 13 SEC Championships. The Vols are the last team to win back to back SEC championships, in 1997 and 1998.


==Hall of Fame==
'''Conference affiliations'''
Tennessee boasts the most college football hall of famers in the SEC, seventh most in major college football, and the ninth most of all college football programs, with 24.
*1891&ndash;95, ]
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*1896&ndash;1920, ]
], considered the "founding father of UT Athletics"]]
*1921&ndash;32, ]
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*1933&ndash;present, ]


===Players===
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* ] – Elected 1954<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gene McEver |url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/mcever-gene/ |access-date=April 15, 2014 |publisher=2014 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame}}</ref>
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Year
* ] – Elected 1955<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beattie Feathers |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1579}} |access-date=April 15, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Conference
* ] – Elected 1959<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herman Hickman |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1580}} |access-date=April 15, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Overall Record
* ] – Elected 1959 (Player) and 1993 (Coach)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Dodd |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1740}} |access-date=April 15, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Conference Record
* ] – Elected 1961<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Suffridge |url=http://smokeys-trail.com/HallFame/suffridge.html |access-date=April 15, 2014 |publisher=Smokey's Trail}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 1967<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nathan Dougherty |url=http://smokeys-trail.com/HallFame/dougherty.html |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=Smokeys-trail.com/}}</ref>
| 1914 || ] || 9-0 || 5-0
* ] – Elected 1969<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Cafego |url=http://smokeys-trail.com/HallFame/cafego.html |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=Smokeys-trail.com/}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 1972 (Player) and 1997 (Coach)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowden Wyatt |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1827}} |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
| 1927 || ] || 8-0-1 || 7-0
* ] – Elected 1981<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hank Lauricella |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaurHa20.htm |access-date=April 17, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 1985
| 1932 || Southern || 9-0-1 || 8-0
*: Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 1975)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doug Atkins |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=17 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 1987<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Majors |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=2286}} |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
| 1938 || ] || 11-0 || 7-0
* ] – Elected 1989<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Johnson |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1900}} |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Molinski |url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/molinski-edward/ |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame}}</ref>
| 1939 || SEC || 10-1 || 6-0
* ] – Elected 1993<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steve DeLong |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1899}} |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 1996<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Michels |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MichJo21.htm |access-date=April 17, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
| 1940 || SEC || 10-1 || 6-0
* ] – Elected 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steve Kiner |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1939}} |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 2002<ref name="t031">{{cite web | title=Reginald Howard White, 2002 | website=College Football Hall of Fame | url=https://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/reggie-white-2002 | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>
| 1946† || SEC || 9-2 || 5-0
*: Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie White |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=257 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Emanuel |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EmanFr20.htm?redir |access-date=April 17, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
| 1951† || SEC || 10-1 || 5-0
* ] – Elected 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chip Kell |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051606aaa.html |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=utsports.com}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peyton Manning |url={{College Football HoF/url|id=2412}} |access-date=November 15, 2018 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
| 1956 || SEC || 10-1 || 6-0
*: Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peyton Manning |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/peyton-manning/ |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame}}</ref>
|- align="center"
* ] – Elected 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFF Announces Star-Studded 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class |date=January 9, 2023 |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2023/1/9/general-nff-announces-star-studded-2023-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |access-date=January 10, 2023 |publisher=THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC}}</ref>
| 1967 || SEC || 9-2 || 6-0
|- align="center"
| 1969 || SEC || 9-2|| 5-1
|- align="center"
| 1985‡ || SEC || 9-1-2 || 5-1
|- align="center"
| 1989† || SEC || 11-1 || 6-1
|- align="center"
| 1990 || SEC || 9-2-2 || 5-1-1
|- align="center"
| 1997 || SEC || 11-2 || 7-1
|- align="center"
| 1998 || SEC || 13-0 || 8-0
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#808080"| '''Total conference championships'''
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#808080"| '''16'''
|-
| colspan=4 | <small>† Denotes co-champions</small>
<small>‡ Had identical record as Florida. Florida won head-to-head, but was ineligible for conference title due to probation.</small>
|}

===Divisional championships===
As winners of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, Tennessee has made five appearances in the ], with the most recent coming in 2007. The Vols are 2&ndash;3 in those games. The Vols also shared the Division with ] and ] in two other years, but tie-breakers allowed Florida and Georgia to go to the game in 1993 and 2003 respectively.

{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Year
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Division Championship
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>SEC CG Result
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Opponent
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>PF
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>PA
|- align="center"
| 1993 || SEC East || '''NA''' || Did Not Play || X || X
|- align="center"
| 1997 || SEC East || '''W''' || ] || 30 || 29
|- align="center"
| 1998 || SEC East || '''W''' || ] || 24 || 14
|- align="center"
| 2001 || SEC East || '''L''' || ] || 20 || 31
|- align="center"
| 2003 || SEC East || '''NA''' || Did Not Play || X || X
|- align="center"
| 2004 || SEC East || '''L''' || Auburn || 28 || 38
|- align="center"
| 2007 || SEC East || '''L''' || LSU || 14 || 21
|- align="center"
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''Totals'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''7'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''2-3'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''-'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''116'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''133'''
|}

==Bowl game appearances==
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Year
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Bowl
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Opponent
!bgcolor="#FF9933"| <font color=white>Result
|- align="center"
| 1931 || ]<small>† || ] || '''W''' 13-0
|- align="center"
| 1939 || ] || ] || '''W''' 17-0
|- align="center"
| 1940 || ] || ] || '''L''' 14-0
|- align="center"
| 1941 || ] || ] || '''L''' 19-13
|- align="center"
| 1943 || ] || ] ||'''W''' 14-7
|- align="center"
| 1945 || ] || ] || '''L''' 25-0
|- align="center"
| 1947 || ] || ] || '''L''' 8-0
|- align="center"
| 1951 || ] || ] || '''W''' 20-14
|- align="center"
| 1952 || ] || ] || '''L''' 28-13
|- align="center"
| 1953 || ] || ] || '''L''' 16-0
|- align="center"
| 1957 || ] || ] || '''L''' 13-7
|- align="center"
| 1957 || ] || ] || '''W''' 3-0
|- align="center"
| 1965 || ] || ] || '''W''' 27-6
|- align="center"
| 1966 || ] || ] || '''W''' 18-12
|- align="center"
| 1968 || ] || ] || '''L''' 26-24
|- align="center"
| 1969 || ] || ] || '''L''' 36-13
|- align="center"
| 1969 || ] || ] || '''L''' 13-14
|- align="center"
| 1971 || ] || ] || '''W''' 34-13
|- align="center"
| 1971 || ] || ] || '''W''' 14-13
|- align="center"
| 1972 || ] || ] || '''W''' 24-17
|- align="center"
| 1973 || ] || ] || '''L''' 28-19
|-align="center"
| 1974 || ] || ] || '''W''' 7-3
|-align="center"
| 1979 || ] || ] || '''L''' 27-22
|-align="center"
| 1981 || ] || ] || '''W''' 28-21
|-align="center"
| 1982 || ] || ] || '''L''' 28-22
|-align="center"
| 1983 || ] || ] || '''W''' 30-23
|-align="center"
| 1984 || ] || ] || '''L''' 28-27
|-align="center"
| 1986 || ] || ] || '''W''' 35-7
|-align="center"
| 1986 || ] || ] || '''W''' 21-14
|-align="center"
| 1988 || ] || ] || '''W''' 27-22
|-align="center"
| 1990 || ] || ] || '''W''' 31-27
|-align="center"
| 1991 || ] || ] || '''W''' 23-22
|-align="center"
| 1992 || ] || ] || '''L''' 42-17
|-align="center"
| 1993 || ] || ] || '''W''' 38-23
|-align="center"
| 1994 || ] || ] || '''L''' 31-13
|-align="center"
| 1995 || ] || ] || '''W''' 45-23
|-align="center"
| 1996 || ] || ] || '''W''' 20-14
|-align="center"
| 1997 || ] || ] || '''W''' 48-28
|-align="center"
| 1998 || ] || ] || '''L''' 42-17
|-align="center"
| 1999 || ] || ] || '''W''' 23-16
|-align="center"
| 2000 || ] || ] || '''L''' 31-21
|-align="center"
| 2001 || ] || ] || '''L''' 35-21
|-align="center"
| 2002 || ] || ] || '''W''' 45-17
|-align="center"
| 2002 || ] || ] || '''L''' 30-3
|-align="center"
| 2004 || ] || ] || '''L''' 27-14
|-align="center"
| 2005 || ] || ] || '''W''' 38-7
|-align="center"
| 2007 || ] || ] || '''L''' 20-10
|-align="center"
| 2008 || ] || ] || '''W''' 21-17
|-align="center"
| 2009 || ] || ] || '''L''' 14-37
|-align="center"
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''All Time Record (W-L-T)'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''26'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''22'''
| colspan=1 bgcolor="#808080"| '''0'''
|-align="center"
| colspan=4 | <small>† No longer recognized as an official game by the NCAA</small>
|}

===All-time bowl appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
! School !! Appearances !! Record (W-L-T)
|- align="center"
| ] || 57 || 32-22-3
|- align="center"
| ] || 49 || 25-22-2
|- align="center"
| ] || 48 || 32-16
|- align="center"
| '''Tennessee''' || '''48''' || '''25-23'''
|- align="center"
| ] || 46 || 24-22
|}

===All-time bowl wins===
<ol>
<li>Alabama - 32</li>
<li>USC - 32</li>
<li>Penn State- 27</li>
<li>Georgia- 26</li>
<li>'''Tennessee''' - 25</li>
<li>Oklahoma - 25</li>
<li>Texas- 25</li>
</ol>

==Current coaching staff==

Head Coach: ] (interim)

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: ]
<br>
Running Backs: vacant
<BR>
Wide Receivers: Kippy Brown
<BR>
Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles: ]
<BR>
Quarterbacks: ]

Defensive Coordinator: ''vacant''
<br>
Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator: ''vacant''
<br>
Asst. Coach/Linebackers: ]
<BR>
Defensive Backs: ]

Strength and Conditioning: Aaron Ausmus

== Hall of Fame ==
Tennessee boasts the most college football hall of famers in the SEC, seventh most in major college football, and the ninth most of all college football programs, with 22.

=== Players ===
*] - Elected 1954
*] - Elected 1955
*] - Elected 1959
*] - Elected 1959 (Player) and 1993 (Coach)
*] - Elected 1961
*] - Elected 1967
*] - Elected 1969
*] - Elected 1972 (Player) and 1997 (Coach)
*] - Elected 1981
*] - Elected 1985
:: Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 1975)
*] - Elected 1987
*] - Elected 1989
*] - Elected 1990
*] - Elected 1993
*] - Elected 1996
*] - Elected 1999
*] - Elected 2002
:: Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 2006)
*] - Elected 2004
*] - Elected 2006


===Coaches=== ===Coaches===
* ] – Elected 1956<ref name="p348">{{cite web | title=Robert Reese Neyland, Jr., 1956 | website=College Football Hall of Fame | url=https://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/bob-neyland-1956 | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>
*] - Elected 1956
* ] – Elected 1997<ref name="v935">{{cite web | title=Bowden Wyatt (1997) | website=National Football Foundation| url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1827#:~:text=Bowden%20Wyatt%20was%20elected%20to,was%20captain%20and%20All%2DAmerica. | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>
*]- Elected 1997
* ] – Elected 2003<ref name="d084">{{cite web | title=Douglas Adair Dickey, 2003 | website=College Football Hall of Fame | url=https://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/doug-dickey-2003 | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>
*] - Elected 2003
* ] – Elected 2012<ref name="q580">{{cite web | last=Paschall | first=David | title=Fulmer chosen for college hall | website=Chattanooga Times Free Press | date=2012-05-16 | url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/may/16/fulmer-chosen-for-college-hall/ | access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>


== Retired jerseys== ===Retired numbers===
{{see also|List of NCAA football retired numbers}}
{| class="toccolours" style= width="700px"
Tennessee has retired eight jersey numbers:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Retired Jerseys |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/14/history-m-footbl-retired-jerseys-html.aspx |website=University of Tennessee Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Kevin |title=Memorial Day: Remembering Vols That Gave It All |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/182582-memorial-day-remembering-vols-that-gave-it-all |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
! colspan="30" style="text-align: center; background:#FF9933" | <font color=white>'''Retired Football Jerseys'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- |-
! style = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}}; width=40px | No.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-style:bold; font-size:125%; border:6px" cellpadding="2"
! style = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}}; width=150px | Player
|-align="center" bgcolor="#FF9933"
! style = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}}; width=40px | Pos
|<br><b>Peyton<br>Manning<br>16<br><font size=1></font>
! style = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}}; width=100px | Career
|<br><b>Billy<br>Nowling<br>32<br><font size=1></font>
! style = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}}; width=px | No. ret.
|<br><b>Rudy<br>Klarer<br>49<br><font size=1></font>
! style = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}}; width=40px | Ref.
|<br><b>Willis<br>Tucker<br>61<br><font size=1></font>
|<br><b>Clyde<br>Fuson<br>62<br><font size=1></font>
|<br><b>Doug<br>Atkins<br>91<br><font size=1></font>
|<br><b>Reggie<br>White<br>92<br><font size=1></font>
|- |-
| '''16''' || ] || ] || 1994–1997 || 2005 || <ref name=tennret> on UTSports.com</ref><ref name="espn">{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2005 |title=Tennessee to retire Manning's No. 16 at ceremony |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2206032 |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| '''32''' || Billy Nowling {{refn|name=afg|group=n1}} || ] || 1940–1942 || 1946 || <ref name=tennret/>
|-
| '''45''' || ] || ] || 1954–1956 || 2012 || <ref name="d801">{{cite web | title=Johnny Majors, former Tennessee and Pitt coach, dies at 85 | website=Erie News Now | date=2020-06-03 | url=https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42206435/johnny-majors-former-tennessee-and-pitt-coach-dies-at-85 | access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref>
|-
| '''49''' || Rudy Klarer {{refn|name=afg|group=n1}} || ] || 1941–1942 || 1946 || <ref name=tennret/>
|-
| '''61''' || Willis Tucker {{refn|name=afg|group=n1}} || ] || 1939–1940 || 1946 || <ref name=tennret/>
|-
| '''62''' || Clyde Fuson {{refn|Died in service during ]. They were honored as "Vol Legends" prior to the game v ] on September 9, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NOWLING, TUCKER, KLARER AND FUSON HONORED AS VOL LEGENDS SATURDAY |url=https://utsports.com/news/2006/9/7/NOWLING_TUCKER_KLARER_AND_FUSON_HONORED_AS_VOL_LEGENDS_SATURDAY.aspx |website=University of Tennessee Athletics}}</ref>|name=afg|group=n1}} || ] || 1942 || 1946 || <ref name=tennret/>
|-
| '''91''' || ] || ] || 1950–1952 || 2005 || <ref name=tennret/><ref name=espn/>
|-
| '''92''' || ] || ] || 1980–1983 || 2005 || <ref name=tennret/><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2005 |title=Tennessee retires Reggie White's number 92 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2178276 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
|} |}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=n1}}


==Individual award winners== ==Individual award winners==

===Players=== ===Players===
*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]<ref name="Peyton Manning">{{Cite web |title=Peyton Manning |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00.htm |access-date=April 18, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]<ref name="Peyton Manning" />
*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]<ref name="Peyton Manning" />
*''']''' *''']'''
:] – ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steve DeLong |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeLoSt00.htm |access-date=April 18, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
:] - ]
:] - ] :] – ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Henderson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HendJo99.htm |access-date=April 18, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]<ref name="Peyton Manning" />
:] - ] :] – ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Munoz |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120804aaa.html |access-date=April 18, 2014 |publisher=utsports.com}}</ref>
*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Berry |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BerrEr99.htm |access-date=April 18, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*''']'''
:] – ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jalin Hyatt College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jalin-hyatt-1.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


===Coach=== ===Coach===
*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]

*''']''' *''']'''
:Phillip Fulmer - ] :Phillip Fulmer – ]

*''']''' *''']'''
:] - ] :] – ]

*'''] Assistant Coach of the Year''' *'''] Assistant Coach of the Year'''
:] - ] :] – ]
*'''] Award'''

:Phillip Fulmer – 2009 <ref name="r261">{{cite web | title=Fulmer Named 2009 Neyland Trophy Winner | website=University of Tennessee Athletics | date=2009-04-15 | url=https://utsports.com/news/2009/4/15/Fulmer_Named_2009_Neyland_Trophy_Winner | access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref>
*''']
:Phillip Fulmer - 2009


==Past and present NFL players== ==Past and present NFL players==
] (2015–16)]]
*], ] for the ]
] (2000–02)]]
*], ] for the ]
* ], safety for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons<ref>{{Cite web |title=Micah Abernathy |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AberMi00.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], 4× First-team ] selection (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963), 6× Second-team ] selection (1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968), 8× ] selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,1961, 1962, 1963,1965)
* ], tight end for the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Anderson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndeBi00.htm |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erik Ainge |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/erik-ainge-1.html |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], ] selection (1984)
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Allen |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleJa23.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
] selection (1984) 3x ] champion (1992, 1993, 1995)
* ], cornerback for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and New Orleans Saints<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pete Athas |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AthaPe20.htm |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ], ], and ] 4× First-team ] selection (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963), 6× Second-team ] selection (1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968), 8× ] selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,1961, 1962, 1963, 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doug Atkins |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AtkiDo00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rashad Baker |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BakeRa21.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ], ] Champion (LII), ] (2017)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Derek Barnett |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarnDe01.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], 4× ] selection (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), 2× Second-Team ] selection (1995, 1996), 1992 ]
* Ben Bartholomew, former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Bartholomew |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/benbartholomew/2541682/profile |access-date=April 20, 2014 |work=NFL.com}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], ] selection (2007)
* ], former ] for the ], ] selection (1984)] selection (1984) 3x ] champion (1992, 1993, 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Bates |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BateBi00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the NFL
* ], ] for the ] 2× ] selection (2010, 2012)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Berry |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BerrEr99.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], CFL All-Star (2003, 2004)
* ], lineman for the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Brandau |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BranAr20.htm |access-date=August 12, 2014 |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former DE for Green Bay Packers, Saint Louis Rams and Denver Broncos<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Brown |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJo23.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], guard for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Bruhin |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BruhJo20.htm |access-date=August 18, 2014 |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], ] Champion (1985)
* ], former ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shawn Bryson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrysSh00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ], ], ], ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Burnett |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurnKe20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ] 1996-1998, ] 1999, ] 2000–2001, ] 2002–2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII Carolina Panthers vs NE Patriots Blocked FG, NFL League Leader Batted Passes 1998, 2001, NFL Leader Blocked FGs 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Burton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurtSh20.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], 1× ] selection (2003)
* ], former ] for the ], 4× ] selection (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), 2× Second-Team ] selection (1995, 1996), 1992 ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dale Carter |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CartDa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ], ] selection (2007)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chad Clifton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClifCh20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ], ], ], and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Cobb |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CobbRe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], 1× ] selection (2000)
* ], ] currently for the ], has played for the ], ], ], and the ], ] champion ]
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britton Colquitt |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ColqBr00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Colquitt |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ColqCr20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], 2x ] Champion (1992 1993)
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dustin Colquitt |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ColqDu20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Colquitt |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ColqJi20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], 2× ] selection (2007, 2008), 2× ] selection (2007, 2008)
* ], ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trevor Daniel |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaniTr00.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
*], ], first baseman for the ]
* ], ] for the Philadelphia Eagles and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antone Davis |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviAn25.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], 2× ] selection (2004, 2006), 1× All-Pro selection (2006)
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshua Dobbs |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DobbJo00.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], ] selection (2002)
* ], former fullback for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Troy Fleming |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlemTr00.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the Atlanta Falcons<ref>{{Cite web |title=Omar Gaither |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GaitOm20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], guard for the ]
* ], ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Galyon |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GalySc20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ], ] Champion (1985)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willie Gault |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GaulWi00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], wide receiver for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deon Grant |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GranDe21.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], ] champion (XXXV), ] selection (2003), AP ] (2003)
*], ] for the ], ] champion (XXXIV), ] selection (2003), 2x ] selection (2003, 2006) * ], ] for the ], ] Champion (2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jabari Greer |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeJa22.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], 1× ] selection (2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaun Ellis |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElliSh00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terry Fair |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FairTe20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], Drafted 1st Overall ], 9× Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), 4× First-team All-Pro selection (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), 3× Second-team All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2006), 3× AP NFL MVP (2003, 2004, 2008)
* ], ] for the ], Undrafted 2009, 3× ] selection (2010, 2011, 2012), 3x ] selection (2010, 2011, 2012), ] (2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arian Foster |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FostAr00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aubrayo Franklin |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FranAu20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ] and Pittsburgh Steelers
* ], former ] for the ], ], ], and ] 1× ] selection (2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Garner |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GarnCh00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], Draft 10th Overall ] & won ]
* ], ] for the ], ], ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=GLENN GLASS |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/glas01200.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504180004/http://www.profootballarchives.com/glas01200.html |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |publisher=profootballarchives.com}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Hancock |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HancAn00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], ] (1991), ] Champion (1987, 1991)
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Hannon |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/chrishannon/2495845/profile |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
*], ] for the ] * ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parys Haralson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaraPa20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montario Hardesty |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/montariohardesty/497178/profile |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], 4× ] selection (1979, 1980, 1986, 1987)
* ], ] for several NFL teams<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darryl Hardy |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HardDa20.htm |access-date=August 4, 2014 |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ],
*], former ] for the ] and ], 2x ] selection (1995, 1996), 1992 ] * ], former ] for the ], 2x ] Champion (1992 1993)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alvin Harper |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarpAl00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Harrell |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarrJu99.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], ] alternate (2002)
* ], ] for the ], 2× ] selection (2007, 2008), 2× ] selection (2007, 2008)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albert Haynesworth |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaynAl20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], ] & ]
* ], linebacker for the Detroit Lions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tracy Hayworth |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaywTr20.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], 2x ] Selection, ] Champion (1981, 1984)
* ], ] for the ], 2× ] selection (2004, 2006), 1× All-Pro selection (2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Henderson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HendJo99.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], guard for the ], 2007 ] team
* ], ] for the ], ] selection (2002) Former running back for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travis Henry |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HenrTr00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], guard for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Herrera |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HerrAn20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cedric Houston |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HousCe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alexander Johnson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnAl01.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], wide receiver for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Jones |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneMa01.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ], 1x ] selection (2017), Second Team ] (2017), ](2017), ] (2017), ] (2017)
*], former ] for the ], Super Bowl Champion (1998)
* ], former ] for the ] and the ], ] champion (XXXV), ] selection (2003), AP ] (2003), ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamal Lewis |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiJa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], Ray "Knock Your Head Off" Thompson former ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ], ] champion (XXXIV), ] selection (2003), 2x ] selection (2003, 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leonard Little |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LittLe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], defensive back for the ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jesse Mahelona |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jessemahelona/2506948/profile |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ] and former ]
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Majors |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MajoBo20.htm |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |language=en}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ], Drafted 1st Overall ] by the ], 13× Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013), 7× First-team All-Pro selection (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013), 3× Second-team All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2006), 5× AP NFL MVP (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013), 2× ] Champion (2006, 2015), ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peyton Manning |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], guard for the ]
* ], ] for the ] Former tight end for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Martin |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartDa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]
* ], former ] for the ] and Pittsburgh Steelers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tee Martin |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartTe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]
* ], ] for the ], Draft 10th Overall ] & won ], 1x First-team All-Pro selection (2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerod Mayo |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MayoJe99.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], ], and the ], 13× ] selection (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), 10× First-Team All-Pro selection (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998), 3× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1994, 1996, 1997), Super Bowl champion (XXXI), 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1998)
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turk McBride |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McBrTu99.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], 5× ] selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), 2× ] selection (2005, 2006)
* ], middle linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron McCartney |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCaRo21.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ], ] champion (XL)
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacques McClendon |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McClJa20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], ] champion (XLII)
* ], ] for the ] and the ], 5x Pro Bowl Selection (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), and 4x ] selection (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terry McDaniel |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McDaTe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ], 5× ] selection (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), ] selection (2007, 2008)
* ], former ] for the ], ] (1991), ] Champion (1987, 1991)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raleigh McKenzie |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McKeRa20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], ] Champion 2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Meachem |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MeacRo00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Mergenthal |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/merg00400.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708102412/http://www.profootballarchives.com/merg00400.html |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=November 1, 2015 |website=Pro Football Archives}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], ] Champion 2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvin Mitchell |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MitcMa99.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denarius Moore |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorDe02.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ], 4× ] selection (1979, 1980, 1986, 1987)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanley Morgan |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MorgSt00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
*], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDonald Oden |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OdenMc20.htm |access-date=August 22, 2016 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Parker |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/ParkEr00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], 1× ] selection (2013),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cordarrelle Patterson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PattCo00.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref> ], ], ], & currently the ]
* ], former ] for the ] and ], 2x ] selection (1995, 1996), 1992 ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Pickens |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickCa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ], ], and ], ] alternate (2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peerless Price |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PricPe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Puki |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PukiCr20.htm |access-date=April 16, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jalen Reeves-Maybin |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReevJa00.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], ], and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fuad Reveiz |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/reveifua01.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], 2x ] Selection, ] Champion (1981, 1984)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Reynolds |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReynJa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former guard for the ], 2007 ] team<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arron Sears |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SearAr20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heath Shuler |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShulHe00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=JT Smith |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitJT00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ] and former wide receiver for the ], ], and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donté Stallworth |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StalDo00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haskel Stanback |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StanHa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travis Stephens |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StepTr01.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Stewart |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StewJa00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Luke Stocker |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StocLu00.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ], was drafted by the ] and played for the ] and the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Suffridge |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuffBo20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Sutton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SuttCa00.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ] and ], Super Bowl Champion (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trey Teague |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TeagTr20.htm |access-date=April 14, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raynoch Thompson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomRa23.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], defensive back for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Wade |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WadeJo99.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ] and former ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darwin Walker |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkDa21.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelley Washington |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashKe00.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], guard for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fred Weary |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WearFr20.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Wells |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WellSc20.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Westmoreland |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WestEr20.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ], ], and the ], 13× ] selection (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), 10× First-Team All-Pro selection (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998), 3× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1994, 1996, 1997), Super Bowl champion (XXXI), 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie White |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WhitRe00.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ] and ], 2x ] selection (1969, 1971)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Widby |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WidbRo20.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BILLY WILLIAMS |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/will01730.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129015530/http://www.profootballarchives.com/will01730.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=November 14, 2014 |publisher=profootballarchives.com}}</ref>
* ], former defensive end for the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Williams |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillJo05.htm |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ], 5× ] selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), 2× ] selection (2005, 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Wilson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsAl00.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], former ] for the ], ] champion (XL)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cedrick Wilson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsCe00.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], ] champion (XLII)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gibril Wilson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsGi20.htm |access-date=April 15, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>
* ], ] for the ], 7× ] selection (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), ] selection (2007, 2008, 2010), 2× NFL Alumni Tight End of the Year (2007, 2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Witten |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WittJa00.htm |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Future opponents==
===Conference opponents===
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Football team of the University of Tennessee

Tennessee Volunteers football
2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team
First season1891; 133 years ago
Athletic directorDanny White
Head coachJosh Heupel
4th season, 37–14 (.725)
StadiumNeyland Stadium
(capacity: 101,915)
FieldShields-Watkins Field
Year built1921
Field surfaceTifway 419 Bermuda Hybrid
LocationKnoxville, Tennessee
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Past conferencesSIAA (1896–1920)
SoCon (1921–1932)
All-time record870–415–53 (.670)
Bowl record30–25 (.545)
Playoff appearances1 (2024)
Claimed national titles6 (1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998)
Unclaimed national titles6 (1914, 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, 1989)
National finalist2 (1997, 1998)
Conference titles16 (13 SEC, 2 SoCon, 1 SIAA)
Division titles6 (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007)
RivalriesAlabama (rivalry)
Auburn (rivalry)
Florida (rivalry)
Georgia (rivalry)
Georgia Tech (rivalry)
Kentucky (rivalry)
South Carolina (rivalry)
Vanderbilt (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans41
Current uniform
ColorsTennessee Orange, White, and Smokey Gray
     
Fight songDown the Field (Official)
Rocky Top (Unofficial) Dixieland Delight (Unofficial)
MascotSmokey XI
Marching bandPride of the Southland Band
OutfitterNike
WebsiteUTSports.com

The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Vols," "UT" and "Big Orange") represents the University of Tennessee (UT).

The Vols have played football for 132 seasons, starting in 1891; their combined record of 870–415–53 (.670) ranks them fourteenth on the all-time win list for NCAA football programs. Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is fifth (55) and eighth in all-time bowl victories (30), most notably four Sugar Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, two Orange Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl, and a Peach Bowl. They have won 16 conference championships and claim six national titles, including two (1951, 1998) from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll in their history.

The Vols play at Neyland Stadium on the university's campus in Knoxville, where Tennessee has won 485 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Additionally, its 101,915 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's sixth largest and third largest in the Southeastern Conference.

History

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Main article: History of Tennessee Volunteers football See also: List of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons

Conference affiliations

Rivalries

Main article: Tennessee Volunteers football rivalries

The Vols' main rivalries include the Alabama Crimson Tide (Third Saturday in October) and Vanderbilt Commodores. Tennessee's longest and most played rivalry is with the Kentucky Wildcats. Since the formation of the SEC Eastern Division in 1992, the Vols have had emerging rivalries with the Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, and the South Carolina Gamecocks. None of their games have trophies, although Kentucky–Tennessee used to battle over a trophy called the Beer Barrel from 1925 until 1999. The Volunteers used to have important rivalries with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Auburn Tigers, and Ole Miss Rebels until Georgia Tech left the SEC and realignment forced them to drop Auburn and Ole Miss from the schedule annually.

Championships

National championships

Tennessee has been selected as national championships six times from NCAA-designated major selectors, including twice (2) from major wire-services: AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Tennessee claims all six national championships.

The Associated Press (AP) has selected Tennessee as national champions twice, in 1951 and 1998. The No. 1 Vols lost in the Sugar Bowl following the 1951 season after being named AP and UPI national champions due to the polls being conducted before the bowl season prior to 1965 and 1974 respectively. The 1938 and 1950 championships, while not AP titles, were recognized by a majority and a plurality of overall selectors/polls, respectively.

Year Coach Selectors Record Bowl Opponent Result Final AP Final Coaches
1938 Robert Neyland Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, College Football Researchers Association, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess) 11–0 Orange Oklahoma W 17–0 No. 2 –
1940 Dunkel 10–1 Sugar Boston College L 13–19 No. 4 –
1950 Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess) 11–1 Cotton Texas W 20–14 No. 4 No. 3
1951 Associated Press, Litkenhous, United Press International (coaches), Williamson 10–1 Sugar Maryland L 13–28 No. 1 No. 1
1967 Doug Dickey Litkenhous 9–2 Orange Oklahoma L 24–26 No. 2 No. 2
1998 Phillip Fulmer Associated Press, BCS, FW, National Football Foundation, USA Today 13–0 Fiesta (BCS National Championship Game) Florida State W 23–16 No. 1 No. 1

Tennessee has also been awarded national championships by various notable organizations in six additional years of 1914, 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, and 1989, though the school claims none.

Conference championships

Tennessee has won a total of 16 conference championships, including 13 SEC championships.

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1914 SIAA Zora G. Clevenger 9–0 5–0
1927† SoCon Robert Neyland 8–0–1 5–0–1
1932† 9–0–1 7–0–1
1938 SEC 11–0 7–0
1939 10–1 6–0
1940 10–1 6–0
1946† 9–2 5–0
1951† 10–1 5–0
1956 Bowden Wyatt 10–1 6–0
1967 Doug Dickey 9–2 6–0
1969 9–2 5-1
1985 Johnny Majors 9–1–2 5–1
1989† 11–1 6–1
1990 9–2–2 5–1–1
1997 Phillip Fulmer 11–2 7–1
1998 13–0 8–0

Division championships

As winners of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, Tennessee has made five appearances in the SEC Championship Game, with the most recent coming in 2007. The Vols are 2–3 in those games.

Year Division Championship Opponent Result
1997 SEC East Auburn W 30–29
1998 Mississippi State W 24–14
2001 LSU L 20–31
2003† N/A lost tiebreaker to Georgia
2004 Auburn L 28–38
2007† LSU L 14–21

† Co-champions

Head coaches

Main article: List of Tennessee Volunteers head football coaches

Tennessee has had 24 head coaches since it began play during the 1891 season. Robert Neyland is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 173 victories in 21 seasons (spread out over three stints). John Barnhill has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .846. James DePree has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .306. Of the 23 different head coaches who have led the Volunteers, Neyland, Wyatt, Dickey, Majors, and Fulmer have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Bowl games

Main article: List of Tennessee Volunteers bowl games

This is a list of Tennessee's ten most recent bowl games. Tennessee holds an all-time bowl game record of 30–25 through the 2023 season, due to the removal of the vacated win from 2019.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
2007 Phillip Fulmer Outback Bowl #18 Wisconsin W 21–17
2009 Lane Kiffin Chick-fil-A Bowl #11 Virginia Tech L 14–37
2010 Derek Dooley Music City Bowl North Carolina L 27–30
2014 Butch Jones TaxSlayer Bowl Iowa W 45–28
2015 Butch Jones Outback Bowl #13 Northwestern W 45–6
2016 Butch Jones Music City Bowl Nebraska W 38–24
2019 Jeremy Pruitt Gator Bowl Indiana W 23–22
2021 Josh Heupel Music City Bowl Purdue L 45–48
2022 Josh Heupel Orange Bowl #7 Clemson W 31–14
2023 Josh Heupel Citrus Bowl #17 Iowa W 35–0

Tennessee's all-time appearances and victories of 56 & 31 (on-field results) rank fifth and fourth, respectively. With the removal of the vacated 2019 victory, they stand at 55 appearance and 30 victories, which rank as sixth and seventh.

Logos and uniforms

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The Volunteers had originally worn black uniforms from 1911 to 1920.

Orange jerseys with black wool numbers were first worn on September 23rd, 1922, in a 50-0 win against Emory & Henry.

In 1935, the jerseys were white with orange stripes on the sleeves but this changed in 1936 to orange jerseys and white numbers, which were on the front for the first time.

Tennessee Volunteer jerseys in 2007

In 2009, the Volunteers wore black jerseys with orange pants on Halloween night against the South Carolina Gamecocks.

On October 5, 2013, the team debuted its "Smokey Gray" uniforms in an overtime loss to the Georgia Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium.

In 2024, the team continues with "Smokey Gray" as the main colour but now, for the first time, features an orange 'Tennessee' across the chest.

Traditions

Orange and white

UT fans at Neyland Stadium wearing the school colors.

The orange and white colors worn by the football team were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the very first Tennessee football team in 1891. They were from the American Daisy which grew on The Hill, the home of most of the classrooms at the university at the time (now housing most of the chemistry and physics programs et al.). Tennessee football players did not wear the color until 1922 however.

The orange color is distinct to the school, dubbed "UT Orange", and has been offered by The Home Depot for sale as a paint, licensed by the university. Home games at Neyland Stadium have been described as a "sea of Orange" due to the large number of fans wearing the school color; the moniker Big Orange, as in "Go Big Orange!", derives from the usage of UT Orange.

The color is spot color PMS 151 as described by the university.

In addition to the famous orange and white, UT also has had the little-known Smokey Gray color since the 1930s and debuted the color in the October 5, 2013, rivalry game against Georgia in an alternate jersey.

Checkerboard end zones

Orange and white checkerboard end zones are unique to Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee first sported their famous orange and white checkerboard end zone design in 1964 under coach Dickey and remained until artificial turf was installed at Neyland Stadium in 1968. They brought the design back in 1989. The idea was inspired by the checkerboard design around the top of the clock tower at the historic Ayres Hall.

The checkerboard was bordered in orange from 1989 until natural grass replaced the artificial turf in 1994. The return of natural grass brought with it the return of the green (or grass colored) border that exists today.

Rocky Top

Further information: Rocky Top

Rocky Top is not the official Tennessee fight song (Down the Field is the official fight song), as is widely believed, but is the most popular in use by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. The Band began playing the fight song during the 1970s after it became popular as a Bluegrass tune by the Osborne Brothers. The fight song is widely recognized as one of the most hated by opponents in collegiate sports. The song became one of Tennessee's state songs in 1982.

Smokey

Smokey IX before a November 2007 game against Vanderbilt.

Smokey is the mascot of the University of Tennessee sports teams, both men's and women's. A Bluetick Coonhound mascot, Smokey X, leads the Vols on the field for football games. On game weekends, Smokey is cared for by the members of Alpha Gamma Rho's Alpha Kappa chapter. There is also a costumed mascot, which has won several mascot championships, at every Vols game.

Smokey was selected as the mascot for Tennessee after a student poll in 1953. A contest was held by the Pep Club that year; their desire was to select a coon hound that was native to Tennessee. At halftime of the Mississippi State game that season, several hounds were introduced for voting, all lined up on the old cheerleaders' ramp at Neyland, with each dog being introduced over the loudspeaker and the student body cheering for their favorite. The late Rev. Bill Brooks' "Blue Smokey" was the last hound announced and howled loudly when introduced. The students cheered and Smokey threw his head back and barked again. This kept going until the stadium was roaring and UT had found its mascot, Smokey. The current Smokey is Smokey X, after Smokey IX was retired at the conclusion of the 2012 season. The most successful dog has been Smokey VIII who saw a record of 91–22, two SEC titles, and the 1998 National Championship.

The Vol Walk

Head coach Johnny Majors came up with the idea for the Vol Walk after a 1988 game at Auburn when he saw the historic Tiger Walk take place. The walk became an official part of gameday in a Tennessee-Alabama match on October 20, 1990. Prior to each home game, the Vols will file out of the Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex, down past the Tennessee Volunteers Wall of Fame, and make their way down Peyton Manning Pass and onto Phillip Fulmer Way. Thousands of fans line the street to shake the players' hands as they walk into Neyland Stadium. Through rain, snow, sleet, or sunshine, the Vol faithful are always out in full force to root on the Vols as they prepare for the game. The fans are always pumped up with Rocky Top played by The Pride of the Southland Band.

The T

The Pride of the Southland is in formation while the UT team runs the T.
5 min video of the opening sequence of a football game

The "T" appears in two special places in Vol history and tradition. The "T" first appeared in 1964 when coach Doug Dickey added the familiar block letter T onto the side of the helmets; a rounded T came in 1968. Johnny Majors modified the famous orange helmet stripe to a thicker stripe in 1977.

The Vols also run through the T. This T is formed by the Pride of the Southland marching band with its base at the entrance to the Tennessee locker room in the north end zone with team personnel holding the state flag and the UT flag, Smokey running in on the field, and the entire UT team storming in to loud cheers and applause from the 100,000-plus Vols fans in Neyland. When Coach Dickey brought this unique and now-famous tradition to UT in 1965, the Vols' locker room was underneath the East stands. The Vols would run through the T and simply turn back to return to their sideline. However, beginning in 1983, the team would make the famous left turn inside the T and run toward their former bench on the east sideline when the locker room was moved from the east sideline to the north end zone. It was announced on January 24, 2010, that the Vols would switch their sideline from the east sideline to the west sideline for all home games from then on. This resulted in the Vols making a right out of the T instead of a left. This change took effect with Tennessee's first home game of the 2010 season against UT-Martin.

Vols

Davy Crockett waving the UT flag during a November 3, 2007, game against Louisiana–Lafayette

The Volunteers (or Vols as it is commonly shortened to) derive that nickname from the State of Tennessee's nickname. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the Battle of New Orleans.

Vol Navy

Around 200 or more boats normally dock outside Neyland Stadium on the Tennessee River before games. The fleet was started by former Tennessee broadcaster George Mooney who docked his boat there first in 1962, as he wanted to avoid traffic around the stadium. What started as one man tying his runabout to a nearby tree and climbing through a wooded area to the stadium has grown into one of college football's unique traditions. Many fans arrive several days in advance to socialize, and the Vols have built a large walkway so fans can safely walk to and from the shoreline. UT, the University of Pittsburgh, Baylor University, and the University of Washington are the only schools with football stadiums built next to major bodies of water.

All-time record

As of the end of the 2023 regular season, Tennessee is ranked eleventh all-time won-lost records by percentage and tenth by victories. The all-time record is 870–415–53 (.670). At Neyland Stadium, the Vols have a record of 478–141–17 (.765). 11 additional wins from 2019-20 were vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions penalty ruling in July 2023. One of those victories was in a bowl game. Tennessee's all-time on-field record is 881-415-53(.673). The all-time on-field bowl record is 31-25(.554). Tennessee's all-time on-field record at Neyland Stadium is 494-142-18 (.770).

The UT football season records are taken from the official record books of the University Athletic Association. They have won 13 conference championships and six national titles in their history and their last national championship was in the 1998 college football season.

Tennessee holds the NCAA record for the most consecutive shutout wins with 17. The streak started with a Volunteers win against Tennessee-Chattanooga on November 30, 1938 and ended with a 27–12 loss against Alabama on October 19, 1940. During this streak, Tennessee outscored its opponents 479–0. Tennessee also holds the record for the most consecutive quarters opponents held scoreless, with 71.

The Vols play at Neyland Stadium, where Tennessee has an all-time winning record of 494 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. The stadium surrounds Shields–Watkins Field, the official name of the playing surface.

Hall of Fame

Tennessee boasts the most college football hall of famers in the SEC, seventh most in major college football, and the ninth most of all college football programs, with 24.

Hall of Fame DE Doug Atkins
Hall of Fame G Nathan Dougherty, considered the "founding father of UT Athletics"
Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning

Players

Coaches

Retired numbers

See also: List of NCAA football retired numbers

Tennessee has retired eight jersey numbers:

No. Player Pos Career No. ret. Ref.
16 Peyton Manning QB 1994–1997 2005
32 Billy Nowling FB 1940–1942 1946
45 Johnny Majors HB 1954–1956 2012
49 Rudy Klarer G 1941–1942 1946
61 Willis Tucker FB 1939–1940 1946
62 Clyde Fuson FB 1942 1946
91 Doug Atkins DE 1950–1952 2005
92 Reggie White DE 1980–1983 2005
Notes
  1. ^ Died in service during World War II. They were honored as "Vol Legends" prior to the game v Air Force on September 9, 2006.

Individual award winners

Players

Peyton Manning – 1997
Peyton Manning – 1997
Peyton Manning – 1997
Steve DeLong – 1964
John Henderson – 2000
Peyton Manning – 1997
Michael Munoz – 2004
Eric Berry – 2009
Jalin Hyatt – 2022

Coach

Phillip Fulmer – 1998
Phillip Fulmer – 1998
David Cutcliffe – 1998
John Chavis – 2006
Phillip Fulmer – 2009

Past and present NFL players

RB Alvin Kamara (2015–16)
TE Jason Witten (2000–02)

Future opponents

Conference opponents

From 1992 to 2023, Tennessee played in the East Division of the SEC and played each opponent in the division each year along with several teams from the West Division. In 2024, the SEC expanded the conference to 16 teams and eliminated its two divisions, causing a new scheduling format for the Volunteers to play against the other members of the conference. After initially only releasing the 2024 schedule, the 2025 schedule was announced at SEC Media Days with further scheduling information to come Only the 2025 conference schedule was announced on March 20, 2024, while the conference still considers a new format for the future.

2025 Conference Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
at Alabama
Arkansas
at Florida
Georgia
at Kentucky
at Mississippi State
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt

Non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of June 22, 2023.

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
vs. NC State (Charlotte) vs. Syracuse (Atlanta) Furman Nebraska vs. West Virginia (Charlotte) at Washington Washington
Chattanooga UAB at Nebraska
Kent State Western Michigan
UTEP

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