Tennessee Volunteers football

Tennessee Volunteers football
2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team
First season	1891
Athletic director	Phillip Fulmer
Head coach	Jeremy Pruitt 1st season, 2–1 (.667)
Other staff	Tyson Helton (OC) Kevin Sherrer (DC)
Stadium	Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 102,455)
Field surface	Grass
Location	Knoxville, Tennessee
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern
All-time record	833–383–53 (.677)
Bowl record	28–24 (.538)
Claimed nat'l titles	6 (1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998)
Unclaimed nat'l titles	8 (1914, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, 1989)
Conference titles	16 (13 SEC, 2 Southern, 1SIAA)
Rivalries	Alabama (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry) Florida (rivalry) Georgia (rivalry) Kentucky (rivalry) Vanderbilt (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans	40[1]
Colors	Orange and White[2]
Fight song	Down the Field (Official) Rocky Top (Unofficial)
Mascot	Smokey X
Marching band	Pride of the Southland Band
Outfitter	Nike
Website	www.utsports.com

The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Tennessee", "Vols", or "UT") represents the University of Tennessee (UT) in the sport of American football. The Volunteers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The Vols have played football for 121 seasons, starting in 1891; their combined record of 833–383–53 ranks them twelfth on the list of all-time win-loss percentage records .677 and ninth on by-victories list for college football programs as well as second on the all-time win/loss list of SEC programs 390–253–33 .601.^[3][4] Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is third (52) and sixth in all-time bowl victories (28), most notably four Sugar Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, an Orange Bowl, and a Fiesta Bowl. They have won 16 conference championships and six national titles in their history and their last national championship was in the 1998 college football season.

The Vols play at Neyland Stadium, where Tennessee has an all-time winning record of 464 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Additionally, its 102,455 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's fifth largest stadium

History[edit]

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Championships[edit]

National championships[edit]

Tennessee claims six national championships. The following is a list of the six national championships listed by the Vols. Only two (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 and a plurality of overall selectors/polls, respectively.^[5][6]

Tennessee has also been awarded unrecognized national championships by various organizations in eight additional years: 1914, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1939, 1956, 1985, and 1989.^[7]

Conference championships[edit]

Tennessee has won a total of 16 conference championships, including 13 SEC Championships. The Vols were the last team to win back to back SEC championships, in 1997 and 1998, until the Alabama Crimson Tide claimed back to back SEC titles in 2014 and 2015. They were the sole winner of the 1914 SIAA Conference Championship. API does not have a claim to the 1914 SIAA title.

Conference affiliations

• 1891–95, Independent
• 1896–1920, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1921–32, Southern Conference
• 1933–present, Southeastern Conference

Divisional championships[edit]

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.

Head coaches[edit]

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. The current head coach is Jeremy Pruitt.^[8]

Bowl games[edit]

This is a list of the most recent bowl games Tennessee has competed in since 2000. For the full Tennessee bowl game history, see List of Tennessee Volunteers bowl games.

All-time bowl appearances[edit]

All-time bowl wins[edit]

Logos and uniforms[edit]

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Tennessee Volunteer jerseys in 2007

The Volunteers began wearing orange pants in 1977 under coach Johnny Majors. His successor, Phillip Fulmer, discarded the pants upon becoming Major's full-time replacement in 1993. The orange pants were worn three times under Fulmer: in the 1999 homecoming game vs. Memphis, the 2007 SEC Championship game vs. LSU, and the 2008 season opener at UCLA. Lane Kiffin wore the orange pants full-time on the road, except for the 2009 season finale vs. Kentucky, and selected home games.

In 2009, the Volunteers wore black jerseys with orange pants on Halloween night against the South Carolina Gamecocks.^[9]

On October 5, 2013, the team debuted its "Smokey Gray" uniforms in an overtime loss to the Georgia Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium.^[10]

The three new Mach Speed uniforms, which are part of a department-wide contract with Nike that was announced in 2014, introduces a taller, sleeker number font and striping that is half-checkerboard—matching the famous end-zone art at Neyland Stadium.

Traditions[edit]

Orange and white[edit]

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.).

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.^[11]

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.^[12]

Orange and white checkerboard end zones[edit]

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

Tennessee first sported the famous checkerboard design in 1964 under 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 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[edit]

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.^[13] The song became one of Tennessee's state songs in 1982.

Smokey[edit]

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, currently 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 that appears at every Vols game, which has won several mascot championships.

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 cheering and applauding and UT had its mascot, Smokey. The most successful dog has been Smokey VIII who saw a record of 91–22, two SEC titles, and 1 National Championship.

The Vol Walk[edit]

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 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[edit]

The Pride of the Southland is in formation while the UT team runs the T.

Play media

5 min video of the opening sequence of a football game

The "T" appears in two special places in Vol history and tradition. Coach Doug Dickey added the familiar block letter T onto the side of the helmets in his first year in 1964; 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[edit]

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.^[14]

Vol Navy[edit]

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 most 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 their football stadiums built next to major bodies of water.

Rivalries[edit]

The Vols' three main rivalries include the Alabama Crimson Tide (Third Saturday in October), Florida Gators, and Vanderbilt Commodores. Tennessee also has a long and important rivalry with Kentucky Wildcats. Since the formation of the SEC Eastern Division in 1992, the Vols have had an emerging rivalry with the Georgia Bulldogs. None of their games have trophies, although Kentucky–Tennessee used to battle over a trophy called the Beer Barrel from 1925 until 1999. From 1985 until 2010, Tennessee held a 26–game winning streak over Kentucky. The streak ended on November 26, 2011 when Kentucky defeated Tennessee 10–7 in Lexington. The Volunteers had important rivalries with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Auburn Tigers, until Georgia Tech left the SEC and realignment forced them to drop Auburn from the schedule.

Alabama[edit]

Alabama on offense versus Tennessee in Tuscaloosa during the 2009 season

Despite the heated in-state rivalry with Auburn, former Alabama head coach Bear Bryant was more adamant about defeating his rivals to the north, the Tennessee Vols. The series is named the Third Saturday in October, the traditional calendar date on which the game was played. Despite the name, the game was played on the third Saturday just five times between 1995 and 2007. The first game between the two sides was played in 1901 in Birmingham, ending in a 6–6 tie. From 1902 to 1913, Alabama dominated the series, only losing once, and never allowing a touchdown by the Volunteers. Beginning in 1928, the rivalry was first played on its traditional date and began to be a challenge for the Tide as Robert Neyland began challenging Alabama for their perennial spot on top of the conference standings.^[15] In the 1950s, Jim Goostree, the head trainer for Alabama, began a tradition as he began handing out cigars following a victory over the Volunteers.^[16]

Between 1971–1981, Alabama held an eleven-game winning streak over the Volunteers and, between 1986 and 1994, a nine-game unbeaten streak. However, following Alabama's streak, Tennessee responded with a seven-game winning streak from 1995 to 2001. Alabama has won the last eleven meetings from 2007 to 2017. Alabama won the 2017 game 45-7 in Tuscaloosa. Alabama is Tennessee's third most-played opponent, after Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Tennessee is Alabama's second-most played opponent after Mississippi State.

Auburn[edit]

The Tigers and Vols first met in 1900. Both teams met annually from 1956 to 1991. In 1991, the SEC split into two divisions, ending the rivalry. Both teams continue to meet occasionally, with the last meeting being November 9, 2013 (Auburn 55–23 victory). Both teams have also matched up in two SEC Championship Games, the 1997 SEC Championship Game (Tennessee 30–29 victory) and 2004 SEC Championship Game (Auburn 38–28 victory). Both teams will meet again in 2018.^[17] Auburn leads the series 28–21–3.

Florida[edit]

Vols vs Gators 2007

The Gators and Vols first met on the gridiron in 1916, and have competed in the same conference since Florida joined the now-defunct Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1912. However, a true rivalry has developed only relatively recently due to infrequent match-ups in past decades; in the first seventy-six years (1916–1991), the two teams met just twenty-one times. This changed in 1992, when the Southeastern Conference (SEC) expanded to twelve universities and split into two divisions. Florida and Tennessee were both placed in the SEC's Eastern Division, and have met annually on the football field since 1992. The rivalry quickly blossomed in intensity and importance, as both squads were perennial championship contenders throughout the 1990s. The games' national implications diminished in the 2000s, as first Florida and then Tennessee suffered through sub-par seasons. However, the intensity of each meeting still remains one of the highest in college football. Florida won the 2017 meeting 26–20 on a pass play as time expired.

Georgia[edit]

Tennessee/Georgia 2007

The Bulldogs and Vols first met in 1899, a UT victory in Knoxville. The teams, which have played 46 games through 2016, played sporadically over the next several years before playing 5 straight games from 1907 to 1910, 4 straight from 1922 to 1925, and then putting the rivalry on hiatus for more than 30 years after the 1937 game in Knoxville, a UT victory. When the two played each other in 1968 in Knoxville, the game ended in a tie (only the second tie game after the 1906 game in Athens). The two teams continued to play each other sporadically through the 1970s and '80s, with Georgia winning 4 straight games from 1973 to 1988. The Volunteers won at home against the Bulldogs in 1989, a full 52 years after the '37 game. The 1989 game was the last game between the two teams before the SEC split the conference into two divisions, West and East, with South Carolina and Arkansas entering the conference in 1990, effective the 1991–92 basketball season. From 1992 onward, the Vols and Bulldogs have played each other every year, with Georgia having a 5–game winning streak through 2014. Tennessee ended Georgia's streak in 2015 with a 38–31 win over the Bulldogs in Knoxville. Tennessee brought more fireworks in the next year, beating the Bulldogs in Georgia by the score of 34-31, coming from behind to win on a hail mary pass as time expired. Tennessee leads the series at 23–22–2, with the largest win coming in 2017 when Georgia won 41–0 in Knoxville, resulting in Tennessee's worst Knoxville loss in 112 years^[18]

Georgia Tech[edit]

Georgia Tech and Tennessee have played 45 times since 1902; Tennessee has a winning record of 25–17–2. When Georgia Tech was part of the SEC, both teams met very often. When Georgia Tech left the SEC, the annual rivalry still continued until 1987. The two teams renewed their rivalry on September 4, 2017 in a game that ended in a thrilling 42-41 double overtime win by the Volunteers.

Kentucky[edit]

Tennessee vs Kentucky 2007

Tennessee and Kentucky have played each other 108 times over 114 years with Tennessee winning 75 to 24 wins by Kentucky (.736). Tennessee has won the most games in Lexington with 35 wins to 14 by Kentucky (.702). Tennessee also has more wins than Kentucky in Knoxville with 45 wins to 10 (.787). Tennessee has the most wins in the series at Stoll Field with 19 wins to 11 Kentucky wins (.621). The Series is tied at 3 a piece at Baldwin Park. Tennessee leads the series at Neyland Stadium with 35 wins to 7 Kentucky wins (.792). Tennessee leads the series at Commonwealth Field with 17 wins to 3 Kentucky wins (.850). Like many college football rivalries, the Tennessee-Kentucky game had its own trophy for many years: a wooden beer barrel painted half blue and half orange. The trophy was awarded to the winner of the game every year from 1925 to 1997. The Barrel was introduced in 1925 by a group of former Kentucky students who wanted to create a material sign of supremacy for the rivalry. It was rolled onto the field that year with the words "Ice Water" painted on it to avoid any outcries over a beer keg symbolizing a college rivalry.

The barrel exchange was ended in 1998 after two Kentucky football players died in an alcohol-related crash.

Vanderbilt[edit]

Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 2007

Vanderbilt and Tennessee have played 108 times since 1892; Tennessee has a winning record of 73–30–5 (.699). When the rivalry first started, Vanderbilt dominated by taking 19 of the first 24 with 3 ties (.854). Vanderbilt and Tennessee played two games in 1892 both won by Vanderbilt. Tennessee's first victory over Vanderbilt was 1914 in Knoxville 16—14. From 1892 to 1927 Vanderbilt out-scored Tennessee 561–83 (23.4) to (3.4). From the 1928 season, UT has dominated the rivalry with numerous win streaks and since then UT has a record of 71–10–2 (.867). The largest margin of victory for Vandy was by 76 points in 1918 at Old Dudley Field in Nashville, 76–0. Tennessee does not recognize the 1918 team as an official team for them and does not count the loss to their records. So they largest margin of victory by Vanderbilt would be 51 in the 1909 season in at Vanderbilt Stadium. The largest margin of victory for UT was by 65 points in 1994 at Vanderbilt Stadium, 65–0. The longest winning streak with out a tie for Vanderbilt is 9 from 1901 to 1913. The longest winning streak for Tennessee is 22 from 1983 to 2004.^[19]

All-time record[edit]

As of 2017 Tennessee is ranked thirteenth all-time won-lost records by percentage and ninth by victories.^[3][20] The all-time record is 830–375–53 .682. At Neyland Stadium, the Vols have a record of 464–127–17 (.777).^[21]

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.

The Vols play at Neyland Stadium, where Tennessee has an all-time winning record of 464 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Additionally, its 102,455 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's fifth largest stadium.

History against all opponents[edit]

Opponent Record Winning percentage Last year played Air Force 2-0 1.000 2006 Akron 2-0 1.000 2012 Alabama 38-55-7 .415 2017 Alabama-Birmingham 4-0 1.000 2010 American Temperance 2-0-1 .833 1906 Appalachian State 1-0 1.000 2016 Arkansas 13-5 .722 2015 Arkansas State 2-0 1.000 2014 Army 5-2-1 .688 1986 Asheville AC 1-0-0 1.000 2015 Auburn 21-28-3 .433 2013 Austin Peay 1-0 1.000 2013 Baylor 0-1 .000 1957 Boston College 8-2 .800 1993 Bowling Green 1-0 1.000 2015 Bristol AC 1-0 1.000 1897 Buffalo 1-0 1.000 2011 California 2-2 .500 2007 California-Santa Barbara 1-0 1.000 1971 Carson-Newman 12-0 1.000 1931 Central 1-0 1.000 1896 Centre 10-3-2 .733 1935 Chattanooga AC 2-0 1.000 1896 Cincinnati 5-1 .833 2011 Citadel 3-0 1.000 1983 Clemson 11-6-2 .632 2003 Colorado 0-0-1 .500 1990 Colorado State 4-0 1.000 1989 Cumberland 2-0 1.000 1897 Dartmouth 0-1 .000 1921 Davidson 1-0 1.000 1913 Dayton 4-0 1.000 1955 Duke 14-13-2 .517 2003 East Carolina 1-0 1.000 1995 East Tennessee State 1-0 1.000 2018 Emory & Henry 5-0 1.000 1925 Florida 20-27 .426 2017 Florida State 1-1 .500 1999 Fordham 1-1 .500 1942 Fort Benning Infantry School 1-0 1.000 1922 Fresno State 1-0 1.000 2003 Furman 2-0 1.000 1942 George Washington 1-0 1.000 1933 Georgetown (KY) 3-0 1.000 1923 Georgia 23-22-2 .511 2017 Georgia State 1-0 1.000 2016 Georgia Tech 25-17-2 .591 2017 Hawaii 2-0 1.000 1975 Houston 2-1 .667 1998 Indiana 1-0 1.000 1988 Iowa 2-1 .667 2015 Iowa State 1-0 1.000 1982 Kansas 2-0 1.000 1974 Kansas State 0-1 .000 2001 Kentucky 79-24-9 .746 2016 King College 7-0 1.000 1914 LSU 20-10-3 .652 2017 Louisiana Tech 2-0 1.000 2004 Louisiana–Lafayette 2-0 1.000 2007 Louisiana-Monroe 1-0 1.000 2000 Louisville 5-0 1.000 1993 Marshall 2-0 1.000 2006 Maryland 5-3 .625 2002 Maryville 25-1-1 .944 1936 Memphis 22-1 .957 2010 Mercer 2-1 .667 1940 Miami 2-1 .667 2003 Michigan 1-0 1.000 2002 MTSU 2-0 1.000 2011 Minnesota 1-0 1.000 1986 Ole Miss 44-20-1 .685 2014 Mississippi State 28-16-1 .633 2012 Missouri 2-3 .400 2016 Montana 1-0 1.000 2011 Mooney School 2-0 1.000 1911 Nashville 2-1-1 .625 1904 Nebraska 1-2 .333 2016 UNLV 2-0 1.000 2004 New Mexico 2-0 1.000 1986 New York 1-0 1.000 1931 North Carolina 20-11-1 .641 2010 North Carolina State 2-1 .667 2012 North Texas 1-1 .500 2015 Northern Illinois 1-0 1.000 2008 Northwestern 2-0 1.000 2016 Notre Dame 4-4 .500 2005 Ohio 2-0 1.000 2016 Ohio State 1-0 1.000 1996 Oklahoma 1-3 .250 2015 Oklahoma State 1-0 1.000 1995 Oregon 0-2 .000 2013 Oregon State 1-0-1 .750 1978 Pacific 1-0 1.000 1990 Penn State 2-3 .400 2007 Pittsburgh 0-2 .000 1983 Purdue 0-1 .000 1979 Rhodes 3-0 1.000 1940 Rice 2-1 .667 1966 Richmond 1-0 1.000 1963 Rutgers 3-1 .750 2002 Samford 2-0 1.000 1941 Sewanee 12-10 .545 1939 South Alabama 1-0 1.000 2013 South Carolina 25-9-2 .722 2017 Southern AC 0-0-1 .500 1897 USC 0-4 .000 1981 SMU 1-0 1.000 1970 Southern Mississippi 5-0 1.000 2007 Syracuse 3-0 1.000 2001 Tampa 2-0 1.000 1967 Temple 2-0 1.000 1990 Tennessee Medical College 1-0-1 .750 1912 Tennessee Military Institute 1-0 1.000 1907 Tennessee School for the Deaf 1-0 1.000 1905 Tennessee Tech 5-0 1.000 1951 Tennessee-Wesleyan 1-0 1.000 1913 Tennessee-Chattanooga 38-2-2 .929 2014 Tennessee-Martin 1-0 1.000 2010 Texas 1-2 .333 1953 Texas A&M 2-1 .667 2016 TCU 2-0 1.000 1976 Texas Tech 1-1 .500 1973 UTEP 3-0 1.000 2018 Transylvania 4-1 .800 1927 Troy 1-0 1.000 2012 Tulane 4-1 .800 1967 Tulsa 5-0 1.000 1974 Tusculum 3-0 1.000 1919 UCLA 7-6-2 .533 2009 Utah 3-0 1.000 1984 Utah State 1-0 1.000 2014 Vanderbilt 75-31-5 .698 2015 Villanova 1-0 1.000 1945 Virginia 3-1 .750 1991 Virginia Military Institute 0-1 .000 1923 Virginia Tech 6-3 .667 2016 Wake Forest 6-3 .667 1985 Washington & Lee 5-0 1.000 1951 Washington State 4-1 .800 1994 West Virginia 0-1 .000 2018 Western Carolina 1-0 1.000 2015 Western Kentucky 2-0 1.000 2013 Wichita State 1-0 1.000 1981 William & Mary 1-0 1.000 1945 Wisconsin 2-0 1.000 2008 Wofford 1-0 1.000 1952 Wyoming 2-1 .667 2008 [22] *Bold text: current SEC teams *Italic text: teams that are no longer Division I FBS teams or no longer play sanctioned football *Bold italicized text: current rival schools Current coaching staff[edit] Coaching position Name Years Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt 1st Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tyson Helton 1st Running Backs Chris Weinke 1st Offensive Line Will Friend 1st Wide Receivers David Johnson 1st Tight Ends Brian Niedermeyer 1st Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Kevin Sherrer 1st Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Chris Rumph 1st Corner Backs Terry Fair 1st Defensive Line Tracy Rocker 1st Special Teams Coordinater/Safeties Charles Kelly 1st Strength and Conditioning Craig Fitzgerald 1st Director of Player Personnel Drew Hughes 1st Director of Football Operations Todd Watson 1st Captains[edit] Year Captain 1891 H.K. Denlinger 1892 Charles Moore 1893 Howard Ijams 1894 No Team 1895 No Team 1896 Strang Nicklin 1897 James A. Baird 1898 No Team 1899 William L. Terry 1900 Bill Newman 1901 C.E. Holopeter 1902 Nash Buckingham 1903 T.B. Green 1904 Roscoe Word 1905 Roscoe Word 1906 Roscoe Word, E.P. Proctor 1907 Roscoe Word 1908 Walker Leach 1909 Nathan Dougherty 1910 W.C. Johnson 1911 H.C. Branch 1912 C.H. Fonde 1913 Sam Hayley 1914 Farmer Kelly 1915 E.A. McLean 1916 Graham Vowell 1917 No Team 1918 No Team 1919 Chink Lowe 1920 Buck Hatcher 1921 Hal Blair 1922 Roy Striegel 1923 Tarzan Holt 1924 J. G. Lowe 1925 J. G. Lowe 1926 Billy Harkness 1927 John Barnhill 1928 Roy Witt 1929 Howard Johnson 1930 Harry Thayer 1931 Eugene Mayer 1932 Malcolm Aitken 1933 Talmadge Maples 1934 Ralph Hatley 1935 Toby Palmer 1936 DeWitt Weaver 1937 Joe Black Hayes 1938 Bowden Wyatt 1939 Sam Bartholomew 1940 Norbert Ackermann 1941 Ray Graves 1942 Al Hust 1943 No Team 1944 Bob Dobelstein 1945 Billy Bevis 1946 Walter Slater 1947 Denver Crawford 1948 Jim Powell 1949 Ralph Chancey, Hal Littleford 1950 Jack Stroud 1951 Bert Rechichar 1952 Jim Haslam 1953 Mack Franklin 1954 Darris McCord 1955 Jim Beutel 1956 John Gordy 1957 Bill Anderson, Bill Johnson 1958 Bobby Urbano 1959 Joe Schaffer 1960 Mike LaSorsa 1961 Mike Lucci 1962 Pat Augustine 1963 Buddy Fisher 1964 Steve DeLong 1965 Hal Wantland 1966 Austin Denney, Paul Naumoff 1967 Bob Johnson 1968 Dick Williams 1969 Bill Young 1970 Tim Priest 1971 Jackie Walker 1972 Jamie Rotella 1973 Eddie Brown 1974 Condredge Holloway, Jim Watts 1975 Ron McCartney 1976 Larry Seivers, Andy Spiva 1977 Pert Jenkins, Greg Jones, Brent Watson 1978 Robert Shaw, Dennis Wolfe 1979 Roland James, Craig Puki, Jimmy Streater 1980 Jim Noonan 1981 James Berry, Lemont Holt Jeffers, Lee North 1982 Mike L. Cofer 1983 Reggie White 1984 Johnnie Jones, Carl Zander 1985 Tim McGee, Tommy Sims, Chris White 1986 Joey Clinkscales, Dale Jones, Bruce Wilkerson 1987 Harry Galbreath, Kelly Ziegler 1988 Keith DeLong, Nate Middlebrooks 1989 Eric Still 1990 Tony Thompson 1991 Earnest Fields, John Fisher 1992 Todd Kelly, J. J. McCleskey 1993 Craig Faulkner, Cory Fleming, Horace Morris, James Wilson 1994 Kevin Mays, Ben Talley 1995 Scott Galyon, Jason Layman, Bubba Miller 1996 Raymond Austin, Jay Graham 1997 Leonard Little, Peyton Manning 1998 Shawn Bryson, Jeff Hall, Mercedes Hamilton, Al Wilson 1999 Chad Clifton, Dwayne Goodrich, Tee Martin, Billy Ratliff, Spencer Riley, Darwin Walker 2000 David Leaverton, Eric Westmoreland, Cedrick Wilson 2001 Will Bartholomew, John Henderson, Andre Lott, Will Overstreet, Fred Weary 2002 Omari Hand, Eddie Moore, Will Ofenheusle 2003 Casey Clausen, Kevin Burnett, Michael Munoz, Rashad Baker, Scott Wells, Constantin Ritzmann 2004 Michael Munoz, Parys Haralson, Jason Respert, Tony Brown, Kevin Burnett, Jason Allen 2005 Jason Allen, Rick Clausen, Cody Douglas, Parys Haralson, Jesse Mahelona, Rob Smith 2006 Justin Harrell, Turk McBride, Marvin Mitchell, Jayson Swain, Arron Sears 2007 Game Captains 2008 Robert Ayers, Ramon Foster, Lucas Taylor, Ellix Wilson, Montario Hardesty, Eric Berry 2009 Montario Hardesty, Jonathan Crompton, Nick Reveiz, Eric Berry 2010 Tauren Poole, Nick Reveiz, Luke Stocker 2016 Joshua Dobbs, Alvin Kamara, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Cameron Sutton Hall of Fame[edit] 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. Players[edit] Gene McEver – Elected 1954[23] Beattie Feathers – Elected 1955[24] Herman Hickman – Elected 1959[25] Bobby Dodd – Elected 1959 (Player) and 1993 (Coach)[26] Bob Suffridge – Elected 1961[27] Nathan Dougherty – Elected 1967[28] George Cafego – Elected 1969[29] Bowden Wyatt – Elected 1972 (Player) and 1997 (Coach)[30] Hank Lauricella – Elected 1981[31] Doug Atkins – Elected 1985 Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 1975)[32] Johnny Majors – Elected 1987[33] Bob Johnson – Elected 1989[34] Ed Molinski – Elected 1990[35] Steve DeLong – Elected 1993[36] John Michels – Elected 1996[37] Steve Kiner – Elected 1999[38] Reggie White – Elected 2002 Also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Elected 2006)[39] Frank Emanuel – Elected 2004[40] Chip Kell – Elected 2006[41] Peyton Manning – Elected 2017[42] Coaches[edit] Robert Neyland – Elected 1956 Bowden Wyatt- Elected 1997 Doug Dickey – Elected 2003 Phillip Fulmer – Elected 2012 Retired numbers[edit] Tennessee has retired eight jersey numbers:[43] 16 – Peyton Manning 32 – Billy Nowling 45 – Johnny Majors 49 – Rudy Klarer 61 – Willis Tucker 62 – Clyde Fuson 91 – Doug Atkins 92 – Reggie White Individual award winners[edit] Players[edit] Maxwell Award Peyton Manning – 1997[44] Davey O'Brien Award Peyton Manning – 1997[44] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Peyton Manning – 1997[44] Outland Trophy Steve DeLong – 1964[45] John Henderson – 2000[46] Draddy Trophy Peyton Manning – 1997[44] Michael Munoz – 2004[47] Jim Thorpe Award Eric Berry – 2009[48] Coach[edit] The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award Phillip Fulmer – 1998 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Phillip Fulmer – 1998 Broyles Award David Cutcliffe – 1998 American Football Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year John Chavis – 2006 Robert R. Neyland Award Phillip Fulmer – 2009 Past and present NFL players[edit] Erik Ainge, quarterback for the New York Jets[49] Jason Allen, defensive back for the Miami Dolphins[50] Doug Atkins, former Defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints 4× First-team All-Pro selection (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963), 6× Second-team All-Pro selection (1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968), 8× Pro Bowl selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,1961, 1962, 1963,1965)[51] Rashad Baker, defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles[52] Ben Bartholomew, former running back for the New England Patriots[53] Bill Bates, former defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, Pro Bowl selection (1984)All-Pro selection (1984) 3x Super Bowl champion (1992, 1993, 1995)[54] Eric Berry, strong safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 2× Pro Bowl selection (2010, 2012)[55] Art Brandau, lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[56] Jonathan Brown, former DE for Green Bay Packers, Saint Louis Rams and Denver Broncos[57] John Bruhin, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[58] Shawn Bryson, former running back for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions[59] Kevin Burnett, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders.[60] Dale Carter, former defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs, 4× Pro Bowl selection (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), 2× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1995, 1996), 1992 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year[61] Chad Clifton, offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Pro Bowl selection (2007)[62] Reggie Cobb, former running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Jets[63] Britton Colquitt, punter for the Denver Broncos[64] Craig Colquitt, former punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts[65] Dustin Colquitt, punter for the Kansas City Chiefs[66] Jimmy Colquitt, former punter for the Seattle Seahawks[67] Antone Davis, offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons[68] Troy Fleming, fullback for the Tennessee Titans[69] Omar Gaither, linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons[70] Scott Galyon, linebacker[71] Willie Gault, former wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, Super Bowl Champion (1985)[72] Deon Grant, defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks[73] Jabari Greer, cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl Champion (2009)[74] Shaun Ellis, defensive end for the New York Jets, 1× Pro Bowl selection (2003)[75] Terry Fair, former defensive back for the Detroit Lions[76] Arian Foster, running back for the Houston Texans, Undrafted 2009, 3× Pro Bowl selection (2010, 2011, 2012), 3x All-Pro selection (2010, 2011, 2012), NFL Rushing Title (2010)[77] Aubrayo Franklin, nose tackle for the Indianapolis Colts[78] Charlie Garner, former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1× Pro Bowl selection (2000)[79] Glenn Glass, defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos[80] Anthony Hancock, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs[81] Chris Hannon, wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers[82] Parys Haralson, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints[83] Montario Hardesty, running back for the Cleveland Browns[84] Darryl Hardy, linebacker for several NFL teams[85] Alvin Harper, former wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, 2x Super Bowl Champion (1992 1993)[86] Justin Harrell, defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers[87] Albert Haynesworth, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2× All-Pro selection (2007, 2008), 2× Pro Bowl selection (2007, 2008)[88] John Henderson, defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars, 2× Pro Bowl selection (2004, 2006), 1× All-Pro selection (2006)[89] Travis Henry, running back for the Denver Broncos, Pro Bowl selection (2002) Former running back for the Buffalo Bills[90] Anthony Herrera, guard for the Minnesota Vikings[91] Cedric Houston, running back for the New York Jets[92] Mark Jones, wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers[93] Jamal Lewis, running back for the Cleveland Browns, Super Bowl champion (XXXV), Pro Bowl selection (2003), AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2003), NFL 2000s All-Decade Team[94] Leonard Little, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl champion (XXXIV), All-Pro selection (2003), 2x Pro Bowl selection (2003, 2006)[95] Jesse Mahelona, defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars[96] Bobby Majors, defensive back for the Cleveland Browns[97] Peyton Manning, former quarterback for the Denver Broncos, Drafted 1st Overall 1998 by the Indianapolis Colts, 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× Super Bowl Champion (2006, 2016), NFL 2000s All-Decade Team[98] David Martin, tight end for the Miami Dolphins Former tight end for the Green Bay Packers[99] Tee Martin, former quarterback for the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers[100] Jerod Mayo, linebacker for the New England Patriots, Draft 10th Overall 2008 & won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 1x First-team All-Pro selection (2010)[101] Turk McBride, defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs[102] Ron McCartney, middle linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Jacques McClendon, offensive line for the Detroit Lions[103] Terry McDaniel, cornerback for the LA/Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks, 5x Pro Bowl Selection (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), and 4x All-Pro selection (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)[104] Raleigh McKenzie, former offensive guard for the Washington Redskins, All-NFL Team (1991), Super Bowl Champion (1987, 1991)[105] Robert Meachem, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl Champion 2009[106] Art Mergenthal, guard for the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams[107] Marvin Mitchell, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl Champion 2009[108] Denarius Moore, wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders[109] Stanley Morgan, former wide receiver for the New England Patriots, 4× Pro Bowl selection (1979, 1980, 1986, 1987)[110] McDonald Oden, former tight end for the Cleveland Browns[111] Eric Parker, former wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers[112] Cordarrelle Patterson, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, 1× Pro Bowl selection (2013)[113] Carl Pickens, former wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans, 2x Pro Bowl selection (1995, 1996), 1992 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year[114] Peerless Price, former wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys, Pro Bowl alternate (2002)[115] Craig Puki, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals[116] Fuad Reveiz, placekicker for the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, and Minnesota Vikings[117] Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds, linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams, 2x Pro Bowl Selection, Super Bowl Champion (1981, 1984)[118] Arron Sears, former guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2007 NFL All-Rookie team[119] Heath Shuler, former quarterback for the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints[120] JT Smith, former safety for the Phoenix Cardinals[121] Donté Stallworth, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns and former wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots[122] Haskel Stanback, former running back for the Atlanta Falcons[123] Travis Stephens, former running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[124] James Stewart, former running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions[125] Luke Stocker, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[126] Bob Suffridge, guard, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Steagles[127] Trey Teague, former center for the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills, Super Bowl Champion (1998)[128] Raynoch Thompson, former linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals[129] Jonathan Wade, defensive back for the St. Louis Rams[130] Darwin Walker, defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers and former Chicago Bears[131] Kelley Washington, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens[132] Fred Weary, guard for the Houston Texans[133] Scott Wells, center for the St. Louis Rams[134] Eric Westmoreland, former linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars[135] Reggie White, former defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and the Carolina Panthers, 13× Pro Bowl 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)[136] Ron Widby, former punter for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, 2x Pro Bowl selection (1969, 1971)[137] Billy Williams, former wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams[138] Jordan Williams, defensive end Al Wilson, former linebacker for the Denver Broncos, 5× Pro Bowl selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), 2× All-Pro selection (2005, 2006)[139] Brian McCann, former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins Practice Squad.[140] Cedrick Wilson, former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl champion (XL)[141] Gibril Wilson, defensive back for the Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl champion (XLII)[142] Jason Witten, tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, 7× Pro Bowl selection (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), All-Pro selection (2007, 2008, 2010), 2× NFL Alumni Tight End of the Year (2007, 2010)[143] Derek Barnett, defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl Champion (LII), PFWA All-Rookie Team (2017) Alvin Kamara, running back for the New Orleans Saints, 1x Pro Bowl selection (2017), Second Team All-Pro (2017), AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year(2017), Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (2017), PFWA All-Rookie Team (2017) Cameron Sutton, defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers Joshua Dobbs, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers Trevor Daniel, punter for the Houston Texans Future opponents[edit] Non-division opponents[edit] Tennessee plays Alabama as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the West division among the other six schools.[144] 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vs Alabama at Alabama vs Alabama at Alabama vs Alabama at Alabama vs Alabama at Alabama at Auburn vs Mississippi State at Arkansas vs Ole Miss at LSU vs Texas A&M at Mississippi State vs Auburn Non-conference opponents[edit] Announced schedules as of October 19, 2015. 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