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Tennessee Volunteers Football History, Records and Database

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Josh Heupel
Head Coach
First Year: 2021
School: Tennessee
Nickname: Volunteers
Current Conference: SEC
Former Conference(s): SIAA,  Southern Conference
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
First year of football: 1891

STADIUM

Name: Neyland
Year built: 1921
Capacity: 102,455
Playing Surface: Grass
Neyland Stadium

TENNESSEE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEARCHAMPION(S)CONFERENCE
1998TennesseeSEC
1997TennesseeSEC
1990TennesseeSEC
1989Alabama, Auburn, TennesseeSEC
1985TennesseeSEC
1969TennesseeSEC
1967TennesseeSEC
1956TennesseeSEC
1951Georgia Tech, TennesseeSEC
1946Georgia, TennesseeSEC
1940TennesseeSEC
1939Georgia Tech, Tennessee, TulaneSEC
1938TennesseeSEC
1914Tennessee, AuburnSIAA

TENNESSEE YEAR BY YEAR SCHEDULES AND SCORES


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Tennessee Football Schedules & Scores
1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s
1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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TENNESSEE BOWL RECORD

SCHOOLWINSLOSSESTIESTOTALWIN%
Tennessee29250540.537

TENNESSEE BOWL HISTORY

BOWLDATEWINNERPOINTSLOSERPOINTS
Orange30-Dec-2022Tennessee31Clemson14
Music City30-Dec-2021Purdue48Tennessee45
Gator02-Jan20-20Tennessee23Indiana22
Music City30-Dec-2016Tennessee38Nebraska24
Outback01-Jan-2016Tennessee45Northwestern6
Gator02-Jan-2015Tennessee45Iowa28
Music City30-Dec-2010North Carolina30Tennessee27
Chick-Fil-A-Bowl31-Dec-2009Virginia Tech37Tennessee14
Outback01-Jan-2008Tennessee21Wisconsin17
Outback01-Jan-2007Penn State20Tennessee10
Cotton01-Jan-2005Tennessee38Texas A&M7
Chick-Fil-A-Bowl02-Jan-2004Clemson27Tennessee14
Chick-Fil-A-Bowl31-Dec-2002Maryland30Tennessee3
Citrus01-Jan-2002Tennessee45Michigan17
Cotton01-Jan-2001Kansas State35Tennessee21
Fiesta02-Jan-2000Nebraska31Tennessee21
Fiesta04-Jan-1999Tennessee23Florida State16
Orange02-Jan-1998Nebraska42Tennessee17
Citrus01-Jan-1997Tennessee48Northwestern28
Citrus01-Jan-1996Tennessee20Ohio State14
Gator30-Dec-1994Tennessee45Virginia Tech23
Citrus01-Jan-1994Penn State31Tennessee13
Outback01-Jan-1993Tennessee38Boston College23
Fiesta01-Jan-1992Penn State42Tennessee17
Sugar01-Jan-1991Tennessee23Virginia22
Cotton01-Jan-1990Tennessee31Arkansas27
Chick-Fil-A-Bowl02-Jan-1988Tennessee27Indiana22
Liberty29-Dec-1986Tennessee21Minnesota14
Sugar01-Jan-1986Tennessee35Miami (Fla.)7
Sun Bowl22-Dec-1984Maryland28Tennessee27
Citrus17-Dec-1983Tennessee30Maryland23
Chick-Fil-A-Bowl31-Dec-1982Iowa28Tennessee22
Garden State13-Dec-1981Tennessee28Wisconsin21
Bluebonnet31-Dec-1979Purdue27Tennessee22
Liberty16-Dec-1974Tennessee7Maryland3
Gator29-Dec-1973Texas Tech28Tennessee19
Bluebonnet30-Dec-1972Tennessee24LSU17
Liberty20-Dec-1971Tennessee14Arkansas13
Sugar01-Jan-1971Tennessee34Air Force13
Gator27-Dec-1969Florida14Tennessee13
Cotton01-Jan-1969Texas36Tennessee13
Orange01-Jan-1968Oklahoma26Tennessee24
Gator31-Dec-1966Tennessee18Syracuse12
Bluebonnet18-Dec-1965Tennessee27Tulsa6
Gator28-Dec-1957Tennessee3Texas A&M0
Sugar01-Jan-1957Baylor13Tennessee7
Cotton01-Jan-1953Texas16Tennessee0
Sugar01-Jan-1952Maryland28Tennessee13
Cotton01-Jan-1951Tennessee20Texas14
Orange01-Jan-1947Rice8Tennessee0
Sugar01-Jan-1943Tennessee14Tulsa7
Sugar01-Jan-1941Boston College19Tennessee13
Orange02-Jan-1939Tennessee17Oklahoma0

TENNESSEE AP FINISHES

Sorted by Year, Rank and Team

193617Tennessee
19382Tennessee
19392Tennessee
19404Tennessee
194118Tennessee
19427Tennessee
194412Tennessee
194514Tennessee
19467Tennessee
194917Tennessee
19504Tennessee
19511Tennessee
19528Tennessee
19562Tennessee
195713Tennessee
19657Tennessee
19672Tennessee
196813Tennessee
196915Tennessee
19704Tennessee
19719Tennessee
19728Tennessee
197319Tennessee
197420Tennessee
19854Tennessee
198714Tennessee
19895Tennessee
19908Tennessee
199114Tennessee
199212Tennessee
199312Tennessee
199422Tennessee
19953Tennessee
19969Tennessee
19977Tennessee
19981Tennessee
19999Tennessee
20014Tennessee
200315Tennessee
200413Tennessee
200625Tennessee
200712Tennessee

Sorted by Year, Rank and Team

201522Tennessee
201622Tennessee
20226Tennessee

TENNESSEE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

YearCHAMPIONS
1998Tennessee: Alderson, AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN
1967Notre Dame: Dunkel
Oklahoma: Poling
Southern California: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Tennessee: Litkenhous
1956Georgia Tech: Berryman, Sagarin*
Iowa: Football Research
Oklahoma: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, FW, Helms, INS, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson
Tennessee: Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1951Georgia Tech: Berryman, Boand*
Illinois: Boand*
Maryland: DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Michigan State: Billingsley, Helms, Poling
Tennessee: AP, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson
1950Kentucky: Sagarin*
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Helms, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson
Princeton: Boand, Poling
Tennessee: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1940Minnesota: AP, Berryman, Boand, DeVold, Dickinson, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Stanford: Billingsley, Helms, Poling
Tennessee: Dunkel, Williamson

TENNESSEE HEAD COACHES

Year(s)CoachYearsGamesWinLossTieWin %School
1891-1897No Coach524121110.500Tennessee
1899-1900J.A. Pierce2149410.643Tennessee
1901-1901George Kelley183320.375Tennessee
1902-1903H.F. Fisher21710700.588Tennessee
1904-1904S.D. Crawford193510.333Tennessee
1905-1906J.D. DePree21841130.222Tennessee
1907-1909George Levene328151030.536Tennessee
1910-1910Andrew A. Stone193510.333Tennessee
1911-1915Zora G. Clevenger543261520.605Tennessee
1916-1920John R. "Chief" Bender32718540.667Tennessee
1921-1925Mark B. Banks544261530.591Tennessee
1926-1952Robert R. "Bob" Neyland2121617331120.801Tennessee
1935-1935William Hamilton Britton194500.444Tennessee
1941-1945John Barnhill43932520.821Tennessee
1953-1954Harvey Robinson221101010.476Tennessee
1955-1962Bowden Wyatt882492940.598Tennessee
1963-1963James Allen McDonald1105500.500Tennessee
1964-1969Doug Dickey665461540.708Tennessee
1970-1976Bill Battle783592220.711Tennessee
1977-1992Johnny Majors161861166280.624Tennessee
1992-2008Phillip Fulmer172041525200.745Tennessee
2009-2009Lane Kiffin1137600.538Tennessee
2010-2012Derek Dooley336152100.417Tennessee
2012-2012Jim Chaney111001.000Tennessee
2013-2017Butch Jones561342700.557Tennessee
2018-2020Jeremy Pruitt335161900.458Tennessee
2021-PRESJosh Heupel113760.538Tennessee

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