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 Jeremy Pruitt Head Coach First Year: 2018 |
School: Tennessee Nickname: Volunteers Current Conference: SEC Former Conference(s): SIAA, Southern Conference Location: Knoxville, Tennessee First year of football: 1891 |
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Name: Neyland Year built: 1921 Capacity: 102,455 Playing Surface: Grass |
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TENNESSEE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR | CHAMPION(S) | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1997 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1990 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1989 | Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee | SEC |
| 1985 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1969 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1967 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1956 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1951 | Georgia Tech, Tennessee | SEC |
| 1946 | Georgia, Tennessee | SEC |
| 1940 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1939 | Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Tulane | SEC |
| 1938 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 1914 | Tennessee, Auburn | SIAA |
TENNESSEE YEAR BY YEAR SCHEDULES AND SCORES
| Tennessee Football Schedules & Scores 1902-2019 | ||||||
| 1890s | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s |
| 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | |
| Tennessee Volunteers Football Database | ||||||
TENNESSEE BOWL RECORD
| SCHOOL | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | TOTAL PLAYED | WIN % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 29 | 24 | 0 | 53 | 0.547 |
TENNESSEE BOWL HISTORY
| BOWL | DATE | WINNER | POINTS | LOSER | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gator | 02-Jan-20 | Tennessee | 23 | Indiana | 22 |
| Music City | 30-Dec-16 | Tennessee | 38 | Nebraska | 24 |
| Outback | 01-Jan-16 | Tennessee | 45 | Northwestern | 6 |
| Gator | 02-Jan-15 | Tennessee | 45 | Iowa | 28 |
| Music City | 30-Dec-10 | North Carolina | 30 | Tennessee | 27 |
| Chick-Fil-A-Bowl | 31-Dec-09 | Virginia Tech | 37 | Tennessee | 14 |
| Outback | 01-Jan-08 | Tennessee | 21 | Wisconsin | 17 |
| Outback | 01-Jan-07 | Penn State | 20 | Tennessee | 10 |
| Cotton | 01-Jan-05 | Tennessee | 38 | Texas A&M | 7 |
| Chick-Fil-A-Bowl | 02-Jan-04 | Clemson | 27 | Tennessee | 14 |
| Chick-Fil-A-Bowl | 31-Dec-02 | Maryland | 30 | Tennessee | 3 |
| Citrus | 01-Jan-02 | Tennessee | 45 | Michigan | 17 |
| Cotton | 01-Jan-01 | Kansas State | 35 | Tennessee | 21 |
| Fiesta | 02-Jan-00 | Nebraska | 31 | Tennessee | 21 |
| Fiesta | 04-Jan-99 | Tennessee | 23 | Florida State | 16 |
| Orange | 02-Jan-98 | Nebraska | 42 | Tennessee | 17 |
| Citrus | 01-Jan-97 | Tennessee | 48 | Northwestern | 28 |
| Citrus | 01-Jan-96 | Tennessee | 20 | Ohio State | 14 |
| Gator | 30-Dec-94 | Tennessee | 45 | Virginia Tech | 23 |
| Citrus | 01-Jan-94 | Penn State | 31 | Tennessee | 13 |
| Outback | 01-Jan-93 | Tennessee | 38 | Boston College | 23 |
| Fiesta | 01-Jan-92 | Penn State | 42 | Tennessee | 17 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-91 | Tennessee | 23 | Virginia | 22 |
| Cotton | 01-Jan-90 | Tennessee | 31 | Arkansas | 27 |
| Chick-Fil-A-Bowl | 02-Jan-88 | Tennessee | 27 | Indiana | 22 |
| Liberty | 29-Dec-86 | Tennessee | 21 | Minnesota | 14 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-86 | Tennessee | 35 | Miami (Fla.) | 7 |
| Sun Bowl | 22-Dec-84 | Maryland | 28 | Tennessee | 27 |
| Citrus | 17-Dec-83 | Tennessee | 30 | Maryland | 23 |
| Chick-Fil-A-Bowl | 31-Dec-82 | Iowa | 28 | Tennessee | 22 |
| Garden State | 13-Dec-81 | Tennessee | 28 | Wisconsin | 21 |
| Bluebonnet | 31-Dec-79 | Purdue | 27 | Tennessee | 22 |
| Liberty | 16-Dec-74 | Tennessee | 7 | Maryland | 3 |
| Gator | 29-Dec-73 | Texas Tech | 28 | Tennessee | 19 |
| Bluebonnet | 30-Dec-72 | Tennessee | 24 | LSU | 17 |
| Liberty | 20-Dec-71 | Tennessee | 14 | Arkansas | 13 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-71 | Tennessee | 34 | Air Force | 13 |
| Gator | 27-Dec-69 | Florida | 14 | Tennessee | 13 |
| Cotton | 01-Jan-69 | Texas | 36 | Tennessee | 13 |
| Orange | 01-Jan-68 | Oklahoma | 26 | Tennessee | 24 |
| Gator | 31-Dec-66 | Tennessee | 18 | Syracuse | 12 |
| Bluebonnet | 18-Dec-65 | Tennessee | 27 | Tulsa | 6 |
| Gator | 28-Dec-57 | Tennessee | 3 | Texas A&M | 0 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-57 | Baylor | 13 | Tennessee | 7 |
| Cotton | 01-Jan-53 | Texas | 16 | Tennessee | 0 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-52 | Maryland | 28 | Tennessee | 13 |
| Cotton | 01-Jan-51 | Tennessee | 20 | Texas | 14 |
| Orange | 01-Jan-47 | Rice | 8 | Tennessee | 0 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-43 | Tennessee | 14 | Tulsa | 7 |
| Sugar | 01-Jan-41 | Boston College | 19 | Tennessee | 13 |
| Orange | 02-Jan-39 | Tennessee | 17 | Oklahoma | 0 |
TENNESSEE AP FINISHES
| YEAR | RANKING | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 17 | Tennessee |
| 1938 | 2 | Tennessee |
| 1939 | 2 | Tennessee |
| 1940 | 4 | Tennessee |
| 1941 | 18 | Tennessee |
| 1942 | 7 | Tennessee |
| 1944 | 12 | Tennessee |
| 1945 | 14 | Tennessee |
| 1946 | 7 | Tennessee |
| 1949 | 17 | Tennessee |
| 1950 | 4 | Tennessee |
| 1951 | 1 | Tennessee |
| 1952 | 8 | Tennessee |
| 1956 | 2 | Tennessee |
| 1957 | 13 | Tennessee |
| 1965 | 7 | Tennessee |
| 1967 | 2 | Tennessee |
| 1968 | 13 | Tennessee |
| 1969 | 15 | Tennessee |
| 1970 | 4 | Tennessee |
| 1971 | 9 | Tennessee |
| 1972 | 8 | Tennessee |
| 1973 | 19 | Tennessee |
| 1974 | 20 | Tennessee |
| 1985 | 4 | Tennessee |
| 1987 | 14 | Tennessee |
| 1989 | 5 | Tennessee |
| 1990 | 8 | Tennessee |
| 1991 | 14 | Tennessee |
| 1992 | 12 | Tennessee |
| 1993 | 12 | Tennessee |
| 1994 | 22 | Tennessee |
| 1995 | 3 | Tennessee |
| 1996 | 9 | Tennessee |
| 1997 | 7 | Tennessee |
| 1998 | 1 | Tennessee |
| 1999 | 9 | Tennessee |
| 2001 | 4 | Tennessee |
| 2003 | 15 | Tennessee |
| 2004 | 13 | Tennessee |
| 2006 | 25 | Tennessee |
| 2007 | 12 | Tennessee |
| 2015 | 22 | Tennessee |
| 2016 | 22 | Tennessee |
TENNESSEE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year | CHAMPIONS |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Tennessee: 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 |
| 1967 | Notre 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 |
| 1956 | Georgia 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)* |
| 1951 | Georgia 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 |
| 1950 | Kentucky: Sagarin* Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Helms, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson Princeton: Boand, Poling Tennessee: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)* |
| 1940 | Minnesota: 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) | Coach | Years | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Win % | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-1897 | No Coach | 5 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.500 | Tennessee |
| 1899-1900 | J.A. Pierce | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.643 | Tennessee |
| 1901-1901 | George Kelley | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.375 | Tennessee |
| 1902-1903 | H.F. Fisher | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.588 | Tennessee |
| 1904-1904 | S.D. Crawford | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.333 | Tennessee |
| 1905-1906 | J.D. DePree | 2 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0.222 | Tennessee |
| 1907-1909 | George Levene | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0.536 | Tennessee |
| 1910-1910 | Andrew A. Stone | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.333 | Tennessee |
| 1911-1915 | Zora G. Clevenger | 5 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0.605 | Tennessee |
| 1916-1920 | John R. "Chief" Bender | 3 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0.667 | Tennessee |
| 1921-1925 | Mark B. Banks | 5 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0.591 | Tennessee |
| 1926-1952 | Robert R. "Bob" Neyland | 21 | 216 | 173 | 31 | 12 | 0.801 | Tennessee |
| 1935-1935 | William Hamilton Britton | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | Tennessee |
| 1941-1945 | John Barnhill | 4 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0.821 | Tennessee |
| 1953-1954 | Harvey Robinson | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0.476 | Tennessee |
| 1955-1962 | Bowden Wyatt | 8 | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 0.598 | Tennessee |
| 1963-1963 | James Allen McDonald | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 | Tennessee |
| 1964-1969 | Doug Dickey | 6 | 65 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 0.708 | Tennessee |
| 1970-1976 | Bill Battle | 7 | 83 | 59 | 22 | 2 | 0.711 | Tennessee |
| 1977-1992 | Johnny Majors | 16 | 186 | 116 | 62 | 8 | 0.624 | Tennessee |
| 1992-2008 | Phillip Fulmer | 17 | 204 | 152 | 52 | 0 | 0.745 | Tennessee |
| 2009-2009 | Lane Kiffin | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.538 | Tennessee |
| 2010-2012 | Derek Dooley | 3 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0.417 | Tennessee |
| 2012-2012 | Jim Chaney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Tennessee |
| 2013-2017 | Butch Jones | 5 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0.557 | Tennessee |
| 2018-PRES | Jeremy Pruitt | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0.520 | Tennessee |
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