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| HeadCoachYear    = 1st
 
| HeadCoachYear    = 1st
 
| HCWins          = 6
 
| HCWins          = 6
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| HCLosses        = 1
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| HCLosses        = 2
 
| OtherStaff      =  
 
| OtherStaff      =  
 
| Stadium          = Neyland Stadium
 
| Stadium          = Neyland Stadium
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| ConferenceDisplay= [[SEC]]
 
| ConferenceDisplay= [[SEC]]
 
| ConfDivision    = East
 
| ConfDivision    = East
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| ATWins          = 66?
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| ATWins          = 73
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| ATLosses        = 38?
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| ATLosses        = 45
 
| BowlWins        = 2
 
| BowlWins        = 2
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| BowlLosses      = 4
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| BowlLosses      = 6
 
| PlayoffApps      = 1
 
| PlayoffApps      = 1
 
| Playoffs        = 1
 
| Playoffs        = 1
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| DivTitles        = 2
 
| DivTitles        = 2
 
| Heismans        = 0
 
| Heismans        = 0
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| AllAmericans    = 1
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| AllAmericans    = 2
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| AllConference    = 0?
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| AllConference    = 36
 
| Color1          = Orange
 
| Color1          = Orange
 
| Color1Hex        = FFA500
 
| Color1Hex        = FFA500
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====2021 Season====
 
====2021 Season====
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People were optimistic in Knoxville after a strong freshman year from [[Adrian Goldson]], but the season didn't start in the best way with a loss in a 9-7 game against TCU. A loss to the Gators and then Maryland and Georgia were made worse by the weak play of Goldson, who was tasked with throwing the ball all around the yard, something he clearly wasn't up to. Alabama came next, and the Vol's turned things up a notch, winning 30-27. Shortly after this, long time coach [[SageBow]] stepped down, citing personal issues.
  
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===TazerMan Era (2021-present)===
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====2021 Season====
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After SageBow stepped down, a search was started for a new coach to lead the Vol's to glory once again. [[TazerMan]], who had coached Kent State to their first bowl and a 6-7 record and an 0-5 record in 2021, was hired. The team picked up, getting a comfortable win against [[FAU]]. This was followed by a shift to a more balanced offense, which payed dividends, as Tennessee went on to upset then #6 South Carolina and #2 Auburn, finishing the season at 7-5 and 5-3 in the SEC. This was followed by a close bowl loss to Notre Dame.
  
 
==All-time record vs. SEC opponents==
 
==All-time record vs. SEC opponents==
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! School !! Total Games !! W !! L !! T !! Pct. !! PF !! PA !! First Year !! Last Year !! Streak
 
! School !! Total Games !! W !! L !! T !! Pct. !! PF !! PA !! First Year !! Last Year !! Streak
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Alabama]] || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|2|2|0}} || 52 || 73 || 2014 || 2020 || W1
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| [[Alabama]] || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|3|2|0}} || 82 || 97 || 2014 || 2021 || W2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Arkansas]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || 0 || 0 || TBD || TBD || TBD
 
| [[Arkansas]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || 0 || 0 || TBD || TBD || TBD
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Auburn]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|1|1|0}} || 30 || 48 || 2013 || 2019 || L1
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| [[Auburn]] || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|2|1|0}} || 60 || 75 || 2013 || 2021 || W1
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Florida]] || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|4|4|0}} || 171 || 172 || 2013 || 2020 || W4
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| [[Florida]] || 9 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|4|5|0}} || 189 || 200 || 2013 || 2021 || L1
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Georgia]] || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|4|4|0}} || 152 || 158 || 2013 || 2020 || W2
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| [[Georgia]] || 9 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|4|5|0}} || 158 || 171 || 2013 || 2021 || L1
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Kentucky]] || 7 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|2|5|0}} || 145 || 156 || 2014 || 2020 || L1
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| [[Kentucky]] || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|3|5|0}} || 200 || 184 || 2014 || 2021 || W1
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[LSU]] || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|1|2|0}} || 57 || 60 || 2016 || 2020 || L1
 
| [[LSU]] || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|1|2|0}} || 57 || 60 || 2016 || 2020 || L1
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| [[Mississippi State]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|0|1|0}} || 21 || 30 || 2017 || 2017 || L1
 
| [[Mississippi State]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|0|1|0}} || 21 || 30 || 2017 || 2017 || L1
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Missouri]] || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|5|3|0}} || 176 || 202 || 2013 || 2020 || L1
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| [[Missouri]] || 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|5|4|0}} || 210 || 247 || 2013 || 2021 || L2
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Ole Miss]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{Winning percentage|1|0|0}} || 11 || 8 || 2013 || 2013 || W1
 
| [[Ole Miss]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{Winning percentage|1|0|0}} || 11 || 8 || 2013 || 2013 || W1
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[South Carolina]] || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || {{Winning percentage|8|0|0}} || 220 || 112 || 2013 || 2020 || W8
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| [[South Carolina]] || 9 || 9 || 0 || 0 || {{Winning percentage|9|0|0}} || 257 || 140 || 2013 || 2021 || W9
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Texas A&M]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|0|1|0}} || 42 || 52 || 2018 || 2018 || L1
 
| [[Texas A&M]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|0|1|0}} || 42 || 52 || 2018 || 2018 || L1
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Vanderbilt]] || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|7|1|0}} || 180 || 117 || 2013 || 2020 || W4
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| [[Vanderbilt]] || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 0{{Winning percentage|8|1|0}} || 218 || 123 || 2013 || 2021 || W5
 
|-
 
|-
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! 13 Opponents !! 59 !! 35 !! 24 !! 0 !! 0{{Winning percentage|35|24|0}} !! 1257 !! 1188 !! !! !! 8 Seasons
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! 13 Opponents !! 67 !! 40 !! 27 !! 0 !! 0{{Winning percentage|40|27|0}} !! 1505 !! 1387 !! !! !! 9 Seasons
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Season-by-Season Records ==
 
== Season-by-Season Records ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; width:80%;text-align:center;"
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; width:71%;text-align:center;"
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:20%;"|'''Coach(es)''' || rowspan="2" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Year''' || rowspan="2" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:10%;"|'''Conference''' || colspan="2" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Record''' || rowspan="2" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Bowl''' || rowspan="2" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Final CP Ranking'''
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| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:15%;"|'''Coach(es)'''
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| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Year'''
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| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:10%;"|'''Conference'''
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| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Overall Record'''
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| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Conference Record'''
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| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Bowl'''
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| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Final CP Ranking'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Wins''' || style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Losses'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Wins'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Losses'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Wins'''
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;width:5%;"|'''Losses'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| Colspan="10" style="background:#FFA500;color:"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Tennessee Volunteers'''</span>
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| Colspan="9" style="background:#FFA500;color:"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">'''Tennessee Volunteers'''</span>
 
|-
 
|-
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| <i>Vacant</i> || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|[[2013_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2013]] || rowSpan="11"|[[SEC]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|6 || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|[[Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl]] vs [[Arizona State]] || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|-
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| <i>Vacant</i> || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|[[2013_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2013]] || rowSpan="12"|[[SEC]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|6 || style="background:#ffe6bd"| 0 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|2 || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|[[Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl]] vs [[Arizona State]] (17–28) || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|-
 
|-
 
|-
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| rowSpan="2"|[[HaiThere]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1
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| rowSpan="2"|[[HaiThere]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"| 0
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[2014_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2014]] || 5 || 7 || - || -
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| [[2014_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2014]] || 5 || 7 || 3 || 4 || - || -
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowSpan="2"|[[LDYo]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2015_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2015]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|10 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl]] vs [[Michigan]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|21
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| rowSpan="2"|[[LDYo]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2015_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2015]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|10 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|2 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl]] vs [[Michigan]] (14-23) || style="background:#ffe6bd"|21
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[2016_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2016]] || 5 || 7 || - || -
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| [[2016_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2016]] || 5 || 7 || 1 || 6 || - || -
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowSpan="5"|[[SageBow]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2017_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2017]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|10 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[Weis Markets Bowl]] vs [[Pittsburgh]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|15
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| rowSpan="5"|[[SageBow]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2017_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2017]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|10 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|4 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[Weis Markets Bowl]] vs [[Pittsburgh]] (31-10) || style="background:#ffe6bd"|15
 
|-
 
|-
−
| style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2018]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|9 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[Citrus Bowl]] vs [[Minnesota]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|20
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| style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2018]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|9 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[Citrus Bowl]] vs [[Minnesota]] (17-31) || style="background:#ffe6bd"|20
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#ddffdd"|[[2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2019]] || style="background:#ddffdd"|13 || style="background:#ddffdd"|2 || style="background:#ddffdd"|[[Sugar Bowl|Quarterfinal]] vs [[Baylor]]<br>[[Fiesta Bowl]] vs [[Penn State]] || style="background:#ddffdd"|3
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| style="background:#FFFF99"|[[2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2019]] || style="background:#FFFF99"|13 || style="background:#FFFF99"|2 || style="background:#FFFF99"|7 || style="background:##FFFF99"|1 || style="background:#FFFF99"|[[Sugar Bowl|Quarterfinal]] vs [[Baylor]] (34-14) <br>[[Fiesta Bowl]] vs [[Penn State]] (13-35) || style="background:#FFFF99"|3
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2020_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2020]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|8 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[Citrus Bowl]] vs [[Michigan State]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|-
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| style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[2020_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2020]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|8 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|5 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|3 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|[[Citrus Bowl]] vs [[Michigan State]] (25-28)|| style="background:#ffe6bd"|-
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|[[2021_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2021]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|4 || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"| [[Music City Bowl]] vs [[Notre Dame]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"| -
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| style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"|[[2021_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2021]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|4 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|2 || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowSpan="2"| [[Music City Bowl]] vs [[Notre Dame]] (20-23) || style="background:#ffe6bd" rowspan="2"| -
 
|-
 
|-
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| rowSpan="1"|[[TazerMan]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|6 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|2 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|- ||  
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| rowSpan="2"|[[TazerMan]] || style="background:#ffe6bd"|6 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|2 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|4 || style="background:#ffe6bd"|1
 
|-  
 
|-  
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! colSpan="3"|Total !! 78 !! 45 !!colSpan="2" |
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| [[2022_Tennessee_Volunteers_Season|2022]] || 0 || 0 || 0|| 0 || - || -
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!colspan="3" align="center"| Total Games: 118
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!align="center"|73
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!align="center"|45
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!align="center"|40
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!align="center"|27
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!colSpan="2" align="center"|
 
|}
 
|}
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<center>
 
<center>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|'''National Champions'''
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|bgcolor="#FFFCC66"|'''National Champions'''
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|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|'''Conference Champions'''
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|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|'''Conference Champions'''
 
|bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|'''Bowl game berth'''
 
|bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|'''Bowl game berth'''
 
|}
 
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|- style="font-weight:bold" align=center
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|- style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}};" align=center
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| colspan=1 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |Season
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! Season !! Bowl !! Opponent !! Result
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| colspan=1 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |Bowl
 
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| colspan=1 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |Opponent
 
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| colspan=1 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |Result
 
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2013_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2013]] || [[2013 Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl|Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl]] || [[Arizona State]] || L 17–28
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| [[2013_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2013]] || [[2013 Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl|Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl]] || [[Arizona State]] || L, 17–28
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2015_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2015]] || [[2016 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl|TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl]] || [[Michigan]] || L 14-23
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| [[2015_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2015]] || [[2016 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl|TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl]] || [[Michigan]] || L, 14-23
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2017_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2017]] || [[2017 Weis Markets Bowl|Weis Markets Bowl]] || [[Pittsburgh]] ||  W 31-10
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| [[2017_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2017]] || [[2017 Weis Markets Bowl|Weis Markets Bowl]] || [[Pittsburgh]] ||  '''W''', 31-10
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2018]] || [[2018 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || [[Minnesota]] || L 17-31
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| [[2018_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2018]] || [[2018 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || [[Minnesota]] || L, 17-31
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2019]] || [[2019 Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]] || [[Baylor]] || W 34-14
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| [[2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2019]] || [[2019 Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]] || [[Baylor]] || '''W''', 34-14
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2019]] || [[2019 Semifinals|Semifinals]] || [[Penn State]] || L 13-35
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| [[2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2019]] || [[2019 Semifinals|Semifinals]] || [[Penn State]] || L, 13-35
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2020_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2020]] || [[2020 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || [[Michigan State]] || L 25-28
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| [[2020_Tennessee_Volunteers_season|2020]] || [[2020 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || [[Michigan State]] || L, 25-28
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
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| [[2021 Tennessee Volunteers football season|2021]] || [[2021 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]] || Notre Dame || L 20-23 ||
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| [[2021 Tennessee Volunteers football season|2021]] || [[2021 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]] || Notre Dame || L, 20-23  
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|- style="font-weight:bold" align=center
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|-align=center
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| style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |Total || style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |7 Bowl Games || style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |- || style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |2-6 ||
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|- style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Tennessee Volunteers}};" align=center
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| colspan=1 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |Total
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! Total !! 8 Bowl Games !! 2-6 !! -
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| colspan=1 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |8 Bowl Games
 
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| colspan=4 style="background:#FFA500; color:white" |2–6
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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*'''2017'''
 
*'''2017'''
 
:[[Anthony Miller]]
 
:[[Anthony Miller]]
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*'''2021'''
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:[[Owen Hein]]
  
 
====All-SEC Players====
 
====All-SEC Players====

Revision as of 05:56, 5 August 2018

Tennessee Volunteers
Tenn logo.png
First season2013
Head coach
1st season, 6–2 (.750)
StadiumNeyland Stadium
(Capacity: 102,455)
Year built1921
Field surfaceGrass
LocationKnoxville, TN
LeagueNCAA
DivisionEast
All-time record73–45 (.619)
Bowl record2–6 (.250)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record1
Conference titles1
Division titles2
Consensus All-Americans2
ColorsOrange, White, and Smokey Gray
              
Fight songDown the Field (official)
Rocky Top (unofficial)
MascotSmokey X
RivalsAlabama
Florida
Georgia
Vanderbilt

The University of Tennessee Volunteers, coached by TazerMan, are a collegiate football team playing in SEC. The Volunteers play in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and are a member of the East division.

History

HaiThere era (2013-2014)

2013 Season

Main article: 2013 Tennessee Volunteers season

The Tennessee Volunteers began play in the 2013 CFBHC Season. The team began initially coachless, with SS Larry Reeves taking on the position of interim coach. They won their first game, then went through an extremely rough patch. After losing game after game, a change had to be made. In week 7, HaiThere took over the team. With a real coach at the forefront, the Volunteers turned their season around winning 5 straight to finish the season and achieving a bowl bid. There, they lost to Arizona State, but the future was on the up and up for the Vols.

2014 Season

Main article: 2014 Tennessee Volunteers season

The 2014 season was difficult for the Tennessee Volunteers as they had another year in which they faced off against top teams. The Vols finished 5-7 losing to Kentucky 14-13 in the last week to make them ineligible for a bowl game. However, the Vols did have success in recruiting, with coach HaiThere building a top 5 recruiting class. Unfortunately, due to the scandal that came to be known as "IP Gate", HaiThere was let go at the end of the season, and a search began for a new head coach.

LDYo era (2015-2016)

2015 Season

Main article: 2015 Tennessee Volunteers season

The 2015 season saw personnel changes at Tennessee, coach HaiThere had stepped down from the head coaching position and LDYo was hired to take over. The appointment was a slight shock as the Indiana coach had relatively little experience, however the new coach played many good opponents close in the 2014 season with the Hoosiers and was deemed a good candidate. LDYo quickly became a hit, as this Volunteer team played better than anyone had ever expected. The Vols went on to go 10-2, only losing to Florida and Kentucky. They also made their second ever bowl game appearance, a TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl defeat against Michigan. For the first time ever, Tennessee ended the season ranked. Most impressively of all, LDYo managed to lock down the #1 position on the nationwide recruiting rankings

2016 Season

Main article: 2016 Tennessee Volunteers season

In 2016, the Vols had a down year. LDYo's team struggled down the stretch against good SEC opponents, and a rivalry week loss to Vanderbilt knocked this squad out of bowl contention. Not only that, Tennessee ended with the #100 recruiting class in the nation, which was a severe let down after their former #1 rated class. At the end of the season, LDYo resigned from the position, and former Nevada head coach SageBow was brought in to be the third coach in the history of the Volunteers.

SageBow Era (2017-present)

2017 Season

Main article: 2017 Tennessee Volunteers season

Once again with a new head coach, the Tennessee Volunteers roared to life. SageBow led this team to 5 straight wins to enter the season, but received their first loss against Kentucky. Two major wins against #4 Missouri and #8 Florida rocketed the Volunteers to #8, their highest rank in several years. Unfortunately, two straight defeats to #7 Georgia and #13 Mississippi State sent the Volunteers back to earth. For the third time in this program's history, Tennessee was bowl eligible.

2018 Season

Main article: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers season

The Vols were highly regarded at the beginning of the season, but a slow first month left them at 2-2. Tennessee quickly bounced back to rattle off 3 straight away wins, but were downed in a shootout against Matty Swift and Texas A&M. With a possibility of them dropping out of the Coaches Poll looming over their minds, Tennessee rattled off 4 straight victories in the final month to seal the SEC East Title. From there, they played a hard fought game against #1 Alabama, a game they were unable to win. They would receive an invitation to the 2018 Citrus Bowl, but were defeated by the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

2019 Season

Main article: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers season

The Vols began the season with a scintillating five game winning streak as they knocked off SEC East rivals Georgia and Kentucky on their way to tie their record high ranking, #6 in the nation. Against Auburn and the first start of freshman quarterback Marcus Black, the Vols faultered and were stunned in Jordan-Hare for their first loss of the season. They went on to win out the rest of their regular season games, claiming a SEC East Division title and an SEC Conference Championship against LSU.

The Vols were slotted in as the 4th seed of the playoffs and triumphed against Baylor in the Quarterfinals to set up a highly anticipated matchup against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. There, the Volunteers were sorely beaten, knocking them out of championship contention. Still, this amounted to the best campaign the Volunteers have ever had, and looked to put them on a bright path going forward.

2020 Season

Main article: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers season

After three seasons of Julius Thomas, 2020 would be the first quarterback change in the Vols history under SageBow. Adrian Goldson performed well, but the Vols limped out to a 1-2 start, including a humiliating loss to [USF]. After a team meeting, the Vols rattled off 6 straight wins, including victories over Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The win was knocked out of this team's sails after Tucker Dowden and the Missouri Tigers beat the Vols in Columbia, then the Kentucky Wildcats stunned the Vols in Lexington after a poor performance from Goldson. The Vols ended the season with a big overtime victory against Vanderbilt, ending the season 2nd in the SEC East.

2021 Season

People were optimistic in Knoxville after a strong freshman year from Adrian Goldson, but the season didn't start in the best way with a loss in a 9-7 game against TCU. A loss to the Gators and then Maryland and Georgia were made worse by the weak play of Goldson, who was tasked with throwing the ball all around the yard, something he clearly wasn't up to. Alabama came next, and the Vol's turned things up a notch, winning 30-27. Shortly after this, long time coach SageBow stepped down, citing personal issues.

TazerMan Era (2021-present)

2021 Season

After SageBow stepped down, a search was started for a new coach to lead the Vol's to glory once again. TazerMan, who had coached Kent State to their first bowl and a 6-7 record and an 0-5 record in 2021, was hired. The team picked up, getting a comfortable win against FAU. This was followed by a shift to a more balanced offense, which payed dividends, as Tennessee went on to upset then #6 South Carolina and #2 Auburn, finishing the season at 7-5 and 5-3 in the SEC. This was followed by a close bowl loss to Notre Dame.

All-time record vs. SEC opponents

This is the Vols' football record against current Southeastern Conference opponents through the 2020 season.

School Total Games W L T Pct. PF PA First Year Last Year Streak
Alabama 5 3 2 0 0.600 82 97 2014 2021 W2
Arkansas 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 TBD TBD TBD
Auburn 3 2 1 0 0.667 60 75 2013 2021 W1
Florida 9 4 5 0 0.444 189 200 2013 2021 L1
Georgia 9 4 5 0 0.444 158 171 2013 2021 L1
Kentucky 8 3 5 0 0.375 200 184 2014 2021 W1
LSU 3 1 2 0 0.333 57 60 2016 2020 L1
Mississippi State 1 0 1 0 0.000 21 30 2017 2017 L1
Missouri 9 5 4 0 0.556 210 247 2013 2021 L2
Ole Miss 1 1 0 0 1.000 11 8 2013 2013 W1
South Carolina 9 9 0 0 1.000 257 140 2013 2021 W9
Texas A&M 1 0 1 0 0.000 42 52 2018 2018 L1
Vanderbilt 9 8 1 0 0.889 218 123 2013 2021 W5
13 Opponents 67 40 27 0 0.597 1505 1387 9 Seasons

Season-by-Season Records

Coach(es) Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Bowl Final CP Ranking
Wins Losses Wins Losses
Tennessee Volunteers
Vacant 2013 SEC 1 6 0 2 Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl vs Arizona State (17–28) -
HaiThere 5 1 5 0
2014 5 7 3 4 - -
LDYo 2015 10 3 5 2 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl vs Michigan (14-23) 21
2016 5 7 1 6 - -
SageBow 2017 10 3 4 3 Weis Markets Bowl vs Pittsburgh (31-10) 15
2018 9 5 5 3 Citrus Bowl vs Minnesota (17-31) 20
2019 13 2 7 1 Quarterfinal vs Baylor (34-14)
Fiesta Bowl vs Penn State (13-35) 		3
2020 8 5 5 3 Citrus Bowl vs Michigan State (25-28) -
2021 1 4 1 2 Music City Bowl vs Notre Dame (20-23) -
TazerMan 6 2 4 1
2022 0 0 0 0 - -
Total Games: 118 73 45 40 27
National Champions Conference Champions Bowl game berth

Bowl History

Tennessee has had seven bowl games in its history, posting a record of 2-5

Season Bowl Opponent Result
2013 Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl Arizona State L, 17–28
2015 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Michigan L, 14-23
2017 Weis Markets Bowl Pittsburgh W, 31-10
2018 Citrus Bowl Minnesota L, 17-31
2019 Quarterfinals Baylor W, 34-14
2019 Semifinals Penn State L, 13-35
2020 Citrus Bowl Michigan State L, 25-28
2021 Music City Bowl Notre Dame L, 20-23
Total 8 Bowl Games 2-6 -

Individual Award Winners

Players

Anthony Miller - 2017 CFBHC Season
Anthony Miller - 2019 CFBHC Season
Parker Holmes - 2021 CFBHC Season

All-Americans

  • 2017
Anthony Miller
  • 2021
Owen Hein

All-SEC Players

Coaches

LDYo - 2015 CFBHC Season

External Links

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