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Tennessee Volunteers
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Established in 1794
Names
Tennessee Volunteers
Other Nicknames
UT, UTK, Vols
Conference
SEC
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
Colors
Orange and White
Head Coach
Paddy O'Sullivan (2018 - Present)
Stadium
Neyland Stadium
CFP National Championships
6 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998
College Football Playoffs Appearances
0 None
Conference Championships
16 1914, 1927, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1951, 1956, 1967, 1969, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998

The University of Tennessee (also referred to as The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UT Knoxville, UTK, or UT) is a public sun- and land-grant university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system, with ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges. It hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2019 universities ranking, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 115th among all national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Seven alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. James M. Buchanan, M.S. '41, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics. UT's ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT–Battelle partnership, allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students.

Also affiliated with the university are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres (100 ha) of nearby Oak Ridge and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The university is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, which is one of two Level I trauma centers in East Tennessee.

The University of Tennessee is the only university in the nation to have three presidential papers editing projects. The university holds collections of the papers of all three U.S. presidents from Tennessee—Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. UT is one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the oldest secular institution west of the Eastern Continental Divide.

The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Tennessee", "Vols", represents the University of Tennessee (UT) in the sport of American football. The Volunteers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Fake Collegiate Athletic Association (NFCAA) 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. 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

Traditions[edit | edit source]

  • Orange and White - 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. 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.
  • Orange and White Checkerboard End Zones - 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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.

Rivalry Games[edit | edit source]

  • Third Saturday in October - 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. 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.

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 twelve meetings from 2007 to 2018. Alabama is Tennessee's third most-played opponent, after Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Tennessee is Alabama's second-most played opponent after Mississippi State.

  • Auburn-Tennessee - 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 October 13, 2018 (Tennessee 30-24 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). Auburn leads the series 28–22-3.
  • Florida-Tennessee - 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 Tennessee and then Florida 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.
  • Tennessee-Georgia - 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.
  • Georgia Tech-Tennessee - 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.
  • Battle for the Beer Barrell - 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.
  • Tennessee-Vanderbilt - 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.
Rivalry Game Opponent Streak Record
Third Saturday in October Alabama Won 1 1-0
Auburn-Tennessee Auburn
Florida-Tennessee Florida Won 1 1-0
Tennessee-Georgia Georgia Lost 1 1-1
Georgia Tech-Tennessee Georgia Tech
Battle for the Beer Barrell Kentucky Won 1 1-0
Tennessee-Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Won 1 1-0

Coaching History[edit | edit source]

Coach O'Sullivan

  • Coaching Record : 11-6
  • Rivalry Record : 5-1
  • Bowl Record : 1-0

2019 Schedule[edit | edit source]

Week Opponent Site Result
1 vs. Penn State Neyland Stadium * Knoxville, TN L 42-38
2 vs. Georgia Neyland Stadium * Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) L 14-7
3 at #19 Missouri Faurot Field * Columbia, MO W 21-14
4 at Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium * Fayettville, AR W 19-14
5 vs. Florida Neyland Stadium * Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)
6 at Arizona Arizona Stadium * Tucson, AZ
7 vs. South Carolina Neyland Stadium * Knoxville, TN
8 at Tulane Yulman Stadium * New Orleans, LA
9 vs. Alabama Neyland Stadium * Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)
10 at Kentucky Kroger Field * Lexington, KY (Rivalry)
11 vs. North Carolina Neyland Stadium * Knoxville, TN
12 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium * Nashville, TN (Rivalry)

2019 Roster[edit | edit source]

Starters

Offense

Number Name Position Year Season Stats Career Stats
2 Jarrett Guarantano QB JR
  • 347 Passing Yards
  • 68.6% Pass Completion
  • 84.4 QBR
  • 2 Passing Touchdowns
  • 2 Interceptions
  • 13 Rushing Yards
  • 1 Fumble
8 Ty Chandler RB JR
  • 364 Rushing Yards
  • 4 Rushing Touchdowns
  • 126 Receiving Yards
  • 11 Receptions
  • 1 Receiving Touchdown
  • 1 Fumble
1 Marquez Callaway WR SR
  • 60 Receiving Yards
  • 7 Receptions
  • 85 Rushing Yards
  • 1 Rushing Touchdown
84 Josh Palmer WR JR
  • 40 Receiving Yards
  • 4 Receptions
  • 46 Rushing Yards
  • 1 Rushing Touchdown
15 Jauan Jennings WR SR
  • 78 Receiving Yards
  • 8 Receptions
  • 1 Receiving Touchdown
  • 62 Rushing Yards
  • 1 Fumble
18 Dominick Wood-Anderson TE SR
  • 43 Receiving Yards
  • 5 Receptions
  • 107 Rushing Yards
  • 1 Rushing Touchdown
68 Marcus Tatum LT SR
58 Jahmir Johnson LG JR
70 Ryan Johnson OC JR
57 Nathan Niehaus RG JR
51 Drew Richmond RT SR

Defense

Number Name Position Year Season Stats Career Stats
23 Ketill Rompaey DE FR
  • 10 Tackles
  • 2 Tackles For Loss
  • 1 Forced Fumble
93 Emmit Gooden DT SR
  • 11 Tackles
  • 1 Interception
56 Matthew Butler DE JR
  • 8 Tackles
  • 3 Tackles For Loss
  • 1 Fumble Recovered
13 Deandre Johnson JACK JR
  • 15 Tackles
  • 1 Tackle For Loss
14 Quart'e Sapp WLB SR 8 Tackles
35 Daniel Bituli MLB SR
  • 7 Tackles
  • 1 Tackle For Loss
  • 1 Fumble Recovered
19 Darrell Taylor SAM SR
  • 13 Tackles
  • 2 Tackles For Loss
6 Alontae Taylor LCB SO
  • 5 Tackles
  • 1 Field Goal Blocked
18 Nigel Warrior SS SR
  • 13 Tackles
  • 1 Tackle For Loss
12 Shawn Shamburger FS JR
  • 9 Tackles
  • 2 Tackles For Loss
28 Baylen Buchanan RCB SR 10 Tackles

Special Teams

Number Name Position Year Season Stats Career Stats
47 Joe Doyle P JR 45.9 Yard Average Punt
30 Brent Cimaglia K JR
  • 1/1 Field Goals
  • 8/9 Extra Points
  • 46 Yard Field Goal
1 Marquez Callaway PR SR
8 Ty Chandler KR JR

School Records[edit | edit source]

Due to a lack of reliable records for the 2018 season not every record is accurate or available at this time. New statistics and records will be kept starting with the 2019 season.

Team Records

Record Title Record Team
Team PPG 31.8 2018
Team Opponent PPG 23.6 2018
Team YPG 306.6 2018
Team Opponent YPG 276.6 2018
Team TO Difference 6 2018

Offensive Game Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Pass Yards 132 Jarrett Guarantano Week 1, 2019
Pass Touchdowns 1 Jarrett Guarantano Week 1, 2019
Completion Percentage 83.3% Jarrett Guarantano Week 3, 2019
QB Rating 192.4 Jarrett Guarantano Week 3, 2019
Rush Yards 158 Ty Chandler Week 1, 2019
Rush Touchdowns 2 Ty Chandler Week 1, 2019
Receptions 4 Marquez Callaway Week 1, 2019
Receiving Yards 86 Ty Chandler Week 3, 2019
Receiving Touchdowns 1 Jauan Jennings Week 1, 2019

Defensive Game Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Tackles 6 Deandre Johnson Week 1, 2019
Sacks
Fumbles Recovered 1 Daniel Bituli Week 1, 2019
Interceptions 1 Emmit Gooden Week 3, 2019
Fumbles Forced 1 Ketill Rompaey Week 1, 2019

Special Teams Game Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Field Goals 1 Brent Cimaglia Week 1, 2019
Kick Return Touchdowns
Punt Return Touchdowns 1 Ty Chandler Week 1, 2019

Offensive Season Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Pass Yards
Pass Touchdowns
Completion Percentage
QB Rating
Rush Yards
Rush Touchdowns
Receptions
Receiving Yards
Receiving Touchdowns

Defensive Season Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Tackles
Sacks
Fumbles Recovered
Interceptions
Fumbles Forced

Special Teams Season Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Field Goals
Kick Return Touchdowns
Punt Return Touchdowns

Career Offensive Records

Record Title Record Player Year
Pass Yards
Pass Touchdowns
Completion Percentage
QB Rating
Rush Yards
Rush Touchdowns
Receptions
Receiving Yards
Receiving Touchdowns

Career Defensive Records

Record Title Record Player Years
Tackles
Sacks
Fumbles Recovered
Interceptions
Fumbles Forced

Career Special Teams Records

Record Title Record Player Years
Field Goals
Kick Return Touchdowns
Punt Return Touchdowns

Coaching Records

Record Title Record Coach Years
Wins 11 Coach O'Sullivan 2018 - Present
National Championships
Playoff Appearances
Conference Championships
Conference Championship Appearances
Bowl Wins 1 Coach O'Sullivan 2018 - Present
Bowl Appearances 1 Coach O'Sullivan 2018 - Present
Rivalry Wins 5 Coach O'Sullivan 2018 - Present