Tennessee Volunteers

The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the 20 male and female varsity intercollegiate athletics programs that represent the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Men's and women's teams, with the exception of women's basketball, are called the Volunteers (often shortened to "Vols"). These names come from the nickname of Tennessee, The Volunteer State.

Football

Tennessee Volunteers college football

First Season
1891
Team History
Tennessee Volunteers (1891-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1933-present) Southern Conference (1921-32) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1920) Independent (1891-95)
Venue
Neyland Stadium (1962-present) Shields-Watkins Field (1921-62) Waite Field (1892-1920)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
November 30	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
January 1, 1941	vs. Boston College	Tulane Stadium
1942
January 1, 1943	vs. Tulsa	Tulane Stadium
1944
January 1, 1945	vs. USC	Rose Bowl

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
January 1, 1951	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
1951*
October 20	at Alabama	Legion Field
January 1, 1952	vs. Maryland	Tulane Stadium
1952
January 1, 1953	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
1953
November 21	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
1954
November 27	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
1955
November 19	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
November 26	vs. Vanderbilt	Shields-Watkins Field
1957
October 19	at Alabama	Legion Field
November 9	vs. Georgia Tech	Shields-Watkins Field
November 23	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
December 28	vs. Texas A&M	Gator Bowl
1958
September 27	at Auburn	Legion Field
1959
October 17	at Alabama	Legion Field

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 21	at Alabama	Legion Field
November 12	vs. Ole Miss	Shields-Watkins Field
1961
September 30	vs. Auburn	Shields-Watkins Field
1964
October 24	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
1965
October 16	at Alabama	Legion Field
November 20	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
December 18	vs. Tulsa	Bluebonnet Bowl
1966
October 15	vs. Alabama	Neyland Stadium
December 31	vs. Syracuse	Gator Bowl
1967
October 14	vs. Georgia Tech	Neyland Stadium
October 28	vs. LSU	Neyland Stadium
January 1, 1968	vs. Oklahoma	Orange Bowl
1968
September 14	vs. Georgia	Neyland Stadium
January 1, 1969	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
1969
November 1	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium
November 22	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
November 29	vs. Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium
December 27, 1969	vs. Florida	Gator Bowl

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 17	vs. Alabama	Neyland Stadium
October 24	vs. Florida	Neyland Stadium
November 28	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
January 1, 1971	vs. Air Force	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1971
November 6	vs. South Carolina	Neyland Stadium
1972
October 21	vs. Alabama	Neyland Stadium
December 30	vs. LSU	Astrodome
1973
October 13	vs. Georgia Tech	Neyland Stadium
November 3	vs. Georgia	Neyland Stadium
December 29	vs. Texas Tech	Gator Bowl
1974
October 26	vs. Clemson	Neyland Stadium
December 16	vs. Maryland	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1975
November 1	vs. Colorado State	Neyland Stadium
November 15	vs. Ole Miss	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1976
October 16	vs. Alabama	Neyland Stadium
October 23	vs. Florida	Neyland Stadium
1978
October 21	vs. Alabama	Neyland Stadium
November 25	vs. Kentucky	Neyland Stadium
1979
October 13	vs. Georgia Tech	Neyland Stadium
October 20	at Alabama	Legion Field
November 3	vs. Rutgers	Neyland Stadium
November 10	vs. Notre Dame	Neyland Stadium
November 17	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
December 31	vs. Purdue	Astrodome

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
November 1	vs. Virginia	Neyland Stadium
1981
September 5	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium
October 17	at Alabama	Legion Field
1982
November 6	vs. Memphis State	Neyland Stadium
December 31	vs. Iowa	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1983
September 24	vs. Auburn	Neyland Stadium
1984
September 22	vs. Army	Neyland Stadium
December 22	vs. Maryland	Sun Bowl
1985
October 12	at Florida	Florida Field
1986
December 29	vs. Minnesota	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1989
January 1, 1990	vs. Arkansas	Cotton Bowl

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 1	vs. Pacific	Neyland Stadium
November 10	vs. Notre Dame	Neyland Stadium
1991
October 12	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1993
January 1, 1994	vs. Penn State	Florida Citrus Bowl
1994
December 30	vs. Virginia Tech	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1995
October 28	vs. South Carolina	Neyland Stadium
January 1, 1996	vs. Ohio State	Florida Citrus Bowl
1996
August 31	vs. UNLV	Neyland Stadium
January 1, 1997	vs. Northwestern	Florida Citrus Bowl
1997
November 22	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium
January 2, 1998	vs. Nebraska	Pro Player Stadium
1998*
January 4, 1999	vs. Florida State	Sun Devil Stadium
1999
October 23	at Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium
January 2, 2000	vs. Nebraska	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
January 1, 2002	vs. Michigan	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
2004
January 1, 2005	vs. Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl
2007
December 1, 2007	vs. LSU	Georgia Dome
2009
December 31	vs. Virginia Tech	Georgia Dome

2010s

2016
December 30	vs. Nebraska	Nissan Stadium

Men's Basketball

Tennessee Volunteers men's college basketball

First Season
1908-09
Team History
Tennessee Volunteers (1908-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Southern Conference (1920-32) Independent (1908-20)
Venue
Thompson–Boling Arena (1987-present) Stokely Athletic Center (1958-87) Alumni Memorial Gym (1934-58)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1990s	1996-97

Women's Basketball

Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's college basketball

First Season
1960-61
Team History
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1979-present)
Venue
Thompson–Boling Arena (1987-present) Stokely Athletic Center (1960-87)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2003-04
April 4 & 6, 2004	vs. LSU & UConn Huskies	New Orleans Arena