Tennessee Volunteers football
| Tennessee Volunteers football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1891; 135 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Danny White | ||
| Head coach | Josh Heupel 6th season, 45–20 (.692) | ||
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Stadium | Neyland Stadium (capacity: 101,915) | ||
| Field | Shields–Watkins Field | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | SEC | ||
| Colors | Orange, white, and smokey gray | ||
| All-time record | 878–420–53 (.670) | ||
| CFP record | 0–1 (.000) | ||
| Bowl record | 30–25 (.545) | ||
| National championships | |||
| Claimed | 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 | ||
| Unclaimed | 1931 | ||
| National finalist | |||
| Bowl Alliance | 1997 | ||
| BCS | 1998 | ||
| College Football Playoff appearances | |||
| 2024 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| SIAA: 1914 SoCon: 1927, 1932 SEC: 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1951, 1956, 1967, 1969, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| SEC East: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 41 | ||
| Rivalries | Alabama (rivalry) Auburn (rivalry) Florida (rivalry) Georgia (rivalry) Georgia Tech (rivalry) Kentucky (rivalry) Ole Miss (rivalry) South Carolina (rivalry) Vanderbilt (rivalry) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
| Fight song | Down the Field (Official) Rocky Top (unofficial) | ||
| Mascot | Smokey XI | ||
| Marching band | Pride of the Southland Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | UTSports.com | ||
The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Vols," "UT", and "Big Orange") represents the University of Tennessee (UT). The Volunteers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Vols have played football for 132 seasons, starting in 1891; their combined record of 870–415–53 (.670) ranks them fourteenth on the all-time win list for NCAA football programs. Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is fifth (55) and eighth in all-time bowl victories (30), most notably four Sugar Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, two Orange Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl, and a Peach Bowl. They have won 16 conference championships and claim six national titles, including two (1951, 1998) from the major wire-service selectors: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll.
The Vols play at Neyland Stadium on the university campus in Knoxville, where they have won 485 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school at its current home venue. Additionally, its 101,915-seat capacity makes Neyland the nation's sixth largest and third largest in the Southeastern Conference.