Location: Knoxville, Tennessee ▪ Colors: Orange & White
Stadium: Neyland Stadium (cap. 100,011)
Record: 107 Years, 769-329-51, .691 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 49 Bowls, 25-24, .510 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: SEC, Southern and Ind
Conference Champion: 13 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 38 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 42 Times
| School Rank (FBS Era): #115. Ball State… #116. TENNESSEE… #117. Eastern Michigan… |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | SEC | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4.26 | 6.02 | Derek Dooley (5-7) | ||||
| 2 | 2010 | SEC | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 1.76 | 3.71 | Derek Dooley (6-7) | Music City Bowl-L | |||
| 3 | 2009 | SEC | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 8.94 | 6.60 | Lane Kiffin (7-6) | Chick-Fil-A Bowl-L | |||
| 4 | 2008 | SEC | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 1.64 | 4.01 | 18 | 18 | Phillip Fulmer (5-7) | ||
| 5 | 2007 | SEC | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 11.68 | 7.00 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Phillip Fulmer (10-4) | Outback Bowl-W |
| 6 | 2006 | SEC | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 14.15 | 7.86 | 23 | 7 | 25 | Phillip Fulmer (9-4) | Outback Bowl-L |
| 7 | 2005 | SEC | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4.25 | 5.51 | 3 | 3 | Phillip Fulmer (5-6) | ||
| 8 | 2004 | SEC | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 11.69 | 5.57 | 14 | 9 | 13 | Phillip Fulmer (10-3) | Cotton Bowl-W |
| 9 | 2003 | SEC | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 11.53 | 4.75 | 12 | 6 | 15 | Phillip Fulmer (10-3) | Peach Bowl-L |
| 10 | 2002 | SEC | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 7.41 | 3.69 | 5 | 4 | Phillip Fulmer (8-5) | Peach Bowl-L | |
| 11 | 2001 | SEC | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 19.22 | 9.49 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Phillip Fulmer (11-2) | Citrus Bowl-W |
| 12 | 2000 | SEC | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7.87 | 2.44 | 12 | 11 | Phillip Fulmer (8-4) | Cotton Bowl-L | |
| 13 | 1999 | SEC | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 20.23 | 7.77 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Phillip Fulmer (9-3) | Fiesta Bowl-L |
| 14 | 1998 | SEC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.96 | 4.96 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Phillip Fulmer (13-0) | Fiesta Bowl-W |
| 15 | 1997 | SEC | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 20.86 | 10.97 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Phillip Fulmer (11-2) | Orange Bowl-L |
| 16 | 1996 | SEC | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 16.12 | 3.25 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Phillip Fulmer (10-2) | Citrus Bowl-W |
| 17 | 1995 | SEC | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 18.46 | 5.43 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Phillip Fulmer (11-1) | Citrus Bowl-W |
| 18 | 1994 | SEC | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 12.83 | 5.93 | 13 | 13 | 22 | Phillip Fulmer (8-4) | Gator Bowl-W |
| 19 | 1993 | SEC | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 18.49 | 4.14 | 10 | 5 | 12 | Phillip Fulmer (10-2) | Citrus Bowl-L |
| 20 | 1992 | SEC | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 11.73 | 2.06 | 21 | 4 | 12 | Johnny Majors (5-3) Phillip Fulmer (4-0) |
Hall of Fame Bowl-W |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1991 | SEC | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 12.06 | 6.36 | 11 | 4 | 14 | Johnny Majors (9-3) | Fiesta Bowl-L |
| 22 | 1990 | SEC | 9 | 2 | 2 | .769 | 15.01 | 3.63 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Johnny Majors (9-2-2) | Sugar Bowl-W |
| 23 | 1989 | SEC | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 15.57 | 5.76 | 5 | 5 | Johnny Majors (11-1) | Cotton Bowl-W | |
| 24 | 1988 | SEC | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0.70 | 6.61 | 17 | 17 | Johnny Majors (5-6) | ||
| 25 | 1987 | SEC | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | 12.66 | 2.81 | 17 | 8 | 14 | Johnny Majors (10-2-1) | Peach Bowl-W |
| 26 | 1986 | SEC | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 2.48 | 0.43 | 10 | 8 | Johnny Majors (7-5) | Liberty Bowl-W | |
| 27 | 1985 | SEC | 9 | 1 | 2 | .833 | 19.54 | 7.42 | 4 | 4 | Johnny Majors (9-1-2) | Sugar Bowl-W | |
| 28 | 1984 | SEC | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 11.65 | 8.44 | Johnny Majors (7-4-1) | Sun Bowl-L | |||
| 29 | 1983 | SEC | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 12.26 | 5.68 | Johnny Majors (9-3) | Citrus Bowl-W | |||
| 30 | 1982 | SEC | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 6.99 | 4.42 | Johnny Majors (6-5-1) | Peach Bowl-L | |||
| 31 | 1981 | SEC | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4.06 | 3.76 | Johnny Majors (8-4) | Garden State Bowl-W | |||
| 32 | 1980 | SEC | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 10.16 | 8.94 | Johnny Majors (5-6) | ||||
| 33 | 1979 | SEC | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 10.62 | 5.92 | 17 | Johnny Majors (7-5) | Bluebonnet Bowl-L | ||
| 34 | 1978 | SEC | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 8.94 | 6.56 | Johnny Majors (5-5-1) | ||||
| 35 | 1977 | SEC | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 6.49 | 8.96 | Johnny Majors (4-7) | ||||
| 36 | 1976 | SEC | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 10.77 | 6.15 | Bill Battle (6-5) | ||||
| 37 | 1975 | SEC | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 8.97 | 5.04 | 18 | 10 | Bill Battle (7-5) | ||
| 38 | 1974 | SEC | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 13.43 | 10.75 | 16 | 14 | 20 | Bill Battle (7-3-2) | Liberty Bowl-W |
| 39 | 1973 | SEC | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.31 | 7.21 | 9 | 8 | 19 | Bill Battle (8-4) | Gator Bowl-L |
| 40 | 1972 | SEC | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 20.53 | 7.73 | 15 | 4 | 8 | Bill Battle (10-2) | Bluebonnet Bowl-W |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 41 | 1971 | SEC | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 16.33 | 6.45 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Bill Battle (10-2) | Liberty Bowl-W |
| 42 | 1970 | SEC | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 24.70 | 8.39 | 4 | 4 | Bill Battle (11-1) | Sugar Bowl-W | |
| 43 | 1969 | SEC | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 19.04 | 7.31 | 15 | 3 | 15 | Doug Dickey (9-2) | Gator Bowl-L |
| 44 | 1968 | SEC | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 16.91 | 9.16 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Doug Dickey (8-2-1) | Cotton Bowl-L |
| 45 | 1967 | SEC | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 18.14 | 8.00 | 9 | 2 | 2 | Doug Dickey (9-2) | Orange Bowl-L |
| 46 | 1966 | SEC | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 16.17 | 6.15 | 10 | 8 | Doug Dickey (8-3) | Gator Bowl-W | |
| 47 | 1965 | SEC | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 22.37 | 12.11 | 7 | 7 | Doug Dickey (8-1-2) | Bluebonnet Bowl-W | |
| 48 | 1964 | SEC | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3.42 | 6.52 | Doug Dickey (4-5-1) | ||||
| 49 | 1963 | SEC | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 8.58 | 5.85 | Jim McDonald (5-5) | ||||
| 50 | 1962 | SEC | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3.67 | 3.04 | Bowden Wyatt (4-6) | ||||
| 51 | 1961 | SEC | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 10.41 | 7.10 | Bowden Wyatt (6-4) | ||||
| 52 | 1960 | SEC | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 11.64 | 4.63 | 18 | 8 | Bowden Wyatt (6-2-2) | ||
| 53 | 1959 | SEC | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 9.17 | 8.77 | 8 | Bowden Wyatt (5-4-1) | |||
| 54 | 1958 | SEC | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1.97 | 6.22 | Bowden Wyatt (4-6) | ||||
| 55 | 1957 | SEC | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 15.18 | 8.32 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Bowden Wyatt (8-3) | Gator Bowl-W |
| 56 | 1956 | SEC | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 23.26 | 7.53 | 12 | 1 | 2 | Bowden Wyatt (10-1) | Sugar Bowl-L |
| 57 | 1955 | SEC | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 7.79 | 2.73 | 17 | Bowden Wyatt (6-3-1) | |||
| 58 | 1954 | SEC | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | -4.44 | 2.62 | Harvey Robinson (4-6) | ||||
| 59 | 1953 | SEC | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 5.79 | 1.99 | 17 | 17 | Harvey Robinson (6-4-1) | ||
| 60 | 1952 | SEC | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 16.10 | 5.25 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Bob Neyland (8-2-1) | Cotton Bowl-L |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 61 | 1951 | SEC | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 20.39 | 4.13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Bob Neyland (10-1) | Sugar Bowl-L |
| 62 | 1950 | SEC | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 17.11 | 3.44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Bob Neyland (11-1) | Cotton Bowl-W |
| 63 | 1949 | SEC | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 9.42 | 1.76 | 14 | 17 | Bob Neyland (7-2-1) | ||
| 64 | 1948 | SEC | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 10.89 | 10.65 | 18 | Bob Neyland (4-4-2) | |||
| 65 | 1947 | SEC | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 6.69 | 8.28 | Bob Neyland (5-5) | ||||
| 66 | 1946 | SEC | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 19.89 | 14.29 | 4 | 7 | Bob Neyland (9-2) | Orange Bowl-L | |
| 67 | 1945 | SEC | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 18.59 | 5.31 | 14 | 14 | John Barnhill (8-1) | ||
| 68 | 1944 | SEC | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 12.26 | 5.48 | 10 | 12 | John Barnhill (7-1-1) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 69 | 1942 | SEC | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 17.46 | 4.32 | 7 | 7 | John Barnhill (9-1-1) | Sugar Bowl-W | |
| 70 | 1941 | SEC | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 10.40 | 1.90 | 18 | 18 | John Barnhill (8-2) | ||
| 71 | 1940 | SEC | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 19.06 | 3.06 | 4 | 4 | Bob Neyland (10-1) | Sugar Bowl-L | |
| 72 | 1939 | SEC | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 15.24 | 1.97 | 1 | 2 | Bob Neyland (10-1) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 73 | 1938 | SEC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20.24 | 5.39 | 2 | 2 | Bob Neyland (11-0) | Orange Bowl-W | |
| 74 | 1937 | SEC | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 16.35 | 8.22 | 15 | Bob Neyland (6-3-1) | |||
| 75 | 1936 | SEC | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 12.53 | 7.47 | 17 | 17 | Bob Neyland (6-2-2) | ||
| 76 | 1935 | SEC | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3.26 | 11.15 | W.H. Britton (4-5) | ||||
| 77 | 1934 | SEC | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 16.61 | 9.23 | Bob Neyland (8-2) | ||||
| 78 | 1933 | SEC | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 17.29 | 8.47 | Bob Neyland (7-3) | ||||
| 79 | 1932 | Southern | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 15.86 | 3.48 | Bob Neyland (9-0-1) | ||||
| 80 | 1931 | Southern | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 19.21 | 4.64 | Bob Neyland (9-0-1) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 81 | 1930 | Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 16.97 | 7.46 | Bob Neyland (9-1) | ||||
| 82 | 1929 | Southern | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 16.16 | 2.11 | Bob Neyland (9-0-1) | ||||
| 83 | 1928 | Southern | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 15.96 | 5.83 | Bob Neyland (9-0-1) | ||||
| 84 | 1927 | Southern | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 14.10 | 0.81 | Bob Neyland (8-0-1) | ||||
| 85 | 1926 | Southern | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 9.97 | 3.06 | Bob Neyland (8-1) | ||||
| 86 | 1925 | Southern | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 2.60 | 3.14 | Mark Banks (5-2-1) | ||||
| 87 | 1924 | Southern | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | -3.62 | 4.81 | Mark Banks (3-5) | ||||
| 88 | 1923 | Southern | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | -1.82 | 6.00 | Mark Banks (5-4-1) | ||||
| 89 | 1922 | Southern | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 12.02 | 2.35 | Mark Banks (8-2) | ||||
| 90 | 1921 | Southern | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 11.38 | 8.25 | Mark Banks (6-2-1) | ||||
| 91 | 1920 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 10.95 | 1.85 | John Bender (7-2) | ||||
| 92 | 1919 | Ind | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.27 | 3.03 | John Bender (3-3-3) | ||||
| 93 | 1916 | Ind | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 12.23 | 1.92 | John Bender (8-0-1) | ||||
| 94 | 1915 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2.86 | 3.01 | Zora Clevenger (4-4) | ||||
| 95 | 1914 | Ind | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.24 | 1.69 | Zora Clevenger (9-0) | ||||
| 96 | 1913 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 5.06 | 1.16 | Zora Clevenger (6-3) | ||||
| 97 | 1912 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0.62 | 0.51 | Zora Clevenger (4-4) | ||||
| 98 | 1911 | Ind | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | -6.18 | 0.72 | Zora Clevenger (3-4-2) | ||||
| 99 | 1910 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | -6.54 | 3.51 | Alex Stone (3-5-1) | ||||
| 100 | 1909 | Ind | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | -10.18 | 3.72 | George Levene (1-6-2) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 101 | 1908 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 6.84 | 4.05 | George Levene (7-2) | ||||
| 102 | 1907 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 6.54 | 1.65 | George Levene (7-2-1) | ||||
| 103 | 1906 | Ind | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | -12.77 | 1.31 | J.D. DePree (1-6-2) | ||||
| 104 | 1905 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | -3.93 | 5.03 | J.D. DePree (3-5-1) | ||||
| 105 | 1904 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | -3.81 | 3.35 | S.D. Crawford (3-5-1) | ||||
| 106 | 1903 | Ind | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | -5.66 | 4.08 | H.E. Fisher (4-5) | ||||
| 107 | 1902 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 4.78 | 3.35 | H.E. Fisher (6-2) |