Location: Knoxville, Tennessee ▪ Colors: Orange & White
Stadium: Neyland Stadium (cap. 100,011)
Record*: 108 Years, 774-336-51, .689 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 775-336-50 by NCAA.
Conferences: SEC, Southern and Ind
Conference Champion: 13 Times
Bowls: 49 Bowls, 25-24, .510 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 38 Times (Preseason), 42 Times (Final), 565 Weeks (Total)
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 1 | Air Force | 1970 | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 32.5 | 21.5 | 11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 2 | Akron | 1989 | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 99 | 35 | 64 | 49.5 | 17.5 | 32.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 3 | Alabama | 1903 | 2012 | 94 | 37 | 50 | 7 | .431 | 1300 | 1651 | -351 | 13.8 | 17.6 | -3.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 4 | Alabama-Birmingham | 1998 | 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 121 | 55 | 66 | 30.3 | 13.8 | 16.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1907 | 2011 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 507 | 375 | 132 | 29.8 | 22.1 | 7.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 48.0 | 27.0 | 21.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 7 | Army | 1923 | 1986 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 220 | 131 | 89 | 27.5 | 16.4 | 11.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 8 | Auburn | 1929 | 2009 | 50 | 21 | 26 | 3 | .450 | 865 | 847 | 18 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 0.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 9 | Baylor | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7.0 | 13.0 | -6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 10 | Boston College | 1940 | 1992 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 232 | 150 | 82 | 23.2 | 15.0 | 8.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 11 | Buffalo | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 41 | 10 | 31 | 41.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 12 | California | 1977 | 2007 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 121 | 102 | 19 | 30.3 | 25.5 | 4.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 13 | California-Santa Barbara | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 48.0 | 6.0 | 42.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 14 | Centre | 1924 | 1935 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 12.3 | 15.3 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 15 | Chattanooga | 1909 | 1948 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .875 | 191 | 20 | 171 | 23.9 | 2.5 | 21.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 1992 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 85 | 23 | 62 | 42.5 | 11.5 | 31.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 17 | Citadel | 1938 | 1939 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 18 | Clemson | 1902 | 2003 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .639 | 263 | 148 | 115 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 6.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 19 | Colorado | 1990 | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 20 | Colorado State | 1975 | 1989 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 136 | 24 | 112 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 21 | Dartmouth | 1921 | 1921 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 3.0 | 14.0 | -11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 22 | Davidson | 1913 | 1913 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 23 | Duke | 1931 | 2003 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .536 | 450 | 344 | 106 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 3.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 24 | East Carolina | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 25 | Florida | 1916 | 2012 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 0 | .452 | 864 | 882 | -18 | 20.6 | 21.0 | -0.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 26 | Florida State | 1958 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 11.5 | 13.0 | -1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 27 | Fordham | 1934 | 1942 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 26.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 28 | Fort Benning | 1922 | 1922 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 29 | Fresno State | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 30 | Furman | 1941 | 1942 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 84 | 13 | 71 | 42.0 | 6.5 | 35.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 31 | George Washington | 1933 | 1933 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 32 | Georgia | 1903 | 2012 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | .512 | 829 | 755 | 74 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 1.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 33 | Georgia Tech | 1902 | 1987 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 2 | .581 | 594 | 547 | 47 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 1.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 34 | Hawaii | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 35 | Houston | 1953 | 1998 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 36 | Indiana | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 5.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 37 | Iowa | 1982 | 1987 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | -2.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 38 | Iowa State | 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 2.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 39 | Kansas | 1973 | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 40 | Kansas State | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 21.0 | 35.0 | -14.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 41 | Kentucky | 1915 | 2012 | 96 | 70 | 18 | 8 | .771 | 2063 | 1035 | 1028 | 21.5 | 10.8 | 10.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 42 | Louisiana State | 1925 | 2011 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | .672 | 619 | 473 | 146 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 4.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 1993 | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 92 | 17 | 75 | 46.0 | 8.5 | 37.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 44 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1992 | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 97 | 10 | 87 | 48.5 | 5.0 | 43.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 70 | 3 | 67 | 70.0 | 3.0 | 67.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 46 | Louisville | 1987 | 1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 114 | 31 | 83 | 38.0 | 10.3 | 27.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 47 | Marshall | 2003 | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 67 | 31 | 36 | 33.5 | 15.5 | 18.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 48 | Maryland | 1951 | 2002 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 156 | 127 | 29 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 3.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 49 | Maryville (TN) | 1906 | 1907 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 50 | Memphis | 1968 | 2010 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 756 | 335 | 421 | 32.9 | 14.6 | 18.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 51 | Mercer | 1912 | 1912 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 14.0 | 27.0 | -13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 1985 | 2003 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 53 | Michigan | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 45.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee State | 2002 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 50 | 3 | 47 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 23.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 55 | Minnesota | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 56 | Mississippi | 1902 | 2010 | 64 | 44 | 19 | 1 | .695 | 1492 | 903 | 589 | 23.3 | 14.1 | 9.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 1907 | 2012 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 1 | .633 | 796 | 540 | 256 | 17.7 | 12.0 | 5.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 58 | Missouri | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 48.0 | 51.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 59 | Nashville | 1904 | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 60 | Nebraska | 1997 | 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 73 | -35 | 19.0 | 36.5 | -17.5 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 61 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1996 | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 104 | 20 | 84 | 52.0 | 10.0 | 42.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 62 | New Mexico | 1983 | 1986 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 19.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 63 | New York University | 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 64 | North Carolina | 1908 | 2010 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | .707 | 578 | 277 | 301 | 19.9 | 9.6 | 10.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 1911 | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 16.0 | 12.3 | 3.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 66 | North Texas | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 14.0 | 21.0 | -7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 68 | Northwestern | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 48.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 69 | Notre Dame | 1978 | 2005 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 218 | 207 | 11 | 27.3 | 25.9 | 1.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 70 | Ohio | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 71 | Ohio State | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 1938 | 1967 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 7.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 74 | Oregon | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 48 | -35 | 13.0 | 48.0 | -35.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 75 | Oregon State | 1977 | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 15.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 76 | Pacific | 1990 | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 7 | 48 | 55.0 | 7.0 | 48.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 77 | Penn State | 1971 | 2006 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 99 | 125 | -26 | 19.8 | 25.0 | -5.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | 1980 | 1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 43 | -34 | 4.5 | 21.5 | -17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 79 | Purdue | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 22.0 | 27.0 | -5.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 80 | Rice | 1946 | 1968 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 75 | 11 | 64 | 25.0 | 3.7 | 21.3 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 81 | Richmond | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 28.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 82 | Rutgers | 1979 | 2002 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 89 | 27 | 62 | 22.3 | 6.8 | 15.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 83 | Samford | 1910 | 1910 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 84 | Sewanee | 1902 | 1939 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 293 | 136 | 157 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 85 | South Carolina | 1903 | 2012 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | .742 | 810 | 477 | 333 | 26.1 | 15.4 | 10.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 86 | Southern California | 1939 | 1981 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 102 | -78 | 6.0 | 25.5 | -19.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 87 | Southern Methodist | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 28.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 88 | Southern Mississippi | 1995 | 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 144 | 55 | 89 | 36.0 | 13.8 | 22.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 89 | Syracuse | 1966 | 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 85 | 54 | 31 | 28.3 | 18.0 | 10.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 90 | Tampa | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 91 | Temple | 1944 | 1990 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 92 | Texas | 1950 | 1968 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 11.0 | 22.0 | -11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 93 | Texas A&M | 1957 | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 94 | Texas Christian | 1973 | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 70 | 7 | 63 | 35.0 | 3.5 | 31.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 95 | Texas Tech | 1973 | 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 35.5 | 22.5 | 13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 96 | Texas-El Paso | 1986 | 1990 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 82 | 16 | 66 | 41.0 | 8.0 | 33.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 97 | Troy | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 55.0 | 48.0 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 98 | Tulane | 1923 | 1967 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 109 | 58 | 51 | 21.8 | 11.6 | 10.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 99 | Tulsa | 1942 | 1974 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 148 | 32 | 116 | 29.6 | 6.4 | 23.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 100 | UCLA | 1965 | 2009 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .533 | 375 | 316 | 59 | 25.0 | 21.1 | 3.9 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 101 | Utah | 1975 | 1984 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 118 | 46 | 72 | 39.3 | 15.3 | 24.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 1902 | 2012 | 102 | 73 | 25 | 4 | .735 | 2218 | 1350 | 868 | 21.7 | 13.2 | 8.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 103 | Villanova | 1945 | 1945 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 104 | Virginia | 1927 | 1990 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 119 | 52 | 67 | 29.8 | 13.0 | 16.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 105 | Virginia Military Institute | 1923 | 1923 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 33 | -33 | 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 106 | Virginia Tech | 1911 | 2009 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 124 | 96 | 28 | 24.8 | 19.2 | 5.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 107 | Wake Forest | 1937 | 1985 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 185 | 67 | 118 | 26.4 | 9.6 | 16.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 108 | Washington & Lee | 1928 | 1951 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 152 | 41 | 111 | 38.0 | 10.3 | 27.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 109 | Washington State | 1980 | 1994 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 113 | 114 | -1 | 22.6 | 22.8 | -0.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 110 | Western Kentucky | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 63 | 7 | 56 | 63.0 | 7.0 | 56.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 111 | Wichita State | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 112 | William & Mary | 1945 | 1945 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 48.0 | 13.0 | 35.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 113 | Wisconsin | 1981 | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 24.5 | 19.0 | 5.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 114 | Wyoming | 1999 | 2008 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 96 | 37 | 59 | 32.0 | 12.3 | 19.7 | Game-by-Game |