Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Lane Kiffin Conference: Southeastern-East
2009 Season Highlights
Lane Kiffin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Western Kentucky
63
7
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
UCLA
15
19
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Florida
13
23
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Ohio
34
23
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Auburn
22
26
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Georgia
45
19
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Alabama
10
12
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
South Carolina
31
13
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Memphis
56
28
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Mississippi
17
42
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Vanderbilt
31
16
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Kentucky
30
24
W
Thu., Dec. 31
Virginia Tech
14
37
L
@ Atlanta, GA
Chick-fil-A Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 381
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 289
Defense Average 22.2
Opponents Record 96-73
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 1-3
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.