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Tennessee Football Team History

Tennessee Volunteers

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Derek Dooley
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1891 <-- 2011 <- 2012 -> 2013 --> 2024

2012 Season Highlights

Derek Dooley enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

2012 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. North Carolina State	35	21	W	@ Atlanta, GA
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Georgia State	51	13	W
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Florida	20	37	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Akron	47	26	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Georgia	44	51	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Mississippi State	31	41	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Alabama	13	44	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ South Carolina	35	38	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Troy	55	48	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Missouri	48	51	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Vanderbilt	18	41	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Kentucky	37	17	W

2012 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	434
Scoring Average	36.2
Points Allowed	428
Defense Average	35.7
Opponents Record	85-67
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	5-3
Away Record	0-4

2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2012 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	12-2	529	275	Won 45-31	7-1	268	145	Mark Richt
Florida	11-2	344	188	Lost 23-33	7-1	207	95	Will Muschamp
South Carolina	11-2	410	237	Won 33-28	6-2	229	169	Steve Spurrier
Vanderbilt	9-4	390	243	Won 38-24	5-3	177	168	James Franklin
Missouri	5-7	309	341		2-6	175	264	Gary Pinkel
Tennessee	5-7	434	428		1-7	246	320	Derek Dooley
Kentucky	2-10	215	372		0-8	89	291	Joker Phillips

2012 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2012 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.