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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: Butch Jones
Conference: Southeastern-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Butch Jones enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 1  vs. Appalachian State  20   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10   Virginia Tech  45   24   W    @ Bristol, TN   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Ohio  28   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Florida  38   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Georgia  34   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Texas A&M  38   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Alabama  10   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ South Carolina  21   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Tennessee Tech  55   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Kentucky  49   36   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Missouri  63   37   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Vanderbilt  34   45   L       
 Fri., Dec. 30   Nebraska  38   24   W    @ Nashville, TN   Music City Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored473
  Scoring Average36.4
  Points Allowed375
  Defense Average28.8
  Opponents Record95-60
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-3
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
22(9-4) AP
24(9-4) Coaches
21(8-4) CFP
  
2016 Southeastern-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida 9-4311218Won  30-36-2196123  Jim McElwain
Tennessee 9-4473375Won  38-244-4287295  Butch Jones
Georgia 8-5319312Won  31-234-4167192  Kirby Smart
Kentucky 7-6390407Lost  18-334-4185237  Mark Stoops
South Carolina 6-7270344Lost  39-463-5126168  Will Muschamp
Vanderbilt 6-7299312Lost  17-413-5162162  Derek Mason
Missouri 0-8377378 0-6127239  Barry Odom

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 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.