Picked as the BEST place to play NCAA Div 1A football by Peyton Manning, Joey Kent, Marcus Nash, Peerless Price, Leonard Little, Al Wilson, Jamal "The Vol" Lewis, Raynoch Thompson and a HOST of other UT Volunteers.
UT ranks 2nd in all-time bowl appearances with 43 (Alabama ranks 1st with 50...SEC rules!).
UT holds a 23-21 all-time bowl record and ranks 4th all-time in bowl victories, (only Alabama's 28, USC's 25 and Penn State's 23 bowl wins rank ahead of Tennessee).
8th school in NCAA history to post 700 wins (accomplished in 2000).
8th winningist football program in NCAA Division 1.
An NFL football franchise was built around one former UT player (Bob Johnson).
Tennessee won the National Championship in one or more final ratings in 1938, 1940, 1951 and 1998, as recognized by the NCAA.
UT first school in South to successfully recruit high profile black athletes such as Condredge Holloway, Stanley Morgan and Willie Gault.
Vol Network broadcasts consistently rank first in total audience among all major colleges worldwide on both the 1-800-Teamline USA and on the Internet. The first Vol Network broadcast on the Internet had the largest audience of any college sports event in history.
Vols rank second in attendance virtually every season (coming after you Michigan).
UT has had over 70 first-team All-Americans.
Only Michigan and Notre Dame have sent more players into the National Hall of Fame. (Our inductees: Coach Bob Neyland, Gene McEver, Beattie Feathers, Herman Hickman, Bobby Dodd, Ed Molinski, George Cafego, Bowden Wyatt, Bob Suffridge, Hank Lauricella, Doug Atkins, Johnny Majors, Steve DeLong, and Bob Johnson).
He-Man Award: 17 Vols have won Jacobs Trophy, awarded best blocker in SEC.
Vols have experienced 28 and 33-game win streaks.
Last team to go through regular season unscored on and untied, 1939.
1964 UT middle guard Steve DeLong becomes first Volunteer to receive the Outland Trophy. Recognized as nation's best interior lineman for 1964.
Soundly defeated University of Miami 35-7 in 1985 Sugar Bowl ending Miami's run for the 1984 National Championship.
Since 1985, a consistent challenger for the National Championship and a regular in top 10 rankings by AP and USA Today/CNN polls.
1986 Crowd of 73,000 appeard for the SPRING Orange and White game.
1995-1998 NCAA Division 1 Football's best record 45-5.
10/15/95 Thrashed Alabama 41-14 at Birmingham.
1/1/96 Defeated Ohio State University 20-14 in the Citrus Bowl capturing 2nd place national ranking in the final USA TODAY/CNN Top 25 Coach's poll and 3rd place national ranking in the final AP Top 25 Sports Journalist's poll.
9/21/96 Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field LARGEST ON CAMPUS CROWD EVER TO WATCH A COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME (UT-29 vs. UF-35) 107,608 RABID Tennessee and Florida FANS.
10/26/96 Beat Alabama 20-13 in a slug fest at Knoxville (2nd straight win against `Bama).
1996 UT Lady Volunteers win their 4th NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball National Championship!
1/1/97 Defeated Northwestern University 48-28 in the CompUSA Citrus Bowl.
1997 UT Lady Volunteers win 2nd consecutive (5th overall) NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship!
10/18/97 Beat Alabama 38-21 at Alabama (3rd straight win against `Bama).
12/6/97 Won 1997 SEC Football Championship beating Auburn 30-29 in Atlanta, GA.
3/1/98 Won 1997 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship beating Alabama 67-63 in Columbus, GA.
1998 Pat Head Summitt and The UT Lady Volunteers become first team ever (men's and women's basketball) to go undefeated (39 - 0) and win their 3rd consecutive (3-peat), 6th overall NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball National Championship!
9/19/98 Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field 107,653 rabid fans eclipse the LARGEST ON CAMPUS SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORD SET AT UT ON 9/21/96 and enjoy a UT victory over Florida (UT-20 / UF-17).
10/24/98 Beat Alabama 35-18 at Knoxville (4th straight win against `Bama).
Finish 1998 regular season 11 - 0 with a 41 - 0 trouncing of Vanderbilt.
12/5/98 win 1998 SEC Championship game (Back-To-Back SEC Champions). Go to the Fiesta Bowl with a record of 12 - 0 by beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs (UT-24 / MSU-14).
January 4, 1999 UT wins 1998 DIVISION 1A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (UNDISPUTED) with a record of 13 - 0 by beating the Florida State Seminoles (UT-23 / FSU-16).
10/23/99 Beat Alabama 21-7 at Tuscaloosa (5th straight win against `Bama).
1999 UT Men's Basketball Team wins their 1st SEC Eastern Division Championship.
9/2/00 Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field 108,064 rabid fans eclipse the LARGEST ON CAMPUS SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORD SET AT UT ON 9/19/98 and enjoy a UT victory over the 22nd ranked University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (UT-19 / USM-16).
9/16/00 Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field 108,768 rabid fans eclipse the LARGEST ON CAMPUS SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORD SET AT UT ON 9/2/00 and enjoy a great game between UT and Florida (UT-23 / UF-27).
9/23/00 UT defeats the University of Louisiana - Monroe by a score of 70 to 3. The most points scored by the Vols in the modern era.
10/21/00 Beat Alabama 20-10 at Knoxville (6th straight win against 'Bama). Ties the longest consecutive winning streak against 'Bama (6 games) by any team set by The University of the South (Sewanee) at the turn of the 20th century.
11/18/00 UT sets school 1st quarter scoring record by scoring 35 unanswered points in their 63 - 20 route of Arkansas.
12/7/00 UT junior defensive tackle John Henderson named winner of the Outland Trophy. Recognized as nation's best interior lineman for 2000 and the 2nd Volunteer to receive the award.
2000 UT Men's Basketball Team wins 2000 SEC Championship (2nd straight SEC Eastern Division Championship).
1/1/01 UT's Cotton Bowl match up with Kansas State University set an all-time school record of 12 consecutive bowl games. UT's 6th straight News Year's Day bowl game and 26th overall. Tennessee has played in a post season bowl game 19 of the last 20 years.
10/20/01 Beat Alabama 35-24 at Alabama (7th straight win against 'Bama). UT becomes the only team in the nation to defeat 'Bama 7 consecutive years (longest winning streak of any team against the Tide).
12/1/01 Beat Florida 34-32 at Florida (Romp in the Swamp). UT wins SEC East Division championship.
1/1/02 Beat Michigan 45-17 in Florida Citrus Bowl (First ever meeting of the two teams and worst bowl game defeat in Michigan history). UT finishes season 11-2.
2/21/03 From 1994 to 2003 60 UT players drafted by NFL (more than any other school during the same 9 year period).
2/27/03 UT Lady Vols basketball team clinches 6th consecutive SEC regular-season championship by defeating Vanderbilt 91-71.
10/25/03 UT becomes the only team in the nation to defeat 'Bama 3 consecutive times in Bryant-Denny Stadium (UT 51, UA 43 in a UT vs UA classic that took 5 overtime periods to decide the victor).
1994-2003 Best 10-year winning record in the SEC.
9/18/04 Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field 109,061 rabid fans eclipse the LARGEST ON CAMPUS SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORD SET AT UT ON 9/16/00 and enjoy a great game between UT and Florida (UT-30 / UF-28). Back-to-back wins against Florida.
11/20/04 Defeat Vanderbilt and clinch SEC Eastern Division Title. Play for SEC Championship against Auburn University on 12/4/04 in Atlanta, GA.
11/27/04 Defeat Kentucky for UT's 100th win in 10 years (accomplishment unmatched by any team in the SEC). Best SEC 10-year winning record 1995-2004.
3/6/05 UT Lady Vols Basketball team wins 2005 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship by defeating LSU 67-65 (11th SEC Tournament Championship).
UT Men's Basketball Team wins 2006 SEC Eastern Division Regular Season Championship.
3/5/06 UT Lady Vols Basketball team wins 2006 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship by defeating LSU 63-62 (12th SEC Tournament Championship).
2007 SEC Football Eastern Division Champions
4/3/07 UT Lady Vols Basketball team wins 2007 Women's Basketball National Championship by defeating Rutgers 59-46 in overtime (7th National Championship).
UT Men's Basketball Team wins 2008 SEC Regular Season Championship.
3/9/08 UT Lady Vols Basketball team wins 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship by defeating LSU 61-55 (13th SEC Tournament Championship).
4/8/08 UT Lady Vols Basketball team wins 2008 Women's Basketball National Championship by defeating Stanford 64-48 (8th National Championship).
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