Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee athletic teams
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2025 | Tennessee Volunteers will continue to use the 2024 conference schedule format, with sites changed to ensure equal home and away competition over two seasons. |
2024 | Continued with 'Smokey Gray' as the main color and introduced an orange 'Tennessee' text across the chest for the first time. |
2024 | SEC expanded to 16 teams and eliminated its two divisions, creating a new scheduling format for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. |
December 14 2024 | The Lady Vols set an NCAA record by making 30 three-point field goals in a single game against North Carolina Central University, winning 139-59. This marked the first time an NCAA team (men's or women's) achieved 30 three-pointers in a game. |
April 7 2024 | Kim Caldwell, head coach from Marshall, was announced as the new head coach of the Lady Vols Basketball team. |
April 1 2024 | Kellie Harper was fired from her position as head coach of the Lady Vols Basketball team. |
March 20 2024 | SEC announced the 2025 conference schedule for Tennessee Volunteers football at SEC Media Days. |
2023 | Josh Heupel coached Tennessee to a shutout victory in the Citrus Bowl against #17 Iowa, winning 35-0. |
2023 | Eric Berry elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
2022 | Josh Heupel led Tennessee to a significant victory in the Orange Bowl against #7 Clemson, winning 31-14. |
2022 | Jalin Hyatt was awarded the Fred Biletnikoff Award, recognizing him as the top wide receiver in college football. |
2021 | Peyton Manning elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
2021 | Under Josh Heupel, Tennessee lost to Purdue in the Music City Bowl in overtime, with a final score of 45-48. |
2019 | Jeremy Pruitt coached Tennessee to a narrow win against Indiana in the Gator Bowl (23-22), though this victory was later vacated. |
April 9 2019 | Kellie Harper was hired as the new head coach of the Lady Vols Basketball team. |
March 27 2019 | Holly Warlick was fired from her position as head coach of the Lady Vols Basketball team. |
2017 | Peyton Manning elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
2016 | Under Butch Jones, Tennessee defeated Nebraska in the Music City Bowl with a score of 38-24. |
2015 | Butch Jones led Tennessee to a dominant win in the Outback Bowl against #13 Northwestern, scoring 45-6. |
2015 | The Lady Vols secured their most recent SEC regular season championship, extending their record to at least 17 regular season titles. |
2014 | Butch Jones coached Tennessee to a victory in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Iowa, winning 45-28. |
2014 | The team won their most recent SEC tournament championship, bringing their total to 17 tournament titles. |
March 9 2014 | The Lady Vols won their 17th SEC tournament championship by defeating Kentucky 71-70. |
2013 | Meighan Simmons wins SEC Player of the Year award. |
October 5 2013 | Debuted 'Smokey Gray' uniforms in an overtime loss to the Georgia Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium. |
2012 | Phillip Fulmer elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
April 18 2012 | Pat Summitt announced her stepping down as head coach after 38 years, but remaining with the team as head coach emeritus following her dementia diagnosis. Assistant Coach Holly Warlick was named the new head coach of the Lady Vols Basketball team. |
2011 | Shekinna Stricklen wins SEC Player of the Year award. |
2010 | Under head coach Derek Dooley, Tennessee lost to North Carolina in the Music City Bowl in double overtime (27-30). |
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