List of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons

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The following is a complete list of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons through the 2021 season. [1] [2]

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Independent(1891–1895)
1891 No coach0–1
1892 No coach2–5
1893 No coach2–4
1894 Unofficial team2–0–2


1895 Unofficial team3–2–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896–1898)
1896 No coach4–00–0N/A
1897 No coach4–10–0N/A
1898No team
J. A. Pierce (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899–1900)
1899 J. A. Pierce 6–22–1T–5th
1900 J. A. Pierce3–2–10–2–113th
Gilbert Kelly (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1901)
1901 Gilbert Kelly 3–3–21–1–2T–7th
Hubert Fisher (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1902–1903)
1902 Hubert Fisher 6–24–2T–5th
1903 Hubert Fisher4–52–412th
Sax Crawford (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1904)
1904 Sax Crawford 3–5–11–4–112th
James DePree (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1905–1906)
1905 James DePree 3–5–10–4–113th
1906 James DePree1–6–20–3–110th
George Levene (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1907–1909)
1907 George Levene 7–2–13–2T–5th
1908 George Levene7–23–24th
1909 George Levene1–6–20–514th
Lex Stone (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1910)
1910 Lex Stone 3–5–11–411th
Zora G. Clevenger (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1911–1915)
1911 Zora G. Clevenger 3–4–20–2T–16th
1912 Zora G. Clevenger4–40–4T–17th
1913 Zora G. Clevenger6–31–312th
1914 Zora G. Clevenger9–06–0T–1st
1915 Zora G. Clevenger4–41–4T–18th
John R. Bender (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1916–1920)
1916 John R. Bender 8–0–16–0–1T–1st
1917 Unofficial team0–3
1918 Unofficial team3–2
1919 John R. Bender3–3–30–3–220th
1920 John R. Bender7–25–28th
M. B. Banks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1921)
1921 M. B. Banks 6–2–14–1–15th
M. B. Banks(Southern Conference)(1922–1925)
1922 M. B. Banks8–23–27th
1923 M. B. Banks5–4–14–310th
1924 M. B. Banks3–50–422nd
1925 M. B. Banks5–2–12–2–1T–10th
Robert Neyland (Southern Conference)(1926–1932)
1926 Robert Neyland 8–15–12nd
1927 Robert Neyland8–0–15–0–1T–1st
1928 Robert Neyland9–0–16–0–12nd
1929 Robert Neyland9–0–16–0–12nd
1930 Robert Neyland9–16–13rd
1931 Robert Neyland9–0–16–0–12nd
1932 Robert Neyland9–0–17–0–1T–1st
Robert Neyland(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1934)
1933 Robert Neyland7–35–24th
1934 Robert Neyland8–25–13rd
W. H. Britton (Southeastern Conference)(1935)
1935 W. H. Britton 4–52–3T–9th
Robert Neyland(Southeastern Conference)(1936–1940)
1936 Robert Neyland6–2–23–1–24th17
1937 Robert Neyland6–3–14–37th
1938 Robert Neyland11–07–01stW Orange 2
1939 Robert Neyland10–16–0T–1stL Rose 2
1940 Robert Neyland10–15–01stL Sugar 4
John Barnhill (Southeastern Conference)(1941–1945)
1941 John Barnhill 8–23–12nd18
1942 John Barnhill9–1–14–1T–2ndW Sugar 7
1943 No team
1944 John Barnhill7–1–15–0–12ndL Rose 12
1945 John Barnhill8–13–12nd14
Robert Neyland(Southeastern Conference)(1946–1952)
1946 Robert Neyland9–25–0T–1stL Orange 7
1947 Robert Neyland5–52–3T–9th
1948 Robert Neyland4–4–22–3–18th
1949 Robert Neyland7–2–14–1–13rd17
1950 Robert Neyland11–14–12ndW Cotton 34
1951 Robert Neyland10–15–0T–1stL Sugar 11
1952 Robert Neyland8–2–15–0–12ndL Cotton 88
Harvey Robinson (Southeastern Conference)(1953–1954)
1953 Harvey Robinson 6–4–13–2–17th
1954 Harvey Robinson4–61–5T–11th
Bowden Wyatt (Southeastern Conference)(1955–1962)
1955 Bowden Wyatt 6–3–13–2–15th
1956 Bowden Wyatt10–16–01stL Sugar 22
1957 Bowden Wyatt8–34–35thW Gator 1613
1958 Bowden Wyatt4–64–35th
1959 Bowden Wyatt5–4–13–4–18th
1960 Bowden Wyatt6–2–23–2–25th19
1961 Bowden Wyatt6–44–3T–4th
1962 Bowden Wyatt4–62–610th
Jim McDonald (Southeastern Conference)(1963)
1963 Jim McDonald 5–53–59th
Doug Dickey (Southeastern Conference)(1964–1969)
1964 Doug Dickey 4–5–11–5–110th
1965 Doug Dickey8–1–23–1–2T–3rdW Bluebonnet 77
1966 Doug Dickey8–34–25thW Gator 14
1967 Doug Dickey9–26–01stL Orange 22
1968 Doug Dickey8–2–14–1–12ndL Cotton 713
1969 Doug Dickey9–25–11stL Gator 1115
Bill Battle (Southeastern Conference)(1970–1976)
1970 Bill Battle 11–14–12ndW Sugar 44
1971 Bill Battle10–24–2T–4thW Liberty 99
1972 Bill Battle10–24–24thW Bluebonnet 118
1973 Bill Battle8–43–34thL Gator 19
1974 Bill Battle7–3–22–3–1T–7thW Liberty 20
1975 Bill Battle7–53–35th
1976 Bill Battle6–52–48th
Johnny Majors (Southeastern Conference)(1977–1992)
1977 Johnny Majors 4–71–58th
1978 Johnny Majors5–5–13–3T–4th
1979 Johnny Majors7–53–3T–5thL Bluebonnet
1980 Johnny Majors5–63–36th
1981 Johnny Majors8–43–3T–4thW Garden State
1982 Johnny Majors6–5–13–2–15thL Peach
1983 Johnny Majors9–34–2T–3rdW Florida Citrus 17
1984 Johnny Majors7–4–13–3T–5thL Sun
1985 Johnny Majors9–1–25–11stW Sugar 44
1986 Johnny Majors7–53–36thW Liberty
1987 Johnny Majors10–2–14–1–13rdW Peach 1314
1988 Johnny Majors5–63–4T–6th
1989 Johnny Majors11–16–1T–1stW Cotton 55
1990 Johnny Majors9–2–25–1–11stW Sugar 78
1991 Johnny Majors9–35–23rdL Fiesta 1514
1992 Johnny Majors [n 1] 9–3 [n 1] 5–3 [n 1] 3rd (Eastern)W Hall of Fame 1212
Phillip Fulmer (Southeastern Conference)(1992–2008)
1993 Phillip Fulmer 10–2 [n 2] 7–1 [n 2] 2nd (Eastern)L Florida Citrus 1112
1994 Phillip Fulmer8–45–32nd (Eastern)W Gator †1822
1995 Phillip Fulmer11–17–12nd (Eastern)W Florida Citrus 23
1996 Phillip Fulmer10–27–12nd (Eastern)W Florida Citrus 99
1997 Phillip Fulmer11–27–11st (Eastern)L Orange †87
1998 Phillip Fulmer13–08–01st (Eastern)W Fiesta †11
1999 Phillip Fulmer9–36–22nd (Eastern)L Fiesta †99
2000 Phillip Fulmer8–45–32nd (Eastern)L Cotton 25
2001 Phillip Fulmer11–27–11st (Eastern)W Florida Citrus 44
2002 Phillip Fulmer8–55–33rd (Eastern)L Peach
2003 Phillip Fulmer10–36–2T–1st (Eastern)L Peach 1615
2004 Phillip Fulmer10–37–11st (Eastern)W Cotton 1513
2005 Phillip Fulmer5–63–54th (Eastern)
2006 Phillip Fulmer9–45–32nd (Eastern)L Outback 2325
2007 Phillip Fulmer10–46–2T–1st (Eastern)W Outback 1212
2008 Phillip Fulmer5–73–55th (Eastern)
Lane Kiffin (Southeastern Conference)(2009)
2009 Lane Kiffin 7–64–4T–2nd (Eastern)L Chick-fil-A
Derek Dooley (Southeastern Conference)(2010–2012)
2010 Derek Dooley 6–73–5T–3rd (Eastern)L Music City
2011 Derek Dooley5–71–76th (Eastern)
2012 Derek Dooley [n 3] 5–7 [n 3] 1–7 [n 3] 6th (Eastern)
Butch Jones (Southeastern Conference)(2013–2017)
2013 Butch Jones 5–72–66th (Eastern)
2014 Butch Jones7–63–5T–4th (Eastern)W TaxSlayer
2015 Butch Jones9–45–3T–2nd (Eastern)W Outback 2322
2016 Butch Jones9–44–4T–2nd (Eastern)W Music City 2422
2017 Butch Jones [n 4] 4–8 [n 4] 0–8 [n 4] 7th (Eastern)
Jeremy Pruitt (Southeastern Conference)(2018–2020)
2018 Jeremy Pruitt 5–72–67th (Eastern)
2019 Jeremy Pruitt0–5 [n 5] 0–3 [n 5] 3rd (Eastern)Vacated Gator
2020 Jeremy Pruitt0–7 [n 5] 0–7 [n 5] 5th (Eastern)CX Liberty [n 6]
Josh Heupel (Southeastern Conference)(2021–present)
2021 Josh Heupel 7–64–43rd (Eastern)L Music City
2022 Josh Heupel11–26–22nd (Eastern)W Orange †66
2023 Josh Heupel9–44–43rd (Eastern)W Citrus 1719
2024 Josh Heupel10–36–2T–2ndL CFP First Round †89
Total:887–427–56
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Fulmer served as interim coach for the first three games of the 1992 season while Johnny Majors recovered from heart surgery. He was named full-time coach after the 1992 season, and led the team in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl. Tennessee credits the first three games of the 1992 regular season and the Hall of Fame Bowl to Fulmer, and the eight games in between to Majors.
  2. 1 2 Fulmer's 1993 Tennessee team finished 9–2–1 (6–1–1), but Alabama subsequently forfeited the tie to Tennessee.
  3. 1 2 3 Dooley was fired after 11 games and Jim Chaney coached the last game of the season.
  4. 1 2 3 Jones was fired by Tennessee prior to the LSU game and was replaced by Brady Hoke, who coached the final two games of the year.
  5. 1 2 3 4 The NCAA vacated all 11 of Tennessee's wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons after ruling that it used ineligible players.
  6. ↑ Tennessee dropped out of bowl game due to a rise in positive COVID cases within the program and was replaced by Army.

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  1. ↑ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). utsports.com. Tennessee Athletics. pp. 273–292, 311–316.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Volunteers Football Record by Year".
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