Tennessee record by year
Since 1902
873-406-51
Win %
.676
Bowl trips
56
Winning seasons
89
Best year
13-0 (1998)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 184 | 76 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 517 | 375 | Lost Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 464 | 209 | Lost College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 413 | 264 | Won Cheez-It Citrus Bowl |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 599 | 296 | Won Capital One Orange Bowl |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 511 | 378 | Lost TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 215 | 301 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 314 | 282 | Won TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 273 | 335 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 238 | 349 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 473 | 375 | Won Bowl game |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 457 | 260 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 376 | 315 | Won TAXSLAYER BOWL |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 286 | 348 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 434 | 428 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 244 | 271 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 351 | 326 | Lost FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 381 | 289 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 208 | 201 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 455 | 382 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 362 | 254 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA FL |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 205 | 205 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 378 | 295 | Won COTTON BOWL |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 365 | 239 | Lost CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 296 | 227 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 400 | 251 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 380 | 247 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1999 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 369 | 194 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 431 | 189 | National champions |
| 1997 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 428 | 286 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 437 | 185 | Won Bowl game |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 431 | 228 | Won Bowl game |
| 1994 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 363 | 208 | Won Bowl game |
| 1993 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 484 | 175 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1992 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 347 | 196 | Won Bowl game |
| 1991 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 352 | 263 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1990 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .769 | 465 | 220 | Won Bowl game |
| 1989 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 346 | 217 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 212 | 286 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | 422 | 246 | Won Bowl game |
| 1986 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 293 | 249 | Won Bowl game |
| 1985 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .833 | 325 | 140 | Won Bowl game |
| 1984 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 327 | 276 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 282 | 165 | Won Bowl game |
| 1982 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 281 | 239 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1981 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 244 | 265 | Won Bowl game |
| 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 256 | 189 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 311 | 235 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 251 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 229 | 229 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 237 | 162 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 253 | 193 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 211 | 181 | Won Bowl game |
| 1973 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 291 | 247 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1972 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 297 | 100 | Won Bowl game |
| 1971 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 270 | 121 | Won Bowl game |
| 1970 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 370 | 116 | Won Bowl game |
| 1969 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 328 | 179 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1968 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 261 | 146 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1967 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 283 | 141 | National champions |
| 1966 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 240 | 99 | Won Bowl game |
| 1965 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 220 | 98 | Won Bowl game |
| 1964 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 80 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 168 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 179 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 149 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 209 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 112 | 118 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 77 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 164 | 75 | Won Bowl game |
| 1956 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 275 | 88 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1955 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 188 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 105 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 240 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 259 | 79 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1951 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 386 | 116 | National champions |
| 1950 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 335 | 71 | National champions |
| 1949 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 214 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 140 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 164 | 152 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 175 | 97 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1945 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 238 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 173 | 73 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1942 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 259 | 61 | Won Bowl game |
| 1941 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 182 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 332 | 45 | National champions |
| 1939 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 212 | 14 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1938 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 293 | 16 | National champions |
| 1937 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 189 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 147 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 98 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 175 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 176 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 238 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 243 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 209 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 330 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 249 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 245 | 26 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 151 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 129 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 83 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 82 | 167 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 239 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 102 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 243 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 103 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 76 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 168 | 19 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 303 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 374 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 283 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 294 | 80 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 82 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 50 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 11 | 113 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 124 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 169 | 17 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 15 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 162 | 151 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 45 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 76 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 88 | 39 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Tennessee records for every season since 1902, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Tennessee team page and the History Vault.
Tennessee all-time record against every opponent
- Kentucky84-25-9
- Vanderbilt81-31-4
- Alabama39-61-7
- Ole Miss44-21-1
- Florida23-32
- Auburn23-28-3
- Georgia22-30-2
- Mississippi State31-16-1
- Georgia Tech26-17-2
- Chattanooga38-2-2
- South Carolina29-11-2
- LSU21-10-3
- North Carolina20-8-1
- Duke14-12-2
- Maryville (TN)23-1-1
- Memphis22-1
- Arkansas14-7
- Clemson12-6-1
- Sewanee12-6
- Centre10-3-2
- UCLA7-6-2
- Carson Newman12-0
- Missouri6-6
- Boston College8-2
- Army5-2-1
- Maryland5-3
- Notre Dame4-4
- Tennessee Tech7-0
- Wake Forest6-1
- Cincinnati5-1
- Oklahoma2-4
- Southern Miss6-0
- UAB6-0
- Virginia Tech4-2
- Emory & Henry5-0
- Louisville5-0
- Penn State2-3
- Texas A&M3-2
- Tulane4-1
- Tulsa5-0
- Virginia4-1
- Washington State4-1
- California2-2
- Colorado State4-0
- Dayton4-0
- Iowa3-1
- NC State3-1
- Pittsburgh1-3
- Rutgers3-1
- Syracuse4-0
- Texas1-3
- USC0-4
- UTEP4-0
- Washington and Lee4-0
- Akron3-0
- American2-0-1
- Furman3-0
- Houston2-1
- King3-0
- Mercer2-1
- Miami2-1
- Nashville2-0-1
- Nebraska1-2
- Rhodes3-0
- Rice2-1
- The Citadel3-0
- Transylvania3-0
- Tusculum3-0
- Utah3-0
- Wyoming2-1
- Air Force2-0
- Arkansas State2-0
- Austin Peay2-0
- Bowling Green2-0
- East Tennessee State2-0
- Florida State1-1
- Fordham1-1
- Georgia State1-1
- Hawai'i2-0
- Indiana2-0
- Kansas2-0
- Louisiana2-0
- Louisiana Tech2-0
- Marshall2-0
- Middle Tennessee2-0
- Mooney2-0
- New Mexico2-0
- North Texas1-1
- Northwestern2-0
- Ohio2-0
- Ohio State1-1
- Oregon0-2
- Oregon State1-0-1
- Purdue0-2
- Samford2-0
- South Alabama2-0
- Tampa2-0
- TCU2-0
- Temple2-0
- Tennessee Medical College1-0-1
- Texas Tech1-1
- UNLV2-0
- UT Martin2-0
- Western Kentucky2-0
- Wisconsin2-0
- App State1-0
- Athens1-0
- Ball State1-0
- Baylor0-1
- Buffalo1-0
- BYU0-1
- California-Santa Barbara1-0
- Charlotte1-0
- Colorado0-0-1
- Cumberland (TN)1-0
- Dartmouth0-1
- Davidson1-0
- East Carolina1-0
- Fort Benning1-0
- Fresno State1-0
- George Washington1-0
- Georgetown (Kentucky)1-0
- Illinois0-1
- Indiana State1-0
- Iowa State1-0
- Kansas State0-1
- Kennesaw State1-0
- Kent State1-0
- Massachusetts1-0
- Michigan1-0
- Minnesota1-0
- Montana1-0
- New Mexico State1-0
- New York University1-0
- Northern Illinois1-0
- Oklahoma State1-0
- Pacific1-0
- Richmond1-0
- SMU1-0
- Tennessee Deaf School1-0
- Tennessee Military1-0
- Troy1-0
- UConn1-0
- UL Monroe1-0
- Utah State1-0
- UTSA1-0
- Villanova1-0
- VMI0-1
- West Virginia0-1
- Western Carolina1-0
- Wichita State1-0
- William & Mary1-0
- Wofford1-0
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Tennessee record since 1902?
Tennessee is 873-406-51 since 1902, a .676 win percentage, with 56 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Tennessee season since 1902?
Tennessee went 13-0 in 1998, the best record since 1902.
How many bowl games has Tennessee played since 1902?
Tennessee has played in the postseason 56 times since 1902, with 6 national championships.