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KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891.

Vols Wire will look at each calendar date that Tennessee has played on its history of the program.

September 4

The University of Tennessee football program is 4-1 all-time in contests played on Sept. 4.

Tennessee first played a game on Sept. 4 during the 1982 season, losing to Duke, 25-24.

The Vols have won four consecutive contests on the date since. The win-streak started during the 1993 season, defeating Louisiana Tech, 50-0. Wins followed against Wyoming in 1999 (42-17), against Tennessee Martin (50-0) in 2010 and a neutral site victory against Georgia Tech in 2017 (42-41, 2OT).

Tennessee played the Yellow Jackets in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, Georgia.

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891.

Vols Wire will look at each calendar date that Tennessee has played on its history of the program.

September 2

The University of Tennessee football program holds a 4-0 all-time record in contests played on Sept. 2.

The Vols first played on Sept. 2 during the 1989 season, defeating Colorado State, 17-14, at Neyland Stadium. UT finished the 1989 campaign 11-1 and Southeastern Conference champions.

Tennessee again played on the date during the 1995 season, recording a win over East Carolina, 27-7. The Vols defeated No. 22 Southern Miss, 19-16, in 2000 and also won against No. 9 California, 35-18, in 2006. All games were played in Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891.

Vols Wire will look at each calendar date that Tennessee has played on its history of the program.

September 1

University of Tennessee football holds a 4-3 all-time record in contests played on Sept. 1.

The Vols first played on Sept. 1 during the 1984 season, defeating Washington State, 34-27, at Neyland Stadium.

The Vols have also been victorious on the Sept. 1 date during the 1990 (Pacific), 2001 (Syracuse) and 2016 (Appalachian State) seasons.

Tennessee has suffered losses to California (2007), at UCLA (2008) and West Virginia (2018) on Sept. 1. The contest against the Mountaineers took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.

KNOXVILLE — The first round of the Best Tennessee Team Playoff of the BCS-College Football Era has kicked off.

The fifth game of the playoff showcased the 2001 Vols against 2005 Tennessee.

2001 Tennessee defeated the 2005 Vols, 37-16.

Travis Stephens rushed for 243 yards and scored two touchdowns on 28 attempts for 2001 Tennessee. Casey Clausen was 18-of-24 for 181 yards and two touchdowns.

Arian Foster rushed for 128 yards and scored one touchdown for 2005 Tennessee.

NEXT: Game scoring summary

KNOXVILLE — The first round of the Best Tennessee Team Playoff of the BCS-College Football Era has kicked off.

The fourth game of the playoff showcased the 2004 Vols against 2014 Tennessee.

2004 Tennessee defeated 2014 UT, 28-7.

Gerald Riggs Jr. led the 2004 Vols with 144 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 19 attempts.

2004 quarterback Erik Ainge was 18-of-32 for 238 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Josh Dobbs finished 11-of-16 for 123 yards and one touchdown for 2014 Tennessee. Dobbs also totaled 51 rushing yards on 26 attempts.

NEXT: Game scoring summary

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee has a proud football program rich in tradition and history, and over the years many great players have played on Rocky Top.

Vols Wire looks at what players wore each jersey number for the Volunteers.

No. 49

The number is retired by the Tennessee football program in honor of Rudy Klarer.

Klarer, who played in Knoxville in 1941 and 1942, was the first player to sport the number for the Vols.

Klarer, Bill Nowling, Willis Tucker and Clyde Fuson have all had their numbers taken out of circulation because all four were killed in action in World War II.

Nowling (No. 32), Klarer (No. 49), Tucker (No. 61) and Fuson (No. 62) all had their numbers retired in a ceremony prior to Tennessee’s game against Air Force in 2006.

All-time players to wear No. 49 at Tennessee:

Rudy Klarer (1941-42)

Gene Huff (1944)

Carroll Young (1956)

Jim Lowe (1958)

Glenn Glass (1959-61)

Larry Watson (1962)

Art Galiffa (1963)

Bob Mauriello (1968)

Johnny Thompson (1970, 1972)

John Tharpe (1973-74)

Danny Emery (1975)

Rick Berkhan (1976-77)

Steve Castleman (1978)

Dale Schneitman (1979)

Jake Tillman (1981)

Kelly Ziegler (1984-87)

*Source: 2019 Tennessee Football Media Guide

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee has a proud football program rich in tradition and history, and over the years many great players have played on Rocky Top.

Vols Wire looks at which players wore each jersey number for the Volunteers.

No. 48

The number goes back to 1937 in Big Orange football history and it was first worn on Rocky Top by Melvin Lampley.

Lampley, a tackle for the Vols, sported the number for the 1937 and 1938 campaigns.

It was later worn by the late Rocky Goode, a local player from Bearden High School, where he was an all-state prep standout. He was the Tennessee Player of the Year in 1972.

After his playing days at Tennessee, Goode became a Southeastern Conference official on both the field and in the replay booth. He died in 2019.

Later, the number was worn by defensive tackle J.J. Surlas.

Surlas, who grew up in Pennsylvania, remained in Knoxville after his playing days and is the Senior Vice President of Safe T Systems, Inc.

All-time players to wear No. 48 at Tennessee:

Melvin Lampley (1937-38)

Ralph Johnson (1939)

Jim Chadwell (1941-42)

Bo Stewart (1944)

Billy King (1945)

Paul Gearing (1946-49)

Carl Eschenbach (1950)

Dan Butler (1951-53)

Bill Baker (1966-67)

Ronnie Weir (1969)

Danny Jeffries (1970-72)

Rocky Goode (1973)

Jim Embry (1974)

Carl Velander (1975-76)

Mark Burns (1980-82)

David Walker (1986-88)

J.J. Surlas (1989-92)

Grey Barker (1995)

Jeremy Fitzgerald (1997)

Jerrod Hayden (1998)

Sammy Frogg (1999-2000)

Thomas Stallworth (2001)

Sudan Ellington (2003)

Cory Anderson (2004)

Elix Wilson (2005)

Todd Vinson (2006)

Adam Myers-White (2007-08)

Greg King (2009-13)

Ryeon Wedley (2012)

Alex Ellis (2014-15)

Dajour Maddox (2015)

Ja’Quan Blakely (2016-19)

Matt Ballard (2018)

*Source: 2019 Tennessee Football Media Guide