The University of Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891.
Tennessee has won 19 conference championships: Southeastern Conference (16), Southern Conference (2) and SIAA (1).
Tennessee has won six SEC East division titles since the conference went to a divisional format in 1992.
The Vols have won six national championships in 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967 and 1998.
Tennessee is 29-25 in bowl games.
Throughout its history, the Vols have played games against Big Ten Conference schools. Current 2022 Big Ten schools consist of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
UCLA and USC are slated to begin play in the Big Ten during the 2024 season.
Below are the Vols’ records against current and future Big Ten schools.