KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891.
Vols Wire is taking a look at each calendar date that Tennessee has played on in its program history.
October 6
The Volunteers have played 11 times on Oct. 6 and have posted a record of 7-3-1 in games contested on that date.
UT first played on Oct. 6 in 1906. The Vols shut out American University, 10-0.
In 1923, the Vols and Maryville College played to a 14-14 tie.
In 1928, the Big Orange routed Centre College 41-7. Tennessee upended William & Mary, 48-17, in 1945.
Tennessee defeated Duke, 26-0, in 1951. The Vols also toppled the Blue Devils 33-20 in 1956.
In 1962, the Vols dropped a 7-6 decision to Mississippi State in Memphis.
Kansas and UT tangled in Memphis in 1973 with the Big Orange escaping West Tennessee with a narrow, 28-27, victory over the Jayhawks.
In 1979, Mississippi State routed the Vols 28-9.
2001 saw Georgia outlast UT, 26-24, at Neyland Stadium.
The Vols beat Georgia in 2007, in the last game they played on Oct. 6, 35-14.