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 7
The Volunteers have had an abundance of success on Oct.7. The Big Orange has played 15 times on that date and the Vols are 14-1 in games contested on Oct.7.
Tennessee first played on Oct. 7 in 1905 when it defeated American University, 104-0.
In 1911, the Vols shut out Mooney School 27-0. Tennessee routed Maryville College, 32-6, in 1916. The Vols beat the Scots, 21-0, again in 1922.
In 1933, the Vols knocked off Mississippi State 20-0. In 1939, UT beat College of the South 40-0.
Tennessee and Mississippi State met in Memphis in 1944 with the Big Orange leaving West Tennessee with a 20-7 victory.
The Volunteers beat Duke, 28-7, in 1950.
Tennessee beat Mississippi State, 17-3, in 1960. The Vols toppled Memphis State, 38-7, in 1972.
UT downed Army, 31-13, in 1978. In 1989, the Vols outlasted Georgia 17-14.
Tennessee beat Arkansas, 49-31, in a shootout in 1995. Georgia beat Tennessee, 21-10, in 2000.
The Vols last played on Oct. 7 in 2006 when they notched a 51-33 comeback victory over Georgia.