# List of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons

The following is a complete list of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons through the 2024 season.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Independent (1891–1895) ||||||||
| 1891 | No coach | 0–1 | | | | | |
| 1892 | No coach | 2–5 | | | | | |
| 1893 | No coach | 2–4 | | | | | |
| 1894 | Unofficial team | 2–0–2 | | | | | |
| 1895 | Unofficial team | 3–2–1 | | | | | |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896–1898) ||||||||
| 1896 | No coach | 4–0 | 0–0 | N/A | | | |
| 1897 | No coach | 4–1 | 0–0 | N/A | | | |
| 1898 | No team | | | | | | |
| J. A. Pierce (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899–1900) ||||||||
| 1899 | J. A. Pierce | 6–2 | 2–1 | T–5th | | | |
| 1900 | J. A. Pierce | 3–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 13th | | | |
| Gilbert Kelly (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901) ||||||||
| 1901 | Gilbert Kelly | 3–3–2 | 1–1–2 | T–7th | | | |
| Hubert Fisher (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902–1903) ||||||||
| 1902 | Hubert Fisher | 6–2 | 4–2 | T–5th | | | |
| 1903 | Hubert Fisher | 4–5 | 2–4 | 12th | | | |
| Sax Crawford (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904) ||||||||
| 1904 | Sax Crawford | 3–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 12th | | | |
| James DePree (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905–1906) ||||||||
| 1905 | James DePree | 3–5–1 | 0–4–1 | 13th | | | |
| 1906 | James DePree | 1–6–2 | 0–3–1 | 10th | | | |
| George Levene (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1909) ||||||||
| 1907 | George Levene | 7–2–1 | 3–2 | T–5th | | | |
| 1908 | George Levene | 7–2 | 3–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1909 | George Levene | 1–6–2 | 0–5 | 14th | | | |
| Lex Stone (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910) ||||||||
| 1910 | Lex Stone | 3–5–1 | 1–4 | 11th | | | |
| Zora G. Clevenger (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915) ||||||||
| 1911 | Zora G. Clevenger | 3–4–2 | 0–2 | T–16th | | | |
| 1912 | Zora G. Clevenger | 4–4 | 0–4 | T–17th | | | |
| 1913 | Zora G. Clevenger | 6–3 | 1–3 | 12th | | | |
| 1914 | Zora G. Clevenger | 9–0 | 6–0 | T–1st | | | |
| 1915 | Zora G. Clevenger | 4–4 | 1–4 | T–18th | | | |
| John R. Bender (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1920) ||||||||
| 1916 | John R. Bender | 8–0–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1917 | Unofficial team | 0–3 | | | | | |
| 1918 | Unofficial team | 3–2 | | | | | |
| 1919 | John R. Bender | 3–3–3 | 0–3–2 | 20th | | | |
| 1920 | John R. Bender | 7–2 | 5–2 | 8th | | | |
| M. B. Banks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) ||||||||
| 1921 | M. B. Banks | 6–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 5th | | | |
| M. B. Banks (Southern Conference) (1922–1925) ||||||||
| 1922 | M. B. Banks | 8–2 | 3–2 | 7th | | | |
| 1923 | M. B. Banks | 5–4–1 | 4–3 | 10th | | | |
| 1924 | M. B. Banks | 3–5 | 0–4 | 22nd | | | |
| 1925 | M. B. Banks | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–10th | | | |
| Robert Neyland (Southern Conference) (1926–1932) ||||||||
| 1926 | Robert Neyland | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1927 | Robert Neyland | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1928 | Robert Neyland | 9–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1929 | Robert Neyland | 9–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1930 | Robert Neyland | 9–1 | 6–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1931 | Robert Neyland | 9–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1932 | Robert Neyland | 9–0–1 | 7–0–1 | T–1st | | | |
| Robert Neyland (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1934) ||||||||
| 1933 | Robert Neyland | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1934 | Robert Neyland | 8–2 | 5–1 | 3rd | | | |
| W. H. Britton (Southeastern Conference) (1935) ||||||||
| 1935 | W. H. Britton | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | | | |
| Robert Neyland (Southeastern Conference) (1936–1940) ||||||||
| 1936 | Robert Neyland | 6–2–2 | 3–1–2 | 4th | | | 17 |
| 1937 | Robert Neyland | 6–3–1 | 4–3 | 7th | | | |
| 1938 | Robert Neyland | 11–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Orange | | 2 |
| 1939 | Robert Neyland | 10–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | L Rose | | 2 |
| 1940 | Robert Neyland | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Sugar | | 4 |
| John Barnhill (Southeastern Conference) (1941–1945) ||||||||
| 1941 | John Barnhill | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | | | 18 |
| 1942 | John Barnhill | 9–1–1 | 4–1 | T–2nd | W Sugar | | 7 |
| 1943 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1944 | John Barnhill | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 2nd | L Rose | | 12 |
| 1945 | John Barnhill | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | | | 14 |
| Robert Neyland (Southeastern Conference) (1946–1952) ||||||||
| 1946 | Robert Neyland | 9–2 | 5–0 | T–1st | L Orange | | 7 |
| 1947 | Robert Neyland | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | | | |
| 1948 | Robert Neyland | 4–4–2 | 2–3–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1949 | Robert Neyland | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | | | 17 |
| 1950 | Robert Neyland | 11–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | W Cotton | 3 | 4 |
| 1951 | Robert Neyland | 10–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | L Sugar | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | Robert Neyland | 8–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 2nd | L Cotton | 8 | 8 |
| Harvey Robinson (Southeastern Conference) (1953–1954) ||||||||
| 1953 | Harvey Robinson | 6–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1954 | Harvey Robinson | 4–6 | 1–5 | T–11th | | | |
| Bowden Wyatt (Southeastern Conference) (1955–1962) ||||||||
| 1955 | Bowden Wyatt | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1956 | Bowden Wyatt | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Sugar | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | Bowden Wyatt | 8–3 | 4–3 | 5th | W Gator | 16 | 13 |
| 1958 | Bowden Wyatt | 4–6 | 4–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1959 | Bowden Wyatt | 5–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1960 | Bowden Wyatt | 6–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 5th | | 19 | |
| 1961 | Bowden Wyatt | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1962 | Bowden Wyatt | 4–6 | 2–6 | 10th | | | |
| Jim McDonald (Southeastern Conference) (1963) ||||||||
| 1963 | Jim McDonald | 5–5 | 3–5 | 9th | | | |
| Doug Dickey (Southeastern Conference) (1964–1969) ||||||||
| 1964 | Doug Dickey | 4–5–1 | 1–5–1 | 10th | | | |
| 1965 | Doug Dickey | 8–1–2 | 3–1–2 | T–3rd | W Bluebonnet | 7 | 7 |
| 1966 | Doug Dickey | 8–3 | 4–2 | 5th | W Gator | 14 | |
| 1967 | Doug Dickey | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L Orange | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | Doug Dickey | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L Cotton | 7 | 13 |
| 1969 | Doug Dickey | 9–2 | 5–1 | 1st | L Gator | 11 | 15 |
| Bill Battle (Southeastern Conference) (1970–1976) ||||||||
| 1970 | Bill Battle | 11–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | W Sugar | 4 | 4 |
| 1971 | Bill Battle | 10–2 | 4–2 | T–4th | W Liberty | 9 | 9 |
| 1972 | Bill Battle | 10–2 | 4–2 | 4th | W Bluebonnet | 11 | 8 |
| 1973 | Bill Battle | 8–4 | 3–3 | 4th | L Gator | | 19 |
| 1974 | Bill Battle | 7–3–2 | 2–3–1 | T–7th | W Liberty | | 20 |
| 1975 | Bill Battle | 7–5 | 3–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1976 | Bill Battle | 6–5 | 2–4 | 8th | | | |
| Johnny Majors (Southeastern Conference) (1977–1992) ||||||||
| 1977 | Johnny Majors | 4–7 | 1–5 | 8th | | | |
| 1978 | Johnny Majors | 5–5–1 | 3–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1979 | Johnny Majors | 7–5 | 3–3 | T–5th | L Bluebonnet | | |
| 1980 | Johnny Majors | 5–6 | 3–3 | 6th | | | |
| 1981 | Johnny Majors | 8–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | W Garden State | | |
| 1982 | Johnny Majors | 6–5–1 | 3–2–1 | 5th | L Peach | | |
| 1983 | Johnny Majors | 9–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | W Florida Citrus | 17 | |
| 1984 | Johnny Majors | 7–4–1 | 3–3 | T–5th | L Sun | | |
| 1985 | Johnny Majors | 9–1–2 | 5–1 | 1st | W Sugar | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | Johnny Majors | 7–5 | 3–3 | 6th | W Liberty | | |
| 1987 | Johnny Majors | 10–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | W Peach | 13 | 14 |
| 1988 | Johnny Majors | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | | | |
| 1989 | Johnny Majors | 11–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Cotton | 5 | 5 |
| 1990 | Johnny Majors | 9–2–2 | 5–1–1 | 1st | W Sugar | 7 | 8 |
| 1991 | Johnny Majors | 9–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | L Fiesta | 15 | 14 |
| 1992 | Johnny Majors | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3rd (Eastern) | W Hall of Fame | 12 | 12 |
| Phillip Fulmer (Southeastern Conference) (1992–2008) ||||||||
| 1993 | Phillip Fulmer | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd (Eastern) | L Florida Citrus | 11 | 12 |
| 1994 | Phillip Fulmer | 8–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (Eastern) | W Gator$^†$ | 18 | 22 |
| 1995 | Phillip Fulmer | 11–1 | 7–1 | 2nd (Eastern) | W Florida Citrus | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | Phillip Fulmer | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd (Eastern) | W Florida Citrus | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | Phillip Fulmer | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Eastern) | L Orange$^†$ | 8 | 7 |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st (Eastern) | W Fiesta$^†$ | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | Phillip Fulmer | 9–3 | 6–2 | 2nd (Eastern) | L Fiesta$^†$ | 9 | 9 |
| 2000 | Phillip Fulmer | 8–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (Eastern) | L Cotton | 25 | |
| 2001 | Phillip Fulmer | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Eastern) | W Florida Citrus | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | Phillip Fulmer | 8–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (Eastern) | L Peach | | |
| 2003 | Phillip Fulmer | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (Eastern) | L Peach | 16 | 15 |
| 2004 | Phillip Fulmer | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st (Eastern) | W Cotton | 15 | 13 |
| 2005 | Phillip Fulmer | 5–6 | 3–5 | 4th (Eastern) | | | |
| 2006 | Phillip Fulmer | 9–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (Eastern) | L Outback | 23 | 25 |
| 2007 | Phillip Fulmer | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–1st (Eastern) | W Outback | 12 | 12 |
| 2008 | Phillip Fulmer | 5–7 | 3–5 | 5th (Eastern) | | | |
| Lane Kiffin (Southeastern Conference) (2009) ||||||||
| 2009 | Lane Kiffin | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–2nd (Eastern) | L Chick-fil-A | | |
| Derek Dooley (Southeastern Conference) (2010–2012) ||||||||
| 2010 | Derek Dooley | 6–7 | 3–5 | T–3rd (Eastern) | L Music City | | |
| 2011 | Derek Dooley | 5–7 | 1–7 | 6th (Eastern) | | | |
| 2012 | Derek Dooley | 5–7 | 1–7 | 6th (Eastern) | | | |
| Butch Jones (Southeastern Conference) (2013–2017) ||||||||
| 2013 | Butch Jones | 5–7 | 2–6 | 6th (Eastern) | | | |
| 2014 | Butch Jones | 7–6 | 3–5 | T–4th (Eastern) | W TaxSlayer | | |
| 2015 | Butch Jones | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Eastern) | W Outback | 23 | 22 |
| 2016 | Butch Jones | 9–4 | 4–4 | T–2nd (Eastern) | W Music City | 24 | 22 |
| 2017 | Butch Jones | 4–8 | 0–8 | 7th (Eastern) | | | |
| Jeremy Pruitt (Southeastern Conference) (2018–2020) ||||||||
| 2018 | Jeremy Pruitt | 5–7 | 2–6 | 7th (Eastern) | | | |
| 2019 | Jeremy Pruitt | 0–5 | 0–3 | 3rd (Eastern) | Vacated Gator | | |
| 2020 | Jeremy Pruitt | 0–7 | 0–7 | 5th (Eastern) | CX Liberty | | |
| Josh Heupel (Southeastern Conference) (2021–present) ||||||||
| 2021 | Josh Heupel | 7–6 | 4–4 | 3rd (Eastern) | L Music City | | |
| 2022 | Josh Heupel | 11–2 | 6–2 | 2nd (Eastern) | W Orange$^†$ | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | Josh Heupel | 9–4 | 4–4 | 3rd (Eastern) | W Citrus | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | Josh Heupel | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L CFP First Round$^†$ | 8 | 9 |
| Total: | Total: | 887–427–56 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. $^°$Rankings from final AP Poll. ||||||||