Tennessee dominated the early years of the rivalry, winning the first 10 games and owning a 13-2 series advantage after defeating the Gators in 1971. When then, Florida has had the upper hand, especially since the schools became SEC East rivals in 1992. Florida now leads the all-time series 30-20 after winning in 2020. Here are the full results of the Florida-Tennessee football rivalry: Florida - Tennessee 3 games to 0 Florida wins in 1971, 1972, and 2020 Tennessee wins in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Florida wins in 2020. Both schools were members of the Southern Conference until they joined the Southeastern Conference in 1932 and 1953 respectively. Tennessee left the conference in 1969 when it was ruled that the school must play Georgia annually due to licensing issues with its name. The state of Tennessee does not license sports teams so when UT withdrew from the game, the NCAA granted Georgia permission to play Tennessee every year from 1970-1992 when Maryland replaced them as Georgia's SEC partner.