Tennessee
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| University of Tennessee-Knoxville | |
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| Established | 1794 |
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| Enrollment | 26,400 |
| City | Knoxville |
| State | Tennessee |
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| Colors | Orange and White |
| Mascot | Smokey |
| Nickname | Volunteers |
| Conference | SEC |
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| Website | University of Tennessee-Knoxville UTSports (Men's Sports) UTLadyVols (Woman's Sports) |
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Founded in 1794 in Knoxville as Blount College; became East Tennessee College in 1807, East Tennessee University in 1840, and the University of Tennessee in 1879. A land-grant university since 1869. UT Knoxville is part of the University of Tennessee System, a statewide institution governed by a 26-member Board of Trustees appointed by the governor of Tennessee. Institutions of the UT system are UT Knoxville, UT Health Science Center in Memphis, UT Chattanooga, UT Martin, UT Space Institute in Tullahoma, UT Institute of Agriculture, and UT Institute for Public Service.
Tennessee's major rivals include Florida, Georgia, Alabama (Third Saturday in October), and Vanderbilt. Tennessee also has minor rivalry with Kentucky. Historically, Tennessee's rivals have included Auburn and Georgia Tech.
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Traditions
- Colors - Orange and White were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the first football team in 1891, and were later approved by a vote of the student body. The colors were those of the common American daisy which grew in profusion on The Hill. Tennessee football players did not appear in the now-famous Orange jerseys until the season-opening game in 1922. Coach M.B. Banks' Vols won that game over Emory and Henry by a score of 50-0. The school colors are utilized in Tennessee's famous checkerboard end zones at Neyland Stadium.
The unique design accompanied coach Doug Dickey’s arrival in 1964 when the Vols played Boston College. The colorful and popular end zones were a part of Tennessee football until 1968 when the natural sod was dug out and artificial turf was put in its place. In 1989, with Dickey as athletic director, Tennessee brought the trademake endzones back when workers installed the
orange and white end zones and the interlocking UT at the 50-yard line in the summer of 1989. They were both completely inlaid with contrasting colored turf rather than painted turf. The Orange & White checkerboard end zones continued when the Vols returned to natural grass in 1994.
- Fight Songs - "Down the Field (TN)", "Rocky Top"
- The Volunteer Navy - In 1962 former Vol broadcaster George Mooney found a quicker and more exciting way to get to Neyland Stadium other than fighting the notorious Knoxville traffic. Mooney navigated his little runabout down the Tennessee River to the stadium and spawned what would later become the "Volunteer Navy."
Today, approximately 200 boats of all shapes and sizes make up this giant floating tailgate party. Tennessee, Washington and Pittsburgh are the only institutions with stadia adjacent to bodies of water.
- Mascots- Smokey - After a student poll sponsored by the Pep Club revealed a desire to select a live mascot for the University, the Pep Club held a contest in 1953 to select a coonhound, a native breed of the state, as the mascot to represent the school. Announcements of the contest in local newspapers read, “This can’t be an ordinary hound. He must be a ‘Houn’ Dog’ in the best sense of the word.”
- Pride of the Southland Marching Band - The UT band was organized immediately after the Civil War when the University reopened. Since then, the enrollment in the band program has grown to more than four hundred students (in all bands) from all colleges of the university.
Director- Dr. Gary Sousa, heads up a program which has maintained a long-standing reputation as one of the nation’s finest musical organizations. The band staff includes Dr. Don Ryder, Associate Director of Bands and Drill Designer, along with Dr. Ed Powell, Assistant Director.
The band is divided into several different units. The most famous of these units is the marching band, The “Pride of the Southland Band,” appears at all home football games and most out-of-town games before more than 850,000 spectators plus millions more on television. The “Pride of the Southland” has represented the state of Tennessee for the last 40 years at ten consecutive Presidential Inaugurations, from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush. The band has also made more than 40 bowl appearances, including the Sugar Bowl, Astro Bluebonnet Bowl, Citrus Bowl, Gator Bowl, Hall of Fame Bowl, Garden State Bowl, Sun Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl and the Rose Bowl. When the UT Marching Band takes the field, the crowd reaction truly indicates that it is not only the Pride of all Tennesseans, but the “Pride of the Southland.”
Stadiums
- Football - Neyland Stadium
- Basketball - Thompson-Boling Arena
- Baseball - Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Football
Staff
Head Coach - Phillip Fulmer
Defensive Coordinator and Associate Head Coach, Linebackers -
Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach, Quarterbacks -
Projected Starters
Offense
QB: Erik Ainge
RB: Arian Foster
FB: Cory Anderson
WR: Robert Meachem
WR: Jayson Swain
TE: Brad Cottam, Chris Brown
LT: Aaron Sears
LG: Eric Young
C: David Ligon
RG: Anthony Parker
RT: Ramon Foster
Defense
DE: Antonio Reynolds
DT: Justin Harrell
DT: Turk McBride
DE: Xavier Mitchell
LB: Marvin Mitchell
LB: Rico McCoy
LB: Ryan Karl
CB: Jonathan Wade
CB: Inquoris "Inky" Johnson
FS: Jonathan Hefney
SS: Antwan Stewart
History
- Bowl Appearances - 45
- Bowl Record - 24-21, 4th in All-Time Bowl Wins
- BCS Appearances - 1999 Fiesta Bowl, 2000 Fiesta Bowl
- National Championships - 1998*, 1967, 1951*, 1950, 1940, 1938 (*Consensus National Champions)
- Famous Alumni - Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Jamal Lewis, Al Wilson, Doug Atkins, Dale Carter, Shaun Ellis, John Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, Deon Grant, Travis Henry, Leonard Little, Peerless Price, Donte Stallworth, Darwin Walker, Jason Witten, Cedrick Wilson
Men's Basketball
Staff
Head Coach - Bruce Pearl
Associate Head Coach - Tony Jones
Assistant Coach - TBD
Assistant Coach - Jason Shay
Director of Basketball Operations - Ken Johnson
Projected Starters
PG: Dane Bradshaw
SG: Chris Lofton
SF: Duke Crews
PF: Ryan Childress
C: Major Wingate
Key Bench Players:
PG: Ramar Smith, Jordan Howell
SG: JaJuan Smith, Josh Tabb
PF/C: Wayne Chism
SF: Tony Passley, Marques Johnson
History
- National Championships - None
- Final Four Appearances - None
- Famous Alumni - Allan Houston, Bernard King, Ernie Grunfield, Lang Wiseman
Women's Basketball
Staff
Head Coach - Pat Summitt
Associate Head Coach - Holly Warlick
Assistant Coach - Nikki Caldwell
Assistant Coach - Dean Lockwood
Director of Basketball Operations - Danielle Donehew
Projected Starters
PG: Alexis Hornbuckle
SG: Alberta Auguste
SF: Candice Parker
PF: Sidney Spencer
C: Nicky Anosike
Key Bench Players:
PG: Shannon Bobbitt, Cait McMahan
SG:
SF: Alex Fuller
PF: Nicci Moats, Dominique Redding
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History
- National Championships - 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Final Four Appearances
- AIAW - 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981
- NCAA - 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Famous Alumni - Tamika Catchings, Chamique Holdsclaw, Kara Lawson, Michelle Marciniak, Semeka Randall
Baseball
Staff
Head Baseball Coach - Rod Delmonico
Pitching Coach - Mike Bell
Hitting Coach - Delmonico / Larry Simcox
Volunteer Coach - Tony Zerilla
History
- College World Series Appearances - 1951, 1995, 2001, 2005
- National Championships - None
- Famous Alumni - Todd Helton, Chris Burke, Rick Honeycutt, R.A. Dickey, Phil Garner
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