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Tennessee Volunteers Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 32-24
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1938
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Won
17-0
1939
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
0-14
1940
Sugar Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Lost
13-19
1942
Sugar Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Won
14-7
1944
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
0-25
1946
Orange Bowl
Rice Owls
Lost
0-8
1950
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Won
20-14
1951
Sugar Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Lost
13-28
1952
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
0-16
1956
Sugar Bowl
Baylor Bears
Lost
7-13
1957
Gator Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
3-0
1965
Bluebonnet Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Won
27-6
1966
Gator Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen
Won
18-12
1967
Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners
Lost
24-26
1968
Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
13-36
1969
Gator Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
13-14
1970
Sugar Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Won
34-13
1971
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
14-13
1972
Bluebonnet Bowl
LSU Tigers
Won
24-17
1973
Gator Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Lost
19-28
1974
Liberty Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Won
7-3
1979
Bluebonnet Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers
Lost
22-27
1981
Garden State Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
28-21
1982
Peach Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lost
22-28
1983
Florida Citrus Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Won
30-23
1984
Sun Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Lost
27-28
1985
Sugar Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
35-7
1986
Liberty Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Won
21-14
1987
Peach Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
27-22
1989
Cotton Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
31-27
1990
Sugar Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Won
23-22
1991
Fiesta Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
17-42
1992
Hall of Fame Bowl
Boston College Eagles
Won
38-23
1993
Florida Citrus Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
13-31
1994
Gator Bowl
Virignia Tech Hokies
Won
45-23
1995
Florida Citrus Bowl
Ohio State Buckeyes
Won
20-14
1996
Florida Citrus Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Won
48-28
1997
Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
17-42
1998
Fiesta Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
23-16
1999
Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lost
21-31
2000
Cotton Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats
Lost
21-35
2001
Florida Citrus Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Won
45-17
2002
Peach Bowl
Maryland Terrapins
Lost
3-30
2004
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
38-7
2006
Outback Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
10-20
2007
Outback Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers
Won
21-17
2009
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies
Lost
14-37
2010
Music City Bowl
North Carolina Tar Heels
Lost
27-30 2OT
2014
TaxSlayer Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
45-28
2015
Outback Bowl
Northwestern Wildcats
Won
46-6
2016
Music City Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Won
38-24
2019
Gator Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers
Won
23-22
2021
Music City Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers
Lost
45-48 OT
2022
Orange Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
31-14
2023
Citrus Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes
Won
35-0

Overall Championship Game Record 1-0
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
1998
Fiesta Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Won
23-16

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2
2
0
0
1.000
Wisconsin Badgers
2
2
0
0
1.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
2
2
0
0
1.000
Texas A&M Aggies
2
2
0
0
1.000
Northwestern Wildcats 2
2
0
0
1.000
Indiana Hoosiers 2
2
0
0
1.000
Iowa Hawkeyes 3
2
1
0
.667
Maryland Terrapins
5
2
3
0
.400
LSU Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Virginia Cavaliers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ohio State Buckeyes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Michigan Wolverines
1
1
0
0
1.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Syracuse Orange
1
1
0
0
1.000
Clemson Tigers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Boston College Eagles
2
1
1
0
.500
Oklahoma Sooners
2
1
1
0
.500
Virginia tech Hokies
2
1
1
0
.500
Texas Longhorns
3
1
2
0
.333
Nebraska Cornhuskers
3
1
2
0
.333
Kansas State Wildcats
1
0
1
0
.000
Baylor Bears
1
0
1
0
.000
Rice Owls
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida Gators
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
0
1
0
.000
North Carolina Tar Heels
1
0
1
0
.000
Purdue Boilermakers 2
0
2
0
.000
USC Trojans
2
0
2
0
.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
3
0
3
0
.000