General
†
Bowl game record attendance
‡
Former bowl game record attendance
*
Denotes national championship game
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1]
#
Bowl
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 4]
Head coach
0[ A 5]
New York Charity Game
W 13–0
December 5, 1931
1931
New York University
Yankee Stadium
New York City
40,684[ 5] ‡
Robert Neyland
1
Orange Bowl
W 17–0
January 2, 1939
1938
Oklahoma
Burdine Stadium [ A 6]
Miami
32,191‡
Robert Neyland
2
Rose Bowl
L 0–14
January 1, 1940
1939
USC
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
92,200‡
Robert Neyland
3
Sugar Bowl
L 13–19
January 1, 1941
1940
Boston College
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans
73,181‡
Robert Neyland
4
Sugar Bowl
W 14–7
January 1, 1943
1942
Tulsa
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans
70,000
Robert Neyland
5
Rose Bowl
L 0–25
January 1, 1945
1944
USC
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
68,000
Robert Neyland
6
Orange Bowl
L 0–8
January 1, 1947
1946
Rice
Burdine Stadium [ A 6]
Miami
36,152‡
Robert Neyland
7
Cotton Bowl Classic
W 20–14
January 1, 1951
1950
Texas
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
75,349‡
Robert Neyland
8
Sugar Bowl
L 13–28
January 1, 1952
1951
Maryland
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans
82,000
Robert Neyland
9
Cotton Bowl Classic
L 0–16
January 1, 1953
1952
Texas
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
75,504‡
Robert Neyland
10
Sugar Bowl
L 7–13
January 1, 1957
1956
Baylor
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans
81,000
Bowden Wyatt
11
Gator Bowl
W 3–0
December 28, 1957
1957
Texas A&M
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville
41,160‡
Bowden Wyatt
12
Bluebonnet Bowl
W 27–6
December 18, 1965
1965
Tulsa
Rice Stadium
Houston
40,000
Doug Dickey
13
Gator Bowl
W 18–12
December 31, 1966
1966
Syracuse
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville
60,312‡
Doug Dickey
14
Orange Bowl
L 24–26
January 1, 1968
1967
Oklahoma
Miami Orange Bowl [ A 6]
Miami
77,993‡
Doug Dickey
15
Cotton Bowl Classic
L 13–36
January 1, 1969
1968
Texas
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
72,000
Doug Dickey
16
Gator Bowl
L 13–14
December 27, 1969
1969
Florida
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville
72,248‡
Doug Dickey
17
Sugar Bowl
W 34–13
January 1, 1971
1970
Air Force
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans
78,655
Bill Battle
18
Liberty Bowl
W 14–13
December 20, 1971
1971
Arkansas
Memphis Memorial Stadium [ A 7]
Memphis
51,410‡
Bill Battle
19
Bluebonnet Bowl
W 24–17
December 30, 1972
1972
LSU
Houston Astrodome
Houston
52,961
Bill Battle
20
Gator Bowl
L 19–28
December 29, 1973
1973
Texas Tech
Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville
62,109
Bill Battle
21
Liberty Bowl
W 7–3
December 16, 1974
1974
Maryland
Memphis Memorial Stadium [ A 7]
Memphis
51,284
Bill Battle
22
Bluebonnet Bowl
L 22–27
December 31, 1979
1979
Purdue
Houston Astrodome
Houston
40,542
Johnny Majors
23
Garden State Bowl
W 28–21
December 13, 1981
1981
Wisconsin
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford
38,782
Johnny Majors
24
Peach Bowl
L 22–28
December 31, 1982
1982
Iowa
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
50,134
Johnny Majors
25
Florida Citrus Bowl
W 30–23
December 17, 1983
1983
Maryland
Citrus Bowl
Orlando
50,183
Johnny Majors
26
Sun Bowl
L 27–28
December 22, 1984
1984
Maryland
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
50,126‡
Johnny Majors
27
Sugar Bowl
W 35–7
January 1, 1986
1985
Miami
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
77,432
Johnny Majors
28
Liberty Bowl
W 21–14
December 29, 1986
1986
Minnesota
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium [ A 7]
Memphis
51,327
Johnny Majors
29
Peach Bowl
W 27–22
January 2, 1988
1987
Indiana
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta
58,737‡
Johnny Majors
30
Cotton Bowl Classic
W 31–27
January 1, 1990
1989
Arkansas
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
74,358
Johnny Majors
31
Sugar Bowl
W 23–22
January 1, 1991
1990
Virginia
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
77,452
Johnny Majors
32
Fiesta Bowl
L 17–42
January 1, 1992
1991
Penn State
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe
71,133
Johnny Majors
33
Hall of Fame Bowl [ A 8]
W 38–23
January 1, 1993
1992
Boston College
Tampa Stadium
Tampa
52,056
Phillip Fulmer
34
Florida Citrus Bowl
L 13–31
January 1, 1994
1993
Penn State
Citrus Bowl
Orlando
72,456‡
Phillip Fulmer
35
Gator Bowl
W 45–23
December 30, 1994
1994
Virginia Tech
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Gainesville
62,200
Phillip Fulmer
36
Florida Citrus Bowl
W 20–14
January 1, 1996
1995
Ohio State
Citrus Bowl
Orlando
70,797
Phillip Fulmer
37
Florida Citrus Bowl
W 48–28
January 1, 1997
1996
Northwestern
Citrus Bowl
Orlando
63,467
Phillip Fulmer
38
Orange Bowl *
L 42–17
January 2, 1998
1997
Nebraska
Pro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens
74,002
Phillip Fulmer
39
Fiesta Bowl *
W 23–16
January 4, 1999
1998
Florida State
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe
80,470†
Phillip Fulmer
40
Fiesta Bowl
L 21–31
January 2, 2000
1999
Nebraska
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe
71,526
Phillip Fulmer
41
Cotton Bowl Classic
L 21–35
January 1, 2001
2000
Kansas State
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
63,465
Phillip Fulmer
42
Florida Citrus Bowl
W 45–17
January 1, 2002
2001
Michigan
Citrus Bowl
Orlando
59,653
Phillip Fulmer
43
Peach Bowl
L 3–30
December 31, 2002
2002
Maryland
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
68,330
Phillip Fulmer
44
Peach Bowl
L 14–27
January 2, 2004
2003
Clemson
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
75,125‡
Phillip Fulmer
45
Cotton Bowl Classic
W 38–7
January 1, 2005
2004
Texas A&M
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
75,704
Phillip Fulmer
46
Outback Bowl [ A 8]
L 10–20
January 1, 2007
2006
Penn State
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
65,601
Phillip Fulmer
47
Outback Bowl [ A 8]
W 21–17
January 1, 2008
2007
Wisconsin
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
60,121
Phillip Fulmer
48
Chick-fil-A Bowl [ A 9]
L 14–37
December 31, 2009
2009
Virginia Tech
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
73,777
Lane Kiffin
49
Music City Bowl
L 27–30
December 30, 2010
2010
North Carolina
LP Field
Nashville
69,143†
Derek Dooley
50
TaxSlayer Bowl [ A 10]
W 45–28
January 2, 2015
2014
Iowa
EverBank Field
Jacksonville
56,310
Butch Jones
51
Outback Bowl [ A 8]
W 45–6
January 1, 2016
2015
Northwestern
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
53,202
Butch Jones
52
Music City Bowl
W 38–24
December 30, 2016
2016
Nebraska
Nissan Stadium
Nashville
68,496
Butch Jones
53
Gator Bowl
W* 23–22
January 2, 2020
2019
Indiana
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville
61,789
Jeremy Pruitt
54
Music City Bowl
L 45–47
December 30, 2021
2021
Purdue
Nissan Stadium
Nashville
69,489
Josh Heupel
55
Orange Bowl
W 31–14
December 30, 2022
2022
Clemson
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
63,912
Josh Heupel
56
Citrus Bowl
W 35–0
January 1, 2024
2023
Iowa
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
43,861
Josh Heupel
^ Statistics correct as of 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games .
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Tennessee win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Tennessee team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Tennessee competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
^ Game is considered an unofficial exhibition game by the NCAA
^ a b c Originally called Burdine Stadium, in 1960 it was renamed as the Miami Orange Bowl.
^ a b c Originally called Memphis Memorial Stadium, in 1976 it was renamed Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.[ 6]
^ a b c d The Outback Bowl was previously known as the Hall of Fame Bowl (1986–1995).[ 7]
^ The Chick-fil-A Bowl was previously known as the Peach (1968–1996) and as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005).[ 8]
^ The TaxSlayer Bowl was previously known as the Gator Bowl (1948–2014). The Gator Bowl name returned in 2018.[ 8]
* The NCAA vacated Tennessee's win as part of a disciplinary action affecting the 2019 and 2020 seasons.[ 9]
General
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2016 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 14, 2016 .
Specific
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 28
^ Dunnavant, Keith (2004). The Fifty-Year Seduction: How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS . Macmillan. pp. 93–99. ISBN 9780312323455 . Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 33
^ "Tennessee Invades East to Show Class in Trouncing N.Y.U 13-0" .
^ Brown, Gary; Mike Morrison; Michael Morrison (2008). ESPN Sports Almanac 2008 . ESPN. p. 187 . ISBN 1933060387 .
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 10–11
^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8
^ Sparks, Adam (July 15, 2023). "These Tennessee football wins under Jeremy Pruitt have been vacated" . USA Today . Retrieved July 16, 2023 .