Tennessee record by year
Since 1902
873-406-51
Win %
.676
Bowl trips
0
Winning seasons
89
Best year
13-0 (1998)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 184 | 76 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 517 | 375 | Lost Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 464 | 209 | Lost College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 413 | 264 | Won Cheez-It Citrus Bowl |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 599 | 296 | Won Capital One Orange Bowl |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 511 | 378 | Lost TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 215 | 301 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 314 | 282 | Won TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 273 | 335 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 238 | 349 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 473 | 375 | Won Bowl game |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 457 | 260 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 376 | 315 | Won TAXSLAYER BOWL |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 286 | 348 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 434 | 428 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 244 | 271 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 351 | 326 | Lost FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 381 | 289 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 208 | 201 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 455 | 382 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 362 | 254 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA FL |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 205 | 205 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 378 | 295 | Won COTTON BOWL |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 365 | 239 | Lost CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 296 | 227 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 400 | 251 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 380 | 247 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1999 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 369 | 194 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 431 | 189 | Won Bowl game |
| 1997 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 428 | 286 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 437 | 185 | Won Bowl game |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 431 | 228 | Won Bowl game |
| 1994 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 363 | 208 | Won Bowl game |
| 1993 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 484 | 175 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1992 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 347 | 196 | Won Bowl game |
| 1991 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 352 | 263 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1990 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .769 | 465 | 220 | Won Bowl game |
| 1989 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 346 | 217 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 212 | 286 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 | 422 | 246 | Won Bowl game |
| 1986 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 293 | 249 | Won Bowl game |
| 1985 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .833 | 325 | 140 | Won Bowl game |
| 1984 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 327 | 276 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 282 | 165 | Won Bowl game |
| 1982 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 281 | 239 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1981 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 244 | 265 | Won Bowl game |
| 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 256 | 189 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 311 | 235 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 251 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 229 | 229 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 237 | 162 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 253 | 193 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 211 | 181 | Won Bowl game |
| 1973 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 291 | 247 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1972 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 297 | 100 | Won Bowl game |
| 1971 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 270 | 121 | Won Bowl game |
| 1970 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 370 | 116 | Won Bowl game |
| 1969 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 328 | 179 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1968 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 261 | 146 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1967 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 283 | 141 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1966 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 240 | 99 | Won Bowl game |
| 1965 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 220 | 98 | Won Bowl game |
| 1964 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 80 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 168 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 179 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 149 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 209 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 112 | 118 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 77 | 122 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 164 | 75 | Won Bowl game |
| 1956 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 275 | 88 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1955 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 188 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 105 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 240 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 259 | 79 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1951 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 386 | 116 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1950 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 335 | 71 | Won Bowl game |
| 1949 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 214 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 140 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 164 | 152 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 175 | 97 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1945 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 238 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 173 | 73 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1942 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 259 | 61 | Won Bowl game |
| 1941 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 182 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 332 | 45 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1939 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 212 | 14 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1938 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 293 | 16 | Won Bowl game |
| 1937 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 189 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 147 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 98 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 175 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 176 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 238 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 243 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 209 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 330 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 249 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 245 | 26 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 151 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 129 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 83 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 82 | 167 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 239 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 102 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 243 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 103 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 76 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 168 | 19 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 303 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 374 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 283 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 294 | 80 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 82 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 50 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 11 | 113 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 124 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 169 | 17 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 15 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 162 | 151 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 45 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 76 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 88 | 39 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Tennessee records for every season since 1902, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Tennessee team page.
Every Tennessee season since 1902. Win-loss record, win percentage and how each year ended.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Tennessee record since 1902?
Tennessee is 873-406-51 since 1902, a .676 win percentage, with 0 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Tennessee season since 1902?
Tennessee went 13-0 in 1998, the best record since 1902.
How many bowl games has Tennessee played since 1902?
Tennessee has played in the postseason 0 times since 1902.