The Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously called “Tennessee”, “Vols”, or “UT”) represents the University of Tennessee (UT) in the sport of American football. The Volunteers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Having played their first season in 1891, the Vols have played football for well over a century, with their combined record of 811-367-54 ranking them tenth on the list of all-time won-lost records and eighth on the by-victories list for college football programs as well as second on the all-time win/loss list of SEC programs. Their all-time ranking in bowl appearances is third (49) and sixth in all-time bowl victories (26), most notably four Sugar Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, an Orange Bowl, and a Fiesta Bowl. They have won 13 conference championships and six national titles in their history and their last national championship was in the 1998 college football season. The Vols play at Neyland Stadium, where Tennessee has an all-time winning record of 447 games, the highest home-field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue. Additionally, its 102,455 seat capacity makes Neyland the nation’s fifth largest stadium. The team is currently coached by Butch Jones.
