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Game</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-style:italic;">Conference Championship</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:1997SECChamplogo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/1997SECChamplogo.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="167" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="167" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">1997 SEC Championship logo.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table class="nowraplinks" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee Volunteers</a></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1997 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn Tigers</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(10–1)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(9–2)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">30</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">29</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Phillip Fulmer</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Terry Bowden</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>3</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>3</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>11</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>11</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td 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href="/wiki/1994_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1994 Auburn Tigers football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1995 Auburn Tigers football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1996 Auburn Tigers football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1997 Auburn Tigers football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1998 Auburn Tigers football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1999 Auburn Tigers football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2000 Auburn Tigers football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2001 Auburn Tigers football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2002 Auburn Tigers football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2003 Auburn Tigers football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2004 Auburn Tigers football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2005 Auburn Tigers football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2006 Auburn Tigers football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2007 Auburn Tigers football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2008 Auburn Tigers football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2009 Auburn Tigers football team">2009</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2010 Auburn Tigers football team">2010</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2011 Auburn Tigers football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2012 Auburn Tigers football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2013 Auburn Tigers football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2015 Auburn Tigers football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2016 Auburn Tigers football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2017 Auburn Tigers football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Auburn Tigers football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2019 Auburn Tigers football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2020 Auburn Tigers football team">2020</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tennessee_Volunteers_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF8200;color:black;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Tennessee_Volunteers_football_navbox" title="Template:Tennessee Volunteers football navbox"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:black">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Tennessee_Volunteers_football_navbox" title="Template talk:Tennessee Volunteers football navbox"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:black">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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(1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waite_Field" title="Waite Field">Waite Field</a> (1908–1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a> (1921–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FF8200;color:black;;width:1%">Bowls & rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_Volunteers_bowl_games" title="List of Tennessee Volunteers bowl games">Bowl games</a></li> <li>Alabama: <a href="/wiki/Third_Saturday_in_October" title="Third Saturday in October">Third Saturday in October</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Auburn–Tennessee football rivalry">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Tennessee football rivalry">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Georgia Tech–Tennessee football rivalry">Georgia Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="South Carolina–Tennessee football rivalry">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee%E2%80%93Vanderbilt_football_rivalry" title="Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry">Vanderbilt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FF8200;color:black;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="History of Tennessee Volunteers football">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_(University_of_Tennessee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Smokey (University of Tennessee)">Smokey</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rocky_Top" title="Rocky Top">Rocky Top</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_of_the_Southland_Band" title="Pride of the Southland Band">Pride of the Southland Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_at_Bristol" title="Battle at Bristol">Battle at Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter_Cup_(trophy)" title="Porter Cup (trophy)">Porter Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FF8200;color:black;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_Volunteers_head_football_coaches" title="List of Tennessee Volunteers head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_Volunteers_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_Volunteers_in_the_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Tennessee Volunteers in the NFL Draft">NFL draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football_statistical_leaders" title="Tennessee Volunteers football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FF8200;color:black;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_seasons" title="List of Tennessee Volunteers football seasons"><span style="color:black">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1891_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1891 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1892 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1893 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1894 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1895 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1896 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1897</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1898</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1899 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1900 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1901 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1902 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1904 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1905 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1906 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1907 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1908 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1909 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1910 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1911 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1912 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1913 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1914 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1915 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1916 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Tennessee_(SATC)_football_team" title="1917 Tennessee (SATC) football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Tennessee_(SATC)_football_team" title="1918 Tennessee (SATC) football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1919 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1920 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1921 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1922 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1923 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1924 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1925 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1926 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1929 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1930 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1932 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1934 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1935 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1936 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1937 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1937</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1938_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1938 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1938</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1939</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1940</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1942</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1943</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1944 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1945 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1947 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1948 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1949 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1949</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1950_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1950 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1950</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1951_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1951</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1952 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1953 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1954 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1955 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1958 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1959 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1960 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1961 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1962 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1963 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1964 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1965 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1968 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1970 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1971 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1972 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1975 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1976 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1977 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1978 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1979 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1980 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1981 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1982 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1986 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1987 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1997</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1998</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2000 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2002 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2009 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2012 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team">2013</a></li> <li><a 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