List of Tennessee Volunteers bowl games

|+ List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach{{#tag:ref|Statistics correct as of 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |#

! scope="col" |Bowl

! scope="col" |Score{{#tag:ref|Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Tennessee win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Season{{#tag:ref|Links to the season article for the Tennessee team that competed in the bowl for that year.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |Opponent{{#tag:ref|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.|group="A"}}

! scope="col" |Stadium

! scope="col" |Location

! scope="col" |AttendanceBowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 33

! scope="col" |Head coach

! scope="row" |New York Charity Game

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 17|W 13–0}}

|{{dts|1931|12|05}}

|1931

|New York University

|{{sort|Yankee Stadium|Yankee Stadium}}

|New York City

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|40,684{{Cite web|title=Tennessee Invades East to Show Class in Trouncing N.Y.U 13-0 |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SBS19311206.1.23}}^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Orange Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 17|W 17–0}}

|{{dts|1939|01|02}}

|1938

|Oklahoma

|{{sort|Miami Orange Bowl|Burdine Stadium}}{{#tag:ref|Originally called Burdine Stadium, in 1960 it was renamed as the Miami Orange Bowl.|name=Burdine|group=A}}

|Miami

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|32,191^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 14|L 0–14}}

|{{dts|1940|01|01}}

|1939

|USC

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|92,200^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 06|L 13–19}}

|{{dts|1941|01|01}}

|1940

|Boston College

|Tulane Stadium

|New Orleans

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|73,181^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 07|W 14–7}}

|{{dts|1943|01|01}}

|1942

|Tulsa

|Tulane Stadium

|New Orleans

|70,000

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Rose Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 25|L 0–25}}

|{{dts|1945|01|01}}

|1944

|USC

|Rose Bowl

|Pasadena

|68,000

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Orange Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 08|L 0–8}}

|{{dts|1947|01|01}}

|1946

|Rice

|{{sort|Miami Orange Bowl|Burdine Stadium}}{{#tag:ref|Originally called Burdine Stadium, in 1960 it was renamed as the Miami Orange Bowl.|name=Burdine|group=A}}

|Miami

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|36,152^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Cotton Bowl Classic

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 06|W 20–14}}

|{{dts|1951|01|01}}

|1950

|Texas

|Cotton Bowl

|Dallas

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|75,349^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 15|L 13–28}}

|{{dts|1952|01|01}}

|1951

|Maryland

|Tulane Stadium

|New Orleans

|82,000

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Cotton Bowl Classic

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 16|L 0–16}}

|{{dts|1953|01|01}}

|1952

|Texas

|Cotton Bowl

|Dallas

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|75,504^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Robert|Neyland}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 06|L 7–13}}

|{{dts|1957|01|01}}

|1956

|Baylor

|Tulane Stadium

|New Orleans

|81,000

|{{Sortname|Bowden|Wyatt}}

! scope="row" |Gator Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 03|W 3–0}}

|{{dts|1957|12|28}}

|1957

|Texas A&M

|Gator Bowl Stadium

|Jacksonville

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|41,160^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Bowden|Wyatt}}

! scope="row" |Bluebonnet Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 21|W 27–6}}

|{{dts|1965|12|18}}

|1965

|Tulsa

|Rice Stadium

|Houston

|40,000

|{{Sortname|Doug|Dickey}}

! scope="row" |Gator Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 06|W 18–12}}

|{{dts|1966|12|31}}

|1966

|Syracuse

|Gator Bowl Stadium

|Jacksonville

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|60,312^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Doug|Dickey}}

! scope="row" |Orange Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 02|L 24–26}}

|{{dts|1968|01|01}}

|1967

|Oklahoma

|{{sort|Miami Orange Bowl|Miami Orange Bowl}}{{#tag:ref|Originally called Burdine Stadium, in 1960 it was renamed as the Miami Orange Bowl.|name=Burdine|group=A}}

|Miami

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|77,993^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Doug|Dickey}}

! scope="row" |Cotton Bowl Classic

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 23|L 13–36}}

|{{dts|1969|01|01}}

|1968

|Texas

|Cotton Bowl

|Dallas

|72,000

|{{Sortname|Doug|Dickey}}

! scope="row" |Gator Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 01|L 13–14}}

|{{dts|1969|12|27}}

|1969

|Florida

|Gator Bowl Stadium

|Jacksonville

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|72,248^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Doug|Dickey}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 21|W 34–13}}

|{{dts|1971|01|01}}

|1970

|Air Force

|Tulane Stadium

|New Orleans

|78,655

|{{Sortname|Bill|Battle}}

! scope="row" |Liberty Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 01|W 14–13}}

|{{dts|1971|12|20}}

|1971

|Arkansas

|{{sort|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium|Memphis Memorial Stadium}}{{#tag:ref|Originally called Memphis Memorial Stadium, in 1976 it was renamed Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.{{cite book |title=ESPN Sports Almanac 2008 |last=Brown |first=Gary |author2=Mike Morrison |author3=Michael Morrison |year=2008 |publisher=ESPN |isbn=1933060387 |page=[https://archive.org/details/2008espnsportsal00brow/page/187 187] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/2008espnsportsal00brow/page/187 }}|name=Memphis|group=A}}

|Memphis

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|51,410^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Bill|Battle}}

! scope="row" |Bluebonnet Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 07|W 24–17}}

|{{dts|1972|12|30}}

|1972

|LSU

|Houston Astrodome

|Houston

|52,961

|{{Sortname|Bill|Battle}}

! scope="row" |Gator Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 09|L 19–28}}

|{{dts|1973|12|29}}

|1973

|Texas Tech

|Gator Bowl Stadium

|Jacksonville

|62,109

|{{Sortname|Bill|Battle}}

! scope="row" |Liberty Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 04|W 7–3}}

|{{dts|1974|12|16}}

|1974

|Maryland

|{{sort|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium|Memphis Memorial Stadium}}

|Memphis

|51,284

|{{Sortname|Bill|Battle}}

! scope="row" |Bluebonnet Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 05|L 22–27}}

|{{dts|1979|12|31}}

|1979

|Purdue

|Houston Astrodome

|Houston

|40,542

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Garden State Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 07|W 28–21}}

|{{dts|1981|12|13}}

|1981

|Wisconsin

|Giants Stadium

|East Rutherford

|38,782

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Peach Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 06|L 22–28}}

|{{dts|1982|12|31}}

|1982

|Iowa

|Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

|Atlanta

|50,134

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Florida Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 07|W 30–23}}

|{{dts|1983|12|17}}

|1983

|Maryland

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|50,183

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Sun Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 01|L 27–28}}

|{{dts|1984|12|22}}

|1984

|Maryland

|Sun Bowl Stadium

|El Paso

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|50,126^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 28|W 35–7}}

|{{dts|1986|01|01}}

|1985

|Miami

|Louisiana Superdome

|New Orleans

|77,432

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Liberty Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 07|W 21–14}}

|{{dts|1986|12|29}}

|1986

|Minnesota

|{{sort|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium}}

|Memphis

|51,327

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Peach Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 05|W 27–22}}

|{{dts|1988|01|02}}

|1987

|Indiana

|Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

|Atlanta

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|58,737^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Cotton Bowl Classic

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 04|W 31–27}}

|{{dts|1990|01|01}}

|1989

|Arkansas

|Cotton Bowl

|Dallas

|74,358

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Sugar Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 01|W 23–22}}

|{{dts|1991|01|01}}

|1990

|Virginia

|Louisiana Superdome

|New Orleans

|77,452

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |Fiesta Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 25|L 17–42}}

|{{dts|1992|01|01}}

|1991

|Penn State

|Sun Devil Stadium

|Tempe

|71,133

|{{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

! scope="row" |{{sort|Outback Bowl|Hall of Fame Bowl}}{{#tag:ref|The Outback Bowl was previously known as the Hall of Fame Bowl (1986–1995).Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 10–11|name=Outback|group=A}}

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 15|W 38–23}}

|{{dts|1993|01|01}}

|1992

|Boston College

|Tampa Stadium

|Tampa

|52,056

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Florida Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 18|L 13–31}}

|{{dts|1994|01|01}}

|1993

|Penn State

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|72,456^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Gator Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 22|W 45–23}}

|{{dts|1994|12|30}}

|1994

|Virginia Tech

|Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

|Gainesville

|62,200

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Florida Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 06|W 20–14}}

|{{dts|1996|01|01}}

|1995

|Ohio State

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|70,797

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Florida Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 20|W 48–28}}

|{{dts|1997|01|01}}

|1996

|Northwestern

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|63,467

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#ffe6bd | Orange Bowl*

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 25|L 17–42}}

|{{dts|1998|01|02}}

|1997

|Nebraska

|Pro Player Stadium

|Miami Gardens

|74,002

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

| scope="row" align="center" bgcolor=#ffe6bd | Fiesta Bowl*

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 07|W 23–16}}

|{{dts|1999|01|04}}

|1998

|Florida State

|Sun Devil Stadium

|Tempe

|style="background:#e3e3e3;"|80,470^{{dagger}}

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Fiesta Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 10|L 21–31}}

|{{dts|2000|01|02}}

|1999

|Nebraska

|Sun Devil Stadium

|Tempe

|71,526

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Cotton Bowl Classic

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 14|L 21–35}}

|{{dts|2001|01|01}}

|2000

|Kansas State

|Cotton Bowl

|Dallas

|63,465

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Florida Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 28|W 45–17}}

|{{dts|2002|01|01}}

|2001

|Michigan

|Citrus Bowl

|Orlando

|59,653

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Peach Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 27|L 3–30}}

|{{dts|2002|12|31}}

|2002

|Maryland

|Georgia Dome

|Atlanta

|68,330

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Peach Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 13|L 14–27}}

|{{dts|2004|01|02}}

|2003

|Clemson

|Georgia Dome

|Atlanta

|style="background:#d0e7ff;"|75,125^{{{double-dagger}}}

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Cotton Bowl Classic

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 31|W 38–7}}

|{{dts|2005|01|01}}

|2004

|Texas A&M

|Cotton Bowl

|Dallas

|75,704

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Outback Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 10|L 10–20}}

|{{dts|2007|01|01}}

|2006

|Penn State

|Raymond James Stadium

|Tampa

|65,601

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |Outback Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 04|W 21–17}}

|{{dts|2008|01|01}}

|2007

|Wisconsin

|Raymond James Stadium

|Tampa

|60,121

|{{Sortname|Phillip|Fulmer}}

! scope="row" |{{sort|Peach Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl}}{{#tag:ref|The Chick-fil-A Bowl was previously known as the Peach (1968–1996) and as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005).Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 8|name=Peach|group=A}}

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 20|L 14–37}}

|{{dts|2009|12|31}}

|2009

|Virginia Tech

|Georgia Dome

|Atlanta

|73,777

|{{Sortname|Lane|Kiffin}}

! scope="row" |Music City Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 03|L 27–30}}

|{{dts|2010|12|30}}

|2010

|North Carolina

|LP Field

|Nashville

|style="background:#e3e3e3;"|69,143^{{dagger}}

|{{Sortname|Derek|Dooley|Derek Dooley (American football)}}

! scope="row" |TaxSlayer Bowl{{#tag:ref|The TaxSlayer Bowl was previously known as the Gator Bowl (1948–2014). The Gator Bowl name returned in 2018.|name=Gator|group=A}}

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 17|W 45–28}}

|{{dts|2015|1|2}}

|2014

|Iowa

|EverBank Field

|Jacksonville

|56,310

|{{Sortname|Butch|Jones|Butch Jones}}

! scope="row" |Outback Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 39|W 45–6}}

|{{dts|2016|01|01}}

|2015

|Northwestern

|Raymond James Stadium

|Tampa

|53,202

|{{Sortname|Butch|Jones}}

! scope="row" |Music City Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|{{sort|W 39|W 38–24}}

|{{dts|2016|12|30}}

|2016

|Nebraska

|Nissan Stadium

|Nashville

|68,496

|{{Sortname|Butch|Jones}}

! scope="row"| Gator Bowl

|style=background:#e3e3e3;"|{{sort|W 01|W* 23–22}}

|{{dts|2020|1|2}}

|2019

|Indiana

|TIAA Bank Field

|Jacksonville

|61,789

|{{Sortname|Jeremy|Pruitt}}

! scope="row"| Music City Bowl

|style="background:#fcc;"|{{sort|L 02|L 45–48}}

|{{dts|2021|12|30}}

|2021

|Purdue

|Nissan Stadium

|Nashville

|69,489

|{{Sortname|Josh|Heupel}}

!scope="row"| Orange Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|

{{sort|W 17|W 31{{ndash}}14}}

|{{dts|2022|12|30}}

|2022

|Clemson

|Hard Rock Stadium

|Miami Gardens

|63,912

|{{Sortname|Josh|Heupel}}

!scope="row"| Citrus Bowl

|style="background:#dfd;"|

{{sort|W 35|W 35{{ndash}}0}}

|{{dts|2024|1|1}}

|2023

|Iowa

|Camping World Stadium

|Orlando

|43,861

|{{Sortname|Josh|Heupel}}