First Vol game you remember and your age

[Indianrick]

Mine was Bama 1968 8 years old

 

[99gator]

1985 Florida-Tennessee game in Gainesville.

One of the first games I ever went to.

8 years old

 

[Macminnvol]

UT vs UG 92' I was 22 listened to John Ward call the game.Been hooked ever since.

 

[ptcarter]

1965 Tennessee Army. Section K. My favorite player "Jerry Smith". Anybody remember him?. I know he played defense.
Like 99 Gator, I was 8 years old.

Something I didn't notice then was this:



I must have seen it, but was oblivious to it at the time.

Celebrating 50 years of Running through the T

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Been a Vol since I was a baby. I remember knowing who Casey Clausen was and liking him, but the first game I remember would be Wilhoits game winner against the lizards.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

1965 Tennessee Army. Section K. My favorite player "Jerry Smith". Anybody remember him?. I know he played defense.
Like 99 Gator, I was 8 years old.

Something I didn't notice then was this:

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I must have seen it, but was oblivious to it at the time.

Celebrating 50 years of Running through the T

My pawpaw played on that team!

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

1985 Florida-Tennessee game in Gainesville.

One of the first games I ever went to.

8 years old

That game sucked. Probably would have won the Natty had we won it...

 

[ArdentVol]

1957 gator bowl
we were visting knoxville for xmas and watched it on tube w/ dad, grandad. i was 7/
we won on 4th q fg, i think.
still have mental pic of john david crow

before that,i was told that i threw a fit because i couldnt go to ut-tech game in atl when parents left me w/ aunt in atlanta while mom, dad went to grant field.
bobby dodd won

 

[ENGRVOL]

Very fortunate it was the 92 Florida game at age 7. Remember the water collecting on the astroturf.

 

[ScornedPapaVol]

Hmmnnn...the Notre Dame game

Been a Vol since I was a baby. I remember knowing who Casey Clausen was and liking him, but the first game I remember would be Wilhoits game winner against the lizards.

Thanks for making me feel old! I remember everything about the recruiting effort for Clausen... Wilhoits kick was some kind of wonderful. I just sat there for awhile reveling in the moment.

 

[Boca Vol]

That game sucked. Probably would have won the Natty had we won it...

It did suck...but UT doesn't win a Natty with 2 ties. 1 to GT.

 

[ScornedPapaVol]

'86 Sugar Bowl.

 

[LA vol7]

Must’ve been about 1977 ut vs Auburn, Dennis Wolfe was DE from my hometown and graduated w my older brother (he’s passed a couple of years ago) and 1979 vs Notre Dame listening while cutting firewood with my brother... man I miss him! VFL!

 

[Boca Vol]

1979 Utah for me. I was 7.

The 1st game I really remember was the 1980 USC game. My brothers and I had little league football games at Kingston and we changed in the parking lot and drove to Knoxville tor the game. Sat in Section W. I can still see that FG the USC kicker kicked to win it. Shams!

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

UF vs UT 98. I was 9 years old. I didn't know really know what was going on....all I knew is that I loved it. Watched the game with my dad, mom, sister and his coworkers family. Their kids were around our age at the time. Remember it like it was yesterday

 

[MrWiz]

First game I actually remember was 1982 Bama. I was 8 years old and I mostly remember how happy my dad was.

 

[Jauan't Some?]

‘05 vs Kentucky in Lexington, I was fourteen. I had just moved to Kentucky and had no rooting interest in college football. Sister was a freshman at UT home for thanksgiving break and she talked us into driving up to Lexington for the game. UT was polishing off a miserable season, it was cold, and the game was a snooze fest (I’m pretty sure Ainge got an intentional grounding in the end zone to give UK 25% of their total points).

That should have spelled the end of my UT sports fandom, but something about that orange and the contingent of rowdy UT fans that stuck around chanting “JIM BOB COOTER” late in the fourth quarter must have got into my blood. Lord knows I could have saved some heartache. Once I decided I was a fan I figured with UT’s history they couldn’t possibly be down for long...

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Vs Vandy in Nashville, Peytons freshman year. 65-0 curb stomping...was 9 at the time

 

[ArdentVol]

1957 cotton bowl
we were visting knoxville for xmas and watched it on tube w/ dad, grandad. i was 7/
we won on 4th q fg, i think.
still have mental pic of john david crow

before that,i was told that i threw a fit because i couldnt go to ut-tech game in atl when parents left me w/ aunt in atlanta while mom, dad went to grant field.
bobby dodd won

boca vol: i was wrong game was 57 and was cotton bowl
senior moment?

 

[esarmstrong]

First game I saw (on the television) was the Orange bowl, 1968 vs. Oklahoma. First game I attended was 1968 vs. Kentucky.

 

[Cmacsmokey]

84 Bama game. I was 5

 

[AZorange]

First Tennessee game 1970 vs. Army. Vols won 48-3. I was nine years old. Still have the ticket stub. Still love the Big Orange!

 

[ArdentVol]

It did suck...but UT doesn't win a Natty with 2 ties. 1 to GT.

boca,
see correction on a&m game from 50s.
one of many great wins against the bear

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

It did suck...but UT doesn't win a Natty with 2 ties. 1 to GT.

UT finished 9-1-2 and 4th nationally. Would have a 10-0-2 UT team finished over a 11-1 OU team? OU got stomped at home by the same team (Miami) that UT curbstomped in the Sugar Bowl.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Interesting seems most of us were between 7-9 when we remember our 1st games.