The Official Countdown To Tennessee Football 2024 (83 Days)

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139 Days!

John Wagster (RIP) tallied 277 career tackles (139 solo, and 138 assists) during his UT career from 1970-1972.

 

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138 Days!

AJ Johnson recorded 138 tackles in 2012 for The Vols.

 

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137 Days!

Even though it was a loss, Vol faithful set a new college football decibel record against UGA in 2023. The noise reached 137 decibels. This shattered the previous noise record of 133.6 for the 1992 Washington vs Nebraska game.

 

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136 Days!

Tennessee downed Texas A&M 20-13 in 2023. Jaylen Wright had 136 rushing yards.

 

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135 Days!

Jamal Lewis rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown in a 42-7 victory against Houston in the 1998 season.

 

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134 Days!

Chuck Webb rushed for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns against UCLA in 1989 as the Vols won 24-6.

 

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133 Days!

Dylan Sampson rushed for 133 yards on 20 carries against Iowa in the 2024 Citrus Bowl.

 

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132 Days!

Tennessee defeated UAB 35-3 in 2008. Lucas Taylor had 9 receptions for 132 yards.

 

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131 Days!

Roland James had a career-high 131 tackles in his first season on Rocky Top in 1976.

 

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130 Days!

Jalen Hurd punished Northwestern with 130 rushing yards and 1 touchdown as Tennessee defeated Northwestern 45-6 in the 2016 Outback Bowl.

 

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129 Days!

On Nov. 12, 1994, Tennessee beat Memphis, 24-13, as Aaron Hayden ran for 129 yards and Mose Phillips scored two touchdowns. Peyton Manning threw for just 32 yards in the win at Neyland.

 

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128 Days!

John Kelly Jr. rushed for 128 yards on 19 carries and had 4 touchdowns as Tennessee beat GA Tech 42-41 in a 2 overtime thriller in The Georgia Dome on September 4th, 2017.

 

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127 Days!

Big John Henderson recorded 127 solo tackles during his Big Orange Career from 1998-2001.

 

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126 Days!

Jayson Swain had 126 career receptions during his UT Career from 2003-2006.

 

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125 Days!

Robert Meachem caught 125 passes for 2,140 yards and 17 touchdowns in his Big Orange Career from 2004-2006.

 

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124 Days!

Thomas Woods caught 124 passes for 1,617 yards and 7 touchdowns for The Vols 1986-1989.

 

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123 Days!

Jason Allen earned All-SEC honors in 2004 with 123 tackles and 2 interceptions.

 

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122 Days!

Bobby Emmons rushed for 640 yards & 5 touchdowns on 122 carries for the Vols from 1975-1978.

 

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121 Days!

In the infamous Halloween blackout game on October 31st, 2009, Montario Hardesty registered 121 yards and 2 touchdowns on 23 carries as Tennessee cruised to a 31-13 victory.

 

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120 Days!

Kevin Burnett recorded 120 tackles in 2004 as a senior and was named a first-team All-American and All-SEC selection.

 

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119 Days!

In 2009, Rico McCoy registered 119 tackles and earned an All-SEC selection.

 

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118 Days!

Darrell Taylor was one of the most fearsome pass rushers in the SEC during his final two seasons ... The Hopewell, Va., native finished with 19.5 sacks (10th-most in UT history), 26.5 TFLs and 118 total tackles over his 43-game career.

 

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117 Days!

Larry Seivers caught 117 passes for 1,924 yards and 8 touchdowns in his Vol career from 1973-1976.

 

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117 Days!

Larry Seivers caught 117 passes for 1,924 yards and 8 touchdowns in his Vol career from 1973-1976.


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117 Days!

Larry Seivers caught 117 passes for 1,924 yards and 8 touchdowns in his Vol career from 1973-1976.


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Larry and his agent.