Program · last held it 1975
Tennessee
7Reigns
1,260Days held
38Defenses
Tennessee last held the belt September 20, 1975. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Tennessee belt badge → Shop Tennessee gear →
Belt-game record44–22–2
37–7–1 defending it · 7–15–1 challenging for it · 68 belt games since 1938
Took the belt7
times · 7 reigns in all · first belt game October 8, 1938
All-time rank of 105 programs12th
in days held (1,260) · 12th in reigns · 10th in defenses (38) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Tennessee’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
October 26, 1974 – September 20, 1975
329 days
November 18, 1967 – January 1, 1968
44 days
October 1, 1966 – October 8, 1966
7 days
November 7, 1959 – November 14, 1959
7 days
October 26, 1957 – November 16, 1957
21 days
November 26, 1955 – January 1, 1957
1 yr, 36 days
October 8, 1938 – January 1, 1940
1 yr, 85 days
Every belt game 68 games, newest first
November 21, 2020 · Tennessee at Auburn 17–30 as challengerlostOctober 8, 2016 · Tennessee at Texas A&M 38–45 as challengerlostSeptember 13, 2014 · Tennessee at Oklahoma 10–34 as challengerlostSeptember 19, 2009 · Tennessee at Florida 13–23 as challengerlostSeptember 15, 2007 · Tennessee at Florida 20–59 as challengerlostNovember 9, 2002 · Tennessee vs. Miami 3–26 as challengerlostJanuary 2, 1998 · Tennessee vs. Nebraska 17–42 as challengerlostOctober 18, 1986 · Tennessee vs. Alabama 28–56 as challengerlostSeptember 14, 1985 · Tennessee at UCLA 26–26 as challengertie, holder kept itSeptember 13, 1980 · Tennessee vs. USC 17–20 as challengerlostOctober 15, 1977 · Tennessee at Alabama 10–24 as challengerlostSeptember 20, 1975 · Tennessee at UCLA 28–34 as holderlost the beltSeptember 13, 1975 · Tennessee vs. Maryland 26–8 as holderdefendedDecember 16, 1974 · Tennessee vs. Maryland 7–3 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 1974 · Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 21–21 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 23, 1974 · Tennessee vs. Kentucky 24–7 as holderdefendedNovember 16, 1974 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 29–17 as holderdefendedNovember 9, 1974 · Tennessee vs. Memphis 34–6 as holderdefendedOctober 26, 1974 · Tennessee vs. Clemson 29–28 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1968 · Tennessee vs. Oklahoma 24–26 as holderlost the beltDecember 2, 1967 · Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 41–14 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1967 · Tennessee at Kentucky 17–7 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1967 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 20–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 8, 1966 · Tennessee at Georgia Tech 3–6 as holderlost the beltOctober 1, 1966 · Tennessee vs. Rice 23–3 as challengertook the beltOctober 17, 1964 · Tennessee vs. Alabama 8–19 as challengerlostNovember 16, 1963 · Tennessee at Ole Miss 0–20 as challengerlostNovember 17, 1962 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 6–19 as challengerlostNovember 12, 1960 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 3–24 as challengerlostNovember 14, 1959 · Tennessee at Ole Miss 7–37 as holderlost the beltNovember 7, 1959 · Tennessee vs. LSU 14–13 as challengertook the beltNovember 16, 1957 · Tennessee at Ole Miss 7–14 as holderlost the beltNovember 9, 1957 · Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech 21–6 as holderdefendedNovember 2, 1957 · Tennessee at North Carolina 35–0 as holderdefendedOctober 26, 1957 · Tennessee at Maryland 16–0 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1957 · Tennessee vs. Baylor 7–13 as holderlost the beltDecember 1, 1956 · Tennessee at Vanderbilt 27–7 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1956 · Tennessee vs. Kentucky 20–7 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 1956 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 27–7 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1956 · Tennessee at Georgia Tech 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1956 · Tennessee vs. North Carolina 20–0 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1956 · Tennessee vs. Maryland 34–7 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1956 · Tennessee vs. Alabama 24–0 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1956 · Tennessee vs. Chattanooga 42–20 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1956 · Tennessee at Duke 33–20 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1956 · Tennessee at Auburn 35–7 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1955 · Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 20–14 as challengertook the beltOctober 17, 1942 · Tennessee at Alabama 0–8 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1940 · Tennessee vs. USC 0–14 as holderlost the beltDecember 9, 1939 · Tennessee vs. Auburn 7–0 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 1939 · Tennessee at Kentucky 19–0 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1939 · Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 13–0 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1939 · Tennessee vs. The Citadel 34–0 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1939 · Tennessee at LSU 20–0 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 1939 · Tennessee vs. Mercer 17–0 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 1939 · Tennessee vs. Alabama 21–0 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 1939 · Tennessee at Chattanooga 28–0 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 1939 · Tennessee vs. Sewanee 40–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1939 · Tennessee at NC State 13–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1939 · Tennessee vs. Oklahoma 17–0 as holderdefendedDecember 3, 1938 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 47–0 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1938 · Tennessee vs. Kentucky 46–0 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1938 · Tennessee at Vanderbilt 14–0 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1938 · Tennessee vs. Chattanooga 45–0 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1938 · Tennessee vs. LSU 14–6 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1938 · Tennessee vs. The Citadel 44–0 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1938 · Tennessee at Alabama 13–0 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1938 · Tennessee vs. Auburn 7–0 as challengertook the belt
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