SO...YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW?
Vol Facts and Trivia
U of Tennessee.. NATIONAL CHAMPION 6 times. 1951 & 1998 Concensus wire service champions. In '38 '40 '50 and '67... selected on points from at least one poll and are legitimate records. |
| STADIUM & FIELD: The present day Shields-Watkins field was named for Colonel W.S.Shields and his wife Alice Watkins Shields. Completed in 1921. The stadium was named for General Robert Neyland..coach from 1926-1952. His leadership started UT's winning tradition. Dedicated as Neyland Stadium was September 1962. |
| First game on artificial turf was on 9/14/68. Vols vs Ga. |
| The first ever UT night game was in 1962. The vols whipped the Penn State Nittany Lions 28-21. It was an electrifying event.
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