Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers 
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| City: | Knoxville , Tennessee | ||
| Founded: | 1891 | ||
| Team colors: | Orange / white | ||
| Head coach: | Jeremy Pruitt | ||
| League (): | Southeastern Conference | ||
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| National champion | 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 | ||
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| Play surface: | Natural grass | ||
| Capacity: | 102,455 | ||
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| 16th May 2019 | |||
The sports teams of the University of Tennessee call themselves Tennessee Volunteers . It is only in the extremely successful women's basketball that one speaks of the Lady Volunteers, or Lady Vols for short . The colors of the athletics department are orange and white. Orange is associated with college and goes back to the American Daisy .
Derivation of the name
One of Tennessee's nicknames is Volunteer State - "state of volunteers". It dates from the time of the British-American War , in which numerous Tennessee citizens fought for their country as volunteers.
sports
American football
The most famous division is the American football team from Knoxville , Tennessee in the United States . You play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Southeastern Conference . The home games are played at the Neyland Stadium , which has a capacity of 102,455 seats. In the years 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967 and 1998 the national championship could be won. Rivalries exist with the colleges of Alabama , Auburn , Florida , Georgia , Georgia Tech , Kentucky, and Vanderbilt .
Well-known former players
- Doug Atkins : two-time NFL champion
- Beattie Feathers : double all-pro
- Peyton Manning : two-time Super Bowl winner
- Jacob Johnson
- Reggie White : Super Bowl Winner
Other sports
Other sports departments at the college besides American football include a. Baseball for men, softball for women, soccer , golf , rowing , swimming , tennis , volleyball and cross-country skiing .
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)