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Tennessee-Vanderbilt
Tennessee and Vanderbilt have met 119 times since 1892. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 81-30-4
- Current streak
- Tennessee 6 games
- Longest streak
- Tennessee 22 games (1983-2004)
- Avg. margin / points
- 18.6 / 37.7
Series overview
Tennessee 81-30-4 Vanderbilt. Current streak: Tennessee 6 games.
Last five meetings
Tennessee 5 | Vanderbilt 0
Largest margin
76 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1892 through 2024.
- 115 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 30, 2024.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Tennessee and Vanderbilt have a tracked series that starts in 1892 and spans 119 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1892-2024
- Busiest era
- 1930s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 2 years (1905-1908)
- 1930s10 games
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Nov 30, 2024
Tennessee 36, Vanderbilt 23. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1974 - Nov 30, 1974
Tennessee 21, Vanderbilt 21. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2015 - Nov 28, 2015
Tennessee 53, Vanderbilt 28. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1918 - Nov 9, 1918
Tennessee 0, Vanderbilt 76. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Tennessee 5, Vanderbilt 0 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 3 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 37.7, average margin 18.6.
- Current streak
- Tennessee 6 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Tennessee, 2024
Receiving Yards: 661
Dylan Sampson
Tennessee, 2024
Rushing Yards: 1491
Nico Iamaleava
Tennessee, 2024
Passing Yards: 2616
Diego Pavia
Vanderbilt, 2024
Passing Yards: 2293
Diego Pavia
Vanderbilt, 2024
Rushing Yards: 800
Eli Stowers
Vanderbilt, 2024
Receiving Yards: 638
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Josh Heupel
Tennessee - 2021-2024 - 37-15
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt - 2021-2024 - 16-33
Jeremy Pruitt
Tennessee - 2020 - 3-7
Todd Fitch
Vanderbilt - 2020 - 0-1
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 53F, 1 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Tennessee team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Vanderbilt team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Tennessee season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Vanderbilt season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Tennessee weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Vanderbilt weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt | Tennessee 36, Vanderbilt 23 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | Tennessee 48, Vanderbilt 24 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt | Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 0 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
| Nov 27, 2021 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | Tennessee 45, Vanderbilt 21 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt | Tennessee 42, Vanderbilt 17 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 10 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt | Tennessee 13, Vanderbilt 38 | Venue unavailable | Vanderbilt |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | Tennessee 24, Vanderbilt 42 | Venue unavailable | Vanderbilt |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt | Tennessee 34, Vanderbilt 45 | Venue unavailable | Vanderbilt |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | Tennessee 53, Vanderbilt 28 | Venue unavailable | Tennessee |
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