Bowl season'is underway after an exciting 2022 college football campaign. One successful program taking part in the postseason once again is the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers, who will face the No. 7 Clemson Tigers at the Orange Bowl on Friday, Dec. 30.
Here's everything you need to know about Tennessee's bowl game history before making its next appearance.
Tennessee Bowl Game History
Tennessee has frequented the college football postseason throughout its history. The Sooners have played in 54 bowls prior to facing Clemson.
The Volunteers made their first bowl appearance in 1939 as part of the SEC. They defeated Oklahoma, 17-0, at the Orange Bowl that year.
Tennessee has also qualified for 14 bowls since the 2000 NCAAF campaign. Unfortunately, the Volunteers tasted d efeat in their last appearance, losing 48-45 to Purdue at the 2021 Music City Bowl.
Tennessee Bowl Game Wins and Appearances
Tennessee owns a 29-25 all-time record (53.7%) in bowl games ahead of facing Clemson. Check out the school's full bowl results below:
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 2, 1939): Tennessee 17, Oklahoma 0
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1940): USC 14, Tennessee 0
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1941): Boston College 19, Tennessee 13
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1943): Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7
- Rose B owl (Jan. 1, 1945): USC 25, Tennessee 0
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1947): Rice 8, Tennessee 0
- Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1, 1951): Tennessee 20, Texas 14
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1952): Maryland 28, Tennessee 13
- Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1, 1953): Texas 16, Tennnessee 0
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1957): Baylor 13, Tennessee 13
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 28, 1957): Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0
- Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 18, 1965): Tennessee 27, Tulsa 6
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 31, 1966): Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1968): Oklahoma 26, Tennessee 24
- Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1, 1969): Texas 36, Tennessee 13
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 27, 1969): Florida 14, Tenne ssee 13
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1971): Tennessee 34, Air Force 13
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 20, 1971): Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13
- Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 30, 1972): Tennessee 24, LSU 17
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 29, 1973): Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 16, 1974): Tennessee 7, Maryland 3
- Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 31, 1979): Purdue 27, Tennessee 22
- Garden State Bowl (Dec. 13, 1981): Tennessee 28, Wisconsin 21
- Peach Bowl (Dec. 31, 1982): Iowa 28, Tennessee 22
- Citrus Bowl (Dec. 17, 1983): Tennessee 30, Maryland 23
- Sun Bowl (Dec. 22, 1984): Maryland 28, Tennessee 27
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1 , 1986): Tennessee 35, Miami (FL) 7
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 29, 1986): Tennessee 21, Minnesota 14
- Peach Bowl (Jan. 2, 1988): Tennessee 27, Indiana 22
- Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1, 1990): Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1991): Tennessee 23, Virginia 22
- Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1, 1992): Penn State 42, Tennessee 17
- Hall of Fame Bowl (Jan. 1, 1993): Tennessee 38, Boston College 23
- Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1, 1994): Penn State 31, Tennessee 13
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 30, 1994): Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23
- Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1, 1996): Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14
- Citrus Bowl Jan. 1, 1997): Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28.
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 2, 1998): Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17
- Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 4, 1999): Tennessee 23, Florida State 16
- Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 2, 2000): Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21
- Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1, 2001): Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21
- Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1, 2002): Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
- Peach Bowl (Dec. 31, 2002): Maryland 30, Tennessee 3
- Peach Bowl (Jan. 2, 2004): Clemson 27, Tennessee 14
- Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1, 2005): Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7
- Outback Bowl (Jan. 1, 2007): Penn State 20, Tennessee 10
- Outback Bowl (Jan. 1, 2008): Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17
- Chick- fil-A Bowl (Dec. 31, 2009): Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
- Music City Bowl (Dec. 30, 2010): North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27
- TaxSlayer Bowl (Jan. 2, 2015): Tennessee 45, Iowa 28
- Outback Bowl (Jan. 1, 2016): Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6
- Music City Bowl (Dec. 30, 2016): Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24
- Gator Bowl (Jan. 2, 2020): Tennessee 23, Indiana 22
- Music City Bowl (Dec. 30, 2021): Purdue 48, Tennessee 45
- Orange Bowl (Dec. 30, 2022): Tennessee TBD, Clemson TBD