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Tennessee-Vanderbilt
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Tennessee leads the all-time series 81–31–4. They've met 116 times since 1902. Tennessee once took 22 straight.
Stature & the series, 1902–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
31–81–4
Tennessee leads
streak
1
Vanderbilt in a row
longest run
22
Tennessee
biggest win
76
Vanderbilt, 1918
first met
1902
116 meetings
The coaching duels
Arthur Guepe vs Bowden Wyatt1–7
Bobby Johnson vs Phillip Fulmer1–6
Watson Brown vs Johnny Majors0–5
Clark Lea vs Josh Heupel1–4
Recent meetings
2025Vanderbilt45–24
2024Tennessee36–23
2023Tennessee48–24
2022Tennessee56–0
2021Tennessee45–21
2020Tennessee42–17
2019Tennessee28–10
2018Vanderbilt38–13
2017Vanderbilt42–24
2016Vanderbilt45–34
2015Tennessee53–28
2014Tennessee24–17
2013Vanderbilt14–10
2012Vanderbilt41–18