Athletics University of Tennessee

1 athletics

1.1 club sports
1.2 colors
1.3 pride of southland band
1.4 mascot
1.5 nickname
1.6 rock

athletics


neyland stadium



ut athletics logo

tennessee competes in southeastern conference s (sec) eastern division, along florida, georgia, kentucky, missouri, south carolina, , vanderbilt, , has longstanding football rivalries except missouri, did not join sec until 2012. ut team not compete in sec women s rowing program, competes single-sport member of big 12 conference.

the tennessee lady volunteers basketball team has won 8 ncaa division titles (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008); connecticut, 9 titles, has more championships. led holly warlick. succeeded pat summitt, all-time winningest basketball coach in ncaa history. summitt s 1,000th victory occurred on february 5, 2009, , boasts 100 percent graduation rate players finish career @ ut. women s basketball rivals tennessee within conference include georgia, vanderbilt, , lsu.

ut s best-known athletic facility far neyland stadium, home football team, seats 102,455 people , 1 of country s largest facilities of type.

in august 2014, university of tennessee students given opportunity vote name neyland stadium student section. name rocky top rowdies selected on general s quarters, smokey s howl, vol army, , big orange crew.

on november 10, 2014, part of university-wide branding overhaul, ut athletic department announced starting 2015–16 school year, ut women s teams except basketball drop lady nickname , become volunteers . rebranding coincide ut s switch adidas nike uniform supplier.

club sports

the university offers number of recreational sports, many offering intercollegiate play. sports include rugby, soccer, wrestling, hockey, running, crew, golf , paintball. teams join intercollegiate conferences, such southeastern collegiate hockey conference, or play southeastern conference , in other rivals on regular basis.

colors

charles moore, president of university s athletic association, chose orange , white school colors on april 12, 1889. inspiration said have come orange , white daisies grew on hill. day there still orange , white flowers grown outside university center. although students confirmed colors @ special meeting in 1892, dissatisfaction caused colors dropped. no other acceptable colors agreed on, however, , original colors reinstated day later. university of tennessee s official colors ut orange (pantone 151), white, , smokey gray (pantone 426).

pride of southland band



5 min video of open of football game

the pride of southland band (or pride) ut s marching band. 1 of oldest institutions @ university, band partakes in many of gameday traditions. @ every home game, pride performs march stadium includes parade sequence , climaxes when band stops @ bottom of hill , performs salute hill , homage history , legacy of university. band known pregame show @ beginning of every home game, ends football team running onto field through opening of t .

mascot

nickname

tennessee known volunteer state large number of tennesseans volunteered duty in war of 1812, mexican–american war, , american civil war. ut athletic team dubbed volunteers first time in 1902 atlanta constitution following football game against georgia tech yellow jackets, although knoxville journal , tribune did not use name until 1905. fall of 1905 both journal , then-sentinel using nickname.

the rock

unearthed in 1960s, rock thereafter became canvas student messages. years university sandblasted away messages deferred students artistic endeavors. daily beacon has editorialized: smaller rock, rock has grown in prestige , size while thousands of coats of paint have been thrown on jagged face. really, function open forum students.