| Tennessee Results - 2000-08 | |||||
| 2000 — Won 8 Lost 4 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 2 | Southern Miss N | Knoxville | ESPN | 13/22 | 19-16 W |
| Sept. 16 | Florida | Knoxville | CBS | 11/6 | 23-27 L |
| Sept. 23 | La.-Monroe (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 13/-- | 70-3 W |
| Sept. 30 | LSU N | Baton Rouge | ESPN | 11/-- | 31-38 L OT |
| Oct. 7 | Georgia N | Athens | ESPN | 21/19 | 10-21 L |
| Oct. 21 | Alabama | Knoxville | CBS | 20-10 W | |
| Oct. 28 | South Carolina | Columbia | JP | --/17 | 17-14 W |
| Nov. 4 | Memphis | Memphis | Fox | 19-17 W | |
| Nov. 11 | Arkansas | Knoxville | JP | 63-20 W | |
| Nov. 18 | Kentucky | Knoxville | JP | 59-20 W | |
| Nov. 25 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | JP | 25/-- | 28-26 W |
| Cotton Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Kansas State | Dallas | Fox | 21/11 | 21-35 L |
| SEC 5-3 (Tie 2nd East) - 25th AP | 380-247 | ||||
| 2001 — Won 11 Lost 2 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 1 | Syracuse | Knoxville | ESPN2 | 8/-- | 33-9 W |
| Sept. 8 | Arkansas N | Fayetteville | ESPN2 | 8/-- | 13-3 W |
| Sept. 29 | LSU N | Knoxville | ESPN | 7/14 | 26-18 W |
| Oct. 6 | Georgia | Knoxville | CBS | 6/-- | 24-26 L |
| Oct. 20 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | CBS | 11/-- | 35-24 W |
| Oct. 27 | South Carolina N | Knoxville | ESPN2 | 9/12 | 17-10 W |
| Nov. 3 | Notre Dame | South Bend | NBC | 7/-- | 28-18 W |
| Nov. 10 | Memphis (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 6/-- | 49-28 W |
| Nov. 17 | Kentucky | Lexington | JP | 6/-- | 38-35 W |
| Nov. 24 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | CBS | 7/-- | 38-0 W |
| Dec. 1 | Florida | Gainesville | CBS | 5/2 | 34-32 W |
| SEC Championship Game | |||||
| Dec. 8 | LSU N | Atlanta | CBS | 2/21 | 20-31 L |
| Florida Citrus Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Michigan | Orlando | ABC | 8/17 | 45-17 W |
| SEC 7-1 (2nd/1st East) - 4th AP | 400-251 | ||||
| 2002 — Won 8 Lost 5 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Aug. 31 | Wyoming | Nashville | ESPN2 | 4/-- | 47-7 W |
| Sept. 7 | Middle Tennessee N | Knoxville | PPV | 4/-- | 26-3 W |
| Sept. 21 | Florida | Knoxville | CBS | 4/10 | 13-30 L |
| Sept. 28 | Rutgers N | Knoxville | PPV | 11/-- | 35-14 W |
| Oct. 5 | Arkansas N | Knoxville | ESPN | 10/-- | 41-38 W 6OT |
| Oct. 12 | Georgia | Athens | CBS | 10/6 | 13-18 L |
| Oct. 26 | Alabama N | Knoxville | ESPN | 16/19 | 14-34 L |
| Nov. 2 | South Carolina | Columbia | CBS | 25/-- | 18-10 W |
| Nov. 9 | Miami (Fla.) (HC | ) Knoxville | CBS | --/1 | 3-26 L |
| Nov. 16 | Mississippi State | Starkville | JP | 35-17 W | |
| Nov. 23 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | JP | 24-0 W | |
| Nov. 30 | Kentucky | Knoxville | JP | 24-0 W | |
| Peach Bowl | |||||
| Dec. 31 | Maryland N | Atlanta | ESPN | --/20 | 3-30 L |
| SEC 5-3 (3rd East) | 296-227 | ||||
| 2003 — Won 10 Lost 3 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Aug. 30 | Fresno State | Knoxville | ESPN2 | 12/-- | 24-6 W |
| Sept. 6 | Marshall | Knoxville | ESPN2 | 12/-- | 34-24 W |
| Sept. 20 | Florida | Gainesville | CBS | 12/17 | 24-10 W |
| Sept. 27 | South Carolina N | Knoxville | ESPN | 8/-- | 23-20 W OT |
| Oct. 4 | Auburn N | Auburn | ESPN | 7/-- | 21-28 L |
| Oct. 11 | Georgia N | Knoxville | ESPN2 | 13/8 | 14-41 L |
| Oct. 25 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | CBS | 22/-- | 51-43 W 5OT |
| Nov. 1 | Duke (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 19/-- | 23-6 W |
| Nov. 8 | Miami (Fla.) | Miami | ABC | 18/6 | 10-6 W |
| Nov. 15 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | JP | 9/-- | 59-21 W |
| Nov. 22 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | PPV | 9/-- | 48-0 W |
| Nov. 29 | Kentucky | Lexington | JP | 7/-- | 20-7 W |
| Peach Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 2 | Clemson N | Atlanta | ESPN | 6/-- | 14-27 L |
| SEC 6-2 (Tie 1st East) - 15th AP | 365-239 | ||||
| 2004 — Won 10 Lost 3 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 5 | UNLV N | Knoxville | ESPN | 14/-- | 42-17 W |
| Sept. 18 | Florida N | Knoxville | CBS | 13/11 | 30-28 W |
| Sept. 25 | La. Tech N (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 11/-- | 42-17 W |
| Oct. 2 | Auburn N | Knoxville | ESPN | 10/8 | 10-34 L |
| Oct. 9 | Georgia | Athens | CBS | 17/3 | 19-14 W |
| Oct. 16 | Mississippi N | Oxford | ESPN2 | 13/-- | 21-17 W |
| Oct. 23 | Alabama | Knoxville | CBS | 11/-- | 17-13 W |
| Oct. 30 | South Carolina | Columbia | JP | 11/-- | 43-29 W |
| Nov. 6 | Notre Dame | Knoxville | CBS | 9/-- | 13-17 L |
| Nov. 20 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | JP | 15/-- | 38-33 W |
| Nov. 27 | Kentucky | Knoxville | JP | 15/-- | 37-31 W |
| SEC Championship Game | |||||
| Dec. 4 | Auburn N | Atlanta | CBS | 15/3 | 28-38 L |
| Cotton Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Texas A&M | Dallas | Fox | 15/22 | 38-7 W |
| SEC 7-1 (2nd/1st East) - 13th AP | 378-295 | ||||
| 2005 — Won 5 Lost 6 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 3 | UAB | Knoxville | JP | 3/-- | 17-10 W |
| Sept. 17 | Florida N | Gainesville | CBS | 5/6 | 7-16 L |
| Sept. 26 | LSU N | Baton Rouge | ESPN2 | 10/4 | 30-27 W OT |
| Oct. 1 | Mississippi | Knoxville | JP | 10/-- | 27-10 W |
| Oct. 8 | Georgia | Knoxville | CBS | 8/5 | 14-27 L |
| Oct. 22 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | CBS | 17/5 | 3-6 L |
| Oct. 29 | South Carolina N | Knoxville | ESPN2 | 23/-- | 15-16 L |
| Nov. 5 | Notre Dame | South Bend | NBC | --/8 | 21-41 L |
| Nov. 12 | Memphis (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 20-16 W | |
| Nov. 19 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | JP | 24-28 L | |
| Nov. 26 | Kentucky | Lexington | JP | 27-8 W | |
| SEC 3-5 (Tie 4th East) | 205-205 | ||||
| 2006 — Won 9 Lost 4 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 2 | California | Knoxville | ESPN | 23/9 | 35-18 W |
| Sept. 9 | Air Force | Knoxville | PPV | 11/-- | 31-30 W |
| Sept. 16 | Florida N | Knoxville | CBS | 13/7 | 20-21 L |
| Sept. 23 | Marshall (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 15/-- | 33-7 W |
| Sept. 30 | Memphis | Memphis | ESPN | 15/-- | 41-7 W |
| Oct. 7 | Georgia N | Athens | ESPN | 13/10 | 51-33 W |
| Oct. 21 | Alabama | Knoxville | CBS | 7/-- | 16-13 W |
| Oct. 28 | South Carolina N | Columbia | ESPN | 8/-- | 31-24 W |
| Nov. 4 | LSU | Knoxville | CBS | 8/13 | 24-28 L |
| Nov. 11 | Arkansas N | Fayetteville | ESPN2 | 13/11 | 14-31 L |
| Nov. 18 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | LFN | 22/-- | 39-10 W |
| Nov. 25 | Kentucky | Knoxville | LFN | 19/-- | 17-12 W |
| Outback Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Penn State | Tampa | ESPN | 17/-- | 10-20 L |
| SEC 5-3 (2nd East) | 362-254 | ||||
| 2007 — Won 10 Lost 4 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 1 | California N | Berkeley | ABC | 15/12 | 31-45 L |
| Sept. 8 | Southern Miss N | Knoxville | PPV | 23/-- | 39-19 W |
| Sept. 15 | Florida | Gainesville | CBS | 22/5 | 20-59 L |
| Sept. 22 | Arkansas State | Knoxville | PPV | --/-- | 48-27 W |
| Oct. 6 | Georgia | Knoxville | CBS | --/12 | 35-14 W |
| Oct. 13 | Miss. State | Starkville | PPV | 25/-- | 33-21 W |
| Oct. 20 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | LFN | 20/-- | 17-41 L |
| Oct. 27 | South Carolina N | Knoxville | ESPN | 24/15 | (OT) 27-24 W |
| Nov. 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | 24/-- | 59-7 W |
| Nov. 10 | Arkansas | Knoxville | LFN | 22/-- | 34-13 W |
| Nov. 17 | Vanderbilt N | Knoxville | PPV | 19/-- | 25-24 W |
| Nov. 24 | Kentucky | Lexington | CBS | 19/-- | (4OT) 52-50 W |
| SEC Championship Game | |||||
| Dec. 1 | LSU | Atlanta | CBS | 14/5 | 14-21 L |
| Outback Bowl | |||||
| Jan. 1 | Wisconsin | Tampa | ESPN | 16/18 | 21-17 W |
| SEC 6-2 (1st East) - 12th AP | 455-382 | ||||
| 2008 — Won 5 Lost 7 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 1 | UCLA N | Pasadena | ABC | 18/-- | (OT) 24-27 L |
| Sept. 13 | UAB | Knoxville | Raycom | --/-- | 35-3 W |
| Sept. 20 | Florida | Knoxville | CBS | --/4 | 6-30 L |
| Sept. 27 | Auburn | Auburn | CBS | --/15 | 12-14 L |
| Oct. 4 | Northern Illinois N | Knoxville | PPV | --/-- | 13-9 W |
| Oct. 11 | Georgia | Athens | CBS | --/10 | 14-26 L |
| Oct. 18 | Miss. State N | Knoxville | PPV | --/-- | 34-3 W |
| Oct. 25 | Alabama N | Knoxville | ESPN | --/2 | 9-29 L |
| Nov. 1 | South Carolina N | Columbia | ESPN2 | --/-- | 6-27 L |
| Nov. 8 | Wyoming (HC) | Knoxville | PPV | --/-- | 7-13 L |
| Nov. 22 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | Raycom | --/-- | 20-10 W |
| Nov. 29 | Kentucky N | Knoxville | ESPN2 | --/-- | 28-10 W |
| SEC 3-5 (5th East) | 208-201 | ||||
| 2009 — Won 7 Lost 5 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 5 | Western Kentucky | Knoxville | SEC Network | --/-- | 63-7 W |
| Sept. 12 | UCLA | Knoxville | ESPN | --/-- | 15-19 L |
| Sept. 19 | Florida | Gainesville | CBS | --/1 | 13-23 L |
| Sept. 26 | Ohio N | Knoxville | PPV | --/-- | 34-23 W |
| Oct. 3 | Auburn N | Knoxville | ESPN | --/-- | 22-26 L |
| Oct. 10 | Georgia | Knoxville | SEC Network | --/-- | 45-19 W |
| Oct. 24 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | CBS | --/1 | 10-12 L |
| Oct. 31 | South Carolina N | Knoxville | ESPN | --/-- | 31-13 W |
| Nov. 7 | Memphis (HC) N | Knoxville | ESPNU | --/-- | 56-28 W |
| Nov. 14 | Ole Miss | Oxford | CBS | --/-- | 17-42 L |
| Nov. 21 | Vanderbilt N | Knoxville | ESPNU | --/-- | 31-16 W |
| Nov. 28 | Kentucky N | Lexington | ESPNU | --/-- | OT 30-24 W |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | |||||
| Dec. 31 | Virginia Tech | Atlanta | ESPN | --/12 | 14-37 L |
| SEC 4-4 (2nd East) | 381-289 | ||||
