The War Department, Bureau of Insular Affairs, Office of the Philippine Government Board in the United States for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, placed six Filipino students at UT for the 1904–5 school year. The students, who had spent the previous year in southern California schools, were highly recommended. William A. Sutherland, superintendent of Filipino … Continued
The Coors Motor Spectacular Tractor Pull on January 30, 1988, was the first nonathletic event to be held in Thompson-Boling Arena after two scheduled rock concerts cancelled their dates. Earth, Wind and Fire cancelled because of low-ticket sales; Yes cancelled because their lead guitarist became ill. Fifty truckloads of dirt were used to construct the … Continued
Ann Tanner Taylor, Knoxville native and journalist for National Public Radio, received the inaugural Notable Woman award at the 1996 Charter Day banquet for her contributions to broadcasting. She earned a degree in English and history from UT and was, at the time of the award, news anchor for NPR’s All Things Considered.
David Edgar, gold medalist in the 1972 Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle relay, was UT’s first Olympic gold medalist and one of the three first UT students to participate in the Olympics (although others, such as Harry Anderson in 1935, had participated in Olympics preliminaries). The two other UT athletes participating were sophomore Douglas Charles … Continued
The first opera staged by UT was Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. Two performances were given in the spring of 1953 at the Bijou Theatre. Ambrose Holford directed it. Seven of the principals, six members of the chorus, and nine members of the orchestra were university students. The remainder of the cast consisted of faculty members … Continued
The Vols first wore orange jerseys on September 23, 1922, winning 50-0 over Emory and Henry.
Steve DeLong (1943–2010) was Tennessee’s first Outland Trophy winner in 1964. The Football Writers’ Association annually presents the trophy to the nation’s outstanding collegiate interior linesman. First awarded in 1946, the award is named for John Outland, an All American tackle at the University of Pennsylvania in 1897 and 1899 and who began funding the … Continued
In five overtimes the Vols defeated Alabama in football 51-43 on October 25, 2003. The game was the third longest in NCAA history.
UT shows many ties in its overall records, signifying that regulation time ran out with the score tied. The first game that was played with the overtime rule was the September 19, 1998, Florida game, when UT defeated second ranked Florida in overtime.
On a balmy September Sunday evening in 1952, men students conducted a “raid” on the women’s dormitories, seeking trophies of underwear to be thrown from the windows. Fourteen students were arrested but were released to the custody of Dean of Students Ralph Dunford.