The 1917 Intercollegiate Outdoor Rifle Team of the university won the national outdoor matches and brought the national trophy to Tennessee in 1917. The national matches were then suspended because of the war. In 1932 and 1933 the ROTC Rifle Team won the national Hearst Trophy. In 1941 the UT ROTC Rifle Team of 10 … Continued

In 1971 the board of governors of the UT Alumni Association established scholarships of $500 to be offered to the top two graduates of Tennessee community colleges. These were the first scholarships established for community college alumni by a Tennessee university.

In 1964 the men’s track team won its first SEC outdoor track title and also won the cross-country and indoor track titles. UT was the first institution in SEC history to hold the three titles simultaneously.

Aaron Ausmus outdistanced fellow SEC competitors from Louisiana State University and South Carolina to win the NCAA national indoor shot put title with a throw of 62-4.5 in 1997.

John McBryde, professor of agriculture, horticulture, and botany, advocated the use of ensilage as cattle feed. Under his direction in 1884, the university built the first silo in Tennessee and one of the first in the South.

The jersey of pitcher Monica Abbott, Number 7, was retired on March 23, 2013.

In 1894 the Alpha Beta Derma Crata Society, later referred to as the Alpha Beta Society was active on campus first as a secret society and by 1897 openly, with its members wearing the pin of the group and being pictured in the Volunteer. The color for Alpha Beta was violet, and its flower was … Continued

Leslie Henley cleared the bar with a career-best height of 11 feet 5 ¾ inches to win the first-ever women’s SEC pole vault championship in February 1998.

Following the lead of eastern universities in mandating physical training for all male students, especially during the war, the faculty voted in September 1917 to require three hours of compulsory physical training. Each male student was required to register with a physical director and arrange three hours of training that did not interfere with his … Continued

The university received its first direct appropriation from the state of Tennessee in 1903. The legislature appropriated $10,000 to purchase the Thomas Tract, about 36 acres of river-bottom land which had previously separated almost all of the university’s farm from the Tennessee River. The university had bought two tracts, including a 262-acre farm and other … Continued