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Tennessee-Vanderbilt
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
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
biggest crowd
101,915
2025
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
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
54–203
Tennessee leads
1st-rounders
4–40
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s3–8
1970s8–18
1980s6–26
1990s6–46
2000s12–54
2010s15–25
2020s4–26
Best picks, either side
1998Peyton Manning QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1968Bob Johnson CenterRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1994Heath Shuler QuarterbackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
2000Jamal Lewis Running BackRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2010Eric Berry SafetyRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
1991Charles McRae Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
1984Leonard Coleman Defensive BackRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
1991Antone Davis Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
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