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In 1953, the University of Tennessee Pep Club held a contest to select a coonhound, a breed common in Tennessee, to serve as the school's live mascot. Announcements of the contest in local newspapers read, "This can't be an ordinary hound. He must be a 'Houn' Dog' in the best sense of the word." [1]
The name "Volunteers" also reflects the Tennessee volunteers who came to the assistance of the Texans during Texas's 1836 War for Independence from Mexico. The name became even more prominent in the Mexican-American War of 1846 when Governor Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2,800 men to battle Santa Ana and some 30,000 Tennesseans volunteered.
Led Tennessee to 1914 SIAA title, the first championship of any kind for the program. This season also featured Tennessee's first victory over Vanderbilt [7] Red Rainey: 1913 All-Southern. [8] Rufus Branch: 1909–1912 Chauncey Raulston 1909 J. C. Loucks 1906–1908 Walker Leach: 1905 Captain of 1908 team. T. R. Watkins 1903–1904 Sax Crawford ...
The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Vols," "UT" and "Big Orange") represents the University of Tennessee (UT). The Vols have played football for 132 seasons, starting in 1891; their combined record of 870–415–53 (.670) ranks them fourteenth on the all-time win list for NCAA football programs .
In the 1800s, a stolen black and tan dog named Tennessee Lead was crossed into the Walker Hound. Tennessee Lead was of unknown origin, but he greatly influenced the Walker. [ 2 ] The Walker Coonhound, Treeing, was first recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC) in 1905 as a part of the English Coonhound breed, [ 2 ] at the request of breeders.
Tony Vitello's Tennessee baseball team earned respect in winning the 2024 College World Series vs. Texas A&M. So put respect on the Vols' name.
Entering the 2024 season, Iamaleava was named Tennessee's starting quarterback. [18] In the season opener against Chattanooga , he threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns in a 69–3 win. [ 19 ] Iamaleava finished the season throwing for 2,616 yards, 19 touchdowns, and five interceptions, leading Tennessee to a 10–3 record and the program's ...
Charlie the hunting dog fell 40 feet down a narrow shaft in Tennessee, only to end up next to a huge sleeping bear Rescue team gets a big surprise as they save dog from Tennessee cave Skip to main ...