Campus Fast Facts
These 10 statues are scattered around campus to honor the Universities live mascot.
What are the Smokey Statues?
Before every home game, the football team walks through crowds of cheering fans and the Pride of the Southland Band during this pregame ritual.
What is the "Vol Walk"?
This Hall of Fame coach led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and over 1,000 career wins.
Who is "Pat Summitt"?
This is the name of Tennessee’s longtime rivalry game against Alabama, traditionally played in October.
This building features a row of checkerboards that inspired the endzone paint within Neyland.
Fans who arrive to games by boat form this famous floating tailgate community along the Tennessee River.
What is Vol Navy?
This 2024 All-American transfer from Northern Colorado became Tennessee’s first Naismith Player of the Year finalist in decades.
Who is "Dalton Knecht"?
This is the number of national championships officially claimed by Tennessee football.
This location is the highest natural spot on campus and is referred to as the "original campus".
What is the hill
The University's original fight song is played after every touchdown at home football games.
What is "Down the Field"?
This is the nickname for the ROWDY Tennessee student section at basketball games
Best known as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Tennessee, primarily from 1965 until 1999, and known to fans as the "Voice of the Vols", this broadcaster famously tagged the phrase, "Its football time in Tennessee!"
Who is "John Ward"?
This is the phrase written on the locker room wall in Neyland Stadium, reminding players of the program’s mission and values.
What is "I will give my all for Tennessee today"?
This phrase, displayed on the Torchbearer statue, is the university’s official creed and embodies the spirit of Volunteer leadership.
What is "One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others”?
This is the first Tennessee player ever selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.
Who is "Bernard King"?
This is the quarterback who led the Vols to their 1998 national championship victory.
Who is "Tee Martin"?