Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers | |
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University | University of Tennessee |
Conference | SEC (primary) Big 12 (women's rowing) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Danny White |
Location | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Varsity teams | 20 |
Football stadium | Neyland Stadium |
Basketball arena | Thompson-Boling Arena |
Baseball stadium | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
Softball stadium | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium |
Soccer stadium | Regal Soccer Stadium |
Aquatics center | Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center |
Golf course | Mack and Jonnie Day Golf Facility |
Rowing venue | Tennessee Boat House, Tennessee River |
Tennis venue | Barksdale Stadium |
Outdoor track and field venue | Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium |
Mascot | Smokey |
Nickname | Volunteers (Vols) |
Fight song | Down the Field (official) Rocky Top (unofficial) Fight Vols, Fight (official) |
Colors | Orange and white[1] |
Website | utsports |
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the 20 male and female varsity intercollegiate athletics programs that represent the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In January 2021, Danny White was introduced as the Volunteers' Director of Athletics.[2]
Men's teams are called the Volunteers (often shortened to "Vols") and women's teams are called the Lady Volunteers ("Lady Vols").[3] These names come from the nickname of Tennessee, The Volunteer State.[4]