Tennessee Volunteers
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This article is about the University of Tennessee athletic teams. For the volunteers who gave Tennessee its nickname The Volunteer State, see Tennessee § Statehood and antebellum era.
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]
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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 |
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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]