Tennessee–Vanderbilt rivalry

Tennessee–Vanderbilt rivalry
SportFootball, basketball, baseball, others

The Tennessee–Vanderbilt rivalry is a college sports rivalry between University of Tennessee Volunteers and Vanderbilt University Commodores. As the SEC's two schools located in the state of Tennessee, and separated by just under 180 miles, the two schools are rivals in all sports, with the football, basketball, and baseball series being especially hotly contested.[1][2][3][4][5]

Football

Men's basketball

Tennessee–Vanderbilt men's basketball rivalry
SportBasketball
First meeting1910
Tennessee 20, Vanderbilt 5
Latest meetingFebruary 17, 2024
Tennessee 88, Vanderbilt 53
Next meetingJanuary 18, 2025
Nashville, Tennessee
Statistics
Meetings total207
All-time seriesTennessee leads, 131–76
Largest victoryVanderbilt, 108–68 (1993)
Longest win streakTennessee, 11 (1943–1949, 2018–2023)
Current win streakTennessee, 2 (2024–present)

Source[6]

Tennessee victoriesVanderbilt victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1February 11, 1922Knoxville, TNTennessee20Vanderbilt5
2February 22, 1922Nashville, TNTennessee16Vanderbilt15
3February 22, 1923Nashville, TNVanderbilt28Tennessee25
4February 9, 1924Knoxville, TNTennessee36Vanderbilt23
5February 2, 1925Nashville, TNVanderbilt27Tennessee18
6February 6, 1926Knoxville, TNTennessee38Vanderbilt32
7February 21, 1927Nashville, TNVanderbilt35Tennessee25
8February 18, 1928Nashville, TNVanderbilt28Tennessee26
9February 23, 1929Nashville, TNTennessee26Vanderbilt22
10February 8, 1930Nashville, TNTennessee23Vanderbilt21
11February 22, 1930Knoxville, TNTennessee38Vanderbilt33
12January 27, 1931Nashville, TNVanderbilt41Tennessee40
13February 21, 1931Knoxville, TNTennessee37Vanderbilt34
14January 26, 1932Nashville, TNTennessee27Vanderbilt25
15February 19, 1932Knoxville, TNTennessee27Vanderbilt22
16January 10, 1933Nashville, TNVanderbilt37Tennessee32
17February 17, 1933Knoxville, TNTennessee35Vanderbilt27
18January 24, 1934Nashville, TNVanderbilt31Tennessee26
19February 16, 1934Knoxville, TNTennessee45Vanderbilt34
20February 12, 1935Nashville, TNTennessee39Vanderbilt29
21February 23, 1935Knoxville, TNTennessee39Vanderbilt37
22February 18, 1936Nashville, TNVanderbilt33Tennessee30
23February 22, 1936Knoxville, TNTennessee34Vanderbilt33
24February 4, 1937Nashville, TNTennessee50Vanderbilt30
25February 17, 1937Knoxville, TNTennessee34Vanderbilt28
26January 28, 1938Nashville, TNTennessee37Vanderbilt30
27February 19, 1938Knoxville, TNTennessee38Vanderbilt26
28January 28, 1939Knoxville, TNTennessee33Vanderbilt31
29February 21, 1939Nashville, TNVanderbilt46Tennessee38
30March 3, 1939Knoxville, TNTennessee39Vanderbilt36
31January 15, 1940Knoxville, TNTennessee29Vanderbilt23
32January 27, 1940Nashville, TNTennessee34Vanderbilt31
33February 17, 1941Nashville, TNTennessee37Vanderbilt36
34February 22, 1941Knoxville, TNTennessee46Vanderbilt25
35February 16, 1942Nashville, TNTennessee34Vanderbilt33
36February 21, 1942Knoxville, TNTennessee39Vanderbilt26
37February 15, 1943Nashville, TNVanderbilt30Tennessee27
38February 20, 1943Knoxville, TNTennessee44Vanderbilt22
39February 26, 1943Louisville, KYTennessee41Vanderbilt31
40February 18, 1946Nashville, TNTennessee55Vanderbilt33
41February 25, 1946Knoxville, TNTennessee42Vanderbilt32
42February 28, 1946Louisville, KYTennessee46Vanderbilt32
43February 17, 1947Nashville, TNTennessee54Vanderbilt47
44February 22, 1947Knoxville, TNTennessee56Vanderbilt21
45February 16, 1948Nashville, TNTennessee63Vanderbilt48
46February 21, 1948Knoxville, TNTennessee72Vanderbilt53
47January 10, 1949Nashville, TNTennessee53Vanderbilt51
48January 29, 1949Knoxville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt64
49January 7, 1950Knoxville, TNVanderbilt67Tennessee52
50January 28, 1950Nashville, TNVanderbilt50Tennessee44
51March 3, 1950Louisville, KYTennessee50Vanderbilt44
52January 23, 1951Nashville, TNVanderbilt58Tennessee57
53February 5, 1951Knoxville, TNTennessee61Vanderbilt59
54March 1, 1951Louisville, KYVanderbilt88Tennessee52
55January 5, 1952Nashville, TNVanderbilt80Tennessee60
56January 22, 1952Knoxville, TNTennessee68Vanderbilt50
57December 30, 1952Nashville, TNVanderbilt77Tennessee69
58January 24, 1953Knoxville, TNTennessee83Vanderbilt79
59February 28, 1953Nashville, TNVanderbilt85Tennessee64
60January 9, 1954Knoxville, TNTennessee62#19 Vanderbilt43
61March 6, 1954Nashville, TNTennessee80Vanderbilt76
62January 8, 1955Knoxville, TNVanderbilt73Tennessee69
63February 19, 1955Nashville, TN#20 Vanderbilt76#18 Tennessee71
64January 7, 1956Knoxville, TN#4 Vanderbilt84Tennessee57
65February 18, 1956Nashville, TN#6 Vanderbilt96Tennessee68
66January 5, 1957Knoxville, TN#9 Vanderbilt71#12 Tennessee68
67February 16, 1957Nashville, TN#18 Vanderbilt69Tennessee62
68January 4, 1958Knoxville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt55
69February 15, 1958Nashville, TNVanderbilt83#15 Tennessee70
70January 3, 1959Knoxville, TN#14 Tennessee65Vanderbilt60
71February 14, 1959Nashville, TNVanderbilt76Tennessee60
72January 2, 1960Knoxville, TNTennessee72Vanderbilt60
73February 13, 1960Nashville, TNVanderbilt63Tennessee53
74January 7, 1961Knoxville, TNVanderbilt68Tennessee66
75February 18, 1961Nashville, TNVanderbilt76Tennessee60
76January 6, 1962Knoxville, TNTennessee85Vanderbilt83
77February 17, 1962Nashville, TNVanderbilt97Tennessee76
78January 5, 1963Knoxville, TNVanderbilt68Tennessee50
79February 16, 1963Nashville, TNVanderbilt74Tennessee72
80January 4, 1964Knoxville, TNTennessee57#6 Vanderbilt55
81February 15, 1964Nashville, TNTennessee65#7 Vanderbilt62
82January 2, 1965Nashville, TNVanderbilt77Tennessee72
83February 13, 1965Knoxville, TNTennessee79#7 Vanderbilt66
84December 7, 1965Knoxville, TN#4 Vanderbilt53Tennessee50
85January 12, 1966Nashville, TN#3 Vanderbilt53Tennessee52
86January 9, 1967Nashville, TNVanderbilt65Tennessee59
87February 18, 1967Knoxville, TNTennessee70#9 Vanderbilt53
88January 8, 1968Knoxville, TN#6 Tennessee64#4 Vanderbilt62
89February 17, 1968Nashville, TN#9 Vanderbilt75#7 Tennessee63
90February 3, 1969Knoxville, TNTennessee65Vanderbilt61
91March 3, 1969Nashville, TN#17 Tennessee70Vanderbilt69
92February 2, 1970Nashville, TNTennessee77Vanderbilt722OT
93March 2, 1970Knoxville, TNTennessee83Vanderbilt76
94February 1, 1971Knoxville, TNVanderbilt65#11 Tennessee60
95March 1, 1971Nashville, TN#14 Tennessee79Vanderbilt69
96February 7, 1972Nashville, TNTennessee81Vanderbilt75
97March 6, 1972Knoxville, TNTennessee87Vanderbilt74
98February 5, 1973Knoxville, TNTennessee72Vanderbilt62
99March 3, 1973Nashville, TNVanderbilt86Tennessee74
100January 21, 1974Knoxville, TN#7 Vanderbilt82Tennessee65
101February 23, 1974Nashville, TNTennessee59#4 Vanderbilt53
102January 20, 1975Nashville, TN#18 Tennessee65Vanderbilt61
103February 22, 1975Knoxville, TNTennessee75Vanderbilt71
104January 12, 1976Nashville, TNVanderbilt77#9 Tennessee66
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
105February 9, 1976Knoxville, TN#8 Tennessee73Vanderbilt59
106January 3, 1977Nashville, TNTennessee73Vanderbilt69
107March 7, 1977Knoxville, TN#7 Tennessee65Vanderbilt55
108January 30, 1978Nashville, TNVanderbilt56Tennessee55
109February 27, 1978Knoxville, TNTennessee59Vanderbilt46
110January 22, 1979Nashville, TNTennessee71#19 Vanderbilt70
111February 19, 1979Knoxville, TNTennessee83#19 Vanderbilt78
112January 12, 1980Knoxville, TNTennessee71Vanderbilt63
113February 9, 1980Nashville, TNTennessee51Vanderbilt48
114January 17, 1981Nashville, TN#11 Tennessee72Vanderbilt66
115February 14, 1981Knoxville, TN#9 Tennessee79Vanderbilt72
116January 16, 1982Knoxville, TNTennessee71Vanderbilt69OT
117February 13, 1982Nashville, TNTennessee59Vanderbilt55
118March 4, 1982Lexington, KYTennessee57Vanderbilt54
119January 29, 1983Knoxville, TNVanderbilt61Tennessee60
120February 24, 1983Nashville, TNVanderbilt69#20 Tennessee68
121January 28, 1984Nashville, TNTennessee76Vanderbilt69
122February 25, 1984Knoxville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt61
123January 16, 1985Knoxville, TNTennessee87Vanderbilt79
124February 16, 1985Nashville, TNVanderbilt85Tennessee82
125March 6, 1985Birmingham, ALTennessee71Vanderbilt51
126January 15, 1986Nashville, TNVanderbilt60Tennessee59
127February 15, 1986Knoxville, TNVanderbilt66Tennessee62
128January 3, 1987Nashville, TNTennessee81Vanderbilt72
129February 4, 1987Knoxville, TNTennessee79Vanderbilt69OT
130March 5, 1987Atlanta, GATennessee74Vanderbilt57
131January 9, 1988Knoxville, TNTennessee80Vanderbilt72
132February 10, 1988Nashville, TN#17 Vanderbilt90Tennessee62
133February 1, 1989Nashville, TNVanderbilt68Tennessee56
134March 4, 1989Knoxville, TNTennessee78Vanderbilt61
135January 31, 1990Knoxville, TNTennessee73Vanderbilt72
136March 3, 1990Nashville, TNVanderbilt98Tennessee74
137March 19, 1990Nashville, TNVanderbilt89Tennessee85
138January 8, 1991Nashville, TNVanderbilt108Tennessee68
139February 9, 1991Knoxville, TNTennessee85Vanderbilt73
140January 4, 1992Knoxville, TNTennessee91Vanderbilt75
141February 22, 1992Nashville, TNVanderbilt89Tennessee84
142January 27, 1993Knoxville, TN#11 Vanderbilt82Tennessee65
143March 2, 1993Nashville, TN#7 Vanderbilt90Tennessee82OT
144January 26, 1994Nashville, TNVanderbilt85Tennessee73
145March 1, 1994Knoxville, TNVanderbilt84Tennessee67
146January 15, 1995Nashville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt63
147March 1, 1995Knoxville, TNTennessee62Vanderbilt58
148January 6, 1996Nashville, TNVanderbilt65Tennessee55
149February 24, 1996Knoxville, TNTennessee94Vanderbilt79
150January 11, 1997Knoxville, TNTennessee75Vanderbilt65
151February 12, 1997Nashville, TNVanderbilt66Tennessee53
152January 10, 1998Nashville, TNVanderbilt80Tennessee79
153February 21, 1998Knoxville, TNTennessee90Vanderbilt76
154January 27, 1999Nashville, TNTennessee78Vanderbilt67
155February 13, 1999Knoxville, TNTennessee63Vanderbilt62
156January 12, 2000Knoxville, TNVanderbilt76#12 Tennessee73
157February 19, 2000Nashville, TNVanderbilt85#5 Tennessee72
158February 3, 2001Knoxville, TN#8 Tennessee72Vanderbilt50
159February 24, 2001Nashville, TN#22 Tennessee78Vanderbilt70
160February 2, 2002Nashville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt65
161February 23, 2002Knoxville, TNVanderbilt67Tennessee62
162January 18, 2003Knoxville, TNTennessee71Vanderbilt66
163March 8, 2003Nashville, TNTennessee70Vanderbilt65
164January 14, 2004Knoxville, TNTennessee77#23 Vanderbilt66
165March 3, 2004Nashville, TNVanderbilt61Tennessee58
166January 8, 2005Knoxville, TNVanderbilt88Tennessee63
167February 2, 2005Nashville, TNVanderbilt67Tennessee62
168February 1, 2006Knoxville, TN#13 Tennessee69Vanderbilt62
169March 4, 2006Nashville, TN#11 Tennessee68Vanderbilt59
170January 10, 2007Nashville, TNVanderbilt82#16 Tennessee81
171February 10, 2007Knoxville, TNTennessee84#23 Vanderbilt57
172January 17, 2008Knoxville, TN#6 Tennessee80#16 Vanderbilt60
173February 26, 2008Nashville, TN#18 Vanderbilt72#1 Tennessee69
174January 20, 2009Nashville, TNTennessee76Vanderbilt63
175February 14, 2009Knoxville, TNTennessee69Vanderbilt50
176January 27, 2010Knoxville, TN#21 Vanderbilt85#14 Tennessee76
177February 9, 2010Nashville, TN#22 Vanderbilt90#12 Tennessee71
178January 15, 2011Knoxville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt64
179February 22, 2011Nashville, TNTennessee60#18 Vanderbilt51
180January 24, 2012Nashville, TNVanderbilt65Tennessee47
181March 3, 2012Knoxville, TNTennessee68Vanderbilt61
182January 29, 2013Knoxville, TNTennessee58Vanderbilt57
183February 13, 2013Nashville, TNTennessee58Vanderbilt46
184February 5, 2014Nashville, TNVanderbilt64Tennessee60
185March 1, 2014Knoxville, TNTennessee76Vanderbilt38
186February 11, 2015Nashville, TNTennessee76Vanderbilt73OT
187February 26, 2015Knoxville, TNVanderbilt73Tennessee65
188March 12, 2015Nashville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt61
189January 20, 2016Knoxville, TNVanderbilt88Tennessee74
190March 1, 2016Nashville, TNVanderbilt86Tennessee69
191March 10, 2016Nashville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt65
192January 14, 2017Nashville, TNTennessee87Vanderbilt75
193February 22, 2017Knoxville, TNVanderbilt67Tennessee56
194January 9, 2018Nashville, TN#24 Tennessee92Vanderbilt84
195January 23, 2018Knoxville, TN#22 Tennessee67Vanderbilt62
196January 23, 2019Nashville, TN#1 Tennessee88Vanderbilt83OT
197February 19, 2019Knoxville, TN#5 Tennessee58Vanderbilt46
198January 18, 2020Nashville, TNTennessee66Vanderbilt45
199February 18, 2020Knoxville, TNTennessee65Vanderbilt61
200January 16, 2021Knoxville, TN#10 Tennessee81Vanderbilt61
201February 24, 2021Nashville, TN#25 Tennessee70Vanderbilt58
202January 18, 2022Nashville, TN#24 Tennessee68Vanderbilt60
203February 12, 2022Knoxville, TN#19 Tennessee73Vanderbilt64
204January 10, 2023Knoxville, TN#5 Tennessee77Vanderbilt68
205February 8, 2023Nashville, TNVanderbilt66#6 Tennessee65
206January 27, 2024Nashville, TN#5 Tennessee75Vanderbilt62
207February 17, 2024Knoxville, TN#8 Tennessee88Vanderbilt53
Series: Tennessee leads 131–76

Women's basketball

Tennessee–Vanderbilt women's basketball rivalry
SportBasketball
First meeting1976
Tennessee 96, Vanderbilt 27
Latest meeting2023
Tennessee 86, Vanderbilt 59
Statistics
Meetings total88
All-time seriesTennessee leads, 80–10 (per Tennessee)
Tennessee leads 79–10 (per Vanderbilt)
Largest victoryTennessee, 96–27 (1976)
Longest win streakTennessee, 16 (2002–2008)
Current win streakTennessee, 8 (2020-present)

Source[7]

Tennessee victoriesVanderbilt victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1January 18, 1976Nashville, TNTennessee96Vanderbilt27
2November 21, 1979Nashville, TN#4 Tennessee77Vanderbilt53
3December 6, 1981Knoxville, TN#10 Tennessee99Vanderbilt77
4January 4, 1982Nashville, TN#20 Tennessee80Vanderbilt63
5February 26, 1982Lexington, KY#8 Tennessee80Vanderbilt75
6January 12, 1983Knoxville, TN#11 Tennessee98Vanderbilt70
7February 19, 1983Nashville, TN#4 Tennessee94Vanderbilt79
8February 5, 1984Nashville, TN#7 Tennessee82Vanderbilt73
9February 26, 1984Knoxville, TN#10 Tennessee74Vanderbilt72
10January 16, 1985Nashville, TNVanderbilt84Tennessee77
11February 16, 1985Knoxville, TNTennessee82Vanderbilt71
12February 15, 1986Knoxville, TN#14 Tennessee94Vanderbilt81
13February 4, 1987Nashville, TN#14 Vanderbilt77#5 Tennessee76
14January 17, 1988Knoxville, TN#4 Tennessee104Vanderbilt67
15January 26, 1989Nashville, TN#2 Tennessee80Vanderbilt60
16February 22, 1990Knoxville, TN#4 Tennessee88Vanderbilt77
17December 6, 1990Nashville, TNVanderbilt80#6 Tennessee66
18March 2, 1991Albany, GA#4 Tennessee62Vanderbilt60
19February 2, 1992Knoxville, TN#4 Tennessee70#13 Vanderbilt53
20January 30, 1993Nashville, TN#2 Tennessee73#1 Vanderbilt68
21January 31, 1994Nashville, TN#2 Tennessee84#9 Vanderbilt82
22February 13, 1994Knoxville, TN#2 Tennessee79#12 Vanderbilt57
23March 7, 1994Chattanooga, TN#1 Tennessee82#13 Vanderbilt57
24December 31, 1994Nashville, TN#1 Tennessee72#8 Vanderbilt70
25February 12, 1995Knoxville, TN#2 Tennessee75#7 Vanderbilt55
26March 6, 1995Chattanooga, TN#9 Vanderbilt67#2 Tennessee61
27January 19, 1996Knoxville, TN#6 Tennessee85#2 Vanderbilt82
28February 25, 1996Nashville, TN#5 Tennessee79#10 Vanderbilt71
29January 19, 1997Nashville, TN#9 Tennessee92#7 Vanderbilt79OT
30February 17, 1997Knoxville, TN#8 Tennessee64#15 Vanderbilt59
31January 25, 1998Knoxville, TN#1 Tennessee86#9 Vanderbilt54
32February 16, 1998Nashville, TN#1 Tennessee91#14 Vanderbilt60
33February 28, 1998Columbus, GA#1 Tennessee106#14 Vanderbilt45
34February 7, 1999Nashville, TN#1 Tennessee66Vanderbilt60
35February 18, 1999Knoxville, TN#1 Tennessee89Vanderbilt53
36February 4, 2000Knoxville, TN#4 Tennessee78Vanderbilt52
37February 24, 2000Nashville, TN#2 Tennessee59Vanderbilt57
38March 4, 2000Chattanooga, TN#2 Tennessee61Vanderbilt53
39January 23, 2001Nashville, TN#3 Tennessee70#16 Vanderbilt64
40February 22, 2001Knoxville, TN#1 Tennessee70#18 Vanderbilt66
41March 3, 2001Memphis, TN#15 Vanderbilt77#1 Tennessee74
42February 2, 2002Nashville, TN#8 Vanderbilt76#2 Tennessee59
43February 16, 2002Knoxville, TN#3 Tennessee75#6 Vanderbilt68
44March 25, 2002Ames, IA#6 Tennessee68#4 Vanderbilt63
45February 2, 2003Nashville, TN#4 Tennessee81#17 Vanderbilt67
46February 27, 2003Knoxville, TN#3 Tennessee91#17 Vanderbilt71
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
47January 22, 2004Knoxville, TN#2 Tennessee79Vanderbilt54
48February 15, 2004Nashville, TN#3 Tennessee94Vanderbilt88
49January 16, 2005Nashville, TN#8 Tennessee79#17 Vanderbilt65
50February 13, 2005Knoxville, TN#5 Tennessee72#21 Vanderbilt63
51March 5, 2005Greenville, SC#5 Tennessee76#18 Vanderbilt73
52January 19, 2006Nashville, TN#1 Tennessee80#19 Vanderbilt68
53February 12, 2006Knoxville, TN#5 Tennessee70#22 Vanderbilt67
54January 25, 2007Nashville, TN#4 Tennessee67#15 Vanderbilt57
55February 25, 2007Knoxville, TN#2 Tennessee73#12 Vanderbilt53
56January 20, 2008Knoxville, TN#2 Tennessee79Vanderbilt63
57February 17, 2008Nashville, TN#1 Tennessee81#25 Vanderbilt68
58March 8, 2008Nashville, TN#3 Tennessee63#21 Vanderbilt48
59January 11, 2009Nashville, TN#24 Vanderbilt74#7 Tennessee58
60March 1, 2009Knoxville, TN#18 Tennessee75#19 Vanderbilt66
61January 17, 2010Knoxville, TN#4 Tennessee64Vanderbilt57
62February 8, 2010Nashville, TN#5 Tennessee69Vanderbilt60
63March 6, 2010Duluth, GA#4 Tennessee68Vanderbilt49
64January 15, 2011Knoxville, TN#5 Tennessee68Vanderbilt56
65February 13, 2011Nashville, TN#4 Tennessee65Vanderbilt57
66January 15, 2012Knoxville, TN#6 Tennessee87#25 Vanderbilt64
67February 9, 2012Nashville, TNVanderbilt93#11 Tennessee79
68March 2, 2012Nashville, TN#13 Tennessee68#25 Vanderbilt57
69January 24, 2013Nashville, TN#9 Tennessee83Vanderbilt75
70February 17, 2013Knoxville, TN#12 Tennessee83Vanderbilt64
71January 12, 2014Nashville, TNVanderbilt74#8 Tennessee63
72February 10, 2014Knoxville, TN#8 Tennessee81#18 Vanderbilt53
73January 5, 2015Nashville, TN#7 Tennessee57Vanderbilt49
74March 1, 2015Knoxville, TN#6 Tennessee79Vanderbilt49
75January 21, 2016Knoxville, TN#18 Tennessee58Vanderbilt49
76February 11, 2016Nashville, TN#25 Tennessee69Vanderbilt51
77January 5, 2017Nashville, TNTennessee70Vanderbilt57
78January 22, 2017Knoxville, TNTennessee91Vanderbilt63
79January 7, 2018Knoxville, TN#7 Tennessee86Vanderbilt73
80February 4, 2018Nashville, TN#12 Tennessee74Vanderbilt64
81February 3, 2019Nashville, TNTennessee82Vanderbilt65
82February 28, 2019Knoxville, TNVanderbilt76Tennessee69
83January 30, 2020Nashville, TN#22 Tennessee78Vanderbilt69
84February 23, 2020Knoxville, TNTennessee67Vanderbilt63
85January 13, 2022Nashville, TN#5 Tennessee65Vanderbilt51
86February 13, 2022Knoxville, TN#13 Tennessee66Vanderbilt52
87January 8, 2023Nashville, TNTennessee84Vanderbilt71
88February 12, 2023Knoxville, TNTennessee86Vanderbilt59
89January 21, 2024Knoxville, TNTennessee73Vanderbilt64
90February 18, 2024Nashville, TNTennessee86Vanderbilt61
Series: Tennessee leads 80–10

Baseball

Tennessee–Vanderbilt baseball rivalry
SportBaseball
First meeting1897
Vanderbilt 10, Tennessee 4
Latest meetingMay 25, 2024
Tennessee 6, Vanderbilt 4
Next meetingTBD (2025)
Statistics
Meetings total350
All-time seriesTennessee leads, 188–166–2
Largest victoryTennessee, 20–1 (1970)
Longest win streakTennessee, 21 (1965–1970)
Current win streakTennessee, 1 (2024–present)

Baseball is arguably the most intense rivalry between the two teams, given both programs' rise to prominence in the 2000s.[8][9] Tennessee leads the all time series 188–166–2. Vanderbilt controlled the series through much of the 2010s, winning two national titles in that stretch. In the 2020s, the series has gained national attention for its intensity.

References

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  2. ^ "Tennessee-Vanderbilt game features sibling rivalry | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  3. ^ "How Vanderbilt vs Tennessee baseball rivalry intensified under Tim Corbin, Tony Vitello". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. ^ "WBB: Top moments in Tennessee rivalry". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  5. ^ "We want our Lady Vols-Commodores basketball rivalry back". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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  8. ^ "How Vanderbilt vs Tennessee baseball rivalry intensified under Tim Corbin, Tony Vitello". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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