The wows compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
[1] Prior to the 1899 season, the Volunteers did not have an official head coach while compiling a record of twelve wins and eleven losses (.522) between 1891 and 1898.
[1] Since 1899, 11 coaches have led the Volunteers in postseason bowl games: Robert Neyland, John Barnhill, Bowden Wyatt, Doug Dickey, Bill Battle, Johnny Majors, Phillip Fulmer, Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones, and Josh Heupel.
[4][5] Neyland is the leader in total number of seasons coached and games won, with 173 victories during his 21 years with the program.
[1] Of the 23 head coaches who have led the Volunteers, Neyland, Wyatt, Dickey, Majors, and Fulmer have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA.[6][7][8][9] General Specific # denotes interim head coach