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Tennessee Vols’ Biggest Win Of Each Season Since 2000

By Zach Ragan

Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view during the first half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view during the first half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; A general view prior to kickoff of a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; A general view prior to kickoff of a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

2005 Season: Tennessee 30 LSU 27

Date: September 26

Location: Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA)

Rankings: Tennessee — 10, LSU — 4

Attendance: 91,986

Why was it the biggest win of the year?

2005 was a huge disappointment for the Volunteers — a team that started the season ranked third.

But the down year still managed to deliver an all-time great Tennessee win.

The signs were there early in 2005 that Tennessee wasn’t going to have the season many expect them to have.

Phillip Fulmer and the Volunteers barely escaped the season opener against UAB with a 17-10 win. The next week saw the Vols’ offense stifled against Florida in a 17-6 road loss.

By the time Tennessee was losing 21-0 to LSU at halftime, folks were beginning to realize the Vols weren’t a top ten team.

Rick Clausen, however, who was a LSU transfer, sparked a comeback for the ages in the second half.

Clausen replaced Erik Ainge late in the first half, but it wasn’t until the second half that he was able to help Tennessee rally.

The Vols managed to get the game to overtime after outscoring LSU 24-3 in the second half. Gerald Riggs Jr then delivered the game winning touchdown.

Tennessee would win again the next week against Ole Miss, before dropping five of their next six games, including an unprecedented loss (at the time at least) to Vanderbilt.

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