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10 Most Regrettable Moments In Tennessee Vols History

By Zach Ragan

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 31: Head coach Derek Dooley of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates with the leather helmet after their 35-21 over the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Georgia Dome on August 31, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 31: Head coach Derek Dooley of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates with the leather helmet after their 35-21 over the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Georgia Dome on August 31, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Derek Dooley of the University of Tennessee reacts to a call during a 41-18 loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 17, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

Derek Dooley Forgets How To Count

Of all the ways to lose a game, the way the Volunteers lost to LSU in 2010 was the absolute worst.

Tennessee thought they had the game won, before a penalty for too many men on the field was called against the Vols. UT had 13 men on the field on what they thought was the final play of the game.

My recollection of this game is a bit comical nearly seven years later. I was at a fall cookout in North Carolina and I was the only Tennessee fan in attendance. I watched the end of the game with a couple of friends. When I saw Tennessee had kept LSU from scoring I quickly celebrated and went outside with the rest of the group around the fire.

Later in the evening I walked by a television and saw the score at the bottom of the screen — it said Tennessee had actually lost the game. I soon found out that Derek Dooley had forgot how to count.

This would’ve been Dooley’s signature win at Tennessee. But a foolish penalty prevented that from becoming a reality.

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