Head Coaching History
Tennessee has had 22 head coaches since it began play during the 1891 season. Robert Neyland is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 173 victories in 21 seasons (spread out over three stints). John Barnhill has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .846. James DePree has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .306. Of the 22 different head coaches who have led the Volunteers, Neyland, Wyatt, Dickey,Majors, and Fulmer have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.
On November 18, 2012, after a lopsided defeat to in-state rival Vanderbilt, it was announced that Derek Dooley would no longer be head coach at the University of Tennessee.
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