Tennessee’s Orange & White Game: Top 10 largest crowds all-time
Tennessee will hold its annual Orange & White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+.
Ahead of Saturday’s contest, Tennessee announced a format for the Orange & White Game.
The offense will wear white jerseys and be on the home sideline. The defense will wear orange jerseys and be on the visiting sideline.
Quarterbacks will wear smokey gray jersey tops.
A normal game scoring will apply with the offense, while wearing white jerseys, alternating possessions for Orange and White.
The first half will be timed normally with two 15-minute quarters. There will be a 10-minute halftime before a second half with a running clock.
PHOTOS: A look at Tennessee’s Orange & White Game through the years
The Vols’ spring game has been played since 1961.
Tennessee did not have its Orange & White Game in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in 2022 due to Neyland Stadium renovations.
Below are the top 10 largest crowds for Tennessee’s Orange & White Game all time.
1986 – 73,801
2014 – 68,548
April 12, 2014; Knoxville; A general view Neyland Stadium during the Tennessee Volunteers orange and white spring game. Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
2016 – 67,027
Tennessee’s 2016 Orange & White Game. April 16, 2016 – Orange 70, White 63. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
2018 – 65,098
Tennessee’s 2018 Orange & White Game. April 21, 2018 – Orange 34, White 7. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
2015 – 63,016
In this April 25, 2015, file photo, Tennessee coach Butch Jones, left, and former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, watch players warm up before the NCAA college football team’s Orange & White game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Manning says he’s “pulling hard” for Volunteers coach Butch Jones, who has received perhaps the toughest criticism of his five-year tenure over the last couple of weeks. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)
2013 – 61,076
April 20, 2013; Knoxville; Tennessee Volunteers fans line up for autographs before the spring Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium. Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
2009 – 51,488
Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin yells to his team during the first half of the spring Orange & White game Saturday, April 18, 2009, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
2019 – 50,967
Tennessee’s 2019 Orange & White Game. 2019. White 28, Orange 10 on April 13, 2019. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
2010 – 35,891
In this photo taken on Saturday, April 17, 2010, Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley looks on after a field goal during the Orange & White spring college football game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. © Adam Brimer, Adam Briner/News Sentinel
2012 – 35,421
Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley looks on during the Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium Saturday, April 21, 2012. © Adam Brimer, ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL
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