Tennessee football, back inAdidas uniforms for the first time since 2015, will sport a classic look for the season opener.
The No. 18 Vols will wear white helmets, orange tops and white pants when they host Furman (1-0) on Sept. 5 (3:30 pm ET, SEC Network+) at Neyland Stadium.
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UT's new adidas uniforms will also feature a jersey patch sponsored by First Horizon Bank. The deal announced on Sept. 1, which also includes UT Olympic sports, is worth more than $12 million annually for UT athletics.
What was Tennessee's record in each uniform combination during the 2025 season?
The Vols went 3-2 in the usual home combination of orange jerseys, white pants and white helmets during the 2025 season. They beat Syracuse 45-26 in the season opener in Atlanta, handed ETSU a 72-17 blowout in Week
2 and defeated Arkansas 34-31 on Oct. 11. But the Vols then fell to Georgia 44-41 in overtime on Sept. 13 and lost Vanderbilt 45-24 on Nov. 29, both games at Neyland Stadium.
UT beat UAB 56-24 on Sept. 20 and Mississippi State 41-34 in overtime on Sept. 27 while wearing "orange britches" along with orange tops.
The Vols won two of four games played while wearing all white uniforms, beating Kentucky 56-34 on Oct. 25 and Florida 31-11 on Nov. 22, while losing to Alabama 37-20 on Oct. 18 in the Third Saturday of October and to Illinois in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30.
And while wearing their "dark mode" uniforms, the Vols dropped a home game against Oklahoma on Nov. 1 and routed New Mexico State 42-9 on Nov. 15.
What alternate uniforms will Tennessee wear this season?
UT announced a new edition of the "smokey grey" uniforms it has worn throughout the years on Aug. 20 and it honors the 100th anniversary of Gen. Robert Neyland's first season coaching the Vols. The team will wear the grey uniforms on Oct. 3 against Auburn.
While not necessarily an alternate uniform, the Vols will add a special, throwback flare to the Third Saturday in October this year. UT will wear orange uniforms and Alabama will wear crimson in each of the next two games played between the two schools. The Oct. 17, 2026 matchup will be the first color-on-color clash between the two rivals since 1970.
Stephen Thompson covers Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball. Email him at stephen.thompson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @stephenethom.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football announces uniform combination for Furman game
