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Volunteers Primary Logo

The Tennessee Volunteers' primary logo history is a long and storied one. It dates back to the early 1900s when it was first used by the University of Tennessee athletic teams. The original design featured a large orange T with white trim, which has remained largely unchanged since its inception. Over the years, various tweaks have been made to modernize and refine this iconic logo while still maintaining its classic look.

In recent decades, there have been some major changes to how this logo appears on uniforms and other merchandise associated with UT athletics programs. In 2010 for example, an updated version featuring a bolder font was unveiled for use in all sports as well as marketing materials such as banners and posters across campus buildings like Neyland Stadium or Thompson-Boling Arena. This new design also included two stars above each side of ‘T’ representing both sides of Volunteer spirit: loyalty & pride; honor & commitment; courage & strength; knowledge & respect - all traits that define what it means to be part of Big Orange Nation!

Today's version features more vibrant colors than previous iterations while keeping true to tradition by including elements from past designs such as diagonal stripes at the bottom right corner which are reminiscent original T-logo introduced over a century ago – showing that even though times may change Vols will always remain, same proud team, they've always been! With these subtle but meaningful updates fans can rest assured their beloved mascot will continue to represent them proudly into future generations come no matter where life takes them or what challenges await ahead!




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Tennessee Volunteers
2015 - Present

Orange letter “T.” The letter “T” represent the state of Tennessee.

Designed by Nike. The tallest of the three Tennessee logos.


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Tennessee Volunteers
1997 - 2014

Orange letter “T.” The letter “T” represent the state of Tennessee.


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Tennessee Volunteers
1987 - 1997

An orange silhouetted of a hunter with a coonskin hat and holding a rifle above a wordmark “TENNESSEE” in orange.


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Tennessee Volunteers
1983 - 1987

A wordmark “VOLS” in orange with a white star inside the letter “O” streaking.

Moved to alternate logo.


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