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Tennessee: Colors

COLORS
1915   White/Dark Blue              1937   Black/Yellow
1916   Black/Cream                  1938   Blue/Silver
1917   White/Black                  1939   Red/Silver
1918   Black/Light Green            1940   Orange/Black
1919   White/Dark Blue              1941   White/Black
1920   Black/Gray                   1942   Black/White
1921   Black/Orange                 1943 TAB (Undated) Yellow/Black
1922   White/Dark Green             1944   White/Black
1923   Blue/Gray                    1945   Blue/Silver
1924   Black/Yellow                 1946   Green/Silver
1925   White/Maroon                 1947   White/Black
1926   White/Black                  1948   Black/Light Yellow
1927   White/Lavender               1949   Light Yellow/Black
1928   White/Dark Blue              1950   Black/Silver
1929   White/Green                  1951   White/Orange
1930   Dark Blue/Silver             1952   Black/White
1931   Yellow/Black                 1953   Blue/Silver
1932   White/Black                  1954   Yellow/Black
1933   Cream/Brown                  1955   Red/White
1934   White/Light Blue             1956   White/Dark Blue
1935   White/Black                  1957, 1959, 1961   White/Black
1936   Blue/White                   1958, 1960         Black/White
 
Note:  1951 colors were announced 10/6/1950, only 2 games into UT's
fall schedule (UT's only loss was to MS State on 9/30/1950).
Therefore, the colors could not have been chosen to honor UT's 1950
or 1951 NCAA championship win!

BASEPLATES   Fully Reflective 1977-present.  Aluminum 1977-88.
1962-65, 1966-70, 1971-76     Black/White
1977-83   STATE SEAL          Dark Blue/White & Gold
1984-88   VOLUNTEER MAP       Blue & Green/White
1989-94   THREE STAR          Red & Blue/White
1995-2000 BICEN"TENN"IAL      Red & Blue/White
2001-06   SOUNDS GOOD TO ME   Black & Blue/White, Green & Gold
2007-22   ROLLING HILLS       Black/White & Light Green
2023-24   BLUE                White & Red/Blue

STICKERS  All are Fully Reflective.
          Black Serial 1963-64, 1967-68, 1970, 1973-2024.
          Colored Serial 1965, 1969, 1972.
1963   White/Green             1966-70   COUNTY   Black/White
1964   Black/Orange            1977-83   MONTH    White/Dark Blue
1965   White/Blue              1984-88   MONTH    White/Green
1967   Black/White             1989-2000 MONTH    White/Blue
1968   Black/Gold              1989-2000 COUNTY   White/Blue
1969   White/Green             2001-06   MONTH    Blue/White
1970   White/Red               2001-06   COUNTY   Blue/White
1972   White/Blue              2007-09 MONTH and COUNTY Black/White
1973   White/Orange
1974   White/Green                 1985   White/Blue
1975   Red/White                   1986   Green/White
1976   Black/Light Blue & White    1987   White/Blue
1978   White/Dark Blue             1988   White/Green
1979   White/Red                   1990   Blue/White
1980   White/Green                 1991   White/Red
1981   Black/Yellow                1992   Blue/White
1982   White/Magenta               1993   Black/Orange (& White)
1983   White/Black                 1994   Black/Green & White

STICKER COLORS 1995-PRESENT   1995, 2001, 2007 for optional bases only.
1995, 2000      Red/White          2009      White/Blue
1996, 2001-05   Blue/White         2010      White/Orange
1997, 2006      White/Red          2011      White/Black
1998,           White/Blue         2012      White/Red
      2007      White/Green        2013      White/Green
1999, 2008      Black/White        2014      White/Blue
                                   2015-24   Black/White