Tennessee football is wearing its traditional home uniform with "Summitt Blue" accents for its homecoming game Saturday. UT announced Thursday the No. 7 Vols (7-1, 4-1 SEC) will wear white helmets, orange jerseys and white pants when they host Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Neyland Stadium. It is the third straight season UT has utilized the "Summitt Blue" accents with its uniforms for homecoming.
Which uniforms the Vols have worn this season
Tennessee wore its Smokey Grey alternate uniforms in its 69-3 win against Chattanooga in the season opener. It is the second straight season UT has unveiled a new version of the Smokey Grey uniforms. This edition was focused on celebrating the state of Tennessee. It has the tri-star logo on the shoulder and the pants, Tennessee on the chest and a helmet stripe and pants to mimic the state flag. The Vols wore all-white uniforms in their 51-10 win against NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Week 2. They wore orange pants, orange jerseys and white helmets in their 71-0 win against Kent State in Week 3. They wore all-white uniforms again for a 25-15 win at Oklahoma in Week 4. UT chose white jerseys, orange pants and white helmets at Arkansas in Week 6. They wore white helmets with an orange jersey and white pants against Florida in Week 7 and against Alabama in Week 8. Tennessee went with its dark mode uniforms in its 28-18 win against Kentucky in Week 10.
What alternate uniforms does Tennessee football wear?
The Vols wore a handful of alternate uniforms in the 2023 season.
Tennessee returned to all-black dark mode uniforms for its 41-20 win against South Carolina on Sept. 30, 2023. It also wore dark mode uniforms for its 44-6 win against Kentucky on Oct. 29, 2022. Tennessee had worn black uniforms previously but not with a black helmet. The uniforms have orange numbers and the pants feature two orange stripes.
UT wore "Summitt Blue" uniform accents for its 59-3 win against UConn on Nov. 4, 2023, to celebrate the legacy of late Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt. UT wore orange jerseys, white pants and white helmets, with "Summitt Blue" accessories. It did the same in 2022 against UT Martin, Summitt's alma mater.
The Vols wore Smokey Grey alternates in their 30-13 win against Austin Peay on Sept. 9, 2023, that paid homage to legendary UT quarterback Condredge Holloway. It was the second straight season in which UT wore Smokey Grey uniforms. The Vols won 40-13 at LSU on Oct. 8, 2022, in Smokey Greys. Before 2022, they had not worn the Smokey Grey uniforms since a 41-0 loss to Georgia in 2017.