There are officially 71 days separating the Tennessee Volunteers from the first game of the regular season. Or, in other words, there are two months and ten days until it is Football Time in Tennessee.
Over the historic lifespan of the Tennessee football program, 29 players have worn the No. 71 for the Volunteers. Out of those 29 players, 24 of them have been offensive linemen. Three players were on the defensive line, one player was a linebacker, and Ronald Bergmeier, the first Volunteer to sport the No. 71, was a back/wing-back during his time in orange.
Tennessee and head coach Josh Heupel will kick off the football season against Ball State on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
If you have a specific standout memory from one of the players listed, make sure to drop it in the comment section below!
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Ronald Bergmeier, B, 1946, 47, WB, 1948, 49
Don McGuire, LG, 1950
John Powell, LG, 1951, G, 1952, 53
Darris McCord, RT, 1954
Jerry Hurst, T, 1955
Howard Jackson, T, 1956, 57, RT, 1958
Paul Tilson, RT, 1959
Harold Chambers, RT, 1960
Dick Husband, LT, 1961
Dale Brown, LT, 1962, 63
Derrick Weatherford, RT, 1964, DT, 1965, 66, 67
Steve Robinson, OT, 1968, 69, 70
Mike Mohrman, DT, 1972, 73, 74
Donnie Stowers, OG, 1975
Jim Woofter, DT, 1975, 76
Greg Kapusta, OT, 1977
Jay Williams, OT, 1979, OG, 1978, 80
Mike Vaccarella, OT, 1981
Darrin Miller, LB, 1984, 85
Otis Coffey, OT, 1986, 87
Rex Hargrove, OG, 1988, 89, 90
Bubba Miller, C, 1992, 93, 94, 95
Brent Beavers, DL, 1997
Reggie Coleman, OL, 1998, 99, 00, 01
Steven Jones, OL, 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07
Dallas Thomas, OL, 2008, 09, 10, 11, 12
Dylan Wiesman, OL, 2013, 14, 15, 16
Tanner Antonutti, OL, 2018
James Robinson, OL, 2020
Source: Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide
