On New Year’s Day, Tennessee plays Iowa in the Citrus Bowl. Fun fact: The Vols’ first ever bowl-game win came in 1939 when UT — coached by none other than General Robert Neyland himself — beat Oklahoma 17-0 in the Citrus Bowl.
The two teams have squared off just three times prior, with the most recent coming in 2015 (2014 season) when the Vols beat the Hawkeyes 45-28, with Josh Dobbs and Jalen Hurd accounting for a combined five touchdowns.
Part of what makes bowl season so much fun is that you get matchups like this, with UT in the SEC and Iowa in the Big 10, that normally wouldn’t happen.