This is a lot harder than picking the 10 most underachieving seasons in school history. But it’s a heck of a lot more fun and more positive.
Before entering the period of Generation X and Millennial fans following Tennessee Football, the Tennessee Vols never had trouble usually meeting or exceeding expectations.
The eras of Robert Neyland, early Bowden Wyatt, Doug Dickey, and early Bill Battle brought some of the most beloved teams in Tennessee history.
But the addition of the roller coaster trajectories of Johnny Majors and Phillip Fulmer only added to the saga of overachieving Tennessee football teams.