Tennessee Football is breaking out new Dark Mode uniforms for next week’s Top 20 rivalry showdown against Kentucky in Neyland Stadium. It’s the first time that we’ve seen the all-black threads this season, and it’ll be their adidas debut.
This will be the seventh time that Tennessee has gone Dark Mode in the Josh Heupel era. The Vols originally debuted the new line of uniforms in 2021, but it wasn’t until the 2022 season that the complete look came together with the helmets, jerseys, and pants. Tennessee wore the uniforms twice during the 2021 season and once in each season since.
Here’s a look at Tennessee’s full history in the Dark Mode threads:
Record: 4-2
- 2021: Win vs. South Carolina (45-20)
- 2021: Loss vs. No. 1 Georgia (41-17)
- 2022: Win vs. No. 19 Kentucky (44-6)
- 2023: Win vs. South Carolina (41-20)
- 2024: Win vs. Kentucky (28-18)
- 2025: Loss vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (33-27)
- 2026: TBD vs. No. 9 Kentucky
The debut of the black uniforms came in 2021 against South Carolina. Behind Hendon Hooker, the Vols jumped out to a dominant start and finished strong to win 45-20. Later that year, Tennessee went back to the black uniforms against Georgia, but didn’t have the same succe...