One of the trademarks of Tennessee football debuted on this date, 50 years ago on Oct. 10, 1964. Coach Doug Dickey debuted the orange & white checkerboard end zones as the Volunteers beat Boston College, 16-14 at Neyland Stadium.
Checkerboards Photo Gallery Tennessee is 13-3 all-time on Oct. 10.
OCTOBER 10 (13-3)
1900 W, 22-0 KING
1903 W, 38-0 CARSON-NEWMAN
1908 W, 39-5 MARYVILLE
1914 W, 27-0 CLEMSON
1925 W, 13-0 MARYVILLE
1931 W, 38-0 MISSISSIPPI
1936 L, 0-6 AUBURN
1942 W, 34-6 DAYTON
1953 W, 40-7 CHATTANOOGA
1959 L, 7-14 No. 3 GEORGIA TECH
1964 W, 16-14 BOSTON COLLEGE
1970 W, 17-6 No. 13 Georgia Tech
1981 W, 10-7 GEORGIA TECH
1992 L, 24-25 ARKANSAS
1998 W, 22-3 No. 7 Georgia
2009 W, 45-19 GEORGIA
Also on Oct. 10, 1998, the eventual National Champion Vols knocked off No. 7 Georgia, 22-3 in Athens. Travis Stephens ran for 107 yards while Tee Martin threw for two TDs to Cedrick Wilson and Peerless Price.
