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California vs Tennessee Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between California and Tennessee.

PROGRAM ONECalifornia2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOTennessee2 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1977Earliest documented
2007Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

4 games
  1. 1977
    California27 — 17Tennessee
    Sep 10, 1977California won
  2. 1987
    California12 — 38Tennessee
    Oct 3, 1987Tennessee won
  3. 2006
    California18 — 35Tennessee
    Sep 2, 2006Tennessee wonNeyland Stadium
  4. 2007
    California45 — 31Tennessee
    Sep 2, 2007California wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2007California vs Tennessee45–31California won
2006California vs Tennessee18–35Tennessee won
1987California vs Tennessee12–38Tennessee won
1977California vs Tennessee27–17California won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.