Tennessee at Ohio State ties third-coldest game for Vols since 1950

The scoreboard shows the current temperature prior to the College Football Playoff first round game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Tennessee Volunteers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Dec. 21, 2024. Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tennessee’s (10-3, 6-2 SEC) 2024 football season came to an end on Saturday in the College Football Playoff first round.

The Vols lost to Ohio State (11-2, 7-2 Big Ten), 42-17, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

According to the University of Tennessee, Saturday’s contest tied for the third-coldest game for the Vols since 1950. Temperature for the Tennessee-Ohio State game at kickoff was 25 degrees, tying the Vols’ contest against Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 26, 1977.

The feels like temperature for the contest between Tennessee and Ohio State was 14 degrees.

Tennessee’s coldest football game since 1950 took place on Nov. 25, 1950 versus Kentucky at Neyland Stadium (10 degrees).

Tennessee’s coldest football games since 1950

Nov. 25, 1950 vs. Kentucky (Knoxville, Tennessee) – 10 degrees

Nov. 22, 1952 vs. Kentucky (Knoxville, Tennessee) – 18 degrees

Nov. 26, 1977 vs. Vanderbilt (Knoxville, Tennessee) – 25 degrees

Dec. 21, 2024 at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio) – 25 degrees

PHOTOS: Tennessee at Ohio State in College Football Playoff first round

Tennessee Volunteers versus the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff first round at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on December 21, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

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