UT made peaches at bowl

Tennessee lost money by playing in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta.

Exactly how much won't be known until April 1, but the final tally will offset the $23,000 the football program took home from the Florida Citrus Bowl the year before.

Thus, Tennessee had a deficit in its last two bowl trips combined.

Tennessee guaranteed the Peach Bowl 22,000 tickets. The Vols sold about 20,500, according to David Woodall, assistant athletic director in charge of finances. That means UT ate 1,500 tickets at an average price of $55, or $82,500.

The SEC won't pick up the deficit because Tennessee offered to guarantee more than the bowl minimum, which was about 16,000. To put it into perspective, SEC doormat Vanderbilt, who hasn