43 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 43 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 43 days.

The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest.

2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the Vols to three bowl games.

The Vols finished 9-4 (4-4 SEC) last season.

With 43 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 43.

All time players to wear No. 43 at Tennessee:

Charles Fields (1937)

Henry Noel (1939-41)

Claude McQuady (1944-45)

Dick Fulton (1946)

John Gruble (1947-50)

Bob Fisher (1951-53)

Gene Etter (1958-60)

Mallon Faircloth (1961-63)

Harold Stancell (1964-66)

George Silvey (1968-71)

Mike Gayles (1974-76)

Terry Daniels (1978-81)

Sam Henderson (1983-85)

Jeff Gibson (1987)

Scott Sparks (1988)

Keith Steed (1989-90)

Tom Hutton (1992-94)

David Leaverton (1997-2000)

Chris Heath (2002-04)

David Yancey (2005-06)

Roy Olasmbo (2007)

Ryan Hill (2008)

Savion Fraizier (2008-10)

Martaze Jackson (2011)

Dakota Summers (2011-13)

Matt Darr (2012-14)

Laszio Toser (2015-2018)

Ben Bates (2015)

Matt Ballard (2016)

Jake Powers (2017-20)

Marshall Ware (2019)

Marshall Ware (2020)

Jerrod Gentry (2021-22)

Titus Rohrer (2022-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide