52 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 52 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 52 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 52 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 52.

All time players to wear No. 52 for Tennessee:

William Leffler (1937)

Hodges “Burr” West (1938-40)

Eugene Field (1941)

Joe Steffy (1944)

Howard O’Neal (1946)

Dennis Babb (1949)

Lawrence Crowson (1951-52)

Ray Brann (1956-58)

Warren Blankenship (1959-61)

Joe DeMelfi (1962)

Rod Hanklewroad (1964-66)

Todd Denny (1967)

Larry Johnston (1968)

Jackie Walker (1969-71)

Paul Johnson (1973-75)

Lyonel Stewart (1976-78)

Jack Jolley (1979-80)

Raleigh McKenzie (1982-84)

Milton Gordon (1986)

Tony Clemmons (1988-89)

Craig Martin (1990-91)

Mark Holland (1993-94)

Mark Ingram (1995-96)

Kevin Gregory (1997)

Cosey Coleman (1998-99)

Brian Ward (2002)

Rob Smith (2003-05)

Victor Thomas (2007-10)

Christian Harris (2011-13)

Joe Henderson (2014)

Andrew Butcher (2015-16)

Elijah Medford (2015-18)

Maurese Smith (2017-18)

Bryan Aiken (2019)

Matthew Salansky (2019-20)

Maurese Smith (2021-22)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide