Tennessee will kick off its 2023 football season in 38 days.
Tennessee won its first national championship in 1938. The Vols compiled an 11-0 record and outscored its opponents, 293-16, under head coach Robert Neyland.
Tennessee defeated Oklahoma, 17-0, in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, 1939.
The Vols will kick off its 2023 season Sept. 2 versus Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and ABC will televise the contest.
Tennessee’s home schedule has contests against Austin Peay, UTSA, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UConn, Georgia and Vanderbilt.
The Vols’ road schedule features games at Alabama, Florida,Kentucky and Missouri.
The 2023 season will be Tennessee’s third under head coach Josh Heupel.
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