Tennessee will open the 2024 football season Saturday when it hosts Chattanooga.
Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT at Neyland Stadium. SEC Network will televise the contest.
Saturday will mark the seventh time the Vols are slated to play on Aug. 31. Tennessee is 5-1 in previous games played on this date.
Tennessee first played on Aug. 31 in 1996 when head coach Phillip Fulmer’s Vols defeated UNLV, 62-3, at Neylamd Stadium.
Tennessee last played on this date in 2019 when it lost to Georgia State, 38-30.
Tennessee is 3-1 in home games played on Aug. 31. The Vols are 2-0 in neutral site games played on this date, defeating Wyoming, 47-7, in Nashville, Tennessee in 2002. The Vols, under head coach Derek Dooley, defeated North Carolina State, 35-21, in Atlanta, Georgia in 2012.
Tennessee’s all time results on Aug. 31:
1996: Tennessee 62, UNLV 3
2002: Tennessee 47, Wyoming 7
2012: Tennessee 35, North Carolina State 21
2013: Tennessee 45, Austin Peay 0
2014: Tennessee 38, Utah State 7
2019: Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30
