Bowl destination, opponent announced for Tennessee football

Bowl destination and opponent announced for Tennessee football.

No. 23 Tennessee (8-4, 4-4 SEC) will play in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl versus Iowa in Orlando, Florida.

Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Tennessee leads the all-time series against the Hawkeyes, 2-1.

The two schools last played in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan. 2, 2015. Tennessee was victorious, 45-28.

Tennessee defeated Iowa, 23-22, on Aug. 30, 1987 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Hawkeyes beat Tennessee in the Peach Bowl, 28-22, in Atlanta, Georgia on Dec. 31, 1982.

For more on Iowa visit Hawkeyes Wire

The Vols last played on Nov. 25, defeating Vanderbilt, 48-24, in a regular-season finale at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee kicked off its 2023 season on Sept. 2, defeating Virginia, 49-13, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee’s home schedule had contests against Austin Peay (W, 30-13), UTSA (W, 45-14), South Carolina (W, 41-20), Texas A&M (W, 20-13), UConn (W, 59-3), Georgia (L, 38-10) and Vanderbilt (W, 48-24).

The Vols’ road schedule featured games at Florida (L, 29-16), Alabama (L, 34-20), Kentucky (W, 33-27) and Missouri (L, 36-7).