No. 15 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) will travel to face No.8 Alabama (6-1, 4-0 SEC) Saturday.
Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and CBS will televise the SEC matchup, which is traditionally contested on the third Saturday in October.
Saturday will mark the 22nd time the Vols have played on Oct. 21. Tennessee has a 9-11-1 record in previously games played on this date.
The Vols first played on Oct. 21 in 1892, losing to Vanderbilt, 22-4. Tennessee last played on Oct. 21 in 2017, losing to Alabama, 45-7.
Tennessee’s all time results on Oct. 21:
1892: Vanderbilt 22, Tennessee 4
1893: Kentucky A&M 56, Tennessee 0
1899: Va. Tech 5, Tennessee 0
1902: Tennessee 34, Maryville 0
1905: Vanderbilt 45, Tennessee 0
1907: Tennessee 4, Clemson 0
1911: Tennessee 22, Maryville 5
1916: Tennessee 26, South Carolina 0
1922: Georgia 7, Tennessee 3
1933: Alabama 12, Tennessee 6
1939: Tennessee 21, Alabama 0
1944: Tennessee 0, Alabama 0
1950: Tennessee 14, Alabama 9
1961: Alabama 34, Tennessee 3
1967: Tennessee 24, Alabama 13
1972: Alabama 17 Tennessee 10
1978: Alabama 30, Tennessee 17
1989: Alabama 47, Tennessee 30
2000: Tennessee 20, Alabama 10
2006: Tennessee 16, Alabama 13
2017: Alabama 45, Tennessee 7
Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide