As of the time of this publication, there are 187 more days until Josh Heupel and the Tennessee football program return to games inside the Volunteer State.
Tennessee will kick off the 2023 football season at the Tennessee Titans’ Nissan Stadium in Nashville for a matchup with Virginia to get the season started.
Prior to that, though, the Orange & White game will return to Knoxville this spring. The Vols’ had to do a closed spring game last season due to the construction that was going on in Neyland Stadium.
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Here’s a look at everything we know regarding the 2023 Tennessee Football stages in the early portion of the offseason:
Spring Football – Orange & White Game
- The O&W spring game returns to Knoxville this year after not being played in front of fans in 2022 due to Neyland Stadium construction.
- Saturday, Apr. 15
- Time: TBA
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- Tennessee 2022 record: 11-2 (6-2 SEC)
- Tennessee 2022 finish: Second in the SEC East
Week 1 – Virginia vs Tennessee
- Saturday, Sept. 2
- Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (Noon)
- Location: Nissan Stadium – Nashville, TN
- Virginia 2022 record: 3-7 (1-6 ACC)
- Did not play the final two games of the season after tragic shooting on campus
- Virginia 2022 finish: Sixth in the ACC Coastal
Week 2 – Austin Peay @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Sept. 9
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- Austin Peay 2022 record: 7-4 (3-2 ASUN)
- Austin Peay 2022 finish: Second in the ASUN
Week 3 – Tennessee @ Florida
- Saturday, Sept. 16
- Time: 7:00.m. ET
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – Gainesville, FL
- Florida 2022 record: 6-7 (3-5 SEC)
- Florida 2022 finish: Fifth in the SEC East
- Early line: Tennessee -6.5, Florida +6.5
Week 4 – UT San Antonio @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Sept. 23
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- UTSA 2022 record: 11-3 (8-0 CUSA)
- UTSA 2022 finish: First in Conference USA
Week 5 – South Carolina @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Sept. 30
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- South Carolina 2022 record: 8-5 (4-4 SEC)
- South Carolina 2022 finish: Third in the SEC East
Week 6 – BYE
- Tennessee had their bye during week 9 in 2021
- Tennessee had their bye during week 5 in 2022
Week 7 – Texas A&M @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Oct. 14
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- Texas A&M 2022 record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC)
- Texas A&M 2022 finish: Seventh in the SEC West
Week 8 – Tennessee @ Alabama
- Saturday, Oct. 21
- Time: TBD
- Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium – Tuscaloosa, AL
- Alabama 2022 record: 11-2 (6-2 SEC)
- Alabama 2022 finish: Second in the SEC West
- Early lines: Alabama -8.5, Tennessee +8.5
UT lineman Jerome Carvin lighting up a cigar in celebration pic.twitter.com/Ob2UZKgV52
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) October 16, 2022
Week 9 – Tennessee @ Kentucky
- Saturday, Oct. 28
- Time: TBD
- Location: Kroger Field – Lexington, KY
- Kentucky 2022 record: 7-6 (3-5 SEC)
- Kentucky 2022 finish: Fourth in the SEC East
Week 10 – UConn @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Nov. 4
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- UConn 2022 record: 6-7
- UConn 2022 finish: Sixth-highest among independents
Week 11 – Tennessee @ Missouri
- Saturday, Nov. 11
- Time: TBD
- Location: Memorial Stadium – Columbia, MO
- Missouri 2022 record: 6-7 (3-5 SEC)
- Missouri 2022 finish: Sixth in the SEC East
Week 12 – Georgia @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Nov. 18
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- Georgia 2022 record: 15-0 (8-0 SEC)
- Georgia 2022 finish: First in the SEC East
- Early lines: Georgia -7.5, Tennessee +7.5
Overrated chants as Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker and the #Vols headed off the field in Athens last night. pic.twitter.com/cOq8L58708
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) November 6, 2022
Week 13 – Vanderbilt @ Tennessee
- Saturday, Nov. 25
- Time: TBD
- Location: Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN
- Vanderbilt 2022 record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC)
- Vanderbilt 2022 finish: Seventh in the SEC East
