KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A season opener against Syracuse in Atlanta, followed by Southeastern Conference home games against Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt cap the 2025 Tennessee football schedule.

The league office announced the full 2025 schedule on SEC Network Wednesday evening. The conference opponents are the same as in 2024, but the venue is different than this season.

All four of the Volunteers’ non-conference games have already been announced. Tennessee opens the season in the Aflac Kickoff Game on August 30 against Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

A Sept. 6 home opener against East Tennessee State precedes the Vols’ SEC opener against Georgia on Sept. 13 at Neyland Stadium. It will be the earliest meeting between the two teams in 30 years, since UT won 30-27 in Knoxville on Sept. 9, 1995.

A third straight home game against non-conference opponent UAB on Sept. 20 will be followed by Tennessee’s first road appearance of the year, a Sept. 27 matchup at Mississippi State. UT will be playing in Starkville for only the second time since 2008 and the first time since October 13, 2012.

The Vols return home to host Arkansas on October 11th. This will be the Razorbacks’ first trip to Knoxville since 2015. Tennessee will then play back-to-back road games, renewing the Alabama-Alabama rivalry on the traditional third Saturday in October in Tuscaloosa. 18), followed by an Oct. 25 game against Kentucky in Lexington.

Three of the Vols’ four games in November will be played at Neyland Stadium. For the first time since the double-overtime thriller on September 12, 2015, Oklahoma will visit Knoxville on November 1. Tennessee’s final non-conference game is Nov. 15 against New Mexico State, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

The Vols then travel to Gainesville to face Florida on November 22nd. It will be the last meeting between the two teams in the Swamp since the infamous UT victory on December 1, 2001. This competition was postponed following the events of September 11th.

Tennessee ends the regular season at home against Vanderbilt on November 29th.

There are again two open dates in the 2025 program. Tennessee will be idle on October 4th and November 8th.

Fans can renew their 2025 season tickets at AllVols.com. Fans interested in joining the 2025 season ticket waiting list can fill out the season ticket interest form at UTsports.com/seasontickets.

Volunteers complete 20 consecutive home sales in the 2025 campaign. Tennessee drew a total of 713,405 fans at Neyland Stadium in 2024, which ranked sixth in the FBS and third in the SEC.

2025 Tennessee football schedule
Date, opponent, location
August 30, vs. Syracuse, Atlanta, Georgia (Aflac Kickoff Game)
September 6, EAST TENNESSEE STATE, KNOXVILLE
September 13, GEORGIA*, KNOXVILLE
September 20, UAB, KNOXVILLE
September 27, Mississippi State*, Starkville, Miss.
Oct. 11, ARKANSAS*, KNOXVILLE
October 18, in Alabama*, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
October 25, Kentucky*, Lexington, Kentucky.
November 1, OKLAHOMA*, KNOXVILLE
November 15, NEW MEXICO STATE, KNOXVILLE
November 22, in Florida*, Gainesville, Florida.
November 29, VANDERBILT*, KNOXVILLE

* – denotes SEC game