54 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 54 days.

The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest.

2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel . In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the Vols to three bowl games.

The Vols finished 9-4 (4-4 SEC) last season.

With 54 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 54.

All time players who wore No. 54 at Tennessee:

Bob Fulton (1937)

Marshall “Abe” Shires (1938-40)

James O’Brien (1941)

Harry Coleman (1942)

Raymond Schileden (1944)

Bill Grissom (1945)

Joe Sabol (1946)

Russ Dobelstein (1948-49)

Francis Holohan (1950-52)

Frank Menendez (1963)

Chuck Iorio (1964)

Bob Johnson (1965-67)

David Browne (1968-70)

Eddie Wilson (1971-73)

Robert Morton (1974-75)

Rick Powers (1977-78)

Rob Thompson (1979-81)

Dale Jones (1982-86)

Houston Thomas (1988-90)

Rodney Riddick (1991-93)

Diron Robinson (1995-98)

Wesley Holmes (2002)

Eric Young (2004-07)

William Brimfield (2008-09)

Isaac Mobley (2011)

Jordan Williams (2011-14)

Danny Finch (2014)

Ian Dunkin (2017)

Kingston Harris (2018-21)

Tim Amet (2020)

Gerald Mincey (2022-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide