Tennessee's all time football results on Aug. 31

will open the 2024 football season Saturday when it hosts Chattanooga.

Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT at Neyland Stadium. SEC Network will televise the contest.

Saturday will mark the seventh time the Vols are slated to play on Aug. 31. Tennessee is 5-1 in previous games played on this date.

Tennessee first played on Aug. 31 in 1996 when head coach Phillip Fulmer’s Vols defeated UNLV, 62-3, at Neylamd Stadium.

Tennessee last played on this date in 2019 when it lost to Georgia State, 38-30.

Tennessee is 3-1 in home games played on Aug. 31. The Vols are 2-0 in neutral site games played on this date, defeating Wyoming, 47-7, in Nashville, Tennessee in 2002. The Vols, under head coach Derek Dooley, defeated North Carolina State, 35-21, in Atlanta, Georgia in 2012.

Tennessee’s all time results on Aug. 31:

1996: Tennessee 62, UNLV 3

2002: Tennessee 47, Wyoming 7

2012: Tennessee 35, North Carolina State 21

2013: Tennessee 45, Austin Peay 0

2014: Tennessee 38, Utah State 7

2019: Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30