Tennessee football: Vols’ season-opening game results since 2000
Tennessee will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1.
The Vols will host Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.
The 2022 campaign is the second under head coach Josh Heupel.
Tennessee went 7-6 (4-4 SEC) in 2021 under Heupel. Tennessee reached the postseason for the first time since 2019, losing 48-45 in overtime against Purdue in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.
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2022 Tennessee football: Final game-by-game predictions
Ahead of Tennessee’s contest against Ball State, Vols Wire looks at UT’s season-opening games and results since 2000. Games and results since 2000 are listed below.
2021: Tennessee 38, Bowling Green 6 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2020: Tennessee 31, South Carolina 27 (Columbia, South Carolina)
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2019: Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2018: West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14 (Charlotte, North Carolina)
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2017: Tennessee 42, Georgia Tech 41 (2OT, Atlanta, Georgia)
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2016: Tennessee 20, Appalachian State 13 (OT, Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2015: Tennessee 59, Bowling Green 30 (Nashville, Tennessee)
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2014: Tennessee 38, Utah State 7 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2013: Tennessee 45, Austin Peay 0 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2012: Tennessee 35, North Carolina State 21 (Atlanta, Georgia)
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2011: Tennessee 42, Montana 16 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2010: Tennessee 50, UT Martin 0 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2009: Tennessee 63, Western Kentucky 7 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2008: UCLA 27, Tennessee 24 (OT, Pasadena, California)
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2007: California 45, Tennessee 31 (Berkeley, California)
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2006: Tennessee 35, California 18 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2005: Tennessee 17, UAB 10 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2004: Tennessee 42, UNLV 17 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2003: Tennessee 24, Fresno State 6 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2002: Tennessee 47, Wyoming 7 (Nashville, Tennessee)
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2001: Tennessee 33, Syracuse 9 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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2000: Tennessee 19, Southern Miss 16 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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