Tennessee has locked in five more non-conference games, filling out future schedules at Neyland Stadium and putting the 2028 and 2029 slates in place.
The Vols will play UT Chattanooga in both 2028 and 2029. Tennessee also added home games against Bowling Green in 2029, UT Martin in 2030 and Austin Peay in 2031.
Every one of those opponents except Bowling Green will receive $550,000 for the game. Bowling Green, as an FBS team, will be paid $1.3 million for its trip to Knoxville in 2029.
That gives Tennessee a clearer picture of what the next several seasons look like, with the current schedule now stretching through 2031.
For 2027, Tennessee is set to open with Tennessee State on Sept. 4, followed by Georgia Tech on Sept. 11 and Western Michigan on Sept. 18. The SEC home slate listed for that season includes Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Florida and Mississippi State, while the road games are Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama and Missouri.
The 2028 schedule already includes a Sept. 2 meeting with West Virginia in Charlotte and a Sept. 9 home game against Central Michigan before Chattanooga comes to Knoxville on Sept. 16. Tennessee’s SEC home opponents that year are Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas A&M, with Auburn, LSU, Texas and Vanderbilt on the road.
In 2029, the Vols will host Washington on Sept. 1, Chattanooga on Sept. 8 and Bowling Green on Sept.
- The SEC home list for that season features Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, while the road schedule includes Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.
The only games listed so far for 2030 and 2031 are UT Martin on Aug. 31, 2030, a road game at Washington on Sept. 7, 2030, and Austin Peay on Aug. 30, 2031.
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