The 2023 season will be Tennessee’s third under head coach Josh Heupel.
Heupel has compiled an 18-8 (10-6 SEC) record, including one bowl win, in two seasons as the Vols’ head coach.
The Vols will kick off its 2023 season Sept. 2 versus Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tennessee’s home schedule features contests versus Austin Peay, UTSA, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UConn, Georgia and Vanderbilt.
The Vols’ road schedule features games at Florida, Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri.
Ahead of spring practices, Vols Wire provides way-too-early game-by-game predictions for the 2023 season. A final record prediction will be released ahead of fall training camp.
Vols Wire projected a 7-5 regular-season in 2021 and a 10-2 regular-season record in 2022 for Tennessee under Heupel.
Below is a way-too-early game-by-game projection for Tennessee in 2023.
Sept. 2: Virginia
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Nissan Stadium — Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee leads series, 3-1
Projection: W
Sept. 9: Austin Peay
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Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee leads series, 1-0
Projection: W
Sept. 23: UTSA
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Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tennessee
First meeting
Projection: W
Sept. 30: South Carolina
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Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee leads series, 28-11-2
Projection: W
Oct. 28: Kentucky
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Kroger Field — Lexington, Kentucky
Tennessee leads series, 83-26-9
Projection: W
Nov. 4: UConn
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Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tennessee
First meeting
Projection: W
Nov. 11: Missouri
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