Future Tennessee Football Opponents

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2005- UAB, At LSU, A Notre Dame

 

2006- California, A Memphis, LSU, MArshall

 

2007- Southern Miss, A California, UCLA,

 

2008- A UCLA, Wyoming, NC State

 

2009- A MArshall

 

These are some games that have been scheduled. Tennessee continues to play quality opponents.

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2005- UAB, At LSU, A Notre Dame

 

2006- California, A Memphis, LSU, MArshall

 

2007- Southern Miss, A California, UCLA,

 

2008- A UCLA, Wyoming, NC State

 

2009- A MArshall

 

These are some games that have been scheduled.  Tennessee continues to play quality opponents.

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The return of a PAC-10 Conference opponent and home games against Florida, Alabama and LSU highlight the 2006 Tennessee football schedule, released Tuesday by UT Director of Athletics Mike Hamilton.

 

California opens the slate with a Sept. 2 visit to Neyland Stadium, marking the Golden Bears' third appearance in Knoxville. Tennessee defeated Cal 38-12 in 1987 after dropping a 27-17 decision in 1977. The 2006 game is part of a two-year contract that finds UT making a return trip to Berkeley,

Calif., the following season.

 

"With a number of our players from California, as well as being a key recruiting area, we look forward to this series against a quality Pac-10 opponent," Hamilton said. "I know our fans will enjoy visiting the Bay Area in 2007."

 

The Vols originally were scheduled to play a two-game series against Boston College, but a change was necessary after last year's conference realignments.

 

"Openings in the 2006 and 2007 seasons became available upon Boston College's entrance into the ACC," Hamilton said. "We talked to a number of institutions, but the games with Cal seemed to make a great deal of sense."

 

Tennessee last faced a Pac-10 foe in a 1997 win at UCLA.

 

2005 Tennessee Schedule:

 

Sept. 3, UAB

Sept. 17, @ Florida

Sept. 24, @ LSU

Oct. 1, Mississippi

Oct. 8, Georgia

Oct. 22, @ Alabama

Oct. 29, South Carolina

Nov. 5, @ Notre Dame

Nov. 12, Memphis

Nov. 19, Vanderbilt

Nov. 26, @ Kentucky

Dec. 3, SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Ga

 

2006 Tennessee Schedule:

 

Sept. 2, California

Sept. 16, Florida

Sept. 23, Marshall

Sept. 30, @ Memphis

Oct. 7, @ Georgia

Oct. 21, Alabama

Oct. 28, @ South Carolina

Nov. 4, LSU

Nov. 11, @ Arkansas

Nov. 18, @ Vanderbilt

Nov. 25, Kentucky

Dec. 2, SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Ga