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2010 Vols' Football Schedule Features Pac-10 Opponent Once Again



by special report to The Chattanoogan
posted July 18, 2008

KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee Athletics Department released its 2010 football schedule Friday, highlighted by the first ever meeting with Pacific-10 Conference power Oregon in Neyland Stadium.

UT’s meeting against the Ducks begins a home-and-home series that concludes with a 2013 visit to Eugene. In addition, Tennessee’s 2010 contest with Oregon marks five straight years of Pac-10 opposition in the non-conference portion of the schedule (California 2006-07, UCLA 2008-09).

The Vols open the 2010 season with four straight home games, beginning Sept. 4 against an opponent to be determined. A game against Akron originally set to be the 2010 Tennessee opener has been moved to a later date. Other contests against Oregon (Sept. 11), Florida (Sept. 1 and UAB (Sept. 25) follow the next three weeks.

The remaining home schedule features Alabama (Oct. 23), Mississippi (Nov. 13) and Kentucky (Nov. 27).

LSU rotates back onto the Vols’ SEC schedule that season. UT faces the Tigers in Baton Rouge on Oct. 2 for Tennessee’s first road outing of the season. Other road tilts are at Georgia (Oct. 9), South Carolina (Oct. 30), Memphis (Nov. 6) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 20).

The 2010 SEC Championship Game takes place Dec. 4 in Atlanta.

2008 SCHEDULE
Sept. 1 at UCLA (5 p.m. PT)
Sept. 13 UAB (12:30 p.m. ET)
Sept. 20 Florida
Sept. 27 at Auburn
Oct. 4 Northern Illinois
Oct. 11 at Georgia
Oct. 18 Mississippi State
Oct. 25 Alabama
Nov. 1 at South Carolina
Nov. 8 Wyoming (HC)
Nov. 22 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 29 Kentucky
Dec. 6 SEC Champ. (Atl., 4 p.m. ET)

2009 SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 Western Kentucky
Sept. 12 UCLA
Sept. 19 at Florida
Sept. 26 Ohio
Oct. 3 Auburn
Oct. 10 Georgia
Oct. 24 at Alabama
Oct. 31 South Carolina
Nov. 7 Memphis
Nov. 14 at Mississippi
Nov. 21 Vanderbilt
Nov. 28 at Kentucky
Dec. 5 SEC Championship (Atl.)

2010 SCHEDULE
Sept. 4 To be determined
Sept. 11 Oregon
Sept. 18 Florida
Sept. 25 UAB
Oct. 2 at LSU
Oct. 9 at Georgia
Oct. 23 Alabama
Oct. 30 at South Carolina
Nov. 6 at Memphis
Nov. 13 Mississippi
Nov. 20 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 27 Kentucky
Dec. 4 SEC Championship (Atl.)