Four games remain in the regular season for No. 16 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC). The Vols will next face No. 7 Kentucky (7-1, 5-1 SEC) on Saturday in Week 10.
Tennessee will also play at Texas A&M and Vanderbilt, while hosting LSU in the final month of the regular season.
Following Week 9, Erick Smith of USA TODAY released updated bowl game projections.
The Vols are projected to play Nebraska in the Music City Bowl. The Music City Bowl is slated for 3 p.m. EDT on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. 2026 will mark the final year of Nissan Stadium after opening in 1999.
Tennessee is 6-3 in its previous games contested at Nissan Stadium and 1-3 in postseason contests at the venue.
Tennessee's all-time football game results at Nissan Stadium
2000: Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 26
2002: Tennessee 47, Wyoming
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2002: Tennessee 24, Vanderbilt 0
2010: North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27 (2OT), Music City Bowl
2015: Tennessee 59, Bowling Green 30
2016: Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24, Music City Bowl
2021: Purdue 45, Tennessee 42 (OT), Music City Bowl
2023: Tennessee 48, Virginia 13
2025: Illinois 30, Tennessee 28, Music City Bowl
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