Tech will renew an old rivalry when they open the 2017 season against Tennessee on Labor Day as part of the annual Chick-fil-a kickoff. It will be Tech’s second straight season opening away from Bobby Dodd as the Jackets open the 2016 season in Dublin, Ireland against Boston College. It will be the third straight season that Tech will not open on a Saturday at Bobby Dodd as this seasons’s opener in on a Monday night.
Tennessee and Tech have met 44 times with the Volunteers holding a 24-17-2 series lead. The last matchup between the two schools came in 1987, a 29-15 Tennessee victory in Knoxville.