KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 16/17 Tennessee will take on No. 9/9 Kentucky for Homecoming at 6:15 p.m. ET on ESPN on Nov. 7 in Neyland Stadium, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday.
Both teams are on their open dates this week. Neyland Stadium is sold out for the 33rd consecutive contest.
Kentucky (7-1, 5-1 SEC) sits atop the SEC standings, while Tennessee (6-2, 3-2) is in a four-way tie for fourth place. The Vols remained in the top 20 of the polls despite a last-second 27-24 loss at South Carolina. Both of Tennessee’s losses have come by a combined six points, including a 20-17 defeat to current No. 11/11 Texas.
The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on the Tuesday prior to the Tennessee-Kentucky matchup. It will mark just the fourth time the two teams will face off both ranked at the time of the matchup. The other three times that occurred was in 1950, ’51 and 2022. The 1950 and 2022 contests were played in Neyland Stadium.
It’s the first time since Nov. 23, 1974, that Tennessee will host Kentucky for a Homecoming game. The Vols have won four straight Homecoming tilts dating back to 2022.
Nov. 7 SEC Television Schedule
| Texas at Missouri | Noon ET | ABC or ESPN* |
| Arkansas at Auburn | 12:45 p.m. ET | SEC Network |
| Texas A&M at South Carolina | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Alabama at LSU | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC |
| Vanderbilt at Mississippi State | 4:15 p.m. ET | SEC Network |
| Kentucky at Tennessee | 6:15 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Georgia at Ole Miss | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC |
| Oklahoma at Florida | 7:45 p.m. ET | SEC Network |
