2016 Tennessee Volunteers Football ScheduleRecord: 9-4, 4-4 (SEC) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| Thursday Sep. 1 |  | Appalachian State Mountaineers Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | 7:30pm ET SECN | Won 20-13 (OT) |
| Saturday Sep. 10 |  | Virginia Tech Hokies Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN | 8:00pm ET ABC | Won 45-24 |
| Saturday Sep. 17 |  | Ohio Bobcats Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | Noon ET SECN | Won 28-19 |
| Saturday Sep. 24 |  | Florida Gators Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | 3:30pm ET CBS | Won 38-28 |
| Saturday Oct. 1 |  | at Georgia Bulldogs Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA | 3:30pm ET CBS | Won 34-31 |
| Saturday Oct. 8 |  | at Texas A&M Aggies Kyle Field, College Station, TX | 3:30pm ET CBS | Lost 45-38 (2OT) |
| Saturday Oct. 15 |  | Alabama Crimson Tide Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | 3:30pm ET CBS | Lost 49-10 |
| Saturday Oct. 22 | Open | |||
| Saturday Oct. 29 |  | at South Carolina Gamecocks Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC | 7:15pm ET ESPN2 | Lost 24-21 |
| Saturday Nov. 5 |  | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | 4:00pm ET SECN Alt. | Won 55-0 |
| Saturday Nov. 12 |  | Kentucky Wildcats Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | Noon ET SECN | Won 49-36 |
| Saturday Nov. 19 |  | Missouri Tigers Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | 3:30pm ET CBS | Won 63-37 |
| Saturday Nov. 26 |  | at Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN | 7:30pm ET SECN | Lost 45-34 |
| 2016 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | ||||
| Friday Dec. 30 |  | Nebraska Cornhuskers Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN | 3:30pm ET ESPN | Won 38-24 |
