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When Tennessee hosts Tennessee Tech Saturday, it will mark the eighth time that the Volunteers have played on Sept. 18.

UT, which is 4-3 in games played on this date, will look to even its all-time record on Sept. 18.Tennessee is 4-0 at home on this date.

The Vols first played on Sept. 18 in 1965, defeating Army, 21-0, at Neyland Stadium.

In 1971, Tennessee defeated UT Santa Barbara, 48-6, in Knoxville. The Gauchos no longer field a football team.

The Vols shut out TCU, 31-0, in 1976.

Tennessee is 1-3 in Southeastern Conference games played on Sept. 18. All of Tennessee’s conference games played on this date have been against Florida.

Florida won 41-34 in Gainesville during the 1993 season. The Gators defeated Tennessee, 23-21, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in 1999.

The Vols notched a 30-28 victory at Neyland Stadium in 2004, and the Gators prevailed in Gainesville, 31-17, in 2010.

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