ATLANTA — Georgia Tech will open the 2017 college football season on Sept. 4 against Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, announced Monday by Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game organizers. The 2017 date will be the first game between the teams in 30 years.
The contest will be one of the first college games played in the Falcon’s state-of-the-art New Atlanta Stadium, set to open earlier that year. The game will kick off in primetime and be nationally telecast on ESPN.
Georgia Tech and Tennessee have met 43 times, with the Volunteers holding a 24-17-2 series lead over the Yellow Jackets. It will be Tennessee’s second appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, the first a 2012 win over NC State. Georgia Tech will be making its first appearance in the game.
This will mark the third time that the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game – the nation’s longest-running kickoff game – has opened the season hosting two games on the season’s first weekend. The contest will be part of a doubleheader with Alabama also taking on Florida State.
For each game, the majority of the tickets will be divided between the two teams, creating a true neutral-site environment. All tickets will be sold through the university ticket offices.
