SEC teams, including Tennessee, will have two bye weeks amid their 2019 schedules. The conference announced its 2019 game dates on Tuesday.

The Vols will open conference play on Sept. 21 at Florida. Then they'll have their first bye on Sept. 28 before returning to SEC play with home games against Georgia and Mississippi State, a road game at Alabama and a home game against South Carolina.

The Vols' second bye is Nov. 16.

The schedule includes eight home games.

Game times and television assignments will be determined later.

UT Vols 2019 football schedule

Aug. 31: Georgia State

Sept. 7: BYU

Sept. 14: Chattanooga

Sept. 21: at Florida

Sept. 28: Bye

Oct. 5: Georgia

Oct. 12: Mississippi State

Oct. 19: at Alabama

Oct. 26: South Carolina

Nov. 2: UAB

Nov. 9: at Kentucky

Nov. 16: Bye

Nov. 23: at Missouri

Nov. 30: Vanderbilt