UT Game

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Tennessee fan here. I live just outside Knoxville and have been going to games for 50 years so I’ll give you some parking and seating info. 

There is no on-campus parking without a parking pass but there are surrounding areas where you can pay to park. Fort Sanders, the area north of Cumberland Avenue, (also known as The Strip), will have some private lots and a few garages where you can pay to park. I would anticipate you would pay anywhere from $25-$40 to park. There will also be some garages near the hospital where you will not be allowed to park for the game. There are a couple of shuttle options but I would not recommend parking at Farragut high school as someone below mentioned. That would be a good option if this were a Saturday game but unless it’s running early, and you get here early, I don’t think it’s a good option for a Thursday game. Evening rush-hour traffic is very backed up on I 40/75 so it would probably take an hour to get from Farragut to campus around five or 6:00 PM. A better option is to park at the Civic Colosseum and ride the shuttle from there. It’s just on the other side of downtown from the campus. And it’s even a walkable distance after the game if there’s a long wait for the shuttle. 

if Ball State fans are having a gathering at Calhoun‘s before the game, I would recommend that. It’s a good restaurant and a great setting. If there’s not a reserved room for you there might be a long wait on a game day though. Regarding your seat locations, yes the visiting fans usually sit in section A. Section A through E, on the East side, is the oldest part of the stadium. Unfortunately. The west side concourses have been renovated and widened in the last decade but the east side, where section A is, has not. It’s very old but maybe just appreciate it for the history and not the comfort. Ha ha. Walk around to the west concourse if you want to get a better more complete picture of Neyland stadium.

While on campus there are a few things I would recommend if you have the time. The Torchbearer statue with its eternal flame set at Circle Park, at the top of Peyton Manning Pass (the road that leads directly down to the west side of the stadium). At the bottom of that road is a large statue of General Robert Neyland the man who built our program and as an army engineer designed the beginnings of the stadium that is named after him. Phillip Fulmer Way, the street that goes parallel to the stadium, if you follow it around past the basketball arena, leads to a statue of the late Pat Summitt the legendary coach of the Lady Vols basketball program. The most iconic building location and prettiest part of campus is called The Hill. It’s to the northeast of the stadium and you’ll have to walk up a lot of steps or an inclined street to get there but worth the climb.

The Vol Network pregame radio show will be broadcast live from an area right outside gate 21 of the stadium, which is at the base of The Hill. A lot of people like to gather and sit there and watch/ listen. On the other side of the stadium is the Tennessee river where you will see the Vol Navy, made up of the boats of Vol fans who choose to come to the game via the river.

One more thing, if you have time, downtown Knoxville is great. Lots of restaurants and breweries. A very walkable city. Start at Market Square and work your way out to Gay Street and the Old City.

safe travels. I hope you have a good time.