What was the first Vols Football game you attended

#231
#231
2000 vs FL. I turned 21 that year. It was a long time ago so I don't really remember much about it but I'll never forget it for a few reasons.

The only thing I remember about being there was how it was so loud I couldn't even hear myself yelling. It was the 1st and only game I've ever been to... My aunt's husband at the time let us use his tickets so I could go with my dad, who went there and was a huge fan (and is why I am a fan), but he was too sick to make it. He had pancreatic cancer and died that December.

That's part of why I've lived in GA since 1994 and have never become a GA fan. Even though I don't remember much about it (and that we lost the game), it was one of the best experiences of my life and one I'll never forget.
 
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#233
Tennessee vs Lousiana Tech. Up in MM with free tickets. Snooze feast. I was pretty young and remember believing we won 90-0 for some reason.
 
#234
#234
It was the first time they let me in to sell Cold Drinks after I’d been selling the KNS “line-UPS!” outside the stadium for a few games. Must have been 1967. But I don’t remember who we played.
 
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2004 vs Notre Dame. Sat in the upper deck end zone and Ainge got hurt on the other end of the field right before halftime. I remember being a little concerned that the Vols might only get 8-9 wins with Ainge out.
 
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#238
1998 versus the Gators. Goal posts came down right in front of us. Remember how broadcasters in later game were bitching about trashy fans destroying a $100K camera.
 
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BDP! said:
I believe it was 1975 vs Colorado St
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That was my first game as well, a 28-7 win. My Pop Warner coach took our team. Neyland Stadium was still a horseshoe and we sat in the North end zone seats. I think the Vols had been upset by North Texas the weekend before and the natives were a bit restless.
 
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#245
The 84 or 85 GA tech game. We tied. I didn't understand why we weren't kicking field goals from the 50 yard line because it looks so close compared to watching it on tv.
 
#246
#246
1993 vs. Louisville. I was 6.

I've probably posted about this before. I don't remember much about the game at all, but I'd bet my house that @Marquis bought us a sack of Krystals on the strip to take into the game. That's what we always did when I was little.
 
#247
#247
UCLA in Knoxville 1985. VOLS led 26-10 in the 4th and ended up in a 26-26 tie.

Side note: the 2nd game I attended was vs Ga Tech later in 1985. I believe it was the first game Daryl Dickey started after Tony Robinson was injured. This time we kicked a FG at the end to finish in a 6-6 tie.


So my first two games were the two ties in our 9-1-2 Sugar Bowl winning season.
 
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