Tennessee vs Alabama: shaded seats and sun by section

For Tennessee vs Alabama at a 3:30 pm kickoff, 28 of 76 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are JJ, KK, LL, BB. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Oct 17, 2026, Neyland Stadium, Knoxville. Kickoff time TBA: Kickoff window 3:30 to 4:30 pm or 6 to 8 pm ET (TV pick). The TV networks pick the time 6 to 12 days out, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a 3:30 pm kickoff?

Neyland Stadium sun map, Tennessee vs Alabama, 3:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 3:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
11:30 am	Security perimeter opens
12:30 pm	Stadium gates open (half-price concessions for an hour)
1:05 pm	Vol Walk from Circle Park
1:30 pm	Student gates open
1:50 pm	Pride of the Southland Band march
3:30 pm	Kickoff
7:00 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Sun at kickoff: 35.4° high, bearing 220.2°. Sunset during the game at about 7:00 pm. Sunniest: JJ, KK, LL, BB, CC, II. Shadiest: X4, X3, X2, X1, XX4, XX3.

Section	Deck	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section A	lower bowl	east	105	5:40 pm	yes
Section B	lower bowl	east	96	5:40 pm	yes
Section C	lower bowl	east	85	5:10 pm	yes
Section D	lower bowl	east	79	5:10 pm	yes
Section E	lower bowl	east	79	5:00 pm	yes
Section F	lower bowl	east	81	5:10 pm	yes
Section G	lower bowl	east	77	5:00 pm	yes
Section H	lower bowl	east	73	5:00 pm	yes
Section I	lower bowl	south	89	5:20 pm
Section J	lower bowl	south	101	5:30 pm
Section K	lower bowl	south	97	5:30 pm
Section L	lower bowl	south	78	5:10 pm
Section M	lower bowl	south	65	4:50 pm
Section N	lower bowl	south	39	4:20 pm
Section O	lower bowl	south	15	at kickoff
Section P	lower bowl	west	6	at kickoff
Section Q	lower bowl	west	2	at kickoff
Section R	lower bowl	west	2	at kickoff
Section S	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section T	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section U	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section V	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section W	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X1	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X2	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X3	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X4	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X5	lower bowl	north	4	at kickoff
Section Y6	lower bowl	north	15	3:50 pm
Section Y7	lower bowl	north	29	4:10 pm
Section Y8	lower bowl	north	47	4:40 pm
Section Y9	lower bowl	north	60	4:50 pm
Section Y10	lower bowl	north	68	5:10 pm
Section Z11	lower bowl	north	75	5:10 pm
Section Z12	lower bowl	east	79	5:20 pm
Section Z13	lower bowl	east	81	5:20 pm	yes
Section Z14	lower bowl	east	64	5:10 pm	yes
Section Z15	lower bowl	east	85	5:30 pm	yes
Section AA	upper deck	east	102	6:20 pm	yes
Section BB	upper deck	east	168	6:30 pm	yes
Section CC	upper deck	east	164	6:30 pm	yes
Section DD	upper deck	east	154	6:30 pm	yes
Section EE	upper deck	east	142	6:10 pm	yes
Section FF	upper deck	east	94	6:00 pm	yes
Section GG	upper deck	east	160	6:10 pm	yes
Section HH	upper deck	east	153	6:00 pm	yes
Section II	upper deck	south	164	6:20 pm
Section JJ	upper deck	south	185	6:40 pm
Section KK	upper deck	south	181	6:40 pm
Section LL	upper deck	south	176	6:30 pm
Section MM	upper deck	south	146	6:10 pm
Section NN	upper deck	south	104	5:30 pm
Section OO	upper deck	south	87	5:10 pm
Section PP	upper deck	south	64	4:40 pm
Section QQ	upper deck	south	30	at kickoff
Section XX1	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX2	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX3	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX4	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX5	upper deck	north	2	at kickoff
Section YY6	upper deck	north	9	at kickoff
Section YY7	upper deck	north	21	4:00 pm
Section YY9	upper deck	north	55	4:50 pm
Section YY10	upper deck	north	66	5:20 pm
Section ZZ11	upper deck	north	73	5:20 pm
Section ZZ12	upper deck	east	90	5:50 pm
Section ZZ13	upper deck	east	92	6:00 pm	yes
Section ZZ14	upper deck	east	68	5:20 pm	yes
Section ZZ15	upper deck	east	66	5:20 pm	yes
Section T1	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T2	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T3	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T4	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T5	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T6	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T7	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff

Forecast: 63°F, wind 8 mph, rain chance up to 16%, cloud 89%. 10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 68°F (range 58-80°F), feels like 66°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 4% of game hours, clear skies in 50%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 6:00 pm kickoff?

Neyland Stadium sun map, Tennessee vs Alabama, 6:00 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 6:00 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
2:00 pm	Security perimeter opens
3:00 pm	Stadium gates open (half-price concessions for an hour)
3:35 pm	Vol Walk from Circle Park
4:00 pm	Student gates open
4:20 pm	Pride of the Southland Band march
6:00 pm	Kickoff
7:00 pm	Sunset
~9:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Sun at kickoff: 10.4° high, bearing 250.2°. Sunset during the game at about 7:00 pm. Sunniest: JJ, KK, LL, CC, BB, DD. Shadiest: Z12, Z11, Y10, Y9, Y8, Y7.

Section	Deck	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section A	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section B	lower bowl	east	1	at kickoff
Section C	lower bowl	east	1	at kickoff
Section D	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section E	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section F	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section G	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section H	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section I	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section J	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section K	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section L	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section M	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section N	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section O	lower bowl	south	0	at kickoff
Section P	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section Q	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section R	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section S	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section T	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section U	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section V	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section W	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X1	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X2	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X3	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X4	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section X5	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Y6	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Y7	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Y8	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Y9	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Y10	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Z11	lower bowl	north	0	at kickoff
Section Z12	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section Z13	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section Z14	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section Z15	lower bowl	east	0	at kickoff
Section AA	upper deck	east	17	6:20 pm	yes
Section BB	upper deck	east	28	6:30 pm	yes
Section CC	upper deck	east	29	6:30 pm	yes
Section DD	upper deck	east	21	6:30 pm	yes
Section EE	upper deck	east	7	6:10 pm	yes
Section FF	upper deck	east	3	at kickoff
Section GG	upper deck	east	12	6:10 pm	yes
Section HH	upper deck	east	7	at kickoff	yes
Section II	upper deck	south	20	6:20 pm
Section JJ	upper deck	south	39	6:40 pm
Section KK	upper deck	south	37	6:40 pm
Section LL	upper deck	south	32	6:30 pm
Section MM	upper deck	south	17	6:10 pm
Section NN	upper deck	south	7	at kickoff
Section OO	upper deck	south	2	at kickoff
Section PP	upper deck	south	2	at kickoff
Section QQ	upper deck	south	3	at kickoff
Section XX1	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX2	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX3	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX4	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section XX5	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section YY6	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section YY7	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section YY9	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section YY10	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section ZZ11	upper deck	north	0	at kickoff
Section ZZ12	upper deck	east	7	at kickoff
Section ZZ13	upper deck	east	5	at kickoff
Section ZZ14	upper deck	east	0	at kickoff
Section ZZ15	upper deck	east	0	at kickoff
Section T1	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T2	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T3	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T4	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T5	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T6	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff
Section T7	Tennessee Terrace	west	0	at kickoff

Forecast: 51°F, wind 4 mph, rain chance up to 16%, cloud 48%. 10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 62°F (range 52-75°F), feels like 60°F, wind 5 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 60%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 8:00 pm kickoff?

None of the stands get direct sun at a 8:00 pm kickoff. The sun is down or below the rim of the bowl for the whole game.

Time	What happens
4:00 pm	Security perimeter opens
5:00 pm	Stadium gates open (half-price concessions for an hour)
5:35 pm	Vol Walk from Circle Park
6:00 pm	Student gates open
6:20 pm	Pride of the Southland Band march
8:00 pm	Kickoff
8:00 pm	Sunset
~11:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Forecast: 46°F, wind 2 mph, rain chance up to 16%, cloud 20%. 10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 58°F (range 48-71°F), feels like 55°F, wind 5 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 62%.

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