Tennessee vs LSU: shaded seats and sun by section

For Tennessee vs LSU at a 3:30 pm kickoff, 55 of 76 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are HH, II, JJ, GG. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 21, 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?

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
5:30 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Sun at kickoff: 18.5° high, bearing 226.5°. Sunset during the game at about 5:30 pm. Sunniest: HH, II, JJ, GG, KK, BB. Shadiest: Y9, Y8, Y7, Y6, X5, X4.

Section	Deck	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section A	lower bowl	east	5		at kickoff	yes
Section B	lower bowl	east	4		at kickoff	yes
Section C	lower bowl	east	4		at kickoff	yes
Section D	lower bowl	east	6		at kickoff	yes
Section E	lower bowl	east	3		at kickoff	yes
Section F	lower bowl	east	15		3:50 pm	yes
Section G	lower bowl	east	28		4:10 pm	yes
Section H	lower bowl	east	27		4:00 pm	yes
Section I	lower bowl	south	26		4:00 pm
Section J	lower bowl	south	10		3:40 pm
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	5		at kickoff
Section Z11	lower bowl	north	11		at kickoff
Section Z12	lower bowl	east	11		at kickoff	yes
Section Z13	lower bowl	east	7		at kickoff	yes
Section Z14	lower bowl	east	0		at kickoff
Section Z15	lower bowl	east	4		at kickoff	yes
Section AA	upper deck	east	42		4:50 pm	yes
Section BB	upper deck	east	53		4:20 pm	yes
Section CC	upper deck	east	46		4:20 pm	yes
Section DD	upper deck	east	45		4:20 pm	yes
Section EE	upper deck	east	46		4:20 pm	yes
Section FF	upper deck	east	33		4:10 pm	yes
Section GG	upper deck	east	74		4:40 pm	yes
Section HH	upper deck	east	99		5:10 pm	yes
Section II	upper deck	south	93		5:10 pm
Section JJ	upper deck	south	84		5:00 pm
Section KK	upper deck	south	62		4:40 pm
Section LL	upper deck	south	33		4:00 pm
Section MM	upper deck	south	21		at kickoff
Section NN	upper deck	south	8		at kickoff
Section OO	upper deck	south	6		at kickoff
Section PP	upper deck	south	3		at kickoff
Section QQ	upper deck	south	8		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	19		4:00 pm
Section YY10	upper deck	north	27		4:10 pm
Section ZZ11	upper deck	north	29		4:00 pm
Section ZZ12	upper deck	east	44		4:30 pm	yes
Section ZZ13	upper deck	east	44		4:40 pm	yes
Section ZZ14	upper deck	east	2		at kickoff	yes
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

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 55°F (range 46-66°F), feels like 50°F, wind 5 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 40%.

Plan the game: all 76 Neyland Stadium sections · Neyland Stadium parking and shuttles · Neyland Stadium clear bag policy · Tennessee student section at Neyland · Neyland Stadium food stands by level · how the Neyland data is measured.