As Tennessee fans spilled onto the field after beating Alabama football 24-17 at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Crimson Tide players leaving the field heard a familiar song. The public address system in Knoxville played “Dixieland Delight” by Alabama (the band).

The fans storming the field will end up costing UT $100,000 in fine money, but they sang along as they smoked their victory cigars on the Third Saturday in October. It was a similar scene to 2022, when the Volunteers beat Alabama and the song played while the goalposts were torn down.

The song includes a reference to “a Tennessee Saturday night,” that UT fans have latched onto through the years, claiming ownership of the tradition. The song plays during the fourth quarter of games at Bryant-Denny Stadium, accompanied by some vulgar extra lyrics from Crimson Tide fans.

The man who wrote “Dixieland Delight,” Ronnie Rogers, told AL.com last year that the song is set in Leipers Fork, Tenn., but he did not write it for either school.

“The song wasn’t written for a collegiate song,” Rogers said. “It was written for Alabama (the band) as a record and they cut such a record on it, I think that’s the reason Alabama (the school) adopted the song.”

Alabama’s offense was unable to get enough traction throughout Saturday’s game, one where Tennessee also did not play particularly well. Quarterback Jalen Milroe threw his second interception of the game on the Tide’s final offensive play to seal UA’s defeat.

The Volunteer field rush fine is the school’s first under the league’s revised competition area entry penalties. Violation counts reset in 2023, with a first offense costing $100,000, a second $250,000 and subsequent field or court stormings running $500,000.