Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 4 | 7:00 PM | Pacific* | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 55-7 | 29,164 |
| September 11 | 1:00 PM | at #9 Nebraska* | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |  | L 27-50 | 75,771 |
| September 18 | 12:00 PM | at Georgia* | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |  | L 11-17 | 74,511 |
| September 25 | 12:00 PM | at Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | Raycom | L 26-28 | 32,690 |
| October 2 | 11:00 AM | #14 Texas A&M | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ABC | L 6-31 | 50,748 |
| October 9 | 1:00 PM | North Carolina State* | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 34-36 | 26,943 |
| October 16 | 7:00 PM | Rice | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 45-16 | 27,812 |
| October 30 | 12:00 PM | at Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | Raycom | W 31-22 | 63,132 |
| November 6 | 12:00 PM | TCU | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | W 49-21 | 31,922 |
| November 13 | 2:00 PM | at SMU | Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX |  | W 41-24 | 15,714 |
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | vs. Houston | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX |  | W 58-7 | 28,652 |
| December 31 | 1:30 PM | vs. #19 Oklahoma* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (John Hancock Bowl) | CBS | L 10-41 | 43,848 |
Question:
what was the date of the first game played?
Answer:
September 4