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Tennessee FBS P5 : SEC / P4

Location
Knoxville / East Division

Spirit Name
Volunteers

Mascot
Smokey
Stadium:
Neyland / FBS Size Rank: 4th
Capacity: 102,455
Surface: Grass

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record
Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters
Attendance
2010 7-6 Lane Kiffin @ TN 7-6 / Winning Percentage 53.58 783-333-53 / TN Winning Percentage 69.25 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 45 Offense 23 Defense 18 S.T. 4 Offense 7* Defense 6 99,220 Decrease Rank 5
2010 5-7 Derek Dooley @ TN 11-14 / Winning Percentage 44.00 788-340-53 / TN Winning Percentage 68.97 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 46 Offense 17 Defense 27 S.t. 2 Offense 7* Defense 6 94,642 Decrease Rank 6
2011 5-7 Derek Dooley @ TN 16-21 / Winning Percentage 43.25 793-347-53/ TN Winning Percentage 68.69 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 12 Total 49 Offense 21 Defense 26 S.T.2 Offense 10* Defense 9 89,965 Decrease Rank 8
2012 5-7 Butch Jones @ TN 5-7 / Winning Percentage 43.25 798-354-53/ TN Winning Percentage 68.42 Total Win Rank 8 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 46 Offense 18 Defense 24 S.T. 4 Offense 5 Defense 8 95,584 Increase Rank 6
2013 6-7 Derek Dooley @ TN 6-7 / Winning Percentage 46.16 804-361-54/ TN Winning Percentage 68.19 Total Win Rank 8 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 40 Offense 14 Defense 24 S.T. 2 Offense 3 Defense 6 99,781 Increase Rank 6
2014 7-6 Butch Jones @ TN 12-13 / Winning Percentage 48.00 811-367-53 / TN Winning Percentage 68.03 Total Win Rank 8 & Winning Percentage Rank 11 Total 43 Offense 23 Defense 19 S.T. 1 Offense 5* Defense 5 99,754 Increase Rank 7
2015 9-4 Butch Jones @ TN 22-17 / Winning Percentage 55.26 RK 48 820-371-53 / TN Winning Percentage 68.05 Total Win Rank 8 & Winning Percentage Rank 11 Total 51 Offense 22 Defense 26 S.T. 3 Offense 10* Defense 8 100,584 Increase Rank 5
2016 9-4 Butch Jones @ TN 31-21 / Winning Percentage 59.62 RK 48 829-375-53 / TN Winning Percentage 68.06 Total Win Rank 8 & Winning Percentage Rank 12 Total 57 Offense 25 Defense 30 S.T. 2 Offense 9* Defense 8 Offense 10* Defense 8 100,968 Increase Rank 6
2017 4-8 Butch Jones/Brady Hoke @ TN 34-27 / Winning Percentage 54.69 RK 58 833-383-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.73 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 12 Total 53 Offense 21 Defense 28 S.T. 4 Offense 7 Defense 7 95,779 Decrease Rank 7
2018 5-7 Jeremy Pruitt @ TN 5-7 / Winning Percentage 41.67 RK 96 838-390-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.49 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 12 Total 47 Offense 21 Defense 23 ST 3 Offense 6* Defense 6 92,984 Decrease Rank 8
2019 8-5 Jeremy Pruitt @ TN 13-12 / Winning Percentage 52.00 RK 66 846-395-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.43 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 12 Total 51 Offense 24 Defense 24 ST 3 Offense 10* Defense 6 87,864 Decrease Rank 10
2020 3-7 Jeremy Pruitt @ TN 16-19 / Winning Percentage 45.71 RK 83 849-402-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.14 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 51 Offense 21 Defense 28 ST 2 Offense 9* Defense 8 Covid-19 22,532 Rank 3
2021 7-6 Josh Heupel @ TN 7-6 / Winning Percentage 53.85 RK 59 856-408-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.01 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 53 Offense 24 Defense 26 ST 3 Offense 5 Defense 7 86,386 Decrease Rank 9
2022 11-2 Josh Heupel @ TN 18-8 / Winning Percentage 69.23 867-410-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.18 Total Win Rank 10 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 55 Offense 25 Defense 25 S.T. 5 Offense 8* Defense 7 100,532 Increase Rank 6
2023 9-4 Josh Heupel @ TN 27-12 / Winning Percentage 69.23 RK 20 876-414-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.20 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 62 Offense 27 Defense 32 S.T. 3 Offense 5 Defense 7 101,915 Increase Rank 4
2024 10-3 Josh Heupel @ TN 37-15 / Winning Percentage 71.15 RK 13 886-417-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.29 Total Win Rank 9 & Winning Percentage Rank 10 Total 62 Offense 25 Defense 31 S.T. 6 Offense 6 Defense 5 101,919 Increase Rank 6
2025 8-5 Josh Heupel @ TN 45-20 / Winning Percentage 69.23 RK 20 894-422-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.24 Total Win Rank 10 & Winning Percentage Rank 11 Total 44 Offense 15 Defense 25 S.T. 4 Offense 5* Defense 8 101,915 Decrease Rank 6
2026 0-0 Josh Heupel @ TN 45-20 / Winning Percentage 69.23 RK 20 894-422-53 / TN Winning Percentage 67.24 Total Win Rank 10 & Winning Percentage Rank 11 247 Recruiting RK: 8 Offense 7 Defense 7 TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2026)

Record 2026

Overall: W:6 L:1 T:0
Conf: W:6 L:1 T:0
Division: W:6 L:1 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-05 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
Furman (SC)
WIN
56 - 9
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 7-60 329 309 638 2 11 5
Furman (SC) 5-45 178 43 221 0 15 4
Tennessee & Furman have never met in FB / Furman is an FCS Program that plays in the Southern Conference (SoCon) / Last year Furman went 6 & 6 while playing one FBS Program / The Paladins took on Clemson & experienced a bad result, 45-10, beat down!
BCS (FBS AQ's) Sep-12 2026 Georgia Tech
 -VS- 
Tennessee
WIN
24 - 45
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Georgia Tech 5-46 135 221 356 2 13 7
Tennessee 14-142 299 148 447 0 14 8
GT & TN have got-it-on 44 times / The Volunteers lead the series, 25-17-2 / These teams 1st played in 1902, Tennessee won, 10-6, in Atlanta, GA / Tech won 4 of the 1st 7 (1902 thru 1911) / Last 10: Tennessee has won 7 (1979 thru 2017) Teams last played in 2017, TN won in Atlanta, GA, 42-41!
FBS (FBS Non AQ's) Sep-19 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
Kennesaw State (GA)
WIN
42 - 9
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 3-20 268 178 446 1 10 4
Kennesaw State (GA) 9-90 102 189 291 1 13 5
These two school have never met on a FB Field / Kennesaw State (Owls) play in Conference USA and just began their FB program in 2015 / Last year, the Owls went 10-4 / The Owls won their conference Championship game beating Jacksonville State, 19-15 / However, they were soundly beat in the Myrtle Beach Bowl by Western Michigan, 41-6!
Same Conference Sep-26 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
Texas
LOSS
17 - 20
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 7-55 70 151 221 0 16 4
Texas 11-115 61 201 262 1 12 3
Same Conference Oct-03 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
Auburn
WIN
24 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 4-30 233 86 319 2 13 3
Auburn 11-94 186 159 345 3 14 5
Same Conference Oct-10 2026 Arkansas
 -VS- 
Tennessee
WIN
17 - 24
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Arkansas 7-63 133 155 288 1 11 2
Tennessee 6-35 167 247 414 3 13 4
Same Conference Oct-17 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
Alabama
WIN
26 - 10
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 8-65 150 197 347 2 15 6
Alabama 10-68 54 147 201 4 13 2
Same Conference Oct-24 2026 South Carolina
 -VS- 
Tennessee
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Volunteers & Gamecocks have met 40 times / TN leads the series, 27-11-2 / They 1st played in 1903, SC won, 24-0 / TN did not lose in the next 9 games, going 7-0-2 (1916 thru 1971) / South Carolina, after a, 24-23 win (1992 in Williams-Bryce Stadium), Lost 14 of the next 15 games to TN) / However, SC has won 8 of the last 14 (2008 thru 2023), yet, it should be noted the TN had to vacated their 2 wins in 2019 & 2020, do to NCAA violations!
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Nov-07 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
Kentucky
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
These two teams have met on the Grid Iron, a whopping 120 times! TN leads the series, 85-26-9 / Teams 1st played in, 1893, UK won, 56-0, Longest winning streaks: TN 26 (1985-2010) while UK's is 4 (1909 thru 1912) / Largest MOV (Margin of Victory) UK 56 (56-0 in 1893), while The Vols is 52 (52-0 in 1994) UT is currently on a 5 games win streak (2021 thru 2025)!
Same Conference Nov-14 2026 Texas A&M
 -VS- 
Tennessee
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Aggies & Volunteers have played 5 times in their storied histories / The teams 1st met, in the 1957, Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) TN won, 3-0 / They next met in the 2004, Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) The Volunteers ran all over A&M, 38-7 / Texas A&M won the next two games, in 2016 the teams played @ College Station / The Aggies then traveled to Lexington (2020) A&M won again, 34-14 / They last played,(2023) in Knoxville, Tennessee found a way, 20-13!
Same Conference Nov-21 2026 Tennessee
 -VS- 
LSU (LA)
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LSU (LA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Volunteers & Tigers have lined-it-up on 34 occasions / TN leads the series, 21-10-3 / The teams 1st met in 1925, playing to a 0-0 tie / Tennessee went on to win, 11 of the next 12 games played (1926 thru1959) / In the last 10: LSU has won 7 of 10 (2000 thru 2022) Tennessee won the last time these teams played, 40-13 (2022) / Longest win streak: The Vols 10 (1934 thru 1959) The Tigers 5 (2006 thru 2007)
Same Conference Nov-28 2026 Vanderbilt (TN)
 -VS- 
Tennessee
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Vanderbilt (TN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vandy & TN have-got-after-it , 118 times / Tennessee leads this series, 79-34-5 / Vanderbilt won the 1st game ever played, in this series, in 1892, 22-4 / In fact, The Commodores won 18 of the 1st 23 games, played between the schools, losing only twice (2) & tying 3 (18-2-3 from 1892 thru 1927) / Longest Win Streaks: Volunteers 22 (1983 thru 2004) Commodores 9 (1901 thru 1913) / MOV Vanderbilt's]is 76 (76-0 1918) while Tennessee's is 65 (65-0 in 1994) Teams have split the last 8 games (2016 thru 2025) / It should be noted, that TN had to vacate their, 2019 & 2020 wins, do to NCAA Violations)

Record 2026

Overall: W:6 L:1 T:0
Conf: W:6 L:1 T:0
Division: W:6 L:1 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards
Passing
Yards
Total
Yards
Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts
3rd Down
Coversions
Tennessee 49 - 407 Yards 1516 1316 2832 10 92 34
Opponents 58 - 521 Yards 849 1115 1964 12 91 28
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Conference Game
  • BCS = Power Four Opponent
  • FBS = Group of 5 Opponent
  • FCS = FCS Opponent
  • FCS Non AQ = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top


Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
7 2832 405

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7 1316 188

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
7 1516 217

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
7 234 33

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7 10 1.43

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
92 34 37%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
7 18 17 93 10 4 14 3 94% 78%

Defense Data   Back To Top


Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
7 1964 281

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7 1115 159

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7 849 121

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
7 103 15

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7 12 1.71

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
91 28 30.8%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
7 17 13 63 5 3 8 5 76% 47%

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