2025 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 5–2 (2–2 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joey Halzle (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Veer and Shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Banks (5th season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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No. 3 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Alabama | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Georgia | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Ole Miss | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Missouri | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Oklahoma | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Texas | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 LSU | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team represents the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers are led by head coach Josh Heupel, who is in his fifth year. The team plays its home games at Neyland Stadium, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
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1 | 26 | James Pearce Jr. | DE | Atlanta Falcons |
2 | 63 | Omarr Norman-Lott | DT | Kansas City Chiefs |
4 | 108 | Dont'e Thornton | WR | Las Vegas Raiders |
4 | 126 | Dylan Sampson | RB | Cleveland Browns |
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Player | Position | Destination |
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Charlie Browder | TE | East Tennessee State |
Ayden Bussell | IOL | Unknown |
Christian Charles | S | Virginia |
Ryan Darmon | QB | Stephen F. Austin |
Christian Harrison | S | Cincinnati |
Nico Iamaleava | QB | UCLA |
Jayson Jenkins | DL | Florida State |
Larry Johnson III | OT | Unknown |
Khalifa Keith | RB | Appalachian State |
Vysen Lang | IOL | Troy |
Nathan Leacock | WR | Purdue |
Jordan Matthews | CB | Vanderbilt |
Gaston Moore | QB | South Florida |
Chas Nimrod | WR | South Florida |
Kalib Perry | LB | Louisville |
Cameron Seldon | RB | Virginia Tech [2] |
Luke Shouse | TE | Unknown |
John Slaughter | S | Unknown |
Jalen Smith | LB | Mississippi State [3] |
Dayton Sneed | WR | North Carolina |
Nate Spillman | WR | Charlotte [4] |
Holden Staes | TE | Indiana [5] |
Jakobe Thomas | S | Miami [6] |
Kaleb Webb | WR | Maryland [7] |
Squirrel White | WR | Florida State [8] |
Player | Position | Former Team |
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Joey Aguilar | QB | Appalachian State |
Amari Jefferson | WR | Alabama [9] |
Wendell Moe Jr. | IOL | Arizona [10] |
Sam Pendleton | IOL | Notre Dame [11] |
Josh Schell | DL | Grand Valley State |
Star Thomas | RB | Duke [12] |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Syracuse * | No. 24 | ABC | W 45–26 | 45,918 | |
September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State * | No. 22 | SECN+/ESPN+ | W 72–17 | 101,915 | |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Georgia | No. 15 |
| ABC | L 41–44 OT | 101,915 |
September 20 | 12:45 p.m. | UAB * | No. 15 |
| SECN | W 56–24 | 101,915 |
September 27 | 4:15 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 15 | SECN | W 41–34 OT | 60,417 | |
October 11 | 4:15 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 12 |
| SECN | W 34–31 | 101,915 |
October 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Alabama | No. 11 | ABC | L 20–37 | 100,077 | |
October 25 | 7:45 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 17 | SECN | |||
November 1 | Oklahoma |
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November 15 | 4:15 p.m. | New Mexico State * |
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November 22 | at Florida | ||||||
November 29 | Vanderbilt |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 24 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||
Coaches | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Orange | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
No. 24 Volunteers | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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Statistics | SYR | TENN |
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First downs | 24 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 84–377 | 67–495 |
Rushes–yards | 44–103 | 39–248 |
Passing yards | 274 | 247 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–40–1 | 16–28–0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:31 | 25:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Syracuse | Passing | Steve Angeli | 23/40, 274 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Yasin Willis | 23 carries, 91 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Dan Villari | 5 receptions, 55 yards | |
Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 16/28, 247 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Star Thomas | 12 carries, 92 yards | |
Receiving | Braylon Staley | 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
No. 22 Volunteers | 24 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 72 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Statistics | ETSU | TENN |
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First downs | 10 | 41 |
Plays–yards | 59–216 | 99–734 |
Rushes–yards | 28–49 | 47–276 |
Passing yards | 167 | 458 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–31–0 | 38–52–0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Tennessee State | Passing | Cade McNamara | 11/18, 85 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jason Albritton | 4 carries, 30 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cole Keller | 3 receptions, 47 yards | |
Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 23/31, 288 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Star Thomas | 12 carries, 69 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Chris Brazzell II | 9 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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No. 6 Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 44 |
No. 15 Volunteers | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Statistics | UGA | TENN |
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First downs | 28 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 87–502 | 70–496 |
Rushes–yards | 55–198 | 34–125 |
Passing yards | 304 | 371 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–32–1 | 24–36–2 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 50:38 | 24:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | Gunner Stockton | 23/31, 304 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nate Frazier | 14 carries, 73 yards | |
Receiving | Colbie Young | 4 receptions, 73 yards | |
Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 24/36, 371 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Star Thomas | 9 carries, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Brazzell II | 6 receptions, 177 yards, 3 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blazers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
No. 15 Volunteers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Statistics | UAB | TENN |
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First downs | 18 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 71–394 | 73–510 |
Rushes–yards | 19–23 | 43–235 |
Passing yards | 371 | 275 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 39–53–1 | 18–30–1 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UAB | Passing | Jalen Kitna | 38/51, 364 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Jacobs | 6 carries, 19 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Kaleb Brown | 4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 15/22, 218 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Peyton Lewis | 11 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Chris Brazzell II | 5 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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No. 15 Volunteers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi
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Statistics | TENN | MSST |
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First downs | 24 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 72–466 | 86–378 |
Rushes–yards | 32–131 | 57–198 |
Passing yards | 335 | 180 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 24–40–2 | 18–29–1 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 27:37 | 32:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 24/40, 335 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | DeSean Bishop | 11 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Chris Brazzell II | 6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Blake Shapen | 18/29, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Fluff Bothwell | 23 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Seydou Traore | 4 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Razorbacks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
No. 12 Volunteers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Statistics | ARK | TENN |
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First downs | 29 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 76–496 | 65–485 |
Rushes–yards | 45–240 | 40–264 |
Passing yards | 256 | 221 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–31–0 | 16–25–0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 34:55 | 25:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arkansas | Passing | Taylen Green | 21/31, 256 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Mike Washington | 19 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Raylen Sharpe | 7 receptions, 76 yards | |
Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 16/25, 221 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | DeSean Bishop | 14 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Braylon Staley | 6 receptions, 109 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 Volunteers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
No. 6 Crimson Tide | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Alabama | Passing | ||
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No. 17 Volunteers | 0 | ||
Wildcats | 0 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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Kentucky | Passing | ||
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Sooners | 0 | ||
Volunteers | 0 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Oklahoma | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | ||
Volunteers | 0 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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New Mexico State | Passing | ||
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Tennessee | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Volunteers | 0 | ||
Gators | 0 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
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Florida | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Commodores | 0 | ||
Volunteers | 0 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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