2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2025 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
Record	5–2 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach	Josh Heupel (5th season)
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
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
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
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of October 20, 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.

Offseason

2025 NFL draft

See also: 2025 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
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

Source: ^[1]

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
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]

Incoming

Player	Position	Former Team
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]

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	vs. Syracuse *	No. 24	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Aflac Kickoff Game)	ABC	W 45–26	45,918
September 6	3:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State *	No. 22	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	W 72–17	101,915
September 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Georgia	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry, College GameDay )	ABC	L 41–44 OT	101,915
September 20	12:45 p.m.	UAB *	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 56–24	101,915
September 27	4:15 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 15	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	W 41–34 OT	60,417
October 11	4:15 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 12	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 34–31	101,915
October 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Alabama	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 20–37	100,077
October 25	7:45 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 17	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN
November 1		Oklahoma		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN
November 15	4:15 p.m.	New Mexico State *		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN
November 22		at Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
November 29		Vanderbilt		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
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

Game summaries

vs. Syracuse

See also: 2025 Syracuse Orange football team and Aflac Kickoff Game

Syracuse Orange (0–0) vs. No. 24 Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	14	6	6	26
No. 24 Volunteers	17	14	7	7	45

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 45,918
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick, and Kris Budden

Game information

First quarter TENN – Max Gilbert 34-yard field goal, 12:46. Volunteers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:14. TENN – Peyton Lewis 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 6:02. Volunteers 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:35. TENN – Colton Hood 22-yard fumble return (Max Gilbert kick), 0:56. Volunteers 17–0. Second quarter SYR – Yasin Willis 2-yard run (Tripp Woody kick), 11:40. Volunteers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16. TENN – Braylon Staley 73-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 11:14. Volunteers 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26. SYR – Johntay Cook II 3-yard pass from Steve Angeli (Tripp Woody kick), 1:55. Volunteers 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:38. TENN – DeSean Bishop 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:21. Volunteers 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:34. Third quarter TENN – Star Thomas 7-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 12:22. Volunteers 38–14. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:27. SYR – Yasin Willis 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:33. Volunteers 38–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. Fourth quarter SYR – Yasin Willis 1-yard run (run failed), 11:54. Volunteers 38–26. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 5:19. TENN – Miles Kitselman 2-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 3:57. Volunteers 45–26. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:42.

Statistics	SYR	TENN
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
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

vs East Tennessee State (FCS)

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (FCS) (1–0) at No. 22 Tennessee Volunteers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers (FCS)	0	7	3	7	17
No. 22 Volunteers	24	24	14	10	72

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Ken Williamson
• TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox, and Stephanie Otey

Game information

First quarter TENN – Chris Brazzell II 21-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 13:08. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:46. TENN – Max Gilbert 29-yard field goal, 9:28. Volunteers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:13. TENN – Star Thomas 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 7:07. Volunteers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:17. TENN – Peyton Lewis 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:46. Volunteers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:09. Second quarter TENN – Star Thomas 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 11:41. Volunteers 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:09. TENN – Max Gilbert 37-yard field goal, 8:03. Volunteers 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:57. TENN – Mike Matthews 53-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 4:08. Volunteers 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. ETSU – Taharin Sudderth 5-yard pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson kick), 1:55. Volunteers 41–7. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06. TENN – Star Thomas 7-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:22. Volunteers 48–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:33. Third quarter ETSU – Ewan Johnson 41-yard field goal, 11:52. Volunteers 48–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:08. TENN – Chris Brazell II 1-yard pass from Jake Merklinger (Josh Turbyville kick), 8:45. Volunteers 55–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:07. TENN – Jack Van Dorselaer 7-yard pass from Jake Merklinger (Josh Turbyville kick), 2:45. Volunteers 62–10. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22. Fourth quarter TENN – Max Gilbert 53-yard field goal, 10:43. Volunteers 65–10. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 4:57. ETSU – Jason Albritton 20-yard run (Ewan Johnson kick), 8:46. Volunteers 65–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57. TENN – Daune Morris 10-yard run (Josh Turbyville kick), 3:55. Volunteers 72–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:51.

Statistics	ETSU	TENN
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
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

vs No. 6 Georgia (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry

No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (2–0) at No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 6 Bulldogs	7	10	10	11	6	44
No. 15 Volunteers	21	0	7	10	3	41

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:30) TENN – Joey Aguilar 4 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Tennessee 7–0) (9:58) UGA – Gunner Stockton 6 yard run, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Tied 7–7) (9:29) TENN – Chris Brazzell II 72 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:29; Tennessee 14–7) (3:37) TENN – Chris Brazzell II 14 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:57; Tennessee 21–7) Second quarter (14:52) UGA – Zachariah Branch 36 yard pass from Gunner Stockton, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:45; Tennessee 21–14) (1:42) UGA – Peyton Woodring 20 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 6:15; Tennessee 21–17) Third quarter (7:19) UGA – Josh McCray 1 yard run, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:41; Georgia 24–21) (1:45) UGA – Peyton Woodring 48 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:03; Georgia 27–21) (0:07) TENN – Chris Brazzell II 56 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Tennessee 28–27) Fourth quarter (12:17) UGA – Peyton Woodring 24 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:50; Georgia 30–28) (11:01) TENN – Braylon Staley II 32 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16; Tennessee 35–30) (6:40) TENN – Max Gilbert 48 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:41; Tennessee 38–30) (2:32) UGA – London Humphreys 28 yard pass from Gunner Stockton, (Gunner Stockton pass to Zachariah Branch) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; Tied 38–38) Overtime TENN – Max Gilbert 42 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard; Tennessee 41–38) UGA – Josh McCray 1 yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; Georgia 44–41)

Statistics	UGA	TENN
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
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

vs UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team

UAB Blazers (2–1) vs No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	7	10	7	24
No. 15 Volunteers	21	21	14	0	56

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 12:45 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:30) TENN – Chris Brazzell II 19 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; Tennessee 7–0) (11:05) TENN – Mike Matthews 19 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:25; Tennessee 14–0) (4:01) TENN – DeSean Bishop 3 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:26; Tennessee 21–0) Second quarter (10:44) TENN – Star Thomas 1 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:25; Tennessee 28–0) (7:34) UAB – Brandon Hawkins Jr. 30 yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Tennessee 28–7) (2:50) TENN – Peyton Lewis 32 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:44; Tennessee 35–7) (0:32) TENN – DeSean Bishop 2 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:14; Tennessee 42–7) Third quarter (12:06) UAB – Jonah Delange 45 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:17; Tennessee 42–10) (9:53) TENN – Star Thomas 17 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:03; Tennessee 49–10) (2:37) TENN – Kaleb Beasley 23 yard fumble recovery, Max Gilbert kick (Tennessee 56–10) Fourth quarter (1:24) UAB – Kaleb Brown 61 yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13; Tennessee 56–17) (0:48) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 1 yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:48; Tennessee 56–24)

Statistics	UAB	TENN
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
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

at Mississippi State

See also: 2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers (3–1) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 15 Volunteers	10	7	3	14	7	41
Bulldogs	7	10	7	10	0	34

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 4:20 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,417
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)

Game information

First quarter 11:49 MSU – Fluff Bothwell 5 yard run, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 5 plays , 20 yards, 01:38; MSU 7–0) 09:19 TENN – Max Gilbert 38 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 02:30; MSU 7–3) 04:19 TENN – Colton Hood 23 yard interception return, Max Gilbert kick (TENN 10–7) Second quarter 13:53 MSU – Davon Booth 5 yard run, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 05:26; MSU 14–10) 08:41 MSU – Kyle Ferrie 51 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 03:10, MSU 17–10) 07:25 TENN – Chris Brazzell II 15 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 01:16; Tied 17–17 Third quarter 11:28 TENN – Max Gilbert 27 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays 66 yards, 03:32; TENN 20–17 03:48 MSU – Fluff Bothwell 1 yard run, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 01:01; MSU 24–20) Fourth quarter 13:29 TENN – Joshua Josephs 41 yard fumble return, Max Gilbert kick (TENN 27–24) 10:31 MSU – Kyle Ferrie 38 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 02:58; Tied 27–27) 07:59 MSU –Seydou Traore 2 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 01:44; MSU 34–27) 01:55 TENN – Joey Aguilar 6 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 06:04; Tied 34–34 Overtime TENN – DeSean Bishop 25 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; TENN 41–34)

Statistics	TENN	MSST
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
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

vs Arkansas

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Arkansas Razorbacks (2–3) vs No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	10	7	0	14	31
No. 12 Volunteers	7	10	10	7	34

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 4:15 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)

Game information

First quarter 10:10 ARK – Taylen Green 11 yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 9 plays , 75 yards, 04:50; ARK 7–0) 07:39 TENN – DeSean Bishop 17 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 02:31; Tied 7–7) 00:20 ARK – Scott Starzyk 28 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 05:44; ARK 10–7) Second quarter 10:36 TENN – Max Gilbert 27 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 04:44; Tied 10–10) 04:36 ARK – Mike Washington 1 yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:59; ARK 17–10) 02:52 TENN – Miles Kitselman 8 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:44; Tied 17–17) Third quarter 11:50 TENN – Max Gilbert 50 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 03:10; TENN 20–17) 02:11 TENN – Peyton Lewis 2 yard run, Joey Aguilar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 01:50; TENN 27–17) Fourth quarter 13:14 TENN – Peyton Lewis 3 yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 01:31; TENN 34–17) 08:17 ARK – Rohan Jones 9 yard pass from T Green, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 04:53; TENN 34–24) 02:55 ARK – K.Shanks 12 yd pass from Taylen Green, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 01:13; TENN 34–31)

Statistics	ARK	TENN
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
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

at No. 6 Alabama (Third Saturday in October)

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Third Saturday in October

No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (5–1) at No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Volunteers	0	7	6	7	20
No. 6 Crimson Tide	7	16	7	7	37

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TENN	ALA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kentucky (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry

No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (5–2) at Kentucky Wildcats (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 17 Volunteers			0
Wildcats			0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: October 25
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TENN	UK
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Oklahoma

See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sooners			0
Volunteers			0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: November 1
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	OU	TENN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs New Mexico State

See also: 2025 New Mexico State Aggies football team

New Mexico State Aggies (0–0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Aggies			0
Volunteers			0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 4:15 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (SECN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NMSU	TENN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) at Florida Gators (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Volunteers			0
Gators			0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 22
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TENN	FLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Vanderbilt (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry

Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) vs Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Commodores			0
Volunteers			0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAN	TENN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 0 Ethan Davis  So WR 1 Travis Smith Jr. Fr RB 2 Peyton Lewis So TE 3 Jack Van Dorselaer Fr WR 4 Mike Matthews So WR 5 Radarious Jackson Fr QB 6 Joey Aguilar  Sr TE 7 DaSaahn Brame Fr RB 9 Star Thomas Sr QB 12 Jake Merklinger  Fr QB 13 Mason Phillips Fr WR 14 Braylon Staley  Fr QB 15 George MacIntyre Fr WR 17 Chris Brazzell II  Jr RB 18 DeSean Bishop  So RB 19 Daune Morris Fr RB 20 Justin Baker Fr RB 24 Hunter Barnes  Jr WR 26 Carson Whitehead  Jr WR 29 Jack-Henry Jakobik  So WR 35 Ben Petermann Fr WR 36 Nathan Roberts  So WR 39 Malcolm Kinzer  Fr TE 40 Seamus Meagher Sr WR 42 Braylon Harmon  Fr OL 50 William Satterwhite  Fr OL 51 Jeremias Heard  Fr OL 53 Lance Heard Jr OL 55 Antoni Ogumoro Fr OL 56 Sam Pendleton  So OL 58 Nic Moore Fr OL 68 Bennett Warren  Fr OL 69 Gus Hill  Jr OL 70 David Sanders Jr. Fr OL 71 Max Anderson  Fr OL 72 Jesse Perry  Fr OL 73 Brian Grant  Jr OL 74 Shamurad Umarov  So OL 75 Wendell Moe Jr. Jr OL 78 Gage Ginther  Fr WR 81 Amari Jefferson  Fr WR 83 Trey Weary  Jr WR 84 Tommy Winton III  Jr TE 86 Cole Harrison  Fr TE 87 Miles Kitselman Sr WR 88 Deon Hardin Jr WR 89 Joakim Dodson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 William Wright  Sr DB 1 Rickey Gibson III Jr DB 2 Andre Turrentine  Sr DB 3 Jermod McCoy Jr DB 4 Jourdan Thomas  Jr DB 6 Jalen McMurray  Sr LB 7 Arion Carter Jr DB 9 Jakobe Thomas  Sr DB 12 John Slaughter Jr LB 13 Edwin Spillman  Fr DB 14 Christian Charles  Sr DB 15 Edrees Farooq So DL 18 Tyree Weathersby  So DL 19 Joshua Josephs Sr DL 20 Bryson Eason  Sr LB 22 Jeremiah Telander Jr DB 23 Boo Carter So DB 25 Kaleb Beasley So DB 26 Sidney Walton Fr DB 27 Ty Redmond Fr DB 28 Marcus Goree Jr.  Fr DL 29 Jordan Ross So DL 30 Jamal Wallace  Jr DL 31 Caleb Herring Jr LB 33 Ben Bolton  Jr DB 34 Dylan Lewis Fr DB 35 Timothy Merritt Fr DB 36 Tre Poteat Fr DB 37 Montrell Bandy  Sr DB 38 Andre Stewart  Jr DL 39 Jayden Loftin Fr DB 40 Colin Brazzell  Fr LB 41 Jadon Perlotte Fr DL 42 Tyre West Sr DB 43 Jackson Mathews  Fr DB 44 Steele Katina  Fr DL 46 Christian Gass Fr DL 47 Isaiah Campbell Fr LB 48 Jaedon Harmon Fr LB 50 Ryan Scott  Fr DL 51 Jaxson Moi Sr DL 52 Mariyon Dye Fr DL 53 Daevin Hobbs Jr LB 54 Jordan Burns  Fr LB 55 Brenden Anes Fr DL 56 Kellen Lindstrom  Fr LB 57 Grier Short  Fr DL 58 Herb Gray  Fr DL 59 Tim Amet  Sr DL 87 Joshua Helsdon  Jr DL 89 Mike Bethea  Jr DL 90 Dominic Bailey  Sr DL 94 Nathan Robinson  So DL 95 Carson Gentle  Fr DL 96 Isaiah Inge  Fr DL 97 Ethan Utley Fr DL 98 Emmanuel Okoye  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 48 Bennett Brady  Jr PK 90 Max Gilbert  So P/PK 94 Josh Turbyville  Jr P 98 Jackson Ross  Jr	Head coach Josh Heupel Coordinators/assistant coaches Alec Abeln – Tight ends Tim Banks – Defensive coordinator Evan Crabtree – Special teams coordinator Glen Elarbee – Offensive line Rodney Garner – Defensive line Joey Halzle – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Levorn Harbin – Outside linebackers William Inge – Linebackers Willie Martinez – Secondary Kelsey Pope – Wide receivers De'Rail Sims – Running backs Max Thurmond – Senior offensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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