2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2025 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoey Halzle (3rd season)
Offensive schemeVeer and Shoot
Defensive coordinatorTim Banks (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
2025 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Alabama y^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 3 Georgia y$^   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 6 Ole Miss ^   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 7 Texas A&M ^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Texas   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 8 Oklahoma ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 14 Vanderbilt   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 4  
LSU   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
South Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Auburn   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Mississippi State   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Georgia 28, Alabama 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 21, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.vs. Syracuse*No. 24
ABCW 45–2645,918
September 63:30 p.m.East Tennessee State*No. 22
SECN+/ESPN+W 72–17101,915
September 133:30 p.m.No. 6 GeorgiaNo. 15
ABCL 41–44 OT101,915
September 2012:45 p.m.UAB*No. 15
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 56–24101,915
September 274:15 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 15
SECNW 41–34 OT60,417
October 114:15 p.m.ArkansasNo. 12
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 34–31101,915
October 187:30 p.m.at No. 6 AlabamaNo. 11
ABCL 20–37100,077
October 257:45 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 17
SECNW 56–3460,153
November 17:30 p.m.No. 18 OklahomaNo. 14
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
ABCL 27–33101,915
November 154:15 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 23
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 42–9101,915
November 227:30 p.m.at FloridaNo. 20
ABCW 31–1190,465
November 293:30 p.m.No. 14 VanderbiltNo. 19
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNL 24–45101,915
December 305:30 p.m.vs. Illinois*
ESPN

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2422151515151211171423212018RVRV
Coaches18171515151512111714222020182423
CFPNot released25232019——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 34Total
Orange 0 14 6626
No. 24 Volunteers 17 14 7745

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 (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
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 34Total
Buccaneers (FCS) 0 7 3717
No. 22 Volunteers 24 24 141072

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Stephanie Otey (sideline)
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 34OTTotal
No. 6 Bulldogs 7 10 1011644
No. 15 Volunteers 21 0 710341

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 34Total
Blazers 0 7 10724
No. 15 Volunteers 21 21 14056

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 34OTTotal
No. 15 Volunteers 10 7 314741
Bulldogs 7 10 710034

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 34Total
Razorbacks 10 7 01431
No. 12 Volunteers 7 10 10734

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 34Total
No. 11 Volunteers 0 7 6720
No. 6 Crimson Tide 7 16 7737

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 100,077
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • ALA - Isaiah Horton 2-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 6:51. Crimson Tide 7-0. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:02.
Second quarter
  • TENN - Braylon Staley 2-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 9:46. Tied 7-7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:14.
  • ALA - Team Safety, 7:27. Crimson Tide 9-7.
  • ALA - Jam Miller 1-yard run (Conor Talty kick), 4:05. Crimson Tide 16-7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:22.
  • ALA - Zabien Brown 99-yard interception return (Conor Talty kick), 0:00. Crimson Tide 23-7.
Third quarter
  • TENN - DeSean Bishop 44-yard run (Two-Point pass Conversion failed), 11:18. Crimson Tide 23-13. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:39.
  • ALA - Rico Scott 11-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty Kick), 0:25. Crimson Tide 30-13. Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 5:26.
Fourth quarter
  • TENN - DeSean Bishop 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 10:51. Crimson Tide 30-20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:34.
  • ALA - Daniel Hill 4-yard run (Conor Talty kick), 5:49. Crimson Tide 37-20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:02.
Statistics TENN ALA
First downs 27 23
Plays–yards 77–410 61–373
Rushes–yards 33–142 32–120
Passing yards 268 253
Passing: comp–att–int 28–44–1 19–29–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:56 31:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 28/44, 268 yards, TD, INT
Rushing DeSean Bishop 14 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Braylon Staley 10 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Alabama Passing Ty Simpson 19/29, 253 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Germie Bernard 4 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Ryan Williams 5 receptions, 87 yards

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 34Total
No. 17 Volunteers 21 14 14756
Wildcats 7 14 6734

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 7:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,153
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • TENN - Chris Brazzell II 35-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 13:41. Volunteers 7-0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19.
  • TENN - Edrees Farooq 45-yard interception return (Max Gilbert kick), 6:56. Volunteers 14-0.
  • UK - Kendrick Law 71-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Jacob Kauwe kick), 6:19. Volunteers 14-7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:37.
  • TENN - Star Thomas 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 1:49. Volunteers 21-7. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:11.
Second quarter
  • TENN - DeSean Bishop 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 13:52. Volunteers 28-7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:15.
  • UK - DJ Miller 56-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Jacob Kauwe kick), 12:39. Volunteers 28-14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
  • UK - J.J. Hester 3-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Jacob Kauwe kick), 1:37. Volunteers 28-21. Drive: 16 plays, 96 yards, 8:35.
  • TENN - Ethan Davis 13-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 0:05. Volunteers 35-21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:32.
Third quarter
  • TENN - Mike Matthews 62-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 10:40. Volunteers 42-21. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:25.
  • TENN - Peyton Lewis 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 5:46. Volunteers 49-21. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:29.
  • UK - DJ Miller 28-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Two-Point pass Conversion failed), 0:54. Volunteers 49-27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.
Fourth quarter
  • TENN - DeSean Bishop 5-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 13:35. Volunteers 56-27. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.
  • UK - J.J. Hester 7-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Jacob Kauwe kick), 8:12. Volunteers 56-34. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
Statistics TENN UK
First downs 24 25
Plays–yards 59-504 73-476
Rushes–yards 33-108 38-146
Passing yards 396 330
Passing: comp–att–int 20-26-0 26-36-1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 23:56 36:03
Team Category Player Stat7stics
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 20/26, 396 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Star Thomas 10 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Brazzell II 4 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Kentucky Passing Cutter Boley 26/35, 330 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Dante Dowdell 12 carries, 52 yards
Receiving DJ Miller 5 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 18 Oklahoma

See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team
No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (6–2) vs No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Sooners 7 9 71033
No. 14 Volunteers 10 0 71027

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 56 °F
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:17) TEN – Braylon Staley 5 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; TEN 7–0)
  • (8:01) OKLA – R Mason Thomas 71 yard fumble recovery, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 5 plays, -16 yards, 1:29; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:30) TEN – Max Gilbert 45 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:31; TEN 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (7:36) OKLA – Tate Sandell 55 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:38; Tied 10–10)
  • (1:08) OKLA – Tate Sandell 51 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:33; OKLA 13–10)
  • (0:00) OKLA – Tate Sandell 40 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:16; OKLA 16–10)
Third quarter
  • (11:52) TEN – Braylon Staley 54 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:18; TEN 17–16)
  • (2:03) OKLA – Xavier Robinson 4 yard rush, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:48; OKLA 23–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:05) OKLA – Tate Sandell 55 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:46; OKLA 26–17)
  • (1:56) TEN – Mike Matthews 15 yard pass from Joey Aguilar, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:22; OKLA 26–24)
  • (1:44) OKLA – John Mateer 1 yard rush, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:11; OKLA 33–24)
  • (0:47) TEN – Max Gilbert 48 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 0:57; OKLA 33–27)
Statistics OU TENN
First downs 19 28
Total yards 351 456
Rushing yards 192 63
Passing yards 159 393
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–29–1 29–45–2
Time of possession 30:07 29:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 19/29, 159 yards, INT
Rushing Xavier Robinson 16 carries, 115 yards, TD
Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 6 receptions, 68 yards
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 29/45, 393 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing DeSean Bishop 12 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Chris Brazzell II 6 receptions, 68 yards

vs New Mexico State

See also: 2025 New Mexico State Aggies football team
New Mexico State Aggies (3–6) vs No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 3 069
No. 23 Volunteers 14 7 21042

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NMSU TENN
First downs 24 22
Plays–yards 340 413
Rushes–yards 27 194
Passing yards 313 219
Passing: comp–att–int 35-53-2 19-27-2
Turnovers
Time of possession 35:39 24:21
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
No. 20 Tennessee Volunteers (7–3) at Florida Gators (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Volunteers 14 17 0031
Gators 0 0 3811

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 90,465
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TENN FLA
First downs 28 15
Plays–yards 452 261
Rushes–yards 248 145
Passing yards 204 116
Passing: comp–att–int 17-22-0 11-17-0
Turnovers
Time of possession 35:42 24:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 204
Rushing DeSean Bishop 116
Receiving Ethan Davis 72
Florida Passing DJ Lagway 116
Rushing Jadan Baugh 96
Receiving Jadan Baugh 35

vs No. 14 Vanderbilt (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry
No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores (9–2) vs No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Commodores 7 14 101445
No. 19 Volunteers 7 14 0324

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 101,914
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics VAN TENN
First downs 27 21
Plays–yards 582 382
Rushes–yards 314 83
Passing yards 268 299
Passing: comp–att–int 18-28-2 29-44-0
Turnovers
Time of possession 34:59 25:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Illinois (Music City Bowl)

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and 2025 Music City Bowl
2025 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Volunteers 0
Fighting Illini 0

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
  • Referee: Riley Johnson (ACC)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics TENN ILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Illinois 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 GS
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
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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