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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

SEC · #11 AP · 6-1 · 3-1 CONF · ATS 4-3 · O/U 1-6

Tennessee Volunteers

HC Josh Heupel (6th yr) · OC Joey Halzle · DC Jim Knowles

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (4 OF 7) · BASE D 3-3-5 · SHOTGUN 99%

Power rating11.514th
CFP odds27%−1
PLAYOFFIN→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins9.1of 12
Fan pulse+9▼16

SEC · #11 AP · 6-1 · 3-1 CONF · ATS 4-3 · O/U 1-6

Tennessee

Volunteers · HC Josh Heupel (6th yr) · starts in 11 (4 of 7) · base D 3-3-5

Power rating11.514th
CFP odds · outlook27%−1IN→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins9.1of 12
Fan pulse+9▼16

Tennessee

#11 · 6-1 · 3-1 SEC

POWER RATING11.514th in FBS
CFP ODDS27%−1 this week
PROJ. WINS9.1of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKIN→LONG SHOT

1 loss now · CFP 27% in sims · CCG 31% · title 13%

FAN PULSE+9▼16

43 pts below the model ·Coverage →

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Tennessee schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1FurmanFurmanW56–9−49.5−49.5L+0.8748%21%100%7427.4
2at Georgia Techat Georgia TechW45–24−12.5−12.5W+0.5145%46%86%6628.8
3Kennesaw StateKennesaw StateW42–9−35.5−35.5L+0.6055%32%99%6727.0
4TexasTexasL17–20+5.5+5.5W−0.0930%36%43%7624.2
5AuburnAuburnW24–14−6.5−6.5W+0.1141%42%77%6628.9
6at Arkansasat ArkansasW24–17−13.5−13.5L+0.1746%45%68%6127.2
7AlabamaAlabamaW26–10+7.5+7.5W+0.3147%30%86%7030.5
8at South Carolinaat South CarolinaNEXTSAT 3:30 ESPNSAT 3:30+2.5+2.5————64%140—
9BYE
10KentuckyKentuckyNOV 7NOV 7−9 proj−971%
11at Texas A&Mat Texas A&MNOV 14NOV 14−3.6 proj−3.659%
12LSULSUNOV 21NOV 21+3.9 proj+3.941%
13at Vanderbiltat VanderbiltNOV 28NOV 28−11.4 proj−11.475%

Success rate by down & distance

1st50%n 275%n 447%n 18029%n 14
2nd56%n 1851%n 4341%n 5915%n 20
3rd64%n 2847%n 1719%n 2117%n 23
4th78%n 9—n 00%n 1—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 439 OF 439 PLAYS439 OF 439 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun99%99%42%+0.0843%
Under center1%1%0%+1.57100%
No-huddle80%80%47%+0.0541%
Huddle20%20%22%+0.2855%
StartersSTARTERS
114 of 7 games123 of 7BASE D3-3-57 of 7
114 of 73-3-5base D · 7 of 7

In shotgun on 99 % of tagged snaps, passing 42 % of the time (+0.08 EPA a play; +1.57 under center). No-huddle on 80 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 4 of 7 games. Base defense 3-3-5 (7 of 7).

Next game

SAT 3:30 ESPN · WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUMSAT 3:30 ESPN

at South CarolinaLINE+2.5MODEL−5.9WP64%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

O
Ethan DavisTE · JR
TE · top injury
NEXT UPT. S. Jr.Δ −0.15 EPA/play
0%TO PLAY
−0.4IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.4 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
SEC crews−0.5 to +0.3 · 52 games−0.1−0.5 to +0.352NOISE
ACC crews— · 4 games+0.6—4NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 3 games+1.4—3NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTDaniel Gautreaux−2.3 / g · 4 games · noise−2.3 / g · 4 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTMatt Loeffler+2.8 / g · 3 games · noise+2.8 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Tennessee than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 7 of 8 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 7 of 8 games · + = more on Tennessee than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Tennessee offense statistics
MetricStat
TennesseeTENN
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0859th+0.06
Success rate43.6%51st42.3%
Explosiveness1.21126th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.212nd+0.07
Pass EPA / play−0.02119th+0.11
Passing downs SR27.8%118th31.1%
Line yards3.6712th3.21
Sack rate allowed8.2%123rd5.3%
3rd-down conversion39%75th41%
Points / opportunity4.5956th4.27
Red zone TD rate68%49th63%
Seconds / play27.353rd28.0