Tennessee Football 2025 Opponent Recap: Week 3

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Florida QB DJ Lagway. Photo via Florida Athletics/Maddie Washburn.

The 2025 College Football season is in full swing. All of Tennessee football’s opponents on its schedule this season now have three games in the books. This gives us a decent look at what the Vols’ competition will look like this year.

Here’s a game-by-game recap of Tennessee’s opponents on its 2025 schedule for the Week 3 slate.

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Week 1 – Syracuse (2-1)

WIN: Syracuse 66 – Colgate 24

  • Passing
    • Steve Angeli
      • 23-for-31
      • 382 yards
      • 5 TD
      • 0 INT
  • Rushing
    • Will Nixon
      • 12 attempts
      • 66 yards
      • 1 TD
    • Steve Angeli
      • 6 attempts
      • 21 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Receiving
    • Darrell Gill Jr.
      • 6 receptions
      • 152 yards
      • 2 TD
  • Defense
    • Braheem Long Jr.
      • 4 tackles
      • 4 solo
      • 1 sack
      • 1 TFL
      • 1 INT

 

Week 2 – ETSU (1-2)

LOSS: ETSU 31 – West Georgia 35

  • Passing
    • Jacolby Criswell
      • 5-for-8
      • 108 yards
      • 3 TD
      • 0 INT
  • Rushing
    • Devontae Houston
      • 14 attempts
      • 59 yards
  • Receiving
    • Ephraim Floyd
      • 5 receptions
      • 76 yards
  • Defense
    • Kaven Call
      • 1 tackle
      • 1 INT

 

Week 4 – UAB (2-1)

LOSS: UAB 31 – Akron 28

  • Passing
    • Jalen Kitna
      • 30-for-45
      • 341 yards
      • 2 TD
      • 1 INT
  • Rushing
    • Jevon Jackson
      • 14 attempts
      • 45 yards
  • Receiving
    • Corri Milliner
      • 6 receptions
      • 70 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Defense
    • Chris Burge
      • 7 tackles
      • 3 solo
      • 1.5 sacks
      • 1.5 TFL

 

Week 5 – at Mississippi State (3-0)

WIN: Mississippi State 63 – Alcorn State 0

  • Passing
    • Blake Shapen
      • 10-for-14
      • 173 yards
      • 2 TD
      • 1 INT
  • Rushing
    • Fluff Bothwell
      • 12 attempts
      • 93 yards
      • 2 TD
  • Receiving
    • Jordan Mosely
      • 1 reception
      • 75 yards
      • 1 TD
    • Anthony Evans III
      • 4 receptions
      • 66 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Defense
    • Ray Thomas
      • 4 tackles
      • 1 solo
      • 1 TFL
      • 1 FF

 

Week 7 – Arkansas (2-1)

LOSS: Arkansas 35 – No. 17 Ole Miss 41

  • Passing
    • Taylen Green
      • 22-for-35
      • 305 yards
      • 1 TD
      • 0 INT
  • Rushing
    • Taylen Green
      • 14 attempts
      • 115 yards
      • 1 TD
    • Mike Washington
      • 13 attempts
      • 65 yards
      • 2 TD
  • Receiving
    • O’Mega Blake
      • 6 receptions
      • 81 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Defense
    • Miguel Mitchell
      • 5 tackles
      • 2 solo
      • 1 TFL
      • 1 sack

 

Week 8 – at Alabama (2-1)

WIN: No. 19 Alabama 38 – Wisconsin 14

  • Passing
    • Ty Simpson
      • 24-for-29
      • 382 yards
      • 4 TD
      • 0 INT
  • Rushing
    • Ty Simpson
      • 6 attempts
      • 25 yards
    • Kevin Riley
      • 7 attempts
      • 20 yards
  • Receiving
    • Ryan Williams
      • 5 receptions
      • 165 yards
      • 2 TD
  • Defense
    • Bray Hubbard
      • 5 tackles
      • 3 solo
      • 2 INT

 

Week 9 – at Kentucky (2-1)

WIN: Kentucky 48 – Eastern Michigan 23

  • Passing
    • Cutter Boley
      • 12-for-21
      • 240 yards
      • 2 TD
      • 0 INT
  • Rushing
    • Seth McGowan
      • 18 attempts
      • 104 yards
      • 3 TD
  • Receiving
    • Josh Kattus
      • 3 receptions
      • 61 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Defense
    • Davaren Rayner
      • 3 tackles
      • 1 solo
      • 1 INT

 

Week 10 – Oklahoma (3-0)

WIN: No. 13 Oklahoma 42 – Temple 3

  • Passing
    • John Mateer
      • 20-for-34
      • 282 yards
      • 1 TD
      • 1 INT
  • Rushing
    • Tory Blaylock
      • 14 attempts
      • 100 yards
      • 2 TD
  • Receiving
    • Isaiah Sategna III
      • 7 recpetions
      • 97 yards
  • Defense
    • Reggie Powers III
      • 4 tackles
      • 4 solo
      • 1 sacks
      • 1 TFL

 

Week 12 – New Mexico State (2-1)

LOSS: NMSU 14 – Louisiana Tech 49

  • Passing
    • Logan Fife
      • 17-for-33
      • 281 yards
      • 2 TD
      • 2 INT
  • Rushing
    • Kadarious Calloway
      • 7 attempts
      • 11 yards
  • Receiving
    • PJ Johnson III
      • 7 receptions
      • 157 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Defense
    • Tory Gethers
      • 10 tackles
      • 4 solo
      • 1 sacks
      • 2 TFL

 

Week 13 – at Florida (1-2)

LOSS: Florida 10 – No. 3 LSU 20

  • Passing
    • DJ Lagway
      • 33-for-49
      • 287 yards
      • 1 TD
      • 5 INT
  • Rushing
    • Jadan Baugh
      • 10 attempts
      • 46 yards
  • Receiving
    • Vernell Brown III
      • 8 receptions
      • 62 yards
  • Defense
    • Myles Graham
      • 4 tackles
      • 3 solo
      • 1 TFL
      • 2 PD

 

Week 14 – Vanderbilt (3-0)

WIN: Vanderbilt 31 – No. 11 South Carolina 7

  • Passing
    • Diego Pavia
      • 18-for-25
      • 177 yards
      • 2 TD
      • 1 INT
  • Rushing
    • Jamezell Lassiter
      • 1 attempt
      • 44 yards
      • 1 TD
    • Sedrick Alexander
      • 13 carries
      • 41 yards
      • 1 TD
  • Receiving
    • Eli Stowers
      • 3 receptions
      • 45 yards
  • Defense
    • Nick Rinaldi
      • 7 tackles
      • 5 solo
      • 1 sack
      • 2.5 TFL

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