
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
- Steve Angeli
- Rushing
- Will Nixon
- 12 attempts
- 66 yards
- 1 TD
- Steve Angeli
- 6 attempts
- 21 yards
- 1 TD
- Will Nixon
- Receiving
- Darrell Gill Jr.
- 6 receptions
- 152 yards
- 2 TD
- Darrell Gill Jr.
- Defense
- Braheem Long Jr.
- 4 tackles
- 4 solo
- 1 sack
- 1 TFL
- 1 INT
- Braheem Long Jr.
Week 2 – ETSU (1-2)
LOSS: ETSU 31 – West Georgia 35
- Passing
- Jacolby Criswell
- 5-for-8
- 108 yards
- 3 TD
- 0 INT
- Jacolby Criswell
- Rushing
- Devontae Houston
- 14 attempts
- 59 yards
- Devontae Houston
- Receiving
- Ephraim Floyd
- 5 receptions
- 76 yards
- Ephraim Floyd
- Defense
- Kaven Call
- 1 tackle
- 1 INT
- Kaven Call
Week 4 – UAB (2-1)
LOSS: UAB 31 – Akron 28
- Passing
- Jalen Kitna
- 30-for-45
- 341 yards
- 2 TD
- 1 INT
- Jalen Kitna
- Rushing
- Jevon Jackson
- 14 attempts
- 45 yards
- Jevon Jackson
- Receiving
- Corri Milliner
- 6 receptions
- 70 yards
- 1 TD
- Corri Milliner
- Defense
- Chris Burge
- 7 tackles
- 3 solo
- 1.5 sacks
- 1.5 TFL
- Chris Burge
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
- Blake Shapen
- Rushing
- Fluff Bothwell
- 12 attempts
- 93 yards
- 2 TD
- Fluff Bothwell
- Receiving
- Jordan Mosely
- 1 reception
- 75 yards
- 1 TD
- Anthony Evans III
- 4 receptions
- 66 yards
- 1 TD
- Jordan Mosely
- Defense
- Ray Thomas
- 4 tackles
- 1 solo
- 1 TFL
- 1 FF
- Ray Thomas
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
- Taylen Green
- Rushing
- Taylen Green
- 14 attempts
- 115 yards
- 1 TD
- Mike Washington
- 13 attempts
- 65 yards
- 2 TD
- Taylen Green
- Receiving
- O’Mega Blake
- 6 receptions
- 81 yards
- 1 TD
- O’Mega Blake
- Defense
- Miguel Mitchell
- 5 tackles
- 2 solo
- 1 TFL
- 1 sack
- Miguel Mitchell
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
- Ty Simpson
- Rushing
- Ty Simpson
- 6 attempts
- 25 yards
- Kevin Riley
- 7 attempts
- 20 yards
- Ty Simpson
- Receiving
- Ryan Williams
- 5 receptions
- 165 yards
- 2 TD
- Ryan Williams
- Defense
- Bray Hubbard
- 5 tackles
- 3 solo
- 2 INT
- Bray Hubbard
Week 9 – at Kentucky (2-1)
WIN: Kentucky 48 – Eastern Michigan 23
- Passing
- Cutter Boley
- 12-for-21
- 240 yards
- 2 TD
- 0 INT
- Cutter Boley
- Rushing
- Seth McGowan
- 18 attempts
- 104 yards
- 3 TD
- Seth McGowan
- Receiving
- Josh Kattus
- 3 receptions
- 61 yards
- 1 TD
- Josh Kattus
- Defense
- Davaren Rayner
- 3 tackles
- 1 solo
- 1 INT
- Davaren Rayner
Week 10 – Oklahoma (3-0)
WIN: No. 13 Oklahoma 42 – Temple 3
- Passing
- John Mateer
- 20-for-34
- 282 yards
- 1 TD
- 1 INT
- John Mateer
- Rushing
- Tory Blaylock
- 14 attempts
- 100 yards
- 2 TD
- Tory Blaylock
- Receiving
- Isaiah Sategna III
- 7 recpetions
- 97 yards
- Isaiah Sategna III
- Defense
- Reggie Powers III
- 4 tackles
- 4 solo
- 1 sacks
- 1 TFL
- Reggie Powers III
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
- Logan Fife
- Rushing
- Kadarious Calloway
- 7 attempts
- 11 yards
- Kadarious Calloway
- Receiving
- PJ Johnson III
- 7 receptions
- 157 yards
- 1 TD
- PJ Johnson III
- Defense
- Tory Gethers
- 10 tackles
- 4 solo
- 1 sacks
- 2 TFL
- Tory Gethers
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
- DJ Lagway
- Rushing
- Jadan Baugh
- 10 attempts
- 46 yards
- Jadan Baugh
- Receiving
- Vernell Brown III
- 8 receptions
- 62 yards
- Vernell Brown III
- Defense
- Myles Graham
- 4 tackles
- 3 solo
- 1 TFL
- 2 PD
- Myles Graham
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
- Diego Pavia
- Rushing
- Jamezell Lassiter
- 1 attempt
- 44 yards
- 1 TD
- Sedrick Alexander
- 13 carries
- 41 yards
- 1 TD
- Jamezell Lassiter
- Receiving
- Eli Stowers
- 3 receptions
- 45 yards
- Eli Stowers
- Defense
- Nick Rinaldi
- 7 tackles
- 5 solo
- 1 sack
- 2.5 TFL
- Nick Rinaldi

