TUSCALOOSA, AL – The Third Saturday in October is here once again. After the two rivals split the last four meetings, Tennessee and Alabama will once again clash in a high-stakes SEC game on Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Both Tennessee and Alabama are riding multi-game win streaks into the game this weekend. Josh Heupel’s Volunteers are looking for their first ranked win of the season, while Kalen DeBoer’s group is looking to make it four ranked wins in four straight weeks against SEC foes. It’ll be a clash of the titans, with one team bolstering its playoff resume and the other falling behind in the standings.
Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) Season Results:
- Game 1: No. 24 Tennessee (45) vs Syracuse (26) – W [Atlanta]
- Game 2: East Tennessee State (17) at No. 22 Tennessee (72) – W
- Game 3: No. 6 Georgia (44) at No. 15 Tennessee (41) OT – L
- Game 4: UAB (24) at No. 15 Tennessee (56) – W
- Game 5: No. 15 Tennessee (41) at Mississippi State (34) OT – W
- Game 6: Arkansas (31) at No. 12 Tennessee (34) – W
CURRENT SCORE: 4th Quarter – Alabama 30, Tennessee 20
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Pregame
Alabama wins the toss, will kick to start the game.
Tennessee captains: LS Bennett Brady, DL Jaxson Moi, LB Arion Carter, TE Miles Kitselman
FIRST QUARTER
Tennessee Drive 1: Punt – UT 0, UA 0
- Tennessee goes three-and-out to start the game, with a false start penalty on the second play of the game.
- 3 plays, 9 yards – TOP: 2:07
Alabama Drive 1: Touchdown Crimson Tide – UA 7, UT 0
- Ty Simpson 2-yard TD pass to Isaiah Horton for the first score of the game.
- A long, methodical drive from the Tide. Complete with a few explosive plays to get the ball into Tennessee territory
- 11 plays, 91 yards – TOP: 6:02
TY with a DIME. 😤@ty_simpson06 ➡️ @isaiahhorton14
📺: ABC pic.twitter.com/ObB6BT73kl
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) October 18, 2025
Tennessee Drive 2: Punt – UA 7, UT 0
- QB Joey Aguilar is sacked on third-and-medium. Vols will punt. A ton of plays to not get very many yards. Another tough penalty for UT on the drive.
- 10 plays, 21 yards – TOP: 4:22
- Impact Play: Joey Aguilar extends the drive with an off-balance throw to Chris Brazzell over the middle.
- Impact Play: Miles Kitselman takes a handoff to convert a fourth-and-one in Alabama territory.
-END OF THE FIRST QUARTER: UA 7, UT 0-
Alabama Drive 2: Punt – UA 7, UT 0
- Tennessee’s Boo Carter makes a nice punch out to force an incompletion on third down.
- 6 plays, 30 yards – TOP: 2:45
Tennessee Drive 3: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 7, UA 7
- Joey Aguilar orchestrates a nice drive downfield, connects with Braylon Staley for a two-yard touchdown reception. Vols needed it.
- 10 plays, 78 yards – TOP: 4:14
A dart for 6.
📺 ABC
📲 https://t.co/r0fHKVF1bX pic.twitter.com/eiKR7u15y9— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) October 19, 2025
Alabama Drive 3: Punt – UT 7, UA 7
- One heck of a defensive stand by Tennessee to force a three-and-out on Bama’s offense. Credit to the Vols.
- 3 plays, -2 yards – TOP: 1:43
Tennessee Drive 4: Safety – UA 9, UT 7
- Joey Aguilar gets called for intentional grounding in the endzone. Called a safety.
- 2 plays, -18 yards – TOP: 0:36
Alabama Drive 4: Touchdown Crimson Tide – UA 16, UT 7
- RB Jam Miller takes the pitch to the sideline and into the endzone for six. One yard out.
- 7 plays, 69 yards – TOP: 3:16
Tennessee Drive 5: 99-yard Alabama Pick Six – UA 23, UT 7
- Complete and utter disaster for Tennessee on the final play of the half. Joey Aguilar throws a 99-yard pick six with nine seconds left. Aguilar was looking for Kitselman. DeSean Bishop got juked on the rundown. Disaster x 99.
- Impact Play: DL Carson Gentle makes a nice block on 4th-and-short to help Tennessee pick up the first down.
-HALFTIME IN TUSCALOOSA: Alabama 23, Tennessee 7-
Alabama Drive 5: Punt – UA 23, UT 7
- Tennessee’s defense forces a three-and-out out of the gates.
- 3 plays, 4 yards – TOP: 2:03
Tennessee Drive 6: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UA 23, UT 13
- RB DeSean Bishop takes it 44 yards to the house – Aguilar’s two-point conversion throw is picked off in the endzone
- 4 plays, 61 yards – TOP: 1:39
Alabama Drive 6: Alabama FUMBLE – UA 23, UT 13
- Bizarre sequence. Simpson fumbles on the pass, Jadon Perlotte slaps the ball forward, and Joshua Josephs recovers the fumble. Any way you slice it, Tennessee ball.
- 9 plays, 28 yards – TOP: 3:36
Tennessee Drive 7: Punt – UA 23, UT 13
- Brutal series. A Sam Pendleton missnap sets up UT behind the chains. Mike Matthews drops the third down pass to get closer to the sticks. Not a good way to capitalize after the turnover.
- 5 plays, 9 yards – TOP: 1:51
Alabama Drive 7: Touchdown Crimson Tide – UA 30, UT 13
- Tennessee’s inability to tackle consistently burns them. Alabama goes the length of the field for a dagger of a touchdown drive. 11-yard touchdown pass from Ty Simpson.
- 9 plays, 99 yards – TOP: 5:26
-END OF THE THIRD QUARTER: Alabama 30, Tennessee 13-
Tennessee Drive 8: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UA 30, UT 20
- RB DeSean Bishop powers his way one yard into the endzone.
- 13 plays, 75 yards – TOP: 4:34
Alabama Drive 8: *In Progress*
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