With a season-best performance on Saturday night against Kentucky, Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar threw his way into the Vols’ all-time record book with a masterful showing.
Aguilar finished Tennessee’s 56-34 win over Kentucky with 396 total passing yards and three passing touchdowns. He’s now in the Top 15 of Tennessee’s all-time single-game passing list, landing at No. 13 on the list with 396 yards against the Wildcats. Aguilar passed Tony Robinson’s 387-yard game against UCLA in 1985, Andy Kelly’s 392-yard game against Florida in 1991, and Casey Clasuen’s 393-yard game against Michigan in 2001.
Aguilar sits immediately behind Erik Ainge’s 397-yard showing against Kentucky in 2007 and Josh Dobbs’ 398-yard showing against Texas A&M in 2016.
Here’s the list of Tennessee’s Top 15 single-game passing marks in program history:
- 1. 530 – Tyler Bray vs Troy (2012)
- 2. 523 – Peyton Manning at Kentucky (1997)
- 3. 492 – Peyton Manning vs Florida (1996)
- 4. 415 – Jarrett Guarantano at Missouri (2019)
- 5. 408 – Peyton Manning vs Northwestern (1996)
- 6. 405 – Tyler Bray vs Cincinnati (2011)
- 7. 404 – Tyler Bray vs Missouri (2012)
- 8. 401 – Tyler Bray vs Akron (2012)
- 9. 399 – Peyton Manning vs Southern Miss (1997)
- 9. 399 – Andy Kelly vs Notre Dame (1990)
- 11. 398 – Josh Dobbs vs Texas A&M (2016)
- 12. 397 – Erik Ainge vs Kentucky [OT] (2007)
- 13. 396 – Joey Aguilar at Kentucky (2025)
- 14. 393 – Casey Clausen vs Michigan (2001)
- 15. 392 – Andy Kelly at Florida (1991)
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Aguilar finished the Kentucky game with 396 passing yards and three passing touchdowns on 20-of-26 passing. His monster game on the road also bolstered his lead in multiple SEC passing categories through the first nine weeks of the season.
Aguilar leads the SEC with 2,344 passing yards, extending his lead over Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with 2,184 yards. He also leads the SEC in average yards per attempt (9.3) and average yards per game (293). Aguilar’s 18 total passing touchdowns are tied with Arkansas QB Taylen Green for second in the SEC behind Ty Simpson’s 20 total.
The 396-yard game also extends one of Joey Aguilar’s more impressive career streaks. Dating back to the 2023 season at App State, Aguilar has now thrown for 200+ yards in 32 straight games. His 396-yard game is a season-best at Tennessee, topping the 371-yard showing against Georgia earlier in the season.
“Our main focus this week was to nearly be perfect,” Aguilar said after the UK game. “I mean, we would never be perfect, but we could be pretty close. We went out there, had a great week of preparation, executed, did what we had to do and controlled what we could control.”
Here’s a look at some of Aguilar’s highlights from the Kentucky game on Saturday night in Lexington:
