
The 2025 regular season is in the books. Now, teams are turning to the off-season or preparing for a bowl game or playoff appearance.
Here’s a recap of the Vols’ opponents on their 2025 schedule and how they fared this season.
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Week 1 – Syracuse (3-9)
Not bowl eligible
- Passing
- Steve Angeli
- 62.8%
- 1,317 yards
- 10 TD
- 2 INT
- Steve Angeli
- Rushing
- Yasin Willis
- 129 carries
- 558 yards
- 4 TD
- Yasin Willis
- Receiving
- Johntay Cook
- 45 receptions
- 549 yards
- 2 TD
- Johntay Cook
- Defense
- Davien Kerr
- 15 tackles
- 13 solo
- 3 INT
- Davien Kerr
Week 2 – ETSU (7-5)
Missed FCS playoffs
- Passing
- Cade McNamara
- 67%
- 1,283 yards
- 7 TD
- 6 INT
- Cade McNamara
- Rushing
- Devontae Houston
- 176 carries
- 1,008 yards
- 12 TD
- Devontae Houston
- Receiving
- Jeremiah Harrison
- 38 receptions
- 652 yards
- 5 TD
- Jeremiah Harrison
- Defense
- Ty Anderson
- 87 tackles
- 41 solo
- 5 sacks
- 6 PD
- 1 INT
- 1 FF
- Ty Anderson
Week 3 – Georgia (11-1, 7-1 SEC)
SEC Championship vs. Alabama, likely in playoffs
- Passing
- Gunner Stockton
- 70.2%
- 2,535 yards
- 20 TD
- 5 INT
- Gunner Stockton
- Rushing
- Nate Frazier
- 145 carries
- 809 yards
- 5 TD
- Nate Frazier
- Receiving
- Zachariah Branch
- 68 receptions
- 691 yards
- 4 TD
- Zachariah Branch
- Defense
- Chris Cole
- 48 tackles
- 28 solo
- 4 sacks
- 2 PD
- Chris Cole
Week 4 – UAB (4-8)
Fired Trent Dilfer, promoted interim Alex Mortensen, not bowl eligible
- Passing
- Jalen Kitna
- 66.4%
- 2,462 yards
- 13 TD
- 10 INT
- Jalen Kitna
- Rushing
- Jevon Jackson
- 167 carries
- 900 yards
- 5 TD
- Jevon Jackson
- Receiving
- Iverson Hooks
- 72 receptions
- 927 yards
- 7 TD
- Iverson Hooks
- Defense
- Chris Burge
- 32 tackles
- 13 solo
- 3.5 sacks
- Chris Burge
Week 5 – at Mississippi State (5-7, 1-7 SEC)
Not bowl eligible
- Passing
- Blake Shapen
- 64.4%
- 2,433 yards
- 15 TD
- 8 INT
- Blake Shapen
- Rushing
- Fluff Bothwell
- 128 carries
- 639 yards
- 6 TD
- Fluff Bothwell
- Receiving
- Brenen Thompson
- 53 receptions
- 948 yards
- 6 TD
- Brenen Thompson
- Defense
- Brylan Lanier
- 65 tackles
- 36 solo
- 1 sack
- 2 PD
- 3 INT
- Brylan Lanier
Week 7 – Arkansas (2-10, 0-8 SEC)
Fired Sam Pittman, hired Ryan Silverfield from Memphis, not bowl eligible
- Passing
- Taylen Green
- 60.7%
- 2,714 yards
- 19 TD
- 11 INT
- Taylen Green
- Rushing
- Mike Washington Jr.
- 168 carries
- 1,068 yards
- 8 TD
- Mike Washington Jr.
- Receiving
- O’Mega Blake
- 57 receptions
- 760 yards
- 5 TD
- O’Mega Blake
- Defense
- Quincy Rhodes Jr.
- 43 tackles
- 27 solo
- 8 sacks
- 1 FF
- Quincy Rhodes Jr.
Week 8 – at Alabama (10-2, 7-1 SEC)
SEC Championship vs. Georgia, likely in playoffs
- Passing
- Ty Simpson
- 65.8%
- 3,056 yards
- 25 TD
- 4 INT
- Ty Simpson
- Rushing
- Jam Miller
- 123 carries
- 493 yards
- 3 TD
- Receiving
- Germie Bernard
- 51 receptions
- 700 yards
- 6 TD
- Ryan Williams
- 40 receptions
- 598 yards
- 4 TD
- Germie Bernard
- Defense
- Bray Hubbard
- 55 tackles
- 35 solo
- 1 sack
- 4 INT
- 3 FF
- Bray Hubbard
Week 9 – at Kentucky (5-7, 2-6 SEC)
Fired Mark Stoops, hired Oregon OC Will Stein, not bowl eligible
- Passing
- Cutter Boley
- 65.8%
- 2,160 yards
- 15 TD
- 12 INT
- Cutter Boley
- Rushing
- Seth McGowan
- 165 carries
- 725 yards
- 12 TD
- Seth McGowan
- Receiving
- Kendrick Law
- 53 receptions
- 540 yards
- 3 TD
- Kendrick Law
- Defense
- Ty Bryant
- 76 tackles
- 46 solo
- 4 INT
- Ty Bryant
Week 10 – Oklahoma (10-2, 6-2 SEC)
Likely in playoffs
- Passing
- John Mateer
- 62.1%
- 2,578 yards
- 12 TD
- 10 INT
- John Mateer
- Rushing
- Tory Blaylock
- 109 carries
- 444 yards
- 4 TD
- Tory Blaylock
- Receiving
- Isaiah Sategna III
- 65 receptions
- 948 yards
- 7 TD
- Isaiah Sategna III
- Defense
- R Mason Thomas
- 23 tackles
- 16 solo
- 6.5 sacks
- 1 PD
- 2 FF
- 1 FR
- R Mason Thomas
Week 12 – New Mexico State (4-8)
Not bowl eligible
- Passing
- Logan Fife
- 56.4%
- 2,240 yards
- 11 TD
- 12 INT
- Logan Fife
- Rushing
- Kadarius Calloway
- 115 carries
- 438 yards
- 3 TD
- Kadarius Calloway
- Receiving
- Donovan Faupel
- 61 receptions
- 661 yards
- 7 TD
- Donovan Faupel
- Defense
- Bernock Iya
- 53 tackles
- 31 solo
- 3 PD
- 4 INT
- 1 FF
- 1 FR
- Bernock Iya
Week 13 – at Florida (4-8, 2-6 SEC)
Fired Billy Napier, hired Jon Sumrall from Tulane, not bowl eligible
- Passing
- DJ Lagway
- 63.2%
- 2,264 yards
- 16 TD
- 14 INT
- DJ Lagway
- Rushing
- Jadan Baugh
- 220 carries
- 1,170 yards
- 8 TD
- Jadan Baugh
- Receiving
- Vernell Brown III
- 40 receptions
- 512 yards
- 0 TD
- Vernell Brown III
- Defense
- Devin Moore
- 35 tackles
- 23 solo
- 1 sack
- 3 PD
- 2 INT
- 1 FF
- Devin Moore
Week 14 – Vanderbilt (10-2, 6-2 SEC)
Likely not in playoffs
- Passing
- Diego Pavia
- 71.2%
- 3,192 yards
- 27 TD
- 8 INT
- Diego Pavia
- Rushing
- Diego Pavia
- 152 carries
- 826 yards
- 9 TD
- Sedrick Alexander
- 102 carries
- 560 yards
- 11 TD
- Diego Pavia
- Receiving
- Eli Stowers
- 62 receptions
- 769 yards
- 4 TD
- Eli Stowers
- Defense
- Martel Hight
- 32 tackles
- 22 solo
- 2 PD
- 3 INT
- Martel Hight

