CFB TEAM RESEARCH · SEC
Tennessee
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · SEC. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #34; PPG allowed #20. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Faizon Brandon
FBS #117 · 697 season total
61CMP101ATT697Yards7TD1INT60.40%CMP%139.26NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
DeSean Bishop
FBS #11 · 540 season total
88Carries540Yards7TD6.14Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Mike Matthews
FBS #69 · 318 season total
18REC318Yards3TD17.67Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Arion Carter
FBS #114 · 33 season total
33Total20Solo13Assists4TFL1Sacks
Sacks Leader
Xavier Gilliam
FBS #14 · 4 season total
4Sacks8.50TFL4QB hurries18Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Dejuan Lane
FBS #14 · 2 season total
2INT2Passes defended1Defensive TDs73Return yards17Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Furman | W | 56–9 | -49 | L | 66.5 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | A | Georgia Tech | W | 45–24 | -12.5 | W | 55.5 | O |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Kennesaw State | W | 42–9 | -35.5 | L | 60.5 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | H | Texas | L | 17–20 | +5.5 | W | 54.5 | U |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | H | Auburn | W | 24–14 | -6 | W | 54.5 | U |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | A | Arkansas | — | — | -13.5 | — | 51.5 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | Alabama | — | — | +1.5 | — | 56.5 | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | A | South Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | Texas A&M | — | — | +8.5 | — | 55.5 | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | LSU | — | — | +1.5 | — | 57.5 | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | Vanderbilt | — | — | -3 | — | 57.5 | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.