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Tennessee

Next: at South CarolinaOct 24

Rank

13th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+18.5

90% range 11.0 to 25.9

Offense

35.9

13th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

17.4

17th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–1

9.0–3.0 projected over the regular season

Playoff

36%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs Furman W 56–9
Rating change−2.1
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:00 PM ET at Georgia Tech W 45–24
Rating change+0.1
Wk 3Sep 19 · 7:45 PM ET vs Kennesaw State W 42–9
Rating change−0.8
Wk 4Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Texas L 17–20
Rating change−0.6
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs Auburn W 24–14
Rating change−0.8
Wk 6Oct 10 · 4:15 PM ET at Arkansas W 24–17
Rating change−1.1
Wk 7Oct 17 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#5 Alabama W 26–10
Rating change+3.0
Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET at South Carolina Win 60%
Playoff
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs Kentucky Est. 73%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 Texas A&M Est. 55%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#3 LSU Est. 37%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD at Vanderbilt Est. 77%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
9.0–3.0
Conference record
6.0–3.0
Make the playoff
36%
First-round bye
9%
Conference title game
28%
Win the conference
11%
Reach the quarterfinal
23%
Reach the semifinal
10%
Reach the final
4%
Win it all
2%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025SEC20 of 13615.238.022.88–5—
2024SEC12 of 13416.734.818.010–3Seed9
2023SEC13 of 13318.837.518.79–4—
2022SEC6 of 13122.444.121.711–2—
2021SEC20 of 13011.238.126.97–6—
2020SEC43 of 1275.229.023.93–7—
2019SEC27 of 1309.229.219.98–5—
2018SEC80 of 130−2.925.428.35–7—
2017SEC83 of 130−5.424.530.04–8—
2016SEC18 of 12814.043.129.29–4—
2015SEC17 of 12813.737.724.09–4—

Profile

TENN offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com