Wk 5 · 2026
Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville
SEC · no games yet
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start. Tennessee is ranked #20 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Auburn form
L 20-27vs ALAW 62-17vs MERL 38-45at VANL 3-10vs UKW 33-24at ARK
2025 season
Tennessee form
L 24-45vs VANW 31-11at FLAW 42-9vs NMSUL 27-33vs OUW 56-34at UK
2025 season
Auburn this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Tennessee this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Auburn | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt SEC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| LSU SEC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Arkansas SEC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Alabama SEC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Auburn leads the series 4–1 · Auburn won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.0 points toward Auburn
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020-11-21 | Tennessee 17 — 30 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | Tennessee 30 — 24 Auburn | at AUB | Tennessee |
| 2013 | 2013-11-09 | Auburn 55 — 23 Tennessee | at TENN | Auburn |
| 2009 | 2009-10-03 | Auburn 26 — 22 Tennessee | at TENN | Auburn |
| 2008 | 2008-09-27 | Tennessee 12 — 14 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
Auburn leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 136/215, 1309 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Ashton Daniels QB #14 | 68/119, 797 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeremiah Cobb RB #23 | 175 CAR, 969 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 112 CAR, 311 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Ashton Daniels QB #14 | 63 CAR, 280 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Coleman WR #8 | 56 REC, 708 YDS, 5 TD |
| Eric Singleton Jr. WR #2 | 58 REC, 534 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Malcolm Simmons WR #11 | 25 REC, 457 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Perry Thompson WR #3 | 17 REC, 154 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 84 |
| Robert Woodyard Jr. LB #0 | 67 | |
| Kaleb Harris S #8 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 9 |
| Keyron Crawford EDGE #24 | 5 | |
| Chris Murray DL #13 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Rayshawn Pleasant CB #4 | 2 |
| Elijah Melendez LB #9 | 2 | |
| Kayin Lee DB #14 | 1 |
Tennessee leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Joey Aguilar QB #6 | 258/386, 3444 YDS, 24 TD, 10 INT |
| Jake Merklinger QB #4 | 13/24, 173 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | DeSean Bishop RB #18 | 163 CAR, 983 YDS, 14 TD |
| Star Thomas RB #9 | 95 CAR, 529 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Peyton Lewis RB #2 | 70 CAR, 290 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Brazzell II WR #17 | 62 REC, 1017 YDS, 9 TD |
| Braylon Staley WR #14 | 64 REC, 806 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Mike Matthews WR #4 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Ethan Davis TE #0 | 21 REC, 257 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Arion Carter LB #7 | 76 |
| Edwin Spillman LB #13 | 74 | |
| Jeremiah Telander LB #22 | 71 | |
| Sacks | Dominic Bailey DT #90 | 5.5 |
| Tyre West DT #42 | 4 | |
| Caleb Herring DE #39 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Redmond DB #4 | 3 |
| Edrees Farooq DB #15 | 2 | |
| Andre Turrentine DB #2 | 1 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.