Wk 2 · 2026
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
· ESPN FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:00pET
TENN -12.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings opened +8.5 · 4 toward TENN
Ratings differential TENN by 12.2
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Tennessee is ranked #15 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 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 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Tennessee form
W 24-17at ARKW 24-14vs AUBL 17-20vs TEXW 42-9vs KENNW 45-24at GT
2026 season
Georgia Tech form
W 28-25vs DUKEL 27-34at STANW 44-11vs MERL 24-45vs TENNL 13-14vs COLO
2026 season
Tennessee this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Georgia Tech this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Tennessee leads 2–0 · Tennessee has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.0 points toward Tennessee
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-12 | Tennessee 45 — 24 Georgia Tech | at GT | Tennessee |
| 2017 | 2017-09-04 | Tennessee 42 — 41 Georgia Tech | neutral | Tennessee |
Tennessee leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Faizon Brandon QB #11 | 61/101, 697 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| George MacIntyre QB #12 | 14/20, 148 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | DeSean Bishop RB #18 | 88 CAR, 540 YDS, 7 TD |
| Daune Morris RB #17 | 46 CAR, 299 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Faizon Brandon QB #11 | 53 CAR, 130 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Mike Matthews WR #4 | 18 REC, 318 YDS, 3 TD |
| Braylon Staley WR #14 | 17 REC, 140 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Radarious Jackson WR #3 | 9 REC, 115 YDS | |
| Ethan Davis TE #0 | 3 REC, 43 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Arion Carter LB #7 | 33 |
| Amare Campbell LB #0 | 32 | |
| TJ Metcalf DB #1 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Xavier Gilliam DL #2 | 4 |
| Mariyon Dye DL #9 | 4 | |
| Tyree Weathersby DL #18 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Dejuan Lane DB #10 | 2 |
| Kayin Lee DB #14 | 1 | |
| Jeremiah Telander LB #22 | 1 |
Georgia Tech leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Alberto Mendoza QB #15 | 84/123, 975 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT |
| Grady Adamson QB #9 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Justice Haynes RB #22 | 73 CAR, 393 YDS, 3 TD |
| Trelain Maddox RB #1 | 15 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Malachi Hosley RB #0 | 16 CAR, 61 YDS | |
| Receiving | Dalen Penson WR #7 | 16 REC, 241 YDS |
| Jordan Allen WR #4 | 18 REC, 213 YDS | |
| Kevin Roche Jr. TE #86 | 18 REC, 200 YDS | |
| Trelain Maddox RB #1 | 7 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Taje McCoy DE #41 | 25 |
| Tae Harris S #27 | 25 | |
| Tawfiq Thomas DT #95 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Tawfiq Thomas DT #95 | 2 |
| Noah Carter DE #24 | 2 | |
| Kyle Efford LB #44 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | C.J. Gamble LB #34 | 1 |
These are regular-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. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.