East Tennessee State BuccaneersEast Tennessee State
vs 
Tennessee VolunteersTennessee
17 - 72
Neyland Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tennessee | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Tennessee | 24 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 72 |
| East Tennessee State | Qtr | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 24 |
| 7 | Q2 | 24 |
| 3 | Q3 | 14 |
| 7 | Q4 | 10 |
| 17 | Final | 72 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 13:08 Touchdown Tennessee Chris Brazzell II Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 21 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 0-7
Q2 8:03 Field goal Tennessee Max Gilbert Max Gilbert 37 yd FG GOOD East Tennessee State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Mike Jenkins) to the TENN 35 0-34
Q2 8:03 Field goal Tennessee Max Gilbert Max Gilbert 37 yd FG GOOD East Tennessee State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Mike Jenkins) to the 50 yard line 0-34
Q2 4:08 Touchdown Tennessee Mike Matthews Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 53 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 0-41
Q2 1:55 Touchdown East Tennessee State Cade McNamara pass complete to Taharin Sudderth for 5 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK) 7-41
Q3 8:50 Touchdown Tennessee Chris Brazzell II Jake Merklinger pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 33 yds for a TD 10-54
Q3 8:45 Touchdown Tennessee Chris Brazzell II Jake Merklinger pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 1 yd for a TD (Josh Turbyville KICK) 10-55
Q3 2:45 Touchdown Tennessee Jack Van Dorselaer Jake Merklinger pass complete to Jack Van Dorselaer for 7 yds for a TD (Josh Turbyville KICK) 10-62
Q4 8:46 Touchdown East Tennessee State Jason Albritton run for 20 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK) 17-65
Q4 3:55 Touchdown Tennessee Daune Morris Daune Morris run for 10 yds for a TD (Josh Turbyville KICK) 17-72
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-2
East Tennessee State first, 2 meetings since 2018
Series leader
Tennessee
Tennessee lead 0-2 in 2 meetings since 2018
Widest recent margin
56 points
East Tennessee State 3-59 Tennessee, 2018
Tightest recent margin
55 points
East Tennessee State 17-72 Tennessee, 2025
Highest recent total
89 points
East Tennessee State 17-72 Tennessee, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page East Tennessee State 0 2 meetings since 2018 2 Tennessee
Tennessee lead 0-2 in 2 meetings since 2018 Series leader: Tennessee.
Team stats, this game
East Tennessee StateTennessee216Total yards734
167Passing yards458
49Rushing yards276
0Turnovers0
0Sacks3
10First downs41
48Penalty yards45
Key players by position
| East Tennessee State | Pos | Tennessee |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
ETSU TENN East Tennessee State vs Tennessee player stats
Passing
| East Tennessee State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNamara | 11/18 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacolby Criswell | 7/12 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Byrd | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Aguilar | 23/31 | 288 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Merklinger | 9/14 | 118 | 2 | 0 |
| George MacIntyre | 6/7 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| East Tennessee State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Albritton | 4 | 30 | 1 | 20 |
| Khalil Eichelberger | 7 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Jacolby Criswell | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| D'Marius Rucker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cade McNamara | 3 | -2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jackson Byrd | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Devontae Houston | 4 | -9 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Thomas | 12 | 69 | 3 | 19 |
| DeSean Bishop | 3 | 68 | 0 | 50 |
| Daune Morris | 9 | 48 | 1 | 10 |
| Justin Baker | 11 | 37 | 0 | 7 |
| Peyton Lewis | 8 | 19 | 1 | 7 |
| Mason Phillips | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| Jake Merklinger | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| East Tennessee State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Keller | 3 | 47 | 0 | 24 |
| Ephraim Floyd | 5 | 43 | 0 | 22 |
| Karim Page | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12 |
| Charlie Browder | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Jason Albritton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeremiah Harrison | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Taharin Sudderth | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| D'Marius Rucker | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Devontae Houston | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Khalil Eichelberger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Brazzell II | 9 | 125 | 2 | 32 |
| Mike Matthews | 6 | 111 | 1 | 53 |
| Braylon Staley | 5 | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| Miles Kitselman | 3 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| Radarious Jackson | 3 | 35 | 0 | 15 |
| Joakim Dodson | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Tommy Winton III | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Travis Smith Jr. | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Dasaahn Brame | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Peyton Lewis | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jack Van Dorselaer | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Trey Weary | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ethan Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| East Tennessee State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dre Delinois | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddy Wilson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Qualin Birdsong | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Barrett | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Wells | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bowdry | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Davis Jr | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Duclona | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kendall Williams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jivon Oggs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Moffitt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Anderson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Eason | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arion Carter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Mcmurray | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyre West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Beasley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boo Carter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Telander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Spillman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edrees Farooq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ross | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| East Tennessee State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewan Johnson | 1/1 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Tennessee | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Gilbert | 3/3 | 53 | 6/6 | 15 |
| Josh Turbyville | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
East Tennessee State: last 8 games before this one
3-5 in the last 8 · 22.6 scored · 25.1 allowed
LOST 10-38 scored 10 · allowed 38 See game LOST 35-38 scored 35 · allowed 38 See game WON 34-17 scored 34 · allowed 17 See game LOST 10-17 scored 10 · allowed 17 See game LOST 31-37 scored 31 · allowed 37 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game LOST 21-24 scored 21 · allowed 24 See game WON 16-9 scored 16 · allowed 9 See game
Tennessee: last 14 games before this one
11-3 in the last 14 · 36.4 scored · 16.8 allowed
WON 69-3 scored 69 · allowed 3 See game WON 51-10 scored 51 · allowed 10 See game WON 71-0 scored 71 · allowed 0 See game WON 25-15 scored 25 · allowed 15 See game LOST 14-19 scored 14 · allowed 19 See game WON 23-17 scored 23 · allowed 17 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game WON 28-18 scored 28 · allowed 18 See game WON 33-14 scored 33 · allowed 14 See game LOST 17-31 scored 17 · allowed 31 See game WON 56-0 scored 56 · allowed 0 See game WON 36-23 scored 36 · allowed 23 See game LOST 17-42 scored 17 · allowed 42 See game WON 45-26 scored 45 · allowed 26 See game
The matchup
| East Tennessee State | Split | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 2025 record entering | 1-0 |
| 0 | Points for | 45 |
| 0 | Points against | 26 |
Recent meetings
2025
East Tennessee State 17 : 72 Tennessee
17 : 72 Tennessee 2018
East Tennessee State 3 : 59 Tennessee
3 : 59 Tennessee East Tennessee State · QB Mason Mims Pass yards
1397
Pass TD
9
Comp-Att
119-169
INT
3
Peyton rush
506 yds
Winton rec
283 yds
Tennessee · QB Faizon Brandon Pass yards
697
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
61-101
INT
1
Bishop rush
540 yds
Matthews rec
318 yds
4 
Jake Merklinger QB 6 
Joey Aguilar QB 12 
George MacIntyre QB 13 
Mason Phillips QB 2 
Peyton Lewis RB 2 
Justin Baker RB 9 
Star Thomas RB 17 
Daune Morris RB 18 
DeSean Bishop RB 24 
Hunter Barnes RB 1 
Travis Smith Jr. WR 3 
Tommy Winton III WR 3 
Radarious Jackson WR 4 
Mike Matthews WR 8 
Trey Weary WR 9 
Joakim Dodson WR 14 
Braylon Staley WR 17 
Chris Brazzell II WR 22 
Braylon Harmon WR 26 Carson Whitehead WR 29 
Jack-Henry Jakobik WR 35 
Ben Petermann WR 36 
Nathan Roberts WR 39 Malcolm Kinzer WR 81 Amari Jefferson WR 88 
Deon Hardin WR 0 
Ethan Davis TE 7 
DaSaahn Brame TE 40 Seamus Meagher TE 80 
Cole Harrison TE 87 
Miles Kitselman TE 88 
Jack Van Dorselaer TE 50 
Max Anderson OL 50 
William Satterwhite II OL 51 
Jeremias Heard OL 53 
Lance Heard OL 55 
Antoni Ogumoro OL 56 
Sam Pendleton OL 58 
Nic Moore OL 59 
Charlie Powell III OL 68 Bennett Warren OL 69 Gus Hill OL 70 
David Sanders Jr. OL 72 
Jesse Perry OL 74 
Shamurad Umarov OL 75 
Wendell Moe Jr. OL 77 Brian Grant OL 78 
Gage Ginther OL 5 
Daevin Hobbs DL 9 
Mariyon Dye DL 17 
Ethan Utley DL 18 
Tyree Weathersby DL 19 
Nathan Robinson DL 19 
Joshua Josephs DL 20 
Bryson Eason DL 35 
Carson Gentle DL 42 
Tyre West DL 44 
Christian Gass DL 47 
Isaiah Campbell DL 51 
Jaxson Moi DL 55 
Mike Bethea II DL 87 Joshua Helsdon DL 90 
Dominic Bailey DL 92 
Herb Gray DL 96 Isaiah Inge DL 99 
Charles House III DL 5 
Kellen Lindstrom DE 29 
Jordan Ross DE 39 
Caleb Herring DE 97 
Josh Schell DT 99 
Jamal Wallace DT 0 
Brenden Anes LB 6 
Emmanuel Okoye LB 7 
Arion Carter LB 11 
Jordan Burns LB 12 
Jaedon Harmon LB 13 
Edwin Spillman LB 22 
Jeremiah Telander LB 27 
Jadon Perlotte LB 33 
Ben Bolton LB 39 Jayden Loftin LB 50 
Ryan Scott LB 57 
Grier Short LB 0 
William Wright DB 2 
Andre Turrentine DB 3 
Tre Poteat III DB 3 
Jermod McCoy DB 4 
Jourdan Thomas DB 4 
Ty Redmond DB 6 
Jalen McMurray DB 6 
Boo Carter DB 8 
Colton Hood DB 10 
Kaleb Beasley DB 15 
Edrees Farooq DB 23 
Sidney Walton DB 24 
Dylan Lewis DB 25 
Tim Merritt DB 37 
Montrell Bandy DB 38 Andre Stewart DB 41 Steele Katina DB 43 
Jackson Mathews DB 9 
Rickey Gibson III CB 14 
Colin Brazzell CB 8 
Marcus Goree Jr. S 30 
Max Gilbert PK 93 
Grady Dangerfield PK 94 
Josh Turbyville PK 98 
Jackson Ross P 47 John Rosen LS 48 
Bennett Brady LS
Jake Merklinger QB 6 Joey Aguilar QB 12 George MacIntyre QB 13 Mason Phillips QB 2 Peyton Lewis RB 2 Justin Baker RB 9 Star Thomas RB 17 Daune Morris RB 18 DeSean Bishop RB 24 Hunter Barnes RB 1 Travis Smith Jr. WR 3 Tommy Winton III WR 3 Radarious Jackson WR 4 Mike Matthews WR 8 Trey Weary WR 9 Joakim Dodson WR 14 Braylon Staley WR 17 Chris Brazzell II WR 22 Braylon Harmon WR 26 Carson Whitehead WR 29 Jack-Henry Jakobik WR 35 Ben Petermann WR 36 Nathan Roberts WR 39 Malcolm Kinzer WR 81 Amari Jefferson WR 88 Deon Hardin WR 0 Ethan Davis TE 7 DaSaahn Brame TE 40 Seamus Meagher TE 80 Cole Harrison TE 87 Miles Kitselman TE 88 Jack Van Dorselaer TE 50 Max Anderson OL 50 William Satterwhite II OL 51 Jeremias Heard OL 53 Lance Heard OL 55 Antoni Ogumoro OL 56 Sam Pendleton OL 58 Nic Moore OL 59 Charlie Powell III OL 68 Bennett Warren OL 69 Gus Hill OL 70 David Sanders Jr. OL 72 Jesse Perry OL 74 Shamurad Umarov OL 75 Wendell Moe Jr. OL 77 Brian Grant OL 78 Gage Ginther OL 5 Daevin Hobbs DL 9 Mariyon Dye DL 17 Ethan Utley DL 18 Tyree Weathersby DL 19 Nathan Robinson DL 19 Joshua Josephs DL 20 Bryson Eason DL 35 Carson Gentle DL 42 Tyre West DL 44 Christian Gass DL 47 Isaiah Campbell DL 51 Jaxson Moi DL 55 Mike Bethea II DL 87 Joshua Helsdon DL 90 Dominic Bailey DL 92 Herb Gray DL 96 Isaiah Inge DL 99 Charles House III DL 5 Kellen Lindstrom DE 29 Jordan Ross DE 39 Caleb Herring DE 97 Josh Schell DT 99 Jamal Wallace DT 0 Brenden Anes LB 6 Emmanuel Okoye LB 7 Arion Carter LB 11 Jordan Burns LB 12 Jaedon Harmon LB 13 Edwin Spillman LB 22 Jeremiah Telander LB 27 Jadon Perlotte LB 33 Ben Bolton LB 39 Jayden Loftin LB 50 Ryan Scott LB 57 Grier Short LB 0 William Wright DB 2 Andre Turrentine DB 3 Tre Poteat III DB 3 Jermod McCoy DB 4 Jourdan Thomas DB 4 Ty Redmond DB 6 Jalen McMurray DB 6 Boo Carter DB 8 Colton Hood DB 10 Kaleb Beasley DB 15 Edrees Farooq DB 23 Sidney Walton DB 24 Dylan Lewis DB 25 Tim Merritt DB 37 Montrell Bandy DB 38 Andre Stewart DB 41 Steele Katina DB 43 Jackson Mathews DB 9 Rickey Gibson III CB 14 Colin Brazzell CB 8 Marcus Goree Jr. S 30 Max Gilbert PK 93 Grady Dangerfield PK 94 Josh Turbyville PK 98 Jackson Ross P 47 John Rosen LS 48 Bennett Brady LS Next up
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East Tennessee State vs Tennessee: result and recap
East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Tennessee Volunteers finished 17 - 72 on September 6, 2025. This SEC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the East Tennessee State and Tennessee team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the SEC rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of East Tennessee State vs Tennessee?
East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Tennessee Volunteers finished 17 - 72. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led East Tennessee State vs Tennessee in passing, rushing and receiving?
Joey Aguilar (Tennessee) led passers with 288 yards. Star Thomas (Tennessee) led rushers with 69 yards. Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee) led receivers with 125 yards on 9 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did East Tennessee State play Tennessee?
This East Tennessee State vs Tennessee game was played on September 6, 2025 at Neyland Stadium.