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FINAL Saturday, September 12, 2026

Tennessee VolunteersTennessee vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia Tech

45 - 24
Bobby Dodd Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Tennessee vs Georgia Tech scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Tennessee 717714 45
Georgia Tech 10077 24
Tennessee vs Georgia Tech scoring by quarter
Tennessee Qtr Georgia Tech
7Q110
17Q20
7Q37
14Q47
45Final24

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 12:22 Touchdown Tennessee Ethan Davis No Huddle-Shotgun #11 F.Brandon pass complete short middle to #0 E.Davis caught at GT 11, for 25 yards to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 7-0
Q1 6:33 Field goal Georgia Tech #33 A.Birr field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #47 A.Bacchetta, LS: #50 R.Thomas). PENALTY UT Offside declined 7-3
Q1 5:49 Touchdown Georgia Tech Elgin Sessions 3 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Aidan Birr Kick) 7-10
Q2 14:01 Field goal Tennessee Cooper Ranvier #28 C.Ranvier field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 10-10
Q2 11:24 Touchdown Tennessee Dejuan Lane Shotgun #15 A.Mendoza pass intercepted by #10 D.Lane at GT 41 #10 D.Lane return 41 yards to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN. #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 17-10
Q2 4:21 Touchdown Tennessee Braylon Staley No Huddle-Shotgun #11 F.Brandon pass complete deep left to #14 B.Staley caught at GT 00, for 20 yards to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) PENALTY #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) PENALTY GT Illegal Substitution declined 24-10
Q3 11:41 Touchdown Tennessee DeSean Bishop No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 17 yards gain to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 31-10
Q3 7:10 Touchdown Georgia Tech No Huddle #15 A.Mendoza pass complete short left to #22 J.Haynes caught at UT 02, for 2 yards to the UT 00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #33 A.Birr kick attempt good (H: #47 A.Bacchetta, LS: #50 R.Thomas) 31-17
Q4 4:25 Touchdown Tennessee DeSean Bishop No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 29 yards gain to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 38-17
Q4 1:39 Touchdown Georgia Tech No Huddle-Shotgun #22 J.Haynes rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UT 00 TOUCHDOWN. #33 A.Birr kick attempt good (H: #47 A.Bacchetta, LS: #50 R.Thomas) 38-24
Q4 1:30 Touchdown Tennessee Daune Morris No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 47 yards gain to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) 45-24

Rivalry highlights

Series record
26-17
Tennessee first, 45 meetings since 1902
Series leader
Tennessee
Tennessee lead 26-17 in 45 meetings since 1902
Widest recent margin
21 points
Tennessee 45-24 Georgia Tech, 2026
Tightest recent margin
0 points
Tennessee 6-6 Georgia Tech, 1985
Highest recent total
83 points
Tennessee 42-41 Georgia Tech, 2017

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Tennessee 26 45 meetings since 1902 17 Georgia Tech

Tennessee lead 26-17 in 45 meetings since 1902 Series leader: Tennessee.

Team stats, this game

TennesseeGeorgia Tech
447Total yards356
148Passing yards221
299Rushing yards135
0Turnovers2
4Sacks1
24First downs25
142Penalty yards46

Key players by position

Starters by position
Tennessee Pos Georgia Tech
Faizon Brandon QB Alberto Mendoza
DeSean Bishop RB Justice Haynes
Mike Matthews WR Dalen Penson
Ethan Davis TE Kevin Roche Jr.
Xavier Gilliam DL Tawfiq Thomas
Arion Carter LB E.J. Lightsey
Dejuan Lane DB Tae Harris

Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.

Tennessee vs Georgia Tech player stats

Passing

Tennesseepassing
TennesseeC/ATTYDSTDINT
Faizon Brandon10/2114820
Georgia Techpassing
Georgia TechC/ATTYDSTDINT
Alberto Mendoza26/4022112

Rushing

Tennesseerushing
TennesseeCARYDSTDLONG
DeSean Bishop20147233
Daune Morris1098147
Javin Gordon103208
Faizon Brandon522011
Georgia Techrushing
Georgia TechCARYDSTDLONG
Justice Haynes1481120
Malachi Hosley640013
Trelain Maddox427012
Alberto Mendoza7-1308

Receiving

Tennesseereceiving
TennesseeRECYDSTDLONG
Radarious Jackson364045
Ethan Davis226125
Braylon Staley120120
Mike Matthews216012
DeSean Bishop115015
Dasaahn Brame1707
Georgia Techreceiving
Georgia TechRECYDSTDLONG
Kevin Roche Jr.666022
Dalen Penson658017
Justice Haynes636119
Jordan Allen426016
Chris Corbo221018
Trelain Maddox1909
Gavin Harris1505

Defense

Tennesseedefense
TennesseeTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Arion Carter86000
Amare Campbell84010
TJ Metcalf73000
Ty Redmond75000
Edwin Spillman52000
Mar'Quavious Moss54010
Jordan Norman42110
Jeremiah Telander3111.51
Dejuan Lane32001
Dylan Lewis31000
Mariyon Dye32220
Kayin Lee21000
Georgia Techdefense
Georgia TechTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
E.J. Lightsey114000
Kyle Efford83110
Tawfiq Thomas74020
Savion Riley66000
Christian Speakman50000
Taje Mccoy41000
Vincent Carroll-Jackson41010
Tae Harris41000
Daiquan White21000
Shymeik Jones21000
Brayden Manley21000
Kelvin Hill20000

Kicking

Tennesseekicking
TennesseeFGLONGXPPTS
Cooper Ranvier1/1326/69
Georgia Techkicking
Georgia TechFGLONGXPPTS
Aidan Birr1/1303/36

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Tennessee: last 15 games before this one

9-6 in the last 15 · 39.3 scored · 28.4 allowed
LOST 17-42 scored 17 · allowed 42 See game WON 45-26 scored 45 · allowed 26 See game WON 72-17 scored 72 · allowed 17 See game LOST 41-44 scored 41 · allowed 44 See game WON 56-24 scored 56 · allowed 24 See game WON 41-34 scored 41 · allowed 34 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game LOST 20-37 scored 20 · allowed 37 See game WON 56-34 scored 56 · allowed 34 See game LOST 27-33 scored 27 · allowed 33 See game WON 42-9 scored 42 · allowed 9 See game WON 31-11 scored 31 · allowed 11 See game LOST 24-45 scored 24 · allowed 45 See game LOST 28-30 scored 28 · allowed 30 See game WON 56-9 scored 56 · allowed 9 See game

Georgia Tech: last 15 games before this one

9-6 in the last 15 · 30.5 scored · 24.9 allowed
LOST 27-35 scored 27 · allowed 35 See game WON 27-20 scored 27 · allowed 20 See game WON 59-12 scored 59 · allowed 12 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game WON 45-24 scored 45 · allowed 24 See game WON 30-29 scored 30 · allowed 29 See game WON 35-20 scored 35 · allowed 20 See game WON 27-18 scored 27 · allowed 18 See game WON 41-16 scored 41 · allowed 16 See game LOST 36-48 scored 36 · allowed 48 See game WON 36-34 scored 36 · allowed 34 See game LOST 28-42 scored 28 · allowed 42 See game LOST 9-16 scored 9 · allowed 16 See game LOST 21-25 scored 21 · allowed 25 See game LOST 13-14 scored 13 · allowed 14 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Tennessee Split Georgia Tech
1-02026 record entering0-1
56Points for13
9Points against14
W1FormL1

Recent meetings

2026
Tennessee 45 : 24 Georgia Tech
2017
Tennessee 42 : 41 Georgia Tech
1987
Georgia Tech 15 : 29 Tennessee
1986
Tennessee 13 : 14 Georgia Tech
1985
Tennessee 6 : 6 Georgia Tech
1984
Tennessee 24 : 21 Georgia Tech
Tennessee · QB Faizon Brandon
Pass yards
697
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
61-101
INT
1
Bishop rush
540 yds
Matthews rec
318 yds
Georgia Tech · QB Alberto Mendoza
Pass yards
975
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
84-123
INT
3
Haynes rush
393 yds
Penson rec
241 yds
Tennessee VolunteersTennessee2026 roster
8 Ryan Staub QB 11 Faizon Brandon QB 12 George MacIntyre QB 13 Mason Phillips QB 2 Justin Baker RB 6 Javin Gordon RB 17 Daune Morris RB 18 DeSean Bishop RB 24 Hunter Barnes RB 34 Will Rajecki RB 1 Travis Smith Jr. WR 3 Radarious Jackson WR 4 Mike Matthews WR 5 TK Keys WR 9 Joakim Dodson WR 14 Braylon Staley WR 19 Tyreek King WR 26 Doren Sacha WR 29 Jack-Henry Jakobik WR 30 Jacolby Cooper WR 31 Lane Cope WR 35 Ben Petermann WR 36 Nathan Roberts WR 38 Brayden Carroll WR 81 Ian Duarte WR 85 Luke Thompson WR 88 Deon Hardin WR 0 Ethan Davis TE 7 DaSaahn Brame TE 44 Drake Martinez TE 80 Cole Harrison TE 82 Trent Thomas TE 87 Luca Wolf TE 51 Jeremias Heard OL 55 Antoni Ogumoro OL 56 Sam Pendleton OL 58 Nic Moore OL 59 Charlie Powell III OL 60 Thomas Storm OL 63 Jeremy George-El OL 65 Michael Kostantonov OL 66 Kamari Blair OL 69 Donovan Haslam OL 70 David Sanders Jr. OL 71 Ed Baker OL 72 Jesse Perry OL 74 Shamurad Umarov OL 75 Wendell Moe Jr. OL 77 Ory Williams OL 78 Gage Ginther OL 79 Gabriel Osenda OL 2 Xavier Gilliam DL 5 Daevin Hobbs DL 9 Mariyon Dye DL 17 Ethan Utley DL 18 Tyree Weathersby DL 19 Nathan Robinson DL 26 JJ Finch DL 33 Jordan Norman DL 35 Carson Gentle DL 36 Carter Gooden DL 37 Kedric Golston II DL 39 Darryl Rivers DL 44 Christian Gass DL 47 Isaiah Campbell DL 55 Mike Bethea II DL 56 Zach Groves DL 59 Dereon Albert DL 85 CJ Edwards DL 87 Nuk Simmons DL 95 Breeze Carter DL 97 Hezekiah Harris DL 99 Charles House III DL 0 Amare Campbell 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 28 Brayden Rouse LB 50 Ryan Scott LB 51 TJ White LB 57 Grier Short LB 1 TJ Metcalf DB 3 Tre Poteat III DB 4 Ty Redmond DB 6 Qua Moss DB 8 Jadais Richard DB 10 Dejuan Lane DB 14 Kayin Lee DB 15 Edrees Farooq DB 20 Tevis Metcalf DB 21 Jamyan Theodore DB 23 Sidney Walton DB 24 Dylan Lewis DB 25 Tim Merritt DB 29 Isaiah Hardge DB 30 Javonte Smith DB 31 Joel Wyatt DB 34 Zay Anderson DB 38 Jowell Combay DB 40 KJ McClain DB 42 DJ Burks DB 43 Jackson Mathews DB 28 Cooper Ranvier PK 93 Grady Dangerfield PK 94 Josh Turbyville PK 98 Jackson Ross P 99 Logan Foley P 48 Bennett Brady LS 53 Blake Howard LS
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia Tech2026 roster
9 Grady Adamson QB 12 Cole Bergeron QB 14 Graham Knowles QB 15 Alberto Mendoza QB 18 Ben Guthrie QB 0 Malachi Hosley RB 1 Trelain Maddox RB 11 Chad Alexander RB 20 J.P. Powell RB 22 Justice Haynes RB 24 Shane Marshall RB 32 Jayden Barr RB 3 Rahkeem Smith WR 4 Jordan Allen WR 6 Debron Gatling WR 7 Dalen Penson WR 13 Isaiah Fuhrmann WR 16 Jaiven Plummer WR 21 Darnell Collins WR 37 Joseph Moseley WR 38 Wills Campbell WR 81 Cal Faulkner WR 82 Kentrell Davis WR 84 Evan Haynes WR 85 J.J. Winston WR 87 Coi Jean-Noel WR 89 Chris Elko WR 8 Gavin Harris TE 17 Chris Corbo TE 36 Rocco Xerogeanes TE 39 Jack Richerson TE 42 Spencer Mermans TE 80 Connor Roush TE 83 Blake Ragsdale TE 86 Kevin Roche Jr. TE 88 Nate Agyemang TE 52 Kevin Peay Jr. OL 55 Xavier Canales OL 56 Jacob Benjamin OL 58 Jimmy Bryson OL 60 Blake Belin OL 62 Courtlin Heard OL 65 Courtney Heard OL 66 Will Reed OL 68 Eli Rickell OL 69 Joseph Ionata OL 70 Jameson Riggs OL 71 Markell Samuel OL 72 Malachi Carney OL 73 Favour Edwin OL 75 Andrew Rosinski OL 76 Krew Moledor OL 77 Josh Petty OL 78 Ethan Mackenny OL 79 Jordan Floyd OL 8 Jordan Boyd DE 9 Amontrae Bradford DE 10 Jordan Walker DE 11 Brayden Manley DE 24 Noah Carter DE 40 Jordan Woods DE 41 Taje McCoy DE 42 Lex Willis DE 88 A.J. Hoffler DE 91 Andre Fuller Jr. DE 93 Drew Cohen DE 55 Christian Garrett DT 56 Tim Griffin DT 92 Christian Speakman DT 94 Derry Norris Jr. DT 95 Tawfiq Thomas DT 96 Shymeik Jones DT 97 Landen Marshall DT 98 Amier Clarke DT 99 Vincent Carroll-Jackson DT 0 Melvin Jordan IV LB 1 Cayman Spaulding LB 2 E.J. Lightsey LB 30 Lawson Pritchett LB 34 C.J. Gamble LB 35 Braylon Outlaw LB 44 Kyle Efford LB 3 Jaylen Mbakwe CB 4 Daiquan White CB 5 Zachary Tobe CB 6 Kelvin Hill CB 12 Jon Mitchell CB 14 Jonas Duclona CB 21 Jaedyn Terry CB 23 Trae Stevenson Jr. CB 25 L.J. Crumity CB 28 Elgin Sessions CB 13 Savion Riley S 18 Kealan Jones S 26 Chris Hewitt Jr. S 27 Tae Harris S 31 Fenix Felton S 36 Kymani Morales S 37 Alex Hunt S 38 Isaac Obrokta S 39 Will Kiker S 33 Aidan Birr PK 41 Landon Shaffer PK 40 Joshua Taylor P 46 Jonathan Genty P 47 Alex Bacchetta P 48 Cal Keeler LS 50 Ronnie Thomas III LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

82% TENN
18% GT

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Tennessee

DateOppResult
10-03 vsAUB W 24-14
09-26 vsTEX L 17-20
09-19 vsKENN W 42-9
09-12 atGT W 45-24
09-05 vsFUR W 56-9

Georgia Tech

DateOppResult
09-26 atSTAN L 27-34
09-19 vsMER W 44-11
09-12 vsTENN L 24-45
09-03 vsCOLO L 13-14
12-27 atBYU L 21-25

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

SEC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Georgia 500 1.00025767
Alabama 500 1.000248104
Texas 400 1.00013353
LSU 410 .80021876
Tennessee 410 .80018476
Florida 410 .800231136
Missouri 410 .800188100
Mississippi State 410 .800195140
Kentucky 410 .800173134
Ole Miss 310 .750142123
Texas A&M 320 .60015993
Auburn 320 .600134107
Vanderbilt 320 .600127125
Oklahoma 220 .5008864
South Carolina 230 .400188134
Arkansas 230 .40099142

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Records computed from completed games this season

Tennessee vs Georgia Tech: result and recap

Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets finished 45 - 24 on September 12, 2026. This SEC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Tennessee and Georgia Tech 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 Tennessee vs Georgia Tech?

Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets finished 45 - 24. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Tennessee vs Georgia Tech in passing, rushing and receiving?

Alberto Mendoza (Georgia Tech) led passers with 221 yards. DeSean Bishop (Tennessee) led rushers with 147 yards. Kevin Roche Jr. (Georgia Tech) led receivers with 66 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Tennessee play Georgia Tech?

This Tennessee vs Georgia Tech game was played on September 12, 2026 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.