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East Tennessee State at Tennessee

Sep 6, 2025 • Completed

Season 2025RegularWeek 2

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East Tennessee State

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Final Score

17 - 72

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Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Tennessee734
East Tennessee State216

Passing Yards

Tennessee458
East Tennessee State167

Rushing Yards

Tennessee276
East Tennessee State49

Turnovers

Tennessee0
East Tennessee State0

Game Conditions

Temperature83°F
Wind7 mph W

Venue

Neyland Stadium

Knoxville, TN

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Joey Aguilar

Tennessee

YDS: 288

Rushing

Star Thomas

Tennessee

YDS: 69

Receiving

Chris Brazzell II

Tennessee

YDS: 125

Tackles

Dre Delinois

Unknown Team

TOT: 8

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Tennessee35:02
East Tennessee State24:58

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Tennessee overwhelms East Tennessee State 72-17

Blowout

Tennessee defeated East Tennessee State 72-17 in Week 2 of the 2025 regular slate, finishing with a 734-216 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

Tennessee set the terms early in a game that finished 72-17. Max Gilbert 29 yd FG GOOD came with 9:28 left in the first quarter, giving Tennessee the first major swing.

Tennessee's box score carried the story: 734 total yards, 276 rushing yards, and 458 passing yards. East Tennessee State finished with 216 total yards, including 49 on the ground and 167 through the air.

Tennessee converted 10-14 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, Tennessee led 48-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 53 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Max Gilbert 29 yd FG GOOD (Tennessee led 10-0 over East Tennessee State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Star Thomas run for 2 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) (Tennessee led 17-0 over East Tennessee State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 21 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) (Tennessee led 7-0 over East Tennessee State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Peyton Lewis run for 1 yd for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) (Tennessee led 24-0 over East Tennessee State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Max Gilbert 37 yd FG GOOD East Tennessee State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Mike Jenkins) to the TENN 35 (Tennessee led 34-0 over East Tennessee State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Max Gilbert 37 yd FG GOOD East Tennessee State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Mike Jenkins) to the 50 yard line (Tennessee led 34-0 over East Tennessee State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    72-17

    Tennessee defeated East Tennessee State.

  • Total yards

    734-216

    Tennessee held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    276

    Tennessee averaged 5.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    458

    Tennessee averaged 8.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    10-14

    Tennessee's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-15

    East Tennessee State's offense struggled to keep drives alive.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTennesseeEast Tennessee State
Total Yards734216
Passing Yards458167
Rushing Yards27649
First Downs4110
Third Down Efficiency10-142-15
Fourth Down Efficiency0-00-1
Total Penalties (Yards)6-458-48
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts38-5219-31
Rushing Attempts4728
Passing TDs41
Rushing TDs51
Kicking Points185
Possession Time35:0224:58
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2025)