KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football remained No. 15 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and AFCA Coaches poll following an overtime battle against Georgia on Saturday in Neyland Stadium.
The Volunteers (2-1, 0-1 SEC) are one of eight SEC teams in the top 15 of both polls, including Georgia, who moved up to No. 3 in the Coaches poll and No. 5 in the AP poll.
It’s the 23rd consecutive week that Tennessee has been ranked in the AP Top 25. The Vols are in the Coaches rankings for the 51st straight week dating back to Sept. 11, 2022.
Tennessee compiled 496 yards of total offense in a 44-41 overtime thriller versus the Bulldogs. That represented the most by UT against Georgia since recording 519 yards on Oct. 10, 2015.
Quarterback Joey Aguilar, making his first SEC start, tied Peyton Manning for the most passing yards ever by a Vol against the Bulldogs, completing 24-of-36 for 371 yards and four touchdowns. Manning fired for 371 yards on Oct. 12, 1996.
Redshirt junior Chris Brazzell II was Aguilar’s top explosive target, hauling in six passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns. For the season, Brazzell has 20 catches for 364 yards and five touchdowns. He is tied for the FBS lead in receiving scores and ranks second in the country in receiving yards. The Biletnikoff Award candidate’s performance representing the most receiving yards by a Vol since Jalin Hyatt’s infamous 207 yards against Alabama on Oct. 15, 2022.
Junior linebacker Arion Carter is off to a hot start in 2025. After gathering a career-best 14 tackles, Carter is the SEC leader in tackles through three games with 27. Edge rusher Joshua Josephs is tied for the league lead in sacks with three, tallying one apiece in all three of the Vols’ contests this season.
Tennessee steps out of conference play when it welcomes UAB (2-1) to Neyland Stadium for a 12:45 p.m. kickoff Saturday on SEC Network. The Blazers defeated Akron, 31-28, Saturday night. Neyland Stadium is sold out for the 23rd consecutive game.
Associated Press Top 25 (Sept. 14) 1. Ohio State (55) 2. Penn State (5) 3. LSU (2) 4. Miami (3) 5. Georgia 6. Oregon (1) 7. Florida State 8. Texas 9. Illinois 10. Texas A&M 11. Oklahoma 12. Iowa State 13. Ole Miss 14. Alabama 15. Tennessee 16. Utah 17. Texas Tech 18. Georgia Tech 19. Indiana 20. Vanderbilt 21. Michigan 22. Auburn 23. Missouri 24. Notre Dame 25. USC
AFCA Coaches (Sept. 14) 1. Ohio State (62) 2. Penn State (3) 3. Georgia (1) 4. LSU (1) 5. Oregon 6. Miami 7. Texas 8. Illinois 9. Florida State 10. Texas A&M 11. Ole Miss 12. Oklahoma 13. Iowa State 14. Alabama 15. Tennessee 16. Texas Tech 17. Indiana 18. Utah 19. Georgia Tech 20. Michigan 21. Notre Dame 22. Missouri 23. Vanderbilt 24. South Carolina 25. Auburn
