SEC · Volunteers · Knoxville, TN
Tennessee
Your complete Tennessee season outlook.
The supporting cast and Josh Heupel help, but a true-freshman projected quarterback creates one of the SEC's largest uncertainty bands.
Home stadiumNeyland StadiumRPR rank#18Projected-wins rank#46
Projected wins7.32Most likely: 7 wins · 80% range 6–9
Rundown Power Rating +15.8Neutral-field strength
RPR Rank #18National power position
Schedule Strength Rank#8Opponent difficulty
Projected-Wins Rank #46Strength plus schedule
Market total7.5
Adjusted Edge -0.14
Probability over46%
Market basis12 games
Team profile
RPR and model ratings
- Rundown Power Rating
- +15.8
- National RPR Rank
- #18
- Schedule strength rank
- #8
- Average opponent power
- +9.5
- Offense rating
- 38.2
- Defense rating
- 22.9
- Projected QB
- Faizon Brandon
- QB starts
- 0
- QB confidence
- Low
- Head coach
- Josh Heupel
- Returning starters
- 12
- Portal rank
- 12
- Roster fragility
- 38.6
Record outcomes
Win distribution
0<1%
1<1%
2<1%
30.5%
42.7%
58.6%
617.8%
724.5%
823.4%
914.8%
106.0%
111.4%
12<1%
13<1%
Game by game
2026 projected scores and probabilities
Expected scores and margins are model means, not exact-score guarantees.
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| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Projected score | Projected total | Projected margin | Win probability | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 2026 | Furman | Home | 43–14 | 57.1 | +29.2 | 97% | Medium |
| 2 | Sep 12, 2026 | Away | 32–25 | 57.2 | +7.2 | 68% | Medium | |
| 3 | Sep 19, 2026 | Home | 42–15 | 56.8 | +27.2 | 97% | Medium | |
| 4 | Sep 26, 2026 | Home | 25–32 | 57.2 | -7.4 | 31% | Medium | |
| 5 | Oct 3, 2026 | Home | 30–25 | 54.2 | +5.0 | 63% | Medium | |
| 6 | Oct 10, 2026 | Away | 37–27 | 63.6 | +9.7 | 74% | Medium | |
| 7 | Oct 17, 2026 | Home | 26–27 | 52.2 | -0.9 | 48% | Low | |
| 8 | Oct 24, 2026 | Away | 27–28 | 55.0 | -0.6 | 48% | Low | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 2026 | Home | 34–20 | 54.0 | +13.3 | 81% | Medium | |
| 10 | Nov 14, 2026 | Away | 25–34 | 58.4 | -9.1 | 27% | Medium | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 2026 | Home | 25–29 | 53.4 | -4.4 | 38% | Medium | |
| 12 | Nov 28, 2026 | Away | 32–28 | 60.0 | +3.8 | 60% | Low |
Projection context
These projections reflect the current Rivals Rundown football inputs and are refreshed as the underlying information changes.
Model version 5. RPR, rankings, margins and probabilities are estimates, not guarantees.