Wk 5 · 2026
Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 33 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
SEC · no games yet
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no line posted yet
Ratings differential TENN by 4.3
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start. Tennessee is ranked #20 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Auburn form
No completed games on record.
Tennessee form
No completed games on record.
Auburn this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Tennessee this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Auburn | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt SEC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| LSU SEC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Arkansas SEC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Alabama SEC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Auburn leads 4–1 · Auburn won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.0 points toward Auburn
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020-11-21 | Tennessee 17 — 30 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | Tennessee 30 — 24 Auburn | at AUB | Tennessee |
| 2013 | 2013-11-09 | Auburn 55 — 23 Tennessee | at TENN | Auburn |
| 2009 | 2009-10-03 | Auburn 26 — 22 Tennessee | at TENN | Auburn |
| 2008 | 2008-09-27 | Tennessee 12 — 14 Auburn | at AUB | Auburn |
Auburn leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 136/215, 1309 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Ashton Daniels QB #14 | 68/119, 797 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeremiah Cobb RB #23 | 175 CAR, 969 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 112 CAR, 311 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Ashton Daniels QB #14 | 63 CAR, 280 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Coleman WR #8 | 56 REC, 708 YDS, 5 TD |
| Eric Singleton Jr. WR #2 | 58 REC, 534 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Malcolm Simmons WR #11 | 25 REC, 457 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Perry Thompson WR #3 | 17 REC, 154 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 84 |
| Robert Woodyard Jr. LB #0 | 67 | |
| Kaleb Harris S #8 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Xavier Atkins LB #17 | 9 |
| Keyron Crawford EDGE #24 | 5 | |
| Chris Murray DL #13 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Rayshawn Pleasant CB #4 | 2 |
| Elijah Melendez LB #9 | 2 | |
| Kayin Lee DB #14 | 1 |
Tennessee leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Joey Aguilar QB #6 | 258/386, 3444 YDS, 24 TD, 10 INT |
| Jake Merklinger QB #4 | 13/24, 173 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | DeSean Bishop RB #18 | 163 CAR, 983 YDS, 14 TD |
| Star Thomas RB #9 | 95 CAR, 529 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Peyton Lewis RB #2 | 70 CAR, 290 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Brazzell II WR #17 | 62 REC, 1017 YDS, 9 TD |
| Braylon Staley WR #14 | 64 REC, 806 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Mike Matthews WR #4 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Ethan Davis TE #0 | 21 REC, 257 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Arion Carter LB #7 | 76 |
| Edwin Spillman LB #13 | 74 | |
| Jeremiah Telander LB #22 | 71 | |
| Sacks | Dominic Bailey DT #90 | 5.5 |
| Tyre West DT #42 | 4 | |
| Caleb Herring DE #39 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Redmond DB #4 | 3 |
| Edrees Farooq DB #15 | 2 | |
| Andre Turrentine DB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.