Wk 10 · 2026
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers — Sat, Nov 7
Sat, Nov 7 ·
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 68 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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TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential TENN by 9.4
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. NIGHT: 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.
Kentucky form
No completed games on record.
Tennessee form
No completed games on record.
Kentucky 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 · 5
| Opponent | Kentucky | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama SEC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Texas A&M SEC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| South Carolina SEC | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| LSU SEC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Vanderbilt SEC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Tennessee leads 17–3 · Tennessee has won the last 5
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.9 points toward Tennessee
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-25 | Tennessee 56 — 34 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2024 | 2024-11-02 | Kentucky 18 — 28 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2023 | 2023-10-28 | Tennessee 33 — 27 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2022 | 2022-10-29 | Kentucky 6 — 44 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2021 | 2021-11-06 | Tennessee 45 — 42 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2020 | 2020-10-17 | Kentucky 34 — 7 Tennessee | at TENN | Kentucky |
| 2019 | 2019-11-09 | Tennessee 17 — 13 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Kentucky 7 — 24 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Tennessee 26 — 29 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2016 | 2016-11-12 | Kentucky 36 — 49 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2015 | 2015-10-31 | Tennessee 52 — 21 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2014 | 2014-11-15 | Kentucky 16 — 50 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Tennessee 27 — 14 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2012 | 2012-11-24 | Kentucky 17 — 37 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | Tennessee 7 — 10 Kentucky | at UK | Kentucky |
| 2010 | 2010-11-27 | Kentucky 14 — 24 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | Tennessee 30 — 24 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2008 | 2008-11-29 | Kentucky 10 — 28 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2007 | 2007-11-24 | Tennessee 52 — 50 Kentucky | at UK | Tennessee |
| 2006 | 2006-11-25 | Kentucky 12 — 17 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
Kentucky leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Cutter Boley QB #8 | 198/301, 2160 YDS, 15 TD, 12 INT |
| Zach Calzada QB #5 | 28/58, 238 YDS, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Seth McGowan RB #3 | 165 CAR, 725 YDS, 12 TD |
| Dante Dowdell RB #22 | 112 CAR, 560 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jason Patterson RB #26 | 57 CAR, 225 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kendrick Law WR #1 | 53 REC, 540 YDS, 3 TD |
| Hardley Gilmore IV WR #17 | 28 REC, 313 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Willie Rodriguez TE #81 | 23 REC, 310 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Josh Kattus TE #84 | 17 REC, 195 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ty Bryant DB #14 | 76 |
| Daveren Rayner LB #7 | 69 | |
| Alex Afari Jr. LB #3 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Steven Soles Jr. DL #35 | 3.5 |
| Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #90 | 3.5 | |
| Alex Afari Jr. LB #3 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Bryant DB #14 | 4 |
| Daveren Rayner LB #7 | 2 | |
| Jordan Lovett DB #25 | 2 |
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.