Wk 2 · 2026
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
· ESPN
SEC · no games yet
at
7:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential TENN by 0.7
ACC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. 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.
Tennessee form
No completed games on record.
Georgia Tech form
No completed games on record.
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.
Georgia Tech 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 · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Tennessee leads 1–0 · Tennessee won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.0 points toward Tennessee
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017-09-04 | Tennessee 42 — 41 Georgia Tech | neutral | Tennessee |
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 |
Georgia Tech leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Haynes King QB #10 | 230/321, 2697 YDS, 12 TD, 5 INT |
| Aaron Philo QB #12 | 21/28, 373 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Haynes King QB #10 | 178 CAR, 922 YDS, 15 TD |
| Malachi Hosley RB #0 | 87 CAR, 634 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Jamal Haynes RB #1 | 116 CAR, 504 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Eric Rivers Jr. WR #3 | 42 REC, 556 YDS, 1 TD |
| Isiah Canion WR #6 | 33 REC, 480 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Malik Rutherford WR #8 | 38 REC, 418 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jordan Allen WR #4 | 19 REC, 312 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Kyle Efford LB #44 | 72 |
| E.J. Lightsey LB #2 | 70 | |
| Clayton Powell-Lee S #5 | 65 | |
| Sacks | Akelo Stone DL #7 | 4 |
| Jordan van den Berg DL #99 | 3 | |
| Brayden Manley DE #11 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Omar Daniels DB #9 | 1 |
| Rodney Shelley DB #6 | 1 | |
| Tah'j Butler LB #49 | 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.