Wk 13 · 2026

Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores — Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Nov 28 · FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 89 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.

#20 Tennessee Volunteers

SEC · no games yet

TBDET

TENN -3 · total 57.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential VAN by 7.9

Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC · no games yet

What is at stake

Tennessee-Vanderbilt. The oldest rivalry in the state, and Vanderbilt's recent run has turned what used to be a formality back into the game that ends Tennessee's regular season. 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

Tennessee: +6.4#31

Efficiency margin

Vanderbilt: +11.9#12

Tennessee: 34.6

Offense (pts/100)

Vanderbilt: 36.4

Tennessee: 28.2

Defense (pts/100)

Vanderbilt: 24.5

Tennessee: 65.5

Pace (plays/g)

Vanderbilt: 65.5

Tennessee: no data

Yards / play

Vanderbilt: no data

Tennessee: no data

Yards / play allowed

Vanderbilt: no data

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

Tennessee: no data

Points / game

Vanderbilt: no data

Tennessee: no data

Points allowed

Vanderbilt: no data

Tennessee: no data

Yards / game

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Tennessee: no data

Yards allowed

Vanderbilt: no data

Tennessee: no data

Pass yds allowed

Vanderbilt: no data

Tennessee: no data

Rush yds allowed

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Turnovers / game

Vanderbilt: no data

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Tennessee form

No completed games on record.

Vanderbilt 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.

Vanderbilt 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	Tennessee	Vanderbilt
Auburn SEC	vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Arkansas SEC	at Wk 6 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Alabama SEC	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Kentucky SEC	vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview	at Wk 8 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Tennessee leads 14–6 · Vanderbilt won the last one

20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 8.2 points toward Tennessee

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2025-11-29	Vanderbilt 45 — 24 Tennessee	at TENN	Vanderbilt
2024	2024-11-30	Tennessee 36 — 23 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Tennessee
2023	2023-11-25	Vanderbilt 24 — 48 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2022	2022-11-26	Tennessee 56 — 0 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Tennessee
2021	2021-11-27	Vanderbilt 21 — 45 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2020	2020-12-12	Tennessee 42 — 17 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Tennessee
2019	2019-11-30	Vanderbilt 10 — 28 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2018	2018-11-24	Tennessee 13 — 38 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Vanderbilt
2017	2017-11-25	Vanderbilt 42 — 24 Tennessee	at TENN	Vanderbilt
2016	2016-11-26	Tennessee 34 — 45 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Vanderbilt
2015	2015-11-28	Vanderbilt 28 — 53 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2014	2014-11-29	Tennessee 24 — 17 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Tennessee
2013	2013-11-23	Vanderbilt 14 — 10 Tennessee	at TENN	Vanderbilt
2012	2012-11-17	Tennessee 18 — 41 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Vanderbilt
2011	2011-11-19	Vanderbilt 21 — 27 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2010	2010-11-20	Tennessee 24 — 10 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Tennessee
2009	2009-11-21	Vanderbilt 16 — 31 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2008	2008-11-22	Tennessee 20 — 10 Vanderbilt	at VAN	Tennessee
2007	2007-11-17	Vanderbilt 24 — 25 Tennessee	at TENN	Tennessee
2006	2006-11-18	Tennessee 39 — 10 Vanderbilt	at VAN	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

full roster and per-player history

Vanderbilt leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Diego Pavia QB #2	242/340, 3192 YDS, 27 TD, 8 INT
	Blaze Berlowitz QB #1	9/17, 131 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing	Diego Pavia QB #2	152 CAR, 826 YDS, 9 TD
	Sedrick Alexander RB #28	102 CAR, 560 YDS, 11 TD
	Makhilyn Young RB #22	45 CAR, 410 YDS, 6 TD
Receiving	Eli Stowers TE #9	62 REC, 769 YDS, 4 TD
	Tre Richardson WR #0	40 REC, 679 YDS, 6 TD
	Junior Sherrill WR #0	46 REC, 661 YDS, 7 TD
	Richie Hoskins WR #5	26 REC, 305 YDS, 3 TD

Defense

Tackles	Bryan Longwell LB #11	67
	CJ Heard S #8	64
	Langston Patterson LB #10	61
Sacks	Miles Capers EDGE #29	4.5
	Zaylin Wood DL #15	4
	Khordae Sydnor DT #96	3.5
Interceptions	Martel Hight CB #4	3
	Zaylin Wood DL #15	1
	Kolbey Taylor CB #3	1

full roster and per-player history

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.