Tennessee — 2025 Schedule
Season at a Glance
Opponent strength
EasierTougher
2025 Schedule
WK 1
Aug 30
Syracuse
Neutral
W
45–26
WK 2
Sep 6
vs
ETSU
W
72–17
WK 4
Sep 20
vs
UAB
W
56–24
WK 12
Nov 15
vs
New Mexico State
W
42–9
Bowl Game
Dec 30
Illinois
Neutral
L
28–30
Edge Rubric — head-to-head, all 10 live. Each cell answers "did we beat our opponent in this metric, this game?" — both teams computed from real CFBD play-by-play (works for every opponent). Explosive = pass 20+ / run 10+. Striped cells are unplayed games only.
THE EDGE RUBRIC
Head-to-Head — did we beat our opponent this game?
50%
Season Score · SEC #10
Head-to-Head — Filled = our team beat the opponent in this metric in this game. Gray = opponent was better (or tied). Striped = game not yet played.
| METRIC |
SYR
W
|
ETS
W
|
UGA
L
|
UAB
W
|
MSU
W
|
ARK
W
|
AL
L
|
UK
W
|
OU
L
|
NMS
W
|
FLA
W
|
VAN
W
|
ILL
L
|
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / PLAY | 10/13 | |||||||||||||
| POINTS / PLAY | 10/13 | |||||||||||||
| FEWER TURNOVERS | 6/13 | |||||||||||||
| RUNS GAINING 5+ YDS | 6/13 | |||||||||||||
| 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6/13 | |||||||||||||
| EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE | 7/13 | |||||||||||||
| R.A. SCORING EFF. | 4/13 | |||||||||||||
| R.A. TOUCHDOWN RATE | 4/13 | |||||||||||||
| NEGATIVE PLAY RATE | 8/13 | |||||||||||||
| 4TH QTR POINTS | 4/13 | |||||||||||||
| GAME TOTAL | 8/10 | 7/10 | 4/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 4/10 | 0/10 | 5/10 | 3/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 1/10 | 5/10 |
50%
SEC #10
|
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 13 games with charted data
Kiffin Rubric — all 10 metrics live. Every metric is now computed from real data —
PENALTIES (1 IN 30) uses accurate CFBD team box-score penalties (≤ 1 per 30 game snaps), and WIN 4TH QUARTER uses real CFBD per-play Q4 scores. No pending cells.
THE KIFFIN RUBRIC
Offensive Performance Benchmarks — 2025 Season
50%
Season Score · SEC #1
Methodology — Each metric is a binary, per-game achievement computed from real charted data. Filled = achieved, gray = not achieved.
| METRIC |
SYR
W
|
ETS
W
|
UGA
L
|
UAB
W
|
MSU
W
|
ARK
W
|
AL
L
|
UK
W
|
OU
L
|
NMS
W
|
FLA
W
|
VAN
W
|
ILL
L
|
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 9/13 | |||||||||||||
| SCORE 40+ POINTS | 8/13 | |||||||||||||
| ZERO TURNOVERS | 4/13 | |||||||||||||
| 5.0 YDS PER RUSH | 8/13 | |||||||||||||
| 3RD DOWN EFF. (50%) | 8/13 | |||||||||||||
| 12 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS | 2/13 | |||||||||||||
| R.A. SCORING (100%) | 7/13 | |||||||||||||
| R.A. TOUCHDOWNS (70%) | 7/13 | |||||||||||||
| PENALTIES (1 IN 30) | 8/13 | |||||||||||||
| WIN 4TH QUARTER | 4/13 | |||||||||||||
| GAME TOTAL | 7/10 | 9/10 | 3/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 1/10 | 5/10 | 2/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 |
50%
SEC #1
|
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 13 games with charted data
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