University of Tennessee Athletics
November 14, 2026 | Football
TENNESSEE FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Nov. 14, 2026 | Bryan-College Station, Texas | Kyle Field
FINAL SCORE: No. 9/9/8 Tennessee 22, Texas A&M 7
General Notes
The following players set or tied career highs in the respective statistical categories listed below:
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Nov. 14, 2026 | Bryan-College Station, Texas | Kyle Field
FINAL SCORE: No. 9/9/8 Tennessee 22, Texas A&M 7
General Notes
- Saturday's attendance at Kyle Field: 108,504 (sold out)
- Tennessee's all-time on-field record improved to 902-424-53 with Saturday's win (NCAA record: 891-424-53).
- Tennessee and Texas A&M met on the gridiron for the sixth time in program history, including the first matchup at Kyle Field since 2016. Tennessee leads the all-time series, 4-2.
- Head coach Josh Heupel owns an 11-1 record against Texas A&M, including a 2-0 mark as a head coach with the Vols' 2023 victory in Neyland Stadium. He was 2-0 as a player at QB at Oklahoma in the Big 12, and 7-1 as an assistant coach at Oklahoma.
- The Vols secured a .500 record or better in SEC play for the sixth straight season and all six seasons under Josh Heupel – the longest streak for the program since doing so in 16 consecutive seasons from 1989-2004.
- Tennessee hit the eight-win mark for the fifth consecutive season under Heupel (2022-26). That's the program's longest such streak since doing it 16 consecutive seasons from 1989-2004. The Vols are one of only three SEC schools with a current streak of such, joining Alabama and Georgia. Ole Miss and Texas could join that list this season with additional wins.
- Tennessee's team captains for Saturday's game: RB DeSean Bishop, LS Bennett Brady, LB Arion Carter, DL Xavier Gilliam
- Texas A&M won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. Tennessee received the opening kickoff and Texas A&M defended the north end zone.
- Sophomore DL Mariyon Dye made his first career start in Saturday's contest. Tennessee has now had 17 players make their first Vol starts this season – seven on offense and 10 on defense.
- Tennessee eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards on the year for the sixth straight season after compiling 196 yards in Saturday's contest at Texas A&M. It's the longest such streak for the program since the Vols accomplished the feat in six straight years from 1989-94.
- Through 10 games in 2026, the Vols have totaled 2,140 yards on the ground.
- Tennessee opened the game with a methodical, 16-play, 70-yard, 9:28 scoring drive that was capped by a Cooper Ranvier 23-yard field goal.
- The drive was UT's second longest of the season in terms of plays run and time of possession.
- UT's first four scoring drives in the game were nine or more plays and at up at least five minutes of clock.
- 16 plays, 70 yards, 9:28 (Ranvier 23-yard FG)
- 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:35 (Ranvier 30-yard FG)
- 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:18 (Ranvier 32-yard FG)
- 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:00 (Brame 5-yard reception)
- The Vols controlled time of possession on Saturday, keeping the ball for 42:11, and tying the single-game program record for time of possession set against Kentucky on Nov. 22, 1980.
- Senior RB DeSean Bishop finished Saturday's game with a career-high tying 34 carries for 97 yards, improving his career rushing total to 2,694 yards.
- The Knoxville native moved from ninth to fifth on Tennessee's all-time career rushing list, passing Jay Graham (2,609 from 1993-96), Cedric Houston (2,634 from 2001-04), Jalen Hurd (2,638 from 2014-16) and Jamal Lewis (2,677 from 1997-99).
- Sophomore TE DaSaahn Brame delivered the Vols' lone offensive touchdown with his first-career receiving score, hauling in a five-yard pass from freshman QB Faizon Brandon with 9:38 remaining in the contest.
- In the Josh Heupel era (2021-present), tight ends have accounted for 40 touchdowns – 32 receiving and eight rushing. Tight ends have scored touchdown in five of the Vols' 10 games this season.
- Brame's three receptions in the victory tied a career-high set in four previous contests.
- Sophomore QB George MacIntyre completed 10 straight pass attempts to start the game, marking the first time a Tennessee quarterback has completed 10 consecutive passes in a game since Joey Aguilar accomplished the feat in a win at Florida on Nov. 22, 2025.
- The 10 straight completions are the most consecutive completions to start a game by an SEC quarterback this season.
- Sophomore RB Javin Gordon had his most productive outing as a Vol, finishing Saturday's victory with a season-high 11 carries and 78 rushing yards.
- The Vols held the Aggies to 179 yards of total offense (86 rushing, 93 passing), marking their lowest total allowed in a contest since giving up 112 vs. Kent State on Sept. 14, 2024.
- It was Tennessee's fewest yards allowed against an SEC opponent during the Josh Heupel era and first time holding an SEC foe under 200 total yards since allowing 193 against Kentucky on Nov. 29, 2008.
- Tennessee won the turnover battle, 2-0, with two interceptions in the fourth quarter. In Heupel's 75 games as Tennessee's head coach, the Vols have won the turnover battle 36 times and own a 30-6 record in those contests.
- Senior DB TJ Metcalf logged his second interception of the season with 5:01 remaining in the contest, returning it 37 yards to the Texas A&M 16-yard-line.
- Junior DB Dejuan Lane added his team-leading fifth interception of the season with 2:20 left in the fourth quarter. He entered the contest tied for the SEC lead with four picks.
- Senior LB Jeremiah Telander logged UT's lone tackle for loss of the contest with a 1-yard stop in the first quarter that put the Aggies in 3rd-and-11.
- Junior PK Cooper Ranvier finished 5-for-5 on field goal attempts on Saturday, improving to 18-of-19 on the season. His five made field goals improved on his career-best of four set earlier this season against Alabama on Oct. 17 and against Cal while playing for Louisville on Nov. 8, 2025.
- He added one extra point in the victory, moving to 75-of-77 in his career, including 35-of-35 this season.
- Ranvier has now made 13 consecutive field goals, dating to his 49-yard make at Arkansas on Oct. 10.
The following players set or tied career highs in the respective statistical categories listed below:
Offense
- RB DeSean Bishop
- 34 rushing attempts (tied career high)
- TE DaSaahn Brame
- 2 rushing yards
- 3 receptions (tied career high)
- 1 receiving touchdown (first of career)
- DL Xavier Gilliam
- 1 pass breakup (tied career high)
- DB Dejuan Lane
- 1 interception (tied career high)
- DB TJ Metcalf
- 1 interception (tied career high)
- DL Jordan Norman
- 2 QB hurries
- PK Cooper Ranvier
- 5 field goal attempts
- 5 field goals made
- 15 points scored
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