Furman Paladins vs Tennessee Volunteers

College Football

Furman

1-1

9-56

Final

#20Tennessee

1-0

Neyland Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Touchdown
Fumble

Team	1	2	3	4	T
FUR	0	0	3	6	9
TENN	7	21	21	7	56

Who won: Tennessee 56-9

The Tennessee Volunteers beat the Furman Paladins 56-9 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Neyland Stadium. The Tennessee outscored the Furman 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Faizon Brandon led the Tennessee in passing yards (13/17, 226 YDS, 3 TD). Jake Garcia led the Furman in passing yards (8/17, 36 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

FURTENN

101st Downs29

4-153rd down efficiency5-11

0-24th down efficiency2-3

220Total Yards638

43Passing309

11/22Comp/Att21/27

2.0Yards per pass11.4

177Rushing329

36Rushing Attempts47

4.9Yards per rush7.0

5-45Penalties7-60

0Turnovers2

0Fumbles lost2

0Interceptions thrown0

27:51Possession32:09

Player of the game

Faizon Brandon

TENN · 13/17, 226 YDS, 3 TD, 2 RUSH TD

9.3

Win probability

100%TENN final

FURTENN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00FUR
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:14
22 yd run
Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush right for 22 yards gain to the TENN40 (#20 T.Metcalf), 1ST DOWN
I. Davis · 8 CAR, 113 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FUR 38
Q4 0:35
31 yd run
Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush middle for 31 yards gain to the FUR38 (#21 J.Theodore), 1ST DOWN
I. Davis · 8 CAR, 113 YDS · 3rd & 12 · 3rd & 12 at FUR 7
Q4 0:54
Stuffed for a loss of 3
Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush middle for 3 yards loss to the FUR07 (#39 D.Rivers). #72 C.Luna injured on the play
I. Davis · 8 CAR, 113 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at FUR 10
Q4 1:43FUR
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FUR10 (#51 T.White; #59 D.Albert)
1st & 10 at FUR 9
Q4 1:52
Punt, 0 yds
#98 J.Ross punt 37 yards to the FUR09 fair catch by #2 C.Morin at FUR09
J. Ross · 4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at FUR 46
Q4 2:00TEN
Timeout
Timeout Tennessee, clock 02:00
Q4 2:19
No gain on the run
Shotgun #24 H.Barnes rush middle for 0 yards to the FUR46 (#8 M.Dobbins)
H. Barnes · 4 CAR, 12 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at FUR 46
Q4 3:00
1 yd run
Shotgun #24 H.Barnes rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FUR46 (#8 M.Dobbins)
H. Barnes · 4 CAR, 12 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at FUR 47
Q4 3:26
5 yd completion to N. Roberts
Shotgun #8 R.Staub pass complete short left to #36 N.Roberts caught at FUR47, for 5 yards to the FUR47 (#16 M.Woods, Jr.)
R. Staub · 3/3, 27 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TENN 48
Q4 4:14
11 yd completion to N. Roberts
Shotgun #8 R.Staub pass complete short left to #36 N.Roberts caught at TENN37, for 11 yards to the TENN48 (#16 M.Woods, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
R. Staub · 3/3, 27 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at TENN 37
Q4 5:00
5 yd run
Shotgun #24 H.Barnes rush middle for 5 yards gain to the TENN37 (#12 J.Jones)
H. Barnes · 4 CAR, 12 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TENN 32
Q4 5:40
11 yd completion to D. Hardin
Shotgun #8 R.Staub pass complete short right to #88 D.Hardin caught at TENN20, for 11 yards to the TENN32 (#2 T.Williams), 1ST DOWN
R. Staub · 3/3, 27 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at TENN 21
Q4 6:05TEN
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY TENN Delay Of Game 5 yards from TENN26 to TENN21. NO PLAY
2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at TENN 26
Q4 6:47
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 H.Barnes rush middle for 6 yards gain to the TENN26 (#59 J.Okolo)
H. Barnes · 4 CAR, 12 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TENN 20
Q4 6:57
Punt, 0 yds
#90 W.Pendergrass punt 39 yards to the TENN00, Touchback
W. Pendergrass · 4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at TENN 39
Q4 7:04FUR
Timeout
Timeout Furman, clock 07:04
Q4 7:49
No gain on the run
Shotgun #10 C.Ackerley rush middle for 0 yards to the TENN39 (#97 H.Harris)
C. Ackerley · 2 CAR, 3 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at TENN 39
Q4 8:25
No gain on the run
Shotgun #35 E.Grzebin rush middle for 0 yards to the TENN39 (#50 R.Scott; #59 D.Albert)
E. Grzebin · 3 CAR, 13 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at TENN 39
Q4 8:52
4 yd run
Shotgun #10 C.Ackerley rush left for 4 yards gain to the TENN39 (#50 R.Scott)
C. Ackerley · 2 CAR, 3 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TENN 43
Q4 9:45
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #35 E.Grzebin rush middle for 6 yards gain to the TENN43 (#42 D.Burks), 1ST DOWN
E. Grzebin · 3 CAR, 13 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at TENN 49
Q4 10:23
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #35 E.Grzebin rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TENN49 (#11 J.Burns; #3 T.Poteat III)
E. Grzebin · 3 CAR, 13 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FUR 44
Q4 11:08
34 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush right for 34 yards gain to the FUR44, out of bounds at FUR44, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was out of bounds". CALL UPHELD
I. Davis · 8 CAR, 113 YDS · 2nd & 19 · 2nd & 19 at FUR 10
Q4 11:10
Incomplete to D. Hester Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Ackerley pass incomplete short left to #7 D.Hester Jr. thrown to FUR15
C. Ackerley · 3/5, 7 YDS · 1st & 19 · 1st & 19 at FUR 10
Q4 11:24
FLAG
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush middle for 10 yards gain (1) to the FUR29 (#35 C.Gentle) PENALTY FUR Holding (#61 B.Smith) 10 yards from FUR20 to FUR10
I. Davis · 8 CAR, 113 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FUR 19