East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Tennessee Volunteers

College Football

ETSU

1-1

17-72

Final

Tennessee

2-0

Neyland Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Punt
Touchdown
Touchdown
Field Goal
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ETSU	0	7	3	7	17
TENN	24	24	14	10	72

Who won: Tennessee 72-17

The Tennessee Volunteers beat the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 72-17 on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Neyland Stadium. The Tennessee outscored the ETSU 24-0 in the 1st quarter. Joey Aguilar led the Tennessee in passing yards (23/31, 288 YDS, 2 TD). Cade McNamara led the ETSU in passing yards (11/18, 85 YDS, 1 TD).

ETSU

TENN

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Joey Aguilar	23/31	288	9.3	2	70.9
Jake Merklinger	9/14	118	8.4	2	88.0
George MacIntyre	6/7	52	7.4	0	54.8

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Star Thomas	12	69	5.8	3	19
DeSean Bishop	3	68	22.7	0	50
Daune Morris	9	48	5.3	1	10
Justin Baker	11	37	3.4	0	7
Peyton Lewis	8	19	2.4	1	7
Mason Phillips	2	18	9.0	0	16
Jake Merklinger	2	17	8.5	0	11
Team	1	-17	-17.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Brazzell II	9	125	13.9	2	32
Mike Matthews	6	111	18.5	1	53
Braylon Staley	5	39	7.8	0	13
Miles Kitselman	3	36	12.0	0	17
Radarious Jackson	3	35	11.7	0	15
Joakim Dodson	1	27	27.0	0	27
Tommy Winton III	3	26	8.7	0	12
Travis Smith Jr.	2	20	10.0	0	13
DaSaahn Brame	2	16	8.0	0	12
Peyton Lewis	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jack Van Dorselaer	1	7	7.0	1	7
Trey Weary	1	6	6.0	0	6
Ethan Davis	1	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	1	0

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Arion Carter	4	2	0	1	0	0
Bryson Eason	4	1	0	1	0	0
Jalen McMurray	3	3	0	0	0	0
Tyre West	3	2	1	1	0	0
Kaleb Beasley	3	1	0	0	0	0
Boo Carter	3	1	0	0	0	1
Nathan Robinson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sidney Walton	2	2	0	0	0	0
Charles House III	2	1	1	1.5	0	0
Jeremiah Telander	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Ross	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jaedon Harmon	2	1	0	0	0	1
Ty Redmond	2	1	0	0	1	0
Mariyon Dye	2	1	0	0	0	1
Dominic Bailey	2	0	0	0	0	0
Edwin Spillman	2	0	0	0	0	1
Edrees Farooq	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Josephs	1	1	1	1	1	0
Caleb Herring	1	1	0	1	0	0
Carson Gentle	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marcus Goree Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jadon Perlotte	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tre Poteat III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Bethea II	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Bolton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Gray	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Colton Hood	0	0	0	0	2	0