THIRD AND DATA

Week 10 · 2026

#8 Kentucky at #16 Tennessee

Sat 11/07/2026 06:15 PMNeyland StadiumConferenceBrief

58°Partly Cloudy5 mph N · 69% humidityNational Weather Service forecast for the kickoff hour, issued 10 hours ago

#8 Kentucky

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7–1

#16 Tennessee

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6–2

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Kentucky attacking · vs what Tennessee has allowed

Kentucky3 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
W. Rodriguez15 of 20K. Darby13 of 18D. Miller5 of 11Other34 of 49Unattributed90 of 132
DeepShort
UK0.0
TENN allowed9.9
UK19.8
TENN allowed32.5
UK11.0
TENN allowed0.0
UK7.5
TENN allowed5.2
UK8.1
TENN allowed7.6
UK6.0
TENN allowed4.8
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Tennessee

Tennessee attacking · vs what Kentucky has allowed

Tennessee4 unplaced4 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
M. Matthews14 of 30B. Staley14 of 22R. Jackson8 of 11Other31 of 42Unattributed66 of 98
DeepShort
TENN8.1
UK allowed5.5
TENN28.0
UK allowed9.0
TENN8.7
UK allowed18.8
TENN7.4
UK allowed4.7
TENN8.1
UK allowed8.4
TENN5.3
UK allowed6.5
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Kentucky

Rushing

Kentucky attacking · vs what Tennessee has allowed

Kentucky
C. Baxter85J. Patterson72J. Barnes42Other47Unattributed10
UK5.6
TENN allowed3.9
UK5.3
TENN allowed5.0
UK5.9
TENN allowed7.2
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Tennessee

Tennessee attacking · vs what Kentucky has allowed

Tennessee1 unplaced
D. Bishop162D. Morris60F. Brandon35Other52Unattributed14
TENN5.2
UK allowed4.3
TENN5.2
UK allowed4.0
TENN8.7
UK allowed5.6
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Kentucky

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Kentucky

Tennessee 8–2 vs Kentucky

  • 2025 · wk 9Tennessee 56 @ Kentucky 34
  • 2024 · wk 10Kentucky 18 @ Tennessee 28
  • 2023 · wk 9Tennessee 33 @ Kentucky 27
  • 2022 · wk 9Kentucky 6 @ Tennessee 44
  • 2021 · wk 10Tennessee 45 @ Kentucky 42
  • 2020 · wk 7Kentucky 34 @ Tennessee 7
  • 2019 · wk 11Tennessee 17 @ Kentucky 13
  • 2018 · wk 11Kentucky 7 @ Tennessee 24
  • 2017 · wk 9Tennessee 26 @ Kentucky 29
  • 2016 · wk 11Kentucky 36 @ Tennessee 49

Previous 5 meetings vs. Josh Heupel

Kentucky 0–5 vs Josh Heupel

  • 2025 · wk 9Tennessee 56 @ Kentucky 34
  • 2024 · wk 10Kentucky 18 @ Tennessee 28
  • 2023 · wk 9Tennessee 33 @ Kentucky 27
  • 2022 · wk 9Kentucky 6 @ Tennessee 44
  • 2021 · wk 10Tennessee 45 @ Kentucky 42

Research

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