Furman Paladins

1-1

Ugh, no.

Furman Paladins lost to the Tennessee Volunteers

1-1 9 – 56

Ranked #15 · 1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Neyland Stadium (Knoxville) · 101,915 fans · SEC Network +

Highlights

Freshman QB Brandon accounts for 5 TDs to lead No. 20 Tennessee over Furman 56-9

Faizon Brandon threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead No. 20 Tennessee to a 56-9 victory over Furman on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:14 Furman Paladins vs. Tennessee Volunteers: Full Highlights

0:19 Faizon Brandon throws 17-yard touchdown pass vs. Furman

0:24 Faizon Brandon crosses goal line for 6-yard touchdown

0:16 Touchdown! DeSean Bishop scores vs. Furman

Clips play on ESPN

Neyland Stadium · Knoxville

Line Score

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

Win Probability · Furman Paladins

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Game Leaders

Furman Paladins

Jake Garcia · 8/17, 36 YDSPassing Yards
Isaiah Davis · 8 CAR, 113 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Daniel Haughton · 4 REC, 13 YDSReceiving Yards
Eli Lipscomb · 1Sacks
BP Braylon Peebles · 9Tackles

Tennessee Volunteers

Faizon Brandon · 13/17, 226 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
DeSean Bishop · 14 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Mike Matthews · 4 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Xavier Gilliam · 3Sacks
Amare Campbell · 6Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Tennessee
Auburn
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
South Carolina

Scoring

Q4 11:40

TD Justin Baker 73 Yd Run (Josh Turbyville Kick)9–56

Q4 13:13

TD Isaiah Davis 23 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)9–49

Q3 1:50

TD TK Keys 22 Yd pass from George MacIntyre (Cooper Ranvier Kick)3–49

Q3 5:55

FG Nathan Chapman 50 Yd Field Goal 3–42

Q3 11:38

TD Mike Matthews 57 Yd pass from Faizon Brandon (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–42

Q3 13:54

TD Mike Matthews 55 Yd pass from Faizon Brandon (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–35

Q2 0:17

TD Faizon Brandon 7 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–28

Q2 3:05

TD DeSean Bishop 1 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–21

Q2 11:14

TD Faizon Brandon 6 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–14

Q1 10:42

TD Ethan Davis 17 Yd pass from Faizon Brandon (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–7

Team Stats

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Offense

221 Total Yards 638

43 Passing Yards 309

178 Rushing Yards 329

10 First Downs 29

Efficiency

4-15 3rd Down 5-11

0-2 4th Down 2-3

11/22 Completions 21/27

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

5-45 Penalties 7-60

27:51 Possession 32:02

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Jake Garcia	8/17	36	2.1	--
Connor Ackerley	3/5	7	1.4	--
Team	11/22	43	2.0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Isaiah Davis	8	113	14.1	1	34
Jerrod Williams Jr.	1	20	20.0	0	20
CJ Nettles	4	15	3.8	0	7
Emmett Grzebin	3	13	4.3	0	7
Ben Croasdale	2	7	3.5	0	4
C.J. Stokes	2	5	2.5	0	6
Connor Ackerley	2	4	2.0	0	4
Jake Garcia	12	2	0.2	0	17
Daniel Haughton	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	36	178	4.9	1	34

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Daniel Haughton	4	13	3.3	9
Preston Ross	2	11	5.5	6
CJ Nettles	0	9	0.0	9
Ethan Harris	1	6	6.0	6
Devin Hester Jr.	1	3	3.0	3
Isaiah Davis	1	3	3.0	3
Connor Morin	1	1	1.0	1
C.J. Stokes	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	11	43	3.9	9

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Jake Garcia	1	0
Ryan Earl	0	1
Eli Lipscomb	0	1
Team	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Braylon Peebles	9	4	0	0	0
Jordan Miller	7	5	0	0	0
Eli Lipscomb	6	2	1	2	0
Billy Lewis	6	0	0	0	0
Joshua Tarver	5	4	0	0	0
AK Burrell	5	2	0	0	0
Caleb Ellison	5	1	0	0	0
Ryan Earl	4	1	0	0	0
Raleigh Herbert	4	1	0	0	0
Javaris Jones	3	3	0	0	0
Malaki Dobbins	3	2	0	0	0
Caleb Easterling	3	2	0	0	0
Ethan Washington	3	1	0	0	0
Demetrius Baldwin	3	0	0	0.5	1
Aaron Davis	2	2	0	0	0
Michael Woods Jr.	2	2	0	0	0
Trae Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Garrison Butler	2	1	0	1	0
Joshua Stoneking	2	1	0	0.5	0
Tanner Schuck	2	0	0	0	0
Bruce Knauber	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Okolo	1	1	0	0	0
Caldwell Bussey	1	0	0	0	0
Trevor Short	1	0	0	0	0
Team	82	38	1	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Joshua Tarver	1	19	19.0	19
Devin Hester Jr.	1	16	16.0	16
Caleb Easterling	1	16	16.0	16
Team	3	51	17.0	19

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nathan Chapman	1/1	100.0	50	0/0	3
Team	1/1	100.0	50	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
William Pendergrass	6	246	41.0	1	1	47
Dylan Gomez	2	86	43.0	0	0	48
Team	8	332	41.5	1	1	48

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Faizon Brandon	13/17	226	13.3	3	87.2
George MacIntyre	5/7	56	8.0	1	34.0
Ryan Staub	3/3	27	9.0	0	25.1
Team	21/27	309	11.4	4	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeSean Bishop	14	97	6.9	1	20
Justin Baker	3	89	29.7	1	73
Faizon Brandon	10	68	6.8	2	22
Javin Gordon	10	47	4.7	0	24
Daune Morris	5	20	4.0	0	8
Hunter Barnes	4	12	3.0	0	6
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	47	329	7.0	4	73

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mike Matthews	4	132	33.0	2	57
Radarious Jackson	3	38	12.7	0	25
TK Keys	2	29	14.5	1	22
Travis Smith Jr.	2	22	11.0	0	15
Javin Gordon	1	18	18.0	0	18
Ethan Davis	1	17	17.0	1	17
Nathan Roberts	2	16	8.0	0	11
Trent Thomas	2	13	6.5	0	7
Deon Hardin	1	11	11.0	0	11
Braylon Staley	2	8	4.0	0	5
Tyreek King	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	21	309	14.7	4	57

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Team	1	1
DeSean Bishop	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Xavier Gilliam	6	5	3	5	0	0
Amare Campbell	6	4	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Telander	5	2	0	0	1	1
Qua Moss	3	3	0	1	0	0
Jadon Perlotte	3	2	0	1	0	0
Ryan Scott	3	2	0	0	0	0
TJ White	3	1	0	0	0	0
Edwin Spillman	2	2	1	1	0	0
Tevis Metcalf	2	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Hardge	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nathan Robinson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tre Poteat III	2	1	0	0	1	0
Dereon Albert	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyree Weathersby	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hezekiah Harris	1	1	1	1	0	0
Mariyon Dye	1	1	1	1	0	1
DJ Burks	1	1	0	0	0	0
TJ Metcalf	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Norman	1	1	0	1	0	0
Kedric Golston II	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dylan Lewis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darryl Rivers	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jamyan Theodore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dejuan Lane	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Redmond	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daevin Hobbs	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	54	36	6	13	3	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Daune Morris	1	23	23.0	23
Joakim Dodson	1	20	20.0	20
Team	2	43	21.5	23

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Qua Moss	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Cooper Ranvier	0/0	7/7	7
Josh Turbyville	0/0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	8/8	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Ross	2	89	44.5	0	1	52
Team	2	89	44.5	0	1	52

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