No. 15Tennessee Volunteers

Past match

Tennessee Volunteers won.

Tennessee Volunteers beat the Kennesaw State Owls

1-2 9 – 42

Ranked #15 · 3-0

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

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

Highlights

Brandon throws for a TD, runs for another to lead No. 15 Tennessee over Kennesaw State 42-9

Faizon Brandon threw for 178 yards and one touchdown and ran for another to lead No. 15 Tennessee to a 42-9 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

1:14 Kennesaw State Owls vs. Tennessee Volunteers: Full Highlights

0:08 Cooper Ranvier kicks 40-yard field goal

0:29 Faizon Brandon throws 13-yard touchdown

0:07 Cooper Ranvier kicks 43-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Neyland Stadium · Knoxville

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
KENN	3	0	0	6	9
TENN	15	6	14	7	42

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Game Leaders

Kennesaw State Owls

Rickie Collins · 22/34, 189 YDSPassing Yards
Rickie Collins · 14 CAR, 36 YDSRushing Yards
Zion Booker · 10 REC, 78 YDSReceiving Yards
Kai Russell · 1Sacks
Alfred Thomas · 10Tackles

Tennessee Volunteers

Faizon Brandon · 18/26, 178 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Daune Morris · 14 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Braylon Staley · 4 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Arion Carter · 1Sacks
Arion Carter · 8Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

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 2:45

FG Daniel Kinney 20 Yd Field Goal 9–42

Q4 8:49

TD Hunter Barnes 3 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)6–42

Q4 12:49

FG Daniel Kinney 25 Yd Field Goal 6–35

Q3 4:25

TD Faizon Brandon 5 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)3–35

Q3 11:17

TD Daune Morris 42 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)3–28

Q2 0:23

FG Cooper Ranvier 43 Yd Field Goal 3–21

Q2 10:34

FG Cooper Ranvier 40 Yd Field Goal 3–18

Q1 0:26

TD Braylon Staley 13 Yd pass from Faizon Brandon (Luca Wolf Run for Two-Point Conversion)3–15

Q1 3:51

FG Daniel Kinney 35 Yd Field Goal 3–7

Q1 11:32

TD DeSean Bishop 3 Yd Run (Cooper Ranvier Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Kennesaw State OwlsTennessee Volunteers

Offense

291 Total Yards 446

189 Passing Yards 178

102 Rushing Yards 268

18 First Downs 26

Efficiency

5-13 3rd Down 4-10

0-0 4th Down 0-0

22/34 Completions 18/26

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

9-90 Penalties 3-20

30:57 Possession 29:03

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rickie Collins	22/34	189	5.6	0	0	42.7
Team	22/34	189	5.6	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Rickie Collins	14	36	2.6	18
Latrelle Murrell	6	31	5.2	14
Triston Morgan	4	20	5.0	12
Boogie Woods III	5	13	2.6	6
Devin Ingram	1	2	2.0	2
Team	30	102	3.4	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Zion Booker	10	78	7.8	13
Brayden Munroe	2	34	17.0	26
Dylan Gary	2	27	13.5	14
Jamari Harrold	3	25	8.3	13
Javon Rogers	2	20	10.0	11
Navelle Dean	1	9	9.0	9
Latrelle Murrell	1	0	0.0	0
Boogie Woods III	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	22	189	8.6	26

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rickie Collins	1	1	0
Jamari Harrold	1	0	0
Jaiden Grimes	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Alfred Thomas	10	3	0	0	0
Tywon Christopher	9	6	0	0	0
Cam Miller	9	2	0	0	0
Karson Moss	8	4	0	0	0
Perry Fisher	8	3	0	0	0
Kai Russell	7	3	1	1	2
Josh Anglin	6	2	0	0	0
Luke Evans	4	2	0	0	0
Tay'vion Lawson	4	2	0	0	0
Jaiden Grimes	2	1	0	0	0
Marcus Patterson	1	1	0	0	0
Kody Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Isaac Paul	1	1	0	0	0
Jackson Cooper	1	1	0	0	0
Jordan Holmes	1	1	0	0	0
Zay Wilson	1	1	0	0	0
Ugonna Nwoha	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Greaves Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Jaiden Crawford	1	0	0	0	0
Team	76	34	1	1	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Triston Morgan	1	20	20.0	20	0
Team	1	20	20.0	20	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Daniel Kinney	3/3	100.0	35	0/0	9
Team	3/3	100.0	35	0/0	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt McKenzie	5	213	42.6	0	0	51
Team	5	213	42.6	0	0	51

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Faizon Brandon	18/26	178	6.8	1	0	40.6
Team	18/26	178	6.8	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Daune Morris	14	116	8.3	1	42
Hunter Barnes	7	63	9.0	1	38
Faizon Brandon	11	47	4.3	1	13
DeSean Bishop	9	42	4.7	1	10
Team	41	268	6.5	4	42

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Braylon Staley	4	59	14.8	1	35
Mike Matthews	4	41	10.3	0	18
Trent Thomas	1	17	17.0	0	17
DeSean Bishop	1	15	15.0	0	15
TK Keys	2	12	6.0	0	7
Radarious Jackson	2	11	5.5	0	8
Luca Wolf	1	9	9.0	0	9
Daune Morris	2	9	4.5	0	5
Travis Smith Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	18	178	9.9	1	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Faizon Brandon	2	1	0
Tyree Weathersby	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Arion Carter	8	6	1	2	0	1
Kayin Lee	5	4	0	0	0	0
Edwin Spillman	5	3	0	0	1	0
Xavier Gilliam	4	0	0	0	0	2
Amare Campbell	3	3	0	0	0	0
TJ Metcalf	3	2	0	0	0	1
Qua Moss	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Telander	3	1	0	0	1	0
Brayden Rouse	3	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Merritt	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jordan Norman	2	1	1	1	0	1
Tre Poteat III	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mariyon Dye	2	1	0	1	0	0
Sidney Walton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Carson Gentle	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dylan Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyree Weathersby	1	1	0	0	0	1
Ryan Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0
JJ Finch	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dejuan Lane	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Redmond	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Utley	1	0	0	0	1	1
Tevis Metcalf	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kedric Golston II	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carter Gooden	1	0	0	0	0	0
Breeze Carter	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	61	31	2	4	3	10

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Daune Morris	1	25	25.0	25	0
Team	1	25	25.0	25	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Qua Moss	1	24	24.0	24	0
Team	1	24	24.0	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cooper Ranvier	2/2	100.0	43	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	43	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Ross	2	92	46.0	0	1	47
Team	2	92	46.0	0	1	47

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News

Vols undecided at quarterback ahead of road game at Arkansas

Tennessee is undecided on who will start at quarterback on the road at Arkansas on Saturday after George MacIntyre replaced Faizon Brandon in Saturday's win vs. Auburn.

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