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09/20 14:43 CDT Top-25 SEC matchup features Texas visiting Tennessee
Top-25 SEC matchup features Texas visiting Tennessee
By The Associated Press
No. 1 Texas (3-0) at No. 14 Tennessee (3-0), Sept. 26 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Texas by 5.5. Against the spread: Texas 1-2, Tennessee 1-2.
How to watch: ABC
Key stats
Texas Offense
Overall: 417.3 yards per game (63rd in FBS)
Passing: 242.3 yards per game (60th)
Rushing: 175.0 yards per game (55th)
Scoring: 37.7 points per game (42nd)
Texas Defense
Overall: 287.7 yards per game (41st in FBS)
Passing: 178.7 yards per game (45th)
Rushing: 109.0 yards per game (48th)
Scoring: 12.0 points per game (17th)
Tennessee Offense
Overall: 510.3 yards per game (14th in FBS)
Passing: 211.7 yards per game (88th)
Rushing: 298.7 yards per game (4th)
Scoring: 47.7 points per game (7th)
Tennessee Defense
Overall: 289.3 yards per game (42nd in FBS)
Passing: 151.0 yards per game (20th)
Rushing: 138.3 yards per game (83rd)
Scoring: 14.0 points per game (26th)
Tennessee is 81st in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to
convert 39.0% of the time. Texas ranks 10th on offense, converting on 56.3% of
third downs.
Tennessee ranks 119th in the FBS averaging 74.0 penalty yards per game,
compared to Texas' 35th-ranked 45.0 per-game average.
Tennessee leads the FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 100.0% of trips.
Team leaders
Texas
Passing: Arch Manning, 664 yards, 7 TDs, 2 INTs, 61.9 completion percentage
Rushing: Daylan Smothers, 198 yards on 41 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Cam Coleman, 178 yards on 11 catches, 4 TDs
Tennessee
Passing: Faizon Brandon, 552 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 64.1 completion percentage
Rushing: DeSean Bishop, 286 yards on 43 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Mike Matthews, 189 yards on 10 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
Texas defeated UTSA 30-6 on Sept. 19. Manning passed for 164 yards on 17-of-33
attempts (51.5%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the
ball nine times for 50 yards. Smothers had 54 rushing yards on 10 carries,
adding three receptions for 14 yards. Coleman recorded 59 yards on four catches
with two touchdowns.
Tennessee won 42-9 over Kennesaw State on Sept. 19. Brandon threw for 178 yards
on 18-of-26 attempts (69.2%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also
carried the ball 11 times for 47 yards and one rushing touchdown. Daune Morris
had 116 rushing yards on 14 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions
for nine yards. Braylon Staley put up 59 yards on four catches with one
touchdown.
Next game
Texas plays Oklahoma on Oct. 10. Tennessee hosts Auburn on Oct. 3.
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