2025 · Away
at Illinois
L 28-30
How it moved
Tennessee's chance of winning after every one of 164 plays.
80%
Best it got
Q1 6:16
0%
Worst it got
Q4 0:40
5
Times it flipped
a wild one
The plays that decided it
Ranked by how far each moved Tennessee's chance of winning, biggest first. The number in orange is the swing, in points of win probability.
Q4 4:58
+39 → 64%
#27 L.Osada kickoff 59 yards to the Vols06 #89 J.Dodson return 94 yards to the Illini00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:58 #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Q4 0:40
−33 → 0%
(00:40) Kneel down by #9 L.Altmyer at Vols11 for loss of 1 yard
Q3 11:48
−25 → 28%
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar sacked for loss of 20 yards to the Vols00 (#43 J.Barna), fumble by #6 J.Aguilar recovered by Illini #9 L.Lowery Jr. at Vols00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:48 #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III)
Q4 4:58
−23 → 41%
#23 J.Anderson rush right for 13 yards gain to the Vols18 (#22 J.Telander; #29 J.Ross), 1ST DOWN
Q4 0:03
+18 → 18%
Timeout Illinois, clock 00:03
Q4 0:03
−18 → 0%
#24 D.Olano field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #40 K.Crimmins, LS: #44 P.Mahoney III), clock 00:00
Q4 4:58
−14 → 51%
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 A.Laughery rush middle for 28 yards gain to the Vols40 (#4 T.Redmond; #2 A.Turrentine), 1ST DOWN
Q4 4:58
+12 → 64%
Shotgun #9 L.Altmyer pass complete short left to #80 H.Beatty caught at Vols34, for 2 yards to the Vols31 (#4 T.Redmond), out of bounds. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL UPHELD
Where this comes from
Win probability is ESPN's, published per play. The swing is simply the difference between one play's figure and the play before it, so a total can be checked against their own numbers. Every description is theirs; nothing on this page is written about the game.
Only plays that moved the result by six points or more are listed — roughly the value of a single first down on a normal drive. Below that, two hundred plays would bury the handful that mattered.
Figures are from Tennessee's side throughout. ESPN reports the home team's chance, so everything is inverted on the road.