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The 2026 season path
Every schedule has a stretch that decides it. This is where Tennessee's is. A schedule is a rhythm, not a list — this is the shape of it.
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12
Games
7
In Neyland
9
SEC games
The peak is Alabama in week 7 at 18.6; the softest rated opponent is Kennesaw State at -4.5. Ratings are points above or below an average FBS team, the same numbers published in the Data Lab.
Every game, in order
Wk 1 vs Furman
Sep 5 · Neyland Stadium
—unrated
Wk 2 @ Georgia Tech
Sep 12 · Bobby Dodd Stadium · Atlanta, Ga.
-0.92-3 in 2026
Wk 3 vs Kennesaw State
Sep 19 · Neyland Stadium
-4.51-4 in 2026
Wk 4 vs TexasSEC
Sep 26 · Neyland Stadium
+13.24-1 in 2026
Wk 5 vs AuburnSEC
Oct 3 · Neyland Stadium
+4.83-2 in 2026
Wk 6 @ ArkansasSEC
Oct 10 · Fayetteville, Ark.
-1.62-4 in 2026
Wk 7 vs AlabamaSEC
Oct 17 · Neyland Stadium
+18.65-1 in 2026
Wk 8 @ South CarolinaSEC
Oct 24 · Columbia, S.C.
+5.93-3 in 2026
Wk 10 vs KentuckySEC
Nov 7 · Neyland Stadium
+5.45-1 in 2026
Wk 11 @ Texas A&MSEC
Nov 14 · College Station, Texas
+8.13-3 in 2026
Wk 12 vs LSUSEC
Nov 21 · Neyland Stadium
+11.04-2 in 2026
Wk 13 @ VanderbiltSEC
Nov 28 · Nashville, Tenn.
+1.03-3 in 2026
Opponent ratings are this site's own opponent-adjusted numbers, built from ESPN results. Teams outside the FBS pool — Furman, and anyone else without enough rated games — are shown as unrated rather than given an invented number.