No. 14 Tennessee (3-0) defeated Kennesaw State (1-2), 42-9, at Neyland Stadium in Week 3. 101,915 were in attendance.
Kennesaw State was the Vols' final nonconference game of the season. Tennessee enters SEC football play in Week 4.
The Vols' home schedule in 2026 consists of games against Furman (W, 56-9), Kennesaw State (W, 42-9), Texas, Auburn, Alabama, Kentucky and LSU, while playing at Georgia Tech (W, 45-24), Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
Below is Tennessee's 2026 football schedule, along with updated game-by-game win percentage chances from ESPN's Matchup Predictor after Week 3.
2026 Week 4 - Tennessee football updated win percentage chances each game
Tennessee football's strength of schedule, record projection after Week 3
Following Week 3, Tennessee is No. 10 overall in ESPN's FPI rankings. The Vols are projected to finish their regular season with an 8.5-3.7
record after a 7.3-4.7 preseason record projection.
Tennessee also has a 96.1% chance to win at least six games, 4.8% chance to win the SEC, 33.3% chance to make the College Football Playoff and a 2.0% chance to win a national title after Week 3.
Tennessee has the 104th-hardest strength of schedule nationally and the 12th-hardest remaining strength of schedule. The Vols are ranked No. 10 nationally for game control and No. 18 for strength of record. Strength of record rankings reflect a chance that an average top 25 team would have a team's record or better, given the schedule.
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