Tennessee (2-0) defeated East Tennessee State (11), 72-17, in its home opener on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The Vols will open Southeastern Conference play in Week 3.
Tennessee will host Georgia (2-0) in Week 3 at Neyland Stadium (3:30 p.m. EDT, ABC). ESPN “College GameDay” will broadcast live from Tennessee ahead of the SEC contest.
Following Week 2 contests, ESPN Football Power Index released updated win percentage chances for each game in 2025.
ESPN FPI projects the Vols to have a 51.5 percent chance to defeat Georgia. Tennessee also has the eighth-best odds to make the College Football Playoff (53.2 percent).
Below are win percentage chances for the Vols in regular-season games from ESPN FPI after Week 2.
Syracuse Orange
Prediction: ESPN FPI projected Tennessee to have an 88.6 percent chance to win
Game result: Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)
Date: Aug. 30
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Prediction: Tennessee 99.0 percent chance to win
Game result: Tennessee 72, ETSU 17
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Sept. 6
Georgia Bulldogs
Prediction: Tennessee 51.5 percent chance to win
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Sept. 13
UAB Blazers
Prediction: Tennessee 98.4 percent chance to win
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Sept. 20
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Prediction: Tennessee 81.2 percent chance to win
Location: Davis Wade Stadium (Starkville, Mississippi)
Date: Sept. 27
Arkansas Razorbacks
Prediction: Tennessee 73.3 percent chance to win
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Oct. 11
Alabama Crimson Tide
Prediction: Alabama 63.0 percent chance to win
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Date: Oct. 18
Kentucky Wildcats
Prediction: Tennessee 78.0 percent chance to win
Location: Kroger Field (Lexington, Kentucky)
Date: Oct. 25
Oklahoma Sooners
Prediction: Tennessee 75.3 percent chance to win
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Nov. 1
New Mexico State Aggies
Prediction: Tennessee 99.0 percent chance to win
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Nov. 15
Florida Gators
Prediction: Tennessee 64.1 percent chance to win
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Gainesville, Florida)
Date: Nov. 22
Vanderbilt Commodores
Prediction: Tennessee 78.9 percent chance to win
Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Date: Nov. 29
Tennessee will have an open date on Oct. 4 and Nov. 8.
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