College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 56, UAB 24
When: 12:45 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 20, 2025
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 101915
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
UAB 0 7 10 7 24
Tennessee 21 21 14 0 56
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:56
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 7 - UAB 0
Chris Brazzell II 19 yd. pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 11:05
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 14 - UAB 0
Mike Matthews 39 yd. pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 4:01
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 21 - UAB 0
DeSean Bishop 3 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:44
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 28 - UAB 0
Star Thomas 1 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:34
UAB   TD  Tennessee 28 - UAB 7
BJ Hawkins Jr 30 yd. pass from Jalen Kitna (Jonah Delange kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:50
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 35 - UAB 7
Peyton Lewis 32 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:32
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 42 - UAB 7
DeSean Bishop 2 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:06
UAB   FG  Tennessee 42 - UAB 10
Jonah Delange 45 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 9:53
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 49 - UAB 10
Star Thomas 17 yd. pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick)
3rd Quarter - 2:37
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 56 - UAB 10
Kaleb Beasley 23 yd. fumble recovery (Max Gilbert kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:24
UAB   TD  Tennessee 56 - UAB 17
Kaleb Brown 61 yd. pass from Jalen Kitna (Jonah Delange kick)
4th Quarter - 0:48
UAB   TD  Tennessee 56 - UAB 24
Isaiah Jacobs 1 yd. run (Jonah Delange kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  UAB Tennessee
W‑L 2 - 2 - 0 3 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  UAB Tennessee
Score 24 56
1st Downs 18 28
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-15
33%		 7-for-13
54%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-3
67%		 1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 394 510
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 19-23 43-235
Average/Rush 1.2 5.5
Passing
Comp-Att 39-52 18-30
Passing Yards 371 275
Average/Pass Play 6.7 8.9
Penalties-Yards 13-110 5-50
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08
PLAYER STATS
UAB (2 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Kitna 38/51 364 2 1
R. Burton 1/1 7 0 0
Tennessee (3 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Aguilar 15/22 218 3 1
J. Merklinger 3/8 57 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
I. Jacobs 6 19 3.2 1
N. Rogers 3 15 5.0 0
S. Beebe 1 4 4.0 0
J. Jackson 5 3 0.6 0
J. Kitna 4 -18 -4.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
P. Lewis 11 81 7.4 1
D. Bishop 9 59 6.6 2
S. Thomas 9 51 5.7 1
D. Morris 7 38 5.4 0
J. Aguilar 3 11 3.7 0
J. Baker 1 0 0.0 0
J. Merklinger 2 -1 -0.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Brown 4 79 19.8 1
B. Hawkins Jr 7 69 9.9 1
X. Daisy 3 42 14.0 0
I. Hooks 5 38 7.6 0
S. Beebe 4 38 9.5 0
J. Jackson 5 24 4.8 0
I. Jacobs 5 24 4.8 0
A. Johnson 1 21 21.0 0
E. McCray 2 17 8.5 0
E. Lagg 2 11 5.5 0
J. Sivley 1 8 8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Brazzell II 5 62 12.4 1
M. Matthews 3 53 17.7 1
B. Staley 3 50 16.7 0
B. Harmon 1 41 41.0 0
M. Kitselman 2 27 13.5 0
S. Thomas 1 17 17.0 1
J. Dodson 1 11 11.0 0
T. Smith Jr. 1 9 9.0 0
J. Van Dorselaer 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
P. Royster 1 -5 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
A. Turrentine 1 1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
E. Ennis 0.5 3.0
J. Rogers 0.5 2.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Carter 1.0 6.0
J. McMurray 0.5 5.0
I. Campbell 0.5 5.0
M. Dye 0.5 2.0
N. Robinson 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. McDaniel 4 1
J. Vessel 3 1
E. Smalls 3 4
E. Odinjor 2 1
T. McNichols 2 2
T. Crumpley 2 2
S. Bryant 2 2
D. Hightower 2 3
C. Burge 1 0
J. Cheek 1 1
D. Smith 1 1
A. Morrison 1 2
E. Ennis 1 3
P. Royster 1 5
J. Peterson 0 1
E. Toussom 0 1
J. Allen 0 1
P. Fisher 0 2
J. Rogers 0 3
A. Brown 0 3
D. Warren 0 3
D. Gulley 0 4
C. Pitcher 0 4
Tackles
  Tk Ast
B. Carter 6 3
T. Poteat 4 2
C. Hood 2 0
E. Farooq 2 1
T. Redmond 2 2
A. Carter 2 3
J. McMurray 2 4
J. Telander 2 4
P. Lewis 1 0
J. Turbyville 1 0
J. Harmon 1 1
C. Gass 1 2
K. Beasley 1 3
T. Merritt 0 1
B. Eason 0 1
J. Josephs 0 1
S. Walton 0 1
E. Okoye 0 1
C. Gentle 0 1
J. Ross 0 1
B. Bolton 0 1
N. Robinson 0 1
J. Schell 0 1
I. Campbell 0 1
B. Anes 0 1
D. Bailey 0 1
J. Perlotte 0 2
M. Dye 0 2
E. Spillman 0 2
T. Weathersby 0 2
J. Wallace 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Rogers 1.0 4.0
S. Bryant 1.0 2.0
E. Ennis 0.5 3.0
D. Smith 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Carter 3.0 8.0
J. McMurray 2.0 9.0
I. Campbell 0.5 5.0
M. Dye 0.5 2.0
N. Robinson 0.5 2.0
J. Telander 0.5 1.0
T. Weathersby 0.5 1.0
C. Gentle 0.5 1.0
D. Bailey 0.5 1.0
C. Gass 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
E. Lagg 1
J. Kitna 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Aguilar 1
B. Carter 1