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FINAL Saturday, August 30, 2025

Syracuse OrangeSyracuse vs Tennessee VolunteersTennessee

26 - 45
Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Syracuse vs Tennessee scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Syracuse 01466 26
Tennessee 171477 45
Syracuse vs Tennessee scoring by quarter
Syracuse Qtr Tennessee
0Q117
14Q214
6Q37
6Q47
26Final45

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 12:46 Field goal Tennessee Max Gilbert 34 yd FG GOOD 0-3
Q1 6:02 Touchdown Tennessee Peyton Lewis run for 2 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 0-10
Q1 0:56 Touchdown Syracuse Steve Angeli Steve Angeli run for a loss of 7 yards Steve Angeli fumbled, recovered by TENN Colton Hood , return for 22 yds (Max Gilbert KICK) 0-17
Q2 11:40 Touchdown Syracuse Yasin Willis Yasin Willis run for 2 yds for a TD (Tripp Woody KICK) 7-17
Q2 11:14 Touchdown Tennessee Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 73 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 7-24
Q2 1:55 Touchdown Syracuse Johntay Cook II Johntay Cook Ii 3 Yd pass from Steve Angeli (Tripp Woody Kick) 14-24
Q2 0:21 Touchdown Tennessee DeSean Bishop run for 1 yd for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 14-31
Q3 12:22 Touchdown Tennessee Joey Aguilar pass complete to Star Thomas for 7 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 14-38
Q3 7:33 Touchdown Syracuse Yasin Willis Yasin Willis run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 20-38
Q4 11:54 Touchdown Syracuse Yasin Willis Yasin Willis run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 26-38
Q4 3:57 Touchdown Tennessee Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 2 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK) 26-45

Rivalry highlights

Series record
0-4
Syracuse first, 4 meetings since 1966
Series leader
Tennessee
Tennessee lead 0-4 in 4 meetings since 1966
Widest recent margin
24 points
Syracuse 9-33 Tennessee, 2001
Tightest recent margin
1 point
Tennessee 34-33 Syracuse, 1998
Highest recent total
71 points
Syracuse 26-45 Tennessee, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Syracuse 0 4 meetings since 1966 4 Tennessee

Tennessee lead 0-4 in 4 meetings since 1966 Series leader: Tennessee.

Team stats, this game

SyracuseTennessee
377Total yards493
274Passing yards247
103Rushing yards246
2Turnovers1
0Sacks5
24First downs22
30Penalty yards65

Syracuse vs Tennessee player stats

Passing

Syracusepassing
SyracuseC/ATTYDSTDINT
Steven Angeli23/4027411
Tennesseepassing
TennesseeC/ATTYDSTDINT
Joey Aguilar16/2824730

Rushing

Syracuserushing
SyracuseCARYDSTDLONG
Yasin Willis2391314
Will Nixon933010
Tyshawn Russell1505
Dan Villari2302
Malachi James2-203
Steven Angeli7-27011
Tennesseerushing
TennesseeCARYDSTDLONG
Star Thomas1292022
DeSean Bishop1182147
Peyton Lewis83818
Joey Aguilar634025
Daune Morris2202

Receiving

Syracusereceiving
SyracuseRECYDSTDLONG
Johntay Cook II658129
Dan Villari555020
Justus Ross-Simmons350023
Tyshawn Russell340028
Darrell Gill Jr.233026
Will Nixon229021
David Clement1808
Jamie Tremble1101
Tennesseereceiving
TennesseeRECYDSTDLONG
Braylon Staley495173
Chris Brazzell II562018
DeSean Bishop244023
Mike Matthews229016
Miles Kitselman21018
Star Thomas1717

Defense

Syracusedefense
SyracuseTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
David Reese77010
Darian Chestnut75000
Gary Bryant III6400.50
David Omopariola63010
Devin Grant43000
Denis Jaquez Jr.33000
Chris Peal33000
Anwar Sparrow2100.50
Derek Mcdonald21000
Dion Wilson Jr.22000
Cornell Perry22000
Braheem Long Jr.22000
Tennesseedefense
TennesseeTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Arion Carter93110
Jalen Mcmurray74110
Joshua Josephs75110
Tyree Weathersby64000
Edwin Spillman63110
Andre Turrentine54000
Colton Hood43000
Jeremiah Telander43011
Edrees Farooq44000
Jaedon Harmon42000
Ty Redmond43000
Nathan Robinson31110

Kicking

Syracusekicking
SyracuseFGLONGXPPTS
Tripp Woody0/002/22
Tennesseekicking
TennesseeFGLONGXPPTS
Max Gilbert1/1346/69

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Syracuse: last 13 games before this one

10-3 in the last 13 · 34.1 scored · 29.2 allowed
WON 38-22 scored 38 · allowed 22 See game WON 31-28 scored 31 · allowed 28 See game LOST 24-26 scored 24 · allowed 26 See game WON 42-14 scored 42 · allowed 14 See game WON 44-41 scored 44 · allowed 41 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game LOST 13-41 scored 13 · allowed 41 See game WON 38-31 scored 38 · allowed 31 See game LOST 31-37 scored 31 · allowed 37 See game WON 33-25 scored 33 · allowed 25 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game WON 42-38 scored 42 · allowed 38 See game WON 52-35 scored 52 · allowed 35 See game

Tennessee: last 13 games before this one

10-3 in the last 13 · 35.7 scored · 16.1 allowed
WON 69-3 scored 69 · allowed 3 See game WON 51-10 scored 51 · allowed 10 See game WON 71-0 scored 71 · allowed 0 See game WON 25-15 scored 25 · allowed 15 See game LOST 14-19 scored 14 · allowed 19 See game WON 23-17 scored 23 · allowed 17 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game WON 28-18 scored 28 · allowed 18 See game WON 33-14 scored 33 · allowed 14 See game LOST 17-31 scored 17 · allowed 31 See game WON 56-0 scored 56 · allowed 0 See game WON 36-23 scored 36 · allowed 23 See game LOST 17-42 scored 17 · allowed 42 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Syracuse Split Tennessee
0-02025 record entering0-0

Recent meetings

2025
Syracuse 26 : 45 Tennessee
2001
Syracuse 9 : 33 Tennessee
1998
Tennessee 34 : 33 Syracuse
1966
Syracuse 12 : 18 Tennessee
Syracuse · QB Steven Angeli
Pass yards
730
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
57-103
INT
5
Hill rush
286 yds
Hatcher rec
434 yds
Tennessee · QB Faizon Brandon
Pass yards
697
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
61-101
INT
1
Bishop rush
540 yds
Matthews rec
318 yds
Syracuse OrangeSyracuse2025 roster
1 Rickie Collins QB 4 Jakhari Williams QB 9 Steve Angeli QB 13 Joseph Filardi QB 17 Luke Carney QB 17 Rich Belin QB 3 Davion Kerr RB 6 Yasin Willis RB 20 Tylik Hill RB 21 Malachi James RB 22 Jaden Hart RB 24 Will Nixon RB 28 Malachi Coleman RB 31 Tyler Chandler RB 38 Max Runyon FB 0 Johntay Cook II WR 0 Jaylan Hornsby WR 2 Umari Hatcher WR 7 Darien Williams WR 8 Tyshawn Russell WR 14 Emanuel Ross WR 15 Darrell Gill Jr. WR 19 Nick Armentano WR 23 Ja'Meer Thomas WR 83 Julian McFadden WR 85 Gabe Daniels WR 85 Sean Murphy WR 86 Justus Ross-Simmons WR 87 Nate Edwards WR 88 Terrell Wilfong WR 0 David Clement TE 19 Daunte Bacheyie TE 30 Chase Simmons TE 42 Rubin Wasserman TE 84 Elijah Washington-Baker TE 87 Wyatt Bowman TE 89 Dan Villari TE 50 Kahlil Stewart OL 51 Austin Collins OL 53 Ted Olsen OL 55 Zach Rice OL 56 Patrick Alberga OL 57 Da'Metrius Weatherspoon OL 60 Naquil Betrand OL 62 Jackson Iak OL 63 Carter Clark OL 64 Skylar Harvey OL 65 Adam Boeheim OL 67 D'Joni Scatliffe OL 69 TJ Ferguson OL 70 Kardiear Shepherd OL 71 Jayden Mann OL 72 Mark Petry OL 73 Joshua Miller OL 73 Vito Shevchenko OL 74 Matthew Hawn OL 75 Trevion Mack OL 76 Byron Washington OL 77 Kam Pringle OL 78 Joe Cruz OL 79 Travis Brown-Miller OL 4 Dion Wilson Jr. DL 7 Chris Thomas DL 8 David Reese DL 11 Denis Jaquez Jr. DL 11 Nissi Ogbebor DL 15 Nathan Nyandoro DL 35 DeAngelo Thompson DL 45 Clark Calloway DL 59 Marcale Billue DL 77 Jaylen Pray DL 88 Elijah Crawford DL 91 George Rooks DL 92 Rashard Perry DL 94 Kevin Jobity Jr. DL 94 Quante Gillians DL 95 Eric Thomas DL 99 Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff DL 99 Isaiah Hastings DL 99 Jahide Lesaine Jr. DL 20 Caden Brown DE 2 Zyian Moultrie-Goddard LB 5 Antoine Deslauriers LB 6 Fatim Diggs LB 10 Gary Bryant III LB 12 Anwar Sparrow LB 15 Derek McDonald LB 18 David Omopariola LB 23 Trey Dudley LB 37 Luis Puente LB 43 Garvin St. John LB 45 James Heard Jr. LB 49 Josh Kubala LB 82 Jamie Tremble LB 0 Braheem Long Jr. DB 1 Demetres Samuel Jr. DB 2 Duce Chestnut DB 3 Davien Kerr DB 12 Chris Peal DB 17 Jalil Martin DB 19 Cornell Perry DB 20 Rayshon Andrews DB 22 Ziyyon Bredell DB 23 Gregory Delaine Jr. DB 23 Devin Grant DB 26 Ta'Ron Haile DB 27 Javon Lawrence DB 29 Berry Buxton III DB 31 Marcus Washington Jr. DB 34 Nate Prater DB 36 Lucas Vermeulen DB 38 James Trotter DB 39 Bradley Chandler DB 40 Tommy Porter DB 8 Kaylib Singleton CB 12 Darius Johnson CB 24 Ibn McDaniels S 46 Evan Cox PK 47 Tripp Woody PK 48 Jan Bogdan PK 98 Jadyn Oh PK 41 Jack Stonehouse P 46 Mateja Pavlovich P 21 Fran Brown Jr. LS 61 Ethan Stangle LS -1 James Heard Jr. ATH -1 Johntay Cook Ii ?
Tennessee VolunteersTennessee2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

16% SYR
84% TENN

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Syracuse

DateOppResult
10-03 atCONN W 42-41
09-17 atPITT L 13-27
09-12 vsCAL L 18-21
09-05 vsUNH W 66-3
11-29 vsBC L 12-34

TennesseeProvided by secfootball.co

DateOppResult
10-03 vsAUB W 24-14
09-26 vsTEX L 17-20
09-19 vsKENN W 42-9
09-12 atGT W 45-24
09-05 vsFUR W 56-9

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

SECProvided by secfootball.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Georgia 500 1.00025767
Alabama 500 1.000248104
Texas 400 1.00013353
LSU 410 .80021876
Tennessee 410 .80018476
Florida 410 .800231136
Missouri 410 .800188100
Mississippi State 410 .800195140
Kentucky 410 .800173134
Ole Miss 310 .750142123
Texas A&M 320 .60015993
Auburn 320 .600134107
Vanderbilt 320 .600127125
Oklahoma 220 .5008864
South Carolina 230 .400188134
Arkansas 230 .40099142

Records computed from completed games this season

Syracuse vs Tennessee: result and recap

Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Volunteers finished 26 - 45 on August 30, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Syracuse and Tennessee team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Syracuse vs Tennessee?

Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Volunteers finished 26 - 45. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Syracuse vs Tennessee in passing, rushing and receiving?

Steven Angeli (Syracuse) led passers with 274 yards. Star Thomas (Tennessee) led rushers with 92 yards. Braylon Staley (Tennessee) led receivers with 95 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Syracuse play Tennessee?

This Syracuse vs Tennessee game was played on August 30, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.