The Vols are falling in the College Football Playoff hunt

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ATHENS, Ga. — Tennessee football had a wide-open path to the College Football Playoff and the SEC title game, but the Vols ran into Georgia.

Georgia pulled away in the second half for a 31-17 victory Saturday.

The No. 7 Vols (8-2, 5-2 SEC) have now lost eight straight to No. 12 Georgia (8-2, 6-2) in the series.

The road crowd at Sanford Stadium was ferocious.

The win pushes the Bulldogs back into the projected 12-team bracket and puts Tennessee’s playoff chances in jeopardy.

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Tennessee vs Georgia score

Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Final
Tennessee 10 7 0 0 17
Georgia 0 17 7 7 31

Tennessee vs Georgia update

Nate Frazier runs for a 2-yard touchdown and Georgia extends its lead to 31-17 with 2:26 left in the fourth quarter.

Carson Beck with a 10-yard touchdown run to give Georgia a 24-17 lead with 5:32 left in the third quarter.

Peyton Woodring with a 36-yard field goal to tie the game at 17-17 with :05 left in the second quarter.

Dylan Sampson with a 27-yard touchdown run and Tennessee leads 17-14 with 1:54 left in the second quarter.

Carson Beck with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Oscar Delp to give Georgia a 14-10 lead with 6:36 left in the second quarter.

Carson Beck with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Oscar Delp to cut the Tennessee deficit to 10-7 with 13:30 left in the second quarter.

Max Gilbert with a 52-yard field goal to extend Tennessee’s lead to 10-0 with 43 seconds left in the first quarter.

Miles Kitselman runs 1 yard for a touchdown and a 7-0 Tennessee lead with 10:09 left in the first quarter.

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Tennessee vs Georgia start time

  • Date: Saturday 16 Nov
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Sanford Stadium (93,033) in Athens, Georgia

Tennessee’s game against Georgia starts at 7:30 PM ET Saturday, November 16 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

The game will be broadcast live on ABC, with streaming options available on the ESPN app or Fubo, which offers a free trial period to potential subscribers. Chris Fowler will handle play-by-play duties with Kirk Herbstreit as color analyst for the broadcast. Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will serve as sideline reporters.

Tennessee vs Georgia history

  • Series record: Georgia leads 28-23-2
  • Tennessee’s last win: 34-31 (2016)
  • Georgia’s last win: 38-10 (2023)

Tennessee vs Georgia prediction

Tennessee 23, Georgia 21: There is no safety in this game. Will Nico Iamaleava be available to play? Will Carson Beck stop turning the ball over? Can Georgia be the first team to score 20 on Tennessee’s defense? Can the Vols overcome their road woes and an unfriendly raucous crowd? It’s been a crazy college football season. Let’s add this game to the list of eye-opening results. See more predictions from our Knox News staff.

Tennessee vs Georgia odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM from Saturday:

  • Spread: Georgia -10
  • Above/below: 48.5 points
  • Money line: Georgia -375

Tennessee vs Georgia injury updates

The damage list is from the SEC availability report released Friday. This list will be updated when SEC Availability Report is updated 90 minutes before kickoff.

  • Tennessee: DB Jourdan Thomas (out), LB Keenan Pili (out), LB Edwin Spillman (out), RB DeSean Bishop (out), QB Nico Iamaleava (doubtful), OL Vysen Lang (doubtful), WR Dont’e Thornton (doubtful) .
  • Georgia: RB Roderick Robinson (out), RB Branson Robinson (out), DL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (out), RB Trevor Etienne (out), WR Anthony Evans (doubtful), RB Cash Jones (doubtful), OL Micah Morris (doubtful) .

Tennessee vs Georgia Weather Update

The forecast calls for 55 degrees and clear skies at kickoff.

Tennessee football schedule 2024

All times eastern

  • August 31: Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3
  • September 7: Tennessee 51, NC State 10
  • September 14: Tennessee 71, Kent State 0
  • September 21: Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15*
  • October 5: Arkansas 19, Tennessee 14*
  • October 12: Tennessee 23, Florida 17 (OT)*
  • October 19: Tennessee 24, No. 11 Alabama 17*
  • November 2: Tennessee 28, Kentucky 18*
  • November 9: Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 14*
  • November 16: Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia* | 19:30 | ABC
  • November 23: Tennessee vs. UTEP | 13.00 | ESPN+/SEC Network+
  • November 30: Tennessee at Vanderbilt*

Denotes conference play*

Georgia football schedule 2024

All times eastern

  • August 31: Georgia 34, No. 20 Clemson 3
  • September 7: Georgia 48, Tennessee Tech 3
  • September 14: Georgia 13, Kentucky 12*
  • September 28: No. 10 Alabama 41, Georgia 34*
  • October 5: Georgia 31, Auburn 13*
  • October 12: Georgia 41, Mississippi State 31*
  • October 19: Georgia 30, No. 3 Texas 15*
  • November 2: Georgia 34, Florida 20*
  • November 9: No. 11 Miss Ole 28, Georgia 10*
  • November 16: No. 7 Tennessee at Georgia* | 19:30 | ABC
  • November 23: UMass in Georgia | 12:45 | SEC network
  • November 29: Georgia Tech at Georgia | 19:30 | ABC

Denotes conference play*

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. E-mail [email protected]. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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