Where Tennessee is ranked in the Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after 71-0 win over Kent State
Tennessee Football moved up one spot to No. 6 in Sunday afternoon’s Associated Press Top 25 update, following the 71-0 win over Kent State Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. The Vols bumped up two spots and are now ranked No. 7 in the US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday afternoon.
Tennessee (3-0) now turn its attention to Oklahoma (3-0), where they’ll open SEC play Saturday night in a 7:30 Eastern Time start on ABC. The Sooners stayed at No. 13 in the Coaches Poll and No. 15 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday.
ESPN announced on Saturday that College GameDay will be in Norman Saturday as the Sooners make their debut as an SEC team against Josh Heupel and Tennessee.
Heupel is returning to Oklahoma for the first time since 2014, when Bob Stoops fired him as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He led the Sooners to the 2000 national championship as a transfer quarterback, earning All American honors and finishing runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.
Oklahoma jumped out to a 21-0 lead over Tulsa at home Saturday afternoon, only for the Green Wave to rally within 24-19 early in the fourth quarter, before the Sooners pulled away in a 34-19 win. Oklahoma beat Houston 16-12 at home last week and opened the season with a 51-3 win over Temple on August 30.
Tennessee’s 71-0 win over Kent State followed a 51-10 win over North Carolina State last week in Charlotte and a 69-3 win over Chattanooga on August 31.
Tennessee vs. Oklahoma: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Where: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (80,126)
The Tennessee-Oklahoma Series
Tennessee and Oklahoma have played just four times dating back to 1939, but played twice in the last 11 years.
The Sooners rallied from down 17-0 at Neyland Stadium in September 2015 to win 31-24 in overtime with quarterback Baker Mayfield leading the comeback. Tennessee had gone to Oklahoma the season before, losing 34-10 in Norman in the second year under former head coach Butch Jones.
The first two meetings were in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma won 26-24 on New Year’s Day in 1968 in Miami and Tennessee won 17-0 on January 2, 1939. The 1939 Orange Bowl win capped a perfect 11-0 season for the Vols, who were named national champions by multiple outlets.
Tennessee gave up just 16 total points over the 11 games and shut out seven of its final eight opponents that season. The Vols didn’t allow a single point during the regular season in 1939, shutting out 15 straight opponents dating back to the 1938 season, before losing to USC 14-0 in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day 1940.
