
Where Tennessee Stands Out Football Standouts 2026
6-1 · SEC
Points allowed / game
Notable · Strength14.7
11th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.4 SD from the average of 23.8
Yards allowed / game
Notable · Strength280.6
15th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.4 SD from the average of 354.5
4th down conversion
Notable · Strength72.7%
Tied for 15th-highest of 102 teams
+1.3 SD from the average of 55.7%
Yards / play allowed
Notable · Strength4.6
15th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.2 SD from the average of 5.5
Takeaways / game
Notable · Strength1.9
Tied for 13th-most of 138 teams
+1.2 SD from the average of 1.3
Point margin / game
Notable · Strength+18.7
14th-highest of 138 teams
+1.2 SD from the average of +5.1
3rd down conversion allowed
Notable · Strength30.8%
Tied for 15th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.1 SD from the average of 37.8%
Rushing yards / game
Notable · Style217.1
19th-most of 138 teams
+1.1 SD from the average of 165.6
How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.