Furman 9, Tennessee 56 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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Furman	0	0	3	6	9
TENN	7	21	21	7	56

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Team stats

FurmanFCS		TENN
10	First downs	29
221	Total yards	638
43	Passing yards	309
11-22	Comp-Att	21-27
2.0	Yards per pass	11.4
178	Rushing yards	329
36	Rushes	47
4.9	Yards per rush	7.0
4-15	3rd down	5-11
0-2	4th down	2-3
5-45	Penalties-yards	7-60
0	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	2
0	Interceptions thrown	0
27:51	Time of possession	32:02
1	Sacks	6
4	Tackles for loss	12
0	QB hurries	4
1	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
51	Kick return yards	43
—	Punt return yards	12
0	Passing TDs	4
1	Rushing TDs	4
3	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

FurmanFCS		TENN
-0.40	EPA per play	+0.46
19%	Success rate	49%
1.28	Explosiveness	1.42
-0.05	Rushing EPA per play	+0.43
25%	Rushing success rate	50%
-0.65	Passing EPA per play	+0.52
18%	Passing success rate	47%
28%	Standard downs success	51%
8%	Passing downs success	40%
2.98	Line yards per rush	3.81
1.33	Second-level yards	1.57
1.42	Open-field yards	1.33
33%	Stuff rate	10%
0%	Power success	75%
15%	Havoc caused	48%
3	Scoring chances	8
3.00	Points per chance	7.00
Own 28	Avg. starting field position	Own 29
5	Explosive plays	8
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q110:42
TennesseeTD
(10:45) Shotgun #11 F.Brandon pass complete short middle to #0 E.Davis caught at FUR02, for 17 yards to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:42, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Drive: 8 plays, 60 yds
0-7
Q211:14
TennesseeTD
(11:18) Shotgun #11 F.Brandon rush left for 6 yards gain to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14 #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Drive: 7 plays, 42 yds
0-14
Q27:56
TennesseeDOWNS
0-28
Q23:05
FCS
FurmanTD
(03:06) No Huddle #18 D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:05 PENALTY FUR Illegal Substitution declined #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
0-21
Q21:43
TennesseePUNT
0-28
Q313:54
TennesseeTD
(14:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 F.Brandon pass complete deep middle to #4 M.Matthews caught at FUR26, for 55 yards to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:54, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Drive: 3 plays, 76 yds
0-35
Q311:38
TennesseeTD
(11:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 F.Brandon pass complete deep middle to #4 M.Matthews caught at FUR12, for 57 yards to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:38, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Drive: 3 plays, 80 yds
0-42
Q35:55
FCS
FurmanFG
(06:00) #81 N.Chapman field goal attempt from 50 yards GOOD (H: #4 N.Garcia, LS: #15 C.James), clock 05:55
Drive: 6 plays, 5 yds
3-42
Q31:50
TennesseeTD
(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.MacIntyre pass complete deep right to #5 T.Keys caught at FUR00, for 22 yards to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:50, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
3-49
Q413:13
FCS
FurmanTD
(13:18) Shotgun #26 I.Davis rush middle for 23 yards gain to the TENN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:13, 1ST DOWN #4 N.Garcia rush attempt failed
Drive: 3 plays, 16 yds
9-49
Q411:40
TennesseeTD
(11:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Baker rush right for 73 yards gain to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40, 1ST DOWN #94 J.Turbyville kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #53 B.Howard)
Drive: 3 plays, 90 yds
9-56

Score shown Furman-TENN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Jake Garcia	8/17	36	2.1	0	0
Connor Ackerley	3/5	7	1.4	0	0

Rushing

Player	Avg	TD	Long	Car	Yds
Isaiah Davis	14.1	1	34	8	113
Jerrod Williams Jr.	20.0	0	20	1	20
CJ Nettles	3.8	0	7	4	15
Emmett Grzebin	4.3	0	7	3	13
Ben Croasdale	3.5	0	4	2	7
C.J. Stokes	2.5	0	6	2	5
Connor Ackerley	2.0	0	4	2	4
Jake Garcia	0.2	0	17	12	2
Daniel Haughton	1.0	0	1	1	1
Team	-2.0	0	0	1	-2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Daniel Haughton	4	13	3.3	9
Preston Ross	2	11	5.5	6
CJ Nettles	0	9	0.0	9
Ethan Harris	1	6	6.0	6
Devin Hester Jr.	1	3	3.0	3
Isaiah Davis	1	3	3.0	3
Connor Morin	1	1	1.0	1
C.J. Stokes	1	-3	-3.0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Braylon Peebles	9	4	0	0	0
Jordan Miller	7	5	0	0	0
Eli Lipscomb	6	2	1	2	0
Billy Lewis	6	0	0	0	0
Joshua Tarver	5	4	0	0	0
AK Burrell	5	2	0	0	0
Caleb Ellison	5	1	0	0	0
Ryan Earl	4	1	0	0	0
Raleigh Herbert	4	1	0	0	0
Javaris Jones	3	3	0	0	0
Malaki Dobbins	3	2	0	0	0
Caleb Easterling	3	2	0	0	0
Ethan Washington	3	1	0	0	0
Demetrius Baldwin	3	0	0	0.5	1
Aaron Davis	2	2	0	0	0
Michael Woods Jr.	2	2	0	0	0
Trae Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Garrison Butler	2	1	0	1	0
Joshua Stoneking	2	1	0	0.5	0
Tanner Schuck	2	0	0	0	0
Bruce Knauber	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Okolo	1	1	0	0	0
Caldwell Bussey	1	0	0	0	0
Trevor Short	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Rec
Jake Garcia	1	0
Ryan Earl	0	1
Eli Lipscomb	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Nathan Chapman	1/1	100.0	50	0/0	3

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
William Pendergrass	6	246	41.0	1	1	47
Dylan Gomez	2	86	43.0	0	0	48

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Joshua Tarver	1	19	19.0	19
Devin Hester Jr.	1	16	16.0	16
Caleb Easterling	1	16	16.0	16