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Auburn outgained Tennessee 345 to 323 at Neyland and lost by 10

Oct 4, 2026 · Vols Football

Auburn gained 345 yards at Neyland on Saturday and Tennessee gained 323. Tennessee won 24-14. Auburn led 7-3 at the half and Tennessee scored 21 of the last 28 points.

DeSean Bishop carried 34 times for 220 yards and scored all 3 Tennessee touchdowns. The defense took the ball away 3 times, on 2 interceptions and a fumble. Dejuan Lane had 9 tackles, 2 sacks and one of the interceptions, which he returned 32 yards. Auburn was flagged 11 times for 94 yards.

Tennessee threw for 86 yards, all of them from George MacIntyre on 8 of 10, and converted 3 of 14 third downs.

Bishop’s 220 and the 3 takeaways earned this one. An offense with 86 passing yards and 3 of 14 on third down needs both of them every week.

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