Week 1 report · Sat, Sep 5 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
Furman
0–1 · unrated
9–56Final
AP #20Tennessee
5–1 · Ours #13 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
SpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.TENN −49oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −31.4 · Furman covered by 2
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.—
FCS opponent · display onlyFCS opponents are modeled by tier. No pick, no probability, never graded.
Quarterbacksthis game
Jake Garcia
8/17 · 43 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.97
- Comp %
- 47.1
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 6
Faizon Brandon13/17 · 226 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.5887th pct
- Comp %
- 76.5
- TD
- 3
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Relieved in Q3 by George MacIntyre
No 2026 stats for Furman (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Furman0–1
Lat Tennessee9–56covered +49
at Tennessee9–56covered +49Tennessee5–1 · 50th-hardest schedule
Wvs Furman56–9missed −49
W
at Georgia Tech45–24covered −12
at Georgia Tech45–24covered −12W
vs Kennesaw State42–9missed −35.5
vs Kennesaw State42–9missed −35.5L
vs Texas17–20covered +5.5
vs Texas17–20covered +5.5W
vs Auburn24–14covered −6.5QB change mid-game
vs Auburn24–14covered −6.5QB change mid-gameW
at Arkansas24–17missed −13.5
at Arkansas24–17missed −13.5Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 5, 3:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is