No. 8 Tennessee Beat Texas A&M 22-7: Defense Allows Just 179 Yards, Ranvier Makes Five Field Goals
On November 14 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, No. 8 Tennessee beat Texas A&M 22-7 behind a dominant defensive effort in an SEC road game. Tennessee improved to 8-2 (5-2 SEC).
Tennessee's defense held Texas A&M to 179 total yards, 93 passing and 86 rushing, its fewest allowed since giving up 112 against Kent State in September 2024 and its fewest against an SEC opponent in the Josh Heupel era. It was Tennessee's second straight second-half shutout, closed out by fourth-quarter interceptions from TJ Metcalf and Dejuan Lane.
Kicker Cooper Ranvier went 5-for-5 on field goals, a career best, improving to 18-of-19 this season. Tennessee's lone offensive touchdown came from sophomore tight end DaSaahn Brame, whose first career receiving score, a 5-yard pass from freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon with 9:38 left, capped the scoring run. Starting quarterback George MacIntyre finished 13-of-17 for 109 yards before Brandon replaced him after an injury. Running back DeSean Bishop carried 34 times for 97 yards, tying his career high for carries and moving to fifth on Tennessee's career rushing list with 2,694 yards. Tennessee rushed for 196 yards, passing 2,000 rushing yards for a sixth straight season. Tennessee hosts No. 21 LSU on November 21. (Source: Tennessee Athletics)
Source: Tennessee Athletics
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Photo: 图：德州农工大学主场 Kyle Field（College Station）全景（资料图），本场比赛在此举行。Janreagan 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Panorama of Kyle Field in College Station, home of Texas A&M football (file photo); this game was played there. By Janreagan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
