SEC Football Preview: Pittsburgh at Tennessee

Tennessee-Pittsburgh football Preview

Tennessee football hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday in Knoxville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Team Schedules/Results

Pittsburgh

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/04 U Mass W 51-7 Home
09/11 Tennessee 12:00 pm Away
09/18 W Michigan 12:00 pm Home
09/25 N Hampshire 1:00 pm Home
10/02 GA Tech 1:00 pm Away
10/16 VA Tech 1:00 pm Away
10/23 Clemson 1:00 pm Home
10/30 Miami (FL) 1:00 pm Home
11/06 Duke 1:00 pm Away
11/11 N Carolina 7:30 pm Home
11/20 Virginia 12:00 pm Home
11/27 Syracuse 12:00 pm Away

Tennessee

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/02 Bowling Grn W 38-6 Home
09/11 Pittsburgh 12:00 pm Home
09/18 TN Tech 12:00 pm Home
09/25 Florida 1:00 pm Away
10/02 Missouri 1:00 pm Away
10/09 S Carolina 1:00 pm Home
10/16 Mississippi 1:00 pm Home
10/23 Alabama 1:00 pm Away
11/06 Kentucky 1:00 pm Away
11/13 Georgia 12:00 pm Home
11/20 S Alabama 12:00 pm Home
11/27 Vanderbilt 12:00 pm Home

College Football Ratings

Rating Pittsburgh Tennessee
ESPN FPI 27 51
Sagarin 50 56
Massey Composite 40 67
PiRate Ratings 66 50

Key Stats

Stat (per game) Pittsburgh Tennessee
Points 51.0 38.0
Points Allowed 7.0 6.0
Total YDS 598.0 475.0
Pass YDS 375.0 144.0
Rush YDS 223.0 331.0
Total YDS Allowed 209.0 219.0
Rush YDS Allowed 42.0 32.0
Pass YDS Allowed 167.0 187.0
3rd Down Conv % 61.5 46.7
3rd Down Conv DEF % 23.1 14.3
Turnover Margin -1.00 -2.00

Players to Watch

Pittsburgh

QB Kenny Pickett, RB Vincent Davis, WR Jordan Addison, TE Lucas Krull, RB AJ Davis, LB SirVocea Dennis, LB Phil Campbell, LB Cam Bright, DL John Morgan, DB Damarris Mathis.

Tennessee

QB Hendon Hooker, WR Velus Jones, OL Cade Mays, OT Darnell Wright, DB Alontae Taylor, S Trevon Flowers, S Jaylen McCollough, LB Juwan Mitchell, DT Matthew Butler, P Paxton Brooks

Injuries

Pittsburgh

 
None reported.

Tennessee

 
WR] 09/02/2021 – Jimmy Calloway missed last game, is “?” Saturday vs Pittsburgh U ( Undisclosed )
[WR] 09/02/2021 – Ramel Keyton missed last game, is “?” Saturday vs Pittsburgh U ( Undisclosed )

Source: statfox.com

Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee Football Series History

Pittsburgh leads 2-0

Comments

These two teams are about equally rated and this should be a good game. I am giving the Vols a slight edge due to their strong running game. However, the Vols will have to do something to slow down that Pitt passing attack.

Our Preseason Prediction

Tennessee 34, Pittsburgh 27

Game Week 14Powers.com Prediction

Tennessee 27, Pitt 24

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 11:00 AM CT (12:00 PM ET). You can watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.

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