No. 7 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) extended its winning streak to three games on Saturday, upsetting SEC foe Kentucky (3-6, 1-6 SEC). The Vols won 28-18 at Neyland Stadium in Week 10.
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101,915 people attended, marking the 18th consecutive sellout at Neyland Stadium. The Vols are now 23-4 at Neyland Stadium under fourth-year coach Josh Heupel.
Saturday’s game was Tennessee’s debut in dark mode uniforms this season. The Vols are 5-1 when wearing black jerseys, with a 4-1 record in Nike dark mode since 2021.
Following Tennessee’s 10-point win against the Wildcats on Saturday, Vols Wire provides five takeaways from the Week 10 contest and are listed below.
Dylan Sampson
On Saturday, junior running back Dylan Sampson smashed a Tennessee football record that had stood for 95 years. The 5-foot-11, 201-pound running back scored his 19th rushing touchdown this season against Kentucky. He set Tennessee’s single-season rushing touchdown record. Gene McEver, the Vols’ first All-American, set the previous record of 18 rushing touchdowns in 1929. Sampson is also the first Vol in program history to rush for a touchdown in eight consecutive games in a single season.
Nico Iamaleava
The 6-foot-6, 215-pound redshirt freshman quarterback posted career highs in completions (28) and throwing attempts (38) versus Kentucky. This season, Iamaleava has completed 136 of 208 passes for 1,705 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions. He also has 193 running yards and one rushing touchdown on 60 attempts in 2024.
Arion Carter
Sophomore linebacker Arion Carter led the Vols with ten tackles versus Kentucky. Carter’s ten tackles was an individual career high in a single game. He was also one of seven Vols who recorded a quarterback hurry versus the Wildcats.
Holding opponents under 20 points
Tennessee has kept its opponents under 20 points in nine consecutive games, dating back to the 2024 Citrus Bowl against Iowa. Tennessee has held opponents to fewer than 20 points in its first eight games of a season since doing so in all eleven games in 1966.
Miles Kitselman
Senior tight end Miles Kitselman set three career highs and tied one career high in the Vols’ win versus Kentucky. The 6-foot-5, 256-pound transfer set career highs for receptions (6), receiving yards (97) and longest reception (31 yards). He tied a career high with one receiving touchdown. Kitselman led all receivers for both teams with 97 receiving yards.
