Week 1 of the 2026 college football season concluded Sunday for SEC schools.
No. 18 Tennessee (1-0) defeated Furman (1-1), 56-9, at Neyland Stadium to open its football campaign.
“Good start today,” Heupel said after defeating the Paladins. “There’s a bunch that we are going to need to clean up here in all three phases of the game, but overall pleased with the performance. Defensively, we played extremely well. We don’t turn it over, it’s probably a shutout. Those guys have grown, worked and competed extremely hard to go play and start the season that way. Proud of the effort there from our staff and our players.
“Offensively, the penalties early in the football game slowed a couple of drives down. After that, I thought we executed at a high level. Quarterbacks played smart and efficient today. All of them did, so good start. A lot to learn from and move on to a big one next week.”
Following Week 1, SEC football power rankings and each team’s schedule are listed below.
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