Arkansas Stuns Tennessee in Road Victory Behind Green's Dual-Threat Performance
Arkansas defeated Tennessee 31-34 in Week 7, covering the 10-point spread as the visiting team. The Razorbacks dominated the fourth quarter with 14 points to secure the upset victory.
Taylen Green led Arkansas's offensive attack, completing 256 passing yards while adding 63 rushing yards. Green found Kam Shanks twice for critical plays, including a 24-yard completion in the third quarter and a 12-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter that proved decisive. Rohan Jones led the receiving corps with nine catches.
Tennessee kept pace through three quarters, scoring 27 points before being outscored 14-7 in the final frame. Joey Aguilar connected with Braylon Staley for a 42-yard gain in the second quarter, one of the Volunteers' most impactful plays.
The game stayed below the 68.5 over-under, with both teams combining for 65 points. Arkansas's third-quarter drive featured a key 18-yard run by Green followed by a Tennessee defensive holding penalty that extended the drive, building momentum for the eventual comeback victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 9, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arkansas | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
 Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Arkansas | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 21-31 | 16-25 |
| Pass Yards | 256 | 221 |
| Rush Yards | 241 | 273 |
| Total Yards | 497 | 494 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 7-13 | 2-9 |
| Penalties | 1-10 | 10-78 |
| Possession | 34:55 | 25:05 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Taylen Green sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the ARK 22
Mike Washington Jr. run for 7 yds to the ARK 29
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 5 yds to the ARK 34
Taylen Green run for 3 yds to the ARK 37 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 8 yds to the ARK 45
Taylen Green run for 3 yds to the ARK 48 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 38 yds to the TENN 14 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the TENN 11
Taylen Green run for 11 yds for a TD (Scott Starzyk KICK)
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 13 yds to the TENN 38 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 6 yds to the TENN 44
DeSean Bishop run for 15 yds to the ARK 41 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 5 yds to the ARK 36
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 19 yds to the ARK 17 for a 1ST down
(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Aguilar,Joey rush left for 12 yards gain to the ARK05 (Worth III,Larry; Neal,Julian) PENALTY TENN Illegal Formation 5 yards from ARK17 to ARK22. NO PLAY.
DeSean Bishop run for 5 yds to the ARK 17
DeSean Bishop run for 17 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
(07:37) Shotgun Green,Taylen pass incomplete deep left to Brown,CJ thrown to TENN45 PENALTY TENN Personal Foul (Moi,Jaxson) 15 yards from ARK25 to ARK40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Mike Washington Jr. run for 26 yds to the TENN 34 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green sacked by Jordan Ross for a loss of 7 yards to the ARK 49 Taylen Green fumbled, recovered by ARK Jordan Ross , return for 0 yards
DeSean Bishop run for 4 yds to the ARK 45
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Chris Brazzell II
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Mike Matthews
Jackson Ross punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Braylen Russell run for 22 yds to the ARK 42 for a 1ST down
Braylen Russell run for 4 yds to the ARK 46
Braylen Russell run for no gain to the ARK 46
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 8 yds to the TENN 46 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 10 yds to the TENN 36 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 2 yds to the TENN 34
Taylen Green pass complete to CJ Brown for 18 yds to the TENN 16 for a 1ST down
Braylen Russell run for a loss of 2 yards to the TENN 18
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 8 yds to the TENN 10
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Scott Starzyk 28 yd FG GOOD
Star Thomas run for 3 yds to the TENN 28
Star Thomas run for 9 yds to the TENN 37 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 16 yds to the ARK 47 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for 2 yds to the ARK 45
Joey Aguilar run for 11 yds to the ARK 34 for a 1ST down
PENALTY TENN False Start (Perry,Jesse) 5 yards from ARK34 to ARK39. NO PLAY.
Star Thomas run for no gain to the ARK 39
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 5 yds to the ARK 34
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 15 yds to the ARK 19 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARK 20
Star Thomas run for 2 yds to the ARK 18
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Chris Brazzell II
Max Gilbert 37 yd FG GOOD
Braylen Russell run for 4 yds to the ARK 29
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 20 yds to the ARK 49 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the TENN 46
Taylen Green run for 8 yds to the TENN 38 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Rohan Jones
Mike Washington Jr. run for 1 yd to the TENN 37
Taylen Green run for 22 yds to the TENN 15 for a 1ST down
Braylen Russell run for 4 yds to the TENN 11
Braylen Russell run for no gain to the TENN 11
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 10 yds to the TENN 1 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Scott Starzyk KICK)
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 42 yds to the ARK 33 for a 1ST down
Peyton Lewis run for 4 yds to the ARK 29
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 9 yds to the ARK 20 for a 1ST down
Mike Matthews run for 12 yds to the ARK 8 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 8 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Josh Turbyville kickoff for 61 yds , Rodney Hill return for 24 yds to the ARK 28
Mike Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the ARK 33
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 8 yds to the ARK 41 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green sacked by Daevin Hobbs for a loss of 11 yards to the ARK 30 Taylen Green fumbled, recovered by ARK Taylen Green , return for 0 yards
Mike Washington Jr. run for 4 yds to the ARK 34
Taylen Green pass complete to Kam Shanks for 8 yds to the ARK 42
Devin Bale punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TENN 18
DeSean Bishop run for 32 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
PENALTY TENN False Start 5 yards from TENN50 to TENN45. NO PLAY.
Joey Aguilar run for 3 yds to the TENN 48
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Chris Brazzell II
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete
Jackson Ross punt for 40 yds
(00:01) Kneel down by Arkansas at ARK11 for loss of 1 yard.
End of 2nd Quarter
DeSean Bishop run for 6 yds to the TENN 31
PENALTY TENN False Start (Umarov,Shamurad) 5 yards from TENN31 to TENN26. NO PLAY.
DeSean Bishop run for 25 yds to the ARK 49 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 12 yds to the ARK 37 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 6 yds to the ARK 31
Joey Aguilar run for 14 yds to the ARK 17 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 2 yds to the ARK 15
(12:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Aguilar,Joey pass incomplete short right to Kitselman,Miles thrown to ARK10 PENALTY TENN Personal Foul (Heard,Lance) 15 yards from ARK15 to ARK30. NO PLAY.
DeSean Bishop run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARK 32
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Miles Kitselman
Max Gilbert 50 yd FG GOOD
Mike Washington Jr. run for 11 yds to the ARK 36 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Jaden Platt
Taylen Green run for 2 yds to the ARK 38
Taylen Green pass complete to Kam Shanks for 24 yds to the TENN 38 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 9 yds to the TENN 29
Braylen Russell run for 15 yds to the TENN 14 Braylen Russell fumbled, recovered by ARK Arion Carter
DeSean Bishop run for a loss of 2 yards to the TENN 12
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Braylon Staley
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Miles Kitselman
Jackson Ross punt for 47 yds , Kam Shanks returns for no gain to the ARK 40
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Rohan Jones
Mike Washington Jr. run for no gain to the ARK 40
Taylen Green run for 18 yds to the TENN 42 for a 1ST down Tennessee Penalty, Defensive Holding (Joshua Josephs) to the TENN 32 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green run for 8 yds to the TENN 24
Taylen Green pass incomplete to CJ Brown
Mike Washington Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the TENN 25
Arkansas Penalty, Personal Foul (Justus Boone) declined
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Star Thomas for 5 yds to the TENN 31
Joey Aguilar pass incomplete to Braylon Staley
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Braylon Staley for 4 yds to the TENN 35
PENALTY TENN False Start (Satterwhite,William) 5 yards from TENN35 to TENN30. NO PLAY.
Jackson Ross punt for 48 yds , Kam Shanks returns for 8 yds to the ARK 30
Mike Washington Jr. run for 2 yds to the ARK 32
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Devin Bale punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Boo Carter at the TENN 26
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 7 yds to the TENN 33
DeSean Bishop run for 7 yds to the TENN 40 for a 1ST down
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Mike Matthews for 27 yds to the ARK 33 for a 1ST down
DeSean Bishop run for 26 yds to the ARK 7 for a 1ST down
Peyton Lewis run for 5 yds to the ARK 2
Peyton Lewis run for 2 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Mike Washington Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARK 24
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 12 yds to the ARK 36 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARK 34
(00:21) No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Taylen rush left for 7 yards gain to the ARK41, out of bounds at ARK41 PENALTY ARK Holding (Robinson II,Corey) 10 yards from ARK34 to ARK24. NO PLAY.
Arkansas Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Taylen Green run for 4 yds to the ARK 19 Taylen Green fumbled, recovered by ARK Jadon Perlotte
Peyton Lewis run for 4 yds to the ARK 15
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 10 yds to the ARK 5 for a 1ST down
Peyton Lewis run for 2 yds to the ARK 3
Peyton Lewis run for 3 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Josh Turbyville kickoff for 65 yds , Rodney Hill return for 19 yds to the ARK 19
Taylen Green sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the ARK 14
Taylen Green pass complete to Jaden Platt for 6 yds to the ARK 20
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 18 yds to the ARK 38 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green run for 4 yds to the ARK 42
Mike Washington Jr. run for 13 yds to the TENN 45 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to Mike Washington Jr. for 6 yds to the TENN 39
Taylen Green run for 5 yds to the TENN 34 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 6 yds to the TENN 28
Taylen Green run for 10 yds to the TENN 18 for a 1ST down Tennessee Penalty, Personal Foul (Edwin Spillman) to the TENN 9 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to Rohan Jones for 9 yds for a TD (Scott Starzyk KICK)
Star Thomas run for 1 yd to the TENN 26
Joey Aguilar pass complete to Miles Kitselman for 23 yds to the TENN 49 for a 1ST down
Star Thomas run for 3 yds to the ARK 48
Star Thomas run for 4 yds to the ARK 44
Star Thomas run for no gain to the ARK 44
PENALTY TENN Delay Of Game 4 yards from ARK44 to ARK48. NO PLAY.
Jackson Ross punt for 48 yds for a touchback
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to CJ Brown for 12 yds to the TENN 38 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 6 yds to the TENN 32
Taylen Green pass complete to CJ Brown for 20 yds to the TENN 12 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Kam Shanks
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Taylen Green pass complete to Kam Shanks for 12 yds for a TD (Scott Starzyk KICK)
Joey Aguilar run for 28 yds to the ARK 47 for a 1ST down
Peyton Lewis run for 6 yds to the ARK 41
Joey Aguilar run for 3 yds to the ARK 38
Peyton Lewis run for 7 yds to the ARK 31 for a 1ST down
(01:21) Kneel down by Tennessee at ARK35 for loss of 4 yards.
(00:38) Kneel down by Tennessee at ARK40 for loss of 5 yards.