Tennessee football vs Texas live score, Vols down 13-10 as fourth quarter begins - Knoxville News Sentinel

No. 13 Tennessee football dropped its SEC opener to No. 1 Texas 20-17, handing the Vols their first loss of the season.

The loss dropped Tennessee to 3-19 all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll. The Vols (3-1, 0-1 SEC) are now 1-4 against No. 1 teams under coach Josh Heupel.

Tennessee’s defense kept it in the game, coming up with stop after stop whenever Texas (4-0, 1-0) had a chance to pull away. It managed six sacks and an interception by Kayin Lee. But the Vols’ offense sputtered .