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2010 REVIEW
Vols never ‘flinched’ in November run to Music City Bowl Young Roster Quickly Gains Experience by Season’s End By Josh Pate UTSports.com
Derek Dooley heard the mumblings. His players did, too. Halfway through the 2010 football season and his University of Tennessee Volunteers sitting with a 2-6 record, the men wearing orange heard their critics talk of how this could be the worst Tennessee football team in years … perhaps ever. There were the difficult times against highly touted opponents Oregon and Florida, and a nailbiting, two-overtime victory to beat UAB. Then there was the winless October, which began with a heartbreaking loss at LSU and ended in three conference thumpings. Dooley and his players heard the doubters. And they answered. “Sitting there at 2-6 and people talking about us being the worst football team in Tennessee history, and nobody in this organization flinched,” Tennessee’s first-year head coach said. “I’m real proud of them for that.” Dooley has a reason to be proud. After a September and October in which the Vols faced five opponents ranked inside the top 20, UT turned things around and won four consecutive games to close out the regular season with a 6-6 (3-5 Southeastern Conference) record to become bowl eligible for the second season in a row and 49th time in school history. Tennessee lost a heartbreaker to North Carolina in the Music City Bowl, but the season was an improbable turnaround nonetheless. “We never got affected by the results,” Dooley said. “Everybody in the organization improved over the course of the season, and that’s all you can ask for.” Perhaps nobody improved more than freshman quarterback Tyler Bray. He came off the bench 98
Sophomore safety Janzen Jackson helped anchor the Vols’ secondary in 2010. He finished the season with 69 tackles and five interceptions, earning second-team All-SEC honors from the league coaches. He had a career-best 11 tackles in the finale against Kentucky. against South Carolina and, despite throwing an interception on his first pass, provided a spark in the Tennessee offense with a pair of touchdowns. He had some help as senior wide receiver Denarius Moore exploded for a career-high 228 yards receiving and brought the Vols to a fourth quarter tie with the Gamecocks. But things fell apart when South Carolina superstar Alshon Jeffrey caught a 70-yard touchdown pass to break the tie and help the Gamecocks pull away for the 38-24 victory over the Vols. It was Tennessee’s sixth loss of the season. At that moment, it was gut-check time. Nobody outside the locker room was talking about a bowl game; they were talking about long-term stability. Inside the locker room, however, the talk was about fixing what was broken – and fixing it immediately. “Any other team, period, could just hang their heads and quit after going 2-6 and losing for 40 days
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straight,” said senior receiver Gerald Jones. “This young team didn’t, which is very exciting to see and great for the future. We kept fighting and turned this season around and got ourselves a bowl game to go to.” That’s thanks to an explosive November. A week after the South Carolina loss, Bray earned his first start at Memphis and responded with 325 yards and five touchdowns in a 50-14 romp over the Tigers. Then the Vols dominated Ole Miss for a surprising 52-14 Homecoming victory at Neyland Stadium, UT’s first conference win of the season. A hard-fought 24-10 win at Vanderbilt left it all hanging on a streak that pre-dates anybody on the roster. Tennessee’s chances of going to a bowl game and getting its record to .500 sat on extending a 25-game winning streak over Kentucky. Again, Bray stepped up with a 354-yard, two touchdown performance. But the seniors shined most. Nick Reveiz recovered a critical Kentucky fumble
that shifted the momentum in Tennessee’s favor. The Wildcats were leading 7-0 and ready to claw once again from the 1-yard line. UK’s Derrick Locke fumbled the football into the checkerboard, and Reveiz pounced on it, making up for a painful personal foul penalty that had put Kentucky in position to score. Thwarting a potential 14-0 deficit, the Vols rallied back and did so quickly. Bray used just four passes to hit Jones for the game-tying touchdown. On the next drive, Bray hit Moore on a 49-yard pass and then connected with him again for a 12-yard touchdown and the lead. Moore finished with 205 yards receiving – mostly on deep passes from Bray – to record his second 200-yard game of the year and become the only UT player to boast that accomplishment. When the horn blew, the Vols won 24-14, kept the streak alive at 26 games, and did the improbable considering the start to the season by securing a bowl bid. For this group to lead the rebound the way it did and head to Tennessee’s second consecutive bowl game is evidence of the group’s character. However, by no means was the path as simple as it seems. The Vols dominated undermatched TennesseeMartin 50-0 in the season opener. It was the first shutout victory for UT since 2003, and the Vols scored on the ground with 110 yards by Tauren Poole, through the air, via safety and from two Daniel Lincoln field goals. The only loss that day was when Jones broke his hand, which would keep him out for four weeks. The following two weeks weren’t pleasant. Tennessee took an early 13-3 lead on Oregon when lightning struck the area, halting the game for an hour while a heavy downpour drenched the field. Afterward, things were different. Poole got in a terrific performance with 162 yards, but his stats were nowhere near enough. The Ducks reeled off 45 unanswered points and LaMichael James ran for 134 yards to give Oregon the 48-13 victory. The Florida game was eerily similar as Tennessee tied the game 10-10 with 8:59 left in the third quarter when quarterback Matt Simms connected with Moore for 49 yards and a score. Florida struggled to move the football and was ready to punt, but a fake on fourth-and-6 resulted in a 36-yard gain and ultimately a 7-yard touchdown pass from John Brantley to Frankie Hammond. Shortly thereafter, Simms was intercepted and
YEAR IN REVIEW OUTLOOK STAFF THE VOLS
2010 Schedule and Results Date
Opponent
Site TV Time
Series/Result Note
Sept. 4
UT Martin Skyhawks
Knoxville PPV 6:00 ET W, 50-0 Neyland Stadium
Sept. 11
# 7/8 Oregon Ducks
Knoxville ESPN2 7:00 ET L, 13-48 Poole has career day with 162 rushing Neyland Stadium yards, but Ducks score 45 unanswered
Sept. 18
#10/7 Florida Gators
Knoxville CBS 3:30 ET L, 17-31 Neyland Stadium
Vols cut lead to 24-17 in fourth quarter, but UF extends series win streak to six
Sept. 25
UAB Blazers
Knoxville SEC Netwk 12:21 ET W, 32-29 (2 ot) Neyland Stadium
25-yard TD pass in 2nd overtime lifts Vols; UT 9-2 all-time in OT (5-0 at Neyland)
Oct. 2
at #12/10 LSU Tigers
Baton Rouge, La. CBS 2:30 CT L, 14-16 Tiger Stadium
LSU scores to win on final play of game, Vols defense forces 4 turnovers on road.
Oct. 9
at Georgia Bulldogs
Athens, Ga. SEC Netwk 12:21 ET L, 14-41 Sanford Stadium
Three turnovers contribute to 27-7 deficit at half; only 4th UT loss in last 10 at UGA.
Oct. 23
#7 Alabama Crimson Tide
Knoxville ESPN 7:00 ET L, 10-41 Neyland Stadium
Vols scored first, trailed 13-10 at half; Tide pulled away with 21-point third qtr.
Oct. 30
at #17 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. SEC Netwk 12:21 ET L, 24-38 Gamecocks Williams-Brice Stadium
Vols tie score at 24 in 4th quarter; lose for only 2nd time in Columbia since ‘96.
Nov. 6
at Memphis Tigers
Memphis CBS Coll. 7:00 CT W, 50-14 Liberty Bowl Memorial
Vols led 40-7 at half behind Bray’s 5 TD’s; defeat Memphis for 7th consecutive time.
Nov. 13
MISSISSIPPI (HC) Rebels
Knoxville CBS Noon ET W, 52-14 Neyland Stadium
UT takes 31-14 lead at half; Vols produce five turnovers and 441 yards total offense.
Nov. 20
at Vanderbilt Commodores
Nashville CSS 6:30 CT W, 24-10 Vanderbilt Stadium
14th consecutive win for UT in Nashville; Poole TD run seals win with 1:29 left.
Nov. 27
KENTUCKY Wildcats
Knoxville SEC Netwk 12:21 ET W, 24-14 Neyland Stadium
Vols win 26th consecutive game against UK; become bowl eligible with victory.
Dec. 30
NORTH CAROLINA Tar Heels
Nashville ESPN 5:30 ET L, 27-30 (2 ot) LP Field
Vols lose in double overtime after outcome reversed again on final play.
First season-opening shutout in 17 years; Poole and Moore each score 2 TDs
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Florida converted it into another touchdown. Justin Hunter scored for the Vols to cut the deficit to 24-17 early in the fourth quarter, but the Gators responded with a touchdown run with 6:15 remaining to seal it at 31-17. Sitting at 1-2, UAB came to town in what was supposed to be a breather for Tennessee. It wasn’t. Again, the second half was not kind to the Vols. They built a 23-7 halftime lead before UAB bounced back with a pair of touchdowns and 2-point conversions to send the game into overtime. The teams traded field goals in the first extra period. UAB struck first with a field goal in the second overtime, so Tennessee went for gold on the first play of its possession. Simms hit Moore for the 25-yard winning touchdown that put the orange-clad men in the winning column 32-29. The positive was Tennessee evened its record at 2-2. The negative was October awaited. Perhaps none was more painful than the afternoon in Baton Rouge. Tennessee began celebrating what appeared to be an upset victory over No. 12 LSU as the Tigers saw a bad snap end with zeroes showing on the game clock and the Vols leading 1410. Players ran onto the field, coaches headed toward each other to shake hands, and television began showing the final score. But officials ruled that Tennessee had too many players on the field, and LSU was awarded another play from the 1-yard line. That’s when Stevan Ridley pushed into the end zone with no time left to win the game for LSU 16-14. If that wasn’t enough, Tennessee then suffered back-to-back losses to chief rivals Georgia (41-14) and Alabama (41-10), both heralded for matching Dooley with his past through family and mentors. The South Carolina loss capped the winless October and left the Vols at 2-6. Yet there was no white flag. In fact, it was just the opposite. The locker room mentality strengthened. Players understood the challenge they faced, and they answered the bell. The challenge has left the Vols here, with one game remaining and another chance for the squad to prove its character and determination. Considering what this team has gone through – this year and in the recent past – those chances are nothing new. “It’s hard to describe how proud I am of this football team,” Dooley said. “All the stuff that’s happened to these guys, these were the few that stuck with it and loved Tennessee. They didn’t care what happened. They believed in Tennessee. They got rewarded for sticking to it.”
2010 REVIEW Neyland Stadium RENOVATION One of the stars of last season certainly was Neyland Stadium and the unveiling of the latest renovations to Tennessee’s grand palace. Most noticeable from the outside were the approximately 700,000 bricks that totally transformed the look of the stadium’s north and west sides. Standing in the middle of that transformation is the majestic Gate 21 plaza area. Six lofty archways dominate the entrance, which doubles during the work week as a key campus transportation hub. No doubt the traffic on game days is just as hectic.
>> Aesthetics Inside and Out
Adjacent to the Gate 21 plaza was another change, the new amphitheater at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Andy Holt Avenue. The Vol Network’s Kickoff Call-In Show takes place there, sporting spiffy new digs after spending years on a make-shift platform in front of a worn down hillside. Just inside Gate 21, the Tennessee Official Team Shop is open for business six days a week under management of the UT Bookstore. The Tennessee Terrace now occupies the west upper deck, with 1,800 individual chair-back seats and a climate-controlled concourse featuring new restroom and concession areas. Those individuals also had the added bonus of sitting on the home sideline after the Vols switched back to the west for the first time since 1992. Amazing Graphics: Graphics were upgraded throughout the westside renovation areas, including both elevator lobbies and certainly in the Tennessee Terrace, which can be seen from street-level and are especially dynamic at night. The historic Neyland Stadium Master Plan renovations have been funded entirely by private donations to the project and have not created a financial burden for the university or the state’s tax payers. The funding includes leadership gifts to the project and capital and annual contributions associated with the East Club, West Club and Tennessee Terrace seating areas. To date, the university has spent approximately $125 million on the project. Through the capital and annual donations associated with their seats, donors sitting in Tennessee Terrace have provided approximately $42 million in funding for the Master Plan renovations. Future phases of the Master Plan renovations will be completed based on available funding. Construction Break for Two Years: Plans call for stadium renovations to take a break over the next two years and resume in December 2012. That should allow for a more normal maintenance schedule, including structural painting projects on the stadium’s exterior that are first in line for 2011. Design work throughout the entire Master Plan renovations was by McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects/Ross Bryan Associates. Contractor for this portion of the project was Blaine Construction. 100
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>> Unveiling the Neyland Statue
Honoring the man most responsible for the growth and development of the proud Volunteer football tradition, the University of Tennessee today dedicated a statue of General Robert R. Neyland outside the stadium that bears his name. The dedication ceremony was held at the permanent location of the statue, between gates 15A and 17 on the west side of Neyland Stadium. All former Tennessee football lettermen were invited to the event, including Hank Lauricella, who played on the 1951 national championship team and spoke on behalf of all former players. Mike Hamilton, director of athletics at Tennessee, and current Vols head football coach Derek Dooley were also in attendance, as well as several members of the Neyland family, including his son, Bob Neyland, Jr., who spoke at the event. The statue, which was commissioned by artist Blair Buswell, is twice life-size. Since Neyland is portrayed in the kneeling position rather than standing, the statue is nine feet tall (a standing statue would have stood 12 feet tall). The statue weighs approximately 1,500 pounds, and the base is 57” by 87” and features the seven Game Maxims engraved into the precast. Buswell is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and also is responsible for sculpting the busts for the Pro Football Hall of Fame incoming class each year.
2010 NOTEBOOK >> Music City Recap
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Consecutive games the Vols won in November to finish the season and earn bowl eligibility. The winning streak is the longest by the Vols since 2007.
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Bowl appearances for the Vols, including this year’s Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl. Tennessee is tied with Texas for the second-most bowl appearances in the FBS.
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True freshmen played for the Vols last season, tied for third most in Division I. Seven true freshmen started in the Vols’ 50-14 victory at Memphis.
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Times the Vols’ recorded 50 or more points, scoring 50 against UT Martin and Memphis and 52 against Mississippi. It was the fourth time in the modern era the Vols have recorded at least three 50-point games in a year.
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Final national ranking for the Vols in interceptions in 2010. The Vols picked off 18 passes, with four players recording multiple interceptions.
Years 1990-99 2000-09 2010 Overall
Sept.* Oct. Nov.^ 28-8-2 26-7 37-3 26-12 21-15 33-9 2-2 0-4 4-0 56-22-2 47-26 74-12
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For Starters >>
The Vols allowed only 52 points in November, an average of 13.0 points per game...the 52 points were the fewest allowed by Tennessee in any month since allowing 40 in five November games in 2003...Tennessee allowed 14 points at Memphis, vs. Ole Miss, and vs. Kentucky, and 10 at Vanderbilt. During the last 11 seasons since 2000, the Vols are 37-9 in November (.803)...UT has won 15 of its last 18 games during the month since a 39-10 win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, 2006. Tennessee is 74-12 (.860) in November in the last 21 seasons since 1990, including an astounding 37-3 (.925) record in regular-season games in November or later during the decade of the 1990s. The Vols were 51-3 (.944) in November from 1991-2003 and are 19-8 (.703) during the month since 2004...UT won 21 consecutive November games between 1990-96. Tennessee Record by Month (Since 1990)
THE VOLS
>> November Remembered
STAFF
The Vols made their inaugural appearance in a particular bowl for the first time since 1993, when Tennessee made its first trip to the Outback/ Hall of Fame Bowl...all bowl appearances since then had represented repeat trips. UT fell to 8-7 in all-time first bowl appearances, dropping a 30-27 decision in double-overtime to North Carolina. The Vols have lost three of four inaugural selections in particular bowls, winning the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl (d. Boston College, 38-23) and losing the Fiesta Bowl in 1992 (L. Penn State, 17-42) and the Sun Bowl in 1984 (L. Maryland, 27-28). UT’s 27 points scored were its most in a bowl since putting up 38 vs. Texas A&M in the 2005 Cotton Bowl. NCAA Bowl Appearance Leaders School Bowl Trips (Including 2010) Alabama 57 Tennessee 49 Texas 49 Southern California 48 NCAA Bowl Wins Leaders School Bowl Wins (Including 2010) Alabama 33 Southern California 32 Penn State 27 Georgia 26 Oklahoma 26 Tennessee 25 Texas 25 Head coach Derek Dooley is just the fifth Tennessee coach to lead a team to a bowl game in his first season...dating to 1939 and UT’s first bowl game, the Vols have had 11 head coaches...in 1939, General Robert R. Neyland led the Vols to a 17-0 win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl...Tennessee head coaches are 5-4 all-time in their first bowl game with the Vols. The loss snapped a 15 game winning streak by Tennessee in the city of Nashville since 1984. Tennessee is 25-24 all-time in bowl games.
OUTLOOK
2010 >> season notebook
Vols Make Postseason
2010 REVIEW >> November (continued)
Tennessee Home/Road Breakdown by Month (Regular Season, Since 1990)
ALL-AMERICA & CONFERENCE HONORS
Years Home Road/Neu. Overall September* 45-9 11-13-2 56-22-2 October 25-13 22-13 47-26 November^ 41-6 33-6 74-12 (*-includes August gms.; ^-includes December gms.)
Noting the Offense >> Offensive Improvement
During the four November games, Tennessee greatly improved its offensive production both in terms of pure numbers and in statistical rank among SEC teams. The Vols had the best passing offense (322.0 yards per game) and turnover margin (+9) in the SEC in November and also ranked fourth in total offense, fifth in scoring offense and red zone scoring success, and third in third-down conversion success rate. Tennessee Offensive Production SEC Rankings: November and Pre-November
Nov. Rank Turnover Margin +9 1st Passing Offense 322.0 1st Third-Down Conversions 46.6% 3rd Total Offense 435.0 4th Scoring Offense 37.5 5th Red Zone Scoring 87.5% 5th
Before Rank -4 12th 213.6 6th 31.3% 11th 331.2 10th 21.8 11th 66.7% 12th
>> Third Watch
After struggling to convert on third downs in the first four games of the season, the Vols greatly improved their conversation rate in the season’s final nine games...Tennessee converted only 11 of 58 (19.0%) on third-down attempts in the first four games...the Vols were 58-of-131 (44.3%) on third downs in the final nine contests. Tennessee 3rd-Down Conversions, 2010 Games Conversion Rate (Total) First Four Games 19.0% (11 of 58) Last Nine Games 44.3% (58 of 131) Overall 36.5% (69 of 189)
>> No Shutout Streak
The Vols own a current streak of 210 consecutive games without being shutout since a 31-0 loss to Florida on Sept. 17, 1994...the streak ranks fifth nationally and second in the SEC. Current Consecutive Games Without Being Shutout, NCAA FBS Team Games Since Michigan 336 Oct. 20, 1984 (26-0, Iowa) Florida 284 Oct. 29, 1988 (16-0, Auburn) TCU 230 Nov. 16, 1991 (32-0, Texas) Air Force 221 Dec. 31, 1992 (13-0, Ole Miss) TENNESSEE 210 Sept. 17, 1994 (31-0, Florida)
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In his first year in a starting role, sophomore defensive back Prentiss Waggner returned three interceptions for touchdowns to set the UT season record.
>> Vols Earn All-SEC Honors
Sophomore defensive back Janzen Jackson was named to the second team of the 2010 AllSEC Coaches’ Team. Two Vols also earned Associated Press All-SEC honors this season: junior defensive lineman Malik Jackson and sophomore defensive back Prentiss Waggner...the AP squad also named junior RB Tauren Poole as honorable mention All-SEC.
>> Freshman Honorees
Center James Stone was named to The Sporting News and Football Writers Association of
>> Pass-Catching Prowess
Tennessee receivers enjoyed a productive 2010 season, led by senior receivers Gerald Jones and Denarius Moore and senior tight end Luke Stocker... freshman wideout Justin Hunter also produced a record-setting campaign with seven receiving touchdowns, a UT freshman record. Senior standouts Jones (55), Moore (47), and Stocker (39) combined for 59.2% of the team’s receptions in 2010 (141 of 238).
Noting the Defense >> Forcing Turnovers
The Vols forced at least four turnovers in three different games for the first time since 1999...UT forced four turnovers at LSU and five both at Memphis and vs. Ole Miss.
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America Freshman All-America Teams. Four freshmen were named to the Freshman All-SEC Team: wide receiver Justin Hunter, offensive lineman Ju’Wuan James, linebacker John Propst and defensive lineman Jacques Smith.
>> SEC Players of the Week
Tyler Bray, QB SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 6 vs. Memphis) SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 13 vs. Miss.) SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27 vs. Kentucky) Gerald Williams, DE SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 20 vs. Vanderbilt) Tennessee’s 27 turnovers (18 INTs, 9 FRs) were its most in a single season since forcing 28 (16 INTs, 12 FRs) in 2004...the Vols notched multiple turnovers in four consecutive games (its four games in Nov.) for the first time since 2005 (Alabama-Memphis)...the 18 INTs were the most since collecting 21 in 1999 and the Vols’ five games with multiple picks were also the most since the 2008 season. The Vols sacked the quarterback multiple times in eight different games for the first time since also doing so on eight occasions in 2005...Tennessee also totaled multiple sacks in six consecutive games for the first time since the last six games of 2005.
>> The Defense Never Rests
Tennessee’s defense allowed 14 or fewer points in each of their four November games...the Vols al-
lowed 14 points to Memphis, Mississippi, and Kentucky while allowing only 10 at Vanderbilt...the Vols were +9 in best turnover margin per game in November, best in the SEC during the month. Turnover Margin Leaders, Nov., NCAA FBS Team Turnover Margin Wisconsin +13 Virginia Tech +12 TENNESSEE +9 Stanford +9 UT limited opponents to under 250 yards passing in four of the last six games and to 275 or fewer yards passing in eight of the last nine games. After recording only 10 sacks in the first eight games, the Vols tallied 16 sacks in the last five contests...Tennessee had two-plus sacks in the final six consecutive games and at least six tackles for loss in four of the last five contests. The Vols’ scoring defense average of 13.0 points per game in November ranked eighth in the nation and first in the SEC. Scoring Defense Leaders, Nov., NCAA FBS Team Scoring Defense Avg./Nov. Notre Dame 7.3 West Virginia 10.0 BYU 10.3 Stanford 11.0 Boston College 12.3 Ohio State 12.7 Miami (Ohio) 12.7 TENNESSEE 13.0 Boise State 13.8 Virginia Tech 13.8
>> Pick 6
Tennessee intercepted 10 passes in November and finished fourth in the SEC with 18 interceptions in 2010, the most for the Vols since recording 21 in 1999. The 18 interceptions ranked Tennessee tied for 19th nationally in 2010. Four Vols collected multiple INTs for the first time since 2006.
Freshmen on the Field >> Youth Being Served
True freshmen had the opportunity to play immediately at Tennessee in 2010, as the Vols have played 16 true freshmen this season, ranking tied for third in the nation: True Freshmen Used in NCAA FBS, 2010 School True Freshmen Used 1. Air Force 19 2. Florida 17 3. Tennessee 16 Syracuse 16
2010 NOTEBOOK >> Youth (continued)
Offense QB: Tyler Bray RB: Rajion Neal, Toney Williams (RS) FB: Channing Fugate WR: Justin Hunter, Matt Milton, Da’Rick Rogers OT: Daniel Hood (RS), Ja’Wuan James OG: Zach Fulton, Caleb Leonard (RS), Kevin Revis (RS), JerQuari Schofield (RS), James Stone Defense DE: Corey Miller, Jacques Smith DT: Joseph Ayres (RS), Arthur Jeffery (RS) LB: Jerod Askew (RS), Raiques Crump, John Propst DB: Nick Branum (RS), Brent Brewer, Eric Gordon (RS), Dontavis Sapp Specialist K: Michael Palardy
Tennessee Starts by Freshmen, 2010 QB: Tyler Bray, 5 FB: Channing Fugate, 5 WR: Justin Hunter, 2 OL: Ja’Wuan James, 13 (RT); James Stone, 8 (5 at C and 3 at LG); JerQuari Schofield, 5 (LG); Zach Fulton, 5 (RG) DL: Corey Miller, 2 (DE); Joseph Ayres, 1 (DT) DB: Eric Gordon, 6 (LCB); Brent Brewer 6 (SS) ST: Michael Palardy, 7 (5 PK, 2 P)
>> Record Half
Most Passing Yards, Freshman, UT History Player TYLER BRAY Casey Clausen Erik Ainge
Year Yards 2010 1,849 2000 1,473 2004 1,452
>> 300-Yard Passer
One of only three quarterbacks in the SEC (Ryan Mallett, Arkansas; Mike Hartline, Kentucky) to record as many as four 300-yard passing games, Tyler Bray threw for a career-high 354 yards in the regular season finale vs. Kentucky...he also crossed the 300yard barrier in his first career start, at Memphis (325 yards), the following week vs. Ole Miss (323 yards) and against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl (312 yards). Most 300-Yard Passing Games, SEC, 2010 Player 300-Yard Passing Games Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 9 TYLER BRAY, TENNESSEE 4 Mike Hartline, Kentucky 3 Bray is the first Tennessee quarterback to throw for 300+ yards in his first two career starts and the first Vols QB overall to throw for 300+ yards in consecutive starts since Casey Clausen did so in 2001. At Memphis, Bray threw for 308 yards and five touchdowns in the first half, both Tennessee records for a single half. Following an interception returned for a touchdown at South Carolina, Bray threw a UT freshmanrecord 96 consecutive passes without an interception until throwing a 2nd-quarter pick at Vanderbilt. In those 96 consecutive passes between INT’s between the South Carolina and Vanderbilt games, Bray was 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 touchdowns (10.8 yards per att., pass efficiency rating: 187.42).
Bray’s 308 yards and five TD’s passing in the first half at Memphis are UT records for a single half. Most Passing Yards in a Single Half, UT History Player TYLER BRAY Jonathan Crompton Peyton Manning
Yards 308 305 285
Opponent (Half) 2010 vs. Memphis (1st) 2009 vs. Memphis (1st) 1997 vs. Northwestern (1st)
>> Clockwork
Bray led 27 scoring drives...average time of possession was 2:10...14 of 27 drives took less than two minutes, 12 of which ended in TDs...additionally, 14 of 27 drives took five plays or less, all ending in TDs... on scoring drives that covered 70 yards or more, average T.O.P. was 2:27.
>> In The Zone
When Bray started, the Vols scored on 16 of their 19 red zone trips (.842 success rate), including 11 TDs.
Justin Hunter >> Big Game Hunter
Freshman All-SEC WR Justin Hunter ranked second on the team with seven touchdown receptions, including a stretch of TD catches in three consecutive games (Memphis, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt)...seven TDs ranked tied for first among all Division I freshman wideouts. Hunter, who averaged a remarkable 25.9 yards per catch, set a Tennessee freshman school record with seven touchdown catches in 2010...the previous mark of five was shared by Joey Kent (1993) and Kelley Washington (2001)...Hunter ranked third on the team with 417 receiving yards (on 16 catches). Four of Hunter’s seven TD receptions were from 30+ yards (80 vs. Ole Miss, 42 vs. Memphis, 38 vs. Georgia, 35 vs. Florida)...Hunter also had two 100-yard receiving games in 2010, and his 100-yard effort vs. Georgia was the first for a UT freshman since Robert Meachem’s 147-yard game vs. Kentucky in 2004. Most TD Receptions, Freshman, UT History
Player JUSTIN HUNTER Joey Kent Kelley Washington Robert Meacham Stanley Morgan
Year TD Catches 2010 7 1993 5 2001 5 2004 4 1973 4
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True Freshmen Starting at QB, FBS 2010 Tarean Austin and Stump Godfrey, New Mexico Rob Bolden, Penn State Tyler Bray, Tennessee Chas Dodd, Rutgers Jeff Godfrey, Central Florida Jake Heaps, BYU Andrew Manly, New Mexico State Stephen Morris, Miami (Fla.) David Piland, Houston Tanner Price, Wake Forest Chase Rettig, Boston College Sean Robinson, Purdue Pete Thomas, Colorado State Ryan Williams, Memphis Alex Zordich, Buffalo
Freshmen Playing for Tennessee, 2010 (26)
Tennessee went 4-1 in freshman QB Tyler Bray’s five starts, including wins in his first four...he appeared in nine games for the Vols in 2010, finishing 125-of-224 for 1,849 yards, including 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Bray earned or shared SEC Freshman of the Week honors in three of his four starts (Memphis, Ole Miss, Kentucky), including his first two career starts...Bray is one of just six SEC football student-athletes to be honored in consecutive weeks this season....also one of just seven SEC players to be honored three or more times.
>> Fast Start
THE VOLS
Freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, 4-1 as a starter, was one of 16 true freshmen to start at quarterback in NCAA FBS Division I in 2010.
The Vols averaged 199.6 yards passing in the first seven games, a figure that increased to 318.7 yds./gm. over the last six.
STAFF
Spotlight On: >> Freshman QBs in the FBS
the number of total (true and redshirt) freshmen played: Total Freshmen Used in NCAA FBS, 2010 School True Freshmen Used 1. Florida 31 2. Marshall 27 3. Tennessee 26 Michigan 26 5. LSU/Western Ky. 25 Tennessee started seven true freshmen vs. Memphis, believed to be a school record: QB Tyler Bray, FB Channing Fugate, C James Stone, RG Zach Fulton, RT Ja’Wuan James, DE Corey Miller, K Michael Palardy. Tennessee started three true freshmen on the offensive line vs. Memphis (James at RT, Fulton at RG, Stone at C), the only school in NCAA FBS Division I to start three true freshmen on the interior line in the same game (Texas A&M also started 3 if TE is included). UT had 26 starts from true freshmen on the O-Line this season (James 13 at RT, Stone 5 at C and 3 at LG; Fulton 5 at RG)...the Vols started at least two true freshmen on the offensive line in nine consecutive games since UAB. Including 10 redshirt freshmen, Tennessee has played a total of 26 freshmen during the 2010 season.
Offensive Players: Tyler Bray
OUTLOOK
Tennessee also ranked tied for third in the country in
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Spotlight On:
>> On the Career Charts
>> Moore Yards
WR Gerald Jones caught at least four passes in his last seven consecutive games, including five or more in six of those games...Jones set his career high with 46 receptions this season, totaling 596 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The senior receiver had 43 catches in his last seven games and finished his career 5th place on the Tennessee career list with 142: Most Career Receptions, Tennessee History
Senior wide receiver Denarius Moore caught seven passes for 205 yards vs. Kentucky and six passes for 228 yards at South Carolina, making the senior wideout the only player in NCAA Division I FBS with multiple 200-yard receiving games this season. He is also first player in Tennessee school history with more than one 200-yard receiving effort in a career...the 228-yard game was the 2nd-highest in school history and the 205-yard game the 5th-highest. Most Receiving Yards in a Game, UT History (Complete List of 200-Yard Games)
Player Rec. Years 4. Peerless Price 147 1995-98 5. GERALD JONES 142 2007-10 6. Jayson Swain 126 2003-06
Player Kelley Washington Denarius Moore Johnny Mills Willie Gault Denarius Moore Carl Pickens Stanley Morgan
Jones also finished his career ranked fourth among all active SEC receivers in career receptions: Most Career Receptions, Active SEC Receivers Player Rec. Years Julio Jones, Alabama 179 2008-10 A.J. Green, Georgia 166 2008-10 Randall Cobb, Kentucky 144 2008-10 GERALD JONES, TENNESSEE 142 2007-10
Jones became just the fifth wide receiver in UT history to lead the Vols in receptions in three consecutive seasons and the first since Joey Kent from 1994-96... Jones led Tennessee with 30 catches in 2008 and 46 receptions in 2009, while finishing 2010 with 55...the other three Vols to lead the team in catches three years in a row are Thomas Woods (1987-89), Anthony Hancock (1979-81) and Larry Seivers (1974-76).
Denarius Moore >> Dominant Denarius
Denarius Moore led the team with 981 yards receiving in 2010, the seventh-highest total in school history...Moore caught 29 passes for 724 yards and five TD’s in his last six games and finished with 47 receptions during the regular season. Tennessee Season Receiving Yards Leaders Player Year Yards 5. Kelley Washington 2001 1,010 6. Lucas Taylor 2007 1,000 7. DENARIUS MOORE 2010 981 Moore’s consecutive 100-yard receiving games (228 at South Carolina, 103 at Memphis) were the first for a Tennessee receiver since Lucas Taylor in 2007 (103 vs. Cal; 118 vs. Southern Miss).
>> 228 Yards: In Perspective The 228-yard effort from Moore against South Carolina was the fifth-highest single-game total in 104
NCAA Division I FBS this season His school-record 38.0 yards per catch in that game is also a Tennessee record and tied for 6th in SEC history (most in the league since 2004, Troy Williamson, South Carolina, 42.0 ypc)...additionally, his 205-yard day against Kentucky was the 16th-highest total in Division I FBS in 2010. Moore’s 228 receiving yards were also the most in an SEC game in 2010 and the 9th-most all-time by an SEC player (4th-most since 2001) It is also the most by a conference player in eight years: Florida’s Taylor Jacobs posted 246 yards receiving vs. UAB in 2002. Most Receiving Yards, Game, SEC, 2001-10
Player Josh Reed (SEC record) Kelley Washington Taylor Jacobs DENARIUS MOORE
Yards Opponent 293 2001 vs. Alabama 256 2001 vs. LSU 246 2002 vs. UAB 228 2010 at So. Carolina
>> On Touchdowns Moore had a touchdown catch in five consecutive games (USC-UK), one shy of the Tennessee record of six, accomplished by Cory Fleming (1993) and Joey Kent (1995). The senior wideout from Tatum, Texas also caught nine touchdown passes this season...Moore’s 18 career touchdowns also rank fifth on the Volunteer career list.
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Career TD Receptions, Tennessee History
Player TD (Years) Joey Kent 25 (1993-96) Cedrick Wilson 24 (1997-2000) Marcus Nash 20 (1994-97) Peerless Price 19 (1995-98) Denarius Moore 18 (2007-10)
>> 30 Yards (Or More) Moore also ranked tied for sixth in the nation for the most receptions of 30+yards during the 2010 season. Most Receptions of 30 Yards-Plus, FBS 2010 Player Catches of 30+ Yds. Greg Salas, Hawaii 17 Justin Blackmon, Okla. St. 15 Patrick Edwards, Houston 13 Vincent Brown, San Diego St. 13 DeMarco Sampson, San Diego St. 13 DENARIUS MOORE, UT 12* *-Tied with three others (Torrey Smith, Maryland; Marquess Wilson, Washington St.; Titus Young, Boise State).
Tauren Poole
>> Reaching the Century Mark
Junior tailback Tauren Poole rushed for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns on 204 attempts...he ranked eighth in the SEC at 79.5 rushing yards per game, and his 11 rushing TD’s were tied for eighth in
Yards Opponent 256 2001 vs. LSU 228 2010 at S. Carolina 225 1966 vs. Kentucky 217 1981 vs. Vanderbilt 205 2010 vs. Kentucky 201 1990 vs. Kentucky 201 1976 vs. TCU
the league...Poole posted the 16th 1,000-yard season by a running back in UT history and the first since Montario Hardesty last season (1,345 yards in 2009). Poole rushed for 99 yards at Vanderbilt, one yard shy of his 7th 100-yard game of 2010...his six 100yard efforts tied him with Auburn’s Cam Newton and Arkansas’ Knile Davis for the most in the SEC this season...Poole’s 100-yard games were against UT Martin (110), Oregon (162), LSU (109), Alabama (117), Memphis (101) and Ole Miss (107)...the 100yard game vs. Alabama snapped a streak of 41 consecutive games in which the Tide defense did not allow a 100-yard rusher. Poole’s six 100-yard rushing games are the second-most by a Tennessee running back in the last 10 seasons since 2001, trailing only the seven recorded by Travis Stephens in 2001. Most 100-Yard Rushing Games, SEC 2010 Player TAUREN POOLE, UT Cam Newton, Auburn Knile Davis, Arkansas Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss Derrick Locke, Kentucky
100-Yard Games 6 6 6 5 5
Last 10 Seasons: Most 100-Yard Games by a Tennessee Running Back, Single Season (2001-10) Player Travis Stephens, 2001 TAUREN POOLE, 2010 Arian Foster, 2005 Monterio Hardesty, 2009 Gerald Riggs, Jr., 2004
100-Yard Games 7 6 5 5 5
2010 NOTEBOOK >> Blue-Chip Stock(er)
>> Action Jackson/Defensive Line
Second-team AP All-SEC DT Malik Jackson ranked second on the Vols with 5.0 sacks in 2010, including sacks in four of the last six games.Jackson also had a team-high 11 tackles for loss, including 9.5 in the four November games and at least a half-TFL in five of the last six games...he ranked 15th in the SEC in sacks this season and tied for 11th in tackles for loss. Jackson, a transfer from USC, played his first five games at defensive end before switching to defensive tackle at Georgia for the final eight...in those eight games at tackle, he recorded 36 of his 48 tackles, 10 of 11 tackles for loss, all five sacks, three of his five QB hurries, four of his five passes defended, and his lone interception of 2010. The Tennessee defensive line recorded 21.5 sacks, eclipsing the 2009 defensive-line total of 15.5.
Daniel Lincoln >> Long Drive Lincoln
Senior Daniel Lincoln broke his own school record by making nine consecutive field goals to begin the 2010 season...he previously made eight consecutive
>> Reveiz Enjoys Great Final Year
LB Nick Reveiz led the team in tackles with a career-best 108 while starting all 13 games at middle linebacker...the senior ranked tied for fifth in the SEC with 8.3 tackles per game. Reveiz was one of five finalists for the inaugural Burlsworth Trophy, to be awarded annually to the outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on... Reveiz originally joined the Vols as a walk-on and was added to the scholarship roster in 2009, when he started four games at middle linebacker before suffering a season-ending knee injury...the trophy is presented by the Rotary Club of Springdale, Arkansas...Georgia Tech center Sean Bedford was the inaugural winner. The preseason All-SEC linebacker was one of 10 Vols to start every game in 2010...he recorded 10+ tackles in four consecutive games and in five out of six (10 vs. Oregon, 14 vs. Florida, 14 vs. UAB, 11 at LSU, 11 vs. Alabama)...Overall, Reveiz finished with six games of double-figure tackle efforts. Reveiz also intercepted two passes in 2010, along with six tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, four passes defended, and five quarterback hurries. Tennessee Tackle Leaders, 2010 Player Tackles Nick Reveiz, LB 108 Herman Lathers, LB 75 Janzen Jackson, DB 69
DB Prentiss Waggner intercepted passes in the last three regular-season games and tied Janzen Jackson with a team-high five this season...his five picks this season ranked tied for third in the SEC and tied for 15th in the nation. Waggner also recovered three fumbles this season, giving him eight takeaways in 2010, the most for any Vol defender since Deon Grant recorded nine (9 INTs) in 1999...Waggner’s five interceptions are also the most for a Tennessee player since Eric Berry’s seven in 2008. A sophomore from Clinton, La., Waggner set a Tennessee season record with his third interception returned for a touchdown in the Ole Miss game (10 yards)...the previous record was two, accomplished six times (most recent: Eric Berry, 2008)...he also returned interceptions for touchdowns vs. both UT Martin and UAB. His three INTs returned for touchdowns led both the nation and the SEC. Waggner’s three fumble recoveries tied LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu for the SEC lead and tied for the seventh-best mark nationally. SEC Fumble Recovery Leaders, 2010 Player Rec. (Game Avg.) PRENTISS WAGGNER, UT 3 (0.23) Tyrann Mathieu, LSU 3 (0.23) Mike Marry, Ole Miss 2 (0.20) Damien Anderson, Miss. St. 2 (0.18) Second Team Coaches All-SEC DB Janzen Jackson finished tied for 3rd in the SEC with five interceptions in 2010. SEC Interception Leaders, 2010 Player INTs Robert Lester, Alabama 8 Casey Hayward, VU 6 PRENTISS WAGGNER, UT 5 JANZEN JACKSON, UT 5 Morris Claiborne, LSU 5 Ahmad Black, Florida 5
More Notes
>> Playing the Best
The Vols played five teams ranked in the Top 20 at the time of the matchup: Oregon (7 and 8), Florida (10 and 7), LSU (12 and 10) Alabama (7th in both) and South Carolina (17th in both). The Vols have lost six consecutive games vs. ranked teams since a 31-13 win over then 21st-ranked South Carolina on Oct. 31, 2009...however, the Vols are 10-4
>> Huge Neyland Crowds Continue
A total of 698,465 fans attended the Vols’ seven home games at Neyland Stadium, the 6th-highest total nationally...UT has ranked in the top six for 35 consecutive years...the Vols averaged 99,781 fans per game this season, also sixth-best in the nation and also second in the SEC. NCAA Total Attendance Leaders, 2010 School Avg. Fans Per Game Ohio State 842,221 Michigan 782,776 Penn State 729,636 Alabama 712,747 Texas 704,580 TENNESSEE 698,465 NCAA Avg. Attendance Leaders, 2010 School Avg. Fans Per Game Michigan 111,825 Ohio State 105,278 Penn State 104,234 Alabama 101,821 Texas 100,654 TENNESSEE 99,781
>> The Graduates
A total of 11 Tennessee Vols who have earned college degrees participated in the Music City Bowl...nine Vols suited up this season as graduates of Tennessee. Chad Cunningham, Daniel Lincoln, Cody Pope, Nick Reveiz, Jarrod Shaw, Luke Stocker, Victor Thomas, LaMarcus Thompson and Tyler Wolf all earned their college degrees before the 2010 football season. Ben Martin and Chris Walker graduated in December, increasing the number of graduates on the Tennessee active roster to 11. A total of 30 UT men’s and women’s athletes walked the stage. During the season, the nine active graduates ranked Tennessee third in the nation behind Boston College (14) and Auburn (11).
>> Free Football
UT played extra periods against UAB and North Carolina to bring its record to 9-3 all-time in overtime games ... The UNC contest marked UT’s first overtime affair in a bowl game. UT’s pair of overtime contests in 2010 tied for the most the Vols have played in one season. In 2003, the Vols defeated South Carolina, 23-20 (OT) and Alabama, 51-43 (5OT). SEC Overtime Records Team W-L Pct. Last OT Game Arkansas 9-2 .818 Ark 38, MissSt 31 (2010) TENNESSEE 9-3 .750 UNC 30, UT 27 (2010) Florida 3-2 .600 Fla 34, Ga 31 (2010) 105
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Defensive/ST Players: Malik Jackson
Nick Reveiz
>> Record Setter
in their last 14 games vs. unranked opponents since.
THE VOLS
Luke Stocker Career Numbers Year Receptions Net Yards TD 2007 4 11 1 2008 13 139 0 2009 29 389 5 2010 39 417 2 Totals 85 956 8
Lincoln also ranks sixth in Tennessee history with 287 career points scored. Tennessee Career Scoring Leaders Player Years Pts. 4. Fuad Reveiz 1981-84 314 5. Alex Walls 1999-2002 292 6. DANIEL LINCOLN 2007-10 287
Prentiss Waggner
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Senior tight end Luke Stocker (Berea, Ky.) was one of the eight national semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, awarded annually to the top tight end He was the lone Vols receiver with a catch in every game and also had multiple receptions in all but the Oregon and Vandy games...Stocker was the first Vol to have a catch in every game since Robert Meachem in 2006...he scored first TD of the season on a 12-yard pass play at South Carolina and ranks third on team with 34 receptions and fourth with 359 yards...he recorded a season-high five catches against Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina...Season-best 58 receiving yards came in final game as a Vol vs. UNC in the Music City Bowl. Stocker’s 39 receptions and 417 yards also represent his career-high totals.
field goals to begin his All-America year of 2007... Lincoln missed his first attempt of the Kentucky game, his only miss of the season...he finished 10-of-11 (.909) in field goal attempts this season, including 5-of-5 from 40 yards and beyond...his overall FG percentage of .909 is the second best mark in school history... ranks seventh in career field goal percentage all-time (.689)...Lincoln finished his career sixth on the Vols’ career field goal list, one shy of tying John Becksvoort (1991-94) for fifth. Tennessee Career Field Goal Leaders Player Years FG-FGA Pts. 4. Alex Walls 1999-2002 53-68 292 5. John Becksvoort 1991-94 52-75 317 6. DANIEL LINCOLN 2007-10 51-72 287
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Luke Stocker
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Tennessee UT Martin
13 7 23 7 -- 50 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Sept. 4 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 6 p.m. | 99,123
>> Tennessee
>> UT MARTIN
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 17 112 2 110 2 24 Neal 9 83 4 79 0 40 Oku 6 77 0 77 1 44 Moore 1 58 0 58 1 58 T.Williams 3 9 1 8 0 8 Simms 3 7 0 7 0 3 Bray 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Team 3 0 6 -6 0 0 Totals 43 346 14 332 4 58
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Ju.McNair 6 34 0 34 0 22 Taylor 1 16 0 16 0 16 Ja.McNair 13 20 13 7 0 5 Shiver 1 5 0 5 0 5 Blanks 1 3 0 3 0 3 Carr 2 2 4 -2 0 2 Barksdale 3 1 3 -2 0 1 McNeil 2 0 5 -5 0 0 Totals 29 81 25 56 0 22
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 24 14 0 181 1 42 Bray 6 3 1 24 0 9 Totals 30 17 1 205 1 42
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Carr 22 9 2 66 0 30 Ju.McNair 4 2 0 20 0 13 Totals 26 11 2 86 0 30
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jones 6 86 0 37 Moore 4 66 1 42 Stocker 2 17 0 9 Cooper 2 13 0 9 D.Rogers 1 9 0 9 Rivera 1 7 0 7 Z.Rogers 1 7 0 7 Totals 17 205 1 42
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Taylor 4 14 0 6 Thompson 3 38 0 30 Everett 2 21 0 13 Hamrick 1 7 0 7 McNeil 1 6 0 6 Totals 11 86 0 30
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Vols pitch first shutout since 2003, blank cross-state Skyhawks in opener Tauren Poole had touchdown runs of 24 yards and 14 yards as Tennessee beat UT Martin 50-0 for Derek Dooley’s first victory as the Volunteers’ coach. It was Tennessee’s first shutout since a 48-0 win over Vanderbilt in 2003 and first time facing an FCS opponent since a win over The Citadel in 1983. Tauren Poole had been waiting for his chance to shine and he delivered, darting through holes, running around coverage and picking up 110 yards on 17 carries before sitting out the fourth quarter. “The backs ran well; the line blocked well,” Dooley said. “They were packing them in and trying to stop the run, but we did a nice job up front. The runners ran hard and I think we just wore them down a bit.” David Oku had his share of carries too and found some large holes for a 44-yard touchdown run with 5:00 left in the first quarter to give the Vols a 10-0 lead in the season opener for both teams. Denarius Moore ran 58 yards for a touchdown and caught a 42-yard scoring pass from Matt Simms. Moore finished with 66 yards on four catches, and Gerald Jones had 86 yards on six catches before injuring his left hand. Tennessee scored nearly every way it could. Austin Johnson and Greg King tackled D.J. McNeil in the end zone for a safety. Prentiss Wagner intercepted Derek Carr and ran 54 yards for a touchdown. Daniel Lincoln kicked field goals of 21 and 35 yards. “I was real proud of how we came out in the third quarter too,” Dooley said. “We weren’t relaxed or complacent. Overall, it was a good, solid win.” UT Martin’s young, inexperienced offense couldn’t find any rhythm. The Skyhawks neither completed a pass nor picked up a first down in the first quarter but were flagged for delay of game four times. By the end of the game, they had 142 yards on offense compared to Tennessee’s 537. The Vols shut out an opponent for the first time since Nov. 22, 2003, then they blanked Vanderbilt at home, 48-0. “The defense was aggressive,” Dooley said. “We tackled well, and those are the basics you worry about in the first game.” Carr finished 9-for-22 for 66 yards and threw two interceptions. The Skyhawks were penalized 11 times for 83 yards. In addition to his shared tackle for the safety, linebacker Johnson also intercepted a pass in his return
THE WRAPUP • Derek Dooley became the 18th of 22 UT head coaches to win his inaugural game. • Ten Vols started for the first time -- six on offense and four on defense. • Tennessee’s defense limited UT Martin to just three first downs, including one in the first half. • Ja’Wuan James, who started at right tackle, was one of 12 true freshmen to see action for the Vols. • UT finished the game with 332 yards rushing and 205 passing. • Redshirt freshman Joseph Ayres saw action at defensive tackle. Ayres is the great-great-grandson of Brown Ayres, who served as UT’s 12th president from 1904-19 and for whom Ayres Hall is named.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Lincoln 21 field goal. UT Oku 44 run (Lincoln kick). UT Lincoln 35 field goal. 2nd UT Poole 24 run (Lincoln kick). 3rd UT Moore 58 run (Lincoln kick). UT Moore 42 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). UT Poole 14 run (Lincoln kick). UT Team safety (McNeil tackled in end zone). 4th UT Waggner 54 interception return (Lincoln kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT UTM First Downs 23 3 Rushes-Yards 43-332 29-56 Passing Yards 205 86 Passes (A-C-I) 30-17-1 26-11-2 Total Offensive Plays 73 55 Total Offense 537 142 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0 Penalties-Yards 5-25 11-83 Punts-Average 4-40.8 10-41.7 Time of Possession 33:21 26:39 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 2 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1 Sacks By-Yards 1-4 1-1
to the defensive side of the ball. “The last time I played linebacker in a real game would be my senior year in high school,” Johnson said. “It felt good to be back out there and playing linebacker. Before the game I was really going over my playbook trying to get all the stuff down I needed. Once I got out there it just kind of came to be and I was able to play fast.” Matt Simms completed 14 of 24 passes for 181 yards and the touchdown to Moore in his first Vols start.
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THE WRAPUP
6 7 0 0 -- 13 3 10 14 21 -- 48
Sept. 11 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 7 p.m. | 102,035
THE VOLS
• Tennessee’s top four tacklers in the game all recorded career highs: Nick Reveiz (10), Chris Walker (8), Gerald Williams (7) and Prentiss Waggner (7). • Sophomore Marsalis Teague made his first defensive start at cornerback. Teague started five games at wide receiver in 2009. • The last time Tennessee was involved in a weather delay was at Arkansas in 2001, a game the Vols won 13-3. • The 35-point margin was Tennessee’s worst loss in Neyland Stadium history, topping the 33-0 defeat to VMI on Nov. 17, 1923.
Tennessee Oregon
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Tennessee’s early success and a first-quarter weather delay couldn’t keep No. 7 Oregon from a big victory over the Vols. LaMichael James ran for 134 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown to open the second half, and the Ducks scored 45 consecutive points to beat Tennessee 48-13. The Vols were on the board first with a pair of Daniel Lincoln field goals before a thunderstorm roared through Knoxville, halting the game for 70 minutes. The delay didn’t seem to affect UT as the Big Orange defense held Oregon to a field goal and then scored the game’s first touchdown, a 1-yard plunge by Tauren Poole that made it 13-3. “I was proud of how we came out and competed early in the game,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “We screwed up the last three minutes of the half in all phases. So we go in halftime tied, which was fine. But we didn’t have a good look in our eye at halftime.” James had only 27 yards at the break after being targeted by the Volunteers’ defense for the entire first half. But he broke several tackles on the 72-yard touchdown run that vaulted Oregon into the lead for good. The Vols then seemed to fall apart. “You would have thought we were down 40,” Dooley said. “We hit some bad adversity in the third quarter and we didn’t handle it well.” The Vols were penalized for having an ineligible receiver on one play and a false start on another. A pass by Matt Simms intended for Zach Rogers was cleanly picked off by Cliff Harris, who returned it 76-yards for another score to give Oregon a 27-13 lead with 6:27 left in the third quarter. Simms, who completed 15 of 29 for 151 yards, struggled to connect with his receivers. Poole and backup David Oku couldn’t get their footing. Kenjon Barner, who scored five TDs filling in for James as the Ducks’ No. 1 tailback in a 72-0 win against New Mexico in Week 1, took a punt back 80 yards for a touchdown that made it 41-13 with 11:39 left. The Ducks struggled to find a first-half answer for Poole, who had 111 yards rushing in the first quarter. He finished with 162 yards on 23 carries. “He was great and we needed him to be,” Dooley said. “He ran hard. We caught them in some pretty good looks and they made adjustments.” Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas completed 17 of 32 for 202 yards and two touchdowns. The
Game 2
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Lincoln 48 field goal. UT Lincoln 35 field goal. ORE Beard 37 field goal. 2nd UT Poole 1 run (Lincoln kick). ORE Beard 42 field goal. ORE Paulson 27 pass from Thomas (Beard kick). 3rd ORE James 72 run (Beard kick). ORE Harris 76 interception return (Beard kick). 4th ORE Tuinei 29 pass from Thomas (Beard kick). ORE Barner 80 punt return (Beard kick). ORE Alston 2 run (Beard kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT ORE First Downs 14 26 Rushes-Yards 36-182 44-245 Passing Yards 151 202 Passes (A-C-I) 29-15-1 32-17-0 Total Offensive Plays 65 76 Total Offense 333 447 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-60 6-38 Punts-Average 8-41.4 4-41.8 Time of Possession 31:13 28:47 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Sacks By-Yards 1-10 2-13
Ducks picked up 447 yards of offense compared to the Vols’ 333 yards, despite holding the ball three fewer minutes than Tennessee. The officials halted play with 8:53 remaining in the first quarter after Lincoln’s second field goal when lightning was spotted in the area. The teams spent an hour in their locker rooms as heavy rain and lightning hovered over Neyland Stadium, and many of the capacity crowd of 102,035 fans huddled under overhangs and crowded the concourses.
OUTLOOK
Vols’ fast start, rain delay can’t keep Ducks from flying to easy triumph
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 23 164 2 162 1 39 D.Rogers 1 21 0 21 0 21 Oku 7 12 4 8 0 3 Neal 2 2 0 2 0 1 Simms 3 2 13 -11 0 2 Totals 36 201 19 182 1 39 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 29 15 1 151 0 31 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Moore 4 37 0 17 Z.Rogers 3 45 0 31 Poole 3 17 0 14 Cooper 2 14 0 11 Hunter 1 31 0 31 Oku 1 5 0 5 Stocker 1 2 0 2 Totals 15 151 0 31
>> OREGON
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg James 16 142 8 134 1 72 Alston 9 43 3 40 1 8 Thomas 7 44 10 34 0 17 Barner 7 26 0 26 0 7 Costa 1 11 0 11 0 11 Hawkins 2 4 0 4 0 2 Team 2 0 4 -4 0 0 Totals 44 270 25 245 2 72 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Thomas 32 17 0 202 2 29 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Maehl 5 50 0 17 Paulson 4 61 1 27 Tuinei 3 45 1 29 Barner 2 11 0 7 Davis 2 6 0 6 Williams 1 29 0 29 Totals 17 202 2 29
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Tennessee Florida
3 0 7 7 -- 17 0 7 17 7 -- 31
Sept. 18 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 3:30 p.m. | 102,455
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Oku 5 24 0 24 0 11 Poole 10 27 4 23 0 12 Simms 8 16 34 -18 0 12 Totals 23 67 38 29 0 12 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 31 19 2 259 2 49 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Stocker 5 41 0 19 Z.Rogers 4 53 0 33 Hunter 3 60 1 35 Poole 3 38 0 31 Cooper 2 12 0 7 Moore 1 49 1 49 Oku 1 6 0 6 Totals 19 259 2 49
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>> FLORIDA
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Demps 26 94 21 73 0 18 Hines 1 36 0 36 0 36 Gillislee 8 27 0 27 2 11 Moody 5 20 0 20 0 9 Brantley 4 19 10 9 0 12 Burton 2 4 0 4 1 2 Team 3 0 19 -19 0 0 Totals 49 200 50 150 3 36 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Brantley 23 14 0 167 1 24 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Thompson 4 55 0 24 Demps 3 34 0 16 Moore 2 26 0 14 Hines 2 15 0 13 Reed 1 22 0 22 Clark 1 8 0 8 Hammond 1 7 1 7 Totals 14 167 1 24
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Turnovers stifle second-half rally, Vols can’t reverse Gators’ streak Tennessee had its chance against a second straight top-10 foe, down seven points midway through the fourth quarter. But Florida used a nine-play drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown run from Trey Burton to seal a 31-17 victory at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee tied the game at 10 with a 49-yard touchdown pass from Matt Simms to Denarius Moore with 8:59 in the third quarter. Simms completed 19 of 31 for two touchdowns. Florida stalled on the next drive until Gators coach Urban Meyer called for a fake punt on fourthand-6. Omarius Hines ran 36 yards to keep the drive alive, and John Brantley eventually connected with Frankie Hammond on a 7-yard touchdown pass. “It was a big play; it was a good call by them,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “Looking back, we should have been in safe punt. We were trying to make something happen a little bit. They made a good play and got us on that.” Jeremy Brown picked off a pass by Simms on third-and-6 at the Tennessee 40, which set up Gillislee’s second touchdown that gave the Gators a 2410 lead just before the end of the third quarter. The Vols, who were hosting a second AP top 10 team in as many weeks, had found themselves in a similar situation a week earlier against Oregon and unraveled. They seemed on the verge of a meltdown again when Simms appeared to be sacked in the end zone for a safety, but an official review ruled him down on the 1. Tennessee punted but got the ball back when Dooley challenged a run by Jeff Demps, insisting the Florida track star had fumbled. The officials agreed, and the Vols answered with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Simms to true freshman Justin Hunter on fourth-and-6 to cut Florida’s lead to 2417 with a 11:24 left. Dooley, who was facing the Gators for the first time as head coach, said that’s the kind of reaction he expects from a team that hasn’t done much to prove it can fight back from adversity. “We should do that. I’m proud of them for that, but we should do that every game,” Dooley said. “All that does is give you a chance, and it proved out.” It also didn’t last very long. Florida responded with Trey Burton’s 2-yard touchdown run that iced the Vols, who allowed two more big sacks on Simms and turned the ball over with a fumble
THE WRAPUP • Linebacker Nick Reveiz (14) and safety Janzen Jackson (9) both turned in career highs in tackles. Reveiz also recovered a fumbled punt by the Gators. • True freshman James Stone replaced the injured JerQuari Schofield on the offensive line during the second half. Stone joined Ja’Wuan James as the Vols’ second true freshman on the offensive front. • Tight end Luke Stocker matched his career high with five catches, finishing with 41 receiving yards. • Florida’s six consecutive wins are the most in the series since the Vols won the first 10 contests from 1916-53. • Justin Hunter, another Vols true freshman, led UT with 60 receiving yards on three catches. Included was his first career touchdown, a 35-yard pass from Matt Simms that closed Tennessee to within 24-17 early in the fourth.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Lincoln 49 field goal. 2nd FLA Gillislee 2 run (Sturgis kick). 3rd FLA Sturgis 44 field goal. UT Moore 49 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). FLA Hammond 7 pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick). FLA Gillislee 5 run (Sturgis kick). 4th UT Hunter 35 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). FLA Burton 2 run (Sturgis kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT FLA First Downs 11 18 Rushes-Yards 23-29 49-150 Passing Yards 259 167 Passes (A-C-I) 31-19-2 23-14-0 Total Offensive Plays 54 72 Total Offense 288 317 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties-Yards 9-54 5-25 Punts-Average 5-44.4 3-43.7 Time of Possession 23:14 36:46 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2 Sacks By-Yards 1-8 6-34
by Tauren Poole. Poole, who entered the game leading the SEC in rushing, was held to 27 yards. UT scored first for the first time against Florida since 2001 when Daniel Lincoln kicked a first-quarter 49-yard field goal, tying his career high. But the Vols had their own struggles. After recovering a fumbled punt return by Janoris Jenkins at the Florida 21, the Vols drove 18 yards but missed a chance to score when Jonathan Bostic picked off a pass by Simms in the end zone.
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THE WRAPUP
14 9 0 0 3 6 -- 32 7 0 8 8 3 3 -- 29
Sept. 25 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 95,183
THE VOLS
• Tennessee improved to 9-2 in overtime, including a 5-0 mark at Neyland Stadium. • Matt Simms’ 72-yard touchdown pass to Zach Rogers was Tennessee’s longest scoring pass play since Erik Ainge connected with Robert Meachem for an 84-yard TD at Memphis in 2006. • Tennessee started the game 0-for-10 on third down conversions until David Oku’s 1-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. The Vols finished the contest 2-of-15 on third down. • The Vols finished 2-2 at home in September.
Tennessee UAB
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>> SCORING SUMMARY
2010 REVIEW
Tennessee made its last chance at victory count, and the Vols escaped with a 32-29 win over UAB in double overtime at Neyland Stadium. Matt Simms threw the game-winner, a 25-yard touchdown to Denarius Moore on UT’s first play of the second overtime. The score was a sudden end to a seesaw affair that saw the Blazers rally from a 16-point halftime deficit. “He (Moore) was my first read on the play, came off the play action, the safety flat-footed there for a split second and that was all the time I needed to make my decision,” Simms said. “I just tried to put it in a place where he could go up and get it and jump over the corner, and that is exactly what he did.” The Volunteers held a 23-7 lead at halftime thanks mainly to Moore’s first touchdown, a 13-yard reception, and Zach Rogers’ 72-yard catch and run. Both of those plays came in the first quarter and were followed by a Daniel Lincoln 47-yard field goal and Prentiss Waggner’s second interception return for touchdown, this one from 9 yards just before the break. But the Blazers staged their comeback as David Isabelle found Frantrell Forrest on a 27-yard touchdown strike in the third quarter, and ran for 6 yards for another score in the fourth. After each touchdown, Bryan Ellis hit Jeffery Anderson on a pair of two-point conversions. Daniel Lincoln kicked a 40-yard field goal for Tennessee to open the first overtime, and UAB’s Josh Zahn, who missed field goals from 41, 35, 49, 30 and 54 in regulation, connected on a 35-yard field goal to answer. Ellis hit Pat Shed on a 14-yard pass to pick up a first down in the second overtime but his 7-yard pass to Patrick Hearn came up 4 yards short of the end zone, and Zahn scored on a 21-yard field goal to put UAB up 29-26 before the Vols’ final touchdown. The Blazers dominated the game in nearly every category. They picked up 544 yards compared to the Vols’ 287 yards, had eight more first downs and converted seven more third down attempts. Tennessee’s defense couldn’t stop UAB, who used Isabelle, the backup quarterback, to chip away yards with his runs and Ellis, the starter, to convert thirdand-long situations. Ellis completed 29 of 55 for 373 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Isabelle ran 16 times for 73 yards and completed 4 of 5 for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Game 4
1st UT Moore 13 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). UAB Jones 52 pass from Ellis (Zahn kick). UT Z.Rogers 72 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). 2nd UT Lincoln 47 field goal. UT Waggner 9 interception return (Kick block). 3rd UAB Forrest 27 pass from Isabelle (Anderson pass from Ellis). 4th UAB Isabelle 6 run (Anderson pass from Ellis). OT1 UT Lincoln 40 field goal. UAB Zahn 35 field goal. OT2 UAB Zahn 21 field goal. UT Moore 25 pass from Simms.
>> TEAM STATS
UT UAB First Downs 15 23 Rushes-Yards 27-42 32-115 Passing Yards 245 429 Passes (A-C-I) 34-19-0 60-33-1 Total Offensive Plays 61 92 Total Offense 287 544 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-20 7-55 Punts-Average 9-42.1 4-45.5 Time of Possession 23:53 36:07 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 9 of 23 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 Sacks By-Yards 0-0 5-39
Still, the Vols seemed to be in control in the first half. The Vols went for it on fourth-and-1 at the UAB 15 on its first drive and got two yards on a quarterback sneak by Simms, who threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Moore on the next play. UAB had just tied the game at 7 when Simms answered with the 72-yarder to Rogers on the next play. It was Tennessee’s longest play since an 87-yard touchdown run by LaMarcus Coker against Vanderbilt in 2006.
OUTLOOK
Simms-to-Moore toss lifts Vols past Blazers in double-overtime thriller
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Oku 8 35 2 33 0 12 Poole 6 25 2 23 0 11 Neal 4 20 0 20 0 11 D.Rogers 1 0 8 -8 0 0 Simms 8 13 39 -26 0 7 Totals 27 93 51 42 0 12 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 34 19 0 245 3 72 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Moore 5 68 2 25 Stocker 4 56 0 17 Oku 3 23 0 9 Z.Rogers 2 78 1 72 D.Rogers 2 16 0 13 Rivera 2 6 0 3 Hunter 1 -2 0 0 Totals 19 245 3 72
>> UAB
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Isabelle 16 73 10 63 1 18 Shed 6 42 1 41 0 15 Borne 3 13 0 13 0 5 Franklin 1 7 0 7 0 7 Forrest 1 6 0 6 0 6 Ellis 1 2 0 2 0 2 Brooks 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jones 1 0 11 -11 0 0 Team 1 0 6 -6 0 0 Totals 32 143 28 115 1 18 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Ellis 55 29 1 373 1 52 Isabelle 5 4 0 56 1 27 Totals 60 33 1 429 2 52 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Forrest 7 109 1 42 Shed 7 58 0 14 Hearn 4 38 0 17 Anderson 3 53 0 34 Borne 3 48 0 28 Franklin 3 37 0 14 Jones 2 58 1 52 Williams 2 28 0 24 Ellis 1 1 0 1 Brooks 1 -1 0 0 Totals 33 429 2 52
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Tennessee LSU
7 0 0 7 -- 14 7 0 0 9 -- 16
Oct. 2 | Baton Rouge, La. | Tiger Stadium | 2:30 p.m. | 92,932
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 24 110 1 109 1 20 Moore 2 16 0 16 0 16 Oku 1 3 0 3 0 3 Simms 10 9 41 -32 1 4 Totals 37 138 42 96 2 20 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 23 12 0 121 0 37 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jones 5 46 0 26 Moore 2 19 0 13 Stocker 2 16 0 13 Hunter 1 37 0 37 Z.Rogers 1 5 0 5 Poole 1 -2 0 0 Totals 12 121 0 37
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>> LSU
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Ridley 22 124 1 123 1 59 Jefferson 5 100 0 100 1 83 Shepard 2 12 0 12 0 9 Ford 2 6 0 6 0 6 Murphy 2 5 12 -7 0 5 Lee 3 2 17 -15 0 2 Totals 36 249 30 219 2 83 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Lee 23 16 1 185 0 47 Jefferson 10 3 2 30 0 17 Totals 33 19 3 215 0 47 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg D.Peterson 5 45 0 16 Randle 4 69 0 47 Toliver 3 52 0 21 Shepard 3 26 0 12 Ridley 2 7 0 8 Ware 1 16 0 16 Murphy 1 0 0 0 Totals 19 215 0 47
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Vols win, then lose, after late penalty nullifies all-out effort against Tigers BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU scored on the game’s very first play and again on the very last play -- after Tennessee was penalized for too many men on the field. Those scores were enough to allow the Tigers to escape with a 16-14 decision that was beyond heartbreaking to the UT faithful. The Tigers remained unbeaten after a Volunteers penalty for too many players on the field rescued LSU from what appeared to be a botched final play. LSU was confused on third-and-goal from the 1 and allowed the clock to run nearly to zero before a mishandled shotgun snap seemingly ended the game and sent Tennessee players streaming onto the field in jubilation. The celebration was cut short when officials ruled the Vols had 13 defensive players on the field when the ball was snapped. Stevan Ridley then bulled into the end zone from less than a yard out for the wild finish. “I don’t know if I have ever had a loss like that,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “They changed personnel and ran a bunch of guys on the field. It was a lot of chaos. “Things happened fast and guys didn’t run off the field. The ball was snapped pretty quickly, and so we lose the game. I have never hurt like this before.” Jordan Jefferson had an 83-yard TD run on LSU’s first offensive play, but UT’s defense limited the Tigers after that, forcing four turnovers including three interceptions. Tennessee played without a turnover for the second game in a row. “Our guys fought and fought,” Dooley said. “We played great on special teams, we got turnovers and every time things went bad we kept sticking with it. It was a great football game.” Tennessee was in the game the whole way despite playing in its first road contest of the season. Tauren Poole’s 1-yard dive over the pile helped the Vols to a 7-7 tie at halftime. Matt Simms’ 3-yard touchdown run put the Vols in the lead with 11:34 left in the fourth quarter. The first interception of LaMarcus Thompson’s career in the Vols’ end zone put Tennessee in position to bury the Tigers in a hole with another score, but the Tigers’ defense got a critical stop on fourth-and-1 at the LSU 31. Poole topped 100 yards for the third time in 2010 with a 109-yard performance. Gerald Jones returned from a three-game absence after nursing a hand in-
THE WRAPUP • Tennessee was 3-of-5 on third-down conversion attempts in the first quarter after converting just two third-downs in each of the last two games. The Vols finished 7-of-15 for the afternoon. • Luke Stocker started his 30th consecutive game. • Matt Simms scored his first major college touchdown, a 3-yard run that gave Tennessee the lead 1410 early in the fourth quarter. • UT allowed two opposing ball-carriers to rush for 100 yards for the first time since UT’s 1990 Cotton Bowl win over Arkansas. • The Vols defense compiled 25 tackles by players from Louisiana -- Herman Lathers (10), Prentiss Waggner (8) and Janzen Jackson (7). Bayou State natives Dallas Thomas and Jarrod Shaw started on the offensive line. • The Vols did not score first for the first time in 2010. • For the first time all season (including overtime against UAB), Tennessee won the coin toss.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st LSU Jefferson 83 run (Jasper kick). UT Poole 1 run (Palardy kick). 4th LSU Jasper 31 field goal. UT Simms 3 run (Palardy kick). LSU Ridley 1 run.
>> TEAM STATS
UT LSU First Downs 12 20 Rushes-Yards 37-96 36-219 Passing Yards 121 215 Passes (A-C-I) 23-12-0 33-19-3 Total Offensive Plays 60 69 Total Offense 217 434 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 3-10 9-54 Punts-Average 5-48.2 3-48.0 Time of Possession 30:07 29:53 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 Sacks By-Yards 2-17 5-41
jury to lead the Vols with five receptions for 46 yards while helping UT convert a season-high seven third downs. LSU sacked Simms five times for 41 yards in losses that added to the Tigers’ total offensive margin of 434 to 217. Lake Charles, La., native Janzen Jackson was outstanding in his return to the Bayou State. The sophomore snagged his second career interception, returning it 14 yards, to go with seven tackles.
RECAPS
THE WRAPUP
0 7 7 0 -- 14 17 10 14 0 -- 41
Oct. 9 | Athens, Ga. | Sanford Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 92,746
THE VOLS 2010 REVIEW
• Justin Hunter became the first Vols receiver with 100 yards in a game since Robert Meachem had 145 against Kentucky in 2004. • Matt Simms’ streak of pass attempts without an interception was snapped at 72. • Rajion Neal’s first career catch was a 58-yarder from Simms that led to Tauren Poole’s third-quarter TD. Neal finished with two catches for 70 yards. • True freshman quarterback Tyler Bray saw his first meaningful action, entering the game in the fourth quarter and completing 8 of 12 passes for 81 yards. • Georgia controlled the clock for 34:33 to UT’s 25:27. • Chad Cunningham contributed a season-long punt of 55 yards in the second quarter.
Tennessee Georgia
STAFF
ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more scores as Georgia snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated Tennessee 41-14 in a tough homecoming for Volunteers coach Derek Dooley. UT made this one easy on the Bulldogs, turning it over three times, giving up four sacks and falling behind 17-0 in the first quarter. “We ran into a motivated team today,” Dooley said of Georgia, which entered the game with a 1-4 record. “We got affected on the road and couldn’t keep our composure. We are not going to win with those types of turnovers.” Murray was 17 of 25 for 266 yards passing and ran seven times for 41 yards. A.J. Green had six catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. Georgia scored first when Murray raced nearly untouched for a 35-yard touchdown. Then it was time for Tennessee to start making mistakes. Matt Simms lofted a pass that was deflected and picked off by Bacarri Rambo, who managed to get one foot down just before he flew through the bench area and actually leaped over the famous hedge that surrounds the field. The first of the turnovers led to Blair Walsh’s 42yard field goal. On the ensuing kickoff, Eric Gordon had the ball knocked loose and Derek Owens recovered at the Tennessee 41. Murray struck right away, hooking up with Green on a 33-yard pass. After King was thrown for a loss, Murray hooked up with Rantavious Wooten on a 9-yard touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 17-point cushion. “That’s what we expected Georgia to be like at the beginning of the season,” Dooley said. “But I was disappointed in how we competed.” Tennessee’s only bright spot in the first half came after Simms appeared to headed for yet another sack, but managed to slip away from two defenders and loft a 38-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter. But any hope of the Vols rallying was snuffed out when Green hauled in a 22-yard touchdown pass down the middle that made it 24-7. Walsh added a 20-yard field goal for a 27-7 halftime lead. Just about everything went Georgia’s way. On the opening possession of the second half, Murray spun away from a would-be tackler in the backfield, took off running again to his left and managed to stick the ball
Game 6
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st GA Murray 35 run (Walsh kick). GA Walsh 42 field goal. GA Wooten 9 pass from Murray (Walsh kick). 2nd UT Hunter 38 pass from Simms (Palardy kick). GA Green 22 pass from Murray (Walsh kick). GA Walsh 20 field goal. 3rd GA Murray 5 run (Walsh kick). UT Poole 2 run (Palardy kick). GA Chapas 1 run (Walsh kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT GA First Downs 12 20 Rushes-Yards 26-9 36-136 Passing Yards 260 266 Passes (A-C-I) 25-17-1 25-17-0 Total Offensive Plays 51 61 Total Offense 269 402 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-38 5-50 Punts-Average 5-44.0 4-43.5 Time of Possession 25:27 34:33 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Sacks By-Yards 2-18 4-27
over the goal line just before stepping out of bounds. Hunter finished with four catches for 110 yards and the touchdown to highlight Tennessee offensive effort. He had receptions of 28 and 25 yards in addition to the touchdown play. Herman Lathers was UT’s defensive tackle leader with seven, while Janzen Jackson and Willie Bohannon added sacks. Limited by four Georgia sacks, Tennessee finished the game with just 9 rushing yards on 26 attempts.
OUTLOOK
Bulldogs bite Vols early & often in 41-14 decision at Athens
>> Tennessee
>> GEORGIA
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 13 9 1 179 1 58 Bray 12 8 0 81 0 22 Totals 25 17 1 260 1 58
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Murray 25 17 0 266 2 33
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 15 53 2 51 1 13 Neal 2 3 0 3 0 2 Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jones 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Simms 6 6 27 -21 0 5 Team 1 0 23 -23 0 0 Totals 26 62 53 9 1 13
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Hunter 4 110 1 38 Neal 3 70 0 58 Stocker 2 36 0 22 Moore 2 18 0 11 Poole 2 14 0 9 Z.Rogers 1 8 0 8 Rivera 1 4 0 4 Jones 1 3 0 3 D.Rogers 1 -3 0 0 Totals 17 260 1 58
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg King 13 66 8 58 0 16 Murray 7 59 18 41 2 35 Ealey 12 34 1 33 0 13 Munzenmaier 2 4 0 4 0 2 Chapas 1 1 0 1 1 1 Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Totals 36 164 28 136 3 35
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Green 6 96 1 33 King 3 48 0 20 White 2 41 0 30 Charles 2 35 0 25 Ealey 2 20 0 12 Durham 1 17 0 17 Wooten 1 9 1 9 Totals 17 266 2 33
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Tennessee Alabama
7 3 0 0 -- 10 3 10 21 7 -- 41
Oct. 23 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 7 p.m. | 102,455
>> Tennessee
>> ALABAMA
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 22 12 1 117 0 26 Bray 14 5 1 39 0 16 Totals 36 17 2 156 0 26
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg McElroy 32 21 0 264 0 42 McCarron 3 3 0 62 1 47 Totals 35 24 0 326 1 47
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jones 7 52 0 15 Stocker 3 26 0 10 Neal 2 29 0 26 D.Rogers 2 19 0 23 Rivera 1 16 0 16 Poole 1 8 0 8 Z.Rogers 1 6 0 6 Totals 17 156 0 26
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jones 12 221 0 47 Maze 4 73 0 36 Hanks 3 10 0 9 Dial 1 11 0 11 Richardson 1 5 1 5 Williams 1 4 0 4 Alexander 1 3 0 3 Ingram 1 -1 0 0 Totals 24 326 1 47
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 14 122 5 117 1 59 Neal 6 36 0 36 0 22 Simms 3 9 1 8 0 9 D.Rogers 1 3 0 3 0 3 Moore 1 2 0 2 0 2 Jones 2 3 5 -2 0 3 Bray 3 9 14 -5 0 9 Totals 30 184 25 159 1 59
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RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Richardson 12 119 0 119 1 65 Ingram 14 88 0 88 2 42 Goode 2 4 0 4 0 2 McCarron 1 4 0 4 0 4 Fowler 2 4 1 3 0 4 McElroy 2 1 7 -6 1 1 Team 1 0 2 -2 0 0 Totals 34 220 10 210 4 65
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Vols close at intermission, then undone by Tide’s second-half surge Trent Richardson’s 65-yard touchdown run and 5-yard touchdown reception were part of 28 unanswered second-half points as No. 7 Alabama beat Tennessee 41-10 at Neyland Stadium. The Vols seemed ready for another close game against the Crimson Tide, this time under first-year coach Derek Dooley, who was facing former boss Nick Saban. Dooley was part of Saban’s coaching staff for seven seasons at LSU and the Miami Dolphins. Alabama, which had won 21 straight over unranked opponents, came out of halftime with only a 13-10 lead after a sluggish first half. But the Tide wasted no time in the third quarter, getting three straight first downs on its opening drive before Mark Ingram pushed the ball 1 yard for the touchdown for a 20-10 lead. The Vols attempted to pressure the Crimson Tide’s running game by blitzing and pressuring quarterback Greg McElroy, but the effort wore down a team plagued by a lack of depth. McElroy completed 21 of 32 for 264 yards, mostly to receiver Julio Jones. “We watched the film and the film says they throw it,” Dooley said. “They threw for 326. We struggled to stop it.” Richardson and Ingram had just 91 yards rushing at halftime, but added 96 yards on the ground in the third quarter, including Richardson’s touchdown and a pair of 1-yard scoring runs by Ingram. Richardson finished with 119 yards on 12 carries, and Ingram had 88 yards on 14 runs. “We fought them pretty hard for 30 minutes and were scrapping and fighting,” Dooley said. “The third quarter, obviously, was the difference.” For their part, the Volunteers had a few shots to keep the game competitive in the second half. Matt Simms led a long drive that eventually stalled at the Alabama 35 after three straight run plays, and Michael Palardy missed a 52-yard field goal attempt that could have cut the Crimson Tide’s lead to a touchdown. Simms drove the Vols the length of the field when they got the ball back after Richardson’s touchdown, but Robert Lester stepped in front of a would-be touchdown pass to Gerald Jones and took the ball to the Vols 20. Simms finished 12 for 22 for 117 yards and an interception, but no touchdowns. “I think Matt did some really good things,” Dooley said. “He just had a couple of bad decisions.” Tennessee got the first score for the first time since
THE WRAPUP • Justin Hunter made his first career start at wide receiver, becoming the fifth true freshman and fourth position player to start for the Vols this season. • Tauren Poole broke loose for a 59-yard touchdown in the first quarter that was the longest rush of his career. • Freshman placekicker Michael Palardy scored his first career field goal on a 33-yarder to end the first half. • Chad Cunningham averaged a season-best 48.2 yards per punt on six kicks. • Nick Reveiz finished with 11 tackles to lead the Vols for the fifth time in seven games. • The Vols were shut out in the second half for the third time this season.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Poole 59 run (Palardy kick). ALA Shelley 36 field goal. 2nd ALA McElroy 1 run (Shelley kick). ALA Shelley 42 field goal. UT Palardy 33 field goal. 3rd ALA Ingram 1 run (Shelley kick). ALA Richardson 65 run (Shelley kick). ALA Ingram 1 run (Shelley kick). 4th ALA Richardson 5 pass from McCarron (Foster kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT ALA First Downs 19 24 Rushes-Yards 30-159 34-210 Passing Yards 156 326 Passes (A-C-I) 36-17-2 35-24-0 Total Offensive Plays 66 69 Total Offense 315 536 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-48 5-52 Punts-Average 6-48.2 2-47.0 Time of Possession 28:00 32:00 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Sacks By-Yards 1-7 2-14
the Vols’ 17-13 win in 2004. Tauren Poole found a gaping hole in the line and ran 59 yards to the end zone with 8:44 left in the first quarter. Poole finished with 117 yards on the ground, becoming the first player to rush for more than 100 yards against Alabama since Mississippi’s BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 131 on Oct. 13, 2007. Jones set an Alabama game record with 221 yards on 12 catches for the Crimson Tide, which got its fourth straight win over Tennessee for the first time since 1992.
RECAPS
THE WRAPUP
3 7 7 7 -- 24 0 10 14 14 -- 38
Oct. 30 | Columbia, S.C. | Williams-Brice Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 79,336
THE VOLS 2010 REVIEW
• Herman Lathers and LaMarcus Thompson tied for UT’s tackle honors with seven apiece. Lathers added a sack, another tackle for loss and a QB hurry. • Nick Reveiz intercepted the first pass of his career to thwart a South Carolina scoring chance on the game’s opening drive. • Four of Gerald Jones’ six receptions converted third downs and kept Tennessee drives alive. • Quarterback Matt Simms opened the game 6-of-6 for 119 yards. • Denarius Moore’s 228 receiving yards were second in the UT history books to Kelley Washington’s 256 against LSU in 2001.
Tennessee South Carolina
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Palardy 39 field goal. 2nd SC Lanning 40 field goal. SC Lattimore 1 run (Lanning kick). UT Stocker 12 pass from Simms (Palardy kick). 3rd SC Garcia 1 run (Lanning kick). SC Taylor 24 interception return (Lanning kick). UT Moore 30 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). 4th UT Jones 17 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). SC Jeffery 70 pass from Garcia (Lanning kick). SC Garcia 1 run (Lanning kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT SC First Downs 21 20 Rushes-Yards 37-92 43-212 Passing Yards 312 223 Passes (A-C-I) 28-19-1 22-13-1 Total Offensive Plays 65 65 Total Offense 404 435 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-0 Penalties-Yards 7-57 6-49 Punts-Average 2-48.5 3-40.0 Time of Possession 31:32 28:28 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0 Sacks By-Yards 2-9 6-41
quarter,” Dooley said. “But to the team’s credit, they showed a little resolve and tied the score. “At the end of the day, mistakes were the difference. You’re not going to beat a team that is going to the Georgia Dome when you spit it up four times and give up six sacks.” Wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers led the Tennessee rushing attack with 49 yards on five carries around end. Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and the two scores in relief of Matt Simms.
STAFF
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alshon Jeffery hauled in a 70yard touchdown catch to help South Carolina escape a Tennessee comeback and remain in control of the SEC East. Jeffery caught a routine pass over the middle with the game tied at 24-all, moved toward the right sideline and outran several Vols defenders to for a critical TD in the Gamecocks 38-24 victory. “The worst that should have come from that play was a first down for 12 yards, but that’s what great players do,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “That’s what impact, game-changing players do. If you look at the fourth quarter, who took over? Nos. 1 and 21, and that’s what great players do.” Jeffery, who wears the No. 1 jersey, was joined by freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore, who wears 21, as the offensive stars for the Gamecocks. Jeffery finished with 3 catches for 87 yards and his winning TD reception, while Lattimore rushed 29 times for a career-high 184 yards and another score. The Vols had rallied from a 14-point deficit on a pair of touchdown passes from backup quarterback Tyler Bray to tie the game at 24-24. To spark the comeback, Tennessee pulled off its first successful fake punt since 2004 when Chad Cunningham ran for 25 yards on fourth-and-10. On the next play, Bray connected with Denarius Moore on a 30yard scoring pass to pull within a touchdown. Bray and Moore were at it again on Tennessee’s next series. The two combined for a 64-yard reception to the Gamecocks 2 and, after a personal foul penalty pushed the Vols back, Bray hit Gerald Jones for a 17-yard touchdown to tie it up at 24-all. Bray, playing in his first meaningful action, told his teammates not to hang their heads. “I came back in the second half and said, ‘Hey guys, lets go’ and started throwing it to the playmakers,” said Bray, who also threw an interception that defensive end Devin Taylor returned 24 yards for a touchdown. Moore was Tennessee’s offensive star, finishing the game with 228 receiving yards on just six receptions. The senior’s previous game high was 86 at the 2008 Outback Bowl against Wisconsin. The teams were tied 10-10 at halftime when UT turned the ball over twice early in the third quarter. South Carolina capitalized both times with easy touchdowns to take its 24-10 advantage. “It is impossible to have a worse start in the third
Game 8
OUTLOOK
Vols rally from 14-point deficit before Gamecocks strike twice in 4th
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg D.Rogers 5 50 1 49 0 19 Poole 16 40 7 33 0 9 Cunningham 1 25 0 25 0 25 Neal 6 16 0 16 0 9 Z.Rogers 1 9 0 9 0 9 Simms 4 1 16 -15 0 1 Bray 3 0 24 -24 0 0 Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Totals 26 62 53 9 1 13 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Bray 15 9 1 159 2 62 Simms 13 10 0 153 1 64 Totals 28 19 1 312 3 64 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Moore 6 228 1 64 Jones 6 49 1 17 Poole 3 21 0 11 Stocker 2 16 1 12 Fugate 1 4 0 4 Neal 1 -6 0 0 Totals 19 312 3 64
>> SOUTH CAROLINA
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Lattimore 29 187 3 184 1 40 Garcia 10 35 17 18 2 13 Maddox 2 9 0 9 0 8 Shaw 1 2 0 2 0 2 Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Totals 43 233 21 212 3 40 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Garcia 22 13 1 223 1 70 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jeffery 3 87 1 70 Moore 3 41 0 20 DiMarco 2 37 0 26 Gurley 2 33 0 22 Lattimore 2 26 0 17 Sanders 1 -1 0 0 Totals 13 223 1 70
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Tennessee Memphis
13 27 10 0 -- 50 7 0 0 7 -- 14
Nov. 6 | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Stadium | 7 p.m. | 39,742
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 16 104 3 101 1 27 Neal 4 16 2 14 0 9 Oku 6 13 1 12 0 4 Williams 2 4 1 3 0 4 Z.Rogers 1 1 0 1 0 1 D.Rogers 1 1 0 1 0 1 Team 2 0 2 -2 0 0 Totals 32 139 9 130 1 27 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Bray 33 19 0 325 5 42 Simms 5 3 0 54 0 34 Totals 38 22 0 379 5 42 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Moore 6 103 1 34 Jones 5 66 1 26 Stocker 3 56 0 32 Rivera 3 29 0 11 Poole 2 50 1 41 Hunter 1 42 1 42 D.Rogers 1 22 1 22 Oku 1 11 0 11 Totals 22 379 5 42
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>> memphis
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Ray 14 60 0 60 0 20 Longstreet 8 32 6 26 0 14 Foster 1 5 0 5 0 5 Smith 2 2 5 -3 0 2 Williams 6 2 26 -24 0 2 Totals 31 101 37 64 0 20 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Williams 27 18 2 221 2 38 Smith 5 2 1 23 0 17 Totals 32 20 3 244 2 38 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Rucker 5 76 2 38 Longstreet 3 40 0 29 Ray 3 34 0 25 Foster 3 29 0 17 McKenzie 2 37 0 22 Rehrer 2 13 0 7 B.Johnson 1 10 0 10 C.Johnson 1 5 0 5 Totals 20 244 2 38
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Vols turn calendar, turn to Bray in offensive showcase against Tigers MEMPHIS -- Freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, starting his first game for Tennessee, threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Volunteers to a 50-14 victory over Memphis. The victory snapped a four-game October losing streak for Tennessee, which was never threatened after the first quarter. Bray, who took over the helm one week earlier in relief of junior Matt Simms, picked apart the young Memphis secondary from the start. “It was obviously a great first half by the team,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “We outmatched them, and we did what we should do. It’s been awhile since we got a win, so it was a nicer scene in the locker room.” Tauren Poole rushed for 101 yards, and scored twice -- once on a 21-yard run and another on a 9-yard pass from Bray. The Vols would end the night with 510 yards of offense, including 379 through the air. Memphis actually scored first, but Tennessee’s 50 consecutive points matched UT’s largest scoring output of the season. Ryan Williams connected on 18 of 27 passes for 221 yards for the Tigers. The bulk of Bray’s statistics came in the first half as he completed 17 of 28 passes for 308 yards and all five of his touchdown passes. That helped the Vols carry a 40-7 lead into halftime. “He played well, obviously,” Dooley said. “But we outmatched them on the perimeter. Let’s not get too excited is what I’m saying. He did what he should have done -- throw and catch.” Tennessee already had 398 yards of offense at the break. Bray was spreading out the scoring passes, hitting Poole and Justin Hunter (42 yards) for touchdowns in the first quarter. The second quarter scoring passes were to Denarius More (14 yards), Da’Rick Rogers (22 yards) and Gerald Jones (9 yards). Michael Palardy added field goals of 24 and 32 yards for Tennessee, which scored on every possession. except its first, in the half. For his efforts, Bray was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week. The Vols held the Tigers to 117 yards of offense, including only 8 yards rushing in the opening 30 minutes. Memphis finished the game with 308 yards of total offense. Midway through the third quarter, Simms re-
THE WRAPUP • Tennessee forced five turnovers for the first time in a game since a 63-20 win over Arkansas in 2000. • UT didn’t allow a sack for the first time all season. • Bray’s five first-half touchdowns are believed to be a UT record for scoring tosses in the opening 30 minutes. • Denarius Moore (103) and Tauren Poole (101) became the 43rd WR/TB duo in UT history to top 100 yards in the same game. • Governor-elect Bill Haslam tossed the coin prior to kickoff.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st MEM Rucker 4 pass from Williams (Henriques kick). UT Poole 9 pass from Bray (kick failed). UT Hunter 42 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). 2nd UT Palardy 24 field goal. UT Moore 14 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). UT D.Rogers 22 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). UT Jones 9 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). UT Palardy 32 field goal. 3rd UT Poole 21 run (Palardy kick). UT Palardy 33 field goal. 4th MEM Rucker 38 pass from Williams (Henriques kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT MEM First Downs 22 17 Rushes-Yards 32-130 31-64 Passing Yards 379 244 Passes (A-C-I) 38-22-0 32-20-3 Total Offensive Plays 70 63 Total Offense 509 308 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 5-29 4-31 Punts-Average 2-34.5 5-45.8 Time of Possession 29:11 30:49 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 15 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Sacks By-Yards 5-31 0-0
placed Bray and was 3 of 5 for 54 yards. In addition to Poole’s 21-yard scoring run, Palardy added his third field goal of the night from 33 yards out in the second half. Defensive tackle Malik Jackson led Tennessee’s defensive effort with a team-high and career best eight tackles, including two sacks and another for lost yardage. The junior also intercepted his first career pass and returned it 44 yards to set up Poole’s rushing TD.
RECAPS
THE WRAPUP
21 10 14 7 -- 52 0 14 0 0 -- 14
Nov. 13 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | Noon | 96,044
THE VOLS 2010 REVIEW
• Tennessee 52 points were the most scored by the Vols in a regulation SEC game since 2003. • The Bray-to-Hunter TD was Tennessee’s first touchdown on the opening play from scrimmage since Erik Ainge connected with Arian Foster to begin the 2007 contest at Kentucky. • The interception returns for touchdowns by Eric Gordon and Prentiss Waggner were the third and fourth for UT this season. • Returning from a five-game injury absence, Daniel Lincoln kicked a 43-yard field goal that was his eighth consecutive made field goal to begin the season, tying his own school record.
Tennessee Mississippi
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Tyler Bray threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Justin Hunter, and Tennessee returned two pass interceptions for touchdowns to capture its first Southeastern Conference win of the season with a 52-14 victory over Mississippi. It also was Derek Dooley’s first SEC win as Tennessee’s coach and first streak of two wins. The Vols have never gone a season without an SEC victory and have won at least three conference games every season since 1977. Tauren Poole added a pair of late touchdown runs as UT snapped a six-game losing streak against SEC West opponents. “It was just a phenomenal effort by our players,” Dooley said. “We were focused. We had our best week of practice and it just showed.” On Tennessee’s first play from scrimmage, Bray attempted a pass to Gerald Jones that was tipped by Mississippi’s Jonathan Cornell right into the hands of Justin Hunter. Hunter had 80 yards of green space and took it all the way to the end zone. The Vols were in control the whole game, thanks to Bray’s passing. Tennessee had only seven yards on the ground in the first half but countered it with 265 yards by air. By the end of the game, Tennessee had outgained Ole Miss 441 yards to 295 on offense. Bray finished 18-of-34 with 323 yards. In two games as the starter, Bray has completed 37-of-67 for 648 yards and eight touchdowns without turning the ball over. Hunter had 114 yards on three catches and Poole had 107 yards on 12 carries. Ole Miss couldn’t get its offense going with Masoli being pressured by the Vols’ defensive line all day. The Rebels entered having given up only seven sacks in eight games, but UT took Masoli down twice and sacked backup Nathan Stanley once. Tennessee took a 21-0 lead with 2:33 left in the first quarter when Eric Gordon picked off a pass by Masoli at the Rebels 46 and ran it back for a touchdown. Prentiss Waggner returned another Masoli interception for a score, his third touchdown on an interception return this season, setting a UT record. “It’s a big honor,” Waggner said. “I really didn’t know about the record until you guys told me. I think it’s all because of the grace of God that I got that interception and got it into the end zone.”
Game 10
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Hunter 80 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). UT Moore 17 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). UT Gordon 46 interception return (Lincoln kick). 2nd MISS Bolden 17 run (Rose kick). UT Hunter 22 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). MISS Bolden 2 run (Rose kick). UT Lincoln 43 field goal. 3rd UT Waggner 10 interception return (Lincoln kick). UT Poole 36 run (Lincoln kick). 4th UT Poole 35 run (Lincoln kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT MISS First Downs 20 14 Rushes-Yards 28-118 39-196 Passing Yards 323 99 Passes (A-C-I) 35-18-0 24-10-4 Total Offensive Plays 63 63 Total Offense 441 295 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-45 6-72 Punts-Average 8-37.1 8-48.1 Time of Possession 30:33 29:27 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 2 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Sacks By-Yards 3-15 3-18
Masoli finished 7-of-18 for 80 yards, with three interceptions and no touchdowns. And the quarterback known for his scrambling abilities had even less success on the ground, with 22 yards rushing. Mississippi entered the game with a ground game that ranked second in the SEC and 13th in the nation, and the Rebels tailbacks did their best to make up for Masoli’s struggles. Brandon Bolden ran for 113 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 17 yards and 2 yards for the Rebels’ only scores.
OUTLOOK
Resurgent Vols overwhelm Rebels with two pick-sixes, scoring onslaught
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 12 113 6 107 2 36 D.Rogers 2 28 0 28 0 17 Z.Rogers 1 4 0 4 0 4 Oku 3 3 2 1 0 3 Neal 4 4 5 -1 0 3 Bray 4 2 18 -16 0 2 Team 2 0 5 -5 0 0 Totals 28 154 36 118 2 36 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Bray 34 18 0 323 3 80 Simms 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 18 0 323 3 80 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Moore 4 88 1 38 Jones 4 48 0 22 Stocker 4 40 0 24 Hunter 3 114 2 80 Rivera 2 35 0 26 Poole 1 -2 0 0 Totals 18 323 3 80
>> MISSISSIPPI
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Bolden 12 113 0 113 2 29 Davis 11 45 5 40 0 8 Scott 5 31 0 31 0 25 Masoli 7 31 9 22 0 17 Thomas 2 7 0 7 0 4 Stanley 2 0 17 -17 0 0 Totals 39 227 31 196 2 29 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Masoli 18 7 3 80 0 26 Stanley 6 3 1 19 0 18 Totals 24 10 4 99 0 26 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Harris 3 43 0 26 Neat 1 22 0 22 Summers 1 18 0 18 Herman 1 8 0 8 Contartesi 1 6 0 6 Logan 1 4 0 4 Epperson 1 3 0 3 Bolden 1 -5 0 0 Totals 10 99 0 26
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Tennessee Vanderbilt
7 7 0 10 -- 24 0 3 0 7 -- 10
Nov. 20 | Nashville | Vanderbilt Stadium | 6:30 p.m. | 37,017
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 23 107 8 99 1 28 Jones 2 19 0 19 0 12 Oku 6 17 1 16 0 5 Moore 1 1 0 1 0 1 Bray 2 1 8 -7 0 1 Totals 34 145 17 128 1 28 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Bray 27 16 2 232 2 34 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jones 6 80 0 23 D.Rogers 3 59 0 27 Moore 2 31 1 20 Oku 1 34 0 34 Hunter 1 15 1 15 Poole 1 11 0 11 Cooper 1 4 0 4 Stocker 1 -2 0 0 Totals 16 232 2 34
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>> VANDERBILT
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Reeves 17 64 4 60 0 11 Smith 11 39 17 22 0 11 Funk 2 15 0 15 0 13 Tate 3 15 0 15 0 7 Krause 1 0 0 0 0 0 Samuels 2 1 2 -1 0 1 Totals 36 134 23 111 0 13 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Funk 14 9 1 146 1 43 Smith 27 11 1 76 0 14 Totals 41 20 2 222 1 43 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Matthews 5 62 1 16 Herndon 4 31 0 14 Barden 3 58 0 43 Tate 3 11 0 12 Wimberly 2 34 0 28 Cole 1 21 0 21 Krause 1 8 0 8 Umoh 1 -3 0 0 Totals 20 222 1 43
tennessee football >>> 2011 spring review
Vols struggle but clip Commodores behind defensive effort, late TD run NASHVILLE -- Tauren Poole rushed for 99 yards and the game-clinching touchdown and Tennessee kept its bowl hopes alive with a 24-10 win over Vanderbilt. The Commodores threatened with a late touchdown, but Tennessee sent Vanderbilt to its sixth straight loss when Poole took advantage of a failed onside kick to rip off a 28-yard touchdown run with 1:11 remaining. “I knew it’d be tough,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “We had opportunities to put the game away and didn’t capitalize. Tyler [Bray] struggled with decision-making and you have to give Vanderbilt a lot of credit for that.” Tennessee won its third straight game for the first time since 2007. Bray threw for 232 yards but struggled with two interceptions, his first real adversity since taking over as starter three weeks ago. That didn’t stop the Volunteers from beating the Commodores for the fifth straight time and 27th of 28 in the series. “With all of the mistakes, we still held them to 10 points and found a way to win,” Dooley said. “That’s all that matters.” As expected in a game featuring the SEC East’s two one-win teams, neither squad was particularly sharp. Bray got off to a fast start, completing nine of his first 10 passes to give the Vols a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter. He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter in the first quarter and a 20-yard scoring pass to Denarius Moore midway in the second. But Bray killed Tennessee’s next two drives with interceptions, and then had trouble connecting with his receivers the rest of the way, finishing 16-of-27. “Second half, they made a great adjustment and had a lot of movement with their defensive line and linebackers,” said Gerald Jones, who caught six passes for 80 yards. “It made it hard for our offensive linemen, but our defense stepped up for us.” While the offense struggled to find consistency, the defense took advantage of several Vanderbilt miscues. UT defensive tackle Gerald Williams was in on several big plays. The senior had eight tackles, including a sack, and also blocked a Commodores field goal try. For his efforts, the SEC named Williams its Defensive Lineman of the Week. Vanderbilt quarterbacks threw two interceptions
THE WRAPUP • Tennessee held the lead after the first quarter for the ninth time in 11 games this season. The only other results were a 7-7 tie at LSU and a 17-0 deficit at Georgia. • The Vols recorded multiple interceptions in a third consecutive game for the first time since 2007. • Daniel Lincoln connected on his ninth consecutive field goal to start the season, breaking his own record of eight set in 2007. • Tyler Bray’s streak of 96 consecutive passes without an interception was snapped in the second quarter. • Freshman Da’Rick Rogers registered career bests with three receptions for 59 yards, including a career-long catch of 27 yards. • Gerald Williams’ blocked field goal was Tennessee’s first since Dan Williams turned the trick in the second overtime of the Vols’ memorable 2007 win at Kentucky. • Tauren Poole missed by one his seventh 100-yard game.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Hunter 15 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). 2nd UT Moore 20 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). VAN Fowler 31 field goal. 4th UT Lincoln 28 field goal. VAN Matthews 16 pass from Funk (Fowler kick). UT Poole 28 run (Lincoln kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT VAN First Downs 19 23 Rushes-Yards 34-128 36-111 Passing Yards 232 222 Passes (A-C-I) 27-16-2 41-20-2 Total Offensive Plays 61 77 Total Offense 360 333 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 9-75 6-35 Punts-Average 5-37.2 6-45.2 Time of Possession 30:16 29:44 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 8 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Sacks By-Yards 3-12 1-8
and were 20-of-41, continuing a season-long trend of completing less than 50 percent of their passes. Starter Larry Smith was pulled late in the game for Funk after completing just 11-of-27 passes for 76 yards. Herman Lathers was Tennessee’s tackle leader for the third time this season, finishing with 10, while Nick Reveiz added nine. Prentiss Waggner and Janzen Jackson each notched their fourth inteceptions of the year, with Jackson’s halting a Vanderbilt drive at the goal line.
RECAPS
THE WRAPUP
0 14 7 3 -- 24 7 0 7 0 -- 14
Nov. 27 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 101,170
THE VOLS 2010 REVIEW
• Kentucky native Luke Stocker kept his streak alive as the only Vol with a reception in every game this season. Stocker finished with 5 catches for 55 yards. • Michael Palardy rushed 16 yards with Tennessee’s second successful fake punt this year. • Marsalis Teague and Janzen Jackson both set career bests for tackles to lead the Vols with 11 apiece. • Tyler Bray completed 20 of 38 passes for 354 yards -- all career highs -- and was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the third time in November. • Denarius Moore made all seven of his catches for 205 yards and a TD in the second and third quarters. • The Vols finished the regular season with 17 interceptions, tied for second best in the SEC and tied for ninth nationally. • Tennessee averaged 99,781 fans for seven home games at Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee Kentucky
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Tyler Bray threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns as Tennessee extended its winning streak over Kentucky to 26 straight games to become bowl eligible with a 24-14 victory at Neyland Stadium. After losing four games in October, the Vols were perfect in their four November games. They also upheld the longest active streak in a series between two major college teams, one that’s survived 10 coaches on the two squads and is older than any player on either side’s roster. “It’s hard to describe how proud I am of this football team,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “Sitting there at 2-6 and people are talking about us being the worst football team in Tennessee history, and nobody in this organization flinched. I’m real proud of that.” Denarius Moore caught one of Bray’s touchdown passes and had 205 yards receiving to become the only Vols receiver in history to have more than 200 yards receiving in two games in either a season or career. Moore had 228 yards in an Oct. 30 loss to South Carolina. “It’s a blessing,” Moore said. “It’s an honor to have this feeling right now.” Kentucky tied the game at 14 with 10:10 left in the third quarter when Mike Hartline hit Tyler Robinson on a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-1. The Wildcats got the ball back on the next drive when Bray threw one of his two interceptions in the game to Mychal Bailey in the Kentucky end zone. They couldn’t capitalize, and Tennessee drove 73 yards and got a 2-yard touchdown run by Tauren Poole on its ensuing drive to take the lead. Daniel Lincoln kicked a 36-yard field goal with 9:19 in the fourth quarter to pad the margin. Hartline struggled to connect with his receivers late but finished 31-of-44 for 272 yards, the touchdown and an interception. Randall Cobb had 13 catches for 116 yards but did not score a touchdown for the first game all season. Derrick Locke ran 24 times for 97 yards, but only eight of those yards came after halftime. Kentucky appeared poised to take a 14-point lead late in the first quarter after putting together a 16-play, 78-yard drive. But Locke fumbled at the Vols 1 and Tennessee’s Nick Reveiz recovered in the end zone. “That ball just squirted out right in front of me,” Reveiz said. “All I know is that when I saw that ball, I was getting it. No one else was getting it.”
Game 12
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st KY Locke 17 run (McIntosh kick). 2nd UT Jones 11 pass fro m Bray (Lincoln kick). UT Moore 12 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). 3rd KY Robinson 2 pass from Hartline (McIntosh kick). UT Poole 2 run (Lincoln kick). 4th UT Lincoln 36 field goal.
>> TEAM STATS
UT KY First Downs 23 26 Rushes-Yards 26-76 36-118 Passing Yards 354 272 Passes (A-C-I) 38-20-2 46-31-1 Total Offensive Plays 64 82 Total Offense 430 390 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 3-37 6-39 Punts-Average 3-35.3 5-37.2 Time of Possession 26:44 33:16 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 Sacks By-Yards 2-19 2-20
After Reveiz’ recovery, Bray completed four passes, including a 44-yard pass to Moore and an 11yard touchdown toss to Gerald Jones to tie the game at 7 with 13:53 in the second quarter. Kentucky only picked up one first down on the next drive before it was forced to punt. Tennessee had only two plays on the next drive, a 49-yard pass from Bray to Moore and a 12-yard touchdown toss between the pair to give the Vols a 14-7 lead with 10:50 in the second quarter.
OUTLOOK
Vols extend streak to 26 over Wildcats, earn bowl trip after flawless month
>> Tennessee
>> KENTUCKY
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Bray 38 20 2 354 2 49
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Hartline 44 31 1 272 1 37 Cobb 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 46 31 1 272 1 37
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 17 67 8 59 1 13 D.Rogers 3 30 0 30 0 12 Palardy 1 16 0 16 0 16 Moore 1 5 0 5 0 5 Bray 2 0 20 -20 0 0 Team 2 0 14 -14 0 0 Totals 26 118 42 76 1 16
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Moore 7 205 1 49 Jones 6 77 1 21 Stocker 5 55 0 21 Fugate 1 17 0 17 Poole 1 0 0 0 Totals 20 354 2 49
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Locke 24 100 3 97 1 17 Cobb 5 25 0 25 0 11 Sanders 3 6 1 5 0 3 Hartline 4 10 19 -9 0 8 Totals 36 141 23 118 1 17
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Cobb 13 116 0 19 Matthews 6 85 0 37 Sanders 4 27 0 9 Robinson 4 25 1 14 Locke 2 6 0 5 King 1 9 0 9 Kendrick 1 4 0 4 Totals 31 272 1 37
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Tennessee N.Carolina
7 7 0 6 7 0 -- 27 7 10 0 3 7 3 -- 30
Dec. 30 | Nashville | LP Field | 5:30 p.m. | 69,143
>> Tennessee
>> NORTH CAROLINA
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Bray 45 27 3 312 4 45
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Yates 39 23 1 234 1 39 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 23 1 234 1 39
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Poole 11 41 1 40 0 8 Neal 9 31 3 28 0 16 Jones 1 0 3 -3 0 0 Rogers 2 0 7 -7 0 0 Bray 5 3 33 -30 0 0 Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Totals 29 75 48 27 0 16
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Jones 9 89 1 29 Stocker 5 58 1 20 Moore 4 69 0 21 Poole 4 16 0 7 Rogers 1 45 1 45 Rivera 1 15 0 15 Hunter 1 8 1 8 Neal 1 7 0 7 Rogers 1 5 0 5 Totals 27 312 4 45
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RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Draughn 23 160 0 160 1 58 Harrelson 1 12 0 12 0 12 Boyd 1 7 0 7 0 7 Yates 4 1 29 -28 1 1 Totals 29 180 29 151 2 58
RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Taylor 9 85 0 18 Jones 5 51 0 16 Draughn 3 6 0 5 Wilson 2 17 0 9 Adams 2 8 0 4 Highsmith 1 39 1 39 Harrelson 1 28 0 28 Totals 23 234 1 39
tennessee football >>> 2011 spring review
Music City turns to heartbreak after Vols’ win reversed for second time NASHVILLE -- Casey Barth kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second overtime to send North Carolina past Tennessee 30-27 in a Music City Bowl that will be remembered much more for the crazy finish of regulation than how it eventually ended. The finish to regulation, with what looked like a win turning into a double-overtime loss, was eerily similar to Tennessee’s loss at LSU nearly three months earlier. Both times, a do-over of the game’s final play turned the decision. Barth kicked a 39-yard field goal after officials reviewed what had been the final play of the game and decided to penalize the Tar Heels for having “more than 11 men” on the field. The officiating crew also announced T.J. Yates had spiked the ball with 1 second left. That allowed Barth to run out and kick the field goal that tied it at 20. Tennessee was stunned at the sudden switch that cost the Vols an apparent bowl victory to cap Derek Dooley’s first season. Tyler Bray threw a 25-yard TD in the first overtime, but he was picked off to end the Vols’ last chance in the second OT. The Vols lost to LSU on Oct. 2 when they got caught having too many defenders, giving the Tigers another chance to pull out a 16-14 win. “It was chaos again,” Dooley said. This will hurt much more. Tennessee had the home-field advantage with LP Field painted orange from top to bottom, and the Vols’ fans had been celebrating ever since Bray’s 8-yard TD pass to Justin Hunter put them up 20-17 with 5:16 left. But Donte Paige-Moss blocked Daniel Lincoln’s extra point, and that provided the edge North Carolina needed to force overtime. Tennessee had a chance to clinch the victory when the Vols got the ball back with 1:36 left, but punted it back to North Carolina with 31 seconds remaining to set up the bizarre finish. Everyone was on the field after the clock appeared to run out when North Carolina got caught -- and flagged -- with too many men on the field. A handful of Tar Heels were running toward the sideline when T.J. Yates snapped the ball with the holder behind him as if preparing for a field-goal attempt. The Vols started celebrating with the Tar Heels dejected. Officials suddenly announced that the end was under review. They announced the replay
THE WRAPUP •The game’s attendance of 69,143 was a Music City Bowl record. •Tyler Bray’s 45 pass attempts were the second most in Tennessee bowl history (Casey Clausen 55, 2004). •Tauren Poole rushed for 40 yards to finish the season as UT’s 16th 1,000-yard rusher (1,034). •Linebacker Nick Reveiz led all tacklers with 14, and led all Tennessee players with 108 for the season. •Luke Stocker caught five passes for 58 yards and a touchdown. Stocker was the only Vol with at least one catch in all 13 games this year. •Sophomore Janzen Jackson intercepted his fifth pass of the season, tying him for team honors with Prentiss Waggner.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st NC Draughn 58 run (Barth kick). UT Jones 29 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). 2nd NC Barth 28 field goal. UT Rogers 45 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). NC Highsmith 39 pass from Yates (Barth kick). 4th UT Hunter 8 pass from Bray (kick blocked). NC Barth 39 field goal. OT1 NC Yates 1 run (Barth kick). UT Stocker 20 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). OT2 NC Barth 23 field goal.
>> TEAM STATS
UT NC First Downs 20 21 Rushes-Yards 27-29 29-151 Passing Yards 312 234 Passes (A-C-I) 45-27-3 40-23-1 Total Offensive Plays 74 69 Total Offense 339 385 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-75 12-80 Punts-Average 8-43.5 7-40.9 Time of Possession 31:49 28:11 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 5 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Sacks By-Yards 3-29 4-33
showed North Carolina had “more than 11” players on the field for a 5-yard penalty. But they said Yates had spiked the ball with 1 second remaining. Bray finished with 312 yards passing and four touchdowns, the last coming in the first overtime when he found Luke Stocker with a 25-yarder. Gerald Jones ended his UT career with a careerhigh nine catches for 89 yards and UT’s first score of the game. Fellow senior Denarius Moore added four receptions for 68 yards.
BOWL RECAP/2010 STATS
Team Statistics
>> Tennessee Giveaway/Takeaway Giveaway Takeaway Game Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot TOTAL 9 15 24 10 18 28
>> Inside the Red Zone
Game TOTAL
Tennessee 30-40 (20 TDs, 10 FGs)
Dif. +4
Opponent 38-48 (25 TDs, 13 FGs)
Neutral: 0-1 >> Total Offense
2010 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 30
Opponent (rank) TV UT Martin VideoSeat PPV Oregon (7/8) ESPN2 Florida* (10/7) CBS UAB SEC Network at LSU* (12/10) CBS at Georgia* SEC Network Alabama* (7/7) ESPN S. Carolina* (17/17) SEC Network at Memphis CBS College Mississippi* (HC) CBS at Vanderbilt* CSS Kentucky* SEC Network North Carolina# ESPN
Site Time/Result Attend. Knoxville W 50-0 99,123 Knoxville L 13-48 102,035 Knoxville L 17-31 102,455 Knoxville W 32-29 (2 ot) 95,183 Baton Rouge L 14-16 92,932 Athens L 14-41 92,746 Knoxville L 10-41 102,455 Columbia L 24-38 79,336 Memphis W 50-14 39,742 Knoxville W 52-14 96,044 Nashville W 24-10 37,017 Knoxville W 24-14 101,170 Nashville L 27-30 (2 ot) 69,143
Highlights Vols rush for 332 yards Poole career-high 162 yds Reveiz 14 tackles Vols 9-2 all-time in OT LSU scores on last play Hunter 4 for 110 yards, TD Poole rushes for 117 Moore 228 receiving yards Bray shines in debut Gordon, Waggner INT TDs Williams 8 tkles, fg block Vols 26th straight over UK NC ties game on final play
Rankings listed (AP/USA Today). *-SEC Game. HC-Homecoming. #-Franklin American Mortgage Co. Music City Bowl.
INDIVIDUAL Statistics >> Rushing
Name Tauren Poole Rajion Neal David Oku Da’Rick Rogers Denarius Moore Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Zach Rogers Gerald Jones Toney Williams Tyler Bray Matt Simms Team Totals Opponent
>> Passing Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms Totals Opponents
>> Receiving
Name Gerald Jones Denarius Moore Luke Stocker Tauren Poole Justin Hunter Zach Rogers Da’Rick Rogers Mychal Rivera Rajion Neal David Oku Kevin Cooper Channing Fugate Totals Opponents
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 13 204 1,085 51 1,034 5.1 11 59 79.5 10 46 211 14 197 4.3 0 40 19.7 13 42 184 10 174 4.1 1 44 13.4 13 16 133 16 117 7.3 0 21 9.0 13 7 82 0 82 11.7 1 58 6.3 13 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 1.9 11 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 1.5 12 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 1.2 10 6 22 9 13 2.2 0 12 1.3 3 5 13 2 11 2.2 0 8 3.7 9 20 15 118 -103 -- 0 9 -11 45 63 171 -108 -- 1 12 --- 12 0 52 -52 -- 0 0 -13 408 1,863 443 1,420 3.5 14 59 109.2 13 474 2,343 360 1,983 4.2 23 83 152.5
GP Effic Att-Comp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 9 142.73 224-125-10 55.8 1,849 18 80 205.4 11 129.25 195-113-5 57.9 1,460 8 72 132.7 13 136.46 419-238-15 56.8 3,309 26 80 254.5 13 116.84 439-252-18 57.4 2,985 14 70 229.6
GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 10 55 596 10.8 4 37 59.6 13 47 981 20.9 9 64 75.5 13 39 417 10.7 2 32 32.1 13 22 171 7.8 1 41 13.2 13 16 415 25.9 7 80 31.9 12 14 207 14.8 1 72 17.2 13 11 167 15.2 2 45 12.8 13 11 112 10.2 0 26 8.6 10 7 100 14.3 0 58 10.0 13 7 79 11.3 0 34 6.1 12 7 43 6.1 0 11 3.6 13 2 21 10.5 0 17 1.6 13 238 3,309 13.9 26 80 254.5 13 252 2,985 11.8 14 70 229.6
Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms Tauren Poole Rajion Neal David Oku Da’Rick Rogers Denarius Moore Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Zach Rogers Gerald Jones Toney Williams Team Totals Opponents
GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 9 244 -103 1,849 1,746 194.0 11 240 -108 1,460 1,352 122.9 13 204 1,034 0 1,034 79.5 10 46 197 0 197 19.7 13 42 174 0 174 13.4 13 16 117 0 117 9.0 13 7 82 0 82 6.3 13 1 25 0 25 1.9 11 1 16 0 16 1.5 12 3 14 0 14 1.2 10 6 13 0 13 1.3 3 5 11 0 11 3.7 -- 12 -52 0 -52 -13 827 1,420 3,309 4,729 363.8 13 913 1,983 2,985 4,968 382.2
>> Punt Returns Name Eric Gordon Janzen Jackson Anthony Anderson Justin Hunter Gerald Jones Totals Opponents
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 6 39 6.5 0 21 5 14 2.8 0 17 3 12 4.0 0 11 2 16 8.0 0 12 2 -8 -- 0 -18 73 4.1 0 21 26 220 8.5 1 80
>> Kickoff Returns Name David Oku Eric Gordon Da’Rick Rogers Denarius Moore Rajion Neal Janzen Jackson Channing Fugate Mychal Rivera Totals Opponents
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 16 312 19.5 0 26 14 324 23.1 0 34 12 298 24.8 0 78 5 84 16.8 0 20 3 53 17.7 0 29 1 55 55.0 0 55 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 7 7.0 0 7 53 1,141 21.5 0 78 61 1,158 19.0 0 43
>> Fumble Returns Name Prentiss Waggner Totals Opponents
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 2 45 22.5 0 37 2 45 22.5 0 37 1 5 5.0 0 5
>> Punting
Name Att Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Chad Cunningham 66 2,791 42.3 56 9 16 17 11 0 Michael Palardy 4 157 39.2 51 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 70 2,948 42.1 56 9 17 17 12 0 Opponents 64 2,786 43.5 58 7 15 23 14 0
>> Interceptions
Name Int Yds Avg TD Long Janzen Jackson 5 114 22.8 0 43 Prentiss Waggner 5 73 14.6 3 54 Eric Gordon 2 46 23.0 1 0 Nick Reveiz 2 0 0.0 0 0 Malik Jackson 1 44 44.0 0 44 Anthony Anderson 1 17 17.0 0 17 Austin Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 LaMarcus Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 18 294 16.3 4 54 Opponents 15 197 13.1 2 76
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1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tennessee 101 105 75 54 16 351 Opponents 58 74 95 83 16 326
Away: 2-3
THE VOLS
>> Score by Quarters
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UT OPP Scoring 351 326 Points Per Game 27.0 25.1 First Downs 231 255 Rushing 77 104 Passing 131 134 Penalty 23 17 Rushing Yardage 1,420 1,983 Yards gained rushing 1,863 2,343 Yards lost rushing 443 360 Rushing Attempts 408 474 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.2 Average Per Game 109.2 152.5 TDs Rushing 14 23 Passing Yardage 3,309 2,985 Att-Comp-Int 419-238-15 439-252-18 Average Per Attempt 7.9 6.8 Average Per Completion 13.9 11.8 Average Per Game 254.5 229.6 TDs Passing 26 14 TOTAL OFFENSE 4,729 4,968 Total Plays 827 913 Average Per Play 5.7 5.4 Average Per Game 363.8 382.2 Kick Returns: No.-Yards 53-1,141 61-1,158 Average Per Return 21.5 19.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 18-73 26-220 Average Per Return 4.1 8.5 Int Returns: No.-Yards 18-294 15-197 Average Per Return 16.3 13.1 Fumbles-Lost 19-9 23-10 Penalties-Yards 76-573 88-663 Average Per Game 44.1 51.0 70-2,948 64-2,786 Punts-Yards Average Per Punt 42.1 43.5 Net punt average 36.4 40.2 Time of Possession/Game 28:52 31:08 3rd-Down Conversions 69/189 75/191 3rd-Down Pct 37% 39% 4th-Down Conversions 7/17 8/15 4th-Down Pct 41% 53% Sacks By-Yards 26-179 41-289 Misc. Yards (Blocked FG Ret.) 24 0 Touchdowns Scored 44 40 Field Goals-Attempts 15-18 15-27 PAT-Attempts 40-43 37-37 OnSide Kicks 0-0 0-1 Attendance 698,465 341,773 Games/Avg Per Game 7/99,781 5/68,355 Neutral Site Games - 1/69,143
SEC: 3-5
OUTLOOK
Overall: 6-7
2010 REVIEW >> Field Goals
>> Special Teams Tackles
Name FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk Daniel Lincoln 10-11 90.9 0-0 2-3 3-3 5-5 0-0 49 0 Michael Palardy 5-7 71.4 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39 0
>> Field Goal Sequence (By Player) Lincoln -- (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40) (43) (28) 28 (36). Palardy-- 45 (33) 52 (39) (24) (32) (33). Numbers in parentheses indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.
>> Scoring
PAT PAT PAT PAT Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Tauren Poole 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 Denarius Moore 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 60 Daniel Lincoln 0 10-11 27-29 0 0 0 0 0 57 Justin Hunter 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Michael Palardy 0 5-7 13-14 0 0 0 0 0 28 Gerald Jones 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Prentiss Waggner 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Da’Rick Rogers 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Luke Stocker 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Eric Gordon 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 David Oku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Zach Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Simms 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 44 15-18 40-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 351 Opponents 40 15-27 37-37 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 326
>> All Purpose
Name Tauren Poole Denarius Moore Gerald Jones Da’Rick Rogers David Oku Justin Hunter Luke Stocker Eric Gordon Rajion Neal Zach Rogers Janzen Jackson Mychal Rivera Prentiss Waggner Malik Jackson Kevin Cooper Anthony Anderson Channing Fugate Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Toney Williams Tyler Bray Matt Simms Team Totals Opponents
>> Kickoffs
Michael Palardy Chad Cunningham Totals Opponents
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GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/G 13 1,034 171 0 0 0 1,205 92.7 13 82 981 0 84 0 1,147 88.2 10 13 596 -8 0 0 601 60.1 13 117 167 0 298 0 582 44.8 13 174 79 0 312 0 565 43.5 13 0 415 16 0 0 431 33.2 13 0 417 0 0 0 417 32.1 13 0 0 39 324 46 409 31.5 10 197 100 0 53 0 350 35.0 12 14 207 0 0 0 221 18.4 13 0 0 14 55 114 183 14.1 13 0 112 0 7 0 119 9.2 13 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.6 13 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.4 12 0 43 0 0 0 43 3.6 13 0 0 12 0 17 29 2.2 13 0 21 0 8 0 29 2.2 13 25 0 0 0 0 25 1.9 11 16 0 0 0 0 16 1.5 3 11 0 0 0 0 11 3.7 9 -103 0 0 0 0 -103 -11 -108 0 0 0 0 -108 --- -52 0 0 0 0 -52 -13 1,420 3,309 73 1,141 294 6,237 479.8 13 1,983 2,985 220 1,158 197 6,543 503.3
No. TB RET OB FC 45 0 40 3 2 23 1 21 1 0 68 1 61 4 2 61 7 53 1 0
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Nick Reveiz
Defensive Statistical Leaders
Name GP T AT TT TFL Sack Int PBU PD QBH FF FR Blk Nick Reveiz, LB 13 51 57 108 6-27 . 2-0 2 4 5 . 2-0 . Herman Lathers, LB 12 44 31 75 4.5-17 2.5-16 . 1 1 3 . . . Janzen Jackson, DB 13 40 29 69 4-19 1-11 5-114 6 11 1 . . . LaMarc. Thompson, LB 13 36 24 60 3.5-11 . 1-0 4 5 2 . . . Prentiss Waggner, DB 13 38 19 57 2-8 . 5-73 4 9 . . 3-45 . Malik Jackson, DT 13 29 19 48 11-42 5-28 1-44 4 5 5 1 1-0 . Eric Gordon, DB 13 32 15 47 1.5-3 . 2-46 1 3 . . . . Marsalis Teague, DB 11 29 17 46 0.5-1 . . 8 8 . . . . Gerald Williams, DE 13 28 17 45 8.5-50 5.5-45 . 1 1 4 1 1-0 1 Chris Walker, DE 13 24 21 45 6-30 3-24 . 1 1 6 1 . . Austin Johnson, LB 13 22 22 44 3.5-12 . 1-0 . 1 . 1 1-0 . Brent Brewer, DB 13 20 10 30 1-1 . . 3 3 1 . 1-0 . Anthony Anderson, DB 13 17 9 26 . . 1-17 2 3 . . . . Jacques Smith, DE 13 15 9 24 5-18 2-7 . . . 4 1 . . Art Evans, DB 7 9 12 21 . . . 1 1 . 1 . . Victor Thomas, DT 13 8 12 20 2-16 1-13 . 1 1 3 . . . Daryl Vereen, LB 11 10 8 18 1-5 1-5 . . . 2 . . . Tyler Wolf, DB 13 9 8 17 1-1 . . 2 2 . . . . Montori Hughes, DT 12 7 10 17 3.5-9 1-4 . 2 2 5 1 . . Savion Frazier, LB 10 9 5 14 3.5-11 . . . . . . . . John Propst, LB 11 5 9 14 1-1 . . . . . . . . Raiques Crump, LB 11 11 2 13 . . . . . . 1 . . Corey Miller, DL 13 6 7 13 2-8 1-6 . . . . . . . Joseph Ayres, DT 12 6 7 13 2.5-12 1-8 . . . . . . . Willie Bohannon, DE 11 5 4 9 3.5-17 2-12 . . . . . . . Greg King, LB 4 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . N.Mitch.-Thornton, LB 10 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . . Dontavis Sapp, DB 11 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . Arthur Jeffery, DT 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . Rae Sykes, DT 8 0 3 3 0.5-0 . . . . 3 . . . Rod Wilks, DB 4 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . . Jake Storey, LB 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Shane Reveiz, LB 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Steven Fowlkes, DE 4 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Player Anthony Anderson LaMarcus Thompson Austin Johnson Tyler Wolf Raiques Crump Eric Gordon Chad Cunningham Nick Reveiz Janzen Jackson Nigel Mitchell-Thornton Herman Lathers Luke Stocker Dontavis Sapp Brent Brewer Chris Walker Rod Wilks Nick Guess Savion Frazier Greg King Shane Reveiz Zach Rogers Prentiss Waggner Michael Palardy Daryl Vereen
T 7 7 5 5 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
AT TT 6 13 2 9 4 9 4 9 2 8 1 7 2 5 2 5 3 5 3 5 2 4 2 4 4 4 1 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
SEC/NCAA Statistics >> Team Rankings Offensive Scoring Offense Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency 1st Downs 3rd-Down Conversions Sacks Allowed
Stat SEC NCAA 27.0 11 58 363.8 9 75 109.2 12 105 254.5 4 30 136.46 8 41 17.8 10 92 36.5 10 88 3.15 12 115
Defensive Scoring Defense Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Passing Efficiency Defense Sacks by Special Teams/Misc. Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions (Total) Penalty Yards Turnover Margin t-tie
Stat SEC NCAA 25.1 9 56 382.2 10 69 152.5 8 60 229.6 8 81 116.84 4 30 2.00 7t 61t Stat SEC NCAA 36.4 9 62 4.1 11 109 21.4 7 66 18 4 19t 44.1 5 30 +0.31 6 36
Miscellaneous Tackles
Chad Cunningham 13 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . Luke Stocker 13 2 2 4 . . . . . . . 1-0 . Denarius Moore 13 3 0 3 . . . . . . 1 . . Ja’Wuan James 13 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . . Zach Rogers 12 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . . Nick Guess 13 0 2 2 . . . . . . . . . Da’Rick Rogers 13 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . . Michael Palardy 11 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Totals 13 532 412 944 78-320 26-179 18-294 43 61 44 9 10-45 1 Opponents 13 468 358 826 98-420 41-289 15-197 52 67 33 13 9-5 2 *Quarterback hurries is not an official NCAA statistic. Defensive Big Play Leaders Malik Jackson 18, Janzen Jackson 15, Prentiss Waggner, 14, Gerald Williams 12.5, Nick Reveiz 10, Marsalis Teague 8.5, LaMarcus Thompson 8.5, Chris Walker 8, Montori Hughes 6.5, Austin Johnson 6.5, Jacques Smith 6, Herman Lathers 5.5, Brent Brewer 5, Eric Gordon 4.5.
>> Individual Rankings
Category Name Stat SEC NCAA Rushing/Game Poole 82.8 5 46 Rushing-Game Poole 79.5 8 52 Passing Efficiency Simms 129.25 8 56 Receptions-Game Jones 5.5 4 39 Moore 3.6 10 -Rec Yds-Game Moore 75.5 4 36 Jones 59.6 10 90 Intercept-Game Jackson 0.38 4t 22t Waggner 0.38 4t 22t Punting-Avg. Cunningham 42.3 7 40 Tackles-Game N.Reveiz 8.3 5t 66t t-tie
2010 stats Team Totals Game-by-Game 43-332-4 29-56-0 36-182-1 44-245-2 23-29-0 49-150-3 27-42-0 32-115-1 37-96-2 36-219-2 26-9-1 36-136-3 30-159-1 34-210-4 37-92-0 43-212-3 32-130-1 31-64-0 28-118-2 39-196-2 34-128-1 36-111-0 26-76-1 36-118-1 29-27-0 29-151-2
17-30-1-205-1 11-26-2-86-0 15-29-1-151-0 17-32-0-202-2 19-31-2-259-2 14-23-0-167-1 19-34-0-245-3 33-60-1-429-2 12-23-0-121-0 19-33-3-215-0 17-25-1-260-1 17-25-0-266-2 17-36-2-156-0 24-35-0-326-1 19-28-1-312-3 13-22-1-223-1 22-38-0-379-5 20-32-3-244-2 18-35-0-323-3 10-24-4-99-0 16-27-2-232-2 20-41-2-222-1 20-38-2-354-2 31-46-1-272-1 45-27-3-312-4 40-23-1-234-1
73-537 55-142 65-333 76-447 54-288 72-317 61-287 92-544 60-217 69-434 51-269 61-402 66-315 69-536 65-404 65-435 70-509 63-308 63-441 63-295 61-360 77-333 64-430 82-390 74-339 69-385
4-40.8 10-41.7 8-41.4 4-41.8 5-44.4 3-43.7 9-42.1 4-45.5 5-48.2 3-48.0 5-44.0 4-43.5 6-48.2 2-47.0 2-48.5 3-40.0 2-34.5 5-45.8 8-37.1 8-48.1 5-37.2 6-45.2 3-35.3 5-37.2 8-43.5 7-40.9
2-1 3-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 4-2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 3-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-3 2-0 1-1 3-2 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 2-2 3-0 1-1
5-25 11-83 7-60 6-38 9-54 5-25 4-20 7-55 3-10 9-54 5-38 5-50 5-48 5-52 7-57 6-49 5-29 4-31 6-45 6-72 9-75 6-35 3-37 6-39 8-75 12-80
2-19 9-100 8-157 4-107 6-114 2-70 4-64 5-80 3-79 3-64 5-110 2-47 7-144 2-48 6-111 4-85 3-66 8-115 1-47 8-148 1-23 5-103 3-114 5-105 4-85 4-86
2-(-8) 1-0 1-0 2-84 1-2 2-6 3-30 3-38 1-21 3-30 1-0 3-18 0-0 1-(-4) 1-2 1-2 2-26 0-0 3-(-12) 6-22 2-1 1-12 0-0 1-4 1-11 2-8
2-54 1-6 0-0 1-76 0-0 2-4 1-9 0-0 3-14 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-20 1-0 1-24 3-79 0-0 4-95 0-0 2-43 2-13 1-0 2-0 1-0 3-54
5 of 15 2 of 17 2 of 15 5 of 12 2 of 13 8 of 14 2 of 15 9 of 23 7 of 15 7 of 16 6 of 13 4 of 10 5 of 15 7 of 13 7 of 14 7 of 13 9 of 15 4 of 12 7 of 16 2 of 12 7 of 15 8 of 18 4 of 12 7 of 16 6 of 16 5 of 15
33:21 26:39 31:13 28:47 23:14 36:46 23:53 36:07 30:07 29:53 25:27 34:33 28:00 32:00 31:32 28:28 29:11 30:49 30:33 29:27 30:16 29:44 26:44 33:16 31:49 28:11
Game-by-Game Starters >> Offense
UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY North Carolina (bowl)
TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB TB FB PK
Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker
D.Thomas Schofield Pope D.Thomas Schofield Pope D.Thomas Schofield Gooch D.Thomas Stone Gooch D.Thomas Stone Gooch D.Thomas Stone Gooch D.Thomas J.Shaw Gooch D.Thomas J.Shaw Gooch D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone D.Thomas Schofield Stone D.Thomas Schofield Stone D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone
J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw Fulton Fulton Fulton J.Shaw J.Shaw Fulton Fulton
J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James J.James
Jones Z.Rogers Z.Rogers Z.Rogers Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones
Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore
Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms Bray Bray Bray Bray Bray
Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole
Cooper Lincoln Cooper Lincoln Cooper Lincoln Cooper Lincoln Z.Rogers (WR) Palardy Cooper Palardy Hunter (WR) Palardy Fugate Palardy Fugate Palardy Hunter (WR) Lincoln Fugate Lincoln Fugate Lincoln Fugate Lincoln
>> Defense
UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY North Carolina (bowl)
LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS P
M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker M.Jackson Miller Hughes Walker M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker G.Williams V.Thomas Hughes Walker M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker G.Williams M.Jackson Ayres Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Miller M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker
Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Vereen N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz Thompson N.Reveiz
Lathers Lathers Lathers Frazier Lathers Lathers Lathers Lathers Lathers Lathers Lathers Lathers Lathers
Evans Evans Evans Gordon Evans Evans Evans Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Teague Teague
Gordon Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner
Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer
J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson
Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Palardy Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Palardy Cunningham
>> Offense
‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot Strk
Tyler Bray, QB . . . 5 5 5 Kevin Cooper, FB . 10 9 5 24 Channing Fugate, FB . . . 5 5 3 Zach Fulton . . . 5 5 2 Darin Gooch, C . . . 6 6 Justin Hunter, WR . . . 2 2 Ja’Wuan James, OT . . . 13 13 13 Gerald Jones, WR . 7 8 10 25 9 Denarius Moore, WR . . 7 13 20 15 Tauren Poole, TB . . . 13 13 13 Cody Pope, C . . . 2 2 Zach Rogers, WR . . . 4 4 JerQuari Schofield, OG . . . 5 5 Jarrod Shaw, OT . . 3 13 16 13 Matt Simms, QB . . . 8 8 Luke Stocker, TE . 12 13 13 38 38 James Stone . . . 8 8 5 Dallas Thomas, OT . . . 13 13 13 Totals - 29 40 143 212 -
>> Defense
‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot Strk
Anthony Anderson, DB Joseph Ayres, DT Willie Bohannon, DE Brent Brewer, DB Art Evans, DB Savion Frazier, LB Eric Gordon, DB Montori Hughes, DT Janzen Jackson, DB Malik Jackson, DL Greg King, LB Herman Lathers, LB Ben Martin, DE Corey Miller, DL Nick Reveiz, LB Marsalis Teague, DB Victor Thomas, DT LaMarcus Thompson, LB Prentiss Waggner, DB Chris Walker, DE Gerald Williams, DL Daryl Vereen, LB Totals
. . 1 - 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 - 1 . . . 6 6 . . 12 6 18 . . 4 1 5 . . . 6 6 . . . 5 5 . . 9 13 22 . . . 12 12 . . 2 - 2 . . 5 12 17 . . 11 - 11 . . . 2 2 . 1 4 13 18 . . *5 8 13 . . . 11 11 . - 11 12 23 . . 2 13 15 . . 12 13 25 . . 2 8 10 . . . 1 1 - 1 81 143 225
6 15 9 9 13 2 7 3 13 18 4 -
>> Special Teams
‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot Strk
Chad Cunningham, P 1 5 13 11 30 1 Daniel Lincoln, PK 14 10 9 8 41 4 Michael Palardy, P/PK . . . 6 6 Totals 15 15 22 25 77 * Note: Teague’s five starts in 2009 were at wide receiver.
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THE VOLS
TENNESSEE 50 UT Martin 0 TENNESSEE 13 Oregon 48 TENNESSEE 17 Florida 31 TENNESSEE 32 UAB 29 TENNESSEE 14 at LSU 16 TENNESSEE 14 at Georgia 41 TENNESSEE 14 Alabama 41 TENNESSEE 24 at S. Carolina 38 TENNESSEE 50 at Memphis 14 TENNESSEE 52 Mississippi 14 TENNESSEE 24 at Vanderbilt 10 TENNESSEE 24 Kentucky 14 TENNESSEE 27 N.Carolina (bowl) 30
STARTER TOTALS
OUTLOOK STAFF
1st Rushing Passing Total Offense Punts Fumbles Penalties KO Ret. Punt Ret. Int. Ret. 3rd-Dn Time of Score Downs (No-Yds-TD) (C-A-I-Yds-TD) (Ply-Yds-TD) No-Avg No-Lost No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds Convs. Poss.
2010 REVIEW Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Bray Jones Moore Neal Oku Poole D.Rogers Z. Rogers Simms T.Williams UT MARTIN 1-(-1)-0 0-0-0 1-58-1 9-79-0 6-77-1 17-110-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-7-0 3-8-0 OREGON DNP DNP 0-0-0 2-2-0 7-8-0 23-162-1 1-21-0 0-0-0 3-(-11)-0 DNP FLORIDA DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 5-24-0 10-23-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 8-(-18)-0 DNP UAB DNP DNP 0-0-0 4-20-0 8-33-0 6-23-0 1-(-8)-0 0-0-0 8-(-26)-0 DNP at LSU DNP 0-0-0 2-16-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 24-109-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-(-32)-1 0-0-0 at Georgia 0-0-0 1-(-1)-0 1-0-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 15-51-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-(-21)-0 DNP ALABAMA 3-(-5)-0 2-(-2)-0 1-2-0 6-36-0 0-0-0 14-117-1 1-3-0 0-0-0 3-8-0 DNP at S. Carolina 3-(-24)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-16-0 0-0-0 16-33-0 5-49-0 1-9-0 4-(-15)-0 DNP at Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-14-0 6-12-0 16-101-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 MISSISSIPPI 4-(-16)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-(-1)-0 3-1-0 12-107-2 2-28-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 DNP at Vanderbilt 2-(-7)-0 2-19-0 1-1-0 DNP 6-16-0 23-99-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP KENTUCKY 2-(-20)-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 DNP 0-0-0 17-59-1 3-30-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP North Carolina (bowl) 5-(-30)-0 1-(-3)-0 0-0-0 9-28-0 0-0-0 11-40-0 2-(-7)-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP Totals 20-(-103)-0 6-13-0 7-82-1 46-197-0 42-174-1 204-1,034-11 16-117-0 3-14-0 45-(-108)-1 5-11-0
Receiving (No-Yds-TD) Cooper Fugate Hunter Jones Moore Neal Oku Poole Rivera D.Rogers Z.Rogers Stocker UT MARTIN 2-13-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-86-0 4-66-1 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 1-9-0 1-7-0 2-17-0 OREGON 2-14-0 0-0-0 1-31-0 DNP 4-37-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-45-0 1-2-0 FLORIDA 2-12-0 0-0-0 3-60-1 DNP 1-49-1 DNP 1-6-0 3-38-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-53-0 5-41-0 UAB 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 DNP 5-68-2 0-0-0 3-23-0 0-0-0 2-6-0 2-16-0 2-78-1 4-56-0 at LSU 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-37-0 5-46-0 2-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 2-16-0 at Georgia 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-110-1 1-3-0 2-18-0 3-70-0 0-0-0 2-14-0 1-4-0 1-(-3)-0 1-8-0 2-36-0 ALABAMA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-52-0 0-0-0 2-29-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-16-0 2-19-0 1-6-0 3-26-0 at S. Carolina DNP 1-4-0 0-0-0 6-49-1 6-228-1 1-(-6)-0 0-0-0 3-21 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-16-1 at Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-42-1 5-66-1 6-103-1 0-0-0 1-11-0 2-50-1 3-29-0 1-22-1 0-0-0 3-56-0 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-114-2 4-48-0 4-88-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 2-35-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-40-0 at Vanderbilt 1-4-0 0-0-0 1-15-1 6-80-0 2-31-1 DNP 1-34-0 1-11-0 0-0-0 3-59-0 DNP 1-(-2)-0 KENTUCKY 0-0-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 6-77-1 7-205-1 DNP 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-55-0 North Carolina (bowl) 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-8-1 9-89-1 4-69-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 4-16-0 1-15-0 1-45-1 1-5-0 5-58-1 Totals 7-43-0 2-21-0 16-415-7 55-596-4 47-981-9 7-100-0 7-79-0 22-171-1 11-112-0 11-167-2 14-207-1 39-417-2
Kickoff Returns
Punt Returns
(No-Yds-Avg) Gordon Jackson Moore Neal Oku D.Rogers UT MARTIN 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-12-12.0 0-0-0.0 OREGON 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0 2-35-17.5 0-0-0.0 5-101-20.2 0-0-0.0 FLORIDA 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-30-15.0 DNP 4-84-21.0 0-0-0.0 UAB 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-56-18.7 0-0-0.0 at LSU 2-60-30.0 0-0-0.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Georgia 4-95-23.8 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-15-15.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 ALABAMA 4-87-21.8 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-38-19.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0 at S. Carolina 3-61-20.3 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-20-20.0 2-30-15.0 at Memphis 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-66-22.0 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0.0 1-55-55.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP 0-0-0.0 1-23-23.0 KENTUCKY 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP 0-0-0.0 3-114-38.0 N.Carolina (bowl) 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-20-20.0 3-65-21.7 Totals 14-324-23.1 1-55-55.0 5-84-16.8 3-53-17.7 16-312-19.5 12-298-24.8
(No-Yds-Avg) Anderson Gordon Hunter J.Jackson Jones UT MARTIN 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-(-8)-(--) OREGON 0-0-0.0 1-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP FLORIDA 0-0-0.0 1-2-2.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP UAB 0-0-0.0 1-14-14.0 2-16-8.0 0-0-0.0 DNP at LSU 0-0-0.0 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Georgia 0-0-0.0 1-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 ALABAMA 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at S. Carolina 0-0-0.0 1-2-2.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Memphis 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-26-13.0 0-0-0.0 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-(-12)-(--) 0-0-0.0 at Vanderbilt 2-1-0.5 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 KENTUCKY 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 N.Carolina (bowl) 1-11-11.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 Totals 3-12-4.0 6-39-6.5 2-16-8.0 5-14-2.8 2-(-8)-(-4)
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Passing Tyler Bray Att Com Int Pct Yds TD Long UT MARTIN 6 3 1 50.0 24 0 9 at Georgia 12 8 0 75.0 81 0 22 ALABAMA 14 5 1 35.7 39 0 16 at S. Carolina 15 9 1 60.0 159 2 62 at Memphis 33 19 0 57.6 325 5 42 MISSISSIPPI 34 18 0 52.9 323 3 80 at Vanderbilt 27 16 2 59.3 232 2 34 KENTUCKY 38 20 2 52.6 354 2 49 N.Carolina (bowl) 45 27 3 60.0 312 4 45 Totals 224 125 10 55.8 1,849 18 80 Matt Simms Att Com Int Pct Yds TD Long UT MARTIN 24 14 0 58.3 181 1 42 OREGON 29 15 1 51.7 151 0 31 FLORIDA 31 19 2 61.3 259 2 49 UAB 34 19 0 55.9 245 3 72 at LSU 23 12 0 52.2 121 0 37 at Georgia 13 9 1 69.2 179 1 58 ALABAMA 22 12 1 54.5 117 0 26 at S. Carolina 13 10 0 76.9 153 1 64 at Memphis 5 3 0 60.0 54 0 34 MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Totals 195 113 5 57.9 1,460 8 72
Field Goals (FG-FGA) Lincoln Palardy Seq. (Made)-Miss UT MARTIN 2-2 DNP (21) (35) OREGON 2-2 - (48) (35) FLORIDA 1-1 DNP (49) UAB 2-2 - (47) (40) at LSU DNP 0-1 45 at Georgia DNP ALABAMA DNP 1-2 (33) 52 at S. Carolina DNP 1-1 (39) at Memphis DNP 3-3 (24) (32) (33) MISSISSIPPI 1-1 - (43) at Vanderbilt 1-1 - (28) KENTUCKY 1-2 - 28 (36) N.Carolina (bowl) - Totals 10-11 5-7
Punting (No-Yds-Avg) Cunningham Palardy UT MARTIN 4-163-40.8 DNP OREGON 8-331-41.4 FLORIDA 5-222-44.4 DNP UAB 9-379-42.1 at LSU 4-190-47.5 1-51-51.0 at Georgia 5-220-44.0 ALABAMA 6-289-48.2 at S. Carolina 2-97-48.5 at Memphis 2-69-34.5 MISSISSIPPI 8-297-37.1 at Vanderbilt 5-186-37.2 KENTUCKY - 3-106-35.3 N.Carolina (bowl) 8-348-43.5 Totals 66-2,791-42.3 4-157-39.2
2010 STATS
Linebackers
Secondary (ST-AT-TT) Anderson Brewer Evans Gordon J.Jackson Sapp Teague Waggner Wilks Wolf UT MARTIN 2-2-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 3-0-3 DNP 1-0-1 4-2-6 DNP 3-2-5 OREGON 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 4-1-5 DNP 3-3-6 3-4-7 DNP 0-1-1 FLORIDA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 4-1-5 3-6-9 1-0-1 2-3-5 4-2-6 DNP 0-0-0 UAB 5-0-5 0-0-0 DNP 1-3-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 4-0-4 3-1-4 DNP 2-0-2 at LSU 0-1-1 0-0-0 3-5-8 1-3-4 2-5-7 0-1-1 3-5-8 3-5-8 DNP 0-0-0 at Georgia 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 2-1-3 4-2-6 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-1-2 DNP 1-2-3 ALABAMA 0-1-1 2-4-6 3-2-5 4-1-5 3-5-8 0-0-0 2-1-3 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 at South Carolina 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-0-0 6-0-6 3-3-6 0-0-0 DNP 5-0-5 DNP 0-1-1 at Memphis 2-1-3 2-0-2 DNP 6-0-6 2-0-2 0-1-1 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 2-2-4 MISSISSIPPI 4-1-5 5-3-8 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 0-1-1 2-0-2 4-2-6 0-0-0 1-0-1 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 3-0-3 DNP 3-0-3 3-0-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 KENTUCKY 0-2-2 3-1-4 DNP 2-1-3 8-3-11 0-1-1 9-2-11 4-1-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 N.Carolina (bowl) 3-0-3 3-0-3 DNP 1-3-4 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 Totals 17-9-26 20-10-30 9-12-21 32-15-47 40-29-69 1-4-5 29-17-46 38-19-57 2-0-2 9-8-17
>> Tackles for Loss (78)
M.Jackson 11 -- (UAB 1, ALA 0.5, SC 2, MEM 3, MISS 1, VAN 2.5, KY 1). G.Williams 8.5 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, FLA 1.5, LSU 0.5, MISS 1, VAN 1.5, NC 2). N.Reveiz 6 -- (ORE 1, FLA 0.5, UAB 2, LSU 0.5, ALA 1, VAN 1). Walker 6 -- (UAB 1, LSU 0.5, GA 0.5, MEM 2, VAN 1, KY 1). Smith 5 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, GA 1, MEM 1, MISS 1). Lathers 4.5 -- (FLA 0.5, LSU 1, ALA 1, SC 2). J.Jackson 4 -- (FLA 1, GA 1, VAN 1, KY 1). Bohannon 3.5 -- (UTM 0.5, GA 1, MISS 1, VAN 1). Frazier 3.5 -- (UAB 3, ALA 0.5). Hughes 3.5 -- (UTM 2.5, MEM 1). Johnson 3.5 -- (UTM 1.5, GA 1, MISS 1). Thompson 3.5 -- (UTM 1, FLA 2, UAB 0.5). Ayres 2.5 -- (ALA 0.5, MEM 1, KY 1). Miller 2 -- (UAB 1, MISS 1). V.Thomas 2 -- (LSU 1, GA 0.5, KY 0.5). Waggner 2 -- (ORE 1, ALA 0.5, KY 0.5). Gordon 1.5 -- (FLA 1, LSU 0.5). Brewer 1 -- (KY 1). Propst 1 -- (GA 1). Vereen 1 -- (NC 1). Wolf 1 -- (UTM 1). King 0.5 -- (UTM 0.5). Sykes 0.5 -- (UAB 0.5). Teague 0.5 -- (FLA 0.5).
>> Sacks (26)
G.Williams 5.5 -- (ORE 1, FLA 1, LSU 0.5, VAN 1, NC 2). M.Jackson 5 -- (SC 1, MEM 2, MISS 1, VAN 1). Walker 3 -- (MEM 2, KY 1). Lathers 2.5 -- (LSU 0.5, ALA 1, USC 1). Smith 2 -- (MEM 1, MISS 1). Bohannon 2 -- (GA 1, VAN 1). Ayres 1 -- (KY 1). Hughes 1 -- (UTM 1). J.Jackson 1 -- (GA 1). Miller 1 -- (MISS 1). V.Thomas 1 -- (LSU 1). Vereen 1 -- (NC 1).
>> Interceptions (18)
J.Jackson 5 -- (LSU 1, MEM 1, MISS 1, VAN 1, NC 1). Waggner 5 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, MISS 1, VAN 1, KY 1). N.Reveiz 2 -- (LSU 1, USC 1). Gordon 2 -- (MEM 1, MISS 1). Anderson 1 -- (MISS 1). Johnson 1 -- (UTM 1). Thompson 1 -- (LSU 1). M.Jackson 1 -- (MEM 1).
>> Fumbles Forced (9) Crump 1 -- (GA 1). Evans 1 -- (ORE 1). Hughes 1 -- (MEM 1). M.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1). Moore 1 -- (NC 1). Smith 1 -- (MEM 1). Walker 1 -- (MISS 1). Williams 1 -- (KY 1).
>> Fumbles Recovered (10) Waggner 3 -- (ORE 1, MEM 2). N.Reveiz 2 -- (FLA 1, KY 1). Brewer 1 -- (KY 1). M.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1). Stocker 1 -- (NC 1). G. Williams 1 -- (MISS 1).
>> Passes Broken Up (43)
Teague 8 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, UAB 3, LSU 1, ALA 1, MISS 1). J.Jackson 6 -- (ORE 1, UAB 1, LSU 1, VAN 1, KY 1, NC 1). M.Jackson 4 -- (FLA 1, ALA 1, KY 1, NC 1). Thompson 4 -- (FLA 1, ALA 1, SC 1, NC 1). Waggner 4 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, LSU 1, KY 1). Brewer 3 -- (SC 1, KY 1, NC 1). A.Anderson 2 -- (MEM 1, MISS 1). Hughes 2 -- (UTM 1, FLA 1). N.Reveiz 2 -- (NC 2). Wolf 2 -- (UTM 2). Evans 1 -- (GA 1). Gordon 1 -- (UAB 1). Lathers 1 -- (KY 1). V.Thomas 1 -- (UTM 1). Walker 1 -- (ORE 1). G.Williams 1 -- (SC 1).
>> QB Hurries (44)
Walker 6 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, LSU 2, ALA 1, MISS 1). Hughes 5 -- (ORE 2, FLA 1, UAB 1, LSU 1). M.Jackson 5 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, ALA 1, MEM 1, VAN 1). N.Reveiz 5 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, ALA 1, VAN 1, NC 1). J.Smith 4 -- (UAB 2, SC 1, VAN 1). G.Williams 4 -- (UAB 1, ALA 1, SC 1, VAN 1). Lathers 3 -- (ALA 1, SC 1, MISS 1). Sykes 3 -- (FLA 1, UAB 1, MEM 1). V.Thomas 3 -- (SC 2, NC 1). Thompson 2 -- (ORE 1, NC 1). Vereen 2 -- (ORE 2). Brewer 1 -- (ALA 1). J.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1).
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(ST-AT-TT) Crump Frazier Johnson King Lathers Mitc-Thrntn Propst N.Reveiz S.Reveiz Storey Thompson Vereen UT MARTIN DNP 0-0-0 3-2-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 DNP 2-2-4 0-1-1 1-1-2 DNP 5-0-5 0-2-2 OREGON DNP 1-2-3 1-3-4 0-4-4 4-2-6 DNP 0-1-1 3-7-10 DNP DNP 1-2-3 2-1-3 FLORIDA 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-5-7 DNP 0-0-0 5-9-14 DNP DNP 3-0-3 0-0-0 UAB 2-0-2 6-1-7 3-6-9 DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 8-6-14 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-4-8 1-1-2 at LSU 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 4-6-10 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-9-11 DNP 0-0-0 3-6-9 DNP at Georgia 2-1-3 DNP 2-4-6 0-1-1 4-3-7 0-0-0 1-5-6 0-4-4 DNP 0-0-0 1-2-3 DNP ALABAMA 0-0-0 0-2-2 2-4-6 DNP 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-7-11 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 at South Carolina 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 DNP 6-1-7 0-1-1 DNP 3-1-4 DNP 0-0-0 4-3-7 0-0-0 at Memphis 5-1-6 1-0-1 1-1-2 DNP 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 3-1-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-1-4 1-0-1 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-5 DNP 3-3-6 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 2-1-3 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 DNP 2-0-2 DNP 8-2-10 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-3-9 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-5 3-1-4 KENTUCKY 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 7-1-8 0-1-1 0-0-0 4-4-8 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-0-0 N.Carolina (bowl) 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 DNP 3-4-7 1-0-1 0-0-0 11-3-14 DNP 0-0-0 4-1-5 1-2-3 Totals 11-2-13 9-5-14 22-22-44 1-7-8 44-31-75 2-3-5 5-9-14 51-57-108 1-1-2 1-1-2 36-24-60 10-8-18
DEFENSIVE LEADERBOARD
THE VOLS
(ST-AT-TT) Ayres Bohannon Fowlkes Hughes M.Jackson Jeffery Miller Smith Sykes V.Thomas Walker G.Williams UT MARTIN 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 3-1-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-4 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 OREGON DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-1-2 DNP 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 4-4-8 3-4-7 FLORIDA 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 4-4-8 1-1-2 UAB 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 DNP 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 4-1-5 3-2-5 at LSU 0-1-1 DNP DNP 0-2-2 1-2-3 DNP 1-1-2 0-5-5 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-2-3 at Georgia 1-0-1 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-0 1-3-4 0-4-4 0-1-1 ALABAMA 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 1-5-6 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 at South Carolina 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 5-1-6 DNP 0-1-1 2-0-2 DNP 2-0-2 2-0-2 4-0-4 at Memphis 2-2-4 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 7-1-8 DNP 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 DNP 2-1-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 1-0-1 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-4 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 3-0-3 6-2-8 KENTUCKY 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 3-3-6 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 DNP 0-3-3 2-2-4 3-1-4 N.Carolina (bowl) 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-1-4 Totals 6-7-13 5-4-9 0-1-1 7-10-17 29-19-48 1-2-3 6-7-13 15-9-24 0-3-3 8-12-20 24-21-45 28-17-45
OUTLOOK STAFF
Defensive Line
2010 REVIEW Team Superlatives Tennessee Highs and Lows
Category Stat Opponent Points Scored 52 Mississippi Low 10 Alabama First Downs 23 UT Martin, Kentucky Low 11 Florida Rushing Attempts 43 UT Martin Low 23 Florida Rushing Yards 332 UT Martin Low 9 Georgia Rushing TDs 4 UT Martin Low 0 Florida, UAB, SC, NC Passes Attempted 45 North Carolina Low 23 LSU Passes Completed 27 North Carolina Low 12 LSU Had Intercepted 3 North Carolina Low 0 UAB, LSU, Memphis, Miss Passing Yards 379 Memphis Low 121 LSU Passing TDs 5 Memphis Low 0 Oregon, LSU, Alabama Total Offensive Plays 74 North Carolina Low 51 Georgia Total Offensive Yards 537 UT Martin Low 217 LSU Fumbles 3 Georgia, SC, NC Low 0 Oregon, UAB Fumbles Lost 3 South Carolina Low 0 Seven times Penalties 9 Florida, Vanderbilt Low 3 LSU, Kentucky Penalty Yards 75 Vanderbilt, North Carolina Low 10 LSU QB Sacks by 5 Memphis Low 0 UAB
Opponent Highs and Lows
Category Stat Opponent Points Scored 48 Oregon Low 0 UT Martin First Downs 26 Oregon, Kentucky Low 3 UT Martin Rushing Attempts 49 Florida Low 29 UT Martin, North Carolina Rushing Yards 245 Oregon Low 56 UT Martin Rushing TDs 4 Alabama Low 0 UT Martin, Memphis Passes Attempted 60 UAB Low 23 Florida Passes Completed 33 UAB Low 10 Mississippi Had Intercepted 4 Mississippi Low 0 Oregon, Georgia, Alabama Passing Yards 429 UAB Low 86 UT Martin Passing TDs 2 Ore, UAB, Ga, Memphis Low 0 UT Martin, LSU, Mississippi Total Offensive Plays 92 UAB Low 55 UT Martin Total Offensive Yards 544 UAB Low 142 UT Martin Fumbles 4 Florida Low 0 Alabama Fumbles Lost 2 Fla, Memphis, Kentucky Low 0 UT Martin, UAB, Ga, Ala Penalties 12 North Carolina Low 5 Florida, Georgia, Alabama Penalty Yards 83 UT Martin Low 25 Florida QB Sacks by 6 Florida, South Carolina Low 0 Memphis
Records Set or Tied During the 2010 Season >> Game (Individual from 1944; Team from 1946)
Individual Passing Yards, half: 308, Tyler Bray vs. Memphis 2010 Previous Record: 305, Jonathan Crompton vs. Memphis 2009 Touchdown passes, bowl game: 4 (tie), Tyler Bray vs. North Carolina 2010 (Music City Bowl) Tied With: 4, Peyton Manning vs. Northwestern 1997 (Florida Citrus Bowl) Individual Receiving Yards per catch (min. 5): 38.0 (6 for 228), Denarius Moore vs. South Carolina 2010 Previous Record: 36.4 [5 for 182], Robert Meachem vs. California 2006 Team Interceptions TDs by interception returns: 2 (tie) vs. Mississippi 2010 Tied with: vs. Florida 1970, vs. Penn State 1971, vs. South Carolina 1971, vs. Hawaii 1972.
>> Season (Individual from 1937)
Individual Receiving TD receptions, freshman: 7, Justin Hunter 2010 Previous Record: 5, Joey Kent 1993; Kelly Washington 2001 Individual Interceptions TDs by interception returns: 3, Prentiss Waggner 2010 Previous Record: 2, Bud Sherrod 1949; Jim Cartwright 1959; Jackie Walker 1970, 1971; Preston Warren 1988
>> Career (Individual from 1937) Games (position player): 52, Luke Stocker 2007-10; Denarius Moore 2007-10. Previous Record: 51, Wes Brown 2006-09; Rico McCoy 2006-09; Jonathan Hefney 2004-07
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INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES >> The Best by a Vol...
>> The Best by an Opponent...
Rushing Attempts 24 Net Rushing Yards 162 Rushing TDs 2 Pass Attempts 45 Pass Completions 27 Had Intercepted 3 Pass Yards 354 Pass TDs 5 Total Offense Plays 50 Total Offense Yards 334 Receptions 9 Receiving Yards 228 Receiving TDs 2 Points Scored 12 Touchdowns 2 Field Goals (Made) 3 PATs (Made) 7 Punts 9 Punt Average (min. 3) 48.5 Punt Returns 3 Punt Return Yards 23 Kickoff Returns 5 Kickoff Return Yards 114 Total Tackles 14 Solo Tackles 11 TFL 3 Sacks 2 Interceptions 1 Interception Return Yds. 54
Rushing Attempts 29 Net Rushing Yards 184 Rushing TDs 2 Pass Attempts 55 Pass Completions 31 Had Intercepted 3 Pass Yards 373 Pass TDs 2 Total Offense Plays 56 Total Offense Yards 375 Receptions 13 Receiving Yards 221 Receiving TDs 2 Points Scored 12 Touchdowns 2 Field Goals 2 PATs 6 Punts 10 Punt Average (min. 3) 48.4 Punt Returns 4 Punt Return Yards 84 Kickoff Returns 6 Kickoff Return Yards 107 Total Tackles 12 Solo Tackles 10 TFL 4 Sacks 2 Interceptions 1 Interception Return Yds 76
Tauren Poole vs. LSU Tauren Poole vs. Ore Tauren Poole twice Tyler Bray vs. NC Tyler Bray vs. NC Tyler Bray vs. NC Tyler Bray vs. Ky Tyler Bray vs. Mem Tyler Bray vs. NC Tyler Bray vs. Ky Gerald Jones vs. NC D.Moore vs. SC D.Moore vs. UAB; Justin Hunter vs. Miss Seven times Six times M.Palardy vs. Mem D.Lincoln vs. Miss Cunningham vs UAB Cunningham vs SC J.Jackson vs. Miss J.Jackson vs. Mem David Oku vs. Ore Da’Rick Rogers vs. Ky Nick Reveiz 3 times Nick Reveiz vs. NC S.Frazier vs. UAB M.Jackson vs. Mem Chris Walker vs. Mem M.Jackson vs. Mem 17 times PWaggner vs. UTM
>> Tennessee’s Long Plays Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return *-Touchdown.
59 80 49 56 21 78 54 37
T.Poole vs. Ala* Bray-Hunter vs. Miss* D.Lincoln vs. Fla. Cunningham vs. Ala Eric Gordon vs. LSU Da’Rick Rogers vs. Ky P.Waggner vs. UTM* P.Waggner vs. Mem
Marcus Lattimore, SC Marcus Lattimore, SC Five times Bryan Ellis, UAB Mike Hartline, Ky Jeremiah Masoli, Miss Bryan Ellis, UAB Three times Bryan Ellis, UAB Bryan Ellis, UAB Randall Cobb, Ky Julio Jones, Alabama Marcus Rucker, Mem Eight times Seven times Four times Rob Beard, Oregon Joe Hook, UT Martin Tyler Campbell, Miss M.Summer, Miss Kenjon Barner, Ore D.A. Griffin, Memphis Kenjon Barner, Ore Akeem Dent, Ga. Quan Sturdivant, N.C. Mitch Huelsing, Mem Antonio Allen, SC Three times 15 times Cliff Harris, Oregon
>> Opponent’s Long Plays Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return *-Touchdown.
83 70 44 58 80 43 76 5
J.Jefferson, LSU* Garcia-Jeffery, SC* Caleb Sturgis, Florida Tyler Campbell, Miss Kenjon Barner, Ore* Jeff Demps, Florida Kenjon Barner, Ore* Devin Taylor, SC
2010 STATS ut Giveaway/Takeaway
PLAYS OF 20 Yards or More (107) Rush (21)
Pass (54)
Red Zone Statistics
Poss. TD FG TO MFG Downs Time TD% Score% Tennessee 40 20 10 5 2 2 1 50.0 75.0 Opponents 48 25 13 4 5 0 1 52.1 79.2
David Oku--22 KR, 21 KR, 23 KR, 26 KR Eric Gordon--21 KR Denarius Moore--20 KR David Oku--25 KR, 25 KR
David Oku--26 KR Eric Gordon--26 KR, 21 PR, 34 KR Eric Gordon--30 KR, 23 KR, 22 KR Eric Gordon--21 KR, 23 KR, 33 KR Rajion Neal--29 KR Eric Gordon--22 KR, 23 KR David Oku--20 KR Da’Rick Rogers--23 KR Da’Rick Rogers--29 KR, 21 KR Janzen Jackson--35 IR Prentiss Waggner--37 FR Malik Jackson--44 IR Eric Gordon--46 IR TD Janzen Jackson--47 KR, 22 IR
Da’Rick Rogers--23 KR Janzen Jackson--43 IR Da’Rick Rogers--78 KR, 20 KR Da’Rick Rogers--26 KR, 21 KR David Oku--20 KR
IR-Interception return; PR-Punt return; KR-Kickoff return..
Points Off Takeaways Takeaways Pts. Off Tennessee 28 96 Opponents 24 65
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Prentiss Waggner--54 IR TD
Giveaway Takeaway Game Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif. UT Martin 1 1 2 -- 2 2 -Oregon -- 1 1 1 -- 1 -Florida 1 2 3 2 -- 2 -1 UAB -- -- -- -- 1 1 +1 at LSU -- -- -- 1 3 4 +4 at Georgia 2 1 3 -- -- -- -3 Alabama -- 2 2 -- -- -- -2 at S. Carolina 3 1 4 -- 1 1 -3 at Memphis 1 -- 1 2 3 5 +4 Mississippi -- -- -- 1 4 5 +5 at Vanderbilt 1 2 3 -- 2 2 -1 Kentucky 0 2 2 2 1 3 +1 N.Carolina (bowl) 0 3 3 1 1 2 -1 TOTAL 9 15 24 10 18 28 +4
THE VOLS
UT MARTIN David Oku--44 TD, 21 Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--20, 37 Tauren Poole--22, 24 TD Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--42 TD Denarius Moore--58 TD Rajion Neal--40 OREGON Tauren Poole--31, 39, 23 Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--31 Da’Rick Rogers--21 Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--31 FLORIDA Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--33 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--49 TD Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--35 TD Matt Simms to Tauren Poole--31 UAB Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--72 TD Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--25 TD at LSU Tauren Poole--20 Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--26 Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--37 at Georgia Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--28, 38 TD, 25 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--58 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--22 ALABAMA Tauren Poole--59 TD Matt Simms to Da’Rick Rogers--23 Rajion Neal--22 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--26 at South Carolina Chad Cunningham--25 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--33, 64 Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--26, 30 TD, 62 at Memphis Tauren Poole--20, 27, 21 TD Tyler Bray to Tauren Poole--41 Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--26 Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter--42 TD Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--22 TD Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--32 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--34 MISSISSIPPI Tauren Poole--36 TD, 35 TD Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter--80 TD, 22 TD Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--30, 38 Tyler Bray to Mychal Rivera--26 Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--22 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--24 at Vanderbilt Tauren Poole--21, 28 TD Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--20, 23 Tyler Bray to David Oku--34 Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--27, 27 Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--20 TD KENTUCKY Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--44, 49, 48, 20 Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--21 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--21 North Carolina (bowl) Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--29 TD Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--45 TD Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--21 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--20 TD
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OUTLOOK STAFF
Game
Fumbles
Name No.-Lost Anthony Anderson 1-1 Tyler Bray 1-0 Eric Gordon 3-3 Janzen Jackson 1-0 Gerald Jones 1-1 Rajion Neal 2-1 David Oku 1-0 Tauren Poole 2-1 Da’Rick Rogers 2-0 Matt Simms 3-2 Team 2-0 Totals 19-9
Inside the Red Zone
Game Tennessee Opponent UT Martin 4-5 (2 TDs, 2 FGs) 0-0 Oregon 2-2 (1 TD, 1 FG) 3-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs) Florida 0-1 4-4 (4 TDs) UAB 1-1 (TD) 3-5 (1 TD, 2 FGs) at LSU 2-3 (2 TDs) 2-3 (1 TD, 1 FG) at Georgia 1-2 (TD) 6-6 (4 TD, 2 FGs) Alabama 1-3 (FG) 5-6 (4 TDs, 1 FG) at S. Carolina 3-4 (2 TDs, 1 FG) 4-7 (3 TDs, 1 FG) at Memphis 6-6 (3 TDs, 3 FG) 1-1 (1 TD) Mississippi 1-1 (1 TD) 2-2 (2 TDs) at Vanderbilt 3-3 (2 TDs, 1 FG) 2-4 (1 TD, 1 FG) Kentucky 4-6 (3 TDs, 1 FG) 2-3 (2 TDs) N.Carolina (bowl) 2-3 (2 TDs) 4-4 (1 TD, 3 FGs) TOTAL 30-40 (20 TDs, 10 FGs) 38-48 (25 TDs, 13 FGs)
*The Red Zone denotes UT’s possessions inside the 20-yard line (includes overtime).
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2010 REVIEW GAME-BY-GAME DRIVE CHARTS >> UT Martin (Sept. 4)
>> UAB (Sept. 25)
>> at South Carolina (Oct. 30)
>> Kentucky (Nov. 27)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T35 12 62 5:14 FG 2 T33 5 67 1:48 TD 3 M47 8 29 2:43 FG 4 T44 3 5 2:01 Punt 5 T26 3 2 1:27 Punt 6 T35 6 16 3:17 Punt 7 M49 3 49 0:53 TD 8* T17 3 83 1:04 TD 9 M42 1 42 0:08 TD 10 T17 9 83 3:49 TD 11 T49 6 24 2:18 Interception 12 T29 3 -1 1:02 Punt 13 T27 7 41 3:57 Downs 14 T27 6 55 3:37 End of game
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T41 9 59 4:01 TD 2 T24 3 7 1:21 Punt 3 T28 1 72 0:12 TD 4 T37 8 33 2:14 FG 5 T20 3 4 1:33 Punt 6 T11 3 6 2:09 Punt 7 T33 3 8 1:39 Punt 8* B32 3 -5 0:30 Punt 9 T42 4 9 1:21 Punt 10 T20 4 17 2:08 Punt 11 T28 3 -5 1:59 Punt 12 T19 8 30 3:32 Punt 13 T37 6 5 0:38 End of Half 14^ B25 4 2 0:00 FG 15^ B25 1 25 0:00 TD
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T20 14 58 8:52 FG 2 T26 5 54 2:14 Fumble 3 T30 9 70 3:23 TD 4 T2 4 11 1:06 End of half 5* T25 2 2 0:51 Fumble 6 T20 2 0 0:50 Interception 7 T20 9 32 4:48 Punt 8 T30 5 70 1:58 TD 9 T23 5 77 1:54 TD 10 T26 7 19 4:17 Punt 11 T27 4 15 1:19 Downs
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 K17 4 7 1:24 Missed fg 2 T27 3 9 2:04 Punt 3 T20 6 80 1:29 TD 4 T39 2 61 0:29 TD 5 T18 5 38 2:23 Punt 6 K44 1 0 0:09 Interception 7 T24 1 -2 0:36 End of half 8* T24 12 70 4:21 Interception 9 T27 9 73 3:23 TD 10 T20 11 61 4:15 FG 11 T32 3 3 1:03 Punt 12 T32 9 19 4:55 End of game
>> Oregon (Sept. 11) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T20 7 50 3:57 FG 2 O43 5 26 2:10 FG 3 T16 6 54 2:16 Downs 4 T31 5 69 1:59 TD 5 T15 7 34 4:19 Punt 6 T30 3 5 0:55 Punt 7 T23 3 1 0:57 End of half 8* T6 5 22 1:04 Punt 9 T27 7 46 3:38 Interception 10 T28 4 -11 1:39 Punt 11 T6 6 11 3:02 Punt 12 T21 3 5 1:43 Punt 13 T22 3 -11 1:13 Punt 14 T25 3 2 1:34 Punt
>> Florida (Sept. 18) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T9 3 3 1:42 Punt 2 T1 3 3 1:37 Punt 3 T43 8 25 3:08 FG 4 T26 3 -5 1:49 Punt 5 F40 4 37 2:00 Interception 6 T23 6 11 3:31 Punt 7* T29 3 71 1:20 TD 8 T25 5 15 1:48 Interception 9 T16 3 -6 1:04 Punt 10 T49 6 51 1:52 TD 11 T25 3 36 0:52 Fumble 12 T10 8 32 2:04 Downs
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>> at LSU (Oct. 2) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T26 6 7 1:45 Punt 2 50 6 7 2:25 Downs 3 T37 10 63 5:23 TD 4 T28 3 1 2:41 Punt 5 T24 4 14 2:31 Punt 6 T27 2 4 1:31 Half 7* T41 3 7 1:23 Punt 8 L38 7 10 3:13 Missed fg 9 T20 3 -1 1:40 Punt 10 T29 8 71 3:11 TD 11 T20 9 49 4:06 Downs
>> at Georgia (Oct. 9) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T23 6 16 4:16 Punt 2 T20 3 6 1:16 Interception 3 T20 6 80 2:57 TD 4 T21 3 1 1:45 Punt 5 T26 3 -21 1:42 Punt 6 T20 6 31 2:07 Punt 7* T29 7 71 3:08 TD 8 T15 3 -4 1:55 Punt 9 T20 12 77 5:16 Downs 10 T16 2 22 0:41 End of game
>> Alabama (Oct. 23) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T22 3 4 1:51 Punt 2 T13 4 87 1:43 TD 3 T14 3 3 0:49 Punt 4 T24 3 -15 1:54 Punt 5 T20 6 19 1:50 Punt 6 T39 3 0 1:04 Punt 7 T19 7 66 0:47 FG 8* T25 10 40 4:34 Missed fg 9 T36 9 53 3:38 Interception 10 T33 8 22 4:00 Punt 11 T20 7 48 4:01 Interception 12 A27 5 12 1:11 Downs
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>> at Memphis (Nov. 6) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T35 9 27 3:58 Downs 2 T30 5 70 2:37 TD 3 T18 3 82 1:03 TD 4 M33 6 26 1:01 FG 5 T24 9 76 3:48 TD 6 M40 5 40 2:13 TD 7 M9 1 9 0:05 TD 8 T21 10 64 2:02 FG 9* T34 5 14 2:21 Punt 10 T32 3 9 0:56 Fumble 11 M21 1 21 0:07 TD 12 T47 5 37 1:59 FG 13 T30 9 32 5:28 Punt 14 T25 2 -2 1:11 End of game
>> Mississippi (Nov. 13) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T20 1 80 0:13 TD 2 T14 6 43 3:53 Punt 3 T32 3 68 1:18 TD 4 M39 3 -19 1:11 Punt 5 T14 11 86 4:01 TD 6 T6 3 9 2:16 Punt 7 T40 7 34 0:58 FG 8 T9 1 -2 0:01 End of half 9* T20 4 26 2:32 Punt 10 T37 6 63 2:41 TD 11 T16 5 10 2:08 Punt 12 T12 5 20 3:10 Punt 13 M44 3 44 1:47 TD 14 T26 3 3 1:44 Punt 15 T25 3 -2 2:27 Punt
>> at Vanderbilt (Nov. 20) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T23 9 43 5:14 Punt 2 T20 5 80 2:07 TD 3 T20 9 36 4:49 Punt 4 T20 10 80 4:24 TD 5 V30 3 -2 0:57 Interception 6* T20 2 11 0:38 Interception 7 T44 5 14 3:54 Punt 8 T29 9 60 4:01 FG 9 T7 3 3 1:26 Punt 10 T44 3 -3 1:35 Punt 11 V36 4 36 1:11 TD
>> North Carolina, bowl (Dec. 30) No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T27 6 11 2:48 Punt 2 T30 2 -4 1:15 Interception 3 T28 3 4 0:57 Punt 4 T25 9 75 3:32 TD 5 T15 8 37 2:50 Interception 6 T30 5 18 2:27 Punt 7 T22 3 6 1:34 Punt 8 N45 2 45 0:13 TD 9 T29 1 -1 0:27 End of half 10* T5 9 23 4:35 Punt 11 T33 4 19 2:36 Punt 12 T20 3 13 2:29 Punt 13 T37 10 63 5:01 TD 14 N44 3 -1 1:05 Punt 15^ N25 2 25 0:00 TD 16^ N25 4 12 0:00 Interception * - First drive of second half. ^ - Overtime drive (not reflected in average starting position).
Average Starting Field Position Drives Yd. Line Avg. IN20 Tennessee 163 4869 29.9 29 Opponents 167 5063 30.3 34
2010 STATS Opening Drives
INDIVIDUAL CAREER GAME BESTS
THE VOLS
Game 1st Half 2nd Half UT Martin FG TD Oregon FG Punt Florida Punt TD UAB TD Punt at LSU Punt Punt at Georgia Punt TD Alabama Punt Missed fg at S. Carolina FG Fumble at Memphis Downs Punt Mississippi TD Punt at Vanderbilt Punt Interception Kentucky Missed fg Interception North Carolina (bowl) Punt Punt
OUTLOOK STAFF
>> Vols on Offensive Series
>> Vols on Defensive Series
Field Goal Sequence
Game Tennessee Opponent UT Martin (21) (35) 43 Oregon (48) (35) (37) (42) Florida (49) (44) UAB (47) (40) 41, 35, 49, 30, 54, (35) (21) at LSU 45 54 (31) at Georgia - (42) (20) Alabama (33) 52 (36) 25, (42) at S. Carolina (39) (40) 41 at Memphis (24) (32) (33) Mississippi (43) at Vanderbilt (28) (31) 25, 45b Kentucky 28 (36) 42 North Carolina (bowl) - (28) (39) (23) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.
Luke Stocker
>> Rushing
Name No. Opp. Kevin Cooper 2 Twice Gerald Jones 6 at VAN 2008 Denarius Moore 2 at LSU 2010 Rajion Neal 9 Twice David Oku 8 Twice Tauren Poole 24 vs. LSU 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 5 at SC 2010 Zach Rogers 1 Four Toney Williams 3 vs. UTM 2010
>> Passing
Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms
Att. Opp. 45 vs. NC 2010 34 vs. FLA 2010
Yards Opp. 6 at VAN 2008 67 vs. KY 2008 58 vs. UTM 2010 79 vs. UTM 2010 77 vs. UTM 2010 162 vs. ORE 2010 49 at SC 2010 15 vs. GA 2009 8 vs. UTM 2010
Comp. Opp. 27 vs. NC 2010 19 Twice
>> Passing Yards
Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms
Yards Opp. 354 vs. KY 2010 259 vs. FLA 2010
>> Receiving
Name No. Opp. Kevin Cooper 4 at UCLA 2008 Channing Fugate 1 Twice Justin Hunter 4 at GA 2010 Gerald Jones 9 vs. NC 2010 Denarius Moore 7 Twice Rajion Neal 3 vs. GA 2010 David Oku 3 vs. UAB 2010 Tauren Poole 4 vs. NC 2010 Mychal Rivera 3 at MEM 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 3 at VAN 2010 Zach Rogers 4 vs. FLA 2010 Luke Stocker 5 Four times
Yards Opp. 31 vs. OH 2009 17 vs. KY 2010 114 vs. MISS 2010 113 at KY 2009 228 at SC 2010 70 vs. GA 2010 34 vs. VAN 2010 50 at MEM 2010 35 vs. MISS 2010 59 at VAN 2010 78 vs. UAB 2010 78 at KY 2009
>> Punt Returns
Name No. Opp. Anthony Anderson 2 at VAN 2010 Eric Gordon 1 Five times Justin Hunter 2 vs. UAB 2010 Janzen Jackson 3 vs. MISS 2010 Gerald Jones 5 at AUB 2008 Da’Rick Rogers 1 at VAN 2010
>> Kickoff Returns
Name No. Opp. Anthony Anderson 2 at VAN 2010 Sam Edgmon 1 Twice Eric Gordon 4 Twice Janzen Jackson 1 vs. MISS 2010 Gerald Jones 2 at UCLA 2008 Denarius Moore 3 vs. SM 2007 David Oku 5 Three times Mychal Rivera 1 vs. UTM 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 3 Three times Luke Stocker 1 vs. KY 2008 Rajion Neal 2 vs. ALA 2010
Yards Opp. 11 vs. NC 2010 21 at LSU 2010 16 vs. UAB 2010 26 at MEM 2010 68 at AUB 2008 23 at VAN 2010
Yards Opp. 1 at VAN 2010 10 vs. MEM 2009 95 at GA 2010 47 vs. MISS 2010 76 at UCLA 2008 56 vs. SM 2007 159 at MISS 2009 7 vs. UTM 2010 114 vs. KY 2010 5 vs. KY 2008 38 vs. ALA 2010
>> Tackles
Name Tackles Opp. Anthony Anderson 5 Twice Joseph Ayres 4 at MEM 2010 Willie Bohannon 3 Three times Brent Brewer 8 vs. MISS 2010 Raiques Crump 6 at MEM 2010 Cory Eichholtz 2 vs. SC 2009 Art Evans 8 at LSU 2010 C.J. Fleming 3 vs. MEM 2009 Steven Fowlkes 2 vs. MEM 2009 Savion Frazier 11 vs. AUB 2009 Eric Gordon 6 Twice Montori Hughes 4 Twice Janzen Jackson 11 vs. KY 2010 Malik Jackson 8 at MEM 2010 Austin Johnson 9 vs. UAB 2010 Greg King 6 Twice Herman Lathers 12 Twice Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 5 vs. OHIO 2009 Corey Miller 3 vs. MISS 2010 John Propst 6 at GA 2010 Nick Reveiz 14 Three times Shane Reveiz 4 vs. MEM 2009 Jacques Smith 5 at LSU 2010 Jake Storey 3 vs. MEM 2009 Rae Sykes 2 vs. UAB 2010 Marsalis Teague 11 vs. KY 2010 Victor Thomas 4 Twice LaMarcus Thompson 9 at LSU 2010 Daryl Vereen 4 at VAN 2010 Prentiss Waggner 8 at LSU 2010 Chris Walker 8 Twice Rod Wilks 2 at VAN 2010 Gerald Williams 8 at VAN 2010 Tyler Wolf 5 vs. UTM 2010
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Game 1st Half 2nd Half UT Martin Punt Punt Oregon Punt Punt Florida Punt FG UAB Missed fg Punt at LSU TD INT at Georgia TD TD Alabama Punt TD at S. Carolina Interception TD at Memphis TD Punt Mississippi Punt Interception at Vanderbilt Punt Punt Kentucky TD TD North Carolina (bowl) TD Punt
sec schedule
2011 SEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE [As of Feb. 21, 2011 • Schedule is subject to change]
Date Team
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
ALABAMA
KENT STATE Tuscaloosa
PENN STATE State College
NORTH TEXAS Tuscaloosa
ARKANSAS Tuscaloosa
FLORIDA Gainesville
VANDERBILT Tuscaloosa
OLE MISS Oxford
TENNESSEE Tuscaloosa
ARKANSAS
MISSOURI STATE Fayetteville
NEW MEXICO Fayetteville
TROY Fayetteville
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa
TEXAS A&M Arlington, Texas
AUBURN Fayetteville
AUBURN
UTAH STATE Auburn
MISS. STATE Auburn (Sept. 8)
CLEMSON Clemson
FLORIDA ATLANTIC Auburn
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia
ARKANSAS Fayetteville
FLORIDA Auburn
FLORIDA
FLORIDA ATLANTIC Gainesville
UAB Gainesville
TENNESSEE Gainesville
KENTUCKY Lexington
ALABAMA Gainesville
LSU Baton Rouge
AUBURN Auburn
GEORGIA Jacksonville
GEORGIA
BOISE STATE Atlanta
SOUTH CAROLINA Athens
COASTAL CAROLINA Athens
OLE MISS Oxford
MISSISSIPPI STATE Athens
TENNESSEE Knoxville
VANDERBILT Nashville
KENTUCKY
WESTERN KENTUCKY Nashville
CENTRAL MICHIGAN Lexington
LOUISVILLE Lexington
FLORIDA Lexington
LSU Baton Rouge
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia
OREGON Arlington, Texas
NORTHWESTERN STATE Baton Rouge
MISS. STATE Starkville (Sept. 15)
WEST VIRGINIA Morgantown
KENTUCKY Baton Rouge
FLORIDA Baton Rouge
OLE MISS
BRIGHAM YOUNG Oxford
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Oxford
VANDERBILT Nashville
GEORGIA Oxford
FRESNO STATE Fresno
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MEMPHIS Memphis
AUBURN Auburn (Sept. 8)
LSU Starkville (Sept. 15)
LOUISIANA TECH Starkville
GEORGIA Athens
UAB Birmingham
GEORGIA Athens
NAVY Columbia
VANDERBILT Columbia
AUBURN Columbia BUFFALO Knoxville
LSU
SOUTH CAROLINA
EAST CAROLINA Charlotte
TENNESSEE
MONTANA Knoxville
CINCINNATI Knoxville
FLORIDA Gainesville
VANDERBILT
ELON Nashville
CONNECTICUT Nashville
OLE MISS Nashville
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov. 19
Nov. 26
LSU Tuscaloosa
MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville
GEORGIA SOUTHERN Tuscaloosa
AUBURN Auburn
SOUTH CAROLINA Fayetteville
TENNESSEE Fayetteville
MISSISSIPPI STATE Fayetteville
LSU Baton Rouge (Nov. 25)
GEORGIA Athens
SAMFORD Auburn
ALABAMA Auburn
VANDERBILT Gainesville
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia
FURMAN Gainesville
FLORIDA STATE Gainesville
FLORIDA Jacksonville
NEW MEXICO STATE Athens
AUBURN Athens
KENTUCKY Athens
GEORGIA TECH Atlanta
MISSISSIPPI STATE Lexington
OLE MISS Lexington
VANDERBILT Nashville
GEORGIA Athens
TENNESSEE Lexington
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa
WESTERN KENTUCKY Baton Rouge
OLE MISS Oxford
ARKANSAS Baton Rouge (Nov. 25)
AUBURN Auburn
KENTUCKY Lexington
LOUISIANA TECH Oxford
LSU Oxford
MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville
SOUTH CAROLINA Starkville
KENTUCKY Lexington
TENNESSEEMARTIN Starkville
ALABAMA Starkville
ARKANSAS Fayetteville
OLE MISS Starkville
KENTUCKY Columbia
MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville
TENNESSEE Knoxville
ARKANSAS Fayetteville
FLORIDA Columbia
THE CITADEL Columbia
CLEMSON Columbia
GEORGIA Knoxville
LSU Knoxville
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa
SOUTH CAROLINA Knoxville
MIDDLE TENNESSEE Knoxville
ARKANSAS Fayetteville
VANDERBILT Knoxville
KENTUCKY Lexington
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa
GEORGIA Nashville
ARMY Nashville
ARKANSAS Nashville
FLORIDA Gainesville
KENTUCKY Nashville
TENNESSEE Knoxville
WAKE FOREST Winston-Salem
Oct. 29
OLE MISS Oxford
VANDERBILT Nashville
LSU Baton Rouge
OLE MISS Auburn
JACKSONVILLE STATE Lexington TENNESSEE Knoxville
AUBURN Baton Rouge
ALABAMA Oxford
ARKANSAS Oxford
2011 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • DECEMBER 3 • ATLANTA, GA.
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2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26
Montana Cincinnati *at Florida Buffalo *Georgia *LSU *at Alabama *South Carolina Middle Tennessee (HC) *at Arkansas *Vanderbilt *at Kentucky
Knoxville Knoxville Gainesville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville Knoxville Fayetteville Knoxville Lexington
Dec. 3
SEC Championship Game Atlanta (CBS)
*-SEC Opponent; HC-Homecoming.
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEErS Stokely Athletics Center 1720 Volunteer Boulevard P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901-5016 www.utsports.com
CAREER RECORD HOLDERS Rushing Yards Travis Henry, 1997-2000 Rushing TDs Gene McEver, 1928-31 Passing Percentage Peyton Manning, 1994-97 Passing Yards Peyton Manning, 1994-97 Passing TDs Peyton Manning, 1994-97 Total Offense Yards Peyton Manning, 1994-97 Receptions Joey Kent,1993-96 Receiving Yards Joey Kent,1993-96 Receiving TDs Joey Kent,1993-96 Interceptions Tim Priest, 1968-70 Int. Return Yards Eric Berry, 2007-09 Punting Average Jimmy Colquitt, 1981-84 Punt Return Yards Bobby Majors, 1969-71 Kickoff Return Yards Willie Gault, 1979-82 Touchdowns Gene McEver, 1928-31 Field Goals Made Fuad Reveiz, 1981-84 SINGLE-SEASON RECORD HOLDERS Rushing Yards Travis Stephens, 2001 Rushing TDs Gene McEver, 1929 Rushing TDs (QB) Heath Shuler, 1992 Passing Percentage Erik Ainge, 2006 Passing Yards Peyton Manning, 1997 Passing TDs Peyton Manning, 1997 Total Offense Yards Peyton Manning, 1997 Receptions Marcus Nash, 1997 Receiving Yards Robert Meachem, 2006 Receiving TDs Marcus Nash, 1997 Punting Average Jimmy Colquitt, 1982 Punt Return Yards Bobby Majors, 1969 Kickoff Return Yards David Oku, 2009 Int. Return Yards Eric Berry, 2008 Touchdowns Gene McEver, 1929 Field Goals Made Fuad Reveiz, 1982
3,078 37 62.5 11,201 89 11,020 183 2,814 25 18 494 43.9 1,163 1,854 44 71 1,464 18 11 67.0 3,819 36 3,789 76 1,298 13 46.9 457 863 265 21 27
SCHOOL COLORS The colors Orange and White were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the first football team in 1891, and later were approved by a vote of the student body. The colors were those of the common American Daisy, which grew in profusion on The Hill. Tennessee players did not appear in the now-famous orange jerseys until the season-opening game in 1922. Coach M.B. Banks’ Vols won that game over Emory & Henry by a score of 50-0. NICKNAME The University of Tennessee, as the state’s land grant university, draws the nickname of its athletic teams (Volunteers) from the name most associated with the state. Tennessee acquired its name, “The Volunteer State,” in the early days of the 19th century when Gen. Andrew Jackson mustered large armies from his home state to fight the American Indians, and later the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. The name “Volunteers” is frequently shortened to “Vols” in describing Tennessee athletic teams. MASCOT The Vols’ mascot is a blue tick coon hound named Smokey. The latest in the line -- Smokey IX -- will be faithfully patrolling the sidelines again this year for Tennessee. The current Volunteers mascot comes from a line of native Tennessee-bred blue tick coon hounds that has been on the job since 1953 and been provided by the family of the late Rev. W.C. Brooks of Knoxville. The mascot Smokey was chosen as a result of a Pep Club contest held that year to select a mascot.
NEYLAND STADIUM/SHIELDS-WATKINS FIELD
TICKET INFOrMATION Phone (865) 656-1200 Tennessee only 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) uttix.com or utsports.com FACTS ABOUT TENNESSEE Founded: 1794 Enrollment: 27,523 Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy Cheek Director of Athletics: Mike Hamilton Faculty Chairman of Athletics: Dr. Daniel Murphy Athletic Conference: Southeastern Conference Nickname of Team: Volunteers or Vols Mascot: Blue tick coon hound named Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland (275 pieces) Colors: Orange and White Stadium: Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 102,455) Shields-Watkins Field (natural grass) EO1-8601-004-011-11
The present-day Neyland Stadium/Shields-Watkins Field had its beginning in 1919. Col. W.S. Shields, president of Knoxville’s City National Bank and a UT trustee, provided the initial capital to prepare and equip an athletic field. Thus, when the field was completed in March 1921, it was called Shields-Watkins Field in honor of the donor and his wife, Alice Watkins-Shields. The stadium, apart from the field it grew to enclose, came to bear its own distinguished name: Neyland Stadium. It was named in 1962 for the man most responsible for the growth and development of UT’s football program, Gen. Robert R. Neyland. Neyland served as head coach from 1926-1952, with two interruptions for military service. After retiring from the coaching ranks, Neyland was athletic director until his death in 1962. He was the guiding force behind additions to the stadium’s capacity and is the one most responsible for the winning tradition that Volunteer fans have come to expect over the years. In the summer before the 1994 season, natural grass replaced the artificial turf as the surface of Neyland Stadium for the first time since 1968. A 1996 expansion to the North end upper deck pushed capacity above 100,000. The 2000 addition of the east side skyboxes raised the figure to 104,079 before phased renovations for club and terrace seating improvements dropped current capacity to 102,455 -- still the fourth-largest stadium in college football.
HEAD COACH DEREK DOOLEY Derek Dooley, 42, came to UT after three seasons as head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he also served as athletics director since March 2008. He was the only athletics director serving as head football coach on the BCS level. Dooley is the youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons and claimed six league crowns and the 1980 national title. In Dooley’s first season at the Tennessee helm, the Vols finished 6-7, winning all four games in November and playing North Carolina in the Music City Bowl. The bright future on the horizon for UT football was exemplified by performances from the talented freshman class. Tennessee played 26 freshmen in 2010, including 16 true freshmen, both the third-highest totals in major college football. Dooley played his college football at Virginia, turning down scholarship offers elsewhere to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from head coach George Welsh. Dooley was named to his first head coaching position by Louisiana Tech in December 2006. Included in his 17-20 overall record was an 8-5 mark in 2008 highlighted by the school’s first postseason victory in 30 years at the Independence Bowl. Dooley is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, an OB/ GYN and Fort Worth, Texas, native. They have two sons, John Taylor (12) and Peyton (9), and a daughter, Julianna (7). Allison is active in fundraising for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. 2011 STAFF -- Derek Dooley, Head Coach; Jim Chaney, Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs; Justin Wilcox, Defensive Coordinator; Charlie Baggett, Asst. Head Coach/ Wide Receivers; Harry Hiestand, Offensive Line; Darin Hinshaw, Quarterbacks; Terry Joseph, Defensive Backs/ Recruiting Coordinator; Eric Russell, Tight Ends/Special Teams; Peter Sirmon, Linebackers; Lance Thompson, Defensive Line; Ron McKeefery, Football Head Strength Coach; Chino Fontenette, Graduate Assistant; Schirra Fields, Graduate Assistant; David Blackburn, Senior Assoc. AD/Administration; Brad Pendergrass, Dir. Football Operations; Condredge Holloway, Asst. AD/ Student-Athlete Relations & Lettermen; Heather Ervin, Asst. Dir. Football Operations; Kris Ann Hawkins, Dir. On Campus Recruiting; Andre Lott, Vol for Life Coordinator; Jason McVeigh, Dir. Sports Medicine; Dr. Chris Klenck, Team Physician; Roger Frazier, Equipment Manager; Joe Harrinigton, Sports Video Coordinator, Scott Altizer, Dir. Football Relations; Steven Rubio, Dir. Player Personnel; Max Parrott, Assistant Equipment Manager; Allen Sitzler, Assistant Equipment Manager.
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