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#25/25 TENNESSEE (0-0) vs. BOWLING GREEN (0-0)
SEPT. 5, 2015 » NISSAN STADIUM (68,798) » NASHVILLE, TENN. » 4:01 PM ET
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
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BOWLING GREEN FALCONS
QUICK COMPARISON (2014 Stats)
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28.9 Points/Game 30.0 24.2 Points Allowed/Game 33.5 146.4 Rush Yards/Game 173.0 168.4 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 202.1 224.2 Pass Yards/Game 259.9 196.2 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 291.4 370.5 Total Offense/Game 432.9 364.5 Total Defense/Game 493.6
COACHING FACTS
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Head Coach: Dino Babers (Hawaii, 1983) Record at Bowling Green: 8-6 (.571) / 2nd year Overall Record: 27-13 (.675) / 4th year
RETURNING STAT LEADERS #1 JALEN HURD 190-899, 5 TD, 69.2 ypg
RUSHING
#8 TRAVIS GREENE 279-1594, 11 TD, 113.9 ypg
#11 JOSHUA DOBBS 112-177-1206, 9 TD/6 INT, 225.6 ypg
PASSING
#11 MATT JOHNSON 237-369-3467, 25 TD/7 INT, 247.6 ypg
#9 VON PEARSON 38-393, 5 TD, 35.7 ypg
#17 RYAN BURBRINK 30-477, 2 TD, 34.1 ypg
RECEIVING
#21 JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN 101 tackles (63 solo, 38 ast) 11.0 TFL, 2 sacks
DEFENSE
#35 JAMES SANFORD 71 tackles (38 solo, 33 ast) 4.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks
KEY STORYLINES #RankedVols
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SERIES/SITE INFO
>> The Vols open the 2015 season ranked No. 25 in both the Associated Press & Amway Coaches Polls. >> The Vols have not been ranked in the season-opening polls since the 2008 polls at No. 18. >> The last time the Vols were ranked at all was at No. 23 in the Sept. 12, 2012 AP Poll. >> The Vols have been ranked in 39 preseason AP polls, including 19 years in a row from 1990-2008. >> All-time, the Vols have been ranked in 52 percent of polls, dating to 1936. >> In being ranked 25th to open the season, the Vols have been rankd at least once in 59 of 80 seasons of the poll, 74 percent. >> If the Vols and Oklahoma remain ranked next week, it will UT’s first non-conference game at home with two ranked teams since the 2006 opener, as #23 UT beat #9 Cal, 35-18 on Sept. 2. >> More on Page 7
>> The Vols played a nation leading 23 true freshmen in 2014. LSU was second with 18.
>> Tennessee and Bowling Green face each other for the first time on Saturday. >> UT is 5-0 all-time vs. current MAC schools, last beating Akron, 47-26 on 9/22/2012 at Neyland. >> Butch Jones is 23-4 all-time vs. MAC schools (20-3 at CMU) >> The Vols are playing at Nissan Stadium (LP Field/Adelphia Coliseum/ The Coliseum) for the fifth time in history. >> Most recently, the Vols lost the 2010 Music City Bowl to No. Carolina, 30-27 in 2 OTs (12/30/10). >> UT opened 2002 with a 47-7 win over Wyoming in Nashville. >> The Vols also beat Vanderbilt at the facility in 2000 and 2002. >> Tennessee is 88-24-6 (.771) all-time in 118 season openers. >> UT has won six season openers in a row and 18 of the last 20. >> The Vols have won 20 consecutive season openers played in Tennessee, dating to 1986. >> More on Page 17
SOCIAL
>> In his Monday press conference, Butch Jones said the Vols could play up to 22 true freshmen in the opener vs. Bowling Green. >> The Vols played a school-record 21 true freshmen in their 2014 opener vs. Utah State. >> The previous school-record for true freshmen played in an opener was 12, achieved in both 2010 and 2011. >> In 2014, 12 different true freshmen started for the Vols, including a school-record four in the season opener vs. Utah State. >> The Vols started at least three true freshmen in every game in 2014 with a school-record seven vs. Missouri. >> In Butch Jones’ two seasons on Rocky Top, he has played 31 true freshmen in the opener >> More on Page 8
OVERALL RECORD:
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SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE
COACHING FACTS
Head Coach: Butch Jones (Ferris State, 1990) Record at Tennessee: 12-13 (.480) / 3rd year Overall Record: 62-40 (.608) / 9th year
THE RECORD
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DATE UT RK. OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Sept. 5 25/25 vs. Bowling Green (SECN) 4 p.m. Sept. 12 19/19 OKLAHOMA (ESPN) 6 p.m. Sept. 19 W. CAROLINA (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Florida* TBA Oct. 3 18/20 ARKANSAS* TBA Oct. 10 9/9 GEORGIA* TBA Oct. 24 at 3/3 Alabama* TBA Oct. 31 at Kentucky* TBA Nov. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA* TBA Nov. 14 NORTH TEXAS (HC) TBA Nov. 21 at 24/23 Missouri* TBA Nov. 28 VANDERBILT* TBA * SEC game // All times Eastern
FOOTBALL CONTACT INFO Ryan Robinson Senior Assoc AD/Comm. Cell: 865-410-9988 E: ryan.robinson@utk.edu Twitter: @RJR_GOVOLS
Jason Yellin Assistant A.D./Media Rel. Cell: 865-314-0273 Email: jyellin@utk.edu Twitter: @JasonYellin
MJ Burns Asst. Media Rel. Director Cell: 713-419-4583 Email: mjburns@utk.edu Twitter: @MJTBurns
Stephen K. Lee Asst. Media Rel. Director Cell: 504-259-0907 Email: sklee@utk.edu Twitter: @StephenKLeeUT
Kellen Hiser Graduate Assistant Cell: 307-760-8261 Email: khiser@utk.edu Twitter: @KellenHiser
BOWLING GREEN CONTACT Scott Swegan Phone: 419-372-7105 Cell: 419-575-9148 Email: swegans@bgsu.edu
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