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SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 49 BOWL GAMES » 89 ALL-AMERICANS » 45 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS

TENNESSEE (1-0) vs. ARKANSAS STATE (1-0)

2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

THE MATCHUP RV/- TENNESSEE

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ARKANSAS STATE

THE BASICS Head Coach: Butch Jones Head Coach: Blake Anderson (Ferris State, ‘90) (Sam Houston State ’92) Career Record: 56-34 (8 yrs.) Career Record: 1-0 (1 yr.) At Tennessee: 6-7 (2 yrs.) At Ark. State: 1-0 (1 yr.) RECORD: 1-0, 0-0 SEC 2014 Rank: RV/NR Points/Game: 38.0 Rush Yds/Game: 110.0 Rushing TDs: 2 Pass Yds/Game: 273.0 Passing TDs: 3 Total Off./Game: 383.0 Total Def./Game: 244.0

RECORD: 1-0, 0-0 SUN BELT 2014 Rank: NR/NR Points/Game: 37.0 Rush Yds/Game: 294.0 Rushing TDs: 3 Pass Yds/Game: 264.0 Passing TDs: 1 Total Off./Game: 558.0 Total Def./Game: 228.0

RETURNING LEADERS RUSHING #15 Marlin Lane (11-41, 1 TD, 41.0 ypg)

RUSHING #9 Fredi Knighten (15-104, 0 TD, 104.0 ypg)

PASSING #14 Justin Worley (27-38, 273 yds., 71.1%, 3 TD, 0 INT, 273.0 ypg)

PASSING # 9 Fredi Knighten (19-29, 219 yds., 65.5%, 1 TD, 0 INT, 219.0 ypg)

RECEIVING #2 Alton Howard (6-37, 0 TD, 37.0 ypg)

RECEIVING #15 Tres Houston (8-87, 0 TD, 87.0 ypg)

DEFENSE DEFENSE #34 Jalen Reeves-Maybin #55 Xavier Woodson (6.5 tkls, 1 TFL, 1 SACK) (10 tkls, 0.5 TFL)

INSIDE THE ARKANSAS STATE SERIES Overall: UT, 1-0 Knoxville: UT, 1-0 Jonesboro, Ark.: N/A Last Meeting: UT, 48-27, 2007

UT All-Time Record: 805-361-53 (.682) UT vs. current Sun Belt: 7-0: 2-0 vs. UL Lafayette 1-0 vs. Arkansas State, Georgia State, UL Monroe, South Alabama, and Troy

AT FIRST GLANCE

THE ARKANSAS STATE GAME

¢ Saturday’s game (12:01 p.m. kickoff) represents the second all-time meeting between Tennessee and Arkansas State. The Vols won the only previous meeting, a 48-27 decision at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 22, 2007 ¢ Tennessee is 7-0 all-time vs. current Sun Belt schools, including a 31-24 win over South Alabama in 2013, the last UT game vs. a Sun Belt team. ¢ Following the Vols’ 38-7 win on Sunday, UT improved to 88-24-6 (.771) in season openers all-time, while head coach Butch Jones is now 5-3 in season openers, including 2-0 at Tennessee.

TENNESSEE 38, UTAH STATE 7

¢ Tennessee defeated Utah State 38-7 on Aug. 31 in front of a sellout crowd at Neyland Stadium, the first sellout in a home opener since 2007 for UT. ¢ UT’s victory over Utah State marked its sixth consecutive win in a season opener as well as the 18th opening game win in the last 20 years. The victory was also the 20th consecutive in a home opener. ¢ The win over Utah State marked the 12th consecutive at home vs. a non-conference opponent and the 15th in a row over a non-”Power 5” conference foe since defeating Western Kentucky to begin 2009. ¢ The sellout crowd of 102,455 was the largest for a non-conference game since the last sellout of a home opener, when the Vols beat Southern Mississippi in 2007 before 106,311.

21 TRUE FRESHMEN, 32 NEWCOMERS

¢ Tennessee played 21 true freshmen in the win over Utah State, a school record for a season opener and the most by any FBS program to date in 2014. ¢ Of the 71 players who saw action on Sunday vs. Utah State, 32 were playing in their first game at Tennessee, meaning 45 percent of the players were appearing in their first game with the Vols.

TURNOVER TICKER

¢ Tennessee forced three turnovers while committing none vs. Utah State, the eighth time in 13 games under Butch Jones that the Vols have forced multiple turnovers. ¢ The Vols rank tied for sixth nationally with a +3 turnover margin, and among all those who have been head coaches in all four years from 2011-14, Jones’ teams lead the nation with a +1.17 turnover margin per game.  Team Turnover Margin/Game, FBS Coaches, 2011-14 Head Coach* TO Margin/Game, 2011-14 BUTCH JONES, TENNESSEE/Cincinnati +1.17 Mark Dantonio, Michigan State +1.14 Gary Pinkel, Missouri +1.11

THE RECORD

SEPT. 6, 2014 » NEYLAND STADIUM (102,455) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 12:01 P.M.

OVERALL RECORD:

SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 HOME 1-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0

THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6

OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Utah State (SECN) W, 38-7 Arkansas State (SECN) 12:00 p.m. at Oklahoma (TBA^) 8:00 p.m. at Georgia* TBA Florida* TBA Chattanooga TBA at Ole Miss* TBA Alabama* TBA at South Carolina* TBA Kentucky* TBA Missouri TBA at Vanderbilt* TBA SEC Championship (CBS) TBA

* Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern ^-Game on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2

ON THE AIR TELEVISION

 SEC Network (Alternate Channel)*  Dave Lamont (play-by-play)  Ray Bentley (color analyst)  Dawn Davenport (sideline)  Eric Posman (producer)

*Please refer to TV Channel Finder on SECSports.com

RADIO

 Vol Network  Bob Kesling (play-by-play)  Tim Priest (color analyst)  Andy Kelly (sideline)  John Wilkerson (studio host)

SATELLITE RADIO

 Sirius Premier Channel 112  XM Channel 192

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...

Improve Tennessee to 2-0 for the fourth year in a row, as well as 12-5 in its last 17 games at Neyland Stadium. Represent the 13th consecutive home win vs. a non-conference opponent dating to Sept. 25, 2010 as well as the 16th consecutive win over a non-”Power Five” non-conference opponent. Give Tennessee its 806th win in program history and improve Butch Jones’s career record to 57-34 (.626). Improve Tennessee to 8-0 all-time vs. current Sun Belt Conference schools

ONLINE

 www.WatchESPN.com  www.SECNetwork.com

TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Jimmy Stanton Senior Associate AD - Communications Cell: 865.306.2052 Jason Yellin Assistant AD - Media Relations Cell: 865.314.0273 MJ Burns Assistant Media Relations Director Cell: 713.419.4583 Mary-Carter Kniffen Assistant Media Relations Director Cell: 804.516.6337 Jessie Butler Graduate Assistant Cell: 623.399.7240

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Email: JimmyStanton@utk.edu Email: JYellin@utk.edu Email: MJBurns@utk.edu Email: MaryCarter@utk.edu Email: JButler@utk.edu

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