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SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 49 BOWL GAMES » 89 ALL-AMERICANS » 44 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS

TENNESSEE (1-0) vs. W. KENTUCKY (1-0)

2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

THE MATCHUP --/RV TENNESSEE vs -/-W. KENTUCKY

THE BASICS 2013 RECORD 1-0, 0-0 SEC National Rank: N/A Points/Game: 45.0 Rush Yds/Game: 315.0 Rushing TDs: 3 Pass Yds/Game: 132 Passing TDs: 3 Total Off./Game: 447.0 Total Def./Game: 211.0

2013 RECORD 1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt National Rank: N/A Points/Game: 35.0 Rush Yds/Game: 216.0 Rushing TDs: 4 Pass Yds/Game: 271.0 Passing TDs: 1 Total Off./Game: 487.0 Total Def./Game: 419.0

STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING #20 Rajion Neal (16-142, 1 TD, 142.0 ypg)

RUSHING #5 Antonio Andrews (20-99, 1 TD, 99.0 ypg)

PASSING PASSING #14 Justin Worley #12 Brandon Doughty (11-13, 104 yds., 84.6%, 3 (27-34, 271 yds., 79.4%, 1 TD, 0 INT, 104.0 ypg) TD, 0 INT, 271.0 ypg) RECEIVING #8 Marquez North (3-33, 0 TD, 33.0 ypg)

RECEIVING #80 Mitchell Henry (6-65, 1 TD, 65.0 ypg)

DEFENSE #3 Byron Moore (5 tkls)

DEFENSE #13 Xavius Boyd (10 tkls, 2.0 SKS, 3.0 TFL)

INSIDE THE WESTERN KENTUCKY SERIES Overall: UT, 1-0 at Knoxville: 1-0 at Bowling Green: N/A Neutral: N/A

Last Meeting: UT, 63-7, Sept. 5, 2009 UT All-Time Record: 800-354-53 (.685) UT vs. Sun Belt: 7-0

AT FIRST GLANCE

THE WESTERN KENTUCKY GAME

¢ Saturday’s game is the second meeting between Tennessee and Western Kentucky. The Vols won the only previous meeting, a season-opening 63-7 on Sept. 5, 2009. ¢ Western Kentucky is one of two Sun Belt teams the Vols will face in 2013, as South Alabama also visits Knoxville on Sept. 28. ¢ Tennessee is 7-0 all-time vs. the current Sun Belt schools, including two wins last season (51-13 over Georgia State, 55-48 over Troy).

THE 800 CLUB

¢ The Vols opened the 2013 season with a 45-0 win over Austin Peay, the 800th win in UT history, and the first win for head coach Butch Jones as the leader of the Vols. Jones is the fifth consecutive UT coach to win his first game as the leader of the program, and Vol coaches are now 20-4 all-time in debuts. ¢ Tennessee became the eighth college football program to reach the 800-win plateau, and only the second in the SEC (Alabama). ¢ UT won its 18th consecutive season opener at home. ¢ Tennessee scored on seven consecutive drives (first 7 of the game) for the first time since 2010 vs. Memphis. ¢ The Vols were not called for a penalty for the first time since the 2007 SEC Championship Game vs. LSU.

THE RECORD

SEPT. 7, 2013 » NEYLAND STADIUM » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

OVERALL RECORD:

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

THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7

OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Austin Peay (PPV) W, 45-0 W. Kentucky (SECN) 12:21 p.m. at Oregon (TBA^) 3:30 p.m. at Florida* TBA South Alabama TBA Georgia* TBA South Carolina* TBA at Alabama* TBA at Missouri* TBA Auburn* TBA Vanderbilt * TBA at Kentucky * TBA SEC Championship (CBS) 4 p.m.

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

OUTSIDE THE LEAGUE

¢ Tennessee has won 11 consecutive regular-season games vs. non-conference opponents, the longest such streak for the Vols since they won 18 consecutive regular-season games out of conference from 19972002. ¢ The 18-game streak began with a season-opening win over Texas Tech in 1997 and continued through the win over Rutgers in 2002. The streak ended vs. Miami (Fla.) on Nov. 2, 2002. ¢ The Vols have also won nine consecutive home games vs. non-conference foes since UAB in 2010. ¢ Tennessee has won 13 in a row vs. opponents from non-BCS conferences since the 2009 season opener vs. Western Kentucky.

TURNSTILE TICKER

¢ Tennessee drew an opening-game crowd of 97,169 to Neyland Stadium vs. Austin Peay, which was the fourth-largest crowd in the nation on Saturday (Michigan, Ohio State, Texas). More than 10,000 UT students attended. ¢ 97,169 marks the largest UT home crowd vs. a non-conference opponent since 2010, when 102,035 attended the Oregon game.

ON THE AIR TELEVISION

 SEC Network  Dave Neal (play-by-play)  Andre Ware (color analyst)  Cara Capuano (sideline)  Steve Melton (producer)

RADIO

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

SATELLITE RADIO

 Sirius Premier Channel 158  XM Channel 201

ONLINE

 www.WatchESPN.com

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...

Mark the 801st win in school history and the 12th consecutive regular-season win over a non-conference opponent, dating to Sept. 25, 2010. The last regular-season non-conference loss for UT was vs. Oregon (9/11/10). Represent the 10th consecutive home win vs. a non-conference opponent and the 13th consecutive win overall vs. a non-BCS opponent. Improve Butch Jones’ career record as a head coach to 52-27 (.658) and move the Vols to 2-0 for the third year in a row Give Tennessee an 8-3 record in its last 11 games at Neyland Stadium since Nov. 5, 2011.

TELEVISION (Delay)

 MYVLT2  Sunday, Sept. 8 (7 p.m.)  SportSouth  Sunday, Sept. 8 (10 p.m.)

TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Jimmy Stanton Associate AD - Communications Jason Yellin Assistant AD - Media Relations Brian Bruce Assistant Media Relations Director Betsy Devine Assistant Media Relations Director Mary-Carter Kniffen Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Credentials)

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