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46.0 Points/Game 35.3 23.7 Points Allowed/Game 15.3 246.0 Rush Yards/Game 170.0 158.0 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 55.3 189.0 Pass Yards/Game 238.0 236.7 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 202.7 435.0 Total Offense/Game 408.0 394.7 Total Defense/Game 258.0
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Head Coach: Butch Jones (Ferris State, 1990) Record at Tennessee: 14-14 (.500) / 3rd year Overall Record: 64-41 (.610) / 9th year
Head Coach: Jim McElwain (Eastern Washington, 1983) Record at Florida: 3-0 (1.000) / 1st year Overall Record: 25-16 (.610) / 4th year
STAT LEADERS
RUSHING
#11 JOSHUA DOBBS 43-74-474, 5 TD/1 INT, 58.1 pct., 131.5 eff., 158.0/gm
#7 WILL GRIER PASSING 39-57-442, 4 TD/2 INT, 68.4 pct., 149.7 eff., 147.3/gm
#21 JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN: 33 tkls, 5-20 tfl #9 DEREK BARNETT: 19 tackles, 1.5-2 tfl, 1-2 sk
#21 KELVIN TAYLOR: 40-154, 3 TD, 3.8 avg, 51.3/gm #7 WILL GRIER: 19-114, 2 TD, 6.0 avg, 38.0/gm
TYLER SEXTON: 10-95, 0 TD, 9.5 avg, 47.5/gm RECEIVING #82 #85 STEFFON HILL: 9-74, 0TD, 8.2 avg, 37.0/gm
DEFENSE
#40 JARRAD DAVIS: 24 tackles, 4-17 tfl #90 J. BULLARD: 12 tackles, 5-37 tfl, 3-27 sk
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>> UT has 138 points over its first three games, marking its most through three games since scoring 171 to start the 1914 season. >> The Vols have a scored 50-plus points in two of their first three games in a season (59 vs. Bowling Green and 55 vs. Western Carolina) for the first time since 1914. >> The Vols rank second in the SEC and 13th in the NCAA in points per game (46.0). >> Led by Jalen Hurd (100.0 yards per game) and Alvin Kamara (65.0), the Vols are rushing for 246.0 yards per game, third in the SEC and 17th in the NCAA. >> Hurd has rushed for 100 yards in three of the last four games, including three in a row (122 vs. Iowa, 123 vs. BGSU, 109 vs. OU). >> In Joshua Dobbs’ last 9 starts at QB, the Vols have a 7-2 record and are averaging 39 points and 431 yards per game. >> SEC Freshman Of Week Preston Williams was first frosh with two receiving TDs in a game since 2011. >> More on Page 5
>> Last Saturday, the Vols had a kickoff return and punt return for touchdown in the same game for the first time since 1950 as Evan Berry had an 88-yard kickoff return for TD and Alvin Kamara had a 50-yard punt return for a score. >> Kamara became the second Vol ever with a rushing and punt return touchdown in the same game, joining Stanley Morgan vs. Maryland in 1975. >> Kamara’s punt return TD came on his first-ever punt return (including high school, junior college) >> Evan Berry leads the nation in kickoff return average with 45.8. >> Tennessee ranks third in the NCAA and first in the SEC in kickoff return average with 39.3 yards per return. >> The Vols are 17th nationally and second in the SEC in punt return average at 19.9 per return. >> Trevor Daniel is fourth in the NCAA and leads the SEC in punting average at 47.6 with eight of 16 punts traveling 50-plus yards. >> More on Page 5
>> Florida leads the all-time series 25-19, winning the last 10 games in a row, dating to 2005. >> The Vols’ last win in the series came on Sept. 18, 2004 as James Wilhoit kicked a 50-yard field goal with seven seconds left to lift Tennessee to a 30-28 victory. >> That 2004 win gave the Vols their last 1-0 start in SEC play. >> Tennessee’s last win in Gainesville came on Sept. 20, 2003, a 24-10 win, keyed by a Hail Mary from Casey Clausen to James Banks, just prior to halftime. >> Only 12 players on the Vols travel roster played in the last game in Gainesville in 2013. >> 29 members of the Vols travel roster are headed to their first road SEC game. >> UT has played 40 true freshmen over the last two seasons, most of any team in the nation. >> Last year, the Vols led the nation in playing the most true freshmen with 23, this year they have played 17, third nationally. >> More on Page 17
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DATE UT RK. OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Sept. 5 25/25 vs. Bowling Green (SECN) W, 59-30 Sept. 12 23/23 19/17 OKLA. (ESPN) L, 24-31 (2ot) Sept. 19 RV/RV W. CAROLINA (ESPNU) W, 55-10 Sept. 26 RV/RV at RV/RV Florida* (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3 ARK.* (ESPN/2/SECN) 7/7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 7/6 GEORGIA* TBA Oct. 24 at 12/12 Alabama* TBA Oct. 31 at Kentucky* TBA Nov. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA* TBA Nov. 14 NORTH TEXAS (HC) TBA Nov. 21 at 25/23 Missouri* TBA Nov. 28 VANDERBILT* TBA * SEC game // All times Eastern
#1 JALEN HURD: 58-300 5 TD, 5.2 avg, 100.0/gm #6 ALVIN KAMARA: 26-195, 3 TD, 7.5 avg, 65.0/gm
#3 JOSH MALONE: 9-92, 1 TD, 10.2 avg, 30.7/gm #82 ETHAN WOLF: 7-71, 2TD, 10.1 avg, 23.7/gm
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DEPTH CHART NOTES: OFFENSE
QB
#11 JOSHUA DOBBS
• In last 9 starts, Vols are 7-2, averaging 39 PPG & 431 yards of offfense • Opened ‘15 w/294 yds (205 pass/89 rush), 3 TDs (2 pass/1 rush) vs. BGSU • 2015 Preseason All-SEC QB by AP & Coaches; 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl MVP • Aerospace Engineering major; Internship at Pratt & Whitney in Summer
#12 QUINTEN DORMADY
• 4-star from Boerne, Texas (pronounced Burnie), for his father Mike Dormady Year GP/GS Cmp Att Pct. Yds TD/Int • Completed 6-of-8 for 93 yards with 24-yd TD to Preston Williams vs. WCU 2015 2/0 6 9 66.7 93 1/0 Car. Highs: Comp: 6, Att: 8, Yds: 93, TD: 1 • Totaled nearly 6,000 passing yards in two seasons with 59 TD passes
#1 JALEN HURD
• Third multi-TD game, all in his last 4 games with rec & rush TD vs. W. Carolina Year GP/GS Rush Yds Avg TD Lg • 100+ rush yards 3 games in row, longest streak since A. Foster (5gm in 2005) 2015 3/3 58 300 5.2 5 31
6-3, 216, Jr., ALPHARETTA, GA.
6-4, 216, Fr., BOERNE, TEXAS
TB
6-4, 240, So., HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. • Ran for 123 yds & 3 TDs in 2015 opener vs. BGSU; 109 vs. Oklahoma
#6 ALVIN KAMARA (kuh-MARE-uh)
• 2nd Vol w/rush & punt return TD in same game, vs. WCU (S. Morgan 1975) Year GP/GS Rush Yds Avg TD Lg • Ran for 144 yards in UT debut vs. BGSU, most by a Vol in his first game ever 2015 3/0 26 195 7.5 3 56 Car. Highs: Rushes: 15, Yds: 144, TD: 2 • Transferred to UT from Hutchinson C.C., after starting at Alabama in 2013
#8 MARQUEZ NORTH (mar-KWEZ)
• 2015 Preseason Athlon & Phil Steele All-SEC 3rd Team; 4 rec for 38 yds in ‘15 • Returned in camp after missing end of 2014 following labrum surgery (11/26/14) • Started first 10 games in 2014, fourth on team in catches (30), second in receiving yards (320) and tied for lead in receiving touchdowns (4)
Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3/3 4 38 9.5 0 16 Car. 24/24 72 854 11.9 5 48 Car. Highs: Rec: 7, Yds: 102, Rec TD: 2
#2 PIG HOWARD
• Has at least one catch in last 34 of 36 career games (none in first & last) • With 112 career catches in three seasons, ranks tied for 12th all-time at UT • Led UT in catches (54) and rec yards (618), playing 13 games w/ 9 starts • First 100-yard receiving game (109 yards) at South Carolina (11/1/14) • Started at WR in college debut vs. BGSU, made three catches for 56 yds • Converted QB emerged as a surprise of training camp with move to WR • Named The Tennessean Player of the Year in 2014 at Blackman H.S. • Sister Alexis Jennings plays basketball at University of Kentucky
Year GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 2/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 Car. 36/19 112 1068 9.5 5 33 Car. Highs: Rec: 11, Yds: 109, Rec TD: 1
#9 VON PEARSON
• 24-year old WR in 2nd year at UT after leading JUCO in catches (93) in ‘13 • In 2014, was second on Vols with 38 catchs for 393 & team-best 5 rec TD • UT-high 7 catches for UT-best 75 yards & 19-yd TD in TaxSlayer Bowl win
Year GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3/0 3 57 19.0 0 45 Career 14/8 41 450 11.0 5 56 Car. Highs: Rec: 7, Yds. 75, Rec TD: 2
#3 JOSH MALONE
• Vols leading receiver with nine catches for 92 yards with a TD • Second career touchdown, came on 9-yard TD catch vs. #19 Okla (9/12) • In return to home area in opener vs. BGSU, had three catches for 40 yds • 5-star WR by Rivals (#20 in nation, #2 WR); Tenn. Mr. Football in 2013
Year GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3/3 9 92 10.2 1 19 Career 16/9 32 323 10.1 2 20 Car. Highs: Rec: 5, Yds: 75, Rec TD: 1
#81 JOHNATHON JOHNSON
• 2 catches for 18 yds., vs. Okla; 2 catches for 27 yards vs. Bowling Green • Third year at UT after transferring from Blinn JC; 10-117 rec. in 2014 • First two TDs (21 yd, 19 yd) of career vs. UT-Chattnooga (10/11/14)
Year GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 2/0 4 45 13.5 0 16 Car. 23/3 27 351 13.0 2 37 Car. Highs: Rec: 3, Yds: 57, Rec TD: 2
#82 ETHAN WOLF
• First UT TE with 2 TDs in game since L. Stocker in 2009 with 2 vs. BGSU • Started 14 of 15 career games; 23 catches for 212 yds in 2014 • Wears #82 as a tribute to VFL Jason Witten, who wears #82 w/ Cowboys • Joined by brother Eli (freshman tight end) on Vols in 2015
Year GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3/3 7 71 10.1 2 23 Car. 15/14 30 283 9.4 2 25 Car. Highs: Rec: 5, Yds: 69, Rec TD: 2
#48 ALEX ELLIS
Year GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg TD Lg • Six catches for 115 yards in 2014 (scored 1st TD on fake FG 31-yd rec) • Earned a scholarship in Dec. 22, 2014, prior to Vols trip to TaxSlayer Bowl 2015 3/0 1 2 2.0 0 2 Career 16/1 7 117 16.7 1 31 • Also played lacrosse in H.S, in Del.; Biomed Engineering major
#77 KYLER KERBYSON
• Named SEC Off. Lineman of the Week on Sept. 7, 1st Vol honored since Ja’Wuan James in 2013 • Started last 16 games (all 13 in 2014 and three in 2015 at left tackle) at three different positions • Started at three different positions in 2014 season (right tackle-2, left tackle-10, left guard-1) • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll; 2014 Hammer Strength All-American • One of 15 true freshmen to make debut in opener vs. Bowling Green, played two games in 2015 • 4-star recruit from Northside H.S. in Roanoke, Virginia; Sat out 2014 with torn Achilles tendon • Also played basketball in high school, averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game
6-3, 229, Jr., CHARLOTTE, N.C.
5-8, 180, Sr., ORLANDO, FLA.
WR
#15 JAUAN JENNINGS
6-3, 201, Fr., MURFREESBORO, TENN.
6-0, 183, Sr., NEWPORT NEWS, VA
WR
6-3, 197, So., GALLATIN, TENN.
5-8, 184, Sr., FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
TE
6-6, 245, So., MINSTER, OHIO
6-5, 240, R-Sr., DELMAR, DEL.
LT
6-4, 318, R-Sr., KNOXVILLE, TENN.
#76 CHANCE HALL
6-4, 318, Fr., ROANOKE, VA.
LG
6-3, 315, So., NASHVILLE, TENN.
Year GP/GS 2015 2/0
Year GP/GS 2015 3/3 Car. 16/16
#55 COLEMAN THOMAS
• Starting at center for first time w Vols in 2015; UT ran for 399 yards (most since 1994) vs. BGSU Year GP/GS • 2014 Campus Insiders Honorable Mention Freshman All-American 2015 3/3 • Played in 11 games overall in 2014, starting five at right tackle; First start at Oklahoma (9/13/14) Car. 14/8 • Played on both sides of the ball, earning Region 1A West Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
#57 MACK CROWDER
• Played three games as reserve in 2015 after starting at center in 2014; SEC Academic Honor Roll • Started 11 games at center in 2014, including first 10 of the season & 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win • Has two brothers, Michael (Princeton) and Matt (Cornell) who also played college football
#71 DYLAN WIESMAN
• Starting at right guard in 2015; Played all 13 games with two starts (at center) in 2014 Year GP/GS • Drew first start of college career vs. Missouri, in place of injured Mack Crowder (leg) at center 2015 3/3 • Played in all 11 games in 2014 mostly as back-up lineman; Saw time at C vs. UK; 10 games in 2013 Car. 26/5 • Named Associated Press Division I first-team as a senior; 33-4 record in high school
#66 JACK JONES
• One of 15 true freshmen to make debut in opener vs. Bowling Green, played two games in 2015 • Consensus 4-star recruit from Oakland H.S.; 2015 Under Armour All-American • Honored as Tennessee Class AAA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year in both 2013 and 2014 • Had his black stripe removed on Aug. 25 (first offensive lineman in 2015) • 4-star recruit from Creekside H.S., where he was high school mate with Elliott & Evan Berry
6-5, 301, So., MAX MEADOWS, VA.
6-4, 304, Jr., CINCINNATI, OHIO
#50 VENZELL BOULWARE 6-3, 306, Fr., UNION CITY, GA.
Year GP/GS 2015 3/0 Car. 24/12
Year GP/GS 2015 2/0 Year GP/GS 2015 0/0
#63 BRETT KENDRICK
• Starting at right tackle in 2015, previously started twice at left tackle in 2014 Year GP/GS • Played in all 13 games, starting vs. Arkansas State (9/6) and #4 Alabama (10/25) at left tackle. 2015 3/3 Car. 16/5 • Made first career start, replacing fellow Knoxvillian Jacob Gilliam after his injury, vs. Ark. State • One of 32 to make Tennessee debut in opener vs. Utah State, coming off redshirt season in 2013
#55 COLEMAN THOMAS
Year GP/GS • 2014 Campus Insiders Honorable Mention Freshman All-American • Played in 11 games overall in 2014, starting five at right tackle; First start at Oklahoma (9/13/14) 2015 3/3 Car. 14/8 • Played on both sides of the ball, earning Region 1A West Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
6-6, 318, R-So., KNOXVILLE, TENN.
6-5, 301, So., MAX MEADOWS, VA.
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• As a true freshman, was only offensive lineman to start all 13 games at one position, right guard • Became 4th true frosh to start opener on OL: Bill Mayo (‘81), Michael Munoz (‘00), James (‘10)
Year GP/GS 2015 3/3 Car. 35/16
• One of 22 Vols to make their debut in the opener vs. Bowling Green; played in three games in 2015 Year GP/GS 2015 3/0 • Sat out 2014 season after suffering a preseason injury to his leg in a car accident • Selected to play in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Orlando; Mr. Football Class AAA Finalist
6-4, 307, Fr., MURFREESBORO, TENN.
RT
Car. Highs: Rec: 2, Yds: 31, Rec TD: 1
#78 CHARLES MOSLEY
6-2, 295, R-Sr., KNOXVILLE, TENN.
RG
Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3/3 6 76 12.7 0 30 Car. Highs: Rec.: 3, Yds: 56, TD: 0
at left guard in 2015, in place of Marcus Jackson (bicep), who’s #75 he’s wearing now #75 JASHON ROBERTSON (jay-SHON) •• Starting 2014 Freshman All-American by ESPN & Phil Steele; 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team, playing RG
6-8, 348, R-Fr., BRIGHTON, TENN.
C
Career 16/12 248 1199 4.8 10 43 Car. Highs: Rushes: 24, Yds: 125, TD: 3;
• Led Vols in rushing as a true freshman with 899 yards, 3rd most by UT Fr. Rec: 7; Rec. Yards: 58; Rec. TD: 1
5-10, 215, R-So., NORCROSS, GA.
WR
Year GP/GS Cmp Att Pct. Yds TD/Int 2015 3/3 43 74 58.1 474 5/1 Career 14/12 227 372 61.0 2375 16/13 Car. Highs: Cmp: 26, Att: 43, Yds: 301, Pass TD: 3; Rushes: 24, Rush Yds: 166; Rush TD: 3
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DEPTH CHART NOTES: DEFENSE
LE
#50 COREY VEREEN
6-2, 249, Jr., WINTER GARDEN, FLA.
#4 LaTROY LEWIS
6-4, 256, R-Jr., AKRON, OHIO
OR
Car. Highs: Tackles: 4, Sack: 1, TFLs: 1 Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 2/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0
#39 KENDAL VICKERS
• Drew first career start in 2015 opener vs. BGSU; 4 tkls vs. BGSU & vs. WCU • Awarded John Stucky Award for Power at the 2015 Orange & White Game • Gained more than 25 pounds since end of 2014 season
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/3 4 4 8 0-0 1-3 Car. Highs: Tackles: 4, Sack: 0, TFLs: 1
#2 SHY TUTTLE
• One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. BGSU; tackle & fumble rec. vs. WCU Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 • Black stripe removed on Aug. 16, second true freshman (Phillips first) Car. Highs: Tackles: 1, Sack: 0, FR: 1 • 5-star recruit; Played in 2015 Under Armour All-American Game
#58 OWEN WILLIAMS
• First start at UT came vs. Okla, made three tackles with 1.5 TFLs • SEC Nation Freak Of The Week on Nov. 22, 2014, when show was at UT • 21 tackles in 2014; 2 sacks as part of 5-tackle game vs. Arkansas State
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/2 1 3 4 0-0 1.5-5 Career 15/2 12 13 25 2-12 3.5-17 Car. Highs: Tackles: 5, Sack: 2, TFLs: 2
#1 KAHLIL McKENZIE
• One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. BGSU; 2 tkls, forced fum vs. WCU • Scout’s #1 prospect in nation; Son of VFL/Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie • 5-star recruit, who played in 2015 U.S. Army All-American Game
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/0 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 Car. Highs: Tackles: 2, Sack: 0, FF: 1
#9 DEREK BARNETT
• Career-hi 15 tkls, including 1.5 TFLs vs. OU; leads all SEC DL with 19 tkls • 2015 Preseason All-SEC Second Team by AP & Coaches • 2014 Consensus Fr. All-American; 2014 Grantland Nat’l Rookie Of Year • In 2014, set UT record for TFLs (20.5) and sacks (10.0) by a true freshman
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/3 10 9 19 1-2 1.5-2 Career 16/13 57 34 91 10-52 22-81 Car. Highs: Tackles: 10, Sack: 3, TFLs: 4
#40 DIMARYA MIXON
• Moved to DE in 2015 after playing inside as Fr., dropping 20+ pounds • Career high four tackles vs. Western Carolina • Played at W. Mesquite H.S. in Texas for former Vol Mike Overton (1974-76)
#21 JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/0 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 Career 15/0 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 Car. Highs: Tackles: 3, Sack: 0, TFLs: 0
• Career-high 21 tackles vs. Okla; Most tkls by Vol since 2012 (A.J.Johnson) • 12th in NCAA & 3rd in SEC in tackles with 33; 5th in SEC in TFL (5.0) • 2015 Lindy’s Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • In 2014, tied for first on team with 101 tackles w/11.0 TFLs (third on team)
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/3 22 11 33 2-12 5-20 Career 27/16 93 55 148 4-22 16-55 Car. Highs: Tkls: 21, TFL: 3.5, Blk Punt:1
#51 KENNY BYNUM
• Played three games in 2015, made three tackles with two vs. W. Carolina • In 2014, played in seven games with one start, made five tackles • Two tackles in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl in first college start in hometown, Jax.
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD 2015 3/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 Car. 14/1 6 4 10 0-0 0-0 1 Car. Highs: Tkls: 2, INT: 0, PD: 1, FF: 0
#34 DARRIN KIRKLAND JR.
• First career start vs. W. Carolina, made four tackles Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs • One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. BGSU; three tackles with sack 2015 3/1 6 3 9 1-9 1-9 • 4-star recruit out of Lawrence Central; U.S. Army All-American in 2015 Car. Highs: Tackles: 4, Sack: 1, TFLs: 1 • 367 tackles in HS; 121 tackles with 13.5 TFLs, 3 INT in 2014 as senior
#53 COLTON JUMPER
• Four tackles with a TFL in second start vs. #19 Okla. (9/12) • First career start came in 2015 opener vs. BGSU, two tackles at MLB • Spent a post-graduate year at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J., in 2013
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/2 5 3 8 0-0 1-1 Car. Highs: Tackles: 4, Sack: 0, TFLs: 1
#11 AUSTIN SMITH
• True freshman expected to start at SLB in place of injured C. Maggitt • Played first two games of 2015; one of 15 true freshmen to play in ‘15 • Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State First Team in Class AAA • 67 tackles with 8 TFLs and forced three fumbles as a senior in 2014 • Four tackles with a TFL in second start vs. #19 Okla. (9/12) • First career start came in 2015 opener vs. BGSU, two tackles at MLB • Spent a post-graduate year at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J., in 2013
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Car. Highs: Tackles: 0, Sack: 0, TFLs: 0
#7 CAMERON SUTTON
• 2015 Preseason All-SEC Second Team by AP & Coaches • Switched from #23 to #7 in camp as a tribute to injured mate R. Gaulden • His 27 career passes defended are 9th most in UT history (#8 D.Grant 28) • 16 passes defended in 2014 were third-most in a season in UT history
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD 2015 3/3 7 1 8 1-4 0-0 2 Car. 28/28 72 12 84 9-29 5-35 27 Car. Highs: Tkls: 8, INT: 1,FR: 1, Sk: 1, TFL: 2
#24 DARRELL MILLER
• One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. Bowling Green • Captured back-to-back Texas crowns, winning in both 2013 and 2014 • Member of 2014 Texas title team in Conference 6A with a 14-2 record
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0
6-4, 259, Fr., NASHVILLE, TENN. 6-3, 286, R-Jr., HAVELOCK, N.C. 6-2, 311, Fr., MIDWAY, N.C.
DT
6-0, 297, Sr., MACON, GA.
6-3, 344, Fr., WALNUT CREEK, CALIF.
RE
6-3, 257, So., NASHVILLE, TENN.
6-4, 259, So., COMPTON, CALIF.
WLB
6-0, 225, Jr., CLARKSVILLE, TENN.
6-1, 227, R-Jr., JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
MLB
6-1, 224, Fr., INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
6-2, 224, So., LOOKOUT MTN., TENN.
SLB
6-2, 236, Fr., BUFORD, GA.
#53 COLTON JUMPER
6-2, 224, So., LOOKOUT MTN., TENN.
LCB
5-11, 186, Jr., JONESBORO, GA.
5-10, 178, Fr., CEDAR HILL, TEXAS
#8 JUSTIN MARTIN
6-2, 173, So., ANTIOCH, TENN.
SS
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs
• 2015 Sporting News Top JUCO Players; Athlon No. 11 JUCO Transfer 2015 2/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 • Played 9 games at NE Okla. A&M in 2014; All-Midstate in 2013 at Overton Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD 2015 3/2 9 6 15 0-0 2-5 2 Car. 16/5 31 17 48 0-0 5-26 7 Car. Highs: Tkl: 8, Sack: 0, INT: 2, FR: 1
• Two INTs (first multi-INT game since Randolph in 2013) vs. OU.; 8 tackles • 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team; Led all SEC Freshman in INTs with 3 in 2014 • 3 INTs were the most by UT true freshman since Eric Berry had 5 in 2007 • Was one of 7 legacy freshmen on 2014 roster, following dad T. Kelly Sr.
#26 STEPHEN GRIFFIN
• Named Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD • Racked up 73 tackles, 6 TFL along with 3 interceptions as a senior in 2014 2015 3/0 3 0 3 1-2 0-0 0 • Played quarterback as a junior; rushed for 543 yards and 3 touchdowns Car. Highs: Tkls: 3, INT: 0, PD: 0, TFL: 1
#37 BRIAN RANDOLPH
• Fourth on Vols in 2015 with 14 tackles, also has two pass break-ups • 2015 Lindy’s & Athlon Preseason Second Team All-SEC • In 2014, third in SEC in tackles by DB (88) and tackles per game (6.8) • 88 tackles, third on the Vols, with 2 INT, 5 PD and a FR in 11 starts in 2014
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD 2015 3/3 8 6 14 0-0 0-0 2 Car. 43/37 177 77 254 6-16 6-102 18 Car. Highs: Tkls: 14, INT: 2, PD: 2, TFL: 1
#29 EVAN BERRY
• Career hi 5 tackles vs. WCU; 4 tackles vs. BGSU • Wears #29 as a tribute to Inky Johnson, similar to his brother Eric, who wears #29 with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL; Twin of LB Elliott Berry
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD 2015 3/0 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 0 Car. 16/0 12 3 15 0-0 0-0 0 Car. Highs: Tkls: 5, INT: 0, PD: 0, FF: 0
#12 EMMANUEL MOSELEY
• 10 tackles in 2015; Career high 6 tackles in 2015 opener vs. Bowling Green • In 2014, 18 tackles in 13 games; Second on team in passes defended with six • Gained nearly 35 pounds since arriving at UT at 145 pounds in Jan. 2014 • Defensive MVP in 77th Shrine Game in Dec. 2013 at Dudley H.S.
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD 2015 3/3 7 3 10 1-1 0-0 4 Car. 16/5 22 7 29 3-6 0-0 10 Car. Highs: Tackles: 6, PD: 2, TFLs: 2
#13 MALIK FOREMAN
• Three tackles with a break-up in opener vs. BGSU; Starting nickelback Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFLs INT PD • Switched from #22 to #13 to honor teammate Devaun Swafford, who 2015 3/3 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1 Car. 27/3 18 7 25 1-3 1-4 3 had his career ended due to injury. Pair played together in H.S. & at UT
5-11, 208, So., KNOXVILLE, TENN.
6-0, 200, R-Sr., MARIETTA, GA.
5-11, 207, So., FAIRBURN, GA.
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Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/2 5 3 8 0-0 1-1 Car. Highs: Tackles: 4, Sack: 0, TFLs: 1
#6 TODD KELLY JR.
6-2. 220, Fr., CHARLOTTE, N.C.
FS
Career 22/2 12 6 18 1-5 7-26
• One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. BGSU, in his hometown • First true freshman to have black stripe removed in 2015, on Aug. 10 • Played in 2015 Army All-American Bowl; 33 sacks in prep career
#5 KYLE PHILLIPS
DT
Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs • Opened 2015 with five tackles and a pass break-up vs. BGSU in Nashville 3/1 6 4 10 0-0 1-10 • Played in 13 games, starting 11 in 2014, making 24 tackles with 4.0 TFL, 1.5 Sk 2015 • Andy Spiva Most Improved Def. Player Award at 2014 Orange & White Game Career 25/12 30 17 47 2.5-18 6-32 • SEC Honor Roll; Plays guitar, played & sang ‘Rocky Top’ to commit to UT Car. Highs: Tkls: 6, Sack: 1.5, TFLs: 2.5 • Started vs. WCU, made four tackles; 7 of 18 career tackles have been TFL Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFLs 2015 3/1 3 3 6 0-0 1-1 • Played in all 13 games; had eight tackles, including 5.0 TFLs in 2014
5-11, 179, So., GREENSBORO, N.C.
5-10, 178, Jr., KINGSPORT, TENN.
Car. Highs: Tkls: 5, INT: 1, PD: 1, TFL: 1
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#25 AARON MEDLEY
• Second in the SEC in kick scoring 30 points on 4-of-7 FGs and 18-18 PAT • In 2014, second in the SEC in FGM (20) and 2nd in FG made/game (1.54) • Tied for 14th in the NCAA in FGM and 16th in FGM/game • 20 FGM tied for the 4th-most in season in UT hist. (Fuad Reveiz, 1984)
Year GP/GS FG FGA PAT Att Pts 2015 3/3 4 7 18 18 30 Car. 16/16 24 33 60 61 132 Car. Highs: FG: 3, FGA: 4, Long FG: 46
#97 GEORGE BULLOCK
• Fourth year at UT, hasn’t attempted an FG; 2013 Academic Honor Roll • Starred at West H.S., in Knoxville, 4-AAA Kicker of the Year as a senior • As a senior, 7-of-10 FGs, long of 51; 47-of-50 PATs; 79 pct of KO for TBs
Year GP/GS FG FGA PAT Att Pts 2015 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2/0 0 0 0 0 0
#93 TREVOR DANIEL
• Fourth in NCAA in punting average (47.6) with seven punts of 50+ yards Year GP/GS No Yds Avg I20 50+ Lg 2015 3/3 16 762 47.6 8 7 61 • Boomed nine punts for 50.0 avg with five punts of 50+ yards vs. Okla. • In debut with Vols, punted three times for 47.0 avg., long of 61 vs. BGSU Car. Highs: Punts: 9, Avg: 50.0, Lg: 61 • At Dickson County HS, Prokicker 1st Team All-American as senior • Made UT debut vs. Western Carolina with 38-yard punt Year GP/GS No Yds Avg I-20 Lg • Graduate transfer, who returned home after punting at Maryland for 4 years 2015 1/0 1 38 38.0 1 38 • In 2014, punted in all 13 games for the Terps, averaging 41.5 yards per punt Career 39/39 235 9562 40.7 64
6-2, 189, So., LEWISBURG, TENN.
6-1, 213, R-Jr., KNOXVILLE, TENN.
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6-1, 248, R-So., DICKSON, TENN.
#31 NATE RENFRO
6-1, 205, R-Sr., BRENTWOOD, TENN.
#27 TOMMY TOWNSEND
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Car. Highs: Punts: 11, Avg: 53.0, Lg: 64
• Played in 2015 U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio • No. 1 punter by Chris Sailer Kicking; No. 3 punter by KohlsKicking in 2015 • In 2014 as a senior, averaged 43.0 yards per punt
Year GP/GS No Yds Avg I-20 Lg 2015 0/0 0 0 0 0 0
#25 AARON MEDLEY
• Tied career-high with 10 kickoffs for 62.1 average vs. BGSU with 5 TB • Primary kickoff man in 11 of 13 games, averaged 60.1 per kick in 2014 • Recognized by Coach Jones as a star of game vs. UTC with 7 touchbacks • Wears #25 as a tribute to former UT PK James Wilhoit, who trained him
Year GP KO Yds Avg TB OB 2015 3 24 1474 61.4 10 3 Career 16 87 5260 60.5 25 4
#97 GEORGE BULLOCK
• Handled all kickoffs in two games (3 at Okla., for 60.0 avg. & 7 vs. Ark. St) Year GP KO Yds Avg TB OB 2015 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 • Handled all kickoffs vs. Ark. State in college debut, 8 KOs for 61.3 avg. Career 2 10 609 60.0 2 0 • Starred at West H.S., in Knoxville, 4-AAA Kicker of the Year as a senior
#59 MATT GIAMPAPA
• Snapped on all 25 kicks and 17 punts this season in 2015 • Starting snapper in 2014, snapping on all 80 punts and 69 kicks • Returned to home state after starting as snapper at Michigan State in 2011 • Snapped in all 13 games for MSU, one of 19 true frosh as team’s LS in 2011
6-1, 195, Fr., ORLANDO, FLA.
KO
6-2, 189, So., LEWISBURG, TENN.
6-1, 213, R-Jr., KNOXVILLE, TENN.
LS
6-1, 217, R-Sr., JACKSON, TENN.
#46 RILEY LOVINGOOD
• Serving as back-up long snapper • Long snapper in Beech’s 2012 Tenn. State title (with Jalen Hurd) • Father Jeff served as Vols’ chaplain under Phillip Fulmer
#10 PATRICK ASHFORD
• In 2014, threw 31-yard TD on a fake FG vs. Missouri; was 1st college pass • Called an MVP of game at S. Carolina for hold on GW OT FG by Medley • Made UT debut as holder vs. Utah State, held on every kick last season • Third year at UT, transferring from Carson-Newman; was a H.S. QB
6-0, 209, Fr., HENDERSONVILLE, TENN.
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6-0, 208, R-Sr., MORRISTOWN, TENN.
#29 EVAN BERRY
KR
• 1st in NCAA in kickoff return avg (45.8) in 2015; 88-yd TD vs. WCU • Ranked second in the SEC in kickoff return average (29.5) in 2014 • Twin brother of fellow soph. Elliott; brother of All-American and All-Pro Kansas City Chiefs Safety Eric; son of former Vols RB James (1978-81)
5-11, 207, So., FAIRBURN, GA.
#13 MALIK FOREMAN
5-10, 178, Jr., KINGSPORT, TENN.
PR
• Played in all 13 games in 2014, returned four kickoffs for 70 yards • First kickoff returns came vs. UTC (10/11) with two returns for 29 yards • Avg. 52.5 yards with 2 TD on PR; 35.8 yds with 1 TD on KR in HS
Year GP 2015 3 Career 17
Year GP KR Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3 5 229 45.8 1 88 Career 16 19 642 33.8 1 88 Car. Highs: Returns: 4, Yds: 121, TDs: 1 Year GP PR Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3 0 0 0 0 0 Career 25 4 70 17.5 0 23 Car. Highs: Returns: 2, Yds: 29, TD: 0
#7 CAMERON SUTTON
• Ranks 17th in NCAA, third in SEC with 17.2 per return in 2015 • Punt returner in 2014 with 14 returns for 158 yards, did not return in 2013 • PR for a TD, for 76 yards, in win at Vanderbilt (11/29/14), first UT punt return for TD since Cordarrelle Patterson, also at Vanderbilt (11/17/12)
#6 ALVIN KAMARA (kuh-MARE-uh)
• On first-ever PR, returned punt for 50-yard TD vs. Western Carolina (9/19) Year GP PR Yds Avg TD Lg 3 2 56 28.0 1 50 • 2015 Lindy’s Sports SEC Newcomer of the Year; Athlon No. 2 JUCO Transfer 2015 • Transferred to UT from Hutchinson C.C., after starting at Alabama in 2013 Car. Highs: Returns: 2, Yds: 50, TD: 1
5-11, 186, Jr., JONESBORO, GA.
5-10, 215, R-Jr., NORCROSS, GA.
Year GP PR Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 3 6 103 17.2 0 47 Career 28 20 261 13.1 1 76 Car. Highs: Returns: 4, Yds: 102, TD: 1
WHERE ARE THE COACHES?
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 3 Micah Abernathy 83 Cody Blanc 88 Neiko Creamer 12 Quinten Dormady 44 Jakob Johnson 6 Alvin Kamara 56 Curt Maggitt 40 Dimarya Mixon 8 Marquez North
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55 Quay Picou 75 Jashon Robertson 14 Quart’e Sapp 96 Trevarris Saulsberry 71 Dylan Wiesman DC John Jancek
KWAY pee-COO JAY-shon quar-TAY trah-VAR-iss WISE-muhn jan-SICK
Offensive Coord. Mike DeBord Defensive Coord. John Jancek Assoc. HC/Defensive Line Steve Stripling Asst. HC-Def./Def. Backs Willie Martinez Passing Game Coord/WRs Zach Azzanni Tight Ends/Special Teams Mark Elder Running Backs Robert Gillespie Offensive Line Don Mahoney Linebackers Tommy Thigpen
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• The Vols played have played 40 true freshmen (23 in 2014 and 17 in 2015) over the last two seasons, the most in the nation.
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• The Vols’ had 52 student-athletes earn a 3.0 GPA in the Spring 2015 semester and posted a 2.85 cumulative GPA.
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• UT has a streak of 263 consecutive games with a score dating back to Sept. 17, 1994. Fourth-longest active streak in FBS, 10th-longest in history.
TENNESSEE FOOTBALL
2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Sept. 5
vs. BOWLING GREEN Falcons (1-2)
Nashville, Tenn. SEC Network Nissan Stadium
Sept. 12
#19/17 OKLAHOMA Sooners (3-0)
Knoxville ESPN 6 ET L, 24-31 (2OT) Hurd rushes for 106 yards and a TD; Todd Neyland Stadium Kelly Jr. records 2 INTs in his season debut
Sept. 19
WESTERN CAROLINA Catamounts (1-2)
Knoxville ESPNU 7 ET Neyland Stadium
Sept. 26
at RV/RV FLORIDA * Gators (3-0)
Gainesville, Fla CBS 3:30 ET 19-25-0 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Vols open SEC play on the road, seek first win over Gators since 2004
Oct. 3
ARKANSAS * Razorbacks (1-2)
Knoxville ESPN/2/SECN 7/7:30 13-4-0 Neyland Stadium
Tennessee plays host to the Razorbacks for the first time since 2007
Oct. 10
#7/6 GEORGIA * Bulldogs (3-0)
Knoxville TBA TBA Neyland Stadium
Each of the last 4 meetings with UGA has been settled by 8 points or fewer
Oct. 24
at #12/12 ALABAMA * Crimson Tide (2-1)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA TBA 38-52-7 Bryant-Denny Stadium
Tennessee’s last win in Tuscaloosa was a 5-overtime, 51-43 thriller in 2003
Oct. 31
at KENTUCKY * Wildcats (2-1)
Lexington, Ky. TBA TBA 77-24-9 Commonwealth Stadium
Joshua Dobbs accounted for 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) in UT’s 50-16 win last season
Knoxville TBA TBA 24-7-2 Neyland Stadium
The last 3 meetings between UT and SC have been decided by a total of 8 points
Nov. 7
SOUTH CAROLINA * Gamecocks (1-2)
4 ET
W, 59-30
W, 55-10
21-21-2
Vols rush for 399 yards; 3 TDs for Hurd, 2 for Kamara; Dobbs accounts for 3 TDs
88-yard kickoff return TD for Evan Berry, 50-yard punt return TD for Alvin Kamara
Nov. 14
NORTH TEXAS (HC) Mean Green (0-2)
Knoxville TBA TBA 0-1-0 Neyland Stadium
Vols look to avenge 1975 loss to Mean Green: UT is 70-18-3 on Homecoming
Nov. 21
at #25/23 MISSOURI * Tigers (3-0)
Columbia, Mo. TBA TBA 0-3-0 Faurot Field
Vols make second-ever trip to Columbia, still seeking program’s first W over Tigers
Nov. 28
VANDERBILT * Commodores (1-2)
Knoxville TBA TBA 74-29-5 Neyland Stadium
UT has won 29 of last 32 against Vanderbilt, including 14 of 16 in Knoxville.
TEAM NOTES AT FIRST GLANCE
• Saturday’s game marks the 45th meeting between Tennessee and Florida, with kickoff slated for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The Gators own a 25-19 edge in the series and the Vols are 5-12 against UF in Gainesville. • The Tennessee-Florida game returns to CBS after a one-year hiatus as the 2014 edition was televised by the SEC Network. The Vols and Gators have met on CBS 17 times over the last 19 seasons. • UT’s last win in the series was a 30-28 win on Sept. 18, 2004, on a 50-yard field goal by James Wilhoit with seven seconds remaining. Florida owns a current streak of 10 consecutive wins in the series since 2005, including a 10-9 win in Knoxville last season. • The Vols are also seeking their first win in Gainesville in their last five tries. The last UT win at The Swamp came in 2003 -- a 24-10 victory for the 12th-ranked Vols over the 17th-ranked Gators. • Tennessee, averaging 46 points per game over its first three contests, has scored 30 points vs. Florida only twice in the last 14 meetings since 2002. The Vols won both (34-32 in 2001, 30-28 in 2004). • After opening SEC play at Georgia last season, Tennessee resumes its trend of opening up its league schedule against Florida. UT has met UF to open league play in 17 of the last 19 seasons with the only exceptions coming in 2014 and 2001 (rescheduled following the events of 9/11).
LAST TIME OUT ... • Tennessee improved to 6-0 against FCS foes, beating Western Carolina, 55-10 at Neyland Stadium. • The Vols were sparked by more explosive plays on special teams as Evan Berry returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter and Alvin Kamara followed with a 50-yard punt return for touchdown early in the third.
• Jalen Hurd and freshman Preston Williams had a pair of two-touchdown games. Hurd recorded both a rushing and receiving touchdown while Williams’ scores were the first of his career. He went on to be named SEC Freshman of the Week.
GETTING TO THE POINTS • After putting 55 points on the scoreboard against Western Carolina (9/19), Tennessee has now scored 138 points through its first three games -- an average of 46 points per game. That figure ranks No. 13 in the country and second in the SEC. • UT’s 138 points through three games are the most in the opening three contests since 1914 when Z.G. Clevenger’s Vols rolled up 171 en route to a 9-0 season. • With 59 vs. Bowling Green (9/5) and 55 vs. Western Carolina, Tennessee also scored 50+ points twice in its first three games for the first time since that same 1914 campaign. That year, the Vols opened up with wins of 89-0 over Carson-Newman, 55-3 over King, and 27-0 over Clemson. • Against Western Carolina, the Vols scored 31 points in the second quarter to build a 41-3 halftime advantage. It was the most points for UT in a single quarter since scoring 35 in the first quarter against Arkansas in 2000. Most Points in First 3 Games 1. 1913 2. 1912 3. 1914
228 201 171
4. 2015 5. 1969 6. 1990/1996
138 131 126
SPECIAL TEAMS, ESPECIALLY • Following a huge special teams performance vs. Western Carolina (9/19) -- which included a pair of return touchdowns -- the Vols remain one of the top
teams in the country in the return game. • Averaging 39.29 yards per kickoff return and 19.88 yards per punt return, Tennessee holds an FBS ranking of third and 17th, respectively, in those categories. • The Vols are the only team in FBS that rank inside the top 20 in both kickoff returns and punt returns simultaneously. The only other team to crack both lists inside the top 25 is NC State (KR #25, PR #20). • Tennessee recorded two special teams touchdowns last week against Western Carolina, returning a kickoff and a punt for a score in the same game for the the first time since 1950 vs. Washington & Lee. • The Vols became one of just four FBS programs who have recorded both a kick return TD and punt return TD this season. Tennessee joins Rutgers (9/12 vs. Washington State) and Utah (9/19 vs. Fresno State) as the three programs to record a punt and kick return TD in the same game in 2015. FBS Teams With Punt Return/Kickoff Return TD SCHOOL PR TDs KR TDs TOTAL Rutgers* 1 2 3 Tennessee* 1 1 2 Pittsburgh 1 1 2 Utah* 1 1 2 * Punt return/kickoff return TD in same game
• Evan Berry’s 88-yard kickoff return for touchdown against Western Carolina gave the sophomore 229 total return yards this season on five returns. He paces the nation with an average of 45.8 yards per return. Top Kickoff Returners (Avg.), FBS PLAYER (SCHOOL) KO Ret. Ret. Yards 1. Evan Berry (Tennessee) 5 229 2. Kylen Towner (Western Ky.) 4 177 3. Solomon Vault (Northwestern) 4 161
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» TD catches for true freshman Preston Williams against Western Carolina, the first Vol freshman since 2011 with two TD catches in a game
YOUTH IS SERVED
UT True Freshmen Starting Openers, 2005-15
• The Vols have playd 17 true freshmen in 2015, thirdmpst of any program in the nation behind Georgia (21) and Army (21). DL Quay Picou and RB Joe Young made their debuts vs. Western Carolina (9/19) after 15 played in the opener. Most True Freshmen Played in 2015 Georgia 21 USC 15 Army West Point 21 Wyoming 15 Tennessee 17 Clemson 13 Syracuse 15 TCU 13 Texas 15
• After playing a nation-leading 23 true freshmen in 2014, the Vols have now played 40 true freshmen over the last two seasons combined. That number is the highest in the country. UT True Freshmen To Play in 2015 Jauan Jennings Micah Abernathy Darrell Miller Darrin Kirkland Jr. Quart’e Sapp Austin Smith Stephen Griffin John Kelly Joe Young
WR DB DB LB LB LB DB RB RB
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» Return yards on LaDarrell McNeil’s 2nd-quarter INT vs. WCU. The pick came in his first game since returning from an injury initially believed to be season-ending.
Shy Tuttle Preston Williams Kahlil McKenzie Quinten Dormady Jack Jones Chance Hall Kyle Phillips Quay Picou
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• Tennessee played 15 true freshmen in the opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5), tied for the second-highest figure in the country during week one. Only Georgia (19) played more freshmen in the first week. • The 15 true freshmen to see the field against Bowling Green stands as the second-highest mark in school history for most true freshmen to play in an opener. Most True Freshmen In Season Openers, UT 2014 21 2002 11 2015 15 2013 10 2011 12 2009 10 2010 12 1996 10
• Tennessee played a school-record 21 true freshmen in its 2014 opening win against Utah State. In both 2010 and 2011, the Vols played 12 true freshman. The Vols also played 10 or more true freshman in the opener seven times, all since 1996. • WR Jauan Jennings was the only true freshman to start for the Vols in Nashville. A product of Murfreesboro, Jennings made his first career catch on the team’s second offensive play. • Jennings was the first true freshman to start the opener at WR since teammate Marquez North made his debut in 2012. Jennings had three catches for a team-high 56 yards.
2015: Jauan Jennings (WR) 2014: Derek Barnett (DE), Aaron Medley (PK), Jashon Robertson (RG), Ethan Wolf (TE) 2013: Marquez North (WR), Cameron Sutton (DB) 2011: Justin Coleman (DB), A. J. Johnson (LB), Curt Maggitt (LB) 2010: Ja’Wuan James (RT) 2009: Marsalis Teague (WR) 2007: Eric Berry (DB), Daniel Lincoln (PK) 2005: Ramon Foster (LG), Britton Colquitt (P)
DOBBS AT THE HELM • Dating to the final game of 2013, Tennessee is 7-2 with Joshua Dobbs starting under center. • Five of the wins have come in SEC play with a sixth in UT’s 45-28 win in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl. • Over his last nine starts, the Tennessee offense has averaged 38.9 points per game and 431.1 yards of total offense. • Averaging 187.4 passing yards and 61.4 rushing yards per game over those seven starts, Dobbs has accounted for 248.7 total yards per game -- just under 58 percent of UT’s total offense (see the chart at the bottom of page 6). • Dobbs currently ranks eighth in the SEC in total offense, having accounted for 193.7 yards per game through the first three games of the 2015 season.
TWO FIRST NAMES, ONE BIG LEG • After a career-night vs. #15/14 Oklahoma (9/12) in the second week of the season, redshirt sophomore punter Trevor Daniel maintained his position amongst the nation’s punting leaders with another solid night against Western Carolina (9/19). • Daniel punted four times for 171 yards on the night, averaging 42.8 yards per punt. He boomed a 53-yarder in the second quarter, his seventh of 50+ yards this season. • Against the Sooners, Daniel totalled 450 total yards on nine punts -- an average of 50.0 yards per kick. • Daniel now owns a punting average of 47.6 yards per kick through the first three games of his collegiate career, a mark that currently ranks No. 4 in FBS. • Daniel has pinned opponents inside the 10-yard line four times this season and inside the 20 eight times. FBS Punting Leaders, 2015 PLAYER (SCHOOL) PUNTS 1. Michael Carrizosa (San Jose State) 16 2. Will Monday (Duke) 18 3. Jake Hartbarger (Michigan State) 12 4. Trevor Daniel (Tennessee) 16 5. Austin Barnes (Eastern Michigan) 11
YDS 860 898 579 762 523
AVG 53.8 49.9 48.3 47.6 47.5
THE DOBBS EFFECT QUARTERBACK JOSHUA DOBBS (LAST 9 STARTS)
TOTAL OFFENSE JOSHUA DOBBS Pct. Opp. Result Pts Pass Rush Total Pass Rush Total Off. Western Carolina W 55 237 210 447 144 6 150 33.6 No. 19/17 Oklahoma (Sept. 12, 2015) L 24 125 129 254 125 12 137 53.9 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 5, 2015) W 59 205 399 604 205 89 292 48.3 vs. Iowa (Jan. 2, 2015) W 45 178 283 461 129 76 205 44.4 at Vanderbilt (Nov. 29, 2014) W 24 92 170 262 92 91 183 69.8 Missouri (Nov. 22, 2014) L 21 226 53 279 195 13 208 74.6 Kentucky (Nov. 15, 2014) W 50 297 214 511 297 48 345 67.5 at South Carolina (Nov. 1, 2014) W 45 301 344 645 301 166 467 72.4 at Kentucky (Nov. 30, 2013) W 27 199 218 417 199 52 251 60.2 TOTALS 7-2 350 1,860 2,020 3,880 1,687 553 2,238 57.7 / GAME - 38.9 206.7 224.4 431.1 187.4 61.4 248.7 57.7
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» Total points scored by Tennessee over its first three games, the highest sum since the 1914 Volunteers rolled up 171.
DID
YOU KNOW? # Changes Honor Sidelined Teammates Three Vols have changed their previous jersey numbers to wear those of injured teammates for the 2015 season.
Jashon Robertson was the first to make the switch, moving from 73 to 75 to honor sidelined OL Marcus Jackson, who is expected to miss the season (biceps injury).
73 > 75
The second switch came from junior DB Cameron Sutton, who shed his previous 23 to wear the No. 7 belonging to Rashaan Gaulden (broken foot).
23 > 7
Finally, DB Maiik Foreman will wear No. 13 instead of his usual 22 as a token of respect to former DB Devaun Swafford, whose career was ended over the summer due to health reasons.
22 > 13
This Day in Tennessee History
SEPTEMBER 26 (9-3-2) 1914 W 89-0 CARSON-NEWMAN 1931 W 33-0 MARYVILLE 1936 W 13-0 Chattanooga 1942 T 0-0 South Carolina 1953 L 0-26 MISSISSIPPI STATE 1959 W 3-0 No. 3 AUBURN 1964 L 0-3 No. 8 Auburn (N) (Birmngham, Ala.) 1970 L 23-36 Auburn (N) (Birmngham, Ala.) 1981 W 10-7 AUBURN 1987 T 20-20 No. 3 AUBURN 1992 W, 40-0 CINCINNATI 1998 W, 42-7 HOUSTON 2005 W, 30-27 No. 4 LSU (OT) 2009 W, 34-23 OHIO
WLA (we like acronyms)
VFL = Vol For Life GBO = Go Big Orange CMG = Chain-Moving Gang WRU = Wide Receiver University
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL GETTING DEFENSIVE • Tennessee forced three more turnovers against Western Carolina (9/19), bringing its season total in takeaways to six. The Vols generated 21 points off the three Catamount miscues. • UT has forced 55 turnovers in 27 games under head coach Butch Jones (since 2013) -- a figure that ranks fourth in the SEC during that span. • The Vols have forced at least one turnover in 18 of its last 21 games and multiple turnovers in 16 of their last 26. • Against Oklahoma, safety Todd Kelly Jr. became the first Vol since Brian Randolph (Sept. 7, 2013) to record two or more interceptions in a game. • With six takeaways to go with only one offensive turnover, the Vols’ turnover margin of +5 (an average of 1.67 per game) ranks in a tie for eighth nationally and trails only Ole Miss (+6, 2.00) in the SEC. • In limiting WCU to just 1-of-12 on third down conversions, Tennessee bumped its third-down conversion defense inside the nation’s top 25. Opponents have converted just 14-of-50 third-down attempts against the UT defense (27.5 percent).
#21 FOR 21 • Junior LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin was all over the field against #19 Oklahoma (9/12), finishing the night with a career-best 21 tackles, the most in the NCAA in 2015. • That figure blew away his previous career-high of 13, which he had recorded in UT’s 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl victory over Iowa. • With 33 tackles on the year -- an average of 11.0 takedowns per game -- Reeves-Maybin ranks 12th in the country in tackles per game. • Of his 33 tackles, 22 have been solo efforts. His 7.3 solo-tackle-per-game average ranks ninth in the FBS and second in the SEC.. • Reeves-Maybin’s 21-tackle night against Oklahoma was the first 20+ tackle performance for Tennessee since 2012 and ranks in a tie for 11th all-time at UT. Most Total Tackles in a Single Game, 2015 PLAYER (SCHOOL) TOT OPP. DATE 1. Jalen Reeves-Maybin (Tennessee) 21 Okla. 9/12 2. Austin Valdez (Bowling Green) 20 Memphis 9/19 - Michael Mudoh, Tulsa 20 FAU 9/5 4. Anthony Walker (Northwestern) 19 Duke 9/19
score nine minutes later to give him six total touchdowns on the year. • Hurd’s five scores on the ground this season match his career-high for a season and gives him 10 touchdowns for his career. • His five rushing touchdowns rank in a tie for ninth overall in the FBS and are the third-most for a tailback in the SEC this season. • Accounting for 36 total points through three games, Hurd’s average of 12.0 points per game come in at No. 13 in the FBS individual rankings. • Hurd has 300 total rushing yards to his name on 58 carries this season. An average of 5.17 yards per rush and 100.0 yards per game. • Hurd gained 100 rushing yards in three consecutive games, including the first two games of the 2015 season as he ran for 123 vs. Bowling Green (9/5) and 109 vs. Oklahoma (9/12). • Hurd’s streak of three straight 100-yard games was the longest by a Vol since current Houston Texan Pro Bowler Arian Foster had five in a row in 2005. Jalen Hurd’s 100-Yard Games at Georgia (9/27/14) 24-119-1 vs. Iowa (1/2/15) 16-122-2 at S. Carolina (11/1/14) 21-125 vs. BGSU (9/5/15) 23-123-3 Kentucky (11/15/14) 24-118-1 Oklahoma (9/12/15) 24-106-1
HOWARD’S STREAK SNAPPED • Tennessee senior wide receiver Alton ‘Pig’ Howard saw his streak of 34 consecutive games with a reception snapped last Saturday as he was held without a catch against Western Carolina (9/19). • The streak dated back to his freshman year in 2012 and Saturday marked the first game since his collegiate debut at Florida on Sept. 15, 2012 in which he did not record a reception. • At the time of the streak’s end, Howard’s 34 consecutive games with a catch stood as the fourthlongest active streak in the FBS.
263 IN A ROW • Tennessee has not been shut out for a span of 263 games dating to a 31-0 loss to Florida on Sept. 17, 1994. It is the fourth longest active streak in the nation after Michigan saw its record 365-game streak come to an end at Notre Dame on Sept. 6, 2014. Tennessee’s streak is the 10th longest in college football history. Longest Active NCAA Scoring Streaks
HURD HIGHLIGHTS • While Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd saw his three-game streak of 100-yard rushing games come to an end against Western Carolina (9/19), he still managed to find the end zone twice as he increased his impressive early season scoring total. • Hurd picked up his third career receiving TD in the second quarter and added an eight-yard rushing
# 1. 2. 3. 4.
School Florida TCU Air Force Tennessee
Streak Last Shutout 335 Oct. 29, 1988 vs. Auburn (0-16) 282 Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (0-32 273 Dec. 31, 1992 vs. Ole Miss (0-13) 263 Sept. 17, 1994 vs. Florida (0-31)
All-Time NCAA Scoring Streaks 1. Michigan 2. BYU 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. TCU 6. Wash. St. 7. Wash. 8. Air Force 9. Oregon 10. Tennessee
365 361 335 282 281 280 272 272 267 263
10/27/1984 - 9/6/2014 9/27/1975 - 11/15/2003 11/5/1988 - present 11/29/1980 - 10/02/2004 11/23/1991 - present 10/22/1984 - 10/18/2008 11/14/1981 - 10/16/2004 8/4/1993 - present 10/5/1985 - 11/15/2007 9/24/1994 - present
22 / 27 / 34 / 56 • The Vols returned 50 letterwinners and 21 starters from the 2014 squad that went 7-6 with a TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa. Still, the travel roster (of 76 players) to the season opener in Nashville featured: • 22 true freshmen • 27 overall freshmen (redshirt + true) • 34 players who had never taken a snap for UT • 56 who have played one year or fewer with UT • 15 of those 22 true freshmen saw the field against Bowling Green while 22 newcomers made their Tennessee debuts. • Following the Western Carolina game, a total of 32 Vol newcomers have now made their playing debuts in 2015.
RARE AIR FOR KAMARA • Redshirt sophomore Alvin Kamara became only the second Vol in history to rush for a touchdown (two yards) and return a punt for a touchdown (50 yards) in the same game when he accomplished the feat against Western Carolina (9/19). The first was Stanley Morgan vs. Maryland in 1975. • The only other Tennessee player to rush for a score and return a punt for a score in the same game was Stanley Morgan, who had a 50-yard TD run and a 70-yard punt return for a TD vs. Maryland in 1975. • Kamara was also recognized in the Tennessee record books after his Orange & White debut on Sept. 5 against Bowling Green. In that game, he rushed for 144 yards -- the most ever for a Vol in his debut -while also scoring a pair of touchdowns.
RED ZONE SUCCESS • After going a perfect 5-for-5 on trips inside the red zone against Western Carolina last week, Tennessee improved to 17-of-18 on the season when it has traveled inside the red zone for a 94.4 success rate. • The Vols have scored 13 touchdowns and converted four field goals inside the red zone this season, bringing their scoring percentage to 94,4% through three games. • UT ranks 23rd in FBS in red zone efficiency, sitting directly behind 22 schools tied for first at 100%. • UT ranked 2nd in the SEC and fifth nationally with a 92.6% scoring rate in the red zone last season.
2015 AWARDS TEAM AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Game Bowling Green Western Carolina
Fast & Furious (Offense) Alvin Kamara Jalen Hurd
VOLatile (Special Teams) Cameron Sutton Ev. Berry / A. Kamara / T. Daniel
Bowling Green Western Carolina
Orange Swarm (Defense) ‘76’ Sledgehammer -- Kyler Kerbyson LaDarrell McNeil Kyler Kerbyson
Bowling Green Western Carolina
Scout Champions Thomas Edwards Sheriron Jones
Charles Folger Paul Bain
I Will Give My All Dylan Wiesman Quinten Dormady Logan Fetzner Jayson Sparks
JOSHUA DOBBS
Manning Award Star Of Week (9/9)
MARK ELDER
CoachingSearch.com Special Team Coach Of Week (9/8)
JALEN HURD
Capital One Impact Performance Of The Week (9/9)
KYLER KERBYSON
SEC Offensive Lineman Of The Week (9/7)
JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN
Tennessee Sports Writers Def. Player Of Week (9/14)
PRESTON WILLIAMS
SEC Freshman Of Week (9/21)
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#Team119
Butch Jones brought the concept of referring to each year’s team by what season it is in Tennessee history to differentiate how each season starts fresh. It keeps in line with his “Snap and Clear” mentality.
#CheckerNeyland Part II One of the most impressive and unique seating displays in college football was duplicated to perfection last Saturday against Oklahoma. A 100% fan-driven initiative, #CheckerNeyland saw 102,455 fans pack into Neyland Stadium in similitude to Tennessee’s iconic checkerboard endzones. The experience carried an audible effect as well as #VolNation recorded a decibel level of 114 in the 2nd quarter.
#BLACKSTRIPES
#SWOOSH The Swoosh makes its return to Rocky Top.
Much-anticipated since the Tennessee department of athletics announced its eight-year apparel and sponsorship agreement with Nike in early, 2014, the Volunteers officially revealed their new look on July 1, 2015. Vol Nation’s passion was on full display on Reveal Day as fans logged on to UTSports.com at a record pace to view the live, all-sport, uniform unveiling show, “Swoosh,” produced by VFL Films. During its live airing, “Swoosh” had over 330,000 views with just under 107,000 unique users -- more than 50 percent of which were first-time visitors to the site. In a runway style showcase, Tennessee Football showed off three uniform sets: the traditional orange and white combinations as well as a new alternate look: the Smokey Gray. An homage to the Smoky Mountains that hug Knoxville and much of East Tennessee, the Smokey Gray uniforms had their distinct shade derived from actual visits to the Great Smoky Mountains by Nike designers. Another unique feature can be seen on the Smokey Gray helmet as the subtle sillhouette of Smoky Mountain ridgeline wraps the dome. Tennessee’s social media accounts produced eye-popping numbers on the day of the reveal. The @Vol_Football account had a reach of 14.2 million users on Wednesday. The tweet formally announcing the new Nike uniforms had over 116,000 impressions. The total Twitter reach of “Vols” and #Vols was more that 47 million users. The Tennessee Football Facebook page also received unprecedented traffic. Photo galleries of the orange, white and Smokey Gray uniforms combined to reach 2.5 million users. 1.5 million of those views came from the gallery of the new Smokey Gray alternate uniform. Tennessee fans showed their loyalty and excitement with their wallets as well. Online visitors purchased over $150,000 in Nike merchandise from the online team shop on 1,500 transactions, an average of $100 per sale.
Traditionally, a newcomer to a football team is working to earn his stripes. At Tennessee, The opposite is true as the Vol rookies are fighting every day to lose them.
The passion of Tennessee fans is unmatched, and the excitement of the new partnership with Nike is just beginning!
Every new member of Team 119 had a black stripe placed on their otherwise-white practice helmets at the beginning of fall camp. The players’ staff is charged with determining when the newcomers can have the stripe removed.
#9Strong
Notable Volunteers to be among the first of their class to lose their black stripes include DB Cameron Sutton (2013), DL Derek Barnett (2014), and RB Jalen Hurd (2014). RB and JUCO transfer Alvin Kamara was the first Vol newcomer to lose his black stripe in 2015. Aug. 9: Alvin Kamara Aug. 10: Kyle Phillips Aug. 15: Shy Tuttle Aug. 17: Jauan Jennings, Quinten Dormady Aug. 26: Micah Abernathy, Venzell Boulware Aug. 31: Darrin Kirkland Jr., Paul Bain Sept. 2: Darrell Miller
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Tennessee head coach @UTCoachJones is striving for #9Strong on #Team119: all nine position groups working both individually and collectively to be the best.
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#9Strong begins at the individual level as each position group must strive for competitive depth within their own unit. That concept falls in line with Coach Jones’ #PowerOfThePosition mentality. Each unit must then combine its strengths with the other eight position groups, exemplifying a complete team dynamic.
#BROS
The ideal of brotherhood runs deep on #Team119, but in the case of these 8 Vols biology cannot be ignored.
#ABERNASTY
#CRUNCHBERRY
Ralph David Abernathy IV
Micah Abernathy
Elliott Berry
Evan Berry
Colton Jumper
Will Jumper
Ethan Wolf
Eli Wolf
#JUMPSTREET
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#TWITTER Followers Demonstrating the enormous following the Vols have, both the team’s official Twitter account @Vol_Football and Butch Jones’ account @UTCoachJones are among the most-followed on the social media platform. Jones’ account remains the most followed account in the SEC by over 20,000 followers.
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#MYALL
(As of Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.)
Butch Jones has found new inspiration for the 2015 season from the iconic “I will give my all for Tennessee today” sign in the locker room. “The theme this year for our football program is ‘My All’. I think it is very fitting with the ‘I will give my all for Tennessee today’ sign. There is a difference between what we call a concept and a belief. A concept is just a concept. You see it, but you don’t believe in it. You don’t touch that sign every time you run out onto the field of competition as a good luck charm. You touch that sign because you believe you are going to give your all for Tennessee.” — @UTCoachJones
Before the season, Coach Jones asked every player to share their personal ‘My All’ -- an ideal of determination they will consistently offer #Team119. “We touch the sign every day, but having that slogan for camp, especially for the younger guys really [asks] us are really giving our all for Tennessee every day? Are we really grinding, are we not taking any days off? It’s a great slogan and definitely fits this team well.” — @josh_dobbs1
Letting #SleepingVols Lie The effort to maximize performance on the field took a step in a new direction during fall camp when Tennessee players were assigned sleep trackers and sleep coaches. Sensors were placed on players’ mattresses to track breathing and heart rate -- key factors in determining the restfulness of a night’s sleep and the recovery benefits gained. The sensors also help set bedtimes so players can maximize their time spent asleep.
1. Urban Meyer 2. Jim Harbaugh 3. Butch Jones 4. Mark Richt 5. Les Miles 6. Bret Bielema 7. Brian Kelly 8. Gus Malzahn 9. Mike Riley 10. James Franklin
Ohio State @OSUCoachMeyer 315,497 Michigan @CoachJim4UM 309,151 Tennessee @UTCoachJones 208,639 Georgia @MarkRicht 187,868 LSU @LSUCoachMiles 176,468 Arkansas @BretBielema 139,039 Notre Dame @CoachBrianKelly 136,432 Auburn @CoachGusMalzahn 133,066 Nebraska @Coach_Riley 116,643 Penn State @CoachJFranklin 113,816
MOST FOLLOWED PROGRAMS (As of Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.)
1. Michigan 2. Alabama 3. LSU 4. Tennessee 5. Georgia 6. Auburn 7. Florida St. 8. Oklahoma 9. Notre Dame 10. Texas A&M 11. Wisconsin 12. South Carolina 13. Penn St. 14. Oregon 15. Florida
@umichfootball @AlabamaFTBL @LSUfball @Vol_Football @FootballUGA @FootballAU @FSU_Football @OU_Football @NDFootball @AggieFootball @BadgerFootball @GamecockFB @PennStateFball @WinTheDay @GatorsFB
327,517 274,482 231,233 209,766 186,132 164,316 155,129 146,923 142,417 138,635 127,994 126,426 122,741 121,018 114,175
#FatherSon The ‘family’ theme runs deep at Tennessee, sometimes in the most literal sense. Butch Jones’ 2014 class was notable for featuring six legacy players who relatives play in the Orange & White. In 2015, the father-son motif is in play as the sons of three prominent UT coaches have joined #Team119.
CURRENT VOL Year Pos Name Fr. QB Zac Jancek Fr. PK Alex Jones So. WR Will Martinez
FATHER
POSITION
John Jancek Butch Jones Willie Martinez
Defensive Coordinator Head Coach Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Backs
• Other notable #Team119 fathers with Tennessee ties: CURRENT VOL So. LB Dillon Bates So. LB Elliott Berry So. DB Evan Berry So. TE Neiko Creamer So. DB Todd Kelly Jr. Fr. LS Riley Lovingood Fr. DL Kahlil McKenzie
FATHER Bill Bates James Berry James Berry Andre Creamer Todd Kelly Jeff Lovingood Reggie McKenzie
POSITION AT TENNESSEE (YEARS) DB (1979-82) RB (1978-81) RB (1978-81) DB (1984-87) DE (1989-92) Chaplain (1998-2002) LB (1981-84)
NOTABLE All-Pro NFL safety with Dallas Cowboys (1983-97) 17,00 career rushing yards, 19 TDs at UT 17,00 career rushing yards, 19 TDs at UT 120 career tackles, 6 INTs at UT 22.5 sacks at UT; 4-year NFL career (SF, CIN, ATL) Served under legendary head coach Phillip Fulmer Current GM of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders
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PROGRAM MILESTONES n PROGRAM MILESTONES VICTORIES
No. Date 1 Oct. 15, 1892 50 Oct. 17, 1908 100 Nov. 6, 1920 150 Oct. 27, 1928 200 Oct. 13, 1934 250 Nov. 16, 1940 300 Oct. 16, 1948 350 Oct. 15, 1955 400 Nov. 9, 1963 450 Oct. 3, 1970 500 Nov. 22, 1975 550 Nov. 26, 1983 600 Jan. 1, 1990 650 Oct. 7, 1995 700 Sept. 2, 2000 750 Oct. 1, 2005 800 Aug. 31, 2013 Current Total: 813 wins
LOSSES
No. Date 1 Nov. 21, 1891 50 Nov. 6, 1909 100 Oct. 19, 1935 150 Sept. 27, 1958 200 Dec. 29, 1973 250 Oct. 13, 1984 300 Dec. 31, 2002 350 Oct. 13, 2012 Current Total: 368 losses
Score 25-0 7-0 49-0 26-7 27-0 41-14 21-6 20-0 26-0 48-3 17-13 34-24 31-27 49-31 19-16 27-10 45-0
Opponent Maryville Kentucky State Transylvania Washington & Lee Mississippi Virginia Alabama Alabama Tulane Army Kentucky Vanderbilt Arkansas Arkansas Southern Mississippi Mississippi Austin Peay
Place Maryville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Birmingham New Orleans Knoxville Lexington Knoxville Dallas (Cotton) Fayetteville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville
Score 24-0 51-0 25-0 13-0 28-19 43-30 30-3 41-31
Opponent Sewanee Vanderbilt Alabama Auburn Texas Tech Florida Maryland Mississippi State
Place Chattanooga Nashville Knoxville Birmingham Jacksonville (Gator) Knoxville Atlanta (Peach) Starkville
n ALL-TIME WINS (FBS PROGRAMS) No. Team Won Lost Tied Pct. Games 1. Michigan 917 329 36 .729 1282 2. Notre Dame 885 310 42 .732 1237 3. Texas 882 348 33 .711 1263 4. Nebraska 875 363 40 .700 1278 5. Ohio State 866 319 53 .721 1238 6. Oklahoma 853 317 53 .719 1223 7. Alabama 852 326 43 .715 1221 8. Penn State 851 377 42 .687 1270 9. TENNESSEE 813 368 53 .680 1234 10. So. California 807 328 54 .701 1189 11. Georgia 780 410 54 .649 1244 12. LSU 763 401 47 .649 1211 13. Auburn 737 422 47 .631 1206 14. West Virginia 721 477 45 .598 1243 15. Georgia Tech 714 478 43 .596 1235 *Updated after games of 9/19
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Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Preseason Coaches All-SEC Second Team Preseason Media All-SEC Second Team Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-American Athlon Sports Preseason First Team All-SEC Lindy’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Top Defensive Ends: No. 9 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC
JOSHUA DOBBS
Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Manning Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Preseason Coaches All-SEC Third Team Preseason Media All-SEC Third Team Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-SEC Lindy’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Top Quarterbacks: No. 14 Lindy’s Coolest in the Clutch (SEC Accolade) Sporting News Best SEC Player Under Pressure
Lindy’s Preseason Third Team All-SEC Lindy’s Top Running Backs: No. 20 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC
ALVIN KAMARA
Athlon Sports Top JUCO Transfers: No. 2 RB Athlon Sports Tennessee Rising Star Lindy’s SEC Newcomer of the Year
CURT MAGGITT
Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List Preseason Coaches All-SEC First Team Preseason Media All-SEC First Team Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Top Defensive Ends: No. 8 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-SEC Sporting News Tennessee Difference-Maker
JUSTIN MARTIN
Athlon Sports Top JUCO Transfers: No. 11 DB Sporting News Top JUCO Players Moving On
ALTON ‘PIG’ HOWARD
Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
KAHLIL McKENZIE
JALEN HURD
Maxwell Award Watch List Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC Athlon Sports Top Heisman Contenders: No. 19 RB
Lindy’s Impact True Freshman: No. 4 DT
MARQUEZ NORTH
Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-SEC Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC
VON PEARSON
Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
BRIAN RANDOLPH
Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC
JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN
Lindy’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Top Outside Linebackers: No. 13 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-SEC
CAMERON SUTTON
Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Preseason Coaches All-SEC Second Team Preseason Media All-SEC Second Team Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC Lindy’s Preseason First Team All-SEC Lindy’s Top Cornerbacks: No. 6 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC Sporting News Preseason Second Team All-American Sporting News Preseason First Team All-SEC
SHY TUTTLE
Lindy’s Impact True Freshman: No. 5 DT
LaDARRELL McNEIL
Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC
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BATTLE AT BRISTOL As announced on Oct. 14 2013, Tennessee will play Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. With a capacity of 150,000-plus, the game featuring the Vols and Hokies could set the college football attendance record (currently 115,109 at Michigan Stadium, Michigan vs. Notre Dame on Sept. 7, 2013).
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CHARLOTTE The Charlotte Sports Foundation announced July 22, 2014 that UT will open the 2018 season against West Virginia at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. This will be the initial game between the schools on the gridiron and UT’s first-ever game in Charlotte.
As announced on July 20, 2015, Tennessee and Georgia Tech will open the 2017 college football season with the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. This game will mark the first time in 30 years between the Vols and Yellow Jackets.
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HEAD COACH BUTCH JONES CAREER NOTES COACHING CAREER Year 1987-89 1990-92 1993-94 1995 1996-97 1998 1999 2000 2001-03 2004 2005-06 2007-09 2010-12 2013-
THIRD SEASON AT TENNESSEE | @UTCOACHJONES The University of Tennessee announced on Dec. 7, 2012 the hiring of Butch Jones as the 24th head football coach of the Vols. Jones owns a 64-41 record (.610) in nine seasons as a head coach, and his teams have earned bowl appearances in six of his first eight seasons as a head coach. Jones is 37-24 (.607) in conference play and 54-4 when leading at halftime and 53-4 when leading after three quarters. Jones joined UT from the University of Cincinnati, where he finished with a 2314 record (.657) in three seasons with the Bearcats. Tennessee finished its second season under Jones with a 7-6 record that included a 45-28 win over Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville which marked the first January bowl game for UT since the 2007 season. The Vols opened the 2014 season by playing 21 true freshmen in a 38-7 win over Utah State, the most true freshmen to play in a season opener in UT history. Overall, Tennessee led the nation overall last season with 23 true freshman playing in 2014, with 12 true freshmen starting games for the Vols during the season. Jones and his staff have been relentless on the recruiting trail since arriving in Knoxville. In February 2014, Tennessee signed a consensus top 10 recruiting class that was ranked as high as top five by most media outlets. Jones has prioritized the state of Tennessee in his recruiting efforts, and the 2014 class featured the overwhelming majority of the top talent in the state of Tennessee signing with the Vols, including Freshman All-American and All-SEC performer Derek Barnett, a multitude of Freshman All-SEC players (Barnett, Todd Kelly, Jr., Jashon Robertson), and team’s leading rusher in 2014, Jalen Hurd. The 2015 recruiting class was once again ranked in the Top 5, by most services giving the Vols back-to-back Top 5 recruiting classes for the first time in school history. Ten of those recruits arrived early in Knoxville in January 2015. A staple of Jones’ programs has been success in the classroom, and the UT program has also made great strides academically during his tenure. The program has posted the highest team GPAs in program history during Jones’ tenure, including a record 2.85 in Spring in 2015 and previous record mark of 2.77 GPA in the Fall of 2014. The program has also increased its cumulative GPA in each of the last six semesters. Additionally, the Tennessee program also posted the best APR scores in program history in each of his first two semesters as head coach, including a perfect 1000 score in Spring 2013 and no eligibility points lost in either semester. Graduation is a top priority for Jones, as 14 of 18 seniors on the 2014 team received their degrees prior to the TaxSlayer Bowl, with the other four on track to do so by either May or August 2015. A total of 21 of 24 seniors from the 2013 team have graduated, with two in the NFL and on track to do so through the RAC (Renewing Academic Commitment) program and the other having graduated from the Knoxville Police Academy. In his first season on Rocky Top, the Vols defeated No. 11/9 South Carolina, the first win for UT over a ranked opponent since 2009. The win over the Gamecocks in 2014, when the Vols trailed by 14 with less than two minutes remaining, marked the biggest comeback in school history that late in a game. Also in 2014, the 95 combined points against South Carolina (45) and Kentucky (50) are the most for Tennessee in consecutive games since 2003, while the 50 points and the 34-point margin of victory over Kentucky (50-16) are the most for UT since 2010. Jones was also the head coach for three years at Central Michigan (27-13, .675, from 2007-09). He has won at least eight games in five of his six years as a head coach, including
three seasons of nine-plus wins in the last four years (2009, 2011, 2012). Jones also has won 10 or more games twice, finishing 11-2 at CMU in 2009 and posting a 10-3 record and top 25 final national ranking with Cincinnati in 2011. Jones has also finished the season ranked in the top 25 in three of the last four seasons (2009 with CMU and 2011-12 at Cincinnati). Jones has won four conference championships in his seven seasons as a head coach, including the Big East title in 2011 and 2012 with Cincinnati and the 2007 and 2009 Mid-American Conference titles at Central Michigan. He earned Big East Conference Coach of the Year honors after his 10-win season with the Bearcats in 2011 and earned the same honor from CBSSports.com in 2012, a year in which his squad captured its second consecutive bowl victory while also finishing with a top 25 ranking. UC finished the regular season 9-3 with a 5-2 league record to share the Big East crown. In 2011, Cincinnati was the only program nationally to win both its conference title and its league top academic honor, earning the 2010-11 Big East Team Academic Excellence Award. Also that same year, JK Schaffer of the Bearcats named the 2011 American Eagle Outfitters Big East Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the second consecutive UC player to earn that honor (John Goebel in 2010). The 2011 UC team that finished 10-3 improved six wins from the 4-8 finish in 2010, making the Bearcats the most improved team from a BCS conference in the nation that season. Cincinnati also recorded its first bowl win over a BCS opponent, defeating Vanderbilt 31-24 in the Liberty Bowl. Cincinnati placed eight players on the All-Big East Conference team from 2011-12, including Big East Offensive Player of the Year Isaiah Pead and Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year Derek Wolfe in 2011. Pead closed out his UC career with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, the first time a Bearcat back has accomplished that in almost 25 years. Before accepting the head coaching position at Cincinnati, Jones’s 27-13 record at Central Michigan included a pair of MAC titles, three consecutive bowl appearances, and a No. 23 postseason ranking in 2009. The Chippewas were 22-3 in the MAC during his tenure, and he was the only head coach to lead the program to consecutive bowl games as well as the first in the history of the MAC to do so in his first three seasons. In addition to coaching Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl receiver Antonio Brown at Central Michigan, one of Jones’ players while coaching the Chippewas, offensive lineman Eric Fisher, was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Jones recruited Fisher to join the CMU 2009 where he went on to a decorated career. Joining Fisher in Kansas City was another Jones product, Travis Kelce who was selected in the third round after playing at Cincinnati. Jones was the wide receivers coach at West Virginia from 2005-06 before he moved to Central Michigan, during which time the Mountaineers went a combined 22-3 and the 2005 squad defeated Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. He served as an assistant at Central Michigan for seven years from 1998-2004, as offensive coordinator (2002-04), running backs coach (1999-2004), and as tight ends coach (1998). Jones was also the offensive coordinator at Ferris State from 1995-97 and at Wilkes University from 1993-94 and also served as an assistant at Rutgers from 1990-92. Jones is a 1990 graduate of Ferris State University in Michigan, where he was a two-year letterman in football. His original entry into the coaching ranks was as an intern with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1987-89. Jones and his wife, Barb, are the parents of three sons: Alex (18), Adam (14), and Andrew (8). Alex joined the team as a kicker in 2015.
School Position Tampa Bay (NFL) Intern Rutgers Graduate Assistant Wilkes Univ. Offensive Coordinator Ferris State Running Backs Ferris State Offensive Coordinator Central Michigan Tight Ends Central Michigan Wide Receivers Central Michigan Running Backs Central Michigan Offensive Coordinator Central Michigan Running Backs West Virginia Wide Receivers Central Michigan Head Coach Cincinnati Head Coach Tennessee Head Coach
HEAD COACHING RECORD
Year Team Record Final Rank Conference AP/Coaches 2007 Central Michigan 8-6 -/- 6-1 (1st) 2008 Central Michigan 8-5 -/- 6-2 (t-2nd) 2009 Central Michigan 11-2 23/24 8-0 (1st) 2010 Cincinnati 4-8 -/- 2-5 (7th) 2011 Cincinnati 10-3 25/21 5-2 (t-1st) 2012 Cincinnati 9-3 RV/22 5-2 (t-1st) 2013 Tennessee 5-7 -/- 2-6 (6th) 2014 Tennessee 7-6 -/- 3-5 (4th) 2015 Tennessee 2-1 TOTALS 9 seasons 64-41 37-24 4 Conf. Championships
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING... “Coach Butch Jones is a man that not only has the football acumen to bring Tennessee back to it’s rightful place in the SEC, and College Football world, he’s a man that will connect with the “Volunteer Nation,” and “Big Orange Country.” - Charles Davis, Former Tennessee defensive back and current FOX NFL analyst “Without a doubt, Tennessee hired a quality football coach in Butch Jones, but more importantly, it hired an even even better man to run its program. He brings a passion and relentless desire for success that will most certainly lead to great things both on and off the field.” - Brian Kelly, Notre Dame head coach, former Cincinnati and Central Michigan head coach “I have been told by people for years that Butch Jones is a rising coach and a star in this business. I did my due diligence and got to know Butch to a degree. I feel that Butch is a star and someone who can coach at any level including the SEC. With the resources at Tennessee he will soar as a coach and will have athletic directors at other schools saying `why didn’t we hire Butch Jones.’ Butch is also a man of integrity and runs the program with integrity. He is an excellent recruiter and it is not a cliché to say that he will turn his players into men and men with integrity.” - Chris Mortensen, ESPN Senior NFL Analyst
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COACH JONES: BY THE NUMBERS Overall Home Road Neutral Site August September October November December/January In Bowl Games vs. Above .500 (time of game) vs. Below or At .500 (time of game)
’14 ’15 UT Career 7-6 2-1 14-14 64-41 4-3 1-1 9-7 34-16 2-3 0-0 3-7 24-23 1-0 1-0 2-0 5-2 1-0 -- 2-0 3-0 1-2 2-1 5-5 19-15 1-3 -- 2-5 19-11 3-1 -- 4-4 17-12 1-0 -- 1-0 6-3 1-0 -- 1-0 2-2 2-6 0-1 5-14 19-36 5-0 2-0 10-0 43-4
Conference Record... Overall at home on the road
’14 ’15 UT Career 3-5 -- 5-11 37-23 1-3 -- 2-6 17-12 2-2 -- 3-5 20-10
Non-Conference Record... Overall at home on the road neutral site vs. Ranked Opponents... Overall vs. Top 5 at home on the road neutral site
’14 ’15 UT Career 4-0 2-1 9-2 27-17 3-0 1-1 7-1 18-3 0-1 -- 0-2 3-13 1-0 1-0 2-0 6-2 ’14 ’15 UT Career 0-5 0-1 1-12 2-16 0-3 -- 0-5 0-6 0-2 0-1 1-5 1-7 0-3 -- 0-7 0-9 0-0 -- 0-0 1-0
Record in Games... decided by 14 points or more decided by 7 pts or less decided by 4 pts or less away during the day away at night home during the day home at night neutral site during the day neutral site at night
’14 ’15 4-3 2-0 2-2 0-1 1-2 -- 1-1 -- 1-2 -- 3-1 -- 1-2 1-1 1-0 -- 0-0 1-0
UT 8-8 3-5 2-4 1-4 2-3 6-3 3-4 1-0 1-0
Career 33-20 16-16 13-11 17-14 7-9 21-9 14-7 3-0 2-2
Record When Scoring... less than 14 points less than 21 points 21+ points 30+ points 35+ Points Defensive Touchdown Special Teams Touchdown
’14 ’15 0-3 -- 0-4 -- 7-2 2-1 6-1 2-0 5-0 2-0 1-0 -- 1-0 1-0
UT 0-6 0-7 14-5 11-2 9-0 2-2 3-0
Career 0-14 2-22 62-18 48-7 36-3 9-2 7-1
Record When Allowing... less than 14 points less than 21 points 21+ points 30+ points 35+ Points Defensive Touchdown Special Teams Touchdown
’14 2-1 5-1 2-5 1-4 1-1 0-2 0-0
UT 4-1 9-2 5-12 2-11 1-4 0-3 1-1
Career 22-2 34-5 30-36 12-30 3-16 3-8 0-3
’15 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 -- -- --
2015 COACHING STAFF
Record When... ’14 leading after the 1st quarter 6-2 trailing after the 1st quarter 0-3 tied after the 1st quarter 1-1 leading at halftime 7-1 trailing at halftime 0-4 tied at halftime 0-1 halftime lead/deficit within 4 pts. 1-3 leading after the 3rd quarter 6-1 trailing after the 3rd quarter 1-5 tied after the 3rd quarter 0-0 3rd Qtr. lead/deficit +/- 4 pts. 0-2 tied after the 4th quarter/OT 1-0 Turnover Margin Even 2-3 Turnover Margin +1 or better 5-0 Turnover Margin +2 or better 3-0 Turnover Margin +3 or better 1-0 Turnover Margin +4 or better 0-0 Turnover Margin -1 or worse 0-3 Turnover Margin -2 or worse 0-2 Turnover Margin -3 or worse 0-1 Turnover Margin -4 or worse 0-1
’15 UT 2-1 13-4 -- 0-8 -- 1-2 2-1 14-2 -- 0-10 -- 0-2 -- 1-4 2-1 12-3 -- 2-10 0-1 0-2 -- 1-3 0-1 1-2 1-0 4-3 1-1 9-3 1-0 6-0 1-0 3-0 -- 1-0 -- 1-7 -- 0-3 -- 0-3 -- 0-2
Career 47-8 11-24 6-9 54-4 9-31 2-6 21-13 53-5 8-33 3-4 11-7 2-3 16-9 35-7 19-3 10-1 7-0 13-24 3-12 2-7 1-3
Record With... less than 300 yards total off. 300+ yards total offense 400+ yards total offense 500+ yards total offense 600+ yards total offense less than 100 yards rushing 100+ yards rushing 150+ yards rushing 200+ yards rushing 250+ yards rushing less than 200 yards passing 200-300 yards passing less than 300 yards passing 300+ yards passing 350+ yards passing 400+ yards passing 450+ yards passing
’14 1-3 6-3 4-1 2-0 1-0 0-3 7-3 5-1 3-0 2-0 2-1 4-5 6-6 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
’15 UT 0-1 1-7 2-0 13-7 2-0 9-2 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 -- 0-5 2-1 14-9 2-0 11-5 2-0 9-1 1-0 6-0 0-1 6-7 2-0 7-7 2-1 13-14 -- 1-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0
Career 2-15 62-26 41-12 17-2 5-0 5-16 60-24 48-12 32-3 19-1 19-12 30-20 47-35 16-6 10-3 1-1 1-1
Record When Allowing... less than 200 total yards less than 300 total yards less than 400 total yards 400 yards+ total offense less than 100 yards rushing 100+ yards rushing less than 200 yards passing less than 250 yards passing less than 300 yards passing 300+ yards passing
’14 0-0 4-1 5-2 2-4 1-0 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-5 1-1
’15 UT -- 0-0 1-0 6-2 1-1 11-5 1-0 3-9 -- 2-1 2-1 12-13 1-1 8-8 1-1 11-9 1-1 12-12 1-0 2-2
Career 2-0 21-4 48-12 16-29 22-7 42-34 20-16 39-20 48-29 16-12
COACHING NOTES WINS WHEN ...
Most Wins in Games Within 4 Pts. at Half, 2007-15
• Teams coached by Jones are 54-4 when leading at halftime, 47-8 when leading after the first quarter, and 54-5 when leading after the third quarter. Winning Pct. When Leading At Half, Since ’07 Head Coach* Winning Pct. Since ’07 w/ Lead at Half Bill Snyder (43-0) 1.000 Kyle Whittingham (52-2) .963 Urban Meyer (69-3) .958 Chris Petersen (84-4) .954 Dan Mullen (41-2) .954 Jerry Kill (41-2) .954 Doc Holliday (32-2) .941 Mark Hudspeth (31-2) .939 Mike Gundy (61-4) .939 Nick Saban (86-6) .935 Dave Doeren (28-2) .933 BUTCH JONES (54-4) .931 *-Minimum 30 games
Head Coach* Most Wins, Game Within 4 pts. at Half Steve Spurrier 25 Frank Beamer 24 Kyle Whittingham 23 Troy Calhoun 22 Les Miles/Ken Niumatalolo 21 BUTCH JONES/Paul Johnson/Todd Graham/ 20 Bronco Mendenhall
MIKE DEBORD
JOHN JANCEK
STEVE STRIPLING
WILLIE MARTINEZ
Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks (PB)
Assoc. Head Coach/ Defensive Line (S)
Defensive Coordinator (S)
Asst. Head Coach Def. / Def. Backs (PB)
ZACH AZZANNI
MARK ELDER
ROBERT GILLESPIE
DON MAHONEY
TOMMY THIGPEN
DAVE LAWSON
Tight Ends/Special Wide Receivers/ Passing Game Coord. (S) Teams Coord. (PB)
Running Backs/ Recruiting Coord. (S)
Offensive Line (S)
TURNOVER TICKER • The Vols have forced a turnover in 18 of its last 21 games and have forced multiple turnovers in 16 of its last 26. Since 2011, Jones-coached teams rank 8th nationally. Turnover-Related Ranks Among FBS Coaches, ’11-15
Category Total/Jones National Rank Since ’11 Points Off Turnovers/Game 7.06 (10th) Turnover Margin/Game +0.54 (16th) Total Turnovers Forced 116 (7th)
• UT has forced 55 turnovers under Jones (since 2013), 3rd in the SEC during that time frame.
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(PB) - Press Box; (S) - Sideline
Linebackers (S)
Director of Strength & Conditioning (S)
Derek Day, Defensive Graduate Assistant Merci Falaise, Offensive Graduate Assistant Chase Gibson, Defensive Quality Control Assistant Kevin Koger, Offensive Quality Control Assistant Greg Meyer, Special Teams Quality Control Assistant Nick Sheridan, Offensive Graduate Assistant Stephen Smith, Defensive Quality Control Assistant Tommy Zagorski, Offensive Quality Control Assistant
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NEYLAND STADIUM | SHIELDS-WATKINS FIELD
CAPACITY: 102,455
450-122-17 OVERALL RECORD IN 94 YEARS AT NEYLAND STADIUM
THE BEST GETS BETTER The Home of the Vols got a makeover in 2010, transforming one of college football’s meccas into an aesthetic masterpiece. The concrete walls that used to hold up the west side were replaced with brick. Below the press box, six new panels display some of the finest to ever don the Orange and White-- Al Wilson, Gen. Robert R. Neyland, Reggie White, Peyton Manning, Johnny Majors and Doug Atkins. Most noticeable from the outside are 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 Gate 21 plaza area. Adjacent to the Gate 21 plaza is 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.
20 STRAIGHT YEARS WITH 100,000+ With a sellout vs. Oklahoma on Sept. 12, Tennessee has had at least one home crowd of 100,000-plus in each of the last 20 seasons, including sellouts against Alabama, Florida and Utah State in 2014. Only Michigan has a longer streak dating back to 1975.
TOP 10 ATTENDANCE With four sellouts of 102,455 in 2014 (Utah State, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky), Tennessee ranked seventh in the nation in average attedance (99,754). UT finished sixth in total attendance (698,276). ¢ 2014 Average Home Attendance Leaders
1. Ohio State 106,296 2. Texas A&M 105,123 3. Michigan 104,909 4. LSU 101,723
5. Penn State 6. Alabama 7. Tennessee 8. Texas
101,623 101,534 99,754 94,103
¢ 2014 Total Home Attendance Leaders
1. Ohio State 2. Michigan 3. LSU
744,075 734,364 712,358
4. Penn State 711,358 5. Alabama 710,736 6. Tennessee 698,276
ATTENDANCE SURGES With an average attendance of 99,754 last season, Tennessee posted its highest average attendance at home since 2010 (99,781). Since 2012 (89,965), the average attendance at Neyland Stadium has increased by nearly 10,000.
THE GENERAL THE PROVERBIAL YARDSTICK
NEYLAND’S MAXIMS OF FOOTBALL
One of the greatest coaches in the history of the game of football, Gen. Robert Reese Neyland is still, and will most likely always be, the yardstick by which all Tennessee football coaches are measured. For 21 years, he led the Big Orange to win after win and championship after championship. His 173 wins, seven conference titles and four national championships set the bar at one of the nation’s finest football institutions. According to UT legend Gus Manning, no one summed up Neyland and his coaching ability better than Wallace Wade: “He could take his and beat yours or take yours and beat his.” -- Wallace Wade, Alabama and Duke head coach and Neyland rival.
1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win. 2. Play for and make the breaks and when one comes your way -- SCORE. 3. If at first the game or the breaks go against you, don’t let up -- put on more steam. 4. Protect our kickers, our QB, our lead and our ball game. 5. Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle -- for this is the WINNING EDGE. 6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made. 7. Carry the fight to our opponent and keep it there for 60 minutes.
WINNING AT HOME
1. Baylor: McLane Stadium (2014) 8-0 2. Ga. Southern: Paulson Stadium (1984) 183-33 3. Marshall: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991) 144-26 4. Boise State: Albertsons Stadium (1970) 246-51 5. Alabama: Bryant-Denny Stadium (1929) 240-53-3 6. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923) 378-84-15 7. Auburn: Jordan-Hare Stadium (1939) 304-75-7 8. Ohio State: Ohio Stadium (1922) 419-110-20 9. Tennessee: Neyland Stadium (1921) 450-122-17 10. Old Dominion: Foreman Field (2009) 33-10
1.000 .847 .847 .828 .816 .808 .797 .781 .778 .767
LARGEST CFB STADIUMS
Facility Capacity 1. Michigan Stadium (Michigan) 109,901 2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) 106,572 3. Kyle Field (Texas A&M) 106,512 4. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) 104,944 5. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) 102,455 6. Tiger Stadium (LSU) 102,321 7. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) 101,821 8. Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) 100,119
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING... “The big games I played in Neyland Stadium are right up there with the Super Bowl. It is still one of the most electric atmospheres I have ever experienced, and the passion of the fans is what makes the difference.” Peyton Manning, Former Vol and Denver Broncos QB “It is a remarkable experience. It starts with the Vol Walk down to the stadium, and the energy just builds and builds until you run through the ‘T’ for kickoff.” - Jerod Mayo, Former Vol and Patriots LB “Don’t know if it is the stadium on the water, a bright orange I can even see or the 100,000+ die-hard fans but Tennessee is definitely one of my top-5 spots in college football. Neyland and Tennessee, you far exceeded my expectations.” - Brock Huard, ESPN/SEC Network game analyst
“I’ve been to LSU, Florida State and Texas and almost every place that could be considered one of the toughest places to play. But we went down to Knoxville for a night game, and that Tennessee crowd was the most impressive that I have ever faced. Neyland Stadium was just electric.” - Bob Davie, ESPN game analyst and former Notre Dame head coach “It’s static noise. You can’t hear anything. You go up and down the line -- your wide receivers, your running backs, your tight ends -- nobody can hear. Nobody.” - Nate Longshore, Former Cal quarterback (2006) “It’s got to be Tennessee! That night in that stadium with the orange and Rocky Top -- that’s my favorite!” - Lee Corso, ESPN College Football Analyst
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DEPTH CHARTS
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
FLORIDA GATORS
DEPTH CHART OFFENSE TE LT LG C RG RT WR-X WR-W WR-Z QB TB
82 48 77 76 75 78 55 57 64 71 66 50 63 55 74 51 8 2 7 15 9 3 81 25 11 12 1 6
DEFENSE LE NT DT RE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS NK
50 4 5 39 2 58 1 9 40 42 21 51 34 53 11 53 7 24 8 12 13 6 26 37 29 13 3
Ethan Wolf Alex Ellis Kyler Kerbyson Chance Hall Jashon Robertson Charles Mosley Coleman Thomas Mack Crowder Ray Raulerson Dylan Wiesman Jack Jones Venzell Boulware Brett Kendrick Coleman Thomas Dontavius Blair Drew Richmond Marquez North Pig Howard Preston Williams Jauan Jennings Von Pearson Josh Malone Johnathon Johnson Josh Smith Joshua Dobbs Quinten Dormady Jalen Hurd Alvin Kamara
Corey Vereen LaTroy Lewis Kyle Phillips Kendal Vickers Shy Tuttle Owen Williams Kahlil McKenzie Derek Barnett Dimarya Mixon Chris Weatherd Jalen Reeves-Maybin Kenny Bynum Darrin Kirkland Jr. Colton Jumper Austin Smith Colton Jumper Cameron Sutton Darrell Miller Justin Martin Emmanuel Moseley Malik Foreman Todd Kelly Jr. Stephen Griffin Brian Randolph Evan Berry Malik Foreman Micah Abernathy
SPECIALISTS PK P KO LS H
25 97 93 31 27 25 97 59 46 10
Aaron Medley George Bullock Trevor Daniel Nate Renfro Tommy Townsend Aaron Medley George Bullock Matt Giampapa Riley Lovingood Patrick Ashford
RETURNERS KR PR
14
29 13 7 6
Evan Berry Malik Foreman Cameron Sutton Alvin Kamara
6-6 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-3 5-8 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-8 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-4 5-10
245 240 318 318 315 348 301 293 287 304 307 306 318 301 294 301 229 180 209 201 183 197 184 216 207 216 240 215
DEPTH CHART
So. R-Sr. R-Sr. Fr. So. R-Fr. So. R-Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. OR Fr. R-So. So. R-Jr. OR Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. OR Sr. R-So. Jr. Fr. So. R-So.
6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1
249 256 259 286 311 297 344 257 259 226 225 227 224 224 236 224 186 178 183 179 178 208 200 200 207 178 193
Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-So. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. R-Sr. So. Jr. Fr.
6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0
189 213 248 205 195 189 213 217 209 208
So. R-Jr. R-So. R-Sr. OR Fr. So. R-Jr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Sr.
5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10
207 178 186 215
So. Jr. Jr. R-So.
OR
OR
OFFENSE TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB WR WR WR
83 80 30 78 73 63 52 54 64 51 77 75 74 7 3 25 32 21 5 11 85 4 89 81 10 18
DEFENSE DE NT DT RUSH CB SLB MLB WLB CB NK SS FS
90 96 91 93 54 57 17 94 14 1 15 34 23 3 34 40 13 31 6 24 7 42 26 20 8
Jake McGee C’yontai Lewis DeAndre Goolsby David Sharpe Martez Ivy IV Trip Thurman Travaris Dorsey Cameron Dillard Tyler Jordan Antonio Riles Jr. Andrew Mike Mason Halter Fred Johnson Will Grier Treon Harris Jordan Scarlett Jordan Cronkrite Kelvin Taylor Ahmad Fulwood Demarcus Robinson Chris Thompson Brandon Powell Alvin Bailey Antonio Callaway Valdez Showers C.J. Worton
6-6 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-0
244 233 243 359 311 307 321 311 292 312 302 295 312 203 198 212 205 206 210 208 171 185 189 206 193 198
R-Sr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-So. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr. R-Fr. OR So. Fr. OR Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. R-So. Fr. R-Sr. So.
Jonathan Bullard Cece Jefferson Joey Ivie Taven Bryen Khairi Clark Caleb Brantley Jordan Sherit Bryan Cox Jr. Alex McCalister Vernon Hargreaves III Deiondre Porter Alex Anzalone Jeremi Powell Antonio Morrison Alex Anzalone Jarrad Davis Daniel McMillian Jalen Tabor Quincy WIlson Brian Poole Duke Dawson Keanu Neal Marcell Harris Marcus Maye Nick Washington
6-3 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-6 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0
280 270 290 290 321 303 250 265 235 200 178 237 220 235 237 232 216 197 210 208 203 215 211 210 189
Sr. Fr. Jr R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-So. R-Jr. R-Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. R-So. R-Jr. R-So.
SPECIALISTS PK P LS H
16 98 19 16 41 47 19 24
Austin Hardin Jorge Powell Johnny Townsend Austin Hardin Ryan Farr Jonathan Haney Johnny Townsend Case Harrison
RETURNERS KR PR
4 81 81 4
Brandon Powell Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway Brandon Powell
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5-10 205 5-10 171 6-1 200 5-10 205 6-0 213 6-2 210 6-1 200 6-0 196
R-Jr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-So. R-So.
5-9 5-11 5-11 5-9
So. Fr. Fr. So.
185 206 206 185
OR
OR
OR
OR
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NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 21 24 24 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 37 38 39 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 46 47 47 48 48 50 50 51 51 52 53 53 55
Name Jalen Hurd Kahlil McKenzie Pig Howard Shy Tuttle Micah Abernathy Josh Malone John Kelly LaTroy Lewis Ralph David Abernathy IV Kyle Phillips Alvin Kamara Todd Kelly Jr. Rashaan Gaulden Cameron Sutton Preston Williams Justin Martin Marquez North Derek Barnett Von Pearson Patrick Ashford Vincent Perry Joshua Dobbs Austin Smith Quinten Dormady Emmanuel Moseley Malik Foreman Sheriron Jones Zac Jancek Quart’e Sapp Jauan Jennings Dillon Bates Jason Croom Darrell Taylor Cortez McDowell Jalen Reeves-Maybin Joe Young Michael Lacey Darrell Miller Aaron Medley Josh Smith Stephen Griffin Tommy Townsend Will Martinez David Priddy Evan Berry Holden Foster Devin Williams Nate Renfro LaDarrell McNeil Darrin Kirkland Jr. MaLeik Gatewood Gavin Bryant Brian Randolph Jayson Sparks Jaye Rochell Alex Jones Kendal Vickers Dimarya Mixon Elliott Berry Chris Weatherd Laszlo Toser Jakob Johnson Max Arnold Riley Lovingood Landon Knoll Joe Stocstill Alex Ellis DaJour Maddox Venzell Boulware Corey Vereen Kenny Bynum Drew Richmond Andrew Butcher Will Bradshaw Colton Jumper Quay Picou
Pos. RB DL WR DL DB WR RB DL RB DL RB DB DB DB WR DB WR DE WR H WR QB LB QB DB DB QB QB LB WR LB WR DL LB LB RB WR DB PK WR DB P WR DB DB K DB P DB LB DB LB DB RB WR PK DL DL LB DL/LB PK TE DB LS LB TE TE LB OL DL LB OL DL LS LB DL
Ht. 6-4 6-3 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-9 6-4 5-6 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-7 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-2 5-5 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-2 5-8 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1
Wt. 240 344 180 311 193 197 212 256 185 259 215 208 178 186 209 183 229 257 183 208 175 207 236 216 179 178 208 214 214 201 228 246 230 240 225 200 173 178 189 216 200 195 184 170 207 180 184 205 209 224 189 238 200 187 210 139 286 259 222 226 181 240 193 209 217 234 240 210 306 249 227 301 257 219 224 266
Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) SO Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech Senior FR Walnut Creek, Calif./Clayton Valley Charter School SR Orlando, Fla./Edgewater FR Midway, N.C./North Davidson FR Atlanta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian SO Gallatin, Tenn./Station Camp FR Detroit, Mich./Oak Park RS JR Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban RS SR Atlanta, Ga./Westminster School/Cincinnati FR Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro RS SO Norcross, Ga./Norcross/Alabama/Hutchinson C.C. (Kansas) SO Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School SO Spring Hill, Tenn./Independence JR Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro FR Hampton, Ga./Lovejoy SO Antioch, Tenn./Overton/Northeast Oklahoma A&M JR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek SO Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy SR Newport News, Va./Denbigh/Feather River College (Calif.) RS SR Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West/Carson-Newman FR Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro JR Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta FR Buford, Ga./Buford FR Boerne, Texas/Boerne SO Greensboro, N.C./Dudley JR Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett FR Perris, Calif./Rancho Verde FR Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic FR Alpharetta, Ga./Milton FR Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman RS FR Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra RS JR Norcross, Ga./Norcross FR Waverly, Va./Hopewell SO Locust Grove, Ga./Locust Grove JR Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast FR Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central FR Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy FR Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill SO Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County RS SO Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville FR Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg FR Orlando, Fla./Boone SO Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic RS JR Hendersonville, Tenn./Hendersonville SO Fairburn, Ga./Creekside JR Dickson, Tenn./Dickson County/Sewanne RS JR Knoxville, Tenn./Austin-East RS SR Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy/Maryland SR Dallas, Texas/Wilmer-Hutchins FR Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central FR Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School RS FR Jackson, Ala./Jackson RS SR Marietta, Ga./Kell RS SO Loganville, Ga./Grayson RS JR Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan School FR Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic RS SO Havelock, N.C./Havelock SO Compton, Calif./West Mesquite (Texas) SO Fairburn, Ga./Creekside SR Carrollton, Texas/Creekview/Trinity Valley C.C. FR Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah SO Stuttgart, Germany/Jean Ribault (Fla.) RS SR McKenzie, Tenn./McKenzie FR Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech Senior FR Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan RS JR Lewisburg, Tenn./Cornersville RS SR Delmar, Del./Delmar FR Stone Mountain, Ga./Druid Hills FR Union City, Ga./Creekside JR Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange RS JR Jacksonville, Fla./Raines FR Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School FR Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta RS SO Dyersburg, Tenn./Dyersburg SO Lookout Mountain, Tenn./Baylor School/The Hun School (NJ) FR Sugar Hill, Ga./Buford
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z ALPHABETICAL
No. Name Pos. 5 Ralph David Abernathy IV RB 3 Micah Abernathy DB 58 Aaron Adams OL 46 Max Arnold DB 10 Patrick Ashford H 97 Paul Bain DL 9 Derek Barnett DE 17 Dillon Bates LB 41 Elliott Berry LB 29 Evan Berry DB 74 Dontavius Blair OL 83 Cody Blanc WR 50 Venzell Boulware OL 53 Will Bradshaw LS 36 Gavin Bryant LB 97 George Bullock PK 52 Andrew Butcher DL 51 Kenny Bynum LB 88 Neiko Creamer TE 18 Jason Croom WR 57 Mack Crowder OL 93 Trevor Daniel P 11 Joshua Dobbs QB 12 Quinten Dormady QB 79 Thomas Edwards OL 48 Alex Ellis TE 87 Logan Fetzner WR 90 Charles Folger DL 13 Malik Foreman DB 30 Holden Foster K 35 MaLeik Gatewood DB 7 Rashaan Gaulden DB 59 Matt Giampapa LS 26 Stephen Griffin DB 76 Chance Hall OL 2 Pig Howard WR 1 Jalen Hurd RB 75 Marcus Jackson OL 14 Zac Jancek QB 15 Jauan Jennings WR 44 Jakob Johnson TE 81 Johnathon Johnson WR 39 Alex Jones PK 66 Jack Jones OL 13 Sheriron Jones QB 53 Colton Jumper LB 89 Will Jumper TE 6 Alvin Kamara RB 65 Clay Keaton OL 67 Joe Keeler OL 4 John Kelly RB 6 Todd Kelly Jr. DB 63 Brett Kendrick OL 77 Kyler Kerbyson OL 34 Darrin Kirkland Jr. LB 47 Landon Knoll LB 24 Michael Lacey WR 4 LaTroy Lewis DL 46 Riley Lovingood LS 48 DaJour Maddox LB 56 Curt Maggitt LB/DL 3 Josh Malone WR 8 Justin Martin DB 28 Will Martinez WR 20 Cortez McDowell LB 1 Kahlil McKenzie DL 33 LaDarrell McNeil DB 25 Aaron Medley PK 24 Darrell Miller DB 40 Dimarya Mixon DL 12 Emmanuel Moseley DB 78 Charles Mosley OL 8 Marquez North WR 95 Danny O’Brien DL 9 Von Pearson WR 10 Vincent Perry WR
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55 56 57 58 58 59 60 63 64 65 66 67 69 71 74 75 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 87 88 89 90 93 94 95 96 97 97
Coleman Thomas Curt Maggitt Mack Crowder Aaron Adams Owen Williams Matt Giampapa Austin Sanders Brett Kendrick Ray Raulerson Clay Keaton Jack Jones Joe Keeler Jonathan Reynolds Dylan Wiesman Dontavius Blair Marcus Jackson Jashon Robertson Chance Hall Kyler Kerbyson Charles Mosley Thomas Edwards Eli Wolf Johnathon Johnson Ethan Wolf Cody Blanc Logan Fetzner Neiko Creamer Will Jumper Charles Folger Trevor Daniel Tyler Stokes Danny O’Brien Trevarris Saulsberry Paul Bain George Bullock
OL LB/DL OL OL DL LS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR TE WR WR TE TE DL P DL DL DL DL PK
6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 5-8 6-6 6-2 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-1
301 252 293 290 297 217 318 318 287 297 307 275 270 304 294 316 315 318 318 348 315 216 184 245 206 182 233 206 249 248 274 301 308 260 213
SO RS SR RS SR RS SO RS SR RS SR RS SO RS SO RS FR FR FR FR RS SO JR RS JR RS SR SO FR RS SR RS FR RS SO FR SR SO RS JR RS SO RS FR FR RS JR RS SO RS FR RS JR RS SR RS FR RS JR
Max Meadows, Va./Fort Chiswell West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee HS Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone Macon, Ga./Westside/Butler C.C. (Kan.) Jackson, Tenn./Univ. School of Jackson/Michigan State Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville Tampa, Fla./Plant Senior Knoxville, Tenn./Grace Christian Academy Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland Arden, N.C./Christ School Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain Anniston, Ala./Anniston/Garden City C.C. (Kan.) Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy Roanoke, Va./Northside Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic Brighton, Tenn./Brighton Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett Minster, Ohio/Minster Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood/Blinn College Minster, Ohio/Minster Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Central Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian Academy (Md.) Lookout Mountain, Tenn./Baylor School Augusta, Ga./Lincoln County Dickson, Tenn./Dickson County Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove/Tusculum Knoxville, Tenn./West
ANDERSON TRAINING CENTER Tennessee’s brand new, state-of-the-art Anderson Training Center is one of the most modern and functional buildings of its kind. The 145,000-square foot building includes an amphitheater-style team room, coaches’ offices, position meeting rooms, a dining hall, players’ lounge, a 7,000-square foot locker room, a 22,000-square foot, multi-level weight room as well as a new training room, hydrotherapy and nutrition area. The building also features several technological upgrades, including a state-of-the-art video delivery system for players and coaches. The locker room includes roomy, custom-built and ventilated lockers with electrical outlets for charging portable devices like cellphones, iPods and laptops. Also included in the building is an updated football hall of fame area. The Anderson Training Center joins the Brenda Lawson Athletic Center and Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. It provides student-athletes direct access to both the 120-yard Robert E. White indoor football field and Haslam Field, Tennessee’s two outdoor football practice fields. The facility is named in honor of the leadership support of the Anderson family, including Charlie and Moll Anderson of Knoxville, Terry and Susan Anderson and Charlie Sr. and Hilda Anderson, both of Florence, Ala. Charlie is a former student-athlete with the Volunteer football program (1974-76) and served as a Board of Trustree member. He and Moll have been leadership donors to athletics for many years and have also impacted multiple areas of campus with their generosity. Terry also played football at UT and his son, Carson, also played for the Vols and graduated in Dec. 2012. The $45 million facility was dedicated on April 19, 2013.
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ALPHABETICAL 5 55 28 37 64 21 31 69 51 75 38 60 14 96 11 25 37 47 94 7 19 55 43 27 2 50 39 42 71 30 58 7 80 82 21
Kyle Phillips DL Quay Picou DL David Priddy DB Brian Randolph DB Ray Raulerson OL Jalen Reeves-Maybin LB Nate Renfro P Jonathan Reynolds OL Drew Richmond OL Jashon Robertson OL Jaye Rochell WR Austin Sanders OL Quart’e Sapp LB Trevarris Saulsberry DL Austin Smith LB Josh Smith WR Jayson Sparks RB Joe Stocstill TE Tyler Stokes DL Cameron Sutton DB Darrell Taylor DL Coleman Thomas OL Laszlo Toser PK Tommy Townsend P Shy Tuttle DL Corey Vereen DL Kendal Vickers DL Chris Weatherd DL/LB Dylan Wiesman OL Devin Williams DB Owen Williams DL Preston Williams WR Eli Wolf TE Ethan Wolf TE Joe Young RB
TENNESSEE FOOTBALL
NOTING THE GATORS
FLORIDA STAT LEADERS RUSHING Kelvin Taylor Will Grier
G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G 3 40 154 3.8 3 51.3 3 19 114 6.0 2 38.0
PASSING Will Grier Treon Harris
G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT 3 39-57 68.4 442 4/2 2 19-27 70.4 269 2/0
RECEIVING G DeAndre Goolsby 3 Demarcus Robinson 3 Brandon Powell 3 DEFENSE Jarrad Davis Antonio Morrison
TENNESSEE-FLORIDA SERIES HISTORY FLORIDA (19-25-0)
at Knoxville: 11-12 at Gainesville: 5-12 Neutral: 3-1 Biggest Win: 42 points (45-3, 1990 in Knoxville) Biggest Loss: 39 points (59-20, 2007 in Gainesville) Longest Winning Streak: 10 games (1916-53) Longest Losing Streak: 10 games (2005-Pres.) Current Streak: Florida 9 games 1916 Tampa W 24-0 1921 Knoxville W 9-0 1928 Knoxville W 13-12 1930 Jacksonville W 13-6 1932 Jacksonville W 32-13 1933 Knoxville W 13-6 1940 Knoxville W 14-0 1944 Knoxville W 40-0 1952 Knoxville W 26-12 1953 Gainesville W 9-7 1954 Knoxville L 0-14 1955 Gainesville W 20-0 1969 Jacksonville L 13-14 1970 Knoxville W 38-7 1971 Gainesville W 20-13 1976 Knoxville L 18-20 1977 Gainesville L 17-27 1984 Knoxville L 30-43 1985 Gainesville L 10-17 1990 Knoxville W 45-3 1991 Gainesville L 18-35 1992 Knoxville W 31-14 1993 Gainesville L 34-41 1994 Knoxville L 0-31 1995 Gainesville L 37-62 1996 Knoxville L 29-35 1997 Gainesville L 20-33 1998 Knoxville (OT) W 20-17 1999 Gainesville L 21-23 2000 Knoxville L 23-27 2001 Gainesville W 34-32 2002 Knoxville L 13-30 2003 Gainesville W 24-10 2004 Knoxville W 30-28 2005 Gainesville L 7-16 2006 Knoxville L 20-21 2007 Gainesville L 20-59 2008 Knoxville L 6-30 2009 Gainesville L 13-23 2010 Knoxville L 17-31
No. 6 14 7
Yds. Avg. TD 132 22.0 1 105 7.5 1 98 14.0 1
L 23-33 L 20-37 L 17-31 L 9-10
SERIES NOTES •2014 was first season that the Vols did not play Florida as their SEC opener since 2001, when the game was moved to the end of the season because of the 9/11 attacks. • Florida has won the last 10 meetings, its longest winning streak against UT, to push its series lead to 25-19. The Vols last defeated the Gators 30-28 at home in 2004. UT’s last win over Florida in Gainesville was a 24-10 triumph in 2003. • In his career, Brian Randolph has totaled 31 tackles (22 solo) against Florida over the previous three years, more than any current Vol. • Pig Howard has hauled in 10 catches for 154 yards and one touchdown against Florida over the last two seasons. He hauled in six catches for 79 yards in 2014 and made four grabs for 75 yards and one score in 2013. • Tennessee freshman punter Tommy Townsend is the younger brother of Gators sophomore punter Johnny Townsend, who was the 2013 Freshman All-SEC punter. • UT running backs coach Robert Gillespie was a four-year letterwinner for the Gators from 1998-01, serving as team captain in his senior season. He totaled 1,854 yards rushing and ranks second all-time among Gators running backs in career receptions (96) and receiving yards (1,091). • UT wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni was passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Florida during the 2010 season. • UT offensive coordinator Mike DeBord was a sport administrator at Michigan from 2013-15. Florida offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier was the Wolverines’ OC/quarterbacks coach in 2014.
Overtime Game: 1 (Tennessee 20, Florida 17, OT in 1998)
STATS COMPARISON
Category Tennessee Florida Record Conference Scoring Offense Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Scoring Defense Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense KO Ret. Avg. Punt Ret. Avg. Net Punting Time of Possession 3rd Down Conversions Opp. 3rd Down Conv. Fumbles Recovered Passes Intercepted Fumbles Lost Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost Passing Efficiency Pass Efficiency Defense Penalties Yards Penalized Opp. Penalties Opp. Yards Penalized Sacks Tackles For Loss First Downs First Downs Rushing First Downs Passing Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense
Most Passing Yards: 492, Peyton Manning, 1996 Passing Attempts: 65, Peyton Manning 1996 Passing Completions: 37, Peyton Manning, 1996 Touchdown Passes: 5, Heath Shuler, 1993 300-Yard Pass Games: 6, last Peyton Manning, 1996 Most Kickoff Return Yards: 207, LaMarcus Coker, 1997 Most Kickoff Returns: 9, 2007 Longest Return: 91, Dale Carter, 1990 Longest Field Goal: 51, James Wilhoit, 2006 Field Goals Made: 5, Alex Walls, 2000 Longest Punt: 76, Beattie Feathers, 1933 Total Tackles: 22, Andy Spiva, 1976 Sacks: 3, Mark Hovanic, 1985 Fumbles Forced: 3, Al Wilson, 1998 Interception Returns: many, last Todd Kelly Jr., 2014 Longest Interception Return: 96, Eric Berry, 2007
VOLS FROM FLORIDA Trevarris Saulsberry (Gainesville) Kenny Bynum (Jacksonville) Pig Howard (Orlando) Tommy Townsend (Orlando) Dillon Bates (Ponte Vedra Beach)
Ray Raulerson (Tampa) Marcus Jackson (Vero Beach) Curt Maggutt (Palm Beach) Corey Vereen (Winter Garden)
Time/Result W, 61-13 W, 31-24 W, 14-9 3:30 p.m. ET TBA TBA TBA 3:30 p.m. ET TBA TBA TBA TBA
* Southeastern Conference game
Longest Rush: 99, Kelsey Finch, 1977 Rushing Yards: 226, Travis Stephens, 2001 Rushing Attempts: 37, Travis Henry, 2000 100-Yard Rushing Games: 7, last Travis Stephens, 2001 Receiving Yards: 161, Peerless Price, 1996 Catches: 10, Tim McGee, 1984 Receiving Touchdowns: 3, Billy Williams, 1993 100-Yard Rec. Games: 4, last Kelley Washington 102, 2002 Multiple 100-Yard Rec. Games: 2, Peerless Price (161), Joey Kent (107), 1996
School (Hometown)
Gainesville HS (Gainesville, Fla.) Trevarris Saulsberry Chris Thompson Case Harrison Raines HS (Jacksonville, Fla.) Kenny Bynum Travaris Dorsey
INT 0 0
Date Opponent Sept. 5 vs. New Mexico State Sept. 12 vs. East Carolina Sept. 19 at Kentucky* Sept. 26 vs. Tennessee* Oct. 3 vs. Ole Miss* Oct. 10 at Missouri* Oct. 17 at LSU* Oct. 31 vs. Georgia* Nov. 7 vs. Vanderbilt* Nov. 14 at South Carolina* Nov. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic Nov. 28 vs. Florida State
INSIDE THE SERIES
2011 Gainesville 2012 Knoxville 2013 Gainesville 2014 Knoxville
Florida
Yds./G 44.0 35.0 32.7
G Solo Asst Total TFL 3 9 15 24 4.0 3 3 15 18 1.0
TENNESSEE-FLORIDA HS TEAMMATES Tennessee
2015 SCHEDULE
2-1 3-0 0-0 1-0 138 106 1305 1224 738 510 567 714 71 46 1184 774 474 166 710 608 39.3 21.9 19.9 10.4 42.2 37.8 31:22 33:39 42% 41% 28% 34% 3 2 3 4 0 2 +5 +2 6 6 1 4 137.87 158.56 115.30 104.75 17 23 135 176 25 15 237 111 5 11 20 25 74 61 41 26 27 33 94% 76% 83% 71%
LAST YEAR’S GAME Oct. 4, 2014 - FLORIDA 10, TENNESSEE 9
¢ Tennessee led 9-0 through the first three quarters before the Gators scored all 10 of their points in the fourth to extend their winning streak in the series to 10 games with a 10-9 victory. Florida scored the game’s only touchdown with 13:40 left in the game when Matt Jones, who ran for 114 yards on 23 carries punched in a two-yard score. The Gators took the lead with 6:20 remaining when Austin Hardin made a 49-yard field goal. Treon Harris replaced UF starting quarterback Jeff Driskel and led the Gators to both of their scoring drives and their 10 fourth-quarter points. Tennessee reshmen placekicker Aaron Medley converted three field goals (36, 38, 39). Vols quarterback Justin Worley was 26-of-39 for 205 yards. He connected with Howard for 6 catches and 79 yards. Josh Malone had 28 yards on four receptions. Worley connected with Marquez North four times for 26 yards. The Vols defense was stellar in limiting Florida to 232 total yards of offense. A.J. Johnson posted 13 tackles. Brian Randolph had career-high 13 stops, his fourth career game with double-figure tackles. Tennessee’s defense racked up three interceptions and three sacks in the loss.
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2015 SEC STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION
SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 10 Top 25 Streak Florida 1-0 1.000 14 9 3-0 1.000 106 46 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W3 Georgia 2-0 1.000 83 34 3-0 1.000 134 48 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W3 Kentucky 1-1 .500 35 36 2-1 .667 75 69 1-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Missouri 0-0 .000 0 0 3-0 1.000 70 29 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 TENNESSEE 0-0 .000 0 0 2-1 .667 138 71 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 W1 South Carolina 0-2 .000 42 78 1-2 .333 59 91 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 L2 Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 14 31 1-2 .333 73 52 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 W1
WESTERN DIVISION
SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 10 Top 25 Streak LSU 2-0 1.000 66 40 2-0 1.000 66 40 1-0 0-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 W2 Ole Miss 1-0 1.000 43 37 3-0 1.000 192 61 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 W3 Texas A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 3-0 1.000 138 67 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W3 Alabama 0-1 .000 37 43 2-1 .667 109 70 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 L1 Auburn 0-1 .000 21 45 2-1 .667 79 89 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 Mississippi State 0-1 .000 19 21 2-1 .667 115 50 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 W1 Arkansas 0-0 .000 0 0 1-2 .333 84 64 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 (AP, Amway Coaches) when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable
THIS WEEK IN THE SEC
Saturday, Sept. 26 LSU (2-0) at Syracuse (3-0) Noon ET, ESPN Southern (2-1) at Georgia (3-0) Noon ET, SECN UCF (0-3) at South Carolina (1-2) Noon ET, ESPNU Tennessee (2-1) at Florida (3-0) 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS La.-Monroe (1-1) at Alabama (2-1) 4 p.m. ET, SECN Vanderbilt (1-2) at Ole Miss (3-0) 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Texas A&M (3-0) vs. Arkansas (1-2) 7 p.m. ET, ESPN Miss State (2-1) at Auburn (2-1) 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Missouri (3-0) at Kentucky (2-1) 7:30 p.m. ET, SECN
NEXT WEEK IN THE SEC Saturday, Oct. 3 Ole Miss at Florida Miss St at Texas A&M
Rk School Rec Points Prev 1. Ohio State (42) 3-0 1490 1 2. Michigan State (7) 3-0 1415 4 3. Mississippi (11) 3-0 1345 3 3. TCU 3-0 1345 15 5. Baylor 2-0 1213 5 6. Notre Dame 3-0 1183 8 7. Georgia 3-0 1162 7 8. LSU (1) 2-0 1088 13 9. UCLA 3-0 981 10 10. Florida State 3-0 953 9 11. Clemson 3-0 903 11 12. Alabama 2-1 882 2 13. Oregon 2-1 855 12 14. Texas A&M 3-0 798 17 15. Oklahoma 3-0 782 16 16. Arizona 3-0 488 20 17. Northwestern 3-0 469 23 18. Utah 3-0 439 21 19. USC 2-1 367 6 20. Georgia Tech 2-1 352 14 21. Stanford 2-1 288 41 22. BYU 2-1 174 24 22. Wisconsin 2-1 174 19 24. Oklahoma State 3-0 149 25 25. Missouri 3-0 352 22 Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 52, West Virginia 48, TENNESSEE 45, California 38, Toledo 36, Arizona St. 25, Houston 22, Auburn 20, Temple 20, Texas Tech 20, Boise St. 17, Miami 13, Iowa 10, Kansas State 8, Florida 7, NC State 5, Minnesota 4, Virginia Tech 4, Memphis 1 Bold: UT and teams on UT ’15 schedule
VOLS IN WEEKLY POLLS
Pre. 9/8 9/14 9/21 9/28 AP 25 23 RV RV Coaches 25 23 RV RV
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TBD, ESPN/2/SECN Noon ET, SECN 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS 4 p.m. ET, SECN 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU 7 p.m. ET, CBSSN 7:30 p.m. ET, SECN
2015 SEC BOWL TIE-INS
TOP 25 POLLS (WEEK 4) ASSOCIATED PRESS
TBD, ESPN/2 /SECN TBD, ESPN/2 /SECN
Arkansas at Tennessee South Carolina at Missouri Alabama at Georgia San Jose State at Auburn E Michigan at LSU Vanderbilt at Mid Tennessee E Kentucky at Kentucky
USA TODAY COACHES
Rk School Rec Points Prev 1. Ohio State (61) 3-0 1594 1 2. TCU 3-0 1482 3 3. Michigan State (3) 3-0 1477 4 4. Baylor 2-0 1364 5 5. Mississippi 3-0 1292 11 6. Georgia 3-0 1262 8 7. Florida State 3-0 1119 6 8. Notre Dame 3-0 1109 10 9. LSU 2-0 1085 14 10. Clemson 3-0 1022 9 11. UCLA 3-0 968 12 12. Alabama 2-1 883 2 13. Oregon 2-1 855 13 14. Oklahoma 3-0 790 17 15. Texas A&M 3-0 745 18 16. Arizona 3-0 605 19 17. Utah 3-0 501 21 18. USC 2-1 461 7 19. Northwestern 3-0 347 24 20. Georgia Tech 2-1 338 16 21. Wisconsin 2-1 274 23 22. Oklahoma State 3-0 242 25 22. Missouri 3-0 234 20 24. Stanford 2-1 133 NR 25. Auburn 2-1 79 15 Others receiving votes: West Virginia 75, Brigham Young 74, Miami (Fla.) 58, TENNESSEE 49, Kansas State 47, Mississippi State 46, Texas Tech 36, Arizona State 31, Florida 24, California 20, North Carolina State 15, Temple 15, Iowa 13, Memphis 8, Boise State 8, Minnesota 6, Houston 4, Virginia Tech 4, Northern Illinois 3, Toledo 2, Boston College 1
Independence Bowl Dec. 26 ESPN Texas Bowl Dec. 29 ESPN Birmingham Bowl Dec. 30 ESPN Belk Bowl Dec. 30 ESPN Music City Dec. 30 ESPN Outback Bowl Jan. 1 ESPN2 Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 ABC TaxSlayer Bowl Jan. 2 ESPN Liberty Jan. 2 ESPN
5:45 p.m. Shreveport, La.
ACC vs. SEC
9 p.m.
Houston, Texas
Big 12 vs. SEC
12 p.m.
Birmingham, Ala.
Amer. vs. SEC
3:30 p.m. Charlotte, N.C.
ACC vs. SEC
7 p.m.
Nashville, Tenn.
1 p.m.
Tampa, Gla.
Big Ten vs. SEC
1 p.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Big 10 vs. SEC
12 p.m.
Jacksonville, Fla.
3:20 p.m. Memphis, Tenn.
Back-Up Opportunities Heart of Dallas Bowl Dec. 26 ESPN 2:20 p.m. Dallas, Texas Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 29 ESPN 2 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas
ACC/Big 10 vs. SEC
ACC/Big 10 vs. SEC Big 12 vs. SEC
Big 12 vs. CUSA MWC vs. Big Ten
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES Peach Bowl Dec. 31 ESPN 12 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. New Year’s Six Cotton Bowl Dec. 31 ESPN 4/8 p.m. Arlington, Texas Semifinal Orange Bowl Dec. 31 ESPN 4/8 p.m. Miami, Fla. Semifinal Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1 ESPN 1 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. New Year’s Six Rose Bowl Jan. 1 ESPN 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac 12 Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 ESPN 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. SEC vs. Big 12 College Football Championship Game Jan. 11 ESPN 8:30 p.m Glendale, Ariz. * Games to be determined by CFP Selection Committee on Dec. 6.
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PLAYER NOTES
#5 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY IV #9 DEREK BARNETT RB, 5-6, 185, R-Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
DE, 6-3, 257, So., Nashville, Tenn.
• Graduate student, joined Vols in Summer of 2015 following four seasons at Cincinnati, where he played for Butch Jones and staff in 2011-12 • 2,205 career kickoff return yards (2,186 at Cincinnati) • Sat out game last two games vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) and Western Carolina (9/19) with foot injury • Missed most of the 2014 season with lingering heel/hamstring ailments, played in Cincinnati’s first two games, had three receptions for 26 yards • In 2013, appeared in 13 games, ran for 518 yards and five TDs on 132 carries; returned 16 kickoffs for 351 yards. • Late grandfather Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was a leader in the American Civil Rights movement and a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Son of former Georgia Senator, Ralph David Abernathy III • Brother Micah is a freshman defensive back for the Vols >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 38
• 2015 Preseason All-SEC Second Team by AP & Coaches • 2015 Lindy’s Sports No. 9 Top Defensive End • 2015 Athlon Preseason Second Team All-American • 2014 ESPN, FWAA, 247Sports, Scout, Sporting News Freshman All-American • 2014 All-SEC Associated Press Second Team • 2014 All-SEC Coaches Second Team • 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team • 2014 Grantland National Rookie Of Year • In 2015, leads all defensive linemen in SEC with 19 tackles (6.3 per game) • Started all three games in 2015, stands second on Vols in tackles with 19, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack • Career high 15 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and sack vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Opened 2015 with four tackles vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, set UT record for most TFLs (20.5) and most sacks (10.0) by a true freshman in history • Twice posted Tennessee record for sacks in a game by a true freshman with three: with at #3 Ole Miss (10/18/14) and at South Carolina (11/1/14) • With 20.5 TFLs, ranks fifth on all-time single season list in UT history, most since John Henderson (21 in 2000) • Led the SEC with 18 TFLs in conference games, the next closest was teammate Curt Maggitt (12) • Ranked tied for first in the SEC and tied for sixth in NCAA in TFLs per game (1.6) and second in the SEC in total TFLs (20.5) • Tied for 16th in the NCAA and tied for fourth in SEC in sacks (10.0) • Became first true freshman to start season opener on defensive line in Tennessee history vs. Utah State • Led all true freshman in the SEC in tackles with 72 • 72 tackles ranked as third highest total tackles by a true freshman in UT history (No. 1 Eric Berry with 86 in 2007) >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 40
CAREER STATS Rushing 2011 (Cin) 2012 (Cin) 2013 (Cin) 2014 (Cin) 2015 Totals
GP No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long 13 14 38 2.7 2.9 0 10 13 69 366 5.3 28.2 3 52 13 132 518 3.9 39.8 5 27 2 1 -5 -5.0 -2.5 0 -5 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 42 216 917 4.2 21.8 8 52
Receiving 2011 (Cin) 2012 (Cin) 2013 (Cin) 2014 (Cin) 2015 Totals
GP No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long 13 1 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0 -4 13 28 341 12.2 26.2 4 76 13 24 177 7.4 13.6 0 32 2 3 26 8.7 13.0 0 17 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 42 56 540 9.6 12.9 4 76
Kickoff Returns GP No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long 2011 (Cin) 13 39 1034 26.5 79.5 1 90 2012 (Cin) 13 32 801 25.0 61.6 0 58 2013 (Cin) 13 16 351 21.9 27.0 0 38 2014 (Cin) 2 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 2015 1 1 19 19.0 19.0 0 19 Totals 42 88 2205 25.0 52.5 1 90
CAREER HIGHS
Rushes 24 at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 Rushing Yards 98 at Toledo, 10/20/12 Receptions 4 three times, last, vs. Louisville, 12/5/13 Receiving Yards 76 vs. Virginia Tech, 9/29/12 Kickoff Returns 6 at Connecticut, 12/3/11 Kickoff Return Yards 169 at Connecticut, 12/3/11 Touchdowns 2 at Louisville 10/26/12 & vs. Pittsburgh 9/6/12
#3 MICAH ABERNATHY DB, 6-0, 193, Fr., Atlanta, Ga.
• True freshman defensive back, seeing time at nickelback. • Had his black stripe removed on Aug. 25 • One of 15 true freshman to make college debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5), made first college tackle • Consensus 4-star recruit out of Greater Atlanta Christian • Selected to 2015 Under Armour All-America Game, becoming first from GAC to play in the game • Member of ESPN 300 • Played both cornerback and running back in high school • Named 2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Offensive Player Of the Year • 2014 Gwinnett Daily Post Offensive Player of the Year • Leading rusher in Gwinnett County in 2014 with 1,526 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns • Helped Spartans to a 14-1 record and berth in Georgia State Championship Game as a senior in 2014 • Late grandfather Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was a leader in the American Civil Rights movement and a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Son of former Georgia Senator, Ralph David Abernathy III • Brother Ralph David is a R-Sr. running back for the Vols >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 38
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 3/0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 1-2x
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
1 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 & W. Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QBH Int High Tk 2014 13/10 47 25 72 10-52 20.5-79 0 1 8 0 10-Miss. 2015 3/3 10 9 19 1-2 1.5-2 0 1 1 0 15-OU Totals 16/13 57 34 91 11-54 22-81 0 2 9 0 15-OU
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 15 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Tackles For Loss 4 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 & vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 Sacks 3 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 & at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14 & W. Carolina, 9/19/15 Double-Figure Tackle Games 2, last 15 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2015 Opp. U-A-T, Other Utah State 1-2-3, qh vs. B. Green 3-1-4, pbu, qh Ark. State 3-0-3, 1-1 tfl Oklahoma 7-8-15, 1-2 sk, 1.5-2 tfl at Oklahoma 2-3-5, 1-1 tfl, qh W. Carolina 0-0-0, fr at Georgia 7-1-8, 1-1 tfl at Florida Florida 5-1-6, 1-10 sk, 2-15 tfl Arkansas Chattanooga 1-2-3, 0.5-1 tfl, 1-0 fr Georgia at Ole Miss 6-4-10, 3-7 sk, 4-10 tfl at Alabama Alabama 4-2-6, 1.5-7 tfl at Kentucky at S. Carolina 4-1-5, 3-18 sk, 3-18 tfl, 2 qh S. Carolina Kentucky 4-3-7, 4-13 tfl, 2-9 sk No. Texas Missouri 4-4-8, 0.5-1 tfl, 2 qh at Missouri at Vanderbilt 4-1-5, 1-8 sk, 2-11 tfl Vanderbilt vs Iowa 2-1-3, 1 qh
ON THE TENNESSEE CHARTS Tackles For Loss By Freshman - Season 1. 20.5 Derek Barnett 2. 7.0 Billy Ratliff 7.0 Dale Jones
2014 1996-RS 1983-RS
Sacks By True Freshman - Season 1. 10.0 Derek Barnett 2. 4.0 Ricky Holt
2014 1981
Tackles By True Freshman - Season 1. 86 Eric Berry 2. 80 A.J. Johnson 3. 72 Derek Barnett 4. 65 Jonathan Hefney 5. 56 Curt Maggitt
2007 2011 2014 2004 2011
Tackles For Loss - Season 1. 25.0 Leonard Little 2. 24.0 Reggie White 3. 21.0 John Henderson
1995 1983 2000
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21.0 20.5
Sacks - Season 1. 15.0 2. 13.5 3. 12.0 4. 11.0 11.0 11.0 7. 10.0 10.0
Todd Kelly Derek Barnett
1992 2014
Reggie White Jonathan Brown John Henderson Curt Maggitt Leonard Little Todd Kelly Derek Barnett Ronnie McCartney
1983 1997 2000 2014 1995 1992 2014 1975
#17 DILLON BATES
LB, 6-3, 228, R-Fr., Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Legacy player returning for his second season after an injury redshirt season in 2014 • Played in all three games on special teams in 2015 • Played in first four games in 2014, making six tackles before a season-ending injury; suffered a season ending torn labrum at Georgia (9/27/14) • Consensus 4-star recruit out of Ponte Vedra High School • Played in Under Armour H.S. All-Star Game • More than 300 tackles and 180 solo tackles in HS career • Father, Bill, was a standout safety for UT and played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys for 15 seasons from 1983-97 winning three Super Bowl titles >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 42
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack 2014 4/0 3 3 6 0-0 2015 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 7/0 3 3 6 0-0
TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 3-USU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 -0-0 0 0 0 0-0 3-USU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
GAME-BY-GAME
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Utah State 2-1-3 Ark. State 1-1-2 at Oklahoma 0-1-1 at Georgia 0-0-0 Florida DNP-INJ Chattanooga DNP-INJ at Ole Miss DNT-INJ Alabama DNP-INJ at So. Carolina DNT-INJ Kentucky DND-INJ Missouri DND-INJ at Vanderbilt DNT-INJ vs. Iowa DNP-INJ
3 vs. Utah State, 8/31/14 2015 Opp. U-A-T, Other vs. B. Green 0-0-0 Oklahoma 0-0-0 W. Carolina 0-0-0 at Florida Arkansas Georgia at Alabama at Kentucky S. Carolina No. Texas at Missouri Vanderbilt
#41 ELLIOTT BERRY
LB, 5-11, 222, So., Fairburn, Ga. • Played in three games, mostly on special teams, in 2015 • Legacy player played in seven games at linebacker and on special teams in 2014 • One of school-record 21 true freshman to debut vs. Utah State (8/31/14) • Named one of Reebok’s Top 25 Most Dynamic Athletes following senior season at Creekside H.S. • Twin Evan is a defensive back and return man for Vols • Older brother, Eric, was an All-American for Tennessee and is a Pro Bowl safety with the Kansas City Chiefs • Father, James, played for the Vols from 1978-81, rushing for more than 1,700 yards and scoring 19 touchdowns • Wears #41 (inverse of #14) as a tribute to brother Eric, who wore #14 with the Vols >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 42
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack 2014 7/0 0 0 0 0-0 2015 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 10/0 0 0 0 0-0
TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 -0-0 0 0 0 0 -0-0 0 0 0 0-0 --
#29 EVAN BERRY
DB/KR, 5-11, 207, So., Fairburn, Ga. • Leads NCAA in kickoff return average (45.8) • Played in three games in 2015, five punt returns for 229 (45.8 average), playing in the secondary has 10 tackles • With brother Eric on the sidelines, recorded an 88-yard kickoff return for touchdown, his first-career touch-
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL down vs. Western Carolina (9/19); also tied for team lead with a career-high five tackles • Three kickoff returns for 74 yards vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Returned on kickoff for 67 yards (one yard shy of his career-long) in opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5), also added career-high four tackles • 2014 Athlon Freshman All-American Third Team Kickoff Returner • Legacy player handled kick returns and played as reserve in secondary in 2014; played in all 13 games • Ranked second in the SEC in kickoff return average (29.5 yards/return) on 14 kickoff returns for 413 yards • Career-best 121 kickoff return yards on career-high four returns vs. #19 Missouri (11/22/14), with a 58-yard return • Twin brother to fellow Vol Elliott Berry • Older brother, Eric, was an All-American and Jim Thorpe Award winner for Tennessee and is a Pro Bowl safety with the Kansas City Chiefs • Father, James, played running back for the Vols from 1978-81, rushing for more than 1,700 yards and scoring 19 touchdowns • Wears #29 as a tribute to Inky Johnson, similar to his brother Eric, who wears #29 with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 43
• Helped Seminoles to a 9-3 record his senior season >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 44
CAREER STATS
Tackles
Defense GP/GS 2014 13/0 2015 3/0 Totals 16/0
UT 5 7 12
AT TT Sack 0 5 0-0 3 10 0-0 3 15 0-0
Kick Returns GP/GS 2014 13/0 2015 3/0 Totals 16/0
TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-2x 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 5-WCU 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 5-WCU
No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 14 413 29.5 34.4 0 68-UTC 121-Miz 5 229 45.8 76.3 1 88-WCU 88-WCU 19 642 33.8 40.1 1 88-WCU 121-Miz
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Kickoff Returns Kickoff Return Yards Long Kickoff Return Touchdowns
5 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 4 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 121 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 88 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 1 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Utah State 0-0-0 Ark. State 0-0-0 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Georgia 2-0-2 Florida 0-0-0 Chattanooga 0-0-0 at Ole Miss 0-0-0 Alabama 0-0-0 at S.Carolina 0-0-0 Kentucky 2-0-2 Missouri 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa 1-0-1 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
U-A-T, Other 3-1-4 0-1-1 4-1-5
Kickoff Returns
1-68-0, 68 2-59-0, 33 3-63-0, 33
Games Played/Started: 2015: 0/0
#51 KENNY BYNUM
LB, 6-1, 227, R-Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. • Competing for time at MIKE linebacker, played three games, making three tackles in 2015 • Two tackles vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Made one tackle in 2015 opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, played in seven games with one start, made five tackles • In return to hometown of Jacksonville, made two tackles in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2/15) in first start >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 48
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2013 4/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-WKU 2014 7/1 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 2-2x 2015 3/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-WCU Totals 14/1 6 4 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 2-4x
CAREER HIGHS
2, four times, last vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
#18 JASON CROOM
WR, 6-5, 246, R-Jr., Norcross, Ga. • Sidelined with a scope on his knee, announced by Butch Jones on Aug. 27, on the heels of missing the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl with a knee injury suffered in 2014 • Played in 12 games with one start in 2014, had 21 catches for 305 yards with four touchdowns • Suffered a knee injury prior to TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Iowa (1/2) and missed the game • Had touchdowns in three consecutive games at South Carolina (11/1/14), Kentucky (11/15/14) and Missouri (11/22/14) • Had a catch in 12 consecutive games from Sept. 14, 2013 through Sept. 6, 2014 • Scored career long 52-yard TD as part of career high 87 receiving yards on three catches vs. Kentucky (11/15/14) • Career high of six catches for 76 receiving yards vs. Chattanooga (10/11/14), both team highs in the game • In 2012, was fourth on team in catches (18) and third in receiving yards (269) with two touchdowns (at Oregon and at Kentucky) >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 49
CAREER STATS Receiving 2012 2013 2014 Totals
3-91-0, 39 4-121-0, 58 1-11-0, 11
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 3/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -- -12/7 18 269 14.9 22.4 2 43-UK 74-UK 12/1 21 305 14.5 25.4 4 52-UK 87-UK 27/8 39 574 14.7 21.3 6 52-UK 87-UK
CAREER HIGHS
Kickoff Returns 1-67-0, 67 3-74-0, 27 1-88-1, 88
Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Long Reception
#74 DONTAVIUS BLAIR
6 vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14 87 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 1 six times, last vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 52 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
OL, 6-7, 294, R-Jr., Anniston, Ala. • Backing up at right tackle in second season with the Vols, played in two games • One of 22 players to make their Vols debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Did not play in a game with Tennessee in 2014 • Two-year starter at Garden City C.C., in Kansas • Joined Vols as a transfer in January 2014 • 2013 First Team All-Conference in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference • At Anniston H.S., started 50 games on offensive line >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 44
CAREER STATS
2013 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Austin Peay 0-0-0 Utah State 2-41-0, 27 W. Kentucky 0-0-0 Ark. State 1-11-0, 11 at Oregon 1-4-1, 4 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Florida 2-31-0, 24 at Georgia 4-60-1, 25 So. Alabama 3-50-0, 22 Florida 0-0-0 Georgia 2-25-0, 16 Chattanooga 6-76-0, 30 So. Carolina 1-23-0, 23 Ole Miss 0-0-0 at Alabama 2-12-0, 7 Alabama 0-0-0 at Missouri 2-32-0, 22 at So. Carolina 2-20-1, 11 Auburn 2-15-0, 8 Kentucky 3-87-1, 52 Vanderbilt 1-3-0, 3 Missouri 3-10-1, 8 at Kentucky 2-74-1, 43 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa DNP-INJ
#57 MACK CROWDER
Games Played/Started: 2014: 0/0; 2015: 2/0; Totals: 2/0
OL, 6-2, 295, R-Sr., Bristol, Tenn.
#50 VENZELL BOULWARE OL, 6-3, 306, Fr., Union City, Ga.
• True freshman backing up at right guard, hasn’t played in game in 2015 • Had his black stripe removed on Aug. 25 • 4-star recruit from Creekside H.S., where he was high school teammate with Elliott & Evan Berry
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CAREER STATS
• Seeing time as a reserve in senior season, playing guard and center in all three games in 2015 • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Started 11 games at center in 2014, including first 10 of the season and 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2) • Suffered leg injury vs. Kentucky (11/15/14) and two games • Started opener vs. Utah State (8/31/14) at center for sec-
ond-career start • Represented Vols at SEC Media Days in 2014 with A.J. Johnson and Curt Maggitt • Added on 15 pounds since 2013 season • Has two brothers, Michael (Princeton) and Matt (Cornell) who also played college football >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 50
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2012: 2/0; 2013: 8/1; 2014: 11/11; 2015: 3/0; Career: 24/12
#93 TREVOR DANIEL
P, 6-1, 248, R-So., Dickson, Tenn. • Starting punter in 2015, third year in the program • In first three college games, averaging 47.6 yards per punt, fourth in the NCAA and first in the SEC • Of 16 punts, eight have landed inside 20-yard line and seven have been of 50-plus yards • Four punts, all landed inside 20-yard line, for 42.8 average vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Averaged 50.0 yards per punt on nine punts vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), including five punts of 50-plus yards and three inside the 20-yard line; longest was 61 yards. • In debut, boomed three punts for 47.0 average including a long of 61 yards vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Has been a member of the team for last two seasons, but did not punt in any games • Played at Dickson County High School, was a Prokicker First Team All-American after his senior season; also played baseball and basketball at Dickson >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 50
CAREER STATS
Punting GP/GS No Yds Avg TB FC I20 I10 50+ Blk 2015 3/3 16 762 47.6 1 3 8 4 7 0
CAREER HIGHS Punts Punting Yards Punting Average 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
Long 61-2x
9 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 450 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 50.0 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15
Punting 3-141-47.0, 61 Lg, 1 I-20, 1 I-10, 1 50+ 9-450-50.0, 61 Lg, 3 I-20, 1 1-10, 5 50+ 4-171-42.8, 53 Lg, 4 I-20, 2 I-20, 1 5o+
#11 JOSHUA DOBBS
QB, 6-3, 207, Jr., Alpharetta, Ga. • 2015 Preseason All-SEC Third Team by AP & Coaches • 2015 Sporting News Best SEC Player Under Pressure • 2015 Lindy’s Sports Coolest in the Clutch in SEC • 2015 Lindy’s Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • 2015 Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-SEC • 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl MVP • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Vols are 7-2 in his last nine starts, dating to 2013 season • In his last nine starts, Vols are averaging 39 points per game and 431 yards of total offense • Thrown at least one touchdown in eight of his last nine starts with multiple scoring throws in six of those games • Rushed for at least one touchdown in seven of his last nine starts with two or more in three of those games • In three starts in 2015, averaging 158.0 yards per game on 43-of-74 for 474 yards with five touchdown passes; rushed for 107 yards (35.7 yards per game) with two rushing scores • Started 12-of-13 and finished 15-of-21 for 144 yards with two touchdown passes vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Threw for 125 yards and a TD to Josh Malone, also ran for a touchdown vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Named Manning Award Star Of The Week (9/7) • Opened 2015 season with 294 yards of total offense, throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for another in 59-30 win over Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, was 4-1 as Vols starting quarterback, as Tennessee averaged 36.7 points per game and racked up 431 yards of offense per game • In six games compiled 1,675 total yards of offense (279 per game) and responsible for 17 touchdowns (nine passing and eight rushing); led 2014 Vols in touchdowns scored with eight, all rushing • In six games, threw for 1,206 yards (201 per game) on 112of-177 with nine passing touchdowns and rushed for 469 yards (78.2 per game) with eight scores and a rushing two-point conversion • Named MVP of 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl leading Vols to 4528 win over Iowa (1/2/15)
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL • In TaxSlayer Bowl, piled up 205 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, throwing for 129 yards on 16-of21 with a passing touchdown; ran for 76 yards and two touchdowns; became first Vols QB to run for two scores in a bowl since Casey Clausen had two in the 2002 Florida Citrus Bowl • Became first UT player with 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in the same game at South Carolina (11/1/14) finishing with career highs of 301 passing yards and 166 rushing yards • Rushing total of 166 at South Carolina set Tennessee record for rushing yards by a quarterback breaking Jimmy Streater’s record of 150 vs. Cal in 1977; accounted for five touchdowns at South Carolina with three rushing TDs and two passing scores • Made 2014 debut vs. Alabama (10/25) coming on in the third series. Went on to throw for 192 yards on 19-of-32 with two touchdown passes, also ran for 75 yards on 19 carries • 2013, named starting quarterback on Oct. 29, the eighth true freshman to start at QB for Vols in 117-year history • In five games, with four starts, threw for 695 yards on 72-of-121 for a 59.5 completion percentage with two touchdowns and five interceptions • In his senior season at Alpharetta H.S., threw for 3,625 yards and 29 touchdowns while rushing for 419 yards and 10 touchdowns. • 2013 Franklin D. Watkins Award winner as top African-American Scholar-Athlete in America • Participated in 2012 Elite 11 in Redondo Beach, Calif. • Starred in baseball; offered numerous scholarships • Majoring in aerospace engineering • Spent summer of 2015 at an intership at Pratt & Whitney, where he worked at the world leader in design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines for the United State government • Named one of 14 smartest college football players by the NFL.com in 2014 and 2015 (No. 2 in 2015) >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 51
CAREER STATS Passing 2013 2014 2015 Totals
Rushing 2013 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS Com Att TD Int Yds Per/G Long High Yd 5/4 72 121 2 6 695 139.0 43-UK 240-Miz 6/5 112 177 9 6 1206 201.0 52-UK 301-SC 3/3 43 74 5 1 474 158.0 45-BG 205-BG 14/12 227 372 16 13 2375 169.6 52-UK 301-SC GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 5/4 38 189 5.0 37.8 1 40-UK 52-UK 6/5 104 469 4.5 78.2 8 36-SC 166-SC 3/3 30 107 3.6 35.7 2 30-BG 89-BG 14/12 172 765 4.4 54.6 11 40-UK 166-SC
CAREER HIGHS
Completions 26 at Missouri, 11/2/13 Attempts 42 at Missouri, 11/2/13 Passing Touchdowns 3 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 Passing Yards 301 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Rushing Attempts 24 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Rushing Yards 166 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 (UT QB Record) Rushing Touchdowns 3 at South Carolina, 11/1/14
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2013 Opp. Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards Lg Run Yds TD Lg at Alabama 5 12 0 0 40.0 75 29 3 19 0 12 at Missouri (L) 26 42 0 2 61.9 240 25 7 45 0 33 Auburn (L) 16 25 0 1 64.0 128 30 10 50 0 32 Vanderbilt (L) 11 19 0 2 57.9 53 23 11 23 0 14 at Kentucky (W) 14 23 2 1 60.9 199 43 7 52 1 40 2014 Opp. Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards Lg Run Yds TD Lg Alabama 19 32 2 1 59.4 192 28 19 75 0 30 at S.Carolina (W) 23 40 2 1 57.5 301 42 24 166 3 36 Kentucky (W) 19 27 3 0 70.3 297 52 10 48 1 13 Missouri (L) 24 37 1 1 64.9 195 24 17 13 0 21 Vanderbilt (W) 11 20 0 2 55.0 92 33 21 91 2 23 vs. Iowa (W) 16 21 1 1 76.2 129 19 13 76 2 20 2015 Opp. Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards Lg Run Yds TD Lg vs. B.Green (W) 15 22 2 0 68.2 205 45 12 89 1 30 Oklahoma (L) 13 31 1 1 41.9 125 20 14 12 1 15 W. Carolina (W) 15 21 2 0 71.4 144 25 4 6 0 11
#12 QUINTEN DORMADY
liams, vs. Western Carolina (9/19), as he was 6-of-8 for 93 yards • One of 15 true freshmen to play in 2015 opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In high school, totaled nearly 6,000 passing yards in two varsity seasons with 59 touchdown passes • Threw for 2,893 yards on 210-of-369 with 32 touchdowns as a senior in 2014 • Guided Greyhounds to an 8-3 record and a berth in the playoffs as a senior • Threw four or more touchdowns in five different games and 300-plus yards in four games • Opened season with 409 passing yards with five touchdowns in win • Threw multiple touchdowns in every game except for one as a senior • Missed his junior season with a torn labrum • Also played baseball with the Greyhounds >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 52
CAREER STATS Passing 2015
Rushing 2015
GP/GS Com Att TD Int Yds Per/G Long High Yd 2/0 6 9 1 0 93 46.5 49-WCU 93-WCU GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 2/0 5 8 1.6 4.0 0 6-BG 10-BG
2015 Opp. Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards Lg Run Yds TD Lg vs. B.Green 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 10 0 6 W. Carolina 6 8 1 0 75.0 93 49 2 -2 0 2
#48 ALEX ELLIS
TE, 6-5, 240, R-Sr., Delmar, Del. • Redshirt-senior is a member of the Players Staff in 2015 • Earned a scholarship in Dec. 22, 2014, prior to Vols trip to TaxSlayer Bowl, as a special Christmas present • Played in three games as a reserve tight end in 2015, making one catch for two yards • First catch of 2015 came for two yards vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Played in all 13 games with one start in 2014, had six catches for 115 yards, with at least one in each of last five games • Caught first college touchdown on a 31-yard pass from holder Patrick Ashford on a fake field goal vs. #19 Missouri (11/22/14) • Fifth year in the program did not play in a game until 2014, battling injuries for most of 2013 • Played football and lacrosse at Delmar H.S., in Delaware • SEC Academic Honor Roll member; Biomedical Engineering major >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 53
CAREER STATS Receiving 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 13/1 6 115 19.2 8.8 1 31-Miz 31-Miz 3/0 1 2 2.0 2.0 0 2-WCU 2-WCU 16/1 7 117 16.7 7.3 1 31-Miz 31-Miz
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns
2 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 31 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 1 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Utah State 0-0-0 Ark. State 0-0-0 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Georgia 0-0-0 Florida 0-0-0 Chattanooga 0-0-0 at Ole Miss 1-9-0, 9 Alabama 1-25-0, 25 at S.Carolina 1-24-0, 24 Kentucky 2-26-0, 17 Missouri 1-31-1, 31 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa 0-0-0
2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0, 2
#13 MALIK FOREMAN
DB/KR, 5-10, 178, Jr., Kingsport, Tenn.
QB, 6-4, 216, Fr., Boerne, Texas
• Consensus 4-star recruit from Boerne, Texas (pronounced Burnie), where he played for his father Mike Dormady • Has added on 16 pounds since coming to Tennessee as an early spring enrollee in Jan. 2015 • Played in two games in true freshman season, completed 6-of-9 for 93 yards with a touchdown pass • Threw first touchdown pass, 24-yard score to Preston Wil-
• Vols starting nickelback and back-up kickoff returner • Switched his number from #22 to #13 to honor teammate Devaun Swafford, who had his career ended due to injury. The pair played together at Dobyns-Bennett H.S. and with Vols • Started all three games in 2015, making five tackles • First career start came in 2015 opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5), making three tackles
• In 2014, played in all 13 games and made 10 tackles; returned four kickoff returns for 70 yards • Career-high five tackles in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2/15), also returned a kickoff for 18 yards • Intercepted first career pass in college debut vs. Austin Peay (8/31/13). Became first Vol true freshman since Dwayne Goodrich (8/31/1996) to have an interception in season opener. Finished with three tackles in debut >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 54
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2013 9/0 6 4 10 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 1-4 3-2x 2014 13/0 8 2 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 5-Iowa 2015 3/3 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 3-BG Totals 25/3 18 7 25 0-0 1-3 0 0 2 1-4 5-Iowa Kick Returns GP/GS No Yds 2014 13/0 4 70 2015 3/0 0 0 Totals 25/0 4 70
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackle For Loss Interceptions Kickoff Returns Kickoff Return Yards Long Kickoff Return
Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 17.5 5.4 0 23-SC 29-UTC 0.0 0.0 0 -- -17.5 2.8 0 23-SC 29-UTC 5 vs. Iowa, 1/2/15 1 at Alabama, 10/26/13 1 vs. Austin Peay, 8/31/13 2 vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14 29 vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14 23 at South Carolina, 11/1/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2013 Opp. U-A-T, Other Austin Peay 3-0-3, 1-4 int, pd W. Kentucky 0-0-0 at Oregon 0-0-0 at Florida DNP So. Alabama DNP Georgia 0-0-0 So. Carolina DNP at Alabama 1-0-1, 1-3 tfl at Missouri 1-0-1 Auburn 1-2-3 Vanderbilt 0-0-0 at Kentucky 0-2-2
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other / KR Utah State 0-0-0 Ark. State 1-0-1 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Georgia 1-0-1 Florida 0-0-0 Chattanooga 0-2-2 / 2-29-0, 15 at Ole Miss 1-0-1 Alabama 0-0-0 at So. Carolina 0-0-0 / 1-23-0, 23 Kentucky 0-0-0 Missouri 0-0-0 pbu at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa 5-0-5
2015 Opp. U-A-T, Other/KR vs. B. Green 3-0-3, pbu Oklahoma 0-1-1 W. Carolina 1-0-1
#7 RASHAAN GAULDEN
DB, 6-1, 178, So., Spring Hill, Tenn. • Suffered season-ending foot injury during training camp and underwent surgery in late August • Secondary teammate Cameron Sutton is wearing Gaulden’s #7 as a tribute during the 2015 season • Prior to injury, Gaulden was working as the Vols starting nickelback • At 2015 Orange & White Spring Game, awarded the Andy Spiva Defensive Player Award at the 2015 Orange and White Game • In 2014, played in 11 games, making seven tackles, five on special teams >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 55
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2014 11/0 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-6x
#59 MATT GIAMPAPA
LS, 6-1, 217, R-Sr., Jackson, Tenn. • Returning starting long snapper for 2015 season, snapped on 25 kicks and 17 punts for 42 snaps without a block • Starting snapper in 2014, snapping on all 80 punts and 69 kicks • In fourth year with Vols, backed up J.R. Carr in 2012-13 • One of 32 to made Tennessee debut vs. Utah State (8/31), snapping on all eight punts and seven kicks • Returned to homestate after serving as starting long snapper at Michigan State in 2011, snapping all 13 games >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 56
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2011 (MSU): 13/13; 2012: 0/0; 2013: 0/0; 2014: 13/13; 2015: 3/3; Career: 29/29
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#76 CHANCE HALL
OL, 6-4, 318, Fr., Roanoke, Va. • True freshman backing up at left tackle, played in two games in 2015 • One of 15 true freshmen to make college debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • 4-star recruit from Northside H.S. in Roanoke, Virginia • Sat out the 2014 season with a torn Achilles tendon • First-team all-state in Virginia as a junior in 2013 on both the offensive and defensive lines • Helped Vikings to Virginia State Championship in 2013 • Also played basketball in high school, averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 57
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2015: 2/0
#2 ALTON ‘PIG’ HOWARD WR, 5-8, 180, Sr., Orlando, Fla.
• With 112 career catches in three seasons, tied with Denarius Moore for 12th all-time at Tennessee • Had a catch in 34 games in a row before being held without a catch vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • That streak ranked fourth among all active players before ending • Has at least one catch in 34 of 36 career games (all except first game and last game) • Returned to action with a catch for eight yards and a rush for 12 yards vs. #12 Oklahoma (9/12) • Suspended for season opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5) following violation of team rules, which occurred in off-season • In 2014, led team in catches (54) and in receiving yards (618), playing all 13 games with nine starts; had three total touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving; also rushed 15 times for 98 yards and two touchdowns • First 100-yard receiving game of career with five catches for 109 yards at South Carolina (11/1/14), also rushed four times for 29 yards including 1-yard rushing score • In 2013, played in 11 games, with 10 starts, led team with 44 catches for 388 yards (second on team) and teambest three receiving TDs; Rushed 18 times for 93 yards • Career-high 11 catches for career-best 89 yards at #10 Missouri (11/2/13); 11 catches tied for fifth-most in a game in UT history and most since Kelley Washington had 11 vs. LSU (9/29/2001) • In 2012, played in 10 games, one of 10 true freshman to see action; saw action at receiver and as a Wildcat QB • Had 13 catches for 54 yards and 14 carries for 44 yards; also threw one pass for a 13-yard touchdown • Threw first career pass for a 13-yard touchdown at #17 South Carolina (10/27/12); TD pass at South Carolina was first by a non-quarterback since Lucas Taylor in 2007 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 57
CAREER STATS Receiving 2012 2013 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 10/0 13 54 4.2 5.4 1 16-Mizz 18-Akr 11/10 44 388 8.8 35.3 3 33-UGa 89-Miz 13/9 54 618 11.4 47.5 1 31-2x 109-SC 2/0 1 8 8.0 4.0 0 8-OU 8-OU 36/19 112 1068 9.5 29.7 5 33-UGa 109-SC
Rushing 2012 2013 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 10/0 14 44 3.1 4.4 0 16-MSU 30-MSU 11/10 18 93 5.2 8.5 0 20-WKU 46-UGa 13/9 15 96 6.4 7.4 2 18-SC 29-SC 2/0 2 13 6.5 6.5 0 12-OU 12-OU 36/19 49 246 5.0 6.8 2 20-WKU 46-UGa
CAREER HIGHS
Rushes 6 vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 Rushing Yards 46 vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 Rushing Touchdowns 1 vs. Utah State, 8/31/14 & at S.Carolina, 11/1/14 Receptions 11 at Missouri, 11/2/13 Receiving Yards 109 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Touchdowns 1 five times, last at Georgia, 9/27/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2012 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg Rec-Yds-TD, Lg Passing vs. NC State DNP-INJ Ga. State DNP-INJ Florida 0-0-0 0-0-0 Akron 1-3-0, 3 2-18-0, 13 at Georgia 1-0-0, 0 1- (-2)-0, -2 at Miss State 4-30-0, 16 1-5-0, 5 Alabama 2-3-0, 3 1-4-0, 4 at S.Carolina 1-1-0, 1 2-15-0, 10 1-1-13, 13-yd TD pass
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Troy 1-11-0, 11 Missouri 1-2-0, 2 at Vanderbilt 2- (-5)-0, 1 Kentucky 1- (-1)-0, -1
2-9-0, 7 1-16-1, 16 2- (-9)-0, 0 1- (-2)-0, -2
2013 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg Austin Peay 1-7-0, 7 W. Kentucky 1-20-0, 20 at Oregon DNP-INJ at Florida 2-2-0, 7 So. Alabama 0-0-0 Georgia 6-46-0, 16 So. Carolina 1- (-3)-0, -3 at Alabama 1-1-0, 1 at Missouri 0-0-0 Auburn 1- (-1)-0, -1 Vanderbilt 2-15-0, 14 at Kentucky 3-6-0, 6
Rec-Yds-TD, Lg Passing 3-29-1, 13 1-8-0, 8
2014 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg Utah State 2-9-1, 8 Ark. State 0-0-0 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Georgia 1-8-0, 8 Florida 1-5-0, 5 Chattanooga 2-13-0, 8 at Ole Miss 0-0-0 Alabama 0-0-0 at S.Carolina 4-29-1, 18 Kentucky 2-0-0, 2 Missouri 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 1-8-0, 8 vs. Iowa 2-24-0, 16
Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 6-37-0, 14 3-30-0, 20 4-22-0, 19 4-46-1, 31 6-79-0, 25 1-5-0, 5 2-24-0, 19 4-49-0, 28 5-109-0, 31 4-43-0, 19 8-90-0, 24 5-55-0, 33 2-29-0, 18
2015 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg B. Green DNP-SUSP Oklahoma 1-12-0, 12 W. Carolina 1-1-0, 1
Rec-Yds-TD, Lg
4-75-1, 29 3-36-0, 22 4-70-0, 33 8-33-0, 12 2-4-0, 6 11-89-0, 17 4-13-0, 8 2-23-0, 23 2-8-0, 5
1-8-0, 8 0-0-0
ON THE TENNESSEE CHARTS Receptions - Career Name, Years 1. Joey Kent, 1993-96 2. Marcus Nash, 1994-97 3. Cedrick Wilson, 1997-2000 4. Peerless Price, 1995-98 5. Gerald Jones, 2007-10 6. Jayson Swain, 2003-06 7. Robert Meachem, 2004-06 8. Thomas Woods, 1986-89 9. Tim McGee, 1982-85 10. Larry Seivers, 1973-76 11. Lucas Taylor, 2005-08 12. Denarius Moore 2007-10 Alton ‘Pig’ Howard, 2012-14 14. Craig Faulkner, 1990-93 15. Carl Pickens, 1989-91
No. 183 177 159 147 142 126 125 124 123 117 113 112 112 110 109
Yards 2,814 2,447 2,137 2,298 1,710 1,721 2,140 1,615 2,042 1,924 1,433 2,004 1,068 1,705 1,875
TDs 15.4 13.8 24 19 10 10 17 7 15 8 6 18 5 9 13
#1 JALEN HURD
RB, 6-4, 240, So., Hendersonville, Tenn. • 2015 Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • 2015 Phil Steele & Lindy’s Preseason Third Team All-SEC • 2015 Lindy’s Sports No. 20 Top Running Backs • 2015 Athlon Sports No. 19 Top Heisman Contenders • Six career 100-yard rushing games, including three games of last four (2015 TaxSlayer Bowl and first two games in 2015) • Streak of three 100-yard games in a row, was longest since Arian Foster had five 100-yard games in a row in 2005 • Sixth in SEC in rushing yards per game (100.0) with 300 yards in three games • Third in the SEC in overall touchdowns with six • Ninth in NCAA and third in SEC in rushing touchdowns with five • Multiple touchdowns in three of last four games (TaxSlayer Bowl, opener vs. Bowling Green & W. Carolina) • Scored 5-yard receiving touchdown and 8-yard rushing score, gaining 68 yards on ground vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Ran for 109 yards, third 100-yard game in a row, vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), became first back to run for 100 yards vs. Sooners in two seasons • Opened 2015 with three rushing touchdowns as part of 123 rushing yards in return to Midstate vs. Bowling Green (9/5); first Vol with three rushing TDs in a game since Joshua Dobbs (11/1/14) at South Carolina • Went over 1,000 career rushing yards vs. Bowling Green • 2014 Campus Insiders Honorable Mention Freshman All-American • In 2014, Vols leading rusher with 190 carries for 899
yards and five rushing touchdowns in 13 games with nine starts • Fourth-leading freshman rusher in SEC (69.2 yd/game) • Rushed for 100 yards four times (Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky and Iowa in TaxSlayer Bowl), most 100yard rushing games by a true freshman since Jamal Lewis’ seven in 1997 • Rushing total of 899 yards was third-most in a single-season by a true freshman in Tennessee history; No. 2 James Stewart (908 in 1991) and No. 1 Jamal Lewis (1,364 in 1997) • Ran for 122 yards with first multi-touchdown game in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Iowa (1/2/15); scored first two touchdowns of the game with scoring runs of three and 29 yards; 122 rushing yards in TaxSlayer Bowl were most by a Vol in a bowl game since Travis Henry ran for 180 yards in 2001 Cotton Bowl • Two rushing touchdowns in a bowl were most since Casey Clausen ran for a pair in the 2002 Citrus Bowl • Ran for 125 yards at South Carolina (11/1), most by a Vols’ true freshman since Jamal Lewis had 127 in the 1997 SEC Championship Game; also had team0best seven catches for 58 yards including 21-yard fourth-quarter touchdown • Posted 119 rushing yards on 24 carries with a touchdown at #12/13 Georgia (9/27); yardage was most by a Vols’ true freshman since Jamal Lewis had 127 in the 1997 SEC Championship Game and first by a UT true freshman since Bryce Brown (2009) • Tennessee State Mr. Football in 2012 at Beech H.S. • As a junior in 2012, ran for Tennessee state-record 3,357 yards and 43 touchdowns; set state record with 294 points scored as a junior • Averaged 240 yards per game and 10.58 yards per carry in 2012 • Had 200-plus yards in nine games as a junior, including three games with at least 390 yards on the ground • Single-game rushing totals of 451, 396 and 394 as a junior • Ran for Tennessee title-game records of 394 yards and seven touchdowns in 2012 championship, a 56-35 Beech win over Columbia Central • Led Beech to 2012 state title with a perfect 15-0 record >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 59
CAREER STATS Rushing 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds 13/9 190 899 3/3 58 300 16/12 248 1199
Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 4.7 69.2 5 43-OU 125-SC 5.2 100.0 5 31-OU 123-BG 4.8 74.9 10 43-OU 125-SC
Receiving 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 13/9 35 221 6.3 17.0 2 30-OU 58-SC 3/3 2 12 6.0 4.0 1 7-WCU 12-WCU 16/12 37 233 6.3 14.6 3 30-OU 58-SC
CAREER HIGHS
Rushes 24 three times, last vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Rushing Yards 125 at South Carolina, 11/1//14 Rushing Touchdowns 3 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Receptions 7 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Receiving Yards 58 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Receiving Touchdowns 1 three times, last vs. W. Carolina, 9/19/15 100-Yard Rushing Games 6 times, last vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Multiple TD Games 3 times, last vs. W. Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2014 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg Utah State 11-29-0, 7 Ark. State 23-83-1, 12 at Oklahoma 14-97-0, 43 at Georgia 24-119-1, 19 Florida 10-39-0, 11 Chattanooga 2-7-0, 7 at Ole Miss 13-40-0, 17 Alabama 16-59-0, 12 at So. Carolina 21-125-0, 16 Kentucky 24-118-1, 14 Missouri 11-40-0, 17 at Vanderbilt 5-21-0, 8 vs. Iowa 16-122-2, 29
Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2-16-1, 15 0-0-0 2-24-0, 30 3-19-0, 18 4-3-0, 9 0-0-0 2-19-0, 13 6-27-0, 11 7-58-1, 21 1-11-0, 11 6-40-0, 11 0-0-0 2-4-0
2015 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg Bowling Green 23-123-3, 13 Oklahoma 24-106-1, 31 W. Carolina 11-68-1, 13
Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-12-0, 7
ON THE TENNESSEE CHARTS Rushing Yards By True Freshman - Season 1. 1,364 Jamal Lewis 2. 939 James Stewart 3. 899 Jalen Hurd 4. 704 Aaron Hayden
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL 100-Yard Rushing Games By True Freshman - Season 1. 7 Jamal Lewis 2. 6 James Steward 3. 4 Jalen Hurd 4. 3 Aaron Hayden
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#75 MARCUS JACKSON
OL, 6-2, 316, R-Sr., Vero Beach, Fla. • Underwent season-ending biceps surgery in early August ending his season and likely his career with the Vols • Returned to action in 2014, starting 12 of 13 games at left guard after a redshirt season in 2013 • Played in all 12 games in 2012 as a backup to Miami Dolphins draft pick Dallas Thomas • 2011 Phil Steele First-Team Freshman All-American • 2011 SEC Coaches All-Freshman Offensive Line >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 60
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2011: 12/5; 2012: 12/0; 2013: 0/0; 2014: 12/12; 2015: 0/0; Career: 36/17
#15 JAUAN JENNINGS
WR, 6-3, 201, Fr., Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Converted quarterback emerged as a surprise of training camp with move to receiver and started three games • Has six catches for 76 yards along with four rushes for 16 yards in freshman campaign • Caught two passes for 15 yards, also ran two times for 13 yards out of Wildcat QB formation vs. W. Carolina (9/19) • In college debut, in return to Midstate, had three catches for 56 yards vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Became first true freshmen to start an opener at receiver since Marquez North in 2013 • One of 15 true freshmen to debut in 2015 opener, only one to start • After working as quarterback as a early enrollee, arriving at UT in January, moved to receiver at start of camp • Had his black stripe removed on Aug. 17 • Consensus 4-star recruit out of Blackman H.S. • Honored as the 2014 Tennessee Mr. Football Division I Class AAA Back of the Year • Named The Tennessean Player of the Year in 2014 • First team All-State and All-District as a senior • Passed for 2,155 yards with 22 touchdown passes as a senior; ran for 883 yards with 17 touchdowns in leading Blaze to an 11-2 record and district title • Guided Blackman to the Tennessee State quarterfinals in 2014 and semifinals in 2013. • Also played basketball (averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game) and ran track for the Blaze • Sister Alexis Jennings plays basketball at University of Kentucky >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 61
CAREER STATS Receiving 2015
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 3/3 6 76 12.7 25.3 0 30-BG 56-BG
Rushing 2015
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 3/3 4 16 4.0 5.3 0 12-WCU 13-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards Rushes Receiving Yards
3 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 56 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 2 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 12 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2015 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg vs. B. Green 3-56-0, 30 Oklahoma 1-5-0, 5 W. Carolina 2-15-0, 12
Rush-Yds-TD, Lg 2-3-0, 4 0-0-0 2-13-0, 12
#81 JOHNATHON JOHNSON WR, 5-8, 184, Sr., Friendswood, Texas
• Third year at UT after transferring from Blinn College • Played two games in 2015, has four catches for 45 yards • Two catches for 27 yards vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, played in 11 games, making one start, with 10 catches for 117 yards with two touchdowns • First two touchdowns of college career came vs. Chattanooga (10/11/14) on receptions of 21 and 19 yards, making three catches for 46 yards in win • In 2013, in 10 games with two starts, made 13 catches for 189 yards • Ran for 4,000 yards and 34 touchdowns in his prep ca-
reer including 1,500 as a senior >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 62
CAREER STATS Receiving 2013 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 10/2 13 189 14.5 18.9 0 37-WKU 57-WKU 11/1 10 117 11.7 10.6 2 27-UF 46-UTC 2/0 4 45 11.2 22.5 0 16-BG 27-BG 23/3 27 351 12.7 14.9 2 37-WKU 57-WKU
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Touchdowns
3 at Missouri, 11/2/13 57 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/7/13 2 vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2013 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Austin Peay 2-15-0, 9 W. Kentucky 2-57-0, 37 at Oregon DNP-INJ at Florida DNP-INJ So. Alabama 0-0-0 Georgia 0-0-0 So. Carolina 1-6-0, 6 at Alabama 1-24-0, 24 at Missouri 3-38-0, 25 Auburn 2-14-0, 12 Vanderbilt 0-0-0 at Kentucky 2-35-0, 26 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Utah State DNP Ark. State 1-4-0, 4 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Georgia 1-24-0, 24 Florida 2-29-0, 27 Chattanooga 3-46-2, 21 at Ole Miss 0-0-0 Alabama DNP at S.Carolina 0-0-0 Kentucky 0-0-0 Missouri 1-6-0, 6 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa 2-8-0, 6
Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2-27-0, 16 2-18-0, 9 DNP
#66 JACK JONES
OL, 6-4, 307, Fr., Murfreesboro, Tenn. • True freshman backing up at right guard, played two games • One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Consensus 4-star recruit from Oakland H.S. • 2015 Under Armour All-American • Honored as Tennessee Class AAA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year in both 2013 and 2014 • All-state selection in Tennessee as a junior and senior • Posted 125 pancake blocks as a senior, despite missing three games with a knee injury • Helped Patriots to a 14-2 record as a senior • Played both offensive and defensive line • Had 121 pancake blocks as a junior • Also played basketball in high school • Served as class president, member of FCA and Young Life in high school >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 64
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2015: 2/0
#53 COLTON JUMPER
LB, 6-2, 224, So., Lookout Mountain, Tenn. • Middle linebacker in second year in program • Played all three, started first two games in 2015, making eight tackles • Four tackles and TFL vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Made two tackles in 2015 opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • One of 21 true freshmen to make debut vs. Utah State (8/31/14) for only game he played in 2014 • Spent a post-graduate year at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J., in 2013 • Finished high school career at Baylor with 251 tackles, 39 TFL, 22 sacks, two interceptions, caused five fumbles, recovered two fumbles and blocked one FG • Brother of Vol freshman tight end Will Jumper >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 64
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2014 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 -2015 3/2 5 3 8 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 4-OU Totals 4/2 5 3 8 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 4-OU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles for Loss
4 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 1 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
U-A-T, Other 1-1-2 3-1-4, 1-1 tfl 1-1-2
#6 ALVIN KAMARA
RB, 5-10, 215, R-So., Norcross, Ga. • 2015 Lindy’s Sports SEC Newcomer of the Year • 2015 Athlon Sports No. 2 Top JUCO Transfers • Transferred to Tennessee following a JUCO season at Hutchinson C.C., after beginning career at Alabama with a redshirt season in 2013 • Consensus 5-star JUCO prospect, No. 2 overall JUCO prospect by ESPN • Played three games in 2015, rushing for 195 yards (65.0 yards/game) with three touchdowns • As a punt returner, two returns for 56 yards with a touchdown • Second Vol in history with a rushing touchdown and punt return for touchdown in the same game (other was Stanley Morgan in 1975 vs. Maryland) with 2-yard rushing TD and 50-yard punt return TD vs. Western Carolina (9/19); touchdown for punt return was first return of his career in high school, junior college or college; also ran for 47 yards • Rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in UT debut vs Bowling Green (9/5); his 144 rushing yards set school record for most rushing yards in a debut game • Named KJCCC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 • In nine games, ran for 1,211 yards (134.6 per game) with 18 touchdowns • Led Blue Dragons with 1,469 yards of total offense and 21 touchdowns; caught 18 passes for 219 yards and three receiving touchdowns • Helped Blue Dragons to school-record 11 victories and No. 4 national JUCO ranking • Ran for 220 yards and four touchdowns in win over Iowa Central (9/20/14) as he totaled 283 all-purpose yards • Coming out of Norcross H.S., in 2012, was #1 overall all-purpose back by 247 Sports and #2 by Rivals.com • Rushed for 2,264 yards and 26 touchdowns while averaging 7.5 yards per carry as a senior in 2012 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 65
CAREER STATS Rushing 2015
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 3/0 26 195 7.5 65.0 3 56-BG 144-BG
Receiving 2015
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 3/0 3 4 1.3 1.3 0 5-OU 5-OU
Punt Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 2015 3/0 2 56 28.0 18.7 1 50-WCU 56-WCU
CAREER HIGHS
Rushes 15 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Rushing Yards 144 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Receptions 2 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Rushing Touchdowns 2 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Punt Returns 2 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 Punt Return Yards 56 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 Touchdowns 2 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 & W. Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
Rush-Yds-TD, Lg 15-144-2, 56 4-4-0, 3 7-47-1, 13
Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2- (-1)-0, 2 1-5-0, 5 0-0-0
PR-Yds-TD, Lg 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-56-1, 50
#4 JOHN KELLY
RB, 5-9, 212, Fr., Detroit, Mich. • True freshman has played in two games, rushing 21 times for 88 yards • Ran for 59 yards on 13 carries vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5), rushed eight times for 29 yards late in game • Three-year starter for the Knights playing running back, cornerback and returner • Associated Press Michigan All-State Team in 2014 • Totaled 25 touchdowns as a senior, scoring five different ways (rushing, receiving, kickoff return, punt return and interception) • Averaged 10 yards per carry with 1,321 rushing yards on 138 carries with 21 rushing touchdowns • Also had 39 tackles in the secondary >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 65
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL CAREER STATS Rushing 2015
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 2/0 21 88 4.2 44.0 0 9-BG 58-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Rushes Rushing Yards
13 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 59 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2015 Opp. Rush-Yards-TD, Lg Rec-Yards-TD, Lg vs. B. Green 8-29-0, 9 0-0-0 Oklahoma DNP W. Carolina 13-59-0, 7 0-0-0
#6 TODD KELLY JR.
DB, 5-11, 208, So., Knoxville, Tenn. • Starting at strong safety in sophomore season • Played in three games with two starts in 2015, has 15 tackles and team-best two interceptions • Tied for team lead with five tackles vs. W. Carolina (9/19) • Returned to starting lineup vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), had first multi-interception game to go along with career-high eight tackles; last Vol with two interceptions in a game was Brian Randolph vs. WKU (9/7/13) • After spending a week in the hospital with an infection, opened 2015 with two tackles vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team • One of seven legacy freshmen on the roster, following father Todd Kelly Sr. to Vols • Led all freshmen in the SEC with three interceptions • In 2014, played in all 13 games, starting three games, making 33 tackles on the season with three interceptions • Three interceptions were most by a Vols true freshman since Eric Berry had five in 2007 • In debut, recovered fumble to set up Vols’ second TD of game, also made two tackles vs. Utah State (8/31/14) • 2013 Gatorade State Player of the Year for Tennessee • Tenn. Titans Division II-A Mr. Football in both 2012, 2013 • 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection • 2012 Knoxville News Sentinel’s Defensive Player of Year • Played both defensive back and running back for Webb >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 66
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack 2014 13/3 22 11 33 0-0 2015 3/2 9 6 15 0-0 Totals 16/5 31 17 48 0-0
TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 0-0 0 1 5 3-21 6-Miz 0-0 0 0 2 2-5 8-OU 0-0 0 1 7 5-26 8-OU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Interceptions Fumble Recoveries
5 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 2 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 1 vs. Utah State, 8/31/14
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2015 Opp. Utah State 2-0-2, fr vs. B. Green Ark. State 4-1-5 Oklahoma at Oklahoma 0-0-0, pd W. Carolina at Georgia 2-2-4, 1-0 int, pd Florida 1-1-2, 1-21 int Chattanooga 3-1-4 at Ole Miss 2-1-3 Alabama 1-1-2 at S. Carolina 0-0-0 Kentucky 0-1-1 Missouri 5-1-6 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1, 1-0 int vs. Iowa 1-2-3
U-A-T, Other 1-1-2 4-4-8, 2-5 int 4-1-5
Games Played/Started: 2013: 0/0; 2014: 13/2; 2015: 3/3; Career: 16/5
#77 KYLER KERBYSON
OL, 6-4, 318, R-Sr., Knoxville, Tenn. • Returning starter, starting at left tackle in 2015, starting all three games; Vols averaging 435 yards per game • Named SEC Offensive Lineman of The Week (9/7) • Helped team to 604 yards of total offense and 399 rushing yards (most since 1994) vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll • 2014 Hammer Strength All-American • Awarded the Harvey Robinson Offensive Player Award at the 2014 Orange and White Game • In 2014, started all 13 games at three different positions: right tackle (2), left tackle (10) and left guard (1) • Started first two games at right tackle, the next five games at left tackle, the next at left guard before returning to left tackle at South Carolina (11/1/14) • Drew start at left guard vs. #4 Alabama (10/25/14) in place of injured Marcus Jackson • Drew first start at left tackle at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13/14) • First-career start in opener vs. Utah State (8/31/14) • 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Played in 2013 as a backup right tackle in all 12 games as a reserve lineman and as part of kick-block unit on special teams >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 68
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2012: 7/0; 2013: 12/0; 2014: 13/13; 2015: 3/3; Totals: 35/16
#34 DARRIN KIRKLAND JR. LB, 6-1, 224, Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.
• Played in all three games with one start at middle linebacker as a true freshman, making nine tackles • First career start came vs. Western Carolina (9/19), made four tackles • As one of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5), made three tackles including a 9-yard sack • Consensus 4-star recruit out of Lawrence Central in Indiana • Played in U.S. Army All-American Game in 2015 • Named MaxPreps All-American in 2014 • Participated in The Opening in 2014 • Honored as all-state in Indiana in both 2013 and 2014 • Had 367 tackles in his three-year prep career • Piled up 121 tackles as a senior, including 13.5 tackles for loss along with three interceptions in 2014 • Played played basketball in high school • Earned Honor Roll every semester in high school >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 68
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 3/1 6 3 9 1-9 1-9 0 0 0 0-0 4-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Sacks Tackle for Loss
4 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 1 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 1 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2015 Opp. U-A-T, Other vs. B. Green 2-1-3, 1-9 sk, 1-9 tfl Oklahoma 2-0-2 W. Carolina 2-2-4
#63 BRETT KENDRICK
#4 LaTROY LEWIS
• Working as Vols starting right tackle in 2015 • Started all three games at right tackle, Vols averaging 435 yards per game • Helped team to 604 yards of total offense and 399 rushing yards (most since 1994) vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Played all 13 games and started twice in 2014 • Started at left tackle vs. #4 Alabama (10/25/14), first start since Arkansas State (9/6/14) • Saw most extensive playing time since Arkansas State game when he played at left tackle at #3 Ole Miss (10/18/14) • Started at left tackle in second game of season after injury to Jacob Gilliam vs. Arkansas State (9/6/14) for first start of his career • One of 32 to make Tennessee debut vs. Utah State (8/31/14) >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 67
• Working at defensive end along with Corey Vereen • Played in three games, with one start, in 2015, making six tackles • Second start of career, first of 2015, came vs. Western Carolina (9/19), making career-high four tackles • In 2014, played in all 13 games, with one start, had eight tackles, with 5.0 TFLs, a sack, pass break-up and two quarterback hurries • Drew first start of career at Vanderbilt (11/29/14) • Two tackles including a 2-yard TFL vs. Kentucky (11/15/14) • Three tackles with a 12-yard TFL vs. Chattanooga (10/11/14) >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 69
DE, 6-4, 256, So., Akron, Ohio.
OL, 6-6, 318, R-So., Knoxville, Tenn.
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CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2013 6/0 3 1 4 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 3-APSU 2014 13/1 6 2 8 1-5 5-24 1 0 0 0-0 3-UTC 2015 3/1 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 4-WCU Totals 22/2 12 6 18 1-5 6-25 1 0 0 0-0 4-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Sacks Tackles for Loss
4 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 1 five times, last vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14 1 six times, last vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14
#56 CURT MAGGITT
(pronounced muh-JIT) LB/DL, 6-4, 252, Fr., Palm Beach, Fla. • Sidelined with hip injury, as announced by Butch Jones on Sept. 14, excpected to miss between 6-10 weeks • 2015 Preseason All-SEC First Team by AP & Coaches • 2015 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American • 2015 Lindy’s Sports No. 8 Top Defensive Ends • 2015 Lindy’s Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • 2015 Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • Started first two games in 2015, made seven tackles with three TFLs • Three tackles, including two TFLs vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), battling injury during game • Opened 2015 senior season with four tackles and TFL vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • 2014 All-SEC Associated Press Second Team • Returned to action in 2014 after a redshirt season in 2013 following recovering from off-season surgeries • Played in all 13 games with 10 starts in 2014, making 48 tackles with team-best 11.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss (second on team to Barnett) • Third in SEC in sacks (11.0), tied for fifth in TFLs (15.0) • Tied for 12th in the nation with 11.0 sacks • Combined with Derek Barnett for 21 total sacks, thirdmost of any duo in the nation • Had eight sacks in last six games with 2.0 sacks in three of last five games in 2014 • Had 659 days between games when he played in 2014 opener vs. Utah State (8/31) • Honored with the first annual Al Wilson Leadership Award at 2014 Orange & White Spring Game • In 2012, was second-year starter at MLB, played in eight games while battling injuries throughout the season • 2011 Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele • In 2011, played 11 of 12 games, started eight games at SLB as a true freshman, finished tied for third on team with 56 tackles, 5.5 TFLs for 19 yards (fourth-most TFLs on team), two quarterback hurries and forced fumble • With 56 tackles, recorded fourth-most for a true freshman in UT history ahead of Reggie White (51 in 1980) • Believed to be first true freshman, along with A.J. Johnson, to start at linebacker for UT in season opener >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 71
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2011 11/8 29 27 56 0.5-6 5.5-19 1 0 2 0-0 7-4x 2012 9/9 16 14 30 2-31 5-37 2 0 3 0-0 5-3x 2014 12/9 30 13 43 11-56 15-68 1 0 3 0-0 6-SC 2015 2/2 4 3 7 0-0 3-8 0 0 1 0-0 4-BG Totals 34/28 79 57 136 13.5-93 28.5-132 4 0 11 0-0 7-4x
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
7, four times, last at Kentucky, 11/26/11 Tackles For Loss 2.5 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 & at Georgia, 9/27/14 Sacks 2 four times, last at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 Quarterback Hurries 3 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2012 Opp. U-A-T, Other Montana 3-0-3 vs. NC State 4-1-5, 1-18 sk, 1-18 tfl, ff Cincinnati 0-3-3, 0.5-6 sk, 0.5-6 tfl Ga. State DNP-INJ at Florida 3-3-6, 0.5-2 tfl, qh Florida 4-1-5 Buffalo 5-2-7, 0.5-0 tfl Akron 1-0-1, qh Georgia 0-2-2 at Georgia 1-2-3, ff LSU 6-1-7 at Miss State 0-2-2, 0.5-1 tfl at Alabama 3-3-6, 0.5-2 tfl Alabama 2-1-3 South Carolina DNP-INJ at So. Carolina 1-0-1, 1-13 sk MTSU 1-1-2 Troy 2-3-5, 1-3 tfl at Arkansas 2-4-6, 1-3 tfl, ff Missouri 1-4-5, 1.5-2 tfl, 3 qh, pd Vanderbilt 2-5-7, 2.5-6 tfl at Vanderbilt DNP-INJ at Kentucky 4-3-7 Kentucky DNP-INJ 2014 Opp. Utah State Ark. State at Oklahoma
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U-A-T, Other 2-0-2, 1-4 tfl 2-2-4, qh 2-2-4
2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
U-A-T, Other 2-2-4, qh 2-1-3, 2-5 tfl DNP-INJ
TENNESSEE FOOTBALL at Georgia 3-2-5, 2-4 sk, 2.5-5 tfl, ff at Florida Florida 2-1-3, 1-7 sk, 1-5-8 tfl Arkansas Chattanooga 1-0-1, 1-5 tfl Georgia at Ole Miss 4-0-4, qh at Alabama Alabama 3-0-3, 1-6 sk, 1-6 tfl at Kentucky at So. Carolina 3-3-6, 2-12 sk, 2-12 tfl So. Carolina Kentucky 2-0-2, 2-10 sk, 2-10 tfl N. Texas Missouri 3-1-4, 1-7 sk, 1-7 tfl at Missouri at Vanderbilt 3-2-5, 2-10 sk, 2-10 tfl, qh Vanderbilt vs. Iowa 4-1-5, 2 qh, 1-1 tfl
• Helped Overton to a 2013 undefeated regular season and 11-1 overall record • Rushed for 1,887 yards and 26 touchdowns in his senior season of 2013 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 73
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Tackles
Sacks - Season 1. 15.0 2. 13.5 3. 12.0 4. 11.0 11.0 11.0 7. 10.0 10.0
Reggie White Jonathan Brown John Henderson Curt Maggitt Leonard Little Todd Kelly Derek Barnett Ronnie McCartney
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 3/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 1-WCU
CAREER HIGHS 1983 1997 2000 2014 1995 1992 2014 1975
#3 JOSH MALONE
WR, 6-3, 197, So., Gallatin, Tenn. • In three starts at receiver in 2015, leads Vols with nine catches for 92 yards with a touchdown • Led Vols with four catches for 33 yards vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Scored second career touchdown on a 9-yard score vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), making two catches for 19 yards • In return to Midstate, started and had three catches for 40 yards vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, played in all 13 games, with six starts, making 23 catches for 231 yards with one touchdown • First career touchdown on 9-yard reception vs. #4 Alabama (10/25/14) on Joshua Dobbs’ first TD pass of season • 5-star prospect and rated as #1 prospect in the state of Tennessee and #2 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals • Played in 2014 U.S. Army All-American Game • Participated in The Opening 2013, showcasing the nation’s elite prospects • Named Tennessee Mr. Football in 2013 • First Team All-State honors from TSWA as a senior • Scored 31 touchdowns as a senior in 2013, scoring TDs four different ways (receiving, rushing, kickoff return and interception return) • Cousin of former Vols defensive back and 1998 National Champion Mikki Allen >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 72
CAREER STATS Receiving 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 13/6 23 231 10.0 17.8 1 20-Miss 75-Miss 3/3 9 92 10.2 30.7 1 19-WCU 40-BG 16/9 32 323 10.1 20.2 2 20-Miss 75-Miss
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns
5 at Georgia, 9/27/14 & at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 75 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 1 vs. Alabama, 10/25/14 & vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2014 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2015 Rec-Yds-TD, Lg Utah State 2-26-0, 15 vs. B. Green 3-40-0 Ark. State 1-14-0, 14 Oklahoma 2-19-1, 10 at Oklahoma 2-23-0, 14 W. Carolina 4-33-0, 19 at Georgia 5-43-0, 16 Florida 4-28-0, 17 Chattanooga 0-0-0 at Ole Miss 5-75-0, 20 Alabama 1-9-1, 9 at S.Carolina 0-0-0 Kentucky 2-9-0, 7 Missouri 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa 1-4-0
#8 JUSTIN MARTIN
DB, 6-2, 173, So., Antioch, Tenn. • Competing for time at cornerback in first year with Vols • First tackle came vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • One of 22 players to make their Vols debut vs, Bowling Green (9/5), which was a retun to his area • 2015 Sporting News Top JUCO Players Moving On • 2015 Athlon Sports No. 11 Top JUCO Transfers • In 2014, played in nine games at Northeast Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma for coach Ryan Held • 247 Sports’ #1 JUCO cornerback and #1 in Tennessee • At Overton H.S., named to 2013 Tennessean All-Midstate first-team
1 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
#1 KAHLIL McKENZIE
DT, 6-3, 344, Fr., Walnut Creek, Calif. • True freshman vying for time at defensive tackle • Played in three games, making three tackles with a forced fumble • Two tackles and forced fumble vs. W. Carolina (9/19) • With father & Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie in attendance, made first college tackle vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs, Bowling Green (9/5) in Vols opener • 2015 Lindy’s Sports No. 4 Impact True Freshman • Entered college as Scout’s #1 overall prospect in nation • 5-star recruit, who played in 2015 U.S. Army All-American Game • Defensive Line MVP at The Opening in 2015 • Did not play as a senior while attending Clayton Valley Charter School in Concord, Calif., in 2014 • Played at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif., for coach Justin Alumbaugh in 2013 • Earned 2013 second-team All-American honors; registered 74 tackles and a team-high 12 sacks for 62 yards in his junior season • Played at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisc., for former Packers star Bryce Paup in 2012 • Father Reggie was a star linebacker at Tennessee from 1981-84 and in the NFL with Los Angeles Raiders, Phoenix Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers from 1985-92 • Father Reggie currently serves as the general manager of the Oakland Raiders after working in the front office of the Green Bay Packers from 1994-2011 • Uncle Raleigh was an offensive lineman with the Vols from 1981-84 and played in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers from 1985-2000 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 74
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 3/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 2-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Forced Fumble
2 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 1 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
#33 LaDARRELL McNEIL DB, 6-1, 209, Sr., Dallas, Texas
• Senior who was sidelined with a neck ailment, returned to practice on Sept. 14 and played vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • 2015 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC • After missing first two games of 2015, returned to action with an interception and a 57-yard return vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Had started 31 of last 32 games (including 22 in a row) in the secondary entering the 2015 season • Played in all 13 games, starting 12 in 2014, making 76 tackles, fourth on the team in tackles, had two interceptions and 1.5 TFLs • Posted seven tackles including a TFL and had an interception in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2/15) • Starting strong safety in 2013 as a true sophomore • Fourth on Vols with 54 tackles in 12 starts, also had an interception, fumble recovery and four passes defended • 2012 Freshman All-SEC Team • In 2012, started last seven games at strong safety, played in 11 overall as one 10 true freshmen to play in 2012 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 75
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PBU Int High Tk 2012 11/7 33 25 58 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0-0 10-2x 2013 12/12 35 19 54 0-0 1-5 0 1 3 1-16 10-WKU 2014 13/12 46 30 76 0-0 1.5-4 1 1 3 2-7 11-Miz 2015 1/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-57 1-WCU Totals 37/32 115 30 189 0-0 2.5-9 2 3 7 4-80 11-Miz
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 11 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 Interceptions 1 four times, last vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 Forced Fumbles 1 at Vanderbilt, 11/17/12 & vs. Alabama, 10/25/14 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12 & vs. Auburn, 11/9/13 10-Tackle Games 3 times, last 11 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2012 Opp. vs. NC State Ga. State Florida Akron at Georgia at Miss State Alabama at So.Carolina Troy Missouri at Vanderbilt Kentucky
U-A-T, Other DNP 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 4-1-5 1-7-8, pd 2-1-3 6-2-8 4-6-10 1-1-2, 1-33 fr 5-3-8, ff 7-3-10
2013 Opp. Austin Peay W. Kentucky at Oregon at Florida So. Alabama Georgia So. Carolina at Alabama at Missouri Auburn Vanderbilt at Kentucky
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2015 Opp. Utah State 2-0-2, pd vs. B. Green Ark. State 4-3-7, fr Oklahoma at Oklahoma 5-2-7, 1-0 int W. Carolina at Georgia 4-5-9, 0.5-2 tfl, pbu Florida 3-0-3 Chattanooga 1-1-2 at Ole Miss 0-0-0 Alabama 5-2-7, ff at So. Carolina 1-7-8, qh Kentucky 4-2-6 Missouri 8-3-11, pbu at Vanderbilt 6-1-7 vs. Iowa 3-4-7, 1-7 int
U-A-T, Other 1-0-1 5-5-10, 1-5 tfl, pd 2-0-2, pd 5-2-7 1-0-1, 1-16 int 1-1-2 3-1-4 5-4-9 3-1-4 4-3-7, fr 4-1-5 1-1-2, pd U-A-T, Other DNP-INJ DNP-INJ 1-0-1, 1-57 int
#25 AARON MEDLEY
PK, 6-2, 189, So., Lewisburg, Tenn. • Returning starting placekicker in 2015 after starting all of 2014 as a true freshman • In 2015, has made 4-of-7 field goals and 18-of-18 on PATs for 30 points • Second in SEC in kick scoring with 30 points • Booted 20 and 30-yard field goals along with seven PATs vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Connected on career-high eight PATs vs Bowling Greean (9/5), also made 1-of-3 field goals • In 2014, ranked second in the SEC in field goals made (20) and second in field goals made per game (1.54) • Ranked tied for 14th in the NCAA in field goals made and 16th in field goals made per game • His 20 field goals tied for the fourth-most in a single-season in Tennessee history (with Fuad Reveiz in 1984) • His 20 field goals made were the second-most by a true freshman in a season, behind Daniel Lincoln’s 21 in 2007 • Kicked in all 13 games, making 42-of-43 PATs and 20-of26 on field goals with long of 46 for 102 points • Has made 19-of-20 field goals from inside 39 yards • Kicked off in 11 games, 63 times for 60.1 average with 15 touchbacks • Made six PATs and a 28-yard field goal in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2), also kicked off eight times with two touchbacks • Played in the 2013 Under Armour All-American Game • 2013 MaxPreps Preseason All American Team • 2013 Tennessee Class AA Mr. Football Finalist >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 76
CAREER STATS
Kicking GP/GS FG FGA Pct. PAT PTS 19-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg 2014 13/13 20 26 76.9 42-43 102 7-7 12-13 1-6 0-0 46-UGA 2015 3/3 4 7 57.1 18-18 30 3-4 1-1 0-2 0-0 31-WCU Totals 16/16 24 33 72.7 60-61 132 10-11 13-14 1-8 0-0 46-UGA Kickoff GP/GS 2014 13/11 2015 3/3 Totals 16/14
No Yds 63 3786 24 1474 87 5260
Avg OB 60.1 1 61.4 3 60.5 4
TB 15 10 25
CAREER HIGHS
Field Goals Made 3 vs. Florida, 10/4/14 & vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 Field Goals Attempted 4 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 Longest Field Goal 46 at Georgia, 9/27/14 Longest Attempt 48 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 & vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Game-Winning Field Goal 32 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 PATs 8 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/14 Kickoffs 10 three times, last vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 Touchbacks 7 vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14
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2014 Opp. FGs, PATs, Pts Kickoffs, TB Utah State 1-2 (41miss, 36G), 5-5, 8 pts 7-407-58.1 Ark. State 2-3 (20G, 35miss, 38 G), 4-4, 10 pts 0-0 at Oklahoma 1-1 (31G), 1-1, 4 pts 0-0 at Georgia 1-1 (46G), 3-3, 6 pts 5-289-57.8 Florida 3-3 (36G, 38G, 39G), 0-0, 9pts 4-248-62.0 Chattanooga 1-2 (25G, 42miss), 6-6, 9 pts 8-520-65.0, 7 TB at Ole Miss 1-1 (27G), 0-0, 3 pts 2-126-63.0 Alabama 2-2 (27G, 24G), 2-2, 8 pts 4-237-59.2 at So. Carolina 1-3 (43WL, 45WL, 32G), 6-6, 9 pts 6-330-55.0 Kentucky 3-4 (38G, 21G, 48WR, 39G), 5-6, 14 pts 10-618-61.8, 3 TB Missouri 2-2 (38G, 39 G) 1-1, 7 pts 4-238-59.5, 2 TB at Vanderbilt 1-1 (36G) 3-3, 6 pts 5-288-57.6, 1 TB vs. Iowa 1-1 (28G) 6-6, 9 pts 8-486-60.6, 2 TB 2015 Opp. FGs, PATs, Pts Kickoffs, TB vs. B. Green 1-3 (42 WL, 29 WR, 26G), 8-8, 11 pts 10-621-62.1, 5 TB Oklahoma 1-2 (1G, 48 WR), 3-3 PAT, 6 pts 4-260-65.0, 3 TB W. Carolina 2-2 (20G, 31G), 7-7 PAT, 13 pts 10-593-59.3, 2 TB
ON THE TENNESSEE CHARTS Field Goals Made - Season 1. 27 Fuad Reveiz 2. 24 Carlos Reveiz 3. 21 Daniel Lincoln 4. 20 Fuad Reveiz 4. 20 Aaron Medley 5. 19 Jeff Hall 19 Greg Burke 8. 18 James Wilhoit 18 Alex Walls
1982 1985 2007 1984 2014 1998 1990 2006 2000
Field Goals Made by True Freshman - Season 1. 21 Daniel Lincoln 2. 20 Aaron Medley
2007 2014
Field Goals Attempted by True Freshman - Season 1. 29 Daniel Lincoln 2. 26 Aaron Medley 3. 25 James Wilhoit 25 Jeff Hall
2007 2014 2003 1998
#24 DARRELL MILLER
DB, 5-10, 178, Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas • True freshman vying for time at cornerback • One of 15 true freshmen to make debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Captured back-to-back Texas State crowns, winning in both 2013 and 2014 • Member of 2014 Texas State Championship team in Conference 6A with a 14-2 record • Longhorns captured 2013 Texas title with a 14-2 record • 39 tackles and had five pass break-ups as a junior in 2013 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 77
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 --
#40 DIMARYA MIXON
DE, 6-4, 259, So., Compton, Calif. • True sophomore backing up Derek Barnett at right end, played in three games • Moved outside in 2015 after playing inside as a freshman, dropping more than 20 pounds • Career best four tackles vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Played in 12 games, making four tackles, in 2014 • Played at West Mesquite High School in Texas for coach Mike Overton, former Vols center (1974-76) • Graduated in 2012, originally signed with Nebraska in 2013 • As a senior, made 48 tackles, including 12 tackles for a loss and two sacks >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 78
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2014 12/0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 3-ASU 2015 3/0 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 4-WCU Totals 15/0 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 4-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
26
4 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
#12 EMMANUEL MOSELEY DB, 5-11, 179, So., Greensboro, N.C.
• Starting right cornerback as a sophomore, started three games in 2015, with 10 tackles and team-best four pass break-ups • Fifth in SEC in passes defended with five • Gained nearly 35 pounds since arriving at Tennessee at 145 pounds in January 2014 • Four tackles and two pass break-ups vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Made a career-high six tackles including a TFL along with a pass break-up vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, backed up Cameron Sutton at cornerback, played in all 13 games in 2014, had 18 tackles with 2.0 TFLs and six pass break-ups (second on team) • Starred at Dudley H.S. in North Carolina • Named Defensive MVP in 77th Shrine Game in December 2013 • Helped Panthers to perfect 15-0 record in 2013 and the North Carolina Class 4-A Championship • Greensboro News & Record 2013 Player of the Year • Played on both sides of the ball, running spread option offense at quarterback and at cornerback • Ran for 1,443 yards and threw for 1,370 yards through the air; Accounted for 47 total touchdowns >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 78
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2014 13/2 15 4 19 0-0 2-5 0 0 6 0-0 5-SC 2015 3/3 7 3 10 0-0 1-1 0 0 4 0-0 6-BG Totals 16/5 22 7 29 0-0 3-6 0 0 10 0-0 6-BG
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles Tackles For Loss Passes Defended
6 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 2 vs. Florida, 10/4/14 2 three times, last vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Utah State 1-0-1 Ark. State 0-0-0 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Georgia 0-0-0 Florida 2-0-2, 2-5 tfl Chattanooga 1-0-1 at Ole Miss 2-0-2, pbu Alabama 2-1-3 at So.Carolina 3-2-5, 2 pbu Kentucky 1-0-1, 2 pbu Missouri 2-1-3 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0, pbu vs. Iowa 1-0-1
2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
U-A-T, Other 5-1-6, 1-1 tfl, pbu 2-2-4, 2 pbu 0-0-0, pbu
#78 CHARLES MOSLEY
OL, 6-4, 348, R-Fr., Brighton, Tenn. • Redshirt freshman backing up at left guard to Jashon Robertson, played in three games as reserve in 2015 • Made college debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Sat out 2014 season after suffering a preseason injury to his leg in a car accident • 4-star recruit out of Brighton H.S., in the Memphis area • Mr. Football Class AAA Finalist for lineman in 2013 • Racked up 20 tackles for loss including eight sacks, also forced four fumbles and recovered two fumbles • Shaved “UT Vols” and a checkerboard into his hair to show his commitment to Tennessee >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 79
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2014: 0/0; 2015: 3/0; Totals: 3/0
#8 MARQUEZ NORTH
(pronounced mar-KWEZ) WR, 6-3, 229, Jr., Charlotte, N.C. • 2015 Athlon & Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-SEC • Returned to action in training camp after missing end of 2014 and much of spring following surgery for a torn labrum on Nov. 26, 2014 • Started three games in 2015, making four catches for 38 yards in 2015 • Three catches for 29 yards vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Recorded a catch in first 19 college games played dating to 2013 • Started first 10 games in 2014, fourth on team in catches (30), second in receiving yards (320) and tied for lead in receiving touchdowns (4)
• 2014 Preseason All-SEC Coaches First-Team • Awarded the John Stucky Award for Skill at the 2014 Orange and White Game • 2013 247Sports Freshman All-American Second Team • 2013 Athlon Sports Freshman All-American Third Team • 2013 Freshman All-SEC Coaches First Team • In 2013, started as a true freshman; second on team with 38 catches for team-best 496 yards with one TD • His 38 catches are the second-most by a freshman in UT history (behind Kelley Washington’s 64 in 2001) • His 496 receiving yards are the third-most by a freshman in UT history (behind Washington’s 1,010 and Stanley Morgan’s 511 in 1973) • Became Vols first true freshman to start at wide receiver in a season opener since Marsalis Teague in 2009 • First 100-yard game with three catches for 102 yards vs. #11 South Carolina (10/19); first freshman since Justin Hunter in 2010 with 100-yard game; made SportsCenter Top 10 play with 39-yard one-handed grab • Hauled in first career touchdown for 19 yards -- on full-extension, toe-dragging score in corner of end zone -- vs. #6 Georgia (10/5); had four catches for 47 yards • Made an acrobatic juggling circus catch vs. WKU (9/7) which was ESPN SportsCenter No. 3 Play of the Day and College Football No. 2 Play of the Day; finished with two catches for 27 yards • Father Ramondo was a football player at North Carolina A&T State who went on to play in the NFL, NFL Europe and the CFL. He took part in the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 80
CAREER STATS Receiving 2013 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS 11/11 10/10 3/3 24/24
No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 38 496 13.1 45.1 1 48-SC 102-SC 30 320 10.7 32.0 4 24-2x 68-ASU 4 38 9.5 12.7 0 16-WCU 33-WCU 72 854 11.9 35.6 4 48-SC 102-SC
Rushing 2013
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 11/11 1 9 9.0 0.8 0 9-UF 9-UF
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns
7 at Missouri, 11/2/13 102 vs. South Carolina, 10/19/13 2 vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2013 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Austin Peay 3-33-0, 23 W. Kentucky 2-27-0, 20 at Oregon 3-9-0, 5 at Florida 4-43-0, 32 So. Alabama 2-20-0, 15 Georgia 4-47-1, 20 So. Carolina 3-102-0, 48 at Alabama 4-87-0, 38 at Missouri 7-68-0, 15 Auburn 5-58-0, 30 Vanderbilt 1-2-0, 2 at Kentucky DNP-INJ 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Utah State 4-38-0, 19 Ark. State 4-68-2, 24 at Oklahoma 6-67-0, 23 at Georgia 3-15-1, 6 Florida 4-26-0, 13 Chattanooga 4-26-1, 11 at Ole Miss 1-24-0, 24 Alabama 4-56-0, 22 at S. Carolina 0-0-0 Kentucky 0-0-0 Missouri DND-INJ at Vanderbilt DNT-INJ vs. Iowa DNP-INJ
Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 0-0-0 1-9-0, 9 3-29-0, 16
#95 DANNY O’BRIEN
DL, 6-2, 301, R-Jr., Flint, Mich. • Suspended for violation of team rules & policies on Sept. 9, reinstated on Sept. 21 • In fourth year in the program, battling to start at one of the tackle positions on the defensive line • Started 2015 opener, making two tackles, including a 7-yard sack • In 2014, played in 13 games, starting 12, making 23 tackles with 4.5 TFLs and a sack • Had 15 tackles over last five games after eight tackles in first eight games • Career-high five tackles including a TFL in win over Vanderbilt (11/29/14) • In 2013, made 12 tackles in 12 games >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 81
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2013 12/0 8 4 12 1-4 3-12 0 0 0 0-0 3-SC 2014 12/11 15 6 21 1-5 4.5-10 0 0 0 0-0 5-VU 2015 1/1 2 0 2 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 0-0 2-BG Totals 25/12 25 10 35 3-16 8.5-29 0 0 0 0-0 5-VU
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks
5 at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 1.5 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 1 three times, last vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
2013 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Austin Peay 1-0-1, 1-3 tfl Utah State 1-0-1, 1-1 tfl W. Kentucky 1-0-1 Ark. State 0-1-1 at Oregon 0-0-0 at Oklahoma 0-0-0 at Florida 0-0-0 at Georgia 3-1-4, 0.5-0 tfl So. Alabama 0-0-0 Florida 0-0-0 Georgia 1-0-1 Chattanooga 0-1-1, 0.5-1 tfl So. Carolina 2-1-3, 1-4, sk, 1-4 tfl at Ole Miss 1-0-1 at Alabama 0-0-0 Alabama 0-0-0 at Missouri 1-1-2 at So. Carolina 2-1-3 Auburn 1-1-2 Kentucky 2-0-2 Vanderbilt 1-1-2, 1-5 tfl Missouri 2-1-3, 1-5 sk, 1.5-5 tfl at Kentucky 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 4-1-5, 1-3 tfl vs. Iowa 1-1-2 2015 Opp. U-A-T, Other vs. B. Green 2-0-2, 1-7 sk, 1-7 tfl Oklahoma SUSP W. Carolina SUSP
#9 VON PEARSON
WR, 6-0, 183, Sr., Newport News, Va.
CAREER STATS Receiving 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 11/8 38 393 10.3 35.7 5 56-ASU 75-Iowa 3/0 3 57 19.0 19.0 0 45-BG 48-BG 14/8 41 450 11.0 32.1 5 56-ASU 75-Iowa
Rushing 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD 11/8 8 27 3.4 2.5 0 3/0 2 -3 -1.0 -1.0 0 14/8 10 25 2.5 1.8 0
Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
Long High Yd 9-SC 9-SC 1-BG 1-BG 9-SC 9-SC
7 vs. Iowa, 1/2/15 75 vs. Iowa, 1/2/15 2 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14
2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2015 Opp. Utah State 3-27-1, 14 vs. B. Green Ark. State 4-71-0, 56 Oklahoma at Oklahoma DNT-INJ W. Carolina at Georgia DNT-INJ at Florida Florida 1-6-0, 6 Arkansas Chattanooga 2-14-0, 9 Georgia at Ole Miss 5-26-0, 11 / 1-3 rush at Alabama Alabama 3-21-1, 9 / 3-7 rush at Kentucky
#5 KYLE PHILLIPS
DL, 6-4, 259, Fr., Nashville, Tenn. • First true freshman to have black stripe removed in 2015, coming on Aug. 10 • Played in two games, making three tackles in 2015 as a reserve defensive end • First three tackles of career vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • One of 15 true freshmen to make college debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) in his return to his hometown • Five-star recruit out of Hillsboro H.S. in Nashville • Played in 2015 Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio • Had 33 sacks in three seasons at Hillsboro • All-Midstate, Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen in 2014 • 58 tackles with 22.5 TFLs with 13 sacks as senior in 2014 • Helped Burros to a 14-1 record and Tennessee State Class 5A Championship game • Mother, Teresa Phillips, serves as the Director of Athletics at Tennessee State University in Nashville >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 84
CAREER STATS
• Senior in second year with the Vols, was second on team in catches and receptions in first year at UT in 2014 • Played in all three games in 2015, making three catches for 57 yards • Opened 2015 season with two catches for 48 yards, including a 45-yard catch, longest of the game vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, played in 11 games, starting eight games making 38 catches for 393 yards with team-high five receiving touchdowns • Career-high seven catches for career-best 75 yards in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2/15); scored a 19-yard receiving touchdown just prior to halftime, putting Vols ahead 35-7 • First multi-touchdown game (21, 16 yards) as part of three catches for 44 yards in win over Kentucky (11/15/14) • Earned a spot on SportsCenter #SCTop10 for an amazing one-handed catch during spring ball on March 14 • Came to Vols after two years starring at Feather River College in Quincy, Calif. • 4-star JUCO prospect; rated #2 overall prospect by ESPN and #2 receiver in nation by ESPN and 247Sports • Earned California Community College Football Coaches Association First Team All-America Honors • Posted national-leading 93 receptions for 1,601 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2013 • Had more than 200 receiving yards in a game on five occasions, including single-game totals of 311, 237, 235, 222 and 201 • 24-year old, is an amazing story of perseverance, working at fast food restaurants following graduation from Denbigh H.S. in 2010, before heading to college in 2012 • Grew up near former Vols star receiver and current Tennessee Titan Justin Hunter >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 82
CAREER HIGHS
at S.Carolina 4-55-0, 42/1-9 rush Kentucky 3-44-2, 21 Missouri 3-42-0, 23 at Vanderbilt 3-12-0, 12 / 1-0 rush vs. Iowa 7-75-1, 19 / 2-8 rush
Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2-48-0, 45 / 1-1 rush 0-0-0 / 1- (-3)-0 1-9-0, 9
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 2/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 3-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
3 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
#37 BRIAN RANODLPH
DB, 6-0, 200, R-Sr., Marietta, Ga. • 2015 Athlon & Lindy’s Preseason Second Team All-SEC • Fifth-year senior, starter in the secondary, starting all three games in 2015 at free safety, making 14 tackles with two pass break-ups • Seven tackles with a pass break-up vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Began 2015 with six tackles a pass break-up and blocked field goal vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll • In 2014, was third in SEC in tackles by defensive back (88) and tackles per game (6.8) • Played in all 13 games with 11 starts in 2014, made 88 tackles, third on the Vols, had two interceptions, five passes defended and a fumble recovery • First touchdown of career on an interception returned for a 23-yard touchdown in win over Kentucky (11/15/14) • Career-high 14 tackles in win at South Carolina (11/1/14) • 2013 College FB News All-Sophomore Hon. Mention • Returned to starting lineup as a redshirt sophomore in 2013, starting at strong safety in all 12 games • Second on team with 75 tackles in 2013 • Led team with four interceptions also had seven passes defended (third on team) • In 2012, was starting free safety for first three games, before suffering knee injury vs. Florida (9/15/12) and missed the remainder of 2012 • 2011 Second-Team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! • Took part in an NFL-NCAA Round Table in Charlotte, N.C., in Feb. 2012 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 85
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 12/8 37 18 55 0-0 1-4 1 0 2 0-0 12-UK 2012 3/3 17 5 22 0-0 2-4 0 0 2 0-0 8-NCS 2013 12/12 50 25 75 0-0 2.5-6 1 0 7 4-79 12-USA 2014 13/11 65 23 88 0-0 1.5-4 1 1 5 2-23 14-SC 2015 3/3 8 6 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 7-OU Totals 43/37 177 77 254 0-0 6-16 3 1 18 6-102 14-SC
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles For Loss Interceptions Touchdowns Passes Defended 10-Tackle Games Forced Fumble Fumble Recovery Blocked Kick
14 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 2 vs. Florida, 9/21/13 2 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/7/13 1 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 3 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/7/13 5, last at South Carolina, 11/1/14 1 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/23/13 1 vs. Iowa, 1/2/15 1 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other Montana 1-0-1
2012 Opp. U-A-T, Other vs. NC State 7-1-8, 1-2 tfl
Cincinnati 1-1-2, 2 pd at Florida 1-1-2 Buffalo 3-0-3 Georgia 0-0-0 LSU 8-1-9 at Alabama 7-1-8 South Carolina 5-1-6, ff MTSU 4-0-4 at Arkansas 2-3-5 Vanderbilt 1-2-3 at Kentucky 4-8-12, 1-4 tfl
Ga. State 7-0-7 Florida 3-4-7, pd Akron DNP-INJ at Georgia DNP-INJ at Miss State DNP-INJ Alabama DNP-INJ at So.Carolina DNP-INJ Troy DNP-INJ Missouri DNP-INJ at Vanderbilt DNP-INJ Kentucky DNP-INJ
2013 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Austin Peay 1-0-1 Utah State 4-1-5 W. Kentucky 4-4-8, 2-38 int, 3 pd Ark. State 4-2-6, pd at Oregon 4-1-5 at Oklahoma 4-2-6 at Florida 8-3-11, 2-5 int at Georgia 6-2-8 So. Alabama 7-5-12, 1-0 int Florida 10-3-13, 0.5-1 tfl, ff Georgia 5-2-7 Chattanooga 2-1-3 So. Carolina 1-1-2 at Ole Miss 8-0-8, pd at Alabama 1-1-2 Alabama 3-2-5, 1-3 tfl at Missouri 5-0-5, pd at So. Carolina 7-7-14 Auburn 6-2-8 Kentucky 7-1-8, 1-23 int-TD, qh Vanderbilt 2-3-5, 1-41 int, pd, ff Missouri 2-2-4 at Kentucky 6-3-9, 0.5-1 tfl, pd at Vanderbilt 6-0-6, 1-0 int vs. Iowa 2-0-2, fr, pbu 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
U-A-T, Other 4-2-6, pbu, blk-FG 4-3-7, pbu 0-1-1
#21 JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN LB, 6-0, 225, Jr., Clarksville, Tenn.
• 2015 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-SEC • 2015 Lindy’s Sports No. 13 Top Outside Linebackers • 2015 Lindy’s Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • Returning starter at WILL linebacker as a junior in 2015 • 12th in nation and third in SEC in tackles (33) and tackles per game (11.0); leads Vols with 5.0 TFLs (fifth in SEC) • Career-high 21 tackles, most by a Vol since A.J. Johnson in 2012, including 3.0 TFLs vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12); 21 tackles are most by a player in NCAA FBS in 2015 • Led Vols in tackles in win over Bowling Green (9/5) with nine including an 11-yard sack and two TFLs, also recovered a fumble recovery • Started all 13 games in 2014 and tied for first on the team with 101 tackles with 11.0 TFLs (third on team) • Tied for eighth in SEC in total tackles, ranked ninth in the SEC in tackles per game (7.8) in 2014 • Posted career-high 13 tackles in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2/15), including 11th TFL of the season • In first career start racked up 10 tackles vs. Utah State (8/31/14) • As a true freshman in 2013 was a standout on special teams with team-best 11 tackles • Rotated between linebacker and defensive back, playing in 11 games with 14 tackles in freshman year of 2013 • Gained more than 2,000 rushing yards as a senior, including 1,000 yards in three postseason games, with more than 300 yards in each game • Father Marques Maybin played basketball at Louisville (1997-2001) >> Full profile on Record Book Page 87
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2013 11/0 8 6 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 3-2x 2014 13/13 63 38 101 2-10 11-35 0 2 0 1-1 13-Iowa 2015 3/3 22 11 33 2-12 5-20 1 1 1 0-0 21-OU Totals 27/16 93 55 148 4-22 16-55 1 3 1 1-1 21-OU
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 21 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Tackles For Loss 3.5 at Georgia, 9/27/14 Sacks 1 four times, last vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Interceptions 1 vs. Florida, 10/4/14 Fumble Recovery 1 three times, last vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Forced Fumble 1 vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Blocked Punt 1 vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 10-Plus Tackle Games 4 times, last vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2013 Opp. Austin Peay W. Kentucky at Oregon at Florida So. Alabama Georgia
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U-A-T, Other 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 2-1-3, blk punt
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Utah State 5-5-10, 0.5-2 tfl Ark. State 4-2-6, 2-5 tfl, 1-3 sk at Oklahoma 7-2-9, fr at Georgia 7-3-10, 3.5-14 tfl, 2-7 sk Florida 7-2-9, 1-1 tfl, 1-1 int Chattanooga 2-3-5
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL So. Carolina 1-0-1 at Alabama 0-1-1 at Missouri 1-0-1 Auburn 0-3-3 Vanderbilt 1-0-1 at Kentucky 1-0-1 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
at Ole Miss 7-2-9 Alabama 3-2-5, fr at So. Carolina 5-3-8, 1-1 tfl Kentucky 4-1-5, 1-4 tfl Missouri 4-3-7, 1-4 tfl at Vanderbilt 5-0-5 vs. Iowa 5-8-13, qb, 1-4 tfl
U-A-T, Other 8-1-9, 1-11 sk, 2-12 tfl, qh 13-8-21, 1-1 sk, 3-8 tfl, ff 1-2-3
#51 DREW RICHMOND
OL, 6-5, 301, Fr., Memphis, Tenn. • 5-star offensive lineman at Memphis University School, battling for playing time at right tackle in freshman season • Played in 2015 Under Armour All-Star Game • Participated in The Opening in 2015 • Honored as 2014 MaxPreps Second Team All-American • Named 2014 Parade All-American Honorable Mention • Named to Memphis Commercial Appeal ‘Best of the Preps’ Private School Team in 2014 • Helped Owls to Division II Class AA Semifinals in 2014 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 89
• Had a team-high nine passes defended, an interception return for touchdown, two fumble recoveries, 4.0 TFLs and a sack • Became first true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Eric Berry (2007 at Florida) on a 36yard return vs. WKU (9/7/13), INT started run of NCAA record four consecutive forced turnovers for Vols on four consecutive plays; also had four tackles • First true freshman to start in secondary since Justin Coleman (2011) in season opener vs. Austin Peay (8/31) • Was first newcomer to have his black stripe removed during training camp in 2013 (Aug. 9). >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 94
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2013 12/12 34 5 39 1-7 4-10 0 2 9 2-36 7-USA 2014 13/13 31 6 37 0-0 4-8 1 0 16 3-(-1) 8-OU 2015 3/3 7 1 8 0-0 1-4 1 0 2 0-0 3-2x Totals 28/28 72 12 84 1-7 9-29 2 2 27 5-35 8-OU
Receiving 2013 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 11/4 12 182 15.2 16.5 1 51-UO 51-UO 3/1 10 135 13.5 45.0 1 40-OU 58-OU 3/0 6 64 10.7 21.3 0 20-OU 56-OU 17/5 28 381 13.6 22.4 2 51-UO 58-OU
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions 5 at Oklahoma, 9/13/14 Receiving Yards 58 at Oklahoma, 9/13/14 Touchdowns 1 vs. South Alabama, 9/28/13 & at Oklahoma, 9/13/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2015: 0/0
#75 JASHON ROBERTSON OL, 6-3, 315, So., Nashville, Tenn.
• 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team • 2014 Phil Steele Freshman All-American Team • 2014 ESPN’s True Freshman All-American Team • Returning starter at left guard in 2015 • Changed from #73 to #75 during preseason camp as a tribute to senior lineman Marcus Jackson, who suffered season ending injury early in camp • Started all 16 games of his career, first 13 at right guard in 2014 and first three games in 2015 at left guard (Marcus Jackson’s position) • Vols offense has averaged 435 yards per game and 246 yards rushing for game in 2015 • Helped Vols to 604 yards of total offense including 399 rushing yards (most since 1994) vs. Bowling Green • Only member of the Vols offensive line to start all 13 games at the same position (right guard) in 2014 • True freshman became first UT player since current Miami Dolphin Ja’Wuan James (9/4/10 vs. UT-Martin) to start on offensive line in first college game when he did so vs. Utah State (8/31/14) • Became fourth true freshman to start opener on OL: Bill Mayo (1981), Michael Munoz (2000), James (2010) • Won starting right guard spot after moving from defensive line to offensive line on Aug. 4 after three practices >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 89
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2014: 13/13; 2015: 3/3; Totals: 16/16
#11 AUSTIN SMITH
LB, 6-3, 236, Fr., Buford, Ga. • True freshman expected to start at SLB in place of injured C. Maggitt • Played first three games of 2015 as one of 15 true freshmen to play in 2015 • Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State First Team in Class AAA • 67 tackles with 8 TFLs and forced three fumbles as a senior in 2014 • Helped Buford to Georgia State Class AAAA Championship with a 15-0 record in 2014 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 92
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2015 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
#25 JOSH SMITH
WR, 6-1, 216, R-So., Knoxville, Tenn. • Returned to action in 2015 after a medical redshirt season in 2014 following season-ending ankle injury suffered at Oklahoma (9/13/14) • Played three games in 2015, has six catches for 64 yards
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• Led Vols with four catches for 56 yards vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Returned to action in 2015 opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Played in just three games and was sidelined after the game at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13) • Had 10 catches for 135 yards with a TD in three games • Career high five catches for career-best 58 yards including 40-yard touchdown at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13) • In 11 games, made four starts, in 2013 with 12 catches for 182 yards with one touchdown • First career touchdown on a 29-yard pass as part of three catches for 40 yards vs. South Alabama (9/28/13) • All-State wide receiver at CAK as a junior and senior >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 92
2013 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Austin Peay 1-9-0, 9 Utah State 3-48-0, 38 W. Kentucky 3-37-0, 16 Ark. State 2-29-0, 21 at Oregon 1-51-0, 51 at Oklahoma 5-58-1, 4 at Florida 1-2-0, 2 at Georgia DNT-INJ So. Alabama 3-40-1, 29 Florida DND-INJ Georgia 1-26-0, 26 Chattanooga DND-INJ So. Carolina DNP-INJ at Ole Miss DNT-INJ at Alabama 1-9-0, 9 Alabama DND-INJ at Missouri 1-9-0, 9 at So. Carolina DNT-INJ Auburn 0-0-0 Kentucky DND-INJ Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Missouri DND-INJ at Kentucky 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt DNT-INJ vs. Iowa DNP-INJ 2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 0-0-0 4-56-0, 20 2-8-0, 5
#7 CAMERON SUTTON
DB, 5-11, 186, Jr., Jonesboro, Ga. • 2015 Preseason All-SEC Second Team by AP & Coaches • 2015 Sporting News Preseason 2nd Team All-American • 2015 Lindy’s Sports No. 6 Top Cornerback • 2015 Lindy’s Sports Preseason First Team All-SEC • 2015 Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC • Third-year starter at cornerback for the Vols, started all 28 games in career • Serving as Vols starting punt returner for second year • Switched from his #23 to #7 during training camp as a tribute to injured teammate Rashaan Gaulden • Ninth in career passes defended at Tennessee with 27, next on list is Deon Grant with 28 • Started three games in 2015, has eight tackles with two pass break-ups on defense along with six punt returns for 103 yards • Ranks 17th in the nation and third in SEC in punt return average at 17.2 • Three tackles and pass break-up vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Opened 2015 with three tackles, including a TFL and a pass break-up vs. Bowling Green (9/5); returned three punts for career-high 102 yards • 2014 Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team • In 2014, started all 13 games in 2014, had 35 tackles including 4.0 TFLs with team-best 14 passes defended • Tied for second on the team with three interceptions • Third in SEC led in passes defended with 16 • His 16 passes defended were third-most in a season in Tennessee history • Also had 13 punt returns for 146 yards with a 76-yard return for a touchdown and one kickoff return for 21 yards • First punt return for a touchdown, for 76 yards, in win at Vanderbilt (11/29/14), first UT punt return for TD since Cordarrelle Patterson, also at Vanderbilt (11/17/12); also had two tackles and a pass break-up • 2013 247Sports, Athlon, College Football News Freshman All-American Second Team • 2013 Freshman All-SEC Coaches First Team • Starter in 12 games at cornerback as freshman in 2013 • Made 39 tackles (sixth on team in tackles)
CAREER STATS
Punt Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 2014 13/13 14 158 11.3 12.2 1 76-VU 74-VU 2015 3/3 6 103 17.2 34.3 0 47-BG 102-BG Totals 28/28 20 261 13.1 9.3 0 76-VU 102-BG Kick Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 2014 13/13 1 21 21.0 1.8 0 21-Miss 21-Miss
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 8 at Oklahoma, 9/13/14 Tackles For Loss 2 vs. Auburn, 11/9/13 Sacks 1 vs. Auburn, 11/9/13 Forced Fumble 1 vs. Alabama, 10/25/14 & vs. W. Carolina, 9/19/15 Interceptions 1 five times, last vs. Florida, 10/4/14 Touchdowns (INT) 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/7/13 Passes Defended 4 vs. Florida, 10/4/14 Fumble Recovery 1 at Florida, 9/21/13 & at Alabama, 10/26/13 Punt Returns 4 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 Punt Return Yards 102 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Long Punt Return 76 at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 Touchdowns (Punt Return) at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 Kickoff Returns 1 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 Kickoff Return Yards 21 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 Long Kickoff Return 21 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2013 Opp. Austin Peay W. Kentucky at Oregon at Florida So. Alabama Georgia
U-A-T, Other 2013 Opp. 0-0-0 So. Carolina 4-0-4, 1-36 INT-TD at Alabama 3-1-4 at Missouri 2-0-2, fr, pbu Auburn 5-2-7, 1-5 tfl, 3 pd Vanderbilt 4-0-4, pbu at Kentucky
U-A-T, Other 2-0-2, 1-0 int 2-0-2, 1-2 tfl, fr 3-0-3 5-1-6, 1-7 sk, 2-10 tfl 1-1-2 3-0-3, 2 pd
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Utah State 4-0-4, 1-0 int, 1-1 tfl Ark. State 3-1-4, 1-3 tfl at Oklahoma 6-2-8, pd at Georgia 2-1-3, 1-0 int Florida 1-0-1, 1-(-1)int, 3 pbu, 1-2 tfl Chattanooga 1-0-1, 1-2 tfl at Ole Miss 1-1-2 Alabama 5-0-5, ff at So. Carolina 1-1-2, pd Kentucky 2-0-2, 2 pbu Missouri 1-0-1, 2 pbu at Vanderbilt 2-0-2, pbu vs. Iowa 2-0-2, 2 qh
Punt Ret. 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-0, 3 1-4-0, 4 3-6-0, 4 1-42-0, 42 4-21-0, 11 1- (-4)-0, -4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-74-1, 76 1-12-0, 12
Kickoff Ret. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-21-0, 21 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
Punt Ret. 3-102-0, 47 2-3-0, 2 1- (-2)-0, -2
Kickoff Ret. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
U-A-T, Other 3-0-3, 1-4 tfl, pbu 3-0-3, pbu 1-1-2, ff
ON TENNESSEE CHARTS
Passes Defended - Career 1. 35 Jabari Greer (33 PBU, 2 INT) 2. 34 Dwayne Goodrich ( 22 PBU, 12 INT) 34 Preston Warren (26 PBU, 8 INT) 4. 32 Jonathan Hefney ( 22 PBU, 10 INT) 32 Rashad Baker (21 PBU, 11 INT) 6. 31 Eric Berry (17 PBU, 14 INT) 7. 30 Terry Fair (19 PBU, 11 INT) 8. 28 Deon Grant (14 PBU, 14 INT) 9. 27 Cameron Sutton (22 PBU, 5 INT) Passes Defended - Season 1. 17 Jonathan Wade 17 Deon Grant 3. 16 Cameron Sutton 4. 15 Gibril Wlison 15 Jabari Greer
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#55 COLEMAN THOMAS
CAREER HIGHS
OL, 6-5, 301, So., Max Meadows, Va. • Starting at center for all three games in 2015, second year with Vols • Vols offense has averaged 435 yards per game and 246 yards rushing for game in 2015 • In first start at center vs. Bowling Green (9/5), helped Vols to 399 rushing yards, the most since 1994, as part of 604 overall yards of total offense • 2014 Campus Insiders Honorable Mention Freshman All-American • Played 11 total games including first seven games in 2014, starting five at right tackle • As a true freshman moved into starting lineup at right tackle at Oklahoma (9/13) • Played on both sides of the ball, earning Region 1A West Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Fort Chiswell H.S. • Offensive and Defensive Lineman of the Year honors in Region 1A as a senior >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 97
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2014: 11/5; 2015: 3/3; Totals: 14/8
• Vying for playing time at defensive tackle as a freshman • Has black stripe removed on Aug. 16, second true freshman, following Kyle Phillips to have stripe removed • Played in three games in first season, making one tackles with one fumble recovery • First tackle and fumble recovery came vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • 5-star recruit out of North Davidson H.S., in Winston-Salem, N.C. • Played in 2015 Under Armour All-American Game • Selected to 2014 Shrine Bowl; Member of ESPN 300 • Honored as 2014 MaxPreps Second Team All-American • In four years with the Knights, had 315 tackles, 66 tackles for loss and 35 sacks • Acclaimed as one of the ‘most highly-recruited players’ out of Northwest North Carolina by Journal Now • Posted 67 tackles with 17 tackles for a loss with five sacks and four forced fumbles as a senior in 2014 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 98
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2015 3/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 1-WCU
1 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 1 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina
U-A-T, Other 3-2-5, pbu 2-2-4, qh 1-0-1, 1-10 tfl, 2qh
• Starting at defensive tackle in third year in the program, started three games in 2015 • Four tackles and TFL for four yards vs. W. Carolina (9/19) • First career start came vs. Bowling Green (9/5) as he made first four tackles of his career • Awarded the John Stucky Award for Power at the 2015 Orange and White Game • Gained more than 25 pounds since end of 2014 season • Played in five games in 2014 season as a reserve • Redshirted in 2013 • Three-year letterwinner and 2012 captain at Havelock High School helping his team to back-to-back 3-A State Championship titles in his junior (16-0) and senior (15-1) seasons >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 100
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack 2014 5/0 0 0 0 0-0 2015 3/3 4 4 8 0-0 Totals 8/3 4 4 8 0-0
TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 -1-3 0 0 0 0-0 4-2x 1-3 0 0 0 0-0 4-2x
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 4 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 & vs. W. Carolina, 9/19/15 Tackle for Loss 1 vs. W. Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2015 Opp. U-A-T, Other vs. B. Green 2-2-4 Oklahoma 0-0-0 W. Carolina 2-2-4, 1-3 tfl
• Returning starter at left defensive end in 2015, played in three games with one start making 10 tackles • Posted a 10-yard TFL and two quarterback hurries vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Four tackles with a quarterback hurry vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12) • Opened 2015 with five tackles and a pass break-up vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • In 2014, was starting left defensive end in second year with Vols, playing in all 13 games with 11 starts • Had 24 tackles with 4.0 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and three quarterback hurries in 2014 • Best game of career with highs of six tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks at #3 Ole Miss (10/18/14) • In 2013, played in nine games after returning from knee injury suffered early in training camp; made 13 tackles including a sack for seven yards, a TFL and two quarterback hurries >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 99
• Seeing action as SAM linebacker and right defensive end as senior in 2015, playing three games with four tackles • Two tackles in each of first two games of 2015 • In 2014, played in 13 games, starting one, with 12 tackles including 3.0 TFLs and 2.5 sacks • Highly-regarded JUCO transfer from Trinity Valley C.C. • Played two seasons at Trinity Valley C.C., in Athens, Texas, helping Cardinals to Southwest Junior College Football title in C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart Bowl in 203 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 100
CAREER STATS
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2014 13/1 8 3 12 2.5-17 3.0-20 0 0 1 0-0 4-UK 2015 3/0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-2x Totals 15/1 12 3 16 2.5-17 3.0-20 0 0 1 0-0 4-UK
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2013 9/0 9 4 13 1-7 1-7 0 0 2 0-0 4-AU 2014 13/11 15 9 24 1.5-11 4-15 0 1 3 0-0 6-Miss 2015 3/1 6 4 10 0-0 1-10 0 0 1 0-0 5-BG Totals 25/12 30 17 47 2.5-18 6-32 0 1 6 0-0 6-Miss
4 vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 1 vs. Florida, 10/4/14 & vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14 1 vs. Florida, 10/4/14 & vs. Chattanooga, 10/11/14
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2014 Opp. Utah State Ark. State at Oklahoma at Georgia
U-A-T, Other 0-1-1, 0.5-3 2-0-2, pbu 0-0-0 0-0-0
2015 Opp. vs. B. Green Oklahoma W. Carolina at Florida
Florida 1-0-1, 1-10 sk, 1-10 tfl Chattanooga 1-0-1, 1-5 sk, 1-5 tf at Ole Miss 0-0-0 Alabama 1-0-1 at So. Carolina 0-0-0 Kentucky 2-2-4, 0.5-2 sk, 0.5-2 tfl Missouri 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1, qh vs. Iowa 0-1-1
#71 DYLAN WIESMAN
OL, 6-4, 304, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio • Starting at right guard in third year with Vols • Vols offense has averaged 435 yard per game and 246 yards rushing for game in 2015 • Started at right guard vs. Bowling Green (9/5), helped Vols to 399 rushing yards, the most since 1994, as part of 604 overall yards of total offense • Versatile lineman, backed up center Mack Crowder in 2014, played in all 13 games with two starts at center • Drew first college start in place of Crowder vs. #19 Missouri (11/22/14) at center • Played in 10 games in 2013, mostly on special teams block as a true freshman • Named Associated Press Division I first-team as a senior • A three-year starter for the Cardinals helping his team to three straight Greater Miami (Ohio) Conference titles • Compiled a 33-4 overall record and a perfect 21-0 conference record in his three years >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 101
CAREER STATS
Games Played/Started: 2013: 10/0; 2014: 13/2; 2015: 3/3; Career: 26/5
#58 OWEN WILLIAMS DL, 6-0, 297, Sr., Macon, Ga.
• Seeing action at defensive tackle, playing in three games with two starts, making four tackles with 1.5 TFLs • In first career start, vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), made three tackles including 1.5 TFLs • In 2014, served as backup nose tackle to Danny O’Brien in first season with Vols after transferring in from Butler C.C. in Kansas • Named Tim Tebow’s Freak Of The Week on SEC Nation, when the show aired from Knoxville on Nov. 22, 2014, with nine bench presses of 600 pounds • Played in 12 games in 2014, making 21 tackles with two sacks for 12 yards • Two-year starter at Butler C.C., 3-star JUCO recruit • Second Team NJCAA All-American in 2013 • 2013 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Defensive Player of the Year >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 101
CAREER STATS
LB/DL, 6-2, 226, Sr., Carrollton, Texas
DL, 6-2, 249, Jr., Winder Garden, Fla.
2013 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other Austin Peay DNP-INJ Utah State 1-0-1 W. Kentucky DNP-INJ Ark. State 1-0-1, 2qh at Oregon DNP-INJ at Oklahoma 2-2-4, 1-2 tfl at Florida 0-0-0 at Georgia 1-2-3, 0.5-1 tfl So. Alabama 0-0-0, qh Florida 1-0-1 Georgia 1-0-1, 1-7 sk, 1-7 tfl, qh Chattanooga 0-0-0 So. Carolina 1-0-1 at Ole Miss 4-2-6, 1.5-11 sk, 2.5-12 tfl at Alabama 2-1-3 Alabama 1-2-3, fr at Missouri 1-2-3, pbu at So. Carolina 2-1-3, qh Auburn 3-1-4 Kentucky 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Missouri 1-0-1 at Kentucky 1-0-1 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 vs. Iowa 0-0-0
#42 CHRIS WEATHERD
#50 COREY VEREEN
CAREER STATS
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
DL, 6-3, 286, R-So., Havelock, N.C.
DL, 6-2, 311, Fr., Midway, N.C.
Tackles Fumble Recovery
6 at Ole Miss, 10/19/14 2.5 at Ole Miss, 10/19/14 1.5 at Ole Miss, 10/19/14 2 vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/14
#39 KENDAL VICKERS
#2 SHY TUTTLE
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Quarterback Hurries
Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2014 12/0 11 10 21 2-12 2-12 0 0 2 0-0 5-ASU 2015 3/2 1 3 4 0-0 1.5-5 0 0 0 0-0 3-OU Totals 15/2 12 13 25 2-12 3.5-17 0 0 2 0-0 5-ASU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
5 vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/14 2 vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/14 2 vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/14
2014 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2015 Opp. Utah State 0-0-0 vs. B. Green Ark. State 3-2-5, 2-12 sk, 2-12 tfl, pbu Oklahoma at Oklahoma 1-2-3 W. Carolina at Georgia 0-3-3 at Florida Florida 1-0-1 Arkansas Chattanooga DND-INJ Georgia at Ole Miss 0-0-0 at Alabama Alabama 2-2-4 at Kentucky at So. Carolina 1-0-1 South Carolina Kentucky 0-0-0 North Texas Missouri 2-0-2, pbu at Missouri at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 Vanderbilt vs. Iowa 0-1-1
U-A-T, Other 0-0-0 1-2-3, 1.5-5 tfl, qh 0-1-1, qh
U-A-T, Other 2-0-2 2-0-2 0-0-0
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#7 PRESTON WILLIAMS
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME
WR, 6-4, 209, Fr., Hampton, Ga.
• 5-star prospect seeing playing time as a true freshman • Officially cleared to practice with Vols on Aug. 26 • Played in two games with three catches for 98 yards with two touchdowns • SEC Freshman Of Week (Sept. 21) • First-career catch came on 25-yard touchdown reception vs. Western Carolina (9/19), added second touchdown catch for 24 yards for first two scores of career; became first Vol since Justin Hunter in 2010 to have two receiving touchdowns in a game as a freshman; finished with three catches for 98 yards • One of 15 true freshmen to debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5) • Listed as Scout’s #1 wide receiver in nation in 2015 class • Played in 2015 Under Armour All-Star Game • Participated in The Opening; Member of ESPN 300 • Named to Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State First Team as a senior in 2014 • Recorded 43 receptions for 916 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior despite missing a portion of the year with a knee injury • Led Wildcats to Region 2 AAAAAA Title Game in 2014 • MaxPreps Junior All-American in 2013 • First team all-state as a junior by the Associated Press and Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2013 • 2013 Georgia state long-jump champion with a leap of 24-feet, 2 1/2 inches >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 102
2014 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg Utah State 3-26-0, 12 Ark. State 5-20-0, 8 at Oklahoma DNP-INJ at Georgia 5-69-0, 24 Florida 1-3-0, 3 Chattanooga 1-16-0, 16 at Ole Miss 1-6-0, 6 Alabama 1-10-0, 10 at S. Carolina 2-14-0, 13 Kentucky 2-39-0, 25 Missouri 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 vs. Iowa 2-9-0, 5
2015 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg vs. B. Green 3-35-2, 18 Oklahoma 1-5-0, 5 W. Carolina 3-31-0, 23 at Florida Arkansas Georgia at Alabama at Kentucky South Carolina North Texas at Missouri Vanderbilt
CAREER STATS Receiving 2015
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 2/0 3 98 32.7 49.0 2 49-WCU 98-WCU
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns
3 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 98 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 2 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME 2015 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg vs. B. Green 0-0-0 Oklahoma DNP W. Carolina 3-98-2, 49
#82 ETHAN WOLF
TE, 6-4, 216, So., Minster, Ohio • Vols returning starter at tight end, has started 14 of 15 games in his career including three in 2015 • Has seven catches for 71 yards with two touchdowns • Three catches for 31 yards vs. Western Carolina (9/19) • Opened 2015 with best game of his career, scoring first two touchdowns of his career on 11 and 18-yard scoring receptions vs. Bowling Green (9/5); first UT tight end since Luke Stocker (9/5/2009 vs. WKU) to score two touchdowns in a game • Became first true freshman to start season opener at tight end in Tennessee history • In 2014, started first eight games he played, seeing action in 12 games overall with 11 total starts; made 23 catches for 212 yards • Had a catch in first nine games he played in 2014 • Wearing #82 with Vols as a tribute to VFL tight end Jason Witten, who wears #82 with the Dallas Cowboys • AP Second Team All-Ohio as a senior and junior • As a senior, hauled in 41 receptions for 475 yards with five receiving touchdowns • Brother Eli, a freshman tight end, joined Vols in 2015 >> Full profile on Media Guide Page 103
CAREER STATS Receiving 2014 2015 Totals
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 12/11 23 212 9.2 17.1 0 24-UGa 69-UGa 3/3 7 71 10.1 23.7 2 23-WCU 35-BG 15/14 30 283 9.4 18.9 2 24-UGa 69-UGa
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions 5 vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/14 & at Georgia, 9/27/14 Receiving Yards 69 at Georgia, 9/27/14 Touchdowns 2 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL 2015 STATISTICS
OVERALL: 2-1
SEC: 0-0
HOME: 1-1
AWAY: 0-0
NEUTRAL: 1-0
SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
UT (rank) Opponent (rank) TV 25/25 vs. Bowling Green SECN 23/23 #19/17 Oklahoma ESPN RV/RV Western Carolina ESPNU RV/RV at RV Florida* CBS --/-- Arkansas* ESPN/2 --/-- Georgia* --/-- at Alabama* --/-- at Kentucky* --/-- South Carolina* --/-- North Texas --/-- at Missouri* --/-- Vanderbilt*
Site Nashville Knoxville Knoxville Gainesville Knoxville Knoxville Tuscaloosa Lexington Knoxville Knoxville Columbia Knoxville
TEAM STATISTICS
UT OPP SCORING 138 71 Points Per Game 46.0 23.7 Points Off Turnovers 31 0 FIRST DOWNS 73 53 Rushing 41 22 Passing 27 26 Penalty 5 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 738 474 Yards gained rushing 830 538 Yards lost rushing 92 64 Rushing Attempts 158 115 Average Per Rush 4.7 4.1 Average Per Game 246.0 158.0 TDs Rushing 10 3 PASSING YARDAGE 567 710 Comp-Att-Int 49-83-1 59-112-3 Average Per Pass 6.8 6.3 Average Per Catch 11.6 12.0 Average Per Game 189.0 236.7 TDs Passing 6 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 1305 1184 Total Plays 241 227 Average Per Play 5.4 5.2 Average Per Game 435.0 394.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-275 11-199 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-159 6-63 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-62 1-5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 39.3 18.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 10.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.7 5.0 FUMBLES-LOST 2-0 6-3 PENALTIES-Yards 17-135 25-237 Average Per Game 45.0 79.0 PUNTS-Yards 17-800 24-1043 Average Per Punt 47.1 43.5 Net punt average 42.2 36.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 24-1474 14-841 Average Per Kick 61.4 60.1 Net kick average 42.7 31.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:22 28:38 3RD-DOWN Conversions 20/48 14/50 3rd-Down Pct 42% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 4/5 4th-Down Pct 50% 80% SACKS BY-Yards 5-30 6-52 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-7 5-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (17-18) 94% (10-12) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (13-18) 72% (6-12) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (18-18) 100% (8-8) 100% ATTENDANCE 204591 0 Games/Avg Per Game 2/102296 0/0 Neutral Site Games 1/61323
SCORE BY QUARTERS Tennessee Opponents
1st 31 10
2nd 21 13
3rd 14 10
4th 10 14
Time/Result Attend. W, 59-30 61,323 L, 24-31 (2OT) 102,455 W, 55-10 102,136 3:30 PM 7/7:30 PM TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
RUSHING
Name Jalen Hurd Alvin Kamara Joshua Dobbs John Kelly Joe Young Jauan Jennings Alton Howard Quinten Dormady Von Pearson TEAM Total Opponents
PASSING
Name Joshua Dobbs Quinten Dormady Total Opponents
RECEIVING
Name Josh Malone Ethan Wolf Jauan Jennings Josh Smith Johnathon Johnson Marquez North Preston Williams Von Pearson Alvin Kamara Jalen Hurd Alton Howard Alex Ellis Total Opponents
INTERCEPTIONS Name Todd Kelly Jr. LaDarrell McNeil Total Opponents
Top Rusher Top Passer Top Receiver Top Tackler Alvin Kamara (15-144-2) Josh Dobbs (15-22-205-2) Jauan Jennings (3-56) J. Reeves-Maybin (9) Jalen Hurd (24-109-1) Josh Dobbs (13-31-125-1) Josh Smith (4-56) J. Reeves-Maybin (21) Jalen Hurd (11-68-1) Josh Dobbs (15-21-144-2) Josh Malone (4-33) T. Kelly Jr./Ev. Berry (5)
GP Att Gain Loss 3 58 317 17 3 26 195 0 3 30 158 51 2 21 92 4 1 9 28 10 3 4 17 1 2 2 13 0 2 5 12 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 -3 2 3 158 830 92 3 115 538 64
Net 300 195 107 88 18 16 13 8 -2 -5 738 474
Avg TD Long Avg/G 5.2 5 31 100.0 7.5 3 56 65.0 3.6 2 30 35.7 4.2 0 9 44.0 2.0 0 8 18.0 4.0 0 12 5.3 6.5 0 12 6.5 1.6 0 6 4.0 -1.0 0 1 -0.7 -5.0 0 0 -5.0 4.7 10 56 246.0 4.1 3 64 158.0
GP Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD 3 131.51 43-74-1 58.1 474 5 2 190.13 6-9-0 66.7 93 1 3 137.87 49-83-1 59.0 567 6 3 115.30 59-112-3 52.7 710 5
GP 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Rec 9 7 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 49 59
Yds 92 71 76 64 45 38 98 57 4 12 8 2 567 710
Avg 10.2 10.1 12.7 10.7 11.2 9.5 32.7 19.0 1.3 6.0 8.0 2.0 11.6 12.0
TD 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 5
Lng Avg/G 45 158.0 49 46.5 49 189.0 45 236.7
Long Avg/G 19 30.7 23 23.7 30 25.3 20 21.3 16 22.5 16 12.7 49 49.0 45 19.0 5 1.3 7 4.0 8 4.0 2 0.7 49 189.0 45 236.7
Int Yds Avg TD Long 2 5 2.5 0 4 1 57 57.0 0 57 3 62 20.7 0 57 1 5 5.0 0 5
OT Total 7 83 14 61
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL 2015 STATISTICS PUNT RETURNS Name Cameron Sutton Alvin Kamara Total Opponents
KICKOFF RETURNS Name Evan Berry Micah Abernathy R.D. Abernathy IV Total Opponents
FUMBLE RETURNS Name Total Opponents
PUNTING
Name Trevor Daniel Nate Renfro Total Opponents
KICKOFFS
Name Aaron Medley Total Opponents
Ret 6 2 8 6
Yds 103 56 159 63
Avg 17.2 28.0 19.9 10.5
TD 0 1 1 0
Long 47 50 50 20
Ret 5 1 1 7 11
Yds 229 27 19 275 199
Avg 45.8 27.0 19.0 39.3 18.1
TD 1 0 0 1 0
Long 88 27 19 88 38
Ret Yds Avg TD Long -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --
Punts Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 16 762 47.6 61 1 3 8 7 0 1 38 38.0 38 0 1 1 0 0 17 800 47.1 61 1 4 9 7 0 24 1043 43.5 59 0 4 7 8 0
KO YDS AVG TB OB RET NET YdLn 24 1474 61.4 10 3 24 1474 61.4 10 3 199 42.7 22 14 841 60.1 5 2 275 31.5 33
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FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE BY PLAYER
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FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE BY GAME
FGM-FGA 4-7
Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk 57.1 1-1 2-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 31 0
Tennessee Opponents BGSU 42,29,(26) (40),(37),43,(25) Oklahoma (19),48 (35) Western Carolina (20),(31) (32) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE LEADERS Player Quart’e Sapp Chris Weatherd Evan Berry Darrin Kirkland Jr. Cortez McDowell Max Arnold Gavin Bryant Jauan Jennings Jakob Johnson Colton Jumper Todd Kelly Jr. Jalen Reeves-Maybin TOTAL
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PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Jalen Hurd 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Aaron Medley 0 4-7 18-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Alvin Kamara 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Ethan Wolf 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Preston Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Joshua Dobbs 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Josh Malone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Evan Berry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total 18 4-7 18-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 138 Opponents 8 5-6 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 71
ALL-PURPOSE
FIELD GOALS Name Aaron Medley
SCORING
Total KO Punt Other 3 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 19 12 7 0
Name GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/G Jalen Hurd 3 300 12 0 0 0 312 104.0 Alvin Kamara 3 195 4 56 0 0 255 85.0 Evan Berry 3 0 0 0 229 0 229 76.3 Joshua Dobbs 3 107 0 0 0 0 107 35.7 Cameron Sutton 3 0 0 103 0 0 103 34.3 Preston Williams 2 0 98 0 0 0 98 49.0 Josh Malone 3 0 92 0 0 0 92 30.7 Jauan Jennings 3 16 76 0 0 0 92 30.7 John Kelly 2 88 0 0 0 0 88 44.0 Ethan Wolf 3 0 71 0 0 0 71 23.7 Josh Smith 3 0 64 0 0 0 64 21.3 LaDarrell McNeil 1 0 0 0 0 57 57 57.0 Von Pearson 3 -2 57 0 0 0 55 18.3 Johnathon Johnson 2 0 45 0 0 0 45 22.5 Marquez North 3 0 38 0 0 0 38 12.7 Micah Abernathy 3 0 0 0 27 0 27 9.0 Alton Howard 2 13 8 0 0 0 21 10.5 R.D. Abernathy IV 1 0 0 0 19 0 19 19.0 Joe Young 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0 Quinten Dormady 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 4.0 Todd Kelly Jr. 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.7 Alex Ellis 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.7 TEAM 1 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -5.0 Total 3 738 567 159 275 62 1801 600.3 Opponents 3 474 710 63 199 5 1451 483.7
TOTAL OFFENSE Name Joshua Dobbs Jalen Hurd Alvin Kamara Quinten Dormady John Kelly Joe Young Jauan Jennings Alton Howard Von Pearson TEAM Total Opponents
GP Plays 3 104 3 58 3 26 2 14 2 21 1 9 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 241 3 227
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Rush Pass Tot Avg/G 107 474 581 193.7 300 0 300 100.0 195 0 195 65.0 8 93 101 50.5 88 0 88 44.0 18 0 18 18.0 16 0 16 5.3 13 0 13 6.5 -2 0 -2 -0.7 -5 0 -5 -5.0 738 567 1305 435.0 474 710 1184 394.7
TENNESSEE FOOTBALL 2015 STATISTICS
2015 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS No. Player GP-GS ST AT TT TFL Sacks Int PBU PD QBH FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 21 Jalen Reeves-Maybin 3-3 22 11 33 5.0-20 2.0-12 . 1 1 1-0 1 . . 9 Derek Barnett 3-3 10 9 19 1.5-2 1.0-2 . 1 1 1-0 . . . 6 Todd Kelly Jr. 3-2 9 6 15 . . 2-5 . . . . . . 37 Brian Randolph 3-3 8 6 14 . . . 2 . . . 1 . 50 Corey Vereen 3-1 6 4 10 1.0-10 . . 1 3 . . . . 29 Evan Berry 3-0 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . . 12 Emmanuel Moseley 3-3 7 3 10 1.0-1 . . 4 . . . . . 34 Darrin Kirkland Jr. 3-1 6 3 9 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . . . 53 Colton Jumper 3-2 5 3 8 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 39 Kendal Vickers 3-3 4 4 8 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . 7 Cameron Sutton 3-3 7 1 8 1.0-4 . . 2 . . 1 . . 56 Curt Maggitt 2-2 4 3 7 3.0-8 . . . 2 . . . . 4 LaTroy Lewis 3-1 3 3 6 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 13 Malik Foreman 3-3 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 42 Chris Weatherd 3-0 4 . 4 . . . . 1 . . . . 40 Dimarya Mixon 3-0 3 1 4 . . . 2 . . . . . 58 Owen Williams 3-2 1 3 4 1.5-5 . . . 2 . . . . 26 Stephen Griffin 3-0 3 . 3 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 20 Cortez McDowell 3-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 51 Kenny Bynum 3-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 5 Kyle Phillips 2-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 14 Quart’e Sapp 3-0 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 1 Kahlil McKenzie 3-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . 1 . . 30 Williams, D. 1-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 3 Micah Abernathy 3-0 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 95 Danny O’Brien 1-1 2 . 2 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . . . . . 15 Jauan Jennings 3-3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 44 Jakob Johnson 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 8 Marquez North 3-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 8 Justin Martin 3-0 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 2 Shy Tuttle 3-0 . 1 1 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 33 LaDarrell McNeil 1-0 1 . 1 . . 1-57 . . . . . . 36 Gavin Bryant 1-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 46 Max Arnold 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Total 3-0 131 76 207 20-73 5-30 3-62 16 11 3-0 4 1 . Opponents 3-0 119 144 263 17.0-90 6-52 1-5 4 8 . 2 . .
TENNESSEE GIVEAWAY/TAKEAWAY
Giveaway Takeaway Game Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot D if. vs. Bowling Green 0 0 0 1 0 1 +1 OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 2 2 +1 W. CAROLINA 0 0 0 2 1 3 +3 at Florida -ARKANSAS -GEORGIA -at Alabama -at Kentucky -SOUTH CAROLINA -NORTH TEXAS -at Missouri -VANDERBILT -TOTAL 0 1 1 3 3 6 +5
FUMBLES
Name No.-Lost Joshua Dobbs 1-0 Jalen Hurd 1-0 TOTAL 2-0
VOLS ON OPENING OFFENSIVE DRIVES Game 1st Half vs. Bowling Green Touchdown OKLAHOMA Made Field Goal WESTERN CAROLINA Touchdown at Florida -ARKANSAS -GEORGIA -at Alabama -at Kentucky -SOUTH CAROLINA -NORTH TEXAS -at Missouri -VANDERBILT --
2nd Half Missed Field Goal Missed Field Goal Punt
VOLS ON OPENING DEFENSIVE SERIES Game 1st Half 2nd Half vs. Bowling Green Made Field Goal Touchdown OKLAHOMA Interception Punt WESTERN CAROLINA Fumble Touchdown at Florida -ARKANSAS -GEORGIA -at Alabama -at Kentucky -SOUTH CAROLINA -NORTH TEXAS -at Missouri -VANDERBILT --
VOLS ON COIN FLIPS
Game Flip Score vs. Bowling Green LOST (D) W, 59-30 OKLAHOMA WON (D) L, 31-24, 2OT WESTERN CAROLINA WON (D) W, 55-10 at Florida -ARKANSAS -GEORGIA -at Alabama -at Kentucky -SOUTH CAROLINA -NORTH TEXAS -at Missouri -VANDERBILT --
VOLS ON VIDEO REVIEWS
4 Total Reviews Reviews in UT’s Favor: 3 Reviews not in UT’s Favor: 1 (For a recap of all video reviews this season, see page 37)
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BIG PLAYS (MORE THAN 20 YARDS) 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS BY TENNESSEE (18)
20-YARD PLUS PLAYS BY OPPONENT (18)
OFFENSE (10)
OFFENSE (14)
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 56* Rush Alvin Kamara Bowling Green 49 Pass Williams from Dormady WCU 45 Pass Pearson from Dobbs Bowling Green 31 Rush Jalen Hurd Oklahoma 30 Pass Jennings from Dobbs Bowling Green 30 Rush Joshua Dobbs Bowling Green 25* Pass Williams from Dobbs WCU 24* Pass Williams from Dormady WCU 23 Pass Wolf, Et. from Dobbs WCU 20 Pass Smith from Dobbs Oklahoma * touchdown scored on play
DEFENSE (1)
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 57 INT LaDarrell McNeil Western Carolina * touchdown scored on play
SPECIAL TEAMS (7)
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 88* KR Evan Berry Western Carolina 67 KR Evan Berry Bowling Green 50* PR Alvin Kamara Western Carolina 47 PR Cameron Sutton Bowling Green 34 PR Cameron Sutton Bowling Green 27 KR Micah Abernathy Western Carolina 21 PR Cameron Sutton Bowling Green * touchdown scored on play
UT LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 64* Rush Detrez Newsome Western Carolina 45 Pass Lewis from Johnson Bowling Green 45 Pass Moore from Johnson Bowling Green 44 Rush Detrez Newsome Western Carolina 38 Pass Dieter from Johnson Bowling Green 34
Pass Burbrink from Johnson Bowling Green
31* 31 29 29
Pass Rush Pass Pass
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Pass Burbrink from Johnson Bowling Green
Dieter from Johnson Bowling Green Fred Coppet Bowling Green Dieter from Johnson Bowling Green Neal from Mayfield Oklahoma
23 Pass Moore from Johnson Bowling Green 20 Pass Gallon from Johnson Bowling Green 20 Rush Matt Johnson Bowling Green * touchdown scored on play
DEFENSE (0)
Yards Type Player(s) * touchdown scored on play
SPECIAL TEAMS (4)
Opponent
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent 38 KR Detrez Newsome Western Carolina 25 KR Detrez Newsome Western Carolina 23 KR Clint Stephens Bowling Green 20 PR Ryan Burbrink Bowling Green * touchdown scored on play
Long Plays By Yards 100+ 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29
No. TD 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 4 0 6 2
Long Plays By Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL
No. TD 3 1 7 2 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 5
20-YARDS-PLUS BY PLAYER Player Micah Abernathy Evan Berry Joshua Dobbs Jalen Hurd Jauan Jennings Alvin Kamara LaDarrell McNeil Von Pearson Josh Smith Cameron Sutton Preston Williams Ethan Wolf TOTAL
No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 5 3 7 3 4 1 0
20-YARDS-PLUS BY GAME
Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR vs. Bowling Green 8 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 WESTERN CAROLINA 8 4 0 4 2 1 1 0 at Florida - - - - - - - ARKANSAS - - - - - - - GEORGIA - - - - - - - at Alabama - - - - - - - at Kentucky - - - - - - - SOUTH CAROLINA - - - - - - - NORTH TEXAS - - - - - - - at Missouri - - - - - - - VANDERBILT - - - - - - - TOTAL 18 5 3 7 3 4 1 0
20-YARDS-PLUS OPPONENT BY GAME
Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR vs. Bowling Green 13 1 2 9 1 1 0 0 OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 WESTERN CAROLINA 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 at Florida - - - - - - - ARKANSAS - - - - - - - GEORGIA - - - - - - - at Alabama - - - - - - - at Kentucky - - - - - - - SOUTH CAROLINA - - - - - - - NORTH TEXAS - - - - - - - at Missouri - - - - - - - VANDERBILT - - - - - - - TOTAL 18 2 4 10 3 1 0 0
LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing Rushing Touchdown Passing Passing Touchdown Punt Return Kick Return Interception Return Fumble Return Field Goal
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56 Alvin Kamara vs. Bowling Green (9/5) 56 Alvin Kamara vs. Bowling Green (9/5) 49 Preston Williams from Quinten Dormady vs. WCU (9/19) 25 Preston Williams from Joshua Dobbs vs. WCU (9/19) 50 Alvin Kamara vs. Western Carolina (9/19) 88 Evan Berry vs. Western Carolina (9/19) 57 LaDarrell McNeil vs. Western Carolina (9/19) 0 --31 Aaron Medley vs. Western Carolina (9/19)
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TENNESSEE MISCELLANEOUS STATS 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Date Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Opponent Score vs Bowling Green W 59-30 Oklahoma L 24-31 Western Carolina W 55-10 at Florida -Arkansas -Georgia -at Alabama -at Kentucky -South Carolina -North Texas -at Missouri -Vanderbilt -Tennessee Opponents
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS
Date Opponent Score Sept. 5 vs. Bowling Green W, 59-30 Sept. 12 Oklahoma L 24-31 Sept .19 Western Carolina W 55-10 Sept. 26 at Florida -Oct. 3 Arkansas -Oct. 10 Georgia -Oct. 24 at Alabama -Oct. 31 at Kentucky -Nov. 7 South Carolina -Nov. 14 North Texas -Nov. 21 at Missouri -Nov. 28 Vanderbilt - Tennessee Opponents
TIME OF POSSESSION
Date Opponent Sept. 5 vs. Bowling Green W Sept. 12 Oklahoma L Sept. 19 Western Carolina W Sept. 26 at Florida Oct. 3 Arkansas Oct. 10 Georgia Oct. 24 at Alabama Oct. 31 at Kentucky Nov. 7 South Carolina Nov. 14 North Texas Nov. 21 at Missouri Nov. 28 Vanderbilt Tennessee Opponents
Overall 9-16 56.2% 6-18 33.3% 5-14 35.7%
1st Qtr 3-3 100.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0%
2nd Qtr 4-6 66.7% 1-4 25.0% 3-5 60.0%
3rd Qtr 2-5 40.0% 2-6 33.3% 1-3 33.3%
4th Qtr 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-4 25.0%
20-48 14-50
5-9 1-11
8-15 2-13
5-14 2-12
1-8 8-12
41.7% 28.0%
55.6% 9.1%
53.3% 15.4%
35.7% 16.7%
12.5% 66.7%
Overall 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0%
1st Qtr 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%
2nd Qtr 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%
3rd Qtr 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%
4th Qtr 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0%
1-2 4-5
0-0 1-1
0-0 1-2
0-0 1-1
1-2 0-0
50.0% 80.0%
Score 59-30 24-31 55-10 ---------- Total Avg. Total Avg.
0.0% 100.0%
0.0% 50.0%
0.0% 100.0%
50.0% 0.0%
Overall 33:51 27:20 32:54
1st Qtr 8:06 8:28 7:50
2nd Qtr 7:36 6:25 8:00
3rd Qtr 7:32 8:46 6:05
4th Qtr 10:37 3:41 10:59
94:05 31:21 85:55 28:38
24:24 8:08 20:36 6:52
22:01 7:20 22:59 7:39
22:23 7:27 22:37 7:32
25:17 8:25 19:43 6:34
OT 1-2
50.0%
1-2 1-2
50.0% 50.0%
OT 0-0
0.0%
0-0 1-1
0.0% 100.0
0:00
0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00
RED ZONE STATS TENNESSEE INSIDE OPPONENT RED-ZONE Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sep 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Times Times Total Rush Pass Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs vs Bowling Green W, 59-30 9 8 52 7 5 2 Oklahoma L, 24-31 4 4 24 3 2 1 Western Carolina W, 55-10 5 5 27 3 2 1 at Florida -Arkansas -Georgia -at Alabama -at Kentucky -South Carolina -North Texas -at Missouri -Vanderbilt -TOTALS 18 17 103 13 9 4 17 of 18 (94.4%)
OPPONENT INSIDE TENNESSEE RED-ZONE Times Times Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Sept 5 vs Bowling Green W, 59-30 6 4 Sept. 12 Oklahoma L, 24-31 5 5 Sep 19 Western Carolina W, 55-10 1 1 Sept. 26 at Florida -Oct. 3 Arkansas -Oct. 10 Georgia -Oct. 24 at Alabama -Oct. 31 at Kentucky -Nov. 7 South Carolina -Nov. 14 North Texas -Nov. 21 at Missouri -Nov. 28 Vanderbilt - TOTALS 12 10 10 of 12 (83.3%)
FGs Made 1 1 2
FGA 1 0 0
4
1
Total Pts 20 31 3
TDs 2 4 0
Rush TDs 1 1 0
Pass TDs 1 3 0
FGs Made 2 1 1
FGA 1 0 0
54
6
2
4
4
1
---- Failed to score inside RZ --Downs Int Fumb Half Game 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
---- Failed to score inside RZ --Downs Int Fumb Half Game 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
0
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OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME PASSING
#11 JOSHUA DOBBS Bowling Green Oklahoma Western Carolina TOTALS
Att 15 13 15 43
Comp 22 31 21 74
Int 0 1 0
Pct 68.2 41.9 71.4 58.1
Yards 205 125 144 474
TD 2 1 2 5
Long 45 20 25 45
Sack 1 3 1 5
Yds 6 30 12 48
Effic 176.45 80.00 160.46 131.51
#12 QUINTEN DORMADY Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Bowling Green 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Western Carolina 6 8 0 75.0 93 1 49 1 4 213.90 TOTALS 6 9 0 66.7 93 1 49 1 4 190.13
RUSHING
Player Hurd, J. RB Kamara, A. RB Dobbs, J. QB Kelly, J. RB Young, J. RB Jennings, J. WR Howard, A. WR Dormady, Q. QB Pearson, V. WR TEAM
RECEIVING
Player Williams, P. WR Malone, J. WR Jennings, J. WR Wolf, Et. TE Smith, J. WR Pearson, V. WR Johnson, Jo. WR North, M. WR Hurd, J. RB Howard, A. WR Kamara, A. RB Ellis, A. TE
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No-Yds/TD BGSU OU WCU 58-300/5 23-123/3 24-109/1 11-68/1 26-195/3 15-144/2 4-4/0 7-47/1 30-107/2 12-89/1 14-12/1 4-6/0 21-88/0 8-29/0 DNP 13-59/0 9-18/0 DNP DNP 9-18/0 4-16/0 2-3/0 0-0/0 2-13/0 2-13/0 DNP 1-12/0 1-1/0 5-8/0 3-10/0 DNP 2--2/0 2--2/0 1-1/0 1--3/0 0-0/0 1--5/0 DNP 1--5/0 DNP
UF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ARK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UGA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ALA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NT MIZZOU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
VU ------- --- ---
No-Yds/TD 3-98/2 9-92/1 6-76/0 7-71/2 6-64/0 3-57/0 4-45/0 4-38/0 2-12/1 1-8/0 3-4/0 1-2/0
UF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ARK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UGA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ALA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NT MIZZOU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
VU -------------
BGSU OU 0-0/0 DNP 3-40/0 2-19/1 3-56/0 1-5/0 3-35/2 1-5/0 0-0/0 4-56/0 2-48/0 0-0/0 2-27/0 2-18/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 1-8/0 2--1/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 0-0/0
WCU 3-98/2 4-33/0 2-15/0 3-31/0 2-8/0 1-9/0 DNP 3-29/0 2-12/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-2/0
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DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME TOTAL TACKLES Player Reeves-Maybin LB Barnett, D. DE Kelly Jr., T. DB Randolph, B. DB Vereen, C. DL Berry, Ev. DB Moseley, E. DB Kirkland Jr., D LB Jumper, C. LB Vickers, K. DL Sutton, C. DB Maggitt, C. LB Lewis, L. DL Foreman, M. DB Weatherd, C. LB Mixon, D. DL Williams, O. DL Griffin, S. DB McDowell, C. LB Bynum, K. LB Phillips, K. DL Sapp, Q. LB McKenzie, K. DL Williams, D. Abernathy, M. DB O’Brien, D. DL Bryant, G. LB Jennings, J. Johnson, Ja. North, M. Martin, J. DB Tuttle, S. DL McNeil, L. DB
SACKS
Player Reeves-Maybin LB Barnett, D. DE Kirkland Jr., D LB O’Brien, D. DL
UA-A TOT 22-11 33 10-9 19 9-6 15 8-6 14 6-4 10 7-3 10 7-3 10 6-3 9 5-3 8 4-4 8 7-1 8 4-3 7 3-3 6 4-1 5 4-0 4 3-1 4 1-3 4 3-0 3 2-1 3 1-2 3 1-2 3 3-0 3 2-1 3 1-1 2 1-1 2 2-0 2 1-1 2 0-1 1 1-0 1 1-0 1 1-0 1 0-1 1 1-0 1
BGSU 8-1 3-1 1-1 4-2 3-2 3-1 5-1 2-1 1-1 2-2 3-0 2-2 2-0 3-0 2-0 - - - - 1-0 - 2-0 - DNP 1-0 2-0 DNP - - - - - DNP
OU 13-8 7-8 4-4 4-3 2-2 0-1 2-2 2-0 3-1 - 3-0 2-1 - 0-1 2-0 - 1-2 - 1-1 - DNP - 1-0 DNP - DNP DNP - - 1-0 - - DNP
WCU 1-2 - 4-1 0-1 1-0 4-1 - 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-1 DNP 1-3 1-0 - 3-1 0-1 3-0 1-0 0-2 1-2 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 DNP 1-1 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 1-0
UF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ARK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UGA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ALA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NT MIZZOU VU -- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --
UA-A TOT 2-0 2.0 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0
BGSU 1.0-11 - 1.0-9 1.0-7
OU 1.0-1 1.0-2 - DNP
WCU - - - DNP
UF -- -- -- --
ARK -- -- -- --
UGA -- -- -- --
ALA -- -- -- --
UK -- -- -- --
SC -- -- -- --
NT MIZZOU VU -- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --
WCU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ARK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UGA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ALA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
UK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NT MIZZOU VU -- -- --- -- --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --
TACKLES FOR LOSS Player Reeves-Maybin LB Maggitt, C. LB Barnett, D. DE Williams, O. DL Moseley, E. DB Lewis, L. DL Sutton, C. DB O’Brien, D. DL Jumper, C. LB Kirkland Jr., D LB
UA-A TOT 5-0 5.0 3-0 3.0 1-1 1.5 1-1 1.5 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0
BGSU OU 2.0-12 3.0-8 1.0-3 2.0-5 - 1.5-2 - 1.5-5 -- 1.0-1 - 1.0-1 - 1.0-4 - 1.0-7 DNP - 1.0-1 1.0-9 -
INTERCEPTION RETURNS Player Kelly Jr., T. McNeil, L.
No-Yds BGSU OU WCU UF ARK UGA ALA UK SC NT MIZZOU VU 2-5 - 2-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -1-57 - - 1-57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2015 STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS GAME-BY-GAME
PUNT RETURNS Player Sutton, C. Kamara, A.
No-Yds/TD BGSU 6-103 3-102 2-56 -
KICK RETURNS Player Berry, Ev. Abernathy IV, R
FIELD GOALS Player Medley, A.
No-Yds/TD BGSU 4-141 1-67 1-19 1-19
FG-FGA (Lg) 1-3 (26)
BGSU 1-3 (26)
OU WCU 2-3 1--2 - 2-56
UF ARK -- -- -- --
UGA -- --
ALA -- --
UK -- --
SC -- --
NT MIZZOU -- -- -- --
VU ---
OU WCU 3-74 -- DNP --
UF ARK -- -- -- --
UGA -- --
ALA -- --
UK -- --
SC -- --
NT MIZZOU -- -- -- --
VU ---
UF --
UGA --
ALA --
UK --
SC --
NT --
VU --
OU WCU 1-2 (19) 2-2 (20,31)
ARK --
MIZZOU --
PUNTING
Player No-Yds-Avg BGSU OU WCU UF ARK UGA ALA UK SC NT MIZZOU VU Daniel, T. 16-762-47.6 3-141-47.0 9-450-50.0 4-171-42.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Renfro, N. 1-38-38.0 -- -- 1-38-38.0
2015 VIDEO REVIEWS REVIEWS IN UT’S FAVOR: 3 NOT IN UT’S FAVOR: 1
the play and upheld the ruling that he was down at the 1-yard line. (UPHELD)
1. Bowling Green kick returner Robbie Rhodes returned a kick up the right sideline. Rhodes was initially not called for stepping out of bounds at the 4-yard line before taking the ball up field. The officals reviewed the play and ruled that Rhodes stepped out at the BGSU 4-yard line. (REVERSED) 2. Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs completed 5-yard pass to Ethan Wolf, who dove at the goal line and was initially ruled down at the 1-yard line. Officials reviewed
3. Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a pass to Durron Neal that was initially ruled a catch. Officials reviewed and it was ruled that Neal did not have possession of the ball. (REVERSED) 4. Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a pass to Sterling Shepard that was initially ruled a catch. Officials reviewed and it was ruled that Shepard did not have possession of the ball. (REVERSED)
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PARTICIPATION GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION
No. Player GP/GS BGSU OU WCU UF ARK UGA ALA UK SC NT MIZZOU VU 5 Abernathy IV, R 1/- XXX DNP DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -3 Abernathy, M. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -46 Arnold, M. 1/- XXX DNP DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -10 Ashford, P. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -9 Barnett, D. 3/3 RE RE RE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -17 Bates, D. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -41 Berry, El. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -29 Berry, Ev. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -74 Blair, D. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -36 Bryant, G. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -51 Bynum, K. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -88 Creamer, N. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -57 Crowder, M. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -93 Daniel, T. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -11 Dobbs, J. 3/3 QB QB QB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -12 Dormady, Q. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -79 Edwards, T. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -48 Ellis, A. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -87 Fetzner, L. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -90 Folger, C. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -13 Foreman, M. 3/3 DB NK NK -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -59 Giampapa, M. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 Griffin, S. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -76 Hall, C. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -2 Howard, A. 2/- DNP XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -1 Hurd, J. 3/3 RB RB RB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -15 Jennings, J. 3/3 WR WR WR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -44 Johnson, Ja. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 Johnson, Jo. 2/- XXX XXX DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -66 Jones, J. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -53 Jumper, C. 3/2 MLB MLB XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -6 Kamara, A. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -6 Kelly Jr., T. 3/2 XXX SS SS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -4 Kelly, J. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -63 Kendrick, B. 3/3 RT RT RT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -77 Kerbyson, K. 3/3 LT LT LT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -34 Kirkland Jr., D 3/1 XXX XXX MLB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -4 Lewis, L. 3/1 XXX XXX LE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -56 Maggitt, C. 2/2 SLB LE DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -3 Malone, J. 3/3 WR WR WR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -8 Martin, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -28 Martinez, W. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -20 McDowell, C. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -1 McKenzie, K. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -33 McNeil, L. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -25 Medley, A. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -24 Miller, D. 2/- XXX XXX DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -40 Mixon, D. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -12 Moseley, E. 3/3 RCB RCB RCB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -78 Mosley, C. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -8 North, M. 3/3 WR WR WR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -95 O’Brien, D. 1/1 LDT DNP DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -9 Pearson, V. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -5 Phillips, K. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -55 Picou, Q. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -28 Priddy, D. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -37 Randolph, B. 3/3 FS FS FS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -64 Raulerson, R. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -21 Reeves-Maybin 3/3 WLB WLB WLB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -31 Renfro, N. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -75 Robertson, J. 3/3 LG LG LG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -38 Rochell, J. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -14 Sapp, Q. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -11 Smith, A. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -25 Smith, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -37 Sparks, J. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -47 Stocstill, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -7 Sutton, C. 3/3 LCB LCB LCB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -55 Thomas, C. 3/3 C C C -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -2 Tuttle, S. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -50 Vereen, C. 3/1 LE XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -39 Vickers, K. 3/3 RDT NT NT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -42 Weatherd, C. 3/- XXX XXX XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -71 Wiesman, D. 3/3 RG RG RG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -30 Williams, D. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -58 Williams, O. 3/2 XXX DT DT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -7 Williams, P. 2/- XXX DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -82 Wolf, Et. 3/3 TE TE TE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -21 Young, J. 1/- DNP DNP XXX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Starts indicated by position; X-Played; DNP-Did Not Play
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2015 TEAM SUPERLATIVES TENNESSEE HIGHS AND LOWS Points Scored Low First Downs Low Rushing Attempts Low Rushing Yards Low Rushing TDs Low Passes Attempted Low Passes Completed Low Had Intercepted Low Passing Yards Low Passing TDs Low Total Offensive Plays Low Total Offensive Yards Low Fumbles Low Fumbles Lost Low Penalties Low Penalty Yards Low QB Sacks by Low
59 Bowling Green 24 Oklahoma 29 Bowling Green 19 Oklahoma 64 Bowling Green 45 Oklahoma 399 Bowling Green 129 Oklahoma 6 Bowling Green, 2 Oklahoma 31 Oklahoma 23 Bowling Green 28 Utah State 11 Vanderbilt 1 Oklahoma 0 Bowling Green 237 Western Carolina 125 Oklahoma 3 Western Carolina 1 Oklahoma 87 Bowling Green 76 Oklahoma 604 Bowling Green 254 Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma 0 Bowling Green, Western Carolina -- -0 Bowling Green, Oklahoma, Western Carolina 10 Oklahoma 3 Western Carolina 80 Oklahoma 15 Western Carolina 3 Bowling Green 0 Western Carolina
OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS Points Scored Low First Downs Low Rushing Attempts Low Rushing Yards Low Rushing TDs Low Passes Attempted Low Passes Completed Low Had Intercepted Low Passing Yards Low Passing TDs Low Total Offensive Plays Low Total Offensive Yards Low Fumbles Low Fumbles Lost Low Penalties Low Penalty Yards Low QB Sacks by Low
59 Bowling Green 10 Western Carolina 24 Bowling Green 9 Western Carolina 48 Oklahoma 33 Western Carolina 189 Western Carolina 124 Bowling Green 1 Bowling Green, Oklahoma, Western Carolina 1 Bowling Green, Oklahoma, Western Carolina 51 Bowling Green 22 Western Carolina 29 Bowling Green 11 Western Carolina 2 Oklahoma 0 Bowling Green 433 Bowling Green 90 Western Carolina 3 Oklahoma 0 Western Carolina 87 Bowling Green 55 Western Carolina 604 Bowling Green 254 Oklahoma 4 Western Carolina 0 Bowling Green 2 Western Carolina 0 Oklahoma 12 Oklahoma 4 Western Carolina 128 Oklahoma 42 Western Carolina 3 Oklahoma 1 Bowling Green
2015 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES MOST BY A VOL...
Rushes 24 Yards Rushing 144 TD Rushes 3 Long Rush 56 Pass attempts 31 Pass completions 15 Yards Passing 205 TD Passes 2 Long Pass 49 Receptions 4 Yards Receiving 98 TD Receptions 2 Long Reception 49 Field Goals 2 Long Field Goal 31 Punts 9 Punting Avg 50.0 Long Punt 61 Punts inside 20 4 Long Punt Return 50 Long Kickoff Return 88 Tackles 21 Sacks 1.0 Tackles For Loss 3.0 Interceptions 2
Jalen Hurd vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Alvin Kamara vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Jalen Hurd vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Alvin Kamara vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Joshua Dobbs vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Joshua Dobbs vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Joshua Dobbs vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Joshua Dobbs vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Joshua Dobbs vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Joshua Dobbs vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Quinten Dormady vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Josh Smith vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Josh Malone vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Preston Williams vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Ethan Wolf vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Preston Williams vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Preston Williams vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Aaron Medley vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Aaron Medley vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Trevor Daniel vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Trevor Daniel vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Trevor Daniel vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Trevor Daniel vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Trevor Daniel vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Alvin Kamara vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Evan Berry vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Jalen Reeves-Maybin vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Jalen Reeves-Maybin vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Darrin Kirkland Jr. vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Danny O’Brien vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Derek Barnett vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Jalen Reeves-Maybin vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Jalen Reeves-Maybin vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Todd Kelly Jr. vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015)
TENNESSEE’S LONG PLAYS Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return
56 49 31 61 50 88 57 --
Alvin Kamara vs BGSU Quinten Dormady vs Western Carolina Aaron Medley vs Western Carolina Trevor Daniel vs. Oklahoma Trevor Daniel vs BGSU Alvin Kamara vs Western Carolina Evan Berry vs Western Carolina LaDarrell McNeil vs Western Carolina --
MOST BY AN OPPONENT... Rushes 23 Yards Rushing 128 TD Rushes 1 Long Rush 64 Pass attempts 49 Pass completions 27 Yards Passing 424 TD Passes 3 Long Pass 45 Receptions 7 Yards Receiving 133 TD Receptions 2 Long Reception 45 Field Goals 3 Long Field Goal 40 Punts 10 Punting Avg 48.7 Long Punt 59 Punts inside 20 4 Long Punt Return 20 Long Kickoff Return 38 Tackles 13 Sacks 2.0 Tackles For Loss 2.0 Interceptions 1
Perine, S., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Newsome, D., vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Burbrink, R., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Mayfield, B., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Newsome, D., vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Newsome, D., vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Johnson, M., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Johnson, M., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Johnson, M., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Mayfield, B., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Johnson, M., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Dieter, G., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Shepard, S., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Dieter, G., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Shepard, S., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Lewis, R., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Moore, R., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Tate, T., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Tate, T., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Berryman, I., vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Davidson, J., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Davidson, J., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Berryman, I., vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Burbrink, R., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Newsome, D., vs Western Carolina (Sep 19, 2015) Valdez, A., vs BGSU (Sept 5, 2015) Bond, D., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Bond, D., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015) Sanchez, Z., vs Oklahoma (Sep 12, 2015)
OPPONENT’S LONG PLAYS Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return
31 45 40 59 20 38 5 --
Fred Coppet vs BGSU Matt Johnson vs BGSU Tyler Tate vs BGSU Joseph Davidson vs BGSU Ryan Burbrink vs BGSU Newsome, D., vs Western Carolina Zack Sanchez vs. Oklahoma --
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL 2015 STATISTICS
THE LAST TIME TENNESSEE...
INDIVIDUAL
Rushed for 100 yards - 125, Jalen Hurd vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Rushed for 200 yards - 223, Arian Foster vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/05 Rushed for 250 yards - 294, Chuck Webb vs. Mississippi, 11/18/89 A QB Rushed for 100 yards - 166, Joshua Dobbs at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Passed for 300 yards - 301, Joshua Dobbs at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Passed for 400 yards - 404, Tyler Bray vs. Missouri, 11/10/12 Passed for 500 yards - 530, Tyler Bray vs. Troy, 11/3/12 Had 100 yards receiving - 109, Alton ‘Pig’ Howard at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Had 150 yards receiving - 219, C. Patterson, 181, J. Hunter vs. Troy, 11/3/12 Had 200 yards receiving - 219, Cordarrelle Patterson, vs. Troy, 11/3/12 Returned onside kick for TD - 44, Bret Smith at S. Carolina, 10/30/04 Returned conventional kickoff for TD - 88, Evan Berry vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 Returned kickoff 100 yards - Leonard Scott vs. Georgia, 10/9/99 Returned punt for TD - 50, Alvin Kamara, 9/19/15 Returned punt at least 75 yards - 76, Cameron Sutton at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 (TD) Had a rushing + punt return TD in same game - Alvin Kamara vs. WCU, 9/19/15 (2, 50) Returned INT for TD - 23 yards, Brian Randolph vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 Returned a fumble for TD - 18, Parys Haralson vs. Alabama, 10/23/04 Returned PAT for a score - 97, Floyd Miley vs. Mississippi, 11/17/90 (blocked kick return) Rushed for three TDs - 3, Jalen Hurd vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Rushed for four TDs - 4, James Stewart at Georgia, 9/10/94 Threw four TD passes - 4, Tyler Bray vs. Kentucky, 11/24/12 Caught three TD passes - 3, Justin Hunter vs. Troy, 11/3/12 Made four FGs - 4, Derrick Brodus vs. Akron, 9/22/12 Had an 80-yard run - 87, LaMarcus Coker at Vanderbilt, 11/18/06 Had an 80-yard completion - 81, Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter vs. Montana, 9/4/11 Had 20+ tackles - 21, Jalen Reeves-Maybin vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 Recorded three sacks - 3.0, Derek Barnett at S. Carolina, 11/1/14 Forced two fumbles - 2, Rico McCoy vs. South Carolina, 10/31/09 Intercepted two passes - 2, Todd Kelly Jr. vs. Oklahoma 9/12/15 Intercepted three passes - 3, Deon Grant vs. Auburn 10/2/99 Made a 50-yard FG - 51, Michael Palardy at Missouri, 11/2/13
TEAM
Shut out an opponent - 45-0 vs. Austin Peay, 8/31/13 Shut out consecutive opponents - at Vanderbilt and vs. Kentucky, 11/23-30/02 (24-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards - 399 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 (64 att.) Rushed for more than 400 yards - 406, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/26/94 (60 att.) Passed for more than 300 yards - 301 at South Carolina, 11/1/14 (23-of-40) Passed for more than 400 yards - 432 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12 (38-for-55) Had more than 500 yards total off. - 604 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 (205 pass, 399 rush) Had more than 600 yards total off. - 604 vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 (205 pass, 399 rush) Scored 50 points - 55 vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 (Score: 55-10) Scored 60 points - 63, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (Score: 63-7) Scored 70 points - 70, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 9/23/00 (Score: 70-3) Scored 30+ points in a quarter - vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 (2nd quarter, 31 points) Scored 35+ points in a quarter - Arkansas, 11/22/00 (1st quarter, 35 points) Failed to rush for 100 yards - 53 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 (29 att.) Failed to pass for 100 yards - 94, at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 (11-of-20) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing - 94, vs. Kentucky, 11/15/14 (34 att.) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards passing - 90, vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 (11-of-22) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards total off. - 83, vs. W. Ky, 9/5/09 (34 rush, 49 pass) Held opponent without a TD - vs. Austin Peay, 8/31/13 (Score: Tennessee 45-0) Failed to get a first down - vs. Auburn, 9/27/58 (Score: Auburn 13-0) Scored a safety - vs. NC State 8/31/12 (C. Maggitt sack, forced fumble) Committed no turnovers - vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 Forced opponent into five turnovers - vs. Western Kentucky, 9/7/13 Committed no penalties - vs. Austin Peay, 8/31/13 Never had to punt - vs. Western Ky., 9/5/09 (15 off. possessions in 63-7 win) Blocked a punt - vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 (Jalen Reeves-Maybin) Returned blocked punt for TD - 15 vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 (Devaun Swafford) Blocked a field goal - vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 (Brian Randolph) Returned blocked FG for TD - 90 vs. S. Carolina, 10/28/95 (Tyrone Hines) Returned punt and kickoff for TD in same game - vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 (Evan Berry 88-yard KR; Alvin Kamara 50-yard PR) Blocked a PAT - Auburn, 11/9/13 (Daniel McCullers on PAT) Faked a punt - at Vanderbilt, 11/17/12 (Michael Palardy incomplete pass) Successfully faked punt for 1st down - at Alabama, 10/22/11 (M. Palardy pass to A. Anderson) Faked a FG - vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 (P. Ashford pass to A. Ellis for touchdown) Attempted 2-pt conversion - at Georgia, 9/27/14 (Worley pass to Helm successful) Scored 2-pt conversion - at Georgia, 9/27/14 (Worley pass to Helm successful) Attempted onside kick - vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 (Tennessee recovered; penalty turnover) Two players w/ 100 yards rushing - A. Kamara (144) & J. Hurd (123) vs. BGSU (9/5/15) Three players with 100 yards rushing - J.Stewart (145), A.Hayden (115) & M.Phillips (107) vs. Vanderbilt, 11/30/91 Two players w/ 100 yards passing - T. Bray (159) & M. Simms (153) at S. Carolina, 10/30/10 Two players w/ 100 yards receiving - J. Hunter (141) & M. Rivera (129) vs. Missouri, 11/10/12 Lost OT game - vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 (Score: OU 31-24 2OT) Won OT game - at South Carolina, 11/1/14 (Score: UT 45-42, OT) Won game on last play - vs. South Carolina, 10/19/13 (UT 23-21, 19-yd Michael Palardy FG) Lost game on last play - OT field goal vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 (Score: UGA 34-31, 1 OT) Rallied from down 14 to win - at South Carolina, 11/1/14 (trailed 42-28 in 4Q & won, 45-42) Beat ranked opponent - vs. #11 South Carolina, 10/19/13 (Score: Tennessee 23-21) Beat team ranked in top 15 - vs. #11 South Carolina, 10/19/13 (Score: Tennessee 23-21) Beat team ranked in top five - at #4 LSU, 9/26/05 (Score: Tennessee 30-27 OT)
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Rushed for 100 yards - 128, Detrez Newsome vs. Western Carolina, 9/19/15 (10 attempts) Rushed for 200 yards - 208, Todd Gurley at Georgia, 9/27/14 (28 attempts) Rushed for 250 yards - 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 attempts) A QB Rushed for 100 yards - 214, Nick Marshall, vs. Auburn, 11/9/13 Passed for 300 yards - 424 Matt Johnson, vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Passed for 400 yards - 424 Matt Johnson, vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Passed for 500 yards - Never Had 100 yards receiving - 133, Gehrig Dieter vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Had 150 yards receiving - 233, Pharoh Cooper at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Had 200 yards receiving - 233, Pharoh Cooper at South Carolina, 11/1/14 Returned a kickoff for TD - 90, Corey Grant, Auburn, 11/9/13 Returned a kickoff 100 yards - Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 10/10/09 Returned a punt for TD - 85, Chris Davis, Auburn, 11/9/13 Returned a blocked punt for TD - 17, Sean Westgate, at UCLA, 9/1/08 Returned an INT for TD - 100, Julian Wilson at Oklahoma, 9/13/14 Returned a fumble for TD - 0, Josh Dawson at Georgia, 9/27/14 (recovered in end zone) Returned an extra point for score - Quinton Reese, Auburn (SEC Championship), 12/6/97 (yardage not recorded) Returned a punt at least 75 yards - 85, Chris Davis, Auburn, 11/9/13 (TD) Rushed for three TDs - 3, Tre Mason, Auburn, 11/9/13 Rushed for four TDs - 4, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 Threw four TD passes - 4, Marcus Mariota, at Oregon, 9/14/13 Caught three TD passes - 3, Josh Reed, at LSU, 9/30/00 (overtime) Made four FGs - 4, Robert Stein, Akron, 9/22/12 Had an 80-yard run - 80, Tre Burton, Florida, 9/15/12 Had an 80-yard completion - 85, Dylan Thompson to Pharoh Cooper at South Carolina (TD), 11/1/14 Recorded three sacks - 5, Alex Brown, at Florida, 9/18/99 Intercepted two passes - 2, Torren McGaster, Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 Made a 50-yard FG - 54, Austin MacGinnis, Kentucky, 11/15/14
TEAM
Shut out Tennessee - 31-0, Florida, 9/17/94 Shut out Tennessee in consecutive games - at Kentucky and vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19-26/59 (Scores: 20-0, 14-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards - 444, vs. Auburn, 11/9/13 Rushed for more than 400 yards - 444, vs. Auburn, 11/9/13 Passed for more than 300 yards - 424, vs. Bowling Green, 9/5/15 Had more than 600 yards total offense - 625, at South Carolina, 11/1/14 (377 pass, 248 rush) Scored 50 points - 55, Auburn, 11/9/13, (Score: Auburn 55-23) Scored 60 points - 62, Florida, 11/16/95 (Score: Florida 62-37) Scored 70 points - 70, Trinity (present-day Duke), 11/4/1893 (Score: Trinity 70-0) Failed to rush for 100 yards - 94, Kentucky, 11/15/14 (34 attempts) Failed to pass for 100 yards - 90, Western Carolina, 9/19/15 (11-of-22) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards rushing - 53 vs. Missouri, 11/22/14 (29 att.) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards passing - 92, Vanderbilt, 11/29/14 (11-of-20) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards total offense - 59, vs. Alabama, 10/18/80 Held Tennessee without TD - at Ole Miss, 10/18/14 (Score: Ole Miss 34-3) Scored a safety - Montana, 9/4/11 (Tauren Poole tackled in end zone) Blocked a punt - vs. Western Kentucky, 9/7/13 (Tyler Higbee) Returned a blocked punt for TD - 17, at UCLA, 9/1/08 (Sean Westgate) Blocked a FG - vs. Vanderbilt, 11/23/13 (blocked by Adam Butler) Blocked two FGs - at Alabama, 10/24/09 (Terrence Cody blocked both) Returned punt and kickoff for TD in same game - Auburn, 11/9/13 (Chris Davis 85-yard punt return; Corey Grant 90-yard kickoff return) Faked a punt - Florida, 9/15/12 (Matt Elam 5 run unsuccessful) Successfully faked a punt for first down - Florida, 9/18/10 (Omarius Hines 36 run) Failed 2-pt conversion - Arkansas State, 9/6/14 (S. Hogan pass attempt failed) Scored 2-pt conversion - vs. Troy, 11/3/12 (Eric Thomas pass from Corey Robinson) Attempted an onside kick - 3 vs. Iowa, 1/2/15 (last Todd Kelly Jr. recovered) Recovered a successful onside kick - at Mississippi State, 10/13/12 Two players with 100 yards rushing - Auburn, N. Marshall (214), T. Mason (120), 11/9/13 Three players with 100 yards rushing - Mississippi, P. Hofer (119), J. Reed (115), M. Sweet (103), 11/15/75 Two players with 100 yards passing - Troy, Corey Robinson (393) and Deon Anthony (103), 11/3/12 Two players with 100 yards receiving - Oregon, Josh Huff (125) and Johnny Mundt (121), 9/14/13 Won OT game - vs. Oklahoma, 9/12/15 (Score: OU 31-24 2OT) Lost OT game - South Carolina, 11/14/14 (Score: UT 45-42, OT) Beat a ranked Tennessee team - Oklahoma, 9/12/15 (Score: #19 OU 31, #23 UT 21, 2OT) Beat a Tennessee team ranked in the top 15 - LSU (SEC Championship Game), 12/1/07 (Score: LSU 21, No. 14 UT 14) Beat a Tennessee team ranked in the top five - Florida, 9/17/05 (Score: Florida 16, No. 4 UT 7) Highlighted - Accomplished during 2015 season
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Team BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU BGSU
Qtr 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th
UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT
1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th
Drive Started Spot Time Obtained B25 15:00 Kickoff B13 8:53 Kickoff B10 7:12 Kickoff B25 5:07 Kickoff B06 13:13 Punt B26 9:30 Punt B25 1:52 Kickoff B25 :24 Kickoff B25 12:47 Missed FG B18 11:11 Kickoff B31 8:30 Punt B20 1:06 Missed FG B35 :03 Kickoff B04 9:54 Kickoff B25 3:07 Kickoff T25 B29 B24 T25 T25 T25 B29 T24 B18 T24 T35 T44 T06 T47 T16
12:43 Kickoff 7:40 Punt 6:20 Punt 2:47 Kickoff 11:00 Kickoff 5:31 Kickoff 1:04 Punt 14:53 Kickoff 11:23 Kickoff 10:02 Missed FG 4:26 Kickoff :14 Punt 13:14 Fumble 8:45 Punt 1:48 Punt
TENNESSEE VS. OKLAHOMA (SEPT. 12)
Drive Ended Consumed Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP T22 12:43 *FIELD GOAL 7-53 2:17 B17 7:40 Punt 3-4 1:13 B01 6:20 Punt 3-(9) 0:52 T00 2:47 *TOUCHDOWN 8-75 2:20 T00 11:00 *TOUCHDOWN 6-94 2:13 T19 5:31 *FIELD GOAL 14-55 3:59 B04 1:04 Punt 3-(21) 0:48 B24 00:00 End of half 1-(1) 0:24 T00 11:33 *TOUCHDOWN 5-75 1:14 T25 10:02 Missed FG 7-57 1:09 T07 4:26 *FIELD GOAL 13-62 4:04 B21 00:14 Punt 5-1 0:52 T06 13:14 Fumble 8-59 1:49 B09 8:45 Punt 3-5 1:09 B33 1:48 Punt 3-8 1:19 B00 8:59 *TOUCHDOWN B00 7:18 *TOUCHDOWN B00 5:07 *TOUCHDOWN B40 13:13 Punt T33 9:30 Punt B00 1:52 *TOUCHDOWN B00 00:24 *TOUCHDOWN B24 12:47 Missed FG B00 11:17 *TOUCHDOWN T26 8:30 Punt B11 1:06 Missed FG B00 00:03 *TOUCHDOWN B00 10:02 *TOUCHDOWN B08 03:08 *FIELD GOAL T23 00:00 End of half
10-75 2-29 4-24 10-35 3-8 11-75 5-29 7-52 1-18 3-2 10-54 1-56 9-94 11-45 3-7
3:44 0:22 1:13 4:34 1:30 3:39 0:40 2:06 0:06 1:32 3:20 0:11 3:12 5:37 1:48
BOWLING GREEN Time of possession 3rd Down Conversions Avg Field Position 4th Down Conversions
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total 6:54 7:24 7:28 4:23 14:18 11:51 26:09 1/5 1/5 0/4 2/4 2/10 2/8 4/18 B18 B20 B25 B14 B19 B22 B20 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/0 2/2 1/1 3/3
TENNESSEE Time of possession 3rd Down Conversions Avg Field Position 4th Down Conversions
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total 8:06 7:36 7:32 10:37 15:42 18:09 33:51 3/3 4/6 2/5 0/2 7/9 2/7 9/16 T49 T40 T41 T23 T45 T34 T39 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Team OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU
Qtr 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th OT OT OT
Spot O25 O25 O06 O25 O22 O08 O26 O44 O30 O20 O11 O11 O20 O40 T25 T25 O20
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP 15:00 Kickoff T49 13:01 Interception 6-26 1:59 09:51 Kickoff O10 7:22 Punt 3--15 2:29 05:49 Punt O10 4:57 Punt 3-4 0:52 01:56 Kickoff O32 00:44 Punt 3-7 1:12 14:45 Punt O35 13:32 Punt 5-13 1:13 12:09 Kickoff O40 9:18 Punt 6-32 2:51 07:43 Punt T18 4:56 * FIELD GOAL 9-56 2:47 03:05 Punt T35 1:26 Downs 5-21 1:39 13:25 Missed FG O32 12:02 Punt 3-2 1:23 09:14 Punt O14 7:49 Punt 3--6 1:25 07:05 Punt O13 5:36 Punt 3-2 1:29 02:31 Punt O22 00:34 Interception 4-11 1:57 14:13 Punt T00 8:20 * TOUCHDOWN 14-80 5:53 06:06 Punt T00 00:40 * TOUCHDOWN 13-60 5:26 15:00 Possession T00 15:00 * TOUCHDOWN 5-25 0:00 15:00 Possession T00 15:00 * TOUCHDOWN 3-25 0:00 15:00 Interception O20 00:00 0:00 0-0 0:00
UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT
1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th OT OT
T49 T35 T49 T16 T45 T05 T27 T36 T25 T25 T44 T41 O29 T20 T20 O25 O25
13:01 Interception 07:22 Punt 04:57 Punt 00:44 Punt 13:32 Punt 09:18 Punt 04:50 Kickoff 01:26 Downs 15:00 Kickoff 12:02 Punt 07:49 Punt 05:36 Punt 00:34 Interception 08:12 Kickoff 00:40 Kickoff 15:00 Possession 15:00 Possession
O01 T42 O00 T20 O00 T12 T23 T37 O30 T36 T45 T49 O40 T23 T18 O00 O27
9:51 * FIELD GOAL 5:49 Punt 1:56 * TOUCHDOWN 14:45 Punt 12:14 * TOUCHDOWN 7:43 Punt 3:05 Punt 00:00 End of half 13:25 Missed FG 9:14 Punt 7:05 Punt 2:31 Punt 14:13 Punt 6:06 Punt 00:00 End of half 15:00 * TOUCHDOWN 15:00 Interception
11-50 4-7 8-51 3-4 4-55 3-7 3--4 4-1 6-45 6-11 3-1 8-8 3--11 3-3 1--2 5-25 3--2
3:10 1:33 3:01 0:59 1:18 1:35 1:45 1:26 1:35 2:48 0:44 3:05 1:21 2:06 0:40 0:00 0:00
OKLAHOMA Time of possession 3rd Down Conversions Average field position 4th Down Conversions
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total 6:32 8:35 6:14 11:19 15:07 17:33 32:40 0/3 1/5 1/4 6/6 1/8 7/10 9/20 O20 O25 O18 O30 O22 O22 O22 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/2
TENNESSEE Time of possession 3rd Down Conversions Average field position 4th Down Conversions
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total 8:28 6:25 8:46 3:41 14:53 12:27 27:20 2/4 1/4 2/6 0/2 3/8 2/8 6/18 T37 T28 T41 T20 T32 T35 T33 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
TENNESSEE VS. WESTERN CAROLINA (SEPT. 19)
Team WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU WCU
Qtr 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th
Spot W25 W25 W07 W12 W40 W09 W35 W16 W35 W25 W03 W23 W21 W14 W19 W36
Drive Started Time Obtained 15:00 Kickoff 11:53 Kickoff 06:16 Kickoff 02:46 Punt 12:59 Kickoff 09:51 Punt 05:12 Kickoff 04:14 Kickoff 02:53 Kickoff 00:45 Kickoff 13:29 Punt 11:17 Kickoff 07:38 Kickoff 01:04 Punt 12:39 Punt 04:05 Downs
Spot T49 W34 W08 W11 W47 W16 W37 W22 T14 W35 W09 W31 T48 W17 T00 T32
Drive Ended Consumed Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP 13:27 Fumble 4-26 1:33 10:06 Punt 3-9 1:47 04:43 Punt 3-1 1:33 00:36 Punt 3--1 2:10 11:24 Punt 3-7 1:35 08:45 Punt 3-7 1:06 04:28 Interception 2-2 0:44 03:30 Fumble 2-6 0:44 01:00 * FIELD GOAL 5-51 1:53 00:00 End of half 2-10 0:45 11:23 Punt 3-6 2:06 09:50 Punt 3-8 1:27 03:33 Punt 7-31 4:05 14:44 Punt 3-3 1:20 10:59 * TOUCHDOWN 4-81 1:40 02:00 Punt 6-32 2:05
UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT
1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th
T49 T13 T45 W44 T11 T33 W08 W21 W00 T35 W00 T10 T24 T44 T34 T11
13:27 Fumble 10:06 Punt 04:43 Punt 00:36 Punt 11:24 Punt 08:45 Punt 04:28 Interception 03:30 Fumble 00:45 Kickoff 15:00 Kickoff 11:23 Punt 09:50 Punt 03:33 Punt 14:44 Punt 10:50 Kickoff 02:00 Punt
W00 W01 W46 W00 T38 W13 W00 W00 W00 W44 W00 W00 T43 T43 W36 T29
11:53 * TOUCHDOWN 06:23 * FIELD GOAL 02:46 Punt 13:06 * TOUCHDOWN 09:51 Punt 05:12 * FIELD GOAL 04:20 * TOUCHDOWN 02:53 * TOUCHDOWN 00:45 * TOUCHDOWN 13:29 Punt 11:23 * TOUCHDOWN 07:45 * TOUCHDOWN 01:04 Punt 12:39 Punt 04:05 Downs 00:00 End of half
5-51 12-86 3-9 7-44 6-27 11-54 1-8 3-21 0-0 4-21 0-0 6-90 5-19 3--1 11-30 3-18
1:34 3:43 1:57 2:30 1:33 3:33 0:08 0:37 0:00 1:31 0:00 2:05 2:29 2:05 6:45 2:00
WESTERN CAROLINA Time of possession 3rd Down Conversions Avg Field Position 4th Down Conversions
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total 07:50 08:00 06:05 10:59 15:50 17:04 32:54 0/3 0/3 1/4 0/2 0/6 1/6 1/12 W17 W26 W15 W27 W22 W19 W21 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
TENNESSEE Time of possession 3rd Down Conversions Avg Field Position 4th Down Conversions
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total 8:06 7:36 7:32 10:37 15:42 18:09 33:51 0/2 3/5 1/3 1/4 3/7 2/7 5/14 T40 W37 T23 T29 W47 T26 T42 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 1/2 1/2
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GAME 1
BOWLING GREEN 10 10 10 0 - 30 #25 TENNESSEE 21 14 14 10 - 59 Sept. 5 | Nissan Stadium | Nashville, Tenn. | 3:02 p.m. | Attendance: 61,323
THE BREAKDOWN BGSU UT FIRST DOWNS 24 29 Rushing 7 17 Passing 16 10 Penalty 1 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 124 399 Rushing Attempts 34 64 Average Per Rush 3.6 6.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 6 Yards Gained Rushing 159 411 Yards Lost Rushing 35 12 NET YARDS PASSING 433 205 Completions-Attempts-Int 29-51-0 15-23-0 Average Per Attempt 8.5 8.9 Average Per Completion 14.9 13.7 Passing Touchdowns 2 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 557 604 Total offense plays 85 87 Average Gain Per Play 6.6 6.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 12-128 4-40 PUNTS-YARDS 6-292 3-141 Average Yards Per Punt 48.7 47.0 Net Yards Per Punt 31.7 39.3 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 3 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-425 10-621 Average Yards Per Kickoff 60.7 62.1 Net Yards Per Kickoff 34.1 44.4 Touchbacks 4 5 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-23-0 3-102-0 Average Per Return 11.5 34.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-52-0 2-86-0 Average Per Return 13.0 43.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:09 33:51 1st Quarter 6:54 8:06 2nd Quarter 7:24 7:36 3rd Quarter 7:28 7:32 4th Quarter 4:23 10:37 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 9 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 8-9 Touchdowns 2-6 7-9 Field goals 2-6 1-9 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 3-27 PAT Kicks 3-3 8-8 Field Goals 3-4 1-3
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NOTES FOR THE RECORD Serving as captains for Tennessee were Joshua Dobbs, Brian Randolph, Curt Maggitt and Jalen Reeves-Maybin. GAME NOTES #25/25 Tennessee won its first game as a ranked team since defeating Wisconsin in the 2008 Outback Bowl (2007 season). Tennessee produced a pair of 100-yard rushers for the 16th time in school history, as Alvin Kamara carried the ball 15 times for 144 yards, while Jalen Hurd rolled up 123 yards on 23 tries. The Vols finished with 399 rushing yards and nearly hit the 400 mark for the first time since Nov. 26, 1994, when they had 406 vs. Vanderbilt. It is the most since that game. Jalen Hurd had his second consecutive and second overall multiple touchdown game, hitting paydirt three times vs. Bowling Green in the first half. He had two rushing TDs vs. Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl last season. Hurd hit the 100-yard rushing mark for the fifth time in his career and moved past the 1,000yard rushing tally. He now has 1,022 in 14 games. Ethan Wolf caught a pair of touchdown passes from Joshua Dobbs (11 and 18 yards), marking the first two scoring receptions of Wolf’s career. A pair of Vols playing their first games led the team statistically, as freshman Jauan Jennings had three catches for 56 receiving yards and redshirt sophomore Alvin Kamara produced 144 yards and two touchdowns on 15 rushes.
#25 Vols Power Past Bowling Green, 59-30 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 25 Tennessee ran for six touchdowns and picked up 399 of its 604 yards on the ground en route to a 59-30 victory over Bowling Green in Saturday’s season opener at Nissan Stadium. In a return home to the Midstate, sophomore running back Jalen Hurd ran for three touchdowns as Tennessee opened the 2015 season with its most points in a season opener since scoring 63 against Western Kentucky in 2009. Hurd, from the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, ran for 123 yards. Backfield mate Alvin Kamara also went over the century mark with 144 yards (most-ever by a Vol in his debut) and two scores of his own in his Tennessee debut. The Vols won their seventh consecutive season opener and have now won 19 of their last 21 openers. Tennessee has now won 21 consecutive openers played in the state of Tennessee, including two in Nashville (2002 and 2015), dating to 1986. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs threw for 205 yards on 15-of-22 with two touchdowns to Ethan Wolf (11 yards and 18 yards). Nashville native Josh Malone had three catches for 40 yards. Freshman Jauan Jennings led all UT receivers with 56 yards on three grabs. The game was delayed 80 minutes in the middle of the third quarter after lightning was detected in the area. Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson piled up 424 yards through the air, going 27-for49 with two touchdowns. Gehrig Dieter had a career day with seven catches for 133 yards with a score. The Falcons had 557 yards of total offense. Tennessee finished with 604 yards, its most since racking up 645 against South Carolina on Nov. 1, 2014. After giving up and early field goal to the Falcons, Tennessee responded fast with three touchdowns, all on the ground as Hurd ran in from 8 and 1 yards while Kamara went around the left end for a 10-yard scamper. That put the Vols up 21-3 with five minutes left in the first quarter. The three scoring drives came in a total time of 5:19 (for an average drive of 1:46). Bowling Green responded with the game’s next three scores to draw within one point at 21-20 with 5:31 left in the first half. Johnson connected on a pair of scoring passes to Hunter Folkertsma (11 yards) and Gehrig Dieter (31 yards). Hurd’s third score of the game and Wolf’s scoring catch pushed the Vols’ lead back to 15 at halftime, 35-20. The Falcons refused to quit as Ryan Burbrink’s seven-yard rushing TD capped a five-play, 75-yard drive that pulled Bowling Green to within one score at 35-27 with 11:33 left in the third. Dobbs found Wolf over the middle for an 18-yard score in the ensuing UT possession and the Vols answered a BGSU field goal with an electrifying 56-yard touchdown run by Kamara. Tennessee pulled away with 10 more points scored in the fourth quarter off an 18-yard TD run by Dobbs and a 26-yard field goal by Aaron Medley.
SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time BGSU 1st 12:43 UT 1st 8:59 UT 1st 7:18 UT 1st 5:07 BGSU 1st 2:47 BGSU 2nd 11:00 BGSU 2nd 5:31 UT 2nd 1:52 UT 2nd :24 BGSU 3rd 11:33 UT 3rd 11:17 BGSU 3rd 4:26 UT 3rd :03 UT 4th 10:02 UT 4th 3:08
Scoring Play Conversion Tate 40 yd field goal Hurd 8 yd run Medley kick Kamara 10 yd run Medley kick Hurd 1 yd run Medley kick Folkertsma 11 yd pass from Johnson Tate kick Dieter 31 yd pass from Johnson Tate kick Tate 37 yd field goal Hurd 13 yd run Medley kick Wolf 11 yd pass from Dobbs Medley kick Burbrink 7 yd run Tate kick Wolf 18 yd pass from Dobbs Medley kick Tate 25 yd field goal Kamara 56 yd run Medley kick Dobbs 18 yd run Medley kick Medley 26 yd field goal
Plays 7-53 10-75 2-29 4-24 8-75 6-94 14-55 11-75 5-29 5-75 1-18 13-62 1-56 9-94 11-45
TOP 2:17 3:44 0:22 1:13 2:20 2:13 3:59 3:39 0:40 1:14 0:06 4:04 0:11 3:12 5:37
Score 3-0 3-7 3-14 3-21 10-21 17-21 20-21 20-28 20-35 27-35 27-42 30-42 30-49 30-56 30-59
STAT LEADERS BOWLING GREEN
TENNESSEE
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Johnson 27-49-0 424 2 45 3 Knapke 2-2-0 9 0 7 0 Totals 29-51-0 433 2 45 3
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Dobbs 15-22-0 205 2 45 1 Dormady 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 15-23-0 205 2 45 1
Receiving Dieter Moore Burbrink Gallon Lewis Redding Greene Folkertsma Coppet Lee Wilson Totals
Receiving Jennings Malone Wolf Pearson Johnson Kamara Totals
Rushing Att Yds TD Long Avg. Coppet 12 63 0 31 5.2 Greene 9 34 0 18 3.8 Johnson 10 22 0 20 2.2 Burbrink 1 7 1 7 7.0 Wilson 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Moore 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Totals 34 124 1 31 3.6
No. Yds TD Long 7 133 1 38 5 95 0 45 4 70 0 34 3 45 0 20 2 49 0 45 2 12 0 13 2 3 0 7 1 11 1 11 1 8 0 8 1 5 0 5 1 2 0 2 29 433 2 45
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Rushing Att Yds TD Long Avg. Kamara 15 144 2 56 9.6 Hurd 23 123 3 13 5.3 Dobbs 12 89 1 30 7.4 Kelly 8 29 0 9 3.6 Dormady 3 10 0 6 3.3 Jennings 2 3 0 4 1.5 Pearson 1 1 0 1 1.0 Totals 64 399 6 56 6.2
No. Yds TD Long 3 56 0 30 3 40 0 16 3 35 2 18 2 48 0 45 2 27 0 16 2 -1 0 2 15 205 2 45
TENNESSEE FOOTBALL
GAME 2
#19 OKLAHOMA 0 3 0 14 14 31 #23 TENNESSEE 10 7 0 0 7 24 Sept. 12 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6:01 p.m. | Attendance: 102,455
THE BREAKDOWN FIRST DOWNS 20 Rushing 9 Passing 7 Penalty 4 NET YARDS RUSHING 161 Rushing Attempts 48 Average Per Rush 3.4 Rushing Touchdowns 1 Yards Gained Rushing 175 Yards Lost Rushing 14 NET YARDS PASSING 187 Completions-Attempts-Int 19-39-2 Average Per Attempt 4.8 Average Per Completion 9.8 Passing Touchdowns 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 348 Total offense plays 87 Average Gain Per Play 4.0 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 9-67 PUNTS-YARDS 8-347 Average Yards Per Punt 43.4 Net Yards Per Punt 43.0 Inside 20 2 50+ Yards 2 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 3 KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-257 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.5 Touchbacks 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-40-0 Average Per Return 10.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-15-0 Average Per Return 15.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-5-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 32:40 1st Quarter 6:32 2nd Quarter 8:35 3rd Quarter 6:14 4th Quarter 11:19 OT Quarter 0:00 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 Touchdowns 4-5 Field goals 1-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-30 PAT Kicks 4-4 Field Goals 1-1
19 11 7 1 129 45 2.9 2 186 57 125 13-31-1 4.0 9.6 1 254 76 3.3 2-0 10-80 9-450 50.0 43.3 3 5 1 1 4-260 65.0 42.5 3 2-3-0 1.5 3-74-0 24.7 2-5-0 0-0-0 0 27:20 8:28 6:25 8:46 3:41 0:00 6 of 18 0 of 0 4-4 3-4 1-4 2-3 3-3 1-2
NOTES FOR THE RECORD Serving as captains for Tennessee today were Joshua Dobbs, Brian Randolph and Curt Maggitt. GAME NOTES Redshirt senior defensive tackle Owen Williams got the first start of his career. This was the 17th overtime game in Tennessee history, and the Vols fell to 11-6 in those contests. This was the ninth OT game at Neyland Stadium, and the Big Orange is 6-3. Jalen Hurd recorded his second 100-yard game of the season, finishing with 109 on 24 carries with a touchdown. Hurd now has six career 100-yard rushing games, including the last three games he has played. Sophomore strong safety Todd Kelly Jr. came up with the Vol defense’s first big play of the day, an interception of a Baker Mayfield pass and a four-yard return to the UT 49 with 13:01 remaining in the first quarter. It was Kelly’s and UT’s first pick of the year. Kelly added his second interception of the night with :34 remaining in the third, when he stepped in front of a Mayfield pass and had a one-yard return. Kelly now has five picks for his career and collected his (and UT’s) second INT of the season. The last UT player with two or more interceptions in a game was Brian Randolph vs. Western Kentucky on Sept. 7, 2013. Redshirt sophomore Trevor Daniel averaged 50.0 on nine punts, booming kicks of 52, 58, 61, 55 and 51 yards to bump his total to six over +50 this season.
#23 Vols Fall to #19/17 Sooners, 31-24 (2OT) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 23 Tennessee took a 17-3 lead into halftime, but a late second-half surge by No. 19/17 Oklahoma resulted in a 31-24 double-overtime loss for the Vols on Saturday before a sold-out crowd at Neyland Stadium. The Vols (1-1) and Sooners (2-0) traded touchdowns in the first overtime. OU won the coin toss and elected to play on defense. Jalen Hurd ran in an eight-yard score and Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield answered with a one-yard TD run on the other end. In double overtime, the Sooners took their first and only lead of the night when Mayfield hit Sterling Shepard for an 18-yard score. The Vols chance to send the game into triple overtime ended when Zack Sanchez intercepted a Joshua Dobbs pass on 3rd-and-12. The loss ended UT’s 20-game win streak in home openers at Neyland Stadium. Saturday’s game also marked Neyland Stadium’s non-conference contest with a ranked UT team facing a ranked foe since the No. 23 Vols defeated No. 9 Cal, 35-18, on Sept. 2, 2006. The Vols had 254 yards of offense. Hurd ran for 109 yards and one touchdown on 24 carries, marking the ninth 100-yard rushing performance of his career. Hurd’s 106 rushing yards are the most OU has allowed to a single player since Oklahoma State’s Desmond Roland ran for 144 on Nov. 7, 2013. Dobbs completed 13 of 31 passes for 125 yards with one touchdown and one interception and also rushed for 12 yards and a score. Josh Smith led all Tennessee receivers with four receptions for 56 yards. Mayfield overcame a slow start to finish 19-of-39 for 187 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The OU quarterback ran for 30 of his 46 rushing yards in the second half and also ran for a touchdown. Shepard hauled in seven catches for 74 yards and two scores. Samaje Perine ran for 78 yards on 23 carries and had one receiving TD. Todd Kelly Jr. ignited the home crowd two minutes in when he intercepted a pass from Mayfield at midfield. The Vols proceeded to take a 3-0 lead after an 11-play, 50-yard drive that ended with a 19-yard field goal by Aaron Medley. Tennessee scored the first touchdown with 1:56 left in the first quarter when Dobbs connected with Josh Malone for a nine-yard score to wrap an eight-play, 51-yard drive and push the Vols’ lead to 10-0. The touchdown was the second of Malone’s career. Oklahoma got on the scoreboard with just under five minutes left in the first half when Austin Seibert made a 35-yard field goal to wrap a nine-play, 57-yard drive. Tennessee took a 17-3 lead into halftime. The Sooners had productive possessions in the second quarter and the teams entered the half nearly even in yards (Tennessee had 161, OU had 159) and time of possession (UT 14:53, OU 15:07). The Tennessee pass rush made a big impact on the OU passing attack with three quarterback hurries and the UT secondary accounted for three pass break-ups (two by Emmanuel Moseley) in the first half. Mayfield was just 7-of-20 passing with 77 yards and a pick at the half. The Vols’ defense contained OU in the third quarter and seemed to have some momentum going into the fourth quarter. With 40 seconds left in the third, Kelly intercepted Mayfield for the second time. OU pulled to within 17-10 with 8:20 remaining when Mayfield found Perine for a two-yard touchdown pass, completing a 14-play, 80-yard drive. The Sooners sent the game into overtime when Mayfield threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Shepard with 40 seconds left in regulation. The Vols next host Western Carolina on Sept. 19 at Neyland Stadium. That game will feature a 7 p.m. ET broadcast on ESPNU.
SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time UT 1st 9:51 UT 1st 1:56 UT 2nd 12:14 OU 2nd 4:56 OU 4th 8:20 OU 4th 0:40 UT OT 15:00 OU OT 15:00 OUT OT 15:00
Scoring Play Conversion Medley 19 yd field goal Malone 9 yd pass from Dobbs Medley kick Dobbs 4 yd run Medley kick Seibert 35 yd field goal Perine 2 yd pass from Mayfield Seibert kick Shepard 5 yd pass from Mayfield Seibert kick Hurd 8 yd run Medley kick Mayfield 1 yd run Seibert kick Shepard 18 yd pass from Mayfield Seibert kick
Plays 11-50 8-51 4-55 9-56 14-80 13-60 5-25 5-25 3-25
TOP Score 3:10 0 - 3 3:01 0 - 10 1:18 0 - 17 2:47 3 - 17 5:53 10 - 17 5:26 17 - 17 0:00 17 - 24 0:00 24 - 24 0:00 31 - 24
STAT LEADERS OKLAHOMA Rushing Perine Mayfield Mixon Westbrook Totals
Att 23 14 10 1 48
Yds TD Long Avg. 78 0 11 3.4 46 1 7 3.3 38 0 16 3.8 -1 0 0 -1.0 161 1 16 3.4
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Mayfield 19-39-2 187 3 29 2 Totals 19-39-2 187 3 29 2 Receiving Shepard Westbrook Perine Neal Mixon Alexander Totals
No. Yds TD Long 7 74 2 19 4 54 0 18 3 5 1 7 2 34 0 29 2 13 0 7 1 7 0 7 19 187 3 29
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TENNESSEE Rushing Hurd Dobbs Howard Kamara TEAM Pearson Totals Passing Dobbs Totals Receiving Smith Malone Johnson North Howard Wolf. Kamara Jennings Totals
Att Yds TD Long Avg. 24 109 1 31 4.4 14 12 1 15 0.9 1 12 0 12 12.0 4 4 0 3 1.0 1 -2 0 0 -2.0 1 -3 0 0 -3.0 45 129 2 31 2.9
C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 13-31-1 125 1 20 3 13-31-1 125 1 20 3 No. 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 13
Yds TD Long 56 0 20 19 1 10 18 0 11 9 0 9 8 0 8 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 125 1 20
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GAME 3
W. CAROLINA 0 3 0 7 - 10 TENNESSEE 10 31 14 0 - 55 Sept. 19 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 7:01 p.m. | Attendance: 102,136
THE BREAKDOWN FIRST DOWNS 9 25 Rushing 6 13 Passing 3 10 Penalty 0 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 189 210 Rushing Attempts 33 49 Average Per Rush 5.7 4.3 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 204 236 Yards Lost Rushing 15 26 NET YARDS PASSING 90 237 Completions-Attempts-Int 11-22-1 21-29-0 Average Per Attempt 4.1 8.2 Average Per Completion 8.2 11.3 Passing Touchdowns 0 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 279 447 Total offense plays 55 78 Average Gain Per Play 5.1 5.7 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-42 3-15 PUNTS-YARDS 10-404 5-209 Average Yards Per Punt 40.4 41.8 Net Yards Per Punt 35.0 41.8 Inside 20 4 5 50+ Yards 3 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-159 10-593 Average Yards Per Kickoff 53.0 59.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 14.7 41.1 Touchbacks 0 2 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-54-1 Average Per Return 0.0 18.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-132-0 2-115-1 Average Per Return 22.0 57.5 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-57-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:06 32:54 1st Quarter 7:10 7:50 2nd Quarter 7:00 8:00 3rd Quarter 8:55 6:05 4th Quarter 4:01 10:59 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 12 5 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-5 Touchdowns 0-1 3-5 Field goals 1-1 2-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 0-0 PAT Kicks 1-1 7-7 Field Goals 1-1 2-2 Points off turnovers 0 21
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NOTES FOR THE RECORD Serving as captains for Tennessee tonight were Joshua Dobbs, Brian Randolph and Jalen Reeves-Maybin. GAME NOTES Tennessee recorded a kickoff return and a punt return in the same game for the first time since 1950 vs. Washington & Lee, when Bert Rechichar ran back a punt 100 yards and Jimmy Hahn returned a kickoff 83 yards. Alvin Kamara became only the second Vol to rush for a TD (two yards) and return a punt for a TD (50 yards) in the same game. He joined Stanley Morgan, who did it vs. Maryland in 1975 UT scored 138 points over its first three games, marking its most through three games since scoring 171 to start the 1914 season. Preston Williams’ 98 receiving yards marked the most by a freshman since Marquez North had 102 yards against South Carolina in 2013. It was the first time a Tennessee receiver had scored a touchdown on his first reception since Jason Croom did so at Oregon in 2013. The last time a Tennessee freshman had two TD catches in a game was DeAnthony Arnett, who made the only two touchdown receptions of his Volunteer career against Buffalo in 2011. 10 Vols made their playing debuts. Running back Joe Young and defensive lineman Quay Picou saw the first action, increasing UT’s total of true freshman playing this season to 17, thirdmost in FBS. Also seeing the field for the first time against WCU were TE Neiko Creamer, RB Jayson Sparks, DB Devin Williams, WR Logan Fetzner, WR Jaye Rochell, P Nate Renfro, WR Will Martinez and DB David Priddy.
Vols Fly Past Western Carolina, 55-10 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee put up 31 points in the second quarter, capped by an 88yard kickoff return by Evan Berry, and ran away with a 55-10 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Joshua Dobbs completed 15 of 21 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns. He connected on 12 of his first 13 passes. Jalen Hurd rushed 11 times for 68 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 12 yards and a score. Tennessee (2-1) finished with 447 yards of total offense and 169 special teams yards before a home crowd of 102,136. The UT defense held Western Carolina (1-2) to 279 offensive yards. Tonight’s win marked first time UT had recorded a kickoff return TD and a punt return TD in the same game since Oct. 28, 1950, against Washington & Lee. UT has scored 138 points over its first three games, marking its most through three games since scoring 171 to start the 1914 season. The Vols set the tone early when Cameron Sutton forced a fumble by Karnorris Benson and Derek Barnett recovered. On the ensuing UT drive, Dobbs hit Williams for a 25-yard touchdown strike to the left corner of the end zone for the freshman wideout’s first career score. On Tennessee’s second dive, Aaron Medley made a 20-yard field goal to give UT a 10-0 advantage. UT’s 31 points in the second quarter were its most since scoring 35 points in the first quarter against Arkansas on Nov. 11, 2000. The Vols’ second-quarter scoring spree began when Dobbs found Hurd for a five-yard touchdown with Hurd diving for the pylon. Medley connected on a 31-yard field goal with 5:12 left in the half. Hurd ran in an eight yard score and Alvin Kamara punched in a two-yard touchdown run in Tennessee’s next two possessions to build the lead to 34-0. Western Carolina put together one of its best drives of the night covering 51 yards over five plays to set up Logan Howard for a 32-yard field goal and the Catamounts’ only points of the half. On the ensuing kickoff, Berry spun his way out of a pile at midfield to sprint down the right sideline for the 88-yard score. It was Tennessee’s first kickoff returned for a touchdown since Cordarrelle Patterson took a kick 98 yards for a score against Troy on Nov. 3, 2012. The Vols took a 41-3 lead into halftime, marking their largest lead at the break since a 42-0 halftime advantage over Austin Peay in the 2013 season opener. UT had 285 total offensive yards in the first half to WCU’s 118. The Tennessee offense scored 14 more points in the third quarter. Four minutes into the half, Kamara returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown, making him the second Vol ever to post a rushing touchdown and a punt return touchdown in the same game. The other Vol was Stanley Morgan in 1975 against Maryland. Quinten Dormady found Williams for a 24-yard touchdown with 7:45 left in the third quarter to push UT’s lead to 55-3. The score was the first touchdown pass of Dormady’s collegiate career. The Catamounts scored their lone touchdown of the night on Detrez Newsome’s 64-yard touchdown run with 10:59 left in the fourth quarter.
SCORING SUMMARY
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP Score UT 1st 11:53 Williams 25 yd pass from Dobbs Medley kick 5-51 1:34 0 - 7 UT 1st 6:23 Medley 20 yd field goal 12-86 3:43 0 - 10 UT 2nd 13:06 Hurd 5 yd pass from Dobbs Medley kick 7-44 2:30 0 - 17 UT 2nd 5:12 Medley 31 yd field goal 11-54 3:33 0 - 20 UT 2nd 4:20 Hurd 8 yd run Medley kick 1-8 0:08 0 - 27 UT 2nd 2:53 Kamara 2 yd run Medley kick 3-21 0:37 0 - 34 WCU 2nd 1:00 Howard 32 yd field goal 5-51 1:53 3 - 34 UT 2nd 0:45 Berry 88 yd kickoff return Medley kick 3 - 41 UT 3rd 11:23 Kamara 50 yd punt return Medley kick 3 - 48 UT 3rd 7:45 Williams 24 yd pass from Dormady Medley kick 6-90 2:05 3 - 55 WCU 4th 10:59 Newsome 64 yd run Howard kick 4-81 1:40 10 - 55
STAT LEADERS WESTERN CAROLINA
Rushing Att Yds TD Long Avg. Newsome 10 128 1 64 12.8 Holloway 8 27 0 9 3.4 Ramsey 8 20 0 5 2.5 Mitchell 5 8 0 11 1.6 Holcombe 2 6 0 9 3.0 Totals 33 189 1 64 5.7 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Mitchell 6-14-1 47 0 16 0 Holcombe 5-8-0 43 0 15 0 Totals 11-22-1 90 0 16 0 Receiving Benson Robinson Ramsey Holloway Newsome Totals
No. Yds TD Long 3 38 0 16 3 30 0 13 2 15 0 9 2 5 0 5 1 2 0 2 11 90 0 16
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TENNESSEE Rushing Hurd Kelly Kamara Young Jennings Dobbs Howard Dormady Totals
Att Yds TD Long Avg. 11 68 1 13 6.2 13 59 0 7 4.5 7 47 1 13 6.7 9 18 0 8 2.0 2 13 0 12 6.5 4 6 0 11 1.5 1 1 0 1 1.0 2 -2 0 2 -1.0 49 210 2 13 4.3
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Dobbs 15-21-0 144 2 25 1 Dormady 6-8-0 93 1 49 1 Totals 21-29-0 237 3 49 2 Receiving Malone Williams Wolf North Jennings Hurd Smith Pearson Ellis Totals
No. 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 21
Yds TD Long 33 0 19 98 2 49 31 0 23 29 0 16 15 0 12 12 1 7 8 0 5 9 0 9 2 0 2 237 3 49
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VOLS IN THE UT WELL-REPRESENTED • There are 31 VFLs on 17 different NFL teams. • The Miami Dolphins feature five VFLs in Matt Darr, Ja’Wuan James, Jacques McClendon, Rajion Neal and Dallas Thomas • The Kansas City Chiefs have four VFLs in Eric Berry, Tyler Bray, Dustin Colquitt and Zach Fulton. • The Denver Broncos have three VFLs in Britton Colquitt, Malik Jackson and Peyton Manning.
• The win also marked the 42nd fourth-quarter comeback of Manning’s career. He is the NFL’s all time leader in fourth-quarter comebacks with six more than the next QB (Dan Marino, 36).
BIG PLAY VOLS
TOUCHDOWNS • Peyton Manning (DEN) threw a 16-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Sanders, a 1-yard TD pass to Virgil Green and a 19-yard TD pass to Sanders against the KC. • Austin Johnson (NO) punched in a 1-yard score against the Bucs. SACKS • Malik Jackson (DEN) sacked Chiefs QB Alex Smith in the closing seconds of the Broncos’ win. • Robert Ayers (NYG) dropped Falcons QB Matt Ryan for a sack in the fourth quarter.
• Manning is in his 18th NFL season (17th technically as he sat out 2011 due to injury). Here are some of his approaching milestones: CAREER PASSING YARDS (70,122) - 71,838 yards (Brett Favre’s NFL Record) -- 1,716 away CAREER PASSING TDs (533 - NFL Record) - 550 -- 17 away CAREER WINS AS STARTING QB (181) - 186 (Favre’s NFL Record) --5 away CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS (5,977) - 6,300 (Favre’s NFL Record) -- 323 away - 6,000 -- 23 away
• Manning has 35 career games with four-plus touchdown passes, the most of any player in NFL history. Second on the list is Drew Brees with 26.
WITTEN MOVING UP THE CHARTS
PEYTON BEING PEYTON • Peyton Manning enjoyed a passed the 70,000-yard milestone last week in Denver’s 31-24 win over Kansas City. He and Brett Favre are the only to quarterbacks in the 70,000-yard club.
• VFL Jason Witten caught seven passes for 56 yards in the Cowboys’ 20-10 Week 2 win over the Eagles. • With those seven catches, Witten (958) moved out of a tie with Andre Reed (951) for sole possession of 12th on the NFL’s all-time receptions list. He trails
VOLS IN THE NFL ROUNDUP Player Pos. Robert Ayers DE Eric Berry DB Tyler Bray QB Justin Coleman DB Britton Colquitt P Dustin Colquitt P Morgan Cox LS Matt Darr P Arian Foster RB Ramon Foster G Zach Fulton G Justin Hunter WR Malik Jackson DE Ja’Wuan James T Austin Johnson FB Peyton Manning QB Jerod Mayo LB Jacques McClendon G Daniel McCullers DT Tony McDaniel DE Cordarrelle Patterson WR Mychal Rivera TE Chris Scott G Matt Simms QB James Stone C/G Luke Stocker TE Dallas Thomas G Dan Williams DT Jordan Williams DL Jason Witten TE -- = played, no stats
Team NY Giants Kansas City Kansas City New England Denver Kansas City Baltimore Miami Houston Pittsburgh Kansas City Tennessee Denver Miami New Orleans Denver New England Miami Pittsburgh Tampa Bay Minnesota Oakland Carolina Atlanta Atlanta Tampa Bay Miami Oakland NY Jets Dallas
Last Week Result vs. Atlanta L, 24-20 vs. Denver L, 31-24 vs. Denver L, 31-24 at Buffalo W, 40-32 at Kansas City W, 31-24 vs. Denver L, 31-24 at Oakland W, 37-33 at Jacksonville L, 23-20 at Carolina L, 24-17 vs. San Francisco W, 43-18 vs. Denver L, 31-24 at Cleveland L, 28-14 at Kansas City W, 31-24 at Jacksonville L, 23-20 vs. Tampa Bay L, 26-19 at Kansas City W, 31-24 at Buffalo W, 40-32 at Jacksonville L, 23-20 vs. San Francisco W, 43-18 at New Orleans W, 26-19 vs. Detroit W, 26-16 vs. Baltimore W, 37-33 vs. Houston W, 24-17 at NY Giants W, 24-20 at NY Giants W, 24-20 at New Orleans W, 26-19 at Jacksonville L, 23-20 vs. Baltimore W, 37-33 at Indianapolis MNF at Philadalphia W, 20-10
Week 2 Stats Week 3 Opponent 3 tackles, 1 sack, 2 pass def. vs. WASH (TH), 8:25, CBS 4 tackles at GB, (MON), 8:30, ESPN Non-Football Injury at GB, (MON), 8:30, ESPN -- vs. JAX, 1:00, CBS 7 punts, 44.9 avg, 1 in 20 at DET, 8:30, NBC 4 punts, 52.5 avg., 1 in 20 at GB, (MON), 8:30, ESPN -- vs. CIN, 1:00, CBS 6 punts, 48.2 avg. vs. BUF, 4:25, CBS DNP-INJ vs. TB, 1:00, FOX Started at LG at STL, 1:00, CBS -- at GB, (MON), 8:30, ESPN 2 catches, 34 yards vs. IND, 1:00 , CBS 3 tackles, 1 sack at DET, 8:30, NBC Started at RT vs. BUF, 4:25, CBS 1 rush, 1 yard, 1 TD at CAR, 1:00, FOX 26-of-46, 256 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT at DET, 8:30, NBC 2 tackles vs. JAX, 1:00, CBS -- vs. BUF, 4:25, CBS 1 tackle at STL, 1:00, CBS 1 tackle at HOU, 1:00, FOX 2 KR, 31.0 avg. vs. SD, 1:00, CBS 3 catches, 15 yards at CLU, 1:00, CBS -- vs. NO, 1:00, FOX Practice Squad at DAL, 1:00, FOX -- at DAL, 1:00, FOX -- at HOU, 1:00, FOX Started at LG vs. BUF, 4:25, CBS Started at DT at CLE, 1:00, CBS Practice Squad vs. PHI, 1:00, FOX 7 catches, 56 yards vs. ATL, 1:00, FOX
Randy Moss (982) for 11th place by 24 catches. • With seven catches for 56 yards against the Eagles, Witten moved past Keyshawn Johnson (10,571 yards) to 34th place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list. He is 98 yards back of fellow VFL Stanley Morgan, who recorded 10,716 yards with the Patriots and Colts from 1977-90. • Of the all-time top 12 in receptions, only Witten (Cowboys), Marvin Harrison (Colts), Reggie Wayne (Colts) and Hines Ward (Steelers) recorded all of their catches with one team. • Witten ranks third in career receptions among active players, trailing only free agent Reggie Wayne (1,070) and Colts wideout Andre Johnson (1,019). • Here are some of Witten’s approaching milestones: CAREER RECEPTIONS (958) - 24 back of Randy Moss (982) to tie for 11th place - 42 away from becoming the second tight end in NFL history with 1,000 catches. The first was Tony Gonzalez, who finished with 1,325.
TENNESSEE: PUNTER U • Tenneessee has three alums who are starting NFL punters, more than any other university. Here’s where they rank in various NFL punting statistics: Name (Team) Avg. Net Avg. In 20 Britton Colquitt (DEN) 47.8 (11) 43.8 (5) 3 (T11) Dustin Colquitt (KC) 47.0 (18) 42.1 (9) 5 (2) Matt Darr (MIA) 50.6 (4) 41.1 (14) 1 (T26)
VOLS TO THE NFL
The Vols have one of the most storied histories of producing NFL Players: • 337 drafted players, most in SEC and tied for eighth among all schools. • At least one former Vol has played in 23 of the last 24 Super Bowls with a total of 35 playing in the big game since 2000. Defensive tackle Tony McDaniel became a Super Bowl Champion in 2014 with the Seahawks and was on last year’s team that lost to the Patriots. • 14 former Vols have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 2000, while 70 UT players overall have been selected in that time frame. • Tennessee is second in the SEC with 45 all-time first-round draft picks. • Tennessee has had multiple first-round draft picks nine times in the history of the NFL Draft, including 2010. • Former Vol Peyton Manning earned a record fifth NFL regular-season MVP award in 2013 becoming the most awarded quarterback in the league. • Former Vols Peyton Manning, Arian Foster and Jason Witten were named to the 2015 Pro Bowl.
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