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-/RV TENNESSEE (4-3) AT #1/1 ALABAMA (7-0)
2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
THE MATCHUP -/RV TENNESSEE vs
1/1 ALABAMA
THE BASICS Head Coach: Butch Jones Head Coach: Nick Saban (Ferris State, ‘90) (Kent State, ‘73) Career Record: 54-30 (7 yrs.) Career Rec.: 160-55-1 (18 yrs.) At Tennessee: 4-3 (1 yr.) At Alabama: 69-13 (7 yrs.) ‘13 RECORD: 4-3, 1-2 SEC Points/Game: 30.4 Rush Yds/Game: 201.7 Rushing TDs: 13 Pass Yds/Game: 166.3 Passing TDs: 10 Total Off./Game: 368.0 Total Def./Game: 411.9
‘13 RECORD: 7-0, 4-0 SEC Points/Game: 40.7 Rush Yds/Game: 211.7 Rushing TDs: 16 Pass Yds/Game: 248.7 Passing TDs: 16 Total Off./Game: 460.4 Total Def./Game: 275.0
STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING RUSHING #4 T.J. Yeldon #20 Rajion Neal (132-693, 8 TD, 99.0 ypg) (100-657, 7 TD, 93.9 ypg) PASSING #14 Justin Worley (101-181, 1119 yds., 55.8%, 10 TD, 6 INT, 159.9 ypg)
PASSING #10 A.J. McCarron (126-182, 1587 yds., 69.2%, 14 TD, 3 INT, 226.7 ypg)
RECEIVING #2 Pig Howard (23-251, 3 TD, 41.8 ypg)
RECEIVING #22 Christion Jones (26-275, 2 TD, 39.3 ypg)
DEFENSE DEFENSE #45 A.J. Johnson #32 C.J. Mosley (55 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 2 QBH) (58 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 4 QBH)
INSIDE THE ALABAMA SERIES Overall: UA, 50-38-7 In Knoxville: UA, 23-20-1 In Tuscaloosa: UA, 6-4 In Birmingham: UA, 21-14-6 Current Streak: UA, W6 UT Record vs. AP #1: 2-9 UT All-Time Record: 803-357-53 (.684)
Last Win Over #1 Team: UT 38, #1 Auburn 20, 9/28/85 in Knoxville Last Win Over Alabama: UT 16, UA 13, 10/21/06 in Knoxville Last Win in Tuscaloosa UT 51, UA 43, (5OT) 10/25/03
AT FIRST GLANCE THE ALABAMA GAME
¢ Saturday marks the 96th all-time meeting between Tennessee and Alabama. UT is 38-50-7 vs. the Tide in the series, including losses in six consecutive meetings. The last Tennessee win was a 16-13 victory in 2006 in Knoxville. ¢ Tennessee won a series-best, seven consecutive games over Alabama from 1995-2001. No other school has defeated the Tide seven consecutive times. ¢ UT will attempt to reverse a recent trend of scoring 17 or fewer points in the last nine meetings vs. the Tide, including 13 or fewer in the last five.
TENNESSEE KNOCKS OFF #11/9 SC
¢ The Vols improved to 23-7-2 all-time vs. South Carolina, including 15-2 at Neyland Stadium, with a 23-21 win over the No. 11-ranked Gamecocks on Oct. 19. South Carolina was also ranked No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. ¢ Michael Palardy’s 19-yard field goal as the clock expired was the first game-winning kick in regulation for UT since James Wilhoit’s 50-yarder to beat Florida on Sept. 18, 2004. ¢ The win represented the following for Tennessee: >> First win over a ranked opponent, and the first SEC win in October, since Oct. 31, 2009 vs. South Carolina (31-13), ending a streak of 19 consecutive losses to ranked teams starting with the Chick-fil-A Bowl loss to Virginia Tech on Dec. 31, 2009. >> First win over a Top 15-ranked opponent since Oct. 27, 2007 vs. South Carolina (27-24). >> First win over a USA Today Coaches’ Poll Top 10-ranked opponent since a 51-33 win over No. 10 Georgia on Oct. 7, 2006 in Athens. ¢ Tennessee has a winning record (4-3) through its first seven games for the first time since 2007 (4-3).
SCHEDULE NOTES
¢ Once again, Tennessee is playing one of the most difficult schedules in the nation. ¢ The Vols have played four ranked teams: at #2 Oregon, at #19 Florida, #6 Georgia, and #11 South Carolina, and UT’s next three games are at #1 Alabama, at #5 Missouri, and vs. #11 Auburn. ¢ If Missouri and Auburn remain ranked, UT will play seven ranked opponents (at time of game) during the regular season for the first time in school history. ¢ With Missouri currently at #5 and Auburn sitting at #11, UT could tie the school record for most top 10 opponents in a season (five in 2005). ¢ In 1991, UT played six ranked teams in the regular season (#21 UCLA, #23 Mississippi St., #13 Auburn, at # 10 Florida, at #14 Alabama, at #5 Notre Dame), and played #6 Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl that year.
THE RECORD
OCT. 26, 2013 » BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM » TUSCALOOSA, ALA. » 3:30 PM
OVERALL RECORD:
SEC 1-2 NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 HOME 4-1 AWAY 0-2 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7
OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Austin Peay (PPV) W, 45-0 W. Kentucky (SEC TV) W, 52-20 at #2 Oregon (ABC) L, 14-59 at #19 Florida* (CBS) L, 17-31 South Alabama (SEC TV) W, 31-24 #6 Georgia* (CBS) L, 31-34 (OT) #11 So. Carolina* (ESPN) W, 23-21 at #1 Alabama* (CBS) 3:30 p.m. at #5 Missouri* (ESPN/2) 7/6 p.m. #11 Auburn* TBA Vanderbilt * TBA at Kentucky * TBA SEC Championship (CBS) 4 p.m.
* Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern; All rankings AP
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A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...
Improve Tennessee to 5-3 through eight games for the first time since 2007 and snap a six-game losing streak to Alabama and improve the Vols to 5-6 in Tuscaloosa all-time. Represent the first win over a No. 1-ranked team for the Vols since a 38-20 win over top-ranked Auburn on Sept. 28, 1985. Mark the Vols’ first road win since Nov. 20, 2010 when UT won at Vanderbilt 24-10, snapping a nine-game SEC road losing streak and 10-game road losing streak overall. Represent the Vols’ first road win in October since defeating Mississippi State 33-21 on Oct. 13, 2007, snapping a nine-game skid away from Neyland in the 10th month of the year.
MYVLT2 Sunday, Oct. 27 (7 p.m.) SportSouth Sunday, Oct. 27 (10 p.m.)
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