TENNESSEE 2011 VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL
Six-Time National Champions
1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998
13 SEC Championships | 49 Bowl Games | 89 All-Americans | 43 NFL 1st-Round Picks Nov. 5 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 7:08 p.m. Tennessee
Record: 3-5 (0-5 SEC) Head Coach: Derek Dooley, 2nd year at UT (9-12)
VOLUNTEER STAT LEADERS Rushing Passing Receiving Defensive
Tauren Poole - 116 att., 462 yds., 2 TD Tyler Bray - 116-176, 1579 yds., 14 TD/2 INT Da’Rick Rogers - 37 rec., 608 yds., 6 TD A.J. Johnson - 45 tckl, 3.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR
Middle Tennessee BLUE RAIDER STAT LEADERS Record: 2-5 (1-3 Sun Belt) Head Coach: Rick Stockstill, 6th year at MTSU (35-35)
Rushing Passing Receiving Defensive
William Pratcher - 83 att., 445 yds., 2 TD Logan Kilgore - 173-290, 1869 yds., 16 TD/9 INT Malcolm Beyeh - 39 rec., 446 yds., 6 TD Eric Russell - 55 tckl, 3.0 TFL, 2 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR
THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE GAME (HOMECOMING 2011) The Tennessee Vols continue their 115th season with their second all-time meeting against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Kickoff is slated for 7:08 p.m. on FSN. UT is 792-345-53 (.688) all-time. The Vols won the lone meeting in the series, a 26-3 victory over MTSU on Sept. 7, 2002. A win over Middle Tennessee would mark the sixth consecutive win over a non-conference opponent for UT dating to a win over UAB on Sept. 25, 2010. Among current Sun Belt members, UT is 2-0 vs. Louisiana, 1-0 vs. Arkansas State, MTSU, LouisianaMonroe and Western Kentucky, and 0-1 vs. North Texas.
UT is 67-17-3 all-time in homecoming games. Since 2006, Tennessee has won nine consecutive games over in-state opponents (5-0 vs. Vanderbilt, 3-0 vs. Memphis, 1-0 vs. UT-Martin). UT is 6-1 all-time vs. current members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Vols lost to North Texas State, 21-14 on Oct. 25, 1975. The school is now known as the University of North Texas and competes as a member of the Sun Belt. The Vols have won six consecutive November games since Nov. 21, 2009 and 13 of 16 in the month since 2007.
A Tennessee Win Would...
Improve the Vols to 4-5 overall and extend Tennessee's non-conference winning streak to six games. Mark the ninth consecutive win over an in-state opponent since 2006. A win would also improve UT to 2-0 all-time vs. Middle Tennessee. Give the Vols their sixth win in their last nine games at Neyland Stadium and their eighth win in the last 13 regular-season games overall. Mark Tennessee's seventh consecutive win in the month of November dating to Nov. 21, 2009. A win would also improve UT to 14-3 in their last 17 November games since 2007 and 75-12 in November games since 1990. Mark the first time the Vols swept their regular-season non-conference slate since 2006, when they defeated No. 9 California, Air Force, Marshall and Memphis.”
Last Game - #14 South Carolina 14, Tennessee 3
The Vols fell to 3-5 with a 14-3 loss to No. 14 South Carolina at Neyland Stadium on October 29. Freshman linebacker A.J. Johnson recorded 12 tackles, becoming the first UT true freshman with three 10+ tackle games. Johnson now has three of top six single-game tackle performances by a true freshman in UT history. Johnson has 57 tackles this season, and his 12-tackle effort vs. South Carolina moved him past Reggie White (51 tackles in 1980) and into third place on the Tennessee freshman single-season tackle list. DB Prentiss Waggner recorded his sixth career interception and his second sack of the season. Five Vols made their first career starts: QB Justin Worley, LG Marcus Jackson, WR Rajion Neal, DB Byron Moore, and DT Maurice Couch. A total of 21 Vols have made their first career start in 2011 (22 Vols did so in 2010).
November Remembered
Tennessee begins its November schedule with Saturday’s game vs. MTSU...during the last 11 seasons since 2000, the Vols are 37-9 in November (.804)...UT has won 15 of its last 18 games during the month since a 39-10 win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, 2006. UT has won six consecutive November games since Nov. 21, 2009 and 13 of the last 16 in the month since 2007. The Vols are 74-12 (.860) in November in the last 21 seasons since 1990, including an astounding 37-3 (.925) record in regular-season games in November or later during the decade of the 1990s. The Vols were 51-3 (.944) in November from 1991-2003 and are 19-8 (.704) during the month since 2004...UT won 21 consecutive November games between 1990-96.
Tennessee Record By Month (Since 1990)
UT Home/Road Record By Month (Since 1990)
CONTACTS
Years Sept.* Oct. Nov.^ Years Home Road/Neu. 1990-99 28-8-2 26-7 37-3 September* 45-9 11-13-2 2000-09 26-12 21-15 33-9 October 25-13 22-13 2010-11 4-3 1-8 4-0 November^ 41-6 33-6 Overall 58-23-2 48-30 74-12 Overall 111-28 66-32-2 (*-includes August games; ^-includes December regular season games)
Overall 56-22-2 47-26 74-12 177-60-2
2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Jimmy Stanton | Associate AD - Communications | Cell 865.306.2052 | Email jimmystanton@utk.edu Jason Yellin | Assistant AD - Media Relations | Cell 865.314.0273 | Email jyellin@utk.edu Cameron Harris | Assistant Media Relations Director | Cell 817.408.7604 | Email charri48@utk.edu Andrew Lentz | Media Relations Graduate Assistant | Cell 317.403.0531 | Email alentz1@utk.edu
2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Sept. 3 Montana (PPV) W, 42-16 Sept. 10 Cincinnati (ESPN2) W, 45-23 Sept. 17 at #16/17 Florida* (CBS) L, 23-33 Oct. 1 Buffalo (CSS) W, 41-10 Oct. 8 RV/- Georgia* (ESPN2) L, 12-20 Oct. 15 #1/2 LSU* (CBS) L, 7-38 Oct. 22 at #2/3 Alabama* (ESPN2) L, 6-37 Oct. 29 #14 S. Carolina* (ESPN2) L, 3-14 Nov. 5 MTSU (FSN) 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Arkansas * TBA Nov. 19 Vanderbilt * TBA Nov. 26 at Kentucky * TBA * Southeastern Conference game
2011 RECORD
TENNESSEE (3-5) vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (2-5)
OVERALL RECORD:
3-5
SEC 0-5 NON-CONFERENCE 3-0 HOME 3-3 AWAY 0-2
On the Air TELEVISION
FSN Bob Rathbun (play-by-play) Tim Couch (color analyst) Kristina Akra (sideline) Jay Hoover (producer)
RADIO
Vol Network Bob Kesling (play-by-play) Tim Priest (color analyst) Andy Kelly (sideline) John Wilkerson (studio host)
SATELLITE RADIO
Sirius Premier Channel 217 XM Channel 200
ONLINE
www.ESPN3.com
TELEVISION (Delay) SportSouth Sunday, Nov. 6 (10 p.m.) Monday, Nov. 7 (11 a.m.) MYVLT2 Sunday, Nov. 6 (7 p.m.)
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