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

TENNESSEE (3-5) AT SOUTH CAROLINA (4-4)

2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

vs SOUTH CAROLINA

THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME

¢ Saturday’s game marks the 33rd all-time meeting between Tennessee and South Carolina. ¢ The Vols are 23-7-2 vs. the Gamecocks and snapped a three-game losing streak to South Carolina with a 23-21 win over the #11/9 Gamecocks last year at Neyland Stadium, UT’s last win over a ranked opponent. ¢ The Vols own an 8-5-2 series edge in Columbia. ¢ Since 2000, no matchup in the SEC has been closer than Tennessee-South Carolina, with an average margin of victory of 8.21 in the series marking the narrowest in any regular SEC series (min. 10 games).  Narrowest Margin of Victory, SEC Series, Since 2000

THE BASICS Head Coach: Butch Jones Head Coach: Steve Spurrier (Ferris State, ‘90) (Florida, ‘67) Career Record: 58-39 (8 yrs.) Career Record: 223-83-2 (25 yrs.) At Tennessee: 8-12 (2 yrs.) At So. Carolina: 81-43 (10 yrs.) RECORD: 3-5, 0-4 SEC 2014 Rank: NR/NR Points/Game: 23.9 Rush Yds/Game: 104.9 Rushing TDs: 8 Pass Yds/Game: 227.5 Passing TDs: 14 Total Off./Game: 332.4 Total Def./Game: 343.8

RECORD: 4-4, 2-4 SEC 2014 Rank: NR/NR Points/Game: 35.1 Rush Yds/Game: 177.1 Rushing TDs: 14 Pass Yds/Game: 284.2 Passing TDs: 20 Total Off./Game: 461.4 Total Def./Game: 437.5

STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING #1 Jalen Hurd (113-473, 2 TD, 59.1 ypg)

RUSHING #28 Mike Davis (142-750, 8 TD, 93.8 ypg)

PASSING PASSING #17 Dylan Thompson #14 Justin Worley (157-252, 1579 yds, 62.3%, (175-288, 2241 yds, 60.8%, 20 TD, 9 INT, 280.1 ypg) 12 TD, 8 INT, 225.6 ypg) RECEIVING RECEIVING #11 Pharoh Cooper #8 Marquez North (30-320, 4 TD, 40.0 ypg) (40-553, 6 TD 69.1 ypg) DEFENSE DEFENSE #10 Skai Moore #45 A.J. Johnson (86 tkls, 8.5 TFL, 1.5 SKS) (51 tkls, 2.0 TFL, 1 Sack)

INSIDE THE SOUTH CAROLINA SERIES Overall: UT, 23-7-2 Knoxville: UT, 15-2 Columbia: UT, 8-5-2 Current Streak: UT W1 UT All-Time Record: 807-366-53 (.680)

Last Meeting: UT, 23-21, Oct. 19, 2013 at Knoxville Last Meeting In Columbia: SC, 35-28, Oct. 27, 2012 Last UT Win in Columbia: 31-28, Oct. 28, 2006

TENNESSEE-SOUTH CAROLINA 8.21 Georgia-South Carolina 9.40 Florida-Georgia 10.43

¢ In the last 12 UT-SC meetings since 2002, the game has been within a touchdown in fourth quarter eight times and has gone to overtime twice (2002, 2007). ¢ Four of the last nine meetings between the two teams have been decided by three or fewer points.

LAST WEEK

¢ Tennessee lost a 34-20 decision to #4 Alabama at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 25. Both the 20 points scored and 383 yards of total offense are the most for Tennessee in the series since 2003. ¢ Tennessee is the only team in the nation to play as many as three top five-ranked teams this season (at #4 Oklahoma, at #3 Ole Miss, #4 Alabama). ¢ In terms of opponent winning percentage to date, the Vols have played the second-toughest schedule in the nation this season (.714), trailing only Auburn (.732).

OVERALL RECORD:

3-5

SEC 0-4 NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 HOME 3-2 AWAY 0-3 NEUTRAL 0-0

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

OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Utah State (SECN) W, 38-7 Arkansas State (SECN) W, 34-19 at #4/3 Oklahoma (ABC) L, 10-34 at #12/13 Georgia* (ESPN) L, 32-35 Florida* (SECN) L, 9-10 Chattanooga (SECN) W, 45-10 at #3 Ole Miss* (ESPN) L, 3-34 #4 Alabama* (ESPN2) L, 20-34 at So. Carolina* (SECN) 7:30 p.m. Kentucky* TBA Missouri TBA at Vanderbilt* TBA SEC Championship (CBS) TBA

* Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern

ON THE AIR TELEVISION

NOVEMBER REMEMBERED

¢ The Vols are 42-16 (.724) during November since 2000, including a 20-10 record (.667) in the month since Nov. 18, 2006. All-time, the Vols are 311-124-21 for a .705 win percentage in November. ¢ The Vols are 79-19 (.806) in November in the last 24 seasons since 1990. In the 90’s, UT was 37-3 (.925) in November, including 21 consecutive wins from 1990-96.  UT Record By Month (Since 1990) Years Sept.* Oct. 1990-99 28-8-2 (.763) 26-7 (.788) 2000-09 26-12 (.684) 21-15 (.583) 2010-14 12-9 (.571) 3-16 (.158) Overall 66-29-2 (.691) 50-38 (.568)

THE RECORD

NOV. 1, 2014 » WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM (80,250) » COLUMBIA, S.C. » SEC NETWORK

Nov.^ 37-3 (.925) 33-9 (.786) 9-7 (.563) 79-19 (.806)

 SEC Network  Tom Hart (play-by-play)  Matt Stinchcomb (color analyst)  Heather Mitts (reporter)  Nick Rud (producer)

RADIO

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

 UT Home/Road Record By Month (Since 1990)

Years Sept.* Oct. Nov.^ Overall Home 54-10 28-2 45-9 127-38 Road/Neu. 12-19-2 22-17 34-10 68-46-2 Overall 66-29-2 50-38 79-19 195-86-2 *-Includes Aug. ^-Includes Dec.; Regular-season games only

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...

SATELLITE RADIO

 Sirius Premier Channel 93  XM Channel 190

ONLINE

Mark the second consecutive win over South Carolina and the first for UT in Columbia since 2006. Improve Tennesssee to 24-7-2 all-time vs. Gamecocks overall and 9-5-2 in Columbia. Represent the first UT road win both in the SEC and overall for UT since the season-ending game last year at Kentucky (11/30/14). Improve the Vols to 80-19 in November since 1990 and 10-7 during the month since 2010. Snap a three-game Tennessee losing streak to South Carolina in Columbia.

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

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

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

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