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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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