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NOV. 14, 2015 » NEYLAND STADIUM (102,455) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 12 PM » SEC NETWORK
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35.1 (34/3) Points/Game (117/12) 17.6 24.9 (58/10) Points Allowed/Game (125/12) 45.6 207.3 (29/3) Rush Yards/Game (75/6) 165.8 162.1 (60/9) Rush Yards Allowed/Game (120/12) 254.4 215.0 (77/8) Pass Yards/Game (107/12) 180.1 239.6 (81/12) Pass Yards Allowed/Game (117/11) 286.9 422.3 (48/6) Total Offense/Game (108/12) 345.9 401.7 (70/9) Total Defense/Game (123/12) 541.3 (National Ranking/Conference Ranking)
COACHING FACTS
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COACHING FACTS
Head Coach: Butch Jones (Ferris State, 1990) Record at Tennessee: 17-17 (.500) / 3rd year Overall Record: 67-44 (.604) / 9th year
Interim Head Coach: Mike Canales (Utah State, 1984) Record at North Texas: 3-5 (.375) / 2nd year Overall Record: 3-5 (.375) / 2nd year
STAT LEADERS
DaMARCUS SMITH PASSING 74-157-799, 8 TD/4 INT, 47.1#10 pct., 101.6 eff., 114.1/gm
#6 ALVIN KAMARA: 24-192, 3 TD, 8.0 avg, 21.3/gm CARLOS HARRIS: 53-668, 7 TD, 12.6 avg, 74.2/gm RECEIVING#9 #3 JOSH MALONE: 23-315, 2 TD, 13.7 avg, 39.4/gm #18 MARCUS SMITH: 22-204, 0 TD, 9.3 avg, 22.7/gm #21 J. REEVES-MAYBIN: 82 tkls ,11-47 tfl, 4-25 sk #37 BRIAN RANDOLPH: 51 tackles, 0.5-0 tfl, 1-1 int
DEFENSE
#23 KISHAWN McCLAIN: 83 tkls, 1.5-2 tfl, 1-45 fr #21 JAMES GRAY: 80 tkls, 2-6 tfl, 4 pbu
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>> With a victory, the Vols will be bowl eligible for the second year in a row since going to back-to-back bowls in 2009 and 2010. >> The Vols are 5-4 for the first time since the 2009 season. >> In Joshua Dobbs’ last 15 starts, the Vols are 10-5, averaging 35.2 points, 425 yards/game. >> Dobbs was 9-of-12 for 142 yards on third downs in the win over SC. >> Von Pearson had a career-highs of eight catches for 121 yards vs. SC. >> Led by Jalen Hurd (90.6 yards/ game), Vols are third in rushing yards per game in the SEC (207.3) with five games of 200-plus yards. >> The Vols are 10th in the NCAA and second in the SEC in thirddown percentage defense, allowing just 30.1 pct. >> Tennessee is 10th in the NCAA and third in the SEC in fewest penalty yards per game (39.6) >> The Vols have played 40 true freshmen over the last two seasons (nation-high 23 in 2014 and 17 in 2015) for the most of any program over the last two years. >> More on Page 5
>> The Vols lead the NCAA in kickoff return average (38.8). >> Evan Berry leads the nation in kickoff return average with 40.6. >> Berry is one of two players the nation with three kickoff returns for touchdown (vs. WCU, Ark., at UK) >> Berry’s 35.7 career kickoff return average is No. 1 in UT history. >> With three kickoff return touchdowns, Berry has tied Willie Gault (in 1980) for most kickoff returns for scores in a season at UT. >> The Vols have a modern program history record five special teams touchdowns (3 KOR, 2 PR). >> After not accomplishing the feat of having a kickoff return and punt return for TD in the same game since 1950, UT has done it twice this season (vs. WCU and at Kentucky). >> Cameron Sutton is second in the NCAA in punt return average (19.5). >> Trevor Daniel is fifth in the NCAA and second in the SEC in punting average at 46.3 >> Of Daniel’s 44 punts, 17 have travelled 50-plus yards and 15 have landed inside the 20-yard line >> More on Pages 6-7
>> North Texas won the only previous meeting with Tennessee, a 2114 victory on Oct. 25, 1975. >> Tennessee is 69-19-3 all-time in homecoming games. >> The Vols have won 28 of their last 31 homecoming games dating to 1984, including last season’s 4510 win over Chattanooga. >> Tennessee has never played a team from Texas on homecoming. >> Tennessee won its first homecoming game on Nov. 11, 1916, defeating Vanderbilt, 10-6. >> Against teams from Texas, the Vols are 13-7 all-time. >> UT’s last regular-season game vs. a team from Texas was a 42-7 win over Houston on Sept. 26, 1998 >> The Vols’ last game vs. a team from Texas was in the 2005 Cotton Bowl, a 38-7 win over Texas A&M. >> The Vols are averaging 101,913 fans per game at Neyland Stadium, fourth in the nation. >> For the first time since 2007, Neyland Stadium has drawn five or more crowds of 100,000, following 101,253 for the SC game. >> More on Page 18
SOCIAL
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SEC 3-3 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 HOME 3-2 AWAY 1-2 NEUTRAL 1-0
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) L, 27-28 Oct. 3 RV/RV ARKANSAS* (ESPN2) L, 20-24 Oct. 10 19/16 GEORGIA* (CBS) W, 38-31 Oct. 24 at 8/8 Alabama* (CBS) L, 14-19 Oct. 31 at Kentucky* (SECN) W, 52-21 Nov. 7 RV/- SO. CAROLINA* (SECN) W, 27-24 Nov. 14 NORTH TEXAS (SECN/HC) 12 p.m. Nov. 21 at Missouri* TBA Nov. 28 VANDERBILT* TBA * SEC game // All times Eastern
#1 JALEN HURD: 185-815, 9 TD, 4.4 avg, 90.6/gm JEFFREY WILSON: 114-683, 1 TD, 6.0 avg, 97.6/gm RUSHING #26 #11 JOSHUA DOBBS: 109-473, 7 TD, 4.3 avg, 52.6/gm #10 DaMARCUS SMITH: 67-355, 1 TD, 5.3 avg, 50.7/gm #11 JOSHUA DOBBS 147-251-1760, 13 TD/4 INT, 58.6 pct., 131.4 eff., 195.6/gm
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NORTH TEXAS CONTACT Steve Bartolotta Phone: 940-369-8329 E: Steven.Bartolotta@unt.edu Twitter: @MeanGreenFB
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