Tennessee vs. Chattanooga Football Notes

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TENNESSEE (2-3) vs. CHATTANOOGA (3-2)

2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

vs

CHATTANOOGA

AT FIRST GLANCE

THE CHATTANOOGA GAME

¢ Saturday marks the return of the Tennessee vs. Chattanooga series after a 45-year break as the Vols host the Mocs on Homecoming. ¢ Tennessee is 37-2-2 all-time vs. Chattanooga, including a 30-1-1 mark in Knoxville. The Vols have won eight in a row in the series since 1959.

HOMECOMING

THE BASICS Head Coach: Butch Jones Head Coach: Russ Huesman (Ferris State, ‘90) (Chattanooga, ‘83) Career Record: 57-37 (8 yrs.) Career Record: 34-27 (6 yrs.) At Tennessee: 7-10 (2 yrs.) At Chattanooga: 34-27 (6 yrs.) RECORD: 2-3, 0-2 SEC 2014 Rank: NR/NR Points/Game: 24.6 Rush Yds/Game: 107.0 Rushing TDs: 5Z Pass Yds/Game: 242.0 Passing TDs: 9 Total Off./Game: 349.0 Total Def./Game: 339.4

RECORD: 3-2, 2-0 Southern 2014 Rank: #12/13 (FCS) Points/Game: 34.8 Rush Yds/Game: 174.4 Rushing TDs: 10 Pass Yds/Game: 148.8 Passing TDs: 9 Total Off./Game: 323.2 Total Def./Game: 291.6

STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING #1 Jalen Hurd (82-367, 2 TD, 73.4 ypg)

RUSHING #22 Keon Williams (75-314, 4 TD, 62.8 ypg)

PASSING PASSING #14 Jacob Huesman #14 Justin Worley (66-104, 681 yds., 63.5%, (119-194, 1190 yds., 61.3%, 8 TD, 4 INT, 136.2 ypg) 9 TD, 5 INT, 238.0 ypg) RECEIVING #2 Alton Howard (23-214, 3 TD, 42.8 ypg)

RECEIVING #86 C.J. Board (15-176, 1 TD, 35.2 ypg)

DEFENSE DEFENSE #38 Muhasibi Wakeet #45 A.J. Johnson (59 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 2 QBH) (43 tkls, 0.5 TFL)

INSIDE THE CHATTANOOGA SERIES Overall: UT, 37-2-2 Knoxville: UT, 30-1-1 Chattanooga: UT, 7-1-1 Current Streak: UT W8 UT All-Time Record: 806-364-53 (.681)

Last Meeting: UT, 31-0, Sept. 20, 1969 Last Game vs. FCS Opponent: UT 45, Austin Peay 0, Aug. 31, 2013 On Homecoming: 68-19-3

¢ Tennessee holds a 68-19-3 record on homecoming all-time. The Vols won 18 homecoming games in a row from 1984-2001. Since 1984, Tennessee has won 27 of its last 30 homecoming games following last season’s 55-23 loss to Auburn on Homecoming.

LAST TIME OUT

¢ Tennessee fell to 2-3 with a 10-9 loss to Florida on Oct. 4 at Neyland Stadium. QB Justin Worley was 26-for39 for 205 yards in the loss, while the Vols forced three turnovers, including Cam Sutton’s third pick of the season.

#THIRDDOWNFORWHAT

¢ The Vols lead the SEC and rank third in the nation defensive third down pct., limiting opponents to only a 24.7% conversion rate on third downs (18-for-73). ¢ Tennessee limited Florida to 7-for-20 on third downs and previously held Georgia to 1-for-10 on third downs on Sept. 27, the fewest conversions for UGA since also going 1-for-10 on third down vs. Florida in 2012. The last time UT held a foe to one third down was vs. WKU in 2009. ¢ At #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13), the Vols limited the Sooners to 3-for-14 on third downs, OU’s lowest third down conversion pct. at home since 2009.  Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage Category Louisville Virginia Tech TENNESSEE

Defensive 3rd Down Pct. 23.1 (21-91) 24.1 (20-83 24.7 (18-73)

ON DEFENSE...

¢ The Vols limited Florida to 232 yards offense, including 76 yards passing. UT forced three turnovers, giving the Vols 11 forced turnovers on the season. ¢ Since the beginning of the 2013 season, Tennessee has forced 36 turnovers, the fourth-best total in the SEC.

22 TRUE FRESHMEN, 34 NEWCOMERS

¢ Tennessee has played 22 true freshmen, the most for any FBS program in the nation. UT played 21 true freshman vs. Utah State, a school record for a season opener. Despite the young roster, UT ranks 6th nationally with 32.4 penalty yards per game. ¢ UT is the only schoool in FBS with six true freshmen starters: TB Jalen Hurd, WR Josh Malone, TE Ethan Wolf, RG Jashon Robertson, RT Coleman Thomas, DE Derek Barnett. UT is the only schoool with five true freshmen starters on offense and two on the right side of the O-Line.

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...

THE RECORD

OCT. 11, 2014 » NEYLAND STADIUM (102,455) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » SEC NETWORK

OVERALL RECORD:

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

THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 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) 4 p.m. at Ole Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Alabama* TBA at South Carolina* TBA Kentucky* TBA Missouri TBA at Vanderbilt* TBA SEC Championship (CBS) TBA

* Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern

ON THE AIR TELEVISION

 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)

SATELLITE RADIO

 Sirius Premier Channel 113  XM Channel 190

ONLINE

Represent the 14th consecutive home win vs. a non-conference opponent dating to Sept. 25, 2010 as well as the 17th consecutive win overall over a non-”Power Five” conference opponent. Improve Tennessee to 3-3 on the season and 69-19-3 all-time on Homecoming. Mark the 9th consecutive win for the Vols over Chattanooga and improve the advantage in the all-time series to 38-2-2. Improve the Vols to 8-4 in their last 12 games at Neyland Stadium since defeating Kentucky on Nov. 24, 2012.

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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

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