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. 12 | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium | Fayetteville, Ark. | 5:04 p.m. CST
Tennessee
VOLUNTEER STAT LEADERS
#8 Arkansas
RAZORBACK STAT LEADERS
Record: 4-5 (0-5 SEC) Head Coach: Derek Dooley, 2nd year at UT (10-12)
Record: 8-1 (4-1 SEC) Head Coach: Bobby Petrino, 4th year at Arkansas (31-16)
Rushing Passing Receiving Defensive Rushing Passing Receiving Defensive
Tauren Poole - 145 att., 513 yds., 4 TD Tyler Bray - 116-176, 1579 yds., 14 TD/2 INT Da’Rick Rogers - 50 rec., 780 yds., 7 TD A.J. Johnson - 62 tckl, 3.5 TFL, 1 FF, 2 FR Dennis Johnson - 66 att., 411 yds., 1 TD Tyler Wilson - 195-316, 2626 yds., 15 TD/4 INT Jarius Wright - 48 rec., 812 yds., 9 TD Jerry Franklin - 73 tckl, 9.5 TFL, 2 FR, 4 QBH
THE ARKANSAS GAME The Tennessee Vols continue their 115th season with their 17th all-time meeting against Arkansas. Kickoff in Fayetteville is slated for 6:00 p.m. EST/5:00 PM CST on ESPN2. UT is 793-345-53 (.688) all-time. The Vols won the last meeting between the two schools, a 34-13 win in Knoxville in 2007. In the last meeting in Fayetteville, then-No. 11 Arkansas beat then-No. 13 UT, 31-14 for the largest Hog victory in the series. UT will play its school-record sixth regular-season night game, in addition to making its fifth appearance on ESPN2, one off the school record for most appearances on one network (Six on CBS in 1998).
Tennessee is 13-3 all-time vs. Arkansas, including a 2-2 record in Fayetteville (wins in 1995 and 2001, losses in 1999 and 2006). UT won all three games vs. the Razorbacks in Little Rock (1907, 1993, 1997) and is 6-1 vs. Arkansas in Knoxville. The Vols were ranked No. 3 in 1999 and lost to unranked Arkansas in Fayetteville, 28-24. With Arkansas currently ranked No. 8, all three of UT’s SEC West opponents in 2011 were in the top eight at the time of the game (#1 LSU, #2 Alabama). Tennessee is 4-1 vs. Arkansas in games in which the Razorbacks enter ranked in the Top 25. The lone loss for the Vols was in 2006 in Fayetteville.
UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Team: W, 31-13 vs. No. 21 South Carolina (Oct. 31, 2009) UT’s Last Win Over Top-10 Team: W, 51-33 at No. 10 Georgia (Oct. 7, 2006) UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Arkansas Team: W, 28-24 vs. No. 10 Arkansas (Nov. 14, 1998) Improve the Vols to 5-5 overall this season, mark UT’s second consecutive win over Arkansas and improve Tennessee to 14-3 all-time vs. Arkansas and 3-2 in games played in the series in Fayetteville. Give the Vols their ninth win in the last 14 regular-season games and snap a five-game losing streak in SEC games. Mark Tennessee's eighth consecutive win in the month of November dating to Nov. 21, 2009. A win would also improve UT to 17-3 in their last 20 November games since 2006 and 76-12 in November games since 1990. Be the third win in the last five road games for the Vols since Nov. 6, 2010 at Memphis.
Last Game - Tennessee 24, Middle Tennessee 0
Tennessee defeated Middle Tennessee, 24-0, on homecoming in Knoxville on Nov. 5, posting the first shutout for the Vols since Sept. 3, 2010 vs. UT Martin (50-0) and the first against a D-I FBS team since a 48-0 win over Vanderbilt on Nov. 22, 2003. Freshman QB Justin Worley completed 23 of 32 passes for 291 yards and one touchdown, while Da’Rick Rogers caught nine passes for 137 yards and a touchdown. RB Tauren Poole also rushed for two touchdowns in the win. Senior LB Austin Johnson led the team with seven tackles while also recording his second interception of 2011. Tennessee’s time of possession against Middle Tennessee (39:14) was its highest since having the ball for 40:22 against Texas A&M in the 2005 Cotton Bowl (1/1/05).
Toughest Schedule in the Nation
Tennessee’s 2011 schedule ranks as the toughest in the nation in 2011, according to the NCAA’s tough-
est schedule rankings based on cumulative opposition. (See page five for full chart)
Tennessee continues its November schedule with Saturday’s game at Arkansas. Over the last 11 seasons since 2000, the Vols are 38-9 in November (.809). UT has won 16 of its last 19 games during the month since a 39-10 win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, 2006, and has seven consecutive November victories since Nov. 21, 2009. The Vols are 75-12 (.862) in November in the last 21 seasons since 1990, including 37-3 (.925) record in regularseason games in November or later during the decade of the 1990s. The Vols were 51-3 (.944) in November from 1991-2003 and are 20-8 (.714) during the month since 2004...UT won 21 consecutive November games between 1990-96.
CONTACTS
OVERALL RECORD:
4-5
SEC 0-5 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 HOME 4-3 AWAY 0-2
On the Air ESPN2 Mark Jones(play-by-play) Ed Cunningham (color analyst) Jeannine Edwards (sideline) Kim Belton (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 218 XM Channel 198
ONLINE
November Remembered
Tennessee Record By Month (Since 1990)
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 (FOX Sports South) W, 24-0 Nov. 12 at #8 Arkansas * (ESPN2) 5 p.m. CT Nov. 19 Vanderbilt * TBA Nov. 26 at Kentucky * TBA * Southeastern Conference game
TELEVISION
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UT Home/Road Record By Month (Since 1990)
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 5-0 November^ 42-6 33-6 Overall 58-23-2 48-30 75-12 Overall 112-28 66-32-2 (*-includes August games; ^-includes December regular-season games)
2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
2011 RECORD
TENNESSEE (4-5) at #8 ARKANSAS (8-1)
Overall 56-22-2 47-26 75-12 178-60-2
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
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