Tennessee-Missouri Game Notes (Week 11)

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NOV. 10, 2012 » NEYLAND STADIUM » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 12:21 P.M. EST THE MISSOURI GAME

THE MATCHUP

TENNESSEE

vs

MISSOURI

¢ Saturday’s game represents the first-ever meeting between Tennessee and Missouri, as the 2012 season marks the Tigers’ first in the SEC. ¢ Tennessee and Missouri are tied for the most overtime wins in NCAA history with 10. ¢ Tennessee has won eight consecutive November games vs. SEC opponents at Neyland Stadium since a 17-12 win over Kentucky on 11/25/06. ¢ UT has won eight consecutive home games in the month of November, dating to a 28-10 win over Kentucky on 11/29/08.

RECORD-SETTING SATURDAY THE BASICS 2012 RECORD 2012 RECORD 4-5, 1-5 SEC 4-5, 1-5 SEC Current Rank: --/-Current Rank: --/-Points/Game: 36.8 Points/Game: 22.4 Points Allowed/Game: 35.4 Points Allowed/Game: 22.6 Rush Yds/Game: 162.0 Rush Yds/Game: 125.0 TDs (Rush/Pass): 14/26 TDs (Rush/Pass): 11/7 Pass Yds/Game: 323.1 Pass Yds/Game: 194.3 Total Off./Game: 485.1 Total Off./Game: 319.3 Total Def./Game: 484.9 Total Def./Game: 327.6

STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING RUSHING #20 Rajion Neal #4 Kendial Lawrence (119-532, 5 TD, 76.0 ypg) (136-666, 8 TD, 74.0 ypg) PASSING #8 Tyler Bray (200-334, 2812 yds, 59.9% 25 TD, 10 INT, 312.4 ypg)

PASSING #1 James Franklin (103-179, 1057 yds, 57.5% 4 TD, 6 INT, 151.0 ypg)

RECEIVING #11 Justin Hunter (56-838, 7 TD, 93.1 ypg) #84 Cordarrelle Patterson (36-585, 4 TD, 65.0 ypg)

RECEIVING #85 Marcus Lucas (34-355, 2 TD, 39.4 ypg) #28 T.J. Moe (30-270, 1 TD, 30.0 ypg)

DEFENSE #45 A.J. Johnson (101 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 6 QBH) #3 Byron Moore (76 tkls, 2.0 TFL, 4 INT)

DEFENSE #34 Sheldon Richardson (63 tkls, 9 TFL, 4.0 SKS) #32 Will Ebner (63 tkls, 10.5 TFL, 1 SK)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Never played In Knoxville: First game In Columbia: Never played

UT All-Time Record: 798-352-53 (.685)

¢ Tennessee set a school record with 718 yards of total offense in the 55-48 win over Troy. The 103 combined points are the most in a game in Neyland Stadium history and the fourth-most in SEC history. ¢ The only game in Tennessee history featuring more combined points happened during the Theodore Roosevelt administration, when UT defeated American University 104-0 on Oct. 7, 1905. ¢ The previous UT total offense record was 695 yards, also vs. Kentucky in 1997, including 523 yards passing that day by senior QB Peyton Manning. ¢ Tennessee Single-Game Total Offense 718 yards vs. Troy, Nov. 3, 2012 695 yards at Kentucky, Nov. 22, 1997 665 yards at Vanderbilt, Nov. 26, 1994 ¢ The 1,439 combined total yards is an SEC record, eclipsing the 1,329 between UT and Kentucky in 1997. The Vols’ 35 first downs tied the UT record, also accomplished on Oct. 11, 1997 vs. Georgia. ¢ Most Combined Yards, NCAA DIvision I FBS, 2012 1,507 yards West Virginia (807) vs. Baylor (700) 1,439 yards Troy (721) vs. TENNESSEE (718)

2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

TENNESSEE (4-5) vs. MISSOURI (4-5)

OVERALL RECORD:

4-5

SEC 0-5 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 HOME 3-2 AWAY 0-3 NEUTRAL 1-0

THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT vs. NC State ^ (ESPNU) W, 35-21 Georgia State (PPV) W, 51-13 #18 Florida * (ESPN) L, 20-37 Akron (CSS) W, 47-26 at #5 Georgia * (CBS) L, 44-51 at #19 Miss. St. * (ESPN2) L, 31-41 #1 Alabama * (ESPN) L, 13-44 at #17 S. Carolina * (ESPN) L, 35-38 Troy (FSN) W, 55-48 Missouri * (SEC) 12:21 p.m. at Vanderbilt * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Kentucky * TBA

* Southeastern Conference game ^ Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game All times Eastern

ON THE AIR TELEVISION

EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE

¢ The Vols have scored 331 points in nine games this season, the third-highest point total in school history through nine games and the most since 1995. ¢ Most Points, First Nine Games, UT History 365 points 1995 361 points 1993 331 points 2012 ¢ Tennessee has scored at least 40 points four times in 2012, the most in a season for UT since the 1998 squad scored at least 40 four times that season. The last UT team with five 40-plus games was in 1996. ¢ Tennessee also has 4,366 yards of total offense through nine games, the most in school history and 108 yards more than the nine-game total for the 1997 UT squad that won the SEC Championship. ¢ Most Total Offense, First Nine Games, UT History 4,366 yards 2012 4,258 yards 1997 4,188 yards 1993

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...

 SEC Network  Dave Neal (play-by-play)  Andre Ware (color analyst)  Cara Capuano (sideline)  Steve Melton (producer)

ONLINE  www.WatchESPN.com

RADIO

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

SATELLITE RADIO

Improve the Vols to 78-14 in November since 1990 and 8-2 during the month since 2010. Mark the ninth consecutive win at home for UT over an SEC opponent in November since Nov. 25, 2006. Improve the Vols to 5-5 and 1-5 in the SEC. Extend UT’s home-winning streak in November to nine consecutive games beginning with the Kentucky game in 2008. A win would also improve UT to 13-1 at home in November since a win over UK on 11/25/06. Give Tennessee a 12-3 all-time record in first meetings vs. a new SEC member all-time Mark the 799th victory in UT history, one win shy of becoming the eighth program to reach 800 wins.

 Sirius Premier Channel 135  XM Channel 201

TELEVISION (Delay)

 SPORTSOUTH  Sunday, Nov. 11 (10 p.m.)  MYVLT  Sunday, Nov. 11 (7 p.m.)

2012 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Jimmy Stanton Jason Yellin Cameron Harris Betsy Devine Mary-Carter Kniffen

Associate AD - Communications Cell: Assistant AD - Media Relations Cell: Associate Media Relations Director Cell: Assistant Media Relations Director Cell: Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Credentials) Cell:

865.306.2052 865.314.0273 817.408.7604 508.223.6667 804.516.6337

Email: Email: Email: Email: Email:

JimmyStanton@utk.edu JYellin@utk.edu CHarri48@utk.edu BetsyDevine@utk.edu MaryCarter@utk.edu

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@JimmyStanton @JasonYellin @CHarrisUT @BetsyDevine @MCKniffen

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