Tennessee-Troy Football Game Notes (Week 10)

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NOV. 3, 2012 » NEYLAND STADIUM » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 12:00 P.M. EST

AT FIRST GLANCE

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

vs

THE TROY GAME TROY

THE BASICS 2012 RECORD 2012 RECORD 3-5, 0-5 SEC 4-4, 3-3 Sun Belt Current Rank: --/-Current Rank: --/-Points/Game: 34.5 Points/Game: 27.9 Points Allowed/Game: 33.9 Points Allowed/Game: 26.9 Rush Yds/Game: 158.8 Rush Yds/Game: 167.2 TDs (Rush/Pass): 12/21 TDs (Rush/Pass): 14/14 Pass Yds/Game: 297.2 Pass Yds/Game: 292.4 Total Off./Game: 456.0 Total Off./Game: 459.6 Total Def./Game: 453.5 Total Def./Game: 399.4

STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING RUSHING #20 Rajion Neal #20 Shawn Southward (112-500, 5 TD, 83.3 ypg) (137-692, 7 TD, 86.5 ypg) PASSING #8 Tyler Bray (171-287, 2282 yds, 59.6%, 20 TD, 10 INT, 285.2 ypg)

PASSING #6 Corey Robinson (154-244, 1806 yds, 63.1% 8 TD, 8 INT, 258 ypg)

RECEIVING #11 Justin Hunter (47-657, 4 TD, 82.1 ypg)

RECEIVING #8 Chip Reeves (42-660, 4 TD, 82.5 ypg)

DEFENSE DEFENSE #45 A.J. Johnson #10 Brynden Trawick (88 tkls, 3.5 TFL, 5 QBH) (58 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 1 INT)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Never played In Knoxville: First game In Troy: Never played vs. Sun Belt: UT 7-1 Last Meeting vs. Sun Belt: UT 27, Middle Tennessee 0 - 11/5/11 in Knoxville

Non-Conference Win Streak: Nine games since UAB game in 2010 UT On Homecoming: 68-17-3 (.790) UT All-Time Record: 797-352-53 (.685)

¢ Saturday’s game is the first-ever meeting between Tennessee and Troy. The Trojans are the fifth Sun Belt team on the Vols’ schedule in the last five years (also: Middle Tennessee 2011, Western Kentucky 2009, Louisiana Lafayette 2007, Arkansas State 2007). ¢ Tennessee is 7-1 all-time vs. the current members of the Sun Belt Conference, with the lone loss happening 37 years ago in a 21-14 defeat at home to North Texas in 1975. ¢ The Vols currently own a non-conference regularseason winning streak of nine games, dating to the UAB game on Sept. 25, 2010. This marks the longest non-conference winning streak for Tennessee since a 10-game streak from 2000-02 (2000 So. Miss through 2002 Rutgers). ¢ Tennessee has also won eight in a row at home vs. non-conference opponents dating to the UAB game. ¢ The Vols have also won 11 in a row vs. opponents from non-BCS conferences since the beginning of the 2009 season (starting with 2009 Western Kentucky).

ON HOMECOMING

¢ Tennessee is 68-17-3 all-time on Homecoming. The Vols have won three consecutive Homecoming games, including a 27-0 shutout of MTSU, also of the Sun Belt, last season. UT has won 26 of its last 28 Homecoming games.

2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

TENNESSEE (3-5) vs. TROY (4-4)

OVERALL RECORD:

3-5

SEC 0-5 NON-CONFERENCE 3-0 HOME 2-2 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) 12 p.m. Missouri * (SEC) 12:21 p.m. at Vanderbilt * TBA Kentucky * TBA

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

NOVEMBER REMEMBERED

¢ Tennessee opens its November schedule with Saturday’s game vs. Troy. The Vols are 39-11 (.780) during November since 2000 with wins in 17 of the last 22 games in the month since a win over Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, 2006. ¢ UT has also won eight of its last 10 in November since a 31-16 win on Nov. 21, 2009 over Vanderbilt. ¢ The Vols are 76-14 (.844) in November in the last 21 seasons since 1990. In the decade of the 90’s, UT was 37-3 (.925) in November and won 21 consecutive during the month from 1990-96. ¢ Tennessee Record By Month (Since 1990) Years Sept.* Oct. Nov.^ 1990-99 28-8-2 25-7-1 37-3 2000-09 26-12 21-15 33-9 2010-11 7-5 1-11 6-2 Overall 61-25-2 47-33-1 76-14 ¢UT Home/Road Record By Month (Since 1990) Years Sept.* Oct. Nov.* Overall Home 49-10 26-17 43-6 118-33 Road/Neu. 12-15-2 21-16-1 33-8 66-39-3 Overall 61-25-2 33-8 76-14 182-72-3 *-Includes August ^-Includes December Note: Regular-season games only

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...

ON THE AIR TELEVISION

 FSN  Bob Rathbun (play-by-play)  Tim Couch (color analyst)  Elizabeth Moreau (sideline)  Joe Venicius (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

 Sirius Premier Channel 112  XM Channel 200

TELEVISION (Delay)

Improve the Vols to 77-14 in November since 1990 and 7-2 during the month since 2010. Mark the 10th consecutive regular season non-conference victory for Tennessee, the longest for the Vols since a 10-game streak between 2000-02. Improve the Vols to 4-5 and snap a four-game losing streak. Extend Tennessee’s home-winning streak in November to eight consecutive games since the Kentucky game in 2008. A win would also improve UT to 12-1 at home in November since a win over UK on 11/25/06. Give Tennessee its 27th win in its last 29 Homecoming games dating to 1984. Mark the 798th victory in UT history, two wins shy of becoming the eighth program to reach 800 wins.

 SPORTSOUTH  Sunday, Nov. 4 (10 p.m.)  MYVLT  Sunday, Nov. 4 (7 p.m.)

2012 Tennessee Homecoming Game, presented by:

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

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