Tennessee Game Notes
2010
Tennessee Volunteers (4-6, 1-5) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-8, 1-6) Nov. 20, 2010 | 6:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. ET Vanderbilt Stadium | Nashville, Tenn.
The Breakdown Tennessee makes the quick trip to Nashville for a 6:30 PM CST start at Vanderbilt. A win would give the Volunteers their first three-game winning streak since the 2007 Vols won their final five games of the regular season. The Vols are 4-6 overall in 2010 and fifth in the SEC East at 1-5.
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Record: 4-6 (1-5 SEC) Head Coach: Derek Dooley, 1st year at UT
Record: 2-8 (1-6 SEC) Head Coach: Robbie Caldwell, 1st year at Vanderbilt
Statistical Leaders Tauren Poole Rushing 83.6 YPG, 9 TDs Tyler Bray Passing 158.5 YPG, 10 TDs, 3 INTs Gerald Jones Receiving 50.0 YPG, 34 catches, 2 TDs Denarius Moore 67.6 YPG, 34 catches, 7 TDs
Warren Norman 57.4 YPG, 4 TDs Larry Smith 118.6 YPG, 6 TDs, 4 INTs Brandon Barden 31.8 YPG, 28 catches, 3 TDs John Cole 24.2 YPG, 20 catches, 1 TD
The Series Tennessee owns a 71-27-5 all-time in edge over Vanderbilt in the series, including a 35-17-4 record in Nashville and a 36-10-1 mark in Knoxville. The Vols have won four consecutive games in the series and 26 of the last 27 games against the Commodores since 1983. Tennessee has defeated Vanderbilt 13 consecutive times in Nashville...the Vols are 20-1-1 in their last 22 vs. the Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium since 1966.
Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt 22 consecutive times from 1983-2004, a streak that ended with a 28-24 Commodore win at Neyland Stadium in 2005. A win would snap a three-game losing streak to SEC division rivals but would also improve the Vols to 5-3 in their last eight games inside the division. The Vols have 11 wins in the last 12 games of the series 1998 with an average margin of victory of 21.9 points.
To Note Nov. 13: Tennessee 52, Ole Miss 14
Tennessee improved to 4-6 with a 52-14 win over Mississippi at Neyland Stadium...the Vols scored 50 or more points in consecutive games for the first time since 2000 (d. Arkansas, 63-20; d. Kentucky, 59-20). In his second career start, QB Tyler Bray was 18-of34 for 323 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yard TD strike to fellow true freshman Justin Hunter on the first play from scrimmage. The win snapped a six-game losing streak vs. SEC West opponents and marked the first home win vs. the West since a 34-3 win over Miss. St. in 2008. After not forcing five turnovers in a game for almost 10 years (vs. Arkansas, Nov. 11, 2000), UT has done so in consecutive games, forcing five vs. Ole Miss and also the preceding week vs. Memphis.
Century Mark
Tauren Poole rushed for 107 yards on 12 carries, while true freshman receiver Justin Hunter caught three passes for 114 yards, giving the Vols a 100-yard rusher and receiver in consecutive games (Poole, 101 rushing; Denarius Moore, 103 receiving at Memphis) for the first time since 1997. In 1997: Jamal Lewis, 124 rushing, Marcus Nash, 126 receiving vs. Arkansas; Lewis, 128 rushing and 105 receiving; Nash 195 receiving vs. Alabama.
November Remember
Tennessee continues its November schedule with Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt...over the last 10 seasons from 2000-09, the Vols are 35-9 in November (.795)...UT has won 13 of its last 16 games during the month since a 39-10 win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, 2006. Tennessee is 72-12 (.857) in November in the last 21 seasons since 1990, including an astounding 37-3 (.925) record in regular-season games in November or later during the decade of the 1990s. The Vols were 51-3^ (.944) in November from 1991-2003 and are 17-8 (.680) during the month since 2004...UT won 21^ consecutive November games between 1990-96. Tennessee Record by Month (Since 1990) Years Sept.* Oct. Nov.^ 1990-99 28-8-2 26-7 37-3 2000-09 26-12 21-15 33-9 2010 2-2 0-4 2-0 Overall 56-22-2 47-26 72-12 Tennessee Home/Road Breakdown by Month (Regular Season, Since 1990) Years Home Road/Neu. Overall September* 45-9 11-13-2 56-22-2 October 25-13 22-13 47-26 November^ 40-6 32-6 72-12 (*-includes August gms.; ^-includes December gms.)
2010 Schedules Tennessee Schedule
Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 4 UT Martin W, 50-0 Sept. 11 7/8 Oregon L, 13-48 Sept. 18 10/7 Florida* L, 17-31 Sept. 25 UAB W, 32-29 (2OT) Oct. 2 at 12/10 LSU* L, 14-16 Oct. 9 at Georgia* L, 14-41 Oct. 23 7 Alabama* L, 10-41 Oct. 30 at 17 S. Carolina* L, 24-38 Nov. 6 at Memphis W, 50-14 Nov. 13 Mississippi* W, 52-14 Nov. 20 at Vanderbilt* 6:30 CT Nov. 27 Kentucky* -* Southeastern Conference game
Vanderbilt Schedule
Date Opponent Sept. 4 Northwestern Sept. 11 LSU* Sept. 18 at Mississippi* Oct. 2 at Connecticut Oct. 9 Eastern Michigan Oct. 16 at Georgia* Oct. 23 South Carolina Oct. 30 at Arkansas Nov. 6 Florida Nov. 13 at Kentucky Nov. 20 Tennessee Nov. 27 Wake Forest * Southeastern Conference game
Time/Result L, 21-23 L, 3-27 W, 28-14 L, 21-40 W, 52-6 L, 0-43 L, 7-21 L, 14-49 L, 14-55 L, 20-38 6:30 CT --
On Air On Radio
Vol Network Bob Kesling in his 12th season as the play-byplay voice of Tennessee Football...former All-SEC defensive back Tim Priest serves as the network’s color analyst, with former Tennessee quarterback Andy Kelly in his first season as the sideline reporter. Satellite Radio: XM Radio 200, Sirius 215
On TV
Comcast College Sports Matt Stewart serves as the play-by-play announcer, with Chris Doering handling color analyst duties. Allison Williams is the sideline reporter.
Notes on Notes: For more in-depth key notes for Saturday’s game, see pages 4 and 5. Notes on offense is on page 8. Defense and special teams on page 9.
Media Notes A Typical Game Week Sunday
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Game Highlights
Media Day
Practice
Teleconferences
No Availability
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Game Day
Teleconference
Preview Feed
9:00 a.m. Highlights available from 9-10 a.m. via satellite uplink
5:30 p.m. Derek Dooley
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dooley and player interviews at Neyland Stadium. Dooley press conference at 12:30 4:15 p.m. Interviews and footage for the upcoming game via satellite uplink
Practice
Selected players after practice
Media Contacts For Tennessee Jimmy Stanton
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Bud Ford
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John Painter
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Andrew Lentz
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Drew Rutherford
Graduate Assistant Email andrew@utk.edu
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For Mississippi Lary Leathers
Office Phone 615-322-4121 E-Mail larry.leathers@vanderbilt.edu
Dooley and selected players after practice
11:40 a.m. Dooley on SEC Coaches Teleconference 1 p.m. Players Teleconference
Head Coach and selected players will be available 10-15 minutes following the game.
Practice
Dooley and assistant coaches after practice
Statewide Radio 8 p.m. Vol Calls
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Tennessee Media Policies The following is a list of media policies for the 2010 Tennessee football season. Members of the media are expected to adhere to these policies, as they are put in place to allow student-athletes adequate time to devote to their school work and their team commitments. It should be noted that true freshmen will not be available for interviews. Interviews with Derek Dooley and the assistant coaches should be coordinated through Associate AD Jimmy Stanton. All player interview requests should be made through Associate SID John Painter or Graduate Assistant Andrew Lentz at least 24 hours in advance. The Neyland-Thompson Sports Center is for studentathletes and Tennessee Athletics staff and members of the media should not be in the facility (outside of scheduled practices) unless by appointment through the office of media relations. All post-practice interviews will take place on Haslam Field, or in the case of an indoor practice, insde the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. A working space for media is available in Stokely Athletics Center adjacent to the media relations office.
Coach and Player Interview Opportunities
Game Day All Tennessee post-game press conferences will be held in the Stokely Family Media Center, located in the northwest corner of Neyland Stadium near Gate 25. The press conference will begin with head coach Derek Dooley 10-15 minutes after each home game. Coach Dooley will be followed by selected players. A member of the Tennessee Media Relations staff will escort all media down to the media center when there are five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Sundays Game highlights from the previous day’s contest are available from the Derek Dooley show from 9-10 a.m. A system test will be made at 8:45 a.m. and there is no programming on open dates. Please credit IMG College/Vol Network for video use. Head coach Derek Dooley will be available each Sunday evening for a teleconference beginning at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the previous game. Interested media should dial (212) 812-4494. The access code is 89348710 and Associate SID John Painter will moderate the call.
Satellite Coordinates
Two weekly satellite feeds available on Monday: For Derek Dooley’s weekly press luncheon at 12:30 p.m. ET (live). Tennessee football preview at 4:15 p.m. ET (taped feed). Digital KU Band, Horizons 2 Transponder 7-Slot/ Channel A Uplink Freq: 14246.5v Downlink Freq: 11946.5 H Symbol Rate:6.113, FEC:3/4 Trouble Number (865) 974-5069 or 974-2680 accessed on the website Monday afternoons. Each Monday during the season the UT Broadcasting Department provides interviews and footage for the upcoming game at 4:15 p.m. There is no feed during open weeks. Post-practice interviews take place on Halsam Field or inside the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center with Coach Dooley and selected players. Wednesdays Head coach Derek Dooley is scheduled on the SEC Weekly Coaches Teleconference at 11:40 a.m. Eastern. Each SEC head coach speaks for 10 minutes beginning at 11 a.m. Selected players are available each week from 1-1:30 p.m. on the Tennessee Players’ Teleconference. Interested media should call 212-812-4494 and use the access code 89348710. This is the last media availability with student-athletes for the week. Coach Dooley and assistant coaches are available post-practice. Assistant coaches are limited in discussion to coach/player feature stories. This is the last media availability with Coach Dooley and assistants for the week. Thursdays and Fridays No availability with coaches or student-athletes. NOTE: Coach Dooley is available by special appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Interested media should call Associate AD Jimmy Stanton to schedule an interview time.
Mondays Head coach Derek Dooley holds a weekly media luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Stokely Family Media Center, located at Gate 25 of Neyland Stadium. Selected players are available from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Head coach Derek Dooley begins at 12:30 p.m. Coach Dooley is available weekly via satellite uplink at 12:30 p.m. Satellite coordinates above. The Monday media luncheons are streamed live at UTsports.com beginning at 12:30 p.m., and audio can be UTSports.com | 2
Coaching Notes
Head Coach Derek Dooley The Dooley Era Begins
Derek Dooley may own a rival’s pedigree, but to Tennessee fans he felt just like one of their own when the Vols introduced him as the school’s 22nd head coach in January. Dooley, 42, came to UT after three seasons as head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he also served as athletics director since March 2008. He was the only athletics director serving as head football coach on the FBS level. Dooley is the youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons and claimed six league crowns and the 1980 national title. Dooley never accepted the predetermined path to success. He played his college football at Virginia, turning down scholarship offers elsewhere to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from Cavaliers head coach George Welsh. Then after a successful start to the legal profession, Dooley switched gears and returned to his love of football. Four short years later, he latched onto the staff of Nick Saban at LSU and moved into the fast lane of the SEC. After five successful seasons that included the 2003 national title, Dooley moved with Saban to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Dooley was named to his first head coaching position by Louisiana Tech in December 2006, and immediately began laying the foundation for future success. Included in his 17-20 overall record was an 8-5 mark in 2008 highlighted by the school’s first postseason victory in 30 years at the Independence Bowl. Tech finished second in the WAC that season and played in a bowl game for only the third time since joining the major college ranks in 1989. The Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association named him 2008 Coach of the Year. Dooley is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, an OB/GYN and Fort Worth, Texas, native. They have two sons, John Taylor and Pey-
Coaching Career Year 1996 1997 1998-99 2000-02 2003 2004 2005-06 2007-09 2010
School Georgia SMU SMU LSU LSU LSU Miami Dolphins Louisiana Tech Tennessee
ton, and a daughter, Julianna. Allison is active in fundraising for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.
Head Coaching Debuts
Derek Dooley is Tennessee’s 22nd head coach and on Sept. 4 became the 18th to win his first game as Vols skipper. Overall, Tennessee head coaches are 18-4 all-time in their first games. Gen. Robert R. Neyland coached the Vols during three separate tenures and thus had two additional “first” games. He won all three contests, improving the total number to 20-4.
Coaching Prowess
Head coach Derek Dooley’s staff at Tennessee has a proven track record-eight of his assistants have coaching experience in one of the BCS conferences, five have coached in the NFL and three have experienced the formiddable SEC. Baggett, Chaney, Hiestand, Smith and Wylie spent a combined 24 years coaching in the NFL with eight different teams-- the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and St. Louis Rams. UT’s assistant coaching staff has a combined 66 years of coaching experience in all six BCS automatic qualifying conferences. The Vols’ assistant coaches have coached in the bowl games that now comprise the BCS a total of 10 times and boast coaching experience in 59 total bowl games-- including the Super Bowl.
Noting the Staff Chaney, Thompson Return
Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and linebackers coach Lance Thompson are in their second years in Knoxville. Both joined Tennessee’s staff in 2009 and were retained by first-year head coach Derek Dooley. Chaney, arrived on The Hill after three seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams. He was most notably the mastermind of a stellar Purdue offense from 19972005, during which time the Boilermakers ranked inside the top 10 nationally in total offense six times. Super Bowl XLIV winning quarterback Drew Brees played for Chaney during his tenure in West Lafeyette, and the pair led Purdue to the Big Ten Championship and a Rose Bowl berth in 2000. Thompson came to Rocky Top via Tuscaloosa, where he served on Nick Saban’s staff from 200708. His coaching resume is overflowing--Thompson has been a member of two national championships staffs, has a pair of SEC titles, two ACC championships and a Conference USA divisonal winner.
Smith Comes Home
Rounding out Derek Dooley’s staff was former Tennessee standout Chuck Smith. The Los Angeles native coaches the Vols’ defensive line. Best known for his work with some of the biggest names in pro football, Smith spent last season with the New York Jets No. 1 ranked pass defense. Over the past five seasons, Smith has coached and mentored nearly 60 NFL players, including Albert Haynesworth, Robert Ayers and Shaun Ellis-- all three former Vols. He also worked with Michael Johnson, Osi Umenyiora, Derek Morgan and Bart Scott.
During his career in the NFL, Smith recorded 58.5 sacks in nine seasons and served as a captain during the Atlanta Falcons’ lone Super Bowl appearance after the 1998 season. He was later selected the “Best Defensive Lineman in Team History,” by Falcons’ fans. On The Hill, Smith started at right end for two seasons. He helped the Big Orange to a win in the 1990 Sugar Bowl and earned All-SEC honors in 1991.
Wilcox on a Rising Star
According to a recent Sports Illustrated article, Tennessee defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox is one of college football’s best assistant coaches. The article, compiled by Andy Staples and Stewart Mandel, predicts Wilcox’s career is on the rise, citing the 49-4 record Boise State amassed during his four year tenure with the Broncos.
The Coaching Staff
Position Graduate Asst., Defensive Backs Wide Receivers Coach Wide Receivers/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Recruiting Coord./Tight Ends Running Backs/Special Teams Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams Tight Ends Coach Head Coach Head Coach
Derek Dooley, Head Coach *Jim Chaney, Offensive Coord/Running Backs *Justin Wilcox, Defensive Coord Charlie Baggett, Asst. Head Coach/Receivers Harry Hiestand, Offensive Line Darin Hinshaw, Quarterbacks Terry Joseph, Def. Backs/Recruiting Coord Eric Russell, Tight Ends/Special Teams Chuck Smith, Defensive Line Lance Thompson, Linebackers Bennie Wylie, Football Head Strength Coach *Chino Fontenette, Off. Graduate Assistant *Peter Sirmon, Def. Graduate Assistant * Denotes In the coaching booth
The General The Proverbial, Perpetual Yardstick
One of the greatest coaches in the history of the game of football, Gen. Robert Reese Neyland is still, and will most likely always be, the yardstick by which all Tennessee football coaches are measured. For 21 years, he led the Big Orange to win after win and championship after championship. His 173 wins, seven conference titles and four national championships set the bar at one of the nation’s finest football institutions. According to UT legend Gus Manning, no one summed up Neyland and his coaching ability better than Wallace Wade: “He could take his and beat yours or take yours and beat his.” -- Wallace Wade, Alabama and Duke head coach and Neyland rival.
Gen. Neyland’s Maxims of Football
1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win. 2. Play for and make the breaks and when one comes your way -- SCORE. 3. If at first the game or the breaks go against you, don’t let up -- put on more steam. 4. Protect our kickers, our QB, our lead and our ball game. 5. Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle -- for this is the WINNING EDGE. 6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made. 7. Carry the fight to our opponent and keep it there for 60 minutes. UTSports.com | 3
Team Notes vs. Mississippi SEC Co-Freshman of the Week
QB Tyler Bray threw for 323 yards and three TD’s vs. Ole Miss in his second career start...his first was at Memphis the week prior, and when he threw for 325 yards and five TD’s. Bray was named Co-SEC Freshman of the Week (with Marcus Lattimore, SC) for his efforts after earning the honor outright the previous week. Bray is the first Tennessee quarterback to throw for 300+ yards in his first two career starts...additionally, he is the first Vols QB to throw for 300+ yards in consecutive starts since Casey Clausen did so in 2001, (332 yards vs. LSU in 2001 SEC Championship Game, 393 yards vs. Michigan in Capital One Bowl). Since throwing an interception returned for a touchdown against South Carolina, Bray is 46-of-81 for 807 yards, 10 touchdowns, and no interceptions (181.22 pass efficiency rating. The Vols averaged 199.6 yards passing in the first seven games and are averaging 338 yards/gm. in the last three. Bray is one of 16 true freshmen to start at quarterback in NCAA FBS Division I in 2010. True Freshmen Starting at QB, NCAA D-I FBS, 2010 Tarean Austin and Stump Godfrey, New Mexico Rob Bolden, Penn State TYLER BRAY, TENNESSEE Chas Dodd, Rutgers Jeff Godfrey, Central Florida Jake Heaps, BYU Andrew Manly, New Mexico State Stephen Morris, Miami (Fla.) David Piland, Houston Tanner Price, Wake Forest Chase Rettig, Boston College Sean Robinson, Purdue Pete Thomas, Colorado State Ryan Williams, Memphis Alex Zordich, Buffalo Bray’s 308 yards and five TD’s passing in the first half at Memphis are UT records for a single half. Most Passing Yards in a Single Half, UT History Player Yards Opponent (Half) TYLER BRAY 308 2010 vs. Memphis (1st) Jonathan Crompton 305 2009 vs. Memphis (1st) Peyton Manning 285 1997 vs. Northwestern (1st)
Pick 6
DB Prentiss Waggner has set a Tennessee season record with his third interception returned for a touchdown...in the 3rd quarter vs. Ole Miss, Waggner returned an Ole Miss pass 10 yards for a TD...he previously had returned interceptions for touchdowns vs. both UT Martin and UAB. Waggner breaks the UT record of 2 INT’s returned for TD in one season, previously accomplished six times and most recently by Eric Berry in 2008. The Vols returned two interceptions for touchdowns vs. Ole Miss, including a 46-yard TD return by Eric Gordon in the first quarter...for the season, Tennessee has four returns for touchdowns...Waggner has also recovered three fumbles this season, a total that leads the SEC. SEC Fumble Recovery Leaders, 2010 Player Fum. Rec./Gm. (Avg.) PRENTISS WAGGNER, UT 3 (0.33) Damien Anderson, Miss. St. 2 (0.25) Jason Jones, Ole Miss 2 (0.25) Seven tied with 2 (0.20)
Injury Update
Three players left the Ole Miss game with injuries and did not return: DB Eric Gordon (head), DB Janzen Jackson (ankle), and WR Zack Rogers (head)...RG Zach Fulton (ankle) left the Memphis game with an injury and did not return...he did not play vs. Mississippi...K Daniel Lincoln kicked vs. Ole Miss after missing five consecutive games (leg)...C Cody Pope (stinger) has missed eight consecutive games since Florida...DE Ben Martin, CB Naz Oliver and DT Marlon Walls have missed all 10 games this season because of injury.
Big Game Hunter
True freshman WR Justin Hunter recorded his second 100-yard receiving game of the season, catching three passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns... Hunter ranks second on the team with 392 receiving yards and five touchdowns and has caught 14 passes. Hunter, who is averaging a remarkable 28.0 yards per reception, has tied a Tennessee freshman record with five touchdown receptions. Most TD Receptions, Freshman, UT History Player Year TD Catches JUSTIN HUNTER 2010 5 Joey Kent 1993 5 Kelley Washington 2001 5 Robert Meacham 2004 4 Stanley Morgan 1973 4 Four of Hunter’s five TD receptions are from 30+ yards (80 vs. Ole Miss, 42 vs. Memphis, 38 vs. Georgia, 35 vs. Florida)...Hunter’s 100-yard game vs. Georgia was the first for a UT freshman since Robert Meacham’s 147-yard game vs. Kentucky in 2004.
Youth Being Served
The Vols have played 16 true freshmen this season, ranking third in the country. True Freshman Used in NCAA Div. I FBS, 2010 School True Freshmen Used 1. Air Force 19 2. Florida 17 3. Tennessee 16 4. Syracuse 16
Tennessee started seven true freshmen vs. Mem-
phis, believed to be a school record: QB Tyler Bray, FB Channing Fugate, C James Stone, RG Zach Fulton, RT Ja’Wuan James, DE Corey Miller, K Michael Palardy. Tennessee started three true freshman on the offensive line vs. Memphis (James at RT, Fulton at RG, Stone at C), the only school in NCAA FBS Division I to start three true freshmen on the interior line in the same game (Texas A&M also started 3, including one at tight end, earlier this season). The Vols and Aggies are the two schools in NCAA Division I FBS to start as many as three true freshmen offensive linemen at at any point during the season. UT has 18 starts from true freshmen on the O-Line this season (James 10 at RT, Stone 3 at LG, 2 at C; Fulton 3 at RG)...the Vols have started at least two true freshmen on the offensive line in seven consecutive games since UAB. Including 10 redshirt freshman, Tennessee has played a total of 26 freshmen during the 2010 season. Freshman Playing for Tennessee, 2010 (26) QB: Tyler Bray RB: Rajion Neal, Toney Williams (RS) FB: Channing Fugate WR: Justin Hunter, Matt Milton, Da’Rick Rogers OT: Daniel Hood (RS), Ja’Wuan James OG: Zach Fulton, Caleb Leonard (RS), Kevin Revis (RS), JerQuari Schofield (RS), James Stone DE: Corey Miller, Jacques Smith DT: Joseph Ayres (RS), Arthur Jeffery (RS) LB: Jerod Askew (RS), Raiques Crump, John Propst DB: Nick Branum (RS), Brent Brewer, Eric Gordon (RS), Dontavis Sapp K: Michael Palardy
Third Watch
Tennessee has greatly improved its third-down conversion rate in its most recent five games in 2010, in comparison to the first four games...after converting only 11 of 58 (19.0%) on third-down attempts in the first four games, the Vols are 41-of-88 (47.2%) on third downs in the four games since. Tennessee 3rd-Down Conversions, 2010 Games Conversion Rate (Total) First Four Games 19.0% (11 of 58) Last Six Games 46.6% (41 of 88) Overall 35.6% (52 of 146)
Vol for Life “Andre represents everything it means to be a ‘Vol for Life.’’ He excelled at the highest level on the playing field in the SEC and the NFL and did so as a man of high character and principles.” -Head Coach Derek Dooley
Since coming to Knoxville, Vols head coach Derek Dooley created the Vol For Life program, a comprehensive player enhancement program to develop to person outside of football. Former Vols defensive back Andre Lott is the Vol for Life Coordinator and works with UT’s football student-athletes to further their personal growth through the newly created program that centers on four areas: character education, life skills, character development and spiritual growth.
Jones Moves into Top 10
WR Gerald Jones caught four passes for 48 yards vs. Ole Miss, moving him into sole possession of ninth place on the Tennessee career receptions list with 121. Jones is two receptions shy of 8th-place Tim McGee (123, 1982-85) and is only five away from 5th-place Jayson Swain (126, 2003-06)...Jones has caught 22 passes over the last four games and is tied for the team lead this season with 34 receptions. Most Career Receptions, Tennessee History Player Rec. Years 5. Jayson Swain 126 2003-06 6. Robert Meacham 125 2004-06 7. Thomas Woods 124 1986-89 8. Tim McGee 123 1982-85 9. GERALD JONES 121 2007-10 Jones also ranks fourth among all active SEC receivers in career receptions. Most Career Receptions, Active SEC Receivers Player Rec. Years Julio Jones, Alabama 159 2008-10 A.J. Green, Georgia 150 2008-10 Randall Cobb, Kentucky 126 2008-10 GERALD JONES, TENNESSEE 121 2007-10 Terrence Tolliver, LSU 116 2007-10
Big-Play Offense: 20/20 Vision
Through nine games, the Vols have recorded 57 plays of 20+ yards, on pace for 68 this season and ahead of the 2009 total of 61...the 10-game total of 57 plays of more than 20 yards eclipses both the 2007 (49) and 2008 (34) totals ...the Vols have 17 plays of 20+ yards over the last two games (9 vs. Ole Miss, 8 vs. Memphis). Tennessee Plays of 20 Yards or More, 2007-10 Year Plays of 20+ Yds. 2007 49 2008 34 2009 61 2010 57 (through 10 games) UTSports.com | 4
Team Notes vs. Mississippi Reaching the Century Mark
Tauren Poole rushed 12 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns vs. Mississippi, his sixth 100-yard rushing game in 2010, tied with Auburn’s Cam Newton for the most 100-yard rushing games in the SEC this season. Most 100-Yard Rushing Games, SEC, 2010 Player 100-Yard Games Cam Newton, Auburn 6 TAUREN POOLE, UT 6 Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss 5 Derrick Locke, Kentucky 5 Poole’s five 100-yard rushing games are the second-most by a Tennessee running back in the last 10 seasons since 2001, trailing only the seven recorded by Travis Stephens in 2001. Most 100-Yard Games by Tennessee Running Backs, Single Season, Last 10 Seasons (2001-10) Player 100-Yard Games Travis Stephens, 2001 7 TAUREN POOLE, 2010 6 Arian Foster, 2005 5 Monterio Hardesty, 2009 5 Gerald Riggs, Jr., 2004 5 Poole has 870 yards rushing in 2010, 130 yards shy of posting the 16th 1,000-yard season by a running back in UT history and the first since Monterio Hardesty last season (1,345 yards in 2009)...Poole ranks seventh in the SEC with 83.6 yards rushing per game.
Playing the Best
The Vols have played five teams ranked in the Top 20 at the time of the matchup: Oregon (7 and 8), Florida (10 and 7), LSU (12 and 10) Alabama (7th in both) and South Carolina (17th in both). The Vols have lost six consecutive games vs. ranked teams since a 31-13 win over then 21st-ranked South Carolina on Oct. 31, 2009...however, the Vols are 8-3 in their last 11 games vs. unranked opponents, and both teams remaining on the UT schedule are unranked.
Tradition of Success
Since 1990, Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation with both 186 wins and seven finishes in the Top 10. Also since 1990, the Vols are tied with Florida State for second with 13 finishes within the Top 15. Most Top 15 Finishes, 1990-2009 Team Top 15 Finishes Florida 16 TENNESSEE/Fla. St. 13 Miami (Fla.)/Michigan12 Additionally, since 1993, Tennessee is fourth in the nation with 13 appearances in January bowl games. Most January Bowl Games, 1993-2009 Team January Bowl Games Florida 16 Florida State 15 Ohio State 14 TENNESSEE 13 Michigan 12
Tennessee Volunteers have been selected in the first round of the NFL draft six times since 2007, tied with LSU for third among all schools (Florida, USC tied for first with 7)...in the 2010 draft, the Vols had six players selected in the draft, tied for 5th among all schools.
The Defense Never Rests
Tennessee’s defense has forced five turnovers in consecutive games...prior to the Memphis game, UT’s most recent five-takeaway game was in 2000 vs. Arkansas (Nov. 11). The Vols have 14 interceptions in 2010, eclipsing last year’s total of 10 and the most since UT recorded 17 picks in 2008. UT limited Ole Miss to only 99 yards passing. The Vols have recorded eight sacks in the last two games (5 at Memphis, 3 vs. Ole Miss)...UT had only 10 sacks in the first eight games... DT Malik Jackson leads the Vols with 4.0 sacks in 2010.
Huge Neyland Crowds Continue
A total of 597,295 fans attended the Vols’ six home games at Neyland Stadium, the 5th-highest total nationally...the Vols are also averaging 100,250 fans per game this season, ranking sixth in the nation and second in the SEC. NCAA Total Attendance Leaders, 2010 School Total Fans (Games) Ohio State 736,730 (7) Auburn 688,692 (8) Michigan 670,500 (6) Penn State 626,987 (6) TENNESSEE 597,295 (6) NCAA Average Attendance Leaders, 2010 School Avg. Fans Per Game Michigan 111,750 Ohio State 105,247 Penn State 104,498 Alabama 101,821 Texas 100,806 TENNESSEE 99,549
Long Drive Lincoln
Senior Daniel Lincoln returned to the lineup vs. Ole Miss after missing five games...Lincoln made his only field-goal attempt and has made his first eight attempts of the season, tying his school record of eight consecutive makes to begin his All-America year of 2007...he is three field goals shy of tying John Becksvoort (1991-94) for fifth on the Vols’ career field goal list. Tennessee Career Field Goal Leaders Player Years FG-FGA Pts. 4. Alex Walls 1999-2002 53-68 292 5. John Becksvoort 1991-94 52-75 317 6. DANIEL LINCOLN 2007-10 49-71 272
Another Senior Receiver Standout
Denarius Moore has 16 catches for 422 yards and three TD in his last three games...Moore had 100 yards
Tennessee Home/Road Breakdown, Last 10 Seasons (2001-10) Year Home (SEC) Road (SEC) Overall (SEC) 2001 5-1 (4-0) 6-1 (3-1) 11-2 (7-1) 2002 5-1 (2-2) 3-4 (3-1) 8-5 (5-3) 2003 4-3 (3-1) 6-0 (3-1) 10-3 (6-2) 2004 5-2 (3-1) 5-1 (4-0) 10-3 (7-1) 2005 3-3 (1-3) 2-3 (2-2) 5-6 (3-5) 2006 5-2 (3-1) 4-2 (2-2) 9-4 (5-3) 2007 7-0 (4-0) 3-4 (2-2) 10-4 (6-2) 2008 4-3 (2-2) 1-4 (1-3) 5-7 (3-5) 2009 6-2 (3-1) 1-4 (1-3) 7-6 (4-4) 2010 3-3 (1-2) 1-3 (0-3) 4-6 (1-5)
receiving in consecutive games (South Carolina, Memphis), the first UT player to do so since Lucas Taylor in 2007 (103 vs. Cal; 118 vs. So. Miss). Moore caught six passes for 228 receiving yards vs. South Carolina, the second-highest total in UT history.
Most Receiving Yards in a Game, UT History Player Yards Opponent Kelley Washington 256 2001 vs. LSU DENARIUS MOORE 228 2010 at South Carolina Johnny Mills 225 1966 vs. Kentucky
Moore’s 228 receiving yards is also the fourth-
highest total in NCAA Division I FBS this season, and his school-record 38.0 yards per catch vs. South Carolina is also a Tennessee record is tied for 6th in SEC history and the most in the league since 2004 (Troy Williamson, South Carolina, 42.0 ypc).
Most Receiving Yards, Game, NCAA FBS, 2010 Player Yards Opponent (Date) Roy Roundtree, Michigan 246 Illinois (11/6) Dontrelle Inman, Virginia 239 Duke (11/6) Dwight Jones, UNC 233 Florida State (11/6) DENARIUS MOORE 228 South Carolina (10/30)
Moore’s 228 receiving yards are also the most in an SEC game in 2010 and the 9th-most all-time by an SEC player (4th-most since 2001)...it’s also the most by an SEC player in eight years: Florida’s Taylor Jacobs posted 246 yards receiving vs. UAB in 2002. Most Receiving Yards, Game, SEC, 2001-10 Player Yards Opponent Josh Reed (SEC record) 293 2001 vs. Alabama Kelley Washington 256 2001 vs. LSU Taylor Jacobs 246 2002 vs. UAB DENARIUS MOORE 228 2010 at So. Carolina
No Shutout Streak
The Vols own a current streak of 206 consecutive games without being shutout since a 31-0 loss to Florida on Sept. 17, 1994...the streak ranks fifth nationally and second in the SEC. Current Consecutive Games Without Being Shutout, NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Team Games Since Michigan 333 Oct. 20, 1984 (26-0, Iowa) Florida 281 Oct. 29, 1988 (16-0, Auburn) TCU 227 Nov. 16, 1991 (32-0, Texas) Air Force 218 Dec. 31, 1992 (13-0, Ole Miss) TENNESSEE 207 Sept. 17, 1994 (31-0, Florida)
True Freshman Quarterbacks
QB Tyler Bray is one of five true freshman quarterbacks to start for the Vols since 1994, joining Peyton Manning (1994), Casey Clausen (2000), Erik Ainge (2004), and Brent Scheaffer (2004)...here is a breakdown of how each of the five fared: Stat Games Played Record as Starter Pass Efficiency Comp.-Att.-Yards Touchdowns-Interceptions Percent Completed Net Rushing Yards Total Offense
Peyton Manning (‘94) 11 7-1 (.875) 145.24 89-144-1,141 11 TD-6 INT 61.8 (-26) 1,115
Casey Clausen (‘00) 9 6-0 (1.000) 145.48 121-194-1,473 15 TD - 6 INT 62.4 (-42) 1,431
Erik Ainge (‘04) Brent Scheaffer (‘04) 9 8 4-2 (.667) 3-0 (1.000) 135.89 129.64 109-198-1,452 18-37-302 17 TD - 9 INT 2 TD - 1 INT 55.1 48.6 (-29) 66 1,423 368
Tyler Bray (‘10) 5 2-0 (1.000) 148.14 62-114-951 10 TD - 3 INT 54.4 (-46) 905
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Team Notes vs. Mississippi The Tennessee-Vanderbilt Breakdown (Continued)
Tennessee has won four of their last seven games vs. SEC East opponents and six of the last 10 since a win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 22, 2008...beginning with a 51-33 over Georgia in Athens on Oct. 7, 2006, Tennessee is 14-4 vs. SEC East opponents other than Florida. Today marks the third road game vs. an SEC Eastern Division rival this season...the Vols have lost five of the last seven on the road against SEC East teams...however, beginning with a win at South Carolina on Nov. 2, 2002, Tennessee is 14-7 (.667) in its last 21 games on the road vs. division rivals. The Vols have produced a 100-yard rusher in four of the last five meetings...Tennessee is -3 in turnover margin overall in the last five meetings despite wins in four of those five games. In the last 12 meetings, the Vols have defeated Vanderbilt by at least 10 points in eight of those 12 games and by at least 24 points in six of the 12. Since 1956, the Vols are 24-2-1 vs. the Commodores in Nashville...the losses were in 1964 and 1982, with one tie (in 1974).
SEC Rankings
In SEC games only, the Vols rank 5th in the league in pass offense (238.5)...the Vols also ranks third in interceptions in league games with eight and tied for sixth in league games with an even (+0) turnover margin. QB Tyler Bray ranks tied for third in the most 300-yard passing performances in the SEC in 2010. Most 300-Yard Passing Games, SEC, 2010 Player 300-Yard Passing Games Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 7 Mike Hartline, Kentucky 3 TYLER BRAY, TENNESSEE 2 Stephen Garcia, South Carolina 2 Including all games played in 2010, Tennessee is third among SEC teams in interceptions with 14. Most Interceptions by an SEC Team, All Games in 2010 Team Interceptions Florida 17 Alabama 17 TENNESSEE 14 Georgia 13 LSU 12
Top 25 Polls Associated Press
USA Today Coaches
Others receiving votes: USC 51, San Diego State 42, Miami (Fla.) 39, Penn State 29, Baylor 23, North Carolina 20, Kansas State 18, Pittsburgh 14, Northern Illinois 9, Florida State 6, Temple 4, Navy 3, Syracuse 2, Delaware 1,
Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) 67, San Diego State 44, Kansas State 36, Baylor 30, Penn State 28, Michigan 15, Fresno State 11, Temple 11, Northern Illinois 8, Florida State 8, North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 5, Navy 5, Pittsburgh 5, Hawaii 3, Southern Miss 2
1. Oregon (49) 2. Auburn (2) 3. TCU (2) 4. Boise State (7) 5. LSU 6. Wisconsin 7. Stanford 8. Ohio State 9. Nebraska 10. Michigan State 11. Alabama 12. Oklahoma State 13. Iowa 14. Arkansas 15. Utah 16. Virginia Tech 17. Mississippi State 18. Arizona 19. Oklahoma 20. Missouri 21. Nevada 22. South Carolina 23. Texas A&M 24. Florida 25. UCF
9-0 10-0 10-0 8-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 8-1 8-1 9-1 7-2 8-1 7-2 7-2 8-1 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 8-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 7-2
Note: Teams in bold on Tennessee’s 2010 schedule
1. Oregon (50) 9-0 2. Auburn (4) 10-0 3. TCU (2) 10-0 4. Boise State (3) 8-0 5. Wisconsin 8-1 6. LSU 8-1 7. Ohio State 8-1 8. Nebraska 8-1 9. Stanford 8-1 10. Michigan State 9-1 11. Oklahoma State 8-1 12. Alabama 7-2 13. Iowa 7-2 14. Arkansas 7-2 15. Utah 8-1 16. Oklahoma 7-2 17. Virginia Tech 7-2 18. Mississippi State 7-2 19. Arizona 7-2 20. Missouri 7-2 21. Nevada 8-1 22. South Carolina 6-3 23. UCF 7-2 24. Florida 6-3 25. Texas A&M 6-3
2010 Schedule and Results DATE
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OPPONENT
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TV
TIME
SERIES/RESULT
NOTE
Sept. 4
UT MARTIN Skyhawks
Knoxville PPV 6:00 ET W, 50-0 Neyland Stadium
Sept. 11
# 7/8 OREGON Ducks
Knoxville ESPN2 7:00 ET L, 13-48 Poole has career day with 162 rushing Neyland Stadium yards, but Ducks score 45 unanswered
Sept. 18
#10/7 FLORIDA Gators
Knoxville CBS 3:30 ET L, 17-31 Neyland Stadium
Vols cut lead to 24-17 in fourth quarter, but UF extends series win streak to six
Sept. 25
UAB Blazers
Knoxville SEC Netwk 12:21 ET W, 32-29 (2 ot) Neyland Stadium
25-yard TD pass in 2nd overtime lifts Vols; UT 9-2 all-time in OT (5-0 at Neyland)
Oct. 2
at #12/10 LSU Tigers
Baton Rouge, La. CBS 2:30 CT L, 14-16 Tiger Stadium
LSU scores to win on final play of game, Vols defense forces 4 turnovers on road.
Oct. 9
at Georgia Bulldogs
Athens, Ga. SEC Netwk 12:21 ET L, 14-41 Sanford Stadium
Three turnovers contribute to 27-7 deficit at half; only 4th UT loss in last 10 at UGA.
Oct. 23
#7 ALABAMA Crimson Tide
Knoxville ESPN 7:00 ET L, 10-41 Neyland Stadium
Vols scored first, trailed 13-10 at half; Tide pulled away with 21-point third qtr.
Oct. 30
at #17 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. SEC Netwk 12:21 ET L, 24-38 Gamecocks Williams-Brice Stadium
Vols tie score at 24 in 4th quarter; lose for only 2nd time in Columbia since ‘96.
Nov. 6
at Memphis Tigers
Memphis CBS Coll. 7:00 CT W, 50-14 Liberty Bowl Memorial
Vols led 40-7 at half behind Bray’s 5 TD’s; defeat Memphis for 7th consecutive time.
Nov. 13
MISSISSIPPI (HC) Rebels
Knoxville CBS Noon ET W, 52-14 Neyland Stadium
UT takes 31-14 lead at half; Vols produce five turnovers and 441 yards total offense.
Nov. 20
at Vanderbilt Commodores
Nashville CSS 6:30 CT UT 71-27-5 Vanderbilt Stadium
Vols have won last 13 consecutive in Nashville (14 counting ‘02 vs. Wyoming).
Nov. 27
KENTUCKY Wildcats
Knoxville -- -- UT 73-23-9 Neyland Stadium
Winning streak at 25, but four of last six games have been decided by TD or less.
First season-opening shutout in 17 years; Poole and Moore each score 2 TDs
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Depth Chart
Tennessee Volunteers
Vanderbilt Commodores
2 Deep Offense TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB TB FB
88 81 71 75 64 73 74 60 70 76 6 11 4 83 21 8 2 28 20 46
Luke Stocker Mychal Rivera Dallas Thomas JerQuari Schofield James Stone Darin Gooch Jarrod Shaw Carson Anderson Ja’Wuan James Daniel Hood Denarius Moore Justin Hunter Gerald Jones Zach Rogers Da’Rick Rogers Tyler Bray Matt Simms Tauren Poole Rajion Neal Channing Fugate
45 Kevin Cooper
Defense LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB
57 80 97 65 52 93 84 55 42 9 56 51 34 40 24 10 17 15 18 23
Gerald Williams Corey Miller Malik Jackson Joseph Ayres Victor Thomas Montori Hughes Chris Walker Jacques Smith LaMarcus Thompson Daryl Vereen Nick Reveiz John Propst Herman Lathers Austin Johnson Eric Gordon Marsalis Teague Brent Brewer Janzen Jackson Tyler Wolf Prentiss Waggner
36 Anthony Anderson
Specialists P PK KOS DS H
96 1 26 1 1 96 59 50 96 2
Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Daniel Lincoln Michael Palardy Michael Palardy Chad Cunningham Nick Guess J.R. Carr Chad Cunningham Matt Simms
Returners PR KR
15 Janzen Jackson 11 Justin Hunter 21 Da’Rick Rogers 27 David Oku
6-6 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-2
253 240 295 331 295 305 331 280 313 275 194 183 195 178 215 210 217 213 215 244
Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
6-0
242
Sr.
6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2
250 255 265 262 293 305 245 248 228 221 224 220 217 231 186 178 205 187 202 181
Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. OR So. Fr. So. Sr. So.
6-0
185
Jr.
6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3
210 170 210 170 170 210 215 215 210 217
Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr.
6-0 187 6-4 183 6-3 215 5-10 195
So. AND Fr. Fr. AND So.
2 Deep Offense WR WR WR QB TB TE LT LG C LG RT
17 81 83 87 4 14 10 12 28 24 6 85 67 62 57 71 60 56 72 60 62 78
Jonathan Krause Turner Wimberly John Cole Jordan Matthews Udom Umoh Tray Herndon Larry Smith Jared Funk Kennard Reeves Wesley Tate Brandon Barden Mason Johnston Wesley Johnson Ryan Seymour Jabo Burrow Joey Bailey Logan Stewart James Kittredge Kyle Fischer Logan Stewart Ryan Seymour Caleb Welchans
Defense DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CB NB
98 91 74 58 84 93 42 89 49 36 13 52 52 15 19 22 27 40 21 33 23 31 16 30
Johnell Thomas Theron Kadri T.J. Greenstone Colt Nichter Rob Lohr Josh Jolesky Tim Fugger Teriall Brannon John Stokes Chase Garnham Chris Marve Nate Campbell Nate Campbell Archibald Barnes Casey hayward Eric Samuels Kenny Ladler Karl Butler Sean Richardson Jay Fullam Andre Hal Javon Marshall Eddie Foster Steven Clarke
Specialists PK H DS P KOS
48 39 94 69 49 94 48 39 48
Ryan Fowler Carey Spear Richard Kent David Giller John Stokes Richard Kent Ryan Fowler Carey Spear Ryan Fowler
Returners KR PR
22 23 83 17
Eric Samuels Andre Hal John Cole Jonathan Krause
6-0 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-5
180 200 182 195 180 180 220 208 205 224 250 245 280 315 290 290 290 280 305 290 315 305
Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So.
6-0 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-10
250 255 285 288 288 255 255 250 238 220 235 230 230 222 188 190 200 200 215 200 180 180 175 188
So. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr.
5-10 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-10
172 175 190 228 238 190 172 175 172
So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. So.
6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0
190 180 180 180
So. Fr. So. Fr.
OR
OR
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Opponent Series Notes
Noting the Commodores 2010 Vanderbilt Leaders RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Warren Norman 8 77 459 6.0 4 57.4 PASSING Larry Smith
G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/Int. 10 106-220 48.2 1,186 6/4
RECEIVING G No. Yds. Avg. TD Yds./G Brandon Barden 10 28 318 11.4 3 31.8 TACKLES G Solo Ast. Total TFL Int. Sean Richardson 10 54 27 81 7 0 INTs G INT PD Tackles Casey Hayward 10 5 14 57
Tennessee vs.Vanderbilt: Last 5 Games Nov. 21, 2009 - UT 31, VU 16 (Knoxville)
Despite a defense depleted with injuries, the Vols clinched bowl eligibility with their fourth straight win over VU...UT running back carried for 171 yards and a 5-yard touchdown that put the Vols ahead 7-0 in the first quarter...Placekicker Devin Mathis gave UT a 10-edge before VU retaliated with 10 unanswered points of its own...The Vols closed the first half with touchdown passes inside the 20 from Jonathan Crompton to Denarius Moore and Luke Stocker...A pair of FGs from VU kicker Ryan Fowler pulled the Commodores within 24-16...UT’s Wes Brown returned an INT 25 yards for a TD to seal the win with three seconds left...Crompton’s third-quarter INT ended a streak of 142 pass attempts without one, one shy of Casey Clausen’s school record of 143.
Nov. 22, 2008 - UT 20, VU 10 (Nashville)
UT scored all 20 of its points in the second quarter to win its 13th-straight in Nashville over VU...UT running back Montario Hardesty opened up the scoring with a 7-yard TD run...UT kicker connected on two field goals and Eric Berry returned an INT to the end zone for a 20-0 halftime lead... The Vols held the Commodores to 25 yards rushing and forced three turnovers...UT gave up 10 points in the third quarter, a Bryan Hahnfeldt 31-yard field goal and a 42-yard interception return by Reshard Langford...UT had just 21 passing yards but rushed for 222...The Vols’ running attack allowed them to hold possession for 35:14...UT reached the quarterback a season-high seven times.
Nov. 17, 2007 - UT 25, VU 24 (Knoxville)
UT kicker Daniel Lincoln kicked a 33-yard FG with 3:04 remaining to lift the Vols past VU completing UT’s largest home fourth quarter comeback ever...After a sloppy first three quarters for UT quarterback Erik Ainge, he led three fourth quarter scoring drives to finish 29-of-43 for 245 yards and three scores...The Vols opened the final stanza with a 7-yard TD pass to Josh Briscoe and pulled within two on a 5-yard TD throw to Austin Rogers...After UT’s third defensive three-and-out of the quarter, Dennis Rogan returned the ensuing punt 45 yards to the VU 33...UT progressed to the 16 before giving way to Lincoln for the goahead kick...VU kicker Bryan Hahnfeldt had a chance to win the game, but his 49-yard FG grazed the left upright and went wide.
The Last 30 Meetings
Year Site W/L Score 1980 Nashville W 51-13 1981 Knoxville W 38-34 1982 Nashville L 21-28 1983 Knoxville W 34-24 1984 Nashville W 29-13 1985 Knoxville W 30-0 1986 Nashville W 35-20 1987 Knoxville W 38-36 1988 Nashville W 14-7 1989 Knoxville W 17-10 1990 Nashville W 49-20 1991 Knoxville W 45-0 1992 Nashville W 29-25 1993 Knoxville W 62-14 1994 Nashville W 65-0 1995 Knoxville W 12-7 1996 Nashville W 14-7 1997 Knoxville W 17-10 1998 Nashville W 41-0 1999 Knoxville W 38-10 2000 Nashville W 28-26 2001 Knoxville W 38-0 2002 Nashville W 24-0 2003 Knoxville W 48-0 2004 Nashville W 38-33 2005 Knoxville L 24-28 2006 Nashville W 39-10 2007 Knoxville W 25-24 2008 Nashville W 20-10 2009 Knoxville W 31-16 For the all-time series history between UT & VU, see pg. 59 in the media guide.
Connections... The Vols’ roster features five players from the Nashville area: Juniors Ben Bartholomew (Montgomery Bell Academy) and Ben Lehning (David Lipscomb H.S.), sophomore Zach Rogers (David Lipscomb H.S.), and freshmen Eric Gordon (Hillsboro) and James Stone (Maplewood H.S.). UT junior tight end Ben Bartholomew attended Montgomery Bell Academy along with four VU players: sophomore wide receiver Charlie Byrge and freshmen defensive back Reggie Boyd, offensive lineman Wesley Johnson, and linebacker Fitz Lassing. UT senior defensive lineman Gerald Williams and VU freshman defensive back Steven Clarke both attended Boyd Anderson H.S. in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Vols’ senior fullback Kevin Cooper and VU freshman safety Jay Fullam both hail from Chattanooga, Tenn. Cooper attended Baylor School while Fullam went to McCallie School. UT sophomore linebacker Nigel MitchellThornton and VU freshman safety Kenny Ladler played together at Stephenson H.S. Commodores’ sophomore running back Warren Norman (Chamblee HS) and UT freshman linebacker Robert Nelson (Stone Mountain HS) are also from Stone Mountain, Ga. UT sophomore defensive back Rod Wilks and VU senior defensive lineman Adam Smotherman both attended Smyrna H.S. in Smyrna, Tenn. UT freshman linebacker Raiques Crump and VU freshman defensive end Walker May each hail from Birmingham, Ala. Crump attended Minor H.S. while May spent his high school days at Briarwood Christian.
Nov. 18, 2006 - UT 39, UM 10 (Nashville)
UT running back LaMarcus Coker broke off an 87-yard TD in the third quarter, the fourth-longest run in Vols’ history, en route to a 126-yard, two TD-performance...Quarterback Erik Ainge completed 21-of-26 for 266 yards and a pair of scores...UT outgained VU 429 yards to 218...VU led 7-6 in the second period after quarterback Chris Nickson hit George Smith for a 7-yard touchdown... UT scored two TDs to lead 19-7 at halftime and went on to score 33 unanswered...Vols receiver Robert Meachem hauled in seven receptions for 95 yards and a TD...17-yard TD catch put Vols ahead 36-7 in the third frame.
Oct. 3, 1996 - VU 28, UT 24 (Knoxville)
VU snapped the nation’s second-longest losing streak to an opponent after UT had won 22 consecutive meetings...VU quarterback Jay Cutler tossed two TDs and Cassen Garrison rushed for one as it built a 21-7 second quarter lead...UT used its longest drive of the season (16 plays/7:26) to pull within 21-14 on a Rick Clausen TD pass to Chris Hannon...VU’s 21-14 advantage extended to the fourth quarter...UT running back Arian Foster pushed into the end zone for one of his two scores on the first play of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 21...Foster finished with a career-high 223 yards and his 268 all-purpose yards tied him for the third-best single-game performance in UT history...UT kicker James Wilhoit kicked a 29-yard FG to give UT its first lead at 24-21 with 8:25 left...Cutler, in his last game, hit Earl Bennett from 5 yards out for the game-winning TD with 1:11 to play...UT managed to reach the VU 11-yard line but Rick Clausen’s deperation pass into the end zone with no time remaining was intercepted by Jared Fagan.
Series Breakdown
All-Time: UT leads 71-27-5 at Knoxville: UT leads 36-10-1 at Nashville: UT leads 35-17-4 Biggest UT Win: 65 points (65-0; 1994 in Nashville) Biggest VU Win: 51 points (51-0; 1909 in Nashville) Longest UT Winning Streak: 22 games (1983-2004) Longest VU Winning Streak: 9 games (1901-13) Current Streak: Tennessee 4 games
Recent Notes in the Series UT and VU have only met once on Nov. 20 all-time, a 38-33 victory favoring the Vols in 2004. Despite winning four of the last five meetings, the Vols have committed more penalties than VU in each outing. The last time VU was penalized more than UT was in the 2002 outing. UT has outgained VU in total offense in 21 consecutive
meetings. The last time the Commodores outgained UT in total offense was Nov. 28, 1988, when VU put up 392 yards to UT’s 334. The Vols prevailed, 14-7. In nine of the last 10 meetings, the Vols’ opening drive has resulted in points. On seven of those occasions, UT scored a touchdown. The Vols have bested 150 rushing yards in three of the
last four meetings, including two performances of over 200 yards on the ground. UT and VU have combined for an average of 20.3 second quarter points over the last four meetings UT has returned an interception for a touchdown in each of the last two outings vs. VU. The Vols have scored first in the prior four meetings.
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Notes on Offense Moving Up
Tennessee’s rise in the NCAA statistical rankings the last two weeks has been impressive. Here are a few categories that have seen the most improvement out of 120 FBS teams: Tennessee NCAA Team Statistical Rankings Category Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Scoring Offense 93 57 Total Offense 90 73 Passing Offense 65 41 Passing Efficiency 74 44 3rd-Down Conversions 110 95 Scoring Defense 93 68 Pass Efficiency Defense 67 37 Sacks by 98t 71t Interceptions (total) 62t 17t Turnover Margin 94 30t
Offensive Notes
Tennessee’s back-to-back games of at least 50 points was the first such effort since wins over Arkansas 63-20 and Kentucky 59-20 on consecutive weekends in 2000. For the second week in a row, Tyler Bray competed passes of 20 yards or more to five different receivers... He had seven such completions vs. Ole Miss, including two each to Justin Hunter and Denarius Moore. Moore’s streak of 100-yard receiving games was halted at two, but the senior still has 16 catches for 419 yards and three touchdowns over his last three contests...He has a TD reception in three straight games for the second time in his career (also 2009). Moore ’s 228 receiving yards at South Carolina ranks fourth in NCAA Division I FBS this season. Freshman QB Tyler Bray set UT records for one half in his first career start with 308 yards passing and 5 TD passes in the opening 30 minutes at Memphis. Tennessee is +9 in turnovers the last two games to improve from 94th place nationally to a tie for 30th... The Vols have recorded five takeaways in each of their last two games...This followed a three-game stretch where the Vols were -8 in turnover margin (-3 at Ga, -2 vs. Ala, -3 at SC) Tennessee is +5 for the season in turnover margin. Tennessee has played 13 freshmen on offense in 2010, including nine true freshmen. Freshman Playing on Vols’ Offense, 2010 (13) Redshirt (4): OT Daniel Hood, OG Caleb Leonard, OG Kevin Revis, OT JerQuari Schofield. True (9): QB Tyler Bray, FB Channing Fugate, G Zach Fulton, WR Justin Hunter, OT Ja’Wuan James, WR Matt Milton, RB Rajion Neal, WR Da’Rick Rogers, G James Stone. Tennessee’s third-down conversion rate for the year is up to 35.6 percent (52-for-146)...The Vols are 41-for-88 (46.6) over their last five games...UT was at 19 percent (11-of-58) through its first four outings. Through eight games, the Vols already have 57 offensive plays of 20-plus yards, including 18 the last two games. That’s on pace to eclipse the team’s full-season total of 61 in 2009.
Quarterbacks
Tyler Bray (Fr., Kingsburg, Calif.) has two career starts and earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors one week and shared them the next...He completed 19-for-33 for 325 yards and 5 TDs at Memphis, then 18-of-34 for 323 yards and 3 TDs vs. Ole Miss...Bray set UT records for a half with 308 yards passing and five TDs in opening 30 minutes at Memphis...His five TD passes were caught by five different receivers. The freshman has not been intercepted in his last 81 pass attempts, completing 46 in that stretch for 807 yards and 10 touchdowns (181.22 pass rating). Bray in his two starts has completed 12 passes of 20 yards or more to seven different receivers. Matt Simms (Jr., Franklin Lakes, N.J./El Camino [Calif.] CC) started the first eight games of the season
for the Vols...he ranks seventh in the SEC in passing efficiency at 129.25. Earlier this season, Simms posted a streak of 72 consecutive passes without an interception. Simms threw a career-high three touchdowns against UAB, and his season high of 259 passing yards happened against Florida.
Running Backs
Tauren Poole (Jr., Toccoa, Ga.) is 7th in the SEC with 83.6 rushing yards per game (836 yds. overall)...Poole has six 100-yard games this season, tied with Auburn QB Cam Newton for the most in the SEC in 2010. Most 100-Yard Games, SEC, 2010 TAUREN POOLE, TENNESSEE 6 Cameron Newton, Auburn 6 Bolden, Miss.; Locke, Ky. 5 Poole is just the second Vols back in the last 10 years to post at least six 100-yard games (Travis Stephens, 7, 2001). Jay Graham holds the UT record of 10 set 1995. Poole’s 100-yard games are against UT Martin (110), Oregon (162), LSU (109), Alabama (117), Memphis (101) and Mississippi (107)...The figure against Alabama snapped the Crimson Tide’s streak of 41 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher. Poole leads Tennessee with 10 TDs in 2010. He needs just 144 rushing yards to become the 16th player in UT history to reach 1,000 in a season. Poole rushed for 111 yards in the first quarter vs. Oregon, and his 140 first-half rushing yards ranked as the 7th-most by a Vols running back in the first half all-time. Rajion Neal (Fr., Tyrone, Ga.) is second on the team with 176 rushing yards on 32 carries (5.2-yard avg.)...He has receptions of 58 yards (at Ga.) and 26 yards (vs. Ala.). David Oku (So., Midwest City, Okla.) has gained 167 yards on 36 carries (4.4 per carry). True freshman Channing Fugate (Fr., Jackson, Ky.) has started two games at fullback, including his first career start at South Carolina...Kevin Cooper (Sr., Chattanooga) started the first seven games of the year at FB.
Offensive Line
The Vols are believed to be the only team to start three true freshmen on the interior line in 2010...At Memphis, three true freshmen all started on the line: C James Stone (Fr., Nashville), RG Zach Fulton (Fr., Homewood, Ill.), and RT Ja’Wuan James (Fr., Suwanee, Ga.) UT has started at least two true freshman offensive lineman in each of the last seven games. Tennessee’s linemen owned a combined three career starts heading into the 2010 season...Center Cody Pope (Jr., Julian, Calif.) offensive tackles Dallas Thomas (So., Baton Rouge, La.), James, and offensive guard JerQuari Schofield (Fr., Aiken, SC) all made their starting lineup debuts in the 2010 opener... Jarrod Shaw (Sr., Lafayette, La.) was the only starting lineman with prior experience (3 starts in 2009). Offensive Line Starts: Here’s a breakdown of the offensive line starters, which includes 21 starts by freshmen (including 17 by true freshmen): LT: Thomas has started all 10 games. LG: Schofield made his fourth start of the year against Ole Miss and first since the Florida game because of injury. Shaw started three consecutive games at the position after Stone started three prior. C: Stone has taken over as the starter the last two games...Pope started the first two games, while Juco transfer Darin Gooch (So., Reno, Nev./Butte Col.) started six consecutive games through South Carolina. RG: Shaw returned to this position in relief of Fulton, who was injured at Memphis. Shaw started the first six games here before Fulton moved into the lineup against Alabama RT: James has started all 10. The Vols have started at least two true freshmen on the offensive line on seven occasions this season (Fulton/James/Stone vs. Mem; James/Stone vs. UAB, LSU, Ga, Miss; Fulton/James vs. Ala, SC).
Receivers
Denarius Moore (Sr., Tatum, Tex.) had consecutive 100-yard games at Carolina (228) and Memphis (103) -- first UT receiver to do so since Lucas Taylor 2007. Moore caught six passes vs. the Gamecocks for 228 yards and touchdown...The yardage total ranks fourth in FBS football this season, second-highest in UT history and the most by a Vols player away from Neyland Stadium...His effort also was ninth-best in SEC history (most since 2002)...Moore’s 38.0-yard average in the game is a UT record (minimum 5 catches). Game Receiving Yards - Tennessee 1. Kelley Washington vs. LSU, 2001 256 2. Denarius Moore vs. SC, 2010 228 3. Johnny Mills, vs. Ky, 1967 225 Moore leads UT with 676 receiving yards and 7 TD catches, and ranks tied for 1st with 34 catches...With TD catches in three straight games, he is the active career TD leader with 17 (16 rec., 1 rush). Gerald Jones (Sr., Oklahoma City) caught four passes vs. Ole Miss, giving him 121 career receptions and moving him alone into 9th on the UT all-time list. Jones tied a career-high with seven catches vs. Alabama (for 52 yards), his first seven-catch game since the Kentucky contest in 2009. Career Receptions - Tennessee 8. Tim McGee, 1982-85 123 9. Gerald Jones, 2007-Present 121 10. Larry Seivers, 1973-76 117 11. Lucas Taylor, 2005-08 113 Jones, who is tied for the team lead with 34 receptions in 2010, has 22 catches in the last four games... He missed three games with a hand injury, suffered in the season opener vs. UT Martin. True freshman Justin Hunter (Fr., Virginia Beach, Va.) set career highs with 114 yards and two TDs vs. Ole Miss...First catch was on UT’s first play from scrimmage, a deflected passs that he carried 80 yards for score...Also had leaping TD catch of 22 yards....It was Hunter’s first TD reception of fewer than 35 yards. Hunter recorded his first 100-yard receiving game at Georgia (4 catches, 110 yards, one TD), the first 100-yard receiving day for a Vols freshman since Robert Meacham’s vs. Kentucky in 2004 (145 yds.). He leads the team with 28.0 yards per reception, including nine receptions of 20-plus yards...Second on team in receiving yards (392), TD receptions (5). True freshman Da’Rick Rogers (Calhoun, Ga.) caught his first career TD pass vs. Memphis...Rogers has played in all 10 games...Fourth on team in rushing, with 11 carries for 103 yards...Carried five times for 49 yards at South Carolina. Sophomore Zach Rogers (Nashville) started four consecutive contests between the Oregon and LSU games...He has 13 catches for 202 yards and one TD. His 72-yard TD catch from Matt Simms vs. UAB is Tennessee’s second-longest play from scrimmage this year.
Tight Ends
Senior tight end Luke Stocker (Berea, Ky.) not only is the lone Vols receiver with a catch in every game, but he also has multiple receptions in all but the Oregon contest...Scored first touchdown of the season on a 12-yard pass play at South Carolina...Third on team with 28 receptions, fourth with 306 yards...Seasonhigh five catches against Florida and highs of 56 yards against both UAB and Memphis. 25 receptions for 287 yards since the Oregon game. Luke Stocker Career Numbers Year Receptions Net Yards TD 2007 4 11 1 2008 13 139 0 2009 29 389 5 2010 28 306 1 Totals 74 845 7 Mychal Rivera (Soph., Valencia, Calif.) has five catches the last two games for 64 combined yards... Has 10 receptions for 97 yards in 2010. UTSports.com | 9
Notes on Defense Defense Notes
Career Starts by Probable Defensive Starters 7 DE Gerald Williams (Sr.) 9 DT Malik Jackson (Jr.) 8 NT Victor Thomas (Jr.) 22 DE Chris Walker (Sr.) 20 SLB LaMarcus Thompson (Sr.) 15 MLB Nick Reveiz (Sr.) 14 WLB Herman Lathers (So.) 5 LCB Eric Gordon (Fr.) 3 SS Brent Brewer (Fr.) 19 FS Janzen Jackson (So.) 12 RCB Prentiss Waggner (So.) The Vols scored two defensive touchdowns vs. Ole Miss and have four this season...Prentiss Waggner has set a school record by returning three interceptions for touchdowns, eclipsing the previous record of two (six times, most recently: Eric Berry, 2008)...the school and NCAA record for return TD’s is seven, set in 1971... Tennessee had two return TD’s in 2009. Tennessee’s defense has forced five turnovers in consecutive games (at Memphis, vs. Ole Miss)...the last two games mark the first time since Nov. 11, 2000 vs. Arkansas that the Vols have forced five turnovers. The Vols have registered eight sacks over the last two games after forcing 10 in the first eight games. SEC Rankings (all games): 3rd in interceptions (14), 5th in pass defense efficiency (120.5), tied for 4th in turnover margin (+5), 1st in fewest penalty yards per game (38.6, ranking 10th in the nation). 11 freshmen have seen time on defense for Tennessee through 10 games: Eric Gordon, Brent Brewer, Jerod Askew, John Propst, Jacques Smith, Corey Miller, Joseph Ayres, Dontavis Sapp, Raiques Crump, Nick Branum and Arthur Jeffery.
Defensive Line
Senior defensive end Chris Walker (Memphis) recorded two sacks at Memphis...he leads the Vols with six quarterback hurries and is tied for the lead among UT defensive linemen with 36 tackles. Junior and USC transfer Malik Jackson (Northridge, Calif.) has 3.0 sacks over the last two games (2 at Memphis, 1 vs. Ole Miss)...he leads the Vols with 4.0 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss in 2010...Jackson has 23 tackles in his last four games and recorded his first career INT at Memphis...he has started five consecutive games at DT after four starts at DE. Gerald Williams (Sr., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) is tied for second in sacks with 2.5...his 29 tackles are third on the D-line...Williams has started five games and made a career-high seven tackles vs. Oregon. Montori Hughes (Soph., Murfreesboro) ranks second on the Vols with five QB hurries...he started the first five games of the season...Hughes owns 16 tackles (2.5 for loss) and also has two pass breakups. Victor Thomas (Sr., Olive Branch, Miss.) has started eight games this season at defensive tackle...Made four tackles vs. both Florida and Georgia. Freshman Jacques Smith (Ooltewah) has recorded sacks in each of the last two games...he is tied for second on the Vols with 5.0 tackles for loss and has 21 tackles, including a career-best five at LSU...other freshmen seeing time on the defensive front are Corey Miller (Wellford, S.C.), who started vs. Oregon and Memphis and has 13 tackles, and Joseph Ayres (Knoxville), who started at Georgia and had careerhigh four tackles at Memphis. Sophomore Willie Bohannon (Mobile, Ala.) has played in eight games and recorded eight tackles, a sack, and 2.5 tackles for loss...Rae Sykes (Jr., Alcoa), has played in eight games and has three tackles.
Linebackers
Nick Reveiz (Sr., Farragut) ranks 9th in the SEC with a career-high 77 tackles, including double-digit totals five times this season, most recently vs. Alabama (11)...
Reveiz recorded four consecutive games (from Oregon through LSU) with 10-plus tackles--the first Vol to do so since Jerod Mayo in the last four games of 2007... Reveiz also has two interceptions, the most recent at South Carolina (also at LSU). LaMarcus Thompson (Sr., Lithonia, Ga.) has 46 tackles, including 3.5 for loss...also tied for second in special teams tackles with six...owns seven-plus tackles three times (UAB, LSU, SC) this season...Thompson’s 20 career starts rank second on the UT defense...Recorded first career interception at LSU. Herman Lathers (Soph., Baton Rouge, La.) ranks third on the Vols with 50 tackles, including six vs. Ole Miss...Lathers also is tied for second on UT with 2.5 sacks...he recorded a season-high 10 tackles at LSU and led the Vols with seven tackles at Georgia. Austin Johnson (Jr., Hickory, NC) has 40 tackles...he converted to defense after two seasons at fullback... made six tackles in consecutive games (Georgia, Alabama) and recorded career-best nine stops vs. UAB... One of four Vols (N.Reveiz, Waggner, M.Jackson) with both an interception and fumble recovery this season. Daryl Vereen (Jr., Charlotte, NC) made his first career start (25th game) at linebacker vs. Ole Miss...Vereen has played in nine games, recording 11 tackles and two two quarterback hurries. Savion Frazier (Sr., Woodbridge, Va.) started at outside linebacker vs. UAB and recorded seven tackles, (3.0 for loss)...Frazier started at MLB four games last season before suffering a season-ending injury vs. South Carolina. Freshman John Propst (Hoover, Ala.) has played in nine games...after recording a total of five tackles in the first five games, Propst posted six tackles at Georgia, including one for loss...his 14 tackles are fourth among Vols freshmen. Raiques Crump (Fr., Birmingham, Ala.) had a season-high six tackles at Memphis to increase his total to 11...has six special teams stops...forced a fumble at Georgia...others seeing time at linebacker this season include Nigel Mitchell-Thornton (Soph., Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Shane Reveiz (Jr., Farragut)...LB Greg King (Memphis) is out for the season after undergoing knee surgery in the week following the Georgia game.
Secondary
Prentiss Waggner (Soph., Clinton, La.) set the Tennessee record with his third interception return for a touchdown vs. Ole Miss (10 yards)...Waggner has three fumble recoveries this season and ranks fourth on the team with 45 tackles...his three interceptions lead the Vols (T-5th in SEC)...Waggner scored on a 10yard return vs. Ole Miss, a 9-yard return vs. UAB, and a 54-yarder vs. UT Martin...he has started at cornerback the last three games after starting the first seven at SS. Janzen Jackson (Soph., Lake Charles, La.) ranks second on Vols with 51 tackles...he also recorded his third interception (T-5th, SEC) of the season vs. Ole Miss (also at Memphis, at LSU)...he set his career high with nine tackles vs. Florida... Converted receiver Marsalis Teague (Soph., Paris) returned to the field after missing two consecutive games (toe injury)...Teague leads the Vols with eightpasses defensed, and his average on 1.0 per game ranks tied for 3rd in the SEC...10th on the Vols with 32 tackles, including a career-high eight at LSU... Started five games at receiver in 2009 before making the move to the secondary to begin fall camp. Brent Brewer (Fr., Tyrone, Ga.) has started the last three games at safety and has 20 tackles over his last three outings, including a team-high and career-best eight vs. Ole Miss...Brewer is playing football for the first time since 2006, the year he signed a pro baseball contract out of high school with the Milwaukee Brewers, foregoing on a football career at Florida State...2nd-round draft pick spent five years as a shortstop in the pro ranks. Freshman Eric Gordon (Nashville) has five starts this season at cornerback and leads all UT freshmen with 37 tackles...he returned an interception 46 yards for
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Number of Interest
Nine Vols with Diplomas Ranks Third
Nine Vols are suiting up this season as graduates of Tennessee. Chad Cunningham, Daniel Lincoln, Cody Pope, Nick Reveiz, Jarrod Shaw, Luke Stocker, Victor Thomas, LaMarcus Thompson and Tyler Wolf all earned their college degrees before the 2010 football season. With nine active graduates slated for action this season, Tennessee is third in the nation behind Boston College (14) and Auburn (11).
Inside the Box A pair of defensive staff members are in the coaches’ booth during games. Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox and graduate assistant Peter Sirmon look down on the action at home from the Tom Elam Press Box. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and graduate assistant Chino Fontenette direct the Vols’ offense from upstairs. a TD vs. Ole Miss (1st career TD), and his two INT rank tied for 3rd on the Vols...Gordon also tied for team lead with six special teams tackles. Others seeing time in the secondary in 2010 include Anthony Anderson (Jr., Knoxville) picked off his first career pass vs. Ole Miss...he leads the Vols in special teams tackles and has two pass breakups...senior Tyler Wolf (Cookeville), has eight special teams tackles (17 overall) and two pass breakups......True freshman Dontavis Sapp (Valdosta, Ga.) has played in the last eight games and has four tackles.
Specialists
Chad Cunningham (Sr., Dawsonville, Ga.) ranks fifth among SEC punters in conference games with a 43.8yard average...ranks 8th in conference for full-season average of 42.6...over last five games, Cunningham has punted 27 times for a 43.0-yard average...career mark of 41.8 ranks seventh on UT charts...Cunningham punted six times for a 48.2-yard clip vs. Alabama...of his 53 punts this season, 15 have been downed inside the 20-yard line against five touchbacks...Nine have been for 50-plus yards (season-long 56 vs. Alabama). Tennessee Career Punting Leaders Player (Years) Avg. 1. Jimmy Colquitt (1981-84) 43.9 2. Britton Colquitt (2005-08) 42.569 3. Dustin Colquitt (2001-04) 42.566 4. Craig Colquitt (1975-77) 42.5 5. Ron Widby (1964-66) 42.3 6. Kent Elmore (1986-88) 42.22 7. Chad Cunningham (2007-) 41.8 Daniel Lincoln (Sr., Ocala, Fla.) returned to the lineup vs. Ole Miss after missing five games...he made his only field goal attempt vs. Ole Miss and has made eight consecutive to start the season, equaling his UT record of eight to open the 2007 All-America season...he equaled his career long with 49-yarder vs. Florida. True freshman Michael Palardy (Coral Springs, Fla.) made three field goals at Memphis and has made his last four consecutive...he served as Tennessee’s placekicker the last five games and is 5-of-7 on attempts this season...also punted once for 51 yards at LSU, his only collegiate attempt...has handled kickoff duties in eight games.
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SEC Notes The SEC Standings Eastern Division South Carolina Florida Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Vanderbilt
SEC Pct. PF PA Overall 5-3 .625 222 179 7-3 4-4 .500 224 186 6-4 3-5 .375 232 200 5-6 2-5 .286 200 243 6-5 1-5 .167 131 181 4-6 1-6 .143 86 247 2-8
Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak .700 301 211 5-1 2-2 0-0 4-1 3-2 Won 1 .600 296 212 3-3 2-1 1-0 4-1 0-3 Lost 1 .455 369 243 4-1 1-4 0-1 3-2 0-3 Lost 1 .545 382 318 5-3 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-3 Won 2 .400 276 272 3-3 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-5 Won 2 .200 180 316 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-4 0-3 Lost 5
Western Division Auburn LSU Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State Mississippi
SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak 7-0 1.000 278 197 11-0 1.000 471 274 8-0 3-0 0-0 4-0 3-0 Won 12 5-1 .833 146 98 9-1 .900 279 146 6-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 4-1 Won 2 5-2 .714 191 115 8-2 .800 325 134 5-0 3-2 0-0 3-1 4-2 Won 1 4-2 .667 222 171 8-2 .800 379 219 4-1 2-1 2-0 1-2 1-2 Won 4 3-3 .500 89 112 7-3 .700 263 183 5-1 2-2 0-0 0-3 1-2 Lost 1 1-5 .167 135 227 4-6 .400 308 348 3-3 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-3 Lost 1
This Week in the SEC Thursday’s Game All times Eastern
Georgia State (6-4) at Alabama (8-2), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Mississippi (4-6, 1-5) at LSU (9-1, 5-1), 3:30 p.m. Arkansas (8-2, 4-2) at Mississippi State (7-3, 3-3), 7 p.m. Open: Auburn (11-0, 7-0), Georgia (5-6, 3-5) and Kentucky (6-5, 2-5).
Tennessee (4-6, 1-5) at Vanderbilt (2-8, 1-6), 7:30 p.m. Troy (5-4) at South Carolina (7-3), 12:21 p.m. Appalachian State (9-1) at Florida (6-4), 12:30 p.m.
Last Week
TENNESSEE 52, Mississippi 14 Alabama 30, Mississippi State 10 Arkansas 58, UTEP 21 Auburn 49, Georgia 31 South Carolina 36, Florida 14 Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 20 LSU 51, Louisiana-Monroe 0
SEC Instant Replay 2010
The Coaches’ Challenge
The head coach may challenge the ruling of any reviewable play. He retains a challenge if his initial challenge is successful and thus results in a reversal by the replay official. The head coach will then have a single challenge that he may use anytime during the game if his team has not used all its timeouts. Thus a team may have a total of two challenges in the game, but only if the first results in a reversal of the on-field ruling.
The Source
All reviewable video comes direct from either the television network broadcasting the game or other TV production facilities that meet established conference standards. The SEC has used instant replay since 2005.
The Plays
Reviewable 1. Plays governed by Sideline, Goal Line, End Zone, and End Line: a. Scoring Plays, including the ball in possession of a runner breaking the plane of the goal line b. Runner/receiver in or out of bounds c. Recovery of loose ball in and out of bounds 2. Passing Plays: a. Pass ruled complete/ incomplete/ intercepted in the field of play and end zones b. Touching of a forward pass by a player or an official c. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off beyond the line of scrimmage d. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off after change of possession e. Forward or backward pass thrown from behind the line of scrimmage f. Quarterback (Passer) starts arm forward, ball comes loss and play is ruled incomplete (if ball is quickly recovered) g. Quarterback (Passer) throws incomplete swing pass that is close to being forward or backward, and pass is ruled forward (if ball is quickly recovered) 3. Miscellaneous: a. Runner ruled not down. b. Runner ruled down (when ball carrier is judged down by rule and the ball is fumbled, play may be reviewed if recovery of ball occurs in the im mediate action following fumble and is prior to any official signaling ball is dead. Also reviewable when runner is ruled out of bounds near goal line.) c. Forward progress with respect to first down d. Touching of a kick e. Number of players on field f. Clock adjustments (in conjunction with reviewed plays) g. Fourth-down/try fumble plays h. Field Goal Attempts (only when ball is ruled below or above the crossbar, inside or outside the uprights when it is lower than the top of the uprights.)
i. The game clock expires at the end of a half. If at the end of the game, the time may be restored to the clock only if the score is tied or the team that would next snap the ball trails by eight points or fewer.
Not Reviewable 1. Fighting participants 2. Off-sides/Encroachment 3. Pass interference 4. Roughing passer/kicker 5. Illegal formations 6. Taunting/Other unsportsmanlike conduct 7. Face mask 8. Taunting 9. Illegal blocks 10. Holding 11. Personal fouls
The Process
Each SEC football stadium has a secured replay booth equipped with the HD Instant Replay system provided by XOS Digital. Three individuals work in the booth for the duration of the game: 1. Replay Official, 2. Communicator, 3. Technician. The Replay Official and the Communicator are selected and assigned by the Conference. A live HD video feed is sent directly to the replay booth from the TV truck. The Technician watches the feed on an input monitor while recording it into the XOS Digital Replay System. The Technician also marks the beginning of each play while the Communicator marks all incoming replays. Each play and subsequent replay then appears on a touch screen in front of the Replay Technician. As the Technician and the Communicator mark the incoming video, each view will appear as a small picture on the computer touch screen. At any time, the Replay Technician can touch the thumbnail and immediately send that play or replay to the Replay Official. With the Communicator’s assistance, the Replay Official can quickly jump between replays while playing back the video. All replay video navigation is done via a jog shuttle remote controlled by the Replay Official. All video is viewed on an HD monitor that sits in front of the Replay Official. The touch screen is only used to select the replays and to log specific play data in the event a call is overturned. While all plays are reviewed between the whistle and the beginning of the next play, the Replay Official can stop play on the field by using a pager system. Five onfield officials wear pagers. If play is stopped the Referee announces on the stadium PA microphone that play has been stopped so the previous play can be reviewed. The Referee then proceeds to the sideline headset, which provides direct communication to the Replay Official in the booth. Once the play has been reviewed, the Replay Official notifies the Referee, who then announces the decision on the stadium PA system. UTSports.com | 11
Notes on Neyland Stadium
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UT Wins at Neyland
The Best Just Got Better
The Home of the Vols just got a makeover, transforming one of college football’s meccas into an aesthetic masterpiece. The concrete walls that used to hold up the west side of Neyland Stadium were replaced with brick. Below the press box, six new panels display some of the finest to ever don the Orange and White-- Al Wilson, Gen. Robert R. Neyland, Reggie White, Peyton Manning, Johnny Majors and Doug Atkins. Most noticeable from the outside are the approximately 700,000 bricks laid since December that totally transformed the look of the stadium’s north and west sides. Standing in the middle of that transformation is the majestic Gate 21 plaza area. “Gate 21 is the focal point of the stadium,” said David Elliott, assistant athletics director for event management. “It’s our marquee entrance. Gate 21 typically has brought in 30,000 to 35,000 people on a game-bygame basis. It is a stunning, stunning entrance.” Six lofty archways dominate the entrance, which doubles during the work week as a key campus transportation hub. No doubt the traffic on game days is just as hectic. Adjacent to the Gate 21 plaza is another change, the new amphitheater at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Andy Holt Avenue. The Vol Network’s Kickoff Call-In Show takes place there, sporting spiffy new digs after spending years on a make-shift platform in front of a worn down hillside. Just inside Gate 21, the Tennessee Official Team Shop is open for business six days a week under management of the UT Bookstore. Four other souvenir locations are located throughout the stadium, including one in an exclusive new seating area.
Tennessee Terrace
The Tennessee Terrace now occupies the west upper deck, with 1,800 individual chair-back seats and a climate-controlled concourse featuring new restroom and concession areas. All of the stadium’s high-end concessions are available to Tennessee Terrace patrons, and those individuals also have the added bonus of sitting on the home sideline after the Vols switched back to the west for the first time since 1992. Plans call for stadium renovations to take a break over the next two years and resume in December 2012. That should allow for a more normal maintenance schedule, including structural painting projects on the stadium’s exterior that are first in line for
Home of the Vols Shields-Watkins Field was constructed in 1921 and the Vols cruised to a win in their first game on the site, 27-0 over Emory and Henry.
After
renovations, Neyland Stadium capacity is now listed at 102,455-- the third largest in the land and the South’s biggest. Only Michigan (107,501) and Penn State (107,282) have larger stadiums.
numbers retired. Doug Atkins (91), Peyton Manning (16) and Reggie White (92) have their numbers etched in Tennessee lore. Clyde Fuson (62), Rudy Klarer (49), Bill Nowling (32) and Willis Tucker (61) were all Vols who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation during WWII. Built: 1921 as Shields-Watkins Field
Dedicated: Oct. 20, 1962, as Neyland Stadium
With an all-time record of 431-109-17 (.789), the Home of the Vols is the nation’s second winningest college football venue. Only Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium has more wins (437), but is eight years older than Neyland Stadium.
Surface: Natural grass
Tennessee’s fans have faithfully poured into Neyland Stadium for nearly nine decades. Thanks to the support of a steady fan base, the Vols have led the SEC in attendance each of the past 36 seasons. Additionally, The Home of the Vols has ranked among the top five nationally for 34 years.
Longest Winning Streak: 30 (1928-1933)
Seven
“The big games I’ve played in Neyland Stadium are right up there with the Super Bowl. It is still one of the most electric atmospheres I have ever experienced, and the passion of the fans is what makes the difference.” -Peyton Manning
former Volunteer greats have their jersey
Capacity: 102,455
Attendance Record:109,061 (vs. Florida 2004) All-time Record: 431-109-17 (.789) Winning Seasons: 78 (last in 2009)
Undefeated Seasons: 36 (last in 2007) Longest Losing Streak: 4 (twice)
2011. Design work throughout the entire Master Plan renovations has been by McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects/Ross Bryan Associates. Contractor for this portion of the project was Blaine Construction. “We’re very proud of all the construction we have had in the stadium,” Elliott said. “The design team, the contractor and everybody have been a pleasure to work with and they have done a fantastic job putting it together and on time, so we can be ready to play football this first weekend.
Unveiling of the Neyland Statue
Perhaps the most anticipated improvement to the Home of the Vols was unveiled Nov. 12 as part of homecoming activities on Mississippi weekend. Vols young and old were in attendance for the unveiling of the twice-life-size statue of the stadium’s namesake, Gen. Robert R. Neyland (pictured at right). The statue is in its permanent resting place between gates 15A and 17. UTSports.com | 12
Numerical Roster/Pronunciation Guide No. Name 1 Michael Palardy 2 Matt Simms 2 Tyler Wills 3 Matt Darr 3 Zach Allen 4 Gerald Jones 5 Ted Meline 5 Tyler Drummer 6 Denarius Moore 7 Nash Nance 7 Mandela Shaw 8 Tyler Bray 8 Chase Ketron 9 Daryl Vereen 10 Marsalis Teague
Pos. PK/P QB DB P DB WR DB WR WR QB DB QB DB LB DB
Ht. 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-6 5-11 5-11 5-10
Wt. 170 217 179 215 183 195 183 165 194 215 193 210 200 221 178
Cl. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So.
Hometown Coral Springs, Fla. Franklin Lakes, N.J. Russellville Bakersfield, Calif. Knoxville Oklahoma City, Okla. Miami, Fla. Powell Tatum, Texas Calhoun, Ga. Memphis Kingsburg, Calif. Seymour Charlotte, N.C. Paris
11 12 12 14 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 20
Justin Hunter Naz Oliver Chris Eggert Doak Raulston Janzen Jackson Brent Brewer Tyler Page Tyler Wolf Myles McKee DeMario Williams Tyler Coombes Rajion Neal
WR DB WR QB DB DB QB DB QB WR DB TB
6-4 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11
183 183 205 190 187 205 190 202 178 178 175 215
Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
Virginia Beach, Va. Jersey City, N.J. Knoxville Fort Worth, Texas Lake Charles, La. Tyrone, Ga. Candler, N.C. Cookeville Arden, N.C. Culleoka Lebanon Tyrone, Ga.
21 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30
Da’Rick Rogers Nick Jackson Rod Wilks Prentiss Waggner Jacob Carter Eric Gordon D. Summerhill Art Evans Daniel Lincoln Robert Yonce David Oku Nick Branum Tauren Poole Joey Windler Stephaun Raines Dorian Cozart Shane Reveiz JaRon Toney
WR DB DB DB WR DB TB DB PK DB TB DB TB DB DB TB LB TB
6-3 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-7 5-9 5-9
215 199 211 181 175 186 189 185 210 187 195 180 213 188 182 195 218 171
Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Calhoun, Ga. Memphis Smyrna Clinton, La. Nashville Nashville Tuscumbia, Ala. Lakeland, Fla. Ocala, Fla. Wytheville, Va. Midwest City, Okla. Knoxville Toccoa, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Dalton, Ga. Knoxville Farragut Alcoa
33 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 39 40 40
Toney Williams LaDarius Denson Herman Lathers Robert Nelson Anthony Anderson N. Mitchell-Thornton C.J. Fleming Ben Bartholomew Grant Jessen Austin Johnson Chris Cates
TB LB LB LB DB LB DB TE LB LB WR
6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0
214 245 217 200 185 230 173 247 223 231 184
Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So.
Alpharetta, Ga. Delray Beach, Fla. Baton Rouge, La. Stone Mountain, Ga. Knoxville Stone Mountain, Ga. Richmond, Va. Nashville Cordova Hickory, N.C. Knoxville
41 41 42 43
Dontavis Sapp Sam Edgmon LaMarcus Thompson Savion Frazier
DB FB LB LB
6-3 5-11 6-1 6-0
205 237 228 221
Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Valdosta, Ga. Pulaski Lithonia, Ga. Woodbridge, Va.
No. Name 43 Dakota Summers 44 Martaze Jackson 45 Kevin Cooper 46 Channing Fugate 47 Jerod Askew 47 Chip Rhome 48 Greg King
Pos. TE LB FB FB LB PK/P LB
Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1
Wt. 228 225 242 244 230 200 222
Cl. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So.
Hometown Camden Demopolis, Ala. Chattanooga Jackson, Ky. Chesapeake, Va. Christiana Memphis
50 50 51 52 53 54 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Raiques Crump J.R. Carr John Propst Victor Thomas Jake Storey Keensen Chambers Travis James Jacques Smith Nick Reveiz Gerald Williams Marlon Walls Nick Guess Carson Anderson
LB DS LB DT LB DE OL DE LB DE DT DS C
6-2 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2
215 215 220 293 219 260 336 248 224 250 278 215 280
Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So.
Birmingham, Ala. Lomita, Calif. Hoover, Ala. Olive Branch, Miss. Titusville, Fla. Greenville, S.C. Mascoutah, Ill. Ooltewah Farragut Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Olive Branch, Miss. Knoxville Florence, Ala.
63 64 65 66 67 68 70
Kevin Revis James Stone Joseph Ayres Marques Pair Caleb Leonard Jacob Gilliam Ja’Wuan James
OG OG DT OT OG OL OT
6-2 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-7
285 295 262 275 265 255 313
Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Evensville Nashville Knoxville Sumter, S.C. Knoxville Knoxville Suwanee, Ga.
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 80
Dallas Thomas Zach Fulton Darin Gooch Jarrod Shaw JerQuari Schofield Daniel Hood Cody Pope Chase Phillips Corey Miller Dylan West
OT OG C OG OG OT C OG DE WR
6-5 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
295 315 305 331 331 275 290 275 255 178
So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Baton Rouge, La. Homewood, Ill. Reno, Nev. Lafayette, La. Aiken, S.C. Knoxville Julian, Calif. Knoxville Wellford, S.C. Oneida
81 82 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 88 89 89
Mychal Rivera Cory Eichholtz Zach Rogers Chris Walker Jeremy Curtis Matt Milton T.J. Marrs Willie Bohannon Matt Wegzyn Luke Stocker Greg Clark Brent Slusher
TE WR WR DE WR WR DS DE TE TE DT TE
6-4 5-8 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-4
240 183 178 245 184 220 206 238 234 253 300 254
So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Sr.
Valencia, Calif. Knoxville Nashville Memphis Memphis Mascoutah, Ill. Bluefield, Va. Mobile, Ala. Northville, Mich. Berea, Ky. Warner Robins, Ga. Pineville, Ky.
90 90 93 94 95 96 96 97 98 99
Steven Fowlkes Ben Lehning Montori Hughes Minor Bowens Arthur Jeffery Chad Cunningham Ellis Turner Malik Jackson Rae Sykes Ben Martin
DT TE DT DT DT P/PK DL DE DT DE
6-5 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3
253 236 305 293 294 210 258 265 270 251
So. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr.
College Park, Ga. Nashville Murfreesboro Memphis Sarasota, Fla. Dawsonville, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Northridge, Calif. Alcoa (Coffeyville Cincinnati, Ohio
How Do You Say... A brief pronunciation guide for the 2010 Volunteers in alphabetical order: 43 Savion Frazier SA-vee-on 46 Channing Fugate FEW-get 93 Montori Hughes Mon-TORE-ee
70 Ja’Wuan James Juh-WAHN 83 Denarius Moore Duh-NARE-ee-iss 27 David Oku OH-koo 28 Tauren Poole TAR-in 51 John Propst PROHPST
29 Stephaun Raines Ste-FON 56 Nick Reveiz Ruh-VAZE 75 JerQuari Schofield Jer-KWAR-ee SKOH-field 74 Jarrod Shaw Jur-ROD 55 Jacques Smith JOCK-ez
Coaches Charlie Baggett, Asst. HC/Receivers BAG-it Chino Fontenette, GA/Offense CHEE-no Fon-te-NET Harry Hiestand, Offensive Line Coach HEE-stand
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The Vols 36 Anthony Anderson Junior Defensive Back 6-0 | 185 | Knoxville | Psychology Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 2 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2009 12 7 2 9 0/0 0/0 1 0 3 0 4-Mem 2010 10 13 7 20 0/0 0/0 0 0 3 1/17 5-2x Totals 24 20 9 29 0/0 0/0 1 0 6 1/17 5-2x
Career Games/Starts: 24/1
Mississippi Highlights
Matched a career high with five tackles, returned his first career INT 17 yards and contributed a pass break-up.
Stepping In
Has seen action in every game in 2010. Leads team with 10 special teams tackles. Contributed a career-high five tackles against UAB. First pass break-up of the season came on thirdand-four in the third quarter vs. Memphis to force a punt...Added three tackles. Registered four tackles in season opener vs. UT Martin.
2010 Highlight Reel
Georgia Highlights
Career Highs
Alabama Highlights
Second career sack on a Georgia third down forced the Bulldogs to punt in the fourth quarter. Matched career high with three tackles at Georgia. Recorded 0.5 tackle-for-loss against UT Martin. Notched a tackle in wins vs. UAB and Memphis. Tackles 3 (Three times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Tackles For Loss 1 (Three times; Most recent: Mississippi 2010) Sacks 1 (UCLA 2009)
8 Tyler Bray Freshman Quarterback 6-6 | 210 | Kingsburg, Calif. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Passing
ATT- INT/ PASS AVG. QB TOT AVG. HI PASS YEAR G CMP TD PCT YDS GM RATE OFF GM YDS
2010 6 114-62 3/10 54.4 951 158.5 148.15 905 150.8 325-Mem
Freshman Defensive Tackle 6-3 | 262 | Knoxville | Business Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 9 3 6 9 0/0 1.5/4 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem
Career Games/Starts: 9/1
As A Freshman
Has seen action in nine of ten games in 2010. Recorded a career-best four tackles at Memphis, including a tackle-for-loss. Notched a two tackles vs. Alabama, including first tackle-for-loss. Contributed a tackle in first career start at Georgia. Notched first career tackle vs. Florida.
86 Willie Bohannon Sophomore Defensive End 6-3 | 238 | Mobile, Ala. | Psychology Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 7 7 14 1/7 2/12 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-2x 2010 8 4 4 8 1/7 2.5/12 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-UGA Totals 20 11 11 22 2/14 4.5/24 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-3x
Career Games/Starts: 20/1
Mississippi Notes
Lone tackle was a TFL to set the Rebels back four yards in the fourth quarter on first down.
Saw first-half action for the first time and completed 5-14 passes for 39 yards.
Getting Started
Saw first action as a Vol versus UT Martin, completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards. Completed first two passes connecting on both with TE Luke Stocker, including a 9-yard strike.
Career Highs
Completions 19 (Memphis 2010) Attempts 34 (Mississippi 2010) Yards 325 (Memphis 2010) Touchdowns 5 (Memphis 2010) Long 80 (Mississippi 2010)
Career Games/Starts: 6/2
Since That Pick...
Since his first throw at USC (INT returned for TD), Bray is 46-of-81 for 807 yards, 10 TDs and 0 INTs... QB rating: 180.91.
First Home Start (Mississippi)
65 Joseph Ayres
Connected on first four pass attempts and finished 8-of-12 for 81 yards at Georgia. Led 77-yard drive before the Vols stalled at UGA’s three-yard line.
Completed 18-of-34 for 323 yards and three TDs, becoming the first UT QB to throw for 300-plus yards in consecutive games since Casey Clausen did so in 2001 (vs. LSU & Michigan). Totaled 265 yards in the first half, which ranks ninth all-time for passing yards in a half and is the sixth-best first-half effort...Second UT QB to produce two top 10 performances for most passing yards in one half (Peyton Manning). Bray’s 80-yard TD to Justin Hunter on the Vols’ first offensive play was UT’s longest of 2010 and the longest from scrimmage since 2006...Vols’ first TD on the opening play since Nov. 24, 2007 (Kentucky).
First Career Start (Memphis)
Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors, completing 19-of-33 for 325 yards and five touchdowns in two-and-1/2 quarters, setting career bests completions, yards, and TDs. Compiled 308 yards and five TDs in the first half alone, setting UT football records for yards and TDs in one half. Only quarterback in the SEC in 2010 to throw for five TDs in a game. 325 passing yards was the 11thbest performance in the conference this season. Five scores were spread out to five different targets, including a long of 42 to Justin Hunter. Connected on eight consecutive throws at one point in the first quarter.
At South Carolina
Completed 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns, all in the second half. First career touchdown was a 30-yard strike to Denarius Moore on the Vols’ first play following a 25-yard fake punt run. Career-long throw of 62 yards to Moore set up his second TD throw, a 17-yarder, on the very next play...Notched three completions of 25-plus yards.
17 Brent Brewer Freshman Defensive Back 6-2 | 205 | Tyrone, Ga. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 10 11 9 20 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 8-Miss
Career Games/Starts: 10/3
Leading The Defense
Led UT in tackles for the first time in his career with a personal-high eight.
Memphis Highlights Tallied a pair of tackles in second career start.
South Carolina Starter Earned his first career start against the Gamecocks. Added four tackles and first career pass break-up to his resume. PBU forced third-and-long eventually led to a punt.
Alabama Highlights
Registered a career-best six tackles. First career tackle came on Alabama’s first drive, limiting Heisman winner Mark Ingram to three yards. QB hurry forced UA into a long third down on a drive that resulted in a missed field goal.
Miscellaneous
Has seen action on special teams in each game. Played professional baseball the last four years in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Most recently played for Huntsville in Class AA Southern League. Selected by the Brewers in the second round of 2006 MLB Draft. Originally signed to play football at Florida State in 2006 before opting for baseball.
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The Vols 45 Kevin Cooper Senior Fullback 6-0 | 242 | Chattanooga | Sport Management Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 7 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -12 5 10 2.0 0.8 0 4-Van 6-Van 13 1 3 3.0 0.2 0 3-Van 3-Van 9 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -41 6 13 2.2 0.3 0 4-Van 6-Van
Receiving YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 7 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -12 7 42 6.0 3.5 0 9-2x 27-UCLA 13 12 110 9.2 8.5 1 23-Ohio 31-Ohio 9 6 39 6.5 4.3 0 11-Ore 14-Ore 41 25 191 7.6 4.7 1 23-Ohio 31-Ohio
96 Chad Cunningham
Junior Defensive Back
6-2 | 210 | Dawsonville, Ga. Graduate Sport Psychology
6-0 | 185 | Lakeland, Fla. | Africana Studies
Career Stats Punting
YEAR G NO YDS AVG TB FC I20 50+ BK LONG 2007 5 3 122 40.7 0 3 1 0 0 46-SM 2008 12 25 988 39.5 3 6 11 3 2 57-Aub 2009 13 55 2,313 42.1 6 9 12 12 1 58-Ala 2010 10 53 2,257 42.6 5 12 15 9 0 56-Ala Totals 40 136 5,680 41.8 14 30 39 24 3 58-Ala
Career Games/Starts: 40/29
In SEC Action Ranks fifth in punting average in SEC games (43.8).
Mississippi Highlights
Career Games/Starts: 40/24
Punted eight times and pinned the Rebels inside their 20 twice, including one downed at the 5-yard line.
Out of the Backfield
Memphis Highlights
Missed game vs. South Carolina because of a violation of a team academic rule. Has started five games and seen action in nine. Matched season high with two catches vs. Florida. Recorded two catches and season-high 14 yards vs. Oregon. Caught two passes for 13 yards against UT Martin.
Career Highs
Rushes 2 (Twice; Most recent: Vanderbilt 2008) Rushing yards 6 (Vanderbilt 2008) Receptions 4 (UCLA 2008) Receiving yards 31 (Ohio 2009)
50 Raiques Crump Freshman Linebacker 6-2 | 215 | Birmingham, Ala. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 7 9 2 11 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 6-Mem
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
2010 Highlights
Vols' second-leading tackler at Memphis with a career-best six. Collected three tackles at Georgia. Forced a Bulldogs' fumble on a second quarter kickoff return following the Vols’ first score. Tied for fifth on team with six tackles on special teams. Saw first career action vs. Florida. Notched first two career tackles vs. UAB.
25 Art Evans
Senior Punter/Placekicker
Tied a season-low with two punts with one resulting in a touchback.
Faking It
Executed Vols’ first fake punt of the season and ran it 25 yards into USC territory to set up a UT touchdown in the third quarter. Punted twice and forced USC to start at its own 6-yard line in the fourth quarter while holding onto a seven point lead.
Alabama Highlights
Punted six times, including three that sailed longer than 50 yards to finish the day with a seasonbest average of 48.2. Forced Alabama to start inside its own 20 three times including two that were placed inside the 10.
On The Road Again
Punted one of his five attempts for 55 yards at Georgia.
LSU Highlights
Placed the Tigers inside their own 20 twice, including one that forced them to start at their own 6. Had two punts over 50 yards.
Long Day Punted a season-high nine times vs. UAB. Tied a season-long with a 54-yard punt against the Blazers. Pinned UAB inside the 20 twice.
Doing It All
Tied for fourth on the team in special teams tackles with four. Tallied first kickoff touchback of the season against Florida. Punted five times vs. Florida and forced the Gators to start from their own 19 right before halftime. Booted a season-long punt of 54 yards vs. Oregon. Forced five fair catches against the Ducks. Pinned UT Martin inside their own 20 twice in four attempts.
Career Highs
Punts 10 (Auburn 2008) Average 49.7 (UCLA 2009) Long 58 (Alabama 2009) Inside the 20-yard line 5 (Auburn 2008)
Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 10 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 -2009 12 24 15 39 0/0 1/1 1 0 3 0/0 5-2x 2010 7 9 12 21 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 8-LSU Totals 29 33 27 60 0/0 1/1 2 0 4 0/0 8-LSU
Career Games/Starts: 29/18
St(Art) it up
Recorded five tackles vs. Alabama, his best total at home in 2010. Totaled three tackles at Georgia. Collected UT's lone pass breakup of the game vs. Georgia while defending A.J. Green in the second quarter, forcing a three-and-out. Notched a career-high eight tackles at LSU. Missed game vs. UAB due to injury (knee). Forced a fumble that the Vols recovered on Oregon’s opening kick return. Registered a pair of tackles vs. Oregon and Florida.
2009 Mainstay
Started 12 games for the Vols, notching 39 tackles. Tallied five tackles against both Ohio and Auburn.
Career Highs
Tackles 8 (LSU 2010) Passes defended 1 (Four times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Forced fumbles 1 (Twice; Most recent: Oregon 2010)
43 Savion Frazier Senior Linebacker 6-0 | 221 | Woodbridge, Va. | Psychology Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 11 9 6 15 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 4-MSU 2008 12 8 10 18 0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0/0 4-Ala 2009 8 19 19 38 1/3 4/12 0 1/0 1 0/0 11-Aub 2010 8 9 5 14 0/0 3.5/11 0 0/0 0 0/0 7-UAB Totals 39 45 40 85 1/3 8/24 0 1/0 1 0/0 11-Aub
Career Games/Starts: 39/5
2010 Highlights
Started first game of 2010 against UAB and tallied a season-best seven tackles. Notched career highs with three tackles-for-loss (for 10 yards) against the Blazers. Registered three tackles vs. Oregon. Tallied a pair of tackles vs. Alabama including one in the backfield on fourth-and-two late in the fourth quarter. Added a tackle at South Carolina and Memphis.
Career Highs
Tackles 11 (Auburn 2009) Tackles for loss 3 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss yards 10 (UAB 2010)
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The Vols 46 Channing Fugate Freshman Fullback 6-2 | 244 | Jackson, Ky. | Arts & Sciences Career Games/Starts: 10/2
As A Vol
Made first career start at South Carolina and hauled in first catch as a Vol with a 4-yarder. Started at USC and Memphis and has played in every game in 2010. Returned a short kickoff eight yards vs. UAB.
72 Zach Fulton Freshman Offensive Guard 6-5 | 315 | Homewood, Ill. | Arts & Sciences Career Games/Starts: 8/3
2010 Highlights
Did not play vs. Mississippi due to injury (ankle). Earned first career start vs. Alabama and started third consecutive game at Memphis. Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks at Memphis. Helped open holes for Tauren Poole to become the first individual to rush for over 100 yards vs. Alabama in 41 games. Has seen action in eight of ten games.
73 Darin Gooch Sophomore Center 6-3 | 305 | Reno, Nev. | Arts & Sciences Career Games/Starts: 9/6
Protection 101
Has played in every game, including his first career start vs. Florida. Has helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games (tied for SEC lead). Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks at Memphis and just three vs. Mississippi. Started six consecutive games (UF-USC). Helped open holes for Tauren Poole to become the first individual to rush for over 100 yards vs. Alabama in 41 games.
24 Eric Gordon Freshman Defensive Back 5-10 | 186 | Nashville | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 10 26 11 37 0/0 1.5/3 0 0/0 2 2/46 6-2x
Career Games/Starts: 10/4
Among The Vols
Tied for fifth on the team with six tackles on special teams.
Mississippi Highlights
On third-and-6, returned UM’s first INT 46 yards to put Vols ahead 21-0 in first quarter...Also had two tackles...Left early with injury.
Memphis Highlights
Matched career-best with six tackles and added first career interception vs. the Tigers. Interception came on first play of Tigers’ third drive in the first quarter.
South Carolina Highlights
Earned third career start and contributed a careerbest six tackles against the Gamecocks. Returned three kickoffs for 61 yards.
Alabama Highlights
Contributed five tackles vs. Alabama. Returned four kicks for 87 yards including a long of 33.
On The Road
Skyhawks. Also added a career-best 2.5 TFL, a sack, and a pass deflection.
Slowing Down the Ducks
Recorded three tackles vs. Oregon and was credited with a pair of quarterback hurries.
Clogging The Middle
Notched a pair of tackles and a pass deflection vs. Florida. Also credited with a QB hurry against the Gators. Tallied a pair of tackles and a QB hurry vs. UAB while recording the same stat line at LSU. Limited by a right ankle injury at Georgia and didn’t play second half.
Notched four tackles including one TFL at LSU. Sparked special teams effort at LSU, returning a punt 21 yards and a kickoff 34 to set personal bests and a UT season-long punt return. Added three tackles at Georgia. Returned four kickoffs for 95 yards against the Bulldogs.
Career Highs
UAB Highlights
11 Justin Hunter
Earned second career start against UAB. Tallied four tackles and a pass breakup. Also had one punt return for 14 yards.
Clamping Down
Totaled career-high five tackles vs. Florida. Tackled the speedy Jeff Demps on consecutive plays in the second quarter including first career tackle-for-loss.
Time to Play
Made first career start vs. UT Martin. Recorded first career tackle and was part of a secondary that held the Skyhawks to 86 passing yards.
Career Highs
Tackles 6 (South Carolina and Memphis 2010) Interceptions 1 (Memphis and Mississippi 2010) Interception return yards 46 (Mississippi 2010)
93 Montori Hughes Sophomore Defensive Tackle 6-4 | 305 | Murfreesboro | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 10 10 20 0/0 2/12 1 0 1 0/0 4-Mem 2010 10 6 10 16 1/4 3.5/9 1 0/0 2 0/0 4-UTM Totals 23 16 20 36 1/4 5.5/21 2 0 3 0/0 4-2x
Career Games/Starts: 23/6
Among the Vols Second on team with five QB hurries.
Memphis Highlights
Totaled a pair of tackles including a TFL resulting in a loss of two yards. Forced second career fumble and first of 2010 in the third quarter.
HUG(h)E(s) vs. UT Martin
Made first career start against UT Martin. Tied career high in tackles with 4 against the
Tackles 4 (Memphis 2009 & UT Martin 2010) Tackles for loss 2.5 (UT Martin 2010) Sacks 1 (UT Martin 2010) Passes defended 1 (three times)
Freshman Wide Receiver 6-4 | 183 | Virginia Beach, Va. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 10 14 392 28.0 39.2 5 80-Miss 114-Miss
Career Games/Starts: 10/2
Freshman Standout
Second on team in receiving yards (392)...Also second on team with five TD receptions, four from 30+ yards.
Glimpse of the Future
Hauled in three receptions for a career-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multitouchdown game (two)...Career-long TD catch of 80 yards came on Vols’ first play. 80-yard TD was UT’s longest play from scrimmage since 2006 vs. Vanderbilt...Vols’ first TD on opening play from scrimmage since Nov. 24, 2007 at Kentucky....Tied for 10th longest pass play in UT history.
Memphis Highlights
Lone reception came on a career-long 42-yard TD to put the Vols ahead in the first quarter.
Unfriendly Pair
Held without a reception vs. Alabama and South Carolina.
Deep Threat
Made first career start vs. Alabama. Led team for the first time in his career at Georgia with a career-high four receptions for 110 yards including his longest catch, a 38-yard touchdown. Became UT’s first freshman to have 100 receiving yards in a game since 2004 (Robert Meachem vs. UK).
*For more notes on Hunter, see pg. 17. UTSports.com | 16
The Vols Justin Hunter Notes
Hauled in first career touchdown catch vs. Florida, a 35-yarder on fourth-and-six in the fourth quarter. Tallied three receptions and a team-high 60 yards against the Gators.
LSU Highlights
Hauled in career-long reception of 37 yards on third-and-3 in the fourth quarter.
Starting Off
First career catch (31 yards) came vs. Oregon, to set up the Vols at the Ducks’ 1-yard line.
Career Highs
Receptions 4 (Georgia 2010) Yards 114 (Mississippi 2010) Touchdowns 2 (Mississippi 2010) Longest reception 80 (Mississippi 2010)
6-0 | 187 | Lake Charles, La. | Arts & Sciences
Starting Sophomore
Registered a pair of tackles and a pass breakup vs. UAB. Second on the team with a career-high nine tackles vs. Florida. Also earned first tackle-for-loss in 2010 against the Gators. Tallied five tackles vs. Oregon. Key pass break-up on third-and-nine limited the Ducks to a field goal in the first quarter. Notched three tackles against UT Martin.
97 Malik Jackson Junior Defensive End
Career Stats SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 1/11 1/11 1 1/8 4 1/29 1/11 2/15 0 0/0 6 3/71 2/22 3/26 1 1/8 10 4/100
HIGH TKLE 7-SC 9-Fla 9-Fla
Punt Returns YEAR 2010
Totaled seven tackles, including three on special teams, and hauled in first interception of the season in the first quarter.
Tackles 9 (Florida 2010) Tackles for loss 1 (Three times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Interceptions 1 (Four times; Most recent: Mississippi 2010) Passes defended 2 (South Carolina 2009 & LSU 2010)
Sophomore Defensive Back
YEAR G UT AT TT 2009 10 26 11 37 2010 10 27 24 51 Totals 20 53 35 88
LSU Highlights
Career Highs
15 Janzen Jackson
Defense
the season. The sack set Georgia back 11 yards on third-and-8 in the first quarter, forcing a field goal.
NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 10 5 14 2.8 1.4 0 17-Mem 26-Mem
Career Games/Starts: 20/19
In SEC Action
19th in tackles (6.5) in SEC games and 34th overall (5.1).
Among The Vols
Ranks second on the team with 51 tackles.
Mississippi Highlights
Hauled in interception for the second consecutive week on the Rebels’ second drive of the second half....Set up Poole’s 36-yard TD run to make it 4514...Added three tackles. 47-yard kickoff return on a pitch from Da’Rick Rogers was UT’s longest of the season.
6-5 | 265 | Northridge, Calif. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008* 4 4 0 4 2/8 2/8 1 0/0 1 0/0 2-Vir 2009* 10 11 7 18 3.5/22 3.5/22 1 0/0 2 0/0 3-3x 2010 10 22 14 36 4/22 7.5/30 1 1/0 3 1/44 8-Mem Totals 24 37 21 58 9.5/52 13/60 3 1/0 6 1/44 8-Mem *Played at USC
Career Games/Starts: 24/9
Where Jackson Ranks
Leads team and is tied for 11th in the conference with four sacks. Third on team with four quarterback hurries. Combined for 20 tackles in three games (AlabamaMemphis).
Mississippi Highlights
Notched a sack for the third consecutive game, coming on the Rebels’ final drive of the first half...Totaled three tackles.
Memphis Highlights
Jackson Becoming A Force
South Carolina Highlights
Led team with a career-high eight tackles at Memphis. Also led team with three tackles-for-loss (15 yards) including a pair of sacks. Returned first career interception 44 yards to the Memphis 21-yard line, setting up a Tauren Poole TD run on the next play.
Returned second INT of the season a career-long 35 yards to set up the Vols at the Memphis 40-yard line. Added a pair of tackles. Returned two punts a total of 26 yards, including a long of 17 at Memphis. Notched six tackles including a key stop on thirdand-4 just short of the first down marker to give UT new life. The Vols trailed 24-10 at the time but scored on their next possession.
Alabama Highlights
Team’s second-leading tackler with eight.
Teaching the Bulldogs Tricks
Alabama Highlights
Totaled a career-best six tackles vs. the Crimson Tide. QB hurry on third down in the second quarter forced an incomplete pass and was followed by a missed field goal. Knocked down a pass on another third down in the second quarter forcing Alabama to kick a field goal.
LSU Highlights
Started and recorded three tackles. Forced and recovered a fumble for one of four takeaways by the Vols. Recorded three tackles vs. Florida. Broke up third quarter pass on third down vs. the Gators.
UAB Highlights
Contributed three tackles including a tackle for a loss of three yards.
In The Beginning
Two tackles registered vs. Oregon. Made first start of career vs. UT Martin and registered first tackle as a Vol. QB hurry on third down forced a Skyhawks incomplete pass and a three-and-out.
Welcome Addition
Played freshman and sophomore campaigns at Southern California before transferring to Tennessee for the 2010 season.
Career Highs
Sacks 2 (Memphis 2010) Tackles 8 (Memphis 2010) Tackles for loss 3 (Memphis 2010)
70 Ja’Wuan James Freshman Offensive Tackle 6-7 | 313 | Suwanee, Ga. | Marketing Career Games/Starts: 10/10
Protection 101
Has started every game as a true freshman, including his first career start vs. UT Martin. Has helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games (tied for SEC lead). Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks at Memphis and just three vs. Mississippi. Helped Vols rush for 514 yards in first two games, including 332 in season opener vs. UT Martin. Helped open holes for Tauren Poole to become the first individual to rush for over 100 yards vs. Alabama in 41 games.
South Carolina Highlights
Contributed six tackles vs. South Carolina. Tallied first sack as a Vol in the second quarter setting USC back two yards. Other tackle-for-loss came three yards in the backfield on the Gamecocks’ first play of the second quarter after reaching the red zone.
Registered six tackles, including his first sack of UTSports.com | 17
The Vols 40 Austin Johnson
4 Gerald Jones
Junior Linebacker
Senior Wide Receiver
6-2 | 231 | Hickory, N.C. Communication Studies
6-0 | 195 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Sociology: Criminal Justice
Career Stats
Career Stats
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 10 18 22 40 0/0 3.5/12 1 1/0 1 1/0 9-UAB
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
Defense
Career Games/Starts: 28/0
Where Johnson Ranks
Sixth on the team with 40 tackles. Third on team with eight tackles on special teams.
Last Week vs. Mississippi
Tied for third on the team with five tackles... Included TFL (five yards).
Memphis Highlights Contributed a pair of tackles at Memphis.
Rushing
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 9 8 58 7.2 6.4 2 20-LSU 39-LSU 11 23 126 5.5 11.5 1 55-Ky 67-Ky 12 2 7 3.5 0.6 0 8-Miss 8-Miss 7 3 -3 -1.0 -0.4 0 3-Ala -39 36 188 5.2 4.8 3 55-Ky 67-Ky
Receiving YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 9 11 111 10.1 12.3 1 20-SC 34-Wis 11 30 323 10.8 29.4 4 43-NIU 68-Ga 12 46 680 14.8 56.7 4 51-Ga 113-Ky 7 34 350 10.3 50.0 2 37-UTM 86-UTM 39 121 1,464 12.1 37.5 11 51-Ga 113-Ky
Alabama Highlights
Where Jones Ranks
Georgia Highlights
Registered the second-highest tackle total on the team at Georgia with six.
Florida Fumble
Ripped the football out of Florida’s Jeff Demps’ hands to give UT the ball back at midfield in the fourth quarter.
Adjusting Fast
Tied for third on team with a pair of takeaways. Teamed with Greg King to record UT’s first safety (vs. UT Martin) since 9/21/09 (UCLA). First career interception (vs. UT Martin) set up 42-yard touchdown pass. Notched four tackles against Oregon.
Switching Positions
Spent first two seasons as a fullback.
Career Highs
Tackles 9 (UAB 2010)
Led Vols in both receptions (46) and receiving yards (680). Ranked seventh among SEC receptions leaders (3.8 rpg) and 10th in receiving yards per game (56.7). Posted two 100-yard outings including a careerbest 113 versus Kentucky.
Career Highs
Receptions 7 (Three times; Most recent: Alabama 2010) Yards 113 (Kentucky 2009) Long 51 (Georgia 2009) Receiving touchdowns 2 (UAB 2008 & Georgia 2009) Rushes 6 (Vanderbilt 2008) Rushing yards 67 (Kentucky 2008) Rushing touchdowns 1 (three times)
Top 10 Lists
Second on the team in tackles vs. UAB with a career-best nine.
Totaled six tackles, tied for third on the team, vs. Alabama.
Leading the Pack In 2009
Career Games/Starts: 39/22
Ninth on UT’s all-time career receptions list with 121. Needs three receptions to move past Tim McGee into eighth. Needs 283 receiving yards to move into the top 10 in career receiving yards.
Career Day
vs. UT Martin. Two catches converted third downs. Longest catch was good for 37 yards.
Tied for team lead with 34 receptions despite missing three games with a hand injury. Sixth in SEC games with 4.6 catches per league contest. Has 23 catches the last four games.
Mississippi Highlights
Compiled four receptions for 48 yards to move into sole possession of ninth place on UT’s all-time career receptions list...22-yard reception converted a third-and-2 and set up an eventual field goal before halftime.
Memphis Highlights
Notched five receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown vs. the Tigers to move into the top 10 for career receptions. Caught Tyler Bray’s record fifth first half touchdown pass.
Finding The End Zone
Hauled in first TD of 2010 on a 17-yard reception to bring the Vols within one in the fourth quarter. Caught six passes for 49 yards, four of which came on third-down to keep the chains moving.
Alabama Highlights
Matched a career-best with seven catches, two of which moved the chains on third down. Finished with a team-high 52 receiving yards.
LSU Highlights
34 Herman Lathers Sophomore Linebacker 6-0 | 217 | Baton Rouge, La. Sport Management Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 28 24 52 0/0 2.5/9 0 0 0 0/0 12-2x 2010 9 26 24 50 2.5/16 4.5/17 0 0 0 0/0 10-LSU Totals 22 54 48 102 2.5/16 7/26 0 0 0 0/0 12-2x
Career Games/Starts: 22/13
Where Lathers Ranks
Tied second on the team in sacks (2.5) and fifth in tackles-for-loss (4.5). Third on the Vols with 50 tackles. Tied for 15th in tackles in SEC games (7.0).
Mississippi Highlights
Tied for second on the team with six tackles... QB hurry on third-and-7 forced Rebels into fourth down.
South Carolina Highlights
Tied with three others with a game-high seven tackles. Tallied a career-high two of tackles-for-loss including a sack on a Gamecocks’ third-and-9 towards the end of the third quarter to force a three-and-out. Other TFL came on third-and-13 forcing USC to kick a field goal early in the second quarter. Also contributed a QB hurry to force USC into a third-and-long and eventual punt.
Alabama Highlights
Led team with five catches for 46 yards in return from injury. Long reception of 26 yards on third-and-3 set up Vols first touchdown.
Collected five tackles vs. Alabama Notched Vols’ lone sack to force the Crimson Tide into a third-and-long. Credited with a QB hurry on third-and-10 on the same drive holding Alabama to just a field goal.
UT Martin Highlights
*For more notes on Lathers, see pg. 19.
Hauled in team-best six receptions for 86 yards
UTSports.com | 18
The Vols Herman Lathers Notes (LSU) Totaled a season-best 10 tackles vs. LSU. Teamed with Gerald Williams for first career sack on LSU’s final drive. Also registered a tackle in the backfield.
2010 Highlights
Led Vols in tackles for first time in 2010 with seven at Georgia. Recorded six tackles vs. Oregon. Followed up Oregon performance with seven tackles vs. Florida. Notched first tackle-for-loss against the Gators. Added a pair of takedowns at Memphis.
Injury Report Missed game against UAB due to injury.
Honor Roll
2009 Freshman All-SEC Coaches and Sporting News
Career Highs
Tackles 12 (Vanderbilt & Virginia Tech 2009) Tackles for loss 2 (South Carolina 2010)
26 Daniel Lincoln Senior Placekicker 6-0 | 210 | Ocala, Fla. Graduate Public Administration Career Stats Kicking YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
G FG FGA PCT PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG 14 21 29 72.4 52-53 115 9-11 5-6 7-10 0-2 48-SC 10 10 18 55.6 22-22 52 3-3 5-9 2-3 0-3 47-2x 9 10 16 62.5 33-34 63 6-6 3-4 1-6 -- 49-Oh 5 8 8 100.0 18-19 42 1-1 2-2 5-5 0-0 49-Fla 38 49 71 69.0 125-128 272 19-21 15-21 15-24 0-5 49-2x
Career Games/Starts: 38/38
Injury Report Missed five games due to leg injury (LSU-Memphis).
Top 5 Watch
Needs four field goals to pass John Becksvoort for fifth place on the all-time list. Ranks seventh on career points list (272) and needs five points to move into sixth.
2010 Highlights
Third on team with 42 points connecting on 8-8 FGs and 18-19 PATs in 2010. Tied his own UT record with eighth consecutive made FG to start the season with a 43-yarder vs. Mississippi. Connected on a pair of FGs vs. UAB including a crucial FG in the first OT. Matched a career long vs. Florida with a 49-yard field goal to give UT an early 3-0 lead. Nailed a 48-yard FG vs. Oregon.
Freshman Honor Roll
Football Writers All-America All-SEC first team (Rivals.com) and second team (coaches/AP) Freshman All-SEC Coaches, Rivals.com and Sporting News SEC Special Teams Player of Week (Oct. 27) UT single-season kicking record with 115 points
Career Highs
Most FGs made 4 (Mississippi State 2007) Most FGs attempted 5 (Mississippi State 2007) Longest field goal made 49 (Ohio 2009 & Florida 2010)
80 Corey Miller Freshman Defensive End Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 10 6 7 13 1/6 2/8 0 0 0 0/0 3-Miss
Career Games/Starts: 10/2
Mississippi Highlights
Notched a career-high three tackles including first career sack...Sack was good for a loss of six.
On the End
Matched career-best with two tackles vs. LSU and Alabama. Started for the second time at Memphis. Recorded a tackle vs. UAB, Georgia, South Carolina, & Memphis. Earned first career start vs. Oregon and produced a pair of tackles.
6 Denarius Moore Senior Wide Receiver 6-1 | 194 | Tatum, Texas Sociology: Criminal Justice Career Stats YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 14 14 212 12 11 271 13 40 540 10 34 676 49 99 1,699
Kickoff Returns YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET G RET YDS 14 4 87 12 2 49 13 1 25 10 5 84 49 12 245
Led Vols with six receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown. Became first Vol WR since Lucas Taylor to top 100 receiving yards in consecutive games since Lucas Taylor (first two games of 2007).
Saving The Day
6-3 | 255 | Wellford, S.C. | Sport Management
Receiving
Memphis Highlights
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 15.1 15.1 0 40-Wis 86-Wis 24.6 22.6 2 63-Ky 65-NIU 13.5 41.5 7 40-VT 76-Mem 19.9 67.6 7 64-USC 228-USC 17.2 34.7 15 64-USC 228-USC
AVG AVG HIGH RET GM TD LONG YDS 21.8 6.2 0 31-Cal 56-SM 24.5 4.1 0 27-UAB 27-UAB 25.0 1.9 0 25-Miss 25-Miss 16.8 8.4 0 20-Ore 35-Ore 20.4 5.0 0 31-Cal 56-SM
Career Games/Starts: 49/17
Denarius Day (South Carolina Game)
Caught six passes for 228 receiving yards, second most in UT history. . . 4th-Most in NCAA FBS in 2010. On the receiving end of Tyler Bray’s first career touchdown throw, a 30-yarder to help cut the Vols’ deficit to seven. Five of six catches went for over 25 yards, including a pair that topped 60. Surpassed career-high in first half alone with 110 yards, including a career-long reception of 64 yards.
Mississippi Highlights
Notched four receptions for 88 yards and caught his seventh TD pass, tying his personal-best in a single season...38-yard reception set up his 17-yard TD on the next play.
Matched career best with two touchdown receptions including the game-winner in the second overtime vs. UAB. Two TDs were complimented by five catches and 68 yards.
Evening Shortened
Suffered an injury on a 2-yard reverse on the Vols’ opening drive vs. Alabama and did not return.
Misc. Notes
UT's active leader in touchdowns with 16. Vols' leading receiver in 2010 with 588 yards. Ranks seventh in the SEC with 65.3 yards per game. Scored second receiving touchdown of the season on a 49-yard reception to shrink the Vols' deficit to one vs. Florida in the third quarter. Scored on consecutive plays vs. UT Martin with a 58-yard TD run and a 42-yard TD reception on the next possession. TD run was first and longest of his career. Notched four receptions and 66 yards in win vs. the Skyhawks. Added a pair of catches for 19 yards at LSU. Recorded two more receptions for 18 yards at Georgia.
Last Season
Led Vols with seven receiving touchdowns, including scores in four of his last five games. Compiled 40 catches for 540 yards. Tied with Gerald Jones for active career touchdown lead with nine.
Career Highs
Receptions 7 (Memphis 2009) Receiving yards 228 (South Carolina 2010) Receiving TDs 2 (Memphis 2009 & UAB 2010) Long 64 (South Carolina 2010)
20 Rajion Neal Freshman Tailback 5-11 | 215 | Tyrone, Ga. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 9 37 169 4.6 18.8 0 40-UTM 79-UTM
Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 9 6 93 15.5 10.3 0 58-UGA 70-UGA
Career Games/Starts: 9/0
2010 Highlights
Ran four times for 14 yards at Memphis, including a nine-yard gain. Rushed three consecutive times for 14 yards in the second quarter to set up UT's first TD at South Carolina on the next play...Finished with 16 yards on six carries.
*For more notes on Neal, see pg. 20. UTSports.com | 19
The Vols Rajion Neal Notes
Ran six times for 36 yards and caught two passes for 29 yards vs. Alabama. Also returned two kickoff returns for 38 yards including a career-long of 29. Hauled in first three career receptions at Georgia for 70 yards. 58-yard catch in the third quarter set up UT's second touchdown vs. the Bulldogs. Also returned first career kick at UGA for 15 yards. Saw first action as a Vol vs. UT Martin. Ran nine times for 79 yards including a long of 40 to help put away the Skyhawks. Rushed four times for 20 yards vs. UAB after an injury sidelined starter Tauren Poole.
Career Highs
Rushes 9 (UT Martin 2010) Rushing yards 79 (UT Martin 2010) Receptions 3 (Georgia 2010) Receiving yards 70 (Georgia 2010)
27 David Oku Sophomore Tailback 5-10 | 195 | Midwest City, Okla. | Nutrition Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G ATT YDS 13 23 94 10 36 158 23 59 252
AVG AVG HIGH ATT GM TD LONG YDS 4.1 7.2 2 16-WKy 42-WKy 4.4 15.8 1 44-UTM 77-UTM 4.3 11.0 3 44-UTM 77-UTM
Receiving YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 13 2 13 6.5 1.0 0 8-Ohio 8-Ohio 10 6 45 7.5 4.5 0 11-Mem 23-UAB 23 8 58 7.3 2.5 0 11-Mem 23-UAB
Kickoff Returns YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G RET YDS 13 33 863 10 15 292 23 48 1,155
AVG AVG HIGH RET GM TD LONG YDS 26.2 66.4 0 69-Mem 149-Miss 19.5 29.2 0 26-2x 101-Ore 24.1 50.2 0 69-Mem 149-Miss
Career Games/Starts: 23/0
Already in the Books
1 Michael Palardy Freshman Placekicker 6-0 | 170 | Coral Springs, Fla. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Kicking YEAR 2010
G FG FGA PCT PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG 8 5 7 71.4 13-14 28 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39-USC
Career Games/Starts: 8/7
2010 Highlights
Doubled career point total at Memphis...Connected on career highs of three field goals and five PATs. Nailed a career-best 39-yard FG to give the Vols a 3-0 lead at South Carolina...Remained perfect on PATs by going 3-3. Converted the first field goal of his career vs. Alabama with a 33-yarder that cut the Vols' deficit to three heading into halftime. Added a PAT. Kicked off a career-high five times vs. UAB. Scored first career points at LSU following both UT touchdowns. Added a pair of PATs at Georgia. Notched first career punt vs. LSU, a 51-yarder. Also missed first career FG attempt of 45 yards.
28 Tauren Poole Junior Tailback 5-11 | 213 | Toccoa, Ga. Sport Management Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 12 22 86 3.9 7.2 0 19-UAB 44-Wyo 13 10 85 8.5 6.5 0 34-WKy 62-WKy 10 153 836 5.5 83.6 9 59-Ala 162-Ore 35 185 1,007 5.4 28.8 9 59-Ala 162-Ore
YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 12 1 -1 -- -- 0 -- -13 1 9 9.0 0.7 0 9-Van 9-Van 10 16 144 9.0 14.4 1 41-Mem 50-Mem 35 18 152 8.4 4.3 1 41-Mem 50-Mem
Receiving
Set UT records with 33 kickoff returns and 863 return yards in 2009. Sixth on UT career kickoff return yardage chart. Needs 700 yards to move into first place. Moved into third place all-time with a 19-yard return vs. Alabama.
Career Games/Starts: 35/10
2010 Highlights
Leading The Vols
Used an efficient six carries to total 77 yards including a 44-yard TD run vs. UT Martin. Scored the Vols’ first touchdown of the season. Led UT in rushing for the first time in his career with 24 yards vs. Florida. Set career-bests in receptions (three) and receiving yards (23) vs. UAB while carrying eight times for 33 yards. Carried six times for 12 yards and caught a career-long reception of 11 yards at Memphis.
Career Highs
Rushes 8 (Western Kentucky 2009 & UAB 2010) Rushing yards 77 (UT Martin 2010) Receptions 3 (UAB 2010) Receiving yards 23 (UAB 2010) Returns 5 (three times) Kickoff return yards 149 (Mississippi 2009)
Among The SEC
Tied for SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing games. Ranks seventh in the conference with 83.6 rushing yards per game.
Leads team with ten touchdowns and 60 points. Second running back in last decade to have six 100-yard games in same season.
Mississippi Highlights
Rushed for 107 yards on just 12 carries (8.9 ypc)... Second game with multiple rushing TDs (two). TD rushes went for 36 and 35 yards...Has 12 rushes for 20+ yards in 2010.
Memphis Highlights
Topped the century mark for the fifth time with 101 yards rushing...Added a 21-yard touchdown. Played a key role in the passing game...Careerlong 41-yard catch set up first career touchdown reception three plays later.
South Carolina Highlights
Carried 16 times for 33 yards and matched career best with three receptions.
Alabama Highlights
Rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries including a career-long 59-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put the Vols ahead 7-0. Became the first individual to rush for over 100 yards against the Crimson Tide in 41 games.
Back Home Again
Ran 15 times for 51 yards including a 2-yard push into the end zone on third down for UT’s only second half score at Georgia.
LSU Highlights
Topped 100 yards for the third time with a 109yard performance on a career-high 24 carries. One-yard touchdown run tied the game in the first quarter.
Against UAB
Rushed six times for 28 yards before leaving early with an injury (thigh).
Career Night
Rushed for 111 yards in the first quarter vs. Oregon, eclipsing both his career-best in a game and the total offensive yards New Mexico managed vs. Oregon in week one (107 yards). 140 first-half yards ranked as the seventh most by a Vol running back in an opening half. Totaled a career-high 162 yards against the Ducks, including four rushes over 15 yards and a long of 39. First career start resulted in 110 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in three quarters vs. UT Martin. First career touchdown on a 24-yard breakaway gave UT 20-0 lead vs. UT Martin right before halftime. Broke career high with 38 receiving yards vs. Florida.
Career Highs
Carries 24 (LSU 2010) Rushing yards 164 (Oregon 2010) Receptions 3 (Three times; Most recent: South Carolina 2010) Receiving yards 50 (Memphis 2010) Touchdowns 2 (Three times; Most recent: Mississippi 2010)
51 John Propst Freshman Linebacker 6-1 | 220 | Hoover, Ala. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 9 5 9 14 0/0 1/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 6-UGA
Career Games/Starts: 9/0
*For notes on Propst, see pg. 21. UTSports.com | 20
The Vols John Propst Notes
Totaled career-best six tackles at Georgia, including first tackle-for-loss. Registered a pair of tackles in win over Mississippi. Has seen action in nine of ten games as a true freshman. First two career tackles came vs. UT Martin.
Career Highs
Tackles 6 (Georgia 2010) Tackles for loss 1 (Georgia 2010) Tackles for loss yardage 1 (Georgia 2010)
56 Nick Reveiz Senior Linebacker 5-10 | 224 | Farragut | Graduate Sport Studies Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 14 10 5 15 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 2-4x 2008 12 9 9 18 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-NIU 2009 4 11 16 27 0/0 4.5/9 0 0/0 0 0/0 9-UCLA 2010 10 30 47 77 0/0 5.0/21 0 1/0 0 2/0 14-2x Totals 40 60 75 137 0/0 9.5/30 0 2/0 0 2/0 14-2x
Career Games/Starts: 40/15
Where Reveiz Ranks
Leads Vols and ranks ninth in the SEC with 7.7 tackles per contest. Tied for second on team with five tackles-for-loss. Has led five games in tackles including four consecutive earlier this season (Oregon-LSU).
The Past Three
Interception on third-and-goal in the Vols’ end zone prevented USC from scoring on its first drive. Added four tackles in each of the last three games (USC, Memphis & Mississippi)
Alabama Highlights
Led both teams with 11 tackles. Critical stop on third-and-two forced the Crimson Tide to punt midway through the second quarter. QB hurry on third-and-seven forced Alabama to kick a field goal in the first quarter.
Georgia Highlights
Tied for fifth on the team with four stops.
LSU Highlights
Totaled a game-high 11 tackles First career interception shut down LSU's first drive of the second half on third-and-14
Racking Up Tackles
Assisted on tackle-for-loss in UF’s backfield
Senior Leader
Tallied a career-best and game-high 10 tackles vs. Oregon. Erupted into Oregon backfield on third-and-one to notch a tackle for a loss of four yards on the Ducks' first possession. Registered first tackle of season vs. UT Martin along with a quarterback hurry.
Preseason Honors
Earned preseason All-SEC honors as voted by the media.
2009 Season Cut Short
Registered 27 tackles in four games before season-ending injury in 2009. Career-high nine tackles came versus UCLA. Registered 1.5 tackles for loss against Ohio.
Career Highs
Tackles 14 (Florida and UAB 2010) Tackles for loss 2 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss yardage 14 (UAB 2010)
81 Mychal Rivera Sophomore Tight End 6-4 | 240 | Valencia, Calif. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 10 10 97 9.7 9.7 0 26-Miss 35-Miss
Career Games/Starts: 10/0
Playing Early
Caught a critical 26-yard pass on third-and-13 to keep UT's fourth TD drive vs. Mississippi alive... Catch was a career long and helped him finish with a personal-best 35 receiving yards. Snatched a career-best three receptions for 29 yards at Memphis. 16-yard reception vs. Alabama was a career-long. Hauled in a two receptions vs. UAB First career action came vs. UT Martin ... Logged first career reception for seven yards. Four-yard reception at Georgia kickstarted UT’s 77-yard drive in the fourth quarter.
Career Highs
Receptions 3 (Memphis 2010) Receiving yards 35 (Mississippi 2010) Long 26 (Mississippi 2010)
21 Da’Rick Rogers Freshman Wide Receiver 6-3 | 215 | Calhoun, Ga. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 10 7 63 9.0 6.3 1 23-Ala 22-Mem
Rushing YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 10 11 94 8.5 9.4 0 21-Ore 49-USC
Kickoff Returns YEAR 2009
NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 10 5 96 19.2 9.6 0 29-Mem 66-Mem
Career Games/Starts: 10/0
Mississppi Highlights
Took a pair of end-arounds for a total of 28 yards rushing, including a 17-yard pick-up.
Memphis Highlights
Lone reception was his first career touchdown catch, a 22-yarder...Marked Tyler Bray’s fourth TD throw of the first half.
South Carolina Highlights
Rushed five times for a 49 yards on end-arounds, both career highs. Became the first Vol receiver to lead the team in rushing since Gerald Jones did it Nov. 22, 2007 vs. Kentucky.
Alabama Highlights
Matched a career-best with two catches to achieve another career-best of 19 receiving yards. 23-yard reception helped set-up a field goal right before halftime to cut the Vols’ deficit to three.
Misc. Notes
Logged career-high two receptions for 16 yards vs. UAB Caught one pass for nine yards in his first game as a Vol vs. UT Martin. Registered first career carry, rushing for 21 yards on a reverse to begin the Vols’ second possession vs. Oregon. Lone reception at Georgia was stopped in the backfield
Career Highs
Receptions 2 (UAB & Alabama 2010) Receiving yards 22 (Memphis 2010) Rushing attempts 5 (South Carolina 2010) Rushing yards 49 (South Carolina 2010)
Matched career-high in tackles (14) for second straight week vs. UAB Helped shut down UAB’s first second-half drive with a tackle 11 yards in the Blazers’ backfield on first down
All-Out Effort
After breaking career high in tackles previous week vs. Oregon, topped the mark again with 14 vs. Florida. Recovered fumble on a Gators punt return UTSports.com | 21
The Vols 83 Zach Rogers Sophomore Wide Receiver Career Stats YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 12 3 19 10 13 202 22 16 221
Notched first career touchdown run for the Vols’ go-ahead score in the fourth quarter.
Senior Offensive Guard
6-0 | 178 | Nashville | Finance Receiving
74 Jarrod Shaw
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 6.3 1.6 0 11-WKy 11-WKy 15.5 20.2 1 72-UAB 78-UAB 13.8 10.0 1 72-UAB 78-UAB
Career Games/Starts: 22/4
Making The Most of It
Took first rush of the season nine yards on an end-around at South Carolina...Added a four-yard run vs. Mississippi. Started first career game vs. Oregon in place of the injured Gerald Jones...Started four consecutive games. Registered first career TD catch on a career-long 72 yard reception vs. UAB...Ranks as the longest play for the Vols in 2010 and was the longest UT touchdown pass since 2006. Total of 78 receiving yards vs. UAB was a career high. Collected four catches for 53 yards with a long of 33 vs. Florida. Lone reception at Georgia converted a third down in the fourth quarter.
Roger That
Fifth on the team in receiving yards with 202. Hauled in a six-yard reception vs. Alabama and a five-yard catch vs. LSU. Notched four receptions for 45 yards, including a 31-yard catch against the Ducks
Career Highs
Receptions 4 (Oregon & Florida 2010) Receiving Yards 78 (UAB 2010) Touchdowns 1 (UAB 2010)
Finding The End Zone vs. UAB
6-4 | 331 | Lafayette, La. Graduate Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communication Career Games/Starts: 20/12
Protection 101
Has started every game in 2010. Has helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games (tied for SEC lead). Part of an offensive line that helped Vols rush for 514 yards in first two games, including 332 in season opener vs. UT Martin. Helped open holes for Tauren Poole to become the first individual to rush for over 100 yards vs. Alabama in 41 games. Part of an offensive line that held Memphis to zero sacks.
Line Leader
Vols most experienced offensive lineman with 14 games played and seven starts. Earned first three collegiate starts at left tackle iin 2009. Saw action in eight games last season.
2 Matt Simms 6-3 | 217 | Franklin Lakes, N.J. | Political Science Career Stats ATT- INT/ YEAR G CMP TD PCT
PASS AVG. QB YDS GM RATE
HI PASS YDS
2008* 2 10-4 1/0 40.0 39 18.0 70.76 39-Pitt 2010 10 195-113 5/8 58.2 1,460 162.2 129.25 259-Fla Totals 11 205-117 6/8 57.4 1,499 149.9 125.52 259-Fla *Played at Louisville.
Career Games/Starts: 12/9
Second Half In Memphis
75 JerQuari Schofield Freshman Offensive Guard 6-6 | 331 | Aiken, S.C. | Arts & Sciences Career Games/Starts: 6/4
Protection 101
Left Florida game with foot injury and missed four games. Returned at South Carolina. Started each of the first three games, including first career start versus UT Martin. Has helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games (tied for SEC lead). Helped open holes for 514 rushing yards in first two games, including 332 in season opener vs. UT Martin. Part of an offensive line that held Memphis to zero sacks.
Honor Roll
Rated No. 11 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com. Selected to Sweet 16 Dream Team by Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
Played majority of second half and sealed game with 3-of-5 performance for 54 yards.
At South Carolina
Connected on first six attempts which went for 119 yards. Finished 10-of-13 for 153 yards and a touchdown. .769 completion percentage was a career best. TD toss to Luke Stocker from 12 yards out helped UT tie the game 10-10 in the first half.
Alabama Highlights
Completed 12-of-22 passes for 117 yards including a long of 26 while operating both Vols’ scoring drives.
Georgia Highlights
Threw 9-of-13 for 179 yards in three quarters of action. Eluded the Bulldogs’ pass rush to throw a 38-yard touchdown strike on third-and-12 early in the second quarter.
LSU Highlights
Under Center vs. Florida
Completed 19-of-31 passes for 259 yards and a pair of touchdown throws. Set career-best marks in completions and yards First TD was a 49-yard deep ball to Denarius Moore while the second score went 35 yards to Justin Hunter. Both came in the second half.
The First Start
Completed 14-of-24 passes for 181 yards and one touchdown vs. UT Martin. First career touchdown was a 42-yard strike to Denarius Moore.
Against Oregon
Junior Quarterback
Passing
Completed 19-of-34 passes for 245 yards. Threw for a career-high three TDs vs. UAB, including the game-winner in the second OT to Denarius Moore. First TD was also to Moore in the first quarter from 13 yards out Connected on a career-long throw of 72 yards to Zach Rogers for his second TD of the day His 34 attempts were also a career high
Completed 12-of-23 passes for 121 yards without throwing an interception for the second consecutive game.
Converted 15-of-29 passes for 151 yards and led three first-half scoring drives. Recorded two 31-yard completions, including one to Justin Hunter to set up the Vols’ lone touchdown.
Career Highs
Completions 19 (Florida & UAB 2010) Attempts 34 (UAB 2010) Yards 259 (Florida 2010) Long 72 (UAB 2010) Touchdowns 3 (UAB 2010)
55 Jacques Smith Freshman Defensive End 6-2 | 248 | Ooltewah | Marketing Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 10 14 7 21 2/7 5/18 1 0/0 0 0/0 5-LSU
Career Games/Starts: 10/0
Mississippi Highlights
Tallied a sack for the second consecutive week and finished with two tackles.
Memphis Highlights
Recorded two career firsts with a sack and a forced fumble vs. the Tigers.
Early Impact
Totaled a career-high five tackles at LSU. Collected three tackles at Georgia including a tackle in the backfield, setting the Bulldogs back four yards on first down of a second quarter drive.
*For more notes on Smith, see pg. 23.
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The Vols Jacques Smith Notes
Notched a pair of tackles and a QB hurry at South Carolina. Registered a tackle and a pair of QB hurries vs. UAB. Lone tackle vs. Oregon came in the backfield, stopping LaMichael James for a loss of four. Tallied four tackles in first career game vs. UT Martin. Tackle for loss of three yards on third down helped force a missed field goal in the fourth quarter as Vols maintained shutout. Notched a tackle vs. Alabama
Career Highs
Tackles 5 (LSU 2010) Quarterback hurries 2 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss 1 (Five times; Most recent: Memphis 2010) Tackles for loss yardage 5 (Memphis 2010)
UAB Highlights
Hauled in four receptions for a season-high 56 yards vs. the Blazers
Stocking Up vs. Florida
Matched career best with five receptions against the Gators Notched 41 receiving yards and a season-long catch of 19 Caught two consecutive passes including one to convert a third down on the Vols first scoring drive
Season Opener
Hauled in freshman QB-Tyler Bray’s first two career throws for 17 yards vs. UT Martin.
Career Highs
Receptions 5 (Three times; Most recent: Kentucky 2009) Receiving yards 78 (Kentucky 2009) Touchdowns 2 (Western Kentucky 2009)
88 Luke Stocker Senior Tight End 6-6 | 253 | Berea, Ky. Recreation & Leisure Studies
Freshman Center 6-4 | 295 | Nashville | Arts & Sciences Career Games/Starts: 10/6
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
Started at center for the first time at Memphis. Part of an offensive line that held Memphis to zero sacks and limited Mississippi to three. Has helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games (tied for SEC lead). Started three games at left guard in place of the injured JerQuari Schofield Has seen action in every game
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 14 4 11 2.8 0.8 1 6-ULL 6-ULL 12 13 139 10.7 11.6 0 26-Ala 30-Ala 13 29 389 13.4 29.9 5 40-Aub 78-Ky 10 28 306 10.9 30.6 1 32-Mem 56-2x 49 74 845 11.4 17.2 7 40-Aub 78-Ky
Career Games/Starts: 49/35
Most Active Leads the Vols with 35 consecutive starts. Third on the team with 28 receptions and 266 receiving yards. Only Vol with a reception in every game in 2010.
A Half of Action
24-yard grab converted a third quarter thirdand-15 and set up Poole’s 36-yard TD run two plays later...Finished with four receptions for 40 yards.
A Half of Action
Totaled three catches for 56 yards in the first half vs. Memphis, including a season-long reception of 32 yards.
Finding The End Zone
Hauled in first touchdown catch of 2010 at South Carolina, a 12-yarder that helped the Vols tie the game at 10 in the first half. Finished with two receptions for 16 yards.
Alabama Highlights
Recorded three catches including two that moved the chains for first downs.
Going Long vs. Georgia
Recorded a season-long reception of 22 yards in the fourth quarter vs. Georgia. Totaled 36 yards on two catches.
LSU Highlights
Caught a pair of passes for 16 yards vs. LSU including a third down grab in the second half
Critical pass break-up vs. UAB prevented a touchdown in double overtime. Credited with a key pass break-up vs. UT Martin on fourth down in the first quarter in UT territory.
Getting Defensive
After playing wide receiver as a freshman, switched to defensive back.
Career Highs
Tackles 8 (LSU 2010) Tackles for loss 0.5 (Florida 2010) Passes defended 3 (UAB 2010)
71 Dallas Thomas Sophomore Offensive Tackle 6-5 | 295 | Baton Rouge, La. Sociology: Criminal Justice Career Games/Starts: 22/9
64 James Stone
Career Stats Receiving
When It Counts
Protection 101
Protection 101
Has started every game, including his first career start versus UT Martin. Has helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games (tied for SEC lead). Part of an offensive line that helped Vols rush for 514 yards in first two games, including 332 in season opener vs. UT Martin. Helped open holes for Tauren Poole to become the first individual to rush for over 100 yards vs. Alabama in 41 games. Part of an offensive line that held Memphis to zero sacks and limited Mississippi to three.
52 Victor Thomas 10 Marsalis Teague Sophomore Defensive Back
5-10 | 178 | Paris | Sport Management Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 8 18 14 32 0/0 0.5/1 0 0/0 8 0/0 8-LSU
Career Games/Starts: 20/11
Injury Report
Unable to play at South Carolina or Memphis (toe) but returned against Mississippi.
Quick Adjustment
Leads team in passes defended with eight. Tied for third in the SEC with one PD per game. Totaled a pair of tackles and a pass break-up vs. Mississippi. Recorded three tackles vs. Alabama and added a key pass break-up on third down to prevent the Crimson Tide from setting up at UT's 1-yard line. Notched a career-best eight tackles at LSU. Collected four tackles and a career-high three passes defended vs. UAB. Tallied six tackles vs. Oregon. Added five more tackles against Florida. Registered a trio of tackles at Georgia.
Senior Defensive Tackle 6-3 | 293 | Olive Branch, Miss. Sport Management Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 2 0 1 1 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-ULL 2008 7 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 -2009 5 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-2x 2010 9 8 9 17 1/13 1.5/14 0 0/0 1 0/0 4-2x Totals 23 9 11 20 1.5/16 2/17 0 0/0 1 0/0 4-2x
Career Games/Starts: 23/7
Setting The Tone
Added two tackles in win vs. Mississippi. Tallied a pair of tackles and QB hurries at South Carolina. One QB hurry forced third-and-long while the other came on third-and-long, forcing a punt. Matched career-best with four tackles at Georgia. Registered first sack of season at LSU to set the Tigers back 13 yards. Has started four of six games, including his first career start vs. UT Martin. Registered a career-high four tackles vs. Florida, including a stop for no gain on third-and-one. Key pass deflection on third down of UT Martin’s first drive forced a three-and-out. Recorded two tackles vs. Skyhawks.
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9 Daryl Vereen
Senior Linebacker
Junior Linebacker
6-1 | 228 | Lithonia, Ga. | Political Science
5-11 | 221 | Charlotte, N.C. | Psychology
Career Stats
Career Stats
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 14 5 5 10 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 2-3x 2008 12 5 5 10 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 3-MSU 2009 11 25 10 35 1/9 7/33 1 2/0 0 0/0 7-Fla 2010 10 26 20 46 0/0 3.5/11 0 0/0 4 1/0 9-LSU Totals 47 61 40 101 1/9 10/43 2 2/0 4 1/0 9-LSU
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 7 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-3x 2009 10 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-UCLA 2010 8 6 5 11 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-2x Totals 25 7 8 15 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 3-2x
Defense
Career Games/Starts: 47/20
In SEC Action Tied for 12th in the SEC in passes defended (0.67).
The Last Two
Contributed four tackles at Memphis and a pair vs. Mississippi.
South Carolina Highlights
Collected seven tackles to tie three others for the game high. Added a pass break-up.
LSU Highlights Registered a career-high nine tackles at LSU. Hauled in first career interception in the end zone to end an LSU drive in the fourth quarter.
Back In His Home State
Notched three tackles at Georgia.
Making Plays
Key stop on third-and-3 forced UAB to settle for a field goal in the first overtime. Tallied two tackles for loss on the same possession in the fourth quarter for a collective loss of six yards vs. Florida. Also notched first career pass deflection against the Gators.
Other Notes
Tied for third on the team in tackles with 44. Collected three tackles and a pass break-up vs. Alabama. Totaled eight tackles vs. UAB including four in the first quarter. Delivered four of five tackles in the first quarter vs. UT Martin. Tied for second-highest tackle total on the team in season opener. Two of five tackles came on third down to force punts against the Skyhawks. Notched three tackles vs. Oregon.
Leader Emerged in 2009
Tied for third on team with seven tackles for lost yardage in 2009. Those big plays accounted for minus-33 yards, tying for Vols’ second best. Finished with 35 tackles in 2009. All-around performance against Western Kentucky with a sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery, and five tackles.
Career Highs
Tackles 8 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss 3 (Western Kentucky 2009) Tackles for loss yardage 25 (Western Kentucky 2009)
Defense
Career Games/Starts: 25/1
Notable
Earned first career start vs. Mississippi and matched a career high with three tackles. Recorded a career-best three tackles vs. Oregon One of team-high two QB hurries came on thirdand-seven of Oregon's initial second-half possession, forcing a punt. Totaled a pair of tackles vs. UAB Added a tackle at Memphis. Earned 2008 Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches for his work in secondary and on special teams.
23 Prentiss Waggner Sophomore Defensive Back 6-2 | 181 | Clinton, La. | Psychology Career Stats
LSU Highlights
Recorded a career-best nine tackles and added a key pass break-up in the end zone to force the Tigers to attempt a field goal on their first scoring drive.
UAB Highlights
Collected four tackles and returned an interception nine yards for a touchdown before halftime to give UT a 23-7 lead.
Flying Through the Skyhawks and Ducks
Recorded seven tackles vs. Oregon. Recovered first career fumble on Oregon's first kickoff return. Returned first career interception 54 yards for a touchdown vs. UT Martin. Led UT with six tackles and also had a pass deflection vs. the Skyhawks. Critical pass deflection on third-and-seven shut down the Ducks’ first possession of the second half.
Notable in 2009
Started at free safety versus memphis and Mississippi and appeared in every game. Five of six tackles came against Ole Miss.
Career Highs
Tackles 8 (LSU 2010) Interceptions 1 (Three times; Most recent: Mississippi 2010) Interception yards 54 (UT Martin 2010)
Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 5-Miss 2010 9 28 17 45 0/0 1/3 0 3/45 6 3/73 8-LSU Totals 22 32 19 51 0/0 1/3 0 3/45 6 3/73 8-LSU
Career Games/Starts: 22/10
Where Waggner Ranks
Tied for NCAA FBS lead and leads SEC with three recovered fumbles. Tied for team lead with three interceptions. Second on the Vols in passes defended (6) and fourth in tackles (48).
In The Record Books
Has returned all three interceptions for touchdowns, breaking the UT season record for interceptions returned for TDs.
Mississippi Highlights
Tied for second on the team with six tackles...Returned interception for a TD on the Rebels’ second play of the second half...TD broke the UT season record for INTs returned for TDs.
Memphis Highlights
Recovered two fumbles vs. the Tigers and added a tackle.
South Carolina Highlights Contributed five tackles vs. the Gamecocks.
Mid-October Report
Notched three tackles vs. Alabama and a pair of takedowns at Georgia.
84 Chris Walker Senior Defensive End 6-3 | 245 | Memphis | Communication Studies Career Stats Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 14 2 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-ULL 2008 11 13 2 15 3/19 4/22 2 0/0 0 0/0 4-Van 2009 12 23 19 42 6/43 8.5/50 1 0/0 3 2/7 7-Fla 2010 10 18 18 36 2/13 4/18 1 0/0 1 0/0 8-2x Totals 46 56 40 96 11/75 16.5/90 4 0 4 2/7 8-2x
Career Games/Starts: 46/21
Among The Vols
Tied for lead among the defensive line with 36 tackles and tied for eighth on the team. Leads team with six QB hurries.
Mississippi Highlights
Forced first fumble of the season to set up UT’s final TD in the fourth quarter...Added three tackles and a QB hurry.
Home Sweet Home
Collected first two sacks of 2010 at Memphis to tie a career high and totaled three tackles.
South Carolina Highlights
Notched a pair of tackles at South Carolina.
Georgia Highlights
Tallied four tackles against the Bulldogs, including an assist in the backfield.
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The Vols LSU Highlights
Totaled a pair of tackles and two of the Vols’ four quarterback hurries One of two tackles came in the Tigers’ backfield
Against the Blazers
Collected five tackles, including first tackle for loss of the season vs. UAB
sack on LSU’s final drive. Totaled three tackles.
UAB Highlights
Earned his first start in 2010 and first start since starting the first two games in 2009. Collected five tackles and a QB hurry
Disrupting the Gators & Ducks
Breaking Out
Recorded a career-high eight tackles twice against Oregon and Florida.
Preseason Honors
Selected Coaches Preseason All-SEC
Begins With the End
Led the 2009 Vols in sacks with six which was good for ninth in the SEC. Tied for the team lead in interceptions with a pair. Returned one of those interceptions for a touchdown versus Ohio.
Tallied Vols lone sack for a loss of eight yards in the fourth quarter vs. Florida. Recorded 0.5 tackle-for-loss on Florida’s first possession Totaled a career-best seven tackles vs. Oregon. Registered first career sack, taking the Ducks 10 yards back.
Career Highs
Tackles 7 (Oregon 2010) Tackles for loss 1.5 (Florida 2010) Passes defended 2 (Georgia 2009)
18 Tyler Wolf
Career Highs
Tackles 8 (Oregon & Florida 2010) Sacks 2 (Three times; Most recent: Memphis 2010) Tackles for loss 2.5 (Western Kentucky 2009)
Senior Defensive Back 5-11 | 202 | Cookeville Graduate Sport Psychology Career Stats
57 Gerald Williams Senior Defensive End 6-3 | 250 | Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Africana Studies Career Stats Defense
SKS/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS 2008 10 8 4 12 0/0 2009 13 9 6 15 0/0 2010 10 16 13 29 2.5/20 Totals 33 28 21 49 2.5/20
Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 -2008 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 -2009 12 4 6 10 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-Mem 2010 9 7 6 13 0/0 1/1 0 0/0 2 0/0 5-UTM Totals 21 11 12 23 0/0 1/1 0 0 2 0/0 5-UTM
Career Games/Starts: 21/0 TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0.5/2 0 0/0 1 0/0 5-SC 0.5/3 0 1/0 3 0/0 4-Aub 5/24 0 1/0 1 0/0 7-Ore 6/29 0 2/0 4 0/0 7-Ore
Career Games/Starts: 33/6
Sack Attack Tied for second on team with 2.5 sacks.
Starting November
Contributed four tackles on special teams at Memphis...Now ranks second on team with nine tackles on ST.
Georgia Highlights Collected three tackles at Georgia.
UAB Highlights
Mississippi Highlights
Recovered first fumble of the season...Lone tackle resulted in a loss of a yard.
Totaled a pair of tackles including a key stop for no gain on third-and-6 leading to a missed field goal
South Carolina Highlights
Breakout Performance
Recorded three tackles, a pass break-up and a QB hurry. First PBU of 2010 forced USC into third-and-goal, which resulted in an interception.
Led UT with two pass deflections vs. UT Martin and nearly had an interception. Tied for second on the squad with a career-high five tackles in season opener.
Career Highs Alabama Highlights
Contributed three tackles and a QB hurry vs. Alabama.
Tackles 5 (UT Martin 2010) Pass Deflections 2 (UT Martin 2010)
Georgia Highlights
Started for the second time this season and recorded a tackle.
LSU Highlights
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2010 Statistics
Overall: 4-6 2010 Schedule and Results Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27
Opponent (rank) TV UT Martin VideoSeat PPV Oregon (7/8) ESPN2 Florida* (10/7) CBS UAB SEC Network at LSU* (12/10) CBS at Georgia* SEC Network Alabama* (7/7) ESPN S. Carolina* (17/17) SEC Network at Memphis CBS College Mississippi* (HC) CBS at Vanderbilt* CSS Kentucky*
Rankings listed (AP/USA Today) HC-Homecoming
Site Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Baton Rouge Athens Knoxville Columbia Memphis Knoxville Nashville Knoxville
Time/Result W 50-0 L 13-48 L 17-31 W 32-29 (2 ot) L 14-16 L 14-41 L 10-41 L 24-38 W 50-14 W 52-14 6:30 CT
Home: 3-3
Attend. 99,123 102,035 102,455 95,183 92,932 92,746 102,455 79,336 39,742 96,044
Away: 1-3
Neutral: 0-0
Highlights Vols rush for 332 (3 tailbacks 75+), throw for 205, limit UT-Martin to 3 first downs. Poole sets career highs with 23 rushes, 162 yards; N.Reveiz game-high 10 tackles. N.Reveiz career high 14 tackles, fumble recovery; Hunter first career TD reception. Moore catches two TD passes, second one in 2nd OT for win; Vols 9-2 all-time in OT. LSU scores on game’s first, last plays; Vols force four turnovers; Poole rushes for 109. Hunter 4 receptions for 110 yards, TD; Vols minus-3 on turnovers, 9 rushing yards. Poole’s 117-yard game snaps Tide’s streak of 41 straight w/o allowing 100-yd rusher. Moore’s 228 receiving yards second-best total in UT records book, ninth in SEC history. Bray shines in starting debut, setting UT records for one half with 308 pass yards, 5 TDs. Vols force five turnovers as Gordon, Waggner return interceptions for touchdowns.
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Team Statistics
UT OPP Scoring 276 272 Points Per Game 27.6 27.2 First Downs 169 185 Rushing 61 77 Passing 91 99 Penalty 17 9 Rushing Yardage 1189 1603 Yards gained rushing 1525 1888 Yards lost rushing 336 285 Rushing Attempts 319 373 Average Per Rush 3.7 4.3 Average Per Game 118.9 160.3 TDs Rushing 12 20 Passing Yardage 2411 2257 Comp-Att-Int 175-309-8 178-312-14 Average Per Attempt 7.87 7.2 Average Per Completion 13.8 12.7 Average Per Game 241.0 225.7 TDs Passing 18 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 3600 3860 Total Plays 628 685 Average Per Play 5.7 5.6 Average Per Game 360.0 386.0 Kick Returns: No.-Yards 45-911 47-864 Average Per Return 20.2 18.4 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 15-61 22-196 Average Per Return 4.1 8.9 Int Returns: No.-Yards 14-251 8-130 Average Per Return 17.9 16.2 Fumbles-Lost 14-8 19-7 Penalties-Yards 56-386 64-509 Average Per Game 38.6 50.9 54-2308 46-2043 Punts-Yards Average Per Punt 42.7 44.4 Net punt average 37.3 41.8 Time of Possession/Game 28:39 31:21 3rd-Down Conversions 52/146 55/142 3rd-Down Pct 36% 39% 4th-Down Conversions 4/14 5/11 4th-Down Pct 29% 45% Sacks By-Yards 18-119 34-228 Misc. Yards (Blocked FG Ret.) 0 0 Touchdowns Scored 34 34 Field Goals-Attempts 13-15 11-20 PAT-Attempts 24-26 29-29 On-Side Kicks 0-0 0-0 Attendance 597,295 304,756 Games/Avg Per Game 6/99,549 4/76,189 Neutral Site Games - -
Score by Quarters
SEC: 1-5
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tennessee 87 77 68 35 9 276 Opponents 44 61 88 73 6 272
Rushing
No. Name 28 Tauren Poole 20 Rajion Neal 27 David Oku 21 Da’Rick Rogers 6 Denarius Moore 96 Chad Cunningham 83 Zach Rogers 33 Toney Williams 4 Gerald Jones 8 Tyler Bray 2 Matt Simms Team Totals Opponent
Passing
No. Name 2 Matt Simms 8 Tyler Bray Totals Opponents
Receiving
No. Name 6 Denarius Moore 4 Gerald Jones 88 Luke Stocker 28 Tauren Poole 11 Justin Hunter 83 Zach Rogers 81 Mychal Rivera 21 DaRick Rogers 20 Rajion Neal 27 David Oku 45 Kevin Cooper 46 Channing Fugate Totals Opponents
Punting
No. Name 96 Chad Cunningham 1 Michael Palardy Totals Opponents
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 10 153 870 34 836 5.5 9 59 83.6 9 37 180 11 169 4.6 0 40 18.8 10 36 167 9 158 4.4 1 44 15.8 10 11 103 9 94 8.5 0 21 9.4 10 5 76 0 76 15.2 1 58 8.4 10 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 2.8 10 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 1.4 3 5 13 2 11 2.2 0 8 3.7 7 3 3 6 -3 -- 0 3 -6 11 11 57 -37 -- 0 9 -9 45 63 171 -108 -- 1 12 --- 9 0 37 -37 -- 0 0 -10 319 1525 336 1189 3.7 12 59 118.9 10 373 1888 285 1603 4.3 20 83 160.3
GP Effic Comp-Att-Int 10 129.25 113-195-5 6 148.14 62-114-3 10 136.22 175-309-8 10 120.48 178-312-14
Pct 57.9 54.4 56.6 57.1
Yds 1460 951 2411 2257
TD 8 10 18 11
Lng Avg/G 72 146.0 80 158.5 80 241.1 70 225.7
GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 10 34 676 19.9 7 64 67.6 7 34 350 10.3 2 37 50.0 10 28 306 10.9 1 32 30.6 10 16 144 9.0 1 41 14.4 10 14 392 28.0 5 80 39.2 10 13 202 15.5 1 72 20.2 10 10 97 9.7 0 26 9.7 10 7 63 9.0 1 23 6.3 9 6 93 15.5 0 58 10.3 10 6 45 7.5 0 11 4.5 9 6 39 6.5 0 11 4.3 10 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 10 175 2411 13.8 18 80 241.1 10 178 2257 12.7 11 70 225.7
Punts Yds 53 2257 1 51 54 2308 46 2043
Avg Lg 42.6 56 51.0 51 42.7 56 44.4 58
TB 5 0 5 3
FC I20 50+ Blkd 12 15 9 0 0 0 1 0 12 15 10 0 12 19 10 0
Interceptions
No. Name Int Yds Avg TD Long 23 Prentiss Waggner 3 73 24.3 3 54 15 Janzen Jackson 3 71 23.7 0 35 24 Eric Gordon 2 46 23.0 1 0 56 Nick Reveiz 2 0 0.0 0 0 97 Malik Jackson 1 44 44.0 0 44 36 Anthony Anderson 1 17 17.0 0 17 40 Austin Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 42 LaMarcus Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 14 251 17.9 4 54 Opponents 8 130 16.2 2 76
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2010 Statistics Punt Returns No. Name 24 Eric Gordon 15 Janzen Jackson 11 Justin Hunter 4 Gerald Jones Totals Opponents
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 6 39 6.5 0 21 5 14 2.6 0 17 2 16 8.0 0 12 2 -8 -- 0 -15 61 4.1 0 21 22 196 8.9 1 80
Kickoff Returns No. Name 27 David Oku 24 Eric Gordon 6 Denarius Moore 20 Rajion Neal 15 Janzen Jackson 21 Da’Rick Rogers 46 Channing Fugate 81 Mychal Rivera Totals Opponents
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 15 292 19.5 0 26 14 324 23.1 0 34 5 84 16.8 0 20 3 53 17.7 0 29 1 47 47.0 0 47 5 96 19.2 0 29 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 7 7.0 0 7 44 864 19.6 0 34 39 716 18.4 0 43
Fumble Returns No. Name 23 Prentiss Waggner Totals Opponents
Field Goals
No. Name 26 Daniel Lincoln 1 Michael Palardy
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 2 45 22.5 0 37 2 45 22.5 0 37 1 5 5.0 0 5
All Purpose
No. Name GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/G 28 Tauren Poole 10 836 144 0 0 0 980 98.0 6 Denarius Moore 10 76 676 0 84 0 836 83.6 27 David Oku 10 158 45 0 292 0 495 49.5 24 Eric Gordon 10 0 0 39 324 46 409 40.9 11 Justin Hunter 10 0 392 16 0 0 408 40.8 4 Gerald Jones 7 -3 350 -8 0 0 339 48.4 20 Rajion Neal 9 169 93 0 53 0 315 35.0 88 Luke Stocker 10 0 306 0 0 0 306 30.6 21 Da’Rick Rogers 10 94 63 0 96 0 253 25.3 83 Zach Rogers 10 14 202 0 0 0 216 21.6 15 Janzen Jackson 10 0 0 14 47 71 132 13.2 81 Mychal Rivera 10 0 97 0 7 0 104 10.4 23 Prentiss Waggner 10 0 0 0 0 73 73 7.3 97 Malik Jackson 10 0 0 0 0 44 44 4.4 45 Kevin Cooper 9 0 39 0 0 0 39 4.3 96 Chad Cunningham10 25 0 0 0 0 25 2.5 46 Channing Fugate 10 0 4 0 8 0 12 1.2 33 Toney Williams 3 11 0 0 0 0 11 3.7 8 Tyler Bray 6 -46 0 0 0 0 -46 -7.7 2 Matt Simms 10 -108 0 0 0 0 -108 -10.8 Team -- -37 0 0 0 0 -37 -Totals 10 1189 2411 61 911 251 4823 482.3 Opponents 10 1603 2257 196 864 130 5050 505.0
FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk 8-8 100.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 5-5 0-0 49 0 5-7 71.4 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39 0
Field Goal Sequence By Player
Lincoln -- (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40) (43) Palardy-- 45 (33) 52 (39) (24) (32) (33) Numbers in parentheses indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.
Field Goal Sequence By Game
Tennessee Opponents UT Martin 2-2 0-1 Oregon 2-2 2-2 Florida 1-1 1-1 UAB 2-2 2-7 LSU 0-1 1-2 Georgia -- 2-2 Alabama 1-2 2-3 South Carolina 1-1 1-2 Memphis 3-3 -Mississippi 1-1 -Vanderbilt Kentucky Totals 13-15 11-20
Kickoffs
No. Name 1 Michael Palardy 96 Chad Cunningham Totals Opponents
Scoring
KO TB RET OB FC 29 0 32 2 2 16 1 15 1 0 45 1 47 3 2 50 6 45 0 0
PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT No. Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts 28 Tauren Poole 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 6 Denarius Moore 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 26 Daniel Lincoln 0 8-8 18-19 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 11 Justin Hunter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 Michael Palardy 0 5-7 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 28 23 Prentiss Waggner 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 4 Gerald Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 2 Matt Simms 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 27 David Oku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83 Zach Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 88 Luke Stocker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 21 Da’Rick Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 34 13-15 31-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 276 Opponents 34 11-20 31-31 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 272
SEC/NCAA Rankings SEC/NCAA Individual Rankings
Category Name Rushing-Game Tauren Poole Passing Efficiency-Game Matt Simms Receiving Yards- Game Denarius Moore Interceptions-Game Janzen Jackson Prentiss Waggner Kickoff Returns Eric Gordon Punting-Avg. Chad Cunningham Tackles-Game Nick Reveiz t-tie
Stat 83.6 129.25 67.6 0.30 0.30 23.1 42.6 7.7
SEC NCAA 7 47 7 59 6 56 5t 46t 5t 46t 8 72 7 40 9 --
SEC/NCAA Team Rankings
Category Scoring Offense Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency 1st Downs 3rd-Down Conversions Sacks Allowed Scoring Defense Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Passing Efficiency Defense Sacks by Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions (Total) Penalty Yards Turnover Margin
Stat 27.6 360.0 118.9 241.1 136.19 16.9 35.6 3.40 27.2 386.0 160.3 225.7 120.53 1.80 37.3 4.1 20.2 14 38.6 +0.5
SEC NCAA 10 57 9 73 12 97 5 41 7 44 10t 99t 11 95 12 115 9 68 11 74 10 70 7 77 6 37 9t 71t 7 48 11 110 10 97 3 17t 1 10 4t 30t
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2010 Statistics Defensive Statistical Leaders
No. Player GP ST AT TT TFL Sacks Int PBU PD QBH FF FR-Yds Blk 56 Nick Reveiz, LB 10 30 47 77 5-21 . 2-0 . 2 3 . 1-0 . 15 Janzen Jackson, DB 10 27 24 51 2-15 1-11 3-71 3 5 1 . . . 34 Herman Lathers, LB 9 26 24 50 4.5-17 2.5-16 . . . 3 . . . 23 Prentiss Waggner, DB 10 30 18 48 1.5-5 . 3-73 3 6 . . 3-45 . 42 LaMarcus Thompson, LB 10 26 20 46 3.5-11 . 1-0 3 4 1 . . . 40 Austin Johnson, LB 10 18 22 40 3.5-12 . 1-0 . 1 . 1 1-0 . 24 Eric Gordon, DB 10 26 11 37 1.5-3 . 2-13 1 3 . . . . 97 Malik Jackson, DE 10 22 14 36 7.5-30 4-22 1-44 2 3 4 1 1-0 . 84 Chris Walker, DE 10 18 18 36 4-18 2-13 . 1 1 6 . . . 10 Marsalis Teague, DB 8 18 14 32 0.5-1 . . 8 8 . . . . 57 Gerald Williams, DE 10 16 13 29 5-24 2.5-20 . 1 1 3 . 1-0 . 55 Jacques Smith, DE 10 14 7 21 5-18 2-7 . . . 3 1 . . 25 Art Evans, DB 7 9 12 21 . . . 1 1 . 1 . . 36 Anthony Anderson, DB 10 13 7 20 . . 1-17 2 3 . . . . 17 Brent Brewer, DB 10 11 9 20 . . . 1 1 1 . . . 18 Tyler Wolf, DB 10 9 8 17 1-1 . . 2 2 . . . . 52 Victor Thomas, DT 10 8 9 17 1.5-14 1-13 . 1 1 2 . . . 93 Montori Hughes, DT 10 6 10 16 3.5-9 1-4 . 2 2 5 1 . . 43 Savion Frazier, LB 8 9 5 14 3.5-11 . . . . . . . . 51 John Propst, LB 9 5 9 14 1-1 . . . . . . . . 80 Corey Miller, DL 10 6 7 13 2-8 1-6 . . . . . . . 50 Raiques Crump, LB 8 9 2 11 . . . . . . 1 . . 9 Daryl Vereen, LB 8 6 5 11 . . . . . 2 . . . 65 Joseph Ayres, DT 9 3 6 9 1.5-4 . . . . . . . . 86 Willie Bohannon, DE 8 4 4 8 2.5-12 1-7 . . . . . . . 48 Greg King, LB 4 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 41 Dontavis Sapp, DB 8 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . 37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton, LB 7 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 98 Rae Sykes, DT 8 0 3 3 0.5-0 . . . . 3 . . . 53 Jake Storey, LB 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 30 Shane Reveiz, LB 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 90 Steven Fowlkes, DE 3 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Tackles 88 Luke Stocker 96 Chad Cunningham 83 Zach Rogers 59 Nick Guess 70 Ja’Wuan James 6 Denarius Moore 21 Da’Rick Rogers 1 Michael Palardy Totals Opponents
10 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 10 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 10 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . . 10 0 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 10 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . . 10 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . . 10 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . . 8 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 10 383 350 733 61-236 18-119 14-251 31 45 37 7 7-45 0 10 353 302 655 79-329 34-228 8-130 42 50 21 8 8-5 1
Special Teams Tackle Leaders
No. Player ST AT TT 36 Anthony Anderson 5 5 10 18 Tyler Wolf 5 4 9 40 Austin Johnson 4 4 8 42 LaMarcus Thompson 5 2 7 24 Eric Gordon 5 1 6 50 Raiques Crump 4 2 6 15 Janzen Jackson 2 3 5 56 Nick Reveiz 2 2 4 96 Chad Cunningham 2 2 4 34 Herman Lathers 2 2 4 88 Luke Stocker 2 2 4 37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 0 3 3 41 Dontavis Sapp 0 3 3 84 Chris Walker 0 3 3 59 Nick Guess 0 2 2 17 Brent Brewer 1 0 1 43 Savion Frazier 1 0 1 48 Greg King 1 0 1 30 Shane Reveiz 1 0 1 23 Prentiss Waggner 1 0 1 83 Zach Rogers 1 0 1 9 Daryl Vereen 0 1 1 1 Michael Palardy 0 1 1
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Team Totals and Starters Team Totals Game-by-Game 1st Rushing Passing Total Offense Score Downs (No-Yds-TD) (C-A-I-Yds-TD) (Ply-Yds)
TENNESSEE UT Martin TENNESSEE Oregon TENNESSEE Florida TENNESSEE UAB TENNESSEE at LSU TENNESSEE at Georgia TENNESSEE Alabama TENNESSEE at S. Carolina TENNESSEE at Memphis TENNESSEE Mississippi TENNESSEE at Vanderbilt TENNESSEE Kentucky
50 0 13 48 17 31 32 29 14 16 14 41 14 41 24 38 50 14 52 14
23 3 14 26 11 18 15 23 12 20 12 20 19 24 21 20 22 17 20 14
43-332-4 29-56-0 36-182-1 44-245-2 23-29-0 49-150-3 27-42-0 32-115-1 37-96-2 36-219-2 26-9-1 36-136-3 30-159-1 34-210-4 37-92-0 43-212-3 32-130-1 31-64-0 28-118-2 39-196-2
17-30-1-205-1 11-26-2-86-0 15-29-1-151-0 17-32-0-202-2 19-31-2-259-2 14-23-0-167-1 19-34-0-245-3 33-60-1-429-2 12-23-0-121-0 19-33-3-215-0 17-25-1-260-1 17-25-0-266-2 17-36-2-156-0 24-35-0-326-1 19-28-1-312-3 13-22-1-223-1 22-38-0-379-5 20-32-3-244-2 18-35-323-3 10-24-99-0
73-537 55-142 65-333 76-447 54-288 72-317 61-287 92-544 60-217 69-434 51-269 61-402 66-315 69-536 65-404 65-435 70-509 63-308 63-441 63-295
Punts Fumbles Penalties No-Avg No-Lost No-Yds 4-40.8 10-41.7 8-41.4 4-41.8 5-44.4 3-43.7 9-42.1 4-45.5 5-48.2 3-48.0 5-44.0 4-43.5 6-48.2 2-47.0 2-48.5 3-40.0 2-34.5 5-45.8 8-37.1 8-48.1
2-1 3-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 4-2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 3-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-3 2-0 1-1 3-2 1-0 1-1
5-25 11-83 7-60 6-38 9-54 5-25 4-20 7-55 3-10 9-54 5-38 5-50 5-48 5-52 7-57 6-49 5-29 4-31 6-45 6-72
KO Ret. No-Yds 2-19 9-100 8-157 4-107 6-114 2-70 4-64 5-80 3-79 3-64 5-110 2-47 7-144 2-48 6-111 4-85 3-66 8-115 1-47 8-148
Punt Ret. Int. Ret. 3rd-Dn Time of No-Yds No-Yds Convs. Poss. 2-(-8) 1-0 1-0 2-84 1-2 2-6 3-30 3-38 1-21 3-30 1-0 3-18 0-0 1-(-4) 1-2 1-2 2-26 0-0 3-(-12) 6-22
2-54 1-6 0-0 1-76 0-0 2-4 1-9 0-0 3-14 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-20 1-0 1-24 3-79 0-0 4-95 0-0
5 of 15 2 of 17 2 of 15 5 of 12 2 of 13 8 of 14 2 of 15 9 of 23 7 of 15 7 of 16 6 of 13 4 of 10 5 of 15 7 of 13 7 of 14 7 of 13 9 of 15 4 of 12 7 of 16 2 of 12
33:21 26:39 31:13 28:47 23:14 36:46 23:53 36:07 30:07 29:53 25:27 34:33 28:00 32:00 31:32 28:28 29:11 30:49 30:33 29:27
Starting Lineups Offense UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY
TE Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker Stocker
LT LG C D.Thomas Schofield Pope D.Thomas Schofield Pope D.Thomas Schofield Gooch D.Thomas Stone Gooch D.Thomas Stone Gooch D.Thomas Stone Gooch D.Thomas J.Shaw Gooch D.Thomas J.Shaw Gooch D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone D.Thomas Schofield Stone
RG RT WR WR QB TB J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole J.Shaw J.James Z.Rogers Moore Simms Poole J.Shaw J.James Z.Rogers Moore Simms Poole J.Shaw J.James Z.Rogers Moore Simms Poole J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Fulton J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Fulton J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Fulton J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole Shaw J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole
FB Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Z.Rogers (WR) Cooper Hunter (WR) Fugate Fugate Hunter (WR)
PK Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Palardy Palardy Palardy Palardy Palardy Lincoln
Defense UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY
LE DT NT RE M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker M.Jackson Miller Hughes Walker M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker G.Williams V.Thomas Hughes Walker M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker G.Williams M.Jackson Ayres Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Miller M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker
SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Gordon Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Frazier Gordon Teague Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer Vereen N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer
FS J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson
P Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Palardy Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham
Starting Experience Offense ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot Strk Tyler Bray, QB . . . 2 2 2 Kevin Cooper, FB . 10 9 5 24 Channing Fugate, FB . . . 2 2 Zach Fulton . . . 3 3 Darin Gooch, C . . . 6 6 Justin Hunter, WR . . . 2 2 1 Ja’Wuan James, OT . . . 10 10 10 Gerald Jones, WR . 7 8 7 22 6 Denarius Moore, WR . . 7 10 17 12 Tauren Poole, TB . . . 10 10 10 Cody Pope, C . . . 2 2 Zach Rogers, WR . . . 4 4 JerQuari Schofield, OG . . . 4 4 1 Jarrod Shaw, OT . . 3 10 13 10 Matt Simms, QB . . . 8 8 Luke Stocker, TE . 12 13 10 35 35 James Stone . . . 5 5 2 Dallas Thomas, OT . . . 10 10 10 Totals - 29 40 110 179 -
Defense ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot Strk Anthony Anderson, DB . . 1 - 1 Joseph Ayres, DT . . . 1 1 Willie Bohannon, DE . . 1 - 1 Brent Brewer, DB . . . 3 3 3 Art Evans, DB . . 12 6 18 Savion Frazier, LB . . 4 1 5 Eric Gordon, DB . . . 5 5 3 Montori Hughes, DT . . . 5 5 Janzen Jackson, DB . . 9 10 19 12 Malik Jackson, DL . . . 9 9 6 Greg King, LB . . 2 - 2 Herman Lathers, LB . . 5 9 14 6 Ben Martin, DE . . 11 - 11 Corey Miller, DL . . . 2 2 Nick Reveiz, LB . 1 4 10 15 10 Marsalis Teague, DB . . *5 6 11 Victor Thomas, DT . . . 8 8 4 LaMarcus Thompson, LB . - 11 9 20 Prentiss Waggner, DB . . 2 10 12 10 Chris Walker, DE . . 12 10 22 15 Gerald Williams, DL . . 2 5 7 1 Daryl Vereen, LB . . . 1 1 1 Totals - 1 81 110 192 *Teague’s five starts in 2009 were at wide receiver.
Special Teams Chad Cunningham, P Daniel Lincoln, PK Michael Palardy, P/PK Totals
‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot Strk 1 5 13 9 28 5 14 10 9 5 38 1 . . . 5 5 15 15 22 19 71 -
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Offensive Game-by-Game Rushing
(Att-Yds-TD) Bray Cooper Moore Neal Oku Poole D.Rogers Simms T.Williams UT MARTIN 1-(-1)-0 0-0-0 1-58-1 9-79-0 6-77-1 17-110-2 0-0-0 3-7-0 3-8-0 OREGON DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-0 7-8-0 23-162-1 1-21-0 3-(-11)-0 DNP FLORIDA DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 5-24-0 10-23-0 0-0-0 8-(-18)-0 DNP UAB DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-20-0 8-33-0 6-23-0 1-(-8)-0 8-(-26)-0 DNP at LSU DNP 0-0-0 2-16-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 24-109-1 0-0-0 10-(-32)-1 0-0-0 at Georgia 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 15-51-1 0-0-0 6-(-21)-0 DNP ALABAMA 3-(-5)-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 6-36-0 0-0-0 14-117-1 1-3-0 3-8-0 DNP at S. Carolina 3-(-24)-0 DNP 0-0-0 6-16-0 0-0-0 16-33-0 5-49-0 4-(-15)-0 DNP at Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-14-0 6-12-0 16-101-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 MISSISSIPPI 4-(-16)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-(-1)-0 3-1-0 12-113-2 2-28-0 0-0-0 DNP at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 11-(-46)-0 0-0-0 5-76-1 37-169-0 36-167-1 153-836-9 11-103-0 45-(-108)-1 5-11-0
Receiving
(No-Yds-TD) Cooper Fugate Hunter Jones Moore Neal Oku Poole Rivera D.Rogers Z.Rogers Stocker UT MARTIN 2-13-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-86-0 4-66-1 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 1-9-0 1-7-0 2-17-0 OREGON 2-14-0 0-0-0 1-31-0 DNP 4-37-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-45-0 1-2-0 FLORIDA 2-12-0 0-0-0 3-60-1 DNP 1-49-1 DNP 1-6-0 3-38-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-53-0 5-41-0 UAB 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 DNP 5-68-2 0-0-0 3-23-0 0-0-0 2-6-0 2-16-0 2-78-1 4-56-0 at LSU 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-37-0 5-46-0 2-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 2-16-0 at Georgia 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-110-1 1-3-0 2-18-0 3-70-0 0-0-0 2-14-0 1-4-0 1-(-3)-0 1-8-0 2-36-0 ALABAMA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-52-0 0-0-0 2-29-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-16-0 2-19-0 1-6-0 3-26-0 at S. Carolina DNP 1-4-0 0-0-0 6-49-1 6-228-1 1-(-6)-0 0-0-0 3-21 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-16-1 at Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-42-1 5-66-1 6-103-1 0-0-0 1-11-0 2-50-1 3-29-0 1-22-1 0-0-0 3-56-0 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-114-2 4-48-0 4-88-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 2-35-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-40-0 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 6-39-0 1-4-0 14-392-5 34-350-2 34-676-7 6-93-0 6-45-0 16-144-1 10-97-0 7-63-1 13-202-1 28-306-1
Passing
Tyler Bray Att Com Int Pct Yds TD Long UT MARTIN 6 3 1 50.0 24 0 9 at Georgia 12 8 0 75.0 81 0 22 ALABAMA 14 5 1 35.7 39 0 16 at S. Carolina 15 9 1 60.0 159 2 62 at Memphis 33 19 0 57.6 325 5 42 MISSISSIPPI 34 18 0 52.9 323 3 80 Totals 114 62 3 54.4 951 10 80
Matt Simms Att Com Int Pct Yds TD Long UT MARTIN 24 14 0 58.3 181 1 42 OREGON 29 15 1 51.7 151 0 31 FLORIDA 31 19 2 61.3 259 2 49 UAB 34 19 0 55.9 245 3 72 at LSU 23 12 0 52.2 121 0 37 at Georgia 13 9 1 69.2 179 1 58 ALABAMA 22 12 1 54.5 117 0 26 at S. Carolina 13 10 0 76.9 153 1 64 at Memphis 5 3 0 60.0 54 0 34 MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 195 113 5 58.2 1460 8 72
Kickoff Returns
(No-Yds-Avg) Gordon Moore Neal Oku D.Rogers UT MARTIN 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-12-12.0 0-0-0.0 OREGON 1-21-21.0 2-35-17.5 0-0-0.0 5-101-20.2 0-0-0.0 FLORIDA 0-0-0.0 2-30-15.0 0-0-0.0 4-84-21.0 0-0-0.0 UAB 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-56-18.7 0-0-0.0 at LSU 2-60-30.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Georgia 4-95-23.8 0-0-0.0 1-15-15.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 ALABAMA 4-87-21.8 0-0-0.0 2-38-19.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0 at S. Carolina 3-61-20.3 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-20-20.0 2-30-15.0 at Memphis 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-66-22.0 MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 14-324-23.1 5-84-16.8 3-53-17.7 15-292-19.5 5-96-19.2
Field Goals
(FG-FGA) Lincoln Palardy Seq. UT MARTIN 2-2 (21) (35) OREGON 2-2 (48) (35) FLORIDA 1-1 (49) UAB 2-2 (47) (40) at LSU 0-1 45 at Georgia ALABAMA 1-2 (33) 52 at S. Carolina 1-1 (39) at Memphis 3-3 (24) (32) (33) MISSISSIPPI 1-1 (43) at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 8-8 2-4
Punting
(No-Yds-Avg) Cunningham Palardy UT MARTIN 4-163-40.8 OREGON 8-331-41.4 FLORIDA 5-222-44.4 UAB 9-379-42.1 at LSU 4-190-47.5 1-51-51.0 at Georgia 5-220-44.0 ALABAMA 6-289-48.2 at S. Carolina 2-97-48.5 at Memphis 2-69-34.5 MISSISSIPPI 8-297-37.1 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 53-2257-42.6 1-51-51.0
Punt Returns
(No-Yds-Avg) Gordon Hunter J.Jackson Jones UT MARTIN 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-(-8)-(--) OREGON 1-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP FLORIDA 1-2-2.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP UAB 1-14-14.0 2-16-8.0 0-0-0.0 DNP at LSU 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Georgia 1-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 ALABAMA 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at S. Carolina 1-2-2.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 at Memphis 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-26-13.0 0-0-0.0 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-(-12)-(--) 0-0-0.0 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 6-39-6.5 2-16-8.0 5-14-2.8 2-(-8)-(-4)
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Defensive Game-by-Game Defensive Line
(ST-AT-TT) Ayres Bohannon Fowlkes Hughes M.Jackson Miller Smith Sykes V.Thomas Walker G.Williams UT MARTIN 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 3-1-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 4-0-4 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 OREGON DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 4-4-8 3-4-7 FLORIDA 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 4-4-8 1-1-2 UAB 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 4-1-5 3-2-5 at LSU 0-1-1 DNP DNP 0-2-2 1-2-3 1-1-2 0-5-5 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-2-3 at Georgia 1-0-1 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-0 1-3-4 0-4-4 0-1-1 ALABAMA 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 1-5-6 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 at South Carolina 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 5-1-6 0-1-1 2-0-2 DNP 2-0-2 2-0-2 4-0-4 at Memphis 2-2-4 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 7-1-8 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 3-0-3 2-1-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 1-0-1 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 3-6-9 4-4-8 0-1-1 6-10-16 22-14-36 6-7-13 14-7-21 0-3-3 8-9-17 18-18-36 16-13-29
Linebackers
(ST-AT-TT) Crump Frazier Johnson King Lathers Propst N.Reveiz S.Reveiz Thompson Vereen UT MARTIN DNP 0-0-0 3-2-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-1-1 1-1-2 5-0-5 0-2-2 OREGON DNP 1-2-3 1-3-4 0-4-4 4-2-6 0-1-1 3-7-10 DNP 1-2-3 2-1-3 FLORIDA 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-5-7 0-0-0 5-9-14 DNP 3-0-3 0-0-0 UAB 2-0-2 6-1-7 3-6-9 DNP DNP 0-0-0 8-6-14 0-0-0 4-4-8 1-1-2 at LSU 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 4-6-10 0-0-0 2-9-11 DNP 3-6-9 DNP at Georgia 2-1-3 DNP 2-4-6 0-1-1 4-3-7 1-5-6 0-4-4 DNP 1-2-3 DNP ALABAMA 0-0-0 0-2-2 2-4-6 0-0-0 2-3-5 0-0-0 4-7-11 DNP 1-1-2 0-0-0 at South Carolina 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 DNP 6-1-7 DNP 3-1-4 DNP 4-3-7 0-0-0 at Memphis 5-1-6 1-0-1 1-1-2 DNP 1-1-2 1-0-1 3-1-4 0-0-0 3-1-4 1-0-1 MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-5 DNP 3-3-6 1-1-2 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 9-2-11 9-5-14 18-22-40 1-7-8 26-24-50 5-9-14 30-47-77 1-1-2 26-20-46 6-5-11
Secondary
(ST-AT-TT) Anderson Brewer Evans Gordon J.Jackson Sapp Teague Waggner Wolf UT MARTIN 2-2-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 3-0-3 DNP 1-0-1 4-2-6 3-2-5 OREGON 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 4-1-5 DNP 3-3-6 3-4-7 0-1-1 FLORIDA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 4-1-5 3-6-9 1-0-1 2-3-5 4-2-6 0-0-0 UAB 5-0-5 0-0-0 DNP 1-3-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 4-0-4 3-1-4 2-0-2 at LSU 0-1-1 0-0-0 3-5-8 1-3-4 2-5-7 0-1-1 3-5-8 3-5-8 0-0-0 at Georgia 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 2-1-3 4-2-6 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-1-2 1-2-3 ALABAMA 0-1-1 2-4-6 3-2-5 4-1-5 3-5-8 0-0-0 2-1-3 2-1-3 0-0-0 at South Carolina 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-0-0 6-0-6 3-3-6 0-0-0 DNP 5-0-5 0-1-1 at Memphis 2-1-3 2-0-2 DNP 6-0-6 2-0-2 0-1-1 DNP 1-0-1 2-2-4 MISSISSIPPI 4-1-5 5-3-8 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 0-0-0 2-0-2 4-2-6 1-0-1 at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 13-7-20 11-9-20 9-12-21 26-11-37 27-24-51 1-2-3 18-14-32 30-18-48 9-8-17
Defensive Big Plays Leaderboard Tackles for Loss (55)
M.Jackson 6.5 -- (UAB 1, ALA 0.5, USC 2, MEM 3). N.Reveiz 5 -- (ORE 1, FLA 0.5, UAB 2, LSU 0.5, ALA 1). Lathers 4.5 -- (FLA 0.5, LSU 1, ALA 1, USC 2). Smith 4 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, GA 1, MEM 1). Walker 4 -- (UAB 1, LSU 0.5, GA 0.5, MEM 2). G.Williams 4 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, FLA 1.5, LSU 0.5). Frazier 3.5 -- (UAB 3, ALA 0.5). Thompson 3.5 -- (UTM 1, FLA 2, UAB 0.5). Hughes 3.5 -- (UTM 2.5, MEM 1). Johnson 2.5 -- (UTM 1.5, GA 1). J.Jackson 2 -- (FLA 1, GA 1). Ayres 1.5 -- (ALA 0.5, MEM 1). Bohannon 1.5 (UTM 0.5, GA 1). Gordon 1.5 -- (FLA 1, LSU 0.5). V.Thomas 1.5 -- (LSU 1, GA 0.5). Waggner 1.5 -- (ORE 1, ALA 0.5). Miller 1 -- (UAB 1). Propst 1 -- (GA 1). Wolf 1 -- (UTM 1). King 0.5 -- (UTM 0.5). Sykes 0.5 -- (UAB 0.5). Teague 0.5 -- (FLA 0.5).
Sacks (15)
M.Jackson 3 -- (USC 1, MEM 2). Lathers 2.5 -- (LSU 0.5, ALA 1, USC 1). G.Williams 2.5 -- (ORE 1, FLA 1, LSU 0.5). Walker 2 -- (MEM 2). Bohannon 1 -- (GA 1). Hughes 1 -- (UTM 1). J.Jackson 1 -- (GA 1). V.Thomas 1 -- (LSU 1). Smith 1 -- (MEM 1).
Interceptions (10)
N.Reveiz 2 -- (LSU 1, USC 1). Waggner 2 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1). J.Jackson 2 -- (LSU 1, MEM 1). Johnson 1 -- (UTM 1). Thompson 1 -- (LSU 1). Gordon 1 -- (MEM 1). M.Jackson 1 -- (MEM 1).
Fumbles Forced (6) Crump 1 -- (GA 1). Evans 1 -- (ORE 1). M.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1). Hughes 1 -- (MEM 1). Smith 1 -- (MEM 1).
Fumbles Recovered (6) Waggner 3 -- (ORE 1, MEM 2). M.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1). N.Reveiz 1 -- (FLA 1).
Passes Broken Up (28)
Teague 7 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, UAB 3, LSU 1, ALA 1). J.Jackson 3 -- (ORE 1, UAB 1, LSU 1). Thompson 3 -- (FLA 1, ALA 1, USC 1). Waggner 3 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, LSU 1). Hughes 2 -- (UTM 1, FLA 1). M.Jackson 2 -- (FLA 1, ALA 1). Wolf 2 -- (UTM 2). A.Anderson 1 -- (MEM 1). Brewer 1 -- (USC 1). Evans 1 -- (GA 1). Gordon 1 -- (UAB 1). V.Thomas 1 -- (UTM 1). Walker 1 -- (ORE 1). G.Williams 1 -- (USC 1).
QB Hurries (35)
Hughes 5 -- (ORE 2, FLA 1, UAB 1, LSU 1). Walker 5 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, LSU 2, ALA 1). M.Jackson 4 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, ALA 1, MEM 1). N.Reveiz 3 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, ALA 1). J.Smith 3 -- (UAB 2, USC 1). Sykes 3 -- (FLA 1, UAB 1, MEM 1). Lathers 2 -- (ALA 1, USC 1). Vereen 2 -- (ORE 2). V.Thomas 2 -- (USC 2). Williams 2 -- (UAB 1, ALA 1). Brewer 1 -- (ALA 1). J.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Thompson 1 -- (ORE 1). G.Williams 1 -- (USC 1).
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Superlatives Team Superlatives Tennessee Highs and Lows Points Scored Low First Downs Low Rushing Attempts Low Rushing Yards Low Rushing TDs Low Passes Attempted Low Passes Completed Low Had Intercepted Low Passing Yards Low Passing TDs Low Total Offensive Plays Low Total Offensive Yards Low Fumbles Low Fumbles Lost Low Penalties Low Penalty Yards Low QB Sacks by Low
52 Mississippi 10 Alabama 23 UT Martin 11 Florida 43 UT Martin 23 Florida 332 UT Martin 9 Georgia 4 UT Martin 0 Florida, UAB, South Carolina 38 Memphis 23 LSU 22 Memphis 12 LSU 2 Florida, Alabama 0 UAB, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi 379 Memphis 121 LSU 5 Memphis 0 Oregon, LSU, Alabama 73 UT Martin 51 Georgia 537 UT Martin 217 LSU 3 Georgia, South Carolina 0 Oregon, UAB 3 South Carolina 0 Oregon, UAB, LSU, Alabama, Mississippi 9 Florida 3 LSU 60 Oregon 10 LSU 5 Memphis 0 UAB
Opponent Highs and Lows
Points Scored 48 Oregon Low 0 UT Martin First Downs 26 Oregon Low 3 UT Martin Rushing Attempts 49 Florida Low 29 UT Martin Rushing Yards 245 Oregon Low 56 UT Martin Rushing TDs 4 Alabama Low 0 UT Martin, Memphis Passes Attempted 60 UAB Low 23 Florida Passes Completed 33 UAB Low 10 Mississippi Had Intercepted 3 LSU, Memphis, Mississippi Low 0 Oregon, Georgia, Alabama Passing Yards 429 UAB Low 86 UT Martin Passing TDs 2 Oregon, UAB, Georgia Low 0 UT Martin, LSU, Mississippi Total Offensive Plays 92 UAB Low 55 UT Martin Total Offensive Yards 544 UAB Low 142 UT Martin Fumbles 4 Florida Low 0 Alabama Fumbles Lost 2 Florida, Memphis Low 0 UT Martin, UAB, Georgia, Alabama Penalties 11 UT Martin Low 5 Florida, Georgia, Alabama Penalty Yards 83 UT Martin Low 25 Florida QB Sacks by 6 Florida, South Carolina Low 0 Memphis
Individual Superlatives Most by a Vol... Rushing Attempts Net Rushing Yards Rushing TDs Pass Attempts Pass Completions Had Intercepted Pass Yards Pass TDs Total Offense Plays Total Offense Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Points Scored Touchdowns Field Goals (Made) PATs (Made) Punts Punt Average (min. 3) Punt Returns Punt Return Yards Kickoff Returns Kickoff Return Yards Total Tackles Solo Tackles TFL Sacks Interceptions Interception Return Yds
24 162 2 34 19 2 325 5 42 325 7 228 2 12 2 3 7 9 48.5 3 23 5 101 14 8 3.0 2 1 54
Tauren Poole vs. LSU Tauren Poole vs. Oregon Tauren Poole vs. UT Martin, Mississippi Matt Simms vs. UAB, Tyler Bray vs Mississippi Three times, last by Tyler Bray vs. Memphis Matt Simms vs. Florida, Tyler Bray vs. Memphis Tyler Bray vs. Memphis Matt Simms vs. UAB Tyler Bray vs. Memphis Gerald Jones vs. Alabama Denarius Moore vs. South Carolina Denarius Moore vs. UAB, Justin Hunter vs. Mississippi Four times, last by Denarius Moore vs. UAB Six times, last by Hunter and Poole vs. Mississippi Michael Palardy vs. Memphis Daniel Lincoln vs. Mississippi Chad Cunningham vs. UAB Chad Cunningham vs. South Carolina Janzen Jackson vs. Mississippi Janzen Jackson vs. Memphis David Oku vs. Oregon David Oku vs. Oregon Nick Reveiz vs. Florida, vs. UAB N.Reveiz vs. UAB Savion Frazier vs. UAB; Malik Jackson vs. Memphis Chris Walker vs. Memphis Ten times, last by Anthony Anderson vs. Mississippi Prentiss Waggner vs. UT Martin
Tennessee’s Long Plays Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return
59 80 49 56 21 47 54 37
Tauren Poole vs. Alabama (TD) Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter vs. Mississippi (TD) Daniel Lincoln vs. Florida Chad Cunningham vs. Alabama Eric Gordon vs. LSU Janzen Jackson vs. Mississippi Prentiss Waggner vs. UT Martin (TD) Prentiss Waggner vs. Memphis
Most by an Opponent... Rushing Attempts Net Rushing Yards Rushing TDs Pass Attempts Pass Completions Had Intercepted Pass Yards Pass TDs Total Offense Plays Total Offense Yards Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Points Scored Touchdowns Field Goals PATs Punts Punt Average (min. 3) Punt Returns Punt Return Yards Kickoff Returns Kickoff Return Yards Total Tackles Solo Tackles TFL Sacks Interceptions Interception Return Yds
29 184 2 55 29 3 373 2 56 375 12 221 1 12 2 2 6 10 48.4 4 84 6 107 12 10 4 2 1 76
Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina Five times, last by Brandon Bolden, Mississippi Bryan Ellis, UAB Bryan Ellis, UAB Jeremiah Masoli, Mississippi Bryan Ellis, UAB Three times, last by Ryan Williams, Memphis Bryan Ellis, UAB Bryan Ellis, UAB Julio Jones, Alabama Julio Jones, Alabama Seven times, last by Trent Richardson, Alabama Five times, last by Stephen Garcia, South Carolina Six times, last by Brandon Bolden, Mississippi Three times, last by Jeremy Shelley, Alabama Rob Beard, Oregon Joe Hook, UT Martin Tyler Campbell, Mississippi Markeith Summer, Mississippi Kenjon Barner, Oregon D.A. Griffin, Memphis Kenjon Barner, Oregon Akeem Dent, Georgia Mitch Huelsing, Memphis Antonio Allen, South Carolina Three times, last by Jason Jones, Mississippi Eight times, last by Devin Taylor, South Carolina Cliff Harris, Oregon
Opponent’s Long Plays Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return
83 70 44 58 80 43 76 5
Jordan Jefferson, LSU (TD) Stephen Garcia to Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (TD) Caleb Sturgis, Florida Tyler Campbell, Mississippi Kenjon Barner, Oregon (TD) Jeff Demps, Florida Kenjon Barner, Oregon (TD) Devin Taylor, South Carolina
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Big Plays (More Than 20 Yards) Tennessee (89)
Game Rush (19) Pass (38) UT MARTIN David Oku--44 TD, 21 Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--20, 37 Tauren Poole--22, 24 TD Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--42 TD Denarius Moore--58 TD Rajion Neal--40 OREGON Tauren Poole--31, 39, 23 Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--31 Da’Rick Rogers--21 Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--31 FLORIDA Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--33 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--49 TD Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--35 TD Matt Simms to Tauren Poole--31 UAB Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--72 TD Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--25 TD at LSU Tauren Poole--20 Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--26 Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--37 at Georgia Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--28, 38 TD, 25 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--58 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--22 ALABAMA Tauren Poole--59 TD Matt Simms to Da’Rick Rogers--23 Rajion Neal--22 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--26 at South Carolina Chad Cunningham--25 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--33, 64 Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--26, 30 TD, 62 at Memphis Tauren Poole--20, 27, 21 TD Tyler Bray to Tauren Poole--41 Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--26 Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter--42 TD Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--22 TD Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--32 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--34 MISSISSIPPI Tauren Poole--36 TD, 35 TD Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter--80 TD, 22 TD Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--30, 38 Tyler Bray to Mychal Rivera--26 Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--22 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--24
Opponent (70)
Game Rush (15) Pass (34) UT MARTIN Julius McNair--22 Derek Carr to Chris Thompson--30 OREGON LaMichael James--72 TD Darron Thomas to Brandon Williams--29 Darron Thomas to David Paulson--27 TD Darron Thomas to Lavasier Tuinei--29 TD FLORIDA Omarius Hines--36 John Brantley to Jordan Reed--22 John Brantley to Deonte Thompson--24 UAB Bryan Ellis to Mike Jones--52 TD Bryan Ellis to Frantrell Forrest--25, 42, 27 TD Bryan Ellis to Daniel Borne--28 Bryan Ellis to Jeffery Anderson--34 Bryan Ellis to Jackie Williams--24 at LSU Jordan Jefferson--83 TD Jarrett Lee to Reuben Randle--47 Stevan Ridley--29, 20 Jarrett Lee to Terrence Toliver--21 at Georgia Aaron Murray--35 TD Aaron Murray to A.J. Green--33, 22 TD Aaron Murray to Aron White--30 Aaron Murray to Orson Charles--25 Aaron Murray to Tavarres King--20 ALABAMA Mark Ingram--42 Greg McElroy to Julio Jones--42, 38 Trent Richardson--65 TD Greg McElroy to Marquis Maze--36 A.J. McCarron to Julio Jones--47 at South Carolina Marcus Lattimore--34, 40 Stephen Garcia to Patrick DiMarco--26 Stephen Garcia to Tori Gurley--22 Stephen Garcia to D.L. Moore--20 Stephen Garcia to Alshon Jeffery--70 TD at Memphis Gregory Ray--20 Ryan Williams to Jermaine McKenzie--22 Ryan Williams to Jeremy Longstreet--29 Ryan Williams to Gregory Ray--25 Ryan Williams to Marcus Rucker--38 TD MISSISSIPPI Brandon Bolden--29, 23 Jeremiah Masoli to Korvic Neat--22 Jeff Scott--25 Jeremiah Masoli to Melvin Harris--26
Returns (32) Prentiss Waggner--54 IR TD
David Oku--22 KR, 21 KR, 23 KR, 26 KR Eric Gordon--21 KR Denarius Moore--20 KR David Oku--25 KR, 25 KR
David Oku--26 KR Eric Gordon--26 KR, 21 PR, 34 KR Eric Gordon--30 KR, 23 KR, 22 KR
Eric Gordon--21 KR, 23 KR, 33 KR Rajion Neal--29 KR Eric Gordon--22 KR, 23 KR David Oku--20 KR Da’Rick Rogers--23 KR Da’Rick Rogers--29 KR, 21 KR Janzen Jackson--35 IR Prentiss Waggner--37 FR Malik Jackson--44 IR
Eric Gordon--46 IR TD Janzen Jackson--47 KR, 22 IR
Returns (21) Jason McNair--25 KR Kenjon Barner--39 KR, 34 KR, 20 KR, 80 PR TD Cliff Harris--76 IR TD Jeff Demps--43 KR, 27 KR Pat Shed--20 KR
Patrick Peterson--26 PR, 23 KR, 24 KR Brandon Boykin--29 KR
Trent Richardson--23 KR, 25-KR
Bryce Sherman--20 KR, 27 KR Devin Taylor--24 IR TD
Jesse Grandy--21 KR Jeff Scott--23 KR Derrick Herman--30 KR
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Drive Chart UT Martin (Sept. 4)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T35 12 62 5:14 FG 2 T33 5 67 1:48 TD 3 M47 8 29 2:43 FG 4 T44 3 5 2:01 Punt 5 T26 3 2 1:27 Punt 6 T35 6 16 3:17 Punt 7 M49 3 49 0:53 TD 8* T17 3 83 1:04 TD 9 M42 1 42 0:08 TD 10 T17 9 83 3:49 TD 11 T49 6 24 2:18 Interception 12 T29 3 -1 1:02 Punt 13 T27 7 41 3:57 Downs 14 T27 6 55 3:37 End of game
Oregon (Sept. 11)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T20 7 50 3:57 FG 2 O43 5 26 2:10 FG 3 T16 6 54 2:16 Downs 4 T31 5 69 1:59 TD 5 T15 7 34 4:19 Punt 6 T30 3 5 0:55 Punt 7 T23 3 1 0:57 End of half 8* T6 5 22 1:04 Punt 9 T27 7 46 3:38 Interception 10 T28 4 -11 1:39 Punt 11 T6 6 11 3:02 Punt 12 T21 3 5 1:43 Punt 13 T22 3 -11 1:13 Punt 14 T25 3 2 1:34 Punt
Florida (Sept. 18)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T9 3 3 1:42 Punt 2 T1 3 3 1:37 Punt 3 T43 8 25 3:08 FG 4 T26 3 -5 1:49 Punt 5 F40 4 37 2:00 Interception 6 T23 6 11 3:31 Punt 7* T29 3 71 1:20 TD 8 T25 5 15 1:48 Interception 9 T16 3 -6 1:04 Punt 10 T49 6 51 1:52 TD 11 T25 3 36 0:52 Fumble 12 T10 8 32 2:04 Downs
UAB (Sept. 25)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T41 9 59 4:01 TD 2 T24 3 7 1:21 Punt 3 T28 1 72 0:12 TD 4 T37 8 33 2:14 FG 5 T20 3 4 1:33 Punt 6 T11 3 6 2:09 Punt 7 T33 3 8 1:39 Punt 8* B32 3 -5 0:30 Punt 9 T42 4 9 1:21 Punt 10 T20 4 17 2:08 Punt 11 T28 3 -5 1:59 Punt 12 T19 8 30 3:32 Punt 13 T37 6 5 0:38 End of Half 14^ B25 4 2 0:00 FG 15^ B25 1 25 0:00 TD
at LSU (Oct. 2)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T26 6 7 1:45 Punt 2 50 6 7 2:25 Downs 3 T37 10 63 5:23 TD 4 T28 3 1 2:41 Punt 5 T24 4 14 2:31 Punt 6 T27 2 4 1:31 Half 7* T41 3 7 1:23 Punt 8 L38 7 10 3:13 Missed fg 9 T20 3 -1 1:40 Punt 10 T29 8 71 3:11 TD 11 T20 9 49 4:06 Downs
at Georgia (Oct. 9)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T23 6 16 4:16 Punt 2 T20 3 6 1:16 Interception 3 T20 6 80 2:57 TD 4 T21 3 1 1:45 Punt 5 T26 3 -21 1:42 Punt 6 T20 6 31 2:07 Punt 7* T29 7 71 3:08 TD 8 T15 3 -4 1:55 Punt 9 T20 12 77 5:16 Downs 10 T16 2 22 0:41 End of game
Alabama (Oct. 23)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T22 3 4 1:51 Punt 2 T13 4 87 1:43 TD 3 T14 3 3 0:49 Punt 4 T24 3 -15 1:54 Punt 5 T20 6 19 1:50 Punt 6 T39 3 0 1:04 Punt 7 T19 7 66 0:47 FG 8* T25 10 40 4:34 Missed fg 9 T36 9 53 3:38 Interception 10 T33 8 22 4:00 Punt 11 T20 7 48 4:01 Interception 12 A27 5 12 1:11 Downs
at Memphis (Nov. 6)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T35 9 27 3:58 Downs 2 T30 5 70 2:37 TD 3 T18 3 82 1:03 TD 4 M33 6 26 1:01 FG 5 T24 9 76 3:48 TD 6 M40 5 40 2:13 TD 7 M9 1 9 0:05 TD 8 T21 10 64 2:02 FG 9* T34 5 14 2:21 Punt 10 T32 3 9 0:56 Fumble 11 M21 1 21 0:07 TD 12 T47 5 37 1:59 FG 13 T30 9 32 5:28 Punt 14 T25 2 -2 1:11 End of game
Mississippi (Nov. 13)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T20 1 80 0:13 TD 2 T14 6 43 3:53 Punt 3 T32 3 68 1:18 TD 4 M39 3 -19 1:11 Punt 5 T14 11 86 4:01 TD 6 T6 3 9 2:16 Punt 7 T40 7 34 0:58 FG 8 T9 1 -2 0:01 End of half 9* T20 4 26 2:32 Punt 10 T37 6 63 2:41 TD 11 T16 5 10 2:08 Punt 12 T12 5 20 3:10 Punt 13 M44 3 44 1:47 TD 14 T26 3 3 1:44 Punt 15 T25 3 -2 2:27 Punt * - First drive of second half. ^ - Overtime drive (not reflected in average starting position). Average Starting Field Position Drives Yd. Line Avg. IN20 Tennessee 128 3696 28.9 25 Opponents 130 3975 30.6 28
at South Carolina (Oct. 30)
No. Start Plays Yards Time End 1 T20 14 58 8:52 FG 2 T26 5 54 2:14 Fumble 3 T30 9 70 3:23 TD 4 T2 4 11 1:06 End of half 5* T25 2 2 0:51 Fumble 6 T20 2 0 0:50 Interception 7 T20 9 32 4:48 Punt 8 T30 5 70 1:58 TD 9 T23 5 77 1:54 TD 10 T26 7 19 4:17 Punt 11 T27 4 15 1:19 Downs
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2010 Statistics Individual Career Game Bests Rushing
Name No. Game Kevin Cooper 2 Twice Gerald Jones 6 at VAN 2008 Denarius Moore 2 at LSU 2010 Rajion Neal 9 vs. UTM 2010 David Oku 8 Twice Tauren Poole 24 vs. LSU 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 5 at SC 2010 Zach Rogers 1 Four Toney Williams 3 vs. UTM 2010
Passing
Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms
Yards Game 6 at VAN 2008 67 vs. KY 2008 58 vs. UTM 2010 79 vs. UTM 2010 77 vs. UTM 2010 162 vs. ORE 2010 49 at SC 2010 15 vs. GA 2009 8 vs. UTM 2010
Att. Game Comp. Game 34 vs. MISS 2010 19 at MEM 2010 34 vs. FLA 2010 19 Twice
Passing Yards
Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms
Yards Game 325 at MEM 2010 259 vs. FLA 2010
Receiving
Name No. Game Kevin Cooper 4 at UCLA 2008 Channing Fugate 1 at SC 2010 Justin Hunter 4 at GA 2010 Gerald Jones 7 Three times Denarius Moore 7 vs. MEM 2009 Rajion Neal 3 vs. GA 2010 David Oku 3 vs. UAB 2010 Tauren Poole 3 Three times Mychal Rivera 3 at MEM 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 2 Twice Zach Rogers 4 vs. FLA 2010 Luke Stocker 5 Twice
Yards Game 31 vs. OH 2009 4 at SC 2010 114 vs. MISS 2010 113 at KY 2009 228 at SC 2010 70 vs. GA 2010 23 vs. UAB 2010 50 at MEM 2010 35 vs. MISS 2010 22 at MEM 2010 78 vs. UAB 2010 78 at KY 2009
Punt Returns
Total Name No. Game Yards Game Eric Gordon 1 Five times 21 at LSU 2010 Justin Hunter 2 vs. UAB 2010 16 vs. UAB 2010 Gerald Jones 5 at AUB 2008 68 at AUB 2008 J.Jackson 3 vs. MISS 2010 26 at MEM 2010
Kickoff Returns
Total Name No. Game Yards Game Sam Edgmon 1 Twice 10 vs. MEM 2009 Eric Gordon 4 Twice 95 at GA 2010 Janzen Jackson 1 vs. MISS 2010 47 vs. MISS 2010 Gerald Jones 2 at UCLA 2008 76 at UCLA 2008 Denarius Moore 3 vs. SM 2007 56 vs. SM 2007 David Oku 5 Three times 159 at MISS 2009 Mychal Rivera 1 vs. UTM 2010 7 vs. UTM 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 3 at MEM 2010 66 at MEM 2010 Luke Stocker 1 vs. KY 2008 5 vs. KY 2008 Rajion Neal 2 vs. ALA 2010 38 vs. ALA 2010
Inside the Red Zone Game UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB at LSU at Georgia Alabama at S. Carolina at Memphis Mississippi at Vanderbilt Kentucky TOTAL
Tennessee 4-5 (2 TDs, 2 FGs) 2-2 (1 TD, 1 FG) 0-1 1-1 (TD) 2-3 (2 TDs) 1-2 (TD) 1-3 (FG) 3-4 (2 TDs, 1 FG) 6-6 (3 TDs, 3 FG) 1-1 (1 TD)
Opponent 0-0 3-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs) 4-4 (4 TDs) 3-5 (1 TD, 2 FGs) 2-3 (1 TD, 1 FG) 6-6 (4 TD, 2 FGs) 5-6 (4 TDs, 1 FG) 4-7 (3 TDs, 1 FG) 1-1 (1 TD) 1-1 (1 TD)
21-28 (13 TDs, 8 FGs) 30-37 (21 TDs, 9 FGs)
Tennessee Giveaway/Takeaway
Giveaway Takeaway Game Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif. UT Martin 1 1 2 -- 2 2 -Oregon -- 1 1 1 -- 1 -Florida 1 2 3 2 -- 2 -1 UAB -- -- -- -- 1 1 +1 at LSU -- -- -- 1 3 4 +4 at Georgia 2 1 3 -- -- -- -3 Alabama -- 2 2 -- -- -- -2 at S. Carolina 3 1 4 -- 1 1 -3 at Memphis 1 -- 1 2 3 5 +4 Mississippi -- -- -- 1 4 5 +5 at Vanderbilt Kentucky TOTAL 8 8 16 7 14 21 +5
Field Goal Sequence
Game Tennessee Opponent UT Martin (21) (35) 43 Oregon (48) (35) (37) (42) Florida (49) (44) UAB (47) (40) 41, 35, 49, 30, 54, (35) (21) at LSU 45 54 (31) at Georgia - (42) (20) Alabama (33) 52 (36) 25, (42) at S. Carolina (39) (40) 41 at Memphis (24) (32) (33) Mississippi (43) at Vanderbilt Kentucky
Tackles
Name Tackles Game Anthony Anderson 5 Twice Joseph Ayres 4 at MEM 2010 Willie Bohannon 3 Three times Brent Brewer 8 vs. MISS 2010 Raiques Crump 6 at MEM 2010 Cory Eichholtz 2 vs. SC 2009 Art Evans 8 at LSU 2010 C.J. Fleming 3 vs. MEM 2009 Steven Fowlkes 2 vs. MEM 2009 Savion Frazier 11 vs. AUB 2009 Eric Gordon 6 Twice Montori Hughes 4 Twice Janzen Jackson 9 vs. FLA 2010 Malik Jackson 8 at MEM 2010 Austin Johnson 9 vs. UAB 2010 Greg King 6 Twice Herman Lathers 12 Twice Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 5 vs. OHIO 2009 Corey Miller 3 vs. MISS 2010 John Propst 6 at GA 2010 Stephaun Raines 4 vs. VAN 2009 Nick Reveiz 14 Twice Shane Reveiz 4 vs. MEM 2009 Jacques Smith 5 at LSU 2010 Jake Storey 3 vs. MEM 2009 Rae Sykes 2 vs. UAB 2010 Marsalis Teague 8 at LSU 2010 Victor Thomas 4 Twice LaMarcus Thompson 9 at LSU 2010 Daryl Vereen 3 Twice Prentiss Waggner 8 at LSU 2010 Chris Walker 8 Twice Gerald Williams 7 at ORE 2010 Tyler Wolf 5 vs. UTM 2010
Fumbles
Name No.-Lost Eric Gordon 3-3 Janzen Jackson 1-0 Gerald Jones 1-1 Rajion Neal 2-1 David Oku 1-0 Tauren Poole 1-1 Matt Simms 3-2 TEAM 1-0 TOTAL 12-7
Vols on Opening Offensive Drives
Game 1st Half 2nd Half UT Martin FG TD Oregon FG Punt Florida Punt TD UAB TD Punt at LSU Punt Punt at Georgia Punt TD Alabama Punt Missed FG at S. Carolina FG Fumble at Memphis Downs Punt Mississippi TD Punt at Vanderbilt Kentucky
Vols on Opening Defensive Series
Game 1st Half 2nd Half UT Martin Punt Punt Oregon Punt Punt Florida Punt FG UAB Missed FG Punt at LSU TD INT at Georgia TD TD Alabama Punt TD at S. Carolina INT TD at Memphis TD Punt Mississippi Punt Interception at Vanderbilt Kentucky
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.
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The Last Time Tennessee... Individual
Team
Rushed for 100 yards 107, Tauren Poole vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Rushed for 200 yards 223, Arian Foster vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/05 Rushed for 250 yards 294, Chuck Webb vs. Mississippi, 11/18/89 Passed for 200 yards 323, Tyler Bray vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Passed for 300 yards 323, Tyler Bray vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Passed for 400 yards 408, Peyton Manning vs. Northwestern (Citrus Bowl), 1/1/97 Passed for 500 yards 523, Peyton Manning at Kentucky, 11/22/97 Had 100 yards receiving 114, Justin Hunter vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Had 150 yards receiving 228, Denarius Moore at South Carolina, 10/30/10 Had 200 yards receiving 228, Denarius Moore at South Carolina, 10/30/10 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown 44, Bret Smith at South Carolina, 10/30/04 (onside kick) Returned a conventional kickoff for a touchdown 82, Mark Jones vs. Alabama, 10/26/02 Returned a kickoff 100 yards Leonard Scott vs. Georgia, 10/9/99 Returned a punt for a touchdown 53, Mark Jones vs. Vanderbilt, 11/22/03 Returned a punt at least 75 yards 86, Terry Fair vs. Arkansas, 11/16/96 (touchdown) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown 20, Antonio Wardlow vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/3/07 Returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown 90, Tyrone Hines vs. South Carolina, 10/28/95 Returned a pass interception for a touchdown 10, Prentiss Waggner vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Returned a fumble for a touchdown 18, Parys Haralson vs. Alabama, 10/23/04 Returned an extra point for a score 97, Floyd Miley vs. Mississippi (at Memphis), 11/17/90 (blocked kick return) Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Montario Hardesty at Kentucky, 11/28/09 Threw three touchdown passes 3, Tyler Bray vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Chris Hannon vs. Mississippi State, 11/15/03 Made three field goals 3, Michael Palardy at Memphis, 11/6/10 Had an 80-yard run 87, LaMarcus Coker at Vanderbilt, 11/18/06 Had an 80-yard pass completion 80, Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Had 20 tackles 21, Tom Fisher at Auburn (in Birmingham), 9/26/64 Recorded three sacks 3, Jerod Mayo vs. California, 9/2/06 Forced two fumbles 2, Rico McCoy vs. South Carolina, 10/31/09 Intercepted two passes 2, Eric Berry vs. Arkansas, 11/10/07 Intercepted three passes 3, Deon Grant vs. Auburn 10/2/99 Made a 50-yard field goal 51, James Wilhoit vs. Florida, 9/16/06
Shut out an opponent 50-0 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 Shut out consecutive opponents at Vanderbilt and vs. Kentucky, 11/23-30/02 (both scores were 24-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards 332, vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (43 attempts) Rushed for more than 400 yards 406, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/26/94 (60 attempts) Passed for more than 300 yards 323, vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 (18-of-35) Had more than 500 yards total offense 509, at Memphis, 11/6/10 (130 rushing, 379 passing) Had more than 600 yards total offense 657, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (380 rushing, 277 passing) Scored 50 points 52, vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 (Score: 52-14) Scored 60 points 63, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (Score: 63-7) Scored 70 points 70, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 9/23/00 (Score: 70-3) Failed to rush for 100 yards 92, at South Carolina, 10/30/10 (37 attempts) Failed to pass for 100 yards 93, vs. Florida, 9/19/09 (11-of-19) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing 64, at Memphis, 11/6/10 (31 attempts) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards passing 99, vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 (10-of-24) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards total offense 83, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (34 rushing, 49 passing) Held opponent without a touchdown vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (Score: Tennessee 50-0) Failed to get a first down vs. Auburn, 9/27/58 (Score: Auburn 13-0) Scored a safety vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (A. Johnson and G. King tackled D.J. McNeil in end zone) Committed no turnovers vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 Committed no penalties vs. LSU (in Atlanta, SEC Championship Game), 12/1/07 Never had to punt vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (15 offensive possessions in 63-7 win) Blocked a punt vs. Alabama, 10/25/08 (Montario Hardesty) Blocked a field goal at Kentucky (second overtime), 11/24/07 (Dan Williams) Faked a punt at South Carolina, 10/30/10 (Chad Cunningham 25 run) Successfully faked a punt for first down at South Carolina, 10/30/10 (Chad Cunningham 25 run) Faked a field goal vs. Arkansas, 11/11/00 (Seth Reagan 2 run for touchdown) Attempted a 2-point conversion at South Carolina, 11/1/08 (Nick Stephens run failed) Scored a 2-point conversion at Kentucky, 11/24/07 (Austin Rogers pass from Erik Ainge in fourth overtime) Attempted an onside kick at Alabama, 10/24/09 (Denarius Moore recovered) Two players with 100 yards rushing Montario Hardesty (160) and Bryce Brown (104) vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 Three players with 100 yards rushing J.Stewart (145), A.Hayden (115) & M.Phillips (107) vs. Vanderbilt, 11/30/91 Two players with 100 yards passing Tyler Bray (159) and Matt Simms (153) at South Carolina, 10/30/10 Two players with 100 yards receiving Lucas Taylor (118) and Austin Rogers (112) vs. Southern Mississippi, 9/8/07 Played an overtime game vs. UAB, 9/25/10 (Score: UT 32-29, 2 ot) Lost an overtime game at UCLA, 9/1/08 (Score: UCLA 27-24, ot) Won game on last play vs. UAB, 9/25/10 (Score: UT 32-29, 2 ot) Lost game on last play at LSU, 10/2/10 (Score: LSU 16-14) Beat ranked opponent vs. No. 22 South Carolina, 10/31/09 (Score: Tennessee 31-13) Beat team ranked in top 15 vs. No. 15 South Carolina, 10/27/07 (Score: Tennessee 27-24 ot) Beat team ranked in top five at No. 4 LSU, 9/26/05 (Score: Tennessee 30-27 ot)
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Team
Rushed for 100 yards 113, Brandon Bolden, Mississippi, 11/13/10 (12 attempts) Rushed for 200 yards 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 attempts) Rushed for 250 yards 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 attempts) Passed for 200 yards 221, Ryan Williams, Memphis, 11/6/10 Passed for 300 yards 373, Bryan Ellis, UAB, 9/25/10 (2 ot) Passed for 400 yards 430, Andre’ Woodson, at Kentucky, 11/24/07 (4 ot) Passed for 500 yards Never Had 100 yards receiving 221, Julio Jones, Alabama, 10/23/10 Had 150 yards receiving 221, Julio Jones, Alabama, 10/23/10 Had 200 yards receiving 221, Julio Jones, Alabama, 10/23/10 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown 100, Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 10/10/09 Returned a punt for a touchdown 80, Kenjon Barner, Oregon, 9/11/10 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown 17, Sean Westgate, at UCLA, 9/1/08 Returned a pass interception for a touchdown 24, Devin Taylor, South Carolina, 10/30/10 Returned a fumble for a touchdown 0, Jake Ricks, at Auburn, 9/27/08 (recovered in end zone) Returned an extra point for a score Quinton Reese, Auburn (SEC Championship), 12/6/97 (yardage not recorded) Returned a kickoff 100 yards Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 10/10/09 Returned a punt at least 75 yards 80, Kenjon Barner, Oregon, 9/11/10 (touchdown) Rushed for three touchdowns 4, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 Threw three touchdown passes 6, Andre’ Woodson, at Kentucky, 11/24/07 (4 ot) Caught three touchdown passes 3, Josh Reed, at LSU, 9/30/00 (overtime) Made three field goals 3, Matt Waldron, Virginia Tech (Chick-fil-A Bowl), 12/31/09 Had an 80-yard run 83, Jordan Jefferson, LSU, 10/2/10 Had an 80-yard pass completion 81, Chris Leak to Chad Jackson, Florida, 9/18/04 Recorded three sacks 5, Alex Brown, at Florida, 9/18/99 Intercepted two passes 2, Kareem Jackson, at Alabama, 10/20/07 Made a 50-yard field goal 50, Leigh Tiffin, Alabama, 10/24/09
Shut out Tennessee 31-0, Florida, 9/17/94 Shut out Tennessee in consecutive games at Kentucky and vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19-26/59 (Scores: 20-0, 14-0) Rushed for more than 300 yards 359, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 Rushed for more than 400 yards 409, Nebraska, 1/2/98 (Orange Bowl) Passed for more than 300 yards 326, Alabama, 10/23/10 (24-of-35) Had more than 600 yards total offense 634, at Kentucky, 11/22/97 (4 ot) Scored 50 points 50, Kentucky, 11/24/07 (Score: Tennessee 52-50, 4 ot) Scored 60 points 62, Florida, 11/16/95 (Score: Florida 62-37) Scored 70 points 70, Trinity (present-day Duke), 11/4/1893 (Score: Trinity 70-0) Failed to rush for 100 yards 64, Memphis, 11/6/10 (31 attempts) Failed to pass for 100 yards 99, Mississippi, 11/13/10 (10-of-24) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards rushing 92, at South Carolina, 10/30/10 (37 attempts) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards passing 93, vs. Florida, 9/19/09 (11-of-19) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards total offense 59, vs. Alabama,10/18/80 Held Tennessee without a touchdown at Alabama, 10/22/05 (Score: Alabama 6-3) Scored a safety Georgia, 10/10/09 (Chad Cunningham punt blocked through end zone) Blocked a punt Georgia, 10/10/09 (Zach Renner) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown 17, at UCLA, 9/1/08 (Sean Westgate) Blocked a field goal at Mississippi, 11/14/09 Blocked two field goals at Alabama, 10/24/09 (Terrence Cody blocked both) Returned punt and kickoff for touchdown in same game at Georgia, 10/7/06 (Mikey Henderson 86 punt ret; Thomas Brown 99 kickoff ret) Faked a punt Florida, 9/18/10 (Omarius Hines 36 run) Successfully faked a punt for first down Florida, 9/18/10 (Omarius Hines 36 run) Attempted a 2-point conversion UAB, 9/25/10 (Jeffery Anderson pass from Bryan Ellis; twice in the game) Scored a 2-point conversion UAB, 9/25/10 (Jeffery Anderson pass from Bryan Ellis; twice in the game) Two players with 100 yards rushing LSU, Stevan Ridley (123) and Jordan Jefferson (100), 10/2/10 Three players with 100 yards rushing Mississippi, P.Hofer (119), J.Reed (115), M.Sweet (103), 11/15/75 Two players with 100 yards passing Florida, Jesse Palmer (210) and Doug Johnson (199), 9/19/98 (overtime) Two players with 100 yards receiving Kentucky, Rafael Little (108) and Jacob Tamme (104), 11/24/07 (four overtimes) Played an overtime game UAB, 9/25/10 (Score: UT 32-29, 2 ot) Won an overtime game UCLA, 9/1/08 (Score: UCLA 27-24, ot) Beat a ranked Tennessee team UCLA, 9/1/08 (Score: UCLA 27, No. 18 UT 24 OT) Beat a Tennessee team ranked in the top 15 LSU (SEC Championship Game), 12/1/07 (Score: LSU 21, No. 14 UT 14) Beat a Tennessee team ranked in the top five Florida, 9/17/05 (Score: Florida 16, No. 4 UT 7)
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2010 Game Recaps Game 1
Tennessee UT Martin
13 7 23 7 - 50 0 0 0 0 - 0
Sept. 4 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 99,123
Tauren Poole had touchdown runs of 24 yards and 14 yards as Tennessee beat UT Martin 50-0 on Saturday night for Derek Dooley’s first victory as the Volunteers’ coach. It was Tennessee’s first shutout since a 48-0 win over Vanderbilt in 2003 and first time facing an FCS opponent since a win over The Citadel in 1983. Tauren Poole had been waiting all year to prove he’d been unfairly stuck behind Bryce Brown and David Oku on the Vols’ depth chart last season. He delivered, darting through holes, running around coverage and picking up 110 yards on 17 carries before sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Oku had his share of carries too and found some large holes for a 44-yard touchdown run with 5:00 left in the first quarter to give the Vols a 10-0 lead in the season opener for both teams. Denarius Moore ran 58 yards for a touchdown and caught a 42-yard scoring pass from Matt Simms. Moore finished with 66 yards on four catches, and Gerald Jones had 86 yards on six catches before injuring his left hand. Tennessee scored nearly every way it could. Austin Johnson tackled D.J. McNeil in the end zone for a safety. Prentiss Waggner intercepted Derek Carr and ran 54 yards for a touchdown. Daniel Lincoln kicked field goals of 21 and 35 yards.
Scoring Summary
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play UT 1st 9:46 Lincoln 21 field goal UT 1st 5:00 Oku 44 run UT 1st 0:33 Lincoln 35 field goal UT 2nd 1:44 Poole 24 run UT 3rd 12:15 Moore 58 run UT 3rd 10:27 Moore 42 pass from Simms UT 3rd 4:39 Poole 13 run UT 3rd 4:28 Safety UT 4th 13:14 Waggner 54 int. return UTM UT FIRST DOWNS 3 23 Rushing 1 12 Passing 2 8 Penalty 0 3 NET YARDS RUSHING 56 332 Rushing Attempts 29 43 Average Per Rush 1.9 7.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 4 Yards Gained Rushing 81 346 Yards Lost Rushing 25 14 NET YARDS PASSING 86 205 Completions-Attempts-Int 11-26-2 17-30-1 Average Per Attempt 3.3 6.8 Average Per Completion 7.8 12.1 Passing Touchdowns 0 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 142 537 Total offense plays 55 73 Average Gain Per Play 2.6 7.4 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 11-83 5-25 PUNTS-YARDS 10-417 4-163 Average Yards Per Punt 41.7 40.8 Net Yards Per Punt 42.5 40.8 Inside 20 2 2 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 4 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-85 9-547 Average Yards Per Kickoff 42.5 60.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.0 49.7 Touchbacks 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 2--8-0 Average Per Return 0.0 -4.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 9-100-0 2-19-0 Average Per Return 11.1 9.5 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-6-0 2-54-1 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:39 33:21 1st Quarter 5:15 9:45 2nd Quarter 7:22 7:38 3rd Quarter 7:30 7:30 4th Quarter 6:32 8:28 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 17 5 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 1-4 PAT Kicks 0-0 6-6 Field Goals 0-1 2-2
Conversion -- Lincoln kick -- Lincoln kick Lincoln kick Lincoln kick Lincoln kick -- Lincoln kick
Plays 12-62 5-67 8-29 3-49 3-83 1-42 9-83 -- --
TOP 5:04 1:48 2:43 0:53 1:04 0:08 3:49 -- --
Score 3-0 10-0 13-0 20-0 27-0 34-0 41-0 43-0 50-0
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long Poole 17 110 2 24 Neal 9 79 0 30 Oku 6 77 1 44 Moore 1 58 1 58 Williams 3 8 0 8 Simms 3 7 0 3 Bray 1 -1 0 0 UTM Att Yds TD Long Ju. McNair 6 34 0 22 Taylor 1 16 0 16 Ja. McNair 13 7 0 5 Shiver 1 5 0 5 Blanks 1 3 0 3 Barksdale 3 -2 0 1 Carr 2 -2 0 2 McNeil 2 -5 0 0
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Simms 14-24 181 1 0 Bray 3-6 24 0 1 UTM A-C Yds TD Int Carr 9-22 66 0 2 Ju. McNair 2-4 20 0 0
Receiving
UT No. Yds TD Long Jones 6 86 0 37 Moore 4 66 1 42 Stocker 2 17 0 9 Cooper 2 13 0 9 D. Rogers 1 9 0 9 Rivera 1 7 0 7 Z. Rogers 1 7 0 7 UTM No. Yds TD Long Taylor 4 14 0 6 Thompson 3 38 0 30 Everett 2 21 0 13 Hamrick 1 7 0 7 McNeil 1 6 0 6
Game 2
Tennessee Oregon
6 7 0 0 - 13 3 10 14 21 - 48
Sept. 11 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 102,035
LaMichael James ran for 134 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown, in his first game back after a one-game suspension and No. 7 Oregon scored 45 consecutive points to beat Tennessee 48-13 on Saturday night. James had only 27 yards at halftime after being targeted by the Volunteers’ defense for the entire first half. He started picking up momentum after the break, rushing for 25 yards on five carries in the Oregon’s first second-half drive. He broke several tackles on the 72-yard touchdown run on the first play of the subsequent drive for the Ducks (2-0). Tennessee (1-1) went up 13-3 in the first half after an hour-long delay for lightning but fell apart after James’ long run. A pass by Matt Simms intended for Zach Rogers was intercepted by Cliff Harris, who returned it 76-yards for another score to give Oregon a 27-13 lead with 6:27 left in the third quarter. The Vols got a 48-yard field goal from Daniel Lincoln on their first drive and immediately got the ball back when Barner fumbled the following kickoff after a 39-yard return. Da’Rick Rogers had a 21-yard run that set up a 35-yard field goal by Lincoln with 8:53 left in the first quarter.
Scoring Summary Team Qtr UT 1st UT 1st ORE 1st UT 2nd ORE 2nd ORE 2nd ORE 3rd ORE 3rd ORE 4th ORE 4th ORE 4th
Time 11:13 8:53 1:25 14:21 2:56 1:04 10:10 6:27 13:28 11:39 3:54
Scoring Play Lincoln 48 field goal Lincoln 35 field goal Beard 37 field goal Poole 1 run Beard 42 field goal Paulson 27 pass from Thomas James 72 run Harris 76 int. return Tuinei 29 pass from Thomas Barner 80 punt return Alston 2 run
ORE UT FIRST DOWNS 26 14 Rushing 15 8 Passing 9 6 Penalty 2 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 245 182 Rushing Attempts 44 36 Average Per Rush 5.6 5.1 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 270 201 Yards Lost Rushing 25 19 NET YARDS PASSING 202 151 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-32-0 15-29-1 Average Per Attempt 6.3 5.2 Average Per Completion 11.9 10.1 Passing Touchdowns 2 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 447 333 Total offense plays 76 65 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 5.1 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-38 7-60 PUNTS-YARDS 4-167 8-331 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 41.4 Net Yards Per Punt 41.8 30.9 Inside 20 4 1 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 5 KICKOFFS-YARDS 9-580 4-271 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.4 67.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.8 41.0 Touchbacks 1 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-84-1 1-0-0 Average Per Return 42.0 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-107-0 8-157-0 Average Per Return 26.8 19.6 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-76-1 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 28:47 31:13 1st Quarter 5:12 9:48 2nd Quarter 7:57 7:03 3rd Quarter 5:28 9:32 4th Quarter 10:10 4:50 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 2 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 1-10 PAT Kicks 6-6 1-1 Field Goals 2-2 2-2
Conversion -- -- -- Lincoln kick -- Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick
Rushing UT Poole D. Rogers Oku Neal Simms ORE James Alston Thomas Barner Costa Hawkins
Plays 7-50 5-26 13-51 5-69 13-60 5-62 1-72 -- 6-59 -- 10-51
TOP 3:57 2:10 3:23 1:59 3:48 0:51 0:17 -- 2:10 -- 6:26
Score 3-0 6-0 6-3 13-3 13-6 13-13 13-20 13-27 13-34 13-41 13-48
Att Yds TD Long 23 162 1 39 1 21 0 21 7 8 0 3 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 Att Yds TD Long 16 134 1 72 9 40 1 8 7 34 0 17 7 26 0 7 1 11 0 11 2 -4 0 0
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Simms 15-29 151 0 1 ORE A-C Yds TD Int Thomas 17-32 202 2 0
Receiving
UT No. Yds TD Long Moore 4 37 0 17 Z. Rogers 3 45 0 31 Poole 3 17 0 14 Cooper 2 14 0 11 Hunter 1 31 0 31 Oku 1 5 0 5 Stocker 1 2 0 2 ORE No. Yds TD Long Maehl 5 50 0 17 Paulson 4 61 1 27 Tuinei 3 45 1 29 Barner 2 11 0 7 Davis 2 6 0 6 Williams 1 29 0 29
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2010 Game Recaps Game 3
Tennessee Florida
3 0 7 7 - 17 0 7 17 7 - 31
Sept. 18 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 102,455
Tennessee had its chances against a second-straight top-10 foe, down seven points midway through the fourth quarter. But Florida used a nine-play drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown run from Trey Burton to seal a 31-17 victory. Tennessee (1-2, 0-1) tied the game at 10 with a 49-yard touchdown pass from Matt Simms to Denarius Moore with 8:59 in the third quarter. Simms completed 19 of 31 passes on the afternoon for two touchdownss and a career-best 259 yards against a pair of interceptions. Florida appeared stopped on the next drive until Meyer called for a fake punt on fourth-and-6. Omarius Hines ran 36 yards to keep the drive alive, and John Brantley eventually connected with Frankie Hammond on a 7-yard touchdown pass. Early in the fourth quarter, Simms appeared to be sacked in the end zone for a safety, but an official review ruled him down on the 1. Tennessee punted but forced a turnover and scored on its next possession, a 35-yard touchdown pass from Simms to Justin Hunter on fourth-and-6 to cut Florida’s lead to 24-17 with a 11:24 left. After Burton’s touchdown put the Gators up 31-17, Tauren Poole took a reception 31 yards into UF territory before the ball was jarred loose, ending the Vols comeback bid. Tennessee scored first for the first time against Florida since 2001 when Daniel Lincoln kicked a late first-quarter, 49-yard field goal, tying his career high. Time 1:17 11:49 10:25 8:59 4:31 0:12 11:24 6:15
Scoring Play Lincoln 49 field goal Gillislee 2 run Sturgis 44 field goal Moore 49 pass from Simms Hammond 7 pass from Brantley Gillislee 5 run Hunter 35 pass from Simms Burton 2 run
UF FIRST DOWNS 18 Rushing 6 Passing 11 Penalty 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 150 Rushing Attempts 49 Average Per Rush 3.1 Rushing Touchdowns 3 Yards Gained Rushing 200 Yards Lost Rushing 50 NET YARDS PASSING 167 Completions-Attempts-Int 14-23-0 Average Per Attempt 7.3 Average Per Completion 11.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 317 Total offense plays 72 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-25 PUNTS-YARDS 3-131 Average Yards Per Punt 43.7 Net Yards Per Punt 43.0 Inside 20 2 50+ Yards 0 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-395 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 46.8 Touchbacks 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2 -6-0 Average Per Return 3.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2 -70-0 Average Per Return 35.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-4-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0 -0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 36:46 1st Quarter 8:33 2nd Quarter 7:35 3rd Quarter 11:29 4th Quarter 9:09 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-34 PAT Kicks 4-4 Field Goals 1-1
Tennessee UAB
14 9 0 0 9 32 7 0 8 8 6 29
Sept. 25 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 95,183
Matt Simms threw a 25-yard touchdown to Denarius Moore on Tennessee’s first play of double overtime as the Volunteers beat Alabama-Birmingham 32-29 on Saturday. The Volunteers (2-2) held a 23-7 lead at halftime, but the Blazers (1-3) outscored the Vols 16-0 in the second half. David Isabelle found Frantrell Forrest on a 27-yard touchdown strike and ran for 6 yards for another score. Bryan Ellis hit Jeffery Anderson on a pair of 2-point conversions, which evened the score at 23-23. Daniel Lincoln converted a 40-yard field goal and UAB’s Josh Zahn matched with a 35-yarder through the uprights to send the game to double overtime. Zahn connected on a 21-yard field goal to put UAB up 29-26 before the Vols’ final touchdown. Simms opened the scoring with a 13-yard pass to Moore at the 10:59 mark of the first quarter. UAB responded to tie the game at 7 with a 52-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Ellis to Mike Jones with 2:34 in the first quarter. Simms answered with a 72-yard touchdown to Zach Rogers on the next play. With 1:55 before halftime, Prentiss Wagner picked off Bryan Ellis on the next play and returned it 9 yards for a touchdown, tying the UT record with two INTs returned for touchdowns in the same season.
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary Team Qtr UT 1st UF 2nd UF 3rd UT 3rd UF 3rd UF 3rd UT 4th UF 4th
Game 4
UT 11 3 8 0 29 23 1.3 0 67 38 259 19-31-2 8.4 13.6 2 288 54 5.3 1-1 9-54 5-222 44.4 43.2 1 0 0 1 4-251 62.8 40.2 1 1-2-0 2.0 6-114-0 19.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 23:14 6:27 7:25 3:31 5:51 2 of 13 1 of 2 0-1 1-8 2-2 1-1
Conversion -- Sturgis kick -- Lincoln kick Sturgis kick Sturgis kick Lincoln kick Sturgis kick
Plays 8-25 9-42 10-53 3-71 10-65 5-40 6-51 9-60
TOP 3:08 4:19 4:35 1:20 4:22 2:26 1:52 5:09
Score 3-0 3-7 3-10 10-10 10-17 10-24 17-24 17-31
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long Oku 5 24 0 11 Poole 10 23 0 12 Simms 8 -18 0 12 UF Att Yds TD Long Demps 26 73 0 18 Hines 1 36 0 36 Gillislee 8 27 2 11 Moody 5 20 0 9 Brantley 4 9 0 12 Burton 2 4 1 2
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Simms 19-31 259 2 2 UF A-C Yds TD Int Brantley 14-23 167 1 0
Receiving
UT No. Yds TD Long Stocker 5 41 0 19 Z. Rogers 4 53 0 33 Hunter 3 60 1 35 Poole 3 38 0 31 Cooper 2 12 0 7 Moore 1 49 1 49 Oku 1 6 0 6 UF No. Yds TD Long Thompson 4 55 0 24 Demps 3 34 0 16 Moore 2 26 0 14 Hines 2 15 0 13 Reed 1 22 0 22 Clark 1 8 0 8 Hammond 1 7 1 7
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play UT 1st 10:59 Moore 13 pass from Simms UAB 1st 2:51 Jones 52 pass from Ellis UT 1st 2:15 Z. Rogers 72 pass from Simms UT 2nd 13:40 Lincoln 47 field goal UT 2nd 1:49 Waggner 9 int. return UAB 3rd 8:21 Forrest 27 pass from Isabelle UAB 4th 9:12 Isabelle 6 run UT OT -- Lincoln 40 field goal UAB OT -- Zahn 35 field goal UAB OT -- Zahn 21 field goal UT OT -- Moore 25 pass from Simms UAB FIRST DOWNS 23 Rushing 7 Passing 16 Penalty 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 115 Rushing Attempts 32 Average Per Rush 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 1 Yards Gained Rushing 143 Yards Lost Rushing 28 NET YARDS PASSING 429 Completions-Attempts-Int 33-60-1 Average Per Attempt 7.2 Average Per Completion 13.0 Passing Touchdowns 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 544 Total offense plays 92 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-55 PUNTS-YARDS 4-182 Average Yards Per Punt 45.5 Net Yards Per Punt 38.0 Inside 20 1 50+ Yards 1 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-214 Average Yards Per Kickoff 53.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 37.5 Touchbacks 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-38-0 Average Per Return 12.7 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-80-0 Average Per Return 16.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 36:07 1st Quarter 8:08 2nd Quarter 8:19 3rd Quarter 10:56 4th Quarter 8:44 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 23 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-39 PAT Kicks 1-1 Field Goals 2-7
UT 15 8 7 0 42 27 1.6 0 93 51 245 19-34-0 7.2 12.9 3 287 61 4.7 0-0 4-20 9-379 42.1 33.4 2 2 2 2 5-325 65.0 49.0 0 3-30-0 10.0 4-64-0 16.0 1-9-1 0-0-0 0 23:53 6:52 6:41 4:04 6:16 2 of 15 1 of 1 1-1 0-0 2-3 2-2
Conversion Lincoln kick Zahn kick Lincoln kick -- -- Anderson pass Anderson pass -- -- -- --
Plays 9-59 4-71 1-72 8-33 -- 9-80 7-52 4-2 4-8 5-21 1-25
TOP 4:01 1:48 0:12 2:14 -- 4:06 2:57 -- -- -- --
Score 7-0 7-7 14-7 17-7 23-7 23-15 23-23 26-23 26-26 26-29 32-29
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long Oku 8 33 0 12 Poole 6 23 0 11 Neal 4 20 0 11 Rogers 1 -8 0 0 Simms 8 -26 0 7 UAB Att Yds TD Long Isabelle 16 63 1 18 Shed 6 41 0 15 Borne 3 13 0 5 Franklin 1 7 0 7 Forrest 1 6 0 6 Ellis 1 2 0 2 Brooks 2 0 0 0 Jones 1 0 -11 0
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Simms 19-34 245 3 0 UAB A-C Yds TD Int Ellis 29-55 373 1 1 Isabelle 4-5 56 1 0
Receiving UT Moore Stocker Oku Z. Rogers D. Rogers Hunter
No. Yds TD Long 5 68 2 25 4 56 0 17 3 23 0 9 2 78 1 72 2 16 0 13 1 -2 0 0
UAB No. Yds TD Long Forrest 7 109 1 42 Shed 7 58 0 14 Hearn 4 38 0 17 Anderson 3 53 0 34 Borne 3 48 0 28 Franklin 3 37 0 14 Jones 2 58 0 52 Williams 2 28 0 24 Ellis 1 1 0 1 Brooks 1 -1 0 0
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2010 Game Recaps Game 5
Tennessee LSU
7 0 0 7 - 14 7 0 0 9 - 16
Oct. 2 | Tiger Stadium | Baton Rouge, La. | Attendance: 92,932
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU scored on the game’s very first play and again on the very last play -- after Tennessee was penalized for too many men on the field. Those scores were enough to allow the Tigers to escape with a 16-14 decision that was heartbreaking to the UT faithful. The Tigers remained unbeaten after a Volunteers penalty for too many players on the field rescued LSU from what appeared to be a botched final play. LSU (5-0, 3-0 SEC) was confused on third-and-goal from the 1 and allowed the clock to run nearly to zero before a mishandled snap seemingly ended the game and sent Tennessee players streaming onto the field in jubilation. The celebration was cut short when officials ruled the Volunteers (2-3, 0-2) had 13 defensive players on the field when the ball was snapped. Stevan Ridley then bulled into the end zone from less than a yard out for the wild finish. Jordan Jefferson had an 83-yard TD run on LSU’s first offensive play, but UT’s defense limited the Tigers after that, forcing four turnovers including three interceptions. Tennessee was in the game the whole way despite playing in its first road game of the season. Tauren Poole’s 1-yard dive over the pile helped the Vols to a 7-7 tie at halftime. Matt Simms’ 3-yard touchdown run put the Vols in the lead with 11:34 left in the fourth quarter. The first interception of LaMarcus Thompson’s career in the Vols’ end zone put Tennessee in position to bury the Tigers in a hole with another score, but theTigers’defense got a critical stop on fourthand-1 at the LSU 31. Poole topped 100 yards for the third time in 2010 with a 109-yard performance. Gerald Jones returned from a three-game absence after nursing a hand injury to lead the Vols with five receptions for 46 yards while helping UT convert a season-high seven third downs.
Scoring Summary Team Qtr LSU 1st UT 1st LSU 4th UT 4th LSU 4th
Time 14:43 0:24 14:50 11:34 0:00
Scoring Play Jefferson 83 run Poole 1 run Jasper 31 field goal Simms 3 run Ridley 1 run
UT FIRST DOWNS 12 Rushing 5 Passing 6 Penalty 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 96 Rushing Attempts 37 Average Per Rush 2.6 Rushing Touchdowns 2 Yards Gained Rushing 138 Yards Lost Rushing 42 NET YARDS PASSING 121 Completions-Attempts-Int 12-23-0 Average Per Attempt 5.3 Average Per Completion 10.1 Passing Touchdowns 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 217 Total offense plays 60 Average Gain Per Play 3.6 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 3-10 PUNTS-YARDS 5-241 Average Yards Per Punt 48.2 Net Yards Per Punt 42.2 Inside 20 2 50+ Yards 3 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-202 Average Yards Per Kickoff 67.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 46.0 Touchbacks 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1 -21-0 Average Per Return 21.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-79-0 Average Per Return 26.3 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-14-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0 -0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 30:07 1st Quarter 9:39 2nd Quarter 6:43 3rd Quarter 6:23 4th Quarter 7:22 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 PAT Kicks 2-2 Field Goals 0-1
Conversion Jasper kick Palardy kick -- Palardy kick -- LSU 20 9 10 1 219 36 6.1 2 249 30 215 19-33-3 6.5 11.3 0 434 69 6.3 2-1 9-54 3-144 48.0 34.3 0 2 1 1 3-193 64.3 38.0 0 3-30-0 10.0 3-64-0 21.3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 29:53 5:21 8:17 8:37 7:38 7 of 16 1 of 1 2-3 5-41 1-1 1-2
Plays 1-83 10-63 8-46 8-71 16-69
TOP 0:17 5:23 3:00 3:11 5:41
Score 0-7 7-7 7-10 14-10 14-16
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long Poole 24 109 1 20 Moore 2 16 0 16 Oku 1 3 0 3 Simms 10 -32 1 4 LSU Att Yds TD Long Ridley 22 123 1 29 Jefferson 5 100 1 83 Shepard 2 12 0 9 Ford 2 6 0 6 Murphy 2 -7 0 5 Lee 3 -15 0 2
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Simms 12-23 121 0 0 LSU A-C Yds TD Int Lee 16-23 185 0 1 Jefferson 3-10 30 0 2
Receiving
UT No. Yds TD Long Jones 5 46 0 26 Moore 2 19 0 13 Stocker 2 16 0 13 Hunter 1 37 0 37 Z. Rogers 1 5 0 5 Poole 1 -2 0 0 LSU No. Yds TD Long Peterson 5 45 0 16 Randle 4 69 0 47 Toliver 3 52 0 21 Shepard 3 26 0 12 Ridley 2 7 0 8 Ware 1 16 0 16 Murphy 1 0 0 0
Game 6
Tennessee Georgia
0 7 7 0 - 14 17 10 14 0 - 41
Oct. 9 | Sanford Stadium | Athens, Ga. | Attendance: 92,746
ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more as Georgia snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated Tennessee 41-14 at Sanford Stadium. A.J. Green caught his third touchdown pass in two weeks as the Bulldogs ended their longest losing streak since 1990. The Vols fell to 2-4 (0-3 in the SEC) and committed three turnovers, allowing the Bulldogs to take a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. Murray was 17 of 25 for 266 yards passing and ran seven times for 41 yards. Green had six catches for 96 yards, giving him 13 catches for 215 yards since his return. Freshman Justin Hunter was a bright spot for Tennessee, catching four passes for 110 yards and one touchdown. Hunter was on the receiving end of a 38-yard touchdown from Matt Simms in the second quarter, and his 100-yard receiving effort was the first for a Vols freshman since Robert Meacham did so in 2004. Matt Simms finished 9-of-13 for 179 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Tauren Poole accounted for the other Tennessee touchdown on a 2-yard run in the third quarter and finished with 51 yards on 15 carries. True freshman Rajion Neal caught three passes for 70 yards, while Tyler Bray played the fourth quarter at quarterback and went 8-for12 for 81 yards. During one drive in the fourth quarter, Bray was one of seven true freshmen on the field for the Vols.
Scoring Summary
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play GA 1st 8:18 Murray 35 run GA 1st 2:15 Walsh 42 field goal GA 1st 0:55 Wooten 9 pass from Murray UT 2nd 12:58 Hunter 38 pass from Simms GA 2nd 6:41 Green 22 pass from Murray GA 2nd 2:15 Walsh 20 field goal GA 3rd 10:26 Murray 5 run UT 3rd 7:07 Poole 2 run GA 3rd 3:12 Chapas 1 run UT FIRST DOWNS 12 Rushing 2 Passing 9 Penalty 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 9 Rushing Attempts 26 Average Per Rush 0.3 Rushing Touchdowns 1 Yards Gained Rushing 62 Yards Lost Rushing 53 NET YARDS PASSING 260 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-25-1 Average Per Attempt 10.4 Average Per Completion 15.3 Passing Touchdowns 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 269 Total offense plays 51 Average Gain Per Play 5.3 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-38 PUNTS-YARDS 5-220 Average Yards Per Punt 44.0 Net Yards Per Punt 40.4 Inside 20 1 50+ Yards 1 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-167 Average Yards Per Kickoff 55.7 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 Touchbacks 0 Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 1-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 5-110-0 Average Per Return 22.0 Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: N.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 25:27 1st Quarter 6:27 2nd Quarter 7:44 3rd Quarter 5:19 4th Quarter 5:57 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 PAT Kicks 2-2 Field Goals 0-0
GA 20 7 12 1 136 36 3.8 3 164 28 266 17-25-0 10.6 15.6 2 402 61 6.6 1-0 5-50 4-174 43.5 38.5 1 1 1 1 8-536 67.0 45.8 3 3-18-0 6.0 2-47-0 23.5 1-0-0 0-0-0 0 34:33 8:33 7:16 9:41 9:03 4 of 10 0 of 0 6-6 4-27 5-5 2-2
Conversion Walsh kick -- Walsh kick Palardy kick Walsh kick -- Walsh kick Palardy kick Walsh kick
Plays 6-73 9-25 3-41 6-80 3-37 6-18 7-64 7-71 7-66
TOP 2:26 4:56 1:11 2:57 1:27 2:36 4:25 3:08 3:45
Score 0-7 0-10 0-17 7-17 7-24 7-27 7-34 14-34 14-41
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long Poole 15 51 1 13 Neal 2 3 0 2 Moore 1 0 0 0 Jones 1 -1 0 0 Simms 6 -21 0 5 GA Att Yds TD Long King 13 58 0 16 Murray 7 41 2 35 Ealey 12 33 0 13 Munzenmaier 2 4 0 2 Chapas 1 1 1 1
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Simms 9-13 179 1 1 Bray 8-12 81 0 0 GA A-C Yds TD Int Murray 17-25 266 2 0
Receiving
UT No. Yds TD Long Hunter 4 110 1 38 Neal 3 70 0 58 Stocker 2 36 0 22 Moore 2 18 0 11 Poole 2 14 0 9 Z. Rogers 1 8 0 8 Rivera 1 4 0 4 Jones 1 3 0 3 D. Rogers 1 -3 0 0 GA No. Yds TD Long Green 6 96 1 33 King 3 48 0 20 White 2 41 0 30 Charles 2 35 0 25 Ealey 2 20 0 12 Durham 1 17 0 17 Wooten 1 9 1 9
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2010 Game Recaps Game 7
Tennessee Alabama
7 3 0 0 - 10 3 10 21 7 - 41
Oct. 23 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 102,455
Game 8
Tennessee 3 7 7 7 - 24 So. Carolina 0 10 14 14 - 38 Oct. 30 | Williams-Brice Stadium | Columbia, S.C. | Attendance: 79,336
Trent Richardson’s 65-yard touchdown run and 5-yard touchdown reception were part of 28 unanswered second-half points as No. 7 Alabama beat Tennessee 41-10 on Saturday night. Alabama came out of halftime with only a 13-10 lead after a sluggish first half. The Tide wasted no time in the third quarter, getting three straight first downs on its opening drive before Mark Ingram pushed the ball 1 yard for the touchdown for a 20-10 lead. Richardson and Ingram had just 91 yards rushing at halftime, but added 96 yards on the ground in the third quarter, including Richardson’s touchdown and a pair of 1-yard scoring runs by Ingram. Richardson finished with 119 yards on 12 carries, and Ingram had 88 yards on 14 runs. For their part, the Volunteers had a few shots to keep the game competitive in the second half. Matt Simms led a long drive that eventually stalled at the Alabama 35 after three straight run plays, and Michael Palardy missed a 52-yard field goal attempt that could have cut the Crimson Tide’s lead to a touchdown. Tennessee got the first score for the first time since the Vols’ 17-13 win in 2004. Tauren Poole found a gaping hole in the line and ran 59 yards to the end zone with 8:44 left in the first quarter. Poole finished with 117 yards on the ground, becoming the first player to rush for more than 100 yards against Alabama since Mississippi’s BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 131 on Oct. 13, 2007.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Tennessee battled back from a 14-point deficit, but ultimately fell short in its upset bid of No. 17 South Carolina, dropping the contest by a score of 38-24. Senior wide receiver Denarius Moore, had a career day, pulling down six catches for 228 yards, the second-best mark in Tennessee history. The Vols, trailing 24-10 in the third quarter, pulled off their first successful fake punt since 2004 as Chad Cunningham ran for 25 yards on fourth-and-10. On the next play, freshman quarterback Tyler Bray connected with Moore on a 30-yard scoring pass to pull within a touchdown. Bray and Moore were at it again on Tennessee’s next series. The two combined for a 64-yard reception to the Gamecocks 2 and, after a personal foul penalty pushed the Vols back, Bray hit Gerald Jones for a 17-yard touchdown to tie it up at 24-all. Bray, who entered the game in the third quarter, told his teammates not to hang their heads. “I came back in the second half and said, ‘Hey guys, lets go’ and started throwing it to the playmakers,” said Bray, who also threw an interception that defensive end Devin Taylor returned 24 yards for a touchdown. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Herman Lathers led the Volunteers with seven tackles (six solo) and one sack.
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play UT 1st 8:44 Poole 59 run ALA 1st 4:04 Shelley 36 field goal ALA 2nd 14:42 McElroy 1 run ALA 2nd 0:52 Shelley 42 field goal UT 2nd 0:00 Palardy 33 field goal ALA 3rd 13:20 Ingram 1 run ALA 3rd 8:26 Richardson 65 run ALA 3rd 0:57 Ingram 1 run ALA 4th 7:40 Richardson 5 pass from McCarron
UA FIRST DOWNS 24 Rushing 9 Passing 14 Penalty 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 210 Rushing Attempts 34 Average Per Rush 6.2 Rushing Touchdowns 4 Yards Gained Rushing 220 Yards Lost Rushing 10 NET YARDS PASSING 326 Completions-Attempts-Int 24-35-0 Average Per Attempt 9.3 Average Per Completion 13.6 Passing Touchdowns 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 536 Total offense plays 69 Average Gain Per Play 7.8 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-52 PUNTS-YARDS 2-94 Average Yards Per Punt 47.0 Net Yards Per Punt 47.0 Inside 20 1 50+ Yards 1 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-531 Average Yards Per Kickoff 66.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.9 Touchbacks 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1 --4-0 Average Per Return -4.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2 -48-0 Average Per Return 24.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-20-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0 -0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 32:00 1st Quarter 10:29 2nd Quarter 9:13 3rd Quarter 5:40 4th Quarter 6:38 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 PAT Kicks 5-5 Field Goals 2-3
UT 19 7 8 4 159 30 5.3 1 184 25 156 17-36-2 4.3 9.2 0 315 66 4.8 1-0 5-48 6-289 48.2 45.5 3 3 1 2 2-133 66.5 42.5 0 0-0-0 0.0 7-144-0 20.6 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 28:00 4:31 5:47 9:20 8:22 5 of 15 0 of 1 1-3 1-7 1-1 1-2
Conversion Palardy kick -- Shelley kick -- -- Shelley kick Shelley kick Shelley kick Foster kick
Rushing
Plays 4-87 10-41 9-59 9-68 7-66 4-70 2-65 9-80 8-80
TOP 1:43 4:32 3:25 3:42 0:47 1:32 0:15 3:45 4:10
Score 7-0 7-3 7-10 7-13 10-13 10-20 10-27 10-34 10-41
Team Qtr UT 1st USC 2nd USC 2nd UT 2nd USC 3rd USC 3rd UT 3rd UT 4th USC 4th USC 4th
Time 2:50 13:33 6:40 3:17 12:30 11:40 3:09 13:17 12:17 3:28
Scoring Play Palardy 39 field goal Lanning 40 field goal Lattimore 1 run Stocker 12 pass from Simms Garcia 1 run Taylor 24 int return Moore 30 pass from Bray Jones 17 pass from Bray Jeffery 70 pass from Garcia Garcia 1 run
UT SC FIRST DOWNS 21 20 Att Yds TD Long Rushing 7 10 14 117 1 59 Passing 12 9 6 36 0 22 Penalty 2 1 3 8 0 9 NET YARDS RUSHING 92 212 1 3 0 3 Rushing Attempts 37 43 1 2 0 2 Average Per Rush 2.5 4.9 2 -2 0 3 0 3 3 -5 0 9 Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing 141 233 Yards Lost Rushing 49 21 UA Att Yds TD Long NET YARDS PASSING 312 223 Richardson 12 119 1 65 Completions-Attempts-Int 19-28-1 13-22-1 Ingram 14 88 2 42 Average Per Attempt 11.1 10.1 McCarron 1 4 0 4 Average Per Completion 16.4 17.2 Goode 2 4 0 4 Passing Touchdowns 3 1 Fowler 2 3 0 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 404 435 McElroy 2 -6 1 1 Total offense plays 65 65 Average Gain Per Play 6.2 6.7 Passing Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-3 2-0 UT A-C Yds TD Int Penalties: Number-Yards 7-57 6-49 Simms 12-22 117 0 1 PUNTS-YARDS 2-97 3-120 Bray 5-14 39 0 1 Average Yards Per Punt 48.5 40.0 Net Yards Per Punt 37.5 39.3 UA A-C Yds TD Int Inside 20 1 2 McElroy 21-32 264 0 0 50+ Yards 0 0 McCarron 3-3 62 1 0 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 0 1 Receiving KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-328 7-447 UT No. Yds TD Long Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.6 63.9 Jones 7 52 0 15 Net Yards Per Kickoff 48.6 45.1 Stocker 3 26 0 10 Touchbacks 0 1 Neal 2 29 0 26 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-2-0 1-2-0 D. Rogers 2 19 0 23 Average Per Return 2.0 2.0 Rivera 1 16 0 16 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-111-0 4-85-0 Poole 1 8 0 8 Average Per Return 18.5 21.2 Z. Rogers 1 6 0 6 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-24-1 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-5-0 UA No. Yds TD Long Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Jones 12 221 0 47 Possession Time 31:32 28:28 Maze 4 73 0 36 1st Quarter 8:52 6:08 Hanks 3 10 0 9 2nd Quarter 6:43 8:17 Dial 1 11 0 11 3rd Quarter 8:38 6:22 Richardson 1 5 0 5 4th Quarter 7:19 7:41 Williams 1 4 0 4 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 7 of 13 Alexander 1 3 0 3 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0 Ingram 1 -1 0 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 6-41 PAT Kicks 3-3 5-5 Field Goals 1-1 1-2 UT Poole Neal Simms D. Rogers Moore Jones Bray
Conversion -- -- Lanning kick Palardy kick Lanning kick Lanning kick Palardy kick Palardy kick Lanning kick Lanning kick
Plays 14-58 11-56 10-75 9-70 6-27 -- 5-70 5-77 2-72 8-92
TOP 8:52 4:17 4:39 3:23 1:39 -- 1:58 1:54 1:00 4:32
Score 3-0 3-3 3-10 10-10 10-17 10-24 17-24 24-24 24-31 24-38
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long D. Rogers 5 49 0 19 Poole 16 33 0 9 Cunningham 1 25 0 25 Neal 6 16 0 16 Z. Rogers 1 9 0 9 Simms 4 -15 0 1 Bray 3 -24 0 0 USC Att Yds TD Long Lattimore 29 184 1 40 Garcia 10 18 2 13 Maddox 2 9 0 8 Shaw 1 2 0 2
Passing UT Bray Simms
A-C Yds TD Int 9-15 159 2 1 10-13 153 1 0
USC Garcia
A-C Yds TD Int 13-22 223 1 1
Receiving UT Moore Jones Poole Stocker Fugate Neal
No. Yds TD Long 6 228 1 64 6 49 1 17 3 21 0 11 2 16 1 12 1 4 0 4 1 -6 0 0
USC No. Yds TD Long Jeffery 3 87 1 70 Moore 3 41 0 20 DiMarco 2 37 0 26 Gurley 2 33 0 22 Lattimore 2 26 0 17 Sanders 1 -1 0 0
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2010 Game Recaps Game 9
Tennessee Memphis
13 27 10 0 - 50 7 0 0 7 - 14
Nov. 6 | Liberty Bowl | Memphis, Tenn. | Attendance: 39,742
Game 10
Tennessee Ole Miss
21 10 14 7 - 52 0 14 0 0 - 14
Nov. 13 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | Attendance: 96,044
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, starting his first game for Tennessee, threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns Saturday night to lead the Volunteers to a 50-14 victory over Memphis. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Tennessee (3-6), which was never threatened after the first quarter. Bray, who took over the helm last week from junior Matt Simms, picked apart the young Memphis secondary from the start. Tauren Poole rushed for 101 yards, and scored twice -- once on a 21-yard run and another on a 9-yard pass from Bray. The Vols would end the night with 510 yards of offense, including 379 through the air. The 50 points matched Tennessee’s largest scoring output of the season. The bulk of Bray’s statistics came in the first half as he completed 17 of 28 passes for 308 yards and all five of his touchdown passes. The 308 yards and five TDs were both school records for a single half. Bray threw scoring passes to talented freshmen Justin Hunter and DaRick Rogers, as well as veterans Denarius Moore and Gerald Jones during Tennessee’s first-half offensive onslaught. UT’s defense was also on its game, forcing five turnovers and sacking Memphis QBs on f i v e different occasions.
Tyler Bray threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Justin Hunter, and Tauren Poole ran for two more as Tennessee got its first Southeastern Conference win of the season with a 52-14 victory over Mississippi on Saturday. On Tennessee’s first play from scrimmage, Bray attempted a pass to Gerald Jones which was tipped by Mississippi’s Jonathan Cornell right into the hands of Justin Hunter. Hunter had 80 yards of green space and took it all the way to the end zone. The Vols (4-6, 1-5) were in control the whole game, thanks to Bray’s passing. The Vols had only seven yards on the ground in the first half but countered it with 265 yards by air. Bray finished 18 for 34 with 323 yards. In two games as the starter, Bray has completed 37 of 67 for 648 yards and eight touchdowns without turning the ball over. Ole Miss (4-6, 1-5) couldn’t get its offense going with Masoli being pressured by the Vols’ defensive line all day. The Rebels entered the game having given up only seven sacks in eight games, but the Vols took Masoli down twice and sacked backup Nathan Stanley once. Tennessee took a 21-0 lead with 2:33 left in the first quarter when Eric Gordon picked off a pass by Masoli at the Rebels 46 and ran it back for a touchdown. Prentiss Waggner returned another Masoli interception for a score, his third touchdown on an interception return this season, setting a Tennessee record.
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play MEM 1st 7:35 Rucker 4 pass from Williams UT 1st 4:51 Poole 9 pass from Bray UT 1st 0:55 Hunter 42 pass from Bray UT 2nd 14:43 Palardy 24 field goal UT 2nd 9:34 Moore 14 pass from Bray UT 2nd 5:51 D. Rogers 22 pass from Bray UT 2nd 4:13 Jones 9 pass from Bray UT 2nd 0:20 Palardy 32 field goal UT 3rd 5:49 Poole 21 run UT 3rd 2:21 Palardy 33 field goal MEM 4th 1:26 Rucker 38 pass from Williams
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary
UT MEM FIRST DOWNS 22 17 Rushing 4 5 Passing 16 11 Penalty 2 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 130 64 Rushing Attempts 32 31 Average Per Rush 4.1 2.1 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing 139 101 Yards Lost Rushing 9 37 NET YARDS PASSING 379 244 Completions-Attempts-Int 22-38-0 20-32-3 Average Per Attempt 10.0 7.6 Average Per Completion 17.2 12.2 Passing Touchdowns 5 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 509 308 Total offense plays 70 63 Average Gain Per Play 7.3 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-29 4-31 PUNTS-YARDS 2-69 5-229 Average Yards Per Punt 34.5 45.8 Net Yards Per Punt 24.5 40.6 Inside 20 0 1 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 0 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 10-569 3-186 Average Yards Per Kickoff 56.9 62.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.4 40.0 Touchbacks 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2 -26-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 13.0 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3 -66-0 8-115-0 Average Per Return 22.0 14.4 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-79-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 2 -45-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:11 30:49 1st Quarter 8:29 6:31 2nd Quarter 8:25 6:35 3rd Quarter 5:23 9:37 4th Quarter 6:54 8:06 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 15 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-31 0-0 PAT Kicks 5-6 2-2 Field Goals 3-3 0-0
Conversion Henriques kick -- Palardy kick -- Palardy kick Palardy kick Palardy kick -- Palardy kick -- Henriques kick
Rushing
Plays 8-62 5-70 3-82 6-26 9-76 5-40 1-9 10-64 1-21 5-37 10-80
TOP 3:27 2:37 1:03 1:01 3:48 2:13 0:05 2:02 0:07 1:59 5:56
Score 0-7 6-7 13-7 16-7 23-7 30-7 37-7 40-7 47-7 50-7 50-14
Team Qtr UT 1st UT 1st UT 1st UM 2nd UT 2nd UM 2nd UT 2nd UT 3rd UT 3rd UT 4th
Time 12:27 3:54 2:33 14:54 6:35 1:54 0:56 11:46 7:27 8:46
Scoring Play Hunter 80 pass from Bray Moore 17 pass from Bray Gordon 46 int. return Bolden 17 run Hunter 22 pass from Bray Bolden 2 run Lincoln 43 field goal Waggner 10 int. return Poole 36 run Poole 35 run
UM UT FIRST DOWNS 14 20 UT Att Yds TD Long Rushing 8 5 Poole 16 101 1 27 Passing 5 11 Neal 4 14 0 9 Penalty 1 4 Oku 6 12 0 4 NET YARDS RUSHING 196 118 Williams 2 3 0 4 Rushing Attempts 39 28 Z. Rogers 1 1 0 1 Average Per Rush 5.0 4.2 D. Rogers 1 1 0 1 Rushing Touchdowns 2 2 MEM Att Yds TD Long Yards Gained Rushing 227 154 Ray 14 60 0 20 Yards Lost Rushing 31 36 Longstreet 8 26 0 14 99 323 Foster 1 5 0 5 NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int 10-24-4 18-35-0 Smith 2 -3 0 2 Average Per Attempt 4.1 9.2 Williams 6 -24 0 2 Average Per Completion 9.9 17.9 Passing Touchdowns 0 3 Passing TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 295 441 UT A-C Yds TD Int Total offense plays 63 63 Bray 19-33 325 5 0 Average Gain Per Play 4.7 7.0 Simms 3-5 54 0 0 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-0 MEM A-C Yds TD Int Penalties: Number-Yards 6-72 6-45 Williams 18-27 221 2 2 PUNTS-YARDS 8-385 8-297 Smith 2-5 23 0 1 Average Yards Per Punt 48.1 37.1 Net Yards Per Punt 47.1 34.4 Receiving Inside 20 5 2 UT No. Yds TD Long 50+ Yards 3 0 Moore 6 103 1 34 Touchbacks 1 0 Jones 5 66 1 26 Fair catch 0 0 Stocker 3 56 0 32 3-184 9-527 Rivera 3 29 0 11 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.3 58.6 Poole 2 50 1 41 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.0 42.1 Hunter 1 42 1 42 Touchbacks 1 0 D. Rogers 1 22 1 22 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 6-22-0 3--12-0 Oku 1 11 0 11 Average Per Return 3.7 -4.0 MEM No. Yds TD Long Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-148-0 1-47-0 Rucker 5 76 2 38 Average Per Return 18.5 47.0 Longstreet 3 40 0 29 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 4-95-2 Ray 3 34 0 25 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Foster 3 29 0 17 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 McKenzie 2 37 0 22 Possession Time 29:27 30:33 Rehrer 2 13 0 7 1st Quarter 9:36 5:24 B. Johnson 1 10 0 10 2nd Quarter 6:20 8:40 C. Johnson 1 5 0 5 3rd Quarter 7:39 7:21 4th Quarter 5:52 9:08 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-18 3-15 PAT Kicks 2-2 7-7 Field Goals 0-0 1-1
Conversion Lincoln kick Lincoln kick Lincoln kick Rose kick Lincoln kick Rose kick -- Lincoln kick Lincoln kick Lincoln kick
Plays 1-80 3-68 -- 7-72 11-86 4-59 7-34 -- 6-63 3-44
TOP 0:13 1:18 -- 2:34 4:01 1:12 0:58 -- 2:41 1:47
Score 7-0 14-0 21-0 21-7 28-7 28-14 31-14 38-14 45-14 52-14
Rushing
UT Att Yds TD Long Poole 12 107 2 36 D. Rogers 2 28 0 17 Z. Rogers 1 4 0 4 Oku 3 1 0 3 Neal 4 -1 0 3 Bray 4 -16 0 2 UM Att Yds TD Long Bolden 12 113 2 29 Davis 11 40 0 8 Scott 5 31 0 25 Masoli 7 22 0 17 Thomas 2 7 0 7 Stanley 2 -17 0 0
Passing
UT A-C Yds TD Int Bray 18-34 323 3 0 Simms 0-1 0 0 0 UM A-C Yds TD Int Masoli 7-18 80 0 3 Stanley 3-6 19 0 1
Receiving
UT No. Yds TD Long Moore 4 88 1 38 Jones 4 48 0 22 Stocker 4 40 0 24 Hunter 3 114 2 80 Rivera 2 35 0 26 Poole 1 -2 0 0 UM No. Yds TD Long Harris 3 43 0 26 Neat 1 22 0 22 Summers 1 18 0 18 Herman 1 8 0 8 Contartesi 1 6 0 6 Logan 1 4 0 4 Epperson 1 3 0 3 Bolden 1 -5 0 0
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