Tennessee Game Notes
2010
Tennessee Volunteers (2-5, 0-4) vs. #17 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2)
Oct. 30, 2010 | 12:21 p.m. ET Williams-Brice Stadium | Columbia, S.C.
The Breakdown The Vols return to the road for a Saturday afternoon game at WIlliams-Brice Stadium against the South Carolina Gamecocks, with kickoff slated for 12:21 PM EST. The game is the fifth in SEC play this season and the third road game for Tennessee inside the conference. Today’s game will be televised on the SEC Network.
Tennessee
South Carolina
Record: 2-4 (0-3 SEC) Head Coach: Derek Dooley, 1st year at UT
Record: 5-2 (3-2 SEC) Head Coach: Steve Spurrier, 6th year at Alabama
Tennessee Schedule
Statistical Leaders Tauren Poole 85.0 YPG, 6 TDs Matt Simms 179.0 YPG, 7 TDs, 56.8 PCT Gerald Jones 46.8 YPG, 19 catches Denarius Moore 36.7 YPG, 18 catches, 4 TDs
Rushing Passing Receiving
Marcus Lattimore 89.7 YPG, 10 TDs Stephen Garcia 240.1 YPG, 12 TDs, 72.1 PCT Alshon Jeffery 121.1 YPG, 49 catches, 6 TDs Tori Gurley 42.4 YPG, 30 catches, 3 TDs
The Series Tennessee owns a 22-4-2 all-time lead in the series, including an 8-3-2 edge in Columbia and a 14-1 record in Knoxville. The Vols won last year’s meeting in Knoxville 31-13 on Halloween, a game in which UT wore black jerseys...Monterio Hardesty rushed for 123 yeards and the Vols forced a season-high four turnovers. The Vols won 12 in a row in the series between 19932004...Tennessee won eight of 10 over South Carolina from 2000-09.
South Carolina won the last meeting in Columbia, a 27-6 Gamecocks win on Nov. 1, 2008...the Vols have scored 27 or more points in four of the last six meetings in the series. Tennessee has won three of the last five games since 2005, including a split in the last two in Columbia. Since 1993, the Vols have won seven out of eight in Columbia (7 wins in a row from 1994-2006). A win would allow Tennessee to avoid its first four-game losing streak overall since 2005 (Oct. 8, 22, 29, Nov. 5).
Last Game: Alabama 41, Tennessee 10
True Freshman Used in NCAA Div. I FBS, 2010 School True Freshmen Used 1. Air Force 17 Florida 17 3. Tennessee 16 4. Syracuse 15 5. Okla. St./UNLV 14
The Vols fell to 2-5 (0-4 in SEC) with a 41-10 loss at Neyland Stadium...the loss to Alabama was only the sixth for UT in the last 16 games of the series. Tauren Poole rushed for 122 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries, the first 100-game rushing effort allowed by Alabama in the last 41 games (Oct. 13, 2007, BenJarvus Green-Ellis of Mississippi). Gerald Jones tied a career high with seven receptions for 52 yards, the third seven-catch game of Jones’ career and his first since Kentucky in 2009.
Youth Being Served
2010 Schedules
Including seven redshirt freshman, Tennessee has played a total of 23 freshmen during the 2010 season. Freshman Playing for Tennessee, 2010 (23) 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, 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: Brent Brewer, Eric Gordon (RS), Dontavis Sapp K: Michael Palardy WR Justin Hunter leads the Vols with a 23.6 yardsper-catch average, catching 10 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in 2010.
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 7/7 Alabama* L, 14-41 Oct. 30 at South Carolina* 12:21 p.m. ET Nov. 6 at Memphis 7 p.m. CT Nov. 13 Mississippi* -Nov. 20 at Vanderbilt* -Nov. 27 Kentucky* -* Southeastern Conference game
South Carolina Schedule Date Opponent Sept. 2 Southern Miss. Sept. 11 Georgia* Sept. 18 Furman Sept. 25 at Auburn* Oct. 9 Alabama* Oct. 16 at Kentucky* Oct. 23 at Vanderbilt* Oct. 30 Tennessee* Nov. 6 Arkansas* Nov. 13 at Florida* Nov. 20 Troy Nov. 27 at Clemson * Southeastern Conference game
Time/Result W, 41-13 W, 17-6 W, 38-19 L, 27-35 W, 35-21 L, 28-31 W, 21-7 12:21 p.m. ET -----
On Air On Radio Vol Network; Sirius 219; XM 201 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.
The Vols have played 16 true freshmen this season, which ranks tied for third in the country...that youth is especially seen on the offensive line, where Ja’Wuan James has started all seven games at right tackle and James Stone has started three at left guard...Zach Fulton also made Sports USA Radio Network his first career start, at right guard, vs. Alabama. Rich Cellini (play by play), Gary Barnett (analyst). This means has started two true freshmen on the offensive line in the same game in four consecutive On TV games, with James and Fulton starting on the right SEC Network side vs. Alabama and James (RT) and Stone (LG) Dave Neal (play by play), Andre Ware (analyst), Cara starting the three games prior (UAB, LSU, Georgia). Capuano (sideline reporter). The 16 true freshmen who have played for the Vols this season ranks UT third in the nation in that category. Notes on Notes: For more in-depth key notes for Saturday’s game, see page 4. 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
9:00 a.m. Highlights available from 9-10 a.m. via satellite uplink
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dooley and player interviews at Neyland Stadium. Dooley press conference at 12:30
Dooley and selected players after practice
11:40 a.m. Dooley on SEC Coaches Teleconference
Teleconference
Preview Feed
5:30 p.m. Derek Dooley
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 Associate AD - Communications Cell 865-306-2052 E-mail jimmystanton@tennessee.edu
Bud Ford Associate AD - Media Relations Cell 865-567-6287 E-mail bford@tennessee.edu
John Painter Associate SID - Football Cell 865-414-1143 E-mail jpainter@tennessee.edu
Andrew Lentz Graduate Assistant - Football Cell 317-403-0531 E-mail alentz1@utk.edu
Amanda Pruitt Graduate Assistant E-mail akpruitt@utk.edu
Drew Rutherford Graduate Assistant Email andrew@utk.edu
• Office Information Phone 865-974-1212 Fax 865-974-1269 Mailing Address P.O. Box 15061 Knoxville, TN 37901
For South Carolina Steve Fink Media Relations Director Office Phone 803-777-7987 Cell Phone 803-240-5268 Fax 803-777-2967 E-Mail finksc@mailbox.sc.edu
Andrew Kitick E-Mail kitick@mailbox.sc.edu
Wes Todd E-Mail wtodd@sc.edu
Head Coach and selected players will be available 10-15 minutes following the game.
1 p.m. Players Teleconference
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 leg Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons and cla claimed six league crowns and the 1980 national title. Dooley never accepted the t predetermined path to success. He played his college fo football at Virginia, turning down scholarship offers elsewhere elsewhe to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from Cavaliers Cava head coach George Welsh. Then after a successf successful start to the legal profession, Dooley switched gears and a returned to his love of football. Four short years later, lat he latched onto the staff of Nick Saban at LSU and moved into the fast lane of the SEC. After five five succe successful seasons that included the 2003 national titl title, Dooley moved with Saban to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Dooley was named to his first head coaching position by Louisiana Lo Tech in December 2006, and immediately immedia began laying the foundation for future success. suc Included in his 17-20 overall record was aan 8-5 mark in 2008 highlighted by the school’s first postseason victory in 30 years at the Inde Independence Bowl. Tech finished second in the th WAC that season and played in a bowl game g for only the third time since joining the th major college ranks in 1989. The Lo Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association named h him 2008 Coach of the Year. Dooley is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, y an OB 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.
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
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 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.
The Coaching Staff 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
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. Alabama Playing the Best South Carolina will be the fifth team ranked in the Top 20 at the time of the matchup that Tennessee has played in 2010, joining Oregon (7 and 8), Florida (10 and 7), LSU (12 and 10) and Alabama (7th in both polls).
Vols Wearing adidas TECHFIT jerseys Beginning with the game vs. Alabama, Tennessee switched to new TECHFIT jerseys from adidas... according to adidas, the TECHFIT jersey is a “complete reconstruction” of its football uniform. Using a streamlined fit, new fabric, reduced seams and an “ultra lightweight” name and numbering system, the new jersey weighs 30 percent less than traditional jerseys. One of the advantages of the compression fit is that there is no extra material for opponents to grab or hold, and it also helps with range of motion and comfort for the players on the field.
No Shutout Streak The Vols own a current streak of 204 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 330 Oct. 20, 1984 (26-0, Iowa) Florida 278 Oct. 29, 1988 (16-0, Auburn) TCU 224 Nov. 16, 1991 (32-0, Texas) Air Force 215 Dec. 31, 1992 (13-0, Ole Miss) TENNESSEE 204 Sept. 17, 1994 (31-0, Florida)
Tennessee’s 77-45 record over the last 10 seasons since 2001 ranks sixth in the SEC (.631 win pct.).
Reaching the Century Mark Tauren Poole has recorded four 100-yard rushing games this season, including a 117-yard effort vs. Alabama...his three other 100-yard games included 110 yards vs. UT Martin, 162 yards vs. Oregon, and 109 yards vs. LSU. Poole’s four 100-yard games marks the sixth time in the last 10 seasons (2001-10) in which a UT back has recorded at least four 100-yard games in one season: Four-Plus 100-Yard Games by Tennessee Running Backs, Single Season, 2001-10 (Chronological) Player 100-Yard Games Travis Stephens, 2001 7 Cedric Houston, 2002 4 Gerald Riggs, Jr., 2004 5 Arian Foster, 2005 5 Arian Foster, 2007 4 Monterio Hardesty, 2009 5 TAUREN POOLE, 2010 4
Big Game Hunter Freshman WR Justin Hunter recorded his first 100yard receiving game against Georgia, catching four passes for 110 yards and a touchdown...Hunter had 91 receiving yards in the first half alone. Hunter’s 100-yard receiving day was the first for a Tennessee freshman since Robert Meacham’s 145yard effort against Kentucky in 2004. Overall in 2010, Hunter ranks second on the team with 236 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and is averaging 23.6 yards per catch (10 receptions).
-Head Coach Derek Dooley Through five games, the Vols have recorded 33 plays of 20+ yards, on pace for 57 this season, slightly behind the 2009 total of 61...the 33 plays of 20+yards is only one short of the entire 2008 season total of 34. Tennessee Plays of 20 Yards or More, 2007-10 Year Plays of 20+ Yds. 2007 49 2008 34 2009 61 2010 33 (through 7 games)
The game vs. South Carolina is the fifth in SEC play for Tennessee this season...UT is 0-4 and in sixth place in the SEC East...Saturday’s game is also the third road game vs. an SEC foe for UT in 2010. The Vols defeated UAB in overtime 32-29 on Sept. 25...Tennessee’s nine overtime wins all-time are the most of any SEC school.
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/Character Education 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.
Strong Special Teams Tennessee has the following ranks in the SEC on special teams in 2010: 3rd in kickoff coverage (45.3), 5th in net punting (38.4) and tied for fourth in field goal pct. (80.0%, 8 of 10 field-goal attempts made).
DT Marlon Walls have missed all seven games this season because of injury...after missing the first six games because of injury, TE Ben Bartholomew was active for the game vs. Alabama but did not play.
Tradition of Success
Nine Vols with Diplomas Ranks Third
Since 1990, Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation with both 182 wins and seven finishes in the Top 10. During that same time period, 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 13 Florida State 13 Miami (Fla.)/Michigan12 Additionally, since 1993, Tennessee ranks 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 for 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.
Injury Update SEC Watch
“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.”
20/20 Vision
Huge Neyland Crowds Continue Including a crowd of 102,455 for the Alabama game, a total of 501,251 fans attended the Vols’ four home games at Neyland Stadium, the 4th-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 631,264 (6) Michigan 559,059 (5) Auburn 513,790 (6) TENNESSEE 501,251 (5) Florida 452,575 (5) NCAA Average Attendance Leaders, 2010 School Avg. Fans Per Game Michigan 111,812 Ohio State 105,211 Penn State 103,575 Alabama 101,821 Texas 100,973 TENNESSEE 100,250
Vol for Life
K Daniel Lincoln has missed each of the last three games (leg)...two starters in the season opener on the offensive line, LG JerQuari Schofield (foot) and C Cody Pope (stinger) have missed significant time... Schofield has not played in the last four consecutive games (beginning vs. UAB), while Pope has missed five consecutive beginning vs. Florida. Additionally, DE Ben Martin, CB Naz Oliver, and
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).
Third Watch Tennessee was 5-of-15 on third-down conversions vs. Alabama...in the last two games, the Vols are a combined 18-of-43 (41.9%) on third down. The 41.9% conversion rate on third down represents a significant improvement from the first four games of Tennessee’s season, when the team was only 11-of-58 (19%) in converting on third downs.
Long Drive Lincoln Senior Daniel Lincoln started the season by making his first seven field goal attempts, one short of his school-record eight consecutive FG’s to begin his All-America year of 2007...he is 4-for-4 in field goal attempts beyond 40 yards this season and is four field goals shy of tying John Becksvoort (1991-94) for fifth on the Vols’ career field goal list. Career Field Goal Leaders Player Years FG-FGA Pts. 1. Fuad Reveiz 1981-84 71-95 314 2. Jeff Hall 1995-98 61-89 371 3. James Wilhoit 2003-06 59-82 325 4. Alex Walls 1999-2002 53-68 292 5. John Becksvoort 1991-94 52-75 317 6. DANIEL LINCOLN 2007-10 48-70 262 UTSports.com | 4
Team Notes vs. Alabama The UT/South Carolina Breakdown Continued Since 2000, no series between two SEC schools has a smaller margin of victory than the one between South Carolina and Tennessee - with a margin of 8.5 points per game...the series has been decided by nine or fewer points in seven of the last 10 games...the Vols are 8-2 in those 10 games...four of the last nine in the series have been decided by three or fewer points. Smallest Margin of Victory - SEC Series, Since 2000 Matchup Avg. Margin of Victory Tennessee-South Carolina 8.5 Georgia-South Carolina 8.7 Ole Miss-Vanderbilt 10.09 Tennessee’s 12-game winning streak between 1993-2004 is the longest in series history...the streak was also tied for the third-longest for the Vols vs. any SEC opponent, trailing only the current, 25-game winning streak over Kentucky (1985-2009) and a 22-game winning streak over Vanderbilt from 1983-2004)...the Vols also owned a pair of 12-game win streaks over Mississippi, from 1902-35 and 1984-2005. The Vols and Gamecocks have played two overtime games in the last seven years of the series, both Tennesee wins...the Vols won 23-20 in OT in 2003 and 27-24 in OT in 2007, both in Knoxville. During the last five seasons from 2006-10, the teams own almost identical records, with South Carolina at 33-25 and Tennessee at 33-26...over the last 10 years since 2001, however, the Vols are 77-45 and the Gamecocks are 65-52...the Vols scored at least 23 points in five of the last seven matchups and at least 27 points in three of the last four vs. South Carolina. Tennessee has won four of their last six games vs. SEC East opponents and six of the last nine since a win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 22, 2008...beginning with a 27-8 win over Kentucky on Nov. 26, 2005, Tennessee is 15-3 vs. SEC East opponents other than Florida. Today marks the second road game vs. an SEC Eastern Division rival this season...the Vols have lost four of the last six on the road against SEC East teams...however, beginning with a win at South Carolina on Nov. 2, 2002, Tennessee is 14-6 (.700) in its last 20 games on the road vs. division rivals. 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 2-3 (0-2) 0-2 (0-2) 2-5 (0-4)
Top 25 Polls Associated Press
USA Today Coaches
1. Oregon (44) 2. Boise State (11) 3. Auburn (3) 4. TCU (2) 5. Michigan State 6. Alabama 7. Missouri 8. Utah 9. Wisconsin 10. Ohio State 11. Oklahoma 12. LSU 13. Stanford 14. Nebraska 15. Arizona 16. Florida State 17. South Carolina 18. Iowa 19. Arkansas 20. Oklahoma State 21. Virginia Tech 22. Miami (Fla.) 23. Mississippi State 24. USC 25. Baylor
1. Oregon (50) 7-0 2. Boise State (5) 6-0 3. Auburn (3) 8-0 4. TCU (1) 8-0 5. Michigan State 8-0 6. Alabama 7-1 7. Utah 7-0 8. Missouri 7-0 9. Wisconsin 7-1 10. Ohio State 7-1 11. Oklahoma 6-1 12. Nebraska 6-1 13. LSU 7-1 14. Stanford 6-1 15. Florida State 6-1 16. Arizona 6-1 17. South Carolina 5-2 18. Arkansas 5-2 19. Iowa 5-2 20. Oklahoma State 6-1 21. Virginia Tech 6-2 22. Miami (Fla.) 5-2 23. Mississippi State 6-2 24. Baylor 6-2 25. Michigan 5-2
7-0 6-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-0 7-0 7-1 7-1 6-1 7-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-2 5-2 5-2 6-1 6-2 5-2 6-2 5-2 6-2
Others receiving votes: Nevada 32; Hawaii 19; Michigan 9; Syracuse 8; West Virginia 8; San Diego State 7; East Carolina 7; Navy 5; Oregon State 5; Northwestern 4; Florida 2; Maryland 1; North Carolina State 1; Northern Illinois 1
Others receiving votes: Nevada 48; Hawaii 40; Navy 26; East Carolina 20; West Virginia 18; Northwestern 9; North Carolina State 4; California 3; San Diego State 3; Syracuse 3; Texas 2; UCF 2; Illinois 2; Northern Illinois 1; Clemson 1; Air Force 1
Note: Teams in bold on Tennessee’s 2010 schedule
2010 Schedule and Results
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DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TV
TIME
SERIES/RESULT
NOTE
Sept. 4
UT MARTIN Skyhawks
Knoxville Neyland Stadium
PPV
6:00 ET
W, 50-0
First season-opening shutout in 17 years; Poole and Moore each score 2 TDs
Sept. 11
# 7/8 OREGON Ducks
Knoxville Neyland Stadium
ESPN2
7:00 ET
L, 13-48
Poole has career day with 162 rushing yards, but Ducks score 45 unanswered
Sept. 18
#10/7 FLORIDA Gators
Knoxville Neyland Stadium
CBS
3:30 ET
L, 17-31
Vols cut lead to 24-17 in fourth quarter, but UF extends series win streak to six
Sept. 25
UAB Blazers
Knoxville Neyland Stadium
SEC Netwk 12:21 ET
W, 32-29 (2 ot)
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. Tiger Stadium
CBS
2:30 CT
L, 14-16
LSU scores to win on final play of game, Vols defense forces 4 turnovers on road.
Oct. 9
at Georgia Bulldogs
Athens, Ga. Sanford Stadium
SEC Netwk 12:21 ET
L, 14-41
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 Neyland Stadium
ESPN
7:00 ET
L, 10-41
Vols scored first, trailed 13-10 at half; Tide pulled away with 21-point third qtr.
Oct. 30
at South Carolina Gamecocks
Columbia, S.C. Williams-Brice Stadium
SEC Netwk 12:21 ET
UT 22-4-2
Vols have won 7 of last 8 in Columbia and are 8-3-2 there overall in series.
Nov. 6
at Memphis Tigers
Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial
CBS Coll.
7:00 CT
UT 21-1
Last trip to Memphis was 41-7 win in ‘06; Vols 9-1 all time against Tigers at Liberty.
Nov. 13
MISSISSIPPI (HC) Rebels
Knoxville Neyland Stadium
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UT 43-19-1
Vols won 55-13 in 1987, which was last time Ole Miss was UT’s Homecoming foe.
Nov. 20
at Vanderbilt Commodores
Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium
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UT 71-27-5
Vols have won last 13 consecutive in Nashville (14 counting ‘02 vs. Wyoming).
Nov. 27
KENTUCKY Wildcats
Knoxville Neyland Stadium
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UT 73-23-9
Winning streak at 25, but four of last six games have been decided by TD or less.
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Depth Chart
Tennessee Volunteers
South Carolina Gamecocks
2 Deep
2 Deep
Offense TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR
QB TB FB
88 81 71 74 64 73 60 72 70 76 6 11 4 83 21 2 8 28 20 45 46
Offense Luke Stocker Mychal Rivera Dallas Thomas Jarrod Shaw James Stone Darin Gooch Carson Anderson Zach Fulton Ja’Wuan James Daniel Hood Denarius Moore Justin Hunter Gerald Jones Zach Rogers Da’Rick Rogers Matt Simms Tyler Bray Tauren Poole Rajion Neal Kevin Cooper Channing Fugate
6-6 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-6 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-2
253 240 295 331 295 305 280 315 313 275 194 183 195 178 215 217 210 213 215 242 244
Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr.
WR WR OR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB FB TB
Defense LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB
57 80 97 65 52 93 84 55 42 43 56 51 34 40 25 36 23 17 15 18 10 24
Gerald Williams Corey Miller Malik Jackson Joseph Ayres Victor Thomas Montori Hughes Chris Walker Jacques Smith LaMarcus Thompson Savion Frazier Nick Reveiz John Propst Herman Lathers Austin Johnson Art Evans Anthony Anderson Prentiss Waggner Brent Brewer Janzen Jackson Tyler Wolf Marsalis Teague Eric Gordon
PK KOS DS H
96 1 1 1 96 59 50 96 2
Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Michael Palardy Michael Palardy Chad Cunningham Nick Guess J.R. Carr Chad Cunningham Matt Simms
KR
24 15 24 4
Eric Gordon Janzen Jackson Eric Gordon Gerald Jones
6-4 6-3 6-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0
233 227 230 166 174 211 211 324 304 303 325 302 292 325 305 281 304 243 268 227 202 229 243 192 218
So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr.
6-7 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10
249 235 293 263 290 303 268 264 244 225 225 201 233 205 220 189 191 201 191 228 201 201 178
So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr.
5-11 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-2 5-9
192 198 192 198 198 207 250 194 191 194
Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So.
6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-4
189 191 201 201 155
So. Jr. Sr. So. So.
OR
Defense 250 255 265 262 293 305 245 248 228 221 224 220 217 231 185 185 181 205 187 202 178 186
Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr.
6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3
210 170 170 170 210 215 215 210 217
Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr.
P
5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0
186 187 186 195
Fr. So. Fr. AND Sr.
Returners
DE DT DT DE
MLB WLB SLB CB FS SS CB
98 92 42 52 91 94 83 6 90 41 45 44 24 26 33 5 3 36 3 21 36 17 12
Devin Taylor Byron McKnight Travian Robertson Aldrick Fordham Ladi Ajiboye Kenny Davis Cliff Matthews Melvin Ingram Chaz Sutton Josh Dickerson Rodney Paulk Tony Straughter Quin Smith Antonio Allen Damario Jeffery Stephon Gilmore Akeem Auguste D.J. Swearinger Akeem Auguste DeVonte Holloman D.J. Swearinger Chris Culliver C.C. Whitlock
Specialists
Returners PR
Alshon Jeffery Lamar Scruggs Tori Gurley Ace Sanders DeMario Bennett D.L. Moore Jason Barnes Jarriel King Kyle Nunn Garrett Chisolm Rokevious Watkins T.J. Johnson Ronald Patrick Rokevious Watkins Terrence Campbell Hutch Eckerson Kyle Nunn Patrick DiMarco Justic Cunningham Stephen Garcia Connor Shaw Brian Maddox Patrick DiMarco Kenny Miles Marcus Lattimore
6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-10
Specialists P
1 8 81 9 80 82 4 76 68 77 73 55 67 73 60 66 68 47 87 5 14 10 47 31 21
PK KOS DS H
PR KR
34 18 34 18 18 46 59 51 11 9 5 3 17 36 22
Spencer Lanning Jay Wooten Spencer Lanning Jay Wooten Jay Wooten Joey Scribner-Howard Charles Turner Walker Inabinet Seth Strickland Ace Sanders Stephon Gilmore Akeem Auguste Chris Culliver D.J. Swearinger Bryce Sherman
OR
OR OR
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Opponent and Series Notes
Noting the Gamecocks
Connections...
2010 South Carolina Leaders RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds./G Marcus Lattimore 6 122 538 4.4 10 89.7 PASSING G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/Int. Stephen Garcia 7 124-172 72.1 1,681 12/6 RECEIVING Alshon Jeffery
G No. Yds. Avg. TD Yds./G 7 49 848 17.3 6 121.1
TACKLES D. Holloman
G Solo Ast. Total TFL 7 36 11 47 3
Int. 2
INTs Three tied with 1 (Holloman, Gilmore, Jerideau).
UT vs. South Carolina: Last 5 Games Oct. 31, 2009 - UT 31, USC 13 (Knoxville)
The 28 Meetings
Tennessee forced a season-high four turnovers to prevent USC from winning consecutive games against the Vols for the first time...UT scored the game’s first 21 points, including a 2-yard touchdown reception by fullback Kevin Cooper on fourth-and-goal to put the Vols ahead 21-0...UT held the Gamecocks to 65 rushing yards, the lowest by an SEC opponent vs. the Vols in 2010...Montario Hardesty rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the first time in 2010 and added 123 yards on the ground...The Vols donned black jerseys for the first time since adopting orange tops in 1922.
Year 1903 1916 1919 1929 1942 1965 1966 1969 1970 1971 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Nov. 1, 2008 - USC 27, UT 6 (Columbia) USC capitalized on a trio of Vols turnovers to snap a two-game UT winning streak in the series...USC quarterback Stephen Garcia threw a pair of touchdowns...Trailing 7-0, the Vols drove into USC territory before an interception was returned 68-yards for a touchdown...USC also returned a fumble to the Vols’ four-yard line...UT running back Arian Foster put the Vols’ only points on the board with a one-yard TD run in the third quarter...UT defensive back Eric Berry returned his sixth interception of the season 45 yards.
Oct. 27, 2007 - UT 27, USC 24 OT (Knoxville) Despite being outgained in nearly every statistical category, the Vols prevailed in overtime with a 27-yard game winning field goal from Daniel Lincoln...UT led 21-0 at halftime behind three deep drives...USC countered with 24 unanswered points in the second half...USC’s Ryan Succop nailed a 49-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining to give the Gamecocks their first lead...LaMarcus Coker returned the ensuing kickoff to the UT 47...Vols survived a near-turnover by recovering a fumble...Lincoln connected on a then-career-long 48-yard FG to send action to OT...Following Lincoln’s 27-yarder, Succop missed a 40-yard attempt to give the Vols their second OT win over USC in four years...UT forced a season-high four turnovers.
Oct. 28, 2006 - UT 31, USC 24 (Columbia)
Site Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville (OT) Columbia Knoxville Columbia Knoxville (OT) Columbia Knoxville
W/L Score L 0-24 W 26-0 T 6-6 W 54-0 T 0-0 W 24-3 W 29-17 W 29-14 W 20-18 W 35-6 L 23-24 W 55-3 W 31-22 W 56-21 W 31-14 W 22-7 W 49-14 W 30-7 W 17-14 W 17-10 W 18-10 W 23-20 W 43-29 L 15-16 W 31-24 W 27-24 L 6-27 W 31-13
UT jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after a 17-yard interception TD return from Marvin Mitchell and a 5-yard hook-up between Erik Ainge and Bret Smith...USC bounced back to take a 17-14 lead in the third quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Syvelle Newton to Noah Whiteside...Vols opened fourth quarter with 17 unanswered points including another connection between Ainge and Smith and a 5-yard score from Arian Foster...UT receiver Robert Meachem hauled in five receptions for 106 yards...the win was UT’s seventh consecutive victory in Columbia.
Oct. 22, 2005 - USC 16, UT 15 (Knoxville) USC’s first victory in Knoxville and first win in the series since 1992...USC opened the scoring with a 19-yard pass from Blake Mitchell to Sidney Rice...UT tailback Arian Foster made his first-career start in place of an injured Gerald Riggs Jr...Foster became the first freshman tailback to start for the Vols since Jamal Lewis in 1997...Foster scored UT’s only touchdown to tie the game 7-7 in the first quarter and finished with 148 yards on 25 carries...Following a Vols’ field goal and safety, UT seemed poised to put the game away until Foster fumbled as he was about to head into the end zone giving USC a touchback...Trailing 12-7, USC’s Mitchell and Rice connected again and led 13-12 after a failed two-point conversion...UT placekicker James Wilhoit kicked a 43-yard field goal to put UT back on top 15-13... Mitchell completed 5-of-6 passes to set up Josh Brown’s 49-yard game-winning field goal with 2:45 remaining...Vols’ first three-game losing streak since 1992 and the first time a UT team had been below .500 since 2000.
UT head coach Derek Dooley served under Alabama head coach Nick Saban in a number of capacities at LSU from 2000-04, including the 2003 national championship season. Dooley moved with Saban to the NFL’s Miami Dolphis and mentored the tight ends from 2005-06. Dooley also coached with current UA coaches Scott Cochran, Bo Davis, Kirby Smart, Sal Sunseri and Bobby Williams at LSU. UT wide receivers coach Charlie Baggett served as the WR coach under Saban for the Dolphins in 2005-06. UT linebackers coach Lance Thompson tutored under Nick Saban at LSU in 2002-03 and at Alabama from 2007-08. Five Volunteers hail from the state of Alabama: sophomores Carson Anderson (Florence) and Willie Bohannon (Mobile) and freshmen Raiques Crump (Birmingham), Martaze Jackson (Demopolis) and John Propst (Hoover). The Alabama roster is represented by nine members from the state of Tennessee: juniors John Baites (Hendersonville), Chris Jordan (Brentwood), and Alex Watkins (Brownsville), sophomores Dont’a Hightower (Lewisburg), Barrett Jones (Memphis), and Carson Tinker (Murfreesboro), and freshmen Brandon Ivory (Memphis), Harrison Jones (Germantown) and Keiwone Malone (Memphis). UT linebacker John Propst attended Hoover H.S. in Hoover, Ala. along with Tide senior Michael DeJohn, juniors Josh Chapman and Will Lowery, and sophomore Kerry Murphy. UA’s Brandon Ivory, a freshman defensive lineman, and UT’s Mandela Shaw, a junior defensive back, both attended East H.S. in Memphis. UT freshman linebacker Jerod Askew and UA freshman quarterback Phillip Sims played together at Oscar Smith H.S. in Chesapeake, Va. UA junior linebacker Drew Bullard and sophomore offensive lineman Aaron Joiner played together with UT offensive guard Carson Anderson at Florence H.S. in Florence, Ala. UT sophomore defensive tackle Montori Hughes and UA sophomore Carson Tinker both hail from Murfreesboro. Hughes attended Siegel H.S. while Tinker went to Riverdale H.S.
Series Breakdown All-Time: UT leads 22-4-2 at Knoxville: UT leads 14-1 at Columbia: UT leads 8-3-2 Biggest UT Win: 54 points (54-0, 1929 in Knoxville) Biggest USC Win: 24 points (24-0, 1904 in Columbia) Longest UT Winning Streak: 12 games (1993-2004) Longest UA Winning Streak: 1 game (multiple times) Current Streak: Tennessee 1 game
Recent Notes in the Series In the series' three meetings on Oct. 30, the Vols are 3-0. The two teams most recently met on this date in 2004, a 43-29 UT victory. The Vols have averaged 42.7 points per game in contests played vs. USC on the day before Halloween. In the last five meetings, the team that has scored first has come away victorious.
In the last eight meetings, the Vols have forced at least three turnovers six times including two contests in which they had four takeaways. UT has amassed 15 interceptions during that span. The last time USC played a turnover-free game in the series was in a 22-7 loss at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 1, 1997. The Vols have outscored USC 42-14 in the first quarter
of the last five meetings. The last time the Vols ran more offensive plays than USC came in 2005 when UT had 67 offensive snaps to USC’s 65. In each of the last three meetings, the winning team has jumped out to a 21-0 lead. The Vols have claimed the longest offensive play in the last four contests.
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Notes on Offense Holding the Line True freshman Ja’Wuan James (Suwanee, Ga.) has started all seven games at right tackle for Tennessee this season. James is one of nine true freshmen in NCAA Division I FBS to start at offensive tackle this season. True Freshman Starting at Offensive Tackle, 2010, NCAA Division I FBS Rob Crisp, North Carolina State John Fullington, Washington State Seantrel Henderson, Miami (FL) James Hurst, North Carolina Ja’Wuan James, TENNESSEE Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M Jake Matthews, Texas A&M Morgan Moses, Virginia Davonte Wallace, New Mexico State
Offensive Notes After standing at plus-4 in turnover margin after the first five games in 2010, the Vols have committed five turnovers against no takeaways during the last two games (-3 at Georgia, -2 vs. Alabama). UT leads the SEC and ranks tied for seventh nationally in fewest penalty yards, with only 36.4 per game. During both the fourth quarter at Georgia and on several plays at several times in the Alabama game, the majority of the Volunteer offensive unit consisted of true freshmen...Tennessee has played 11 freshman on offense in 2010, including nine true freshmen. Freshman Playing on Vols’ Offense, 2010 (11) Redshirt (2): OT Daniel Hood, 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 season is up to 29 percent (29-for-101)...the Vols are 18-for-43 (41.9) over their last two games...UT was at 19 percent (11-of-58) through four games. The Vols posted a season-high passing total of 260 yards at Georgia, just one week after throwing for a season-low 121 at LSU...the team’s best rushing total of 332 yards came in the season opener vs. UT Martin, while a season-low of 9 was gained at Georgia. Through four games, the Vols already have 33 offensive plays of 20-plus yards, which is near the team’s pace of 61 last season and almost equal to the full-season total in 2008 (34). UT has won the opening coin toss only once in 2010 (LSU), and also lost the flip to begin overtime against UAB.
Quarterbacks Matt Simms (Jr., Franklin Lakes, N.J./El Camino [Calif.] CC) ranks ninth in the SEC in passing yards per game at 179.0...He threw a career-high three touchdowns against UAB, and his season high of 259 passing yards happened against Florida. Simms was 12-for-22 for 117 yards and one interception vs. Alabama...he posted a streak earlier this season of 72 consecutive passes without an interception... Simms scored his first rushing TD at LSU. Simms found Denarius Moore for a 25-yard touchdown that was the game-winning score against UAB, in the second overtime. Also vs. UAB was his a 72-yard TD strike to Zach Rogers -- the longest play at Tennessee since LaMarcus Coker ran 89 yards for a score at Vanderbilt in 2006, and longest pass play since Erik Ainge hit Robert Meachem for an 84-yard TD at Memphis earlier that same year. Tyler Bray (Fr., Kingsburg, Calif.) has played in each of the last two games...he was 8-of-12 passing for 81 yards at Georgia, completing six of his first seven pass attempts and leading the Vols on a 12-play, 77-yard drive to the Georgia 3.
Against Alabama, Bray was 5-of-14 for 39 yards and one interception...for the season, Bray is 16-of-32 for 144 yards with two INTs.
Running Backs Tauren Poole (Jr., Toccoa, Ga.) has recorded four 100-yard games and ranks sixth in the SEC with 85.0 rushing yards per game...Poole is the third Tennessee running back in the last six seasons to post at least four 100-yard games (4th time, also: Arian Foster, 5 in 2005 and 4 in 2007, Monterio Hardesty, 5 in 2009). Poole’s 100-yard games are against UT Martin (110), Oregon (162) and LSU (109)...Poole leads the Vols with six TDs this season...he has 109 carries for 595 yards. 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... Poole is in his first season as the UT starter. Rajion Neal (Fr., Tyrone, Ga.) has totaled 191 allpurpose yards over the last two games (rush: 8-39; rec. 5-99; KO return: 3-53)...in the previous five games he had 101 total all-purpose yards (15 rushes for 101 yds). Neal has shown big-play ability this season, catching passes of 58 yards (at Georgia) and 26 yards (vs. Alabama)...he has 140 yards rushing on 24 carries in 2010, a 6.1 yards per carry average. David Oku (So., Midwest City, Okla.) has gained 145 yards on 27 carries (5.4 per carry), including a 44-yard TD run vs. UT Martin...he led the Vols with 24 yards rushing vs. Florida and 33 yards vs. UAB. Fullback Kevin Cooper (Sr., Chattanooga) is entering his third season as the starter at that position. and has 24 starts over the last three seasons.
Offensive Line 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.) and Ja’Wuan James (Fr., Suwanee, Ga.) 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 offensive lineman with prior experience (3 starts in 2009). Injuries have been an issue, as Pope was unable to play in any of the last five games...sophomore Juco transfer Darin Gooch (So., Reno, Nev./Butte Col.) has started at center the last five games. Schofield left the Florida game with a foot injury and has not played in the last four games...with Schofield out, true freshman James Stone (Fr., Nashville) started three games at left guard, including his first collegiate start in the UAB game. Shaw shifted over to LG for the Alabama game, giving another true freshman, Zach Fulton (Fr., Homewood, Ill.), his first career start...Fulton has played in six of seven games. The Vols have started two true freshman on the offensive line on four occasions this season (James/Stone vs. UAB, LSU, Georgia; James/Fulton vs. Alabama). UT allowed a combined three sacks in their first two games but allowed 20 in the next four...UT allowed only two sacks vs. Alabama...Tennessee has allowed an SEC-high 25 sacks in 2010 after allowing 8 sacks all of last season, 25 in 2008, four in 2007 (led the nation), 19 in 2006 and 19 in 2005.
Receivers Gerald Jones (Sr., Oklahoma City) tied a career-high with seven catches vs. Alabama, recording 52 receiving yards...Jones recorded his first seven-catch game since the Kentucky game in 2009. Jones’ 19 receptions in 2010 are tied with Luke Stocker for the most on the Vols...Jones has 187 yards receiving and leads the team with 46.8 receiving yards per game. He missed three games with a hand injury, suffered in the season opener vs. UT Martin.
Jones now has 106 career receptions for 1,221 yards and is approaching the top 10 in two main UT receiving categories: Career Receptions - Tennessee 8. Tim McGee, 1982-85 123 9. Larry Seivers, 1973-76 117 10. Lucas Taylor, 2005-08 113 Gerald Jones, 2007-Present 106 Career Receiving Yards - Tennessee 8. Carl Pickens, 1989-91 9. Anthony Hancock, 1978-81 10. Donte’ Stallworth, 1999-2001 Gerald Jones, 2007-Present
1,875 1,826 1,747 1,221
Senior Denarius Moore (Sr., Tatum, Tex.) suffered a head injury in the first quarter of the Alabama game and did not return. Moore has 18 receptions this season for 257 yards and a team-high four receiving TD’s (five overall)...he tied his career high with two TDs vs. UAB, including the game-winner in overtime, and is the active UT leader in career TDs with 14 (13 receiving, 1 rushing). True freshman Justin Hunter (Fr., Virginia Beach, Va.) made his first career start vs. Alabama. Hunter caught four passes at Georgia for a gamehigh 110 yards and a TD...91 of those yards came before halftime...he became UT’s first freshman with 100 receiving yards in a game since Robert Meachem caught five for 145 and a score against Kentucky 2004. He leads the team with a 23.6-yard average per catch (10 for 236) and is second on the squad with two TD receptions...in four SEC games, Hunter has eight catches for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Hunter also had a busy summer on the track, a sport in which he has found national success...in June, he won the long jump at the USA Junior National Championships with a leap of 25 feet, 10.75 inches... he later represented the U.S. at the IAFF World Junior Track & Field Championships, where he finished sixth. Sophomore Zach Rogers (Nashville) has a catch in all seven games this season...he started four consecutive games between the Oregon and LSU games. Rogers is fourth on the team with 13 catches and third with 202 receiving yards and a 15.5-ypc average. He caught a 72-yard touchdown pass from Matt Simms in the win over UAB, Tennessee’s longest pass play since Erik Ainge hit Robert Meachem for an 84yard TD at Memphis in 2006. True freshman Da’Rick Rogers (Calhoun, Ga.) has seen playing time in all seven games, catching six passes for 41 yards and also rushing for 21 yards on his first career carry (vs. Oregon).
Tight Ends Senior tight end Luke Stocker (Berea, Ky.) is tied for the team lead with 19 receptions and ranks fourth with 194 receiving yards...Stocker has a catch in all seven games this season, including five against Florida and a season-high 56 yards against UAB. After posting just three receptions through the first two games of 2010, Stocker has 16 receptions for 175 yards over his last five contests, including three catches for 26 yards vs. Alabama. Luke Stocker Career Numbers Year Receptions Net Yards 2007 4 11 2008 13 139 2009 29 389 2010 19 194 Totals 65 733
TD 1 0 5 0 6
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Notes on Defense Defense Notes Tennessee’s best SEC rankings defensively are 6th in passing efficiency defense (57th NCAA) and a tie for 6th in interceptions (63rd NCAA)...The special teams unit owns a net punting average of 38.4, good for 5th in the league and 34th nationally. The Vols lead the SEC and are tied for 7th nationally with an average of just 36.4 penalty yards per game. UT’s fewest number of infractions was three for 10 yards at LSU, while the Vols had seven for 60 vs. Oregon. The Vols have scored two defensive TD’s this season, both on interception returns by Prentiss Waggner. This equals the team total for the entire 2009 season (interception returns by Chris Walker and Wes Brown). Ten freshmen have seen time on defense for Tennessee through seven games: Eric Gordon, Brent Brewer, Jerod Askew, John Propst, Jacques Smith, Corey Miller, Joseph Ayres, Dontavis Sapp, Raiques Crump and Arthur Jeffery. The Vols have allowed more than 400 yards of total offense in five of seven games this season. Tennessee has allowed a game-opening drive to score just twice this season (LSU, Georgia). Four opening drives have resulted in punts and UAB missed a field goal.
Defensive Line Senior defensive end Chris Walker (Memphis) has 19 career starts, the most on the defensive side of the ball...Walker leads the front four with 28 tackles (2.0 for loss) this season and is second on the team with four quarterback hurries. Gerald Williams (Sr., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) leads the squad with 2.5 sacks and is second with 4 tackles for loss...His 23 tackles are second on the D-line...Williams has started three games, including the last two... Had a career-high seven tackles vs. Oregon. Junior and USC transfer Malik Jackson (Northridge, Calif.) had a career-high six tackles against Alabama... Started six of seven games (four at DE, the last two at DT) and owns 19 tackles...Forced and recovered his first fumble at LSU...Owns 4 QB hurries. Montori Hughes (Soph., Murfreesboro) leads UT with five QB hurries...Battling an ankle injury suffered at Georgia...Hughes owns 14 tackles, 2.5 for loss, and leads all down linemen with two pass breakups. Victor Thomas (Sr., Olive Branch, Miss.) has started five of seven games this season at defensive tackle... Made four tackles at Georgia and recorded a 13-yard sack at LSU. Freshman Jacques Smith (Ooltewah) turned in a career-high five tackles at LSU and recorded three tackles (one for loss) at Georgia...Smith is fourth among defensive linemen with 16 tackles...Other freshmen seeing time on the defensive front are Corey Miller (Wellford, S.C.), who started vs. Oregon, and Joseph Ayres (Knoxville), who started at Georgia. Sophomore Willie Bohannon (Mobile, Ala.) has played in six games and recorded six tackles, a sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss...Others seeing time on the defensive line include Stephen Fowlkes (Soph., College Park, Ga.), and Rae Sykes (Jr., Alcoa).
Linebackers Nick Reveiz (Sr., Farragut) ranks 3rd in the SEC with a career-high 65 tackles...He reached double figures in tackles for the fifth time this year with 11 vs. Alabama... Had four straight games (from Oregon through LSU) with 10-plus tackles--first Vol to do so since Jerod Mayo in the last four games of 2007...Reveiz leads the team lead with five tackles for loss and gathered his first career interception at LSU. LaMarcus Thompson (Sr., Lithonia, Ga.) had a careerhigh nine tackles at LSU and is fifth on the team with 33 stops...Tied for third on the team with 3.5 tackles for loss...Added his first career interception at LSU... Has 18 career starts, tied with Art Evans for second
on the defense. Herman Lathers (Soph., Baton Rouge, La.) has 22 tackles in the last three games and 35 for the season... Returned from an ankle injury off-week to record a season-high 10 tackles at LSU and led Vols with seven tackles at Georgia...Ranks 26th in the SEC in tackles. Austin Johnson (Jr., Hickory, NC) has enjoyed a productive season since converting to defense after two seasons at fullback, including six-tackle efforts the last two weeks (Ga., Ala.)...Recorded career-best nine stops vs. UAB and one of three Vols (N.Reveiz, Waggner) with both an interception and fumble recovery this season... Has 32 tackles, including team-high 6 on special teams. Savion Frazier (Sr., Woodbridge, Va.) started at outside linebacker vs. UAB and recorded seven tackles, including three for loss, a season-high in TFL’s for any UT player this season...Frazier started at middle linebacker four games last season before suffering a season-ending injury vs. South Carolina. Freshman John Propst (Hoover, Ala.) has played in all seven games...After recording a total of five tackles in the first five games, Propst posted six tackles at Georgia, including one for loss...His 11 tackles rank third among Vols freshmen (Gordon 23, Smith 16). Daryl Vereen (Jr., Charlotte, NC) has played in six games, recording seven tackles and two quarterback hurries...Others seeing time at linebacker this season include Greg King (Soph., Memphis), Nigel MitchellThornton (Soph., Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Shane Reveiz (Jr., Farragut), as well as true freshman Raiques Crump (Birmingham, Ala.)...Crump made three tackles and forced a fumble at Georgia.
Secondary Prentiss Waggner (Soph., Clinton, La.) leads the team with two interceptions, both returned for TDs, tying the school record (accomplished seven times by six players, most recently by Eric Berry in 2008)... Waggner scored on a 9-yard return vs. UAB and a 54yard return vs. UT Martin...Third on the Vols with 36 tackles and second with three pass-breakups...Waggner’s eight tackles at LSU were a career high and he is tied for 38th in the SEC in tackles. Janzen Jackson (Soph., Lake Charles, La.) is enjoying an outstanding sophomore campaign, having improved to second on the team with 40 tackles (21 last three games)...Recorded 2nd career sack at Georgia and had six tackles...Jackson enjoyed a huge game in his return to his home state of Louisiana, recording seven tackles (three on special teams) and an interception at LSU... Set career high with nine tackles vs. Florida, and his 16 career starts are the fourth-most among Vol defenders. Converted receiver Marsalis Teague (Soph., Paris) has started the last six games at cornerback and leads the team with seven passes defended (tied for 4th in SEC)...Teague had a career-high eight tackles at LSU and owns 30 for the year despite battling injury of late...Started five games at receiver in 2009 before making the move to the secondary to begin fall camp. Art Evans (Jr., Lakeland, Fla.) returned from a missed game (knee injury) vs. UAB to register a career-high eight tackles at LSU...Evans owns 18 career starts, tied for second on the defensive unit. Freshman Eric Gordon (Nashville) has two starts this season at cornerback but has played extensively... Team’s top freshman tackler with 23...Kickoff return average of 23.9 sits just outside SEC’s top 10...Turned in pair of season-long returns for the Vols at Georgia, with 34-yard kickoff return and 21-yard punt return. Others seeing time in the secondary in 2010 include Brent Brewer (Fr., Tyrone, Ga.), who had his first extensive playing time on defense vs. Alabama and made 6 tackles...Brewer signed a pro baseball contract in 2006 out of high school with the Milwaukee Brewers, turning his back on a football career at Florida State... Second-round draft pick spent five years as a shortstop in the pro ranks...others appearing in the secondary include senior Tyler Wolf (Cookeville), who has 11
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Numbers of Interest
1 XX
XX 6
Tennessee’s SEC ranking in fewest yards penalized per game (36.4). Brent Brewer’s tackle total vs. Ala. in first extensive playing time with UT secondary.
65
Tackle total this season for senior Nick Reveiz, a career high and third-best in the SEC
7
Team-leading number of pass breakups this year by first-year cornerback Marsalis Teague.
46.6
Chad Cunningham’s punting average over the last three games.
Inside the Box A pair of defensive staff members are in the coaches’ booth during games. Defensive backs coach Terry Joseph 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. tackles and two pass breakups, Anthony Anderson (Jr., Knoxville), tied for second on the team with five special teams tackles, and true freshman Dontavis Sapp (Valdosta, Ga.).
Specialists Chad Cunningham (Sr., Dawsonville, Ga.) is up to fourth in the SEC and 27th nationally (NCAA minimum is 3.6 punts per game) with a punting average of 43.8...Over his last three outings, punted 15 times for a 46.6-yard average...Career mark of 42.1 now seventh on UT charts...Coming off best game of season, with six punts for 48.2-yard clip vs. Alabama...Of his 41 punts this season, 12 have been downed inside the 20-yard line against only three touchbacks...Nine have been for 50-plus yards, including a season-long of 56 against the Tide. 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) 42.2 7. Chad Cunningham (2007-) 42.1 True freshman Michael Palardy (Coral Springs, Fla.) made his first career field goal, a 33-yarder against Alabama that closed the first half and pulled UT to within 13-10...Served as Tennessee’s placekicker last three games...5-for-5 on PAT’s...Also punted once for 51 yards at LSU, his first collegiate attempt...Has handled kickoff duties in five games. Daniel Lincoln (Sr., Ocala, Fla.) is a four-year starter at the position who was off to an excellent start to 2010 before being sidelined the last three games with by injury...Lincoln has made seven consecutive field goals to begin the season, one short of his UT record of eight to open his 2007 All-America campaign. Equaled his career long with 49-yarder vs. Florida. UTSports.com | 9
SEC Notes The SEC Standings Eastern Division South Carolina Georgia Florida Vanderbilt Kentucky Tennessee
SEC Pct. 3-2 .600 3-3 .500 2-3 .400 1-3 .250 1-4 .200 0-4 .000
PF 128 170 121 38 145 55
PA 100 117 105 105 199 129
Overall 5-2 4-4 4-3 2-5 4-4 2-5
Pct. .714 .500 .571 .286 .500 .286
PF 207 252 193 132 278 150
PA 132 153 131 174 253 206
Home 4-0 3-1 3-2 1-3 3-2 2-3
Away 1-2 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-2
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs. Div. 2-1 3-1 2-0 0-2 1-2 0-2
Top 25 2-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-4
Streak Won 1 Won 3 Lost 3 Lost 2 Lost 1 Lost 3
PF PA 178 135 140 81 122 77 132 137 55 65 90 124
Overall 8-0 7-1 7-1 5-2 6-2 3-4
Pct. 1.000 .875 .875 .714 .750 .429
PF 309 274 204 231 229 220
PA 188 100 125 164 136 224
Home 6-0 4-0 4-0 2-1 4-1 2-2
Away 2-0 3-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2
Neutral 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
vs. Div. 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-2
Top 25 3-0 3-1 3-1 0-2 1-1 0-1
Streak Won 9 Won 2 Lost 1 Won 1 Won 5 Lost 2
Western Division SEC Pct. Auburn 5-0 1.000 Alabama 4-1 .800 LSU 4-1 .800 Arkansas 2-2 .500 Mississippi State 2-2 .500 Mississippi 1-3 .250
This Week in the SEC Saturday’s Games All times Eastern
Vanderbilt (2-5, 1-3) at Arkansas (5-2, 2-2), 7 p.m. Open: Alabama, LSU.
TENNESSEE (2-5, 0-4), at South Carolina (5-2, 3-2), 12:21 p.m. Florida (4-3, 2-3) vs. Georgia (4-4, 3-3) in Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. Auburn (8-0, 5-0) at Mississippi (3-4, 1-3), 6 p.m. Kentucky (4-4, 1-4) at Mississippi State (6-2, 2-2), 7 p.m.
Last Week Alabama 41, TENNESSEE 10 Arkansas 38, Mississippi 24 Auburn 24, LSU 17 Georgia 44, Kentucky 31 Mississippi State 29, UAB 24 South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 7
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 immediate 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 | 10
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 430-108-17 (.790),
Surface: Natural grass
the Home of the Vols is the nation’s second winningest college football venue. Only Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium has more wins (434), but is eight years older than Neyland Stadium.
Capacity: 102,455 Attendance Record:109,061 (vs. Florida 2004) All-time Record: 430-108-17 (.790) Winning Seasons: 78 (last in 2009) Undefeated Seasons: 36 (last in 2007)
Tennessee’s fans have faithfully poured into
Longest Winning Streak: 30 (1928-1933)
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 Losing Streak: 4 (twice)
Seven former Volunteer greats have their jersey
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 will not be unveiled until the Nov. 13 homecoming date with Mississippi. As Vols young and old return to The Hill to see the Big Orange take on the Rebels, they will see a twice-life-size statue of the stadium’s namesake, Gen. Robert R. Neyland. The statue will meet its permanent resting place between gates 16 and 17.
“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
Sideline Change for 2010 Season When Tennessee kicked off the 2010 season on Sept. 4 against UT Martin, the Vols did so on a new sideline. The Vols called the west sideline home until 1994, when the SEC began prohibiting student seating directly behind a visiting team bench. In order to meet SEC guidelines, the athletics department approached the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs in December to discuss making modest adjustments to student seating assignments. UT Athletics in conjunction with Student Affairs and SGA chose to add additional lower level student seating in sections J and K to offset the seat adjustments needed in section D to give students a more cohesive student section.
When at Neyland Stadium... The Vols return home Oct. 23 to play current No. 1-ranked Alabama. Tennessee looks to even the alltime series record in Knoxville, which the Crimson Tide lead 21-20-1. UT has won five of the last seven games played at Neyland Stadium. UTSports.com | 11
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 DB Sam Edgmon FB LaMarcus Thompson LB Savion Frazier 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
Career Highs
45 Kevin Cooper
Junior Defensive Back
Tackles 3 (Three times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Tackles For Loss 1 (UCLA & South Carolina 2009) Sacks 1 (UCLA 2009)
Senior Fullback
6-0 | 185 | Knoxville | Psychology Career Stats YEAR G UT AT TT 2008 2 0 0 0 2009 12 7 2 9 2010 7 7 5 12 Totals 21 14 7 21
Career Stats
8 Tyler Bray
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 -0/0 0/0 1 0 3 0 4-Mem 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 5-UAB 0/0 0/0 1 0 3 0 5-UAB
Rushing
Freshman Quarterback 6-6 | 210 | Kingsburg, Calif. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats
Career Games/Starts: 21/1
Passing
Stepping In
YEAR
ATT- INT/ PASS AVG. QB TOT AVG. HI PASS G CMP TD PCT YDS GM RATE OFF GM YDS
Has seen action in every game in 2010. Tied for second on the team with five tackles on special teams. Contributed a career-high five tackles against UAB. Registered four tackles in season opener vs. UT Martin. Has recorded a tackle in each of the last three games.
2010
3 32-16 2/0 50.0 144 48.0 65.30 138 46.0 81-UGA
Freshman Defensive Tackle
Career Stats Defense YEAR 2010
Georgia Highlights 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.
HIGH TKLE 2-Ala
Career Games/Starts: 6/1
As A Freshman Has seen action in six of seven games in 2010. Notched a career-high 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
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 8 (Georgia 2010) Attempts 12 (Georgia 2010) Yards 81 (Georgia 2010)
First-Year Highlights Finished season with 14 tackles. Notched a season-high three tackles at South Carolina and Memphis. First career sack came versus UCLA.
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 7 0 0 12 7 42 13 12 110 7 6 39 39 25 191
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS --- 0 --6.0 3.5 0 9-2x 27-UCLA 9.2 8.5 1 23-Ohio 31-Ohio 6.5 5.6 0 11-Ore 14-Ore 7.6 4.9 1 23-Ohio 31-Ohio
Career Games/Starts: 39/24
Has started five of seven games in 2010. 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)
Freshman Linebacker
6-2 | 205 | Tyrone, Ga. | Arts & Sciences
Career Stats Defense
Career Stats Defense YEAR 2010
G UT AT TT 7 2 4 6
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0
HIGH TKLE 6-Ala
YEAR 2010
G UT AT TT 5 4 1 5
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 3-UGA
Career Games/Starts: 5/0
As A Freshman 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 win vs. UAB.
Receiving
6-2 | 215 | Birmingham, Ala. | Arts & Sciences
Defense
2010 Highlight Reel
AVG AVG HIGH ATT GM TD LONG YDS --- 0 --2.0 0.8 0 4-Van 6-Van 3.0 0.2 0 3-Van 3-Van --- 0 --2.2 0.3 0 4-Van 6-Van
Freshman Defensive Back
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
Career Games/Starts: 19/1
NET G ATT YDS 7 0 0 12 5 10 13 1 3 7 0 0 39 6 13
50 Raiques Crump
17 Brent Brewer
Career Stats 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 6 3 3 6 1/7 1.5/8 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-UGA Totals 19 10 10 20 2/14 3.5/20 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-3x
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
Out of the Backfield Alabama Highlights
Getting Started
6-3 | 262 | Knoxville | Business
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 6 1 4 5 0/0 0.5/2 0 0/0 0 0/0
Career Games/Starts: 3/0
Saw first-half action for the first time and completed 5-14 passes for 39 yards.
65 Joseph Ayers
6-0 | 242 | Chattanooga | Sport Management
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.
Collected a career-best three tackles at Georgia. Forced a Bulldogs' fumble on a second quarter kickoff return following the Vols’ first score. Tied for fourth on team with four tackles on special teams. Saw first career action vs. Florida. Notched first two career tackles vs. UAB.
Brewing Something Special Has seen action on special teams in each game.
Miscellaneous 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 96 Chad Cunningham Senior Punter/Placekicker 6-2 | 210 | Dawsonville, Ga. Graduate Sport Psychology Career Stats Punting YEAR G NO YDS 2007 5 3 122 2008 12 25 988 2009 13 55 2,313 2010 7 41 1,794 Totals 37 124 5,217
AVG TB FC I20 50+ BK LONG 40.7 0 3 1 0 0 46-SM 39.5 3 6 11 3 2 57-Aub 42.1 6 9 12 12 1 58-Ala 43.8 3 12 12 9 0 56-Ala 42.1 12 30 36 24 3 58-Ala
Career Games/Starts: 28/18
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 break-up 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.
In SEC Action
2009 Mainstay
Ranks third in punting average in SEC games (46.0).
Started 12 games for the Vols, notching 39 tackles. Tallied five tackles against both Ohio and Auburn.
Alabama Highlights
LSU Highlights
6-5 | 315 | Homewood, Ill. | Arts & Sciences Career Games/Starts: 6/1
2010 Highlights Earned first career start vs. Alabama. 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 six of seven games.
Sophomore Center 6-3 | 305 | Reno, Nev. | Arts & Sciences
Career Highs
Career Games/Starts: 7/5
Tackles 8 (LSU 2010) Passes defended 1 (Four times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Forced fumbles 1 (Twice; Most recent: Oregon 2010)
Protection 101
On The Road Again Punted one of his five attempts for 55 yards at Georgia.
Freshman Offensive Guard
73 Darin Gooch
Career Games/Starts: 37/26
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.
72 Zach Fulton
43 Savion Frazier Senior Linebacker
Has played in every game, including his first career start vs. Florida. Has started last five games at center in place of injured Cody Pope. Helped open holes for Tauren Poole to become the first individual to rush for over 100 yards vs. Alabama in 41 games.
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.
6-0 | 221 | Woodbridge, Va. | Psychology
24 Eric Gordon
Career Stats
Long Day
Defense
Freshman Defensive Back
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.
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 5 7 5 12 0/0 3.5/11 0 0/0 0 0/0 7-UAB Totals 36 43 40 83 1/3 8/24 0 1/0 1 0/0 11-Aub
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.
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 0/0 1.5/3 0 0/0 1 0/0
In the SEC
HIGH TKLE 5-2x
Ranks seventh in kick return average (24.2) in SEC games.
Alabama Highlights Matched career-best with five tackles vs. Alabama. Returned four kicks for 87 yards including a long of 33.
On The Road
46 Channing Fugate Freshman Fullback
Junior Defensive Back
6-2 | 244 | Jackson, Ky. | Arts & Sciences
6-0 | 185 | Lakeland, Fla. | Africana Studies
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
As A Vol SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 -0/0 1/1 1 0 3 0/0 5-2x 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 8-LSU 0/0 1/1 2 0 4 0/0 8-LSU
G UT AT TT 7 14 9 23
Career Games/Starts: 7/2
Tackles 11 (Auburn 2009) Tackles for loss 3 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss yards 10 (UAB 2010)
YEAR G UT AT TT 2008 10 0 0 0 2009 12 24 15 39 2010 6 9 12 21 Totals 28 33 27 60
YEAR 2010
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.
Career Highs
Defense
Defense
2010 Highlights
Punts 10 (Auburn 2008) Average 49.7 (UCLA 2009) Long 58 (Alabama 2009) Inside the 20-yard line 5 (Auburn 2008)
Career Stats
Career Stats
Career Games/Starts: 36/5
Career Highs
25 Art Evans
5-10 | 186 | Nashville | Arts & Sciences
Has seen limited action in every game in 2010. Returned a short kickoff eight yards vs. UAB.
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 UT season longs in both categories. Added three tackles at Georgia. Returned four kickoffs for 95 yards against the Bulldogs.
UAB Highlights 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 UTSports.com | 14
The Vols secondary that held the Skyhawks to 86 passing yards.
11 Justin Hunter
Career Highs
Freshman Wide Receiver
Tackles 5 (Florida and Alabama 2010)
6-4 | 183 | Virginia Beach, Va. | Arts & Sciences Receiving
Junior Deep Snapper
YEAR 2010
6-2 | 215 | Knoxville Marketing/International Business
SEC Standout
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 23.6 33.7 2 38-UGA 110-UGA
Career Games/Starts: 7/1
Career Stats G UT AT TT 7 0 2 2
NET G REC YDS 7 10 236
HIGH TKLE 1-2x
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
2010 Highlights Has played in every game in 2010. Notched first career tackle on a UAB punt return.
Back In The Day Ranked by Ray Guy’s Pro-Kicker.com as nation’s No. 3 long snapper for high school graduating class of 2007.
93 Montori Hughes Sophomore Defensive Tackle
Ranks tenth in receiving yards per game in SEC action (51.8 ypg). Second on the team in receiving yards (236).
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).
Breaking Out 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
Career Stats
Hauled in career-long reception of 37 yards on third-and-3 in the fourth quarter.
YEAR G UT AT TT 2009 13 10 10 20 2010 7 5 9 14 Totals 20 15 19 34
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 2/12 1 0 1 0/0 4-Mem 1/4 2.5/7 0 0/0 2 0/0 4-UTM 1/4 4.5/19 1 0 3 0/0 4-2x
Starting Off First career catch (31 yards) came vs. Oregon, to set up the Vols at the Ducks’ 1-yard line.
Career Games/Starts: 20/6
Career Highs
Among the Vols Tied for team lead with five QB hurries.
Receptions 4 (Georgia 2010) Yards 110 (Georgia 2010)
HUG(h)E(s) vs. UT Martin
15 Janzen Jackson
Made first career start against UT Martin. Tied career high in tackles with 4 against the 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.
Career Highs 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)
Totaled seven tackles, including three on special teams, and hauled in first interception of the season in the first quarter.
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.
Freshman Standout Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors (Nov. 2) following South Carolina game. Recorded season-high seven tackles and forced a fumble against the Gamecocks. Registered 37 tackles to rank second among freshmen Vols. Tallied first career interception against Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
Career Highs
6-4 | 305 | Murfreesboro | Arts & Sciences Defense
Registered six tackles, including his first sack of the season. The sack set Georgia back 11 yards on third-and-8 in the first quarter, forcing a field goal.
LSU Highlights
Career Stats
59 Nick Guess
YEAR 2010
Teaching the Bulldogs Tricks
97 Malik Jackson Junior Defensive End 6-5 | 265 | Northridge, Calif. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Defense
Sophomore Defensive Back 6-0 | 187 | Lake Charles, La. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 2008* 4 4 0 4 2/8 2/8 1 0/0 1 0/0 2009* 10 11 7 18 3.5/22 3.5/22 1 0/0 2 0/0 2010 7 7 12 19 0/0 1.5/3 1 1/0 2 0/0 Totals 21 22 19 39 5.5/30 7/33 3 1/0 5 0/0 *Played at USC
HIGH TKLE 2-Vir 3-3x 6-Ala 6-Ala
Career Games/Starts: 21/6
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 2009 10 26 11 37 1/11 1/11 1 1/8 4 1/29 2010 7 20 20 40 1/11 2/15 0 0/0 4 1/14 Totals 17 46 31 77 2/22 3/26 1 1/8 8 2/43
Tackles 9 (Florida 2010) Tackles for loss 1 (Three times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Interceptions 1 (Virginia Tech 2009 & LSU 2010) Passes defended 2 (South Carolina 2009 & LSU 2010)
HIGH TKLE 7-SC 9-Fla 9-Fla
Alabama Highlights
Ranks 13th in tackles (7.5) in SEC games and 27th overall (5.7).
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.
Among The Vols
LSU Highlights
Career Games/Starts: 17/16
In SEC Action
Ranks second on the team with 40 tackles. Also tied for second on team with five tackles on special teams.
Started and recorded three tackles. Forced and recovered a fumble for one of four takeaways by the Vols.
Alabama Highlights Team’s second-leading tackler with eight.
*For more notes on Jackson, see pg. 16. UTSports.com | 15
The Vols More Notes on Malik Jackson
the team at Georgia with six.
Alabama Highlights
Recorded three tackles vs. Florida. Broke up third quarter pass on third down vs. the Gators.
Florida Fumble
Matched a career-best with seven catches, two of which moved the chains on third down. Finished with a team-high 52 receiving yards.
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.
Ripped the football out of Florida’s Jeff Demps’ hands to give UT the ball back at midfield in the fourth quarter.
LSU Highlights
Adjusting Fast Second on team with a pair of takeaways. Eighth on the Vols with 26 takedowns. 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.
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.
UT Martin Highlights
Spent first two seasons as a fullback.
Hauled in team-best six receptions for 86 yards vs. UT Martin. Two catches converted third downs. Longest catch was good for 37 yards.
Career Highs
Leading the Pack In 2009
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.
Switching Positions
Welcome Addition Played freshman and sophomore campaigns at Southern California before transferring to Tennessee for the 2010 season.
4 Gerald Jones
Career Highs Sacks 1 (Five times at USC) Tackles 3 (Six times; Most recent: LSU 2010)
70 Ja’Wuan James Freshman Offensive Tackle 6-7 | 313 | Suwanee, Ga. | Marketing Career Games/Starts: 7/7
Protection 101 Has started every game as a true freshman, including his first career start vs. UT Martin. 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.
Senior Wide Receiver 6-0 | 195 | Oklahoma City, Okla. Sociology: Criminal Justice Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
G 9 11 12 4 36
NET ATT YDS 8 58 23 126 2 7 3 -3 36 188
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 4 19 187 9.8 46.8 0 37-UTM 86-UTM 36 106 1,436 13.5 39.9 9 51-Ga 113-Ky
40 Austin Johnson
Punt Returns
Junior Linebacker
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
6-2 | 231 | Hickory, N.C. Communication Studies Defense G UT AT TT 7 12 20 32
G 9 11 12 3 35
NET RET YDS 0 0 15 150 0 0 2 -8 17 142
AVG AVG HIGH RET GM TD LONG YDS --- 0 --10.0 13.6 0 40-Aub 68-Aub --- 0 ---4.0 -2.7 0 --8.4 4.1 0 40-Aub 68-Aub
Kickoff Returns
Career Stats YEAR 2010
AVG AVG HIGH ATT GM TD LONG YDS 7.2 6.4 2 20-LSU 39-LSU 5.5 11.5 1 55-Ky 67-Ky 3.5 0.6 0 8-Miss 8-Miss -1.0 -0.8 0 3-Ala -5.2 5.2 3 55-Ky 67-Ky
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 2.5/7 1 1/0 1 1/0 9-UAB
Career Games/Starts: 24/0
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 9 0 0 --- 0 --11 3 115 38.3 10.5 0 43-UCLA 76-UCLA 12 0 0 --- 0 --3 0 0 --- 0 --35 3 115 38.3 3.3 0 43-UCLA76-UCLA
Where Johnson Ranks Sixth on the team with 32 tackles. Leads team with six tackles on special teams.
Career Games/Starts: 36/19
Top 10 Watch
Second on the team in tackles vs. UAB with a career-best nine.
Needs eight receptions to move past Lucas Taylor into the top 10 for career receptions. Needs 447 receiving yards to move into the top 10 in career receiving yards.
Alabama Highlights
Where Jones Ranks
Career Day
Totaled six tackles, tied for third on the team, vs. Alabama.
Georgia Highlights
Tied for team lead with 19 receptions despite missing three games with a hand injury. Ranks eighth in SEC games with 4.3 catches per league contest.
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)
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 6 16 19 35 1.5/9 2.5/9 0 0 0 0/0 10-LSU Totals 19 44 43 87 1.5/9 5/18 0 0 0 0/0 12-2x
Career Games/Starts: 19/10
Where Lathers Ranks Fourth on the Vols with 35 tackles. Tied for 15th in tackles in SEC games (7.2).
Alabama Highlights 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.
Against the Tigers 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.
Registered the second-highest tackle total on UTSports.com | 16
The Vols 2010 Highlights
80 Corey Miller
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.
Freshman Defensive End
Injury Report Missed game against UAB due to injury.
Honor Roll 2009 Freshman All-SEC Coaches and Sporting News
2009 Highlights Fifth on the team in tackles with 52 in 2009. Registered 12-tackle performances against Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.
Career Highs Tackles 12 (Vanderbilt & Virginia Tech 2009) Tackles for loss 1.5 (Virginia Tech 2009)
6-3 | 255 | Wellford, S.C. | Sport Management
Last Season
Career Stats Defense YEAR 2010
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 7 3 5 8 0/0 1/2 0 0 0 0/0
HIGH TKLE 2-3x
Career Games/Starts: 7/1
6-0 | 210 | Ocala, Fla. Graduate Public Administration Career Stats Kicking YEAR G FG FGA PCT PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG 2007 14 21 29 72.4 52-53 115 9-11 5-6 7-10 0-2 48-SC 2008 10 10 18 55.6 22-22 52 3-3 5-9 2-3 0-3 47-2x 2009 9 10 16 62.5 33-34 63 6-6 3-4 1-6 -- 49-Oh 2010 4 7 7 100.0 11-12 32 1-1 2-2 4-4 0-0 49-Fla Totals 37 48 70 68.6 118-121 262 19-21 15-21 14-23 0-5 49-2x
Career Games/Starts: 37/37
Injury Report Missed last three games due to injury (leg).
Top 5 Watch Needs five field goals to pass John Becksvoort for fifth place on the all-time list. Ranks seventh on career points list (261).
2010 Highlights Leads UT with 32 points connecting on 7-7 FGs and 11-12 PATs in 2010. 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.
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.
On the End Matched career-best with two tackles vs. LSU and Alabama. Recorded a tackle vs. UAB and Georgia. Earned first career start vs. Oregon and produced a pair of tackles.
Career Highs Receptions 7 (Memphis 2009) Receiving yards 86 (Wisconsin 2007) Receiving TDs 2 (Memphis 2009 & UAB 2010)
20 Rajion Neal
Honor Roll Class 4A All-State first-team. Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Ranked as No. 3 weakside defensive end in nation and No. 2 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com.
26 Daniel Lincoln Senior Placekicker
the Skyhawks. Added a pair of catches for 19 yards at LSU. Recorded two more receptions for 18 yards at Georgia.
Freshman Tailback 5-11 | 215 | Tyrone, Ga. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats Rushing
6 Denarius Moore Senior Wide Receiver
Career Stats 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 14.3 42.8 4 49-Fla 68-UAB 15.4 28.4 13 63-Ky 86-Wis
Kickoff Returns YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
AVG AVG HIGH ATT GM TD LONG YDS 6.1 23.3 0 40-UTM 79-UTM
YEAR 2010
NET G REC YDS 6 5 99
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 19.8 16.5 0 58-UGA 70-UGA
Career Games/Starts: 6/0
Receiving NET G REC YDS 14 14 212 12 11 271 13 40 540 7 18 257 46 83 1,280
NET G ATT YDS 6 23 140
Receiving
6-1 | 194 | Tatum, Texas Sociology: Criminal Justice
YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 14 4 87 21.8 6.2 0 31-Cal 56-SM 12 2 49 24.5 4.1 0 27-UAB 27-UAB 13 1 25 25.0 1.9 0 25-Miss 25-Miss 7 5 84 16.8 14.0 0 20-Ore 35-Ore 46 12 245 20.4 5.4 0 31-Cal 56-SM
2010 Highlights 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 Games/Starts: 46/14
Saving The Day Matched career best with two touchdown receptions including the game-winner in the second overtime vs. UAB. Two TDs were complimented by season highs of five catches and 68 yards.
Prep Notes AP All-State Georgia Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year Ranked as the No. 9 tailback in the nation and No. 151 overall prospect on the Rivals250 list by Rivals.com. Also rated the No. 11 prospect in Georgia.
Freshman Honor Roll
Evening Shortened
Career Highs
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
Suffered an injury on a 2-yard reverse on the Vols’ opening drive and did not return.
Rushes 9 (UT Martin 2010) Rushing yards 79 (UT Martin 2010) Receptions 3 (Georgia 2010) Receiving yards 70 (Georgia 2010)
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) Longest field goal attempted 55 (UCLA 2009)
Moore Than Versatile UT's active leader in touchdowns with 14. Vols' leading receiver in 2010 with 257 yards. Scored second touchdown of the season on a 49yard 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.
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28 Tauren Poole
Freshman Placekicker
Junior Tailback
6-0 | 170 | Coral Springs, Fla. | Arts & Sciences
5-11 | 213 | Toccoa, Ga. Sport Management
Career Stats Kicking YEAR 2010
G FG FGA PCT 5 1 3 33.3
PAT 5-5
PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG 8 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 33-Ala
Career Games/Starts: 5/5
2010 Highlights 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. Also kicked off vs. Oregon and LSU 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.
Career Highs Rushes 24 (LSU 2010) Rushing yards 164 (Oregon 2010) Touchdowns 2 (UT Martin 2010) Receptions 3 (Oregon & Florida 2010) Receiving yards 38 (Florida 2010)
Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET G ATT YDS 12 22 86 13 10 85 7 109 595 32 141 766
AVG AVG HIGH ATT GM TD LONG YDS 3.9 7.2 0 19-UAB 44-Wyo 8.5 6.5 0 34-WKy 62-WKy 5.5 85.0 6 59-Ala 162-Ore 5.4 23.9 6 59-Ala 162-Ore
Receiving YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 12 1 -1 13 1 9 7 10 75 32 12 83
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS --- 0 --9.0 0.7 0 9-Van 9-Van 7.5 10.7 0 31-Fla 38-Fla 6.9 2.6 0 31-Fla 38-Fla
Career Games/Starts: 32/7
77 Cody Pope Junior Center 6-6 | 290 | Julian, Calif. | Grad. Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communicaton Career Games/Starts: 5/1
Protection 101 Has missed last five games due to injury Made first career start versus UT Martin. Helped open holes for 514 rushing yards in first two games, including 332 in season opener vs. UT Martin.
Among The SEC Ranks fourth in the conference with 595 rushing yards.
Off-Season Honors
27 David Oku
Leading The Vols
Sophomore Tailback
Leads team with six touchdowns.
Earned UT’s 2010 John Stucky Off-Season Award presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.
5-10 | 195 | Midwest City, Okla. | Nutrition
Alabama Highlights
Career Stats Rushing YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G ATT YDS 13 23 94 7 27 145 20 50 239
AVG AVG HIGH ATT GM TD LONG YDS 4.1 7.2 2 16-WKy 42-WKy 5.4 20.7 1 44-UTM 77-UTM 4.8 12.0 3 44-UTM 77-UTM
Receiving YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 13 2 13 7 5 34 20 7 47
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 6.5 1.0 0 8-Ohio 8-Ohio 6.8 4.9 0 9-UAB 23-UAB 6.7 2.4 0 9-UAB 23-UAB
Kickoff Returns YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 13 33 863 26.2 66.4 0 69-Mem 149-Miss 7 14 272 19.4 38.9 0 26-2x 101-Ore 20 47 1,135 24.1 56.8 0 69-Mem 149-Miss
Career Games/Starts: 20/0
Already in the Books Set UT records with 33 kickoff returns and 863 return yards in 2009. Sixth on UT career kickoff return yardage chart. Needs 720 yards to move into first place. Moved into third place all-time with a 19-yard return vs. Alabama.
2010 Highlights 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.
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)
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.
51 John Propst Freshman Linebacker 6-1 | 220 | Hoover, Ala. | Arts & Sciences Career Stats
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.
Defense YEAR 2010
G UT AT TT 7 3 8 11
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 1/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 6-UGA
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
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
2010 Highlights Totaled career-best six tackles at Georgia, including first tackle-for-loss. Has seen action in every game as a true freshman. First two career tackles came vs. UT Martin.
Career Highs
Rushed six times for 28 yards before leaving early with an injury (thigh).
Tackles 6 (Georgia 2010) Tackles for loss 1 (Georgia 2010) Tackles for loss yardage 1 (Georgia 2010)
Career Night
56 Nick Reveiz
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.
Tauren on a Tear 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.
Senior Linebacker 5-10 | 224 | Farragut | Graduate Sport Studies Career Stats Defense YEAR G UT AT TT 2007 14 10 5 15 2008 12 9 9 18 2009 4 11 16 27 2010 7 22 43 65 Totals 37 52 71 125
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 2-4x 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-NIU 0/0 4.5/9 0 0/0 0 0/0 9-UCLA 0/0 5.0/21 0 1/0 0 1/0 14-2x 0/0 9.5/30 0 2/0 0 1/0 14-2x
Career Games/Starts: 37/12
Where Reveiz Ranks Leads Vols and ranks third in the SEC with 9.3 tackles per contest. Leads team with five tackles-for-loss. Has led five games in tackles including four consecutive earlier this season (Oregon-LSU). UTSports.com | 18
The Vols 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.
Four-yard reception at Georgia kickstarted UT’s 77-yard drive in the fourth quarter.
Honor Roll Ranked as the No. 39 overall tight end and No. 94 overall prospect in California as a high school senior in 2007 by Rivals.com Rated the No. 76 overall prospect in California by Scout.com.
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 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
21 Da’Rick Rogers Freshman Wide Receiver 6-3 | 215 | Calhoun, Ga. | Arts & Sciences
Racking Up Tackles 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
Career Stats
Career Highs
Receiving YEAR 2010
NET G REC YDS 7 6 41
Third on the team in receiving yards with 202 and fourth in receptions with 13. 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
AVG AVG REC GM TD LONG 6.8 5.9 0 23-Ala
HIGH YDS 19-Ala
Receptions 4 (Oregon & Florida 2010) Receiving Yards 78 (UAB 2010) Touchdowns 1 (UAB 2010)
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
Alabama Highlights
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 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.
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.
Tackles 14 (Florida and UAB 2010) Tackles for loss 2 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss yardage 14 (UAB 2010)
Settling In
Protection 101
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.
Left Florida game with foot injury and has missed the last four games. Started each of the first three games, including first career start versus UT Martin. Helped open holes for 514 rushing yards in first two games, including 332 in season opener vs. UT Martin.
Honor Roll Ranked as a five-star prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior in 2007. Atlanta Journal Constitution’s All-Classifications Player of the Year and Super 11 selection. Class AA Offensive Player of the Year by Georgia Sportswriters.
Stats 101
83 Zach Rogers Sophomore Wide Receiver
Sophomore Tight End
6-0 | 178 | Nashville | Finance
6-4 | 240 | Valencia, Calif. | Arts & Sciences
Receiving
Career Stats
Career Stats Receiving NET G REC YDS 7 5 33
AVG AVG REC GM TD LONG 6.6 4.7 0 16-Ala
6-6 | 331 | Aiken, S.C. | Arts & Sciences
Honor Roll Rated No. 11 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com. Selected to Sweet 16 Dream Team by Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
74 Jarrod Shaw Senior Offensive Guard 6-4 | 331 | Lafayette, La. Graduate Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communication Career Games/Starts: 17/10
81 Mychal Rivera
YEAR 2010
Freshman Offensive Guard Career Games/Starts: 3/3
Set a Georgia prep state record with 1,641 receiving yards as a senior in 2009.
Career Highs
75 JerQuari Schofield
HIGH YDS 16-Ala
YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 12 3 19 7 13 202 19 16 221
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 6.3 1.6 0 11-WKy 11-WKy 15.5 28.9 1 72-UAB 78-UAB 13.8 11.6 1 72-UAB 78-UAB
Career Games/Starts: 19/4
Career Games/Starts: 6/0
Making The Most of It
Playing Early
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
16-yard reception vs. Alabama was a career-long. Hauled in a career-best two receptions vs. UAB First career action came vs. UT Martin ... Logged first career reception for seven yards.
Protection 101 Has started every game in 2010. 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.
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.
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The Vols 2 Matt Simms
55 Jacques Smith
yards vs. the Blazers
Junior Quarterback
Freshman Defensive End
Stocking Up vs. Florida
6-3 | 217 | Franklin Lakes, N.J. | Political Science
6-2 | 248 | Ooltewah | Marketing
Career Stats
Career Stats
Passing QB RATE
HI PASS YDS
2008* 2 10-4 1/0 40.0 39 18.0 70.76 2010 7 176-100 5/7 56.8 1,253 179.0 124.06 Totals 9 186-104 6/7 55.9 1,292 143.5 120.23 *Played at Louisville.
39-Pitt 259-Fla 259-Fla
YEAR
ATT- INT/ G CMP TD PCT
PASS YDS
AVG. GM
Career Games/Starts: 9/7
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 Completed 12-of-23 passes for 121 yards without throwing an interception for the second consecutive game. Notched first career touchdown run for the Vols’ go-ahead score in the fourth quarter.
Finding The End Zone vs. UAB 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
Defense YEAR 2010
G UT AT TT 7 10 6 16
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 0/0 3/11 0 0/0 0 0/0
HIGH TKLE 5-LSU
Career Games/Starts: 7/0
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. 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 (Three times; Most recent: Georgia 2010) Tackles for loss yardage 4 (Oregon & Georgia 2010)
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.
88 Luke Stocker
Career Highs Completions 19 (Florida & UAB 2010) Attempts 34 (UAB 2010) Yards 259 (Florida 2010) Long 72 (UAB 2010) Touchdowns 3 (UAB 2010)
Hauled in freshman QB-Tyler Bray’s first two career throws for 17 yards vs. UT Martin.
Stock(er) Market Finishes Strong in 2009 Caught 10 receptions for 125 yards and a pair of TDs in Vols’ final two regular season games. Increased numbers as a junior by 16 receptions, 250 yards, and five scores. Career-high game with five catches for 78 yards and a touchdown came at Kentucky.
Career Highs Receptions 5 (three times) Receiving yards 78 (Kentucky 2009) Touchdowns 2 (Western Kentucky 2009)
64 James Stone Freshman Offensive Guard 6-4 | 295 | Nashville | Arts & Sciences Protection 101
Senior Tight End
Started three games at left guard in place of the injured JerQuari Schofield Has seen action in every game
6-6 | 253 | Berea, Ky. Recreation & Leisure Studies
98 Rae Sykes
Receiving YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals
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 7 19 194 10.2 27.7 0 22-UGA 56-UAB 46 65 733 11.3 15.9 6 40-Aub 78-Ky
Career Games/Starts: 46/32
Junior Defensive Tackle 6-4 | 270 | Alcoa | Psychology Career Stats Defense YEAR 2010
SKS/ G UT AT TT YDS 6 0 3 3 0/0
Most Active
Career Games/Starts: 6/0
Leads the Vols with 32 consecutive starts. Tied for team lead with 19 receptions.
Notable
Alabama Highlights Recorded three catches including two that moved the chains for first downs.
Against Oregon 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.
Season Opener
Career Games/Starts: 7/3
Career Stats Under Center 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
Going Long vs. Georgia Recorded a season-long reception of 22 yards in the fourth quarter vs. Georgia. Totaled 36 yards on two catches.
TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0.5/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 2-UAB
Notched first two career tackles vs. UAB. QB hurry vs. UAB forced incompletion on third down and led to a missed field goal. Contributed a tackle at Georgia. Recorded QB hurry vs. Florida to force incompletion on third down.
10 Marsalis Teague Sophomore Defensive Back
5-10 | 178 | Paris | Sport Management LSU Highlights Caught a pair of passes for 16 yards vs. LSU including a third down grab in the second half
UAB Highlights
Career Stats Defense YEAR 2010
G UT AT TT 7 16 14 30
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 0/0 0.5/1 0 0/0 7 0/0
HIGH TKLE 8-LSU
Hauled in four receptions for a season-high 56 UTSports.com | 20
The Vols Career Games/Starts: 20/11
Quick Adjustment Leads team in passes defended with seven. 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.
When It Counts 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.
Key pass deflection on third down of UT Martin’s first drive forced a three-and-out. Recorded a career-best two tackles vs. Skyhawks.
42 LaMarcus Thompson
6-1 | 228 | Lithonia, Ga. | Political Science
YEAR G UT AT TT 2008 7 0 3 3 2009 10 1 0 1 2010 5 3 4 7 Totals 22 4 7 11
Defense
Career Stats Defense YEAR G UT AT TT 2007 14 5 5 10 2008 12 5 5 10 2009 11 25 10 35 2010 7 18 15 33 Totals 44 49 31 80
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 2-3x 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 3-MSU 1/9 7/33 1 2/0 0 0/0 7-Fla 0/0 3.5/11 0 0/0 3 1/0 9-LSU 1/9 10/43 2 2/0 3 1/0 9-LSU
Tied for 11th in the SEC in passes defended (0.75).
Against LSU Career Highs
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.
Tackles 8 (LSU 2010) Tackles for loss 0.5 (Florida 2010) Passes defended 3 (UAB 2010)
Back In His Home State 71 Dallas Thomas Sophomore Offensive Tackle 6-5 | 295 | Baton Rouge, La. Sociology: Criminal Justice Career Games/Starts: 19/6
Protection 101 Has started every game, including his first career start versus UT Martin. 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.
52 Victor Thomas Senior Defensive Tackle 6-3 | 293 | Olive Branch, Miss. Sport Management Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 2007 2 0 1 1 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0/0 0 0/0 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 2010 7 5 8 13 1/13 1.5/14 0 0/0 1 0/0 Totals 20 6 10 16 1.5/16 2/17 0 0/0 1 0/0
HIGH TKLE 1-ULL -1-2x 4-2x 4-2x
Career Games/Starts: 22/0
Notable 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 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
Making Plays
Career Stats
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.
2010 Highlights Fifth on the team in tackles with 33. 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. 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 Games/Starts: 21/5
Career Highs
Setting The Tone
Tackles 8 (UAB 2010) Tackles for loss 3 (Western Kentucky 2009) Tackles for loss yardage 25 (Western Kentucky 2009)
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.
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-3x 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-UCLA 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-Ore 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 3-Ore
Notched three tackles at Georgia.
Leader Emerged in 2009 Career Stats
5-11 | 221 | Charlotte, N.C. | Psychology Career Stats
In SEC Action
After playing wide receiver as a freshman, switched to defensive back.
Junior Linebacker
Senior Linebacker
Career Games/Starts: 44/18
Getting Defensive
9 Daryl Vereen
Defense YEAR G UT AT TT 2009 13 4 2 6 2010 6 18 15 33 Totals 19 22 17 39
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 5-Miss 0/0 1/3 0 1/0 5 2/63 8-LSU 0/0 1/3 0 1/0 5 1/54 8-LSU
Career Games/Starts: 19/7
Where Waggner Ranks Leads team with two interceptions. Second on the Vols in passes defended (5) and third in tackles (36).
In The Record Books Has returned both interceptions for touchdowns, tying the UT season record for interceptions returned for TDs.
The Past Two Games Notched three tackles vs. Alabama and a pair of takedowns at Georgia.
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.
*For more notes on Waggner, see pg. 22 UTSports.com | 21
The Vols More Notes on Prentiss Waggner
57 Gerald Williams
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.
Senior Defensive End
Started at free safety versus memphis and Mississippi and appeared in every game. Five of six tackles came against Ole Miss.
5-11 | 202 | Cookeville Graduate Sport Psychology
Career Stats
Career Stats
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 10 8 4 12 0/0 0.5/2 0 0/0 1 0/0 5-SC 2009 13 9 6 15 0/0 0.5/3 0 1/0 3 0/0 4-Aub 2010 7 10 13 23 2.5/20 4/23 0 0/0 0 0/0 7-Ore Totals 29 26 21 47 2.5/20 5/28 0 1/0 4 0/0 7-Ore
Career Highs
Career Games/Starts: 30/4
Tackles 8 (LSU 2010) Interceptions 1 (UT Martin & UAB 2010) Interception yards 54 (UT Martin 2010)
Sack Attack Leads the Vols with 2.5 sacks.
Alabama Highlights
84 Chris Walker Senior Defensive End 6-3 | 245 | Memphis | Communication Studies
Contributed three tackles and a QB hurry vs. Alabama.
Georgia Highlights Started for the second time this season and recorded a tackle.
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 7 12 16 28 0/0 2/5 0 0/0 1 0/0 8-2x Totals 43 50 38 88 9/62 14.5/77 3 0 4 2/7 8-2x
Career Games/Starts: 43/18
Among The Vols Leads the defensive line with 28 tackles and ranks eighth on the team. Tied for team lead with five QB hurries.
Georgia Highlights Tallied four tackles against the Bulldogs, including an assist in the backfield.
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
LSU Highlights Teamed with Herman Lathers to contribute a 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 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.
SKS/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS 2007 0 0 0 0 0/0 2008 0 0 0 0 0/0 2009 12 4 6 10 0/0 2010 7 6 5 11 0/0 Totals 19 10 11 21 0/0
TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 -0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 -0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-Mem 1/1 0 0/0 2 0/0 5-UTM 1/1 0 0 2 0/0 5-UTM
Career Games/Starts: 19/0
Georgia Highlights Collected three tackles at Georgia.
UAB Highlights Totaled a pair of tackles including a key stop for no gain on third-and-6 leading to a missed field goal
Breakout Performance 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.
Special Teams Standout in 2009 Second to Eric Berry with 10 tackles via punt or kickoff coverage. Saw game action as free safety reserve late in season. Season-best tackle effort came against Memphis with three
Career Highs Tackles 5 (UT Martin 2010) Pass Deflections 2 (UT Martin 2010)
Started season with two-tackle performance vs. UT Martin.
Gaining Ground in 2009
Recorded a career-high eight tackles twice against Oregon and Florida.
Preseason Honors
Career Highs
Selected Coaches Preseason All-SEC
Tackles 7 (Oregon 2010) Tackles for loss 1.5 (Florida 2010) Passes defended 2 (Georgia 2009)
Begins With the End
Defense
Will to Win
Started season’s first two games against Western Kentucky and UCLA. Finished 2009 with 15 total tackles including four versus Auburn. Recorded a fumble recovery against UCLA.
Breaking Out
Senior Defensive Back
6-3 | 250 | Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Africana Studies Defense
Notable in 2009
18 Tyler Wolf
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.
Career Highs Tackles 8 (Oregon & Florida 2010) Sacks 2 (Western Kentucky & Florida 2009) Tackles for loss 2.5 (Western Kentucky 2009) UTSports.com | 22
2010 Statistics
Overall: 2-5 SEC: 0-4
Home: 2-3
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-0
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) UT Martin Oregon (7/8) Florida* (10/7) UAB at LSU* (12/10) at Georgia* Alabama* South Carolina* at Memphis Mississippi* (HC) at Vanderbilt* Kentucky*
TV VideoSeat PPV ESPN2 CBS SEC Network CBS SEC Network ESPN SEC Network CBS College ----
Site Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Baton Rouge Athens Knoxville Columbia Memphis Knoxville Nashville Knoxville
Rankings listed (AP/USA Today) HC-Homecoming
*-SEC Game
Team Statistics OPP 206 29.4 134 54 74 6 1131 1327 196 260 4.3 161.6 15 1691 135-234-6 7.2 12.5 241.6 8 2822 494 5.7 403.1 27-516 19.1 15-172 11.5 7-106 15.1 12-4 48-357 51.0 30-1309 43.6 40.8 32:06 42/105 40% 5/8 62% 25-169 0 25 10-18 22-22 0-0 185,678 2/92,839 -
Score by Quarters 1st 50 37
2nd 33 37
Highlights Vols rush for 332 (3 tailbacks 75+), throw for 205, limit UTM to 3 first downs. Poole career highs with 23 rushes, 162 yds.; N.Reveiz game-high 10 tackles. N.Reveiz career high 14 tackles, fumble recovery; Hunter first career TD catch. 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 rushing yards snaps Tide’s streak of 41 straight w/o allowing 100-yd rusher.
Rushing
UT SCORING 150 Points Per Game 21.4 FIRST DOWNS 106 Rushing 45 Passing 52 Penalty 9 RUSHING YARDAGE 849 Yards gained rushing 1091 Yards lost rushing 242 Rushing Attempts 222 Average Per Rush 3.8 Average Per Game 121.3 TDs Rushing 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1397 Comp-Att-Int 116-208-7 Average Per Attempt 6.7 Average Per Completion 12.0 Average Per Game 199.6 TDs Passing 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 2246 Total Plays 430 Average Per Play 5.2 Average Per Game 320.9 KICK RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 35-687 Average Per Return 19.6 PUNT RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 9-45 Average Per Return 5.0 INT RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 6-77 Average Per Return 12.8 FUMBLES-LOST 8-4 PENALTIES-YARDS 38-255 Average Per Game 36.4 PUNTS-YARDS 42-1845 Average Per Punt 43.9 Net punt average 38.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 27:54 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 29/101 3rd-Down Pct 29% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/10 4th-Down Pct 20% SACKS BY-YARDS 8-64 MISC. YARDS (BLOCKED FG RET.) 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 Field Goals-Attempts 8-10 PAT-Attempts 16-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 ATTENDANCE 501,251 Games/Avg Per Game 5/100,250 Neutral Site Games -
Tennessee Opponents
Time/Result Attend. W 50-0 99,123 L 13-48 102,035 L 17-31 102,455 W 32-29 (2 OT) 95,183 L 14-16 92,932 L 14-41 92,746 L 10-41 102,455 12:21 p.m. ET 7 p.m. CT
3rd 37 74
4th 21 52
OT 9 6
Total 150 206
No. 28 27 20 6 21 33 4 8 2
Name Tauren Poole David Oku Rajion Neal Denarius Moore Da’Rick Rogers Toney Williams Gerald Jones Tyler Bray Matt Simms Team Totals Opponent
GP 7 7 6 7 7 2 4 3 7 4 7 6
Att 109 27 23 5 3 3 3 4 41 4 222 260
GP 7 7 7 7
Effic 124.06 75.30 116.56 124.55
GP 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7
Gain 613 151 144 76 24 9 3 9 62 0 1091 1327
Loss 18 6 4 0 8 1 6 15 155 29 242 196
Net 595 145 140 76 16 8 -3 -6 -93 -29 849 1131
Avg 5.5 5.4 6.1 15.2 5.3 2.7 ----3.8 4.3
TD 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 15
Long 59 44 40 58 21 8 3 9 12 0 59 83
Avg/G 85.0 20.7 23.3 10.9 2.3 4.0 ----121.3 161.6
Comp-Att-Int 100-176-5 16-32-2 116-208-7 135-234-6
Pct 56.8 50.0 55.8 57.7
Yds 1253 144 1397 1691
TD 7 0 7 8
Lng 72 22 72 52
Avg/G 179.0 48.0 199.6 241.6
Rec 19 19 18 13 10 10 6 6 5 5 5 116 135
Yds 194 187 257 202 236 75 41 39 99 34 33 1397 1691
Avg 10.2 9.8 14.3 15.5 23.6 7.5 6.8 6.5 19.8 6.8 6.6 12.0 12.5
TD 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8
Long 22 37 49 72 38 31 23 11 58 9 16 72 52
Avg/G 27.7 46.8 36.7 28.9 33.7 10.7 5.9 5.6 16.5 4.9 4.7 199.6 241.6
Punts 41 1 42 30
Yds 1794 51 1845 1309
Avg 43.8 51.0 43.9 43.6
Lg 56 51 56 55
TB 3 0 3 2
FC 12 0 12 10
I20 12 0 12 11
50+ 9 1 10 6
Blkd 0 0 0 0
Int 2 1 1 1 1 6 7
Yds 63 14 0 0 0 77 106
Avg 31.5 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.8 15.1
TD 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
Long 54 14 0 0 0 54 76
Passing No. 2 8
Name Matt Simms Tyler Bray Totals Opponents
Receiving No. 88 4 6 83 11 28 21 45 20 27 81
Name Luke Stocker Gerald Jones Denarius Moore Zach Rogers Justin Hunter Tauren Poole DaRick Rogers Kevin Cooper Rajion Neal David Oku Mychal Rivera Totals Opponents
Punting No. 96 1
Name Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Totals Opponents
Interceptions No. 23 15 40 42 56
Name Prentiss Waggner Janzen Jackson Austin Johnson LaMarcus Thompson Nick Reveiz Totals Opponents
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2010 Statistics All Purpose
Punt Returns No. 24 11 4
Name Eric Gordon Justin Hunter Gerald Jones Totals Opponents
Ret 5 2 2 9 15
Yds 37 16 -8 45 172
Avg 7.4 8.0 -5.0 11.5
TD 0 0 0 0 1
Long 21 12 -21 80
Ret 14 11 5 3 1 1 35 27
Yds 272 263 84 53 8 7 687 516
Avg 19.4 23.9 16.8 17.7 8.0 7.0 19.6 19.1
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long 26 34 20 29 8 7 34 43
Ret
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
0 0
0 0
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0 0
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No. 28 27 6 24 20 11 83 88 4 23 21 81 45 15 33 46 8 2
Name GP Tauren Poole 7 David Oku 7 Denarius Moore 7 Eric Gordon 7 Rajion Neal 6 Justin Hunter 7 Zach Rogers 7 Luke Stocker 7 Gerald Jones 4 Prentiss Waggner 7 Da’Rick Rogers 7 Mychal Rivera 7 Kevin Cooper 7 Janzen Jackson 7 Toney Williams 2 Channing Fugate 7 Tyler Bray 3 Matt Simms 7 Team 4 Totals 7 Opponents 7
Kickoff Returns No. 27 24 6 20 46 81
Name David Oku Eric Gordon Denarius Moore Rajion Neal Channing Fugate Mychal Rivera Totals Opponents
Fumble Returns No.
Name Totals Opponents
Rush 595 145 76 0 140 0 0 0 -3 0 16 0 0 0 8 0 -6 -93 -29 849 1131
Rec 75 34 257 0 99 236 202 194 187 0 41 33 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1397 1691
PR 0 0 0 37 0 16 0 0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 172
KR 0 272 84 263 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 687 516
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 77 106
Tot 670 451 415 300 292 252 202 194 176 63 57 40 39 14 8 8 -6 -93 -29 3055 3616
Avg/G 95.7 64.4 59.6 42.9 48.7 36.0 28.9 27.7 44.0 10.5 8.1 5.7 5.6 2.0 4.0 1.1 -2.0 -13.3 -7.2 436.4 516.6
Field Goals No. 26 1
Name Daniel Lincoln Michael Palardy
FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 7-7 100.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 4-4 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1
50+ 0-0 0-1
Lg Blk 49 0 33 0
Field Goal Sequence By Player Lincoln -- (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40) Palardy-- 45, (33) 52 Numbers in parentheses indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.
Field Goal Sequence By Game Tennessee 2-2 2-2 1-1 2-2 0-1 -1-2
UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB LSU Georgia Alabama South Carolina Memphis Mississippi Vanderbilt Kentucky Totals
Opponents 0-1 2-2 1-1 2-7 1-2 2-2 2-3
SEC/NCAA Rankings SEC/NCAA Individual Rankings
8-10
Category Rushing-Game Passing Efficiency-Game Total Offense-Game Punting-Avg. Tackles-Game Interceptions-Game t-tie
10-18
Kickoffs No. 96 1
Name Chad Cunningham Michael Palardy Totals Opponents
KO 16 14 30 40
TB 1 0 1 5
RET 14 14 28 35
OB 1 0 1 0
FC 0 1 1 0
FGs 0 7-7 0-0 0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 8-10 10-18
PAT Kick 0 11-12 0-0 0 0-0 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 16-17 22-22
PAT Rush 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0
PAT Rcv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
PAT Pass 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2-2
Name Tauren Poole Matt Simms Matt Simms Chad Cunningham Nick Reveiz Prentiss Waggner
Stat 85.0 124.06 165.7 43.8 9.3 0.3
SEC 6 9 10 4 3 10t
NCAA 44 73 93 27 34t 85t
Scoring No. 28 26 6 11 23 1 2 27 83
Name Tauren Poole Daniel Lincoln Denarius Moore Justin Hunter Prentiss Waggner Michael Palardy Matt Simms David Oku Zach Rogers Team
Totals Opponents
TD 6 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 18 25
PAT DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pts 36 32 30 12 12 8 6 6 6 2 150 206
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 21.4 320.9 121.3 199.6 116.59 15.1 28.7 3.57 29.4 403.1 161.6 241.6 124.56 1.14 38.4 5.0 19.6 6 36.4 -0.14
SEC 11 10 12 6 10 11 11 12 10 12 9 9 6 12 5 11 11 6t 1 8
NCAA 94 95 91 74 92 111 115 113 83 88 75 95 57 106 34 104 100 63t 7t 68
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2010 Defensive Statistics Defensive Statistical Leaders No. Player 56 Nick Reveiz, LB 15 Janzen Jackson, DB 23 Prentiss Waggner, DB 34 Herman Lathers, LB 42 LaMarcus Thompson, LB 40 Austin Johnson, LB 10 Marsalis Teague, DB 84 Chris Walker, DE 57 Gerald Williams, DE 24 Eric Gordon, DB 25 Art Evans, DB 97 Malik Jackson, DE 55 Jacques Smith, DE 93 Montori Hughes, DT 52 Victor Thomas, DT 43 Savion Frazier, LB 36 Anthony Anderson, DB 51 John Propst, LB 18 Tyler Wolf, DB 80 Corey Miller, DL 48 Greg King, LB 9 Daryl Vereen, LB 86 Willie Bohannon, DE 17 Brent Brewer, DB 65 Joseph Ayres, DT 50 Raiques Crump, LB 98 Rae Sykes, DT 30 Shane Reveiz, LB 41 Dontavis Sapp, DB 90 Steven Fowlkes, DE 37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton, LB Miscellaneous Tackles 96 Chad Cunningham 88 Luke Stocker 59 Nick Guess 21 Da’Rick Rogers 83 Zach Rogers 6 Denarius Moore Totals Opponents
GP 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 4 6 6 7 6 5 6 2 5 2 4
ST 22 20 20 16 18 12 16 12 10 14 9 7 10 5 5 7 7 3 6 3 1 3 3 2 1 4 0 1 1 0 0
AT 43 20 16 19 15 20 14 16 13 9 12 12 6 9 8 5 5 8 5 5 7 4 3 4 4 1 3 1 1 1 1
TT 65 40 36 35 33 32 30 28 23 23 21 19 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 1
TFL 5.0-21 2.0-15 1.5-5 2.5-9 3.5-11 2.5-7 0.5-1 2.0-5 4.0-23 1.5-3 . 1.5-3 3.0-11 2.5-7 1.5-14 3.5-11 . 1.0-1 1.0-1 1.0-2 0.5-1 . 1.5-8 . 0.5-2 . 0.5-0 . . . .
Sacks . 1.0-11 . 1.5-9 . . . . 2.5-20 . . . . 1.0-4 1.0-13 . . . . . . . 1.0-7 . . . . . . . .
Int 1-0 1-14 2-63 . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PBU . 3 3 . 2 . 7 1 . 1 1 2 . 2 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
PD 1 4 5 . 3 1 7 1 . 1 1 2 . 2 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
QBH 3 1 . 1 1 . . 4 2 . . 3 2 5 . . . . . . . 2 . 1 . . 2 . . . .
FF . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
FR-Yds 1-0 . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2 1 0 1 1 1 244 229
2 2 2 0 0 0 296 244
4 3 2 1 1 1 540 473
. . . . . . 43-161 50-230
. . . . . . 8-64 25-169
. . . . . . 6-77 7-106
. . . . . . 25 33
. . . . . . 31 40
. . . . . . 28 14
. . . . . . 4 4
. . . . . . 4-0 4-0
. . . . . . 0 1
Special Teams Tackle Leaders No. 40 36 15 50 24 96 18 88 42 34 59 37 84 17 43 48 30 23 56 41 9
Player Austin Johnson Anthony Anderson Janzen Jackson Raiques Crump Eric Gordon Chad Cunningham Tyler Wolf Luke Stocker LaMarcus Thompson Herman Lathers Nick Guess Nigel Mitchell-Thornton Chris Walker Brent Brewer Savion Frazier Greg King Shane Reveiz Prentiss Waggner Nick Reveiz Dontavis Sapp Daryl Vereen
ST 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
AT 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
TT 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Team Totals and Starters Team Totals Game-by-Game 1st Rushing Score Downs (No-Yds-TD) 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
23 3 14 26 11 18 15 23 12 20 12 20 19 24
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
Passing (C-A-I-Yds-TD)
Total Offense (Ply-Yds)
Punts No-Avg
Fumbles No-Lost
Penalties No-Yds
KO Ret. No-Yds
Punt Ret. No-Yds
Int. Ret. No-Yds
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
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
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
2-1 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
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
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
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)
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
3rd-Dn Time of Convs. Poss. 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
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
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
LT D.Thomas D.Thomas D.Thomas D.Thomas D.Thomas D.Thomas D.Thomas
LG Schofield Schofield Schofield Stone Stone Stone J.Shaw
C Pope Pope Gooch Gooch Gooch Gooch Gooch
RG J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw J.Shaw Fulton
RT J. James J. James J. James J. James J.James J.James J.James
WR Jones Z.Rogers Z.Rogers Z.Rogers Jones Jones Jones
WR Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore
QB Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms Simms
TB Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole
FB Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Z.Rogers (WR) Cooper Hunter (WR)
PK Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Palardy Palardy Palardy
Defense UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY
LE M.Jackson M.Jackson M.Jackson G.Williams M.Jackson G.Williams G.Williams
DT V.Thomas Miller V.Thomas V.Thomas V.Thomas M.Jackson M.Jackson
NT Hughes Hughes Hughes Hughes Hughes Ayres V.Thomas
RE Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker
SLB Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson
MLB N.Reveiz N.Reveiz N.Reveiz N.Reveiz N.Reveiz N.Reveiz N.Reveiz
WLB Lathers Lathers Lathers Frazier Lathers Lathers Lathers
LCB Evans Evans Evans Gordon Evans Evans Evans
RCB Gordon Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague
SS Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner Waggner
FS J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson J.Jackson
P Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Palardy Cunningham Cunningham
‘09 9 . . . . 8 7 . . . . 3 . 13 . . 40
Tot Strk 24 1 1 5 5 1 1 7 7 19 3 14 9 7 7 2 4 3 10 7 7 7 32 32 3 7 7 121 -
Defense ‘07 Anthony Anderson, DB . Joseph Ayres, DT . Willie Bohannon, DE . Art Evans, DB . Savion Frazier, LB . Eric Gordon, DB . Montori Hughes, DT . Janzen Jackson, DB . Malik Jackson, DL . Greg King, LB . Herman Lathers, LB . Ben Martin, DE . Corey Miller, DL . Nick Reveiz, LB . Marsalis Teague, DB . Victor Thomas, DT . LaMarcus Thompson, LB . Prentiss Waggner, DB . Chris Walker, DE . Gerald Williams, DL . Totals 0
‘10 1 6 1 2 5 7 6 6 1 7 6 5 7 7 7 3 77
Tot Strk 1 1 1 18 3 5 2 5 16 9 6 3 2 11 3 11 1 12 7 11 6 5 1 18 9 9 7 19 12 5 2 143 -
‘08 5 10 . 15
‘10 6 4 3 13
Starting Experience Offense Kevin Cooper, FB Zach Fulton Darin Gooch, C Justin Hunter, WR Ja’Wuan James, OT Gerald Jones, WR Denarius Moore, WR Tauren Poole, TB Cody Pope, C Zach Rogers, WR JerQuari Schofield, OG Jarrod Shaw, OT Matt Simms, QB Luke Stocker, TE James Stone Dallas Thomas, OT Totals
‘07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
‘08 10 . . . . 7 . . . . . . . 12 . . 17
‘10 5 1 5 1 7 4 7 7 2 4 3 7 7 7 3 7 77
‘08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1
‘09 1 . 1 12 4 . . 9 . 2 5 11 . 4 *5 . 11 2 12 2 65
Special Teams Chad Cunningham, P Daniel Lincoln, PK Michael Palardy, P/PK Totals
‘07 1 14 . 15
‘09 13 9 . 22
Tot Strk 25 2 37 3 3 65 -
* Teague’s five starts in 2009 were at wide receiver.
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Offensive Game-by-Game Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Bray 1-(-1)-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 3-(-5)-0
Cooper 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Moore 1-58-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-16-0 1-0-0 1-2-0
Neal 9-79-0 2-2-0 DNP 4-20-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 6-36-0
Oku 6-77-1 7-8-0 5-24-0 8-33-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Poole 17-110-2 23-162-1 10-23-0 6-23-0 24-109-1 15-51-1 14-117-1
D.Rogers 0-0-0 1-21-0 0-0-0 1-(-8)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-0
Simms 3-7-0 3-(-11)-0 8-(-18)-0 8-(-26)-0 10-(-32)-1 6-(-21)-0 3-8-0
T.Williams 3-8-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP
4-(-6)-0
0-0-0
5-76-1
23-140-0
27-145-1 109-595-6
3-16-0
41-(-93)-1
3-8-0
Cooper 2-13-0 2-14-0 2-12-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Hunter 0-0-0 1-31-0 3-60-1 1-(-2)-0 1-37-0 4-110-1 0-0-0
Jones 6-86-0 DNP DNP DNP 5-46-0 1-3-0 7-52-0
Moore 4-66-1 4-37-0 1-49-1 5-68-2 2-19-0 2-18-0 0-0-0
Neal 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-70-0 2-29-0
Oku 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 3-23-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Poole 0-0-0 3-17-0 3-38-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 2-14-0 1-8-0
Rivera D.Rogers 1-7-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-6-0 2-16-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 1-(-3)-0 1-16-0 2-19-0
Z.Rogers 1-7-0 3-45-0 4-53-0 2-78-1 1-5-0 1-8-0 1-6-0
Stocker 2-17-0 1-2-0 5-41-0 4-56-0 2-16-0 2-36-0 3-26-0
6-39-0
10-236-2
19-187-0 18-258-4
5-99-0
5-34-0
10-75-0
5-33-0
13-202-1
19-194-0
Receiving (No-Yds-TD) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Field Goals
Passing Matt Simms UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Att 24 29 31 34 23 13 22
Com 14 15 19 19 12 9 12
Int 0 1 2 0 0 1 1
Pct 58.3 51.7 61.3 55.9 52.2 69.2 54.5
Yds 181 151 259 245 121 179 117
TD 1 0 2 3 0 1 0
Long 42 31 49 72 37 58 26
176
100
5
56.8
1253
7
72
Tyler Bray UT MARTIN at Georgia ALABAMA Totals
Att 6 12 14 32
Com 3 8 5 16
Int 1 0 1 2
Pct 50.0 75.0 35.7 50.0
Yds 24 81 39 144
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 9 22 16 22
(FG-FGA) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Kickoff Returns (No-Yds-Avg) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
6-41-0
Punting
Lincoln Palardy 2-2 2-2 1-1 2-2 0-1
Seq. (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40) 45
1-2
(33) 52
7-7
1-3
(No-Yds-Avg) Cunningham 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 at Georgia 5-220-44.0 ALABAMA 6-289-48.2 at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals 41-1,794-43.8
Palardy
1-51-51.0
1-51-51.0
Punt Returns
Fugate 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-8-8.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0
Gordon 0-0-0.0 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-60-30.0 4-95-23.8 4-87-21.8
1-8-8.0
11-263-23.9
Moore 0-0-0.0 2-35-17.5 2-30-15.0 0-0-0.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0
Neal 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-15-15.0 2-38-19.0
Oku 1-12-12.0 5-101-20.2 4-84-21.0 3-56-18.7 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-19-19.0
Rivera 1-7-7.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0
5-84-16.8 3-53-17.7 14-272-19.4
1-7-7.0
(No-Yds-Avg) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at S. Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Gordon 0-0-0.0 1-0-0.0 1-2-2.0 1-14-14.0 1-21-21.0 1-0-0.0
Hunter 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-16-8.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0
Jones 2-(-8)-(--) DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0
5-37-7.4
2-16-8.0 2-(-8)-(-4)
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Defensive Game-by-Game Defensive Line (ST-AT-TT) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Ayres 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-2-2
Bohannon 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 2-1-3 1-0-1
Fowlkes 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Hughes 3-1-4 1-2-3 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-0-1
M.Jackson 0-1-1 1-1-2 2-1-3 2-1-3 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-5-6
Miller 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 1-1-2
Smith 4-0-4 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-5-5 2-1-3 1-0-1
Sykes 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
V.Thomas 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-3-4 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-3-4 0-0-0
Walker 0-1-1 4-4-8 4-4-8 4-1-5 0-2-2 0-4-4 0-0-0
G.Williams 1-1-2 3-4-7 1-1-2 3-2-5 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-2-3
1-4-5
3-3-6
0-1-1
5-9-14
7-12-19
3-5-8
10-6-16
0-3-3
5-8-13
12-16-28
10-13-23
Crump DNP DNP 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-0-0
Frazier 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 6-1-7 DNP DNP 0-2-2
Johnson 3-2-5 1-3-4 1-0-1 3-6-9 0-1-1 2-4-6 2-4-6
King 1-2-3 0-4-4 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0
Lathers 0-0-0 4-2-6 2-5-7 DNP 4-6-10 4-3-7 2-3-5
Propst 2-2-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-6 0-0-0
N.Reveiz 0-1-1 3-7-10 5-9-14 8-6-14 2-9-11 0-4-4 4-7-11
S.Reveiz Thompson 1-1-2 5-0-5 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 3-0-3 0-0-0 4-4-8 DNP 3-6-9 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 1-1-2
Vereen 0-2-2 2-1-3 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP DNP 0-0-0
4-1-5
7-5-12
12-20-32
1-7-8
16-19-35
3-8-11
22-43-65
1-1-2
18-15-33
Anderson 2-2-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-5 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1
Brewer 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-4-6
Evans 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-2-2 DNP 3-5-8 1-2-3 3-2-5
Gordon 1-0-1 1-0-1 4-1-5 1-3-4 1-3-4 2-1-3 4-1-5
J.Jackson 3-0-3 4-1-5 3-6-9 1-1-2 2-5-7 4-2-6 3-5-8
Sapp DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
Teague 1-0-1 3-3-6 2-3-5 4-0-4 3-5-8 1-2-3 2-1-3
Waggner 4-2-6 3-4-7 4-2-6 3-1-4 3-5-8 1-1-2 2-1-3
Wolf 3-2-5 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0
7-5-12
2-4-6
9-12-21
14-9-23
20-20-40
1-1-2
16-14-30
20-16-36
6-5-11
Linebackers (ST-AT-TT) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
3-4-7
Secondary (ST-AT-TT) UT MARTIN OREGON FLORIDA UAB at LSU at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina at Memphis MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY Totals
Defensive Big Plays Leaderboard Tackles for Loss (43)
Sacks (8)
Fumbles Forced (4)
N.Reveiz 5.0 -- (ORE 1, FLA 0.5, UAB 2, LSU 0.5, BAMA 1). G.Williams 4.0 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, FLA 1.5, LSU 0.5). Frazier 3.5 -- (UAB 3, BAMA 0.5). Thompson 3.5 -- (UTM 1, FLA 2, UAB 0.5). Smith 3 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, GA 1). Hughes 2.5 -- (UTM 2.5). Johnson 2.5 -- (UTM 1.5, GA 1). Lathers 2.5 -- (FLA 0.5, LSU 1, BAMA 1). J.Jackson 2 -- (FLA 1, GA 1). Walker 2 -- (UAB 1, LSU 0.5, GA 0.5). Bohannon 1.5 (UTM 0.5, GA 1). Gordon 1.5 -- (FLA 1, LSU 0.5). M. Jackson 1.5 -- (UAB 1, BAMA 0.5). V. Thomas 1.5 -- (LSU 1, GA 0.5). Waggner 1.5 -- (ORE 1, BAMA 0.5). Miller 1 -- (UAB 1). Propst 1 -- (GA 1). Wolf 1 -- (UTM 1). Ayres 0.5 -- (BAMA 0.5). King 0.5 -- (UTM 0.5). Sykes 0.5 -- (UAB 0.5). Teague 0.5 -- (FLA 0.5).
G.Williams 2.5 -- (ORE 1, FLA 1, LSU 0.5). Lathers 1.5 -- (LSU 0.5, BAMA 1). Bohannon 1 -- (GA 1). Hughes 1 -- (UTM 1). J. Jackson 1 -- (GA 1). V. Thomas 1 -- (LSU 1).
Crump 1 -- (GA 1). Evans 1 -- (ORE 1). M. Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1).
Interceptions (6) Waggner 2 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1). J. Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (UTM 1). N. Reveiz 1 -- (LSU 1). Thompson 1 -- (LSU 1).
Passes Broken Up (25) Teague 7 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, UAB 3, LSU 1, BAMA 1). J.Jackson 3 -- (ORE 1, UAB 1, LSU 1). Waggner 3 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, LSU 1). Hughes 2 -- (UTM 1, FLA 1). M.Jackson 2 -- (FLA 1, BAMA 1). Thompson 2 -- (FLA 1, BAMA 1). Wolf 2 -- (UTM 2). Evans 1 -- (GA 1). Gordon 1 -- (UAB 1). V.Thomas 1 -- (UTM 1). Walker 1 -- (ORE 1).
Fumbles Recovered (4) M. Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1). Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1). N.Reveiz 1 -- (FLA 1). Waggner 1 -- (ORE 1).
QB Hurries (28) Hughes 5 -- (ORE 2, FLA 1, UAB 1, LSU 1). Walker 5 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, LSU 2, BAMA 1). M.Jackson 4 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, LSU 1, BAMA 1). N.Reveiz 3 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, BAMA 1). J. Smith 2 -- (UAB 2). Vereen 2 -- (ORE 2). Sykes 2 -- (FLA 1, UAB 1). Williams 2 -- (UAB 1, BAMA 1). Brewer 1 -- (BAMA 1) Lathers 1 -- (BAMA 1) Thompson 1 -- (ORE 1).
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Superlatives Team Superlatives Tennessee Highs and Lows
Opponent 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
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
50 10 23 11 43 23 332 9 4 0 36 23 19 12 2 0 260 121 3 0 73 51 537 217 3 0 2 0 9 3 60 10 2 0
UT Martin Alabama UT Martin Florida UT Martin Florida UT Martin Georgia UT Martin Florida, UAB Alabama LSU Florida, UAB LSU Florida, Alabama UAB, LSU Georgia LSU UAB Oregon, LSU, Alabama UT Martin Georgia UT Martin LSU Georgia Oregon, UAB Georgia Oregon, UAB, LSU, Alabama Florida LSU Oregon LSU LSU, Georgia UAB
48 0 26 3 49 29 245 56 4 0 60 23 33 11 3 0 429 86 2 0 92 55 544 142 4 0 2 0 11 5 83 25 6 1
Oregon UT Martin Oregon UT Martin Florida UT Martin Oregon UT Martin Alabama UT Martin UAB Florida UAB UT Martin LSU Oregon, Georgia, Alabama UAB UT Martin Oregon, UAB, Georgia UT Martin, LSU UAB UT Martin UAB UT Martin Florida Alabama Florida UT Martin, UAB, Georgia, Alabama UT Martin Florida, Georgia, Alabama UT Martin Florida Florida UT Martin
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
Most by an Opponent...
24 162 2 34 19 2 259 2 42 241 7 110 2 12 2 2 6 9 48.2 2 21 5 101 14 8 3.0 1 1 54
Tauren Poole vs. LSU Tauren Poole vs. Oregon Tauren Poole vs. UT Martin Matt Simms vs. UAB Matt Simms vs. Florida, vs. UAB Matt Simms vs. Florida Matt Simms vs. Florida Matt Simms vs. UAB Matt Simms vs. UAB Matt Simms vs. Florida Gerald Jones vs. Alabama Justin Hunter vs. Georgia D.Moore vs. UAB Four times, last by D.Moore vs. UAB D.Moore & T.Poole vs. UT Martin, D.Moore vs. UAB Daniel Lincoln vs. UT Martin, Oregon, UAB Daniel Lincoln vs. UT Martin Chad Cunningham vs. UAB Chad Cunningham vs. Alabama Gerald Jones vs. UT Martin, J.Hunter vs. UAB Eric Gordon vs. LSU David Oku vs. Oregon David Oku vs. Oregon Nick Reveiz vs. Florida, vs. UAB N.Reveiz vs. UAB Savion Frazier vs. UAB Seven times, last by Herman Lathers vs. Alabama Six times, last by Thompson vs. LSU Prentiss Waggner vs. UT Martin
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
26 134 2 55 29 2 373 2 56 375 12 221 1 12 2 2 6 10 45.5 3 84 4 107 12 7 3 2 1 76
Jeff Demps, Florida LaMichael James, Oregon Three times, last by Mark Ingram, Alabama Bryan Ellis, UAB Bryan Ellis, UAB Derek Carr, UT Martin; Jordan Jefferson, LSU Bryan Ellis, UAB Darron Thomas, Oregon; Aaron Murray, Georgia Bryan Ellis, UAB Bryan Ellis, UAB Julio Jones, Alabama Julio Jones, Alabama Seven times, last by Trent Richardson, Alabama Four times, last by Trent Richardson, Alabama Four times, last by Trent Richardson, Alabama Three times, last by Jeremy Shelley, Alabama Rob Beard, Oregon Joe Hook, UT Martin Trey Ragland, UAB Patrick Peterson, LSU Kenjon Barner, Oregon Kenjon Barner, Oregon Kenjon Barner, Oregon Akeem Dent, Georgia T. Jackson, Oregon; D. Milliner, Alabama Justin Houston, , Georgia Justin Houston, Georgia Seven times, last by B.J. Scott, Alabama Cliff Harris, Oregon
Tennessee’s Long Plays
Opponent’s Long Plays
Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return
Rushing Passing Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return Interception Return Fumble Return
59 72 49 56 21 34 54 --
Tauren Poole vs. Alabama (TD) Matt Simms to Zach Rogers vs. UAB (TD) Daniel Lincoln vs. Florida Chad Cunningham vs. Alabama Eric Gordon vs. LSU Eric Gordon vs. LSU Prentiss Waggner vs. UT Martin (TD) --
83 52 44 53 80 43 76 --
Jordan Jefferson, LSU (TD) Bryan Ellis to Mike Jones, UAB (TD) Caleb Sturgis, Florida J. Hook, UT Martin; T. Ragland, UAB; J. Jasper, LSU Kenjon Barner, Oregon (TD) Jeff Demps, Florida Kenjon Barner, Oregon (TD) --
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Big Plays (More Than 20 Yards Tennessee (53) Game UT MARTIN
Rush (13) David Oku--44 TD, 21 Tauren Poole--22, 24 TD Denarius Moore--58 TD Rajion Neal--40
Pass (20) Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--20, 37 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--42 TD
Returns (20) Prentiss Waggner--54 IR TD
OREGON
Tauren Poole--31, 39, 23 Da’Rick Rogers--21
Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--31 Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--31
David Oku--22 KR, 21 KR, 23 KR, 26 KR Eric Gordon--21 KR Denarius Moore--20 KR
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
David Oku--25 KR, 25 KR
UAB
Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--72 TD Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--25 TD
David Oku--26 KR
Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--26 Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--37
Eric Gordon--26 KR, 21 PR, 34 KR
Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--28, 38 TD, 25 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--58 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--22
Eric Gordon--30 KR, 23 KR, 22 KR
Tauren Poole--59 TD Rajion Neal--22
Matt Simms to Da’Rick Rogers--23 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--26
Eric Gordon--21 KR, 23 KR, 33 KR Rajion Neal--29 KR
Game UT MARTIN
Rush (9) Julius McNair--22
Pass (24) Derek Carr to Chris Thompson--30
Returns (15) Jason McNair--25 KR
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
Kenjon Barner--39 KR, 34 KR, 20 KR, 80 PR TD Cliff Harris--76 IR TD
FLORIDA
Omarius Hines--36
John Brantley to Jordan Reed--22 John Brantley to Deonte Thompson--24
Jeff Demps--43 KR, 27 KR
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
Pat Shed--20 KR
at LSU
Tauren Poole--20
at Georgia
ALABAMA
Opponent (48)
UAB
at LSU
Jordan Jefferson--83 TD Stevan Ridley--29, 20
Jarrett Lee to Reuben Randle--47 Jarrett Lee to Terrence Toliver--21
Patrick Peterson--26 PR, 23 KR, 24 KR
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
Brandon Boykin--29 KR
ALABAMA
Mark Ingram--42 Trent Richardson--65 TD
Greg McElroy to Julio Jones--42, 38 Greg McElroy to Marquis Maze--36 A.J. McCarron to Julio Jones--47
Trent Richardson--23 KR, 25-KR
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Drive Chart UT Martin (Sept. 4) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8* 9 10 11 12 13 14
Start T35 T33 M47 T44 T26 T35 M49 T17 M42 T17 T49 T29 T27 T27
Plays 12 5 8 3 3 6 3 3 1 9 6 3 7 6
Yards 62 67 29 5 2 16 49 83 42 83 24 -1 41 55
at LSU (Oct. 2) Time 5:14 1:48 2:43 2:01 1:27 3:17 0:53 1:04 0:08 3:49 2:18 1:02 3:57 3:37
End FG TD FG Punt Punt Punt TD TD TD TD Interception Punt Downs End of game
Time 3:57 2:10 2:16 1:59 4:19 0:55 0:57 1:04 3:38 1:39 3:02 1:43 1:13 1:34
End FG FG Downs TD Punt Punt End of half Punt Interception Punt Punt Punt Punt Punt
Yards 3 3 25 -5 37 11 71 15 -6 51 36 32
Time 1:42 1:37 3:08 1:49 2:00 3:31 1:20 1:48 1:04 1:52 0:52 2:04
End Punt Punt FG Punt Interception Punt TD Interception Punt TD Fumble Downs
Yards 59 7 72 33 4 6 8 -5 9 17 -5 30 5 2 25
Time 4:01 1:21 0:12 2:14 1:33 2:09 1:39 0:30 1:21 2:08 1:59 3:32 0:38 0:00 0:00
End TD Punt TD FG Punt Punt Punt Punt Punt Punt Punt Punt End of Half FG TD
Oregon (Sept. 11) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8* 9 10 11 12 13 14
Start T20 O43 T16 T31 T15 T30 T23 T06 T27 T28 T06 T21 T22 T25
Plays 7 5 6 5 7 3 3 5 7 4 6 3 3 3
Yards 50 26 54 69 34 5 1 22 46 -11 11 5 -11 2
Florida (Sept. 18) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7* 8 9 10 11 12
Start T09 T01 T43 T26 F40 T23 T29 T25 T16 T49 T25 T10
Plays 3 3 8 3 4 6 3 5 3 6 3 8
UAB (Sept. 25) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8* 9 10 11 12 13 14^ 15^
Start T41 T24 T28 T37 T20 T11 T33 B32 T42 T20 T28 T19 T37 B25 B25
Plays 9 3 1 8 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 8 6 4 1
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7* 8 9 10 11
Start T26 50 T37 T28 T24 T27 T41 L38 T20 T29 T20
Plays 6 6 10 3 4 2 3 7 3 8 9
Yards 7 7 63 1 14 4 7 10 -1 71 49
Time 1:45 2:25 5:23 2:41 2:31 1:31 1:23 3:13 1:40 3:11 4:06
End Punt Downs TD Punt Punt Half Punt Missed fg Punt TD Downs
Time 4:16 1:16 2:57 1:45 1:42 2:07 3:08 1:55 5:16 0:41
End Punt Interception TD Punt Punt Punt TD Punt Downs End of game
Time 1:51 1:43 0:49 1:54 1:50 1:04 0:47 4:34 3:38 4:00 4:01 1:11
End Punt TD Punt Punt Punt Punt FG Missed fg Interception Punt Interception Downs
at Georgia (Oct. 9) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7* 8 9 10
Start T23 T20 T20 T21 T26 T20 T29 T15 T20 T16
Plays 6 3 6 3 3 6 7 3 12 2
Yards 16 6 80 1 -21 31 71 -4 77 22
Alabama (Oct. 23) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8* 9 10 11 12
Start T22 T13 T14 T24 T20 T39 T19 T25 T36 T33 T20 A27
Plays 3 4 3 3 6 3 7 10 9 8 7 5
Yards 4 87 3 -15 19 0 66 40 53 22 48 12
* - First drive of second half. ^ - Overtime drive (not reflected in average starting position). Average Starting Field Position Drives Yd. Line Avg. Tennessee 88 2466 28.0 Opponents 88 2611 29.7
IN20 17 24
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2010 Statistics Individual Career Game Bests Rushing
Receiving
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 1 Twice Zach Rogers 1 vs. GA 2009 Toney Williams 3 vs. UTM 2010
Name No. Game Kevin Cooper 4 at UCLA 2008 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 Twice Mychal Rivera 2 vs. UAB 2010 Da’Rick Rogers 2 Twice Zach Rogers 4 vs. FLA 2010 Luke Stocker 5 Twice
Comp. Game 8 at GA 2010 19 Twice
Punt Returns
Passing Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms
Att. Game 14 vs. ALA 2010 34 vs. FLA 2010
Name Eric Gordon Justin Hunter Gerald Jones
Passing Yards Name Tyler Bray Matt Simms
Tackles
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 21 vs. ORE 2010 15 vs. GA 2009 8 vs. UTM 2010
Yards Game 81 at GA 2010 259 vs. FLA 2010
No. 1 2 5
Game Four times vs. UAB 2010 at AUB 2008
Inside the Red Zone 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)
Name Eric Gordon Gerald Jones Rajion Neal David Oku Tauren Poole Matt Simms TEAM TOTAL
Game vs. UAB 2010 vs. ALA 2010 Three times vs. ALA 2010 at GA 2010 vs. SC 2009 at LSU 2010 vs. MEM 2009 vs. MEM 2009 vs. AUB 2009 Twice Twice vs. FLA 2010 vs. ALA 2010 vs. UAB 2010 Twice Twice vs. OHIO 2009 Twice at GA 2010 vs. VAN 2009 Twice vs. MEM 2009 at LSU 2010 vs. MEM 2009 vs. UAB 2010 at LSU 2010 Twice at LSU 2010 vs. ORE 2010 at LSU 2010 Twice at ORE 2010 vs. UTM 2010
No.-Lost 2-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 8-4
Vols on Opening Offensive Drives 11-17 (7 TDs, 4 FGs)
23-27 (15 TDs, 8 FGs)
Giveaway Fum Int Tot 1 1 2 -1 1 1 2 3 ------2 1 3 -2 2
Takeaway Fum Int Tot -2 2 1 -1 2 -2 -1 1 1 3 4 -------
Dif. ---1 +1 +4 -3 -2
Game UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB at LSU at Georgia Alabama at S. Carolina at Memphis Mississippi at Vanderbilt Kentucky
1st Half FG FG Punt TD Punt Punt Punt
2nd Half TD Punt TD Punt Punt TD Missed FG
Vols on Opening Defensive Series
4
7
11
4
6
10
-1
Field Goal Sequence Game UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB
Total Yards Game 10 vs. MEM 2009 95 at GA 2010 76 at UCLA 2008 56 vs. SM 2007 159 at MISS 2009 7 vs. UTM 2010 5 vs. KY 2008 38 vs. ALA 2010
Name Tackles Anthony Anderson 5 Joseph Ayres 2 Willie Bohannon 3 Brent Brewer 6 Raiques Crump 3 Cory Eichholtz 2 Art Evans 8 C.J. Fleming 3 Steven Fowlkes 2 Savion Frazier 11 Eric Gordon 5 Montori Hughes 4 Janzen Jackson 9 Malik Jackson 6 Austin Johnson 9 Greg King 6 Herman Lathers 12 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 5 Corey Miller 2 John Propst 6 Stephaun Raines 4 Nick Reveiz 14 Shane Reveiz 4 Jacques Smith 5 Jake Storey 3 Rae Sykes 2 Marsalis Teague 8 Victor Thomas 4 LaMarcus Thompson 9 Daryl Vereen 3 Prentiss Waggner 8 Chris Walker 8 Gerald Williams 7 Tyler Wolf 5
Fumbles
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)
Tennessee Giveaway/Takeaway Game UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB at LSU at Georgia Alabama at S. Carolina at Memphis Mississippi at Vanderbilt Kentucky TOTAL
Total Yards Game 21 at LSU 2010 16 vs. UAB 2010 68 at AUB 2008
Kickoff Returns Name No. Game Sam Edgmon 1 Twice Eric Gordon 4 Twice Gerald Jones 2 at UCLA 2008 Denarius Moore 3 vs. SM 2007 David Oku 5 Three times Mychal Rivera 1 vs. UTM 2010 Luke Stocker 1 vs. KY 2008 Rajion Neal 2 vs. ALA 2010
Game UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB at LSU at Georgia Alabama at S. Carolina at Memphis Mississippi at Vanderbilt Kentucky TOTAL
Yards Game 31 vs. OH 2009 110 at GA 2010 113 at KY 2009 86 vs. WIS 2008 70 vs. GA 2010 23 vs. UAB 2010 38 vs. FLA 2010 16 vs. ALA 2010 19 vs. ALA 2010 78 vs. UAB 2010 78 at KY 2009
Tennessee (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40)
Opponent 43 (37) (42) (44) 41, 35, 49, 30, 54, (35) (21) 54 (31) (42) (20) (36) 25, (42)
Game UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB at LSU at Georgia Alabama at S. Carolina at Memphis Mississippi at Vanderbilt Kentucky
1st Half Punt Punt Punt Missed FG TD TD Punt
2nd Half Punt Punt FG Punt INT TD TD
at LSU 45 at Georgia Alabama (33) 52 at S. Carolina at Memphis Mississippi 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 117, Tauren Poole vs. Alabama, 10/23/10 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 245, Matt Simms vs. UAB, 9/25/10 (2 ot) Passed for 300 yards 331, Jonathan Crompton vs. Memphis, 11/7/09 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 110, Justin Hunter at Georgia, 10/9/10 Had 150 yards receiving 186, Lucas Taylor at Mississippi State, 10/13/07 Had 200 yards receiving 256, Kelley Washington vs. LSU, 9/29/01 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 9, Prentiss Waggner vs. UAB 9/25/10 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, Matt Simms vs. UAB, 9/25/10 (2 ot) Caught three touchdown passes 3, Chris Hannon vs. Mississippi State, 11/15/03 Made three field goals 4, Daniel Lincoln at Mississippi State, 10/13/07 Had an 80-yard run 87, LaMarcus Coker at Vanderbilt, 11/18/06 Had an 80-yard pass completion 84, Erik Ainge to Robert Meachem at Memphis, 9/30/06 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 429, vs. Memphis, 11/7/09 (26-of-38) Had more than 500 yards total offense 537, vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (332 rushing, 205 passing) Had more than 600 yards total offense 657, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (380 rushing, 277 passing) Scored 50 points 50, vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (Score: 50-0) 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 9, at Georgia, 10/9/10 (26 attempts) Failed to pass for 100 yards 93, vs. Florida, 9/19/09 (11-of-19) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing 56, vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (29 attempts) Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards passing 86, vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (11-of-26) 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. LSU, 10/2/10 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 Florida, 9/17/05 (Britton Colquitt pass incomplete to Inquoris Johnson) Successfully faked a punt for first down at Mississippi, 10/16/04 (Dustin Colquitt 19 pass to Chris Hannon) 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 Erik Ainge (149) and Rick Clausen (120) vs. Notre Dame, 11/6/04 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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The Last Time an Opponent... Individual
Team
Rushed for 100 yards 119, Trent Richardson, Alabama 10/23/10 (12 carries) Rushed for 200 yards 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 carries) Rushed for 250 yards 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 carries) Passed for 200 yards 264, Greg McElroy, Alabama, 10/23/10 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 76, Cliff Harris, Oregon, 9/11/10 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 (Orange Bowl), 1/2/98 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 56, UT Martin, 9/4/10 (29 attempts) Failed to pass for 100 yards 86, UT Martin, 9/4/10 (11-of-26) Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards rushing 9, at Georgia, 10/9/10 (26 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 0
7 0
23 0
7 0
-
50 0
Game 2
Tennessee Oregon
6 3
7 10
0 14
0 21
-
13 48
Sept. 4 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 99,123
Sept. 11 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 102,035
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.
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 UT 1st UT 2nd UT 3rd UT 3rd UT 3rd UT 3rd UT 4th
Time 9:46 5:00 0:33 1:44 12:15 10:27 4:39 4:28 13:14
Scoring Play Lincoln 21 field goal Oku 44 run Lincoln 35 field goal Poole 24 run Moore 58 run Moore 42 pass from Simms Poole 13 run Safety Waggner 54 int. return
UTM FIRST DOWNS 3 Rushing 1 Passing 2 Penalty 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 56 Rushing Attempts 29 Average Per Rush 1.9 Rushing Touchdowns 0 Yards Gained Rushing 81 Yards Lost Rushing 25 NET YARDS PASSING 86 Completions-Attempts-Int 11-26-2 Average Per Attempt 3.3 Average Per Completion 7.8 Passing Touchdowns 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 142 Total offense plays 55 Average Gain Per Play 2.6 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 11-83 PUNTS-YARDS 10-417 Average Yards Per Punt 41.7 Net Yards Per Punt 42.5 Inside 20 2 50+ Yards 1 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-85 Average Yards Per Kickoff 42.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.0 Touchbacks 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 9-100-0 Average Per Return 11.1 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-6-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 POSSESSION TIME 26:39 1st Quarter 5:15 2nd Quarter 7:22 3rd Quarter 7:30 4th Quarter 6:32 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 PAT Kicks 0-0 Field Goals 0-1
UT 23 12 8 3 332 43 7.7 4 346 14 205 17-30-1 6.8 12.1 1 537 73 7.4 2-1 5-25 4-163 40.8 40.8 2 0 0 2 9-547 60.8 49.7 0 2--8-0 -4.0 2-19-0 9.5 2-54-1 0-0-0 0 33:21 9:45 7:38 7:30 8:28 5 of 15 0 of 2 4-5 1-4 6-6 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 Poole Neal Oku Moore Williams Simms Bray UTM Ju. McNair Taylor Ja. McNair Shiver Blanks Barksdale Carr McNeil
Att Yds TD Long 17 110 2 24 9 79 0 30 6 77 1 44 1 58 1 58 3 8 0 8 3 7 0 3 1 -1 0 0 Att Yds TD Long 6 34 0 22 1 16 0 16 13 7 0 5 1 5 0 5 1 3 0 3 3 -2 0 1 2 -2 0 2 2 -5 0 0
Passing UT A-C Yds TD Simms 14-24 181 1 Bray 3-6 24 0 UTM A-C Yds TD Carr 9-22 66 0 Ju. McNair 2-4 20 0
Int 0 1 Int 2 0
Receiving UT Jones Moore Stocker Cooper D. Rogers Rivera Z. Rogers UTM Taylor Thompson Everett Hamrick McNeil
No. Yds TD Long 6 86 0 37 4 66 1 42 2 17 0 9 2 13 0 9 1 9 0 9 1 7 0 7 1 7 0 7 No. Yds TD Long 4 14 0 6 3 38 0 30 2 21 0 13 1 7 0 7 1 6 0 6
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 FIRST DOWNS 26 Rushing 15 Passing 9 Penalty 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 245 Rushing Attempts 44 Average Per Rush 5.6 Rushing Touchdowns 2 Yards Gained Rushing 270 Yards Lost Rushing 25 NET YARDS PASSING 202 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-32-0 Average Per Attempt 6.3 Average Per Completion 11.9 Passing Touchdowns 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 447 Total offense plays 76 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-38 PUNTS-YARDS 4-167 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 Net Yards Per Punt 41.8 Inside 20 4 50+ Yards 0 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 9-580 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.8 Touchbacks 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-84-1 Average Per Return 42.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-107-0 Average Per Return 26.8 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-76-1 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 POSSESSION TIME 28:47 1st Quarter 5:12 2nd Quarter 7:57 3rd Quarter 5:28 4th Quarter 10:10 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 PAT Kicks 6-6 Field Goals 2-2
UT 14 8 6 0 182 36 5.1 1 201 19 151 15-29-1 5.2 10.1 0 333 65 5.1 0-0 7-60 8-331 41.4 30.9 1 1 0 5 4-271 67.8 41.0 0 1-0-0 0.0 8-157-0 19.6 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 31:13 9:48 7:03 9:32 4:50 2 of 15 0 of 1 2-2 1-10 1-1 2-2
Conversion ---Lincoln kick -Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick Beard kick
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
Rushing UT Poole D. Rogers Oku Neal Simms ORE James Alston Thomas Barner Costa Hawkins
Att 23 1 7 2 3 Att 16 9 7 7 1 2
Yds TD Long 162 1 39 21 0 21 8 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 2 Yds TD Long 134 1 72 40 1 8 34 0 17 26 0 7 11 0 11 -4 0 0
Passing UT Simms ORE Thomas
A-C 15-29 A-C 17-32
Yds TD 151 0 Yds TD 202 2
Int 1 Int 0
Receiving UT Moore Z. Rogers Poole Cooper Hunter Oku Stocker ORE Maehl Paulson Tuinei Barner Davis Williams
No. Yds TD Long 4 37 0 17 3 45 0 31 3 17 0 14 2 14 0 11 1 31 0 31 1 5 0 5 1 2 0 2 No. Yds TD Long 5 50 0 17 4 61 1 27 3 45 1 29 2 11 0 7 2 6 0 6 1 29 0 29
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2010 Game Recaps Game 3
Tennessee Florida
3 0
0 7
7 17
7 7
-
17 31
Game 4
Tennessee UAB
14 7
9 0
0 8
0 8
9 6
32 29
Sept. 18 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 102,455
Sept. 25 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 95,183
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.
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
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
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 Oku Poole Simms UF Demps Hines Gillislee Moody Brantley Burton
Att Yds TD Long 5 24 0 11 10 23 0 12 8 -18 0 12 Att Yds TD Long 26 73 0 18 1 36 0 36 8 27 2 11 5 20 0 9 4 9 0 12 2 4 1 2
Passing UT Simms UF Brantley
A-C 19-31 A-C 14-23
Yds TD 259 2 Yds TD 167 1
Int 2 Int 0
Receiving UT Stocker Z. Rogers Hunter Poole Cooper Moore Oku UF Thompson Demps Moore Hines Reed Clark Hammond
No. Yds TD Long 5 41 0 19 4 53 0 33 3 60 1 35 3 38 0 31 2 12 0 7 1 49 1 49 1 6 0 6 No. Yds TD Long 4 55 0 24 3 34 0 16 2 26 0 14 2 15 0 13 1 22 0 22 1 8 0 8 1 7 1 7
Team Qtr Time UT 1st 10:59 UAB 1st 2:51 UT 1st 2:15 UT 2nd 13:40 UT 2nd 1:49 UAB 3rd 8:21 UAB 4th 9:12 UT OT -UAB OT -UAB OT -UT OT --
Scoring Play Moore 13 pass from Simms Jones 52 pass from Ellis Z. Rogers 72 pass from Simms Lincoln 47 field goal Waggner 9 int. return Forrest 27 pass from Isabelle Isabelle 6 run Lincoln 40 field goal Zahn 35 field goal Zahn 21 field goal 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 Oku Poole Neal Rogers Simms UAB Isabelle Shed Borne Franklin Forrest Ellis Brooks Jones
Att Yds TD Long 8 33 0 12 6 23 0 11 4 20 0 11 1 -8 0 0 8 -26 0 7 Att Yds TD Long 16 63 1 18 6 41 0 15 3 13 0 5 1 7 0 7 1 6 0 6 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 -11 0
Passing UT Simms UAB Ellis Isabelle
A-C 19-34 A-C 29-55 4-5
Yds TD 245 3 Yds TD 373 1 56 1
Int 0 Int 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 Forrest Shed Hearn Anderson Borne Franklin Jones Williams Ellis Brooks
No. Yds TD Long 7 109 1 42 7 58 0 14 4 38 0 17 3 53 0 34 3 48 0 28 3 37 0 14 2 58 0 52 2 28 0 24 1 1 0 1 1 -1 0 0
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2010 Game Recaps Game 5
Tennessee LSU
7 7
0 0
0 0
7 9
Game 6
14 16
Tennessee Georgia
0 17
7 10
7 14
0 0
14 41
Oct. 2 | Tiger Stadium | Baton Rouge, La. | Attendance: 92,932
Oct. 9 | Sanford Stadium | Athens, Ga. | Attendance: 92,746
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.
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 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
Scoring Summary Team Qtr Time GA 1st 8:18 GA 1st 2:15 GA 1st 0:55 UT 2nd 12:58 GA 2nd 6:41 GA 2nd 2:15 GA 3rd 10:26 UT 3rd 7:07 GA 3rd 3:12
Scoring Play Murray 35 run Walsh 42 field goal Wooten 9 pass from Murray Hunter 38 pass from Simms Green 22 pass from Murray Walsh 20 field goal Murray 5 run Poole 2 run Chapas 1 run
Rushing UT Poole Moore Oku Simms LSU Ridley Jefferson Shepard Ford Murphy Lee
Att 24 2 1 10 Att 22 5 2 2 2 3
Yds TD Long 109 1 20 16 0 16 3 0 3 -32 1 4 Yds TD Long 123 1 29 100 1 83 12 0 9 6 0 6 -7 0 5 -15 0 2
Passing UT Simms LSU Lee Jefferson
A-C 12-23 A-C 16-23 3-10
Yds TD 121 0 Yds TD 185 0 30 0
Int 0 Int 1 2
Receiving UT Jones Moore Stocker Hunter Z. Rogers Poole LSU Peterson Randle Toliver Shepard Ridley Ware Murphy
No. Yds TD Long 5 46 0 26 2 19 0 13 2 16 0 13 1 37 0 37 1 5 0 5 1 -2 0 0 No. Yds TD Long 5 45 0 16 4 69 0 47 3 52 0 21 3 26 0 12 2 7 0 8 1 16 0 16 1 0 0 0
FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: N.-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
UT 12 2 9 1 9 26 0.3 1 62 53 260 17-25-1 10.4 15.3 1 269 51 5.3 3-2 5-38 5-220 44.0 40.4 1 1 0 0 3-167 55.7 40.0 0 1-0-0 0.0 5-110-0 22.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 25:27 6:27 7:44 5:19 5:57 6 of 13 0 of 1 1-2 2-18 2-2 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 Simms Bray GA Murray
A-C 9-13 8-12 A-C 17-25
Yds TD 179 1 81 0 Yds TD 266 2
Int 1 0 Int 0
Receiving UT Hunter Neal Stocker Moore Poole Z. Rogers Rivera Jones D. Rogers GA Green King White Charles Ealey Durham Wooten
No. Yds TD Long 4 110 1 38 3 70 0 58 2 36 0 22 2 18 0 11 2 14 0 9 1 8 0 8 1 4 0 4 1 3 0 3 1 -3 0 0 No. Yds TD Long 6 96 1 33 3 48 0 20 2 41 0 30 2 35 0 25 2 20 0 12 1 17 0 17 1 9 1 9
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2010 Game Recaps Game 7
Tennessee Alabama
7 3
3 10
0 21
0 7
-
10 41
Oct. 23 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville | Attendance: 102,455 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.
Scoring Summary Team Qtr Time UT 1st 8:44 ALA 1st 4:04 ALA 2nd 14:42 ALA 2nd 0:52 UT 2nd 0:00 ALA 3rd 13:20 ALA 3rd 8:26 ALA 3rd 0:57 ALA 4th 7:40
Scoring Play Poole 59 run Shelley 36 field goal McElroy 1 run Shelley 42 field goal Palardy 33 field goal Ingram 1 run Richardson 65 run Ingram 1 run 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
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
Rushing UT Poole Neal Simms D. Rogers Moore Jones Bray
Att Yds TD Long 14 117 1 59 6 36 0 22 3 8 0 9 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 2 -2 0 3 3 -5 0 9
UA Richardson Ingram McCarron Goode Fowler McElroy
Att Yds TD Long 12 119 1 65 14 88 2 42 1 4 0 4 2 4 0 4 2 3 0 3 2 -6 1 1
Passing UT Simms Bray
A-C Yds TD 12-22 117 0 5-14 39 0
Int 1 1
UA A-C Yds TD McElroy 21-32 264 0 McCarron 3-3 62 1
Int 0 0
Receiving UT Jones Stocker Neal D. Rogers Rivera Poole Z. Rogers
No. Yds TD Long 7 52 0 15 3 26 0 10 2 29 0 26 2 19 0 23 1 16 0 16 1 8 0 8 1 6 0 6
UA Jones Maze Hanks Dial Richardson Williams Alexander Ingram
No. Yds TD Long 12 221 0 47 4 73 0 36 3 10 0 9 1 11 0 11 1 5 0 5 1 4 0 4 1 3 0 3 1 -1 0 0
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