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2010 Review

by Josh PateUTSports.com

Derek Dooley heard the mumblings. His players did, too.

Halfway through the 2010 football season and his University of Tennessee Volunteers sitting with a 2-6 record, the men wearing orange heard their critics talk of how this could be the worst Tennessee football team in years … perhaps ever. There were the difficult times against highly touted opponents Oregon and Florida, and a nailbiting, two-overtime victory to beat UAB. Then there was the winless Oc-tober, which began with a heartbreaking loss at LSU and ended in three conference thumpings. Dooley and his players heard the doubters. And they an-swered.

“Sitting there at 2-6 and people talking about us being the worst football team in Tennessee history, and nobody in this organization flinched,” Tennes-see’s first-year head coach said. “I’m real proud of them for that.”

Dooley has a reason to be proud. After a Sep-tember and October in which the Vols faced five op-ponents ranked inside the top 20, UT turned things around and won four consecutive games to close out the regular season with a 6-6 (3-5 Southeastern Con-ference) record to become bowl eligible for the sec-ond season in a row and 49th time in school history. Tennessee lost a heartbreaker to North Carolina in the Music City Bowl, but the season was an improb-able turnaround nonetheless.

“We never got affected by the results,” Dooley said. “Everybody in the organization improved over the course of the season, and that’s all you can ask for.”

Perhaps nobody improved more than fresh-man quarterback Tyler Bray. He came off the bench

against South Carolina and, despite throwing an in-terception on his first pass, provided a spark in the Tennessee offense with a pair of touchdowns. He had some help as senior wide receiver Denarius Moore exploded for a career-high 228 yards receiving and brought the Vols to a fourth quarter tie with the Gamecocks.

But things fell apart when South Carolina super-star Alshon Jeffrey caught a 70-yard touchdown pass to break the tie and help the Gamecocks pull away for the 38-24 victory over the Vols. It was Tennessee’s sixth loss of the season.

At that moment, it was gut-check time. Nobody outside the locker room was talking about a bowl game; they were talking about long-term stability. Inside the locker room, however, the talk was about fixing what was broken – and fixing it immediately.

“Any other team, period, could just hang their heads and quit after going 2-6 and losing for 40 days

straight,” said senior receiver Gerald Jones. “This young team didn’t, which is very exciting to see and great for the future. We kept fighting and turned this season around and got ourselves a bowl game to go to.”

That’s thanks to an explosive November.A week after the South Carolina loss, Bray earned

his first start at Memphis and responded with 325 yards and five touchdowns in a 50-14 romp over the Tigers. Then the Vols dominated Ole Miss for a surprising 52-14 Homecoming victory at Neyland Stadium, UT’s first conference win of the season. A hard-fought 24-10 win at Vanderbilt left it all hang-ing on a streak that pre-dates anybody on the roster.

Tennessee’s chances of going to a bowl game and getting its record to .500 sat on extending a 25-game winning streak over Kentucky. Again, Bray stepped up with a 354-yard, two touchdown performance. But the seniors shined most.

Nick Reveiz recovered a critical Kentucky fumble

that shifted the momentum in Tennessee’s favor. The Wildcats were leading 7-0 and ready to claw once again from the 1-yard line. UK’s Derrick Locke fum-bled the football into the checkerboard, and Reveiz pounced on it, making up for a painful personal foul penalty that had put Kentucky in position to score. Thwarting a potential 14-0 deficit, the Vols rallied back and did so quickly. Bray used just four passes to hit Jones for the game-tying touchdown. On the next drive, Bray hit Moore on a 49-yard pass and then connected with him again for a 12-yard touchdown and the lead. Moore finished with 205 yards receiving – mostly on deep passes from Bray – to record his second 200-yard game of the year and become the only UT player to boast that ac-complishment. When the horn blew, the Vols won 24-14, kept the streak alive at 26 games, and did the improbable considering the start to the season by se-curing a bowl bid.

For this group to lead the rebound the way it did and head to Tennessee’s second consecutive bowl game is evidence of the group’s character. However, by no means was the path as simple as it seems.

The Vols dominated undermatched Tennessee-Martin 50-0 in the season opener. It was the first shutout victory for UT since 2003, and the Vols scored on the ground with 110 yards by Tauren Poole, through the air, via safety and from two Dan-iel Lincoln field goals. The only loss that day was when Jones broke his hand, which would keep him out for four weeks.

The following two weeks weren’t pleasant.Tennessee took an early 13-3 lead on Oregon

when lightning struck the area, halting the game for an hour while a heavy downpour drenched the field. Afterward, things were different. Poole got in a terrific performance with 162 yards, but his stats were nowhere near enough. The Ducks reeled off 45 unanswered points and LaMichael James ran for 134 yards to give Oregon the 48-13 victory.

The Florida game was eerily similar as Tennessee tied the game 10-10 with 8:59 left in the third quar-ter when quarterback Matt Simms connected with Moore for 49 yards and a score. Florida struggled to move the football and was ready to punt, but a fake on fourth-and-6 resulted in a 36-yard gain and ulti-mately a 7-yard touchdown pass from John Brantley to Frankie Hammond.

Shortly thereafter, Simms was intercepted and

vols never ‘flinched’ in november run to Music City bowl

Sophomore safety Janzen Jackson helped anchor the Vols’ secondary in 2010. He finished the season with 69 tackles and five interceptions, earning second-team All-SEC honors from the league coaches. He had a career-best 11 tackles in the finale against Kentucky.

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2010 sChedule and ResultsDate OppOnent Site tV time SerieS/reSult nOte

Sept. 4 ut martin Knoxville PPV 6:00 ET W, 50-0 First season-opening shutout in 17 years; Skyhawks Neyland Stadium Poole and Moore each score 2 TDs

Sept. 11 # 7/8 OregOn Knoxville ESPN2 7:00 ET l, 13-48 Poole has career day with 162 rushing Ducks Neyland Stadium yards, but Ducks score 45 unanswered

Sept. 18 #10/7 FlOriDa Knoxville CBS 3:30 ET l, 17-31 Vols cut lead to 24-17 in fourth quarter, Gators Neyland Stadium but UF extends series win streak to six

Sept. 25 uaB Knoxville SEC Netwk 12:21 ET W, 32-29 (2 ot) 25-yard TD pass in 2nd overtime lifts Vols; Blazers Neyland Stadium UT 9-2 all-time in OT (5-0 at Neyland)

Oct. 2 at #12/10 lSu Baton Rouge, La. CBS 2:30 CT l, 14-16 LSU scores to win on final play of game, Tigers Tiger Stadium Vols defense forces 4 turnovers on road.

Oct. 9 at georgia Athens, Ga. SEC Netwk 12:21 ET l, 14-41 Three turnovers contribute to 27-7 deficit Bulldogs Sanford Stadium at half; only 4th UT loss in last 10 at UGA.

Oct. 23 #7 alaBama Knoxville ESPN 7:00 ET l, 10-41 Vols scored first, trailed 13-10 at half; Crimson Tide Neyland Stadium Tide pulled away with 21-point third qtr.

Oct. 30 at #17 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. SEC Netwk 12:21 ET l, 24-38 Vols tie score at 24 in 4th quarter; lose Gamecocks Williams-Brice Stadium for only 2nd time in Columbia since ‘96.

Nov. 6 at memphis Memphis CBS Coll. 7:00 CT W, 50-14 Vols led 40-7 at half behind Bray’s 5 TD’s; Tigers Liberty Bowl Memorial defeat Memphis for 7th consecutive time.

Nov. 13 miSSiSSippi (HC) Knoxville CBS Noon ET W, 52-14 UT takes 31-14 lead at half; Vols produce Rebels Neyland Stadium five turnovers and 441 yards total offense.

Nov. 20 at Vanderbilt Nashville CSS 6:30 CT W, 24-10 14th consecutive win for UT in Nashville; Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium Poole TD run seals win with 1:29 left.

Nov. 27 KentuCKY Knoxville SEC Netwk 12:21 ET W, 24-14 Vols win 26th consecutive game against Wildcats Neyland Stadium UK; become bowl eligible with victory.

Florida converted it into another touchdown. Justin Hunter scored for the Vols to cut the deficit to 24-17 early in the fourth quarter, but the Gators responded with a touchdown run with 6:15 remaining to seal it at 31-17.

Sitting at 1-2, UAB came to town in what was supposed to be a breather for Tennessee. It wasn’t. Again, the second half was not kind to the Vols. They built a 23-7 halftime lead before UAB bounced back with a pair of touchdowns and 2-point conversions to send the game into overtime. The teams traded field goals in the first extra period. UAB struck first with a field goal in the second overtime, so Tennes-see went for gold on the first play of its possession. Simms hit Moore for the 25-yard winning touch-down that put the orange-clad men in the winning column 32-29.

The positive was Tennessee evened its record at 2-2. The negative was October awaited.

Perhaps none was more painful than the after-noon in Baton Rouge. Tennessee began celebrating what appeared to be an upset victory over No. 12 LSU as the Tigers saw a bad snap end with zeroes showing on the game clock and the Vols leading 14-10.

Players ran onto the field, coaches headed to-ward each other to shake hands, and television be-gan showing the final score. But officials ruled that Tennessee had too many players on the field, and LSU was awarded another play from the 1-yard line. That’s when Stevan Ridley pushed into the end zone with no time left to win the game for LSU 16-14.

If that wasn’t enough, Tennessee then suffered back-to-back losses to chief rivals Georgia (41-14) and Alabama (41-10), both heralded for matching Dooley with his past through family and mentors. The South Carolina loss capped the winless October and left the Vols at 2-6.

Yet there was no white flag. In fact, it was just the opposite. The locker room mentality strengthened. Players understood the challenge they faced, and they answered the bell.

The challenge has left the Vols here, with one game remaining and another chance for the squad to prove its character and determination. Consider-ing what this team has gone through – this year and in the recent past – those chances are nothing new.

“It’s hard to describe how proud I am of this football team,” Dooley said. “All the stuff that’s hap-pened to these guys, these were the few that stuck with it and loved Tennessee. They didn’t care what happened. They believed in Tennessee. They got re-warded for sticking to it.”

Dec. 30 nOrtH CarOlina Nashville ESPN 5:30 ET l, 27-30 (2 ot) Vols lose in double overtime after Tar Heels LP Field outcome reversed again on final play.


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One of the stars of last season certainly was Neyland Stadium and the unveiling of the latest renovations to Tennessee’s grand palace.

Most noticeable from the outside were the approximately 700,000 bricks 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.

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.

>> Aesthetics inside and OutAdjacent to the Gate 21 plaza was another change, the new amphi-

theater 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.

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. Those individuals also had the added bonus of sitting on the home sideline after the Vols switched back to the west for the first time since 1992.

amazing graphics: Graphics were upgraded throughout the west-side renovation areas, including both elevator lobbies and certainly in the Tennessee Terrace, which can be seen from street-level and are espe-cially dynamic at night.

The historic Neyland Stadium Master Plan renovations have been funded entirely by private donations to the project and have not cre-ated a financial burden for the university or the state’s tax payers. The funding includes leadership gifts to the project and capital and annual contributions associated with the East Club, West Club and Tennessee Terrace seating areas. To date, the university has spent approximately $125 million on the project.

Through the capital and annual donations associated with their seats, donors sitting in Tennessee Terrace have provided approximately $42 million in funding for the Master Plan renovations.

Future phases of the Master Plan renovations will be completed based on available funding.

Construction Break for two Years: Plans call for stadium renova-tions to take a break over the next two years and resume in December 2012. That should allow for a more normal maintenance schedule, in-cluding structural painting projects on the stadium’s exterior that are first in line for 2011.

Design work throughout the entire Master Plan renovations was by McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects/Ross Bryan Associates. Con-tractor for this portion of the project was Blaine Construction.

>> Unveiling the Neyland StatueHonoring the man most responsible for the growth and develop-

ment of the proud Volunteer football tradition, the University of Ten-nessee today dedicated a statue of General Robert R. Neyland outside the stadium that bears his name.

The dedication ceremony was held at the permanent location of the statue, between gates 15A and 17 on the west side of Neyland Stadium. All former Tennessee football lettermen were invited to the event, in-cluding Hank Lauricella, who played on the 1951 national champion-ship team and spoke on behalf of all former players. Mike Hamilton, director of athletics at Tennessee, and current Vols head football coach Derek Dooley were also in attendance, as well as several members of the Neyland family, including his son, Bob Neyland, Jr., who spoke at the event.

The statue, which was commissioned by artist Blair Buswell, is twice life-size. Since Neyland is portrayed in the kneeling position rather than standing, the statue is nine feet tall (a standing statue would have stood 12 feet tall). The statue weighs approximately 1,500 pounds, and the base is 57” by 87” and features the seven Game Maxims engraved into the precast. Buswell is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and also is respon-sible for sculpting the busts for the Pro Football Hall of Fame incoming class each year.

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4 Consecutive games the Vols won in November to finish the season and earn bowl eligibility. The winning streak is the longest by the Vols since 2007.

49 Bowl appearances for the Vols, including this year’s Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl. Tennes-see is tied with Texas for the second-most bowl appearances in the FBS.

16 True freshmen played for the Vols last season, tied for third most in Division I. Seven true freshmen started in the Vols’ 50-14 victory at Memphis.

3 Times the Vols’ recorded 50 or more points, scoring 50 against UT Martin and Memphis and 52 against Mississippi. It was the fourth time in the modern era the Vols have recorded at least three 50-point games in a year.

19 Final national ranking for the Vols in interceptions in 2010. The Vols picked off 18 passes, with four players recording multiple interceptions.

2010 >> SEASON NOTEbOOKvols MaKe Postseason>> Music City Recap The Vols made their inaugural appearance in a particular bowl for the

first time since 1993, when Tennessee made its first trip to the Outback/Hall of Fame Bowl...all bowl appearances since then had represented re-peat trips. UT fell to 8-7 in all-time first bowl appearances, dropping a 30-27 deci-

sion in double-overtime to North Carolina. The Vols have lost three of four inaugural selections in particular bowls, winning the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl (d. Boston College, 38-23) and losing the Fiesta Bowl in 1992 (L. Penn State, 17-42) and the Sun Bowl in 1984 (L. Maryland, 27-28). UT’s 27 points scored were its most in a bowl since putting up 38 vs.

Texas A&M in the 2005 Cotton Bowl. nCaa Bowl appearance leaders School Bowl trips (including 2010)Alabama 57tennessee 49Texas 49Southern California 48 nCaa Bowl Wins leaders School Bowl Wins (including 2010)Alabama 33Southern California 32Penn State 27Georgia 26Oklahoma 26tennessee 25Texas 25 Head coach Derek Dooley is just the fifth Tennessee coach to lead a

team to a bowl game in his first season...dating to 1939 and UT’s first bowl game, the Vols have had 11 head coaches...in 1939, General Robert R. Ney-land led the Vols to a 17-0 win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl...Ten-nessee head coaches are 5-4 all-time in their first bowl game with the Vols. The loss snapped a 15 game winning streak by Tennessee in the city

of Nashville since 1984. Tennessee is 25-24 all-time in bowl games.

>> November Remembered The Vols allowed only 52 points in November, an average of 13.0

points per game...the 52 points were the fewest allowed by Tennessee in any month since allowing 40 in five November games in 2003...Ten-nessee allowed 14 points at Memphis, vs. Ole Miss, and vs. Kentucky, and 10 at Vanderbilt. During the last 11 seasons since 2000, the Vols are 37-9 in November

(.803)...UT has won 15 of its last 18 games during the month since a 39-10 win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, 2006. Tennessee is 74-12 (.860) in November in the last 21 seasons since

1990, including an astounding 37-3 (.925) record in regular-season games in November or later during the decade of the 1990s. The Vols were 51-3 (.944) in November from 1991-2003 and are

19-8 (.703) during the month since 2004...UT won 21 consecutive No-vember games between 1990-96. tennessee record by month (Since 1990)Years Sept.* Oct. nov.^1990-99 28-8-2 26-7 37-32000-09 26-12 21-15 33-92010 2-2 0-4 4-0 Overall 56-22-2 47-26 74-12


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>> November (continued) tennessee Home/road Breakdown by month (regular Season, Since 1990)Years Home road/neu. OverallSeptember* 45-9 11-13-2 56-22-2October 25-13 22-13 47-26November^ 41-6 33-6 74-12(*-includes August gms.; ^-includes December gms.)

noting the offense>> Offensive improvement During the four November games, Tennessee

greatly improved its offensive production both in terms of pure numbers and in statistical rank among SEC teams. The Vols had the best passing offense (322.0

yards per game) and turnover margin (+9) in the SEC in November and also ranked fourth in total of-fense, fifth in scoring offense and red zone scoring success, and third in third-down conversion success rate. tennessee Offensive productionSEC Rankings: November and Pre-November nov. rank Before rankTurnover Margin +9 1st -4 12thPassing Offense 322.0 1st 213.6 6thThird-Down Conversions 46.6% 3rd 31.3% 11thTotal Offense 435.0 4th 331.2 10thScoring Offense 37.5 5th 21.8 11thRed Zone Scoring 87.5% 5th 66.7% 12th

>> Third watch After struggling to convert on third downs in

the first four games of the season, the Vols greatly improved their conversation rate in the season’s final nine games...Tennessee converted only 11 of 58 (19.0%) on third-down attempts in the first four games...the Vols were 58-of-131 (44.3%) on third downs in the final nine contests. tennessee 3rd-Down Conversions, 2010games Conversion rate (total)First Four Games 19.0% (11 of 58)Last Nine Games 44.3% (58 of 131)Overall 36.5% (69 of 189)

>> No Shutout Streak The Vols own a current streak of 210 consecu-

tive 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 FBSteam games SinceMichigan 336 Oct. 20, 1984 (26-0, Iowa)Florida 284 Oct. 29, 1988 (16-0, Auburn)TCU 230 Nov. 16, 1991 (32-0, Texas)Air Force 221 Dec. 31, 1992 (13-0, Ole Miss)tenneSSee 210 Sept. 17, 1994 (31-0, Florida)

>> Pass-Catching Prowess Tennessee receivers enjoyed a productive 2010

season, led by senior receivers Gerald Jones and Denarius Moore and senior tight end Luke Stocker...freshman wideout Justin Hunter also produced a re-cord-setting campaign with seven receiving touch-downs, a UT freshman record. Senior standouts Jones (55), Moore (47), and

Stocker (39) combined for 59.2% of the team’s re-ceptions in 2010 (141 of 238).

noting the defense>> Forcing Turnovers The Vols forced at least four turnovers in three dif-

ferent games for the first time since 1999...UT forced four turnovers at LSU and five both at Memphis and vs. Ole Miss.

Tennessee’s 27 turnovers (18 INTs, 9 FRs) were its most in a single season since forcing 28 (16 INTs, 12 FRs) in 2004...the Vols notched multiple turnovers in four consecutive games (its four games in Nov.) for the first time since 2005 (Alabama-Memphis)...the 18 INTs were the most since collecting 21 in 1999 and the Vols’ five games with multiple picks were also the most since the 2008 season. The Vols sacked the quarterback multiple times

in eight different games for the first time since also doing so on eight occasions in 2005...Tennessee also totaled multiple sacks in six consecutive games for the first time since the last six games of 2005.

>> The Defense Never Rests Tennessee’s defense allowed 14 or fewer points

in each of their four November games...the Vols al-

lowed 14 points to Memphis, Mississippi, and Ken-tucky while allowing only 10 at Vanderbilt...the Vols were +9 in best turnover margin per game in No-vember, best in the SEC during the month. turnover margin leaders, nov., nCaa FBSteam turnover marginWisconsin +13Virginia Tech +12tenneSSee +9Stanford +9 UT limited opponents to under 250 yards passing

in four of the last six games and to 275 or fewer yards passing in eight of the last nine games. After recording only 10 sacks in the first eight

games, the Vols tallied 16 sacks in the last five con-tests...Tennessee had two-plus sacks in the final six consecutive games and at least six tackles for loss in four of the last five contests. The Vols’ scoring defense average of 13.0 points

per game in November ranked eighth in the nation and first in the SEC. Scoring Defense leaders, nov., nCaa FBSteam Scoring Defense avg./nov.Notre Dame 7.3West Virginia 10.0BYU 10.3Stanford 11.0Boston College 12.3Ohio State 12.7Miami (Ohio) 12.7tenneSSee 13.0Boise State 13.8Virginia Tech 13.8

>> Pick 6 Tennessee intercepted 10 passes in November

and finished fourth in the SEC with 18 interceptions in 2010, the most for the Vols since recording 21 in 1999. The 18 interceptions ranked Tennessee tied for

19th nationally in 2010. Four Vols collected multiple INTs for the first time

since 2006.

fReshMen on the field>> Youth being Served True freshmen had the opportunity to play imme-diately at Tennessee in 2010, as the Vols have played 16 true freshmen this season, ranking tied for third in the nation: true Freshmen used in nCaa FBS, 2010School true Freshmen used1. Air Force 192. Florida 173. tennessee 16 Syracuse 16

all-aMeRiCa & ConfeRenCe honoRs

>> vols Earn All-SEC Honors Sophomore defensive back Janzen Jackson

was named to the second team of the 2010 All-SEC Coaches’ Team. Two Vols also earned Associated Press All-SEC

honors this season: junior defensive lineman Ma-lik Jackson and sophomore defensive back Pren-tiss Waggner...the AP squad also named junior RB Tauren Poole as honorable mention All-SEC.

>> Freshman Honorees Center James Stone was named to The Sport-

ing News and Football Writers Association of

America Freshman All-America Teams. Four freshmen were named to the Freshman

All-SEC Team: wide receiver Justin Hunter, offen-sive lineman Ju’Wuan James, linebacker John Propst and defensive lineman Jacques Smith.

>> SEC Players of the week tyler Bray, QB

SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 6 vs. Memphis)SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 13 vs. Miss.)SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27 vs. Kentucky)

gerald Williams, DeSEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 20 vs. Vanderbilt)

sPotlight on: In his first year in a starting role, sophomore defensive back pren-tiss Waggner returned three in-terceptions for touchdowns to set the UT season record.

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>> Youth (continued) Tennessee also ranked tied for third in the country in the number of total (true and redshirt) freshmen played: total Freshmen used in nCaa FBS, 2010School true Freshmen used1. Florida 312. Marshall 273. tennessee 26 Michigan 265. LSU/Western Ky. 25 Tennessee started seven true freshmen vs. Mem-

phis, believed to be a school record: QB Tyler Bray, FB Channing Fugate, C James Stone, RG Zach Fulton, RT Ja’Wuan James, DE Corey Miller, K Michael Palardy. Tennessee started three true freshmen on the

offensive line vs. Memphis (James at RT, Fulton at RG, Stone at C), the only school in NCAA FBS Division I to start three true freshmen on the interior line in the same game (Texas A&M also started 3 if TE is included). UT had 26 starts from true freshmen on the O-Line

this season (James 13 at RT, Stone 5 at C and 3 at LG; Fulton 5 at RG)...the Vols started at least two true fresh-men on the offensive line in nine consecutive games since UAB. Including 10 redshirt freshmen, Tennessee has

played a total of 26 freshmen during the 2010 season.

Freshmen playing for tennessee, 2010 (26)OffenseQB: Tyler Bray rB: Rajion Neal, Toney Williams (RS)FB: Channing Fugate Wr: Justin Hunter, Matt Milton, Da’Rick RogersOt: Daniel Hood (RS), Ja’Wuan JamesOg: Zach Fulton, Caleb Leonard (RS), Kevin Revis (RS), JerQuari Schofield (RS), James StoneDefenseDe: Corey Miller, Jacques Smith Dt: Joseph Ayres (RS), Arthur Jeffery (RS)lB: Jerod Askew (RS), Raiques Crump, John PropstDB: Nick Branum (RS), Brent Brewer, Eric Gordon (RS), Dontavis Sapp SpecialistK: Michael Palardy

tennessee Starts by Freshmen, 2010QB: Tyler Bray, 5FB: Channing Fugate, 5Wr: Justin Hunter, 2Ol: Ja’Wuan James, 13 (RT); James Stone, 8 (5 at C and 3 at LG); JerQuari Schofield, 5 (LG); Zach Fulton, 5 (RG)Dl: Corey Miller, 2 (DE); Joseph Ayres, 1 (DT)DB: Eric Gordon, 6 (LCB); Brent Brewer 6 (SS)St: Michael Palardy, 7 (5 PK, 2 P)

offensive PlayeRs:tyleR bRay>> Fast Start Tennessee went 4-1 in freshman QB Tyler Bray’s

five starts, including wins in his first four...he ap-peared in nine games for the Vols in 2010, finishing 125-of-224 for 1,849 yards, including 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Bray earned or shared SEC Freshman of the Week

honors in three of his four starts (Memphis, Ole Miss, Kentucky), including his first two career starts...Bray is one of just six SEC football student-athletes to be honored in consecutive weeks this season....also one of just seven SEC players to be honored three or more times.

most passing Yards, Freshman, ut Historyplayer Year YardstYler BraY 2010 1,849Casey Clausen 2000 1,473Erik Ainge 2004 1,452

>> 300-Yard Passer One of only three quarterbacks in the SEC (Ryan

Mallett, Arkansas; Mike Hartline, Kentucky) to re-cord as many as four 300-yard passing games, Tyler Bray threw for a career-high 354 yards in the regular season finale vs. Kentucky...he also crossed the 300-yard barrier in his first career start, at Memphis (325 yards), the following week vs. Ole Miss (323 yards) and against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl (312 yards). most 300-Yard passing games, SeC, 2010player 300-Yard passing games Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 9tYler BraY, tenneSSee 4Mike Hartline, Kentucky 3

Bray is the first Tennessee quarterback to throw for 300+ yards in his first two career starts and the first Vols QB overall to throw for 300+ yards in con-secutive starts since Casey Clausen did so in 2001. At Memphis, Bray threw for 308 yards and five

touchdowns in the first half, both Tennessee records for a single half. Following an interception returned for a touch-

down at South Carolina, Bray threw a UT freshman-record 96 consecutive passes without an interception until throwing a 2nd-quarter pick at Vanderbilt. In those 96 consecutive passes between INT’s be-

tween the South Carolina and Vanderbilt games, Bray was 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 touchdowns (10.8 yards per att., pass efficiency rating: 187.42).

The Vols averaged 199.6 yards passing in the first seven games, a figure that increased to 318.7 yds./gm. over the last six.

>> Record Half Bray’s 308 yards and five TD’s passing in the first

half at Memphis are UT records for a single half. most passing Yards in a Single Half, ut Historyplayer Yards Opponent (Half)tYler BraY 308 2010 vs. memphis (1st)Jonathan Crompton 305 2009 vs. Memphis (1st)Peyton Manning 285 1997 vs. Northwestern (1st)

>> Clockwork Bray led 27 scoring drives...average time of pos-

session was 2:10...14 of 27 drives took less than two minutes, 12 of which ended in TDs...additionally, 14 of 27 drives took five plays or less, all ending in TDs...on scoring drives that covered 70 yards or more, av-erage T.O.P. was 2:27.

>> in The Zone When Bray started, the Vols scored on 16 of their

19 red zone trips (.842 success rate), including 11 TDs.

Justin hunteR>> big Game Hunter Freshman All-SEC WR Justin Hunter ranked sec-

ond on the team with seven touchdown receptions, including a stretch of TD catches in three consecutive games (Memphis, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt)...seven TDs ranked tied for first among all Division I freshman wideouts. Hunter, who averaged a remarkable 25.9 yards

per catch, set a Tennessee freshman school record with seven touchdown catches in 2010...the previ-ous mark of five was shared by Joey Kent (1993) and Kelley Washington (2001)...Hunter ranked third on the team with 417 receiving yards (on 16 catches). Four of Hunter’s seven TD receptions were from 30+

yards (80 vs. Ole Miss, 42 vs. Memphis, 38 vs. Georgia, 35 vs. Florida)...Hunter also had two 100-yard receiving games in 2010, and his 100-yard effort vs. Georgia was the first for a UT freshman since Robert Meachem’s 147-yard game vs. Kentucky in 2004. most tD receptions, Freshman, ut Historyplayer Year tD CatchesJuStin Hunter 2010 7Joey Kent 1993 5Kelley Washington 2001 5Robert Meacham 2004 4Stanley Morgan 1973 4

>> Freshman Qbs in the FbS Freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, 4-1 as a starter, was one of 16 true freshmen to start at quarterback in NCAA FBS Division I in 2010.

true Freshmen Starting at QB, FBS 2010Tarean Austin and Stump Godfrey, New MexicoRob Bolden, Penn Statetyler Bray, tennesseeChas Dodd, RutgersJeff Godfrey, Central FloridaJake Heaps, BYUAndrew Manly, New Mexico StateStephen Morris, Miami (Fla.)David Piland, HoustonTanner Price, Wake ForestChase Rettig, Boston CollegeSean Robinson, PurduePete Thomas, Colorado State Ryan Williams, MemphisAlex Zordich, Buffalo

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geRald Jones>> On the Career Charts WR gerald Jones caught at least four passes in his

last seven consecutive games, including five or more in six of those games...Jones set his career high with 46 receptions this season, totaling 596 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The senior receiver had 43 catches in his last seven

games and finished his career 5th place on the Tennes-see career list with 142: most Career receptions, tennessee Historyplayer rec. Years4. Peerless Price 147 1995-985. geralD JOneS 142 2007-106. Jayson Swain 126 2003-06

Jones also finished his career ranked fourth among all active SEC receivers in career receptions: most Career receptions, active SeC receiversplayer rec. YearsJulio Jones, Alabama 179 2008-10A.J. Green, Georgia 166 2008-10Randall Cobb, Kentucky 144 2008-10geralD JOneS, tenneSSee 142 2007-10

Jones became just the fifth wide receiver in UT his-tory to lead the Vols in receptions in three consecutive seasons and the first since Joey Kent from 1994-96...Jones led Tennessee with 30 catches in 2008 and 46 receptions in 2009, while finishing 2010 with 55...the other three Vols to lead the team in catches three years in a row are Thomas Woods (1987-89), Anthony Hancock (1979-81) and Larry Seivers (1974-76).

denaRius MooRe>> Dominant Denarius Denarius moore led the team with 981 yards

receiving in 2010, the seventh-highest total in school history...Moore caught 29 passes for 724 yards and five TD’s in his last six games and finished with 47 receptions during the regular season. tennessee Season receiving Yards leadersplayer Year Yards5. Kelley Washington 2001 1,0106. Lucas Taylor 2007 1,0007. DenariuS mOOre 2010 981 Moore’s consecutive 100-yard receiving games

(228 at South Carolina, 103 at Memphis) were the first for a Tennessee receiver since Lucas Taylor in 2007 (103 vs. Cal; 118 vs. Southern Miss).

>> 228 Yards: in Perspective The 228-yard effort from Moore against South

Carolina was the fifth-highest single-game total in

NCAA Division I FBS this season His school-record 38.0 yards per catch in that

game is also a Tennessee record and tied for 6th in SEC history (most in the league since 2004, Troy Wil-liamson, South Carolina, 42.0 ypc)...additionally, his 205-yard day against Kentucky was the 16th-highest total in Division I FBS in 2010. Moore’s 228 receiving yards were also the most

in an SEC game in 2010 and the 9th-most all-time by an SEC player (4th-most since 2001) It is also the most by a conference player in eight

years: Florida’s Taylor Jacobs posted 246 yards receiv-ing vs. UAB in 2002.

most receiving Yards, game, SeC, 2001-10player Yards OpponentJosh Reed (SEC record) 293 2001 vs. AlabamaKelley Washington 256 2001 vs. LSUTaylor Jacobs 246 2002 vs. UABDenariuS mOOre 228 2010 at So. Carolina

>> On Touchdowns Moore had a touchdown catch in five consecutive

games (USC-UK), one shy of the Tennessee record of six, accomplished by Cory Fleming (1993) and Joey Kent (1995). The senior wideout from Tatum, Texas also caught

nine touchdown passes this season...Moore’s 18 career touchdowns also rank fifth on the Volunteer career list.

Career tD receptions, tennessee Historyplayer tD (Years)Joey Kent 25 (1993-96)Cedrick Wilson 24 (1997-2000)Marcus Nash 20 (1994-97)Peerless Price 19 (1995-98)DenariuS mOOre 18 (2007-10)

>> 30 Yards (Or More) Moore also ranked tied for sixth in the nation for

the most receptions of 30+yards during the 2010 season.

most receptions of 30 Yards-plus, FBS 2010player Catches of 30+ Yds.Greg Salas, Hawaii 17Justin Blackmon, Okla. St. 15Patrick Edwards, Houston 13Vincent Brown, San Diego St. 13DeMarco Sampson, San Diego St. 13DenariuS mOOre, ut 12**-Tied with three others (Torrey Smith, Maryland; Marquess Wilson, Washington St.; Titus Young, Boise State).

tauRen Poole>> Reaching the Century Mark Junior tailback tauren poole rushed for 1,034

yards and 11 touchdowns on 204 attempts...he ranked eighth in the SEC at 79.5 rushing yards per game, and his 11 rushing TD’s were tied for eighth in

the league...Poole posted the 16th 1,000-yard season by a running back in UT history and the first since Montario Hardesty last season (1,345 yards in 2009). Poole rushed for 99 yards at Vanderbilt, one yard

shy of his 7th 100-yard game of 2010...his six 100-yard efforts tied him with Auburn’s Cam Newton and Arkansas’ Knile Davis for the most in the SEC this season...Poole’s 100-yard games were against UT Martin (110), Oregon (162), LSU (109), Alabama (117), Memphis (101) and Ole Miss (107)...the 100-yard game vs. Alabama snapped a streak of 41 con-secutive games in which the Tide defense did not allow a 100-yard rusher. Poole’s six 100-yard rushing games are the

second-most by a Tennessee running back in the last 10 seasons since 2001, trailing only the seven recorded by Travis Stephens in 2001. most 100-Yard rushing games, SeC 2010player 100-Yard games tauren pOOle, ut 6Cam Newton, Auburn 6Knile Davis, Arkansas 6Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss 5Derrick Locke, Kentucky 5

last 10 Seasons: most 100-Yard games by a tennessee running Back, Single Season (2001-10)player 100-Yard games Travis Stephens, 2001 7tauren pOOle, 2010 6Arian Foster, 2005 5Monterio Hardesty, 2009 5Gerald Riggs, Jr., 2004 5

sPotlight on: >> Moore Yards Senior wide receiver Denarius moore caught seven passes for 205 yards vs. Kentucky and six passes for 228 yards at South Carolina, making the senior wideout the only player in NCAA Division I FBS with multiple 200-yard receiving games this season. He is also first player in Tennessee school history with more than one 200-yard receiving effort in a career...the 228-yard game was the 2nd-highest in school history and the 205-yard game the 5th-highest. most receiving Yards in a game, ut History (Complete List of 200-Yard Games)player Yards OpponentKelley Washington 256 2001 vs. LSUDenariuS mOOre 228 2010 at S. CarolinaJohnny Mills 225 1966 vs. KentuckyWillie Gault 217 1981 vs. VanderbiltDenariuS mOOre 205 2010 vs. KentuckyCarl Pickens 201 1990 vs. KentuckyStanley Morgan 201 1976 vs. TCU

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luKe stoCKeR>> blue-Chip Stock(er) Senior tight end luke Stocker (Berea, Ky.) was

one of the eight national semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, awarded annually to the top tight end He was the lone Vols receiver with a catch in

every game and also had multiple receptions in all but the Oregon and Vandy games...Stocker was the first Vol to have a catch in every game since Robert Meachem in 2006...he scored first TD of the season on a 12-yard pass play at South Carolina and ranks third on team with 34 receptions and fourth with 359 yards...he recorded a season-high five catches against Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina...Sea-son-best 58 receiving yards came in final game as a Vol vs. UNC in the Music City Bowl. Stocker’s 39 receptions and 417 yards also repre-

sent his career-high totals.

luke Stocker Career numbersYear receptions net Yards tD2007 4 11 12008 13 139 02009 29 389 52010 39 417 2totals 85 956 8

defensive/st PlayeRs:MaliK JaCKson>> Action Jackson/Defensive Line Second-team AP All-SEC DT malik Jackson

ranked second on the Vols with 5.0 sacks in 2010, including sacks in four of the last six games.Jackson also had a team-high 11 tackles for loss, including 9.5 in the four November games and at least a half-TFL in five of the last six games...he ranked 15th in the SEC in sacks this season and tied for 11th in tackles for loss. Jackson, a transfer from USC, played his first five

games at defensive end before switching to defensive tackle at Georgia for the final eight...in those eight games at tackle, he recorded 36 of his 48 tackles, 10 of 11 tackles for loss, all five sacks, three of his five QB hurries, four of his five passes defended, and his lone interception of 2010. The Tennessee defensive line recorded 21.5 sacks,

eclipsing the 2009 defensive-line total of 15.5.

daniel linColn>> Long Drive Lincoln Senior Daniel lincoln broke his own school record

by making nine consecutive field goals to begin the 2010 season...he previously made eight consecutive

field goals to begin his All-America year of 2007...Lincoln missed his first attempt of the Kentucky game, his only miss of the season...he finished 10-of-11 (.909) in field goal attempts this season, including 5-of-5 from 40 yards and beyond...his overall FG percentage of .909 is the second best mark in school history...ranks seventh in career field goal percentage all-time (.689)...Lincoln finished his career sixth on the Vols’ career field goal list, one shy of tying John Becksvoort (1991-94) for fifth. tennessee Career Field goal leadersplayer Years Fg-Fga pts.4. Alex Walls 1999-2002 53-68 2925. John Becksvoort 1991-94 52-75 3176. Daniel linCOln 2007-10 51-72 287

Lincoln also ranks sixth in Tennessee history with 287 career points scored. tennessee Career Scoring leadersplayer Years pts.4. Fuad Reveiz 1981-84 3145. Alex Walls 1999-2002 2926. Daniel linCOln 2007-10 287

niCK Reveiz>> Reveiz Enjoys Great Final Year LB nick reveiz led the team in tackles with a

career-best 108 while starting all 13 games at middle linebacker...the senior ranked tied for fifth in the SEC with 8.3 tackles per game. Reveiz was one of five finalists for the inaugural

Burlsworth Trophy, to be awarded annually to the outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on...

Reveiz originally joined the Vols as a walk-on and was added to the scholarship roster in 2009, when he start-ed four games at middle linebacker before suffering a season-ending knee injury...the trophy is presented by the Rotary Club of Springdale, Arkansas...Georgia Tech center Sean Bedford was the inaugural winner. The preseason All-SEC linebacker was one of 10 Vols

to start every game in 2010...he recorded 10+ tackles in four consecutive games and in five out of six (10 vs. Oregon, 14 vs. Florida, 14 vs. UAB, 11 at LSU, 11 vs. Alabama)...Overall, Reveiz finished with six games of double-figure tackle efforts. Reveiz also intercepted two passes in 2010, along

with six tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, four passes defended, and five quarterback hurries.

tennessee tackle leaders, 2010player tacklesNick Reveiz, LB 108Herman Lathers, LB 75Janzen Jackson, DB 69

PRentiss waggneR>> Record Setter DB prentiss Waggner intercepted passes in the

last three regular-season games and tied Janzen Jackson with a team-high five this season...his five picks this season ranked tied for third in the SEC and tied for 15th in the nation. Waggner also recovered three fumbles this sea-

son, giving him eight takeaways in 2010, the most for any Vol defender since Deon Grant recorded nine (9 INTs) in 1999...Waggner’s five interceptions are also the most for a Tennessee player since Eric Berry’s seven in 2008. A sophomore from Clinton, La., Waggner set a

Tennessee season record with his third interception returned for a touchdown in the Ole Miss game (10 yards)...the previous record was two, accomplished six times (most recent: Eric Berry, 2008)...he also returned interceptions for touchdowns vs. both UT Martin and UAB. His three INTs returned for touchdowns led both

the nation and the SEC. Waggner’s three fumble recoveries tied LSU’s Tyrann

Mathieu for the SEC lead and tied for the seventh-best mark nationally.

SeC Fumble recovery leaders, 2010player rec. (game avg.)prentiSS Waggner, ut 3 (0.23)Tyrann Mathieu, LSU 3 (0.23)Mike Marry, Ole Miss 2 (0.20)Damien Anderson, Miss. St. 2 (0.18) Second Team Coaches All-SEC DB Janzen Jackson fin-

ished tied for 3rd in the SEC with five interceptions in 2010.

SeC interception leaders, 2010player intsRobert Lester, Alabama 8Casey Hayward, VU 6prentiSS Waggner, ut 5JanZen JaCKSOn, ut 5Morris Claiborne, LSU 5Ahmad Black, Florida 5

MoRe notes>> Playing the best The Vols played five teams ranked in the Top 20

at the time of the matchup: Oregon (7 and 8), Flori-da (10 and 7), LSU (12 and 10) Alabama (7th in both) and South Carolina (17th in both). The Vols have lost six consecutive games vs. ranked

teams since a 31-13 win over then 21st-ranked South Carolina on Oct. 31, 2009...however, the Vols are 10-4

in their last 14 games vs. unranked opponents since.

>> Huge Neyland Crowds Continue A total of 698,465 fans attended the Vols’ seven

home games at Neyland Stadium, the 6th-highest total nationally...UT has ranked in the top six for 35 consecutive years...the Vols averaged 99,781 fans per game this season, also sixth-best in the nation and also second in the SEC. nCaa total attendance leaders, 2010School avg. Fans per gameOhio State 842,221Michigan 782,776Penn State 729,636Alabama 712,747Texas 704,580tenneSSee 698,465 nCaa avg. attendance leaders, 2010School avg. Fans per gameMichigan 111,825Ohio State 105,278Penn State 104,234Alabama 101,821Texas 100,654tenneSSee 99,781

>> The Graduates A total of 11 Tennessee Vols who have earned col-

lege degrees participated in the Music City Bowl...nine Vols suited up this season as graduates of Tennessee. Chad Cunningham, Daniel lincoln, Cody pope,

nick reveiz, Jarrod Shaw, luke Stocker, Victor thom-as, lamarcus thompson and tyler Wolf all earned their college degrees before the 2010 football season. Ben martin and Chris Walker graduated in De-

cember, increasing the number of graduates on the Tennessee active roster to 11. A total of 30 UT men’s and women’s athletes walked the stage. During the season, the nine active graduates

ranked Tennessee third in the nation behind Boston College (14) and Auburn (11).

>> Free Football UT played extra periods against UAB and North

Carolina to bring its record to 9-3 all-time in overtime games ... The UNC contest marked UT’s first overtime affair in a bowl game. UT’s pair of overtime contests in 2010 tied for the most the Vols have played in one season. In 2003, the Vols defeated South Carolina, 23-20 (OT) and Alabama, 51-43 (5OT). SeC Overtime recordsteam W-l pct. last Ot gameArkansas 9-2 .818 Ark 38, MissSt 31 (2010)tenneSSee 9-3 .750 unC 30, ut 27 (2010)Florida 3-2 .600 Fla 34, Ga 31 (2010)


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Tauren Poole had touchdown runs of 24 yards and 14 yards as Tennessee beat UT Martin 50-0 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 for his chance to shine and he delivered, darting through holes, run-ning around coverage and picking up 110 yards on 17 carries before sitting out the fourth quarter.

“The backs ran well; the line blocked well,” Dooley said. “They were packing them in and trying to stop the run, but we did a nice job up front. The runners ran hard and I think we just wore them down a bit.”

David 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 in-juring his left hand.

Tennessee scored nearly every way it could. Austin Johnson and Greg King tackled D.J. McNeil in the end zone for a safety. Prentiss Wagner intercepted Derek Carr and ran 54 yards for a touchdown. Dan-iel Lincoln kicked field goals of 21 and 35 yards.

“I was real proud of how we came out in the third quarter too,” Dooley said. “We weren’t relaxed or complacent. Overall, it was a good, solid win.”

UT Martin’s young, inexperienced offense couldn’t find any rhythm. The Skyhawks neither completed a pass nor picked up a first down in the first quarter but were flagged for delay of game four times.

By the end of the game, they had 142 yards on offense compared to Tennessee’s 537. The Vols shut out an opponent for the first time since Nov. 22, 2003, then they blanked Vanderbilt at home, 48-0.

“The defense was aggressive,” Dooley said. “We tackled well, and those are the basics you worry about in the first game.”

Carr finished 9-for-22 for 66 yards and threw two interceptions. The Skyhawks were penalized 11 times for 83 yards.

In addition to his shared tackle for the safety, line-backer Johnson also intercepted a pass in his return

to the defensive side of the ball.“The last time I played linebacker in a real game

would be my senior year in high school,” Johnson said. “It felt good to be back out there and playing linebacker. Before the game I was really going over my playbook trying to get all the stuff down I need-ed. Once I got out there it just kind of came to be and I was able to play fast.”

Matt Simms completed 14 of 24 passes for 181 yards and the touchdown to Moore in his first Vols start.

>> TENNESSEEruSHing att gain lost net tD lgPoole 17 112 2 110 2 24Neal 9 83 4 79 0 40Oku 6 77 0 77 1 44Moore 1 58 0 58 1 58T.Williams 3 9 1 8 0 8Simms 3 7 0 7 0 3Bray 1 0 1 -1 0 0Team 3 0 6 -6 0 0totals 43 346 14 332 4 58

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgSimms 24 14 0 181 1 42Bray 6 3 1 24 0 9totals 30 17 1 205 1 42

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJones 6 86 0 37Moore 4 66 1 42Stocker 2 17 0 9Cooper 2 13 0 9D.Rogers 1 9 0 9Rivera 1 7 0 7Z.Rogers 1 7 0 7totals 17 205 1 42

>> UT MARTiNruSHing att gain lost net tD lgJu.McNair 6 34 0 34 0 22Taylor 1 16 0 16 0 16Ja.McNair 13 20 13 7 0 5Shiver 1 5 0 5 0 5Blanks 1 3 0 3 0 3Carr 2 2 4 -2 0 2Barksdale 3 1 3 -2 0 1McNeil 2 0 5 -5 0 0totals 29 81 25 56 0 22

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgCarr 22 9 2 66 0 30Ju.McNair 4 2 0 20 0 13totals 26 11 2 86 0 30

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgTaylor 4 14 0 6Thompson 3 38 0 30Everett 2 21 0 13Hamrick 1 7 0 7McNeil 1 6 0 6totals 11 86 0 30

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Game 1

Sept. 4 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 6 p.m. | 99,123

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• Derek Dooley became the 18th of 22 UT head coaches to win his inaugural game.• Ten Vols started for the first time -- six on offense and four on defense.• Tennessee’s defense limited UT Martin to just three first downs, including one in the first half.• Ja’Wuan James, who started at right tackle, was one of 12 true freshmen to see action for the Vols. • UT finished the game with 332 yards rushing and 205 passing.• Redshirt freshman Joseph Ayres saw action at defen-sive tackle. Ayres is the great-great-grandson of Brown Ayres, who served as UT’s 12th president from 1904-19 and for whom Ayres Hall is named.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Lincoln 21 field goal. ut Oku 44 run (Lincoln kick). ut Lincoln 35 field goal.2nd ut Poole 24 run (Lincoln kick).3rd ut Moore 58 run (Lincoln kick). ut Moore 42 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). ut Poole 14 run (Lincoln kick). ut Team safety (McNeil tackled in end zone).4th ut Waggner 54 interception return (Lincoln kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut utmFirst Downs 23 3Rushes-Yards 43-332 29-56Passing Yards 205 86Passes (A-C-I) 30-17-1 26-11-2Total Offensive Plays 73 55Total Offense 537 142Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0Penalties-Yards 5-25 11-83Punts-Average 4-40.8 10-41.7Time of Possession 33:21 26:39Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 2 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1Sacks By-Yards 1-4 1-1

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paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgSimms 29 15 1 151 0 31

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMoore 4 37 0 17Z.Rogers 3 45 0 31Poole 3 17 0 14Cooper 2 14 0 11Hunter 1 31 0 31Oku 1 5 0 5Stocker 1 2 0 2totals 15 151 0 31

>> OREGONruSHing att gain lost net tD lgJames 16 142 8 134 1 72Alston 9 43 3 40 1 8Thomas 7 44 10 34 0 17Barner 7 26 0 26 0 7Costa 1 11 0 11 0 11Hawkins 2 4 0 4 0 2Team 2 0 4 -4 0 0totals 44 270 25 245 2 72

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgThomas 32 17 0 202 2 29

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMaehl 5 50 0 17Paulson 4 61 1 27Tuinei 3 45 1 29Barner 2 11 0 7Davis 2 6 0 6Williams 1 29 0 29totals 17 202 2 29

Sept. 11 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 7 p.m. | 102,035

tennessee 6 7 0 0 -- 13oRegon 3 10 14 21 -- 48Tennessee’s early success and a first-quarter weath-

er delay couldn’t keep No. 7 Oregon from a big vic-tory over the Vols.

LaMichael James ran for 134 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown to open the second half, and the Ducks scored 45 consecutive points to beat Tennes-see 48-13.

The Vols were on the board first with a pair of Daniel Lincoln field goals before a thunderstorm roared through Knoxville, halting the game for 70 minutes. The delay didn’t seem to affect UT as the Big Orange defense held Oregon to a field goal and then scored the game’s first touchdown, a 1-yard plunge by Tauren Poole that made it 13-3.

“I was proud of how we came out and competed early in the game,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “We screwed up the last three minutes of the half in all phases. So we go in halftime tied, which was fine. But we didn’t have a good look in our eye at halftime.”

James had only 27 yards at the break after being targeted by the Volunteers’ defense for the entire first half. But he broke several tackles on the 72-yard touchdown run that vaulted Oregon into the lead for good. The Vols then seemed to fall apart.

“You would have thought we were down 40,” Dooley said. “We hit some bad adversity in the third quarter and we didn’t handle it well.”

The Vols were penalized for having an ineligible receiver on one play and a false start on another. A pass by Matt Simms intended for Zach Rogers was cleanly picked off 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.

Simms, who completed 15 of 29 for 151 yards, struggled to connect with his receivers. Poole and backup David Oku couldn’t get their footing.

Kenjon Barner, who scored five TDs filling in for James as the Ducks’ No. 1 tailback in a 72-0 win against New Mexico in Week 1, took a punt back 80 yards for a touchdown that made it 41-13 with 11:39 left.

The Ducks struggled to find a first-half answer for Poole, who had 111 yards rushing in the first quar-ter. He finished with 162 yards on 23 carries.

“He was great and we needed him to be,” Dooley said. “He ran hard. We caught them in some pretty good looks and they made adjustments.”

Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas completed 17 of 32 for 202 yards and two touchdowns. The

Ducks picked up 447 yards of offense compared to the Vols’ 333 yards, despite holding the ball three fewer minutes than Tennessee.

The officials halted play with 8:53 remaining in the first quarter after Lincoln’s second field goal when lightning was spotted in the area. The teams spent an hour in their locker rooms as heavy rain and lightning hovered over Neyland Stadium, and many of the capacity crowd of 102,035 fans huddled under overhangs and crowded the concourses.

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• Tennessee’s top four tacklers in the game all re-corded career highs: Nick Reveiz (10), Chris Walker (8), Gerald Williams (7) and Prentiss Waggner (7).• Sophomore Marsalis Teague made his first defen-sive start at cornerback. Teague started five games at wide receiver in 2009.• The last time Tennessee was involved in a weather delay was at Arkansas in 2001, a game the Vols won 13-3.• The 35-point margin was Tennessee’s worst loss in Neyland Stadium history, topping the 33-0 defeat to VMI on Nov. 17, 1923.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Lincoln 48 field goal. ut Lincoln 35 field goal. Ore Beard 37 field goal.2nd ut Poole 1 run (Lincoln kick). Ore Beard 42 field goal. Ore Paulson 27 pass from Thomas (Beard kick).3rd Ore James 72 run (Beard kick). Ore Harris 76 interception return (Beard kick). 4th Ore Tuinei 29 pass from Thomas (Beard kick). Ore Barner 80 punt return (Beard kick). Ore Alston 2 run (Beard kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut OreFirst Downs 14 26Rushes-Yards 36-182 44-245Passing Yards 151 202Passes (A-C-I) 29-15-1 32-17-0Total Offensive Plays 65 76Total Offense 333 447Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-60 6-38Punts-Average 8-41.4 4-41.8Time of Possession 31:13 28:47Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Sacks By-Yards 1-10 2-13

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Tennessee had its chance 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 at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee 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 com-pleted 19 of 31 for two touchdowns.

Florida stalled on the next drive until Gators coach Urban 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.

“It was a big play; it was a good call by them,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “Looking back, we should have been in safe punt. We were trying to make something happen a little bit. They made a good play and got us on that.”

Jeremy Brown picked off a pass by Simms on third-and-6 at the Tennessee 40, which set up Gil-lislee’s second touchdown that gave the Gators a 24-10 lead just before the end of the third quarter.

The Vols, who were hosting a second AP top 10 team in as many weeks, had found themselves in a similar situation a week earlier against Oregon and unraveled. They seemed on the verge of a meltdown again when 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 got the ball back when Dooley challenged a run by Jeff Demps, insisting the Florida track star had fumbled. The of-ficials agreed, and the Vols answered with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Simms to true freshman Justin Hunter on fourth-and-6 to cut Florida’s lead to 24-17 with a 11:24 left.

Dooley, who was facing the Gators for the first time as head coach, said that’s the kind of reaction he expects from a team that hasn’t done much to prove it can fight back from adversity.

“We should do that. I’m proud of them for that, but we should do that every game,” Dooley said. “All that does is give you a chance, and it proved out.” It also didn’t last very long.

Florida responded with Trey Burton’s 2-yard touch-down run that iced the Vols, who allowed two more big sacks on Simms and turned the ball over with a fumble

by Tauren Poole. Poole, who entered the game leading the SEC in rushing, was held to 27 yards.

UT scored first for the first time against Florida since 2001 when Daniel Lincoln kicked a first-quar-ter 49-yard field goal, tying his career high. But the Vols had their own struggles. After recovering a fum-bled punt return by Janoris Jenkins at the Florida 21, the Vols drove 18 yards but missed a chance to score when Jonathan Bostic picked off a pass by Simms in the end zone.

>> TENNESSEEruSHing att gain lost net tD lgOku 5 24 0 24 0 11Poole 10 27 4 23 0 12Simms 8 16 34 -18 0 12totals 23 67 38 29 0 12


reCeiVing no Yds tD lgStocker 5 41 0 19Z.Rogers 4 53 0 33Hunter 3 60 1 35Poole 3 38 0 31Cooper 2 12 0 7Moore 1 49 1 49Oku 1 6 0 6totals 19 259 2 49

>> FLORiDAruSHing att gain lost net tD lgDemps 26 94 21 73 0 18Hines 1 36 0 36 0 36Gillislee 8 27 0 27 2 11Moody 5 20 0 20 0 9Brantley 4 19 10 9 0 12Burton 2 4 0 4 1 2Team 3 0 19 -19 0 0totals 49 200 50 150 3 36

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgBrantley 23 14 0 167 1 24

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgThompson 4 55 0 24Demps 3 34 0 16Moore 2 26 0 14Hines 2 15 0 13Reed 1 22 0 22Clark 1 8 0 8Hammond 1 7 1 7totals 14 167 1 24

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Sept. 18 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 3:30 p.m. | 102,455

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• Linebacker Nick Reveiz (14) and safety Janzen Jack-son (9) both turned in career highs in tackles. Reveiz also recovered a fumbled punt by the Gators.• True freshman James Stone replaced the injured Jer-Quari Schofield on the offensive line during the second half. Stone joined Ja’Wuan James as the Vols’ second true freshman on the offensive front.• Tight end Luke Stocker matched his career high with five catches, finishing with 41 receiving yards.• Florida’s six consecutive wins are the most in the series since the Vols won the first 10 contests from 1916-53. • Justin Hunter, another Vols true freshman, led UT with 60 receiving yards on three catches. Included was his first career touchdown, a 35-yard pass from Matt Simms that closed Tennessee to within 24-17 early in the fourth.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Lincoln 49 field goal.2nd Fla Gillislee 2 run (Sturgis kick).3rd Fla Sturgis 44 field goal. ut Moore 49 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). Fla Hammond 7 pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick). Fla Gillislee 5 run (Sturgis kick).4th ut Hunter 35 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). Fla Burton 2 run (Sturgis kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut FlaFirst Downs 11 18Rushes-Yards 23-29 49-150Passing Yards 259 167Passes (A-C-I) 31-19-2 23-14-0Total Offensive Plays 54 72Total Offense 288 317Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2Penalties-Yards 9-54 5-25Punts-Average 5-44.4 3-43.7Time of Possession 23:14 36:46Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2Sacks By-Yards 1-8 6-34

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reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMoore 5 68 2 25Stocker 4 56 0 17Oku 3 23 0 9Z.Rogers 2 78 1 72D.Rogers 2 16 0 13Rivera 2 6 0 3Hunter 1 -2 0 0totals 19 245 3 72

>> UAbruSHing att gain lost net tD lgIsabelle 16 73 10 63 1 18Shed 6 42 1 41 0 15Borne 3 13 0 13 0 5Franklin 1 7 0 7 0 7Forrest 1 6 0 6 0 6Ellis 1 2 0 2 0 2Brooks 2 0 0 0 0 0Jones 1 0 11 -11 0 0Team 1 0 6 -6 0 0totals 32 143 28 115 1 18

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgEllis 55 29 1 373 1 52Isabelle 5 4 0 56 1 27totals 60 33 1 429 2 52

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgForrest 7 109 1 42Shed 7 58 0 14Hearn 4 38 0 17Anderson 3 53 0 34Borne 3 48 0 28Franklin 3 37 0 14Jones 2 58 1 52Williams 2 28 0 24Ellis 1 1 0 1Brooks 1 -1 0 0totals 33 429 2 52

Sept. 25 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 95,183

tennessee 14 9 0 0 3 6 -- 32uab 7 0 8 8 3 3 -- 29Tennessee made its last chance at victory count,

and the Vols escaped with a 32-29 win over UAB in double overtime at Neyland Stadium.

Matt Simms threw the game-winner, a 25-yard touchdown to Denarius Moore on UT’s first play of the second overtime. The score was a sudden end to a seesaw affair that saw the Blazers rally from a 16-point halftime deficit.

“He (Moore) was my first read on the play, came off the play action, the safety flat-footed there for a split second and that was all the time I needed to make my decision,” Simms said. “I just tried to put it in a place where he could go up and get it and jump over the corner, and that is exactly what he did.”

The Volunteers held a 23-7 lead at halftime thanks mainly to Moore’s first touchdown, a 13-yard recep-tion, and Zach Rogers’ 72-yard catch and run. Both of those plays came in the first quarter and were followed by a Daniel Lincoln 47-yard field goal and Prentiss Waggner’s second interception return for touchdown, this one from 9 yards just before the break.

But the Blazers staged their comeback as David Isabelle found Frantrell Forrest on a 27-yard touch-down strike in the third quarter, and ran for 6 yards for another score in the fourth. After each touch-down, Bryan Ellis hit Jeffery Anderson on a pair of two-point conversions.

Daniel Lincoln kicked a 40-yard field goal for Tennessee to open the first overtime, and UAB’s Josh Zahn, who missed field goals from 41, 35, 49, 30 and 54 in regulation, connected on a 35-yard field goal to answer.

Ellis hit Pat Shed on a 14-yard pass to pick up a first down in the second overtime but his 7-yard pass to Patrick Hearn came up 4 yards short of the end zone, and Zahn scored on a 21-yard field goal to put UAB up 29-26 before the Vols’ final touchdown.

The Blazers dominated the game in nearly every category. They picked up 544 yards compared to the Vols’ 287 yards, had eight more first downs and con-verted seven more third down attempts.

Tennessee’s defense couldn’t stop UAB, who used Isabelle, the backup quarterback, to chip away yards with his runs and Ellis, the starter, to convert third-and-long situations.

Ellis completed 29 of 55 for 373 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Isabelle ran 16 times for 73 yards and completed 4 of 5 for 56 yards and a touchdown.

Still, the Vols seemed to be in control in the first half. The Vols went for it on fourth-and-1 at the UAB 15 on its first drive and got two yards on a quarterback sneak by Simms, who threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Moore on the next play.

UAB had just tied the game at 7 when Simms answered with the 72-yarder to Rogers on the next play. It was Tennessee’s longest play since an 87-yard touchdown run by LaMarcus Coker against Vander-bilt in 2006.

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Game 4

• Tennessee improved to 9-2 in overtime, including a 5-0 mark at Neyland Stadium.• Matt Simms’ 72-yard touchdown pass to Zach Rog-ers was Tennessee’s longest scoring pass play since Erik Ainge connected with Robert Meachem for an 84-yard TD at Memphis in 2006.• Tennessee started the game 0-for-10 on third down conversions until David Oku’s 1-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. The Vols finished the contest 2-of-15 on third down.• The Vols finished 2-2 at home in September.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Moore 13 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). uaB Jones 52 pass from Ellis (Zahn kick). ut Z.Rogers 72 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick).2nd ut Lincoln 47 field goal. ut Waggner 9 interception return (Kick block).3rd uaB Forrest 27 pass from Isabelle (Anderson

pass from Ellis).4th uaB Isabelle 6 run (Anderson pass from Ellis).Ot1 ut Lincoln 40 field goal. uaB Zahn 35 field goal.Ot2 uaB Zahn 21 field goal. ut Moore 25 pass from Simms.

>> TEAM STATS ut uaBFirst Downs 15 23Rushes-Yards 27-42 32-115Passing Yards 245 429Passes (A-C-I) 34-19-0 60-33-1Total Offensive Plays 61 92Total Offense 287 544Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-20 7-55Punts-Average 9-42.1 4-45.5Time of Possession 23:53 36:07Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 9 of 23Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Sacks By-Yards 0-0 5-39

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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 beyond heart-breaking 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 was confused on third-and-goal from the 1 and allowed the clock to run nearly to zero before a mishandled shotgun snap seemingly ended the game and sent Tennessee players streaming onto the field in jubilation.

The celebration was cut short when officials ruled the Vols 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.

“I don’t know if I have ever had a loss like that,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “They changed personnel and ran a bunch of guys on the field. It was a lot of chaos.

“Things happened fast and guys didn’t run off the field. The ball was snapped pretty quickly, and so we lose the game. I have never hurt like this before.”

Jordan Jefferson had an 83-yard TD run on LSU’s first offensive play, but UT’s defense limited the Ti-gers after that, forcing four turnovers including three interceptions. Tennessee played without a turnover for the second game in a row.

“Our guys fought and fought,” Dooley said. “We played great on special teams, we got turnovers and every time things went bad we kept sticking with it. It was a great football game.”

Tennessee was in the game the whole way despite playing in its first road contest 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 the Tigers’ defense got a critical stop on fourth-and-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 in-

jury to lead the Vols with five receptions for 46 yards while helping UT convert a season-high seven third downs.

LSU sacked Simms five times for 41 yards in loss-es that added to the Tigers’ total offensive margin of 434 to 217.

Lake Charles, La., native Janzen Jackson was out-standing in his return to the Bayou State. The sopho-more snagged his second career interception, return-ing it 14 yards, to go with seven tackles.

>> TENNESSEEruSHing att gain lost net tD lgPoole 24 110 1 109 1 20Moore 2 16 0 16 0 16Oku 1 3 0 3 0 3Simms 10 9 41 -32 1 4totals 37 138 42 96 2 20


reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJones 5 46 0 26Moore 2 19 0 13Stocker 2 16 0 13Hunter 1 37 0 37Z.Rogers 1 5 0 5Poole 1 -2 0 0totals 12 121 0 37

>> LSUruSHing att gain lost net tD lgRidley 22 124 1 123 1 59Jefferson 5 100 0 100 1 83Shepard 2 12 0 12 0 9Ford 2 6 0 6 0 6Murphy 2 5 12 -7 0 5Lee 3 2 17 -15 0 2totals 36 249 30 219 2 83

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgLee 23 16 1 185 0 47Jefferson 10 3 2 30 0 17totals 33 19 3 215 0 47

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgD.Peterson 5 45 0 16Randle 4 69 0 47Toliver 3 52 0 21Shepard 3 26 0 12Ridley 2 7 0 8Ware 1 16 0 16Murphy 1 0 0 0totals 19 215 0 47

vols win, then lose, after late penaltynullifies all-out effort against tigers

Oct. 2 | baton Rouge, La. | Tiger Stadium | 2:30 p.m. | 92,932

tennessee 7 0 0 7 -- 14lsu 7 0 0 9 -- 16

Game 5

• Tennessee was 3-of-5 on third-down conversion at-tempts in the first quarter after converting just two third-downs in each of the last two games. The Vols finished 7-of-15 for the afternoon.• Luke Stocker started his 30th consecutive game. • Matt Simms scored his first major college touch-down, a 3-yard run that gave Tennessee the lead 14-10 early in the fourth quarter.• UT allowed two opposing ball-carriers to rush for 100 yards for the first time since UT’s 1990 Cotton Bowl win over Arkansas.• The Vols defense compiled 25 tackles by players from Louisiana -- Herman Lathers (10), Prentiss Waggner (8) and Janzen Jackson (7). Bayou State natives Dallas Thomas and Jarrod Shaw started on the offensive line. • The Vols did not score first for the first time in 2010. • For the first time all season (including overtime against UAB), Tennessee won the coin toss.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st lSu Jefferson 83 run (Jasper kick). ut Poole 1 run (Palardy kick).4th lSu Jasper 31 field goal. ut Simms 3 run (Palardy kick). lSu Ridley 1 run.

>> TEAM STATS ut lSuFirst Downs 12 20Rushes-Yards 37-96 36-219Passing Yards 121 215Passes (A-C-I) 23-12-0 33-19-3Total Offensive Plays 60 69Total Offense 217 434Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 3-10 9-54Punts-Average 5-48.2 3-48.0Time of Possession 30:07 29:53Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1Sacks By-Yards 2-17 5-41

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reCeiVing no Yds tD lgHunter 4 110 1 38Neal 3 70 0 58Stocker 2 36 0 22Moore 2 18 0 11Poole 2 14 0 9Z.Rogers 1 8 0 8Rivera 1 4 0 4Jones 1 3 0 3D.Rogers 1 -3 0 0totals 17 260 1 58

>> GEORGiAruSHing att gain lost net tD lgKing 13 66 8 58 0 16Murray 7 59 18 41 2 35Ealey 12 34 1 33 0 13Munzenmaier 2 4 0 4 0 2Chapas 1 1 0 1 1 1Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0totals 36 164 28 136 3 35

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgMurray 25 17 0 266 2 33

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgGreen 6 96 1 33King 3 48 0 20White 2 41 0 30Charles 2 35 0 25Ealey 2 20 0 12Durham 1 17 0 17Wooten 1 9 1 9totals 17 266 2 33

Oct. 9 | Athens, Ga. | Sanford Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 92,746

tennessee 0 7 7 0 -- 14geoRgia 17 10 14 0 -- 41ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray ran for two touch-

downs and threw for two more scores as Georgia snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated Ten-nessee 41-14 in a tough homecoming for Volunteers coach Derek Dooley.

UT made this one easy on the Bulldogs, turning it over three times, giving up four sacks and falling behind 17-0 in the first quarter.

“We ran into a motivated team today,” Dooley said of Georgia, which entered the game with a 1-4 record. “We got affected on the road and couldn’t keep our composure. We are not going to win with those types of turnovers.”

Murray was 17 of 25 for 266 yards passing and ran seven times for 41 yards. A.J. Green had six catches for 96 yards and a touchdown.

Georgia scored first when Murray raced nearly untouched for a 35-yard touchdown.

Then it was time for Tennessee to start making mistakes. Matt Simms lofted a pass that was deflect-ed and picked off by Bacarri Rambo, who managed to get one foot down just before he flew through the bench area and actually leaped over the famous hedge that surrounds the field.

The first of the turnovers led to Blair Walsh’s 42-yard field goal.

On the ensuing kickoff, Eric Gordon had the ball knocked loose and Derek Owens recovered at the Tennessee 41. Murray struck right away, hooking up with Green on a 33-yard pass.

After King was thrown for a loss, Murray hooked up with Rantavious Wooten on a 9-yard touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 17-point cushion.

“That’s what we expected Georgia to be like at the beginning of the season,” Dooley said. “But I was disappointed in how we competed.”

Tennessee’s only bright spot in the first half came after Simms appeared to headed for yet another sack, but managed to slip away from two defenders and loft a 38-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter.

But any hope of the Vols rallying was snuffed out when Green hauled in a 22-yard touchdown pass down the middle that made it 24-7. Walsh added a 20-yard field goal for a 27-7 halftime lead.

Just about everything went Georgia’s way. On the opening possession of the second half, Murray spun away from a would-be tackler in the backfield, took off running again to his left and managed to stick the ball

over the goal line just before stepping out of bounds. Hunter finished with four catches for 110 yards

and the touchdown to highlight Tennessee offensive effort. He had receptions of 28 and 25 yards in addi-tion to the touchdown play.

Herman Lathers was UT’s defensive tackle leader with seven, while Janzen Jackson and Willie Bohan-non added sacks. Limited by four Georgia sacks, Tennessee finished the game with just 9 rushing yards on 26 attempts.

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Game 6

• Justin Hunter became the first Vols receiver with 100 yards in a game since Robert Meachem had 145 against Kentucky in 2004.• Matt Simms’ streak of pass attempts without an in-terception was snapped at 72.• Rajion Neal’s first career catch was a 58-yarder from Simms that led to Tauren Poole’s third-quarter TD. Neal finished with two catches for 70 yards.• True freshman quarterback Tyler Bray saw his first meaningful action, entering the game in the fourth quarter and completing 8 of 12 passes for 81 yards.• Georgia controlled the clock for 34:33 to UT’s 25:27.• Chad Cunningham contributed a season-long punt of 55 yards in the second quarter.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ga Murray 35 run (Walsh kick). ga Walsh 42 field goal. ga Wooten 9 pass from Murray (Walsh kick).2nd ut Hunter 38 pass from Simms (Palardy kick). ga Green 22 pass from Murray (Walsh kick). ga Walsh 20 field goal.3rd ga Murray 5 run (Walsh kick). ut Poole 2 run (Palardy kick). ga Chapas 1 run (Walsh kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut gaFirst Downs 12 20Rushes-Yards 26-9 36-136Passing Yards 260 266Passes (A-C-I) 25-17-1 25-17-0Total Offensive Plays 51 61Total Offense 269 402Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-38 5-50Punts-Average 5-44.0 4-43.5Time of Possession 25:27 34:33Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 4 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Sacks By-Yards 2-18 4-27

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Trent Richardson’s 65-yard touchdown run and 5-yard touchdown reception were part of 28 unan-swered second-half points as No. 7 Alabama beat Tennessee 41-10 at Neyland Stadium.

The Vols seemed ready for another close game against the Crimson Tide, this time under first-year coach Derek Dooley, who was facing former boss Nick Saban. Dooley was part of Saban’s coaching staff for seven seasons at LSU and the Miami Dolphins.

Alabama, which had won 21 straight over un-ranked opponents, came out of halftime with only a 13-10 lead after a sluggish first half. But 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.

The Vols attempted to pressure the Crimson Tide’s running game by blitzing and pressuring quar-terback Greg McElroy, but the effort wore down a team plagued by a lack of depth. McElroy completed 21 of 32 for 264 yards, mostly to receiver Julio Jones.

“We watched the film and the film says they throw it,” Dooley said. “They threw for 326. We struggled to stop it.”

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. Rich-ardson finished with 119 yards on 12 carries, and Ingram had 88 yards on 14 runs.

“We fought them pretty hard for 30 minutes and were scrapping and fighting,” Dooley said. “The third quarter, obviously, was the difference.”

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.

Simms drove the Vols the length of the field when they got the ball back after Richardson’s touchdown, but Robert Lester stepped in front of a would-be touchdown pass to Gerald Jones and took the ball to the Vols 20. Simms finished 12 for 22 for 117 yards and an interception, but no touchdowns.

“I think Matt did some really good things,” Dool-ey said. “He just had a couple of bad decisions.”

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, be-coming 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.

Jones set an Alabama game record with 221 yards on 12 catches for the Crimson Tide, which got its fourth straight win over Tennessee for the first time since 1992.

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reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJones 7 52 0 15Stocker 3 26 0 10Neal 2 29 0 26D.Rogers 2 19 0 23Rivera 1 16 0 16Poole 1 8 0 8Z.Rogers 1 6 0 6totals 17 156 0 26

>> ALAbAMAruSHing att gain lost net tD lgRichardson 12 119 0 119 1 65Ingram 14 88 0 88 2 42Goode 2 4 0 4 0 2McCarron 1 4 0 4 0 4Fowler 2 4 1 3 0 4McElroy 2 1 7 -6 1 1Team 1 0 2 -2 0 0totals 34 220 10 210 4 65

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgMcElroy 32 21 0 264 0 42McCarron 3 3 0 62 1 47totals 35 24 0 326 1 47

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJones 12 221 0 47Maze 4 73 0 36Hanks 3 10 0 9Dial 1 11 0 11Richardson 1 5 1 5Williams 1 4 0 4Alexander 1 3 0 3Ingram 1 -1 0 0totals 24 326 1 47

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Oct. 23 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 7 p.m. | 102,455

tennessee 7 3 0 0 -- 10alabaMa 3 10 21 7 -- 41

Game 7

• Justin Hunter made his first career start at wide re-ceiver, becoming the fifth true freshman and fourth position player to start for the Vols this season.• Tauren Poole broke loose for a 59-yard touchdown in the first quarter that was the longest rush of his career. • Freshman placekicker Michael Palardy scored his first career field goal on a 33-yarder to end the first half.• Chad Cunningham averaged a season-best 48.2 yards per punt on six kicks.• Nick Reveiz finished with 11 tackles to lead the Vols for the fifth time in seven games. • The Vols were shut out in the second half for the third time this season.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Poole 59 run (Palardy kick). ala Shelley 36 field goal.2nd ala McElroy 1 run (Shelley kick). ala Shelley 42 field goal. ut Palardy 33 field goal.3rd ala Ingram 1 run (Shelley kick). ala Richardson 65 run (Shelley kick). ala Ingram 1 run (Shelley kick).4th ala Richardson 5 pass from McCarron (Foster

kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut alaFirst Downs 19 24Rushes-Yards 30-159 34-210Passing Yards 156 326Passes (A-C-I) 36-17-2 35-24-0Total Offensive Plays 66 69Total Offense 315 536Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-48 5-52Punts-Average 6-48.2 2-47.0Time of Possession 28:00 32:00Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Sacks By-Yards 1-7 2-14

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paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgBray 15 9 1 159 2 62Simms 13 10 0 153 1 64totals 28 19 1 312 3 64

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMoore 6 228 1 64Jones 6 49 1 17Poole 3 21 0 11Stocker 2 16 1 12Fugate 1 4 0 4Neal 1 -6 0 0totals 19 312 3 64

>> SOUTH CAROLiNAruSHing att gain lost net tD lgLattimore 29 187 3 184 1 40Garcia 10 35 17 18 2 13Maddox 2 9 0 9 0 8Shaw 1 2 0 2 0 2Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0totals 43 233 21 212 3 40

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reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJeffery 3 87 1 70Moore 3 41 0 20DiMarco 2 37 0 26Gurley 2 33 0 22Lattimore 2 26 0 17Sanders 1 -1 0 0totals 13 223 1 70

Oct. 30 | Columbia, S.C. | williams-brice Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 79,336

tennessee 3 7 7 7 -- 24south CaRolina 0 10 14 14 -- 38COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alshon Jeffery hauled in a 70-

yard touchdown catch to help South Carolina escape a Tennessee comeback and remain in control of the SEC East.

Jeffery caught a routine pass over the middle with the game tied at 24-all, moved toward the right side-line and outran several Vols defenders to for a critical TD in the Gamecocks 38-24 victory.

“The worst that should have come from that play was a first down for 12 yards, but that’s what great players do,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “That’s what impact, game-changing players do. If you look at the fourth quarter, who took over? Nos. 1 and 21, and that’s what great players do.”

Jeffery, who wears the No. 1 jersey, was joined by freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore, who wears 21, as the offensive stars for the Gamecocks. Jeffery fin-ished with 3 catches for 87 yards and his winning TD reception, while Lattimore rushed 29 times for a career-high 184 yards and another score.

The Vols had rallied from a 14-point deficit on a pair of touchdown passes from backup quarterback Tyler Bray to tie the game at 24-24.

To spark the comeback, Tennessee pulled off its first successful fake punt since 2004 when Chad Cunning-ham ran for 25 yards on fourth-and-10. On the next play, Bray connected with Denarius Moore on a 30-yard scoring pass to pull within a touchdown.

Bray and Moore were at it again on Tennessee’s next series. The two combined for a 64-yard recep-tion to the Gamecocks 2 and, after a personal foul penalty pushed the Vols back, Bray hit Gerald Jones for a 17-yard touchdown to tie it up at 24-all.

Bray, playing in his first meaningful action, told his teammates not to hang their heads.

“I came back in the second half and said, ‘Hey guys, lets go’ and started throwing it to the playmakers,” said Bray, who also threw an interception that defensive end Devin Taylor returned 24 yards for a touchdown.

Moore was Tennessee’s offensive star, finishing the game with 228 receiving yards on just six receptions. The senior’s previous game high was 86 at the 2008 Outback Bowl against Wisconsin.

The teams were tied 10-10 at halftime when UT turned the ball over twice early in the third quar-ter. South Carolina capitalized both times with easy touchdowns to take its 24-10 advantage.

“It is impossible to have a worse start in the third

quarter,” Dooley said. “But to the team’s credit, they showed a little resolve and tied the score.

“At the end of the day, mistakes were the differ-ence. You’re not going to beat a team that is going to the Georgia Dome when you spit it up four times and give up six sacks.”

Wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers led the Tennessee rushing attack with 49 yards on five carries around end. Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and the two scores in relief of Matt Simms.

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Game 8

• Herman Lathers and LaMarcus Thompson tied for UT’s tackle honors with seven apiece. Lathers added a sack, another tackle for loss and a QB hurry.• Nick Reveiz intercepted the first pass of his career to thwart a South Carolina scoring chance on the game’s opening drive.• Four of Gerald Jones’ six receptions converted third downs and kept Tennessee drives alive.• Quarterback Matt Simms opened the game 6-of-6 for 119 yards.• Denarius Moore’s 228 receiving yards were second in the UT history books to Kelley Washington’s 256 against LSU in 2001.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Palardy 39 field goal.2nd SC Lanning 40 field goal. SC Lattimore 1 run (Lanning kick). ut Stocker 12 pass from Simms (Palardy kick).3rd SC Garcia 1 run (Lanning kick). SC Taylor 24 interception return (Lanning kick). ut Moore 30 pass from Bray (Palardy kick).4th ut Jones 17 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). SC Jeffery 70 pass from Garcia (Lanning kick). SC Garcia 1 run (Lanning kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut SCFirst Downs 21 20Rushes-Yards 37-92 43-212Passing Yards 312 223Passes (A-C-I) 28-19-1 22-13-1Total Offensive Plays 65 65Total Offense 404 435Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-0Penalties-Yards 7-57 6-49Punts-Average 2-48.5 3-40.0Time of Possession 31:32 28:28Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 7 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0Sacks By-Yards 2-9 6-41

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MEMPHIS -- Freshman quarterback Tyler Bray, starting his first game for Tennessee, threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Volunteers to a 50-14 victory over Memphis.

The victory snapped a four-game October losing streak for Tennessee, which was never threatened af-ter the first quarter. Bray, who took over the helm one week earlier in relief of junior Matt Simms, picked apart the young Memphis secondary from the start.

“It was obviously a great first half by the team,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “We outmatched them, and we did what we should do. It’s been awhile since we got a win, so it was a nicer scene in the locker room.”

Tauren Poole rushed for 101 yards, and scored twice -- once on a 21-yard run and another on a 9-yard pass from Bray.

The Vols would end the night with 510 yards of of-fense, including 379 through the air. Memphis actu-ally scored first, but Tennessee’s 50 consecutive points matched UT’s largest scoring output of the season.

Ryan Williams connected on 18 of 27 passes for 221 yards for the Tigers.

The bulk of Bray’s statistics came in the first half as he completed 17 of 28 passes for 308 yards and all five of his touchdown passes.

That helped the Vols carry a 40-7 lead into halftime. “He played well, obviously,” Dooley said. “But we

outmatched them on the perimeter. Let’s not get too excited is what I’m saying. He did what he should have done -- throw and catch.”

Tennessee already had 398 yards of offense at the break. Bray was spreading out the scoring passes, hit-ting Poole and Justin Hunter (42 yards) for touch-downs in the first quarter.

The second quarter scoring passes were to Denar-ius More (14 yards), Da’Rick Rogers (22 yards) and Gerald Jones (9 yards). Michael Palardy added field goals of 24 and 32 yards for Tennessee, which scored on every possession. except its first, in the half.

For his efforts, Bray was named the SEC’s Fresh-man of the Week.

The Vols held the Tigers to 117 yards of offense, including only 8 yards rushing in the opening 30 minutes. Memphis finished the game with 308 yards of total offense.

Midway through the third quarter, Simms re-

placed Bray and was 3 of 5 for 54 yards.In addition to Poole’s 21-yard scoring run, Palar-

dy added his third field goal of the night from 33 yards out in the second half.

Defensive tackle Malik Jackson led Tennessee’s de-fensive effort with a team-high and career best eight tackles, including two sacks and another for lost yardage. The junior also intercepted his first career pass and returned it 44 yards to set up Poole’s rush-ing TD.

>> TENNESSEEruSHing att gain lost net tD lgPoole 16 104 3 101 1 27Neal 4 16 2 14 0 9Oku 6 13 1 12 0 4Williams 2 4 1 3 0 4Z.Rogers 1 1 0 1 0 1D.Rogers 1 1 0 1 0 1Team 2 0 2 -2 0 0totals 32 139 9 130 1 27


reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMoore 6 103 1 34Jones 5 66 1 26Stocker 3 56 0 32Rivera 3 29 0 11Poole 2 50 1 41Hunter 1 42 1 42D.Rogers 1 22 1 22Oku 1 11 0 11totals 22 379 5 42

>> MEMPHiSruSHing att gain lost net tD lgRay 14 60 0 60 0 20Longstreet 8 32 6 26 0 14Foster 1 5 0 5 0 5Smith 2 2 5 -3 0 2Williams 6 2 26 -24 0 2totals 31 101 37 64 0 20

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgWilliams 27 18 2 221 2 38Smith 5 2 1 23 0 17totals 32 20 3 244 2 38

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgRucker 5 76 2 38Longstreet 3 40 0 29Ray 3 34 0 25Foster 3 29 0 17McKenzie 2 37 0 22Rehrer 2 13 0 7B.Johnson 1 10 0 10C.Johnson 1 5 0 5totals 20 244 2 38

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Nov. 6 | Memphis | Liberty bowl Stadium | 7 p.m. | 39,742

tennessee 13 27 10 0 -- 50MeMPhis 7 0 0 7 -- 14

Game 9

• Tennessee forced five turnovers for the first time in a game since a 63-20 win over Arkansas in 2000.• UT didn’t allow a sack for the first time all season.• Bray’s five first-half touchdowns are believed to be a UT record for scoring tosses in the opening 30 minutes.• Denarius Moore (103) and Tauren Poole (101) became the 43rd WR/TB duo in UT history to top 100 yards in the same game. • Governor-elect Bill Haslam tossed the coin prior to kickoff.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st mem Rucker 4 pass from Williams (Henriques

kick). ut Poole 9 pass from Bray (kick failed). ut Hunter 42 pass from Bray (Palardy kick).2nd ut Palardy 24 field goal. ut Moore 14 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). ut D.Rogers 22 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). ut Jones 9 pass from Bray (Palardy kick). ut Palardy 32 field goal.3rd ut Poole 21 run (Palardy kick). ut Palardy 33 field goal.4th mem Rucker 38 pass from Williams (Henriques

kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut memFirst Downs 22 17Rushes-Yards 32-130 31-64Passing Yards 379 244Passes (A-C-I) 38-22-0 32-20-3Total Offensive Plays 70 63Total Offense 509 308Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 5-29 4-31Punts-Average 2-34.5 5-45.8Time of Possession 29:11 30:49Third-Down Conversions 9 of 15 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2Sacks By-Yards 5-31 0-0

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reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMoore 4 88 1 38Jones 4 48 0 22Stocker 4 40 0 24Hunter 3 114 2 80Rivera 2 35 0 26Poole 1 -2 0 0totals 18 323 3 80

>> MiSSiSSiPPiruSHing att gain lost net tD lgBolden 12 113 0 113 2 29Davis 11 45 5 40 0 8Scott 5 31 0 31 0 25Masoli 7 31 9 22 0 17Thomas 2 7 0 7 0 4Stanley 2 0 17 -17 0 0totals 39 227 31 196 2 29

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgMasoli 18 7 3 80 0 26Stanley 6 3 1 19 0 18totals 24 10 4 99 0 26

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgHarris 3 43 0 26Neat 1 22 0 22Summers 1 18 0 18Herman 1 8 0 8Contartesi 1 6 0 6Logan 1 4 0 4Epperson 1 3 0 3Bolden 1 -5 0 0totals 10 99 0 26

Nov. 13 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | Noon | 96,044

tennessee 21 10 14 7 -- 52MississiPPi 0 14 0 0 -- 14Tyler Bray threw three touchdown passes, two of

them to Justin Hunter, and Tennessee returned two pass interceptions for touchdowns to capture its first Southeastern Conference win of the season with a 52-14 victory over Mississippi.

It also was Derek Dooley’s first SEC win as Ten-nessee’s coach and first streak of two wins. The Vols have never gone a season without an SEC victory and have won at least three conference games every season since 1977.

Tauren Poole added a pair of late touchdown runs as UT snapped a six-game losing streak against SEC West opponents.

“It was just a phenomenal effort by our players,” Dooley said. “We were focused. We had our best week of practice and it just showed.”

On Tennessee’s first play from scrimmage, Bray attempted a pass to Gerald Jones that was tipped by Mississippi’s Jonathan Cornell right into the hands of Justin Hunter. Hunter had 80 yards of green space and took it all the way to the end zone.

The Vols were in control the whole game, thanks to Bray’s passing. Tennessee had only seven yards on the ground in the first half but countered it with 265 yards by air.

By the end of the game, Tennessee had outgained Ole Miss 441 yards to 295 on offense.

Bray finished 18-of-34 with 323 yards. In two games as the starter, Bray has completed 37-of-67 for 648 yards and eight touchdowns without turning the ball over.

Hunter had 114 yards on three catches and Poole had 107 yards on 12 carries.

Ole Miss couldn’t get its offense going with Maso-li being pressured by the Vols’ defensive line all day. The Rebels entered having given up only seven sacks in eight games, but UT took Masoli down twice and sacked backup Nathan Stanley once.

Tennessee took a 21-0 lead with 2:33 left in the first quarter when Eric Gordon picked off a pass by Masoli at the Rebels 46 and ran it back for a touch-down. Prentiss Waggner returned another Masoli interception for a score, his third touchdown on an interception return this season, setting a UT record.

“It’s a big honor,” Waggner said. “I really didn’t know about the record until you guys told me. I think it’s all because of the grace of God that I got that interception and got it into the end zone.”

Masoli finished 7-of-18 for 80 yards, with three interceptions and no touchdowns. And the quarter-back known for his scrambling abilities had even less success on the ground, with 22 yards rushing.

Mississippi entered the game with a ground game that ranked second in the SEC and 13th in the na-tion, and the Rebels tailbacks did their best to make up for Masoli’s struggles. Brandon Bolden ran for 113 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 17 yards and 2 yards for the Rebels’ only scores.

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Game 10

• Tennessee 52 points were the most scored by the Vols in a regulation SEC game since 2003.• The Bray-to-Hunter TD was Tennessee’s first touch-down on the opening play from scrimmage since Erik Ainge connected with Arian Foster to begin the 2007 contest at Kentucky.• The interception returns for touchdowns by Eric Gordon and Prentiss Waggner were the third and fourth for UT this season.• Returning from a five-game injury absence, Dan-iel Lincoln kicked a 43-yard field goal that was his eighth consecutive made field goal to begin the sea-son, tying his own school record.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Hunter 80 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). ut Moore 17 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). ut Gordon 46 interception return (Lincoln kick).2nd miSS Bolden 17 run (Rose kick). ut Hunter 22 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). miSS Bolden 2 run (Rose kick). ut Lincoln 43 field goal.3rd ut Waggner 10 interception return (Lincoln kick). ut Poole 36 run (Lincoln kick).4th ut Poole 35 run (Lincoln kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut miSSFirst Downs 20 14Rushes-Yards 28-118 39-196Passing Yards 323 99Passes (A-C-I) 35-18-0 24-10-4Total Offensive Plays 63 63Total Offense 441 295Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-45 6-72Punts-Average 8-37.1 8-48.1Time of Possession 30:33 29:27Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Sacks By-Yards 3-15 3-18

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NASHVILLE -- Tauren Poole rushed for 99 yards and the game-clinching touchdown and Tennes-see kept its bowl hopes alive with a 24-10 win over Vanderbilt.

The Commodores threatened with a late touch-down, but Tennessee sent Vanderbilt to its sixth straight loss when Poole took advantage of a failed onside kick to rip off a 28-yard touchdown run with 1:11 remaining.

“I knew it’d be tough,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “We had opportunities to put the game away and didn’t capitalize. Tyler [Bray] struggled with decision-making and you have to give Vander-bilt a lot of credit for that.”

Tennessee won its third straight game for the first time since 2007.

Bray threw for 232 yards but struggled with two interceptions, his first real adversity since taking over as starter three weeks ago. That didn’t stop the Vol-unteers from beating the Commodores for the fifth straight time and 27th of 28 in the series.

“With all of the mistakes, we still held them to 10 points and found a way to win,” Dooley said. “That’s all that matters.”

As expected in a game featuring the SEC East’s two one-win teams, neither squad was particularly sharp.

Bray got off to a fast start, completing nine of his first 10 passes to give the Vols a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter. He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter in the first quarter and a 20-yard scoring pass to Denarius Moore mid-way in the second.

But Bray killed Tennessee’s next two drives with interceptions, and then had trouble connecting with his receivers the rest of the way, finishing 16-of-27.

“Second half, they made a great adjustment and had a lot of movement with their defensive line and linebackers,” said Gerald Jones, who caught six passes for 80 yards. “It made it hard for our offensive linemen, but our defense stepped up for us.”

While the offense struggled to find consistency, the defense took advantage of several Vanderbilt miscues.

UT defensive tackle Gerald Williams was in on sev-eral big plays. The senior had eight tackles, including a sack, and also blocked a Commodores field goal try.

For his efforts, the SEC named Williams its De-fensive Lineman of the Week.

Vanderbilt quarterbacks threw two interceptions

and were 20-of-41, continuing a season-long trend of completing less than 50 percent of their passes. Starter Larry Smith was pulled late in the game for Funk after completing just 11-of-27 passes for 76 yards.

Herman Lathers was Tennessee’s tackle leader for the third time this season, finishing with 10, while Nick Reveiz added nine. Prentiss Waggner and Jan-zen Jackson each notched their fourth inteceptions of the year, with Jackson’s halting a Vanderbilt drive at the goal line.

>> TENNESSEEruSHing att gain lost net tD lgPoole 23 107 8 99 1 28Jones 2 19 0 19 0 12Oku 6 17 1 16 0 5Moore 1 1 0 1 0 1Bray 2 1 8 -7 0 1totals 34 145 17 128 1 28

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgBray 27 16 2 232 2 34

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJones 6 80 0 23D.Rogers 3 59 0 27Moore 2 31 1 20Oku 1 34 0 34Hunter 1 15 1 15Poole 1 11 0 11Cooper 1 4 0 4Stocker 1 -2 0 0totals 16 232 2 34

>> vANDERbiLTruSHing att gain lost net tD lgReeves 17 64 4 60 0 11Smith 11 39 17 22 0 11Funk 2 15 0 15 0 13Tate 3 15 0 15 0 7Krause 1 0 0 0 0 0Samuels 2 1 2 -1 0 1totals 36 134 23 111 0 13

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgFunk 14 9 1 146 1 43Smith 27 11 1 76 0 14totals 41 20 2 222 1 43

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMatthews 5 62 1 16Herndon 4 31 0 14Barden 3 58 0 43Tate 3 11 0 12Wimberly 2 34 0 28Cole 1 21 0 21Krause 1 8 0 8Umoh 1 -3 0 0totals 20 222 1 43

vols struggle but clip Commodoresbehind defensive effort, late td run

Nov. 20 | Nashville | vanderbilt Stadium | 6:30 p.m. | 37,017

tennessee 7 7 0 10 -- 24vandeRbilt 0 3 0 7 -- 10

Game 11

• Tennessee held the lead after the first quarter for the ninth time in 11 games this season. The only other results were a 7-7 tie at LSU and a 17-0 deficit at Georgia.• The Vols recorded multiple interceptions in a third consecutive game for the first time since 2007.• Daniel Lincoln connected on his ninth consecutive field goal to start the season, breaking his own record of eight set in 2007.• Tyler Bray’s streak of 96 consecutive passes without an interception was snapped in the second quarter. • Freshman Da’Rick Rogers registered career bests with three receptions for 59 yards, including a career-long catch of 27 yards.• Gerald Williams’ blocked field goal was Tennessee’s first since Dan Williams turned the trick in the second overtime of the Vols’ memorable 2007 win at Kentucky.• Tauren Poole missed by one his seventh 100-yard game.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st ut Hunter 15 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick).2nd ut Moore 20 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). Van Fowler 31 field goal.4th ut Lincoln 28 field goal. Van Matthews 16 pass from Funk (Fowler kick). ut Poole 28 run (Lincoln kick).

>> TEAM STATS ut VanFirst Downs 19 23Rushes-Yards 34-128 36-111Passing Yards 232 222Passes (A-C-I) 27-16-2 41-20-2Total Offensive Plays 61 77Total Offense 360 333Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 9-75 6-35Punts-Average 5-37.2 6-45.2Time of Possession 30:16 29:44Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 8 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1Sacks By-Yards 3-12 1-8

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reCeiVing no Yds tD lgMoore 7 205 1 49Jones 6 77 1 21Stocker 5 55 0 21Fugate 1 17 0 17Poole 1 0 0 0totals 20 354 2 49

>> KENTUCKYruSHing att gain lost net tD lgLocke 24 100 3 97 1 17Cobb 5 25 0 25 0 11Sanders 3 6 1 5 0 3Hartline 4 10 19 -9 0 8totals 36 141 23 118 1 17

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgHartline 44 31 1 272 1 37Cobb 2 0 0 0 0 0totals 46 31 1 272 1 37

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgCobb 13 116 0 19Matthews 6 85 0 37Sanders 4 27 0 9Robinson 4 25 1 14Locke 2 6 0 5King 1 9 0 9Kendrick 1 4 0 4totals 31 272 1 37

Nov. 27 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 12:21 p.m. | 101,170

tennessee 0 14 7 3 -- 24KentuCKy 7 0 7 0 -- 14Tyler Bray threw for 354 yards and two touch-

downs as Tennessee extended its winning streak over Kentucky to 26 straight games to become bowl eli-gible with a 24-14 victory at Neyland Stadium.

After losing four games in October, the Vols were perfect in their four November games. They also up-held the longest active streak in a series between two major college teams, one that’s survived 10 coaches on the two squads and is older than any player on either side’s roster.

“It’s hard to describe how proud I am of this foot-ball team,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “Sitting there at 2-6 and people are talking about us being the worst football team in Tennessee history, and nobody in this organization flinched. I’m real proud of that.”

Denarius Moore caught one of Bray’s touchdown passes and had 205 yards receiving to become the only Vols receiver in history to have more than 200 yards receiving in two games in either a season or career. Moore had 228 yards in an Oct. 30 loss to South Carolina.

“It’s a blessing,” Moore said. “It’s an honor to have this feeling right now.”

Kentucky tied the game at 14 with 10:10 left in the third quarter when Mike Hartline hit Tyler Rob-inson on a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-1. The Wildcats got the ball back on the next drive when Bray threw one of his two interceptions in the game to Mychal Bailey in the Kentucky end zone.

They couldn’t capitalize, and Tennessee drove 73 yards and got a 2-yard touchdown run by Tauren Poole on its ensuing drive to take the lead. Daniel Lincoln kicked a 36-yard field goal with 9:19 in the fourth quarter to pad the margin.

Hartline struggled to connect with his receivers late but finished 31-of-44 for 272 yards, the touch-down and an interception. Randall Cobb had 13 catches for 116 yards but did not score a touchdown for the first game all season. Derrick Locke ran 24 times for 97 yards, but only eight of those yards came after halftime.

Kentucky appeared poised to take a 14-point lead late in the first quarter after putting together a 16-play, 78-yard drive. But Locke fumbled at the Vols 1 and Tennessee’s Nick Reveiz recovered in the end zone.

“That ball just squirted out right in front of me,” Reveiz said. “All I know is that when I saw that ball, I was getting it. No one else was getting it.”

After Reveiz’ recovery, Bray completed four pass-es, including a 44-yard pass to Moore and an 11-yard touchdown toss to Gerald Jones to tie the game at 7 with 13:53 in the second quarter.

Kentucky only picked up one first down on the next drive before it was forced to punt. Tennessee had only two plays on the next drive, a 49-yard pass from Bray to Moore and a 12-yard touchdown toss between the pair to give the Vols a 14-7 lead with 10:50 in the second quarter.

vols extend streak to 26 over wildcats,earn bowl trip after flawless month

Game 12

• Kentucky native Luke Stocker kept his streak alive as the only Vol with a reception in every game this season. Stocker finished with 5 catches for 55 yards.• Michael Palardy rushed 16 yards with Tennessee’s second successful fake punt this year.• Marsalis Teague and Janzen Jackson both set career bests for tackles to lead the Vols with 11 apiece.• Tyler Bray completed 20 of 38 passes for 354 yards -- all career highs -- and was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the third time in November.• Denarius Moore made all seven of his catches for 205 yards and a TD in the second and third quarters.• The Vols finished the regular season with 17 inter-ceptions, tied for second best in the SEC and tied for ninth nationally. • Tennessee averaged 99,781 fans for seven home games at Neyland Stadium.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st KY Locke 17 run (McIntosh kick).2nd ut Jones 11 pass fro m Bray (Lincoln kick). ut Moore 12 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick).3rd KY Robinson 2 pass from Hartline (McIntosh kick). ut Poole 2 run (Lincoln kick).4th ut Lincoln 36 field goal.

>> TEAM STATS ut KYFirst Downs 23 26Rushes-Yards 26-76 36-118Passing Yards 354 272Passes (A-C-I) 38-20-2 46-31-1Total Offensive Plays 64 82Total Offense 430 390Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 3-37 6-39Punts-Average 3-35.3 5-37.2Time of Possession 26:44 33:16Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Sacks By-Yards 2-19 2-20

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NASHVILLE -- Casey Barth kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second overtime to send North Carolina past Tennessee 30-27 in a Music City Bowl that will be remembered much more for the crazy finish of regulation than how it eventually ended.

The finish to regulation, with what looked like a win turning into a double-overtime loss, was ee-rily similar to Tennessee’s loss at LSU nearly three months earlier. Both times, a do-over of the game’s final play turned the decision.

Barth kicked a 39-yard field goal after officials re-viewed what had been the final play of the game and decided to penalize the Tar Heels for having “more than 11 men” on the field. The officiating crew also announced T.J. Yates had spiked the ball with 1 sec-ond left.

That allowed Barth to run out and kick the field goal that tied it at 20.

Tennessee was stunned at the sudden switch that cost the Vols an apparent bowl victory to cap Derek Dooley’s first season. Tyler Bray threw a 25-yard TD in the first overtime, but he was picked off to end the Vols’ last chance in the second OT.

The Vols lost to LSU on Oct. 2 when they got caught having too many defenders, giving the Tigers another chance to pull out a 16-14 win.

“It was chaos again,” Dooley said.This will hurt much more. Tennessee had the

home-field advantage with LP Field painted orange from top to bottom, and the Vols’ fans had been cel-ebrating ever since Bray’s 8-yard TD pass to Justin Hunter put them up 20-17 with 5:16 left.

But Donte Paige-Moss blocked Daniel Lincoln’s extra point, and that provided the edge North Caro-lina needed to force overtime.

Tennessee had a chance to clinch the victory when the Vols got the ball back with 1:36 left, but punted it back to North Carolina with 31 seconds remaining to set up the bizarre finish.

Everyone was on the field after the clock appeared to run out when North Carolina got caught -- and flagged -- with too many men on the field. A handful of Tar Heels were running toward the sideline when T.J. Yates snapped the ball with the holder behind him as if preparing for a field-goal attempt.

The Vols started celebrating with the Tar Heels dejected. Officials suddenly announced that the end was under review. They announced the replay

showed North Carolina had “more than 11” players on the field for a 5-yard penalty. But they said Yates had spiked the ball with 1 second remaining.

Bray finished with 312 yards passing and four touchdowns, the last coming in the first overtime when he found Luke Stocker with a 25-yarder.

Gerald Jones ended his UT career with a career-high nine catches for 89 yards and UT’s first score of the game. Fellow senior Denarius Moore added four receptions for 68 yards.

>> TENNESSEEruSHing att gain lost net tD lgPoole 11 41 1 40 0 8Neal 9 31 3 28 0 16Jones 1 0 3 -3 0 0Rogers 2 0 7 -7 0 0Bray 5 3 33 -30 0 0Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0totals 29 75 48 27 0 16


reCeiVing no Yds tD lgJones 9 89 1 29Stocker 5 58 1 20Moore 4 69 0 21Poole 4 16 0 7Rogers 1 45 1 45Rivera 1 15 0 15Hunter 1 8 1 8Neal 1 7 0 7Rogers 1 5 0 5totals 27 312 4 45

>> NORTH CAROLiNAruSHing att gain lost net tD lgDraughn 23 160 0 160 1 58Harrelson 1 12 0 12 0 12Boyd 1 7 0 7 0 7Yates 4 1 29 -28 1 1totals 29 180 29 151 2 58

paSSing att Comp int Yds tD lgYates 39 23 1 234 1 39Team 1 0 0 0 0 0totals 40 23 1 234 1 39

reCeiVing no Yds tD lgTaylor 9 85 0 18Jones 5 51 0 16Draughn 3 6 0 5Wilson 2 17 0 9Adams 2 8 0 4Highsmith 1 39 1 39Harrelson 1 28 0 28totals 23 234 1 39

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Dec. 30 | Nashville | LP Field | 5:30 p.m. | 69,143

tennessee 7 7 0 6 7 0 -- 27n.CaRolina 7 10 0 3 7 3 -- 30

Music City bowl

•The game’s attendance of 69,143 was a Music City Bowl record.•Tyler Bray’s 45 pass attempts were the second most in Tennessee bowl history (Casey Clausen 55, 2004).•Tauren Poole rushed for 40 yards to finish the sea-son as UT’s 16th 1,000-yard rusher (1,034).•Linebacker Nick Reveiz led all tacklers with 14, and led all Tennessee players with 108 for the season.•Luke Stocker caught five passes for 58 yards and a touchdown. Stocker was the only Vol with at least one catch in all 13 games this year.•Sophomore Janzen Jackson intercepted his fifth pass of the season, tying him for team honors with Prentiss Waggner.

>> SCORiNG SUMMARY1st nC Draughn 58 run (Barth kick). ut Jones 29 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick).2nd nC Barth 28 field goal. ut Rogers 45 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick). nC Highsmith 39 pass from Yates (Barth kick).4th ut Hunter 8 pass from Bray (kick blocked). nC Barth 39 field goal.Ot1 nC Yates 1 run (Barth kick). ut Stocker 20 pass from Bray (Lincoln kick).Ot2 nC Barth 23 field goal.

>> TEAM STATS ut nCFirst Downs 20 21Rushes-Yards 27-29 29-151Passing Yards 312 234Passes (A-C-I) 45-27-3 40-23-1Total Offensive Plays 74 69Total Offense 339 385Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-75 12-80Punts-Average 8-43.5 7-40.9Time of Possession 31:49 28:11Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Sacks By-Yards 3-29 4-33

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individual statistiCs>> RUSHiNGname gp att gain loss net avg tD long avg/gTauren Poole 13 204 1,085 51 1,034 5.1 11 59 79.5Rajion Neal 10 46 211 14 197 4.3 0 40 19.7David Oku 13 42 184 10 174 4.1 1 44 13.4Da’Rick Rogers 13 16 133 16 117 7.3 0 21 9.0Denarius Moore 13 7 82 0 82 11.7 1 58 6.3Chad Cunningham 13 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 1.9Michael Palardy 11 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 1.5Zach Rogers 12 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 1.2Gerald Jones 10 6 22 9 13 2.2 0 12 1.3Toney Williams 3 5 13 2 11 2.2 0 8 3.7Tyler Bray 9 20 15 118 -103 -- 0 9 --Matt Simms 11 45 63 171 -108 -- 1 12 --Team -- 12 0 52 -52 -- 0 0 --totals 13 408 1,863 443 1,420 3.5 14 59 109.2 Opponent 13 474 2,343 360 1,983 4.2 23 83 152.5

>> PASSiNGname gp effic att-Comp-int pct Yds tD lng avg/gTyler Bray 9 142.73 224-125-10 55.8 1,849 18 80 205.4Matt Simms 11 129.25 195-113-5 57.9 1,460 8 72 132.7totals 13 136.46 419-238-15 56.8 3,309 26 80 254.5Opponents 13 116.84 439-252-18 57.4 2,985 14 70 229.6

>> RECEiviNGname gp rec Yds avg tD long avg/gGerald Jones 10 55 596 10.8 4 37 59.6Denarius Moore 13 47 981 20.9 9 64 75.5Luke Stocker 13 39 417 10.7 2 32 32.1Tauren Poole 13 22 171 7.8 1 41 13.2Justin Hunter 13 16 415 25.9 7 80 31.9Zach Rogers 12 14 207 14.8 1 72 17.2Da’Rick Rogers 13 11 167 15.2 2 45 12.8Mychal Rivera 13 11 112 10.2 0 26 8.6Rajion Neal 10 7 100 14.3 0 58 10.0David Oku 13 7 79 11.3 0 34 6.1Kevin Cooper 12 7 43 6.1 0 11 3.6Channing Fugate 13 2 21 10.5 0 17 1.6totals 13 238 3,309 13.9 26 80 254.5Opponents 13 252 2,985 11.8 14 70 229.6

teaM statistiCs ut OppSCOring 351 326 Points Per Game 27.0 25.1FirSt DOWnS 231 255 Rushing 77 104 Passing 131 134 Penalty 23 17ruSHing YarDage 1,420 1,983 Yards gained rushing 1,863 2,343 Yards lost rushing 443 360 Rushing Attempts 408 474 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.2 Average Per Game 109.2 152.5 TDs Rushing 14 23paSSing YarDage 3,309 2,985 Att-Comp-Int 419-238-15 439-252-18 Average Per Attempt 7.9 6.8 Average Per Completion 13.9 11.8 Average Per Game 254.5 229.6 TDs Passing 26 14tOtal OFFenSe 4,729 4,968 Total Plays 827 913 Average Per Play 5.7 5.4 Average Per Game 363.8 382.2KiCK returnS: nO.-YarDS 53-1,141 61-1,158 Average Per Return 21.5 19.0punt returnS: nO.-YarDS 18-73 26-220 Average Per Return 4.1 8.5int returnS: nO.-YarDS 18-294 15-197 Average Per Return 16.3 13.1FumBleS-lOSt 19-9 23-10penaltieS-YarDS 76-573 88-663 Average Per Game 44.1 51.0puntS-YarDS 70-2,948 64-2,786 Average Per Punt 42.1 43.5 Net punt average 36.4 40.2time OF pOSSeSSiOn/game 28:52 31:083rD-DOWn COnVerSiOnS 69/189 75/191 3rd-Down Pct 37% 39%4tH-DOWn COnVerSiOnS 7/17 8/15 4th-Down Pct 41% 53%SaCKS BY-YarDS 26-179 41-289miSC. YarDS (BlOCKeD Fg ret.) 24 0tOuCHDOWnS SCOreD 44 40 Field Goals-Attempts 15-18 15-27 PAT-Attempts 40-43 37-37OnSiDe KiCKS 0-0 0-1attenDanCe 698,465 341,773 Games/Avg Per Game 7/99,781 5/68,355 Neutral Site Games - 1/69,143

>> SCORE bY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ot totalTennessee 101 105 75 54 16 351Opponents 58 74 95 83 16 326

>> TENNESSEE GivEAwAY/TAKEAwAY giveaway takeawaygame Fum int tot Fum int tot Dif.TOTAL 9 15 24 10 18 28 +4

>> iNSiDE THE RED ZONEgame tennessee OpponentTOTAL 30-40 (20 TDs, 10 FGs) 38-48 (25 TDs, 13 FGs)

>> TOTAL OFFENSE name gp plays rush pass total avg/gTyler Bray 9 244 -103 1,849 1,746 194.0Matt Simms 11 240 -108 1,460 1,352 122.9Tauren Poole 13 204 1,034 0 1,034 79.5Rajion Neal 10 46 197 0 197 19.7David Oku 13 42 174 0 174 13.4Da’Rick Rogers 13 16 117 0 117 9.0Denarius Moore 13 7 82 0 82 6.3Chad Cunningham 13 1 25 0 25 1.9Michael Palardy 11 1 16 0 16 1.5Zach Rogers 12 3 14 0 14 1.2Gerald Jones 10 6 13 0 13 1.3Toney Williams 3 5 11 0 11 3.7Team -- 12 -52 0 -52 --totals 13 827 1,420 3,309 4,729 363.8Opponents 13 913 1,983 2,985 4,968 382.2

>> PUNT RETURNS name ret Yds avg tD longEric Gordon 6 39 6.5 0 21Janzen Jackson 5 14 2.8 0 17Anthony Anderson 3 12 4.0 0 11Justin Hunter 2 16 8.0 0 12Gerald Jones 2 -8 -- 0 --totals 18 73 4.1 0 21Opponents 26 220 8.5 1 80

>> KiCKOFF RETURNSname ret Yds avg tD longDavid Oku 16 312 19.5 0 26Eric Gordon 14 324 23.1 0 34Da’Rick Rogers 12 298 24.8 0 78Denarius Moore 5 84 16.8 0 20Rajion Neal 3 53 17.7 0 29Janzen Jackson 1 55 55.0 0 55Channing Fugate 1 8 8.0 0 8Mychal Rivera 1 7 7.0 0 7totals 53 1,141 21.5 0 78Opponents 61 1,158 19.0 0 43

>> FUMbLE RETURNS name ret Yds avg tD longPrentiss Waggner 2 45 22.5 0 37totals 2 45 22.5 0 37Opponents 1 5 5.0 0 5

>> PUNTiNG name att Yds avg lg tB FC i20 50+ BlkdChad Cunningham 66 2,791 42.3 56 9 16 17 11 0Michael Palardy 4 157 39.2 51 0 1 0 1 0totals 70 2,948 42.1 56 9 17 17 12 0Opponents 64 2,786 43.5 58 7 15 23 14 0

>> iNTERCEPTiONS name int Yds avg tD longJanzen Jackson 5 114 22.8 0 43Prentiss Waggner 5 73 14.6 3 54Eric Gordon 2 46 23.0 1 0Nick Reveiz 2 0 0.0 0 0Malik Jackson 1 44 44.0 0 44Anthony Anderson 1 17 17.0 0 17Austin Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0LaMarcus Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0totals 18 294 16.3 4 54Opponents 15 197 13.1 2 76

oveRall: 6-7 SEC: 3-5 Home: 4-3 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-1

2010 sChedule & ResultsDate Opponent (rank) tV Site time/result attend. HighlightsSept. 4 UT Martin VideoSeat PPV Knoxville W 50-0 99,123 Vols rush for 332 yardsSept. 11 Oregon (7/8) ESPN2 Knoxville L 13-48 102,035 Poole career-high 162 ydsSept. 18 Florida* (10/7) CBS Knoxville L 17-31 102,455 Reveiz 14 tacklesSept. 25 UAB SEC Network Knoxville W 32-29 (2 ot) 95,183 Vols 9-2 all-time in OTOct. 2 at LSU* (12/10) CBS Baton Rouge L 14-16 92,932 LSU scores on last playOct. 9 at Georgia* SEC Network Athens L 14-41 92,746 Hunter 4 for 110 yards, TDOct. 23 Alabama* (7/7) ESPN Knoxville L 10-41 102,455 Poole rushes for 117Oct. 30 S. Carolina* (17/17) SEC Network Columbia L 24-38 79,336 Moore 228 receiving yardsNov. 6 at Memphis CBS College Memphis W 50-14 39,742 Bray shines in debutNov. 13 Mississippi* (HC) CBS Knoxville W 52-14 96,044 Gordon, Waggner INT TDsNov. 20 at Vanderbilt* CSS Nashville W 24-10 37,017 Williams 8 tkles, fg blockNov. 27 Kentucky* SEC Network Knoxville W 24-14 101,170 Vols 26th straight over UKDec. 30 North Carolina# ESPN Nashville L 27-30 (2 ot) 69,143 NC ties game on final play

Rankings listed (AP/USA Today). *-SEC Game. HC-Homecoming. #-Franklin American Mortgage Co. Music City Bowl.

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>> Field goals Name FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkDaniel Lincoln 10-11 90.9 0-0 2-3 3-3 5-5 0-0 49 0Michael Palardy 5-7 71.4 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39 0

>> Field goal sequence (By player)Lincoln -- (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40) (43) (28) 28 (36).Palardy-- 45 (33) 52 (39) (24) (32) (33). Numbers in parentheses indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.

>> scoring PAT PAT PAT PAT Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsTauren Poole 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72Denarius Moore 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 60Daniel Lincoln 0 10-11 27-29 0 0 0 0 0 57Justin Hunter 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42Michael Palardy 0 5-7 13-14 0 0 0 0 0 28Gerald Jones 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 24Prentiss Waggner 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 18Da’Rick Rogers 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 12Luke Stocker 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 12Eric Gordon 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6David Oku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6Zach Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6Matt Simms 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2Totals 44 15-18 40-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 351Opponents 40 15-27 37-37 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 326

>> all purposeName GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/GTauren Poole 13 1,034 171 0 0 0 1,205 92.7Denarius Moore 13 82 981 0 84 0 1,147 88.2Gerald Jones 10 13 596 -8 0 0 601 60.1Da’Rick Rogers 13 117 167 0 298 0 582 44.8David Oku 13 174 79 0 312 0 565 43.5Justin Hunter 13 0 415 16 0 0 431 33.2Luke Stocker 13 0 417 0 0 0 417 32.1Eric Gordon 13 0 0 39 324 46 409 31.5Rajion Neal 10 197 100 0 53 0 350 35.0Zach Rogers 12 14 207 0 0 0 221 18.4Janzen Jackson 13 0 0 14 55 114 183 14.1Mychal Rivera 13 0 112 0 7 0 119 9.2Prentiss Waggner 13 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.6Malik Jackson 13 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.4Kevin Cooper 12 0 43 0 0 0 43 3.6Anthony Anderson 13 0 0 12 0 17 29 2.2Channing Fugate 13 0 21 0 8 0 29 2.2Chad Cunningham 13 25 0 0 0 0 25 1.9Michael Palardy 11 16 0 0 0 0 16 1.5Toney Williams 3 11 0 0 0 0 11 3.7Tyler Bray 9 -103 0 0 0 0 -103 --Matt Simms 11 -108 0 0 0 0 -108 --Team -- -52 0 0 0 0 -52 --Totals 13 1,420 3,309 73 1,141 294 6,237 479.8Opponents 13 1,983 2,985 220 1,158 197 6,543 503.3

>> KicKoFFs No. TB RET OB FCMichael Palardy 45 0 40 3 2Chad Cunningham 23 1 21 1 0Totals 68 1 61 4 2Opponents 61 7 53 1 0

DefensIVe statIstIcal leaDeRsName GP T AT TT TFL Sack Int PBU PD QBH FF FR BlkNick Reveiz, LB 13 51 57 108 6-27 . 2-0 2 4 5 . 2-0 .Herman Lathers, LB 12 44 31 75 4.5-17 2.5-16 . 1 1 3 . . .Janzen Jackson, DB 13 40 29 69 4-19 1-11 5-114 6 11 1 . . .LaMarc. Thompson, LB 13 36 24 60 3.5-11 . 1-0 4 5 2 . . .Prentiss Waggner, DB 13 38 19 57 2-8 . 5-73 4 9 . . 3-45 .Malik Jackson, DT 13 29 19 48 11-42 5-28 1-44 4 5 5 1 1-0 .Eric Gordon, DB 13 32 15 47 1.5-3 . 2-46 1 3 . . . .Marsalis Teague, DB 11 29 17 46 0.5-1 . . 8 8 . . . .Gerald Williams, DE 13 28 17 45 8.5-50 5.5-45 . 1 1 4 1 1-0 1Chris Walker, DE 13 24 21 45 6-30 3-24 . 1 1 6 1 . .Austin Johnson, LB 13 22 22 44 3.5-12 . 1-0 . 1 . 1 1-0 .Brent Brewer, DB 13 20 10 30 1-1 . . 3 3 1 . 1-0 .Anthony Anderson, DB 13 17 9 26 . . 1-17 2 3 . . . .Jacques Smith, DE 13 15 9 24 5-18 2-7 . . . 4 1 . .Art Evans, DB 7 9 12 21 . . . 1 1 . 1 . .Victor Thomas, DT 13 8 12 20 2-16 1-13 . 1 1 3 . . .Daryl Vereen, LB 11 10 8 18 1-5 1-5 . . . 2 . . .Tyler Wolf, DB 13 9 8 17 1-1 . . 2 2 . . . .Montori Hughes, DT 12 7 10 17 3.5-9 1-4 . 2 2 5 1 . .Savion Frazier, LB 10 9 5 14 3.5-11 . . . . . . . .John Propst, LB 11 5 9 14 1-1 . . . . . . . .Raiques Crump, LB 11 11 2 13 . . . . . . 1 . .Corey Miller, DL 13 6 7 13 2-8 1-6 . . . . . . .Joseph Ayres, DT 12 6 7 13 2.5-12 1-8 . . . . . . .Willie Bohannon, DE 11 5 4 9 3.5-17 2-12 . . . . . . .Greg King, LB 4 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .N.Mitch.-Thornton, LB 10 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .Dontavis Sapp, DB 11 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .Arthur Jeffery, DT 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .Rae Sykes, DT 8 0 3 3 0.5-0 . . . . 3 . . .Rod Wilks, DB 4 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . .Jake Storey, LB 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .Shane Reveiz, LB 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .Steven Fowlkes, DE 4 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Miscellaneous TacklesChad Cunningham 13 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .Luke Stocker 13 2 2 4 . . . . . . . 1-0 .Denarius Moore 13 3 0 3 . . . . . . 1 . .Ja’Wuan James 13 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . .Zach Rogers 12 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . .Nick Guess 13 0 2 2 . . . . . . . . .Da’Rick Rogers 13 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . .Michael Palardy 11 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Totals 13 532 412 944 78-320 26-179 18-294 43 61 44 9 10-45 1Opponents 13 468 358 826 98-420 41-289 15-197 52 67 33 13 9-5 2

*Quarterback hurries is not an official NCAA statistic.Defensive Big Play Leaders Malik Jackson 18, Janzen Jackson 15, Prentiss Waggner, 14, Gerald Williams 12.5,Nick Reveiz 10, Marsalis Teague 8.5, LaMarcus Thompson 8.5, Chris Walker 8, Montori Hughes 6.5,Austin Johnson 6.5, Jacques Smith 6, Herman Lathers 5.5, Brent Brewer 5, Eric Gordon 4.5.

>> special Teams TacKlesPlayer T AT TTAnthony Anderson 7 6 13LaMarcus Thompson 7 2 9Austin Johnson 5 4 9Tyler Wolf 5 4 9Raiques Crump 6 2 8Eric Gordon 6 1 7Chad Cunningham 3 2 5Nick Reveiz 3 2 5Janzen Jackson 2 3 5Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 2 3 5Herman Lathers 2 2 4Luke Stocker 2 2 4Dontavis Sapp 0 4 4Brent Brewer 2 1 3Chris Walker 0 3 3Rod Wilks 2 0 2Nick Guess 0 2 2Savion Frazier 1 0 1Greg King 1 0 1Shane Reveiz 1 0 1Zach Rogers 1 0 1Prentiss Waggner 1 0 1Michael Palardy 0 1 1Daryl Vereen 0 1 1

sec/ncaa statIstIcs>> Team ranKingsOffensive Stat SEC NCAAScoring Offense 27.0 11 58Total Offense 363.8 9 75Rushing Offense 109.2 12 105Passing Offense 254.5 4 30Passing Efficiency 136.46 8 411st Downs 17.8 10 923rd-Down Conversions 36.5 10 88Sacks Allowed 3.15 12 115

Defensive Stat SEC NCAAScoring Defense 25.1 9 56Total Defense 382.2 10 69Rushing Defense 152.5 8 60Passing Defense 229.6 8 81Passing Efficiency Defense 116.84 4 30Sacks by 2.00 7t 61tSpecial Teams/Misc. Stat SEC NCAANet Punting 36.4 9 62Punt Returns 4.1 11 109Kickoff Returns 21.4 7 66Interceptions (Total) 18 4 19tPenalty Yards 44.1 5 30Turnover Margin +0.31 6 36t-tie

>> individual ranKingsCategory Name Stat SEC NCAARushing/Game Poole 82.8 5 46Rushing-Game Poole 79.5 8 52Passing Efficiency Simms 129.25 8 56Receptions-Game Jones 5.5 4 39 Moore 3.6 10 --Rec Yds-Game Moore 75.5 4 36 Jones 59.6 10 90Intercept-Game Jackson 0.38 4t 22t Waggner 0.38 4t 22tPunting-Avg. Cunningham 42.3 7 40Tackles-Game N.Reveiz 8.3 5t 66tt-tie

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team totals Game-by-Game 1st Rushing Passing Total Offense Punts Fumbles Penalties KO Ret. Punt Ret. Int. Ret. 3rd-Dn Time of Score Downs (No-Yds-TD) (C-A-I-Yds-TD) (Ply-Yds-TD) No-Avg No-Lost No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds Convs. Poss.TENNESSEE 50 23 43-332-4 17-30-1-205-1 73-537 4-40.8 2-1 5-25 2-19 2-(-8) 2-54 5 of 15 33:21UT Martin 0 3 29-56-0 11-26-2-86-0 55-142 10-41.7 3-0 11-83 9-100 1-0 1-6 2 of 17 26:39TENNESSEE 13 14 36-182-1 15-29-1-151-0 65-333 8-41.4 0-0 7-60 8-157 1-0 0-0 2 of 15 31:13Oregon 48 26 44-245-2 17-32-0-202-2 76-447 4-41.8 1-1 6-38 4-107 2-84 1-76 5 of 12 28:47TENNESSEE 17 11 23-29-0 19-31-2-259-2 54-288 5-44.4 1-1 9-54 6-114 1-2 0-0 2 of 13 23:14Florida 31 18 49-150-3 14-23-0-167-1 72-317 3-43.7 4-2 5-25 2-70 2-6 2-4 8 of 14 36:46TENNESSEE 32 15 27-42-0 19-34-0-245-3 61-287 9-42.1 0-0 4-20 4-64 3-30 1-9 2 of 15 23:53UAB 29 23 32-115-1 33-60-1-429-2 92-544 4-45.5 1-0 7-55 5-80 3-38 0-0 9 of 23 36:07TENNESSEE 14 12 37-96-2 12-23-0-121-0 60-217 5-48.2 1-0 3-10 3-79 1-21 3-14 7 of 15 30:07at LSU 16 20 36-219-2 19-33-3-215-0 69-434 3-48.0 2-1 9-54 3-64 3-30 0-0 7 of 16 29:53TENNESSEE 14 12 26-9-1 17-25-1-260-1 51-269 5-44.0 3-2 5-38 5-110 1-0 0-0 6 of 13 25:27at Georgia 41 20 36-136-3 17-25-0-266-2 61-402 4-43.5 0-0 5-50 2-47 3-18 1-0 4 of 10 34:33TENNESSEE 14 19 30-159-1 17-36-2-156-0 66-315 6-48.2 1-0 5-48 7-144 0-0 0-0 5 of 15 28:00Alabama 41 24 34-210-4 24-35-0-326-1 69-536 2-47.0 0-0 5-52 2-48 1-(-4) 2-20 7 of 13 32:00TENNESSEE 24 21 37-92-0 19-28-1-312-3 65-404 2-48.5 3-3 7-57 6-111 1-2 1-0 7 of 14 31:32at S. Carolina 38 20 43-212-3 13-22-1-223-1 65-435 3-40.0 2-0 6-49 4-85 1-2 1-24 7 of 13 28:28TENNESSEE 50 22 32-130-1 22-38-0-379-5 70-509 2-34.5 1-1 5-29 3-66 2-26 3-79 9 of 15 29:11at Memphis 14 17 31-64-0 20-32-3-244-2 63-308 5-45.8 3-2 4-31 8-115 0-0 0-0 4 of 12 30:49TENNESSEE 52 20 28-118-2 18-35-0-323-3 63-441 8-37.1 1-0 6-45 1-47 3-(-12) 4-95 7 of 16 30:33Mississippi 14 14 39-196-2 10-24-4-99-0 63-295 8-48.1 1-1 6-72 8-148 6-22 0-0 2 of 12 29:27TENNESSEE 24 19 34-128-1 16-27-2-232-2 61-360 5-37.2 1-1 9-75 1-23 2-1 2-43 7 of 15 30:16at Vanderbilt 10 23 36-111-0 20-41-2-222-1 77-333 6-45.2 1-0 6-35 5-103 1-12 2-13 8 of 18 29:44TENNESSEE 24 23 26-76-1 20-38-2-354-2 64-430 3-35.3 1-0 3-37 3-114 0-0 1-0 4 of 12 26:44Kentucky 14 26 36-118-1 31-46-1-272-1 82-390 5-37.2 2-2 6-39 5-105 1-4 2-0 7 of 16 33:16TENNESSEE 27 20 29-27-0 45-27-3-312-4 74-339 8-43.5 3-0 8-75 4-85 1-11 1-0 6 of 16 31:49N.Carolina (bowl) 30 21 29-151-2 40-23-1-234-1 69-385 7-40.9 1-1 12-80 4-86 2-8 3-54 5 of 15 28:11

Game-by-Game staRteRs>> oFFense TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB TB FB PKUT MARTIN Stocker D.Thomas Schofield Pope J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Cooper LincolnOREGON Stocker D.Thomas Schofield Pope J.Shaw J.James Z.Rogers Moore Simms Poole Cooper LincolnFLORIDA Stocker D.Thomas Schofield Gooch J.Shaw J.James Z.Rogers Moore Simms Poole Cooper LincolnUAB Stocker D.Thomas Stone Gooch J.Shaw J.James Z.Rogers Moore Simms Poole Cooper Lincolnat LSU Stocker D.Thomas Stone Gooch J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Z.Rogers (WR) Palardyat Georgia Stocker D.Thomas Stone Gooch J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Cooper PalardyALABAMA Stocker D.Thomas J.Shaw Gooch Fulton J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Hunter (WR) Palardyat South Carolina Stocker D.Thomas J.Shaw Gooch Fulton J.James Jones Moore Simms Poole Fugate Palardyat Memphis Stocker D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone Fulton J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole Fugate PalardyMISSISSIPPI Stocker D.Thomas Schofield Stone J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole Hunter (WR) Lincolnat Vanderbilt Stocker D.Thomas Schofield Stone J.Shaw J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole Fugate LincolnKENTUCKY Stocker D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone Fulton J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole Fugate LincolnNorth Carolina (bowl) Stocker D.Thomas J.Shaw Stone Fulton J.James Jones Moore Bray Poole Fugate Lincoln

>> deFense LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS PUT MARTIN M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Gordon Waggner J.Jackson CunninghamOREGON M.Jackson Miller Hughes Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner J.Jackson CunninghamFLORIDA M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner J.Jackson CunninghamUAB G.Williams V.Thomas Hughes Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Frazier Gordon Teague Waggner J.Jackson Cunninghamat LSU M.Jackson V.Thomas Hughes Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner J.Jackson Palardyat Georgia G.Williams M.Jackson Ayres Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner J.Jackson CunninghamALABAMA G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Evans Teague Waggner J.Jackson Cunninghamat South Carolina G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer J.Jackson Cunninghamat Memphis Miller M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer J.Jackson CunninghamMISSISSIPPI G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Vereen N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer J.Jackson Cunninghamat Vanderbilt G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Gordon Waggner Brewer J.Jackson CunninghamKENTUCKY G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Teague Waggner Brewer J.Jackson PalardyNorth Carolina (bowl) G.Williams M.Jackson V.Thomas Walker Thompson N.Reveiz Lathers Teague Waggner Brewer J.Jackson Cunningham

staRteR totals>> oFFense ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot StrkTyler Bray, QB . . . 5 5 5Kevin Cooper, FB . 10 9 5 24 -Channing Fugate, FB . . . 5 5 3Zach Fulton . . . 5 5 2Darin Gooch, C . . . 6 6 -Justin Hunter, WR . . . 2 2 -Ja’Wuan James, OT . . . 13 13 13Gerald Jones, WR . 7 8 10 25 9Denarius Moore, WR . . 7 13 20 15Tauren Poole, TB . . . 13 13 13Cody Pope, C . . . 2 2 -Zach Rogers, WR . . . 4 4 -JerQuari Schofield, OG . . . 5 5 -Jarrod Shaw, OT . . 3 13 16 13Matt Simms, QB . . . 8 8 -Luke Stocker, TE . 12 13 13 38 38James Stone . . . 8 8 5Dallas Thomas, OT . . . 13 13 13Totals - 29 40 143 212 -

>> deFense ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot StrkAnthony Anderson, DB . . 1 - 1 -Joseph Ayres, DT . . . 1 1 -Willie Bohannon, DE . . 1 - 1 -Brent Brewer, DB . . . 6 6 6Art Evans, DB . . 12 6 18 -Savion Frazier, LB . . 4 1 5 -Eric Gordon, DB . . . 6 6 -Montori Hughes, DT . . . 5 5 -Janzen Jackson, DB . . 9 13 22 15Malik Jackson, DL . . . 12 12 9Greg King, LB . . 2 - 2 -Herman Lathers, LB . . 5 12 17 9Ben Martin, DE . . 11 - 11 -Corey Miller, DL . . . 2 2 -Nick Reveiz, LB . 1 4 13 18 13Marsalis Teague, DB . . *5 8 13 2Victor Thomas, DT . . . 11 11 7LaMarcus Thompson, LB . - 11 12 23 3Prentiss Waggner, DB . . 2 13 15 13Chris Walker, DE . . 12 13 25 18Gerald Williams, DL . . 2 8 10 4Daryl Vereen, LB . . . 1 1 -Totals - 1 81 143 225 -

>> special Teams ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Tot StrkChad Cunningham, P 1 5 13 11 30 1Daniel Lincoln, PK 14 10 9 8 41 4Michael Palardy, P/PK . . . 6 6 -Totals 15 15 22 25 77 -

* Note: Teague’s five starts in 2009 were at wide receiver.


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RushInG(Att-Yds-TD) Bray Jones Moore Neal Oku Poole D.Rogers Z. Rogers Simms T.WilliamsUT MARTIN 1-(-1)-0 0-0-0 1-58-1 9-79-0 6-77-1 17-110-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-7-0 3-8-0OREGON DNP DNP 0-0-0 2-2-0 7-8-0 23-162-1 1-21-0 0-0-0 3-(-11)-0 DNPFLORIDA DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 5-24-0 10-23-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 8-(-18)-0 DNPUAB DNP DNP 0-0-0 4-20-0 8-33-0 6-23-0 1-(-8)-0 0-0-0 8-(-26)-0 DNPat LSU DNP 0-0-0 2-16-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 24-109-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-(-32)-1 0-0-0at Georgia 0-0-0 1-(-1)-0 1-0-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 15-51-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-(-21)-0 DNPALABAMA 3-(-5)-0 2-(-2)-0 1-2-0 6-36-0 0-0-0 14-117-1 1-3-0 0-0-0 3-8-0 DNPat S. Carolina 3-(-24)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-16-0 0-0-0 16-33-0 5-49-0 1-9-0 4-(-15)-0 DNPat Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-14-0 6-12-0 16-101-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-3-0MISSISSIPPI 4-(-16)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-(-1)-0 3-1-0 12-107-2 2-28-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 DNPat Vanderbilt 2-(-7)-0 2-19-0 1-1-0 DNP 6-16-0 23-99-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNPKENTUCKY 2-(-20)-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 DNP 0-0-0 17-59-1 3-30-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNPNorth Carolina (bowl) 5-(-30)-0 1-(-3)-0 0-0-0 9-28-0 0-0-0 11-40-0 2-(-7)-0 0-0-0 DNP DNPTotals 20-(-103)-0 6-13-0 7-82-1 46-197-0 42-174-1 204-1,034-11 16-117-0 3-14-0 45-(-108)-1 5-11-0

fIelD Goals(FG-FGA) Lincoln Palardy Seq. (Made)-MissUT MARTIN 2-2 DNP (21) (35)OREGON 2-2 - (48) (35)FLORIDA 1-1 DNP (49)UAB 2-2 - (47) (40)at LSU DNP 0-1 45at Georgia DNP -ALABAMA DNP 1-2 (33) 52at S. Carolina DNP 1-1 (39)at Memphis DNP 3-3 (24) (32) (33)MISSISSIPPI 1-1 - (43)at Vanderbilt 1-1 - (28)KENTUCKY 1-2 - 28 (36)N.Carolina (bowl) - -Totals 10-11 5-7

KIcKoff RetuRns(No-Yds-Avg) Gordon Jackson Moore Neal Oku D.RogersUT MARTIN 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-12-12.0 0-0-0.0OREGON 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0 2-35-17.5 0-0-0.0 5-101-20.2 0-0-0.0FLORIDA 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-30-15.0 DNP 4-84-21.0 0-0-0.0UAB 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-56-18.7 0-0-0.0at LSU 2-60-30.0 0-0-0.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0at Georgia 4-95-23.8 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-15-15.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0ALABAMA 4-87-21.8 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-38-19.0 1-19-19.0 0-0-0.0at S. Carolina 3-61-20.3 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-20-20.0 2-30-15.0at Memphis 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-66-22.0MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0.0 1-55-55.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0at Vanderbilt 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP 0-0-0.0 1-23-23.0KENTUCKY 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNP 0-0-0.0 3-114-38.0N.Carolina (bowl) 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-20-20.0 3-65-21.7Totals 14-324-23.1 1-55-55.0 5-84-16.8 3-53-17.7 16-312-19.5 12-298-24.8

PuntInG(No-Yds-Avg) Cunningham PalardyUT MARTIN 4-163-40.8 DNPOREGON 8-331-41.4 -FLORIDA 5-222-44.4 DNPUAB 9-379-42.1 -at LSU 4-190-47.5 1-51-51.0at Georgia 5-220-44.0 -ALABAMA 6-289-48.2 -at S. Carolina 2-97-48.5 -at Memphis 2-69-34.5 -MISSISSIPPI 8-297-37.1 -at Vanderbilt 5-186-37.2 -KENTUCKY - 3-106-35.3N.Carolina (bowl) 8-348-43.5 -Totals 66-2,791-42.3 4-157-39.2

ReceIVInG(No-Yds-TD) Cooper Fugate Hunter Jones Moore Neal Oku Poole Rivera D.Rogers Z.Rogers StockerUT MARTIN 2-13-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-86-0 4-66-1 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 1-9-0 1-7-0 2-17-0OREGON 2-14-0 0-0-0 1-31-0 DNP 4-37-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-45-0 1-2-0FLORIDA 2-12-0 0-0-0 3-60-1 DNP 1-49-1 DNP 1-6-0 3-38-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-53-0 5-41-0UAB 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 DNP 5-68-2 0-0-0 3-23-0 0-0-0 2-6-0 2-16-0 2-78-1 4-56-0at LSU 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-37-0 5-46-0 2-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 2-16-0at Georgia 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-110-1 1-3-0 2-18-0 3-70-0 0-0-0 2-14-0 1-4-0 1-(-3)-0 1-8-0 2-36-0ALABAMA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-52-0 0-0-0 2-29-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-16-0 2-19-0 1-6-0 3-26-0at S. Carolina DNP 1-4-0 0-0-0 6-49-1 6-228-1 1-(-6)-0 0-0-0 3-21 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-16-1at Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-42-1 5-66-1 6-103-1 0-0-0 1-11-0 2-50-1 3-29-0 1-22-1 0-0-0 3-56-0MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-114-2 4-48-0 4-88-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 2-35-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-40-0at Vanderbilt 1-4-0 0-0-0 1-15-1 6-80-0 2-31-1 DNP 1-34-0 1-11-0 0-0-0 3-59-0 DNP 1-(-2)-0KENTUCKY 0-0-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 6-77-1 7-205-1 DNP 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-55-0North Carolina (bowl) 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-8-1 9-89-1 4-69-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 4-16-0 1-15-0 1-45-1 1-5-0 5-58-1Totals 7-43-0 2-21-0 16-415-7 55-596-4 47-981-9 7-100-0 7-79-0 22-171-1 11-112-0 11-167-2 14-207-1 39-417-2

PassInGTyler Bray Att Com Int Pct Yds TD LongUT MARTIN 6 3 1 50.0 24 0 9at Georgia 12 8 0 75.0 81 0 22ALABAMA 14 5 1 35.7 39 0 16at S. Carolina 15 9 1 60.0 159 2 62at Memphis 33 19 0 57.6 325 5 42MISSISSIPPI 34 18 0 52.9 323 3 80at Vanderbilt 27 16 2 59.3 232 2 34KENTUCKY 38 20 2 52.6 354 2 49N.Carolina (bowl) 45 27 3 60.0 312 4 45Totals 224 125 10 55.8 1,849 18 80

Matt Simms Att Com Int Pct Yds TD LongUT MARTIN 24 14 0 58.3 181 1 42OREGON 29 15 1 51.7 151 0 31FLORIDA 31 19 2 61.3 259 2 49UAB 34 19 0 55.9 245 3 72at LSU 23 12 0 52.2 121 0 37at Georgia 13 9 1 69.2 179 1 58ALABAMA 22 12 1 54.5 117 0 26at S. Carolina 13 10 0 76.9 153 1 64at Memphis 5 3 0 60.0 54 0 34MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0Totals 195 113 5 57.9 1,460 8 72

Punt RetuRns(No-Yds-Avg) Anderson Gordon Hunter J.Jackson JonesUT MARTIN 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-(-8)-(--)OREGON 0-0-0.0 1-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNPFLORIDA 0-0-0.0 1-2-2.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 DNPUAB 0-0-0.0 1-14-14.0 2-16-8.0 0-0-0.0 DNPat LSU 0-0-0.0 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0at Georgia 0-0-0.0 1-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0ALABAMA 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0at S. Carolina 0-0-0.0 1-2-2.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0at Memphis 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-26-13.0 0-0-0.0MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 3-(-12)-(--) 0-0-0.0at Vanderbilt 2-1-0.5 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0KENTUCKY 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0N.Carolina (bowl) 1-11-11.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0Totals 3-12-4.0 6-39-6.5 2-16-8.0 5-14-2.8 2-(-8)-(-4)

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DefensIVe lIne(ST-AT-TT) Ayres Bohannon Fowlkes Hughes M.Jackson Jeffery Miller Smith Sykes V.Thomas Walker G.WilliamsUT MARTIN 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 3-1-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-4 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-1-2OREGON DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-1-2 DNP 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 4-4-8 3-4-7FLORIDA 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 4-4-8 1-1-2UAB 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 DNP 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 4-1-5 3-2-5at LSU 0-1-1 DNP DNP 0-2-2 1-2-3 DNP 1-1-2 0-5-5 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-2-3at Georgia 1-0-1 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-0 1-3-4 0-4-4 0-1-1ALABAMA 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 1-5-6 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3at South Carolina 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 5-1-6 DNP 0-1-1 2-0-2 DNP 2-0-2 2-0-2 4-0-4at Memphis 2-2-4 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 7-1-8 DNP 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 DNP 2-1-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 1-0-1at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-4 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 3-0-3 6-2-8KENTUCKY 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 3-3-6 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 DNP 0-3-3 2-2-4 3-1-4N.Carolina (bowl) 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-1-4Totals 6-7-13 5-4-9 0-1-1 7-10-17 29-19-48 1-2-3 6-7-13 15-9-24 0-3-3 8-12-20 24-21-45 28-17-45

lInebacKeRs(ST-AT-TT) Crump Frazier Johnson King Lathers Mitc-Thrntn Propst N.Reveiz S.Reveiz Storey Thompson VereenUT MARTIN DNP 0-0-0 3-2-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 DNP 2-2-4 0-1-1 1-1-2 DNP 5-0-5 0-2-2OREGON DNP 1-2-3 1-3-4 0-4-4 4-2-6 DNP 0-1-1 3-7-10 DNP DNP 1-2-3 2-1-3FLORIDA 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-5-7 DNP 0-0-0 5-9-14 DNP DNP 3-0-3 0-0-0UAB 2-0-2 6-1-7 3-6-9 DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 8-6-14 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-4-8 1-1-2at LSU 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 4-6-10 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-9-11 DNP 0-0-0 3-6-9 DNPat Georgia 2-1-3 DNP 2-4-6 0-1-1 4-3-7 0-0-0 1-5-6 0-4-4 DNP 0-0-0 1-2-3 DNPALABAMA 0-0-0 0-2-2 2-4-6 DNP 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-7-11 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0at South Carolina 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 DNP 6-1-7 0-1-1 DNP 3-1-4 DNP 0-0-0 4-3-7 0-0-0at Memphis 5-1-6 1-0-1 1-1-2 DNP 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 3-1-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-1-4 1-0-1MISSISSIPPI 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-5 DNP 3-3-6 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 2-1-3at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 DNP 2-0-2 DNP 8-2-10 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-3-9 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-5 3-1-4KENTUCKY 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 7-1-8 0-1-1 0-0-0 4-4-8 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-0-0N.Carolina (bowl) 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 DNP 3-4-7 1-0-1 0-0-0 11-3-14 DNP 0-0-0 4-1-5 1-2-3Totals 11-2-13 9-5-14 22-22-44 1-7-8 44-31-75 2-3-5 5-9-14 51-57-108 1-1-2 1-1-2 36-24-60 10-8-18

seconDaRy(ST-AT-TT) Anderson Brewer Evans Gordon J.Jackson Sapp Teague Waggner Wilks WolfUT MARTIN 2-2-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 3-0-3 DNP 1-0-1 4-2-6 DNP 3-2-5OREGON 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 4-1-5 DNP 3-3-6 3-4-7 DNP 0-1-1FLORIDA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 4-1-5 3-6-9 1-0-1 2-3-5 4-2-6 DNP 0-0-0UAB 5-0-5 0-0-0 DNP 1-3-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 4-0-4 3-1-4 DNP 2-0-2at LSU 0-1-1 0-0-0 3-5-8 1-3-4 2-5-7 0-1-1 3-5-8 3-5-8 DNP 0-0-0at Georgia 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 2-1-3 4-2-6 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-1-2 DNP 1-2-3ALABAMA 0-1-1 2-4-6 3-2-5 4-1-5 3-5-8 0-0-0 2-1-3 2-1-3 DNP 0-0-0at South Carolina 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-0-0 6-0-6 3-3-6 0-0-0 DNP 5-0-5 DNP 0-1-1at Memphis 2-1-3 2-0-2 DNP 6-0-6 2-0-2 0-1-1 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 2-2-4MISSISSIPPI 4-1-5 5-3-8 DNP 0-2-2 2-1-3 0-1-1 2-0-2 4-2-6 0-0-0 1-0-1at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 3-0-3 DNP 3-0-3 3-0-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-2 0-0-0KENTUCKY 0-2-2 3-1-4 DNP 2-1-3 8-3-11 0-1-1 9-2-11 4-1-5 0-0-0 0-0-0N.Carolina (bowl) 3-0-3 3-0-3 DNP 1-3-4 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-0Totals 17-9-26 20-10-30 9-12-21 32-15-47 40-29-69 1-4-5 29-17-46 38-19-57 2-0-2 9-8-17

DefensIVe leaDeRboaRD>> TacKles For loss (78)M.Jackson 11 -- (UAB 1, ALA 0.5, SC 2, MEM

3, MISS 1, VAN 2.5, KY 1).G.Williams 8.5 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, FLA 1.5, LSU 0.5, MISS 1, VAN 1.5, NC 2).N.Reveiz 6 -- (ORE 1, FLA 0.5, UAB 2, LSU 0.5, ALA 1, VAN 1).Walker 6 -- (UAB 1, LSU 0.5, GA 0.5, MEM 2, VAN 1, KY 1).Smith 5 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, GA 1, MEM 1, MISS 1).Lathers 4.5 -- (FLA 0.5, LSU 1, ALA 1, SC 2).J.Jackson 4 -- (FLA 1, GA 1, VAN 1, KY 1). Bohannon 3.5 -- (UTM 0.5, GA 1, MISS 1,

VAN 1).Frazier 3.5 -- (UAB 3, ALA 0.5).Hughes 3.5 -- (UTM 2.5, MEM 1).Johnson 3.5 -- (UTM 1.5, GA 1, MISS 1). Thompson 3.5 -- (UTM 1, FLA 2, UAB 0.5).Ayres 2.5 -- (ALA 0.5, MEM 1, KY 1).Miller 2 -- (UAB 1, MISS 1).V.Thomas 2 -- (LSU 1, GA 0.5, KY 0.5).Waggner 2 -- (ORE 1, ALA 0.5, KY 0.5).Gordon 1.5 -- (FLA 1, LSU 0.5).Brewer 1 -- (KY 1).Propst 1 -- (GA 1).Vereen 1 -- (NC 1).Wolf 1 -- (UTM 1).King 0.5 -- (UTM 0.5).Sykes 0.5 -- (UAB 0.5).Teague 0.5 -- (FLA 0.5).

>> sacKs (26)G.Williams 5.5 -- (ORE 1, FLA 1, LSU 0.5, VAN 1, NC 2).M.Jackson 5 -- (SC 1, MEM 2, MISS 1, VAN 1).Walker 3 -- (MEM 2, KY 1).Lathers 2.5 -- (LSU 0.5, ALA 1, USC 1).Smith 2 -- (MEM 1, MISS 1).Bohannon 2 -- (GA 1, VAN 1).Ayres 1 -- (KY 1).Hughes 1 -- (UTM 1).J.Jackson 1 -- (GA 1).Miller 1 -- (MISS 1).V.Thomas 1 -- (LSU 1).Vereen 1 -- (NC 1).

>> inTercepTions (18)J.Jackson 5 -- (LSU 1, MEM 1, MISS 1, VAN

1, NC 1).Waggner 5 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, MISS 1, VAN 1, KY 1).N.Reveiz 2 -- (LSU 1, USC 1).Gordon 2 -- (MEM 1, MISS 1).Anderson 1 -- (MISS 1).Johnson 1 -- (UTM 1).Thompson 1 -- (LSU 1).M.Jackson 1 -- (MEM 1).

>> FumBles Forced (9)Crump 1 -- (GA 1).Evans 1 -- (ORE 1).Hughes 1 -- (MEM 1). M.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1).Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1).Moore 1 -- (NC 1).Smith 1 -- (MEM 1).Walker 1 -- (MISS 1).Williams 1 -- (KY 1).

>> FumBles recovered (10)Waggner 3 -- (ORE 1, MEM 2).N.Reveiz 2 -- (FLA 1, KY 1).Brewer 1 -- (KY 1).M.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1).Johnson 1 -- (FLA 1).Stocker 1 -- (NC 1). G. Williams 1 -- (MISS 1).

>> passes BroKen up (43)Teague 8 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, UAB 3, LSU 1, ALA 1, MISS 1).J.Jackson 6 -- (ORE 1, UAB 1, LSU 1, VAN 1, KY 1, NC 1).M.Jackson 4 -- (FLA 1, ALA 1, KY 1, NC 1).Thompson 4 -- (FLA 1, ALA 1, SC 1, NC 1).Waggner 4 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, LSU 1, KY 1).Brewer 3 -- (SC 1, KY 1, NC 1).A.Anderson 2 -- (MEM 1, MISS 1).Hughes 2 -- (UTM 1, FLA 1).N.Reveiz 2 -- (NC 2).Wolf 2 -- (UTM 2).Evans 1 -- (GA 1).Gordon 1 -- (UAB 1).Lathers 1 -- (KY 1).V.Thomas 1 -- (UTM 1).Walker 1 -- (ORE 1).G.Williams 1 -- (SC 1).

>> qB Hurries (44)Walker 6 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, LSU 2, ALA 1,

MISS 1).Hughes 5 -- (ORE 2, FLA 1, UAB 1, LSU 1).M.Jackson 5 -- (UTM 1, ORE 1, ALA 1, MEM 1, VAN 1).N.Reveiz 5 -- (UTM 1, UAB 1, ALA 1, VAN

1, NC 1).J.Smith 4 -- (UAB 2, SC 1, VAN 1).G.Williams 4 -- (UAB 1, ALA 1, SC 1, VAN 1).Lathers 3 -- (ALA 1, SC 1, MISS 1).Sykes 3 -- (FLA 1, UAB 1, MEM 1).V.Thomas 3 -- (SC 2, NC 1).Thompson 2 -- (ORE 1, NC 1).Vereen 2 -- (ORE 2).Brewer 1 -- (ALA 1).J.Jackson 1 -- (LSU 1).


2010 ReVIeW

Tennessee HigHs and lowsCategory Stat OpponentPoints Scored 52 MississippiLow 10 AlabamaFirst Downs 23 UT Martin, KentuckyLow 11 FloridaRushing Attempts 43 UT MartinLow 23 FloridaRushing Yards 332 UT MartinLow 9 GeorgiaRushing TDs 4 UT MartinLow 0 Florida, UAB, SC, NCPasses Attempted 45 North CarolinaLow 23 LSUPasses Completed 27 North CarolinaLow 12 LSUHad Intercepted 3 North CarolinaLow 0 UAB, LSU, Memphis, MissPassing Yards 379 MemphisLow 121 LSUPassing TDs 5 MemphisLow 0 Oregon, LSU, AlabamaTotal Offensive Plays 74 North CarolinaLow 51 GeorgiaTotal Offensive Yards 537 UT MartinLow 217 LSUFumbles 3 Georgia, SC, NCLow 0 Oregon, UABFumbles Lost 3 South CarolinaLow 0 Seven timesPenalties 9 Florida, VanderbiltLow 3 LSU, KentuckyPenalty Yards 75 Vanderbilt, North CarolinaLow 10 LSUQB Sacks by 5 MemphisLow 0 UAB

opponenT HigHs and lowsCategory Stat OpponentPoints Scored 48 OregonLow 0 UT MartinFirst Downs 26 Oregon, KentuckyLow 3 UT MartinRushing Attempts 49 FloridaLow 29 UT Martin, North CarolinaRushing Yards 245 OregonLow 56 UT MartinRushing TDs 4 AlabamaLow 0 UT Martin, MemphisPasses Attempted 60 UABLow 23 FloridaPasses Completed 33 UABLow 10 MississippiHad Intercepted 4 MississippiLow 0 Oregon, Georgia, AlabamaPassing Yards 429 UABLow 86 UT MartinPassing TDs 2 Ore, UAB, Ga, MemphisLow 0 UT Martin, LSU, MississippiTotal Offensive Plays 92 UABLow 55 UT MartinTotal Offensive Yards 544 UABLow 142 UT MartinFumbles 4 FloridaLow 0 AlabamaFumbles Lost 2 Fla, Memphis, KentuckyLow 0 UT Martin, UAB, Ga, AlaPenalties 12 North CarolinaLow 5 Florida, Georgia, AlabamaPenalty Yards 83 UT MartinLow 25 FloridaQB Sacks by 6 Florida, South CarolinaLow 0 Memphis

team suPeRlatIVes

RecoRDs set oR tIeD DuRInG the 2010 season>> game (individual from 1944; Team from 1946)Individual Passing

Yards, half: 308, Tyler Bray vs. Memphis 2010 Previous Record: 305, Jonathan Crompton vs. Memphis 2009Touchdown passes, bowl game: 4 (tie), Tyler Bray vs. North Carolina 2010 (Music City Bowl) Tied With: 4, Peyton Manning vs. Northwestern 1997 (Florida Citrus Bowl)

Individual ReceivingYards per catch (min. 5): 38.0 (6 for 228), Denarius Moore vs. South Carolina 2010Previous Record: 36.4 [5 for 182], Robert Meachem vs. California 2006

Team InterceptionsTDs by interception returns: 2 (tie) vs. Mississippi 2010Tied with: vs. Florida 1970, vs. Penn State 1971, vs. South Carolina 1971, vs. Hawaii 1972.

>> season (individual from 1937)Individual Receiving

TD receptions, freshman: 7, Justin Hunter 2010Previous Record: 5, Joey Kent 1993; Kelly Washington 2001

Individual InterceptionsTDs by interception returns: 3, Prentiss Waggner 2010Previous Record: 2, Bud Sherrod 1949; Jim Cartwright 1959; Jackie Walker 1970, 1971; Preston Warren 1988

>> career (individual from 1937)Games (position player): 52, Luke Stocker 2007-10; Denarius Moore 2007-10.

Previous Record: 51, Wes Brown 2006-09; Rico McCoy 2006-09; Jonathan Hefney 2004-07

InDIVIDual suPeRlatIVes>> THe BesT By a vol...Rushing Attempts 24 Tauren Poole vs. LSUNet Rushing Yards 162 Tauren Poole vs. OreRushing TDs 2 Tauren Poole twicePass Attempts 45 Tyler Bray vs. NCPass Completions 27 Tyler Bray vs. NCHad Intercepted 3 Tyler Bray vs. NCPass Yards 354 Tyler Bray vs. KyPass TDs 5 Tyler Bray vs. MemTotal Offense Plays 50 Tyler Bray vs. NCTotal Offense Yards 334 Tyler Bray vs. KyReceptions 9 Gerald Jones vs. NCReceiving Yards 228 D.Moore vs. SCReceiving TDs 2 D.Moore vs. UAB; Justin Hunter vs. MissPoints Scored 12 Seven timesTouchdowns 2 Six timesField Goals (Made) 3 M.Palardy vs. MemPATs (Made) 7 D.Lincoln vs. MissPunts 9 Cunningham vs UABPunt Average (min. 3) 48.5 Cunningham vs SCPunt Returns 3 J.Jackson vs. MissPunt Return Yards 23 J.Jackson vs. MemKickoff Returns 5 David Oku vs. OreKickoff Return Yards 114 Da’Rick Rogers vs. KyTotal Tackles 14 Nick Reveiz 3 timesSolo Tackles 11 Nick Reveiz vs. NCTFL 3 S.Frazier vs. UAB M.Jackson vs. MemSacks 2 Chris Walker vs. Mem M.Jackson vs. MemInterceptions 1 17 timesInterception Return Yds. 54 PWaggner vs. UTM

>> Tennessee’s long playsRushing 59 T.Poole vs. Ala*Passing 80 Bray-Hunter vs. Miss*Field Goal 49 D.Lincoln vs. Fla.Punt 56 Cunningham vs. AlaPunt Return 21 Eric Gordon vs. LSUKickoff Return 78 Da’Rick Rogers vs. KyInterception Return 54 P.Waggner vs. UTM*Fumble Return 37 P.Waggner vs. Mem

*-Touchdown.

>> THe BesT By an opponenT...Rushing Attempts 29 Marcus Lattimore, SCNet Rushing Yards 184 Marcus Lattimore, SCRushing TDs 2 Five timesPass Attempts 55 Bryan Ellis, UABPass Completions 31 Mike Hartline, KyHad Intercepted 3 Jeremiah Masoli, Miss Pass Yards 373 Bryan Ellis, UABPass TDs 2 Three timesTotal Offense Plays 56 Bryan Ellis, UABTotal Offense Yards 375 Bryan Ellis, UABReceptions 13 Randall Cobb, KyReceiving Yards 221 Julio Jones, AlabamaReceiving TDs 2 Marcus Rucker, MemPoints Scored 12 Eight timesTouchdowns 2 Seven timesField Goals 2 Four timesPATs 6 Rob Beard, OregonPunts 10 Joe Hook, UT MartinPunt Average (min. 3) 48.4 Tyler Campbell, MissPunt Returns 4 M.Summer, MissPunt Return Yards 84 Kenjon Barner, OreKickoff Returns 6 D.A. Griffin, MemphisKickoff Return Yards 107 Kenjon Barner, OreTotal Tackles 12 Akeem Dent, Ga. Quan Sturdivant, N.C.Solo Tackles 10 Mitch Huelsing, MemTFL 4 Antonio Allen, SCSacks 2 Three timesInterceptions 1 15 timesInterception Return Yds 76 Cliff Harris, Oregon

>> opponenT’s long playsRushing 83 J.Jefferson, LSU*Passing 70 Garcia-Jeffery, SC*Field Goal 44 Caleb Sturgis, FloridaPunt 58 Tyler Campbell, MissPunt Return 80 Kenjon Barner, Ore*Kickoff Return 43 Jeff Demps, FloridaInterception Return 76 Kenjon Barner, Ore*Fumble Return 5 Devin Taylor, SC *-Touchdown.

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Game Rush (21) Pass (54) Returns (39)UT MARTIN David Oku--44 TD, 21 Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--20, 37 Prentiss Waggner--54 IR TD Tauren Poole--22, 24 TD Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--42 TD Denarius Moore--58 TD Rajion Neal--40OREGON Tauren Poole--31, 39, 23 Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--31 David Oku--22 KR, 21 KR, 23 KR, 26 KR Da’Rick Rogers--21 Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--31 Eric Gordon--21 KR Denarius Moore--20 KRFLORIDA Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--33 David Oku--25 KR, 25 KR Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--49 TD Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--35 TD Matt Simms to Tauren Poole--31UAB Matt Simms to Zach Rogers--72 TD David Oku--26 KR Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--25 TDat LSU Tauren Poole--20 Matt Simms to Gerald Jones--26 Eric Gordon--26 KR, 21 PR, 34 KR Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--37at Georgia Matt Simms to Justin Hunter--28, 38 TD, 25 Eric Gordon--30 KR, 23 KR, 22 KR Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--58 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--22ALABAMA Tauren Poole--59 TD Matt Simms to Da’Rick Rogers--23 Eric Gordon--21 KR, 23 KR, 33 KR Rajion Neal--22 Matt Simms to Rajion Neal--26 Rajion Neal--29 KRat South Carolina Chad Cunningham--25 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--33, 64 Eric Gordon--22 KR, 23 KR Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--26, 30 TD, 62 David Oku--20 KR Da’Rick Rogers--23 KRat Memphis Tauren Poole--20, 27, 21 TD Tyler Bray to Tauren Poole--41 Da’Rick Rogers--29 KR, 21 KR Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--26 Janzen Jackson--35 IR Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter--42 TD Prentiss Waggner--37 FR Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--22 TD Malik Jackson--44 IR Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--32 Matt Simms to Denarius Moore--34MISSISSIPPI Tauren Poole--36 TD, 35 TD Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter--80 TD, 22 TD Eric Gordon--46 IR TD Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--30, 38 Janzen Jackson--47 KR, 22 IR Tyler Bray to Mychal Rivera--26 Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--22 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--24at Vanderbilt Tauren Poole--21, 28 TD Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--20, 23 Da’Rick Rogers--23 KR Tyler Bray to David Oku--34 Janzen Jackson--43 IR Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--27, 27 Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--20 TDKENTUCKY Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--44, 49, 48, 20 Da’Rick Rogers--78 KR, 20 KR Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--21 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--21North Carolina (bowl) Tyler Bray to Gerald Jones--29 TD Da’Rick Rogers--26 KR, 21 KR Tyler Bray to Da’Rick Rogers--45 TD David Oku--20 KR Tyler Bray to Denarius Moore--21 Tyler Bray to Luke Stocker--20 TD

IR-Interception return; PR-Punt return; KR-Kickoff return..

ut GIVeaWay/taKeaWay Giveaway TakeawayGame Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif.UT Martin 1 1 2 -- 2 2 --Oregon -- 1 1 1 -- 1 --Florida 1 2 3 2 -- 2 -1UAB -- -- -- -- 1 1 +1at LSU -- -- -- 1 3 4 +4at Georgia 2 1 3 -- -- -- -3Alabama -- 2 2 -- -- -- -2at S. Carolina 3 1 4 -- 1 1 -3at Memphis 1 -- 1 2 3 5 +4Mississippi -- -- -- 1 4 5 +5at Vanderbilt 1 2 3 -- 2 2 -1Kentucky 0 2 2 2 1 3 +1N.Carolina (bowl) 0 3 3 1 1 2 -1TOTAL 9 15 24 10 18 28 +4

PoInts off taKeaWays Takeaways Pts. OffTennessee 28 96Opponents 24 65

fumblesName No.-LostAnthony Anderson 1-1Tyler Bray 1-0Eric Gordon 3-3Janzen Jackson 1-0Gerald Jones 1-1Rajion Neal 2-1David Oku 1-0Tauren Poole 2-1Da’Rick Rogers 2-0Matt Simms 3-2Team 2-0Totals 19-9

InsIDe the ReD ZoneGame Tennessee OpponentUT Martin 4-5 (2 TDs, 2 FGs) 0-0Oregon 2-2 (1 TD, 1 FG) 3-3 (1 TD, 2 FGs)Florida 0-1 4-4 (4 TDs)UAB 1-1 (TD) 3-5 (1 TD, 2 FGs)at LSU 2-3 (2 TDs) 2-3 (1 TD, 1 FG)at Georgia 1-2 (TD) 6-6 (4 TD, 2 FGs)Alabama 1-3 (FG) 5-6 (4 TDs, 1 FG)at S. Carolina 3-4 (2 TDs, 1 FG) 4-7 (3 TDs, 1 FG)at Memphis 6-6 (3 TDs, 3 FG) 1-1 (1 TD)Mississippi 1-1 (1 TD) 2-2 (2 TDs)at Vanderbilt 3-3 (2 TDs, 1 FG) 2-4 (1 TD, 1 FG)Kentucky 4-6 (3 TDs, 1 FG) 2-3 (2 TDs)N.Carolina (bowl) 2-3 (2 TDs) 4-4 (1 TD, 3 FGs)TOTAL 30-40 (20 TDs, 10 FGs) 38-48 (25 TDs, 13 FGs)

ReD Zone statIstIcs Poss. TD FG TO MFG Downs Time TD% Score%Tennessee 40 20 10 5 2 2 1 50.0 75.0Opponents 48 25 13 4 5 0 1 52.1 79.2*The Red Zone denotes UT’s possessions inside the 20-yard line (includes overtime).


2010 ReVIeW

>> uT marTin (sept. 4)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T35 12 62 5:14 FG2 T33 5 67 1:48 TD3 M47 8 29 2:43 FG4 T44 3 5 2:01 Punt5 T26 3 2 1:27 Punt6 T35 6 16 3:17 Punt7 M49 3 49 0:53 TD8* T17 3 83 1:04 TD9 M42 1 42 0:08 TD10 T17 9 83 3:49 TD11 T49 6 24 2:18 Interception12 T29 3 -1 1:02 Punt13 T27 7 41 3:57 Downs14 T27 6 55 3:37 End of game

>> oregon (sept. 11)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T20 7 50 3:57 FG2 O43 5 26 2:10 FG3 T16 6 54 2:16 Downs4 T31 5 69 1:59 TD5 T15 7 34 4:19 Punt6 T30 3 5 0:55 Punt7 T23 3 1 0:57 End of half8* T6 5 22 1:04 Punt9 T27 7 46 3:38 Interception10 T28 4 -11 1:39 Punt11 T6 6 11 3:02 Punt12 T21 3 5 1:43 Punt13 T22 3 -11 1:13 Punt14 T25 3 2 1:34 Punt

>> Florida (sept. 18)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T9 3 3 1:42 Punt2 T1 3 3 1:37 Punt3 T43 8 25 3:08 FG4 T26 3 -5 1:49 Punt5 F40 4 37 2:00 Interception6 T23 6 11 3:31 Punt7* T29 3 71 1:20 TD8 T25 5 15 1:48 Interception9 T16 3 -6 1:04 Punt10 T49 6 51 1:52 TD11 T25 3 36 0:52 Fumble12 T10 8 32 2:04 Downs

>> uaB (sept. 25)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T41 9 59 4:01 TD2 T24 3 7 1:21 Punt3 T28 1 72 0:12 TD4 T37 8 33 2:14 FG5 T20 3 4 1:33 Punt6 T11 3 6 2:09 Punt7 T33 3 8 1:39 Punt8* B32 3 -5 0:30 Punt9 T42 4 9 1:21 Punt10 T20 4 17 2:08 Punt11 T28 3 -5 1:59 Punt12 T19 8 30 3:32 Punt13 T37 6 5 0:38 End of Half14^ B25 4 2 0:00 FG15^ B25 1 25 0:00 TD

>> aT lsu (oct. 2)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T26 6 7 1:45 Punt2 50 6 7 2:25 Downs3 T37 10 63 5:23 TD4 T28 3 1 2:41 Punt5 T24 4 14 2:31 Punt6 T27 2 4 1:31 Half7* T41 3 7 1:23 Punt8 L38 7 10 3:13 Missed fg9 T20 3 -1 1:40 Punt10 T29 8 71 3:11 TD11 T20 9 49 4:06 Downs

>> aT georgia (oct. 9)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T23 6 16 4:16 Punt2 T20 3 6 1:16 Interception3 T20 6 80 2:57 TD4 T21 3 1 1:45 Punt5 T26 3 -21 1:42 Punt6 T20 6 31 2:07 Punt7* T29 7 71 3:08 TD8 T15 3 -4 1:55 Punt9 T20 12 77 5:16 Downs10 T16 2 22 0:41 End of game

>> alaBama (oct. 23)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T22 3 4 1:51 Punt2 T13 4 87 1:43 TD3 T14 3 3 0:49 Punt4 T24 3 -15 1:54 Punt5 T20 6 19 1:50 Punt6 T39 3 0 1:04 Punt7 T19 7 66 0:47 FG8* T25 10 40 4:34 Missed fg9 T36 9 53 3:38 Interception10 T33 8 22 4:00 Punt11 T20 7 48 4:01 Interception12 A27 5 12 1:11 Downs

>> aT souTH carolina (oct. 30)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T20 14 58 8:52 FG2 T26 5 54 2:14 Fumble3 T30 9 70 3:23 TD4 T2 4 11 1:06 End of half5* T25 2 2 0:51 Fumble6 T20 2 0 0:50 Interception7 T20 9 32 4:48 Punt8 T30 5 70 1:58 TD9 T23 5 77 1:54 TD10 T26 7 19 4:17 Punt11 T27 4 15 1:19 Downs

>> aT mempHis (nov. 6)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T35 9 27 3:58 Downs2 T30 5 70 2:37 TD3 T18 3 82 1:03 TD4 M33 6 26 1:01 FG5 T24 9 76 3:48 TD6 M40 5 40 2:13 TD7 M9 1 9 0:05 TD8 T21 10 64 2:02 FG9* T34 5 14 2:21 Punt10 T32 3 9 0:56 Fumble11 M21 1 21 0:07 TD12 T47 5 37 1:59 FG13 T30 9 32 5:28 Punt14 T25 2 -2 1:11 End of game

>> mississippi (nov. 13)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T20 1 80 0:13 TD2 T14 6 43 3:53 Punt3 T32 3 68 1:18 TD4 M39 3 -19 1:11 Punt5 T14 11 86 4:01 TD6 T6 3 9 2:16 Punt7 T40 7 34 0:58 FG8 T9 1 -2 0:01 End of half9* T20 4 26 2:32 Punt10 T37 6 63 2:41 TD11 T16 5 10 2:08 Punt12 T12 5 20 3:10 Punt13 M44 3 44 1:47 TD14 T26 3 3 1:44 Punt15 T25 3 -2 2:27 Punt

>> aT vanderBilT (nov. 20)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T23 9 43 5:14 Punt2 T20 5 80 2:07 TD3 T20 9 36 4:49 Punt4 T20 10 80 4:24 TD5 V30 3 -2 0:57 Interception6* T20 2 11 0:38 Interception7 T44 5 14 3:54 Punt8 T29 9 60 4:01 FG9 T7 3 3 1:26 Punt10 T44 3 -3 1:35 Punt11 V36 4 36 1:11 TD

>> KenTucKy (nov. 27)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 K17 4 7 1:24 Missed fg2 T27 3 9 2:04 Punt3 T20 6 80 1:29 TD4 T39 2 61 0:29 TD5 T18 5 38 2:23 Punt6 K44 1 0 0:09 Interception7 T24 1 -2 0:36 End of half8* T24 12 70 4:21 Interception9 T27 9 73 3:23 TD10 T20 11 61 4:15 FG11 T32 3 3 1:03 Punt12 T32 9 19 4:55 End of game

>> norTH carolina, Bowl (dec. 30)No. Start Plays Yards Time End1 T27 6 11 2:48 Punt2 T30 2 -4 1:15 Interception3 T28 3 4 0:57 Punt4 T25 9 75 3:32 TD5 T15 8 37 2:50 Interception6 T30 5 18 2:27 Punt7 T22 3 6 1:34 Punt8 N45 2 45 0:13 TD9 T29 1 -1 0:27 End of half10* T5 9 23 4:35 Punt11 T33 4 19 2:36 Punt12 T20 3 13 2:29 Punt13 T37 10 63 5:01 TD14 N44 3 -1 1:05 Punt15^ N25 2 25 0:00 TD16^ N25 4 12 0:00 Interception

* - First drive of second half.^ - Overtime drive (not reflected in average starting position).

Average Starting Field Position Drives Yd. Line Avg. IN20Tennessee 163 4869 29.9 29Opponents 167 5063 30.3 34

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oPenInG DRIVes>> vols on oFFensive seriesGame 1st Half 2nd HalfUT Martin FG TDOregon FG PuntFlorida Punt TDUAB TD Puntat LSU Punt Puntat Georgia Punt TDAlabama Punt Missed fgat S. Carolina FG Fumbleat Memphis Downs PuntMississippi TD Puntat Vanderbilt Punt InterceptionKentucky Missed fg InterceptionNorth Carolina (bowl) Punt Punt

>> vols on deFensive seriesGame 1st Half 2nd HalfUT Martin Punt PuntOregon Punt PuntFlorida Punt FGUAB Missed fg Puntat LSU TD INTat Georgia TD TDAlabama Punt TDat S. Carolina Interception TDat Memphis TD PuntMississippi Punt Interceptionat Vanderbilt Punt PuntKentucky TD TDNorth Carolina (bowl) TD Punt

fIelD Goal sequenceGame Tennessee OpponentUT Martin (21) (35) 43Oregon (48) (35) (37) (42)Florida (49) (44)UAB (47) (40) 41, 35, 49, 30, 54, (35) (21) at LSU 45 54 (31)at Georgia - (42) (20)Alabama (33) 52 (36) 25, (42)at S. Carolina (39) (40) 41at Memphis (24) (32) (33) -Mississippi (43) -at Vanderbilt (28) (31) 25, 45bKentucky 28 (36) 42North Carolina (bowl) - (28) (39) (23)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.

InDIVIDual caReeR Game bests

>> rusHingName No. Opp. Yards Opp.Kevin Cooper 2 Twice 6 at VAN 2008Gerald Jones 6 at VAN 2008 67 vs. KY 2008Denarius Moore 2 at LSU 2010 58 vs. UTM 2010Rajion Neal 9 Twice 79 vs. UTM 2010David Oku 8 Twice 77 vs. UTM 2010Tauren Poole 24 vs. LSU 2010 162 vs. ORE 2010Da’Rick Rogers 5 at SC 2010 49 at SC 2010Zach Rogers 1 Four 15 vs. GA 2009Toney Williams 3 vs. UTM 2010 8 vs. UTM 2010

>> passingName Att. Opp. Comp. Opp.Tyler Bray 45 vs. NC 2010 27 vs. NC 2010Matt Simms 34 vs. FLA 2010 19 Twice

>> passing yardsName Yards Opp. Tyler Bray 354 vs. KY 2010Matt Simms 259 vs. FLA 2010

>> receivingName No. Opp. Yards Opp.Kevin Cooper 4 at UCLA 2008 31 vs. OH 2009Channing Fugate 1 Twice 17 vs. KY 2010Justin Hunter 4 at GA 2010 114 vs. MISS 2010Gerald Jones 9 vs. NC 2010 113 at KY 2009Denarius Moore 7 Twice 228 at SC 2010Rajion Neal 3 vs. GA 2010 70 vs. GA 2010David Oku 3 vs. UAB 2010 34 vs. VAN 2010Tauren Poole 4 vs. NC 2010 50 at MEM 2010Mychal Rivera 3 at MEM 2010 35 vs. MISS 2010Da’Rick Rogers 3 at VAN 2010 59 at VAN 2010Zach Rogers 4 vs. FLA 2010 78 vs. UAB 2010Luke Stocker 5 Four times 78 at KY 2009

>> punT reTurnsName No. Opp. Yards Opp.Anthony Anderson 2 at VAN 2010 11 vs. NC 2010Eric Gordon 1 Five times 21 at LSU 2010Justin Hunter 2 vs. UAB 2010 16 vs. UAB 2010Janzen Jackson 3 vs. MISS 2010 26 at MEM 2010Gerald Jones 5 at AUB 2008 68 at AUB 2008Da’Rick Rogers 1 at VAN 2010 23 at VAN 2010

>> KicKoFF reTurnsName No. Opp. Yards Opp.Anthony Anderson 2 at VAN 2010 1 at VAN 2010Sam Edgmon 1 Twice 10 vs. MEM 2009Eric Gordon 4 Twice 95 at GA 2010Janzen Jackson 1 vs. MISS 2010 47 vs. MISS 2010Gerald Jones 2 at UCLA 2008 76 at UCLA 2008Denarius Moore 3 vs. SM 2007 56 vs. SM 2007David Oku 5 Three times 159 at MISS 2009Mychal Rivera 1 vs. UTM 2010 7 vs. UTM 2010Da’Rick Rogers 3 Three times 114 vs. KY 2010Luke Stocker 1 vs. KY 2008 5 vs. KY 2008Rajion Neal 2 vs. ALA 2010 38 vs. ALA 2010

>> TacKlesName Tackles Opp.Anthony Anderson 5 TwiceJoseph Ayres 4 at MEM 2010Willie Bohannon 3 Three timesBrent Brewer 8 vs. MISS 2010Raiques Crump 6 at MEM 2010Cory Eichholtz 2 vs. SC 2009Art Evans 8 at LSU 2010C.J. Fleming 3 vs. MEM 2009Steven Fowlkes 2 vs. MEM 2009Savion Frazier 11 vs. AUB 2009Eric Gordon 6 TwiceMontori Hughes 4 TwiceJanzen Jackson 11 vs. KY 2010Malik Jackson 8 at MEM 2010Austin Johnson 9 vs. UAB 2010Greg King 6 TwiceHerman Lathers 12 TwiceNigel Mitchell-Thornton 5 vs. OHIO 2009Corey Miller 3 vs. MISS 2010John Propst 6 at GA 2010Nick Reveiz 14 Three timesShane Reveiz 4 vs. MEM 2009Jacques Smith 5 at LSU 2010Jake Storey 3 vs. MEM 2009Rae Sykes 2 vs. UAB 2010Marsalis Teague 11 vs. KY 2010Victor Thomas 4 TwiceLaMarcus Thompson 9 at LSU 2010Daryl Vereen 4 at VAN 2010Prentiss Waggner 8 at LSU 2010Chris Walker 8 TwiceRod Wilks 2 at VAN 2010Gerald Williams 8 at VAN 2010Tyler Wolf 5 vs. UTM 2010

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sec scheDule

2011 SEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE[As of Feb. 21, 2011 • Schedule is subject to change]

DateTeam

ALABAMA

ARKANSAS

AUBURN

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

KENTUCKY

LSU

OLE MISS

MISSISSIPPISTATE

SOUTHCAROLINA

TENNESSEE

VANDERBILT

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5

EAST CAROLINA

Charlotte

GEORGIAAthens

AUBURNAuburn

(Sept. 8)

NORTHWESTERNSTATE

Baton Rouge

SOUTHCAROLINA

Athens

MISS. STATEAuburn

(Sept. 8)

TROYFayetteville

TENNESSEEGainesville

COASTALCAROLINA

Athens

FLORIDALexington

VANDERBILTNashville

FLORIDAGainesville

ALABAMAOxford

KENTUCKYColumbia

ALABAMATuscaloosa

LSUStarkville(Sept. 15)

GEORGIAOxford

LOUISIANATECH

Starkville

LSUBaton Rouge

MISS. STATEStarkville(Sept. 15)

SOUTHCAROLINAColumbia

KENTUCKYLexington

FLORIDAGainesville

ARKANSASTuscaloosa

ARKANSASFayetteville

MISSISSIPPISTATEAthens

LSUBaton Rouge

FLORIDABaton Rouge

KENTUCKYBaton Rouge


GEORGIANashville

GEORGIAKnoxville

TENNESSEEKnoxville

AUBURNAuburn

TEXAS A&MArlington, Texas

OLE MISSAuburn

FLORIDAAuburn

LSUBaton Rouge

OLE MISSOxford

TENNESSEETuscaloosa

AUBURNFayetteville

OLE MISSOxford

MISSISSIPPISTATE

Lexington

FLORIDAJacksonville

GEORGIAJacksonville

VANDERBILTNashville

TENNESSEEKnoxville

ALABAMAStarkville

KENTUCKYLexington

AUBURNAuburn

MEMPHISMemphis

AUBURNBaton Rouge

SOUTHCAROLINA

Knoxville

FLORIDAGainesville

ARMYNashville

KENTUCKYNashville


MISSISSIPPISTATE

Starkville


VANDERBILTNashville

AUBURNAthens

VANDERBILTGainesville

LSUTuscaloosa

SOUTHCAROLINAFayetteville

2011 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • DECEMBER 3 • ATLANTA, GA.

Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26

MISSISSIPPISTATE

Starkville

MISSISSIPPISTATE

Fayetteville

LSUBaton Rouge

(Nov. 25)

GEORGIAAthens


GEORGIATECH

Atlanta

JACKSONVILLESTATE

Lexington

ALABAMATuscaloosa

ARKANSASBaton Rouge

(Nov. 25)

LSUOxford

MISSISSIPPISTATE

Starkville

FLORIDAColumbia

OLE MISSStarkville

VANDERBILTKnoxville

KENTUCKYLexington

TENNESSEEKnoxville

OLE MISSNashville

ARKANSASOxford

OLE MISSOxford

LOUISIANATECHOxford


TENNESSEELexington

VANDERBILTTuscaloosa

AUBURNAuburn

ALABAMAAuburn

ALABAMATuscaloosa

BUFFALOKnoxville

MISSOURISTATE

Fayetteville

NEW MEXICOFayetteville

VANDERBILTNashville

TENNESSEEFayetteville

KENT STATETuscaloosa

PENN STATEState College

NORTHTEXAS

Tuscaloosa

GEORGIASOUTHERNTuscaloosa

UTAH STATEAuburn

CLEMSONClemson

FLORIDAATLANTIC

Auburn

SAMFORDAuburn

FLORIDAATLANTICGainesville

UABGainesville

ALABAMAGainesville

FURMANGainesville

FLORIDASTATE

Gainesville

BOISE STATEAtlanta

OLE MISSOxford

NEW MEXICOSTATEAthens

OREGONArlington, Texas

WEST VIRGINIA

Morgantown

TENNESSEEKnoxville

WESTERNKENTUCKYBaton Rouge

BRIGHAMYOUNGOxford

SOUTHERNILLINOIS

Oxford

FRESNOSTATEFresno

KENTUCKYLexington

NAVYColumbia

THE CITADELColumbia

CLEMSONColumbia

MONTANAKnoxville

CINCINNATIKnoxville

MIDDLETENNESSEE

Knoxville

ELONNashville

ALABAMATuscaloosa

ARKANSASNashville

WAKE FOREST

Winston-Salem

WESTERNKENTUCKY

Nashville

CENTRALMICHIGANLexington

LOUISVILLELexington

OLE MISSLexington

SOUTHCAROLINAStarkville

GEORGIAAthens

UABBirmingham

TENNESSEE-MARTINStarkville

KENTUCKYAthens

GEORGIAAthens

AUBURNColumbia

LSUKnoxville

CONNECTICUTNashville


VANDERBILTColumbia

2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 3 Montana KnoxvilleSept. 10 Cincinnati KnoxvilleSept. 17 *at Florida GainesvilleOct. 1 Buffalo KnoxvilleOct. 8 *Georgia KnoxvilleOct. 15 *LSU KnoxvilleOct. 22 *at Alabama TuscaloosaOct. 29 *South Carolina KnoxvilleNov. 5 Middle Tennessee (HC) KnoxvilleNov. 12 *at Arkansas FayettevilleNov. 19 *Vanderbilt KnoxvilleNov. 26 *at Kentucky Lexington

Dec. 3 SEC Championship Game Atlanta (CBS)

*-SEC Opponent; HC-Homecoming.

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEErSStokely Athletics Center1720 Volunteer BoulevardP.O. Box 15016Knoxville, TN 37901-5016www.utsports.com

TICKET INFOrMATIONPhone (865) 656-1200Tennessee only 1-800-332-VOLS (8657)uttix.com or utsports.com

FACTS ABOUT TENNESSEEFounded: 1794Enrollment: 27,523Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy CheekDirector of Athletics: Mike HamiltonFaculty Chairman of Athletics: Dr. Daniel MurphyAthletic Conference: Southeastern ConferenceNickname of Team: Volunteers or VolsMascot: Blue tick coon hound named SmokeyBand: Pride of the Southland (275 pieces)Colors: Orange and WhiteStadium: Neyland Stadium (Capacity: 102,455) Shields-Watkins Field (natural grass)EO1-8601-004-011-11

CAREER RECORD HOLDERSRushing Yards Travis Henry, 1997-2000 3,078Rushing TDs Gene McEver, 1928-31 37Passing Percentage Peyton Manning, 1994-97 62.5Passing Yards Peyton Manning, 1994-97 11,201Passing TDs Peyton Manning, 1994-97 89Total Offense Yards Peyton Manning, 1994-97 11,020Receptions Joey Kent,1993-96 183Receiving Yards Joey Kent,1993-96 2,814Receiving TDs Joey Kent,1993-96 25Interceptions Tim Priest, 1968-70 18Int. Return Yards Eric Berry, 2007-09 494Punting Average Jimmy Colquitt, 1981-84 43.9Punt Return Yards Bobby Majors, 1969-71 1,163Kickoff Return Yards Willie Gault, 1979-82 1,854Touchdowns Gene McEver, 1928-31 44Field Goals Made Fuad Reveiz, 1981-84 71

SINGLE-SEASON RECORD HOLDERSRushing Yards Travis Stephens, 2001 1,464Rushing TDs Gene McEver, 1929 18Rushing TDs (QB) Heath Shuler, 1992 11Passing Percentage Erik Ainge, 2006 67.0Passing Yards Peyton Manning, 1997 3,819Passing TDs Peyton Manning, 1997 36Total Offense Yards Peyton Manning, 1997 3,789Receptions Marcus Nash, 1997 76Receiving Yards Robert Meachem, 2006 1,298Receiving TDs Marcus Nash, 1997 13Punting Average Jimmy Colquitt, 1982 46.9Punt Return Yards Bobby Majors, 1969 457Kickoff Return Yards David Oku, 2009 863Int. Return Yards Eric Berry, 2008 265Touchdowns Gene McEver, 1929 21Field Goals Made Fuad Reveiz, 1982 27

SCHOOL COLORS The colors Orange and White were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the first football team in 1891, and later were approved by a vote of the student body. The colors were those of the common American Daisy, which grew in profusion on The Hill. Tennessee players did not appear in the now-famous orange jerseys until the season-opening game in 1922. Coach M.B. Banks’ Vols won that game over Emory & Henry by a score of 50-0.

NICKNAME The University of Tennessee, as the state’s land grant university, draws the nickname of its athletic teams (Volunteers) from the name most associated with the state. Tennessee acquired its name, “The Volunteer State,” in the early days of the 19th century when Gen. Andrew Jackson mustered large armies from his home state to fight the American Indians, and later the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. The name “Volunteers” is frequently shortened to “Vols” in describing Tennessee athletic teams.

MASCOT The Vols’ mascot is a blue tick coon hound named Smokey. The latest in the line -- Smokey IX -- will be faith-fully patrolling the sidelines again this year for Tennessee. The current Volunteers mascot comes from a line of native Tennessee-bred blue tick coon hounds that has been on the job since 1953 and been provided by the family of the late Rev. W.C. Brooks of Knoxville. The mascot Smokey was chosen as a result of a Pep Club contest held that year to select a mascot.

HEAD COACH DEREK DOOLEYDerek Dooley, 42, came

to UT after three seasons as head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he also served as athlet-ics director since March 2008. He was the only athletics direc-tor serving as head football coach on the BCS level.

Dooley is the youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the

Bulldogs for 25 seasons and claimed six league crowns and the 1980 national title.

In Dooley’s first season at the Tennessee helm, the Vols finished 6-7, winning all four games in November and play-ing North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.

The bright future on the horizon for UT football was exemplified by performances from the talented freshman class. Tennessee played 26 freshmen in 2010, including 16 true freshmen, both the third-highest totals in major college football.

Dooley played his college football at Virginia, turning down scholarship offers elsewhere to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from head coach George Welsh.

Dooley was named to his first head coaching position by Louisiana Tech in December 2006. Included in his 17-20 overall record was an 8-5 mark in 2008 highlighted by the school’s first postseason victory in 30 years at the Independence Bowl.

Dooley is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, an OB/GYN and Fort Worth, Texas, native. They have two sons, John Taylor (12) and Peyton (9), and a daughter, Julianna ( ). Allison is active in fundraising for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.

2011 STAFF -- Derek Dooley, Head Coach; Jim Chaney, Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs; Justin Wilcox, Defensive Coordinator; Charlie Baggett, Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers; Harry Hiestand, Offensive Line; Darin Hinshaw, Quarterbacks; Terry Joseph, Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator; Eric Russell, Tight Ends/Special Teams; Peter Sirmon, Linebackers; Lance Thompson, Defensive Line; Ron McKeefery, Football Head Strength Coach; Chino Fontenette, Graduate Assistant; Schirra Fields, Graduate Assistant; David Blackburn, Senior Assoc. AD/Administration; Brad Pendergrass, Dir. Football Operations; Condredge Holloway, Asst. AD/Student-Athlete Relations & Lettermen; Heather Ervin, Asst. Dir. Football Operations; Kris Ann Hawkins, Dir. On Campus Recruiting; Andre Lott, Vol for Life Coordinator; Jason McVeigh, Dir. Sports Medicine; Dr. Chris Klenck, Team Physician; Roger Frazier, Equipment Manager; Joe Harrinigton, Sports Video Coordinator, Scott Altizer, Dir. Football Relations; Steven Rubio, Dir. Player Personnel; Max Parrott, Assistant Equipment Manager; Allen Sitzler, Assistant Equipment Manager.

The present-day Neyland Stadium/Shields-Watkins Field had its beginning in 1919. Col. W.S. Shields, president of Knoxville’s City National Bank and a UT trustee, provided the initial capital to prepare and equip an athletic field. Thus, when the field was completed in March 1921, it was called Shields-Watkins Field in honor of the donor and his wife, Alice Watkins-Shields. The stadium, apart from the field it grew to enclose, came to bear its own distinguished name: Neyland Stadium. It was named in 1962 for the man most responsible for the growth and development of UT’s football program, Gen. Robert R. Neyland. Neyland served as head coach from 1926-1952, with two interruptions for military service. After retiring from the coaching ranks, Neyland was athletic director until his death in 1962. He was the guiding force behind additions to the stadium’s capacity and is the one most responsible for the winning tradition that Volunteer fans have come to expect over the years. In the summer before the 1994 season, natural grass replaced the artificial turf as the surface of Neyland Stadium for the first time since 1968. A 1996 expansion to the North end upper deck pushed capacity above 100,000. The 2000 addition of the east side skyboxes raised the figure to 104,079 before phased renovations for club and terrace seating improvements dropped current capacity to 102,455 -- still the fourth-largest stadium in college football.

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