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Bowl Information and UT Media Schedule ..................... 2

Setting the Stage ......................................................4 Tennessee Rosters .............................................................. 6 Tennessee Depth Chart .................................................... 8 Virginia Tech Depth Chart................................................ 9 The Matchup ......................................................................10 Noting the Volunteers .....................................................12 2009 Honors and Awards...............................................20 Updating the UT Record Book .....................................20

Coaching Staff/Administration ............................. 22 Head Coach Lane Kiffin ..................................................24 Associate Head Coach Ed Orgeron.............................26 Jim Chaney ..........................................................................27 Monte Kiffin ........................................................................28 James Cregg/Willie Mack Garza ..................................29 David Reaves/Lance Thompson ..................................30 Coaching G.A.s and Interns ...........................................31 Support Staff ......................................................................32 Director of Athletics Mike Hamilton ..........................34 UT President Jan Simek ..................................................35

The Vols .................................................................. 36 Meet the Vols ......................................................................38 Game-by-Game Statistics ..............................................55

2009 Season Review .............................................. 60 Season Recap .....................................................................62 Game Reviews ...................................................................64 Statistics ...............................................................................76

Bowl History ........................................................... 84 UT’s Bowl Tradition ...........................................................86 All-Time Bowl Results ......................................................87 Individual Bowl Recaps...................................................88 Bowl Records ................................................................... 104

In the News ........................................................... 116 Eric Berry ........................................................................... 118 Wes Brown/Jonathan Crompton ............................. 120 Aaron Douglas ................................................................ 121 Montario Hardesty ........................................................ 122 Gerald Jones/Ben Martin ............................................ 123 Denarius Moore/Dennis Rogan ................................ 124 Chris Scott/Luke Stockers ........................................... 125 Cody and Cory Sullins/Chris Walker ........................ 126 Dan Williams .................................................................... 127

Table of ConTenTs

2009 sChedule/ResulTsSept. 5 Western Kentucky W 63-7

Sept. 12 UCLA L 15-19

Sept. 19 at Florida L 13-23

Sept. 27 Ohio W 34-23

Oct. 3 Auburn L 22-26

Oct. 10 Georgia W 45-19

Oct. 24 at Alabama L 10-12

Oct. 31 South Carolina W 31-13

Nov. 7 Memphis W 56-28

Nov. 14 at Mississippi L 17-42

Nov. 21 Vanderbilt W 31-16

Nov. 28 at Kentucky (OT) W 30-24

univeRsiTy of Tennessee QuiCk faCTsLocation Knoxville, Tenn.

Founded 1794

Enrollment 27,739

Interim President Dr. Jan Simek

Faculty Rep Dr. Dan Murphy

Dir. of Athletics Mike Hamilton

Nickname Volunteers or Vols

Colors Orange and White

Mascot Smokey

Band Pride of the Southland

Stadium Neyland Stadium (100,011)

Conference Southeastern

CRediTsThe 2009 University of Tennessee Chick-fil-A Bowl Me-

dia Guide is published by the Department of Athletics,

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

Editors: Bud Ford, John Painter, Amanda Pruitt, Tony

Williams. Editorial Assistance: Dr. Rob Hardin, Drew

Rutherford, Drew Edwards, Zach Stipe.

Photography: Elizabeth Olivier, UTsports.com; Patrick

Murphy-Racey, PMRphoto.com; Don Carringer, Football

Time in Tennessee. Artwork & Design: John Schauff-

hauser, Schaffhauser Design, Canton, Miss. Printing: UT

Graphic Arts

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BOWL INFORMATION

Bud FordAssoc. AD - Media RelationsOffice 865-974-1214Cell 865-567-6287Email [email protected]

John PainterAssoc. Director - Media RelationsOffice 865-974-1097Cell 865-414-1143Email [email protected]

Tony WilliamsIntern - Media RelationsOffice 865-974-4669Cell 865-850-4753Email [email protected]

Assoc. AD Debby JenningsAssoc. Directors Tom Satkowiak, Eric TrainerAsst. Directors Cameron Harris, Brian DavusGraduate Assistants Amanda Pruitt, Marcus Dittmer, Josh Pate, Zach Stipe, Lindsey WillifordStudent Assistants Tony Geist, Christen Kardatzke, Drew Rutherford, Megan Stinnett, Hali TalbottSecretary Susie Treis

Tennessee Media RelationsRoom 255, Stokely Athletics Center

Phone 865-974-12-12

Fax 865-974-1269

Mailing Address P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901

Shipping Address 1720 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996

Team Headquarters Hilton Atlanta 255 Cortland Street NE Atlanta, Ga. 30303 404-659-2000 Band Headquarters Renaisssance Atlanta Downtown 590 W. Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, Ga. 30308 404-815-5340

Alumni Headquarters Hilton Atlanta 255 Cortland Street NE Atlanta, Ga. 30303 404-659-2000

Media Headquarters Atlanta Marriott Marquis 265 Peachtree Center Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 30303 404-521-0000 Bowl Info Coordinator Matt Garvey V.P. of Communications 404-586-8496 404-964-6342 [email protected]

Chick-fil-A Bowl Office 235 Andrew Young Intl. Blvd. Atlanta, Ga. 30303

Sat. Dec. 26 Chick-fil-A Bowl Team Welcome Party Dave & Buster’s Million Dollar Midway 4-6 p.m. 2215 D & B Drive, Marrietta, Ga. 770-951-5554 Sun. Dec. 27 Georgia Aquarium Visit 3:30 - 5 p.m. 225 Baker St. 404-581-4000

Mon. Dec. 28 MLK Jr. National Historic Site Visit 1:30 p.m. 526 Auburn Ave. NE 404-331-5190

Georgia Power Football Feud Atlanta Marriot Marquis Atrium Ballroom 7-9 p.m.

Tues. Dec. 29 FCA Breakfast (Selected Players) Atlanta Marriot Marquis Atrium Ballroom 7:45-9:15 a.m.

Scottish Rite Hospital Visit (Selected Players) 2 p.m.

Hughes Spalding Hospital Visit (Kiffin, Crompton, Berry, Reveiz, Williams) 3:15 p.m.

Wed. Dec. 30 Scholarship Luncheon and Chalk Talk Atlanta Marriot Marquis Atrium Ballroom 12:30

TENNESSEE MEdIA RELATIONS

TENNESSEE TEAM APPEARANCES

Date Dec. 31Time 7:30 p.m. ETLocation Georgia DomeTelevision ESPN (Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, Holly Rowe)Radio Vol Network (Bob Kesling, Tim Priest, Mike Stowell) ESPN Radio (Dave Neal, Rod Gilmore, Todd Harris) Virginia Tech Radio (Jerry Massey, Mike Burnop)

GAME INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Tennessee PRaCTiCe and Media availabiliTy

Dec. 26 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m Decatur High School Selected Players After Practice

Dec. 27 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Decatur High School Selected Players After Practice

Dec. 28 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Georgia Dome Selected Players After Practice

Dec. 29 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Georgia Dome Head Coach Availability

Dec. 30 3:30-4:30 p.m. Georgia Dome No Availability

ChiCk-fil-a boWl PRess ConfeRenCesAll press conferences will be held at Gate E of the Georgia Dome.

Monday, Dec. 28 11:45-12:15 p.m. Virginia Tech Head Coach Frank Beamer QB Tyrod Taylor, LB Cody Grimm 12:30-1 p.m. UT Head Coach Lane Kiffin QB Jonathan Crompton, SS Eric Berry

Tuesday, Dec. 29 11:45-12:15 p.m. VT Offensive Coordinator Bryan Stinespring VT Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster WR Danny Coale, DE Nikos Brown 12:30-1 p.m. UT Offensive Coordinator Jim Chaney UT Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin RB Montario Hardesty, DT Wes Brown

Wednesday, Dec. 30 11-12 p.m. Joint Head Coaches VT’s Frank Beamer and UT’s Lane Kiffin

Tennessee aThleTiCs adMinisTRaTion Director of Athletics Mike Hamilton Senior Associate AD/CFO Bill Myers Senior Associate AD/External Operations Chris FullerAssoc. AD - Strategic Initiatives Desiree Reed-Francois Assoc. AD-Admin. Carmen Tegano Assoc. AD-Business/Internal Affairs Tyler Johnson Assoc. AD - Compliance Brad Bertani Assoc. AD-Development Mark Ingram Assoc. AD - Development Dara Worrell Asst. AD - Administration David Woodall Asst. AD - Compliance Todd DooleyAsst. AD-Ticket Operations Joe Arnone Asst. AD-Event Management David Elliott Asst. AD-Student-Athlete Relations Condredge Holloway Dir. Public Relations Tiffany CarpenterDirector of Broadcasting Bob Kesling Consultant to AD Gus Manning Historian Haywood Harris

fooTball offiCe

Head Coach Lane KiffinAsst. Head Coach Ed OrgeronDefensive Coordinator Monte KiffinOffensive Coordinator Jim ChaneyAssistant Coaches James Cregg, Willie Mack Garza, David Reaves, Lance ThompsonGraduate Assistants Mitch Browning, Inquoris JohnsonAdministrative Interns Jamall Fobbs, Scott Thompson, Tyrone Pettaway, Chester McGlockton, Steve RubioSenior Assoc. AD-Football Operations David BlackburnAsst. Dir. - Football Operations Heather ErvinCoordinator Football Operations Kyle StronginHead Strength and Conditioning Aaron AusmusHead Trainer Jason McVeighEquipment Roger Frazier, Max Parrott, Alan StizlerCoordinator Sports Technology Joe HarringtonAsst. to the Head Coach Ryan BolingerFCA Director Roger WoodsSecretaries Amanda Gilpin, Kim Milligan, Kyra McCowan, Angela Schwinge, Austin Thomas

All times are approximate and subject to change. Video and photography is permitted for the first part of practice, per coach and SID guidelines.

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SETTING THE STAGETennessee Roster 6Tennessee Depth Chart 8Virginia Tech Depth Chart 9The Matchup 10Tennessee Game Notes 12

STEVE RobINSoN, CHICk-fIl-A MARkETING; HEAD CoACH lANE kIffEN; AD MIkE HAMIlToN; GARy STokAN, CHICk-fIl-A bowl pRESIDENT AND CEo

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2 Montario Hardesty TB

3 Darren Myles Jr. DB

4 Gerald Jones WR

5 Rico McCoy LB

6 Denarius Moore WR

8 Jonathan Crompton QB

9 Daryl Vereen LB

9 Bram Cannon QB/H

10 Marsalis Teague WR

11 Bryce Brown TB

14 Eric Berry DB

15 Janzen Jackson DB

17 Nick Stephens QB

17 Derrick Furlow DB

18 Tyler Wolf DB

19 Nick Lamaison QB

21 Sam Edgmon FB

22 Rod Wilks WR

22 David Harrington P

23 Prentiss Waggner DB

24 Cory Eichholtz DB

25 Art Evans DB

26 Daniel Lincoln PK

27 David Oku TB

28 Tauren Poole TB

29 Stephaun Raines DB

30 Shane Reveiz LB

31 Marsalous Johnson DB

34 Herman Lathers LB

36 Anthony Anderson DB

37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton LB

38 C.J. Fleming DB

39 Ben Bartholomew TE

40 Austin Johnson FB

41 Dennis Rogan DB

42 LaMarcus Thompson LB

45 Kevin Cooper FB

No. Name Pos.

47 Jake Storey LB

48 Greg King LB

50 Josh McNeil C

51 Vladimir Richard OG

52 Victor Thomas DT

53 Morgan Cox DS

54 William Brimfield OT

55 Dan Williams DT

57 Gerald Williams DE

58 Marlon Walls DT

59 Nick Guess DS

60 Carson Anderson C

65 Jacques McClendon OG

66 Cody Sullins C

69 Cory Sullins OG

71 Dallas Thomas OT

74 Jarrod Shaw OG

77 Cody Pope OG

78 Aaron Douglas OT

79 Chris Scott OT

80 Jeff Cottam TE

83 Zach Rogers WR

84 Chris Walker DE

85 Todd Campbell WR

86 Willie Bohannon DE

87 Quintin Hancock WR

88 Luke Stocker TE

90 Steven Fowlkes DE

93 Montori Hughes DT

93 Devin Mathis PK

94 Wes Brown DT

96 Chad Cunningham P/PK

97 Chase Nelson DT

98 Rae Sykes DE

99 Ben Martin DE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (Previous School)36 Anthony Anderson DB 6-1 179 So. Sq. Knoxville (Austin-East)60 Carson Anderson C 6-2 267 Fr. RS Florence, Ala. (Florence) Jerod Askew LB 6-1 230 Fr. HS Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith)39 Ben Bartholomew TE 6-2 250 So. 1L Nashville (Montgomery Bell Academy)14 Eric Berry DB 5-11 203 Jr. 2L Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside)86 Willie Bohannon DE 6-2 230 Fr. RS Mobile, Ala. (Blount)54 William Brimfield OT 6-5 346 So. Sq. Norway, S.C. (Hunter-Kinard-Tyler)11 Bryce Brown TB 6-0 215 Fr. HS Wichita, Kan. (Wichita East)94 Wes Brown DT 6-4 257 Sr. 3L Athens, Ala. (Athens)85 Todd Campbell WR 6-0 186 So. Sq. Nashville (Franklin)9 Bram Cannon H 6-2 195 Sr. 1L Memphis (Briarcrest)45 Kevin Cooper FB 6-0 247 Jr. 1L Chattanooga (Baylor)80 Jeff Cottam TE 6-8 260 Sr. 3L Germantown (Germantown)53 Morgan Cox DS 6-4 226 Sr. 2L Collierville (Evangelical Christian) 8 Jonathan Crompton QB 6-4 228 Sr. 3L Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola)96 Chad Cunningham P/PK 6-3 198 Jr. 2L Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County)78 Aaron Douglas OT 6-6 282 Fr. RS Maryville (Maryville)21 Sam Edgmon FB 6-1 220 So. Sq. Pulaski (Giles County)24 Cory Eichholtz DB 5-8 180 Fr. Sq. Knoxville (Bearden)25 Art Evans DB 6-1 173 So. 1L Lakeland, Fla. (Evangel Christian)38 C.J. Fleming DB 5-10 173 So. Sq. Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs)90 Steven Fowlkes DE 6-4 229 Fr. RS College Park, Ga. (Banneker) Savion Frazier LB 6-2 221 Jr. 2L Woodbridge, Va. (Gar-Field) 17 Derrick Furlow DB 6-1 190 Sr. Sq. Atlanta, Ga. (Crossett [Ark.]) Eric Gordon DB 5-10 187 Fr. HS Nashville (Hillsboro)59 Nick Guess DS 6-3 208 So. Sq. Knoxville (Farragut)87 Quintin Hancock WR 6-3 207 Sr. 2L St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine) 2 Montario Hardesty TB 6-0 215 Sr. 3L New Bern, N.C. (New Bern)22 David Harrington P 6-3 185 Jr. TR Huntington Beach, Calif. (Orange Coast College)44 Josh Hawkins LB 6-1 223 So. Sq. Loudon (Loudon) Daniel Hood OL 6-5 255 Fr. HS Knoxville (Catholic)93 Montori Hughes DT 6-4 312 Fr. HS Murfreesboro (Siegel)15 Janzen Jackson DB 6-0 180 Fr. HS Lake Charles, La. (Barbe) Arthur Jeffery DL 6-4 285 Fr. HS Sarasota, Fla. (Booker)40 Austin Johnson FB 6-2 234 So. 1L Hickory, N.C. (Hickory)31 Marsalous Johnson DB 5-9 184 Sr. 3L Smyrna (Smyrna) 4 Gerald Jones WR 6-0 199 Jr. 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood)48 Greg King LB 6-3 205 Fr. HS Memphis (Melrose)19 Nick Lamaison QB 6-1 200 So. TR Covina, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College)34 Herman Lathers LB 6-1 213 Fr. RS Baton Rouge, La. Scotlandville)26 Daniel Lincoln PK 6-0 203 Jr. 2L Ocala, Fla. (Forest)99 Ben Martin DE 6-3 239 Jr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (La Salle)93 Devin Mathis PK 5-10 180 Jr. Sq. Chattanooga (Baylor)65 Jacques McClendon OG 6-3 324 Sr. 3L Cleveland (The Baylor School)5 Rico McCoy LB 6-1 220 Sr. 3L Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College HS)50 Josh McNeil C 6-4 280 Sr. 3L Collins, Miss. (Collins)37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton LB 6-0 229 Fr. HS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)6 Denarius Moore WR 6-1 190 Jr. 2L Tatum, Texas (Tatum)3 Darren Myles Jr. DB 6-2 190 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga. (Carver)97 Chase Nelson DT 6-4 292 Jr. Sq. Tulsa, Okla. (Union) Robert Nelson LB 6-0 205 Fr. HS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)27 David Oku TB 5-10 186 Fr. HS Midwest City, Okla. (Carl Albert) Nyshier Oliver DB 5-10 180 Fr. HS Jersey City, N.J. (Saint Peter’s Prep)28 Tauren Poole TB 5-10 203 So. 1L Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County)77 Cody Pope OG 6-6 288 So. Sq. Julian, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic)29 Stephaun Raines DB 5-10 179 So. Sq. Dalton, Ga. (Coffeyville [Kan.] CC) Nick Reveiz LB 5-10 220 Jr. 2L Farragut (Farragut)30 Shane Reveiz LB 5-11 210 So. Sq. Farragut (Farragut) Kevin Revis OL 6-4 265 Fr. HS Evansville (Rhea County)

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90 Steven Fowlkes FOLKS

43 Savion Frazier SAV-ee-on

93 Montori Hughes Mon-TORE-ee

2 Montario Hardesty Mon-TARE-ee-oh

31 Marsalous Johnson Mar-SAL-us

19 Nick Lamaison LAM-eh-sun

65 Jacques McClendon JOCK

83 Denarius Moore Duh-NARE-ee-iss

30 Nyshier Oliver NYE-sheer

29 Stephaun Raines Ste-FON

56 Nick Reveiz Ruh-VAZE

51 Vladimir Richard VLAD-uh-meer RICH-urd

75 JerQuari Schofield Jer-KWAR-ee

74 Jarrod Shaw Juh-ROD

PRonunCiaTions

CoaChinG sTaff• On the FieldLane Kiffin Head Coach

Monte Kiffin Defensive Coordinator

Ed Orgeron Defensive Line

James Cregg Offensive Line

David Reaves Quarterbacks

Lance Thompson Linebackers

• In the BoothJim Chaney Offensive Coordinator

Willie Mack Garza Defensive Backs

volunTeeR sQuadName Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (Previous School)LaMarcus Armstead LB 5-10 205 Fr. HS Nashville (Overton)Joseph Ayres DE 6-3 294 Fr. HS Chattanooga (McCaullie)Josh Bigney WR 6-4 180 Fr. HS Knoxville (Farragut)Robert Boswell LB 5-10 198 Fr. HS Collierville (Evangelical Christian) Nick Branum DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic)Robert Braun LB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Cincinatti, Ohio (Madiera HS)J.R. Carr LS 5-11 215 Fr. HS Torrance, Calif. (South Torrance)Chris Cates QB 5-11 185 So. HS Knoxville (Christian Acad. of Knoxville)Geoff Courtney WR/H 6-1 180 Jr. Sq. Knoxville (Farragut)Albert Davies DB 5-10 200 So. Tr. Charlotte, N.C., (Middle Tenn. St.)Josh Davis P 5-10 190 Fr. HS Dayton (Roane County HS)Chris Eggert WR 5-10 193 Fr. Tr. Farragut (Univ. of the Cumberlands)Mike Fromke QB 6-3 195 Fr. HS Knoxville (Christian Acad. of Knoxville)Steven Hensley RB 5-10 185 Sr. Sq. Coalfield (Univ. of the Cumberlands)Nick Jackson DB 6-0 197 So. Sq. Memphis (Central)Grant Jessen LB 6-0 210 Fr. Sq. Cordova (St. George’s)Chad Jordan LS 6-2 225 Jr. Tr. Marietta, Ga. (Dean College [Mass.])Charles Karlosky DL 6-3 220 Jr. Tr. Cookeville (Tennessee Tech)Cole Lail LB 6-1 220 Fr. HS Alcoa (William Blount)Ben Lehning TE 6-0 230 So. Sq. Nashville (David Lipscomb)T.J. Marrs LS 5-10 220 So. Sq. Bluefield, Va. (Graham)Devin Mosley WR 5-8 160 So. Sq. Pickens, Ga. (Pickens) Michael Odell WR 6-0 211 So. Sq. Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak)Chase Phillips OL 6-3 286 Fr. HS Knoxville (South Doyle)Chip Rhome P 6-3 200 So. Sq. Christiana (Austin Peay State Univ.)Mandela Shaw DB 6-2 196 Jr. HS Memphis (Memphis East)Sam Thomas P 6-6 195 Fr. HS Memphis (Ridgeway)Matt Wegzyn TE 6-3 230 Fr. Sq. Northville, Mich. (Northville)Tyler Wills DB 6-0 175 Fr. HS Knoxville (Morristown East)

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TE 88 Luke Stocker (Jr., 6-6, 240) 80 Jeff Cottam (Sr., 6-8, 260) 39 Ben Bartholomew (So., 6-2, 250)

LT 79 Chris Scott (Sr., 6-5, 330) 71 Dallas Thomas (Fr., 6-5, 268)

LG 69 Cory Sullins (Sr., 6-1, 270) 51 Vladimir Richard (Sr., 6-4, 300) C 66 Cody Sullins (Sr., 6-1, 260) 69 Cory Sullins (Sr., 6-1, 270) 50 Josh McNeil (Sr., 6-4, 280)

RG 65 Jacques McClendon (Sr., 6-3, 324) 54 William Brimfield (So., 6-5, 346)

RT 78 Aaron Douglas (Fr., 6-6, 282) 74 Jarrod Shaw (Jr., 6-4, 332)

WR 4 Gerald Jones (Jr., 6-0, 199) 10 Marsalis Teague (Fr., 5-10, 180) 83 Zach Rogers (Fr., 6-2, 170)

WR 6 Denarius Moore (Jr., 6-1, 190) 87 Quintin Hancock (Sr., 6-3, 207) 22 Rod Wilks (Fr., 6-0, 220)

QB 8 Jonathan Crompton (Sr., 6-4, 228) 17 Nick Stephens (Jr., 6-4, 227) 19 Nick Lamaison (So., 6-1, 200)

TB 2 Montario Hardesty (Sr., 6-0, 215) OR 11 Bryce Brown (Fr., 6-0, 215) 27 David Oku (Fr., 5-10, 186) 28 Tauren Poole (So., 5-10, 203)

FB 45 Kevin Cooper (Jr., 6-0, 247) 40 Austin Johnson (So., 6-2, 234)

defense

LE 99 Ben Martin (Jr., 6-3, 239) 86 Willie Bohannon (Fr., 6-2, 230) 57 Gerald Williams (Jr., 6-4, 248)

LT 94 Wes Brown (Sr., 6-4, 257) 58 Marlon Walls (Fr., 6-2, 225)

RT 55 Dan Williams (Sr., 6-3, 327) 93 Montori Hughes (Fr., 6-4, 312) 52 Victor Thomas (Jr., 6-4, 286)

RE 84 Chris Walker (Jr., 6-3, 232) 86 Willie Bohannon (Fr., 6-2, 230) 90 Steven Fowlkes (Fr., 6-4, 229) SLB 42 LaMarcus Thompson (Jr., 6-1, 221) 9 Daryl Vereen (So., 6-0, 213) 30 Shane Reveiz (So., 5-11, 210)

MLB 34 Herman Lathers (Fr., 6-1, 213) 37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton (Fr., 6-0, 229)

WLB 5 Rico McCoy (Sr., 6-1, 220) 44 Josh Hawkins (So., 6-1, 223)

LCB 41 Dennis Rogan (Jr., 5-10, 178) 36 Anthony Anderson (So., 6-1, 179)

RCB 25 Art Evans (So., 6-1, 173) 29 Stephaun Raines (So., 5-10, 179)

FS 15 Janzen Jackson (Fr., 6-0, 180) 18 Tyler Wolf (Jr., 6-0, 200) 23 Prentiss Waggner (Fr., 6-2, 177)

SS 14 Eric Berry (Jr., 5-11, 203) 3 Darren Myles Jr. (Fr., 6-2, 190) 6 Derrick Furlow (Sr., 6-1, 190)

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PR 41 Dennis Rogan (Jr., 5-10, 178) 4 Gerald Jones (Jr., 6-0, 199) KR 27 David Oku (Fr., 5-10, 186) AND 6 Denarius Moore (Jr., 6-1, 190)

P 96 Chad Cunningham (Jr., 6-3, 198) 22 David Harrington (Jr., 6-3, 185)

PK 93 Devin Mathis (Jr., 5-10, 180) 26 Daniel Lincoln (Jr., 6-0, 203)

KO 96 Chad Cunningham (Jr., 6-3, 198) 26 Daniel Lincoln (Jr., 6-0, 203)

DS 53 Morgan Cox (Sr., 6-4, 226) 59 Nick Guess (So., 6-3, 208)

H 9 Bram Cannon (Sr., 6-2, 195)

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P 97 Brent Bowden (Sr., 6-3, 206) 30 Bryan Saunders (Jr., 6-0, 199)

FG/PAT 49 Matt Waldron (Sr., 5-11, 198) 48 Justin Meyer (So., 6-1, 210)

DS - P 63 Matt Tuttle (Sr., 6-0, 229) 50 Collin Carroll (So., 6-3, 240)

DS - FG 50 Collin Carroll (So., 6-3, 240) 63 Matt Tuttle (Sr., 6-0, 229)

H 97 Brent Bowden (Sr., 6-3, 206) 30 Bryan Saunders (Jr., 6-0, 199)

KO 48 Justin Meyer (So., 6-1, 210) 49 Matt Waldron (Sr., 5-11, 198)

KR 11 Dyrell Roberts (So., 6-2, 190) AND 4 David Wilson (Fr., 5-10, 200)

PR 20 Jayron Hosley (Fr., 5-10, 170) 4 David Wilson (Fr., 5-10, 200)

defense

DE 6 Jason Worilds (Jr., 6-2, 262) 82 Steven Friday (Jr., 6-4, 240)

DT 91 John Graves (Jr., 6-3, 277) 56 Demetrius Taylor (Sr., 6-0, 273)

DT 95 Cordarrow Thompson (Sr., 6-2, 301) 98 Antoine Hopkins (Fr., 6-0, 301)

DE 47 Nekos Brown (Sr., 6-2, 248) 33 Chris Drager (So., 6-3, 249)

ILB 52 Barquell Rivers (So., 6-0, 237) 51 Bruce Taylor (Fr., 6-2, 237)

ILB 39 Lyndell Gibson (Fr., 5-10, 220) 36 Jake Johnson (So., 6-1, 231)

OLB 26 Cody Grimm (Sr., 5-11, 210) 41 Cam Martin (Sr., 6-1, 209)

ROV 2 Davon Morgan (Jr., 6-0, 196) 24 Dorian Porch (Sr., 5-11, 209)

BC 21 Rashad Carmichael (Jr., 5-11, 186) 20 Jayron Hosley (Fr., 5-10, 170)

FS 17 Kam Chancellor (Sr., 6-4, 230) 15 Eddie Whitley (So., 6-1, 183)

FC 27 Stephan Virgil (Sr., 5-11, 189) 9 Cris Hill (So., 5-11, 183)

offense

SE 81 Jarrett Boykin (So., 6-2, 215) 7 Marcus Davis (Fr., 6-4, 236)

TE 8 Greg Boone (Sr., 6-3, 283) 88 Andre Smith (Jr., 6-5, 268)

LT 77 Ed Wang (Sr., 6-5, 309) 54 Nick Becton (Fr., 6-6, 311)

LG 70 Sergio Render (Sr., 6-3, 313) 75 Greg Nosal (So., 6-6, 284)

C 60 Beau Warren (Jr., 6-3, 288) 67 Michael Via (Fr., 6-7, 284)

RG 68 James Brooks (So., 6-2, 300) 64 Richard Graham (Sr., 6-6, 306)

RT 62 Blake DeChristopher (So., 6-5, 313) 72 Andrew Lanier (So., 6-5, 279)

TB 34 Ryan Williams (Fr., 5-10, 206) 25 Josh Oglesby (So., 5-11, 210)

FB 42 Kenny Jefferson (Sr., 5-10, 240) 31 Kenny Younger (Jr., 6-0, 223)

QB 5 Tyrod Taylor (Jr., 6-1, 216) 12 Ju-Ju Clayton (Fr., 6-1, 208)

FL 19 Danny Coale (So., 6-0, 2006) 11 Dyrell Roberts (So., 6-2, 190)

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• Eastern Division School SEC Overall Pct. Florida 8-0 12-1 .923Tennessee 4-4 7-5 .583Georgia 4-4 7-5 .583South Carolina 3-5 7-5 .583Kentucky 3-5 7-5 .583Vanderbilt 0-8 2-10 .167

• Western Division School SEC Overall Pct. Alabama 8-0 13-0 1.000LSU 5-3 9-3 .750Ole Miss 4-4 8-4 .666Arkansas 3-5 7-5 .583Auburn 3-5 7-5 .583Mississippi St. 3-5 5-7 .417

All-Time Appearances 47All-Time Record 25-22vs. Current ACC Teams 7-5vs. Virginia Tech 1-0On Dec. 31 1-3

Chick-fil-A Bowl Record (1-3)2004 Clemson L 14-272002 Maryland L 3-201988 Indiana W 27-221982 Iowa L 22-28

head Coach lane kiffinBorn May 9, 1975Education Fresno State, 1998Playing Career QB, Fresno State, 1994-97Coaching Career Student Assistant - Fresno State (1998)Graduate Assistant - Colorado St. (1999)Def. Asst. - Jacksonville Jaguars (2000)Multiple Titles - Southern Cal (2001-06)Head Coach - Oakland Raiders (2007-08)Head Coach - University of Tennessee (2009)

Career Record 7-5 (.583)At Tennessee Same

2009 ResulTsDate Opponent (Rank) Site Result Attend. Sept. 5 Western Kentucky Knoxville W 63-7 98,761 Sept. 12 UCLA Knoxville L 15-19 102,239 Sept. 19 Florida (1/1) Gainesville L 13-23 90,894 Sept. 26 Ohio Knoxville W 34-23 95,535 Oct. 3 Auburn Knoxville L 22-26 102,941 Oct. 10 Georgia Knoxville W 45-19 103,261 Oct. 24 Alabama (1/2) Tuscaloosa L 10-12 92,012 Oct. 31 S. Carolina (21/21) Knoxville W 31-13 96,263Nov. 7 Memphis Knoxville W 56-28 94,636 Nov. 14 Mississippi Oxford L 17-42 61,422 Nov. 21 Vanderbilt Knoxville W 31-16 100,124 Nov. 28 Kentucky Lexington W 30-24 (OT) 70,981

2009 TeaM sTaTisTiCsCategory Mark SEC Rank NCAA RankRushing Offense 169.8 7th 43rd Passing Offense 225.6 3rd 47thTotal Offense 395.4 6th 48thScoring Offense 30.6 5th 32ndRushing Defense 142.9 7th 58thPassing Defense 165.9 4th 10thTotal Defense 308.8 4th 16thScoring Defense 21.0 6th 26thKickoff Returns 23.8 6th 28thPunt Returns 9.3 6th 55thTime of Possession 30:46 4th 37th Turnover Margin +0.33 5th 41st3rd Down Conversions 40.0 % 5th 58th4th Down Conversions 54.2 % 7th 45th

2009 individual leadeRsRushing GP Att. Yds. Per Car. TD Long Per Gm.Montario Hardesty 12 264 1306 4.9 12 43 108.8Bryce Brown 12 101 460 4.6 3 37 38.3

Passing GP Rating C-Att.-Int. Pct. Yds. TD Per Gm.Jonathan Crompton 12 135.83 209-358-12 58.4 2565 26 213.8

Receiving GP Rec. Yds. Per Rec. TD Per gm.Gerald Jones 11 41 610 14.9 4 55.5Denarius Moore 12 36 473 13.1 6 39.4Luke Stocker 12 27 370 13.7 5 30.8

Punt Returns Ret. Yds. Avg. TD Long Dennis Rogan 6 46 7.7 0 23

Kickoff Returns Ret. Yds. Avg. TD LongDavid Oku 30 780 26.0 0 69

Tackles UT TT Tot. TFL SackRico McCoy 69 43 112 2.5-9 0Eric Berry 54 29 83 6.0-15 0Dennis Rogan 38 25 63 4.0-16 1.0-2Dan Williams 30 31 61 8.5-27 2.0-17Herman Lathers 20 20 40 1.0-5 0

Interceptions No. Yds. TDWes Brown 2 28 1Eric Berry 2 7 0Chris Walker 2 7 1

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• Atlantic Division School ACC Overall Pct.Clemson 6-2 8-5 .615Boston College 5-3 8-4 .667Florida State 4-4 6-6 .500Wake Forest 3-5 5-7 .417N.C. State 2-6 5-7 .417Maryland 1-7 2-10 .167

• Coastal Division School ACC Overall Pct.Georgia Tech 7-1 11-2 .846Virginia Tech 6-2 9-3 .750Miami 5-3 9-3 .750North Carolina 4-4 8-4 .667Duke 3-5 5-7 .417Virginia 2-6 3-9 .250

All-Time Appearances 22All-Time Record 8-14vs. Current SEC Teams 1-4vs. Tennessee 0-1On Dec. 31 5-0

Chick-fil-A Bowl Record (1-2)2006 Georgia L 24-311986 N.C. State W 25-241980 Miami L 20-10

2009 TeaM sTaTisiTiCsCategory Mark ACC Rank NCAA RankRushing Offense 206.4 2nd 16 Passing Offense 181.8 9th 98th Total Offense 388.2 6th 55th Scoring Offense 31.4 4th 28th Rushing Defense 138.7 4th 52nd Passing Defense 161.4 1st 6th Total Defense 300.1 2nd 14th Scoring Defense 15.8 1st 11th Kickoff Returns 24.7 1st 21st Punt Returns 10.5 6th 42nd Time of Possession 30:05 4th 55th Turnover Margin +0.67 1st 15th 3rd Down Conversions 42% 6th 43rd 4th Down Conversions 33% 11th 100th

2009 individual leadeRsRushing GP Att. Yds. Per Car. TD Long Per Gm.Ryan Williams 12 268 1538 5.7 19 66 128.2Tyrod Taylor 12 101 344 3.4 4 46 28.7

Passing GP Rating C-Att.-Int. Pct. Yds. TD Per Gm.Tyrod Taylor 12 149.3 126-226-4 55.8 2102 13 175.2

Receiving GP Rec. Yds. Per Rec. TD Per gm.Jarrett Boykin 12 36 715 19.9 5 59.6Danny Coale 12 29 572 19.7 2 47.7Dyrell Roberts 12 20 353 17.7 3 29.4

Punt Returns Ret. Yds. Avg. TD Long Jayron Hosley 28 306 10.9 1 64

Kickoff Returns Ret. Yds. Avg. TD LongDavid Wilson 17 325 19.1 0 42Dyrell Roberts 15 517 34.5 1 98

Tackles UT TT Tot. TFL SackCody Grimm 44 55 99 9.5-27 3.0-13 Barquell Rivers 32 62 94 4.5-13 0 Kam Chancellor 23 41 64 3.0-4 0

Interceptions No. Yds. TDRashad Carmichael 5 62 1 Kam Chancellor 2 -3 0

head Coach frank beamerBorn Oct. 18, 1946 Education Virginia Tech, 1969Playing Career DB, Virginia Tech, 1966-68Coaching Career Graduate Assistant - Maryland (1972)Assistant Coach, The Citadel (1973-76)Defensive Coordinator, The Citadel (1977-78)Defensive Coordinator, Murray State (1979-80)Head Coach, Murray State (1981-86)Head Coach, Virginia Tech (1987-Pres.)

Career Record 228-115-4 (.662) At Virginia Tech 186-92-2 (.667)

2009 ResulTsDate Opponent (Rank) Site Result Attend. Sept. 5 Alabama (5) Atlanta, Ga. L 24-34 74,954Sept. 12 Marshall Blacksburg, Va. W 52-10 66,233Sept. 19 Nebraska (19) Blacksburg, Va. W 16-15 66,233Sept. 26 Miami (9) Blacksburg, Va. W 31-7 66,233Oct. 3 Duke Durham, N.C. W 34-26 26,211Oct. 10 Boston College Blacksburg, Va. W 45-14 66,233Oct. 17 Georgia Tech (19) Atlanta, Ga. L 28-38 54,405Oct. 29 North Carolina Blacksburg, Va. L 17-20 66,233Nov. 5 East Carolina Greenville, N.C. W 16-3 43,569Nov. 14 Maryland College Park, Md. W 36-9 51,514Nov. 21 N.C. State Blacksburg, Va. W 38-10 66,233Nov. 28 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. W 42-13 58,555

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Hardesty Among Top Backs in Southeastern Conference

Senior tailback Montario Hardesty posted one of the best rush-ing seasons in school history in 2009 and is in position to set UT’s season rushing record with a 156-yard effort vs. Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Hardesty rushed for 1,306 yards and 12 touchdowns on 264 car-ries. His yardage total ranks fifth in school history, and his carries rank third. He would become the most-worked back in program history with 28 carries in the Chick-fil-A bowl.

His 108.8 yards-per-game average was the third-best in the SEC and his 12 rushing touchdown tied for third in the league. He is the 13th back In school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

The New Bern, N.C., native posted five 100-yard games and three 150-yard games on the year and finished the season as well as he started it, opening the year with 160 yards vs. Western Kentucky and finishing the regular season with a career-high 179 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 39 carries at Kentucky.

He has demonstrated big-play potential throughout the year as well, reeling of 39 runs of 10 yards or more and nine runs of 20 yards or more. He has three touchdowns of 20 yards or more including scoring treks of 39 and 43 yards.

Thanks to one very impressive season, Hardesty’s career num-bers are also among the best in school history. His 2,352 career yards rank 10th all-time and his 25 career touchdowns are the 10th most ever.

Hardesty has carried the weight of a UT rushing effort that tal-lied 170 yards per game and just under five yards per carry in 2009.

Berry Plays New Role, Wins Thorpe AwardJunior strong safety Eric Berry entered the 2009 campaign just

15 yards shy of the NCAA record for interception return yards with 487 on 12 interceptions. Under new defensive coordinator Mon-te Kiffin, Berry was moved closer to the line of scrimmage and snagged only two interceptions and seven return yards.

As those who have followed his career might expect, Berry took his new role and became outstanding in it. He finished second on the team and second among SEC defensive backs with 83 tackles and tied for third on the team with six tackles for loss. He broke up a team-high seven passes and posted 48 fumble return yards on two recoveries.

Berry posted three double-digit tackle efforts this season and even led the team in tackles in two games. He also remained a big-play threat despite not being thrown many interception op-portunities. He forced a key fumble in the fourth quarter at Ala-bama and also notched a fumble recovery and a pick vs. Memphis.

Berry earned All-America acclaim from the American Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation and was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award presented to the nation’s top defensive back. He was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Tro-phy given to the nation’s top overall defensive player and the Lott Trophy, given to the defensive IMPACT player of the year.

He was a unanimous selection to the Associated Press All-SEC team and a first-team All-SEC pick by the league’s coaches.

He now stands just eight yards shy of the NCAA interception return yardage record of 501 held by Terrell Buckkley of Florida State and is fifth in school history with 14 career interceptions.

Series History Tennessee leads the all-time series with Virginia Tech 5-2 dating to 1896. The Vols are 2-0 vs. the Hokies in neutral site games and 1-0 in bowl games. The two programs have not met on the football field since the 1994 Gator Bowl, and prior to that encounter had not played since 1937.

Last Meeting James “Little Man” Stewart was responsible for four touchdowns, three on the ground and one passing, as the Vols routed the Hokies 45-23 in the 1994 Gator Bowl at Florida Field in Gainesville. Tennessee led 14-0 after one quarter and 35-10 at half-time, cruising to the program’s third all-time Gator Bowl win.

Bowl History Tennessee is playing in its 48th all-time bowl game and its eighth since 2000. Tennessee’s 48 appearances rank second among all college football programs. The Vols are 25-22 in previous bowl games, and their 25 wins tie for the fourth-most in college football.

In the Chick-fil-A Bowl Tennessee is playing in its fifth Chick-fil-A Bowl, and the Vols have a record of 1-3 in the previous four games. The Vols defeated Indiana in 1988 and lost to Clemson in 2004, Maryland in 2002 and Iowa in 1982.

vs. the Ranked Tennessee has played three games vs. ranked opponents this season and is 1-2 in those contests. The Vols lost at No. 1 Florida 23-13 and at No. 1 Alabama 12-10 before rolling over No. 21 South Carolina 31-13 in Knoxville. The Vols are an even 19-19 vs. ranked teams in bowl games and 3-3 when the opponent is ranked and the Vols are not.

vs. the ACC Tennessee will play its 13th bowl game vs. a team that is now in the ACC. Tennessee boasts a 100-60-7 (.619) all-time record vs. current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and a 7-5 mark in bowl games. The Chick-fil-A Bowl makes current ACC teams the most played bowl opponents of the Vols, edging the Big Ten and Big 12, who UT has played 12 times each.

On New Year’s Eve Tennessee has played four bowl games on New Year’s Eve and is 1-3 in those contests. The Vols’ only victory came in the 1966 Gator Bowl over Syracuse.

UT Coaches in Their First Bowl Game Dating to 1939 and UT’s first bowl game, the Vols have had 10 head coaches. Lane Kif-fin is just the fourth head coach to make a bowl in his first season, though the task became much easier as time passed due to the increase in the number of bowl games. Dating to Gen. Robert R. Neyland’s first Orange Bowl in 1939, Tennessee coaches are 5-3 in their first bowl game with two never coaching a bowl game.

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Crompton Reaches Potential as Season Progresses Senior quarterback Jonathan Crompton authored one of the

great career turnarounds in UT history in 2009. The signal caller suffered through a miserable 2008 campaign and struggled early in 2009, but saw things begin to click after three games.

Beginning with the Ohio game, Crompton completed 164 of 285 passes (.575) for 2,146 yards and 21 touchdowns with just five interceptions. In the season’s first three games, Crompton com-pleted 45 of 73 passes (.616) for 419 yards and five touchdowns with seven interceptions.

The signal caller rebounded from a rough early stretch to finish third in the SEC in passing at 213.8 yards per game and second in touchdown passes with 26. His 26 touchdown strikes also rank as the fourth most by a quarterback in a season in school history.

Interceptions plagued Crompton for the early portion of the season, but he threw just two in his last five games and went through a stretch of 142 passes without a pick, falling one attempt shy of the school record set by Casey Clausen in 2003.

Crompton is already only the ninth passer in program history to throw for 2,500 yards in a season and he will become the 10th in program history to throw for 4,000 career yards with just nine yards in the air in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

McCoy Posts Second Career 100-Tackle SeasonSenior linebacker Rico McCoy was a model of consistency in the

defensive backfield in 2009, and he posted outstanding numbers to back up his determination.

McCoy was one of six linebackers to start a game for the Vols this season and the only one to start all 12 regular season con-tests. Tennessee lost two starting middle linebackers in the first eight games of the season, but survived on inspired play by Mc-Coy at the weakside position. He finished the season with a ca-reer-high 112 tackles, good enough to lead the team and finish third in the SEC. He also forced an SEC-best five fumbles, which ranks fifth nationally entering bowl games.

McCoy led the team in tackles in seven games, including the last two contests of the season. He notched eight double-digit tackle efforts in 2009 and 15 in his career. In 50 career games, Mc-Coy has been the Vols leading tackler 21 times.

In 38 games prior to the 2009 season, McCoy averaged just over six tackles per contest. In 2009, he notched 9.3 stops per game.

McCoy has posted 343 career tackles on the strength of 112 this season and 106 in 2007. His career total ranks 10th in program history and he is the first defensive player to crack the top 10 since Earnest Fields made the last of his 407 career tackles in 1991. By playing in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, McCoy will tie the school record for games played by a position player at 51.

Williams Wraps UT Career with Superb YearSenior defensive tackle Dan Williams has always been a force

getting into the opponent’s offensive backfield, but in 2009 he be-came a more consistent player on every snap while maintaining his tackle for loss and quarterback hurry statistics.

Williams notched 8.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries to go along with 48 tackles in 2008. In 12 games thus far in 2009, he has posted 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, nine quarter-back hurries and 61 tackles.

His nine quarterback hurries are the most on the team and his 8.5 tackles for loss tie for the team lead with linemate Chris Walker. His 61 tackles are fourth among Vols.

Williams is just the fourth UT defensive tackle since 1990 to post 60 tackles in a season, putting him in the company of NFL stars John Henderson (71-2000) and Turk McBride (68-2006) along with Carey Bailey (62 - 1991).

He averaged 5.6 tackles per game in the season’s final eight contests compared to just four per game in the first four games. He notched both of his sacks, seven of his tackles for loss and seven of his quarterback hurries in the final eight games as well.

Walker’s Breakout Year Slowed Slightly by Injury Junior defensive end Chris Walker earned the praise of UT

coaches almost immediately upon their arrival in Knoxville. They saw a fast, athletic pass rusher that was ready to emerge as a de-fensive star, and Walker did all he could to live up to that billing in 2009 despite a nagging back injury.

Walker started 11 of 12 games in his third season on Rocky Top after playing as a backup in 2007 and 2008. He finished his junior year with a team-high six sacks and tied for the team lead in tack-les for loss with 8.5 and interceptions with two. His 36 tackles ranked seventh on the team.

Walker missed the South Carolina game and played a limited role in others due to his injury, but was still seventh in the SEC in sacks.

Douglas Earns National Recognition for Play Redshirt freshman Aaron Douglas was one of several Vols

to change positions when Lane Kiffin and staff took over in the spring. Douglas moved from the bottom of the depth chart at tight end immediately into competition for a starting job at right tackle.

By the season’s fourth game, Douglas was in the starting lineup. The freshman played more than 95 percent of Tennessee’s offen-sive snaps after the Ohio game and allowed just 1.5 sacks while not committing a penalty in more than 700 plays from scrimmage.

For his efforts, Douglas was named Freshman All-America by Phil Steele and Freshman All-SEC by the league’s coaches.

Douglas also earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following Tennessee’s 56-28 win over Memphis in which the Vols racked up 566 yards of offense and allowed just one sack.

Douglas is a second-generation Volunteer as both of his parents played for Tennessee, his father David on the offensive line in the mid-1980s and his mother, then Karla Horton, helped women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt to her first national championship.

Moore, Jones Overcome Injuries to Excel Junior wideouts Denarius Moore and Gerald Jones were a sig-

nificant part of Tennessee’s early-season struggles in the passing game. Both suffered injuries in the preseason and were ineffective through the first several games.

The two are equally responsible for the resurrection of the pass-ing game down the stretch. Once healthy, the two began to click with quarterback Jonathan Crompton and each wound up post-ing career numbers as a result.

Moore led the team in touchdown receptions with six and was second on the team in receptions with 36 and yards with 473. For his career, Moore stands just 44 yards shy of the 1,000-yard mark.

Moore made only one catch for four yards in the season’s first three games, but notched 35 catches in his last nine games. He posted a career-high seven receptions vs. Memphis and also post-ed his first career multi-touchdown game with two.

Jones caught just three passes in his first three games after missing the season opener with an injury. He finished with 38 re-ceptions in the last eight games of the season. His season totals of 41 receptions and 610 receiving yards both lead the team.

Jones posted two 100-yard games on the season, notching 105 yards vs. Georgia and 113 at Kentucky.

Jones and Moore started six games together during the season and combined for 52 catches, 801 yards and eight touchdowns or an average of eight catches for 100 yards and a touchdown per game.

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Stocker Becomes Threat in Passing GameJunior tight end Luke Stocker entered the 2009 season with 17

receptions for 150 yards and a touchdown. He enters the Chick-fil-A Bowl with 27 receptions for 440 yards and five touchdowns in the the 2009 season alone. His five scores rank second among all UT receivers. Stocker is averaging 16.6 yards per catch and a touchdown every five catches.

Sullins Brothers Get Opportunity of Their Dreams Tennessee offensive linemen Cody and Cory Sullins began at UT as walk-ons under former head coach Phillip Fulmer and eventu-ally earned scholarships due to their work ethic and resiliency.

Under new head coach Lane Kiffin and thanks to some injuries on the offensive line, the brothers found themselves in the starting lineup together for the first time in the Ohio game. Cody started all season after senior Josh McNeil elected to have an operation on his injured knee, and Cory earned his first start due to an injury to Vladimir Richard at left guard.

The identical twins grew up in Cottontown, Tenn., and were Ten-nessee fans throughout their childhood.

The Vols finished the regular season tied atop the SEC with just 12 sacks allowed.

Oku Improves as Kick ReturnerTrue freshman David Oku returned 30 kickoffs in 2009 while no

other Volunteer fielded more than two kickoffs on the year. As the year progressed, Oku’s per return average climbed, showing that the first-year running back took a liking to his role.

In the first four games of the season, Oku returned 10 kicks for an average of 18.7 yards per kick. In the last eight games, Oku post-ed 20 returns for an average of 29.65 yards per return, an improve-ment of just under 11 yards.

His longest return in the first four games was 28 yards, and in the last eight games he posted 10 returns of more than 28 yards. He finished the season seventh in the SEC at 26.0 yards per kick return.

Mathis Welcomed Back with Kicking Duties Tennessee’s junior kicker Devin Mathis will be kicking in just his

third collegiate game in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Chattanooga-area native was a walk-on during the 2008 season, but left the team in the spring of 2009 to study abroad. Upon hearing that Tennessee’s schol-arship kicker, Daniel Lincoln, was struggling with a leg injury, Mathis returned to the team more than two-thirds of the way through the season. He assumed field goal and PAT duties beginning in the Van-derbilt game, and made his only field goal attempt (25 yards) in the last two games while going a perfect 7-for-7 in PATs.

Mathis is roommates with UT quarterback Jonathan Crompton and defensive tackle Wes Brown, which made his decision to re-turn to the team quite easy. The two kept him aware of Lincoln’s situation throughout the year until he returned.

Offense Found Big-Play Potential Tennessee found its big-play potential four games into the 2009 sea-

son and made use of the big play for the remainder of the year. The Vols produced 16 offensive plays (4.0 per game) of more than 20

yards in the first four games, including two that went for touchdowns. In the final eight games of the season, UT posted 41 big plays (5.0

per game) including nine that went for touchdowns. The greatest improvement was made in the passing game as the Vols managed 10 completions of 20 yards or more and one touchdown in the first four games, but 32 plays of 20-plus yards and nine touchdowns in the last eight games.

Tennessee also developed quick-strike potential in the latter half of the season. The Vols scored 22 touchdowns in their last six games, and the average number of plays on those scoring drives was 5.77 plays. On nine of the 22 scores, UT took five plays or less to find paydirt.

In the first four games of the season, the Vols produced only three touchdown drives of five plays or less, and one came off a UCLA turnover in its own red zone. The Vols managed just 15 plays of 20 yards or more in those games.

Kiffins Make Right Moves with Position Changes Between the beginning of spring practice and the start of the

2009 regular season, five Vols changed positions at the behest of head coach Lane Kiffin or defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. While three of the athletes who made changes didn’t see much action, the other two proved crucial to UT’s success.

Redshirt freshman Aaron Douglas switched from tight end to right tackle in the spring and found himself starting just four games into the season. He played more than 95 percent of offen-sive snaps from that point on and allowed just 1.5 sacks.

Wes Brown started 12 games at defensive end in 2008, but was asked to put on weight and move inside to defensive tackle in the spring. Battling through bad knees, Brown started 11 games and tied for the team lead in interceptions with two.

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Current BCS StandingsTeam Record Score1. Alabama 13-0 .99782. Texas 13-0 .9433 3. Cincinnati 12-0 .8878 4. TCU 12-0 .8836 5. Florida 12-1 .8637 6. Boise State 13-0 .8106 7. Oregon 10-2 .7568 8. Ohio State 10-2 .6568 9. Georgia Tech 11-2 .6471 10. Iowa 10-2 .6180 11. Virginia Tech 9-3 .5675 12. LSU 9-3 .5375 13. Penn State 10-2 .5319 14. Brigham Young 10-2 .4531 15. Miami (FL) 9-3 .4419 16. West Virginia 9-3 .3357 17. Pittsburgh 9-3 .3141 18. Oregon State 8-4 .2876 19. Oklahoma State 9-3 .2628 20. Arizona 8-4 .2248 21. Stanford 8-4 .1803 22. Nebraska 9-4 .1655 23. Utah 9-3 .1245 24. USC 8-4 .1207 25. Wisconsin 9-3 .1203

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Tennessee lost its starting middle linebacker twice during the 2009 season and had two defensive linemen (W. Brown, Walker) and one member of the secondary (Evans) miss a start due to in-jury.

Despite the constant changing of personnel, the Vols finished 16th nationally in total defense and 10th in pass defense. The Vols allowed an NCAA-best five touchdown passes during the year and were one of only seven schools to allow less than 10 touchdowns through the air. No Tennessee team since 1983 has surrendered just five touchdown passes in a season.

Injuries also limit depth, which one would think would weaken a defense as the game progressed. However, the Vols played their best in the fourth quarter, allowing just 3.5 points and 72.1 yards per game in the in the final frame. Tennessee allowed 100 yards or less in the fourth quarter in nine games, 50 yards or less in four games. UCLA and Western Kentucky, UT’s first two opponents of the season, combined to lose four yards in fourth quarter while on offense.

Kiffin Authoring Significant Offensive TurnaroundTennessee finished the 2008 season with one of the worst of-

fenses in major college football, but has rebounded under the tutelage of new head coach and play-caller Lane Kiffin. The Vols moved from the bottom of the national rankings in the four major team offensive categories into the top half this season. Tennessee had seven offensive starters this season that started at least six games last season.

Tennessee Offense 2008 vs. 2009 ComparisonStat 2008 2009 Diff.Rushing 88th-122.92 43rd-169.83 +46.91 Passing 107th-145.83 47th-225.58 +79.75 Total 119th-268.75 48th-395.42 +126.67Scoring 110th-17.33 32nd-30.58 +13.25

Offense Experiencing Two-Minute SuccessThe Tennessee offense looked forward to the end of the first half

and the game this season due to their success in the two-minute offense. The Vols had 12 hurry-up opportunities and gotten a field goal, field goal attempt or touchdown on eight of those 12 pos-sessions.

Tennessee has scored four touchdowns and one field goal while having two field goals missed and one field goal blocked in the hurry-up offense this season. In the last four games, the Vols are 2-for-4 with two touchdowns in two-minute situations.

Vols Playing Eight Walk-ons in Key RolesPerhaps the most telling statistic concerning Tennessee’s attri-

tion and lack of depth during the 2009 season is the number of

walk-ons and former walk-ons asked to play significant roles. A total of eight players who currently do not have a scholarship

or were not initially offered one by Tennessee’s coaches have seen playing time this season. The Vols start two former walk-ons on the offensive line in Cody and Cory Sullins, and injured linebacker and team captain Nick Reveiz also began his UT career as a walk-on.

Nick’s brother, Shane, is a primary contributor on special teams and serves as the wedge-buster on kickoff coverage. He was also forced into duty at linebacker during the Vanderbilt game. Junior Tyler Wolf saw action as a backup in the secondary vs. Ole Miss and ranks second on the team in special teams tackles with 10.

Sophomores Jack Storey and Sam Edgmon are also vital role-players on special teams, and junior walk-on Devin Mathis has taken over the kicking duties for the injured Daniel Lincoln.

Kiffin’s First Recruiting Class Sees Plenty of ActionA major part of Lane Kiffin’s recruiting pitch is that players will

get the opportunity to earn playing time right away. During the regular season, a total of 14 members of Kiffin’s first recruiting class played in a game, and a total of 10 played in at least six games. Four started at least one game, and the class combined to earn 16 starts.

On offense, true freshmen rushed for 575 yards and caught 28 passes for 316 yards. Running back/kick returner David Oku led the class and was second on the team with 887 all-purpose yards, while fellow freshman running back Bryce Brown was fourth on the team with 616 all-purpose yards. On the defensive side, true freshmen accounted for 94 total tack-les and 5.5 tackles for loss. Janzen Jackson led the class with 35 tackles while adding three pass-breakups and a fumble recovery.

noTinG The hokiesl The Hokies are headed to a bowl game for the 17th consecu-tive year and will be looking to reach 10 wins for the sixth sea-son in a row.

l Tech had the top scoring defense in the ACC this season, giv-ing up just 15.8 points per game and 18 total touchdowns. The Hokies ranked second in total defense, allowing 300.1 total yards per game. The Hokies were especially stout against the pass as opponents completed only 46.6 percent of their passes for 161.4 yards a game and just eight touchdowns.

l Senior linebacker Cody Grimm won the Dudley Award, given to Virginia’s top Division I collegiate football player. The former walk-on has 99 stops (third-best in ACC), 9.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks, and earned first-team All-ACC honors. He also has forced a conference-high seven fumbles.

l Freshman running back Ryan Williams was named ACC Rookie of the Year and first-team All-ACC after finishing the regular season with 1,538 rushing yards – the fourth highest total in conference history. His 19 rushing touchdowns are tied for the most in a season in ACC annals. He is 110 yards away from the Hokie single-season rushing mark (1,647 yards, Kevin Jones, 2003) and is averaging 128.16 yards on the ground a game – fifth-best in the country.

l Junior signal-caller Tyrod Taylor’s streak of 110 consecutive passes without a pick was snapped against Virginia in the final week of the regular season. For the season, he leads the ACC in passing efficiency (149.32) and has tossed 12 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions. He’s accumulated 2,102 yards through the air and 344 yards rushing.

l In head coach Frank Beamer’s 23 seasons at the helm of his alma mater, Virginia Tech has become nationally known for having an elite special teams unit year in and year out. Punter Brent Bowden and kicker Matt Waldron continued the trend this season as both were named first-team All-ACC. Bowden led the ACC in punting with a 43.9 yard average, while Wal-dron led the conference in scoring as he connected on 44-of-44 PATs and 17-of-20 field goals.

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Defense Forcing Turnovers, Creating PointsAfter failing to win the turnover battle in each of the season’s

first five games, the Vols finished even or won the turnover margin in their last seven games.

The Vols are plus-4 in turnover margin on the season, but plus-8 since the Georgia game on Oct. 10, producing 15 takeaways while surrendering seven turnovers.

Tennessee has forced a turnover in seven-straight games and has not lost the football in two of the last five contests.

On the season, Tennessee has scored on 20 of 22 possessions created by turnovers, scoring 16 touchdowns and kicking four field goals. The Volunteer defense has surrendered just 46 points on 19 turnovers.

Tennessee has two interception returns for touchdowns as well, both by defensive linemen (Wes Brown and Chris Walker).

Vols Among Least Penalized NationallyEntering bowl season, Tennessee ranks among the least penal-

ized teams in the nation. The Vols are tied for 13th nationally after being penalized an average of 4.92 times per game during the regular season. Tennessee was even better at not drawing major penalties as it finished the season 10th in penalty yardage at 40.67 yards per game.

The Vols were flagged three or fewer times in five games this season, but went 2-3 in those games. In the six games in which Tennessee was penalized six times or more, the Vols finished 5-1.

UT Uses 19 New Starters; 36 Players Earn StartsTennessee did quite a bit of lineup shuffling on both sides of

the ball during the regular season. The Vols had at least one new

starter in nine of 12 contests, and 19 players, including four true freshmen and three redshirt freshmen, who had not started a col-lege game prior to the 2009 season earned a start.

Tennessee used a total of 20 starters on the defensive side of the ball and 16 on the offensive side. Seven of those defensive start-ers started games in 2008 while 12 offensive starters also did so in 2008.

Five Vols Earn Weekly AwardsTennessee had five players earn weekly awards from the South-

eastern Conference office during the 2009 season, and two players won national weekly awards as well.

Quarterback Jonathan Crompton was the only player to be rec-ognized at both the conference and national level as his 310-yard, four touchdown passing day vs. Georgia on Oct. 10 got the atten-tion of many in college football.

• SEC Players of the WeekDate Player Award Opp.Sept. 7 Chris Scott Off. Lineman WKUOct. 12 Jonathan Crompton Off. Player UGANov. 2 Janzen Jackson Fresh. Def. Player S. Car.Nov. 9 Aaron Douglas Off. Lineman MemphisNov. 23 Wes Brown Def. Lineman Vanderbilt

• National Weekly AwardsDate Player Award Opp.Sept. 20 Eric Berry Lott Trophy POW FloridaOct. 15 Jonathan Crompton AT&T Natl. POW GeorgiaNov. 11 Eric Berry Lott Trophy POW Memphis

l Television Coverage The Southeastern Conference signed a 15-year deal with ESPN for the rights to every SEC home football game not on the CBS package. All league matchups will be shown on an ESPN outlet, including at least 20 a year on ESPN or ESPN2.

l BCS Success The Southeastern Conference has an all-time BCS bowl win total of 12, three more than the next-closest league (Pac-10 - 9 wins). The league’s winning percentage of .710 (12-5) is also the highest among all BCS conferences. The league has won five BCS national titles and the last three in a row. The conference is also second all-time in BCS appear-ances with 19 behind the Big Ten’s 21 appearances.

l Bowl Wins During the last three seasons, the SEC has gone 19-7 (.731) in bowl games. No other conference has won more than 12 bowl games during that same span.

l Non-conference Dominance In 2009, the SEC led all NCAA FBS conferences with a 87.5 winning percentage in non-con-ference games. It marks the fourth year in a row that the SEC has led all NCAA FBS conferences in non-conference winning percentage. l Attendance The SEC drew 6.5 million fans to its games in 2009. In 86 game dates, the SEC averaged 76,288 fans per game.

Tennessee in the SECl All-Time Wins Tennessee ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with 783 all-time victories and with an all-time winning percentage of .693 (783-332-53). Only Alabama has more all-time wins or a higher winning percentage.

l All-Time SEC Wins Tennessee ranks second in the confer-ence with 315 all-time league wins and second in all-time league winning percentage at .644 (315-162-53). Only the Crimson Tide has accomplished more within the league since its inception in 1932.

l Interdivisional Excellence The Vols own one of the best interdivision records among SEC teams, going 36-18-1 (.663) against the Western Division since the league split in 1992.

l Shutouts Since conference expansion in 1992, Tennessee ranks fourth in the SEC in shutouts posted by its defense with 13. The Vols have recorded at least one shutout in three of the last eight years.

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Vols, Hokies Both Faced No. 1 AlabamaThe Vols and Virginia Tech shared a common opponent on their

2009 schedules in the form of No. 1-ranked Alabama, who will play for the BCS National Title on Jan. 7. Both teams played the Tide close, with Virginia Tech falling behind in the second half and the Vols having a game-winning field goal blocked as time expired. Below is a look at how both teams stacked up against early favorite to win the BCS National Championship.

vs. Alabama Oct. 24 Sept. 5Category UT UA VT UAScore 10 12 14 24First Downs 20 16 11 22Rush Yards 76 136 64 268Pass Yards 265 120 91 230Total Offense 341 256 155 498Turnovers 0 2 2 23rd Down 40% 35% 16% 35%Time of Possession 32:18 27:42 22:58 37:02

Vols Not Long For Losing SeasonsIn 76 seasons since the forming of the Southeastern Confer-

ence, Tennessee has suffered through just 10 losing seasons and has never posted sub-.500 marks in back-to-back seasons. The Vols own the longest such active streak in the nation at 94 seasons now that they are assured of no worse than a 7-6 mark in 2009.

In the seasons immediately following losing campaigns, Ten-nessee has won 63 percent of its games, averaged seven wins per season, won at least eight games four times and claimed the 1989 conference title with an 11-1 mark. The Vols have made five (in-cluding Chick-fil-A) bowl games after losing seasons and gone 3-1 in those contests.

Captains Back Up SelectionTennessee head coach Lane Kiffin selected four captions prior to

the season opener vs. Western Kentucky: QB Jonathan Crompton, RB Montario Hardesty, SS Eric Berry and LB Nick Reveiz.

Crompton moved into the top four in school history for passing touchdowns in a season with 26; Hardesty ran for 1,306 yards and 12 touchdowns; and Berry won the Jim Thorpe Award presented to the nation’s top defensive back after posting 83 tackles, two inter-ceptions and two fumble recoveries for 48 yards. Reveiz was lost for the season in the Ohio game, but entered that contest averag-ing six tackles and one tackle for loss per game.

Berry was also a captain in 2008, making him the first two-time captain since Parys Haralson in 2004 and 2005. Reveiz is the first former walk-on to be named a captain since J.J. McCleskey in 1992.

Kiffin Youngest Head Coach in FBS FootballLane Kiffin was the NFL’s youngest-ever head coach when he

took over the Oakland Raiders in 2007, and two seasons later he is youngest head coach in major college football. Kiffin was 34 years and four months old when the Vols kicked off vs. Western Kentucky on Sept. 5. He is just less than seven months younger than Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald. Kiffin is one of only six coaches in the FBS who will coach the 2009 season under 40 years of age and one of only four who will do so in a BCS conference.

Youngest Head Coaches in Football Bowl SubdivisionName Age Birthday SchoolLane Kiffin 34 May 9, 1975 TennesseePat Fitzgerald 35 Dec. 2, 1974 NorthwesternSteve Sarkisian 35 March 8, 1974 WashingtonDavid Elson 37 Aug. 26, 1971 Western KentuckyMario Cristobal 38 Sept. 9, 1970 Florida InternationalBret Bielema 39 Jan. 13, 1969 Wisconsin

Kiffin One of 12 Former NFL Head Coaches in Bowl SubdivisionUT head coach Lane Kiffin is one of 12 former NFL head coaches now at the helm of a major college program. In addition, he is the fifth head coach in the Southeastern Conference to have led an NFL team.

• Former NFL Head Coaches in FBSRich Brooks KentuckyPete Carroll USCButch Davis UNCDennis Erickson Arizona St.Al Groh VirginiaJune Jones SMU

Lane Kiffin Tennessee Bobby Petrino ArkansasNick Saban AlabamaMike Sherman Texas A&MSteve Spurrier So.CarolinaDave Wannstedt Pitt

l NFL Pipeline Tennessee had 31 active players on NFL ros-ters on NFL Opening Weekend, which ranks seventh among all college teams and third in the SEC.

l Tennessee in the NFL Draft Ten former Vols have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 2000. In the history of the draft, seven times more than one UT player has been selected in the first round. The Vols lead the SEC with 39 all-time first-round picks and have had one in each of the last two seasons (Robert Ayers - 2009 and Jerod Mayo - 2008).

l Super Bowl Vols Tennessee has had a representative in 20 of the last 22 Super Bowls. A total of 48 former Vols have played in the big game and 18 have done so since 2000.

l Vols in the Pro Bowl Former Vols Albert Haynesworth, Pey-ton Manning and Jason Witten earned 2009 Pro Bowl invita-tions. Thirty-four former UT athletes have received 102 all-time invitations.

l Atkins, White Enshrined in Canton Legendary defensive linemen Doug Atkins (1950-52) and Reggie White (1980-83) represent UT in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Atkins starred for the Chicago Bears (1955-66) and the New Orleans Saints (1967-69). White is remembered as one of the best pass rush-ers in NFL history. He retired as the NFL’s all-time sacks leader and is the only player in league history to have recorded nine consecutive seasons of double-digit sack totals. White passed away Dec. 26, 2004.

l Manning a 3-time NFL MVP Former Tennessee great Pey-ton Manning has won three NFL MVP awards (2003, 04, 08) and is ranked among the all-time top-10 in touchdown passes, completions, and passing yards.

l Morgan on Patriots All-Time Team Former UT wide receiv-er Stanley Morgan (1973-76) was named to the New England Patriots’ All-Time Team as the organization celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2009. Morgan recorded more than 10,000 ca-reer receiving yards and scored 72 touchdowns in 15 years in the league. He was selected for the Pro Bowl four times.

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noTes on The volunTeeRsTen Playing With Degrees

Ten Tennessee Volunteers played the 2009 season having al-ready earned an undergraduate degree and nine more graduated following the regular season in December.

Of the 19 athletes who graduated or met the requirements to graduate, nine were starters and four more played significant snaps throughout the season.

• May/Aug. Graduates Wes Brown Jeff Cottam Morgan Cox Jonathan Crompton Chad Cunningham Derrick Furlow Jacques McClendon Austin Rogers Cody Sullins Cory Sullins

• Dec. Graduates Montario Hardesty Daniel Lincoln Bram Cannon Jarrod Shaw Chris Scott Vladimir Richard Marsalous Johnson Dan Williams Josh McNeil

Lincoln, Sullins Named CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team

Tennessee placekicker Daniel Lincoln and center Cody Sullins were named to the Academic All-District 4 second team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Lincoln, an enterprise management and international business major, is a two-time Academic All-SEC honoree sporting a 3.30 grade-point average. The Ocala, Fla., native completed his under-graduate degree in December.

Sullins finished his finance undergraduate degree last Decem-ber 2008, sporting a 3.58 GPA. He now owns a 4.0 GPA in graduate communication studies while enjoying the best playing season of his Tennessee career. During his time at UT, Sullins has been named three times to the Academic All-SEC squad. He is on course to complete his graduate degree in the spring.

Martin Named to SEC Good Works TeamJunior defensive end Ben Martin was named to the SEC Com-

munity Service Team for 2009. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native has volunteered his time with the

Knox County Public Law Defender’s Office, working with children from low-income areas. Martin has visited patients at East Tennes-see’s Children’s Hospital and has worked with children at the Knox Kicks Soccer Clinic and Boys and Girls Club. He was a volunteer for a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser and with Teams for Toys.

Martin started 10 games and posted 34 tackles. He was second on the team with 3.5 sacks for 32 yards.

“Vol Scholar” Insignia Recognizes Academic Diligence The VOLScholar program, an initiative of UT’s Thornton Athletics

Student Life Center in cooperation with the men’s and women’s athletics departments, is a comprehensive academic and citizen-ship-building program that has gained enthusiastic support from several of UT’s teams. Student-athletes earn the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their uniform by achieving a 3.0 grade-point average in the previous semester.

“We have a lot of outstanding young men and women in our program that are doing great things on and off the field of compe-tition,” said Mike Hamilton, men’s athletics director. “This is just an-other way to recognize them for their behavior and prepare them for life after school.”

Vols Enter Bowl Season with Top-10 Winning Percentage Since 1950

Tennessee is among the 10 winningest college football pro-grams since 1950. Entering the Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Vols own a 473-204-20 record, good for a .693 winning percentage. That mark ranks eighth nationally and second in the SEC.

All-time, the Vols rank ninth in total wins with 783 and ninth in winning percentage at .693. Both of those marks rank second in the Southeastern Conference behind Alabama.

2009 Roster A Family AffairTennessee’s 2009 roster features three sets of brothers and six

players who are the sons of former UT football lettermen. Fresh-man wideout Zach Rogers is the younger brother of senior Aus-tin Rogers, who is out for the season with a knee injury. Senior offensive linemen Cody and Cory Sullins are identical twins, and senior linebacker Nick Reveiz has a younger brother, Shane, who is a sophomore and plays the same position. Below is the list of second-generation Vols and their fathers.

• Second-generation VolsCarson Anderson LB Terry Anderson, 1976-78Eric Berry RB James Berry, 1978-81Chad Cunningham OG Rory Cunningham, 1980Aaron Douglas OT David Douglas, 1984-85Nick and Shane Reveiz PK Fuad Reveiz, 1981-84

“Just being compared to a lot of the greats up here that have just been through here, that’s something special. I still really don’t feel like I’ve accomplished as much as those guys but at the same time, I’ll take that compliment but it’s still a lot of work to be done to reach where people like Peyton Manning and Dion Grant are.”-- SS Eric Berry on being compared to former UT greats after

winning the Jim Thorpe Award

“I just wanted to be physical all night. I wanted to show a lot of burst through the hole. Before the game, me and my coach talked and he just told me that he wanted me to be physical and to get back to running the way I was at the beginning of the year. I told my team that I would not let them down.”

-- RB Montario Hardesty on his career performance vs. Kentucky in the regular-season finale

“There was never a doubt in mind that he gave us the best chance to win. We weren’t doing things around him. I wasn’t giving him a good enough game plan. We weren’t making enough plays and he was making some poor decisions. We got those things fixed and that’s why he’s on the run that he’s on right now.”

-- Lane Kiffin on sticking with Jonathan Cromptonduring his early-season struggles

“I had just enough time to text my friends and tell my mom. She was coming up anyway because I was going to dress. I had just enough time to tell a few people.”

~ PK Devin Mathis on finding out he would kick in the Vanderbilt game

“I’m having a blast. This isn’t just about being with my kid. I know the kid pretty good. I didn’t come here to get to know the coach. I’ve known him for 34 years.

~ Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin on his decision to come to Tennessee

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UT Well Represented in College Football Hall of Fame, First Round of NFL Draft

Tennessee is among the most storied programs in all of college football, and two recent tabulations provide the numbers to back up that claim.

A total of 20 former Vols are enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, which is the most of any SEC school and the 10th most among all NCAA programs.

The Vols rank even higher when it comes to catching the eye of NFL scouts. A total of 42 former Tennessee football players have been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft. That mark ranks fifth nationally and at the top of the SEC.

Vols Finish 2009 Fifth Nationally In AttendanceTennessee finished the 2009 season fifth in the nation in atten-

dance with an average of 99,220 fans per game entering the gates of Neyland Stadium.

The Vols have ranked in the top five in attendance each of the last 34 seasons and been the highest-drawing team in the SEC for each of the last 36 seasons.

Five SEC schools ranked in the top 10 nationally in atten-dance.

• 2009 NCAA Attendance LeadersTeam Cum. Att. Per Game1. Michigan 871,464 108,9332. Penn State 856,066 107,0083. Ohio State 736,830 105,2614. Texas 607,049 101,1755. Tennessee 793,760 99,220

Future Matchups Set with Elite ProgramsNever shying away from facing elite competition, Tennessee’s

future schedules feature matchups with some of the nation’s top-flight college football programs.

Tennessee has an outstanding slate of non-conference oppo-nents signed to contracts beginning in 2010.

During the last 20 years, Tennessee’s non-conference schedule has included elite competition on an annual basis. The Vols have played Notre Dame four times, UCLA four times, Miami (Fla.), Syra-cuse and California twice, along with meetings against Fresno State, Louisville, Washington State, Oklahoma State, Marshall and Texas Tech.

• Future non-conference games vs. BCS opponents

UT Breaks Ground on New Football FacilityThe Tennessee athletics department broke ground Friday, Nov.

6 on a new football training complex to be located adjacent to the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center, which currently houses the football facilities.

Construction of the new four-story 132,000 square foot facility will feature a new locker room, team lounge, equipment room, team and position meeting rooms, coaches offices, two-story weight room, men’s training room, and hydrotherapy room.

The building is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Current ath-letic department offices will relocate to the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center to use the space vacated by the football program.

SEC Signs Deals With CBS, ESPNThe Southeastern Conference recently signed a 15-year deal

with ESPN to televise sporting events, including football and men’s and women’s basketball.

The agreement announced in August is the longest ESPN has ever signed and matches the length of the powerhouse league’s deal with CBS earlier in the month.

ESPN’s various outlets will carry more than 5,500 SEC events over the 15-year period, including league championships in wom-en’s basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics.

CBS will carry a football game of the week along with prime-time games and doubleheaders. The CBS agreement also covers other platforms, including certain digital and Internet rights.

Neyland Gets New LookFor the third season in a row, Volunteer fans who entered Ney-

land Stadium for the 2009 season saw an improved facility.The Neyland Stadium Master Plan, a five-phase, multi-year reno-

vation project, is in its third phase.Phase III, the largest and most expensive phase of the renova-

tions, began after the 2008 football season and features a number of changes for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

This season, fans noticed renovation of the top level concourse of the west lower sideline, removal of the scissor ramps leading to the west upper deck, the addition of elevators and stairwells on the west side, improvements to the west tower sky boxes and press center and the construction of the West Club section.

Upgrades scheduled for completion by the beginning of the 2010 season include a plaza outside Gate 21, a renovated lower north-east concourse, a brick and wrought iron facade along the north and west sides of the stadium, a statue of Gen. Neyland on the west side and the Tennessee Terrace along the west upper deck.

2010 - Oregon2011 - Cincinnati, at UNC2012 - North Carolina, N.C. St.2013 - at Oregon

2014 - at Oklahoma2015 - Oklahoma2016 - at Nebraska2017 - Nebraska

“It’s something that I’m going to have to play through and push through. It’s something that needs some time and some rest and that’s something I don’t have right now, so I will just be in the train-ing room everyday. I know the staff will do a great job getting me ready. It’s something I am going to have to be on top of everyday.”

-- DE Chris Walker on his persistent back problems during the regular season

“The score doesn’t really show it, when you look at 45-19, but think about this: The defense didn’t give up any points. They gave up, what, a 52-yard field goal?”

-- Lane Kiffin on the defense in the Georgia game

“We already believed we were going to beat them from the get-go. And I think that goes back to our coaches. They’re not scared of anybody we play. They put it in our heads every week, no matter who we play, we’re going to beat them.”

-- SS Eric Berry on playing highly-ranked teams

“Dan has really been the center of the change of our defense ... It all starts with Dan. He is playing so much better up there, he’s a dominant force right now. He’s making himself a lot of money.”

-- Lane Kiffin on the play of senior DT Dan Williams

“I think it’s just getting out there, lining up, catching the defense off guard a little bit where they can’t really get set up the way they want to -- I think there’s a few things that play factors. But we work on it a lot, and obviously, these coaches have us pre-pared for every situation.”

-- OT Aaron Douglas on the Vols’ two-minute offense this season

“It was our main focus. We knew we had to take it one game at a time, and that’s what we did, but we knew we ultimately wanted to get to a bowl game. We reached our goal, but now it’s not done. We have to go and finish the bowl game.”

-- DE Chris Walker on the Vols making a bowl game after failing to do so last season

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2009 ReCoRd book uPdaTeThe following are Tennessee season and career records charts up-

dated to include 2009 performances. Eight Volunteers made signifi-cant progress towards school records during the season.

Eric Berry*Career Interceptions1. Tim Priest 1968-70 182. Mike Jones 1967-69 163. Conrad Graham 1970-72 15 Bill Young 1966-69 155. Eric Berry 2007-Pres. 14 Deon Grant 1997-99 14 Career Passes Defensed1. Jabari Greer 2000-03 352. Dwayne Goodrich 1996-99 34 Preston Warren 1987-90 344. Jonathan Hefney 2004-07 32 Rashad Baker 2000-03 326. Eric Berry 2007-Pres. 30 Terry Fair 1994-97 30

* Berry entered the 2009 season already holding the UT and SEC records for interception return yards. He needs just seven yards to tie Terrell Buckley (Florida State) atop the NCAA list.

Jonathan CromptonTotal Offense - Season Yards 1. Peyton Manning 1997 526-3,789 2. Erik Ainge 2007 535-3,490 3. Peyton Manning 1996 322-3,156 4. Peyton Manning 1995 421--2,9605. Casey Clausen 2001 418--2,9336. Casey Clausen 2003 476--2,9237. Erik Ainge 2006 374--2,8878. Andy Kelly 1991 418--2,8199. Tee Martin 1999 386--2,63410. Jonathan Crompton 2009 365-2,568

Total Offense - Career Yards1. Peyton Manning 1994-97 11,0202. Casey Clausen 2000-03 9,5773. Erik Ainge 2004-07 8,4734. Andy Kelly 1988-91 6,4275. Jeff Francis 1985-88 5,9006. Tee Martin 1996-99 5,2067. Jimmy Streater 1976-79 4,8078. Heath Shuler 1991-93 4,4729. Condredge Holloway 1972-74 4,06810. Jonathan Crompton 2006-Pres. 3,991

Season Attempts 1. Erik Ainge 2007 519 2. Peyton Manning, 1997 4773. Casey Clausen, 2003 4124. Peyton Manning 1996 3805. Peyton Manning 1995 3806. Andy Kelly 1991 3617. Jonathan Crompton 2009 358

Season Completions1. Erik Ainge 2007 325 2. Peyton Manning 1997 2873. Peyton Manning 1995 2444. Peyton Manning 1996 2435. Erik Ainge 2006 2336. Casey Clausen 2003 2337. Andy Kelly 1991 2288. Casey Clausen 2001 2279. Jonathan Crompton 2009 209

Season Yards1. Peyton Manning 1997 3,8192. Erik Ainge 2007 3,5223. Peyton Manning 1996 3,2874. Erik Ainge 2006 2,9895. Casey Clausen 2001 2,9696. Casey Clausen 2003 2,9687. Peyton Manning 1995 2,9548. Andy Kelly 1991 2,7599. Jonathan Crompton 2009 2,565

Season Touchdowns (Passing)1. Peyton Manning 1997 362. Erik Ainge 2007 313. Casey Clausen 2003 274. Jonathan Cromtpon 2009 26

Career Attempts1. Peyton Manning 1994-97 1,3812. Casey Clausen 2000-03 1,2703. Erik Ainge 2004-07 1,2104. Andy Kelly 1988-91 8465. Jeff Francis 1985-88 7686. Jonathan Crompton 2006-09 603

Career Completions1. Peyton Manning 1994-97 8632. Casey Clausen 2000-03 7753. Erik Ainge 2004-07 7334. Andy Kelly 1988-91 5145. Jeff Francis 1985-88 4766. Jonathan Crompton 2006-09 333

2009 honoRs and aWaRdsA total of 11 members of the Tennessee football team earned a

weekly or postseason award in 2009. Below is a list of those athletes and their accomplishments.

Eric BerryJim Thorpe Award WinnerFinalist for Bronko Nagurski TrophyFinalist for Lott Trophy IMPACT Player of the YearFirst-Team All-America (AFCA, FWAA, Walter Camp Foundation)First-Team Alll-SEC (Coaches, Associated Press)Lott Trophy Impact Player of the Week (Sept. 20, Nov. 11)

Jonathan CromptonAT&T National Player of the Week (Oct. 15)

Aaron DouglasFreshman All-America (Phil Steele)Second-Team Freshman All-America (College Football News)Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)

Montario HardestySecond-Team All-SEC (Coaches and Associated Press)

Herman LathersFreshman All-SEC (Coaches)

Daniel LincolnCoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team

Ben MartinSEC Good Works Team

Rico McCoySecond-Team All-SEC (Coaches and Associated Press)

Chris ScottSecond-Team All-SEC (Coaches and Associated Press)

Cody SullinsCoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team

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(Jonathan Crompton contd.)Career Passing Yards1. Peyton Manning 1994-97 11,2012. Casey Clausen 2000-03 9,7073. Erik Ainge 2004-07 8,7004. Andy Kelly 1988-91 6,3975. Jeff Francis 1985-88 5,8676. Tee Martin 1996-99 4,5927. Heath Shuler 1991-93 4,0888. Jonathan Crompton 2006-Pres. 3,952

Attempts without an Interception1. Casey Clausen 2003 1432. Jonathan Crompton 2009 142

Chad CunninghamCareer Punting Average1. Jimmy Colquitt 1981-84 43.92. Britton Colquitt 2005-08 42.5693. Dustin Colquitt 2001-04 42.5664. Craig Colquitt 1975-77 42.55. Ron Widby 1964-66 42.36. Kent Elmore 1986-88 42.27. Neil Clabo 1972-74 41.78. Chad Cunningham 2007-Pres. 40.8

Montario Hardesty Season Rushing Attempts1. Travis Stephens 2001 2912. Jay Graham 1995 272 3. Montario Hardesty 2009 264

Season Rushing Yards1. Travis Stephens 2001 1,464 2. Jay Graham 1995 1,438 3. Jamal Lewis 1997 1,364 4. Travis Henry 2000 1,314 5. Montario Hardesty 2009 1,306

Career Rushing Attempts1. Arian Foster 2005-08 650 2. Travis Henry 1997-2000 556 3. Montario Hardesty 2005-09 542

Career Rushing Yards1. Travis Henry 1997-2000 3,0782. Arian Foster 2005-08 2,9643. James Stewart 1991-94 2,8904. Johnnie Jones 1981-84 2,8525. Jamal Lewis 1997-99 2,6776. Cedric Houston 2001-04 2,6347. Jay Graham 1993-96 2,609

8. Curt Watson 1969-71 2,3649. Reggie Cobb 1987-89 2,36010. Montario Hardesty 1997-2001 2,352

Career Rushing Touchdowns1. James Stewart 1991-94 352. Stanley Morgan 1973-76 283. Beattie Feathers 1931-33 274. Andy Kozar 1950-52 275. Reggie Cobb 1987-89 266. Travis Henry 1997-2000 267. Monatrio Hardesty 2005-09 25 Jay Graham 1993-96 25

Daniel LincolnCareer Field Goals1. Fuad Reveiz 1981-84 712. Jeff Hall 1995-98 613. James Wilhoit 2003-06 594. Alex Walls 1999-2002 535. John Becksvoort 1991-94 526. Daniel Lincoln 20078-09 41

Career Scoring1. Jeff Hall 1995-98 3712. James Wilhoit 2003-06 325

3. John Becksvoort 1991-94 3174. Fuad Reveiz 1981-84 3145. Alex Walls 1999-2002 2926. Gene McEver 1928-31 2767. Stanley Morgan 1973-76 2368. James Stewart 1991-94 2349. Daniel Lincoln 2007-Pres. 230

Rico McCoyCareer Total Tackles1. Andy Spiva 1973-76 5472. Jamie Rotella 1970-72 4133. Earnest Fields 1987-91 4074. Greg Jones 1974-77 3775. Carig Puki 1975-79 3586. Jim Noonan 1976-80 3557. Kelly Zeigler 1983-87 3538. Dale Jones 1983-86 3509. Steve Poole 1973-75 34910. Rico McCoy 2006-09 343

Career Tackle Assists1. Andy Spive 1973-76 1932. Jamie Rotella 1970-72 1813. Rico McCoy 2006-Pres. 159

Season Forced Fumbles1. Andy Spiva 1975 72. Rico McCoy 2009 5 Five others with 5

Dennis RoganCareer Kick Returns1. Willie Gault 1979-82 782. Leonard Scott 1999-2002 773. Corey Larkins 2001-04 63 4. Dennis Rogan 2007-Pres. 45 Career Kick Return Yards1. Willie Gault 1979-82 1,8542. Leonard Scott 1999-2002 1,7883. Corey Larkins 2001-04 1,3074. Dennis Rogan 2007-Pres. 1,133

Career Total Kick Return Yards1. Willie Gault 1979-82 2,5132. Leonard Scott 1999-2002 1,7883. Dale Carter 1990-91 1,6524. Stanley Morgan 1973-76 1,6155. Bobby Majors 1969-71 1,5306. Dennis Rogan 2007-Pres. 1,406

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