2012 tennessee football spring guide

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THE BASICSLocation: Knoxville, Tenn.Founded: 1794Conference: SoutheasternEnrollment: 27,523Colors: Orange & WhiteNickname: VolunteersMascot: SmokeyBand: Pride of the SouthlandPresident: Dr. Joe DiPietroChancellor: Dr. Jimmy G. CheekFaculty Representative: Dr. Dan MurphyVice Chancellor/Dir. of Athletics: Dave HartAthletic Dept. Phone: 865-974-1220Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-8657

FACILITY INFORMATIONFacility (Opened): Neyland Stadium (1921)Capacity: 102,455 (Third-largest in CFB)Surface: Tifway 419 Bermuda Hybrid GrassRecord at Neyland Stadium: 437-112-17 (.787)

HISTORYFirst Year of Football: 1891All-Time Overall Record: 794-347-53 (.687)All-Time SEC Record: 319-174-19 (.642)SEC Championships: 13 (1998, 1997, 1990, 1989, 1985, 1969,

1967, 1956, 1951, 1946, 1940, 1939, 1938)SEC Eastern Division Championships: 5SEC Championship Games: 3National Championships: 6 (1998, 1967, 1951, 1950, 1940, 1938)BCS Titles: 1 (1998)

TEAM INFORMATION2011 Overall Record: 5-7 Home / Away: 5-3 / 0-4 SEC Record: 1-7 Home / Away: 1-3 / 0-4 SEC Finish: 6th EastPositional Starters Returning/Lost: 20/4 Offense: 10/1 Defense: 8/3 Special Teams: 2/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 49/15

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Derek Dooley Record at Tennessee: 11-14 (Third Year) Career Record: 28-34 (.452) Five years Offensive Coordinator: Jim ChaneyDefensive Coordinator: Sal SunseriCornerbacks: Derrick AnsleySpecial Teams/Tight Ends: Charlie CoinerSafeties: Josh ConklinRunning Backs: Jay GrahamWide Receivers: Darin HinshawDefensive Line: John PalermoOffensive Line: Sam PittmanHead Strength & Conditioning: Ron McKeeferyGraduate Assistant: Kyle ManleyGraduate Assistant: Schirra FieldsAdministrative Intern: Blake RolanAdministrative Intern: Brandon StaleyAdministrative Intern: Brian Wajert

MEDIA RELATIONSJimmy Stanton-Assoc. AD/CommunicationsCell: 865.306.2052Email: [email protected] Yellin - Asst. AD/Media Relations Cell: 865.314.0273Email: [email protected] Harris-Asst. Media Relations Dir.Cell: 817.408.7604Email: [email protected] Lentz | Media Relations GACell: 317.403.053Email: [email protected]

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2012 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Site Series8/31 NC State^ Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) Tied, 1-19/8 Georgia State Knoxville, Tenn. First Meeting9/15 Florida* Knoxville, Tenn. UF, 22-199/22 Akron Knoxville, Tenn. UT, 1-09/29 Georgia* Athens, Ga. UT, 21-18-210/13 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. UT, 28-15-110/20 Alabama* Knoxville, Tenn. UA, 49-38-710/27 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. UT, 22-6-211/3 Troy Knoxville, Tenn. First Meeting11/10 Missouri* Knoxville, Tenn. First Meeting11/17 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. UT, 73-27-511/24 Kentucky* Knoxville, Tenn. UT, 74-24-9Bold indicates home game.^ Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game* indicates SEC game.

WELCOME TO 2012

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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL >>> 2012 SPRING GUIDE2

TABLE OF CONTENTSGENERAL INFO1 2012 Quick Facts2 Table of Contents3 Spring Organizational Chart4 Numerical Roster6 Alphabetical Roster8 Returning/Lost9 Geographical Breakdown10 Positional Breakdown11 Spring Notebook13 2012 Opponents

STAFF18 Derek Dooley20 Jim Chaney21 Sal Sunseri22 Derrick Ansley22 Charlie Coiner23 Josh Conklin23 Jay Graham24 Darin Hinshaw24 John Palermo25 Sam Pittman26 Ron McKeefery27 David Blackburn27 Brad Pendergrass28 GAs/Interns29 Football Operations Staff35 Dr. Jimmy Cheek35 Dr. Dan Murphy36 Dave Hart

2012 VOLUNTEERS38 Corey Alexander38 Carson Anderson38 Max Arnold39 Joseph Ayres39 Ben Bartholomew40 Cody Blanc41 Willie Bohannon42 Austin Bolen42 Tyler Bray45 Brent Brewer45 Derrick Brodus46 Alex Bullard46 Michael Cantwell47 Allan Carson47 J.R. Carr47 Jacob Carter48 Gregory Clark48 Cameron Clear49 Justin Coleman49 Brock Collier50 Tyler Coombes50 Maurice Couch51 Mack Crowder51 Raiques Crump52 Vincent Dallas52 Matt Darr53 Brendan Downs54 Tyler Drummer54 Alex Ellis

54 Tyrin Fairman54 Steven Fowlkes55 Channing Fugate56 Zach Fulton56 Jacob Gilliam56 Darin Gooch57 Eric Gordon58 Gregory Grieco58 Christian Harris59 Andrew Henry59 Alden Hill59 Logan Honeycutt60 Daniel Hood60 Justin Hunter61 Marcus Jackson62 Ja’Wuan James62 A.J. Johnson63 Reggie Juin64 Kyler Kerbyson64 Greg King65 Marlin Lane66 Izauea Lanier66 Herman Lathers67 Curt Maggitt68 Justin Meredith68 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton69 Isaac Mobley69 Byron Moore70 Rajion Neal71 Naz Oliver71 Geraldo Orta72 Tyler Page72 Marques Pair72 Michael Palardy73 Nathan Peterman74 Bryant Plumlee74 Alan Posey74 John Propst75 Brian Randolph76 Antonio Richardson76 Mychal Rivera77 Da’Rick Rogers79 Zach Rogers80 Dontavis Sapp81 Trevarris Saulsberry81 Darrington Sentimore82 Jacques Smith83 Tom Smith83 James Stone84 Deanthonie Summerhill84 Dakota Summers84 Austin Taylor

85 Trent Taylor85 Marsalis Teague86 Dallas Thomas87 Tino Thomas87 Jaron Toney87 Evan Volner88 Prentiss Waggner89 Marlon Walls90 Dylan West90 Rod Wilks91 Jordan Williams91 Michael Williams92 Justin Worley92 Devrin Young94 2012 Signing Class Info95 Signing Class Bios

2011 REVIEW102 Schedule and Results103 Team Notes104 Offense Notes106 Defensive & ST Notes108 2011 Final Stats109 Red Zone Stats109 Vols in the Stat Rankings111 Defensive Stats112 Team Totals113 Offensive Game-by-Game114 Defensive Game-by-Game115 Special Teams Game-by-Game115 Starting Experience116 Participation Game-by-Game117 Miscellaneous Stats118 Team Superlatives119 Individual Superlatives120 Big Plays121 Last Time Tennessee...122 Last Time Opponent...123 Montana Recap124 Cincinnati Recap125 Florida Recap126 Buffalo Recap127 Georgia Recap128 LSU Recap129 Alabama Recap130 South Carolina Recap131 MTSU Recap132 Arkansas Recap133 Vanderbilt Recap134 Kentucky Recap135 Notes136 Media Information

SPRING GUIDE CREDITSThe 2012 Tennessee Football Spring Guide has been compiled from information originally presented on UTSports.com and previous UT Football Media Guides.

Editors: Jimmy Stanton, Jason Yellin, Cameron Harris, Andrew Lentz, Mary-Carter Kniffen and Will Redmond.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

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2012 SCHEDULE

>> OffenseTE 81 Mychal Rivera 6-3 251 Sr.-RS 88 Cameron Clear 6-6 283 So.LT 71 Dallas Thomas 6-5 300 Sr.-RS 74 Antonio Richardson 6-6 329 So.LG 68 Marcus Jackson 6-2 318 So. 64 James Stone 6-3 310 Jr.C 78 Alex Bullard 6-2 304 Jr. -RS 57 Mack Crowder 6-2 280 Fr.-RSRG 72 Zach Fulton 6-5 319 Jr. 77 Kyler Kerbyson 6-5 320 Fr.-RSRT 70 Ja’Wuan James 6-6 320 Jr. 67 Alan Posey 6-6 317 Fr.-RSX 11 Justin Hunter 6-4 200 Jr. 83 Zach Rogers 6-0 180 Sr.Z 21 Da’Rick Rogers 6-3 208 Jr. 6 Vincent Dallas 5-11 186 So.QB 8 Tyler Bray 6-6 213 Jr. 14 Justin Worley 6-4 211 So.TB 15 Marlin Lane 6-0 205 So. 20 Rajion Neal 5-11 210 Jr.FB 39 Ben Bartholomew 6-2 251 Sr.-RS

>> DefenseJACK 55 Jacques Smith 6-2 242 Jr. OR 86 Willie Bohannon 6-2 250 Sr.-RSLE 90 Steven Fowlkes 6-5 254 Sr.-RS OR 94 Darrington Sentimore 6-3 288 Jr.-RSNT 44 Maurice Couch 6-2 295 Jr.-RS 76 Daniel Hood 6-4 293 Jr.-RSRE 58 Marlon Walls 6-2 283 Jr.-RS 54 Jordan Williams 6-5 255 So.SLB 17 Brent Brewer 6-1 217 Jr. 50 Raiques Crump 6-1 220 Jr. OR 41 Dontavis Sapp 6-2 223 Jr.MLB 34 Herman Lathers 6-0 225 Sr.-RS OR 56 Curt Maggitt 6-3 227 So. 52 Christian Harris 6-2 238 Fr.-RSWLB 45 A.J. Johnson 6-3 244 So. 46 Channing Fugate 6-1 223 Jr. OR 47 John Propst 6-0 225 Jr.LCB 23 Prentiss Waggner 6-2 180 Sr.-RS OR 10 Marsalis Teague 5-10 183 Sr.SS 37 Brian Randolph 6-0 189 So. 3 Byron Moore 6-1 196 Jr.-RSFS 22 Rod Wilks 6-0 217 Sr.-RS 26 Geraldo Orta 6-0 180 Fr.-RSRCB 9 Izauea Lanier 6-1 188 Jr.-RS 27 Justin Coleman 5-10 180 So.

>> SpecialistsP 43 Matt Darr 6-1 214 So.-RS 1 Michael Palardy 5-11 177 Jr.PK 1 Michael Palardy 5-11 177 Jr. 26 Derrick Brodus 5-11 185 So.-RSKOS 1 Michael Palardy 5-11 177 Jr. 26 Derrick Brodus 5-11 185 So.-RSDS 53 J.R. Carr 5-10 220 Jr.-RS 57 Andrew Henry 6-2 211 So.H 43 Matt Darr 6-1 214 So.-RS

>> ReturnersPR 19 Devrin Young 5-8 171 So. 15 Marlin Lane 6-0 205 So.KR 19 Devrin Young 5-8 171 So. 15 Marlin Lane 6-0 205 So.

SPRING ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Tyler Bray, who has 35 career TD passes, will lead UT’s offense in 2012.

As a freshman in 2011, A.J. Johnson was second on the Vols with 80 tackles.

Devrin Young’s 628 kickoff return yards in 2011 were the fifth-most in a single-season all-time at UT.

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (Previous School)

1 Michael Palardy PK/P 5-11 177 Jr. 2L Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

2 Michael Williams DB 5-10 176 So. Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden)

3 Byron Moore DB 6-1 196 Jr.-rs 1L Carson, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) CC)

3 Tyler Drummer WR 6-1 172 Jr.-rs. Sq. Powell, Tenn. (Cumberland Univ.)

6 Vincent Dallas WR 5-11 186 So. 1L Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove)

7 Corey Alexander DB 5-5 160 Jr. Sq. Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp/Pittsburgh)

8 Tyler Bray QB 6-6 213 Jr. 2L Kingsburg, Calif. (Kingsburg)

9 Izauea Lanier DB 6-1 188 Jr.-rs 1L Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi [Miss.] CC)

10 Marsalis Teague DB 5-10 183 Sr. 3L Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)

11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 200 Jr. 2L Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)

12 Nathan Peterman QB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Fruit Cove, Fla. (Bartram Trail)

13 Naz Oliver WR 5-10 180 Jr.-rs Sq. Jersey City, N.J. (Saint Peter’s Prep)

14 Justin Worley QB 6-4 211 So. 1L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

15 Tyrin Fairman DB 5-9 170 So. Sq. Monmouth Junction, N.J. (South Brunswick)

15 Marlin Lane TB 6-0 205 So. 1L Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)

17 Brent Brewer LB 6-1 217 Jr. 2L Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)

17 Tyler Page QB 6-3 193 So-rs. Sq. Candler, N.C. (Asheville)

19 Devrin Young TB 5-8 171 So. 1L Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden)

19 Tyler Coombes DB 6-0 193 So.-rs Sq. Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central)

20 Rajion Neal TB 5-11 210 Jr. 2L Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek)

21 Da’Rick Rogers WR 6-3 208 Jr. 2L Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)

22 Rod Wilks DB 6-0 217 Sr.-rs 2L Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna)

22 Reggie Juin TB 5-7 170 Jr.-rs. Sq. Conyers, Ga. (Heritage/Tusculum Coll.)

23 Prentiss Waggner DB 6-2 180 Sr.-rs 3L Clinton, La. (Clinton)

24 Eric Gordon DB 5-9 197 Jr.-rs 2L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro)

24 Deanthonie Summerhill TB 5-9 197 So.-rs Sq. Tuscumbia, Ala. (Deshler)

26 Derrick Brodus PK/P 5-11 185 So.-rs Sq. Maryville, Tenn. (Alcoa)

26 Geraldo Orta DB 6-0 180 Fr.-rs RS Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes)

27 Justin Coleman DB 5-10 180 So. 1L Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick)

27 Jacob Carter WR 6-0 190 So.-rs Sq. Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth)

29 Tom Smith TB 5-11 207 So. Sq. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka)

30 Max Arnold DB 6-1 182 So. Sq. McKenzie, Tenn. (McKenzie)

30 Alden Hill TB 6-2 217 Fr. HS Alliance, Ohio (Marlington)

31 Tino Thomas DB 6-0 199 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose)

31 Jaron Toney TB 5-10 186 So.-rs Sq. Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa)

34 Herman Lathers LB 6-0 225 Sr.-rs 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)

36 Cody Blanc ATH 6-1 200 Fr. HS Knoxville, Tenn. (Central)

37 Brian Randolph DB 6-0 189 So. 1L Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell)

38 Logan Honeycutt LB 6-2 222 So.-rs Sq. Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill)

39 Ben Bartholomew FB 6-2 251 Sr.-rs 3L Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)

39 Michael Cantwell LB/DS 5-11 210 So. Sq. Morristown, Tenn. (West)

41 Dontavis Sapp LB 6-2 223 Jr. 2L Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)

42 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton LB 6-1 239 Sr. 3L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)

43 Matt Darr P 6-1 214 So.-rs 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier)

43 Dakota Summers TE 6-3 232 So.-rs Sq. Camden, Tenn. (Central)

44 Maurice Couch DL 6-2 295 Jr.-rs 1L Orlando, Fla. (Garden City (Kan.) CC)

45 A.J. Johnson LB 6-3 244 So. 1L Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville)

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45 Austin Bolen FB 5-11 217 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)

46 Channing Fugate LB 6-1 223 Jr. 2L Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County)

47 John Propst LB 6-0 225 Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)

48 Greg King LB 6-2 238 Jr.-rs 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose)

48 Austin Taylor FB 6-2 245 So. Sq. Alamo, Tenn. (Crockett County)

50 Raiques Crump LB 6-1 220 Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala. (Minor)

52 Christian Harris LB 6-2 238 Fr.-rs RS Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah)

53 J.R. Carr DS 5-10 220 Jr.-rs Sq. Lomita, Calif. (South Torrance)

54 Jordan Williams DL 6-5 255 So. 1L Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)

55 Jacques Smith LB 6-2 242 Jr. 2L Ooltewah, Tenn. (Ooltewah)

56 Curt Maggitt LB 6-3 227 So. 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer)

57 Mack Crowder OL 6-2 280 Fr.-rs RS Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS)

57 Andrew Henry DS 6-2 211 So. Sq. Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp)

58 Marlon Walls DL 6-2 283 Jr.-rs 2L Olive Branch, Miss. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy)

59 Gregory Grieco LB 5-10 222 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)

60 Carson Anderson OL 6-1 282 Sr.-rs Sq. Florence, Ala. (Florence)

63 Evan Volner OL 6-3 266 So. Sq. Scotts Hill, Tenn. (Scotts Hill)

64 James Stone OL 6-3 310 Jr. 2L Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood)

65 Joseph Ayres DL 6-3 280 Jr.-rs 2L Knoxville, Tenn. (Chattanooga McCallie)

65 Jacob Gilliam OL 6-4 283 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)

66 Marques Pair OL 6-5 325 So.-rs Sq. Sumter, S.C. (Sumter)

67 Alan Posey OL 6-6 317 Fr.-rs RS Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)

68 Marcus Jackson OL 6-2 318 So. 1L Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach)

69 Allan Carson DL 6-2 320 So. 1L Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)

70 Ja’Wuan James OL 6-6 320 Jr. 2L Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett)

71 Isaac Mobley OL 6-1 330 Jr. Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (West)

71 Dallas Thomas OL 6-5 300 Sr.-rs 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)

72 Zach Fulton OL 6-5 319 Jr. 2L Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)

73 Darin Gooch OL 6-2 304 Sr. 1L Reno, Nev. (Butte [Calif.] JC)

74 Antonio Richardson OL 6-6 329 So. 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn)

76 Daniel Hood DL 6-4 293 Jr.-rs 1L Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)

77 Kyler Kerbyson OL 6-5 320 Fr.-rs RS Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)

78 Alex Bullard OL 6-2 304 Jr.-rs 1L Franklin, Tenn. (Univ. of Notre Dame)

79 Brock Collier OL 6-3 268 So-rs Sq. Joelton, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

80 Dylan West WR 6-1 180 So.-rs Sq. Oneida, Tenn. (Oneida)

81 Mychal Rivera TE 6-3 251 Sr.-rs 2L Valencia, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

82 Justin Meredith TE 6-5 216 Fr. HS Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna)

83 Zach Rogers WR 6-0 180 Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn. (David Lipscomb)

85 Brendan Downs TE 6-5 251 So. 1L Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS)

86 Willie Bohannon LB 6-2 250 Sr.-rs 3L Mobile, Ala. (Blount)

87 Alex Ellis WR 6-4 224 So. Sq. Del Mar, Del. (Del Mar)

88 Cameron Clear TE 6-6 283 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Central)

89 Bryant Plumlee TE 6-2 230 So. Sq. Cross Plains, Tenn. (Davidson Academy)

90 Steven Fowlkes DL 6-5 254 Sr.-rs Sq. College Park, Ga. (Banneker)

93 Gregory Clark DL 6-2 318 So.-rs Sq. Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)

94 Darrington Sentimore DL 6-3 288 Jr.-rs JC Norco, La. (Destrahan/Gulf Coast CC)

96 Trevarris Saulsberry DL 6-5 280 Fr.-rs RS Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)

99 Trent Taylor DL 6-3 277 Fr. HS Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER


7 Corey Alexander DB 5-5 160 Jr. Sq. Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp/Pittsburgh)

60 Carson Anderson OL 6-1 282 Sr.-rs Sq. Florence, Ala. (Florence)

30 Max Arnold DB 6-1 182 So. Sq. McKenzie, Tenn. (McKenzie)

65 Joseph Ayres DL 6-3 280 Jr.-rs 2L Knoxville, Tenn. (Chattanooga McCallie)

39 Ben Bartholomew FB 6-2 251 Sr.-rs 3L Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)

36 Cody Blanc ATH 6-1 200 Fr. HS Knoxville, Tenn. (Central)

86 Willie Bohannon LB 6-2 250 Sr.-rs 3L Mobile, Ala. (Blount)

45 Austin Bolen FB 5-11 217 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)

8 Tyler Bray QB 6-6 213 Jr. 2L Kingsburg, Calif. (Kingsburg)

17 Brent Brewer LB 6-1 217 Jr. 2L Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)

26 Derrick Brodus PK/P 5-11 185 So.-rs Sq. Maryville, Tenn. (Alcoa)

78 Alex Bullard OL 6-2 304 Jr.-rs 1L Franklin, Tenn. (Univ. of Notre Dame)

39 Michael Cantwell LB/DS 5-11 210 So. Sq. Morristown, Tenn. (West)

53 J.R. Carr DS 5-10 220 Jr.-rs Sq. Lomita, Calif. (South Torrance)

69 Allan Carson DL 6-2 320 So. 1L Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)

27 Jacob Carter WR 6-0 190 So.-rs Sq. Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth)

93 Gregory Clark DL 6-2 318 So.-rs Sq. Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)

88 Cameron Clear TE 6-6 283 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Central)

27 Justin Coleman DB 5-10 180 So. 1L Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick)

79 Brock Collier OL 6-3 268 So.-rs. Sq. Joelton, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

19 Tyler Coombes DB 6-0 193 So.-rs Sq. Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central)

44 Maurice Couch DL 6-2 295 Jr.-rs 1L Orlando, Fla. (Garden City [Kan.] CC)

57 Mack Crowder OL 6-2 280 Fr.-rs RS Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS)

50 Raiques Crump LB 6-1 220 Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala. (Minor)

6 Vincent Dallas WR 5-11 186 So. 1L Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove)

43 Matt Darr P 6-1 214 So.-rs 1L Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier)

85 Brendan Downs TE 6-5 251 So. 1L Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS)

3 Tyler Drummer WR 6-1 172 Jr.-rs. Sq. Powell, Tenn. (Cumberland Univ.)

87 Alex Ellis WR 6-4 224 So. Sq. Del Mar, Del. (Del Mar)

15 Tyrin Fairman DB 5-9 170 So. Sq. Monmouth Junction, N.J. (South Brunswick)

90 Steven Fowlkes DL 6-5 254 Sr.-rs Sq. College Park, Ga. (Banneker)

46 Channing Fugate LB 6-1 223 Jr. 2L Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County)

72 Zach Fulton OL 6-5 319 Jr. 2L Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)

65 Jacob Gilliam OL 6-4 283 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)

73 Darin Gooch OL 6-2 304 Sr. 1L Reno, Nev. (Butte [Calif.] JC)

24 Eric Gordon DB 5-9 197 Jr.-rs 2L Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro)

59 Gregory Grieco LB 5-10 222 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)

52 Christian Harris LB 6-2 238 Fr.-rs RS Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah)

57 Andrew Henry DS 6-2 211 So. Sq. Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp)

30 Alden Hill TB 6-2 217 Fr. HS Alliance, Ohio (Marlington)

38 Logan Honeycutt LB 6-2 222 So.-rs Sq. Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill)

76 Daniel Hood DL 6-4 293 Jr.-rs 1L Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)

11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 200 Jr. 2L Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)

68 Marcus Jackson OL 6-2 318 So. 1L Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach)

70 Ja’Wuan James OL 6-6 320 Jr. 2L Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett)

45 A.J. Johnson LB 6-3 244 So. 1L Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville)

22 Reggie Juin TB 5-7 170 Jr.-rs Sq. Conyers, Ga. (Heritage/Tusculum Coll.)

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77 Kyler Kerbyson OL 6-5 320 Fr.-rs RS Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)

48 Greg King LB 6-2 238 Jr.-rs 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose)

15 Marlin Lane TB 6-0 205 So. 1L Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)

9 Izauea Lanier DB 6-1 188 Jr.-rs 1L Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi [Miss.] CC)

34 Herman Lathers LB 6-0 225 Sr.-rs 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)

56 Curt Maggitt LB 6-3 227 So. 1L West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer)

82 Justin Meredith TE 6-5 216 Fr. HS Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna)

42 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton LB 6-1 239 Sr. 3L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)

71 Isaac Mobley OL 6-1 330 Jr. Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (West)

3 Byron Moore DB 6-1 196 Jr.-rs 1L Carson, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor [Calif.] CC)

20 Rajion Neal TB 5-11 210 Jr. 2L Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek)

13 Naz Oliver WR 5-10 180 Jr.-rs Sq. Jersey City, N.J. (Saint Peter’s Prep)

26 Geraldo Orta DB 6-0 180 Fr.-rs RS Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes)

17 Tyler Page QB 6-3 193 So.-rs Sq. Candler, N.C. (Asheville)

66 Marques Pair OL 6-5 325 So.-rs Sq. Sumter, S.C. (Sumter)

1 Michael Palardy PK/P 5-11 177 Jr. 2L Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

12 Nathan Peterman QB 6-2 215 Fr. HS Fruit Cove, Fla. (Bartram Trail)

89 Bryant Plumlee TE 6-2 230 So. Sq. Cross Plains, Tenn. (Davidson Academy)

67 Alan Posey OL 6-6 317 Fr.-rs RS Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)

47 John Propst LB 6-0 225 Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)

37 Brian Randolph DB 6-0 189 So. 1L Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell)

74 Antonio Richardson OL 6-6 329 So. 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn)

81 Mychal Rivera TE 6-3 251 Sr.-rs 2L Valencia, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

21 Da’Rick Rogers WR 6-3 208 Jr. 2L Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)

83 Zach Rogers WR 6-0 180 Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn. (David Lipscomb)

41 Dontavis Sapp LB 6-2 223 Jr. 2L Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)

96 Trevarris Saulsberry DL 6-5 280 Fr.-rs RS Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)

94 Darrington Sentimore DL 6-3 288 Jr.-rs JC Norco, La. (Destrahan/Gulf Coast CC)

55 Jacques Smith LB 6-2 242 Jr. 2L Ooltewah, Tenn. (Ooltewah)

29 Tom Smith TB 5-11 207 So. Sq. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka)

64 James Stone OL 6-3 310 Jr. 2L Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood)

24 Deanthonie Summerhill TB 5-9 197 So.-rs Sq. Tuscumbia, Ala. (Deshler)

43 Dakota Summers TE 6-3 232 So.-rs Sq. Camden, Tenn. (Central)

48 Austin Taylor FB 6-2 245 So. Sq. Alamo, Tenn. (Crockett County)

99 Trent Taylor DL 6-3 277 Fr. HS Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)

10 Marsalis Teague DB 5-10 183 Sr. 3L Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)

71 Dallas Thomas OL 6-5 300 Sr.-rs 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)

31 Tino Thomas DB 6-0 199 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose)

31 Jaron Toney TB 5-10 186 So.-rs Sq. Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa)

63 Evan Volner OL 6-3 266 So. Sq. Scotts Hill, Tenn. (Scotts Hill)

23 Prentiss Waggner DB 6-2 180 Sr.-rs 3L Clinton, La. (Clinton)

58 Marlon Walls DL 6-2 283 Jr.-rs 2L Olive Branch, Miss. (Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy)

80 Dylan West WR 6-1 180 So.-rs Sq. Oneida, Tenn. (Oneida)

22 Rod Wilks DB 6-0 217 Sr.-rs 2L Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna)

54 Jordan Williams DL 6-5 255 So. 1L Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)

2 Michael Williams DB 5-10 176 So. Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden)

14 Justin Worley QB 6-4 211 So. 1L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

19 Devrin Young TB 5-8 171 So. 1L Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden)

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LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST

RETURNING (49)OFFENSE (21)Tight Ends (3)Mychal Rivera**Cameron Clear*Brendan Downs*

Off. Linemen (8)Dallas Thomas***Zach Fulton**Ja’Wuan James**James Stone**Alex Bullard*Darin Gooch*Marcus Jackson*Antonio Richardson*

Quarterbacks (2)Tyler Bray**Justin Worley*

Wide Receivers (4)Zach Rogers***Justin Hunter**Da’Rick Rogers**Vincent Dallas*

Fullbacks (1)Ben Bartholomew***

Tailbacks (3)Rajion Neal**Marlin Lane*Devrin Young*

Def. Linemen (6)Joseph Ayres**Marlon Walls**Allan Carson*Maurice Couch*Daniel Hood*Jordan Williams*

Linebackers (12)Willie Bohannon***Nigel Mitchell-Thornton***Brent Brewer**Raiques Crump**Channing Fugate**Herman Lathers**John Propst**Dontavis Sapp**Jacques Smith**A.J. Johnson*Greg King*Curt Maggitt*

Defensive Backs (8)Prentiss Waggner***Marsalis Teague***Eric Gordon**Rod Wilks**Justin Coleman*Izauea Lanier*Byron Moore*Brian Randolph*

DEFENSE (26)

Michael Palardy** (Placekicker/Punter)Matt Darr* (Punter)

SPECIALISTS (2)

LOST (15)OFFENSE (6)TB Tauren Poole****WR Anthony Anderson***QB Matt Simms**WR DeAnthony Arnett*WR Cory Eichholtz*OL JerQuari Schofield*

DEFENSE (8)DB Art Evans****LB Austin Johnson****DL Ben Martin****LB Daryl Vereen****LB Jake Storey***DL Malik Jackson**DL Corey Miller**LB Shane Reveiz **

SPECIALISTS (1)DS Nick Guess**

STARTERS RETURNING/LOST

Dallas Thomas leads UT’s offensive linemen and is one of three players on offense with three letters.

Prentiss Waggner is one of four Tennessee defensive players with three letters.

RETURNING (20)TE Mychal RiveraLT Dallas ThomasLG Marcus JacksonC Alex BullardRG Zach FultonRT Ja’Wuan JamesWR Justin Hunter/ Zach RogersWR Da’Rick RogersQB Tyler BrayFB Ben Bartholomew

OFFENSE (10)DL Maurice Couch/ Daniel HoodLB Jacques SmithLB A.J. JohnsonLB Curt MaggittDB Prentiss WaggnerDB Brent Brewer (LB)/ Brian RandolphDB Izauea LanierDB Marsalis Teague

DEFENSE (8)

P Matt DarrPK Michael Palardy

SPECIALISTS (2) SPECIALISTS (0)

LOST (4)TB Tauren PooleOFFENSE (1)

DL Malik JacksonDL Ben MartinLB Austin Johnson

DEFENSE (3)

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GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN

VOLS REPRESENT 16 STATESALABAMA (7)Birmingham – Raiques CrumpFlorence – Carson AndersonGordo – Izauea Lanier Hoover – John PropstMobile – Willie BohannonOxford – Allan CarsonTuscumbia - Deanthonie Summerhill

CALIFORNIA (5)Bakersfield – Matt DarrCarson – Byron MooreKingsburg – Tyler BrayLomita – J.R. CarrValencia – Mychal Rivera

DELAWARE (1)Del Mar – Alex Ellis

FLORIDA (10)Apopka – Tom Smith Coral Springs – Michael PalardyDaytona Beach – Marlin LaneFruit Cove – Nathan PetermanGainesville – Trevarris Saulsberry,

Jordan WilliamsLakeland – Trent TaylorOrlando – Maurice CouchVero Beach – Marcus JacksonWest Palm Beach – Curt Maggitt

GEORGIA (16)Athens- Alan PoseyBrunswick – Justin ColemanCalhoun – Da’Rick RogersCollege Park – Steven FowlkesConyers – Reggie JuinEllenwood – Vincent DallasFayetteville - Rajion NealGainesville – A.J. Johnson

Kennesaw – Brian RandolphStone Mountain – Nigel Mitchell-

ThorntonSuwanee – Ja’Wuan JamesTyrone – Brent BrewerValdosta – Geraldo Orta, Dontavis

SappWarner Robins – Gregory ClarkWoodstock – Christian Harris

KENTUCKY (1)Jackson – Channing Fugate

LOUISIANA (4)Baton Rouge – Herman Lathers, Dal-

las ThomasClinton – Prentiss WaggnerNorco – Darrington Sentimore

ILLINOIS (1)Homewood – Zach Fulton

MISSISSIPPI (1)Olive Branch – Marlon Walls

NEVADA (1)Reno – Darin Gooch

NEW JERSEY (2)Jersey City – Naz OliverMonmouth Junction – Tyrin Fairman

NORTH CAROLINA (1)Chandler – Tyler Page

OHIO (1)Alliance – Alden Hill

SOUTH CAROLINA (3)Anderson – Justin MeredithRock Hill – Justin WorleySumter – Marques Pair

TENNESSEE (40)Alamo – Austin TaylorAlcoa – Jaron ToneyBristol – Mack Crowder, Brendan

DownsCamden – Dakota SummersCross Plains - Bryant PlumleeFranklin – Alex BullardGallatin – Corey Alexander, Andrew

HenryJoelton – Brock CollierJohnson City – Logan HoneycuttKnoxville – Joseph Ayres, Cody Blanc,

Austin Bolen, Jacob Gilliam, Gregory Grieco, Daniel Hood, Kyler Kerbyson, Isaac Mobley, Michael Williams, Devrin Young

Lebanon – Tyler CoombesMaryville – Derrick BrodusMcKenzie – Max Arnold Memphis – Cameron Clear, Greg King,

Tino ThomasMorristown – Michael CantwellNashville – Ben Bartholomew, Jacob

Carter, Eric Gordon, Antonio Rich-ardson, Zach Rogers, James Stone

Oneida - Dylan WestOoltewah – Jacques Smith Paris - Marsalis TeaguePowell – Tyler DrummerScotts Hill – Evan VolnerSmyrna – Rod Wilks

VIRGINIA (1)Virginia Beach – Justin Hunter

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POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN (based on 2012 spring roster)

QUARTERBACKReturning (2)

Tyler Bray Jr. 2LJustin Worley So. 1LMax Arnold So. Sq.Tyler Page So. Sq.

Additions (1)Nathan Peterman Fr. HS

Lettermen Lost (1)Matt Simms Sr. 2L

TAILBACKReturning (7)

Rajion Neal Jr. 2LMarlin Lane So. 1LDevrin Young So. 1LReggie Juin Jr. Sq.Deanthonie Summerhill So. Sq.Tom Smith So. Sq.Jaron Toney So. Sq.

Additions (1)Alden Hill Fr. HS

Letterwiners Lost (1)Tauren Poole Sr. 4L

FULLBACKReturning (4)

Ben Bartholomew Sr. 3LScott Bubis Jr. Sq.Austin Bolen So. Sq.Austin Taylor So. Sq.

WIDE RECEIVERReturning (10)

Zach Rogers Sr. 3LJustin Hunter Jr. 2LDa’Rick Rogers Jr. 2LVincent Dallas So. 1LJacob Carter So. Sq.Tyler Drummer Jr. Sq.Alex Ellis So. Sq.Javan Joslin Jr. Sq.Naz Oliver Jr. Sq.Dylan West So. Sq.

Lettermen Lost (3)Anthony Anderson Sr. 3LDeAnthony Arnett Fr. 1LCory Eichholtz Jr. 1L

TIGHT ENDReturning (5)

Mychal Rivera Sr. 2LCameron Clear So. 1LBrendan Downs So. 1LBryant Plumlee So. Sq.Dakota Summers So. Sq.

Additions (1)Justin Meredith Fr. HS

OFFENSIVE LINEReturning (16)

Dallas Thomas Sr. 3LZach Fulton Jr. 2LJa’Wuan James Jr. 2LJames Stone Jr. 2LAlex Bullard Jr. 1LDarin Gooch Sr. 1LMarcus Jackson So. 1LAntonio Richardson So. 1LCarson Anderson Sr. Sq.Brock Collier Jr. Sq.Mack Crowder Fr. RSJacob Gilliam So. Sq.Kyler Kerbyson Fr. RSIsaac Mobley Jr. Sq.Marques Pair So. Sq.Alan Posey Fr. RS

Lettermen Lost (1)JerQuari Schofield So. 1L

DEFENSIVE LINEReturning (8)

Joseph Ayres Jr. 2LMarlon Walls Jr. 2LAllan Carson So. 1LMaurice Couch Jr. 1LDaniel Hood Jr. 1LJordan Williams So. 1LGregory Clark So. Sq.Trevarris Saulsberry Fr. RS

Additions (2)Darrington Sentimore Jr. JCTrent Taylor Fr. HS

Lettermen Lost (3)Malik Jackson Sr. 2LBen Martin Sr. 4LCorey Miller So. 2L

LINEBACKERSReturning (17)

Willie Bohannon Sr. 3LNigel Mitchell-Thornton Sr. 3LBrent Brewer Jr. 2LRaiques Crump Jr. 2LChanning Fugate Jr. 2LHerman Lathers Sr. 2LJohn Propst Jr. 2LDontavis Sapp Jr. 2LJacques Smith Jr. 2LA.J. Johnson So. 1LGreg King Jr. 1LCurt Maggitt So. 1LMichael Cantwell So. Sq.Steven Fowlkes Sr. Sq.Gregory Grieco So. Sq.Christian Harris Fr. RSLogan Honeycutt So. Sq.Grant Jessen Sr. Sq.

Lettermen Lost (4)Austin Johnson Sr. 4LDaryl Vereen Sr. 4LJake Storey Sr. 3LShane Reveiz Sr. 2L

DEFENSIVE BACKSReturning (13)

Prentiss Waggner Sr. 3LMarsalis Teague Sr. 3LEric Gordon Jr. 2LRod Wilks Sr. 2LJustin Coleman So. 1LIzauea Lanier Jr. 1LByron Moore Jr. 1LBrian Randolph So. 1LCorey Alexander Jr. Sq.Tyler Coombes So. Sq.Geraldo Orta Fr. RSTyrin Fairman So. Sq.Michael Williams So. Sq.

Additions (1)Tino Thomas Fr. HS

Lettermen Lost (1)Art Evans Sr. 4L

SPECIALISTSReturning (5)

Michael Palardy (PK/P) Jr. 2LMatt Darr (P) So. 1LDerrick Brodus (PK/P) So. Sq.J.R. Carr (DS) Jr. Sq.Andrew Henry (DS) So. Sq.

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STAFF ADDITIONSSAL SUNSERI - DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR-Bringing a wealth of experience, Sal Sunseri was hired as

Tennessee’s defensive coordinator on Jan. 13, 2012. Sun-seri came to UT after working with Alabama’s linebackers the previous three seasons.

-Sunseri spent 1994 as Illinois State’s defensive coordinator and also held the title at Alabama A&M from 1998-99, but has served in multiple roles on the defensive side of the ball. Before arriving at Alabama, Sunseri coached the Caro-lina Panthers’ defensive line for seven seasons, including a trip to the Super Bowl in 2003.

-In one of his 27 years of coaching experience, Sunseri worked alongside UT head coach Derek Dooley at LSU in 2000.

-Sunseri, named the 2011 recruiter of the year by 247sports.com, helped lead a defense at Alabama that finished first in total defense, rushing defense, passing defense and scoring defense in 2011.

-For Sunseri’s full coaching career and bio, see page 21.

DERRICK ANSLEY - CORNERBACKS-Hired on Feb. 3, 2012, Derrick Ansley joins the Vols as cor-

nerbacks coach from Central Florida, where he was recent-ly named defensive backs coach following two seasons as an assistant in the secondary at Alabama from 2010-11.

-Ansley helped lead an Alabama defense that led the nation in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, passing defense and pass efficiency defense.

-Also coaching defensive backs for five seasons at Hunting-don College, Ansley played collegiately at Troy University, where he finished fifth in the nation with nine intercep-tions in 2003.

-For Ansley’s full coaching career and bio, see page 22.

CHARLIE COINER - SPECIAL TEAMS/TIGHT ENDS-Charlie Coiner brings 27 years of coaching experience to

the Vols, including nine at the NFL level. Coiner comes to Tennessee from North Carolina, where he spent 2010 as a defensive assistant.

-Before arriving at UNC, Coiner spent four seasons with the Buffalo Bills and five with the Chicago Bears.

-Coiner also has SEC experience, coaching special teams at LSU in 1999 and at Vanderbilt from 1991-93.

-For Coiner’s full coaching career and bio, see page 22.

JOSH CONKLIN - SAFETIES-After spending the last two seasons serving as the defen-

sive coordinator and safeties coach at The Citadel, Josh Conklin was hired as Tennessee’s safeties coach.

-Conklin brings nine years of secondary coaching experi-ence to Tennessee.

-Conklin mentored coernerback Cortez Allen, who was se-lected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 NFL Draft and played in 15 games.

-For Conklin’s full coaching career and bio, see page 23.

JAY GRAHAM - RUNNING BACKS-Hired on Dec. 6, 2011, Jay Graham most recently served as

the running backs/tight ends coach at South Carolina.-Graham, a running back for Tennessee from 1993-96, ranks

seventh all-time on UT’s career rushing chart, including 1,438 yards in 1995, the second-highest rushing total in a season in UT history.

-A two-time All-SEC Second Team selection and third-round NFL draft pick (Baltimore Ravens), Graham spent the last three years coaching at South Carolina. Graham guided Marcus Lattimore to a total of 2,015 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns during his first two seasons.

-For Graham’s full coaching career and bio, see page 23.

JOHN PALERMO - DEFENSIVE LINE-Hired on Jan. 20, 2012, John Palermo brings 37 years of

coaching experience to the University of Tennessee.-Palermo has spent the majority of his coaching career at

Wisconsin, where he served 15 years in multiple roles, working with the outside linebackers and defensive line. While coaching the Badgers, Palermo produced four first team All-Americans, four Big Ten Defensive Linemen of the Year, two Big Ten Defensive Players of the Year and a pair of first-round draft selections. Wisconsin won two Big Ten titles during his tenure.

-Arriving at Tennessee after two years at MTSU, Palermo spent the previous two seasons with the Washington Red-skins, where they finished among the league’s best in few-est yards allowed per game in both campaigns.

-For Palermo’s full coaching career and bio, see page 24.

SAM PITTMAN - OFFENSIVE LINE-Hired on Jan. 12, 2012, Sam Pittman is now in charge of Ten-

nessee’s offensive line.-Pittman comes to UT from North Carolina, where he spent

the last five years coaching the Tar Heels’ offensive line and was named associate head coach prior to the 2011 season.

-Pittman brings 27 years of offensive line coaching experi-ence to Tennessee, including stints at Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois and Western Michi-gan.

-Pittman’s offensive line at UNC helped freshman running back Giovani Bernard to 101.8 yards per game, a mark that led all NCAA freshmen, while his 14 rushing TDs ranked second nationally among rookies.

-For Pittman’s full coaching career and bio, see page 25.

SPRING AWARDSABOUT THE AWARDS-Each spring, the Tennessee coaching staff selects a num-

ber of awards recognizing performance and effort dur-ing the off-season and spring practice periods. Although this spring’s winners haven’t yet been selected, below is a breakdown of each award and last season’s honorees. Award winners are presented at halftime of the Orange and White game.

-Two of the awards have been a UT tradition since 1979: the Harvey Robinson Award and the Andy Spiva Award. Derek Dooley unveiled three new awards in 2010: the Big Lick Award, Fourth-Quarter Award and John Stucky Off-Season Award.

HARVEY ROBINSON AWARD-Presented to the offensive surprise of the spring as selected

by the coaching staff in honor of Harvey Robinson, former Vol player (1929-32), assistant coach (1946-52, 1960-63) and head coach (1953-54).

-2011 Winner: OL Alex Bullard

SPRING NOTEBOOK

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ANDY SPIVA AWARD-Presented to the defensive surprise of the spring as selected

by the coaching staff in honor of Andy Spiva, outstanding linebacker from 1973-76.

-2011 Winner: DL Daniel Hood

BIG LICK AWARD-Presented to the players who consistently play with the

most physical toughness.-2011 Winners: DB Brent Brewer, WR Vincent Dallas, OL Zach

Fulton and DL Jacques Smith

FOURTH QUARTER AWARD-Presented to the players who consistently compete with the

intangible values that provide the foundation of the Ten-nessee Football Program: attitude, discipline, toughness, effort and team.

-2011 Winners: DL Willie Bohannon, DL Malik Jackson, TB Tauren Poole and OL Dallas Thomas

JOHN STUCKY OFF-SEASON AWARD-In honor of former strength coaching legend John Stucky,

presented to the players who demonstrate the best physi-cal and mental conditioning during the off-season pro-gram.

-2011 Winners: LB Channing Fugate, LB Austin Johnson, QB Matt Simms and LB Daryl Vereen

MISCELLANEOUSNFL PRO DAY-10 former Vols took part in Tennessee’s annual pro timing

session in front of 21 NFL representatives, March 16, inside the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. The event allowed scouts the opportunity to witness the skills of recent UT performers in person.

-The 10 former Vols participating were: Anthony Anderson, Art Evans, Nick Guess, Malik Jackson, Austin Johnson, Ben Martin, Tauren Poole, Chip Rhome, Matt Simms and Daryl Vereen.

FOOTBALL TRAINING CENTER PROGRESS-The new Football Training Center is slated to be complete in

the summer of 2012. -Features include an amphitheater-style team room, coach-

es offices, position meeting rooms, a dining hall, players’ lounge, a 7,000-square foot locker room, a 22,000-square foot, multi-level weight room as well as a new training room and hydrotherapy area. Also included in the build-ing is an updated football hall of fame area.

-The building also features several technological upgrades, including a state-of-the-art video delivery system for players and coaches. The locker room includes, roomy, custom-built and ventilated lockers with electrical outlets for charging portable devices like cellphones, iPods and laptops.

-The Football Training Center will join with the Brenda Law-son Athletic Center and Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. It will provide athletes direct access to both the 120-yard indoor football field and Haslam Field, Tennessee’s two outdoor football practice fields.

NUMBER CHANGES-10 returning Vols changed their numbers this off-season:Name New No. Old No.Max Arnold 30 6J.R. Carr 53 63Gregory Clark 93 94Matt Darr 43 5Brendan Downs 85 84Logan Honeycutt 38 33Marlin Lane 15 4Izauea Lanier 9 18Isaac Mobley 71 54Naz Oliver 13 2

SCHEDULE NOTES2011 AT A GLANCE-For the fourth consecutive year, the Vols will face two teams

that they have never played before in Georgia State and Troy. Last season, the Vols opened new series’ with Mon-tana and Buffalo. Tennessee also played UT Martin and Oregon for the first time in 2010 and took the field against Western Kentucky and Ohio for the first time in 2009.

-It also marks the sixth consecutive year in which UT is es-tablishing a new series with at least one school. The Vols played Northern Illinois in 2008 and Arkansas State in 2007, UT’s first meeting with each.

-UT is 7-1 in its last eight series-opening meetings, its lone loss coming to eventual national championship runner-up Oregon in 2010. All-time, Tennessee is 98-34-5 (.734) in series lid-lifters.

SETTLING IN-While head coach Derek Dooley enters his third season at

UT, six of the Vols’ opponents have head coaches who are entering one of their first three seasons with their respec-tive schools: Georgia State (Bill Curry/3rd season), Florida (Will Muschamp/2nd season), Akron (Terry Bowden/1st season), Mississippi State (Dan Mullen/3rd season), Vanderbilt (James Franklin/2nd season) and Kentucky (Joker Phillips/3rd season).

READY FOR OCTOBER-For just the fourth time in school history, Tennessee will

enter October with five games under its belt (2006, 1995, 1990). In the previous three campaigns, the Vols won at least nine games, highlighted by a 1990 SEC Champion-ship.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE-Eight of Tennessee’s opponents earned a big to play in a

bowl game last season: NC State (Belk), Florida (Gator), Georgia (Outback), Mississippi State (Music City), Alabama (National Championship), South Carolina (Capital One), Missouri (Independence) and Vanderbilt (Liberty). All but Georgia and Vanderbilt were victorious.

-For the second consecutive year, Tennessee’s opponents compiled an overall record of 81-71 the previous season. Seven of Tennessee’s opponents had winning records in 2011: NC State (8-5), Florida (7-6), Georgia (10-4), Missis-sippi State (7-6), Alabama (12-1), South Carolina (11-2) and Missouri (8-5).

-Three of UT’s opponents finished the 2011 season ranked in the final Associated Press and Coaches’ polls: Georgia (AP-19, Coaches-20), Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) and South Carolina (AP-9, Coaches-8).

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NC STATEWOLFPACK 8/31 | ATLANTA, GA.

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Raleigh, N.C. Colors: Red and WhiteStadium: Carter Finley Stadium (57,583)Conference: Atlantic CoastHead Coach: Tom O’Brien (7th Season)Career Record/at NCSU:108-75/33-30Series: 1-1 TiedLast Meeting: W, 13-0, 9/29/19392011 Overall Record: 8-52011 Conf. Record/Finish: 4-4/4th Atlantic2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Belk (W, 31-24, vs. Louisville)/NRLettermen Ret./Lost: 31/21Starters Ret./Lost: 16/8

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Annabelle MyersPhone: (919) 515-1181Email: [email protected] Site: gopack.com

>>2012 SCHEDULEAug. 31 vs Tennessee (Atlanta, Ga)Sept. 8 at UConnSept. 15 South Alabama Sept. 22 The CitadelSept. 29 at Miami (Fla.)Oct. 6 Flolrida StateOct. 20 at MarylandOct. 27 at North Carolina Nov. 3 VirginiaNov. 10 Wake ForestNov. 17 at Clemson Nov. 24 Boston College

>>GAME NOTES-First meeting since 1939 and third all-

time, with the teams splitting the series – both contests played in Raleigh.

-UT and N.C. State are participating in the fifth annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.

-The first regular-season Friday game for UT since Sept. 29, 1939, also against North Carolina State.

-UT is 11-7 all-time in games played on Friday.

-Dating back to 1902, the Vols are 13-19 in Atlanta, but have lost in their last six trips to Georgia’s capital.

-First regular-season contest against an ACC opponent since facing Duke and Miami (Fla.) in consecutive weeks of the 2003 campaign.

-The last time UT faced an ACC foe in the sea-son opener was Sept. 4, 1982 against Duke.

-The Vols have won three consecutive sea-son openers and are 85-24-6 (.765) all-time.

-NC State head coach Tom O’Brien was an assistant coach at Virginia (guards/centers) when Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley played wide receiver for the Cavs (1987-90).

GEORGIA STATE FLORIDAPANTHERS GATORS 9/8 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Atlanta, Ga. Colors: Blue and WhiteStadium: Georgia Dome (71,228)Conference: Colonial Athletic AssociationHead Coach: Bill Curry (3rd season)Career Record/at GSU: 92-118/9-13Series: N/AAt Knoxville: SameLast Meeting: None2011 Overall Record: 3-82011 Conf. Record/Finish: None2011 Bowl/Final Rank: NoneLettermen Ret./Lost: 50/20Starters Ret./Lost: 14/10

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Allison GeorgePhone: (404) 413-4032Email: [email protected] Site: georgiastatesports.com

>>2012 SCHEDULEAug. 30 South Carolina StateSept. 8 at TennesseeSept. 15 UTSASept. 22 RichmondSept. 29 at William & MaryOct. 6 New HampshireOct. 13 at Rhode IslandOct. 20 VillanovaOct. 27 at James MadisonNov. 3 Old DominionNov. 10 at Maine

>>GAME NOTES-First all-time meeting between the

schools

-Tennessee has won its past 17 home openers and is 91-18-5 (.820) all-time.

-Georgia State enters its third season of football and is 0-1 all-time against the SEC, losing 63-7 at Alabama in 2010. Neyland Stadium will mark the largest capacity stadium that the Panthers have ever played in.

-The Vols have played one game all-time against members of the currently con-structed Colonial Athletic Association, defeating William & Mary, 48-13, in 1945 in Knoxville. That game also marked the Vols’ second contest of the season.

-GSU head coach Bill Curry faced the Vols 17 consecutive years from 1980-96 as head coach of Georgia Tech (1980-86), Alabama (1987-89) and Kentucky (1990-96). The Vols are 11-5-1 when facing a Curry-coached team.

-In its last 10 home openers, Tennessee’s average margin of victory is 27.2 points.

-This contest opens a three-game homes-tand, UT’s longest of the season.

9/15 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Gainesville, Fla.Colors: Orange and BlueStadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548)Conference: Southeastern (East)Head Coach: Will Muschamp (2nd season)Career Record/at UF: 7-6/SameSeries: 22-19 UFAt Knoxville: 11-10Last Meeting: L, 23-33, 9/17/20112011 Overall Record: 7-62011 Conf. Record/Finish: 3-5/3rd East2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Gator (W, 24-17, vs. Ohio St.)/NRLettermen Ret./Lost: 55/10Starters Ret./Lost: 19/5

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Steve McClainPhone: (352) 375-4683Email: [email protected] Site: gatorzone.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 Bowling GreenSept. 8 at Texas A&MSept. 15 at TennesseeSept. 22 KentuckyOct. 6 LSUOct. 13 at VanderbiltOct. 20 South CarolinaOct. 27 Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.)Nov. 3 MissouriNov. 10 UL-LafayetteNov. 17 Jacksonville StateNov. 24 at Florida State

>>GAME NOTES-The Gators host Bowling Green and play

at Texas A&M before traveling to Knox-ville.

-For the first time since 2001 and second time since 1995, Tennessee will not serve as Florida’s SEC opening oppo-nent.

-Florida has won the last seven meetings, its longest winning streak against UT, to take a 22-19 series lead. The Vols last defeated the Gators, 30-28, at home in 2004 while also winning in Gainesville, 24-10, in 2003.

-In his first appearance against Florida in 2011, Tyler Bray completed 26-of-48 pass-es for 288 yards and three touchdowns.

-In Knoxville, Tennessee leads the series 11-10.

-Florida head coach Will Muschamp will lead the Gators for the first time in Knox-ville. UF coaches are 4-7 all-time in their first trips to Neyland Stadium.

-The last time the Gators visited Knoxville, Justin Hunter recorded his first career touchdown catch.

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AKRONZIPS 9/22 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Akron, OhioColors: Blue and GoldStadium: InfoCision Stadium (27,881)Conference: Mid-American (East)Head Coach: Terry Bowden (1st season)Career Record/at UA: 140-62/0-0Series: 1-0 UTAt Knoxville: SameLast Meeting: W, 52-9, 11/11/19892011 Overall Record: 1-112011 Conf. Record/Finish: 0-8/7th East2011 Bowl/Final Rank: NoneLettermen Ret./Lost: N/AStarters Ret./Lost: 14/10

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Gregg BachPhone: (330) 972-6106Email: gbach@uakronWeb Site: gozips.com

>>2012 SCHEDULEAug. 30 UCFSept. 8 at FIUSept. 15 Morgan StateSept. 22 at TennesseeSept. 29 TBAOct. 6 TBAOct. 13 TBAOct. 20 TBAOct. 27 TBANov. 3 TBANov. 10 TBANov. 17 TBA Nov. 24 TBA

>>GAME NOTES-Tennessee will play Akron for the second

time ever, the lone meeting a 52-9 Ten-nessee win in 1989.

-The Zips mark the fourth Mid-American Conference opponent UT will face in five years. The Vols recently hosted Buffalo (2011), Ohio (2009) and Northern Illinois (2008).

-The Vols are 6-0 against current MAC teams all-time.

-Terry Bowden, son of legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, enters his first season as Akron’s head coach. Bowden faced the Vols three times as Auburn’s head coach in the 1990s, in-cluding the 1997 SEC Championship game and during UT’s 1998 National Championship run. UT is 3-0 when fac-ing a Terry Bowden-coached squad.

-Akron’s 1-11 record in 2011 is the worst of any UT 2012 opponent.

-The Vols are just Akron’s third SEC op-ponent since 1997. The Zips lost at LSU, 56-0, on 9/27/1997 and fell at Kentucky, 47-10, on 9/18/2010.

GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI STATEBULLDOGS BULLDOGS 9/29 | ATHENS, GA.

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Athens, Ga.Colors: Red and BlackStadium: Sanford Stadium (92,746)Conference: Southeastern (East)Head Coach: Mark Richt (12th season)Career Record/at UGA: 106-38/SameSeries: 21-18-2 UTAt Athens: 10-9-1 Last Meeting: L, 12-20, 10/8/20112011 Overall Record: 10-42011 Conf. Record/Finish: 7-1/1st East2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Outback (L, 30-33 vs. Mich. St.)/AP-19, Coaches-20Lettermen Ret./Lost: 49/18Starters Ret./Lost: 15/9

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Claude FeltonPhone: (706) 542-1621Email: [email protected] Site: georgiadogs.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 BuffaloSept. 8 at MissouriSept. 15 Florida AtlanticSept. 22 VanderbiltSept. 29 TennesseeOct. 6 at South CarolinaOct. 20 at KentuckyOct. 27 Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.)Nov. 3 Ole MissNov. 10 at AuburnNov. 17 Georgia SouthernNov. 24 Georgia Tech

>>GAME NOTES-UT leads the all-time series, 21-18-2, in-

cluding a 10-9-1 advantage in Athens.

-Georgia has won two straight over the Vols, the first streak in the series since UT won meetings in 2006 and 2007.

-The Vols are 5-7 against teams that were the runner-up in the previous year’s SEC Championship game.

-Last season’s eight-point win by Georgia was the first game in the series since 2004 that wasn’t decided by double digits.

-UT’s 26-point victory against Georgia (45-19) in 2009 is the Bulldogs’ worst regular-season loss in the last three seasons.

-UT will play Georgia in September (the 29th) for the first time since 1995 and will mark just the ninth time the two schools have played in the month. The Vols are 4-3-1 in those games.

-Outside of Neyland Stadium, Georgia’s San-ford Stadium is the largest facility in which the Vols will play this season (92,746).

-Justin Hunter notched his first career 100-yard receiving game in his first visit to Athens, leading the Vols with 110 yards.

10/13 | STARKVILLE, MISS.

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Starkville, Miss. Colors: Maroon and WhiteStadium: Davis Wade Stadium (55,082)Conference: Southeastern (West)Head Coach: Dan Mullen (3rd Season)Career Record/at MSU: 21-17/SameSeries: 28-15-1 UTAt Starkville: 5-4 UTLast Meeting: W, 34-3, 10/18/20082011 Overall Record: 7-62011 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-6/5th West2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Music City (W, 23-17 vs. Wake Forest)/NRLettermen Ret./Lost: N/AStarters Ret./Lost: 12/12

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Joe GalbraithPhone: (662) 325-2703Email: [email protected] Site: hailstate.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 Jackson StateSept. 8 AuburnSept. 15 at TroySept. 22 South AlabamaOct. 6 at KentuckyOct. 13 TennesseeOct. 20 Middle TennesseeOct. 27 at AlabamaNov. 3 Texas A&MNov. 10 at LSUNov. 17 Arkansas Nov. 24 at Ole Miss

>>GAME NOTES-Tennessee has won the last six meetings,

the longest winning streak for either team all-time in the series. Additionally, the Vols have won nine of the last 10 matchups.

-During the streak, Tennessee has won by an average of 24.5 points per outing, with the closest game coming in the 1998 SEC Championship Game (24-14).

-UT is 28-15-1 against Mississippi State, including a 5-4 mark in Starkville.

-Tennessee has won four of the last five in Starkville.

-This contest marks the first meeting be-tween the two since 2008, a 34-3 Vols win, and the first in Starkville since 2007, a 33-7 UT victory.

-The 31-point win for UT in 2008 is Mis-sissippi State’s second-largest margin of defeat in the last four seasons.

-Tennessee has won four of the last five in Starkville.

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ALABAMACRIMSON TIDE 10/20 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Colors: Crimson and WhiteStadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821)Conference: Southeastern (West)Head Coach: Nick Saban (6th season)Career Record/at UA: 141-54-1/50-12Series: 49-38-7 UAAt Knoxville: 22-20-1 UALast Meeting: L, 6-37, 10/22/20112011 Overall Record: 12-12011Conf. Record/Finish: 7-1/2nd West2011 Bowl/Final Rank: BCS National Championship (W, 21-0 vs. LSU)/AP-1, Coaches-1Lettermen Ret./Lost: N/AStarters Ret./Lost: 13/11

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Jeff PurintonPhone: (205) 348-6084Email: [email protected] Site: rolltide.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 Michigan (Arlington Texas)Sept. 8 Western KentuckySept. 15 at ArkansasSept. 22 Florida AtlanticSept. 29 Ole MissOct. 13 at MissouriOct. 20 at TennesseeOct. 27 Mississippi StateNov. 3 at LSUNov. 10 Texas A&MNov. 17 Western CarolinaNov. 24 Auburn

>>GAME NOTES-Alabama has won five consecutive meet-

ings and leads the all-time series 48-38-7, including a slight 22-20-1 edge in Knoxville.

-The Alabama series is the third-longest in Tennessee history (93 games).

-Tennessee’s last win over Alabama in Knoxville came in 2006. Trailing 13-6 af-ter three quarters, UT scored 10 fourth-quarter points capped by an Arian Fos-ter touchdown to win 16-13.

-Wide receiver Justin Hunter made his first career start against Alabama as a fresh-man in 2010 at Neyland Stadium.

-Placekicker Michael Palardy connected on his first career field goal, a 33-yarder, against the Tide in Knoxville two years ago.

-Alabama opens the season Sept. 1 against Michigan in the 2012 Cowboys Stadium Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

SOUTH CAROLINA TROYGAMECOCKS TROJANS10/27 | COLUMBIA, S.C.

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Columbia, S.C.Colors: Garnet and BlackStadium: Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250)Conference: Southeastern (East)Head Coach: Steve Spurrier (8th season)Career Record/at USC: 197-75-2/54-35Series: 22-6-2 UTAt Columbia: 8-4-2 UTLast Meeting: L, 3-14, 10/29/20112011 Overall Record: 11-22011 Conf. Record/Finish: 6-2/2nd East2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Capital One (W, 30-13 vs. Nebraska)/AP-9, Coaches-8Lettermen Ret./Lost: 43/20Starters Ret./Lost: 13/11

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Steve FinkPhone: (803) 777-7987Email: [email protected] Site: gamecocksonline.com

>>2012 SCHEDULEAug. 30 at VanderbiltSept. 8 East CarolinaSept. 15 UABSept. 22 MissouriSept. 29 at KentuckyOct. 6 GeorgiaOct. 13 at LSUOct. 20 at FloridaOct. 27 TennesseeNov. 10 ArkansasNov. 17 WoffordNov. 24 at Clemson

>>GAME NOTES-South Carolina has won consecutive

games for the first time in series history.

-Tennessee holds a 22-6-2 all-time record against the Gamecocks, including an 8-4-2 mark in Columbia.

-Tennessee has also lost two straight at South Carolina, after winning seven in a row.

-USC head coach Steve Spurrier is the winningest coach on Tennessee’s sched-ule with 197 victories.

-As a freshman, Tyler Bray completed his first two career touchdown passes at Williams-Brice Stadium to lead the Vols back from a 24-10 deficit in the second half. After Bray’s first pass attempt was returned for a TD, he finished the game 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of TDs.

-Da’Rick Rogers also rushed for a career-high 49 yards in the Vols’ last trip to So. Carolina.

11/3 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Troy, Ala. Colors: Cardinal, Silver, BlackStadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium (17,500)Conference: Sun BeltHead Coach: Larry Blakeney (22nd season)Career Record/at Troy: 164-91/SameSeries: NoneAt Knoxville: SameLast Meeting: Same2011 Overall Record: 3-92011 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-6/7th2011 Bowl/Final Rank: NoneLettermen Ret./Lost: N/AStarters Ret./Lost: 15/9

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Adam PrendergastPhone: (334) 670-3832Email: [email protected] Site: troytrojans.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 at UABSept. 8 Louisiana-LafayetteSept. 15 Mississippi StateSept. 22 at North TexasSept. 29 at South AlabamaOct. 11 Western KentuckyOct. 20 FIUOct. 27 at Florida AtlanticNov. 3 at TennesseeNov. 10 NavyNov. 17 Arkansas StateNov. 24 at Middle Tennessee

>>GAME NOTES-First all-time meeting

-Tennessee is 7-1 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference, its lone loss coming to North Texas, 21-14, at Neyland Stadium in 1975.

-Troy marks the fourth Sun Belt team the Vols will play host to in the last five years, also facing Louisiana Lafayette (2007), Western Kentucky (2009) and Middle Tennessee State (2011).

-Troy head coach Larry Blakeney, in his 22nd year at Troy, is the longest-tenured coach at his respective school of any of UT’s 2012 opponents.

-UT is 7-1 in its last eight series-opening meetings, its lone loss coming to even-tual national championship runner-up Oregon in 2010. All-time, Tennessee is 98-34-5 (.734) in series openers.

-Tennessee is 2-0 under Derek Dooley in games to open the month of November and has won four of its last five.

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MISSOURITIGERS 11/10 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Columbia, Mo.Colors: Black and MU GoldStadium: Memorial Stadium (71,004)Conference: Southeastern (East)Head Coach: Gary Pinkel (12th season)Career Record/at UA: 158-86-3/85-54Series: None At Knoxville: SameLast Meeting: Same2011 Overall Record: 8-52011Conf. Record/Finish: 5-4/ 5th2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Independence(W, 41-14 vs. UNC)/NRLettermen Ret./Lost: N/AStarters Ret./Lost: 13/11

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Chad MollerPhone: (573) 882-0712Email: [email protected] Site: mutigers.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 SE Louisiana Sept. 8 GeorgiaSept. 15 Arizona StateSept. 22 at South CarolinaSept. 29 at UCFOct. 6 VanderbiltOct. 13 AlabamaOct. 27 KentuckyNov. 3 at FloridaNov. 10 at TennesseeNov. 17 SyracuseNov. 24 at Texas A&M

>>GAME NOTES-Tennessee and Missouri will play each

other for the first time, also marking Missouri’s first game against the Vols as a member of the SEC.

-Tennessee is 11-3 when playing a new member of the SEC for the first time.

-North Carolina’s last two bowl opponents have been Tennessee and Missouri in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The Tar Heels played UT in the Music City Bowl, winning a bizarre double-overtime game, 30-27. Missouri defeated UNC in the Independence Bowl, 41-24.

VANDERBILT KENTUCKYCOMMODORES WILDCATS 11/17 | NASHVILLE, TENN.

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Nashville, Tenn.Colors: Black and GoldStadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773)Conference: Southeastern (East)Head Coach: James Franklin (2nd season)Career Record/at VU: 6-7/SameSeries: 73-27-5 UTAt Nashville: 36-17-4 UTLast Meeting: W, 27-21, 11/19/20112011 Overall Record: 6-72011Conf. Record/Finish: 2-6/4th East2011 Bowl/Final Rank: Liberty (L, 24-31 vs. Cincinnati)/ NRLettermen Ret./Lost: N/AStarters Ret./Lost: 18/6

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Larry LeathersPhone: (615) 343-6437Email: [email protected] Site: vucommodores.com

>>2012 SCHEDULEAug. 30 South CarolinaSept. 8 at NorthwesternSept. 15 PresbyterianSept. 22 at GeorgiaOct. 6 at MissouriOct. 13 FloridaOct. 20 AuburnOct. 27 UMass Nov. 3 at KentuckyNov. 10 at Ole MissNov. 17 TennesseeNov. 24 at Wake Forest

>>GAME NOTES-Tennessee moved to 73-27-5 against

Vanderbilt all-time after defeating the Commodores, 27-21, in overtime at Ney-land Stadium last season.

-Eric Gordon returned an interception 90 yards for the game-winning touchdown, the first defensive score in OT by any NCAA D-I FBS school since Sept. 9, 2005.

-Tennessee has won six straight against Vanderbilt and 33 of the last 35.

-The Commodores were the last in-state rival to defeat the Vols, doing so in a 28-24 win in Knoxville in 2005. Since then, UT has posted 11 straight victories over fellow Tennessee teams.

-The Vols have won 14 consecutive games against Vanderbilt in Nashville.

11/24 | KNOXVILLE

>>QUICK FACTSLocation: Lexington, Ky.Colors: Blue and WhiteStadium: Commonwealth Stadium (67,942)Conference: Southeastern (East)Head Coach: Joker Phillips (3rd season)Career Record/at UK: 11-14/SameSeries: 75-23-9 UTAt Knoxville: 39-10-6 UTLast Meeting: L, 7-10, 11/26/20112011 Overall Record: 5-72011 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-6/5th East2011 Bowl/Final Rank: NoneLettermen Ret./Lost: 49/24Starters Ret./Lost: 11/11

>>MEDIA INFOMedia Contact: Tony NeelyPhone: (859) 257-3838Email: [email protected] Site: ukathletics.com

>>2012 SCHEDULESept. 1 at Louisville Sept. 8 Kent StateSept. 15 Western Ky. Sept. 22 at FloridaSept. 29 South CarolinaOct. 6 Mississippi StateOct. 13 at ArkansasOct. 20 GeorgiaOct. 27 at MissouriNov. 3 VanderbiltNov. 17 SamfordNov. 24 at Tennessee

>>GAME NOTES-Tennessee’s 26-game winning streak, the

second-longest active winning streak between two NCAA D-I teams at the time and the eighth-longest all-time, came to an end in 2011, when the Wild-cats defeated UT, 10-7.

-The Vols lead the all-time series 74-24-9 and hold a 39-10-6 advantage in Knox-ville. Tennessee has defeated Kentucky 13 straight times at Neyland Stadium, with the Wildcats last win in Big Orange country coming in 1984.

-Tennessee’s 74 wins against Kentucky are its most against any school.

-The last time Tennessee lost to Kentucky, the Vols responded with a 42-0 shutout in the next meeting (1985).

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Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley enters his third season on Rocky Top in 2012, and his efforts in building a foundation for long-term success for Tennessee football have the Volunteers primed for a leap forward this fall. Dooley, 43, has reshaped the culture and rebuilt the roster of the Tennessee program since his arrival with his energetic personality, meticulous approach and belief in the dedication to both the character and on-field develop-ment of the student-athlete.

The bright future on the horizon for UT football was ex-emplified by performances from talented freshmen class-es. During the last two seasons, Tennessee has played 47 freshmen, including 32 true freshmen, the latter of which ties with Florida’s total for the most in the nation since the beginning of the 2010 season. The Vols also started a school-record seven true freshmen against Memphis in 2010.

The infusion of talented young players, almost all of whom will play significant roles on the 2011 team, began shortly after Dooley was named Tennessee’s 22nd foot-ball coach on Jan. 15, 2010. Dooley’s first two recruiting classes include the SEC’s leading receiver in 2011 and a first-team All-SEC selection in Da’Rick Rogers, six Fresh-man All-Americans, and eight players who were named Freshman All-SEC over the last two seasons. Additionally, Freshman All-American linebackers A.J. Johnson and Curt Maggitt ranked first and second, respectively, among SEC freshman tackle leaders per game in 2011. Tennessee was the only team in Division I FBS in 2011 with three freshmen (true or redshirt) among its top five tackle leaders.

Also during Dooley’s tenure, quarterback Tyler Bray has thrown 35 touchdown passes in two seasons and set the school record for highest completion percentage in a game. Bray has thrown for 300-plus yards in six games and threw for multiple touchdowns in 10 consecutive games. As a freshman in 2010, Bray set school records for passing yards (308) and touchdowns (5) in a single half while also setting the school mark for passing yards by a freshman with 1,537.

Additionally, after inheriting an offensive line that had a combined three starts before his first season, the current offensive linemen on the roster have a combined 99 starts heading into the 2012 season.

Freshman wide receiver Justin Hunter also set a Ten-nessee freshman record with seven receiving touchdowns and averaged a team-best 25.9 yards per catch in 2010. Before suffering a season-ending injury in the Florida game, Hunter averaged 151 yards receiving for the first two games of the 2011 season and is primed to return to be a major contributor to the Vols’ big-play offense this fall.

The 2011 Vols scored 40-plus points in three of their first four games, while the 2010 team featured a big-play of-fense that produced 71 plays of 20-plus yards, 19 of which were touchdowns, a significant increase from the 2009

Third Season At TennesseeVirginia ‘91

DEREK DOOLEYHEAD COACH

COACHING CAREER

Year School Position1996 Georgia Graduate Asst., Defensive Backs1997 SMU Wide Receivers Coach1998-99 SMU Wide Receivers/ Co-Recruiting Coordinator2000-02 LSU Recruiting Coord./Tight Ends2003 LSU Running Backs/Special Teams 2004 LSU Asst. Head Coach/ Running Backs/Special Teams2005-06 Miami Dolphins Tight Ends Coach2007 Louisiana Tech Head Coach2008-09 Louisiana Tech Head Coach/Athletic Director2010- Tennessee Head Coach

totals of 61 plays of 20-plus yards, 10 of which went for touchdowns. Dooley also led the 2010 team, competing roughly 15-20 scholarship players below the established limit of 85, to the Music City Bowl.

The increased commitment to excellence in all facets of the program is also present in the under-construction, state-of-the-art, $40 million Football Training Center scheduled to open this summer. The facility, redesigned by Dooley upon his arrival, will be the finest of its kind of the nation. He also established a new academic accountability system shortly after accepting his current position.

Determined to make immediate strides in changing the culture of the program, Dooley created the Vol for Life (VFL) program, a comprehensive life skills and charac-ter education program, in his first year at Tennessee. The four-year VFL curriculum focuses on the often-overlooked personal growth of the student-athlete, encompassing the following topics: character education, personal finance, life skills, career development, spiritual growth, commu-nity service, mental conditioning, personal branding, and navigating the social media landscape.

The ultimate goal of the VFL program, in Dooley’s eyes, is to reshape the culture of the program into one that pro-duces not only great players and teams, but even greater men. The program has not only helped to build the bond between teammates, but also between the Tennessee football team and the Knoxville community. In addition to charitable work with groups such as Habitat for Human-ity, the Vols have partnered with other local leaders and organizations, including spending time with the Knoxville Police Department to learn about the challenges that face law enforcement.

Dooley has led by example as well, speaking at numer-ous events throughout Knoxville and the entire state of Tennessee to help raise more than $750,000 for children and other causes in the local community. The Dooleys also host an annual fundraising event called the Big Orange Experience that benefits Variety, an organization that pro-vides financial support for numerous children’s charities.

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Last year’s Experience event raised nearly $300,000 for Variety.

Before his arrival in Knoxville, Dooley served as the head coach at Louisiana Tech during the 2007-09 seasons and also doubled as the school’s athletic director for the last two years of his tenure in Ruston. As the head coach of the football team, Dooley’s tenure was highlighted by an 8-5 mark in 2008, including the school’s first postseason vic-tory in 30 years at the Independence Bowl. Tech finished second in the WAC that season and played in a bowl game for only the third time since joining the major college ranks in 1989. For his efforts, the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association named him 2008 Coach of the Year.

The only athletics director serving as head football coach on the major college level at that time, he was able to organize efforts to negotiate a new team apparel agree-ment, contract a multimedia rights deal, rebrand the Loui-siana Tech athletic logos, and significantly upgrade facili-ties, including finalizing plans and launching a campaign for a new football training center and the addition of both a state-of-the-art HD video scoreboard and a new Field-Turf surface at Joe Aillet Stadium.

Additionally, Dooley also restructured the athletic foun-dation by creating LTAC, Team Tech 100 and the new LA Tech Kids Club, all of which contributed to an increase of annual giving by more than 150 percent. Net corporate sponsorship revenue also increased by 123 percent during his first year as athletic director, and Dooley also oversaw a restructuring of the ticket operation and the implementa-tion of an online ticketing system, the first in school his-tory, all of which led to a 51 percent increase in ticket sales and a new record for football season tickets.

The youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons and claimed six league titles and the 1980 national championship, Dooley never accepted the predetermined path to success. He played his college football at Virginia, turning down schol-arship offers elsewhere to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from Cavaliers head coach George Welsh.

As a wide receiver, Dooley earned that scholarship af-ter his second season and went on to help the Cavaliers to three bowl appearances and the 1989 Atlantic Coast Con-ference championship. In 1990, he was named first team Academic All-ACC and helped Virginia to a Sugar Bowl bid against Tennessee. During his playing career, Dooley caught 41 passes for 604 yards and three touchdowns. His level of play was such in the 1990 season that he was in-vited to and participated in the Senior Bowl.

He graduated that year with a bachelor’s degree in gov-ernment and foreign affairs, and then went on to earn his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1994. Before embarking on his coaching career, Dooley practiced law at a private law firm in Atlanta for two years.

After a successful start to the legal profession, Dooley switched gears and returned to his love of football, begin-ning his coaching career in 1996 as a graduate assistant at Georgia under defensive coordinator Joe Kines. He then served from 1997-99 as wide receivers coach and co-recruiting coordinator at SMU, where Dooley helped the Mustangs to the school’s only winning season over a 20-year stretch.

Dooley joined the staff at LSU under Nick Saban in 2000, serving as recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach from 2000-02 and then running backs coach and special teams coordinator from 2003-04. He helped the Tigers land No. 1 classes in 2001 and 2003.

The Tigers won SEC championships both of those sea-sons, claimed the BCS national championship in 2003, and Saban promoted Dooley to assistant head coach for the 2004 campaign. Dooley then left with Saban for the Mi-ami Dolphins, serving as tight ends coach from 2005-06. During his two years in the NFL, Dooley oversaw the con-tinued development of tight end Randy McMichael, who ended his Dolphins career as the team’s all-time leader in receptions by a tight end.

Dooley is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, an OB/GYN and Fort Worth, Texas, native. They have two sons, John Taylor (13) and Peyton (10) and a daughter, Julianna (8).

Allison is active in fundraising and serves on the Board of Directors locally for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. She also serves on the Board of Di-rectors for Imagination Library.

THE DOOLEY FILE

Born: June 10, 1968 (Athens, Ga.)Wife: Dr. Allison Jeffers DooleyChildren: John Taylor, Peyton and JuliannaEducation: Clarke Central High School University of Virginia ‘91 University of Georgia Law School ‘94Playing Career: Wide Receiver, University of Virginia 1987-90 Senior Bowl 1991

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Jim Chaney begins his fourth season as the Vols’ offen-sive coordinator.

Chaney has overseen the development of quarter-back Tyler Bray as the rising junior has thrown 35 touch-down passes in his two seasons on Rocky Top. Bray set the school record for highest completion percentage in a game. Bray has thrown for 300-plus yards in six games and threw for multiple touchdowns in 10 consecutive games. As a freshman in 2010, Bray set school records for passing yards (308) and touchdowns (5) in a single half while also setting the school mark for passing yards by a freshman with 1,537.

The Vols have had two receivers make major contribu-tions last seasons. Da’Rick Rogers led the SEC in recep-tions with 67 and receiving yards with 1,040 in 2011. Rog-ers was named to the AP All-SEC First-Team.

Wide receiver Justin Hunter set a Tennessee freshman record with seven receiving touchdowns and averaged a team-best 25.9 yards per catch in 2010. Before suffering a season-ending injury in the Florida game, Hunter aver-aged 151 yards receiving for the first two games of the 2011 season and is primed to return to be a major con-tributor to the Vols’ big-play offense this fall.

The 2011 Vols scored 40-plus points in three of their first four games, while the 2010 team featured a big-play offense that produced 71 plays of 20-plus yards, 19 of which were touchdowns, a significant increase from the 2009 totals of 61 plays of 20-plus yards, 10 of which went for touchdowns.

Heading into 2010, UT’s offensive coordinator faced the task of replacing his quarterback, finding a starting tailback and overhauling nearly the entire offensive line.

But Chaney once again pushed all the right buttons to produce what turned into a terrific rushing and passing combination that vaulted Tennessee into another bowl game. Chaney saw Tauren Poole pass the 1,000-yard rushing plateau during his first season as the starter, and then watched as true freshman Tyler Bray threw for a UT freshman-record 1,849 yards while leading the Vols to a 4-0 November.

All this behind an offensive line that jelled down the stretch and offers a solid anchor for Tennessee’s surging fortunes.

Chaney, 50, arrived in Knoxville in 2009 from the NFL ranks, having spent the three previous seasons as an assistant coach for the St. Louis Rams.The majority of Chaney’s coaching experience, however, comes from the collegiate ranks. His coaching and recruiting turns at Purdue, Wyoming and Cal State Fullerton made him the perfect fit for Tennessee.

Chaney spent all three years in St. Louis coaching the offensive line before adding tight ends to his assignment sheet in 2008. During the 2007 campaign, Chaney helped coach an offensive line that led running back Steven Jack-son to his third consecutive 1,000-yard season.

Possessing one of college football’s best offensive

Fourth Season At TennesseeCentral Missouri State ‘85

JIM CHANEYOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

COACHING CAREER

Year School Position1985-87 Cal State Fullerton Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator1988 Western Michigan Offensive Line1989-92 Cal State Fullerton Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator1993 Wyoming Tight Ends1994-96 Wyoming Offensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator1997-2001 Purdue Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator2001-05 Purdue Offensive Coordinator2006-08 St. Louis Rams Offensive Line/Tight Ends2009- Tennessee Offensive Coordinator

minds, Chaney helped the Boilermakers lead the Big Ten in passing offense five times and total offense three.

Purdue was ranked in the top 10 in the nation in total offense in six seasons, including 2000, when the Boiler-makers ranked fourth.

Chaney served as the offensive coordinator at Purdue from 1997-2005.

Quarterback Drew Brees, a second-round draft pick by the San Diego Chargers in 2001, was the NCAA total of-fense champion in 2000, averaging 349.1 yards per game, and received the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstand-ing player. Tim Stratton received the inaugural John Mack-ey Award as the nation’s best tight end in 2000.

More importantly, the 2000 combination of Chaney and Brees under head coach Joe Tiller led Purdue to its first Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl berth in 33 years.

From 1997-2001, Chaney served as recruiting coordina-tor and helped the Boilermakers sign some of the coun-try’s top high school talent. The 1998 class was ranked sec-ond in the Big Ten and 11th nationally. Each of Chaney’s last five classes was in the top 30 nationally.

Before his Purdue tenure, Chaney was offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Wyoming in 1995 and 1996. He joined the Cowboys in 1993 as a graduate assis-tant, working with the tight ends and recruiting.

Chaney broke into coaching at Cal State Fullerton in 1985. He served in many areas, including offensive coor-dinator and recruiting coordinator as well as coaching all offensive positions. Chaney had a stint as the offensive line coach at Western Michigan during the spring of 1988 before returning to Cal State Fullerton.

A native of Holden, Mo., Chaney earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Central Missouri State University in 1985 after a career at nose guard. He earned All-Conference honors as a senior.

Chaney and his wife, Lisa, who hails from Rock Springs, Wyo., are the parents of daughters Elizabeth and Sara.

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Sal Sunseri was hired as the Vols’ defensive coordina-tor on Jan. 13, 2012. Sunseri joins Tennessee after serving the last three years as the assistant head coach and line-backers coach at Alabama under head coach Nick Saban, including the national championship teams of 2009 and 2011.

He also spent seven years (2002-08) with the Carolina Panthers under then-head coach and current Denver Broncos head coach John Fox, a tenure that included the franchise’s lone NFC Championship and Super Bowl ap-pearance.

“Sal has had unparalleled success over the last de-cade in not only contributing to team and unit success, but also in his ability to motivate and develop elite in-dividual talent,” said Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley. “His combination of defensive knowledge, recruiting success, high-energy personality, ability to connect with players, and personal integrity and character make him an excep-tional fit for Tennessee.”

Sunseri has 27 years of coaching experience, including service as an assistant head coach and defensive coordi-nator and responsibility for coaching the defensive line, linebackers, and special teams.

Sunseri’s Alabama linebacker corps enjoyed consid-erable success in 2011, including Butkus Award finalist, Lombardi Award finalist, and Nagurski Award semifinal-ist, and first team All-American and first team All-SEC per-former Courtney Upshaw. Junior linebacker Dont’a High-tower was also a finalist for the Lombardi, Butkus, and Bednarik Awards as well as the Lott Trophy while earning first-team consensus All-American and first-team All-SEC honors.

“The chance to work with Derek Dooley, who has been around championships and knows what it takes to build an elite program, combined with the rich tradition of the University of Tennessee makes this opportunity so excit-ing to me,” said Sunseri. “I am fired up to work with all of the young talent on the defensive side of the ball, and I can’t wait to get up to Knoxville and coach them.”

Overall, Sunseri’s linebackers were part of a defensive unit that led the nation in total defense, rushing defense, passing defense and scoring defense in 2011. The Ala-bama defensive unit ranked third in the nation in scoring defense and fifth in total defense in 2010, and the 2009 Crimson Tide linebackers group coached by Sunseri in-cluded Butkus Winner, AP All-American, and Oakland Raiders first-round draft selection Rolando McClain. Sunseri was also named the 2011 recruiter of the year by 247Sports.com.

Sunseri’s seven-year stint with Carolina from 2002-08 included service as a defensive assistant in 2002 and the defensive line coach from 2003-08, during which time a trio of Panthers defensive lineman: defensive end Julius Peppers, defensive end Mike Rucker, and defensive tack-

First Season At TennesseePittsburgh ‘82

SAL SUNSERIDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

COACHING CAREER

Year School Position1985-91 Pittsburgh Defensive Line/Linebackers1992 Pittsburgh Defensive Line/Linebackers/ Assistant Head Coach1993 Iowa Wesleyan Assistant Head Coach/Def. Coordinator/Special Teams1994 Illinois State Defensive Coordinator1995-97 Louisville Linebackers1998-99 Alabama A&M Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers2000 LSU Linebackers/Special Teams2001 Michigan State Linebackers/Special Teams2002-08 Carolina Panthers Defensive Line2009-11 Alabama Assistant Head Coach/ Linebackers2012 Tennessee Defensive Coordinator

le Kris Jenkins, earned Pro Bowl honors. Carolina made the playoffs in three of those seven seasons while finish-ing in the top 10 in the NFL in fewest yards allowed on four occasions during Sunseri’s tenure with the Panthers.

Carolina also won the NFC Championship in 2003 with a 14-3 win over Philadelphia in the conference champi-onship game, two years removed from a 1-15 season in 2001. The Panthers fell to New England in Super Bowl XXXVIII that season, 32-29. During Sunseri’s time with the Carolina, the franchise won two NFC South titles and made the playoffs three times.

Before joining the Panthers, Sunseri worked as line-backers coach and special teams coordinator at Michi-gan State in 2001 following a year in the same capacity on Saban’s LSU staff in 2000. Sunseri was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Alabama A&M from 1998-99 following a three-year stint as linebackers coach at Louisville from 1995-97.

Sunseri entered the University of Pittsburgh as a walk-on in 1978. By the time his playing career ended, he earned consensus All-American honors and was the Panthers’ team captain as a senior in 1981. He started for Pitt for three years from 1979-81, during which time the Panthers went 33-3 and led the NCAA in total defense twice, in both 1980 and 1981.

After his playing days ended, Sunseri began his coach-ing career at 1985 at Pitt. He served as defensive line coach and linebackers coach and was named assistant head coach in 1992. He subsequently spent one year at both Iowa Wesleyan (1993, assistant head coach, defen-sive coordinator, special teams coach) and Illinois State (1994, defensive coordinator).

Sunseri and his wife Roxann, have two daughters, Jac-lyn and Ashlyn, and two sons, Santino and Vinnie. San-tino is a quarterback at Pitt, while Vinnie is a defensive back at Alabama who earned Freshman All-SEC honors in 2011.

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Derrick Ansley was hired as cornerbacks coach on Feb. 3, 2012. Ansley joined the Vols from Central Florida, where he served as defensive backs coach for three months following two seasons as an assistant in the secondary at Alabama from 2010-11.

“Derrick is a bright young coach with an incredibly high ceiling in this profession,” said Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley. “He worked with Sal Sunseri for two seasons and will be able to bring some systematic continuity to the defensive staff.”

Ansley’s two seasons with Alabama included the national championship season of 2011. This year’s Alabama secondary featured three All-Americans in Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick, and DeQuan Menzie, and the Tide defense led the nation in five major categories: total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, passing defense, and pass efficiency defense.

First Season At TennesseeTroy ‘05

DERRICK ANSLEYASSISTANT COACH - CORNERBACKS

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position2005-09 Huntingdon (Ala.) Defensive Backs2010-11 Alabama Defensive Assistant2011-12 Central Florida Defensive Backs2012 Tennessee Cornerbacks

Charlie Coiner was named special teams and tight ends coach on Jan. 27, 2012. Coiner, who spent nine seasons on NFL coaching staffs with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, served as a defensive and special teams assistant with North Carolina in 2010.

“Charlie has a diverse background in professional and col-lege coaching, and he has had consistent success at both levels,” said Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley. “Charlie has also worked with several of our coaches, which will help make the transition and working dynamic seamless.”

In four seasons with the Bills from 2006-09, Coiner coached the team’s tight ends while serving as an assistant special teams coach. Buffalo tight ends combined for 58 receptions, 598 yards, and two touchdowns in 2008, including career highs in receptions (33) and yards (351) for Robert Royal. Second-year tight end Derek Schouman also produced 15 catches and 153 years in 2008. In 2006, Coiner’s first season coaching the unit, production from the tight end position increase, including a touchdown reception by a tight end in three consecutive games for the first time for the franchise since 1963.

Before joining the Bills, Coiner spent five seasons with the Chicago Bears, originally joining the organization in 2001 as an offensive assistant, a position he held for three seasons (2001-03). Coiner then served as assistant special teams coach for the Bears from 2004-05.

Coiner is also a veteran of 18 seasons of coaching at the collegiate level, including stops at LSU (1999), UT Chatta-

First Season At TennesseeCatawba ‘83

CHARLIE COINERASST. COACH - SPECIAL TEAMS/TIGHT ENDS

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position1983-86 Appalachian State Graduate Assistant1987 Minnesota Defensive Line/Kicking1988-89 Austin Peay Offensive Line1990 Austin Peay Defensive Line1991-93 Vanderbilt Special Teams1994 Texas Southern Offensive Line/ Special Teams1995-97 Louisville Tight Ends1998 UT Chattanooga Linebackers1999 LSU Special Teams2000 Texas Southern Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks/Special Teams2001-03 Chicago Bears Offensive Assistant2004-05 Chicago Bears Assistant Special Teams2006-09 Buffalo Bills Tight Ends/ Assistant Special Teams2010 North Carolina Defensive Assistant2012 Tennessee Special Teams/Tight Ends

Before joining the Crimson Tide staff, Ansley coached defensive backs for five seasons at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala. He is a 2005 graduate of Troy University with a degree in broadcast journalism and started 40 con-secutive games for the Trojans during his career. As a junior in 2003, Ansley finished fifth in the nation with nine intercep-tions and also ranked third in interceptions per game.

nooga (1998), Louisville (1995-97), and Vanderbilt (1991-93).Coiner began his coaching career at Appalachian State,

where he served four seasons on the staff from 1983-86. A native of Waynesboro, Va., he earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Catawba College and his master’s degree from Appa-lachian State.

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Vol letterman Jay Graham returned to the Tennessee coaching staff as the running backs coach on Dec. 6, 2011. Graham most recently served as the running backs/tight ends coach at South Carolina.

“Jay is not only one of the most accomplished running backs in Tennessee history, but he has also proven to be one of the top running backs coaches in the SEC,” said Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley. “Jay understands what it means to be a Vol, and we are thrilled to have him on our staff.”

Graham has spent the last three years on the coaching staff at South Carolina (2009-11) and coached sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore, who has rushed for a com-bined 2,015 yards and 27 touchdowns during his first two seasons with the Gamecocks. Lattimore was on pace to be-come the first South Carolina back to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons since Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers posted three consecutive from 1978-80 before an injury side-lined him for the final five games. South Carolina ranked third in the SEC this season with 198.0 rushing yards per game.

As a player for Tennessee, Graham rushed for 2,609 yards as a Vol from 1993-96 and ranks seventh all-time on the Vols’ career rushing chart. His most prolific season was in 1995, when he rushed for 1,438 yards on 272 carries, the second-

First Season At TennesseeTennessee ‘04

JAY GRAHAMASSISTANT COACH - RUNNING BACKS

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position2005 Tennessee Graduate Assistant2006 UT Chattanooga Running Backs2007 San Diego Running Backs/ Co-Special Teams Coordinator2007 UT Martin Running Backs/ Recruiting Coordinator2008 Miami (Ohio) Offensive Assistant Coach2009-11 South Carolina Running Backs/Tight Ends2012 Tennessee Running Backs

highest rushing total in a season in UT history and the third-most attempts by a Vol running back in one year. Graham earned All-SEC Second Team honors as both a junior and a senior in 1995 and 1996, respectively, and helped the Vols to three bowl victories.

Graham’s 1995 total of 11 100-yard games is the most in Tennessee history in a single season and included a school-record nine consecutive 100-yard rushing efforts. He also posted 14 100-yard games in his Tennessee career, a total that ranks only behind Travis Henry (15) in school history. Additionally, Graham’s 25 rushing touchdowns rank tied for

Josh Conklin was named safeties coach on March 9, 2012. Conklin served as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at The Citadel for the last two seasons.

“Josh brings successful coordinator experience and con-sistent secondary production to our defensive staff,” said Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley. “He comes highly recommended and I believe will be a great fit for our football staff.”

In each of the last two years, Conklin’s Bulldogs defense ranked third in the Southern Conference in total defense. In 2011, seven of 11 Bulldogs opponents were limited to fewer than 20 points, and two years ago, eight of 11 foes scored fewer than 20.

During Conklin’s tenure with The Citadel, cornerback Cortez Allen was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 NFL Draft and played in 15 games as well as the NFL Wild Card playoff game against the Denver Broncos. Defen-sive end Erik Clanton, who finished tied for 12th in the FCS in sacks in 2010, earned a free agent opportunity with the Steelers after originally signing with the Montreal Alouettes.

Prior to joining the staff at The Citadel, Conklin spent three seasons coaching defensive backs (2007-09) at Wofford and added special teams to his responsibilities in his final season in Spartanburg. With Conklin on the staff, the Terriers led the SoCon in scoring defense in 2007 while intercepting a

First Season At TennesseeDakota State ‘03

JOSH CONKLINASSISTANT COACH - SAFETIES

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position2003-04 South Dakota State Graduate Assistant2005-06 South Dakota State Secondary/Special Teams2007-08 Wofford Defensive Backs2009 Wofford Def. Backs/Special Teams2010-11 The Citadel Def. Coordinator/Safeties2012 Tennessee Safeties

conference-high 20 passes and adding 13 picks the follow-ing season.

Conklin began his coaching career at South Dakota State, serving as a graduate assistant in 2003 and 2004 before be-ing elevated to a full-time position coaching the secondary and special teams during the 2005-06 seasons.

The South Dakota State secondary ranked second in the Great West Conference in pass defense in 2006, while Conk-lin’s kickoff return and kickoff coverage teams were the top-ranked units in the conference.

Conklin graduated from Dakota State University in 2003 with a degree in physical education. He started at linebacker his junior and senior seasons and was an Academic All-Amer-ican. He also received a master’s degree in sports administra-tion from South Dakota State in 2008.

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John Palermo was hired as defensive line coach on Jan. 20, 2012. Palermo is a veteran of 37 years of coaching, including two seasons with the Washington Redskins and 15 years at the University of Wisconsin.

“John is one of the most respected defensive line coaches in the nation,” said Vols’ head coach Derek Dooley. “He has a history of coaching and developing multiple All-Americans,

First Season At TennesseeFlorida State ‘74

JOHN PALERMOASSISTANT COACH - DEFENSIVE LINE

Darin Hinshaw moves to wide receivers coach in his third season with the Vols. He has spent the previous two seasons as the team’s quarterbacks coach working rising junior Tyler Bray.

Hinshaw guided Bray to a record-setting start to the 2011 season as the California native set a school record for comple-tion percentage in a game. He also started the year with the most passing yards in a three-game span in UT’s storied his-tory.

In 2010, Hinshaw’s impact was immediate as Tennessee’s quarterbacks coach. The former signalcaller helped two UT quarterbacks - both making their debuts in Knoxville - lead the Vols offense to a bowl game and a third-place finish in the SEC’s Eastern Division.

Hinshaw’s quarterback duo of Matt Simms and Tyler Bray combined for 3,309 yards passing and 26 touchdowns in 2010. The true freshman Bray assumed the starter’s role in November and guided the team to a 4-0 finish to claim bowl eligibility.

A Punta Gorda, Fla., native, Hinshaw was a record-setting quarterback himself during his collegiate playing days and spent the last three seasons as wide receivers coach at Mem-phis on the staff of former Vol footballer Tommy West.

Hinshaw, 38, joined the Memphis staff after serving one season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Georgia Southern. In 2006, Georgia Southern ranked 27th nationally in total offense, averaging 359.9 yards per game.

Prior to that, Hinshaw worked at Middle Tennessee for five seasons. He was the running backs coach his first two sea-sons before being elevated to co-offensive coordinator in February 2003.

Under Hinshaw’s guidance, the MTSU offense consistently led the Sun Belt Conference and was among the nation’s sta-

Third Season At TennesseeCentral Florida ‘93

DARIN HINSHAWASSISTANT COACH - WIDE RECEIVERS

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position1999 Central Florida Graduate Assistant2000 Central Florida Quarterbacks2001-02 Middle Tennessee Running Backs2003-05 Middle Tennessee Co-Offensive Coordinator2006 Georgia Southern Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks2007-09 Memphis Wide Receivers2010-11 Tennessee Quarterbacks2012 Tennessee Wide Receivers

tistical leaders. A highlight was in 2003, when the Blue Raid-ers offense was the highest scoring unit in the league at 27.7 points a contest. Hinshaw made his way to Middle Tennessee from Central Florida, his alma mater. Hinshaw spent 1999 as a graduate assistant before taking over the quarterback coach-ing duties in 2000.

Hinshaw set numerous school records for the Knights, fin-ishing as career leader in every major passing category, in-cluding yards (9,000) and TDs (82). During his time under cen-ter, UCF had a combined 28-16 record, including a 9-3 mark in 1993 that resulted in a berth in the Division I-AA playoffs. Hinshaw was named in 2004 to UCF’s 25th Anniversary Team.

Following his playing days at UCF, Hinshaw began a career in pro football. After a brief stint with the Cleveland Browns, he spent two years with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.

A 1993 University of Central Florida graduate, Hinshaw earned his master’s in business administration from UCF in 1996.

Hinshaw and his wife, Pam, have four children: daughters Sydney, Hayley and Carley; and son Darin Jr.

ninth on the Tennessee career list, and he rushed for a career-high 211 yards against Vanderbilt on Nov. 25, 1995.

A third-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 1997, Gra-ham spent six seasons in the NFL, including four with the Ravens (1997-2000) and single seasons with the Seattle Se-ahawks (2001) and Green Bay Packers (2002).

In 2004, Graham returned to Knoxville and graduated with a degree in psychology. He also served the 2005 season as a

graduate assistant on the Vols staff and completed his mas-ter’s degree in sports management from UT in 2008. In ad-dition to stints at South Carolina and his graduate assistant season at Tennessee, Graham has also served as an assistant coach at Miami, Ohio (2008), UT-Martin (2007), the University of San Diego (2007), and UT Chattanooga (2006).

Graham and his wife, Kelly, are the parents of two daugh-ters, Nia and Denae, and two sons, Jayson and Kellan.

all-conference players, first-round draft picks, and Pro Bowl players. Adding a coach with John’s abilities and successful track record will have a positive impact on our defensive line and our program.”

Palermo spent two seasons with the NFL’s Washington Redskins from 2008-09, during which time he coached Brian Orapko, who earned Pro Bowl honors as a rookie in a dual role

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COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position1977-78 N. Carolina State Graduate Assistant1979 Austin Peay State Defensive Line/ Strength and Conditioning1980-82 Memphis State Defensive Line1983 Appalachian State Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Line1984-87 Minnesota Defensive Line1988-89 Notre Dame Defensive Line1990 Austin Peay State Head Coach1991-95 Wisconsin Assistant Head Coach/ Outside Linebackers1995-2005 Wisconsin Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Line2006 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Line2007 Tennessee Tech Defensive Line2008-09 Washington Defensive Line Redskins 2010-11 Middle Tennessee Defensive Line2012 Tennessee Defensive Line

as a defensive end and linebacker. Washington also finished fourth overall in the NFL in fewest yards allowed per game in 2008 and 10th in 2009. The 2008 Redskins defense also fin-ished sixth in the league in fewest points allowed.

In 2006, Palermo coached the defensive line at Miami (Fla.) which featured NFL second-round selection Calais Campbell, who was recently franchise-tagged with the Ari-zona Cardinals.

Palermo spent 15 years under head coach Barry Alvarez at the University of Wisconsin, during which time he coached four first-team All-Americans, four Big Ten Defensive Line-men of the Year, two Big Ten Defensive Players of the Year, and a pair of first-round draft selections in Wendell Bryant (2002) and Erasmus James (2005). In 2004, the entire Wiscon-sin starting defensive line was selected in the NFL Draft, and the Badgers won two Big 10 titles during his tenure.

Palermo served as assistant head coach during his 15 years at Wisconsin, leading the outside linebackers from 1991-95 and the defensive line from 1996-2005. Before joining the Badgers, Palermo spent one season as the head coach at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

Most recently on the staff at Middle Tennessee for two seasons (2010-11), Palermo’s 2010 Blue Raider defensive line unit featured Jamari Lattimore, who earned Sun Belt Confer-ence Defensive Player of the Year that season and currently plays for the Green Bay Packers.

Palermo spent two seasons at Notre Dame under head coach Lou Holtz from 1988-89, including the Fighting Irish’s national championship season of 1988. While at Notre Dame, Palermo coached defensive lineman Chris Zorich, a two-time consensus All-American and the 1990 winner of Lombardi Award.

Other coaching stops for Palermo include a four-year stint as the defensive line coach at Minnesota (1984-87), service as assistant head coach, defensive line, and linebackers coach

at Appalachian State from 1983-84, three years as the de-fensive line coach at Memphis from 1980-82, and one year as the defensive line coach at Austin Peay. He began his coaching career as an assistant at North Carolina State from 1977-78 following three years at Bainbridge High School in Georgia.

Palermo is a native of Newburgh, N.Y., and lettered at Florida State in 1972-73. A 1974 graduate of Florida State, Palermo and his wife, Donna, have a son, Jason, who coaches offensive line at Austin Peay, and a daughter, Jessica, who is the assistant director of championships at the Big 10 Confer-ence.

Sam Pittman was named offensive line coach on Jan. 12, 2012. Pittman, who has spent the last five years at the Uni-versity of North Carolina staff from 2007-11 in charge of the offensive line, was named associate head coach before the 2011 season.

“Sam has an excellent reputation and track record as an of-fensive line coach and as a recruiter,” said head coach Derek-Dooley. “Sam brings a considerable amount to our program as a coach and a person, and we are excited that he is joining our staff.”

Pittman was named the Scout.com/FoxSports.com ACC Recruiter of the Year in 2011.

The 2011 North Carolina team averaged 6.3 yards per play in the regular season, the second-best mark in the ACC. The UNC offensive line helped redshirt freshman running back Giovani Bernard to 101.8 yards per game, a mark that led all NCAA freshmen and included seven 100-yard rushing games. Bernard’s 14 rushing touchdowns ranked second na-tionally among freshmen.

Additionally, sophomore quarterback Bryn Renner led the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing efficiency, a category in which UNC led the conference as a team as well. The Tar Heels ranked fifth in the ACC in total offense at 396.6 while earning a berth in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.

First Season At TennesseePittsburg State ‘86

SAM PITTMANASSISTANT COACH - OFFENSIVE LINE

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position 1984-85 Pittsburg State Student Coach1986 Beggs (Okla.) H.S. Assistant Coach1987-88 Princeton (Mo.) H.S. Head Coach1989-90 Trenton (Mo.) H.S. Head Coach1991 Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C. Offensive Line1992-93 Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C. Head Coach1994-95 Northern Illinois Offensive Line1996 Cincinnati Offensive Tackles/ Tight Ends1997-98 Oklahoma Offensive Line1999 Western Michigan Offensive Line2000 Missouri Offensive Line2001 Kansas Offensive Line2003 Northern Illinois Offensive Line2004-06 Northern Illinois Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line 2007-10 North Carolina Offensive Line2011 North Carolina Associate Head Coach/ Offensive Line2012 Tennessee Offensive Line

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Named one of the nation’s top 25 recruiters by ESPN.COM, Pittman has signed the No. 2-rated offensive tackle in each of the last two years, Alex Hurst in 2010 and Kiaro Holt in 2011. Hurst, who started all 12 games at left tackle for UNC as a sophomore during the 2011 season, joined teammate and left guard Jonathan Cooper as the first Tar Heel tandem to earn All-ACC lineman honors since 1993.

Pittman also worked to develop offensive lineman Garrett Reynolds, who earned second team All-ACC honors in 2008 and was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.

Pittman joined the Tar Heels after four seasons as the of-fensive line coach at Northern Illinois from 2003-06, includ-ing three seasons as assistant head coach from 2004-06. Dur-ing that time frame, the Huskies produced a pair of standout rushers in Garrett Wolfe and Michael Turner. Wolfe led the nation in rushing with 1,928 yards, while Turner, who has earned two Pro Bowl selections with the Atlanta Falcons and has led the NFC in rushing in each of the last two seasons, finished second in the nation as a senior at Northern Illinois

in 2003 with 1,648 yards. His first stint as offensive line coach for Northern Illinois was for two years, from 1994-95. Pittman also previously coached the offensive linemen at Kansas (2001), Missouri (2000), Western Michigan (1999), and Okla-homa (1997-98). He coached offensive tackles and tight ends at Cincinnati at 1996.

Before coaching at NIU, Pittman spent two seasons as the head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 1992-93 after serving as the school’s offensive line coach in 1991. He was a head coach in the high school ranks at Tren-ton (Mo.) High School from 1989-90 and at Princeton (Mo.) High School from 1987-88. He began his coaching career with a two-year stint as a student assistant at Pittsburg State from 1984-85, followed by one season as an assistant coach at Beggs (Okla.) High School.

Pittman, a graduate of Pittsburg State (Kan.), played de-fensive end at the school and was inducted into the PSU Ath-letics Hall of Fame in 1998. He is married to the former Jamie Conrad of Pittsburg, Kan.

Ron McKeefery joined Tennessee in January as football head strength and conditioning coach. The 2008 Under Ar-mour Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, McKeefery recently spent 11 seasons at South Florida, where he served as assistant athletics director for strength and conditioning and head strength and conditioning coach.

McKeefery’s most recent role was as human performance coordinator for the U.S. Army Special Forces, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, in Fort Campbell, Ky.

A key member of the South Florida coaching staff, McKeef-ery’s tenure with the Bulls coincided with that program’s rise from Div. I-AA to perennial Big East Conference contender. In addition to six consecutive bowl games and 19 NFL draft picks, the success of his strength and conditioning program is best exemplified by the fact that South Florida was 10-0 in overtime during his 11 seasons with the school.

After spending one season as a coach at Ottawa (Kan.) University, his alma mater, McKeefery worked as an intern with the Kansas City Royals. In the two years before going to South Florida, he worked with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 1999 season, a year in which the Bucs played in the NFC Championship Game. McKeefery then spent the 2000 season as the head strength and conditioning coach with the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe.

He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction and Coach Practitioner under the National

Second Season At TennesseeOttawa (Kan.) ‘97

RON McKEEFERYHEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

COACHING CAREER

Year Team Position1998 Ottawa (Kan.) Strength & Conditioning1998 Kansas City Intern, Royals Strength & Conditioning1999 Tampa Bay Strength & Conditioning Buccaneers2000 Berlin Thunder Head Strength & Conditioning2000-10 South Florida Head Strength & Conditioning Coach2011- Tennessee Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as well as a Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified under the Col-legiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). He also served as the state NSCA Director for Florida (North) and is certified by both the NSCA and the CSCCA.

The Missouri native owns a bachelor of arts in biology from Ottawa and a master of arts in adult education from South Florida. McKeefery earned all-conference honors in both football and track at Ottawa and was also a two-time Academic All-America.

Ron is married to the former Angela Hamilton. They are the parents of four children: James, Tyler, Ava and Maya.

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Using more than two decades of intercollegiate experience in multiple sport oversight, fundraising, compliance, football operations, and athletic facility management, David Blackburn has continued to build upon the long-standing tradition of ex-cellence at the University of Tennessee as the senior associate athletic director for administration.

Blackburn began his career at Tennessee in 1993 working with then head football coach Phillip Fulmer and the football program in a variety of roles culminating in Tennessee winning the 1st ever BCS national championship in 1998. In a 10-year as-sociation with Fulmer’s staff, Blackburn played an intricate role and held the titles of assistant director of compliance, director of football operations, and assistant athletic director for foot-ball operations. During that time, Tennessee enjoyed its most successful run in the storied programs’ history with a record of 99-24, winning 1 national championship, 2 SEC championships, and playing in 10 consecutive bowl games. Blackburn’s leader-ship, guidance, knowledge and application of NCAA rules, and never-tiring work ethic helped the Vols football program soar to levels of achievement unseen on the gridiron in Knoxville.

In August of 2003, Blackburn made a transition into fundrais-ing and became the assistant athletic director for development for the Volunteers. During his tenure working in the fundraising arm for athletics at Tennessee, the Volunteer Athletic Scholar-ship Fund, it saw record growths in all areas. Most noted were total athletic gifts more than doubling from $19.5 million in 2003 to over 41 million in 2007. Also, he helped secure an $84 million multi-media rights contract with Host Communications. Gaining a vast knowledge of the inter-workings of the VASF, Blackburn was charged with overseeing the entire develop-ment office staff and being directly involved in facility design/renovations, donor solicitation and prospecting, the gift-in-kind program, donor ticket and parking assignments, and coordinat-ing special events for the development office and its donors.

21st Season At TennesseeTennessee ‘90

DAVID BLACKBURNSENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/ ADMINISTRATION

Off of the success of Blackburn’s efforts with the football pro-gram and the VASF, Blackburn was rewarded with a promotion to associate athletic director for administration in April 2007. There, Blackburn broadened his scope of athletic department management serving on then athletic director’s Mike Hamil-ton’s senior management team. Included in that appointment was the oversight of the track & field program, the swimming & diving teams; as well as serving as the senior sport adminis-trator for the internal operations of facility operations, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, equipment operations, and event management offices within the athletic department. Blackburn was also the athletic department liaison to the Thorn-ton Center, Tennessee’s student-athlete academic support unit. He was also appointed to participate in various search commit-tees for head coaches and upper level departmental staff.

A tireless worker and stabilizing to the athletic department and football program, advancement to senior associate athletic director for administration came for Blackburn in September 2008. Keeping many of the duties he already was performing, Blackburn gained the role of directly overseeing the football program as its’ senior level administrator. Using the knowledge gained from his association with the football program previ-ously, and benefiting from the steadfast relationships built over a 20-year period, Blackburn has been able to provide leadership, direction, and stability to the football program. His direct over-sight over football operations and its’ budget, non-conference scheduling, coaches contracts, and the design and construction of Tennessee’s new $48 million football training center have yet again proved Blackburn an invaluable asset at Tennessee.

A native of Loudon, TN, Blackburn graduated from the Uni-versity of Tennessee in 1990 after serving for two years as a stu-dent assistant in football under then head coach Johnny Majors.

Blackburn, 46, is married to the former Andrea Radel of Al-bion, Michigan. They have two daughters, Emma and Charlee.

Brad Pendergrass returned to Knoxville in 2010 as UT’s direc-tor of football operations on head coach Derek Dooley’s staff.

Pendergrass’ primary role at Tennessee is to oversee the day-to-day administrative operation of the football program in the areas of budgetary management, team travel, pre-sea-son training camp and bowl planning, as well as serving as head coach Derek Dooley’s liaison to all athletics department support units that assist the football team.

Prior to his return to Rocky Top, Pendergrass held the same position for one season at Wisconsin after a five-year stint at Mississippi State. His first full-time position, however, was at Tennessee with his alma mater in football recruiting.

Pendergrass, 35, made the move to Wisconsin in 2009 as the Badgers’ director of football operations and handled the team’s administrative operations, budget, team travel, and nonconference scheduling as well as other administrative duties under head coach Bret Bielema.

At Mississippi State, he spent his first three years as as-

Third Season At TennesseeTennessee ‘98

BRAD PENDERGRASSDIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

sistant to the head coach for Sylvester Croom. Pendergrass was named coordinator of football operations in 2007, and then was promoted prior to the 2008 season to assistant AD for football operations. In that role, Pendergrass was part of athletics director Greg Byrne’s senior staff, while maintaining his responsibilities with the football program.

Pendergrass spent 10 seasons with the Vols under head coach Phillip Fulmer -- rising from student manager, to grad-uate assistant for the coaching staff, to graduate assistant in football operations and later to full-time recruiting assistant.

During that 10-year period, the Vols enjoyed 10 consecu-tive bowl game appearances, highlighted by winning the 1998 national championship and back to back SEC champi-onships in 1997 and 1998.

A native of Huntingdon, Pendergrass received his bach-elor’s degree in business/marketing from UT in 1998. He earned a master’s in human performance and sports studies in 2001.

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Kyle Manley begins his first season at Tennessee as a grad-uate assistant. Manley spent the 2011 season as the quarter-backs coach at UT Martin.

Manley served as quarterbacks and running backs coach at the University of Arkansas Monticello in 2010. He coached UAM’s all-time leading passer Scott Buisson in his one season with the Boil Weevils.

First Season At TennesseeGeorgia Tech ‘08

KYLE MANLEYGRADUATE ASSISTANT

In 2008-09, Manley served as a graduate assistant under Derek Dooley at Louisiana Tech. He worked with the offense, aiding with the quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Manley played quarterback at Georgia Tech from 2004-07 and graduated with a degree in Management in 2008.

BLAKE ROLANADMININSTRATIVEINTERN - OFFENSE

BRIAN WAJERTADMININSTRATIVE INTERN - DEFENSE

BRANDONSTALEYADMININSTRATIVEINTERN

Schirra Fields begins his second year as a graduate assis-tant at Tennessee after spending two seasons at Louisiana Tech.

Fields was a graduate assistant in 2010 and served as an intern for the Bulldogs strength and conditioning program the year before. Fields joined Louisiana Tech after working at Tyler Junior College, coaching defensive backs.

The Haynesville, La. native was a walk-on wide receiver at LSU from 2002-05, during which time the Tigers won the

Second Season At TennesseeLSU ‘06

SCHIRRA FIELDSGRADUATE ASSISTANT

2003 national championship. Derek Dooley was a member of that coaching staff.

During his prep career, Fields played wide receiver and de-fensive back at Haynesville High School, helping the Torna-dos to the 2000 Class A title. He was named Louisiana’s Class A State Defensive Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

He earned his bachelor’s in kinesiology from LSU in 2006, and is pursuing a master’s in sports psychology.

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Scott Altizer is in his second tenure on the Vols football staff having served in different capacities on both Derek Dooley and Phillip Fulmer’s staffs during his 18-year career at Tennessee. Altizer returned to the football staff in Septem-ber 2011 after a brief stint in the athletic department’s event management department.

Just as he ended his appointment on Fulmer’s staff, Altizer is Tennessee’s Director of Football Relations and is in charge of overseeing all facets of the recruiting process for the Vols. Those duties include the day to day operation of the recruit-ing office, overseeing official and unofficial prospect visits, head coaches recruiting schedule and travel, and the direction and supervision of all recruiting office personnel. Altizer also serves as the liaison from the football office to the Thornton Academic Center and the Undergraduate Admissions Office as

19th Season At TennesseeFurman ‘93

SCOTT ALTIZERDIRECTOR - FOOTBALL RELATIONS

it pertains to prospective student-athletes and their admission process. Altizer also works with the compliance office to ensure that all Vol football signees have a seamless transition through the NCAA Eligibility Center. In a valued area for the Vols storied program, Altizer also oversees the walk-on program.

Altizer began his athletic administration career as a gradu-ate assistant in the football recruiting office in 1994. He then served as the Director of High School relations and was pro-moted to the Coordinator of Football Operations and was in that role thru the 2008 season.

Altizer is a native of Morristown, TN and attended Furman University where he was a four year baseball letterman and enjoyed a brief professional career after graduation in 1993. He and his wife, the former Sandy Apple of Morristown, have two girls, Samantha and Sarah.

Heather Ervin is approaching her 11th year overall on the University of Tennessee’s football staff and fourth as the only female in the Southeastern Conference to hold the title of As-sistant Director for Football Operations.

Aside from having the primary responsibility of manag-ing the head football coach’s daily schedule, Ervin’s duties include assisting with all non-coaching aspects associated with football operations. This includes arranging summer employment opportunities for student-athletes and work-ing closely with the Thornton Center in monitoring student-athletes’ class attendance.

In addition, Ervin serves as chief liaison for all player fam-ily event functions, as well as managing the recently created website, www.volparents.com, exclusively for player’s fami-lies. Ervin is also substantially involved with official and un-official on campus recruiting visits. On gamedays, Ervin can be found overseeing the Wolf-Kaplan Room pre-game. Post-

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game, Ervin is stationed at the Lauricella Center Lettermen’s Room for post-game functions.

The Sweetwater native holds both a bachelor’s degree in health and human services and a master’s degree in sports and fitness management from Troy University, where she played basketball and later served as a graduate assistant basketball coach for two years. She earlier played two sea-sons at Hiwassee College in nearby Madisonville, Tennessee. While at Hiwassee, Ervin helped the Tigers to a combined 57-10 record and two trips to the NJCAA national tournament.

During her days at Sweetwater High School, Ervin set 12 track and field school records and still owns nine of those. She also lettered in basketball and softball. Ervin and her husband, Harry, who also hails from Sweetwater, reside in Maryville with their daughters Jasmine, 9 and Jada, 5 and nephew Jordan, 14.

Kris Ann Hawkins begins her third season on head coach Derek Dooley’s football staff as Director of On-Campus Re-cruiting.

The Morristown native initiates the plans for all on-cam-pus activities for both official and unofficial visits, and over-sees the daily operations of the recruiting office.

After graduating with an English degree from UT in 2001, Hawkins began her career for her alma mater as a teacher and recruiter in the university’s Upward Bound programs. In


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2003, she accepted the position of Assistant Director of Ad-missions at Middle Tennessee State University, coordinating the tour program, planning major campus recruiting events, serving as the liaison for the online degree program and re-cruiting for all of East Tennessee.

In 2005 Hawkins had the opportunity to join UT’s Admis-sions office and continue her work with campus tours, event planning, and student recruiting.

Kris Ann has a daughter, Reagan and a son, Haynes.

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Head coach Derek Dooley took a giant step toward his re-organization of the Tennessee brand when he named former Vols defensive back Andre Lott to the position of Vol for Life (VFL) Coordinator in June 2010.

The newly-created VFL is a comprehensive program for UT’s football student-athletes that centers on six areas of personal growth: decision-making skills, personal finance, career placement, spiritual growth, community outreach and NFL preparation.

A former captain and four-year letterman from 1997-2001, Lott returned to Knoxville from West Tennessee where he was an assistant football coach, head track and field coach and Success Coordinator in the Hardin County school system. As Success Coordinator, Lott taught kids of all age groups


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real life skills, dealing in the Savannah community with such issues as broken families, drug use, bullying and teen preg-nancy.

Lott was team captain in 2001 and served as a two-year member of the squad’s Unity Council -- a liaison group be-tween the football team and coaching staff under Lott’s head coach, Phillip Fulmer. The All-SEC defensive back was drafted in the fifth round by the Washington Redskins. He also played with the San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers in his six seasons in the NFL.

Lott, 32, hails from Memphis and is married to Savannah na-tive, the former Jackie Givens, who is working in Knoxville as a nurse practitioner at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital The couple has three kids, Ella Grace, Ana Lou and Stephen Jace.

Jason McVeigh enters his seventh season as Director of Sports Medicine at Tennessee, and his 14th overall with the UT athletics department.

McVeigh has been a member of the UT Sports Medicine staff since 1999, when he joined the Vols as the Director of Rehabilitation.

Under McVeigh’s supervision, the UT Sports Medicine department has added several key features to assist in the care of UT student-athletes. These include addition of a Team Physician’s Clinic, an on-site X-ray unit, baseline echocar-diograms and concussion testing for all student-athletes, a revised substance abuse testing policy, an expanded state-of-the-art physical therapy clinic, as well as development of Team EXCEL, a multi-disciplined program aimed at address-ing the complex behavioral health needs of the UT student-athlete.

McVeigh graduated Summa Cum Laude from UT in 1996

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with a B.S. degree in Biology and a minor in Biochemistry. He then went on to receive his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Duke University in 1999. He is a certified ath-letic trainer and is also a board certified specialist in sports physical therapy

He is a member of both the American Physical Therapy As-sociation and the National Athletic Trainers Association. He currently serves as the chair of the Editorial Review Group in Athletic Training for Doody Enterprises Inc., as well as being a member of the Client Advisory Board for Aegis Sciences Corp. McVeigh has spoken at several local and national sports med-icine conferences on topics related to both physical therapy and athletic training.

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., McVeigh graduated from Jones-borough’s David Crockett High. He is married to the former Jennifer Bruorton of Marietta, Ga., and they are the parents of twins, Caitlin and Carson, 4; and Kennedy, 1.

Joe Harrington enters his 22nd season at Tennessee as the Vols’ sports technology coordinator. Although his emphasis is on football, Harrington trains the staff working with all UT men’s and women’s sports teams.

His primary responsibilities include compiling and editing game and practice tapes for coaching analysis, cataloging game tapes and producing “cut-ups.” He also manages all equipment and design of the video department, including the team’s state-of-the-art XOS Technologies editing system.

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A Camillus, N.Y., native, Harrington graduated from UT in 1990 with a communications degree. The College Sports Video Association has named him SEC Video Coordinator of the Year three times (1997, 1998 and 2003).

Harrington and his wife, the former Tammy Mulling, have three children: Connor, Abigail and Hayden Jane. Tammy re-cently was appointed Blount County Circuit Court Judge by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, becoming the first woman to serve as a judge in the Blount County judicial system.

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Dr. Chris Klenck enters his seventh season as the head team physician on the UT Sports Medicine staff.

Klenck, 40, came to Knoxville in November 2006 follow-ing a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Indiana Uni-versity Medical Center. He had served the Indianapolis hos-pital since June 2001 in the positions of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics intern, resident and chief resident.

During fellowship training, Klenck was an assistant team physician for the Indianapolis Colts preseason training camps and assisted at Purdue University, his alma mater. He worked the NFL Scouting Combines in Indianapolis, has NCAA cham-pionships experience and served as a team physician in the

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Indiana high school ranks.Additionally, he has earned board certifications in Inter-

nal Medicine, Pediatrics and Primary Care Sports Medicine.An Evansville, Ind., native, Klenck earned his doctor of

pharmacy degree from Purdue before completing his doctor of medicine degree at Indiana University School of Medicine.

He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine.

Klenck is married to the former Laura Botto of Dayton, Ohio. They are the parents of three children: Jacob, Ben and Ella.

Allison Maurer’s commitment to excellence in sports nutri-tion is a big part of the Tennessee winning edge.

Maurer is one of only 21 full-time Sports Dietitians at the NCAA Division I level. She is responsible for all nutrition educa-tion with the Vols and Lady Vols athletes. As part of her duties, she conducts grocery-shopping tours for student-athletes, weight-gain and weight-loss programs and performance nutri-tion -- what Maurer calls “fueling for performance.” She handles meal planning for football and assists with meal planning for baseball, women’s basketball, women’s swimming and row-ing. Allison works closely with Team ENHANCE and Team EX-CEL in working with eating disorders, disordered eating, and substance abuse. She conducts body composition testing for various sports teams and educates athletes on how to fuel to improve body composition.

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Maurer also teaches an undergraduate nutrition class, “Sports Nutrition for Athletes,” while handling the budgeting, ordering and distribution of NCAA-compliant nutritional sup-plements for all UT sports.

The Holland, Mich., native began her work with the Vols and Lady Vols in October 2007 after three years at Colorado. Her re-sponsibilities there were as sports nutritionist for all programs and assistant strength and conditioning coach for football, ten-nis, golf and cheerleading.

Maurer earned her undergraduate degree in nutrition and dietetics from Olivet Nazarene University in 2002. She com-pleted her master’s in nutrition and her dietetic internship from Georgia State University in 2003.

She and her husband, Dan, of Addison, Ill., are the parents of Manny and Emilio.

Equipment Manager Roger Frazier is responsible for all football equipment issue and maintenance, in addition to handling the purchasing and inventory control of all football game and practice gear.

He also serves as president of the SEC Equipment Manag-ers Association and assists in new product development with adidas.

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in 1978 as student manager before being named equipment manager in spring 1983.

The equipment room was renamed the Roger Frazier and Max Parrott Football Equipment Room, given in their honor by Gordon, Melissa and Hannah Summerfield, in January 2003.

Frazier graduated from Bradley Central High School in Cleveland and played football. He and his wife, Donna, have two children, Brandon and Barrett.

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Bill Baker joined the Vols as NFL Coordinator in 2012. He previously served as an NFL scout for 22 seasons, most re-cently with the Washington Redskins.

Baker previously had NFL stints with the Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons.

Before entering the NFL ranks, Baker was the defensive

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coordinator at the University of Richmond from 1983-88. He also held collegiate assistant posts at Wichita State, Louisville, North Alabama, Tennessee, Samford and Austin Peay.

A native of Jasper, Tenn., Baker was a running back and kick returner at the University of Tennessee from 1966-68. He made 18 catches for 272 yards in his three seasons.

Adam Dicus arrived in Knoxville after serving as assistant to Derek Dooley during his time as athletics director and head coach at Louisiana Tech.

Dicus’ duties at UT include research, special projects and consultation to the head coach on external relations and communication and branding strategies. He also works with NFL scouts during their visits to Knoxville.

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He got his start as an assistant to the director of football operations at SMU under head coach Phil Bennett. After ma-joring in economics at SMU, Dicus spent four years working in Dallas for a hedge fund before returning to the business of football administration.

Dicus holds a master’s degree in sports management.

Max Parrott begins his 27th season this year as assistant equipment manager under the direction of Roger Frazier.

Parrott began his association with the Volunteers football program as a student assistant in 1980 before coming back in 1985 to take on the equipment room duty on a full-time basis. He was promoted to his current position in 1987.

The equipment room was renamed the Roger Frazier and


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Max Parrott Football Equipment Room, given in their honor by Gordon, Melissa and Hannah Summerfield, in January 2003.

Parrott graduated from Soddy-Daisy High School and re-ceived his UT bachelor’s degree in Arts and Sciences in 1984. He is married to the former Paige Davis of Lenoir City. They en-joy boating on Norris Lake as well as camping and snow skiing.

Allen Sitzler joined Roger Frazier’s staff as full-time assis-tant equipment manager in September 2007.

The Cleveland native’s responsibility includes managing the daily operation of the equipment room, from practice to scheduling, supervision of the student managers as well as ordering and maintaining the team’s adidas gear and football equipment.

Sitzler, 36, graduated from Cleveland High School and

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then Cleveland State Community College, playing baseball and basketball at both stops, before arriving at UT. He earned his undergraduate degree in communications, with a minor in sport management, and then completed his master’s in sport administration.

During those years, Sitzler served as a student manager from 1996-2000, including the last two years as head student man-ager, before climbing aboard Frazier’s staff in a part-time role.

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Chaplain Roger C. Woods III, a native of Lithonia, GA uti-lizes his visionary leadership and excellent administrative ability to Encourage, Enrich, and Empower youth and young adults.

Chaplain Woods brings with him twenty plus years of ex-perience working with youth ministries and programs. He is presently the Chaplain at the University of Tennessee with The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) where he serves with Coach Pat Summitt, Coach Cuonzo Martin, Coach Derek Dooley and the entire UT Athletic Department.

In addition, Chaplain Woods has also participated in sev-eral community initiatives: Co-Chairman of the Pillar of the Community Awards Committee; Big Brothers and Big Sis-ters, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; Board of Directors for the Intercollegiate Fine Arts Society, Inc., Juvenile Advocate

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for DeKalb County for the Winning Circle Inc.; just to name a few. Not only does Chaplain Woods have an awesome ability to reach and mentor people, but he is also an extraordinary role model. His leadership brings to the kingdom, a wealth of competence and exemplary service.

Chaplain Woods has also served and ministered with the following ministers and/or artists: Israel Houghton, Charles and Taylor, B.B. and C.C. Winans, Tyler Perry in his first stage play; “I Know I’ve Been Changed”, Shun Pace Rhodes, Ann Nesby, Byron Cage; Donnie McClurkin, and Danny Buggs, former NFL receiver.

Chaplain Woods is happily married to Tia M. Woods and they have three children, Derrick Ezekiel, Faith Alexandria and Christian Alexander.

Condredge Holloway is approaching his 15th year on the Tennessee staff and continues to serve as a vital link between the current Vols football staff and its storied history.

UT’s Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Rela-tions and Letterman also is one of the most celebrated play-ers in school history. In 2011, Holloway’s amazing career was the subject of an ESPN documentary, “The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story,” produced by Kenny Chesney. It recounted the life and playing days of the SEC’s first African-American starting quarterback.

Holloway, 57, primarily serves as the department’s liaison with the Lettermen’s Club, assisting with reunions and other projects. Holloway also is the point person for numerous issues surrounding the conduct of a major college football program. Holloway has taken great pride in helping former Vols find their niche in the business world by assisting them with contacts and employment opportunities following graduation.

Holloway remains associated in the minds of Tennessee fans with the razzle-dazzle offense he quarterbacked during his undergraduate days of the 1970s. Nicknamed “The Art-ful Dodger,” Holloway packed excitement into every play, whether it developed into a pass or a scramble.

In his three seasons (1972-74) as a starter, Holloway di-rected the Vols to the 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet, 1973 Gator and 1974 Liberty bowls and an overall record of 25-9-2. He ended his career with the best interception-to-attempt ratio in Tennessee history, throwing just 12 interceptions in 407


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collegiate attempts.In addition to being the first black quarterback at Tennes-

see and in the Southeastern Conference, Holloway also was the first black baseball player in UT history.

The outstanding prospect had been selected out of high school by the Montreal Expos with their first overall pick. Hollo-way opted instead for a two-sport collegiate career and went on to excel on the diamond. He garnered All-SEC and All-America honors as a shortstop in 1975 and finished with a .353 career average.

Two years ago, Holloway -- still the owner of UT’s longest hitting streak at 27 games -- was selected to Tennessee’s All-Century Baseball Team, making him the only UT student-athlete named to all-century squads in both baseball and football.

Holloway left Knoxville and played 13 seasons in the Cana-dian Football League, compiling impressive numbers for the Ot-tawa Rough Riders (1975-80), Toronto Argonauts (1981-86) and British Columbia Lions (1987). He threw for more than 25,000 yards and rushed for another 3,167 while scoring 155 touch-downs. He was league MVP in 1982.

After his professional playing days ended, Holloway re-turned to UT and earned his degree.

In addition to his recent induction in Alabama, Holloway is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the UT Baseball Hall of Fame, among others.

Holloway is married to the former Courtney Haralson of Meigs County and is the father of Jasmine and Condredge III.

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Ben Larson joined Tennessee’s full-time strength and con-ditioning staff in 2011, after serving the previous year as the strength and conditioning intern.

Larson has been on Derek Dooley’s staff since arriving at Louisiana Tech in 2007 as a graduate assistant. Before joining up with Dooley, Larson was the assistant director of sports perfor-mance at Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La.

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He also worked for Tennessee strength and conditioning coach Ron McKeefery as an intern at South Florida. Before his stint with McKeefery, Larson was coaching high school football at Langley (Va.) High School.

The Mercersberg, Pa., native played college football at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. Larson played line-backer for the Crusaders, earning his bachelor’s degree in 2005.

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Kim MilliganAdministrativeAssistant

Angela Schwinge AdministrativeAssistant

Chris HurdStrength & Conditioning Intern

Joe BernardiStrength & Conditioning Intern

DeMarco McNeilStrength & Conditioning Intern

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Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek became the seventh chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on Feb. 1, 2009.

Through his leadership, the campus is focused on im-proving the student’s educational experience, enhanc-ing faculty research and scholarship as well as outreach and service. A first-generation college student, Dr. Cheek has set in motion several initiatives to broaden UT Knox-ville’s diversity and student access to the university.

As the state’s flagship research campus, UT Knoxville is currently ranked as a Top 50 public institution. In early 2010, the campus launched its quest to become one of the Top 25 public research universities in the nation. It helped solidify strategies for growing the research base and graduate programs, improving graduation rates and attracting and retaining top faculty.

Dr. Cheek chairs the Board of the International Fertil-izer Development Center Advisory Committee, a new global research effort to develop and commercialize clean, environmentally sustainable, cost-effective and

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renewable fertilizers for the developing world. He serves of the board of directors for the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU), as chairman of the group’s Commission on Food, Environment and Renew-able Resources and as a member of the APLU Presidential Advisory Committee on Energy. He serves on the UT-Battelle Board of Governors, the UT Health Sciences Cen-ter Board of Directors, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission Master Plan Steering Committee and the UT Athletics Board of Directors.

Prior to his UT appointment, Dr. Cheek was a member of the faculty and an administrator at the University of Florida for 34 years, last serving as senior vice president of agricultural and natural resources.

Dr. Cheek earned his bachelor’s degree with high hon-ors and his doctorate from Texas A&M University. He re-ceived his master’s degree from Lamar University. A na-tive of Texas, he is married to Ileen, and they have two children and two grandchildren.

Daniel P. Murphy is the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Accounting and Department Head. In 2010, Dr. Murphy was named the University of Tennessee’s NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative and Chairman of the University Athletics Board. He joined the faculty in 1990 after com-pleting his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Murphy is a Certified Public Accountant and previously worked with two international account-ing firms. His research focuses on the effect of taxes on investment behavior, global tax planning and public policy. His research has been published in The Journal of the American Taxation Association, The Journal of Taxation, Advances in Taxation and numerous other journals. He has been awarded a PriceWaterhouse Coopers Research Fellowship, a grant from the KPMG Peat Marwick Foun-

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dation and was named co-recipient of the Outstanding Author Award by the Journal of Financial Services Profes-sionals.

Dr. Murphy’s teaches international taxation and global issue and strategy in the Master of Accountancy program. Dr. Murphy has won numerous awards for teaching excel-lence including the Pugh & Company Accounting Faculty Excellence Award and the John Moore Award.

Dr. Murphy is active in the American Taxation Associa-tion and served as vice president and on the Board of Di-rectors. He currently serves as President and Board Chair of the American Accounting Association’s Accounting Programs Leadership Group. Dr. Murphy has served on the board of a number of other organizations.

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The University of Tennessee named Dave Hart vice chancellor and director of athletics on Sept. 5, 2011.

Hart, who was the director of athletics at Florida State University for 12 years from 1995-2007, previously served as Executive Director of Athletics at the University of Alabama, where he led day-to-day opera-tions of the department.

“I am very pleased to have Dave as our new vice chancellor and director of athletics,” University of Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said. “He has extensive experience as an athletics director, and he has the passion and drive to lead our great athletics program.”

Comprehensive athletic success exemplified Hart’s tenure as the Florida State athletic director, as a combined 35 ACC Championships were won by 10 different Seminole athletic programs during his ten-ure. Additionally, the Seminole football team won nine ACC titles and appeared in four national championship games, winning the 1999 BCS National Championship with a Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.

The men’s outdoor track and field also claimed two national cham-pionships during that time, while the baseball program appeared in the College World Series five times and the softball program won nine ACC titles while playing the 2002 Women’s College World Series. Dur-ing Hart’s last full year at Florida State, the Seminoles finished 15th in the Directors’ Cup, an all-time high for the institution.

Additionally, during Hart’s three years at Alabama, the Crimson Tide claimed the 2009 BCS National Championship and the individual ath-letic teams posted a combined eight top three finishes nationally over the last three years. He has 20 years of service as a director of athlet-ics, including eight at East Carolina (1987-95), an athletic program he joined in 1983 after coaching and teaching at the high school follow-ing his graduation from Alabama.

“It is a privilege to be named Vice Chancellor and Director of Athlet-ics at the University of Tennessee,” Hart said. “To be entrusted to lead one of the nation’s elite athletic programs is an exciting opportunity.

“I want to thank Chancellor Cheek, and all of those involved in this process for their confidence and commitment. I am anxious to demon-strate my passion for Tennessee and the Volunteer Nation.”

Highly respected as a visionary and industry leader, Hart’s career has featured service as the president of both the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Division IA Athletics Direc-tors’ Association. A former recipient of the Robert R. Neyland Award honoring lifetime achievement, Hart has also been named by his col-leagues as the Athletic Director of the Year for the Southeast Region in both 2000 and 2005, one of a few select individual to receive the honor multiple times.

During his 13 years at Florida State, Hart negotiated unprecedent-ed, multi-million dollar contracts for the department totaling in excess of $175 million. He also devised and executed an extensive and com-prehensive facilities master plan for athletics that eclipsed the $150 million mark. Hart initiated a multi-faceted Student Development/Life Skills program for all student-athletes at FSU, an endeavor recognized nationally as a “Program of Excellence” by the Division I-A Athletics Di-rectors’ Association. He spearheaded the rewriting of the department’s mission statement to put the student-athlete at the core of athletic department priorities in its goal to build comprehensive excellence throughout all components of the department.

“Dave is as good an athletic director as there is in the country,” leg-endary Florida State Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden said. “He’s as sharp of an AD as I’ve been around in 57 years. He knows what’s important, and he’s a builder.”

Hart took a leadership role in FSU athletics department’s first major Capital Campaign, in concert with Seminole Boosters, which raised more than $75 million for athletics facilities and served as the catalyst for a subsequent effort. Within the Facilities Master Plan, there were several state-of-the-art facilities constructed, including a soccer/softball facility, a state-of-the-art Golf Facility and Teaching Center, a Basketball Training Center, and major renovations to the tennis and volleyball facilities.

Additionally, the Moore Athletics Center and Dick Howser Baseball

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Stadium are among the nation’s best, while a new aquatics facility and a renovation to the track building were finalized in 2008.

In recognizing Hart’s position within intercollegiate athletics, ACC Commissioner John Swofford said, “Dave Hart is one of the best and most respected athletics administrators in the business. He thoroughly understands the nuances of major college athletics, and he has superb values to go along with his vast experience in the field. He is a proven leader at the conference and national levels.”

While at FSU, Hart made many key head coaching hires, including the hiring of FSU’s first African-American basketball coach in Leonard Hamilton. Under Hart’s direction, FSU formalized a varsity club to en-courage the participation of former student-athletes in athletic depart-ment activities. He also placed a significant focus on the growth of women’s athletics at FSU, a commitment reflected in increased fund-ing, competitive success and facility upgrades.

Academic success also accompanied Hart’s time at FSU, as the school became home to the inaugural National Student-Athlete of the Year, a State of Florida Woman of the Year recipient and a Rhodes Schol-ar. A record number of FSU student-athletes made the ACC Academic Honor Roll, were recipients of NCAA post-graduate scholarship awards and obtained degrees. Student-athlete community service involve-ment became a priority under Hart with student-athletes contributing more than 5,000 hours in community outreach projects.

Hart has also earned the Athletics Directors’ Award for advancing the quality and progress of student-athletes and the athletics program while at Florida State, and in 2008, he received the James J. Corbett Award, the highest honor bestowed by NACDA.

Hart’s commitment to service includes considerable time on numer-ous national and conference committees, including the NCAA Council, the NCAA Honors and Awards Committee and the NCAA Special Events and Postseason Bowls Committee, and he has consulted to the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

Hart was one of 11 athletic directors nationally who worked as an ad-visory group to presidents and conference commissioners in ongoing meetings and discussions regarding Bowl Championship Series (BCS) format options and similar issues related to the football postseason. In addition to his prominent leadership roles nationally, Hart had direct involvement with the renegotiations of both of the ACC’s football and basketball television contracts and chaired the ACC Television Commit-tee as well as the ACC Men’s Basketball and Football committees.

Hart also played an integral role in the ACC expansion process that resulted in the addition of three new members in Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College. He also served as Vice Chairman of the NCAA Football Board of Directors where he represented NACDA and served with commissioners of Division I-A conferences as well as past NCAA President Myles Brand.

Hart has served as Executive Director of Athletics at Alabama since August of 2008. Hart joined the UA Athletic Department after serving as an advisor to the Atlantic Coast Conference and ACC Commissioner John Swofford. A 1971 Alabama graduate, Hart played basketball for the Crimson Tide under legendary head coach C.M. Newton and earned a master’s degree from UA in 1972 while working as a graduate assistant basketball coach.

A popular speaker at the national level, Hart has made numerous speaking presentations nationally and presented seminars on such topics as student-athlete welfare, marketing, gender equity, facility master planning, negotiation skills and personnel transition. He was an instructor at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Management Institute for 10 years and currently is an annual presenter at the Division I-A Athletics Directors’ Institute sharing with peers his knowledge and experiences relating to athletics administra-tion.

Hart met his wife, the former Pam Humble, while at Alabama. Pam is a 1970 graduate of The University of Alabama, and the couple has three children: Rick, who serves currently as the athletic director at UT Chattanooga, Jamie and Kelly. The Harts are the grandparents of five grandchildren: Trevor, Caroline, McKinley, Olivia and Kingsley.

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Tackles 4 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10

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2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 0-0-0 Montana 1-2-3Oregon DNP Cincinnati 0-0-0Florida 0-1-1 at Florida DNPUAB 0-0-0 Buffalo 0-0-0at LSU 0-1-1 Georgia DNPat Georgia 1-0-1 LSU 1-0-1Alabama 0-2-2, 0.5-2tfl at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina 0-0-0 South Carolina 1-0-1at Memphis 2-2-4, 1-2 tfl MTSU 0-1-1Mississippi 0-0-0 at Arkansas 0-0-0at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 Vanderbilt 0-0-0Kentucky 2-1-3, 1-8 sk, 1-8 tfl Kentucky DNPUNC (Bowl) 0-0-0

2011 - R-JUNIOR

games with seven starts

vs. MTSU (11/5)

-ceptions for 12 yards

First-career catch for 18 yards late in Montana (9/3) game

BEN BARTHOLOMEW39FULLBACK

2010 - JUNIOR

2009 - SOPHOMORE

2008 - FRESHMAN

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-grave (Va.) Military Academy

15-yard score in 37-21 victory

TRACK & FIELD-

door championships

was sixth at SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville with

Hokie Invitational

HIGH SCHOOL-

ers Association as senior in 2007

against Antioch

57 times for 406 yards as senior

as junior in 2006-

sion II-2A state championship

fullback

CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2009 2/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -- --2010 5/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -- --2011 12/7 6 54 9.0 4.5 0 18-Mon 18-MonTotals 19/7 6 54 9.0 2.8 0 18-Mon 18-Mon

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Catches 2 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Receiving Yards 18 vs. Montana, 9/3/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, LgMontana 1-18-0, 18 at Alabama 0-0-0Cincinnati 1-8-0, 8 South Carolina 0-0-0at Florida 0-0-0 MTSU 1-10-0, 10Buffalo 2-12-0, 8 at Arkansas 0-0-0Georgia 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0-0LSU 1-6-0, 6 at Kentucky 0-0-0

feet, 2 inches

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team-

tional championship team and 2001 captain

HIGH SCHOOL

Tennessee)

Writers

touchdowns, averaging 7.6 yards per carry with the Bobcats

touchdowns

while making seven interceptions

also made 10 catches for 78 yards, scoring five overall touchdowns

CODY BLANC36ATHLETE

-tions

10 games

39.6 yards per kickoff return

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made career-high four tackles and a TFL

three quarterback hurries along with two tackles-

sas (11/12), made three tackles

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

the Bulldogs to punt, while setting a season high and matching a career best with three tackles

-ting the Commodores back five yards

fourth quarter

presented to the players who demonstrate the best physi-cal and mental conditioning during the off-season program

2009 - R-FRESHMAN

game

-corded three tackles

third-down play to stop USC drive

2008 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

as sophomore

Sports Writers Association

in 2007-

gion second team in 2005

WILLIE BOHANNON86LINEBACKER

and two forced fumbles in 11 games

team as sophomore

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2009 13/1 7 7 14 1-7 2-12 1 1 1 0-0 3-2x2010 11/0 5 4 9 2-12 3.5-17 0 0 0 0-0 3-UGA2011 12/3 8 19 27 1.5-12 2.5-13 0 0 4 0-0 4-UKTotals 36/4 20 30 50 4.5-31 8-42 1 1 5 0-0 4-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 4 vs. Kentucky, 11/26/11Sacks 1 (4x, last at Florida, 9/17/11)Quarterback Hurries 3 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2009 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2010 Opp. U-A-T, OtherW.Kentucky 0-0-0 UT-Martin 0-1-1, 0.5-1 tflUCLA 1-1-2, 1-7 sk, 1-7 tfl, ff Oregon 0-0-0at Florida 0-0-0 Florida 0-0-0Ohio 0-2-2 UAB 0-1-1Auburn 0-0-0 at LSU DNPGeorgia 0-1-1 at Georgia 2-1-3, 1-7 sk, 1-7 tflat Alabama 0-0-0 Alabama 1-0-1South Carolina 3-0-3, 1-5 tfl at S. Carolina DNPMemphis 2-1-3 at Memphis 0-1-1at Mississippi 0-1-1 Mississippi 1-0-1, 1-4 tflVanderbilt 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1, 1-5 sk, 1-5 tflat Kentucky 0-1-1, fr Kentucky 0-0-0Va. Tech (Bowl) 1-0-1 UNC (Bowl) 0-0-0

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 1-1-2 at Alabama 0-3-3Cincinnati 0-1-1 South Carolina 2-1-3, 0.5-2 sk, 0.5-2 tflat Florida 2-0-2, 1-10 sk, 1-10 tfl MTSU 0-1-1Buffalo 0-3-3, qh at Arkansas 0-3-3Georgia 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-2-2, 3 qhLSU 3-0-3 at Kentucky 1-3-4, 1-1 tfl

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2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

record in both junior and senior seasons, including a re-

AUSTIN BOLEN45FULLBACK

gional championship in 2008

the 2007 Ray Guy Kicking Camp

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HONORS

Manning, O’Brien, Maxwell Award Watch Lists

2011 - SOPHOMORE

Vanderbilt (11/19) after missing five games with a fractured right thumb, suffered vs. Georgia (10/8)

after having cast removed on Nov. 7

-ing yards/game (315.8), 10th in passing efficiency (165.3), 16th in total offense (303.8) and 33rd in passing yards (1579)

-ing efficiency and was third in both total passing yards and pass completions through seven weeks

against Georgia (10/8/11). Streak lasted from South Caro-lina (10/30/10) through Buffalo (10/1/11)

-down passes (10), breaking Peyton Manning’s record (7) set in 1997

Moore (16 at the time) for consecutive games with multiple touchdowns with 10

of a season with 1,328, second is Peyton Manning (1,326) in 1997

of a season with 14. Manning had 12 to start `97

TD pass. Next on list with 36 are Heath Shuler, Jonathan

TYLER BRAY8QUARTERBACK

Crompton and Andy Kelly

2012

with a TD pass (with Andy Kelly)

more yards in six of those games

and four games with four TDs. Records are: Manning with 16 three-TD games and nine four-TD games

247) for 1983 yards (283.3 per game) with 16 touchdowns

the season (at Florida)

a 53-yard TD pass to Rajion Neal and two interceptions at Kentucky (11/26)

yards on 16-of-33 with two touchdowns in helping Vols to overtime win and first SEC win of the season

leaving with a broken thumb in fourth quarter

Buffalo (10/1) Threw for 248 in the first half alone

(9/17)

the season (at Florida)

(9/17)

82.9, completing 34-of-41 for career-high 405 yards vs. Cin-cinnati (9/10)

times) to throw for 400-plus yards in game with 405 vs. Cin-

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cinnati. That mark is fourth-most in a game

games that he had at least three TD passes in a game

most in a game in UT history, three shy of record 37

season: 47 yards to D. Rogers and 81 to J.Hunter vs. Mon-tana.

TD passes, vs. Montana

Montana, completing 70.8 percent (17-of-24).

2010 - FRESHMAN

five

and 18 touchdowns, all UT freshman records

rating (142.73), tied for fourth in TDs, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4) and 10th in total yards

four regular-season starting performances to become one of just seven players to garner three or more SEC Player of the Week honors in 2010

season

starts, making him one of just six SEC football student-ath-letes to be honored in consecutive weeks in 2010

yard passing performances this season

since Peyton Manning in 1997 (nine times)

ypg) and pass efficiency (138.2)-

ing 2:10

were TD drives), while 14 took five plays or less

success-rate)

while tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions

single game in 2010

six consecutive games since Manning did so seven times (1/1-10/18/97)

TDs and three INTs in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina

were second most and 27 completions tied for the second most

WRs in a single game since Erik Ainge (vs. Wisconsin, Out-back Bowl, 1/1/2008)

for 325 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in two-and-1/2 quarters

half alone vs. the Tigers, shattering UT football records for passing yards and TDs in a single half

while 325 yards ranked 14th in the league

first quarter vs. Memphis

323 yards and three TDs, becoming the first UT quarter-back ever to throw for 300-plus yards in first two starts and the first in consecutive games overall since Casey Clausen (2001)

was UT’s longest of 2010 and longest from scrimmage since 2006

in a half and made him second UT QB to produce two top 10 performances for most passing yards in one half (Peyton Manning, 4)

first quarter vs. Memphis-

pleted 16-of-27 for 232 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of INTs

for a score, and his next INT (at Vanderbilt) that ended a streak of 96 consecutive attempts without a pick, Bray went 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 TDs (QB rating: 187.42)

rate inside the red zone at Vanderbilt-

lina and after first throw was an INT returned for a TD, Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns

-ished 8-for-12 for 81 yards

completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards and an INT

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fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills

league Most Valuable Player-

ship while completing 185-of-302 passes (61.2 percent) for 3,321 yards and 41 TDs

in 2008 and 2007

points and nine rebounds as junior

batting .455 with one home run and 20 RBIs

ERA and 32 strikeouts

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CAREER STATISTICS

Passing GP/GS Com Att TD Int Yds Per/G Long High Yd2010 9/5 125 224 18 10 1849 205.4 80-Miss 354-UK2011 7/7 147 247 17 6 1983 283.3 81-Mon 405-UCTotals 16/12 272 471 35 16 3832 239.5 81-Mon 405-UC

CAREER HIGHS

Completions 34 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (6th in UT history)Attempts 48 at Florida, 9/17/11 (9th in UT history)Completion Pct. 82.5 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (1st in UT history)Yards 405 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (4th in UT history)Touchdowns 5 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 (T-2nd in UT history)Longest Completion 81 vs. Montana, 9/3/11 (T-9th in UT history)300-Yard Passing Games 6 (last vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11)400-Yard Passing Games 1 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards LongUT Martin 3 6 0 1 50.0 24 9at Georgia 8 12 0 0 75.0 81 22Alabama 5 14 0 1 35.7 39 16South Carolina 9 15 2 1 60.0 159 62at Memphis 19 33 5 0 57.6 325 42Mississippi 18 34 3 0 52.9 323 80at Vanderbilt 16 27 2 2 59.3 232 34Kentucky 20 38 2 2 52.6 354 49N. Carolina (bowl) 27 45 4 3 60.0 312 45

2011 Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards LongMontana 17 24 3 0 70.8 293 81Cincinnati 34 41 4 0 82.9 405 33at Florida 26 48 3 2 54.2 288 22Buffalo 21 30 4 0 70.0 342 58Georgia 18 33 0 0 54.5 251 27Vanderbilt 16 33 2 2 48.5 189 22at Kentucky 15 38 1 2 39.5 215 53

BRAY ON THE CHARTS Bray’s remarkable start to his career already has

him on several records lists in the Tennessee annals. Here is where Bray stacks up:

Consecutive Games with TD Pass by UT QB Name Games Dates1. Heath Shuler 18 10/17/92-1/1/944. Erik Ainge 11 9/5/04-9/15/05 Peyton Manning 11 1/1/96-11/23/966. Tyler Bray 10 10/30/10-10/1/11 Andy Kelly 10 11/10/90-10/12/91

Tennessee Career Passing Touchdowns Name TD Years GP TD/G1. Peyton Manning 89 1994-97 44 2.022. Casey Clausen 75 2000-03 45 1.673. Erik Ainge 72 2004-07 43 1.674. Jonathan Crompton 36 2006-09 35 1.03 Heath Shuler 36 1991-93 27 1.33 Andy Kelly 36 1988-91 41 0.887. Tyler Bray 35 2010- 16 2.19

Tennessee Career Passing Attempts Name Att. Years 1. Peyton Manning 1,381 1994-97 8. Alan Cockrell 568 1981-83 9. Heath Shuler 513 1991-93 10. Bobby Scott 498 1968-70

-- Tyler Bray 471 2010-Pres.

Tennessee Career Completions Name Comp. Years 1. Peyton Manning 863 1994-97 8. Alan Cockrell 317 1981-83 9. Heath Shuler 316 1991-93 10. Tyler Bray 272 2010-Pres.

Tennessee Career Passing Yards Name Yards Years 1. Peyton Manning 11,201 1994-97 8. Heath Shuler 4,088 1991-93 9. Tyler Bray 3,832 2010-Pres. 10. Alan Cockrell 3,823 1981-83

Tennessee Single-Game Completions Name Comp. Game 1. A.J. Suggs 37 at LSU (2000) Peyton Manning 37 vs. Florida (1996) 3. Peyton Manning 35 vs. So. Miss. (1997) Peyton Manning 35 at Ark. (1995) Andy Kelly 35 vs. N. Dame (1990) 6. Tyler Bray 34 vs. Cincinnati (2011)

Tennessee Single-Game Passing Yards Name Yards Years 1. Peyton Manning 523 at Kentucky (1997) 2. Peyton Manning 492 vs. Florida (1996) 3. Peyton Manning 408 vs. N’Western (1996) 4. Tyler Bray 405 vs. Cincinnati (2011)

Tennessee Single-Half Yards Name Comp. Years 1. Tyler Bray 308 (1) at Memphis (2010)2. J. Crompton 305 (1) vs. Memphis (2009)3. Peyton Manning 285 (1) vs. N’Western (1996) 4. Tyler Bray 282 (1) vs. Cincinnati (2011) Bobby Scott 282 (1) vs. Florida (1970)10. Tyler Bray 265 (1) vs. Ole Miss (2010)

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2011 - SOPHOMORE

before suffering a season-ending torn ACL vs. South Caro-lina (10/29)

with 3.0 TFL-

ing season-ending knee injury late in game

2010 - FRESHMAN

contests, primarily serving on special teams during the first half of the season

in 2010 and one of seven true freshmen to play every game -

ary with 30 tackles

Bowl and PBU helped hold UNC to a field goal after starting a second quarter drive on the UT 10-yard line

-les, including first career tackle for loss, first career fumble recovery and a pass breakup. TFL set up a third-down sack in the second quarter, while fumble recovery came on the next drive

with a career-best eight

-tually resulting in a missed field goal

four tackles and first career pass breakup

HIGH SCHOOL

Scout.com in 2006

Perfect Game USA

BRENT BREWER17LINEBACKER

runs, 30 RBI and 12 stolen bases

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-kee Brewers organization, most recently for Huntsville in Class AA Southern League

-fore opting for baseball

MLB Draft

in 427 minor league games as a shortstop/outfielder

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 13/6 20 10 30 0-0 1-1 0 1 3 0-0 8-Miss2011 8/8 16 7 23 0.5-2 3.0-8 0 0 0 0-0 6-CinTotals 21/14 36 17 53 0.5-2 4.0-9 0 1 3 0-0 8-Miss

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 8 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10Tackles For Loss 1 three times, last vs. LSU, 10/15/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 0-0-0 Montana 2-1-3, 0.5-2 tflOregon 0-0-0 Cincinnati 2-4-6Florida 0-0-0 at Florida 4-0-4, 1-1 tflUAB 0-0-0 Buffalo 1-0-1at LSU 0-0-0 Georgia 1-1-2at Georgia 0-0-0 LSU 1-1-2, 1-3 tflAlabama 2-4-6 at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina 2-2-4, pd South Carolina 5-1-6, 0.5 sackat Memphis 2-0-2 MTSU DNP-INJMississippi 5-3-8 at Arkansas DNP-INJat Vanderbilt 3-0-3 Vanderbilt DNP-INJKentucky 3-1-4, 1-1 tfl, fr, pd at Kentucky DNP-INJUNC (Bowl) 3-0-3, pd

DERRICK BRODUS26PLACEKICKER/PUNTER

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

was sitting at home on his couch less than an hour before

MTSU game, was taken by police escort to Neyland Sta-dium and kicked a 21-yard field goal and three PATs in first collegiate game.

Sports Illustrated

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ALEX BULLARD78OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

six at center

at left guard. Aided UT’s 439 yards of total offense

honors the offensive surprise in the spring

2010 - R-FRESHMAN (AT NOTRE DAME)

starting position

-gan

2009 - FRESHMAN (AT NOTRE DAME)

HIGH SCHOOL

in Tennessee

Writers Association following senior season

Tennessean

-onship game as a senior in 2008

state title game as a junior with an 11-1 overall record

yards in 2007

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Seahawks (1978-80) and at Jackson State

HIGH SCHOOL

honors in the final two

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CAREER STATISTICS

Kicking G/S FG FGA Pct. PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG2011 1/1 1 1 100 3-3 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 21-MT

CAREER HIGHS

Field Goals Made 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Longest Conversion 21 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. FG-FGA, Seq. PATs MTSU 1-1, (21) 3-3

MICHAEL CANTWELL39LINEBACKER/DEEP SNAPPER

2011 - FRESHMAN

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J.R. CARR53DEEP SNAPPER

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

2010 - R-FRESHMAN

2009 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL-

ping tutelage of Chris Rubio

and snapped all four seasons

League selection at that position

sophomore season

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ALLAN CARSON69DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

-letic Directors and Coaches Association

Classic-

ers Association

loss, 20 quarterback pressures and 12 sacks-

back hurries and nine sacks as a junior in 2009

and five sacks as a sophomore in 2008

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JACOB CARTER27WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

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GREGORY CLARK93DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

yardage

berth in Georgia’s Class AAAAA state championship game

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CAMERON CLEAR88TIGHT END

2011 - FRESHMAN

coming in the final two games of the season

to see action

HIGH SCHOOL

overall offensive tackle, No. 2 prospect in state of Tennes-see)

First Team

89th

TDs while playing tight end

as a junior

overall/No. 10 defensive lineman)

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CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 12/2 1 4 4.0 0.3 0 4-MT 4-MT

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Receiving Yards 4 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11

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JUSTIN COLEMAN27DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

-man at cornerback, including first two games of the season as well as vs. MTSU and at Arkansas

true freshman defensive back to start for UT since Eric Berry (2007)

HIGH SCHOOL-

pect in Georgia)

six pass-break-ups...Also returned a kickoff for touchdown as a junior

interceptions as a sophomore in 2008.

-pionships in the 300-meter hurdles (38.8) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.6)

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 12/4 10 0 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 5-Ark

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 5 at Arkansas, 11/12/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 0-0-0, pd at Alabama 0-0-0 pdCincinnati 3-0-3 South Carolina 0-0-0at Florida 0-0-0 MTSU 1-0-1Buffalo 1-0-1 at Arkansas 5-0-5Georgia 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0-0LSU 0-0-0 at Kentucky 0-0-0

BROCK COLLIER79OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

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TYLER COOMBES19DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

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MAURICE COUCH44DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

after 10 tackles in first six games at UT

including 2.0 TFLs and a half-sack

at Tennessee

2010 - R-FRESHMAN (AT GARDEN CITY)

forced fumble at Garden City in 2010

HIGH SCHOOL-

tion in 2008 as a senior at Orlando Edgewater HS

Edgewater in 2008

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 12/4 10 27 37 1.5-6 6.0-12 0 0 0 0-0 6-SC, Van

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11 & Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Tackles For Loss 2 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 0-1-1 at Alabama 2-3-5, 0.5-1 tflCincinnati 0-3-3, 0.5-0 tfl South Carolina 2-4-6, 1.5-3 tflat Florida 0-0-0 MTSU 0-0-0Buffalo 2-1-3 at Arkansas 1-4-5, 1-3 sk, 1-3 tflGeorgia 1-0-1 Vanderbilt 2-4-6, 0.5-3 sk, 2-5 tflLSU 0-2-2, 0.5-0 tfl at Kentucky 0-5-5

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MACK CROWDER57OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

up center all year on depth chart

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in Tennessee)

All-Region honors as a senior in 2010

-ence and All-Region

Team in the state of Tennessee

News Sentinel

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also play college football

RAIQUES CRUMP50LINEBACKER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

2010 - FRESHMAN

playing time in 11 games

UT’s second-leading tackler, including a stop on fourth down that forced a turnover-on-downs and a third-down tackle that led to a Tigers’ punt

-lowed UT’s first score but the Vols were unable to recover

-reer tackles against UAB a week later

HIGH SCHOOL

teams as defensive lineman

for lost yardage and eight sacks

Lanier High that led to touchdown

-man and in 100M hurdles as sophomore

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 12/0 11 2 13 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 6-Mem2011 10/0 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-FlaTotals 21/0 14 4 18 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 6-Mem

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 vs Memphis, 11/6/10

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin DNP Montana 1-0-1Oregon DNP Cincinnati 0-1-1Florida 0-0-0 at Florida 2-0-2UAB 2-0-2 Buffalo DNPat LSU 0-0-0 Georgia 0-0-0at Georgia 2-1-3, ff LSU 0-1-1Alabama 0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina 0-0-0 South Carolina 0-0-0at Memphis 5-1-6 MTSU 0-0-0Mississippi 0-0-0 at Arkansas 0-0-0at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0-0Kentucky 0-0-0 at Kentucky 0-0-0UNC (Bowl) 2-0-2

PLAYERS


VINCENT DALLAS6WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - FRESHMAN

-es for 37 yards

and missed that game

HIGH SCHOOL

in Georgia)

and seven touchdowns

interceptions and 12 pass breakups

pass breakups and five INTs on defense-

est 4x400 meter relay squad in the nation, that also set the DeKalb County record

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CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 11/0 3 37 12.3 3.4 0 22-Van 22-Van

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 1 three times, last vs Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Receiving Yards 22 vs Vanderbilt, 11/19/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2011 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, LgMontana 0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0Cincinnati 0-0-0 South Carolina 0-0-0at Florida 1-7-0, 7 MTSU 0-0-0Buffalo 0-0-0 at Arkansas 1-9-0, 9Georgia 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 1-22-0, 22LSU 0-0-0 at Kentucky DNP-INJ

MATT DARR43PUNTER

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

three punts of 50 yards

posted a 38.3 average

(11/19) for 37.7 average, landing two inside the 20 with long of 52

including career-long 53-yard punt

both kicks inside the 20-yard line

part of three punts for 42.2 average

but recovered the ball and rushed 30 yards

-tana (9/3)

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

Chris Sailer.

71

high 79 solo

in touchbacks

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CAREER STATISTICS

Punting GP/GS No Yds Avg TB FC I20 I10 50+ Blk Long2011 11/9 40 1525 38.1 2 16 10 4 3 0 53-Ark

CAREER HIGHS

Punts 6 three times, last at Kentucky, 11/26/11Punting Average 44.0 at Florida, 9/17/11Long 53 at Arkansas, 11/12/11Long Rush 30 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Punts-Yds-Avg, Lg 2011 Opp. Punts-Yds-Avg, LgMontana 2-68-34.0, 37 at Alabama DNPCincinnati 1-35-35.0, 35 So. Carolina 2-74-37.0, 37 2-I20at Florida 3-132-44.0, 52 MTSU 5-190-38.0, 43 1-I20Buffalo 1-29-29.0, 29 at Arkansas 6-225-37.5, 53Georgia 4-169-42.2, 49 2-I20 Vanderbilt 6-226-37.7, 52 2-I20LSU 4-147-36.8, 41 2-120 at Kentucky 6-230-38.3, 42

team state championship in 2009-

reer-best throw of 63-9.75 in 2010 state event

MaxPreps National Athlete of the Year

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BRENDAN DOWNS85TIGHT END

2011 - FRESHMAN

(9/10)

12 true freshmen to see action

HIGH SCHOOL

in Tennessee)

-nior in 2009

four touchdowns

-onship

Conference honors in both as a junior

for the Vikings basketball team

CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 8/1 3 34 11.3 4.2 0 21 32-UC

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 2 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Receiving Yards 32 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, Lg 2011 Opp. Rec-Yards-TD, LgMontana 0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0Cincinnati 2-32-0, 21 South Carolina DNPat Florida 0-0-0 MTSU 0-0-0Buffalo 0-0-0 at Arkansas DNPGeorgia 1-2-0, 2 Vanderbilt DNPLSU 0-0-0 at Kentucky DNP

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PLAYERS


TYLER DRUMMER3WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

2010 - R-FRESHMAN

2009 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL

ALEX ELLIS87WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

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TYRIN FAIRMAN15DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

H.S. in New Jersey

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STEPHEN FOWLKES90DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-JUNIOR

2010 - R-SOPHOMOREon the defensive line

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2009 - R-FRESHMAN

with shared tackle for loss

2008 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL-

nior in 2007

tallying 53 tackles and 13½ sacks in 2007

in 2006 while missing five games due to an elbow injury

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 3/0 1 2 3 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 2-Mem2010 4/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-UTM2011 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 7/0 1 3 4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 2-Mem

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 2 vs. Memphis (11/7/09)Tackles For Loss 1 vs. Western Kentucky (9/5/09)

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CHANNING FUGATE46LINEBACKER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

making one tackle

fourth-consecutive start

mental conditioning

2010 - FRESHMAN

including six 100-yard games, which tied for the SEC lead

4-yard reception on Tyler Bray’s first career scoring drive

final scoring drive vs. Kentucky

HIGH SCHOOL

fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills

touchdowns-

downs to go with one receiving TD against Powell County

sparking Breathitt County to Class AAA state runner-up fin-ish

touchdowns

PERSONAL

CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 13/5 2 21 10.5 1.8 0 17-UK 17-UK2011 12/1 3 17 5.7 1.4 0 7-Mon 17-MonTotal 25/6 5 48 9.6 1.9 0 17-UK 17-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 3 vs. Montana, 9/3/11Receiving Yards 17 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10 & vs. Montana, 9/3/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. Rec.-Yds.-TD, Lg. 2011 Opp. Rec.-Yds.-TD, Lg.UT-Martin 0-0-0 Montana 3-17-0, 7Oregon 0-0-0 Cincinnati 0-0-0Florida 0-0-0 at Florida 0-0-0UAB 0-0-0 Buffalo 0-0-0at LSU 0-0-0 Georgia 0-0-0at Georgia 0-0-0 LSU 0-0-0Alabama 0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina 1-14-0, 14 South Carolina 0-0-0at Memphis 0-0-0 MTSU 0-0-0Mississippi 0-0-0 at Arkansas 0-0-0at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0-0Kentucky 1-17-0, 17 at Kentucky 0-0-0UNC (Bowl) 0-0-0

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ZACH FULTONOFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - SOPHOMORE

during the season

SEC

2010 - FRESHMAN

-secutive starts beginning with the Alabama game, before missing the Mississippi contest with an ankle injury

Bray was sacked just twice

72

and held Vanderbilt to just one-

ing games

HIGH SCHOOL-

sive guard by Rivals.com

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Xavier Fulton

JACOB GILLIAMOFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

KIL accolades as a senior

65

a senior

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DARIN GOOCHOFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - JUNIOR

(10/1)

2010 - SOPHOMORE

at center

73

tied for the SEC lead

2009 - FRESHMAN (AT BUTTE J.C.)

West Bank Bowl win over Sierra College

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to perfect 14-0 season-

pionship game

Northern Region title in 215-pound division

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ERIC GORDON24DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

-tion vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) along with 5.0 TFLs, tied for fourth-most on the team

Football Performance Awards after game-winning overtime 90-yard interception return for touchdown vs. Vanderbilt (11/19)

90 yards for game-winning score as Vols beat VU, 27-21. In-terception return ties for fifth-longest return in UT history

-fensive score to win a game in the NCAA since 2005

and made a tackle

along with third-career interception

2010 - R-FRESHMAN

team overall

held the Skyhawks to a UT opponent season-low 86 pass-ing yards

just his third career start

at Memphis while adding his first career INT on the Tigers’ third possession

his second INT of 2010 and returned it 46 yards for a touch-down to give UT a 21-0 lead while also adding a pair of tackles

tackle for loss

City Bowl)

LSU

three separate occasions-

sented to players who consistently perform with the most physical toughness

2009 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100

senior, and included as one of Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee following 2008 season

Class 4A state championship in 2008-

nessee

43 passes for 716 yards and nine touchdowns as senior

interceptions (one returned for a TD)

10 TDs

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PLAYERS


CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 13/6 32 15 47 0-0 1.5-3 0 0 3 2-46 6-2x2011 10/1 15 1 16 0-0 5-10 0 0 2 2-107 4-2xTotals 23/7 47 16 63 0-0 6.5-13 0 0 5 4-153 6-2x

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 at South Carolina, 10/30/10 & vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Tackles For Loss 2 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11 & Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Interceptions 1 four times, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Interception Yards 90 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Touchdowns 1 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 1-0-1 Montana 4-0-4, 1-2, tflOregon 1-0-1 Cincinnati 1-0-1Florida 4-1-5, 1-3 tfl at Florida 1-0-1UAB 1-3-4, pd Buffalo 0-0-0at LSU 1-3-4, 0.5-0 tfl Georgia 3-0-3, 2-4 tflat Georgia 2-1-3 LSU 1-0-1Alabama 4-1-5 at Alabama DNPat S. Carolina 6-0-6 South Carolina 0-0-0 qhat Memphis 6-0-6, 1-0 int, pd MTSU 3-1-4, 2.0-4 tfl, 1-17 intMississippi 6-0-6, 1-46 int, pd at Arkansas 1-0-1at Vanderbilt 3-0-3 Vanderbilt 1-0-1, 1-90 int-td, pdKentucky 2-1-3 at Kentucky DNPUNC (Bowl) 1-3-4

GREGORY GRIECOLINEBACKER

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

as a senior

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CHRISTIAN HARRISLINEBACKER

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

a senior

pass breakups, four forced fumbles, four sacks and a pair of interceptions as a senior

52

tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, three sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT

regular-season record

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ANDREW HENRYDEEP SNAPPER

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

57

Athlete Award

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ALDEN HILLTAILBACK

HIGH SCHOOL-

pect in Ohio)

in Ohio)

in Ohio)

4,745 yards-

ors as a senior

Buckeye Conference

-

30

fensive Player of the Year

All-Stark County First-Team

and single-game rushing yards (279

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LOGAN HONEYCUTTLINEBACKER

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

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PLAYERS


DANIEL HOOD76DEFENSIVE LIVE

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

with eight tackles with one sack

from nose tackle position

2010 - R-FRESHMAN

wins in November and the Music City Bowl vs. UNC

and just one at Vanderbilt

amassed 441 yards of offense, a UT season-high against an SEC opponent

2009 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

senior season that included Class 3A state championship for Knoxville Catholic

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downs from tight end position

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CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 0-1-1 at Alabama 0-0-0Cincinnati 0-1-1 South Carolina 0-0-0at Florida 1-0-1 MTSU 0-0-0Buffalo 1-0-1 at Arkansas 0-1-1Georgia 0-2-2 Vanderbilt 0-0-0LSU 1-0-1, 1-3 sk, 1-3 tfl at Kentucky 0-0-0 qh

JUSTIN HUNTER11WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

(9/17), underwent surgery and looks to return in spring

catch and 104.7 yards per game)-

ond at time of injury-

ceptions/game (8.0) and 10th/1st in SEC in receiving yards/game (151.0)

(8.0 catches per game and 151.0 yards per game) in first two games

a season with 302 in first two this year

two games during the season

where two UT receivers had 10 catches in same game, vs. Cincinnati (9/10)

games for just the second time in Tennessee history

a 33-yard TD pass from Bray vs. Cincinnati (9/10)

yd TD vs. Montana (9/3)

Tyler Bray to Hunter, marking just the third duo in UT history with two 80-plus yard connections in history

100 receiving yards in a game since 2007

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 6/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 --2011 12/8 3 5 8 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0-0 2-UGaTotals 18/8 3 5 8 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0-0 2-UGa

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 2 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Sacks 1 vs. LSU, 10/15/11

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2010 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg UT Martin 0-0-0 Montana 6-146-1, 81Oregon 1-31-0, 31 Cincinnati 10-156-1, 33 Blk FGFlorida 3-60-1, 35 at Florida 1-12-0, 12UAB 1-minus 2-0 Buffalo DNP-INJat LSU 1-37-0, 37 Georgia DNP-INJat Georgia 4-110-1, 38 LSU DNP-INJAlabama 0-0-0 at Alabama DNP-INJSouth Carolina 0-0-0 South Carolina DNP-INJat Memphis 1-42-1, 42 MTSU DNP-INJMississippi 3-114-2, 80 at Arkansas DNP-INJat Vanderbilt 1-15-1, 15 Vanderbilt DNP-INJKentucky 0-0-0 at Kentucky DNP-INJN. Caro. (Bowl) 1-8-1, 8

2010 - FRESHMAN

-nessee, including a pair of starts

which ranked tied for first among all NCAA FBS freshmen receivers

the team in receiving yards (415) and second on the Vols with seven TD receptions

-formances

one occasion

Carolina to put the Vols ahead 20-17 in the fourth quarter-

reer-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multi-TD game (two) vs. Mississippi, including a career-long catch of 80 yards on the Vols’ first offensive play

2006 vs. Vanderbilt and tied for the 10th longest pass in UT history

with 110 yards, including a 38-yard TD

game since 2004 (Robert Meachem vs. UK)

fourth-and-six in the fourth quarter that helped cut the Vols’ deficit to seven

the Vols at the Ducks’ 1-yard line

first-quarter TDs, a 42-yarder vs. the Tigers and a 15-yard connection against the Commodores

ahead scoring drive in the fourth quarter at LSU

HIGH SCHOOL

the nation by Rivals.com

wide receiver by Rivals.com

a senior in 2009

TDs

Championships with leap of 25-10 3/4 and qualified for IAAF World Junior Championships

jump and long jump as a junior

ran a leg on Ocean Lakes’ third-place 4x100 M relay team

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MARCUS JACKSONOFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

for Vols in 2011

68

also played on special teams

CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 13/2 16 415 25.9 31.9 7 80-Miss 114-Miss2011 3/3 17 314 18.5 104.7 2 81-Mon 156-UCTotals 15/4 32 717 22.4 47.8 9 81-Mon 156-UC

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 10 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Receiving Yards 156 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Touchdowns 2 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10100-Yard Games 4 (last 156 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11)

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HIGH SCHOOL

in Florida)

nation)

in 2009

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JA’WUAN JAMES70OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - SOPHOMORE

during the season

2010 - FRESHMAN

to see action in every single quarter in 2010 while holding down the right tackle position

season

game in FBS this season, which took place against both Memphis and Kentucky

-phis

-ing performances

HIGH SCHOOL

in nation by Rivals.com

overall player in Georgia

state quarterfinals

to state championship game with 13-2 record

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A.J. JOHNSON45LINEBACKER

2011 - FRESHMAN

America, The Sporting News, Fox Sports, Phil Steele, Yahoo! Sports

breaking mark of four by Eric Berry in 2009

his team in tackles in FBS

in a season in UT history behind only Eric Berry, who had

86 in 2007

games in a season (E.Berry had two in 2007) with 10-plus in three games in a row (10/15-29)

starting 10 times

forced fumble and two fumble recoveries

(11/26)

Carolina (10/29)

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tackles by a true freshman in a game in UT history (record Eric Berry, vs. Kentucky in 2007)

double-figure tackle total by a freshman since Eric Berry in 2007

also forced a fumble and recovered it

vs.Montana (9/3). One of 12 true freshmen to play in opener

to start at linebacker for UT

HIGH SCHOOL-

all inside linebacker, No. 12 overall prospect in Georgia)

-all inside linebacker)

-secutive seasons (2008-10)

as a senior in 2010

77th

seven pass breakups, six sacks and two interceptions in se-nior campaign

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 12/10 37 43 80 0-0 4.5-7 1 2 0 0-0 13-Ala

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 13 at Alabama, 10/22/11 (2nd most by UT Frosh)Forced Fumble/Fumble Recovery 1 at Florida, 9/17/11Tackles for Loss 1.5 at Alabama, 10/22/1110-Tackle Games 3 vs. LSU, 10/15/11; at Ala, 10/22/11; vs. SC, 10/29/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 0-3-3, 0.5-0 tfl at Alabama 5-8-13, 1.5-1 tflCincinnati 0-1-1, 0.5-0 tfl South Carolina 6-6-12, frat Florida 7-0-7, ff, fr MTSU 5-0-5Buffalo 1-5-6, 1-1 tfl at Arkansas 1-4-5Georgia 1-3-4 Vanderbilt 2-2-4LSU 4-7-11 at Kentucky 5-4-9, 1-4 tfl

REGGIE JUIN22TAILBACK

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

2011 - TRACK & FIELD

unit

two races at the Kentucky Invitational...Had a 200m PR at that meet, checking in at 22.78

-doors - Ran the opening leg on Tennessee’s eighth-place 4x100m relay unit at the SEC Outdoor Championships, helping the group run 40.82

-ond in a season-best 40.21

in at 10.86

22.31 came at the UCF Invitational

for the Vols at the UT-UCLA Dual.

eight sacks, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles and an INT

loss and four sacks

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2009 - FRESHMAN AT TUSCULUM

where he logged time at defensive back and on special teams for the Pioneers.

HIGH SCHOOL

8AAAA Track & Field Championships, where he carded his PR in the half-lapper

-fore, placing second as well

at the 2008 Gainesville Sports Commission Meet at the O’Connell Center.

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PLAYERS


KYLER KERBYSONOFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

prospect in Tennessee)

2010

Football League defensive player of the year and first team honors

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GREG KING48LINEBACKER

2011 - JUNIOR

2010 - SOPHOMORE

-gery following the Georgia game

2010 vs. UT Martin on the way to a three-tackle perfor-mance

to punt on its final possession

2009 - FRESHMAN

middle linebacker spot before missing final two contests because of injury

-session near midfield, Tennessee scored on ensuing drive

had 1½ tackles for loss

HIGH SCHOOL

News-Sentinel prior to 2008 season

as senior

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2009 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2010 Opp. U-A-T, OtherWestern Ky. 0-0-0 UT-Martin 1-2-3, 0.5-1 tflat Florida 1-0-1, 1-1 tfl Oregon 0-4-4Ohio 4-2-6, pd Florida 0-0-0Auburn 0-1-1 UAB DNPat Alabama 0-1-1 at LSU 0-0-0South Carolina 0-1-1, 1-8 int, pd at Georgia 0-1-1Memphis 2-2-4, 0.5-0 tflat Mississippi 2-2-4Vanderbilt 5-1-6, pd

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 9/2 16 12 28 0-0 1.5-2 0 0 3 1-8 6-2x2010 4/0 1 7 8 0-0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0-0 4-Ore2011 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 --Totals 14/2 17 19 36 0-0 2-3 0 0 3 0-0 6-Ohio

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/21/09 & vs. Ohio 9/26/09Tackles For Loss 1 at Florida, 9/19/09

110th

graded out at 92 percent-

erage 29 points per game in 2010

five sacks and three forced fumbles

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MARLIN LANETAILBACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

yards in 12 games as a reserve tailback

returns for 143 yards

UT player to do so since Reggie Cobb in 1987, who scored TD in first five games that season

12 yards

yards vs. MTSU (11/5)

-ceiving yards on career-high six catches along with eight rushing yards

-falo (10/1)

punts for 13 yards-

cinnati (9/10). Totaled 16 yards on eight carries vs. UC

yards with 9-yd TD rec. vs. Montana (9/3) in college debut

2001 vs. Syracuse

HIGH SCHOOL

prospect in Florida)

overall running back)

Under-19 national football team

54th

yet rushed for 601 yards and six touchdowns on 45 carries (13.4 yards per carry)

passes for 82 yards and a TD-

ry) and 12 TDs as a junior in 2009, while finishing with more than 1,500 yards of total offense

15

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Rush-Yds-TD, Lg Rec-Yds-TD, Lg PR-Yds-TD, Lg KR-Yds-TD, LgMontana 10-35-1, 18 2-16-1, 9 4-23-0, 9 0-0-0Cincinnati 8-16-1, 10 0-0-0 1-0-0, 0 1-18-0, 18at Florida 5-9-0, 5 2-26-1, 18 2-13-0, 8 4-76-0, 35Buffalo 7-28-0, 9 2-15-0, 17 0-0-0 0-0-0Georgia 7-8-0, 8 6-84-0, 27 0-0-0 0-0-0LSU 6-43-0, 18 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0at Alabama 7-21-0, 6 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-49-0, 26So. Carolina 0-0-0 1-6-0, 6 0-0-0 0-0-0MTSU 9-37-0, 8 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0at Arkansas 9-58-0, 45 3-12-0, 8 0-0-0 0-0-0Vanderbilt 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0at Kentucky 7-25-0, 20 1-2-0, 2 0-0-0 0-0-0

CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 12/0 75 280 3.7 23.3 2 45-Ark 58-Ark

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 12/0 17 161 9.5 13.4 2 27-UGa 84-UGa

Punt Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 12/3 7 36 5.1 3.0 0 9-Mon 23-Mon

Kickoff Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 12/0 7 143 20.4 11.9 0 35-Fla 76-Fla

CAREER HIGHS

Rushes 10 vs. Montana, 9/3/11Rushing Yards 58 at Arkansas, 11/12/11Receptions 6 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Receiving Yards 84 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Touchdowns 2 vs. Montana, 9/3/11Punt Returns 4 vs. Montana, 9/3/11Punt Return Yards 23 vs. Montana, 9/3/11Kickoff Returns 4 vs. Florida, 9/17/11Kickoff Return Yards 76 vs. Florida, 9/17/11

catching six passes for 123 yards and a score

overall/No. 11 running back)

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IZAUEA LANIER9DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

pass break-ups

with a break-up

(11/12), also had a break-up

-bama (10/22) in homecoming

break-up

2010 - R-FRESHMAN AT E. MISSISSIPPI CC

Region honors at East Mississippi in 2009

pass breakups and four interceptions (104 return yards)

returned a kickoff for touchdown in 2009 Mississippi Bowl-

phens

HIGH SCHOOL

by Rivals.com, as well as the 54th best athlete in the nation and 19th best prospect in Alabama

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 0-0-0 at Alabama 6-1-7Cincinnati 1-2-3 South Carolina 2-1-3at Florida 2-0-2 MTSU 4-0-4, pbuBuffalo 1-0-1, pbu at Arkansas 3-3-6, pbuGeorgia 3-1-4 Vanderbilt 5-2-7, pbuLSU 4-2-6 at Kentucky 3-2-5

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 12/9 34 14 48 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 0-0 7-Ala, Van

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 7 at Alabama, 10/22/11, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Pass Break-Up 1 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11, vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11

HERMAN LATHERS34LINEBACKER

2011 - R-JUNIOR

games

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

the Year in Class 3A by The Tuscaloosa News

State

-les for loss and seven interceptions as a senior

-ceiving

19 pass breakups and five interceptions-

downs while adding one punt and one kickoff return for touchdown

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orn: February 9, 1990

game with an ankle injury

in sacks with 2.5 and sixth in tackles for loss with 4.5 (all are career highs)

tied for 19th overall in the league with 6.2 takedowns per game

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10-tackle performances vs. Vanderbilt and LSU

final drive, also adding a TFL

sack towards the end of the third quarter to force a three-and-out

eight tackles

only sack to force a third-and-long and was credited with a QB hurry on third down to hold the Tide to a field goal

-lina, leading UT against the Bulldogs

2009 - R-FRESHMAN

five games and turned in Freshman All-SEC performance

for injured Nick Reveiz-

son’s 52 tackles in those five starts

Vanderbilt and in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech, reg-istering 12 tackles in each contest

Added seven-tackle performance at Mississippi and six-tack-le effort at Kentucky

2008 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

2007

Game following senior season

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2009 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2010 Opp. U-A-T, OtherWestern Ky. 1-0-1 UT-Martin 0-0-0UCLA 0-0-0 Oregon 4-2-6at Florida 0-0-0 Florida 2-5-7, 0.5-0Ohio 0-0-0 UAB DNPAuburn 0-2-2 at LSU 4-6-10, 0.5-2 sk, 1-2 tflGeorgia 1-0-1 at Georgia 4-3-7 at Alabama 1-2-3 Alabama 2-3-5, 1-7 sk, 1-7 tflSouth Carolina 1-1-2 at S. Carolina 6-1-7, 1-7 sk, 2-8 tflMemphis 3-3-6 at Memphis 1-1-2at Mississippi 3-5-7, 1-5 tfl Mississippi 3-3-6Vanderbilt 9-3-12 at Vanderbilt 8-2-10at Kentucky 2-4-6 Kentucky 7-1-8, pdVa. Tech (Bowl) 8-4-12, 1.5-4 tfl UNC (Bowl) 3-4-7

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 13/5 28 24 52 0-0 2.5-9 0 0 0 0-0 12-2x2010 12/12 44 31 75 2.5-16 4.5-17 0 0 1 0-0 10-2xTotals 25/17 72 55 127 2.5-16 7-26 0 0 1 0-0 12-2x

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 12 vs. Virginia Tech, 12/31/09 and Vanderbilt, 11/21/09Tackles For Loss: 2 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10Sacks: 1 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10 & Alabama, 10/24/10

CURT MAGGITT56LINEBACKER

2011 - FRESHMAN

freshman, finished tied for third on team with 56 tackles

quarterback hurries and forced fumble

UT history ahead of Reggie White (51 in 1980)

behind teammate A.J. Johnson

at Kentucky (11/26)

time in 2011) including 2.5 TFLs vs. Vanderbilt (11/19)

during senior year

sacks-

ing at Scotlandville

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per game

(9/10). Also had a half-sack for six yards

to start at linebacker for UT

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overall outside linebacker, No. 31 overall prospect in Florida)

outside linebacker)

senior year efforts-

sive Player of the Year-

ors from the Palm Beach Post

ranked 70th-

sures, 17 sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2010

of touchdowns

tackles for loss, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles

-down a game on a team that went 12-2 his senior year

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 11/8 29 27 56 0.5-6 5.5-19 1 0 2 0-0 7-4x

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 13 at Alabama, 10/22/11 (2nd most by UT Frosh)Forced Fumble/Fumble Recovery 1 at Florida, 9/17/11Tackles for Loss 1.5 at Alabama, 10/22/1110-Tackle Games 3 vs. LSU, 10/15/11; at Ala, 10/22/11; vs. SC, 10/29/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 3-0-3 at Alabama 3-3-6, 0.5-2 tflCincinnati 0-3-3, 0.5-6 sk, 0.5-6 tfl South Carolina DNP-INJat Florida 3-3-6, 0.5-2 tfl, qh MTSU 1-1-2Buffalo 5-2-7, 0.5-0 tfl at Arkansas 2-4-6, 1-3 tfl, ffGeorgia 0-2-2 Vanderbilt 2-5-7, 2.5-6 tflLSU 6-1-7 at Kentucky 4-3-7

JUSTIN MEREDITHTIGHT END

HIGH SCHOOL

in South Carolina)

Carolina)

South Carolina)

-lection and Anderson Independent Mail All-Area as a senior

School, where he also played defensive end

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NIGEL MITCHELL-THORNTONLINEBACKER

2011 - JUNIOR

special teams coverage with eight tackles

42

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receptions for 600 yards as a junior...Also, hauled in three receiving touchdowns for the Yellowjackets

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-tensive action on special teams

the team

his first tackle of the season

2009 - FRESHMAN

for lost yardage

force Hilltoppers punt

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drills

times

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk2009 8/0 5 4 9 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0-0 5-Ohio2010 10/0 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4x2011 9/0 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 4-AlaTotals 27/0 9 13 22 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0-0 5-Ohio

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 5 vs. Ohio, 9/26/09

ISAAC MOBLEYOFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - SOPHOMORE

HIGH SCHOOL

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BYRON MOOREDEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

and forced a fumble in win

package, saw most playing time, making two tackles

2010 - R-FRESHMAN AT L.A. HARBOR C.C.

Western Conference of the Southern California Football As-sociation

3

-downs

while forcing four fumbles

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-les and nine interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns

HIGH SCHOOL

Prep Star All-American, ESPNU 150, Prep Star Dream Team, Sporting News Top 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West First Team, Orange County Register Fab 15 First Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Golden State Preps All-Southern California First Team, All-L.A. City First Team, Los Angeles Times All-Star First Team, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay First Team and All-Marine League Offensive MVP

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 11/2 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 2-SC

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 2 vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11Forced Fumble 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11

RAJION NEAL20TAILBACK

2012 - INDOOR TRACK

did not advance out of the prelims. Did posts PRs of 7.00 and 22.55, though

the 60m prelims in 7.02. Was sixth in the Blue Division 200 meters in 22.67

2011 - SOPHOMORE

yards with three touchdowns

-tucky (11/26) with four catches for 125 yards including a 53-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter

had no catches but ran six times for 29 yards out of Wildcat formation at times

Arkansas (11/12). Gained 24 rushing yards along with three catches for a season-high 63 yards

yards vs. MTSU (11/5)-

bama (10/22)-

viewed by video and ruled a catch after being incomplete

season vs. Buffalo (10/1)

2010 - FRESHMAN

second featured running back in six contests

100 yards

four INTs (two TDs), three fumble recoveries (one TD) and a pair of forced fumbles

redshirted as a freshman

nationally, No. 6 overall safety and No. 11 player in the state of California by Rivals

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4.3 yards per carry and 14.3 yards per reception-

reer bests with nine rushes for 79 yards and a long of 40 yards

yards, including UT’s longest play of the game, a 58-yard wheel route that advanced the Vols to the Georgia 2-yard line and set up one of UT’s two touchdowns three plays later

Bowl vs. North Carolina, which went for 28 yards

yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards vs. Alabama-

ing play vs. the Tide

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of the Year-

all prospect on the Rivals250 list by Rivals.com

the Year

game win over Clarke Central

against rival Starr’s Mill-

turn yards in victory over Thomas County

in 2009 over Clarke Central

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CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. Run-Yds-TD / Rec-Yd 2011 Opp. Run-Yds-TD / Rec-YdUT-Martin 9-79-0 Montana 2-7-0, 4Oregon 2-2-0 Cincinnati 3-10-0, 12Florida DNP at Florida 0-0-0UAB 4-20-0 Buffalo 3-20-1, 20 / 1-14-0at LSU 0-0-0 Georgia 2-7-0, 11at Georgia 2-3-0 / 3-70-0 LSU 1-5-0, 5 / 1-38-0, 38Alabama 6-36-0 / 2-29-0 at Alabama 1-6-0, 6 / 1-1-0, 1at S. Carolina 6-16-0 / 1-(6)-0 So. Carolina 0-0-0 / 2-10-0, 6at Memphis 4-14-0 MTSU 3-22-0,17 / 1-18-0, 18Mississippi 4-(-1)-0 at Arkansas 4-24-1, 11/ 3-63-0, 50at Vanderbilt DNP Vanderbilt 6-29-0, 6 / 0-0-0Kentucky DNP at Kentucky 2-4-0, 7 / 4-125-1, 53UNC (Bowl) 9-28-0 / 1-7

CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 10/0 46 197 4.3 19.7 0 40-UTM 79-UTM2011 11/3 27 134 5.0 12.2 2 20-Buf 29-VanTotal 21/3 73 331 4.5 15.8 2 40-UTM 79-UTM

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 10/0 7 100 14.3 10.0 0 58-UGA 70-UGA2011 11/3 13 269 20.7 24.5 1 53-UK 125-UKTotals 21/3 20 369 18.5 17.6 1 58-UGA 125-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Rush Attempts 9 (2x, last vs. North Carolina, 12/30/10)Rushing Yards 79 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10Receptions 4 at Kentucky, 11/26/11Receiving Yards 125 at Kentucky, 11/26/11Touchdowns 1 three times, at Kentucky, 11/26/11

NAZ OLIVER13WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE

(9/1)

2010 - R-FRESHMAN

2009 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

Magazine

GERALDO ORTA26DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

No. 72 prospect in Georgia)

breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery

-nior after rushing for 1,407 yards and 23 touchdowns that season

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and six INTs as a junior in 2009

the Region Championship

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TYLER PAGE17QUARTERBACK

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

MARQUES PAIR66OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

offensive tackle by Rivals.com

MICHAEL PALARDY1PLACEKICKER/PUNTER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

South Carolina (10/29), also punted three times for 35.3 average

since Jeff Hall (53 yards) vs. Oklahoma State in 1995. Also made a 40-yard field goal. Punted five times for a 40.0 av-

3,247 passing yards and 32 touchdowns in leading Ashe-ville to a 10-1 record and the NACA Division I Championship

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10-3 record

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erage along with a 5-yard completion on a fake punt play

vs. Georgia (10/8). Also attempted 51-yarder which was wide right for second-longest attempt of career

Florida (9/17)

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2010 - FRESHMAN

in multiple capacities for the Tennessee special teams unit

and started five games, in addition to two starts at punter

unable to play with a leg injury (LSU-Memphis)

(.714) with a minimum five made (5-of-7)

time, a season-long 51-yarder

scored his first points as a Vol with two PATs

that cut the Vols’ deficit to three heading into halftime, and added a PAT

best) and five PATs at Memphis

at South Carolina

Cunningham and executed UT’s second fake punt of 2010, rushing 16 yards for a first down

39.2 yards per punt

HIGH SCHOOL

most accurate kicker by Rivals.com

FSWA third-team all-state as a junior in 2008

-nior and all but five of his 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks

kickoffs were touchbacks

in 2008

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. FG-FGA, Seq. PATs Punts-Yds-Avg, Lgat LSU 0-1, 45 2-2 1-51-51.0, 51at Georgia 0-0 2-2Alabama 1-2, (33) 52 1-1at So. Carolina 1-1 (39) 3-3at Memphis 3-3 (24) (32) (33) 5-6Kentucky 0-0 0-0 3-106-35.3, 46

2011 Opp. FG-FGA, Seq. PATs Punts-Yds-Avg, LgMontana 0-0 6-6 2-81-40.5, 44Cincinnati 1-2, 43 (37) 6-6 0-0at Florida 1-2, 37 (20) 2-2 1-39-39.0, 39 BlkBuffalo 2-2, (28) (28) 5-5 0-0Georgia 2-3, 51 (28) (43) 0-1 0-0LSU 0-0 1-1 1-42-42.0at Alabama 2-2, (40) (52) 0-0 5-200-40.0, 46 1-5 PassingSouth Carolina 1-2, (22) 47 0-0 3-106-35.3, 45 1 I-20MTSU DNPat Arkansas 0-0 1-1 2-47-23.5, 35Vanderbilt 0-0 3-3 0-0at Kentucky 0-1, 46 1-1 0-0

CAREER STATISTICS

Kicking G/S FG FGA Pct. PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG2010 11/6 5 7 71.4 13-14 28 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39-SC2011 11/11 9 14 64.3 25-26 52 5-5 1-2 2-5 1-2 52-AlaTot. 22/17 14 21 66.7 38-40 80 6-6 5-6 2-6 1-3 52-Ala

Punting GP/GS No Yds Avg TB FC I20 I10 50+ Blk Long2010 11/0 4 157 39.2 0 1 0 0 1 0 51-LSU2011 11/3 14 515 36.8 0 6 1 0 0 1 46-AlaTotals 22/3 18 665 36.9 0 7 1 0 1 1 51-LSU

CAREER HIGHS

Field Goals Made 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 & vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Longest Conversion 52 at Alabama, 10/22/11 Longest Attempt 52 vs. Alabama, 10/23/10 & at Alabama, 10/22/11Punts 5 at Alabama, 10/22/11Punting Average 51.0 vs. LSU, 10/2/10Long Punt 51 vs. LSU, 10/2/10

NATHAN PETERMAN12QUARTERBACK

HIGH SCHOOL-

pect in Florida)

Florida)

in Florida)

of the Year following senior year at Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns, Fla.

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Stadium in Dec. 2011

quarterback -

ter leading Bears to second state semifinal appearance in school history

First Team honors

Bears to a 12-2 record

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history, to Denver Broncos’ QB Tim Tebow (46 TDs in 2004)

games

touchdowns

games with at least three TD tosses

BRYANT PLUMLEE 89TIGHT END

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

Nashville, Tenn.

ALAN POSEY67OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

prospect in Georgia)

-nior year, while contributing 50 pancake blocks individually

JOHN PROPST47LINEBACKER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

action on special team coverage

(10/29)

junior

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junior but fell to Sandy Creek HS, which was led by current UT tailback Rajion Neal

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lone tackle for loss of the season

season opener

Memphis

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prospect in Alabama by Rivals.com

-terception as a junior in 2008

sacks, and 17 quarterback pressures

in 2009

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 11/0 5 9 14 0/0 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 6-UGA2011 12/0 1 3 4 0/0 0.5-2 0 1 0 0-0 3-MonTotal 23/0 6 12 18 0/0 1.5-3 0 1 0 0-0 6-UGA

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 at Georgia, 10/9/10 Tackles for loss 1 at Georgia, 10/9/10Fumble Recovery 1 vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 2-2-4 Montana 0-3-3, 0.5-2 tfl, qhOregon 0-1-1 Cincinnati 0-0-0Florida 0-0-0 at Florida 0-0-0UAB 0-0-0 Buffalo 0-0-0at LSU 0-0-0 Georgia 0-0-0at Georgia 1-5-6, 1-1 tfl LSU 0-0-0Alabama 0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina DNP So. Carolina 0-0-0 frat Memphis 1-0-1 MTSU 0-0-0Mississippi 1-1-2 at Arkansas 0-0-0at Vanderbilt DNP Vanderbilt 1-0-1Kentucky 0-0-0 at Kentucky 0-0-0UNC (Bowl) 0-0-0

BRIAN RANDOLPH37DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

2011 Second-Team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports

True freshman played in all 12 games with eight starts, see-ing action at free safety and in nickelFinished fifth on team in tackles with 55 along with two pass break-ups and a TFLPosted fifth-most tackles by a UT true freshman all-time with 55, ahead of Reggie White (51 in 1980)Had 23 tackles in three-game span, coming against nation’s

Notched career-high 12 tackles including first TFL at Ken-tucky (11/26) in season finale, tied with A.J. Johnson for the third-most stops in a single game by a UT true freshman.Three tackles vs. Vanderbilt (11/19)

Started in a nickel, and had three tackles vs. Buffalo (10/1)

First-career start vs. Cincinnati (9/10), making two tacklesOne of 12 true freshmen to debut vs. Montana (9/3)

HIGH SCHOOL

in Georgia)

AP and Coaches

-stitution

four interceptions and two fumble recoveries

17 passes for 414 yards and a pair of scores

18 pass breakups, three INTs and a pair of sacks

TDs

Kell to Georgia’s Class 4A Elite Eight

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CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherMontana 1-0-1 at Alabama 7-1-8Cincinnati 1-1-2, 2 pd South Carolina 5-1-6, ffat Florida 1-1-2 MTSU 4-0-4Buffalo 3-0-3 at Arkansas 2-3-5Georgia 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 1-2-3LSU 8-1-9 at Kentucky 4-8-12, 1-4 tfl

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 12/8 37 18 55 0-0 1-4 1 0 2 0-0 12-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 12 at Kentucky, 11/26/11TFLs 1 at Kentucky, 11/26/11Passes Defended 2 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/1110-Tackle Games 1 at Kentucky, 11/26/11

ANTONIO RICHARDSON74OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

and PAT attempts

(11/26)

HIGH SCHOOL

offensive tackle, No. 1 overall prospect in Tennessee)

tackle)

MYCHAL RIVERA81TIGHT END

2011 - R-JUNIOR

and 19th in receiving yards (3rd in SEC)

yards total (112) by third game of 2011 season

Honor Roll after game at Florida (9/19)

(11/26)

USA vs. The World game

25th-

nior campaign-

nior campaign

overall/No. 7 offensive lineman)

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(9/17). First-ever TD on 18-yard reception in fourth quarter

Brown in 2007 with six vs. Cincinnati

Cincinnati (9/10)

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

fourth touchdown drive vs. Mississippi alive-

sonal-best 35 receiving yards

Memphis

against UT Martin

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Music City Bowl

2009 - R-FRESHMAN AT COLL. OF CANYONS

11 games

2008 - FRESHMAN

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prospect in California as a high school senior in 2007 by Rivals.com

-nia out of high school

League title with a 13-1 record, as well as a fourth-place fin-ish in the final state rankings and a second consecutive City Championship Sectional title

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CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 13/0 11 112 10.2 8.6 0 26-Miss 35-Miss2011 12/12 29 344 11.9 28.7 1 20-Fla 85-UGaTotal 25/12 40 466 11.7 18.6 1 26-Miss 85-UGa

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 6 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Receiving Yards 85 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Touchdowns 1 at Florida, 9/17/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, LgUT-Martin 1-7-0, 7 Montana 0-0-0Oregon 0-0-0 Cincinnati 6-54-0, 12Florida 0-0-0 at Florida 5-71-1, 20UAB 2-6-0, 3 Buffalo 3-38-0, 17at LSU 0-0-0 Georgia 5-85-0, 19at Georgia 1-4-0, 4 LSU 0-0-0Alabama 1-16-0, 16 at Alabama 1-13-0, 13at S. Carolina 0-0-0 So. Carolina 2-15-0, 10at Memphis 3-29-0, 11 MTSU 3-32-0, 15Mississippi 2-35-0, 26 at Arkansas 1-7-0, 7at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 1-11-0, 11Kentucky 0-0-0 at Kentucky 2-18-0, 11UNC (Bowl) 1-15-0, 15

DA’RICK ROGERS21WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

-son, seventh-single season (Joey Kent did it twice)

second in the SEC to Jarius Wright of Arkansas

a season

tied for seventh-most in a single-season in UT history

third all-time in a single-season in UT history, one shy of record of seven by Marcus Nash (1997) and Joey Kent (1996)

or touchdowns, 80.5 percent

school record before streak was ended vs. Georgia (10/8)

rush for 11 yards at Kentucky (11/26)

Vanderbilt (11/19) with 10 for 116 and two touchdowns, including game-tying TD reception for two yards with 6:27 left in regulation of overtime win

with 106 on five catches. Went over 1,000 career receiving yards in the game

with 137 yards on nine catches with a 47-yard TD catch vs. MTSU (11/5)

-ing two TD catches for 7 and 12 yards vs. Buffalo (10/1). All seven of his catches went for first downs or touchdowns

-nati (9/10). Career-high 10 receptions in win including two touchdowns with 11 and 15-yard scores in second quarter

where two UT receivers to have 10 catches in same game, vs. Cincinnati (9/10)

games for just the second time in Tennessee history

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CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 13/0 11 167 15.2 12.8 2 45-UNC 59-VU2011 12/12 67 1040 15.5 86.7 9 58-Buf 180-BufTotal 25/12 78 1207 15.4 48.3 11 58-Buf 180-Buf

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 13/0 16 117 7.3 9.0 0 21-Ore 49-USC2011 12/12 3 10 3.3 0.8 0 11-UK 11-UKTotals 25/12 19 127 6.7 5.1 0 21-Ore 49-USC

Kick Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2010 13/0 12 298 24.8 22.9 0 78-UK 114-UK2011 12/0 5 113 22.6 9.4 0 29-Mon 70-UCTotal 25/0 17 411 24.1 16.4 0 78-UK 114-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Receptions 10 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Receiving Yards 180 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11100-Yard Receiving Games 6 , last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Touchdowns 2 three times, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Rushing Attempts 5 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10Rushing Yards 49 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10Kickoff Returns 3 (3x, last Cincinnati, 9/10/11)Kickoff Return Yards 114 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD Rush-Yd-TD Kick Ret-Yd-TD UT-Martin 1-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Oregon 0-0-0 1-21-0 0-0-0 Florida 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0UAB 2-16-0 1- (-8)-0 0-0-0at LSU 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0at Georgia 1- (-3)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Alabama 2-19-0 1-3-0 0-0-0at S. Carolina 0-0-0 5-49-0 2-30-0at Memphis 1-22-1 1-1-0 3-66-0Mississippi 0-0-0 2-28-0 0-0-0at Vanderbilt 3-59-0 0-0-0 1-23-0Kentucky 0-0-0 3-30-0 3-114-0UNC (Bowl) 1-45-1 2- (-7)-0 3-65-0

2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD Rush-Yd-TD Kick Ret-Yd-TD Montana 5-100-1 0-0-0 1-29-0 Cincinnati 10-100-2 1- (-4)-0 3-70-0at Florida 5-62-1 0-0-0 1-14-0Buffalo 7-180-2, 58 0-0-0 0-0-0Georgia 5-71-0, 17 0-0-0 0-0-0LSU 3-63-0, 44 0-0-0 0-0-0 at Alabama 2-32-0, 21 0-0-0 0-0-0South Carolina 4-35-0, 12 0-0-0 0-0-0MTSU 9-137-1, 47 0-0-0 0-0-0at Arkansas 5-106-0, 48 1-3-0, 3 0-0-0Vanderbilt 10-116-2, 19 0-0-0 0-0-0at Kentucky 2-38-0, 23 1-11-0, 11 0-0-0

career-high five catches

2010 - FRESHMAN

purpose yards as one of seven true freshmen to play in ev-ery game for Tennessee this season

to become the first UT receiver to lead the team in rushing with a personal-best 49 yards since Gerald Jones achieved it vs. Kentucky in 2007

Carolina in the Music City Bowl and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards

longest kick return since 2007

best effort in that category this season

quarter at Memphis, marking Tyler Bray’s fourth scoring throw of the half

highs of three receptions for 59 yards, including a 27-yarder that helped the Vols advance their lead to 14-0 seven plays later

opener vs. UT Martin

its second possession, a 21-yard reverse that helped set up the Vols’ second field goal

-fore halftime to cut the Vols’ deficit to three

finished with 28 yards rushing

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school senior in 2007

the Year and Super 11 selection-

ers

Game by Rivals.com

and 15 touchdowns

senior in 2009

11 touchdowns

Calhoun and Darlington high schools

state championship game

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has him on several records lists in the Tennessee annals. Here is where Rogers stacks up:

Tennessee Single-Season Receiving YardsRank Name Year Rec. 1. Robert Meachem 2006 1,298 2. Marcus Nash 1997 1,170 3. Joey Kent 1996 1,080 4. Joey Kent 1995 1,055 5. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 1,040 6. Kelley Washington 2001 1,010 7. Lucas Taylor 2007 1,000

Tennessee Single-Season ReceptionsRank Name Year Rec. 1. Marcus Nash 1997 76 2. Lucas Taylor 2007 73 3. Robert Meachem 2006 71 4. Joey Kent 1995 69 5. Joey Kent 1996 68 6. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 67

Tennessee Single-Season Receiving TouchdownsRank Name Year TDs 1. Marcus Nash 1997 13 2. Cedrick Wilson 2000 12 3. Robert Meachem 2006 11

Cory Fleming 1993 11 5. Donte’ Stallworth 2001 10 Peerless Price 1998 10 7. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 9 Denarius Moore 2010 9 Jermaine Copeland 1997 9 Joey Kent 1995 9

UT Single-Season 100-Yard Receiving GamesRank Name Year 100+ 1. Marcus Nash 1997 7 Joey Kent 1996 7 5. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 6 Robert Meachem 2006 6 Joey Kent 1995 6

2011 Most Receptions in SECName School Rec./G Rec.Da’Rick Rogers Tennessee 5.6 67Jarius Wright Arkansas 5.5 66 Marquis Maze Alabama 4.3 56

2011 Top WR in SEC (Yards)Name School Yds/G YardsJarius Wright Arkansas 93.1 1,117Da’Rick Rogers Tennessee 86.7 1,040Rueben Randle LSU 65.5 917

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2011 - JUNIOR

19 yards

-down vs. Cincinnati (9/10). TD was second of his career

2010 - SOPHOMORE

at Vanderbilt

and one touchdown

was UT’s second-longest play in 2010

vs. the Blazers

two career starts vs. Oregon and Florida

(Georgia-South Carolina)

nine yards at USC

City Bowl

2009 - FRESHMAN

versus Western Kentucky

HIGH SCHOOL

Tennessee list following 2008 season

Tennessee Sports Writers associations

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Scholar Athlete Award as senior

rushing 59 times for 671 yards and nine touchdowns during senior season

Lipscomb High to Class 3A state championship-

downs to go with 44 rushes for 465 yards and five touch-downs

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CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2009 12/0 3 19 6.3 1.6 0 11-WKy 11-WKy 2010 12/4 14 207 14.8 17.2 1 72-UAB 78-UAB2011 12/6 14 189 13.5 15.8 1 19-2x 34-FlaTotals 36/10 31 415 13.3 11.5 2 72-UAB 78-UAB

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 4 vs. Florida, 9/18/10Receiving Yards 78 vs. UAB, 9/25/10Rushing Yards 9 South Carolina, 10/30/10Touchdowns 1, twice, last vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/10

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2009 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2010 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg / RunWestern Ky 1-11-0 UT-Martin 1-7-0 UCLA 1-6-0 Oregon 3-45-0at Florida DNP Florida 4-53-0Ohio 0-0-0 UAB 2-78-1Auburn 0-0-0 at LSU 1-5-0Georgia 0-0-0 at Georgia 1-8-0at Alabama 0-0-0 Alabama 1-6-0So. Carolina 1-2-0 at S. Carolina 0-0-0 / 1-9-0Memphis 0-0-0 at Memphis 0-0-0 / 1-1-0at Mississippi 0-0-0 Mississippi 0-0-0 / 1-4-0Vanderbilt 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt DNPat Kentucky 0-0-0 Kentucky 0-0-0Va. Tech (Bowl) 0-0-0 UNC (Bowl) 1-5-0

2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg 2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, LgMontana 1-14-0, 12 at Alabama 0-0-0Cincinnati 2-25-1, 16 So. Carolina 2-24-0, 14at Florida 2-34-0, 18 MTSU 1-13-0, 13Cincinnati 2-24-0, 14 at Arkansas 2-17-0, 14Georgia 1-19-0, 19 Vanderbilt 1-19-0, 19LSU 0-0-0 at Kentucky 0-0-0

DONTAVIS SAPP41LINEBACKER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

also had a forced fumble

2010 - FRESHMAN

-ing on special teams

for 11th most on the team

vs. Florida

games, including in three of UT’s final four regular season contests

HIGH SCHOOL

and off the field

-downs

-ship and 28-2 record as a junior

contributions on the hardwood

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Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 11/0 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-5x2011 12/0 11 9 20 1-6 1-6 1 1 0 0-0 6-UKTotal 23/0 12 13 25 1-6 1-6 1 1 0 0-0 6-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 at Kentucky, 11/26/11Sacks 1 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

TREVARRIS SAULSBERRY96DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

the Gainesville Sun as a junior in 2009

Team defense-

sures and 4 1/2 sacks (fourth best in District 5 4A)

bama

DARRINGTON SENTIMORE94DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-SOPHOMORE AT GULF COAST C.C.-

sive tackle, No. 7 JUCO recruit in Mississippi)

sacks and recovered a fumble-

sion title and a Mississippi Bowl title

2010 - R-FRESHMAN AT ALABAMA

-back hurries with Crimson Tide

2010 - FRESHMAN AT ALABAMA

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 0-0-0 Montana 2-0-2Oregon 0-0-0 Cincinnati 2-2-4, 1-6 sk, 1-6 tfl, ffFlorida 1-0-1 at Florida 1-0-1UAB 0-0-0 Buffalo 0-0-0at LSU 0-1-1 Georgia 0-0-0at Georgia 0-0-0 LSU 1-0-1Alabama 0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina 0-0-0 So. Carolina 3-2-5at Memphis 0-1-1 MTSU 1-0-1, frMississippi 0-1-1 at Arkansas 0-0-0at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 0-0-0Kentucky 0-1-1 at Kentucky 1-5-6UNC (Bowl) 0-0-0

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 11/0 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-5x2011 12/0 11 9 20 1-6 1-6 1 1 0 0-0 6-UKTotal 23/0 12 13 25 1-6 1-6 1 1 0 0-0 6-UK

while adding three touchdown receptions

hurries as a junior in 2009

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HIGH SCHOOL

7 player in Louisiana

ESPNU had him as the No. 20 defensive tackle

tackle in the nation

(tackles and ends) according to the publication-

Prep-

ciation

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2010 UA 11/0 3 6 9 0-0 0.5-1 1 0 0 0 3-Duke

JACQUES SMITH55LINEBACKER

2011 - SOPHOMORE

26 yards, ranking second on team

-tucky (11/26)

-cinnati (9/10)

7 yards vs. Montana (9/3)

2010 - FRESHMAN

-nessee

-les

forced fumble-

ing the season opener

helped force a missed field goal in the fourth quarter as UT maintained its lone shutout of the season

Kentucky, including a TFL vs. the Bulldogs-

sippi, finishing with two takedowns

spring who consistently perform with the most physical toughness

HIGH SCHOOL

-fensive Player of the Year

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF QH PD Int High Tk 2010 13/0 15 9 24 2-7 5-18 1 4 0 0-0 5-LSU2011 12/8 22 13 35 0-0 7.5-26 1 6 1 0-0 6-UKTotals 25/8 37 22 59 2-7 12.5-44 2 10 1 0-0 6-UK

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 6 at Kentucky, 11/26/11TFLs 2 three times, last at Kentucky, 11/26/11Quarterback Hurries 2 vs. UAB, 9/25/10

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 4-0-4, 1-3 tfl Montana 3-1-4, 2-7 tfl, qhOregon 1-0-1, 1-4 tfl Cincinnati 3-2-5, 0.5-5 sk, 0.5-5 tflFlorida 1-0-1 at Florida 4-1-5, 2-5 tfl, pdUAB 1-0-1 Buffalo 0-0-0, qhat LSU 1-0-1 Georgia 1-2-3, 1-1 tflat Georgia 2-1-3, 1-4 tfl LSU 1-4-5Alabama 1-0-1 at Alabama 0-0-0, qhat S. Carolina 2-0-2 So. Carolina 1-0-1at Memphis 1-0-1, 1-5 sk, 1-5 tfl, ff MTSU 2-0-2, ffMississippi 1-1-2, 1-2 sk, 1-2 tfl at Arkansas 1-2-3at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 1-0-1, qhKentucky 1-2-3 at Kentucky 5-1-6, 2-8 tflUNC (Bowl) 0-0-0

junior in 2007

PERSONAL CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 3 vs. Duke, 2010

Tennessee and No. 6 overall weakside defensive end in na-tion

year in Tennessee as senior and junior

Year

forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as senior

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TOM SMITH29TAILBACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

three times for six yards

HIGH SCHOOL

prospect in Florida)

All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel

and First Team All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel

17 touchdowns

-ing junior season

CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 3/0 13 34 2.6 11.3 0 8-Buf 28-Buf

CAREER HIGHS

Rushes 10 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Rushing Yards 28 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11

JAMES STONE64OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - SOPHOMORE

those games) and one game at left guard

season including two games with 500-plus yards

2010 - FRESHMAN

-tion of America’s Freshman All-America teams

-man, including five starts at center and three at left guard

starting the final five games at center

Memphis

with six 100-yard rushing game

to start three true freshmen in a game (Memphis)

and nine touchdowns

touchdowns

PERSONAL

HIGH SCHOOL

offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com

sacks and three fumble recoveries primarily at defensive tackle

Nashville’s Top High School Scholar-Athlete

PERSONAL

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Run-Yds-TD, Lg. Montana 3-6-0, 5Buffalo 10-28-0, 8Arkansas 0-0-0

PLAYERS


DEANTHONIE SUMMERHILL24TAILBACK

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

-ond Team accolades as a junior

DAKOTA SUMMERS43TIGHT END

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

AUSTIN TAYLOR48FULLBACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

state champion in the 4x100 relay

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TRENT TAYLOR99DEFENSIVE LINE

HIGH SCHOOL-

pect in Florida)

in Florida)

in Florida)

Year as a senior at Lake Gibson High School

MARSALIS TEAGUE10DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - JUNIOR

-bilt (11/19)

tackles

2010 - SOPHOMORE

playing his freshman season at wide receiver

tackles

in passes defended

with a career high of 11 to tie for the team lead

including a critical pass breakup to prevent a touchdown in double overtime

1-yard line, while adding a trio of stops

fourth down to force a turnover on downs

PolkPreps.com Large School Defensive Player of the Year

three sacks in a single game

PERSONAL

INT, while registering eight tackles against the Tigers

vs. Florida

(Music City Bowl)

2009 - FRESHMAN

catches and 147 yards-

er versus Western Kentucky-

jured Gerald Jones

5-yard reception

HIGH SCHOOL

Orlando Sentinel’s All Southern Team and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100

Tennessee list following 2008 season

Tennessee Football Player of the Year in 2008

for 1,055 yards with 15 scores as senior

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 13/5* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-2x2010 11/8 29 17 46 0-0 0.5-1 0 0 8 0-0 11-UK2011 11/8 13 14 27 0-0 0.5-0 0 1 2 0-0 7-VanTotals 35/21 43 32 75 0-0 1-1 0 1 10 0-0 11-UK* Started five games at wide receiver

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 11 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10Passes Defended 3 vs. UAB, 9/25/10

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2010 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, OtherUT-Martin 1-0-1, pd Montana 1-2-3, frOregon 3-3-6, pd Cincinnati 2-1-3, pd Florida 2-3-5, 0.5-1 tfl at Florida 1-1-2, pdUAB 4-0-4, 3 pd Buffalo 0-0-0at LSU 3-5-8, pd Georgia 3-2-5at Georgia 1-2-3 LSU 1-3-4Alabama 2-1-3, pd at Alabama 0-0-0at S. Carolina DNP So. Carolina DNPat Memphis DNP MTSU 1-0-1Mississippi 2-0-2, pd at Arkansas 0-1-1at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 Vanderbilt 4-3-7, 0.5-1 tflKentucky 9-2-11 at Kentucky 0-1-1UNC (Bowl) 1-1-2

DALLAS THOMAS71OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - R-JUNIOR

2010 and all 12 games in 2011

game), third-fewest in SEC in 2011

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

games this season while holding down the left tackle posi-tion

with six 100-yard rushing games-

ber, including zero at Memphis

surprise player of the 2010 spring practice period

2009 - R-FRESHMAN

in all 13 games

touchdowns and 1,530 yards rushing for 16 touchdowns

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HIGH SCHOOL

-lowing senior season

school seasons-

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TINO THOMAS31DEFENSIVE BACK

HIGH SCHOOL

in Tennessee)

Commercial Appeal

(one returned for TD), 22 pass breakups and one sack dur-ing senior campaign

-ing 280 receiving yards and a pair of scores

JARON TONEY31TAILBACK

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

on special teams

MTSU (11/5)

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 5/0 31 74 2.4 14.8 0 8-MT 52-MT

CAREER HIGHS

Rushes 19 vs. Midde Tennessee, 11/5/11Rushing Yards 52 vs. Midde Tennessee, 11/5/11Long Rush 8 vs. Midde Tennessee, 11/5/11

EVAN VOLNER63OFFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

in 2009 to go with 11 touchdowns

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Cooper

the Year

with 2,358 yards

and senior in the decathalon, 4x100 & 4x200 relays

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CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 5/0 31 74 2.4 14.8 0 8-MT 52-MT

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PRENTISS WAGGNER23DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - R-JUNIOR

-ski, Lott Awards

season and 13 last season

and last six games at cornerback

also had two interceptions two sacks and 3.0 TFLs

team with Izauea Lanier

with three tackles

a 2-yard sack

as a forced fumble and two pass break-ups

two quarterback hurries

-ing free safety

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

touchdowns, taking an NCAA FBS-leading three to the end zone

with three recovered fumbles

also ranks tied for third in the SEC

Berry with seven), while eight total takeaways are the most by a Vol since 1999 (Deon Grant, 9 INTs)

second among the UT secondary with 57 tackles, which places fifth overall for UT

-bles in the same game since 1999

of the season

TD vs. UT Martin and led the Vols with six tackles

season right before halftime vs. UAB to give UT a 23-7 lead, while contributing four tackles

against Mississippi on the Rebels’ second play of the second half

with his second INT in as many weeks

quarter and added five tackles

pass breakup in the UT end zone, forcing the Tigers to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter

2009 - R-FRESHMAN

appeared in every game

2008 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL-

ceiver and defensive back as senior

-standing player in Baton Rouge area

and All-District as junior in 2006

Louisiana Sports Writers Association

-ing 873 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007

tackles, 16 interceptions and 14 pass break-ups on defense in 2006

-downs, while adding one interception and five pass break-ups

two touch-downs

season interceptions (2006)

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4x200m (4th) and 4x400m (4th) as junior

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 13/2 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 5-Miss 2010 13/13 38 19 57 0-0 2-8 0 3 9 5-73 8-LSU2011 12/12 40 8 48 2-5 3-6 1 0 9 2-57 11-UGaTotals 38/27 82 29 111 2-5 5-14 1 3 18 7-130 11-UGa

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 11 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Passes Defended 2, three times, last vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Quarterback Hurries 2 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Interceptions 1, seven times, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11INT Return Yards 54 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 & vs. S. Carolina, 10/29/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2009 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2010 Opp. U-A-T, OtherW.Kentucky 0-0-0 UT-Martin 4-2-6, 1-54 int, 2 pdUCLA 0-0-0 Oregon 3-4-7, 1-3 tfl, fr, pdat Florida 0-0-0 Florida 4-2-6Ohio 0-0-0 UAB 3-1-4, 1-9 int, pdAuburn 0-0-0 at LSU 3-5-8, pdGeorgia 0-0-0 at Georgia 1-1-2at Alabama 0-0-0 Alabama 2-1-3, 0.5-2South Carolina 0-0-0 at S. Carolina 5-0-5Memphis 1-0-1 at Memphis 1-0-1, 2-45 frat Mississippi 4-1-5 Mississippi 4-2-6, 1-10 int, pdVanderbilt 0-0-0 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1, 1-0 int, pdat Kentucky 0-0-0 Kentucky 4-1-5, 0.5-3 tfl, 1-0 int, 2 pdVa. Tech (Bowl) 0-0-0 UNC (Bowl) 3-0-3

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other Montana 2-0-2, pd, qhCincinnati 3-0-3, pdat Florida 4-2-6, pdBuffalo 4-0-4, 1-3 sk, 1-3 tfl, 2 qhGeorgia 10-1-11, ff, 2 pdLSU 1-0-1at Alabama 0-1-1South Carolina 5-0-5, 1-54 int, 1-2 sk, 1-2 tflMTSU 3-1-4, 2 pdat Arkansas 2-1-3Vanderbilt 1-2-3, 1-3 intat Kentucky 5-0-5, 1-1 tfl

MARLON WALLS58DEFENSIVE LINE

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

Kentucky (11/26) vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) and MTSU (11/5)

(10/29)

(9/17), made two tackles-

shirt season in 2010

2009 - SOPHOMORE

2008 - FRESHMAN

tackle spot in seven games, including Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech

HIGH SCHOOL

played 2008 season at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 13/2 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 5-Miss 2010 13/13 38 19 57 0-0 2-8 0 3 9 5-73 8-LSU2011 12/12 40 8 48 2-5 3-6 1 0 9 2-57 11-UGaTotals 38/27 82 29 111 2-5 5-14 1 3 18 7-130 11-UGa

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 11 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Passes Defended 2, three times, last vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Quarterback Hurries 2 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Interceptions 1, seven times, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11INT Return Yards 54 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 & vs. S. Carolina, 10/29/11

defensive front with five tackles including shared TFL

2007

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Star Classic

record with 11 sacks to go along with 127 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries

finished with 92 total tackles and 13 sacks on defense

-more

4x200m and 4x400m

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Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR QH Int High Tk 2009 7/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-Mem2010 Injured-Redshirt Season2011 12/4 12 10 22 1-6 3-9 0 0 5 0-0 4-2xTotals 19/4 14 10 24 1-6 3-9 0 0 5 0-0 4-2x

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 4 vs. Montana, 9/3/11 & vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11Sacks 1 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other Montana 2-2-4, 0.5-1 tfl at Alabama 0-1-1, 0.5-1 tflCincinnati 1-0-1 South Carolina 3-1-4, qhat Florida 2-0-2 MTSU 0-2-2Buffalo 1-0-1, 1-6 sk, 1-6 tfl at Arkansas 0-0-0Georgia 2-0-2 Vanderbilt 0-2-2, qhLSU 1-0-1, 1-1 tfl, qh at Kentucky 0-2-2

DYLAN WEST80WIDE RECEIVER

2011 - R-FRESHMAN

2010 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

a senior-

fensive Back of the Year

ROD WILKS22DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - R-JUNIOR

-ery

return for 25 yards vs. Vanderbilt (11/19)

South Carolina (10/29) in heavy playing time

making one tackle

-tana (9/3)

2010 - R-SOPHOMORE

tackles on special teams at Vanderbilt

Carolina (Music City Bowl)

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 13/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-2x2010 4/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-Van2011 12/0 14 12 26 0-0 2-4 1 1 0 0-0 7-VanTotals 29/0 16 12 28 0-0 2-4 1 1 0 0-0 7-Van

-dation

-terceptions, returning one for a touchdown

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HIGH SCHOOL

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CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2009 13/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1-2x2010 4/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2-Van2011 12/0 14 12 26 0-0 2-4 1 1 0 0-0 7-VanTotals 29/0 16 12 28 0-0 2-4 1 1 0 0-0 7-Van

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 7 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other 2011 Opp. U-A-T, Other Montana 2-2-4, 0.5-1 tfl at Alabama 0-1-1Cincinnati 2-1-3, ff South Carolina 3-1-4, 1-2 tflat Florida 0-0-0 MTSU 2-0-2Buffalo 1-1-2 at Arkansas 1-1-2Georgia 0-0-0 Vanderbilt 3-4-7, 0.5-1 tfl, 1-25 frLSU 0-0-0 at Kentucky 0-1-1

JORDAN WILLIAMS54DEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - FRESHMAN

2011, vs. Buffalo (10/1)

HIGH SCHOOL

overall prospect in Florida)

Team

pressures in 2010

sacks, 12 QB hurries and five pass breakups during junior

CAREER STATISTICS

Defense GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL FF FR PD Int High Tk 2011 9/0 3 1 4 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 0-0 1-3x

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles 1 four times, at Arkansas, 11/12/11Sacks 1 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11

MICHAEL WILLIAMS 2DEFENSIVE BACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

campaign in 2009

-berry

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JUSTIN WORLEY14QUARTERBACK

2011 - FRESHMAN

yards on 48-of-87 with a touchdown and three intercep-tions

three quarters

yards on 23-of-32 with first-career TD pass (47 yards to D. Rogers)

Carolina (10/29) throwing for 105 yards on 10-of-26 passing

Tyler Bray, suffered vs. Georgia (10/8)

pass, playing late in the fourth quarter

workouts

HIGH SCHOOL

overall prospect in South Carolina)

Year accolades, becoming the first ever player from South Carolina to earn the honors in any sport

Year award

as RivalsHigh Offensive Player of the Year

MaxPreps-

downs

CAREER STATISTICS

Passing GP/GS Com Att TD Int Yds Per/G Long High Yd2011 4/3 48 87 1 3 604 151.0 50-Ark 291-MT

CAREER HIGHS

Completions 23 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Attempts 32 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Yards 291 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Touchdowns 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/5/11Longest Completion 50 at Arkansas, 11/12/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Comp Att TD INT Pct. Yards LongAlabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 10 26 0 2 38.4 105 26Middle Tennessee 23 32 1 0 71.9 291 47at Arkansas 15 29 0 1 51.7 208 50

DEVRIN YOUNG19TAILBACK/KICK RETURNER

2011 - FRESHMAN

with 756 and second best on team 84.0 per game

returns for 94 yards

per return (ninth in SEC)

touchdowns, while also rushing for six TDs

Championship victory

in 2010 against Greenwood High School to cap a 15-0 re-cord

South Pointe High School

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-son in UT history

season in UT history

yards in 2011

Kentucky (11/26)

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kickoff returns, 19 on punt returns, three rushing and two receiving

caught a pass for two yards and rushed once for six yards for 119 all-purpose yards

-reer-long 60-yarder, the longest by a Vol since Da’Rick Rog-ers vs. Kentucky (11/27/10). Also made first-career catch vs. LSU for 21 yards

to play in 2011 after missing first three games recovering from a broken collarbone

time in the slot on offense. Returned first punt for 43 yards and brought back two kickoffs for 51 yards vs. Buffalo (10/1)

-er since Dennis Rogan had a 45-yard return in 2007

HIGH SCHOOL

Year in 2010

of the Year

defense as a sophomore

decorated prep career, while intercepting three passes and compiling 54 tackles on defense

campaign, rushed for 2,271 yards and 32 TDs on 228 carries, while catching 13 passes for 201 yards and four TDs

-downs in 10 games

CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 9/1 3 25 8.3 2.8 0 21-LSU 21-LSU

Rushing GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 9/1 6 9 1.5 1.0 0 6-2x 6-2x

Punt Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 9/9 8 94 11.8 10.4 0 43-Buf 43-Buf

Kickoff Returns GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd2011 9/9 27 628 23.3 69.8 0 60-LSU 135-LSU

CAREER HIGHS

Rushes 2 vs. LSU, 10/15/11Rushing Yards 6 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11, at Alabama, 10/22/11Receiving 21 vs. LSU, 10/15/11Punt Return 2 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11Punt Return Yards 43 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Kickoff Return 5 vs. LSU, 10/15/11Kickoff Return Yards 135 vs. LSU, 10/15/11

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME

2011 Opp. Rec-Yds-TD, Lg PR-Yds-TD, Lg KR-Yds-TD, LgMontana DNP-INJCincinnati DNP-INJat Florida DNP-INJBuffalo 0-0-0 1-43-0, 43 2-51-0, 34Georgia 0-0-0 2-19-0, 20 4-108-0, 50LSU 1-21-0, 21 0-0-0 5-135-0, 60at Alabama 1-2-0, 2 1-11-0, 11 5-100-0, 25South Carolina 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-63-0, 38MTSU 1-2-0, 2 3-19-0, 16 1-39-0, 39at Arkansas 0-0-0 1- -1-0, -1 4-62-0, 24Vanderbilt 0-0-0 1-2-0, 2 2-34-0, 18at Kentucky 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-36-0, 21

eight passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns as a sopho-more in 2008

and two TDs and returning 30 kickoffs for 1,173 yards and six TDs in three years

AAA Tennessee state track and field meet

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2012 SIGNING CLASS2012 INITIAL ENROLEES

Name Position Height Weight High Rating Hometown (High School/Previous School)Cody Blanc ATH 6-1 200 Knoxville, Tenn. (Central H.S.)Alden Hill RB 5-11 180 Alliance, Ohio (Marlington H.S.)Justin Meredith TE 6-5 225 Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna H.S.) Nathan Peterman QB 6-3 210 Fruit Cove, Fla. (Bartram Trail H.S.)Darrington Sentimore DL 6-2 273 Norco, La. (Destrahan H.S./Alabama/Gulf Coast C.C.)Trent Taylor DL 6-2 271 Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson H.S.)Tino Thomas DB 5-11 195 Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)

2012 NATIONAL SIGNING DAY Name Position Height Weight High Rating Hometown (High School/Previous School)Deion Bonner DB 5-11 180 Columbus, Ga. (Carver H.S.)Davante Bourque RB 6-1 210 Crowley, La. (Crowley H.S.)Drae Bowles WR 6-1 198 Jackson, Tenn. (Jackson Christian H.S.)George Bullock K 6-1 195 Knoxville, Tenn. (West H.S.)Kenny Bynum LB 6-2 220 Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines H.S.)Jason Croom WR 6-5 200 Norcross, Ga. (Norcross H.S.)Daniel Gray DB 6-0 170 Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson H.S.)Alton Howard WR 5-9 180 Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater H.S.)Justin King LB 6-3 215 Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody H.S.)LaTroy Lewis LB 6-4 235 Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban H.S.)Daniel McCullers DL 6-6 380 Raleigh, N.C. (SE Raleigh H.S./Georgia Military College)LaDarrell McNeil DB 6-1 195 Dallas, Texas (Wilmer-Hutchins H.S.)Danny O’Brien DL 6-2 310 Flint, Mich. (Powers Catholic H.S.)Cordarrelle Patterson WR 6-3 205 Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern H.S./Hutchinson C.C.)Quenshaun Watson RB 5-9 175 Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central H.S.)

The Vols signed 22 players from nine states. The class features five members from Florida, four members each from Tennessee and Georgia.

The Tennessee signing class includes 10 offensive players, 11 defensive players and one specialist.

Seven members of this year’s class enrolled at UT in January and will participate in spring drills.

The Vols netted Cordarrelle Patterson, the top junior college prospect in the nation according to 247sports.com, as well as Rivals.com’s No. 1 junior college defensive tackle in Daniel McCullers.

Additionally, Patterson was ranked the top overall JUCO wide receiver prospect by Rivals.com. Defensive lineman Darrington Sentimore is ranked second in his position among JUCO recruits per 247sports.com.

Cordarrelle Patterson is the former teammate of current Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C.

Running back Quenshaun Watson played with current Tennessee offensive lineman Alan Posey at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga.

Signees Drae Bowles and LaDarrell McNeil played in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Bowles represented the East team, while McNeil was on the West squad.

Wide receiver Alton Howard and tight end Justin Meredith were selected to the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game.

Two new Vols competed in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl: WR Jason Croom and QB Nathan Peterman.

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DEION BONNERDEFENSIVE BACK

HIGH SCHOOL

in Georgia)

Georgia, No. 105 prospect in Southeast )

cornerback, No. 37 prospect in Georgia)

-tercepting two passes

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DAVANTE BOURQUERUNNING BACK

HIGH SCHOOL

prospect in Louisiana)

Louisiana, No. 239 prospect in Southeast)

athlete, No. 6 prospect in Louisiana)

yards and 17 touchdowns on 179 carries-

downs

season

(Ala.) Register

DRAE BOWLESWIDE RECEIVER

HIGH SCHOOL

wide receiver, No. 4 prospect in Tennessee)

in Tennessee,

tions, forced four fumbles and had 27 tackles

yards

forced fumble

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40 touchdowns

All-State first team accolades

Played first two seasons at Gueydan, earning Class 1A All-State honors as a freshman and sophomore

rushing for 1,779 yards and 30 TDs

Catholic

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No. 47 prospect in Southeast)

wide receiver, No. 3 prospect in Tennessee)

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GEORGE BULLOCKPLACEKICKER

HIGH SCHOOL

Tennessee)-

nessee)

JASON CROOMWIDE RECEIVER

HIGH SCHOOL-

all wide receiver, No. 15 prospect in Georgia)

KENNY BYNUMLINEBACKER

HIGH SCHOOL

-sonville) Times-Union

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23 touchdowns

TDs

-tions

(Ala.) Register

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for touchbacks

Bowl

points, while 82 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks

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ance as a senior in 2011

won a regional championship as a junior

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in Georgia, No. 54 prospect in Southeast)

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DANIEL GRAYDEFENSIVE BACK

HIGH SCHOOL

-son High School

-tions and three caused fumbles in 2010

ALTON HOWARDWIDE RECEIVER

HIGH SCHOOL

wide receiver, No. 19 prospect in Florida)

receiver, No. 29 prospect in Florida)

in Florida)

at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Fla. Made one catch for 17 yards and returned two kickoffs for 41 yards

“Super 60”

(Ala.) Register

wide receiver, No. 19 prospect in Georgia)

senior at Norcross High Scool

Team selection

(Ala.) Register-

pionship in basketball

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to help lead the Cobras to a 9-1 record

the 40-yard dash at the Under Armour All-American camp

PERSONAL

passes for 691 yards (19.2 yards per catch) and five touch-downs en route to Associated Press 7A All-State Team hon-ors

scored three rushing touchdowns

receiving yards and 546 rushing yards

scored 17 touchdowns as a sophomore

the broad jump.

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LaTROY LEWISLINEBACKER

HIGH SCHOOL247sports: 3-star (No. 36 overall defensive end, No. 22 pros-pect in Ohio)ESPN: 4-star (No. 30 overall defensive end, No. 14 prospect in Ohio)Rivals: 3-star (No. 27 overall defensive end, No. 27 prospect in Ohio)Scout: 3-star (No. 57 overall defensive end)

Named to the Butkus Award watch list prior to his senior campaign at Archbishop Hoban High School, but suffered a broken bone in his foot during the second game which

DANIEL McCULLERSDEFENSIVE LINE

2011 - SOPHOMORE AT GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE247sports: 3-star (No. 41 JUCO prospect, No. 7 JUCO defen-sive tackle, No. 2 JUCO recruit in Georgia)

Rivals: 4-star (No. 6 JUCO prospect, No. 1 JUCO defensive tackle, No. 1 JUCO recruit in Georgia)

In 2011, recorded 37 tackles, nine tackles for loss and two sacks as a sophomore at Georgia Military Academy

-tal yards per game, which ranked 14th in the nation

2010 - FRESHMAN AT GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE

in his first season at GMC in 2010

JUSTIN KINGLINEBACKER

HIGH SCHOOL247sports: 3-star (No. 101 overall athlete, No. 89 prospect in Georgia)

-pect in Georgia)

Played multiple positions at Dunwoody H.S., including quarterback, running back and outside linebacker

Named honorable mention AAAA all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a senior after rushing for more than 800 yards

As a junior in 2010, rushed for 413 yards and three touch-downs, in addition to passing for 218 more yards and three more scores

Also recorded 24 tackles on defense Coach at Dunwoody: Michael Youngblood

PERSONAL

Brother Jerry plays at Tennessee Tech

forced him to miss the remainder of the season As a junior in 2010, earned Associated Press Second Team All-Ohio and First Team All-Akron accolades after recording 96 tackles and nine sacks

Compiled 70 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 13 sacks and one interception as a sophomore

Also played on the Knights’ basketball team Coach at Archbishop Hoban: Ralph Orsini

PERSONAL

HIGH SCHOOLWas a three-year all-conference selection at Southeast Ra-

leigh High School which he helped lead to a 10-3 record as a senior in 2009

season after recording 29 tackles and five sacks

four sacks

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LaDARRELL McNEILDEFENSIVE BACK

HIGH SCHOOL247sports: 4-star (No. 115 overall, No. 6 overall safety, No. 14 prospect in Texas)ESPN: 4-star (No. 12 overall safety, No. 28 prospect in Texas)Rivals: 4-star (No. 86 overall, No. 7 overall safety, No. 11 prospect in Texas)Scout: 4-star (No. 6 overall free safety)Parade All-American after senior year at Wilmer-Hutchins Member of Rivals100 Played in U.S. Army Bowl in San Antonio Named to Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team Led Wilmer-Hutchins with 124 tackles as a senior Averaged 13.8 tackles per game Racked up seven games with at least 10 tackles and four games with 18 or more stops Notched a career-best 20 tackles vs. Molina in the 2011 Eagles season opener

Had 11 passes defended including an interception, forced four fumbles

DANNY O’BRIENDEFENSIVE BACK

HIGH SCHOOL247sports: 4-star (No. 23 overall defensive tackle, No. 6 pros-pect in Michigan)ESPN: 3-star (No. 59 overall defensive tackle, No. 13 prospect in Michigan)Rivals: 4-star (No. 161 overall, No. 12 overall defensive tackle, No. 2 prospect in Michigan)Scout: 4-star (No. 18 overall defensive tackle)All-state defensive tackle as a senior at Powers

-gan to the 2011 Division 5 State Championship

Made 48 tackles including six sacks as a senior with the Chargers

Also ran for 66 yards, returned three kickoffs for 109 yards and two punt returns for 75 yards

Coach at Wilmer-Hutchins: Elzie Barnett. Attended A. Maceo Smith High School in Dallas, which closed following 2010-11 school year

Named a Class 3A Second-Team selection as a junior Racked up 148 tackles including 75 solo stops in 2010 Had 10 pass break-ups and three interceptions along with two sacks

Made 89 tackles as a freshman in 2008 including eight tack-les for loss

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Also scored three rushing touchdowns As a junior, racked up 63 tackles including seven tackles for loss

Also recovered three fumbles in 2010 Coach at Powers: Jim Neuman.

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CORDARRELLE PATTERSONWIDE RECEIVER

JUNIOR COLLEGE247sports: 5-star (No. 1 overall JUCO prospect) Rivals: 4-star (No. 4 overall JUCO prospect, No. 1 JUCO wide

receiver, No. 1 JUCO prospect in Kansas)Scout: 5-star

College

the 2011 Jayhawk Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore

for 379 yards and six touchdowns

10 kickoff returns with three more touchdowns

honors as a return specialist

with three touchdowns-

downs

QUENSHAUN WATSONRUNNING BACK

HIGH SCHOOL247sports: 3-star (No. 72 overall running back, No. 98 pros-pect in Georgia)ESPN: 3-star (No. 51 overall running back, No. 86 prospect in Georgia)Rivals: 3-star (No. 75 prospect in Georgia)Scout: 3-star (No. 109 overall running back)Ran for 4,072 and 55 touchdowns in career at Clarke Central High school in Athens, Ga.

Named Second-Team All-State Class AAAA and First-Team All-Region as a senior

Rushed for a school-record 1,790 yards and school-record 26 touchdowns as a senior with the Gladiators

Made 14 catches for 224 yards along with four receptions touchdowns

-ing career receiving yards (1,832), career receptions (113), career receiving touchdowns (24), career total touchdowns (36), career points (216), career kickoff return average (41.9) and career all-purpose yards (3,379)

HIGH SCHOOL

at Northwestern High School in South Carolina

state championship game as a senior in 2008

Coached by Jimmy Wallace

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Career-high 294 rushing yards in a single-game came against Flowery Branch H.S., as he also scored four touch-downs in the game on runs of 60, 47, 43 and 17 yards

Had previously set school record for rushing touchdowns as a senior with 23, along with 1388 rushing yards in 2010

Also starred in track & field as he competed in the 100-me-ters, 200-meters, 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay.

Coach at Clarke Central: Leroy Ryals.

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DATE OPPONENT SITE TV TIME NOTES

Sept. 3 MONTANA (11-3) Knoxville PPV 6:07 ET Hunter, Rogers each 100 yds receivingW. 42-16 Grizzlies Neyland Stadium UT posts 5th consec. regular-season win

Sept. 10 CINCINNATI (10-3) Knoxville ESPN2 3:30 ET 2nd consec. game with two 100-yd. receivers;W, 45-23 Bearcats Neyland Stadium Bray throws for 405 yds., UT-record 82.9%

Sept. 17 at #16/17 Florida (7-6) Gainesville, Fla. CBS 3:30 ET Vols lose seventh in a row to UFL, 23-33 Gators Ben Hill Griffin Stadium WR Hunter lost for season with torn ACL

Oct. 1 BUFFALO (3-9) Knoxville CSS 12:30 ET Bray throws for 4 TDs, 342 yards;W, 41-10 Bulls Neyland Stadium Rogers 180 yards receiving, 2 TD.

Oct. 8 RV/- GEORGIA (10-4) Knoxville ESPN2 7:00 ET Waggner, Austin Johnson 11 tackles L, 12-20 Bulldogs Neyland Stadium Vols and UGA have now split last six

Oct. 15 #1/2 LSU (13-1) Knoxville CBS 3:30 p.m. Freshman A.J. Johnson records 11 tackles L, 7-38 Tigers Neyland Stadium D.Young produces 135 kick return yards

Oct. 22 at #2/3 Alabama (12-1) Tuscaloosa, Ala. ESPN2 7:15 pm ET Vols lose 5th in a row to Crimson Tide; L, 6-37 Crimson Tide Bryant-Denny Stadium A.J. Johnson produces 13 tackles

Oct. 29 #14 S. CAROLINA (11-2) Knoxville ESPN2 7:15 pm ET Freshman QB Worley makes first start; L, 3-14 Gamecocks Neyland Stadium Vols fall to 22-6-1 all-time vs. Gamecocks

Nov. 5 MTSU (HC) (2-10) Knoxville FSN 7 p.m. ET Vols 4-0 in non-conf. for first time since W, 24-0 Blue Raiders Neyland Stadium ‘06; post first shutout of FBS team since ‘03

Nov. 12 at #8 Arkansas (11-2) Fayetteville, Ark. ESPN2 6 p.m. ET Vols gain 376 yards total offense in loss; L, 7-49 Razorbacks Razorback Stadium Top six tacklers all from last signing class

Nov. 19 VANDERBILT (6-7) Knoxville ESPNU 7 p.m. ET Vols win in OT on Gordon INT return TD; W, 27-21 OT Commodores Neyland Stadium Vols 28-1 in last 29 meetings vs. Vandy

Nov. 26 at Kentucky (5-7) Lexington, Ky. SEC 12:21 pm ET Loss snapped UT’s 26-game winning streak L, 7-10 Wildcats Commonwealth Stadium against Kentucky

2011 Schedule and Results

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (5-7, 1-7 SEC)2011 SEASON REVIEW

TennesseeRecord: 5-7 (1-7 SEC)Head Coach: Derek Dooley, 2nd year at UT (11-14)

Rushing Tauren Poole - 187 att., 693 yds., 5 TDPassing Tyler Bray - 147-247, 1983 yds., 17 TD/6 INTReceiving Da’Rick Rogers - 67 rec., 1040 yds., 9 TDDefensive Austin Johnson - 81 tkls, 5.0 TFL, 4 INT

VOLUNTEER STAT LEADERS

The 2011 season was one of growth for the Volunteer football program. The Vols featured some of the top freshmen talent in the nation as linebacker A.J. Johnson was named to a school-record five Freshman All-American teams. He was joined on several of those All-American teams by linebacker Curt Maggitt, defensive back Brian Randolph and offensive lineman Marcus Jackson. UT played the third-toughest schedule in the nation, competing in a league that featured the two participants in the BCS Championship game. Of the Vols 11 FBS opponents, eight competed in bowl games. Sophomore receiver Da’Rick Rogers was selected a first-team All-SEC pick by the Associated Press after he led the conference in recep-tions (67) and receiving yards (1040). Senior defensive lineman Malik Jackson was the Vols’ other All-SEC first-team selection as he racked up 51 tackles including 10.5 tackles for loss. Sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray posted some huge numbers early in the season prior to suffering a broken thumb against Georgia. He became the second player in UT history to throw for 400 yards in a game and he set the school record for completion percentage in a single-game (82.9), completing 34-of-41 for career-high 405 yards vs. Cincinnati (9/10). Senior linebacker Austin Johnson led the team in tackles with 81 and topped the team with four interceptions. His four pick-offs tied for the national lead among all linebackers and were the most interceptions by a Vols’ linebacker since Jackie Walker in 1970. Johnson was selected to play in the Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game after the season. Senior tailback Tauren Poole was selected to the East-West Shrine Game after the season after he led the team in rushing with 693 yards and five rushing touchdowns.

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Team Notes...Playing the Best

According to the NCAA’s Toughest Schedule formula based on cumulative opposition (including past and future opponents) Tennessee’s 2011 schedule was the third-toughest in the nation this season, behind only BCS Championship game participants LSU and Alabama.

2011 NCAA Toughest Schedule, Based on Cumulative OppositionLSU .683 (110-51) Kansas .638 (90-51)Alabama .651 (99-53) Oklahoma State .633 (97-56)TENNESSEE .650 (93-50) Georgia State .632 (48-28)Auburn .642 (99-55) Minnesota .630 (92-54)

The three SEC West opponents on the Vols’ 2011 slate fin-ished the year ranked in the top five in the nation: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 LSU and No. 5 Arkansas.

Tennessee played three of the top five teams in the nation ans four of the top 10 this season as well as six teams ranked in the final AP and USA Today Coaches’ Polls: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 LSU, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 9/8 South Carolina, No. 19/20 Georgia, and No. 25/21 Cincinnati.

Florida was also ranked earlier in the season at No. 16 in the AP and No. 17 in the Coaches’ Poll at the time of the game be-tween the Vols and Gators.

The Vols played four teams ranked in the final Top 10 in a six-week span from Oct. 15-Nov. 12: LSU, Alabama, South Carolina, and Arkansas.

Five of the Vols’ seven losses in 2011 came to teams ranked in the top 20.

Including LSU, Alabama, and Arkansas, the Vols have played at least three Top 10 teams for the seventh time in the last 10 seasons from 2002-11.

Tennessee played three consecutive ranked opponents from Oct. 15-29 for the first time since 1994: No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Alabama, and No. 14 South Carolina. The trifecta also represented the first time since 1991 that UT played three consecutive top 14 teams (No. 13 Auburn, No. 10 Florida, No. 14 Alabama).

Fantastic Freshmen A five-time freshman All-America honoree, true freshman

linebacker A.J. Johnson led all SEC freshmen in tackles and ranked second on the Vols with 80. He ranked tied for 14th overall in the SEC in tackles (6.8/game) and seventh in SEC games only with 65 (8.1/game).

A.J Johnson finished one tackle behind Austin Johnson for the team lead during the season. A.J. Johnson came up just short of becoming the first true freshman in school history to lead Ten-nessee in tackles. He and fellow true freshman LB Curt Maggitt ranked 1-2 among SEC freshmen in tackles per game (Johnson, 6.8; Maggitt, 5.1).

Johnson and Maggitt were the first true freshmen to start at linebacker for UT since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972. Additionally, DB Justin Coleman was the first true freshman to start in the secondary in the season opener for the Vols since Eric Berry in 2007 at California.

2011 SEC Freshman Tackle Leaders Per Game (total tackles)A.J. Johnson, Tennessee 6.8 (80)Curt Maggitt, Tennessee 5.1 (56)Serdarius Bryant, Ole Miss 5.1 (61) Brian Randolph, Tennessee 4.6 (55)

Johnson also ranked second in Tennessee history among true freshmen in tackles, 15 behind Eric Berry’s standard of 86 in 2007. Among UT true freshman who played in the front seven, Johnson had the record for single-season tackles.

Tennessee All-Time True Freshman Tackle LeadersPlayer Pos. Tackles Fr. Year Career TacklesEric Berry DB 86 2007 245A.J. Johnson LB 80 2011 80Jonathan Hefney DB 65 2004 322Curt Maggitt LB 56 2011 56Brian Randolph DB 55 2011 55Reggie White DL 51 1980 293

Turnstile Ticker Tennessee ranked second in the nation and leads the SEC

in total attendance (757,136) while ranking sixth nationally and second in the SEC in average attendance per game (94,642). Only the University of Michigan has welcomed more fans this college football season than Tennessee.

2011 NCAA Total Attendance LeadersMichigan 897,431TENNESSEE 757,136 Ohio State 736,618Alabama 712,747Penn State 709,991

Youth Being Served The Vols started four true freshmen vs. Vanderbilt (LG Mar-

cus Jackson, LB Curt Maggitt, LB A.J. Johnson, and DB Brian Ran-dolph), one week after Tennessee started a school-record six true freshmen started at Arkansas: WR DeAnthony Arnett, QB Justin Worley, Jackson, Johnson, DB Justin Coleman, and Randolph. Tennessee started five true freshmen vs. Middle Tennessee: QB Justin Worley, LG Marcus Jackson, LB A.J. Johnson, SS Brian Ran-dolph, and CB Justin Coleman.

Worley started for Tennessee in three consecutive games (South Carolina, MTSU, Arkansas) and is the sixth true freshman to start for UT at QB since 1994 (P. Manning, 1994; C. Clausen, 2000; B. Schaeffer and E. Ainge, 2004; T. Bray, 2010).

Tennessee is the only team in Division I FBS with three freshmen (true or redshirt) among its top five tackle leaders.

Tennessee played a total of 16 true freshmen in 2011 and 21 freshmen overall, including five redshirt freshmen: P Matt Darr, RB Jaron Toney, K Derrick Brodus, DL Greg Clark, and LB Martaze Jackson.

True Freshmen Playing for Tennessee in 2011 (16)OFFENSE (10): QB: Justin Worley, RB: Marlin Lane, Tom Smith, Devrin Young, WR: DeAnthony Arnett, Vincent Dallas, TE: Brendan Downs, Cameron Clear, OL: Marcus Jackson, Antonio Richardson. DEFENSE (6): DE: Jordan Williams, DT: Allan Carson, LB: A.J. John-son, Curt Maggitt, DB: Justin Coleman, Brian Randolph.

Most True Freshmen Played in 2011 (NCAA D-I FBS)Team True Fr. Army 18Texas 18TENNESSEE 16

Team True Fr.Auburn 16Georgia 16Indiana 16

The Vols played a combined 32 true freshmen and 47 fresh-men overall over the last two years. In 2010, Tennessee played 16 true freshmen and 26 freshmen overall, both of which tied for third in the nation. UT’s total of 32 true freshmen played over the last two years ties with Florida for the most in the nation.

The Vols started four freshmen (SLB Curt Maggitt, WLB A.J. Johnson, CB Justin Coleman, and P Matt Darr) and three true freshmen (Maggitt, Johnson, Coleman) in a season opener for the first time since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972.

Owning Overtime The win over Vanderbilt marked the 10th all-time victory in

overtime for Tennessee, tying Missouri for the most in NCAA his-tory.

The Vols are 6-0 at home all-time in overtime, including wins over Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, Florida, UAB, and Vander-bilt. On the road in overtime, Tennessee is 4-3, including two OT wins at Kentucky and one each at LSU and Alabama. The Vols have lost on the road in OT at LSU and UCLA and on a neutral field vs. North Carolina.

In overtime games in which a scoring play ends the game, Tennessee is 6-1.

The Vols are 2-1 in overtime in the Derek Dooley era, winning over UAB in 2010 and Vanderbilt last week while losing to North Carolina in last year’s Franklin American Music City Bowl.

Walk-Off Home Run Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt in overtime on Nov. 19, a 27-

21 win that ended on Eric Gordon’s 90-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first OT period. The win marked the first time in Tennessee history that the Vols ended a game by scoring

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a defensive touchdown. UT is now 10-3 in overtime games, tied with Missouri for the most overtime wins in NCAA history (the Tigers are 10-4 in OT games).

Eric Gordon’s interception return for a touchdown also marked the first defensive score in overtime by any Division I FBS school since Ohio did so vs. Pittsburgh on Sept. 9, 2005, a span of 2,263 days (6 years, 2 months, 11 days).

Fresh Starts Over the last two seasons, a total of 46 Vols have made their

first Division I FBS starts. A total of 25 UT players have made their first career start in 2011, three more than of the total of 22 Vols who made their first career starts a year ago in 2010.

Tennessee Players Making First Career Starts in 2011 (24)OFFENSE (11): QB: Justin Worley, RB: Devrin Young, FB: Ben Bar-tholomew, WR: DeAnthony Arnett, Rajion Neal, Da’Rick Rogers, TE: Brendan Downs, Mychal Rivera, Cameron Clear, OL: Alex Bul-lard, Marcus Jackson. DEFENSE (12): DL: Willie Bohannon, Maurice Couch, Daniel Hood, Jacques Smith, Marlon Walls, LB: A.J. Johnson, Austin Johnson, Curt Maggitt, DB: Justin Coleman, Izauea Lanier, Byron Moore, Brian Randolph.SPECIAL TEAMS (2): P Matt Darr, K Derrick Brodus

A total of 12 freshmen (10 true freshmen) started for Tennes-see during the season, including WR DeAnthony Arnett (1 start), G Marcus Jackson (5), QB Justin Worley (3), TE Brendan Downs (1), TE Cameron Clear (2), RB Devrin Young (1), DB Brian Randolph (8), DB Justin Coleman (4), LB A.J. Johnson (10), LB Curt Maggitt (8), P Matt Darr (10) and K Derrick Brodus (1).

Trifecta QB Justin Worley started three games for Tennessee (Oct. 29-

Nov. 11) and was the third starting QB for the Vols in 2011, mark-ing the fifth time since 1994 that the Vols have started as many as three quarterbacks in a season.

Seasons in Which Tennessee Started Three Quarterbacks 2011 Tyler Bray (6), Matt Simms (2), Justin Worley (3) 2004 Brent Scheaffer (3), Erik Ainge (6), Rick Clausen (4) 2002 Casey Clausen (11), C.J. Leak (1), James Banks (1) 2000 Joey Mathews (1), A.J. Suggs (4), Casey Clausen (7) 1994 Jerry Colquitt (1), Todd Helton (3), Peyton Manning (8)

Passing Attack Tennessee finished second in the SEC and tied for 50th na-

tionally in pass offense at 242.6 yards per game. SEC Passing Offense Leaders, 2011

Arkansas 307.8 TENNESSEE 242.6 Georgia 241.3

O-Line Pride The Vols have allowed only 18 sacks in 2011, the third-lowest

total in the SEC this season, trailing only LSU (14) and Alabama (15). In the 2010 season, Tennessee allowed 41 sacks, more than double the current total for the Vols at the same point this year.

Fewest Sacks Allowed, SEC, 2011LSU 14 Alabama 15 TENNESSEE 18

After entering the 2010 season opener vs. UT Martin with three starts on the offensive line (all from Jarrod Shaw), the current UT depth chart lists five offensive line starters with a combined 94 career starts (Ja’Wuan James and Dallas Thomas 24 each, Zach Ful-ton 16, James Stone 15, Alex Bullard 11, Marcus Jackson 4).

True freshman Marcus Jackson started the last five games at left guard for Tennessee. During the last two seasons, the Vols have a combined 31 starts from true freshmen on the offensive line (2011; Jackson 5; 2010: JaWuan James 13, James Stone 8, Zach Fulton 5).

UT is one of seven Division I FBS schools who did not started a senior on the offensive line in 2011. The others were Arizona, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Texas A&M, UNLV, and USC.

Return Game KR Devrin Young returned 27 kickoffs for 628 yards, a 23.3

yards per return average. Young also has eight punt returns for 94 yards (11.8 avg. per return).

Young’s 722 total kick return yards rank as the seventh-most in UT history in a single season (chart on page 5).

Tennessee ranked fourth in the SEC in kickoff return average at 22.7 and sixth in punt return average at 8.1. These numbers repre-sent an improvement over 2010, when the Vols averaged 21.5 yard per kickoff return and only 4.1 yards per punt return.

Offense Notes...Dynamic Duo

In the first two games of the year, Hunter and Rogers part-nered up for the 18th and 19th combinations in UT history in which two receivers recorded 100-yard games in the same game. Against Montana, Hunter (146) and Rogers (100) became the first tandem to each register 100-plus yards receiving in the same game since Lucas Taylor (118) and Austin Rogers (112) did so against Southern Miss. on 9/8/2007.

The sophomore sensations followed it up against Cincin-nati with a repeat performance, with Hunter posting a career-high 156 yards and Rogers notching another 100-yard outing. It marked the second time in Tennessee history in which the Vols have had multiple 100-yard receivers in consecutive games. Marcus Nash and Joey Kent each hit the century mark in back-to-back contests in 1996 (UNLV and UCLA). Those also happened to be the first two games of the season.

Bray to Hunter Bray connected with Hunter for an 81-yard touchdown with

8:36 left in the first quarter against Montana. The strike marked the second time the duo has hooked up for 80-plus yards, mak-ing them the third pair in UT history to do so. Last season on the first play against Ole Miss, Bray hit Hunter for an 80-yard TD.

Other duos are Erik Ainge and Robert Meachem (84 yards at Memphis and 80 yards at Cal in 2006) and Alan Cockrell and Clyde Duncan (85 yards vs. Vanderbilt and 80 yards vs. Alabama in 1983).

The 81-yarder ranked tied for the ninth-longest pass play in UT history

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Sophomore wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers led Tennessee

with 67 receptions for 1,040 yards and nine TDs. Rogers’ 67 catch-es ranked first in the SEC and T-49th nationally. His 86.7 yards per contest were second in the conference and T-30th nationally. His six 100-yard performances led the SEC.

Most Receptions in SECName School Rec./G Rec.Da’Rick Rogers Tennessee 5.6 67Jarius Wright Arkansas 5.5 66 Marquis Maze Alabama 4.3 56

Top WR in SEC (Yards)Name School Yds/G YardsJarius Wright Arkansas 93.1 1,117Da’Rick Rogers Tennessee 86.7 1,040Rueben Randle LSU 65.5 917

Rogers cracked the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the season (1,040), becoming the sixth Vol to hit that total and marking the seventh time it has been achieved. His 1,040 yards are the fifth-most all-time in a season and are the most since Robert Meachem set the Vols’ record with 1,298 yards in 2006. Rogers was one of 40 receivers nationally to reach the 1,000-yard mark during the 2011 campaign.

Tennessee Single-Season Receiving YardsRank Name Year Rec. 1. Robert Meachem 2006 1,298 2. Marcus Nash 1997 1,170 3. Joey Kent 1996 1,080 4. Joey Kent 1995 1,055 5. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 1,040 6. Kelley Washington 2001 1,010 7. Lucas Taylor 2007 1,000

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Rogers’ 67 receptions also rank sixth in UT annals, and are the most since Lucas Taylor recorded 73 in 2007, which ranks second.

Tennessee Single-Season ReceptionsRank Name Year Rec. 1. Marcus Nash 1997 76 2. Lucas Taylor 2007 73 3. Robert Meachem 2006 71 4. Joey Kent 1995 69 5. Joey Kent 1996 68 6. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 67

Money In the Bank Of Rogers’ 67 receptions, 54 went for first downs or touch-

downs (80.6 percent). Of his final 19 catches, 17 either moved the markers or finished in the end zone (89.5 percent) dating back to the second half of the Middle Tennessee win. Nine of his 10 grabs against Vanderbilt were first downs or touchdowns.

The Century Mark Rogers’ six 100-yard games tied for the third-most in a sea-

son at UT all-time with Robert Meachem (2006) and Joey Kent (1995) and were just one short of the school single-season record of seven set by Marcus Nash (1997) and Joey Kent (1996).

Five of Rogers’ six 100-yard games came in UT’s wins. His aver-age of 126.6 yards per win ranked 10th nationally.

UT Single-Season 100-Yard Receiving GamesRank Name Year 100+ 1. Marcus Nash 1997 7 Joey Kent 1996 7 5. Da’Rick Rogers 2011 6 Robert Meachem 2006 6 Joey Kent 1995 6

Hunter Tears ACL Sophomore wide receiver Justin Hunter recorded 17 recep-

tions for 314 yards and two touchdowns before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during the first quarter of Tennessee’s game at Florida on Sept. 17. The Virginia Beach, Va., native missed the remainder of the 2011 season.

Before going down with injury, Hunter’s 302 receiving yards in the first two games were the most all-time by a Tennessee re-ceiver in that span, while his 16 receptions are the second-most. Johnny Mills had 17 receptions after two games in 1966. Robert Meachem had 15 receptions for 297 yards in UT’s first two games of 2007.

At the time of his injury, Hunter was ranked first in the SEC and among the top 10 in the NCAA in both receiving yards and receptions.

Rivera Rockin’ It Named to the John Mackey Award Watch List in 2011, UT

junior tight end Mychal Rivera ranked second on the team in re-ceptions (29) and receiving yards (344).

Despite being held without catches against Montana and LSU, Rivera ranked fourth in the SEC and 35th nationally among tight ends with 29 receptions. Additionally, he ranked fourth in receiving yards (344) among SEC tight ends, which was also good for 29th in the country.

Top SEC Tight Ends (By Receptions)Name School ReceptionsOrson Charles Georgia 45Chris Gragg Arkansas 41Brad Smelley Alabama 34Mychal Rivera Tennessee 29

Top SEC Tight Ends (By Receiving Yards)Name School Receiving YardsOrson Charles Georgia 574Chris Gragg Arkansas 518Brad Smelley Alabama 356Mychal Rivera Tennessee 344

Rivera hauled in a career-high six receptions for 54 yards against Cincinnati on Sept. 10, which marked the most catches in a single game by a Volunteer tight end since Chris Brown had seven at Cal on Sept. 1, 2007.

Tauren’s Time Senior TB Tauren Poole recorded three 100-yard rushing

games during his senior season, including a season-best 107 yards vs. Vanderbilt. It marked the ninth 100-yard performance of his career, which is tied with Arian Foster for the ninth-most in a UT career.

His effort against eventual national champion Alabama (67 yards) was the third-best against the Tide this season.

Big Play Neal Sophomore wide receiver Rajion Neal led all active Vols in

both average yards per reception (20.7) and carry (5.0/min. 10 carries).

His first career touchdown, a 20-yard run vs. Buffalo, was Ten-nessee’s longest rushing TD of the season.

Neal’s biggest plays in 2011 came through the air. In the final game of the season vs. UK, Neal hauled in a 53-yard reception for

Sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray missed five games over six weeks after suffering a fractured right thumb in the fourth quarter of the team’s contest against Georgia on Oct. 8.

The sophomore slinger leads all active SEC quarterbacks with six career 300-yard passing games. Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson is second with five. Bray has eclipsed 300 yards passing in six of his 12 career starts.

Bray’s 14 TDs and 1,579 yards through the first four games were the second-most by a Tennessee QB. In 1997, Peyton Manning (1997) compiled 1,669 yards and 16 TDs en route to single-season school records of 37 TDs and 3,819 yards.

Bray has averaged 294.1 yards passing per game in his 12 career starts, and Tennessee is 8-4 in those games, including a 6-1 mark at Neyland Stadium. At the time of his injury, his 315.8 passing yards per game ranked ninth nationally and first in the SEC. He is 8-3 in regular-season starts.

Since becoming UT’s primary QB at halftime of the South Carolina game on 10/30/10, Bray is 256-of-439 (58.3%) for 3,688 yards, 35 TDs and just 14 INTs.

Bray set a UT record, throwing for at least two touch-downs in 10 consecutive games (10/30/10 at South Caro-lina-10/1/11 vs. Buffalo). His 17 passing touchdowns still ranked third in the SEC and tied for 54th nationally.

With four TDs vs. Cincinnati, Bray set the UT record with eight consecutive games with multiple touchdown throws, breaking Peyton Manning’s previous mark of seven, as Man-ning accomplished the feat from the 1997 Florida Citrus Bowl vs. Northwestern through the Alabama game in 1997.

Tennessee Career Passing Touchdowns Name TD Years GP TD/G1. Peyton Manning 89 1994-97 44 2.022. Casey Clausen 75 2000-03 45 1.673. Erik Ainge 72 2004-07 43 1.674. Jonathan Crompton 36 2006-09 35 1.03 Heath Shuler 36 1991-93 27 1.33 Andy Kelly 36 1988-91 41 0.887. Tyler Bray 35 2010- 16 2.19

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UT’s lone TD. He also caught a 50-yard pass from Justin Worley vs. Arkansas and a 38-yarder from Matt Simms vs. LSU.

Neal’s 134 rushing yards ranked third on the Vols, while his pair of touchdowns on the ground were tied for second. His 269 receiving yards ranked fourth.

Operated the wildcat formation for Tennessee for the first time against Vanderbilt, and carried six times for 29 yards (4.8 per carry).

Worley’s World With his first start against South Carolina, quarterback Justin

Worley became one of just 18 true freshman QB to start a game this season for an NCAA FBS team this season.

Worley’s collegiate debut came in the fourth quarter of UT’s game at No. 2 Alabama on Oct. 22. He did not attempt a pass and rushed once for no gain.

The Vols are one of just four teams to start a true freshman at quarterback in each of the last two seasons after Tyler Bray started the final five games of 2010. Memphis and Colorado State have also started a true freshman at QB in two straight seasons, while Rutgers has done so in three consecutive years.

Defense & Special Teams Notes...Young Pups

The Vols started at least one true freshmen on defense in all 12 games in 2011.

Tennessee Freshmen Def. Starters in 2011Game Freshmen StartersMontana A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB), Justin Coleman (CB)Cincinnati Curt Maggitt (SLB), Justin Coleman (CB), Brian Randolph (DB)Florida A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB)Buffalo Brian Randolph (DB)Georgia A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB)LSU A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB)Alabama A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB), Brian Randolph (FS)S. Carolina A.J. Johnson (WLB), Brian Randolph (FS)MTSU A.J. Johnson (WLB), Brian Randolph (SS), Justin Coleman (RCB)Arkansas A.J. Johnson (WLB), Brian Randolph (SS), Justin Coleman (RCB)Vanderbilt A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB), Brian Randolph (SS)Kentucky A.J. Johnson (WLB), Curt Maggitt (SLB), Brian Randolph (SS)

The true freshman LBs, Curt Maggitt and A.J. Johnson were the first-ever to start for Tennessee since 1972, in a season-open-er. Justin Coleman was the first true frosh DB to start since Eric Berry in 2007.

Freshman Focus Three of Tennessee’s five leading tacklers were freshmen

in A.J. Johnson (2nd/80), Curt Maggitt (t-3rd/56) and Brian Ran-dolph (5th/55), making the Vols the only among all 120 NCAA D-I FBS squads with three of its top five tacklers being freshmen. UT was also the only team in the country with two true freshmen among its top three tacklers.

Additionally, the trio all ranked in the top five on Tennessee’s all-time true freshman tackle-leaders list, including Johnson’s 80 (second-most).

UT All-Time True Freshman Tackle LeadersPlayer Pos. Tkls Fr. Year CareerEric Berry DB 86 2007 245A.J. Johnson LB 80 2011 80Johnathan Hefney DB 65 2004 322Curt Maggitt LB 56 2011 56Brian Randolph LB 55 2011 55Reggie White DL 51 1980 293

711 Good Plays On 711 of the 752 plays the Tennessee defense was on the

field (94.5 percent), its opponents have averaged just 3.68 yards (2,617 yards). In the other 41 plays (5.5 percent), however, oppo-nents averaged 35.83 yards per play (1,469 yards).

Amazing A.J. Johnson finished second on the Vols in tackles with 80, the

most among SEC freshmen. He was one of four true freshmen to rank among the top two on his team in tackles among all D-I FBS schools (Mark Murphy - Indiana, Derrick Matthews - Houston, Denzel Perryman- Miami (Fla.)).

Johnson at least shared the Vols’ lead in tackles four times this season (UF, LSU, Bama, SC).

Johnson ranked second on Tennessee’s all-time true freshman tackle-leaders list with 80.

Johnson was the first true freshman in UT history to record three 10-plus tackle games, recording 13 against No. 2 Alabama, 11 vs. No. 1 LSU and 12 vs. No. 14 South Carolina. He was also the first Tennessee defender to notch three consecutive double-digit tackle performances since Nick Reveiz did it four straight times in 2010 (Oregon-LSU).

Johnson was awarded SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 22) honors for his career-best 13-tackle performance at Alabama which rank as the second-most by a Tennessee true freshman, behind only Berry’s 14-tackle game vs. UK in 2007. Johnson now holds three of UT’s top-four tackle games by a true freshman, joining Berry’s two efforts, and a 12-tackle game by Reggie White against Virginia in 1980.

Single-Game Tackles by UT True FreshmenPlayer Tackles Opponent DateEric Berry 14 at Kentucky 11/24/07A.J. Johnson 13 at Alabama 10/22/11Brian Randolph 12 at Kentucky 11/26/11A.J. Johnson 12 South Carolina 10/29/11Eric Berry 12 South Carolina 10/27/07Reggie White 12 Virginia 11/1/80A.J. Johnson 11 LSU 10/15/11

Johnson recovered his second fumble of the season against the Gamecocks, the only Vol with multiple recoveries in 2011. He’s the first freshman to have more than one fumble recovery since Eric Berry had a pair in 2007.

Johnson ranked 13th nationally with 46 tackles against op-ponents ranked in the AP poll. He was also seventh with 8.1 stops per SEC game.

Johnson SquaredSenior linebacker Austin Johnson led Tennessee with 81

tackles and at least shared the team lead in stops five times in 2011, including a team-high nine vs. Vanderbilt in his last game at Neyland Stadium. Matching a team best with Prentiss Waggner against Georgia, Johnson had a career-high 11 tackles. Johnson was one of seven Vols with multiple quarterback hurries (two).

Johnson also led the team with four interceptions, all in the last six games, and ended with five for his career. His first came on Alabama’s first drive, when he intercepted Tide QB A.J. McCarron, UT’s first in a string of 349 defensive snaps, dating back to the third quarter of the season opener against Montana (9/3). John-son also had INTs against MTSU and Vanderbilt, while becoming just one of six individuals to intercept Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson.

His four interceptions were the most by a UT linebacker since Jackie Walker in 1970. Additionally, his four picks were tied for the second-most nationally among linebackers and are tied for 22nd overall.

In SEC games, Johnson ranked 12th with 7.2 tackles per con-ference contest.

Legit Maggitt Despite missing the South Carolina game with a calf injury,

Curt Maggitt ranked tied for third on the UT squad and second among all SEC freshmen with 56 stops. Maggitt recorded a ca-reer-high seven tackles against Kentucky, Vanderbilt, LSU and Buffalo.

Maggitt recorded a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss against Vanderbilt, the most by a Vol in a game in 2011. His 5.5 TFLs in 2011 were fourth on the team.

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Malik’s Mayhem After posting 14 tackles in the first four games, senior defen-

sive tackle Malik Jackson almost doubled that mark in the final four games of October with 27 stops. Jackson set his career high with nine tackles against Alabama, a week after matching it with eight against LSU.

Jackson’s team-best 10 QB pressures were the most by a Vol since Wes Brown had 12 in 2008.

In the last four October outings, Jackson notched 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three quarterback hurries and a pass breakup.

Jackson saw a similar explosion starting in mid-October as a junior as well. In the final seven games of 2010, Jackson had 35 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, three QB hurries, four passes defended and an INT.

Waggner All Over the Secondary Junior Prentiss Waggner shifted around the secondary in

2011 and produced from all angles. Waggner led the Vols with nine pass breakups.

Waggner’s second interception of the season came on Vanderbilt’s final possession in regulation and prevented any op-portunity for a game-winning field goal. The INT was the seventh of Waggner’s career.

Waggner had a team-best nine passes defended, matching his total from 2010, and was tied for sixth on the squad with 48 tackles. His 40 solo tackles were second on the Vols.

Waggner turned in five tackles, an interception and a sack against South Carolina. His 54-yard interception return against the Gamecocks matched his career-high 54-yard return against UT Martin in 2010, which was the Vols’ longest INT return that season.

Big Play Gordon Sophomore defensive back Eric Gordon returned a game-

winning interception 90 yards in overtime vs. Vanderbilt last week. The INT return for a TD was the first defensive score in OT in

the FBS since Sept. 9, 2005, when Ohio DB Dion Byrum picked off Tyler Palko of Pittsburgh and returned it for a score.

The 90-yard returned tied for the fifth-longest INT return in school history. His 107 INT return yards in 2011 were the most on the Vols.

Gordon was just the third Vol since 2000 to have at least 100 INT return yards in a season. Janzen Jackson had 114 in 2010, while Eric Berry topped the UT record books with an SEC record 265 INT return yards in 2008 to one-up his 222 return yards as a freshman in 2007.

Five of Gordon’s 16 tackles were for loss, making him one of six Vols with at least five TFLs.

Devrin Dashes Devrin Young had eight punt returns for 94 yards and 27 kick

returns for 628 yards. His 94 punt return yards were the most by a Vol in a single season since Gerald Jones recorded 150 yards in 2008 on 15 returns.

Young’s 628 kickoff return yards ranked as the fifth most by a Vol in a single season all-time, while his 722 total kick return yards rank seventh.

Additionally, his 27 kickoff returns were tied for the fourth-most in a season.

UT Single-Season Kickoff Return YardsPlayer KOR Yards Year1. David Oku 863 20092. Dennis Rogan 698 20083. Willie Gault 662 19804. Leonard Scott 636 20005. Devrin Young 628 20115. Dale Carter 623 1991

In his Tennessee debut, freshman Devrin Young returned his first career punt for 43 yards against Buffalo, the longest by a Vol since Dennis Rogan returned a punt for 45 yards against Vander-bilt on Nov. 17, 2007.

Tennessee true freshman linebacker A.J. Johnson led all SEC freshmen in tackles and ranked second on the Vols with 80.

Johnson was named a Freshman All-American by five differ-ent organizations (FWAA, Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele, The Sport-ing News and FoxSports), setting a school record. His five awards bested the previous mark of four set by Eric Berry in 2007.

Johnson ranked third in total tackles among all true fresh-men in the nation.

NCAA D-I FBS True Freshmen Tackle LeadersPlayer Team Pos. TacklesDerrick Matthews Houston LB 106Andrae Kirk FAU LB 89A.J. Johnson Tennessee LB 80Mark Murphy Indiana DB 76Devonte Morgan Akron DB 69

Johnson was also one of just three true freshmen and just 44 underclassmen in total in the country with 80+ tackles.

Johnson and fellow true freshman LB Curt Maggitt ranked 1-2 among SEC freshmen in tackles per game.

2011 SEC Freshman Tackle Leaders Per GamePlayer Team Pos. TacklesA.J. Johnson Tennessee LB 6.7 (80)Curt Maggitt Tennessee LB 5.1 (56)Serdarius Bryant Ole Miss LB 5.1 (61)

Johnson and Maggitt were the first true freshmen to start at linebacker for UT since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972.

Johnson at least shared the Vols lead in tackles four times in 2011 (UF, LSU, Bama, SC).

Johnson ranks second on Tennessee’s all-time true fresh-man tackle-leaders list with 80 and Maggitt finished with the fourth-highest total at 56..

UT All-Time True Freshman Tackle LeadersPlayer Pos. Tkls Fr. Year CareerEric Berry DB 86 2007 245A.J. Johnson LB 80 2011 80Johnathan Hefney DB 65 2004 322Curt Maggitt LB 56 2011 56Reggie White DL 51 1980 293

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Team Statistics UT OPPSCORING 244 271 Points Per Game 20.3 22.6FIRST DOWNS 217 207 Rushing 73 100 Passing 126 91 Penalty 18 16RUSHING YARDAGE 1081 1952 Yards gained rushing 1411 2196 Yards lost rushing 330 244 Rushing Attempts 392 445 Average Per Rush 2.8 4.4 Average Per Game 90.1 162.7 TDs Rushing 11 17PASSING YARDAGE 2911 2134 Comp-Att-Int 223-400-12 178-307-9 Average Per Pass 7.3 7.0 Average Per Catch 13.1 12.0 Average Per Game 242.6 177.8 TDs Passing 18 14TOTAL OFFENSE 3992 4086 Total Plays 792 752 Average Per Play 5.0 5.4 Average Per Game 332.7 340.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 43-976 40-724PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-130 14-143INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-250 12-289KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.7 18.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 10.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 27.8 24.1FUMBLES-LOST 26-6 19-9PENALTIES-Yards 69-561 78-657 Average Per Game 46.8 54.8PUNTS-Yards 54-2040 57-2393 Average Per Punt 37.8 42.0 Net punt average 34.4 37.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:45 29:153RD-DOWN Conversions 70/171 63/162 3rd-Down Pct 41% 39%4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/28 9/18 4th-Down Pct 43% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 16-95 18-150MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 31 33FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 13-18ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (31-38) 82% (32-40) 80%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-38) 63% (22-40) 55%PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-29) 97% (32-32) 100%ATTENDANCE 757136 324523 Games/Avg Per Game 8/94642 4/81131 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee 72 89 34 43 6 244Opponents 54 57 89 71 0 271

RushingName GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/GTauren Poole 12 187 736 43 693 3.7 5 28 57.8Marlin Lane 12 75 305 25 280 3.7 2 45 23.3Rajion Neal 11 27 152 18 134 5.0 2 20 12.2Jaron Toney 5 31 79 5 74 2.4 0 8 14.8Tom Smith 3 13 35 1 34 2.6 0 8 11.3Matt Darr 11 1 30 0 30 30.0 0 30 2.7Da’Rick Rogers 12 3 14 4 10 3.3 0 11 0.8Devrin Young 9 6 17 8 9 1.5 0 6 1.0Justin Worley 4 7 2 24 -22 -3.1 0 2 -5.5Matt Simms 7 8 4 26 -22 -2.8 1 3 -3.1TEAM 9 8 0 69 -69 -8.6 0 0 -7.7Tyler Bray 7 26 37 107 -70 -2.7 1 11 -10.0Total 12 392 1411 330 1081 2.8 11 45 90.1Opponents 12 445 2196 244 1952 4.4 17 71 162.7

PassingName GP Effic C-A-I Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GTyler Bray 7 144.81 147-247-6 59.5 1983 17 81 283.3Justin Worley 4 110.39 48-87-3 55.2 604 1 50 151.0Matt Simms 7 77.09 27-62-3 43.5 319 0 44 45.6TEAM 9 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Michael Palardy 11 71.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 0 5 0.5Total 12 125.73 223-400-12 55.8 2911 18 81 242.6Opponents 12 125.56 178-307-9 58.0 2134 14 83 177.8

ReceivingName GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GDa’Rick Rogers 12 67 1040 15.5 9 58 86.7 Mychal Rivera 12 29 344 11.9 1 20 28.7 DeAnthony Arnett 12 24 242 10.1 2 35 20.2 Tauren Poole 12 21 164 7.8 0 32 13.7 Justin Hunter 3 17 314 18.5 2 81 104.7 Marlin Lane 12 17 161 9.5 2 27 13.4 Zach Rogers 12 14 189 13.5 1 19 15.8 Rajion Neal 11 13 269 20.7 1 53 24.5 Ben Bartholomew 12 6 54 9.0 0 18 4.5 Vincent Dallas 11 3 37 12.3 0 22 3.4 Brendan Downs 8 3 34 11.3 0 21 4.2 Devrin Young 9 3 25 8.3 0 21 2.8 Channing Fugate 12 3 17 5.7 0 7 1.4 Matt Milton 6 1 12 12.0 0 12 2.0 Anthony Anderson 12 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 Cameron Clear 12 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 Total 12 223 2911 13.1 18 81 242.6Opponents 12 178 2134 12.0 14 83 177.8

InterceptionsName Int Yds Avg TD LongAustin Johnson 4 49 12.2 0 22 Eric Gordon 2 107 53.5 1 90 Prentiss Waggner 2 57 28.5 0 54 Art Evans 1 37 37.0 1 37 Total 9 250 27.8 2 90 Opponents 12 289 24.1 1 100

Punt Returns Name Ret Yds Avg TD Long Devrin Young 8 94 11.8 0 43 Marlin Lane 7 36 5.1 0 9 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 16 130 8.1 0 43 Opponents 14 143 10.2 1 60

Kickoff ReturnsName Ret Yds Avg TD LongDevrin Young 27 628 23.3 0 60Marlin Lane 7 143 20.4 0 35Da’Rick Rogers 5 113 22.6 0 29Tauren Poole 2 52 26.0 0 27Channing Fugate 1 44 44.0 0 44Cameron Clear 1 -4 -4.0 0 0Total 43 976 22.7 0 60Opponents 40 724 18.1 0 34

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SEC/NCAA Individual RankingsCategory Name Stat NCAA SECTotal Offense Tauren Poole 57.75 -- 20Receptions-Game Da’Rick Rogers 5.58 T-48 1 Mychal Rivera 2.42 --- 24Rec Yards/Game Da’Rick Rogers 86.67 T-31 2 Mychal Rivera 28.67 --- 25Rec Touchdowns Da’Rick Rogers 9 T-32 2Rush Yards/Game Tauren Poole 57.75 100 8All-Purpose Runners Da’Rick Rogers 96.92 --- 10 Devrin Young 84.00 --- 14 Tauren Poole 75.75 --- T-17Interceptions Austin Johnson 0.33 T-23 T-6 Eric Gordon 0.20 --- T-20 Prentiss Waggner 0.17 --- T-23Field Goals/Game Michael Palardy 0.82 79 9Scoring Michael Palardy 4.73 --- 16 Da’Rick Rogers 4.50 --- 17Tackles/Game Austin Johnson 6.75 --- T-14 A.J. Johnson 6.67 --- 16Tackles for Loss Malik Jackson 0.92 --- T-13

SEC/NCAA Team RankingsCategory Stat NCAA SECTotal Offense 332.67 104 9Passing Offense 242.58 50 3Passing Efficiency 125.78 69 6Scoring Offense 20.33 106 10Rushing Offense 90.08 116 12Rushing Defense 162.67 69 8Passing Efficiency Defense 125.58 48 10Total Defense 340.50 27 7Scoring Defense 22.58 36 9Net Punting 34.39 104 12Punt Returns 8.13 61 7Kickoff Returns 22.70 41 5Turnover Margin 0.00 T-59 9Pass Defense 177.83 12 6Sacks by 1.33 100 11Tackles For Loss 5.58 67 10Sacks Allowed 1.50 40 3First Downs 18.1 98 7Third Down Efficiency 40.94 T-55 6Fourth Down Efficiency 42.86 T-91 10Third Down Efficiency Defense 38.89 57 9Fourth Down Efficiency Defense 50.00 T-49 4Penalty Yards/Game 46.8 50 5Avg. Time of Possession 30:45.08 37 5

Fumble Returns Name Ret Yds Avg TD LongDontavis Sapp 1 3 3.0 0 3Rod Wilks 1 25 25.0 0 25A.J. Johnson 1 19 19.0 0 19Total 3 47 15.7 0 25Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Punting Name Punts Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 BlkdMatt Darr 40 1525 38.1 53 2 16 10 0Michael Palardy 14 515 36.8 46 0 6 1 1TEAM 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1Total 54 2040 37.8 53 2 22 11 2Opponents 57 2393 42.0 64 6 13 22 0

KickoffsName KO YDS AVG TB OB RET NET YD LNMichael Palardy 43 2714 63.1 6 2 Derrick Brodus 4 238 59.5 0 0 Matt Darr 1 57 57.0 0 0 Total 48 3009 62.7 6 2 724 45.1 24Opponents 58 3755 64.7 14 1 976 43.1 26

Field Goals Field Goal Sequence By PlayerName M-A Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkMichael Palardy 9-14 64.3 0-0 5-5 1-2 2-5 1-2 52 2Derrick Brodus 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 21 0

Field Goal Sequence By Game Tennessee OpponentsMontana - -Cincinnati 43,(37) 47,(23)Florida 37,(20) (28),(30),(46),(42)Buffalo (28),(28) 44,(30)Georgia 51,(28),(43) (35),(23)LSU - (18)Alabama (40),(52) (26),(29),(45)South Carolina (22),47 -Middle Tennessee (21) -Arkansas - 40Vanderbilt - 44, 34Kentucky 46 (24)

Tennessee Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half GameSept 3 Montana W, 42-16 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 10 Cincinnati W, 45-23 6 6 38 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sept 17 at Florida L, 23-33 5 4 23 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Oct 1 Buffalo W, 41-10 7 7 41 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 8 Georgia L, 12-20 2 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 15 LSU L, 7-38 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 22 at Alabama L, 6-37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 29 S. Carolina L, 3-14 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Nov 5 MTSU W, 24-0 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Nov 12 at Arkansas L, 7-49 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Nov 19 Vanderbilt W, 27-21 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Nov 26 at Kentucky L, 7-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 38 31 187 24 11 13 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 31 of 38 (81.6%)

Opponent Inside Tennessee Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half GameSept 3 Montana W, 42-16 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 10 Cincinnati W, 45-23 3 3 16 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sept 17 at Florida L, 23-33 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 1 Buffalo W, 41-10 2 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Oct. 8 Georgia L, 12-20 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 15 LSU L, 7-38 6 6 38 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 22 at Alabama L, 6-37 7 5 27 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0Oct 29 S. Carolina L, 3-14 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Nov. 5 MTSU W, 24-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Nov 12 at Arkansas L, 7-49 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 19 Vanderbilt W, 27-21 4 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Nov 26 at Kentucky L, 7-10 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 32 183 22 13 9 10 1 4 1 0 2 0 32 of 40 (80.0%)

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Scoring PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsDa’Rick Rogers 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Michael Palardy 0 9-14 25-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 52Tauren Poole 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Marlin Lane 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Rajion Neal 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18DeAnthony Arnett 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Justin Hunter 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Tyler Bray 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6Mychal Rivera 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Zach Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Art Evans 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Eric Gordon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Matt Simms 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Derrick Brodus 0 1-1 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total 31 10-15 28-29 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 244Opponents 33 13-18 32-32 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 271

All-PurposeName GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/GDa’Rick Rogers 12 10 1040 0 113 0 1163 96.9Tauren Poole 12 693 164 0 52 0 909 75.8Devrin Young 9 9 25 94 628 0 756 84.0Marlin Lane 12 280 161 36 143 0 620 51.7Rajion Neal 11 134 269 0 0 0 403 36.6Mychal Rivera 12 0 344 0 0 0 344 28.7Justin Hunter 3 0 314 0 0 0 314 104.7DeAnthony Arnett 12 0 242 0 0 0 242 20.2Zach Rogers 12 0 189 0 0 0 189 15.8Eric Gordon 10 0 0 0 0 107 107 10.7Jaron Toney 5 74 0 0 0 0 74 14.8Channing Fugate 12 0 17 0 44 0 61 5.1Prentiss Waggner 12 0 0 0 0 57 57 4.8Ben Bartholomew 12 0 54 0 0 0 54 4.5Austin Johnson 12 0 0 0 0 49 49 4.1Vincent Dallas 11 0 37 0 0 0 37 3.4Art Evans 12 0 0 0 0 37 37 3.1Brendan Downs 8 0 34 0 0 0 34 4.2Tom Smith 3 34 0 0 0 0 34 11.3Matt Darr 11 30 0 0 0 0 30 2.7Matt Milton 6 0 12 0 0 0 12 2.0Anthony Anderson 12 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.4Justin Worley 4 -22 0 0 0 0 -22 -5.5Matt Simms 7 -22 0 0 0 0 -22 -3.1TEAM 9 -69 0 0 0 0 -69 -7.7Tyler Bray 7 -70 0 0 0 0 -70 -10.0Total 12 1081 2911 130 976 250 5348 445.7Opponents 12 1952 2134 143 724 289 5242 436.8

Total OffenseName GP Plays Rush Pass Tot Avg/GTyler Bray 7 273 -70 1983 1913 273.3Tauren Poole 12 187 693 0 693 57.8Justin Worley 4 94 -22 604 582 145.5Matt Simms 7 70 -22 319 297 42.4Marlin Lane 12 75 280 0 280 23.3Rajion Neal 11 27 134 0 134 12.2Jaron Toney 5 31 74 0 74 14.8Tom Smith 3 13 34 0 34 11.3Matt Darr 11 1 30 0 30 2.7Da’Rick Rogers 12 3 10 0 10 0.8Devrin Young 9 6 9 0 9 1.0Michael Palardy 11 2 0 5 5 0.5TEAM 9 10 -69 0 -69 -7.7Total 12 792 1081 2911 3992 332.7Opponents 12 752 1952 2134 4086 340.5

Tennessee Giveaway/Takeaway Giveaway TakeawayGame Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif.Montana 0 0 0 2 1 3 +3Cincinnati 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2at Florida 0 2 2 1 0 1 -1Buffalo 2 0 2 1 0 1 -1Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 --LSU 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2at Alabama 1 1 2 0 1 1 -1

Giveaway TakeawayGame Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif.South Carolina 0 2 2 2 1 3 +1MTSU 0 0 0 1 2 3 +3at Arkansas 0 1 1 1 1 2 +1Vanderbilt 0 2 2 1 3 4 +2at Kentucky 1 2 3 0 0 0 -3TOTAL 6 12 18 9 9 18 --

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Defensive Statistical LeadersNo. Player GP-GS ST AT TT TFL Sacks Int PBU QBH FR-Yds FF Blk Saf40 Austin Johnson 12-12 41 40 81 5.0-18 1.0-13 4-49 1 2 . . . .45 Johnson, A.J. 12-10 37 43 80 4.5-7 . . . . 2-19 1 . .97 Malik Jackson 12-12 23 33 56 11.0-38 2.5-13 . 2 10 . 1 . .56 Curt Maggitt 11-8 29 27 56 5.5-19 0.5-6 . . 2 . 1 . .37 Brian Randolph 12-8 37 18 55 1.0-4 . . 2 . . 1 . .23 Prentiss Waggner 12-12 40 8 48 3.0-6 2.0-5 2-57 7 3 . 1 . .18 Izauea Lanier 12-9 34 14 48 . . . 4 . . . . .44 Maurice Couch 12-4 10 27 37 6.0-12 1.5-6 . . . . . . .55 Jacques Smith 12-8 22 13 35 7.5-26 0.5-5 . 1 6 . 1 . .10 Marsalis Teague 11-8 13 14 27 0.5-0 . . 2 . 1-0 . . .86 Willie Bohannon 12-3 8 19 27 2.5-13 1.5-12 . . 4 . . . .22 Rod Wilks 12-0 14 12 26 2.0-4 . . . . 1-25 1 . .17 Brent Brewer 8-8 16 8 24 3.0-8 0.5-2 . . . . . . .58 Marlon Walls 12-4 12 10 22 3.0-9 1.0-6 . . 5 . . . .41 Dontavis Sapp 12-0 11 9 20 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . 1-3 1 . .99 Ben Martin 12-8 9 9 18 . . . 1 . . . . .9 Daryl Vereen 12-2 11 7 18 1.0-9 1.0-9 . 2 . . . . .24 Eric Gordon 10-1 15 1 16 5.0-10 . 2-107 1 1 . . . .80 Corey Miller 12-0 11 4 15 2.0-7 1.0-3 . 1 1 1-0 . . .27 Justin Coleman 12-4 10 . 10 . . . 2 . . . . .25 Art Evans 12-1 10 . 10 1.0-14 . 1-37 . . . . . .76 Daniel Hood 12-8 3 5 8 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . .42 Nigel Mi-Thornton 9-0 2 6 8 . . . . . . . . .3 Byron Moore 11-2 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . 1 . .65 Joseph Ayres 8-0 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .50 Raiques Crump 11-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .36 Anthony Anderson 12-0 4 1 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . .54 Jordan Williams 9-0 3 1 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . . . .47 John Propst 12-0 1 3 4 0.5-2 . . . 1 1-0 . . .70 Ja’Wuan James 12-12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .8 Tyler Bray 7-7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .95 Arthur Jeffery 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .4D Martaze Jackson 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .46 Channing Fugate 12-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .21 Da’Rick Rogers 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .83 Zach Rogers 12-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .6 Vincent Dallas 11-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .5 Matt Darr 11-0 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .11 Justin Hunter 3-3 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Total 12-0 444 340 784 67-221 16-95 9-250 27 36 9-47 9 1 . Opponents 12-0 430 361 791 63.0-272 18-150 12-289 53 37 6-0 12 5 1

Special Teams Tackle LeadersPlayer Total KO PuntRod Wilks 9 9 0Austin Johnson 6 6 0Brian Randolph 6 5 1Raiques Crump 5 4 1Anthony Anderson 5 2 3Dontavis Sapp 4 3 1Izauea Lanier 4 4 0Daryl Vereen 3 3 0Brent Brewer 2 2 0Curt Maggitt 2 2 0Eric Gordon 1 1 0A.J. Johnson 1 1 0Channing Fugate 1 1 0Byron Moore 1 1 0Willie Bohannon 1 1 0John Propst 1 0 1TOTALS 52 45 7

FumblesName No.-Lost Tyler Bray 3-0Cameron Clear 1-1Marlin Lane 3-2Rajion Neal 4-1Tauren Poole 2-0Zach Rogers 1-0Matt Simms 2-0Justin Worley 2-0Devrin Young 3-1Team 5-1TOTAL 26-6

Vols on Opening Offensive DrivesGame 1st Half 2nd HalfMontana Downs PuntCincinnati Touchdown Touchdownat Florida Missed FG InterceptionBuffalo Touchdown PuntGeorgia Missed FG PuntLSU Punt Puntat Alabama Downs PuntSouth Carolina Fumble InterceptionMTSU Punt Downsat Arkansas Downs PuntVanderbilt Touchdown Interceptionat Kentucky Punt Interception

Vols on Opening Defensive SeriesGame 1st Half 2nd HalfMontana Fumble PuntCincinnati Touchdown Field Goalat Florida Touchdown TouchdownBuffalo Punt PuntGeorgia Field Goal TouchdownLSU Punt Touchdownat Alabama Interception TouchdownSouth Carolina Fumble InterceptionMTSU Punt Puntat Arkansas Touchdown PuntVanderbilt Fumble Puntat Kentucky Field Goal Punt

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Starting LineupsOffense TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB TB FB/TE/WR PKMONTANA Rivera Thomas Bullard Stone Fulton James Hunter D. Rogers Bray Poole Fugate PalardyCINCINNATI Rivera Thomas Bullard Stone Fulton James Hunter D. Rogers Bray Poole Bartholomew Palardyat Florida Rivera Thomas Bullard Stone Fulton James Hunter D. Rogers Bray Poole Bartholomew PalardyBUFFALO Rivera Thomas Bullard Stone Fulton James Z. Rogers D. Rogers Bray Poole Downs PalardyGEORGIA Rivera Thomas Bullard Stone Fulton James Z. Rogers D. Rogers Bray Poole Bartholomew PalardyLSU Rivera Thomas Bullard Stone Fulton James Z. Rogers D. Rogers Simms Poole Bartholomew Palardyat Alabama Rivera Thomas Stone Bullard Fulton James Z. Rogers D. Rogers Simms Poole Young PalardyS.CAROLINA Rivera Thomas Jackson Bullard Fulton James Neal D. Rogers Worley Poole Bartholomew PalardyMTSU Rivera Thomas Jackson Bullard Fulton James Z. Rogers D. Rogers Worley Poole Bartholomew Brodusat Arkansas Arnett Thomas Jackson Bullard Fulton James Z. Rogers D. Rogers Worley Poole Bartholomew PalardyVANDERBILT Rivera Thomas Jackson Bullard Fulton James Neal D. Rogers Bray Poole Clear Palardyat Kentucky Rivera Thomas Jackson Bullard Fulton James Neal D. Rogers Bray Poole Clear Palardy

Defense LE/DB DT NT RE SLB/DB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB PMONTANA J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Martin Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Coleman Brewer Waggner Teague DarrCINCINNATI Randolph Mal. Jackson Hood Martin Maggitt Aus. Johnson Vereen Coleman Brewer Waggner Teague Darrat Florida J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Walls Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Evans Brewer Waggner Teague PalardyBUFFALO J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Walls Randolph Aus. Johnson Vereen Lanier Brewer Waggner Teague M. DarrGEORGIA J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Walls Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Brewer Waggner Teague M. DarrLSU J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Walls Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Brewer Waggner Teague M. Darrat Alabama J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Martin Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Laner Brewer Randolph Waggner PalardyS. CAROLINA J. Smith Mal. Jackson Couch Martin Moore Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Brewer Randolph Waggner PalardyMTSU J. Smith Mal. Jackson Hood Martin Moore Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Randolph Waggner Coleman M. Darrat Arkansas Bohannon Mal. Jackson Couch Martin Gordon Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Randolph Waggner Coleman DarrVANDERBILT Bohannon Mal. Jackson Couch Martin Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Randolph Waggner Teague Darrat Kentucky Bohannon Mal. Jackson Couch Martin Maggitt Aus. Johnson A.J. Johnson Lanier Randolph Waggner Teague Darr

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) No-Avg No-Lost No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds No-Yds Convs. Poss.

TENNESSEE 42 19 46-128-2 18-25-0-311-3 71-439 4-37.2 6-0 6-40 3-100 5-23 1-37 10 of 17 35:19

Montana 16 18 30-111-1 20-38-1-235-1 68-346 8-42.8 2-2 4-44 7-114 1-2 0-0 7 of 16 24:41

TENNESSEE 45 34 35-126-2 34-41-0-405-4 76-531 1-35.0 2-2 7-63 4-88 1-0 0-0 10 of 13 37:23

Cincinnati 23 18 26-166-1 21-34-0-230-2 60-396 3-42.0 2-0 4-40 5-85 0-0 0-0 5 of 12 22:37

TENNESSEE 23 23 21-(-9)-0 26-48-2-288-3 69-279 4-42.8 2-0 10-94 5-90 2-13 0-0 4 of 12 29:17

at Florida 33 17 40-134-1 14-23-0-213-2 63-347 4-38.5 1-1 16-150 5-105 3-21 2-0 4 of 13 30:43

TENNESSEE 41 27 44-199-1 21-31-0-342-4 75-541 1-29.0 4-2 2-15 3-47 1-43 0-0 12 of 16 38:10

Buffalo 10 10 28-148-1 10-25-0-116-0 53-264 5-40.0 2-1 3-15 7-119 1-12 0-0 3 of 13 21:50

TENNESSEE 12 17 23-(-20)-0 22-40-0-290-0 63-270 4-42.2 4-0 8-40 4-108 2-19 0-0 4 of 13 26:17

Georgia 20 20 38-139-2 15-25-0-227-0 63-366 4-41.5 1-0 8-75 1-17 0-0 0-0 3 of 12 33:43

TENNESSEE 7 11 29-111-1 6-20-2-128-0 49-239 5-37.8 0-0 6-68 5-135 0-0 0-0 4 of 10 21:41

LSU 38 24 49-225-2 13-17-0-138-3 69-383 4-45.0 0-0 8-61 2-68 3-32 2-99 6 of 12 38:41

TENNESSEE 6 6 32-92-0 9-18-1-63-0 50-155 5-40.0 2-1 4-25 7-149 1-11 1-19 2 of 14 27:42

at Alabama 37 19 38-143-3 18-28-1-294-1 66-437 2-40.5 1-0 5-38 3-36 1-4 1-29 7 of 14 32:18

TENNESSEE 3 10 21-35-0 15-38-2-151-0 59-186 5-36.0 0-0 7-43 3-88 0-0 1-54 2 of 14 23:42

South Carolina 14 20 53-231-1 10-18-1-87-1 71-318 5-33.8 2-2 4-35 1-23 1-3 2-0 10 of 18 36:18

TENNESSEE 24 22 45-120-2 23-33-0-291-1 78-411 5-38.0 2-0 4-45 1-39 3-19 2-39 10 of 17 39:14

MTSU 0 13 21-97-0 18-31-2-133-0 52-230 6-42.8 2-1 1-10 4-74 0-0 0-0 3 of 11 20:46

TENNESSEE 7 16 42-138-1 18-35-1-238-0 77-376 8-34.0 1-0 5-36 4-62 0-0 1-(-2) 4 of 18 37:06

at Arkansas 49 21 30-254-3 17-27-1-245-3 57-499 3-49.3 2-1 7-58 1-9 1-60 1-7 5 of 9 22:54

TENNESSEE 27 17 30-101-1 16-33-2-189-2 63-290 6-37.7 2-0 5-60 2-34 1-2 3-103 6 of 16 30:50

Vanderbilt 21 17 36-90-1 17-32-3-193-1 68-283 4-44.5 2-1 7-46 3-55 1-8 2-128 4 of 12 29:10

TENNESSEE 7 15 24-61-0 15-38-2-215-1 62-276 6-38.3 1-1 5-32 2-118 0-0 0-0 4 of 15 24:03

at Kentucky 10 10 56-202-1 4-6-0-15-0 62-217 9-43.6 2-0 11-85 3-198 2-1 2-26 4 of 16 35:57

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Passing#8 TYLER BRAY Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficMontana 24 17 0 70.8 293 3 81 3 21 214.6Cincinnati 41 34 0 82.9 405 4 33 0 0 198.1Florida 48 26 2 54.2 288 3 22 3 26 116.9Buffalo 30 21 0 70.0 342 4 58 1 9 209.8Georgia 33 18 0 54.5 251 0 27 1 14 118.4Vanderbilt 33 16 2 48.5 189 2 22 1 15 104.5Kentucky 38 15 2 39.5 215 1 53 2 15 85.2TOTALS 247 147 6 59.5 1983 17 81 11 100 144.8

#12 MATT SIMMS Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficMontana 1 1 0 100.0 18 0 18 0 0 251.2Buffalo 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Georgia 6 4 0 66.7 39 0 19 1 17 121.3LSU 20 6 2 30.0 128 0 44 0 0 63.8Alabama 17 8 1 47.1 58 0 21 2 9 64.0South Carolina 12 5 0 41.7 46 0 14 0 0 73.9Arkansas 5 3 0 60.0 30 0 12 0 0 110.4TOTALS 62 27 3 43.5 319 0 44 4 27 77.1

#14 JUSTIN WORLEY Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficAlabama 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0South Carolina 26 10 2 38.5 105 0 26 1 6 57.0Middle Tennessee 32 23 0 71.9 291 1 47 1 6 158.6Arkansas 29 15 1 51.7 208 0 50 1 11 105.1TOTALS 87 48 3 55.2 604 1 50 3 23 110.4

RushingPlayer No-Yds-TD MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKPoole, T. 187-693/5 24-98/1 21-101/0 9-18/0 17-101/0 7-7/0 19-70/1 19-67/0 18-38/0 11-13/2 14-41/0 19-107/1 9-32/0Lane, M. 75-280/2 10-35/1 8-16/1 5-9/0 7-28/0 7-8/0 6-43/0 7-21/0 - 9-37/0 9-58/0 - 7-25/0Neal, R. 27-134/2 2-7/0 3-10/0 DNP 3-20/1 2-7/0 1-5/0 1-6/0 - 3-22/0 4-24/1 6-29/0 2-4/0Toney, J. 31-74/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 19-52/0 11-22/0 1-0/0 -Smith, T. 13-34/0 3-6/0 DNP DNP 10-28/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNPDarr, M. 1-30/0 - - - 1-30/0 - - DNP - - - - -Rogers, D. 3-10/0 - 1--4/0 - - - - - - - 1-3/0 - 1-11/0Young, D. 6-9/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-6/0 - 2--5/0 1-6/0 - 1-3/0 1--1/0 - -Worley, J. 7--22/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0/0 2--6/0 2--7/0 2--9/0 DNP DNPSimms, M. 8--22/1 - DNP DNP - 4--17/1 - 3--8/0 1-3/0 DNP - DNP DNPTEAM 8--69/0 1--1/0 DNP 1--13/0 1--2/0 1--15/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP - - 2--21/0 1--15/0Bray, T. 26--70/1 6--17/0 2-3/1 6--23/0 4--12/0 2--11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2--14/0 4-4/0

ReceivingPlayer No-Yds-TD MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKRogers, D. 67-1040/9 5-100/1 10-100/2 5-62/1 7-180/2 5-71/0 3-63/0 2-32/0 4-35/0 9-137/1 5-106/0 10-116/2 2-38/0Rivera, M. 29-344/1 - 6-54/0 5-71/1 3-38/0 5-85/0 - 1-13/0 2-15/0 3-32/0 1-7/0 1-11/0 2-18/0Hunter, J. 17-314/2 6-146/1 10-156/1 1-12/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPNeal, R. 13-269/1 - - DNP 1-14/0 - 1-38/0 1-1/0 2-10/0 1-18/0 3-63/0 - 4-125/1Arnett, D. 24-242/2 - - 8-59/0 3-27/2 3-22/0 - - 3-59/0 3-47/0 1-8/0 - 3-20/0Rogers, Z. 14-189/1 1-14/0 2-25/1 2-34/0 2-24/0 1-19/0 - - 2-24/0 1-13/0 2-17/0 1-19/0 -Poole, T. 21-164/0 - 3-30/0 1-6/0 1-32/0 1-7/0 - 3-10/0 1-2/0 3-28/0 2-16/0 3-21/0 3-12/0Lane, M. 17-161/2 2-16/1 - 2-26/1 2-15/0 6-84/0 - - 1-6/0 - 3-12/0 - 1-2/0Bartholomew, B. 6-54/0 1-18/0 1-8/0 - 2-12/0 - 1-6/0 - - 1-10/0 - - -Dallas, V. 3-37/0 - - 1-6/0 - - - - - - 1-9/0 1-22/0 DNPDowns, B. 3-34/0 - 2-32/0 - - 1-2/0 - - DNP - DNP DNP DNPYoung, D. 3-25/0 DNP DNP DNP - - 1-21/0 1-2/0 - 1-2/0 - - -Fugate, C. 3-17/0 3-17/0 - - - - - - - - - - -Milton, M. 1-12/0 DNP DNP 1-12/0 - DNP - DNP - - - DNP DNPAnderson, A. 1-5/0 - - - - - - 1-5/0 - - - - -Clear, C. 1-4/0 - - - - - - - - 1-4/0 - - -

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Total TacklesPlayer UA-A-TOT MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKJohnson, Aus. 41-40-81 2-2 3-3 6-1 3-3 5-6 5-1 2-3 5-5 4-3 2-1 4-5 0-7Johnson, A.J. 37-43-80 0-3 0-1 7-0 1-5 1-3 4-7 5-8 6-6 5-0 1-4 2-2 5-4Maggitt, C. 29-27-56 3-0 0-3 3-3 5-2 0-2 6-1 3-3 DNP 1-1 2-4 2-5 4-3Jackson, Mal. 23-33-56 1-2 1-2 3-2 1-2 4-2 2-6 3-6 3-1 0-1 1-0 3-3 1-6Randolph, B. 37-18-55 1-0 1-1 1-1 3-0 - 8-1 7-1 5-1 4-0 2-3 1-2 4-8Lanier, I. 34-14-48 - 1-2 2-0 1-0 3-1 4-2 6-1 2-1 4-0 3-3 5-2 3-2Waggner, P. 40-8-48 2-0 3-0 4-2 4-0 10-1 1-0 0-1 5-0 3-1 2-1 1-2 5-0Couch, M. 10-27-37 0-1 0-3 - 2-1 1-0 0-2 2-3 2-4 - 1-4 2-4 0-5Smith, J. 22-13-35 3-1 3-2 4-1 - 1-2 1-4 - 1-0 2-0 1-2 1-0 5-1Teague, M. 13-14-27 1-2 2-1 1-1 - 3-2 1-3 - DNP 1-0 0-1 4-3 0-1Bohannon, W. 8-19-27 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-3 - 3-0 0-3 1-2 0-1 0-3 0-2 1-3Wilks, R. 14-12-26 2-2 2-1 - 1-1 - - 0-1 3-1 2-0 1-1 3-4 0-1Brewer, B. 16-8-24 2-1 2-4 4-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 - 5-1 DNP DNP DNP DNPWalls, M. 12-10-22 2-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 3-1 0-2 - 0-2 0-2Sapp, D. 11-9-20 2-0 2-2 1-0 - - 1-0 - 3-2 1-0 - - 1-5Vereen, D. 11-7-18 4-2 1-2 0-1 4-1 1-1 - 1-0 - - - - -Martin, B. 9-9-18 1-1 - - - 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 - - 2-2 1-2Gordon, E. 15-1-16 4-0 1-0 1-0 - 3-0 1-0 DNP - 3-1 1-0 1-0 DNPMiller, C. 11-4-15 1-1 2-3 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0 - - 1-0Evans, A. 10-0-10 3-0 3-0 3-0 1-0 - - - - - - - -Coleman, J. 10-0-10 - 3-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 5-0 - -Mi-Thornton, N. 2-6-8 0-1 - - - DNP - 1-3 - 1-1 0-1 DNP DNPHood, D. 3-5-8 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 - - - 0-1 - -Moore, B. 4-2-6 - - DNP 1-0 - - 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 - -Ayres, J. 3-3-6 1-2 - DNP - DNP 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 - DNP DNPCrump, R. 3-2-5 1-0 0-1 2-0 DNP - 0-1 - - - - - -Anderson, A. 4-1-5 - 0-1 - - - 3-0 - - - - - 1-0Propst, J. 1-3-4 0-3 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 -Williams, J. 3-1-4 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 - - - 1-0 0-1 1-0 - -James, J. 2-0-2 - - - - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - -Fugate, C. 1-0-1 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 -Rogers, D. 1-0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0Rogers, Z. 1-0-1 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - -Bray, T. 1-0-1 - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 -Dallas, V. 1-0-1 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - DNPJackson, Mart. 1-0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNPJeffery, A. 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP

SacksPlayer UA-A-TOT MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKJackson, Mal. 2-1-2.5 - - - - - - 1.0-4 1.0-7 - - 0.5-2 -Waggner, P. 2-0-2.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-2 - - - -Bohannon, W. 1-1-1.5 - - 1.0-10 - - - - 0.5-2 - - - -Couch, M. 1-1-1.5 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 0.5-3 -Williams, J. 1-0-1.0 DNP DNP DNP 1.0-6 - - - - - - - -Vereen, D. 1-0-1.0 - - - 1.0-9 - - - - - - - -Hood, D. 1-0-1.0 - - - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - -Johnson, Aus. 1-0-1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-13 -Sapp, D. 1-0-1.0 - 1.0-6 - - - - - - - - - -Walls, M. 1-0-1.0 - - - 1.0-6 - - - - - - - -Miller, C. 1-0-1.0 - - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - - -Smith, J. 0-1-0.5 - 0.5-5 - - - - - - - - - -Brewer, B. 0-1-0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-2 DNP DNP DNP DNPMaggitt, C. 0-1-0.5 - 0.5-6 - - - - - DNP - - - -

Tackles for LossPlayer UA-A-TOT MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKJackson, Mal. 8-6-11.0 - - 0.5-1 1.5-2 1.0-1 0.5-1 2.0-5 1.0-7 - 1.0-1 1.5-16 2.0-4Smith, J. 7-1-7.5 2.0-7 0.5-5 2.0-5 - 1.0-1 - - - - - - 2.0-8Couch, M. 3-6-6.0 - 0.5-0 - - - 0.5-0 0.5-1 1.5-3 - 1.0-3 2.0-5 -Maggitt, C. 3-5-5.5 - 0.5-6 0.5-2 0.5-0 - - 0.5-2 DNP - 1.0-3 2.5-6 -Johnson, Aus. 4-2-5.0 0.5-0 - 1.0-2 - - - - 0.5-0 1.0-1 1.0-2 1.0-13 -Gordon, E. 5-0-5.0 1.0-2 - - - 2.0-4 - DNP - 2.0-4 - - DNPJohnson, A.J. 2-5-4.5 0.5-0 0.5-1 - 1.0-1 - - 1.5-1 - - - - 1.0-4Walls, M. 2-2-3.0 0.5-1 - - 1.0-6 - 1.0-1 0.5-1 - - - - -Waggner, P. 3-0-3.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-1Brewer, B. 2-2-3.0 0.5-2 - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-3 - 0.5-2 DNP DNP DNP DNPBohannon, W. 1-3-2.5 - - 1.0-10 - - - - 0.5-2 - - - 1.0-1Wilks, R. 1-2-2.0 0.5-1 - - - - - - 1.0-2 - - 0.5-1 -Miller, C. 2-0-2.0 - - 1.0-4 - 1.0-3 - - - - - - -Randolph, B. 1-0-1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-4Sapp, D. 1-0-1.0 - 1.0-6 - - - - - - - - - -Vereen, D. 1-0-1.0 - - - 1.0-9 - - - - - - - -Williams, J. 1-0-1.0 DNP DNP DNP 1.0-6 - - - - - - - -Evans, A. 1-0-1.0 - - 1.0-14 - - - - - - - - -Hood, D. 1-0-1.0 - - - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - -Propst, J. 0-1-0.5 0.5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -Teague, M. 0-1-0.5 - - - - - - - DNP - - 0.5-0 -

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Interception ReturnsPlayer No-Yds MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKJohnson, Aus. 4-49 - - - - - - 1-19 - 1-22 1--2 1-10Waggner, P. 2-57 - - - - - - - 1-54 - - 1-3Gordon, E. 2-107 - - - - - - DNP - 1-17 - 1-90Evans, A. 1-37 1-37 - - - - - - - - - -

Fumble ReturnsPlayer No-Yds MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKWilks, R. 1-25 - - - - - - - - - - 1-25Johnson, A.J. 1-19 - - 1-19 - - - - - - - -Sapp, D. 1-3 - - - - - - - - 1-3 - -

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Punt ReturnsPlayer No-Yds MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKYoung, D. 8-94 DNP DNP DNP 1-43 2-19 - 1-11 - 3-19 - 1-2 -Lane, M. 7-36 4-23 1-0 2-13 - - - - - - - - -TEAM 1-0 1-0 DNP - - - - DNP DNP - - - -

Kick ReturnsPlayer No-Yds MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKYoung, D. 27-628 DNP DNP DNP 2-51 4-108 5-135 5-100 2-63 1-39 4-62 2-34 2-36Lane, M. 7-143 - 1-18 4-76 - - - 2-49 - - - - -Rogers, D. 5-113 1-29 3-70 1-14 - - - - - - - - -Poole, T. 2-52 1-27 - - - - - - 1-25 - - - -Fugate, C. 1-44 1-44 - - - - - - - - - - -Clear, C. 1--4 - - - 1--4 - - - - - - - -

Field GoalsPlayer FGM-FGA MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKPalardy, M. 9-13 -- 43, (37) 37, (20) (28), (28) 51, (28), (43) -- (40), (52) (22), 47 -- -- -- 46Brodus, D. 1-1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (21) -- -- (24)

PuntingPlayer No-Yds-Avg MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSUDarr, M. 17-654-38.5 2-68-34.0 1-35-35.0 3-132-44.0 1-29-29.0 4-169-42.2 4-147-36.8Palardy, M. 12-468-39.0 2-81-40.5 --- 1-39-39.0 --- --- 1-42-42.0

Player ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKDarr, M. -- 2-74-37.0 5-190-38.0 6-225-37.5 6-226-37.7 6-230-38.3Palardy, M. 5-200-40.0 3-106-35.3 -- 2-47-23.5 -- --

OFFENSE ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Tot StrkAnthony Anderson, WR . 1 . . 1 .DeAnthony Arnett, WR . . . 1 1 .Ben Bartholomew, FB . . . 7 7 .Alex Bullard, OG/C . . . 12 12 12Tyler Bray, QB . . 5 7 12 2Cameron Clear, TE . . . 2 2 2Brendan Downs, TE . . . 1 1 .Channing Fugate, FB . . 5 1 6 .Zach Fulton, OG . . 5 12 18 14Darin Gooch, C . . 6 . 6 .Justin Hunter, WR . . 2 3 5 .Marcus Jackson, OG . . . 5 5 5Ja’Wuan James, OT . . 13 12 25 25Rajion Neal, WR . . . 3 3 2Tauren Poole, TB . . 13 12 25 25Mychal Rivera, TE . . . 11 11 2Da’Rick Rogers, WR . . . 12 12 12Zach Rogers, WR . . 4 6 10 .Matt Simms, QB . . 8 2 10 .James Stone, C/OG . . 8 7 15 .Dallas Thomas, OT . . 14 12 25 25Justin Worley, QB . . . 3 3 .Devrin Young, WR . . . 1 1 .Totals - 1 82 132 216 -*Anderson’s one start in 2009 was at defensive back.

SPECIAL TEAMS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Tot StrkMatt Darr, P . . . 9 9 4Brodus, PK . . . 1 1 .Michael Palardy, PK . . 6 11 17 3Totals - - 6 21 27 -

DEFENSE ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Tot StrkJoseph Ayres, DT . . 1 . 1 .Willie Bohannon, DE . 1 . 3 4 3Brent Brewer, DB . . 6 8 14 .Justin Coleman, DB . . . 4 4 .Maurice Couch, DL . . . 4 4 3Art Evans, DB . 12 6 1 19 .Eric Gordon, DB . . 6 1 7 .Daniel Hood, DT . . - 8 8 .Malik Jackson, DL . . 12 12 24 21A.J. Johnson, LB . . . 10 10 8Austin Johnson, LB . . . 12 12 12Greg King, LB . 2 . . 2 -Izauea Lanier, CB . . . 9 9 9Herman Lathers, LB . 5 12 . 17 .Curt Maggitt, LB . . - 8 8 2Ben Martin, DE . 11 - 8 19 6Corey Miller, DL . . 2 . 2 .Byron Moore, DB . . . 2 2 .Brian Randolph, S . . . 8 8 6Jacques Smith, DE . . . 8 8 .Marsalis Teague, DB . *5 8 8 21 2Daryl Vereen, LB . . 1 2 3 .Prentiss Waggner, DB . 2 13 12 27 25Marlon Walls, DE . . . 4 4 .Totals - 38 67 132 237 -*Teague’s five starts in 2009 were at wide receiver.

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Player GP/GS MONT CIN UF BUF UGA LSU ALA SC MTSU ARK VU UKAnderson, A. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XAnderson, C. 2/- X DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPArnett, D. 12/1 X X X X X X X X X WR X XAyres, J. 8/- X X DNP X DNP X X X X X DNP DNPBartholomew, B. 12/7 X FB FB X FB FB X FB FB FB X XBohannon, W. 12/3 X X X X X X X X X LE LE LEBranum, N. 3/- X DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X DNPBray, T. 7/7 QB QB QB QB QB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QB QBBrewer, B. 8/8 SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS DNP DNP DNP DNPBrodus, D. 1/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNPBullard, A. 12/12 LG LG LG LG LG LG C C C C C CCarson, A. 6/- DNP DNP DNP X X X X DNP X X DNP DNPClark, G. 1/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNPClear, C. 12/2 X X X X X X X X X X TE TEColeman, J. 12/4 LCB LCB X X X X X X RCB RCB X XCouch, M. 12/4 X X X X X X X NT X NT NT NTCrump, R. 11/- X X X DNP X X X X X X X XDallas, V. 11/- X X X X X X X X X X X DNPDarr, M. 11/- X X X X X X DNP X X X X XDowns, B. 8/1 X X X TE X X X DNP X DNP DNP DNPEvans, A. 12/1 X X LCB X X X X X X X X XFugate, C. 12/1 FB X X X X X X X X X X XFulton, Z. 12/12 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RGGooch, D. 2/- X DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPGordon, E. 10/1 X X X X X X DNP X X DB X DNPGuess, N. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XHood, D. 12/8 NT NT NT NT NT NT NT X NT X X XHunter, J. 3/3 WR WR WR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPJackson, Mal. 12/12 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DTJackson, Marc. 12/5 X X X X X X X LG LG LG LG LGJackson, Mart. 1/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNPJames, J. 12/12 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RTJeffery, A. 1/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNPJohnson, A.J. 12/10 WLB X WLB X WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLBJohnson, Aus. 12/12 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLBKing, G. 1/- DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPLane, M. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XLanier, I. 12/9 X X X LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCBMaggitt, C. 11/8 SLB SLB SLB X SLB SLB SLB DNP X X SLB SLBMartin, B. 12/8 RE RE X X X X RE RE RE RE RE REMiller, C. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XMilton, M. 6/- DNP DNP X X DNP X DNP X X X DNP DNPMitchell-Thornton, N. 9/- X X X X DNP X X X X X DNP DNPMoore, B. 11/2 X X DNP X X X X DB DB X X XNeal, R. 11/3 X X DNP X X X X WR X X WR WRPair, M. 1/- DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPPalardy, M. 11/- X X X X X X X X DNP X X XPoole, T. 12/12 TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TBPropst, J. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XRandolph, B. 12/8 X DB X DB X X FS FS SS SS SS SSReveiz, S. 10/- X X DNP DNP X X X X X X X XRhome, C. 8/- X X X X X X X X DNP DNP DNP DNPRichardson, A. 11/- X DNP X X X X X X X X X XRivera, M. 12/11 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE X TE TERogers, D. 12/12 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WRRogers, Z. 12/6 X X X WR WR WR WR X WR WR X XSapp, D. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XSchofield, J. 2/- X DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPSimms, M. 7/2 X DNP DNP X X QB QB X DNP X DNP DNPSmith, J. 12/8 LE X LE LE LE LE LE LE LE X X XSmith, T. 3/- X DNP DNP X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X DNP DNPStone, J. 9/7 C C C C C C LG DNP X X DNP DNPStorey, J. 3/- X DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X X DNP DNP DNPTeague, M. 11/8 RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB X DNP X X RCB RCBThomas, D. 12/12 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LTToney, J. 5/- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X X X X XVereen, D. 12/2 X WLB X WLB X X X X X X X XWaggner, P. 12/12 FS FS FS FS FS FS RCB RCB FS FS FS FSWalls, M. 12/4 X X RE RE RE RE X X X X X XWilks, R. 12/- X X X X X X X X X X X XWilliams, J. 9/- DNP DNP DNP X X X X X X X X XWorley, J. 4/3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP X QB QB QB DNP DNPYoung, D. 9/1 DNP DNP DNP X X X WR X X X X X

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3rd-Down ConversionsDate Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT QtrSept 3 Montana W, 42-16 10-17 58.8% 3-5 60.0% 3-5 60.0% 3-4 75.0% 1-3 33.3%Sep 10 Cincinnati W, 45-23 10-13 76.9% 2-2 100.0% 1-3 33.3% 4-4 100.0% 3-4 75.0%Sep 17 at Florida L, 23-33 4-12 33.3% 1-2 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0%Oct 1 Buffalo W, 41-10 12-16 75.0% 2-3 66.7% 5-5 100.0% 2-3 66.7% 3-5 60.0%Oct. 8 Georgia L, 12-20 4-13 30.8% 3-4 75.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-3 0.0% 0-3 0.0%Oct 15 LSU L, 7-38 4-10 40.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-2 50.0%Oct 22 at Alabama L, 6-37 2-14 14.3% 1-5 20.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-1 0.0%Oct 29 South Carolina L, 3-14 2-14 14.3% 2-7 28.6% 0-3 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-4 0.0%Nov. 5 MTSU W, 24-0 10-17 58.8% 3-4 75.0% 3-5 60.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-4 50.0%Nov 12 at Arkansas L, 7-49 4-18 22.2% 1-5 20.0% 2-5 40.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-4 0.0%Nov 19 Vanderbilt W, 27-21 4-12 33.3% 0-1 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-5 20.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-0 0.0%Nov 26 at Kentucky L, 7-10 4-15 26.7% 0-2 0.0% 2-6 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0%Tennessee 70-171 40.9% 18-43 41.9% 22-48 45.8% 18-41 43.9% 12-39 30.8% 0-0 0.0%Opponents 63-162 38.9% 13-39 33.3% 12-44 27.3% 19-37 51.4% 19-41 46.3% 0-1 0.0%

4th-Down ConversionsDate Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT QtrSept 3 Montana W, 42-16 1-3 33.3% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0%Sep 10 Cincinnati W, 45-23 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%Sep 17 at Florida L, 23-33 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0%Oct 1 Buffalo W, 41-10 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0%Oct. 8 Georgia L, 12-20 3-3 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-2 100.0%Oct 15 LSU L, 7-38 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0%Oct 22 at Alabama L, 6-37 2-5 40.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0%Oct 29 South Carolina L, 3-14 3-5 60.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-3 66.7%Nov. 5 MTSU W, 24-0 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0%Nov 12 at Arkansas L, 7-49 1-4 25.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0%Nov 19 Vanderbilt W, 27-21 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0%Nov 26 at Kentucky L, 7-10 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Tennessee 12-28 42.9% 3-5 60.0% 3-5 60.0% 0-4 0.0% 6-14 42.9% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 9-18 50.0% 4-4 100.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-5 20.0% 3-5 60.0% 0-0 0.0%

Time of PossessionDate Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Sept 3 Montana W 42-16 35:19 9:11 11:04 7:14 7:50Sep 10 Cincinnati W 45-23 37:23 8:54 8:53 10:29 9:07Sep 17 at Florida L 23-33 29:17 6:20 7:35 9:27 5:55Oct 1 Buffalo W 41-10 38:10 8:54 10:02 9:11 10:03Oct. 8 Georgia L 12-20 26:17 6:03 9:06 6:22 4:46Oct 15 LSU L 7-38 21:41 6:42 6:58 5:14 2:47Oct 22 at Alabama L 6-37 27:42 9:31 6:37 8:42 2:52Oct 29 South Carolina L 3-14 23:42 11:15 6:34 1:33 4:20Nov. 5 MTSU W 24-0 39:14 8:30 11:03 8:21 11:20Nov 12 at Arkansas L 7-49 37:06 9:40 10:44 7:42 9:00Nov 19 Vanderbilt W 27-21 29:10 3:57 5:59 9:03 10:11 0:00Nov 26 at Kentucky L 7-10 24:03 5:04 8:10 5:49 5:00Tennessee Total 369:04 94:01 102:45 89:07 83:11 0:00 Avg. 30:45 7:50 8:33 7:25 6:55 0:00Opponents Total 350:56 85:59 77:15 90:53 96:49 0:00 Avg. 29:14 7:09 6:26 7:34 8:04 0:00

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Tennessee Highs and LowsPoints Scored 45 CincinnatiLow 3 South CarolinaFirst Downs 34 CincinnatiLow 6 at AlabamaRushing Attempts 46 MontanaLow 21 at Florida, South CarolinaRushing Yards 199 BuffaloLow (-20) GeorgiaRushing TDs 2 Montana, Cincinnati, MTSULow 0 at Florida, at Alabama, South Carolina, at KentuckyPasses Attempted 48 at FloridaLow 18 at AlabamaPasses Completed 34 CincinnatiLow 6 LSUHad Intercepted 2 at Florida, LSU, S. Carolina, Vanderbilt, at KentuckyLow 0 Montana, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Georgia, MTSUPassing Yards 405 CincinnatiLow 63 at AlabamaPassing TDs 4 Cincinnati and BuffaloLow 0 Georgia, LSU, at Alabama, South Carolina, at ArkansasTotal Offensive Plays 78 MTSULow 49 LSUTotal Offensive Yards 541 BuffaloLow 155 at AlabamaFumbles 6 Montana/zLow 0 LSU and South CarolinaFumbles Lost 2 Cincinnati and BuffaloLow 0 Nine timesPenalties 10 at FloridaLow 2 BuffaloPenalty Yards 94 at FloridaLow 15 BuffaloQB Sacks by 3.0 Buffalo and South CarolinaLow 0 Montana, LSU, MTSU, at Kentucky

Opponent Highs and LowsPoints Scored 49 at ArkansasLow 0 MTSUFirst Downs 24 LSULow 10 Buffalo and at KentuckyRushing Attempts 56 KentuckyLow 21 MTSURushing Yards 254 at ArkansasLow 90 VanderbiltRushing TDs 3 at Alabama and at ArkansasLow 0 MTSUPasses Attempted 38 MontanaLow 6 at KentuckyPasses Completed 21 CincinnatiLow 4 at KentuckyHad Intercepted 3 VanderbiltLow 0 Cincinnati, at Florida, Buffalo, Georgia, LSU, at KentuckyPassing Yards 294 at AlabamaLow 15 at KentuckyPassing TDs 3 LSU and at ArkansasLow 0 Buffalo, Georgia, MTSU, at KentuckyTotal Offensive Plays 71 South CarolinaLow 52 MTSUTotal Offensive Yards 499 at ArkansasLow 217 at KentuckyFumbles 2 Eight timesLow 0 LSUFumbles Lost 2 Montana and South CarolinaLow 0 Cincinnati, Georgia, LSU, at KentuckyPenalties 16 at FloridaLow 1 MTSUPenalty Yards 150 at FloridaLow 10 MTSUQB Sacks by 3.0 Montana, at Florida, GeorgiaLow 0 Cincinnati and LSU

2011 TEAM SUPERLATIVES

Long Plays By the NumbersLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 1 180-89 1 170-79 0 060-69 1 050-59 6 140-49 8 230-39 12 220-29 38 1

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 7 1Passing 29 5Punt returns 2 0Kick returns 24 0Interceptions 4 2Fumble returns 1 0Other 0 0TOTAL 67 8

Longest Plays of the YearRushing 45 Marlin Lane vs Arkansas (11/12/2011)Rushing Touchdown 20 Rajion Neal vs Buffalo (10/1/2011)Passing 81 Justin Hunter from Tyler Bray vs Montana (9/3/2011)Passing Touchdown 81 Justin Hunter from Tyler Bray vs Montana (9/3/2011)Punt Return 43 Devrin Young vs Buffalo (10/1/2011)Kick Return 60 Devrin Young vs LSU (10/15/2011)Interception Return 90 Eric Gordon vs Vanderbilt (11/19/2011)Fumble Return 25 Rod Wilks vs Vanderbilt (11/19/2011)Punt 53 Matt Darr vs Arkansas (11/12/2011)Field Goal 52 Michael Palardy vs Alabama (10/22/2011)

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Most by a Vol...Rushing Attempts 24 Tauren Poole vs. MontanaNet Rushing Yards 107 Tauren Poole vs. VanderbiltRushing TDs 2 Tauren Poole vs. MTSUPass Attempts 48 Tyler Bray at FloridaPass Completions 34 Tyler Bray vs. CincinnatiHad Intercepted 2 5x, last Tyler Bray at KentuckyPassing Yards 405 Tyler Bray vs. CincinnatiPassing TDs 4 2x, Tyler Bray vs. Cincinnati, vs. BuffaloTotal Offense Plays 54 Tyler Bray at FloridaTotal Offense Yards 408 Tyler Bray vs. CincinnatiReceptions 10 3x, last Da’Rick Rogers vs. VanderbiltReceiving Yards 180 Da’Rick Rogers vs. BuffaloReceiving TDs 2 4x, last Da’Rick Rogers vs. VanderbiltPoints Scored 12 5x, last Da’Rick Rogers vs. VanderbiltTouchdowns 2 5x, last Da’Rick Rogers vs. VanderbiltField Goals (Made) 2 3x, last Michael Palardy at AlabamaPATs (Made) 6 2x, Michael Palardy vs. Montana and CincinnatiPunts 6 3x, Matt Darr at Arkansas, vs. Vanderbilt, at KentuckyPunt Average (min. 3) 44.0 Matt Darr at FloridaPunt Returns 4 Marlin Lane vs. MontanaPunt Return Yards 43 Devrin Young vs. BuffaloKickoff Returns 5 2x, Devrin Young vs. LSU, at AlabamaKickoff Return Yards 135 Devrin Young vs. LSUTotal Tackles 13 A.J. Johnson at AlabamaSolo Tackles 10 Prentiss Waggner vs. GeorgiaTFL 2.5 Curt Maggitt vs. VanderbiltSacks 1.0 13x, last Austin Johnson vs. VanderbiltInterceptions 1 9x, last Aus. Johnson, Waggner, Gordon vs. VanderbiltInterception Return Yds. 90 Eric Gordon vs. Vanderbilt

Tennessee’s Long PlaysRushing 45 Marlin Lane at ArkansasPassing 81 Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter vs. Montana (TD)Field Goal 52 Michael Palardy at AlabamaPunt 53 Matt Darr at ArkansasPunt Return 43 Devrin Young vs. BuffaloKickoff Return 60 Devrin Young vs. LSUInterception Return 90 Eric Gordon vs. VanderbiltFumble Return 25 Rod Wilks vs. Vanderbilt

Most by an Opponent...Rushing Attempts 28 Brandon Wilds, South CarolinaNet Rushing Yards 155 Isaiah Pead, CincinnatiRushing TDs 2 3x, last Dennis Johnson, ArkansaaPass Attempts 36 Jordan Johnson, MontanaPass Completions 21 Zach Collaros, CincinnatiHad Intercepted 3 Jordan Rodgers, VanderbiltPass Yards 284 A.J. McCarron, AlabamaPass TDs 3 2x, Jarrett Lee, LSU and Tyler Wilson, ArkansasTotal Offense Plays 44 Jordan Rodgers, VanderbiltTotal Offense Yards 282 A.J. McCarron, AlabamaReceptions 9 D.J. Woods, CincinnatiReceiving Yards 126 Malcolm Mitchell, GeorgiaReceiving TDs 1 14x, last Chris Boyd, VanderbiltPoints Scored 15 Caleb Sturgis, FloridaTouchdowns 2 5x, last Dennis Johnson, ArkansasField Goals 4 Caleb Sturgis, FloridaPATs 7 Zach Hocker, ArkansasPunts 9 Ryan Tydlacka, KentuckyPunt Average (min. 3) 50.7 Richard Kent, VanderbiltPunt Returns 3 Chris Rainey, FloridaPunt Return Yards 60 Joe Adams, ArkansasKickoff Returns 6 2x, last Terrell Jackson, BuffaloKickoff Return Yards 102 Terrell Jackson, BuffaloTotal Tackles 14 Winston Guy, KentuckySolo Tackles 8 Fred Branch, BuffaloTFL 3.0 Eric Russell, MTSUSacks 1.0 15x, last TJ Greenstone, VanderbiltInterceptions 2 Archibald Barnes, VanderbiltInterception Return Yds 128 Archibald Barnes, Vanderbilt

Opponent’s Long PlaysRushing 71 Dennis Johnson, Arkansas (TD)Passing 83 John Brantley to Chris Rainey, Florida (TD)Field Goal 46 Caleb Sturgis, FloridaPunt 64 Richard Kent, VanderbiltPunt Return 60 Joe Adams, Arkansas (TD)Kickoff Return 34 Morris Claiborne, LSUInterception Return 100 Archibald Barnes, VanderbiltFumble Return 0 Derek Wolfe/Ben Pooler, Cincinnati

2011 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

20-Yards-Plus By PlayerPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRDevrin Young 17 0 0 1 14 2 0 0Da’Rick Rogers 16 2 0 12 4 0 0 0Tauren Poole 6 0 3 1 2 0 0 0Marlin Lane 6 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Rajion Neal 5 2 1 4 0 0 0 0Justin Hunter 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0DeAnthony Arnett 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0Art Evans 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Eric Gordon 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Channing Fugate 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Prentiss Waggner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Matt Darr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Rod Wilks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Vincent Dallas 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Austin Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Brendan Downs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Mychal Rivera 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 67 8 7 29 24 2 4 1

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20-Yard Plus PlaysBy Tennessee (67)Yards Type Player(s) Opponent*90 INT Eric Gordon Vanderbilt*81 Pass Hunter from Bray Montana60 KR Devrin Young LSU58 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Buffalo56 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Buffalo54 INT Prentiss Waggner S. Carolina*53 Pass Neal from Bray Kentucky50 Pass Neal from Worley Arkansas50 KR Devrin Young Georgia 48 Pass D. Rogers from Worley Arkansas*47 Pass D. Rogers from Worley MTSU*47 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Montana45 Rush Marlin Lane Arkansas44 Pass Neal from Bray Kentucky44 KR Channing Fugate Montana44 Pass D. Rogers from Simms LSU43 PR Devrin Young Buffalo39 KR Devrin Young MTSU38 KR Devrin Young S. Carolina38 Pass Neal from Simms LSU*37 INT Art Evans Montana36 KR Devrin Young LSU35 Pass Arnett from Worley MTSU35 KR Marlin Lane Florida34 KR Devrin Young Buffalo*33 Pass Hunter from Bray Cincinnati32 Pass Poole from Bray Buffalo32 Pass Hunter from Bray Montana30 Rush Matt Darr Buffalo29 KR Da’Rick Rogers Montana28 Rush Tauren Poole Montana27 KR Tauren Poole Montana27 Pass Lane from Bray Georgia26 Pass Arnett from Worley S. Carolina26 KR Marlin Lane Alabama26 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Buffalo25 FR Rod Wilks Vanderbilt25 Pass Arnett from Worley S. Carolina25 KR Devrin Young South Carolina25 KR Devrin Young Alabama25 Rush Tauren Poole Buffalo25 KR Tauren Poole S. Carolina24 KR Devrin Young Arkansas24 KR Devrin Young Alabama24 KR Da’Rick Rogers Cincinnati24 KR Da’Rick Rogers Cincinnati23 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Kentucky23 KR Marlin Lane Alabama23 KR Devrin Young Georgia23 Pass Hunter from Bray Cincinnati22 INT Austin Johnson MTSU22 Pass D. Rogers from Worley MTSU22 KR Devrin Young Georgia22 KR Da’Rick Rogers Cincinnati22 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Montana22 Pass D. Rogers from Bray Florida22 Pass Dallas from Bray Vanderbilt22 Rush Tauren Poole LSU21 KR Devrin Young Kentucky21 Pass D. Rogers from Simms Alabama21 Pass Downs from Bray Cincinnati21 Pass Young from Simms LSU20 Rush Marlin Lane Kentucky20 KR Devrin Young Alabama*20 Rush Rajion Neal Buffalo20 PR Devrin Young Georgia20 Pass Rivera from Bray Florida

20-Yard Plus PlaysBy Opponent (62)Yards Type Player(s) Opponent*100 INT A. Barnes Vanderbilt89 INT M. Claiborne LSU*83 Pass Rainey from Brantley Florida*80 Pass Sambrano from Johnson Montana*71 Rush Dennis Johnson Arkansas71 Pass Mitchell from Murray Georgia69 Pass Maze from McCarron Alabama*68 Rush C. Anderson Buffalo*65 Rush IIsaiah Pead Cincinnati*60 PR Joe Adams Arkansas46 Pass Woods from Collaros Cincinnati45 Pass Randle from Lee LSU43 Pass Mitchell from Murray Georgia 40 Rush Broderick Green Arkansas*40 Pass Adams from Wilson Arkansas 40 Pass Wright from Wilson Arkansas40 Pass Young from Anderson Buffalo*39 Pass Bell from McCarron Alabama34 KR O. Beckham LSU34 KR M. Claiborne LSU32 Pass Warren from Johnson Montana31 KR S. Patton Florida30 Pass Matthews from Rodgers Vanderbilt29 INT D. Hightower Alabama28 INT A. Barnes Vanderbilt28 Rush Jeff Demps Florida28 Pass Demps from Brantley Florida27 Rush Isaiah Pead Cincinnati27 Rush P. Nguyen Montana26 Rush Matt Roark Tennessee26 INT Taiedo Smith Tennessee26 Pass Wright from Wilson Arkansas*26 Rush D. Curtis Arkansas26 Pass Tate from Rodgers Vanderbilt26 KR T. Jackson Buffalo25 KR S. Clarke Vanderbilt24 Rush Matt Roark Tennessee24 Pass ohnson from Wilson Arkansas24 Rush Brandon Wilds S. Carolina24 Pass Thompkins from Collaros Cincinnati24 Rush Chris Rainey Florida23 KR Eric Russell MTSU*23 Pass Anderson from Shaw S. Carolina23 KR D.J. Swearinger S. Carolina23 KR S. Patton Florida23 KR Ralph David Abernathy Cincinnati23 Rush Pead, I. Cincinnati23 KR Ralph David Abernathy Cincinnati22 Pass Richardson from McCarron Alabama 21 Pass Herndon from Mitchell Arkansas21 Pass Hanks from McCarron Alabama21 Rush C. Anderson Buffalo21 KR T. Jackson Buffalo21 Pass Rainey from Brantley Florida21 Rush C. Thomas Georgia21 KR J. Sambrano Montana*20 Pass Boyd from Rodgers Vanderbilt20 Pass Hanks from McCarron Alabama20 KR Marquis Maze Alabama20 Pass Maze from McCarron Alabama20 KR D. Drane Cincinnati20 KR J. Sambrano Montana

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IndividualRushed for 100 yards -107, Tauren Poole vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Rushed for 200 yards - 223, Arian Foster vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/05Rushed for 250 yards - 294, Chuck Webb vs. Mississippi, 11/18/89Passed for 300 yards - 342, Tyler Bray vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Passed for 400 yards - 405, Tyler Bray vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Passed for 500 yards - 523, Peyton Manning at Kentucky, 11/22/97Had 100 yards receiving - 125, Rajion Neal at Kentucky, 11/26/11Had 150 yards receiving - 180, Da’Rick Rogers vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11Had 200 yards receiving - 205, Denarius Moore vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10Returned kickoff for TD - 44, Bret Smith at S. Carolina, 10/30/04 (onside kick)Returned conventional kickoff for TD - 82, Mark Jones vs. Alabama, 10/26/02Returned kickoff 100 yards - Leonard Scott vs. Georgia, 10/9/99Returned punt for TD - 53, Mark Jones vs. Vanderbilt, 11/22/03Returned punt at least 75 yards - 86, Terry Fair vs. Arkansas, 11/16/96 (TD)Returned blocked punt for TD-20, Antonio Wardlow vs. La-Lafayette, 11/3/07Returned blocked FG for TD - 90, Tyrone Hines vs. S. Carolina, 10/28/95Returned pass interception for TD - 1, Eric Gordon vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 (90 yds in OT)Returned a fumble for TD - 18, Parys Haralson vs. Alabama, 10/23/04Returned an extra point for a score - 97, Floyd Miley vs. Mississippi (at Memphis), 11/17/90 (blocked kick return)Rushed for three TDs - 3, Montario Hardesty at Kentucky, 11/28/09Threw three TD passes - 4, Tyler Bray vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11, at Florida 9/17/11, vs. Buffalo 10/1/11Caught three TD passes - 3, Chris Hannon vs. Mississippi State, 11/15/03Made three FGs - 3, Michael Palardy at Memphis, 11/6/10Had an 80-yard run - 87, LaMarcus Coker at Vanderbilt, 11/18/06Had an 80-yard completion - 81, Tyler Bray to Justin Hunter vs. Montana, 9/4/11Had 20 tackles - 21, Tom Fisher at Auburn (in Birmingham), 9/26/64Recorded three sacks - 3, Jerod Mayo vs. California, 9/2/06Forced two fumbles - 2, Rico McCoy vs. South Carolina, 10/31/09Intercepted two passes - 2, Eric Berry vs. Arkansas, 11/10/07Intercepted three passes - 3, Deon Grant vs. Auburn 10/2/99Made a 50-yard FG - 52, Michael Palardy at Alabama, 10/22/11

Team Shut out an opponent - 24-0 vs. MTSU, 11/5/11Shut out consecutive opponents - at Vanderbilt and vs. Kentucky, 11/23-30/02 (both scores were 24-0)Rushed for more than 300 yards - 332, vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (43 att.)Rushed for more than 400 yards - 406, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/26/94 (60 att.)Passed for more than 300 yards - 342 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11 (21-for-30)Passed for more than 400 yards - 405 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (34-for-41)Had more than 500 yards total off. - 541 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11 (342 pass, 199 rush)Had more than 600 yards total off. - 657, vs. Western Ky, 9/5/09 (380 rush, 277 pass)Scored 50 points - 52, vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 (Score: 52-14)Scored 60 points - 63, vs. Western Kentucky, 9/5/09 (Score: 63-7)Scored 70 points - 70, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 9/23/00 (Score: 70-3)Failed to rush for 100 yards - 61 at Kentucky, 11/26/11 (24 att.)Failed to pass for 100 yards - 63, at Alabama, 10/22/11 (9-of-18)Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing - 90, vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 (36 att.)Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards passing - 15, at Kentucky, 11/26/11 (4-of-6)Held opponent to fewer than 100 yards total off. - 83, vs. Western Ky, 9/5/09 (34 rush, 49 pass)Held opponent without a TD - vs. MTSU, 11/5/11 (Score: Tennessee 24-0)Failed to get a first down - vs. Auburn, 9/27/58 (Score: Auburn 13-0)Scored a safety - vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 (A. Johnson and G. King tackled D.J. McNeil in end zone)Committed no turnovers - vs. MTSU 11/5/11, vs. Georgia, 10/8/11 and vs. Montana, 9/4/11Committed no penalties - vs. LSU (in Atlanta, SEC Champ. Game), 12/1/07Never had to punt - vs. Western Ky., 9/5/09 (15 off. possessions in 63-7 win)Blocked a punt - vs. Alabama, 10/25/08 (Montario Hardesty)Blocked a FG - vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (Justin Hunter)Faked a punt - at Alabama, 10/22/11 (Michael Palardy 5-yard pass to Anthony Anderson)Successfully faked punt for 1st down - at Alabama, 10/22/11 (M. Palardy pass to A. Anderson)Faked a FG - at Arkansas, 11/12/11 (Michael Palardy incomplete pass)Attempted 2-pt conversion - at Florida, 9/17/11 (Tyler Bray pass failed)Scored 2-pt conversion - at Kentucky, 11/24/07 (A. Rogers pass from E. Ainge in 4th OT)Attempted onside kick - vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11 (out of bounds)Two players w/ 100 yards rushing - M. Hardesty (160) & B. Brown (104) vs. Western Ky, 9/5/09Three players with 100 yards rushing - J.Stewart (145), A.Hayden (115) & M.Phillips (107) vs. Vanderbilt, 11/30/91Two players w/ 100 yards passing - T. Bray (159) & M. Simms (153) at S. Carolina, 10/30/10Two players w/ 100 yards receiving - J. Hunter (156) & D. Rogers (100) vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11Lost OT game - vs. N. Carolina (Music City Bowl), 12/30/10 (Score: NC 30-27, 2OT)Won OT game - vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 (Score: UT 27-21, OT)Won game on last play - vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 (UT 27-21, OT, 90-yd Eric Gordon INT)Lost game on last play - vs. N. Carolina (Music City Bowl), 12/30/10 (Score: NC 30-27, 2 OT)Beat ranked opponent - Beat team ranked in top 15 - Beat team ranked in top five -

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IndividualRushed for 100 yards - 124, Matt Roark, at Kentucky, 11/26/11 (24 attempts)Rushed for 200 yards - 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 attempts)Rushed for 250 yards - 282, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09 (25 attempts)Passed for 300 yards - 373, Bryan Ellis, UAB, 9/25/10 (2 ot)Passed for 400 yards - 430, Andre’ Woodson, at Kentucky, 11/24/07 (4 ot) Passed for 500 yards - NeverHad 100 yards receiving - 106, Marquis Maze, at Alabama, 10/22/11Had 150 yards receiving - 221, Julio Jones, Alabama, 10/23/10Had 200 yards receiving - 221, Julio Jones, Alabama, 10/23/10Returned a kickoff for TD - 100, Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 10/10/09Returned a punt for TD - 60, Joe Adams, at Arkansas,11/12/11Returned a blocked punt for TD - 17, Sean Westgate, at UCLA, 9/1/08Returned a pass interception for TD - 100, Archibald Barnes, Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Returned a fumble for TD - 0, Jake Ricks, at Auburn, 9/27/08 (recovered in end zone)Returned an extra point for score Quinton Reese, Auburn (SEC Championship), 12/6/97 (yardage not recorded)Returned a kickoff 100 yards - Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 10/10/09Returned a punt at least 75 yards - 80, Kenjon Barner, Oregon, 9/11/10 (TD)Rushed for three TDs - 4, Dexter McCluster, at Mississippi, 11/14/09Threw three TD passes - 3, Tyler Wilson, at Arkansas, 11/12/11Caught three TD passes - 3, Josh Reed, at LSU, 9/30/00 (overtime)Made three FGs - 4, Caleb Sturgis, at Florida, 9/17/11Had an 80-yard run - 83, Jordan Jefferson, LSU, 10/2/10Had an 80-yard completion - 83, John Brantley to Chris Rainey, at Florida, 9/17/11Recorded three sacks - 5, Alex Brown, at Florida, 9/18/99Intercepted two passes - 2, Archibald Barnes, Vanderbilt, 11/19/11Made a 50-yard FG - 50, Leigh Tiffin, Alabama, 10/24/09

Team Shut out Tennessee - 31-0, Florida, 9/17/94Shut out Tennessee in consecutive games - at Kentucky and vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19-26/59 (Scores: 20-0, 14-0)Rushed for more than 300 yards - 359, at Mississippi, 11/14/09Rushed for more than 400 yards - 409, Nebraska, 1/2/98 (Orange Bowl)Passed for more than 300 yards - 326, Alabama, 10/23/10 (24-of-35)Had more than 600 yards total offense - 634, at Kentucky, 11/22/97 (4 ot)Scored 50 points - 50, Kentucky, 11/24/07 (Score: Tennessee 52-50, 4 ot)Scored 60 points - 62, Florida, 11/16/95 (Score: Florida 62-37)Scored 70 points - 70, Trinity (present-day Duke), 11/4/1893 (Score: Trinity 70-0)Failed to rush for 100 yards - 90, Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 (36 attempts)Failed to pass for 100 yards - 15, at Kentucky, 11/26/11 (4-of-6)Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards rushing - 61, at Kentucky, 11/26/11 (24 attempts)Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards passing - 63, at Alabama, 10/22/11 (9-of-18)Held Tennessee to fewer than 100 yards total offense - 59, vs. Alabama,10/18/80Held Tennessee without TD - vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11 (Score: South Carolina 14-3)Scored a safety - Montana, 9/4/11 (Tauren Poole tackled in end zone)Blocked a punt - at Florida, 9/17/11 (Chris Rainey); vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11 (Saron Hood)Returned a blocked punt for TD - 17, at UCLA, 9/1/08 (Sean Westgate)Blocked a FG - at Kentucky, 11/26/11 (blocked by Alvin Dupree)Blocked two FGs - at Alabama, 10/24/09 (Terrence Cody blocked both)Returned punt and kickoff for TD in same game - at Georgia, 10/7/06 (Mikey Henderson 86 punt ret; Thomas Brown 99 kickoff ret)Faked a punt - Florida, 9/18/10 (Omarius Hines 36 run)Successfully faked a punt for first down - Florida, 9/18/10 (Omarius Hines 36 run)Attempted 2-pt conversion - Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (Z. Collaros inc. pass to A. McClung)Scored 2-pt conversion - UAB, 9/25/10 (Jeffery Anderson pass from Bryan Ellis; 2x)Attempted an onside kick - at Vanderbilt, 11/20/10 (UT’s Denarius Moore recovered)Recovered a successful onside kick - at Alabama, 10/20/07 (game’s opening kickoff)Two players with 100 yards rushing - LSU, Stevan Ridley (123) and Jordan Jefferson (100), 10/2/10Three players with 100 yards rushing - Mississippi, P.Hofer (119), J.Reed (115), M.Sweet (103), 11/15/75Two players with 100 yards passing - Florida, Jesse Palmer (210) and Doug Johnson (199), 9/19/98 (overtime)Two players with 100 yards receiving - Kentucky, Rafael Little (108) and Jacob Tamme (104), 11/24/07 (four overtimes)Won OT game - North Carolina (Music City Bowl), 12/30/10 (Score: NC 30-27, 2OT)Lost OT game - Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 (Score: UT 27-21, OT)Beat a ranked Tennessee team - UCLA, 9/1/08 (Score: UCLA 27, No. 18 UT 24 OT)Beat a Tennessee team ranked in the top 15 - LSU (SEC Championship Game), 12/1/07 (Score: LSU 21, No. 14 UT 14)Beat a Tennessee team ranked in the top five - Florida, 9/17/05 (Score: Florida 16, No. 4 UT 7)

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MONTANA 0 7 2 7 - 16 TENNESSEE 14 14 7 7 - 42

Game 1

Sept. 3 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6 p.m. | Attendance: 94,661

Tennessee Wins 17th Straight Home Opener, Knocks Out GrizzliesKNOXVILLE -- Tennessee’s 2011 football season began with the longest weather delay in school history.

But lightning and high winds only delayed a first-half offensive deluge as the Vols rolled to a 42-16 victory over Montana in Neyland Stadium on Saturday night.

The Vols jumped out to a 14-point lead early in the first quarter thanks to a couple big plays from sophomore receivers Da’Rick Rogers and Justin Hunter.

Rogers caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Bray after the Vols recovered a fumbled punt following their first possession of the game. Montana’s next drive sputtered at the Tennessee 41, and three plays later Bray connected with Hunter for an 81-yard touchdown that gave UT a 14-0 lead with 8:36 left in the first quarter.

“The game went just like practice did,” said Hunter, who set a career high with 146 receiving yards. “We practiced like this all spring and all summer.”

After those two quick-strike scores, the Vols (1-0) were more methodical on their next two scoring drives.

True freshman tailback Marlin Lane ended a 12-play, 96-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown reception to give the Vols a 21-0 lead, and senior Tauren Poole scored from 8 yards out to end a 13-play, 76-yard drive.

But the Vols’ productive first half wasn’t without a few sputters -- and that didn’t include the 1-hour, 33-minute weather delay that began about 10 minutes before the scheduled kickoff.

That weather delay, which caused the Vols to abandon their traditional entrance through the ‘T’ for just the second time since the 1965, wasn’t much of a factor.

If the weather was bad luck, the Vols had a little more good fortune when it came to loose balls.

Tennessee fumbled the ball six times but didn’t lose any. It also had two intercep-tions overturned thanks to Montana penalties. There were a few miscues as well, including an 80-yard Montana touchdown in the second quarter on a busted cover-age, and an 82-yard drive surrendered in the fourth quarter with mostly reserves on the field.

It also struggled to get a ground game going for much of the first half, picking up 67 yards on 27 carries in the first 30 minutes. It got better in the second half, especially for Poole, who finished with 98 yards on 24 carries.

His 28-yard run in the fourth quarter also set up the Vols’ final points of the day, a 1-yard touchdown by Lane.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUT 1st 12:47 Rogers 47 pass from Bray Palardy kick 1-47 0:10 7-0UT 1st 8:36 Hunter 81 pass from Bray Palardy kick 3-84 1:39 14-0UT 2nd 13:21 Lane 9 pass from Bray Palardy kick 12-96 5:35 21-0UT 2nd 4:06 Poole 8 run Palardy kick 13-76 7:03 28-0UM 2nd 3:49 Sambrano 80 pass from Johnson McKnight kick 1-80 0:17 28-7UM 3rd 12:45 Hughes safety -- -- -- 28-9UT 3rd 12:12 Evans 37 interception return Palardy kick -- -- 35-9UT 4th 9:10 Lane 1 run Palardy kick 6-44 2:55 42-9UM 4th 6:04 Canada 7 run McKnight kick 9-82 3:00 42-16

UM UT FIRST DOWNS 18 19NET YARDS RUSHING 111 128 Rushing Attempts 30 46 Average Per Rush 3.7 2.8 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2NET YARDS PASSING 235 311 Completions-Attempts-Int 20-38-1 18-25-0 Average Per Attempt 6.2 12.4 Average Per Completion 11.8 17.3 Passing Touchdowns 1 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 346 439 Total offense plays 68 71 Average Gain Per Play 5.1 6.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 6-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-44 6-40PUNTS-YARDS 8-342 4-149 Average Yards Per Punt 42.8 37.2 Net Yards Per Punt 39.9 36.8KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-182 8-509 Average Yards Per Kickoff 60.7 63.6 Net Yards Per Kickoff 27.3 46.9 Touchbacks 0 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-2-0 5-23-0 Average Per Return 2.0 4.6Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-114-0 3-100-0 Average Per Return 16.3 33.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-37-1Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 24:41 35:19 1st Quarter 5:49 9:11 2nd Quarter 3:56 11:04 3rd Quarter 7:46 7:14 4th Quarter 7:10 7:50Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 10 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-4 Touchdowns 1-2 3-4 Field goals 0-2 0-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-21 0-0PAT Kicks 2-2 6-6Field Goals 0-0 0-0

To Note For the Record Season Openers: 85-24-6

Last 25 Season Openers: 20-4-1Home Openers: 91-18-5

Numbers of Interest12: True freshmen saw action for the Vols; seven on offense, five on defense.93: Minutes game start time was delayed due to inclement weather, marking the lon-gest delay in Neyland Stadium history. 96: Yards in a second quarter touchdown drive, marking the longest since 9/30/2006.

Delayed Start

against Marshall on Sept. 23, 2006, and 70 minutes vs. Oregon on Sept. 11, 2010.

games since the tradition was started against Army on Sept. 18, 1965. The only other time was against Marshall on Sept. 23, 2006.

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Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Poole 24 98 1 28 4.1Lane 10 35 1 18 3.5Totals 46 128 2 28 -2.8

Passing C-A Yds TD Int LongBray 17-24 293 3 0 81

Receiving No. Yds TD LongHunter 6 146 1 81Rogers, D. 5 100 1 47Fugate 3 17 0 7Totals 18 311 3 81

>> MONTANARushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Nguyen 9 67 0 27 7.4Canada 8 25 1 7 3.1Totals 46 128 2 28 -2.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackJohnson 19-36-1 226 1 80 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongMoutra 4 30 0 12Kemp 3 33 0 13Gratton 3 27 0 12Totals 18 311 3 81

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CINCINNATI 14 0 3 6 - 23 TENNESSEE 14 14 14 3 - 45

Game 2

Sept. 3 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6 p.m. | Attendance: 94,661

Bray’s Career Day Powers UT Past BearcatsKNOXVILLE -- There are plenty of words that would fit Tennessee’s passing game in its 45-23 victory over Cincinnati. Wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers thinks he knows the best one.

“It wouldn’t call it easy. I would call it routine,” Rogers said. “You really just play like you play in practice, and it carries over in the game.”

Led by a record day from quarterback Tyler Bray, Tennessee’s passing game was clicking at a level that hasn’t been seen in quite a while. And in a couple cases, ever.

Bray connected on 34 of his 41 passes for four touchdowns and a career-best 405 yards. The prime beneficiaries -- and contributors -- were fellow sophomores Da’Rick Rogers and Justin Hunter.

A week after the two combined for 246 receiving yards in a victory over Montana, they became the first receivers in Tennessee history to record 10 catches in the same game and the first to record back-to-back 100-yard games.

Tennessee’s running game, which struggled at times last week against the Griz-zlies, got good production from senior Tauren Poole, who finished with 101 yards on 21 carries.

The Vols’ defense, though, took a while to warm up. Cincinnati scored on its first two possessions, although one was delayed by a successful onside kick by the Vols. But after ending the first quarter tied at 14-14, the Bearcats found a brick wall on a pair of fourth-and-1 attempts that helped swing the game toward Tennessee.

Freshman linebacker A.J. Johnson and junior college transfer Maurice Couch blew up a fourth-and-1 from the Cincinnati 49-yard line early in the second quarter. Holding on to that same 21-14 lead, Malik Jackson and Brent Brewer stuffed quarter-back Zach Collaros on another fourth-and-1 at the UT 46-yard line with a little more than 5 minutes remaining in the half.

The Vols rode the momentum of that stop to a 53-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 15-yard pass from Bray to Rogers, who had two touchdowns to go with his 10 catches for 100 yards. Hunter finished with 156 yards on 10 catches, none of which went for more than 33 yards.

In the second half, the Vols’ offense was a little less aerodynamic, but Bray scored his first career rushing touchdown to give the Vols a 35-14 lead just after halftime. His 16-yard pass to Zach Rogers at the end of the third quarter all but sealed the game at 42-17.

The Bearcats got a field goal and a fourth quarter touchdown, but never seriously threatened Tennessee’s lead.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreCIN 1st 13:24 Pead 65 yd run Miliano kick 3-80 1:36 7-0UT 1st 09:53 Lane 2 yd run Palardy kick 7-73 3:25 7-7UT 1st 08:08 Hunter 33 yd pass from Bray Palardy kick 5-59 1:45 7-14CIN 1st 06:28 Robinson 13 yd pass from Collaros Miliano. kick 5-80 1:40 14-14UT 2nd 13:20 Rogers, D. 11 yd pass from Bray Palardy kick 7-80 2:23 14-21UT 2nd 01:15 Rogers, D. 15 yd pass from Bray Palardy kick 9-53 3:47 14-28UT 3rd 10:16 Bray 1 yd run Palardy kick 10-70 4:30 14-35CIN 3rd 07:09 Miliano 23 yd field goal 9-69 3:00 17-35UT 3rd 01:24 Rogers, Z. 16 yd pass from Bray Palardy kick 11-71 5:41 17-42CIN 4th 08:46 McClung 6 yd pass from Collaros Collaros pass fail 4-22 1:11 23-42UT 4th 01:44 Palardy 37 yd field goal 11-40 7:02 23-45

UC UT FIRST DOWNS 18 34NET YARDS RUSHING 166 126 Rushing Attempts 26 35 Average Per Rush 6.4 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2NET YARDS PASSING 230 405 Completions-Attempts-Int 21-34-0 34-41-0 Average Per Attempt 6.8 9.9 Average Per Completion 11.0 11.9 Passing Touchdowns 2 4TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 396 531 Total offense plays 60 76 Average Gain Per Play 6.6 7.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 2-2Penalties: Number-Yards 4-40 7-63PUNTS-YARDS 3-126 1-35 Average Yards Per Punt 42.0 35.0 Net Yards Per Punt 35.3 35.0KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-312 7-462 Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.4 66.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.8 48.1 Touchbacks 0 2Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-85-0 4-88-0 Average Per Return 17.0 22.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 22:37 37:23 1st Quarter 6:06 8:54 2nd Quarter 6:07 8:53 3rd Quarter 4:31 10:29 4th Quarter 5:53 9:07Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 10 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-6 Touchdowns 2-3 5-6 Field goals 1-3 1-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-17PAT Kicks 2-2 6-6Field Goals 1-2 1-2

For the Record

Player Notes

longest current streak in the SEC.

Manning’s record for the longest such streak in UT history

kicker Michael Palardy. UT’s last onside kick attempt came against Alabama (10/24/09) when Denarius Moore recovered the onside kick attempt.

receptions was Kelly Washington with 11 versus LSU in 2001.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Poole 21 101 0 19 4.8Lane 8 16 1 10 2.0Totals 35 126 2 19 3.6

Passing C-A Yds TD Int LongBray 34-41-0 405 4 33 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongHunter 10 156 1 33D. Rogers 10 100 2 15Rivera 6 54 0 12Totals 34 405 4 33

>> CINCINNATIRushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Pead 14 155 1 65 11.1Poteat 4 9 0 4 2.2Totals 26 166 1 65 6.4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackCollaros 21-34-0 230 2 46 2

Receiving No. Yds TD LongWoods 9 111 0 46McClung 5 33 1 15Thompkins 4 58 0 24Totals 21 230 2 46


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Game 3

Sept. 17 | Griffin Stadium | Gainesville, Fla. | 3:30 p.m. | Attendance: 90,744

Vols Fall 33-23 in the SwampGAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Tennessee’s trip to The Swamp turned out to be a real stick in the mud. Playing nearly the entire game without wide receiver Justin Hunter, Ten-nessee fell behind early and couldn’t catch back up as No. 16 Florida claimed its sev-enth consecutive victory over the Vols, 33-23, on Saturday in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) stifled the Vols’ run game, which finished with minus-9 yards, although three sacks and several bad snaps cost the Vols’ rushing total.

Running the ball in big chunks wasn’t a problem for the Gators, though, and Ten-nessee (2-1, 0-1 SEC) couldn’t find an answer for Chris Rainey.

Florida’s 5-foot-9 senior running back had 212 yards of total offense, including 108 yards rushing on 21 carries. He also blocked a UT punt early in the second quar-ter that led to a field goal.

Rainey certainly showed his speed on an 83-yard touchdown reception with 8:08 remaining in the third quarter that gave the Gators a commanding 30-7 lead.

Still, the Vols didn’t exactly wilt.UT countered with two more touchdowns and a field goal to pull within 10

points, but the Gators ended any threat of a UT comeback when Matt Elam inter-cepted Tyler Bray’s pass at the Florida 17 with less than two minutes remaining

Despite missing his favorite target, Bray connected for three passing touch-downs, one each to Marlin Lane, Da’Rick Rogers and Mychal Rivera. True freshman DeAnthony Arnett led UT with eight catches for 59 yards in place of Hunter.

Asked after the game if he felt like the Vols could have won with Hunter, Bray said, “There’s always ‘what ifs.’ What if I didn’t throw two interceptions and threw five touchdowns instead?”

Hunter, who emerged as Bray’s favorite target late last season, landed awkwardly on his left leg on his only reception of the game, a 12-yard completion on the Vols’ fourth play from scrimmage. The sophomore injured his left knee and watched the second half from the sidelines in street clothes.

The Vols were able to change things up just before halftime after a slow start on offense.

Taking over at its own 11-yard line, Tennessee moved 89 yards in six plays and scored a touchdown on an 8-yard pass from Bray to tailback Marlin Lane with 1:43 to go before the break.

“I hope it makes everybody better,” Dooley said. “Next time we have our crowd noise going on third down, maybe we can handle it better. There’s a lot of things we can evolve to. We’re just not there yet. We’ve got to keep pushing them and keep progressing schematically.”

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUF 1st 10:45 Burton,T. 1 yd pass from Brantley,J. Sturgis,C kick 9-80 4:15 0-7UF 1st 01:10 Sturgis,C 28 yd field goal 12-68 4:25 0-10UF 2nd 11:57 Sturgis,C 30 yd field goal 4-0 2:13 0-13UF 2nd 08:31 Sturgis,C 46 yd field goal 4-6 1:59 0-16UT 2nd 01:43 Lane, M. 8 yd pass from Bray, T. Palardy, M. kick 6-89 2:15 7-16UF 3rd 11:41 Burton,T. 1 yd run Sturgis,C kick 7-42 3:06 7-23UF 3rd 08:08 Rainey,C. 83 yd pass from Brantley,J. Sturgis,C kick 2-80 0:53 7-30UT 3rd 04:25 Rogers, D. 14 yd pass from Bray, T. Bray pass failed 5-36 1:46 13-30UT 4th 13:33 Palardy, M. 20 yd field goal 9-28 4:31 16-30UF 4th 07:19 Sturgis,C 42 yd field goal 12-50 6:14 16-33UT 4th 04:46 Rivera, M. 18 yd pass from Bray, T. Palardy, M. kick 8-60 2:33 23-33

UT UF FIRST DOWNS 23 17NET YARDS RUSHING -9 134 Rushing Attempts 21 40 Average Per Rush -0.4 3.3 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1NET YARDS PASSING 288 213 Completions-Attempts-Int 26-48-2 14-23-0 Average Per Attempt 6.0 9.3 Average Per Completion 11.1 15.2 Passing Touchdowns 3 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 279 347 Total offense plays 69 63 Average Gain Per Play 4.0 5.5Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 10-94 16-150PUNTS-YARDS 4-171 4-154 Average Yards Per Punt 42.8 38.5 Net Yards Per Punt 32.5 35.2KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-323 8-523 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.6 65.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.6 46.6 Touchbacks 0 3Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-13-0 3-21-0 Average Per Return 6.5 7.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-90-0 5-105-0 Average Per Return 18.0 21.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-19-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 29:17 30:43 1st Quarter 6:20 8:40 2nd Quarter 7:35 7:25 3rd Quarter 9:27 5:33 4th Quarter 5:55 9:05Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-4 Touchdowns 3-5 2-4 Field goals 1-5 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 3-26PAT Kicks 2-2 3-3Field Goals 1-2 4-4

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SEC winning streak

Player Notes-

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at least two touchdown passes.

had at least one by the end of the first half. That is the most receivers UT has completed a pass to in a single game this season.

season.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Poole 9 18 0 10 2.0Lane 5 9 0 5 1.8Totals 21 -9 0 10 -0.4

Passing C-A Yds TD Int LongBray 26-48 288 3 2 22

Receiving No. Yds TD LongArnett 8 59 0 12Rivera 5 71 1 20D. Rogers 5 62 1 22Totals 26 288 3 22

>> FLORIDARushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Rainey 21 108 0 24 5.1Demps 10 48 0 28 4.8Totals 40 134 1 28 3.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBrantley 14-23 213 2 0 83

Receiving No. Yds TD LongBurton 4 38 1 16Demps 4 37 0 28Rainey 2 104 1 83Totals 14 213 2 83


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BUFFALO 7 0 0 3 - 10 TENNESSEE 17 14 7 3 - 41

Game 4

Oct. 1 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 12:30 p.m. | Attendance: 87,758

Vols Roll Past BuffaloKNOXVILLE -- Tennessee’s week of rest didn’t derail its offense. Quarterback Tyler

Bray and receiver Da’Rick Rogers kept the SEC’s best passing offense on track, and the Vols gained 531 yards of total offense in a 41-10 victory over Buffalo on Saturday in front of 87,758 at Neyland Stadium.

“Now we turn our attention to what lies ahead,” UT coach Derek Dooley said.That’s a tough stretch of conference games beginning next week at home against

Georgia, which defeated Mississippi State 24-10 on Saturday to improve to 3-2 over-all and 2-1 in the SEC.

The Bulldogs will certainly present a tougher test than Buffalo, which mustered only 264 yards of total offense and 10 points in its first trip to Knoxville.

Tennessee (3-1) opened a quick 14-0 lead after a 20-yard touchdown run by re-ceiver Rajion Neal and a 7-yard pass to Rogers.

Buffalo (1-4) scored its lone touchdown when quarterback Chazz Anderson broke free on a 68-yard touchdown run. The Bulls created a little suspense on the en-suing kickoff, which the Vols mishandled and gave Buffalo possession at the UT 21.

Tennessee’s defense held strong, and Peter Fardon missed a 44-yard field goal. From there, the Vols closed the half with 17 unanswered points and led 31-7.

Tennessee’s second half wasn’t nearly as productive, but all told the Vols put together a solid day’s work in their last non-conference game until Nov. 5 against Middle Tennessee.

Tauren Poole ran for 101 and averaged 5.9 yards per carry, a solid performance after the Vols’ struggles on the ground at Florida.

And Rogers, who is now Tennessee’s biggest threat at receiver with Justin Hunter out for the season with a torn ACL, had a career day. The 6-foot-3 sophomore had seven catches for a career-high 180 yards with two touchdowns. True freshman DeAnthony Arnett, who led the Vols in receiving at Florida, also added two more touchdowns.

Those two helped make up for Hunter’s absence, said Bray, who threw for 342 yards and completed 21 of his 30 passes.

Another true freshman, Knoxville native Devrin Young, made a major impact in his first action this season. Young returned a punt 43 yards to set up the Vols’ first touchdown, and he took the opening kickoff of the second half 34 yards to the UT 42.

Tennessee still surrendered a couple of costly plays, most notably Anderson’s big run in the first quarter.

“We have to eliminate big plays,” said linebacker Austin Johnson, who had six tackles, one shy of Curt Maggitt’s team-high seven. “We’ve got to eliminate those. It’s our responsibility as players. It takes all 11 of us doing our jobs to stop those plays.”

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUT 1st 11:58 Neal, R. 20 yd run Palardy, M. kick 3-48 1:14 0-7UT 1st 03:53 Rogers, D. 7 yd pass from Bray, T. Palardy, M. kick 12-84 5:42 0-14BUF 1st 03:21 Anderson, C. 68 yd run Fardon, P. kick 2-72 0:31 7-14UT 1st 00:30 Palardy, M. 28 yd field goal 5-63 1:58 7-17UT 2nd 08:25 Rogers, D. 12 yd pass from Bray, T. Palardy, M. kick 8-88 4:11 7-24UT 2nd 02:08 Arnett, D. 13 yd pass from Bray, T. Palardy, M. kick 11-72 4:45 7-31UT 3rd 03:49 Arnett, D. 8 yd pass from Bray, T. Palardy, M. kick 10-56 5:17 7-38UT 4th 11:32 Palardy, M. 28 yd field goal 8-34 3:39 7-41BUF 4th 08:38 Fardon, P. 30 yd field goal 9-47 3:03 10-41

UB UT FIRST DOWNS 10 27NET YARDS RUSHING 148 199 Rushing Attempts 28 44 Average Per Rush 5.3 4.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1NET YARDS PASSING 116 342 Completions-Attempts-Int 10-25-0 21-31-0 Average Per Attempt 4.6 11.0 Average Per Completion 11.6 16.3 Passing Touchdowns 0 4TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 264 541 Total offense plays 53 75 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 7.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 4-2Penalties: Number-Yards 3-15 2-15PUNTS-YARDS 5-200 1-29 Average Yards Per Punt 40.0 29.0 Net Yards Per Punt 31.4 17.0KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-171 8-478 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 59.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.3 44.9 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-12-0 1-43-0 Average Per Return 12.0 43.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-119-0 3-47-0 Average Per Return 17.0 15.7Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 21:50 38:10 1st Quarter 6:06 8:54 2nd Quarter 4:58 10:02 3rd Quarter 5:49 9:11 4th Quarter 4:57 10:03Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 12 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 7-7 Touchdowns 0-2 5-7 Field goals 1-2 2-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 4-24PAT Kicks 1-1 5-5Field Goals 1-2 2-2

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Player Notes-

ing TDs. Boise State’s Kellen Moore leads active players with 16 consecutive 2+ passing TD games. (Bray is second)

11/10/90-10/12/91)

the first quarter, stopping Chazz Anderson in the backfield for a six-yard loss.

career sack.

yards early in the first quarter. The run helped set up the first touchdown of the game, a 20-yard run by sophomore Rajion Neal.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Poole 17 101 0 25 5.9Darr 1 30 0 30 30.0Totals 44 199 1 30 4.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBray 21-30-0 342 4 58 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LongD. Rogers 7 180 2 58Rivera 3 38 0 17Arnett 3 27 2 13Totals 21 342 4 58

>> BUFFALORushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Anderson 7 79 1 68 11.3Oliver 18 58 0 12 3.2Totals 28 148 1 68 5.3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackAnderson 8-19-0 99 0 40 3

Receiving No. Yds TD LongJackson 3 19 0 7Neutz 2 19 0 11Oliver 2 13 0 9Totals 10 116 0 40


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Game 5

Oct. 8 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 7 p.m. | Attendance: 102,455

Vols Fall Short Against Georgia, 20-12KNOXVILLE -- For much of the season, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley be-

moaned his team’s tendency to give up one or two costly plays. Unfortunately for the Vols, that trend continued in a 20-12 loss to Georgia in front of 102,455 fans in Neyland Stadium on Saturday night.

After finishing the first half tied, the Vols surrendered 14 unanswered points in the third quarter and couldn’t catch back up.

One big play in particular -- a 73-yard pass to freshman receiver Malcolm Mitchell -- proved costly. Backed up at his 7-yard line, Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray hit Mitchell on a play-action pass that took Georgia to the UT 22 and flipped the field in a major way.

Two plays later, freshman Isaiah Crowell scored on a 17-yard run to give Georgia a 20-6 lead with 4:51 remaining in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs moved the ball 38 yards on eight plays and scored a touch-down on their first possession of the second half after forcing UT off the field in three plays.

While Georgia moved the ball with ease out of halftime, picking up 177 of its 366 yards of total offense in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Tennessee (3-2, 0-2) began the second half in an offensive funk.

The Vols had just 11 yards of total offense in the third quarter on 11 plays. And a flagging ground game didn’t get any better after halftime. In fact, it got worse.

UT finished with minus-20 yards on the ground, the second time in two con-ference games UT has finished with negative rushing yards.

Senior tailback Tauren Poole had 7 yards on seven carries before leaving dur-ing the second the quarter with a hamstring injury.

The bad news wasn’t limited to the ground game, either.Quarterback Tyler Bray, who finished with 251 yards on 18-of-33 passing,

left the game with about 4 1/2 minutes remaining after his throwing hand slammed into a Georgia defender’s helmet.

With Bray on the bench, backup Matt Simms took over and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to finish off a drive 14-play, 76-yard drive that made the score 20-12.

Michael Palardy’s extra point was blocked, and the ensuing onside kick at-tempt went out of bounds, effectively ending Tennessee’s chances.

Tennessee ended the first half with some momentum after a 46-yard drive in the final 1:38, and Palardy’s 43-yard field goal as time expired tied the game at 6-6.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUGA 1st 08:47 Walsh, B. 35 yd field goal 15-62 6:13 3-0UT 2nd 06:46 Palardy, M. 28 yd field goal 14-80 7:22 3-3UGA 2nd 01:44 Walsh, B. 23 yd field goal 11-78 4:56 6-3UT 2nd 00:00 Palardy, M. 43 yd field goal 8-46 1:38 6-6UGA 3rd 08:19 Crowell, I. 1 yd run Walsh, B. kick 8-38 4:32 13-6UGA 3rd 04:51 Crowell, I. 17 yd run Walsh, B. kick 3-93 1:08 20-6UT 4th 02:45 Simms, M. 1 yd run Palardy kick blocked 14-76 3:26 20-12

UGA UT FIRST DOWNS 20 17NET YARDS RUSHING 139 -21 Rushing Attempts 38 23 Average Per Rush 3.7 -0.9 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1NET YARDS PASSING 227 290 Completions-Attempts-Int 15-25-0 22-40-0 Average Per Attempt 9.1 7.2 Average Per Completion 15.1 13.2 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 366 269 Total offense plays 63 63 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 4.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 4-0Penalties: Number-Yards 8-75 8-40PUNTS-YARDS 4-166 4-169 Average Yards Per Punt 41.5 42.2 Net Yards Per Punt 31.8 37.2KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-335 2-140 Average Yards Per Kickoff 67.0 70.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.4 51.5 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-19-0 Average Per Return 0.0 9.5Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-17-0 4-108-0 Average Per Return 17.0 27.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 33:43 26:17 1st Quarter 8:57 6:03 2nd Quarter 5:54 9:06 3rd Quarter 8:38 6:22 4th Quarter 10:14 4:46Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 3 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-2 Touchdowns 2-4 1-2 Field goals 2-4 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-32 1-3PAT Kicks 2-2 0-1Field Goals 2-2 2-3

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-nessee dropping a game to the Bulldogs at Neyland for the first time since a 27-14 setback in 2005.

Player Notes

(time wise) and the longest scoring drive of Tyler Bray’s career at 7:22. The drive was the longest since the Vols opened the game vs. South Carolina with a drive totaling 8:52 in 2010.

the fourth quarter. He completed his first two passes and proceeded to cap a scoring drive with a one-yard TD plunge.

matched his previous season total with six receptions and had a team-high 84 yards.

diving 19-yard catch in the fourth quarter, Rivera eclipsed his career high in yardage with 85. His previous best was 71 vs. Florida this season.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Lane 7 8 0 8 1.1Poole 7 7 0 6 1.0Totals 23 -20 1 11 -0.9


Receiving No. Yds TD LongLane 6 84 0 27Rivera 5 85 0 19D. Rogers 5 71 0 17Totals 22 290 0 27

>> GEORGIARushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Crowell 19 58 2 17 3.1Thomas 7 37 0 21 5.3Totals 38 139 2 21 3.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMurray 15-25-0 227 0 71 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongKing 5 51 0 11Mitchell 3 126 0 71Crowell 2 5 0 5Totals 15 227 0 71


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#1 LSU 0 17 7 14 - 38 TENNESSEE 0 7 0 0 - 7

Game 6


Second Half Dooms Vols Against No. 1 LSUKNOXVILLE -- Last October, Tennessee came within one play of upsetting LSU in

Baton Rouge. On Saturday, the outcome was decided long before the final whistle.Top-ranked LSU started slowed but dominated the time of possession -- and the

scoreboard -- after halftime to defeat Tennessee 38-7 in front of 101,822 in Neyland Stadium on Saturday.

“Not a real complex game there,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “They pound-ed us. I don’t know any other way to say it.”

That was certainly the case after halftime, when LSU limited the Vols to just three offensive possessions and controlled the clock on its way to 21 unanswered points.

The Tigers began the third quarter with a 12-play drive that lasted seven minutes and eight seconds. Spencer Ware capped that drive with a 1-yard touchdown.

Unfortunately for the Vols, it was a nasty bit of foreshadowing.Tennessee’s next possession, its longest of the second half, lasted 5:07 but stalled af-

ter reaching the LSU 30. Anthony Anderson downed Matt Darr’s punt at the 1-yard line.Ninety-nine yards and 8:55 later, quarterback Jordan Jefferson scored from 3

yards out to give LSU a commanding 31-7 lead.Tennessee started the day feeling pretty good about where it stood.The Vols held LSU in check during the first quarter -- the first time in 31 quarters it

was held scoreless -- until the Tigers unleashed an 89-yard salvo.After hitting Rajion Neal for a 38-yard gain to the LSU 42 with the game tied 0-0,

quarterback Matt Simms took another shot down the field that Morris Claiborne snagged at the LSU 6-yard line.

Simms, starting his first game since last October, slowed down Claiborne, who was eventually tackled at the Vols’ 5-yard line by Zach Rogers. Two plays later, the Tigers took a 7-0 lead on a 5-yard pass from Jarrett Lee to Reuben Randle.

The Vols, taking over at their 10-yard line, went three-and-out on their next series, and LSU countered with a seven-play, 36-yard touchdown drive.

Simms threw his second interception on the Vols’ next possession, but the de-fense, as it did for much of the first half, came up with a big stop.

Simms, who finished 6-of-20 passing for 128 yards and two interceptions, ac-cepted much of the blame for Tennessee’s struggles on offense.

Despite the outcome against LSU, Dooley said there were some encouraging signs.Chief among those was a revived running game, led by Poole, who finished with

70 yards on 19 carries. The Vols ran for 111 yards against LSU after finishing with negative rushing totals in their two previous SEC games, both losses, against Florida and Georgia.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreLS 2nd 14:56 Randle 5 yd pass from Lee Drew Alleman kick 2-5 0:13 7-0LS 2nd 10:01 Ware 13 yd pass from Lee Drew Alleman kick 7-36 4:06 14-0UT 2nd 02:24 Poole, T. 2 yd run Palardy, M. kick 10-80 4:30 14-7LS 2nd 00:15 Drew Alleman 18 yd FG 6-65 2:01 17-7LS 3rd 07:53 Spencer Ware 1 yd run Drew Alleman kick 12-66 7:01 24-7LS 4th 08:55 Jo. Jefferson 3 yd run Drew Alleman kick 16-99 8:44 31-7LS 4th 01:35 Shepard 14 yd pass from Lee Drew Alleman kick 10-65 6:08 38-7\

LSU UT FIRST DOWNS 24 11NET YARDS RUSHING 237 111 Rushing Attempts 49 29 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.8 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1NET YARDS PASSING 146 128 Completions-Attempts-Int 14-20-0 6-20-2 Average Per Attempt 7.3 6.4 Average Per Completion 10.4 21.3 Passing Touchdowns 3 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 383 239 Total offense plays 69 49 Average Gain Per Play 5.6 4.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 8-61 6-68PUNTS-YARDS 4-180 5-189 Average Yards Per Punt 45.0 37.8 Net Yards Per Punt 35.0 31.4KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-471 2-140 Average Yards Per Kickoff 67.3 70.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.3 36.0 Touchbacks 2 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-32-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 10.7 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-68-0 5-135-0 Average Per Return 34.0 27.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-99-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 38:19 21:41 1st Quarter 8:18 6:42 2nd Quarter 8:02 6:58 3rd Quarter 9:46 5:14 4th Quarter 12:13 2:47Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 4 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 1-1 Touchdowns 5-6 1-1 Field goals 1-6 0-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-3PAT Kicks 5-5 1-1Field Goals 1-1 0-0

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1, won an SEC title and played in the Sugar Bowl (L, 13-7 to Baylor).

vs. a No. 1 LSU squad.

Game Notes

that dated back to 2010.

by halftime. -

fense that entered the game leadng the SEC in fewest sacks allowed (4).

including all three of his catches today.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackSimms 6-20-2 128 0 44 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongD. Rogers 3 63 0 44Neal 1 38 0 38Young 1 21 0 21Totals 6 128 0 44

>> LSURushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Ware 23 80 1 16 3.5Jefferson 14 73 1 18 5.2Totals 49 237 2 18 4.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackLee 13-17-0 138 3 45 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongRandle 5 86 1 45Beckham 4 24 0 8Peterson 2 8 0 7Totals 14 146 3 45


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Game 7

Oct. 22 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 7:21 p.m. | Attendance: 101,821

Vols Fall to No. 2 Alabama, 37-6

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For the first 30 minutes on Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tennessee traded punches with No. 2 Alabama. For the last 30 minutes, the Crimson Tide dominated their home turf on the way to a 37-6 victory.

Alabama scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter, after the Vols played the Tide to a 6-6 draw in the opening half. That clearly didn’t sit well with the Tide.

Tennessee, which limited Alabama to 157 yards in the first half, surrendered 175 yards of offense in the third quarter alone.

Alabama had an iron grip in the second half. A.J. McCarron capped the Tide’s first possession of the third quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run. On its next possession, Tennessee couldn’t pick up a yard on fourth down from its 39-yard line. The very next play, McCarron hit Kenny Bell for a touchdown, and the rout was on.

The Tide added another touchdown in the third quarter, this on a 12-yard run by star running back Trent Richardson, to run the score to 30-6 in what seemed like a blink.

The third quarter hasn’t been Tennessee’s best, especially in SEC play.Entering Saturday’s game, the Vols had been outscored 38-6 by conference oppo-

nents in the third quarter. Alabama’s outburst on Saturday brings that total to 59-6.Tennessee’s first half of football was about as good as it could have hoped.The Vols’ yardage total was modest -- 114 yards in all -- but they certainly didn’t

play like a double-digit underdog. Alabama’s first drive ended with an interception -- just Tennessee’s second takeaway in conference play -- and it set the tone for the rest of the half.

The Crimson Tide went three-and-out on its next drive and the Vols took the opening to take a 3-0 lead. Matt Simms hit Mychal Rivera for a 13-yard pass on third down and Da’Rick Rogers came up with an 11-yard reception on fourth down to extend the drive.

Michael Palardy connected from 40 yards out, and Tennessee took a 3-0 lead.Alabama answered with a field goal, set up by a 69-yard pass to Marquis Maze.

The Vols’ defense, though, dug in and kept Alabama out of the end zone.UT managed that again, holding strong again when Alabama drove down to its

12-yard line.In the second quarter, Tennessee drove 46 yards and Palardy drilled a career-long

52-yard field goal to tie the game 6-6 with 5:52 remaining in the first half.Palardy helped his own cause, too, completing a pass to Anthony Anderson on a

fake punt that extended the drive on fourth down.The field goal was the longest since Jeff Hall hit a 53-yarder against Oklahoma

State in 1995.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUT 1st 03:58 Palardy, M. 40 yd field goal 12-45 6:37 3-0UA 1st 02:26 Jeremy Shelley 26 yd field goal 5-72 1:32 3-3UA 2nd 10:55 Jeremy Shelley 29 yd field goal 10-48 4:52 3-6UT 2nd 05:52 Palardy, M. 52 yd field goal 11-46 5:03 6-6UA 3rd 11:08 AJ McCarron 2 yd run Shelley kick 5-75 1:51 6-13UA 3rd 08:52 Bell 39 yd pass from McCarron Shelley kick 1-39 0:09 6-20UA 3rd 03:17 T. Richardson 12 yd run Shelley kick 6-63 3:15 6-27UA 4th 11:22 Cade Foster 45 yd field goal 10-46 4:41 6-30UA 4th 09:27 T. Richardson 1 yd run Shelley kick 3-9 1:30 6-37

UT ALA FIRST DOWNS 6 19NET YARDS RUSHING 92 143 Rushing Attempts 32 38 Average Per Rush 2.9 3.8 Rushing Touchdowns 0 3NET YARDS PASSING 63 294 Completions-Attempts-Int 9-18-1 18-28-1 Average Per Attempt 3.5 10.5 Average Per Completion 7.0 16.3 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 155 437 Total offense plays 50 66 Average Gain Per Play 3.1 6.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-25 5-38PUNTS-YARDS 5-200 2-81 Average Yards Per Punt 40.0 40.5 Net Yards Per Punt 39.2 35.0KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-172 8-523 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.3 65.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.3 44.2 Touchbacks 0 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-11-0 1-4-0 Average Per Return 11.0 4.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-149-0 3-36-0 Average Per Return 21.3 12.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-19-0 1-29-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 27:42 32:18 1st Quarter 9:31 5:29 2nd Quarter 6:37 8:23 3rd Quarter 8:42 6:18 4th Quarter 2:52 12:08Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 5 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-7 Touchdowns 0-0 3-7 Field goals 0-0 2-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 2-9PAT Kicks 0-0 4-4Field Goals 2-2 3-3

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ever played in front of, topping the previous high of 92,932 at LSU on Oct. 2, 2010.

Game Notes

has missed since 1946, a 12-0 UT win. It breaks a streak of 65 consecutive games for Manning.

just Tennessee’s second interception of the season and first in a string of 349 defensive snaps, dating back to the third quarter of the season opener versus Montana.

just the second true freshman in Tennessee history with two 10+ tackle games. Eric Berry is the only other player to accomplish the feat with games of 14 tackles vs. Ken-tucky and 12 tackles vs. South Carolina in 2007.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackSimms 8-17-1 58 0 21 2

Receiving No. Yds TD LongPoole 3 10 0 8D. Rogers 2 32 0 21Rivera 1 13 0 13Totals 9 63 0 21

>> ALABAMARushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Richardson 17 77 2 16 4.5Lacy 7 46 0 19 6.6Totals 38 143 3 19 3.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMcCarron 17-26-1 284 1 69 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LongMaze 5 106 0 69Hanks 3 55 0 21Bell 3 52 1 39Totals 18 294 1 69


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#14 S. CAROLINA 0 7 7 0 - 14 TENNESSEE 3 0 0 0 - 3

Game 8


Vols Fall to No. 14 South Carolina, 14-3KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee didn’t have any trouble finding big plays on defense

Saturday night against South Carolina. Turning those big plays into points, though, was another story.

The Vols couldn’t take advantage of two prime opportunities deep in Carolina terri-tory in the second half and fell to the 14th-ranked Gamecocks 14-3 in Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee’s offense, without its two most productive players in quarterback Tyler Bray and wide receiver Justin Hunter, struggled again. The Vols finished with just 186 yards of total offense and managed just three points despite getting inside the South Carolina 30-yard line four times.

True freshman quarterback Justin Worley had a difficult time in his debut as a starter, completing 10 of his 26 passes for 105 yards and two interceptions.

Worley’s first interception came on the Gamecocks’ 2-yard line, when free safety D.J. Swearinger stepped in front of tight end Mychal Rivera and grabbed the ball near the goal line.

Two plays earlier, Prentiss Waggner returned an interception of his own 54 yards to the South Carolina 2-yard line. He nearly scored, but lineman Cory Gibson and quar-terback Connor Shaw tripped him up just shy of the end zone. The real dagger came on South Carolina’s next possession.

The Gamecocks (7-1, 5-1 SEC) embarked on a monster drive that lasted nearly 12 minutes. They ran 20 plays and converted six times on third down, the last of which was Shaw’s 5-yard touchdown run on a quarterback draw.

On that drive, Carolina never faced a third down with more than 5 yards needed for a conversion. Four were third and 2 yards or shorter, and that caused major prob-lems for the Vols.

True freshman LB A.J. Johnson, who had a team-high 12 tackles, provided another spark in the fourth quarter when he recovered Brandon Wilds’ fumble at the South Carolina 28-yard line. On the next play, though, South Carolina’s Stephon Gilmore intercepted Worley’s pass in the end zone.

In the second half, South Carolina’s rushing offense — playing its first full game with-out leading rusher Marcus Lattimore — picked up steam. Brandon Wilds finished with 137 yards on 28 carries. Shaw, who threw for 87 yards and a touchdown, was almost as dangerous on his feet. He ran for 64 yards.

The Vols, meanwhile, struggled on the ground again, finishing with just 35 yards rushing. Tailback Tauren Poole had 38 yards on 18 carries. To make matters worse, UT converted just twice in 14 tries on third down.

Tennessee scored on its second possession of the game after taking over at the Carolina 18-yard line following a muffed punt by Ace Sanders. The Vols reached the Gamecocks’ 4-yard line, but had to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Michael Palardy and an early 3-0 lead.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUT 1st 11:03 Palardy 22-yard field goal 7-14 2:20 0-3SC 2nd 07:43 Anderson pass from Shaw Wooten kick 5-44 1:53 7-3SC 3rd 00:47 Shaw, C. 5-yard run Wooten kick 20-98 11:35 14-3

SC UT FIRST DOWNS 20 10NET YARDS RUSHING 231 35 Rushing Attempts 53 21 Average Per Rush 4.4 1.7 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0NET YARDS PASSING 87 151 Completions-Attempts-Int 10-18-1 15-38-2 Average Per Attempt 4.8 4.0 Average Per Completion 8.7 10.1 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 318 186 Total offense plays 71 59 Average Gain Per Play 4.5 3.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-35 7-43PUNTS-YARDS 5-169 5-180 Average Yards Per Punt 33.8 36.0 Net Yards Per Punt 33.8 35.4KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-189 1-70 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.0 70.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.7 47.0 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-3-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 3.0 0.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-23-0 3-88-0 Average Per Return 23.0 29.3Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-0-0 1-54-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 36:18 23:42 1st Quarter 3:45 11:15 2nd Quarter 8:26 6:34 3rd Quarter 13:27 1:33 4th Quarter 10:40 4:20Third-Down Conversions 10 of 18 2 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 3 of 5Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 1-2 Touchdowns 1-2 0-2 Field goals 0-2 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 3-13PAT Kicks 2-2 0-0Field Goals 0-0 1-2

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Game Notes

Moore (DB) made their first career starts for the Vols in the South Carolina game.

that the Vols have started three different quarterbacks in the same season.

NCAA D-I FBS team.

QB starters: Peyton Manning (1994), Casey Clausen (2000), Brent Schaeffer (2004), Erik Ainge (2004) and Tyler Bray (2010).

games, tallying 12 vs. South Carolina.

list with 57 this season. He moved past Reggie White (51 in 1980) in the third quarter with his seventh stop of the game to hit 52. In addition to his 12 tackles vs. South Carolina, he added his second fumble recovery of the season.

that freshman tackles list.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Poole 18 38 0 9 2.1Simms 1 3 0 3 3.0Totals 21 35 0 9 1.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackWorley 10-26-2 105 0 26 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LongD. Rogers 4 35 0 12Arnett 3 59 0 26Z. Rogers 2 24 0 14Totals 15 151 0 26

>> SOUTH CAROLINARushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Wilds 28 137 0 24 4.9Shaw 16 64 1 18 4.0Totals 53 231 1 24 4.4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackShaw 10-18-1 87 1 23 3

Receiving No. Yds TD LongWilds 3 31 0 13Jeffery 3 17 0 8Anderson 1 23 1 23Totals 10 87 1 23


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Game 9

Nov. 5 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 7:08 p.m. | Attendance: 88,211

Vols Shut Out MTSU on Homecoming, 24-0KNOXVILLE -- Heading into Saturday’s homecoming game against Middle Ten-

nessee State, Tennessee hadn’t made a visit to the end zone -- checkerboard or oth-erwise -- in more than two games.

The Vols snapped a 10-quarter touchdown drought on their second possession and kept on scoring, defeating the Blue Raiders 24-0 Saturday night in Neyland Stadium.

The Vols scored all 24 of their points in the first half, and could have added more had they converted a pair of fourth-down tries deep in MTSU territory in the second half.

The started scoring early on Saturday night. Austin Johnson intercepted Logan Kilgore’s third pass of the game on the Blue Raiders’ second possession and returned it to the MTSU 7. Three plays later, Tauren Poole scored his first touchdown -- and the Vols’ -- since UT’s loss to top-ranked LSU on Oct. 15.

The points piled up quickly the rest of the half. Da’Rick Rogers, who finished with 137 yards receiving on nine catches, scored on a 47-yard touchdown pass which ended an 89-yard drive and gave UT a 14-0 lead with 2:24 left in the first quarter.

The Vols’ next score came on another lengthy drive, which lasted nearly 8 minutes and covered 86 yards in 15 plays. Poole’s 7-yard run gave UT a 21-0 lead midway through the quarter, and gave the senior his first multi-touchdown game of 2011 and the fourth of his career.

Tennessee added one more score just before halftime, again helped by another turnover.

Eric Gordon picked off Jeff Murphy’s pass with less than a minute before halftime, and quarterback Justin Worley guided the Vols 38 yards to the MTSU 3-yard line in just 37 seconds.

Derrick Brodus, who subbed for an injured Michael Palardy on kickoffs and place kicks, connected on a 21-yard field goal as time expired to give Tennessee a 24-0 lead at halftime.

After backup kicker Chip Rhome injured his leg in warmups, Brodus was rushed to the stadium less than an hour before kickoff. He connected on all three of his extra point tries in addition to the field goal.

That wasn’t the only unexpected sight on Saturday, either. Dooley gave walk-on running back Jaron Toney 19 carries, which went for a team-best 52 yards. Poole fin-ished with 13 yards on 11 carries.

After making his first start a week ago in the Vols’ loss to South Carolina, true fresh-man Justin Worley completed 23 of his 32 passes for 291 yards, 202 of which came in the first half, and his first career touchdown.

Tennessee’s made sure MTSU didn’t score at all, and limited the Blue Raiders (2-6) to just 230 yards of total offense. The shutout is Tennessee’s first since a 50-0 victory over UT-Martin in last year’s season opener.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUT 1st 09:05 Poole, T. 1-yard run Brodus kick 3-7 1:17 7-0UT 1st 02:24 Rogers, D. 47-yard pass from Worley Brodus kick 7-89 3:34 14-0UT 2nd 07:39 Poole, T. 7-yard run Brodus kick 15-86 07:52 21-0UT 2nd 00:00 Derrick Brodus 21-yard field goal 6-38 0:40 24-0

MTSU UT FIRST DOWNS 13 22NET YARDS RUSHING 97 120 Rushing Attempts 21 45 Average Per Rush 4.6 2.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2NET YARDS PASSING 133 291 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-31-2 23-33-0 Average Per Attempt 4.3 8.8 Average Per Completion 7.4 12.7 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 230 411 Total offense plays 52 78 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 5.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 1-10 4-45PUNTS-YARDS 6-257 5-190 Average Yards Per Punt 42.8 38.0 Net Yards Per Punt 39.7 38.0KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-59 4-238 Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.0 59.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 20.0 41.0 Touchbacks 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-19-0 Average Per Return 0.0 6.3Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-74-0 1-39-0 Average Per Return 18.5 39.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-39-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-3-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 20:46 39:14 1st Quarter 6:30 8:30 2nd Quarter 3:57 11:03 3rd Quarter 6:39 8:21 4th Quarter 3:40 11:20Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 10 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 3-4 Touchdowns 0-1 2-4 Field goals 0-1 1-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 0-0PAT Kicks 0-0 3-3Field Goals 0-0 1-1

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seventh consecutive win in the month of November.

games and eight of the last nine since 2003.

Game Notes

the LSU game. The Vols capitalized on an Austin Johnson interception with a one-yard Tauren Poole plunge in the first quarter vs. Middle Tennessee.

Justin Worley hit Da’Rick Rogers on a 47-yard strike in the first quarter.

season on that play, dating back to the third quarter of UT’s win over Buffalo.

plays (15) and time (7:52).

at Alcoa, became the 19th Vol rookie to play this season when he booted the opening kickoff.

half and adding a field goal to close out the first half.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Toney 19 52 0 8 2.7Lane 9 37 0 8 4.1Totals 45 120 2 17 2.7


Receiving No. Yds TD LongD. Rogers 9 137 1 47Arnett 3 47 0 35Rivera 3 32 0 15Totals 23 291 1 47

>> MTSURushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Pratcher 12 37 0 11 3.1Whatley 5 36 0 12 7.2Totals 21 97 0 12 4.6

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMurphy 14-21-1 108 0 19 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongJefferson 4 28 0 16McDonald 3 23 0 19Beyah 3 23 0 16Totals 18 133 0 19


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TENNESSEE 0 7 0 0 - 7 #8 ARKANSAS 14 7 14 14 - 49

Game 10

Nov. 12 | DWR Razorback Stadium | Fayetteville, Ark. | 5:09 p.m. | Attendance: 72,103

Vols Fall to No. 8 Arkansas, 49-7

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Tennessee’s SEC struggles continued against No. 8 Arkan-sas on Saturday night.

The Razorbacks leveraged big plays to take a commanding 28-point third-quar-ter lead and ran away with a 49-7 victory at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

Wide receiver Joe Adams and running back Dennis Johnson did most of the dam-age for Arkansas.

Adams came through with the night’s signature play in the second quarter -- and one perhaps emblematic of what went wrong in Tennessee’s third game against a top 10 from the SEC West this season.

Leading 7-0, Adams fielded a low punt from Matt Darr, backtracked nearly 15 yards, broke six tackles and outran the rest of UT’s coverage team down the right sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.

It was Adams’ third punt return touchdown this season, and the Hogs’ FBS-best fifth special teams touchdown.

For Tennessee, though, it was another instance of missed tackles and a missed opportunity to either make or prevent a big play.

Arkansas struck again on a 71-yard run by Dennis Johnson, who broke through the middle of the field and ran untouched the final 40 yards to give the Razorbacks a 21-0 lead with 11:25 left in the second quarter.

The Vols, who fell to 0-6 in SEC play for the first time in school history and 4-6 overall, answered with their best possession of the game. Neal caught a 50-yard pass from Justin Worley to set up an 11-yard touchdown run that made the score 21-7.

After stopping Arkansas on its next possession, Tennessee drove 72 yards to the Arkansas 5-yard line. But facing pressure on third down, Worley looked to the end zone -- only to find safety Tramain Thomas in his way.

The Hogs scored on their second possession of the second half, taking a 28-7 lead on a 15-yard run by Johnson, who finished with a game-high 97 yards on just 11 carries.

The real dagger came after the Vols’ next drive stalled near midfield, and Worley threw incomplete for Arnett on fourth-and-1 from the UT 40-yard line.

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson hit Adams with a 40-yard strike for a touch-down on the very next play, and Tennessee never threatened after that.

The Razorbacks outscored Tennessee 28-0 after halftime, extending UT’s uncan-ny second-half struggles in SEC play.

For the season, Tennessee has been outscored 118-22 in the final 30 minutes against conference opponents. Three of those teams have been ranked in the top 10, and all but one (Georgia) was ranked at the time they played the Vols.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreAR 1st 03:39 Wright 7 yd pass from Wilson Hocker kick 13-75 5:10 0-7AR 1st 00:17 Adams 60 yd punt return Hocker kick 0-14AR 2nd 11:25 Johnson 71 yd run Hocker kick 2-71 0:20 0-21UT 2nd 09:26 Neal 11 yd run Palardy kick 5-77 1:59 7-21AR 3rd 07:07 Johnson 15 yd run Hocker kick 5-52 1:51 7-28AR 3rd 04:17 Adams 40 yd pass from Wilson Hocker kick 1-40 0:08 7-35AR 4th 10:58 Green 10 yd pass from Wilson Hocker kick 3-53 1:01 7-42AR 4th 06:37 Curtis 26 yd run Hocker kick 5-74 2:41 7-49

UT ARK FIRST DOWNS 16 21NET YARDS RUSHING 138 254 Rushing Attempts 42 30 Average Per Rush 3.3 8.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3NET YARDS PASSING 238 245 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-35-1 17-27-1 Average Per Attempt 6.8 9.1 Average Per Completion 13.2 14.4 Passing Touchdowns 0 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 376 499 Total offense plays 77 57 Average Gain Per Play 4.9 8.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-36 7-58PUNTS-YARDS 8-272 3-148 Average Yards Per Punt 34.0 49.3 Net Yards Per Punt 26.5 49.3KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-114 8-532 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 66.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.5 48.8 Touchbacks 1 4Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-60-1 Average Per Return 0.0 60.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-62-0 1-9-0 Average Per Return 15.5 9.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1--2-0 1-7-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 37:06 22:54 1st Quarter 9:40 5:20 2nd Quarter 10:44 4:16 3rd Quarter 7:42 7:18 4th Quarter 9:00 6:00Third-Down Conversions 4 of 18 5 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3 Touchdowns 1-2 3-3 Field goals 0-2 0-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 1-11PAT Kicks 1-1 7-7Field Goals 0-0 0-1

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and a 5-3 record in the Natural State.

Game Notes

to 55, moving him into a tie with former teammate Gerald Jones (2010) for 14th all-time on the Tennessee single-season receptions list.

the year, placing him 11th on the UT single-season chart.

besting the first half against Montana when it had the ball for 20:15.

Alabama on Oct. 24, 2009.

ball for 19 minutes or more. Against MTSU, UT had the ball for 19:33 in the first half and 19:41 in the second.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Lane 9 58 0 45 6.4Poole 14 41 0 7 2.9Totals 42 138 1 45 3.3


Receiving No. Yds TD LongD. Rogers 5 106 0 48Neal 3 63 0 50Lane 3 12 0 8Totals 18 238 0 50

>> ARKANSASRushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Johnson 11 97 2 71 8.8Curtis 6 59 1 26 9.8Totals 30 254 3 71 8.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackWilson 16-26-1 224 3 40 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LongWright 5 94 1 40Johnson 4 43 0 24Adams 2 52 1 40Totals 17 245 3 40


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Game 11

Nov. 19 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 7:02 p.m. | Attendance: 91,367

Vols Rally for OT Win, 27-21 Over VanderbiltKNOXVILLE -- Twice last season, Tennessee celebrated in vain. First at LSU, then

in the Music City Bowl against North Carolina, joy turned into gut-punch losses.On Saturday night in Neyland Stadium, Tennessee celebrated in the south end

zone, only to have it interrupted for an official review. But only interrupted.Officials eventually ruled that the Vols’ game-winning interception return was

good for a touchdown, giving Tennessee a 27-21 victory over Vanderbilt and mov-ing it one step closer to clinching a bowl berth.

But for a minute, it looked like the Vols might get caught in another downpour.During the first possession of overtime, UT defensive back Eric Gordon intercept-

ed Jordan Rodgers’ pass, stumbled and continued 90 yards down the far sideline for a touchdown.

Officials initially said Gordon fumbled the ball and recovered it with his knee on the ground. In a flash, Tennessee’s players ended their celebration in the southwest corner of the stadium and started clamoring for Dooley to challenge the call.

Following the game, Dooley pointed out that rules prohibit a coach from chal-lenging whether or not a runner was down. But because officials didn’t stop the play, it was eligible for an official review. Moments later, the Vols were celebrating again.

After jumping out to a 14-7 lead at halftime in Tyler Bray’s return to the field after missing five games with a broken thumb, the Vols’ second-half woes appeared to set in again.

On the Vols’ second possession of a scoreless third quarter, Vandy linebacker Ar-chibald Barnes intercepted Bray in the end zone and returned it 100 yards to tie the game at 14-14.

Then, after pinning the Vols deep in their own territory, Vanderbilt took a 21-14 when Rodgers found Chris Boyd for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 12:21 remaining.

Tennessee answered right back, with a heavy dose of the run -- and the kind of good fortune that hasn’t exactly been a regular occurrence this season.

After UT’s drive, which began at its 20-yard line, stalled at the Vandy 5, Michael Palardy came on for a 23-yard field goal attempt. The kick appeared to be blocked, but Vandy’s Sean Richardson was flagged for running into the kicker.

So on fourth down, Da’Rick Rogers hauled in a pass from Bray with one hand to tie the game at 21-21 with 6:27 left in regulation.

Tennessee’s defense stole the show the rest of the way.After the teams traded punts, Vanderbilt took over with 2:02 left and promptly

moved to the UT 40 with a little less than a minute remaining. On second down, Prentiss Waggner intercepted Rodgers and ended any chance of a Vanderbilt win in regulation.

Moments later -- a couple of them agonizingly long -- the Vols were celebrating Gordon’s dramatic dash to the end zone and the first defensive touchdown in over-time since Ohio defeated Pitt on an interception return TD in 2005.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUT 1st 09:02 Poole 1 yd run Palardy, M. kick 3-21 1:07 0-7VU 2nd 12:48 Stacy 6 yd run Fowler, R. kick 1-6 0:03 7-7UT 2nd 07:48 Rogers, D. 17 yd pass from Bray Palardy, M. kick 10-82 4:53 7-14VU 3rd 05:29 Barnes 100 yd interception return Spear, C. kick 14-14VU 4th 12:21 Boyd 20 yd pass from Rodgers Spear, C. kick 7-35 3:11 21-14UT 4th 06:27 Rogers, D. 2 yd pass from Bray Palardy, M. kick 13-80 5:54 21-21UT OT 15:00 Gordon 90 yd interception return 21-27

VU UT FIRST DOWNS 17 17NET YARDS RUSHING 90 101 Rushing Attempts 36 30 Average Per Rush 2.5 3.4 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1NET YARDS PASSING 193 189 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-32-3 16-33-2 Average Per Attempt 6.0 5.7 Average Per Completion 11.4 11.8 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 283 290 Total offense plays 68 63 Average Gain Per Play 4.2 4.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-46 5-60PUNTS-YARDS 4-178 6-226 Average Yards Per Punt 44.5 37.7 Net Yards Per Punt 39.0 36.3KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-260 4-245 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 61.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 46.5 47.5 Touchbacks 2 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-8-0 1-2-0 Average Per Return 8.0 2.0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-55-0 2-34-0 Average Per Return 18.3 17.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-128-1 3-103-1Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-25-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 30:50 29:10 1st Quarter 11:03 3:57 2nd Quarter 9:01 5:59 3rd Quarter 5:57 9:03 4th Quarter 4:49 10:11 OT Quarter 0:00 0:00Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-4 Touchdowns 2-4 3-4 Field goals 0-4 0-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-15 2-18PAT Kicks 3-3 3-3Field Goals 0-2 0-0

For the Record

-souri for most OT wins in the NCAA D-I FBS.

Game Notes-

ing off a Jordan Rodgers pass and racing 90 yards for the game-winning score.

score in OT since Sept. 9, 2005, when Ohio DB Dion Byrum picked off Tyler Palko of Pittsburgh and took it to the house.

two touchdowns to up his career total to 34, giving him sole possession of seventh on UT’s all-time list.

total to five interceptions.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics

>> TENNESSEERushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Tauren Poole 19 107 1 19 5.6Rajion Neal 6 29 0 6 4.8Totals 30 101 1 19 3.4


Receiving No. Yds TD LongRogers 10 116 2 19Poole 3 21 0 11Dallas 1 22 0 22Totals 16 189 2 22

>> VANDERBILTRushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Stacy 17 61 1 18 3.6Seymour 5 23 0 7 4.6Totals 36 90 1 18 2.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackRodgers 17-32-3 193 1 30 2

Receiving No. Yds TD LongMatthews 6 74 0 30Boyd 6 66 1 20Tate 2 21 0 26Totals 17 193 1 30


REVIEW


TENNESSEE 0 0 0 7 - 7 KENTUCKY 3 0 0 7 - 10

Game 12

Nov. 26 | Commonwealth Stadium | Lexington, Ky. | 12:22 p.m. | Attendance: 59,855

Vols’ Streak Ends at Kentucky, 10-7

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- After 26 years, the nation’s longest winning streak finally came to an end as Tennessee fell 10-7 to Kentucky on Saturday in Commonwealth Sta-dium, ending its streak of 26 consecutive victories.

Not only did Tennessee’s winning streak -- so much a part of this series that it be-came known simply as “The Streak” -- come to an end, but the Vols failed to become bowl eligible.

Tennessee had one last chance to climb out of the hole on Saturday. Trailing 10-7 with 2:35 remaining, it moved to its 41-yard line but a sack and two incompletions left the Vols facing fourth and 17 from their 34-yard line.

Bray’s final pass of the game was intercepted by Taiedo Smith, and the Wildcats ran the remaining 1:27 off the clock to claim their first victory in the series since 1984.

Kentucky’s senior quarterback Morgan Newton knelt three times to finish the game, and fans streamed onto the field to celebrate. But it was an unlikely quarter-back who led the Wildcats to the win.

Matt Roark, a reserve receiver, started for the Wildcats and rushed for 124 yards. He completed four of his six passes for 15 yards.

Tennessee held the Wildcats to 217 yards of total offense (and just 29 in the fourth quarter), but Kentucky made the most of its opportunities to score.

Trailing 3-0, the Vols moved the ball inside the Kentucky 10-yard line after Tyler Bray found Rajion Neal on a 44-yard pass. Two plays later with Neal at quarterback in the Wildcat formation, the snap sailed over his head and Kentucky recovered.

That turnover set up Co’Shik Williams’ 6-yard touchdown run with 14:12 remain-ing. That touchdown came two plays after Roark appeared to fumble at the end of a 26 yard run to the UT 7 on third and 12. Dooley challenged the play, and officials upheld the ruling on the field that Roark was down before the ball came loose.

Rajion Neal scored Tennessee’s lone touchdown on a 53-yard pass from Tyler Bray early in the fourth quarter. That play closed the gap to three points, but the Vols of-fense couldn’t find another big play in the remaining 12:52.

Tennessee’s offense struggled in the first half, picking up just 129 yards. Bray, fin-ished 15-of-38 for 215 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions. .

The Vols reached Kentucky territory twice in the first half, but missed a 47-yard field goal try and turned the ball over on downs at the Kentucky 31.

Kentucky made the most of its lone drive deep into Tennessee territory., moving the ball 62 yards to the UT 7 on its opening possession.

That drive stalled when Malik Jackson and Willie Bohanan stopped Roark for a loss of 2 yards on third down at the UT 5. Craig McIntosh connected on a 24-yard field goal to give Kentucky a 3-0 lead with 4:46 left in the first quarter.

Kentucky held Tennessee scoreless in the first half for the first time since the Vols’ 2008 loss to Wyoming.

>> SCORING SUMMARYTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays TOP ScoreUK 1st 04:46 McIntosh 24 yd field goal 15-62 7:57 0 3-UK 4th 14:12 Williams 6 yd run McIntosh kick 8-77 4:49 0-10UT 4th 12:52 Neal 53 yd pass from Bray Palardy kick 3-79 1:14 7-10

UT UK FIRST DOWNS 15 10NET YARDS RUSHING 61 202 Rushing Attempts 24 56 Average Per Rush 2.5 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1NET YARDS PASSING 215 15 Completions-Attempts-Int 15-38-2 4-6-0 Average Per Attempt 5.7 2.5 Average Per Completion 14.3 3.8 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 276 217 Total offense plays 62 62 Average Gain Per Play 4.5 3.5Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-32 11-85PUNTS-YARDS 6-230 9-392 Average Yards Per Punt 38.3 43.6 Net Yards Per Punt 38.2 41.3KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-118 3-198 Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.0 66.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.5 47.3 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-1-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.5Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-36-0 1-19-0 Average Per Return 18.0 19.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-26-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 24:03 35:57 1st Quarter 5:04 9:56 2nd Quarter 8:10 6:50 3rd Quarter 5:49 9:11 4th Quarter 5:00 10:00Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 4 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 2-2 Touchdowns 0-1 1-2 Field goals 0-1 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-15PAT Kicks 1-1 1-1Field Goals 0-1 1-1

For the Record-

ington.

to 1985. That marked the nation’s second-longest active winning streak over an op-ponent behind only Penn State’s 29-game streak over Temple.

Tennessee winning streak.

Game Notes

average of 6.04 yards per play. In their other 11 drives, the Tennessee defense limited them to just 78 yards on 39 plays for an average of 2.0 yards per play.

his season total to a team-leading 11.0.

hauling in passes of 44 and 53 yards, the second of which was the second longest of his career and went for a touchdown.

up to fifth on the UT single-season chart with 1,040 receiving yards. He passed Kelley Washington’s 1,010 yards in 2001.

THE WRAPUP

Team Statistics



Receiving No. Yds TD LongNeal 4 125 1 53Arnett 3 20 0 9Poole 3 12 0 9Totals 15 215 1 53

>> KENTUCKYRushing Att Yds TD Long Avg.Roark 24 124 0 26 5.2Williams 21 68 1 8 3.2Totals 56 202 1 26 3.6

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackRoark 4-6-0 15 0 15 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LongMelillo 1 15 0 15Williams 1 3 0 3King 1 2 0 2Totals 4 15 0 15


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MEDIA INFO

PRACTICE DATES2012 SPRING PRACTICE DATESMarch 25 (Sun.) Derek Dooley Pre-Spring Press Conference2:00 PM, Stokely Family Media Center at Neyland Stadium Practice Days Time Media AvailabilityMarch 26 (Mon.) Practice 1 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersMarch 27 (Tues.) Practice 2 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersMarch 29 (Thu.) Practice 3 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersMarch 31 (Sat.) Practice 4 TBA Head Coach/PlayersApril 2 (Mon.) Practice 5 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersApril 4 (Wed.) Practice 6 9 a.m. Assistant CoachesApril 6 (Fri.) Practice 7 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersApril 10 (Tues.) Practice 8 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersApril 11 (Wed.) Practice 9 9 a.m. Assistant CoachesApril 13 (Fri.) Practice 10 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersApril 14 (Sat.) Practice 11 TBA Head Coach/PlayersApril 17 (Tues.) Practice 12 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersApril 18 (Wed.) Practice 13 9 a.m. Assistant CoachesApril 19 (Thu.) Practice 14 9 a.m. Head Coach/PlayersApril 21 (Sat.) Practice 15 2:30 p.m. Head Coach/Players Orange & White GameNote: Start times above are when walkthrough begins. All times are subject to change.

MEDIA INFORMATIONPRACTICESTennessee spring football practices are open to the media only during the individual drills, during which time both still and video photographers may shoot practice. Following individual drills, the remaining practice time will be closed, and a media relations representative will notify media when the closed portion of practice begins. Members of the media should not use cell phones at practice and are not permitted to report on injuries that occur during practice. All practices with the exception of the Dish Network Orange and White Game are closed to the general public. **PLEASE NOTE that post-practice interview protocol will be different than the 2011 regular season. Because of the con-struction area associated with the Football Training Center, media will be unable to access the parking lot area between Haslam Field and the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. As such, all post-practice interviews with coaches and players will take place in an area on the indoor practice field at the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center.

COACH DEREK DOOLEY INTERVIEWSTennessee head coach Derek Dooley will be available for interviews following each practice during the spring, with the exception of the three assistant coach availability days (April 4, 11, and 18). On non-practice days during the week, Coach Dooley will be available from 12:00-12:30 p.m. by ap-pointment, with no availability on Sundays. Please contact Associate AD/Communications Jimmy Stanton (865) 974-4167 or [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance for interview requests.

ASSISTANT COACH INTERVIEWSTennessee assistant football coaches will have three avail-ability dates after practice during the spring for media inter-views---Practice 6 (Wed., April 4), Practice 9 (Wed., April 11) and Practice 13 (Wed., April 18).

PLAYER INTERVIEWSPlease contact Assistant AD for Media Relations Jason Yellin (865) 314-0273 or [email protected] for player interview re-quests. Please make player interview requests at least 24 hours in advance.

DISH NETWORK ORANGE & WHITE GAMEThe annual Dish Network Orange and White Game will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 and is open to the media and the general public. Coach Dooley and selected players will be available for interviews following the game in the Stokely Family Media Center. To apply for credentials to the 2012 Dish Network Orange and White Game, please visit www.sportssystems.com/sec-credentials and click on the Spring Football link under Ten-nessee.

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MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF

Tennessee Media Relations Dept.Room 255, Stokely Athletics CenterPhone: (865) 974-1212 Fax: (865) 974-1269Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901

Jason YellinAssistant AD - Media RelationsOffice: (865) 974-9494 Cell: (865) 314-0273E-mail: [email protected]: @jasonyellin

Jimmy StantonAssociate AD - CommunicationsOffice: (865) 974-4167Cell: (865) 306-2052E-mail: [email protected]: @jimmystanton

Cameron HarrisAsst. Director - Media RelationsOffice: (865) 974-8876 Cell: (817) 408-7604E-mail: [email protected]: @CHarrisUT

Andrew LentzGraduate AssistantOffice: (865) 974-2743 Cell: (317) 403-0531E-mail: [email protected]: @LentzUT

2012 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT8/31 North Carolina State^9/8 Georgia State9/15 Florida*9/22 Akron9/29 @ Georgia*10/13 @ Mississippi State*10/20 Alabama*10/27 @ South Carolina*11/3 Troy11/10 Missouri*11/17 @ Vanderbilt*11/24 Kentucky*

* SEC game^ Chick-Fil-A Kickoff // Georgia Dome // Atlanta

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