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SIX-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 49 BOWL GAMES » 89 ALL-AMERICANS » 43 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS TENNESSEE (4-6) at VANDERBILT (6-4) 2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD NOV. 17, 2012 » VANDERBILT STADIUM » NASHVILLE, TENN. » 7:00 P.M. EST AT FIRST GLANCE OVERALL RECORD: 4-6 THE MATCHUP THE VANDERBILT GAME SEC 0-6 ¢ Saturday’s game represents the 106th all-time NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 TENNESSEE vs VANDERBILT meeting between Tennessee and Vanderbilt and the 58th in Nashville. HOME 3-3 ¢ Tennessee is 73-27-5 vs. the Commodores all-time, AWAY 0-3 including a 36-17-4 record in Nashville and a 37-10-1 mark in Knoxville. The 73 wins over Vanderbilt are the THE RECORD NEUTRAL 1-0 second-most over any opponent in school history (74 vs. Kentucky). ¢ The 105 meetings with Vanderbilt are the second- THE SCHEDULE most for the Vols against a single opponent. Tennessee has only played Kentucky more, facing off against the DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Wildcats 107 times since 1893. Aug. 31 vs. NC State ^ (ESPNU) W, 35-21 ¢ Tennessee has won six consecutive games over Sept. 8 Georgia State (PPV) W, 51-13 THE BASICS Vanderbilt, including a 27-21 overtime victory at Neyland Sept. 15 #18 Florida * (ESPN) L, 20-37 Stadium in 2011. The last loss to the Commodores for 2012 RECORD 2012 RECORD UT was a 28-24 loss in Knoxville in 2005. Sept. 22 Akron (CSS) W, 47-26 4-6, 0-6 SEC 6-4, 4-3 SEC ¢ UT has also won 28 of the last 29 meetings over Sept. 29 at #5 Georgia * (CBS) L, 44-51 Current Rank: --/-- Current Rank: --/-- Vanderbilt since 1983 and 34 of the last 36 matchups Oct. 13 at #19 Miss. St. * (ESPN2) L, 31-41 Points/Game: 37.9 Points/Game: 25.6 since 1976. Oct. 20 #1 Alabama * (ESPN) L, 13-44 Points Allowed/Game: 37.0 Points Allowed/Game: 18.0 ¢ The Vols have won 14 consecutive games over the Commodores in Nashville from 1984-2010. Oct. 27 at #17 S. Carolina * (ESPN) L, 35-38 Rush Yds/Game: 161.1 Rush Yds/Game: 166.0 ¢ The Vols are averaging 30.4 points per game vs. Nov. 3 Troy (FSN) W, 55-48 TDs (Rush/Pass): 17/30 TDs (Rush/Pass): 17/10 the Commodores in the last 14 matchups since 1998. Nov. 10 Missouri * (SEC) L, 48-51 (4 OT) Pass Yds/Game: 290.7 Pass Yds/Game: 217.7 Total Off./Game: 495.1 Total Off./Game: 383.7 Nov. 17 at Vanderbilt * (ESPN2) 7 p.m. EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE Nov. 24 Kentucky * TBA Total Def./Game: 481.8 Total Def./Game: 330.4 ¢ The Vols have scored 379 points in 10 games this season, the third-highest point total in school history STATISTICAL LEADERS through 10 games and the most since 1995. UT in * Southeastern Conference game second in the SEC in scoring offense (37.9 ppg). ^ Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game All times Eastern RUSHING RUSHING #20 Rajion Neal #2 Zac Stacy ¢ Most Points, First Nine Games, UT History (134-594, 5 TD, 74.2 ypg) (144-769, 6 TD, 76.9 ypg) 409 points 1993 399 points 1995 PASSING PASSING 379 points 2012 ON THE AIR #8 Tyler Bray #11 Jordan Rodgers ¢ Tennessee has scored at least 40 points five times (237-388, 3216 yds, 61.1% (144-244, 1945 yds, 59% in 2012, the most in a season since the 1996 team also TELEVISION 29 TD, 10 INT, 321.6 ypg) 9 TD, 3 INT, 216.1 ypg) recorded five 40-plus games. The 1990 and 1993 UT ESPN2 squads share the school record with seven games of RECEIVING RECEIVING 40-plus points. Mark Jones (play-by-play) #11 Justin Hunter #87 Jordan Matthews ¢ Tennessee also has 4,951 yards of total offense Brock Huard (color analyst) (65-979, 8 TD, 97.9 ypg) (70-1003, 5 TD, 100.3 ypg) (2nd in SEC) through 10 games, two yards behind the Jessica Mendoza (sideline) #84 Cordarrelle Patterson #80 Chris Boyd most in school history at that point, a total of 4,953 Jim Zirolli (producer) (39-638, 4 TD, 62.8 ypg) (40-686, 3 TD, 68.6 ypg) yards by the 1997 squad through 10 games. ¢ Most Total Offense, First 10 Games, UT History DEFENSE DEFENSE 4,953 yards 1997 ONLINE #45 A.J. Johnson #1 Kenny Ladler (112 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 6 QBH) (65 tkls, 2.5 TFL, 1 SK) 4,951 yards 2012 www.WatchESPN.com 4,759 yards 1993 #3 Byron Moore #31 Javon Marshall ¢ The Vols have five games of 500-plus yards of RADIO (81 tkls, 2.0 TFL, 4 INT) (65 tkls, 2.0 TFL, 1 FF) total offense this year, the most since the 1996 Vols posted 500-plus yards of offense in six games. Vol Network INSIDE THE SERIES ¢ Tennessee has a combined 1,303 yards of total Bob Kesling (play-by-play) offense in the last two games, a school record for most Tim Priest (color analyst) Overall: UT, 73-27-5 UT All-Time Record: total offense in consecutive games. Andy Kelly (sideline) In Knoxville: UT, 37-10-1 798-353-53 (.685) ¢ UT has almost 1,000 yards more of total offense In Nashville: UT, 36-17-4 than the 2011 team (4,951 in 2012, 3,992 in 2012). John Wilkerson (studio host) A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... SATELLITE RADIO Improve the Vols to 78-15 in November since 1990 and 8-3 during the month since 2010. Sirius Premier Channel 112 XM Channel 198 Mark the seventh consecutive win over Vanderbilt since 2006 and the 15th consecutive over the Com- mordores in Nashville since 1984. TELEVISION (Delay) Represent the 29th win over Vanderbilt in the last 30 meetings since 1983 and the 35th in the last 37th SPORTSOUTH games vs, the Commodores since 1976. Sunday, Nov. 18 (10 p.m.) Mark the 799th victory in UT history, one win shy of becoming the eighth program to reach 800 wins. MYVLT Sunday, Nov. 18 (7 p.m.) 2012 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Jimmy Stanton Associate AD - Communications Cell: 865.306.2052 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JimmyStanton Jason Yellin Assistant AD - Media Relations Cell: 865.314.0273 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JasonYellin Cameron Harris Associate Media Relations Director Cell: 817.408.7604 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CHarrisUT Betsy Devine Assistant Media Relations Director Cell: 508.223.6667 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BetsyDevine Mary-Carter Kniffen Asst. Media Relations Dir. (Credentials) Cell: 804.516.6337 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MCKniffen UTSPORTS.COM » FOLLOW ON TWITTER @V0L_FOOTBALL 1 DEPTH CHART NOTES: OFFENSE • Preseason Award Watch Lists: Maxwell, Manning, Camp, O’Brien Awards Year GP/GS Cmp Att Yds TD/Int #8 TYLER BRAY • On UT career charts: TD Pass (4th/64); Yds (4th/7,048), Comp. (5th/509) 2012 10/10 237 388 3216 29/10 QB 6-6, 215, JR., KINGSBURG, CALIF. • 3 400-yd gms this yr: Troy (school-record 530), Mizzou (404), Akron (401) Car. 26/22 509 859 7048 64/26 • Last three games: 1,302 yards (434 ypg) on 93-of-144 with 13 TDs Car. Highs: Cmp: 37, Att: 54, Yds: 530, TD: 5 • Played final two series vs. #1 Alabama, completed 3-of-4 for 19 yards Year GP/GS Cmp Att Yds TD/Int #14 JUSTIN WORLEY • Started 3 games at QB as true freshman in 2011 (Oct. 29-Nov. 12, 2011) 2012 3/0 7 12 83 0/1 6-4, 213, SO., ROCK HILL, S.C. Career 7/3 55 99 687 1/4 • First college win vs. MTSU (11/5/11) with 291 yards on 23-of-32 and a TD Car. Highs: Att: 32, Cmp: 23, Yds: 291, TD: 1 • In second game back in action vs. Mizzou, 62 rushing yds & 8-yd TD rec. Year GP/GS Rush Yds Avg TD Lg #20 RAJION NEAL 2012 8/6 134 594 4.4 5 29 Prounounced (RAY-zhon) • Back-to-back 100-yd rush gms (151 vs. Akron, 104 vs. UGA) 1st 2 of career • Second career multi-TD game with two vs. UGA (10-yard rec, 9-yard run) Car. 29/9 207 925 4.5 7 40 5-11, 211, JR., FAYETTEVILLE, GA. Car. Highs: Rush: 23, Yds: 151, TDs: 1 TB • Career-high 151 rushing yards vs. Akron, fourth TD of season on TD catch #15 MARLIN LANE • Career-high 132 yards and first two touchdowns of the season vs. Troy Year GP/GS Rush Yds Avg TD Lg • First-career start at #1 Alabama, gaining 103 yds (55 rush, 48 receiving) 2012 10/4 94 475 5.1 2 42 5-11, 205, SO., DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. Car. 22/4 169 755 4.5 4 45 • Scored four TDs in first three games with UT; Next TD came vs. Troy Car. Highs: Rushes: 19, Yds: 132, TD: 2 • Returned to play vs. Mizzou, after sitting out vs. Troy with a concussion Year GP/GS Rush Yds Avg TD Lg OR #19 DEVRIN YOUNG • Gained 415 all-purpose yards in 2012 (142 KR, 140 Rush, 124 PR, 9 Rec) 2012 9/0 33 140 4.2 0 30 5-8, 172, SO., KNOXVILLE, TENN. • Career-highs with 13 carries for 58 yards at #19 Miss State Car. 18/1 39 149 3.8 0 30 Car. Highs: Rushes: 13, Yds: 58, TD: 0 #39 BEN BARTHOLOMEW • Seeing action at fullback and H-back; Has 9 catches for 78 yds in 2012 Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg • First-career touchdown on a 10-yard catch at #19 Mississippi State 2012 10/5 9 79 8.8 1 13 FB 6-2, 251, SR.-RS, NASHVILLE, TENN.