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FOOTBALL 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 52 BOWL GAMES » 93 ALL- AMERICANS » 46 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS GAME 5 THE MATCHUP | #TENNvsUGA ON THE AIR TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS #2/3 GEORGIA BULLDOGS TV: CBS 2-2 | 0-1 SEC vs 4-0 | 2-0 SEC Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Head Coach: Jeremy Pruitt Head Coach: Kirby Smart Analyst: Gary Danielson Record at Tennessee: 2-2 (.500) / 1st year Record at Georgia: 25-7 (.781) /3rd year Sideline Reporter: Jamie Erdahl Career Record: 2-2 (.500) / Same Career Record: 25-7 (.781) /Same RADIO: VOL NETWORK Last Game: L, 47-21 vs. Florida Last Game: W, 43-29 at Missouri Play-by-Play: Bob Kesling TENNESSEE AT #2/3 GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 | 3:30 P.M. ET | SANFORD STADIUM (92,746) | ATHENS, GA. Analyst: Tim Priest Analyst: Brent Hubbs QUICK COMPARISON NAT’L RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE 29.5 (71/12) Points/Game (15/2) 44.5 Play-by-Play: Ryan Radtke 22.5 (49/9) Points Allowed/Game (7/3) 13.3 Analyst: Derek Rackley 205.0 (40/5) Rush Yards/Game (17/2) 250.3 134.8 (49/10) Rush Yards Allowed/Game (32/8) 118.8 SATELLITE RADIO 192.8 (97/11) Pass Yards/Game (72/8) 227.3 Sirius: Channel 125 180.8 (38/6) Pass Yards Allowed/Game (30/4) 173.5 XM: Channel 381 397.8 (78/9) Total Offense/Game (33/6) 477.5 Internet: Channel 973 UTSPORTS.COM 315.5 (21/4) Total Defense/Game (12/3) 292.3 GEORGIADOGS.COM (National Ranking/Conference Ranking) SOCIAL MEDIA #PoweredByTheT Twitter/Instagram: @Vol_Football KEY STORYLINES Facebook: Tennessee Football VOLS FACE FIRST ROAD TEST AT NO. 2 GEORGIA DEFENSE RANKS HIGH ON FIRST AND THIRD DOWNS • FIRST ROAD TRIP OF PRUITT ERA: Tennessee travels to • FIRST STOPS: UT’s has allowed the fewest first downs in Georgia for the first true road game of the Jeremy Pruitt era the SEC with 56 and 14.0 per game (No. 14 in the nation). BY THE NUMBERS on Saturday. The Vols fell to Florida, 47-21, on Saturday at • TOUGH ON THIRD: The Vols’ defense also ranks near the top of the SEC and the nation in several other categories, Neyland Stadium, while Georgia defeated Missouri, 43-29, Tennessee’s running backs most notably third down defense. Tennessee is allowing on the road. have accounted for nine • CONNECTIONS: There are several connections on the opponents to convert just 24.5 percent (12-49) of third of the team’s 15 total Tennessee-Georgia staffs.Jeremy Pruitt worked with Kirby down attempts - the nation’s sixth-best mark and No. 3 9 touchdowns so far this Smart on Alabama’s staff from 2007 to 2012 and succeeded in the SEC. season. Smart as Alabama’s defensive coordinator in 2016. Pruitt was • In the last three games (UF, UTEP, ETSU), Tennessee the defensive coordinator at Georgia in 2014-2015. is holding opponents to a 17.5 percent third-down Tennessee has six 50+ • PEACH STATE VOLS: Tennessee has 15 scholarship players on conversion rate (7-of-40). That rate would rank first in yard plays in the last three the roster from the state of Georgia, including starters: WR the nation for the current season. games (season total, as Marquez Callaway (Warner Robins), CB Baylen Buchanan • Tennessee ranks 21st in the country in total defense (315.5 50+ well). UT had only four 50+ (Lawrenceville), S Nigel Warrior (Duluth), DB Micah yard per game) and No. 4 in the SEC. yard plays all of last season. Abernathy (Atlanta) and DL Alexis Johnson (Atlanta). QUICK HITS Ty Chandler’s 81-yard UT LEADS THE ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST UGA • CHANDLER LEADS RB COMMITTEE: Sophomore RB Ty TD run versus UTEP was Chandler leads UT’s deep running back unit, ranking ninth Tennessee’s longest rush since an 87-yard LaMarcus • Tennessee leads the all-time series with Georgia 23-22-2, in the SEC with 73.3 rushing yards per game (220 yards on 81 Coker touchdown run on and the Vols are 11-11-1 all-time in Athens, Ga. 35 carries, 6.3 avg., 1 TD). Chandler had a career-high 158 • LAST TRIP TO SANFORD: The Vols’ last trip to Athens Nov. 16, 2006 (nearly 12 yards and an 81-yard TD run versus UTEP. Tennessee ranks years ago). ended in dramatic fashion with WR Jauan Jennings hauling fifth in the SEC in rushing at 205 yards/game. in a 43-yard Hail Mary TD from Josh Dobbs with no time • SPECIALISTS STAND OUT: RS freshman punter Joe Doyle left to give UT the victory on Oct. 1, 2016. UT erased a 17-0 After missing all of last is tied for first in the SEC in punts inside the 20 (nine) season due to injury, LB deficit in the game. The 34-31 victory is also the Vols’ last and is averaging 40.6 yards per punt. The walk-on from victory over a ranked team on the road. Darrin Kirkland, Jr. leads Knoxville leads a unit that ranks No. 2 in the SEC and No. 19 the Vols with 19 stops. • The Vols will be looking to upset the nation’s second-ranked 3 in the nation in opponent punt return yardage (-0.50). team (AP) for the first time since a 34-32 win over Florida in • Sophomore kicker Brent Cimaglia has been perfect on Senior DB Micah Abernathy Gainesville on Dec. 1, 2001. kicks in 2018, drilling all 14 PATs and all four of his FGs. leads the Vols with 26 • Tennessee holds an all-time record of 835-385-33. UT is He has made 11 of his last 13 FG attempts. For his career, career starts, including 19 ninth all-time in wins among NCAA FBS teams. 26 Cimaglia has made 12-of-17 field goals is 17-17 on PATs. straight. • Tennessee is 334-200-19 all-time in the SEC. 2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS WEST VIRGINIA ETSU UTEP FLORIDA at GEORGIA at AUBURN ALABAMA at S. CAROLINA CHARLOTTE KENTUCKY MISSOURI at VANDERBILT SEPT. 1 / CBS SEPT. 8 / SECN SEPT. 15 / SECN SEPT. 22 / ESPN SEPT. 29 / CBS OCT. 13 / TBD OCT. 20 / TBD OCT. 27 / TBD NOV. 3 / TBD NOV. 10 / TBD NOV. 17 / TBD NOV. 24 / TBD L, 40-14 W, 59-3 W, 24-0 L, 47-21 3:30 p.m. ET TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 2018 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_FOOTBALL 1 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT NOTING THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS GEORGIA STAT LEADERS 2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Elijah Holyfield 4 36 290 8.1 2 72.5 Sept. 1 Austin Peay W, 45-0 D’Andre Swift 4 40 190 4.8 2 47.5 Sept. 8 at South Carolina* W, 41-17 Sept. 15 Middle Tennessee W, 49-7 PASSING G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT Sept. 22 at Missouri* W, 43-29 Jake Fromm 4 50-69 72.5 739 9/2 Sept. 29 Tennessee* (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 Vanderbilt* TBA RECEIVING G No. Yds. Avg. TD Yds./G Oct. 13 at LSU* TBA Mecole Hardman 4 14 247 17.6 4 61.8 Oct. 27 vs. Florida* TBA Jeremiah Holloman 4 6 173 28.8 2 43.3 Riley Ridley 4 13 169 13.0 3 42.3 Nov. 3 at Kentucky* TBA Nov. 10 Auburn* TBA DEFENSE G Solo Asst Total TFL INT Nov. 17 Massachusetts TBA Richard LeCounte 4 16 7 23 0.5 0 Nov. 24 Georgia Tech TBA J.R. Reed 4 13 5 18 1.0 1 Deandre Baker 4 12 4 16 1.0 2 * - Southeastern Conference game 2010 Athens L 14-41 SERIES HISTORY vs. GEORGIA 2011 Knoxville L 12-20 NOTING THE BULLDOGS 48TH MEETING 2012 Athens L 44-51 • Like Tennessee head coach Jeremy STATS COMPARISON UT LEADS 23-22-2 2013 Knoxville (OT) L 31-34 Pruitt, Georgia head coach Kirby at Knoxville: 12-11-1 2014 Athens L 32-35 Smart both are part of the Nick CATEGORY UT UGA Saban coaching tree. Pruitt replaced 2015 Knoxville W 38-31 Record 2-2 4-0 at Athens: 11-11-1 Smart as the defensive coordinator Conference 0-1 2-0 Biggest Win: 46 points (46-0, 1936 2016 Athens W 34-31 at Alabama in 2016 after Smart left Scoring Offense 29.5 44.5 in Athens) 2017 Knoxville L 0-41 to take the head coaching job at Total Offense 397.8 477.5 Biggest Loss: 44 points (44-0, Georgia. Rushing Offense 205.0 250.3 1981 in Athens) INSIDE THE SERIES • Six of the last seven meetings Passing Offense 192.8 227.3 Longest W Streak: 9 games (1989- between Georgia and Tennessee have Scoring Defense 22.5 13.3 Overtime Games: 1 (Georgia 34, been decided by eight points or fewer Total Defense 315.5 292.3 99) Tennessee 31 1 OT in 2013) (UGA 20-12 in 2011; UGA 51-44 in 2012; Rushing Defense 134.8 118.8 Longest L Streak: 5 games (1909- Rushing Yards: 232, Jamal Lewis, UGA 43-31 in 2013; UGA 35-32 in 2014; Passing Defense 180.8 173.5 24, 2010-14) KO Ret. Avg. 21.3 24.2 1997 UT 38-31 in 2015; UT 34-31 in 2016). Current Streak: Georgia 1 game • Pruitt and a couple members of his Punt Ret. Avg. 6.0 18.1 100-Yard Rushing Games: 13, last staff have ties to Georgia.