2007 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL Contacts: Bud Ford (cell 865-567-6287) Assoc. AD-Media Relations John Painter (cell 865-414-1143) Assoc. SID P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901 Phone: (865) 974-1212 Fax: (865) 974-1269 [email protected] [email protected] 2007 TEN N ESSEE SC H EDULE Game 13 Date Opponent Time/Result Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers Sept. 1 at California (ABC) L 31-45 Sept. 8 Southern Mississippi (PPV) W 39-19 Dec. 1 Georgia Dome (71,250) 4 p.m. ET CBS Sept. 15 *at Florida (CBS) L 20-59 Sept. 22 Arkansas State (PPV) W 48-27 TENNESSEE LSU Oct. 6 *Georgia (CBS) W 35-14 UTsports.com Web Site LSUsports.net Oct. 13 *at Mississippi State (PPV) W 33-21 9-3, 6-2 SEC Record 10-2, 6-2 SEC Oct. 20 *at Alabama (LF) L 17-41 14th AP / 15th USA Today Coaches Ranking 5th AP / 7th USA Today Coaches Oct. 27 *South Carolina (ESPN) (OT) W 27-24 Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, 1972) Head Coach Les Miles (Michigan, 1976) Nov. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette (HC) W 59-7 146-44 (.768, 16th year) Overall Record 60-27 (.690, Seventh year) Nov. 10 *Arkansas (LF) W 34-13 146-44 (.768, 16th year) Record at School 32-6 (.842, Third year) Nov. 17 *Vanderbilt (PPV) W 25-24 Tennessee leads 20-6-3 All-Time Series Nov. 24 *at Kentucky (CBS) (4OT) W 52-50 Dec. 1 vs. LSU (SEC Champ.) (CBS) 4 p.m. ET DID YOU KNOW? * Southeastern Conference game Tennessee was the only team in the SEC to go undefeated at home this season. The Vols posted an unblemished 7-0 2007 LSU SC H EDULE mark at Neyland Stadium, giving them the league’s longest active home winning streak. Arkansas’ week 12 overtime win at LSU gave the Tigers their only home loss on the year. Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 30 *at Mississippi State (ESPN) W 45-0 SERIES HISTORY & NOTES Sept. 8 Virginia Tech (ESPN) W 48-7 Tennessee leads the all-time series with LSU 20-6-3, dating to 1925. The teams have met just twice at neutral sites, with Sept. 15 Middle Tennessee (PPV) W 44-0 Sept. 22 *South Carolina (CBS) W 28-16 Tennessee posting a 24-17 win in the 1972 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, and LSU downing the Vols 30-21 in the Sept. 29 at Tulane (ESPN2) W 34-9 2001 SEC Championship Game. Oct. 6 *Florida (CBS) W 28-24 Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer sports a 3-3 career record against the Tigers. In the first matchup between Fulmer Oct. 13 *at Kentucky (CBS) (3OT) L 37-43 and third-year LSU head coach Les Miles, the Vols rallied from a 21-0 third-quarter deficit to upset the fourth-ranked Tigers Oct. 20 *Auburn (ESPN) W 30-24 30-27 in overtime in Baton Rouge in 2005. LSU held off a late Tennessee rally last season, downing UT 28-24 in Knoxville. Nov. 3 *at Alabama (CBS) W 41-34 UT (1998) and LSU (2003) are two of the three SEC teams to have won a national championship during the BCS era. Nov. 10 Louisiana Tech (PPV) W 58-10 Five players on Tennessee’s 2007 roster—Chris Brown (Destrehan), Ahmad Paige (Monroe), Jarrod Shaw (Lafayette), Nov. 17 *at Mississippi (CBS) W 41-24 Lucas Taylor (Carencro) and Ja’Kouri Williams (Plaquemine)—hail from the state of Louisiana. Brown and Taylor both Nov. 23 *Arkansas (CBS) (3OT) L 48-50 have started every game for UT this season, and both have also served as game captains. Dec. 1 vs. Tennessee (SEC Champ.) (CBS) 4 p.m. ET Tennessee head strength and conditioning coach Johnny Long is a native of Baton Rouge, La. * Southeastern Conference Game WHAT’S INSIDE VOLS CONTINUE TO LEAD FBS IN SACKS ALLOWED; AINGE SACKED JUST THREE TIMES THIS SEASON UT Media Services 2 Starter Thumbnails 17-21 Tennessee’s offensive line has allowed just four sacks this season, and just three against starting quarterback Erik Ainge. Notes on the Vols 3-7 Game Recaps 22-25 Overall, the Vols have attempted 451 passes, meaning UT’s opponents are averaging one sack in every 112.8 attempts. UT Scouting Report 9 Season Stats 27-34 The Big Orange lead the nation (FBS) in sacks allowed, giving up a third of a sack per game (0.33). Depth Charts 10 Career Stats 35-38 Prior to a fourth-quarter sack by South Carolina against Ainge back on Oct. 27, the senior had attempted 290 straight Series History 11 The Last Time 39-40 passes without being sacked. His only other sacks this year came during the season-opener at Cal (in what would have been his third attempt of the game/season) and on an intentional grounding penalty at Kentucky last weekend. RADIO LSU ranks tied for 26th nationally and second in the SEC with 2.67 sacks per game. Vol Network (StadiumCast FM 99.1) Play-by-play: Bob Kesling NUMEROUS RECORDS SET IN TENNESSEE’S REGULAR-SEASON FINALE Color: Tim Priest In addition to running its overtime winning streak to six games, Tennessee also saw some records fall in its four- Sideline: Mike Stowell overtime triumph at Kentucky last Saturday. It was the longest game (in terms of elapsed time) in Tennessee football history at 4:43. The previous school-record XM Satellite Radio was 4:09, set during UT’s six-overtime win against Arkansas on Oct. 5, 2002. Channel TBA (Vol Network Feed) Erik Ainge’s seven touchdown passes tied the SEC single-game record held by Florida’s Terry Dean (1994) and Doug Johnson (1997) and Kentucky’s Tim Couch (1997 and 1998). TELEVISION Kentucky ran an NCAA overtime-game record 110 plays. The previous overtime-game record was 103 plays, set by Kentucky in 2003 against Arkansas. The FBS record for plays in any game is 111. The Wildcats fell one shy of that mark. CBS Kentucky’s team totals for first downs (37) and completions (39) were single-game records for a Tennessee oppo- Play-by-play: Verne Lundquist nent, and UK quarterback Andre Woodson set UT opponent individual records for total offensive plays (72), pass attempts Analyst: Gary Danielson (62) and completions (39). Analyst: Tracy Wolfson Tennessee’s 23 straight victories over Kentucky set a new SEC record for most consecutive wins by one league team over another. The old league record was Alabama’s 22 straight wins over Mississippi State from 1958-1979 and SportSouth Replay Tennessee’s 22 straight wins over Vanderbilt from 1983-2004. Vol Network Audio Feed And finally, although the NCAA records book does not include comprehensive overtime records, it is believed that the 40-yard touchdown pass from Erik Ainge to Quintin Hancock may be the longest pass play in NCAA overtime history. UT’s 2007 opponents have combined to post a 89-66 (.574) record this season ... UT is averaging 406.4 total offensive yards and 30.6 points away from Knoxville this year ... 1 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Phillip Fulmer Show Selected Players Media Day SEC Coaches Practice Walkthrough Gameday 9 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Teleconference ~3:40 p.m. ET Georgia Dome 4:04 p.m. ET 11 a.m. (Fulmer 11:28) Coaches only after 3-4:30 p.m. ET Game Replay Phillip Fulmer Practice Players’ practice Noon (SportsSouth) Teleconference 3:45 p.m. ET Teleconference Head Coaches’ 5:30 p.m. Practice No player availability 1:15-1:45 p.m. Press Conference Game Replay 4:30 p.m. ET Practice Georgia Dome 11:30 p.m. (SportsSouth) No player availability 3:45 p.m. ET 2-3 p.m ET TENNESSEE MEN’S SPORTS INFORMATION Practice times subject to change; For daily practice times, call Clint Dowdle in the football office at (865) 974-3109 BUD FORD ADDITIONAL SID STAFF Associate AD - Media Relations Craig Pinkerton - Associate SID TUESDAY (cont.) Office: (865) 974-1214 Office: (865) 974-7501; [email protected] Fulmer Press Briefing Live Uplink - Each Tuesday prior to every game, Coach Cell: (865) 567-6287 Tom Satkowiak - Assistant SID Fulmer will be available by live uplink from 12:30 - 1 p.m. ET. Satellite coordinates are: [email protected] Office: (865) 974-4947; [email protected] KU Band, Galaxy 17, Transponder 4, Downlink Frequency 11780 Vertical ADDRESSES UT Football Preview Feed - Each Tuesday during the season, a preview of the upcoming UT game will be available on satellite. The feeds will be made from 4:15-4:30 Mailing p.m. ET. Satellite coordinates are: KU Band, Galaxy 17, Transponder 4, Downlink JOHN PAINTER P.O. Box 15016 Frequency 11780 Vertical Associate SID - Football Contact Knoxville, TN 37901-5016 Office: (865) 974-1097 Overnight Cell: (865) 414-1143 WEDNESDAY Men’s Sports Information SEC Weekly Teleconference - The Southeastern Conference will conduct a weekly [email protected] 1720 Volunteer Blvd. teleconference with the SEC head coaches each Wednesday. The call begins at 11 a.m. Knoxville, TN 37996 ET, with each coach assigned a seven-minute time period. The confidential media phone number is (877) 381-5694. Coach Phillip Fulmer participates from 11:28-11:35 a.m. ET. SUNDAY Coach Fulmer’s Teleconference - Coach Fulmer will be available on Sundays fol- Players’ Weekly Teleconference - The UT Sports Information Office conducts a lowing Vols games (including open dates) via teleconference beginning at 5:30 p.m.