TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 2008 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL SPRING REVIEW Tennessee Volunteers FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach . .Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee 1972) Record at Tennessee . .147-45 (.766) -- 16 years Overall Record . .147-45 (.766) -- 16 years Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers . .John Chavis (Tennessee 1979) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks . .Dave Clawson (Williams 1989) Offensive Line . .Greg Adkins (Marshall 1990) Defensive Line . .Dan Brooks (Western Carolina 1976) Dr. John D. Petersen Defensive Ends . .Steve Caldwell (Arkansas State 1977) President Running Backs . .Stan Drayton (Allegheny 1993) Tight Ends . .Jason Michael (Western Kentucky 2002) QUICK FACTS Wide Receivers . .Latrell Scott (Hampton 2001) Name . .University of Tennessee Defensive Backs . .Larry Slade (Shepherd 1973) Location . .Knoxville, Tenn. Graduate Assistant . Jim Bob Cooter (Tennessee 2006) Founded . .1794 Graduate Assistant . .Raasaan Haralson (Southern 1999) Enrollment . .26,560 Assistant AD-Player Relations . .Condredge Holloway (Tennessee 1991) President . .Dr. John D. Petersen Assistant AD-Football Operations . .Bruce Warwick SEC/NCAA Faculty Representative . .Dr. Todd Diacon Head Strength and Conditioning Coach . .Johnny Long Nickname . .Volunteers or Vols Head Athletic Trainer . .Jason McVeigh Colors . .Orange and White Coordinator, Football Operations . .Scott Altizer Mascot . .Smokey Director of High School Relations . .Kevin VanDerzee Stadium (capacity) . .Neyland Stadium (102,038) Equipment Manager . .Roger Frazier 2007 Record . .10-4 Assistant Equipment Manager . .Max Parrott 2007 SEC Record . .6-2 (1st East) Football Video Coordinator . .Joe Harrington Associate Director, Student-Athlete Welfare . .Judy Jackson ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Assistant to the Head Coach . .Clint Dowdle Team Chaplain . .James Mitchell Director of Athletics . .Mike Hamilton Senior Associate AD-Administration . .David Woodall Senior Associate AD-External Operations . .John Currie SPORTS INFORMATION Associate AD-Chief Financial Officer . .Bill Myers Associate AD-Media Relations . .Bud Ford Bud Ford, Associate AD-Media Relations; John Painter, Associate Sports Associate AD-Administration . .Carmen Tegano Information Director/Football; Craig Pinkerton, Associate Sports Information Associate AD-Compliance . .Brad Bertani Director/Basketball; Tom Satkowiak, Assistant Sports Information Associate AD-Administration . .David Blackburn Director/Baseball; Tony Williams, Graduate Assistant; Melissa Anderson, Associate AD-Sales and Marketing . .Chris Fuller Graduate Assistant Assistant AD-Event Management . .Bill Higdon Assistant AD-Operations . .Tyler Johnson SID Phone: . .(865) 974-1212 Assistant AD-Tickets . .Joe Arnone SID Fax: . .(865) 974-1269 E01-8601-004-011-08 Director of Athletic Facilities and Grounds . .Kevin Zurcher Director of External Communications . .Bob Kesling Director of Public Relations . .Tiffany Carpenter 2007 RESULTS (10-4, 6-2 in SEC) Historian . .Haywood Harris Date Opponent Site Result Consultants to AD . .Gus Manning, Gary Wyant Sept. 1 California Berkeley L, 31-45 Internet Communications . .Rick Starratt, Jeff Muir Sept. 8 Southern Miss Knoxville W, 39-19 Sept. 15 Florida Gainesville L, 20-59 Sept. 22 Arkansas State Knoxville W, 48-27 TABLE OF CONTENTS Oct. 6 Georgia Knoxville W, 35-14 2008 Tennessee Football Notes . .2-7 Oct. 13 Mississippi State Starkville W, 33-21 Head Coach Phillip Fulmer and Tennessee Football Staff . .8-13 2008 Outlook . .14-16 Oct. 20 Alabama Tuscaloosa L, 17-41 Key Performers, Depth Chart, Probable Starters, Lettermen . .17-20 Oct. 27 South Carolina Knoxville W, 27-24 OT Position-by-Position Outlook . .21-23 Nov. 3 La.-Lafayette Knoxville W, 59-7 2008 UT Rosters . .24-25 Nov. 10 Arkansas Knoxville W, 34-13 Dish Network Orange and White Game Roster . .26 Nov. 17 Vanderbilt Knoxville W, 25-24 Returning Lettermen Bios . .27-40 Nov. 24 Kentucky Lexington W, 52-50 4OT Newcomer Bios . .41-43 Neyland Stadium Renovation . .43-46 SEC Championship Winning...A Tennessee Tradition . .47 Dec. 1 LSU Atlanta L, 14-21 2007 Review and Statistics . .48-56 Outback Bowl On the Cover: Covers design by by Ted Williams, Tedgrafix, Maryville, Tenn. Graphic Jan. 1 Wisconsin Tampa W, 21-17 Support by John Schaffhauser, Schaffhauser Design, Canton, Miss. 11 2008 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL NOTES UT RETURNING STARTING EXPERIENCE IN 16 SEASONS UNDER PHILLIP FULMER, TENNESSEE FOOTBALL HAS ... OFFENSE Starts • Posted an overall record of 147-45 (.765) Player, Position 2007 Career • Captured the school’s second consensus nation- Josh Briscoe, WR 5 5 Jeff Cottam, TE 6 6 al title with a perfect 13-0 record in 1998 Jonathan Crompton, QB 0 1 • Won a pair of Southeastern Conference champi- Arian Foster, TB 14 23 onships (1997, 1998) and seven SEC Eastern Ramon Foster, OL 14 16 Division crowns Montario Hardesty, TB 0 5 • Posted an 95-32 record against SEC opponents David Holbert, FB 0 1 • Won 84 of 100 games played at Neyland Stadium Jacques McClendon, OG 6 7 • Played in 13 January bowl games Josh McNeil, C 14 23 • Had 86 players chosen in the NFL Draft, includ- Anthony Parker, OG 14 27 Austin Rogers, WR 14 15 ing 15 first-round selections (figures are prior to Chris Scott, OT 14 14 2008 NFL Draft) Lucas Taylor, WR 13 15 • Drawn 10,386,128 fans to Neyland Stadium, an Offensive Totals 114 158 average of 103,861 per game DEFENSE FULMER’S CAREER A HISTORIC ONE Player, Position 2007 Career Robert Ayers, DE 0 2 Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer piloted the Eric Berry, DB 14 14 Vols to their seventh SEC Eastern Division title and Demonte Bolden, DT 12 12 their 25th bowl win in 2007, but those accomplish- Antonio Gaines, DB 2 2 ments only begin to tell the story of Fulmer’s Marsalous Johnson, DB 7 7 career. Rico McCoy, LB 2 2 Brent Vinson, DB 10 10 His 147 head coaching victories put him in sev- Dan Williams, DT 10 10 enth place on the Southeastern Conference’s all- DeAngelo Willingham, DB 8 8 time wins list, making him and South Carolina’s Ellix Wilson, LB 1 1 Steve Spurrier the only active head coaches in the Defensive Totals 66 68 league’s all-time top 10. Fulmer ranks even higher on the SEC regular- SPECIALISTS season victories list, as his 93 regular-season con- Player, Position 2007 Career ference wins are good enough for sixth place all- Philip Fulmer, Dean of SEC Coaches Britton Colquitt, P 13 36 time. Chad Cunningham, P 1 1 During Fulmer’s tenure as head coach, er vs. UAB on Sept. 13, Tennessee faces a Daniel Lincoln, PK 14 14 Tennessee is 52-13 (.800) against non-conference two-game stretch that could make or break Specialist Totals 28 51 foes. Fulmer’s home record against non-confer- its chances for a second-consecutive SEC Eastern Division Crown. The Vols host the TEAM TOTALS 208 277 ence teams is a daunting 36-2 (.947). Fulmer is also the winningest active FBS coach in rival Florida Gators on Sept. 20, then travel the nation with at least 10 years in the profession. to Auburn on Sept. 27. Tennessee holds a His .766 career winning percentage is better than slim 19-18 all-time advantage over the Gators KEY 2008 FALL DATES that of Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno and Steve and trails in the all-time series with Auburn, Spurrier. 21-25-3. Subject to Change A break from the SEC schedule follows as Northern Illinois visits Knoxville on Oct. 4. July 15 -- Phillip Fulmer Golf Outing 2008 SLATE BEGINS IN CALIFORNIA Tennessee then visits early Eastern Division (Gettysvue Golf & Country Club) Tennessee opens its 2008 football schedule favorite Georgia on Oct. 11. The 2007 contest in the Golden State for the second-straight between the two proved the deciding factor July 23-25 -- SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala. season when the Vols take on UCLA in the in the SEC East as Tennessee earned the (UT session July 24, 10:30 a.m. CT) first contest of a two-game contract that will right to make the trip to Atlanta with a 35-14 victory. Aug. 1-- Team reports see the Bruins make a return trip to Knoxville in 2009. A two-game SEC homestand greets the Vols Aug. 2-- Practice begins UT four times has begun seasons in upon their return from Athens, first with a Aug. 20 -- Fall semester classes begin California and twice their opponent has been Oct. 18 contest vs. Mississippi State and then UCLA. The Vols met the Bruins in Los Angeles the renewal of the Third Saturday in October Sept. 1-- Season opener at UCLA in 1967 and in Pasadena in 1994. rivalry on the fourth Saturday in October, the Sept. 13 -- Home opener vs. UAB Tennessee’s two other season-opening tilts in 25th. Tennessee leads the all-time series with Sept. 20 -- SEC opener vs. Florida California came in the 1990 Pigskin Classic the Bulldogs 26-15-1 including a tough 33-21 vs. Colorado and last season vs. California in win in Starkville in 2007. Alabama was an Nov. 8 -- Homecoming vs. Wyoming Berkeley. unkind host to Tennessee last season, drop- Dec. 6 -- SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, The Vols have played UCLA on their home ping the Vols 41-17. turf a total of five times and are 2-3 in those The final third of the Vols schedule features a games, but Tennessee boasts a 7-4-2 record visit to South Carolina on Nov. 1, Homecoming vs. in the series overall. Wyoming Nov. 8, a trip to Nashville for the After an early off week and the home open- Vanderbilt game on Nov. 22 and the regular-season 22 2008 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL NOTES TENNESSEE INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS catches, yards and touchdowns last season and look to better those number in 2008. CAREER-HIGH RUSHING YARDS At least one former Vol • Taylor had 73 catches for 1,000 yards Lennon Creer ...........109 vs. La.-Lafayette 2007 has played in each of the and five touchdowns. The Carencro, La., Jonathan Crompton..................22 vs. LSU 2006 last 17 Super Bowls and 20 native finished fifth in the SEC with 76.9 Arian Foster ..................223 vs.