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2009 OHIO FOOTBALL Game #4 Neyland Stadium Ohio Bobcats (2-1) (100,011) at Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee Volunteers (1-2) Sept. 26, 2009 ESPN360 7 p.m. ET BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL Ohio, Please OHIO TAKES ON ROCKY TOP When referring to the Bobcats, please use • This is the fi rst-ever meeting between Ohio and Tennessee. Ohio is 2-8 all-time against the SEC. Ohio. Ohio University is acceptable when • The Volunteers defeated Western Kentucky 63-7, before falling to UCLA 19-15 and Florida 23-13. using other institutions’ full names. Please • Tennessee went 5-7 in coach Phillip Fullmer’s last season, with wins over UAB, Northern Illinois, do not use Ohio U. or OU. Thank you. Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. On the Air Radio A WIN OVER TENNESSEE WOULD … The fl agship radio station for the Ohio Sports Network is WXTQ-105.5 FM in Athens. Voice • Be the 492nd win in the program’s history (491-512-48, .490). of the Bobcats Russ Eisenstein serves as the • Be the program’s third straight road win, the longest for the program since the end of the 2006 play-by-play voice. Broadcasting veteran season. Rob Cornelius will serve as the color analyst, • Improve Ohio’s record to 3-1, the program’s best record through four games since 1997. while Caleb Troop is the broadcast’s sideline reporter. The network has nine affi liates throughout Ohio and West Virginia. 2009 Citizens Bank Ohio ISP Sports 2009 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Network Affi liates Opponent Stadium (Capacity) Time (ET)/Att. W/L Score WXTQ (105.5 FM) Athens; WYTS (1230 AM), Sept. 5 CONNECTICUT Peden Stadium (24,000) 24,617 L 23-16 Columbus; WMPO (1390 AM) Middleport, Sept. 12 at North Texas Fouts Field (30,500) 16,674 W 31-30 (2OT) WJAW (100.9 FM) McConnelsville; WJAW Sept. 19 CAL POLY Peden Stadium (24,000) 16.018 W 28-10 (630 AM) St. Mary’s, W.Va.; WMOA (1490 Sept. 26 at Tennessee Neyland Stadium (100,011) 7 p.m. AM) Marietta; WRAC (103.1 FM) West Union; Oct. 3 at Bowling Green* Perry Stadium (24,000) 4 p.m. WHNK (1450 AM) Parkersburg, W.Va. Oct. 10 at Akron* InfoCision Stadium (30,000) 6 p.m. Oct. 17 MIAMI* Peden Stadium (24,000) 2 p.m. Internet Oct. 24 KENT STATE* Peden Stadium (24,000) 2 p.m. Every Ohio Sports Network broadcast is Oct. 31 at Ball State* Scheumann Stadium (22,500) Noon available on the internet via Stretch Internet. Nov. 10 at Buffalo* UB Stadium (29, 103) 7 p.m. Visit OhioBobcats.com and click on the Nov. 21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Peden Stadium (24,000) 2 p.m. appropriate links to access the broadcasts. Nov. 27 TEMPLE* Peden Stadium (24,000) 2 p.m. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS *MAC OPPONENTS Today’s Guest Coaches Today’s guest coach is: This week’s game is on the road. Media Relations Contact Asst. AD, Football Contact.........................Jason Corriher Office Phone....................................740-593-1298 Home/Mobile Phone......................740-331-1497 [email protected] Department Fax.................................740-597-1838 Department [email protected] 2009 OHIO FOOTBALL Ohio at Tennessee • Sept. 26, 2009 BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • Tennessee in 2009 (1-2) THE OHIO-TENNESSEE SERIES Sept. 5 Western Kentucky W, 63-7 • This is the fi rst meeting between the two schools. Sept. 12 UCLA L, 19-15 Sept. 19 at Florida* L, 23-13 THE COACHES Sept. 26 Ohio Ohio: Frank Solich Tennessee: Lane Kiffi n Oct. 3 Auburn* Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1966 Alma Mater: Fresno State, 1998 Oct. 10 Georgia* Overall Record: 82-46 (.641) Overall Record: 1-2 (.333) Oct. 24 at Alabama Year as a Head Coach: 11th Year as a Head Coach: First year Oct. 31 South Carolina* Record at Ohio: 24-27 (.471) Record at Tennessee: 1-2 Nov. 7 Memphis Year at Ohio: Fifth Year at Tennessee: First MAC Record: 17-15 (.531) Nov. 14 at Mississippi* Nov. 21 Vanderbilt* Nov. 28 at Kentucky* *SEC game 2009 Statistical Comp. Ohio Off. Tennessee Def. 25.0 Scoring 16.3 303.0 Total Offense 197.3 103.3 Rushing Offense 109.0 199.7 Passing Offense 88.3 65.0 Total Plays 56.0 SCOUTING THE VOLUNTEERS 35.6 Rushing Att. 36.7 • Senior running back Montario Hardesty leads the Volunteer rushing attack with 345 yards and 29.3 Passing Att. 19.3 4.7 Avg./Play 3.5 three touchdowns on 64 carries (5.4 per rush). Senior quarterback Jonathan Crompton is the signal- 2.9 Avg./Rush 3.0 caller, with 45 completions in 73 attempts to go with fi ve touchdowns and seven interceptions. He 6.8 Avg./Pass 4.6 has thrown for 419 yards and sports a pass effi ciency rating of 113.28. Fourteen different Vols have 13.0 Avg./Catch 7.8 caught passes this season, with senior wideout Quintin Hancock’s 11 catches for 128 yards and one 2.3 Turnovers 2.0 score leading the way. Ohio Def. Tennesse Off. • Junior safety Eric Berry, a consensus Top 5 NFL Draft prospect, paces the UT defense with 24 21.0 Scoring 30.3 tackles, three tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup. 312.7 Total Offense 358.3 • Junior punter Chad Cunningham has averaged 44.5 yards on his six punts with one touchback. He 204.3 Rushing Offense 204.0 108.3 Passing Offense 154.3 also handles kickoffs for the Vols and has averaged 64.3 yards on 18 boots with three touchbacks. 71.0 Total Plays 65.7 • Junior kicker Daniel Lincoln has connected on all four of his fi eld goal attempts, with his longest 47.6 Rushing Att. 40.0 coming from 31 yards out. He has made all 11 point-after attempts. 23.3 Passing Att. 25.7 4.4 Avg./Play 5.5 High School Connections 4.3 Avg./Rush 5.1 • Ohio’s Ryan Luggen and Julian Posey both attended LaSalle High School in Cincinnati, as did 4.6 Avg./Pass 16.0 junior defensive end Ben Martin. 9.8 Avg./Catch 9.4 3.6 Turnovers 3.0 2009 OHIO OPPONENT BREAKDOWN 2008 RECENT MEETINGS Team W L Pct. Bowl 2009 Record Here are the results of the meetings between Connecticut 8 5 .615 International Bowl (W, 38-20) 2-1 the two teams: North Texas 1 11 .083 --- 1-2 Cal Poly 8 3 .727 --- 1-1 This is the fi rst meeting between the two Tennessee 5 7 .417 --- 1-2 teams. Bowling Green 6 6 .500 --- 1-2 Akron 5 7 .417 --- 1-2 Miami 2 10 .167 --- 0-3 Kent State 4 8 .333 --- 1-2 Ball State 12 2 .857 GMAC Bowl (L, 45-13) 0-3 Buffalo 8 6 .571 International Bowl (L, 38-20) 1-2 Northern Illinois 6 7 .462 Independence Bowl (L, 17-10) 2-1 Temple 5 7 .417 --- 0-2 Totals 70 79 .470 11-23 (.324) 2009 OHIO FOOTBALL Ohio at Tennessee • Sept. 26, 2009 BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • BOBCAT FOOTBALL • Quick Facts THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Ohio’s defense has been among the nation’s best from a statistical standpoint and the Ohio University national numbers bear that out. The Bobcats are second in turnovers gained (11), tied Location Athens, Ohio for sixth in fumbles recovered (5), eighth in pass defense (108.33), tied for eighth in Founded 1804 interceptions (six), ninth in pass effi ciency defense (83.10), tied for 12th in turnover Enrollment 28,751 margin (1.33), 17th in third down percentage defense (27.66) and tied for 23rd in fourth Nickname Bobcats down percentage defense (25.0). Individually, defensive end Dak Notestine is tied for Colors Hunter Green and White fourth with two forced fumbles, while linebacker Noah Keller is tied for fourth in tackles Conference Mid-American Conference (13.0) and tied for eighth in solo tackles (7.0). Safety Patrick Tafua is tied for sixth in (East) fumbles recovered (2). Home Field Peden Stadium Capacity 24,000 Surface Field Turf CAREER DAYS President Dr. Roderick J. McDavis Several Bobcats had career days in the 28-10 win over Cal Poly. Quarterback Theo (Ohio ‘70) Scott threw for a career-high 236 yards and three touchdowns. Ninety-three of those Director of Athletics Jim Schaus (Purdue, ‘83) yards went to wideout Terrence McCrae, which was also a career-high. Defensive Athletics Department Phone 740-593-1300 lineman Neal Huyne also set personal-bests in solo tackles (5), assisted tackles (2) and Athletics Web site OhioBobcats.com total tackles (7). Linebacker Noah Keller also posted a career-high 16 tackles and three tackles for loss. Bobcat Football History First Season 1894 SACKLESS All-Time Record 491-512-48 (.490) A statistical rarity occurred during the Ohio-Cal Poly game when neither team was able First Year in MAC 1947 to register a sack. The last time the Bobcats played such a contest was Oct. 23, 2004 All-Time MAC Record 194-237-11 (.451) when Bowling Green defeated Ohio 41-16 in Peden Stadium. MAC Championships 5 (1953, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1968) TURNING THEM OVER MAC Division Championships 1 (2006) Ohio has forced 11 turnovers in its fi rst three games this season, the most for the Bowl Appearances 3program through the fi rst three games in at least the last fi ve-plus seasons. Sun Bowl, 1962 (West Texas State 15, Ohio 14) Tangerine Bowl, 1968 (Richmond 49, Ohio 42) GMAC Bowl, 2007 (Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7) NO FLY ZONE Ohio held Cal Poly to just one completion and 12 yards passing, by far a low for an Coaching Staff Ohio opponent since Coach Solich became head coach in 2005.