2011 VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 13 SEC Championships | 49 Bowl Games | 89 All-Americans | 43 NFL 1St-Round Picks
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TENNESSEE Six-Time National Champions 2011 VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 13 SEC Championships | 49 Bowl Games | 89 All-Americans | 43 NFL 1st-Round Picks TENNESSEE (2-0) at #16/17 FLORIDA (2-0) 2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 17 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | Gainesville, Fla. | 3:39 p.m. Tennessee TOP PERFORMERS Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Record: 2-0 (0-0 SEC) Rushing Tauren Poole - 45 att., 199 yds., 1 TD Sept. 3 Montana (PPV) W, 42-16 Head Coach: Derek Dooley, Passing Tyler Bray - 51-65, 698 yds., 7 TD/0 INT Sept. 10 Cincinnati (ESPN2) W, 45-23 2nd year at UT (8-7) Receiving Justin Hunter - 16 catches, 302 yds., 2 TD Sept. 17 at Florida * (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Da’Rick Rogers - 15 catches, 200 yds., 3 TD Oct. 1 Buffalo TBA Oct. 8 Georgia * TBA Florida TOP PERFORMERS Oct. 15 LSU * TBA Record: 2-0 (0-0 SEC) Rushing Chris Rainey - 27 att., 198 yds., 2 TD Oct. 22 at Alabama * TBA Head Coach: Will Muschamp, Passing John Brantley - 33-49, 424 yds., 1 TD/2 INT Oct. 29 South Carolina * TBA 1st year at Florida (2-0) Receiving Chris Rainey - 9 catches, 110 yds., 1 TD Deonte Thompson - 5 catches, 67 yds., 0 TD Nov. 5 MTSU TBA Nov. 12 at Arkansas * TBA THE FLORIDA GAME Nov. 19 Vanderbilt * TBA Saturday’s game is the 41st meeting between The Vols clinched the SEC East title in 2001 with Nov. 26 at Kentucky * TBA the Vols and Gators. Florida owns a 21-19 edge. a 34-32 win in Gainesville, a game rescheduled fol- * Southeastern Conference game The Gators have won the last six meetings since lowing the events of Sept. 11. 2005, the longest losing streak for UT in the series, in- Tennessee has defeated Florida four times since cluding a 31-17 Florida win last year. Tennessee has 1998. On three of those occasions, the Vols have OVERALL RECORD: 2-0 scored 20 or fewer points in each of those games. appeared in the SEC Championship Game (1998, SEC 0-0 UT has lost three consecutive meetings in Gaines- 2001, and 2004; the other win was in 2003). ville after winning two in a row in 2001 and 2003. UT is 5-10 in Gainesville and 11-10 in Knoxville. NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Team: W, 31-13 vs. No. 21 South Carolina (Oct. 31, 2009) HOME 2-0 UTs’ Last Win Over Ranked Team On Road: W, 51-33 at No. 10 Georgia (Oct. 7, 2006) 2011 RECORD AWAY 0-0 UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Florida Team: W, 30-28 vs. No. 11 Florida (Sept. 18, 2004) UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Florida Team On Road: W, 24-10 vs. No. 17 Florida (Sept. 20, 2003) It’s Florida Week On the Air The Tennessee Vols continue their 115th season with a 3:39 p.m. kickoff Saturday (Sept. 17) at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium against No. 16/17 Florida. The game begins SEC play for the Vols and is televised on CBS. TELEVISION Tennessee will attempt to snap a series-long, six-game losing streak to the Gators since 2005. The Vols CBS have scored 30-plus points vs. Florida only twice in the last 10 meetings, but were victorious both times Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) (34-32 in 2001; 30-28 in 2004). The Vols travel to Gainesville with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2003. Gary Danielson (color analyst) The UT-UF game will be televised by CBS for the 16th year in a row. The last 10 have kicked off the net- Tracy Wolfson (sideline) work’s coverage. The last time it did not was in 2001 as the game was moved to Dec. 1 due to the 9/11 attacks. Craig Silver (producer) A Tennessee Win Would... RADIO Give the Vols a 3-0 start for the first time since 2004. Vol Network Snap a six-game losing streak to Florida (since 2005) and a streak of 10 consecutive losses against Bob Kesling (play-by-play) ranked opponents on the road. The last such win was a 51-33 victory at No. 10 Georgia (10/7/06). Tim Priest (color analyst) Extend Tennessee’s regular-season winning streak to seven games, the longest for the Vols since 2003- Andy Kelly (sideline) 04, when UT won its last six regular-season games in 2003 and its first three in 2004. John Wilkerson (studio host) Increase Tennessee’s winning streak in SEC games to four, its longest vs. conference foes since 2007. Give UT its first three-game road winning streak since 2005-06 (Kentucky (‘05), Memphis, Georgia, South Carolina). SATELLITE RADIO Improve Tennessee’s all-time record to 792-340-53 (.691) and 105-122-9 (.464) against ranked teams. Sirius Premier Channel 220 XM Channel 199 The 4-1-1 on the Cincinnati game - Vols 45, Bearcats 23 On Sept. 10 at Neyland Stadium, Tennessee defeated Cincinnati, 45-23, snapping a five-game losing streak to non-conference opponents from BCS leagues, dating to a loss at UCLA in 2008. TELEVISION (Delay) For only the second time in school history, Tennessee had a 400-yard passer (Tyler Bray, 405), 100-yard SportSouth rusher (Tauren Poole, 101) and two 100-yard receivers (Justin Hunter, 156; Da’Rick Rogers, 100). The only Sunday, Sept. 18 (10 p.m.) other time this happened was in 1997 at Kentucky (Peyton Manning, 523 yards passing; freshman Jamal Monday, Sept. 19 (11 a.m.) Lewis, 127 yards rushing and 105 yards receiving; Marcus Nash posted 195 yards receiving). MYVLT2 QB Tyler Bray became only the second quarterback in school history to pass for 400 yards in a game (Pey- Sunday, Sept. 18 (7 p.m.) ton Manning, three times) and set a school record for completion pct. with a minimum of 30 attempts, com- pleting 34 of 41 passes for 405 yards for a 82.9% rate. Manning held the mark with 77.5 (31-40), set in 1997. The Vols have a combined 87 points in their first two games, the highest total through two games for UT since 97 points in 1996 (62 vs. UNLV, 35 vs. UCLA). For the first time in UT history, the Vols had a pair of receivers with 10 catches each in Justin Hunter and Da'Rick SCAN THIS Rogers. Additionally, the Vols have multiple receivers with 100-yard efforts in consecutive games for the second Scan this QR code with your time in school history: Hunter (156 yds. vs. UC; 146 vs. Montana) and Rogers (100 yds. vs. UC and Montana). smart phone to view the 2011 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Tennessee Football Game- Jimmy Stanton | Associate AD - Communications | Cell 865.306.2052 | Email [email protected] day Central page with info Jason Yellin | Assistant AD - Media Relations | Cell 865.314.0273 | Email [email protected] about pre-game activities, Cameron Harris | Assistant Media Relations Director | Cell 817.408.7604 | Email [email protected] parking and much more. Andrew Lentz | Media Relations Graduate Assistant | Cell 317.403.0531 | Email [email protected] CONTACTS FOLLOW ON TWITTER @VOL_FOOTBALL /// WWW.UTSPORTS.COM 1 Depth Chart Notes (Offense) • Set school record for Comp. Pct. in a game with 82.9 (34/41) vs. Cincy Year GP/GS Cmp Att Yds TD/Int #8 TYLER BRAY • Only 2nd QB in UT history to throw for 400+ Yds. in game (Manning 3x) 2011 2/2 51 65 698 7/0 6-6, 210, So., Kingsburg, Calif. • 8 games in a row with 2+ TDs to break Manning’s UT record (7 games) Car. 11/7 176 289 2547 25/10 QB • Named to preseason Manning, O’Brien, Maxwell Watch Lists Car. Highs: Att: 45, Comp: 34, Yds: 405 #12 Matt Simms • Played final two series vs. Montana, completed lone pass for 18 yds. Year GP/GS Att Cmp Yds TD/Int • Started first eight games of 2010 after transferring from El Camino JC 2011 1/0 1 1 18 0/0 6-3, 210, Sr., Franklin Lakes, N.J. • Son of Super Bowl Champion and CBS broadcaster Phil Simms Car. 12/8 196 114 1478 5/8 • Seventh career 100-yard rushing game (21-101) vs. Cincinnati Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Lg #28 TAUREN POOLE • Ran for 98 yards including 8-yd. TD vs. Montana on career-hi 24 carries 2011 2/2 45 199 441 1 28 Prounounced (TOR-in) • Preseason watch lists for Walker, Maxwell, Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Car. 40/15 281 1404 5.0 12 59 TB 5-10, 215, Sr., Toccoa, Ga. • Lone senior starting on offense and one of just 13 on the entire roster Car. Highs: Rush: 24, Yds: 162, TDs: 2 #4 Marlin Lane • 1st Vol to score 3 TDs in first two college games since Reggie Cobb in ‘87 Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD Lg • First UT freshman with 2 TDs in debut (vs. Montana) since D. Oku in ‘09 2011 2/0 18 51 2.8 2 18 6-0, 205, Fr., Daytona Beach, Fla. • Rivals, Scout, ESPN: 4-star recruit (No. 23 RB, No. 38 overall in Florida) Car. Highs: Rush: 10, Yds: 35, TDs: 2 • Catches (18, 8 yds) in each game in 2011; 1st career start vs. Cincinnati Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg #39 BEN BARTHOLOMEW • Redshirted in 2010, but competed in track & field (shot put) 2011 2/1 2 26 13.0 0 18 FB 6-2, 251, Jr.-RS, Nashville • 3rd-generation Vol, brother Will (1998-2001), Grandpa Sam (1937-39) Car.