2006 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] 2006 TENNESSEE SCHEDULE Game 7 Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 California [ESPN] W 35-18 Tennessee Volunteers (5-1) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2) Sept. 9 Air Force [VideoSeat PPV] W 31-30 Oct. 21 Neyland Stadium (102,038) 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Sept. 16 *Florida [CBS] L 20-21 Sept. 23 Marshall [VideoSeat PPV] W 33-7 RANKINGS: Tennessee is ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press and No. 9 by USA Today. Alabama is unranked. Sept. 30 at Memphis [ESPN] W 41-7 The game will be broadcast by the 80-plus station Vol Radio Network. For a complete list of stations, visit Oct. 7 *at Georgia [ESPN] W 51-33 RADIO: Oct. 21 *Alabama [CBS] 3:30 p.m. ET UTsports.com. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Kesling is in his eighth season as the voice of the Volunteers and calls the Oct. 28 *at South Carolina [ESPN or ESPN2] 7:45 p.m. ET action along with Tim Priest and sideline reporter Jeff Francis. For the Crimson Tide Sports Network, play-by-play broad- Nov. 4 *LSU caster Eli Gold has the call along with Ken Stabler and Tom Roberts. Sirius satellite radio also will broadcast the game Nov. 11 *at Arkansas on channel 143 (UT feed). Nov. 18 *at Vanderbilt TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on CBS (UT owns a 31-25 [.554] all-time record on CBS). Verne Nov. 25 *Kentucky Lundquist handles the play-by-play duties, while Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson provide analysis. The game also Dec. 2 SEC Championship [CBS] will be shown on a tape-delay basis by CSS, with Randy Smith and Pat Ryan handling the call. *-Southeastern Conference game DID YOU KNOW? 2006 ALABAMA SCHEDULE In Tennessee’s first three games this season, the Vols were outscored in the fourth quarter 35-10. However, over the Date Opponent Time/Result last three games, the Vols have finished strong by outscoring the opposition 58-13 in the fourth quarter. Sept. 2 Hawaii [PPV] W 25-17 Sept. 9 *Vanderbilt [FSN] W 13-10 SERIES HISTORY & NOTES Sept. 16 Louisiana-Monroe [PPV] W 41-7 Tennessee and Alabama will write another page in the storied history between the two schools, as the longtime rivals Sept. 23 *at Arkansas [CBS] (OT) L 23-24 meet for the 89th time Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Sept. 30 *at Florida [CBS] L 13-28 Dating back to the first meeting in 1901, the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 44-37-7, but the Vols have won nine Oct. 7 Duke [PPV] W 30-14 of the last 11 meetings. Alabama won a low-scoring affair in Tuscaloosa last year 6-3, giving fourth-year Alabama head Oct. 14 *Mississippi [CBS] (OT) W 26-23 coach Mike Shula his first win against UT in three tries. Oct. 21 *at Tennessee [CBS] 3:30 p.m. ET Generally, though, UT head coach Phillip Fulmer has made things tough on Alabama, running up a 10-3 record against Oct. 28 Florida International the Crimson Tide since taking over for the Vols in 1993. The Vols edged the Crimson Tide 17-13 in the last meeting in Nov. 4 *Mississippi State Knoxville in 2004. Nov. 11 *at LSU The 2006 Tennessee roster features four players hailing from the state of Alabama: Wes Brown (Athens), Jayson Swain Nov. 18 *Auburn (Huntsville), preseason All-America offensive tackle Arron Sears (Russellville) and walk-on Stephen Dorning (Florence). Dec. 2 SEC Championship [CBS] *-Southeastern Conference game Tide running backs coach Sparky Woods is the father of current Vols junior Casey Woods. Casey handles UT’s holding duties on special teams and also plays wide receiver. Sparky Woods began his coaching career at Tennessee as a part- THE COACHES time coach in 1976. Tennessee -- Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, 1972) Overall Record: 133-38 (.778 / 15 years) MEACHEM PROVING WORTHY OF BILETNIKOFF CONSIDERATION At Tennessee: 132-38 (.778 / 15 years) Junior wideout Robert Meachem has led the Vols in receiving yards each of the last two years. This season, the Tulsa, Versus Alabama: 10-3 Okla., native is pacing a much larger group. Alabama -- Mike Shula (Alabama, 1987) Meachem ranks second in the nation in receiving yards per game (112.5) through six contests, as the junior has Overall Record: 25-19 (.568 / 4 years) emerged as one of the leading candidates for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s best receiver. Meachem has piled At Alabama: 25-19 (.568 / 4 years) up 675 yards on 34 catches for six touchdowns to help pace the SEC’s most prolific offense. Versus Tennessee: 1-2 Meachem has also been one of the nation’s biggest surprises. Despite leading UT in receiving yardage in each of his two previous seasons on Rocky Top, he wasn’t even listed on the preseason “Watch List” for potential Biletnikoff Award FALL MEDIA SCHEDULE finalists. He’s leaped to the forefront, however, thanks to a record-breaking campaign that easily surpasses his previous Tennessee’s football practice is open Monday- season-bests (459 yards and four TDs in 2004) through just six games. Thursday for the first four (4) periods (including flex as the Among SEC receivers, Meachem ranks first in receiving yards per game, second in receptions per game (5.67) and first period). When the horn signals the start of the fifth third in all-purpose yardage (116.5 ypg). period, all media, videographers, still photographers and all practice visitors are asked to leave the field area. MEACHEM, SWAIN COMPRISE ELITE RECEIVING DUO Daily Player Media Availability Tennessee wide receivers Robert Meachem and Jayson Swain comprise the NCAA’s Top Receiving Duos Sunday second-best receiving duo in NCAA Division I-A in terms of average yards per (2006 Average Yards Per Game) 5:30 p.m. - Coach Fulmer teleconference game this season. The two have combined for 1,053 yards and 11 touchdowns Monday (at Neyland-Thompson Sports Center) this season, with Meachem totaling 675 yards and Swain gaining 378 for a per- Duo (School) YPG 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Selected player interviews 1. Williams-Dubois (New Mexico St.) 202.0 game average of 175.5 yards. Their averages rank them second and 61st, 2. Meachem-Swain (Tennessee) 175.5 Tuesday (at Neyland-Thompson Sports Center) respectively, amongst individuals in NCAA Div. I-A. The tandem’s numbers are 3. Jones-Broussard (San Jose St.) 165.8 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. - Player Interviews even more impressive when one takes into account that Swain suffered an 4. Hall-Brown (Alabama) 159.4 No post-practice player availability ankle injury Oct. 7 at Georgia and did not catch a pass vs. the Bulldogs. 5. Bess-Rivers (Hawaii) 154.0 Wednesday Tennessee’s tandem averages 16.1 more yards per game than Alabama’s 1:15 p.m. - Teleconference with selected players D.J. Hall and Keith Brown, who make up the nation’s fourth most potent duo. UT’s 2006 opponents have combined to post a 45-30 (.667) record so far this season ... Senior kicker James Wilhoit ranks second in the SEC in scoring with 47 points this season ... GAME NOTES: VOLS vsTIDE Speaking VOLumes ... Tennessee Career Total Offense Tennessee Career Passing Yards Player Plays Rush Pass Total Player Att-Cmp Pct. Yds. TD Peyton Manning 1,534 -181 11,201 11,020 Peyton Manning 1,381-863 62.5 11,201 89 Georgia made big Casey Clausen 1,499 -130 9,707 9,577 Casey Clausen 1,270-775 61.0 9,707 75 plays. We made big Andy Kelly 982 30 6,397 6,427 Andy Kelly 846-514 60.8 6,397 36 Jeff Francis 956 33 5,867 5,900 Jeff Francis 768-476 62.0 5,867 31 plays. But in the Tee Martin 792 614 4,592 5,206 Tee Martin 588-326 55.4 4,592 32 end, we had Erik Jimmy Streater 836 1,374 3,433 4,807 Heath Shuler 513-316 61.6 4,088 36 Ainge at the helm, Heath Shuler 671 383 4,089 4,472 ERIK AINGE 514-293 57.0 3,846 36 and he led us to Condredge Holloway 758 966 3,102 4,068 Alan Cockrell 568-317 55.8 3,823 26 a great victory. Alan Cockrell 684 -16 3,823 3,807 Jimmy Streater 467-241 51.6 3,433 17 ERIK AINGE 567 -136 3,846 3,710 Bobby Scott 498-236 47.4 3,371 32 — Vols offensive tackle Arron Bobby Scott 671 209 3,371 3,580 Dewey Warren 440-258 58.6 3,357 27 Sears on Erik Ainge following Tony Robinson 545 195 3,332 3,527 Tony Robinson 411-253 61.6 3,332 23 UT’s come-from-behind 51-33 Dewey Warren 602 162 3,357 3,519 Condredge Holloway 407-238 58.5 3,102 18 win at Georgia Oct. 7 CUTCLIFFE’S MAGIC NUMBER = 30 VOLS BOAST THREE OF SEC’S FOUR During David Cutcliffe’s two stints as Tennessee’s offen- LONGEST DRIVES THIS SEASON sive coordinator (1993-98 and 2006), the Vols have been Tennessee has authored three of the four longest drives awfully tough to beat when they score at least 30 points.