FOOTBALL 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 52 BOWL GAMES » 95 ALL- AMERICANS » 46 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS GAME 8 | #PoweredByTheT ON THE AIR TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS VS TV: SEC NETWORK 2-5 | 1-3 SEC 3-4 | 2-3 SEC Play-by-Play: Taylor Zarzour Head Coach: Jeremy Pruitt Head Coach: Will Muschamp Analyst: Matt Stinchcomb Record at UT: 7-12 (.368) / 2nd year Record at SC: 25-21 (.543) / 4th year Sideline: Alyssa Lang Career Record: Same Career Record: 53-42 (.558) / 8th year Last Game: L, 35-13 at No. 1 Alabama Last Game: L, 38-27 vs. No. 9 Florida RADIO: VOL NETWORK Local: WIVK-FM 107.7 | WNML-FM 99.1 TENNESSEE VS SOUTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 26, 2019 | 4 P.M. ET | SEC NETWORK | NEYLAND STADIUM (102,455) | KNOXVILLE, TENN. Sirius: Ch. 99 | XM: Ch. 207 | Internet: Ch. 967 QUICK COMPARISON Web: UTSports.com 21.6 (110/12) Points/Game (69/8) 28.6 Play-by-Play: Bob Kesling 27.0 (62/10) Points Allowed/Game (55/9) 25.3 Analyst: Tim Priest 141.7 (92/11) Rush Yards/Game (36/4) 196.9 Analyst: Brent Hubbs 156.9 (67/11) Rush Yards Allowed/Game (55/9) 146.0 194.3 (101/11) Pass Yards/Game (86/8) 209.7 SOCIAL MEDIA 203.9 (43/7) Pass Yards Allowed/Game (90/12) 250.6 336.0 (108/13) Total Offense/Game (67/9) 406.6 Twitter/Instagram: @Vol_Football UTSPORTS.COM 360.7 (49/8) Total Defense/Game (69/10) 396.6 GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM Facebook: Tennessee Football (National Ranking/Conference Ranking) KEY STORYLINES BY THE NUMBERS UT WELCOMES SOUTH CAROLINA TO NEYLAND VOLS GO TOE-TO-TOE WITH NO. 1 CRIMSON TIDE • 38TH MEETING: Tennessee leads the all-time series • TENNESSEE TOUGH: Tennessee held Alabama to season Brian Maurer’s first-ever with South Carolina 25-10-2, including a 16-3 record in lows in points (35), passing yards (233) and total completion inside Neyland Knoxville. The last seven meetings have been decided by yards (373) and had the ball at the 1-yard line with the Stadium was a 73-yard one possession with the average margin being 3.3 points. opportunity to make it a one score game with under eight TD to Marquez Callaway, marking UT’s longest pass • ALL-TIME: UT holds an 840-395-53 all-time record, minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but a fumble led 73 play since Oct. 31, 2015 including a 469-134-17 mark at Neyland Stadium - the to a 100-yard Alabama touchdown and a 35-13 final score. when Josh Dobbs found second-most wins of any program at a current stadium. • MAURER CHANNELS CLAUSEN: True freshman QB Brian Josh Malone for a 75-yard • CONNECTIONS: Tennessee co-defensive coordinator and Maurer made his third consecutive start and his first on TD vs. Kentucky. outside linebackers coach Chris Rumph played linebacker the road. His 2-yard touchdown was the first by a Vol QB at South Carolina from 1991-94. against Alabama since Casey Clausen in 2003. The Vols have 10 INTs • LAST SEASON: The Vols held a 21-9 lead early in the third • WARRIOR LEADS DEFENSE: Senior safety Nigel Warrior through seven games, quarter in Columbia, but ultimately fell, 27-24. WR Jauan had a team-high six tackles and a 59-yard interception already eclipsing their Jennings had a touchdown catch and RB Carlin Fils-aime return after picking off Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa in the total from 2018 (nine) and ranking tied-for- had a 14-yard touchdown run, while S Nigel Warrior had end zone. Tagovailoa, the 2018 Heisman Trophy runner- 10 sixth in the nation and a team-high nine tackles. up, has thrown only 10 INTs in his career with two coming No. 2 in the SEC. South • LAST TIME IN KNOXVILLE VS. GAMECOCKS: The Vols for long returns by the Vols (Daniel Bituli, 97-yd pick-six, Carolina has nine picks got three field goals fromBrent Cimaglia in QB Jarrett 2017). Warrior is tied for second in the SEC with three to rank No. 3 in SEC. Guarantano’s first career start in a 15-9 loss that came interceptions, while South Carolina CB Israel Mukuamu down to the final possession for the Vols. leads the league with four INTs. UT has played 21 true freshmen through seven JENNINGS LEAVING HIS MARK UT COACHING STAFF AMONG NATION’S BEST games. Six true freshmen • JENNINGS RANKS AMONG SEC’S BEST: Redshirt senior • YEAR 2 OF JEREMY PRUITT ERA: The Vols will look to build 21 have started a total of 25 WR Jauan Jennings ranks eighth in the SEC in TD on the foundation set by head coach Jeremy Pruitt last games. receptions (5), tied for seventh in receptions (35) and season. Pruitt led Tennessee to a pair of signature wins over eighth in receiving yards (478). ranked opponents with victories against No. 21 Auburn and Brent Cimaglia has made • He is tied for 10th in UT history with 15 career TD catches, No. 11 Kentucky. Pruitt was named National Coach of the 31 of 40 field goal attempts 10th in career receptions (122) and 16th in career receiving Week by the Dodd Trophy for the Week 7 win over the Tigers. in his career for a 77.5 yards (1,662). He is one catch away from tying Tim McGee • UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS: UT’s coaching staff percentage. If he makes his next FG try he will hold the (123 rec.) for ninth in school history and only four catches has been part of 16 national championships as 77.5 UT record at 78 percent. from tying Jayson Swain (126 rec.) for sixth. players or staff members, coached more than 200 Alex Walls currently holds • Jennings has two career TD receptions against South NFL draft picks, won 29 conference championships the Vols’ FG percentage Carolina in his career - both for six yards. and mentored 66 All-Americans. The 16 national mark (77.9; 53-of-69). championships are the most of any staff in the SEC. SCHEDULE & RESULTS GEORGIA STATE BYU CHATTANOOGA at FLORIDA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ST. at ALABAMA SOUTH CAROLINA UAB at KENTUCKY at MISSOURI VANDERBILT AUG. 31 / ESPNU SEPT. 7 / ESPN SEPT. 14 / SECN SEPT. 21 / ESPN OCT. 5 / ESPN OCT. 12 / SECN OCT. 19 / ESPN OCT. 26 / SECN NOV. 2 / ESPNU NOV. 9 / TBA NOV. 23 / TBA NOV. 30 / TBA L, 38-30 L, 29-26 (2OT) W, 45-0 L, 34-3 L, 43-14 W, 20-10 L, 35-13 4 P.M. ET 7 P.M. ET TBA TBA TBA 2019 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_FOOTBALL 1 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT NOTING THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS SOUTH CAROLINA STAT LEADERS 2019 SCHEDULE RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Date Opponent Time/Result Tavien Feaster 7 82 492 6.0 4 70.29 Aug. 31 North Carolina (ESPN) L, 20-24 Rico Dowdle 7 78 457 5.9 4 65.29 Mon Denson 7 31 217 7.0 2 31.00 Sept. 7 Charleston Southern (SECN) W, 72-10 Sept. 14 Alabama (CBS)* L, 23-47 PASSING G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT Sept. 21 at Missouri (SECN)* L, 14-34 Ryan Hilinski 6 120-199 60.30 1198 7/3 Sept. 28 Kentucky (SECN)* W, 24-7 Oct. 12 at Georgia (ESPN)* W, 20-17 (2OT) RECEIVING G No. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Oct. 19 Florida (ESPN)* L, 27-38 Bryan Edwards 7 40 504 12.60 4 72.00 Oct. 26 at Tennessee (SECN)* 4 p.m. Shi Smith 7 25 252 10.08 1 36.00 Nov. 2 Vanderbilt TBA Kyle Markway 7 16 185 11.56 2 26.43 Nov. 9 Appalachian State TBA DEFENSE G Solo Asst Total TFL Other Nov. 16 at Texas A&M TBA Ernest Jones 7 27 28 55 2.5 1 INT Nov. 30 Clemson TBA T.J. Brunson 7 27 23 50 3.0 1 FR * Southeastern Conference game Israel Mukuamu 7 32 10 42 1.0 1 INT SERIES HISTORY vs. SOUTH CAROLINA INSIDE THE SERIES NOTING THE SERIES 38TH MEETING RUSHING • Tennessee holds a 25-10-2 all-time STAT COMPARISON Most Rushing Yards In A Game: 205, record against South Carolina. (25-10-2) CATEGORY UT SC at Knoxville: 16-3 Jamal Lewis, 1997 • The Vols are 16-3 against the at Columbia: 9-7-2 Most Rushing Yards In A Half: 146, Gamecocks in Knoxville. Record 2-5 3-4 Biggest Win: 54 points (54-0, 1929 in Cedric Houston, 2004 • Fourteen of the last 19 meetings Conf. Record 1-3 2-3 Scoring Offense 21.57 28.57 Knoxville) 100-Yard Rushing Games: 12, last in the series have been decided by Biggest Loss: 24 points (24-0, 1903 Total Offense 336.0 406.6 Joshua Dobbs (166) & Jalen Hurd one score, including each of the in Columbia) Rushing Offense 141.7 196.9 (125), 2014 last seven matchups. Longest Winning Streak: 12 games Passing Offense 194.29 209.71 200-Yard Rushing Games: 1, 205 by • In 2013, UT won, 23-21, marking its (1993-2004) Scoring Defense 27.0 25.3 Longest Losing Streak: 3 games, 2x Jamal Lewis, 1997 first win over a ranked opponent Total Defense 360.7 396.6 (2010-12; 2016-Pres.) Touchdowns: 5, Gene McEver, 1929 (SC was No. 11/9) since defeating Rushing Defense 156.9 146.0 Current Streak: South Carolina 3 games then-No. 21 South Carolina in Passing Defense 203.86 250.57 1903 Columbia L 0-24 2009.