2007 VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS The Big Orange Experience 1-35 The Volunteers 66-97 Scoring . 139 2007 Schedule . 1 Meet the Vols . 68 All-Purpose Yardage . 140 Neyland Stadium . 4 Volunteer Squad . 94 Punting . 141 Winning by the Numbers . 6 NCAA Compliance . 95 Defensive Individual Totals . 142 Incoming Signees . 96 Interceptions . 144 Leadership . 8 Offensive Team Totals . 145 Total Commitment . 10 Offensive Year-by-Year Stats . 146 Southeastern Conference . 12 Opponents/Review 98-111 Future Schedules . 98 Defensive Year-by-Year Stats . 147 All-America Tradition . 14 Defensive Team Totals . 148 2007 Opponents . 100 Tennessee and the NFL . 16 Opponent Records . 149 Championship Staff . 18 2006 Statistics . 102 Coaching Records . 150 Family Matters . 20 2006 Offensive Game-by-Game Stats . 104 Year-by-Year Results . 151 Volunteers in the Community . 22 2006 Defensive Game-by-Game Stats . 105 Records vs. Opponents . 152 2006 Team Game-by-Game/Starters . 106 Tennessee’s Titans of Coaching . 24 Series Results . 153 2006 Superlatives . 107 All-Time Scores . 158 Championship Seasons . 26 2006 Game Reviews . 107 World-Class Athletes . 28 Bowl Results/Honors . 168 Lettermen . 170 Class of the SEC . 30 Honors 112-123 Five for the Future . 32 Starting Lineups . 180 2006 Honors and Awards . 112 All-Time Staff . 184 Knoxville and The University of Tennessee . 34 All-Americas . 114 National Awards . 115 Volmanac 186-208 Outlook 36-45 Regional Awards . 116 Traditions . 186 Outlook by Haywood Harris . 36 All-SEC . 117 Southeastern Conference . 188 Position-by-Position Outlook . 38 Academic Honors . 119 Neyland Stadium Master Plan . 189 Preseason Depth Chart . 41 SEC Academic Honor Roll . 121 Neyland Stadium . 190 Roster . 42 Postseason All-Star Games . 122 Game Attendance . 191 Lettermen Returning/Lost . 44 Post-Collegiate Honors . 123 Vols in the Polls . 192 Geographic Distribution . 45 Far Between/Streaks . 194 Records 124-185 Vols in the Draft . 195 Football Staff 46-65 Gen. Robert R. Neyland . 124 University Administration . 200 Total Offense . 126 Athletics Director Mike Hamilton . 201 Head Coach Phillip Fulmer . 48 Passing . 128 Athletics Administration/Directory . 202 Assistant Coaches . 51 Rushing . 130 Winter and Spring Coaches . 203 Strength & Conditioning Staff . 60 Receiving . 134 Support Staff . 204 Sports Medicine Staff . 61 Punt Returns . 136 Spirit Squad/Nickname . 206 Football Administration . 62 Kickoff Returns . 137 Vol Network . 207 Support Staff . 64 Total Kick Returns . 138 UTsports.com/SEC Schedules . 208 2007 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOOTBALL GUIDE SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF The official 2007 University of Tennessee Football Guide is published by the Department of Athletics, The University of Tennessee, BUD FORD Associate AD - Media Relations Knoxville, TN 37996. This guide has been edited and designed by the University of Tennessee Sports Information Office. The University A 41-year veteran of his profession, of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment pro- UT graduate Bud Ford was promoted in grams and services. April 2000 to the position of Associate Athletics Director for Sports Information. He Photography — Patrick Murphy-Racey Photography; Elizabeth Olivier, UTsports.com; Nick Myers, University Relations Photography is a member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame and Center; Don Carringer and Steve Carringer, Football Time in Tennessee; Jody McKown, Action Sports International; Phillip Schmidt a past Arch Ward Award winner. Photography; Chris Row Photography; Tom Sherlin, The Daily Times; AFCA. Artwork & Design — Schaffhauser Design, Canton, Miss. Ford began his career as a part-time student employee in the Vols publicity (John Schaffhauser). Printing — EBSCO Printing Co., Birmingham, Ala. (J.D. Rutledge, Valerie Pendley). E01-8601-004-009-07. office. He then pioneered the position of full-time Assistant SID in 1966 upon com- pletion of his degree in retailing. For the next 35 years, he worked along- MEDIA SERVICES side CoSIDA Hall of Fame member Haywood Harris before being promot- — To obtain season or single-game credentials, fax request on company letterhead to Bud Ford at (865) 974-1269. ed in January 1987 to Sports Information Director. Credential Requests Ford and his wife, the former Sandy Mullins of Knoxville, have two Weekly Media Conferences — Coach Phillip Fulmer’s press conferences are held Tuesdays of game week inside the Neyland-Thompson children, Brent and Julie. Sports Center. The conferences start at noon Eastern time. Lunch is served at Gibbs Hall as part of the media conferences. Player interviews, upon request, are held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. JOHN PAINTER Associate SID/Football Head Coach Media Teleconferences — Coach Phillip Fulmer is available to media representatives for a weekly teleconference call Sunday Columbia native John Painter returned at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, including the open date weekend of Oct. 1. Media representatives needing further information should call the Tennessee to his alma mater as an Associate Sports Sports Information Office (865) 974-1212. Coach Fulmer also is available Wednesdays at 11:28 a.m. Eastern time on the SEC coaches weekly tele- Information Director in October 2001. He works closely with head coach Phillip Fulmer conference. Media representatives needing further information should contact the SEC Media Relations Office at (205) 458-3010. in the areas of publicity, promotion, market- Player Media Teleconferences — A Wednesday teleconference is conducted from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Eastern time featuring selected ing and other projects. A 1988 UT graduate, Painter worked players per the requests of media representatives through the Sports Information Office. for the NCAA’s Public Affairs staff from 1989-2001 after serving as an Assistant SID at Auburn (1988-89). He and his wife, the former Mary Margaret Christian of Searcy, Ark., reside in Maryville with their children, Jackson and David. CRAIG PINKERTON Associate SID/Basketball In his eighth year at Tennessee is Associate Sports Information Director Craig Pinkerton. A 1994 graduate of Kansas State University, Pinkerton has been work- ing with the men’s basketball team since 2000. The Wichita, Kan., native came to Tennessee after spending two years as an Assistant SID at K-State, where he served as the primary contact for men’s basketball and the secondary contact for football. Prior to that, Pinkerton spent four years at the University of Kansas, including three as an Assistant SID. TOM SATKOWIAK Assistant SID/Baseball Tom Satkowiak was named Assistant Sports Information Director at Tennessee in September 2005. A Bay City, Mich., native, Satkowiak spent two years as a graduate assistant at UT before being promoted to the full-time position. Satkowiak works with the Vols’ base- ball team and accompanied the squad to the 2005 College World Series. A 2002 UT communications/public relations graduate, Satkowiak received his master’s in sport studies from Tennessee in 2005. Satkowiak and his wife, the former Brooke Tilley of Athens, reside in Knoxville. TENNESSEE SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT Room 255, Stokely Athletics Center Phone: (865) 974-1212; Fax: (865) 974-1269 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901 STADIUM MEDIA INFORMATION Shipping Address: 1720 Volunteer Boulevard, ** Press Will Call is at Gate 21 on the northwest side beginning two hours before game time. Photographers are required to pick Knoxville, TN 37996 up sideline armbands at Gate 21. Pregame media meal is served on Press Box fifth level. ** Press box media access is through Gates 14 and 19. Media field access is through Gate 21. CONTACT INFORMATION ** Press parking is in parking garage G-10 at the southwest end of the stadium. Bud Ford, Associate AD/Media Relations: Home: (865) 922-1657; Cell: (865) 567-6287; DIRECTIONS TO NEYLAND STADIUM E-mail: [email protected] From Airport: Turn toward Knoxville onto Alcoa Hwy. (U.S. Hwy. 129 North). After crossing Tennessee River bridge, exit onto Neyland Drive (Tennessee Hwy. 153). Turn left (south) at end of exit ramp and follow until Thompson-Boling Arena is visible. Turn left John Painter, Associate SID: Home: (865) 379-8976 at traffic light onto Lake Loudoun Boulevard. Turn right at first traffic light onto Phillip Fulmer Way. Look for G-10 garage on right.