FOOTBALL 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 52 BOWL GAMES » 95 ALL AMERICANS » 46 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS GAME 11 | #PoweredByTheT ON THE AIR TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS MISSOURI TIGERS AT TV: SEC NETWORK 5-5 | 3-3 SEC 5-5 | 2-4 SEC Play-by-Play: Tom Hart Head Coach: Jeremy Pruitt Head Coach: Barry Odom Analyst: Jordan Rodgers Record at UT: 10-12 (.456) / 2nd year Record at UK: 24-24 (.500) / 4th year Sideline: Cole Cubelic Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Last Game: W, 17-13 vs. Kentucky Last Game: L, 23-6 vs. Florida RADIO: VOL NETWORK Local: WIVK-FM 107.7 | WNML-FM 99.1 TENNESSEE AT MISSOURI - NOV. 23, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. ET | SEC NETWORK |MEMORIAL STADIUM (71,004) | COLUMBIA, MO. Sirius: -- | XM: Ch. 384 Internet: Ch.973 QUICK COMPARISON Web: UTSports.com 23.9 (102/11) Points/Game (86/9) 26.0 Play-by-Play: Bob Kesling 23.0 (38/8) Points Allowed/Game (19/5) 19.5 Analyst: Tim Priest 133.0 (103/12) Rush Yards/Game (72/9) 157.7 Analyst: Brent Hubbs 154.1 (62/10) Rush Yards Allowed/Game (34/5) 131.7 210.5 (85/8) Pass Yards/Game (71/6) 230.5 SOCIAL MEDIA 294.5 (26/6) Pass Yards Allowed/Game (6/1) 165.9 343.5 (109/13) Total Off ense/Game (82/10) 388.2 Twitter/Instagram: @Vol_Football UTSPORTS.COM 348.6 (34/8) Total Defense/Game (10/2) 297.6 MUTIGERS.COM Facebook: Tennessee Football (National Ranking/Conference Ranking) KEY STORYLINES BY THE NUMBERS VOLS TAKE WIN STREAK TO MISSOURI game. Redshirt junior QB Jarrett Guarantano came off the bench and completed his fi rst seven passes, including • STREAKING: Tennessee is one of the hottest teams in Tennessee is allowing TDs to Marquez Callaway and Josh Palmer in the third the nation, winning three straight and four of its last fi ve. only 99.5 passing yards quarter. Freshman LB Henry To’o To’o, Bituli and redshirt UT will look to win its fourth straight and become bowl per game in November junior DL Ja’Quain Blakely made stops on the goal line to - second in the country eligible with a win at Missouri. The Vols have been to 52 secure the victory. 99.5 behind Ohio State bowls all-time (sixth in CFB history) and have a record of (99.0). The Vols held 28-24 (28 wins are also sixth all-time). CIMAGLIA PROVES TO BE ONE OF NATION’S TOP PKs Kentucky to 25 passing • 10TH ALL-TIME: UT holds an 843-395-53 all-time record. • ‘AUTOMAGLIA’ CIMAGLIA: K Brent Cimaglia leads the SEC yards on Nov. 9. • OFF THE BYE: UT is 81-46-9 (.629) coming off a bye and ranks third in the nation with 19 fi eld goals made, while week, including 47-32-2 (.593) in the SEC. his .905 FG % (19-of-21) leads the SEC. He drilled a career- The Vols rank No. 2 in the SEC with 14 INTs • VERSUS MISSOURI: Missouri leads the all-time series long 53-yarder against UAB and is a remarkable 8-of-9 on through 10 games, 5-2, including a 2-1 record in Columbia, Mo. In 2018, fi eld goals from 40 yards or longer in 2019. He holds the UT RB Ty Chandler rushed for 82 yards and 2 TDs and already eclipsing their record for career FG percentage (78.7 percent, 37-of-47). 14 total from 2018 (nine) UT led in the second quarter against the Tigers in and ranking tied for third Knoxville, but Missouri got 257 passing yards from QB JENNINGS LEAVING HIS MARK in the nation. Drew Lock in a 50-17 win. UT also lost at Missouri in • WHERE HE RANKS: Jennings ranks fi fth in the SEC in 2017 despite a 70-yard pick-six from Nigel Warrior. receiving yards (77.1 per game), seventh in TD catches (7) QB Jarrett Guarantano and eighth in receptions (50). has been impressive DOMINANT DEFENSE THE LAST FIVE GAMES • Jennings has 137 receptions for 1,955 yards and 17 TD in the second half of • IMPRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT: Over the last fi ve games catches in his career to rank in the Top 10 in each category: the last five games, against Mississippi State, No. 1 Alabama, South Carolina, — Receptions: 6. 137 | Next up: 5. Gerald Jones (142) completing 28-of-37 UAB and Kentucky, the Tennessee defense is allowing: 76% attempts (76%) for 426 — Rec. Yards: 8. 1,955 | Next up: 7. Denarius Moore (2,004) - 320.2 ypg yards, fi ve touchdowns — Rec. TDs: t-8. 17 | Next up: 5. Three tied at 18 - 17.2 ppg and zero interceptions. - 179.4 passing yards per game SENIOR TRIO LEADS DEFENSE All three categories would rank in the Top 20 nationally • BITULI AT HIS BEST: After missing most of the fi rst three for a full season. The Vols have forced 10 turnovers, games of the season due to injury, senior linebacker Marquez Callaway leads including eight INTs, and tallied 17 sacks during the fi ve- Daniel Bituli has proven to be one of the SEC’s top the SEC in yards per game stretch. defensive players in league games. In six SEC games, he catch (22.1), proving is averaging 9.8 tackles per game – second in the league. to be one of the most COMEBACK AT KENTUCKY explosive players in He has captured SEC Defensive Player of the Week 22.1 the nation. He also is • 17-13 WIN: Tennessee came back from a 13-0 defi cit in honors twice. Overall, he has 62 tackles to lead the Vols. the fi rst half at Kentucky on Nov. 9 to move to 5-5 on the averaging 20.1 yards per • DT AND WARRIOR, TOO: Redshirt senior OLB Darrell PR. He has 5 TD catches season behind a season-high 19 tackles from senior LB Taylor leads the SEC with 7.0 sacks, while senior safety and a 65-yd PR TD. Daniel Bituli. The Vols shut out Kentucky in the second Nigel Warrior is tied for fi rst in INTs with four. Taylor has half and held the Wildcats to just 25 passing yards for the a sack in three straight games entering Saturday. 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 / SECN NOV. 23 / SECN NOV. 30 / SECN L, 38-30 L, 29-26 (2OT) W, 45-0 L, 34-3 L, 43-14 W, 20-10 L, 35-13 W, 41-21 W, 30-7 W, 17-13 7:30 ET 4 P.M. ET 2019 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_FOOTBALL 1 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT NOTING THE MISSOURI TIGERS MISSOURI STAT LEADERS 2019 SCHEDULE RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Date Opponent Time/Result Larry Rountree 10 146 698 4.8 8 69.80 Aug. 31 at Wyoming L, 37-31 Tyler Badie 10 87 363 4.2 2 36.30 Dawson Downing 10 39 226 5.8 1 22.60 Sept. 7 West Virginia W, 38-7 Sept. 14 Southeast Missouri State W, 50-0 PASSING G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT Sept. 21 South Carolina* W, 34-14 Kelly Bryant 9 165-264 62.50 2049 14/6 Oct. 5 Troy W, 42-10 Taylor Powell 5 21-48 43.75 192 0/1 Oct. 12 Ole Miss* W, 38-27 Oct. 19 at Vanderbilt* L, 21-24 RECEIVING G No. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Oct. 26 at Kentucky* L, 29-7 Jonathan Nance 10 27 410 15.19 3 41.00 Nov. 9 at Georgia* L, 27-0 Tyler Badie 10 30 334 11.13 3 33.40 Albert Okwuegbunam10 26 306 11.77 6 30.60 Nov. 16 Florida* L, 23-6 Nov. 23 Tennessee (SECN)* 7:30 p.m. ET DEFENSE G Solo Asst Total TFL Other Nov. 30 Arkansas* 2:30 p.m. ET Nick Bolton 10 61 27 88 7.5 2 INT * Southeastern Conference game Cale Garrett 5 29 14 43 5.0 3 INT Joshuah Bledsoe 10 32 10 42 4.0 7 BU SERIES HISTORY vs. MISSOURI INSIDE THE SERIES STAT COMPARISON EIGHTH MEETING Overtime Games: 1 (Missouri 51, Tennessee DEFENSE 48, 4 OT in 2012) Tackles: 13, Micah Abernathy, 2017 (2-5-0) Sacks: 1, nine times, last Kyle Phillips, 2018 CATEGORY UT MU at Knoxville: 1-3-0 RUSHING Interceptions: 1, six times, last Nigel Rushing Yards: 190, Joshua Dobbs, 2016 Warrior, 2017 Record 5-5 5-5 at Columbia: 1-2-0 100-Yard Rushing Games: 3, last Josh Conf. Record 3-3 2-4 Biggest Win: 26 points (63-37, 2016 in Dobbs, 190 yards, & John Kelly, 101 yards, SPECIAL TEAMS Scoring Off ense 23.9 26.0 in 2016 Field Goals: 4, Aaron Medley, 2015 Total Off ense 343.5 388.2 Knoxville) Attempts: 34, Jalen Hurd, 2015 Longest Field Goal: 51, Michael Palardy, Rushing Off ense 133.0 157.7 Biggest Loss: 33 points, 2x (50-17, Longest Rush: 70, Joshua Dobbs, 2016 2013 2017 in Columbia; 50-17, 2018 in TD Rushes: 2, Joshua Dobbs & Alvin Passing Off ense 210.5 230.5 Kamara, 2016 Scoring Defense 23.0 19.50 Knoxville) • The first-ever meeting between Total Defense 348.6 297.6 Longest Winning Streak: 2 games PASSING Tennessee and Missouri went four Pass Yards: 404, Tyler Bray, 2012 overtimes, tying for the third-longest Rushing Defense 154.1 131.7 (2015-16) 300-Yard Pass Games: 1, Tyler Bray, 2012 game in Tennessee history.