2009 Football Record Book Tennessee Media Relations Staff Tennessee Football Media Services Bud Ford Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Associate AD - Media Relations Lane Kiffin Show Practice Media Day SECTeleconference Practice Walk Through Gameday Home: (865) 922-1657; CheckLocalListings 3:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. ET 11: a.m. ET 3:30 p.m. ET TBA Cell: (865) 567-6287; Kiffin - 11:40 E-mail: [email protected] KiffinTeleconference 12:15 p.m. ET UTTeleconference 1 p.m. ET Practice Practice John Painter 3:30 p.m. ET 3:30 p.m. ET Associate SID/Football Home: (865) 379-8976 UT PreviewFeed Cell: (865) 414-1143 4:15-4:30 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] Credential Requests: To obtain season or single-game credentials, fax request on company letterhead to Bud Ford at (865) 974-1269. Debbie Jennings Weekly Media Conferences: Coach Lane Kiffin’s press conferences are held Tuesdays of game week inside the Media Center in Neyland Stadium. Associate AD - Media Relations The conferences start at noon Eastern time. Lunch is served as part of the media conferences. Player interviews, upon request, are held from 11:30 Home: (865) 690-8600 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cell: (865) 806-5671 E-mail: [email protected] Head Coach Media Teleconferences: Coach Lane Kiffin is available to media representatives for a weekly teleconference call Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time, including the open date weekend of Oct. 1. Media representatives needing further information should call the Tennessee Sports Infor- mation Office (865) 974-1212. Coach Kiffin also is available Wednesdays at 11:40 a.m. Eastern time on the SEC coaches weekly teleconference. Media representatives needing further information should contact the SEC Media Relations Office at (205) 458-3000. Associate SIDs: Tom Satkowiak, Eric Trainer Assistant SIDs: Brian Davis, Cameron Harris Player Media Teleconferences: A Wednesday teleconference is conducted from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Eastern time featuring selected players per Intern/Football: Tony Williams the requests of media representatives through the Media Relations Office. Graduate Assistants: Marcus Dittmer, Amanda Pruitt, Zach Stipe Stadium Media Information Student Assistants: Drew Rutherford, Christen Kardatzke, ** Press Will Call is at Gate 21 on the northwest side beginning two hours before game time. Megan Stinnett, Tony Geist ** Pregame media meal is served on Press Box fifth level as well as in the media center at field level. Historian: Haywood Harris ** Press box media access is through Gate 15. Media center field access is through Gates 21A and 25. Secretary: Susie Treis ** Press parking is in parking garage G-10 at the southwest end of the stadium. Tennessee Media Relations Department Directions to Neyland Stadium Room 255, Stokely Athletics Center From Airport: Turn toward Knoxville onto Alcoa Hwy. (U.S. Hwy. 129 North). After crossing Tennessee River bridge, exit right and then turn left onto Phone: (865) 974-1212; Fax: (865) 974-1269 Neyland Drive. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901 From I-40 East: Follow I-40 to James White Parkway. Follow to Neyland Drive. (G-10 Garage can be entered off Neyland Drive.) Shipping Address: 1720 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996 From I-40 West: Follow I-40 to James White Parkway. Follow to Neyland Drive. From I-75 South: Follow I-75 to I-275. Follow I-275 to I-40. Take I-40 East to James White Parkway and follow to Neyland Drive. (G-10 Garage can University of Tennessee Quick Facts be entered off Neyland Drive.) Location: Knoxville, Tenn. At Neyland Drive: Follow to Thompson-Boling Arena. Turn onto Lake Loudoun Boulevard. Turn right aty first light onto Phillip Fulmer Way. G-10 garage Founded: 1794 is on right after passing arena. Enrollment: 27,739 Interim President: Dr. Jan Simek SEC/NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Todd Diacon Nickname: Volunteers or Vols Colors: Orange and White Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland Stadium (Capacity): Neyland Stadium (100,011) 2009 Schedule Date Opponent Place Sept. 5 Western Kentucky Knoxville Sept. 12 UCLA Knoxville Sept. 19 *at Florida Gainesville Sept. 26 Ohio Knoxville Oct. 3 *Auburn Knoxville Oct. 10 *Georgia Knoxville Oct. 24 *at Alabama Tuscaloosa Oct. 31 *South Carolina Knoxville Nov. 7 Memphis (HC) Knoxville Nov. 14 *at Mississippi Oxford Nov. 21 *Vanderbilt Knoxville Nov. 28 *at Kentucky Lexington Dec. 5 SEC Championship Game Atlanta 2010 Schedule 2011 Schedule Sept. 4 UT Martin Knoxville Sept. 3 North Texas Knoxville Sept. 11 Oregon Knoxville Sept. 10 Southern Miss Knoxville Sept. 18 *Florida Knoxville Sept. 17 Florida Gainesville Sept. 25 UAB Knoxville Sept. 24 North Carolina Chapel Hill Oct. 2 *LSU Baton Rouge Oct. 8 Georgia Knoxville Oct. 9 *Georgia Athens Oct. 15 LSU Knoxville Oct. 23 *Alabama Knoxville Oct. 22 Alabama Tuscaloosa Oct. 30 *South Carolina Columbia Oct. 29 South Carolina Knoxville Nov. 6 at Memphis Memphis Nov. 5 Middle Tennessee (HC) Knoxville Nov. 13 *Mississippi (HC) Knoxville Nov. 12 Arkansas Fayetteville Nov. 20 *at Vanderbilt Nashville Nov. 19 Vanderbilt Knoxville Nov. 27 *Kentucky Knoxville Nov. 26 Kentucky Lexington Dec. 4 SEC Championship Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 4 SEC Championship Atlanta, Ga. UTsports.com Table of Contents The History of Tennessee Football Tennessee Through The Years The History of Tennessee Football .............................................................. 2 All-Time Starting Lineups ............................................................................58 The History of Neyland Stadium....................................................................6 Tennessee in the AP Poll ............................................................................62 Tennessee Traditions ..................................................................................10 Tennessee vs. The Ranked ........................................................................68 Hall of Fame Coach Gen. Robert R. Neyland ............................................12 Margins/Streaks ..........................................................................................70 Hall of Fame Coach Bowden Wyatt ............................................................14 Homecoming at Tennessee ........................................................................71 Hall of Fame Coach Doug Dickey ..............................................................15 Vols on Television ........................................................................................72 Tennessee in the NFL Draft ........................................................................74 Vols in the Pros............................................................................................76 Honors and Awards College Football Hall of Fame ....................................................................16 National Awards ..........................................................................................19 The Record Book Regional Honors..........................................................................................20 Tennessee in the NCAA and SEC Record Book ........................................80 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame ..................................................................21 SEC/NCAA Statistical Champions ..............................................................81 All-Americas ................................................................................................22 Modern Football Records ............................................................................82 All-SEC........................................................................................................32 Records by Statistical Category ..................................................................86 Team Awards ..............................................................................................34 Opponent Records ....................................................................................107 Postseason All-Star Games ........................................................................35 Team Records ..........................................................................................108 Lettermen ....................................................................................................36 Year-by-Year Statistics ..............................................................................110 Lettermen by Hometown ............................................................................46 All-Time Coaching Records ......................................................................112 All-Time Coaching Staff ..............................................................................54 Records vs. All Opponents ........................................................................114 All-Time Administration................................................................................56 Series Histories..........................................................................................115 Year-by-Year Results ................................................................................120 Bowl History ..............................................................................................129 Bowl Records ............................................................................................130 Bowl Recaps..............................................................................................138 Junior Varsity/Freshmen Results ..............................................................154