2007 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] 2007 TEN N ESSEE SC H EDULE Game 6 Date Opponent Time/Result Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs Sept. 1 at California (ABC) L 31-45 Sept. 8 Southern Mississippi (PPV) W 39-19 Oct. 13 Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) 1:30 p.m. CT PPV Sept. 15 *at Florida (CBS) L 20-59 Sept. 22 Arkansas State (PPV) W 48-27 TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 6 *Georgia (CBS) W 35-14 UTsports.com Web Site MStateAthletics.com Oct. 13 *at Mississippi State (PPV) 1:30 p.m. CT 3-2, 1-1 SEC Record 4-2, 1-1 SEC Oct. 20 *at Alabama 25th AP / Not ranked Ranking Not ranked / Not ranked Oct. 27 *South Carolina Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, 1972) Head Coach Sylvester Croom (Alabama, 1975) Nov. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette (HC) 4 p.m. ET 140-43 (.765, 16th year) Overall Record 13-27 (.325, Fourth year) Nov. 10 *Arkansas 140-43 (.765, 16th year) Record at School 13-27 (.325, Fourth year) Nov. 17 *Vanderbilt Tennessee leads 26-15-1 All-Time Series Nov. 24 *at Kentucky Dec. 1 SEC Championship Game (CBS) 4 p.m. ET SERIES HISTORY & NOTES * Southeastern Conference game Tennessee leads the all-time series with Mississippi State 26-15-1, dating to 1907. The Vols own a 4-4 record in 2007 MISSISSIPPI ST. SC H EDULE Starkville, and UT head coach Phillip Fulmer boasts a 4-1 career mark against the Bulldogs. The Vols have won their last four games against MSU, and a Tennessee victory Saturday would tie for the longest such Date Opponent Time/Result streak in the series by either team (UT won five straight from 1925-34). Aug. 30 *LSU (ESPN) L 0-45 The 42 games in this series have been spread among four different cities, including Starkville (eight games), Knoxville Sept. 8 at Tulane (CSS) W 38-17 (19 games), Memphis (14 games) and Atlanta (the 1998 SEC Championship Game, which UT won 24-14). Sept. 15 *at Auburn (LF) W 19-14 Sept. 22 Gardner-Webb W 31-15 Bulldogs head coach Sylvester Croom has never beaten a team from Tennessee. In his only previous game against a Sept. 29 *at South Carolina (LF) L 21-38 Volunteer State school, his Bulldogs lost at Vanderbilt 31-13 on Oct. 2, 2004. Oct. 6 UAB W 30-13 Four players on Tennessee’s 2007 roster—Josh McNeil (Collins), Xavier Mitchell (Long Beach), Victor Thomas (Olive Oct. 13 *Tennessee (PPV) 1:30 p.m. CT Branch) and Casey Woods (Starkville)—hail from the state of Mississippi. Second-year tight ends coach and recruiting coor- Oct. 20 at West Virginia 11 a.m. CT dinator Mate Luke is a native of Gulfport, Miss. Oct. 27 *at Kentucky Nov. 10 *Alabama NUMEROUS BULLDOGS STAFFERS HAVE TENNESSEE TIES Nov. 17 *at Arkansas Three members of Sylvester Croom’s Mississippi State football staff were raised in the state of Tennessee, and three Nov. 23 *Mississippi (LF) 11:30 a.m. CT also boast previous experience on Rocky Top. Dec. 1 SEC Championship (CBS) Running backs coach Rocky Felker was born in Jackson, Tenn., offensive line coach J.B. Grimes hails from Memphis, * Southeastern Conference game and coordinator of football operations Brad Pendergrass is from Huntingdon, Tenn. Pendergrass was a recruiting and operations assistant at UT from the mid-90s through 2003. Mississippi State assistant WHAT’S INSIDE head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Woody McCorvey served as an assistant coach at Tennessee from UT Media Services 2 Starter Thumbnails 16-20 1999-2003, working with running backs. And MSU wide receivers coach Pat Washington coached UT’s receivers from Notes on the Vols 3-6 Game Recaps 21-22 1995-2005. UT Scouting Report 8 Season Stats 23-30 Only two Bulldogs players are from Tennessee, but junior MSU punter Blake McAdams was a high school teammate of Depth Charts 9 Career Stats 31-34 UT offensive tackle Ramon Foster at Ripley High School in Ripley, Tenn. McAdams’ father, Johnny McAdams, is the head Series History 10 The Last Time 35-36 football coach at Ripley and lettered at UT as a defensive tackle in 1981 and 1984. RADIO AINGE VIRTUALLY UNSCATHED THANKS TO OUTSTANDING O-LINE PLAY Vol Network (StadiumCast TBA) Tennessee’s offensive line has allowed just two sacks this season, both of which have come in separate road games. Play-by-play: Bob Kesling With the Vols having attempted 192 passes,, that means UT opponents are averaging one sack in every 96 attempts. Color: Tim Priest The Big Orange lead the nation (FBS) in sacks allowed, giving up less than half a sack per game (0.40). And interest- Sideline: Mike Stowell ingly, only three of Tennessee’s remaining opponents currently rank among the top 75 nationally in sacks; Vanderbilt ranks tied for 40th with 2.40 sacks per game, Kentucky is tied for 51st with 2.17 sacks per game and Mississippi State ranks tied XM Satellite Radio for 62nd with 1.83 sacks per game. Channel TBA (Vol Network Feed) The Vols’ outstanding pass protection—a credit to offensive line coach Greg Adkins and the depth of his unit—has given quarterback Erik Ainge plenty of time to make good decisions when throwing the football. Ainge has thrown just two inter- TELEVISION ceptions in 185 attempts this year. For his career, Ainge is averaging one interception every 32.4 pass attempts. VideoSeat Pay-Per-View LINCOLN OFF TO BEST START BY KICKER IN UT HISTORY, AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS Play-by-play: Randy Smith Placekicker Daniel Lincoln remains perfect on all his kicks this season (8-for-8 on field goals and 21-of-21 on PATs). Analyst: Pat Ryan Lincoln’s fast start stands alone as the best in Tennessee football history, as no other Vol kicker has ever made the first eight field-goal attempts of his career. Carlos Reveiz (1985) and Ricky Townsend (1972) shared the previous record, as both were perfect through six tries. Reveiz, the uncle of current Vols linebacker Nick Reviez, was the consensus All-SEC SportSouth Replay placekicker in 1985, and Townsend, UT’s barefooted specialist, twice earned All-America honors for the Big Orange. Vol Network Audio Feed Lincoln stands tied for 19th nationally with 1.60 field goals made per game while ranking tied for third in the SEC in points per game (9.0) and seventh in the league in total points (45). UT’s 2007 opponents have combined to post a 42-25 record this season ... The Vols are averaging 340.0 total offensive yards and 25.5 points on the road this year ... 1 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Phillip Fulmer Show Selected Players Media Day SEC Coaches Practice Walkthrough Gameday 9 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Teleconference ~3:40 p.m. ET Davis Wade Stadium 1:30 p.m. CT 11 a.m. (Fulmer 11:28) Coaches only after 3 p.m. CT Game Replay Phillip Fulmer Practice Players’ practice Fulmer only at Noon (SportsSouth) Teleconference 3:45 p.m. ET Teleconference walkthrough 5:30 p.m. Practice No player availability 1:15-1:45 p.m. Game Replay 4:30 p.m. ET Practice 11:30 p.m. (SportsSouth) No player availability 3:45 p.m. ET TENNESSEE MEN’S SPORTS INFORMATION Practice times subject to change; For daily practice times, call Clint Dowdle in the football office at (865) 974-3109 BUD FORD ADDITIONAL SID STAFF Associate AD - Media Relations Craig Pinkerton - Associate SID TUESDAY (cont.) Office: (865) 974-1214 Office: (865) 974-7501; [email protected] Fulmer Press Briefing Live Uplink - Each Tuesday prior to every game, Coach Cell: (865) 567-6287 Tom Satkowiak - Assistant SID Fulmer will be available by live uplink from 12:30 - 1 p.m. ET. Satellite coordinates are: [email protected] Office: (865) 974-4947; [email protected] KU Band, Galaxy 17, Transponder 4, Downlink Frequency 11780 Vertical ADDRESSES UT Football Preview Feed - Each Tuesday during the season, a preview of the upcoming UT game will be available on satellite. The feeds will be made from 4:15-4:30 Mailing p.m. ET. Satellite coordinates are: KU Band, Galaxy 17, Transponder 4, Downlink JOHN PAINTER P.O. Box 15016 Frequency 11780 Vertical Associate SID - Football Contact Knoxville, TN 37901-5016 Office: (865) 974-1097 Overnight Cell: (865) 414-1143 WEDNESDAY Men’s Sports Information SEC Weekly Teleconference - The Southeastern Conference will conduct a weekly [email protected] 1720 Volunteer Blvd. teleconference with the SEC head coaches each Wednesday. The call begins at 11 a.m. Knoxville, TN 37996 ET, with each coach assigned a seven-minute time period. The confidential media phone number is (706) 645-9713. Coach Phillip Fulmer participates from 11:28-11:35 a.m. ET. SUNDAY Coach Fulmer’s Teleconference - Coach Fulmer will be available on Sundays fol- Players’ Weekly Teleconference - The UT Sports Information Office conducts a lowing Vols games (including open dates) via teleconference beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. weekly teleconference with two to four players available. This service is held every Call (212) 812-4494 and enter 8934 8710 to join the call. Wednesday during the season at 1:15 p.m. ET. Please make player requests to the Sports Information Office at (865) 974-1212.