University of Tennessee Athletics
October 21, 2000 | Football
TENNESSEE
POSTGAME NOTES
Tennessee vs. Alabama - Oct.
21, 2000
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn.
Vols Win Sixth Straight over Crimson Tide
Tennessee won its sixth consecutive game over Alabama in one of college football's most colorful series...The Crimson Tide still leads the all-time series 42-34-7 and 19-18-1 in Knoxville Alabama's last win in the series was a 17-13 win in Knoxville in 1994...Today's game marked the first time neither team entered the game ranked in the Top 25 since 1984...The Vols' six-game winning streak over Alabama is the longest streak against the Crimson Tide since Sewanee won six straight over UA from 1896-1911.
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer is the nation's winningest active head coach...Following today's game, Fulmer has a 79-17 (.823) mark now in his ninth season at his alma mater...Fulmer is 7-1 against Alabama, including a 3-1 mark at Neyland Stadium...Fulmer's overall record at Neyland Stadium is now 47-4...His overall record in the month of October is now 25-2...Under Fulmer, the Vols are 15-4 coming off an open date.
UT has the sixth-winningest home record in college football since 1990 with a 60-8 (.882) mark...The Vols have won 33 of their last 35 games at Neyland Stadium.
Travis Henry's 81 yards on the ground today moved him to No. 5 on the Vols' all-time rushing list...Henry now has 2376 career yards...He passed Reggie Cobb (2360 yards) and Curt Watson (2364) today on UT's all-time rushing list...He will enter the South Carolina game 233 yards away from No. 4 Jay Graham (2609).
True freshman quarterback Casey Clausen made his first collegiate start today...Clausen completed 17-of-24 for 213 yards and two touchdowns today...Clausen connected with Donte' Stallworth on the first play of the game for a 44-yard receptiona career long...Clausen's 23-yard touchdown pass with 4:26 remaining in the first quarter gave the Vols a 7-0 advantage...He teamed up with Cedrick Wilson for a 4-yard touchdown pass giving UT a 17-3 third quarter lead...He completed his first seven passes of the second half...The Northridge, Calif., native did not play in the Vols' first two games after missing much of preseason practice with a sore throwing shoulder.
Cedrick Wilson had 7 catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns today ... Wilson's touchdown receptions from Clausen were for 23 and 4 yards respectively ... Wilson's second touchdown catch gave UT a 17-3 third quarter advantage...Wilson now has 18 career touchdown catches, ranking fourth on UT's all-time list, just one behind No. 3 Peerless Price and two behind No. 2 Marcus Nash.
Wide Receiver David Martin continues to haunt Alabama...Martin two longest regular season catches have been against Alabama...His only catch today was a 38-yarder today to set up a Vol touchdown...Last season Martin made a diving catch of a 43-yard touchdown pass from Tee Martin in UT's 21-7 win at Tuscaloosa...He had a 49-yard
Placekicker Alex Walls kicked two field goals today (31 and 19 yards) Walls has not missed in 12 field goal attempts this seasonHe is now 20-of-23 for his career and has connected on his last 14 attempts dating back to last season...Fuad Reviez holds the UT record with 18 consecutive field goals in 1982.
Defensive Back Teddy Gaines recorded the Vols' first interception by a defensive back this season when he picked off Alabama Eric Zow with 2:05 to go in the first half.
Defensive Back Tad Golden added another pick (off an Andre Lott deflection) in the fourth quarter and returned it 7 yards to stop an Alabama drive in UT territory...Prior to today's the Vols' two interceptions were made by linebackers (Eric Westmoreland and Dominique Stevenson).
The Vol Defense recorded four sacks today, giving them 27 on the season...Defensive Tackle John Henderson recorded his sixth sack of the season today, making today the fifth time in six games that he has had at least one sack...Henderson also recorded two tackles for loss (-4 yards)...Defensive Back Andre Lott recorded his first career sack today, dropping Zow for a 4-yard loss...Lott also recorded a pass broken up.
Tennessee's Defense limited Alabama, the SEC's leading rushing team entering today's game (178.8), to just 44 yards on the ground today.
With Alabama driving deep in UT territory in the fourth quarter, DB Willie Miles caused an Alabama fumble at the UT 10-yardline...Kevin Burnett recovered the fumble with 8:32 remaining and UT holding a 20-10 lead.
***Today's game was the first time this season the Vols did not commit a turnover, while intercepting two Alabama passes and recovering a key Tide fumble at the UT 10-yard line.
TENNESSEE DEFENSIVE BIG PLAYS*
Tackle for Loss: 2-Henderson (-4); 1-Greer
(-8); 1-Overstreet (-1); 2-Sessions (-4); 0.5-Westmoreland (-2); 0.5-Kendrick
(-2)
Sacks: 1-Henderson (-3); 1-Lott (-4); 0.5-Westmoreland
(-8); 1.5-Sessions (-13)
Passes Broken Up: 1-Overstreet; 1-Andre Lott;
1-Moore
Interceptions: 1-Gaines (0 return);
Fumble Caused: 1-Willie Miles
Fumble Recovery: 1-Kevin Burnett (at UT 10
* Sacks not included in Tackles for Loss
