 | | Head coach Phillip Fulmer has the Vols in the SEC Championship game for the third time in five years. | Tennessee (10-1, 7-1 SEC) vs. LSU (8-3, 5-3 SEC) Tennessee and LSU will be meeting for the second time this season and the 27th time overall, with the Vols holding a 19-4-3 series lead. The Vols took a 26-18 decision in Knoxville on Sept. 29 this year. The last time Tennessee played a team twice in a season was Kentucky in 1944. UT won both games 26-13 and 21-7. The teams have split the last two meetings in 2000 at Baton Rouge and 2001 in Knoxville. Tennessee won the only neutral site meeting at the 1972 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, 24-17. These teams have played off-and-on throughout the years, with no more than four meetings in any decade since the 1920s. Tennessee won 13 of the first 16 meetings (13-1-2) from 1925-72. Since 1974, the Vols are 6-3-1 against the Tigers. Head coach Phillip Fulmer is 2-1 versus the Tigers. Tennessee went a perfect 3-0 against SEC Western Division teams this season for the sixth time in the last nine years. The Vols have won five consecutive games against the West. UT is 24-6 against the Western Division since 1992. The six losses came twice to Alabama and Arkansas and once each to LSU and Mississippi State. WINNINGEST SEC COACHES
SEC REGULAR-SEASON GAMES ONLY | | 1. 159 Paul "Bear" Bryant (Kentucky/Alabama) | | 2. 106 John Vaught (Mississippi) | | 3. 105 Vince Dooley (Georgia) | | 4. 98 Ralph "Shug" Jordan (Auburn) | | 5. 82 Steve Spurrier (Florida) | | 6. 67 Wallace Butts (Georgia) | | 7. 62 Robert Neyland (Tennessee) | | 7. 62 Charlie McClendon (LSU) | | 9. 61 Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) | | 10. 59 Frank Thomas (Alabama) | | 11. 57 Johnny Majors (Tennessee) | TENNESSEE AT A GLANCE
* Tennessee has won seven consecutive games, its longest winning streak since a 14-game winning streak that stretched from the 1998 season (13-0) through the first game of the 1999 season (1-0).
* UT has its sixth 10-win season in the last nine years under head coach Phillip Fulmer and 17th overall. Fulmer has the most 10-win seasons at Tennessee with six. Other coaches with 10-win seasons at UT are Gen. Robert R. Neyland (5), Bill Battle (3), Johnny Majors (2) and Bowden Wyatt (1).
* Tennessee has won at least nine games in seven of Fulmer's nine full seasons as head coach, and is 10-1 for the fourth time under Fulmer.
* Tennessee has scored at least 30 points in its last four games, its longest streak since 1995 when it put up 30 points in nine consecutive games.
* The last time Tennessee was ranked No. 2 was the week of Sept. 12, 1999.
* This is the latest UT has played a game that has not been a bowl game since Dec. 9, 1939, versus Auburn.
* Tennessee holds a 41-8-1 record all-time in the month of December.
* Fulmer picked up his 61st SEC regular season victory with a 34-32 win over Florida, which is ninth place all-time.
* The Vols went a perfect 3-0 in their non-league action, marking the fifth straight year UT went undefeated.
* Fulmer, the winningest active college football coach, is in his 10th season at the helm of the Volunteer program. He guides a team that has posted at least eight wins in each of the last 13 years and played in 11 New Year's bowl games. SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Tennessee is making its third appearance in the SEC Championship game. The Vols are 2-0 in their previous two trips, using fourth-quarter comebacks to defeat Auburn in 1997, 30-29, and Mississippi State in 1998, 24-14.
Tennessee has secured 13 SEC Football Championships, including nine outright titles. The Vols are second to Alabama, which has won 21 league championships.
The Vols have won three SEC Eastern Division titles (1997, 1998, 2001) under head coach Phllip Fulmer. UT and Florida are the only two teams to represent the East in the SEC title game since its inception in 1992. 11-WIN SEASONS
Tennessee will be going for its eighth season with at least 11 victories when it faces LSU. Head coach Phillip Fulmer has guided the Vols to three seasons with at least 11 wins. Gen. Robert R. Neyland had two in 1938 and 1950, while Bill Battle (1970) and Johnny Majors (1989) had one each.
The Vols have posted 17 seasons with at least 10 win in school history. Six of those have come in the last nine years under Fulmer. He has more 10-win seasons than any other coach in school history.
Gen. Robert R. Neyland (5), Bill Battle (3), Johnny Majors (2) and Bowden Wyatt (1) are the other UT coaches with 10-win seasons. WHAT TO LOOK FOR . . .
* A Tennessee win would give the Vols a 14th SEC title and their 10th outright.
* TB Travis Stephens breaking Jay Graham's single-season rushing mark.
* QB Casey Clausen joining Peyton Manning and Andy Kelly as the only Vols to throw for 2700 yards in a season.
* Clausen breaking Manning's single-season completion percentage mark of 64.2 with a minimum 300 pass attempts.
* WR Donte' Stallworth becoming the 10th Vol to amass at least 1700 career yards receiving.
* WR Kelley Washington becoming the sixth Vol to amass at least 900 yards receiving in a season.
* KR Leonard Scott becoming the seventh player SEC history to reach 1700 career kickoff return yards.  | | Travis Stephens | | UT CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE CHART | | 1. Travis Henry - 3078 | | 2. James Stewart - 2890 | | 3. Johnnie Jones - 2852 | | 4. Jamal Lewis - 2677 | | 5. Jay Graham - 2609 | | 6. Curt Watson - 2364 | | 7. Reggie Cobb - 2360 | | 8. Travis Stephens - 2299 | | 9. Charlie Garner - 2089 | | 10. Aaron Hayden - 2061 | | UT SEASON RUSHING YARDAGE CHART | | 1. Jay Graham (1995) - 1438 | | 2. Travis Stephens (2001) - 1427 | | 3. Jamal Lewis (1997) - 1364 | | 4. Travis Henry (200) - 1314 | | 5. Johnnie Jones (1974) - 1290 | | 6. Tony Thompson (1990) - 1261 | | 7. Chuck Webb (1989) - 1236 | |
Travis Stephens
Career 100-Yard Games | | Florida/2001 - 226 | | Arkansas/2001 - 206 | | Georgia/2001 - 176 | | Alabama/2001 - 162 | | Memphis/2001 - 124 | | S. Carolina/2001 - 120 | | Syracuse/2001 - 111 | | Georgia/1998 - 106 | | Complete Game-By-Game Stats | | | STEPHENS HITS 200 YARDS AGAIN, 12 YARDS SHY OF UT RECORD
Doak Walker finalist Travis Stephens rushed for a career-high 226 yards against Florida, earned SEC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. It marked the second time this season he rushed for more than 200 yards. He first did it against Arkansas when he ground out 206 yards on a school-record tying 41 rushing attempts. He joins Johnnie Jones, Chuck Webb, Tony Thompson, James Stewart and Jamal Lewis as the only Vols to post at least two 200-yard rushing games in a career. Jones did it three times. It is also the fifth time a Vol has done it in a season.
It marked the 17th time a UT player had rushed for 200 yards and he is the 10th different player to achieve the feat. It is the eighth highest rushing total in school history. Stephens showed his big play ability against the Gators by breaking off four runs of at least 30 yards, including a season-long 68-yarder. He had runs of 49, 34 and a touchdown run of 35 yards. His two touchdowns in the game were his first scores since the Notre Dame game on Nov. 3. It was the third time he tallied twice in a game this season (Alabama, South Carolina). With his 226-yard effort against Florida, Stephens has 1427 yards and pulled to within striking distance of Jay Graham's single-season rushing mark of 1438 set in 1995 in 11 games. Stephens' total is currently the 12th highest total in SEC history. Seven backs have topped 1500 yards in a season nine times and with 73 yards, Stephens would be the 10th. He has posted seven 100-yard rushing games this season. He is the 10th player in school history to rush for over 1000 yards, marking the 11th time overall. Johnnie Jones is the only Vol to post two 1000-yards seasons in 1983 and 1984. It is the sixth time in the last nine years that a UT back has surpassed the 1000-yard mark in a season. He accounts for 79.3 percent of Tennessee's total rushing yards this season and has 10 of UT's 19 rushing touchdowns.
Stephens has 277 carries on the season, which is a school record, bettering the mark of 272 set by Graham in 1995. Stephens also tied UT's record with 41 rushing attempts at Arkansas and has four games with at least 30 rushes. SEC'S LEADING RUSHER
Travis Stephens leads the SEC and ranks No. 8 in the NCAA in rushing, averaging 129.7 yards per game. He is the first Vol to lead the SEC in rushing since Tony Thompson averaged 105.1 ypg in 1990. He is the fifth Vol to ever lead the league, joining Hank Lauricella in 1951, Rich Pickins in 1968, Johnnie Jones in 1983 and 1984 and Thompson in 1990. His average of 129.7 ypg ranks as the 12th highest single-season average in league history and second in UT history behind Jamal Lewis' 130.7 set in 1997.
Stephens' 277 rushing attempts is the 13th highest total in league history. Five SEC backs have posted 300 carries six times. | TRAVIS STEPHENS CAREER TOTALS | | Att. | Yds | Avg | TD | 100-YD GM | | 474 | 2299 | 4.9 | 21 | 8 | ALL-PURPOSE STEPHENS
Travis Stephens ranks third in the SEC and No. 19 nationally with 144.5 all-purpose yards per game. Three times this season he accounted for over 200 all-purpose yards (219 vs. Arkansas, 254 vs. Georgia, 237 vs. Florida). The 254 yards versus Georgia ranked as the fifth-highest total in school history. He became the seventh Vol to amass at least 250 all-purpose yards and the first since Chuck Webb's 250 against Arkansas in the 1990 Cotton Bowl. His 1589 all-purpose yards ranks fifth on UT's single-season list. With 51 more yards, he would move into second place on UT's list, passing Jamal Lewis' 1997 total of 1639. Stephens would need 133 all-purpose yards to break Reggie Cobb's school record of 1721 in 1987. Stephens was also named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10) after he surpassed the 1000-yard mark for rushing in his career with a 206-yard effort against Arkansas. He has rushed for over 150 yards two other times this season (176 vs. Georgia, 162 vs. Alabama). UT is 7-1 when he rushes for over 100 yards in a game. STEPHENS' CAREER
Travis Stephens became the 10th Vol back to rush for over 2000 yards in a career with 79-yard effort against Kentucky. Stephens ranks eighth with 2299 yards and can move into sixth place past Curt Watson (1969-71) with 66 yards against LSU. CONSISTENT CLAUSEN
Casey Clausen has been very consistent this season in guiding the Vols to a 10-1 mark. Since taking over as the starter in the sixth game last season, he has posted a 16-2 record and gone 12-1 in SEC action. He has completed more than 50 percent of his passes in each game this season, completing more than 60 percent nine times, including each of the last four. He has completed over 50 percent of his passes in all but one career start. He has thrown for over 200 yards in seven of the last eight games, with six contests of at least 275 yards this season. Over the last four games he has been extremely hot, completing 79-of-119 passes for 66.4 percent, 1029 yards (257.3 ypg) with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions. Clausen ranks No. 2 in the SEC and 10th in the NCAA in passing efficiency at 150.97. In each game this season, he has connected on at least one long pass play of at least 25 yards. For the season, he has 27 big pass plays of 25 yards or more. Last year, the Vols had only 18 the entire season. Clausen has engineered five four-quarter comebacks this season (at Arkansas, at Alabama, South Carolina, at Kentucky, at Florida) and seven in his career (2000: at South Carolina, at Memphis). He was the third Vol named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22) after he completed 21-of-28 passes for 293 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions against Alabama. He also ran for another score. He joined Kelley Washington vs. LSU and Travis Stephens vs. Arkansas in getting the honor. He recorded the second 300-yard passing day of his career with a 309-yard effort against LSU, completing 18-of-28 passes with one TD and two interceptions. His career-high of 362 yards came against Kentucky last year. Clausen tied his personal-record with five touchdown passes versus Memphis. He threw five scoring strikes against Arkansas last season. It was the sixth time in school history a quarterback passed for five touchdowns. Clausen joins Peyton Manning as the only Vol quarterbacks to do it twice.
 | | Casey Clausen has led the Vols to seven fourth quarter comebacks during his UT career. | | UT CAREER PASSING LEADERS | | 1. Peyton Manning - 11,201 | | 2. Andy Kelly - 6,397 | | 3. Jeff Francis - 5,867 | | 4. Tee Martin - 4,592 | | 5. CASEY CLAUSEN - 4,110 | | 6. Heath Shuler - 4,088 | | 7. Alan Cockrell - 3,823 | CLAUSEN CLIMBS CHARTS
Casey Clausen continues to work his way up UT's passing charts in this is sophomore season. He is already in fifth place with 4110 career yards passing and is fourth with 35 touchdown passes. With one more TD strike, he will tie Andy Kelly (1988-91) and Heath Shuler (1991-93) for second with 36. Peyton Manning is first with 89. Clausen has already passed Manning's first two years total of 33. Clausen and Manning are the only Vol quarterbacks to pass for over 4000 yards in their first two seasons. Manning threw for 4095 yards, while Clausen has 4110. Only four other Vol quarterbacks have reached that mark in their careers (Andy Kelly-6397, Jeff Francis-5867, Tee Martin-4592, Heath Shuler-4088). Clausen will likely have to wait until next season before taking aim at Tee Martin's fourth place total of 4592 yards. He became became 12th quarterback in school history to pass for over 3000 yards in a career with a 228-yard effort against Notre Dame. GRAHAM & DAVIS COME UP BIG
Senior receiver Bobby Graham and freshman Jabari Davis had the best day of their respective careers against Florida. Graham hauled in seven catches for 71 yards against Florida. His previous bests were four catches versus Georgia this season and 57 yards vs. Memphis in 1999.
He has caught at least one pass in all but one game and has 10 receptions for 103 yards in the last two. Davis scored the first two touchdowns of his career against the Gators on 2 and 1-yard runs. He has rushed nine times for 54 yards (6.0 ypr) in the last two games. CATCHING UP WITH STALLWORTH
After missing three games (Arkansas, LSU, Georgia) with a wrist injury, Donte' Stallworth has been playing catch up over the last seven games. During that span, he has 31 receptions for 670 yards (21.7 ypc) and nine touchdown catches. He has also posted three 100-yard receiving games in the last four. Stallworth would rank among the nation's leaders with his 90.6 receiving yards per game, but has not played in the minimum 75-percent of UT's games.
With 128 yards receiving on four catches versus Vanderbilt, Stallworth became the first Vol to record three consecutive 100-yard receiving games since Marcus Nash did it against Southern Miss (110), Arkansas (126) and Kentucky (195) in 1997. Joey Kent holds the school record with seven consecutive 100-yard receiving games to start the 1996 season. Stallworth posted 193 all-purpose yards against Vanderbilt that included a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown. He established a career-high with 169 yards receiving on eight receptions against Kentucky while tying the school record for receiving touchdowns with three. His three scores came on passes of 59, 23 and 38 yards. Stallworth is the first Vol to ever catch three touchdowns in a game twice in a career and it's only been done five other times.
He took six of his eight catches for first downs versus the Wildcats. In the fourth quarter, he hauled in four passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns of 23 and 38 yards. The 23-yarder tied the game at 28-28, while the 38-yarder put UT up 35-28. He celebrated his birthday in a big way with 142 yards receiving on seven catches against Memphis and a school-record tying three touchdown receptions.
Stallworth has two other 100-yard receiving games in his career. The first was a 130-yard effort against South Carolina in 1999 and then he had 108 versus Nebraska in 2000 Fiesta Bowl. Fifteen of Stallworth's 32 catches this season have gone for at least 20 yards.
Stallworth's TD catches: 37 vs. SU, 21 vs. UA, 17 vs. ND, 33, 14, 35 vs. UM, 59, 23, 38 vs. UK, 80 vs. VU STALLWORTH'S CAREER
Donte' Stallworth ranks 10th all-time at Tennessee with 1651 yards receiving and needs 49 yards to become the 10th Vol to amass 1700 career receiving yards. He needs eight receptions to become the 14th member of the 100-career catch club at Tennessee. His 17.9 yards per catch average is the highest of any Vol with at least 90 career catches.
 | | John Henderson is one of three finalists for the 2001 Outland Trophyafter winning the award last season. | HENDERSON: OUTLAND FINALIST
Outland Trophy award finalist John Henderson recorded the 20th sack of his career against Kentucky and is now tied with Steve White (1992-95) for sixth on UT's career sack chart. Henderson has made at least one tackle for loss or sack in 18 of the last 20 games he has played. In fact, he had made at least two stops behind the line 11 times in his career, including four multi-sack contests. After sitting out the Arkansas game with a high ankle sprain, he returned to action against LSU, recording two tackles with a sack. He followed that performance with a season-high eight tackles and one sack day against Georgia. The 2000 Outland Trophy winner had a productive day against Syracuse by recovering a fumble that set up a Travis Stephens TD run. He also registered two tackles for loss among his three tackles in the game. VOLS GETTING PICKS
UT defenders are finding the ball lately with eight interceptions over the last five games. They had only four in the first six. FS Rashad Baker leads with four and is tied for second in the SEC with that total. After being even in the turnover department in the first six games, the Vols are a plus-5 over the last five, forcing 13 turnovers, while making eight. WASHINGTON'S STEADY PACE
Freshman Kelley Washington, who was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, continues to pace the Vol receiving corps with 55 catches for 870 yards.
On UT's single-season list, his 55 receptions ranks ninth, while the 870 yards is the eighth-highest total. He is the only Vol to catch a pass in every game. Washington, who is the second leading freshmen receiver nationally, is averaging 79.1 receiving yards per game, which is fifth in the SEC and ranks No. 38 in the NCAA. With 130 yards, he will become the third Vol to reach 1000 yards. For the season, he has taken 40 of his 55 catches for first downs and has 40 receptions for at least 10 yards. Washington, who has made at least five catches six times, has two 100-yard receiving games and posted at least 50 yards receiving in eight of the last 10 games. He was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week after setting a Tennessee single-game receiving yardage record with 256 yards on 11 receptions and one TD against LSU. NOTES ON WASHINGTON'S RECORD DAY: Broke Johnny Mills' school receiving record of 225 set against Kentucky in 1966 ? Total is the fourth highest total in SEC history ? Became just the fifth Vol to amass over 200 yards receiving and the first since Carl Pickens has 201 against Kentucky in 1990. The other two Vols to collect 200 yards receiving were Willie Gault vs. Vanderbilt in 1981 and Stanley Morgan vs. TCU in 1976 ? * Washington hauled in 11 catches and had one touchdown that came on a career-best 70-yard reception from Casey Clausen. He also had three additional receiving plays covering at least 30 yards. The 11 catches were two shy of the school record and all 11 went for first downs. SCOTT BACK IN THE GROOVE
Leonard Scott is returning to the form that has made him a dangerous kickoff returner the last two years. Over the last seven games, he has returned 17 kickoffs for 406 yards and a 23.9 average. He has raised his average to 21.7 yards per return and ranks eighth all-time in SEC history with 1676 kickoff return yards. His 23.9 career average ranks third all-time in SEC history. With 24 more yards, he will become only the seventh player in league history to reach 1700 yards. Twice this season he has posted over 100 yards in kickoff returns. He posted 116 yards on five returns against Alabama and rolled up the second-best day of his career with 144 yards versus Kentucky. He has four 100-yard return games in his career. Scott ranks second in school history to Willie Gault in kickoff returns (70) and return yards. Gault is No. 4 in the SEC in yards with 1854 and returns with 78. VOLS DEFENSIVE NOTES
Tennessee ranks 14th in the NCAA in total defense (2nd in the SEC), allowing 305.3 yards per game. The Vols are third in the NCAA (1st in the SEC) in rushing defense, allowing 80.9 yards per game. Tennessee is 65th in the NCAA (6th in the SEC) in passing defense, allowing 224.4 yards per game. The Vols are 13th nationally (3rd in the SEC) in scoring defense, allowing 18.5 ppg. - POSITIVE TURNOVERS: Tennessee has forced 13 turnovers in the last five games after just eight in the first six games. The Vols are a plus-5 in turnover margin over the last five games.
- TOUGH RUNNING: Tennessee has held seven opponents under 75 yards rushing, while allowing 2.6 ypc.
- PUNT RETURNS: After giving up 121 yards on seven punt returns (17.3 ypr) in the first four games, the Vols have tightened, allowing just 61 yards on 12 returns (5.1 ypr) in the last seven games.
- RUSHING SCORES: UT is tied for the NCAA lead in fewest rushing touchdowns allowed with five. UT has allowed 22 rushing TDs in the last 45 regular season games.
VOLS LEAD IN SACKS
Tennessee lead the SEC with 32 sacks. A total of 13 players have recorded at least a half sack this season. It is the 12th consecutive year with at least 30 sacks. Will Overstreet tops the list with five, while John Henderson and Constantin Ritzmann have four each and Kevin Burnett is next with 3.5. VOLS OFFENSIVE NOTES
Tennessee ranks 41st in the NCAA in total offense (6th in the SEC), averaging 404.3 yards per game. The Vols are 50th in the NCAA (4th in the SEC) in rushing offense, averaging 163.5 yards per game. Tennessee is 44th (6th in the SEC) in passing offense, averaging 240.7 yards per game. The Vols are 31st nationally (4th in the SEC) in scoring offense, averaging 30.5 points per game. - RUSHING: UT is averaging 149.3 ypg rushing over the last six games, having been held under 100 yards three times games. The Vols averaged 180.6 ypg in the first five.
- HIGH RATING: UT is No. 9 in the NCAA in overall team passing efficiency at 149.35.
COLQUITT IMPROVES
Punter Dustin Colquitt has been booming the ball as of late. Over the last five games, he has punted 12 times for a 46.9 yard average, with six 50-yard boots. He has placed four inside the 20 while forcing three fair catches. He was averaging 36.9 yards on his first 34 punts with just two over 50 yards and nine inside the 20. Colquitt has punted just once in a game in three of the last five. WALLS FINDS ZONE
Placekicker Alex Walls has connected on seven of his last eight field goal attempts after starting the season 6-for-9. He ranks seventh in the SEC in career field goal percentage at 79.6 and is seventh in career scoring at UT with 228 points and fourth in kick scoring. TIGHT ENDS FINDS NICHE
Tennessee's tight ends, Jason Witten and John Finlayson, have added another dimension to the passing attack, combining for 29 receptions for 287 yards, which is the most tight end catches since 1995.
The four combined receptions for 28 yards was the most since they had eight for 101 yards and one touchdown versus Alabama.
Witten is tied for third on the team with 25 catches for 253 yards. Finlayson has four receptions for 34 yards. VOLS SECOND HALF TEAM
Tennessee has been a second-half team all season. In the first half, the Vols are outscoring opponents 130-95 for a margin of 3.2 ppg.
In the second half, UT outscores its opponents 205-108, for margin of 8.8 ppg. The margin is particularly healthy in the third quarter where the Vols have outscored the opposition, 92-34. AGAINST THE SEC
Tennessee is 66-16 in SEC games since divisional play began in 1992, including two wins in the SEC Championship game. Against the Eastern Division, the Vols are 40-10, going 21-4 at home and 19-6 on the road. They have won 20 of their last 24 over Eastern teams, 12 of the last 14 at home and nine of their last 11 road tilts. Versus the Western Division, Tennessee is 26-6, going 12-3 at home, 11-3 on the road and 3-0 at neutral sites. They have won 21 of their last 23 against Western opponents. They have won 10 straight at home and eight of their last 10 road games. VERSUS RANKED TEAMS
Head coach Phillip Fulmer owns a 32-15 record against ranked teams. His clubs have won 15 of their last 20 versus ranked teams and have never lost to a ranked opponent that was rated lower than No. 19.
The Vols have gone head-to-head against an average of five ranked teams a year under Fulmer, including three this season, going 3-0.
Last game vs. 1-10: 34-32 win vs. No. 2 Florida, Dec. 1, 2001
Last game vs. 11-20: 17-10 win vs. No. 12 South Carolina, Oct. 27, 2001
Last game vs. 21-25: 19-16 win vs. No. 22 Southern Miss, Sept. 2, 2000 SCORING STREAK
Tennessee has scored in 94 consecutive games. When the Vols hit the road their consecutive games scored steak becomes even more impressive. Tennessee has scored in 116 straight road games. UT's home scoring streak is currently 49 contests. The last time the Vols were shutout was a 31-0 blanking by Florida in Knoxville in 1994. The last road shutout was a 44-0 win by Georgia in 1981. MORE VOL DEFENSE
Here are some further notes on UT's defense throughout the season.
The Vols have held nine of their 11 opponents under their rushing average entering the game. * Held LSU, Georgia and Florida to no run longer than nine yards.
* Held first four opponents (Syracuse, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia) to under 75 yards rushing per game and no rushing touchdowns.
* Held Florida to 12 yards on 12 carries in the second half.
* Limited LSU to just 16 yards total offense in the third quarter as UT scored on all three third quarter possessions in taking a 19-7 lead.
* Vol defenders broke up 12 passes against LSU, the most since recording 11 in the 1991 Sugar Bowl against Virginia.
* Held Memphis to just 23 yards rushing, including a minus-4 yards in the second half.
* Held South Carolina to just 13 yards rushing and 77 total yards in the second half after giving up 144 on the ground and 188 total yards in the first half.
* Held Alabama to minus 2 total yards offense as the Vols held the ball for 13:35 of the decisive final stanza in which they scored twice to put the game away.
* Held Georgia to just 26 yards rushing on 14 carries in the second half after giving up 42 yards on 14 rushes in the first half.
* Held Arkansas without a first down in the second half and just five for the game
* Held Arkansas to a minus 19 yards of total offense (minus 30 rushing, 11 passing) in the second half, finishing with 92 for the game. The last time Tennessee held a team under 100 yards of total offense was Kentucky in 1965 (93 yards). UT'S SENIOR CLASS
Tennessee's senior class have compiled a 40-8 mark over the last four years. The 23 seniors were part of the 1998 national championship team and part of the third longest winning streak in school history of 14 games. | Best Records Since 1990 | | Nebraska | 129-19-1 (.869) | | Florida State | 126-19-1 (.866) | | Florida | 121-27-1 (.815) | | TENNESSEE | 117-27-2 (.808) | | Marshall | 132-32-0 (.805) | | Best Home Records Since 1990 | | Nebraska | 76-3-0 (.962) | | Florida State | 65-3-1 (.949) | | Florida | 68-5-0 (.931) | | Texas A&M | 65-5-1 ( .922) | | Kansas State | 67-8-1 (.888) | | TENNESSEE | 67-9-0 (.882) | UT 4TH WINNINGEST SINCE 1990
Tennessee ranks fourth in winning percentage since 1990. Since 1993, the Vols have averaged 10 wins per season.
FULMER IS 9TH IN SEC WINS
UT head coach Phillip Fulmer entered the top 10 in SEC regular-season victories with a 35-24 win over Alabama on Oct. 20, 2001. He also ranks 16th all-time in conference history with his 94 career wins. Harry Mehre (Mississippi/ Georgia) is 15th with 98 victories. DID YOU KNOW ????
* Tennessee is one of only four schools to appear in a bowl game each of the last 12 years, joining Florida State, Michigan and Nebraska.
* UT has won 94 of its last 113 games overall
* Tennessee has won 32 of the last 46 games against nationally ranked teams
* Tennessee has won 54 of the last 59 home games at Neyland Stadium
* Tennessee has posted a 63-13 record in its last 76 games against SEC opponents ON THIS DATE
Tennessee is 2-0 on games played on Dec 8. The Vols defeated Florida, 13-12, in 1928 and LSU, 19-13, in 1934. | 
