University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Postgame Notes
September 08, 2001 | Football
Tennessee 13, Arkansas 3
Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark.
Attendance: 70,470
Following tonight's 13-3 win Tennessee leads the series against Arkansas 11-2, including a 2-1 mark in Fayetteville ... The Vols defeated the Razorbacks here 49-31 in 1995 and lost a 28-24 decision in 1999 ... UT leads the series 3-0 at Little Rock and 4-1 at Knoxville ...... Attendance: 70,470-largest all-time mark at Razorback Stadium most to ever see a sporting event in the state of Arkansas.
The start of tonight's game was delayed 13 minutes due to lightening in the area ... The game was delayed another 21 minutes at the 4:58 mark in the first quarter when dangerous lightning returned to the Fayetteville area.
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer is the nation's winningest active head coach...Following today's game, Fulmer has a 86-18 (.826) mark now in his 10th season at his alma mater...Fulmer's overall SEC record is now 57-12, including a 23-4 mark against SEC West opponents.
Senior tailback Travis Stephens gained a career-high 206 yards on 41 carries ... Stephens' 41 attempts tied UT's all-time single-game record set by Johnnie Jones against Rutgers in 1983 ... Stephens' 200-yard effort was the 16th time a UT player has rushed for at least 200 yards .. He is the 10th different UT player to achieve the feat ... The last time a UT back rushed for 200 yards in a game was Travis Henry, who gained 214 against Arkansas at Neyland Stadium last season.
Stephens also surpassed the 1000-yard rushing mark for his career tonight ... Stephens, who entered the game needing just 17 yards for the mark, gained 34 yard on the Vols' first possession ... Stephens' previous career-best was 111 yards last week against Syracuse ... It was his third career game over 100 yards and second this season and first over 200 yards.
The Vols dominated the time of possession tonight 36:57 to 23:03
Casey Clausen completed 13-of-17 for 136 yards with 0 touchdown and 0 interception... Clausen is now 8-1 as a starter at quarterback for the Vols and 6-0 vs. SEC teams.
WR Kelley Washington caught a career-best six passes for 96 yards in his second UT game ... He caught three for 31 yards in his UT debut last week against Syracuse ... Washington's 30-yard fourth quarter catch on a third down and 11 moved the Vols to the Arkansas 15-yard line at the 6:32 mark that set up Wall's game-tying field goal.
TE Jason Witten also had recorded a career-high with four catches for 14 yards ... Witten caught two passes for 10 yards last week against Syracuse.
PK Alex Walls made 2-of-3 field goals and accounted for all the Vols' scoring ... Walls' 25-yarder with 3:52 remaining gave the Vols a 6-3 advantage ... His 33-yarder with 9:45 remaining tied the game at 3-3 ... Both field goals were made in heavy rain.
SS Julian Battle picked off his first career interception tonight ... Battle's pick stopped a second quarter Razorback drive and returned it 6 yards to the UT 45 ... Battle is a junior college transfer from Los Angeles Valley College ... He also recorded a pass broken up and a tackle for loss (-7).
CB Jabari Greer made his second career start tonight at right cornerback ... He started one game as a true freshman last season against Kentucky when the Vols employed five defensive backs against the pass-happy Wildcats.
Senior DT John Henderson did not start due to the high ankle sprain he suffered in last week's opener against Syracuse.
TENNESSEE DEFENSIVE BIG PLAYS
Tackle for Loss: 1-E. Moore (-4), 1-Ritzmann (-2), 1-Haynesworth (-4), 1-Stevenson (-2), 1-R. Moore (-1), 1-Overstreet (-6), 1-Battle (-7)
Sacks: (0.5)-Jackson (-5), 0.5-Burnett (-5), 1-Overstreet (-10)
Passes Broken Up: 1-Battle, 1-Greer
Interceptions: 1-Battle (6 yard return), 1-E. Moore (18 yards)
Fumble Caused: 1-Fitzgerald
