University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
November 16, 2002 | Football
Nov. 16, 2002
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Series Notes
* Tennessee leads the all-time series 25-15-1
* UT's fourth trip to Starkville in last 50 years (1987, 1990, 1994) ... The teams have played in Memphis 14 times
* Series in game played at Starkville is now tied at 4-4 ... The 1987 UT-MSU game was the Vols' first trip to Starkville since 1950
* UT won the last meeting 24-14 in the 1998 SEC Championship game
* Vols have won 23 of their 27 games vs. SEC West opponents
* MSU's last win in the series was a 24-21 victory at Starkville--UT's last visit to Davis Wade Stadium
* Today's Attendance: 54,807 - Largest crowd in MSU history
Vols in November
* UT is 66-4 in the month of November since 1985 ... Vols are 38-2 on the road during this stretch
* UT's last road November loss was a 28-24 setback at Arkansas in 1999
* Vols are 38-1 in SEC November games since 1985
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has a 101-24 (.808) mark in his 11th season at his alma mater
* 11th fastest coach in NCAA history to 100 victories (123 games) ... Fifth fastest in terms of longevity (11th season--8th game)
* Fulmer is the only active coach (min. 10 seasons) to rank in NCAA's all-time Top 10 in winning percentage (10th)
* Fulmer has led Tennessee to more 11-win (3) and 10-win seasons (6) than any other coach in UT history
* Led UT to nation's best record (45-5) from 1995-98, including a 13-0 mark in 1998 and the National Championship
Houston Records Third Consecutive Career-High
* Rushed for a career-high 149 yards on a career-most 32 carries today (previous: 111 yards vs. Miami, 2002 and 30 attempts vs. South Carolina)
* Today's game is the third consecutive week Houston has rushed for at least 100 yards and the fourth time this season
* Houston's two TD runs in the first half (34 yards & 10 yards) gave UT a 14-0 advantage
* Today's game is Houston's fourth career 100-yard rushing game ... He also topped the mark this season against Wyoming (106), South Carolina (108) and Miami (111)
Vol Defensive Notes
* DT Rashad Moore scored his first career touchdown on a 9-yard fumble return ... It was his team-high third fumble recovery, tying him for SEC lead ... DE Mondre Dickerson caused the fumble
* Moore's TD is the second for the Vol defense this season ... LB Kevin Simon recovered a Middle Tennessee fumble in the end zone
* Willie Miles' fumble recovery at the MSU 25 in the second quarter led to the Vols second TD and a 14-0 lead
* MSU Justin Griffith's 56-yard run in the third quarter is the longest vs. UT this season (previous: 27 by USC's Adkisson)
Quickly...
* With QB Casey Clausen missing today's game with injury (foot), UT has now had 15 players miss a combined 50 games this season
* Today's game is the second contest Clausen has missed this season due to injury ... He also missed UT's 18-13 loss at Georgia
* True freshmen James Banks (QB) Jonathan Wade (WR) made their first career starts today ... SS Mark Jones and LB Jason Mitchell also made their first career starts today
* Mark Jones had an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter called back by a penalty (holding)
Next Up
* Tennessee travels to Nashville to play intrastate rival Vanderbilt ... Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. (EST) and will televised by JP Sports
