University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
October 25, 2003 | Football
Oct. 25, 2003
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Noting Tennessee
* Tennessee improves to 5-2 (3-2 SEC) ... Alabama falls to 3-6 (1-4 SEC)
* Tennessee is 4-1 in overtime games (3-0 home, 1-1 road) ... Vols are 2-0 in OT games this season
* Today's game is second-longest in UT history and third-longest in SEC history
* Vols entered the game ranked No. 22 in Associated Press and Coaches' Poll
* Vols play host to Duke for Homecoming next Saturday ... Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (EST)
Series Notes
* Alabama leads the series 43-36-7 ... Teams have played every year since 1928 with the exception of 1943
* Vols have a 4-2 advantage in games played in Tuscaloosa ... UT has won its last three trips to Bryant-Denny Stadium
* UA's last win over UT in Tuscaloosa was in 1930 (18-6)
* UA's home games in series were played in Birmingham from 1932-97 ...
* UT's last loss to the Crimson Tide in the state of Alabama came in 1991 by a 24-19 count at Legion Field
* UT won seven straight games in the series (1995-2001) before losing 34-14 last season in Knoxville
* Today's attendance: 83,018
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has a 108-27 (.800) mark in his 12th season at his alma mater
* Fulmer has a mark of 9-2 against Alabama and is now 28-7 vs. the SEC West (71-19 overall SEC mark)
* Tennessee has a 37-12 mark under Fulmer in road games
* 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
Clausen Passing Notebook; Surpasses 60 Career TD Passes
* Completed 23-of-43 passes for 283 yards with 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions today ... 4 TD passes is season-high
* Completed 6-of-8 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown on Vols' 86-yard drive to tie the score at 20-20 with 25 seconds remaining
* Became 12th quarterback in SEC history to throw for 60 career touchdowns today
* Clausen is now 29-9 (19-6 vs. SEC) as a starter at quarterback for the Vols ... 12-1 in road games
* Thrown at least one touchdown pass in last seven games
* Clausen's Career passing stats now read: 670-of-1080 (.620) 8,320 yards, 63 TDs, 29 INT
Banks Scores on First Snap From QB ... Sets Career Marks at WR
* Scored Vols' first TD on 25-yard run in third quarter to give UT a 10-6 advantage ... It was his first snap at QB this season
* Banks' 25-yard TD run is the longest of his career (previous: 22 vs. Georgia, 2002) and first rushing TD of his career
* Banks' 7 receptions today ties career-best and his 103 yards and 2 TDs are career-highs (previous: 7 rec. 80 yds vs. Fresno St.)
* Both touchdown receptions were in overtime
* Banks also caught the Vols' two-point conversion pass from Clausen in the fifth OT to give UT a 51-43 lead
Defensive Notebook
* Vols had two goalline stands today keeping the Tide out of the end zone on a 1st-and-goal at the UT 2 in the second quarter and a 1st-and-goal at the UT 5 in the fourth quarter
* Held UA scoreless in 2nd quarter goalline stand after Tide had 1st -and-goal at the UT 2 that ended with blocked FG attempt
* Jason Allen recorded his first career blocked FG and the Vols' first blocked FG since Willie Miles blocked a Rutgers FG attempt last season
* Corey Campbell picked off his second pass of the season and second in as many games with a third quarter pick
* J.T. Mapu recorded his first career sack (-7) in the first quarter forcing Alabama to settle for a field goal
* Jabari Greer intercepted his first pass of the season on UA's two-point conversion attempt to end the third OT
Cashing In
* Tennessee recorded its first points off turnover today when James Wilhoit hit a 38-yard FG in the third quarter following Corey Campbell's interception
Quickly...
* Derrick Tinsley got his first two touches of the season... A 28-yard reverse and an 6-yard TD reception in 1st OT
* Dustin Colquitt's two 50-yard plus punts (53, 55) in the fourth quarter was his 14th punt of 50 or more yards this season
* Vols rushed for 123 yards in the second half (not OT) on 18 attempts after gaining 46 on 10 carries in first half
* James Wilhoit connected on both field goal attempts today of 31 and 38 yards ... Now 7-of-12 on the season
* Cedric Houston's 83 yards on 16 carries today is the most for Houston since gaining 86 vs. South Carolina
* UT lost three fumbles in first quarter of today's game, but trailed just 3-0 at the end of the period ... UT had no turnovers rest of day
* Vols trailed 6-3 at halftime today ... UT is 1-2 this season when trailing at the half
* Vols 6-play third quarter scoring drive was the second time this season UT has scored on its first possession of the second half (last: Marshall)
