University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
November 01, 2003 | Football
Nov. 1, 2003
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Noting Tennessee
* Tennessee improves to 6-2 (3-2 SEC) ... Duke falls to 2-7 (0-5 ACC)
* Vols are now 61-4 in November games since 1985, including a 40-2 mark at home (19-3 vs. non-conference foes)
* UT has a 54-12-1 record in non-conference games since 1989
* UT has a 61-16-3 mark in Homecoming games ... Vols have won 19 of last 20 HC games
* Tennessee is 4-1 at home this season, including a 3-0 mark against non-conference foes
* Vols entered the game ranked No. 19 in Associated Press and 18th Coaches' Poll
* Vols at No. 2-ranked Miami next Saturday ... Kickoff is set for noon (EST) on ABC
Series Notes
* UT leads series 14-13-2 that dates back to 1893 ... UT has won the last three meetings
* Vols have a 11-7 mark against Duke in games played in Knoxville
* Duke's last win over UT was a 31-16 victory in 1988 at Neyland Stadium
* Vols have an all-time mark of 85-54-7 against schools that make up the ACC
* Today's attendance: 104,772 - Vols have now drawn 24,883,840 fans since 1946
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has a 109-27 (.801) mark in his 12th season at his alma mater
* Fulmer has led UT to the best record in the SEC since 1998 (55-16 -- .775), including a 34-10 mark in SEC play
* Vols are 38-3 under Fulmer in November games
* Fulmer has a 2-0 all-time mark over Duke and a 3-1 record vs. ACC teams
* Tennessee has a 62-9 mark under Fulmer in games in Neyland Stadium
* 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 Leads Vols to 30th Win as Starter
* Completed 16-of-27 passes for 208 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions today ... 2nd straight game without an INT
* Clausen is now 30-9 (19-6 vs. SEC) as a starter at quarterback for the Vols ... (18-8 at home, 12-1 in road games)
* Moved past Tim Couch (8,435) for 10th on SEC's all-time passing list with 8,528 yards
* Thrown at least one touchdown pass in last eight games
* Clausen's Career passing stats now read: 686-of-1107 (.620) 8,528 yards, 64 TDs, 29 INT
Davis Breaks 100-Yard Mark
* Rushed for season-high 113 yards on 17 carries in first start of the season at tailback (previous 2003 high: 78 yards at Florida)
* Second 100-yard rushing game of career ... Rushed for 135 yards in last year's win over Arkansas
* Vols are 82-5-2 since 1990 when UT has a 100-yard rusher
Colquitt Keeps On Booming
* Averaged 49.0 yards on 5 punts tonight ... Now averaging 46.6 on the season
* Boomed a 64-yarder in the second quarter that back Duke up to its 9-yardline after a 3-yard return
* In last seven games, Colquitt has had 16 punts over 50 yards and 5 punts over 60 with 9 punts inside opponents' 10-yardline and 4 punts inside the 5.
* Entered game ranked fifth in NCAA and first in SEC with a 46.3 average
Wilhoit Equals Career-High
* Connected on 3-of-3 field goals tonight from 45, 38 and 29 yards
* Three field goals equals career-high set last week at Alabama (3-of-3)
* Hit last 6 field goals attempted ... Last miss was a 50-yard attempt at Auburn
Defensive Notebook
* Held Duke scoreless in third quarter after Devils had a 1st and goal at the UT 2 ... Stand highlighted by Mondre Dickerson's 9-yard quarterback sack ... Duke missed a 34-yard field goal to end the threat with UT leading 9-6
* Vols' third goalline stand inside their 6-yardline in last two weeks ... Vols held Alabama scoreless after Tide had 1st-goal-to-goal situations at the UT 5 and UT 2
* RBs Cory Larkins & Troy Fleming teamed up for one of the biggest defensive plays of the game ... Fleming forced a Duke fumble on a punt return in the fourth quarter and Larkins recovered at the DU 37 to set up a UT touchdown
Quickly...
* Freshman Corey Campbell made his first career start at free safety
* Jabari Davis made his first start of the season today at tailback, replacing the injured Cedric Houston ... Davis' sixth career start
* Gerald Riggs' 12-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter was his first collegiate touchdown
