University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
November 15, 2003 | Football
Nov. 15, 2003
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Clausen Leads Tennessee to 59-21 Win Over Mississippi State
Noting Tennessee
* Tennessee improves to 8-2 (4-2 SEC) ... Mississippi State falls to 2-8 (1-5 SEC)
* Vols are now 71-4 in November games since 1985, including a 41-2 mark at Neyland Stadium (only two losses to No. 1 ranked teams...1990 vs. Notre Dame and 2002 vs. Miami)
* UT has a 51-1 record in SEC games in November since 1985
* Today's 59 points are a season-high and most since a 70-point outburst vs. Louisiana-Monroe in 2000 (70-3)
* The 39-point margin of victory is the most for the Vols since a 47-7 win over Wyoming in 2002 ... Most in SEC since 59-20 vs. UK in 2000
* UT is 4-1 in home games this season ... UT's 538 yards of total offense is a season-high (previous: 492 vs. Alabama)
* Vols entered the game ranked No. 9 in Associated Press and 13th Coaches' Poll
* UT plays host to Vanderbilt next Saturday ... Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. (EST) on a pay-per-view basis (VideoSeat)
Series Notes
* UT leads series 26-15-1 (12-7-0 at Knoxville, 4-4 at Starkville, 10-4-1 at Neutral Sites)
* Vols have won 7 of the last 8 meetings in the series
* UT defeated Mississippi State 35-17 last season at Starkville
* MSU's last win in the series was a 24-21 decision at Starkville in 1994
* Today's attendance: 104,223 ... Vols have now drawn 24,988,063 since 1946
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has a 111-27 (.804) mark in his 12th season at his alma mater
* Fulmer has led UT to the best record in the SEC since 1998 (57-16 -- .781), including a 35-10 mark in SEC play
* Tennessee has a 72-19 mark in SEC play under Fulmer, including a 29-7 slate vs. SEC West teams
* Vols are 39-3 under Fulmer in November games
* UT is now 62-9 under Fulmer at Neyland Stadium
Clausen Improves to 32-9 as Vols' Starting QB; Ties UT TD Passing Mark
* Completed 20-of-33 passes today for 330 yards with 5 touchdowns and 0 Interceptions ... Did not play fourth quarter
* Tied UT single-game record with five touchdown passes (tied with 3 others) ... Third time he's thrown for 5 TDs in a game ... Others who have thrown 5 TDs in a game (Andy Kelly vs. Kentucky, 1990; Heath Shuler vs. Florida, 1993; Peyton Manning vs. Texas Tech, 1997 and Kentucky, 1997; Casey Clausen vs. Arkansas, 2000 and Memphis, 2001)
* Recorded sixth career 300-yard passing game today and second this season ... Threw for 355 yards at Auburn
* Clausen is now 32-9 (20-6 vs. SEC) as a starter at quarterback for the Vols ... (17-5 at home)
* Completed first 11-of-16 pass attempts today for 152 yards and 2 TDs, including eight straight completions in first half
* Moved past Georgia's Eric Zeier (67) and tied LSU's Tommy Hodson (69) for 8th-place on the SEC's all-time TD pass list today
* Fourth straight game without an INT ... Has not had a pick in last 124 attempts ... UT record is 132 by Peyton Manning, 1995
* Clausen's Career passing stats now read: 717-of-1158 (.619) 8,939 yards, 69 TDs, 29 INT
Receiving Notebook; Hannon Ties School Mark
* Chris Hannon's three TD receptions tied UT's single-game mark ... Record held by 6 others (last: Donte' Stallworth vs. Kentucky, 2001) ... Today's game is Hannon's first multi-TD reception game of his career ... Now has 5 TD receptions on season to rank on team
* Mark Jones hauled in a career-high 5 receptions today, including a 38-yard TD pass from Casey Clausen to give UT a 28-7 lead
* Nine different UT receivers caught passes in today's game
Tinsley Continues to Make His Mark
* Scored his third touchdown in last four games on a 12-yard TD pass from Casey Clausen in first quarter
* Tallied the game's only TD on a fourth-and-goal at the 2 in last week's win at Miami ... Also grabbed a TD pass at Alabama
* Rushed twice today for 26 yards and caught 1 pass for 12 (TD)
Defensive Notebook
* Vols forced 3 turnovers today (2 interceptions, 1 fumble)
* MSU's first quarter TD (Fant to Jenkins 19-yard pass) was the first TD allowed by Vols since the fourth quarter of the Alabama game (Oct. 25), breaking a string of 8 quarters ... Duke and Miami each managed just two field goals vs. UT
* J.T. Mapu recorded his first forced fumble on a sack in the second quarter ... the fumble was recovered by Greg Jones--his second FC of the season and his career
* Vols blocked second punt of the season today ... O.J. Owens blocked a MSU third quarter punt to the Bulldog 1, where Troy Fleming recovered to set up Jabari Davis' second TD run giving UT a 42-7 lead
* Gibril Wilson and Marvin Mitchell recorded interceptions today ... Wilson's second of season and Mitchell's first
Quickly...
* After two Interceptions and one fumble recovery, Vols are +8 in turnovers last three games (0 turnovers for UT)
* Scott Wells made his 46th consecutive start at center today
* OT Arron Sears, WR Chris Hannon and DT Greg Jones made their first career starts today
* Vols scored first today, improving their mark to 98-10-2 since 1990 when getting on the scoreboard first
