University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
November 08, 2003 | Football
Nov. 8, 2003
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Noting Tennessee
* Tennessee improves to 7-2 (3-2 SEC) ... Miami falls to 7-2 (3-1 Big East)
* UT's first win over a top 10-ranked team since a 34-32 win at No. 2 Florida in 2001
* Vols are now 70-4 in November games since 1985, including a 29-2 mark on the road (19-3 vs. non-conference foes)
* In each of the four November losses since 1985, the Vols won the next meeting against those opponents
* UT has a 55-12-1 record in non-conference games since 1989
* Tennessee concludes its 2003 non-conference schedule with a 4-0 mark ... Season's final three games are in league play
* UT is 3-1 in road games this season ... Vols won at Florida (24-10) and Alabama (51-43 5OT), lost at Auburn (28-21)
* Vols entered the game ranked No. 18 in Associated Press and 17th Coaches' Poll ... Miami entered ranked 6th-AP, 7th-Coaches
* UT plays host to Mississippi State next Saturday ... Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. (EST) on Jefferson-Pilot Sports
Series Notes
* UT leads series 2-1 (1-0 netural, 1-0 at Miami, 0-1 at Knoxville)
* UT defeated Miami 35-7 in the 1986 Sugar Bowl ... UM defeated UT last season 26-3 at Knoxville
* Vols have an all-time mark of 23-7 against schools that make up the Big East Conference
* Today's attendance: 69,722
Vols End Hurricane Winning Streak at Orange Bowl
* Today's win ends Miami's 26-game home winning streak
* Miami's last loss at the Orange Bowl was a 27-23 decision to Penn State Sept. 18, 1999 ... UM's first home loss under Larry Coker
* UT held Miami without a TD for the first time at home since a 38-3 loss to Florida State in 1984
Big Orange at the Orange Bowl
* Vols are now 2-2 in games played at the Orange Bowl (1-1 vs. Oklahoma, 0-1 vs. Rice, 1-0 vs. Miami)
* UT defeated Oklahoma 17-0 in 1939 Orange Bowl, lost to Rice 8-0 in 1947 Orange Bowl and lost to Oklahoma 26-24 in 1968 Orange Bowl
* Today's game was the Vols' first against Miami at the Orange Bowl
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has a 110-27 (.803) mark in his 12th season at his alma mater
* Fulmer has led UT to the best record in the SEC since 1998 (56-16 -- .778), including a 34-10 mark in SEC play
* Vols are 39-3 under Fulmer in November games
* Fulmer has a 35-21 mark against ranked teams, including an 12-14 record vs. Top 10 ranked teams
* Tennessee has a 38-12 mark under Fulmer in road games
Clausen Improves to 13-1 on Road as Starting QB
* Completed season-low 11-of-18 passes for 81 yards ... 3rd straight game without an INT
* Clausen is now 31-9 (19-6 vs. SEC) as a starter at quarterback for the Vols ... (18-8 at home, 13-1 in road games)
* Clausen's 13 road wins ties him with Peyton Manning (13-3) for most by a UT quarterback
* Moved past USC's Steve Tanneyhill (8,555) for ninth on SEC's all-time passing list with 8,609 yards
* Clausen's Career passing stats now read: 697-of-1125 (.620) 8,609 yards, 64 TDs, 29 INT
Defensive Notebook
* Vols forced four turnovers today (2 fumbles and 2 interceptions)
* Derrick Tinley recovered a fumbled punt with 1:44 remaining at the UM 13 following a 56-yard punt by Dustin Colquitt
* LB Kevin Simon's second quarter interception at the UM 42 was the first of his career ... Led to UT field goal, tying the game 3-3
* Jason Allen forced a third quarter fumble after a Kellen Winslow reception ... It was Allen's first career caused fumble
* Jason Mitchell's sack and fumble caused in the fourth quarter were his first of the season (3rd career forced fumble) ... J.T. Mapu recovered at the UT 45 with 11:20 remaining--his first career fumble recovery
* Gibril Wilson's first career interception ended a Miami drive at the UT 7 with 4:11 remaining (Mark Jones pressure)
* After scoring no points off turnovers in first five games this season, Vols have scored 13 points off turnovers in the last 3 games, including 3 today (James Wilhoit 41-yard FG after Kevin Simon's interception)
Quickly...
* Scott Wells made his 45th consecutive start at center today ... He became a father Thursday with the birth of a son
* UT and UM have one common opponent this season (Florida)...UT defeated the Gators 24-10, UM won 38-33
* UT's final drive of the first half, covered 73 yards, in 15 plays and consumed 9:19 to give the Vols a 10-3 halftime advantage ... the number of plays and time consumed is the most for UT this season in a TD drive (previous: 11 plays, 5:22 vs. Florida)
* Vols led 10-3 at halftime ... UT is 4-0 this season when leading at the half
* TE Victor McClure caught his first pass of the year, an 11-yarder for a first down in the third quarter
* PK James Wilhoit connected on 1-of-2 field goals today, connecting from 41 and missing from 39 ... His miss from 39 yards in the third quarter was his first in eight attempts dating back to a 51-yard miss at Auburn (Oct. 4)
