University of Tennessee Athletics
Postgame Notes
September 06, 2003 | Football
Sept. 6, 2003
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Vols Move to 2-0 With 34-24 Win Over Marshall
Series Notes
* Today's game was the first meeting between the two schools
* UT is now 2-0 all-time mark against schools that currently make up the Mid-America Conference ... MU has an all-time mark of 1-12 against SEC teams with the only victory coming against South Carolina (24-21) in 1998.
* Vols began today's game ranked No. 14 in the coaches poll and No. 12 in the AP poll ... Marshall entered the game unranked.
* Today's attendance: 106,520
Nation's 1-2 Coaches in Winning Pct.
* Marshall's Bob Pruett and Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer entered today's game as the nation's winningest active coaches (min. 5 years)
* Pruett now 81-14 (.853) Fulmer 105-25 (.808) are the only two active coaches with winning percentages over .800.
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer has a 105-25 (.808) mark in his 12th season at his alma mater
* Vols are 60-8 under Fulmer at Neyland Stadium
* Under Fulmer Tennessee has a 37-8 mark in non-conference 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 Numbers
* Completed 21-of-33 passes for 235 yards with 1 interceptions and 3 touchdowns today
* First 3 TD passing game since last season vs. Rutgers ... Ninth career game of 3 or more TD passes
* Ranks to No. 2 on Vols' career passing yardage list (7,133 yds), completions (581) and touchdowns (53)
* Clausen is now 26-7 as a starter at quarterback for the Vols
* Clausen's 16-yard run in the second quarter is the longest of his career (previous:15 vs. Kentucky, 2001)
* Clausen's Career passing stats now read: 581-of-922 (.630) 7,133 yards, 53 TDs, 25 INT
Houston Turns It On In Second Half
* Rushed for 160 yards today on 26 carries ... Had 126 yards (17 att.) in second half
* Recorded season-high 50-yard rush today ... Also had a 35-yarder ... Now has 5 rushes for 20 yards or more this season
* Accounted for 74 yards of the Vols' 80-yard TD drive to open second half (5 rushes for 61 yards; 1 reception for 13 yards) ... The score (by Jabari Davis) gave Vols a 21-10 advantage at the 11:10 mark in the second quarter.
* With today's effort, now has seven career games of at least 100 yards (2 in 2003 and 5 in 2002)
* For the season, Houston, who entered the game as the SEC's leading rusher, has 321 yards on 45 carries this season
* Vols now 81-5-2 since 1990 when having a running back rush for more than 100 yards in a game (2-0 this season)
Passing It Around
* Nine different players caught passes today from QB Casey Clausen
* WRs James Banks and Mark Jones led the Vols with 4 catches today
* True freshman WR Jayson Swain made the biggest catch of the day--a 35-yard leaping fourth quarter grab on a 3rd-and-14 ... On the day Swain caught 2 for 49 yards
* Mark Jones' 4 receptions today (35 yards) is a career-best ... Jones made his first career start at WR last week after moving over from defense in the spring
Sack Pack
* UT recorded 6 sacks today (-56) ... Most for the Vols in a game since recording 9 against Southern Mississippi in 2000
* LB Kevin Simon's 3 sacks (-28) ties with many for No. 2 all-time on UT's single-game list (with many) ... Reggie White's 4 sacks vs. The Citadel is the Vols' single-game mark
* UT entered game No. 1 nationally in total defense (117.0/game) and rushing defense (-1/game)
Quickly...
* DB Jason Allen's interception with 6 seconds remaining was UT's first pick of the 2003 season
* PK James Wilhoit's career-long 42-yard FG with 5:27 remaining gave the Vols a 31-24 advantage ... Both Wilhoit FGs were made in fourth quarter scoring the Vols' final 6 points
* LB Kevin Burnett started at LB today .... His first start since last year's season opener against Wyoming where he suffered a season-ending knee injury ... He played in last week's win over Fresno State.
* Marshall's first TD was the first against the Vol defense in regular season play in 13 quarters dating back to last year's 35-17 win at Mississippi State last season...Last week's TD by Fresno State was on an interception return.
* Marshall recorded 118 return yards in the first half (68 on 4 punt returns; 50 on two kickoff returns)
* Today's 12 penalties are the most vs. UT since being called for 12 vs. Memphis in 2001 and the 118 penalty yards today are the most vs. the Vols since 135 vs. Vanderbilt in 2000
* Marshall scored first today ... Vols are 31-23-1 since 1990 when the opponent scores first
