University of Tennessee Athletics
SEC Championship Game Quick Notes
November 19, 2004 | Football
Nov. 19, 2004
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VOLS MAKE FOURTH CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCE
- The Tennessee Volunteers are making their fourth Southeastern Conference Championship game appearance and first since 2001. The Vols won back-to-back league titles in 1997 and 1998 with fourth-quarter comebacks over Auburn and Mississippi State. They dropped the 2001 title game to LSU.
- Over the last eight years, the Vols have appeared in the SEC title game four times, the most of any conference team. The four appearances is third in the SEC, ranking behind Florida's seven and Alabama's five.
- Under the division format which began in 1992, the Vols are tied with Alabama for second with two SEC titles apiece.
- Tennessee, Florida and Georgia are the only schools to represent the Eastern Division, while every school, with the exception of Ole Miss, has represented the West in the title game.
- Tennessee has scored as many points as it has allowed in three championship games, 74-74.
- UT has led at the half of two of three games (1998, 2001).
- The Vols have eight passing touchdowns and one rushing score in three games.
- Peyton Manning and Peerless Price were named game MVPs following the 1997 and 1998 contests, respectively.
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES SINCE 1997
4 Tennessee
3 Auburn
2 Florida
2 Georgia
2 LSU
1 Alabama
1 Arkansas
1 Mississippi State
SEC TITLES
The Tennessee Volunteers have secured 13 SEC football championship, including nine outright titles. The Vols are second to Alabama, which has won 21 championships.
SEC CHAMPIONS
21 Alabama
13 Tennessee
11 Georgia
9 LSU
6 Florida
6 Ole Miss
UT'S SEC TITLES BY DECADE
1990s -- 3 (1990, 1997, 1998)
1980s -- 2 (1985, 1989)
1960s -- 2 (1967, 1969)
1950s -- 2 (1951, 1956)
1940s -- 2 (1940, 1946)
1930s -- 2 (1938, 1939)
VOLS ENJOY POSTSEASON SUCCESS
Under Phillip Fulmer, the Volunteers have played 15 games in the postseason. They are 8-7 in conference championship and bowl games combined, going 2-1 in the SEC title game and 6-6 in bowl contests.
Fulmer has guided the Vols to a bowl game every year during his tenure. He and former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne are the only coaches to guide a team to a bowl game in each of their first 13 years of coaching.
25 Tom Osborne
13 Phillip Fulmer
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME CAREER TOTALS
Dustin Colquitt 4-157-39.2
Derrick Tinsley 3-49-16.3 Kickoff returns
Corey Larkins 1-28-28.0 Kickoff returns
SEC TITLE GAME SCORING RECAPS
1997: No. 3 Tennessee 30, No. 11 Auburn 29
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | -- | 30 |
| Auburn | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | -- | 29 |
1st -- UT - Peerless Price 40 pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick); 12:41 [5 plays, 80 yards, 2:19]
AU - Jaret Holmes 30 field goal; 10:25 [7 plays, 67 yards, 2:16]
AU - Brad Ware 24 fumble return (Jaret Holmes kick); 5:36
AU - Jaret Holmes 48 field goal; 1:27 [7 plays, 25 yards, 1:55]
2nd -- AU - Tyrone Goodson 51 pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick); 14:12 [3 plays, 61 yards, 1:13]
UT - Jeff Hall 27 field goal [14 plays, 73 yards, 6:26]
3rd -- UT - Jeremaine Copeland 5 pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick); 11:56 [4 plays, 22 yards, 1:55]
AU - Fred Beasley 24 pass from Dameyune Craig (Jaret Holmes kick); 6:14 [1 play, 19 yards, 0:13]
UT - Peerless Price 46 pass from Peyton Manning (kick blocked); 1:06 [10 plays, 80 yards, 5:08]
AU - Quinton Reese PAT return; 1:06
4th -- UT - Marcus Nash 73 pass from Peyton Manning (Jeff Hall kick); 11:14 [2 plays, 73 yards, 0:18]
1998: No. 1 Tennessee 24, No. 23 Mississippi State 14
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miss. State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -- | 14 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | -- | 24 |
1st -- MSU - Robert Bean 70 interception return (Hazelwood kick); 0:05
2nd -- UT - Travis Stephens 2 run (Jeff Hall kick); 9:32 [5 plays, 20 yards; 1:58]
UT - Jeff Hall 31 field goal; 5:09 [6 plays, 53 yards, 1:53]
4th -- MSU Kevin Prentiss 83 punt return (Hazelwood kick); 8:43
UT - Peerless Price 41 pass from Tee Martin (Jeff Hall kick); 6:15 [5 plays, 75 yards, 2:28]
UT - Cedrick Wilson 26 pass from Tee Martin (Jeff Hall kick); 5:47 [1 play, 26 yards, 0:08]
2001: No. 21 LSU 31, No. 2 Tennessee 20
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Tennessee | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | -- | 20 |
| LSU | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -- | 31 |
1st -- LSU - Matt Mauck 4 run (John Corbello kick); 8:14 [8 plays, 41 yards, 3:16]
2nd -- UT - Kelley Washington 31 pass from Casey Clausen (Alex Walls kick); 9:04 [6 plays, 73 yards, 2:45]
UT - Troy Fleming 3 pass from Casey Clausen (Alex Walls kick); 6:18 [4 plays, 68 yards, 1:03]
UT - Alex Walls 51 field goal; 3:52 [4 plays, -12 yards, 0:49]
LSU - John Corbello 45 field goal; 0:29 [10 plays, 51 yards, 3:23]
3rd -- LSU - John Corbello 47 field goal; 11:51 [5 plays, 28 yards, 1:36] LSU - John Corbello 45 field goal; 2:45 [11 plays, 33 yards, 4:07]
4th -- LSU Matt Mauck 13 run (Josh Reed from Matt Mauck); 14:20 [5 plays, 49 yards, 2:09]
UT - Alex Walls 21 field goal; 9:55 [11 plays, 68 yards, 4:25]
LSU - Domanick Davis 1 run (John Corbello kick); 2:26 [13 plays, 65 yards, 6:04]
TENNESSEE'S SEC TITLE GAME HIGHS
Total Offense Plays -- 47, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997 [43 pass, 4 rush]
Total Offense Yards -- 375, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997
Touchdown Responsibility -- 4, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997 [4 pass]
Rushing Attempts -- *31, Jamal Lewis vs. Auburn 1997 [127 yards]
Net Rushing Yards -- 127, Jamal Lewis vs. Auburn 1997 [31 rushes]
Rushing Touchdowns -- 1, Travis Stephens vs. Miss. State 1998
Pass Attempts -- 43, Casey Clausen vs. LSU 2001; Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997
Pass Completions -- 27, Casey Clausen vs. LSU 2001
Pass Interceptions -- 2, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997
Pass Yards -- 373, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997
Pass Touchdowns -- 4, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997
Completion Pct. -- 62.8, Casey Clausen vs. LSU 2001 [27-43]
Receptions -- 9, Kelley Washington vs. LSU 2001 [140 yards]; Marcus Nash vs. Auburn 1997 [126 yards]
Receiving Yards -- 161, Peerless Price vs. Auburn 1997 [8 catches]
Receiving Touchdowns -- 2, Peerless Price vs. Auburn 1997
Points Scored -- 12, Peerless Price vs. Auburn 1997
Points Scored Kicking -- 8, Alex Walls vs. LSU 2001 [2 FG, 2 PAT]
Touchdowns Scored -- 2, Peerless Price vs. Auburn 1997
Field Goals Made -- 2, Alex Walls vs. LSU 2001
Field Goals Attempted -- 2, Alex Walls vs. LSU 2001
Punts -- 9, David Leaverton vs. Mississippi State 1998
Punt Yards -- 323, David Leaverton vs. Mississippi State 1998
Punt Average -- 39.2, Dustin Colquitt vs. LSU 2001 [4 punts]
Kickoff Returns --3, Derrick Tinsley vs. LSU 2001
Kickoff Return Yards -- 55, Peerless Price vs. Mississippi State 1998
Punt Returns -- *7, Terry Fair vs. Auburn 1997
Punt Return Yards -- *157, Terry Fair vs. Auburn 1997
Interceptions -- 1, Deon Grant & Al Wilson vs. Mississippi State 1998
Interception Yards -- 24, Deon Grant vs. Mississippi State 1998
Long Rush -- 20, Travis Henry vs. Mississippi State 1998
Long Pass -- 73 TD, Peyton Manning to Marcus Nash vs. Auburn 1997
Long Field Goal -- *51, Alex Walls vs. LSU 2001
Long Punt -- 50, Chris Hogue vs. Auburn 1997
Long Kickoff Return -- 30, Peerless Price vs. Mississippi State 1998
Long Punt Return -- 45, Terry Fair vs. Auburn 1997
Long Interception Return -- 24, Deon Grant vs. Mississippi State 1998
100-Yard Rushers
127, Jamal Lewis vs. Auburn 1997
120, Travis Stephens vs. Mississippi State 1998
100-Yard Receivers
161, Peerless Price vs. Auburn 1997
140, Kelley Washington vs. LSU 2001
126, Marcus Nash vs. Auburn 1997
300-Yard Passers
373, Peyton Manning vs. Auburn 1997
332, Casey Clausen vs. LSU 2001
*SEC Championship Game Record
