TENNESSEE VS. GEORGIA POSTGAME NOTES

Oct. 8, 2005

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Noting Tennessee

Tennessee falls to 3-2 (2-2 SEC), and Georgia improves to 5-0 (3-0 SEC).
The Vols entered the game ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press and No. 7 by USA Today. Georgia was ranked No. 5 by the AP and No. 4 by USA Today.
Tennessee is off next week and returns to action Saturday, Oct. 22 vs. Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Tennessee-Georgia Series

Tennessee leads the series 18-15-2 dating to 1899 and is 9-8-1 in Knoxville.
Georgia last beat the Vols in Knoxville in 2003 by a score of 41-14.
This was the fifth consecutive game and eighth in the last nine meetings that both schools entered the game ranked.

Phillip Fulmer's Record

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer's record is now 126-33 (.792) in 14 seasons with the Vols.
Fulmer is now 9-5 vs. Georgia and 1-4 against Georgia coach Mark Richt

Clausen Collects the Yards

QB Rick Clausen finished with a career-high 310 yards. He was 21-of-36 with a touchdown and an interception.
Clausen's 1-yard touchdown sneak was his second rushing touchdown this season.

Receivers Hit High Marks

WR Bret Smith had a career-high 85 yards on four catches. Three of his catches were for 20 yards or more.
WR Jayson Swain had a season-high 65 yards on four catches.
WR Robert Meachem is the only UT player to have multiple catches in each game this season. He finished with four catches today for 49 yards and a touchdown.
TB Gerald Riggs Jr. caught two 13-yard passes for a career-high 26 yards receiving. He has nine catches this season.

Forcing Turnovers

DB Jonathan Wade's 34-yard interception return to the Georgia 1 was his second-career pick. His first-career interception came against Ole Miss when he returned a 19-yard pick for a touchdown.
Wade's interception return was UT's longest this season and the longest interception return since Ryan Karl ran back a 36-yarder Jan. 1 against Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.
DT Jesse Mahelona had his first-career forced fumble.
DB Inquoris Johnson got his first-career fumble recovery, returning it 10 yards to the 27.

Defense has Three With Double-Digit Tackles

Three Vols collected 10 or more tackles: DB Jonathan Hefney (career-high 14), LB Kevin Simon (season-high 15), LB Omar Gaither (10).
Tennessee's secondary has allowed just one passing touchdown this season, a 27-yard TD vs. UAB.
Sacks: DE Jason Hall (-1)
Tackles for loss: DE Jason Hall (2), DE Parys Haralson (2), DB Jonathan Hefney
Interceptions: DB Jonathan Wade
QB pressure: LB Kevin Simon
Passes defensed: DB Jonathan Wade, DT Tony McDaniel, LB Kevin Simon, LB Jason Mitchell, Antonio Reynolds

Fast Facts

Today's attendance: 108,470. It was the sixth-largest crowd in Neyland Stadium history.
PK James Wilhoit joined the captains at midfield for the pre-game coin toss.
P Britton Colquitt's 61-yard punt in the second quarter was the longest of his career.
Georgia's first touchdown drive was the longest by plays (14) against the UT defense this year.
Georgia's Thomas Flowers' 54-yard touchdown punt return was the first time a UT opponent returned a punt for a score since Oct. 6, 2001, when Georgia's Damien Gary ran one back 72 yards.
WR Lucas Taylor's 26-yard kickoff return to open the third quarter was the longest of his career.
Today marked the third time in the past four games UT faced a top-10 opponent. The last time UT faced three top-10 teams in four weeks was the beginning of the 1985 season.

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