 | | Defensive end Jason Hall leads the Vols in both sacks and TFLs. | DID YOU KNOW?
Tennessee has made its last 13 field-goal attempts vs. Vanderbilt, dating to the 1997 season, when UT's all-time leading scorer, Jeff Hall, missed a 49-yard attempt in the first quarter (wide left). SERIES HISTORY
Tennessee plays its second consecutive game at Neyland Stadium and its sixth and final home contest of the season when it hosts Vanderbilt Nov. 19. The Volunteers lead the all-time series with the Commodores 67-26-5, dating to 1892. Tennessee is currently enjoying a 22-game win streak against Vanderbilt, as UT head coach Phillip Fulmer has never lost to the `Dores. Fulmer's Tennessee squads sport a 26.5-point average margin of victory over the Commodores (35.4 ppg to 8.9 ppg). Vanderbilt has been held scoreless in four of its last seven games vs. Tennessee, including the last two in Knoxville. 26 VOLS TO BE HONORED DURING "SENIOR DAY" PREGAME CEREMONY
The Tennessee football family will recognize and honor 26 Vols seniors during a "Senior Day" pregame ceremony Saturday. The list of Volunteers who will make the solo run through the "T" includes the following student-athletes: Jason Allen, Jon Catanzano, Peter Chang, Rick Clausen, Cody Douglas, C.J. Fayton, Jake Finlayson, Ryan Fusco, Omar Gaither, Richie Gandy, Jason Hall, Chris Hannon, Parys Haralson, Jesse Mahelona, Bill Martin, Adam Miles, Jason Mitchell, Jon Poe, Lester Ransom, Justin Reed, Gerald Riggs Jr., Kevin Shipley, Kevin Simon, Albert Toeaina, Robert Williams and Nick Wilson. DOUG ATKINS No. 91 RETIREMENT RECOGNITION
Former Tennessee All-America tackle Doug Atkins (1950-52) will have his No. 91 retired by the University of Tennessee during an on-field recognition prior to the Vanderbilt game. Atkins will be joined by on the field by his wife, Sylvia, and brothers, Royce and Dalton, and special assistant to the athletics director Gus Manning. He becomes just the seventh Vol to have his jersey number retired, joining Peyton Manning (16), the late Reggie White (92) and four men -- Clyde Fuson (62), Bill Nowling (32), Rudy Klarer (49) and Willis Tucker (61) -- who died during World War II. Atkins is the lone Vol enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. VOLS' WIN STREAK OVER VANDY SECOND-LONGEST IN NCAA DIVISION-IA
Tennessee's current 22-game win streak over Vanderbilt is the second-longest active winning streak over a major opponent in NCAA Division I-A (must have played every year). Only Notre Dame has a longer win streak over an opponent, as the Irish have won 41 straight games over Navy. UT's current streak over the Commodores is also the longest for either team in the all-time series. Vanderbilt's last win over Tennessee came in 1982, as it toppled the Vols 28-21 in Nashville. The Vols are also on the winning side of the fourth-longest active victories streak over a major opponent in NCAA Division I-A, as UT's 20-game streak over Kentucky has been building since 1985. FOSTER HITS 100 IN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES
| TENNESSEE'S ALL-TIME FRESHMAN RUSHING LEADERS | | PLAYER, YEAR | G | ATT | YDS | | 1. Jamal Lewis, 1997 | 12 | 232 | 1,364 | | 2. Chuck Webb, 1989 | 10 | 209 | 1,236 | | 3. Reggie Cobb, 1987 | 12 | 237 | 1,197 | | 4. James Stewart, 1991 | 11 | 190 | 939 | | 5. Aaron Hayden, 1991 | 10 | 145 | 704 | | 6. Keith Davis, 1985 | 10 | 141 | 684 | | 7. Arian Foster, 2005 | 9 | 117 | 542 | Redshirt freshman Arian Foster has become the first Vols freshman to run for at least 100 yards in each of his first three starts since Chuck Webb did so in 1989 (in his first five starts). Foster ran for 148 yards vs. South Carolina Oct. 29, 125 yards at Notre Dame Nov. 5 and 132 yards vs. Memphis Nov. 12.
On the season, Foster is averaging 4.6 yards on 117 carries. Foster has also been a receiving threat out of the backfield, catching five passes for 59 yards, including a career-long 25-yard reception vs. Mississippi. Foster was forced into the starter's role in the Vols' backfield after senior Gerald Riggs Jr. suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Alabama Oct. 22. NOVEMBERS TO REMEMBER
Tennessee has a 76-6 (.927) mark in the month of November since 1985. Since that season, the Vols are 44-3 (.936) at home and 32-3 (.914) on the road in November. The rare November losses came in: 1990, 2004 and 2005 to Notre Dame; 1996 at Memphis; 1999 at Arkansas; and 2002 vs. Miami (Fla.). Against Southeastern Conference opposition, the Vols boast a 54-1 (.982) record in November (including a perfect 28-0 home mark). VOLS' LOSSES HAVE COME TO OPPONENTS SPORTING COMBINED 37-11 RECORD
Tennessee's five losses this season have come against teams that are a combined 37-11. Alabama is 9-1, Georgia is 7-2, Florida is 7-3, South Carolina is 7-3 and Notre Dame is 7-2. Four of those teams -- Florida (6th), Georgia (5th), Alabama (5th) and Notre Dame (8th) -- were ranked in the top 10 when the Vols faced them. The Vols' defense gave up just eight touchdowns in its five losses, with two coming against Georgia, one at Florida, two vs. South Carolina and a season-high three at Notre Dame. Three were rushing scores, and five came through the air. HALL ENJOYING IMPRESSIVE SENIOR SEASON
Senior defensive end Jason Hall leads the Vols in both sacks and TFLs while ranking third in the SEC in both categories this season. Hall has at least one TFL in each of the last five games and seven of the last eight. His 41 tackles this season are a career-high, and he boasts 11 career sacks and 18.5 career TFLs. HARALSON THIRD ON TENNESSEE'S ALL-TIME TFL LIST
Senior defensive end Parys Haralson ranks third on Tennessee's career TFL list with 41.5 since 2002. The two-time co-captain trails only Reggie White (51 TFLs from 1980-83) and Leonard Little (53 TFLs from 1995-97). Both White and Little went on to be top-three round NFL draft picks and NFL Pro Bowl selections following their playing days on Rocky Top. UT FOURTH NATIONALLY IN RUSH DEFENSE
Tennessee ranks first in the Southeastern Conference and fourth nationally with a rushing defense that allows an average of just 80.9 yards per game. The Vols' opponents are averaging just 2.5 yards per rush this season. In addition, John Chavis' unit has allowed just three rushing plays of 20 yards or longer. TENNESSEE'S DEFENSE DOMINANT IN THIRD QUARTER
Tennessee defensive coordinator John Chavis and his staff have done an excellent job making halftime adjustments this season, as the Vols' eight opponents have scored just 18 third-quarter points (2.0 points per game in the third quarter). The third quarter has proven to be the lowest-scoring quarter in Tennessee's games this year, as the Vols and their opponents have combined to post a grand total of just 46 third quarter points. WILHOIT EIGHTH ON UT CAREER SCORING LIST
Junior placekicker James Wilhoit ranks eighth on Tennessee's all-time career scoring charts with 214 points. He is also the SEC's active career scoring leader. The Hendersonville, Tenn., native needs 20 points to tie James Stewart (1991-94) for seventh place on the Vols' all-time list. Wilhoit is 38-for-57 on FG attempts during his career and 100-of-102 on extra-points. VOLS' STARTING DEFENSE HAS GIVEN UP JUST THREE SECOND-HALF TOUCHDOWNS THIS SEASON
Although UT's opponents have scored seven second-half touchdowns this season, only three of those scores have come against the Vols' defensive starters. Georgia and Notre Dame each returned punts for TDs against the Vols in the second half, and the Irish also returned a second-half interception for a score. Mississippi scored an offensive TD in the fourth-quarter against Tennessee, but it came against the Vols' second-string defenders, as UT held a 17-point lead. Until that drive, the Rebels had a negative net rushing total in the game. The only three second-half TDs that have been scored against Tennessee's starting defense this year have been by UAB, Georgia and South Carolina. SENIORS ALLEN, RIGGS JR. OUT FOR SEASON
Tennessee's defensive charges were dealt a serious blow during the Vols' game against Georgia Oct. 8, as senior co-captain Jason Allen suffered a season-ending hip injury while tackling Bulldogs tight end Leonard Pope in the second quarter. One week later at Alabama, senior tailback Gerald Riggs Jr. suffered a season-ending ankle injury, bringing his career as a Vol to a close. Allen and Riggs Jr. were both preseason All-SEC selections. Allen closes out his career with 220 tackles, more than any other active Vol. Riggs finishes 13th on UT's all-time career rushing yardage list with 1,893 yards. QUARTERBACKS
Sophomore Erik Ainge made his fourth start of the season last week vs. Memphis but gave way to senior Rick Clausen, who authored all of UT's scoring drives vs. the Tigers ... Clausen finished 14-of-24 for 209 yards and two TDs (the first time this season a Vols QB threw multiple TDs in a single game) ... Ainge is completing 40.8 percent of his passes for 516 yards this season, while Clausen is completing 59.2 percent of his passes this season and has thrown for 1,316 yards ... ... Clausen has five passing TDs on the year ... Tennessee is averaging 203.6 passing yards per game and 6.0 yards per pass attempt. RUNNING BACKS
Redshirt freshman TB Arian Foster made his third career start last weekend vs. Memphis and gained 132 yards on a career-high-tying 28 carries ... Foster has three rushing TDs and is averaging 4.6 yards on 117 carries this season (542 net rushing yards) ... Junior FB Cory Anderson has 14 catches for 147 yards this season ... As a team, the Vols average 3.2 yards per carry and 112.2 rushing yards per game. WIDE RECEIVERS
Sophomore Robert Meachem averages 12.0 yards on his team-leading 26 catches this year and is the only Vol with multiple receptions in every game ... Meachem also leads the team in receiving yardage (313), while junior Jayson Swain has 307 yards ... Meachem and Swain are the only Vols with a catch in every game this season ... True freshman Josh Briscoe's 39-yard TD last Saturday was his first career score and the longest scoring play of the season for UT ... Sophomore Chris Brown is the only Vols tight end to catch a pass this season; he has nine receptions for 91 yards ... Tennessee averages 11.6 yards per catch this season and has 1,832 total receiving yards. OFFENSIVE LINE
Tennessee's offensive line has allowed the second-fewest sacks in the SEC this season, allowing just 15 on the year ... Junior David Ligon has started two straight games at center ... Junior OG Rob Smith's 22 consecutive starts mark the longest such streak of any current Vol ... Right tackle is the only O-line position at which the same player has started in all seven games ( Albert Toeaina) ... UT averages 112.2 rushing yards per game (10th in the SEC) and is gaining 3.2 yards per attempt. DEFENSIVE LINE
Tennessee's defensive front, in the opinions of some publications, entered the season as the best in the nation ... Thus far, the unit has lived up to the hype, allowing just 90.2 rushing yards per game (second in the SEC and fourth nationally) ... Senior DE Jason Hall leads the squad with seven sacks and 12 TFLs ... Senior co-captain DE Parys Haralson has 6.5 sacks and 11.5 TFLs ... Haralson is the SEC's active career sacks leader with 19 ... All-America DT Jesse Mahelona has two sacks and seven TFLs this season. LINEBACKERS
Senior LB Kevin Simon leads the Vols with 83 total tackles and his 9.2 stops per game rank fourth in the SEC ... Fellow senior Omar Gaither ranks second on the squad with 67 stops ... Junior Marvin Mitchell made his first career start last weekend and logged a career-high-tying four tackles ... Sophomore Ryan Karl leads the Vols with seven special teams tackles and two fumble recoveries. SECONDARY
Injuries forced sophomore DB Inquoris Johnson into a starting role this season, and he has responded well, posting PBUs in each of the last four games ... Junior DB Jonathan Wade and sophomore FS Jonathan Hefney each have two INTs on the year ... Hefney ranks third on the team with 54 total tackles ... Tennessee is allowing 209.0 passing yards per game and has given up six passing TDs on the year. SPECIAL TEAMS
Junior placekicker James Wilhoit is 11-of-16 on FG attempts this season and has made eight of his last nine tries ... Redshirt freshman punter Britton Colquitt is averaging 40.3 yards per punt ... Tennessee's kick-return average stands at 18.7 yards, and the Vols are averaging 7.2 yards on punt returns ... The Vols' opponents average 20.1 yards and 15.5 yards on kickoff and punt returns, respectively. UP NEXT
Tennessee heads north on Interstate Highway 75 to Lexington, Ky., where it faces SEC Eastern Division rival Kentucky Nov. 26. The Volunteers lead the all-time series with the Wildcats 68-23-9, dating to 1893. Tennessee has played Kentucky more than any other opponent (100 times), and the Vols own a 20-game win streak in the series. Vols head coach Phillip Fulmer owns a 12-0 record against UK, and his squads have averaged 45.2 ppg vs. the Wildcats (while allowing just 12.3 ppg). Junior offensive guard and team co-captain Rob Smith (Fort Thomas) and sophomore defensive end Jared Hostetter (Louisa) are the only Kentucky natives on UT's roster. OVERTIME SUCCESS
Since the NCAA established a tiebreaker system for Division I in 1996, Tennessee is 5-1 overtime contests. The Vols have won the coin toss four times and chosen to play defense three times. The only time UT chose offense after winning the toss was against Florida in 1998. Tennessee has played the second and third-longest overtime games in NCAA history at six (Arkansas 2002) and five periods (Alabama 2003). | Date | Opponent | OTs | Coin Toss | Game-Winning Play | Final Score | | 9/19/1998 | Florida | 1 | W (off) | Hall 41 field goal | 20-17 W | | 9/30/2000 | at LSU | 1 | W (def) | Royal 25 pass from Davey | 31-38 L | | 10/5/2002 | Arkansas | 6 | L (off) | Witten 25 pass from Clausen | 41-38 W | | 9/27/2003 | S. Carolina | 1 | W (def) | Banks 4 pass from Clausen | 23-20 W | | 10/25/2003 | at Alabama | 5 | L (off) | Clausen 1 run (2pt conv.) | 51-43 W | | 9/26/2005 | at LSU | 1 | W (def) | Riggs 1 run | 30-27 W | | 
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