11.21.15 UT-Mizzou Postgame Notes

Nov. 21, 2015

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In their final regular season road trip of the season, Tennessee defeated Missouri, 19-8, at Faurot Field.
Tennessee’s defense recorded eight consecutive quarters of shutout football prior to the fourth quarter vs. Mizzou. The last such streak for a UT defense came in 2002, when the Vols posted back-to-back shutouts against Vanderbilt and Kentucky to conclude the regular season.
With a temperature of 28 degrees at kickoff, tonight’s game against Missouri is the fourth-coldest game UT history and the coldest game played since Nov. 26, 1977, when the Vols defeated Vanderbilt in a 42-7 contest in Knoxville (25 degrees).
The Big Orange move to a 48-17 record in November since 2000 and to 317-125-21 all-time during the 11th month of the year.
Tennessee snapped three-game losing streak vs. Missouri, dating back to 2012 when the Tigers joined the Southeastern Conference.
Attendance: 59,575.

Tennessee captains were senior Brian Randolph, redshirt senior Kyler Kerbyson, junior Joshua Dobbs and redshirt senior Owen Williams.
Tennessee won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Missouri elected to receive in the first half.

Johnathon Johnson started for the Vols at wide receiver against Mizzou, his first start of the season and the third start of his career.

With 248 rushing yards vs. Mizzou, the Vols have their most rushing yards in a season since 2004 (2,418) with 2,351 in 2015.
Sophomore Jalen Hurd rushed for 151 yards on 34 attempts, marking his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the year and giving him 1,038 career rushing yards, becoming the first Vol to accomplish the feat since Rajion Neal in 2013. Hurd is also the first true sophomore to rush for 1,000-plus yards in a season for UT.
Tennessee outgained Missouri in yardage during the first quarter, 98-19. Over their last four games, the Vols have outgained opponents 589-102 (UT 144 - 2 UK, UT 177 - 28 SC, UT 170 - 53 NT) in the first quarter.
QB Joshua Dobbs rushed for an 8-yard touchdown with less than .30 seconds left in the first half.
With a 6-yard reception on the first play in the second quarter, sophomore TE Ethan Wolf became the only Vol with at least one catch in every game he’s played this season and has a reception in his last 11 straight games.
QB Joshua Dobbs was 16-of-24 for 89 yards passing, connecting with five different receivers.
Tennessee rushed for 248 yards vs. the Tigers, the most rushing yards allowed by Mizzou this year. On the season, Missouri had averaged only 113.7 rushing yards allowed per game entering tonight’s contest.

On the Tigers’ first possession of the game, Cameron Sutton intercepted a pass at the Tennessee 49-yard line, marking his first interception of the season and sixth of his career.
Darrin Kirkland Jr. recovered a Missouri fumble in the second quarter, giving his Vols possession at the 37-yard line. The fumble was forced by LaTroy Lewis.
Freshman Kahlil McKenzie recorded his first career sack against the Tigers in the second quarter.
Linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin led the Vols’ defense with seven total tackles (five solo) vs. the Tigers, including one tackle for a loss.
On the final play of the first half, Corey Vereen recorded a sack, his third of the year.

Aaron Medley kicked a 34-yard field goal to put UT on the board in the first quarter. Medley made his second field goal of the game - a 22-yarder in the second half - to further UT’s lead.
With 44-yard a 30-yard field goals, Medley made his third and fouth field goals of the game, establishing a new career high. His four made field goals vs. Mizzou tied Derrick Brodus’s four in 2012 vs. Akron. He improved to 17-of-26 on field goals this season and 37-of-52 for his career.
Medley made his one PAT vs. Mizzou. On the season, he is now 44-of-44 and is 86-of-87 in his UT career.
Trevor Daniel added to his impressive punting record, landing two punts inside the 10 for his 12th and 13th of the season.
Daniel also boomed a 61-yard punt in the second quarter, tying his career high for the third time this season. On the night, Daniel punted six times for an average of 47.3 yards.

Linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. recovered a Missouri fumble in the second quarter, giving his Vols possession at the 37-yard line. Upon review, the ruling on the field was confirmed for a Tennessee first down.
Originally ruled a touchdown for Missouri in the fourth quarter, the call was overturned to give the Tigers possession on the one-yard line.