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FOOTBALL CENTRAL: Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
November 23, 2015 | Football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee celebrates Senior Day on Saturday when the Vols close out their regular-season schedule against Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. ET at Neyland Stadium.
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- Opponent: Vanderbilt Commodores
- Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
- TV: SEC Network
- Radio: Vol Network
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Saturday's SEC Network broadcast will feature Tom Hart and Andre Ware in the booth and Laura Rutledge reporting from the sidelines. Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate with Bob Kesling, Tim Priest and Brent Hubbs in the booth and John Brice on the sidelines. Satellite radio listeners can also tune in to Sirius Channel 118 or XM Channel 191.
Tickets for the game can be purchased online via UTTIX.com.
Tennessee (7-4, 4-3 SEC) and Vanderbilt (4-7, 2-5 SEC) are playing for the 109th time and the Vols lead the all-time series, 74-29-5. The Vols have won 34 of their last 39 games against the Commodores. Vanderbilt won in 2012 and 2013. UT won last year's meeting in Nashville, 24-17, to earn bowl eligibility in the regular-season finale.
The Vols will honor 19 seniors before the game. Running through the T for the final time: Ralph David Abernathy IV, Max Arnold, Patrick Ashford, George Bullock, Mack Crowder, Alex Ellis, Matt Giampapa, Marcus Jackson, Johnathon Johnson, Kyler Kerbyson, Curt Maggitt, LaDarrell McNeil, Von Pearson, David Priddy, Brian Randolph, Nate Renfro, Trevarris Saulsberry, Chris Weatherd and Owen Williams.
UT is coming off of a 19-8 road win over Missouri this past week behind another outstanding showing from its defense. The Vols limited the Tigers to just 223 total yards of offense. Jalen Hurd rumbled to 151 rushing yards and Aaron Medley made four field goals in the win.
Texas A&M shut out Vanderbilt, 25-0, in Nashville. The Commodores managed just 148 yards of offense. Ralph Webb had 79 rushing yards on 25 carries. Aggies kicker Taylor Bertolet made six field goals.
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Tennessee leads the NCAA in kickoff return average (38.1). Evan Berry is the nation's top kickoff returner with an average of 39.6.
Berry is one of four players in the nation with three kickoff returns for touchdown (vs. Western Carolina, Arkansas and Kentucky) His 35.4 career kickoff return average is No. 1 in UT history. With three kickoff return touchdowns, Berry has tied Willie Gault's 1980 Tennessee record for most kickoff returns for scores in a season.
Cameron Sutton is fourth in the NCAA punt return average (17.2).
After not accomplishing the feat of having a kickoff return and punt return for TD in the same game since 1950, UT has done it twice this season (vs. WCU and at Kentucky).
The Vols have a modern program history record five special teams touchdowns (three kickoff-return TDs, two punt-return TDs).
Trevor Daniel is sixth in the NCAA and second in the SEC in punting average at 45.6. Of Daniel's 55 punts, 20 went 50-plus yards and 23 have landed inside the 20-yard line.
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The Vols are seeking their first five-game win streak and first eight-win season since 2007 when UT won its last five games to finish 9-3.
Butch Jones has led the Vols to consecutive bowls under the same head coach for the first time since 2006-07 (Phillip Fulmer).
The Vols became bowl eligible at the earliest date (Nov. 14) since the 2007 season (Nov. 3).
In Joshua Dobbs' last 17 starts, the Vols are 12-5, averaging 33.6 points, 419 yards/game.
Tennessee has 2,351 rushing yards in 11 games (with seven games of 200-plus yards), UT's most since 2,418 in 2004. The Vols' 213.7 rushing yards per game are their most since averaging 231.8 in 1994. Jalen Hurd became the 18th 1,000-yard rusher in UT history with a career-high 151 yards against Missouri and the first sophomore to reach that mark.
The Vols' four losses have come by a total of 17 points to teams with a combined record of 36-8 (.818), including three teams with a record of 10-1 (Okla., Florida, Alabama).
Tennessee-Vandy Notes
• The Vols and Vanderbilt play for the 109th time on Saturday, the second-most played rivalry in Tennessee history (Kentucky, 111).
• Tennessee is 74-29-5 all-time vs. Vanderbilt, the 74 wins are the second-most all-time vs. any opponent (Kentucky, 78).
• The Vols are 37-11-1 all-time vs. the Commodores in Knoxville, winning 17 of the last 19 games at Neyland Stadium.
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