TENNESSEE FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES: TENNESSEE 23, INDIANA 22

TENNESSEE FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES: Tennessee 23, Indiana 22
Jan. 2 | Game 13 | Jacksonville, Fla. (TIAA Bank Field) | Attendance: 61,789

Tennessee Tidbits

UT is now 846-395-53 after appearing in its 53rd bowl game. The Vols rank sixth all-time in bowl appearances among NCAA Division I programs.
Tennessee stands 29-24 in bowl games and is ranked sixth in wins. The Vols are 5-2 all-time in the Gator Bowl.

Vols Complete Improbable Comeback

Entering Thursday's matchup between Tennessee and Indiana, FBS teams were 0-471 this season when trailing by 13 or more points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter. The Vols scored two touchdowns in a 30-second span to erase a 13-point deficit.

Gray Named TaxSlayer Bowl MVP

Eric Gray's game-high 86 yards rushing along with a touchdown rush and 34 receiving yards earned him TaxSlayer Gator Bowl MVP honors. Gray also recovered an onside kick.
Gray became the first Tennessee freshman to win a bowl game MVP award since Chuck Webb won MVP at the 1990 Cotton Bowl.

Offensive Highlights

Freshman receiver Ramel Keyton led the Vols with 60 yards receiving after the first quarter, surpassing his season-long total. He hauled in the longest reception of his career on a 46-yard catch over two defenders from Jarrett Guarantano.
Freshman running back Eric Gray scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 16-yard scamper with 3:51 remaining in the fourth quarter. Gray finished the game with a game-high 86 yards on 14 carries.
Redshirt junior quarterback Jarrett Guarantano finished the night 18-for-31 through the air with 221 passing yards. His 5,062 career passing yards rank eighth in program history.
Senior wide receiver Marquez Callaway closed his collegiate career ranked 17th in all-time career receiving yards with 1,646.
After a first-half suspension, redshirt senior wide receiver Jauan Jennings entered the game during Tennessee's opening drive of the third quarter. Jennings finished his time on Rocky Top ranked fifth all-time in career receptions (146), career touchdown receptions (18) and career receiving yards (2,153).

Defensive Highlights

After registering a game-high 1.5 sacks, redshirt senior linebacker Darrell Taylor finished with a single-season career-best 8.5 sacks, marking his second straight season recording at least 8.0 sacks.
Junior defensive back Shawn Shamburger recorded the first interception of his career during the opening quarter and added his third sack of the season in the second quarter.
Freshman linebacker Henry To'o To'o led the Vols with eight tackles. The 247Sports True Freshman All-American finished the season with 72 total tackles, second most on the team.
Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Kurott Garland recorded a career-best five tackles on the night.

Gray Recovers Brooks' Onside Kick

With Tennessee trailing 22-16 with 4:21 remaining, Eric Gray recovered a well-executed onside kick by sophomore kicker Paxton Brooks to give the Vols the ball back and set up the go-ahead touchdown.
Gray's recovery marks the first onside kick recovery by a Vols since Sept. 10, 2011.

Cimaglia Completes One of the Top Kicking Seasons in Tennessee History

Junior kicker Brent Cimaglia drilled three field goals in the win to finish the season with 23 made field goals on 27 attempts (.852).
His 23 field goals rank as the third-most in a season in program history and are the most in 34 years. Only Fuad Reveiz (27; 1982) and Carlos Reveiz (24; 1985) made more field goals in a season for the Vols.
Cimaglia will enter the 2020 season as the second-most accurate kicker in Tennessee history, having made 41 of 53 career attempts (.774).
Cimaglia's three made field goals are the most-ever by a Vol in a bowl (53 games).

University of Tennessee Athletics

TENNESSEE FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES: TENNESSEE 23, INDIANA 22

Players Mentioned

Paxton Brooks

Marquez Callaway

Brent Cimaglia

Kurott Garland

Eric Gray

Jarrett Guarantano

Jauan Jennings

Ramel Keyton

Shawn Shamburger

Darrell Taylor

Henry To'o To'o

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