1: Peerless Price's 100-yard kickoff return against the Tide in 1998 is tied for the longest in school history. ... The first-ever Vol Walk took place against Alabama on Oct. 20, 1990 ... The first performance of Rocky Top came at half of the 1972 UT-Bama game.
2: Tennessee has had two All-Americans who hailed from Alabama - Richmond Flowers (1967) and Arron Sears (2006)
3: Eight Vols are tied for the single-game INT record with 3, including Albert Dorsey (1967) and Tim Priest (1970), both vs. Alabama. ... The third time in school history that UT had two 100-yard rushers in a game came against Bama in 1952 (Wade 153, Kozar 124)
4: The Vols have won four times in Tuscaloosa, the last coming in a 5OT, 51-43, win in 2003.
5: Tennessee's first win over Alabama was a 5-0 victory in Birmingham in 1904.
6: Karl Kremser's 54-yard field goal against Alabama in 1968 is the sixth-longest in UT history.
7: Tennessee defeated Alabama seven consecutive times from 1995-2001, the most consecutive wins any school has had over the Tide.
8: Tennessee set the school record with eight interceptions against Alabama in 1970.
9: Tennessee's nine kickoff returns at Alabama in 1987 are tied for the school record.
10. UT has won 10 of the last 16 games in the series dating to 1995, including a 35-24 win 10 years ago in Tuscalooa.
11. QB David Rutter completed 11-of-12 passes for 91.7 percent vs. Alabama in 1978. A UT record for completion percentage (min 10 att.).
12. Tennessee has beaten a ranked Alabama team 12 times in history, the last coming in 1999, a 21-7 win over #10 Bama.
13: In its first ever game on TV, Tennessee defeated Alabama, 27-13, during the 1951 national championship season.
14: The Vols scored 14 points to overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit (27-14) to defeat Alabama, 28-27, in 1984.
15: Tennessee's first win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa was a 15-13 victory in 1928 as Gene McEver had a 98-yard KO return on the opening play.
16: A total of 16 players remain on the Tennessee roster that played in the team's last trip to Tuscaloosa in 2009.
17. Greg Jones racked up 17 solo tackles in the 1976 game, tied for fifth-most in a game in UT history.
18: Tennessee has defeated Alabama on the road 18 times with 14 coming in Birmingham and four in Tuscaloosa.
19: Jeff Francis' 356 passing yards against Alabama in 1987 are the most by a UT quarterback against the Tide, which ranks as 19th-most all-time. ... Keith DeLong had 19 solo tackles in the 1988 game, second-most in UT history.
20: On Oct. 20, 1990, the first Vol Walk took place before the Alabama game. With the Tide in town on Oct. 20, 1962, the stadium was renamed in honor of Gen. Neyland. ... UT has had 20 100-yard rushers against Alabama, the last being Tauren Poole in 2010 with 117 yards.
21: Tennessee defeated Alabama, 21-6, at the 1948 homecoming to record the program's 300th win.
22: Former Vol All-American Richmond Flowers, a native of Montgomery, Ala., wore number 22 at UT ... Ray Nettles had 22 tackles against Alabama in the 1971 game.
23: Saturday's game will mark the 23rd consecutive year that the Tennessee-Alabama game has been televised.
24: Tee Martin started his NCAA record of 24 consecutive completions with his final pass against Alabama in 1998.






