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Jersey Number 18
Dale Carter
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 1990, 1991
- Hometown:
- Oxford, Ga.
- High School:
- Newton
Dale Carter came to Tennessee to be a playmaker, and he did just that. In two seasons with the Vols, Carter earned All-America status each year and garnered national recognition as a sticky defensive back and an explosive kick return man. It was his kick-return capabilities that sealed his All-America status in 1990. He led the nation with 507 yards on 17 returns for an average of 29.82 yards per return. Carter also returned 29 punts for 381 yards, a 13.1-yard average. His senior year, he was one of three final candidates for the Thorpe Award given to the nation's top defensive back.
Career Totals
- Games: 23
- Tackles: 108
- Tackles-For-Loss: 4
- Pass Breakups: 10
- Interceptions: 9
- INT Return for Touchdowns: 1
- Forced Fumbles: 1
- Fumble Recoveries: 1
- Kickoff Returns: 44
- Kickoff Return Yards: 1,130
- Kickoff Return Touchdowns: 1
- Punt Returns: 53
- Punt Return Yards: 522
CAREER HONORS
- 1991 first-team All-America
- 1991 first-team All-SEC
- 1990 first-team All-America
- 1990 first-team All-SEC
1991 - SENIOR
- Named first-team All-America as a kick returner
- Earned first-team All-SEC status from the AP and league coaches
- Ended the season with 50 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
- Recorded two PBUs during the year and intercepted four passes
- Registered 10 big plays for the Vols
- Returned 27 kickoffs for 623 yards, averaging 23.1 yards per return
- Brought back 24 punts for 141 yards and an average of 5.9 per return
1990 - JUNIOR
- First-team All-SEC at free safety
- Nation's leading kickoff returner with 507 yards on 17 returns and an average of 29.82 per return
- Named to All-America first team as a kick returner by the Sporting News and second team by the AP
- Second in the SEC in interceptions with five
- Returned 29 punts for 381 yards and a 13.14 average to rank second in the SEC
- Had 15 big plays to rank third in that category among the Vols
- Tied for the team lead with eight PBUs
- Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after the Florida game in which he had a pair of interceptions and a touchdown kickoff return of 91 yards to open the second half
- Intercepted a pass in the first quarter of the Colorado game, retuning it 34 yards to set up the Vols' first touchdown
- Credited with five solo stops and one TFL and a PBU against the Buffaloes
- Contributed eight tackles, one PBU, and a fumble recovery against Auburn
- Had five tackles, one TFL and one PBU against Alabama
- Tallied six tackles, two PBUs and an interception with a 41-yard return against Kentucky
- Had a brilliant Sugar Bowl vs. Virginia, snaring two INTs, breaking up four passes and registering a total of 10 tackles
1988-89 - JUNIOR COLLEGE (ELLSWORTH)
- Two-time first team JUCO All-America
- Picked off a school record 17 passes over his two seasons
- Two-year starter as a defensive back and played wide receiver in special situations
- All-Conference and All-Region selection
- Led team to back-to-back 11-1 seasons, with both losses coming in the championship game
- Returned six kickoffs for touchdowns at Ellsworth
HIGH SCHOOL
- Squad posted a 10-1 record in senior season
- Returned either a punt or a kickoff for a touchdown in each game of his senior season
PERSONAL
- Full name: Dale Lavell Carter
- Born: Nov. 28, 1969
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