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Lauricella, Hank
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Jersey Number 27
Hank Lauricella
- Position:
- Halfback
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 1951
- Hometown:
- Harahan, La.
- High School:
- Holy Cross
Bio
Hank Lauricella was "Mr. Everything" during one of the most prominent stretches in UT football history. While the 1948 recruits have been called the best freshman class in Vol history, Lauricella proved as much three years later. In the 1951 Cotton Bowl against Texas, Lauricella set up Tennessee's first score with a 75-yard run - perhaps the most memorable run in school history. The next season he was named All-SEC and All-America, averaging a school-record 7.9 yards per carry in leading the Vols to a 10-0 regular season. Tennessee was named national champion prior to its Sugar Bowl appearance, and Lauricella finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting.
Career Totals
- Completions: 74
- Pass Attempts: 179
- Passing Touchdowns: 16
- Passing Yards: 1,105
- Completion %: 41.3
- Rushing Attempts: 295
- Rushing Yards: 1,463
- Avg.: 5.0
- Rushing Touchdowns: 13
- Punts: 131
- Punt Yards: 4,783
- Yards Per Punt: 36.5
- Kickoff Returns: 11
- Kickoff Return Yards: 221
- Punt Returns: 17
- Punt Return Yards: 198
CAREER HONORS
- 1981 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
- 1951 first-team All-America
- 1951 first-team All-SEC
- 1950 first-team All-SEC
1951
- Earned first-team All-America honors
- Named to the All-SEC first-team by the AP and UPI
- Led UT to its second-straight national title as the Vols rolled to a 10-0 regular season finish
- Finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting to Dick Kazmaier of Princeton
- Completed 24-of-51 passes for 352 yards and five touchdowns and ended the year with the highest completion percentage of his career at 47.1
- Carried the ball 111 times for 881 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 7.9 yards per carry - all career-highs
- Booted 43 punts for 1,494 yards at an average of 34.7 yards per punt
- Returned six kickoffs for 116 yards
1950
- Named first-team All-SEC by the UPI, he led Tennessee to a 11-1 record and its first national title in a decade
- Went 21-of-65 through the air for 323 yards and five touchdowns
- Increased his ground production, going for 443 yards on 106 carries and crossing the goal line four times
- Had a career-high in punts and punt yardage, punting 57 times for 2,086 yards
- Returned just one kickoff for 26 yards
- Had a highlight reel run against No. 3 Texas in the Cotton Bowl, zigging and zagging his way down field on a 75-yard romp to set up Tennessee's first score of the game
1949
- Led the Vols to a 7-2-1 record
- Set a career-high with 29 pass completions on 63 attempts for 430 yards and six touchdowns
- His 430 yards through the air and six touchdown passes were also career-highs
- On the ground, he rush 78 times for 139 yards and one score
- Lauricella handled the kicking duties, punting 31 times for 1,205 yards, averaging 38.9 yards per punt
- He returned 17 punts, gaining 198 yards, while also bringing back four kickoffs for 79 yards
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Georgia (9.13.25)
Saturday, September 13
FB | Bailey, Brazzell, Staley Postgame vs. Georgia (9.13.25)
Saturday, September 13
FB | Aguilar, Herring Postgame vs. Georgia (9.13.25)
Saturday, September 13
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Tuesday, September 09
