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Rotella, Jamie
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Jersey Number 57
Jamie Rotella
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 1972
- Hometown:
- Verona, N.J.
Bio
Jamie Rotella became the sixth Tennessee linebacker to earn All-America status in seven years following the 1972 season. The Vols recorded a 31-5 mark during his three-year career. After making 112 tackles as a sophomore and 111 as a junior, Rotella dominated on the defensive side his senior year and collected 190 total tackles at linebacker. His 413 career tackles were good enough to destroy the school record, although it has since been broken. However, Rotella earned his total in just three years of varsity play. He topped the single-season Tennessee list of tackle assists with 90 in 1972.
Career Totals
- Games Played: 32
- Tackles: 413
- Tackles-For-Loss: 10
- Sacks: 5
- Forced Fumbles: 3
- Fumble Recoveries: 2
- Interceptions: 4
- INT Return Yards: 10
CAREER HONORS
- 1972 first-team All-America
- 1972 first-team All-SEC
- 1972 SEC Academic Honor Roll
1972 - SENIOR
- Earned first-team All-America honors
- Named to the All-SEC first team by the AP and UPI
- Just as strong in the classroom as he was on the football field, he earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- When he finished his career, Rotella was UT's all-time leading tackler with 413 stops
- He totaled 190 tackles during his senior season, which set the Tennessee single-season record for tackles - the record was broken in 1976 by Andy Spiva who recorded 194 tackles - but Rotella's mark still stands as the second-most by a UT player in a singles season
- Made two tackles-for-loss, caused two fumbles and recovered two more
- Intercepted one pass, returning it for 10 yards
1971 - JUNIOR
- Played in 10 games for UT
- Tallied 111 tackles, two sacks, one TFL and forced one fumble
- Intercepted one pass on the year
1970 - SOPHOMORE
- First season with the Vols' varsity squad, seeing playing time in 11 games
- Made an immediate impact on the defensive side of the ball as he registered 112 tackles
- Set a career-high with three sacks and seven TFLs
- Logged two interceptions
1969 - FRESHMAN
- Listed on the 1969 freshman squad, did not see any varsity playing time
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