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Jersey Number 34
Travis Stephens
- Position:
- Running Back
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 2001
- Hometown:
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Northeast
Travis Stephens rose to the occasion his 2001 senior year at Tennessee, becoming the Vols' first All-America tailback since Johnny Majors in 1956. Stephens blasted for 1,464 yards his final year on The Hill in 2001, setting a school single-season record in leading Tennessee to an 11-2 mark and a No. 4 final ranking in both major polls. He also set the record for season attempts with 291 and tied the single-game record with 41 attempts against Arkansas. Stephens topped the 200-yard mark twice and collected more than 100 yards in five other games. He averaged 122 yards a game to lead the SEC, securing his place as a Doak Walker Award finalist.
Career Totals
- Rushing Attempts: 488
- Yards: 2,336
- Average: 4.8
- Touchdowns: 21
- Receptions: 27
- Yards: 200
- Touchdowns: 1
CAREER HONORS
- 2001 All-America
- 2001 All-SEC First-Team
- Doak Walker Award Finalist
2001 - RS-SENIOR
- Earned All-America honors and first-team All-SEC accolades
- Helped lead the Vols to an 11-2 record and finish ranked No. 4 nationally
- First All-America running back since Johnny Majors
- The Vols only finalist for the Doak Walker Award
- Rushed for 1,454 yards on 291 carries, gaining 10 rushing touchdowns
- Topped 200 yards twice during the season, first against Arkansas when he rushed 41 times for 206 yards and a score and again on the road at The Swamp as he went for 226 yards on 19 carries, finding the end zone twice as the Vols took down No. 2 Florida
- Had five games of 100+ yards - Syracuse (111), Georgia (176), Alabama (162), South Carolina (120), Memphis (124)
2000 - RS-JUNIOR
- As the second-team tailback, playing behind Travis Henry, he carried 81 times for 359 yards, 4.4 average and seven touchdowns
- He returned two kicks for 56 yards and caught six passes for 28 yards
- Carried the ball 12 times for 13 yards against Southern Miss in his first game back from his redshirt season the year before
- Leading rusher against Louisana-Monroe with 10 carries for 66 yards and two TDs
- Produced spectacular aerial acrobatics, diving over the goal line for touchdowns against Georgia, Memphis and Arkansas
- Carried the ball four times for 93 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run against Kentucky
1999 - RS-SOPHOMORE
- Redshirted the season
1998 - SOPHOMORE
- Played in all 13 games, making four starts during the Vols' march towards an undefeated National Championship winning season
- Finished as the third leading rusher with 477 yards and four touchdowns
- Rushed for 107 yards on 20 carries in his first start against Georgia
- Had a rushing score in each of the last three regular season games
- Gained 61 yards with his first score of the season against UAB
- Rushed for 62 yards on nine carries, including a 30-yard romp vs. Houston
- Carried the ball 13 times against Florida State in the national title game, gaining 60 yards
1997 - FRESHMAN
- Saw limited action in eight games as a freshman
- Totaled 36 yards on nine carries
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played in the 1997 Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game
- Three-year starter at wingback and tailback on offense and linebacker and safety on defense
- All-State and Class 5A Midstate Player of the Year as a junior
- Rushed for school-record 2,550 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior at Northeast High School in Clarksville, TN
- Had more than 4,000 career yards rushing and more than 40 touchdowns
PERSONAL
- Full name: Travis Tremaine Stephens
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