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Jersey Number 8
Tyler Bray
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kingsburg, Calif.
- High School:
- Kingsburg
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Honors
- Named to 2012 Preseason Watch Lists for Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Year, Manning Award and 77th annual Maxwell Award as nation's top player
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC Third Team selection by Athlon, Lindy's
- Named 2012 Preseason Lindy's 'Strongest Arm in SEC'
- Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, 2011)
- Sophomore QB named to preseason Manning, O'Brien, Maxwell Award Watch Lists
- 2010 Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 6, 13 & 27, 2010)
2012
Photo Gallery- 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- On Tennessee all-time career lists, in 28 college games:
- Fourth in touchdowns (69), next #3 Erik Ainge (72)
- Fourth in pass yards (7,444) next, #3 Erik Ainge (8,700)
- Fifth in completions (540), next #3 Erik Ainge (733)
- Fourth in attempts (922), next #3 Erik Ainge (1,210)
- Among all active quarterbacks in the NCAA ranks:
- Sixth in passing yards per game (265.9)
- Sixth in total offense per play (7.36)
- Eighth in career passing touchdowns (69)
- 13th in total offense per game (258.5)
- 15th in passing efficiency (145.01)
- With 34 touchdown passes, posted seventh-most TD passes in a season in SEC history
- His 3,619 passing yards rank as the 11th-best in a single-season in SEC history
- 13-11 record in 24 starts with 298 passing yards per game with 300 or more passing yards in 12 of those games
- Among active SEC QBs, has most career 300-yard games
- UT Record 530 passing yards vs. Troy, breaking Peyton Manning's record of 523 vs. Kentucky in 1997
- 530 passing yards is second-most by an SEC quarterback to Georgia's Eric Zeier (544) in 1993
- Four career 400-yard passing games, only Vol other than Peyton Manning (three times) to throw for 400 yards in a game in Tennessee history
- 12 career 300-yard games including six this season
- Two career games with five TD passes
- 10 career games with four TD passes of more
- Three of more TD passes in 13 games, all in last 23 games
- Multiple touchdown passes in 21 games, all in last 24, including 10 games in 2012
- Six-game streak of multiple touchdowns, third-longest in UT history; owns record of 10, Manning had seven
- Completed 14 consecutive passes (ending Georgia State game-13 and first pass vs. Florida) for third-longest streak in UT history behind Erik Ainge (15 in 2006) and No. 1 is Tee Martin with 25 in 1998
- In 2012, has 146.25 passing rating in 12 starts with 3,612 yards (301.0 per game) on 59.4 completion percentage with 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions
- Just the 4th Vols QB with a 3,000-yard passing season
- Ranks among national leaders in 2012:
- 10th in total passing yards with 3,612
- Tied for sixth in passing touchdowns with 34
- 13th in NCAA in passing yards per game (301.0)
- 2012 season totals that rank on top 10 single-season lists:
- 2nd in passing touchdowns (34)/Record: Manning (36)
- 2nd in passing yards (3,612)/Record: Manning (3,819)
- 3rd in completions (268)/Record: Ainge (325)
- 3rd in passing attempts (451)/Record: Ainge (519)
- Tied school record for completions in a game with 37 vs. Missouri - P.Manning (UF, 1996), A.J. Suggs (LSU, 2000)
- Went 117 pass attempts without an interception (Nov. 3-17), sixth-longest streak in UT history, his longest
- Began 2012 with 65 pass attempts without interception
- Closed 2012 throwing for 293 yards on 20-of-34 with four touchdowns vs. Kentucky (11/17)
- Third 400-yard game of 2012 with 404 yards on career-highs of 37 completions and 54 pass attempts with four touchdowns vs. Missouri (11/10); Tied school record for completions with 37, seventh-most attempts in a game
- Set UT record with 530 passing yards on 29-of-47 with career-high tying five touchdowns vs. Troy (11/3)
- Tossed four touchdown passes as part of 368 yards on 27-of-43 at #17 South Carolina (10/27)
- Threw for 281 yards on 24-of-45 with two touchdowns at #5 Georgia (9/29)
- Second-career 400-yard passing game with 401 vs. Akron (9/22), completing 27-of-43 with four touchdowns
- Threw for 257 yards on 22-of-44 with two touchdowns and two INTs vs. #18 Florida (9/15)
- Became first Vol QB to punt since Heath Shuler with 41-yard boot vs. Florida
- Personal-best completion percentage at 90.0 (18-of-20) against Georgia State (9/8), throwing for 310 yards and four touchdowns
- One of nine finalists for the Manning Award Player of the Week after his performance vs. NC State (8/31)
- Began 2012 with 333 yards on 27-of-41 with two touchdowns vs. NC State (8/31)
2011
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 7/7
- Record-setting sophomore QB returned to action against Vanderbilt (11/19) after missing five games with a fractured right thumb, suffered vs. Georgia (10/8)
- Started and led UT to overtime win vs. Vanderbilt 12 days after having cast removed on Nov. 7
- Won first six career starts in regular season, overall 8-4 as a starter
- Through seven weeks of the season, ranked eighth in passing yards/game (315.8), 10th in passing efficiency (165.3), 16th in total offense (303.8) and 33rd in passing yards (1579)
- Led the SEC in total offense, passing yards/game and passing efficiency and was third in both total passing yards and pass completions through seven weeks
- Owns UT record for consecutive games with multiple touchdown passes (10), breaking Peyton Manning's record (7) set in 1997
- Saw consecutive games streak with a TD pass (10) end against Georgia (10/8/11). Streak lasted from South Carolina (10/30/10) through Buffalo (10/1/11)
- Prior to Georgia game, was second to Boise State's Kellen Moore (16 at the time) for consecutive games with multiple touchdowns with 10
- Holds UT record for most passing yards in first four games of a season with 1,328, second is Peyton Manning (1,326) in 1997
- Also holds UT mark for most passing TDs in first four games of a season with 14. Manning had 12 to start `97
- Ranks seventh on career touchdown passes list with 35 TD pass. Next on list with 36 are Heath Shuler, Jonathan Crompton and Andy Kelly
- Ranks ninth in career passing yards with 3,832 heading into 2012
- Stands 10th in career completions (272) heading to 2012
- Tied for sixth on UT career list for consecutive games (10) with a TD pass (with Andy Kelly)
- Averaging 294 passing yards in 12 career starts with 300 or more yards in six of those games
- Has thrown at least three TDs in seven of nine career starts and four games with four TDs. Records are: Manning with 16 three-TD games and nine four-TD games
- In seven games in 2011, completed 59.5 of passes (147-of-247) for 1983 yards (283.3 per game) with 16 touchdowns
- Finished season with 215 passing yards on 15-of-38 with a 53-yard TD pass to Rajion Neal and two interceptions at Kentucky (11/26)
- Returned to action vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) and threw for 189 yards on 16-of-33 with two touchdowns in helping Vols to overtime win and first SEC win of the season
- Threw for 251 yards on 18-of-33 vs. Georgia (10/8) before leaving with a broken thumb in fourth quarter
- Threw for 342 yards on 21-of-30 with four touchdowns vs. Buffalo (10/1) Threw for 248 in the first half alone
- Started 2011 without an interception until 86th attempt of the season (at Florida)
- Threw three TDs and for 288 yards on 26-of-48 at #16 Florida (9/17)
- 48 pass attempts at Florida were a career-high and the ninth-most in game at UT
- Set school-record for completion percentage in a game with 82.9, completing 34-of-41 for career-high 405 yards vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- Became only second player in UT history (P. Manning three times) to throw for 400-plus yards in game with 405 vs. Cincinnati. That mark is fourth-most in a game
- Threw four TD passes vs. UC, marking fifth time in seven games that he had at least three TD passes in a game
- Ran for first-career TD, 1-yard rush for five total TDs
- Career-high 34 completions vs. Cincinnati ranks as sixth-most in a game in UT history, three shy of record 37
- Opened 2011 with TD passes on first two attempts of the season: 47 yards to D. Rogers and 81 to J.Hunter vs. Montana.
- 81-yard TD to Hunter tied for ninth-longest passing play in UT history.
- Threw for 293 yards on 17-of-24 with 3 TDs vs. Griz.
- Marked fourth time in six career games with three or more TD passes, vs. Montana
- Had career-high single-game completion percentage vs. Montana, completing 70.8 percent (17-of-24).
2010
- Games/Starts: 9/5
- Played in nine games at quarterback and started the final five
- Went 4-1 as a starter, including a sweep through his first four
- Finished regular season 125-of-224 for 1,849 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, all UT freshman records
- Also threw 10 interceptions
- Among freshman Division I quarterbacks, ranked third in QB rating (142.73), tied for fourth in TDs, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4) and 10th in total yards
- Earned SEC Freshman of the Week accolades for three of his four regular-season starting performances to become one of just seven players to garner three or more SEC Player of the Week honors in 2010
- First Vol to earn three individual SEC weekly awards in one season
- Two of those SEC Weekly honors came in his first two career starts, making him one of just six SEC football student-athletes to be honored in consecutive weeks in 2010
- One of just two quarterbacks in the SEC to claim four 300-yard passing performances this season
- First UT QB to compile four 300-yard games in a season since Peyton Manning in 1997 (nine times)
- In SEC games, Bray ranked sixth in passing average (198 ypg) and pass efficiency (138.2)
- Led 27 scoring drives, the average time of possession being 2:10
- 14 of those drives took less than two minutes (12 of which were TD drives), while 14 took five plays or less
- As a starter, helped team score 16 of 19 red zone trips (.842 success-rate)
- Notched a season-high 354 yards passing against Kentucky while tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions
- 354 yards passing ranked as the eighth-most in the SEC in a single game in 2010
- Became the first UT quarterback to throw multiple TDs in six consecutive games since Manning did so seven times (1/1-10/18/97)
- Completed 27-of-45 (both career highs) for 308 yards, four TDs and three INTs in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina
- Four TDs tied the UT bowl game record, while 45 attempts were second most and 27 completions tied for the second most
- First UT quarterback to complete passes to nine different WRs in a single game since Erik Ainge (vs. Wisconsin, Outback Bowl, 1/1/2008)
- In his first career start at Memphis, he completed 19-of-33 for 325 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in two-and-1/2 quarters
- Compiled 308 yards and all five of his TD throws in the first half alone vs. the Tigers, shattering UT football records for passing yards and TDs in a single half
- Five-TD performance was one of just two in the SEC in 2010 while 325 yards ranked 14th in the league
- Connected on a career-best eight consecutive throws in the first quarter vs. Memphis
- In first SEC start versus Mississippi, completed 18-of-34 for 323 yards and three TDs, becoming the first UT quarterback ever to throw for 300-plus yards in first two starts and the first in consecutive games overall since Casey Clausen (2001)
- 80-yard strike to Justin Hunter on Vols' first offensive play was UT's longest of 2010 and longest from scrimmage since 2006
- 265 first-half yards ranked ninth all-time for passing yards in a half and made him second UT QB to produce two top 10 performances for most passing yards in one half (Peyton Manning, 4)
- Connected on a career-best eight consecutive throws in the first quarter vs. Memphis
- In his first SEC start on the road at Vanderbilt, Bray completed 16-of-27 for 232 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of INTs
- Between his first throw at South Carolina, an INT returned for a score, and his next INT (at Vanderbilt) that ended a streak of 96 consecutive attempts without a pick, Bray went 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 TDs (QB rating: 187.42)
- Led Vols on four scoring drives, including a 3-for-3 success rate inside the red zone at Vanderbilt
- Took over at quarterback in the second half at South Carolina and after first throw was an INT returned for a TD, Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns
- At Georgia, connected on first four pass attempts and finished 8-for-12 for 81 yards
- Connected on 5-of-14 passes for 39 yards vs. Alabama
- Saw first action in UT's season opener against UT Martin, completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards and an INT
High School
- Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills
- Member of PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team
- Valley League Offensive Player of the Year as senior and league Most Valuable Player
- Led Kingsburg to perfect 13-0 season and Valley championship while completing 185-of-302 passes (61.2 percent) for 3,321 yards and 41 TDs
- Added 171 yards on ground
- As junior in 2008, threw for 2,411 yards and 26 touchdowns
- As sophomore, completed 99 passes for 1,784 yards
- Named junior and sophomore of the year for Valley League in 2008 and 2007
- During freshman campaign of 2006, threw for 1,100 yards
- Also standout on basketball court while averaging nearly 20 points and nine rebounds as junior
- Competed in baseball for Kingsburg, finished junior season batting .455 with one home run and 20 RBIs
- Also finished with a 2-1 record on the mound with a 4.94 ERA and 32 strikeouts
- Coach at Kinsburg High School - John Sweeney
Career Highs
- Completions- 37 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12 (T-1st in UT history)
- Attempts- 54 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12 (7th in UT history)
- Completion Pct. (min 30 att)- 82.5 vs. Cincinnati, 9/10/11 (1st in UT history)
- Completion Pct. (min 20 att)- 90.0 vs. Ga. State, 9/8/12 (2nd in UT history)
- Yards- 530 vs. Troy, 11/3/12 (1st in UT history)
- Touchdowns - 5 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 (T-2nd in UT history)
- Longest Completion - 81 vs. Montana, 9/3/11 (T-9th in UT history)
- 300-Yard Passing Games - 11 (last 530 vs. Troy, 11/3/12)
- 400-Yard Passing Games - 4 (last 404 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12)
- 500-Yard Passing Games - 1 (last 530 vs. Troy, 11/3/12)
Personal
- Full Name:Tyler Ian Bray
- Born on December 27, 1991 in Clovis, California
- Son of Jeff and Lori Bray
- Majoring in Sociology
FB | Braylon Staley & Edrees Farooq Postgame (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
FB | Joey Aguilar & Edwin Spillman Postgame (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Oklahoma (11.1.25)
Sunday, November 02
FB | Cinematic Recap at Kentucky (10.25.25)
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