University of Tennessee Athletics
1997 Football Cumulative Statistics
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GP - Games Played
Rating - QB Rating
Comp - Completions
ATT - Passing Attempts
INT - Interceptions
% - Completion Percentage
YDS - Passing Yards
TD - Passing Touchdowns
Long - Longest Completion
AVG/G - Average Passing Yards Per Game
| 16 | Manning, Peyton | 12 | 147.71 | 287 | 477 | 11 | 60.17% | 3819 | 36 | 73 | 318.25 |
| 17 | Martin, Tee | 4 | 121.73 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 50.00% | 87 | 1 | 31 | 21.75 |
| 6 | Copeland, Jermaine | 12 | 373.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.00% | 65 | 0 | 43 | 5.42 |
| 31 | Lewis, Jamal | 12 | 184.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.83 |
| Â | Total | 12 | 148.070 | 296 | 492 | 12 | 60.16% | 3981 | 37 | 73 | 331.75 |
| Â | Opponents | 12 | 115.486 | 229 | 418 | 13 | 54.78% | 2898 | 11 | 87 | 241.50 |
Team Statistics (11-1, 8-1)
Scoring | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | 34.25 | 20.33 |
| Total | 411 | 244 |
First Downs | ||
| Rushing | 105 | 72 |
| Passing | 177 | 117 |
| Penalty | 18 | 19 |
| Total | 300 | 208 |
Rushing | ||
| Yards Gained | 2050 | 1599 |
| Yards Lost | 237 | 480 |
| Attempts | 398 | 382 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Avg. Per Game | 151.1 | 93.2 |
| Touchdowns | 13 | 11 |
| Total | 1813 | 1119 |
Passing | ||
| Att-Comp-Int | 492-296-12 | 418-229-13 |
| Avg. Per Attempt | 8.091 | 6.933 |
| Avg. Per Game | 331.750 | 241.500 |
| Touchdowns | 37 | 11 |
| Total | 3981 | 2898 |
Total Offense | ||
| Total Plays | 890 | 800 |
| Avg. Per Play | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Avg. Per Game | 482.8 | 334.8 |
| Total Yards | 5794 | 4017 |
| Touchdowns | 52 | 26 |
Returns | ||
| Kickoff: Average | 20.500 | 20.231 |
| Kickoff: Total | 32-656 | 52-1052 |
| Punt: Average | 13.379 | 8.393 |
| Punt: Total | 29-388 | 28-235 |
| INT: Average | 8.077 | 25.667 |
| INT: Total | 13-105 | 12-308 |
Kicking | ||
| Punt: Avg. Yards Per Game | 38.920 | 39.108 |
| Punt: Net Average | 34.220 | 35.662 |
| Punt: Total Yards | 50-1946 | 74-2894 |
| FG: Good-Attempts | 16-22 | 20-26 |
| Onside Kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties | ||
| Avg. Per Game (YDS) | 57.333 | 57.833 |
| Total-Yards | 87-688 | 87-694 |
Time Of Possession | ||
| Avg. Per Game | 30:20 | 29:40 |
| Total | 06:03:57 | 05:56:03 |
Miscellaneous | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 77-168 (45.833%) | 48-171 (28.070%) |
| 4th Down Conversions | 5-10 (50.000%) | 5-10 (44.444%) |
| Fumbles-Lost | 33-19 | 31-11 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 43-313 | 15-123 |
| PAT: Good-Attempts | 47-49 | 20-23 |
| Misc. Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Red Zone: Attempts-Scores | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone: Touchdowns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Results
| 8/30/1997 | Texas Tech | W | 52-17 | 1-0 | 3:20 | 106285 |
| 9/6/1997 | UCLA | W | 30-24 | 0-2 | 3:41 | 62619 |
| 9/20/1997 | Florida | L | 20-33 | 3-0 , 1-0 | 85714 | |
| 10/4/1997 | Ole Miss | W | 31-17 | 3-1 , 1-1 | 3:15 | 106229 |
| 10/11/1997 | Georgia | W | 38-13 | 4-1 , 2-1 | 3:13 | 106656 |
| 10/18/1997 | Alabama | W | 38-21 | 3-3 , 1-3 | 3:06 | 83091 |
| 11/1/1997 | South Carolina | W | 22-7 | 6-1 , 4-1 | 3:04 | 106301 |
| 11/8/1997 | Southern Mississippi | W | 44-20 | 7-1 | 3:10 | 107073 |
| 11/15/1997 | Arkansas | W | 30-22 | 3-6 , 1-5 | 3:20 | 53235 |
| 11/22/1997 | Kentucky | W | 59-31 | 5-6 , 2-7 | 3:40 | 0 |
| 11/29/1997 | Vanderbilt | W | 17-10 | 10-1 , 7-1 | 3:00 | 106683 |
| 12/6/1997 | Auburn | W | 30-29 | 9-3 , 6-2 | 0 | |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 923886 |
Overall Team Game Highs
| Rushes | 47 | vs Vanderbilt (11/29/1997) |
| Yards Rushing | 285 | vs Georgia (10/11/1997) |
| TD Rushes | 3 | vs Kentucky (11/22/1997) |
| Pass Attempts | 54 | vs Southern Mississippi (11/8/1997) |
| Pass Completions | 36 | vs Southern Mississippi (11/8/1997) |
| Yards Passing | 545 | vs Kentucky (11/22/1997) |
| TD Passes | 6 | vs Texas Tech (8/30/1997) |
