University of Tennessee Athletics
Ole Miss vs Tennessee
10/4/1997
Neyland Stadium
| Team | 1st quarter 1 | 2nd quarter 2 | 3rd quarter 3 | 4th quarter 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
![]() | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
UM: PASS - S. Patridge (228); RUSH - John Avery (106); REC - Robert Reed (70)
UT1997: PASS - manning, peyton (324); RUSH - lewis, jamal (155); REC - nash, marcus (127)
Date: 10/4/1997
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Venue: Neyland Stadium
End of Game: 6:49 pm
Attendance: 106229
Duration: 3:15
Kickoff Time: 3:34 pm
Temperature: 77
Weather: Sunny & Clear
Wind: E-5
Scoring Summary
- | - | - | - | - | UM | UT1997 |
|---|
Referee: Rom Gilbert
Line Judge: Mike McGinnis
Side Judge: T. Szymanski
Umpire: John Gaston
Back Judge: Steve Freeman
Center Judge:
Score Keeper:
Linesman: P. McKinnely
Field Judge: Len Harrington
Drive Chart
Team | Qtr | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Plays-Yds | Top | ||
Team | Qtr | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Plays-Yds | Top | ||
Team | Qtr | Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Plays-Yds | Top | ||
Team Statistics
- | UM | UT1997 |
|---|---|---|
First Downs | ||
| Total | 20 | 24 |
| Rushing | 7 | 8 |
| Passing | 11 | 16 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ||
| Total (Net) | 147 | 183 |
| Attempts | 37 | 30 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 4.0 | 6.1 |
| Rushing TDs | 2 | 1 |
| Yds. Gained | 195 | 183 |
| Yds. Lost | 48 | 0 |
Passing | ||
| Total (Net) | 241 | 324 |
| Comp.-Att.-Int. | 23 - 36 - 1 | 25 - 44 - 1 |
| Avg / Att | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Avg / Comp. | 10.5 | 13.0 |
| TDs | 0 | 2 |
Total Offense | ||
| Yards | 388 | 507 |
| Plays | 73 | 74 |
| Avg. / Play | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 5-2 | 1-1 |
| Penalties - Yds. | 1-10 | 10-90 |
Punting | ||
| Punts - Yds. | 5-200 | 4-179 |
| Avg. / Punt | 40.0 | 44.8 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 50+ Yds. | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair Catch | 0 | 0 |
Kickoffs | ||
| Total - Yds. | undefined-undefined | undefined-undefined |
| Avg. Yds. / Kickoff | NaN | NaN |
| Touchbacks | ||
Returns | ||
| Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs | 2-7-0 | 2-16-0 |
| Punt: Avg. / Return | 3.5 | 8.0 |
| Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs | 4-60-0 | 1-15-0 |
| Kickoff: Avg. / Return | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| INT: Total - Yds. - TDs | 1-0-0 | 1-30-1 |
| Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs | undefined-undefined-undefined | undefined-undefined-undefined |
Miscellaneous | ||
| Misc. Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Poss. Time | 31:49 | 28:11 |
| 3rd. Down Conv. | 5 of 14 | 6 of 16 |
| 4th. Down Conversions | 1 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Red-Zone: Scores - Chances | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sacks: Total - Yds. | 0-0 | 4-24 |
| PAT: Total - Made | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| 2PT Conversion: Total - Made | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| Field Goals: Total - Made | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Offensive

Player | Cmp | Att | Yds. | TD | INT | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Patridge | 19 | 31 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
Romero Miller | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 36 | 241 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4 |

Player | Cmp | Att | Yds. | TD | INT | Long | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 25 | 44 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 44 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 |

Player | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Avery | 20 | 123 | 17 | 106 | 1 | 74 | 5.3 |
D. McAllister | 8 | 58 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
S. Patridge | 8 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 0 | 6 | -1.9 |
Steve Lindsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 195 | 48 | 147 | 2 | 74 | 4 |

Player | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Jamal | 22 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 42 | 7 |
| Graham, Tyrone | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Darden, Brian | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3.5 |
![]() | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Crosby, Phillip | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bryson, Shawn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 183 | 0 | 183 | 1 | 42 | 6.1 |

Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Reed | 6 | 70 | 0 | 16 |
Andre Rone | 3 | 57 | 0 | 28 |
Cory Peterson | 3 | 38 | 0 | 35 |
Grant Heard | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
John Avery | 2 | 27 | 0 | 25 |
D. McAllister | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
Rufus French | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 23 | 241 | 0 | 35 |

Player | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash, Marcus | 9 | 127 | 1 | 45 |
| Price, Peerless | 3 | 48 | 0 | 27 |
| Bryson, Shawn | 2 | 45 | 0 | 37 |
| Copeland, Jermaine | 5 | 41 | 0 | 15 |
| Lewis, Jamal | 2 | 34 | 0 | 18 |
| McCullough, Andy | 2 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
| Wilson, Cedrick | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Levine, Mark | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 324 | 2 | 45 |
Defensive

Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL/Yds | Sack/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | INT | BrUp | Blkd | QH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broc Kreitz | 6 | 5 | 11 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Malikia Griffin | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 / 4 | - / - | 1 | - / - | 1-0 | - | - | - |
Morris Scott | 4 | 3 | 7 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
T. Strickland | 5 | 1 | 6 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
Nate Wayne | 4 | 1 | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Oetzel | 2 | 2 | 4 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Erik Beelman | 1 | 2 | 3 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
Andre Harrison | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Thigpen | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | 1 / - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Boone | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Al Rice | 2 | - | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Baker | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Comone Fisher | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Sheldon Morris | - | 1 | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Gates | - | 1 | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |

Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | TFL/Yds | Sack/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | INT | BrUp | Blkd | QH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, Al | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 / 5 | - / - | 1 | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Gaines, Cory | 6 | 2 | 8 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Goodrich, Dwayne | 5 | - | 5 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | 1-30 | 1 | - | - |
| Little, Leonard | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 / 7 | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnson, Steve | 4 | - | 4 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | 1 | - | - |
Johnathan Brown | 2 | 2 | 4 | - / - | 1 / 8 | 1 | 1 / - | - | - | - | - |
| Buxton, Buck | 1 | 3 | 4 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry, Corey | 3 | - | 3 | - / - | - / - | 1 | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Green, Ron | 2 | 1 | 3 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellis, Shaun | 3 | - | 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 8 | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| White, Fred | 2 | - | 2 | - / - | - / - | 1 | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Noel, Tori | 2 | - | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Duff, Bill | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | 1 / 7 | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Coleman, Jeff | 1 | 1 | 2 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Grant, Deon | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Lynch | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Crosby, Phillip | 1 | - | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Fitzgerald, Jeremy | 1 | - | 1 | 1 / 5 | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Walker, Darwin | - | 1 | 1 | - / - | - / - | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
| Griffin, Gerald | - | - | - | - / - | - / - | - | 1 / - | - | - | - | - |
Team | - | - | - | - / - | 1 / 1 | - | - / - | - | - | - | - |
Special Teams

Player | Punts. | Yds. | Avg | Long | In. 20 | TB | 50+ Yds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reagan King | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Player | Punts. | Yds. | Avg | Long | In. 20 | TB | 50+ Yds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogue, Chris | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Player | Qtr. | Clock. | Yds | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Lindsey | 2 | 09:27 | 42 | good |

Player | Qtr. | Clock. | Yds | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Hall | 4 | 07:16 | 21 | good |
Jeff Hall | 4 | 00:00 | 46 | missed |
Jeff Hall | 3 | 00:16 | 39 | missed |

Player | No | Yds. | TB | OB | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Kickoffs statistics for this game. | ||||||

Player | No | Yds. | TB | OB | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Kickoffs statistics for this game. | ||||||

Punts | Kickoffs | Interceptions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg |
Andre Rone | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Avery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheldon Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malikia Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Punts | Kickoffs | Interceptions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg | Ret. | Yds. | Lg |
| Copeland, Jermaine | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodrich, Dwayne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Goodrich, Dwayne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 30 |

Kicks | Rushes | Passes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Att | Made | Att | Made | Att | Made |
S. Patridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Steve Lindsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Kicks | Rushes | Passes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Att | Made | Att | Made | Att | Made |
| Hall, Jeff | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters

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Player Participation

# | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | S. Patridge |
| 3 | T. Strickland |
| 5 | Andre Rone |
| 8 | Robert Reed |
| 9 | Rufus French |
| 11 | Romero Miller |
| 14 | Broc Kreitz |
| 15 | Andre Harrison |
| 16 | Reagan King |
| 20 | John Avery |
| 21 | Steve Lindsey |
| 22 | D. McAllister |
| 29 | Andrew Oetzel |
| 30 | Gary Thigpen |
| 34 | Malikia Griffin |
| 38 | Nate Wayne |
| 56 | Erik Beelman |
| 62 | Michael Boone |
| 80 | Al Rice |
| 84 | Comone Fisher |
| 85 | Cory Peterson |
| 86 | Sheldon Morris |
| 88 | Grant Heard |
| 90 | Mitch Baker |
| 95 | Morris Scott |
| 99 | Robert Gates |

# | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Little, Leonard |
| 2 | White, Fred |
| 3B | Lewis, Jamal |
| 3 | Darden, Brian |
| 4 | Hall, Jeff |
| 6 | Copeland, Jermaine |
| 7 | Grant, Deon |
| 8 | Hogue, Chris |
| 9 | Noel, Tori |
| 12 | Nash, Marcus |
| 14 | Wilson, Cedrick |
| 16 | ![]() |
| 18 | Griffin, Gerald |
| 19 | Levine, Mark |
| 20 | Brian Lynch |
| 21 | Crosby, Phillip |
| 22 | Terry, Corey |
| 23 | Goodrich, Dwayne |
| 24 | Bryson, Shawn |
| 27 | Wilson, Al |
| 30 | Gaines, Cory |
| 34 | Johnson, Steve |
| 37 | Price, Peerless |
| 46 | Fitzgerald, Jeremy |
| 50 | Duff, Bill |
| 55 | Green, Ron |
| 58 | Walker, Darwin |
| 83 | Graham, Tyrone |
| 88 | McCullough, Andy |
| 91 | Johnathan Brown |
| 92 | Coleman, Jeff |
| 93 | Ellis, Shaun |
| 97 | Buxton, Buck |








