Game 7
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Oct. 20 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. | 7:05 p.m. | Attendance: 102,455
Breakdown ALA UT FIRST DOWNS 23 11 Rushing 11 3 Passing 12 7 Penalty 0 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 233 79 Rushing Attempts 45 27 Average Per Rush 5.2 2.9 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 249 90 Yards Lost Rushing 16 11 NET YARDS PASSING 306 203 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-22-0 16-31-2 Average Per Attempt 13.9 6.5 Average Per Completion 18.0 12.7 Passing Touchdowns 4 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 539 282 Total offense plays 67 58 Average Gain Per Play 8.0 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-23 2-15 PUNTS-YARDS 2-88 5-241 Average Yards Per Punt 44.0 48.2 Net Yards Per Punt 37.5 36.4 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 0 2 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-498 4-234 Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.2 58.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.4 37.0 Touchbacks 4 2 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-59-0 1-13-0 Average Per Return 14.8 13.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-36-0 4-111-0 Average Per Return 18.0 27.8 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 36:47 23:13 1st Quarter 8:24 6:36 2nd Quarter 9:13 5:47 3rd Quarter 11:01 3:59 4th Quarter 8:09 6:51 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 2 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 Touchdowns 2-3 1-4 Field goals 1-3 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-15 PAT Kicks 5-6 1-1 Field Goals 1-3 2-2
THE WRAPUP
For the Record • Tennessee Captains: Justin Coleman, A.J. Johnson, James Stone, Cordarrelle Patterson. • The Vol For Life Legends of the Game were former UT head coach Phillip Fulmer and the 1997 SEC champion football team. More than 40 members of that squad were in attendance. • Fulmer also was honored tonight for his upcoming induction into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, which will take place in December. Game Notes • With Michael Palardy’s 32yard field goal, Tennessee became the first team this season to score on Alabama in the first quarter. The Crimson Tide entered the contest outscoring its foes 90-0 in the opening stanza. • Tennessee also is the first team to score first-quarter offensive points on the Tide since doing so on a 40-yard Palardy field goal on Oct. 22, 2011. • UT’s second-quarter TD was its first vs. Alabama since Tauren Poole rushed 65 yards for a score in 2010. • UT rushed for 79 yards vs. Alabama, which is the second highest total this season behind the 80 registered by Ole Miss. • After recording a careerbest 21 tackles vs. Mississippi State a week ago, A.J. Johnson turned in 14 vs. Alabama, giving him 35 stops in the last two games. • Justin Coleman had a career-high 13 tackles vs. Alabama. The sophomore recorded nine last week vs. Mississippi State and now has 29 this season.
Vols Lose 44-13 to No. 1 Alabama
KNOXVILLE - For the first 30 minutes in a sold-out Neyland Stadium, Tennessee played No. 1 Alabama as well as any team has all season. But the Crimson Tide proved too much in the second half, scoring 21 unanswered points to pull away for a 44-13 victory over the Vols. Alabama saw a 30-yard touchdown wiped off the board on its opening possession of the second half, and the drive ended three plays later with a missed field goal. That swing gave Tennessee an early opening in the second half, but it couldn’t find a way to put pressure on the defending BCS champions early. After going three-and-out on its next possession, UT stopped Alabama and got the ball back at the Alabama 42. But that drive stopped short on fourth down when the Tide stuffed A.J. Johnson on fourth-and-1. Alabama took off on a six-play drive, capped by a 42-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper to take a 30-10 lead. But Tennessee stormed back down the field on a 44-yard catchand-run to Justin Hunter. Two plays later, though, on second-and-13 from the Alabama 21, safety Robert Lester intercepted a Bray pass in the end zone. From there, Alabama was off to the races. Quarterback A.J. McCarron, connected with a wide open Kenny Bell on a 39-yard playaction pass to take a 37-10 lead. Then T.J. Yeldon broke free for 43 yards to give the Tide a 44-10 lead with 9:07 left. UT’s only second-half points came late in the fourth quarter, when an Alabama fumble helped set up a 21-yard field goal by Michael Palardy, his second of the game. Tennessee’s first half was more productive against Alabama, which entered the game with the nation’s top-ranked defense in every major statistical category. Cyrus Jones’ 32-yard punt return helped lead to Alabama’s first score of the game. Six plays later, McCarron hit Cooper for a 23-yard touchdown. The Vols struck back with a lengthy drive that stalled in the red zone. After moving to the Tide’s 9-yard line, a fumbled pitch to Cordarrelle Patterson on second down and an incomplete pass forced a 32-yard field goal by Palardy to make the score 7-3. That field goal marked the first time an opponent has scored in the first quarter against Alabama all season. After a missed Alabama field goal, the Vols’ next drive ended with an interception at the their 32-yard line. Four Yeldon runs later, the Tide had a 13-3 lead with 11:23 remaining in the first half. Following a three-and-out by Tennessee, McCarron found Cooper for a 54-yard gain to the UT 54. Two plays later McCarron again connected with Williams in the end zone for a 20-3 lead. Patterson, who has been electric on kickoff returns this season, took the ensuing kick 45 yards to the Bama 48 and two plays later, Bray hit Mychal Rivera for 43 yards all the way to Alabama 5. Following an Alabama penalty, A.J. Johnson scored his fourth touchdown of the season on a 2-yard run to make the score 20-10. Alabama added a 34-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining before the half. Tennessee’s 13-point deficit at halftime marked Alabama’s slimmest margin after two quarters this season. >> Scoring Summary Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays UA 1st 08:18 Cooper 23 yd pass from McCarron Shelley kick 6-47 UT 1st 03:38 Palardy 32 yd field goal 11-65 UA 2nd 11:23 Yeldon 1 yd run Kick failed 4-32 UA 2nd 06:55 Williams 1 yd pass from McCarron Shelley, kick 4-72 UT 2nd 05:32 Johnson 2 yd run Palardy kick 3-48 UA 2nd 01:24 Shelley 34 yd field goal 8-53 UA 3rd 02:56 Cooper 42 yd pass from McCarron Shelley kick 6-67 UA 4th 12:46 Bell 39 yd pass from McCarron Shelley kick 6-80 UA 4th 09:07 Yeldon 43 yd run Shelley kick 3-58 UT 4th 03:57 Palardy 21 yd field goal 6-21
Stat Leaders
TOP Score 3:10 7-0 4:33 7-3 1:44 13-3 1:45 20-3 1:11 20-10 4:01 23-10 3:31 30-10 3:33 37-10 1:21 44-10 2:00 44-13
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Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Bray 13-27-2 184 0 44 0 Worley 3-4-0 19 0 15 0 Totals 16-31-2 203 0 44 0
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack McCarron 17-22-0 306 4 54 2
Rushing Att Yds TD Long Avg. Lane 15 55 0 12 3.7 Young 5 21 0 7 4.2 Johnson 3 6 1 4 2.0 Howard 2 3 0 2 1.5 Patterson 2 -6 0 0 -3.0 Totals 27 79 1 12 2.9
GENERAL STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW HISTORY
#1 ALABAMA TENNESSEE
Rushing Att Yds TD Long Avg. Yeldon 15 129 2 43 8.6 Lacy 17 79 0 14 4.6 Drake 4 22 0 10 5.5 Sims 4 10 0 4 2.5 Calloway 2 6 0 5 3.0 McCarron 3 -13 0 2 -4.3 Totals 45 233 2 43 5.2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long Cooper 7 162 2 54 Lane 5 48 0 26 Lacy 3 18 0 7 Hunter 4 70 0 44 Bell 2 68 1 39 Young 2 -6 0 0 Norwood 2 43 0 35 Rivera 1 43 0 43 Williams 2 6 1 5 Patterson 1 25 0 25 Jones 1 9 0 9 Downs 1 15 0 15 Totals 17 306 4 54 Bartholomew 1 4 0 4 Howard 1 4 0 4 Totals 16 203 0 44 utSPORTs.com // @VOL_FOOTBALL ON TWITTER 119