2010 REVIEW Game 3
Tennessee Florida
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Sept. 18 | Knoxville | Neyland Stadium | 3:30 p.m. | 102,455
>> Tennessee
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Oku 5 24 0 24 0 11 10 27 4 23 0 12 Poole Simms 8 16 34 -18 0 12 Totals 23 67 38 29 0 12 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Simms 31 19 2 259 2 49 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Stocker 5 41 0 19 Z.Rogers 4 53 0 33 Hunter 3 60 1 35 Poole 3 38 0 31 Cooper 2 12 0 7 Moore 1 49 1 49 Oku 1 6 0 6 Totals 19 259 2 49
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>> FLORIDA
RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg Demps 26 94 21 73 0 18 Hines 1 36 0 36 0 36 Gillislee 8 27 0 27 2 11 Moody 5 20 0 20 0 9 Brantley 4 19 10 9 0 12 Burton 2 4 0 4 1 2 Team 3 0 19 -19 0 0 Totals 49 200 50 150 3 36 PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Brantley 23 14 0 167 1 24 RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg Thompson 4 55 0 24 Demps 3 34 0 16 Moore 2 26 0 14 Hines 2 15 0 13 Reed 1 22 0 22 Clark 1 8 0 8 Hammond 1 7 1 7 Totals 14 167 1 24
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Turnovers stifle second-half rally, Vols can’t reverse Gators’ streak Tennessee had its chance against a second straight top-10 foe, down seven points midway through the fourth quarter. But Florida used a nine-play drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown run from Trey Burton to seal a 31-17 victory at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee tied the game at 10 with a 49-yard touchdown pass from Matt Simms to Denarius Moore with 8:59 in the third quarter. Simms completed 19 of 31 for two touchdowns. Florida stalled on the next drive until Gators coach Urban Meyer called for a fake punt on fourthand-6. Omarius Hines ran 36 yards to keep the drive alive, and John Brantley eventually connected with Frankie Hammond on a 7-yard touchdown pass. “It was a big play; it was a good call by them,” UT head coach Derek Dooley said. “Looking back, we should have been in safe punt. We were trying to make something happen a little bit. They made a good play and got us on that.” Jeremy Brown picked off a pass by Simms on third-and-6 at the Tennessee 40, which set up Gillislee’s second touchdown that gave the Gators a 2410 lead just before the end of the third quarter. The Vols, who were hosting a second AP top 10 team in as many weeks, had found themselves in a similar situation a week earlier against Oregon and unraveled. They seemed on the verge of a meltdown again when Simms appeared to be sacked in the end zone for a safety, but an official review ruled him down on the 1. Tennessee punted but got the ball back when Dooley challenged a run by Jeff Demps, insisting the Florida track star had fumbled. The officials agreed, and the Vols answered with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Simms to true freshman Justin Hunter on fourth-and-6 to cut Florida’s lead to 2417 with a 11:24 left. Dooley, who was facing the Gators for the first time as head coach, said that’s the kind of reaction he expects from a team that hasn’t done much to prove it can fight back from adversity. “We should do that. I’m proud of them for that, but we should do that every game,” Dooley said. “All that does is give you a chance, and it proved out.” It also didn’t last very long. Florida responded with Trey Burton’s 2-yard touchdown run that iced the Vols, who allowed two more big sacks on Simms and turned the ball over with a fumble
THE WRAPUP • Linebacker Nick Reveiz (14) and safety Janzen Jackson (9) both turned in career highs in tackles. Reveiz also recovered a fumbled punt by the Gators. • True freshman James Stone replaced the injured JerQuari Schofield on the offensive line during the second half. Stone joined Ja’Wuan James as the Vols’ second true freshman on the offensive front. • Tight end Luke Stocker matched his career high with five catches, finishing with 41 receiving yards. • Florida’s six consecutive wins are the most in the series since the Vols won the first 10 contests from 1916-53. • Justin Hunter, another Vols true freshman, led UT with 60 receiving yards on three catches. Included was his first career touchdown, a 35-yard pass from Matt Simms that closed Tennessee to within 24-17 early in the fourth.
>> SCORING SUMMARY
1st UT Lincoln 49 field goal. 2nd FLA Gillislee 2 run (Sturgis kick). 3rd FLA Sturgis 44 field goal. UT Moore 49 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). FLA Hammond 7 pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick). FLA Gillislee 5 run (Sturgis kick). 4th UT Hunter 35 pass from Simms (Lincoln kick). FLA Burton 2 run (Sturgis kick).
>> TEAM STATS
UT FLA First Downs 11 18 Rushes-Yards 23-29 49-150 Passing Yards 259 167 Passes (A-C-I) 31-19-2 23-14-0 54 72 Total Offensive Plays Total Offense 288 317 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties-Yards 9-54 5-25 Punts-Average 5-44.4 3-43.7 Time of Possession 23:14 36:46 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2 Sacks By-Yards 1-8 6-34
by Tauren Poole. Poole, who entered the game leading the SEC in rushing, was held to 27 yards. UT scored first for the first time against Florida since 2001 when Daniel Lincoln kicked a first-quarter 49-yard field goal, tying his career high. But the Vols had their own struggles. After recovering a fumbled punt return by Janoris Jenkins at the Florida 21, the Vols drove 18 yards but missed a chance to score when Jonathan Bostic picked off a pass by Simms in the end zone.