THE VOLS Game-by-Game Statistics
Defense
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 1 1 2 1/7 1/7 1 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 3 0 3 0 1/5 0 0 0 0 Memphis 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 7 7 14 1/7 2/12 1 1/0 0 0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 0 1 1 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 UT Martin Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida UAB 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU - - - - - - - - at Georgia 2 1 3 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - at South Carolina at Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 1 0 1 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 2010 Totals 5 4 9 2/12 3.5/17 0 0 0 0
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Austin Bolen
Freshman (RS) | Sq. fullback 5-11 | 206 | Knoxville | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 HIGH SCHOOL • Farragut Started two years at fullback and one year at linebacker...Earned All-Region honors as a senior... Helped team to 11-2 record in both junior and senior seasons, including a regional championship in 2008...Ranked as the number three long snapper in 86
the nation at the 2007 Ray Guy Kicking Camp...Also played basketball, earning All-District honors as a senior...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.
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Tyler bray
Nick branum
Sophomore | 1L quarterback Sophomore (RS) | Sq. defensive back 5-11 | 180 | Knoxville | Political Science CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 2/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0 Played on special teams in the fourth quarter against Mississippi and in the second quarter against Vanderbilt. 2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Knoxville Catholic Named All-Knoxville Interscholastic League and second team News Sentinel All-PrepXtra...Competed in both Toyota East-West and Tennessee-Kentucky all-star games, contributing interception against Kentucky...Played only his senior season at Knoxville Catholic after sitting out one season as transfer and missing his junior year because of injury...Played cornerback, wide receiver and running back...Made most of his one season by helping Irish to perfect 15-0 season and Class 3A state championship...In title game, caught 55-yard TD pass and made key interception in 28-18 win over Memphis Mitchell... Finished year with 35 tackles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions...Added 14 catches for 343 yards and six TDs, along with single touchdowns by rushing and kickoff return...Also qualified for state track and field meet in 100M and long jump but could not compete because of injury...His father, Carson Branum, walked on and played for Vols football squad in early 1980s...Coach at Knoxville Catholic: Mark Pemberton.
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6-6 | 210 | Kingsburg, Calif. | Psychology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 9/5 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 9/5 Played in nine games at quarterback and started the final five…Went 4-1 as a starter, including wins in all four November games…Finished regular season 125-of-224 for 1,849 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, all UT freshman records…Also threw 10 interceptions...Owns the longest active streak in the SEC of consecutive games with a touchdown pass with six...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 in 16 of 19 red zone trips (.842 success-rate)...11 of those finished in the end zone...Notched a careerhigh 354 yards passing against Kentucky while tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions… Eighth-highest total 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 attempt and completion numbers both ranked second...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, setting 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 careerbest eight consecutive passes in the first quarter… In first SEC start versus Mississippi, completed 18-of34 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)… 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…After first throw was an INT returned for a TD, Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns…First career TD was a 30-yard strike to Denarius Moore…Longest throw of 62 yards to Moore set up his second TD from 17 yards out on the next play…At Georgia, connected on first four pass attempts and finished 8-for-12 for 81 yards… Led a 77-yard drive before the Vols stalled at the UGA 3-yard line…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.