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#23/23 TENNESSEE (1-0) vs. #19/17 OKLAHOMA (1-0)
SEPT. 12, 2015 » NEYLAND STADIUM (102,455) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 6 PM ET
THE MATCHUP | #OUvsTENN #23/23 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
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#19/17 OKLAHOMA SOONERS
59.0 Points/Game 41.0 30.0 Points Allowed/Game 3.0 399.0 Rush Yards/Game 100.0 124.0 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 138.0 205.0 Pass Yards/Game 439.0 433.0 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 88.0 604.0 Total Offense/Game 539.0 557.0 Total Defense/Game 226.0
COACHING FACTS
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COACHING FACTS
Head Coach: Butch Jones (Ferris State, 1990) Record at Tennessee: 13-13 (.500) / 3rd year Overall Record: 63-40 (.612) / 9th year
Head Coach: Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1982) Record at Oklahoma: 169-44 (.793) / 17th year Overall Record: Same
STAT LEADERS
1-0
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 1-0
DATE UT RK. OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Sept. 5 25/25 vs. Bowling Green (SECN) W, 59-30 Sept. 12 23/23 19/17 OKLAHOMA (ESPN) 6 p.m. Sept. 19 W. CAROLINA (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Florida* TBA Oct. 3 18/20 ARKANSAS* TBA Oct. 10 9/9 GEORGIA* TBA Oct. 24 at 3/3 Alabama* TBA Oct. 31 at Kentucky* TBA Nov. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA* TBA Nov. 14 NORTH TEXAS (HC) TBA Nov. 21 at 24/23 Missouri* TBA Nov. 28 VANDERBILT* TBA * SEC game // All times Eastern
#6 ALVIN KAMARA: 15-144, 2 TD, 9.6/carry #1 JALEN HURD: 23-123, 3 TD, 5.3/carry
RUSHING
#32 SAMAJE PERINE: 11-33, 1 TD, 3.0/carry #25 JOE MIXON: 5-27, 0 TD, 5.4/carry
#11 JOSHUA DOBBS 15-22-205, 2 TD, 0 INT, 68.2 pct., 176.5 eff.
PASSING
#6 BAKER MAYFIELD 23-33-388, 3 TD, 0 INT, 69.7 pct., 198.5 eff.
#15 JAUAN JENNINGS: 3-56, 0 TD, 18.7/catch #82 ETHAN WOLF: 3-35, 1 TD, 11.7/catch
RECEIVING
#1 JARVIS BAXTER: 5-51, 0 TD, 10.2/catch #25 JOE MIXON: 3-115, 1 TD, 38.3/catch
#21 JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN: 9 tackles, 2-12 tfl #12 EMMANUEL MOSELEY: 6 tackles, 1-1 tfl
DEFENSE
#1 DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER: 10 tkls, 2.5-5 tfl #97 CHARLES WALKER: 3 tackles, 2-9 sacks
KEY STORYLINES #RankedVols
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>> The #25 Vols’ 59-30 season-opening win over Bowling Green was UT’s first victory as a ranked team since Jan. 1, 2008, when #16 UT beat #18 Wisconsin, 21-17 in the Outback Bowl. >> Saturday’s game will mark Tennessee’s first non-conference game at home with two ranked teams since the 2006 opener, as #23 Tennessee beat #9 Cal, 35-18 on Sept. 2, 2006. >> The last game at Neyland between ranked teams was on Sept. 15, 2012, when #18 Florida beat #23 Tennessee, 37-20. >> The Vols opened the 2015 season ranked #25 in both the Associated Press & Amway Coaches Polls. It was the first time since 2008, UT was ranked in the preseason poll, when they were 18th. >> The Vols have been ranked in 39 preseason AP polls, including 19 years in a row from 1990-2008. >> All-time, UT has been ranked in 52 percent of polls, dating to 1936. >> More on Page 5
>> The Vols’ had 399 rushing yards vs. Bowling Green, the most rushing yards for UT since 406 vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 26, 1994. >> Jalen Hurd (123 yards, 3 TD) & Alvin Kamara (144 yards, 2 TD) combined for 267 yards and five TDs. >> Kamara’s 144 rushing yards were the most by a player in his Tennessee debut in history. >> The Vols’ 59 points in the opener were the most since a 63-7 win over Western Kentucky on Sept. 5, 2009. >> UT’s 604 yards of total offense vs. BGSU were most in a regulation game since a school-record 718 vs. Troy on Nov. 3, 2012. >> In Joshua Dobbs’ last 7 starts at QB, the Vols have a 6-1 record and are averaging 38.7 points and 454 yards per game. >> The Vols played 15 true freshmen vs. BGSU and 22 players made their Tennessee debuts. >> Over the last two years, Tennessee has played 36 true freshmen in their season openers. >> More on Page 5
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#OUvsTENN >> Tennessee and Oklahoma are facing each other for the fourth time in history, first in Knoxville. >> The Sooners hold a 2-1 lead in the series. >> OU beat UT, 34-10, last season in Norman on Sept. 13, 2014. >> The Vols’ lone win in the series came in the 1939 Orange Bowl, a 17-0 win, which sealed Tennessee’s 1938 National Championship. >> The 1967 National Champion Vols lost to Oklahoma, 26-24, in the 1968 Orange Bowl. >> Tennessee is 9-7 all-time the 10 current members of the Big 12. >> The Vols are 94-18-5 (.825) in home openers dating to 1892. >> Tennessee has won 20 consecutive home openers including last season’s 38-7 win over Utah State, dating a 1995 win over East Carolina. >> The last time UT hosted a ranked team in a home opener was the 2006 lid-lifter, when the #23 Vols beat #9 Cal. >> More on Page 17
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FOOTBALL CONTACT INFO Ryan Robinson Senior Assoc AD/Comm. Cell: 865-410-9988 E: ryan.robinson@utk.edu Twitter: @RJR_GOVOLS
Jason Yellin Assistant A.D./Media Rel. Cell: 865-314-0273 Email: jyellin@utk.edu Twitter: @JasonYellin
MJ Burns Asst. Media Rel. Director Cell: 713-419-4583 Email: mjburns@utk.edu Twitter: @MJTBurns
Stephen K. Lee Asst. Media Rel. Director Cell: 504-259-0907 Email: sklee@utk.edu Twitter: @StephenKLeeUT
Kellen Hiser Graduate Assistant Cell: 307-760-8261 Email: khiser@utk.edu Twitter: @KellenHiser
OKLAHOMA CONTACT Mike Houck Phone: 405-325-8227 Cell: 405-249-5892 Email: mhouck@ou.edu
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