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The Rose Bowl is filled to capacity on a hot afternoon - 87 degrees. Hope that the visitors are not accustomed to smog.
30 yards to Palmer on first down, great throw and catch.
12 more to Palmer, who is becoming Shy's favorite target.
Morris spins away from a tackle and gains 10.
We go to FB Fred VanWagner on back-to-back carries and get another first down.
Shy finds Martin in the back of the end zone, 17 yards out. 7-0, 12:15 left in the quarter.
Big sack by DE Torry Rivers on 3rd and 10. Punt.
Morris runs for 9 on a draw play.
3rd and 5, we run option. And get the 1st down, but FB VanWagner is called for unnecessary roughness. Punt.
12 yard pass to WR Gene Bates on 3rd and 5.
3rd and 8 from the 39 - Doug Grant comes up with a sack.
49 yard bomb from Shy to Woodley Martin.
Then he finds Morris for the last 23 yards. Shy is en fuego! 14-0, 5:15 left in the quarter.
Shy is 7-7 for 136 yards and 2 TDs.
21 yard run by HB Brock Childs.
They go back to him on the next three carries and then punt on 4th and 4.
We again run option on 3rd down and Morris has 7 yards. He is brought down by his facemask.
Shy's completion streak ends at 7.
Morris runs for 11, tackled at the 30.
WR Martin leaves the game with an elbow injury after a 10 yard reception. He finishes the day with 3 catches for 76 yards and a TD.
Morris runs up the gut for 4 on 3rd and 2, down at the 8.
We can't finisht the drive and have to attempt a 27 yard field goal. Ellis nudges it wide left.
19 yard run for Childs.
15 more for Childs - we need our line to start making some plays.
RB Kemp Cunningham runs for 13 - this is pretty weak, guys.
3rd and 5 at the 24. Big gain to the TE, who is hauled down after a gain of 19.
Tennessee runs it in from the 2. 14-7, 7:29 left in the half.
Huge pickup on 3rd and 3 to Palmer, who takes off for 49 yards.
Morris runs for 13, down at the 11.
Morris takes it to the 1.
False start, then a botched handoff.
Morris gets 3, 3rd and goal from the 5. Morris for one, and we blew first and goal at the one. Ellis misses another short field goal - 27 yards this time.
Hard to believe this guy was a first team All-American last year.
16 yard run for Childs after a blown tackle.
He has 12 carries for 90 yards.
3rd and 9 from the 48 - intercepted by CB Jeff Dwyer. We start at our 49.
9 yards to Olsen on 3rd and 7.
11 more to Palmer.
Ellis kicks a 46 yarder as time winds down on the half. 17-7, 0:11 left in the half.
Halftime Notes:
- Great first half by the offense up until they hit the 10 yard line. 329-135 advantage in yards.
- Ellis should be shot for missing two chip shots.
- 5 penalties is hurting the cause.
- We have to get better against the run.
Sack by DT Roger Parsons.
Childs runs for 23 yards on 3rd and 12.
Another 3rd and 12, from the 43 - David Davis crushes Childs. Punt.
40 yard gain on 3rd and 10 as Palmer makes a one-handed grab. He has 5 catches for 142 yards on the day.
Morris gains 7 on 3rd and 4.
Morris is over 100 yards on his 19th carry of the day.
3rd and 1 - short yardage QB Nathan Short completes a pass to Olsen. Down at the 2.
Morris runs it in on 3rd down. 24-7, 6:43 left in the 3rd.
14 more yards for Childs, who has 124 on 18 carries now.
27 yard pass play to WR Johnson.
Another 20 yards to Pat Johnson, down at the 18.
3rd and 7 at the 15 - and the pass is dropped.
33 yard field goal is good. 24-10, 3:05 left in the 3rd.
15 yards to Thelwell for his first catch of the day.
14 yard run by Morris on an option play. Nice way to pick up 3rd and 12.
OT Paul Glover injures his finger and leaves the game. Again.
Morris is stopped on 3rd and 1.
21 yard screen to TE Joe Reynolds on 4th down, tackled at the 23.
22 yard TD pass to FB VanWagner. 31-10, 13:40 to play.
Shy is now 18-25 for 311 yards and 3 TDs. Great 2nd game for him.
The Volunteers return the kick out to the 45.
19 yards to WR Bob Morgado.
Childs with another 10 yards, down at the 5.
And Childs scores on a screen pass. Quick drive by UT. 31-17, 11:09 left in the game.
Morris runs for 19 on 2nd and 16. He is pretty shifty today.
Shy misses Thelwell on 3rd and 5 and we have to punt.
Another 19 yard run for Childs - he is now over 150 on the day.
3rd and 7 from the 27, big play - dropped by Morgado.
Tennessee nets a 47 yard field goal. 31-20, 6:01 left in the game.
We come out passing - 61 yarder to Kai Olsen, who jumps over the safety and runs it in. There is a flag down, but it is against the D. 38-20, 5:28 left to play.
3 straight incompletions and Tennessee is punting from their 9.
26 yards to Palmer on a perfect route and pass. Looks like we want to run out the clock with a string of completions ...
Morris runs it in from 37 yards out, bumping his yardage up to 175. 45-20, 2:33 left in the game.
DE Torry Rivers has his 2nd sack of the afternoon.
But Tennessee gets those yards back with a 47 yard pass to Jackson.
Offensive pass interference moves them back to their side of the field.
18 yards to Brock Childs on 3rd and 21.
But the 4th down pass to Morgado is incomplete.
Great win. Our offense was excellent and the defense did a good job of not breaking despite bending against the run big-time.
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