Life After Death - A Tennessee Volunteers Dynasty (NCAA 07)

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SEC East Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 23, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Georgia	7-1	.875	5-1
Florida	6-1	.857	4-1
South Carolina	6-2	.750	4-1
Kentucky	1-7	.125	1-4
Tennessee	4-4	.500	0-4
Vanderbilt	2-6	.250	0-4

Tennessee Volunteers 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	vs Brown	Won, 44-34
Sep 10	vs Delaware State	Won, 49-21
Sep 17	at Florida	Lost, 84-7
Sep 24	vs Georgia	Lost, 38-10
Oct 1	at Arkansas	Lost, 76-21
Oct 8	vs Weber State	Won, 52-21
Oct 15	vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Won, 66-0
Oct 22	at Alabama	Lost, 63-17
Oct 29	vs South Carolina
Nov 5	vs LSU
Nov 19	at Kentucky
Nov 26	vs Vanderbilt

Week 8 Key Games

18 - 32 #2

#16 9 - 48 #4

#13 3 - 20 #14

#22 21 - 49 #12

30 - 13#5

27 - 17 #1

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VOLS GET ROCKED, LOSE 5TH STRAIGHT SEC GAME

South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers
Oct 29, 2011 1 2 3 4 F #14 SCAR (6-2) 3 23 17 24 67 TENN (4-4) 7 0 0 7 14 Top Performers PASS: Robert Gardner(SCAR) - 24/41, 411 yards, 4 TD RUSH: Jesse Smith(TENN) - 21 carries, 67 yards REC: Joe Mooney(SCAR) - 7 catches, 177 yards, 2 TD	Team Stats Comparison SCAR TENN First Downs 18 12 3rd Down Efficiency 4/12 4/13 4th Down Efficiency 0/0 0/2 Total Yards 479 168 Passing Yards 411 143 Rushing Yards 68 25 Penalties-Penalty Yards 7-80 1-5 Turnovers 1 6 Time of Possession 13:43 14:17
South Carolina Gamecocks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Robert Gardner 24/41 411 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Chad O'Brien 4 53 13.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Joe Mooney 7 177 25.2 2 Skyler Kelly 4 82 20.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Matt McLaurin 8 2 0 0 Jay Kelly 7 0 0 0 Eric Bryant 5 1 0 0 Tennessee Volunteers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Carlos Williams 9/24 136 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jesse Smith 21 67 3.1 0 Jamar Stovall 2 16 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jason Poole 3 35 11.6 0 Jesse Smith 3 19 6.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brad Lindsey 8 0 0 0 David Simpson 5 2 0 0 Jamil Vogel 4 0 1 1

Jamil Vogel's 97 yard interception return for a touchdown was the only spark as the Tennessee Volunteers lost by a score of 67-14. The Vols were clicking early on defense, as they forced 2 3 and outs. However, the moribund Vols offense couldn't capitalize on any of the stops. South Carolina managed to get in field goal range early and hit a field goal. The Vols punted, and South Carolina managed to drive all the way inside the redzone. Tennessee's Vogel picked it off and ran 97 yards for a 7-3 lead for Tennessee.

That was about the only bit of good news for Tennessee. The Vols looked lost on offense, as there was absolutely no running game at all. The Gamecock kicker was smashing 55 yard field goals through as if they were extra points. The Vols couldn't stop the Cocks, and they ended up getting destroyed. The scored a TD late, but it was little more than a consolation prize for them.

Travis Tyson is set to come back for the LSU game, and they'll need him to have a miracle shot of beating the Tigers.

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SEC East Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 30, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Florida	7-1	.875	5-1
South Carolina	7-2	.778	5-1
Georgia	7-2	.778	5-2
Kentucky	1-8	.111	1-5
Tennessee	4-5	.444	0-5
Vanderbilt	2-7	.222	0-5

Tennessee Volunteers 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	vs Brown	Won, 44-34
Sep 10	vs Delaware State	Won, 49-21
Sep 17	at Florida	Lost, 84-7
Sep 24	vs Georgia	Lost, 38-10
Oct 1	at Arkansas	Lost, 76-21
Oct 8	vs Weber State	Won, 52-21
Oct 15	vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Won, 66-0
Oct 22	at Alabama	Lost, 63-17
Oct 29	vs South Carolina	Lost, 67-14
Nov 5	vs LSU
Nov 19	at Kentucky
Nov 26	vs Vanderbilt

Week 9 Key Games

37 - 23 #4

#1 24 (2OT) 27

30 (OT) 27 #17

#22 11 - 31 #8

#15 45 - 14 #2

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VOLS SHOW FIGHT, STILL LOSE TO UNDEFEATED LSU

LSU Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
Nov 5, 2011 1 2 3 4 F #18 LSU (8-0) 17 0 16 7 40 TENN (4-5) 0 7 0 7 14 Top Performers PASS: Travis Tyson(TENN) - 23/44, 226 yards, 2 TD's RUSH: Jason James(LSU) - 14 carries, 161 yards, 3 TD's REC: Jesse Smith(TENN) - 7 catches, 49 yards	Team Stats Comparison LSU TENN First Downs 15 21 3rd Down Efficiency 3/9 6/16 4th Down Efficiency 0/0 2/4 Total Yards 299 347 Passing Yards 123 226 Rushing Yards 176 121 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-25 5-35 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 10:49 17:11
LSU Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Casey Rutledge 11/19 123 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jason James 14 161 11.5 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jason James 4 43 10.7 0 Alex Anderson 3 46 15.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brandon Colston 11 0 0 0 Desmond Vinson 7 1 0 0 Pete Barrett 6 0 0 0 Tennessee Volunteers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Travis Tyson 23/44 226 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jesse Smith 26 105 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jesse Smith 7 49 7.0 0 Dustin Washington 3 35 11.6 1 Rob Richard 3 34 11.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jon Brown 7 3 0 0 Ben Talley 6 0 0 0 Brad Lindsey 6 0 0 0

The Vols looked much improved today against undefeated LSU. Travis Tyson was back in the lineup, and helped Tennessee to mount some sort of an offensive attack today. However, LSU was just too much for Tennessee, and with the help of special teams and running back Jason James, they ended up rolling the Vols and continuing their undefeated season. Tennessee is now in the backstretch of games for this year. They have Vanderbilt and Kentucky left, and are trying to at least split the two. If they can, the Vols could have a solid foundation built for 2012.

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SEC East Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 6, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Florida	8-1	.889	6-1
South Carolina	8-2	.800	6-1
Georgia	8-2	.800	5-2
Kentucky	1-9	.100	1-5
Tennessee	4-6	.400	0-6
Vanderbilt	2-8	.200	0-6

Tennessee Volunteers 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	vs Brown	Won, 44-34
Sep 10	vs Delaware State	Won, 49-21
Sep 17	at Florida	Lost, 84-7
Sep 24	vs Georgia	Lost, 38-10
Oct 1	at Arkansas	Lost, 76-21
Oct 8	vs Weber State	Won, 52-21
Oct 15	vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Won, 66-0
Oct 22	at Alabama	Lost, 63-17
Oct 29	vs South Carolina	Lost, 67-14
Nov 5	vs LSU	Lost, 40-14
Nov 19	at Kentucky
Nov 26	vs Vanderbilt

Week 10 Key Games

3 - 34 #1

#2 29 - 24

#3 35 - 10

#10 21 - 14 #7

#8 34 - 26

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SEC East Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 13, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
South Carolina	9-2	.818	7-1
Florida	9-2	.818	6-2
Georgia	9-2	.818	6-2
Kentucky	2-9	.182	2-5
Tennessee	4-6	.400	0-6
Vanderbilt	2-9	.182	0-7

Week 11 Key Games

#10 - 7
#14 - 31


- 24
#9 - 43


- 27
#3 - 29


#17 - 24
#21 - 31


#6 - 38
- 14

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LAST SECOND COMEBACK FOR TENNESSEE ENDS IN FAILURE

Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats
Nov 19, 2011 1 2 3 4 F TENN (4-6) 0 0 7 0 7 UK (2-9) 0 7 0 7 14 Top Performers PASS: Travis Tyson(TENN) - 20/43, 234 yards RUSH: Jesse Smith(TENN) - 21 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD REC: Sean Everett(TENN) - 5 receptions, 74 yards	Team Stats Comparison TENN UK First Downs 15 10 3rd Down Efficiency 2/14 3/13 4th Down Efficiency 1/4 1/1 Total Yards 327 196 Passing Yards 234 106 Rushing Yards 93 90 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-45 3-30 Turnovers 5 2 Time of Possession 14:31 13:29
Tennessee Volunteers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Travis Tyson 20/43 234 0 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jesse Smith 21 88 4.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Sean Everett 5 74 14.8 0 Jesse Smith 7 60 8.5 0 Rob Richard 3 50 16.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Scott Palmer 11 3 0 0 Brad Lindsey 6 0 0 0 Jamil Vogel 6 0 1 0 Kentucky Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kenneth Coley 11/21 106 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Paul Taylor 14 45 3.2 0 Kenneth Coley 19 29 1.5 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Joseph Morrow 3 30 10.0 0 Dennis Palmer 3 24 8.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jerry Cole 11 0 0 0 Pat Lewis 9 0 1 0 Christian Bain 5 0 0 0

Tennessee went up to Lexington for their final road game of the year. This game was a defensive showcase, with both teams not being able to gain any sort of momentum at all. Kentucky finally broke the ice, and scored a touchdown off of an 8 yard Kenneth Coley scramble. That took them to the half up 7-0 on Tennessee.

The Vols came back though. Late in the 3rd quarter, Jesse Smith, playing in his next to last game, stormed through the line, and was off and running. 24 yards later, he was in the endzone, and Tennessee had scored and tied the game heading into the 4th quarter.

The 4th quarter saw Kentucky drive the ball very well, eating up 3 minutes of the clock. Kenneth Coley scrambled 15 yards, and dove into the endzone, as the crowd of 55,000 strong erupted in cheers. Tennessee would not go down quietly, as they drove down the field. They looked poised. However, the game eventually ended up coming down to a 4th and 3. Tyson took the snap, and ended up forcing a pass that was batted down. The Wildcats had won the game, and Tennessee's hopes of a .500 record were dashed.

However, the Vols did wind up picking up a small victory on the recruiting trail.

Tennessee Volunteers Recruiting - 2011
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Maurice Thomas	CB	HS	Lakewood, California	6'2"	187

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COACH MURPHY TO RESIGN AFTER VANDY GAME

Coach DeMonte Murphy, the coach who was tabbed to lead the Vols out of the wilderness, is resigning after the Vanderbilt game. He gave reasons to WBIR-TV Knoxville about his resignation.

"I love Tennessee. I was a walkon here in the late 90's, and there's nothing more I'd love than to take UT back to the promised land. However, there are other things going on in my life as of right now. Family issues, you know? This has been a long and tenuous two years here, but I wouldn't trade it for the world."

The Board of Trustees has already begun the search for Coach Murphy's replacement, and is expected to have an announcement before the 2nd week of December. Sources tell us the hire will be, "very familiar", to those living in the Knoxville area.