QUICK FACTS
Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Enrollment: 26,560 Stadium: Neyland (102,038) President: Dr. John D. Petersen (Cal State-Los Angeles, '70) Faculty Representative: Dr. Todd Diacon (Southwestern [Kan.], '80) Athletics Director: Mike Hamilton (Clemson, '85) Head Football Coach: Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, '72) Off. / Def. Systems: Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record: 761-316-53 (.697 / 1,130 games) SEC Championships: 13 (1938, 39t, 40, 46t, 51t, 56, 67, 69, 85, 89t, 90, 97, 98) Bowl App. / Record: 46 / 24-22 (.522)
2006 IN REVIEW
2006 Record: 9-4 (5-2 H, 4-1 A, 0-1 N, 4-1 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish: 5-3 (2-2 H, 3-1 A) / 2nd Eastern Division Bowl: Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 National Ranking: 25th - AP / 23rd - USA Today Home Attendance: 740,521 (105,789) / 103.7 % Capacity
SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense: 372.5 (6th - SEC / 36th - NCAA) Rushing Offense: 108.0 (10th - SEC / 96th - NCAA) Passing Offense: 264.5 (2nd - SEC / 12th - NCAA) Scoring Offense: 27.8 (4th - SEC / 34th - NCAA) Total Defense: 327.5 (8th - SEC / 50th - NCAA) Rushing Defense: 146.7 (8th - SEC / 72nd - NCAA) Passing Defense: 180.8 (5th - SEC / 27th - NCAA) Scoring Defense: 19.5 (8th - SEC / 33rd - NCAA) Turnover Margin: 0 (T5th - SEC / T58th - NCAA)
2006 RESULTS (9-4 Overall • 5-3 SEC)
Sept. 2 [--/23] CALIFORNIA (ESPN) [--/12] W 35-18 106,009 Sept. 9 [--/17] AIR FORCE (VideoSeat PPV) W 31-30 105,466 Sept. 16 [--/17] FLORIDA (CBS) [--/6] L 20-21 106,818 Sept. 23 [--/19] MARSHALL (VideoSeat PPV) W 33-7 104,818 Sept. 30 [15/18] at Memphis (ESPN) W 41-7 61,783 Oct. 7 [13/14] at Georgia (ESPN) [10/9] W 51-33 92,746 Oct. 21 [7/9] ALABAMA (CBS) [--/rv] W 16-13 106,695 Oct. 28 [8/9] at South Carolina (ESPN) [rv/rv] W 31-24 82,011 Nov. 4 [8/8] LSU (CBS) [13/13] L 24-28 106,333 Nov. 11 [15/15] at Arkansas (ESPN2) [11/11] L 14-31 76,728 Nov. 18 [22/23] at Vanderbilt (LFS) W 39-10 39,773 Nov. 25 [19/21] KENTUCKY (LFS) W 17-12 104,382 Jan. 1 [18/18] vs. Penn State (ESPN) [rv/rv] L 10-20 65,601 (Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.)
2006 STATISTICAL LEADERS
RUSHING G ATT YDS AVG TD PG • LaMarcus Coker 11 108 696 6.4 5 63.3 • Montario Hardesty 13 107 384 3.6 4 29.5 • Arian Foster 11 91 322 3.5 5 29.3 David Yancey 13 13 60 4.6 2 4.6 TENNESSEE 13 382 1404 3.7 17 108.0 Opponents 13 469 1907 4.1 12 146.7 PASSING G PE A-C-I PCT. YDS. TD YPG • Erik Ainge 12 151.9 348-233-9 67.0 2989 19 249.1 • J. Crompton 7 111.9 66-31-2 47.0 401 4 57.3 TENNESSEE 13 147.2 415-265-11 63.9 3438 24 264.5 Opponents 13 123.3 331-190-16 57.4 2351 16 180.8 RECEIVING G REC YDS AVG TD RPG Robert Meachem 13 71 1298 18.3 11 5.46 Jayson Swain 13 49 688 14.0 6 3.77 Bret Smith 11 39 453 11.6 5 3.55 • Chris Brown 13 31 239 7.7 1 2.38 TENNESSEE 13 265 3438 13.0 24 20.38 Opponents 13 190 2351 12.4 16 14.62 PUNTING NO YDS AVG LP BLK IN20 • Britton Colquitt 46 2066 44.9 63 0 18 TENNESSEE 47 2102 44.7 63 1 18 Opponents 56 2271 40.6 73 1 17 KO RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LP • LaMarcus Coker 9 180 20.0 0 40 • Lucas Taylor 7 118 16.9 0 25 TENNESSEE 37 594 16.1 0 40 Opponents 35 657 18.8 1 99 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LP • Jonathan Hefney 17 206 12.1 0 65 TENNESSEE 21 239 11.4 1 65 Opponents 24 254 10.6 1 86 TACKLES TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FC-FR Marvin Mitchell 104 (67-37) 10.0 (-21) 1.0 (-4) 1 2-0 • Jonathan Hefney 96 (66-30) 3.0 (-6) 0 5 0-1 • Jerod Mayo 83 (48-35) 12.5 (-51) 5.0 (-40) 0 0-1 Turk McBride 68 (42-26) 9.0 (-28) 1.0 (-8) 0 1-0 • Ryan Karl 66 (45-21) 10.0 (-35) 1.0 (-6) 0 0-1
• - Returning Player
TEAM INFORMATION
LETTERMEN Returning: 45 (21 Offense, 23 Defense, 1 Specialist) Lost: 25 (13 Offense, 10 Defense, 2 Specialists)
STARTERS RETURNING • 13 Offense (7): TE Chris Brown (6-3, 250, Sr.) TE Brad Cottam (6-8, 270, Sr.) C Josh McNeil (6-4, 290, So.) RG Anthony Parker (6-3, 305, Jr.) RT Eric Young (6-4, 310, Sr.) QB Erik Ainge (6-6, 220, Sr.) TB LaMarcus Coker (5-11, 205, So.) Defense (5): LE Xavier Mitchell (6-2, 252, Sr.) RE Antonio Reynolds (6-3, 260, Sr.) SLB Ryan Karl (6-0, 225, Sr.) WLB Jerod Mayo (6-2, 230, Jr.) FS Jonathan Hefney (5-9, 185, Sr.) Specialists (1): P Britton Colquitt (6-3, 198, Jr.)
STARTERS LOST • 11 Offense (4): LT Arron Sears (6-4, 320, Sr.) LG David Ligon (6-5, 300, Sr.) WR Jayson Swain (6-1, 205, Sr.) WR Robert Meachem (6-3, 210, Jr.) Defense (6): LT Turk McBride (6-4, 275, Sr.) RT Matt McGlothlin (6-0, 290, Sr.) MLB Marvin Mitchell (6-3, 235, Sr.) RCB Jonathan Wade (6-0, 195, Sr.) LCB Antwan Stewart (6-0, 195, Sr.) SS Demetrice Morley (6-2, 195, So.) Specialists (1): PK James Wilhoit (5-10, 195, Sr.)
NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only.
2007 SCHEDULE
Sept. 1 at California Sept. 8 SOUTHERN MISS Sept. 15 at Florida Sept. 22 ARKANSAS STATE Oct. 6 GEORGIA Oct. 13 at Mississippi State Oct. 20 at Alabama Oct. 27 SOUTH CAROLINA Nov. 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Nov. 10 ARKANSAS Nov. 17 VANDERBILT Nov. 24 at Kentucky
COACH PHILLIP FULMER
Alma Mater: Tennessee (1972) Coaching Experience: Tennessee Assistant Coach 1972-73; Wichita State Assistant Coach 1974-78; Vanderbilt Assistant Coach 1979; Tennessee Assistant Coach 1980-92; Tennessee Interim Head Coach (four games) 1992; Tennessee Head Coach 1993- Present.
FULMER YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year School Conf. Pct. All Pct. Bowl 1992 Tennessee 2-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 Hall of Fame 1993 Tennessee 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 Citrus 1994 Tennessee 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 Gator 1995 Tennessee 7-1 .875 11-1 .917 Citrus 1996 Tennessee 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 Citrus 1997 Tennessee 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 Orange 1998 Tennessee 8-0 1.000 13-0 1.000 Fiesta 1999 Tennessee 6-2 .750 9-3 .750 Fiesta 2000 Tennessee 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 Cotton 2001 Tennessee 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 Citrus 2002 Tennessee 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 Peach 2003 Tennessee 6-2 .750 10-3 .769 Peach 2004 Tennessee 6-1 .875 10-3 .769 Cotton 2005 Tennessee 3-5 .275 5-6 .455 2006 Tennessee 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 Outback TOTALS 87-27 .763 137-41 .770 14 Years Bowl Record 7-7 (.500)
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES
John Chavis (Tennessee, 1976): Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers David Cutcliffe (Alabama, 1976): Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Trooper Taylor (Baylor, 1992): Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers Greg Adkins (Marshall, 1990): Offensive Line Matt Luke (Ole Miss, 2000): Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Dan Brooks (Western Carolina, 1976): Defensive Line Steve Caldwell (Arkansas State, 1977): Defensive Ends Larry Slade (Shepherd, 1973): Defensive Backs Kurt Roper (Rice, 1995): Running Backs
TOP RETURNEES
QB ERIK AINGE • 6-6, 220, Sr., Hillsboro, Ore. Finished third in the SEC in pass efficiency (151.9 rating), second in passing yards per game (249.1) and third in total offensive yards per game (240.6) in 2006 ... Completed 233-of-348 passes for 2,989 yards with 19 TDs and nine interceptions ... Named SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2004, throwing for 1,452 yards and 17 TDs ... Threw for 737 yards and five TDs in 2005.
DB JONATHAN HEFNEY • 5-9, 185, Sr., Rock Hill, S.C. Tallied 96 total tackles (66 solos) in 2006, including three for losses (-6 yards), five interceptions and three pass deflections ... Second-team All-SEC by league's coaches and AP ... Named Freshman All-SEC in 2004 ... Has 226 career tackles with nine interceptions.