Best play/drive

#27
#27
Two plays from the Neyland era deserve special consideration: Hank Lauricella's 75-yard run against Texas in the 1951 Cotton Bowl and Johnny Butler's 56-yard touchdown run in the 1939 Alabama game, which Tennessee won 21-0. Lindsey Nelson described the latter run as "probably the most exciting run I ever saw." (See the 27:00 mark of 100 Years of Volunteers 1 - YouTube.) Butler's run was frequently used in movies for years thereafter, whenever a film clip of an exciting football play was desired. For the Lauricella run, fast-forward to the 41:30 mark of 100 Years of Volunteers 1 - YouTube.

the Butler run is a great run and play. an amazing run..

Mose Phillips run in the 92 Carolina game is a great run also..
 
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#35
#35
I like the Mose Phillips screen play against U.S.C. during Johnny Majors last season. We ended in a tied game. Phillips ran around the defense and had 14 missed tackles. Yes, some of the U.S.C. defenders miss tackled him twice on that play.

Also, a little off subject, but have y'all noticed that we lost to Arkansas & Missouri during their inaugural seasons in the S.E.C. and we tied U.S.C. in their inaugural season??? You would have thought that we would have won all three of those games.

Heck of a run by Mose.

UT lost that game, though, to a mullet-sporting Steve Tannehill. :no:
 
#40
#40
For me, the stumble and fumble play in 1998 where Billy Ratliff recovered. As a lot of people have said...which really you can't argue with because without that, Tennessee's national title hopes are dashed. At least for the time being....considering how Alabama has gotten in the last 2 title games, who knows what would've happened. But anyway, I think a close second is 4th and 19 vs Alabama in 2003...don't convert that, we lose.
 

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