EasternVol
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And there it is!was kinda wondering the same thing.... my first year on the Hill was 77 and I thought it was enclosed
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23 days…..
#23- 20-14 vs #4 Ohio State (1996 Citrus Bowl)
A game that ranks in my top 5 games I’ve ever been to……..
After 10-1 regular seasons, disappointed by not winning conference championships, the Vols and Buckeyes faced each other in Orlando. OSU was favored and had the Heisman winner in Eddie George.
It was a rainy day that seemed to favor the Buckeyes ground game. OSU got on the board first with George scoring from two yards out in the first quarter. OSU got into scoring range again in the first and had a fourth and one from the UT 2 yard line. OSU went for it and George was stuffed short.
With 23 seconds left in the half, UT had the ball at their own 31 yard line, and turned what looked to be a run-out-the-clock draw play up the middle into a 69-yard Jay Graham touchdown, tying the game at 7.
The Volunteers took a 14-7 lead when Peyton Manning hit Joey Kent on a 47-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter. The Buckeyes tied the game on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Hoying to Rickey Dudley early in the fourth quarter, but the Volunteers answered with a 59-yard drive that resulted in a 29-yard field goal from Jeff Hall.
George fumbled on the ensuing possession. On their next one, the Buckeyes moved from their 20 to a fourth and one at midfield with 5 minutes 12 seconds left. OSU decided to go for it. Hoying ran right and pitched the ball toward George, but the ball bounced off the helmet of fullback Matt Calhoun and ended up in the hands of Tennessee safety Tori Noel.
Hall would kick another FG to put UT ahead 20-14, and the Vols defense finished it off, giving UT an 11-1 record and a #2 national ranking.
Jay Graham ran for 154 yards and was named MVP, while Joey Kent had 109 yards receiving.
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Bet there wasn't a Goal Post Fund back in them days...HAHAHA11 days……
#11 - 35-28 vs #2 Alabama (1982)
Eleven years. That’s a long losing streak, and it finally ended in 1982.
Through most of the first half, all signs pointed to another Bama victory. A 52 yard touchdown pass from Alan Cockrell kept UTs hopes alive, as the Vols trailed 21-13 at the half.
In the second half, Fuad Reveiz kicked 2 FGs and Cockrell hit Mike Miller on a 39 yard pass (plus a 2 pt conversion) to give UT a 27-21 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Midway through the 4th, tailback Chuck Coleman broke free and scampered 34 yards for a touchdown. Another 2 pt conversion gave UT a 35-21 lead.
Bama quickly marched down and scored, cutting the lead to 7 with 5 minutes left.
Alabama would threaten again in the last 90 seconds. They moved to the Tennessee 17, where quarterback Walter Lewis attempted a pass to Lee Jenkins in the end zone. But defensive back Mike Terry intercepted the pass as it slipped off Jenkins' fingertips. Many in the crowd of 95,500 streamed onto the field to pull down the goal posts.
It is the only UT/Bama game I have ever attended…….and what a day it was.
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What down was it when the pass was intercepted? Any idea? I was thinking they had four chances in the red zone but that might be a dramatized recollection. lol.Alabama would threaten again in the last 90 seconds. They moved to the Tennessee 17, where quarterback Walter Lewis attempted a pass to Lee Jenkins in the end zone. But defensive back Mike Terry intercepted the pass as it slipped off Jenkins' fingertips. Many in the crowd of 95,500 streamed onto the field to pull down the goal posts.
11 days……
#11 - 35-28 vs #2 Alabama (1982)
Eleven years. That’s a long losing streak, and it finally ended in 1982.
Through most of the first half, all signs pointed to another Bama victory. A 52 yard touchdown pass from Alan Cockrell kept UTs hopes alive, as the Vols trailed 21-13 at the half.
In the second half, Fuad Reveiz kicked 2 FGs and Cockrell hit Mike Miller on a 39 yard pass (plus a 2 pt conversion) to give UT a 27-21 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Midway through the 4th, tailback Chuck Coleman broke free and scampered 34 yards for a touchdown. Another 2 pt conversion gave UT a 35-21 lead.
Bama quickly marched down and scored, cutting the lead to 7 with 5 minutes left.
Alabama would threaten again in the last 90 seconds. They moved to the Tennessee 17, where quarterback Walter Lewis attempted a pass to Lee Jenkins in the end zone. But defensive back Mike Terry intercepted the pass as it slipped off Jenkins' fingertips. Many in the crowd of 95,500 streamed onto the field to pull down the goal posts.
It is the only UT/Bama game I have ever attended…….and what a day it was.
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