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Countdown to September 2nd vs UVA. (Top 150 Vols wins)
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#3 - 20-17 vs #2 Florida (1998)
Five years of losing to the ‘Ole Ball Coach was tiresome. If Peyton could not beat the Gators, who could?
Excerpts from the New York Times:
“The game opened much like Florida's five previous victories over Tennessee, with the Gators threatening quick scores on their first two drives. But the Gators wasted a 10-play drive when Terry Jackson fumbled on the goal line. The Tennessee senior linebacker Al Wilson jarred the ball loose -- the first of three fumbles he caused -- and Raynoch Thompson gathered it in the end zone.
The Gators were a shoe-top tackle away from a touchdown on their second drive when Palmer faked a reverse and found tailback Robert Gillespie circling from the backfield and wide open in the flat. The freshman ran 36 yards and looked to have the angle to the corner, but he instead cut back to the middle of the field and was tripped up at the 3-yard line. The Volunteers defense held, and Florida settled for a 21-yard field goal.
The Florida defense, led by linebackers Jevon Kearse and Johnny Rutledge, came into the game giving up an average of 50 yards rushing. But after the kickoff, they gave up that many in the next two plays. Jamal Lewis popped through the middle for 7 yards and looked like he would go farther, but he stumbled and fell on his 43.
It did not matter. On the next play, fullback Shawn Bryson ran 57 yards up the middle for a touchdown. Hall converted the point after, and Tennessee led, 7-3.
In a sloppy first half, the Gators did not look like they had a high-flying offense or the nation's best defense. They lost three fumbles, which gave them nine for the year -- one more than they had all of last season. Fortunately for Florida, only one fumble led to Tennessee points, a 39-yard field goal by Hall that gave the Volunteers a 10-3 lead.
In the closing minutes of the half, Jesse Palmer and Doug Johnson commanded a 10-play, 67-yard drive. Palmer passed to Travis McGriff for an 18-yard gain on third-and-1, and three plays later, facing third-and-22, Johnson found Naris Karim open on the left sideline for 23 yards to the Tennessee 31.
It was Palmer, on second-and-goal from the 8-yard line, who passed to Travis Taylor in the front of the end zone for the Gators' first touchdown. When Collins Cooper converted the extra point, Florida went into the locker room with a 10-10 tie.
With 8 minutes 25 seconds left in the third quarter and Tennessee on Florida's 29-yard line, Peerless Price put a paralyzing stop-and-go move on cornerback Dock Pollard, got behind him, then went high in the air to catch a floater from Martin in the right corner of the end zone. Suddenly, the Volunteers were up, 17-10, and the sea of orange raised its deafening roar louder.
But barely two minutes later, the crowd was quieted. On third-and-11 from Florida's 30-yard line, Palmer passed to McGriff, who never had to break stride and raced along the left sideline 70 yards for a touchdown. The freshman Jeff Chandler made the extra point, and it was 17-17.”
Neither team could score in the fourth quarter……so overtime was needed.
“Florida had won the overtime coin toss, but elected to defend first. The Gators were counting on their defense to maintain its dominance of Tennessee -- the Volunteers had only 235 total yards -- and that their offense could score a touchdown.
They were half right. Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin, trying to do what Peyton Manning could not, threw two incompletions, and a penalty backed the Vols up to the 37-yard line. But on third-and-3, Martin scrambled out of the pocket and to the center of the field for a 14-yard gain.
Close enough for the senior kicker Jeff Hall, who beat Syracuse with a late field goal, to get Tennessee on the overtime board. His 41-yard kick was dead center.
The Gators took the ball at the 20-yard line. Coach Steve Spurrier stuck with the tandem quarterback attack of Jess Palmer and Doug Johnson, who had alternated plays for the entire game. But neither Palmer, a sophomore who was 16 of 23 for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, nor Johnson, who was 15 of 26 for 199 yards, could find a Gator receiver when they needed one.
When Florida kicker Collins Cooper sent a 32-yard attempt wide left, a sea of orange swept the field and snapped the goal posts down in seconds. Then a Tennessee record crowd of 107,653 at Neyland Stadium belted out a full-throated rendition of ‘Rocky Top.'”
“Pandemonium Reigns”
Destiny was on the side of Tennessee.
#3 - 20-17 vs #2 Florida (1998)
Five years of losing to the ‘Ole Ball Coach was tiresome. If Peyton could not beat the Gators, who could?
Excerpts from the New York Times:
“The game opened much like Florida's five previous victories over Tennessee, with the Gators threatening quick scores on their first two drives. But the Gators wasted a 10-play drive when Terry Jackson fumbled on the goal line. The Tennessee senior linebacker Al Wilson jarred the ball loose -- the first of three fumbles he caused -- and Raynoch Thompson gathered it in the end zone.
The Gators were a shoe-top tackle away from a touchdown on their second drive when Palmer faked a reverse and found tailback Robert Gillespie circling from the backfield and wide open in the flat. The freshman ran 36 yards and looked to have the angle to the corner, but he instead cut back to the middle of the field and was tripped up at the 3-yard line. The Volunteers defense held, and Florida settled for a 21-yard field goal.
The Florida defense, led by linebackers Jevon Kearse and Johnny Rutledge, came into the game giving up an average of 50 yards rushing. But after the kickoff, they gave up that many in the next two plays. Jamal Lewis popped through the middle for 7 yards and looked like he would go farther, but he stumbled and fell on his 43.
It did not matter. On the next play, fullback Shawn Bryson ran 57 yards up the middle for a touchdown. Hall converted the point after, and Tennessee led, 7-3.
In a sloppy first half, the Gators did not look like they had a high-flying offense or the nation's best defense. They lost three fumbles, which gave them nine for the year -- one more than they had all of last season. Fortunately for Florida, only one fumble led to Tennessee points, a 39-yard field goal by Hall that gave the Volunteers a 10-3 lead.
In the closing minutes of the half, Jesse Palmer and Doug Johnson commanded a 10-play, 67-yard drive. Palmer passed to Travis McGriff for an 18-yard gain on third-and-1, and three plays later, facing third-and-22, Johnson found Naris Karim open on the left sideline for 23 yards to the Tennessee 31.
It was Palmer, on second-and-goal from the 8-yard line, who passed to Travis Taylor in the front of the end zone for the Gators' first touchdown. When Collins Cooper converted the extra point, Florida went into the locker room with a 10-10 tie.
With 8 minutes 25 seconds left in the third quarter and Tennessee on Florida's 29-yard line, Peerless Price put a paralyzing stop-and-go move on cornerback Dock Pollard, got behind him, then went high in the air to catch a floater from Martin in the right corner of the end zone. Suddenly, the Volunteers were up, 17-10, and the sea of orange raised its deafening roar louder.
But barely two minutes later, the crowd was quieted. On third-and-11 from Florida's 30-yard line, Palmer passed to McGriff, who never had to break stride and raced along the left sideline 70 yards for a touchdown. The freshman Jeff Chandler made the extra point, and it was 17-17.”
Neither team could score in the fourth quarter……so overtime was needed.
“Florida had won the overtime coin toss, but elected to defend first. The Gators were counting on their defense to maintain its dominance of Tennessee -- the Volunteers had only 235 total yards -- and that their offense could score a touchdown.
They were half right. Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin, trying to do what Peyton Manning could not, threw two incompletions, and a penalty backed the Vols up to the 37-yard line. But on third-and-3, Martin scrambled out of the pocket and to the center of the field for a 14-yard gain.
Close enough for the senior kicker Jeff Hall, who beat Syracuse with a late field goal, to get Tennessee on the overtime board. His 41-yard kick was dead center.
The Gators took the ball at the 20-yard line. Coach Steve Spurrier stuck with the tandem quarterback attack of Jess Palmer and Doug Johnson, who had alternated plays for the entire game. But neither Palmer, a sophomore who was 16 of 23 for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, nor Johnson, who was 15 of 26 for 199 yards, could find a Gator receiver when they needed one.
When Florida kicker Collins Cooper sent a 32-yard attempt wide left, a sea of orange swept the field and snapped the goal posts down in seconds. Then a Tennessee record crowd of 107,653 at Neyland Stadium belted out a full-throated rendition of ‘Rocky Top.'”
“Pandemonium Reigns”
Destiny was on the side of Tennessee.
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#2 - 23-16 vs #2 Florida State (1999 BCS Championship Game)
After a fairytale season where everything seemed to go the Vols way, they ended up playing for a National Championship against Peter Warrick, Bobby Bowden, and the best defense in the country. UT was ranked #1, but was a 5.5 point underdog.
The game started as a defensive struggle most of the first quarter. Jeff Hall missed a FG for UT and Eric Westmoreland made a huge tackle for a loss to stop a FSU drive. New UT OC Randy Sanders was conservative with his play calls, until he made the perfect call late in the first.
On first down from Tennessee’s 12-yard line, Martin faked a handoff and stood in the pocket behind nine-man protection. Price was his lone target.
Price slowed his stride 7 yards downfield and looked back at Martin before turning on the jets and burning past two defenders. Martin let it fly and hit Price in stride for a 76-yard gain. UT would score on a Shawn Bryson pass reception for a 7-0 lead.
Marcus Outzen started FSU’s drive following Bryson’s touchdown with a 29-yard pass to Ron Dugans. On the next play, Warrick ran an out route, and Outzen floated a long pass toward the sideline. Goodrich cut in front of Warrick to intercept the pass. No one stood between Goodrich and the end zone. Goodrich raced 54 yards for a 14-0 lead.
Seminoles used their vaunted defense to get back into the game. Derrick Gibson’s interception and long return set up the Seminoles for a short touchdown drive to cut the lead to 14-7.
FSU would stop UT on the next series and forced a punt. Peter Warrick fielded the punt and was about to score, but a TD saving tackle by the punter David Leaverton halted Warrick’s 51-yard return, and the Vols held FSU to a field goal. 14-9 at the half.
That’s where the score remained into the fourth quarter. FSU’s offense was moving the ball, but penalties killed several drives.
FSU’s defense lived up to its billing. It would take only one slip-up for Tennessee to lose its lead.
The Vols split three receivers wide for a third-and-9 play from their own 21-yard line with 9½ minutes to play. 69 Go.
Martin had good protection and unfurled a deep pass toward Price, who raced alongside FSU cornerback Mario Edwards up the sideline. Price gained a half-step advantage, and the ball settled into his hands. Price didn’t slow down until he reached the end zone, where he struck a pose to celebrate his 79-yard touchdown. The now lead 20-9.
On FSU’s first play after Price’s touchdown, Shaun Ellis dragged down Outzen from behind and jarred the ball loose. UT’s Billy Ratliff recovered the fumble. Hall converted the takeaway into a field goal, and the Vols led 23-9.
Outzen responded to his fumble by engineering FSU’s best drive of the night.
He completed a long third-down pass to Dugans. Two plays later, Outzen ran 7 yards into the end zone on a quarterback draw.
The Seminoles trailed 23-16 with 3:42 remaining. Rather than count on FSU’s defense to generate a quick stop, Bowden elected for an onside kick.
It worked. Kinda.
Sebastian Janikowski dribbled a kick. The ball rolled 10 yards, and he fell on it.
FSU appeared to have possession with a chance to tie the score. The officials gathered and waved off the recovery since the ball touched Janikowski before it had gone 10 yards.
Tennessee took possession and inched closer to victory after Martin completed a fourth-down pass to Bryson on the same play call that produced the game’s first touchdown.
Bryson stepped out of bounds at the 11-yard line, stopping the clock with 1:36 remaining.
FSU had all three timeouts, so the Vols couldn’t move into victory formation. Next play, FSU recovers a bobbled handoff between Martin and Henry. FSU has one more shot.
Tennessee dropped eight men into zone coverage on the first play after the fumble. Outzen threw deep down the middle toward Laveranues Coles in double coverage. The pass ricocheted off Grant’s chest toward Steve Johnson, who corralled the interception. Game over.
It was a perfect end to a perfect season. National Champions in John Wards final game……..
#2 - 23-16 vs #2 Florida State (1999 BCS Championship Game)
After a fairytale season where everything seemed to go the Vols way, they ended up playing for a National Championship against Peter Warrick, Bobby Bowden, and the best defense in the country. UT was ranked #1, but was a 5.5 point underdog.
The game started as a defensive struggle most of the first quarter. Jeff Hall missed a FG for UT and Eric Westmoreland made a huge tackle for a loss to stop a FSU drive. New UT OC Randy Sanders was conservative with his play calls, until he made the perfect call late in the first.
On first down from Tennessee’s 12-yard line, Martin faked a handoff and stood in the pocket behind nine-man protection. Price was his lone target.
Price slowed his stride 7 yards downfield and looked back at Martin before turning on the jets and burning past two defenders. Martin let it fly and hit Price in stride for a 76-yard gain. UT would score on a Shawn Bryson pass reception for a 7-0 lead.
Marcus Outzen started FSU’s drive following Bryson’s touchdown with a 29-yard pass to Ron Dugans. On the next play, Warrick ran an out route, and Outzen floated a long pass toward the sideline. Goodrich cut in front of Warrick to intercept the pass. No one stood between Goodrich and the end zone. Goodrich raced 54 yards for a 14-0 lead.
Seminoles used their vaunted defense to get back into the game. Derrick Gibson’s interception and long return set up the Seminoles for a short touchdown drive to cut the lead to 14-7.
FSU would stop UT on the next series and forced a punt. Peter Warrick fielded the punt and was about to score, but a TD saving tackle by the punter David Leaverton halted Warrick’s 51-yard return, and the Vols held FSU to a field goal. 14-9 at the half.
That’s where the score remained into the fourth quarter. FSU’s offense was moving the ball, but penalties killed several drives.
FSU’s defense lived up to its billing. It would take only one slip-up for Tennessee to lose its lead.
The Vols split three receivers wide for a third-and-9 play from their own 21-yard line with 9½ minutes to play. 69 Go.
Martin had good protection and unfurled a deep pass toward Price, who raced alongside FSU cornerback Mario Edwards up the sideline. Price gained a half-step advantage, and the ball settled into his hands. Price didn’t slow down until he reached the end zone, where he struck a pose to celebrate his 79-yard touchdown. The now lead 20-9.
On FSU’s first play after Price’s touchdown, Shaun Ellis dragged down Outzen from behind and jarred the ball loose. UT’s Billy Ratliff recovered the fumble. Hall converted the takeaway into a field goal, and the Vols led 23-9.
Outzen responded to his fumble by engineering FSU’s best drive of the night.
He completed a long third-down pass to Dugans. Two plays later, Outzen ran 7 yards into the end zone on a quarterback draw.
The Seminoles trailed 23-16 with 3:42 remaining. Rather than count on FSU’s defense to generate a quick stop, Bowden elected for an onside kick.
It worked. Kinda.
Sebastian Janikowski dribbled a kick. The ball rolled 10 yards, and he fell on it.
FSU appeared to have possession with a chance to tie the score. The officials gathered and waved off the recovery since the ball touched Janikowski before it had gone 10 yards.
Tennessee took possession and inched closer to victory after Martin completed a fourth-down pass to Bryson on the same play call that produced the game’s first touchdown.
Bryson stepped out of bounds at the 11-yard line, stopping the clock with 1:36 remaining.
FSU had all three timeouts, so the Vols couldn’t move into victory formation. Next play, FSU recovers a bobbled handoff between Martin and Henry. FSU has one more shot.
Tennessee dropped eight men into zone coverage on the first play after the fumble. Outzen threw deep down the middle toward Laveranues Coles in double coverage. The pass ricocheted off Grant’s chest toward Steve Johnson, who corralled the interception. Game over.
It was a perfect end to a perfect season. National Champions in John Wards final game……..
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Sorry to be that guy, but before #1 is given, gonna need a bonus win due to a repeat.
I was at this Kentucky game btw. UK fans thought they were going to blow us out. You could hear a pin drop after Javonta Payton took that screen pass to the house! Here was my view in the wonderful chaos after the victory formation.
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Sorry to be that guy, but before #1 is given, gonna need a bonus win due to a repeat.
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I was at this Kentucky game btw. UK fans thought they were going to blow us out. You could hear a pin drop after Javonta Payton took that screen pass to the house! Here was my view in the wonderful chaos after the victory formation.
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I know.........Sorry to be that guy, but before #1 is given, gonna need a bonus win due to a repeat.
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I was at this Kentucky game btw. UK fans thought they were going to blow us out. You could hear a pin drop after Javonta Payton took that screen pass to the house! Here was my view in the wonderful chaos after the victory formation.
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Total foul-up on me there......I'll make up for it tonight...........
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