Greatest Plays in Vol History

#76
#76
The best... or at least, my favorite... or the most important... play that I've seen in person was Wardlow's interception of Tyler Donovan's last minute TD throw (attempt) in UT's 21-17 win over Wisconsin in the 2008 Outback Bowl.
 
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#77
#77
The last minute fumble recovery in 1998 Arkansas game.
Eric Gordon pick six in OT verses Vandy.
Cam Sutton pick six to upset Alabama in 2014
 
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#78
#78
Surprised no one has mentioned Kelly Washington's 70 yard slant against LSU in '01.

Anything from CP in '12. Still bitter about that defense being so bad. If we win 10 games (and we could have with anything resembling a defense) he would have been in the Heisman conversation.
 
#81
#81
Stark_Vol said:
It's kind of sad but the blocked field goal in 2007 against Kentucky in the 2nd OT. They finally get the ball back to Eric Berry, and he's going to house it until a UK player facemask tackles him
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This will sound absolutely crazy to all who read this BUT while watching that game, I had an overwhelming feeling that we would block that kick.
I have no idea how I knew it and I had no idea that Big Dan Williams would block it but I just knew it.
It was not wishful thinking but for some reason I felt sure that it would be blocked...
 
#82
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ainge10heisman said:
I cant say I personally remember that. What actually happened and how did it go down?
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On florida's 3rd down I think, we had a DB slap fighting with a Florida WR and the ref flagged the Florida guy for getting the last shot in. They backed Florida up 15 yards and incorrectly stopped the clock so when they punted it to us on the next play, we had 30 extra seconds and 15 yards closer.
 
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#83
#83
Dale Carter's interception against FSU.
Tee Martin to Peerless Price TD against FSU.
Jeremy Lincoln's butt block of ND Field Goal.
Jay Graham's TD run against OSU.
Whitten outrunning Michigans entire defense.
Just to name a few.
 
#85
#85
Im probably the only one old enough to remember this one.

Darin Miller knifes through on a blitz at the goal line and actually intercepts a pitch on a toss sweep and goes 95 yards for a TD against Iowa in the Kickoff Classic.
 
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#86
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cgbtn said:
These threads are always a joke. The greatest part of the Tennessee tradition we talk so much about occurred between 1927 and 1952. That's when the guy we named the stadium after and whose maxims we use coached UT football. Yet, nobody on this board believes a great play was made prior to 19990.
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In tribute to you, I submit the following:

Gene McEver's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Alabama in 1928, which triggered a 15-13 upset of the mighty Crimson Tide.

Johnny Butler's legendary 56-yd. touchdown run against Alabama in 1939, which appeared in countless movies and film reels.

Hank Lauricella's 75-yard run vs. Texas in the 1951 Cotton Bowl.

Although it was after Neyland's retirement, another legendary play would have to be "The Stop," which stimied LSU's two-point conversion attempt and ultimately snapped the defending national champion's winning streak.
 
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cgbtn said:
These threads are always a joke. The greatest part of the Tennessee tradition we talk so much about occurred between 1927 and 1952. That's when the guy we named the stadium after and whose maxims we use coached UT football. Yet, nobody on this board believes a great play was made prior to 19990.
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Most of us aren't 582629 years old.
 
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#89
#89
Long TD run by Cobb agains Aubie in 89.

The botched QB sneak where Peyton tossed a TD to Marcus Nash in the endzone against UGA.

Kelly Ziegler intercepts an option pitch and takes it 97 yds. for the TD; a 14 point swing against Iowa in the 87 KO Classic.
 
#90
#90
Who was the D-Lineman who had a near-pick-six against UGA in 2007? Xavier Mitchell? He ran the sidelines and juked a Georgia player to pick up like 15 more yards. It was ridiculous.
 
#91
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ChismsHeadband said:
Who was the D-Lineman who had a near-pick-six against UGA in 2007? Xavier Mitchell? He ran the sidelines and juked a Georgia player to pick up like 15 more yards. It was ridiculous.
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I think it was Mitchell and I think he played RB in high school like most of the Chavis era LB's.

That probably explains the moves.
 
#93
#93
JDisThereThere said:
Can not believe that Condredge's amazing run against Ga Tech in '73 has not been mentioned. The guy beat 7 defenders en route to the checkerboards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0iFQRCMCKo
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This, Moses Phillip's 9 broken tackles vs SC, and Montario Hardesty's rediculous run against Cal have to be some of the greatest runs in modern UT history.

One memorable play that is not mentioned and may not be rememebered by anyone was 1986 v Bama at Neylend. I was in upper deck and it was maybe Anthony Hancock (?) who made what was one of the most unbelievable catches in all of football. He leaped very high, got hit by two defenders and was spun and flipped yet held on to it as he crashed to the ground. The dang thing got called back on a holding call or something and Bama's runing game was unstoppable that day in the loss. But, I've never forgetten that catch after all these years. Great play ... just of little value.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
In tribute to you, I submit the following:

Gene McEver's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Alabama in 1928, which triggered a 15-13 upset of the mighty Crimson Tide.

Johnny Butler's legendary 56-yd. touchdown run against Alabama in 1939, which appeared in countless movies and film reels.

Hank Lauricella's 75-yard run vs. Texas in the 1951 Cotton Bowl.

Although it was after Neyland's retirement, another legendary play would have to be "The Stop," which stimied LSU's two-point conversion attempt and ultimately snapped the defending national champion's winning streak.
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Add to that list Lauricella's 28-yard TD pass to Bert Rechicar in the zero-degree weather 7-0 win against Kentucky in 1950, handing Bear Bryant his only loss that year.
 
#97
#97
I've got cramps in my cheeks (h**l no, not those cheeks) from grinning at all these decades of memories. It's great to be a Tennessee Vol.

Re: Clint Stoerner's fumble... it was caused when his center stepped on his foot after being shoved back by Billy Ratliff... so it wasn't just luck.
 
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#98
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Bms4880 said:
Add to that list Lauricella's 28-yard TD pass to Bert Rechicar in the zero-degree weather 7-0 win against Kentucky in 1950, handing Bear Bryant his only loss that year.
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That was, without question, the biggest game in the history of the Tennessee-Kentucky football rivalry and the weather definitely affected its outcome. "No. 3 Kentucky lost 8 of 9 fumbles, while ninth-ranked Tennessee lost 4 of 7. . . . An unusual-for-November six-inch snowfall took place, and temperatures would fall to 18 degrees by game time. . . . Gen. Neyland called for understanding among the large crowd still expected to attend.

“It will be extremely difficult to remove the snow prior to tomorrow’s game,” he said via the newspaper. “It will be utterly impossibly to remove the snow from the 51,000 seats now provided for in the stadium. . . . Sympathetic understanding and cooperation from the immense crowd is requested in order that conditions already bad do not become intolerable.”

When the game took place, only 45,000 actually attended. But those who did come enjoyed a game for the ages. Knoxville Journal sports writer Ben Byrd [then] called it perhaps the greatest football game ever played at Shields-Watkins Field (later Neyland Stadium)" (John Shearer: The Tennessee/Kentucky Rivalry Dates Back To 1950 - 11/21/2012 - Chattanoogan.com).
 
#99
#99
madbamahater said:
Bernard Dafney's fumblerooskie rumble at Starkville against Mississippt St was awesome. lol..........
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Bill Anderson's great description of this play has to be mentioned here: "I don't know who called that play but I'll tell ya, it flat worked."

I have seen or listened to all of these plays but I'd say Conrad Graham's return of the intercepted pitch by Hufnagel in the 71 UT-Penn State game is still my favorite. Followed closely by Jonnie Jones's run at Bama in 83, Jay Graham's 80 yd TD run vs Bama in 95, Julian Battle's fumble return at South Bend, Wilie Gault running all of the way to the State Capitol, or....dang, there's too many to list.
 
#100
#100
(1.) Jimmy Streeter's 80 yard TD run in the 1977 opener against Cal. The first UT touchdown I ever saw.

(2.) Kelsey Finch 99 yard TD run against Florida, also in 1977.

(3.) Jay Graham's two long TD runs against ' Bama in 95 and 96.

(4.) Peyton Manning "fake" QB sneak which resulted in a TD toss to Marcus Nash between the hedges, in 96.

(5.) Jamal Lewis 30-something-yard-run, on third and a mile from inside the UT 10 against Georgia in 97

(6.) Anytime Chuck Webb touched the ball in 1989.

(7.) Little Man Stewart 77 yard TD run between the hedges in 1994. (Made an insane move to avoid a tackle, deep in the backfield, then roared down the sideline for a big six-pointer.)

(8.) Reggie Cobb 79 yd burst against Auburn in 89.

(9.) Anytime Willie Gault touched the ball on a kickoff return.

(10.) Charlie Garner for 70+ against 'Bama in 93.

(11.) About 6 Reggie White bone-crunchers against LSU in 1983
 
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