The Official Countdown To Tennessee Football 2024 (55 Days)

[Panthro]

Just released my podcast episode with Chattanooga HC Rusty Wright. Some might find it interesting as we have them coming up in week one.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

79 Days!

Peerless Price scored the decisive 79 yard touchdown against FSU in The National Championship!

 

[Freak]

79 Days!

Peerless Price scored the decisive 79 yard touchdown against FSU in The National Championship!

FSU? Timely post with the baseball matchup tonight. Must be an omen.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

78 Days!

Hendon Hooker threw a 78 yard TD strike to Jalin Hyatt in the 2022 Alabama game. There were 5 Hooker-Hyatt connections on that magical day as Tennessee broke the streak!

 

[IndianaVol]

79 Days!

Peerless Price scored the decisive 79 yard touchdown against FSU in The National Championship!

Arguably the greatest 79 yards in all of Tennessee Football history !!!

 

[IndianaVol]

78 Days!

Hendon Hooker threw a 78 yard TD strike to Jalin Hyatt in the 2022 Alabama game. There were 5 Hooker-Hyatt connections on that magical day as Tennessee broke the streak!

Would absolutely LOVE to see Nico and Squirel light up Bama like this again this year.

 

[Freak]

78 Days!

Hendon Hooker threw a 78 yard TD strike to Jalin Hyatt in the 2022 Alabama game. There were 5 Hooker-Hyatt connections on that magical day as Tennessee broke the streak!

There's never a bad day to post videos of Tennessee beating Alabama.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

77 Days!

In 2022 against UT Martin, Ramel Keyton logged five catches for 77 yards with his scores coming from 8 and 17 yards out against the Skyhawks.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

76 Days!

Javontez Spraggins played all 76 snaps in the epic win over No. 3 Alabama (10/15/22) without allowing a sack or quarterback hit as Tennessee scored 52 points and gained 567 yards of total offense.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

75 Days!

Vince Clark recorded 75 tackles during his Big Orange Career from 1981-1984.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

74 Days!

On October 19, 1968, Richmond Flowers picked up 74 yards on 20 rushes and 37 more yards on 5 receptions as The Vols beat Alabama 10-9 in front of 63,392 fans at Neyland Stadium.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

73 Days!

Troy Fleming caught 73 passes for 492 yards and 5 touchdowns in his Vol Career from 2000-2003.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

72 Days!

Tennessee opened up the 2012 Season in Atlanta and beat NC State 35-21. Tyler Bray connected on a 72 yard strike to Zach Rogers for a Tennessee touchdown and Cordarrelle Patterson scored on a 72 yard run as well.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

71 Days!

Robert Meachem caught 71 passes for 1,298 yards and 11 TD’s for the 2006 Vols.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

70 Days!

Lester McClain played with the Vols from 1967-1970 having 70 receptions, 1,003 receiving yards, and 10 receiving touchdowns. In 1968, he became the first Black SEC player to score a touchdown.

 

[Tin Man]

Tennessee led the way in the SEC. First black starting quarterback. First black player to score a touchdown. We're all Americans. We're all Orange.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

69 Days!

Eric Parker appeared in 42 games from 1997-2001, totaling 62 receptions for 829 yards and three touchdowns. He had his most productive season in 1999, hauling in a career-high 30 catches for 411 yards while returning 41 punts for 387 yards and a 69-yard touchdown in Tennessee's 17-16 win over Memphis.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Nice, round number!

 

[NO SIR EEE]

68 Days!

Tennessee opened the 1968 season against Georgia in Knoxville.That game included the debut of artificial turf at Neyland Stadium and John Ward calling a football game for VolNetwork.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

67 Days!

Florida jumped out to a 21-0 lead vs. Tennessee back in 2016 before the Volunteers roared back, outscoring the Gators 35-7 in the 2nd half.

Jauan Jennings' 67-yard touchdown put Tennessee up for good in this one!

 

[NO SIR EEE]

66 Days!

It was one of the more iconic scores in Neyland Stadium and it happened in 1992 as Tennessee defeated Florida 31-14. Mose Phillips caught a screen pass from Heath Shuler and went 66 yards for the touchdown. After high-stepping through the standing water at the goal line, Phillips circled the back of the end zone, stepped back onto the checkerboards in front of the goal post and stopped to look at his wrist. Phillips made sure everyone knew it was about time. "Touchdown Big Orange," John Ward shouted on the Vol Network radio broadcast, "in the downpour!"

Ignore the 21 Days until, only place I could find the scoring clip.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

65 Days!

In the final game of the regular season on Dec. 4, 1965, No. 7 Tennessee traveled to Memphis to play No. 5 UCLA.

With Tennessee trailing in the final minutes, quarterback Dewey Warren led a 65-yard game-winning drive, capped off by his 1-yard touchdown run. He was dealing with a groin injury at the time.

 

[OneManGang]

The Rat.

 

[malinoisvol]

65 Days!

In the final game of the regular season on Dec. 4, 1965, No. 7 Tennessee traveled to Memphis to play No. 5 UCLA.

With Tennessee trailing in the final minutes, quarterback Dewey Warren led a 65-yard game-winning drive, capped off by his 1-yard touchdown run. He was dealing with a groin injury at the time.

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I beleive it was this game that was used as one of the settings in the old show Dragnet. Friday and Gannon were desperately trying to locate a veterinarian that was in attendance.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

64 Days!

Squirrel White led the Vols during the 2023 regular season with 64 receptions and 764 receiving yards.