Tennessee vs Montana

[WestEndVol]

They said that they will kickoff at 7:40 ET.

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TD Vols, 7-0 TN.

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TD Vols, 14-0 TN.

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End of 1st, 14-0 TN.

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21-0 TN

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28-0 TN 2nd qtr

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TD Montana 28-7 TN 2nd.

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28-7 half

[mem49er]

Originally Posted by WestEndVol

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Originally Posted by mem49er

Unless there's something I don't know about Montana...that seems almost insulting to my orange clad brethren.

Hope our boys come out !

So good to be right.

[WestEndVol]

I wish we could have ran the ball better. I didn't expect us to struggle that much against Montana.

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Tennessee 42
Montana 16
Final

[mem49er]

Those is some sweeeeet pants!!

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/photos...#photo_1529776

[mem49er]

Tyler Bray tosses 3 TDs as Tennessee routs Montana

Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tyler Bray threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns as Tennessee beat Montana 42-16 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.

Justin Hunter grabbed six receptions for 146 yards, and Da'Rick Rogers had 100 yards on five catches to become the Volunteers' first pair to each have more than 100 yards receiving in a single game since 2007. Both players had a touchdown catch.

The Vols got a fast start after a kickoff delayed over an hour and a half for lightning.

Tennessee lost yards on its first drive after Caleb McSurdy sacked Bray for a loss of 10 yards on third down. Montana's Peter Nguyen fumbled the subsequent punt, and Bray connected with Da'Rick Rogers on a flea-flicker play for a 47-yard touchdown pass on the next play to put the Vols up 7-0 with 12:47 to go in the first quarter.

On the third-and-7 at the Vols 19 on the following drive, Bray hit Hunter around midfield, and Hunter outran defenders the rest of the way for the 81-yard touchdown play.

Bray finished 17-of-24 with no interceptions. The touchdown pass to Rogers marked his seventh consecutive game with two or more TDs, tying a record set by Peyton Manning during his senior season in 1997.

The Grizzlies got their lone score in the first half when Jordan Johnson connected with Jabin Sambrano on an 80-yard pass play, burning Tennessee true freshman Justin Coleman on the route. The score cut the Vols' lead to 28-7 with 3:49 left in the second quarter, but the Grizzlies couldn't sustain the momentum and went three-and-out on the following drive, their last of the half.

The touchdown play was Sambrano's only catch of the night, but the 80 yards led Montana's receivers.

The Grizzlies pinned a punt by their own Sean Winn at the Tennessee 1 yard line, and Ben Hughes downed Tauren Poole in the end zone for a safety that cut Tennessee's margin to 28-9 with 12:45 in the third quarter. It was as close as Montana would get as Art Evans picked off Johnson two plays later and returned the ball 37 yards for a touchdown that put the Vols up 35-9.

Johnson finished 19-of-36 for 226 yards, one touchdown and an interception. Nguyen had 67 yards rushing on nine carries and Jordan Canada scored on a 7-yard run with 6:04 left in the game.

Tennessee held the ball nearly twice as long as Montana in the first half and outgained the Grizzlies 302 yards to 140. The Vols took control of the game thanks to a few long possessions, including a 96-yard drive that culminated in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Bray to Marlin Lane.

They had their share of mistakes beyond the safety, though none proved to be too costly. They fumbled the wet ball six times in the first half but managed to recover each time.

Bray was sacked three times for a loss of 21 yards, and the offensive line struggled at times to open up holes for the running game. Tauren Poole, who ran for 1,034 yards in 2010, still managed to pick up 98 yards on 24 carries.

Recap - Hunter is proving me right. Montana is a cream puff, but he's already showin' his skills. Imma go on record and say this kid could be a first rounder when he eventually comes out.

[mem49er]

(AP Photo/Wade Payne)
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Team Stat Comparison Montana Tennessee
1st Downs 18 19
Total Yards 346 439
Passing 235 311
Rushing 111 128
Penalties 4-44 6-40
3rd Down Conversions 7-16 10-17
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-3
Turnovers 3 0
Possession 24:41 35:19

Passing Leaders
Montana C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Johnson 19/36 226 6.3 1 1

Tennessee C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT
Bray 17/24 293 12.2 3 0

Rushing Leaders
Montana CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Nguyen 9 67 7.4 0 27
Canada 8 25 3.1 1 7

Tennessee CAR YDS AVG TD LG
Poole 24 98 4.1 1 28
Lane 10 35 3.5 1 18

Receiving Leaders
Montana REC YDS AVG TD LG
Sambrano 1 80 80.0 1 80
Kemp 3 33 11.0 0 13

Tennessee REC YDS AVG TD LG
Hunter 6 146 24.3 1 81
Rogers 5 100 20.0 1 47

Scoring SummaryFIRST QUARTER MONT TENN
TD 12:47 Da'Rick Rogers 47 Yd Pass From Tyler Bray (Michael Palardy Kick) 0 7
TD 08:36 Justin Hunter 81 Yd Pass From Tyler Bray (Michael Palardy Kick) 0 14
SECOND QUARTER MONT TENN
TD 13:21 Marlin Lane 9 Yd Pass From Tyler Bray (Michael Palardy Kick) 0 21
TD 04:06 Tauren Poole 8 Yd Run (Michael Palardy Kick) 0 28
TD 03:49 Jabin Sambrano 80 Yd Pass From Jordan Johnson (Brody Mcknight Kick) 7 28
THIRD QUARTER MONT TENN
SF 12:45 Tauren Poole Tackled By Ben Hughes In End Zone 9 28
TD 12:12 Art Evans 37 Yd Interception Return (Michael Palardy Kick) 9 35
FOURTH QUARTER MONT TENN
TD 09:10 Marlin Lane 1 Yd Run (Michael Palardy Kick) 9 42
TD 06:04 Jordan Canada 7 Yd Run (Brody Mcknight Kick) 16 42

[UTVolCountry]

Pretty good game last night. Tyler Bray looked great. Can't say the same for our running game, though. Overall, about what I expected.

[Volbound1700]

Sorry I missed this thread. Had people over to watch the game and also didn't even think to check this board. I was worried about both our lines. I thought the offensive line would do better then that on run blocking. However, not surprised. They are good at pass blocking but not run blocking (they are two totally different schemes for an OL). We had trouble running the ball last year as well. Josh Hunter and DaRick Rodgers are studs. Both may end up playing on Sunday someday. A little worried about Cincinnati next week. I hope our defense can improve before then.

[SouthPride]

Tyler Bray looked good, the first possession tho worried me when he took a sack on 3rd down. A loss like that is big too when our special teams is looking as bad as they did. Poole looks like crap too we really need to recruit a big time runner. Receiver core looked pretty good, Hunter had that nice cross in the middle catch and run for the 60 yd touchdown. Ready for Cincy and super stoked to be going to the SWAMP!

Vols for life. Pride of the SOUTHLAND TUBA

[SouthPride]

Originally Posted by Volbound1700

Sorry I missed this thread. Had people over to watch the game and also didn't even think to check this board. I was worried about both our lines. I thought the offensive line would do better then that on run blocking. However, not surprised. They are good at pass blocking but not run blocking (they are two totally different schemes for an OL). We had trouble running the ball last year as well. Josh Hunter and DaRick Rodgers are studs. Both may end up playing on Sunday someday. A little worried about Cincinnati next week. I hope our defense can improve before then.

good point, our O line is supposed to be a bunch of Vets but the run game and pass protection were pathetic against that team. Our D held them in check pretty well even though all they were doing were screens, our safeties did let them deep and with SEC teams ahead we might want to start sweating about it now

[UTVolCountry]

Hey SouthPride, welcome back!