Today in Tennessee football history..........

[HollowaytoSeivers]

September 19, 1998..........

This one was too easy.....
The Gators came to Knoxville as the #2 ranked team in the country and riding a five game winning streak over the Vols. In OT tied 17-17, Jeff Hall kicked a 41 yrd field goal to take the lead 20-17. UF wasn’t able to mount a drive and Collins Cooper lined up for a 32 yrd attempt. In John Ward’s words, “ No sir-ee....No sir-ee! Pandemonium reigns!”

Hall’s FG
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Cooper’s miss

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Pandemonium
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...and my son's third birthday. Today he turns 24. Hard to believe both those great moments happened 21 years ago

 

[NorCalVol67]

starting off with #10 and #5 wasn't fun.
That was one of the best "turnaround" seasons in UT history.

And played them both so close the year before. UT won the first half against GA in '80 and Herschel won the 2nd half.

I was at the USC game sitting in the endzone where they kicked the game winning field goal praying it would be no good.

 

[ksgovols]

Vols up 26-10 in the 4th quarter and UCLA scored 2 touchdowns and 2 2 pt conversions to tie. Very disappointing.

 

[peaygolf]

September 20, 1941........

The Vols opened the season, and the Coach John Barnhill era, vs Furman. Johnny “Gone with the Wind” Butler had two great punt returns that set up his TD passes to Mike Balitsaris and a 47 yarder to Al Hunt. The Vols Defense was strong to start the season with a 32-6 victory over the Purple Hurricanes.

 

[peaygolf]

September 21, 1974..........

After an opening day tie with UCLA, and an injury to Condredge Holloway, the Vols hosted Kansas for the only home night game of the year. Randy Wallace got his first start of his career and helped lead UT to a 17-6 victory. Mike Gayles had 80 yrds on 14 carries, and Stanley Morgan scored from the one to secure the win.

Wallace


Gayles

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 21st 1991 #6 Tennessee came back to beat Jackie Sherill's first team at Mississippi State,which was ranked #23, 26-24 in Neyland Stadium

 

[peaygolf]

September 22, 1973..........

The Vols traveled to West Point to play Army for their second game of the season. Freshman receiver Stanley Morgan caught a long pass of 52 yrds and a 29 yrd TD from Condredge Holloway and Gary Valbuena tossed a 37 yrd touchdown to John Yarbrough with 8 seconds left in the 37-18 victory.

Morgan

Defense bears down

 

[BigOrangeD]

Turn out the lights, The Party's over................................................

 

[JohnD13]

Please go back to the Ole Miss boards troll

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[peaygolf]

September 23, 1950........

Behind the rushing of Hank Lauricella, Herky Payne, Andy Kosar, and Bert Rechichar, the Vols defeated
Mississippi Southern 56-0. Funds raised by the 23,000 in attendance helped fund the building of a new Boys Club. General Neyland was given a new Cadillac as a gift for his Silver Anniversary victory.

Kosar score

Payne drives to the goal line

 

[peaygolf]

September 24, 1960..........

UT opened the ‘60 season in Birmingham against the Auburn Tigers. Bill Majors picked off a Tiger pass and returned it 46 yrds to the Auburn 22 yrd line. Four plays later, Bunny Orr scored from the four to give the Vols an early lead.
Later, Cotton Letner kicked a 19 yrd FG to help secure a 10-3 Volunteer victory.

Vols Defense stiffens (Majors)

Letner’s FG

 

[ZZ13]

September 24, 1960..........

UT opened the ‘60 season in Birmingham against the Auburn Tigers. Bill Majors picked off a Tiger pass and returned it 46 yrds to the Auburn 22 yrd line. Four plays later, Bunny Orr scored from the four to give the Vols an early lead.
Later, Cotton Letner kicked a 19 yrd FG to help secure a 10-3 Volunteer victory.

Vols Defense stiffens (Majors)
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Letner’s FG
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Based on that arc, it's never going to get there.

 

[peaygolf]

Based on that arc, it's never going to get there.

supposedly made it.....

 

[IndianaVol]

supposedly made it.....

1960's version of instant replay...it was up, it was good, pandemonium reigned !!!

 

[peaygolf]

September 25, 1937........

Wake Forest came to Knoxville to start the ‘37 season. A young sophomore got his first action as a Vol and didn’t disappoint. George Cafago showed why he would become one of the greatest players in UT history.
Red Harp tossed TDs to Edwin “Cheek” Duncan and George Hunter to ease the Vols to a 32-0 victory.

Cafago run

“Cheek” Duncan with the ball

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 25th 1965 Tennessee and Auburn played to a 13-13 tie in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee finished 1965 with an 8-1-2 record while Auburn finished 5-5-1.

 

[peaygolf]

September 25, 1981.........

After starting 0-2, the Vols were looking to get back to .500 when Auburn came to Knoxville. On the 5th play of the game, freshman QB Alan Cockrell went down with a season ending injury. Steve Alatorre came in and lead the Vols to 10 first half points, including his 1yrd touchdown run. The second half was scoreless with UT up 10-7 when Auburn got the ball with 5:35 left. The wishbone attack drove the Tigers to the UT 4 yrd line with 15 seconds remaining. Tiger QB Ken Hobby fumbles the snap and recovered, but without a timeout, the game ended.

Alatorre


Stingy D

 

[TrentVol]

Another bit of UT history. Saturday was the first home opener loss in 36 years.

Pitiful team is setting all types of new records

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September the 26th 1992 Johnny Majors returned to coaching after having a heart attack and Tennessee beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 40-0 in Neyland Stadium.

 

[peaygolf]

September 27, 1952.........

The Maroons of Mississippi State and Tennessee played in Memphis. Andy Kozar and David Griffith ignited during the fourth quarter to give the Vols a 14-7 victory.

With the game tied and time running out Mississippi State fumbled on their own 30. Griffith ran for 22 yrds and Kozar ran the ball twice for the final 8 yrds to get the win.

Griffith’s 22 yrd run

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

On September 27th 1975 Tennessee got a thrilling last second 21-17 victory over Shug Jordan's last Auburn team in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee finished 1975 7-5 while Auburn finished 4-6-1.

 

[Tin Man]

On September 27th 1975 Tennessee got a thrilling last second 21-17 victory over Shug Jordan's last Auburn team in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee finished 1975 7-5 while Auburn finished 4-6-1.

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I was there. It was glorious!

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

I was there. It was glorious!

I believe the winning touchdown for Tennessee was a acrobatic catch by Larry Sievers with an Auburn player on his back

 

[ZZ13]

On September 27th 1975 Tennessee got a thrilling last second 21-17 victory over Shug Jordan's last Auburn team in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee finished 1975 7-5 while Auburn finished 4-6-1.

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My first game as a student. Since we were in quarters then I wasn't at School yet for the Maryland game. Went on to beat LSU the next week and I was one excited freshman. But then Alabama and that whole North Texas State thing kinda crushed things. Ugggh, then Vandy at home...

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

My first game as a student. Since we were in quarters then I wasn't at School yet for the Maryland game. Went on to beat LSU the next week and I was one excited freshman. But then Alabama and that whole North Texas State thing kinda crushed things. Ugggh, then Vandy at home...

So did you go on the big 1975 Tennessee trip to Hawaii?