The Official Countdown To Tennessee Football 2025 (87 Days) (Sat. Aug 30 Syracuse)

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102 Days!
Alvin Harper played from 1987-1990. He caught 102 passes for 1,547 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was part of back to back SEC Championships and was selected 12th overall by The Dallas Cowboys in 1991. He became the first VFL to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl.

 

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101 Days!
Fuad Reveiz kicked for the Vols from 1981-84. He kicked 71 field goals & 101 PATs for a total of 314 points ranking 5th all time in school history.

 

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100 Days!

Evan Berry earned All America status in 2015. He tied Willie Gault's school record with 3 kickoff returns for touchdown. He had TD returns of 88 yards vs W Carolina, 96 yards vs Arkansas & 100 yards at Kentucky. He had 804 return yards in 2015, 2nd most in a season in UT history.

 

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99 Days!
In 1977, Kelsey Finch, a junior running back, ran for 99 yards for a touchdown against the Gators, which remains the longest rushing touchdown in Tennessee history.

 

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98 Days!
Arian Foster rushed for 98 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 35-14 victory over UGA in 2007.

 

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97 Days!
Miles Kitselman's 97 yards against Kentucky in 2024 are the most by a Tennessee tight end in the Josh Heupel era.

 

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96 Days!
James Wilhoit led the SEC in scoring in 2006 with 96 points.

 

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95 Days!
Willie Gault Caught three passes for 95 yards his freshman year in 1979, including a 69-yard touchdown in UT's 51-18 win over Utah.

 

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94 Days!

In 1938, The Vols went 10–0 in the regular season and then shut out fellow unbeaten Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, 17–0, snapping the Sooners' 14-game win streak and beginning a long winning streak for Neyland. Tennessee held the Sooners to 94 yards total offense, while cranking up 260 of its own.

 

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93 Days!

#93 Shaun Ellis (1997-1999) was a three-year letterwinner on Rocky Top. Ellis' collegiate career culminated in All-SEC First Team honors in 1999 before being selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Ellis accumulated 105 total tackles, including 22 for a loss and 12.5 sacks. He also forced three fumbles and intercepted one pass, returning it 90 yards for a touchdown, the fifth-longest INT return in school history. Ellis has spent the past 12 seasons in the NFL, earning Pro Bowl honors on two occasions. After playing 11 years for the Jets, he signed with New England last season, helping the Patriots reach Super Bowl XLVI where he recorded a pair of tackles.

 

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92 Days!
#92 Reggie White

In his four years with the Vols, Reggie White collected a school-record 32 sacks in establishing himself as the most prolific pass rusher in Tennessee history.

The 1983 team captain drew little publicity until the sixth game of his senior year. By then, his domination was evident. He collected 100 tackles on the season, 72 of them unassisted, and set the school-record with 15 sacks for the year. He had a sack in every game but two and dropped the quarterback four times against The Citadel, another school record.

White was named the SEC's Player of the Year and while earning consensus All-America and All-SEC honors.

White was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He retired as the NFL's all-time sack leader with 198.

 

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91 Days!
Ethan Wolf pulled in 91 catches for 998 yards and 7 touchdowns during his career on Rocky Top.

 

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90 Days!
#90 Will Overstreet. A two-time All-SEC First Team selection in 2000 and 2001. Served as team captain in 2001. Phillip Fulmer once said Wills motor was always running. There was no doubt Overstreet gave his all for Tennessee.

 

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90 Days!
#90 Will Overstreet. A two-time All-SEC First Team selection in 2000 and 2001. Served as team captain in 2001. Phillip Fulmer once said Wills motor was always running. There was no doubt Overstreet gave his all for Tennessee.

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Gave his All for Tennessee on every play!

 

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89 Days!

Willie Gault, a standout wide receiver for the Tennessee Volunteers, concluded his college career with 89 receptions, totaling 1,482 yards and 10 touchdowns.

 

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89 Days!

Willie Gault, a standout wide receiver for the Tennessee Volunteers, concluded his college career with 89 receptions, totaling 1,482 yards and 10 touchdowns.

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Think about that for a second...1 time out of every 9 times he touched the ball, Willie Gault took it to the checker boards...incredible.

 

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88 Days!

#88 Tim McGee was a 2 time All-SEC and an All-American in 1985 on Tennessee’s SEC Championship team and caught 7 passes for 94 yards in the Vols 35-7 win over Miami in the Sugar Bowl

 

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The infamous pregame assertion, “Tennessee is not a fit opponent for #2 Miami, who have national title aspirations.”

 

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The infamous pregame assertion, “Tennessee is not a fit opponent for #2 Miami, who have national title aspirations.”

Yeah, right....we were there. Miami gave no respect to Tennessee, but those 'Canes ended up eating their own words. My favorite Tennessee football game! 35-7 VOLS!

 

[Tin Man]

Yeah, right....we were there. Miami gave no respect to Tennessee, but those 'Canes ended up eating their own words. My favorite Tennessee football game! 35-7 VOLS!

My brother in Orange, I too was present in New Orleans for the return of the Vols to the Sugar Bowl. An estimated 60 thousand Vols fans occupied the city, outnumbering Miami fans three to one. Heady days…

 

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87 Days!
#87 Darryl Hardy. Hardy is the only Vols All-SEC selection ever to wear No. 87, Darryl earned the honor in 1991. Hardy was a three year starter with the Vols and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1992.