What's your most memorable Tennessee play against Bama?

#77
#77
FlyFishnVol said:
ALL QB Sacks
Peyton to Kent 1995, first play from scrimage........and the bootleg by Peyton................Hell anything with Peyton :)
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Leonard Little camped out in Freddie Kitchens’ kitchen all game in ‘95!

It’s a credit to the man he didn’t quit ball after that.
 
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fifties fan said:
'95 first play. After the game, we walked up to Birmingham Southern where we had parked. Traffic was backed up, so we went to the 'snack bar' to get something to eat. We really stood out in that pool of crimson. Oddly, our freshman (BSC) daughter wouldn't go with us.

Was it '95 0r '97 that the B'ham police arrested the Chatt Free Press photographer for being on the field after the game? When they marched him down the field and put him on his knees in front of the UT fans and band it got ugly.
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I never heard about that. What did the fans do?
 
#82
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SKO_Vol82 said:
1970, Jackie Walker's interception return for a touchdown.
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‘twas one of eight, yes eight, Tennessee interceptions in that game, which, I believe, still remains a Tennessee single-game defensive record. Tim Priest snatched three errant Alabama passes by himself. That game was also the first time that Alabama had been shut out (24-0) since 1959. See TENNESSEE ROUTS ALABAMA BY 24‐0 .

That defense recorded 36 interceptions, 21 fumble recoveries and, I believe, 40 sacks in only eleven regular-season games. The 57 total takeaways would long remain an NCAA record. Tennessee went on to record an additional four interceptions and four fumble recoveries against Air Force in the Sugar Bowl, which we won, 34-13. Stats from bowl games were not counted in those days. Had they done so, I dare say that the ’70 Tennessee team would still hold all of the single-season defensive turnover records.

Neyland would have been VERY, VERY PROUD of that defense.
 
#83
#83
It obviously predates the memory of any living Tennessee fan but, arguably, the most important single play in the history of the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry, certainly from a Tennessee perspective, was the opening kickoff of the 1928 game, which Gene McEver returned for a 98-yard touchdown.

This game was the first between Tennessee and Alabama since 1914, which Tennessee then defeated, 17-7, en route to its first undefeated and untied season. ‘bama had powerhouse teams in 1925 and 1926, appearing in the Rose Bowl at the end of both seasons. With Tennessee as a significant underdog, Neyland utilized a psychological ploy prior to kickoff; he approached Alabama coach Wallace Wade and asked if he would agree to shortening second-half quarters if the game got out of hand. If memory serves me correctly, Wade agreed to Neyland’s proposition.

McEver shocked the Tide by returning the opening kickoff straight up the middle of the field for a touchdown. The “Bristol Blizzard” later caught a touchdown pass from Bobby Dodd, another member of the “Flaming Sophomores,” and Tennessee went on to win, 15-13. McEver later described that game as the “one that put Tennessee on the map” in terms of national recognition. Neyland once described McEver as the “best player I ever coached ... the best I ever saw." See Gene McEver - University of Tennessee Athletics .

In 1929, McEver was “a scoring machine on offense. In the final game of the regular season, he [pierced the endzone five times and added] three extra points against South Carolina. The outburst helped him lead the nation in scoring with 130 points as the Vols' halfback. [Consequently,] McEver became the first Tennessee football player to [achieve] All-America status, garnering a unanimous decision.”
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
‘twas one of eight, yes eight, Tennessee interceptions in that game, which, I believe, still remains a Tennessee single-game defensive record. Tim Priest snatched three errant Alabama passes by himself. That game was also the first time that Alabama had been shut out (24-0) since 1959. See TENNESSEE ROUTS ALABAMA BY 24‐0 .

That defense recorded 36 interceptions, 21 fumble recoveries and, I believe, 40 sacks in only eleven regular-season games. The 57 total takeaways would long remain an NCAA record. Tennessee went on to record an additional four interceptions and four fumble recoveries against Air Force in the Sugar Bowl, which we won, 34-13. Stats from bowl games were not counted in those days. Had they done so, I dare say that the ’70 Tennessee team would still hold all of the single-season defensive turnover records.

Neyland would have been VERY, VERY PROUD of that defense.
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I was at that game....

MOST Notable Play of the GAME. 4th Qtr less than 2 minutes to Go, 4th down Alabama with the ball on the Tennessee 30 -35 yard line.

Alabama huddled and an Alabama fan runs onto the field picks up the ball runs it into the end zone, spikes the ball, shoots birds to the fans as he runs off the field.......

I guess he figured that was the only way they would score......
 
#87
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OrangeTsar said:
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I too have to vote for 1995 Manning to Kent to open the game rightly
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This play I agree! I was there just a 16 year old with my uncle and my 73 year old grandad. That nite we finally turned the tide and won for the first time since 85. Never will forget how happy my grandad was he was a longtime Tennessee fan and to him the game we had to win every season was the Bama game he couldn’t stand them. Sadly he passed away in 2017 and hadn’t seen a win since 2006 but this is a great win and moment I will cherish all my life. RIP grandad and Go Vols!!
 
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Tstormtrooper said:
1995.
1st play. Peyton to Joey Kent TD
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This ^^^^^^ It set the tone for the whole game.....never ever forget this one....24 years ago.....wow.
I think the final score was 44-14 Tenn.
That's the same game Manning did a perfect bootleg from the 2 yard line for a TD.
 
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