GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: ARKANSAS (6-3) at TENNESSEE (6-3)

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF ARKANSAS 6
TENNESSEE (22) 27 10:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF ARKANSAS 6
TENNESSEE (22) 27 9:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD ARKANSAS
MICHAEL SMITH 9 YD RUN
(ALEX TEJADA KICK)

ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 27 8:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 27 7:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 27 4:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 27 3:29 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD TENNESSEE
JEROD MAYO 34 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(DANIEL LINCOLN KICK)

ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 34 2:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 34 1:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ARKANSAS 3 0 3 7 13
TENNESSEE (22) 10 10 7 7 34 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TENNESSEE - TD, AUSTIN ROGERS 16 YD PASS FROM
ERIK AINGE (DANIEL LINCOLN
KICK), 4:45. TENNESSEE 7-0
ARKANSAS - FG, ALEX TEJADA 31 YD, 6:59.
TENNESSEE 7-3
TENNESSEE - FG, DANIEL LINCOLN 25 YD, 10:02.
TENNESSEE 10-3
2ND QUARTER: TENNESSEE - FG, DANIEL LINCOLN 28 YD, 6:37.
TENNESSEE 13-3
TENNESSEE - TD, JOSH BRISCOE 14 YD PASS FROM
ERIK AINGE (DANIEL LINCOLN
KICK), 14:50. TENNESSEE 20-3
3RD QUARTER: TENNESSEE - TD, ARIAN FOSTER 59 YD RUN (DANIEL
LINCOLN KICK), 3:38. TENNESSEE
27-3
ARKANSAS - FG, ALEX TEJADA 42 YD, 7:23.
TENNESSEE 27-6
4TH QUARTER: ARKANSAS - TD, MICHAEL SMITH 9 YD RUN (ALEX
TEJADA KICK), 6:33. TENNESSEE
27-13
TENNESSEE - TD, JEROD MAYO 34 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (DANIEL LINCOLN KICK),
12:14. TENNESSEE 34-13</div>

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
ARKANSAS 13
TENNESSEE (22) 34 FINAL</div>

 

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Tennessee found a way tocontain Darren McFadden - keep him off the field.


Erik Ainge threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes as the22nd-ranked Volunteers used a ball-control offense to defeatArkansas, 34-13, Saturday in a Southeastern Conference contest.

Last week, McFadden tied an SEC record by rushing for 321 yardsin a 48-36 victory over South Carolina.


On Saturday, McFadden spent most of the first half on thesidelines as Tennessee (7-3, 4-2 SEC East) put together scoringdrives of 11 and 12 plays.


McFadden finished with 116 yards on 22 carries but was not muchof a factor as the Volunteers opened a 20-3 halftime lead. Inthe first half, he carried only six times for 26 yards.

Tennessee remained in the driver's seat in the SEC East as theonly team in the division to control its own destiny. TheVolunteers began the day one-half game behind Georgia but ownthe tiebreaker based on a 35-14 victory over the Bulldogs onOctober 6.


Tennessee concludes its season at home against Vanderbilt and atKentucky.


The Volunteers never were threatened Saturday after scoring onthe game's opening possession on Ainge's 16-yard TD pass toAustin Rogers.


After Arkansas (6-4, 2-4 SEC West) got on the board on AlexTejada's 31-yard field, Tennessee's Daniel Lincoln converted a25-yarder to make it 10-3.


On Tennessee's first possession of the second quarter, theVolunteers called 11 consecutive running plays, taking more thanseven minutes off the clock. Lincoln capped the long drive witha 28-yard field goal to make it 13-3 with 8:23 left in thefirst half.


Ainge tossed a 14-yard TD strike to Josh Briscoe with 10 secondsleft in the first half to give the Volunteers a 20-3 cushion.

Overall, Ainge had a quiet day, completing just 12-of-25 passesfor 128 yards.


Tennessee's Adrian Foster rushed for 83 yards on 13 carries,most of it coming on a 59-yard TD scamper in the third quarterthat extended the Volunteers' lead to 27-3.


Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo completed the scoring byreturning an interception 34 yards for a TD with 2:46 remainingin the contest.


Arkansas starting quarterback Casey Dick was benched in thefourth quarter after completing 12-of-22 passes for 140 yardswith a pair of interceptions.

 

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Tennessee found a way tocontain Darren McFadden - keep him off the field.


Erik Ainge threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes as the22nd-ranked Volunteers used a ball-control offense to defeatArkansas, 34-13, Saturday in a Southeastern Conference contest.

Last week, McFadden tied an SEC record by rushing for 321 yardsin a 48-36 victory over South Carolina.


"He's a great back," Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said. "Buthe's not going to win the Heisman Trophy in Neyland Stadium. Ipromise you that."


On Saturday, McFadden spent most of the first half on thesidelines as Tennessee (7-3, 4-2 SEC East) put together scoringdrives of 11 and 12 plays.


McFadden finished with 116 yards on 22 carries but was not muchof a factor as the Volunteers opened a 20-3 halftime lead. Inthe first half, he carried only six times for 26 yards.

"They did everything we expected them to do," McFadden said."For the most part, I think we just never got it going, but theydid a good job on defense."


Tennessee remained in the driver's seat in the SEC East as theonly team in the division to control its own destiny. TheVolunteers began the day one-half game behind Georgia but ownthe tiebreaker based on a 35-14 victory over the Bulldogs onOctober 6.


Tennessee concludes its season at home against Vanderbilt and atKentucky.


"Never doubt the heart of a Volunteer," added Fulmer, who hascome under increased media scrutiny in recent weeks with asegment of Tennessee fans calling for his ouster. "I'm really,really proud of this football team."


The Volunteers never were threatened Saturday after scoring onthe game's opening possession on Ainge's 16-yard TD pass toAustin Rogers.


"We're still alive (in the SEC)," Ainge said. "It's like we'vebeen saying, we have to give ourselves a chance for next week.We will enjoy this for 24 hours and get ready for next week."

After Arkansas (6-4, 2-4 SEC West) got on the board on AlexTejada's 31-yard field, Tennessee's Daniel Lincoln converted a25-yarder to make it 10-3.


On Tennessee's first possession of the second quarter, theVolunteers called 11 consecutive running plays, taking more thanseven minutes off the clock. Lincoln capped the long drivewith a 28-yard field goal to make it 13-3 with 8:23 left in thefirst half.


"We tried to sustain drives because Arkansas has great backs,"Rogers said.


Ainge tossed a 14-yard TD strike to Josh Briscoe with 10 secondsleft in the first half to give the Volunteers a 20-3 cushion.

Overall, Ainge had a quiet day, completing just 12-of-25 passesfor 128 yards.


"Erik's been playing magficently," Fulmer said. "From a coachingstandpoint, he's handling the offense, he's not turning itover."


Tennessee's Adrian Foster rushed for 83 yards on 13 carries,most of it coming on a 59-yard TD scamper in the third quarterthat extended the Volunteers' lead to 27-3.


"We couldn't keep them off the field," Arkansas coach HoustonNutt said. "They did a good job executing. You hace to givecredit to Ainge for mixing up the snap count and findingreceivers in critical third downs."


Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo completed the scoring byreturning an interception 34 yards for a TD with 2:46 remainingin the contest.


"The front four did an excellent job this week preparing forDarren McFadden," Mayo said. "We knew he had to come in and playlike we did against Georgia and South Carolina."


Arkansas starting quarterback Casey Dick was benched in thefourth quarter after completing 12-of-22 passes for 140 yardswith a pair of interceptions.


"They came out played well, stopped the run and we had to go tothe pass," Dick said. "We still have to be able to run theball."


Arkansas was unable to get any pressure on Ainge, who has beensacked only three times this season. Tennessee leads theFootball Bowl Subdivision in fewest sacks allowed.

 

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Tennessee found a way tocontain Darren McFadden - keep him off the field.


Erik Ainge threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes as the22nd-ranked Volunteers used a ball-control offense to defeatArkansas, 34-13, Saturday in a Southeastern Conference contest.

Last week, McFadden tied an SEC record by rushing for 321 yardsin a 48-36 victory over South Carolina.


"He's a great back," Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said. "Buthe's not going to win the Heisman Trophy in Neyland Stadium. Ipromise you that."


On Saturday, McFadden spent most of the first half on thesidelines as Tennessee (7-3, 4-2 SEC East) put together scoringdrives of 11 and 12 plays.


McFadden finished with 116 yards on 22 carries but was not muchof a factor as the Volunteers opened a 20-3 halftime lead. Inthe first half, he carried only six times for 26 yards.

"They did everything we expected them to do," McFadden said."For the most part, I think we just never got it going, but theydid a good job on defense."


Tennessee remained in the driver's seat in the SEC East as theonly team in the division to control its own destiny. TheVolunteers began the day one-half game behind Georgia but ownthe tiebreaker based on a 35-14 victory over the Bulldogs onOctober 6.


Tennessee concludes its season at home against Vanderbilt and atKentucky.


"Never doubt the heart of a Volunteer," added Fulmer, who hascome under increased media scrutiny in recent weeks with asegment of Tennessee fans calling for his ouster. "I'm really,really proud of this football team."


The Volunteers never were threatened Saturday after scoring onthe game's opening possession on Ainge's 16-yard TD pass toAustin Rogers.


"We're still alive (in the SEC)," Ainge said. "It's like we'vebeen saying, we have to give ourselves a chance for next week.We will enjoy this for 24 hours and get ready for next week."

After Arkansas (6-4, 2-4 SEC West) got on the board on AlexTejada's 31-yard field, Tennessee's Daniel Lincoln converted a25-yarder to make it 10-3.


On Tennessee's first possession of the second quarter, theVolunteers called 11 consecutive running plays, taking more thanseven minutes off the clock. Lincoln capped the long drivewith a 28-yard field goal to make it 13-3 with 8:23 left in thefirst half.


"We tried to sustain drives because Arkansas has great backs,"Rogers said.


Ainge tossed a 14-yard TD strike to Josh Briscoe with 10 secondsleft in the first half to give the Volunteers a 20-3 cushion.

Overall, Ainge had a quiet day, completing just 12-of-25 passesfor 128 yards.


"Erik's been playing magnificently," Fulmer said. "From a coachingstandpoint, he's handling the offense, he's not turning itover."


Tennessee's Adrian Foster rushed for 83 yards on 13 carries,most of it coming on a 59-yard TD scamper in the third quarterthat extended the Volunteers' lead to 27-3.


"We couldn't keep them off the field," Arkansas coach HoustonNutt said. "They did a good job executing. You have to givecredit to Ainge for mixing up the snap count and findingreceivers in critical third downs."


Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo completed the scoring byreturning an interception 34 yards for a TD with 2:46 remainingin the contest.


"The front four did an excellent job this week preparing forDarren McFadden," Mayo said. "We knew he had to come in and playlike we did against Georgia and South Carolina."


Arkansas starting quarterback Casey Dick was benched in thefourth quarter after completing 12-of-22 passes for 140 yardswith a pair of interceptions.


"They came out played well, stopped the run and we had to go tothe pass," Dick said. "We still have to be able to run theball."


Arkansas was unable to get any pressure on Ainge, who has beensacked only three times this season. Tennessee leads theFootball Bowl Subdivision in fewest sacks allowed.

 

NCAAF: ARKANSAS at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ARKANSAS 3 0 3 7 13
TENNESSEE (22) 10 10 7 7 34 FINAL

TENNESSEE-TD, A Rogers 16 YD PASS FROM E Ainge (D Lincoln
KICK) 4:45 1st Qtr
ARKANSAS-FG, A Tejada 31 YD 6:59 1st Qtr
TENNESSEE-FG, D Lincoln 25 YD 10:02 1st Qtr
TENNESSEE-FG, D Lincoln 28 YD 6:37 2nd Qtr
TENNESSEE-TD, J Briscoe 14 YD PASS FROM E Ainge (D Lincoln
KICK) 14:50 2nd Qtr
TENNESSEE-TD, A Foster 59 YD RUN (D Lincoln KICK) 3:38 3rd
Qtr
ARKANSAS-FG, A Tejada 42 YD 7:23 3rd Qtr
ARKANSAS-TD, M Smith 9 YD RUN (A Tejada KICK) 6:33 4th Qtr
TENNESSEE-TD, J Mayo 34 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (D Lincoln
KICK) 12:14 4th Qtr


ARKANSAS TENNESSEE
First downs 15 18
Rushed-yards 36-127 43-151
Passing yards 162 128
Sacked-yards lost 2-18 0-0
Return yards 7 164
Passes 15-29-3 12-25-0
Punts 5-39.8 5-40.2
Fumbles-lost 2-0 1-0
Penalties-yards 12-61 3-25
Time of possession 26:40 33:20


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: ARKANSAS-Darren McFadden 22-117, Michael Smith 8-25, Felix
Jones 3-3, Peyton Hillis 1-0, Nathan Emert 2-MINUS 18. TENNESSEE-Arian
Foster 13-83, Montario Hardesty 20-65, Lennon Creer 4-5, Erik Ainge
3-3, Gerald Jones 1-MINUS 2, - Team 2-MINUS 3.

PASSING: ARKANSAS-Casey Dick 12-22-140- 2, Nathan Emert 3-6-22- 1,
Darren McFadden 0-1-0- 0. TENNESSEE-Erik Ainge 12-25-128- 0.

RECEIVING: ARKANSAS-Michael Smith 1-36, Lucas Miller 2-31, Marcus Monk
3-26, Peyton Hillis 3-22, Darren McFadden 3-17, Robert Johnson 1-12,
Carlton Salters 1-11, Chris Baker 1-7. TENNESSEE-Austin Rogers 6-62,
Lucas Taylor 4-41, Josh Briscoe 1-14, Arian Foster 1-11.


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