Tennessee Tech at Tennessee

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Tennessee beat Tennessee Tech 55–⁠0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 6–⁠0.

AwayTennessee Tech5–⁠6 in 2016
0
HomeTennessee9–⁠4 in 2016
55

Final at Neyland Stadium, KnoxvilleTV: SECNAttendance 98,343

At kickoff
70°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Knoxville Downtown Island (KDKX), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Marc Curles; umpire Rick Lowe; head linesman John Langlois; line judge Chris Conway; side judge Richard Rooker; field judge Wes Booker; back judge Scott Vaughan; center judge Wayne WinklerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee Tech00000
Tennessee211771055

Standouts

  • PassingJoshua Dobbs12 of 13, 183 yards, 3 TDTennessee
  • RushingJohn Kelly7 carries, 104 yards, 1 TDTennessee
  • ReceivingJosh Malone5 catches, 112 yards, 2 TDTennessee
  • DefenseClay Davis10 tacklesTennessee Tech

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Player stats

Tennessee Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Michael Birdsong17/3516401
Colby Brown0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Andrew Goldsmith739012
Yeedee Thaenrat1433013
Jake Warwick2605
Dontez Byrd4203
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dontez Byrd9121030
Krys Cates323010
Yeedee Thaenrat31207
Jordan Smith1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Clay Davis10000
Deven Sullivan7000
Josh Poplar5000
Deontay Wilson5000

Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joshua Dobbs12/1318330
Quinten Dormady9/1310900
Sheriron Jones1/1200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
John Kelly7104173
Jeremy Lewis634012
Carlin Fils-aime82728
Taeler Dowdy1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Malone5112243
Brandon Edward Johnson564021
Tyler Byrd237033
Jeff George120020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nigel Warrior7100
Rashaan Gaulden60.500
Emmanuel Moseley6000
Todd Kelly Jr.5000
Corey Vereen3110
Cortez McDowell3001
Dimarya Mixon2210
LaTroy Lewis20.50.50
Marquill Osborne1110
Kendal Vickers10.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Tennessee TechTennessee
224Total yards471
164Passing yards294
60Rushing yards177
4.6Yards per pass10.9
1.6Yards per rush7.1
14First downs21
6–⁠19Third downs4–⁠8
1–⁠8Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers0
5–⁠45Penalties6–⁠71
41:16Possession18:44
0Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

Tennessee TechTennessee
26%Success rate61%
−0.35EPA per play0.51
1.38Explosiveness1.15
−0.48Rushing EPA0.31
−0.23Passing EPA0.77
23%Passing-down success46%
−0.31First-down EPA0.65
−0.32Second-down EPA0.48
0.50Third-down EPA0.14
0%Havoc by its defense26%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Tennessee −44.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Tennessee >99%, Tennessee Tech <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Tennessee end zoneTennessee Tech end zoneQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee TechPunt, 5 playsQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Tennessee TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 TennesseePunt, 5 playsQ2 Tennessee TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 TennesseeTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 TennesseeField goal, 8 playsQ3 Tennessee TechPunt, 4 playsQ3 TennesseeTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Tennessee TechInterception, 11 playsQ3 TennesseePunt, 5 playsQ3 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 TennesseeField goal, 8 playsQ4 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee TechPunt return TD, 3 plays (Tennessee scores)Q4 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tennessee drives left to right, Tennessee Tech right to left.
  1. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 3 plays, 46 yards
  2. Q1 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 52 yards
  3. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 3 plays, 72 yards
  4. Q1 Tennessee TechPunt, 5 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 1 play, 73 yards
  6. Q1 Tennessee TechPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  7. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 10 plays, 73 yards
  8. Q2 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 40 yards
  9. Q2 TennesseePunt, 5 plays, 30 yards
  10. Q2 Tennessee TechPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  11. Q2 TennesseeTouchdown, 5 plays, 62 yards
  12. Q2 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 23 yards
  13. Q2 TennesseeField goal, 8 plays, 47 yards
  14. Q3 Tennessee TechPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  15. Q3 TennesseeTouchdown, 3 plays, 22 yards
  16. Q3 Tennessee TechInterception, 11 plays, 37 yards
  17. Q3 TennesseePunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  18. Q3 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 48 yards
  19. Q3 TennesseeField goal, 8 plays, 27 yards
  20. Q4 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 40 yards
  21. Q4 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  22. Q4 Tennessee TechPunt return TD, 3 plays (Tennessee scores), −2 yards
  23. Q4 Tennessee TechTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tennessee 21, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Haidar Zaidan kickoff for 42 yds , Tyler Byrd return for 31 yds to the TnTch 46
15:001st & 10 at opp 46John Kelly run for 9 yds to the TnTch 37
15:002nd & 1 at opp 37Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 7 yds to the TnTch 30 for a 1ST down
14:031st & 10 at opp 30Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 30 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 7, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Turnover on downs, 8 plays
14:031st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds , Dontez Byrd return for 20 yds to the TnTch 20
13:571st & 10 at own 20Dontez Byrd run for a loss of 2 yards to the TnTch 18
13:572nd & 12 at own 18Andrew Goldsmith run for 2 yds to the TnTch 20
12:263rd & 10 at own 20Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 12:26
12:263rd & 10 at own 20Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at the 50Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 17 yds to the Tenn 33 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at opp 33Yeedee Thaenrat run for 3 yds to the Tenn 30
12:262nd & 7 at opp 30Yeedee Thaenrat run for 2 yds to the Tenn 28
12:263rd & 5 at opp 28Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd
12:264th & 5 at opp 28Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd
Tennessee Touchdown, 3 plays
9:291st & 10 at own 28Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 18 yds to the Tenn 46 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at own 46Joshua Dobbs pass complete to John Kelly for 11 yds to the TnTch 43 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 43Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 43 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 14, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Punt, 5 plays
8:461st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds , Dontez Byrd return for 32 yds to the TnTch 32
8:401st & 10 at own 32Dontez Byrd run for 3 yds to the TnTch 35
8:402nd & 7 at own 35Michael Birdsong pass complete to Krys Cates for 10 yds to the TnTch 45 for a 1ST down
8:401st & 10 at own 45Michael Birdsong pass complete to Yeedee Thaenrat for 1 yd to the TnTch 46
8:402nd & 9 at own 46Austin Hicks sacked by LaTroy Lewis and Kendal Vickers for a loss of 10 yards to the TnTch 36
8:403rd & 19 at own 36Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Austin Hicks
8:404th & 19 at own 36Nick Madonia punt for 37 yds, downed at the Tenn 27
Tennessee Touchdown, 1 play
5:261st & 10 at own 27John Kelly run for 73 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 21, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Punt, 3 plays
5:261st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds , Dontez Byrd return for 22 yds to the TnTch 22
5:191st & 10 at own 22Yeedee Thaenrat run for 1 yd to the TnTch 23
5:192nd & 9 at own 23Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Andrew Goldsmith, broken up by Todd Kelly Jr.
5:193rd & 9 at own 23Michael Birdsong sacked by Corey Vereen for a loss of 5 yards to the TnTch 18
5:194th & 14 at own 18Nick Madonia punt for 55 yds, downed at the Tenn 27
Tennessee Touchdown, 10 plays
3:401st & 10 at own 27Carlin Fils-Aime run for 5 yds to the Tenn 32
3:402nd & 5 at own 32Carlin Fils-Aime run for 4 yds to the Tenn 36
3:403rd & 1 at own 36TENNESSEE Penalty, false start (-6 Yards) to the Tenn 30
3:403rd & 7 at own 30Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 21 yds to the TnTch 49 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at opp 49Joshua Dobbs run for 3 yds to the TnTch 46
3:402nd & 7 at opp 46Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 20 yds to the TnTch 26 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at opp 26Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Smith for 7 yds to the TnTch 19
3:402nd & 3 at opp 19Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 2 yds to the TnTch 17
3:403rd & 1 at opp 17John Kelly run for 12 yds to the TnTch 5 for a 1ST down
3:401st & goal at opp 5John Kelly run for 2 yds to the TnTch 3
Q2 14:552nd & goal at opp 3Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 3 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 28, Tennessee Tech 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Tennessee 38, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Turnover on downs, 9 plays
14:551st & 0 at own 20Aaron Medley kickoff for 69 yds , Dontez Byrd return for 22 yds to the TnTch 33
14:431st & 10 at own 33Michael Birdsong pass complete to Yeedee Thaenrat for 4 yds to the TnTch 37
14:432nd & 6 at own 37Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 1 yd to the TnTch 38
14:433rd & 5 at own 38Michael Birdsong pass complete to Krys Cates for 10 yds to the TnTch 48 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at own 48Andrew Goldsmith run for 6 yds to the Tenn 46
14:432nd & 4 at opp 46Andrew Goldsmith run for 11 yds to the Tenn 35 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at opp 35Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd
14:432nd & 10 at opp 35Michael Birdsong run for 9 yds to the Tenn 26
14:433rd & 1 at opp 26Michael Birdsong run for no gain to the Tenn 26
14:434th & 1 at opp 26Yeedee Thaenrat run for a loss of 3 yards to the Tenn 27 Michael Birdsong
Tennessee Punt, 5 plays
9:331st & 10 at own 27John Kelly run for 4 yds to the Tenn 31
9:332nd & 6 at own 31Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jason Croom for 7 yds to the TnTch 38 for a 1ST down TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, illegal helmet contact (Randy Lewis) to the TnTch 47 for a 1ST down
9:331st & 10 at opp 47John Kelly run for 4 yds to the TnTch 43
9:332nd & 6 at opp 43John Kelly run for no gain to the TnTch 43
9:333rd & 6 at opp 43Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Tyler Byrd
9:334th & 6 at opp 43Trevor Daniel punt for 43 yds for a touchback
Tennessee Tech Punt, 3 plays
7:421st & 10 at own 20Michael Birdsong pass complete to Krys Cates for 3 yds to the TnTch 23
7:422nd & 7 at own 23Yeedee Thaenrat run for no gain to the TnTch 23
7:423rd & 7 at own 23Michael Birdsong sacked by Dimarya Mixon for a loss of 13 yards to the TnTch 10
7:424th & 20 at own 10Nick Madonia punt for 50 yds , Josh Smith returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Tenn 38
Tennessee Touchdown, 5 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 38Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 14 yds to the TnTch 48 for a 1ST down
5:422nd & 5 at opp 43Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tyler Byrd for 33 yds to the TnTch 10 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 48Carlin Fils-Aime run for 5 yds to the TnTch 43
5:421st & goal at opp 10Carlin Fils-Aime run for 8 yds to the TnTch 2
4:232nd & goal at opp 2Carlin Fils-Aime run for 2 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 35, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Turnover on downs, 7 plays
4:231st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:231st & 10 at own 25Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 2 yds to the TnTch 27
4:232nd & 8 at own 27Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd, broken up by Micah Abernathy
4:233rd & 8 at own 27Yeedee Thaenrat run for 13 yds to the TnTch 40 for a 1ST down
4:231st & 10 at own 40Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 8 yds to the TnTch 48
4:232nd & 2 at own 48Yeedee Thaenrat run for a loss of 1 yard to the TnTch 47
1:433rd & 3 at own 47Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 01:43
1:433rd & 3 at own 47Yeedee Thaenrat run for 2 yds to the TnTch 49
1:294th & 1 at own 49Timeout TENNESSEE, clock 01:29
1:294th & 1 at own 49Andrew Goldsmith run for a loss of 1 yard to the TnTch 48
Tennessee Field goal, 8 plays
1:221st & 10 at opp 48Dormady, Q. pass incomplete to Johnson, B. (Flemister, A.J.), PENALTY TTU pass interference (Flemister, A.J.) 15 yards to the TTU33, 1ST DOWN UT, NO PLAY.
1:221st & 10 at opp 33Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tyler Byrd for 4 yds to the TnTch 29
1:222nd & 6 at opp 29TENNESSEE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the TnTch 34
1:222nd & 11 at opp 34Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
1:223rd & 11 at opp 34Quinten Dormady pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 11 yds to the TnTch 23 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at opp 23Quinten Dormady pass complete to Marquez Callaway for 13 yds to the TnTch 10 for a 1ST down
1:221st & goal at opp 10Quinten Dormady run for 3 yds to the TnTch 7
1:222nd & goal at opp 7Dormady, Q. pass incomplete to Johnson, B. (Flemister, A.J.), PENALTY TTU pass interference (Flemister, A.J.) 5 yards to the TTU2, 1ST DOWN UT, NO PLAY.
1:221st & goal at opp 2Carlin Fils-Aime run for 1 yd to the TnTch 1
0:082nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout TENNESSEE, clock 00:08
0:082nd & goal at opp 1Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
0:003rd & goal at opp 1Aaron Medley 19 yd FG GOODTennessee 38, Tennessee Tech 0
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tennessee 45, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds , Dontez Byrd return for 20 yds to the TnTch 20
14:541st & 10 at own 20Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd, broken up by Emmanuel Moseley
14:542nd & 10 at own 20Birdsong, M. sacked for loss of 15 yards to the TTU5 (Kongbo, J.), PENALTY UT face mask (Kongbo, J.) 15 yards to the TTU35, 1ST DOWN TTU, NO PLAY.
14:541st & 10 at own 35Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd
14:542nd & 10 at own 35Michael Birdsong pass incomplete, broken up by Darrell Taylor
14:543rd & 10 at own 35Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Krys Cates
14:544th & 10 at own 35Nick Madonia punt for 39 yds , Marquez Callaway returns for 52 yds to the TnTch 22
Tennessee Touchdown, 3 plays
13:421st & 10 at opp 22Carlin Fils-Aime run for 1 yd to the TnTch 21
13:422nd & 9 at opp 21Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jeff George for 20 yds to the TnTch 1 for a 1ST down
12:501st & goal at opp 1Carlin Fils-Aime run for 1 yd for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 45, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Interception, 11 plays
12:501st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:501st & 10 at own 25Dontez Byrd run for 2 yds to the TnTch 27
12:502nd & 8 at own 27TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, false start (Jordan Giberti) to the TnTch 22
12:502nd & 13 at own 22Andrew Goldsmith run for 12 yds to the TnTch 34
12:503rd & 1 at own 34Andrew Goldsmith run for 5 yds to the TnTch 39 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 39Michael Birdsong sacked by Marquill Osborne for a loss of 2 yards to the TnTch 37
12:502nd & 12 at own 37Birdsong, M. pass incomplete to Cunningham, J., PENALTY UT pass interference (Warrior, N.) 15 yards to the UT48, 1ST DOWN TTU, NO PLAY.
12:501st & 10 at opp 48Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Krys Cates
12:502nd & 10 at opp 48Michael Birdsong pass complete to Josh Cunningham for 3 yds to the Tenn 45
12:503rd & 7 at opp 45Yeedee Thaenrat run for 12 yds to the Tenn 33 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at opp 33TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, false start (Jordan Giberti) to the Tenn 38
12:501st & 15 at opp 38Yeedee Thaenrat run for 3 yds to the Tenn 35
12:502nd & 12 at opp 35Yeedee Thaenrat run for no gain to the Tenn 35
12:503rd & 12 at opp 35Yeedee Thaenrat run for a loss of 3 yards to the Tenn 38
5:364th & 15 at opp 38Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 05:36
5:364th & 15 at opp 38Michael Birdsong pass intercepted Cortez McDowell return for 18 yds to the Tenn 40
Tennessee Punt, 5 plays
5:241st & 10 at own 40Quinten Dormady pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 8 yds to the Tenn 48
5:242nd & 2 at own 48Jeremy Lewis run for 7 yds to the TnTch 45 for a 1ST down
5:241st & 10 at opp 45Jeremy Lewis run for 1 yd to the TnTch 44
5:242nd & 9 at opp 44Quinten Dormady pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 4 yds to the TnTch 40
5:243rd & 5 at opp 40Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Brandon Johnson
5:244th & 5 at opp 40Trevor Daniel punt for 37 yds, downed at the TnTch 3
Tennessee Tech Turnover on downs, 8 plays
2:481st & 10 at own 3Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 13 yds to the TnTch 16 for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at own 16Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Krys Cates
2:482nd & 10 at own 16Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Dontez Byrd
2:483rd & 10 at own 16Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 29 yds to the TnTch 45 for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at own 45Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Adam Swayze
1:062nd & 10 at own 45Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 01:06
1:062nd & 10 at own 45Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Krys Cates
1:063rd & 10 at own 45Michael Birdsong pass complete to Yeedee Thaenrat for 7 yds to the Tenn 48
1:064th & 3 at opp 48Dontez Byrd run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tenn 49
Tennessee Field goal, 8 plays
0:061st & 10 at own 49Jeremy Lewis run for 12 yds to the TnTch 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Jeremy Lewis run for 1 yd to the TnTch 38
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 38Jeremy Lewis run for 8 yds to the TnTch 30
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 30Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jakob Johnson for 8 yds to the TnTch 22 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Quinten Dormady pass complete to Eli Wolf for 8 yds to the TnTch 14
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 14TENNESSEE Penalty, personal foul (Jakob Johnson) to the TnTch 29
Q4 15:002nd & 17 at opp 29Jeremy Lewis run for 5 yds to the TnTch 24
Q4 15:003rd & 12 at opp 24Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Marquez Callaway
Q4 11:574th & 12 at opp 24Aaron Medley 42 yd FG GOODTennessee 48, Tennessee Tech 0
4th quarter4 drives, then Tennessee 55, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Turnover on downs, 9 plays
11:571st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:571st & 10 at own 25Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 16 yds to the TnTch 41 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at own 41Michael Birdsong pass incomplete
11:572nd & 10 at own 41Yeedee Thaenrat run for 4 yds to the TnTch 45
11:573rd & 6 at own 45Michael Birdsong pass complete to Jordan Smith for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
11:574th & 1 at the 50Michael Birdsong run for 6 yds to the Tenn 44 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 44Michael Birdsong pass complete to Dontez Byrd for 5 yds to the Tenn 39
11:572nd & 5 at opp 39TEAM fumbled, Michael Birdsong pass incomplete to Jordan Giberti
11:573rd & 5 at opp 39Andrew Goldsmith run for 4 yds to the Tenn 35
11:574th & 1 at opp 35Yeedee Thaenrat run for no gain to the Tenn 35
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 35Jeremy Lewis run for 4 yds to the Tenn 39
6:492nd & 6 at own 39Michael Lacey run for 2 yds to the Tenn 41
6:493rd & 4 at own 41Sheriron Jones pass complete to Jakob Johnson for 2 yds to the Tenn 43
6:494th & 2 at own 43Trevor Daniel punt for 57 yds for a touchback
Tennessee Tech Punt return TD, 3 plays (Tennessee scores)
4:521st & 10 at own 20Dorian Carter run for a loss of 1 yard to the TnTch 19
4:522nd & 11 at own 19Colby Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the TnTch 18
4:523rd & 12 at own 18Colby Brown pass incomplete to Darrius Stafford, broken up by Devin Williams
2:544th & 12 at own 18Nick Madonia punt for 44 yds , Marquez Callaway returns for 62 yds for a TD, (Holden Foster KICK)Tennessee 55, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:541st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 60 yds , Dontez Byrd return for 22 yds to the TnTch 27
2:451st & 10 at own 27Jake Warwick run for 5 yds to the TnTch 32
2:452nd & 5 at own 32Dorian Carter run for no gain to the TnTch 32
2:453rd & 5 at own 32Jake Warwick run for 1 yd to the TnTch 33
2:454th & 4 at own 33Roderick Napper run for a loss of 5 yards to the TnTch 28

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Tennessee leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Tennessee 56, Tennessee Tech 0
2016Tennessee 55, Tennessee Tech 0
1951Tennessee 68, Tennessee Tech 0
1950Tennessee 48, Tennessee Tech 14
1949Tennessee 36, Tennessee Tech 6
1948Tennessee 41, Tennessee Tech 0

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