Quarterback, Tennessee, 2004–07
Erik Ainge
- Born
- Jun 12, 1986, in Portland, Oregon
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Erik Ainge played quarterback at Tennessee (2004–07). The New York Jets took Ainge in round 5, No. 162 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
397passing yards, career highat Kentucky, 20077touchdown passes, career highat Kentucky, 2007Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2007 Tennessee 14 games, 3,521 passing yards, 31 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at California | L 31–45 | 32 | 47 | 271 | 3 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Southern Miss | W 39–19 | 23 | 36 | 276 | 2 | 0 | −1 |
| Sep 15 | at Florida | L 20–59 | 26 | 41 | 249 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Arkansas State | W 48–27 | 27 | 39 | 334 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Georgia | W 35–14 | 17 | 22 | 165 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Oct 13 | at Mississippi State | W 33–21 | 22 | 36 | 259 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Oct 20 | at Alabama | L 17–41 | 22 | 35 | 242 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. South Carolina | W 27–24 | 26 | 44 | 216 | 1 | 1 | −9 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Louisiana | W 59–7 | 16 | 23 | 125 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–13 | 12 | 25 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 25–24 | 29 | 43 | 245 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | at Kentucky | W 52–50 | 28 | 45 | 397 | 7 | 3 | −21 |
| Dec 1 | vs. LSU | L 14–21 | 20 | 40 | 249 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 21–17 | 25 | 43 | 365 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2006 Tennessee 12 games, 2,989 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.California | W 35–18 | 11 | 18 | 291 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Air Force | W 31–30 | 24 | 29 | 333 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Florida | L 20–21 | 17 | 32 | 183 | 0 | 2 | −27 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Marshall | W 33–7 | 18 | 27 | 258 | 1 | 1 | −13 |
| Sep 30 | at Memphis | W 41–7 | 23 | 27 | 324 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atGeorgia | W 51–33 | 25 | 38 | 268 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Alabama | W 16–13 | 28 | 46 | 302 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | atSouth Carolina | W 31–24 | 21 | 29 | 254 | 2 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 4 | vs.LSU | L 24–28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Nov 18 | atVanderbilt | W 39–10 | 21 | 26 | 266 | 2 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Kentucky | W 17–12 | 19 | 33 | 240 | 1 | 0 | −25 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Penn State | L 10–20 | 25 | 37 | 267 | 0 | 1 | −14 |
2005 Tennessee 8 games, 737 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UAB | W 17–10 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Sep 17 | atFlorida | L 7–16 | 14 | 29 | 147 | 1 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 26 | atLSU | W 30–27 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
| Oct 22 | atAlabama | L 3–6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.South Carolina | L 15–16 | 9 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 0 | −14 |
| Nov 5 | at Notre Dame | L 21–41 | 13 | 32 | 187 | 1 | 2 | −16 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Memphis | W 20–16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 26 | atKentucky | W 27–8 | 17 | 25 | 221 | 2 | 0 | −20 |
2004 Tennessee 9 games, 1,452 passing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UNLV | W 42–17 | 10 | 17 | 118 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs.Florida | W 30–28 | 16 | 24 | 192 | 3 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 42–17 | 10 | 15 | 198 | 3 | 0 | −4 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Auburn | L 10–34 | 17 | 35 | 173 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | atGeorgia | W 19–14 | 12 | 21 | 150 | 2 | 0 | −3 |
| Oct 16 | at Ole Miss | W 21–17 | 14 | 30 | 231 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs.Alabama | W 17–13 | 10 | 22 | 132 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Oct 30 | atSouth Carolina | W 43–29 | 9 | 16 | 109 | 3 | 1 | −7 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Notre Dame | L 13–17 | 11 | 18 | 149 | 1 | 0 | −17 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5½″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 sW |
| Vertical jump | 21½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.51 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.60 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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