Statistical leaders of the Tennessee Volunteers football program
The Tennessee Volunteers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Tennessee Volunteers football program in various categories,[1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Volunteers represent University of Tennessee in the NCAA 's Southeastern Conference .
Although Tennessee began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1930s or 1940s, depending on the particular statistic. Records from before this time period are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1940, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Volunteers have played in 10 bowl games since then, allowing players in those seasons an extra game to accumulate statistics. Similarly, the Volunteers have played in the SEC Championship Game five times since it was first played in 1992. These stats are updated through the end of the 2021 season .
Passing [ edit ] Passing Yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Peyton Manning 11,201 1994 1995 1996 1997 2 Casey Clausen 9,707 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Erik Ainge 8,700 2004 2005 2006 2007 4 Tyler Bray 7,444 2010 2011 2012 5 Joshua Dobbs 7,138[3] 2013 2014 2015 2016 6 Andy Kelly 6,397 1988 1989 1990 1991 7 Jarrett Guarantano 6,174[4] 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 8 Hendon Hooker 6,080[5] 2021 2022 9 Jeff Francis 5,867 1985 1986 1987 1988 10 Tee Martin 4,592 1996 1997 1998 1999
Single-Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Peyton Manning 3,819 1997 2 Tyler Bray 3,612 2012 3 Erik Ainge 3,522 2007 4 Peyton Manning 3,287 1996 5 Hendon Hooker 3,135[5] 2022 6 Erik Ainge 2,989 2006 7 Casey Clausen 2,969 2001 8 Casey Clausen 2,968 2003 9 Peyton Manning 2,954 1995 10 Joshua Dobbs 2,946[3] 2016
Passing Touchdowns [ edit ] Passing Attempts [ edit ] Passing Completions [ edit ] Rushing [ edit ] Rushing Yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Travis Henry 3,078 1997 1998 1999 2000 2 Arian Foster 2,964 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 James Stewart 2,890 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Johnnie Jones 2,852 1981 1982 1983 1984 5 Jamal Lewis 2,677 1997 1998 1999 6 Jalen Hurd 2,638[9] 2014 2015 2016 7 Cedric Houston 2,634 2001 2002 2003 2004 8 Jay Graham 2,609 1993 1994 1995 1996 9 Montario Hardesty 2,391 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 10 Curt Watson 2,364 1969 1970 1971
Single-Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Travis Stephens 1,464 2001 2 Jay Graham 1,438 1995 3 Jamal Lewis 1,364 1997 4 Montario Hardesty 1,345 2009 5 Travis Henry 1,314 2000 6 Johnnie Jones 1,290 1984 7 Jalen Hurd 1,288[9] 2015 8 Tony Thompson 1,261 1990 9 Chuck Webb 1,236 1989 10 Reggie Cobb 1,197 1987
Longest Rush Rank Player Long Year Opponent 1 Kelsey Finch 99 1977 Florida 2 Eric Gray 94 2019 Vanderbilt 3 Tiyon Evans 92[11] 2021 Missouri 4 Dick Dodson 91 1927 Transylvania 5 LaMarcus Coker 89 2006 Marshall 6 LaMarcus Coker 87 2006 Vanderbilt Dick Dorsey 87 1933 Virginia Tech 8 Jaylen Wright 83 2022 Vanderbilt 9 Steve Wold 82 1969 Vanderbilt Jaylen Wright 82 2023 UCONN
Rushing Touchdowns [ edit ] Single Game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Gene McEver 5 1929 South Carolina 2 Bob Lund 4 1945 Vanderbilt Harold Payne 4 1951 Washington & Lee Hubert Simpson 4 1979 Notre Dame Tony Thompson 4 1990 Vanderbilt James Stewart 4 1994 Georgia
Rushing Attempts [ edit ] Receiving [ edit ] Receptions [ edit ] Receiving Yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Joey Kent 2,814 1993 1994 1995 1996 2 Marcus Nash 2,447 1994 1995 1996 1997 3 Peerless Price 2,298 1995 1996 1997 1998 4 Jauan Jennings 2,153 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Robert Meachem 2,140 2004 2005 2006 6 Cedrick Wilson 2,137 1997 1998 1999 2000 7 Tim McGee 2,042 1982 1983 1984 1985 8 Denarius Moore 2,004 2007 2008 2009 2010 9 Larry Seivers 1,924 1973 1974 1975 1976 10 Carl Pickens 1,875 1989 1990 1991
Single-Season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Robert Meachem 1,298 2006 2 Jalin Hyatt 1,267 2022 3 Marcus Nash 1,170 1997 4 Justin Hunter 1,083 2012 5 Cedric Tillman 1,081[14] 2021 6 Joey Kent 1,080 1996 7 Joey Kent 1,055 1995 8 Da'Rick Rogers 1,040 2011 9 Kelley Washington 1,010 2001 10 Lucas Taylor 1,000 2007
Receiving Touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[16]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Peyton Manning 11,020 1994 1995 1996 1997 2 Casey Clausen 9,577 2000 2001 2002 2003 3 Joshua Dobbs 9,298 [3] 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 Erik Ainge 8,473 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Tyler Bray 7,237 2010 2011 2012 6 Hendon Hooker 7,130 [5] 2021 2022 7 Andy Kelly 6,427 1988 1989 1990 1991 8 Jarrett Guarantano 6,112 [4] 2017 2018 2019 2020 9 Jeff Francis 5,900 1985 1986 1987 1988 10 Tee Martin 5,206 1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Peyton Manning 3,789 1997 2 Joshua Dobbs 3,777 [3] 2016 3 Tyler Bray 3,578 2012 4 Hendon Hooker 3,565 [5] 2022 Hendon Hooker 3,565 [5] 2021 6 Erik Ainge 3,490 2007 7 Peyton Manning 3,156 1996 8 Joe Milton 3,112 2023 9 Joshua Dobbs 2,962 [3] 2015 10 Peyton Manning 2,960 1995
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[20]
Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Erik Ainge 7 2007 Kentucky
Defense [ edit ] Interceptions [ edit ] Eric Berry intercepted 14 passes in his 3-year career at Tennessee . Single Game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Bob Lund 3 1948 North Carolina J.W. Sherrill 3 1949 Kentucky Albert Dorsey 3 1967 Alabama Bill Young 3 1968 Rice Tim Priest 3 1970 Alabama Chris White 3 1985 UCLA Preston Warren 3 1988 Boston College Deon Grant 3 1999 Auburn Bryce Thompson 3 2019 UAB
Tackles [ edit ] Single-Season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Andy Spiva 194 1976 2 Jamie Rotella 190 1972 3 Steve Poole 182 1974 4 Ray Nettles 174 1971 5 Carl Zander 167 1984 6 Tom Fisher 165 1964 Andy Spiva 165 1975 8 Andy Spiva 163 1974 Russ Williams 163 1975 10 Keith DeLong 159 1988
Single Game Rank Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Tom Fisher 28 1964 Auburn 2 Andy Spiva 25 1975 Vanderbilt Greg Jones 25 1976 Alabama Greg Jones 25 1977 Vanderbilt 5 Andy Spiva 24 1976 Kentucky Lemont Holt Jeffers 24 1981 Auburn Kelly Ziegler 24 1987 Boston College 8 Keith DeLong 23 1988 Alabama Daniel Bituli 23 2017 Georgia Tech 10 Ray Nettles 22 1971 Alabama Andy Spiva 22 1976 Florida
Kicking [ edit ] Field goals made [ edit ] Field goal percentage [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b "2014 Tennessee Volunteers Media Guide" (PDF) . UTSports.com . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014 . ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Joshua Dobbs" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 31, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f "Jarrett Guarantano" . ESPN.com . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Hendon Hooker" . ESPN.com . ^ a b "Tennessee vs. Missouri Box Scores" . ESPN.com . November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019 . ^ Citrus Bowl ^ a b c d "Tennessee vs. Purdue Box Score" . ESPN.com . December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022 . ^ a b "Jalen Hurd" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 31, 2016 . ^ Cotton Bowl ^ "Tennessee vs. Missouri Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021 . ^ "Squirrel White" . ESPN.com . ^ "Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022 . ^ a b "Cedric Tillman" . ESPN.com . ^ Fiesta Bowl (National Championship game) ^ "2022 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 9. Retrieved October 29, 2022 . ^ "Texas A&M holds of Tennessee in 2 OT thanks to Trevor Knight's TD run" . ESPN.com . October 8, 2016. ^ Cite error: The named reference 22ALA
was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "Dobbs helps Vols rally for 38-31 victory over No. 19 Georgia" . ESPN.com . October 10, 2015. ^ "2022 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF) . NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved October 29, 2022 . ^ "A.J. Johnson" . UTSports.com . Retrieved January 3, 2015 . ^ a b c "Aaron Medley" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 7, 2017 . ^ a b c d "Brent Cimaglia" . ESPN.com . ^ a b "Charles Campbell" . ESPN.com . ^ "Chase McGrath" . ESPN.com .
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