SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE 2016 FOOTBALL QUESTIONNAIRE

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1 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE 2016 FOOTBALL QUESTIONNAIRE General Information SCHOOL: University of Tennessee LOCATION: Knoxville, Tenn. FOUNDED: 1794 ENROLLMENT: 27,845 PRESIDENT/CHANCELLOR: Chancellor Jimmy Cheek Alma Mater/Year: Texas A&M 1969 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Dave Hart Alma Mater/Year: Alabama 1970 GAME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR (W/TITLE): David Elliott, Asst. AD Event Management ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: INTERNET ADDRESS: UTSports.com CONFERENCE: SEC NICKNAME: Volunteers/Vols COLORS: Orange & White STADIUM: Neyland Stadium CAPACITY: 102,455 PLAYING SURFACE: Tifway 419 Bermuda Hybrid Grass FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: 1891 NUMBER OF YEARS PLAYING FOOTBALL: 120 ALL-TIME OVERALL RECORD: ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD: 27-24

2 Coaching Staff HEAD COACH: Butch Jones Alma Mater/Year: Ferris State 1990 SCHOOL (YEARS): ) in 3 years at Tennessee CAREER RECORD (YEARS): in 9 years overall ASSISTANT COACHES (Alma mater /Year/Responsibilities/Yrs at Current School): Steve Stripling, Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line (Colorado 76) 4 th at UT Mike DeBord, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Manchester College 78) 2 nd at UT Bob Shoop, Defensive Coordinator (Yale 88) 1 st at UT Willie Martinez, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs (Miami, Fla. 85) 4 th at UT Zach Azzanni, Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator (Central Michigan 99) 4 th at UT Robert Gillespie, Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator (Florida 05) 4 th at UT Don Mahoney, Offensive Line (West Virginia State 93) 4 th at UT Larry Scott, Tight Ends (South Florida 00) 1 st at UT Tommy Thigpen, Linebackers (North Carolina 93) 4 th at UT Dave Lawson, Strength & Conditioning (West Virginia Tech 92) 4 th at UT Team Information BASIC OFFENSE: Multiple BASIC DEFENSE: 4-3 Base LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Offense: 24 Defense: 29 TOTAL: 55 LETTERWINNERS LOST: Offense: 7 Defense: 6 TOTAL: 15 STARTERS RETURNING: Offense: 9 Defense: 8 TOTAL: 19 STARTERS LOST: Offense: 2 Defense: 3 Specialty: 0 TOTAL: 5

3 RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl): No. Name Pos. Class HT. WT. EXP Hometown/Last School 11 Joshua Dobbs QB Sr L Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 1 Jalen Hurd RB Jr L Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech Senior 25 Josh Smith WR R-Jr L Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville 3 Josh Malone WR Jr L Gallatin, Tenn./Station Camp 82 Ethan Wolf TE Jr L Minster, Ohio/Minster 75 Jashon Robertson OL Jr L Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy 55 Coleman Thomas OL Jr L Max Meadows, Va./Fort Chiswell 71 Dylan Wiesman OL Sr L Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain 76 Chance Hall OL So L Roanoke, Va./Northside RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl): No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/Last School 50 Corey Vereen DL Sr L Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange 39 Kendal Vickers DL R-Jr L Havelock, N.C./Havelock 9 Derek Barnett DL Jr L Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 21 Jalen Reeves-Maybin LB Sr L Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast 34 Darrin Kirkland Jr. LB So L Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central 23 Cameron Sutton DB Sr L Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro 8 Justin Martin DB Jr L Antioch, Tenn./Overton 13 Malik Foreman DB Sr L Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett STARTERS LOST (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl): No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/Last School 9 Von Pearson WR L Newport News, Va./Denbigh 77 Kyler Kerbyson OL L Knoxville, Tenn/Knoxville Catholic 58 Owen Williams DL L Macon, Ga. /Westside 37 Brian Randolph DB L Marietta, Ga./Kell 33 LaDarrell McNeil DB L Dallas, Texas/Wilmer Hutchins ALL-STAR CANDIDATES (Name/Pos): Joshua Dobbs QB Jalen Hurd RB Alvin Kamara RB Josh Malone WR Ethan Wolf TE Jashon Robertson OL Coleman Thomas OL Dylan Wiesman OL Jalen Reeves-Maybin LB Darrin Kirkland Jr. LB Cameron Sutton DB

4 Evan Berry KR Trevor Daniel P Aaron Medley K Returning Statistical Leaders (Use Complete Names) RUSHING: ATT. YARDS AVG. TDS Jalen Hurd Alvin Kamara Joshua Dobbs PASSING: ATT. COMP INT. TDS YARDS PCT. Joshua Dobbs RECEIVING: REC. YARDS AVG. AVG/GAME TDS Alvin Kamara Josh Malone Josh Smith Ethan Wolf Jalen Hurd TACKLES: TOTAL SOLO ASST. INT. SACKS TFL (YDS) Jalen Reeves-Maybin Derek Barnett Darrin Kirkland Jr Todd Kelly Jr Corey Vereen In Review FINAL 2015 OVERALL RECORD: 9-4 FINAL 2015 CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 5-3/2nd 2015 BOWL APPEARANCE (BOWL, OPPONENT, W/L, SCORE): Outback Bowl, Northwestern, Win 45-6 FINAL 2015 NATIONAL RANKING: AP 22/ Coaches 23

5 2015 Results DATE W/L OPPONENT SCORE SITE (ATTENDANCE) Sept. 5 W vs. Bowling Green (Nashville) W, ,323 Sept. 12 L #19 Oklahoma L, (OT) 102,455 Sept. 19 W Western Carolina W, ,136 Sept. 26 L at Florida L, ,527 Oct. 3 L Arkansas L, ,265 Oct. 10 W #19 Georgia W, ,455 Oct. 24 L at #8 Alabama L, ,821 Oct. 31 W at Kentucky W, ,886 Nov. 7 W South Carolina W, ,253 Nov. 14 W North Texas W, ,197 Nov. 21 W at Missouri W, ,575 Nov. 28 W Vanderbilt W, ,327 Jan. 1 W vs. #13 Northwestern (Outback Bowl) W, , Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE SERIES RECORD Sept. 3 Appalachian State Knoxville, Tenn. 0-0 Sept. 10 vs. Virginia Tech (Battle at Bristol) Bristol, Tenn. UT leads 5-3 Sept. 17 Ohio Knoxville Tenn. UT leads 1-0 Sept. 24 Florida Knoxville, Tenn. UF leads Oct. 1 at Georgia Athens, Ga. UT leads Oct. 8 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas UT leads 2-0 Oct. 15 Alabama Knoxville, Tenn. UA leads Oct. 29 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. UT leads Nov. 5 Tennessee Tech Knoxville, Tenn. UT leads 5-0 Nov. 12 Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn. UT leads Nov. 19 Missouri Knoxville, Tenn. Mizz leads 3-1 Nov. 26 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. UT leads