Final NCAA Stats out.
@Vol_Football
officially finishes with nation’s No. 1 scoring offense (46.1), total offense (525.5) and passing efficiency (181.39). It’s the first time in program history they finish first in all three.
Hendon got on the bus yesterday torn ACL and all, rode 2 1/2 hours west, spent the night and day at hotel and was here. You won’t find his numbers in a box score tonight but his leadership and presence is immeasurable. 👏
One of the coolest things I’ve seen in all the years of doing this. KState fans giving hi-fives to our
@HailStateFB
players. Thanks for the hospitality Manhattan. Much respect.
#HailState
2 years ago
@Vol_Football
was 1-4 on this field. Today, they sold it out for the 6th straight game, have won nine in a row on it and went 7-0 this year, outscoring opponents 387-152 with 🔥 atmosphere.
Incredible place to play football.
8-0 starts to a season for
@Vol_Football
in SEC era (since 1933):
2022 - Heupel
1998 - Fulmer
1956 - Wyatt
1951 - Gen. Neyland
1940 - Gen. Neyland
1939 - Gen. Neyland
1938 - Gen. Neyland
Josh Heupel joins a list of now four.
Stats of the 2022 Biletnikoff Award Finalists vs. Current AP Top 25 Teams
Hyatt: 22 rec, 388 yds, 7 TD
Harrison Jr.: 22 rec, 361 yds, 1 TD
Hutchinson: 20 rec, 265 yds, 0 TD
@jalinhyatt
//
@Vol_Football
Thanks to the seniors and to this guy. When it was over, went back, took a lap to thank the
#HaiIState
fans. Didn’t have to play today but he did because it meant something to him and always a team guy. He’s going to be an incredible player and rep in the NFL.
#JefferySimmons
AP SEC Coach of the Year in
@Vol_Football
history ⤵️
1951 - General Neyland
1956 - Bowden Wyatt
1967 - Doug Dickey
1985 - Johnny Majors
1998 - Phillip Fulmer
2022 - Josh Heupel
Regular season football is complete for
@HailStateFB
for the decade of 2010-19. The five
@SEC
teams who will go to a bowl every season this decade:
Mississippi State
LSU
Alabama
Georgia
Texas A&M
#HailState
🐶
Some personal news. Friday will be my final day
@HailState
as I join
@Vol_Sports
as Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications. Thank you Starkville for an incredible six years that Ali and I will cherish for the rest of our lives.
#HailState
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#PoweredByTheT
Picked to finish third in the SEC East at 7.5 total wins in August,
@Vol_Football
has secured its first 10-win regular season in 19 years. They’ve done it in Josh Heupel’s second season and amassed a school-record 568 points.
#GBO
🍊
There are moments you never forget and this was one of them. Sitting on top row of press box, you couldn’t hear yourself. To this day, DWS has never been louder. Hours later the Bulldogs were ranked No. 1. Still gives me goosebumps. Thanks Bear for the memories. RIP Bear Wilson.
Hendon Hooker has swept the SEC Offensive Player of the Year Awards as selected by AP & Coaches. The league’s most outstanding offensive player & QB for 2022 season compiled 3,565 yards and 32 total TDs, including five TD passes in epic Bama win.
#GBO
🍊
Final FBS stats out.
@Vol_Football
finished top 10 in nation in scoring offense (7th - 39.3) and total offense (9th - 474.9).
#Vols
were 108th and 102nd, respectively, a year ago in both. Fourth straight year Josh Heupel-coached teams finished top 10 in both.
That’s 344 total points for
@Vol_Football
this season.
That’s more for the
#Vols
than the entire seasons of the following years in the last decade: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013.
We are in the third quarter of Game 7. 🤯
Hendon Hooker’s last 4 SEC games were vs. the FBS Nos. 12, 11, 5, 13 total defenses, respectively. He went 3-1 in those, combining for 1,326 yards of total offense and 13 TDs, including 405 and 4 TDs today.
In his first season, Josh Heupel has led
@Vol_Football
to a 7-win regular season. He is the fifth
#Vols
coach in the last 80 years to achieve the feat in first season. Of those five, only Heupel did it following a season in which team had 3 or fewer wins the season prior.
#GBO
Lose four starters from last year’s team. Lose another this year to injury. Still win the
@SEC
outright with 27-2 overall record, 15-1 in league play.
@CoachVic_MSU
for National Coach of the Year.
#HailState
AP Poll ROAD Wins Over Top-20 Teams Last Six
@Vol_Football
Coaches
@coachjoshheupel
- 2 (now in yr 2)
J. Pruitt - 0 (3 years)
B. Jones - 0* (5 years)
L. Kiffin - 0 (1 year)
P. Fulmer - 13 (17 years)
J. Majors - 6 (16 years)
* - UGA ranked 25 in AP & 20 in Coaches in ‘16
We were in a dark place in early 2021, lowest point and this man helped bring us out of it. Incredible leader and one of the best people you will ever meet who is going to come back stronger for some NFL team. Love ya
@henhook2
🙏
That’s the first 11-win season for
@Vol_Football
since 2001. They’ve done it in
@coachjoshheupel
2nd season.
#Vols
now 18-8 under his watch with wins in 13 of last 16 gms. UT was 12-14 in 26 gms prior to him.
List of
@Vol_Football
coaches to defeat a No. 1 ranked team (Coaches or AP Poll):
1959 - Bowden Wyatt (LSU)
1985 - Johnny Majors (Auburn)
2022 - Josh Heupel (Alabama)
Today’s
@Vol_Football
win was the fourth win vs. a ranked opponent for HC Josh Heupel with the
#Vols
. That’s the most wins over ranked teams in the first two seasons to start a UT career since Phillip Fulmer had four from 1992-93.
#GBO
17 FBS QBs have thrown 20 or more TDs this season. Of those 17, Hendon Hooker has thrown the fewest INTs. 21:2 TD to INT (8:1 vs. ranked teams at time of meeting) in first year of Josh Heupel’s system.
Was in the truck watching this live at half. When asked about Chloe Bibby injury, watching this tells you all you need to know about how much
@CoachVic_MSU
cares about his players. Authentic. Tireless worker.
#HailState
List of NCAA schools who earned a New Year’s Six bowl berth and top-four seeds in women’s AND men’s
#MarchMadness
during 2022-23 athletic year ⤵️
Tennessee 🍊
The nation’s premier college baseball program the last 4 years (2021-24),
@Vol_Baseball
🏆
‣ 3
#MCWS
‣ 1 National Title
‣ 4 straight Super Regionals
‣ 12-0 Regional Play
‣ 2 SEC Reg. Season Titles
‣ 2 SEC Tournament Titles
‣ 211 wins
‣ 566 HRs
‣ 25 MLB Draft
What WR Cedric Tillman of
@Vol_Football
has done vs. current ranked teams:
• Yds. - 456* (2nd in FBS)
• Rec. - 25 (9th in FBS)
• TDs - 3 (6th in FBS)
* - includes 152 at Bama, 200 vs. UGA
James Pearce of
@Vol_Football
vs. A&M
‣ 5 QB hurries
‣ 2 TFLs
‣ 1 sack
‣ currently the highest graded DL in SEC this season by
@PFF_College
(91.6)
‣ 6 sacks (2nd in SEC) & 9 TFLs (3rd in SEC) in 2023
He led all SEC DBs in TFLs this season (9) and ranked second in the league in PBUs (11).
Theo Jackson will play his 56th and final
@Vol_Football
game in his hometown - Nashville.
James Pearce Jr. with an absolute monster true sophomore All-SEC regular season for
@Vol_Football
:
• 8.5 sacks (1st among SEC DL)
• 13.0 TFLs (2nd among SEC DL)
• 15 QB hurries
• 11 QB hits (1st among SEC DL, PFF)
Jalin Hyatt’s 15 receiving TDs for
@Vol_Football
this season actually tied for national lead with Houston’s Dell. The 15 were 3 better than the next closest Power Five player.
@biletnikoffawrd
@ESPNCFB
No baseball team in SEC history had ever won 60 games … until tonight!
The best damn team all year, the SEC Champions and now 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS,
@Vol_Baseball
. 🏆
How about
@CoachBobShoop
@HailStateFB
defense? The man deserves to be a finalist for
@BroylesAward
. It will finish allowing the fewest TDs in nation (12). Ended the regular season without allowing a TD for 10 straight qtrs. 5 games this year it did not allow a TD.
#HailState
8 months ago,
@GrindSimmons94
tore his ACL. Today, he plays in his first game and through 3 qtrs, he already has more TFL (2) than 3 DTs drafted before him have all season (Williams, Oliver, Wilkins). And that will surprise no one around here. Motor 💯
#HailState
Another Neyland season comes to a close.
@Vol_Football
13 wins in here since 2022, most over a 2-year span since 1998-99 (13). During that span:
‣ 13 straight sellouts
‣ 1,417,131 combined attendance
See you in here Aug. 31, 2024.
In conference-only games,
@Vol_Football
offense leads the SEC in:
• 30 yd plays (20) (14 in 2020)
• 40 yd plays (9) (3 in 2020)
• 50 yd plays (6) (1 in 2020)
• 60 yd plays (5) (1 in 2020)
• 70 yd plays (5) (1 in 2020)
• 80 yd plays (1) (0 in 2020)
That puts a wrap on the 2017-18
@HailState
athletic year. It’s featured Final Four,
#CWS
, SEC Championships, bowl game victories, NCAA postseasons, record GPAs. And the scary thing is 2018-19 is set up for a
#ChampionshipStandard
in
#StarkVegas
. Can’t wait, let’s get to work. 🐶
Tim Banks'
@Vol_Football
defense now up to 62.0 tackles for loss for season - No. 2 in FBS and No. 1 in Power 5.
#Vols
TFLs Per Game Last Five Seasons:
2021: 8.86 (62 in 7 gm)
2020: 5.50 (55 in 10 gm)
2019: 5.46 (71 in 13 gm)
2018: 5.67 (68 in 12 gm)
2017: 5.08 (61 in 12 gms)
AP Poll - Wins Over Final AP Top 25 Teams,
#Vols
double total of each of the top five Big Ten teams
1 UGA - 7
2 TCU - 3
3 Mich - 2
4 Ohio St - 2
5 Bama - 3
6
@Vol_Football
- 4
7 PSU - 1
8 Wash - 3
9 Tulane - 2
10 Utah - 3
Last 2 Seasons
@Vol_Football
⤵️
2022 - 1st
@OrangeBowl
since 97 szn
2023 - 1st
@CitrusBowl
since 01 szn
Josh Heupel joins Phillip Fulmer & Bill Battle as only coaches to lead UT to bowls in each of his first three seasons
Josh Heupel becomes the quickest coach to 30 wins at UT (42 games) since Phillip Fulmer (38). Third-quickest to 30 at UT in the last 75 years behind only Fulmer and Bill Battle (35).
The 13 FBS schools who will go to a bowl every season this decade (2010-19):
Mississippi State (
@HailStateFB
)
Alabama
Boise St
Clemson
Georgia
LSU
Oklahoma
Okla St
San Diego St
Texas A&M
Va Tech
Washington
Wisconsin
#HailState
🐶
There have been 7 games of 600+ yards of total offense in school history. Two have occurred in the first three games of the
@BallCoachJoeMo
era.
#HailState
Last night was the 50th career game as a college head coach for
@coachjoshheupel
. He’s won 36 of those, which puts him top eight among all FBS HC in wins since 2018.
With the win over No. 17 Pitt,
@coachjoshheupel
becomes the first
@Vol_Football
coach in the AP Poll era (since 1936) to record at least 1 ROAD win (non neutral) over a top 20 team in each of his first two seasons with the program.
#GBO
🍊
With this return,
@Vol_Football
Velus Jones Jr. now up to 2,851 kickoff return yards for his career - most among active FBS players. Averaging an SEC-best 28.1 ypr this season.
They give you the ball on your own 32 with 15 sec left. After 5 TD passes, they tell you to go win the game vs. Bama. What do you do?
18 yd pass ▶️ TENN 50 (0:09)
27 yd pass ▶️ BAMA 23 (0:02)
40 yd FG ▶️ GOOD (0:00)
#HendoCinco
#VFL
Since taking over
@Vol_Football
starting QB on Sept. 18, Hendon Hooker:
• Completed 68% passes
• 15 pass TDs to only 1 INT
• Accounted for 1,752 yds of total offense and 19 TDs
• Accounted for multiple TDs in all six games
@daveyobrien
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@henhook2
Love this attitude and energy from Memphis native
@EasonBryson
💪
“I looked at it as I chose Tennessee. ... I wanted to be a Vol.”
@Vol_Football
//
#GBO
🍊
Tim Banks’
@Vol_Football
defense
• Total D (176.0, 1st FBS)
• Rush D (50.8, 2nd FBS)
• 3rd Down (17%, 2nd FBS)
• 4 straight games under 75 rush yds
• 2 TDs allowed in last 20 qtrs
• 1 pass play of 30+ yds allowed all yr
When the updated NCAA stats come out in AM, they will show that
@HailStateFB
only defense in FBS that has allowed single-digit TDs this year. The 9 TDs allowed - fewest in nation.
#HailState
Amazing -
@HailStateFB
went an entire home schedule (28 quarters) without allowing a rushing TD. Only 3 TDs allowed at home all year - all pass. Still fewest TDs allowed overall in the nation (12).
CC:
@BroylesAward
#HailState
Tennessee beats the Big Ten West champ 35-0. Most pts allowed by Iowa all season.
@Vol_Football
has t3rd-most wins among SEC programs last 2 seasons under Josh Heupel (20). Winningest two-year span for UT since 2003-04 (20).
#GBO
#NFLCombine
Invites:
entire Big Ten - 53
SEC West - 52
entire ACC - 46
entire Pac 12 - 39
SEC East - 38
entire Big 12 - 33
Look at this and the recruiting rankings yesterday, what a division and battle week after week. Nothing like it. Much respect.
#SECWest
#ItJustMeansMore
Take my word for it. I been around this man for three years. He is going to make you proud
@Titans
. This man has made
@HailStateFB
proud the last three years.
That will do it for basketball in this building this year.
@HailStateWBK
@HailStateMBK
went a combined 37-2 in here. Remarkable. Sold out crowds and 🔥 atmosphere.
#HailState
With reg season ending,
@HailStateFB
defense held the following teams to their lowest point total of reg. season. No. 1 scoring defense in nation:
Alabama^ - 24
Auburn^ - 9
Texas A&M^ - 13
Florida^ - 13
Ole Miss - 3
LA Lafayette^ - 10
LA Tech^ - 3
^ - bowl eligible
#HailState
This guy flies around the field. Henry To’o To’o of
@Vol_Football
:
• leads SEC in TFLs per game (1.11)
• one of only 2 SEC players with 10 or more total TFLs this season
• At least 0.5 TFL in 8 out of his last 12 SEC games
• A 31-yd catch and run on a fake punt
How about the
@Vol_Football
run defense? Limited LSU to 55 and Alabama to 114. Now up to 10th in the nation and second in SEC, allowing only 93.3 yards per game. 👏
I was stunned when I heard this. In a world filled with click bait, Brett does an exceptional job at storytelling & reporting. He worked hard on the MSU beat, writing unique stories. On behalf of everyone at MSU, thank you Brett for your fair, honest coverage. Keep your head up.
With that TD, Hendon Hooker of
@Vol_Football
has now thrown a TD pass in 17 consecutive games, one shy of Heath Shuler's UT record. The 17 straight is tied for the national lead.
The only team in nation with 3 or more RBs averaging 5.0 yards per carry with a min. 50 attempts each is
@Vol_Football
⤵️
‣ Jaylen Wright (6.99, 1st SEC, 102 att)
‣ Dylan Sampson (5.70, 66 att)
‣ Jabari Small (5.06, 82 att)
Thank you to this man for his courage, leadership, professionalism and class not only over the last month but his entire
@HailStateFB
tenure. Took a difficult situation, shined and never once stopped being him.
@CoachKnox_MSU
1-0.
#HailState
In last two seasons,
@Vol_Football
has combined to allow only 29 plays of 30+ yards, which is 2nd fewest in FBS (1st last season with 10). In the five seasons prior to Jeremy Pruitt tenure, UT allowed 137 and ranked 72nd in FBS during that span.
(h/t
@SportSourceA
)
Jalin Hyatt of
@Vol_Football
has produced eight 40+ yard receiving plays this season, which leads the nation (next closest is 5). The eight by Hyatt is better than 11 SEC teams entire team total for the year. 🤯
If you want to see what a transfer success story looks like on and off the field, look no further than Velus Jones Jr. Remarkable two-year stretch with
@Vol_Football
after 4 years at USC. Congrats
@VelusJr
!
In the last 2 games (both vs. current top 10 teams), DL Matthew Butler of
@Vol_Football
:
• played 147 combined snaps 💪
• 11 total tackles
• 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks
• 3 QB hurries, 1 forced fumble