#OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE: Tracking Tennessee Football's Improvement
A look at the national rankings for most statistical categories, where Tennessee is doing well, and where it needs to improve to once again become a contender.
| Final - 10.15.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Tennessee Volunteers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
A look at the national rankings for most statistical categories, where Tennessee is doing well, and where it needs to improve to once again become a contender.
And the Valley Shook looks back at the Tigers' 38-7 victory in Knoxville.
The drive chart from yesterday's game is below the jump. It's about what you'd expect. Depending on what you were expecting. FULL SCREEN VERSIONAnimated Drive Chart brought to you by Gameday Depot....
I just got this wonderfully-worded text from some news outlet: Tennessee fell to #1 ranked LSU 38-7 at home. UT travels to Alabama next Sat, kickoff @ 7:15pm. Reply HELP for help, STOP to...
Well. The Vols, rebuilding to begin with and then losing most of their only difference-makers to various stupidities and injuries, lose 38-7 to the #1 team in the nation. Some are freaking out, but...
If last year's Tennessee win was a metaphor for the season, so is this one albeit in a totally different way. Last year's game took about five years off my life and was perfectly described by the...
I'm trying not to be too negative about this game, I really am, but asking questions that are realistic is sort of at odds with that, so forgive me for the following Guessing Game questions for...
About Last Night
And the Valley Shook breaks down LSU's matchup with Tennessee.
A look at the national rankings shows just how much of a challenge lies ahead for the Tennessee Volunteers against the LSU Tigers this week.
Wee and Pat are joined by Will Shelton from Rocky Top Talk to discuss LSU's offensive improvement against the Gators and the Vols chances as LSU faces another team starting a backup QB....
The matchup may not look even, but recent history suggests LSU and Tennessee play nothing but classics.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 2 |
| 14:56 left: L-S-U Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Jarrett Lee to Rueben Randle. (Drew Alleman extra point is good). |
| 14:56 left: |
| 10:01 left: L-S-U Touchdown - 13-yard pass from Jarrett Lee to Spencer Ware. (Drew Alleman extra point is good). |
| 10:01 left: |
| 2:24 left: Tennessee Touchdown - 2-yard run by Tauren Poole. (Michael Palardy extra point is good). |
| 2:24 left: |
| 0:15 left: L-S-U Field Goal - 18-yarder by Drew Alleman. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 7:53 left: L-S-U Touchdown - 1-yard run by Spencer Ware. (Drew Alleman extra point is good). |
| 7:53 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 8:55 left: L-S-U Touchdown - 3-yard run by Jordan Jefferson. (Drew Alleman extra point is good). |
| 8:55 left: |
| 1:35 left: L-S-U Touchdown - 14-yard run by Russell Shepard. (Drew Alleman extra point is good). |
| 1:35 left: |
| Team statistics | LSU | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 38:19 | 21:41 |
| First Downs | 24 | 11 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 14-20 0 | 6-20 2 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 237 49 | 111 29 |
| Punt Return Yards | 32 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 0 0-0 0 | 2 0-0 2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-61 | 6-68 |
| Punts-Average | 4-45.0 | 5-37.8 |