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Tennessee Victorious Over Western Kentucky, 30-9

Posted on December 30, 2013 at 02:00 AM.

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Vols Defense Shines In Win Over Western Kentucky

Knoxville, TN-Many experts were picking Western Kentucky to upset Tennessee after they upset Kentucky 30-27 in the season opener, but the Tennessee football team silenced them on Saturday with a convincing 30-9 win. Alton "Pig" Howard returned the opening kickoff 104 yards before being tackled at the WKU 5 yard line. Two carries by Rajion Neal put the Vols up early 7-0. Both teams exchanged punts the next 4 possessions, before Western Kentucky put together an 11 play, 76 yard drive capped off by a Keshawn Simpson 1 yard TD run, tying the game 7-7. The Vols knew they needed to answer to put the momentum back on their side, they marched down the field before the drive stalled and they were forced to kick a field goal, putting them up 10-7 late in the first half. The teams went into the locker room with Tennessee leading 10-9 after Rajion Neal was tackled in the endzone for a safety.

The second half was a different story as Tennessee held WKU to under 100 yards of offense, allowing 0 points the rest of the game. The Vols offense drove into WKU territory 3 times in the third quarter but were held to only 6 points, 2 field goals of 44 and 28 yards by Michael Palardy to be precise, putting the Big Orange up 16-9 heading into the 4th quarter. The 4th quarter was definitely the best quarter of football the Vols played all game, scoring 14 points, an 8 yard pass from Justin Worley to Pig Howard, who made a sensational grab in the back of the endzone, and a 2 yard run by Rajion Neal, the final score of the game which gave the Vols a 30-9 win.

QB Justin Worley struggled almost the whole game, completing just 3 of 13 passes in the first half, which left the fans in Neyland Stadium wanting a quarterback change. However, Worley did finish the day 13-26 and 1 TD pass. Rajion Neal was definitely the player of the game, finishing with 29 carries, 147 yards, and 2 TD. WR Pig Howard caught the only TD pass of the day, his only catch of the day strangely enough. On defense, ball-hawk A.J. Johnson finished with 14 tackles and a forced fumble.

Next Saturday the Vols (2-0) make their first road trip of the season, traveling to Eugene, Oregon take on the #2 Oregon Ducks (2-0). Most Vols fans aren't expecting a win, as most would be happy with a respectable showing, but hey...you never know.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Tennessee Volunteers
Sep 7, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-1, 0-0)	0	9	0	0	9
Tennessee Volunteers (2-0, 0-0)	7	3	6	14	30

Team Stats Comparison
	WKU	TENN
Total Offense	338	300
Rushing Yards	69	172
Passing Yards	269	128
First Downs	15	13
Punt Return Yards	13	37
Kick Return Yards	27	125
Total Yards	378	462
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-17	8-16
4th Down Conversion	1-5	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0	5-3-1
Penalties	3-15	0-0
Posession Time	12:50	19:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WKU	TENN
7:21	(TENN) R. Neal, 2 yd run (M. Palardy kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WKU	TENN
6:09	(WKU) K. Simpson, 1 yd run (G. Schwettman kick)	7	7
4:26	(TENN) M. Palardy, 43 yd FG	7	10
0:56	(WKU) Team Safety	9	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WKU	TENN
5:40	(TENN) M. Palardy, 44 yd FG	9	13
0:26	(TENN) M. Palardy, 28 yd FG	9	16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WKU	TENN
3:51	(TENN) P. Howard, 8 yd pass from J. Worley (M. Palardy kick)	9	23
1:39	(TENN) R. Neal, 2 yd run (M. Palardy kick)	9	30

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
B. Doughty	30/47	269	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Andrews	15	49	3.2	0
B. Doughty	4	4	1.0	0
K. Simpson	4	14	3.5	1
W. McNeal	1	2	2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Andrews	8	80	10.0	0
S. Brown	7	63	9.0	0
M. Henry	6	45	7.5	0
T. Taylor	3	23	7.6	0
W. McNeal	3	35	11.6	0
L. Turner	2	15	7.5	0
T. Higbee	1	8	8.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
E. Hazelett	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
A. Jackson	7	0	0	0
T. Robinson	7	0	0	0
C. Washington	6	1.0	0	0
J. Dowling	6	0	0	0
K. Young	6	0	1	0
R. Brown	5	0	0	0
C. Thomas	2	0	0	0
R. Singh	2	0	0	0
X. Boyd	2	0	0	0
T. Williams	2	0	0	0
J. Hervey	2	0	0	0
D. Patterson	1	0	0	0
T. Smith	1	0	0	0
B. Boyd	1	0	0	0
A. Wright	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
G. Schwettman	0/1	1/1	1	0
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
H. Brakefield	5	224	44.8	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Sumler	1	27	27.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Robinson	1	13	13.0	0

Tennessee Volunteers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
J. Worley	13/26	128	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Neal	29	147	5.0	2
J. Worley	8	20	2.5	0
M. Lane	1	-1	-1.0	0
P. Howard	1	6	6.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. North	3	43	14.3	0
R. Neal	3	28	9.3	0
J. Croom	2	24	12.0	0
V. Dallas	2	12	6.0	0
B. Downs	1	7	7.0	0
M. Lane	1	6	6.0	0
P. Howard	1	8	8.0	1
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
A. Bullard	4		0
A. Richardson	2		0
Z. Fulton	2		0
J. Stone	2		1
B. Downs	1		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
A. Johnson	14	0	0	0
D. Sapp	7	0	0	0
D. Swafford	4	0	0	0
C. Sutton	4	0	0	0
J. Smith	4	1.0	0	0
B. Randolph	3	0	0	0
C. Miller	2	0	0	0
B. Brewer	2	0	0	0
J. Toney	2	0	0	0
D. Hood	2	0	0	0
G. King	1	0	0	0
L. McNeil	1	0	0	0
A. Bullard	1	0	0	0
C. Maggitt	1	0	0	0
B. Moore	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
M. Palardy	3/3	3/3	12	44
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
M. Palardy	3	134	44.6	2
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
P. Howard	2	125	62.5	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
P. Howard	3	37	12.3	0