Chattanooga Times Free Press

BY THE NUMBERS

- — PATRICK BROWN

4,389: Florida’s 11-game winning streak against Tennessee spanned nearly 4,400 days. James Wilhoit kicked a 50-yard field goal in the final seconds of the Vols’ 30-28 triumph in 2004, and Tennessee staged a remarkable rally Saturday. All of its wins against the Gators are memorable for Tennessee, and this one will rank pretty highly.

319-11: When Josh Dobbs scored to give the Vols a 38-21 lead with 8:27 left in the fourth quarter, Tennessee held an absurd 319-11 advantage in total offense in a stretch of scoring 35 points while holding the Gators without a first down. Despite playing without its best players and getting torched in the first half, Tennessee’s defense held Florida to 102 second-half yards.

9.1: During its dominant second half Tennessee averaged nearly 9 yards per play while holding Florida to a paltry 2.8 yards per snap. In the first half the Gators had an 8.8-3.9 advantage in yards per play. The script flipped entirely after halftime as the Vols roared back.

17: The Vols won despite turning six red-zone possession­s into just 17 points. Tennessee couldn’t punch it in after having first-and-goal from the 2-yard line following Antonio Callaway’s muffed punt, and Dobbs threw an end-zone intercepti­on after Jalen Hurd was dropped for a 4-yard loss on first-and-goal at the 3.

3: Tackles for loss in the second half by Derek Barnett, the defensive end who took over the game, his coach Butch Jones said after the game. Barnett had two sacks and batted down a pass while looking unblockabl­e at times for Florida’s offensive line. He led Tennessee’s defensive charge in the second half.

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