W Kentucky 7
(0-1, 0-1 away)
Tennessee 63
(1-0, 1-0 home)
12:21 PM ET, September 5, 2009
Neyland Stadium, KNOXVILLE, TN
Top Performers
Passing: J. Crompton (TENN) - 233 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: M. Hardesty (TENN) - 18 CAR, 160 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Teague (TENN) - 6 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | WKU | TENN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 13:41 | Bryce Brown 2 Yd Run (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 13:22 | Luke Stocker 17 Yd Pass From Jonathan Crompton (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| TD | 09:08 | Quintin Hancock 9 Yd Pass From Jonathan Crompton (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 0 | 21 |
| TD | 01:14 | Brandon Warren 4 Yd Pass From Jonathan Crompton (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 0 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WKU | TENN | |||
| TD | 07:28 | Montario Hardesty 43 Yd Run (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 0 | 35 |
 | TD | 02:41 | Bobby Rainey 19 Yd Run (Casey Tinius Kick) | 7 | 35 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WKU | TENN | |||
| TD | 14:55 | Luke Stocker 6 Yd Pass From Jonathan Crompton (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 7 | 42 |
| TD | 13:21 | Marsalis Teague 5 Yd Pass From Jonathan Crompton (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 7 | 49 |
| TD | 09:51 | David Oku 2 Yd Run (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 7 | 56 |
| TD | 03:43 | David Oku 1 Yd Run (Daniel Lincoln Kick) | 7 | 63 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WKU | TENN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 6 | 34 |
3rd down efficiency | 1-11 | 7-9 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 83 | 657 |
| Passing | 49 | 277 |
Comp-Att | 9-16 | 25-32 |
Yards per pass | 3.1 | 8.7 |
| Rushing | 34 | 380 |
Rushing Attempts | 30 | 44 |
Yards per rush | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| Penalties | 9-74 | 6-45 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 27:01 | 32:59 |
| Tennessee Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Crompton | 21/28 | 233 | 8.3 | 5 | 2 |
| N. Stephens | 4/4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 25/32 | 277 | 8.7 | 5 | 2 |
| Tennessee Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Hardesty | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 1 | 43 |
| B. Brown | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 1 | 34 |
| T. Poole | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 34 |
| D. Oku | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 2 | 16 |
| N. Richardson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Crompton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 44 | 380 | 8.6 | 4 | 43 |
| Western Kentucky Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Q. Cooper | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Vasquez | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Doyle | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Gaebler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Teague | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 1 | 24 |
| Q. Hancock | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | 28 |
| N. Richardson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 27 |
| K. Cooper | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 |
| B. Warren | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 13 |
| L. Stocker | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 2 | 17 |
| Z. Rogers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Moore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Hardesty | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 25 | 277 | 11.1 | 5 | 28 |
| Western Kentucky Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| T. Majors | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Forrest | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tennessee Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. Vinson | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tennessee Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| N. Richardson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 |
| D. Rogan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 19 |
| Western Kentucky Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Tinius | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Tennessee Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Lincoln | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 9/9 | 9 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 9/9 | 9 |
| Western Kentucky Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Moore | 9 | 403 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Team | 9 | 403 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
ATTENDANCE: 98,761
