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Western Carolina at Tennessee

Sep 19, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 3

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Western Carolina

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Final Score

10 - 55

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Total Yards

Tennessee447
Western Carolina279

Passing Yards

Tennessee237
Western Carolina90

Rushing Yards

Tennessee210
Western Carolina189

Turnovers

Tennessee0
Western Carolina3

Game Conditions

Temperature81°F
Wind0 mph N

Humidity

62%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Joshua Dobbs

Tennessee

YDS: 144

Rushing

Detrez Newsome

Unknown Team

YDS: 128

Receiving

Preston Williams

Tennessee

YDS: 98

Tackles

No tackles data.

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Tennessee32:54
Western Carolina27:06

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Tennessee routs Western Carolina 55-10

Blowout

Tennessee defeated Western Carolina 55-10 in Week 3 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 447-279 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Tennessee set the terms early in a game that finished 55-10. Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Preston Williams for 25 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK) came with {'seconds': 53, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Tennessee the first major swing.

Tennessee's box score carried the story: 447 total yards, 210 rushing yards, and 237 passing yards. Western Carolina finished with 279 total yards, including 189 on the ground and 90 through the air.

Tennessee converted 5-14 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-3, Tennessee led 41-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Aaron Medley 31 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Preston Williams for 25 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK) (Tennessee led 7-0 over Western Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Aaron Medley 20 yd FG GOOD (Tennessee led 10-0 over Western Carolina).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jalen Hurd 5 Yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley Kick) (Tennessee led 17-0 over Western Carolina).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Alvin Kamara run for 2 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK) (Tennessee led 34-0 over Western Carolina).

  • Kickoff

    Blake Metcalf kickoff for 53 yds , Evan Berry return for 88 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK) (Western Carolina led 3-41 over Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jalen Hurd run for 8 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK) (Tennessee led 27-0 over Western Carolina).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    55-10

    Tennessee defeated Western Carolina.

  • Total yards

    447-279

    Tennessee held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    210

    Tennessee averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    237

    Tennessee averaged 8.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-14

    Tennessee's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-12

    Western Carolina's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTennesseeWestern Carolina
Total Yards447279
Passing Yards23790
Rushing Yards210189
First Downs259
Third Down Efficiency5-141-12
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)3-154-42
Turnovers03
Completions / Attempts21-2911-22
Rushing Attempts4933
Passing TDs30
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points134
Possession Time32:5427:06
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)