Vols 59, Ragin' Cajuns 7

What follows is a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of Tennessee's 59-7 blitz of Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

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UT 0	Quarter 1 15:00	0 LAL
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Ten rushes by Arian Foster enabled Tennessee to march to the Louisiana-Lafayette 7-yard line before stalling and settling for a 24-yard Daniel Lincoln field goal and a 3-0 lead. After ULL missed a 49-yard field goal, Tennessee was marching goalward on its second possession as the quarter ended.
KEY PLAY
Foster picked up three yards on fourth-and-1 at the Ragin' Cajun 24-yard line. The Vols went up 3-0 five plays later.
KEY PLAYER
Foster. He finished the first period with 49 yards on 10 carries.
KEY STAT
Tennessee kept the ball 10:40 to ULL's 4:20 and outgained the visitors 115 yards to 42.

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UT 3	Quarter 1 00:00	0 LAL
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Foster scored from a yard out on the second play of the quarter, capping a 13-play, 67-yard drive and giving UT a 10-0 lead. Foster added a four-yard TD run to cap a seven-play, 65-yard march on UT's next possession. The 17-0 lead was threatened when ULL marched to the Vol 26-yard line but a Michael Desormeaux pass bounced off the hands of Jason Chery and into the arms of Vol defensive end Antonio Reynolds, who lumbered 70 yards for a TD that widened the gap to 24-0.
KEY PLAY
Reynolds' interception return. A ULL touchdown would've narrowed the gap to 17-7. Instead, the Cajuns found themselves down 24-0.
KEY PLAYER
Reynolds. He made a surprisingly nifty move on his scoring return, sidestepping Desormeaux at the ULL 37 and going the rest of the way with a convoy of Vols.
KEY STAT
ULL outgained Tennessee 130-78 total yards in the quarter but was outscored 21-0.

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UT 24	Quarter 2 00:00	0 LAL
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ULL went 68 yards in seven plays on its first possession of the second half, closing the gap to 24-7. Tyrell Fenroy opened the march with a 25-yard burst and closed it with a 21-yard TD run. UT answered with a 13-play, 65-yard drive to go up 31-7. Quintin Hancock caught five passes on the drive, including a four-yarder for the score. Nevin McKenzie blocked a Spencer Ortego punt moments later and Antonio Wardlow returned it 20 yards for a TD that put UT on top 38-7. After a failed fourth-down try by ULL and a late-hit penalty, UT went 36 yards in two plays - Lennon Creer getting the score on a 30-yard burst as the score swelled to 45-7.
KEY PLAY
The TD pass to Hancock. The Cajuns got a little pep in their step after narrowing the gap to 24-7 but UT reclaimed the momentum with Hancock's scoring grab.
KEY PLAYER
Vol quarterback Erik Ainge. He was 8 of 10 in the quarter for 64 yards and a TD.
KEY STAT
Tennessee was 3 of 3 on third-down conversions, ULL just 1 of 4.

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UT 45	Quarter 3 00:00	7 LAL
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A 49-yard pass from Jonathan Crompton to Kenny O'Neal capped an eight-play, 92-yard drive and put Tennessee on top 52-7 with 11:24 to play. A 28-yard scamper by Creer sparked UT's next possession, which ended with Gerald Jones taking a direct-snap at tailback and bolting 12 yards into the end zone to secure the 59-7 final margin.
KEY PLAY
None. The game was over by the time the fourth quarter began.
KEY PLAYER
Creer. The talented freshman picked up 79 yards on six carries in the quarter and finished with 109 yards on seven carries for the game
KEY STAT
Tennessee was 6 of 10 on third-down conversions, 2 of 2 on fourth-down conversions and 5 of 5 in the red zone.

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UT 59	Quarter 4 00:00	7 LAL
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Game #: 1138
Site: Knoxville
Date: Nov. 3
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Coach Match-up:
For the Vols - Fulmer and for the Ragin Cajuns -