Best
Badger Bowl Moment:
Wisconsin won three Rose Bowls under the watchful eye of Barry
Alvarez, but none that generated more electricity in Madison than
the 1994 victory. The 21-16 win over UCLA was the school’s first on
New Year’s Day, capping the Badgers’ first Big Ten title in 32
years. More than 70,000 rabid fans made the trip to Pasadena,
giving Wisconsin a unique home-field advantage in the Bruins’ own
stadium.
Best Volunteer Bowl Moment: UT’s postseason resume includes
30 New Year’s Day bowl games, including seven Sugar Bowls, six
Cotton Bowls, four Orange Bowls, three Fiesta Bowls and two Rose
Bowls. Your dad and granddad might disagree, but none was more
significant than the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, which guaranteed the Vols
their second national championship. Big days from Tee Martin and
Peerless Price catapulted Tennessee to a 23-16 win over Florida
State in the maiden BCS championship game.
Tennessee's best win ...
Tennessee 35 ... Georgia 14
Tennessee stunned Georgia by getting up 28-0 at halftime on
Arian Foster touchdown runs from nine and 22 yards out, a 56-yard
trick play pass from to Lucas Taylor, to LaMarcus Coker, and a ten-yard Montario Hardesty scoring dash. Georgia showed some life on the
first drive of the second half with a 26-yard Demiko Goodman scoring
grab, but Tennessee ended any comeback hopes with a four-yard Foster
run. Tennessee outgained Georgia 411 yards to 243. Player of the
game: Tennessee RB
Arian Foster rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries,
while making a reception for 11 yards. Stat Leaders: Georgia - Passing: Matthew
Stafford, 16-33, 174 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing: Knowshon Moreno, 13-30. Receiving: Tripp
Chandler, 4-33, 1 TD Tennessee - Passing: Erik Ainge, 17-22, 165 yds
Rushing: Arian Foster, 17-98, 3 TDs. Receiving: Lucas
Taylor, 6-50
Tennessee's worst
performance ...
Alabama 41 ... Tennessee 17
Alabama started out the game with an onside kick, leading to
the first of four Leigh Tiffin field goals, but got down 14-10 on a
three-yard Luke Stocker touchdown catch early in the second quarter.
And then the Tide passing game took over, as D.J. Hall caught second
quarter scoring passes from 16 and two yards out to start a 31-3 run
to close out the game. Tiffin connected from 39, 20, 42 and 44 yards
out, and Terry Grant, in for a suspended Glen Coffee, ran for an
eight-yard touchdown. Bama outgained Tennessee 510 yards to 362. Player of the
game: Alabama WR D.J. Hall
caught 13 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns Stat Leaders: Tennessee - Passing: Erik Ainge,
22-35, 243 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing: Arian Foster, 13-91, 1 TD. Receiving: Chris
Brown, 5-28 Alabama - Passing: John Parker Wilson, 32-46,
363 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Terry Grant, 26-104, 1 TD. Receiving: D.J. Hall, 13-185, 2
TD
Wisconsin's best win ...
Wisconsin 37 ... Michigan 21
Wisconsin outgained Michigan 237 yards to 47 on the ground
with Zach Brown rushing for 108 yards and touchdown runs from six
and two yards out, with both scores putting the game away late in
the fourth quarter. Playing without Mike Hart, and with Chad Henne
leaving the game early, Ryan Mallett stepped in and bombed away,
hitting Mario Manningham on a 97-yard touchdown, the longest pass
play in Michigan history, along with a 12-yard scoring pass. A
26-yard touchdown catch from Adrian Arrington pulled the Wolverines
within two midway through the fourth, but the Badger ground game
went to work to close it out. The Badgers held on to the ball for
38:15, and over 21 minutes in the second half.
Player of the
game: Wisconsin DE Matt Shaughnessy made seven tackles, 1.5
sacks, and 2.5 tackles for loss Stat Leaders: Michigan - Passing: Ryan Mallett,
11-36, 245 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing: Carlos Brown, 9-38. Receiving: Adrian
Arrington, 7-101, 1 TD Wisconsin - Passing: Tyler Donovan, 14-27, 245
yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Zach Brown, 27-108, 2 TD. Receiving: Paul
Hubbard, 7-134
Wisconsin's worst performance ... Penn State 38 ... Wisconsin 7
Penn State dominated from the word go, forcing a P.J. Hill
fumble on Wisconsin's first carry, and converting three plays later
with a one-yard Matt Hahn touchdown run. The Badgers closed it to
10-7 at the end of the first quarter on a one-yard Hill run, but did
nothing else the rest of the day, as Penn State scored the final 28
points on a 29-yard Deon Butler touchdown catch, a 19-yard Evan
Royster scoring run, and short scored from Rodney Kinlaw and Daryll
Clerk. Player of the
game: Penn State QB
Anthony Morelli completed 16 of 28 passes for 216 yards and a
touchdown Stat Leaders: Wisconsin - Passing: Tyler
Donovan, 16-29, 220 yds, 2 INT Rushing: P.J. Hill, 19-75, 1 TD. Receiving: Kyle
Jefferson, 6-124 Penn State - Passing: Anthony Morelli, 16-28,
216 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Rodney Kinlaw, 23-115, 1 TD. Receiving: Deon
Butler, 7-93, 1 TD
2007 Outback Bowl
Penn State 20 ... Tennessee 10
In a 10-10 game in the fourth quarter, Tennessee appeared to
have all the momentum after a 53-yard pass to Chris Brown, but on the next play,
Arian Foster lost a fumble, Penn State's Tony Davis picked it up, and he was
gone going 88 yards for what would turn out to be the game-winning touchdown.
The Nittany Lions iced it on a 22-yard Kevin Kelly field goal with just over
three minutes to play. The Volunteers scored first on a 44-yard James Wilhoit
field goal, and got a 42-yard LaMarcus Coker touchdown run after Penn State
scored on a 34-yard Kelly field goal and a two-yard touchdown catch from Anthony
Quarless. Player of the game ...
Penn State LB Dan
Connor made ten tackles and forced the game-changing fumble. Stat Leaders: Tennessee- Passing: Erik Ainge, 25-37, 267
yds, 1 INT Rushing: Arian Foster ,12-65 Receiving: Jayson Swain, 7-84 Penn State - Passing: Anthony Morelli, 14-25, 197 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Tony Hunt, 31-158 Receiving: Jordan Norwood, 4-35
