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Vols demolish Northwestern
From UTSports.com
TAMPA — No. 23 Tennessee
pounded its way to a 45-6 victory
over No. 13 Northwestern in the
30th anniversary Outback Bowl
on Friday before a mostly-orange
crowd of 53,202 at Raymond
James Stadium.
It was the largest margin of victory for the Vols in a bowl game in
program history.
The Vols (9-4) racked up 226
rushing yards, led by Outback
Bowl MVP Jalen Hurd, who
racked up 130 yards rushing and
a touchdown, becoming the first
Vol to rush for 100 rushing yards
in two bowl games. Joshua Dobbs
ran for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and Alvin Kamara added
53 rushing yards and one score.
Dobbs also completed 14 of 25
passes for 166 yards, hitting nine
different receivers. The Vols had
420 total offensive yards.
The Tennessee defense limited
Northwestern (10-3) to 261 yards,
intercepted four passes and
totaled four sacks.
Evan Berry accounted for the
final interception of the day,
catching a deflected pass in the
Tennessee end zone and running
100 yards back for a touchdown
in the final minute.
With the win, Tennessee
improved to 27-24 all-time in
bowl games. The Vols, who won
the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl against
Iowa, have posted back-to-back
bowl wins in consecutive seasons
for the first time since winning
the 1996 and the 1997 Florida
Citrus Bowls.
UT's nine wins are its most
since going 10-4 in the 2007 season. The Vols close the year with
a six-game winning streak, their
longest since winning six-straight
to end the 2003 regular season.
Both offenses stalled early in
the first quarter. After a Malik
Foreman interception set the Vols
up at the Northwestern 22-yard
line with 6:53 remaining in the
quarter, Aaron Medley missed a
49-yard field goal off of the right
upright. A pair of UT defensive
penalties aided the Wildcats on
their ensuing drive, but
Hurd named Outback MVP
game time decision, and it's a
From UTSports.com
TAMPA — Until pregame testament to him getting himwarmups had concluded, self back, getting himself ready
Butch Jones was not sure if he to go, but he may tell you the
would have his leading rusher true MVP is Jason McVeigh and
for the Outback Bowl against our entire training staff and
doctors for working around the
Northwestern.
In the mind of Jalen Hurd, clock, and it's a tribute to Jalen,
the amount of time that he
there was never any doubt.
Tennessee’s sophomore run- spent in the training room when
ning back shook off a ham- we thought he was doubtful for
the game, and that's a
string injury to become
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