Colorado

Volunteers fail in upset bid of Colorado
October 17, 2009 (Boulder, Colorado) — The Tennessee Volunteers gave it a good run but came up one possession short in its bid to upend nationally ranked University of Colorado in Boulder on Saturday. The Vols jumped to a first half lead only to see it slip away in the final 10 minutes in what proved to be a very entertaining match featuring 12 tries (6 tries for each team). Scoring seemed to hinge on mistakes as both teams swiftly capitalized on the other team's errant passes, dropped balls and lineout miscues. Seemingly any mistake on the field led to points. Solid restarts and a more expansive game plan enabled the Vols to maintain a pace of play that was required to keep up with the swift Buffalo backline and hard rucking forwards. After Colorado scored an impressive long range try to take the lead with only minutes remaining, the Volunteers had their opportunities but simply couldn't get it behind the stiff Buffalo defense.

The Volunteers took the reserve match with an impressive second half effort that featured 4 tries by the men in orange. This offensive production combined with a stiff defense that held CU out of the try zone during the final 40 minutes produced a decisive victory to close the 2009 fall break tour.

University of Tennessee 38, University of Colorado 41

Line Up
1. Hauge
2. Hallmark
3. Herrera
4. Fugate ©
5. Wood
6. Meccia / Wheeler @ 40 mins.
7. Goff
8. Campbell / Adams @ 60 mins.
9. Jones
10. Anderson
11. Evans
12. Johnson
13. Houck
14. Wilson
15. Brown

Scoring Summary:
4:00 Try by Johnson / CK by Anderson 7-0
9:00 Try by Goff / CK by Anderson 14-0
13:00 Try by CU 14-7
21:00 Try by Houck / CK by Anderson 21-7
24:00 PK by CU 21-10
31:00 Try by Johnson 26-10
35:00 Try by CU 26-15
49:00 Try by CU 26-22
51:00 Try by Jones / CK by Anderson 33-22
55:00 Try by CU 33-27
59:00 Try by CU 33-34
71:00 Try by Hauge 38-34
76:00 Try by CU 38-41

Halftime: Tennessee 26, Colorado 15
Referee: Larry Rainey
Kickoff: 2:07 PM

University of Tennessee Reserves 44, University of Colorado 25

Line Up
1. Queener / Derryberry
2. Henderson / Boswell
3. Queener / Stank
4. Lofaro / Skirius
5. Neuhart
6. Mobius ©
7. Paris / Peagler
8. Lee
9. Vigder / Woodson
10. Dobbs
11. Richardson
12. Randolph
13. Bowlus
14. Becraft
15. Wright

Scoring Summary
10:00 Try by CU 0-5
13:00 Try by Peagler 5-5
16:00 Try by CU 5-12
24:00 Try by Mobius 10-12
32:00 Try by Lee 15-12
36:00 PK by CU 15-15
37:00 Try by Wright / CK by Dobbs 22-20
40:00+ Try by CU 22-25
49:00 Try by Vigder / CK by Dobbs 29-25
57:00 Try by Lee / CK by Dobbs 36-25
69:00 Try by Dobbs 41-25
76:00 PK by Dobbs 44-25

Halftime: Tennessee 22, Colorado 25
Referee: Paul Johnston
Kickoff: 3:55 PM