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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 55, Tennessee Tech 0
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 5, 2016
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Temperature: 70°
Head Official: Marc Curles
Attendance: 98343

Tennessee tailback John Kelly, making his first start in place of departed runner Jalen Hurd and injured Alvin Kamara, piled up 104 yards on seven carries including a 73-yard touchdown run in the host Volunteers' 55-0 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday.

Hurd, the Volunteers' leading rusher, announced last week he was transferring from Tennessee, which entered a three-game losing streak with the win.

The non-conference victory for Tennessee improved its record to 6-3 overall in front of a homecoming crowd of 98,343 at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee Tech, which managed only 204 yards of total offense, fell to 3-6.

The 55-point margin of victory was Tennessee's largest in a shutout since it beat Vanderbilt 65-0 in 1994. The win assures the Volunteers of being bowl eligible for a third straight season. The last time Tennessee had such a streak was in 2004, when the Volunteers concluded a string of 16 straight bowl appearances.

Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs completed 12 of 13 pass attempts for 183 yards and three touchdowns before getting pulled from the game with 5:30 left in the second quarter with the Vols leading 28-0. Backup quarterback Quinten Dormady was 9-of-13 passing for 109 yards in his first extended playing time.

Tennessee Tech was led by receiver Dontez Byrd, who caught nine passes for 121 yards. The Golden Eagles were a combined 7 of 27 in third- and fourth-down conversions and turned the ball over on downs four times in Tennessee's territory.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Tennessee Tech   Tennessee
Andrew Goldsmith Player John Kelly
7 Attempts 7
39 Yards 104
5.6 Avg Yards 14.9
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Tennessee Tech   Tennessee
Dontez Byrd Player Josh Malone
9 Receptions 5
121 Yards 112
13.4 Avg Yards 22.4
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Tennessee Tech 224 60 164 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 471 177 294 7 2 1 4.0 0