Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3
When: 12:45 PM   ET ,  Saturday, August 31, 2024
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 101915
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Chattanooga 0 0 3 0 3
Tennessee 24 21 10 14 69
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:09
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 7 - Chattanooga 0
Dylan Sampson 1 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 8:34
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 14 - Chattanooga 0
Ethan Davis 4 yd. pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 7:18
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 21 - Chattanooga 0
Dont'e Thornton Jr. 36 yd. pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 3:32
Tennessee   FG  Tennessee 24 - Chattanooga 0
Max Gilbert 36 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 14:03
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 31 - Chattanooga 0
Dylan Sampson 3 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:14
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 38 - Chattanooga 0
Dont'e Thornton Jr. 10 yd. pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:43
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 45 - Chattanooga 0
Dylan Sampson 5 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:10
Chattanooga   FG  Tennessee 45 - Chattanooga 3
Jude Kelley 43 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 7:15
Tennessee   FG  Tennessee 48 - Chattanooga 3
Max Gilbert 42 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 1:13
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 55 - Chattanooga 3
DeSean Bishop 22 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
4th Quarter - 4:06
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 62 - Chattanooga 3
Khalifa Keith 1 yd. run (Josh Turbyville kick)
4th Quarter - 1:07
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 69 - Chattanooga 3
Jordan Ross 13 yd. blocked punt return (Josh Turbyville kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Chattanooga Tennessee
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Chattanooga Tennessee
Score 3 69
1st Downs 10 36
3rd Down Efficiency 1-for-14
7%
9-for-15
60%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%
1-for-1
100%
Total Yards 227 718
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 35-74 46-304
Average/Rush 2.1 6.6
Passing
Comp-Att 13-24 33-44
Passing Yards 153 414
Average/Pass Play 6.1 9.0
Penalties-Yards 9-65 6-52
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 30:46 29:10
PLAYER STATS
Chattanooga (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Artopoeus 12/23 141 0 0
L. Schomburg 1/1 12 0 0
Tennessee (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Iamaleava 22/28 314 3 0
G. Moore 7/12 69 0 1
J. Merklinger 4/4 31 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
R. Davis 20 51 2.6 0
J. Wyche 6 23 3.8 0
L. Jackson 8 8 1.0 0
C. Artopoeus 1 -8 -8.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Sampson 12 124 10.3 3
D. Bishop 5 60 12.0 1
C. Seldon 7 47 6.7 0
K. Keith 10 43 4.3 1
P. Lewis 4 14 3.5 0
B. McCoy 1 9 9.0 0
N. Iamaleava 4 6 1.5 0
J. Merklinger 3 1 0.3 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Phillips 5 54 10.8 0
J. Whatley 3 40 13.3 0
J. Gibson 2 22 11.0 0
C. Domercant 1 19 19.0 0
Z. Thornton 2 18 9.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Thornton Jr. 3 105 35.0 2
B. McCoy 6 89 14.8 0
C. Brazzell II 5 59 11.8 0
D. Sampson 3 29 9.7 0
S. White 2 22 11.0 0
E. Davis 2 20 10.0 1
K. Webb 2 19 9.5 0
T. Weary 3 18 6.0 0
N. Leacock 1 13 13.0 0
H. Staes 2 13 6.5 0
D. Sneed 1 12 12.0 0
D. Bishop 1 10 10.0 0
C. Nimrod 1 7 7.0 0
C. Seldon 1 -2 -2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. West 1.0 8.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. West 2.0 11.0
C. Harrison 1.0 2.0
J. Ross 1.0 2.0
E. Simmons 0.5 2.0
J. Josephs 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles