David Cutcliffe’s offense by the numbers in Tennessee-Alabama series
The Tennessee-Alabama football series was first played in 1901.
The Vols and Crimson Tide played to a 6-6 tie in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tennessee’s first win in the series came in 1904, defeating Alabama, 5-0, in Birmingham.
The Vols recorded a seven-game win streak against Alabama from 1995-2001, its longest in the series.
During part of the Vols’ longest win streak in the series, David Cutcliffe served as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator from 1993-98. He also served as the Vols’ offensive coordinator from 2006-07.
The Vols were 5-2-1 on the field against Alabama with Cutcliffe as offensive coordinator.
Vols Wire looks at Tennessee’s offensive production under Cutcliffe against the Crimson Tide. Statistics are listed below with Cutcliffe serving as offensive coordinator.
1993: Tennessee 17, Alabama 17 (Birmingham, Alabama) 406 total yards
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1994: Alabama 17, Tennessee 13 (Knoxville, Tennessee) 385 total yards
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1995: Tennessee 41, Alabama 14 (Birmingham, Alabama) 496 total yards
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1996: Tennessee 20, Alabama 13 (Knoxville, Tennessee) 296 total yards
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1997: Tennessee 38, Alabama 21 (Birmingham, Alabama) 393 total yards
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1998: Tennessee 35, Alabama 18 (Knoxville, Tennessee) 348 total yards
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2006: Tennessee 16, Alabama 13 (Knoxville, Tennessee) 359 total yards
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2007: Alabama 41, Tennessee 17 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) 362 total yards
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Note: In Josh Heupel’s first game as the Vols’ head coach calling plays in the Alabama series, Tennessee totaled 347 yards (282 passing, 65 rushing) in 2021
