No. 6 Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) remains in contention for the SEC championship game and the College Football Playoff after a Week 11 win versus Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6 SEC).
Tennessee defeated the Bulldogs, 33-14, at Neyland Stadium.
The Vols totaled 452 yards (212 passing, 240 rushing), while holding Mississippi State to 271 yards (179 rushing, 92 passing).
The Bulldogs committed two turnovers and Tennessee lost one fumble.
Fourth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with media and recapped the Vols’ win in Week 11.
“Another SEC win, a good win, proud of the way the guys played for four quarters,” Heupel said. “Played hard, played physical, obviously offensively, some things early in the football game that had an opportunity to change the way the game is played. Just not an efficient second or third down. There are little things that they did in the fourth down that we don’t end up converting on, but all in all, a really good night. I’m proud of the way some of the guys responded. Gaston Moore, the way he played, the running backs getting an opportunity to play really well. Defensively, a couple of runs, but all in all great night. I thought they were really good on third downs again.”
Saturday also marked the 100th homecoming game for Tennessee in program history.
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