10 Plays that Shook the Season : govolsxtra.com

Sept. 5: The Flag

There would have been no Jeff Hall game-winning field goal in the opener at Syracuse without a fortuitous penalty.

Down 33-31 after a Syracuse field goal, Tennessee facedfourth-and-7 at the Syracuse 35 with 1:48 to play. Tee Martin's pass for Cedrick Wilson was incomplete but hold the phone. Syracuse was flagged for pass interference to keep the drive alive. First down, Tennessee.

Sept. 19: The Strip

Florida drove its first possession of the game to the UT 3. On third-and-1, Terry Jackson took the handoff and got stripped by Al Wilson. Raynoch Thompson recovered in the end zone to avert a Gator score.

A tone was set. Florida would fumble four times, Wilson causing three of them, and the Vols won 20-17 in overtime.

Sept. 19: The Scramble

The first UT overtime possession in history. Florida sacked Martin and got a holding penalty against Spencer Riley in the bargain for a 13-yard loss to create third-and-23 at the Tennessee 38. Martin, however, scrambled 14 crucial yards to the 24. From there, Hall had the range for a 41-yard field goal that would be the winner.

Oct. 3: The Stand

Tennessee led 17-3 at Auburn when Martin was sacked and fumbled about a foot from his goal line.

Three times the Tigers surged but the Vols wouldn't budge. On fourth-and-goal, Raynoch Thompson broke through to stop fullback Tellie Embery in his tracks at the 2. UT won 17-9.

Oct. 10: The Conversion

Tennessee, an underdog, led 9-3 at halftime at Georgia but Martin was having another shaky day.

On the opening drive of the third quarter, UT marched for third-and-goal at the Bulldogs' 3. Martin converted, passing to Cedrick Wilson for the score and a 15-3 lead.

It was a turning point for Martin, who repeated the sequence in the ensuing drive for a 22-3 lead that would be the final score.

Oct. 24: The Return

Tennessee led Alabama 14-3, but when Shaun Alexander scored and the Tide added a two-point conversion to make it 14-11 in the third quarter, momentum was turning.

Peerless Price turned it right back with a 100-yard kickoff return. It was his first game handling kickoffs. The Vols eased away to a 35-18 win.

Nov. 14: The Miracle

You know this one by heart. Arkansas quarterback Clint Stoerner stumbles and fumbles with 1:43 to play. Billy Ratliff recovers. Travis Henry pounds it 43 yards on five consecutive carries. Vols win 28-24.

Dec. 5: The Knockout Punch

The Vols trailed Mississippi State in the fourth quarter of the SEC championship game until Martin hit Price with the go-ahead TD pass to make it 17-14.

On the Bulldogs' first snap, Al Wilson forced a fumble that Eric Westmoreland recovered. That set up the knockout punch, a first-down, 26-yard, game-icing TD strike to Cedrick Wilson.

Jan. 4: The Interception

Was it a great defensive play or an ill-advised pass by a back-up quarterback? Maybe both.

Dwayne Goodrich intercepted a cross-field pass by Florida State's Marcus Outzen and raced 54 yards for a touchdown to put UT up 14-0, the Vols' second score in a 25-second span.

Jan. 4: The Save

Punter David Leaverton's only tackle all season was a beauty. UT led 14-6 when Leaverton punted from his 31. On the receiving end was FSU All-American Peter Warrick.

Warrick broke coverage and appeared end-zone bound. He got 51 yards but not six points. Leaverton, the last defender, nailed him hard at the UT 27.