Tennessee sets new program scoring record with 37 points in first quarter vs. Kent State

Tennessee Football has set a new scoring record. The Vols scored 37 points in the first quarter against Kent State Saturday night at Neyland Stadium, setting a new record for scoring in a single quarter.

The previous record was set in 2000, when Tennessee scored 35 against Arkansas in the first quarter at Neyland Stadium.

The Vols ended the first quarter with 283 yards, while Kent State had -31 after multiple snaps sailed over the head of quarterback Devin Kargman. Tennessee had 157 yards passing and a touchdown and 126 yards and four touchdowns on the ground, to go with a safety.

Vols had 157 yards passing, 126 rushing in first quarter vs. Kent State

Nico Iamaleava completed 9 of 12 passes for the 157 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown on a bomb to Chris Brazzell II, his first touchdown with the Vols.

Dylan Sampson ran 10 times for 66 yards and scored three times on the ground, opening the scoring with a 22-yard touchdown run. DeSean Bishop also had a 53-yard touchdown run. Iamaleava ran twice for nine yards.

Brazzell caught two passes for 63 yards and Chas Nimrod, who got the start, caught two passes for 34 yards. Squirrel White (19 yards), Mike Matthews (17 yards), Dont’e Thornton (11 yards) Bru McCoy (9 yards) and Sampson (4 yards) all had one touchdown each.

Sampson’s 22-yard touchdown run capped a seven-play, 73-yard touchdown drive to open the game, taking just 1:25 off the clock.

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The safety came with 10:35 left in the first quarter, went a high snap from Kent State went from the 24-yard line all the way to the end zone. The Vols couldn’t fall on it for a touchdown, but got the safety for a 9-0 lead.

Sampson ran for a 1-yard touchdown on the third scoring drive, before Iamaleava found Brazzell down the sideline with a perfectly placed deep ball on third-and-12 for the 53-yard touchdown pass to make it 23-0.

Bishop then ran for a 53-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth scoring drive. Sampson ran for another 1-yard touchdown to set the quarter scoring record with two seconds left in the first quarter.

Tennessee had an onside kick after the Bishop touchdown run. The kick went right in a soft spot in the kickoff coverage, with the ball getting through a Kent State player before the Vols recovered.

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