The #5 Tennessee Volunteers didn't even come close to touching the #15 UNI Panthers, literally! Tennessee didn't make their first score until 2:05 left in the 3rd quarter of the game. Coach Pelini had this to say about the Special Teams, "I'm really proud of our special teams coach for making the appropriate changes and really getting the right combination in there. The first play of the game our special teams forced a fumble and returned it to the 9 yard line and we scored on that."
The Panthers had a first where they had two players rush for over 200 yards. HB Steve Jackson ran for 256 yards and QB Victor Welsh ran for 220 yards. Jackson and Welsh ran for a combined 8 touchdowns. It was the third highest rushing total by UNI with 464 yards.
UNI did set a new high for this season by scoring 72 points against Tennessee. Next up for UNI is versus #41 Arkansas.