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Tennessee football’s top 10 upset wins one week after bad loss

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee players Jalen Hurd, left, Alvin Kamara, and Joshua Dobbs celebrate following the Vols' 38-31 win over Georgia Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Neyland Stadium. Utvsugathroughtheyears28
Tennessee players Jalen Hurd, left, Alvin Kamara, and Joshua Dobbs celebrate following the Vols' 38-31 win over Georgia Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Neyland Stadium. Utvsugathroughtheyears28 /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 03: Erik Ainge #10 of the Tennessee Volunteers throws a pass to Quintin Hancock #87 against the Louisiana Lafayette Cajuns during the third quarter at Neyland Stadium on November 3, 2007 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 03: Erik Ainge #10 of the Tennessee Volunteers throws a pass to Quintin Hancock #87 against the Louisiana Lafayette Cajuns during the third quarter at Neyland Stadium on November 3, 2007 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

7. 2007: Upset No. 15 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks 27-24 (OT)

Previous week: Lost to Alabama Crimson Tide 41-17

As Tennessee football will look to end its winless streak against Nick Saban while he has been head coach of Alabama, we go back to Saban’s first game against the Vols with the Tide. This was a year in which nobody wanted to win the SEC East.

Early on, the Vols lost to the Florida Gators, and the Georgia Bulldogs lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks. Florida then lost to the Auburn and LSU Tigers, and UT beat Georgia. South Carolina lost to LSU. South Carolina was also the only loss for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Entering Oct. 20, USC and UK were tied for first, but the Vols controlled their own destiny. Ranked No. 20, they then got blown out by Alabama, as Saban set the tone early with an onside kick. This was a bad Tide team, by the way, that would go 7-6.

Anyway, the East then seemed out of reach. However, South Carolina lost to the Vanderbilt Commodores, and Kentucky lost to Florida. The next week, Florida lost to Georgia, and later that night, UT vs. USC was a game for first outright.

The Vols took a 21-0 lead. Steve Spurrier’s team fought back to make it 24-21 late. A Lamarcus Coker kickoff return set up a late drive for UT, which almost ended due to an Arian Foster fumble that Eric Young recovered.

Daniel Lincoln missed a game-tying field goal, but a false start gave him a second chance. He then nailed a 48-yarder to send the game into overtime. In overtime, Lincoln hit a 27-yarder. A missed South Carolina field goal secured the Vols their upset win and eventually the SEC East.

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