Tennessee football: Top 10 passing leaders in Vols history

Tennessee quarterback and "maestro" Peyton Manning leads the Vols' Pride of the Southland Band in a rendition of "Rocky Top" after the No. 3 ranked Volunteers closed out Vanderbilt 17-10 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Nov. 29, 1997. Tennessee earned its first ever trip to the SEC Championship game to faced Auburn. /

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Tennessee quarterback (7) Casey Clausen release a pass during action Saturday in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee beat Marshall 34-24. 9/6/2003Utmarshall12 Mp156 /

Tennessee football career passing leader No. 2: Casey Clausen (2000-03)

9,707 passing yards
75 passing touchdowns
61.0% completion
7.6 yards per attempt

From Peyton Manning, Tee Martin, to Casey Clausen, to Erik Ainge, the Vols had very strong quarterbacking for just over a decade. That allowed Phil Fulmer to have a ton of success, including the 37 wins across the four seasons that Clausen was the starting quarterback.

Tennessee only went 1-3 in bowl games to finish those four seasons, but with a Citrus Bowl victory in 2001, the Vols finished 11-2. It took until 2022 for the program to reach 11 wins in a year again.

2001 was Clausen’s best statistical season. he threw for a career-high 2,969 yards and 22 touchdowns to only nine interceptions.

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