Tyler Bray

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Kingsburg, Calif.
	High School: Kingsburg

	Height / Weight: 6-6 / 210
	Position: QB
	Experience: 2L

Career Statistics

Honors

Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, 2011)
Sophomore QB named to preseason Manning, O'Brien, Maxwell Award Watch Lists
2010 Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 6, 13 & 27, 2010)

2011

2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Games/Starts: 7/7
Record-setting sophomore QB returned to action against Vanderbilt (11/19) after missing five games with a fractured right thumb, suffered vs. Georgia (10/8)
Started and led UT to overtime win vs. Vanderbilt 12 days after having cast removed on Nov. 7
Won first six career starts in regular season, overall 8-3 as a starter at UT, winning all four starts in Nov. 2010
Through seven weeks of the season, ranked eighth in passing yards/game (315.8), 10th in passing efficiency (165.3), 16th in total offense (303.8) and 33rd in passing yards (1579)
Led the SEC in total offense, passing yards/game and passing efficiency and was third in both total passing yards and pass completions through seven weeks
Led the SEC in touchdown passes, total offense, passing yards/game and passing efficiency and is second in both total passing yards and pass completions
Saw consecutive games streak with a TD pass (10) end against Georgia (10/8/11). Streak lasted from South Carolina (10/30/10) through Buffalo (10/1/11)
Owns UT record for consecutive games with multiple touchdown passes (10), breaking Peyton Manning's record (7) set in 1997
Prior to Georgia game, was second to Boise State's Kellen Moore (16 at the time) for consecutive games with multiple touchdowns with 10
Holds UT record for most passing yards in first four games of a season with 1,328, second is Peyton Manning (1,326) in 1997
Also holds UT mark for most passing TDs in first four games of a season with 14. Manning had 12 to start `97
Ranks seventh on career touchdown passes list with 35 TD pass. Next on list with 36 are Heath Shuler, Jonathan Crompton and Andy Kelly
Ranks ninth in career passing yards with 3,832 heading into 2012
Stands 10th in career completions (272) heading to 2012
Tied for sixth on UT career list for consecutive games (10) with a TD pass (with Andy Kelly)
Averaging 294 passing yards in 12 career starts with 300 or more yards in six of those games
Has thrown at least three TDs in seven of nine career starts and four games with four TDs. Records are: Manning with 16 three-TD games and nine four-TD games
In seven games in 2011, completed 59.5 of passes (147-of-247) for 1983 yards (283.3 per game) with 16 touchdowns

Started 2011 without an interception until 86th attempt of the season (at Florida)
Finished season with 215 passing yards on 15-of-38 with a 53-yard TD pass to Rajion Neal and two interceptions at Kentucky (11/26)
Returned to action vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) and threw for 189 yards on 16-of-33 with two touchdowns in helping Vols to overtime win and first SEC win of the season
Threw for 251 yards on 18-of-33 vs. Georgia (10/8) before leaving with a broken thumb in fourth quarter
Threw for 342 yards on 21-of-30 with four touchdowns vs. Buffalo (10/1) Threw for 248 in the first half alone
Threw three TDs and for 288 yards on 26-of-48 at #16 Florida (9/17)
Started 2011 without an interception until 86th attempt of the season (at Florida)
Threw three TDs and for 288 yards on 26-of-48 at #16 Florida (9/17)
48 pass attempts at Florida, ninth-most in game at UT
Set school-record for completion percentage in a game with 82.9, completing 34-of-41 for career-high 405 yards vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
Became only second player in UT history (P. Manning three times) to throw for 400-plus yards in game with 405 vs. Cincinnati. That mark is fourth-most in a game
Threw four TD passes vs. UC, marking fifth time in seven games that he had at least three TD passes in a game
Ran for first-career TD, 1-yard rush for five total TDs
Career-high 34 completions vs. Cincinnati ranks as sixth-most in a game in UT history, three shy of record 37
Career-high 34 completions vs. Cincinnati ranks as sixth-most in a game in UT history, three shy of record 37
Opened 2011 with TD passes on first two attempts of the season: 47 yards to D. Rogers and 81 to J.Hunter vs. Montana.
Threw for 293 yards on 17-of-24 with 3 TDs vs. Griz.
Threw for three TDs vs. Montana, marking fourth time in six career games with three or more TD passes
Threw for three TDs vs. Montana, marking fourth time in six career games with three or more TD passes
Had career-high single-game completion percentage vs. Montana, completing 70.8 percent (17-of-24).

2010

Games/Starts: 9/5
Played in nine games at quarterback and started the final five
Went 4-1 as a starter, including a sweep through his first four
Finished regular season 125-of-224 for 1,849 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, all UT freshman records
Also threw 10 interceptions
Among freshman Division I quarterbacks, ranked third in QB rating (142.73), tied for fourth in TDs, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4) and 10th in total yards
Earned SEC Freshman of the Week accolades for three of his four regular-season starting performances to become one of just seven players to garner three or more SEC Player of the Week honors in 2010
First Vol to earn three individual SEC weekly awards in one season
Two of those SEC Weekly honors came in his first two career starts, making him one of just six SEC football student-athletes to be honored in consecutive weeks in 2010
One of just two quarterbacks in the SEC to claim four 300-yard passing performances this season
First UT QB to compile four 300-yard games in a season since Peyton Manning in 1997 (nine times)
In SEC games, Bray ranked sixth in passing average (198 ypg) and pass efficiency (138.2)
Led 27 scoring drives, the average time of possession being 2:10
14 of those drives took less than two minutes (12 of which were TD drives), while 14 took five plays or less
As a starter, helped team score 16 of 19 red zone trips (.842 success-rate)
Notched a career-high 354 yards passing against Kentucky while tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions
354 yards passing ranked as the eighth-most in the SEC in a single game in 2010
Became the first UT quarterback to throw multiple TDs in six consecutive games since Manning did so seven times (1/1-10/18/97)
Completed 27-of-45 (both career highs) for 308 yards, four TDs and three INTs in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina
Four TDs tied the UT bowl game record, while 45 attempts were second most and 27 completions tied for the second most

First UT quarterback to complete passes to nine different WRs in a single game since Erik Ainge (vs. Wisconsin, Outback Bowl, 1/1/2008)
In his first career start at Memphis, he completed 19-of-33 for 325 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in two-and-1/2 quarters
Compiled 308 yards and all five of his TD throws in the first half alone vs. the Tigers, shattering UT football records for passing yards and TDs in a single half
Five-TD performance was one of just two in the SEC in 2010 while 325 yards ranked 14th in the league
Connected on a career-best eight consecutive throws in the first quarter vs. Memphis
In first SEC start versus Mississippi, completed 18-of-34 for 323 yards and three TDs, becoming the first UT quarterback ever to throw for 300-plus yards in first two starts and the first in consecutive games overall since Casey Clausen (2001)
80-yard strike to Justin Hunter on Vols' first offensive play was UT's longest of 2010 and longest from scrimmage since 2006
265 first-half yards ranked ninth all-time for passing yards in a half and made him second UT QB to produce two top 10 performances for most passing yards in one half (Peyton Manning, 4)
Connected on a career-best eight consecutive throws in the first quarter vs. Memphis
In his first SEC start on the road at Vanderbilt, Bray completed 16-of-27 for 232 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of INTs
Between his first throw at South Carolina, an INT returned for a score, and his next INT (at Vanderbilt) that ended a streak of 96 consecutive attempts without a pick, Bray went 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 TDs (QB rating: 187.42)
Led Vols on four scoring drives, including a 3-for-3 success rate inside the red zone at Vanderbilt
Took over at quarterback in the second half at South Carolina and after first throw was an INT returned for a TD, Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns
At Georgia, connected on first four pass attempts and finished 8-for-12 for 81 yards
Connected on 5-of-14 passes for 39 yards vs. Alabama
Saw first action in UT's season opener against UT Martin, completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards and an INT

High School

Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills
Member of PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team
Valley League Offensive Player of the Year as senior and league Most Valuable Player
Led Kingsburg to perfect 13-0 season and Valley championship while completing 185-of-302 passes (61.2 percent) for 3,321 yards and 41 TDs
Added 171 yards on ground
As junior in 2008, threw for 2,411 yards and 26 touchdowns
As sophomore, completed 99 passes for 1,784 yards

Named junior and sophomore of the year for Valley League in 2008 and 2007
During freshman campaign of 2006, threw for 1,100 yards
Also standout on basketball court while averaging nearly 20 points and nine rebounds as junior
Competed in baseball for Kingsburg, finished junior season batting .455 with one home run and 20 RBIs
Also finished with a 2-1 record on the mound with a 4.94 ERA and 32 strikeouts
Coach at Kinsburg High School - John Sweeney

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