| TEAM | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | FINAL | |
 | Tennessee (1-0) | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |  |
New Mexico State (0-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Team Statistics | TENN | NMSU |
| First Downs | 31 | 12 |
| Rushing | 12 | 4 |
| Passing | 17 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd-down Efficiency | 6-14 | 7-14 |
| 4th-down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Net Yards | 549 | 327 |
| Total plays | 87 | 62 |
| Average gain | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 196 | 61 |
| Rushes | 48 | 32 |
| Average per rush | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 353 | 266 |
| Completed-attempted | 24-35 | 14-26 |
| Yards per pass | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| Sacked-yards lost | 4-29 | 4-14 |
| Had intercepted | 0 | 4 |
| Punts-average | 2-45.5 | 2-30 |
| Return Yardage | 71 | 131 |
| Punts-returns | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Kickoffs-returns | 1-28 | 8-127 |
| Interceptions-returns | 4-43 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-45 | 3-17 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 3 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 4-5 | 1-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 6-8-75% | 1-3-33.3% |
| Time Of Possession | 35:45 | 24:15 |
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| First Quarter |
| TENN | TD | 13:24 | 7-0 | L.J. Hudson 69 YD Pass from Tory Holmes (Riley Burton Kick). |
| TENN | FG | 07:03 | 10-0 | Riley Burton 32 YD |
| Second Quarter |
| TENN | TD | 13:52 | 17-0 | Dave Donnalley 9 YD Pass from Tory Holmes (Riley Burton Kick). |
| NMSU | FG | 08:09 | 17-3 | Nick Kellerman 30 YD |
| TENN | FG | 04:05 | 20-3 | Riley Burton 24 YD |
| TENN | TD | 00:33 | 27-3 | Christopher Bogan 1 YD Pass from Tony Carson (Riley Burton Kick). |
| Third Quarter |
| TENN | FG | 08:39 | 30-3 | Riley Burton 41 YD |
| TENN | FG | 02:31 | 33-3 | Riley Burton 26 YD |
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| TENN PUNTING |
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG |
| P J. Gary | 2 | 45.50 | 33.50 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
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| NMSU PUNTING |
| NO | AVG | NET | I-20 | TB | LG |
| P D. Howard | 2 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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| Player of the Game |
 | Andy Jansen, Free Safety |
| TAK | SCK | INT | PD | TD |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Game Information |
| Attendance: 20,479 |
| Temperature: 86 |
| Weather: Slightly overcast |
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