Before Jim Masilak gets cranked up and blogging, here are some numbers to kick around before the Tigers and Vols kickoff:

* 19-1 — The oft-mentioned one. Tennessee’s record in the series.

* 14-1 — UT coach Phil Fulmer’s record against Conference USA foes.

* 18-2 — Fulmer’s record against in-state opposition.

* 10.5 — UT freshman running back LaMarcus Coker’s average yards per rush.

* 68.9 — The percentage of UT quarterback Erik Ainge’s passing yards accounted for by receivers Jayson Swain and Robert Meachem.

* 23-5 — Memphis’s record under coach Tommy West when scoring 30 or more points.

* 22.0 — Memphis’s scoring average against UT in two games against the Vols under West.

* 19.5 — Memphis’s scoring average against UT in the past five games in the series dating to 1996.