The Vols rolled to a 45-6 victory over Northwestern in the Outback Bowl on Friday afternoon, and the players took to the field after the game to celebrate with fans. The win was the largest margin of victory for the Vols in a bowl game in team history, and it was capped off by a 100-yard pick six by Evan Berry with eight seconds remaining in the game.
It started with Tennessee’s quarterback, Josh Dobbs, leading the Pride of the Southland Band as they played Rocky Top.
Joshua Dobbs leads the band pic.twitter.com/Kgl03V4G2h
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) January 1, 2016
Joshua Dobbs leads the UT band pic.twitter.com/LfBXVdK4Oq — Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) January 1, 2016
Then safety Brian Randolph, who had one of Tennessee’s four interceptions on the day, took the UT flag to the stands to celebrate with fans.
Brian Randolph took the flag to the fans pic.twitter.com/VUqySzI0bC
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) January 1, 2016
And the celebration just kept on going.
#Vol fans celebrate in front of the ship pic.twitter.com/hff09k28NI — Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) January 1, 2016
The #Vols celebrate following their Outback Bowl win pic.twitter.com/BxhJEfSbuz
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) January 1, 2016
The Vols scored the second-most points in a bowl game in program history, tying the 2015 Taxslayer Bowl, 2002 Citrus Bowl, and 1994 Gator Bowl. Tennessee totaled four sacks and had four interceptions in the game and never turned the ball over themselves.
Tennessee’s 45 points were also the most points allowed by Northwestern in a game this season, topping the 40 points Iowa put on them earlier in the season.
The win in the Outback Bowl marks Tennessee’s 6th straight victory to end the 2015 season and is the Vols’ 2nd straight bowl victory.
In short, the Vols had plenty to celebrate after the game.
