New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Tennessee did not need its young quarterback to win a shootout against Alabama. Jim Knowles' defense kept sending the Crimson Tide back to the sideline, giving the Volunteers room to finish a 26-10 rivalry victory at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.

its defense supplied the margin for an offense still working through uneven quarterback play. Those numbers are documented in CBS Sports' examination of Knowles' first season, while Tennessee's official postgame notes confirm Alabama's yardage total.

The result also handed Alabama a second consecutive defeat after the Crimson Tide entered the weekend at No. 6 in the AP poll. The previous poll had placed Alabama just ahead of Texas, as detailed in Eastern Herald's report on ...