The Iceman.... aka Moses, because he is going to take us to the promised land once again.
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Class: Junior
Hometown: Northridge, Calif.
High School: Alemany
Height / Weight: 6-4 / 215
Position: QB
Experience: 2L
Full name: Casey James Clausen ... Emerged during 2001 to have a banner season and is an all-star candidate heading into his junior campaign ... Already drawing comparisons to the list of great Tennessee quarterbacks, including Peyton Manning, Andy Kelly and Heath Shuler ... His strong arm and quick release stretch opposing defenses and allow the coaching staff to use UT's full offensive arsenal ... Despite not starting until midseason of his freshman year, Clausen already ranks among the top five on UT's career passing yardage (5th, 4,442), completions (4th, 348) and TDs (2nd, 37) charts ... His numbers after two seasons are nearly identical to those of Manning, who went on to become the Vols' all-time leading passer ... Needs 1,956 yards to overtake Kelly and become UT's second all-time leading passer ... Has compiled 17-3 record as a starting quarterback, including four fourth-quarter comebacks during the 2001 season and six for his career ... Those 17 victories rank second-most among active Division I-A quarterbacks, trailing only Louisville senior Dave Ragone (20) ... Coach Sanders' evaluation: "I think Casey has made a lot of progress in the last two years toward becoming an outstanding quarterback in the Southeastern Conference." ... Born: Jan. 9, 1981.
HONORS - 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl MVP (Jan. 2002), SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20); 2000 Freshman All-America The Sporting News (3rd), All-SEC The Sporting News (2nd), Freshman All-SEC
2001 - Games/Started: 13/13... Finished the season with 2969 passing yards which ranks as the third most in a season in school history … Attempted 354 passes completing 227 for 64.12 percent … Just missed the single season completion percentage record for 300 attempts … The record is 64.2 percent set by Peyton Manning as he completed 244-of-380 in 1995 … His 354 attempts rank as the fourth most in school history in a season and the 227 completions rank as the fifth most as well … Passed for more than 300 yards twice during the season … Totaled 309 yards during the regular season match-up with LSU and 332 in the SEC Championship game … Just missed the 300-yard mark with 298 yards in the Homecoming victory over Memphis … He did tie a school record with five touchdown passes against the Tigers … Tennessee quarterbacks have thrown for five touchdowns six times with two coming from Clausen … He also totaled five passing touchdowns versus Arkansas in 2000 … He earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week Honors for his outstanding day in the Vols' victory over Alabama … He connected on 21-of-28 passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns against the Tide … Rallied the Vols for four fourth quarter comebacks during the season … The comebacks came against Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky and Florida.
2000 - Games/Started: 10/7...The Sporting News third-team Freshman All-America, Knoxville News-Sentinel Freshman All-Southeastern Conference and The Sporting News second-team All-SEC ... Undefeated as a Vol starter in regular season games after taking over at midseason against Alabama...Finished season with 121 completions on 194 passes for a UT freshman record 1473 yards and only six interceptions...Held out of first two games while battling tendinitis in his throwing arm, he made his debut against Louisiana-Monroe and connected with David Martin on 19-yard touchdown pass on his first play...In first start, against Crimson Tide, he completed 17 of 24 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns...First TD came in opening period when he hit Cedrick Wilson for 23-yard score...Brought Vols downfield on winning touchdown drive against South Carolina, completing six of seven passes, including a third-and-14 near midfield to Donte’ Stallworth...For game he was 19 of 31 for 152 yards...A week later, against Memphis, he did it again, directing drive that ended with game-winning field goal...Completed 19 of 30 passes for 224 yards against Memphis... Completed 16 of 27 against Arkansas, including touchdown strikes of 2, 30, 12, 16 and 13 yards, a five-touchdown bonanza that tied school record shared by Andy Kelly, Heath Shuler and Peyton Manning...Three of the five touchdowns came in a record 35-point first period...His passes accounted for 191 yards against Arkansas... Directed offense to scores on every possession in first half against Kentucky, five for touchdowns, one with field goal...Against Wildcats, he had four touchdown passes, on plays of 18, 31, 33 and 18 yards...Completed 19 of 24 for a UT freshman record 362 yards, including string of 13 straight...In season finale with Vanderbilt, he completed 14 of 30 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions...Passed for 120 yards and a touchdown in the Cotton Bowl ...
HIGH SCHOOL - Enrolled at UT at mid-term of his senior year ... An All-America selection according to Parade Magazine and Prepstar ... Took part in prestigious Elite 11 quarterback camp in San Diego ... Earned All-State and All-Region twice at Alemany High School ... As a senior, he threw for 2805 yards and 31 touchdowns ... Led his team to a 9-3 record and berth in state playoffs ... Passed for 3216 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior ... Compiled total of 7871 yards and 71 touchdown passes ... Ran for career total of 612 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Also played basketball ... Coach at Alemany High School: Jim Bonds.
Casey Clausen’s
2001 Game-by-Game Passing
Opponent A-C-I Yds TD
Syracuse 27-14-1 136 1
Arkansas 17-13-0 136 0
LSU 28-18-2 309 1
Georgia 40-24-1 295 3
Alabama 28-21-0 293 2
S. Carolina 23-14-1 211 0
Notre Dame 29-17-1 228 1
Memphis 35-25-1 298 5
Kentucky 30-20-0 285 4
Vanderbilt 29-20-0 278 2
Florida 25-17-2 168 1
LSU 43-27-0 332 2
Totals 354-227-9 2969 22
Casey Clausen’s
Career Bests
Pass Completions
27 vs. LSU, 2001
Passing Attempts
43 vs. LSU, 2001
Passing Yards
362 vs. Kentucky, 2000 (UT freshman record)
Touchdown Passes
5 two times; vs. Memphis 2001 and vs. Arkansas, 2000 (ties UT record)
