TAMPA, Fla. -- Tennessee capped its best season in eight years with a dominating performance in the Outback Bowl.
Joshua Dobbs threw for 166 yards and ran for two touchdowns, helping the Volunteers rout No. 12 Northwestern 45-6 before a crowd of 53,202 on Friday.
Dobbs scored on runs 14 and 18 yards, while Jalen Hurd rushed for 130 yards and one TD for the Volunteers (9-4). Tennessee finished with at least nine wins for the first time since 2007. Evan Berry put a punctuation mark on the blowout by returning one of Tennessee's four interceptions 100 yards for a TD in the closing seconds.