FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- With 7:08 to play and Tennessee leading 24-21, Arkansas took over on its 20 for what was likely to be its last legitimate chance.

Emmanuel Smith's stretched for Clint Stoerner's 19-yard pass to get things going.

Then, the Razorbacks, with barely 100 yards rushing during the first 50-plus minutes, began running the ball.

Cedric Cobbs for 7. Michael Jenkins for 9. Chrys Cukwuma for 5. Cobbs for 16. Cobbs for 2 more to the 23.

"On the drive, as a play caller, I try to pick up ways to attack a defense by watching film during the week," said Arkansas coach Houston Nutt. "Tennessee is so good on defense I knew we would be fighting to make first downs.

"I thought we needed to be patient, then go for a home run," Nutt said. "That's what happened. Our running game was effective on that last drive and set up the home run pass from Clint Stoerner to Anthony Lucas."

Lucas had a couple of steps on Tennessee defensive back Dwayne Goodrich and caught Stoerner's deep pass in the end zone with 3:44 to play.

"This is one of the best endings I could have imagined, especially for the seniors," Lucas said.

"The Florida loss got us down, but this loss is harder to take," said Tennessee tailback Jamal Lewis. "We are all used to winning. We've got learn how to take a loss and move on. Things happen, just like Penn State and Minnesota."

The gophers beat Penn State a week ago when the Nittany Lions were No. 2.

Quiet crowd
When Lucas caught the pass that put Arkansas in front of Tennessee 28-24, no one in the end zone applauded.

There were no fans in the end zone. Already work has begun on the addition of 22,000 seats that will bring the capacity of Razorback Stadium to 72,000. The initial work included the leveling of the south end zone area.

Numbers game
Arkansas made 372 yards against the Vols. Only Florida had topped 300 yards against Tennessee's defense this year. The Razorbacks ran for 144 yards against a defense that was allowing an average of 80 yards per game on the ground.

"They ran better than anybody else against us this year and we had no pass rush," said Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer.

The loss was only the second in 22 starts for quarterback Tee Martin. "We got up and down the field at will," he said. "They made the key stops on third down, though."

The Vols had 29 first downs and 480 yards.

On a roll
The victory extended Arkansas' in-state winning streak to 12, but Tennessee was by far the most talented victim.

Stoerner was sacked five times a week ago by Mississippi, but the Vols never got to him even though they had recorded 34 sacks this season and were averaging a sack every 7.2 pass attempts.

The 28 points Arkansas scored equaled the total points scored by the Vols three previous opponents -- Notre Dame, South Carolina and Alabama.

Big tip pays off
Arkansas got off to a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes when Tee Martin's pass bounced off the hands of Jamal Lewis and was intercepted by David Barrett, who returned it 43 yards.

"The ball was tipped and it just came right to me," Barrett said. "A play like that motivates everybody. I think it gave us enthusiasm and brought out the best in everybody."