In his senior season, Manning and the Vols opened the season with victories against Texas Tech and UCLA, but for the third time in his career, Manning fell to Florida 33–20.[47][48][49] The Vols won the rest of their regular season games, finishing 10–1, and advanced to the SEC Championship game against Auburn.[50] Down 20–7 in the second quarter, Manning led the Vols to a 30–29 comeback victory.