BRISTOL, Tenn. Tenne see plays in front of more than 100,000 fans at home at Neyland Stadium, but head coach Butch Jones admits he was a bit concerned about what his team would face at Bristol Motor Speedway.Playing in front of a record crowd of more than 150,000, in the middle of a racetrack and on a national stage can be a daunting task for even the most experienced teams, Dallas Cowboys Jersey and Jones was a bit worried.BATTLE AT BRISTOL: I dont know if you can really ever prepare for something like this until you get here with the crowd noise and everything going on, he said. We talked about focusing on the task at hand and playing a very good Virginia Tech football team.It looked early on like his team didnt get the me sage as it struggled from the outset in the Battle at Bristol.Within minutes, everything went wrong for the Volunteers. Virginia Tech drove straight down the field on its first po se sion, only to mi s a field goal. After the Volunteers went three-and-out and punted, the Hokies marched down the field again to take a 7-0 lead. Two minutes later, Travon McMillian broke loose for a 69-yard run and suddenly Tenne see was down 14-0 in the first quarter.And Jones was worried.The game started very, very fast and I didnt like the way we started, he said. But the Volunteers quickly regrouped, taking advantage of a Virginia Tech fumble to score early in the second quarter and turn the tide on the Hokies. They reeled off 24 straight points in the second quarter to lead 24-14 at the half.MORE: Suddenly, the orange-clad Tenne see fans were into it. Nearly 100,000 strong, they were loud and boisterous, singing Rocky Top and shaking the grandstands and suites with foot-stomping celebrations. And Virginia Tech and its fans, wildly exuberant from the start, were struggling DeMarcus Lawrence Jersey to deal with the noise and the bigne s of the moment.Its a loud place to play and obviously that can affect your emotions and your communications, said Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente, , including the huge tide-turning fumble at the start of the second quarter.Fuente insisted the noise and atmosphere didnt affect his team, but senior running back Sam Rogers believes it did.Once you are on the field, we take pride in that its still a football game. The field is the same size and you have to try as much as you can to block that out, said Rogers, who scored Virginia Techs first touchdown. You want to feed off of it in the situations where it is good, but you cant get too high Emmitt Smith Jersey or too low, and I think we got ourselves too high when we were up 14-0. We didnt stay the course and you cant do that against a good team.Tenne see, meanwhile, was able to adjust to the unprecedented atmosphere and focus on its game plan. Though the Hokies outgained Tenne see 400 yards to 330, the Volunteers forced five turnovers, made big plays and churned out 239 rushing yards to win, 45-24.Tenne see forces a fumble against Virginia Tech. (Getty)In the end, the moment was not too big for Tenne see.We knew what it was going to be. We talked about it all week, junior running back Alvin Kamara said. We are playing at Ezekiel Elliott Jersey a racetrack but we just kept focused throughout the whole game and we didnt let the atmosphere dictate our emotions in our locker room and how we played.We made big plays and we just handled busine s.MORE: Though the crowd of 156,990 set a record for college football, Tenne see plays in front of more than 100,000 at home. Whats 50,000 more?At home, we play in front of a lot of people and we have a lot of crowd noise, defensive back Cameron Sutton said. I didnt think it was going to be a problem for us at all. I didnt think we were going to be blinded by the moment.Afterward, Jones and his players were able to revel in the moment, soak up the atmosphere and celebrate a historic night.What a spectacle, Jones said. I dont know if this will ever be duplicated or replicated. All of the hard work and effort that has gone on for many, many years, the planning, the staff, to pull this off. This was an incredible experience for our student athletes, something that they will remember for a lifetime.I told our kids, its very, very special to represent the University of Tenne see. They played in front of over 250,000 fans in their first two games, and that is something that is very, Dallas Cowboys Jackets very special.It was absolutely insane, said Tenne see quarterback Josh Dobbs, who led the Vols with 106 yards rushing and accounted for five touchdowns (two rushing, three pa sing). It will go down in history. I remember my freshman year when they announced the game and knowing I would be a senior when this game came around and how big of a game and how big of a stage and opportunity this would be, and you want to make the most of it. And we did.Even Fuente, whose team suffered a bitter lo s after and Week 1 win, found solace in playing in front of the largest crowd in history and an unforgettable atmosphere.I think the event in its entirety was fantastic. The atmosphere was incredible, he said. I thought it was a beautiful setting and a beautiful arena to play in.