KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — By scoring on the University of Alabama’s first snap of the game at Tennessee, on an 80-yard touchdown, junior wide receiver Amari Cooper quickly put himself on pace for another record-setting night.

At halftime he had 194 yards on six catches and two touchdowns, which was already the fifth-most receiving yards in a single game in Crimson Tide history.

Alabama’s single-game receiving yards
221 Julio Jones at Tennessee (12 catches), Oct. 23, 2010
217 David Palmer at Vanderbilt (8 catches), Sept. 11, 1993
201 Amari Cooper vs. Florida (10 catches), Sept. 20, 2014
199 Julio Jones vs. Auburn (10 catches), Nov. 26, 2010
194 Amari Cooper vs. Tennessee, Oct. 25, 2014*
*at halftime

It’s the seventh time that Cooper notched 100 yards in a game this season and he went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season. At halftime he had 66 receptions for 1,102 yards and 11 touchdowns.

The Alabama single-season records are 78 and 1,133 (Julio Jones in 2010) and 11 (Cooper in 2012).

It put him on the doorstep of the top 25 receiving seasons in Southeastern Conference history.

All-time leading SEC receiving yards, single season
1. Josh Reed, 1740, 2001, Louisiana State
2. Alshon Jeffery*, 1517, 2010, South Carolina
3. Jordan Matthews*, 1477, 2013, Vanderbilt
4. Mike Evans*, 1394, 2013, Texas A&M
5. Travis McGriff, 1357, 1998, Florida
6. Cobi Hamilton, 1335, 2012, Arkansas
7. Carlos Alvarez, 1329, 1969, Florida
8. Jordan Matthews*, 1323, 2012, Vanderbilt
9. Craig Yeast, 1311, 1998, Kentucky
10. Robert Meachem*, 1298, 2006, Tennessee
11. Reidel Anthony, 1293, 1996, Florida
12. Wendell Davis, 1244, 1986, Louisiana State
13. Boo Mitchell, 1213, 1988, Vanderbilt
14. Jarvis Landry*, 1193, 2013, Louisiana State
15. Jabar Gaffney, 1191, 2001, Florida
16. Jabar Gaffney, 1184, 2000, Florida
17. Marcus Nash, 1170, 1997, Tennessee
18. Darrell Jackson, 1156, 1999, Florida
19. Earl Bennett ,1146, 2006, Vanderbilt
20. Sidney Rice*, 1143, 2005, South Carolina
21. Shay Hodge*, 1135, 2009, Mississippi
22. Julio Jones*, 1133, 2010, Alabama
23. Josh Reed, 1127, 2000, Louisiana State
24. Odell Beckham Jr.*, 1117, 2013, Louisiana State
(tie) Jarius Wright*, 1117, 2011, Arkansas
*Bowl games included
Source: Sports-Reference.com

Cooper’s hot start also continued a recent Alabama tradition, as for the eighth time in the last nine meeting with Tennessee the Crimson Tide had a wide receiver top the 100-yard mark.

Alabama’s top receiver vs. Tennessee
Year, Name, Rec.-Yards
2014 Amari Cooper 6-194-2*
2013 Kevin Norwood 6-112
2012 Amari Copper 7-162
2011 Marquis Maze 5-106
2010 Julio Jones 12-221
2009 Julio Jones 7-54
2008 Julio Jones 6-103
2007 DJ Hall 13-185
2006 DJ Hall 7-102
2005 DJ Hall 10-139

Note: This story was updated after the game