Nobody knew then, but Feb. 6, 2013 might turn out to be one of the more memorable dates in Tennessee Volunteers football recruiting history.

A day that could lead to future memorable dates.

That was the day Josh Dobbs signed with Tennessee. Not only did Dobbs sign with the Volunteers, but Butch Jones, 62 days on the job, flipped the Alpharetta, Ga., product from Arizona State to Tennessee on signing day.

The rest is history – and history still can be written.

Dobbs — 47 combined TDs in 24 games later — not only has a chance to win an SEC East title, if not more, but he’s also quickly climbing toward to the top of the Tennessee record book.

Granted, he’ll trade touchdowns for victories, but typically the two are connected.

Here’s a look at three major milestones Dobbs is chasing in his journey to sealing his place as one of the greatest quarterbacks in Volunteers history:

Tennessee career starting QB wins

Dobbs is 14-8 as a starting quarterback, and a 10-win season would move him into a tie for fourth (Andy Kelly) in program history.

A magical season could push Dobbs into Tennessee’s top 3.

  1. Peyton Manning (1994-1997) 39
  2. Casey Clausen (2000-2003) 34
  3. Erik Ainge (2004-2007) 27
  4. Andy Kelly (1988-1991) 24
  5. Condredge Holloway (1972-1974) 23
  6. Tee Martin (1996-1999) 22
  7. Bobby Scott (1968-1970), Jeff Francis (1985-1988) 20
  8. Heath Shuler (1991-1993), Dewey Warren (1965-1967) 19
  9. Alan Cockrell (1981-1983) 17
  10. Josh Dobbs (2013-present) 14

Career TD passes

Dobbs, with 26, needs just 10 more to climb into Tennessee’s all-time top 5.

  1. Peyton Manning (1994-1997) 89
  2. Casey Clausen (2000-2003) 75
  3. Erik Ainge (2004-2007) 72
  4. Tyler Bray (2010-2012) 69
  5. 3 tied (most recently Jonathan Crompton) 36

Career total yards

Dobbs can even finish top 5 in career total yards at UT. He enters his senior season with 4,192 passing yards, 1,329 rushing yards and 58 receiving yards. With 5,579 total yards, he’s seventh all-time after passing national champion Tee Martin (5,206).

  1. Peyton Manning (1994-1997) 11,020
  2. Casey Clausen (2000-2003) 9,577
  3. Erik Ainge (2004-2007) 8,473
  4. Tyler Bray (2010-2012) 7,237
  5. Andy Kelly (1988-1991) 6,427
  6. Jeff Francis (1985-1988) 5,900
  7. Josh Dobbs (2013-present) 5,579

Dobbs’ success can help continue the Vols’ season in 2016. His success can lead to success on the scoreboard, and success in Atlanta Dec. 3 can extend the season into the College Football Playoff – allowing him to move farther up on the all-time wins list, career total yards and career TDs even more by playing more games.

It’s remarkable that Dobbs is in position to climb higher among the UT career ranks, considering he has only played one complete season.

A special season will cement the aerospace engineer major only behind the likes of Manning and Clausen all-time at Tennessee.