Tennessee has continued to rely heavily on freshmen throughout the first half of the season, and it was no different Saturday during the Vols' home game against Mississippi State.

This time, they were rewarded with a win.

Four of Tennessee's true freshmen again were in the starting lineup for Tennessee's 20-10 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium, and more than 10 freshmen in all saw the field during the game and contributed to the Vols' first SEC victory this season.

It was the first win in nearly a month for Tennessee (2-4, 1-2 SEC), which suffered lopsided losses to Florida and Georgia in its first two conference games.

Freshman quarterback Brian Maurer made his second career start Saturday, and a few of the Vols' freshmen who have been fixtures in the starting lineup so far this season again were in the lineup against Mississippi State. A handful of others who have been regular contributors to this point also came off the bench and again contributed for Tennessee.

Here's a look at the Vols' freshmen who appeared in Saturday's game and how they performed.