Conference USA 2013 Prospectus

FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2013

2013 C-USA FootbAll ProSPeCtUS we play for you

East Carolina - FIU - Florida Atlantic - Louisiana Tech - Marshall - Middle Tennessee North Texas - Rice - Southern Miss - Tulane - Tulsa - UAB - UTEP - UTSA



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CONFERENCE USA5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300

Irving, TX 75039214/774-1300

Fax 214/496-0055www.ConferenceUSA.com

Commissioner: Britton Banowsky Associate Commissioner/Football Administrator: Alfred WhiteCoordinator of Football Officials: Gerald Austin

MEDIA RELATIONS STAFFAssistant Commissioner for Football and Baseball Operations: *Russell Anderson ([email protected])Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs: Courtney Morrison Archer ([email protected])Associate Director of Media Relations: Debbie Davis ([email protected])Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeremiah Ingram ([email protected])C-USA Digital Network Coordinator StacieErfle([email protected])C-USA Digital Network Producer William Draper ([email protected])Creative Services/Multimedia Consultant: ErikaAmstadtHirschfield([email protected])*Primary football contact

CREDITSThe 2013 Conference USA Football Preview is published by Confer-ence USA. For additional information or copies, please contact the media relations department.

Editor: Russell AndersonAssistant Editor/Layout: Jeremiah IngramContributing:CourtneyMorrisonArcher,ErikaAmstadtHirschfield

The conference extends special thanks to the media relations depart-ments at all member institutions for assistance in preparation of this publication.

INSIDE1 TOC/Credits2-5 2013 Football Notebook6-64 TEAM INFORMATION 6-9 East Carolina 10-13 FIU 14-17 Florida Atlantic 18-21 Louisiana Tech 22-25 Marshall 26-29 Middle Tennessee 30-33 North Texas 34-37 Rice 38-41 Southern Miss 42-45 Tulane 46-49 Tulsa 50-53 UAB 54-57 UTEP 58-61 UTSA 62 Charlotte 63 Old Dominion 64 Western Kentucky65-80 2012 SEASON IN REVIEW 65 Standings/Individual Awards 66 Postseason Awards 67 2012 NCAA Leaders 68 Individual Stats - All Games 69 Individual/Team Stats - All Games 70 Team Stats - All Games 71 Team Stats - All Games 72 Superlatives - All Games 73 Individual Stats - C-USA Games 74 Individual/Team Stats - C-USA Games 75-76 Team Stats - C-USA Games 77 Superlatives - C-USA Games 78 2012 Final Polls and Bowl Results 79 2013 Composite Schedule

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Tulsa celebrated its second C-USA Football Championship in 2012.





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SPRING NOTEBOOKTHE 2013 LINEUP Six schools will be making their debut in Con-ference USA this fall, joining eight remaining members. The 2013 alignment will feature seven teams in both the East and West Di-visions. East Carolina, FAU, FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss and UAB comprise the East Division, while Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa, UTEP and UTSA make up the West Division.

The 14-team alignment for the 2013 season will feature each team playing eight confer-ence games, along with four non-league con-tests. Each school will play every team in its division once for six games, while playing two cross-over opponents from the opposite division. The 2013 schedule has 14 playing weeks, which provides for two open dates for each team.

WKU IN 2014 Western Kentucky will join Conference USA for the 2014 football season. Located in Bowling Green, Ky., the school has an en-rollment of 21,124 students and sponsors 19 NCAA Division I sports. Hilltoppers foot-ball has produced 70 All-Americans at the FCS and FBS levels, transitioning to a bowl eligible FBS member in 2009. WKU made itsfirstbowlappearancelastseasonplayingCentral Michigan in the Little Caesars Bowl in Detroit.

C-USA FOOTBALL MEDIA KICKOFF The 2013 Conference USA Football Media Kickoff will take place Tuesday-Wednesday, July 23-24 in Dallas. The head coach and one student-athlete from all 14 schools are scheduled to participate. Portions of the football kickoff will be streamed live and Fox Sportswillbefilmingaconferencepreviewtelevision show to air at a date to be deter-mined.

SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN Conference USA teams never shy away from playing challenging non-conference competi-tion and this season is no exception. Among the teams on C-USA’s non-conference slate in 2013 are: Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, Boise State, BYU, Georgia, LSU, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Nebraska, North Carolina, NC State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Virginia Tech. A total of 24 games are scheduled against teams that played in a bowl game last season. Conference USA will face at least one opponent from all nine of the other FBS conferences.

Here’s a look at C-USA’s non-league oppo-nents by conference:

ACC: Maryland, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina (2), NC State (2), Syracuse, Virginia Tech (2)

America Athletic: Houston (2), Louisville, Memphis, South Florida, UCF

Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas (2), Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

Big Ten: Nebraska

MAC: Ball State, Bowling Green, Miami (Ohio), Ohio (2)

Mtn. West: Boise State, Colorado State (2), New Mexico (2)

Pac-12: Arizona

SEC: Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M (2), Vanderbilt

Sun Belt: Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy

Independent: Army, BYU, Idaho, New Mexico State (3), Old Dominion

C-USA ON FOX Conference USA has a multi-year agreement for national television rights with Fox Sports Media Group that runs through the 2015-16 athletic year.

FOX Sports Networks (FSN) will provide a variety of C-USA events, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, and other C-USA sports. This agreement, in conjunction with C-USA’s extended partnership with CBS SportsNetwork,willprovideasignificantin-crease in revenue, as well as the number of events distributed and the overall exposure for the conference.

According to terms of the agreement, FSN will showcase a minimum of 20 regular-sea-son football games per season, a minimum of10regular-seasonmen’sandfivewomen’sbasketball games, and a variety of Olympic sports events. The C-USA football champion-ship game will also be carried on FSN, FX or the FOX Network. FSN programming is dis-tributed nationally to more than 85 million homes through more than two dozen owned andaffiliatedregionalsportsnetworks.

C-USA ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK Conference USA will have at least 15 foot-ball games televised nationally on CBS Sports Network this season. This season marks the eighth year that C-USA has been in partner-ship with CBS Sports Network. The contract includessignificantnationalandregionalex-posure for football, men’s and women’s bas-ketball and other C-USA sports. CBS College Sports Network is widely available on cable systems across the country and via satellite on DIRECTV Channel 613 (Premier Package and Sports Pack) and Dish Network Channel 152 (America’s Top 200 Package).





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C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS Conference USA has secured guaranteed commitmentswithfivebowlpartnersforthe2013 season: the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. Additional partnerships are possibilities and any details regarding those will be announced as soon as they become official:

2013 Bowl Agreements:AutoZone Liberty Bowl (first selection)Date TBA (Memphis, Tenn.)Opponent: SEC or America Athletic selection

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgDate TBA (St. Petersburg, Fla.)Opponent: (Former) Big East selection

Heart of Dallas BowlJan. 1 (Dallas, Texas)Opponent: Big Ten selection

R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlDate TBA (New Orleans, La.)Opponent: Sun Belt Champion

Sheraton Hawai’i BowlDec. 24 (Honolulu, Hawai’i)Opponent: Mountain West selection

C-USA’S HAPPY HOLIDAYS Conference USA was 4-1 in bowl games for the second consecutive season. Among con-ferences that placed at least three teams in postseason play this season, that was the best winning percentage of any league. C-USA teams won its four games by an average of 22.3 points per game.

It was the second straight season that C-USA posted a 4-1 mark in the postseason. During the 2011-12 bowl season the league matched the Mid-American Conference for the best winning percentage (.800) among all FBS conferences.

2013 C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEConference USA will host its ninth football championship game in 2013.

The event is slated for Saturday, December 7, and will be televised by ESPN or ESPN 2. The team with the highest league winning percentage will serve as host site for the game.

The title game will feature champions from the East and West divisions of the league. UCF, Houston, Tulsa and East Carolina have hosted the first eight championship games,with UCF hosting the event three times and Houston and Tulsa hosting it twice.

Tulsa claimed the C-USA inaugural crown in 2005andagainlastseasononitshomefield.In 2007, UCF hosted the game for the sec-ondtimeinthreeseasonsandearneditsfirstchampionship. Houston claimed the champi-onship game title in 2006. East Carolina won back-to-back titles, defeating Houston at home in 2009 after winning at Tulsa in 2008. UCF took its second title in 2010 at Bright House Networks Stadium. In 2011, Southern Miss claimed its first C-USA Championshipgame crown with a victory at previously-un-defeated Houston.

Year Champion (C-USA Record)2012 Tulsa (7-1)2011 Southern Miss (7-1)2010 UCF (7-1)2009 East Carolina (6-2)2008 East Carolina (6-2)2007 UCF (7-1)2006 Houston (7-1)2005 Tulsa (6-2)2004 Louisville (8-0)2003 Southern Miss (8-0)2002 TCU (6-2) Cincinnati (6-2)2001 Louisville (6-1)2000 Louisville (6-1)1999 Southern Miss (6-0)1998 Tulane (6-0)1997 Southern Miss (6-0)1996 Houston (4-1) Southern Miss (4-1)

C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMESaturday, December 7Time: TBAESPN or ESPN 2

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C-USA TIEBREAKER Home field for the C-USA ChampionshipGame will be awarded to the team that posts the highest regular season winning percent-ageagainstconferenceopposition.Thefirsttiebreaker is the winner of a head-to-head match-up. If the two teams did not play dur-ing the regular season, the team with the highest BCS ranking would receive the nod.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS Members of the media that wish to cover the C-USA Championship game will be required to request credentials through the league’s online credential application system avail-able at conferenceusa.com/Media Center.

Details about the C-USA Championship Game will be available throughout the season on conferenceusa.com. For additional informa-tion, please contact C-USA Media Relations at 214/774-1300.

C-USA STADIUMSEast Carolina: Dowdy-Ficklen (50,000)FIU: Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium (20,000)Florida Atlantic: FAU Stadium (29,419)Louisiana Tech: Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600)Marshall Joan C. Edwards (38,019)Middle Tennessee: Floyd Stadium (30,788)North Texas: Apogee Stadium (30,850)Rice: Rice Stadium (47,000)Southern Miss: M.M. Roberts (36,000)Tulane: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (69,703)Tulsa: H.A. Chapman (30,000)UAB: Legion Field (72,000)UTEP: Sun Bowl (51,500)UTSA: Alamodome (65,000)

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RETURNING STARTERS Here’s a look at the returning starters on of-fense, defense and special teams (including punt and kick returners) for each Conference USA school:

School Off. Def. STEast Carolina 8 8 3FIU 3 3 1Florida Atlantic 7 8 4Louisiana Tech 3 4 1Marshall 8 7 2Middle Tenn. 9 8 2North Texas 8 8 2Rice 9 10 1Southern Miss 4 9 2Tulane 8 8 4Tulsa 7 3 3UAB 8 8 2UTEP 8 4 2UTSA 10 8 2

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Here’s a look at the number of lettermen re-turning and lost for each C-USA school:

School Ret. LostEast Carolina 50 17FIU 48 25Florida Atlantic 54 16Louisiana Tech 30 29Marshall 54 10Middle Tenn. 46 18North Texas 38 13Rice 54 9Southern Miss 49 22Tulane 51 17Tulsa 42 14UAB 51 17UTEP 41 18UTSA 51 8

PRESEASON HONOR CANDIDATES As submitted by the league’s Football SIDs, here is a list of candidates to consider for preseason All-American and All-Conference awards:

ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATESOG Will Simmons, East CarolinaWR Justin Hardy, East CarolinaILB Jeremy Grove, East CarolinaOLB Derrell Johnson, East CarolinaRB Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana TechWR/RS D.J. Banks, Louisiana TechS Kevin Byard, Middle TennesseeCB Phillip Gaines, RiceK Chris Boswell, RiceDB Deron Wilson, Southern MissK Cairo Santos, TulaneSAF Darion Monroe, TulaneOG Jake Alexander, TulsaRB/KR Trey Watts, TulsaLB Shawn Jackson, TulsaK Ty Long, UAB

ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATESEast Carolina QB Shane Carden, East CarolinaRB Vintavious Cooper, East CarolinaOG Will Simmons, East CarolinaOT Adhem Elsawi, East CarolinaWR Justin Hardy, East CarolinaDE Lee Pegues, East CarolinaILB Jeremy Grove, East CarolinaOLB Derrell Johnson, East CarolinaFS Damon Magazu, East CarolinaPK Warren Harvey, East CarolinaP Trent Tignor, East Carolina

FIU QB Jake Medlock, FIURB Kedrick Rhodes, FIUWR Willis Wright, FIUDE Greg Hickman, FIUCB Sam Miller, FIURS Richard Leonard, FIU

Florida Atlantic WR William Dukes, Florida AtlanticLB Andrae Kirk, Florida AtlanticP Sean Kelly, Florida AtlanticPR Travis Jones, Florida Atlantic

Louisiana Tech RB Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana TechWR D.J. Banks, Louisiana TechDE IK Enemkpali, Louisiana TechDT Justin Ellis, Louisiana TechDT Shakeil Lucas, Louisiana TechRS D.J. Banks, Louisiana Tech

Marshall QB Rakeem Cato, MarshallWR Tommy Shuler, MarshallTE Gator Hoskins, MarshallRB Kevin Grooms, MarshallDL Alex Bazzie, MarshallLB Jermaine Holmes, MarshallSS D.J. Hunter, MarshallP Tyler Williams, Marshall

Middle Tennessee QB Logan Kilgore, Middle TennesseeRB Jordan Parker, Middle TennesseeOL Josh Walker, Middle TennesseeOL Darius Johnson, Middle TennesseeLB T.T. Barber, Middle TennesseeS Kevin Byard, Middle TennesseeDL Jimmy Staten, Middle TennesseeKR Reggie Whatley, Middle Tennessee

North Texas OG Cyril Lemon, North TexasOG Mason Y’Barbo, North TexasLB Zach Orr, North TexasCB ZacWhitfield,NorthTexas

Rice QB Taylor McHargue, RiceRB Charles Ross, RiceWR Jordan Taylor, RiceC Nate Richards, RiceOT Jon Hodde, RiceLB Cameron Nwosu, RiceDT Hosam Shahin, RiceDT Christian Covington, RiceCB Phillip Gaines, RiceSAF Paul Porras, RiceCB Bryce Callahan, RiceK Chris Boswell, Rice

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Southern Miss RB Jalen Richard, Southern MissWR Dominique Sullivan, Southern MissOL Vincent Brown, Southern MissDB Deron Wilson, Southern MissDL Khyri Thornton, Southern MissCB Jacorius Cotton, Southern MissPK Corey Acosta, Southern Miss

Tulane K Cairo Santos, TulaneSAF Darion Monroe, TulaneWR Ryan Grant, TulaneDT Julius Warmsley, TulaneCB Lorenzo Doss, TulaneCB Jordan Batiste, TulaneSAF Darion Monroe, TulaneK Cairo Santos, Tulane

Tulsa OG Jake Alexander, TulsaOG Stetson Burnett, TulsaQB Cody Green, TulsaRB Ja’Terian Douglas, TulsaWR Keyarris Garrett, TulsaRB/KR Trey Watts, TulsaLB Shawn Jackson, TulsaSAF Marco Nelson, Tulsa

UAB RB Darrin Reaves, UABWR Jackie Williams, UABTE Kennard Backman, UABOL Cameron Blankenship, UABDE Diaheem Watkins, UABSAF Calvin Jones, UABK Ty Long, UABP Hunter Mullins, UAB

UTEP RB Nathan Jeffery, UTEPRB Autrey Golden, UTEPWR Jordan Leslie, UTEPTE Kevin Perry, UTEPTE Eric Tomlinson, UTEPTE Craig Wenrick, UTEPOT Brander Craighead, UTEPOG Jerel Watkins, UTEPDE Horace Miller, UTEPDT Marcus Bagley, UTEPDT Germard Reed, UTEP

UTSA QB Eric Soza, UTSARB Evans Okotcha, UTSATE Cole Hubble, UTSAOG Scot Inskeep, UTSALB Steven Kurfehs, UTSAS Eric Johnston, UTSAS Triston Wade, UTSAPR Kenny Harrison, UTSA

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EAST CAROLINA PIRATES

QUICK FACTSLocation Greenville, N.C.Founded 1907 Enrollment 26,900Nickname Pirates Colors Purple and Gold Conference Conference USAChancellor Dr. Steve Ballard Athletics Director Jeff Compher Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000) Surface Natural Grass (Tifway 419 Bermuda)

FOOTBALL STAFFRuffin McNeill (East Carolina, 1980) Head Coach, 4th year McNeill’s East Carolina Record 19-19 (.500), 3 years McNeill’s Overall Record *20-19 (.513), 3 years *includes win as Texas Tech’s interim coach in 2010 Alamo Bowl

Assoc. Head Coach/ILB John Wiley (East Texas State ‘84)Defensive Coordinator/DB Rick Smith (Florida State ‘71)Outside Linebackers Duane Price (Texas Tech ‘99)Defensive Line Mark Yellock (East Carolina ‘00)Offensive Coordinator/QB Lincoln Riley (Texas Tech ‘06)Inside Receivers Donnie Kirkpatrick (Lenoir-Rhyne ‘82)Outside Receivers Dave Nichol (Texas Tech ‘99)Offensive Line Brandon Jones (Texas Tech ‘06)Special Teams Coordinator/RB Kirk Doll (East Carolina ‘74)Staff Assistants Tripp Weaver/Defense (East Carolina ‘12) Paul Marin/Offense (Texas Tech ‘09) Ryan Dougherty/Special Teams (East Carolina ‘06)Director of Administration Cary Godette (East Carolina ‘76)Director of Ops/Player Personnel Brian Overton (Elizabeth City State ‘04)Director of HS Relations Harold Robinson (East Carolina ‘72)

FOOTBALL OFFICEPhone 252-737-4570 Fax 252-737-4646

SPORTS INFORMATIONMedia Relations Director Tom McClellan Office Phone 252-737-1274Cell Phone 252-414-0990 Fax 252-737-4528E-Mail [email protected] www.ECUPirates.comPress Box Phone 252-737-4697Facebook ECUPirates.comTwitter @ECUAthletics

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 OLD DOMINION Sept. 5 (Thu.) e FLORIDA ATLANTIC Sept. 14 VIRGINIA TECH Sept. 28 at North Carolina Oct. 5 e at Middle Tennessee Oct. 12 e at Tulane Oct. 19 e SOUTHERN MISS Nov. 2 e at FIU Nov. 9 e TULSA Nov. 16 e UAB Nov. 23 at NC State Nov. 30 e at Marshall

eConference USA games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

2012 RESULTS (8-5, 7-1 C-USA)S1 APPALACHIAN STATE (FSN) W 35-13 1-0S8 at (9) South Carolina (SEC Network) L 10-48 1-1S15 e at Southern Miss (CBSSN) W 24-14 2-1S22 at North Carolina (ESPN U) L 6-27 2-2S29 e UTEP (WITN) W 28-18 3-2O4 e at UCF (CBSSN) L 20-40 3-3O13 e MEMPHIS (CSS) W 41-7 4-3O20 e at UAB (FCS) W 42-35 5-3O27 NAVY (FCS) L 28-56 5-4N3 e HOUSTON (FSN) W 48-28 6-4N17 e at Tulane (CST) W 28-23 7-4N23 e MARSHALL (CBSSN) W 65-59 (2ot) 8-4D22 vs. La.-Lafayette (ESPN) L 34-43 8-5


NOTING THE PIRATESEast Carolina returns 16-of-22 positional starters in 2013, eight on each side of the ball. The Pirates return 76 percent of their rush-ing yards and 88 percent of their passing yards, 78 percent of their tackles and 81.8 percent of their turnover production. Players who accounted for 349 of ECU’s 409 points (85 percent) are on the 2013 roster.

Junior WR Justin Hardy has 1,763 receiving yards in just two sea-sons to move into third place on the ECU career chart. Hardy has caught at least one touchdown in 17-of-23 career games and scored 12 times during the 2012 season.

Junior QB Shane Carden, who became the starting quarterback the third game of the 2012 season, finished with 3,116 yards and 23 touchdowns. Carden directly accounted for 31-of-45 of ECU’s offen-sive TDs and led drives that produced all 15 FGs. He established an ECU single-game record with 439 passing yards and the third-highest completion percentage (80.9) with career-bests in completions (38) and attempts (47) against Marshall.

Junior RB Vintavious Cooper, the C-USA Newcomer of the Year, reached 1,000 yards rushing on the season (1,049). He was the first Pirate back since Dominique Lindsay in 2009 to reach the mark and the sixth ECU runner to reach the 1,000 yards since 2000.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation SpreadDefensive Formation Multiple2012 Overall Record 8-52012 Conference Record/Finish 7-1/T1st East DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 50/17Starters Returning 21 (8 off./8 def./5 spec.)Starters Lost 7 (3 off./3 def/1 spec.) 2013 Newcomers 24

2013 PRESEASON RETURNEESSTARTERS Offensive Returning/Lost 8/3Defensive Returning/Lost 8/3Special Teams Returning/Lost 5/1

OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Shane CardenRB Vintavious CooperOG Jordan DavisOT Adhem ElsawiC Taylor HudsonOG Will SimmonsIWR Justin HardyOWR Reese Wiggins

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGNT Terry WilliamsDE Lee PeguesOLB Derrell JohnsonOLB Gabriel WoullardCB Adonis ArmstrongILB Jeremy GroveFS Damon MagazuSS Chip Thompson

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGDS Charlie Coggins SS C.J. StruykK Warren HarveyP/H Trent Tignor PR Justin Hardy

KEY LOSSESOWR Andrew BodenheimerIWR Derrick Harris OT Robert JonesDE Michael BrooksILB Daniel DrakeCB Leonard PaulkKR Derrick Harris

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Vintavious Cooper 200 1049 5.2 7 39 Reggie Bullock 80 387 4.8 6 25 TOTALS 459 1760 3.8 23 39

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Shane Carden 413 273 .661 10 3116 23Rio Johnson 46 72 .639 4 435 2 TOTALS 319 488 .654 14 3551 25

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Justin Hardy 88 1,105 12.6 11 76Andrew. Bodenheimer 36 371 10.3 3 37Danny Webster 34 332 9.8 5 28 TOTALS 319 3551 11.1 25 76

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongWarren Harvey 15-20 .750 54 TOTALS 15-20 .750 54

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Trent Tignor 65 2779 42.8 14 65 TOTALS 65 2779 42.8 14 65

Tackles Solos Ast Total Jeremy Grove 43 40 83Damon Magazu 44 36 80Derrel Johnson 27 35 62Kyle Tudor 21 41 62Chip Thompson 29 28 57 TOTALS 471 506 977

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Chip Thompson 3 28 9.3 0Ty Holmes 1 28 29.0 1 TOTALS 10 88 8.8 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory East Carolina Opponents First Downs 409 411 Rushes-Yards 459-1760 467-2015Rushing Yards/Game 135.4 155.0 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 488-319-14 475-279-10Completion Pct. .654 .587Passing Yards 3551 3584Passing Yards/Game 273.2 275.7 Total Off. Plays/Yds 947-5311 942-5599Total Offense/Game 408.5 430.7 Punts-Average 65-42.8 64-40.4 Punt Returns-Yards 22-188 20-199 Kickoff Returns-Yards 49-972 47-1117 Interceptions-Yards 10-88 14-89Fumbles-Lost 15-8 15-12 Penalties-Yards 55-567 75-671 3rd Down Conversions 83-191 75-1833rd Down Conversion Percentage .430 .409 4th Down Conversions 11-15 13-204th Down Conversion Percentage .730 .650 Sacks By-Yards 26-154 29-209Avg. Time of Possession 31:12 28:48





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EAST CAROLINA PIRATESSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE4 Detric Allen DB 6-0 200 Jr. 1L Norwood, N.C./South Stanly39 DaShaun Amos DB 6-1 182 Fr. RS Midlothian, Va./Manchester3 Adonis Armstrong DB 5-10 182 Sr. 1L Clinton, Miss./Hinds CC-- Randall Anderson DL 6-4 246 Fr. HS New Castle, Del./Fork Union-- Ty Anderson DL 6-4 250 So. HS Winston-Salem, N.C./Ledford82 DaQuan Barnes OWR 6-1 186 Fr. RS Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover42 John Barnes-Smith RB 5-11 225 Jr. SQ Wendell, N.C./East Wake47 Jeton Beavers DE 6-5 263 So. SQ Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside-- Kurt Benkert QB 6-3 206 Fr. HS Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast-- Austin Berrios IWR 5-9 175 Fr. RS Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road44 Zeek Bigger ILB 6-2 228 So. 1L Gastonia, N.C./Ashbrook97 Terry Biles DE 6-2 280 Jr. SQ High Point, N.C./Andrews89 Brandon Bishop OWR 5-11 183 Fr. RS Hookerton, N.C./Greene Central72 Jimmy Booth OL 6-2 308 Sr. 2L Greenville, N.C./J.H. Rose65 J.T. Boyd OL 6-4 302 Fr. RS Fort Mill, S.C. Nation Ford23 Desi Brown DB 6-2 215 Jr. 2L Webster Groves, Mo. Webster Groves31 Chris Cacciola IWR 6-0 196 So. 1L Wrentham, Mass./King Philip85 Antonio Cannon OWR 6-2 180 So. 1L Central, S.C./Daniel5 Shane Carden QB 6-2 218 Jr. 1L Houston, Texas/Episcopal-- Ben Codispoti WR 5-10 170 Jr. HS Raleigh, N.C,./Leesville Road60 Charlie Coggins DS 6-3 200 Jr. 1L Albemarle, N.C,./Albemarle21 Vintavious Cooper RB 5-9 200 Sr. 1L Homerville, Ga./Southwest Mississippi CC-- Bobby Cox WR 5-10 183 Jr. HS Vanceboro, N.C./West Craven78 Jordan Davis OL 6-3 297 Sr. 3L Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee5 Justin Dixon DE 6-1 275 Sr. 2L Smithfield, N.C./Smithfield-Selma35 Michael Dobson DB 6-0 191 Sr. 3L Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy-- Kyle Doll TE/IWR 6-4 237 Jr. TR Greenville, N.C./Texas State-- Donald Durham WR 6-1 192 So. HS Winston-Salem, N.C./Atkins-- Calvin Easter IWR 5-8 170 So. SQ Matthews, N.C./Butler57 Adhem Elsawi OL 6-5 308 Sr. 2L Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Campbell43 Drayvon Fairley OLB 6-3 217 Fr. RS Red Springs, N.C./Red Springs48 Maurice Falls OLB 6-2 247 Jr. 2L Belmont, N.C./South Point91 Will Foxx NT 6-2 313 So. SQ Greensboro, N.C./Oak Ridge Military45 Jake Geary OLB 6-3 243 Jr. 2L Hillsborough, N.C./Cedar Ridge73 Drew Gentry OL 6-6 317 Jr. 2L Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian53 Jeremy Grove ILB 6-1 240 Jr. 2L Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson22 Chris Hairston RB 6-0 194 So. 1L Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland2 Justin Hardy IWR 6-0 186 Jr. 2L Vanceboro, N.C./West Craven69 Isaac Harris OL 6-7 304 So. 1L Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork14 Warren Harvey PK 5-11 225 Jr. 1L Greenville, N.C./J.H. Rose37 Josh Hawkins DB 5-10 183 So. 1L Winston-Salem, N.C./Glenn2 Glen Hilliard DB 5-10 180 So. SQ Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna-- Arrick Hincher QB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C./Cox Mill76 Stewart Hinson OL 6-7 296 So. SQ Monroe, N.C./Piedmont49 Ty Holmes ILB 6-1 235 Sr. 3L Lexington, N.C./Lexington-- DeAngelo Hopkins WR 6-1 195 So. HS Durham, N.C./Northern-- Justin Hubbard QB 6-2 180 Fr. HS Thomasville, N.C./Thomasville74 Taylor Hudson OL 6-5 300 Jr. 2L Greenville, S.C./Mauldin-- Roger Huff DB 5-11 195 Jr. HS Yorktown, Va./Tabb-- Cory Hunter RB 5-10 201 So. SQ Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Fuquay-Varina-- Casey Ifedi OLB 5-10 200 Jr. HS Charlotte, N.C./Vance7 Lamar Ivey DB 6-1 196 Jr. 2L Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance-- Joshua Jares WR 6-4 180 So. HS Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian56 Derrell Johnson OLB 6-2 264 Sr. 3L Baltimore, Md./Wyoming Seminary84 Justin Jones TE/IWR 6-8 277 Sr. 3L Conyers, Ga./Heritage-- Eric Kea RB 6-0 180 So. HS Magnolia, N.C./Kenan13 Cody Keith QB 6-3 200 So. SQ Charlotte, N.C./Cheshire Academy-- Keith Lee DS 5-10 217 Fr. RS Wake Forest, N.C./Rolesville31 Domonique Lennon DB 6-2 212 So. SQ Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk Academy14 Ethan Long QB 6-4 249 Fr. RS North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester90 Chaz Lowery OL/TE 6-5 297 So. 1L Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes11 Damon Magazu DB 5-11 204 Sr. 3L Charlotte, N.C./Providence33 Doug Mayo-Tapp DB 5-10 198 Sr. SQ Charlotte, N.C/Providence22 Nate Mays DB 5-10 190 Fr. RS Huntersville, N.C./Hough98 Matt Milner DE 6-4 256 Sr. 3L Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons-- Tristan Mumford LB 6-1 242 Fr. HS Statesville, N.C./Statesville64 Keifer Neal OL 6-5 316 Jr. RS Anaheim, Calif./Golden West College51 Montese Overton OLB 6-3 220 So. 1L Greenville, N.C./South Central87 Zico Pasut RB/TE 6-3 250 Sr. 3L Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell58 Lee Pegues DE 6-2 294 Sr. 3L Wallace, S.C./Marlboro County-- Deon Pillsbury OLB 6-1 197 Fr. HS Rockwell, N.C./Mount Pleasant77 Jonathan Powers OL 6-2 333 Jr. SQ Wilmington, N.C/Ashley41 Dayon Pratt OLB 6-4 224 Fr. RS Washington, D.C./Calvin Coolidge99 Frederick Presley DE 6-3 323 Fr. RS Stantonsburg, N.C./Greene Central3 Lance Ray OWR 6-2 208 Sr. 1L Quincy, Fla./Northwest Miss JC79 Ryan Revia OL 6-6 313 Fr. RS Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE-- Terrell Richardson DB 6-0 214 Fr. RS Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh68 Tre Robertson OL 6-5 325 So. SQ Roxboro, N.C./Person35 Greg Robinson DB 5-11 202 Jr. SQ Fayetteville, N.C./Seventy-First-- Andrew Rochin TE 6-2 205 Fr. HS Morrisville, N.C./Panther Creek93 Chrishon Rose DE 6-4 299 Jr. 2L Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara40 Brendan Rowland P 6-2 164 Sr. SQ Mission Viejo, Calif./Saddleback CC-- Brandon Santiago WR 5-11 183 Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C/Country Day10 Rocco Scarfone DB 5-11 182 So. 1L Greensboro, N.C/Northern Guilford-- Christian Simmons DB 5-11 171 So. HS Winston-Salem, N.C./Glenn-- Marcus Simmons RB 5-9 205 Sr. SQ New Bern, N.C./New Bern70 Will Simmons OL 6-5 342 Sr. 3L Ahoskie, N.C./Hertford County-- Brandon Smith OL 6-8 344 Fr. HS Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth4 Quataye Smyre IWR 5-10 175 Fr. RS Statesville, N.C./South Iredell83 Jabril Soloman OWR 6-2 189 So. 1L Hemingway, S.C./Hemingway59 Reece Speight OLB 6-3 236 Fr. RS Wilson, N.C./Beddingfield66 Terrell Stanley DE/NT 6-2 266 So. 1L Southport, N.C./South Brunswick50 C.J. Struyk DS/OL 6-2 296 So. 1L Morehead City, N.C/West Carteret86 Donte Sumpter IWR 6-0 192 So. SQ Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach81 Cedric Thompson IWR 5-9 183 So. SQ Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain1 Chip Thompson DB 6-0 216 Sr. 1L Jackson, Miss./Hinds CC-- David Thompson DB 5-10 182 So. HS Garner, N.C./Garner38 Trent Tignor H/P 6-5 212 Sr. 3L Hoschton, Ga./Mill Creek-- Jamal Tillman RB 5-9 193 Fr. RS Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte12 Connor Torruella PK 5-10 179 Fr. RS Garner, N.C./Garner20 Kyle Tudor ILB 6-3 242 Sr. 3L Augusta, Ga./Lakeside33 Danny Webster IWR 5-10 180 Jr. 2L Havelock, N.C./Havelock88 Brandon Weymann OWR 6-2 190 Sr. SQ Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park-- Jonathon Weymann QB 6-0 200 So. HS Charlotte, N.C/Myers Park-- Cameron White ILB 5-11 213 Fr. HS Apex, N.C./Middle Creek94 Johnathon White DE 6-4 283 So. 1L High Point, N.C./Central15 Reese Wiggins OWR 5-11 193 Sr. 2L Durham, N.C./Southern Durham24 Brandon Williams ILB 6-1 240 Jr. 2L Rock Hill, S.C./Hargrave Military80 Bryce Williams OWR 6-6 240 So. SQ Winston-Salem, N.C./North Davidson54 Terry Williams NT 6-1 322 Jr. 2L Loganville, Ga./Grayson-- Colin Wilson OLB 6-0 210 Fr. HS South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield-- Demonte Wilson OWR 6-2 193 Fr RS Charlotte, N.C./Crest94 Gary Wortham DE 6-0 288 Fr. RS Woodbridge, Va./Freedom89 John Worthy OWR 6-2 217 Jr. RS Blair, S.C./Yuba CC42 Gabriel Woullard OLB 6-3 227 Sr. 1L Valencia, Calif./Pierce College

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE *Randall Anderson DL 6-4 245 Fr. New Castle, Del./William Penn/Fork Union Malcolm Ashley DL 6-4 260 Fr. Havelock, N.C./Havelock Demage Bailey DL 6-5 250 Fr. Clayton, N.C./Clayton *Kurt Benkert QB 6-3 205 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast DaShawn Benton DB 6-0 175 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Grady Trevon Brown WR 6-3 190 Fr. Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover Devaris Brunson LB 6-1 210 Fr. Lake City, S.C./Lake City A.J. Coplon DB 5-11 175 Fr. Havelock, N.C./Havelock Kirk Donaldson LB 6-3 250 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Vance Darren Dowdell TE 6-4 225 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Grady Davon Grayson WR 6-2 175 Fr. Suffolk, Va./Kings Fork Patrick Green LB 6-2 200 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./North Forsyth Isaiah Jones WR 6-1 170 Fr. Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin Terrell Lane RB 5-11 225 Jr. Norton, Kan./Norton/Hutchinson CC Christian Matau OL 6-3 315 Fr. New Bern, N.C./New Bern Demetri McGill DL 6-1 300 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes *Tristan Mumford LB 6-1 225 Fr. Statesville, N.C./Statesville Mike Myers DL 6-0 285 Fr. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek Travis Phillips DB 5-11 175 Fr. Montpelier, Va./Patrick Henry Travon Simmons DB 5-10 170 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove *Brandon Smith OL 6-8 330 Fr. Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth Xavier Smith DB 6-2 190 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield Marquis Wallace OL 6-5 305 Jr. Henrico, Va./Varina/Lackawanna College Larry Williams OL 6-4 290 Fr. Wilmington, N.C./Laney * denotes midyear signees






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QUICK FACTSLocation Miami, Fla. Founded/Opened 1965/1972Enrollment 50,000Nickname PanthersColors Blue (PMS 282), Gold (PMS 871)Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Mark B. RosenbergExec. Director Sports & Entertainment Pete GarciaStadium Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium (20,000)Stadium Surface FieldTurf FOOTBALL STAFFRon Turner (Pacific, ‘77) Head Coach, 1st Year Turner’s FIU Record 0-0 (.000) Turner’s Overall Record 42-61 (.408), 9 years

Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line Andre Patterson (Montana, ‘83)Defensive Coordinator Josh Conklin (South Dakota State, ‘03)Defensive Secondary Jason Brooks (Middle Tennessee, ‘06)Running Backs Andrew Hayes-Stoker (TCU, ‘01)Tight Ends/Tackles Kort Shankweiler (East Carolina, ‘06)Off. Line/Run-Game Coordinator Steve Shankweiler (Davidson, ‘74)Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers Cameron Turner (The Citadel, ‘10)Linebackers Tom Williams (Stanford, ‘92)Special Teams Kevin Wolthausen (Humboldt State, ‘81)Graduate Assistant Matt Garris (FIU, ‘10)Graduate Assistant Michael Heistand (Illinois State, ‘12)Graduate Assistant Josh Beekman (Boston College, ’06)Graduate Assistant Pete Collins (Mary Washington, ’07)Head Football Athletic Trainer David Ahouse (Cornell, ‘98)Asst. Strength & Conditioning Thomas Carroll (Miami, Fla. ‘05)Football Video Coordinator Winston Chen (Fresno State, ‘10)Asst. Dir.of Football Operations Brian McLaughlin (Cincinnati, ‘12)Director of Football Operations Nick Mehlhaff (South Dakota, ‘09)Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Chad Smith (UT-Chattanooga, ‘06)Asst. Football Athletic Trainer John Steele (Lasell, ‘05)

FOOTBALL OFFICEPhone 305/348-2152 Fax 305/348-0247

SPORTS INFORMATIONDirector/Football SID Joe HornsteinOffice Phone (305) 348-6666Cell Phone (305) 496-2711Media Relations Office Fax (305) 348-2963Office E-Mail [email protected] www.FIUSports.comPress Box Phone (305) 348-1898Facebook FIU AthleticsTwitter @FIUFootball

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at Maryland Sept. 7 e UCF Sept. 14 BETHUNE-COOKMAN Sept. 21 at Louisville Oct. 5 e at Southern Miss Oct. 12 e UAB Oct. 26 e LOUISIANA TECH Nov. 2 e EAST CAROLINA Nov. 9 e at Middle Tennessee Nov. 16 e at UTEP Nov. 23 e MARSHALL Nov. 29 (Fri.) e at FAU

eConference USA game in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

2012 RESULTS (3-9, 2-6 SUN BELT)S1 at Duke L 26-46 0-1S8 AKRON W (OT) 41-38 1-1S15 at UCF L 20-33 1-2S22 No. 18 LOUISVILLE L 21-28 1-3S29 at Louisiana L 20-48 1-4O4 ARKANSAS STATE L 20-34 1-5O13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 30-34 1-6O20 at Troy L 37-38 1-7O27 WKU L 6-14 1-8N3 at South Alabama W 28-20 2-8N16 at FAU W 34-24 3-8N24 ULM L (OT) 17-23 3-9

Sun Belt games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

NOTING THE PANTHERSRon Turner was named FIU head football coach Jan. 4, 2013, bring-ing with him experience coaching at the collegiate and NFL lev-els during a career that has now spanned more than five decades. Turner, who enters his 37th season coaching in 2013, has spent 24 seasons at the collegiate level with nine of those seasons as a head coach with Illinois and San Jose State. In his college seasons, he has led or been an assistant for programs that went to eight bowl games and produced numerous All-Americans and NFL draft picks.

The 2012 FIU roster boasted 52 student-athletes who had a com-bined 759 career starts (includes 76 appearances from the kicker and punter). Of those 52 student-athletes, 29 (or 56 percent) were listed on the 2013 spring roster. Those 29 student-athletes have a combined 180 starts (or 24 percent of last year’s figure). FIU lost 23 student-athletes with a combined 579 career starts (or 76 percent).

Seventy-nine percent of FIU’s spring roster (61-of-77 players) comes from the state of Florida. Twenty-three Florida counties are repre-sented from the panhandle, to the first coast and all along the way through the local Tri-County area. Forty percent of FIU’s roster (31-of-77 players) comes from the Tri-County (Miami-Dade 22, Broward 4 and Palm Beach 5) area.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation Pro SetDefensive Formation Multiple 4-32012 Overall Record 3-9 2012 Conference Record / Finish 2-6 (Sun Belt)/ 8th (Tie)Lettermen Returning/Lost 48/25Starters Returning 7 (3 off./3 def./1 spec.)Starters Lost 19 (8 off./8 def./3 spec.)2013 Newcomers 21

2013 PRESEASON RETURNEESSTARTERS Offensive Returning/Lost 3/8Defensive Returning/Lost 3/8Special Teams Returning/Lost 1/3

OFFENSIvE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Jake MedlockRB Kedrick RhodesWR Willis Wright

DEFENSIvE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Greg HickmanCB Richard LeonardCB Sam Miller

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGRS Richard Leonard

KEy LOSSESOT Caylin HauptmannOG David IstanichC Shae SmithOT Rupert Bryan, Jr.WR Wayne TimesWR Jacob YoungerDE Tourek WilliamsDT Andre PoundDT Joshua ForneyLB Winston FraserLB Jordan HuntSS Johnathan CyprienFS Chuck GraceCB Jose CheeseboroughP Josh BriskK Jack Griffin

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. yds. Avg. TD Long Kedrick Rhodes 167 714 4.3 4 38 Darian Mallary 104 463 4.5 9 59 TOTALS 489 1744 3.6 20 59

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT yards TD Jake Medlock 152 263 .578 2 2127 13E.J. Hilliard 65 94 .691 3 654 4 TOTALS 219 369 .593 6 2861 17

Receiving Rec yds. Avg. TD Long Wayne Times 66 602 9.1 2 22Willis Wright 25 633 25.3 5 67Jacob Younger 25 404 16.2 3 46 TOTALS 219 2861 13.1 17 67

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongJack Griffin 9-16 .562 45 TOTALS 9-16 .562 45

Punting No. yards Avg. In 20 Long Josh Brisk 47 1880 40.0 12 57 TOTALS 66 2636 39.9 16 57

Tackles Solos Ast Total Johnathan Cyprien 54 39 93Winston Fraser 48 31 79Jordan Hunt 44 30 74Sam Miller 38 24 62Chuck Grace 38 20 58 TOTALS 486 309 795

Interceptions No. yds. Avg. TD Johnathan Cyprien 4 32 8.0 0Chuck Grace 2 33 16.5 0 TOTALS 10 81 8.1 0

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory FIU Opponents First Downs 300 380 Rushes-Yards 489-1744 428-1690Rushing Yards/Game 145.3 140.8 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 369-219-6 437-265-10Completion Pct. .593 .606 Passing Yards 2861 3145Passing Yards/Game 238.4 262.1 Total Off. Plays/Yds 858-4605 865-4835Total Offense/Game 383.8 402.9 Punts-Average 66-39.9 68-40.5 Punt Returns-Yards 25-201 25-258 Kickoff Returns-Yards 59-1438 30-617 Interceptions-Yards 10-81 6-36Fumbles-Lost 29-16 20-8 Penalties-Yards 91-769 76-659 3rd Down Conversions 66-175 74-1813rd Down Conversion Percentage .382 .408 4th Down Conversions 11-24 7-144th Down Conversion Percentage .460 .500 Sacks By-Yards 23-168 37-219Avg. Time of Possession 29:46 30:14





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FIU PANTHERSSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. yR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE40 Chris Ayers P 6-0 170 R-Fr. RS Hollywood, Fla./South Broward90 Fadol Brown DT 6-4 275 So. 1L Charleston, S.C./Burke/North Carolina Tech (Prep)23 Richard Burrows WR 6-4 195 R-So. RS Palm Bay, Fla./Bayside36 Lamarq Caldwell RB 6-0 220 So. 1L Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Technical35 Davison Colimon LB 6-1 200 So. 1L Riviera Beach, Fla./Suncoast92 Paul Crawford DE 6-8 275 Sr. 3L Carrollton, Texas/Hebron94 Marques Cheeks DE 6-3 270 R-Fr. RS New Orleans, La./O. Perry Walker10 Glenn Coleman WR 6-2 205 Sr. 3L New Orleans, La./West Jefferson20 Shane Coleman RB 5-6 200 R-So. 1L Green Cove Springs, Fla./Clay11 Akil Dan-Fodio QB 6-4 225 R-So. 1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan36 Jordan Davis S 6-1 205 R-Fr. RS Tampa, Fla./Alonso49 Junior Delpe TE 6-5 250 R-Sr. 1L North Miami, Fla./North Miami50 David Delsoin OG 6-6 300 R-Jr. 2L Hollywood, Fla./Sheridan Hills Christian22 Johnnie Durante WR 6-0 170 R-Fr. RS Miami, Fla./Dr. Michael Krop44 Darrian Dyson DT 6-3 310 So. 1L New Orleans, La./Edna Karr15 Nick England WR 6-0 175 So. 1L Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill34 Orwin Etkins RB 5-8 180 R-Sr. RS Miramar, Fla./Miramar/Norwich99 Isame Faciane DT 6-3 295 Sr. 3L Slidell, La./Salmen9 Giovani Francois DE 6-1 250 Jr. 2L Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise47 Sam Gervais DB 5-10 185 R-Jr. 1L Miami, Fla./La Salle24 Josh Glanton LB 6-3 228 R-Fr. RS Haines City, Fla./Haines City21 Jakhari Gore RB 5-10 175 R-Jr. TR Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus/LSU80 Ya’keem Griner TE 6-5 230 R-So. 1L Starke, Fla./Bradford32 Justin Halley FS 6-1 190 R-Jr. 2L Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton8 Loranzo Hammonds, Jr. QB 6-1 200 R-So. 1L North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta8 Greg Hickman DE 6-1 278 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Technical13 E.J. Hilliard QB 6-2 185 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern91 Cody Horstman DE 6-3 270 R-So. RS Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach86 Raymond Jackson WR 6-2 210 So. 1L New Orleans, La./O. Perry Walker83 De’Andre Jasper WR 5-9 200 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson13 Patrick Jean LB 6-3 205 So. 1L Port Saint Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast16 Adrian Jenkins SS 6-2 210 R-Fr. RS Tampa, Fla./Jefferson25 Derrick Jones, Jr. CB 6-0 200 R-Sr. 2L Miami Springs, Fla./Miami Springs78 Dieugot Joseph DE 6-6 260 R-Fr. RS Orlando, Fla./Freedom76 Yousif Khoury OT 6-6 315 R-So. RS Spring Valley, Calif./Steele Canyon/Grossmont CC63 Ian Koch OG 6-3 280 R-Fr. RS Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic74 Lars Koht DE 6-3 255 R-So. 1L Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach41 Jericho Lee DT 6-0 250 R-Jr. 2L Tallahassee, Fla./Godby3 Richard Leonard CB 5-10 170 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./Miami Killian18 James Louis WR 5-11 200 R-Jr. TR Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic/Ohio State17 T.J. Lowder WR 5-11 182 R-So. 1L Panama City, Fla./Bay58 Prince Matt, Jr. OT 6-4 275 R-So. SQ Bradenton, Fla./Manatee31 Jeremiah McKinnon CB 6-0 175 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami Southridge12 Jake Medlock QB 6-3 220 R-Jr. 2L Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher39 Sam Miller CB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./La Salle64 Michael Montero OL 6-3 290 R-Jr. SQ Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus70 Aaron Nielsen OT 6-4 270 R-So. 1L Orlando, Fla./Freedom45 Leroy Owens LB 6-4 210 R-Fr. RS Palatka, Fla./Palatka11 Denzell Perine DE 6-3 245 Jr. 1L Mobile, Ala./Davidson14 Demarkus Perkins SS 6-0 205 R-Jr. 1L Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Southeast/Highland CC





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. yR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE15 Fred Porter WR 6-2 200 R-So. 1L Ruskin, Fla./Lennard9 Kedrick Rhodes RB 5-11 200 Sr. 3L Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic48 Luis Rosado LB 6-2 225 R-So. 1L Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville82 Dominique Rhymes WR 6-4 210 R-So. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern73 Trenton Saunders OL 6-3 275 R-Fr. RS North Palm Beach, Fla./Benjamin School33 Zach Schaubhut TE 6-2 230 R-Sr. 1L Chipley, Fla./Chipley/Air Force59 Donald Senat C 6-2 285 R-Jr. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern75 Edens Sineace OL 6-5 310 R-Fr. RS Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central56 Sergio Sroka K 5-11 170 R-Fr. RS Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit84 Chris Sullivan WR 6-2 190 R-Fr. RS Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach51 Brandon Taylor LS 6-0 220 R-So. 1L Slidell, La./Northshore31 Clinton Taylor WR 5-9 170 R-So. SQ Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern71 Delmar Taylor OG 6-4 290 R-Jr. TR Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Beach/Navarro Coll.23 Terrance Taylor SS 6-1 192 R-Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./Archbishop Carroll14 Favian Upshaw QB 6-2 175 R-Fr. RS Titusville, Fla./Astronaut89 Rockey Vann WR 5-11 170 R-Sr. 2L Ocoee, Fla./Ocoee42 Caleb Vincent LB 6-2 225 R-Jr. SQ Hollywood, Fla./Hollywood Hills55 Michael Wakefield LB 6-2 235 So. 1L Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta98 Leonard Washington DT 6-0 290 R-Fr. RS New Orleans, La./Edna Karr77 Jordan White OG 6-3 310 R-Jr. 2L Williston, Fla./Williston81 Jairus Williams WR 6-5 200 R-Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./Miami Central28 Deonte Wilson CB 6-0 190 R-Fr. RS Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland26 Mitch Wozniak SS 6-3 205 R-Jr. 3L Dade City, Fla./Pasco1 Willis Wright WR 6-1 200 Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./Miami Springs

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. yR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Akheem Barton DL 6-2 235 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Jordan Budwig OL 6-4 330 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale/University School James Cruise OL 6-5 275 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. /Palm Beach Gardens Jeremy Derrick LB 6-1 180 Fr. Hallandale Beach, Fla./Hallandale Chris Flaig OL 6-5 305 Fr. Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach Jordan Gibbs LB 6-1 220 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Killian Jordan Guest LB 6-4 195 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Christopher Columbus Xavier Hines DB 6-0 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Wilkenson Myrtil DB 6-0 185 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Jones Shug Oyegunle WR 5-9 175 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Gaither Israel Paopao QB 6-1 240 Fr. Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside Jonathan Pavlov TE 6-4 225 Fr. North Palm Beach, Fla./Benjamin School Byron Pinkston C 6-3 300 Jr. Hamden, Conn./Hamden/Dean College Alfonso Randolph RB 5-11 185 Fr. Ocala, Fla./West Port Jonnu Smith TE 6-3 210 Fr. Ocala, Fla./West Port Willie Smith DB 6-0 175 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Manatee Silas Spearman III RB 5-10 195 Fr. Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge Tim Thomas OL 6-6 315 Fr. Crowley, Texas/Crowley Vontarius West DB 6-0 185 Fr. Bartow, Fla./Bartow Treyvon Williams LB 5-11 230 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Travis Wright QB 6-1 180 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Trinity

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QUICK FACTSLocation Boca Raton, Fla.Founded 1961 Enrollment 30,000 Nickname Owls Colors Blue and Red Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Mary Jane SaundersAthletics Director Pat ChunStadium FAU Stadium (29,419)Surface Natural Grass FOOTBALL STAFFCarl Pelini (Youngstown ‘89) Head Coach, 2nd Year Pelini’s FAU Record 3-9 (.250), 1 year Pelini’s Overall Record 3-9 (.250), 1 year

Defensive Coordinator Pete Rekstis (Youngstown State, ‘91)Offensive Coor./QB Brian Wright (Wooster, ‘94)Recruiting Coor./WR Jeff Sims (Bakersfield College, ‘92)Defensive Line/Special Teams Coor. Matt Edwards (Miami (OH), ‘02)Tight Ends Jared Allen (FAU, ‘04)Linebackers Jovan DeWitt (Northern Michigan, ‘99)Running Backs Kerry Dixon II (Hampton, ‘04)Offensive Line Luke Meadows (South Dakota State, ‘99)Defensive Backs Ross Watson (Mount Union, ‘06)Defensive GA Jesse Rack (SUNY-Buffalo, ‘11)Offensive GA Jimmy Rogers (South Dakota State, ‘10)


SPORTS INFORMATIONFootball SID Katrina McCormackOffice Phone 561-297-3163 Cell Phone 561-251-5588 Fax 561-297-3963E-mail [email protected] www.FAUsports.comPress Box Phone 561/251-5588Facebook FAUOwlAthleticsTwitter @FAUOwlAthletics

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 (Fri.) at Miami (Fla.) Sept. 5 (Thu.) e at East Carolina Sept. 14 at South Florida Sept. 21 e MIDDLE TENNESSEE Sept. 28 e at Rice Oct. 5 e at UAB Oct. 12 e MARSHALL Oct. 26 at Auburn Nov. 2 e TULANE Nov. 16 e at Southern Miss Nov. 23 NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 29 (Fri.) e FIU


2012 RESULTS (3-9, 2-6 Sun Belt)A31 WAGNER W 7-3 1-0S8 at Middle Tennessee L 17-31 1-1S15 at Georgia L 20-56 1-2S22 at Alabama L 7-40 1-3S29 NORTH TEXAS L 14-20 1-4O13 at Louisiana-Monroe L 14-35 1-5O20 at South Alabama L 34-37 (2ot) 1-6O27 TROY W 34-27 2-6N3 at Navy L 17-24 2-7N10 at Western Kentucky W 37-28 3-7N16 FIU L 25-35 3-8D1 LOUISIANA-MONROE L 21-35 3-9


NOTING THE OWLSCarl Pelini begins his second season as head coach at Florida Atlan-tic. His initial campaign in Boca Raton, Fla., saw the team improve its national ranking by more than 20 spots in scoring defense, turn-over margin (+35) and sacks allowed. The team also saw a dramatic improvement in penalty yards per game, improving from No. 117 in 2011 (68.17) to No. 64 (51.15) last season.

The Owls return 54 letterwinners and 19 starters from last year’s team. The offense brings back seven starters, while the defense has eight returnees and four starters are back on the special teams unit.

Sophomore WR William Dukes earned second-team all-conference honors last season and was named the team’s offensive MVP. He was the wire-to-wire leader among the team’s receivers, finishing the season with 63 receptions for 979 yards and four touchdowns. Highlighting Dukes’ season was a 204-yard performance against Lou-isiana-Lafayette.

Junior LB Andre Kirk has started the majority of his first two seasons at Florida Atlantic and will be looked to as a defensive leader this fall. He finished fourth on the team in tackles last year with 70 and added four tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation SpreadDefensive Formation 4-32012 Overall Record 3-92012 Conference Record/Finish 2-6 (Sun Belt)/8th (Tie)Letterwinners Returning/Lost 54 /16Starters Returning 19 (7 off./8 def./4 spec.)Starters Lost 8 (4 off./3 def/1 spec.)2013 Newcomers 25

2013 PRESEASON RETURNEESSTARTERS Offensive Returning/Lost: 7/4Defensive Returning/Lost: 8/3Special Teams Returning/Lost: 4/1

OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNINGWR William DukesWR Daniel McKinneyWR Jenson StoshakC Mustafa JohnsonLT DeAndre WilliamsTE Nexon DorvilusRB Jonathan Wallace

DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING DE Martin WrightDT Brandin BryantDT Trevon ColeyDE Cory HenryLB Adarius GlantonLB Andrae KirkN Cre’von LeBlancFS Damian ParmsCB Keith ReaserCB Christian Milstead

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGPR/KR Travis JonesP Sean KellyK Mitch Anderson

KEY LOSSES QB Graham WilbertWR Byron HendersonLG Andrew CzuprynskiRG Ricaldo HenryRT Joe BaileyLB David HindsSS Brent Harstad

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long J. Wallace 175 673 3.8 6 46 Damian Fortner 90 323 3.6 3 43 TOTALS 410 1377 3.4 12 46

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Graham Wilbert 261 405 .644 6 2819 18Stephen Curtis 4 10 .400 0 37 0 TOTALS 265 416 .637 6 2856 18

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long William Dukes 63 979 15.5 4 75Daniel McKinney 48 497 10.4 2 42Nexon Dorvilus 30 301 10.0 5 38 TOTALS 265 2856 10.8 18 75

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongMitch Anderson 7-14 .500 53 TOTALS 8-17 .471 53

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Sean Kelly 68 2711 39.9 16 68 TOTALS 68 2711 39.9 16 68

Tackles Solos Ast Total Brentley Harstad 61 42 103David Hinds 39 41 80Adarius Glanton 39 36 75Andrae Kirk 24 46 70Jeremy McKnight 26 24 50 TOTALS 453 378 831

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Adarius Glanton 2 44 22.0 1Keith Reaser 2 13 6.5 0 TOTALS 8 102 12.8 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory FAU Opponents First Downs 246 370 Rushes-Yards 410-2856 504-2460Rushing Yards/Game 114.8 205.0 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 416-265-6 286-158-8Completion Pct. .637 .552 Passing Yards 2856 2458Passing Yards/Game 238.0 204.8 Total Off. Plays/Yds 826-4233 790-4918Total Offense/Game 352.8 409.8 Punts-Average 68-39.9 57-39.6 Punt Returns-Yards 22-143 34-274 Kickoff Returns-Yards 41-787 34-786 Interceptions-Yards 8-102 6-65Fumbles-Lost 21-13 20-9 Penalties-Yards 77-616 63-530 3rd Down Conversions 77-185 57-1523rd Down Conversion Percentage .416 .375 4th Down Conversions 8-22 10-134th Down Conversion Percentage .364 .435 Sacks By-Yards 12-88 28-138Avg. Time of Possession 30:26 29:54





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FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLSSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE42 Mitch Anderson K 5-11 186 Sr. 1L Orange City, Fla./Austin College41 Josh Ballesteros LB 6-2 210 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Miami Central68 Shane Blair DL 6-1 305 So. 1L Myakka City, Fla./Lakewood Ranch49 Andrew Bolognese S 6-2 195 Sr. 3L Cocoa, Fla./Space Coast98 Brandin Bryant DL 6-2 260 So. TR Omaha, Neb./Fort Scott CC96 Lance Burlingame DT 6-4 280 Fr. TR Franklin, Mass./Dean JC39 Adrian Burton DB 5-10 175 Fr. RS Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely99 Derek Butcher DL 6-4 295 So. TR Delano, Minn./North Dakota State40 Paul Cecere LB 6-1 210 Fr. RS Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot71 Christopher Chappell OT 6-9 320 Sr. 3L Callahan, Fla./West Nassau48 Trevon Coley DL 6-2 225 SO. 1L Miramar, Fla./Miramar17 Michael Copeland LB 6-1 225 Jr. 2L Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes52 Arthur Crouse OL 6-6 250 Fr. RS West Palm Beach, Fla./American Heritage83 Marcus Cunningham WR 6-0 175 Jr. 2L Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen10 Stephen Curtis QB/P 6-3 225 Jr. 2L South Sumter, S.C./Sumter65 Vinny Davino OL 6-5 260 So. 1L Sarasota, Fla./Booker66 Dillon DeBoer OL 6-5 245 Fr. RS Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake84 Alex Deleon TE 6-4 210 Jr. 2L Belleview, Fla./Belleview9 Nexon Dorvilus TE 6-4 230 Sr. 3L Miami, Fla/North Miami Senior19 William Dukes WR 6-4 190 Jr. 2L Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard64 TJ Dupuis OL 6-3 290 Sr. 3L Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach69 Isaac Edwards OL 6-4 280 Fr. RS Tampa, Fla./Jesuit59 Robinson Eugene DE 6-5 263 So. SQ Miami, Fla./North Miami Senior76 Mohammad Farah OL 6-2 290 So. 1L Estero, Fla./Estero49 Joe Fischer LS 6-0 200 So. RS Boca Raton, Fla./Pope John Paul22 Damian Fortner RB 5-10 200 Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./Everglades30 Jeremy Gaskins RB 5-10 190 So. 1L Deerfield Beach, Fla./American Heritage7 Melvin German III QB 6-2 210 Sr. 1L Fort Myers, Fla./Pearl River CC82 Chris Gilchrist WR 6-5 190 Fr. RS Los Angeles, Calif./Charter Oak32 Javaris Giles LB 6-1 210 Jr. 2L Port St. Lucie, Fla./St. Lucie West Centennial4 Adarius Glanton LB 6-1 215 Sr. 1L Lakeland, Fla.Eastern Arizona CC28 Jeremy Glinton WR 6-1 180 So. 1L Tamarac, Fla./Northeast36 Anthony Hamilton DB 5-9 172 Fr. RS Miramar, Fla./Miramar47 Mason Hamilton LB 6-0 200 Sr. 3L Lighthouse Point, Fla./Pompano Beach41 Michael Harrop TE 6-3 205 Sr. 1L Port St. Lucie, Fla./Bethel CC38 Timothy Haynes CB 5-11 190 Jr. 2L Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista31 Cory Henry DL 6-3 238 Sr. 3L Opalocka, Fla./Coral City92 Joe Henry DE 6-3 230 Jr. 2L Miramar, Fla./Everglades87 Darion Howard TE 6-3 260 Sr. 1L Waverly, Iowa/Univ. of Northern Iowa86 Hakeeme Ishmar WR 6-2 200 Jr. 2L Dade City, Fla./Pasco40 Chris Jackson FB 6-1 230 Sr. 3L Panama City, Fla./Arnold5 Martese Jackson RB 5-6 165 Sr. 1L Asheville, N.C./Fort Scott CC75 Karl James OL 6-1 285 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./Miami Sunset14 Jaquez Johnson QB 6-1 225 So. TR Starkville, Miss./East Mississippi CC58 Mustafa Johnson OL 6-3 295 Jr. TR Corona, Calif./Riverside CC15 Randell Johnson LB 6-4 230 Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./North Miami Senior25 Travis Jones RB 5-11 190 Sr. 3L Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast16 Sean Kelly K/P 5-10 186 So. 1l Oakland, Fla./West Orange45 Andrae Kirk LB 6-2 225 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./Miami Central7 Cre’von LeBlanc DB 5-11 175 So. 1L Belle Glade, Fla/Glades Central20 Robert Lohnes WR 5-6 140 So. 1L Tampa, Fla./Freedom37 David Lozandier S 6-0 210 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./North Miami Senior51 Braden Lyons OL 6-5 295 Fr. TR Sonoma, Calif./City Coll. of San Francisco73 Mike Marsaille OL 6-5 300 So. SQ Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central46 Alec Maughan LB 6-0 215 Fr. RS Lutz, Fla./Tampa Catholic15 Jay McCants WR 6-4 215 So. TR Cincinnati, Ohio/Indiana8 Daniel McKinney WR 6-0 205 Sr. 1L Detroit, Mich./CC San Francisco)26 Jeremy McKnight S 5-10 180 Sr. 1L Round Rock, Texas/Navarro JC18 Christian Milstead DB 5-10 170 Sr. 3L Woodbine, Ga./Camden County





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE61 Eric Minemyer OL 6-4 250 Jr. 2L Hastings, Pa./Bishop Carroll89 Derek Moise WR 6-2 185 So. 1L Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington21 Tony Moore RB 5-11 220 Jr. 2L Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln29 Sharrod Neasman DB 6-0 190 So. 1L Palmetto, Fla./Braden River90 Shalom Ogbonda DE 6-4 245 Fr. RS Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner13 Josh Orsino S 6-1 190 Fr. RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy17 Damian Parms S 6-2 195 Jr. 2l Miami, Fla./Monsignor Pace78 Johnathon Ragoo OL 6-7 342 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./Monsignor Pace3 Keith Reaser DB 6-0 190 Sr. 3L Miami, Fla./Miami Killian14 Daniel Rhoden TE 5-8 228 So. 1L Hialeah, Fla./Dade Christian2 DeAndre Richardson WR 6-2 180 Sr. 2L Panama City, Fla/Bay80 Anthony Russell TE 6-5 255 Fr. RS Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland67 Dalton Schomp P/K 6-0 190 So. SQ Seminole, Fla./Seminole95 Kayvon Sherrill DL 6-3 279 Sr. 1L Atlanta, Ga./Hutchinson CC38 Joey Silvani P/K 6-1 180 So. 1L Pompano, Fla./Coral Springs20 Brian Sirmans DB 6-3 180 Sr. 3L Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee21 D’Joun Smith DB 5-11 175 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./American88 Jenson Stoshak WR 6-1 176 So. 1L Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian72 Kenson St. Piere DL 6-5 312 Sr. 3L Boynton Beach, Fla./Santaluces23 Winfred Strickland DB 6-0 185 Sr. 3L Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa94 Andrew Stryffeler DE 6-5 260 Sr. 2L Sanford, N.C./Lee County33 Shaheem Sutherland S 5-10 185 Jr. 2L Homestead, Fla./Homestead29 Tony Thomas WR 5-10 176 So. 1L Miami Gardens, Fla./Norland74 Stern Vile OL 6-5 335 Sr. 1L Amsterdam, Netherlands/Eastern Arizona CC27 Jonathan Wallace RB 6-1 210 Sr. 1L Lauderhill, Fla./Ellsworth CC23 Antonio Washington RB 6-2 225 Jr. 2L Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto81 Lucky Whitehead WR 5-10 163 Jr. TR Manassas, Va./Dean College91 Denzel Whitfield OL/DL 6-5 240 Fr. RS Monticello, Fla./Jefferson34 Freedom Whitfield LB 6-2 200 So. 1L Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central63 DeAndre Williams OL 6-5 290 Sr. 2L Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge5 Martin Wright DE 6-4 250 Sr. 2L Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Jace Banfell OL 6-3 289 Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic Austin Bland OL 6-3 265 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Dustin Bowens TE 6-5 235 Fr. Palm Coast, Fla./Flagler Reggie Brown CB 5-11 170 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Jesuit Lance Burlingame DT 6-4 280 Fr. Franklin, Mass./New Bedford/Dean JC Derek Butcher DL 6-4 295 So. Delano, Minn./Delano Senior/North Dakota State Marcus Clark CB 5-8 185 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian Andrew Curtis LB 6-2 220 Fr. Paradise Valley, Ariz./Brophy College Prep Jeremy Faulk OL 6-3 267 Fr. Palatka, Fla./Palatka Greg Hankerson QB 6-0 172 Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Boyd Anderson Tyler Henderson S 5-11 195 Fr. Crestview, Fla./Crestvie Trey Hendrickson DE 6-4 222 Fr. Apopka, Fla./Apopka Jaquez Johnson So. 6-1 225 So. Starkville, Miss./Starkville/East Mississippi CC DJ Juste QB 6-2 185 Fr. Port St. Lucie, Fla./Port St. Lucie Branden Lyons OL 6-5 295 Jr. Sonoma, Calif./Sonoma Valley/CC San Francisco Marc Mauro S 6-1 195 Jr. Bayville, N.Y./Locust Valley/Nassau CC Robert Miller DB 6-2 190 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Taravella Bobby Mitchell ATH 6-2 175 Fr. St. Augustine, Fla./St. Augustine Robert Relf LB 6-3 220 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep Ronnie Scott CB 5-10 165 Fr. Panama City, Fla./Chamberlain Jakobi Smith OL 6-4 250 Fr. Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Lester Thomas DB 5-10 165 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Godby Jay Warren RB 6-0 195 Fr. Navarre, Fla./Navarre Lucky Whitehead WR 5-10 163 Jr. Manassas, Va./Osbourn/Dean College Kalib Woods WR 6-3 182 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Duncan Fletcher






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LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS

QUICK FACTSLocation Ruston, La.Founded 1984 Enrollment 11,360 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Blue and Red Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Les GuiceAthletics Director Bruce Van De VeldeStadium Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600)Surface FieldTurf FOOTBALL STAFFSkip Holtz (Notre Dame ‘86) Head Coach, 1st Year Holtz’ Louisiana Tech Record 0-0 (.000), 1st year Holtz’ Overall Record 88-71 (1.000), 13 years

Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Matt Moore (Valdosta State, ‘95)Offensive Coordinator Tony Petersen (Marshall, ‘88)Defensive Coordinator Kim Dameron (Arkansas, ‘83)Defensive Line Stan Eggen (Moorehead State (Minn.), ‘77)Cornerbacks/Special Teams Ronnie Bradford (Colorado, ‘93)Linebackers Jeff Koonz (Auburn, ‘04)Running Backs Jabbar Juluke (Southern, ‘99)Wide Receivers Tim Rattay (Louisiana Tech, ‘01)Inside Receivers Joe Sloan (East Carolina, ‘08)Graduate Assistant (Offense) Price Ferguson (Texas A&M, ‘10)Graduate Assistant (Offense) Peter Hopkins (Sam Houston State, ‘10)Graduate Assistant (Defense) Adam Hymel (Louisiana Tech, ‘11)Dir. of FB Recruiting/Alumni Rel. Thomas Graham (Louisiana Tech, 10)Asst. AD/Strength & Conditioning Damon Harrington (Louisiana Tech, ‘00)Asst. AD/Character Education Ed Jackson (Louisiana Tech, ‘83)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssociate AD/Football SID Patrick WalshOffice Phone 318-257-5305 Cell Phone 318-514-9203 E-Mail [email protected] www.LATechSports.comPress Box Phone 318-257-3144Facebook LA TECH AthleticsTwitter @LATechFB

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at NC State Sept. 7 LAMAR Sept. 12 (Thu.) e TULANE Sept. 21 at Kansas Sept. 28 vs. Army (Dallas) Oct. 5 e at UTEP Oct. 19 e NORTH TEXAS Oct. 26 e at FIU Nov. 9 e SOUTHERN MISS Nov. 16 e at Rice Nov. 23 e TULSA Nov. 30 e at UTSA


2012 RESULTS (9-3, 4-2 WAC)S8 at Houston (CBSSN) W 56-49 1-0S15 RICE (ESPN3) W 56-37 2-0S22 at Illinois (Big Ten Net) W 52-24 3-0S 29 at Virginia (ESPN3) W 44-38 4-0O6 UNLV W 58-31 5-0O13 VS. (22) TExAS A&M* (ESPNU) L 57-59 5-1O20 IDAHO W 70-28 6-1O27 at New Mexico State W 28-14 7-1N3 UTSA W 51-27 8-1N10 at Texas State (LHN) W 62-55 9-1N17 UTAH STATE (ESPN3) L 41-48 (ot) 9-2N24 at San Jose State (ESPN2) L 43-52 9-3*Shreveport, La.

WAC games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

NOTING THE BULLDOGSLouisiana Tech lost 32 seniors and most of its coaching staff after going 9-3 in 2012 and being ranked as high as 18th, but rebounded quickly with the December hiring of new head coach Skip Holtz. Throughout December and January, Holtz compiled a coaching staff and recruiting class, culminating in 21 National Letters of Intent be-ing received on National Signing Day. Holtz won back-to-back C-USA Championships at East Carolina in 2008-09 and led the Pirates to four straight bowl appearances.

Sophomore RB Kenneth Dixon was named a Freshman All-American last season as well as the WAC’s Freshman of the Year. He led the nation in scoring with 28 total touchdowns (27 rushing) break’s Mar-shall Faulk’s NCAA records for most touchdowns scored, most rush-ing touchdowns scored and most points, all for a freshman. Dixon had 200 rushes for 1,194 yards, just missing averaging 100 yards a game at 99.5. Dixon set the WAC record for most rushing touch-downs at any class level.

The Bulldogs return all but one defensive lineman, making that unit the most experienced it has been in several years. Kendrick James, Vontarrius Dora, Shakeil Lucas, Vernon Butler, Kevin Kisseberth and IK Enemkpali all started or received significant playing time in 2012.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation SpreadDefensive Formation Multiple2011 Overall Record 9-32011 Conference Record/Finish 4-2/3rd WACLetterwinners Returning/Lost 30/29Starters Returning 8 (3 off./4 def./1 spec.)Starters Lost 17 (8 off./7 def/2 spec.) 2013 Newcomers 21


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGRG Matt ShepperdRB Kenneth DixonWR Hunter Lee

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Kendrick JamesDT Shakeil LucasDE IK EnemkpaliCB Le’Vander Liggins

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGDS Josh Cuthbert

KEY LOSSESQB Colby CameronLT Oscar JohnsonLG Kevin SaiaC Stephen WarnerRT Jordan MillsWR Myles WhiteWR David GruWR Quinton PattonDT Jon’al WhiteS Antonio MitchumM Solomon RandleSS Jamel JohnsonFS Chad BoydCB Dave ClarkN Craig Johnson

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Kenneth Dixon 200 1194 6.0 27 48 Ray Holley 142 740 5.2 7 83 TOTALS 521 2726 5.2 47 83

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Colby Cameron 359 522 .688 5 4147 31Zach Griffin 3 6 .500 0 31 0 TOTALS 365 533 .685 5 4209 31

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Quinton Patton 104 1392 13.4 13 79Myles White 56 718 12.8 6 44Ray Holley 34 324 9.5 1 34 TOTALS 365 4209 11.5 33 79

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongMatt Nelson 12-18 .667 45 TOTALS 12-18 .667 45

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Ryan Allen 45 2162 48.0 20 85 TOTALS 45 2162 48.0 20 85

Tackles Solos Ast Total Jamel Johnson 45 34 79Antonio Mitchum 25 51 76Quinn Giles 36 26 62Chip Hester 22 39 61Dave Clark 38 20 58 TOTALS 460 546 1006

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Le’Vander Liggins 2 4 2.0 0Jamel Johnson 2 -1 -0.5 0 TOTALS 10 111 11.1 2

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory LA Tech Opponents First Downs 618 462 Rushes-Yards 521-2726 470-2228Rushing Yards/Game 227.2 185.7 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 533-365-5 495-300-10Completion Pct. .685 .606 Passing Yards 4209 4085Passing Yards/Game 350.8 340.4 Total Off. Plays/Yds 1054-6935 965-6313Total Offense/Game 577.9 526.1 Punts-Average 45-48.0 54-41.2 Punt Returns-Yards 28-132 11-84 Kickoff Returns-Yards 50-1186 75-1486 Interceptions-Yards 10-111 5-28Fumbles-Lost 22-8 24-16 Penalties-Yards 98-957 117-1133 3rd Down Conversions 77-182 88-1903rd Down Conversion Percentage .423 .463 4th Down Conversions 20-29 13-264th Down Conversion Percentage .690 .500 Sacks By-Yards 20-153 10-55Avg. Time of Possession 27:51 32:09





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LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGSSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE15 Bryson Abraham CB 5-11 175 R-So. 1L Jennings, La./Jennings89 Sonny Adams WR 5-11 170 So. HS Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael76 Zeke Alsander OL 6-6 300 R-So. SQ Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab- Chris Aye OL 6-4 290 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge96 Josh Baldwin DL 5-9 260 Jr. HS Waldo, Ark./Magnolia74 Larry Banks OL 6-4 310 R-Sr. 1L Fayette, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC21 Adairius Barnes DB 5-11 180 So. 1L Port Gibson, Miss./Port Gibson- Jonathan Barnes K 5-8 150 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn5 D.J. Banks WR 5-9 185 R-Sr. RS West Monroe, La. /Tulane27 James Banks RB 5-8 175 Jr. SQ Violet, La./Chalmette78 Mitchell Bell OL 6-4 330 Jr. JC Houston, Texas/Navarro JC- Nic Bickham DE 6-4 230 Fr. HS St. Amant, La./St. Amant23 Kentrell Brice DB 5-11 180 So. 1L Ruston, La./Ruston90 DeAngelo Brooks DT 6-1 290 Jr. JC Shreveport, La./Kilgore JC91 Aaron Brown DL 6-2 252 R-Fr. RS Carrollton, Texas/Creekview20 Colby Brown DB 5-9 170 R-Jr. RS College Park, Ga./Highland CC75 Darrell Brown OL 6-5 275 R-Fr. RS Abilene, Texas/Cooper62 Joseph Brunson OL 6-4 288 So. HS Ruston, La./Ruston45 Vernon Butler DL 6-3 300 So. 1L Summit, Miss./North Pike69 Vince Cano OL 6-2 305 R-Sr. 2L Kilgore, Texas/Kilgore- Tre Carter OL 6-3 285 Jr. JC Buena Vista, Ga./Georgia Military College1 Richie Casey WR 5-11 185 R-Sr. 3L Homer, La./Homer81 Scott Cathcart WR 6-5 220 R-Sr. SQ Santa Maria, Calif./Allan Hancock CC87 Grant Childress WR 6-1 179 R-Fr. RS Tyler, Texas/Grace Community 61 Matthew Conger OL 6-4 270 R-Sr. 1L Prairieville, La./Catholic23 Rickey Courtney RB 5-9 185 R-Sr. 1L Shreveport, La./Northwestern State67 Stephan Crawford OL 6-0 329 Jr. HS Baton Rouge, La./University Lab51 Josh Cuthbert DS 5-11 240 R-Sr. 3L Belle Glades, Fla./Glades Day77 Jens Danielson OL 6-5 290 Jr. SQ Wichita, Kan./Coffeyville CC79 Alec Davis OL 6-1 275 Sr. SQ Mission Viejo, Calif./Orange Coast JC20 Brandon Davis RB 5-8 180 So. SQ Granbury, Texas/Granbury39 Tyre’ Davis DB 5-11 194 Jr. HS Jennings, La./Jennings2 Jaydrick DeClouette WR 6-0 175 R-Fr. RS Patterson, La./Patterson28 Kenneth Dixon RB 6-0 215 So. 1L Strong, Ark./Strong98 Vontarrius Dora DL 6-4 250 R-So. 1L West Point, Miss./West Point70 Justin Ellis DL 6-2 330 R-Sr. 3L Monroe, La./Neville41 IK Enemkpali DL 6-2 250 R-Sr. 3L Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville19 Ronnie Fields DB 5-6 155 R-Jr. SQ Haynesville, La./Haynesville6 Beau Fitte LB 6-1 215 R-So. 1L Port Sulphur, La./South Plaquemines2 Lyle Fitte WR/RB 5-9 190 R-Sr. 3L Port Sulphur, La./South Plaquemines- Kevin Gary WR 6-0 178 Jr. JC Snellville, Ga./Georgia Military College 93 Stephen Gibson DL 6-4 229 R-Fr. RS Marrero, La./Archbishop Shaw64 Johnny Ginart OL 6-5 265 R-So. SQ Meraux, La. /Chalmette44 Austin Ginn S 6-1 180 R-Fr. RS Farmerville, La./Cedar Creek72 Jeremy Graffree OL 6-3 300 R-Sr. 1L Gauthier, Miss./Mississippi Gulf Coast CC- Hakim Gray DE 6-3 250 Fr. HS Keachi, La./North Desoto80 Jon Greenwalt WR 6-3 200 Sr. 1L Wildomar, Calif./Riverside CC65 Richard Greenwalt OL 6-4 297 R-Jr. RS Wildomar, Calif./Riverside CC9 Zach Griffith QB 6-3 185 R-Jr. RS Santa Ana, Calif./Fullerton CC11 Lloyd Grogan DB 6-0 201 R-Fr. RS Morgan City, La./Central Catholic19 Andrew Guillot WR 5-10 180 R-Sr. 3L Slidell, La./Pope John Paul II7 Paul Harris QB 6-2 201 R-Sr. TR Baton Rouge, La./Northwestern State29 Kendall Hayes DB 5-11 185 R-Jr. 2L Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster- Carlos Henderson ATH 5-10 165 Fr. HS New Orleans, La./McDonogh 3514 Ryan Higgins QB 6-1 196 R-Fr. RS Hutto, Texas/Hutto52 Ty Hook LB 6-0 210 R-So. 1L Denton, Texas/Ryan- Michael Jacob DB 5-11 165 Fr. HS Allen, Texas/Allen8 Jacarri Jackson WR 6-2 185 R-Sr. 2L Logansport, La./Logansport22 Kendrick James DL 6-1 245 R-Sr. 3L New Orleans, La./O.P. Walker- Eddie Johnson WR 6-3 230 Jr. JC Midlothian, Texas/Navarro JC - Tony Johnson LB 6-3 250 Jr. JC Sulligent, Ala./Southwest Mississippi JC59 Ricky Jones DL 6-1 270 Jr. HS Brazoria, Texas/Sweeny36 T.J. Kijak K/P 5-8 160 R-Fr. RS Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE26 Tevin King RB 5-7 170 R-Fr. RS Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County40 Kevin Kisseberth LB 6-1 240 R-Jr. 2L Spring, Texas/Klein70 Clayton Landry OL 6-6 255 R-Fr. HS Denham Springs, La./Live Oak36 Hunter Lee RB 5-10 200 Jr. 2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound13 Le’Vander Liggins DB 5-11 190 Jr. 2L Leesville, La./Leesville60 Ross Lodge OL 6-5 300 R-Fr. RS Austin, Texas/Westwood73 Jeremy Long OL 6-1 305 Sr. HS Haughton, La./Haughton94 Shakeil Lucas DL 6-2 285 R-Sr. 2L Marrero, La./L.W. Higgins- Cam Manning OL 6-3 265 Fr. HS Southlake, Texas/Carroll25 Blake Martin RB 5-11 195 R-So. 1L Lucas, Texas/Lovejoy17 Andy McAlindon QB 6-5 2151 R-So. RS San Bruno, Calif./American River JC- Thomas McDonald S 6-3 180 Jr. JC Houston, Texas/Navarro JC97 Devon McKinney DL 6-2 265 R-Jr. RC Camden, N.J./Pierce College- Logan McPherson P/K 5-10 172 Fr. HS Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne25 Thaddaeus Medford DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. RS Newbern, Tenn./Dyer County50 Ches Morrison LB 5-11 240 R-Jr. SQ Houma, La./Vandebilt Catholic18 Connor Nichols S 6-2 195 R-Jr. 1L Bossier City, La./Airline99 Malcolm Pichon DL 6-3 330 R-So. 1L Slidell, La./Salmen- Terrell Pinson S 6-3 210 Jr. JC Tupelo, Miss./Itawamba CC16 Jabari Prewitt DB 5-9 182 Jr. SQ Hutto, Texas/Hutto82 Travis Reyes WR 5-11 185 R-Jr. RS Gilroy, Calif./Foothill CC68 Josh Robinson OL 6-4 300 R-So. RS Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster34 Mike Schrang LB 6-1 210 R-Jr. 2L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood24 Marlon Seets RB 5-11 215 R-Jr. RS Haughton, La./Alcorn State66 Matthew Shepperd OL 6-3 305 R-Jr. 2L Marshall, Texas/Marshall54 De’Elmo Simpson LB 6-1 228 R-Sr. HS Shreveport, La./Byrd11 Conner Smith WR 6-4 185 R-Fr. RS Covington, La./Fontainebleau18 D.J. St. Julien WR 6-0 185 R-Jr. 1L Lafayette, La./Acadiana31 Cody Stidham DS 6-2 200 R-So. SQ Waco, Texas/Midway92 Carter Street DL 6-2 250 R-Jr. SQ Pilot Point, Texas/Pilot Point84 Andre Taylor DL 6-5 250 R-Jr. 2L Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock17 Tra’Vez Taylor DB 6-0 180 So. SQ McComb, Miss./North Pike- Trent Taylor WR 5-9 175 Fr. HS Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy88 Kylin Thomas WR 5-11 161 So. HS Shreveport, La./Captain Shreve24 Nick Thomason LB 6-1 235 Jr. JC Muscle Shoals, Ala./Northeast Miss. JC53 Darrell Travis DS 6-0 240 R-Fr. RS McKinney, Texas/McKinney North3 Paul Turner WR 5-11 186 R-So. TR West Monroe, La./LSU32 Mitch Villemez LB 6-1 230 Jr. JC Hardin, Texas/Blinn JC30 Ahmad Wallace DB 5-8 170 Sr. SQ Miami, Fla./Broward College8 Andre Wiggins LB 6-2 215 R-So. SQ Kirby, Texas/Wake Forest- xavier Woods DB 5-11 180 Fr. HS West Monroe, La./West Monroe16 Scotty Young QB 6-2 210 R-Jr. TR Denton, Texas/Texas Tech

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Chris Aye OL 6-4 290 Fr. Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge Jonathan Barnes K 5-8 150 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn Mitchell Bell OL 6-4 310 Jr. Houston, Texas/Navarro JC Nic Bickham DE 6-4 230 Fr. St. Amant, La./St. Amant DeAngelo Brooks DT 6-1 290 Jr. Shreveport, La./Kilgore JC Tre Carter OL 6-3 285 Jr. Buena Vista, Ga./Georgia Military College Kevin Gary WR 6-0 178 So. Snellville, Ga./Georgia Military College Hakim Gray DE 6-3 250 Fr. Keachi, La./North Desoto Carlos Henderson ATH 5-10 165 Fr. New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35 Michael Jacob DB 5-11 165 Fr. Allen, Texas/Allen Eddie Johnson WR 6-3 230 Jr. Midlothian, Texas/Navarro JC Tony Johnson LB 6-3 250 Jr. Sulligent, Ala./Southwest Mississippi CC Cam Manning OL 6-3 265 Fr. Southlake, Texas/Carroll Thomas McDonald S 6-3 180 Jr. Houston, Texas/Navarro JC Logan McPherson P/K 5-10 172 Fr. Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne Terrell Pinson S 6-3 210 Jr. Tupelo, Miss./Itawamba CC Trent Taylor WR 5-9 175 Fr. Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy Nick Thomason LB 6-1 230 Jr. Muscle Shoals, Ala./Northeast Miss. CC Paul Turner WR 5-11 186 Fr. West Monroe, La./West Monroe Mitch Villemez LB 6-1 225 Jr. Hardin, Texas/Blinn JC xavier Woods DB 5-11 180 Fr. West Monroe, La./West Monroe






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MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD

QUICK FACTSLocation Huntington, W.Va. Founded 1837 Enrollment 14,000Nickname Thundering Herd Colors Green and WhiteConference Conference USAPresident Dr. Stephen J. Kopp Athletics Director Mike Hamrick Stadium Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,019) Surface FieldTurf

FOOTBALL STAFFDoc Holliday (West Virginia, ‘79) Head Coach, 4th year Holliday’s Marshall Record 17-20 (.459), 3 years Holliday’s Overall Record 17-20 (.459), 3 years

Offensive Coordinator/QBs Bill Legg (West Virginia, ‘85)Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Chuck Heater (Michigan, ‘75)Running Backs Thomas Brown (Georgia, ‘07)Defensive Ends Sean Cronin (Georgetown (Ky.), ‘03)Linebackers Adam Fuller (Sacred Heart, 98)Wide Receivers Mike Furrey (Northern Iowa, 00)Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Todd Hartley (Georgia, ‘08) Offensive Line Alex Mirabal (FIU, ‘03)Defensive Tackles J.C. Price (Virginia Tech, ‘98)Assistant AD for Football Ops Mark Gale (Oklahoma State, ‘81)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant A.D./Football Contact Jason CorriherOffice Phone 304-696-4660 Cell Phone 740-331-1497 Fax 304-696-2325E-Mail [email protected] www.HerdZone.comPress Box Phone 304-696-6666Facebook MarshallUniversityAthleticsTwitter @HerdZone

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 MIAMI (OHIO) Sept. 7 GARDNER-WEBB Sept. 14 at Ohio Sept. 21 at Virginia Tech Oct. 5 e UTSA Oct. 12 e at Florida Atlantic Oct. 24 (Thu.) e at Middle Tennessee Nov. 2 e SOUTHERN MISS Nov. 9 e UAB Nov. 14 (Thu.) e at Tulsa Nov. 23 e at FIU Nov. 30 e EAST CAROLINA


2012 RESULTS (5-7, 4-4 C-USA)S1 at (11) West Virginia (FX) L 34-69 0-1S8 WESTERN CAROLINA (FCS) W 52-24 1-1S15 OHIO L 24-27 1-2S22 e at Rice (CSS) W 54-51 (2ot) 2-2S29 at Purdue (BTN) L 41-51 2-3O6 e TULSA (CBSSN) L 38-45 2-4O20 e at Southern Miss (CBSSN) W 59-24 3-4O27 e UCF (CBSSN) L 17-54 3-5N3 e MEMPHIS W 38-28 4-5N10 e at UAB (CSS) L 31-38 4-6N17 e HOUSTON (CSS) W 44-41 5-6N23 e at East Carolina (CBSSN) L 59-65 (ot) 5-7


NOTING THE THUNDERING HERDJunior QB Rakeem Cato became the fourth Herd quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season, finishing with 4,201. His per-game average of 350.1 yards led all FBS passers. Cato topped C-USA with 37 touchdown passes and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2012.

Junior WR Tommy Shuler established a new school record with 110 catches on the season, breaking the old record of 106 by Mike Barber in 1987. Shuler accounted for 1,138 receiving yards, the second-highest total in Conference USA, and caught six touchdowns.

Senior TE Gator Hoskins established a new Marshall school record for touchdowns by a tight end last season with a team-high 10. He finished with 35 receptions for 374 yards.

After starting last season at linebacker, D.J. Hunter is slated to move to free safety this fall under new defensive coordinator Chuck Heater. Hunter topped the 100-tackle mark in 2012 (102), while adding 3.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a forced fumble.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation Multiple2012 Overall Record 5-72012 Conference Record/Finish 4-4/ T3rd East DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 54/10Starters Returning 17 (8 off./7 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 9 (3 off./4 def/2 spec.) 2012 Newcomers 29


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Rakeem CatoWR Tommy ShulerLT Jordan JeffriesLG Josh LovellC Chris JasperseRT Garrett ScottTE Gator HoskinsRB Kevin Grooms

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Jeremiah TaylorDE Alex BazzieNT Brandon SparrowSS D.J. HunterMLB Jermaine HolmesCB Derrick ThomasCB Keith Baxter

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Justin HaigP Tyler Williams

KEY LOSSESWR Aaron DobsonWR Antavious WilsonFS Okechukwu OkorohaSS Dominick LeGrandeKR/PR Andre Snipes-Booker

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Kevin Grooms 121 737 6.1 8 69 Steward Butler 101 500 5.0 3 57 TOTALS 480 2030 4.2 24 69 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Rakeem Cato 406 584 .695 11 4201 37B. Frohnapfel 18 23 .783 1 180 2 TOTALS 424 607 .699 12 4381 39

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Tommy Shuler 110 1138 10.3 6 57Antavious Wilson 69 741 10.7 9 42Aaron Dobson 57 679 11.9 3 40 TOTALS 424 4381 10.3 39 72

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongJustin Haig 13-16 .812 45 TOTALS 13-16 .812 45

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Tyler Williams 43 1943 45.2 16 66 TOTALS 46 1984 43.1 16 66

Tackles Solos Ast Total Dominick LeGrande 69 63 132Okechukwa Okoroha 43 65 108D.J. Hunter 46 56 102Jermaine Holmes 34 48 82Alex Bazzie 39 41 80 TOTALS 503 570 1073

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Monterius Lovett 2 30 15.0 0Dominick LeGrande 2 0 0.0 0 TOTALS 9 73 8.1 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory Marshall Opponents First Downs 491 517 Rushes-Yards 480-2030 526-2439Rushing Yards/Game 169.2 203.2 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 607-424-12 426-277-9Completion Pct. .699 .650 Passing Yards 4381 3042Passing Yards/Game 365.1 253.5 Total Off. Plays/Yds 1087-6411 952-5481Total Offense/Game 534.2 456.8 Punts-Average 46-43.1 51-41.4 Punt Returns-Yards 15-124 18-176 Kickoff Returns-Yards 51-1014 69-1734 Interceptions-Yards 9-73 12-244Fumbles-Lost 15-8 19-9 Penalties-Yards 78-726 80-665 3rd Down Conversions 113-207 81-1813rd Down Conversion Percentage .546 .448 4th Down Conversions 12-23 19-254th Down Conversion Percentage .523 .760 Sacks By-Yards 19-111 29-176Avg. Time of Possession 28:17 31:43





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MARSHALL THUNDERING HERDSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE6 Davonte Allen WR 6-2 200 R-So. 1L Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central80 Chris Alston, Jr. WR 5-10 164 R-Fr. RS Winnsboro, S.C./Fairfield Central14 Kevin Anderson QB 6-2 204 Fr. FR Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton57 Eric Ansley OL 6-7 271 R-Fr. RS Riverdale, Ga./Charles Drew8 Keith Baxter DB 5-11 190 Jr. 2L Homestead, Fla./Homestead53 Alex Bazzie DL 6-2 225 R-Sr. 2L Silver Spring, Md./Northwood/Fork Union52 Blake Brooks OL 6-1 305 R-Jr. 1L Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston20 Steward Butler RB 5-9 165 R-So. 1L Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland49 Cortez Carter LB 5-11 224 Jr. 2L Bealeton, Va./Liberty12 Rakeem Cato QB 6-0 182 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./Miami Central88 Matt Cincotta LS 6-1 202 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic68 Tom Collins OL 6-3 220 Jr. SQ Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown75 Tyler Combs OL 6-5 275 Fr. FR Louisa, Ky./Lawrence County13 Armonze Daniel DL 6-3 235 R-So. 1L Avon, Ind./Avon66 Cameron Dees OL 6-2 280 So. 1L Seffner, Fla./Armwood93 Steve Dillon DL 6-3 266 R-So. 1L Palmdale, Ca./Palmdale4 Demetrius Evans WR 5-11 194 Sr. 2L Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central15 Blake Frohnapfel QB 6-6 225 R-So. 1L Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge83 Eric Frohnapfel TE 6-6 227 Jr. 2L Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge82 Jack Gammon WR 5-10 173 So. SQ Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson84 Dameon Garrett WR 5-11 199 R-Jr. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill70 Marcus Gilchrist DL 6-4 249 R-Fr. RS Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte25 Stefone Grace TE 6-2 222 R-So. SQ Cincinnati, Ohio/Milford Academy37 Kevin Grooms RB 5-10 165 R-So. 1L Hollywood, Fla./South Broward23 Justin Haig K 5-8 180 R-Jr. 2L Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage34 Peter Helow S 5-10 165 So. SQ Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenney10 Gunnar Holcombe QB 6-3 187 R-Fr. RS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./University School46 Jermaine Holmes LB 5-11 245 Jr. 1L Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta26 Harold “Gator” Hoskins TE 6-2 240 Sr. 2L Gainesville, Fla./Eastside3 Stefan Houston LB 6-3 200 Fr. FR Clarksburg, Md./Fork Union22 D.J. Hunter S 6-0 204 R-So. 1L Middletown, Ohio/Middletown60 Chris Jasperse OL 6-4 283 R-Jr. 2L Greensboro, N.C./Page77 Jordan Jeffries OL 6-8 313 R-Sr. 3L Oswego, Ill. /Oswego 71 Sebastian Johansson OL 6-5 290 R-So. 1L Sweden/Raceland (Ky.) HS47 Devon Johnson LB 6-2 225 So. 1L Richlands, Va./Richland16 Lawrence Johnson LB 6-0 209 R-Sr. 1L West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield56 Grady Kerr OL 6-3 306 R-Jr. 2L New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach5 Shawney Kersey WR 6-1 197 Sr. TR Woodbury, N.J./Penn State24 Isaiah “Jazz” King WR 5-11 191 R-Jr. 2L Duncan, S.C./James F. Byrnes1 A.J. Leggett DB 5-11 186 R-Fr. RS Miami, Fla./South Miami30 Taj Letman S 6-3 195 R-So. TR Elberton, Ga./Holmes CC79 Josh Lovell OL 6-6 305 R-Jr. 2L Gloucester, Va./Christchurch36 Monterius Lovett DB 5-11 167 R-Sr. 3L Tallahassee, Fla. /Rickards85 Trent Martin K 6-1 204 R-So. 1L Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam73 Joe Massaquoi DL 6-5 242 R-Fr. RS Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams31 Evan McKelvey LB 6-1 198 R-So. 1L Moncks Corner, S.C./Berkley51 Deon Meadows LB 5-11 223 Jr. 2L Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna64 Trevor Mendelson OL 6-7 292 R-Jr. 1L Dublin, Ohio/Jerome27 Billy Mitchell LB 6-3 238 R-Sr. 3L Navarre, Fla./Navarre44 Derek Mitchell S 6-1 196 R-Sr. 3L Point Pleasant, W.Va./Point Pleasant61 Josh Murriel OL 6-5 303 R-Fr. RS Port St. Lucie, Fla./Port St. Lucie40 Ra’Shawde Myers DL 6-4 234 R-Jr. 1L Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa63 Gage Niemeyer OL 6-6 283 Sr. 1L Hemet, Ca./Mount San Jacinto CC18 Tanner Owens QB 6-1 190 Jr. SQ Cincinnati, Ohio/Amelia45 Matt Pickett DL 6-3 233 R-Sr. 2L Charlotte, N.C./Providence32 DeAndre Reaves WR 5-10 172 R-So. 1L Sterling, Va./Dominion41 Ryan Riedel TE 6-0 247 R-Fr. RS Huntington, W.Va./Cabell Midland39 Darryl Roberts DB 5-11 172 R-Jr. 2L Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland43 Kevin Rodriguez RB 5-6 189 So. SQ Linden, N.J./Linden11 James Rouse DL 6-5 255 R-Sr. 3L Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg48 Stephen Roush S 6-1 201 Jr. 1L Parkersburg, W.Va./Mount Union94 Jarquez Samuel DL 6-5 275 R-So. SQ Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta29 Shawn Samuels S 5-10 196 R-So. 1L Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE74 Alex Schooler OL 6-6 303 R-Sr. 3L Wichita, Kan./Collegiate18 Andre Scott S 6-0 184 R-Fr. RS Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge76 Garrett Scott OL 6-5 310 Sr. 2L Douglas, Ga./Coffee County1 Tommy Shuler WR 5-8 187 Jr. 2L Miami, Fla./Miami Central33 Devon Smith WR 5-7 147 R-Sr. SQ White Plains, Md./Westlake91 Ken Smith DL 6-3 288 R-Jr. 1L Copperas Cove, Tx./Blinn C.C.96 Brandon Sparrow DL 6-3 289 Sr. 3L Bedford, Va./Liberty52 Malcolm Strong DL 6-4 244 R-Jr. 2L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson42 Essray Taliaferro RB 5-7 181 R-Sr. 3L Washington D.C./Briarwoods58 Jeremiah Taylor DL 6-4 259 Sr. 3L South Point, Ohio/South Point70 Corey Tenney OL 6-7 303 R-Sr. 2L New Castle, Va. /Craig County19 Corey Tindal DB 5-10 175 R-Fr. RS Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Atlanta Sports Aca.50 Kent Turene LB 6-3 230 R-Fr. RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Atlanta Sports Aca.78 Clint Van Horn OL 6-5 303 R-So. SQ Beckley, W.Va. /Woodrow Wilson14 Raheem Waiters LB 6-0 205 Jr. 2L Quincy, W.Va./Riverside35 Remi Watson RB 5-11 202 R-So. 1L Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson81 Craig Wilkins WR 6-1 176 Jr. 2L Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah38 Tyler Williams P 6-0 195 So. 1L Fort Wayne, In./R. Nelson Snider28 Corie Wilson S 5-10 179 R-So. 1L Miami, Fla./Edison89 Joe Woodrum TE 6-6 236 R-So. SQ Bluefield, W.Va./Bluefield25 Chris Yamoah S 5-10 165 R-So. SQ Howard County, Md./Reservoir56 Carl Yonter LB 6-1 200 Fr. FR Las Vegas, Nev./Coronado

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE *Kevin Anderson QB 6-2 204 Fr. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Jeremiah Benjamin LB 6-2 215 Fr. Hollywood, Fla./McArthur HS Arnold Blackmon DL 6-2 245 Jr. Bellaire, Texas/Navarro JC *Josh Brown DL 6-5 300 Fr. Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Brandon Byrd RB 6-0 198 Fr. Gibsonton, Fla./East Bay Cody Collins OL 6-2 280 Fr. Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison *Tyler Combs OL 6-5 275 Fr. Louisa, Ky./Lawrence County Neville Hewitt LB 6-2 220 Jr. Conyers, Ga./Georgia Military College Stefan Houston LB 6-3 200 So. Clarksburg, Md./Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy Chris Huhn OL 6-6 290 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North Justin Hunt WR 6-2 180 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven Sandley Jean-Felix OL 6-5 292 Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Boyd Anderson Angelo Jean-Louis WR 6-0 185 So. Wellington, Fla./Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy Michael Johnson DB 5-10 165 Fr. Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington Shawney Kersey WR 6-1 197 Sr. Woodbury, N.J./Woodbury/Penn State Josh Knight WR 6-1 180 Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Tiquan Lang DB 5-9 174 Fr. Port St. Joe, Fla./Lowndes *Taj Letman DB 6-3 195 So. Elberton, Ga./Holmes (Miss.) CC *Deontay McManus WR 6-2 220 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Atlanta Sports Academy Tony Pittman RB 5-11 200 Fr. Hampton, Va./Phoebus Shykeem Pitts DB 5-11 175 Fr. Davenport, Fla./Ridge Aaron Plantt LB 6-1 202 Fr. Hallandale, Fla./Hallandale Michael Selby OL 6-3 280 Fr. Sandersville, Ga./Washington County Devon Smith WR 5-7 150 Sr. White Plains, Md./Westlake/Penn State *Gary Thompson DE/LB 6-3 206 Fr. La Mesa, Calif./Helix *Corey Tindal CB 5-10 175 Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Atlanta Sports Academy *Kent Turene LB 6-3 230 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Atlanta Sports Academy De’Andre Wilson DB 5-10 170 Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach Gerald Wright OL 6-3 320 Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern * denotes midyear signees






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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS

QUICK FACTSLocation Murfreesboro, Tenn. Founded 1911 Enrollment 25,394Nickname Blue RaidersColors Royal Blue and White Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Sidney McPheeAthletics Director Chris MassaroStadium Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium (Horace Jones Field) (30,788) Surface Synthetic Turf by Sportexe

FOOTBALL STAFFRick Stockstill (Florida State, ‘82) Head Coach, 8th Year Stockstill’s MTSU Record 43-44 (.487) 7 years Stockstill’s Overall Record 43-44 (.487) 7 Years

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Buster Faulkner (Valdosta St., ‘05)Offensive Line Geep Wade (Chattanooga, ‘01)Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends Rick Mallory (Washington, ‘93)Wide Receivers Justin Watts (Clemson, ‘00)Running Backs Mike Polly (Georgetown College, ‘06)Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Tyrone Nix (Southern Miss, ‘95)Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Steve Ellis (Nicholls State, ‘03)Defensive Line/Special Teams Coor. Joe Cauthen (Stephen F. Austin, ’90)Safeties David Bibee (Tennessee, ‘77)Recruiting Coor./Director of Life Skills Brent Brock (Florida State, ‘82)Graduate Assistant Dwight Smith (Middle Tennessee, ‘10)Graduate Assistant Sloan Allison (Chattanooga, ‘11)Graduate Assistant Turner West (Memphis, ‘11)Graduate Assistant Chad Williams (Southern Miss, ‘02)Director of Football Operations Chris Matusek (Middle Tennessee, ‘02)Director of Player Personnel Lance Basler (Washington, ‘07)Head Strength Coach Jason Spray (Middle Tennessee, ‘02)Head Trainer Robbie Stewart (Clemson, ‘98)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssociate AD for Communications/Football SID Mark Owens Office Phone 615-898-2450Cell Phone 615-631-9520 Fax 615-898-5626E-Mail [email protected] www.GoBlueRaiders.comPress Box Phone 615-898-2312Facebook Blue Raider AthleticsTwitter @MTAthletics

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 (Thu) WESTERN CAROLINA Sept. 7 at North Carolina Sept. 14 MEMPHIS Sept. 21 e at Florida Atlantic Sept. 27 (Fri) at BYU Oct. 5 e EAST CAROLINA Oct. 12 e at North Texas Oct. 24 (Thu.) e MARSHALL Nov. 2 e at UAB Nov. 9 e FIU Nov. 23 e at Southern Miss Nov. 30 e UTEP


2012 RESULTS (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt)A30 McNEESE ST (ESPN3) L 21-27 0-1S8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN3) W 31-17 1-1S15 at Memphis W 48-30 2-1S29 at Georgia Tech (Raycom) W 49-28 3-1O6 LOUISIANA-MONROE L 17-31 3-2O13 at FIU W 34-30 4-2O20 at Mississippi St. L 3-45 4-3O27 NORTH TEXAS W 38-21 5-3N1 at Western Kentucky W 34-29 6-3N17 at South Alabama W 20-12 7-3N24 TROY W 24-21 8-3D1 at Arkansas State L 0-45 8-4


NOTING THE BLUE RAIDERSMiddle Tennessee’s six-win increase last season tied for the nation’s best turnaround with Kent State and Ohio State. The Blue Raiders finished the season at 8-4, tying for second place in the Sun Belt with a 6-2 league record.

Senior QB Logan Kilgore, who has 5,342 career passing yards, is just the fifth signal-caller in school history to top the 5,000-yard mark. He is also ranked in the top five in touchdowns and completions.

Sophomore RB Jordan Parker, who had four 100-yard rushing games in 2012, set a new Middle Tennessee freshman rushing record with 851 yards.

The Blue Raiders ranked second nationally in fewest sacks allowed in 2012 and return four starters along their offensive line.

Safety Kevin Byard earned FWAA Freshman All-American honors in 2012 after posting 74 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fum-bles, and two pass breakups.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation 4-3/Multiple2012 Overall Record 8-42012 Conference Record/Finish 6-2 Sun Belt/T2ndLetterwinners Returning/Lost 46/18Starters Returning 19 (9 off./8 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 7 (2 off./3 def/2 spec.)2013 Newcomers 25


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Logan KilgoreRB Jordan ParkerOT Isaiah AndersonOT Darius JohnsonOG Jadareius HamlinOG Josh WalkerWR Christian CollisWR Kyle GriswouldTE Jacob Corbaley

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Shubert BastienDT Jimmy StatenLB Craig AllenLB T.T. BarberLB Roderic BluntCB Kenneth GilstrapCB Chris SharpeSS Kevin Byard

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGP Josh DavisKR Reggie Whatley

KEY LOSSESC Micah JamesWR Anthony AmosDT Kendall DangerfieldDE Omar McLendonFS Jajuan HarleyK Carlos LopezRB Benny Cunningham

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Jordan Parker 166 851 5.1 3 98 Benny Cunningham 97 600 6.2 11 60 TOTALS 468 2120 4.5 19 98 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Logan Kilgore 212 335 .633 6 2571 16Jeff Murphy 5 8 .625 1 22 0 TOTALS 217 344 .631 8 2593 16

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Anthony Amos 72 992 13.8 9 52Kyle Griswould 45 531 11.8 3 72Christian Collis 18 206 11.4 2 37 TOTALS 217 2593 11.9 16 75

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongCarlos Lopez 17-22 .773 44 TOTALS 17-22 .773 44

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Josh Davis 42 1689 40.2 14 64 TOTALS 48 1867 38.9 16 64

Tackles Solos Ast Total Craig Allen 59 23 82Roderic Blunt 36 39 75 Kevin Byard 48 26 74Jajuan Harley 38 36 74Christian Henry 15 36 51 TOTALS 527 404 931

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Kevin Byard 4 167 41.8 2Jajuan Harley 3 37 12.3 0 TOTALS 12 263 21.9 2

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory MTSU Opponents First Downs 319 336 Rushes-Yards 468-2120 490-2259Rushing Yards/Game 176.7 188.2 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 344-217-8 379-256-12Completion Pct. .631 .675 Passing Yards 2593 3031Passing Yards/Game 216.1 252.6 Total Off. Plays/Yds 812-4713 869-5290Total Offense/Game 392.8 440.8 Punts-Average 48-38.9 38-39.2 Punt Returns-Yards 18-54 19-112 Kickoff Returns-Yards 44-1129 53-1262 Interceptions-Yards 12-263 8-144Fumbles-Lost 15-10 25-16 Penalties-Yards 68-549 54-492 3rd Down Conversions 69-161 87-1723rd Down Conversion Percentage .429 .506 4th Down Conversions 12-18 14-224th Down Conversion Percentage .670 .636 Sacks By-Yards 14-77 7-66Avg. Time of Possession 28:28 31:32





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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERSSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE35 Craig Allen LB 6-2 230 r-Sr. 3L Carrollton, Ga./Villa Rica73 Isaiah Anderson OL 6-4 268 r-Jr. 2L Franklin, Tenn./Franklin17 Alexandro Antoine DE 6-1 244 r-So. 1L Port a Prince, Haiti/Antioch38 T.T. Barber LB 6-1 215 So. 1L Colquitt, Ga./Miller County55 Shubert Bastien DE 6-5 243 Jr. 2L Riviera Beach, Fla./William T. Dwyer98 Derious Bennett DT 6-1 305 r-Fr. RS Columbus, Ga./Carver33 Roderic Blunt LB 6-0 223 r-Sr. 2L Miramar, Fla./Everglades94 O’Shae Bridges DT 6-2 259 r-So. SQ Norcross, Ga./Norcross23 Chris Brown S 6-1 179 r-Fr. RS Donalsonville, Ga./Seminole County Middle5 Jeremiah Bryson RB 5-8 184 r-So. 1L Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna7 Khari Burke CB 5-8 171 r-Jr. 2L Plantation, Fla./South Plantation20 Kevin Byard S 5-11 216 r-So. 1L Lithonia, Ga./M.L. King21 Drayton Calhoun CB 5-11 187 r-Sr. TR Clarkston, Ga./Tucker/LSU56 Lance Campbell OL 6-3 312 r-Jr. 1L Manchester, Tenn./Coffee County44 Corey Carmichael FB 5-11 228 Sr. 3L Canton, Ga./Woodstock67 Josh Chester OL 6-3 298 r-Fr. RS Warner Robins, Ga./Northside89 Cody Clark PK 6-1 179 r-Fr. RS Watkinsville, Ga./North Oconee86 Devin Clark WR 5-11 160 Jr. TR Sebring, Fla./Sebring/Butler CC81 Christian Collis WR 6-0 208 r-So. 1L Opelika, Ala./Beauregard83 Jacob Corbaley TE 6-3 250 Sr. 1L Oroville, Calif./Oroville/Butte CC48 Josh Davis P 5-10 217 r-Sr. 3L Dayton, Tenn./Rhea County53 William Eads LS 6-0 207 r-Fr. RS Hoover, Ala./Hoover31 Reginald Farmer S 5-10 199 r-Sr. 2L Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood43 Raynard Felton DE 6-4 273 r-Fr. RS Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault97 Jiajuan Fennell DE 6-3 260 r-Jr. 2L South Pittsburg, Tenn./South Pittsburg13 Demetrius Frazier WR 5-10 199 r-Fr. RS Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick40 Leighton Gasque LB 6-2 207 r-Jr. 2L Hiram, Ga./Hiram18 Kenneth Gilstrap CB 5-9 183 r-Sr. 3L Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove11 Austin Grammer QB 6-2 210 r-Fr. RS Tuscaloosa, Ala./American Christian Academy58 Jesse Grisham OL 6-3 287 r-Sr. 3L Pelham, Ala./Spain Park9 Kyle Griswould WR 5-10 197 r-Sr. 2L Columbus, Ga./Shaw/Duke59 Chris Hale DE 6-4 250 r-Fr. RS Atlanta, Ga./Dunwoody61 Jadareius Hamlin OL 6-2 284 r-Sr. 3L Forsyth, Ga./Mary Persons28 Christian Henry LB 6-0 224 r-Jr. 2 Dania, Fla./Hollywood Hills19 Marcus Henry WR 6-0 182 Jr. 1L Courtland, Miss./South Panola/NW Miss. CC51 Shaquille Huff DT 6-1 294 r-Fr. RS Covington, Ga./Eastside62 Patrick Hughes OL 6-4 292 r-Jr. TR Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park/Butte CC57 Judd Hunt TE 6-4 282 r-Jr. SQ Oneonta, Ala./Oneonta79 Alex Jauregui OL 6-7 319 r-Fr. RS Atlanta, Ga./Peachtree Ridge3 Tavarres Jefferson WR 5-9 206 r-Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn./The Ensworth School75 Darius Johnson OL 6-3 293 r-So. 1L Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips22 David Jones S 5-11 200 r-Sr. 3L Memphis, Tenn./South Pittsburgh91 J.D. Jones DT 6-2 322 r-So. 1L Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville32 Justin Jones LB 5-11 227 r-Sr. 3L Tallahassee, Fla./Godby34 John Kelly CB 5-11 181 r-Jr. SQ Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven10 Logan Kilgore QB 6-3 201 r-Sr. 3L Rocklin, Calif./Bakersfield College4 Herbert King CB 5-10 175 Sr. TR Miami, Fla./Doral Academy/Fullerton College13 Zachary Lopez P 5-11 192 r-So. SQ Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek70 Roberto Loya OL 6-5 289 r-So. 1L Douglas, Ga./Coffee92 Patrick McNeil DT 6-1 309 r-Jr. 1L Mobile, Ala./Davidson89 Dearco Nolan DE 6-2 239 r-Sr. 3L Atlanta, Ga./Westlake60 Nick Nunez OL 6-4 292 r-Jr. TR Salinas, Calif./North Salinas/Hartnell College47 Rodney O’Neal CB 5-10 177 r-So. SQ Dublin, Ga./West Lauren





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE26 Jordan Parker RB 6-1 220 So. 1L Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins41 Chase Pennycuff FB 6-0 256 r-So. 1L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel80 Chris Perkins WR 6-3 210 Jr. TR Hazelhurst, Miss./Hazelhurst/Pearl River CC84 Terry Pettis WR 6-5 221 r-Fr. RS Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes29 William Pratcher RB 5-7 205 r-Sr. 1L Decatur, Ga./Cedar Grove64 Greg Rein DS 5-10 240 r-Jr. SQ New Port Richey, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic39 James Roberson LB 6-0 207 r-So. 1L Atlanta, Ga./South Atlanta30 Stephen Roberts DE 6-3 236 r-Sr. 2L Peach Tree City, Ga./Starr’s Mill93 Marcus Robinson DT 6-2 267 r-So. SQ Valdosta, Ga./Creekside65 Hunter Rogers OL 6-7 313 r-Fr. RS Safford, Ala./John T. Morgan Academy8 Sammy Seamster CB 6-1 199 r-Sr. 3L Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah72 Jonah Sells OL 6-4 288 r-Jr. SQ Winchester, Tenn./Franklin County27 Chris Sharpe CB 5-11 183 r-Jr. 2L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson69 Blaine Sidders DS 6-1 213 r-So. 1L Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine24 Jared Singletary CB 5-8 167 r-So. SQ Green Cove Springs, Fla./Clay50 Iman Smith LB 6-1 227 r-Fr. RS Oldsmar, Fla./Pinellas Park Senior68 Matt Sprouse OL 6-3 287 r-Sr. SQ Oakland Park, Fla./Calvary Christian90 Jimmy Staten DT 6-4 301 r-Sr. 3L Waycross, Ga./Ware County34 Anfornee Stewart S 6-1 211 r-Fr. RS Duluth, Ga./Duluth78 Adam Stickel OL 6-5 291 r-Fr. RS Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola46 Max Ugboaja DE 6-4 255 r-Jr. 2L Nashville, Tenn./Hillwood77 Josh Walker OL 6-5 323 r-Sr. 3L Spring City, Tenn./Rhea County54 Evan Ward DE 6-0 228 r-So. SQ Pacifica, Calif./Archbishop Riordan25 Reggie Whatley RB 5-7 167 r-Jr. 2L Rome, Ga./Rome15 Shaun White QB 5-11 210 r-So. SQ Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic52 Ykeem Wells LB 6-0 236 r-So. 1L Buena Vista, Ga./Marion County82 William Wilson FB 6-2 248 r-Jr. SQ Memphis, Tenn./Kirby

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Shon Akins CB 5-9 170 Fr. Hampton, Va./Norcross (Ga.) Ismael Aurismond DE 6-3 225 Fr. Miami, Fla./Hialeah Ed’Marques Batties WR 6-0 190 Jr. Fresno, Texas/Hightower/Kilgore College Richie Bisaccia S 6-0 185 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Freedom Devin Clarke WR 5-11 170 Jr. Sebring, Fla./Sebring/Butler CC A.J. Erdely QB 6-3 205 Fr. Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth Todney Evans DE 6-3 210 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic Community Matthew Foster DE 6-3 235 Fr. Sparks, Ga./Cook County Lucas Hamilton TE 6-5 240 Fr. Lenoir City, Tenn./Lenoir City Jahmal Jones DE 6-3 210 Fr. Norcross, Ga./Norcross Devante Lee DE 6-6 227 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy Jimal McBride DT 6-2 280 Fr. Waycross, Ga./Ware County Michael Minter CB 6-0 175 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./McNair Senior Kenderson Obas DT 6-2 275 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips Dalton Ownby OL 6-3 285 Fr. Maryville, Tenn./Alcoa Chris Perkins WR 6-3 215 Jr. Hazelhurst, Miss./Hazelhurst/Pearl River CC Veion Robinson LB 6-2 200 Fr. Hampton, Ga./Lovejoy Canon Rooker PK 5-11 165 Fr. Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill Jevontey Smith WR 6-3 195 Fr. Greensboro, Ala./Greensboro Shannon Smith WR 6-2 200 Fr. Macon, Ga./Westside Daniel Stephens OL 6-2 290 Fr. Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Kamani Thomas RB 5-9 195 Fr. Dallas, Ga./East Paulding Conner Trent OL 6-5 300 Fr. Church Hill, Tenn./Volunteer Shane Tucker RB 6-0 210 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School Xavier Walker S 6-4 200 So. Duluth, Ga./Duluth/Itawamba CC






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NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN

QUICK FACTSLocation Denton, Texas Founded 1890 Enrollment 36,111 Nickname Mean Green Colors Green and White Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. V. Lane RawlinsAthletics Director Rick Villarreal Stadium Apogee Stadium (30,850)Surface Sportexe PowerBlade HP FOOTBALL STAFFDan McCarney (Iowa ‘75) Head Coach, 3rd Year McCarney’s UNT Record 9-15 (.375), 2 years McCarney’s Overall Record 65-100 (.394), 14 years

Assoc. HC/Off. Coord./QBs Mike Canales (BYU ‘84)Def. Coord./Linebackers John Skladany (Central Connecticut St. ‘72)Cornerbacks Ryan Walters (Colorado, 08)Wide Receivers Mike Grant (Nebraska, ‘93)Safeties Noah Joseph (Drake, ‘99)Defensive Line Mike Nelson (Dayton, ‘69)Asst. HC / Tight Ends Nick Quartaro (Iowa, ‘77)Spec. Teams / Running Backs Tommy Perry (Texas A&M,‘03)Offensive Line Mike Simmonds (Indiana St., ‘84)Dir. of Football Operations Scotty Conley (Tex. A&M-Commerce, ‘70)Strength Coach Frank Wintrich (Kentucky Wesleyan, ‘02)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssociate AD/Football SID Eric CapperOffice Phone 940-565-2476Cell Phone 940-367-0727 E-Mail [email protected] www.MeanGreenSports.comPress Box Phone 940-369-7585Facebook MeanGreenFBTwitter @MeanGreenFB

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 IDAHO Sept. 7 at Ohio Sept. 14 BALL STATE Sept. 21 at Georgia Oct. 5 at Tulane Oct. 12 e MIDDLE TENNESSEE Oct. 19 e at Louisiana Tech Oct. 26 e at Southern Miss Nov. 2 e RICE Nov. 9 e UTEP Nov. 23 e UTSA Nov. 30 e at Tulsa


2012 RESULTS (4-8, 3-5 Sun Belt)S1 at (1) LSU (ESPNU) L 14-41 0-1S8 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 34-7 1-1S15 at (14) Kansas State L 21-35 1-2S22 TROY L 7-14 1-3S29 at Florida Atlantic W 20-14 2-3O6 at Houston (CSS) L 21-44 2-4O16 LA.-LAFAYETTE (ESPN2) W 30-23 3-4O27 at Middle Tennessee L 21-38 3-5N3 ARKANSAS STATE L 19-37 3-6N10 SOUTH ALABAMA W 24-14 4-6N17 at Louisiana-Monroe L 16-48 4-7N24 at Western Kentucky (ESPN3) L 24-25 4-8


NOTING THE MEAN GREENSince the opening of Apogee Stadium in 2011 and the start of the Dan McCarney era, North Texas has a home record of 7-4 in two seasons, a stark improvement since 2005. In the previous six seasons dating back to 2005, the Mean Green had won a combined five home games in six years.

For the first time in 60 years the Mean Green had three players rush for more than 500 yards in a single season. UNT eclipsed the 2,000 yard rushing mark for the third time in the last four seasons. Brandin Byrd and Antoinne Jimmerson return and they combined to rush for 1,419 yards and nine touchdowns. It was the first time since 1952 that three UNT players amassed 500 yards rushing in a season. It was the third time in school history that the feat has occurred, with the previous time coming in 1951.

Running back Antoinne Jimmerson rushed for the most yards in a single season by a true freshman at North Texas since 2004 with 544 yards in 2012. Carlos Harris had 263 yards receiving, which was the most by a true freshman since the 2009 season.

North Texas allowed the fewest sacks in the nation last season with six. In nine of the 12 games the Mean Green did not allow a sack.

The Mean Green defense in 2012 held opponents to the fewest points allowed given up in a single season since 2006. In addition the North Texas defense held four opponents to 14 points or less, the most in a single season since 2003.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation 4-32012 Overall Record 4-82012 Conference Record/Finish 3-5 Sun Belt/T6thLetterwinners Returning/Lost 38/13Starters Returning 18 (8 off./8 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 8 (3 off./3 def/2 spec.) 2013 Newcomers 23


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Derek ThompsonRB Brandin ByrdOL Antonio JohnsonOL Cyril LemonOL Mason Y’BarboWR Brelan ChancellorWR Carlos HarrisTE Drew Miller

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Brandon McCoyDT Alexander LincolnLB Zachary OrrLB Derek AkunneDB Zac WhitfieldDB Marcus TriceDB Lairamie LeeDB Hilbert Jackson

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Zach Olen

KEY LOSSESOL Aaron FortenberryWR Chris BynesTE Andrew PowerDT Tevinn CantlyDE K.C. ObiLB Jeremy PhillipsP Will Atterberry

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Brandin Byrd 205 875 4.3 4 85A Jimmerson 108 544 5.0 5 45 TOTALS 478 2102 4.4 17 85 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Derek Thompson 214 372 .575 14 2649 14Brent Osborn 0 2 .000 0 0 0 TOTALS 214 375 .571 14 2649 14

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Ivan Delgado 42 570 13.6 0 51Darnell Smith 28 379 13.5 2 41Brelan Chancellor 25 450 18.0 5 80 TOTALS 214 2649 12.4 14 80

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongZach Olen 11-16 .688 48 TOTALS 11-17 .647 48

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Will Atterberry 70 2888 41.3 23 67 TOTALS 70 2888 41.3 23 67

Tackles Solos Ast Total Zachary Orr 57 51 108Derek Akunne 51 39 90 Hilbert Jackson 59 25 84Lairamie Lee 38 34 72Marcus Trice 40 23 63 TOTALS 434 286 720

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Zac Whitfield 3 -5 -1.7 0Derek Akunne 2 38 19.0 0 TOTALS 11 45 4.3 0

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory North Texas Opponents First Downs 251 334 Rushes-Yards 478-2102 394-1984Rushing Yards/Game 175.2 165.3 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 375-214-14 420-266-11Completion Pct. .571 .633 Passing Yards 2649 3028Passing Yards/Game 220.8 252.3 Total Off. Plays/Yds 853-4751 814-5012Total Offense/Game 395.9 417.7 Punts-Average 70-41.3 57-39.3 Punt Returns-Yards 8-17 11-110 Kickoff Returns-Yards 38-729 26-690 Interceptions-Yards 11-45 14-118Fumbles-Lost 11-4 15-8 Penalties-Yards 52-250 70-569 3rd Down Conversions 59-178 75-1663rd Down Conversion Percentage .331 .452 4th Down Conversions 11-22 3-144th Down Conversion Percentage .500 .214 Sacks By-Yards 19-131 6-26Avg. Time of Possession 32:57 27:03





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NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREENSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE97 Richard Abbe DT 6-4 315 Sr. 3L Lubbock, Texas/Monterey52 Derek Akunne LB 6-0 238 Jr. 2L Garland, Texas/North Garland19 Brandon Allen DB 6-0 183 So. SQ Arlington, Texas/Summit64 LaChristopher Anyiam OL 6-4 296 Sr. 1L Allen , Texas/Allen69 Joe Astorga OL 6-1 272 Jr. SQ Dallas, Texas/W.T. White66 Michael Banogu OL 6-5 275 So. HS McKinney, Texas/Prosper60 Brice Becker K 6-1 198 Fr. HS Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids44 Aaron Bellazin DE 6-2 244 Sr. 3L Everman, Texas/Everman16 Brock Berglund QB 6-4 215 So. SQ Highlands Ranch, Colo./Kansas90 Ryan Boutwell DT 6-3 269 Sr. 3L China Springs, Texas/China Springs19 Brady Brown WR 6-5 225 Sr. TR Argyle, Texas/Vanderbilt84 Quenton Brown DE 6-4 235 Jr. TR Tucker, Ga./Eastern Arizona CC5 David Busby DB 5-11 189 So. 1L Coppell, Texas/Coppell31 Kenny Buyers DB 5-11 174 So. 1L Hurst, Texas/LD. Bell24 Brandin Byrd RB 5-10 216 Sr. 3L Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove83 Carl Caldwell WR 5-10 169 Sr. SQ Whitehouse, Texas/Kansas Wesleyan38 Brendon Campbell DB 6-2 201 Jr. 1L Killeen, Texas/Harker Heights96 Cade Carter TE 6-3 230 Jr. TR Lucas, Texas/Trinity Valley CC3 Brelan Chancellor WR 5-9 183 Jr. 2L Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove31 John Chelf WR 5-11 180 So. SQ Iowa City, Iowa/Univ. of Iowa29 Spencer Cowley WR 6-1 190 Fr. RS Frisco, Texas/Frisco Heritage36 Brandon Davis LB 6-0 215 So. SQ Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville56 Malik Dilonga DE 6-4 248 Fr. RS Cedar Hill, Texas/Trinity Christian School54 Blake Dunham DS 6-1 215 Jr. 1L Argyle, Texas/Argyle77 Travis Ellard OL 6-3 285 So. SQ Deer Park, Texas/Deer Park14 Erick Evans DB 5-9 190 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas/Seagoville1 Zed Evans DB 5-11 195 Sr. TR Dallas, Texas/Louisville51 Boone Feldt OL 6-3 277 Fr. RS Buda, Texas/Hays74 Cam Feldt OL 6-5 299 Jr. SQ Pilot Point, Texas/Arkansas17 Jordan Finch DB 5-11 170 Sr. SQ Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield6 Jordan Gill QB 6-0 180 Fr. RS Whitesboro, Texas/Whitesboro94 Mustafa Haboul DT 6-0 241 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas/Martin9 Carlos Harris WR 5-8 173 So. 1L Frisco, Texas/Frisco81 Christian Hines WR 6-0 172 Fr. HS Corsicana, Texas/Corsicana46 Brad Horton DE 6-6 240 Fr. RS Argyle, Texas/Liberty Christian34 Willie Hubbard WR 5-10 170 Jr. 1L Euless, Texas/Trinity6 Hilbert Jackson DB 6-1 187 Sr. 3L Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett32 Jamarcus Jarvis DB 5-10 203 Fr. RS Houma, La./East Ascension45 Tarik Jefferson LB 6-0 214 Jr. TR Mesquite, Texas/Lon Morris22 Antoinne Jimmerson RB 5-9 219 So. 1L Dallas, Texas/DeSoto71 Antonio Johnson OL 6-6 311 Jr. 2L Diboll, Texas/Diboll13 Brandon Johnson WR 5-9 190 Jr. TR DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto2 D.Q. Johnson DB 5-11 185 Sr. SQ Des Moines, Iowa/Iowa Western CC58 Tony Johnson DS 6-1 210 Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas/South Grand Prairie8 Cooper Jones TE 6-4 224 So. RS Lone Oak, Texas/Lone Oak13 James Jones DB 5-11 170 Jr. DB Houston, Texas/Kilgore JC25 Xavier Kelly DB 5-11 165 Fr. RS Katy, Texas/Mayde Creek50 Kaydon Kirby OL 6-3 300 Fr. RS Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound85 Roderick Lancaster WR 6-2 200 Fr. RS Dallas, Texas/Life School of Oak Cliff27 Lairamie Lee DB 5-10 189 Jr. 2L Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill62 Cyril Lemon OL 6-3 321 Jr. 2L Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls4 Mark Lewis RB 5-10 217 Fr. RS Livonia, La./Livonia50 Robert Lewis LB 6-0 217 Jr. 1L Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite95 Alexander Lincoln DT 6-2 266 Jr. 1L Cibolo, Texas/Steele98 Jarrod Lynn TE 6-0 235 So. SQ Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine40 Blake Macek P 5-9 180 Fr. RS Sulphur Springs, Texas/Sulphur Springs70 Justin Manu OL 6-5 300 Jr. TR Salt Lake City, Utah/Snow JC18 Jamal Marshall LB 6-3 193 So. 1L Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Elkins15 Mike Marshall DB 6-0 203 Jr. 2L Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie49 Daryl Mason DE 6-3 233 Jr. 1L Garland, Texas/Rowlett93 Brandon McCoy DE 6-2 257 Sr. 3L Carrollton, Texas/Creekview53 Shawn McKinney OL 6-4 365 Jr. TR Hubbard, Texas/Trinity Valley CC5 Andrew McNulty QB 6-1 202 So. 1L Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City23 Andy Mensah WR 6-2 215 So. HS Arlington, Texas/Summit86 Drew Miller TE 6-1 260 Sr. 3L Prosper, Texas/Prosper38 Bryan Monroe RB 5-8 192 Sr. SQ Prosper, Texas/Prosper37 Zach Olen K 5-9 228 Sr. 3L Richardson, Texas/Berkner





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE91 Austin Orr DE 6-4 268 So. SQ Seabrook, Texas/Clear Lake35 Zachary Orr LB 6-1 223 Sr. 3L DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto26 Zach Paul K 5-9 175 So. SQ Frisco, Texas/Wakeland2 Reggie Pegram RB 5-9 218 Jr. TR Terrell, Texas/Purdue17 Lynrick Pleasant WR 6-2 200 Sr. 2L Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite41 Ricky Pratt DB 5-7 170 Jr. TR Grand Prairie, Texas/Cisco JC42 Chad Polk LB 6-0 226 So. 1L Dallas, Texas/Woodrow Wilson89 Daniel Prior TE 6-2 240 Sr. 3L Henderson, Texas/Henderson87 Brett Renger WR 5-11 202 So. SQ Southlake, Texas/Carroll72 Ryan Rentfro OL 6-4 309 Fr. RS Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus30 Jarrian Roberts DE 6-2 238 Fr. RS Clarksville, Texas/Clarksville20 Rex Rollins RB 6-1 195 Fr. RS Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill39 Konockus Sashington RB 6-1 214 Jr. 1L Austin, Texas/Akins82 Nick Schrapps WR 6-3 202 Fr. RS Beaumont, Texas/Kelly80 Darnell Smith WR 6-1 208 Sr. 1L Garland, Texas/Ellsworth CC47 Jake Smith LB 5-11 205 Jr. SQ Denton, Texas/Guyer92 LaJaylin Smith LB 6-0 228 So. 1L LaPlace, La./St. Charles Catholic18 Marcus Smith TE 6-4 238 So. SQ San Antonio, Texas/Warren88 Tanner Smith TE 6-3 234 Jr. 1L Fort Worth, Texas/Nolan Catholic29 Brock Squier DB 5-9 194 Fr. RS Sanger, Texas/Sanger61 Travis Tamez K 5-10 200 Fr. RS Mesquite, Texas/Horn10 Derrick Teegarden WR 6-0 198 Jr. 1L Odessa, Texas/Odessa15 Darius Terrell WR 6-3 220 Jr. TR DeSoto, Texas/Texas7 Derek Thompson QB 6-4 226 Sr. 3L Glen Rose, Texas/Glen Rose65 Micah Thompson OL 6-4 308 So. SQ Jones, Okla./Jones8 Marcus Trice DB 5-8 197 Sr. 1L Mesquite, Texas/Oklahoma78 Connor Trussell OL 6-5 295 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas/Martin20 Andrew Tucker DB 6-0 196 Fr. HS Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill37 Sheldon Wade DB 5-11 180 Jr. TR Knoxville, Tenn./Austin Peay70 Sir Calvin Wallace DT 6-2 308 Fr. RS Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill21 Freddie Warner DB 5-10 177 So. 1L Dallas, Texas/Pinkston98 Dutton Watson DT 6-3 261 Fr. RS Midland, Texas/Midland23 Zac Whitfield DB 5-9 180 So. 1L Sherman, Texas/Sherman26 Dimitri Wilhite RB 5-8 203 Sr. SQ Denton, Texas/Guyer11 Will Wright LB 6-2 221 Sr. 3L Garland, Texas/South Garland48 John Wood LB 6-0 225 Fr. HS Whitesboro, Texas/Whitesboro57 Mason Y’Barbo OL 6-2 309 Jr. 2L Sulphur Springs, Texas/Sulphur Springs

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Brock Berglund QB 6-4 215 So. Highlands Ranch, Colorado/Kansas Quenton Brown DE 6-4 235 Jr. Tucker, Georgia/Eastern Arizona JC Chad Davis DB 5-10 172 Fr. Richmond, Texas/Fort Bend Bush Zed Evans DB 5-11 195 Sr. Seagoville, Texas/Louisville Sed Ellis LB 6-3 200 Fr. Paris, Texas/Paris James Jones DB 5-11 170 Jr. Houston, Texas/Kilgore JC Darvin Kidsy WR 6-0 175 Fr. Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Elkins Chris Loving TE 6-4 272 Jr. Klein, Texas/Blinn CC Justin Manu OL 6-5 300 Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah/Snow JC Shawn McKinney OL 6-4 365 Jr. Hubbard, Texas/Trinity Valley CC Calvin Minor LB 6-3 195 Fr. Lewisville, Texas/Lewisville Sid Moore DL 6-1 267 Fr. Van, Texas/Van H Cody Nelson OL 6-5 282 Fr. Keller, Texas/Keller Reggie Pegram RB 5-9 218 Jr. Terrell, Texas/Purdue Wylie Reinhardt TE 6-4 255 Fr. Saginaw, Texas/Saginaw John Schilleci DB 6-0 190 Fr. Denton, Texas/Guyer Fred Scott LB 5-11 230 Fr. Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale Turner Smiley WR 6-0 175 Fr. Frisco, Texas/Frisco Wakeland Harrison Sorge OL 6-5 300 Fr. Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider Darius Terrell WR 6-3 220 Jr. DeSoto, Texas/Texas Andrew Tucker DB 6-0 196 Fr. Tyler, Texas/Chapel Hill Dominick Walker OL 6-5 280 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas/Fort Bend Austin Dajon Williams QB 6-3 190 Fr. Pflugerville, Texas/Connally






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RICE OWLS

QUICK FACTSLocation Houston, Texas Founded 1912 Enrollment 6,082Nickname Owls Colors Blue and GrayConference Conference USA President David W. LeebronAthletics Director Rick Greenspan Stadium Rice Stadium (47,000) Surface FieldTurf Duraspine

FOOTBALL STAFFDavid Bailiff (Texas State, 1981) Head Coach, 7th Year Bailiff’s Rice Record 30-44 (.405) 6 Years Bailiff’s Overall Record 51-59 (.464) 9 Years

Assistant H.C./Special Teams/LBs Darrell Patterson (TCU, ‘84)Offensive Coordinator/Running backs John Reagan (Syracuse, ‘94)Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Chris Thurmond (Tulsa, ‘75)Passing Game Coordinator/QBs Larry Edmondson (Texas A&M, ‘83)Safeties Larry Hoefer (McMurry, ‘72)Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers Billy Lynch (Ball State. ‘02)Defensive Line Michael Slater (Texas State, ‘93)Special Teams Assistant/Tight Ends David Sloan (New Mexico, ‘95)Offensive Line Ronnie Vinklarek (Texas State, ‘81)Offensive Quality Control Ryan Cantrell (Kansas, ‘08)Offensive Graduate Assistant Adrian Mayes (Kansas, ‘09) Strength and Conditioning Jared Kaaiohelo (Missouri Southern, ‘95)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant A.D./Sports Information Chuck Pool Office Phone 713-348-5775 Cell Phone 832-244-6476 Fax 713-348-6019E-Mail [email protected] www.RiceOwls.comPress Box Phone 713-527-0250Facebook RiceAthleticsTwitter @riceowlsdotcom

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at Texas A&M Sept. 14 KANSAS Sept. 21 HOUSTON Sept. 28 e FLORIDA ATLANTIC Oct. 5 e at Tulsa Oct. 12 e at UTSA Oct. 19 at New Mexico State Oct. 26 e UTEP Nov. 2 e at North Texas Nov. 16 e LOUISIANA TECH Nov. 23 e at UAB Nov. 30 e TULANE


2012 RESULTS (7-6, 4-4 C-USA)A 30 UCLA (CBSSN) L 24-49 0-1S 8 at Kansas (FSN) W 25-24 1-1S 15 at Louisiana Tech (ESPN3) L 37-56 1-2S 22 e MARSHALL (CSS) L 51-54 (2ot) 1-3S 29 e HOUSTON (FSN) L 14-35 1-4O 6 e at Memphis (FCS) L 10-14 1-5O 13 UTSA (FCS) W 34-14 2-5O 20 e at Tulsa (FSN) L 24-28 2-6O 27 e SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) W 44-17 3-6N 3 e at Tulane W 49-47 4-6N 17 e SMU (CSS) W 36-14 5-6N 24 e at UTEP (FCS) W 33-24 6-6D 29 vs. Air Force (ESPN) W 33-14 7-6


NOTING THE OWLSRice returns 19 of 22 starters from last year’s 7-6 Armed Forces Bowl champion team as well as 54 total lettermen. At the same, they will be led by an intact coaching staff. This is the first time in David Bai-liff’s seven springs that the team will be guided by the same staff.

The Owls dominated the second half of the 2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, defeating Air Force, 33-14. Junior WR Jordan Taylor was named MVP after catching nine passes for a career-high 153 yards and his first three touchdowns of the season. Rice set a team record for total offense in a bowl game with 508 yards, sur-passing the 455 the Owls had in the 2008 Texas Bowl.

Senior QB Taylor McHargue completed 60 percent of his passes for 2,209 yards and 12 touchdowns with just five interceptions. He was also the leading rusher among quarterbacks in C-USA, gaining 667 yards on 164 attempts. McHargue tied for fifth in the league in rush-ing touchdowns with 11.

Senior K Chris Boswell had six field goals of 50-plus yards last sea-son, the most in the FBS. His 11 career field goals from 50 yards or longer are nearly triple the total of the next-highest returning kicker (Aaron Jones of Baylor has four). Boswell set school season records for field goals (23) and kick scoring (114) in addition to career re-cords for field goals (51) and field goal attempts (67) and kick scor-ing (270). He led C-USA in kick scoring and field goals and finished fourth overall in scoring.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation SpreadDefensive Formation 4-2-52012 Overall Record 7-62012 Conference Record/Finish 4-4/T3rd West DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 54/9Starters Returning 20 (9 off./10 def./1 spec.)Starters Lost 4 (2 off./1 def/1 spec.)2013 Newcomers 18


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Taylor McHargueRB Charles RossOG Drew CarrollOT Jon HoddeLG Nico CarlsonC Nate RichardsOT Caleb WilliamsWR Donte MooreWR Jordan Taylor

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGNG Hosam ShahinNT Christian CovingtonDE Cody BauerLB Cameron NwosuLB James RadcliffeCB Phillip GainesCB Bryce CallahanSS/CB Malcolm HillKAT Paul PorrasFS Julius White

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Chris Boswell

KEY LOSSESWR Sam McGuffieTE Vance McDonaldTE Luke WillsonDE Jared WilliamsP Taylor Cook

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Charles Ross 147 800 5.4 5 64Taylor McHargue 164 667 4.1 11 47 TOTALS 625 2623 4.2 26 64 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Taylor McHargue 194 325 .597 5 2209 12Driphus Jackson 39 69 .565 0 672 6 TOTALS 236 401 .589 5 2933 19

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Jordan Taylor 57 826 14.5 3 46Sam McGuffie 54 603 11.2 5 88Vance McDonald 36 458 12.7 2 38 TOTALS 236 2933 12.4 19 88

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongChris Boswell 23-29 .793 57 TOTALS 23-29 .793 57

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Taylor Cook 39 1419 36.4 9 65 TOTALS 65 2407 37.0 16 65

Tackles Solos Ast Total Paul Porras 64 29 93Cameron Nwosu 55 37 92 Julius White 55 24 79Cody Bauer 36 15 51Hosam Shahin 27 18 45 TOTALS 524 280 804

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Paul Porras 2 75 37.5 1Cameron Nwosu 2 27 13.5 0 TOTALS 11 159 14.5 2

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory Rice Opponents First Downs 414 390 Rushes-Yards 625-2623 506-2479Rushing Yards/Game 201.8 190.7 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 401-236-5 378-213-11Completion Pct. .589 .563 Passing Yards 2933 3058Passing Yards/Game 225.6 235.2 Total Off. Plays/Yds 1026-5556 884-5537Total Offense/Game 427.4 425.9 Punts-Average 65-37.0 69-41.5 Punt Returns-Yards 19-82 14-48 Kickoff Returns-Yards 38-876 27-561 Interceptions-Yards 11-159 5-76Fumbles-Lost 24-17 28-16 Penalties-Yards 72-660 75-681 3rd Down Conversions 100-220 63-1703rd Down Conversion Percentage .454 .371 4th Down Conversions 12-17 12-164th Down Conversion Percentage .706 .750 Sacks By-Yards 28-180 32-224Avg. Time of Possession 34:00 26:00





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RICE OWLSSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN, Texas/HS, JC or COLLEGE40 Gabe Baker SAF 6-1 210 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur90 Cody Bauer DE 6-4 255 Sr, 3L Pottsboro, Texas/Pottsboro14 Guy Billups QB 6-0 190 So. 1L Oxford, Miss./Oxford14 J.T. Blasingame CB 5-8 170 So. 1L Atlanta, Ga./Mays9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 200 Sr. 3L Keller, Texas/Fossil Ridge8 Derek Brown WR 6-3 225 So. 1L Bay City, Texas/Bay City29 Bryce Callahan CB 5-10 180 Jr. 2L Cypress, Texas/Cy Woods55 Nico Carlson OL 6-3 275 Jr. 2L Katy, Texas/Taylor76 Drew Carroll OL 6-4 290 Jr. 2L Abilene, Texas/Abilene23 Jayson Carter RB 4-9 135 So. SQ Houston, Texas/KIPP Houston5 Justin Carter SAF 5-11 205 Fr. SQ Hoover, Ala./Spain Park27 Trevor Caswell LB 6-0 200 So. SQ Stony Point, Texas/Air Force87 Connor Cella TE 6-3 235 Fr. RS Katy, Texas/Taylor56 Christian Covington DT 6-3 290 So. 1L Vancouver, B.C./Vancouver College Prep78 Brandon Dawkins OL 6-7 300 Fr. RS Dallas, Texas/Prestonwood Christian39 Decell Cameron K/P 6-4 205 Fr. RS McKinney, Texas/Boyd32 Darik Dillard RB 5-10 195 Fr. RS San Antonio, Texas/McArthur30 Jeremy Eddington TE 6-2 235 Sr. 3L Paris, Texas/Chisum46 Nick Elder LB 6-0 215 So. 1L San Antonio, Texas/Central Catholic21 Zach Espinosa SAF 6-2 210 So. 1L Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park48 Farley Tanyan TE 6-2 240 Jr. 1L Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley32 Farrimond James K/P 6-0 210 So. SQ San Antonio, Texas/Churchill25 Jaylon Finner DB 5-10 195 Jr. 2L Missouri City, Texas/Elkins89 Christian Fletcher WR 6-2 210 Jr. 2L Fort Worth, Texas/Trinity Valley19 Alex Francis CB 5-9 190 Sr. 2L Missouri City, Texas/Hightower20 Corey Frazier SAF 6-1 215 Sr. 3L Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie11 Garrett Fuhrman SAF 5-8 170 So. 1L Lansing, Mich./Eastern15 Phillip Gaines CB 6-1 185 Sr. 3L Converse, Texas/Judson83 Andre Gautreaux WR 6-0 195 Sr. 2L Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood17 Trevor Gillette DE 6-3 240 Sr. 3L Austin, Texas/Lake Travis72 Ian Gray OL 6-8 325 Jr. 2L Pearland, Texas/Pearland68 John Hamel OL 6-4 275 Fr. RS Bartonville, Texas/Flower Mound18 Brandon Hamilton RB 5-11 210 So. 1L Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove58 Cody Henessee DT 6-2 250 Fr. RS Denton, Texas/Guyer2 Malcolm Hill SAF 5-11 185 So. 2L Plano, Texas/Frisco Liberty79 Jon Hodde OL 6-7 300 Sr. 2L Burton, Texas/Burton85 Mario Hull WR 6-1 205 Jr. 1L Altair, Texas/Rice Consolidated31 Broderick Jackson LB 5-10 205 Sr. 1L Kirbyville, Texas/Tyler JC5 Driphus Jackson QB 6-0 200 So. 1L Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill36 Fred Jackson DB 5-10 190 So. SQ Houston, Texas/Eisenhower48 Adrian Jones SAF 5-9 200 Fr. RS Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield45 Trevor Jones DE 6-5 265 Jr. 1L Prosper, Texas/Prosper59 Bobby Kiesewetter DL 6-2 270 Sr. SQ Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch96 Dylan Klare DE 6-2 270 Jr. 2L Refugio, Texas/Refugio84 Klein Kubiak WR 6-1 195 Sr. 3L Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit42 Michael Kutzler LB 6-0 205 Jr. 1L Fort Worth, Texas/Trinity Valley33 Austin Laudenslager SAF 6-0 195 So. SQ McKinney, Texas/North19 Connor Leisz WR 6-0 170 Fr. RS Houston, Texas/Episcopal13 Tanner Leland DE 6-2 240 Sr. 3L Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch41 Alex Lyons LB 6-0 215 Fr. RS DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto43 Tabari McGaskey LB 6-0 215 Fr. RS Dallas, Texas/Lincoln16 Taylor McHargue QB 6-1 220 Sr. 3L Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge





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2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Temi Alaka WR 6-2 190 Fr. Houston, Texas/Cy Falls Anthony Canady II DB 5-9 170 Fr. Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite Ty Carter DS 6-3 260 Fr. Houston, Texas/Mayde Creek Jowan Davis RB 5-7 205 Fr. Sealy, Texas/Sealy Nate German QB 6-2 215 Fr. Cypress, Texas/Cy Woods Peter Godber OL 6-4 287 Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada/St Andrews D.J. Green LB 6-2 225 Fr. Mesquite, Texas/Horn Parker Hanusa DE 6-3 225 Fr. Austin, Texas/Westwood Cole Hunt TE 6-6 240 Fr. El Campo, Texas/El Campo Brad Luvender DT 6-4 265 Fr. Richmond, Texas/George Ranch Trey Martin OL 6-3 270 Fr. El Campo, Texas/El Campo Graysen Schantz DE 6-3 240 Fr. Hickory Creek, Texas/Lake Dallas Parker Smith WR 6-1 190 Fr. Richmond, Texas/Travis Cole Thomas DB 6-2 190 Fr. Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Kenneth Thompson OL 6-4 285 Fr. Houston, Texas/Langham Creek Nick Uretsky LB 6-0 215 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights Robby Wells III TE 6-5 225 Fr. Katy, Texas/Taylor Brian Womac DE 6-3 230 Fr. Houston, Texas/Memorial

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SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES

QUICK FACTSLocation Hattiesburg, Miss. Founded 1910 Enrollment 16,604Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Black and Gold Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Rodney Bennett Athletics Director Jeff HammondStadium Carlisle-Faulkner Field at Roberts Stadium (36,000) Surface Momentum Turf

FOOTBALL STAFFTodd Monken (Knox College, ‘89) Head Coach/QBs, 1st Year Monken’s Southern Miss Record 0-0, 1st year Monken’s Overall Record 0-0, 1st year

Asst. Head Coach/Player Pers. Steve Buckley (Southern Miss, ’85)Defensive Coor./LBs David Duggan (New Hampshire, ‘86) Off. Coor./Outside Receivers Marcus Arroyo (San Jose State, ‘03) Special Teams Coor./Inside Rec. John Wozniak (Knox College, ‘99) Defensive Line Derrick LeBlanc (Northwestern State, ‘97)Offensive Line Pete Perot (Northwestern State, ‘79) Secondary/Cornerbacks Lytrel Pollard (Southern Miss, ‘98) Running Backs John Simon (Louisiana Tech, ‘03) Safeties Andrew Thacker (Furman, ‘07) Asst. AD/Football Ops Nolan Jones (Eastern Kentucky, ‘03) Director of HS Relations Dayne Brown (Morehead State, ‘96)

FOOTBALL OFFICEPhone 601/266-4567 Fax 601/266-6597

SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant A.D. Jack DugganOffice Phone 601/266-4503 Cell Phone 601/596-5637 Fax 601/266-4507E-Mail [email protected] www.SouthernMiss.comPress Box Phone 601/266-5523Facebook Southern Miss AthleticsTwitter @USMGoldenEagles

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 TEXAS STATE Sept. 7 at Nebraska Sept. 14 at Arkansas Sept. 28 at Boise State Oct. 5 e FIU Oct. 19 e at East Carolina Oct. 26 e NORTH TEXAS Nov. 2 e at Marshall Nov. 9 e at Louisiana Tech Nov. 16 e FLORIDA ATLANTIC Nov. 23 e MIDDLE TENNESSEE Nov. 30 e at UAB


2012 RESULTS (0-12, 0-8 C-USA)S1 at (16) Nebraska (ABC) L 20-49 0-1S15 e EAST CAROLINA (CBSSN) L 14-24 0-2S22 at Western Kentucky (ESPN3) L 17-42 0-3S29 (17) LOUISVILLE (CBSSN) L 17-21 0-4O6 BOISE STATE (FSN) L 14-40 0-5O13 e at UCF (CBSSN) L 31-38 (2ot) 0-6O20 e MARSHALL (CBSSN) L 24-59 0-7O27 e at Rice (CSS) L 17-44 0-8N3 e UAB (CSS) L 19-27 0-9N10 e at SMU (FSN) L 6-34 0-10N17 e UTEP (CBSSN) L 33-34 0-11N24 e at Memphis (CSS) L 24-42 0-12


NOTING THE GOLDEN EAGLESTodd Monken takes over as the new Southern Miss head coach this fall after serving as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. He is the third Golden Eagles head football coach of the last four hired whose previous job was offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. Each of the previous two (Jeff Bower and Larry Fedora) won at least one Conference USA championship during his tenure at the school.

Senior DB Deron Wilson has started all 39 games of his career for the Golden Eagles. His 34 passes broken up ranks second on the school’s career chart (behind Greg Brooks/2000-03 who had 47) and his eight interceptions are the most of any active Golden Eagle. Wil-son registered 61 tackles and nine pass breakups last season.

Senior LB Alan Howze is the team’s leading returning tackler after finishing second with 66 stops last season. He added five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and forced two fumbles.

The Golden Eagles return three of their top five rushers from a sea-son ago, including sophomore Jalen Richard, who tallied 426 yards and four scores on the ground in 2012.

Southern Miss again plays a challenging nonconference schedule that includes trips to Nebraska, Arkansas and Boise State in September.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation SpreadDefensive Formation 4-2-52012 Overall Record 0-122012 Conference Record/Finish 0-8/6th East DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 49/22Starters Returning 15 (4 off./9 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 11 (7 off./2 def/2 spec.)2013 Newcomers 25


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGRG Ed PrestonRT Vincent BrownRB Jeremy HesterWR Dominique Sullivan

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Michael SmithDT Khyri ThorntonNT Rakeem Nunez-RochesLB Dylan RedaLB Alan HowzeSPUR Jerrion JohnsonCB Deron WilsonCB Kalan ReedS Jacorius Cotton

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Corey Acosta

KEY LOSSESLT Jason WeaverLG Joe DuhonC Austin QuattrochiRB Desmond JohnsonWR Quentin PierceLB Jamie CollinsWR/KR Tracy LampleyP Peter Boehme

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Desmond Johnson 98 519 5.3 3 58Jalen Richard 87 426 4.9 4 35 Anthony Alford 105 329 3.1 6 23 TOTALS 479 1855 3.9 17 58 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Anthony Alford 57 127 .449 4 664 2Arsenio Favor 37 67 .552 3 650 3 TOTALS 151 313 .482 13 2019 9

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Tracy Lampley 25 330 13.2 0 39Justin Sims 20 294 14.7 0 56Francisco Llanos 20 226 11.3 0 41 TOTALS 151 2019 13.4 9 81

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongCorey Acosta 11-17 .647 51 TOTALS 11-17 .647 51

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Peter Boehme 63 2520 40.0 19 64 TOTALS 64 2544 39.8 20 64 Tackles Solos Ast Total Jamie Collins 66 26 92Alan Howze 31 35 66Deron Wilson 41 20 61Dylan Reda 28 27 55Emmanuel Johnson 30 18 48 TOTALS 506 338 844

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Reggie Hunt 1 23 23.0 1Deron Wilson 1 20 20.0 0 TOTALS 5 77 15.4 2

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory Southern Miss Opponents First Downs 236 454 Rushes-Yards 479-1855 500-2490Rushing Yards/Game 154.6 207.5 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 313-151-13 338-219-5Completion Pct. .482 .648 Passing Yards 2019 2628Passing Yards/Game 168.2 219.0 Total Off. Plays/Yds 792-3874 838-5118Total Offense/Game 322.8 426.5 Punts-Average 64-39.8 48-39.8 Punt Returns-Yards 6-40 21-190 Kickoff Returns-Yards 53-1137 37-940 Interceptions-Yards 5-77 13-236Fumbles-Lost 23-15 14-7 Penalties-Yards 57-486 66-633 3rd Down Conversions 61-169 80-1613rd Down Conversion Percentage .361 .498 4th Down Conversions 7-16 6-114th Down Conversion Percentage .438 .545 Sacks By-Yards 19-150 30-206Avg. Time of Possession 27:43 32:17





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SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLESSPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE12 Jarell Aaron WR 6-5 195 r-Fr. RS Poplarville, Miss./Poplarville25 Corey Acosta PK 6-0 185 r-Jr. 2L Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers71 Randal Agee OL 6-0 264 r-So. SQ Terrytown, La./Jesuit27 Keelan Anderson DB 5-9 187 Jr. SQ New Orleans, La./John Ehret75 Oliver Bates OL 6-2 262 r-Fr. RS Tylertown, Miss./Tylertown47 Nic Bekkers DL 6-5 227 r-Jr. SQ Perry, Ga./Westfield9 Matthew Bergeron QB 5-10 182 r-Fr. RS Mandeville, La./Mandeville17 David Bertucci DB 5-11 188 r-So. 1L Gulfport, Miss./Gulfport3 Tyre Bracken RB 5-8 186 So. 1L White Castle, La./White Castle81 Rickey Bradley WR 6-2 200 r-Sr. JC Hattiesburg, Miss./Pearl River CC89 Shawn Brickley WR 5-8 159 r-Fr. RS Slidell, La./Salmen9 Chris Briggs WR 6-5 214 Jr. 2L Franklinton, La./Franklinton76 Michael Brinson OL 6-3 273 r-So. 1L Flowood, Miss./University Christian School70 Vincent Brown OL 6-5 289 Sr. 2L Miami, Fla./ASA Institute57 Luke Burnham DS 5-11 218 r-Fr. RS Hattiesburg, Miss./Oak Grove13 Chris Campbell QB 6-3 200 r-Sr. 1L Collierville, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian64 Chaz Cavignac OL 6-1 271 r-So. SQ Slidell, La./Northshore74 Cedric Chisolm OL 6-4 278 r-So. SQ Charleston, S.C./Louisburg College56 Garrett Clark OL 6-3 280 r-So. 1L Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett28 Jacorius Cotton DB 5-11 195 Sr. 2L LaGrange, Ga./Troup County92 Casey D’Angelo DL 5-11 260 r-Jr. SQ Madisonville, La./Mississippi College54 Lelland Ducksworth LB 6-1 207 r-Fr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss./North Forrest60 Brandon Farmer OL 6-2 314 r-Fr. RS Gulfport, Miss./Harrison Central78 Devin Farrior OL 6-4 300 Fr. HS Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County80 Dillon Fedora WR 5-8 161 Jr. TR Hattiesburg, Miss./Oklahoma St./Oak Grove23 C.J. Felix DB 5-9 190 Jr. JC Gulfport, Miss./MGCCC/West Harrison59 Josh Flanders LB 6-1 210 r-Fr. SQ Alabaster, Ala./Evangel Christian46 Wil Freeman DL 6-6 241 So. 1L Flowood, Miss./Northwest Rankin48 Darrion Goudy LB 5-10 213 r-Jr. SQ Meridian, Miss./Southeast Lauderdale69 Johntre Goudy DL 5-9 241 r-Jr. SQ Meridian, Miss./Southeast Lauderdale63 Hunter Graves DS 5-9 191 r-Jr. SQ Sumrall, Miss./Pearl River CC/(Sumrall66 Jordan Greene OL 6-3 265 r-So. 1L New Orleans, La./Brother Martin29 Kendrick Hardy RB 6-0 223 r-Sr. 3L Monticello, Miss./Lawrence83 Cooper Harrington WR 6-0 188 r-So. 1L Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian96 Roderick Henderson DL 6-0 362 r-Fr. RS Montgomery, Ala./Carver Montgomery21 Jeremy Hester RB 5-6 177 Sr. 3L Panama City, Fla./Arnold73 Rashod Hill OL 6-6 285 r-So. 1L Jacksonville, Fla./Ed White37 Alan Howze LB 6-3 227 Sr. 3L Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs27 Cliff Hurst P 5-11 225 r-Fr. RS Clinton, La./Centreville Academy36 Bruce Johnson RB 5-10 228 r-Sr. 2L Alpharetta, Ga./Blessed Trinity12 Emmanuel Johnson DB 5-11 181 Jr. 2L McKenzie, Ala./McKenzie5 Jerrion Johnson LB 6-0 205 r-Sr. 3L Beaumont, Miss./Perry Central19 Urell Johnson DB 5-10 174 r-Jr. TR New Orleans, La./Texas Tech/O. Perry Walker42 Ta’Dren Kennedy LB 5-7 218 r-Jr. 1L Hattiesburg, Miss./Hattiesburg87 Francisco Llanos WR 5-8 169 r-Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain8 Ricky Lloyd QB 6-2 200 r-So. 1L Concord, Calif./Concord84 Max Mason TE 6-7 231 r-So. 1L Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb38 Jerry McCorvey DL 6-3 249 r-Fr. RS Vancleave, Miss./Vancleave45 Dasman McCullum DL 6-4 237 r-Jr. 2L Laurel, Miss./West Jones26 DeBarriaus Miller DB 5-10 183 So. 1L Fort Valley, Ga./Peach County53 Jamil Murray LB 6-0 203 r-So. 1L Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles33 Matthew Moseley P 5-10 159 r-Fr. RS Franklin, Tenn./Tennessee State/Franklin28 Kewin Nielsen K 5-10 183 r-So. TR Biloxi, Miss./Mt. Union/Biloxi61 Bradley Nugent OL 5-11 260 r-So. SQ Pell Lake, Wis./Badger97 Rakeem Nunez-Roches DL 6-2 290 Jr. 2L Phenix City, Ala./Central85 Lorenzo Patrick WR 6-0 189 r-Jr. SQ Sebastopol, Miss./Sebastopol35 Justin Penn LB 6-1 212 r-Jr. 2L Bassfield, Miss./Bassfield40 C.J. Perry LB 6-0 231 r-Fr. RS Bessemer, Ala./Bessemer Academy





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE79 Taylor Peterson OL 6-4 293 r-Jr. 2L Auburn, Ala./Auburn77 Ed Preston OL 6-3 309 r-Sr. 2L Bacliff, Texas/Dickinson88 Rashun Prince WR 6-1 176 r-Sr. SQ Toms River, N.J./Georgia Military32 Larsen Real K 5-8 174 r-Fr. RS Hoover, Ala./Hoover55 Dylan Reda LB 6-1 230 Sr. 1L Santa Ana, Calif./Santa Ana CC72 Aaron Reed OL 6-4 305 r-So. JC Scottsdale, Ariz./Scottsdale CC/Chapin11 Kalan Reed DB 5-11 198 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian30 Jalen Richard RB 5-8 205 So. 1L Alexandria, La./Peabody Magnet30 Juan Rodriguez FB 5-11 207 r-Fr. SQ Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay50 Lance Schuffert DS 6-0 229 r-So. 1L Prattville, Ala./Prattville25 Justin Sims WR 5-7 165 r-Sr. 1L Decatur, Ga./Redan7 Kyle Sloter QB 6-4 213 r-Fr. RS Johns Creek, Ga./Mt. Pisgah Christian16 Alex Smith DB 5-10 194 r-Sr. 3L McCall Creek, Miss./Franklin County24 Chauncey Smith LB 5-11 243 r-So. 1L LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange24 Dimitri Smith WR 5-7 162 r-Jr. RS Long Beach, Miss./Faulkner State91 Michael Smith DL 6-4 262 r-So. 1L Birmingham, Ala./Wenonah18 Dominique Sullivan WR 6-3 201 Sr. 2L Taylorsville, Miss./Taylorsville17 Antonio Thomas, Jr. DB 5-10 194 r-Fr. RS Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven99 Octavius Thomas DL 6-3 230 r-Sr. 2L Carrollton, Ga./Mt. Zion5 D.J. Thompson WR 6-3 186 So. 1L Pearl, Miss./Pearl98 Khyri Thornton DL 6-3 308 r-Sr. 3L Panama City, Fla./Bay23 Markese Triplett WR 6-4 216 r-Sr. 2L Louisville, Miss./Louisville21 Marcus Turner DB 5-11 206 r-Fr. RS McCalla, Ala./McAdory31 Alexander Walters DB 5-10 174 Sr. 2L Northport, Ala./Tuscaloosa County11 Cole Weeks QB 6-0 199 r-Jr. 1L Freeport, Fla./Freeport38 Sam Weimerskirch LB 5-11 205 Fr. HS Lake Vista, Fla./Park Vista22 Delvin Welch DB 5-10 233 r-So. TR Baton Rouge, La./Miss. Coll./Southern Lab20 Ed Wilkins DB 5-10 166 r-So. 1L McDonough, Ga./Union Grove49 Adam Williams DL 6-2 282 r-Jr. RS Clarksdale, Miss./Coahoma CC94 Anthony Wilson DL 6-3 227 Sr. 1L Midfield, Ala./Jones County JC22 Deron Wilson DB 5-10 181 r-Sr. 3L New Orleans, La./O. Perry Walker14 Terrick Wright LB 6-2 211 r-So. 1L Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Parker Adamson QB 6-4 205 Fr. Oxford, Miss./Oxford Jomez Applewhite DB 6-1 175 Fr. Bassfield, Miss./Bassfield Dylan Bradley DL 6-1 255 Fr. Macon, Miss./Noxubee County Trae Collins DB 5-11 181 Fr. Columbus, Miss./New Hope James Cox WR 6-1 193 Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge Rod Crayton DT 6-1 300 Fr. Dadeville, Ala./Dadeville James Davis OL 6-3 275 Fr. Jackson, Miss./Murrah Kelsey Douglas DB 5-11 175 Fr. Missouri City, Texas/Hightower Devin Farrior OL 6-5 300 Fr. Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County Jerry Harris DT 6-3 295 Fr. Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown Tyre’oune Holmes ATH 5-11 170 Fr. Tylertown, Miss./Tylertown Branton Lee WR 5-8 163 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian Nick Mullens QB 6-1 185 Fr. Hoover, Ala./Spain Park Evan Osborne DB 6-3 198 Fr. Pearl, Miss./Pearl George Payne RB 6-0 200 Fr. Mobile, Ala./St. Luke’s Episcopal C.J. Perry LB 6-2 225 Fr. Bessemer, Ala./Bessemer Academy Ja’Boree Poole DE 6-2 230 Fr. Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven JaMarcus Revies WR 5-11 175 Fr. Petal, Miss./Petal Marquise Ricard WR 6-2 180 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab Draper Riley TE 6-4 245 Fr. Harvey, La./West Jefferson Christopher Robinson DL 6-2 270 Fr. Shreveport, La./Woodlawn Tyler Sarrazin K/P 6-3 190 Fr. Geismar, La./Dutchtown Jalen Square DB 5-10 180 Fr. Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen Xavier Thigpen DL 6-5 215 Fr. Soso, Miss./West Jones Cameron Tom OL 6-4 285 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Catholic






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QUICK FACTSLocation New Orleans, La.Founded 1834Enrollment 13,486Nickname Green WaveColors Olive Green & Sky BlueConference Conference USAPresident Dr. Scott CowenAthletics Director Rick DicksonStadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,000)Surface MomentumbySportExe(Artificial)

FOOTBALL STAFFCurtis “CJ” Johnson (Idaho, ‘85) Head Coach, 2nd Year Johnson’s Tulane Record 2-10 (.167), 1 year Johnson’s Overall Record 2-10 (.167), 1 year

Offensive Coordinator Eric Price (Weber State, ‘90)Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL Jon Sumrall (Kentucky, ‘04)Co-Def. Coordinator/Secondary Lionel Washington (Tulane, ‘83)Tight Ends/Running Backs David Johnson (Nicholls State, ‘95)Linebackers/Special Teams Barry Lamb (Oregon, ‘78)Offensive Line John McDonell (Carroll College, ‘81)Quarterbacks Mike Neu (Ball State, ‘94)Secondary Jason Rollins (McNeese State, ‘96)Receivers Keith Williams (San Diego State, ‘96)Asst. AD/FB Ops & Recruiting Doug Lichtenberger (Cal Poly-SLO, ‘98) Graduate Assistant-Defense Chad Jenkins (Alabama State, ‘09)Graduate Assistant-Defense Kwahn Drake (Nicholls State, ‘95)Graduate Assistant-Offense Mike McCarty (Widener, ‘07)Graduate Assistant-Offense Casey Robottom (Tulane, ‘11)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant AD/Football SID: Roger DunawayOfficePhone: 504-862-8240Cell Phone: 504-452-2906Fax: 504-865-5379E-Mail: [email protected]: www.TulaneGreenWave.comPress Box Phone: 504-558-5437Facebook: Tulane FootballTwitter: @GreenWaveFB

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 JACKSON STATE Sept. 7 SOUTH ALABAMA Sept. 12 (Thu.) e at Louisiana Tech Sept. 21 at Syracuse Sept. 28 at ULM Oct. 5 e NORTH TEXAS Oct. 12 e EAST CAROLINA Oct. 26 e TULSA Nov. 2 e at Florida Atlantic Nov. 9 e at UTSA Nov. 23 e UTEP Nov. 30 e at Rice


2012 RESULTS (2-10, 2-6 C-USA)S1 RUTGERS (CBSSN) L 12-24 0-1S8 e at Tulsa (FSN) L 10-45 0-2S22 MISSISSIPPI (FSN) L 0-39 0-3S29 ULM (CST) L 10-63 0-4O6 at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN3) L 13-41 0-5O13 e SMU (CSS) W 27-26 1-5O20 e at UTEP L 20-24 1-6O27 e UAB W 55-45 2-6N3 e RICE L 47-49 2-7N10 e at Memphis L 23-37 2-8N17 e EAST CAROLINA (CST) L 23-28 2-9N24 e at Houston (FSN) L 17-40 2-10


NOTING THE GREEN WAVESenior WR Ryan Grant concluded the 2012 season with seven 100-yard games, which was the most among C-USA players, and tied the school single-season mark set by Marc Zeno in 1987. Grant finished with 76 receptions for 1,149 yards. In just three seasons, he ranks eighth in school history in yards per catch (14.5), 11th in receiving yards (1,730) and 12th in touchdown catches (12).

Senior K Cairo Santos was named the 2012 winner of the prestigious Lou Groza Award. Santos completed one of the finest campaigns by a kicker in NCAA history by finishing a perfect 21-of-21 on field goal at-tempts. Santos was named to the All-Conference USA First Team and joined 1996 Groza winner Marc Primanti as the only kickers in FBS history to stay perfect throughout a season in which they attempted 20 or more. Santos finished with one more make than Primanti, who was 20-of-20. Santos, who also connected 27-of-28 PAT attempts, led the FBS with 12, 40-plus yard field goals, including a pair of 50-yarders, and set the school record with a 57-yarder vs. Rice. He also nailed a 54-yarder against ULM. Santos led C-USA in field goal percentage (1.000), field goals per game (1.75) and ranked eighth nationally in field goals per game while sitting fifth in kicking points scored (89) per game (7.4), tied for fifth in PAT percentage (.963) and was seventh in overall points per game (7.4).

Sophomore CB Lorenzo Doss played in all 12 games with nine starts as a true freshman in 2012, earning C-USA All-Freshman honors. He led the team in interceptions (5) while sitting tied for second in fumble recoveries (1), seventh with 44 tackles (33 solo, 11 assists) and tied for sixth in pass break-ups (2). Doss recorded the most in-terceptions by a Tulane freshman since 2003 and his interception total was the seventh-best effort in school history.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation Multiple2012 Overall Record 2-102012 Conference Record/Finish 2-6/6th West DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 51/17Starters Returning 20 (8 off./8 def./4 spec.)Starters Lost 7 (3 off./3 def/1 spec.) 2013 Newcomers 24


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGC Mike HenryRG Rio MaresLG Adam SkidmoreOT Sean DonnellyRB Orleans DarkwaTE MattMarfisiWR Ryan GrantWR Justyn Shackleford

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Aaron BryantDT Kenny WelcomeDT Julius WarmsleyLB Zach DavisLB Matthew BaileyCB Jordan BatisteCB Lorenzo DossS Darion Monroe

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Cairo SantosP Peter PicerelliKR Josh RoundsPR Derrick Strozier

KEY LOSSESQB RyanGriffinOT Eric JonesDE Austen JacksLB Darryl FarleyCB Ryan TravisS Shakiel Smith

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rob Kelley 81 286 3.5 0 15 Orleans Darkwa 81 241 3.0 3 32 TOTALS 280 475 1.7 3 32 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD RyanGriffin 245 394 .622 11 2771 20D.J. Ponder 35 83 .422 5 333 2 TOTALS 310 536 .578 20 3359 23

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Ryan Grant 76 1149 15.1 6 68Rob Kelley 46 340 7.4 4 31Xavier Rush 43 520 12.1 5 62 TOTALS 310 3359 10.8 23 79

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongCairo Santos 21-21 .500 57 TOTALS 21-21 .500 57

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Peter Picerelli 68 2789 41.0 16 70 TOTALS 71 2919 41.1 16 70

Tackles Solos Ast Total Darion Monroe 61 36 97Zach Davis 50 28 78Darryl Farley 31 31 62Ryan Travis 34 19 53Shakiel Smith 38 11 49 TOTALS 543 330 873

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Lorenzo Doss 5 79 15.8 0Ryan Travis 2 96 48.0 1 TOTALS 12 321 21.4 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory Tulane Opponents First Downs 214 299 Rushes-Yards 280-475 528-2675Rushing Yards/Game 39.6 222.9 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 536-310-20 380-212-15Completion Pct. .578 .558 Passing Yards 3359 3116Passing Yards/Game 279.9 259.7 Total Off. Plays/Yds 816-3834 908-5791Total Offense/Game 319.5 482.6 Punts-Average 71-41.1 46-41.1 Punt Returns-Yards 13-144 35-202 Kickoff Returns-Yards 44-847 23-523 Interceptions-Yards 15-321 20-294Fumbles-Lost 21-13 18-9 Penalties-Yards 76-647 68-652 3rd Down Conversions 71-184 78-1703rd Down Conversion Percentage .386 .459 4th Down Conversions 5-18 6-144th Down Conversion Percentage .278 .429 Sacks By-Yards 19-127 34-244Avg. Time of Possession 29:23 30:37





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TULANE GREEN WAVESPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE45 Matthew Bailey LB 5-11 203 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./Edna Karr14 Kedrick Banks WR 5-9 181 Fr. RS New Orleans, La./McDonogh 357 Jordan Batiste CB 5-8 169 So. 1L Gramercy, La./Lutcher90 Wendell Beckwith DE 6-2 225 Sr. 3L Clinton, La./Clinton36 Devin Boutte WR 5-8 167 Jr. 1L New Iberia, La./Catholic67 Bob Bradley OG 6-3 272 So. SQ Medford, N.J./Shawnee8 Devon Breaux WR 5-11 168 Fr. RS Donaldsonville, La./Donaldsonville62 Steven Broccoli P/K 5-7 155 So. SQ New York, N.Y./Fordham Prep38 Anthony Bronzo S 5-10 180 Jr. SQ West Harrison, N.Y./Fordham Prep41 Aaron Bryant DE 6-2 249 So. 1L Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes40 Taylor Bullock LB 6-2 231 Jr. 2L New Iberia, La./Catholic24 Dante Butler RB 5-10 208 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./Brother Martin49 Kerchal Byrd DE 6-0 224 Sr. 2L Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto27 Richard Carthon DB 5-7 196 So. 1L Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd86 Brent Comardelle WR 6-0 192 Sr. 3L League City, Texas/Clear Creek85 Larry Dace WR 5-8 160 So. SQ New Orleans, La./St. Augustine26 Orleans Darkwa RB 6-0 210 Sr. 3L Nashville, Tenn./The Ensworth School94 ChrisDavenport DT 6-4 330 Gr. TR Mansfield,La./Mansfield/LSU21 Kyle Davis S 5-11 204 Sr. 3L San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan57 Zach Davis LB 6-0 214 Sr. 3L Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hall47 Cameron DeJean LB 6-2 210 Jr. 1L Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More84 JoJo Dobbs WR 6-1 194 Sr. SQ Washington, D.C./Walt Whitman70 Sean Donnelly OT 6-8 311 Jr. 2L Pelham, N.Y./Trinity Pawling6 Lorenzo Doss CB 5-11 168 So. 1L New Orleans, La./St. Augustine15 Marc Edwards WR 6-2 172 So. 1L New Orleans, La./St. Augustine69 Jonathan Ginsburgh P 5-11 204 Sr. 3L Alexandria, La./Holy Savior Menard Central3 Ryan Grant WR 6-1 190 Sr. 3L Beaumont, Texas/West Brook63 Logan Hamilton LB 5-10 216 Sr. 3L Lake Charles, La./Barbe61 Colton Hanson OT 6-5 304 Fr. RS New Braunfels, Texas/New Braunfels64 Mike Henry OL 6-5 290 Sr. 2L Marrero, La./John Curtis68 Logan Hilton P/K 6-0 195 So. SQ Alexandria, La./Holy Savior Menard Central78 Todd Jacquet OT 6-5 282 So. 1L Harvey, La./Jesuit16 Jordy Joseph QB 5-10 187 Jr. SQ New Iberia, La./New Iberia28 Rob Kelley RB 5-10 225 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./Perry Walker59 David Laborde LB 6-1 220 So. SQ Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More48 Royce LaFrance LB 6-3 239 So. 1L Harvey, La./Helen Cox5 Brandon LeBeau S 6-0 198 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./McMain97 Michael Lizanich DS 6-1 215 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Pinnacle81 Sydie London TE 6-2 234 So. 1L New Orleans, La./St. Augustine49 Alex Macias WR 5-11 185 So.- SQ Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit72 Rio Mares OG 6-4 302 Sr. 3L Corrales, N.M./Cibola88 MattMarfisi TE 6-6 250 Jr. 2L Tomball,Texas/Tomball2 Darion Monroe CB 5-10 190 So. 1L LaPlace, La./East St. John11 Nick Montana QB 6-3 215 Jr. JC San Francisco, Calif./Oaks Christian65 Zach Morgan C 6-3 300 Sr. 3L Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston60 Preston Paine OL 6-3 257 Jr. SQ Dallas, Texas Jesuit/Central Oklahoma37 L.J. Parker CB 5-11 183 Sr. 1L Port Allen, Texas/Port Allen73 Alex Paul OG 6-6 326 So. 1L New Orleans, La./Isidore Newman55 Taylor Perry DT 6-3 271 Jr. SQ San Diego, Calif./Fallbrook83 Peter Picerelli P/K 6-1 190 So. 1L Warren, R.I./LaSalle Academy1 Devin Powell QB 6-3 215 Fr. RS New Orleans, La./Perry Walker96 Corey Redwine DT 6-0 294 So. 1L Fairburn, Ga./Creekside





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE56 Dominique Robertson LB 6-1 191 Sr. 3L Cypress, Texas/Cypress Wood53 Andre Robinson LB 6-1 235 Jr. 2L Longwood, Fla./Lyman25 Josh Rounds RB 5-11 190 So. 1L New Orleans, La./McMain82 Xavier Rush WR 6-2 194 Jr. 2L Terry, Miss./Terry19 Cairo Santos K 5-8 160 Sr. 3L St. Augustine, Fla./St. Joseph’s Academy58 Brandon Schmidt LB 5-8 217 Jr. SQ Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More35 SamScofield S 6-1 183 Jr. 2L Lafayette,La./St.ThomasMore80 Justyn Shackelford WR 5-11 171 Jr. 2L Suwanee, Ga./Berkmar66 Nathan Shienle OT 6-5 313 Fr. RS Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant74 Adam Skidmore OG 6-6 300 Jr. 2L Bayville, N.J./Central Regional76 Nate Skold OG 6-6 290 So. 1L Omaha, Neb./Westside13 Derrick Strozier CB 5-8 183 Sr. 3L Orlando, Fla./Edgewater22 Jordan Sullen CB 6-0 197 Sr. 3L New Orleans, La./Edna Karr99 Calvin Thomas DT 6-3 279 So. 1L Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton22 Jamar Thomas WR 5-10 198 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La./University Lab43 Renaldo Thomas S 6-4 204 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./St. Augustine33 Lazedrick Thompson RB 6-0 206 Fr. RS LaPlace, La./St. Charles Catholic95 Arturo Uzdavinis OT 6-6 288 So. 1L Thonotosassa, Fla./Jesuit29 Walker Van Hooser S 6-1 171 Fr. RS Montgomery, Ala./Trinity Presbyterian School9 Wilson Van Hooser WR 6-0 192 Sr. 3L Montgomery, Ala./Trinity Presbyterian School92 Julius Warmsley DT 6-2 271 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael/Army44 Kendrick Washington CB 5-10 173 Sr. 2L Brenham, Texas/Brenham93 Kenny Welcome DT 6-2 290 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La./McDonogh 3554 Devin Williams DE 6-2 250 Sr. 3L Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch42 Carlos Wilson WR 5-9 190 Jr. 1L Grambling, La./Ruston

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Richard Allen CB 5-9 167 Fr. Metairie, La./John Curtis Christian Ade Aruna DE 6-6 230 Fr. La Porte, Ind./La Lumiere School Sherman Badie RB 5-10 190 Fr. Metairie, La./John Curtis Christian Eric Bell DT 6-2 245 Fr. Harvey, La./West St. John Quinlan Carroll DE 6-1 216 Fr. Belle Chasse, La./Belle Chasse Tristan Cooper DB 6-0 175 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Plant ChrisDavenport DT 6-5 330 Fr. Mansfield,La./Mansfield/LSU Leonard Davis DB 6-0 186 Fr. Laplace, La./East St. John Jarrod Franklin CB 5-11 194 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./University Laboratory School Brandon Godfrey C 6-4 255 Fr. Kenner, La./John Curtis Christian Luke Jackson DE 6-2 210 Fr. Laplace, La./St. Charles Catholic Tanner Lee QB 6-4 192 Fr. Destrehan, La./Jesuit Michael Lizanich DS 6-0 220 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Pinnacle Nico Marley LB 5-8 180 Fr. Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Sergio Medina DB 6-0 210 Fr. Boutte, La./Hahnville Nick Montana QB 6-3 200 Jr. San Francisco, Calif./Oaks Christian/Mt. San Antonio Coll. Kenneth Santa Marina OT 6-5 320 Fr. New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35 Parry Nickerson CB 5-11 170 Fr. Terrytown, La./West Jefferson Tanzel Smart DT 6-2 290 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet Jason Stewart OG 6-4 315 Fr. New Orleans, La./Warren Easton Chris Taylor OG 6-1 315 Fr. Baker, La./Zachary Eric Thomas LB 5-9 225 Fr. Meraux, La./John Curtis Christian William Townsend CB 6-0 190 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Northland Eldrick Washington DT 6-1 240 Fr. Harvey, La./Helen Cox

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QUICK FACTSLocation Tulsa, Okla. Founded 1894 Enrollment 4,100 Nickname Golden Hurricane Colors Old Gold, Royal Blue, CrimsonConference Conference USAPresident Dr. Steadman UphamAthletic Director Dr. Derrick Gragg Stadium H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000) Surface FieldTurf

FOOTBALL STAFFBill Blankenship (Tulsa, ‘79) Head Coach, 3rd Year Blankenship’s Tulsa Record 19-8 (.704) Blankenship’s Overall Record 19-8 (.704)

Def. Coordinator & Linebackers Brent Guy (Oklahoma State ‘83) Defensive Ends Adam Blankenship (Illinois State ’08) Safeties Jess Loepp (Central Oklahoma ‘00) Defensive Tackles Calvin Thibodeaux (Oklahoma ‘06) Cornerbacks Darnell Walker, Sr. (Northeastern State) Off. Coordinator/Receivers Greg Peterson (Nebraska Wesleyan ’84) Asst. HC, TE, ST Coordinator Scott Downing (Sterling College ’79) Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Denver Johnson (Tulsa ’81) Running Backs Dan Bitson (Tulsa ’92) Quarterbacks – Graduate Assistant David Johnson(Tulsa’08) Director of Football Operations Kyle Grooms (Tulsa ’08) Director of High School Relations Clint Rountree (Tulsa ’05)


SPORTS INFORMATIONDirector/Football SID Don Tomkalski Office Phone 918-631-3200 Cell Phone 918-640-0683 Fax 918-631-3913E-Mail [email protected] www.TulsaHurricane.comPress Box Phone 918-631-5513 and 631-5514Facebook Tulsa Golden HurricaneTwitter @TulsaHurricane

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 (Thu) at Bowling Green Sept. 7 COLORADO STATE Sept. 14 at Oklahoma Sept. 26 (Thu.) IOWA STATE Oct. 5 e RICE Oct. 12 e at UTEP Oct. 26 e at Tulane Nov. 2 e UTSA Nov. 9 e at East Carolina Nov. 14 (Thu.) e MARSHALL Nov. 23 e at Louisiana Tech Nov. 30 e NORTH TEXAS


2012 RESULTS (11-3, 7-1 C-USA)S 1 at Iowa State (FSN) L 23-38 0-1S 8 eTULANE (FSN) W 45-10 1-1S 15 NICHOLLS STATE W 66-16 2-1S 22 FRESNO STATE (CBSSN) W 27-26 3-1S 29 eat UAB W 49-42 4-1O 6 eat Marshall (CBSSN) W 45-38 5-1O 11 eUTEP (FSN) W 33-11 6-1O 20 eRICE (FSN) W 28-24 7-1N 3 at Arkansas (SEC Network) L 15-19 7-2N 10 eat Houston (CBSSN) W 41-7 8-2N 17 eUCF (FSN) W 23-21 9-2N 24 eat SMU (FX) L 27-35 9-3D 1 UCF (ESPN2) W 33-27 (ot) 10-3D 31 vs. Iowa State (ESPN) W 31-17 11-3


NOTING THE GOLDEN HURRICANETulsa has won 10-plus games in four of the last six seasons and has been to a bowl game in seven of the last eight seasons.

Tulsa defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 31-17. The victory allowed the Golden Hurricane to tie the school record for victories in a season with 11 (set in 2008). Tulsa won the C-USA Championship Game over UCF, 33-27, in overtime. The victory gave the Golden Hurricane its first conference title since 2005.

Senior RB Trey Watts was named MVP of both games. He ran for 149 yards and had 249 all-purpose yards in the Liberty Bowl, while rush-ing 25 times for 134 yards, one touchdown and scored on a 54-yard punt return in the C-USA title game. Watts finished the season with a league-high 2,191 all-purpose yards (1,108 rushing, 343 receiving, 154 punt return yards, 586 kickoff return yards).

Tulsa returns its three starting receivers (Keyarris Garrett, Jordan James, Thomas Roberson), two tailbacks that shared starting time and combined to rush for 2,044 yards and 10 TDs (Trey Watts, 1,108 yards and 3 TDs and Ja’Terian Douglas, 936 yards, 7 TDs) and start-ing QB (Cody Green).

Senior LB Shawn Jackson has 18 career sacks for -113 yards and 37 TFLs for -162 yards. He needs two more sacks to tie the school record and three more TFLs to tie for the school record for tackles for lost yardage.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation Spread No-HuddleDefensive Formation 4-32012 Overall Record 11-32012 Conference Record/Finish 7-1/1st West DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 42/14Starters Returning 13 (7 off./3 def./3 spec.)Starters Lost 12 (4 off./8 def/0 spec.)2013 Newcomers 21


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGOG Jake AlexanderOG Stetson BurnettWR Keyarris GarrettQB Cody GreenWR Jordan JamesWR Thomas RobersonRB Trey Watts

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGLB Shawn JacksonLB Trent MartinSAF Marco Nelson

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Daniel SchwarzP Cole WayPR Trey Watts

KEY LOSSESH-B Willie CarterOT Brian DeShaneC Trent DupyOT Jared GriggLB DeAundre BrownDT Daeshon BuffordDE Cory DorrisCB John FlandersDT Derrick JacksonSAF Dexter McCoilCB Lowell RoseDE Jared St. John

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Trey Watts 186 1108 6.0 3 77J. Douglas 137 936 6.8 7 81 Alex Singleton 202 800 4.0 24 48 TOTALS 689 3440 5.0 41 81 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Cody Green 228 419 .544 11 2592 17 TOTALS 248 471 .527 13 2960 19

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Keyarris Garrett 67 845 12.6 9 70Willie Carter 49 382 7.8 3 31Jordan James 41 568 13.9 2 42 Trey Watts 34 343 10.1 0 45 TOTALS 248 2960 11.9 19 74

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongDaniel Schwarz 12-18 .667 45 TOTALS 12-18 .667 45

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Cole Way 77 3009 39.1 24 61 TOTALS 80 3009 37.6 24 61

Tackles Solos Ast Total DeAundre Brown 81 44 125Dexter McCoil 59 32 91 Shawn Jackson 55 33 88Demarco Nelson 52 28 80Lowell Rose 45 11 56 TOTALS 596 356 952 Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Dexter McCoil 5 38 7.6 0Demarco Nelson 2 18 9.0 0 TOTALS 12 67 5.6 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory Tulsa Opponents First Downs 486 331 Rushes-Yards 689-3440 520-1674Rushing Yards/Game 245.7 119.6 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 471-248-13 481-269-12Completion Pct. .527 .559 Passing Yards 2960 3195Passing Yards/Game 211.4 228.2 Total Off. Plays/Yds 1160-6400 1001-4869Total Offense/Game 457.1 347.8 Punts-Average 80-37.6 101-42.4 Punt Returns-Yards 31-254 23-226 Kickoff Returns-Yards 36-959 48-893 Interceptions-Yards 12-67 13-225Fumbles-Lost 29-11 24-15 Penalties-Yards 63-586 88-748 3rd Down Conversions 91-237 84-2313rd Down Conversion Percentage .384 .364 4th Down Conversions 21-37 6-214th Down Conversion Percentage .568 .286 Sacks By-Yards 53-356 9-59Avg. Time of Possession 30:18 29:42





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TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANESPRING ROSTERNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE47 Blake Abbott LB 6-0 223 So. RS Liberal, Kan./U. of Kansas54 Derrick Alexander DE 6-2 270 So. 1L Tulsa, Okla./BT Washington77 Jake Alexander OG 6-2 294 Jr. 2L Jenks, Okla./Jenks42 Zik Asiegbu LB 6-0 200 Jr. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas/Bowie2 Josh Atkinson WR 6-2 185 Fr. RS Carrollton, Texas The Oakridge School78 Blake Belcher OT 6-5 285 Fr. RS Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie61 Josh Bencke OG 6-0 280 So. SQ Rio Grande, N.M./Cleveland16 Blake Blackwell WR 6-0 215 Fr. RS Detroit, Mich. Cass Tech10 Adam Boyd WR 6-1 195 Fr. RS McAlester, Okla. McAlester58 Colt Buehner LB 6-2 236 Jr. TR Pittsburgh, Pa./Ohio University5 Jeremy Brady DB 5-11 185 Fr. RS North Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy74 Stetson Burnett OG 6-4 303 Sr. 3L Lawton, Okla./MacArthur19 Joseph Byron TE 6-1 200 Fr. RS Hopkins, Minn./Bethany Academy18 Joseph Calcagni QB 6-1 202 So. SQ Springdale, Ark./Springdale8 Jeff Calvert DB 6-1 182 So. SQ Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heritage95 Hayden Carman DE 6-4 255 Fr. RS Little Rock, Ark./Catholic7 Johnell Celistan DB 6-2 179 Fr. GS Wuling, La./Hahnville29 Jonathan Chavira DB 5-8 179 Sr. SQ Purcell, Okla./Purcell87 Charlie Copa TE 6-3 259 Jr. 1L Austin, Texas/Syracuse Univ.52 Josh Cunningham LB 6-2 205 So. SQ Claremore, Okla./Claremore9 Dwight Dobbins DB 5-9 173 Jr. 2L Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert25 Ja’Terian Douglas TB 5-11 189 Sr. 3L Arlington, Texas/Arlington Lamar6 Brock Dowling WR 5-11 165 Fr. RS Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer Ridge86 Zach Epps WR 6-5 200 So. SQ Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West9 Dane Evans QB 6-2 200 Fr. RS Sanger, Texas/Sanger20 James Flanders RB 5-11 186 Fr. RS Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City80 Conner Floyd WR 6-1 197 So. 1L Austin, Texas/Lake Travis54 James Floyd OG 6-2 301 Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas/Paschal57 Dylan Foxworth C 6-2 265 Fr. RS Claremore, Okla./Claremore1 Keyarris Garrett WR 6-4 207 Jr. 2L Daingerfield, Texas/Daingerfield51 Daniel Gibney LB 5-11 219 So. SQ Vista, Calif. Rancho/Buena Vista94 Damian Gibson DE 6-4 235 Fr. RS Tulsa, Okla./East Central44 Toby Gilbert LB 5-10 200 Fr. RS Houston, Texas/Memorial68 Garrett Gladd OT 6-4 302 So. 1L Sallisaw, Okla./Sallisaw7 Cody Green QB 6-4 247 Sr. 1L Dayton, Texas/U. of Nebraska43 Donnell Hawkins LB 6-1 221 Sr. 3L Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove15 Kalen Henderson QB 6-0 210 Jr. 2L Mount Airy, La./East St. John62 Alec Henry OG 6-3 335 Jr. 1L Tulsa, Okla./Union35 Matt Hickman LB 6-0 220 Fr. RS Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial18 Rey Higuera DS 5-11 240 So. 1L Gilbert, Ariz./Perry46 Chris Hummingbird DE 6-2 258 Jr. 1L Tahlequah, Okla./Tahlequah Sequoyah55 Shawn Jackson LB 6-0 251 Sr. 3L Tulsa, Okla./McLain12 Jordan James WR 6-2 203 Sr. 3L Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More89 Patrick Jansen TE 6-2 220 Fr. RS Tulsa, Okla./Memorial27 DeWitt Jennings LB 5-10 211 Sr. 3L Bixby, Okla./Bixby98 Jack Jewell DT 6-5 287 Sr. 1L Norman, Okla./Norman85 Blake Kitrell WR 6-1 213 Fr. RS Ashland, Neb./Greenwood52 Billy Lafortune C 6-0 251 So. SQ Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall24 Zack Langer TB 5-11 204 So. 1L Jenks, Okla./Jenks51 Evan Lanoue LB 5-11 211 Fr. TR Tulsa, Okla./Metro Christian3 Zachary Lathrop DB 6-0 180 So. SQ Missouri City, Texas/John Foster Dulles28 Matt Linscott DB 6-2 200 Fr. RS Tulsa, Okla./Jenks4 Keevan Lucas WR 5-10 195 Fr. HS Abilene, Texas/Abilene99 Derrick Luetjen H-B 6-3 279 So. 1L Hennessey, Okla./Hennessey40 Matthew Luetjen LB 6-0 210 Jr. RS Hennessey, Okla./Army40 Trent Martin LB 6-2 242 So. 1L Jenks, Okla./Jenks37 Austin McDaniel DB 6-0 188 Jr. 2L Waco, Texas/Midway90 Garrett McGrady TE 6-6 233 Fr. GS Yukon, Okla./Bethany65 Gabe Moyer OG 6-2 291 Sr. 2L Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness1 Michael Mudoh DB 5-10 198 So. 1L Richmond, Texas/Bush20 Marco Nelson DB 6-0 192 Sr. 3L Glenpool, Okla. Glenpool46 Will Noel DB 6-0 175 Jr. SQ Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine





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2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Will Barrow CB 5-10 170 Fr. Dallas, Texas/Skyline Joe Bean SAF 6-1 195 Fr. Hooker, Okla./Hooker Rob Boyd OL 6-4 310 Fr. Vian, Okla./Vian Jesse Brubaker DT 6-4 260 Fr. Wylie, Texas/Wylie East Ray Crockett CB 6-1 170 Fr. Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll Frankie Davis DE 6-3 235 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow C.J. Gooden LB 6-2 220 Fr. Ashdown, Ark./Ashdown Chris Hall H-B 6-0 235 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Union Jake Hanks LB 6-2 230 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins Jaylen Lowe ATH 6-0 180 Fr. Owasso, Okla./Owasso *Keevan Lucas WR 5-10 195 Fr. Abilene, Texas/Abilene Blake Mejia OL 6-3 280 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Union Ben Oberste ATH 6-2 203 Fr. Sallisaw, Okla./Sallisaw Lionell Phillips DT 6-2 285 Fr. Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest Dalton Rodriguez DE 6-6 258 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Union Devin Rolan LB 6-1 230 Fr. McAlester, Okla./McAlester Ryan Rubley QB 6-4 200 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista Kolton Shindelar TE 6-6 252 Fr. Liberty, Mo./Liberty Kerwin Thomas DB 5-10 160 Fr. Wagoner, Okla./Wagoner Zac Uhles OL 6-4 260 Fr. Norman, Okla./Norman Zach Webb DT 6-2 280 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Metro Christian *enrolled at mid-semester






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UAB BLAZERS

QUICK FACTSLocation Birmingham, Ala. Founded 1969 Enrollment 17,999Nickname Blazers Colors Forest Green and Old Gold Conference Conference USA President Dr. Ray L. WattsAthletics Director Brian Mackin Stadium Legion Field (72,000)Surface SureTurf

FOOTBALL STAFFGarrick McGee (Oklahoma, ’96) Head Coach, 2nd year McGee’s UAB Record 3-9 (.250), 1 year McGee’s Overall Record 3-9 (.250), 1 year

Offensive Coordinator/WRs Richard Owens (Louisville, ‘03)Defensive Coordinator/Outside LBs Reggie Johnson (Louisville, ‘06)Asst. Head Coach/Inside LBs Jimmy Williams (William Tyndale, ‘99)Special Teams/Asst. Secondary Matt Sanders (Louisville, ’06)Running Backs Eric Evans (DePauw, ‘04)Tight Ends Joseph Henry (Arkansas, ‘09)Defensive Line/Recruiting Coor. Kevin Peoples (Carroll College, ‘95)Offensive Line John Peterson (Ohio State, ‘91)Secondary Brandon Sharp (Louisville, ‘07)


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssociate A.D./Football SID Norm Reilly Office Phone 205/934-0722 Cell Phone 205/936-1793 Fax 205/934-7505 E-Mail [email protected] www.UABSports.comPress Box Phone 205/326-3814Facebook UAB.BlazersTwitter @UABathletics

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at Troy Sept. 7 at LSU Sept. 21 NORTHWESTERN STATE Sept. 28 at Vanderbilt Oct. 5 e FLORIDA ATLANTIC Oct. 12 e at FIU Oct. 26 e at UTSA Nov. 2 e Middle Tennessee Nov. 9 e at Marshall Nov. 16 e at East Carolina Nov. 23 e RICE Nov. 30 e SOUTHERN MISS


2012 RESULTS (3-9, 2-6 C-USA)S 1 TROY (FCS) L 29-39 0-1S 15 at (8) South Carolina (FSN) L 6-49 0-2S 22 at (16) Ohio State (BTN) L 15-29 0-3S 29 e TULSA L 42-49 0-4O 6 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 52-3 1-4O 13 e at Houston (FSN) L 17-39 1-5O 20 e EAST CAROLINA (FCS) L 38-45 1-6O 27 e at Tulane L 45-55 1-7N 3 e at Southern Miss (CSS) W 27-19 2-7N 10 e MARSHALL (CSS) W 38-31 3-7N 17 e MEMPHIS L 9-46 3-8N 24 e at UCF (FSN) L 24-49 3-9


NOTING THE BLAZERSUAB returns eight starters on both sides of the ball for the 2013 sea-son, including an offensive unit that ranked among the best in school history last fall. The Blazers registered 5,029 offensive yards and av-eraged 28.2 points last season, third-most in the UAB record book in both categories. In addition, UAB’s 308.8 passing yards per game established a school record and was the 19th-best mark in the coun-try in 2012.

The Blazers will bring back their top passer, leading rusher and best receiver from last season for the 2013 campaign. QB Austin Brown set a UAB freshman record for passing yards in a season with 2,673 while Darrin Reaves tallied the third-highest rushing total for a sea-son in Blazer annals with 1,037 yards. Reaves also had 13 rushing touchdowns. WR Jackie Williams registered 58 receptions for 799 yards, team bests in both.

Jackie Williams will enter his senior season in 2013 with the nation’s longest consecutive games streak with at least one reception. Wil-liams has now caught at least one pass in every game he has played for the Blazers during his career and has a catch in 35 straight con-tests.

K Ty Long has made 30-of-36 field goals in his first two years as a Blazer and his 83.3 percent accuracy mark is the best in UAB history. He has not missed a field goal from inside 43 yards during his career. He owns the two-longest field goals in UAB history having kicked a 54-yarder at Ohio State and a 53-yarder against SE Louisiana.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation 4-32012 Overall Record 3-92012 Conference Record/Finish 2-6/5th East DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 51/17Starters Returning 18 (8 off./8 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 7 (3 off./3 def/1 spec.) 2013 Newcomers 24


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGOL Billy AutreyTE Kennard BackmanOL Cameron BlankenshipQB Austin BrownOL John HixOL Kaycee IkeRB Darrin ReavesWR Jackie Williams

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDT Connor BoyettDT Deric ScottDE Diaheem WatkinsDE Chris WaltonLB Patrick BastienCB Lamarcus FarmerSAF Jake GanusSAF Calvin Jones

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Ty LongP Hunter Mullins

KEY LOSSESWR Nick AdamsWR Patrick HearnOL Chris HubbardLB Marvin BurdetteLB Greg IrvinCB Cornelius Richards

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LongDarrin Reaves 215 1037 4.8 13 30Bashr Coles 39 262 6.7 1 39 Greg Franklin 36 180 5.0 2 29 TOTALS 416 1323 3.2 19 39 Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Austin Brown 205 355 .577 12 2673 15Jonathan Perry 74 122 .607 1 1033 6 TOTALS 279 479 .582 13 3706 21

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Jackie Williams 52 799 15.4 1 63Nick Adams 45 656 14.6 2 66Patrick Hearn 42 628 15.0 3 76Darrin Reaves 41 302 7.4 1 42 TOTALS 279 3706 13.3 21 76

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongTy Long 14-17 .824 54 TOTALS 14-17 .824 54

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Hunter Mullins 50 2239 44.8 14 61 TOTALS 52 2239 43.1 14 61

Tackles Solos Ast Total Marvin Burdette 90 67 157Greg Irvin 45 27 72 Calvin Jones 39 32 71Jake Ganus 36 27 63Lamarcus Farmer 28 22 50 TOTALS 493 366 859

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Lamar Johnson 2 13 6.5 0Marvin Burdette 1 36 36.0 1 TOTALS 6 71 11.8 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory UAB Opponents First Downs 339 450 Rushes-Yards 416-1323 477-2192Rushing Yards/Game 110.2 182.7 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 479-279-13 356-232-6Completion Pct. .582 .652 Passing Yards 3706 2935Passing Yards/Game 308.8 244.6 Total Off. Plays/Yds 895-5029 833-5127Total Offense/Game 419.1 427.2 Punts-Average 52-43.1 53-38.5 Punt Returns-Yards 26-261 22-358 Kickoff Returns-Yards 33-687 32-816 Interceptions-Yards 6-71 13-164Fumbles-Lost 22-14 16-12 Penalties-Yards 87-761 70-680 3rd Down Conversions 70-177 70-1613rd Down Conversion Percentage .395 .435 4th Down Conversions 10-28 3-124th Down Conversion Percentage .357 .250 Sacks By-Yards 20-118 42-313Avg. Time of Possession 30:46 29:14





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE26 Larry Pettaway LB 6-2 210 R-Fr. RS Eight Mile, Ala./Blount80 Steve Pickren DE 6-4 245 R-Fr. RS Pell City, Ala./Pell City13 Darius Powell CB 5-10 181 So. 1L Foley, Ala./Foley82 Bud Pruitt FB 6-3 255 Sr. 2L Theodore, Ala./Theodore49 Chris Rabb LB 5-10 220 So. 1L Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown5 Darrin Reaves RB 5-10 210 Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville52 Shaquille Roberson LB 6-4 220 So. 1L Camp Hill, Ala./Reeltown77 Victor Salako OL 6-6 315 R-Fr. RS Huntsville, Ala./Grissom95 Deric Scott DT 6-3 285 Sr. 2L Atlanta, Ga./Carver DeVante Scott WR 5-11 185 Jr. JC Ferriday, La./Copiah-Lincoln CC33 Derek Slaughter LB 5-11 205 So. 1L Pelham, Ala./Univ. of Nebraska85 Nolen Smith TE 6-3 205 Jr. 2L Oneonta, Ala./Oneonta65 Dominic Sylvester OL 6-4 315 Jr. RS Horseheads, N.Y./Alfred State College22 D.J. Vinson WR 5-10 194 Jr. 1L Clay, Ala./Clay-Chalkville90 Chris Walton DE 6-3 260 Jr. 2L Atlanta, Ga./Grady29 Zachary Warren CB 5-8 174 Fr. RS Madison, Ala./Bob Jones37 Shalin Waterford SAF 5-11 190 So. 1L Harvest, Ala./Sparkman91 Diaheem Watkins DE 6-4 258 Jr. 2L Brent, Ala./Bibb County14 Cortez Webb SAF 6-2 189 Sr. 1L Wichita, Kan./Butler County CC44 Acorye White WR 5-7 170 Sr. SQ Montgomery, Ala./Ohio Wesleyan34 Daniel White LB 6-2 234 Sr. 3L Apopka, Fla./Hargrave Military15 Jackie Williams WR 5-11 190 Sr. 3L Prichard, Ala./Vigor69 Joe Winston OL 6-3 315 R-Fr. RS Harvest, Ala./Sparkman50 Daron Wright DE 6-2 271 So. RS Atlanta, Ga./Grady

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE *Jeremiah Briscoe QB 6-4 215 Fr. Houston, Texas/Stratford *DeVante Scott WR 5-10 180 Jr. Ferriday, La./Copiah-Lincoln CC Ervin Alston LB 6-2 215 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Fleming Island James Caligone CB 6-0 190 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington Jalan Coleman LB 6-3 210 Fr. Daphne, Ala./Daphne Kingsley Ejike DE 6-3 230 Fr. Covington, Ga./Newton Brandon Fuller LB 6-1 220 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville J.J. Green WR 6-2 180 Fr. Florence, Ala./Florence Tristan Henderson TE 6-4 265 Jr. Los Alamitos, Calif./Cerritos College Jordan Howard RB 6-1 228 Fr. Gardendale, Ala./Gardendale Maudrecus Humphrey WR 6-3 185 Jr. Hoover, Ala. (Univ. of Arkansas) Vincent Hunter OL 6-4 295 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven Je’Niah Jackson LB 6-1 200 Fr. Hoover, Ala./Spain Park Nick Jackson SAF 6-2 205 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Wenonah Jimmy Jean CB 6-3 180 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./Arkansas Baptist Tajh Lowe SAF 5-11 180 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington Greg Maclin SAF 6-3 185 Fr. Tanner, Ala./Tanner T.J. McCollum SAF 6-3 205 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville Myles McKee QB 6-3 210 Jr. Asheville, N.C./Sierra (Calif.) College Rodney Morris WR 6-3 215 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta Jordan Petty CB 5-10 180 Fr. Florence, Ala./Florence Zach Sims OL 6-2 290 Fr. Homewood, Ala./Homewood Andra Smith DT 6-4 305 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven Jamari Staples WR 6-4 190 Fr. Lineville, Ala./Central * denotes midyear signees

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UTEP MINERS

QUICK FACTSLocation El Paso, Texas Founded 1914 Enrollment 22,749 Nickname Miners Colors Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Diana Natalicio Athletics Director Bob StullStadium Sun Bowl (51,500) Surface AstroPlay

FOOTBALL STAFFSean Kugler (UTEP ‘89) Head Coach, 1st year Kugler’s UTEP Record 0-0 (.000), 1st year Kugler’s Overall Record 0-0 (.000), 1st year

Defensive Coordinator Jeff Choate (Montana-Western ‘93)Offensive Coordinator/QBs Patrick Higgins (William Penn ‘86)Assistant Head Coach/Off. Line Spencer Leftwich (Stephen F. Austin ‘88)Defensive Line Andrew Browning (Boise State ‘07)Speed, Strength and Conditioning Kirk Davis (Akron ‘98)Defensive Backs Gabe Franklin (Boise State ‘04)Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Brian Natkin (UTEP ‘03)Linebackers Robert Rodriguez (UTEP ‘04)Wide Receivers Todd Whitten (Stephen F. Austin ‘87)Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations Nate Poss (Rice ‘78)


SPORTS INFORMATIONSID Angela Olivas Office Phone 915/747-6451Cell Phone 915/588-7335 Fax 915/747-5444E-Mail [email protected] www.UTEPAthletics.comPress Box Phone 915/747-5154Facebook UTEP FootballTwitter @UTEPAthletics

2013 SCHEDULE Sept. 7 NEW MEXICO Sept. 14 at New Mexico State Sept. 21 e UTSA Sept. 28 at Colorado State Oct. 5 e LOUISIANA TECH Oct. 12 e TULSA Oct. 26 e at Rice Nov. 2 at Texas A&M Nov. 9 e at North Texas Nov. 16 e FIU Nov. 23 e at Tulane Nov. 30 e at Middle TennesseeeConference USA games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

2012 RESULTS (3-9, 2-6 C-USA)S1 (4) OKLAHOMA (FSN) L 7-24 0-1S8 at Mississippi (FSN) L 10-28 0-2S15 NEW MEXICO STATE W 41-28 1-2S22 at Wisconsin (ESPN 2) L 26-37 1-3S29 e at East Carolina (KVIA) L 18-28 1-4O6 e SMU (TW Texas) L 0-17 1-5O11 e at Tulsa (FSN) L 11-33 1-6O20 e TULANE W 24-20 2-6O27 e at Houston (CSS) L 35-45 2-7N10 e UCF (FCS) L 24-31 2-8N17 e at Southern Miss (CBSSN) W 34-33 3-8N24 e RICE (FCS) L 24-33 3-9 eConference USA games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

NOTING THE MINERSUTEP football begins a new era under the direction of first-year head coach Sean Kugler. He is no stranger to the program, having lettered at UTEP from 1985-88 and was part of the football staff from 1993-2000. Kugler spent three seasons as the offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to his return to the Sun City. He spent 11 years in the NFL having also coached with the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills.

The Miners return 45 letterwinners and 13 starters from last year’s squad. UTEP has seven starters returning on offense and four start-ers back on defense. Overall, the Miners have 24 players who have starting experience returning for 2013.

Six individuals who accounted for 94 percent of UTEP’s rushing yards from 2012 return for the 2013 campaign. UTEP scored 32 touch-downs last season. Eight of the nine players who scored last year return and they combined for 24 of those 32 TDs. The Miners also bring back their primary place kicker, Steven Valadez, who hit all 10 of the Miners’ field goals.

Junior RB Nathan Jeffery was UTEP’s leading rusher with 897 yards (4.9 avg.) on 184 carries in 2012. He registered two contests with more than 170 yards rushing (Oklahoma and UCF) and recorded three multiple touchdown games. Jordan Leslie compiled 973 yards on 51 receptions, the eight-highest season total in school history. He had three contests with more than 100 receiving yards, including 218 yards at Tulsa.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation Multiple2012 Overall Record 3-92012 Conference Record/Finish 2-6/5th West DivisionLetterwinners Returning/Lost 45/19Starters Returning 13 (7 off./4 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 13 (4 off./7 def/2 spec.)2013 Newcomers 18


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGRB Nathan JefferyWR Jordan LeslieOL Kyle BrownOL Brander CraigheadOL Jerel WatkinsTE Kevin PerryWR Malcolm Trail

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDT Germard ReedDL Marcus BagleyDL Horace MillerLB A.J. Ropati

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGK Steven ValadezKR Autrey Golden

KEY LOSSESQB Nick LamaisonC Eloy AtkinsonOT James NelsonWR Michael EdwardsLB Aubrey AlexiusLB Josh FelyDB DeShawn GraysonDB Shane HuhnDB Drew ThomasDL Greg WatkinsDB Darren WoodardP Ian Campbell

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Nathan Jeffery 184 897 4.9 7 71 Blaire Sullivan 59 240 4.1 2 40 TOTALS 455 1782 3.9 13 71

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Nick Lamaison 126 252 .500 9 1686 12Carson Meger 46 76 .605 3 504 1 TOTALS 198 376 .527 13 2688 16

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Jordan Leslie 51 973 19.1 6 65Mike Edwards 51 820 16.1 8 62Malcolm Trail 16 121 7.6 0 16Craig Wenrick 12 150 12.5 1 23 TOTALS 198 2688 13.6 16 65

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongSteven Valadez 10-15 .667 45 TOTALS 10-18 .556 45

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Ian Campbell 66 2814 42.6 18 72 TOTALS 66 2814 42.6 18 72

Tackles Solos Ast Total Josh Fely 44 68 112Drew Thomas 48 33 81 DeShawn Grayson 39 41 80Aubrey Alexius 31 35 66A.J. Ropati 22 36 58 TOTALS 424 550 974

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Darren Woodard 2 20 10.0 0Shane Huhn 2 0 0.0 0 TOTALS 7 20 2.9 0

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory UTEP Opponents First Downs 254 357 Rushes-Yards 455-1782 481-2332Rushing Yards/Game 148.5 194.3 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 376-198-13 384-229-7Completion Pct. .527 .596 Passing Yards 2688 2950Passing Yards/Game 224.0 245.8 Total Off. Plays/Yds 831-4470 865-5282Total Offense/Game 372.5 440.2 Punts-Average 66-42.6 56-40.7Punt Returns-Yards 19-191 21-65Kickoff Returns-Yards 46-1096 23-472 Interceptions-Yards 7-20 13-237Fumbles-Lost 22-10 22-12 Penalties-Yards 58-501 56-488 3rd Down Conversions 62-174 73-1693rd Down Conversion Percentage .356 .432 4th Down Conversions 8-21 9-154th Down Conversion Percentage .381 .600 Sacks By-Yards 20-144 31-173Avg. Time of Possession 29:33 30:27





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE51 Darnell Murray LB 6-0 220 Fr. RS Perris, Calif./Citrus Hill55 Hunter Nix LB 6-0 230 Jr. SQ Prosper, Texas/Prosper15 Devin Patterson WR 6-0 200 Jr. 2L Mesquite, Texas/North Mesquite82 Kevin Perry TE 6-5 260 Sr. 3L Opelousas, La./Houston Westbury Christian34 Anthony Puente LB 5-11 215 Jr. 1L San Antonio, Texas/Marshall47 Enrique Quintana Flores P/K 5-10 195 Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Bel Air61 Germard Reed DL 6-1 275 Sr. 3L Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin26 Da’Carlos Renfro DB 5-10 185 Fr. RS Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark95 Devante Richardson DL 6-3 280 Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas/Juan Seguin3 Traun Roberson DB 6-0 180 Jr. SQ DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto43 Roy Robertson DL 6-6 245 So. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie55 James Robinson OL 6-5 330 Sr. 1L Richmond, Calif./City Coll. Of San Francisco38 Nathaniel Rodriguez DB 6-0 185 Fr. RS El Paso, Texas/Jefferson11 A.J. Ropati LB 6-0 230 Sr. 1L Carson, Calif./Los Angeles Harbor College30 Gage Sharp LB 5-11 205 So. 1L The Colony, Texas/The Colony88 Jarrad Shaw WT 5-9 175 Jr. RS Los Angeles, Calif./El Camino JC17 Garrett Simpson QB 6-6 240 Fr. HS The Colony, Texas/The Colony27 Dashone Smith DB 6-0 200 Fr. RS Spring, Texas/Klein Oak24 Richard Spencer DB 6-2 200 Sr. 3L Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde31 Robert Spencer DB 6-0 180 Fr. RS Tyler, Texas/John Tyler10 Blaire Sullivan QB 6-3 210 So. 1L San Antonio, Texas/Central Catholic77 Chris Thomas OL 6-4 320 So. TR Lancaster, Texas/Cisco College87 Eric Tomlinson TE 6-6 255 Jr. 2L Klein, Texas/Klein11 Malcolm Trail WR 6-1 190 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas/Life School Oak Cliff37 Steven Valadez K/P 5-10 195 Jr. 2L Arlington, Texas/Air Force Prep69 Jerel Watkins OL 6-3 280 Jr. 2L Channelview, Texas/Channelview81 Craig Wenrick TE 6-5 265 Jr. 2L Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound83 Jaquan White WR 5-10 180 Fr. RS Dallas, Texas/Lancaster4 Xay Williams RB 5-11 195 So. 1L Carrolton, Texas/Ranchview 39 Isaiah Wimberly RB 5-11 185 Fr. RS Baytown, Texas/Goose Creek Memorial

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Tyler Batson WR 6-1 185 Fr. Spring, Texas/Westfield Devin Cockrell CB 5-11 180 Fr. Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial Dewan Edmonson DT 6-1 260 Fr. Manvel, Texas/Manvel Derek Elmendorff OL 6-3 295 Fr. El Paso, Texas/Franklin Jameel Erving SAF 6-1 195 Jr. Fontana, Calif./Summit/Riverside CC Nick Gathrite CB 5-9 170 Jr. Riverside, Calif./Arlington/Riverside CC Aaron Jones ATH 5-10 175 Fr. El Paso, Texas/Burges Alvin Jones SAF 5-10 180 Fr. El Paso, Texas/Burges Darrin Laufasa FB 6-1 240 Fr. Bothell, Wash./Bothell Mack Leftwich QB 5-11 200 Fr. Wexford, Penn./North Allegheny Ryan Metz QB 6-3 185 Fr. El Paso, Texas/Andress Lawrence Montegut DE/OLB 6-1 220 Fr. La Marque, Texas/La Marque Peter Nonu DT 5-11 320 Fr. Long Beach, Calif./South Hills/Mt. SAC Cole Rogers TE 6-4 220 Fr. Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs Jaylon Scott CB 5-9 170 Fr. Dallas, Texas/Carter Quinton Tezeno CB 5-10 170 Fr. Orange, Texas/West Orange Stark Chris Thomas OL 6-4 320 So. Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster HS/Cisco College Nick Usher DE/OLB 6-3 215 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Serra * denotes midyear signees

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QUICK FACTSLocation San Antonio, Texas Founded 1969 Enrollment 28,234 Nickname Roadrunners Colors Navy blue, orange and white Conference Conference USAPresident Dr. Ricardo RomoAthletics Director Lynn Hickey Stadium Alamodome (65,000)Surface FieldTurf FOOTBALL STAFFLarry Coker (Northeastern State ‘70) Head Coach, 3rd year Coker’s UTSA Record 12-10 (.545), 2 years Coker’s Overall Record 72-25 (.742), 8 years

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kevin Brown (TCU, ‘06)Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties Perry Eliano (Stephen F. Austin, ‘00) Running Backs Polo Gutierrez (New Mexico State, ‘09)Receivers Tony Jeffery (Texas, ‘07)Offensive Linemen Jim Marshall (Tennessee-Martin, ‘71)Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Neal Neathery (Wheaton, ‘93)Cornerbacks Jeff Popovich (Miami (Fla.), ‘00)Tight Ends Charlie Reeve (Texas State, ‘04)Defensive Linemen Eric Roark (SE Oklahoma State, ‘84)Graduate Assistant - offense Jeff Bowen (Texas State, ‘08)Graduate Assistant - defense Matthew Kraft (Wabash, ‘10) Graduate Assistant - defense Benny Morrison (Drake, ‘11)Strength and Conditioning Charlie DudleyDirector of Operations Shane ElderOperations Coordinator Adam Cain


SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant AD/Football SID Kyle StephensOffice Phone 210-458-4551 Cell Phone 210-887-3636Fax 210-458-4569E-Mail [email protected] www.goUTSA.comPress Box Phone 210-704-6200Facebook UTSA AthleticsTwitter @UTSAAthletics

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at New Mexico Sept. 7 OKLAHOMA STATE Sept. 14 at Arizona Sept. 21 e at UTEP Sept. 28 HOUSTON Oct. 5 e at Marshall Oct. 12 e RICE Oct. 26 e UAB Nov. 2 e at Tulsa Nov. 9 e TULANE Nov. 23 e at North Texas Nov. 30 e LOUISIANA TECH


2012 RESULTS (8-4, 3-3 WAC)S1 at South Alabama W 33-31 1-0S8 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE W 27-16 2-0S15 at Georgia State W 38-14 3-0S22 NW OKLAHOMA STATE W 56-3 4-0S29 at New Mexico State W 35-14 5-0O13 at Rice (FCS) L 14-34 5-1O20 SAN JOSE STATE L 24-52 5-2O27 UTAH STATE L 17-48 5-3N3 at Louisiana Tech L 27-51 5-4N10 McNEESE STATE W 31-24 6-4N17 at Idaho W 34-27 7-4N24 TEXAS STATE W 38-31 8-4

WAC games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

NOTING THE ROADRUNNERSUTSA begins its third season of play this fall and first as a member of Conference USA. The Roadrunners were 8-4 overall and 3-3 in their first and only season in the WAC a year ago. That came on the heels of a 4-6 inaugural campaign as an FCS independent in 2011.

The Roadrunners return first-team all-conference safety Triston Wade. He tied for the team lead with four interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his 12 starts a year ago and also ranked second on the squad with 74 tackles (45 solos) and 11 pass breakups. Wade has had a hand in a total of 13 turnovers (seven fumbles/six INTs) in the first 22 games of his career.

Junior punt returner Kenny Harrison ranked second in the FBS last fall with his 17.3 average. He returned 12 punts for 208 yards, in-cluding a 79-yarder for a score against Texas State.

The Roadrunners once again will feature one of the nation’s small-est senior classes. UTSA has 10 seniors (nine scholarship) on its 2013 roster and had a national-low six (five scholarship) last season.

UTSA ranked seventh nationally with its 1.17 turnover margin per game last season. The Roadrunners recovered 16 fumbles and inter-cepted 13 passes, giving them a total of 29 forced turnovers (t-20th FBS) in the season’s 12 outings. Conversely, UTSA gave the ball away just 15 times last season (8 FRs/7 INTs). The Roadrunners scored 22 times (15 TDs/7 FGs) following an opponent turnover in 2012.





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TEAM INFORMATIONOffensive Formation MultipleDefensive Formation 4-2-52012 Overall Record 8-42012 Conference Record/Finish 3-3 WAC/4thLetterwinners Returning/Lost 51/8Starters Returning 20 (10 off./8 def./2 spec.)Starters Lost 4 (1 off./3 def/0 spec.) 2013 Newcomers 25


OFFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGQB Eric SozaRB David Glasco IIWR Kam JonesWR Earon HolmesTE Cole HubbleTE Jeremiah MoellerC Nate LeonardOG Scott InskeepOG/T Cody HarrisOG/T Josh Walker

DEFENSE STARTERS RETURNINGDE Will RitterDT Ferrington MaconDE Cody RogersLB Steven Kurfehs S Cody BerryS Nic JohnstonS Triston Wade CB Darrien Starling

SPECIALISTS RETURNINGP Kristian SternK Sean Ianno

KEY LOSSESOG Patrick HoogDT Franky AnayaLB Brandon ReevesCB Erik Brown

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long David Glasco II 111 537 4.8 5 51 Evans Okotcha 106 450 4.2 8 37 TOTALS 430 1911 4.4 21 51

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. INT Yards TD Eric Soza 166 282 .589 3 2085 20Ryan Polite 46 75 .613 3 604 3 TOTALS 221 368 .601 7 2772 23

Receiving Rec Yds. Avg. TD Long Evans Okotcha 24 439 14.5 3 69Kam Jones 23 323 14.0 1 58Earon Holmes 21 279 13.3 2 34 TOTALS 221 2772 12.5 23 82

Field Goals Made-Att. Pct. LongSean Ianno 10-13 .769 51 TOTALS 15-19 .789 51

Punting No. Yards Avg. In 20 Long Josh Ward 28 943 33.7 5 55 TOTALS 52 1857 35.7 9 55

Tackles Solos Ast Total Brandon Reeves 33 62 95Triston Wade 45 29 74 Nic Johnston 45 28 73Steven Kurfehs 41 30 71 TOTALS 417 434 851

Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Triston Wade 4 56 14.0 1Erik Brown 4 4 1.0 0 TOTALS 13 112 8.6 1

2012 TEAM STATISTICSCategory UTSA Opponents First Downs 233 252 Rushes-Yards 430-1911 389-1294Rushing Yards/Game 159.2 107.8 Passes Att./Comp./Int. 368-221-7 416-268-13Completion Pct. .601 .644 Passing Yards 2772 3263Passing Yards/Game 231.0 271.9 Total Off. Plays/Yds 798-4683 805-4557Total Offense/Game 390.2 379.8 Punts-Average 52-35.7 45-39.2Punt Returns-Yards 18-281 20-99Kickoff Returns-Yards 45-810 50-1050 Interceptions-Yards 13-112 7-83Fumbles-Lost 16-8 26-16 Penalties-Yards 94-913 79-712 3rd Down Conversions 73-163 67-1633rd Down Conversion Percentage .448 .411 4th Down Conversions 5-13 16-204th Down Conversion Percentage .385 .800 Sacks By-Yards 23-150 7-30Avg. Time of Possession 31:45 28:15





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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN/, JC or COLLEGE82 David Morgan TE 6-4 260 So. 1L Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls96 Jason Neill DT 6-2 270 Jr. 2L Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus99 Skylar Nelson DE 6-3 240 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights14 Bennett Okotcha CB 6-0 195 So. SQ Coppell, Texas/Coppell/Oklahoma36 Evans Okotcha RB 5-9 215 Sr. 2L Coppell, Texas/Coppell/Portland State33 Patrick Oyinatumba RB 5-9 200 Fr. RS Wylie, Texas/Wylie26 Spencer Phillips S 6-0 200 So. TR Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill/Central Ark.91 Brian Price DT 6-3 315 So. TR Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon/Allan Hancock JC51 Payton Rion OG 6-3 280 Jr. 1L Bulverde, Texas/Smiton Valley40 Will Ritter DE 6-1 235 Sr. 2L Odessa, Texas/Permian/Western Illinois65 Michael Roberson OT 6-3 300 So. SQ Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville43 Cody Rogers DE 6-0 245 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis57 John Roper DE 5-9 195 Jr. 1L San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur25 Mauricio Sanchez S 6-0 195 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas/Warren27 Nate Shaw RB 5-11 250 Jr. 2L Austin, Texas/Anderson16 John Simmons WR 6-2 200 Jr. SQ New Braunfels, Texas/New Braunfels41 CheRod Simpson RB 5-10 200 Sr. 2L Oakland, Calif./Bishop O’Dowd/Texas A&M-Com.50 Robert Singletary DE 6-2 250 Jr. SQ Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood/Baylor8 Eric Soza QB 6-0 205 Sr. 2L Beeville, Texas/Jones/Texas State24 Darrien Starling CB 5-9 195 Jr. 2L Tyler, Texas/John Tyler38 Kristian Stern P/PK 5-11 185 Jr. 1L San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights87 Trevor Stevens TE 6-4 250 Fr. RS Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood69 Brent Swanson OG 5-11 275 Fr. RS Corpus Christi, Texas/Carroll52 Blake Terry LB 5-11 230 Jr. 2L Denton, Texas/Guyer13 Brian Vaughn RB 5-6 185 So. SQ Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints7 Triston Wade S 5-11 165 Jr. 2L Tyler, Texas/John Tyler76 Josh Walker OT 6-3 290 Jr. 1L League City, Texas/Clear Springs47 Josh Ward PK/P 5-10 220 Jr. 2L Pleasanton, Texas/Pleasanton28 Terrance Wilburn RB 6-0 205 So. 1L San Marcos, Texas/San Marcos21 Charles Wort S 6-1 205 So. 1L New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels HS

2013 SPRING SIGNEES NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE Kevin Adams DB 6-1 180 Jr. Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard/Saddleback [Calif.] JC N’Keal Bailey DB 6-0 160 Fr. Princeton, Texas/Princeton Trevor Baker DB 6-3 190 Jr. Prather, Calif./Sierra/Fresno [Calif.] CC *Tevin Broussard DB 6-0 190 Jr. Beaumont, Texas/Central/Blinn [Texas] JC *Andre Brown DB 5-11 175 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Alonso/College of the Desert [Calif.] Justin Chavez DB 5-11 185 Fr. Irving, Texas/MacArthur Marcos Curry LB 6-0 210 Fr. Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point Chase Dahlquist DB 6-1 200 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Union Reed Darragh OL 6-4 270 Fr. Buda, Texas/Hays Dondre Dobbins DB 6-0 195 Fr. Scotlandville, La./Scotlandville Justyn Eddins DL 6-4 240 Jr. Newhall, Calif./Hart/College of the Canyons [Calif.] Michael Egwuagu DB 6-1 195 Fr. Pflugerville, Texas/Connally Aneas Henricks DB 6-0 170 Fr. Bastrop, Texas/Bastrop *Jens Jeters LB 6-1 245 So. Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley/Pierce [Calif.] JC Anthony Lee DL 6-1 300 Fr. Missouri City, Texas/Marshall Kyle McKinney OL 6-4 295 Fr. Boerne, Texas/Champion *Skylar Nelson DL 6-3 240 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights Kenneth “Tank” O’Neal LB 6-2 215 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie Breyun Owens OL 6-3 310 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie Juan Perez OL 6-3 275 Fr. North Richland Hills, Texas/Birdville *Brian Price DL 6-3 315 So. Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon/Hancock [Calif.] JC Jalen Rhodes RB 5-9 180 Fr. Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett Austin Robinson QB 6-4 210 Fr. Bellaire, Texas/Episcopal Aron Taylor WR 6-2 190 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Warren Jarveon Williams RB 5-10 180 Fr. Converse, Texas/Judson * denotes midyear signees

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CHARLOTTE 49ERS

QUICK FACTSLocation Charlotte, N.C. Founded 1946 Enrollment 25,063 Nickname 49ers Colors Green and whiteConference Conference USAChancellor Dr. Philip DuboisAthletics Director Judy Rose Stadium Charlotte 49ers Stadium/McColl-Richardson Field (15,300)Surface Synthetic FOOTBALL STAFFBrad Lambert (Kansas State, ‘87) Head Coach, 1st year Lambert’s Charlotte Record 0-0 (.000), 1st year Lambert’s Overall Record 0-0 (.000), 1st year

Offensive Coordinator Jeff Mullen (Wittenburg, ‘90)Defensive Coordinator Bruce Tall (Ohio Wesleyan, ’82)Secondary Coach James Adams (Wake Forest, ’06)Inside Linebackers Drew Dayton (Wake Forest, ’03)Running Backs Damien Gary (Georgia, ’05)Offensive Line Phil Ratliff (Marshall, ’94)Outside Linebackers Napoleon Sykes (Wake Forest, ’06)Wide Receivers Joe Tereshinski (Georgia, ’06)Tight Ends Johnson Richardson (Wofford, ’10)Ass’t Secondary John Russell (Wake Forest, ‘10)


SPORTS INFORMATIONFootball SID Thomas E. WhitestoneOffice Phone 704-687-1022 Cell Phone 980-253-4951 Fax 704-687-4918E-Mail [email protected] www.Charlotte49ers.comPress Box Phone TBAFacebook Charlotte 49ersTwitter @charlotte49ers

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 CAMPBELL Sept. 7 CHOWAN Sept. 14 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL Sept. 28 at Presbyterian Oct. 5 GARDNER-WEBB Oct. 12 UNC PEMBROKE Oct. 26 at Charleston Southern Nov. 02 at Coastal Carolina Nov. 9 WESLEy COLLEGE Nov. 16 at Old Dominion Nov. 23 at Morehead State

Home games in ALL CAPS

NOTING THE 49ERSCharlotte will play its inaugural football season in 2013. In 2013 and 2014, the 49ers will compete as an FCS Independent. Charlotte, which joins Conference USA in all other sports in 2013, will begin competition in Conference USA football in 2015. Charlotte is one of the nation’s first teams to be welcomed into an FBS Conference before having held its first practice.

Head coach Brad Lambert, hired Mar. 1, 2011, most recently served as Defensive Coordinator at Wake Forest, during his 10-year stint with the Demon Deacons. An all-Big Eight Defensive Back at Kan-sas State, Lambert also coached at Georgia, Marshall and Oklahoma during his 25-year coaching career.

Lambert’s staff includes a pair of coordinators with more than 20 years of coaching experience, as well: Offensive Coordinator Jeff Mullen with 21 years and Defensive Coordinator Bruce Tall with 30 years. Charlotte’s current 11-man, start-up coaching staff has over 100 years of collegiate coaching experience and has coached in 21bowl games.

The 49ers will play their games on McColl-Richardson Field, thanks to the generous combined contribution from Hugh McColl, the banking industry pioneer who built Bank of America into one of the nation’s strongest financial institutions and Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL Carolina Panthers who built that expansion franchise into a Super Bowl participant. The 15,300-seat on-campus facility opened for Charlotte’s practice last October.

The 49ers football field house, which includes the locker rooms, of-fices, academic center, strength training suite is named after long-time director of athletics Judy Rose. Rights to name the facility were purchased by Dale Halton, who, along with Chancellor Dr. Philip Dubois, saw fit to name the building in her honor: The Judy W. Rose Football Center.

Before ever playing a game, Charlotte inked contracts to play fu-ture games against Kansas State, Virginia Tech, Temple and Eastern Michigan, among other schools.





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OLD DOMINION MONARCHS

QUICK FACTSLocation Norfolk, Va. Founded 1930 Enrollment 24,000 Nickname Monarchs Colors Slate Blue, Silver and Light Blue Conference Conference USAPresident John R. BroderickAthletics Director Dr. Camden Wood Selig Stadium Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,068)Surface Astroturf GameDay Grass 3D FOOTBALL STAFFBobby Wilder (Maine ’87) Head Coach, 1st Year Wilder’s Old Dominion Record 38-10 (.792) Wilder’s Overall Record 38-10 (.792)

Defensive Backs Marc Bacote (James Madison ’08)Wide Receivers Zohn Burden (VMI ’06) Defensive Line Bill Dee (Mansfield State ’75) Def. Run Game Coor./LBs Corey Hetherman (Fitchburg State ’06) Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Rich Nagy (Trinity ’87) Assoc. Head Coach/Off. Coor./Off. Line Brian Scott (Maine ’00) Running Backs Bradley Watkins (Ohio Northern ’07) Pass Game Coordinator/QBs/Recruiting Coor. Ron Whitcomb (Maine ’06) Special Teams Coordinator/Off. Line Michael Zyskowski (Maine ’06) Director of Football Operations Chris Crouch (Lock Haven ’03)

FOOTBALL OFFICEPhone 757-683-6150Fax 757-451-3099

SPORTS INFORMATIONFootball SID Eric BohannonOffice Phone 757-683-3374 Cell Phone 757-375-0244 Fax 757-683-3119E-Mail [email protected] www.ODUSports.comPress Box Phone 757-683-3842Facebook ODU FootballTwitter @ODUFootball

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 at East Carolina Sept. 7 at Maryland Sept. 14 HOWARD Sept. 21 THE CITADEL Sept. 28 ALBANY Oct. 5 LIBERTY Oct. 19 at Pittsburgh Oct. 26 at Norfolk State Nov. 2 RHODE ISLAND Nov. 9 at Idaho Nov. 16 CHARLOTTE Nov. 23 at North Carolina


2012 RESULTS (11-2, 7-1 CAA)S1 DUQUESNE W 57-23 1-0S8 at Hampton W 45-7 2-0S15 CAMPBELL W 70-14 3-0S22 NEW HAMPSHIRE W 64-61 4-0S29 at Richmond W 45-37 5-0O13 VILLANOVA L 14-38 5-1O20 at Towson W 31-20 6-1O27 DELAWARE W 31-26 7-1N3 at Georgia State W 53-27 8-1N10 WILLIAM & MARY W 41-31 9-1N17 at James Madison W 38-28 10-1D1 COASTAL CAROLINA (FCS Playoffs) W 63-35 11-1D8 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (FCS Playoffs) L 35-49 11-2

CAA games in bold; Home games in ALL CAPS

NOTING THE MONARCHSSince restarting its football team in 2009, Old Dominion has com-piled a four-year record of 38-10. ODU finished the 2012 season with an 11-2 overall, earned the No. 4 seed in the FCS playoffs and ad-vanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. ODU finished the year ranked No. 6 in the final coaches and media poll.

In its final season of CAA play, ODU finished with a 7-1 record and finished atop of the league standings.

ODU quarterback Taylor Heinicke broke Steve McNair’s 18-year old FCS record for passing yards with 5,076. Heinicke led the nation in passing yards, passing yards per game (390.46), touchdown passes (44), total touchdowns (55), total offense (426.62) and points re-sponsible for (26.00). The sophomore from Atlanta, Ga. won the Walter Payton award given to the best player in the FCS. He also won the Dudley Award given to the top Division I player in the state of Virginia.

Old Dominion will play its first FBS game when the Monarchs travel to East Carolina Aug. 31, 2013. It will be the first of five contests against FBS teams. ODU will also play Maryland, Pittsburgh, Idaho and North Carolina. All five games will be on the road.

Old Dominion’s home field of Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, which holds 20,068, has sold out all 29 of its games to date. The Monarchs are 22-7 all-time and went 6-2, at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium in 2012.





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WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS

QUICK FACTSLocation Bowling Green, Ky.Founded 1906 Enrollment 21,045 Nickname Hilltoppers Colors Red and white Conference Conference USAChancellor/President Dr. Gary RansdellAthletics Director Todd Stewart Stadium Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium (22,113)Surface FieldTurf FOOTBALL STAFFBobby Petrino (Carroll College, ‘83) Head Coach, 1st year Petrino’s WKU Record 0-0 (.000), 1st year Petrino’s Overall Record 75-26 (.742)

Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Jeff Brohm (Louisville, ‘93)Defensive Coordinator Nick Holt (Pacific, ‘85)Special Teams/CB Ricky Brumfield (Utah State, ‘99)Offensive Line Neil Callaway (Alabama, ‘78)Secondary Mike Cassity (Kentucky, ‘77)Defensive Tackles Don Dunn (East Tennessee State, ‘76) Defensive Ends L.D. Scott (Louisville, ‘09)Running Backs Kolby Smith (Louisville, ‘07)Wide Receivers Lamar Thomas (Miami (Fla.), ‘93)


SPORTS INFORMATIONFootball SID Kyle AllenOffice Phone 270-745-3756 Cell Phone 270-350-6173Fax 270-745-3444E-Mail [email protected] www.WKUSports.comPress Box Phone 270-745-6940Facebook WKU AthleticsTwitter @WKUSports

2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 vs. Kentucky (Nashville) Sept. 7 at Tennessee Sept. 14 at South Alabama Sept. 21 MORGAN STATE Sept. 28 NAVY Oct. 3 (Thu.) at Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 15/16 (T/W) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Oct. 26 TROY Nov. 2 at Georgia State Nov. 9 at Army Nov. 23 at Texas State Nov. 30 ARKANSAS STATE


2012 RESULTS (7-6, 4-4 Sun Belt)S1 AUSTIN PEAY (ESPN3) W 49-10 1-0S8 at Alabama (SEC Network) L 0-35 1-1S15 at Kentucky (ESPN U) W 32-30 (ot) 2-1S22 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN3) W 42-17 3-1S29 at Arkansas State (ESPN 3) W 26-13 4-1O11 at Troy (ESPN U) W 31-26 5-1O20 LOUISIANA-MONROE (ESPN 3) L 42-43 (ot) 5-2O27 at FIU W 14-6 6-2N1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN U) L 29-34 6-3N10 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L 28-37 6-4N17 at Louisiana-Lafayette (SBN) L 21-37 6-5N24 NORTH TEXAS (Sun Belt Net) W 25-24 7-5D26 vs. Central Michigan (ESPN) L 21-24 7-6 (Little Caesars Bowl)


NOTING THE HILLTOPPERSHead coach Bobby Petrino was introduced as the 18th head football coach in WKU history on December 10, 2012. Petrino brings a wealth of coaching experience and success to WKU, owning a 75-26 career record as a collegiate head coach, with seven bowl appearances, including appearances in the 2011 Sugar Bowl with Arkansas and the 2007 Orange Bowl with Louisville. Petrino led Louisville to the 2004 C-USA Championship.

WKU will take the field in an NFL Stadium twice during the 2013 sea-son. The Hilltoppers will open the season in Nashville, Tenn., against Kentucky Aug. 31 at L.P. Field, home of the Tennessee Titans, for the second time in three seasons. WKU will visit the Georgia Dome to play Georgia State Nov. 2.

WKU completed a major step forward in the transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision by reaching the program’s first bowl game in 2012. WKU earned the bowl berth in just its fourth season at the FBS level. WKU is one of just eight teams that have made the transition since 1987 to make a bowl game within four years of bowl eligibility.

Senior RB Antonio Andrews returns looking to build on an All-America campaign in 2012. He led WKU in all-purpose yards (3,161), rushing yards (1,728), touchdowns (15), scoring (90), kick return yards (726), punt return yards (234) and carries (304). His 3,161 all-purpose yards were the most in school history and the second-most behind 1988 Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State.





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2012 FINAL STANDINGSEa s t Di v i s i o n

WEst Divis ion

C o n f E r E n C E s t a n D i n g s

s E a s o n s t a n D i n g s

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMe SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 C-USA Championship Game Tulsa 33, UCF 27 (ot)

MVP: Trey Watts, RB, Tulsa

BOWL SCHeDULeFRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S BOWL (St. Petersburg, Fla.)UCF 38, Ball State 17

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (New Orleans, La.)Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 SHERATON HAWAI’I BOWL (Honolulu, Hawai’i)SMU 43, Fresno State 10

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas)Rice 33, Air Force 14

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 AUTO ZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.)Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17

W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts OppUCF 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 5-0 310 173 10-4 .714 5-1 5-3 496 309East Carolina 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 4-1 296 224 8-5 .615 5-1 3-4 409 411Marshall 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 2-3 340 346 5-7 .417 3-3 2-4 491 517MEMphis 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 2-3 204 224 4-8 .333 3-3 1-5 293 363UaB 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 2-3 237 330 3-9 .250 2-4 1-5 339 450soUthErn Miss 0-8 .000 0-4 0-4 0-5 168 302 0-12 .000 0-6 0-6 236 454

W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts OpptUlsa 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 4-1 291 188 11-3 .786 7-0 4-3 486 331sMU 5-3 .625 4-0 1-3 3-2 259 193 7-6 .538 5-2 2-4 397 334riCE 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 3-2 261 233 7-6 .538 3-3 4-3 414 390hoUston 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 3-2 277 288 5-7 .417 4-3 1-4 389 432UtEp 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 1-4 170 240 3-9 .250 2-4 1-5 254 357tUlanE 2-6 .250 2-2 0-4 1-4 222 294 2-10 .167 2-5 0-5 257 461

C-USA AWArDSCOACH OF THE YEAR Bill Blankenship - Tulsa

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Rakeem Cato - QB - Marshall

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Zach Line - RB - SMU

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kemal Ishmael - DB - UCF

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Quincy McDuffie - KR - UCF

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Vintavious Cooper - RB - East Carolina

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Kevin Grooms - RB - Marshall





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ALL-CONFERENCE USAFIrST TeAM ALL-C-USA OFFENSEQB- Rakeem Cato, So., MarshallRB- Zach Line, Sr., SMURB- Latavius Murray, Sr., UCFRB- Darrin Reaves, So., UABOL- Jacolby Ashworth, Sr., HoustonOL- Brian DeShane, Sr., TulsaOL- Jared Grigg, Sr., TulsaOL- Chris Hubbard, Sr., UABOL- Jordan Rae, Sr., UCFTE- Vance McDonald, Sr., RiceWR- Ryan Grant, Jr., TulaneWR- Justin Hardy, So., East CarolinaWR- Tommy Shuler, So., Marshall

DEFENSEDL- Jamie Collins, Sr., Southern MissDL- Troy Davis, Sr., UCFDL- Cory Dorris, Sr., TulsaDL- Margus Hunt, Sr., SMULB- DeAundre Brown, Sr., TulsaLB- Ja’Gared Davis, Sr., SMULB- Phillip Steward, Sr., HoustonDB- Phillip Gaines, Jr., RiceDB- D.J. Hayden, Sr., HoustonDB- Kemal Ishmael, Sr., UCFDB- Dexter McCoil, Sr., Tulsa

SPECIAL TEAMSK- Cairo Santos, Jr., TulaneP- Richie Leone, Jr., HoustonKR- Quincy McDuffie, Sr., UCFPR- J.J. Worton, So., UCFLS- Billy Johnson, Gr., Tulane

SeCOND TeAM ALL-C-USA OFFENSEQB- Blake Bortles, So., UCFRB- Vintavious Cooper, Jr., East CarolinaRB- Charles Sims, Jr., HoustonOL- Bryan Collins, Sr., SMUOL- Jordan Devey, Sr., MemphisOL- Trent Dupy, Sr., TulsaOL- Will Simmons, Jr., East CarolinaOL- Torrian Wilson, So., UCFTE- Gator Hoskins, Jr., MarshallWR- Aaron Dobson, Sr., MarshallWR- Keyarris Garrett, So., TulsaWR- Darius Johnson, Sr., SMU

DEFENSEDL- Michael Brooks, Sr., East CarolinaDL- Johnnie Farms, Jr., MemphisDL- Martin Ifedi, So., MemphisDL- Jared St. John, Sr., TulsaLB- Marvin Burdette, Sr., UABLB- Derrell Johnson, Jr., East CarolinaLB- Taylor Reed, Sr., SMUDB- Kenneth Acker, Jr., SMUDB- A.J. Bouye, Sr., UCFDB- Dominick LeGrande, Gr., MarshallDB- Marco Nelson, Jr., Tulsa

SPECIAL TEAMSK- Chris Boswell, Jr., RiceP- Ian Campbell, Sr., UTEPKR- Trey Watts, Jr., TulsaPR- Justin Hardy, So., East CarolinaLS- Brandon Hartson, Sr., Houston

C-USA ALL-AMERICANSASSOCIATED PRESS Second TeamDE – Vinny Curry, Marshall

Third TeamWR – Patrick Edwards, HoustonLB - Sammy Brown, Houston

CONSENSUS K – Cairo Santos, Tulane

ASSOCIATED PRESS First TeamK – Cairo Santos, Tulane

COLLEGEFOOTBALLNEWS.COM First TeamK – Cairo Santos, Tulane

FWAA First TeamK – Cairo Santos, Tulane

CBSSPORTS.COM Third TeamK – Cairo Santos, Tulane

PHIL STEELE PUBLICATIONS First TeamK – Cairo Santos, Tulane

Fourth TeamDE – Jamie Collins, Southern MissK – Chris Boswell, Rice

SI.COM First TeamK – Cairo Santos, TulaneKR – Quincy McDuffie

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANSCOLLEGEFOOTBALLNEWS.COM First TeamP – Tyler Williams, Marshall

Honorable MentionDB – Darion Monroe, Tulane

FWAA First TeamP – Tyler Williams, Marshall

PHIL STEELE PUBLICATIONS Second TeamDB – D.J. Hunter, MarshallDB – Darion Monroe, Tulane

SPORTING NEWS First TeamDB – Trevon Stewart, HoustonDB – D.J. Hunter, Marshall

POSTSEASON ALL-STARSCASINO DEL ALL-STAR GAME Brandon Hartson, DS, HoustonMarcus Rucker, WR, MemphisCannon Smith, DB, MemphisRobert Steeples, DB, MemphisBryan Collins, OL, SMUDerrick Jackson, DT, TulsaDexter McCoil, DB, TulsaMarvin Burdette, LB, UABEloy Atkinson, OL, UTEP

EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME Jordan Devey, OL, MemphisZach Line, RB, SMU

PROBOUND SPORTSWEAR FLORIDA BOWL Alex Singleton, RB, Tulsa

RAYCOM COLLEGE FOOTBALL ALL-STAR GAME Michael Brooks, DL, East CarolinaCannon Smith, DB, MemphisRyan Travis, DB, TulaneTrent Dupy, C, TulsaMarvin Burdette, LB, UABChris Hubbard, OL, UABIan Campbell, P, UTEP

NFLPA ASTROTURF COLLEGIATE BOWL Sam McGuffie, WR, RiceLuke Willson, TE, RiceAaron Davis, DT, SMUTaylor Reed, LB, SMUDarius Barnes, OL, Southern MissKemal Ishmael, DB, UCFQuincy McDuffie, WR, UCFJames Nelson, OL, UTEP

TEXAS VS. THE NATION Jacolby Ashworth, OL, HoustonPhillip Steward, LB, HoustonJa’Gared Davis, LB, SMURyan Griffin, QB, TulaneWillie Carter, FB, TulsaA.J. Bouye, DB, UCFLatavius Murray, RB, UCF

SENIOR BOWL Aaron Dobson, WR, MarshallVance McDonald, TE, RiceMargus Hunt, DE, SMUJamie Collins, LB, Southern Miss

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Individual Scoring Offense 7 Alex Singleton, Tulsa 10.71 ppg10 Latavius Murray, UCF 10.36 ppg17 Charles Sims, Houston 9.33 ppg27 Chris Boswell, Rice 8.77 ppg29 Matt Hogan, Houston 8.75 ppg40 Justin Haig, Marshall 8.25 ppg Points Responsible For 8 Rakeem Cato, Marshall 19.00 ppg26 Blake Bortles, UCF 14.43 ppg28 Shane Carden, East Carolina 14.31 ppg36 Ryan Griffin, Tulane 13.33 ppg Rushing Offense 32 Latavius Murray, UCF 100.55 ypg35 Zach Line, SMU 98.31 ypg 39 Charles Sims, Houston 94.56 ypg Passing Efficiency 28 Rakeem Cato, Marshall 147.0932 Blake Bortles, UCF 144.4836 Shane Carden, East Carolina 143.01 Passing Offense 1 Rakeem Cato, Marshall 350.08 ypg11 Ryan Griffin, Tulane 307.89 ypg28 David Piland, Houston 266.27 ypg40 Shane Carden, East Carolina 239.69 ypg Total Offense 5 Rakeem Cato, Marshall 352.67 ypg22 Ryan Griffin, Tulane 293.78 ypg28 David Piland, Houston 283.55 ypg All-Purpose Runners 11 Trey Watts, Tulsa 168.54 ypg26 Charles Sims, Houston 136.00 ypg Receptions Per Game 1 Tommy Shuler, Marshall 9.17 rpg21 Justin Hardy, East Carolina 6.77 rpg27 Ryan Grant, Tulane 6.33 rpg39 Dewayne Peace, Houston 6.00 rpg Receiving Yards Per Game 18 Ryan Grant, Tulane 95.75 ypg19 Tommy Shuler, Marshall 94.83 ypg29 Justin Hardy, East Carolina 87.17 ypg38 Jordan Leslie, UTEP 81.08 ypg Total Receiving Yards 16 Ryan Grant, Tulane 1149 yds17 Tommy Shuler, Marshall 1138 yds31 Justin Hardy, East Carolina 1105 yds39 Jordan Leslie, UTEP 973 yds Interceptions 11 D.J. Hayden, Houston 4 0.44 ipg13 Lorenzo Doss, Tulane 5 0.42 ipg 13 Zach McMillian, Houston 5 0.42 ipg30 Dexter McCoil, Tulsa 5 0.36 ipg

Punting Average 7 Richie Leone, Houston 45.5 ypg12 Hunter Mullins, UAB 44.78 ypg19 Tom Hornsey, Memphis 43.43 ypg29 Trent Tignor, East Carolina 42.75 ypg31 Ian Campbell, UTEP 42.64 ypg Punt Returns 19 Keiwone Malone, Memphis 11.86 ypr23 J.J. Worton, UCF 10.64 ypr37 Justin Hardy, East Carolina 8.75 ypr Kickoff Returns 1 Quincy McDuffie, UCF 34.24 ypr 11 Autrey Golden, UTEP 28.34 ypr 15 Trey Watts, Tulsa 27.90 ypr24 Bobby McCain, Memphis 25.75 ypr 25 Der’Rikk Thompson, SMU 25.69 ypr Field Goals Per Game 6 Chris Boswell, Rice 1.77 fgpg10 Cairo Santos, Tulane 1.75 fgpg12 Matt Hogan, Houston 1.67 fgpg 30 Chase Hover, SMU 1.33 fgpg Fumbles Recovered 11 Darion Monroe, Tulane 3 .25 pg11 Robert Steeples, Memphis 3 .25 pg11 Akeem Davis, Memphis 3 .25 pg11 Wesley Miller, UTEP 3 .25 pg24 Kevin Pope, SMU 3 .23 pg37 Troy Davis, UCF 3 .21 pg37 Kemal Ishmael, UCF 3 .21 pg Tackles Per Game 1 Marvin Burdette, UAB 13.08 tpg8 Dominick LeGrande, Marshall 11.00 tpg10 Phillip Steward, Houston 10.67 tpg13 Derrick Mathews, Houston 10.50 tpg13 Trevon Stewart, Houston 10.50 tpg32 Josh Fely, UTEP 9.33 tpg32 Everett Daniels, Houston 9.33 tpg Sacks 15 Phillip Steward, Houston 11 0.92 spg21 Jamie Collins, Southern Miss 10 0.83 spg22 Jared St. John, Tulsa 11.5 0.82 spg37 DeAundre Brown, Tulsa 9 0.64 spg38 Martin Ifedi, Memphis 7.5 0.63 spg Tackles For Loss 7 Jamie Collins, Southern Miss 20 tfl10 Phillip Steward, Houston 19 tfl18 Derrick Mathews, Houston 17 tfl 35 DeAundre Brown, Tulsa 17 tfl Passes Defended 12 Phillip Gaines, Rice 18 1.38 pg15 D.J. Hayden, Houston 12 1.33 pg29 Kenneth Acker, SMU 15 1.15 gp29 Adonis Armstrong, East Carolina 15 1.15 pg

Team Scoring Offense 7 Marshall 40.92 ppg26 UCF 35.43 ppg30 Tulsa 34.71 ppg38 Houston 32.42 ppg

Rushing Offense 9 Tulsa 245.71 ypg29 Rice 201.77 ypg

Passing Offense 1 Marshall 365.08 ypg 11 Houston 328.42 ypg19 UAB 308.83 ypg33 Tulane 279.92 ypg36 East Carolina 273.15 ypg

Total Offense 6 Marshall 534.25 ypg 15 Houston 479.58 ypg 28 Tulsa 457.14 ypg

Total Defense 25 Tulsa 347.79 ypg Scoring Defense 27 UCF 22.07 ppg35 Tulsa 23.64 ppg Rushing Defense 15 SMU 117.92 ypg16 Tulsa 119.57 ypg32 Memphis 138 ypg Turnovers Gained 3 SMU 3714 Houston 3125 UCF 2725 Rice 2725 Tulsa 27 Fewest Penalties Per Game 10 East Carolina 55 4.23 pg13 UCF 60 4.29 pg16 Tulsa 63 4.50 pg24 Southern Miss 57 4.75 pg29 UTEP 58 4.83 pg35 SMU 67 5.15 pg 3rd- Down Efficiency 2 Marshall 113-of-207 54.59 pct12 UCF 91-of-186 48.92 pct32 Rice 100-of-220 45.45 pct39 East Carolina 83-of-191 43.46 pct

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/GMURRAY, L., UCF 11 198 1106 5.6 15 100.5LINE, Zach, SMU 13 277 1278 4.6 13 98.3SIMS, Charles, HOU 9 142 851 6.0 11 94.6REAVES, Darrin, UAB 12 215 1037 4.8 13 86.4WATTS, T, TLS 13 186 1108 6.0 3 85.2JEFFERY, N., UTEP 11 184 897 4.9 7 81.5COOPER, V., ECU 13 200 1049 5.2 7 80.7GROOMS, K., MAR 11 121 737 6.1 8 67.0DOUGLAS, J., TLS 14 137 936 6.8 7 66.9HAYS, Brandon, MEM 9 118 576 4.9 6 64.0

PASS EFFICIENCY G CMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD EFFCATO, Rakeem, MAR 12 584 406 11 69.5 4201 37 147.1BORTLES, Blake, UCF 14 399 251 7 62.9 3059 25 144.5CARDEN, Shane, ECU 13 413 273 10 66.1 3116 23 143.0KARAM, Jacob, MEM 12 274 176 3 64.2 1895 14 137.0GRIFFIN, Ryan, TLN 9 394 245 11 62.2 2771 20 132.4BROWN, Austin, UAB 12 355 205 12 57.7 2673 15 128.2McHARGUE, T., RICE 12 325 194 5 59.7 2209 12 125.9PILAND, David, HOU 11 448 256 12 57.1 2929 16 118.5LAMAISON, N., UTEP 10 252 126 9 50.0 1686 12 114.8GREEN, C., TLS 13 419 228 11 54.4 2592 17 114.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/GCATO, Rakeem, MAR 12 31 4201 641 4232 352.7GRIFFIN, Ryan, TLN 9 127 2771 426 2644 293.8PILAND, David, HOU 11 190 2929 493 3119 283.5GILBERT, G., SMU 13 346 2932 600 3278 252.2CARDEN, Shane, ECU 13 74 3116 498 3190 245.4McHARGUE, T., RICE 12 667 2209 489 2876 239.7BORTLES, Blake, UCF 14 285 3059 486 3344 238.9GREEN, C., TLS 13 283 2592 497 2875 221.2BROWN, A., UAB 12 237 2673 417 2436 203.0KARAM, Jacob, MEM 12 221 1895 375 2116 176.3

RECEPTIONS/GAME G REC YDS TD AVG/C REC/GSHULER, Tommy, MAR 12 110 1138 6 10.3 9.17HARDY, Justin, ECU 13 88 1105 11 12.6 6.77GRANT, Ryan, TLN 12 76 1149 6 15.1 6.33PEACE, D., HOU 9 54 603 2 11.2 6.00JOHNSON, D., SMU 11 64 787 5 12.3 5.82WILSON, A., MAR 12 69 741 9 10.7 5.75DOBSON, A., MAR 10 57 679 3 11.9 5.70JOHNSON, J., SMU 13 67 679 3 10.1 5.15GARRETT, K., TLS 14 67 845 9 12.6 4.79EDWARDS, M., UTEP 10 45 765 6 17.0 4.50

REC. YDS/GAME G REC YDS TD AVG/C YDS/GGRANT, Ryan, TLN 12 76 1149 6 15.1 95.8SHULER, Tommy, MAR 12 110 1138 6 10.3 94.8HARDY, Justin, ECU 13 88 1105 11 12.6 85.0LESLIE, Jordan, UTEP 12 51 973 6 19.1 81.1EDWARDS, M., UTEP 10 45 765 6 17.0 76.5JOHNSON, D., SMU 11 64 787 5 12.3 71.5DOBSON, Aaron, MAR 10 57 679 3 11.9 67.9PEACE, D., HOU 9 54 603 2 11.2 67.0WILLIAMS, J., UAB 12 52 799 1 15.4 66.6TAYLOR, Jordan, RICE 13 57 826 3 14.5 63.5

ALL-PURPOSE G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS AVG/GWATTS, T., TLS 13 1108 343 154 586 2191 168.5SIMS, Charles, HOU 9 851 373 0 0 1224 136.0MURRAY, L., UCF 11 1106 231 0 0 1337 121.5LINE, Zach, SMU 13 1278 229 0 0 1507 115.9REAVES, Darrin, UAB 12 1037 302 0 19 1358 113.2EDWARDS, M., UTEP 10 36 765 106 128 1035 103.5HARDY, Justin, ECU 13 0 1105 175 0 1280 98.5COOPER, V., ECU 13 1049 229 0 0 1278 98.3WILLIAMS, J., UAB 12 0 799 132 227 1158 96.5SHULER, Tommy, MAR 12 0 1138 15 0 1153 96.1

INTERCEPTIONS G INT YDS TD INT/GHAYDEN, D.J., HOU 9 4 171 2 0.44DOSS, Lorenzo, TLN 12 5 79 0 0.42McMILLIAN, Z., HOU 12 5 8 0 0.42MCCOIL, D., TLS 14 5 38 0 0.36BALLENTINE, L., MEM 12 3 14 0 0.25STEWARD, P., HOU 12 3 -1 0 0.25ACKER, Kenneth, SMU 13 3 82 1 0.23REED, Taylor, SMU 13 3 82 2 0.23THOMPSON, C., ECU 13 3 28 0 0.23JOYNER, Randall, SMU 13 3 23 0 0.23

PUNT RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGMALONE, K., MEM 12 22 261 0 11.9WORTON, J.J., UCF 14 25 266 0 10.6HARDY, Justin, ECU 13 20 175 0 8.8EDWARDS, M., UTEP 10 14 106 0 7.6WATTS, T., TLS 13 22 154 1 7.0SNIPES-BOOKER, MAR 9 11 57 0 5.2PEACE, D., HOU 9 11 48 0 4.4

KICKOFF RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGMCDUFFIE, Q., UCF 14 17 582 3 34.2GOLDEN, A., UTEP 12 29 822 2 28.3WATTS, T., TLS 13 21 586 1 27.9McCAIN, Bobby, MEM 12 28 721 0 25.8THOMPSON, D., SMU 13 16 411 0 25.7SIMS, Justin, USM 12 19 429 0 22.6JACKSON, Ryan, HOU 11 14 304 0 21.7SNIPES-BOOKER,MAR 9 31 644 0 20.8LAMPLEY, Tracy, USM 12 19 393 1 20.7HARRIS, Derrick, ECU 13 22 454 0 20.6

PUNTING G PUNT YDS AVGLEONE, Richie, HOU 12 60 2730 45.5WILLIAMS, Tyler, MAR 12 43 1943 45.2MULLINS, Hunter, UAB 12 50 2239 44.8HORNSEY, Tom, MEM 12 60 2606 43.4TIGNOR, Trent, ECU 13 61 2601 42.6CAMPBELL, Ian, UTEP 12 66 2814 42.6LOFTUS, Mike, SMU 13 52 2177 41.9PICERELLI, P., TLN 12 69 2846 41.2BOYLE, Jamie, UCF 14 60 2434 40.6BOSWELL, Chris, RICE 13 14 567 40.5

FIELD GOALS G FG FGA PCT FG/GBOSWELL, Chris, RICE 13 23 29 79.3 1.77SANTOS, Cairo, TLN 12 21 21 100.0 1.75HOGAN, Matt, HOU 12 20 25 80.0 1.67HOVER, Chase, SMU 13 18 29 62.1 1.38LONG, Ty, UAB 12 14 17 82.4 1.17HARVEY, Warren, ECU 13 15 20 75.0 1.15HAIG, Justin, MAR 12 13 16 81.2 1.08ACOSTA, Corey, USM 12 11 17 64.7 0.92SCHWARZ, D., TLS 14 12 18 66.7 0.86VALADEZ, S., UTEP 12 10 15 66.7 0.83

SCORING (TDS) G TD RUN PASS RET PTS AVG/GSINGLETON, A., TLS 14 25 24 1 0 150 10.7MURRAY, L., UCF 11 19 15 4 0 114 10.4SIMS, Charles, HOU 9 14 11 3 0 84 9.3REAVES, Darrin, UAB 12 14 13 1 0 84 7.0LINE, Zach, SMU 13 13 13 0 0 78 6.0McHARGUE, T., RICE 12 11 11 0 0 66 5.5HOSKINS, Gator, MAR 11 10 0 10 0 60 5.5HARDY, Justin, ECU 13 11 0 11 0 66 5.1GROOMS, Kevin, MAR 11 9 8 1 0 54 4.9WILSON, A., MAR 12 9 0 9 0 54 4.5

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TACKLES G UA A TOTAL TPGBURDETTE, M., UAB 12 90 67 157 13.1LEGRANDE, D., MAR 12 69 63 132 11.0STEWARD, P., HOU 12 57 71 128 11.0STEWART, T., HOU 12 52 74 126 11.0MATHEWS, D., HOU 12 46 80 126 10.5DANIELS, E., HOU 12 48 64 112 9.3FELY, Josh, UTEP 12 44 68 112 9.3OKOROHA, O., MAR 12 43 65 108 9.0BROWN, D., TLS 14 81 44 125 8.9ISHMAEL, Kemal, UCF 14 68 56 124 8.9HUNTER, D.J., MAR 12 46 56 102 8.5GEATHERS, C., UCF 14 62 55 117 8.4MONROE, Darion, TLN 12 60 36 96 8.0JACKSON, S., TLS 11 55 33 88 8.0PLUMMER, T., UCF 14 50 58 108 7.7COLLINS, Jamie, USM 12 66 26 92 7.7SHIPMAN, Ray, UCF 12 38 53 91 7.6REED, Taylor, SMU 13 62 35 97 7.5PORRAS, Paul, RICE 13 64 29 93 7.2JOYNER, Randall, SMU 13 52 41 93 7.2DAVIS, Zach, TLN 11 50 28 78 7.1NWOSU, Cameron, RICE 13 55 37 92 7.1DAVIS, Jonathan, UCF 14 50 49 99 7.1HOLMES, J., MAR 12 34 48 82 6.8HAYDEN, D.J., HOU 9 38 23 61 6.8

SACKS G UA A TOTALST JOHN, J., TLS 14 11 1 11.5STEWARD, P., HOU 12 10 2 11.0COLLINS, Jamie, USM 12 10 0 10.0BROWN, D., TLS 14 9 0 9.0HUNT, Margus, SMU 13 8 0 8.0DAVIS, Troy, UCF 14 6 4 8.0IFEDI, Martin, MEM 12 6 3 7.5JOHNSON, Derrel, ECU 13 6 2 7.0REED, Taylor, SMU 13 6 1 6.5MATHEWS, D., HOU 12 6 0 6.0

TACKLES FOR LOSS G TOTAL AVG.COLLINS, Jamie, USM 12 20.0 1.67STEWARD, P., HOU 12 19.0 1.58MATHEWS, D., HOU 12 17.0 1.42BROWN, D., TLS 14 17.0 1.21REED, Taylor, SMU 13 14.5 1.12ST JOHN, J., TLS 14 14.0 1.00HOLMES, J., MAR 12 13.5 1.12BURDETTE, Marvin, UAB 12 13.0 1.08BAUER, Cody, RICE 13 12.0 0.92DAVIS, Troy, UCF 14 11.5 0.82

FUMBLES FORCED G TOTAL AVG.STEWARD, P., HOU 12 5 0.42COLLINS, Jamie, USM 12 4 0.33WILLIAMS, Jared, RICE 13 4 0.31JACKSON, S., TLS 11 3 0.27HUELSING, Mitch, MEM 12 3 0.25FALLS, Maurice, ECU 13 3 0.23DAVIS, Ja’Gared, SMU 13 3 0.23WHITE, Julius, RICE 13 3 0.23McDONALD, A.., HOU 9 2 0.22ST JOHN, J., TLS 14 3 0.21

PASSES DEFENDED G TOTAL AVG.GAINES, Phillip, RICE 13 18 1.38HAYDEN, D.J., HOU 9 12 1.33ARMSTRONG, Adonis, ECU 13 15 1.15ACKER, Kenneth, SMU 13 15 1.15MCCOIL, D., TLS 14 14 1.00McMILLIAN, Zach, HOU 12 11 0.92TRAVIS, Ryan, TLN 12 11 0.92ROSE, L., TLS 14 12 0.86SCOTT, Jay, SMU 13 11 0.85BATES, Thomas, HOU 12 10 0.83

TEAM LEADERS RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/GTulsa 14 689 3440 5.0 41 245.7Rice 13 625 2623 4.2 26 201.8UCF 14 527 2545 4.8 33 181.8Marshall 12 480 2030 4.2 24 169.2Southern Miss 12 479 1855 3.9 17 154.6Memphis 12 489 1821 3.7 18 151.8Houston 12 393 1814 4.6 18 151.2UTEP 12 455 1782 3.9 13 148.5East Carolina 13 459 1760 3.8 23 135.4SMU 13 400 1716 4.3 22 132.0UAB 12 416 1323 3.2 19 110.2Tulane 12 280 475 1.7 3 39.6

PASS OFFENSE G CMP ATT INT PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/GMarshall 12 607 424 12 69.9 4381 7.2 39 365.1Houston 12 591 337 20 57.0 3941 6.7 27 328.4UAB 12 479 279 13 58.2 3706 7.7 21 308.8Tulane 12 536 310 20 57.8 3359 6.3 23 279.9East Carolina 13 488 319 14 65.4 3551 7.3 25 273.2SMU 13 516 273 15 52.9 3059 5.9 16 235.3Rice 13 401 236 5 58.9 2933 7.3 19 225.6UCF 14 412 257 7 62.4 3158 7.7 28 225.6UTEP 12 376 198 13 52.7 2688 7.1 16 224.0Tulsa 14 471 248 13 52.7 2960 6.3 9 211.4Southern Miss 12 313 151 13 48.2 2019 6.5 9 68.2Memphis 12 283 182 3 64.3 1999 7.1 16 166.6

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P TD YDS/GMarshall 12 2030 4381 1087 6411 5.9 63 534.2Houston 12 1814 3941 984 5755 5.8 45 479.6Tulsa 14 3440 2960 1160 6400 5.5 60 457.1Rice 13 2623 2933 1026 5556 5.4 45 427.4UAB 12 1323 3706 895 5029 5.6 40 419.1East Carolina 13 1760 3551 947 5311 5.6 48 408.5UCF 14 2545 3158 939 5703 6.1 61 407.4UTEP 12 1782 2688 831 4470 5.4 29 372.5SMU 13 1716 3059 916 4775 5.2 38 367.3Southern Miss 12 1855 2019 792 3874 4.9 26 322.8Tulane 12 475 3359 816 3834 4.7 26 319.5Memphis 12 1821 1999 772 3820 4.9 34 318.3

SCORING OFFENSE TD XPT 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVGMarshall 65 60 0 1 13 0 491 40.9UCF 67 60 1 0 10 1 496 35.4Tulsa 65 52 3 0 12 1 486 34.7Houston 47 45 1 0 20 0 389 32.4Rice 50 45 0 0 23 0 414 31.8East Carolina 52 50 1 0 15 0 409 31.5SMU 49 47 0 0 18 1 397 30.5UAB 43 39 0 0 14 0 339 28.2Memphis 39 36 0 1 7 0 293 24.4Tulane 28 26 0 0 21 0 257 21.4UTEP 32 26 3 0 10 0 254 21.2Southern Miss 29 27 0 0 11 1 236 19.7

PUNT RETURN AVG. G RET YDS TD AVGMemphis 12 25 300 1 12.0Tulane 12 13 144 0 11.1UCF 14 25 266 0 10.6UTEP 12 19 191 1 10.1UAB 12 26 261 2 10.0SMU 13 21 205 0 9.8East Carolina 13 22 188 0 8.5Marshall 12 15 124 1 8.3Tulsa 14 31 254 1 8.2Southern Miss 12 6 40 0 6.7Rice 13 19 97 1 5.1Houston 12 24 93 0 3.9






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KICKOFF RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGTulsa 14 36 959 1 26.6UCF 14 38 943 3 24.8UTEP 12 46 1096 2 23.8SMU 13 30 692 0 23.1Rice 13 38 876 1 23.1Memphis 12 50 1141 0 22.8Southern Miss 12 53 1137 1 21.5UAB 12 33 687 0 20.8Marshall 12 51 1014 0 19.9East Carolina 13 49 972 1 19.8Houston 12 41 801 0 19.5Tulane 12 44 847 0 19.2 RUSHING DEFENSE G RUSHES YARDS AVG TD YDS/GSMU 13 418 1533 3.7 14 117.9Tulsa 14 520 1674 3.2 20 119.6Memphis 12 425 1656 3.9 15 138.0East Carolina 13 467 2015 4.3 21 155.0UCF 14 544 2182 4.0 21 155.9UAB 12 477 2192 4.6 33 182.7Rice 13 506 2479 4.9 30 190.7Houston 12 521 2313 4.4 23 192.8UTEP 12 481 2332 4.8 24 194.3Marshall 12 527 2437 4.6 30 203.1Southern Miss 12 500 2490 5.0 34 207.5Tulane 12 528 2675 5.1 30 222.9

PASS EFF. DEF. ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD EFFUCF 480 288 11 60.0 3048 16 119.8Tulsa 481 269 12 55.9 3195 19 119.8SMU 540 300 21 55.6 3616 27 120.5Houston 510 302 19 59.2 3483 25 125.3Memphis 435 269 8 61.8 2947 25 134.0UTEP 384 229 7 59.6 2950 18 136.0Tulane 380 212 15 55.8 3116 23 136.7Rice 378 213 11 56.3 3058 21 136.8East Carolina 475 279 10 58.7 3584 28 137.4Marshall 426 277 9 65.0 3042 30 144.0Southern Miss 338 219 5 64.8 2628 23 149.6UAB 356 232 6 65.2 2935 22 151.4

TOTAL DEFENSE RUSH PASS PLAYS YARDS AVG/P TD YDS/GTulsa 1674 3195 1001 4869 4.9 39 347.8UCF 2182 3048 1024 5230 5.1 37 373.6Memphis 1656 2947 860 4603 5.4 40 383.6SMU 1533 3616 958 5149 5.4 41 396.1Rice 2479 3058 884 5537 6.3 51 425.9Southern Miss 2490 2628 838 5118 6.1 57 426.5UAB 2192 2935 833 5127 6.2 55 427.2East Carolina 2015 3584 942 5599 5.9 49 430.7UTEP 2332 2950 865 5282 6.1 42 440.2Marshall 2437 3042 953 5479 5.7 60 456.6Tulane 2675 3116 908 5791 6.4 53 82.6Houston 2313 3483 1031 5796 5.6 48 483.0

SCORING DEFENSE TD FG XPT 2XP DXP SAF PTS AVG/GUCF 40 36 0 0 11 0 309 22.1Tulsa 44 36 1 1 9 0 331 23.6SMU 43 38 1 0 12 0 334 25.7UTEP 46 43 0 1 12 0 357 29.8Rice 53 44 2 0 8 0 390 30.0Memphis 44 42 0 0 19 0 363 30.2East Carolina 52 49 1 0 16 0 411 31.6Houston 55 52 1 0 16 0 432 36.0UAB 57 53 2 1 15 2 450 37.5Southern Miss 60 55 0 0 13 0 454 37.8Tulane 59 56 0 0 17 0 461 38.4Marshall 69 62 1 0 13 0 517 43.1

(Gained) (Lost)TURNOVER MARGIN FUM INT TOT FUM INT TOT MARSMU 16 21 37 8 15 23 +14UCF 16 11 27 8 7 15 +12Rice 16 11 27 17 5 22 +5Tulsa 15 12 27 11 13 24 +3East Carolina 12 10 22 8 14 22 +0Memphis 15 8 23 21 3 24 -1Marshall 9 9 18 8 12 20 -2UTEP 12 7 19 10 13 23 -4Houston 12 19 31 15 20 35 -4UAB 12 6 18 14 13 27 -9Tulane 9 15 24 13 20 33 -9Southern Miss 7 5 12 15 13 28 -16

PUNTING PUNT AVG PR AVG YDS/PUTEP 66 42.6 65 1.0 39.8Houston 61 45.4 205 3.4 39.2Memphis 61 42.7 191 3.1 38.8Tulane 71 41.1 202 2.8 37.6Marshall 46 43.1 176 3.8 37.1East Carolina 61 42.6 199 3.3 36.5Southern Miss 64 39.8 190 3.0 35.6SMU 71 41.2 324 4.6 35.6Rice 65 37.0 48 0.7 35.1UCF 61 39.9 151 2.5 34.6Tulsa 80 37.6 226 2.8 34.5UAB 52 43.1 358 6.9 32.8

FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT PCT.Tulane 12 21 21 1.000UAB 12 14 17 .824Marshall 12 13 16 .812Houston 12 20 25 .800Rice 13 23 29 .793East Carolina 13 15 20 .750UCF 14 10 14 .714Tulsa 14 12 18 .667Southern Miss 12 11 17 .647SMU 13 18 29 .621UTEP 12 10 18 .556Memphis 12 7 13 .538

PAT KICKING G MADE ATT PCT.Marshall 12 60 60 1.000East Carolina 13 50 50 1.000Houston 12 45 45 1.000Southern Miss 12 27 28 .964Tulane 12 26 27 .963SMU 13 47 49 .959UAB 12 39 41 .951Memphis 12 36 38 .947Rice 13 45 48 .938UTEP 12 26 28 .929UCF 14 60 65 .923Tulsa 14 52 59 .881

FIRST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTALMarshall 12 117 214 22 353Tulsa 14 171 126 27 324Rice 13 147 140 19 306UCF 14 145 144 12 301Houston 12 91 176 25 292East Carolina 13 104 159 22 285UAB 12 93 150 27 270SMU 13 92 141 16 249UTEP 12 95 119 19 233Southern Miss 12 108 87 20 215Tulane 12 44 143 27 214Memphis 12 112 85 14 211






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3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT.Marshall 12 113 207 54.6UCF 14 91 186 48.9Rice 13 100 220 45.5East Carolina 13 83 190 43.7Houston 12 81 197 41.1UAB 12 70 177 39.5SMU 13 78 199 39.2Tulane 12 71 184 38.6Tulsa 14 91 237 38.4Memphis 12 60 166 36.1Southern Miss 12 61 169 36.1UTEP 12 62 174 35.6

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT.East Carolina 13 11 15 73.3Memphis 12 20 28 71.4Rice 13 12 17 70.6UCF 14 9 15 60.0Tulsa 14 21 37 56.8Marshall 12 12 23 52.2Southern Miss 12 7 16 43.8UTEP 12 8 21 38.1Houston 12 9 25 36.0UAB 12 10 28 35.7SMU 13 5 16 31.2Tulane 12 5 18 27.8

PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG./GUCF 14 60 507 36.2SMU 13 67 518 39.8Southern Miss 12 57 486 40.5UTEP 12 58 501 41.8Tulsa 14 63 586 41.9East Carolina 13 55 567 43.6Rice 13 72 675 51.9Houston 12 74 643 53.6Tulane 12 76 647 53.9Marshall 12 78 726 60.5UAB 12 87 761 63.4Memphis 12 85 832 69.3


Cairo Santos of Tulane won the 2012 Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s top placekicker.

Tulane’s Cairo Santos Named the 2012 Lou Groza Award Winner It was a perfect ending to a perfect season. December 6 in front of a national television audience on ESPN, Tulane junior kicker Cairo San-tos was named the 2012 winner of the prestigious Lou Groza Award during the 2012 Home Depot College Football Awards Show at the Walt Disney World Resort. Legendary NFL kicker and former New Orleans Saint Morten Andersen presented Santos with the 21st Groza Award.

Santos, who was named a finalist, along with Florida's Caleb Sturgis and Florida State's Dustin Hopkins, completed one of the finest cam-paigns by a kicker in NCAA history by finishing a perfect 21-of-21 on field goal attempts. Santos was named to the All-Conference USA First Team and joined 1996 Groza winner Marc Primanti as the only kickers in FBS history to stay perfect throughout a season in which they at-tempted 20 or more, but Santos finished with one more make than Primanti, who was 20-of-20 in 1996.

Santos, who hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, but prepped as an exchange student at St. Joseph's Academy in St. Augustine, Fla., is the second Green Wave kicker to receive the nation's top place-kicking honor, joining All-American Seth Marler who claimed the Groza Trophy in 2001. Santos is now the third kicker from Conference USA to claim the Lou Groza Award, joining Marler and Cincinnati's Jonathan Ruffin (2000).

Santos, who also connected 27-of-28 PAT attempts, led the nation with 12, 40+ yard field goals, including a pair of 50-yarders, and set the school record with a 57-yarder vs. Rice, which tied for the fourth longest in the nation this season. He also nailed a 54-yarder against ULM. Santos led C-USA in field goal percentage (1.000), field goals per game (1.75) and ranked eighth nationally in field goals per game while sitting fifth in kicking points scored (89) per game (7.4), tied for fifth in PAT percentage (.963) and was seventh in overall points per game (7.4).





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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS Points scored ...................24 ........Kevin Grooms, Marshall at Rice (Sep 22, 2012) .........................72 ..... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)....................................24 ........Charles Sims, Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012) ........................................................................24 ........Latavius Murray, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) ................................Touchdowns.....................4 ..........Kevin Grooms, Marshall at Rice (Sep 22, 2012) .........................10 ..... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)....................................4 ..........Charles Sims, Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012) ........................................................................4 ..........Latavius Murray, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) ................................TD responsibility ...............6 ..........Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Marshall (Nov 23, 2012) [3r,3p] .............Points scored kicking ..........21 ........Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) [6fg,3pat] ..............21 ..... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) [6fg,3pat]Total offense yards ............584 .......David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) [4r,580p] ..693 .... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) [113r,580p]Total offense plays ............81 ........David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) [4r,77p] .....115 .... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) [38r,77p]Total offense yards/play .....32.6 ......JaTerian Douglas Tulsa vs. Nicholls State (Sep 15, 2012) [5-163] ....9.2 .... UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) [62-568]Rushing yards ...................223 .......Darrin Reaves, UAB at Southern Miss (Nov 3, 2012) ....................364 .... Tulsa vs. Tulane (Sep 8, 2012)Rushing attempts ..............35 ........Darrin Reaves, UAB at Southern Miss (Nov 3, 2012) ....................69 ..... Tulsa vs. UCF (Dec 1, 2012)Yards per rush ..................32.6 ......Ja’Terian Douglas vs. Nicholls State (Sep 15, 2012) [5-163] ..........8.2 .... Houston vs. North Texas (Oct 6, 2012) [37-302]Rushing TDs .....................3 ..........15 tied with ...................................................................7 ....... Tulsa vs. Nicholls State (Sep 15, 2012)Longest rush ....................86 ........David Piland, Houston at UCLA (Sep 15, 2012) ..........................86 ..... Houston at UCLA (Sep 15, 2012)Passing yards ...................580 .......David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) ...............580 .... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012)Passing attempts ...............77 ........David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) ...............77 ..... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012)Passing TDs......................5 ..........five tied with ..................................................................6 ....... Marshall at East Carolina (Nov 23, 2012)Longest pass ....................88 ........Driphus Jackson, Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012) ......................88 ..... Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012)Passes completed ..............53 ........David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) ...............53 ..... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012)Had intercepted ...............5 ..........David Piland, Houston at UCLA (Sep 15, 2012) ..........................6 ....... Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012)Pass completion pct. .........................................................................................................88.2 ... Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012) [15-17]Pass yards/attempt ...........39 ........Jim Jones, UTEP at Houston (Oct 27, 2012) [2-78] .....................17 ..... Southern Miss vs. UTEP (Nov 17, 2012) [22-374]Pass yards/catch ...............39 ........Jim Jones, UTEP at Houston (Oct 27, 2012) [2-78] ..............................Receiving yards ................218 .......Jordan Leslie, UTEP at Tulsa (Oct 11, 2012) ......................................Receptions ......................19 ........Tommy Shuler, Marshall at Purdue (Sep 29, 2012) ...............................Yards per catch ................62.5 ......Quentin Pierce, Southern Miss vs. UTEP (Nov 17, 2012) [2-125] .....29.5 ... UTEP vs. Rice (Nov 24, 2012) [10-295]Receiving TDs ...................3 ..........six tied with ............................................................................Longest reception .............88 ........Sam McGuffie, Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012) .................................Field goal attempts ...........7 ..........Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) ...........................7 ....... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012)Field goals made ...............6 ..........Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) ...........................6 ....... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012)Longest field goal ..............57 ........Chris Boswell, Rice at Louisiana Tech (Sep 15, 2012) ..................57 ..... Rice at Louisiana Tech (Sep 15, 2012)....................................57 ........Cairo Santos, Tulane vs. Rice (Nov 3, 2012) .............................57 ..... Tulane vs. Rice (Nov 3, 2012)PAT kicks attempted ..........10 ........Chase Hover, SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012) ...........................10 ..... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)PAT kicks made .................9 ..........Daniel Schwarz, Tulsa vs. Nicholls State (Sep 15, 2012) ...............9 ....... Tulsa vs. Nicholls State (Sep 15, 2012)....................................9 ..........Chase Hover, SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012) ...........................9 ....... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)2-point PAT attempts.........................................................................................................2 ....... five tied with2-point PATs made ............................................................................................................1 ....... nine tied withPunts .............................10 ........four tied with .................................................................10 ..... five tied withYards punted ...................437 .......Richie Leone, Houston) at UCLA (Sep 15, 2012) [9-437] ...............437 .... Houston at UCLA (Sep 15, 2012) [9-437]Longest punt ...................77 ........Richie Leone, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012) ..............77 ..... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012)Punting avg. ....................54.2 ......Hunter Mullins, UAB at Houston (Oct 13, 2012) [4-217] ...............54.2 ... UAB at Houston (Oct 13, 2012) [4-217]Punt returns ....................5 ..........four tied with .................................................................6 ....... Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012)Punt return yards ..............112 .......Keiwone Malone, Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012) .....................138 .... Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012)Longest punt return ...........79 ........Jackie Williams, UAB vs. Marshall (Nov 10, 2012) ......................79 ..... UAB vs. Marshall (Nov 10, 2012)Punt return TDs ................1 ..........seven tied with ...............................................................1 ....... seven tied withPunt return avg. ...............31.5 ......Darion Monroe, Tulane vs. UAB (Oct 27, 2012) [2-63] ..................31.5 ... Tulane vs. UAB (Oct 27, 2012) [2-63]Kick returns .....................6 ..........nine tied with .................................................................10 ..... Southern Miss vs. Marshall (Oct 20, 2012)Kick return yards ..............210 .......Jeremy Eddington, Rice at UTEP (Nov 24, 2012) .......................255 .... Tulsa at Marshall (Oct 6, 2012)Kick return avg. ................97.5 ......Quincy McDuffie, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) [2-195] .............64 ..... UCF vs. East Carolina (Oct 4, 2012) [2-128]Longest kick return ............100 .......Tracey Lampley, Southern Miss at Nebraska (Sep 1, 2012) ............100 .... Southern Miss at Nebraska (Sep 1, 2012)Kick return TDs .................2 ..........Quincy McDuffie, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) ......................2 ....... UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012)Combined PR/KR yards .......210 .......Jeremy Eddington, Rice at UTEP (Nov 24, 2012) [0pr-210kr]..................Interceptions ...................2 ..........nine tied with .................................................................7 ....... SMU vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sep 8, 2012)Interception return yds. ......96 ........Cameron Rogers, SMU vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sep 8, 2012) ............232 .... SMU vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sep 8, 2012)Interception return avg. ......47.5 ......D.J. Hayden, Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012) [2-95] .................76 ..... SMU vs. Fresno State (Dec 24, 2012) [2-152]Longest interception return .97 ........D.J. Hayden, Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012) .........................97 ..... Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012)Interception return TDs ......1 ..........23 tied with ...................................................................3 ....... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)Fumbles lost ...................................................................................................................3 ....... nine tied withFumbles recovered ...........................................................................................................3 ....... ten tied withSacked by opp. ................................................................................................................8 ....... Tulane at Tulsa (Sep 8, 2012)...................................................................................................................................8 ....... UAB at Houston (Oct 13, 2012)All-purpose yards ..............279 .......Jeremy Eddington, Rice at UTEP (Nov 24, 2012) ................................Tackles ...........................24 ........Marvin Burdette, UAB at Tulane (Oct 27, 2012) [16-8] .........................Sacks .............................3 ..........DeAundre Brown, Tulsa vs. UTEP (Oct 11, 2012) [3-0] .................8 ....... Tulsa vs. Tulane (Sep 8, 2012)....................................3 ..........Jamie Collins, Southern Miss vs UAB (Nov 3, 2012) [3-0] .......................Tackles for loss .................4.5 .......Derrick Mathews, Houston vs. Texas State (Sep 1, 2012) [4-1] ....................................................4.5 .......DeAundre Brown, Tulsa vs. UTEP (Oct 11, 2012) [4-1] ..........................Turnovers committed ........................................................................................................9 ....... Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012)Turnovers caused .............................................................................................................10 ..... SMU vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sep 8, 2012)Kicks blocked ..................................................................................................................3 ....... Rice vs. UCLA (Aug 30, 2012)First downs ....................................................................................................................40 ..... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012)1st downs rushing.............................................................................................................20 ..... Tulsa vs. Tulane (Sep 8, 2012)1st downs passing ............................................................................................................28 ..... Houston vs. Louisiana Tech (Sep 8, 2012)1st downs by penalty ........................................................................................................6 ....... Tulsa vs. Iowa State (Dec 31, 2012)Penalties .......................................................................................................................16 ..... Memphis at Marshall (Nov 3, 2012)Penalties yards ................................................................................................................131 .... Memphis at Marshall (Nov 3, 2012)

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/GLINE, Zach, SMU 8 183 864 4.7 9 108.0MURRAY, L., UCF 8 142 856 6.0 12 107.0REAVES, Darrin, UAB 8 167 854 5.1 12 106.8COOPER, V., ECU 8 158 807 5.1 6 100.9JEFFERY, N., UTEP 8 155 711 4.6 7 88.9SIMS, Charles, HOU 6 87 499 5.7 8 83.2WATTS, T., TLS 7 93 566 6.1 1 80.9GROOMS, Kevin, MAR 8 96 599 6.2 8 74.9SINGLETON, A., TLS 8 127 585 4.6 16 73.1HAYS, Brandon, MEM 8 116 556 4.8 6 69.5

PASS EFFICIENCY G ATT CMP INT PCT YDS TD EFFCARDEN, Shane, ECU 8 294 200 7 68.0 2380 19 152.6CATO, Rakeem, MAR 8 355 247 6 69.6 2540 24 148.6BORTLES, Blake, UCF 8 204 128 2 62.7 1658 11 146.8KARAM, Jacob, MEM 8 163 111 2 68.1 1178 9 144.6JONES, C., HOU 8 131 76 6 58.0 972 11 138.9GRIFFIN, Ryan, TLN 8 346 211 10 61.0 2517 19 134.4McHARGUE, T., RICE 7 199 116 2 58.3 1421 7 127.9GREEN, C., TLS 7 233 135 4 57.9 1594 11 127.6BROWN, Austin, UAB 8 294 164 11 55.8 2182 14 126.4PILAND, David, HOU 7 226 127 6 56.2 1568 9 122.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/GCATO, Rakeem, MAR 8 -19 2540 396 2521 315.1CARDEN, Shane, ECU 8 112 2380 358 2492 311.5GRIFFIN, Ryan, TLN 8 -115 2517 373 2402 300.2GILBERT, G., SMU 8 278 1836 352 2114 264.2McHARGUE, T., RICE 7 354 1421 296 1775 253.6GREEN, C., TLS 7 179 1594 267 1773 253.3BROWN, Austin, UAB 8 -217 2182 342 1965 245.6PILAND, David, HOU 7 91 1568 256 1659 237.0BORTLES, Blake, UCF 8 167 1658 258 1825 228.1KARAM, Jacob, MEM 8 139 1178 232 1317 164.6

RECEPTIONS/GAME G REC YDS TD AVG/C REC/GSHULER, Tommy, MAR 8 67 691 5 10.3 8.38HARDY, Justin, ECU 8 59 841 7 14.3 7.38GRANT, Ryan, TLN 8 57 927 5 16.3 7.12JOHNSON, J., SMU 8 49 490 2 10.0 6.12JOHNSON, D., SMU 7 42 594 4 14.1 6.00WILSON, A., MAR 8 47 491 8 10.4 5.88DOBSON, A., MAR 6 30 390 1 13.0 5.00GARRETT, K., TLS 8 38 553 6 14.6 4.75RUSH, Xavier, TLN 8 37 479 5 12.9 4.62CARTER, W., TLS 8 36 266 2 7.4 4.50

REC. YDS/GAME G REC YDS TD AVG/C YDS/GGRANT, Ryan, TLN 8 57 927 5 16.3 115.9HARDY, Justin, ECU 8 59 841 7 14.3 105.1SHULER, Tommy, MAR 8 67 691 5 10.3 86.4LESLIE, Jordan, UTEP 8 32 686 4 21.4 85.8JOHNSON, D., SMU 7 42 594 4 14.1 84.9EDWARDS, M., UTEP 6 24 440 3 18.3 73.3GARRETT, K., TLS 8 38 553 6 14.6 69.1DOBSON, A., MAR 6 30 390 1 13.0 65.0ADAMS, N., UAB 8 32 515 1 16.1 64.4WILSON, A., MAR 8 47 491 8 10.4 61.4

ALL-PURPOSE G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS AVG/GWATTS, T., TLS 7 566 220 59 273 1118 159.7REAVES, Darrin, UAB 8 854 195 0 19 1068 133.5MURRAY, L., UCF 8 856 176 0 0 1032 129.0SIMS, Charles, HOU 6 499 254 0 0 753 125.5LINE, Zach, SMU 8 864 129 0 0 993 124.1HARDY, Justin, ECU 8 0 841 120 0 961 120.1COOPER, V., ECU 8 807 145 0 0 952 119.0GRANT, Ryan, TLN 8 0 927 0 0 927 115.9MCDUFFIE, Q., UCF 8 162 200 0 517 879 109.9GROOMS, Kevin,, MAR 8 599 28 0 191 818 102.2

INTERCEPTIONS G INT YDS TD INT/GDOSS, Lorenzo, TLN 8 4 50 0 0.50McMILLIAN, Zach, HOU 8 4 3 0 0.50STEWARD, P., HOU 8 3 -1 0 0.38BOUYE, A.J., UCF 8 2 108 1 0.25McDONALD, A., HOU 8 2 44 0 0.25BAILEY, M., TLN 8 2 37 0 0.25DAVIS, Ja’Gared, SMU 8 2 30 1 0.25ISHMAEL, Kemal, UCF 8 2 27 0 0.25THOMPSON, C., ECU 8 2 24 0 0.25WOODARD, D., UTEP 8 2 20 0 0.25

PUNT RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGMALONE, K., MEM 8 18 250 0 13.9WORTON, J.J., UCF 8 15 139 0 9.3HARDY, Justin, ECU 8 14 120 0 8.6WATTS, T., TLS 7 14 59 0 4.2PAYNE, Damian, HOU 6 9 33 0 3.7PARKS, Dennis, RICE 8 13 42 0 3.2

KICKOFF RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGMCDUFFIE, Q., UCF 8 14 517 3 36.9WATTS, T., TLS 7 9 273 1 30.3GOLDEN, Autrey, UTEP 8 24 710 2 29.6RICHARD, Jalen, USM 7 10 259 0 25.9THOMPSON, D., SMU 8 16 411 0 25.7JACKSON, Ryan, HOU 7 9 215 0 23.9McCAIN, Bobby, MEM 8 20 452 0 22.6HARRIS, Derrick, ECU 8 17 374 0 22.0TURNER, Luke, RICE 8 12 254 0 21.2FRANKLIN, Greg, UAB 8 10 209 0 20.9

PUNTING G PUNT YDS AVGMULLINS, Hunter, UAB 8 35 1631 46.6WILLIAMS, Tyler, MAR 8 30 1355 45.2LEONE, Richie, HOU 8 39 1714 43.9LOFTUS, Mike, SMU 8 37 1626 43.9CAMPBELL, Ian, UTEP 8 39 1660 42.6HORNSEY, Tom, MEM 8 38 1614 42.5BOYLE, Jamie, UCF 8 30 1263 42.1PICERELLI, P., TLN 8 41 1704 41.6TIGNOR, Trent, ECU 8 39 1591 40.8BOEHME, Peter, USM 8 44 1784 40.5

FIELD GOALS G FG FGA PCT FG/GSANTOS, Cairo, TLN 8 16 16 100.0 2.00BOSWELL, Chris, RICE 8 13 17 76.5 1.62HOGAN, Matt, HOU 8 13 17 76.5 1.62HOVER, Chase, SMU 8 12 18 66.7 1.50HARVEY, Warren, ECU 8 10 12 83.3 1.25HAIG, Justin, MAR 8 9 10 90.0 1.12LONG, Ty, UAB 8 7 9 77.8 0.88ACOSTA, Corey, USM 8 7 9 77.8 0.88VALADEZ, S., UTEP 8 7 11 63.6 0.88SCHWARZ, D., TLS 8 7 12 58.3 0.88

SCORING G TD RUN PASS RET PTS AVG/GSINGLETON, A., TLS 8 17 0 0 0 102 12.8MURRAY, L., UCF 8 14 0 0 0 84 10.5SIMS, Charles, HOU 6 10 0 0 0 60 10.0REAVES, Darrin, UAB 8 13 0 0 0 78 9.8HOGAN, Matt, HOU 8 0 34 XP 13 FG 0 73 9.1SANTOS, Cairo, TLN 8 0 24 XP 16 FG 0 72 9.0BOSWELL, C., RICE 8 0 30 XP 13 FG 0 69 8.6HAIG, Justin, MAR 8 0 41 XP 9 FG 0 68 8.5HOVER, Chase, SMU 8 0 31 XP 12 FG 0 67 8.4HARVEY, Warren, ECU 8 0 36 10 0 66 8.2

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TACKLES G UA A TOTAL TPGBURDETTE, M., UAB 8 74 50 124 15.5STEWART, T., HOU 8 31 59 90 11.2 LEGRANDE, D., MAR 8 44 46 90 11.2MATHEWS, D., HOU 8 30 54 84 10.5FELY, Josh, UTEP 8 33 48 81 10.1DANIELS, E., HOU 8 36 45 81 10.1OKOROHA, O., MAR 8 26 53 79 9.9STEWARD, P., HOU 8 33 44 77 9.6BROWN, D., TLS 8 53 23 76 9.5HUNTER, D.J., MAR 8 32 43 75 9.4ISHMAEL, Kemal, UCF 8 36 33 69 8.6MONROE, Darion, TLN 8 38 31 69 8.6GEATHERS, C., UCF 8 35 33 68 8.5DAVIS, J., UCF 8 33 34 67 8.4SHIPMAN, Ray, UCF 8 27 37 64 8.0JACKSON, S., TLS 7 35 21 56 8.0HOLMES, J., MAR 8 25 38 63 7.9JOYNER, Randall, SMU 8 35 27 62 7.8THOMAS, Drew, UTEP 8 33 29 62 7.8REED, Taylor, SMU 8 38 21 59 7.4

SACKS G UA A TOTALSTEWARD, P., HOU 8 8 2 9.0ST JOHN, J., TLS 8 7 1 7.5COLLINS, Jamie, USM 8 7 0 7.0BROWN, D., TLS 8 7 0 7.0JOHNSON, D., ECU 8 6 2 7.0IFEDI, Martin, MEM 8 5 3 6.5DORRIS, C., TLS 8 6 0 6.0DANIELS, E., HOU 8 5 0 5.0BAUER, Cody, RICE 8 4 1 4.5TAYLOR, J., MAR 8 4 1 4.5

TACKLES FOR LOSS G TOTAL AVG.COLLINS, Jamie, USM 8 14.0 1.75STEWARD, P., HOU 8 12.5 1.56BROWN, D., TLS 8 12.0 1.50DORRIS, C., TLS 8 10.0 1.25BURDETTE, M., UAB 8 10.0 1.25ST JOHN, J., TLS 8 9.5 1.19BAUER, Cody, RICE 8 9.5 1.19IFEDI, Martin, MEM 8 9.5 1.19HOLMES, J., MAR 8 9.5 1.19DANIELS, E., HOU 8 9.0 1.12

FUMBLES FORCED G TOTAL AVG.COLLINS, Jamie, USM 8 4 0.50STEWARD, P., HOU 8 3 0.38ST JOHN, J., TLS 8 3 0.38WILLIAMS, Jared, RICE 8 3 0.38McDONALD, A., HOU 8 2 0.25BOYETT, Connor, UAB 8 2 0.25FALLS, Maurice, ECU 8 2 0.25MATHEWS, D., HOU 8 2 0.25DAVIS, Jonathan, UCF 8 2 0.25DUNSTON, E.J., UCF 8 2 0.25

PASSES DEFENDED G TOTAL AVG.CALLAHAN, Bryce, RICE 8 14 1.75GAINES, Phillip, RICE 8 12 1.50ACKER, Kenneth. SMU 8 10 1.25BATISTE, Jordan, TLN 8 9 1.12ROSE, L., TLS 8 9 1.12WILSON, Deron, USM 8 9 1.12McMILLIAN, Zach, HOU 8 9 1.12ARMSTRONG, A., ECU 8 8 1.00MCCOIL, Dexter, TLS 8 8 1.00BROWN, D., TLS 8 8 1.00BATES, Thomas, HOU 8 8 1.00

TEAM LEADERS RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/GTulsa 8 402 2108 5.2 23 263.5UCF 8 305 1580 5.2 24 197.5Marshall 8 342 1559 4.6 20 194.9Rice 8 369 1501 4.1 16 187.6Memphis 8 352 1335 3.8 14 166.9UTEP 8 319 1284 4.0 10 160.5SMU 8 258 1194 4.6 17 149.2East Carolina 8 304 1146 3.8 17 143.2Houston 8 276 1145 4.1 12 143.1Southern Miss 8 303 1102 3.6 13 137.8UAB 8 258 862 3.3 14 107.8Tulane 8 192 409 2.1 3 51.1

PASS OFFENSE G CMP ATT INT PCT YDS AVG TD YDS/GMarshall 8 372 261 7 70.2 2667 7.2 25 333.4Tulane 8 363 219 11 60.3 2627 7.2 20 328.4Houston 8 368 208 14 56.5 2580 7.0 20 322.5UAB 8 330 188 11 57.0 2526 7.7 16 315.8East Carolina 8 296 200 7 67.6 2380 8.0 19 297.5SMU 8 295 163 4 55.3 1836 6.2 10 229.5Tulsa 8 265 145 5 54.7 1833 6.9 12 229.1Rice 8 250 141 2 56.4 1831 7.3 11 228.9UTEP 8 235 119 12 50.6 1797 7.6 9 224.6UCF 8 209 132 2 63.2 1735 8.3 12 216.9Southern Miss 8 232 115 11 49.6 1575 6.8 7 196.9Memphis 8 172 117 2 68.0 1282 7.5 11 160.2

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P TD YDS/GMarshall 8 1559 2667 714 4226 5.9 45 528.2Tulsa 8 2108 1833 667 3941 5.9 35 492.6Houston 8 1145 2580 644 3725 5.8 32 465.6East Carolina 8 1146 2380 600 3526 5.9 36 440.8UAB 8 862 2526 588 3388 5.8 30 423.5Rice 8 1501 1831 619 3332 5.4 27 416.5UCF 8 1580 1735 514 3315 6.4 36 414.4UTEP 8 1284 1797 554 3081 5.6 19 385.1Tulane 8 409 2627 555 3036 5.5 23 379.5SMU 8 1194 1836 553 3030 5.5 27 378.8Southern Miss 8 1102 1575 535 2677 5.0 20 334.6Memphis 8 1335 1282 524 2617 5.0 25 327.1

SCORING OFFENSE TD XPT 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVGMarshall 45 41 0 1 9 0 340 42.5UCF 42 40 0 0 6 0 310 38.8East Carolina 38 36 1 0 10 0 296 37.0Tulsa 39 32 2 0 7 0 291 36.4Houston 34 34 0 0 13 0 277 34.6Rice 32 30 0 0 13 0 261 32.6SMU 32 31 0 0 12 0 259 32.4UAB 31 30 0 0 7 0 237 29.6Tulane 25 24 0 0 16 0 222 27.8Memphis 27 25 0 1 5 0 204 25.5UTEP 21 17 3 0 7 0 170 21.2Southern Miss 21 19 0 0 7 1 168 21.0

PUNT RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGMemphis 8 19 276 0 14.5UAB 8 14 198 1 14.1Tulane 8 10 130 0 13.0SMU 8 14 135 0 9.6UCF 8 15 139 0 9.3UTEP 8 8 71 0 8.9East Carolina 8 15 133 0 8.9Tulsa 8 22 134 0 6.1Marshall 8 5 26 0 5.2Rice 8 15 70 1 4.7Southern Miss 8 2 9 0 4.5Houston 8 20 70 0 3.5






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KICKOFF RETURNS G RET YDS TD AVGUCF 8 21 659 3 31.4Tulsa 8 20 580 1 29.0Rice 8 24 633 1 26.4UTEP 8 32 832 2 26.0SMU 8 19 467 0 24.6Memphis 8 29 654 0 22.6UAB 8 24 485 0 20.2Tulane 8 24 480 0 20.0Houston 8 33 648 0 19.6Marshall 8 30 586 0 19.5East Carolina 8 28 537 0 19.2Southern Miss 8 31 587 0 18.9

RUSHING DEFENSE G RUSH YARDS AVG TD YDS/GTulsa 8 295 790 2.7 11 98.8Memphis 8 244 821 3.4 7 102.6East Carolina 8 261 857 3.3 8 107.1SMU 8 249 975 3.9 8 121.9UCF 8 310 1255 4.0 12 156.9Houston 8 331 1342 4.1 12 167.8Rice 8 311 1347 4.3 18 168.4UTEP 8 323 1470 4.6 17 183.8UAB 8 334 1500 4.5 23 187.5Southern Miss 8 324 1550 4.8 25 193.8Marshall 8 352 1614 4.6 23 201.8Tulane 8 346 1704 4.9 19 213.0

PASS EFF. DEF. CMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD EFFSMU 303 161 12 53.1 2002 15 117.1UCF 283 171 7 60.4 1856 8 119.9Tulsa 279 150 7 53.8 1899 12 120.1Houston 353 202 15 57.2 2362 19 122.7East Carolina 312 181 7 58.0 2191 18 131.6Memphis 281 176 5 62.6 1832 17 133.8UTEP 261 160 5 61.3 2022 9 133.9Tulane 287 161 11 56.1 2331 16 135.1Rice 253 138 7 54.5 2143 13 137.1Southern Miss 237 149 2 62.9 1797 11 140.2Marshall 275 177 6 64.4 2033 17 142.5UAB 263 182 4 69.2 2201 17 157.8

TOTAL DEFENSE RUSH PASS PLAYS YARDS AVG/P TD YD/GMemphis 821 1832 525 2653 5.1 24 331.6Tulsa 790 1899 574 2689 4.7 23 336.1SMU 975 2002 552 2977 5.4 23 372.1East Carolina 857 2191 573 3048 5.3 26 381.0UCF 1255 1856 593 3111 5.2 20 388.9Southern Miss 1550 1797 561 3347 6.0 36 418.4Rice 1347 2143 564 3490 6.2 31 436.2UTEP 1470 2022 584 3492 6.0 26 436.5Marshall 1614 2033 627 3647 5.8 40 455.9UAB 1500 2201 597 3701 6.2 40 462.6Houston 1342 2362 684 3704 5.4 31 463.0Tulane 1704 2331 633 4035 6.4 35 504.4

SCORING DEFENSE TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS /GUCF 21 20 0 0 9 0 173 21.6Tulsa 25 22 1 1 4 0 188 23.5SMU 24 20 1 0 9 0 193 24.1East Carolina 28 27 1 0 9 0 224 28.0Memphis 27 26 0 0 12 0 224 28.0Rice 32 29 0 0 4 0 233 29.1UTEP 30 27 0 0 11 0 240 30.0Houston 37 34 1 0 10 0 288 36.0Tulane 37 36 0 0 12 0 294 36.8Southern Miss 39 38 0 0 10 0 302 37.8UAB 41 39 1 1 13 1 330 41.2Marshall 46 41 1 0 9 0 346 43.2

(Gained) (Lost)TURNOVER MARGIN FUM INT TOT FUM INT TOT MARSMU 9 12 21 4 4 8 +13UCF 8 7 15 5 2 7 +8Rice 11 7 18 9 2 1 +7East Carolina 8 7 15 4 7 11 +4Marshall 8 6 14 4 7 11 +3Tulsa 8 7 15 8 5 13 +2Houston 8 15 23 11 14 25 -2Memphis 9 5 14 15 2 17 -3Tulane 6 11 17 10 11 21 -4UTEP 8 5 13 9 12 21 -8UAB 8 4 12 9 11 20 -8Southern Miss 6 2 8 9 11 20 -12

PUNTING PUNTS AVG PR AVG YDS/PSMU 37 43.9 83 2.2 40.4UTEP 39 42.6 33 0.8 39.8Houston 40 43.8 109 2.7 38.6Tulane 41 41.6 150 3.7 37.9Southern Miss 44 40.5 109 2.5 36.9Memphis 39 41.4 132 3.4 36.7UCF 31 40.7 33 1.1 36.5Marshall 33 42.3 133 4.0 36.0East Carolina 39 40.8 85 2.2 34.8Rice 46 37.2 47 1.0 34.6UAB 37 44.1 307 8.3 33.8Tulsa 41 37.4 170 4.1 32.6

FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT PCT.Tulane 8 16 16 1.000Marshall 8 9 10 .900East Carolina 8 10 12 .833Southern Miss 8 7 9 .778UAB 8 7 9 .778Rice 8 13 17 .765Houston 8 13 17 .765SMU 8 12 18 .667UCF 8 6 9 .667UTEP 8 7 11 .636Tulsa 8 7 12 .583Memphis 8 5 9 .556

PAT KICKING G MADE ATT PCT.Marshall 8 41 41 1.000East Carolina 8 36 36 1.000Houston 8 34 34 1.000Tulane 8 24 24 1.000UTEP 8 17 17 1.000SMU 8 31 32 .969Rice 8 30 31 .968UAB 8 30 31 .968UCF 8 40 42 .952Southern Miss 8 19 20 .950Memphis 8 25 27 .926Tulsa 8 32 35 .914

FIRST DOWNS G RUSH PASS PEN TOTALMarshall 8 85 129 17 231Tulsa 8 112 78 11 201Houston 8 59 114 15 188East Carolina 8 66 105 14 185UAB 8 64 99 16 179Rice 8 88 81 8 177UCF 8 79 85 5 169SMU 8 63 87 10 160Tulane 8 33 108 18 159UTEP 8 66 79 12 157Memphis 8 78 56 12 146Southern Miss 8 64 66 15 145






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3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT.Marshall 8 76 136 55.9UCF 8 45 97 46.4East Carolina 8 55 120 45.8Rice 8 60 135 44.4Houston 8 58 132 43.9Tulane 8 50 117 42.7SMU 8 49 117 41.9UTEP 8 44 113 38.9Tulsa 8 48 124 38.7Southern Miss 8 44 118 37.3UAB 8 42 113 37.2Memphis 8 40 110 36.4

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G MADE ATT PCT.Memphis 8 15 19 78.9UCF 8 7 10 70.0Tulsa 8 13 19 68.4East Carolina 8 6 9 66.7Houston 8 7 14 50.0Rice 8 4 8 50.0Marshall 8 7 15 46.7SMU 8 5 11 45.5UAB 8 9 20 45.0Southern Miss 8 5 12 41.7UTEP 8 3 11 27.3Tulane 8 2 10 20.0

PENALTIES G NO YDS AVG./GUTEP 8 22 218 27.2UCF 8 30 247 30.9SMU 8 35 258 32.2Southern Miss 8 38 311 38.9Tulsa 8 37 370 46.2Tulane 8 48 388 48.5Rice 8 43 395 49.4Houston 8 45 395 49.4East Carolina 8 40 399 49.9Marshall 8 45 417 52.1UAB 8 56 482 60.2Memphis 8 60 571 71.4


Tulsa Wins Liberty Bowl over Iowa State, 31-17MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tulsa made the most of its second chance. Trey Watts rushed for 149 yards, Alex Singleton ran for three scores and Tulsa avenged a season-opening loss to Iowa State with a 31-17 victory in the rainy Liberty Bowl on Monday.

The Golden Hurricane (11-3) posted the second 11-win season in school history. Tulsa, which has the smallest enrollment of any Football Bowl Subdivision program, also finished 11-3 in 2008.

Rice wins Armed Forces Bowl, 33-14FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Rice Owls scored 26 unanswered points in the second half of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to beat the Air Force Falcons, 33-14 Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Owls closed out the year with their fifth consecutive win and their sixth win in the last seven, completing a remarkable reversal to a season that saw the team start 1-5.

UCF Finishes 2012 Season as Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl ChampsST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- UCF closed out its 2012 season with an impressive showing in the Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl. The Knights dominated Ball State, 38-17 on Friday night, amassing 494 yards total offense while holding the high-scoring Cardinals to their lowest point total of the season.

SMU rolls over Fresno State, 43-10, in Sheraton Hawai’i BowlHONOLULU -- SMU coach June Jones walked out of Aloha Stadium with another win Saturday, thanks largely to a disruptive performance by defensive end Margus Hunt that set the tone for the Mustangs’ 43-10 win over Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl.

Tulsa celebrates its 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl win.

Rice topped Air Force, 33-14, to win the 2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.





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2012 SUPERLATIVE STATS - CONFERENCE USA GAMES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS Points scored ...................24 ........Kevin Grooms, Marshall at Rice (Sep 22, 2012) .........................72 ..... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)....................................24 ........Charles Sims, Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012)....................................24 ........Latavius Murray, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012)Touchdowns.....................4 ..........Kevin Grooms, Marshall at Rice (Sep 22, 2012) .........................10 ..... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)....................................4 ..........Charles Sims, Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012)....................................4 ..........Latavius Murray, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012)TD responsibility ...............6 ..........Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Marshall (Nov 23, 2012) [3r,3p]Points scored kicking ..........21 ........Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) [6fg,3pat] ..............21 ..... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) [6fg,3pat]Total offense yards ............469 .......Ryan Griffin, Tulane vs. UAB (Oct 27, 2012) [3r,466p] .................665 .... Marshall vs. Houston (Nov 17, 2012) [288r,377p]Total offense plays ............69 ........Ryan Griffin, Tulane at Houston (Nov 24, 2012) [3r,66p] ..............106 .... Marshall vs. Houston (Nov 17, 2012) [56r,50p]Total offense yards/play .....39 ........Jim Jones, UTEP at Houston (Oct 27, 2012) [2-78] .....................9.2 .... UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) [62-568]Rushing yards ...................223 .......Darrin Reaves, UAB at Southern Miss (Nov 3, 2012) ....................364 .... Tulsa vs. Tulane (Sep 08, 2012)Rushing attempts ..............35 ........Darrin Reaves, UAB at Southern Miss (Nov 3, 2012) ....................65 ..... Rice at Tulane (Nov 03, 2012)Yards per rush ..................18.8 ......Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Southern Miss (Nov 10, 2012) [5-94] ........7.6 .... UAB at Tulane (Oct 27, 2012) [28-213]Rushing TDs .....................3 ..........13 tied with ...................................................................6 ....... Marshall at Rice (Sep 22, 2012)...................................................................................................................................6 ....... Rice at Tulane (Nov 03, 2012)...................................................................................................................................6 ....... East Carolina vs. Marshall (Nov 23, 2012)Longest rush ....................83 ........Latavius Murray, UCF at Memphis (Oct 20, 2012) .......................83 ..... UCF at Memphis (Oct 20, 2012)Passing yards ...................476 .......Ryan Griffin, Tulane vs. Rice (Nov 3, 2012) ..............................510 .... UAB at UCF (Nov 24, 2012)Passing attempts ...............66 ........Ryan Griffin, Tulane at Houston (Nov 24, 2012) .........................66 ..... Tulane at Houston (Nov 24, 2012)Passing TDs......................5 ..........Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Memphis (Oct 13, 2012) .............6 ....... Marshall at East Carolina (Nov 23, 2012)....................................5 ..........Ryan Griffin, Tulane vs. UAB (Oct 27, 2012)....................................5 ..........Crawford Jones, Houston at Marshall (Nov 17, 2012)....................................5 ..........Rakeem Cato, Marshall at East Carolina (Nov 23, 2012)Longest pass ....................88 ........Driphus Jackson, Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012) ......................88 ..... Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012)Passes completed ..............38 ........Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Marshall (Nov 23, 2012) .............43 ..... Marshall at East Carolina (Nov 23, 2012)Had intercepted ...............4 ..........Nick Lamaison, UTEP at Houston (Oct 27, 2012) .......................6 ....... Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012)....................................4 ..........Ryan Griffin, Tulane at Houston (Nov 24, 2012) ..................................Pass yards/attempt ...........17 ........Arsenio Favor, Southern Miss vs. UTEP (Nov 17, 2012) [22-374] ......17 ..... Southern Miss vs. UTEP (Nov 17, 2012) [22-374]Pass yards/catch ...............23.4 ......Arsenio Favor, Southern Miss vs. UTEP (Nov 17, 2012) [16-374]Receiving yards ................218 .......Jordan Leslie, UTEP at Tulsa (Oct 11, 2012)Receptions ......................16 ........Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. Marshall (Nov 23, 2012)Yards per catch ................62.5 ......Quentin Pierce, Southern Miss vs. UTEP (Nov 17, 2012) [2-125] .....29.5 ... UTEP vs. Rice (Nov 24, 2012) [10-295]Receiving TDs ...................3 ..........four tied withLongest reception .............88 ........Sam McGuffie, Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012)Field goal attempts ...........7 ..........Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) ...........................7 ....... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012)Field goals made ...............6 ..........Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012) ...........................6 ....... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012)Longest field goal ..............57 ........Cairo Santos, Tulane vs. Rice (Nov 3, 2012) .............................57 ..... Tulane vs. Rice (Nov 3, 2012)PAT kicks attempted ..........10 ........Chase Hover, SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012) ...........................10 ..... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)PAT kicks made .................9 ..........Chase Hover, SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012) ...........................9 ....... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)2-point PAT attempts.........................................................................................................2 ....... four tied with2-point PATs made ............................................................................................................1 ....... six tied withPunts .............................10 ........Peter Picerelli, Tulane at Tulsa (Sep 8, 2012) ............................10 ..... Tulane at Tulsa (Sep 8, 2012)....................................10 ........Trent Tignor, East Carolina at Southern Miss (Sep 15, 2012) ..........10 ..... East Carolina at Southern Miss (Sep 15, 2012)...................................................................................................................................10 ..... Rice vs. Houston (Sep 29, 2012)Yards punted ...................422 .......Trent Tignor, East Carolina at Southern Miss (Sep 15, 2012) [10-422] ........ 422 ECU at Southern Miss (Sep 15, 2012) [10-422]Longest punt ...................72 ........Ian Campbell, UTEP vs. Rice (Nov 24, 2012).............................72 ..... UTEP vs. Rice (Nov 24, 2012)Punting avg .....................54.2 ......Hunter Mullins, UAB at Houston (Oct 13, 2012) [4-217] ...............54.2 ... UAB at Houston (Oct 13, 2012) [4-217]Punt returns ....................5 ..........Dewayne Peace, Houston at Rice (Sep 29, 2012) .......................6 ....... Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012)Punt return yards ..............112 .......Keiwone Malone, Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012) .....................138 .... Memphis at UAB (Nov 17, 2012)Longest punt return ...........79 ........Jackie Williams, UAB vs. Marshall (Nov 10, 2012) ......................79 ..... UAB vs. Marshall (Nov 10, 2012)Punt return TDs ................1 ..........Sam McGuffie, Rice at Tulsa (Oct 20, 2012) .............................1 ....... Rice at Tulsa (Oct 20, 2012)....................................1 ..........Jackie Williams, UAB vs. Marshall (Nov 10, 2012) ......................1 ....... UAB vs. Marshall (Nov 10, 2012)Punt return avg. ...............31.5 ......Darion Monroe, Tulane vs. UAB (Oct 27, 2012) [2-63] ..................31.5 ... Tulane vs UAB (Oct 27, 2012) [2-63]Kick returns .....................6 ..........four tied with .................................................................10 ..... Southern Miss vs. Marshall (Oct 20, 2012)Kick return yards ..............210 .......Jeremy Eddington, Rice at UTEP (Nov 24, 2012) .......................255 .... Tulsa at Marshall (Oct 6, 2012)Kick return avg. ................97.5 ......Quincy McDuffie, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) [2-195] .............64 ..... UCF vs. East Carolina (Oct 4, 2012) [2-128]Longest kick return ............99 ........Quincy McDuffie, UCF vs. East Carolina (Oct 4, 2012) .................99 ..... UCF vs. East Carolina (Oct 04, 2012)Kick return TDs .................2 ..........Quincy McDuffie, UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012) ......................2 ....... UCF at Marshall (Oct 27, 2012)Combined PR/KR yards .......210 .......Jeremy Eddington, Rice at UTEP (Nov 24, 2012) [0pr-210kr]Interceptions ...................2 ..........five tied with ..................................................................6 ....... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)Interception return yds. ......95 ........D.J. Hayden, Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012) .........................107 .... Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012)Interception return avg. ......47.5 ......D.J. Hayden, Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012) [2-95] .................41.5 ... Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012) [2-83]Longest interception rtn .....97 ........D.J. Hayden, Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012) .........................97 ..... Houston vs. UTEP (Oct 27, 2012)Interception return TDs ......1 ..........15 tied with ...................................................................3 ....... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)All-purpose yards ..............279 .......Jeremy Eddington, Rice at UTEP (Nov 24, 2012)Tackles ...........................24 ........Marvin Burdette, UAB at Tulane (Oct 27, 2012) [16-8]Sacks .............................3 ..........DeAundre Brown, Tulsa vs. UTEP (Oct 11, 2012) [3-0] .................8 ....... Tulsa vs. Tulane (Sep 8, 2012)....................................3 ..........Jamie Collins, Southern Miss vs. UAB (Nov 03, 2012) [3-0] ...........8 ....... Houston vs. UAB (Oct 13, 2012)Tackles for loss .................4.5 .......DeAundre Brown, Tulsa vs. UTEP (Oct 11, 2012) [4-1]Fumbles lost ...................................................................................................................3 ....... four tied withFumbles recovered ...........................................................................................................3 ....... four tied withTurnovers caused .............................................................................................................9 ....... SMU vs. Houston (Oct 18, 2012)Kicks blocked ..................................................................................................................2 ....... Marshall vs. UCF (10/27/12)/UTEP vs. UCF (11/10/12)First downs ....................................................................................................................37 ..... Marshall vs. Houston (Nov 17, 2012)1st downs rushing.............................................................................................................20 ..... Tulsa vs. Tulane (Sep 08, 2012)1st downs passing ............................................................................................................22 ..... Houston at SMU (Oct 18, 2012)1st downs by penalty ........................................................................................................5 ....... five tied withPenalties .......................................................................................................................16 ..... Memphis at Marshall (Nov 3, 2012)Penalties yards ................................................................................................................131 .... Memphis at Marshall (Nov 3, 2012)





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Associated Press (Final)1 Alabama 2 Oregon 3 Ohio State 4 Notre Dame 5 Georgia 5 Texas A&M 7 Stanford 8 South Carolina 9 Florida 10 Florida State 11 Clemson 12 Kansas State 13 Louisville 14 LSU 15 Oklahoma 16 Utah State 17 Northwestern 18 Boise State 19 Texas 20 Oregon State 21 San Jose State 22 Northern Illinois 23 Vanderbilt 24 Michigan 25 Nebraska

ARV: Tulsa, UCF

USA Today Coaches’ (Final)1 Alabama2 Oregon3 Notre Dame4 Georgia5 Texas A&M6 Stanford7 South Carolina8 Florida State9 Clemson10 Florida11 Kansas State12 LSU13 Louisville14 Boise State15 Oklahoma16 Northwestern17 Utah State18 Texas19 Oregon State20 Vanderbilt21 San Jose State22 Cincinnati23 Nebraska24 Northern Illinois25 Tulsa

ARV: UCF

2012 Bowl ResUlTsBowl DATe loCATion sCoReBCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Jan. 7 Miami, Fla. Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14GOGADDY.COM Jan. 6 Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13BBVA COMPASS Jan. 5 Birmingham, Ala. Mississippi 38, Pittsburgh 17AT&T COTTON Jan. 4 Arlington, Texas Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13TOSTITOS FIESTA Jan. 3 Glendale, Ariz. Oregon 35, Kansas State 17ALLSTATE SUGAR Jan. 2 New Orleans, La. Louisville 33, Florida 23DISCOVER ORANGE Jan. 1 Miami, Fla. Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10ROSE PRESENTED BY VIZIO Jan. 1 Pasadena, Calif. Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14CAPITAL ONE Jan. 1 Orlando, Fla. Georgia 45, Nebraska 31OUTBACK Jan. 1 Tampa, Fla. South Carolina 33, Michigan 28TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR Jan. 1 Jacksonville, Fla. Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20HEART OF DALLAS Jan. 1 Dallas, Texas Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14CHICK-FIL-A Dec. 31 Atlanta, Ga. Clemson 25, LSU 24AUToZone liBeRTY Bowl Dec. 31 Memphis, Tenn. Tulsa 31, iowa state 17 HYUNDAI SUN Dec. 31 El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech 21, USC 7FRANKLIN AMER. MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY Dec. 31 Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt 38, NC State 24BUFFALO WILD WINGS Dec. 29 Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State 17, TCU 16VALERO ALAMO Dec. 29 San Antonio, Texas Texas 31, Oregon State 27KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER Dec. 29 San Francisco, Calif. Arizona State 62, Navy 28NEW ERA PINSTRIPE Dec. 29 New York, N.Y. Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14Bell HeliCoPTeR ARMeD FoRCes Dec. 29, Fort worth, Texas Rice 33, Air Force 14 MEINEKE CAR CARE TEXAS Dec. 28 Houston, Texas Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31RUSSELL ATHLETIC Dec. 28 Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 (ot)ADVOCARE 1000 INDEPENDENCE Dec. 28 Shreveport, La. Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY Dec. 27 San Diego, Calif. Baylor 49, UCLA 26BELK Dec. 27 Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati 48, Duke 34MILITARY PRES. BY NORTHROP GRUZMAN Dec. 27 Washington, D.C. San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA Dec. 26 Detroit, Mich. Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21sHeRATon HAwAi’i Dec. 24 Honolulu, Hawaii sMU 43, Fresno state 10 MAACO LAS VEGAS Dec. 22 Las Vegas, Nev. Boise State 28, Washington 26R+l CARRieRs new oRleAns Dec. 22 new orleans, la. louisiana-lafayette 43, east Carolina 34 BeeF ‘o’ BRADY’s Dec. 21 st. Petersburg, Fla. UCF 38, Ball state 17 SDCCU POINSETTIA Dec. 20 San Diego, Calif. BYU 23, San Diego State 6FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO Dec. 15 Boise, Idaho Utah State 41, Toledo 15GILDAN NEW MEXICO Dec. 15 Albuquerque, N.M. Arizona 49, Nevada 48

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THURsDAY, AUGUsT 29 Western Carolina at Middle TennesseeTulsa at Bowling Green

FRiDAY, AUGUsT 30 Florida Atlantic at Miami (Fla.)

sATURDAY, AUGUsT 31 Old Dominion at East CarolinaFIU at MarylandLouisiana Tech at NC StateMiami (Ohio) at MarshallIdaho at North TexasRice at Texas A&MTexas State at Southern MissJackson State at TulaneUAB at TroyUTSA at New Mexico

THURsDAY, sePTeMBeR 5 e Florida Atlantic at east Carolina

sATURDAY, sePTeMBeR 7 UCF at FIULamar at Louisiana TechGardner-Webb at MarshallMiddle Tennessee at North CarolinaNorth Texas at OhioSouthern Miss at NebraskaSouth Alabama at TulaneColorado State at TulsaUAB at LSUNew Mexico at UTEPOklahoma State at UTSA

THURsDAY, sePTeMBeR 12 e Tulane at louisiana Tech

sATURDAY, sePTeMBeR 14 Virginia Tech at East CarolinaFlorida Atlantic at South FloridaBethune-Cookman at FIUMarshall at OhioMemphis at Middle TennesseeBall State at North TexasKansas at RiceSouthern Miss at ArkansasTulsa at OklahomaUTEP at New Mexico StateUTSA at Arizona

sATURDAY, sePTeMBeR 21 e Middle Tennessee at Florida AtlanticFIU at LouisvilleLouisiana Tech at KansasMarshall at Virginia TechNorth Texas at GeorgiaHouston at RiceTulane at SyracuseNorthwestern State at UABe UTsA at UTeP

THURsDAY, sePTeMBeR 26 Iowa State at Tulsa

FRiDAY, sePTeMBeR 27 Middle Tennessee at BYU

sATURDAY, sePTeMBeR 28 East Carolina at North Carolinae Florida Atlantic at RiceLouisiana Tech vs. Army (in Dallas)Southern Miss at Boise StateTulane at Louisiana-MonroeUAB at VanderbiltUTEP at Colorado StateHouston at UTSA

sATURDAY, oCToBeR 5 e east Carolina at Middle Tennesseee Florida Atlantic at UABe FiU at southern Misse louisiana Tech at UTePe UTsA at Marshalle north Texas at Tulanee Rice at Tulsa

sATURDAY, oCToBeR 12 e east Carolina at Tulanee Marshall at Florida Atlantice UAB at FiUe Middle Tennessee at north Texase Rice at UTsAe Tulsa at UTeP

sATURDAY, oCToBeR 19 e southern Miss at east Carolinae north Texas at louisiana TechRice at New Mexico State

THURsDAY, oCToBeR 24 e Marshall at Middle Tennessee

sATURDAY, oCToBeR 26 Florida Atlantic at Auburne louisiana Tech at FiUe north Texas at southern Misse UTeP at Ricee Tulsa at Tulanee UAB at UTsA

sATURDAY, noVeMBeR 2 e east Carolina at FiUe Tulane at Florida Atlantice southern Miss at Marshalle Middle Tennessee at UABe Rice at north Texase UTsA at TulsaUTEP at Texas A&M

sATURDAY, noVeMBeR 9 e Tulsa at east Carolinae FiU at Middle Tennesseee southern Miss at louisiana Teche UAB at Marshalle UTeP at north Texase Tulane at UTsA

THURsDAY, noVeMBeR 14 e Marshall at Tulsa

sATURDAY, noVeMBeR 16 e UAB at east Carolinae Florida Atlantic at southern Misse FiU at UTePe louisiana Tech at Rice

sATURDAY, noVeMBeR 23 e East Carolina at NC StateNew Mexico State at Florida Atlantice Marshall at FiUe Tulsa at louisiana Teche Middle Tennessee at southern Misse UTsA at north Texase Rice at UABe UTeP at Tulane

FRiDAY, noVeMBeR 29 e FiU at Florida Atlantic

sATURDAY, noVeMBeR 30 e east Carolina at Marshalle louisiana Tech at UTsAe UTeP at Middle Tennesseee north Texas at Tulsae Tulane at Ricee southern Miss at UAB

sATURDAY, DeCeMBeR 7 C-USA Championship Game

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