THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Table Of Contents American Athletic Conference................................ 2-3 Commissioner Mike Aresco.................................... 4-5 Conference Staff.................................................... 7-11 College Football Playoff.............................................12 American Bowl Lineup..............................................13 The American On Television......................................14 The American Digital Network..................................15 American Athletic Conference Notebook.............16-18 The Teams East Division UCF Knights.........................................................19-24 School Quick Facts..............................................19 Storylines & Schedule........................................ 20 Coaching Staff.................................................... 21 Coaching Records............................................... 22 2015 Statistics & Results.................................... 23 Year-By-Year Results.......................................... 24 Cincinnati Bearcats.............................................. 25-30 UConn Huskies.....................................................31-36 East Carolina Pirates.............................................37-42 USF Bulls............................................................. 43-48 Temple Owls....................................................... 49-54 West Division Houston Cougars................................................. 55-60 Memphis Tigers....................................................61-66 Navy Midshipmen................................................67-72 SMU Mustangs................................................... 73-78 Tulane Green Wave.............................................. 79-84 Tulsa Golden Hurricane........................................ 85-90 American Athletic Conference Almanac 2015 In Review.................................................... 92-99 Final Standings................................................... 92 Bowl Results....................................................... 92 Postseason Awards............................................ 93 All-Conference Teams......................................... 93 NCAA Leaders.................................................... 94 Conference Individual Leaders...................... 95-96 Conference Team Leaders..............................97-98 The American Football Championship................ 99 Record Book Individual Records............................................ 100-112 Team Records....................................................113-119 Annual Leaders.................................................120-121 Annual Standings.....................................................122 Year-By-Year History.................................................123 Coaching Records....................................................124 Series Results..................................................125-128 National Award Winners...................................129-134 All-Time Polls....................................................135-145 American vs. Ranked Teams....................................146 The American and the NFL.....................................147 All-Time Bowl Appearances.............................148-149 National Bowl Results......................................150-155 American Athletic Conference Media Services.......156 Media Relations Directory.......................................IBC
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American Athletic Conference Staff Commissioner.............................................................................................................. Michael L. Aresco Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration)............................................................Donna DeMarco Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting)..................................................................Tom Odjakjian Chief Financial Officer...........................................................................................................Stacy Martin Associate Commissioner (Communications and External Relations) ........................Bernadette Cafarelli Associate Commissioner (Football) ...................................................................................... Scott Draper Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance) ....................................................... Ellen Ferris Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball)........................................................................ To be named Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)................................................................Barbara Jacobs Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration and Championships).............................. James Siedliski Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)................................................................Barbara Jacobs Assistant Commissioner (Communications)....................................................................... Chuck Sullivan Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration and Championships)..............................Robert Weygand Senior Director of Compliance..............................................................................................Andrea Dahly Senior Director of Communications and Digital Media........................................................ To be named Senior Director of Football Operations............................................................................... Michael Costa Director of Broadcast Scheduling...................................................................................... Michael Coyne Director of Business Affairs....................................................................................................Karen Giblin Director of Communications..................................................................................... Chevonne Mansfield Director of Branding and Sport Administration........................................................Catherine Carmignani Director of Sport Administration and Championships.........................................................Patrick Colbert Assistant to the Commissioner..........................................................................................Lisa Zanecchia Assistant Director of Digital Communications.......................................................................Jamie Corun Assistant Director of Digital Media and Reporter................................................................. Hali Oughton Executive Assistant for Administration.................................................................................. Lois DeBlois Administrative Assistant...................................................................................................... Wanda Factor Receptionist.....................................................................................................................Kathy Kirkpatrick Administrative Fellow...............................................................................................................Kauri Black Communications Intern........................................................................................................Taylor Alward Communications Intern...............................................................................................Christina Anderson Compliance Intern.................................................................................................................Lauren Doby Video Production Intern..........................................................................................................Kyle Coulter Coordinator of Football Officiating...................................................................................... Terry McAulay Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium Coordinator............................................................Curtis Shaw Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating............................................................ Debbie Williamson
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THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The American Athletic Conference consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has written an impressive list of accomplishments, both in the competitive arena and the classroom. In the course of its first three seasons, The American has taken its place at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics, with a collection of national team and individual championships and football and men’s and women’s basketball postseason victories that place The American among the elite Division I FBS conferences. The league has produced four NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – two New Year’s Six bowl champions, and two individuals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, reached the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT, qualified for the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship and registered a top-10 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The American Athletic Conference was one of six finalists for the 2016 Sports Business Journal Sports League of the Year award, along with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, the National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour. The American was the only entity from college athletics to be so honored. In football, three American Athletic Conference teams were in the final College Football Playoff rankings of 2015, while two teams from The American were ranked in the top 20 of the final national polls in both 2013 and 2015. Eight of The American’s 12 football teams played in bowl games to cap the 2015 season as Houston defeated Florida State in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and Navy beat Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl. Houston’s finish at No. 8 nationally
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gave The American a top-10 team in the final national polls for the second time in the league’s three seasons. UCF finished No. 10 in the 2013 rankings after the Knights’ Fiesta Bowl win against Baylor. In 2014, The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any league, when conference teams were a combined 13-4, and the league sent four teams to the 2016 NCAA Championship. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer, men’s golf, and men’s track and field. Individual teams in The American have enjoyed unprecedented success since the conference’s formation. Houston went 13-1 in the 2015 football season, setting a school record for wins, while Navy won a program-record 11 games in its first season in the conference, also in 2015. The 2014 season saw Memphis finish with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938, while Temple enjoyed its first 10-win season in 2015. That kind of success has led to an across-the-board increase in football attendance. The American Athletic Conference had four of the top six teams in average attendance gain from 2015 to 2016, while the conference as a whole realized a 9.1-percent increase at the turnstiles. Cincinnati, Houston and Temple all set single-game attendance records at their respective facilities Under The American’s banner, SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking. The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth, 10th and 11th national championships. American Athletic Conference student-athletes have distinguished themselves in all facets of intercollegiate athletics. Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bednarik Award and the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player in 2015, while Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. UConn basketball standout Breanna Stewart finished her career as the most decorated player in college basketball history as she was chosen as the consensus national player of the
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE year for the third time and became the first player be named four times as the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four. Reynolds and Stewart were selected as the winners of the 2016 AAU James E. Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athletes, marking only the second time in the 86-year history of the award that multiple winners were chosen. Additionally, SMU’s Avery Acker was chosen as the Division I women’s volleyball Academic All-America of the Year in 2015, while Navy offensive guard E.K. Binns was one of 12 finalists nationally for the Campbell Trophy, which is presented by the National Football Foundation to the top scholar-athlete in college football. Tulsa soccer standout Katy Riojas was the winner of the 2016 NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, while Golden Hurricane rower Emalia Seto won the 2016 NCAA Jim McKay Scholarship. Two student-athletes from The American earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in the conference’s first three years. American Athletic Conference alumni have made their mark in professional sports as well. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. More recently, a number of American Athletic Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. The American has had two first-round picks in football in each of the last three seasons, while the conference produced four first-round picks, including the top three selections, in the 2016 WNBA Draft. The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which provide the conference with outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports television. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which was played in 2015, was televised
by ABC as part of Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conferencecontrolled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament is televised, including the championship game, which is on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games are carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games. American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in a New Year’s Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, The American holds primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans. The American Athletic Conference serves its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, which serves as the home of The American Digital Network, and meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
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THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Mike Aresco Commissioner Mike Aresco has established himself as one of the leading figures in intercollegiate sports as commissioner of the American Athletic Conference. Aresco, who was named to his current position Aug. 14, 2012, has overseen a strategic reinvention of the conference, which has quickly become one of the premier conferences in the nation. Conference teams have won four NCAA Championships and two New Year’s Six bowl games since the 2012-13 academic year. The American’s inaugural year produced a remarkable string of accomplishments as UCF won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball as American Athletic Conference teams had the best postseason winning percentage of any conference in men’s basketball. The league sent four teams to the NCAA tournament and saw SMU advance to the championship game of the NIT. The American was the only conference to have a Bowl Championship Series win and teams in the Men’s Final Four, the Women’s Final Four and the College World Series in 2013-14. Teams from the conference finished in the national top 10 in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, baseball and men’s golf. More recently, The American produced three teams in the final College Football Playoff poll of 2015, including Houston, which defeated Florida State in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and finished No. 8 in the final national rankings with a 13-1 record. Navy, in its first year as a member of
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the conference, finished No. 18 nationally after a school-record 11 wins in 2015. UConn went on to win its fourth straight NCAA title in women’s basketball, while The American sent four teams to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Among the milestones reached in Aresco’s tenure have been the announcement of a conference football championship game for the first time in 2015 and the league’s successful staging of its own postseason bowl game, the Miami Beach Bowl, in 2014. In the wake of the changes created by college sports realignment, Aresco moved quickly to solidify the conference, leading negotiations that resulted in the most favorable financial terms for the conference’s football schools, after the withdrawal of the non-football-playing schools, as well as the 2013-14 launch of the renamed and rebranded conference. He simultaneously led the negotiations that resulted in television contracts with ESPN and CBS Sports, which have given the conference unprecedented national exposure and branding with the two industry leaders in sports television. Aresco then quickly and successfully organized the process whereby the conference was renamed the American Athletic Conference – a name that was immediately accepted nationally – and he also oversaw the process that resulted in the conference’s popular graphic identity. He has also successfully worked with the conference schools to arrive at an equitable distribution of existing revenue for the current and new conference institutions, bringing about a period of cohesiveness that is unprecedented in the
league’s history. He has restructured the conference office staff to maximize efficiency and better serve the needs of the membership. Among his other significant accomplishments on behalf of the American Athletic Conference were the spearheading of expansion efforts, which resulted in the addition of East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa as of July 1, 2014, and Navy as a football member in 2015; launching The American Digital Network; successful site negotiations for the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball championships; and the launching of a brand marketing campaign. Additionally, Aresco brokered a multi-year marketing rights agreement with IMG College, the industry leader in collegiate sports marketing, and oversaw the development of The American’s new football bowl lineup, which features numerous annual matchups against the nation’s other top conferences. Included in that lineup is the Miami Beach Bowl – a bowl game that is owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference in a first-of-its-kind venture. Aresco’s first months were marked by his successful efforts to ensure the conference’s place within the College Football Playoff. Aresco was instrumental in securing the arrangement that puts the American Athletic Conference champion in a New Year’s Day system bowl if it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of five conferences.
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Aresco has played an active role in the formation of the College Football Playoff, serving on the College Football Playoff Management Committee and helping to select the 13 members of the CFP Selection Committee. Aresco also serves on the College Football Playoff Television and Site Selection committees. In basketball, Aresco has secured the conference’s participation in The Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium, L.L.C., partnering with the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, the Ohio Valley Conference and the Southland Conference to ensure that the highest-quality game officials are assigned to American Athletic Conference contests. Aresco is a member of the Conference Commissioners Association enforcement working group and women’s basketball working group. He serves on the board of managers for both College Football Officiating, LLC, and Men’s College Basketball, LLC. He is also a member of the FBS commissioners’ media subcommittee. He is a charter member of the steering committee of the Columbia University/ New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation and serves on the board of the National Sports Marketing Network. Aresco has been a leader in the NCAA governance redesign efforts and a strong and articulate spokesman in various forums for the integrity of the collegiate model. Aresco came to the conference from CBS Sports where he was Executive Vice President, Programming. He was responsible for all college sports programming for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Aresco oversaw the acquisition and management of CBS Sports college properties, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, regularseason college basketball and football, conference basketball championship games, football bowl games and other programming. His responsibilities included game selection and scheduling, day-to-day operations, contract negotiations, identification of future acquisitions, development of programming strategies and coordination of new media and marketing initiatives. Aresco played an integral role in the landmark deal that created the CBS Sports-Turner Broadcasting partnership, which resulted in the acquisition of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship rights through 2024. He managed the complex 14-year agreement that provides expand
ed national broadcast and cable coverage of the NCAA basketball championship. Aresco also was instrumental in the CBS Television Network’s groundbreaking bundled rights agreement with the NCAA, which granted CBS exclusive rights to the NCAA tournament from 2003 through 2010. The 2010 NCAA Championship won a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category. Aresco also played a key role in negotiating NCAA marketing agreements and in creating a partnership with IMG and the NCAA to assist in acquiring new NCAA corporate sponsors. He also was a significant contributor in the development of new media platforms for the NCAA Championship, including March Madness On Demand, a highly successful streaming platform. In 2008, Aresco negotiated a historic 15-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference to televise the league’s football and basketball games. The agreement also provided multiple new media rights for CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS Interactive. He forged numerous basketball agreements with major conferences and negotiated 10-year extensions of the Army-Navy and Notre Dame-Navy football rivalries. Aresco was the creator and executive producer of The Tony Barnhart Show and Courtside with Seth Davis, both of which aired on the CBS Sports Network. In 2004, he was appointed by the late NCAA President Myles Brand to the Basketball Partnership, a select panel whose mission was to explore ways to improve and promote college basketball. Aresco joined CBS Sports from ESPN where he was responsible for overseeing the acquisition, scheduling and development of long-term
strategies for all ESPN college sports properties. Earlier in his tenure at ESPN, he was responsible for programming a wide variety of sports properties, including College Football Association, Big Ten, and Pac-10 college football, NCAA events, including early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament, the College World Series and various professional sports events, including thoroughbred racing, Top Rank Boxing, CFL football, Australian Rules Football, rodeo and yachting. He was the architect of ESPN’s signature Thursday night college football series and helped develop ESPN’s Bowl Week. He joined ESPN in 1984 as Counsel and was named Assistant General Counsel in 1988 before moving to the programming department. Aresco is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, history), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts (M.A., international relations), where he held a John Moors Cabot Scholarship, and the University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.). He practiced law privately in Hartford, Connecticut, for several years. Aresco is a regular speaker and expert panelist at national symposiums and seminars on the topics of college athletics and sports television. He was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Award by the UConn School of Law Alumni Association and was elected to the Middletown (Connecticut) Sports Hall of Fame in January of 2015. Aresco and his wife, Sharon, have two adult sons: Matthew, an Emmy-nominated television producer who lives in Connecticut with his wife, Elizabeth; and Brett, an actor who lives in New York City.
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2015-16 American Athletic Conference Champions
National Honors
Sport....................................................... Regular-Season...................................Postseason Women’s Cross Country..................................................................................................Tulsa Men’s Cross Country.......................................................................................................Tulsa Women’s Soccer..................................... UConn.......................................................Cincinnati Men’s Soccer.......................................... SMU.................................................................Tulsa Football.................................................... Temple, Houston, Navy..............................Houston Women’s Volleyball................................. SMU Men’s Swimming & Diving................................................................................. East Carolina Women’s Swimming & Diving......................................................................................... SMU Men’s Indoor Track & Field.........................................................................................Houston Women’s Indoor Track & Field...................................................................................... UConn Men’s Basketball..................................... Temple.......................................................... UConn Women’s Basketball............................... UConn........................................................... UConn Men’s Tennis..................................................................................................................... USF Women’s Tennis..............................................................................................................Tulsa Women’s Golf.............................................................................................................Houston Men’s Golf......................................................................................................................... USF Men’s Outdoor Track & Field......................................................................................Houston Women’s Outdoor Track & Field...............................................................................Cincinnati Softball..................................................... USF..................................................................Tulsa Women’s Rowing.............................................................................................................. UCF Baseball................................................... Tulane........................................................... UConn
NCAA Team Championships (4) UConn Men’s Basketball - 2014 UConn Women’s Basketball - 2014, 2015, 2016
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NCAA Individual Championships (3) Joao DeLucca, Louisville Men’s Swimming & Diving 100-yard freestyle - 2014 200-yard freestyle - 2014 Bryson Dechambeau, SMU Men’s Golf - 2015 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships (2) Sam Bombaugh, Louisville Indoor Track & Field - 2014 Emily Juhl, Louisville Women’s Volleyball - 2014
CONFERENCE STAFF Donna DeMarco
Tom Odjakjian
Donna DeMarco has been part of the conference staff since 1988 and has been Senior Associate Commissioner for Administration since 2009. DeMarco serves as The American’s chief operating officer, overseeing the organizational aspects of the conference, including management of the conference staff. As the conference’s primary administrator, she ensures that direct lines of communication exist between the conference office and the 12 member institutions. Additionally, DeMarco assists with overall administration and management of conference matters pertaining to service, governance and facilitation. DeMarco has further oversight of the fiscal, legal and business affairs of The American and is the conference’s liaison with institutional personnel in those areas. She supervises the approval of the conference’s annual operating budget, ensures appropriate legal contract review and manages the league’s human resource operation. Before taking on her current role, DeMarco had been Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball from 2006-09, during which time she was the primary administrator for one of the conference’s most successful and high-profile sports. DeMarco was the conference’s Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration from 1996-2006, overseeing all operational and governance matters for 23 conference sports. She began her career as an administrative assistant for Public Relations & Championships in 1988 before being promoted to Director of Championship Operations and subsequently Assistant Commissioner for Championships. DeMarco completed a term on the NCAA Division I Administration Cabinet — which is responsible for addressing governance issues, the Division I membership process and all committee selections — in July of 2015. She was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee from 1999-2003 and served as the committee chair from 2000-03. DeMarco is a 1987 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism.
Tom Odjakjian, who serves as the Senior Associate Commissioner for Broadcasting and Digital Content, is a longtime veteran of the conference’s senior staff, having joined the office from ESPN in 1995 as Associate Commissioner. Odjakjian has oversight of all external conference content, including its digital content, and is The American’s primary liaison with the league’s television partners, managing those relationships on a daily basis. Odjakjian has been the conference’s primary point person for a number of significant television agreements, including The American’s current partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports that have given member institutions unprecedented exposure. Under the conference’s current agreement, all conference-controlled football and men’s basketball games will be televised, with nearly 90 percent of the football games and more than 90 percent of the men’s basketball games available on either national broadcast or national cable platforms. Odjakjian also has direct involvement in the assembly of The American’s annual schedules in football and men’s and women’s basketball, in order to fulfill the network’s contractual obligations and maximize exposure for the conference while balancing institutional schedules. Odjakjian served in various executive roles at ESPN from 198194, including as the director of college sports. He was responsible for negotiation, acquisition, scheduling and budget supervision for the network’s collegiate sports programming. Odjakjian was the architect behind the creation of ESPN’s basketball Championship Week and football Bowl Week and had a hand in the network’s NFL, NBA, NHL and Olympic sports programming. Prior to joining ESPN, Odjakjian also served as Associate Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and Assistant Sports Information Director at Princeton University. While at ESPN, in 1994, he was named as The Most Influential Person in College Sports by College Sports Magazine and was tabbed as one of the four most influential people in college basketball by Sporting News in 1990. Odjakjian is a 1976 graduate of Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business. He played football and baseball as an undergraduate and was the recipient of George Wharton Pepper Prize, Lafayette’s most prestigious honor.
Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration)
Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting)
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CONFERENCE STAFF Scott Draper
Associate Commissioner (Football) Scott Draper joined the American Athletic Conference staff in April 2014 as Associate Commissioner for Football. Draper is the conference’s primary football administrator and contact for all football initiatives and programs, including scheduling, officiating, operations and bowl relationships. As the conference’s liaison with administrators and coaches from each member institution, Draper works with the commissioner on football budgets and special projects and also provides oversight of the Miami Beach Bowl and The American Athletic Conference Football Championship. Draper joined The American after most recently serving as Associate Director of Athletics and Director of Development for Athletics at Albion College, a position he held since 2011. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations at the University of Michigan, where he was a key staff member of teams that won four Big Ten Football championships, four Rose Bowls, played in 12 bowl games and won the 1997 National Championship. In his role, he supervised football sport administration, strength and conditioning, equipment operations, and athletic training operations. He also served as sport administrator and liaison to admissions, academic services, compliance and eligibility, and dining and housing. Previously, he was a Football Offensive Graduate Assistant (1995-97) and Assistant Video Coordinator (1992-95) at the University of Michigan. Draper holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies from Eastern Michigan University (1994). He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Madonna University in 2012.
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Terry McAulay
Coordinator of Football Officiating Terry McAulay has been the conference’s Coordinator of Football Officiating since 2008. He is responsible for the development, training, recruitment and evaluation of football officials within the conference. McAulay has served as an NFL referee since 2001 and he has worked five conference championship games and two Super Bowls (XXXIX and XLIII). He was a side judge for four years before becoming a referee. Before working at the NFL, McAulay was a referee with the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. His college officiating career began in 1989. While working for the ACC, McAulay was the referee for the 1998 BCS National Championship Game which was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami. McAulay earned a bachelor’s degree from LSU in 1981 and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins in 1989.
Michael Costa
Senior Director of Football Administration Michael Costa joined the full-time conference staff in 2011 as Assistant Director of Football & Video Administration and was promoted to his current position in 2016. Costa assists in all football administrative tasks and coordinates the conference’s football video operations. He is the primary point person for all logistical operations associated with the American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played for the first time in 2015 and has oversight duties with the Miami Beach Bowl. Costa spent the 2010-11 season as the conference’s football and video administration assistant. Before coming to the conference, Costa served as a football game day operations intern with the Atlantic Coast Conference and assisted with the South Florida Host Committee for Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. Originally from Lynchburg, Virginia, Costa is a graduate of Guilford College and holds a master’s degree in sports management from Florida State University.
CONFERENCE STAFF Stacy Martin
Chief Financial Officer Stacy Martin joined the American Athletic Conference as Chief Financial Officer in May of 2015. Before joining The American, Martin had been Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance and Administration at the University of Memphis since 2012 Before joining the staff at Memphis, Martin served as Assistant Athletic Director for Business at Kansas State. She served for eight years at her alma mater, San Jose State University, as Senior Associate Athletic Director and COO. She is a recent PastPresident and five-year Executive Committee member of the Collegiate Athletic Business Management Association, has partnered with the NCAA on the development of a Global Business Travel Association workshop for athletic business officers, and was the tournament manager of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball South Regional. Martin holds an undergraduate degree, cum laude, in business administration, with a concentration in corporate financial management, and an MBA in finance, both from San Jose State University. Additionally, she serves as a member of the Global Business Travel Association Sports Committee and has participated in the Sports Management Institute’s Executive Education Program
Bernadette Cafarelli
Associate Commissioner (Communications) Bernadette Cafarelli joined the American Athletic Conference as associate commissioner for communications in January of 2016. Cafarelli came to The American after spending the last 22 years at the University of Notre Dame, most recently as assistant athletics director/media relations. Cafarelli worked as the primary contact for Notre Dame’s men’s basketball program, while she coordinated game management operations for Irish football games, including press box management. Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Cafarelli served as assistant director of marketing, promotions and media relations at Providence College for eight years. She began her career as assistant sports information director at the College of William & Mary. Cafarelli has been a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America’s Academic All-America committee for 25 years, including the last three years as the committee co-chair. Cafarelli earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Notre Dame and holds a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University. She was the 2000 recipient of CoSIDA’s Lester Jordan Award, for outstanding contribution to the Academic All-America program, accepted the CoSIDA Arch Ward Award for excellence in 2016, served on CoSIDA’s University Division Management Advisory Council from 2010-12, and was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2013.
Ellen Ferris
Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance) Ellen Ferris joined the American Athletic Conference staff in October of 2013 as Associate Commissioner for Governance and Compliance. Ferris’ responsibilities include coordination and administration of the conference’s dayto-day compliance services with member institutions, including interpretative support and rules education. Before joining the conference staff, Ferris served as Associate Vice President for Athletic Compliance at the University of Southern California. She also served four years at the NCAA and was the Assistant Commissioner for Compliance Services at the Big Sky Conference for three years. Ferris sits on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Athletic Compliance and has been a member of the NAAC Reasonable Standards Committee, the NCAA Division I Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee, the Division I Management Council and the Division I Men’s Tennis Committee Ferris holds an undergraduate degree in education from Texas State University-San Marcos and a master’s degree in sport management from the United States Sports Academy. She holds a juris doctor degree from Southern Methodist University.
Barbara Jacobs
Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) Barbara Jacobs, who has worked with the conference since 1995, was promoted to her current position of Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball in July of 2014. Jacobs oversees all aspects of The American’s women’s basketball operations, including television, scheduling, branding and messaging, and management of the conference championship. Jacobs was the Secretary/Rules Editor for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee from 1998-2006 and was the tournament manager for the 2004 NCAA East Regional. She was named Vice President of the CCA Coordinators of Officials from 1997-99 and was President from 1999-2001. Jacobs was head coach at Syracuse from 1978-93, helping the Orange to the 1985 Big East title. She was named Big East Coach of the Year in 1988. Jacobs was the head coach at Hartwick prior to leading the Syracuse program. During her eight-year tenure at Hartwick, she was also the head field hockey coach, head men’s tennis coach, coordinator of women’s athletics and a tenured professor of physical education. Jacobs was inducted into the Syracuse Orange Plus Hall of Fame in 1990 and to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Jacobs holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse and a master’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland.
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CONFERENCE STAFF James Siedliski
Chuck Sullivan
James Siedliski was promoted to his current position of Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships in 2006. Siedliski oversees management and operations of the conference’s 18 Olympic sport programs, including scheduling, officiating, policy-making and oversight of postseason championships. He additionally serves as tournament manager for The American’s annual men’s basketball championship and is the conference’s liaison with member institutions with all matters pertaining to Olympic sport administration. In addition to his duties with the conference, Siedliski was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee for three years, and chaired the committee in 2013. Siedliski came to the conference in 1998 as Director of Sport Administration and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Sport Administration in 2000 before assuming his current role on the conference’s senior staff. Before joining the conference, Siedliski had been Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of USA Track & Field. Siedliski is a 1989 graduate of Rutgers University.
Chuck Sullivan joined the conference as Director of Communications in August 2007 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2014. Sullivan manages the day-to-day communications operations for The American’s 21 Division I sports and serves as the primary external relations contact for football. Sullivan has served on the media coordination staff for the College Football Playoff, the BCS National Championship and the NCAA Final Four. Before coming to the conference, Sullivan served as Director of Athletic Communications at Harvard from 2003-07, where he managed the communications efforts for the nation’s largest intercollegiate athletics program. He also served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications at Bryant from 19992003. He was the Sports Information Director at UMass Boston from 1995-99. Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of Boston University.
Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)
Assistant Commissioner (Communications)
Robert Weygand Jr.
Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships) Robert Weygand joined the conference staff in 2004 and serves as Assistant Commissioner of Sport Administration and Championships. Weygand serves as one of the primary administrators and contacts for several American Athletic Conference sports and is the lead office liaison for communication with member schools’ administrators, coaching staffs and game officials. He provides on-site management of select conference championships, oversees regular-season scheduling and is the conference’s liaison with the members’ sports medicine group. Weygand served as Director of Sport Administration since 2007 after spending three years as Assistant Director of Sport Administration. Weygand is a 2002 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in sports medicine. He earned a master’s degree in education from Springfield College in 2004.
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CONFERENCE STAFF Andrea Dahly
Senior Director of Compliance
Joined Conference Staff 2014
Patrick Colbert
Director of Sport Administration & Championships
Joined Conference Staff 2012
Chevonne Mansfield
Director of Communications
Joined Conference Staff 2014
Joined Conference Staff 2013
Catherine Carmignani
Michael Coyne
Director of Branding & Sport Administration
Director of Broadcast Scheduling
Joined Conference Staff 2012
Joined Conference Staff 2006
Assistant Director of Digital Communications
Assistant Director of Digital Media and Reporter
Hali Oughton
Lisa Zanecchia
Joined Conference Staff 2012
Joined Conference Staff 2014
Joined Conference Staff 1982
Jamie Corun
Lois DeBlois
Executive Assistant for Administration
Joined Conference Staff 1991
Kauri Black
Assistant to the Commissioner
Wanda Factor
Kathy Kirkpatrick
Joined Conference Staff 1999
Joined Conference Staff 1990
Administrative Assistant
Receptionist
Administrative Fellow
Communications Intern
Taylor Alward
Christina Anderson
Joined Conference Staff 2015
Joined Conference Staff 2016
Joined Conference Staff 2016
Lauren Doby
Karen Giblin
Director of Business Affairs
Communications Intern
Kyle Coulter
Compliance Intern
Video Production Intern
Joined Conference Staff 2016
Joined Conference Staff 2016
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF The College Football Playoff (CFP) is a big success. Fans, including many who are new to the sport, enjoy it. The first College Football Playoff semifinals and national championship were the three most-viewed programs in cable television history.
Every Game Counts
The playoff preserves the excitement and significance of college football’s unique regular season where every game counts.
Four Teams
The selection committee ranks the teams based on championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, comparative outcomes of common opponents and other factors.
2016-17 College Football Playoff Schedule SEMIFINAL Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 31, 2016 3 p.m./7 p.m. ET, ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. SEMIFINAL Fiesta Bowl December 31, 2016 3 p.m./7 p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Two Days
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day belong to college football, with two semifinal games and four other top bowl games continuing a wonderful tradition. The two teams winning the playoff semifinals compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship. That game is in a different city each year, always on a Monday night.
Universal Access
Every FBS team has equal access to the College Football Playoff based on its performance. No team automatically qualifies.
Governance
University presidents and chancellors from all 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame serve on the CFP Board of Managers and govern the administrative operations, with commissioners (the Management Committee) managing the event. A small staff in the playoff office in Irving, Texas, carries out the detailed responsibilities.
Selection Committee
A talented group of high-integrity individuals with experience as coaches, student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors, comprise the selection committee. Members of the committee are: Kirby Hocutt (chair), Barry Alvarez, Jeff Bower, Lloyd Carr, Herb Deromedi, Tom Jernstedt, Bobby Johnson, Jeff Long, Rob Mullens, Dan Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice, Steve Wieberg and Tyrone Willingham.
Selection Committee Responsibilities • • • • •
Rank the top 25 teams and assign the top four to semifinal sites. Assign teams to New Year’s bowls Create competitive matchups Attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat appearances Consider geography
Participants In New Year’s Bowls
Both participants in the Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls are contracted outside the playoff arrange ment (Big Ten and Pac-12 to Rose Bowl; SEC and Big 12 to Sugar Bowl; ACC to Orange Bowl against the highest ranked available team from the SEC, Big Ten and Notre Dame). If a conference champion qualifies for the playoff, then the bowl will choose a replacement from that conference. When those bowls host the semifinals and their contracted conference champions do not qualify, then the dis placed champion(s) will play in one of the other New Year’s bowls. When not hosting semifinals, the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowls will welcome displaced conference champions and the top-ranked champion from a non-contract conference. The highest-ranked available teams will fill any other berths. The selection committee will make the pairings.
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Capital One Orange Bowl December 30, 2016 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual January 1, 2017 5 p.m. ET, ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.
Goodyear Cotton Bowl January 2, 2017 1 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Allstate Sugar Bowl January 2, 2016 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP January 9, 2017 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
BOWL PARTNERSHIPS The American Bowl Lineup In addition to the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Bowls, The American will have either a primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl games during its current six-year bowl cycle. The American works annually with its member schools and bowl partners to create the most sensible and attractive postseason matchups. The Miami Beach Bowl was played for the first time in 2014 at state-of-the-art Marlins Park in Miami, which sits on the site of the historic Orange Bowl stadium. An American Athletic Conference plays in the bowl each year, beginning with last year’s matchup against Brigham Young. Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference are scheduled for future years, though institutions from other conferences also will have the opportunity to participate. The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman takes place at NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, while the events and activities surrounding the game are based in Washington, D.C. The American Athletic Conference will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference each year in the current cycle. The Birmingham Bowl takes place at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The American/Big East has partnered with the bowl since its inception in the 2006 season. The American Athletic Conference will annually face an opponent from the Southeastern Conference. The St. Petersburg Bowl is played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The American Athletic Conference will supply a team to the bowl during each year of the six-year cycle. Conference USA will play in the game in 2015, 2017 and 2019, while the Atlantic Coast Conference provides the opposing team in 2014, 2016 and 2018. The Marmot Boca Raton Bowl began in 2014 and will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 17, 2016 • 5:30 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Miami Beach Bowl
Marlins Park • Miami, Fla.
Dec. 19, 2016 • 2:30 p.m. ET • ESPN
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 20, 2016 • 7 p.m. ET • ESPN
Boca Raton, Florida. The American representative will play a team from either the Mid-American Conference or Conference USA in 2016. The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. The American Athletic Conference sends a team to the bowl in 2014, 2016 and 2018. The opponent will be a Big 12 team in 2016 and 2018, with Conference USA as a secondary affiliation. The Popeyes Bahamas Bowl is played in at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The American Athletic Conference will face the Mid-American Conference or Conference USA in 2016 and 2018. The AutoNation Cure Bowl made its debut in 2015 at the newly renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. An American Athletic Conference team will be paired against an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The American Athletic Conference has agreed to play in the bowl in 2018 and 2019. The Hawai’i Bowl is played on Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium on the campus of the University of Hawaii. The American Athletic Conference will participate in the bowl in 2015, 2017 and 2019, facing an opponent from the Mountain West. In addition to the conference’s primary bowl affiliations, The American holds secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, as well as with other ESPN-owned bowls.
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 23, 2016 • 4:30 p.m. ET • ESPN
St. Petersburg Bowl
Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 23, 2016 • 11 a.m. ET • ESPN
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Md. Dec. 27, 2016 • 3:30 p.m. ET • ESPN
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Thomas A Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas Dec. 23, 2016 • 1 p.m. ET • ESPN
Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 29, 2016 • 2 p.m. ET • ESPN
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THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES
The American Athletic Conference will have an extensive schedule of games on national television. The following telecasts were known at press time. Other games will be added via the 12-day and 6-day advance selection process.
ABC
Sat, Sept. 3 Sat., Sept. 10
ESPN
Thu., Sept. 15 Fri., Sept. 23 Thu., Sept. 29 Thu., Oct. 6 Thu., Oct. 13 Fri., Oct. 21 Thu., Nov. 17
ABC or ESPN
Sat., Sept. 10 Sat., Dec. 3
ESPN2
Fri., Oct. 28 Fri., Nov. 4
ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 10 Sat., Sept. 17 Fri., Oct. 14
Oklahoma at Houston Tulsa at Ohio State
Noon 3:30 p.m.
CBS
Houston at Cincinnati * TCU at SMU UConn at Houston * Temple at Memphis * Navy at East Carolina * USF at Temple * Louisville at Houston
7:30 8 8 8 7:30 7 8
CBSSN
UCF at Michigan American Football Championship Navy at USF * Temple at UConn *
ESPN3
Thu., Sept. 1 Sat., Sept. 3 Sat., Sept. 10 Sat., Sept. 17
Noon Noon 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
North Carolina State at East Carolina Noon Kansas at Memphis Noon Memphis at Tulane * 8 p.m.
ESPN2 or ESPNU
Fri., Oct. 7
p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Tulane at UCF * SMU at Tulsa *
Fri., Sept. 2 Sat., Sept. 3 Sat., Sept. 10 Sat., Sept. 17 Sat., Oct. 1 Sat., Oct. 8 Sat., Oct. 22 Sat., Nov. 12 Fri., Nov. 18
FS1
Sat., Sept. 10
SNY
Sat., Sept. 17
SEC Network Sat., Sept. 17
8 p.m. 8 p.m.
UT Martin at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Maine at UConn 7 p.m. Tulane at Wake Forest 7 p.m. Western Carolina at East Carolina 6 p.m. South Carolina State at UCF 7 p.m. Southeast Missouri State at Memphis 7 p.m. Towson at USF 7 p.m. Lamar at Houston Noon Stony Brook at Temple 1 p.m. Southern at Tulane 8 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Tulsa 2 p.m. USF at Syracuse 3:30 p.m. Liberty at SMU 7 p.m. Navy at Tulane * 7 p.m.
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Sat., Nov. 5 Sat., Dec. 10
Navy vs. Notre Dame Navy vs. Army
11:30 a.m. 3 p.m.
Army at Temple Fordham at Navy San Jose State at Tulsa UConn at Navy * Northern Illinois at USF Maryland at UCF Navy at Air Force Cincinnati at UConn * Houston at Navy * Memphis at Navy * Tulsa at Navy * Memphis at Cincinnati *
7 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Noon 8 p.m.
SMU at Baylor
3:30 p.m.
Virginia at UConn
1:30 p.m.
East Carolina at South Carolina
Big Ten Network Sat., Sept. 10 Sat., Sept. 17
MW Network Sat., Sept. 24
Cincinnati at Purdue Temple at Penn State
Noon Noon
Tulsa at Fresno State
4:30 p.m.
American Sports Network Sat., Sept. 3
beIN Sports Sat., Sept. 24
4 p.m.
SMU at North Texas
7 p.m.
UCF at Florida International
7 p.m.
All times Eastern and subject to change. * American Athletic Conference game
THE AMERICAN DIGITAL NETWORK The most in-depth coverage of the 2016 American Athletic Conference football season can be found on The American Digital Network, the overthe-top streaming video platform of The American and its 12 member institutions. The American has extended its partnership with L2 Productions to provide video production services for more than 65 events annually on The American Digital Network through the 2018-19 academic year. The American and L2 Productions have collaborated on live video production of regular-season and championship events for the past two years. The American Digital Network more than 80 events in the 2015-16 season. All events are carried by professional-grade, multiple-camera productions which include accomplished play-by-play announcers and expert analysts. As a result of the partnership, The American Digital Network will continue to provide complete live video coverage of The American’s postseason championships in cross country, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and rowing. The ADN will also provide coverage of any games of the conference’s women’s soccer, men’s soccer, softball and baseball championships that are not carried by one of the conference’s television partners.
Additionally, The American Digital Network will provide coverage of regular-season women’s basketball games as well as select regular-season contests in soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball. The ADN will have full wraparound coverage of The American’s postseason championships in football and men’s and women’s basketball. In addition to its coverage of regular-season and championship events, The American Digital Network is the home for ondemand previews and game highlights as well as “The Rise,” a weekly look at the conference that includes scores, highlights and feature stories. The American Digital Network is also the primary source for coverage of the conference’s Summer Kickoff and Media Days in Newport, Rhode Island. Coverage in 2016 will once again include live segments from the podium, including roundtable discussions with The American’s 12 head coaches and the opening remarks by commissioner Mike Aresco. All of The American Digital Network productions are available on desktop, tablet, mobile and Roku devices at no charge. The ADN includes DVR functionality and immediate access to archived replays.
TheAmerican.org/DN
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Three’s Company The American Athletic Conference was one of five FBS leagues that had at least three 10-win teams in 2015 (Houston, Navy, Temple). The others were the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. Poll Position Houston finished the 2015 season ranked No. 8 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls. It was Houston’s highest finish in the AP poll since 1979, when the Cougars were No. 5. Navy was ranked No. 18 in both polls for the Midshipmen’s best AP finish since 1963 (No. 2). The Best Around Temple LB Tyler Matakevich was chosen as the 2015 winner of the Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player. The Company We Keep The American Athletic Conference ranked fifth among FBS conferences in winning percentage against other FBS opponents in 2015. Conference W-L Pct. 1. SEC 43-11 .796 2. Pac-12 28-11 .718 3. Big Ten 41-18 .695 4. Big 12 19-10 .655 5. American 23-23 .500 ACC 25-25 .500 7. MAC 15-34 .306 8. Conference USA 14-33 .298 9. Mountain West 11-32 .256 10. Sun Belt 7-32 .179
To Be The Best ... Houston was one of two schools nationally (along with Stanford) to go unbeaten in at least four games against top-25 opponents in 2015.
Back Where We Belong UConn and USF returned to postseason play for the first time since the 2010 season. Tulsa played in a bowl game for the first time since the 2012 campaign.
Rank And File Ten of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference have been ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship Series standings or the College Football Playoff committee rankings between 2008 and 2015. Team Years Ranked (2008-15) UCF 2010, 2013 Cincinnati 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 UConn 2008 East Carolina 2014 Houston 2009, 2011, 2015 Memphis 2015 Navy 2015 USF 2008, 2009 Temple 2015 Tulsa 2008
Moving The Turnstiles Average attendance at American Athletic Conference home stadiums improved by 9.1 percent in 2015. The average home crowd in The American was 31,842 in 2015 after an average of 21,193 in 2014. Temple drew 69,176 at Lincoln Financial Field for its season-opening win against Penn State and broke that mark with 69,280 against Notre Dame.
Crunch Time The American Athletic Conference has gone 2-0 in College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls or Bowl Championship Series games since the league’s formation in the 2013 season. Conference W-L Pct. 1. American 2-0 1.000 Mountain West 1-0 1.000 3. ACC 4-2 .667 4. Big Ten 5-3 .625 5. Pac-12 2-3 .400 6. SEC 3-5 .375 7. Big 12 2-4 .333 Veteran Presence The American Athletic Conference returns seven of its top 10 passing leaders from last season. YPG TD 1. Dane Evans, Tulsa 333.2 25 2. Paxton Lynch, Memphis 290.6 28 3. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati 277.7 19 4. Blake Kemp, East Carolina 241.6 16 5. P.J. Walker, Temple 212.3 19 6. Greg Ward Jr., Houston 202.0 17 7. Matt Davis, SMU 188.2 16 8. Tanner Lee, Tulane 182.1 11 9. Quinton Flowers, USF 176.6 22 10. Bryant Shirreffs, UConn 173.2 9 returning players in italics Nice Debut Houston coach Tom Herman became the fourth coach in NCAA history to win 13 games in his first season. He joined Boise State’s Chris Petersen (2006), Penn’s George Woodruff (1892) and Yale’s Walter Camp (1888). Dane Evans, Tulsa
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Cincinnati had an on-campus record with 40,124 in attendance against UConn. Memphis had 60,241 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for the Tigers’ game against Mississippi, while Houston had a TDECU Stadium-record 42,159 on hand for the Cougars’ game against Memphis.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Ratings Scale The American Athletic Conference had 18 games last season that drew at least one million television viewers. Nearly six million television viewers nationally watched Temple’s Oct. 31 game against Notre Dame on ABC. The game averaged 5,977,000 viewers despite competition from Game 4 of the World Series. In Philadelphia, the Temple-Notre Dame game drew a 17.6 local rating which, by far, was ABC’s highest recorded rating for a regular-season college football game in the nation’s No. 4 designated market area. The game also provided the backdrop for ESPN College GameDay, which was staged from Independence Mall. Memphis’ Oct. 17 win against Mississippi attracted a 22.6 rating and a 39 share in the Memphis DMA, while the Tigers also earned local ratings of 12.0 or better for their conference games against Cincinnati and Tulsa on ESPN. As Easy As ABC The American Athletic Conference had five conferencecontrolled games televised nationally on ABC in 2015 — two more than the annual contracted minimum. The American Athletic Conference Championship had a television audience of 2.4 million viewers, while the regular-season finale between Houston and Navy drew 3.1 million viewers. Chart Toppers The American Athletic Conference has had a team finish in the national top 10 of the Associated Press and USA Today polls in two of its first three seasons. Houston was No. 8 in the final polls of 2015, while UCF was No. 10 to close the 2013 season.
American Idols Keep an eye on these American Athletic Conference players, who could challenge for All-America honors in 2016. Jordan Akins, TE, UCF The 6-3, 240-pound Akins was off to a terrific start to the 2015 season (14 rec., 152 yards, two TDs in two games) before an injury on the opening kickoff of the following game ended his year.
Jamir Tillman, WR, Navy Despite playing in an offense that had a six-toone run-pass ratio last year, Tillman had five touchdown receptions and averaged 20.6 yards per catch.
Mike Boone, RB, Cincinnati Boone split carries in a talented backfield, but averaged 7.2 yards per attempt and led the Bearcats with nine touchdowns.
Marlon Mack, RB, USF Mack set USF’s single-season rushing record with 1,381 yards and was The American’s leader with 115.1 yards per game.
Jamar Summers, CB, UConn Summers led The American with eight interceptions as part of a defense that held eight of 13 opponents to fewer than 20 points.
Matt Davis, QB, SMU Davis rushed for 10 touchdowns and threw for 16 as the Mustangs nearly tripled their offensive production from 2014 to 2015.
Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina Jones led The American with 98 receptions last season and enters his senior year with 2,553 career receiving yards.
Jahad Thomas, RB, Temple Thomas was a workhorse in the Owls’ backfield who rushed for 1,262 yards and was second among American running backs with 17 touchdowns last year.
Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston Ward is finding himself on some early Heisman Trophy candidate lists after he rushed for 21 touchdowns and threw for 17 in Houston’s 13-1 season. Jake Elliott, K, Memphis Elliott earned second team All-America status from the Associated Press and Walter Camp last year and is a two-time American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.
Tanzel Smart, DT, Tulane Smart registered 15.0 tackles for loss from the interior line on his way to first team all-conference honors in 2015.
Keevan Lucas, WR, Tulsa Lucas was averaging 102.2 receiving yards per game for suffering a season-ending knee injury early last season. He had 101 catches for 1,219 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2014.
The American placed two teams in the top 20 of the final national polls in each of those years.
Greg Ward Jr., Houston
Jamir Tillman, Navy
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Breaking Ground Since the formation of The American, several teams have enjoyed unprecedented success in FBS football. Houston (13), Navy (11) and Temple (10) all set or tied school records for wins in 2015. Memphis won 10 games in the 2014 season to match its school record, set in 1938. Individualism In its first three seasons, American Athletic Conference football players have earned some of college football’s most prestigious individual awards. Former Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bednarik Award and the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player in 2015, while former Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the AAU Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete. Former Memphis punter Tom Hornsey was chosen as the 2013 Ray Guy Award winner as the nation’s top punter. Draft Status The American Athletic Conference has had at least two players chosen in the first round of each of the last three NFL drafts. Former Houston cornerback William Jackson III was taken at No. 24 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals, while former Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch went at No. 26 to the Denver Broncos in the 2016 draft. The American has had three quarterbacks taken in the first round in its first three seasons. Welcome Aboard The American Athletic Conference will introduce four new head coaches in 2016. Former Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost takes over at UCF,. Former Duke offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery is the new head coach at East Carolina. Mike Norvell, most recently the offensive coordinator at Arizona State, is the head coach at Memphis, while former Georgia Southern coach Willie Fritz is the new man at Tulane.
Rising Stars Here are some American Athletic Conference players who could be poised for breakout seasons in 2016. Tre’Quan Smith, So., WR, UCF Smith was The American’s Rookie of the Year in 2015 after he caught 52 passes for 724 yards and four TDs as a true freshman. Cortez Broughton So., DT, Cincinnati Broughton made 11 starts as a redshirt freshman last year and will be a key factor on an experienced Bearcat defensive line. E.J. Levenberry, Jr., LB, UConn Levenberry played all 13 games for Florida State’s national championship team in 2014 and strengthens a solid group of linebackers. Phillp Nelson, Jr., QB, East Carolina Nelson, who was a two-year starter at Minnesota, could be next in line on East Carolina’s list of talented quarterbacks. Will Noble, So., C, Houston Noble showed poise and ability as a true freshman as he stepped in to earn Freshman AllAmerica honors on an offensive line unit that was beset with injuries in 2015. Riley Ferguson, Jr., QB, Memphis Ferguson threw for 2,942 yards and 35 touchdowns at Coffeyville CC and should step right into the starting lineup following the departure of Paxton Lynch to the NFL.
Giant Killers UConn was the only team to defeat Houston in the Cougars’ 13-1 season last year. The Huskies also were the only American Athletic Conference team to defeat UCF, when the Knights went 7-1 in conference play in 2015. Three Grand Tulsa quarterback Dane Evans looks to become the first Golden Hurricane player to throw for 3,000 yards in three separate seasons. Evans ranked eighth nationally with 4,332 passing yards last season. Dual Threats Two returning American Athletic Conference quarterbacks — Houston’s Greg Ward Jr. and USF’s Quinton Flowers — ranked among the conference’s top 10 players in both rushing and passing in 2015. SMU quarterback Matt Davis finished as the Mustangs’ leading rusher and passer as well. Championship Week The second American Athletic Conference Football Championship will take place Dec. 3, 2016, at the home venue of the divisional champion with the best record in conference games. The game will take place at noon ET and will be televised on either ABC or ESPN. Houston defeated Temple 24-13 at TDECU Stadium to win last year’s inaugural championship.
Courtland Sutton, SMU
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Tago Smith, Sr., QB, Navy Smith saw limited action behind Heisman Trophy candidate Keenan Reynolds, but was effective in spot duty and has the keys to the Midshipmen’s offense as a senior. Rodney Adams, Sr., WR, USF The Bulls’ turnaround last year coincided with the strong second-half play of Adams, who had 822 yards and nine TDs as a junior. Courtland Sutton, So., WR, SMU Sutton tied for the conference lead with nine touchdown catches as a true freshman and emerged as a big-play threat from the outset. Ventell Bryant, So., WR, Temple Bryant set school records for receptions (39) and receiving yards (579) by a freshman and should be a focal point of the Owls’ offense as a sophomore. Dontrell Hilliard, Jr., RB, Tulane Hilliard rushed for 646 yards last year and should thrive in the run-oriented offense of new coach Willie Fritz.
Jeremy Smith, Jr., DE, Tulsa Smith had 6.5 tackles for loss last year and should be a big part of the Golden Hurricane’s veteran defense in 2016.
EAST DIVISION
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Location:..................................................................... Orlando, Fla. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 63,016 Founded:................................................................................. 1963 Nickname: ......................................................................... Knights Colors: ................................................................... Black and Gold Website: ........................................................... UCFAthletics.com Stadium: ............ Bright House Networks Stadium (45,323/Grass) President: ............................................................. Dr. John C. Hitt Director of Athletics: ............................................... Danny White Head Coach: .........................................Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Associate Director of Communications: .Brian Ormiston Office Phone: ......................................................... (407) 823-2409 Mobile: ................................................................... (407) 920-1223 E-mail: ............................................................. bormiston@ucf.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (407) 822-0386
KNIGHT TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ........................0-12/0-8 American (6th, East) All-Time Record: ................................................. 224-202-1 (.526) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................... 7 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 3-4 (.429) Last Bowl Appearance: .......................2014 St. Petersburg Bowl (North Carolina State 34, UCF 27) Offensive System:.............................................................. Spread Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 45/11 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 18/6
UCF KNIGHTS
Dr. John C. Hitt President
Danny White Athletics Director
Scott Frost Head Coach
Brian Ormiston Communications
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UCF SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (9) Cal Bloom, TE Aaron Evans, OT Justin Holman, QB Tyler Hudanick, OG C.J. Jones, RB Wyatt Miller, OT Tristan Payton, WR Jason Rae, C Tre’Quan Smith, WR
RETURNING STARTERS (2) Caleb Houston, P Matthew Wright, K
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Chequan Burkett, LB Drico Johnson, S Kyle Gibson, CB Shaquil Griffin, CB Jamiyus Pittman, DT Pat Jasinski, LB D.J. Killings, CB
WR Tre’Quan Smith was named as the 2015 American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year after he had 52 catches for 724 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman. QB Justin Holman enters his third year as the Knights’ starting signal-caller. Holman’s 2015 season was limited by injuries to nine games. The Knights return eight offensive starters from last season, as well as TE Jordan Akins, who missed the last nine games of 2015 due to injury. RB C.J. Jones finished as the Knights’ leading rusher with 344 yards on the year.
K Matthew Wright made 13 field goals as a freshman in 2015.
UCF returns seven of its top eight tackle leaders from last season. S Drico Johnson finished the 2015 season with 64 tackles and four tackles for loss to finish second on the team. CB Shaquill Griffin had two interceptions and a team-high 15 passes defended last season and is one of four returning starters in a veteran secondary.
P Caleb Houston earned all-conference second team honors in 2015 after he averaged 44.2 yards per punt.
STORYLINES
Scott Frost enters his first year as UCF’s head coach after serving as offensive coordinator at Oregon. UCF was a combined 15-1 in its first two seasons of American Athletic Conference play before going winless in 2015.
DT Jamiyus Pittman registered a team-high 4.5 sacks and had seven tackles for loss last season. Pittman is the lone returning starter on the defensive line.
Tight end Jordan Akins
South Carolina State
at Michigan
Maryland
at Florida International
at East Carolina
9/3
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/15
10/22
10/29
11/12
11/19
Temple
at UConn
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at Houston
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Friday
2016 SCHEDULE
Tulane
10/7 11/26 at USF
UCF Scott Frost At A Glance
Scott Frost
Hometown: Wood River, Neb. Family: Wife – Ashley Alma Mater (Year): Nebraska (1997) Hired at UCF: Dec. 1, 2015
Head Coach
A new era in UCF football begins in 2016 as the Knights announced Dec. 1, 2015, the hiring of Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost as the 10th head coach in program history. A former national-champion quarterback at Nebraska, Frost was with Oregon from 2009-15, and took over as its offensive coordinator in 2013. When Frost arrived to Eugene, Oregon remained one of the top offenses in the country. In 2009, the Ducks ranked 33rd in total offense and eighth in scoring. One year later, they climbed to first in the FBS in both categories, and never dropped below sixth with Frost on staff. Oregon won at least 10 games each year from 2009-14, and had a 79-11 record during Frost’s tenure before he accepted the role at UCF. The Ducks appeared in the national title game in 2010 and 2014 along with the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and Alamo Bowl. Frost was the offensive coordinator as Marcus Mariota won the Heisman Trophy following a 2014 campaign where he threw for 4,454 yards and 42 touchdowns with just four interceptions. Mariota completed 66.8 percent of his passes with 105 passing touchdowns and 14 picks as a Duck, as well as rushing for 2,237 yards and 29 touchdowns from 2012-14. Frost originally kicked off his career on the sidelines as a graduate assistant at Nebraska in 2002, then held the same role with Kansas State in 2006. His first full-time position came as the linebackers coach for Northern Iowa in 2007 and then as co-defensive coordinator in 2008. Both of those seasons the Panthers appeared in the FCS Playoffs. A native of Wood River, Nebraska, Frost traveled to Stanford to begin his college career under legendary Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh. Frost played at both quarterback and free safety for the Cardinal. He then returned home to suit up for Nebraska and head coach College Football Hall of Famer Tom Osborne. After sitting out the 1995 campaign where the program went 12-0 en route to the national title, he took over for Tommie Frazier in 1996 as the Cornhuskers’ starting signal-caller. That season, he was selected as the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year thanks to throwing for 1,440 yards with 13 touchdowns and just three picks. He also rushed for 438 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior in 1997, Frost was a Johnny Unitas Award finalist, a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist and a CoSIDA Academic All-America selection. He was voted on to the All-Big 12 Second Team, throwing for 1,237 yards and rushing for 1,096 along with 19 touchdowns on the ground. During 1997, the Cornhuskers faced off with UCF in Lincoln, where the Knights, who were
Collegiate/Professional Career 2002 2006 2007 2008 2009-12 2013-15 2016-
Graduate Assistant, Nebraska Graduate Assistant, Kansas State Linebackers Coach, Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers, Northern Iowa Wide Receivers Coach, Oregon Offensive Coordinator, Oregon Head Coach, UCF
Assistant Coaches Erik Chinander Defensive Coordinator Troy Walters Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Greg Austin Offensive Line
in just their second year in the FBS, surprised the home team with a 17-14 halftime lead. No. 6 Nebraska bounced back with 17 points in the third quarter for a 38-24 win, and the Cornhuskers eventually were a perfect 13-0 to claim yet another national championship. Frost would later be tagged in the NFL Draft’s third round by the New York Jets, and played in regular season games on defense for the Jets, Browns and Buccaneers. Frost and his wife, Ashley, were married in March 2016.
Sean Beckton Tight Ends Mike Dawson Defensive Line Jovan Dewitt Linebackers/Special Teams Travis Fisher Defensive Backs Ryan Held Running Backs Mario Verduzco Quarterbacks
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UCF Scott Frost Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2016 UCF Career Record
OVERALL CONFERENCE 0-0
All-Time UCF Coaches
TENURE Don Jonas 1979-81 Sam Weir 1982 Lou Saban * 1983-84 Jerry Anderson * 1984 Gene McDowell 1985-97 Mike Kruczek * 1998-2003 Alan Gooch * 2003 George O’Leary * 2004- Danny Barrett * 2015 Total
0-0
BOWL
FINAL RANK
0-0
W L T PCT 14 12 1 .537 0 10 0 .000 6 12 0 .333 1 3 0 .250 86 61 0 .585 36 30 .545 0 2 .000 81 68 .544 0 4 .000 224 190 1 .536
*Jerry Anderson coached the final four games of the 1984 season after the resignation of Lou Saban; Alan Gooch coached the final two games of the 2003 season after Mike Kruczek was relieved of his duties; Danny Barrett coached the final four games of the 2015 season following the retirement of George O’Leary.
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UCF 2015 RESULTS (0-12, 0-8 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
Result
9/3 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/19 11/26
L, 14-15 L, 7-31 L, 15-16 L, 14-31 L, 31-45 L, 13-40 L, 16-30 L, 10-59 L, 7-52 L, 30-45 L, 7-44 L, 3-44
RUSHING JONES, C.J. MCGOWAN, Taj WILSON, Dontravious HOLMAN, Justin Total.......... Opponents......
GP 12 8 6 9 12 12
PASSING HOLMAN, Justin SCHNEIDER, Bo HARRIS, Tyler Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 9 95.0 127-250-14 50.8 1374 7 46 152.7 8 87.1 54-105-7 51.4 534 2 62 66.8 6 100.1 26-61-2 42.6 308 4 36 51.3 12 93.2 211-425-23 49.6 2241 13 62 186.8 12 167.1 232-355-4 65.4 3178 31 93 264.8
RECEIVING SMITH, Tre’Quan PAYTON, Tristan FRANKS, Jordan Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 10 10 12 12
No. 52 21 20 211 232
Yds 724 264 246 2241 3178
Avg 13.9 12.6 12.3 10.6 13.7
PUNT RETURNS JOHNSON, Chris Total.......... Opponents......
No. 6 12 27
Yds 41 72 203
Avg 6.8 6.0 7.5
TD 0 0 0
Long 24 24 65
KICK RETURNS PAYTON, Tristan JONES, Hayden Total.......... Opponents......
No. 30 12 65 28
Yds 726 222 1492 576
Avg 24.2 18.5 23.0 20.6
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 35 33 44 71
Florida International at Stanford Furman at South Carolina at Tulane * UConn * at Temple * Houston * at Cincinnati * at Tulsa * East Carolina * USF *
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS UCF Opponents
UCF OPP 167 452 13.9 37.7 54 137 189 267 59 124 110 122 20 21 980 2391 1252 2620 272 229 356 496 2.8 4.8 81.7 199.2 4 24 2241 3178 211-425-23 232-355-4 5.3 9.0 10.6 13.7 186.8 264.8 13 31 3221 5569 781 851 4.1 6.5 268.4 464.1 65-1492 28-576 12-72 27-203 4-132 23-290 23.0 20.6 6.0 7.5 33.0 12.6 17-10 15-9 64-541 87-776 45.1 64.7 75-3328 59-2256 44.4 38.2 40.9 35.7 41-2540 85-5208 62.0 61.3 41.2 38.7 27:36 32:24 50/170 84/177 29% 47% 6/18 8/12 33% 67% 16-90 23-164 0 0 18 57 13-17 17-19 1-4 0-0 (21-28) 75% (48-53) 91% (12-28) 43% (38-53) 72% (18-18) 100% (51-51) 100% 180388 226486 6/30065 6/37748 0/0
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 47 42 23 55 92 135 139 86
Total 167 452
Att Gain Loss 93 382 38 85 284 22 44 160 13 46 195 55 356 1252 272 496 2620 229
Net Avg 344 3.7 262 3.1 147 3.3 140 3.0 980 2.8 2391 4.8
TD Long Avg/G 4 44 60.3 1 46 26.4 2 44 24.6 13 62 186.8 31 93 264.8
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv WRIGHT, Matthew 0 13-17 17-17 0-0 0 SMITH, Tre’Quan 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 PATTI, Nick 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 WILSON, D’erren 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 18 13-17 18-18 0-0 0 Opponents...... 57 17-19 51-51 0-1 2 TOTAL OFFENSE HOLMAN, Justin SCHNEIDER, Bo Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS WRIGHT, Matthew
G 9 8 12 12
Plays 296 121 781 851
Rush 140 -62 980 2391
Pass 1374 534 2241 3178
TD Long Avg/G 1 51 28.7 1 15 32.8 0 23 24.5 0 15 15.6 4 51 81.7 24 47 199.2
Total 1514 472 3221 5569
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 1 2
Avg/G 168.2 59.0 268.4 464.1
FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg 13-17 76.5 2-2 4-4 2-4 5-7 0-0 48
PUNTING HOUSTON, Caleb Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 65 2874 44.2 56 2 75 3328 44.4 61 3 59 2256 38.2 55 4
FC 31 33 24
ALL PURPOSE PAYTON, Tristan SMITH, Tre’Quan JONES, C.J. Total.......... Opponents......
G 10 12 12 12 12
IR 0 0 0 132 290
DEFENSE SPENCER, Domenic JOHNSON, Drico BURKETT, Chequan NEAL, Tre GRIFFIN, Shaquill Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 12 49 55 104 12 39 25 64 12 32 24 56 12 30 25 55 12 38 12 50 12 473 420 893 12 412 360 772
Rush 4 0 344 980 2391
Rec 264 724 65 2241 3178
PR 0 0 0 72 203
KOR 726 0 28 1492 576
Points 56 24 18 18 167 452
Blk 1
I20 50+ Blkd 28 17 0 31 22 1 22 5 1 Tot 994 724 437 4917 6638
Avg/G 99.4 60.3 36.4 409.8 553.2
TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 9.5- 21 1.0- 2 . . . . . 1 . . 4.0- 11 . . 1 1 . 1- 5 . . . 6.5- 27 3.0- 21 1- 15 4 5 5 1- 0 2 . . 0.5- 0 . . 3 3 . 1- 0 . . . 0.5- 1 . 2- 102 13 15 . . . . . 66- 214 16- 90 4- 132 36 40 19 9- 5 8 2 1 73- 278 23- 164 23- 290 59 82 31 10- 121 12 2 2
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UCF YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1979 8 6 2 0 Don Jonas 1980 9 4 4 1 Don Jonas 1981 10 4 6 0 Don Jonas 1982 10 0 10 0 Sam Weir 1983 11 5 6 0 Lou Saban 1984 11 2 9 0 Lou Saban/Jerry Anderson * 1985 11 4 7 0 Gene McDowell 1986 11 6 5 0 Gene McDowell 1987 13 9 4 0 Gene McDowell 1988 11 6 5 0 Gene McDowell 1989 10 7 3 0 Gene McDowell 1990 14 10 4 0 Gene McDowell 1991 11 6 5 0 Gene McDowell 1992 10 6 4 0 Gene McDowell 1993 12 9 3 0 Gene McDowell 1994 11 7 4 0 Gene McDowell 1995 11 6 5 0 Gene McDowell 1996 11 5 6 Gene McDowell 1997 11 5 6 Gene McDowell 1998 11 9 2 Mike Kruczek 1999 11 4 7 Mike Kruczek 2000 11 7 4 Mike Kruczek 2001 11 6 5 Mike Kruczek 2002 12 7 5 Mike Kruczek 2003 12 3 9 Mike Kruczek/Alan Gooch * 2004 11 0 11 George O’Leary 2005 13 8 5 George O’Leary Hawaii 2006 12 4 8 George O’Leary 2007 14 10 4 George O’Leary Liberty 2008 12 4 8 George O’Leary 2009 13 8 5 George O’Leary St. Petersburg 2010 14 11 3 George O’Leary Liberty 2011 12 5 7 George O’Leary 2012 14 10 4 George O’Leary Beef ‘O’ Brady’s 2013 13 12 1 George O’Leary Fiesta 2014 13 9 4 George O’Leary St. Petersburg 2015 12 0 12 George O’Leary/Danny Barrett TOTAL 427 224 202 1 *Jerry Anderson coached the last four games of the 1984 season; Alan Gooch coached the last two games of the 2003 season; Danny Barrett coached the last four games of the 2015 season.
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EAST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Location:................................................................ Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment:.......................................................................... 42,656 Founded:................................................................................. 1819 Nickname: ....................................................................... Bearcats Colors: .................................................................... Red and Black Website: ..............................................................GoBearcats.com Stadium: ........Nippert Stadium (40,000/UBU Speed Series 55-M) Interim President: ......................................Dr. Beverly Davenport Director of Athletics: ...................................................Mike Bohn Head Coach: .............. Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas ’76)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Associate AD/Strategic Communications: ............ Ryan Koslen Office Phone: ......................................................... (513) 556-5186 Mobile: ................................................................... (216) 798-5998 E-mail: ............................................................ryan.koslen@.uc.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (513) 556-1010
BEARCAT TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ..................7-6/4-4 American (tied, 3rd, East) All-Time Record: ............................................... 596-570-51 (.510) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 17 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 8-9 (.471) Last Bowl Appearance: .................................. 2015 Hawai’i Bowl (San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 41/25 Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................................... 13/11
CINCINNATI BEARCATS
Dr. Beverly Davenport Interim President
Mike Bohn Director of Athletics
Tommy Tuberville Head Coach
Ryan Koslen Communications 2016 American Athletic Conference Football • 25
CINCINNATI .SPECIAL
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (4) Deyshawn Bond, C Gunner Kiel, QB Ryan Leahy, OG Idarius Ray, OG
Cincinnati led The American and ranked sixth nationally in total offense in 2015, averaging 559.4 yards per game. Cincinnati loses its leading rusher from 2015, Hosey Williams, but RB Mike Boone and RB Tion Green combined to rush for 1,478 yards and 17 touchdowns.
K Andrew Gantz, a two-time all-conference selection, is one of the nation’s top kickers. Gantz was 21-of-27 on field goals last season.
Cincinnati returns its top three tackle leaders from 2015, including LB Eric Wilson, who was eighth in The American with 8.2 tackles per game. Wilson earned second-team all-conference honors.
QB Hayden Moore made three starts and threw for 1,885 yards, while QB Gunner Kiel made nine starts and threw 19 touchdown passes.
S Zach Edwards was an honorable mention allconference pick last year after he finished with 93 tackles, three interceptions and 11 passes defended.
The top returning receiver is WR Nate Cole, who had 19 catches for 262 yards and a touchdown in 2015.
DT Cortez Broughton made 11 starts on the interior line as a freshman.
C Deyshawn Bond and OG Ryan Leahy earned all-conference second team honors last year and anchor a veteran offensive line.
TEAMS
RETURNING STARTERS (2) Andrew Gantz, K Sam Geraci, P
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Cortez Broughton, DT Zach Edwards, S Tyrell Gilbert, S Bryce Jenkinson, LB Alex Pace, DT Linden Stephens, CB Eric Wilson, LB
P Sam Geraci averaged 46.3 yards per punt, second in The American, and had 17 punts of at least 50 yards among his 44 attempts.
STORYLINES
Cincinnati has won at least a share of five conference championships in the last eight years. The Bearcats have gone 26-5 at home in the last five seasons. Cincinnati was 5-1 at Nippert Stadium in 2015, but was 2-5 away from home. Cincinnati has won 28 straight nonconference home games at Nippert Stadium.
Cincinnati ranked 124th nationally in both sacks (1.0 per game) and turnover margin (-1.46) in 2015.
Running back Tion Green
UT Martin
at Purdue
9/1
9/10
10/22
10/29
East Carolina
at Temple
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Thursday
Thursday
2016 SCHEDULE
Houston
at Miami (Ohio)
USF
at UConn
9/15
9/24
10/1
10/8
11/5
11/12
11/18
11/25
Brigham Young
at UCF
Memphis
at Tulsa
CINCINNATI Tommy Tuberville At A Glance
Tommy Tuberville
Hometown: Camden, Ark. Family: Wife – Suzanne; Children - Thomas, Troy Alma Mater (Year): Southern Arkansas (1976) Hired at Cincinnati: Dec. 8, 2012
Head Coach
Tommy Tuberville was named the 41st football head coach at the University of Cincinnati Dec. 8, 2012. Tuberville, widely regarded as one of the top coaches and recruiters in college football, holds a career mark of 149-85. He has led the Bearcats to an 18-8 mark, a 2014 American Athletic Conference Football Championship and three bowl appearances. The 2015 UC squad finished 7-6, played in the Hawai‘i Bowl, had the most prolific offense in school history, set 18 school records and finished No. 6 in the NCAA FBS in total offense, averaging 537.8 yards per game. UC finished its 2014 campaign with a 9-4 record, an American Athletic Conference Championship and a matchup against Virginia Tech in the 2014 Military Bowl. Cincinnati rebounded from a 2-3 start and finished the regular season 9-3 on a seven-game winning streak with a share of the conference crown. The 2013 Bearcats led the American Athletic Conference in total offense (472.1) and rushing offense (168.3) with the offense totaling a school-record 6,137 yards. The defense was one of the best in the country, ranking in the top 10 nationally in both rushing defense (6th, 104.5 ypg) and total defense (9th, 315.6 ypg). He came to UC after three years at Texas Tech, where he led the Red Raiders to a 20-17 mark and a pair of bowl appearances. Tuberville assembled the top two recruiting classes in Texas Tech history that placed the Red Raiders in the national top 25 in both 2011 and 2012. Tuberville’s strong bowl history proved beneficial for the Red Raiders as he led them to a 45-38 win over Northwestern, which gave Tech its third consecutive win over a Big Ten foe. In 10 seasons at Auburn (1999-2008), Tuberville led the Tigers to 85 overall wins, which ranks fourth in school history. The Tigers also won 49 Southeastern Conference games, a number that is the fourth-best mark in the SEC. Tuberville led Auburn to seven-straight bowl appearances, including New Year’s Day bowl games in four of those years. In 2004, Tuberville led Auburn to its best season ever as the Tigers won a school-record 13 games and captured the SEC Championship and the Nokia Sugar Bowl title. Auburn won its first conference title since 1989, including its first outright championship since 1987. Auburn defeated five top-15 teams, becoming just the 10th NCAA Division I-A team to finish 13-0 or better. The Tigers earned their first berth in a Bowl Championship Series game and defeated Virginia Tech, 16-13 in the Sugar Bowl. For his efforts, Tuberville was named the AFCA, Associated Press, Paul “Bear” Bryant, FCA, SEC and Walter Camp Coach of the Year.
Collegiate/Professional Career 1980-84 1986-92 1993 1994 1995-98 1999-2008 2010-12 2013-
Assistant Coach, Arkansas State Defensive Coach, Miami (Fla.) Defensive Coordinator, Miami (Fla.) Defensive Coordinator, Texas A&M Head Coach, Mississippi Head Coach, Auburn Head Coach, Texas Tech Head Coach, Cincinnati
Assistant Coaches Robert Prunty Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator Zac Taylor Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Mike Gillhamer Secondary
The season before Tuberville’s arrival, Auburn finished with a 3-8 overall record and a last-place finish in the SEC Western Division. Tuberville led Auburn to an SEC Championship, five Western Division titles including outright championships in 2000 and 2004 and co-championships in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Tuberville directed Auburn to eight consecutive bowl appearances, including five New Year’s Day bowl berths and three consecutive January 1 bowl games from 2005-07. While at Ole Miss from 1995-98, Tuberville posted a 25-20 record. Inheriting a Rebel program plagued by NCAA sanctions and probation, he guided Ole Miss to a winning record in his first season in 1995, despite having just 61 players on scholarship. He did not have a full compliment of scholarship players to work with in any of his four years at Ole Miss. Prior to becoming head coach at Ole Miss, Tuberville served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Texas A&M for one season. In 1994, he helped lead the Aggies to a 10-0-1 record and No. 8 final ranking by the Associated Press. Tuberville served as a member of the University of Miami staff for eight seasons from 1986-93, taking over as defensive coordinator in 1993. While serving on the staffs of Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson at Miami, Tuberville was a defensive coach on teams which won three national championships, posted an 87-9 record and played in nine consecutive New Year’s Day bowls. Tuberville began his collegiate coaching career at Arkansas State in 1980, coaching various segments of the Indians’ defense over the next five seasons. He began his coaching career at Hermitage (Ark.) High School where he spent two years as an assistant and two as a head coach.
JB Grimes Offensive Line Kenny Ingram Defensive Tackles Jeff Koonz Linebackers Ty Linder Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Blake Rolan Wide Receivers
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CINCINNATI Tommy Tuberville Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 1995 Mississippi 1996 Mississippi 1997 Mississippi 1998 Mississippi 1999 Auburn 2000 Auburn 2001 Auburn 2002 Auburn 2003 Auburn 2004 Auburn 2005 Auburn 2006 Auburn 2007 Auburn 2008 Auburn 2010 Texas Tech 2011 Texas Tech 2012 Texas Tech 2013 Cincinnati 2014 Cincinnati 2015 Cincinnati
OVERALL CONFERENCE 6-5 3-5 5-6 2-6 8-4 4-4 6-5 3-5 5-6 2-6 9-4 6-2 7-5 5-3 9-4 5-3 8-5 5-3 13-0 8-0 9-3 7-1 11-2 6-2 9-4 5-3 5-7 2-6 8-5 3-5 5-7 2-7 7-5 4-5 9-4 6-2 9-4 7-1 7-6 4-4
BOWL
FINAL RANK
Motor City (beat Marshall, 34-31) Independence (beat Texas Tech, 35-18)
22/22
Citrus (lost to Michigan, 31-28) Peach (lost to North Carolina, 16-10) Capital One (beat Penn State, 13-9) Music City (beat Wisconsin, 28-14) Sugar (beat Virginia Tech, 16-13) Capital One (lost to Wisconsin, 24-10) Cotton (beat Nebraska, 17-14) Chick-Fil-A (beat Clemson, 23-20)
20/18 16/14 2/2 14/14 8/9 14/15
TicketCity (beat Northwestern 45-38) Meineke Car Care of Texas (beat Minnesota, 34-31) Belk (lost to North Carolina, 39-17) Military (lost to Virginia Tech, 33-17) Hawai’i (lost to San Diego State, 42-7)
Mississippi Record (three years)
25-20 12-20 .556 .375
2-0 1.000
Auburn Record (10 years)
85-40 51-29 .680 .638
5-3 .625
Texas Tech Record (three years)
20-17 9-17 .541 .321
2-0 1.000
Cincinnati Record (three years)
25-14 17-7 .641 .708
0-3 .000
Career Record (20 years)
155-91 89-73 .630 .549
9-6 .600
-/rv
All-Time Cincinnati Coaches
TENURE No Coach 1885-93 W. Durant Berry 1894-95 Williams Reynolds 1896 Tom Fennel 1897 Frank Cavanaugh 1898 Dan Reed 1899-00 Henry Pratt 1901 Anthony Chez 1902-03 Amos Foster 1904-05 William Foley 1906 Ralph Inott 1908 Robert Burch 1909-11 Lowell Dana 1912-13 George Little 1914-15 Ion Cortright 1916 Frank Marty 1917 Boyd Chambers 1918-21 George McLaren 1922-26 George Babcock 1927-30 Dana King 1931-34 Russ Cohen 1935-37 Wade Woodworth 1937 Joe Meyer 1938-42 Ray Nolting 1945-48 Sid Gillman 1949-54 George Blackburn 1955-60 Chuck Studley 1961-66 Homer Rice 1967-68 Ray Callahan 1969-72 Tony Mason 1973-76 Ralph Staub 1977-80 Mike Gottfried 1981-82 Watson Brown 1983 Dave Currey 1984-88 Tim Murphy 1989-93 Rick Minter 1994-03 Mark Dantonio 2004-06 * Brian Kelly 2006-09 * Jeff Quinn 2009 * Butch Jones 2010-12 * Steve Stripling 2012 * Tommy Tuberville 2013- Total
W L T PCT 13 12 4 .517 6 6 0 .500 4 3 1 .562 9 1 1 .864 5 1 3 .722 8 6 1 .567 1 3 1 .300 5 10 2 .353 11 4 0 .733 0 7 2 .111 1 4 1 .250 16 8 2 .654 8 7 2 .529 10 8 0 .556 0 8 1 .056 0 6 0 .000 12 15 3 .450 16 26 3 .389 12 21 3 .375 25 10 1 .708 8 11 3 .432 0 6 0 .000 27 16 3 .620 23 15 1 .603 50 13 1 .789 25 27 6 .483 27 33 0 .450 8 10 1 .447 20 23 0 .465 26 18 0 .591 14 28 2 .341 12 10 0 .545 4 6 1 .409 19 36 0 .345 17 37 1 .318 53 63 1 .457 18 17 .514 34 6 .850 0 1 .000 23 14 .621 1 0 1.000 25 14 .641 594 570 51 .510
* Mark Dantonio resigned in the 2006 season prior to the 2006-07 International Bowl, which was coached by Brian Kelly (27-24 win against Western Michigan). Kelly resigned in 2009, prior to the 2009-10 Allstate Sugar Bowl, which was coached by Jeff Quinn (51-24 loss to Florida). Butch Jones resigned in the 2012 season prior to the Belk Bowl, which was coached by Steve Stripling (48-30 win against Duke).
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CINCINNATI 2015 RESULTS (7-6, 4-4 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent 9/5 Alabama A&M 9/12 Temple * 9/19 at Miami (Ohio) 9/24 at Memphis * 10/1 Miami (Fla.) 10/16 at Brigham Young 10/24 UConn * 10/31 UCF * 11/7 at Houston * 11/14 Tulsa * 11/20 at USF * 11/28 at East Carolina * 12/24 vs. San Diego State 1
RUSHING WILLIAMS, Hosey BOONE, Mike GREEN, Tion Total.......... Opponents......
GP 13 11 13 13 13
PASSING KIEL, Gunner MOORE, Hayden Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 10 151.9 206-316-11 65.2 2777 19 88 277.7 9 132.9 133-225-11 59.1 1885 9 68 209.4 13 143.6 341-547-22 62.3 4679 29 88 359.9 13 130.5 237-410-9 57.8 2821 24 82 217.0
RECEIVING WASHINGTON, Shaq MORRISON, Max MOORE, Chris CHISUM, Alex MCKAY, Mekale COLE, Nate HOLTON, Johnny Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 12 13 12 13 7 13 13
No. 90 52 40 38 27 19 17 341 237
Yds 982 617 870 475 507 262 461 4679 2821
Avg 10.9 11.9 21.8 12.5 18.8 13.8 27.1 13.7 11.9
PUNT RETURNS WASHINGTON, Shaq Total.......... Opponents......
No. 13 15 12
Yds 134 141 111
Avg 10.3 9.4 9.2
TD 0 0 0
Long 69 69 39
KICK RETURNS BOONE, Mike LEWIS, Kahlil HOLTON, Johnny Total.......... Opponents......
No. 17 10 10 52 51
Yds 279 199 220 1046 1343
Avg 16.4 19.9 22.0 20.1 26.3
TD 0 0 0 0 2
Long 37 35 40 40 100
Result W, 52-10 L, 26-34 W, 37-33 L, 46-53 W, 34-23 L, 24-38 W, 37-13 W, 52-7 L, 30-33 W, 49-38 L, 27-65 W, 19-16 L, 7-42
1 Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Cincinnati Opponents
CIN OPP 440 405 33.8 31.2 68 92 370 264 126 110 217 125 27 29 2313 2491 2624 2682 311 191 512 507 4.5 4.9 177.9 191.6 25 21 4679 2821 341-547-22 237-410-9 8.6 6.9 13.7 11.9 359.9 217.0 29 24 6992 5312 1059 917 6.6 5.8 537.8 408.6 52-1046 51-1343 15-141 12-111 9-53 22-448 20.1 26.3 9.4 9.2 5.9 20.4 19-11 16-5 104-948 82-748 72.9 57.5 49-2180 72-3031 44.5 42.1 39.8 38.5 86-5394 76-4554 62.7 59.9 38.1 39.2 30:53 29:07 100/196 69/186 51% 37% 7/11 11/20 64% 55% 13-77 26-145 0 9 54 51 21-27 16-21 0-1 1-3 (53-65) 82% (48-56) 86% (39-65) 60% (34-56) 61% (49-50) 98% (47-50) 94% 222578 221422 6/37096 6/36904 1/22793
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 104 138 105 93 116 102 78 109
Total 440 405
Att Gain Loss 138 787 10 104 754 5 151 764 35 512 2624 311 507 2682 191
Net Avg 777 5.6 749 7.2 729 4.8 2313 4.5 2491 4.9
TD Long Avg/G 6 46 75.5 3 40 47.5 7 68 72.5 1 45 36.5 2 88 42.2 1 50 20.2 5 78 65.9 29 88 359.9 24 82 217.0
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv GANTZ, Andrew 0 21-27 49-50 0-0 0 BOONE, Mike 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 GREEN, Tion 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 MOORE, Chris 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 WASHINGTON, Shaq 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 54 21-27 49-50 0-0 2 Opponents...... 51 16-21 47-50 1-1 0 TOTAL OFFENSE KIEL, Gunner MOORE, Hayden Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS GANTZ, Andrew
G 10 9 13 13
Plays 348 281 1059 917
Rush 27 22 2313 2491
Pass 2777 1885 4679 2821
TD Long Avg/G 4 84 59.8 9 74 68.1 8 41 56.1 25 84 177.9 21 65 191.6
Total 2804 1907 6992 5312
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Points 112 54 48 44 36 440 405
Avg/G 280.4 211.9 537.8 408.6
FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg 21-27 77.8 0-0 8-10 6-6 5-6 2-5 51
PUNTING GERACI, Sam Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 44 2036 46.3 63 5 49 2180 44.5 63 6 72 3031 42.1 72 6
FC 10 10 27
ALL PURPOSE BOONE, Mike WASHINGTON, Shaq MOORE, Chris GREEN, Tion Total.......... Opponents......
G 11 13 12 13 13 13
IR 0 0 0 0 53 448
DEFENSE WILSON, Eric EDWARDS, Zach JENKINSON, Bryce BROWN, Kevin GILBERT, Tyrell Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 13 51 55 106 3.5- 6 . . 2 2 2 2- 2 1 . . 13 63 30 93 4.5- 6 . 3- 29 8 11 . . 1 . . 13 30 29 59 3.0- 8 1.0- 5 1- 0 1 2 . . 1 . . 13 25 34 59 1.0- 3 . 1- 0 2 3 . . . . . 13 23 27 50 1.0- 1 . 1- 0 6 7 . . . . . 13 506 422 928 58- 172 13- 77 9- 53 44 53 23 5- 16 8 1 . 13 583 444 1027 70- 245 26- 145 22- 448 46 68 25 11- 0 11 4 1
Rush 749 0 10 729 2313 2491
Rec 108 982 870 101 4679 2821
PR 0 134 0 0 141 111
KOR 279 0 111 139 1046 1343
I20 21 23 23
Blk 2
Tot 1136 1116 991 969 8232 7214
50+ Blkd 17 1 17 2 12 0
Avg/G 103.3 85.8 82.6 74.5 633.2 554.9
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CINCINNATI YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1885 2 1 0 1 No Coach 1886 2 2 0 0 No Coach 1887 1 1 0 0 No Coach 1888 2 1 0 1 No Coach 1889 2 1 1 0 No Coach 1890 4 2 1 1 No Coach 1891 7 4 2 1 No Coach 1892 3 1 2 0 No Coach 1893 6 0 6 0 No Coach 1894 6 3 3 0 W. Durant Berry 1895 6 3 3 0 W. Durant Berry 1896 8 4 3 1 William Reynolds 1897 11 9 1 1 Tom Fennel 1898 9 5 1 3 Frank Cavanaugh 1899 7 5 2 0 Dan Reed 1900 8 3 4 1 Dan Reed 1901 5 1 3 1 Henry Pratt 1902 8 4 2 2 Anthony Chez 1903 9 1 8 0 Anthony Chez 1904 8 7 1 0 Amos Foster 1905 7 4 3 0 Amos Foster 1906 9 0 7 2 William Foley 1907 No Games Played 1908 6 1 4 1 Ralph Inott 1909 8 4 3 1 Robert Burch 1910 9 6 3 0 Robert Burch 1911 9 6 2 1 Robert Burch 1912 8 3 4 1 Lowell Dana 1913 9 5 3 1 Lowell Dana 1914 9 6 3 0 George Little 1915 9 4 5 0 George Little 1916 9 0 8 1 Ion Cortright 1917 6 0 6 0 Frank Marty 1918 5 3 0 2 Boyd Chambers 1919 8 3 4 1 Boyd Chambers 1920 9 4 5 0 Boyd Chambers 1921 8 2 6 0 Boyd Chambers 1922 9 1 7 1 George McLaren 1923 9 6 3 0 George McLaren 1924 9 2 6 1 George McLaren 1925 9 4 5 0 George McLaren 1926 9 3 5 1 George McLaren 1927 9 2 5 2 George Babcock 1928 9 1 8 0 George Babcock 1929 9 4 4 1 George Babcock 1930 9 5 4 0 George Babcock 1931 9 5 4 0 Dana King 1932 9 7 2 0 Dana King 1933 9 7 2 0 Dana King 1934 9 6 2 1 Dana King 1935 9 7 2 0 Russ Cohen 1936 9 1 5 3 Russ Cohen 1937 10 0 10 0 Russ Cohen/Wade Woodworth 1938 9 4 5 0 Joe Meyer 1939 9 4 3 2 Joe Meyer 1940 9 5 3 1 Joe Meyer 1941 9 6 3 0 Joe Meyer 1942 10 8 2 0 Joe Meyer 1943 No Games Played 1944 No Games Played 1945 8 4 4 0 Ray Nolting 1946 11 9 2 0 Ray Nolting 1947 10 7 3 0 Ray Nolting 1948 10 3 6 1 Ray Nolting 1949 11 7 4 0 Sid Gillman 1950 12 8 4 0 Sid Gillman 1951 11 10 1 0 Sid Gillman 1952 10 8 1 1 Sid Gillman 1953 10 9 1 0 Sid Gillman 1954 10 8 2 0 Sid Gillman 1955 9 1 6 2 George Blackburn 1956 9 4 5 0 George Blackburn 1957 10 5 4 1 George Blackburn 1958 10 6 2 2 George Blackburn 30 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1959 10 5 4 1 George Blackburn 1960 10 4 6 0 George Blackburn 1961 10 3 7 0 Chuck Studley 1962 10 2 8 0 Chuck Studley 1963 10 6 4 0 Chuck Studley 1964 10 8 2 0 Chuck Studley 1965 10 5 5 0 Chuck Studley 1966 10 3 7 0 Chuck Studley 1967 9 3 6 0 Homer Rice 1968 10 5 4 1 Homer Rice 1969 10 4 6 0 Ray Callahan 1970 11 7 4 0 Ray Callahan 1971 11 7 4 0 Ray Callahan 1972 11 2 9 0 Ray Callahan 1973 11 4 7 0 Tony Mason 1974 11 7 4 0 Tony Mason 1975 11 6 5 0 Tony Mason 1976 11 9 2 0 Tony Mason 1977 11 5 4 2 Ralph Staub 1978 11 5 6 0 Ralph Staub 1979 11 2 9 0 Ralph Staub 1980 11 2 9 0 Ralph Staub 1981 11 6 5 0 Mike Gottfried 1982 11 6 5 0 Mike Gottfried 1983 11 4 6 1 Watson Brown 1984 11 2 9 0 Dave Currey 1985 11 5 6 0 Dave Currey 1986 11 5 6 0 Dave Currey 1987 11 4 7 0 Dave Currey 1988 11 3 8 0 Dave Currey 1989 11 1 9 1 Tim Murphy 1990 11 1 10 0 Tim Murphy 1991 11 4 7 0 Tim Murphy 1992 11 3 8 0 Tim Murphy 1993 11 8 3 0 Tim Murphy 1994 11 2 8 1 Rick Minter 1995 11 6 5 0 Rick Minter 1996 11 6 5 Rick Minter 1997 12 8 4 Rick Minter Humanitarian 1998 11 2 9 Rick Minter 1999 11 3 8 Rick Minter 2000 12 7 5 Rick Minter Motor City 2001 12 7 5 Rick Minter Motor City 2002 14 7 7 Rick Minter New Orleans 2003 12 5 7 Rick Minter 2004 12 7 5 Mark Dantonio Fort Worth 2005 11 4 7 Mark Dantonio 2006 13 8 5 Mark Dantonio/Brian Kelly * International 2007 13 10 3 Brian Kelly PapaJohns.com 2008 14 11 3 Brian Kelly FedEx Orange 2009 13 12 1 Brian Kelly/Jeff Quinn * Allstate Sugar 2010 12 4 8 Butch Jones 2011 13 10 3 Butch Jones AutoZone Liberty 2012 13 10 3 Butch Jones/Steve Stripling Belk 2013 13 9 4 Tommy Tuberville Belk 2014 13 9 4 Tommy Tuberville Military 2015 13 7 6 Tommy Tuberville Hawai’i TOTAL 1217 596 570 51 *Brian Kelly coached Cincinnati in the 2007 International Bowl; Jeff Quinn coached Cincinnati in the 2009-10 Allstate Sugar Bowl; Steve Stripling coached Cincinnati in the 2012 Belk Bowl.
Sun
Glass Sun
EAST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Location:.................................................................... Storrs, Conn. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 31,624 Founded:................................................................................. 1881 Nickname: .........................................................................Huskies Colors: .............................................National Flag Blue and White Website: .........................................................UConnHuskies.com Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (40,000/Grass) President: ...........................................................Dr. Susan Herbst Director of Athletics: ............................................ David Benedict Head Coach: .................................................Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Associate AD/Communications: ................Mike Enright Office Phone: ......................................................... (860) 486-2241 Mobile: ................................................................... (860) 208-4756 E-mail: .....................................................mike.enright@uconn.edu SID Fax: ................................................................. (860) 486-5085 Press Box Phone: .................................................. (860) 610-4778
HUSKY TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ..................6-7/4-4 American (tied, 3rd, East) All-Time Record: ............................................... 502-543-38 (.481) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................... 6 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 3-3 (.500) Last Bowl Appearance: .......................2015 St. Petersburg Bowl (Marshall 16, UConn 10) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Defensive System:.................................................................... 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 36/16 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 18/6
UCONN HUSKIES
Dr. Susan Herbst President
David Benedict Director of Athletics
Bob Diaco Head Coach
Mike Enright Communications 2016 American Athletic Conference Football • 31
UCONN .
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (10) Tyraiq Beals, WR Alec Bloom, TE Thommy Hopkins, OG Andreas Knappe, OT Richard Levy, OT Tommy Myers, TE Arkeel Newsome, RB Bryant Shirreffs, QB Noel Thomas, WR Brendan Vechery, C
SPECIAL TEAMS
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Luke Carrezola, LB Folorunso Fatukasi, DT Junior Joseph, LB Obi Melifonwu, S Jamar Summers, CB Jhavon Williams, CB
The Huskies return 10 offensive players who started at least half of the team’s games in 2015. RB Arkeel Newsome was the conference leader in all-purpose yards in 2015 (129.7 ypg). He led UConn in rushing (792 yards) and was the team’s second-leading receiver. QB Bryant Shirreffs threw for 2,078 yards and rushed for 503 in his first year as the Huskies’ starter. The Huskies return their top five receivers from last year.
RETURNING STARTERS (2) Bobby Puyol, K Justin Wain, P
UConn ranked 15th nationally in scoring defense last season, allowing an average of 15.9 points per game. The Huskies allowed only one of 13 opponents to score more than 30 points. CB Jamar Summers led The American with eight interceptions in 2015. Summers was third nationally at 0.6 interceptions per game. UConn’s two returning starters at linebacker will be joined by LB E.J. Levenberry, who is a transfer from Florida State. DT Folorunso Fatukasi had 7.5 sacks and was named as an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2015. Fatukasi is the lone returning starter on the defensive line
K Bobby Puyol went 16-for-18 on field goal attempts last season. Puyol’s 88.9 percentage was the best in The American. P Justin Wain averaged 38.2 yards per punt and had 22 of his punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
STORYLINES
The Huskies returned to a bowl game for the first time since 2010 by winning three of their final four games of the regular season. UConn has handed the eventual American Athletic Conference champion its only conference loss in two of the league’s first three seasons (UCF in 2013 and Houston in 2015).
Cornerback Jamar Summers
at Navy
Virginia
Syracuse
9/1
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/15
10/22
10/29
at USF
UCF
at East Carolina
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Thursday
Maine
Friday
Thursday
2016 SCHEDULE
at Houston
Cincinnati
9/29
10/8
11/4
11/19
11/26
Temple
at Boston College
Tulane
UCONN Bob Diaco At A Glance
Bob Diaco
Hometown: Cedar Grove, N.J. Family: Wife – Julia; Children - Angelo, Michael, Josephine Alma Mater (Year): Iowa (1995) Hired at UConn: Dec. 12, 2013
Head Coach
Bob Diaco enters his third season as UConn’s head coach in 2016. Before coming to UConn, Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator from 2010-13 and the assistant head coach in 2012-13. He was named the 30th head football coach at UConn Dec. 12, 2013. Diaco led UConn to a four-game improvement in the win column in 2015 as the Huskies returned to a bowl game for the first time since the 2010 season. UConn clinched bowl eligibility thanks to a late three-game winning streak. which included a 20-17 win against No. 13 Houston at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. UConn was one of the top defensive teams nationally in 2016 as the Huskies led the American Athletic Conference and ranked 15th in NCAA FBS in scoring defense (19.5 points per game). UConn was second in The American, and 33rd nationally, in total defense (355.1 ypg). Diaco was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as associate head coach in 2012. His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1. Diaco has an impressive coaching resume as he served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers and special teams coordinator and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff. A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., and a 1995 Iowa graduate, Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (20012003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Diaco has coached in eight postseason games, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010. He played in three bowl games as a studentathlete at Iowa. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.
Collegiate/Professional Career:
Diaco has developed a national reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. Notre Dame allowed an average of 19.08 points/ game over the last four seasons, which ranks as the ninth-best average over 2010-13 of any team in the FBS. In his only season at Cincinnati (2009), he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every player on the front seven for 2009. The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest. Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry. Prior to Cincinnati, Diaco spent three years as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on Al Groh’s coaching staff at the University of Virginia from 2006-08. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, was promoted to the Cavaliers’ defensive coordinator position, but he left two months later to take the same position at Cincinnati. Virginia played in the Gator Bowl following ‘07. In his only season at Central Michigan (2005), Diaco turned around CMU’s rushing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He coached the special teams and linebackers at Western Michigan from 1999-2000. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all finished in the top three of the MAC. Diaco’s first full-time position was at Western Illinois where he was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 1999 and 2000. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference crown in 2000 and made an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.
1996-97 Graduate Assistant, Iowa 1999-2000 Running Backs/Special Teams Coach, Western Illinois 2001 Running Backs/Special Teams Coach, Eastern Michigan 2002 Linebackers/Special Teams Coach, Eastern Michigan 2003 Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coach, Eastern Michigan 2004 Linebackers/Special Teams Coach, Western Michigan 2005 Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Coach, Central Michigan 2006-08 Linebackers/Special Teams Coach , Virginia 2009 Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach, Cincinnati 2010 Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers Coach, Notre Dame 2011 Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach, Notre Dame 2012-13 Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach, Notre Dame 2014- Head Coach, UConn
Assistant Coaches Frank Verducci Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Anthony Poindexter Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Vincent Brown Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers David Corley Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator Mike Cummings Offensive Line/Co-Offensive Coordinator Erik Campbell Wide Receivers Wayne Lineburg Quarterbacks Kevin Wolthausen Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Josh Reardon Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator
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UCONN Bob Diaco Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2014 UConn 2015 UConn UConn Record (one year)
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 1-7 6-7 4-4 8-17 .320
All-Time UConn Coaches
TENURE No Coach 1896-97 E.S. Mansfield 1898 T.D. Knowles 1899-01 E.O. Smith 1902-05 George H. Lamson 1906-07 W.F. Madden 1908 S.F.G. McLean 1909 M.F. Claffey 1910 Leo Hafford 1911 A.J. Sharadin 1912 P.T. Brady 1913 Dave W. Warner 1914 John F. Donahue 1915-16 Roy J. Guyer 1919 Ross Swartz 1920 Wilder Tasker 1921-22 Sumner A. Dole 1923-33 J.O. Christian 1934-49 Arthur L. Valpey 1950-51 Robert Ingalls 1952-63 Richard E. Forzano 1964-65 John L. Toner 1966-70 Robert F. Casciola 1971-72 Larry L. Naviaux 1973-76 Walt Nadzak 1977-82 Tom Jackson 1983-93 Skip Holtz 1994-98 Randy Edsall 1999-2010 Paul Pasqualoni 2011-13 T.J. Weist 2013 Bob Diaco 2014-15 Total
BOWL St. Petersburg (Lost to Marshall, 16-10)
5-11 0-1 .313 .000
W L T PCT 10 5 0 .667 0 3 0 .000 18 7 1 .712 14 13 1 .518 4 9 0 .308 4 3 1 .563 3 5 0 .375 1 5 1 .214 0 5 0 .000 3 3 0 .500 5 3 0 .625 3 0 0 1.000 2 14 0 .125 2 6 0 .250 1 6 1 .187 5 8 4 .412 36 39 14 .483 66 51 4 .562 7 9 0 .438 49 54 3 .476 7 10 1 .417 20 24 3 .457 9 8 1 .528 18 24 1 .430 24 39 2 .385 62 57 0 .521 34 23 0 .596 74 70 .514 10 18 .357 3 5 .375 8 17 .320 502 543 38 .481
* Paul Pasqualoni coached the first four games of the 2013 season before T.J. Weist coached the final eight games of the year.
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FINAL RANK
UCONN 2015 RESULTS (6-7, 4-4 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent 9/3 Villanova 9/12 Army 9/19 at Missouri 9/26 Navy * 10/2 at Brigham Young 10/10 at UCF * 10/17 USF * 10/24 at Cincinnati * 10/30 East Carolina * 11/7 at Tulane * 11/21 Houston * 11/28 at Temple * 12/26 vs. Marshall 1
RUSHING NEWSOME, Arkeel SHIRREFFS, Bryant JOHNSON, Ron Total.......... Opponents......
GP 13 12 12 13 13
PASSING SHIRREFFS, Bryant BOYLE, Tim Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 12 127.7 168-279-8 60.2 2078 9 69 173.2 11 84.3 31-60-2 51.7 281 0 25 25.5 13 121.8 201-342-10 58.8 2412 10 69 185.5 13 112.7 235-401-18 58.6 2461 14 71 189.3
RECEIVING THOMAS, Noel NEWSOME, Arkeel BEALS, Tyraiq BLOOM, Alec Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13 13 13 13
No. 54 45 24 22 201 235
Yds 719 465 275 314 2412 2461
Avg 13.3 10.3 11.5 14.3 12.0 10.5
PUNT RETURNS VITALE, Nick LEMELLE, Brian Total.......... Opponents......
No. 4 2 6 17
Yds -13 15 2 71
Avg -3.2 7.5 0.3 4.2
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 2 9 9 26
KICK RETURNS NEWSOME, Arkeel Total.......... Opponents......
No. 19 29 35
Yds 429 551 750
Avg 22.6 19.0 21.4
TD 0 0 1
Long 71 71 94
Result W, 20-15 W, 22-17 L, 6-9 L, 18-28 L, 13-30 W, 40-13 L, 20-28 L, 13-37 W, 31-13 W, 7-3 W, 20-17 L, 3-27 L, 10-16
1 St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS UConn Opponents
CONN OPP 223 253 17.2 19.5 57 36 215 241 90 107 105 120 20 14 1622 2155 1967 2419 345 264 477 486 3.4 4.4 124.8 165.8 14 13 2412 2461 201-342-10 235-401-18 7.1 6.1 12.0 10.5 185.5 189.3 10 14 4034 4616 819 887 4.9 5.2 310.3 355.1 29-551 35-750 6-2 17-71 18-185 10-106 19.0 21.4 0.3 4.2 10.3 10.6 15-6 20-7 74-595 65-632 45.8 48.6 76-2866 57-2375 37.7 41.7 35.2 40.2 53-3118 58-3536 58.8 61.0 36.7 39.8 30:50 29:10 57/179 77/190 32% 41% 6/20 9/23 30% 39% 21-100 37-180 1 1 25 29 16-19 16-23 1-3 0-0 (26-33) 79% (32-44) 73% (16-33) 48% (17-44) 39% (21-24) 88% (27-28) 96% 169343 248276 6/28224 6/41379 1/14652
1st 2nd 58 53 56 62
3rd 64 37
4th 48 98
Total 223 253
Att Gain Loss 183 852 60 154 685 182 88 277 53 477 1967 345 486 2419 264
Net Avg 792 4.3 503 3.3 224 2.5 1622 3.4 2155 4.4
TD Long Avg/G 3 45 55.3 2 58 35.8 2 39 21.2 1 38 24.2 10 69 185.5 14 71 189.3
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv PUYOL, Bobby 0 16-18 21-24 0-0 0 NEWSOME, Arkeel 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 JOHNSON, Ron 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 THOMAS, Noel 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 SHIRREFFS, Bryant 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 25 16-19 21-24 0-0 1 Opponents...... 29 16-23 27-28 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE SHIRREFFS, Bryant NEWSOME, Arkeel Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS PUYOL, Bobby
G 12 13 13 13
Plays 433 183 819 887
Rush 503 792 1622 2155
Pass 2078 0 2412 2461
TD Long Avg/G 6 90 60.9 3 36 41.9 5 29 18.7 14 90 124.8 13 84 165.8
Total 2581 792 4034 4616
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Avg/G 215.1 60.9 310.3 355.1
FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg 16-18 88.9 1-1 6-6 5-6 3-4 1-1 52
PUNTING WAIN, Justin Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 75 2866 38.2 53 6 76 2866 37.7 53 6 57 2375 41.7 69 4
FC 39 39 25
ALL PURPOSE NEWSOME, Arkeel THOMAS, Noel SHIRREFFS, Bryant Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 12 13 13
IR 0 0 0 185 106
DEFENSE ADAMS, Andrew JOSEPH, Junior MELIFONWU, Obi STEWART, Graham WILLIAMS, Jhavon Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 13 56 47 103 13 40 53 93 13 57 31 88 13 43 25 68 13 42 13 55 13 509 360 869 13 451 402 853
Rush 792 22 503 1622 2155
Rec 465 719 0 2412 2461
PR 0 0 0 2 71
Points 69 48 30 20 18 223 253
KOR 429 0 0 551 750
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 3.5- 6 . 3- 7 3.5- 4 . 1- 6 2.0- 7 . 2- 16 9.5- 28 2.0- 6 . 2.0- 6 . 3- 36 67- 209 21- 100 18- 185 96- 326 37- 180 10- 106
PBU 3 . 5 1 7 31 37
Blk 1
I20 50+ Blkd 22 2 1 22 2 1 21 12 0 Tot 1686 741 503 4772 5543
Avg/G 129.7 57.0 41.9 367.1 426.4
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 6 . . . . . 1 2 1- 0 . . . 7 . . . . . 1 2 . . . . 10 . . . . 49 25 7- 0 10 2 1 47 20 6- 7 11 5 2
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UCONN YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1896 8 5 3 0 1897 7 5 2 0 1898 3 0 3 0 E.S. Mansfield 1899 8 6 2 0 T.D. Knowles 1900 8 4 3 1 T.D. Knowles 1901 10 8 2 0 T.D. Knowles 1902 7 4 3 0 E.O. Smith 1903 8 3 5 0 E.O. Smith 1904 9 5 3 1 E.O. Smith 1905 4 2 2 0 E.O. Smith 1906 6 2 4 0 George H. Lamson 1907 7 2 5 0 George H. Lamson 1908 8 4 3 1 W.F. Madden 1909 8 3 5 0 S.F.G. McLean 1910 7 1 5 1 M.F. Claffey 1911 5 0 5 0 Leo Hafford 1912 6 3 3 0 A.J. Sharadin 1913 8 5 3 0 P.T. Brady 1914 3 3 0 0 Dave W. Warner 1915 8 1 7 0 John F. Donahue 1916 8 1 7 0 John F. Donahue 1917 No Games Played 1918 No Games Played 1919 8 2 6 0 Roy J. Guyer 1920 8 1 6 1 Ross Swartz 1921 8 3 2 3 Wilder Tasker 1922 9 2 6 1 Wilder Tasker 1923 8 3 4 1 Sumner A. Dole 1924 8 6 0 2 Sumner A. Dole 1925 9 3 5 1 Sumner A. Dole 1926 8 7 1 0 Sumner A. Dole 1927 9 5 4 0 Sumner A. Dole 1928 8 4 0 4 Sumner A. Dole 1929 8 4 4 0 Sumner A. Dole 1930 7 1 5 1 Sumner A. Dole 1931 8 2 3 3 Sumner A. Dole 1932 8 0 6 2 Sumner A. Dole 1933 8 1 6 1 Sumner A. Dole 1934 8 1 7 0 J.O. Christian 1935 7 2 4 1 J.O. Christian 1936 9 7 2 0 J.O. Christian 1937 9 6 2 1 J.O. Christian 1938 7 4 3 0 J.O. Christian 1939 8 5 3 0 J.O. Christian 1940 8 4 4 0 J.O. Christian 1941 8 2 6 0 J.O. Christian 1942 8 6 2 0 J.O. Christian 1943 No Games Played 1944 8 7 1 0 J.O. Christian 1945 8 7 1 0 J.O. Christian 1946 8 4 3 1 J.O. Christian 1947 8 4 4 0 J.O. Christian 1948 8 3 5 0 J.O. Christian 1949 9 4 4 1 J.O. Christian 1950 8 3 5 0 Arthur L. Valpey 1951 8 4 4 0 Arthur L. Valpey 1952 8 5 3 0 Robert Ingalls 1953 8 3 4 1 Robert Ingalls 1954 9 1 8 0 Robert Ingalls 1955 8 4 4 0 Robert Ingalls 1956 9 6 2 1 Robert Ingalls 1957 10 5 4 1 Robert Ingalls 1958 10 7 3 0 Robert Ingalls 1959 9 6 3 0 Robert Ingalls 1960 9 5 4 0 Robert Ingalls 1961 9 2 7 0 Robert Ingalls 1962 9 3 6 0 Robert Ingalls 1963 8 2 6 0 Robert Ingalls 1964 9 4 4 1 Richard E. Forzano 1965 9 3 6 0 Richard E. Forzano 1966 9 2 6 1 John L. Toner 1967 9 5 4 0 John L. Toner 1968 10 4 6 0 John L. Toner 1969 9 5 4 0 John L. Toner 36 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1970 10 4 4 2 John L. Toner 1971 9 5 3 1 Robert F. Casciola 1972 9 4 5 0 Robert F. Casciola 1973 11 8 2 1 Larry L. Naviaux 1974 10 4 6 0 Larry L. Naviaux 1975 11 4 7 0 Larry L. Naviaux 1976 11 2 9 0 Larry L. Naviaux 1977 11 1 10 0 Larry L. Naviaux 1978 11 4 7 0 Walt Nadzak 1979 11 3 6 2 Walt Nadzak 1980 10 7 3 0 Walt Nadzak 1981 11 4 7 0 Walt Nadzak 1982 11 5 6 0 Walt Nadzak 1983 11 5 6 0 Tom Jackson 1984 11 3 8 0 Tom Jackson 1985 9 4 5 0 Tom Jackson 1986 11 8 3 0 Tom Jackson 1987 11 7 4 0 Tom Jackson 1988 11 7 4 0 Tom Jackson 1989 11 8 3 0 Tom Jackson 1990 11 6 5 0 Tom Jackson 1991 11 3 8 0 Tom Jackson 1992 11 5 6 0 Tom Jackson 1993 11 6 5 0 Tom Jackson 1994 11 4 7 0 Tom Jackson 1995 11 8 3 0 Skip Holtz 1996 11 5 6 Skip Holtz 1997 11 7 4 Skip Holtz 1998 13 10 3 Skip Holtz 1999 11 4 7 Randy Edsall 2000 11 3 8 Randy Edsall 2001 11 2 9 Randy Edsall 2002 12 6 6 Randy Edsall 2003 12 9 3 Randy Edsall 2004 12 8 4 Randy Edsall Motor City 2005 11 5 6 Randy Edsall 2006 12 4 8 Randy Edsall 2007 13 9 4 Randy Edsall Meineke Car Care 2008 13 8 5 Randy Edsall International 2009 13 8 5 Randy Edsall PapaJohns.com 2010 13 8 5 Randy Edsall Fiesta 2011 12 5 7 Paul Pasqualoni 2012 12 5 7 Paul Pasqualoni 2013 * 12 3 9 Paul Pasqualoni/T.J. Weist 2014 12 2 10 Bob Diaco 2015 13 6 7 Bob Diaco St. Petersburg TOTAL 1093 502 543 38 * Paul Pasqualoni coached the first four games of the 2013 season before T.J. Weist coached the final eight games of the year.
EAST DIVISION EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Location:................................................................ Greenville, N.C. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 27,000 Founded:................................................................................. 1907 Nickname: .......................................................................... Pirates Colors: ..................................................................Purple and Gold Website: .............................................................. ECUPirates.com Stadium: ...................................................Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Grass) Chancellor: ........................................................... Dr. Cecil Staton Director of Athletics: .............................................. Jeff Compher Head Coach: ................................Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant AD/Media Relations: ........................... Tom McClellan Office Phone: ......................................................... (252) 737-1274 Mobile: ................................................................... (252) 414-0990 E-mail: .............................................................mcclellant@ecu.edu SID Fax: ................................................................. (252) 737-4528 Press Box Phone: .................................................. (252) 328-4697
PIRATE TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ..........................5-7/3-5 American (5th, East) All-Time Record: ............................................... 429-394-12 (.521) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 20 Bowl Record: ................................................................ 9-11 (.450) Last Bowl Appearance: ...........................2015 Birmingham Bowl (Florida 28, East Carolina 20) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Defensive System:...................................................... Multiple 3-4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 50/25 Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................................... 13/11
EAST CAROLINA . PIRATES
Dr. Cecil Staton Chancellor
Jeff Compher Director of Athletics
Scottie Montgomery Head Coach
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EAST CAROLINA SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (5) J.T. Boyd, OG Davon Grayson, WR Zay Jones, WR Brandon Smith, OT Jimmy Williams, WR
RETURNING STARTERS (2) Worth Gregory, P Davis Plowman, K
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Joe Allely, LB DaShawn Benton, S Demetri McGill, NT Fred Presley, DE Travon Simmons, S Jordan Williams, LB
WR Zay Jones, a fourth-year starter, enters 2016 in third place on East Carolina’s career receptions (241) and receiving yards (2,553) charts. Jones ranked fourth nationally in receptions in 2015 (8.2 per game) and was named to The American’s all-conference second team. QB Phillip Nelson started 16 games at Minnesota from 2012-13 and could emerge as the Pirates’ starter in 2016. Nelson threw nine touchdown passes and rushed for six TDs in 2013. OG J.T. Boyd was an honorable mention allconference selection in 2015 and is one of two returning starters on the offensive line RB Anthony Scott, who rushed for 207 yards last season, is the top returner in the backfield.
K Davis Plowman was 10-of-12 on field goals in 2015, including a 7-of-7 showing from inside 40 yards.
East Carolina returns two-thirds of its starting defensive line from last year, with senior DE Fred Presley and senior DT Demetri McGill providing a veteran presence. Presley had 4.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles last year, while McGill had 2.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. The Pirates will be without two all-conference performers at linebacker, but have LB Joe Allely and LB Jordan Williams back at that spot. Williams was East Carolina’s second-leading tackler last season with 81 stops. East Carolina has both starting safeties back. S Travon Simmons led the team with nine passes defended, while S DaShawn Benton had two interceptions.
P Worth Gregory averaged 43.0 yards per punt (fifth in The American) and had 11 punts of at least 50 yards. WR Quay Johnson handled most of the kickoff (20.1 avg.) and punt (9.0 avg.) chores in 2015.
STORYLINES
East Carolina welcomes head coach Scottie Montgomery, who had been the offensive coordinator for the most successful era at Duke in program history. East Carolina has made eight bowl appearances in the last 10 seasons. The Pirates dropped four of their last five games in 2015 to miss the postseason for the first time since 2011.
Wide receiver Zay Jones
2016 SCHEDULE
North Carolina State
at South Carolina
at Virginia Tech
UCF
at USF
9/3
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/8
10/13
10/22
10/29
11/5
11/12
11/26
Navy
at Cincinnati
UConn
at Tulsa
SMU
at Temple
Thursday
Western Carolina
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EAST CAROLINA Scottie Montgomery At A Glance
Scottie Montgomery Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery, who has played an integral role leading Duke and the Pittsburgh Steelers to divisional championships and postseason play, is in his first season as head football coach at East Carolina University. Montgomery, a North Carolina native with a documented history of balanced success on the offensive side of the ball, was formally introduced as the Pirates’ 21st head coach Dec. 14, 2015. His acceptance of the ECU position officially ended a two-year tenure as the Blue Devils’ associate head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Overall, Montgomery served on the Duke staff for seven seasons under head coaches Ted Roof (2006-07) and David Cutcliffe (2008-09, 2013-15) - five as receivers coach. He helped guide Duke to threestraight bowl appearances, including an exciting 44-41 overtime victory against Indiana in the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Montgomery’s coaching experience in the National Football League spanned three seasons under Mike Tomlin’s leadership. His work with the Steelers’ receivers in 2010, 2011 and 2012 resulted in two playoff appearances, the 2010 AFC North Division championship and a spot in Super Bowl XLV. The 2015 campaign marked Montgomery’s second as both primary offensive play-caller and quarterbacks coach at Duke, a program in which he starred as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference wide receiver from 1996 to 1999. Tasked with grooming a new starting quarterback following the graduation of the school’s all-time winningest signal-caller and All-ACC selection Anthony Boone, Montgomery encouraged balance to a unit that continued to display a consistent level of production. Montgomery was recognized for his efforts as a one of three finalists for the AFCA National Assistant Coach-of-the-Year Award in 2015. In addition, he was listed by Athlon as one of “College Football’s 20 Best Coaches Under 40” - ranking among the top 13 coordinators in the country. During his first year as offensive coordinator in 2014, Montgomery had oversight of an attack that tallied 421 points, the second-highest singleseason total in program history. Only the 2013 squad, which Montgomery served as Duke’s wide receivers coach, owns a better point total. In addition to a 32.4 scoring average, the Blue Devil offense also racked up 5,178 yards of total offense on the way to a 9-4 overall record and an appearance in the Hyundai Sun Bowl. Montgomery helped the Steelers to a threeyear regular season record of 32-16, mentoring receivers such Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown. During his earlier four-year coaching stay at Duke, Montgomery directed several of the fin
Hometown: Shelby, N.C. Family: Wife – Ebony; Children - Cassius, Moses, Magnus Alma Mater (Year): Duke (2000) Hired at East Carolina: Dec. 14, 2015
Collegiate/Professional Career:
2006-09 Wide Receivers Coach, Duke 2010-12 Wide Receivers Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers 2013 Wide Receivers Coach, Duke 2014-15 Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coord./ Quarterbacks, Duke 2016- Head Coach, East Carolina
Assistant Coaches Rick Smith Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Tony Petersen Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kenwick Thompson Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers
est pass-catchers in school and ACC history. As a wide receiver for the Blue Devils from 1996 to 1999, Montgomery paced Duke in receiving three-straight seasons and was a two-time winner of the program’s Carmen Falcone Award as the Most Valuable Player. He became the third player in school history to lead the team in receptions in three straight years and was only the sixth Blue Devil to earn multiple team MVP honors. Montgomery closed his collegiate career with 171 catches for 2,379 yards and 13 touchdowns. He caught 51 passes in both 1997 and 1999, and registered a career-high 60 receptions as a junior in 1998. Montgomery’s name is etched into the Duke record book for longest plays with an 88-yard pass from Bobby Campbell against Vanderbilt in 1998 and a 99-yard kickoff return versus Wake Forest in 1999. Montgomery finished his career ranking among Duke’s all-time leaders in kickoff returns (63) and kickoff return yards (1,515) and all-purpose yardage (4,188). During his senior campaign in 1999, Montgomery established the school standard for all-purpose yards in a season with 1,565 and he still holds two of Duke’s top single-game totals for all-purpose yardage with 262 versus Vanderbilt in 1998 and 250 against Virginia in 1999. In the Vanderbilt contest, he registered 243 receiving yards, a total that at the time, marked the fourth-highest single-game performance in school history. He played professionally with the NFL’s Denver Broncos (2000-02) and Oakland Raiders (2003). Montgomery was born in Shelby, North Carolina, and graduated from Burns High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Duke in 2000.
Shannon Moore Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Deke Adams Defensive Line Ryan Anderson Inside Linebackers Antonio King Running Backs Phil McGeoghan Wide Receivers Geep Wade Offensive Line
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EAST CAROLINA Scottie Montgomery Year-By-Year YEAR 2016
SCHOOL East Carolina
Career Record
OVERALL CONFERENCE 0-0
0-0
All-Time East Carolina Coaches
TENURE Kenneth Beatty 1932-33 G.L. “Doc” Mathis 1934-35 Bo Farley 1936 J.D. Alexander 1973-38 O.A. Hanker 1939 John Christenbury 1940-41 Jim Johnson 1946-48 Bill Dole 1949-51 Jack Boone 1952-61 Clarence Stasavich 1962-69 Mike McGee 1970 Sonny Randle 1971-73 Pat Dye 1974-79 Ed Emory 1980-84 Art Baker 1985-88 Bill Lewis 1989-91 Steve Logan 1992-2002 John Thompson 2003-04 Skip Holtz 2005-09 Ruffin McNeill 2010-15 Total
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BOWL 0-0
W L T PCT 1 10 0 .091 4 7 1 .375 3 2 0 .600 3 11 1 .233 0 8 0 .000 12 3 0 .800 8 18 1 .271 15 14 1 .517 49 46 5 .515 50 27 1 .647 3 8 0 .273 22 10 0 .688 48 18 1 .727 26 29 0 .473 12 32 0 .273 21 12 1 .632 69 58 0 .543 3 20 .150 38 27 .585 42 34 .552 429 394 12 .521
FINAL RANK
EAST CAROLINA 2015 RESULTS (5-7, 3-5 American) Date Opponent 9/5 Towson 9/12 at Florida 9/19 at Navy * 9/26 Virginia Tech 10/3 at SMU * 10/10 at Brigham Young 10/17 Tulsa * 10/22 Temple * 10/30 at UConn * 11/7 USF * 11/19 at UCF * 11/28 Cincinnati *
Result W, 28-20 L, 24-31 L, 21-45 W, 35-28 W, 49-23 L, 38-45 W, 30-17 L, 14-24 L, 14-31 L, 17-22 W, 44-7 L, 16-19
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS East Carolina Opponents
ECU OPP 329 312 27.4 26.0 64 44 260 260 86 117 158 117 16 26 1600 2094 1933 2355 333 261 404 518 4.0 4.0 133.3 174.5 19 21 3375 2717 321-473-12 204-376-8 7.1 7.2 10.5 13.3 281.2 226.4 21 17 4975 4811 877 894 5.7 5.4 414.6 400.9 38-760 31-682 23-225 14-46 8-150 12-117 20.0 22.0 9.8 3.3 18.8 9.8 19-7 18-8 89-825 85-732 68.8 61.0 64-2639 67-2884 41.2 43.0 38.6 37.6 66-4079 62-3824 61.8 61.7 39.3 40.5 28:07 31:53 80/186 78/192 43% 41% 11/17 12/23 65% 52% 25-171 29-184 0 0 43 39 10-13 13-20 0-0 1-1 (39-44) 89% (37-44) 84% (30-44) 68% (28-44) 64% (41-43) 95% (37-38) 97% 259645 246975 6/43274 6/41162 0/0
1st 2nd 100 86 73 85
3rd 65 58
4th 78 96
Total 329 312
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING HAIRSTON, Chris SUMMERS, James SCOTT, Anthony Total.......... Opponents......
GP 12 10 10 12 12
Att Gain Loss 165 818 64 96 542 96 49 231 24 404 1933 333 518 2355 261
Net Avg 754 4.6 446 4.6 207 4.2 1600 4.0 2094 4.0
PASSING KEMP, Blake SUMMERS, James Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 11 137.6 260-375-10 69.3 2658 16 69 241.6 10 138.2 60-94-2 63.8 683 5 56 68.3 12 137.4 321-473-12 67.9 3375 21 69 281.2 12 125.6 204-376-8 54.3 2717 17 67 226.4
RECEIVING JONES, Zay WILLIAMS, Bryce BROWN, Trevon GRAYSON, Davon Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 9 12 12 12
No. 98 58 41 33 321 204
Yds 1099 588 496 448 3375 2717
Avg 11.2 10.1 12.1 13.6 10.5 13.3
PUNT RETURNS JOHNSON, Quay Total.......... Opponents......
No. 19 23 14
Yds 171 225 46
Avg 9.0 9.8 3.3
TD 0 1 0
Long 46 46 14
KICK RETURNS JOHNSON, Quay BROWN, Trevon Total.......... Opponents......
No. 27 10 38 31
Yds 544 193 760 682
Avg 20.1 19.3 20.0 22.0
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 34 49 49 39
TD Long Avg/G 5 36 91.6 4 56 49.0 4 47 55.1 3 69 37.3 21 69 281.2 17 67 226.4
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv PLOWMAN, Davis 0 10-12 37-39 0-0 0 HAIRSTON, Chris 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 SUMMERS, James 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 JONES, Zay 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 WILLIAMS, Bryce 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 BROWN, Trevon 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 43 10-13 41-43 0-0 0 Opponents...... 39 13-20 37-38 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE KEMP, Blake SUMMERS, James HAIRSTON, Chris Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS PLOWMAN, Davis
G 11 10 12 12 12
Plays 414 190 165 877 894
Rush -8 446 754 1600 2094
Pass 2658 683 0 3375 2717
TD Long Avg/G 8 45 62.8 8 41 44.6 1 29 20.7 19 45 133.3 21 90 174.5
Total 2650 1129 754 4975 4811
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Avg/G 240.9 112.9 62.8 414.6 400.9
FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg 10-12 83.3 0-0 3-3 4-4 3-5 0-0 45
PUNTING GREGORY, Worth Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 60 2583 43.0 73 6 64 2639 41.2 73 6 67 2884 43.0 63 7
FC 13 13 19
ALL PURPOSE JONES, Zay HAIRSTON, Chris JOHNSON, Quay BROWN, Trevon Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 12 9 12 12
IR 0 0 0 0 150 117
DEFENSE BIGGER, Zeek WILLIAMS, Jordan OVERTON, Montese SIMMONS, Travon PRESLEY, Fred Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 12 51 47 98 12 45 36 81 12 40 30 70 12 30 15 45 12 23 21 44 12 493 392 885 12 528 338 866
Rush -6 754 4 0 1600 2094
Rec 1099 193 134 496 3375 2717
PR 0 0 171 13 225 46
Points 67 54 48 30 24 24 329 312
KOR 23 0 544 193 760 682
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 6.5-14 1.5-6 . 6.0-21 2.0-16 1- 9 10.0- 64 7.5- 60 . 1.0- 3 . . 4.0- 8 . . 62-243 25-171 8- 150 90-332 29-184 12-117
PBU 1 . 7 9 . 47 42
I20 32 33 19 Tot 1116 947 853 702 6110 5656
Blk 0
50+ Blkd 11 3 11 3 20 2
Avg/G 93.0 78.9 71.1 78.0 509.2 471.3
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 1 7 . . . . 1 . 1- 0 1 . . 7 2 . . . . 9 . . . . . . 1 1- 0 2 . . 55 30 8- 0 10 2 . 54 27 7- 28 13 4 1
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EAST CAROLINA YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1912 4 3 1 0 Lester Larson 1932 5 0 5 0 Kenneth Beatty 1933 6 1 5 0 Kenneth Beatty 1934 6 1 4 1 G.L. Mathis 1935 6 3 3 0 G.L. Mathis 1936 5 3 2 0 Bo Farley 1937 7 2 5 0 J.D. Alexander 1938 8 1 6 1 J.D. Alexander 1939 8 0 8 0 O.A. Hankner 1940 8 5 3 0 John Christenbury 1941 7 7 0 0 John Christenbury 1942 No Games Played 1943 No Games Played 1944 No Games Played 1945 No Games Played 1946 9 5 3 1 Jim Johnson 1947 9 3 6 0 Jim Johnson 1948 9 0 9 0 Jim Johnson 1949 10 4 5 1 Bill Dole 1950 10 7 3 0 Bill Dole 1951 10 4 6 0 Bill Dole 1952 11 6 3 2 Jack Boone Lions 1953 10 8 2 0 Jack Boone Elks 1954 10 5 4 1 Jack Boone 1955 9 4 5 0 Jack Boone 1956 10 2 7 1 Jack Boone 1957 9 1 8 0 Jack Boone 1958 10 6 4 0 Jack Boone 1959 11 5 6 0 Jack Boone 1960 10 7 3 0 Jack Boone 1961 10 5 4 1 Jack Boone 1962 9 5 4 0 Clarence Stasavich 1963 10 9 1 0 Clarence Stasavich Eastern 1964 10 9 1 0 Clarence Stasavich Tangerine 1965 10 9 1 0 Clarence Stasavich Tangerine 1966 10 4 5 1 Clarence Stasavich 1967 10 8 2 0 Clarence Stasavich 1968 10 4 6 0 Clarence Stasavich 1969 9 2 7 0 Clarence Stasavich 1970 11 3 8 0 Mike McGee 1971 10 4 6 0 Sonny Randle 1972 11 9 2 0 Sonny Randle 1973 11 9 2 0 Sonny Randle 1974 11 7 4 0 Pat Dye 1975 11 8 3 0 Pat Dye 1976 11 9 2 0 Pat Dye 1977 11 8 3 0 Pat Dye 1978 12 9 3 0 Pat Dye Independence 1979 11 7 3 1 Pat Dye 1980 11 4 7 0 Ed Emory 1981 11 5 6 0 Ed Emory 1982 11 7 4 0 Ed Emory 1983 11 8 3 0 Ed Emory 1984 11 2 9 0 Ed Emory 1985 11 2 9 0 Art Baker 1986 11 2 9 0 Art Baker 1987 11 5 6 0 Art Baker 1988 11 3 8 0 Art Baker 1989 11 5 5 1 Bill Lewis 1990 11 5 6 0 Bill Lewis 1991 12 11 1 0 Bill Lewis Peach 1992 11 5 6 0 Steve Logan 1993 11 2 9 0 Steve Logan 1994 12 7 5 0 Steve Logan Liberty 1995 12 9 3 0 Steve Logan Liberty 1996 11 8 3 Steve Logan 1997 11 5 6 Steve Logan 1998 11 6 5 Steve Logan 1999 12 9 3 Steve Logan Mobile 2000 12 8 4 Steve Logan GalleryFurniture.com 2001 12 6 6 Steve Logan GMAC 2002 12 4 8 Steve Logan 2003 12 1 11 John Thompson 2004 11 2 9 John Thompson 42 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
YEAR GP W L T 2005 11 5 6 2006 13 7 6 2007 13 8 5 2008 14 9 5 2009 14 9 5 2010 13 6 7 2011 12 5 7 2012 13 8 5 2013 13 10 3 2014 13 8 5 2015 12 5 7 TOTAL 835 429 394 12
HEAD COACH Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Ruffin McNeill Ruffin McNeill Ruffin McNeill Ruffin McNeill Ruffin McNeill Ruffin McNeill
BOWL PapaJohns.com Hawaii Liberty Liberty Military New Orleans Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Birmingham
EAST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Location:.......................................................................Tampa, Fla. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 47,646 Founded:................................................................................. 1956 Nickname: ..............................................................................Bulls Colors: .................................................................. Green and Gold Website: ............................................................. GoUSFBulls.com Stadium: ....................... Raymond James Stadium (65,857/Grass) President: ......................................................... Dr. Judy Genshaft Director of Athletics: .................................................Mark Harlan Head Coach: ......................Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky ’98)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assocaite AD/Communications: ........................... Brian Siegrist
Office Phone: ......................................................... (813) 974-4086 Mobile: ................................................................... (813) 293-3897 E-mail: .................................................................. siegrist@usf.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (813) 350-6225
BULL TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: .........................8-5/6-2 American (2nd, East) All-Time Record: .................................................... 125-101 (.553) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................... 7 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 4-3 (.571) Last Bowl Appearance: .........................2015 Miami Beach Bowl (Western Kentucky 45, USF 35) Offensive System:...................................................... West Coast Defensive System:................................................................. 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 46/21 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 15/9
USF BULLS
Dr. Judy Genshaft President
Mark Harlan Director of Athletics
Willie Taggart Head Coach
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USF SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Rodney Adams, WR Kofi Amichia, OT Chris Barr, WR Ryeshene Bronson, WR Quinton Flowers, QB Marlon Mack, RB Dominique Threatt, OG
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Emilio Nadelman, K
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Devin Abraham, S Nate Godwin, LB Nigel Harris, LB Ronnie Hoggins, CB Deatrick Nichols, CB Auggie Sanchez, LB Deadrin Senat, DT
RB Marlon Mack set USF’s single-season rushing records with 1,381 yards and an average of 6.6 yards per carry in 2015. Mack is a two-time first-team all-conferece player and was named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Trophy and the Walter Camp Award. QB Quinton Flowers threw 22 touchdown passes and had a team-high 12 rushing TDs in 2015. Flowers ranked 16th nationally in points responsible for (204). WR Rodney Adams earned second-team allconference plaudits in 2015 after he had at least one touchdown catch in seven of the last nine games. Adams set school records with 822 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches.
K Emilio Nadelman hit 15 field goals in 2015 and was 9-for-11 from inside 40 yards.
The Bulls return seven starters from a defense that ranked 13th nationally in tackles for loss (7..5 per game) and 14th in interceptions (17). LB Auggie Sanchez had 117 tackles last season, the mos among returning players in the American Athletic Conference. CB Deatrick Nichols was chosen to the American Athletic Conference First Team after he had four interceptions, two forced fumbles and 8.5 tackles for loss in 2015. S Devin Abraham had three interceptions. USF ranked 13th nationally in turnover margin last season. The Bulls had 25 takeaways.
Rodney Adams was the American Athletic Conference leader in kickoff returns as he averaged 29.1 yards per attempt, including a 97-yard touchdown. The Bulls averaged 10.9 yards on punt returns, good for second in The American.
STORYLINES
USF returned to postseason play for the first time in five years as the Bulls played in the Miami Beach Bowl. USF beat each of the other five teams in The American’s East Division in the regular season. USF won seven of its last eight regular-season games in 2015.
Running back Marlon Mack
2016 SCHEDULE
at Syracuse
Florida State
at Cincinnati
East Carolina
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/8
10/15
10/21
10/28
11/12
11/19
11/26
Navy
at Memphis
at SMU
UCF
UConn
at Temple
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Friday
Northern Illinois
9/3 Friday
Towson
USF Willie Taggart At A Glance
Willie Taggart
Hometown: Bradenton, Fla. Family: Wife – Taneshia; Children - Willie Jr., Jackson, Morgan Alma Mater (Year): Western Kentucky (1998) Hired at USF: Dec. 9, 2012
Head Coach
Named head coach at USF on Dec. 9, 2012, Willie Taggart, a Bay Area native, received a three-year contract extension in December of 2015 that will keep him with the Bulls through 2020 after leading USF to its first bowl game in five years. Taggart returned home to lead USF after spending three seasons as the head coach at his alma mater Western Kentucky, where he led a dramatic turnaround for the Hilltoppers. Prior to taking the lead at WKU, Taggart had a successful run at Stanford, helping build the Cardinal into a national power in a similar turnaround under Jim Harbaugh. At USF, Taggart set to work changing the Bulls culture and rebuilding a winning program in Tampa. His magnetic, positive energy and stellar recruiting once again set a program on a winning path as the Bulls doubled their win totals in each of the last two seasons and reached the Miami Beach Bowl in 2015, the program’s first since 2010. Taggart’s teams steadily improved, grew more resilient and markedly more talented, setting the foundation for Bulls’ success to come. His first full recruiting period resulted in the consensus No. 1 ranked class in The American in 2014 and he followed that with another top class in the conference in 2015. Taggart, the team’s primary play caller, fit the new talent into his masterful “Gulf Coast Offense” that hit its stride midway through the 2015 season. The Bulls won seven of their last eight regular season games and broke school offense records by the bushel as they went 8-5 and set a program record for conference wins with a 6-2 mark in The American. The “Gulf Cost Offense” under the direction of first-year starting, sophomore quarterback Quinton Flowers set USF marks for total yards (5,741), rushing yards (3,205), total touchdowns (54), touchdown passes (26), fewest turnovers (15), points in a half (51 vs. Cincinnati) and points in a conference game (65 vs. Cincinnati). Sophomore Marlon Mack set the school season rushing mark (1,381), Flowers set marks for passing TD (22) and rushing by a quarterback (991) and junior wide receiver Rodney Adams set season records for receiving yards (822) and touchdowns (9). Prior to Taggart’s arrival at WKU, the Hilltoppers had lost 20 consecutive games. But after just one year of transition, Taggart guided the school to two consecutive winning seasons, culminating in its first bowl appearance, the 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Under Taggart’s leadership, WKU posted 14 wins in 2011 and 2012 after the program won just four games the previous three seasons combined. The Hilltoppers went from 2-6 in 2010 Sun Belt games to 7-1 in 2011, marking the largest one-year turnaround in conference history. WKU won 12-of-14 games between the end of
Collegiate/Professional Career:
1999 Wide Receivers Coach, Western Kentucky 2000 Quarterbacks Coach, Western Kentucky 2001-02 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Western Kentucky 2003-06 Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks, Western Kentucky 2007-09 Running Backs Coach, Stanford 2010-12 Head Coach, Western Kentucky 2013- Head Coach, USF
Assistant Coaches Darren Heller Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line T.J. Weist Co-Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
2011 and the start of 2012, with the only losses coming to LSU and Alabama, both of which were ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time, and most importantly, WKU secured the top recruiting classes in the Sun Belt Conference in both 2010 and 2011. After guiding the Hilltoppers to two wins in his first season, Taggart saw his squad start 0-4 in 2011. That’s when the turnaround began. WKU went on to win seven of its last eight games. The only loss in that stretch came to No. 1 LSU in Baton Rouge. The Hilltoppers went 7-1 in the Sun Belt Conference to finish second in the league. The only league-loss was a four-point setback to eventual champion Arkansas State. Before joining the Hilltoppers, Taggart served as running backs coach at Stanford from 200709. He joined the Stanford coaching staff following a 1-11 season in 2006 and was instrumental in the development of the Cardinal offense and running game that has become a staple of that program’s three-year BCS run. Stanford, ranked as high as 14th in the nation by the Associated Press in 2009, posted an 8-4 regular-season record with wins over nationally-ranked USC and Oregon. Prior to his arrival at Stanford, Taggart spent the previous eight seasons on the WKU coaching staff (1999-2006) and helped guide the Hilltoppers to eight-consecutive winning campaigns during the stretch. He worked with current Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh in his first three seasons of coaching from 1999-2001. Taggart started his coaching career as WKU’s wide receivers coach in 1999 before working with the quarterbacks from 2000-06. He was also the co-offensive coordinator in 2001 and 2002, helping lead the Hilltoppers to the Division I-AA national championship in 2002, and was promoted to assistant head coach in 2003. Taggart graduated from WKU with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1998.
Raymond Woodie Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers David Reaves Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends Donte Pimpleton Running Backs Shaun King Quarterbacks Alonzo Hampton Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coordinator John Jancek Safeties Eric Mathies Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
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USF Willie Taggart Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2010 Western Kentucky 2011 Western Kentucky 2012 Western Kentucky 2013 USF 2014 USF 2015 USF
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 2-6 7-5 7-1 7-5 4-4 2-10 2-6 4-8 3-5 8-5 6-2
BOWL
Miami Beach (lost to Western Kentucky, 45-35)
Western Kentucky Record (three years) 16-20 13-11 .444 .520
0-0
USF Record (three years)
14-23 11-13 .379 .458
0-1
Career Record (six years)
30-43 24-24 .411 .500
0-1
All-Time USF Coaches
TENURE Jim Leavitt 1997-2009 Skip Holtz 2010-12 Willie Taggart 2013- Total
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W L T PCT 95 57 .625 16 21 .432 14 23 .379 125 101 .553
FINAL RANK
USF 2015 RESULTS (8-5, 6-2 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
RUSHING MACK, Marlon FLOWERS, Quinton TICE, Darius Total.......... Opponents......
GP 12 13 13 13 13
PASSING FLOWERS, Quinton BENCH, Steven Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 149.4 163-276-8 59.1 2296 22 71 176.6 7 152.1 14-22-1 63.6 177 2 62 25.3 13 152.8 179-301-9 59.5 2536 26 71 195.1 13 118.8 251-447-17 56.2 3108 16 70 239.1
RECEIVING ADAMS, Rodney JOHNSON, D’Ernest BARR, Chris PRICE, Sean Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13 13 13 13
No. Yds 45 822 26 356 23 200 19 296 179 2536 251 3108
PUNT RETURNS FULLWODD, Tajee Total.......... Opponents......
No. 19 21 25
Yds 198 229 206
Avg 10.4 10.9 8.2
TD 0 0 0
Long 46 46 37
KICK RETURNS JOHNSON, D’Ernest ADAMS, Rodney Total.......... Opponents......
No. 21 16 41 70
Yds 563 466 1093 1396
Avg 26.8 29.1 26.7 19.9
TD 0 1 1 0
Long 54 97 97 56
9/5 9/12 9/19 10/2 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/20 11/26 12/21
Result
Florida A&M at Florida State at Maryland Memphis * Syracuse at UConn * SMU * at Navy * at East Carolina * Temple * Cincinnati * at UCF * vs. Western Kentucky 1
W, 51-3 L, 14-34 L, 17-35 L, 17-24 W, 45-24 W, 28-20 W, 38-14 L, 17-29 W, 22-17 W, 44-23 W, 65-27 W, 44-3 L, 35-45
1 Miami Beach Bowl, Miami, Fla.
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games BY QUARTERS USF Opponents
USF OPP 437 298 33.6 22.9 89 56 264 252 150 102 95 130 19 20 3205 1838 3476 2257 271 419 592 497 5.4 3.7 246.5 141.4 28 19 2536 3108 179-301-9 251-447-17 8.4 7.0 14.2 12.4 195.1 239.1 26 16 5741 4946 893 944 6.4 5.2 441.6 380.5 41-1093 70-1396 21-229 25-206 17-226 9-57 26.7 19.9 10.9 8.2 13.3 6.3 20-6 21-8 79-714 82-724 54.9 55.7 65-2768 75-3126 42.6 41.7 38.2 37.8 81-4525 63-3939 55.9 62.5 36.5 37.2 28:14 31:46 66/179 78/210 37% 37% 11/19 13/22 58% 59% 34-256 21-90 0 0 56 35 15-23 18-23 0-0 1-3 (41-47) 87% (32-37) 86% (32-47) 68% (18-37) 49% (54-55) 98% (34-34) 100% 159468 239284 6/26578 6/39881 1/21712
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 80 139 101 117 437 41 53 126 78 298
Att Gain Loss 210 1418 37 191 1107 116 88 476 16 592 3476 271 497 2257 419
Avg 18.3 13.7 8.7 15.6 14.2 12.4
Net Avg 1381 6.6 991 5.2 460 5.2 3205 5.4 1838 3.7
TD Long Avg/G 9 68 63.2 4 71 27.4 1 38 15.4 5 46 22.8 26 71 195.1 16 70 239.1
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv NADELMAN, Emilio 0 15-23 53-54 0-0 0 FLOWERS, Quinton 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 ADAMS, Rodney 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 MACK, Marlon 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 JOHNSON, D’Ernest 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 PRICE, Sean 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 56 15-23 54-55 0-1 0 Opponents...... 35 18-23 34-34 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE FLOWERS, Quinton MACK, Marlon Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 12 13 13
Plays 467 210 893 944
Rush 991 1381 3205 1838
Pass 2296 0 2536 3108
TD Long Avg/G 8 59 115.1 12 67 76.2 4 44 35.4 28 67 246.5 19 74 141.4
Total 3287 1381 5741 4946
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Avg/G 252.8 115.1 441.6 380.5
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg NADELMAN, Emilio 15-23 65.2 0-0 4-5 5-6 6-11 0-1 49 PUNTING CIABATTI, Mattias GORDON, Brent Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 57 2465 43.2 68 4 7 277 39.6 44 0 65 2768 42.6 68 4 75 3126 41.7 73 3
FC 12 4 16 27
ALL PURPOSE MACK, Marlon ADAMS, Rodney JOHNSON, D’Ernest FLOWERS, Quinton TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 13 13 13 8 13 13
IR 0 0 0 0 0 226 57
DEFENSE SANCHEZ, Auggie BYRD, Jamie GODWIN, Nate NICHOLS, Deatrick ABRAHAM, Devin Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 13 73 44 117 13 60 28 88 13 46 17 63 13 48 14 62 13 41 10 51 13 640 264 904 13 603 219 822
Rush 1381 81 307 991 -54 3205 1838
Rec 111 822 356 0 0 2536 3108
PR 0 0 25 0 0 229 206
Points 98 72 66 54 30 30 437 298
KOR 0 466 563 0 0 1093 1396
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 8.5- 25 0.5- 2 . 11.0- 51 5.0- 35 3- 38 1.0- 1 . . 8.5- 31 1.0- 8 4- 71 2.0- 11 1.0- 8 3- 83 97- 425 34- 256 17- 226 77- 247 21- 90 9- 57
PBU 1 4 3 5 3 41 25
I20 19 1 20 31 Tot 1492 1369 1251 991 -54 7289 6605
Blk 1
50+ Blkd 15 1 0 0 15 1 15 0
Avg/G 124.3 105.3 96.2 76.2 -6.8 560.7 508.1
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 1 . 1- 0 . . . 7 2 1- 0 2 . . 3 . . . . . 9 . 1- 0 2 . . 6 . 1- 0 . . . 58 10 8- 1 13 . 1 34 14 6- 0 10 3 .
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USF YEAR GP W L T 1997 11 5 6 1998 11 8 3 1999 11 7 4 2000 11 7 4 2001 11 8 3 2002 11 9 2 2003 11 7 4 2004 11 4 7 2005 12 6 6 2006 13 9 4 2007 13 9 4 2008 13 8 5 2009 13 8 5 2010 13 8 5 2011 12 5 7 2012 12 3 9 2013 12 2 10 2014 12 4 8 2015 13 8 5 TOTAL 226 125 101
HEAD COACH BOWL Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Jim Leavitt Meineke Car Care Jim Leavitt PapaJohn’s.com Jim Leavitt Brut Sun Jim Leavitt magicJack St. Petersburg Jim Leavitt International Skip Holtz Meineke Car Care Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Willie Taggart Willie Taggart Willie Taggart Miami Beach
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EAST DIVISION TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Location:............................................................... Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 39,000 Founded:................................................................................. 1884 Nickname: ............................................................................. Owls Colors: ............................................................... Cherry and White Website: ............................................................... OwlSports.com Stadium: ...............Lincoln Financial Field (69,5556/Natural Grass) President: ......................................................Dr. Neil D. Theobald Director of Athletics: ........................................... Dr. Patrick Kraft Head Coach: ......................................Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant AD/Football Communications: ...................Rich Burg Office Phone: ......................................................... (215) 204-0876 Mobile: ................................................................... (215) 356-3952 E-mail: ......................................................... rich.burg@temple.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (267) 570-4453
OWL TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ........................10-4/7-1 American (1st, East) All-Time Record: ............................................... 446-569-52 (.442) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................... 5 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 2-3 (.400) Last Bowl Appearance: ..............2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (Toledo 32, Temple 17) Offensive System:........................................................Pro Spread Defensive System:.................................................................... 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 39/20 Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................................... 14/10
TEMPLE OWLS
Dr. Neil D. Theobald President
Dr. Patrick Kraft Director of Athletics
Matt Rhule Head Coach
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TEMPLE SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Brian Carter, OG Dion Dawkins, OT Leon Johnson, OT Jahad Thomas, RB Colin Thompson, TE Phillip Walker, QB
RETURNING STARTERS (2) Austin Jones, K Alex Starzyk, P
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Jarred Alway, LB Sean Chandler, S Stephaun Marshall, LB Haason Reddick, DE Averee Robinson, DT Nate L. Smith, CB
QB Phillip Walker enters his fourth year as the Owls’ starter. Walker ranked fifth in The American in passing last season at 212.3 yards per game. RB Jahad Thomas was fourth in The American with 17 rushing touchdowns in 2015. Thomas finished the year with 1,262 rushing yards on 276 carries. OT Dion Dawkins earned all-conference second team honors in 2015 and anchors a veteran defensive line. Dawkins is one of two projected senior starters on the line, which will also feature two juniors. WR Ventell Bryant had 39 catches for 579 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman
The Owls return six starters from a defense that held four opponents without an offensive touchdown in 2015. Among the players lost, however, is Tyler Matakevich, who won the Bedarik Award and Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player. DE Haason Reddick was second on the Owls with 12.5 tackles for loss last season and joins DE Praise Martin-Oguike as a pair of senior starters on the defensive line. S Sean Chandler registered 65 tackles with four interceptions (two four touchdowns) on his way to all-conference second team honors in 2015.
K Austin Jones was second on the team in scoring with 113 points, one shy of the team lead. Jones hit 23 of 28 field goals and was 4-for-6 from 40 yards or longer. P Alex Starzyk averaged 42.4 yards per punt and had 13 kicks of 50 yards or longer. Temple’s special teams units blocked seven kicks in 2015.
STORYLINES
Temple tied a school record with 10 wins last season and captured the American Athletic Conference East Division title. The Owls outscored their opponents by a 257108 margin in the second half last season. .
LB Jarred Alwan is the top returning tackler from last year. He had 74 tackles and 7.5 TFL in 2015
Quarterback Phillip Walker
Thursday
2016 SCHEDULE
Charlotte
SMU
9/2
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/15
10/21
10/29
11/4
11/19
11/26
USF
Cincinnati
at UConn
at Tulane
East Carolina
at UCF
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Friday
at Penn State
Friday
Stony Brook
Friday
Army
at Memphis
10/6
TEMPLE Matt Rhule At A Glance
Matt Rhule
Hometown: State College, Pa. Family: Wife - Julie; Children - Bryant, Vivienne, Leona Alma Mater (Year): Penn State (1997) Hired at Temple: Dec. 17, 2012
Head Coach
On Dec. 17, 2012, Matt Rhule returned to North Broad Street to take the helm as head coach of the Temple Owls. Following six seasons as one of Al Golden’s top assistants, he joined the New York Giants as the assistant offensive line coach in 2012. He is now in his fourth year as the 26th Owls head coach and 10th on the Temple campus. Prior to the start of his first season in charge, he offered that his squad would produce an exciting brand of football and they would improve as the season progressed. Rhule delivered on those promises as the 2013 Owls produced nearly 400 yards per game of offense (the second best total in school history). Despite an 0-6 start to the season, the troops never surrendered and the team never trailed at the start of the fourth quarter in the second half of the season. The mission in the 2014 offseason was to learn how to finish out games. They did just that, allowing only 23 fourthquarter points in all of 2014. That adjustment, and the overall improved play of the defense, helped the Owls to a 6-6 record. On June 25, 2015, Rhule was rewarded with a four-year contract extension that will keep him on the Temple sidelines through the 2021 season. In 2015, Rhule led his team to a 10-win regular season and an American Athletic East division trophy. For the first time in 73 years, the Owls beat Penn State, started the season a programbest 7-0, and were ranked in the top 25 for the first time in 36 seasons. Ten of his players earned all-conference honors and senior linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bednarik and Nagurski Awards. The State College, Pennsylvania, native and a former player at Penn State, has 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, including nine seasons at Temple, and seven bowl games -- three with the Owls -- on his resume. Rhule joined the Giants in the spring of 2012. He worked closely with Pat Flaherty, who has been the offensive line coach since 2004. They finished the 2012 campaign at 9-7, second in the NFC East, and averaged 355 yards of offense per game. Four New York players, including guard Chris Snee, were selected to the Pro Bowl. During his previous tenure at Temple, Rhule’s role changed several times. In spring 2012, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator after serving as the assistant offensive coordinator and tight ends coach as well as the recruiting coordinator under Steve Addazio in 2011. Under Al Golden, Rhule was promoted to offensive coordinator in the spring of 2008. He also coached the TU quarterbacks. He coached the defensive line in 2006 and served as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. For three consecutive years, Temple’s recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the MAC [2006, 2007, 2008].
Collegiate/Professional Career:
1988 Linebackers Coach, Albright 1999 Assistant Defensive Line Coach, Buffalo 2000 Defensive Line Coach, Buffalo 2001 Assistant Defensive Line Coach, UCLA 2002 Linebackers/Special Teams Coach, Western Carolina 2003-04 Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers/ Special Teams, Western Carolina 2005 Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line/ Special Teams/Run Game Coordinator, Western Carolina 2006 Defensive Line Coach, Temple 2007 Quarterbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Temple 2008-10 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Temple 2011 Assistant Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends/ Recruiting Coordinator, Temple 2012 Assistant Offensive Line Coach, New York Giants 2013- Head Coach, Temple
In 2011, the Owls went 9-4 and played in the fourth bowl game in school history, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, where they crushed Wyoming, 37-15 – Temple’s first postseason victory since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. In 2010, Rhule helped guide the team to an 8-4 regular-season record, and the Owls recorded back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1978-79. In 2009, Rhule’s offense helped TU win a single-season record nine consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall record and first-place tie in the MAC East. In 2008, Rhule took the reins as offensive coordinator, helping the Owls to their most wins in nearly two decades. The Owls outscored their opponents for the season for the first time since 1990. Rhule arrived in Owl Country after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Western Carolina, including three as assistant head coach. From 2002 to 2005, Rhule was an assistant at Western Carolina under head coach Kent Briggs, serving as assistant head coach during his last three seasons. In 2005, he was offensive line coach and run game coordinator after directing the linebackers his first three years. In 2004, WCU ranked 12th nationally in total defense and 15th in pass defense, largely due to the production of Rhule’s linebacker corps. In 2003, the Catamounts led the SoCon in rush defense for the first time in school history. Rhule arrived at Western Carolina after serving as assistant defensive line coach at UCLA in 2001. He assisted in coaching five Bruins who earned All Pac-10 honors as the team posted a 7-4 record under head coach Bob Toledo. From 1999 to 2000, Rhule served as an assistant coach at Buffalo, directing the Bulls’ defensive line in 2000 and working as assistant defensive line coach in 1999. In 2000. Rhule began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Penn State in the spring of 1998.
Assistant Coaches Ed Foley Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams Phil Snow Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Glenn Thomas Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Francis Brown Associate Head Coach/Defensive Backs George DeLeone Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Frisman Jackson Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Elijah Robinson Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line Mike Siravo Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Linebackers Chris Wiesehan Senior Offensive Assistant/Running Backs
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TEMPLE Matt Rhule Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2013 Temple 2014 Temple 2015 Temple Career Record (three years)
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 1-7 6-6 4-4 10-4 7-1 18-20 12-12 .473 .500
All-Time Temple Coaches
TENURE Charles M. Williams 1894-98 John T. Rogers 1899-1900 H. Shindle Wingert 1901-05 Horace Butterworth 1907 Dr. Frank W. White 1908 William J. Schatz 1909-13 William Nicholai 1914-16 Elwood Geiges 1917 Francois M. D’Eliscu 1922-23 Albert Barron 1924 Henry J. Miller 1925-32 Glenn S. Warner 1933-38 Fred H. Swan 1939 Ray Morrison 1940-48 Albert P. Kawal 1949-54 Josh Cody 1955 Peter P. Stevens 1956-59 George Makris 1960-69 Wayne Hardin 1970-82 Bruce Arians 1983-88 Jerry Berndt 1989-92 Ron Dickerson 1993-97 Bobby Wallace 1998-2005 Al Golden 2006-10 Steve Addazio 2011-12 Matt Rhule 2013- Total
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BOWL Marmot Boca Raton (lost to Toledo, 32-17) 0-1 .000
W L T PCT 13 15 1 .466 4 8 2 .357 13 9 2 .560 4 0 2 .833 3 2 1 .583 13 13 3 .500 9 5 3 .618 0 6 1 .071 1 9 1 .136 1 4 0 .200 50 15 8 .740 31 18 9 .612 2 7 0 .222 31 38 9 .455 24 28 3 .436 0 8 0 .000 4 28 0 .125 45 44 4 .505 80 52 3 .604 28 38 0 .438 11 33 0 .250 8 47 0 .145 19 71 .211 27 34 .443 13 11 .542 18 20 .473 446 569 52 .442
FINAL RANK rv/rv
TEMPLE 2015 RESULTS (10-4, 7-1 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
RUSHING THOMAS,Jahad WALKER,Phillip ARMSTEAD,Ryquell GARDNER,Jager Total.......... Opponents......
GP 14 14 13 11 14 14
PASSING WALKER,Phillip Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 14 125.3 245-432-8 56.7 2972 19 75 212.3 14 126.5 249-438-8 56.8 3037 20 75 216.9 14 112.5 269-467-16 57.6 2923 13 88 208.8
RECEIVING ANDERSON,Robby BRYANT,Ventell THOMAS,Jahad SHIPPEN,Brandon CHRISTOPHER,John DELOATCH,Romond Total.......... Opponents......
G 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14
No. Yds 70 939 39 579 22 216 20 288 20 208 20 155 249 3037 269 2923
PUNT RETURNS CHANDLER,Sean ANDERSON,Robby Total.......... Opponents......
No. 17 9 29 17
Yds 206 53 294 140
Avg 12.1 5.9 10.1 8.2
TD 0 0 1 0
Long 65 19 65 24
KICK RETURNS GARDNER,Jager Total.......... Opponents......
No. 16 39 64
Yds 359 810 1281
Avg 22.4 20.8 20.0
TD 0 1 1
Long 54 100 80
9/5 9/12 9/19 10/2 10/10 10/17 10/22 10/31 11/6 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/22
Result
Penn State at Cincinnati * at Massachusetts at Charlotte Tulane * UCF * at East Carolina * Notre Dame at SMU * at USF * Memphis * UConn * at Houston 1 vs. Toledo 2
W, 27-10 W, 34-26 W, 25-23 W, 37-3 W, 49-10 W, 30-16 W, 24-14 L, 20-24 W, 60-40 L, 23-44 W, 31-12 W, 27-3 L, 13-24 L, 17-32
1 American Athletic Conference Championship 2 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla.
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
BY QUARTERS Temple Opponents
TEM OPP 417 281 29.8 20.1 71 56 272 239 104 83 136 131 32 25 2097 1792 2449 2194 352 402 518 469 4.0 3.8 149.8 128.0 25 16 3037 2923 249-438-8 269-467-16 6.9 6.3 12.2 10.9 216.9 208.8 20 13 5134 4715 956 936 5.4 5.0 366.7 336.8 39-810 64-1281 29-294 17-140 16-301 8-114 20.8 20.0 10.1 8.2 18.8 14.2 23-11 21-6 81-773 104-975 55.2 69.6 65-2719 83-3131 41.8 37.7 37.2 33.0 86-5152 63-3810 59.9 60.5 39.5 38.9 32:56 27:00 87/211 65/204 41% 32% 11/23 9/20 48% 45% 33-189 18-101 0 0 49 31 23-28 21-26 1-2 0-2 (54-62) 87% (33-42) 79% (36-62) 58% (18-42) 43% (44-45) 98% (28-30) 93% 264951 182121 6/44158 7/26017 1/25908
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 64 96 125 132 417 40 133 32 76 281
Att Gain Loss 276 1385 123 81 365 158 51 206 15 32 186 2 518 2449 352 469 2194 402
Avg 13.4 14.8 9.8 14.4 10.4 7.8 12.2 10.9
Net Avg 1262 4.6 207 2.6 191 3.7 184 5.8 2097 4.0 1792 3.8
TD Long Avg/G 7 53 67.1 3 75 41.4 1 34 15.4 1 49 20.6 0 28 14.9 3 22 11.9 20 75 216.9 13 88 208.8
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv THOMAS,Jahad 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 JONES,Austin 0 23-28 44-45 0-0 0 ANDERSON,Robby 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 BRYANT,Ventell 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 DELOATCH,Romond 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 49 23-28 44-45 0-0 4 Opponents...... 31 21-26 28-30 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE WALKER,P.J. THOMAS,Jahad Total.......... Opponents......
G 14 14 14 14
Plays 513 276 956 936
Rush 207 1262 2097 1792
Pass 2972 0 3037 2923
TD Long Avg/G 17 60 90.1 2 38 14.8 2 16 14.7 1 94 16.7 25 94 149.8 16 79 128.0
Total 3179 1262 5134 4715
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Points 114 113 44 18 18 417 281
Avg/G 227.1 90.1 366.7 336.8
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg JONES,Austin 23-28 82.1 0-0 4-4 15-18 4-5 0-1 41
Blk 0
PUNTING STARZYK,Alex Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 63 2674 42.4 71 8 65 2719 41.8 71 8 83 3131 37.7 64 5
FC I20 50+ Blkd 20 19 13 1 20 20 13 1 16 19 9 5
ALL PURPOSE THOMAS,Jahad ANDERSON,Robby BRYANT,Ventell GARDNER,Jager Total.......... Opponents......
G 14 14 14 11 14 14
IR 0 0 0 0 301 114
DEFENSE MATAKEVICH,Tyler ALWAN,Jarred CHANDLER,Sean SMITH,Nate L. WELLS,Alex Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 14 77 61 138 14 30 44 74 14 44 21 65 14 32 22 54 14 32 20 52 14 537 384 921 14 567 348 915
Rush 1262 15 9 184 2097 1792
Rec 216 939 579 0 3037 2923
PR 0 53 0 0 294 140
KOR 199 130 0 359 810 1281
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 15.0- 62 4.5- 28 5- 47 7.5- 24 1.5- 9 . 5.5- 11 1.0- 4 4- 63 0.5- 0 . 1- 74 1.0- 2 . 2- 78 104- 366 33- 189 16- 301 96- 299 18- 101 8- 114
PBU 5 2 10 3 6 50 61
Tot 1677 1137 588 543 6539 6250
Avg/G 119.8 81.2 42.0 49.4 467.1 446.4
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 10 1 . . . . 2 1 . 4 . . 14 . . . . . 4 . . . . . 8 . . . . . 66 18 6- 7 11 7 . 69 22 11- 3 13 2 2
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TEMPLE YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1894 5 4 1 0 Charles M. Williams 1895 6 1 4 1 Charles M. Williams 1896 5 3 2 0 Charles M. Williams 1897 6 3 3 0 Charles M. Williams 1898 7 2 5 0 Charles M. Williams 1899 6 1 4 1 John T. Rogers 1900 8 3 4 1 John T. Rogers 1901 5 3 2 0 H. Shindle Wingert 1902 6 1 4 1 H. Shindle Wingert 1903 5 4 1 0 H. Shindle Wingert 1904 5 3 2 0 H. Shindle Wingert 1905 3 2 0 1 H. Shindle Wingert 1906 No Games Played 1907 6 4 0 2 Horace Butterworth 1908 6 3 2 1 Dr. Frank W. White 1909 5 0 4 1 William J. Schatz 1910 6 3 3 0 William J. Schatz 1911 7 6 1 0 William J. Schatz 1912 5 3 2 0 William J. Schatz 1913 6 1 3 2 William J. Schatz 1914 6 3 3 0 William Nicholai 1915 5 3 1 1 William Nicholai 1916 6 3 1 2 William Nicholai 1917 7 0 6 1 Elwood Geiges 1918 No Games Played 1919 No Games Played 1920 No Games Played 1921 No Games Played 1922 6 1 4 1 Francois M. D’Eliscu 1923 5 0 5 0 Francois M. D’Eliscu 1924 5 1 4 0 Albert Barron 1925 9 5 2 2 Henry J. Miller 1926 8 5 3 0 Henry J. Miller 1927 8 7 1 0 Henry J. Miller 1928 10 7 1 2 Henry J. Miller 1929 10 6 3 1 Henry J. Miller 1930 10 7 3 0 Henry J. Miller 1931 10 8 1 1 Henry J. Miller 1932 8 5 1 2 Henry J. Miller 1933 8 5 3 0 Glenn S. Warner 1934 10 7 1 2 Glenn S. Warner 1935 10 7 3 0 Glenn S. Warner 1936 11 6 3 2 Glenn S. Warner 1937 9 3 2 4 Glenn S. Warner 1938 10 3 6 1 Glenn S. Warner 1939 9 2 7 0 Fred H. Swan 1940 9 4 4 1 Ray Morrisson 1941 9 7 2 0 Ray Morrisson 1942 10 2 5 3 Ray Morrisson 1943 8 2 6 0 Ray Morrisson 1944 8 2 4 2 Ray Morrisson 1945 8 7 1 0 Ray Morrisson 1946 8 2 4 2 Ray Morrisson 1947 9 3 6 0 Ray Morrisson 1948 9 2 6 1 Ray Morrisson 1949 9 5 4 0 Albert P. Kawal 1950 9 4 4 1 Albert P. Kawal 1951 10 6 4 0 Albert P. Kawal 1952 10 2 7 1 Albert P. Kawal 1953 9 4 4 1 Albert P. Kawal 1954 8 3 5 0 Albert P. Kawal 1955 8 0 8 0 Josh Cody 1956 8 3 5 0 Peter P. Stevens 1957 7 1 6 0 Peter P. Stevens 1958 8 0 8 0 Peter P. Stevens 1959 9 0 9 0 Peter P. Stevens 1960 9 2 7 0 George Makris 1961 9 2 5 2 George Makris 1962 9 3 6 0 George Makris 1963 9 5 3 1 George Makris 1964 9 7 2 0 George Makris 1965 10 5 5 0 George Makris 1966 9 6 3 0 George Makris 1967 9 7 2 0 George Makris 54 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
Sugar
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1968 10 4 6 0 George Makris 1969 10 4 5 1 George Makris 1970 10 7 3 0 Wayne Hardin 1971 9 6 2 1 Wayne Hardin 1972 9 5 4 0 Wayne Hardin 1973 10 9 1 0 Wayne Hardin 1974 10 8 2 0 Wayne Hardin 1975 11 6 5 0 Wayne Hardin 1976 10 4 6 0 Wayne Hardin 1977 11 5 5 1 Wayne Hardin 1978 11 7 3 1 Wayne Hardin 1979 12 10 2 0 Wayne Hardin 1980 11 4 7 0 Wayne Hardin 1981 10 5 5 0 Wayne Hardin 1982 11 4 7 0 Wayne Hardin 1983 11 4 7 0 Bruce Arians 1984 11 6 5 0 Bruce Arians 1985 11 4 7 0 Bruce Arians 1986 11 0 11 0 Bruce Arians 1987 11 4 7 0 Bruce Arians 1988 11 4 7 0 Bruce Arians 1989 11 1 10 0 Jerry Berndt 1990 11 7 4 0 Jerry Berndt 1991 11 2 9 0 Jerry Berndt 1992 11 1 10 0 Jerry Berndt 1993 11 1 10 0 Ron Dickerson 1994 11 2 9 0 Ron Dickerson 1995 11 1 10 0 Ron Dickerson 1996 11 1 10 Ron Dickerson 1997 11 3 8 Ron Dickerson 1998 11 2 9 Bobby Wallace 1999 11 2 9 Bobby Wallace 2000 11 4 7 Bobby Wallace 2001 11 4 7 Bobby Wallace 2002 12 4 8 Bobby Wallace 2003 12 1 11 Bobby Wallace 2004 11 2 9 Bobby Wallace 2005 11 0 11 Bobby Wallace 2006 12 1 11 Al Golden 2007 12 4 8 Al Golden 2008 12 5 7 Al Golden 2009 13 9 4 Al Golden 2010 12 8 4 Al Golden 2011 13 9 4 Steve Addazio 2012 11 4 7 Steve Addazio 2013 12 2 10 Matt Rhule 2014 12 6 6 Matt Rhule 2015 13 10 4 Matt Rhule TOTAL 1,066 446 569 52
BOWL
Garden State
EagleBank New Mexico
Boca Raton
WEST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Location:................................................................ Houston, Texas Enrollment:.......................................................................... 40,194 Founded:................................................................................. 1927 Nickname: ........................................................................ Cougars Colors: ...............................................................Scarlet and White Website: .............................................................. UHCougars.com Stadiums: .............................. TDECU Stadium (40,000/Synthetic) Chancellor: ...........................................................Dr. Renu Khator Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics: ... Hunter Yurachek Head Coach: ................................Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Associate AD/Strategic Communications: ...........David Bassity Office Phone: ......................................................... (713) 743-9409 Mobile: ................................................................... (405) 274-1455 E-mail: ......................................................dbassity@central.uh.edu
COUGAR TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: .............. 13-1/7-1 American (tied, 1st, West) All-Time Record: ............................................... 417-352-15 (.541) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 24 Bowl Record: ........................................................... 11-12-1 (.479) Last Bowl Appearance: .................. 2015 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Houston 38, Florida State 24) Offensive System:......................................................Multiple Pro Defensive System:.................................................................... 3-4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 31/23 Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................................... 12/12
HOUSTON COUGARS
Dr. Renu Khator Chancellor
Hunter Yurachek VP for Athletics
Tom Herman Head Coach
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HOUSTON SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (5) Greg Ward Jr., QB Chance Allen, WR Steven Dunbar, WR Tyler McCloskey, TE Will Noble, C Marcus Oliver, OT
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Ty Cummings, K
RETURNING STARTERS (5) Cameron Malveaux, DE Tyus Bowser, LB B.J. Singleton, DT Steven Taylor, LB Brandon Wilson, DB
QB Greg Ward Jr. is the nation’s top returning rusher among quarterbacks. Ward, one of seven returning Maxwell Award semifinalists from last season, rushed for 1,108 yards and 21 touchdowns and threw 17 TD passes in 2015. RB Duke Catalon, a transfer from Texas, is the leading candidate to take over as the primary man in the backfield. C Will Noble earned FWAA Freshman All-America honors after he made eight starts in his rookie season. The Cougars return five of their top six receivers from last year. WR Chance Allen had 56 catches for 752 yards and a team-high six touchdowns.
K Ty Cummings went 8-for-8 on field goal attempts after taking over as the everyday kicker last season.
The Cougars return five starters from a defense that led the nation in turnovers gained (35) last season. LB Steven Taylor led The American with 10 sacks and was second to former teammate Elandon Roberts with 18.5 tackles for loss. DB Brandon Wilson emerged as a two-way threat as a defensive back and running back last season. Wilson had 58 tackles and nine passes defended in 2015. The Cougars return to of their three starters from an outstanding defensive line. DE Cameron Malveaux registered 2.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss last season.
QB/P Kyle Postma served as the backup quarterback, but is the preseason leader to handle the punting duties in 2016.
STORYLINES
Houston capped a 13-1 season with a win against Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The Cougars finished No. 8 in both major national polls. Houston has registered two 13-win seasons since 2011. Head coach Tom Herman is the fourth coach in FBS history to win at lest 13 games in his first season. .
Quarterback Greg Ward Jr.
at Texas State
9/3
9/10
9/15
9/24
10/15 Tulsa
10/22
10/29
11/12
at SMU
UCF
Tulane
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UConn
at Navy
9/29
10/8
11/17 Louisville
Friday
at Cincinnati
Thursday
Lamar
Thursday
Oklahoma
Thursday
2016 SCHEDULE
11/25 at Memphis
HOUSTON Tom Herman At A Glance
Tom Herman
Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. Family: Wife – Michelle; Children - Priya, TD, Maverick Alma Mater (Year): Cal Lutheran (1997) Hired at Houston: Dec. 16, 2014
Head Coach
Tom Herman was named head coach at the University of Houston on Dec. 16, 2014, just one week after being named the Broyles Award winner, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. In his first season, Herman became just the fourth head coach in NCAA history with at least 13 wins in a rookie season, joining Chris Petersen (Boise State - 2006), George Woodruff (Penn - 1892) and Walter Camp (Yale - 1888), and just the fifth head coach in NCAA history to win the first 10 games of his career, joining Petersen, Larry Coker (Miami - 2001), Woodruff and Camp in accomplishing the feat. Herman led Houston to its first New Year’s Bowl in 30 years, its second 13-win season in program history and its 11th conference championship in program history by claiming the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship. He led all FBS coaches in their first year with a program with 13 wins as Houston finished third nationally with a 92.9 winning percentage at 13-1. A finalist for the Eddie Robinson and Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Awards, Herman was named the FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year and The American’s Co-Coach of the Year as a league-best 12 players received postseason honors from The American. With a 38-24 win over No. 9 Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Herman joined College Football Hall of Famer Bill Yeoman as just the second coach in Houston history with a win in a New Year’s 6 Bowl and the second with a bowl victory over a top-10 opponent. Houston ended the 2015 season at No. 8 in the final Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls, the highest final finish since finishing No. 5 in 1979 and just the sixth time in program history to finish in the top 10. Houston was one of just two schools nationally to play at least four ranked opponents in 2015 and remain undefeated in the matchups with three of Houston’s wins over ranked opponents coming by double-digits, the fourth-best total in the nation. Houston was one of eight teams nationally with at least four wins against ranked opponents Under Herman’s leadership, Houston was third nationally with seven wins of 21 points or more with 10 wins by double-digit. Houston’s lone loss, a 20-17 decision at UConn, came without starting quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who was injured in the previous week, and without 54 minutes of defensive leader Elandon Roberts, who lead the nation with 88 solo tackles. Herman vowed Houston would be physical in the trenches and the numbers reflected it. The Cougars ranked eighth nationally in rushing defense, allowing just 108.9 yards per game, while ranking 13th in rushing offense with an average of 235.8 yards per game. Houston was the only team in the nation to rank in the top 13 in both categories.
Collegiate/Professional Career
1998 Wide Receivers Coach, Texas Lutheran 1999-2000 Offensive Graduate Assistant, Texas 2001-04 Wide Recievers/Special Teams Coord., Sam Houston State 2005-06 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Texas State 2007-08 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Rice 2009-11 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Iowa State 2012-14 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Ohio State 2015- Head Coach, Houston
Assistant Coaches Major Applewhite Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Ranking 10th in scoring offense (40.4 points per game) and 21st in scoring defense (20.7 points per game), Houston was the only program in the nation to rank in the top 10 in scoring offense and the top 25 in scoring defense. Houston ranked fifth nationally with an average margin of victory of 19.7 points per game. Prior to his arrival at Houston, Herman helped develop record-setting and explosive offenses in each of his 10 seasons as an offensive coordinator, including three as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State where he helped the Buckeyes win the 2015 College Football Playoff Championship with third-string quarterback Cardale Jones under center for the Big Ten Championship win over Wisconsin and CFP wins over Alabama and Oregon. Herman, who was named the 2013 Rivals.com Big Ten Recruiter of the Year and national Top 25 recruiter, arrived in Columbus after spending three years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Iowa State. Herman spent 2007 and 2008 as offensive coordinator at Rice before heading to Iowa State. During his two seasons with the Owls, his offenses broke over 40 school records and, in his second season, the Owls won 10 games and went to a bowl for the first time since 1954. Prior to Rice, Herman directed offensive attacks for two years (2005-06) at Texas State, where Bobcat squads led the Southland Conference in total offense. The 2005 Texas State club was eighth nationally in scoring and made a run to the FCS semifinals in the school’s first appearance in the Division 1-AA playoffs. Herman also worked four years as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State, helping them to a pair of conference titles and trips to the FCS semifinals and quarterfinals. Herman received Big 12 experience at Texas (1999-2000) serving as a graduate assistant with the offensive line on the Longhorns’ Cotton and Holiday Bowl teams, after receiving his coaching start in 1998 as a wide receivers coach at Texas Lutheran.
Todd Orlando Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Craig Naivar Associate Head Coach/ Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Oscar Giles Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Jason Washington Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks Darrell Wyatt Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers Kenith Pope Running Backs Corby Meekins Tight Ends/Fullbacks Derek Warehime Offensive Line
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HOUSTON Tom Herman Year-By-Year YEAR 2015
SCHOOL Houston
Career Record (one year)
OVERALL CONFERENCE 13-1 7-1 13-1 7-1 .929 .875
All-Time Houston Coaches TENURE Jewell Wallace 1946-47 Clyde Lee 1948-54 Bill Meek 1955-56 Harold Lahar 1957-61 Bill Yeoman 1962-86 Jack Pardee 1987-89 John Jenkins 1990-92 Kim Helton 1993-99 Dana Dimel 2000-03 Art Briles * 2003-07 Chris Thurmond * 2007 Kevin Sumlin * 2008-11 Tony Levine * 2011-14 David Gibbs * 2014 Tom Herman 2015 Total
BOWL Peach (defeated Florida State, 38-24)
FINAL RANK 8/8
1-0 1.000
W L T PCT 7 14 0 .333 37 32 2 .535 13 6 1 .675 24 23 2 .510 160 108 8 .597 22 11 1 .662 18 15 0 .545 24 53 1 .314 8 26 .235 34 28 .548 0 1 .000 35 17 .673 20 17 .541 1 0 1.000 13 1 .929 417 352 15 .541
*Chris Thurmond coached the 2007 Texas Bowl following the resignation of Art Briles; Tony Levine coached the 2011 TicketCity Bowl following the resignation of Kevin Sumlin. Tony Levine coached the first 12 games of the 2014 season before David Gibbs coached the 2014 Armed Forces Bowl.
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HOUSTON 2015 RESULTS (13-1, 7-1 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
Result
9/5 Tennessee Tech 9/12 at Louisville 9/26 Texas State 10/3 at Tulsa * 10/8 SMU * 10/16 at Tulane * 10/24 at UCF * 10/31 Vanderbilt 11/7 Cincinnati * 11/14 Memphis * 11/21 at UConn * 11/27 Navy * 12/5 Temple 1 12/31 vs. Florida State 2
W, 52-24 W, 34-31 W, 59-14 W, 38-24 W, 49-28 W, 42-7 W, 59-10 W, 34-0 W, 33-30 W, 35-34 L, 17-20 W, 52-31 W, 24-13 W, 38-24
RUSHING WARD Jr., Greg FARROW, Kenneth JACKSON, Ryan Total.......... Opponents......
GP 14 12 10 14 14
PASSING WARD Jr., Greg POSTMA, Kyle Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 14 148.9 232-345-6 67.2 2828 17 67 202.0 10 130.8 43-68-1 63.2 453 3 40 45.3 14 147.1 285-432-7 66.0 3477 22 67 248.4 14 125.0 278-500-21 55.6 3846 20 77 274.7
RECEIVING AYERS, Demarcus ALLEN, Chance DUNBAR, Steven BONNER, Linell Total.......... Opponents......
G 14 14 13 12 14 14
No. Yds 98 1222 56 752 31 382 25 317 285 3477 278 3846
PUNT RETURNS AYERS, Demarcus Total.......... Opponents......
No. 28 29 16
Yds 290 302 35
Avg 10.4 10.4 2.2
TD 1 1 0
Long 73 73 24
KICK RETURNS WILSON, Brandon WEBB, Javin Total.......... Opponents......
No. 23 7 33 68
Yds 611 105 777 1389
Avg 26.6 15.0 23.5 20.4
TD 2 0 2 0
Long 100 23 100 37
1 American Athletic Conference Championship 2 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Houston Opponents
HOU OPP 566 290 40.4 20.7 128 25 332 253 157 84 149 151 26 18 3301 1524 3660 1938 359 414 669 480 4.9 3.2 235.8 108.9 46 16 3477 3846 285-432-7 278-500-21 8.0 7.7 12.2 13.8 248.4 274.7 22 20 6778 5370 1101 980 6.2 5.5 484.1 383.6 33-777 68-1389 29-302 16-35 21-342 7-67 23.5 20.4 10.4 2.2 16.3 9.6 19-7 21-14 85-783 96-768 55.9 54.9 64-2584 86-3603 40.4 41.9 38.9 37.5 100-6265 61-3672 62.7 60.2 41.3 36.8 31:15 28:40 117/232 79/211 50% 37% 13/26 8/17 50% 47% 36-274 29-162 0 0 75 36 13-17 12-18 0-0 0-2 (59-67) 88% (32-35) 91% (49-67) 73% (25-35) 71% (75-75) 100% (34-34) 100% 271836 143916 8/33980 5/28783 1/71007
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 105 178 141 142 68 75 45 102
Total 566 290
Att Gain Loss 198 1301 193 185 975 17 84 428 21 669 3660 359 480 1938 414
Avg 12.5 13.4 12.3 12.7 12.2 13.8
Net Avg 1108 5.6 958 5.2 407 4.8 3301 4.9 1524 3.2
TD Long Avg/G 6 67 87.3 6 52 53.7 3 65 29.4 5 37 26.4 22 67 248.4 20 77 274.7
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv WARD Jr., Greg 21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 CUMMINGS, Ty 0 8-8 51-51 0-0 0 FARROW, Kenneth 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 AYERS, Demarcus 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 BULLARD, Kyle 0 5-9 24-24 0-0 0 Total.......... 75 13-17 75-75 0-0 0 Opponents...... 36 12-18 34-34 0-0 2 TOTAL OFFENSE WARD Jr., Greg FARROW, Kenneth POSTMA, Kyle JACKSON, Ryan Total.......... Opponents......
G 14 12 10 10 14 14
Plays 543 185 95 84 1101 980
Rush 1108 958 194 407 3301 1524
Pass 2828 0 453 0 3477 3846
TD Long Avg/G 21 47 79.1 12 44 79.8 4 29 40.7 46 53 235.8 16 52 108.9
Total 3936 958 647 407 6778 5370
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Avg/G 281.1 79.8 64.7 40.7 484.1 383.6
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BULLARD, Kyle 5-9 55.6 0-0 4-5 0-0 1-4 0-0 41 CUMMINGS, Ty 8-8 100.0 0-0 4-4 3-3 1-1 0-0 45 PUNTING PIPER, Logan Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 64 2584 40.4 71 3 64 2584 40.4 71 3 86 3603 41.9 61 4
FC 23 23 34
ALL PURPOSE AYERS, Demarcus WARD Jr., Greg FARROW, Kenneth WILSON, Brandon ALLEN, Chance Total.......... Opponents......
G 14 14 12 14 14 14 14
IR 0 0 0 51 0 342 67
DEFENSE ROBERTS, Elandon TAYLOR, Steven McDONALD, Adrian STEWART, Trevon WILSON, Brandon Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 14 88 54 142 14 61 31 92 14 59 33 92 14 52 24 76 14 51 7 58 14 598 316 914 14 649 456 1105
Rush 147 1108 958 188 0 3301 1524
Rec 1222 0 119 49 752 3477 3846
PR 290 0 0 0 0 302 35
Points 126 75 72 48 39 566 290
KOR 0 0 0 611 0 777 1389
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 19.0- 76 6.0- 45 1- 7 18.5- 92 10.0- 77 2- 30 3.5- 15 1.0- 7 4- 24 10.5- 73 6.0- 65 4- 58 2.0- 13 . 1- 51 85- 388 36- 274 21- 342 79- 286 29- 162 7- 67
PBU 5 3 2 2 8 66 39
I20 23 23 24 Tot 1659 1108 1077 899 752 8199 6861
Blk 0 0
50+ Blkd 10 0 10 0 19 1
Avg/G 118.5 79.1 89.8 64.2 53.7 585.6 490.1
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 6 8 . 2 . . 5 12 . 2 1 . 6 3 2- 8 2 . . 6 6 4- 0 1 . 1 9 . 1- 85 2 . . 87 61 14- 106 11 2 1 46 25 7- 0 12 . .
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HOUSTON YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1946 10 4 6 0 Jewell Wallace 1947 11 3 8 0 Jewell Wallace 1948 11 5 6 0 Clyde Lee 1949 10 5 4 1 Clyde Lee 1950 10 4 6 0 Clyde Lee 1951 11 6 5 0 Clyde Lee Salad 1952 10 8 2 0 Clyde Lee 1953 9 4 4 1 Clyde Lee 1954 10 5 5 0 Clyde Lee 1955 10 6 4 0 Bill Meek 1956 10 7 2 1 Bill Meek 1957 10 5 4 1 Hal Lahar 1958 9 5 4 0 Hal Lahar 1959 10 3 7 0 Hal Lahar 1960 10 6 4 0 Hal Lahar 1961 10 5 4 1 Hal Lahar 1962 11 7 4 0 Bill Yeoman Tangerine 1963 10 2 8 0 Bill Yeoman 1964 9 2 6 1 Bill Yeoman 1965 10 4 5 1 Bill Yeoman 1966 10 8 2 0 Bill Yeoman 1967 10 7 3 0 Bill Yeoman 1968 10 6 2 2 Bill Yeoman 1969 11 9 2 0 Bill Yeoman Bluebonnet 1970 11 8 3 0 Bill Yeoman 1971 12 9 3 0 Bill Yeoman Bluebonnet 1972 11 6 4 1 Bill Yeoman 1973 12 11 1 0 Bill Yeoman Bluebonnet 1974 12 8 3 1 Bill Yeoman Bluebonnet 1975 10 2 8 0 Bill Yeoman 1976 12 10 2 0 Bill Yeoman Cotton 1977 11 6 5 0 Bill Yeoman 1978 12 9 3 0 Bill Yeoman Cotton 1979 12 11 1 0 Bill Yeoman Cotton 1980 12 7 5 0 Bill Yeoman Garden State 1981 12 7 4 1 Bill Yeoman Sun 1982 11 5 5 1 Bill Yeoman 1983 11 4 7 0 Bill Yeoman 1984 12 7 5 0 Bill Yeoman Cotton 1985 11 4 7 0 Bill Yeoman 1986 11 1 10 0 Bill Yeoman 1987 11 4 6 1 Jack Pardee 1988 12 9 3 0 Jack Pardee Aloha 1989 11 9 2 0 Jack Pardee 1990 11 10 1 0 John Jenkins 1991 11 4 7 0 John Jenkins 1992 11 4 7 0 John Jenkins 1993 11 1 9 1 Kim Helton 1994 11 1 10 0 Kim Helton 1995 11 2 9 0 Kim Helton 1996 12 7 5 Kim Helton Liberty 1997 11 3 8 Kim Helton 1998 11 3 8 Kim Helton 1999 11 7 4 Kim Helton 2000 11 3 8 Dana Dimel 2001 11 0 11 Dana Dimel 2002 12 5 7 Dana Dimel 2003 13 7 6 Art Briles Hawaii 2004 11 3 8 Art Briles 2005 12 6 6 Art Briles Fort Worth 2006 14 10 4 Art Briles Liberty 2007 13 8 5 Art Briles/Chris Thurmond * Texas 2008 13 8 5 Kevin Sumlin Armed Forces 2009 14 10 4 Kevin Sumlin Armed Forces 2010 12 5 7 Kevin Sumlin 2011 14 13 1 Kevin Sumlin/Tony Levine * TicketCity 2012 12 5 7 Tony Levine 2013 13 8 5 Tony Levine BBVA Compass 2014 13 8 5 Tony Levine/David Gibbs Armed Forces 2015 14 13 1 Tom Herman Peach TOTAL 784 417 352 15 *Chris Thurmond coached the last game of the 2007 season. Tony Levine coached the last game of the 2011 season.
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WEST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
Location:............................................................... Memphis, Tenn. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 21,480 Founded:................................................................................. 1912 Nickname: ............................................................................Tigers Colors: .....................................................................Blue and Gray Website: ............................................................. GoTigersGo.com Stadium: ......................................Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (56,862/FieldTurf) President: ........................................................ Dr. M. David Rudd Director of Athletics: .................................................Tom Bowen Head Coach: ..........................Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’05)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Interim Assistant Athletics Director: .................Tammy DeGroff Office Phone: ......................................................... (901) 678-5787 Mobile: ................................................................... (901) 734-1504 E-mail: .......................................................tdegroff@memphis.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (901) 272-0136
TIGER TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ........................ 9-4/5-3 American (3rd, West) All-Time Record: ............................................... 463-504-33 (.477) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................... 9 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 5-4 (.556) Last Bowl Appearance: ...........................2015 Birmingham Bowl (Auburn 31, Memphis 10) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 51/18 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 15/9
MEMPHIS TIGERS
Dr. M. David Rudd President
Tom Bowen Director of Athletics
Mike Norvell Head Coach
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MEMPHIS OFFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Doroland Dorceus, RB Gabe Kuhn, OT Drew Kyser, C Phil Mayhue, WR Christopher Roberson, OG Trevon Tate, OT
RETURNING STARTERS (2) Jake Elliott, K Spencer Smith, P
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Genard Avery, LB Jackson Dillon, LB Christian Jonnson, DE Arthur Maulet, CB Chris Morley6, S Dontrell Nelson, CB Donald Pennington, DT
Memphis returns six offensive starters from last season, including four-fifths of its regular offensive line. C Drew Kyser started 12 games as a freshman, while OT Trevon Tate made 10 starts in his rookie season. QB Riley Ferguson, a junior college transfer who originally signed with Tennessee, is the leading candidate to take over as the Tigers’ starting quarterback after Paxton Lynch was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. RB Doroland Dorceus scored a team-high eight rushing touchdowns in 2015 and was the Tigers’ leading rusher with 659 yards.
The Tigers return three men in the secondary among their seven defensive returning starters. CB Arthur Maulet had two interceptions and was second on the team with nine passes defended in 2015. The top returning tackler is LB Shareef White, who made 63 stops with seven tackles for loss in 2015. Memphis returns 10 of its top 11 defensive linemen from last year. DT Donald Pennington had 5.5 tackles for loss from the interior line, while DE Christian Johnson finished with 6.5 tackles for loss and four sacks.
K Jake Elliott has been The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year twice (2014, 2015) and was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker. He was an Associated Press and Walter Camp All-America second team selection in 2015..
STORYLINES
Head coach Mike Norvell, most recently the deputy head coach and offensive coordinator at Arizona State, begins his first year at Memphis. The Tigers have won a combined 19 games in the last two seasons — the most in program history in a two-year span. Memphis was ranked as high as No. 13 nationally last season. Memphis won its first eight games of 2015, but dropped four of its last five to close the season.
WR Anthony Miller had a team-high five touchdown receptions in 2015.
Wide receiver Anthony Miller
Bowling Green
at Mississippi
9/3
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/22
10/29
11/5
11/12
at Navy
Tulsa
at SMU
USF
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Temple
10/6 11/18
at Cincinnati
at Tulane Friday Friday
Kansas
Friday
Southeast Missouri State
Thursday
2016 SCHEDULE
10/14 11/25 Houston
MEMPHIS Mike Norvell At A Glance
Mike Norvell
Family: Wife – Maria; Children - Mila Alma Mater (Year): Central Arkansas (2005) Hired at Memphis: Dec. 4, 2015
Head Coach
Mike Norvell, who has been instrumental in developing dynamic, high-scoring offenses throughout his career, begins his first year as the head coach at the University of Memphis. Norvell was named the Tigers’ 24th head coach during a press conference held Dec. 4, on the university campus. Norvell joins the Memphis family and Tiger Nation after coaching the previous four years at Arizona State University where he was the program’s deputy head coach and offensive coordinator. After breaking into coaching at his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas, as a graduate assistant in 2006, Norvell joined Todd Graham’s coaching staff at Tulsa as wide receivers coach in 2007. He was a member of Graham’s staff at Tulsa four years (2007-2010), before coaching one season at Pittsburgh (2011). Norvell was hired as Arizona State’s offensive coordinator after Graham was named the head coach ahead of the 2012 season. Arizona State ranked 23rd nationally in total offense in 2015, averaging 473.8 yards per game. The Sun Devils averaged 289 passing yards per game which ranked 22nd in FBS Football. In 2014, the Sun Devils’ offense ranked 16th in the nation in scoring (37 points per game) and 13th in touchdown passes (34). The offense finished with 5,750 total yards, including 2,194 on the ground and 3,556 through the air. Norvell was promoted to deputy head coach at Arizona State in December 2013. The 2013 Sun Devil offense was ranked 10th nationally in scoring, averaging 39.7 points per game. Norvell led a balanced and explosive offense in his first year with ASU, helping the Sun Devils set school marks at the quarterback, running back and tight end positions. The 2012 Sun Devils became the 14th team in NCAA FBS bowl history to score 60+ points in a bowl game (62 against Navy in Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl). Of the 464.5 total yards per game ASU averaged in 2012, 205.5 came on the ground, representing the second-best mark in the previous 25 seasons (since 1988). Norvell’s quick-strike offense also produced 58 scoring drives of three minutes or less in 2012. In his first full-time coaching opportunity at the University of Tulsa where he originally started as an offensive graduate assistant, Norvell soon transitioned to passing game coordinator and receivers coach before adding director of recruiting to his title in 2010. At Pitt in 2011, Norvell was the co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting. While with Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane had five 1,000-yard receivers emerge under Norvell’s tutelage. His most accomplished pupil was AllAmerica receiver Damaris Johnson, who led the country in all-purpose yards for two consecutive years and set the all-time NCAA FBS record for
Collegiate/Professional Career: 2006 Graduate assistant, Central Arkansas 2007-08 Graduate Assistant/Receivers, Tulsa 2009-10 Passing Game Coordinator/Receivers, Tulsa 2011 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers, Pittsburgh 2012-13 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Arizona State 2014-15 Deputy Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks, Arizona State 2016- Head Coach, Memphis
Assistant Coaches Chris Ball Defensive Coordinator Chip Long Offensive Coordinator
that category with 7,796 career yards. Johnson averaged 202.2 all-purpose yards per game in 2010. In Tulsa’s 62-35 win over Hawai’i in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, he averaged an incredible 21.73 yards per touch en route to 326 allpurpose yards. In 2008, Norvell’s receivers were a vital part of college football’s most prolific offense. Tulsa averaged an astounding 569.9 yards per game that season to lead the country. The Golden Hurricane ranked second nationally in scoring (47.1points/game) and ninth in passing yards (301.8 yards/game). Tulsa also topped the country in total offense in 2007 (543.9 yards/game) and set 29 school records, 15 Conference USA marks and four NCAA records. The ‘07 Golden Hurricane became the first team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers in a single season. Prior to Tulsa, Norvell was an offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Central Arkansas. In addition to coaching receivers and H-Backs, he was a significant contributor to UCA’s special teams. Norvell was accomplished on the field and in the classroom at Central Arkansas. A four-year starter at receiver, he finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (213) and ranked third in receiving yards (2,611). Norvell earned All-Gulf South honors and was the conference’s 2001 Freshman of the Year. He also was a two-time first-team Gulf South All-Academic honoree. Norvell earned his bachelor’s degree of education in social studies in 2005 and a master’s degree in training systems in 2007, both from UCA. Norvell is married to the former Maria Chiolino of Fort Smith, Arkansas. They have a daughter, Mila, who was born on June 23, 2014. At the age of 34 (born Oct. 11, 1981), Norvell is the youngest head coach in FBS Football
Darrell Dickey Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs David Johnson Wide Receivers Dan Lanning Inside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Joe Long Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Paul Randolph Defensive Line Ryan Silverfield Offensvie Line Marcus Woodson Defensive Backs
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MEMPHIS Mike Norvell Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2016 Memphis Career Record
OVERALL CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 — —
All-Time Memphis Coaches TENURE Clyde Wilson 1912-15 Tom Shea 1916 V.M. (Bic) Campbell 1917, 1919 John Childerson 1918 Elmore George 1920 Rollin Wilson 1921 Lester Barnard 1922-23 Zach Curlin 1924-36 Allyn McKeen 1937-38 C.C. Humphreys 1939-41 Charlie Jamerson 1942 Ralph Hatley 1947-57 Billy J. Murphy 1958-71 Fred Pancoast 1972-74 Richard Williamson 1975-80 Rex Dockery 1981-83 Rey Dempsey 1984-85 Charlie Bailey 1986-88 Chuck Stobart 1989-94 Rip Scherer 1995-2000 Tommy West 2001-09 Larry Porter 2010-11 Justin Fuente 2012-15 * Darrell Dickey 2015 * Total
BOWL 0-0 —
W L T PCT 9 12 1 .432 2 3 1 .417 6 6 0 .500 2 4 0 .333 0 5 0 .000 4 5 1 .450 11 5 3 .658 43 60 14 .427 13 6 0 .684 14 15 0 .483 2 7 0 .222 59 43 5 .575 91 44 1 .673 20 12 1 .621 31 35 0 .470 8 24 1 .258 7 12 3 .386 12 20 1 .379 29 36 1 .447 22 44 .333 49 61 .445 3 21 .125 26 23 .530 0 1 .000 463 504 33 .477
*Justin Fuente resigned in 2015 prior to the Birmingham Bowl, which was coached by Darrell Dickey.
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FINAL RANK
MEMPHIS 2015 RESULTS (9-4, 5-3 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
RUSHING DORCEUS, Doroland COOPER, Jarvis CRAFT, Sam Total.......... Opponents......
GP 13 12 12 13 13
PASSING LYNCH, Paxton Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 157.5 296-443-4 66.8 3778 28 82 290.6 13 158.3 311-465-5 66.9 3999 30 82 307.6 13 137.2 242-419-12 57.8 3383 22 94 260.2
RECEIVING FRAZIER, Mose MAYHUE, Phil MILLER, Anthony PROCTOR, Roderick CROSS, Alan Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 12 10 13 13 13
No. Yds 70 799 51 670 47 694 25 335 25 229 311 3999 242 3383
PUNT RETURNS PROCTOR, Roderick Total.......... Opponents......
No. 19 28 16
Yds 140 224 149
Avg 7.4 8.0 9.3
TD 1 1 0
Long 63 63 56
KICK RETURNS OGLESBY, Jae’Lon CRAFT, Sam Total.......... Opponents......
No. 25 11 44 22
Yds 588 218 990 342
Avg 23.5 19.8 22.5 15.5
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 48 28 48 29
9/5 9/12 9/19 9/24 10/2 10/17 10/23 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/30
Result
Missouri State at Kansas at Bowling Green Cincinnati * at USF * Mississippi at Tulsa * Tulane * Navy * at Houston * at Temple * SMU * vs. Auburn 1
W, 63-7 W, 55-23 W, 44-41 W, 53-46 W, 24-17 W, 37-24 W, 66-42 W, 41-13 L, 20-45 L, 34-35 L, 12-31 W, 63-0 L, 10-31
1 Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Memphis Opponents
MEM OPP 522 355 40.2 27.3 100 27 322 284 125 113 172 136 25 35 2331 1904 2639 2330 308 426 563 540 4.1 3.5 179.3 146.5 29 24 3999 3383 311-465-5 242-419-12 8.6 8.1 12.9 14.0 307.6 260.2 30 22 6330 5287 1028 959 6.2 5.5 486.9 406.7 44-990 22-342 28-224 16-149 12-156 5-25 22.5 15.5 8.0 9.3 13.0 5.0 18-9 22-10 99-976 78-735 75.1 56.5 57-2528 77-2980 44.4 38.7 39.3 35.3 99-6373 71-4427 64.4 62.4 42.2 40.3 30:21 29:39 101/207 71/193 49% 37% 10/18 5/19 56% 26% 26-176 16-115 0 0 64 46 23-28 12-14 1-1 0-0 (56-63) 89% (37-44) 84% (41-63) 65% (28-44) 64% (63-63) 100% (43-45) 96% 262811 175605 6/43802 6/29268 1/59430
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 127 170 131 94 85 91 76 103
Total 522 355
Att Gain Loss 155 696 37 91 401 12 82 368 35 563 2639 308 540 2330 426
Avg 11.4 13.1 14.8 13.4 9.2 12.9 14.0
Net Avg 659 4.3 389 4.3 333 4.1 2331 4.1 1904 3.5
TD Long Avg/G 4 45 61.5 1 43 51.5 5 82 57.8 0 61 33.5 3 38 17.6 30 82 307.6 22 94 260.2
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv ELLIOTT, Jake 0 23-28 63-63 0-0 0 DORCEUS, Doroland 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 CRAFT, Sam 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 MILLER, Anthony 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 FRAZIER, Mose 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 HENDERSON, Jamarius 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 64 23-28 63-63 1-1 0 Opponents...... 46 12-14 43-45 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE LYNCH, Paxton Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13
Plays 530 1028 959
Rush 239 2331 1904
Pass 3778 3999 3383
TD Long Avg/G 8 35 50.7 5 26 32.4 5 26 27.8 29 60 179.3 24 43 146.5
Total 4017 6330 5287
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Avg/G 309.0 486.9 406.7
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg ELLIOTT, Jake 23-28 82.1 0-0 6-6 7-11 8-9 2-2 53 PUNTING SMITH, Spencer JACOBS, Nick Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 43 2024 47.1 72 4 11 10 14 504 36.0 47 3 6 11 57 2528 44.4 72 7 17 21 77 2980 38.7 57 2 25 19
ALL PURPOSE FRAZIER, Mose MILLER, Anthony DORCEUS, Doroland OGLESBY, Jae’Lon MAYHUE, Phil CRAFT, Sam Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 12 13 9 13 12 13 13
DEFENSE PEGUES, Leonard WHITE, Shareef McMANIS, Wynton BALL, Reggis AVERY, Genard Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 12 50 25 75 13 51 12 63 13 51 11 62 13 44 13 57 11 42 11 53 13 640 194 834 13 661 312 973
Rush 119 54 659 59 4 333 2331 1904
Rec 799 694 217 167 670 114 3999 3383
PR 28 28 0 0 0 0 224 149
KOR 0 105 0 588 0 218 990 342
Points 132 66 42 42 36 36 522 355
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 25
Tot 946 881 876 814 674 665 7700 5803
Blk 1
50+ Blkd 18 0 0 0 18 0 11 2
Avg/G 72.8 73.4 67.4 90.4 51.8 55.4 592.3 446.4
TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 7.0- 22 1.0- 7 1- 3 . 1 1 1- 26 1 . . 7.0- 23 1.0- 10 . . . . . 1 . . 5.0- 15 3.0- 12 . . . . 1- 0 . 1 . 2.5- 4 . 5- 66 5 10 . 1- 10 . 1 . 6.5- 28 3.0- 20 . . . 2 . . . . 72- 281 26- 176 12- 156 37 49 12 10- 81 10 4 2 73- 293 16- 115 5- 25 35 40 15 9- 4 11 1 .
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MEMPHIS YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1912 4 1 2 1 Clyde Wilson 1913 3 1 2 0 Clyde Wilson 1914 8 3 5 0 Clyde Wilson 1915 7 4 3 0 Clyde Wilson 1916 6 2 3 1 Tom Shea 1917 5 3 2 0 V.M. (Bic) Campbell 1918 6 2 4 0 John Childerson 1919 7 3 4 0 V.M. (Bic) Campbell 1920 5 0 5 0 Elmore George 1921 10 4 5 1 Rollin Wilson 1922 10 5 2 3 Lester Barnard 1923 9 6 3 0 Lester Barnard 1924 9 1 7 1 Zach Curlin 1925 8 0 7 1 Zach Curlin 1926 9 1 8 0 Zach Curlin 1927 9 5 3 1 Zach Curlin 1928 10 5 3 2 Zach Curlin 1929 10 8 0 2 Zach Curlin 1930 10 6 3 1 Zach Curlin 1931 9 2 5 2 Zach Curlin 1932 9 4 5 0 Zach Curlin 1933 9 7 1 1 Zach Curlin 1934 8 3 3 2 Zach Curlin 1935 8 1 6 1 Zach Curlin 1936 9 0 9 0 Zach Curlin 1937 9 3 6 0 Allyn McKeen 1938 10 10 0 0 Allyn McKeen 1939 10 3 7 0 C.C. Humphries 1940 10 5 5 0 C.C. Humphries 1941 9 6 3 0 C.C. Humphries 1942 9 2 7 0 Charlie Jamerson 1943 No Games Played 1944 No Games Played 1945 No Games Played 1946 No Games Played 1947 9 6 2 1 Ralph Hatley 1948 11 6 5 0 Ralph Hatley 1949 10 9 1 0 Ralph Hatley 1950 11 9 2 0 Ralph Hatley 1951 8 5 3 0 Ralph Hatley 1952 9 2 7 0 Ralph Hatley 1953 10 6 4 0 Ralph Hatley 1954 10 3 4 3 Ralph Hatley 1955 9 2 7 0 Ralph Hatley 1956 10 5 4 1 Ralph Hatley 1957 10 6 4 0 Ralph Hatley 1958 9 4 5 0 Billy J. Murphy 1959 10 6 4 0 Billy J. Murphy 1960 10 8 2 0 Billy J. Murphy 1961 10 8 2 0 Billy J. Murphy 1962 9 8 1 0 Billy J. Murphy 1963 10 9 0 1 Billy J. Murphy 1964 9 5 4 0 Billy J. Murphy 1965 10 5 5 0 Billy J. Murphy 1966 9 7 2 0 Billy J. Murphy 1967 9 6 3 0 Billy J. Murphy 1968 10 6 4 0 Billy J. Murphy 1969 10 8 2 0 Billy J. Murphy 1970 10 6 4 0 Billy J. Murphy 1971 11 5 6 0 Billy J. Murphy 1972 11 5 5 1 Fred Pancoast 1973 11 8 3 0 Fred Pancoast 1974 11 7 4 0 Fred Pancoast 1975 11 7 4 0 Richard Williamson 1976 11 7 4 0 Richard Williamson 1977 11 6 5 0 Richard Williamson 1978 11 4 7 0 Richard Williamson 1979 11 5 6 0 Richard Williamson 1980 11 2 9 0 Richard Williamson 1981 11 1 10 0 Rex Dockery 1982 11 1 10 0 Rex Dockery 1983 11 6 4 1 Rex Dockery 1984 11 5 5 1 Rey Dempsey 1985 11 2 7 2 Rey Dempsey 66 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1986 11 1 10 0 Charlie Bailey 1987 11 5 5 1 Charlie Bailey 1988 11 6 5 0 Charlie Bailey 1989 11 2 9 0 Chuck Stobart 1990 11 4 6 1 Chuck Stobart 1991 11 5 6 0 Chuck Stobart 1992 11 6 5 0 Chuck Stobart 1993 11 6 5 0 Chuck Stobart 1994 11 6 5 0 Chuck Stobart 1995 11 3 8 Rip Scherer 1996 11 4 7 Rip Scherer 1997 11 4 7 Rip Scherer 1998 11 2 9 Rip Scherer 1999 11 5 6 Rip Scherer 2000 11 4 7 Rip Scherer 2001 11 5 6 Tommy West 2002 12 3 9 Tommy West 2003 13 9 4 Tommy West New Orleans 2004 12 8 4 Tommy West GMAC 2005 12 7 5 Tommy West 2006 12 2 10 Tommy West Motor City 2007 13 7 6 Tommy West New Orleans 2008 13 6 7 Tommy West St. Petersburg 2009 12 2 10 Tommy West 2010 12 1 11 Larry Porter 2011 12 2 10 Larry Porter 2012 12 4 8 Justin Fuente 2013 12 3 9 Justin Fuente 2014 13 10 3 Justin Fuente Miami Beach 2015 * 13 9 4 Justin Fuente/Darrell Dickey Birmingham TOTAL 1000 463 504 33 *Darrell Dickey coached the last game of the 2015 season
Burley
Pasadena
WEST DIVISION UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
Location:................................................................. Annapolis, Md. Enrollment:............................................................................ 4,400 Founded:................................................................................. 1845 Nickname: ................................................................. Midshipmen Colors: ............................................................Navy Blue and Gold Website: .............................................................. NavySports.com Stadium: ............. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) President: .......................................Vice Admiral Ted Carter, USN Director of Athletics: .............................................Chet Gladchuk Head Coach: .................................... Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Assocaite AD/Sports Information: .....Scott Strasemeier Office Phone: ......................................................... (410) 293-8775 Mobile: ................................................................... (443) 336-9023 E-mail: ............................................................ sstrasem@usna.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (410) 268-1489
MIDSHIPMEN TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ................. 11-2/7-1 Amercan (tied, 1st West All-Time Record: ............................................... 693-547-57 (.556) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 21 Bowl Record: ........................................................... 10-10-1 (.500) Last Bowl Appearance: .................................. 2015 Military Bowl (Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28) Offensive System:........................................ Spread/Triple Option Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 43/33 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 8/16
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Vice Adm. Ted Carter Superintendent
Chet Gladchuk Director of Athletics
Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach
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NAVY OFFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Jamir Tillman, WR
QB Tago Smith will step in to replace Keenan Reynolds, who finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Smith saw action in eight games in 2015 and averaged 4.7 yards per carry. WR Jamir Tillman is the only returning starter on offense for Navy. Tillman accounted for five of Navy’s nine touchdown receptions and 45 percent of the team’s total receptions last year. Navy ranked second nationally in rushing last season at 326.7 yards per game.The Midshipmen have averaged at least 300 rushing yards ineach of the last three seasons. Navy scored on 55 of its 58 red zone chances last season (94.8 percent) to lead The American. The Midshipmen scored 44 red zone touchdowns.
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Alex Barta, P
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Brendon Clements, CB Daniel Gonzales, LB Amos Mason, DE DJ Palmore, LB Josiah Powell, LB Micah Thomas, LB Daiquan Thomasson, S
P Alex Barta averaged 41.6 yards per punt and had six kicks of at least 50 yards in 2015.
The Navy defense has seven starters returning, including all of its regular linebackers. LB Micah Thomas was second on the team with 73 tackles last season, one shy of the team lead. CB Brandon Clements led the Midshipmen with four interceptions and 10 passes defended in 2015. Navy held 10 of its 13 opponents to 21 points or fewer in 2015. The Midshipmen ranked fourth in The American in scoring defense (21.8 ppg).
RB Dishan Romine, who is Navy’s top returning rusher, was second in The American in kickoff returns last year, averaging 27.3 yards per attempt. Romine had 655 yards on kickoff returns.
STORYLINES
Navy set a school record with 11 wins in 2015 as the Midshipmen tied Houston for the American Athletic Conference West Division title. The Midshipmen committed the fewest turnovers of any NCAA FBS team in 2015 (eight).
Running back Toneo Gulley
Thursday
2016 SCHEDULE
UConn
at Tulane
at Air Force
Houston
9/3
9/10
9/17
10/1
10/8
10/22
10/28
11/5
11/12
11/26
12/10
at USF
vs. Notre Dame
Tulsa
at SMU
vs. Army
Memphis
Friday
Fordham
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at East Carolina
10/13
NAVY Ken Niumatalolo At A Glance
Ken Niumatalolo
Hometown: Laie, Hawaii Family: Wife – Barbara; Children - Alexcia, Va’a, Ali’i Alma Mater (Year): Hawaii (1989) Hired at Navy: Dec. 8, 2007
Head Coach
In his eight seasons at the helm of the Navy football program, and in his 18 years overall at the Naval Academy, head coach Ken Niumatalolo continues to engineer a program that has hit on all cylinders since he took over the reigns at the end of the 2007 campaign. He has repeatedly guided the Midshipmen to success both on and off the gridiron. Included in his accomplishments are a number of milestones never before achieved by a coach or team in the program’s 134-year history. Niumatalolo (68-37, .648) is the all-time winningest coach in school history and is the only coach in the history of the ArmyNavy game to start his coaching career 8-0 against the other Academy. Those two achievements go at the top of a long list of achievements by Niumatalolo. He led Navy to a school-record 11 wins in 2015, which included sharing the West Division title with Houston in Navy’s first year in the American Athletic Conference and winning the Lambert Trophy, which is given to the best team in the East, for the first time since 1963. He is the first coach in school history to win three consecutive bowl games and his four bowl wins total are the most in school history. He has led Navy to five Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, which is tied with George Welsh and Paul Johnson for the most in school history. In 2013, Niumatalolo was selected to the inaugural class of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame and was inducted on January 23 in Honolulu. He is just the second coach since World War II to lead Navy to a winning record in each of his first three seasons at the helm. Navy finished the 2015 campaign with a schoolrecord 11 wins against just two losses, qualified for a bowl game for the 12th time in the last 13 years, won a bowl game for the 10th time in school history (beat Pittsburgh, 44-28, in the Military Bowl), won a bowl game for a third straight year for the first time in school history, defeated Army for a series-record 14th consecutive year, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the third time in the last four years, won the Lambert Trophy as the best team in the East for the first time since 1963, finished 18th in the country in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls and shared the West Division title of the American Athletic Conference with Houston in Navy’s first year of being in a conference after being an Independent for 134 years. Navy finished the 2014 campaign with an 8-5 record, qualified for a bowl game for the 11th time in the last 12 years, won a bowl game for just the ninth time in school history (beat San Diego State, 17-16, in the Poinsettia Bowl), won a bowl game in back-to-back years for the second time in school history and defeated Army for a series-record 13th consecutive year. Navy finished the 2013 season with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified
Collegiate/Professional Career: 1990-92 1992-94 1995-96 1997-98 1999-2001 2002-07 2007-
Graduate Assistant, Hawaii Assistant Coach, Hawaii Assistant Coach, Navy Offensive Coordinator, Navy Assistant Coach, UNLV Assistant Head Coach, Navy Head Coach, Navy
Assistant Coaches Ivin Jasper Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dale Pehrson Defenisve Coordinator Chris Culton Offensive Line
for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12th consecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams are the only other teams to have achieved that feat. The 2009 season was one to remember for the Midshipmen, as Navy tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a seventh consecutive bowl game, beat Notre Dame in South Bend for the second straight time and ran their winning streak against the other two service academies to an amazing 15 straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. Niumatalolo, 49, was promoted to head football coach at the Naval Academy on Dec. 8, 2007, by Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. He is the second Polynesian head coach in Football Bowl Subdivision history and the first Samoan collegiate head coach on any level. Niumatalolo was also an assistant at Navy from 1995-98, serving as the offensive coordinator in 1997 and 1998. Niumatalolo coached at UNLV for three seasons (1999-01) and called the plays his final year (2001) in Vegas. He also worked with the kickoff return unit and, under his guidance, UNLV ranked sixth in the nation in kickoff returns in 2001 and finished second in 1999. A 1989 graduate of Hawaii, Niumatalolo lettered three years as a quarterback and was a part of Hawaii’s first bowl team in 1989. He was hired as a full-time assistant by his alma mater in 1992 and spent three seasons coaching on the offensive side of the ball.
Justin Davis Outside Linebackers Robert Green Outside Linebackers Ashley Ingram Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator Steve Johns Inside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator Mike Judge Fullbacks Shaun Nua Defensive Line Dan O’Brien Secondary Danny O’Rourke Slot Backs Napoleon Sykes Defensive Line Mick Yokitis Wide Receivers
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NAVY Ken Niumatalolo Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2007 * Navy 2008 Navy 2009 Navy 2010 Navy 2011 Navy 2012 Navy 2013 Navy 2014 Navy 2015 Navy
OVERALL CONFERENCE 0-1 8-5 10-4 9-4 5-7 8-5 9-4 8-5 11-2 7-1
Career Record (eight years)
68-37 7-1 .648 .875
BOWL Poinsettia (lost to Utah, 35-22) EagleBank (lost to Wake Forest, 28-19) Texas (beat Missouri, 35-13) Poinsettia (lost to San Diego State, 35-14) Fight Hunger (lost to Arizona State, 62-14) Armed Forces (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6) Poinsettia (beat San Diego State, 17-16) Military (beat Pittsburgh, 44-28)
FINAL RANK
18/18
4-4 .500
* Niumatalolo coached Navy in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl after the resignation of Paul Johnson
All-Time Navy Coaches
TENURE Student Coaches 1879, 1883-91 Vauix Carter 1882 Ben Crosby 1892 Josh Hartwell 1893 Bill Wurtenburg 1894 Matt McClung 1895 Johnny Poe 1896 Bill Armstrong 1897-99 Garrett Cochran 1900 Doc Hillebrand 1901-02 Burr Chamberlain 1903 Paul Dashiell 1904-06 Joe Reeves 1907 Frank Berrien 1908-10 Doug Howard 1911-14 Jonas Ingram 1915-16 Gil Dobie 1917-19 Bob Folwell 1920-24 Jack Owsley 1925 Bill Ingram 1926-30 Rip Miller 1931-33 Hank Hardwick 1937-38 Swede Larson 1939-41 Billick Whelchel 1942-43 Oscar Hagberg 1944-45 Tom Hamilton 1946-47 George Sauer 1948-49 Eddie Erdelatz 1950-58 Wayne Hardin 1959-64 Bill Elias 1965-68 Rick Forzano 1969-72 George Welsh 1973-81 Gary Tranquill 1982-86 Elliot Uzelac 1987-89 George Chaump 1990-94 Charlie Weatherbie * 1995-2001 Rick Lantz * 2001 Paul Johnson * 2002-07 Ken Niumatalolo * 2007- Total
W L T PCT 23 15 3 .598 1 0 0 1.000 5 2 0 .714 5 3 0 .625 4 1 2 .714 5 2 0 .714 5 3 0 .625 20 5 0 .800 6 3 0 .667 8 11 2 .429 4 7 1 .375 25 5 4 .794 9 2 1 .792 21 5 3 .776 25 7 4 .750 9 8 2 .526 17 3 0 .850 24 12 3 .654 5 2 1 .688 32 13 4 .694 12 15 2 .448 8 7 3 .528 16 8 3 .648 13 5 0 .722 13 4 1 .750 21 23 1 .478 3 13 2 .222 50 26 8 .643 38 22 2 .629 15 22 3 .413 10 33 0 .233 55 46 1 .544 20 34 1 .373 8 25 0 .242 14 41 0 .255 30 45 0 .400 0 3 .000 45 35 .563 68 37 .648 692 547 57 .556
* Rick Lantz coached the final three games of the 2001 season after Charlie Weatherbie was relieved of his duties. Ken Niumatalolo coached Navy in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl after the resignation of Paul Johnson
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NAVY 2015 RESULTS (11-2, 7-1 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
RUSHING REYNOLDS, Keenan SWAIN, Chris ROMINE, Dishan EZELL, Quentin SANDERS, DeBrandon BROWN, Demond GULLEY, Toneo CASS Jr., Calvin SMITH, Tago Total.......... Opponents......
GP 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 8 13 13
PASSING REYNOLDS, Keenan SMITH, Tago Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 162.1 61-115-1 53.0 1203 8 75 92.5 8 194.0 2-3-1 66.7 30 1 24 3.8 13 161.7 64-122-2 52.5 1280 9 75 98.5 13 134.9 251-387-12 64.9 2885 16 62 221.9
RECEIVING TILLMAN, Jamir Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13
Result
9/5 Colgate 9/19 East Carolina * 9/26 at UConn * 10/3 Air Force 10/10 at Notre Dame 10/24 Tulane * 10/31 USF * 11/7 at Memphis * 11/14 SMU * 11/21 at Tulsa * 11/27 at Houston * 12/12 vs. Army 1 12/28 Pittsburgh 2
W, 48-10 W, 45-21 W, 28-18 W, 33-11 L, 24-41 W, 31-14 W, 29-17 W, 45-20 W, 55-14 W, 44-21 L, 31-55 W, 21-17 W, 44-28
1 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. 2 Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Navy Opponents
NAVY OPP 478 284 36.8 21.8 97 31 272 253 217 107 40 135 15 11 4247 1859 4473 2084 226 225 748 452 5.7 4.1 326.7 143.0 53 17 1280 2885 64-122-2 251-387-12 10.5 7.5 20.0 11.5 98.5 221.9 9 16 5527 4744 870 839 6.4 5.7 425.2 364.9 32-775 65-1502 11-67 11-174 12-93 2-0 24.2 23.1 6.1 15.8 7.8 0.0 15-6 25-15 40-339 57-521 26.1 40.1 42-1737 39-1537 41.4 39.4 33.9 37.2 87-5298 55-3415 60.9 62.1 37.9 37.5 32:57 27:03 89/177 80/171 50% 47% 24/26 14/29 92% 48% 22-147 14-107 12 0 63 36 13-15 10-17 0-1 1-3 (55-58) 95% (28-38) 74% (44-58) 76% (23-38) 61% (59-62) 95% (34-34) 100% 226366 232522 7/32338 5/46504 1/69722
1st 2nd 3rd 104 158 80 71 69 76
4th 136 68
Total 478 284
Att 265 211 36 62 42 32 12 16 27 748 452
Gain 1537 1038 380 317 318 237 189 140 133 4473 2084
No. Yds 29 597 64 1280 251 2885
Loss 164 15 2 0 5 6 0 0 7 226 225
Avg 20.6 20.0 11.5
Net Avg 1373 5.2 1023 4.8 378 10.5 317 5.1 313 7.5 231 7.2 189 15.8 140 8.8 126 4.7 4247 5.7 1859 4.1
TD Long Avg/G 5 72 45.9 9 75 98.5 16 62 221.9
PUNT RETURNS No. SANDERS, DeBrandon 6 CASS Jr., Calvin 5 Total.......... 11 Opponents...... 11
Yds 44 23 67 174
Avg 7.3 4.6 6.1 15.8
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 14 12 14 50
KICK RETURNS ROMINE, Dishan Total.......... Opponents......
Yds 655 775 1502
Avg 27.3 24.2 23.1
TD 0 0 2
Long 90 90 100
No. 24 32 65
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv REYNOLDS, Keenan 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 GREBE, Austin 0 12-14 58-61 0-0 0 SWAIN, Chris 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 EZELL, Quentin 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 63 13-15 59-62 0-0 0 Opponents...... 36 10-17 34-34 1-1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE REYNOLDS, Keenan SWAIN, Chris Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13 13
Plays 380 211 870 839
Rush 1373 1023 4247 1859
Pass 1203 0 1280 2885
TD Long Avg/G 24 67 105.6 10 52 78.7 0 55 29.1 6 45 24.4 0 46 24.1 5 32 17.8 3 70 15.8 1 44 10.8 1 22 15.8 53 70 326.7 17 45 143.0
Total 2576 1023 5527 4744
Pass 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 1 0
Points 144 94 60 36 478 284
Avg/G 198.2 78.7 425.2 364.9
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg GREBE, Austin 12-14 85.7 0-0 6-6 4-5 2-3 0-0 44
Blk 0
PUNTING BARTA, Alex Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 40 1663 41.6 72 7 7 10 6 0 42 1737 41.4 72 7 8 10 6 0 39 1537 39.4 53 1 15 9 2 0
ALL PURPOSE REYNOLDS, Keenan ROMINE, Dishan SWAIN, Chris Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13 13 13
DEFENSE BARBOUR, Lorentez THOMAS, Micah ADAMS, Quincy GONZALES, Daniel ANTHONY, Will Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 13 52 22 74 13 40 33 73 12 48 22 70 11 39 27 66 13 37 24 61 13 537 324 861 13 607 310 917
Rush 1373 378 1023 4247 1859
Rec 47 42 12 1280 2885
PR 0 0 0 67 174
KOR 0 655 0 775 1502
IR 0 0 0 93 0
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 0.5- 1 . 3- 1 4.5- 20 2.5- 16 . 3.5- 5 . . 4.0- 8 . 1- 10 11.5- 82 7.5- 58 . 57- 231 22- 147 12- 93 55- 183 14- 107 2- 0
PBU 3 2 7 1 2 38 14
Tot 1420 1075 1035 6462 6420
Avg/G 109.2 82.7 79.6 497.1 493.8
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 6 . . 2 . . 2 . . . . . 7 . 1- 0 1 . . 2 1 . 1 . . 2 3 2- 0 3 1 . 50 16 15- 54 17 1 1 16 8 6- 22 7 2 .
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NAVY YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1879 1 0 0 1 1880 No Games Played 1881 No Games Played 1882 1 1 0 0 Vauix Carter 1883 1 0 1 0 1884 1 1 0 0 1885 3 1 2 0 1886 6 3 3 0 1887 4 3 1 0 1888 5 1 4 0 1889 6 4 1 1 1890 7 5 1 1 1891 7 5 2 0 1892 7 5 2 0 Ben Crosby 1893 8 5 3 0 Josh Hartwell 1894 7 4 1 2 Bill Wurtenburg 1895 7 5 2 0 Matt McClung 1896 8 5 3 0 Johnny Poe 1897 9 8 1 0 Bill Armstrong 1898 8 7 1 0 Bill Armstrong 1899 8 5 3 0 Bill Armstrong 1900 9 6 3 0 Garrett Cochran 1901 11 6 4 1 Doc Hillebrand 1902 10 2 7 1 Doc Hillebrand 1903 12 4 7 1 Burr Chamberlain 1904 10 7 2 1 Paul Dashiell 1905 12 10 1 1 Paul Dashiell 1906 12 8 2 2 Paul Dashiell 1907 12 9 2 1 Joe Reeves 1908 12 9 2 1 Frank Berrien 1909 8 4 3 1 Frank Berrien 1910 9 8 0 1 Frank Berrien 1911 9 6 0 3 Doug Howard 1912 9 6 3 0 Doug Howard 1913 9 7 1 1 Doug Howard 1914 9 6 3 0 Doug Howard 1915 9 3 5 1 Jonas Ingram 1916 10 6 3 1 Jonas Ingram 1917 8 7 1 0 Gil Dobie 1918 5 4 1 0 Gil Dobie 1919 7 6 1 0 Gil Dobie 1920 8 6 2 0 Bob Folwell 1921 7 6 1 0 Bob Folwell 1922 7 5 2 0 Bob Folwell 1923 9 5 1 3 Bob Folwell 1924 8 2 6 0 Bob Folwell 1925 8 5 2 1 Jack Owsley 1926 10 9 0 1 Bill Ingram 1927 9 6 3 0 Bill Ingram 1928 9 5 3 1 Bill Ingram 1929 10 6 2 2 Bill Ingram 1930 11 6 5 0 Bill Ingram 1931 11 5 5 1 Rip Miller 1932 9 2 6 1 Rip Miller 1933 9 5 4 0 Rip Miller 1934 9 8 1 0 Tom Hamilton 1935 9 5 4 0 Tom Hamilton 1936 9 6 3 0 Tom Hamilton 1937 9 4 4 1 Hank Hardwick 1938 9 4 3 2 Hank Hardwick 1939 9 3 5 1 Swede Larson 1940 9 6 2 1 Swede Larson 1941 9 7 1 1 Swede Larson 1942 9 5 4 0 Billick Whelchel 1943 9 8 1 0 Billick Whelchel 1944 9 6 3 0 Oscar Hagberg 1945 9 7 1 1 Oscar Hagberg 1946 9 1 8 0 Tom Hamilton 1947 9 1 7 1 Tom Hamilton 1948 9 0 8 1 George Sauer 1949 9 3 5 1 George Sauer 1950 9 3 6 0 Eddie Erdelatz 1951 9 2 6 1 Eddie Erdelatz 1952 9 6 2 1 Eddie Erdelatz 72 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
Rose
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1953 9 4 3 2 Eddie Erdelatz 1954 10 8 2 0 Eddie Erdelatz Sugar 1955 9 6 2 1 Eddie Erdelatz 1956 9 6 1 2 Eddie Erdelatz 1957 11 9 1 1 Eddie Erdelatz Cotton 1958 9 6 3 0 Eddie Erdelatz 1959 10 5 4 1 Wayne Hardin 1960 11 9 2 0 Wayne Hardin Orange 1961 10 7 3 0 Wayne Hardin 1962 10 5 5 0 Wayne Hardin 1963 11 9 2 0 Wayne Hardin Cotton 1964 10 3 6 1 Wayne Hardin 1965 10 4 4 2 Bill Elias 1966 10 4 6 0 Bill Elias 1967 10 5 4 1 Bill Elias 1968 10 2 8 0 Bill Elias 1969 10 1 9 0 Rick Forzano 1970 11 2 9 0 Rick Forzano 1971 11 3 8 0 Rick Forzano 1972 11 4 7 0 Rick Forzano 1973 11 4 7 0 George Welsh 1974 11 4 7 0 George Welsh 1975 11 7 4 0 George Welsh 1976 11 4 7 0 George Welsh 1977 11 5 6 0 George Welsh 1978 12 9 3 0 George Welsh Holiday 1979 11 7 4 0 George Welsh 1980 12 8 4 0 George Welsh Garden State 1981 12 7 4 1 George Welsh Liberty 1982 11 6 5 0 Gary Tranquill 1983 11 3 8 0 Gary Tranquill 1984 11 4 6 1 Gary Tranquill 1985 11 4 7 0 Gary Tranquill 1986 11 3 8 0 Gary Tranquill 1987 11 2 9 0 Elliot Uzelac 1988 11 3 8 0 Elliot Uzelac 1989 11 3 8 0 Elliot Uzelac 1990 11 5 6 0 George Chaump 1991 11 1 10 0 George Chaump 1992 11 1 10 0 George Chaump 1993 11 4 7 0 George Chaump 1994 11 3 8 0 George Chaump 1995 11 5 6 0 Charlie Weatherbie 1996 12 9 3 Charlie Weatherbie Aloha 1997 11 7 4 Charlie Weatherbie 1998 11 3 8 Charlie Weatherbie 1999 12 5 7 Charlie Weatherbie 2000 11 1 10 Charlie Weatherbie 2001 10 0 10 Charlie Weatherbie/Rick Lantz * 2002 12 2 10 Paul Johnson 2003 13 8 5 Paul Johnson Houston 2004 12 10 2 Paul Johnson Emerald 2005 12 8 4 Paul Johnson Poinsettia 2006 13 9 4 Paul Johnson Meineke Car Care 2007 13 8 5 Paul Johnson/Ken Niumatalolo * Poinsettia 2008 13 8 5 Ken Niumatalolo EagleBank 2009 14 10 4 Ken Niumatalolo Texas 2010 13 9 4 Ken Niumatalolo Poinsettia 2011 12 5 7 Ken Niumatalolo 2012 13 8 5 Ken Niumatalolo Fight Hunger 2013 13 9 4 Ken Niumatalolo Armed Forces 2014 13 8 5 Ken Niumatalolo Poinsettia 2015 13 11 2 Ken Niumatalolo Military TOTAL 1296 692 547 57 * Rick Lantz coached the final three games of the 2001 season. Ken Niumatalolo coached the final game of the 2007 season.
WEST DIVISION SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Location:.................................................................... Dallas, Texas Enrollment:.......................................................................... 10,893 Founded:................................................................................. 1911 Nickname: ..................................................................... Mustangs Colors: ......................................................................Red and Blue Website: ........................................................ SMUMustangs.com Stadium: ...................... Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf) President: ...................................................... Dr. R. Gerald Turner Director of Athletics: ......................................................Rick Hart Head Coach: ...................................Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Associate AD/Public Relations: ................... Brad Sutton Office Phone: ......................................................... (214) 768-1651 Mobile: ................................................................... (214) 914-8705 E-mail: ............................................................... bsutton@smu.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (214) 768-7730
MUSTANG TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: .............. 2-10/1-7 American (tied, 5th, West) All-Time Record: ............................................... 473-521-54 (.477) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 15 Bowl Record: ............................................................... 7-7-1 (.500) Last Bowl Appearance: ................................... 2012 Hawaii Bowl (SMU 43, Fresno State 10) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 37/20 Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................................... 14/10
SMU MUSTANGS
Dr. R. Gerald Turner President
Rick Hart Director of Athletics
Chad Morris Head Coach
Brad Sutton Communications 2016 American Athletic Conference Football • 73
SMU OFFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (8) Evan Brown, C Matt Davis, QB Jeremiah Gaines, TE Braylon Hyder, OG Xavier Jones, RB Chad Pursley, OT Courtland Sutton, WR Shelby Walker, WR
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Josh Williams, P
RETURNING STARTERS (5) Mason Gentry, DT Justin Lawler, DE Darrion Millines, S Horace Richardson, CB Jordan Wyatt, CB
The Mustangs return eight offensive starters from a unit that averaged 382.8 yards per game in Chad Morris’ first year as head coach. SMU, which averaged 11.1 points per game in 2014, nearly tripled its offensive production in 2015, as the Mustangs averaged 27.8 ppg. QB Matt Davis ranked sixth in The American in total offense (251.7 ypg) and finished as SMU’s leading rusher and passer in 2015. WR Courtland Sutton tied for the American Athletic Conference lead with nine touchdown receptions in his freshman season.
P Josh Williams shared the punting duties last season and averaged 38.7 yards per punt, with six kicks of 50 or more yards.
The Mustangs look to improve a defense that ranked 126th in points allowed last season. SMU allowed an average of 45.7 points per game. SMU returns three of its top four tackle leaders from 2015. DE Justin Lawler led the squad with 64 stops, including 5.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss. S Darrion Millines and CB Horace Richardson provide senior leadership in the secondary. Richardson had two interceptions last season, while Millines was third on the team with 53 tackles. SMU forced 13 turnovers in its first seven games, but had two takeaways in the final five contests. The Mustangs will have to replace all three starting linebackers from last year.
WR Deion Sanders is the Mustangs’ career leader in kickoff returns (1,501 yards). Sanders averaged a team-high 24.8 yards on kickoff returns in 2015.
STORYLINES
SMU looks to return to postseason play for the first time since the 2012 season, when the Mustangs made four straight bowl appearances. SMU scored 133 points inthe entire 2014 season, but scored 134 points in the first four games of 2015. The Mustangs finished the season with 333 points. The Mustangs faced four top-25 opponents last year and have four teams from the final top-25 rankings on their 2016 schedule.
Quarterback Matt Davis
2016 SCHEDULE
Liberty
9/3
9/10
9/17
10/22
10/29
Houston
at Tulane
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TCU
at Temple
9/23
10/1
11/5
11/12
11/19
11/26
Memphis
at East Carolina
USF
Navy
Friday
at Baylor
Friday
at North Texas
at Tulsa
10/7
SMU Chad Morris At A Glance
Chad Morris
Hometown: Dallas, Texas Alma Mater: Texas A&M (1992) Hired at SMU: Dec. 1, 2014
Head Coach
Chad Morris was named the head football coach at SMU on Dec. 1, 2014. Morris arrived on the Hilltop after five seasons as an offensive coordinator on the collegiate level and 16 seasons as a Texas high school coach. In his first season on the Hilltop, Morris engineered an offensive turnaround, as SMU increased its scoring output by 16.7 points per game – the second-largest increase in the nation in 2015. He also developed two of the nation’s top freshmen - wide receiver Courtland Sutton and running back Xavier Jones. Sutton was named a Freshman All-American in 2015 after ranking No. 1 among freshmen with nine receiving TDs. He set an SMU freshman record for receiving yards with 862 and tied former SMU standout Emmanuel Sanders for most touchdowns by a freshman, while Jones set an SMU freshman record with 10 rushing TDs, surpassing SMU greats Eric Dickerson and Zach Line. For the previous four seasons, Morris hadserved as offensive coordinator at Clemson, helping the Tigers to a 41-11 record, the 2011 ACC championship and four bowl berths, including two Orange Bowl appearances. Clemson also posted three final top-25 rankings, including a top-10 finish in the final USA Today polls in 2012 and 2013. At the time of his departure, the Tigers were ranked 19th in the 2014 AP and USA Today polls. Clemson established 127 offensive records during his four years (89 individual/38 team) and posted the top three scoring seasons in school history, as well as four of the top five passing seasons in Clemson history. For his work, Morris was named AFCA National Assistant Coach of the Year and one of five finalists for National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by 247Sports.com in 2013, and the National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by Rivals.com in 2011. Among the players Morris tutored at Clemson were 2012 first-team All-American quarterback and ACC Player of the Year Tajh Boyd, 2012 firstteam All-American center Dalton Freeman, 2012 third-team All-American wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and 2013 first-team All-American wide receiver and Biletnikoff Award finalist Sammy Watkins as well as NFLers Dwayne Allen of the Indianapolis Colts, Jaron Brown and Andre Ellington of the Arizona Cardinals, Martavis Bryant of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tyler Shatley of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Brandon Thomas of the San Francisco 49ers. Clemson’s 2012 team set school records for total offense per game (512.7) and points per game (41.0), ranking sixth in the nation in scoring and ninth in the nation in total offense, and the 2013 offense averaged 507.7 yards and 40.2 points per game. Clemson and Baylor were the only FBS schools with a 3,000-yard passer,
Collegiate/Professional Career: 2010 Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coord./ Quarterbacks, Tulsa 2011-14 Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks, Clemson 2015- Head Coach, SMU
Assistant Coaches Van Malone Defensive Coordinator Joe Craddock Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dustin Fry Offensive Line Jess Loepp Secondary
1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver every year from 2011-13. Morris went to Clemson after one season as associate head coach/offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach at Tulsa. After his arrival, Tulsa improved from 5-7 in 2009 to 10-3 in 2010, averaging 41.4 points per game, eighth-most in the nation, and scoring at least 28 points in 12 of its 13 games. Tulsa was fifth nationally in first downs (25.6) and tied for fifth in touchdowns scored from the red zone (46). His offense scored 64 touchdowns on scrimmage plays (32 rushing, 32 passing) and totaled 1,006 plays (537 rushes, 469 passes). Prior to his stint at Tulsa, Morris served as a head coach on the Texas prep level for 16 years, coaching at Eustace Independent School District (1994-97), Elysian Field ISD (1998-99), Bay City ISD (2000-02), Stephenville ISD (2004-07) and Lake Travis ISD (2008-09). Morris is a legend in the state after posting a 169-38 record overall and winning back-to-back undefeated state championships in his final two seasons as a prep coach. In all, Morris took six of his teams to Texas State Championship Games, with three of those teams capturing state titles, and earned Coach of the Year honors 11 times. Morris’ offenses enjoyed tremendous success in his two seasons at Lake Travis. In 2008, the Cavaliers averaged 49.0 points per game and had a 41-point margin of victory, while scoring 784 points, the fourth-most in Texas football history, and throwing for 305 yards per game. In that same 2008 campaign, Morris coached former Mustang great Garrett Gilbert, who was named the Gatorade and Parade Magazine National Player of the Year, while setting the state of Texas’ single-season passing yardage mark with 4,884 yards and 55 touchdowns. Gilbert also rushed for 790 yards and 28 TDs that season. Morris earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in statistics from Texas A&M University in 1992.
Claude Mathis Running Backs Archie McDaniel Linebackers Justin Stepp Wide Receivers Buddy Wyatt Defensive Line Keith Gunn Assistant Coach
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SMU Chad Morris Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2015 SMU
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 1-7
Career Record (one year)
2-10 1-7 .167 .125
All-Time SMU Coaches
TENURE Ray Morrison 1915-16, 1922-34 J. Burton Rix 1917-21 Madison Bell 1935-41, 1945-49 James H. Stewart 1942-44 H.N. Russell 1950-52 Chalmer Woodard 1953-56 Bill Meek 1957-61 Hayden Fry 1962-72 Dave Smith 1973-75 Ron Meyer 1976-81 Bobby Collins 1982-86 Forrest Gregg 1989-90 Tom Rossley 1991-96 Mike Cavan 1997-2001 Phil Bennett 2002-07 June Jones * 2008-14 Tom Mason * 2014 Chad Morris 2015 Total
BOWL 0-0 —
W L T PCT 84 44 22 .633 16 19 7 .464 79 40 8 .653 10 18 2 .366 13 15 2 .466 19 20 1 .487 17 29 4 .388 49 66 1 .426 16 15 2 .515 34 32 1 .514 43 14 1 .750 3 19 0 .136 15 48 3 .250 18 28 .391 18 52 .257 36 43 .456 1 9 .100 2 10 .167 473 521 54 .477
* June Jones coached the first two games of the 2014 season. Tom Mason coached the final 10 games of the 2014 season.
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FINAL RANK
SMU 2015 RESULTS (2-10, 1-7 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent
RUSHING DAVIS,Matt JONES, Xavier WEST, Braeden Total.......... Opponents......
GP 12 12 12 12 12
PASSING DAVIS,Matt COLBERT JR., Darrel Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 12 122.6 182-335-7 54.3 2259 16 63 188.2 7 168.3 15-21-0 71.4 203 1 37 29.0 12 128.3 202-365-8 55.3 2616 19 63 218.0 12 163.7 184-311-10 59.2 2892 31 75 241.0
RECEIVING SUTTON,Courtland JONES, Xavier MALONE, Ryheem CASTILLE, Xavier GAINES,Jeremiah Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
No. Yds 49 862 27 214 23 258 23 254 16 249 202 2616 184 2892
PUNT RETURNS JOSEPH, Darius WEST, Braeden Total.......... Opponents......
No. 6 5 13 26
Yds 23 32 41 290
Avg 3.8 6.4 3.2 11.2
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 11 13 13 46
KICK RETURNS WEST, Braeden SANDERS, Deion Total.......... Opponents......
No. 27 15 56 20
Yds 635 372 1246 447
Avg 23.5 24.8 22.2 22.4
TD 1 0 1 0
Long 80 42 80 38
9/4 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/8 10/24 10/31 11/6 11/14 11/21 11/28
Result
Baylor North Texas at TCU James Madison East Carolina * at Houston * at USF * Tulsa * Temple * at Navy * Tulane * at Memphis *
L, 21-56 W, 31-13 L, 37-56 L, 45-48 L, 23-49 L, 28-49 L, 14-38 L, 31-40 L, 40-60 L, 14-55 W, 49-21 L, 0-63
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
SCORE BY QUARTERS SMU Opponents
SMU OPP 333 548 27.8 45.7 45 88 246 277 109 153 109 107 28 17 1978 3134 2485 3340 507 206 504 542 3.9 5.8 164.8 261.2 23 40 2616 2892 202-365-8 184-311-10 7.2 9.3 13.0 15.7 218.0 241.0 19 31 4594 6026 869 853 5.3 7.1 382.8 502.2 56-1246 20-447 13-41 26-290 10-82 8-142 22.2 22.4 3.2 11.2 8.2 17.8 30-17 15-5 65-604 79-805 50.3 67.1 67-2557 48-1989 38.2 41.4 33.2 37.7 61-3906 94-5757 64.0 61.2 39.5 38.1 31:24 28:36 71/180 77/166 39% 46% 7/20 13/22 35% 59% 16-83 41-289 77 12 44 75 8-11 8-11 1-3 0-2 (37-44) 84% (51-55) 93% (30-44) 68% (43-55) 78% (43-43) 100% (72-74) 97% 147301 163522 7/21043 5/32704 0/0
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 100 90 54 89 131 149 134 134
Total 333 548
Att Gain Loss 187 1111 350 152 696 62 63 343 13 504 2485 507 542 3340 206
Avg 17.6 7.9 11.2 11.0 15.6 13.0 15.7
Net Avg 761 4.1 634 4.2 330 5.2 1978 3.9 3134 5.8
TD Long Avg/G 9 51 71.8 0 24 17.8 2 63 21.5 2 40 21.2 4 60 20.8 19 63 218.0 31 75 241.0
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv HEDLUND, Chad 0 8-11 43-43 0-0 0 DAVIS,Matt 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 JONES, Xavier 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 SUTTON,Courtland 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 44 8-11 43-43 0-0 0 Opponents...... 75 8-11 72-74 0-0 1 TOTAL OFFENSE DAVIS,Matt Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 12
Plays 522 869 853
Rush 761 1978 3134
Pass 2259 2616 2892
TD Long Avg/G 10 65 63.4 10 35 52.8 2 36 27.5 23 65 164.8 40 94 261.2
Total 3020 4594 6026
Pass 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 1 0
Points 67 60 60 54 333 548
Avg/G 251.7 382.8 502.2
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg HEDLUND, Chad 8-11 72.7 0-0 3-3 4-6 0-0 1-2 52
Blk 1
PUNTING WILLIAMS, Josh KOONCE, Jackson Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 38 1472 38.7 56 0 5 11 6 0 27 1069 39.6 54 2 6 3 3 2 67 2557 38.2 56 2 11 14 9 2 48 1989 41.4 68 7 11 15 10 0
ALL PURPOSE WEST, Braeden SUTTON,Courtland JONES, Xavier DAVIS,Matt Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 12 12 12 12
DEFENSE LAWLER, Justin YENGA, Jonathan RICHARDSON,Darrion MITCHELL, Kyran RANDOLPH,Shakiel Total...... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 12 43 21 64 12 37 21 58 10 47 6 53 9 28 12 40 12 29 10 39 12 546 191 737 12 573 176 749
Rush 330 0 634 761 1978 3134
Rec 138 862 214 0 2616 2892
PR 32 -8 0 0 41 290
KOR 635 0 0 0 1246 447
IR 0 0 0 0 82 142
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 9.0- 35 5.0- 27 . 0.5- 1 . . 2.0- 6 . 1- 32 4.5- 6 . 1- 5 1.5- 3 . . 57- 191 16- 83 10- 82 96- 459 41- 289 8- 142
PBU 1 1 4 . . 28 40
Tot 1135 854 848 761 5963 6905
Avg/G 94.6 71.2 70.7 63.4 496.9 575.4
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 1 2 . 1 1 . 1 . 1- 0 . . . 5 . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . 38 15 5- 0 9 4 1 48 37 17- 84 17 3 .
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SMU YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1915 7 2 5 0 Ray Morrison 1916 10 0 8 2 Ray Morrison 1917 8 3 2 3 J. Burton Rix 1918 6 4 2 0 J. Burton Rix 1919 10 5 4 1 J. Burton Rix 1920 10 3 5 2 Rix-Cunningham-Kelly 1921 8 1 6 1 Ray Morrison 1922 10 6 3 1 Ray Morrison 1923 9 9 0 0 Ray Morrison 1924 10 5 1 4 Ray Morrison 1925 9 5 2 2 Ray Morrison 1926 9 8 0 1 Ray Morrison 1927 9 7 2 0 Ray Morrison 1928 10 6 3 1 Ray Morrison 1929 10 6 0 4 Ray Morrison 1930 10 6 3 1 Ray Morrison 1931 11 9 1 1 Ray Morrison 1932 12 3 7 2 Ray Morrison 1933 12 4 7 1 Ray Morrison 1934 12 8 2 2 Ray Morrison 1935 13 12 1 0 Madison Bell 1936 10 5 4 1 Madison Bell 1937 11 5 6 0 Madison Bell 1938 10 6 4 0 Madison Bell 1939 10 6 3 1 Madison Bell 1940 10 8 1 1 Madison Bell 1941 10 5 5 0 Madison Bell 1942 11 3 6 2 James H. Stewart 1943 9 2 7 0 James H. Stewart 1944 10 5 5 0 James H. Stewart 1945 11 5 6 0 Madison Bell 1946 10 4 5 1 Madison Bell 1947 11 9 0 2 Madison Bell 1948 11 9 1 1 Madison Bell 1949 10 5 4 1 Madison Bell 1950 10 6 4 0 Chalmer Woodard 1951 10 3 6 1 Chalmer Woodard 1952 10 4 5 1 Chalmer Woodard 1953 10 5 5 0 Chalmer Woodard 1954 10 6 3 1 Bill Meek 1955 10 4 6 0 Bill Meek 1956 10 4 6 0 Bill Meek 1957 10 4 5 1 Bill Meek 1958 10 6 4 0 Bill Meek 1959 10 5 4 1 Hayden Fry 1960 10 0 9 1 Hayden Fry 1961 10 2 7 1 Hayden Fry 1962 10 2 8 0 Hayden Fry 1963 11 4 7 0 Hayden Fry 1964 10 1 9 0 Hayden Fry 1965 10 4 5 1 Hayden Fry 1966 11 8 3 0 Hayden Fry 1967 10 3 7 0 Hayden Fry 1968 11 8 3 0 Hayden Fry 1969 10 3 7 0 Hayden Fry 1970 11 5 6 0 Hayden Fry 1971 11 4 7 0 Hayden Fry 1972 11 7 4 0 Hayden Fry 1973 11 6 4 1 Dave Smith 1974 11 6 4 1 Dave Smith 1975 11 4 7 0 Dave Smith 1976 11 3 8 0 Ron Meyer 1977 11 4 7 0 Ron Meyer 1978 11 4 6 1 Ron Meyer 1979 11 5 6 0 Ron Meyer 1980 12 8 4 0 Ron Meyer 1981 11 10 1 0 Ron Meyer 1982 12 11 0 1 Bobby Collins 1983 12 10 2 0 Bobby Collins 1984 12 10 2 0 Bobby Collins 1985 11 6 5 0 Bobby Collins 1986 11 6 5 0 Bobby Collins 1987 No Games Played 1988 No Games Played 78 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
Dixie Classic
Rose
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1989 11 2 9 0 Forrest Gregg 1990 11 1 10 0 Forrest Gregg 1991 11 1 10 0 Tom Rossley 1992 11 5 6 0 Tom Rossley 1993 11 2 7 2 Tom Rossley 1994 11 1 9 1 Tom Rossley 1995 11 1 10 Tom Rossley 1996 11 5 6 Tom Rossley 1997 11 6 5 Mike Cavan 1998 2 1 1 Mike Cavan 1999 10 4 6 Mike Cavan 2000 12 3 9 Mike Cavan 2001 11 4 7 Mike Cavan 2002 12 3 9 Phil Bennett 2003 12 0 12 Phil Bennett 2004 11 3 8 Phil Bennett 2005 11 5 6 Phil Bennett 2006 12 6 6 Phil Bennett 2007 12 1 11 Phil Bennett 2008 12 1 11 June Jones 2009 13 8 5 June Jones Hawaii 2010 14 7 7 June Jones Armed Forces 2011 13 8 5 June Jones BBVA Compass 2012 13 7 6 June Jones Hawaii 2013 12 5 7 June Jones 2014 * 12 1 11 June Jones/Tom Mason 2015 12 2 10 Chad Morris TOTAL 1048 473 521 54 * June Jones coached the first two games of the 2014 season before Tom Mason coached the final 10 games of the year.
Cotton Cotton
Bluebonnet
Holiday
Sun Aloha
WEST DIVISION TULANE UNIVERSITY
Location:............................................................. New Orleans, La. Enrollment:.......................................................................... 13,449 Founded:................................................................................. 1834 Nickname: ................................................................. Green Wave Colors: .................................................. Olive Green and Sky Blue Website: ...................................................TulaneGreenWave.com Stadium: .................. Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M) President: ............................................................Dr. Michael Fitts Director of Athletics: ................................................Troy Dannen Head Coach: .................................Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant AD/Communications: ........................Roger Dunaway Office Phone: ......................................................... (504) 862-8240 Mobile: ................................................................... (504) 452-2906 E-mail: ................................................................ roger@tulane.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (504) 314-7490
GREEN WAVE TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ................ 3-9/2-6 American (tied, 5th, West) All-Time Record: ............................................... 509-630-38 (.449) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 11 Bowl Record: .................................................................. 4-7 (.364) Last Bowl Appearance: ... 2013 R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana 24, Tulane 21) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 47/20 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 13/9
TULANE GREEN WAVE
Dr. Michael Fitts President
Troy Dannen Director of Athletics
Willie Fritz Head Coach
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TULANE OFFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (5) Kendall Ardoin, TE Devon Breaux, WR Dontrell Hilliard, RB Todd Jacquet, OT Chris Taylor, OG
Tulane returns seven starters from a defense that ranked 12th nationally in tackles for loss in 2015. LB Nico Marley and DT Tanzel Smart were both all-conference first team choices.
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Andrew DiRocco, K
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Ade Aruna, DE Jarrod Franklin, S Donnie Lewis Jr., CB Nico Marley, LB Parry Nickerson, CB Tanzel Smart, DT Eric Thomas, LB
K Andrew DiRocco made 9 of 10 field goal attempts in 2015 and was perfect (9-for-9) from inside 40 yards.
Tulane returns seven starters from a defense that ranked 12th nationally in tackles for loss in 2015.
RB Dontrell Hilliard is the only returning skill position starter from last season. Hilliard led the Green Wave in both rushing yards (644) and rushing touchdowns (six) in 2015.
LB Nico Marley and DT Tanzel Smart were both all-conference first team choices. Marley led the Green Wave with 82 tackles, while Smart was the team leader with 15.0 tackles for loss.
The only quarterback on the roster with game experience is senior QB Devin Powell. who saw action in five games last year.
CB Parry Nickerson had six interceptions as a freshman in 2014, but did not have a pick last year.
OG Chris Taylor was named to the Outland Trophy watch list. Taylor started all 12 games for the Green Wave in 2015
Nickerson leads a secondary that returns four starters or key reserves from last year, while Smart and DE Ade Aruna lead a veteran defensive line.
The Green Wave struggled on kick and punt protenction and coverage last season. Tulane allowed two punt returns and one kickoff return for touchdowns in 2015. Tulane had five kicks blocked as well.
STORYLINES
Willie Fritz, who most recently led Georgia Southern to back-to-back nine-win seasons, enters his first year as Tulane’s head coach. Fritz was a two-time FCS national coach of the year honoree as head coach at Sam Houston State. Fritz is 58-22 in six years as a Division I head coach.
Running back Dontrell Hilliard
Navy
Louisiana
at Massachusetts
9/1
9/10
9/17
9/24
10/1
10/14
10/22
10/29
11/12
11/19
11/26
Memphis
at Tulsa
SMU
at Houston
Temple
at UConn
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Friday
Southern
Friday
Thursday
at Wake Forest
Friday
2016 SCHEDULE
at UCF
10/7
TULANE Willie Fritz At A Glance
Willie Fritz
Family: Wife – Susan; Children - Wesley, Lainie, Brooke Alma Mater (Year): Pittsburg State (1983) Hired at Tulane: Dec. 15, 2016
Head Coach
Tulane University Director of Athletics Troy Dannen formally introduced Willie Fritz as the Green Wave’s head football coach Dec. 15, 2015. Fritz became the 40th head football coach in the 121-year history of the Tulane football program. Fritz brings 33 years of collegiate experience as a football student-athlete or coach to the Green Wave. He has led his teams to six combined conference championships (one at every level he has coached) and two bowl appearances. He was also twice named the national coach of the year, including the American Football Coaches Association Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coach of the Year in 2011 and the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year in 2012. Fritz, came to Tulane from Georgia Southern, where he spent two seasons and led the Eagles to a combined record of 17-7, a 2014 Sun Belt Conference title and the school’s first NCAA postseason bowl game with their berth in the 2015 GoDaddy. com Bowl. Georgia Southern concluded the 2015 regular season with an 8-4 overall record, including a mark of 6-2 in conference play. Fritz led the Eagles to a 9-3 overall record and a perfect mark of 8-0 in conference play during his first season at Georgia Southern in 2014, and was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year. However, the school’s waiver claim to allow Georgia Southern to play in a bowl despite being in the second year of the NCAA’s transition period was denied. Prior to Georgia Southern, Fritz served as head coach at Sam Houston State from 201013, where he led the team to back-to-back Southland Conference titles, NCAA FCS championship appearances in 2011 and 2012, and a third-straight playoff berth in 2013. The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year at the FCS level in 2012, Fritz was recognized nationally in 2011 as the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Honored as the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2012, Fritz was the Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2011 after his team went 7-0 in conference play. In 2011 and 2012, Sam Houston State posted the two highest single-season win totals in program history with marks of 14-1 (2011) and 11-4 (2012) and Bearkat players were showered with accolades. All-America status from national coaching and media outlets were bestowed on 11 Sam Houston State players during his tenure. After a highly successful tenure at Blinn College, averaging nearly 10 wins a season during his four years there, Fritz left to revitalize a Central Missouri program and guided it to 11 winning seasons. The NCAA Division II program’s ledger included two 10-win seasons with the 2001 Mule squad earning its first postseason trip in more than 30 years.
Collegiate/Professional Career:
1982 Graduate Assistant, Pittsburg State 1984-85 Graduate Assistant, Sam Houston State 1987-90 Defensive Coordinator, Coffeyville CC 1991-92 Defensive Backs/Special Teams, Sam Houston State 1993-96 Head Coach, Blinn College 1997-2009 Head Coach, Central Missouri 2010-13 Head Coach, Sam Houston State 2014-15 Head Coach, Georgia Southern 2015- Head Coach, Tulane
Assistant Coaches Alex Atkins Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Doug Ruse Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Jack Curtis Defensive Coordinator
In 2002, Central Missouri made its first appearance in the NCAA Division II Championship and was the Mid-America Athletic Association cochampion a year later. He was the only coach to win seven or more games in eight consecutive seasons and his victory total ranked him 15th among active Division II coaches at the time. In addition to his impressive 67.4 winning percentage with the Mules, Fritz coached his studentathletes to achieve their potential both on the field and in the classroom. More than 150 Mules were recognized with All-MIAA honors with 41 first-team selections and 24 All-Americans. Under Fritz, Central Missouri recorded a graduation rate of 84 percent with 144 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipients, 14 Academic All-Region and three Academic AllAmericans. Fritz was also the head coach at Blinn College, where he turned around a program that had only five wins in its previous three seasons. From 1993-96, Fritz and the Buccaneers would rack up 39 victories against only five losses with a tie and claim two national junior college championships. He was inducted into the NJCAA Football Hall of Fame for the environment of success he created at Blinn. One of seven children, Fritz is the son of the late Harry Fritz, who coached the Central Missouri football team in 1952 before continuing his career as the Executive Director at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in Kansas City. Fritz played on two conference title teams and was a four-starter at defensive back at Pittsburg State and remained at his alma mater as a student assistant coach for his alma mater in 1982. Early coaching stops included a year at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School (Kansas) in 1983 and Willis High School (Texas) in 1986, with his return to Sam Houston State for graduate school in between those years.
Jamaal Fobbs Running Backs Kevin Peoples Defensive Line Michal Mutz Linebackers Jeff Conway Receivers Chris Hampton Defensive Backs Slade Nagle Tight Ends
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TULANE Willie Fritz Year-By-Year YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 *
SCHOOL Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Central Missouri Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
OVERALL CONFERENCE 5-6 4-5 8-3 6-3 7-4 5-4 7-4 5-4 10-2 7-2 10-2 8-1 9-2 7-2 7-4 5-4 7-3 5-3 5-6 3-6 7-4 6-3 7-4 5-4 9-3 6-3 6-5 4-3 14-1 7-0 11-4 6-1 9-5 4-3 9-3 8-0 8-4 6-2
BOWL/POSTSEASON
0-1 NCAA Division II Championship
4-1 NCAA FCS Championship 4-1 NCAA FCS Championship 2-1 NCAA FCS Championship
* Fritz coached the first 12 games for Georgia Southern in 2015, but did not coach in the GoDaddy Bowl
Central Missouri Record (13 years)
97-47 72-44 .674 .621
0-1 .000
Sam Houston State Record (four years) 40-15 31-10 .727 .756
10-3 .769
Georgia Southern Record (two years)
18-7 14-2 .720 .875
0-0 —
155-69 117-56 .692 .676
10-4 .714
Career Record (19 years)
All-Time Tulane Coaches
TENURE T.L. Bayne 1983, 1895 Fred Sweet 1894 Harry Baum 1896 John Lombard 1898 H.H. Collier 1899 H.T. Summersgill 1900-01 Virginius Dabney 1902 Charles Eshleman 1903 T. Barry/J. Janvier 1904 J. Tobin/H. Ludlow 1905 John Russ 1906 Joe Curtis 1907-08 Buster Brown 1909 A.A. Mason 1910-12 A.C. Hoffman 1913 E.R. Sweetland 1914 Clark Shaughnessy 1915-20, 1922-26 Myron Fuller 1921 Bernie Bierman 1927-31 Ted Cox 1932-35 Lowell “Red” Dawson 1936-41 Claude Simons Jr. 1942-45 Henry E. Frnka 1946-51 Raymond Wolf 1952-53 Andy Pilney 1954-61 Tommy O’Boyle 1962-65 Jim Pittman 1966-70 Bennie Ellender 1971-75 Larry Smith 1976-79 Vince Gibson 1980-82 Wally English 1983-84 Mack Brown 1985-87 Greg Davis 1988- Buddy Teevens 1992-96 Tommy Bowden 1997-98 Chris Scelfo# 1998-2006 Bob Toledo 2007-2011 Mark Hutson^ 2011 Curtis Johnson 2012-15 Total
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W L T PCT 4 4 0 .500 0 4 0 .000 3 2 0 .600 1 1 0 .500 0 6 1 .071 10 1 0 .909 1 4 2 .286 2 2 1 .500 5 2 0 .714 0 1 0 .000 0 4 1 .100 10 3 0 .769 4 3 2 .556 10 13 1 .438 3 5 0 .357 3 3 1 .550 59 26 6 .681 4 6 0 .400 36 10 2 .771 28 10 2 .725 36 19 4 .644 13 17 1 .435 31 23 4 .569 6 13 1 .325 25 49 6 .350 6 33 1 .163 21 30 1 .413 27 29 0 .482 18 27 0 .400 17 17 0 .500 5 17* 0 .227 11 23 0 .324 14 31 0 .311 11 45* 0 .196 18 4 .818 37 57 .394 15 40 .272 0 6 .000 15 34 .306 509 630 38 .449
FINAL RANK
TULANE 2015 RESULTS (3-9, 1-7 American) Date Opponent 9/3 9/12 9/19 10/3 10/10 10/16 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/27
Result
Duke at Georgia Tech Maine UCF * at Temple * Houston * at Navy * at Memphis * UConn * at Army at SMU * Tulsa *
L, 7-37 L, 10-65 W, 38-7 W, 45-31 L, 10-49 L, 7-42 L, 14-31 L, 13-41 L, 3-7 W, 34-31 L, 21-49 L, 34-45
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
SCORE BY QUARTERS Tulane Opponents
TULANE OPP 236 435 19.7 36.2 52 73 195 256 68 114 112 127 15 15 1389 2146 1812 2602 423 456 397 518 3.5 4.1 115.8 178.8 11 29 2415 2801 205-403-10 203-333-8 6.0 8.4 11.8 13.8 201.2 233.4 18 20 3804 4947 800 851 4.8 5.8 317.0 412.2 47-859 28-667 14-88 26-340 8-100 10-236 18.3 23.8 6.3 13.1 12.5 23.6 19-5 23-8 70-641 79-747 53.4 62.2 82-2974 57-2254 36.3 39.5 31.9 36.6 51-3228 77-4834 63.3 62.8 39.4 42.5 28:20 31:40 63/182 83/179 35% 46% 5/16 13/22 31% 59% 25-198 26-175 1 77 30 57 9-12 10-12 0-2 0-1 (25-28) 89% (43-51) 84% (16-28) 57% (36-51) 71% (29-30) 97% (57-57) 100% 137577 194199 6/22930 6/32366 0/0
1st 2nd 3rd 33 121 38 80 129 83
4th 44 143
Total 236 435
RUSHING HILLIARD, Dontrell BADIE, Sherman KELLEY, Rob ROUNDS, Josh THOMPSON, Lazedrick Total.......... Opponents......
GP 12 12 12 12 9 12 12
Att Gain Loss 115 665 19 72 339 29 65 252 20 35 221 14 45 171 9 397 1812 423 518 2602 456
PASSING LEE, Tanner JOSEPH, Jordy POWELL, Devin Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 9 109.8 143-276-7 51.8 1639 11 90 182.1 6 122.9 46-91-3 50.5 619 6 66 103.2 5 90.2 16-36-0 44.4 157 1 28 31.4 12 111.0 205-403-10 50.9 2415 18 90 201.2 12 146.6 203-333-8 61.0 2801 20 62 233.4
RECEIVING VEAL, Teddy BADIE, Sherman BREAUX, Devon Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 11 12 12
No. Yds 48 644 27 284 25 431 205 2415 203 2801
PUNT RETURNS MONROE, Darion VEAL, Teddy Total.......... Opponents......
No. 11 3 14 26
Yds 73 15 88 340
Avg 6.6 5.0 6.3 13.1
TD 0 0 0 2
Long 15 8 15 73
KICK RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
BADIE, Sherman PRESTON, Rickey GLENN, Devin Total.......... Opponents......
15 14 10 47 28
311 247 197 859 667
20.7 17.6 19.7 18.3 23.8
0 0 0 0 1
30 25 36 36 95
Avg 13.4 10.5 17.2 11.8 13.8
Net Avg 646 5.6 310 4.3 232 3.6 207 5.9 162 3.6 1389 3.5 2146 4.1
TD Long Avg/G 5 90 53.7 0 51 23.7 3 76 39.2 18 90 201.2 20 62 233.4
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv DiROCCO, Andrew 0 9-10 29-30 0-0 0 HILLIARD, Dontrell 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 VEAL, Teddy 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 30 9-12 29-30 0-0 0 Opponents...... 57 10-12 57-57 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE LEE, Tanner JOSEPH, Jordy HILLIARD, Dontrell BADIE, Sherman Total.......... Opponents......
G 9 6 12 12 12 12
Plays 299 110 115 72 800 851
Rush -162 93 646 310 1389 2146
Pass 1639 619 0 0 2415 2801
TD Long Avg/G 6 85 53.8 2 56 25.8 1 43 19.3 1 46 17.2 1 15 18.0 11 85 115.8 29 65 178.8
Total 1477 712 646 310 3804 4947
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
DXP 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 3
Avg/G 164.1 118.7 53.8 25.8 317.0 412.2
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg DiROCCO, Andrew 9-10 90.0 0-0 3-3 6-6 0-1 0-0 39 PUNTING BLOCK, Zachary PICERELLI, Peter Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 47 1783 37.9 53 1 31 1138 36.7 56 0 82 2974 36.3 56 1 57 2254 39.5 65 4
FC 18 15 33 25
ALL PURPOSE HILLIARD, Dontrell BADIE, Sherman VEAL, Teddy Total.......... Opponents......
G 12 12 12 12 12
IR 0 0 0 100 236
DEFENSE MARLEY, Nico FRANKLIN, Jarrod MONROE, Darion THOMAS, Eric SMART, Tanzel Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 12 62 20 82 12 55 19 74 12 53 21 74 11 49 18 67 12 42 20 62 12 589 188 777 12 513 188 701
Rush 646 310 1 1389 2146
Rec 267 284 644 2415 2801
PR 0 0 15 88 340
Points 56 42 30 236 435
KOR 0 311 0 859 667
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 13.0- 47 1.0- 12 1- 7 5.0- 28 1.5- 18 . 5.5- 15 . 3- 14 7.5- 36 1.0- 7 . 15.0- 46 2.0- 13 . 90- 388 25- 198 8- 100 71- 291 26- 175 10- 236
PBU . 3 4 1 . 39 45
Blk 1
I20 50+ Blkd 2 4 1 13 3 0 16 8 3 25 9 0 Tot 913 905 660 4851 6190
Avg/G 76.1 75.4 55.0 404.2 515.8
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 1 . . 1 . . 3 . 1- 0 . . . 7 1 2- 8 . . . 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 1- 0 1 . . 47 5 8- 92 8 1 . 55 12 5- 0 4 5 3
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TULANE YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1893 3 1 2 0 T.L. Bayne 1894 4 0 4 0 Fred Sweet 1895 5 3 2 0 T.L. Bayne 1896 5 3 2 0 Harry Baum 1897 No Games Played 1898 2 1 1 0 John Lombard 1899 7 0 6 1 H.H. Collier 1900 5 5 0 0 H.T. Summersgill 1901 6 5 1 0 H.T. Summersgill 1902 7 1 4 2 V. Dabney/C. Green 1903 5 2 2 1 C. Eshelman/R. Wood 1904 7 5 2 0 T. Berry/J. Janvier 1905 1 0 1 0 J. Tobin/H. Ludlow 1906 5 0 4 1 John Russ 1907 5 3 2 0 Joe Curtis 1908 8 7 1 0 Joe Curtis 1909 9 4 3 2 Buster Brown 1910 7 0 7 0 A.A. Mason 1911 9 5 3 1 A.A. Mason 1912 8 5 3 0 A.A. Mason 1913 8 3 5 0 A.C. Hoffman 1914 7 3 3 1 E.R. Sweetland 1915 8 4 4 0 Clark Shaughnessy 1916 8 4 3 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1917 9 5 3 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1918 6 4 1 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1919 8 6 2 0 Clark Shaughnessy 1920 8 6 2 0 Clark Shaughnessy 1921 11 4 6 1 Myron Fuller 1922 8 4 4 0 Clark Shaughnessy 1923 10 6 3 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1924 10 8 1 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1925 10 9 0 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1926 9 3 5 1 Clark Shaughnessy 1927 7 2 5 0 Bernie Bierman 1928 9 6 3 0 Bernie Bierman 1929 9 9 0 0 Bernie Bierman 1930 9 8 1 0 Bernie Bierman 1931 12 11 1 0 Bernie Bierman 1932 9 6 2 1 Ted Cox 1933 10 6 3 1 Ted Cox 1934 11 10 1 0 Ted Cox 1935 10 6 4 0 Ted Cox 1936 10 6 3 1 Lowell Dawson 1937 10 5 4 1 Lowell Dawson 1938 10 7 2 1 Lowell Dawson 1939 10 8 1 1 Lowell Dawson 1940 10 5 5 0 Lowell Dawson 1941 9 5 4 0 Lowell Dawson 1942 9 4 5 0 Claude Simons 1943 6 3 3 0 Claude Simons 1944 7 4 3 0 Claude Simons 1945 9 2 6 1 Claude Simons 1946 10 3 7 0 Henry E. Frnka 1947 9 2 5 2 Henry E. Frnka 1948 10 9 1 0 Henry E. Frnka 1949 10 7 2 1 Henry E. Frnka 1950 9 6 2 1 Henry E. Frnka 1951 10 4 6 0 Henry E. Frnka 1952 10 5 5 0 Raymond Wolf 1953 10 1 8 1 Raymond Wolf 1954 10 1 6 3 Andy Pilney 1955 10 5 4 1 Andy Pilney 1956 10 6 4 0 Andy Pilney 1957 10 2 8 0 Andy Pilney 1958 10 3 7 0 Andy Pilney 1959 10 3 6 1 Andy Pilney 1960 10 3 6 1 Andy Pilney 1961 10 2 8 0 Andy Pilney 1962 10 0 10 0 Tommy O’Boyle 1963 10 1 8 1 Tommy O’Boyle 1964 10 3 7 0 Tommy O’Boyle 1965 10 2 8 0 Tommy O’Boyle 1966 10 5 4 1 Jim Pittman 84 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
Rose
Sugar
Sugar
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1967 10 3 7 0 Jim Pittman 1968 10 2 8 0 Jim Pittman 1969 10 3 7 0 Jim Pittman 1970 12 8 4 0 Jim Pittman 1971 11 3 8 0 Bennie Ellender 1972 11 6 5 0 Bennie Ellender 1973 12 9 3 0 Bennie Ellender 1974 11 5 6 0 Larry Smith 1975 11 4 7 0 Larry Smith 1976 11 2 9 0 Larry Smith 1977 11 3 8 0 Larry Smith 1978 11 4 7 0 Vince Gibson 1979 12 9 3 0 Vince Gibson 1980 12 7 5 0 Vince Gibson 1981 11 6 5 0 Wally English 1982 11 4 7 0 Wally English 1983 11 2 9 0 Mack Brown 1984 11 3 8 0 Mack Brown 1985 11 1 10 0 Mack Brown 1986 11 4 7 0 Greg Davis 1987 12 6 6 0 Greg Davis 1988 11 5 6 0 Greg Davis 1989 12 4 8 0 Greg Davis 1990 11 4 7 0 Buddy Teevens 1991 11 1 10 0 Buddy Teevens 1992 11 2 9 0 Buddy Teevens 1993 12 4 8 0 Buddy Teevens 1994 11 1 10 0 Buddy Teevens 1995 11 2 9 0 Buddy Teevens 1996 11 2 9 Buddy Teevens 1997 11 7 4 Tommy Bowden 1998 12 12 0 T. Bowden/C. Scelfo 1999 11 3 8 Chris Scelfo 2000 11 6 5 Chris Scelfo 2001 12 3 9 Chris Scelfo 2002 13 8 5 Chris Scelfo 2003 12 5 7 Chris Scelfo 2004 11 5 6 Chris Scelfo 2005 11 2 9 Chris Scelfo 2006 12 4 8 Chris Scelfo 2007 12 4 8 Bob Toledo 2008 12 2 10 Bob Toledo 2009 12 3 9 Bob Toledo 2010 12 4 8 Bob Toledo 2011 13 2 11 B. Toledo/M. Hutson 2012 12 2 10 Curtis Johnson 2013 13 7 6 Curtis Johnson 2014 12 3 9 Curtis Johnson 2015 12 3 9 Curtis Johnson TOTAL 1177 509 630 38
BOWL
Liberty
Bluebonnet
Liberty Hall of Fame
Independence
Liberty
Hawaii
New Orleans
WEST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
Location:.......................................................................Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment:............................................................................ 4,100 Founded:................................................................................. 1894 Nickname: ......................................................... Golden Hurricane Colors: .....................................Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson Website: .........................................................TulsaHurricane.com Stadium: ............................ H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf) President: ....................................................Dr. Steadman Upham Director of Athletics: ........................................ Dr. Derrick Gragg Head Coach: .................... Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Associate AD/Communications: .............Don Tomkalski Office Phone: ......................................................... (918) 631-3200 Mobile: ................................................................... (918) 640-0683 E-mail: .............................................. donald-tomkalski@utulsa.edu Press Box Phone: .................................................. (918) 631-5513
GOLDEN HURRICANE TEAM FACTS
2015 Record/Finish: ........................ 6-7/3-5 American (4th, West) All-Time Record: ............................................... 608-479-27 (.558) Bowl Appearances: .................................................................. 20 Bowl Record: ................................................................ 9-11 (.450) Last Bowl Appearance: ....................... 2015 Independence Bowl (Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52) Offensive System:.............................................................. Spread Defensive System:.................................................................... 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................. 48/21 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 15/9
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Dr. Steadman Upham President
Dr. Derrick Gragg Director of Athletics
Philip Montgomery Head Coach
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TULSA OFFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEFENSE
RETURNING STARTERS (6) Josh Atkinson, WR D’Angelo Brewer, RB Dane Evans, QB Chandler Miller, C Evan Plagg, OT Willie Wright, OT
RETURNING STARTERS (1) Redford Jones, K Dalton Parks, P
RETURNING STARTERS (7) Jeremy Brady, S Jesse Brubaker, DT Matt Linscott, LB Trent Martin, LB Jeremy Smith, DE Craig Suits, LB Kerwin Thomas, CB
QB Dane Evans led The American in passing (333.2 ypg) and total offense (332.5 ypg) and was seventh nationally in passing yards. WR Keevan Lucas will return for the 2016 season after he missed the last eight games of 2015 with a knee injury. Lucas had five touchdown receptions and averaged 102.2 receiving yards in the first four games of last season.
K Redford Jones was sixth in The American (third among kickers) in scoring in 2015, averaging 8.4 points per game.
Tulsa returns four of its top five tacklers from last season. LB Matt Linscott had 107 stops, averaged 8.2 tackles per game and ranked fourth in The American in tackles for loss (16.0). LB Trent Martin was ninth in the conference in tackles and was one of three Tulsa players to finish with at least 100 stops (104).
RB D’Angelo Brewer averaged 5.2 yards per carry and ranked eighth in The American in rushing at 76.1 yards per game.
LB Craig Suits earned freshman All-America honors in 2014, but was limited to 11 games and 47 tackles in 2015.
Tulsa ranked 13th nationally in total offense (502.8 ypg) and was 21st in scoring offense (37.2 ppg) in 2015.
The Golden Hurricane looks to shore up a defensive unit that ranked 125th nationally in total defense (536.6 ypg).
P Dalton Parks averaged 41.3 yards per punt in 2015, good for eighth in the American Athletic Conference.
STORYLINES
Tulsa improved by four wins from 2014 to 2015 in Philip Montgomery’s first year on the Golden Hurricane sideline. Three of Tulsa’s seven losses were to nationally ranked opponents. The Golden Hurricane played in a bowl game for the first time since 2012 with last year’s trip to the Independence Bowl.
Quarterback Dane Evans
at Ohio State
North Carolina A&T
at Fresno State
9/3
9/10
9/17
9/24
SMU
at Houston
10/7
10/15 11/25
10/22
10/29
11/5
11/12
11/19
Tulane
at Memphis
East Carolina
at Navy
at UCF
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San Jose State
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2016 SCHEDULE
Cincinnati
TULSA Philip Montgomery At A Glance
Philip Montgomery
Hometown: Eastland, Texas Family: Wife – Ashli; Children - Cannon, Maci Alma Mater (Year): Tarleton State (1995) Hired at Tulsa: Dec. 11, 2014
Head Coach
In his first season as a head coach, Tulsa’s Philip Montgomery transformed a previous twowin team into a squad that won six games and made the school’s 20th bowl game appearance. Considered one of the brightest offensive minds in college football, Montgomery became The University of Tulsa’s 29th head football coach Dec. 11, 2014. Montgomery brought excitement back to H.A. Chapman Stadium in 2015 with his potent offensive style. Tulsa ranked among the nation’s leaders the entire season for passing, scoring and total offense, while leading the Golden Hurricane to the 2015 Camping World Independence Bowl. Tula completed the 2015 campaign ranked 11th nationally in passing, 13th in total offense and 21st in scoring. Tulsa scored over 37 points per game, while racking up an average of 507 total yards and 333 yards passing. Tulsa’s appearance in the Independence Bowl was the 10th time Montgomery has helped take a team to a bowl game, but was the first of his head-coaching career. He becomes only the fifth Tulsa head coach to take a team to a bowl game in their first year at the helm of the program. Montgomery’s Hurricane team posted a final 6-7 record, bettering the previous two-year win total (5) by one game, and became bowl eligible with a 45-34 win over Tulane in the regular season finale. Before coming to Tulsa, Montgomery logged nearly two decades of coaching experience, including seven seasons (2008-14) at Baylor University, where he most recently served as the offensive coordinator for the Big 12 powerhouse. The Bears posted 10 or more wins in three of his last four years, including 11 victories in each of the last two seasons. In 2014, Baylor produced an 11-1 record and ranked as high as No. 4 in the Associated Press poll. In his career, Montgomery has tutored several award-winning quarterbacks, including Big 12 Player of the Year Bryce Petty, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, Baylor All-American Nick Florence, Conference USA MVP Kevin Kolb and Houston standout Case Keenum. Following Baylor’s record-breaking 2013 Big 12 championship season, Montgomery was honored as the Offensive Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com and was named a finalist for the Broyles Award given to the nation’s top assistant. In 2011, Montgomery was named the National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by Rivals.com and was the Quarterback Coach of the Year by SpeedTracs/FootballScoop.com. Montgomery has called plays for an offense ranked among the nation’s top two in each of the past four seasons. In 12 games this year, Baylor’s 581.3 yards per game and 48.8 points lead the nation. The Bears led the nation in total offense in 2013 (618.8 ypg) and ranked second in both 2012 (572.2) and 2011 (587.1). Baylor’s passing attack has ranked among the top five in that same span - fifth in both 2014 (346.2 ypg) and 2013 (359.1) and fourth in both 2012 (340.5) and 2011 (351.5).
Collegiate/Professional Career:
2003-05 RB/QB Coach, Houston 2006-07 Co-Offensive Coord./RB/QB Coach, Houston 2008-11 Co-Offensive Coord./RB/QB Coach, Baylor 2012-14 Offensive Coord./QB Coach Baylor 2015- Head Coach, Tulsa
Assistant Coaches Bill Young Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Brian Norwood Assoc. Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coord./ Safeties Jermail Ashley Defensive Line For three straight seasons, each with a different quarterback, Montgomery’s pupils have earned All-America honors. In 2013, Petty joined the list after throwing for 4,200 yards and 32 TDs. Petty finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting and was named the unanimous Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. The Bears finished the 2011 season with a 10-3 record, including a memorable 67-56 Alamo Bowl win over Washington, and ranked 12th (coaches) and 13th (AP) in the final national polls. The 2011 Baylor offense set or tied 101 offensive school records. In 2010 Montgomery coached honorable mention All-American and NFL Draftee Jay Finley, who broke the Baylor single-season rushing record by gaining 1,218 yards. Griffin III set or tied 11 school records, including the thensingle-season passing mark with 3,501 yards. In all, Montgomery assisted a Baylor offense that established 55 school records and ranked 13th nationally (475.3 ypg) that season. Montgomery arrived at Baylor following five seasons coaching the offensive backfield at Houston, and serving as co-offensive coordinator in 2006 and 2007. During his Houston tenure, the Cougar offense ranked as one of the nation’s most prolific. In the 2007 regular season, Houston ranked fourth nationally in total offense (513.1 ypg), 10th in rushing offense (239.9 ypg), 17th in scoring offense (36.3 ppg) and 27th in passing offense (273.2 ypg). Prior to joining the Cougars’ coaching staff, Montgomery served one year as the offensive coordinator at Denton (Texas) High School and helped that team compile a 10-2 record and the 2002 Bi-district crown. Before that, Montgomery spent six seasons as the quarterback and backfield coach at Stephenville High School, where he was part of a program that won back-to-back Class 4A Division II state championships. A four-year letterman at Tarleton State, Montgomery began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at his alma mater.
Aaron Fletcher Cornerbacks Joseph Gillespie Linebackers Michael Bloesch Offensive Line Justin Hill Running Backs Calvin Lowry Receivers BeauTrahan Quarterbacks
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TULSA Philip Montgomery Year-By-Year YEAR 2015
SCHOOL Tulsa
OVERALL CONFERENCE 6-7 3-5
Career Record (one year)
6-7 3-5 .462 .375
All-Time Tulsa Coaches
TENURE Norman Leard 1895-97 Fred Taylor 1898-99 Harvey Allen 1912 George Evans 1913 Sam McBirney 1908, 1914-16 Hal Medford 1917 Arthur Smith 1918 Francis Schmidt 1919-21 Howard Acher 1922-24 Elmer Henderson 1925-35 Vic Hurt 1936-38 Chet Benefiel 1939-40 Henry Frnka 1941-45 J. O. Brothers 1946-52 Bernie Witucki 1953-54 Bobby Dobbs 1955-60 Glenn Dobbs 1961-68 Vince Carillot 1969 Claude Gibson 1970-72 F. A. Dry 1972-76 John Cooper 1977-84 Don Morton 1985-86 George Henshaw 1987 David Rader 1988-99 Pat Henderson 1999 Keith Burns 2000-02 Steve Kragthorpe 2003-06 Todd Graham 2007-10 Bill Blankenship 2011-14 Philip Montgomery 2015 Total
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BOWL Independence (lost to Virgnia Tech, 55-52) 0-1 .000
W L T PCT 5 2 0 .714 1 1 1 .500 1 3 0 .250 5 2 0 .714 25 6 1 .806 0 8 1 .000 1 2 0 .333 24 3 2 .889 12 11 2 .522 70 25 5 .737 15 9 5 .625 11 8 1 .589 40 9 1 .816 45 25 4 .635 3 18 0 .143 30 28 2 .517 45 37 0 .549 1 9 0 .100 11 16 0 .407 31 18 1 .633 57 31 0 .648 13 9 0 .591 3 8 0 .273 49 80 1 .376 3 0 .250 7 28 0 .200 29 22 0 .569 36 17 0 .679 24 27 0 .471 6 7 0 .462 608 479 27 .558
FINAL RANK
TULSA 2015 RESULTS (6-7, 3-5 American) Date Opponent 9/5 9/12 9/19 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/23 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/27 12/26
Result
Florida Atlantic at New Mexico at Oklahoma Houston * ULM at East Carolina * Memphis * at SMU * UCF * at Cincinnati * Navy * at Tulane * vs. Virginia Tech 1
ot W, 47-44 W, 40-21 L, 38-52 L, 24-38 W, 34-24 L, 17-30 L, 42-66 W, 40-31 W, 45-30 L, 38-49 L, 21-44 W, 45-34 L, 52-55
1 Camping World Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.
TEAM STATISTICS
TULSA OPP SCORING 483 518 Points Per Game 37.2 39.8 Points Off Turnovers 105 90 FIRST DOWNS 332 346 Rushing 123 147 Passing 175 175 Penalty 34 24 RUSHING YARDAGE 2264 3116 Yards gained rushing 2653 3406 Yards lost rushing 389 290 Rushing Attempts 591 592 Average Per Rush 3.8 5.3 Average Per Game 174.2 239.7 TDs Rushing 33 37 PASSING YARDAGE 4332 3860 Comp-Att-Int 305-492-8 289-467-10 Average Per Pass 8.8 8.3 Average Per Catch 14.2 13.4 Average Per Game 333.2 296.9 TDs Passing 25 27 TOTAL OFFENSE 6596 6976 Total Plays 1083 1059 Average Per Play 6.1 6.6 Average Per Game 507.4 536.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-687 67-1505 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-114 17-187 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-325 8-130 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.6 22.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.7 11.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 32.5 16.2 FUMBLES-LOST 21-12 22-14 PENALTIES-Yards 91-730 98-914 Average Per Game 56.2 70.3 PUNTS-Yards 70-2897 56-2419 Average Per Punt 41.4 43.2 Net punt average 36.7 39.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 86-5114 95-5994 Average Per Kick 59.5 63.1 Net kick average 37.3 40.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:44 32:16 3RD-DOWN Conversions 100/227 93/208 3rd-Down Pct 44% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 14/26 11/21 4th-Down Pct 54% 52% SACKS BY-Yards 21-112 41-282 MISC YARDS 0 74 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 62 66 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 17-25 18-27 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-5 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (49-57) 86% (57-66) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (35-57) 61% (42-66) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (58-60) 97% (66-66) 100% ATTENDANCE 117730 228793 Games/Avg Per Game 6/19622 6/38132 Neutral Site Games 1/31289 SCORE BY QUARTERS Tulsa Opponents
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 106 123 88 160 6 483 135 147 140 93 3 518
RUSHING BREWER, D’Angelo LANGER, Zack WARREN, Ramadi Total.......... Opponents......
GP 11 11 9 13 13
Att Gain Loss 162 854 17 201 792 15 71 493 18 591 2653 389 592 3406 290
PASSING EVANS, Dane Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 151.6 305-485-8 62.9 4332 25 80 333.2 13 149.5 305-492-8 62.0 4332 25 80 333.2 13 146.1 289-467-10 61.9 3860 27 75 296.9
RECEIVING GARRETT, Keyarris ATKINSON, Josh FLOYD, Conner HOBBS, Justin LUCAS, Keevan Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 13 13 4 13 13
No. 96 76 45 32 26 305 289
Yds 1588 1071 458 551 409 4332 3860
PUNT RETURNS FLOYD, Conner Total.......... Opponents......
No. 8 9 17
Yds 114 114 187
Avg 14.2 12.7 11.0
TD 0 0 1
Long 35 35 67
KICK RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
LOUIE, Bishop WARREN, Ramadi Total.......... Opponents......
20 12 35 67
389 244 687 1505
19.5 20.3 19.6 22.5
0 0 0 0
35 45 45 90
Avg 16.5 14.1 10.2 17.2 15.7 14.2 13.4
Net Avg 837 5.2 777 3.9 475 6.7 2264 3.8 3116 5.3
TD Long Avg/G 8 50 122.2 5 80 82.4 3 36 35.2 2 61 42.4 5 43 102.2 25 80 333.2 27 75 296.9
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv JONES, Redford 0 17-25 58-60 0-0 0 LANGER, Zack 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 GARRETT, Keyarris 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 BREWER, D’Angelo 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 WARREN, Ramadi 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 \Total.......... 62 17-25 58-60 0-0 1 Opponents...... 66 18-27 66-66 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE EVANS, Dane BREWER, D’Angelo LANGER, Zack WARREN, Ramadi Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 11 11 9 13 13
Plays 581 162 201 71 1083 1059
Rush -9 837 777 475 2264 3116
Pass 4332 0 0 0 4332 3860
TD Long Avg/G 6 48 76.1 18 46 70.6 6 65 52.8 33 65 174.2 37 70 239.7
Total 4323 837 777 475 6596 6976
Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0
DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Points 109 108 50 42 36 483 518
Avg/G 332.5 76.1 70.6 52.8 507.4 536.6
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg JONES, Redford 17-25 68.0 0-0 9-11 5-7 3-7 0-0 46
Blk 2
PUNTING PARKS, Dalton Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB 69 2848 41.3 63 6 70 2897 41.4 63 7 56 2419 43.2 73 5
FC I20 50+ Blkd 32 19 13 0 32 19 13 0 18 20 15 0
ALL PURPOSE GARRETT, Keyarris ATKINSON, Josh BREWER, D’Angelo LANGER, Zack WARREN, Ramadi Total.......... Opponents......
G 13 13 11 11 9 13 13
IR 0 0 0 0 0 325 130
DEFENSE MUDOH, Michael LINSCOTT, Matt MARTIN, Trent BRADY, Jeremy THOMAS, Kerwin Total.......... Opponents......
G Solo Ast Total 13 76 59 135 13 61 46 107 13 59 45 104 13 48 23 71 13 44 16 60 13 611 420 1031 13 580 468 1048
Rush 0 0 837 777 475 2264 3116
Rec 1588 1071 107 61 0 4332 3860
PR 0 0 0 0 0 114 187
KOR 0 0 0 0 244 687 1505
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 3.5- 8 . 1- 86 16.0- 62 5.0- 30 1- 0 14.0- 31 2.0- 5 . . . 2- 63 2.0- 5 . 2- 45 84- 263 21- 112 10- 325 77- 368 41- 282 8- 130
PBU 6 4 3 3 11 48 66
Tot 1588 1071 944 838 719 7722 8798
Avg/G 122.2 82.4 85.8 76.2 79.9 594.0 676.8
PD H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 7 2 . 1 . . 5 1 1- 0 1 . . 3 1 1- 0 4 . . 5 . . . . . 13 . 1- 0 1 . . 58 16 14- 0 14 . . 74 15 12- 21 13 3 1
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TULSA YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 1895 1 1 0 0 Norman Leard 1896 3 2 1 0 Norman Leard 1897 3 2 1 0 Norman Leard 1898 1 1 0 0 Fred Taylor 1899 2 0 1 1 Fred Taylor 1900 3 2 1 0 Unknown 1901 1 0 1 0 Unknown 1902 1 0 1 0 Unknown 1903 No Games Played 1904 No Games Played 1905 3 1 2 0 Unknown 1906 No Games Played 1907 No Games Played 1908 5 2 3 0 Sam McBirney 1909 3 2 1 0 Unknown 1910 3 2 1 0 Unknown 1911 No Games Played 1912 4 1 3 0 Harvey Allen 1913 7 5 2 0 George Evans 1914 9 7 2 0 Sam McBirney 1915 8 6 1 1 Sam McBirney 1916 10 10 0 0 Sam McBirney 1917 9 0 8 1 Hal Medford 1918 3 1 2 0 Arthur Smith 1919 9 8 0 1 Francis Schmidt 1920 11 10 0 1 Francis Schmidt 1921 9 6 3 0 Francis Schmidt 1922 9 9 0 0 Howard Archer 1923 8 2 5 1 Howard Archer 1924 8 1 6 1 Howard Archer 1925 8 6 2 0 Elmer Henderson 1926 9 7 2 0 Elmer Henderson 1927 9 8 1 0 Elmer Henderson 1928 10 7 2 1 Elmer Henderson 1929 10 6 3 1 Elmer Henderson 1930 9 7 2 0 Elmer Henderson 1931 11 8 3 0 Elmer Henderson 1932 9 7 1 1 Elmer Henderson 1933 7 6 1 0 Elmer Henderson 1934 8 5 2 1 Elmer Henderson 1935 10 3 6 1 Elmer Henderson 1936 9 5 2 2 Vic Hurt 1937 10 6 2 2 Vic Hurt 1938 10 4 5 1 Vic Hurt 1939 10 4 5 1 Chet Benefiel 1940 10 7 3 0 Chet Benefiel 1941 10 8 2 0 Henry Frnka 1942 11 10 1 0 Henry Frnka 1943 8 6 1 1 Henry Frnka 1944 10 8 2 0 Henry Frnka 1945 11 8 3 0 Henry Frnka 1946 10 9 1 0 J.O. Brothers 1947 10 5 5 0 J.O. Brothers 1948 10 0 9 1 J.O. Brothers 1949 11 5 5 1 J.O. Brothers 1950 11 9 1 1 J.O. Brothers 1951 11 9 2 0 J.O. Brothers 1952 11 8 2 1 J.O. Brothers 1953 10 3 7 0 Bernie Witcuki 1954 11 0 11 0 Bernie Witcuki 1955 10 2 7 1 Bobby Dobbs 1956 10 7 2 1 Bobby Dobbs 1957 10 4 6 0 Bobby Dobbs 1958 10 7 3 0 Bobby Dobbs 1959 10 5 5 0 Bobby Dobbs 1960 10 5 5 0 Bobby Dobbs 1961 10 2 8 0 Glenn Dobbs 1962 10 5 5 0 Glenn Dobbs 1963 10 5 5 0 Glenn Dobbs 1964 11 9 2 0 Glenn Dobbs 1965 11 8 3 0 Glenn Dobbs 1966 10 6 4 0 Glenn Dobbs 1967 10 7 3 0 Glenn Dobbs 1968 10 3 7 0 Glenn Dobbs 90 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football
BOWL
Sun Sugar Sugar Orange Oil
Gator
Bluebonnet Bluebonnet
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 1969 10 1 9 0 Vince Carillot 1970 10 6 4 0 Claude Gibson 1971 11 4 7 0 Claude Gibson 1972 11 4 7 0 Claude Gibson/F.A. Dry 1973 11 6 5 0 F.A. Dry 1974 11 8 3 0 F.A. Dry 1975 11 7 4 0 F.A. Dry 1976 12 7 4 1 F.A. Dry Independence 1977 11 3 8 0 John Cooper 1978 11 9 2 0 John Cooper 1979 11 6 5 0 John Cooper 1980 11 8 3 0 John Cooper 1981 11 7 4 0 John Cooper 1982 11 10 1 0 John Cooper 1983 11 8 3 0 John Cooper 1984 11 6 5 0 John Cooper 1985 11 6 5 0 Don Morton 1986 11 7 4 0 Don Morton 1987 11 3 8 0 George Henshaw 1988 11 4 7 0 David Rader 1989 12 6 6 0 David Rader Independence 1990 11 3 8 0 David Rader 1991 12 10 2 0 David Rader Freedom 1992 11 4 7 0 David Rader 1993 11 4 6 1 David Rader 1994 11 3 8 0 David Rader 1995 11 4 7 0 David Rader 1996 11 4 7 David Rader 1997 11 2 9 David Rader 1998 11 4 7 David Rader 1999 11 2 9 David Rader/Pat Henderson 2000 12 5 7 Keith Burns 2001 11 1 10 Keith Burns 2002 12 1 11 Keith Burns 2003 13 8 5 Steve Kragthorpe Humanitarian 2004 12 4 8 Steve Kragthorpe 2005 13 9 4 Steve Kragthorpe Liberty 2006 13 8 5 Steve Kragthorpe Armed Forces 2007 14 10 4 Todd Graham GMAC 2008 14 11 3 Todd Graham GMAC 2009 12 5 7 Todd Graham 2010 13 10 3 Todd Graham Hawaii 2011 13 8 5 Bill Blankenship Armed Forces 2012 14 11 3 Bill Blankenship Liberty 2013 12 3 9 Bill Blankenship 2014 12 2 10 Bill Blankenship 2015 13 6 7 Philip Montgomery Independence TOTAL 1114 608 479 27
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALMANAC
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2015 IN REVIEW
WEST
EAST
AMERICAN
OVERALL
SCHOOL
W-L
PCT
PF
PA
H
A
W-L
PCT
PF
PA
H
A
N
Temple rv/rv
7-1
.875
278
165
4-0
3-1
10-4
.714
417
281
5-1
5-2
0-1
STREAK Lost 2
USF
6-2
.750
265
157
3-1
3-1
8-5
.615
437
298
5-1
3-3
0-1
Lost 1 Lost 1
Cincinnati
4-4
.500
286
259
3-1
1-3
7-6
.538
440
405
5-1
2-4
0-1
UConn
4-4
.500
152
166
2-2
2-2
6-7
.462
223
253
4-2
2-4
0-1
Lost 2
East Carolina
3-5
.375
204
188
1-3
2-2
5-7
.417
329
312
3-3
2-4
0-0
Lost 1
UCF
0-8
.000
117
359
0-4
0-4
0-12
.000
167
452
0-6
0-6
0-0
Lost 13
SCHOOL
W-L
PCT
PF
PA
H
A
W-L
PCT
PF
PA
H
A
N
STREAK
Houston
7-1
.875
325
184
4-0
4-0
13-1
.929
566
290
8-0
4-1
1-0
Won 3
Navy 18/18
7-1
.875
308
177
4-0
3-1
11-2
.846
478
284
7-0
3-2
1-0
Won 2
Memphis -/rv
5-3
.625
313
229
3-1
2-2
9-4
.692
522
355
5-1
4-2
0-1
Lost 1
Tulsa
3-5
.375
272
322
1-3
2-2
6-7
.462
483
518
3-3
3-3
0-1
Lost 1
8/8
SMU
1-7
.125
199
375
1-3
0-4
2-10
.167
333
548
2-5
0-5
0-0
Lost 1
Tulane
1-7
.125
147
295
1-3
0-4
3-9
.250
236
435
1-4
2-5
0-0
Lost 2
rank in AP/USA Today polls listed
BOWL RESULTS
CONFERENCE HONORS
Miami Beach Bowl • Dec. 21 Western Kentucky 45, USF 35
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Keenan Reynolds • Sr. • QB • Navy • Antioch, Tenn. Reynolds rushed for 1,373 yards and a league-leading 24 touchdowns in the 2015 season on his way to a fifth-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting. Reynolds also threw eight touchdown passes with one interception in 115 attempts. He finished his career as the NCAA all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (88) and total touchdowns (88) and became the first player in NCAA history to have three seasons with at least 23 rushing touchdowns. Reynolds was chosen as a third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press after he helped Navy to a school-record 11 wins.
USF: Quinton Flowers, 14 of 32, 273 yards, 1 TD, 16 att., 108 yards, 2 TD; Marlon Mack, 17 att., 108 yards; Rodney Adams, 6 rec., 130 yards, 1 TD.
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl • Dec. 22 Toledo 32, Temple 17 Temple: P.J. Walker, 23 of 42, 236 yards, 1 INT, 10 att., 30 yards; Robby Anderson, 6 rec., 66 yards; Brandon Shippen, 4 rec., 70 yards; Tyler Matakevich, 12 tackles.
Hawai’i Bowl • Dec. 24 San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 Cincinnati: Hayden Moore, 19 of 30, 202 yards, 3 INT; Hosey Williams, 9 att., 50 yards; Max Morrison, 7 rec., 84 yards.
St. Petersburg Bowl • Dec. 26 Marshall 16, UConn 10 UConn: Bryant Shirreffs, 10 of 17, 86 yards, 1 INT, 19 att., 75 yards; Arkeel Newsome, 9 att., 32 yards, 5 rec., 33 yards; Andrew Adams, 14 tackles.
Camping World Independence Bowl • Dec. 26 Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Tulsa: Dane Evans, 27 of 44, 374 yards, 3 TD; D’Angelo Brewer, 14 att., 105 yards, 2 TD; Josh Atkinson, 11 rec., 139 yards, 1 TD; Keyarris Garrett, 8 rec., 137 yards, 1 TD.
Military Bowl • Dec. 28 Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Navy: Keenan Reynolds, 9 of 17, 126 yards, 1 TD, 24 att., 144 yards, 3 TD; Chris Swain, 27 att., 114 yards; Dishan Romine, 4 att., 84 yards.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tyler Matakevich • Sr. • LB • Temple • Stratford, Conn. Matakevich was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year after he registered his fourth consecutive season with at least 100 tackles – a feat accomplished by only six other players in NCAA FBS history. Matakevich finished the season with 138 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 15.0 tackles for loss and five interceptions. He was the only player in FBS football to lead his team in tackles in every game in 2015, and he was the winner of the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player and was chosen as an NCAA consensus All-America pick. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake Elliott • Jr. • K • Memphis • Western Spring, Ill. Elliott becomes the first player in American Athletic Conference history to repeat as a major individual award winner as he was named SpecialTeams Player of theYear for the second consecutive season. Elliott was The American’s top-scoring kicker in 2015, with 132 points on a league-high 23 field goals and 63 PATs. An Associated Press and Walter Camp second-team All-America selection and a finalist for the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker, Elliott made 10 of 11 field goal attempts from 40 yards or longer. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Tre’Quan Smith • Fr. • WR • UCF • Delray Beach, Fla. Smith was a bright spot for UCF on his way to Rookie of the Year honors in The American as he finished with 52 receptions for 724 yards and four touchdowns – all team highs. Smith had more than twice as many receptions and receiving yards as any other UCF player, while he finished among the league’s top 10 in both categories.
Memphis: Paxton Lynch, 16 of 37, 108 yards, 1 INT; Doroland Dorceus, 11 att., 46 yards; Mose Frazier, 4 rec., 49 yards; Shareef White, 17 tackles.
COACHES OF THE YEAR Tom Herman • Houston Ken Niumatalolo • Navy Herman led Houston to a 13-1 season, a win in the first American Athletic Conference Football Championship and a Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl victory against Florida State. The Cougars finished the season ranked No. 8 nationally.
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl • Dec. 31 Houston 38, Florida State 24
Niumatalolo led Navy to an 11-2 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the Midshipmen’s first year as a conference member. Navy, which set a school record with 11 wins, finished the 2015 season ranked No. 18 in both major national polls.
Birmingham Bowl • Dec. 30 Auburn 31, Memphis 10
Houston: Greg Ward Jr., 25 of 41, 238 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 20 att., 67 yards, 2 TD; Ryan Jackson, 16 att., 54 yards, 1 TD; Demarcus Ayers, 9 rec., 82 yards, 1 of 2, 20 yards, 1 TD; William Jackson III, 10 tackles, 2 INT; Trevon Stewart, 2 INT, 1 FR.
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2015 IN REVIEW ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Pos. Player School WR Demarcus Ayers Houston WR Keyarris Garrett Tulsa OT Parker Ehinger Cincinnati OT Taylor Fallin Memphis OG E.K. Binns Navy OG Eric Lofton Temple C Kyle Friend Temple TE Bryce Williams East Carolina QB Paxton Lynch Memphis QB Keenan Reynolds Navy RB Marlon Mack USF RB Jahad Thomas Temple K Jake Elliott Memphis RS Demarcus Ayers Houston DL Will Anthony Navy DL Matt Ioannidis Temple DL Nate D. Smith Temple DL Tanzel Smart Tulane LB Zeek Bigger 2 East Carolina LB Elandon Roberts Houston LB Tyler Matakevich * Temple LB Nico Marley Tulane CB Jamar Summers UConn CB Deatrick Nichols USF S Trevon Stewart Houston S Alex Wells Temple P Spencer Smith Memphis
Cl. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. So.
Ht. 5-11 6-4 6-7 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-7 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-1
Wt. 190 221 318 330 295 302 305 258 245 205 195 180 165 190 254 292 236 304 216 235 232 208 185 189 195 203 195
Hometown/High School Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster Daingerfield, Texas/Daingerfield Rockford, Mich./Rockford Bowie, Md./Bowie Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley Winston-Salem, N.C./Marshall Deltona, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy Antioch, Tenn./Goodpasture Christian Sarasota, Fla./Booker Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central Highland Park, N.J./Fork Union Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet Gastonia, N.C./Ashbrook Port Arthur, Texas/Morgan State Stratford, Conn./St. Joseph’s Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Orange, N.J./Orange Miami, Fla./Miami Central Patterson, La./Patterson Baltimore, Md./Overlea Newnan, Ga./East Coweta
Cl. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Ht. 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-0
Wt. 179 197 305 318 292 318 291 252 185 220 245 170 190 255 306 305 260 219 221 225 244 195 185 198 205 210 200
Hometown/High School Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin Bellaire, Texas/Second Baptist Rahway, N.J./Rahway Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle Eagle Lake, Fla./Lake Region Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central Citra, Fla./North Marion Tyler, Texas/John Tyler Hurst, Texas/L.D. Bell Macon, Ga./Mount de Sales Academy Dayton, Ohio/Centerville St. Petersburg, Fla./Toledo Norcross, Ga./Norcross West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area Destrehan, La./Destrehan Daphne, Ala./Daphne Redford, Mich./Northwestern Greenville, N.C./South Central Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast Houston, Texas/Trinity Valley CC Camden, N.J./Camden Fayetteville, Ga./Woodward Academy Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION Pos. Player School Cl. S Zach Edwards Cincinnati Jr. DL Folorunso Fatukasi UConn So. LB Junior Joseph UConn So. OT Ike Harris East Carolina Sr. OG J.T. Boyd East Carolina Jr. C Will Noble Houston Fr. TE Alan Cross Memphis Sr. OT Joey Gaston Navy Sr. DL Haason Reddick Temple Jr. WR Rodney Adams USF Jr. LB Trent Martin Tulsa Jr. S Michael Mudoh Tulsa Sr.
Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-10
Wt. 200 304 242 309 298 290 235 281 225 190 230 205
Hometown/High School Middletown, Ohio/Middletown Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork Fort Mill, S.C./Nation Ford Leander, Texas/Rouse Millington, Tenn./Millington Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic Camden, N.J./Haddon Heights St. Petersburg, Fla./Toledo Jenks, Okla./Jenks Richmond, Texas/Bush
Keenan Reynolds, Navy
* unanimous selection ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Pos. Player School WR Shaq Washington Cincinnati WR Isaiah Jones East Carolina OT Alex Cooper Houston OT Dion Dawkins Temple OG Ryan Leahy Cincinnati OG Thor Jozwiak USF C Deyshawn Bond Cincinnati TE Sean Price USF QB Greg Ward Jr. Houston RB Kenneth Farrow Houston RB Chris Swain Navy K Andrew Gantz Cincinnati RS Rodney Adams USF DL Silverberry Mouhon Cincinnati DL Julian Campenni UConn DL B.J. Singleton Houston DL Eric Lee USF LB Eric Wilson Cincinnati LB Montese Overton East Carolina LB Steven Taylor Houston LB Auggie Sanchez USF CB William Jackson III Houston CB Sean Chandler Temple S Andrew Adams UConn S Adrian McDonald Houston P Caleb Houston UCF P Mattias Ciabatti USF
Marlon Mack, USF
William Jackson III, Houston
Tyler Matakevich, Temple
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2015 IN REVIEW NCAA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing.......................................................YPG 16. Marlon Mack, USF.............................115.1 24. Keenan Reynolds, Navy.................... 105.6 45. Jahad Thomas, Temple........................ 90.1 ompletions Per Game.............................CPG C 12. Blake Kemp, East Carolina................ 23.64 14. Dane Evans, Tulsa............................. 23.46 18. Paxton Lynch, Memphis................... 22.77 31. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati..................... 20.60 Passing Yards Per Game............................YPG 8. Dane Evans, Tulsa............................. 333.2 18. Paxton Lynch, Memphis................... 290.5 22. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati......................277.7 38. Blake Kemp, East Carolina.................241.6 Passing Efficiency..................................Rating 11. Paxton Lynch, Memphis.................... 157.5 18. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati......................151.9 20. Dane Evans, Tulsa..............................151.6 25. Quinton Flowers, USF...................... 149.4 27. Greg Ward Jr., Houston.................... 148.9 45. Blake Kemp, East Carolina................. 137.6 Receptions Per Game................................RPG 4. Isaiah Jones, East Carolina................... 8.2 8. Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa............................7.4 10. Demarcus Ayers, Houston.....................7.0 11. Shaq Washington, Cincinnati................ 6.9 36. Josh Atkinson, Tulsa.............................. 5.8 48. Mose Frazier, Memphis........................ 5.4 Receiving Yards Per Game.........................YPG 1. Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa....................... 122.2 18. Isaiah Jones, East Carolina..................91.6 23. Demarcus Ayers, Houston...................87.3 29. Josh Atkinson, Tulsa............................ 82.4 43. Shaq Washington, Cincinnati.............. 75.5 Total Offense..............................................YPG 11. Dane Evans, Tulsa............................. 332.5 16. Paxton Lynch, Memphis................... 308.8 27. Greg Ward Jr., Houston.....................281.1 29. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati..................... 280.4 37. Quinton Flowers, USF...................... 252.8 39. Matt Davis, SMU.............................. 252.0 50. Blake Kemp, East Carolina................ 240.9 Scoring.......................................................PPG 5. Keenan Reynolds, Navy....................... 11.1 9. Jake Elliott, Memphis......................... 10.2 13. Zack Langer, Tulsa............................... 10.2 25. Greg Ward Jr., Houston........................ 9.0 35. Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati..................... 8.6 40. Redford Jones, Tulsa............................. 8.4 47. Jahad Thomas, Temple.......................... 8.1 48. Austin Jones, Temple............................ 8.1 All-Purpose Yards.......................................YPG 24. Arkeel Newsome, UConn............... 129.69 32. Marlon Mack, USF.......................... 124.33 38. Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa..................... 122.15 44. Jahad Thomas, Temple.....................119.79 49. Demarcus Ayers, Houston...............118.50 Tackles........................................................TPG 9. Michael Mudoh, Tulsa......................... 10.4 13. Elandon Roberts, Houston.................. 10.1 16. Tyler Matakevich, Temple...................... 9.9 35. Auggie Sanchez, USF........................... 9.0 45. Domenic Spencer, UCF........................ 8.7 Tackles For Loss.............................. TFL/Game 24. Elandon Roberts, Houston.....................1.4 29. Steven Taylor, Houston..........................1.3 33. Tanzel Smart, Tulane..............................1.3 Sacks...........................................................SPG 27. Steven Taylor, Houston....................... 0.71 41. Montese Overton, East Carolina........ 0.63 Folorunso Fatukasi, UConn................. 0.63 Passes Defended...............................PD/Game 1. William Jackson, Houston.................... 2.2 24. Shaquill Griffin, UCF..............................1.3 Interceptions.....................................Int/Game 3. Jamar Summers, UConn...................... 0.6 25. Reggis Ball, Memphis........................... 0.4 William Jackson, Houston.................... 0.4 36. Tyler Matakevich, Temple...................... 0.4 Forced Fumbles................................. FF/Game 9. Folorunso Fatukasi, UConn................. 0.33 13. Trent Martin, Tulsa............................... 0.31 24. Jarred Alwan, Temple.......................... 0.29 32. Pat Green, East Carolina..................... 0.25
Total Defense..............................................YPG 20. Temple...............................................337.0 33. UConn............................................... 355.1 40. Navy.................................................. 364.9 52. USF................................................... 380.5 53. Houston............................................ 383.6 66. East Carolina..................................... 400.9 77. Memphis.......................................... 406.7 78. Cincinnati.......................................... 408.6 80. Tulane............................................... 412.3 113. UCF................................................... 464.1 118. SMU................................................. 502.2 125. Tulsa.................................................. 536.6
Interceptions.............................................Total 7. Houston................................................. 21 12. UConn.................................................... 18 14. USF........................................................ 17 21. Temple................................................... 16 56. Navy....................................................... 12 Memphis............................................... 12 78. SMU...................................................... 10 Tulsa....................................................... 10 91. Cincinnati................................................. 9 100. Tulane...................................................... 8 East Carolina............................................ 8 121. UCF.......................................................... 4
Scoring Offense..........................................Avg 10. Houston.............................................. 40.4 11. Memphis............................................ 40.2 21. Tulsa.....................................................37.2 22. Navy.................................................... 36.8 38. Cincinnati............................................ 33.8 41. USF..................................................... 33.6 60. Temple................................................ 29.8 73. SMU....................................................27.8 76. East Carolina........................................27.4 113. Tulane................................................. 19.7 121. UConn.................................................. 17.2 125. UCF..................................................... 13.9
Turnovers Gained......................................Total 1. Houston................................................. 35 13. Navy....................................................... 27 24. USF........................................................ 25 UConn.................................................... 25 34. Tulsa....................................................... 24 43. Memphis............................................... 22 Temple................................................... 22 96. Tulane.................................................... 16 East Carolina.......................................... 16 104. SMU...................................................... 15 109. Cincinnati............................................... 14 115. UCF........................................................ 13
Scoring Defense.........................................PPG 15. UConn................................................. 19.5 17. Temple................................................ 20.1 20. Houston.............................................. 20.7 26. Navy.....................................................21.8 35. USF..................................................... 22.9 54. East Carolina....................................... 26.0 67. Memphis.............................................27.3 91. Cincinnati.............................................31.2 110. Tulane................................................. 36.3 117. UCF......................................................37.7 120. Tulsa.................................................... 39.8 126. SMU................................................... 45.7
Turnovers Lost...........................................Total 1. Navy......................................................... 8 10. Memphis............................................... 14 Houston................................................. 14 17. Tulane.................................................... 15 USF........................................................ 15 25. UConn.................................................... 16 51. Temple................................................... 19 East Carolina.......................................... 19 61. Tulsa....................................................... 20 104. SMU...................................................... 25 124. Cincinnati............................................... 33 UCF........................................................ 33
Rushing Defense........................................YPG 8. Houston............................................ 108.9 24. Temple............................................... 127.9 31. USF ���������������������������������������������������141.4 32. Navy.................................................. 143.0 38. Memphis.......................................... 146.5 60. UConn............................................... 165.8 69. East Carolina......................................174.5 74. Tulane............................................... 178.8 90. Cincinnati...........................................191.6 100. UCF................................................... 199.2 117. Tulsa.................................................. 239.7 123. SMU..................................................261.2
Net Punting..........................................Net Avg 10. UCF................................................... 40.87 21. Cincinnati.......................................... 39.78 28. Memphis.......................................... 39.28 33. Houston............................................ 38.89 39. East Carolina..................................... 38.64 47. USF................................................... 38.18 67. Temple...............................................37.22 82. Tulsa.................................................. 36.71 112. UConn............................................... 35.20 118. Navy.................................................. 33.88 122. SMU................................................. 33.24 125. Tulane................................................31.88
Passing Offense.........................................YPG 6. Cincinnati.......................................... 359.9 11. Tulsa.................................................. 333.2 18. Memphis...........................................307.5 27. East Carolina......................................281.3 44. Houston............................................ 248.4 70. SMU................................................. 218.3 72. Temple............................................... 217.0 90. Tulane................................................201.3 95. USF................................................... 195.1 102. UCF.................................................... 187.2 103. UConn............................................... 185.5 125. Navy.................................................... 98.5
Punt Returns...............................................Avg 21. Tulsa.................................................. 12.67 36. USF................................................... 10.90 41. Houston............................................ 10.41 43. Temple...............................................10.14 48. East Carolina....................................... 9.78 53. Cincinnati............................................ 9.40 69. Memphis............................................ 8.00 92. Tulane................................................. 6.29 97. Navy.................................................... 6.09 98. UCF..................................................... 6.00 121. SMU................................................... 3.15 127. UConn................................................. 0.40
Turnover Margin........................ Margin/Game 2. Houston...............................................1.50 3. Navy.....................................................1.46 13. USF..................................................... 0.77 15. UConn................................................. 0.69 23. Memphis............................................ 0.62 39. Tulsa.................................................... 0.31 50. Temple................................................ 0.21 58. Tulane................................................. 0.08 89. East Carolina...................................... -0.25 112. SMU.................................................. -0.83 124. Cincinnati............................................-1.46 126. UCF.....................................................-1.67 Tackles For Loss............................... Per Game 12. Tulane....................................................7.5 13. USF........................................................7.5 17. Temple...................................................7.4 54. Tulsa...................................................... 6.5 67. Houston................................................ 6.1 83. Memphis.............................................. 5.5 87. UCF....................................................... 5.5 99. East Carolina......................................... 5.2 101. UConn................................................... 5.2 109. SMU..................................................... 4.8 116. Cincinnati.............................................. 4.5 119. Navy...................................................... 4.4
Pass Efficiency Defense..............................Avg 22. Temple.............................................112.60 24. UConn..............................................112.70 34. USF..................................................118.76 61. Houston...........................................125.01 63. East Carolina................................... 125.62 73. Cincinnati........................................ 130.53 85. Navy................................................ 134.92 90. Memphis......................................... 137.16 108. Tulsa.................................................146.11 109. Tulane............................................. 146.63 124. SMU................................................163.74 126. UCF................................................. 166.95
Kickoff Returns............................................Avg 6. USF................................................... 26.66 25. Navy.................................................. 24.22 28. Houston............................................ 23.55 33. UCF................................................... 22.95 41. Memphis.......................................... 22.39 43. SMU................................................. 22.25 72. Temple.............................................. 20.77 90. Cincinnati.......................................... 20.12 91. East Carolina..................................... 20.00 99. Tulsa.................................................. 19.63 108. UConn............................................... 19.00 114. Tulane............................................... 18.28
Sacks................................................. Per Game 26. USF..................................................... 2.62 29. Houston.............................................. 2.57 43. Temple................................................ 2.36 65. Tulane................................................. 2.08 East Carolina....................................... 2.08 70. Memphis............................................ 2.00 91. Navy.....................................................1.69 97. UConn..................................................1.62 Tulsa.....................................................1.62 111. SMU....................................................1.33 UCF......................................................1.33 124. Cincinnati.............................................1.00
Total Offense..............................................YPG 6. Cincinnati.......................................... 559.4 13. Tulsa.................................................. 502.8 19. Memphis.......................................... 510.4 20. Houston............................................ 484.1 35. USF....................................................441.6 48. Navy.................................................. 425.2 55. East Carolina..................................... 414.6 76. SMU................................................. 382.8 96. Temple.............................................. 366.7 119. Tulane................................................ 317.0 123. UConn............................................... 310.3 127. UCF................................................... 268.4
Fumbles Recovered..................................Total 1. Navy....................................................... 15 3. Tulsa....................................................... 14 Houston................................................. 14 33. Memphis............................................... 10 45. UCF.......................................................... 9 66. USF.......................................................... 8 Tulane...................................................... 8 East Carolina............................................ 8 88. UConn...................................................... 7 106. Temple..................................................... 6 113. Cincinnati................................................. 5 SMU........................................................ 5
Sacks Allowed ................................. Per Game 9. Navy.....................................................1.08 21. Temple.................................................1.29 22. Memphis.............................................1.31 42. USF......................................................1.62 55. UCF......................................................1.92 58. Cincinnati............................................ 2.00 Houston.............................................. 2.00 70. Tulane................................................. 2.17 86. East Carolina....................................... 2.42 107. UConn................................................. 2.85 116. Tulsa.................................................... 3.15 125. SMU................................................... 3.42
Punting........................................................Avg 23. Caleb Houston, UCF........................... 44.2 33. Mattias Ciabatti, USF.......................... 43.2 36. Worth Gregory, East Carolina............. 43.1 44. Alex Starzyk, Temple........................... 42.4 Punt Returns...............................................Avg 16. Sean Chandler, Temple....................... 12.1 26. Tajee Fullwood, USF........................... 10.4 27. Demarcus Ayers, Houston.................. 10.4 33. Quay Johnson, East Carolina................ 9.0 42. Roderick Proctor, Memphis...................7.4 Kickoff Returns............................................Avg 6. Rodney Adams, USF........................... 29.1 11. Dishan Romine, Navy..........................27.3 16. D’Ernest Johnson, USF...................... 26.8 19. Brandon Wilson, Houston................... 26.6 35. Tristan Payton, UCF............................ 24.2 43. Braeden West, SMU........................... 23.5 Field Goals.........................................FG/Game 8. Jake Elliott, Memphis..........................1.77 16. Austin Jones, Temple...........................1.64 17. Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati....................1.62 46. Redford Jones, Tulsa............................1.31 TEAM LEADERS Rushing Offense.........................................YPG 2. Navy.................................................. 326.7 10. USF................................................... 246.5 13. Houston............................................ 235.8 55. Memphis.......................................... 179.5 57. Cincinnati........................................... 177.9 61. Tulsa...................................................174.2 73. SMU................................................. 164.5 95. Temple.............................................. 149.7 106. East Carolina..................................... 133.3 114. UConn............................................... 124.6 118. Tulane................................................115.8 126. UCF......................................................81.3
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2015 IN REVIEW RUSHING 1. MACK, Marlon USF SO 2. REYNOLDS, Keenan NAVY SR 3. THOMAS,Jahad TEM JR 4. FARROW, Kenneth HOU SR 5. WARD Jr., Greg HOU JR 6. SWAIN, Chris NAVY SR 7. FLOWERS, Quinto USF SO 8. BREWER, D’Angelo TLS SO 9. LANGER, Zack TLS SR 10. BOONE, Mike CIN SO
G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G 12 210 1381 6.6 8 59 115.1 13 265 1373 5.2 24 67 105.6 14 276 1262 4.6 17 60 90.1 12 185 958 5.2 12 44 79.8 14 198 1108 5.6 21 47 79.1 13 211 1023 4.8 10 52 78.7 13 191 991 5.2 12 67 76.2 11 162 837 5.2 6 48 76.1 11 201 777 3.9 18 46 70.6 11 104 749 7.2 9 74 68.1
SCORING (TDs) G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G 1. REYNOLDS, Keenan NAVY SR 13 24 24 0 0 0 144 11.1 2. LANGER, Zack TLS SR 11 18 18 0 0 0 108 9.8 3. WARD Jr., Greg HOU JR 14 21 21 0 0 0 126 9.0 4. THOMAS,Jahad TEM JR 14 19 17 1 1 0 114 8.1 5. FARROW, Kenneth HOU SR 12 12 12 0 0 0 72 6.0 6. FLOWERS, Quinto USF SO 13 12 12 0 0 0 72 5.5 7. ADAMS, Rodney USF JR 13 11 1 9 1 0 66 5.1 DORCEUS, D MEM SO 13 11 8 3 0 0 66 5.1 9. JONES, Xavier SMU FR 12 10 10 0 0 0 60 5.0 DAVIS,Matt SMU JR 12 10 10 0 0 0 60 5.0
PASSING AVG/GAME 1. EVANS, Dane TLS JR 2. LYNCH, Paxton MEM JR 3. KIEL, Gunner CIN JR 4. KEMP, Blake ECU JR 5. WALKER,P.J. TEM JR 6. WARD Jr., Greg HOU JR 7. DAVIS,Matt SMU JR 8. LEE, Tanner TLN SO 9. FLOWERS, Quinto USF SO 10. SHIRREFFS, Bryant UCONN JR
G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G 13 485 305 8 62.9 4332 25 333.2 13 443 296 4 66.8 3778 28 290.6 10 316 206 11 65.2 2777 19 277.7 11 375 260 10 69.3 2658 16 241.6 14 432 245 8 56.7 2972 19 212.3 14 345 232 6 67.2 2828 17 202.0 12 335 182 7 54.3 2259 16 188.2 9 276 143 7 51.8 1639 11 182.1 13 276 163 8 59.1 2296 22 176.6 12 279 168 8 60.2 2078 9 173.2
FIELD GOALS G FG FGA Pct. FG/G 1. ELLIOTT, Jake MEM JR 13 23 28 82.1 1.77 2. JONES,Austin TEM SO 14 23 28 82.1 1.64 3. GANTZ, Andrew CIN SO 13 21 27 77.8 1.62 4. JONES, Redford TLS SO 13 17 25 68.0 1.31 5. PUYOL, Bobby UCONN SR 13 16 18 88.9 1.23 6. NADELMAN, Emili USF SO 13 15 23 65.2 1.15 7. WRIGHT, Matthew UCF FR 12 13 17 76.5 1.08 8. GREBE, Austin NAVY SR 13 12 14 85.7 0.92 9. PLOWMAN, Davis ECU JR 11 10 12 83.3 0.91 10. DiROCCO, Andrew TLN SO 12 9 10 90.0 0.75
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. LYNCH, Paxton MEM JR 2. KIEL, Gunner CIN JR 3. EVANS, Dane TLS JR 4. FLOWERS, Quinto USF SO 5. WARD Jr., Greg HOU JR 6. KEMP, Blake ECU JR 7. SHIRREFFS, Bryant UCONN JR 8. WALKER,P.J. TEM JR 9. DAVIS,Matt SMU JR 10. LEE, Tanner TLN SO
G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. 13 443 296 4 66.8 3778 28 157.5 10 316 206 11 65.2 2777 19 151.9 13 485 305 8 62.9 4332 25 151.6 13 276 163 8 59.1 2296 22 149.4 14 345 232 6 67.2 2828 17 148.9 11 375 260 10 69.3 2658 16 137.6 12 279 168 8 60.2 2078 9 127.7 14 432 245 8 56.7 2972 19 125.3 12 335 182 7 54.3 2259 16 122.6 9 276 143 7 51.8 1639 11 109.8
SCORING (KICK) G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G 1. ELLIOTT, Jake MEM JR 13 63-63 23-28 132 10.2 2. GANTZ, Andrew CIN SO 13 49-50 21-27 112 8.6 3. JONES, Redford TLS SO 13 58-60 17-25 109 8.4 4. JONES,Austin TEM SO 14 44-45 23-28 113 8.1 5. NADELMAN, Emili USF SO 13 53-54 15-23 98 7.5 6. GREBE, Austin NAVY SR 13 58-61 12-14 94 7.2 7. PLOWMAN, Davis ECU JR 11 37-39 10-12 67 6.1 8. HEDLUND, Chad SMU SR 12 43-43 8-11 67 5.6 9. CUMMINGS, Ty HOU JR 14 51-51 8-8 75 5.4 10. PUYOL, Bobby UCONN SR 13 21-24 16-18 69 5.3
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. EVANS, Dane TLS JR 2. LYNCH, Paxton MEM JR 3. WARD Jr., Greg HOU JR 4. KIEL, Gunner CIN JR 5. FLOWERS, Quinto USF SO 6. DAVIS,Matt SMU JR 7. KEMP, Blake ECU JR 8. WALKER,P.J. TEM JR 9. SHIRREFFS, Bryant UCONN JR 10. REYNOLDS, Keenan NAVY SR
G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 13 -9 4332 581 4323 332.5 13 239 3778 530 4017 309.0 14 1108 2828 543 3936 281.1 10 27 2777 348 2804 280.4 13 991 2296 467 3287 252.8 12 761 2259 522 3020 251.7 11 -8 2658 414 2650 240.9 14 207 2972 513 3179 227.1 12 503 2078 433 2581 215.1 13 1373 1203 380 2576 198.2
FIELD GOAL PCT G FG FGA Long Pct. 1. PUYOL, Bobby UCONN SR 13 16 18 52 88.9 2. GREBE, Austin NAVY SR 13 12 14 44 85.7 3. PLOWMAN, Davis ECU JR 11 10 12 45 83.3 4. ELLIOTT, Jake MEM JR 13 23 28 53 82.1 JONES,Austin TEM SO 14 23 28 41 82.1 6. GANTZ, Andrew CIN SO 13 21 27 51 77.8 7. WRIGHT, Matthew UCF FR 12 13 17 48 76.5 8. JONES, Redford TLS SO 13 17 25 46 68.0 9. NADELMAN, Emili USF SO 13 15 23 49 65.2
RECEPTIONS/GAME G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G 1. JONES, Isaiah ECU JR 12 98 1099 5 36 11.2 8.17 2. GARRETT, Keyarris TLS SR 13 96 1588 8 50 16.5 7.38 3. AYERS, Demarcus HOU JR 14 98 1222 6 67 12.5 7.00 4. WASHINGTON, Shaq CIN SR 13 90 982 6 46 10.9 6.92 5. ATKINSON, Josh TLS JR 13 76 1071 5 80 14.1 5.85 6. FRAZIER, Mose MEM SR 13 70 799 4 45 11.4 5.38 7. ANDERSON,Robby TEM SR 14 70 939 7 53 13.4 5.00 8. WILLIAMS, Bryce ECU SR 12 58 588 4 56 10.1 4.83 9. BROWN, Trevon ECU SO 9 41 496 4 47 12.1 4.56 10. SMITH, Tre’Quan UCF FR 12 52 724 4 44 13.9 4.33 RECEIVE YDS/GAME 1. GARRETT, Keyarris TLS SR 2. JONES, Isaiah ECU JR 3. AYERS, Demarcus HOU JR 4. ATKINSON, Josh TLS JR 5. WASHINGTON, Shaq CIN SR 6. MOORE, Chris CIN SR 7. SUTTON,Courtland SMU FR 8. ANDERSON,Robby TEM SR 9. ADAMS, Rodney USF JR 10. FRAZIER, Mose MEM SR
G 13 12 14 13 13 12 12 14 13 13
Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G 96 1588 8 50 16.5 122.2 98 1099 5 36 11.2 91.6 98 1222 6 67 12.5 87.3 76 1071 5 80 14.1 82.4 90 982 6 46 10.9 75.5 40 870 7 68 21.8 72.5 49 862 9 51 17.6 71.8 70 939 7 53 13.4 67.1 45 822 9 68 18.3 63.2 70 799 4 45 11.4 61.5
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. NEWSOME, Arkeel UCONN SO 13 792 465 0 429 1686 129.7 2. MACK, Marlon USF SO 12 1381 111 0 0 1492 124.3 3. GARRETT, Keyarris TLS SR 13 0 1588 0 0 1588 122.2 4. THOMAS,Jahad TEM JR 14 1262 216 0 199 1677 119.8 5. AYERS, Demarcus HOU JR 14 147 1222 290 0 1659 118.5 6. REYNOLDS, Keenan NAVY SR 13 1373 47 0 0 1420 109.2 7. ADAMS, Rodney USF JR 13 81 822 0 466 1369 105.3 8. BOONE, Mike CIN SO 11 749 108 0 279 1136 103.3 9. PAYTON, Tristan UCF FR 10 4 264 0 726 994 99.4 10. JOHNSON, D’Erne USF SO 13 307 356 25 563 1251 96.2 SCORING G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. REYNOLDS, Keenan NAVY SR 13 24 0 0 0 144 11.1 2. ELLIOTT, Jake MEM JR 13 0 63 23 0 132 10.2 3. LANGER, Zack TLS SR 11 18 0 0 0 108 9.8 4. WARD Jr., Greg HOU JR 14 21 0 0 0 126 9.0 5. GANTZ, Andrew CIN SO 13 0 49 21 0 112 8.6 6. JONES, Redford TLS SO 13 0 58 17 0 109 8.4 7. THOMAS,Jahad TEM JR 14 19 0 0 0 114 8.1 8. JONES,Austin TEM SO 14 0 44 23 0 113 8.1 9. NADELMAN, Emili USF SO 13 0 53 15 0 98 7.5 10. GREBE, Austin NAVY SR 13 0 58 12 0 94 7.2
PAT KICKING PCT G Made Att Pct. 1. ELLIOTT, Jake MEM JR 13 63 63 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty HOU JR 14 51 51 100.0 HEDLUND, Chad SMU SR 12 43 43 100.0 4. NADELMAN, Emili USF SO 13 53 54 98.1 5. GANTZ, Andrew CIN SO 13 49 50 98.0 6. JONES,Austin TEM SO 14 44 45 97.8 7. JONES, Redford TLS SO 13 58 60 96.7 DiROCCO, Andrew TLN SO 12 29 30 96.7 9. GREBE, Austin NAVY SR 13 58 61 95.1 10. PLOWMAN, Davis ECU JR 11 37 39 94.9 PUNTING 1. SMITH, Spencer MEM SO 2. GERACI, Sam CIN SO 3. HOUSTON, Caleb UCF JR 4. CIABATTI, Matti USF SR 5. GREGORY, Worth ECU JR 6. STARZYK,Alex TEM SO 7. BARTA, Alex NAVY JR 8. PARKS, Dalton TLS JR 9. PIPER, Logan HOU SR 10. WILLIAMS, Josh SMU FR
Cl 13 13 12 12 12 14 13 13 14 9
G Punt Yds Long Avg 43 2024 72 47.1 44 2036 63 46.3 65 2874 56 44.2 57 2465 68 43.2 60 2583 73 43.0 63 2674 71 42.4 40 1663 72 41.6 69 2848 63 41.3 64 2584 71 40.4 38 1472 56 38.7
PUNT RETURN AVG Cl 1. CHANDLER,Sean TEM SO 14 2. FULLWODD, Tajee USF SO 13 3. AYERS, Demarcus HOU JR 14 4. JOHNSON, Quay ECU SO 12 5. PROCTOR, R MEM SO 10
G Ret Yds 17 206 0 19 198 0 28 290 1 19 171 0 19 140 1
TD Long Avg 65 12.1 46 10.4 73 10.4 46 9.0 63 7.4
KICK RETURN AVG 1. ADAMS, Rodney USF JR 2. ROMINE, Dishan NAVY JR 3. JOHNSON, D’Erne USF SO 4. WILSON, Brandon HOU JR 5. PAYTON, Tristan UCF FR 6. WEST, Braeden SMU FR 7. NEWSOME, Arkeel UCONN SO 8. GARDNER,Jager TEM FR 9. BADIE, Sherman TLN SO 10. JOHNSON, Quay ECU SO
G Ret Yds 16 466 1 24 655 0 21 563 0 23 611 2 30 726 0 27 635 1 19 429 0 16 359 0 15 311 0 27 544 0
TD Long Avg 97 29.1 90 27.3 54 26.8 100 26.6 35 24.2 80 23.5 71 22.6 54 22.4 30 20.7 34 20.1
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2015 IN REVIEW TACKLES (All positions) Player G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack 1. MUDOH, Michael TLS SR 13 DB 76 59 135 10.4 0.0 2. ROBERTS, Elandon HOU SR 14 LB 88 54 142 10.1 6.0 3. MATAKEVICH,Tyler TEM SR 14 LB 77 61 138 9.9 4.5 4. SANCHEZ, Auggie USF SO 13 LB 73 44 117 9.0 0.5 5. SPENCER, Domenic UCF SR 12 LB 49 55 104 8.7 1.0 6. LINSCOTT, Matt TLS JR 13 LB 61 46 107 8.2 5.0 7. BIGGER, Zeek ECU SR 12 LB 51 47 98 8.2 1.5 8. WILSON, Eric CIN 13 LB 51 55 106 8.2 0.0 9. MARTIN, Trent TLS JR 13 LB 59 45 104 8.0 2.0 10. ADAMS, Andrew UCONN SR 13 DB 56 47 103 7.9 0.0 11. EDWARDS, Zach CIN JR 13 DB 63 30 93 7.2 0.0 JOSEPH, Junior UCONN JR 13 LB 40 53 93 7.2 0.0 13. MARLEY, Nico TLN JR 12 LB 62 20 82 6.8 1.0 14. MELIFONWU, Obi UCONN SR 13 DB 57 31 88 6.8 0.0 BYRD, Jamie USF SR 13 LB 60 28 88 6.8 5.0 16. WILLIAMS, Jrdn ECU SO 12 LB 45 36 81 6.8 2.0 17. McDONALD, Adrian HOU SR 14 DB 59 33 92 6.6 1.0 TAYLOR, Steven HOU JR 14 LB 61 31 92 6.6 10.0 19. PEGUES, Leonard MEM SR 12 LB 50 25 75 6.2 1.0 20. MONROE, Darion TLN SR 12 DB 53 21 74 6.2 0.0 FRANKLIN, Jarrod TLN SO 12 LB 55 19 74 6.2 1.5 22. THOMAS, Eric TLN JR 11 LB 49 18 67 6.1 1.0 23. GONZALES, Daniel NAVY JR 11 LB 39 27 66 6.0 0.0 24. OVERTON, Mntese ECU SR 12 LB 40 30 70 5.8 7.5 ADAMS, Quincy NAVY SR 12 DB 48 22 70 5.8 0.0 26. BARBOUR, Lorentez NAVY SR 13 DB 52 22 74 5.7 0.0 27. THOMAS, Micah NAVY SO 13 LB 40 33 73 5.6 2.5 28. BRADY, Jeremy TLS JR 13 DB 48 23 71 5.5 0.0 29. STEWART, Trevon HOU SR 14 DB 52 24 76 5.4 6.0 30. LAWLER, Justin SMU SO 12 DE 43 21 64 5.3 5.0 JOHNSON, Drico UCF JR 12 LB 39 25 64 5.3 0.0 32. RICHARDSON,Darrion SMU JR 10 DB 47 6 53 5.3 0.0 33. ALWAN,Jarred TEM JR 14 DL 30 44 74 5.3 1.5 34. STEWART, Graham UCONN SR 13 LB 43 25 68 5.2 2.0 35. SMART, Tanzel TLN JR 12 DT 42 20 62 5.2 2.0 36. WHITE, Shareef MEM SO 13 DL 51 12 63 4.8 1.0 GODWIN, Nate USF JR 13 LB 46 17 63 4.8 0.0 38. YENGA, Jonathan SMU SR 12 LB 37 21 58 4.8 0.0 39. AVERY, Genard MEM SO 11 LB 42 11 53 4.8 3.0 40. McMANIS, Wynton MEM SR 13 LB 51 11 62 4.8 3.0 NICHOLS, Deatri USF SO 13 DB 48 14 62 4.8 1.0 42. ANTHONY, Will NAVY SR 13 DE 37 24 61 4.7 7.5 43. BURKETT, Chequan UCF SO 12 LB 32 24 56 4.7 3.0 44. CHANDLER,Sean TEM SO 14 DB 44 21 65 4.6 1.0 45. THOMAS, Kerwin TLS SO 13 CB 44 16 60 4.6 0.0 46. NEAL, Tre UCF FR 12 DB 30 25 55 4.6 0.0 47. BROWN, Kevin CIN JR 13 LB 25 34 59 4.5 0.0 JENKINSON, Bryce CIN FR 13 LB 30 29 59 4.5 1.0 49. MITCHELL, Kyran SMU FR 9 LB 28 12 40 4.4 0.0 50. BALL, Reggis MEM SR 13 LB 44 13 57 4.4 0.0 SACKS 1. TAYLOR, Steven HOU JR 2. OVERTON, Mntese ECU SR FATUKSAI, Folorunso UCONN JR 4. ANTHONY, Will NAVY SR 5. SMITH,Nate D. TEM SR 6. LaFRANCE, Royce TLN SR 7. CARREZOLA, Luke UCONN SO 8. STEWART, Trevon HOU SR ROBERTS, Elandon HOU SR 10. HECTOR, Bruce USF SO
G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 14 LB 9 2 77 10.0 0.71 12 LB 6 3 60 7.5 0.62 12 DL 7 1 26 7.5 0.62 13 DE 7 1 58 7.5 0.58 14 DE 7 2 48 8.0 0.57 12 DE 6 1 47 6.5 0.54 13 LB 6 0 29 6.0 0.46 14 DB 6 0 65 6.0 0.43 14 LB 5 2 45 6.0 0.43 12 DL 5 0 35 5.0 0.42
FUMBLES FORCED G FF Avg/G 1. FATUKSAI, Folorunso UCONN JR 12 4 0.33 2. MARTIN, Trent TLS JR 13 4 0.31 3. ALWAN,Jarred TEM JR 14 4 0.29 4. GREEN, Patrick ECU SO 12 3 0.25 5. ANTHONY, Will NAVY SR 13 3 0.23 McCOY, Kevin NAVY SO 13 3 0.23 7. MARTIN-OGUIKE,P TEM JR 14 3 0.21 8. MITCHELL, Jackson SMU JR 12 2 0.17 PRESLEY, Fred ECU JR 12 2 0.17 McCLENEGHEN,Andrew SMU SR 12 2 0.17 FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. MUTCHERSON, TJ UCF JR 2. STEWART, Trevon HOU SR 3. AMOS, DaShaun ECU JR AISEGBU, Zik TLS SR 5. MONROE, Darion TLN SR McGILL, Demetri ECU JR MITCHELL, Jackson SMU JR 8. WILSON, Eric CIN CARTER, Jerard HOU FR PALMORE, D.J. NAVY SO
FR Avg/G 3 0.33 4 0.29 2 0.18 2 0.18 2 0.17 2 0.17 2 0.17 2 0.15 2 0.15 2 0.15
PASSES DEFENDED G Brup Int Total Avg/G 1. GLENN, Jacoby UCF 13 11 7 18 1.38 2. HAWKINS, Josh ECU 13 11 5 16 1.23 3. YOUNG,Tavon TEM 12 9 4 13 1.08 4. OZERITIES, Jordan UCF 13 11 3 14 1.08 5. DOSS, Lorenzo TLN 12 9 3 12 1.00 RANDOLPH,Shakiel SMU 9 8 1 9 1.00 NICKERSON, Parry TLN 12 6 6 12 1.00 8. JACKSON, W. HOU 13 10 2 12 0.92 9. HOLLIER, Bakari MEM 13 10 1 11 0.85 10. ALEXANDER, Brandon UCF 13 7 3 10 0.77 PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total Avg/G 1. JACKSON III, Willia HOU SR 13 23 5 28 2.15 2. GRIFFIN, Shaquill UCF JR 12 13 2 15 1.25 3. CHANDLER,Sean TEM SO 14 10 4 14 1.00 THOMAS, Kerwin TLS SO 13 11 2 13 1.00 5. SUMMERS, Jamar UCONN SO 13 3 8 11 0.85 EDWARDS, Zach CIN JR 13 8 3 11 0.85 7. SEARGENT, Corey ECU FR 9 6 1 7 0.78 8. BALL, Reggis MEM SR 13 5 5 10 0.77 WILLIAMS, Jhavon UCONN SR 13 7 3 10 0.77 CLEMENTS, Brendon NAVY JR 13 6 4 10 0.77 INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Long Int/G 1. SUMMERS, Jamar UCONN SO 13 8 102 1 67 0.62 2. JACKSON III, Willia HOU SR 13 5 110 2 55 0.38 BALL, Reggis MEM SR 13 5 66 1 53 0.38 4. MATAKEVICH,Tyler TEM SR 14 5 47 0 26 0.36 5. NICHOLS, Deatri USF SO 13 4 71 1 29 0.31 CLEMENTS, Brendon NAVY JR 13 4 17 0 15 0.31 7. CHANDLER,Sean TEM SO 14 4 63 2 41 0.29 STEWART, Trevon HOU SR 14 4 58 0 58 0.29 McDONALD, Adrian HOU SR 14 4 24 0 13 0.29 10. MONROE, Darion TLN SR 12 3 14 0 12 0.25
TACKLES FOR LOSS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 1. ROBERTS, Elandon HOU SR 14 LB 17 4 76 19.0 1.36 2. TAYLOR, Steven HOU JR 14 LB 17 3 92 18.5 1.32 3. SMART, Tanzel TLN JR 12 DT 15 0 46 15.0 1.25 4. LINSCOTT, Matt TLS JR 13 LB 14 4 62 16.0 1.23 5. LaFRANCE, Royce TLN SR 12 DE 13 1 65 13.5 1.12 6. MARLEY, Nico TLN JR 12 LB 11 4 47 13.0 1.08 7. MARTIN, Trent TLS JR 13 LB 10 8 31 14.0 1.08 8. MATAKEVICH,T. TEM SR 14 LB 12 6 62 15.0 1.07 9. WOOD, Zach SMU SR 10 DE 9 1 56 9.5 0.95 10. LEE, Eric USF SR 13 DL 10 4 62 12.0 0.92
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SCORING OFFENSE 1. Houston 2. Memphis 3. Tulsa 4. Navy 5. Cincinnati 6. USF 7. Temple 8. SMU 9. East Carolina 10. Tulane 11. UConn 12. UCF
G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 14 75 75 0 0 13 1 566 40.4 13 64 63 1 0 23 2 522 40.2 13 62 58 1 0 17 0 483 37.2 13 63 59 0 0 13 1 478 36.8 13 54 49 2 0 21 0 440 33.8 13 56 54 0 0 15 1 437 33.6 14 49 44 4 1 23 0 417 29.8 12 44 43 0 0 8 1 333 27.8 12 43 41 0 0 10 0 329 27.4 12 30 29 0 0 9 0 236 19.7 13 25 21 1 0 16 1 223 17.2 12 18 18 0 0 13 1 167 13.9
PASS OFFENSE 1. Cincinnati 2. Tulsa 3. Memphis 4. East Carolina 5. Houston 6. SMU 7. Temple 8. Tulane 9. USF 10. UCF 11. UConn 12. Navy
G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 13 547 341 22 62.3 4679 8.6 29 359.9 13 492 305 8 62.0 4332 8.8 25 333.2 13 465 311 5 66.9 3999 8.6 30 307.6 12 473 321 12 67.9 3375 7.1 21 281.2 14 432 285 7 66.0 3477 8.0 22 248.4 12 365 202 8 55.3 2616 7.2 19 218.0 14 438 249 8 56.8 3037 6.9 20 216.9 12 403 205 10 50.9 2415 6.0 18 201.2 13 301 179 9 59.5 2536 8.4 26 195.1 12 425 211 23 49.6 2241 5.3 13 186.8 13 342 201 10 58.8 2412 7.1 10 185.5 13 122 64 2 52.5 1280 10.5 9 98.5
SCORING DEFENSE 1. UConn 2. Temple 3. Houston 4. Navy 5. USF 6. East Carolina 7. Memphis 8. Cincinnati 9. Tulane 10. UCF 11. Tulsa 12. SMU
G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 13 29 27 0 0 16 2 253 19.5 14 31 28 0 0 21 2 281 20.1 14 36 34 2 0 12 0 290 20.7 13 36 34 2 0 10 0 284 21.8 13 35 34 0 0 18 0 298 22.9 12 39 37 0 0 13 1 312 26.0 13 46 43 0 0 12 0 355 27.3 13 51 47 1 0 16 1 405 31.2 12 57 57 0 0 10 3 435 36.2 12 57 51 2 0 17 2 452 37.7 13 66 66 0 0 18 1 518 39.8 12 75 72 1 0 8 0 548 45.7
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Navy 2. Memphis 3. USF 4. Tulsa 5. Houston 6. Cincinnati 7. East Carolina 8. SMU 9. Temple 10. UConn 11. Tulane 12. UCF
G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic 13 122 64 52.5 2 1280 9 161.7 13 465 311 66.9 5 3999 30 158.3 13 301 179 59.5 9 2536 26 152.8 13 492 305 62.0 8 4332 25 149.5 14 432 285 66.0 7 3477 22 147.1 13 547 341 62.3 22 4679 29 143.6 12 473 321 67.9 12 3375 21 137.4 12 365 202 55.3 8 2616 19 128.3 14 438 249 56.8 8 3037 20 126.5 13 342 201 58.8 10 2412 10 121.8 12 403 205 50.9 10 2415 18 111.0 12 425 211 49.6 23 2241 13 93.2
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Cincinnati 2. Tulsa 3. Memphis 4. Houston 5. USF 6. Navy 7. East Carolina 8. SMU 9. Temple 10. Tulane 11. UConn 12. UCF
G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P 13 2313 4679 1059 6992 6.6 13 2264 4332 1083 6596 6.1 13 2331 3999 1028 6330 6.2 14 3301 3477 1101 6778 6.2 13 3205 2536 893 5741 6.4 13 4247 1280 870 5527 6.4 12 1600 3375 877 4975 5.7 12 1978 2616 869 4594 5.3 14 2097 3037 956 5134 5.4 12 1389 2415 800 3804 4.8 13 1622 2412 819 4034 4.9 12 980 2241 781 3221 4.1
PASS DEFENSE 1. UConn 2. Temple 3. Cincinnati 4. Navy 5. East Carolina 6. Tulane 7. USF 8. SMU 9. Memphis 10. UCF 11. Houston 12. Tulsa
G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 13 401 235 18 58.6 2461 6.1 14 189.3 14 467 269 16 57.6 2923 6.3 13 208.8 13 410 237 9 57.8 2821 6.9 24 217.0 13 387 251 12 64.9 2885 7.5 16 221.9 12 376 204 8 54.3 2717 7.2 17 226.4 12 333 203 8 61.0 2801 8.4 20 233.4 13 447 251 17 56.2 3108 7.0 16 239.1 12 311 184 10 59.2 2892 9.3 31 241.0 13 419 242 12 57.8 3383 8.1 22 260.2 12 355 232 4 65.4 3178 9.0 31 264.8 14 500 278 21 55.6 3846 7.7 20 274.7 13 467 289 10 61.9 3860 8.3 27 296.9
TOTAL DEFENSE 1. Temple 2. UConn 3. Navy 4. USF 5. Houston 6. East Carolina 7. Memphis 8. Cincinnati 9. Tulane 10. UCF 11. SMU 12. Tulsa
G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G 14 1792 2923 936 4715 5.0 29 336.8 13 2155 2461 887 4616 5.2 27 355.1 13 1859 2885 839 4744 5.7 33 364.9 13 1838 3108 944 4946 5.2 35 380.5 14 1524 3846 980 5370 5.5 36 383.6 12 2094 2717 894 4811 5.4 38 400.9 13 1904 3383 959 5287 5.5 46 406.7 13 2491 2821 917 5312 5.8 45 408.6 12 2146 2801 851 4947 5.8 49 412.2 12 2391 3178 851 5569 6.5 55 464.1 12 3134 2892 853 6026 7.1 71 502.2 13 3116 3860 1059 6976 6.6 64 536.6
PASS DEF EFFICIENCY 1. Temple 2. UConn 3. USF 4. Houston 5. East Carolina 6. Cincinnati 7. Navy 8. Memphis 9. Tulsa 10. Tulane 11. SMU 12. UCF
G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic 14 467 269 16 57.6 2923 13 112.5 13 401 235 18 58.6 2461 14 112.7 13 447 251 17 56.2 3108 16 118.8 14 500 278 21 55.6 3846 20 125.0 12 376 204 8 54.3 2717 17 125.6 13 410 237 9 57.8 2821 24 130.5 13 387 251 12 64.9 2885 16 134.9 13 419 242 12 57.8 3383 22 137.2 13 467 289 10 61.9 3860 27 146.1 12 333 203 8 61.0 2801 20 146.6 12 311 184 10 59.2 2892 31 163.7 12 355 232 4 65.4 3178 31 167.1
RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Navy 2. USF 3. Houston 4. Memphis 5. Cincinnati 6. Tulsa 7. SMU 8. Temple 9. East Carolina 10. UConn 11. Tulane 12. UCF
G 13 13 14 13 13 13 12 14 12 13 12 12
Att Yds Avg 748 4247 5.7 592 3205 5.4 669 3301 4.9 563 2331 4.1 512 2313 4.5 591 2264 3.8 504 1978 3.9 518 2097 4.0 404 1600 4.0 477 1622 3.4 397 1389 3.5 356 980 2.8
TD Yds/G 53 326.7 28 246.5 46 235.8 29 179.3 25 177.9 33 174.2 23 164.8 25 149.8 19 133.3 14 124.8 11 115.8 4 81.7
KICKOFF RETURNS 1. USF 2. Navy 3. Houston 4. UCF 5. Memphis 6. SMU 7. Temple 8. Cincinnati 9. East Carolina 10. Tulsa 11. UConn 12. Tulane
G Ret Yds TD Avg 13 41 1093 1 26.7 13 32 775 0 24.2 14 33 777 2 23.5 12 65 1492 0 23.0 13 44 990 0 22.5 12 56 1246 1 22.2 14 39 810 1 20.8 13 52 1046 0 20.1 12 38 760 0 20.0 13 35 687 0 19.6 13 29 551 0 19.0 12 47 859 0 18.3
RUSHING DEFENSE 1. Houston 2. Temple 3. USF 4. Navy 5. Memphis 6. UConn 7. East Carolina 8. Tulane 9. Cincinnati 10. UCF 11. Tulsa 12. SMU
G Rushes Yards Avg. 14 480 1524 3.2 14 469 1792 3.8 13 497 1838 3.7 13 452 1859 4.1 13 540 1904 3.5 13 486 2155 4.4 12 518 2094 4.0 12 518 2146 4.1 13 507 2491 4.9 12 496 2391 4.8 13 592 3116 5.3 12 542 3134 5.8
TD Yds/G 16 108.9 16 128.0 19 141.4 17 143.0 24 146.5 13 165.8 21 174.5 29 178.8 21 191.6 24 199.2 37 239.7 40 261.2
PUNT RETURNS 1. Tulsa 2. USF 3. Houston 4. Temple 5. East Carolina 6. Cincinnati 7. Memphis 8. Tulane 9. Navy 10. UCF 11. SMU 12. UConn
G Ret Yds TD Avg 13 9 114 0 12.7 13 21 229 0 10.9 14 29 302 1 10.4 14 29 294 1 10.1 12 23 225 1 9.8 13 15 141 0 9.4 13 28 224 1 8.0 12 14 88 0 6.3 13 11 67 0 6.1 12 12 72 0 6.0 12 13 41 0 3.2 13 6 2 0 0.3
TD Yds/G 54 537.8 58 507.4 59 486.9 68 484.1 54 441.6 62 425.2 40 414.6 42 382.8 45 366.7 29 317.0 24 310.3 17 268.4
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2015 IN REVIEW PUNTING 1. UCF 2. Cincinnati 3. Memphis 4. Houston 5. East Carolina 6. USF 7. Temple 8. Tulsa 9. UConn 10. Navy 11. SMU 12. Tulane
G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TBg Net/P 12 75 3328 44.4 203 2.7 3 40.9 13 49 2180 44.5 111 2.3 6 39.8 13 57 2528 44.4 149 2.6 7 39.3 14 64 2584 40.4 35 0.5 3 38.9 12 64 2639 41.2 46 0.7 6 38.6 13 65 2768 42.6 206 3.2 4 38.2 14 65 2719 41.8 140 2.2 8 37.2 13 70 2897 41.4 187 2.7 7 36.7 13 76 2866 37.7 71 0.9 6 35.2 13 42 1737 41.4 174 4.1 7 33.9 12 67 2557 38.2 290 4.3 2 33.2 12 82 2974 36.3 340 4.1 1 31.9
Gained Lost TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 1. Houston 14 14 21 35 7 7 14 +21 1.50 2. Navy 13 15 12 27 6 2 8 +19 1.46 3. USF 13 8 17 25 6 9 15 +10 0.77 4. UConn 13 7 18 25 6 10 16 +9 0.69 5. Memphis 13 10 12 22 9 5 14 +8 0.62 6. Tulsa 13 14 10 24 12 8 20 +4 0.31 7. Temple 14 6 16 22 11 8 19 +3 0.21 8. Tulane 12 8 8 16 5 10 15 +1 0.08 9. East Carolina 12 8 8 16 7 12 19 -3 -0.25 10. SMU 12 5 10 15 17 8 25 -10 -0.83 11. Cincinnati 13 5 9 14 11 22 33 -19 -1.46 12. UCF 12 9 4 13 10 23 33 -20 -1.67 FIRST DOWNS 1. Cincinnati 2. Tulsa Houston 4. Memphis 5. Navy Temple 7. USF 8. East Carolina 9. SMU 10. UConn 11. Tulane 12. UCF
G Rush Pass Pen Total 13 126 217 27 370 13 123 175 34 332 14 157 149 26 332 13 125 172 25 322 13 217 40 15 272 14 104 136 32 272 13 150 95 19 264 12 86 158 16 260 12 109 109 28 246 13 90 105 20 215 12 68 112 15 195 12 59 110 20 189
OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 1. Temple 14 83 131 25 239 2. UConn 13 107 120 14 241 3. USF 13 102 130 20 252 4. Houston 14 84 151 18 253 Navy 13 107 135 11 253 6. Tulane 12 114 127 15 256 7. East Carolina 12 117 117 26 260 8. Cincinnati 13 110 125 29 264 9. UCF 12 124 122 21 267 10. SMU 12 153 107 17 277 11. Memphis 13 113 136 35 284 12. Tulsa 13 147 175 24 346 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct 1. Cincinnati 13 100 196 51.0 2. Houston 14 117 232 50.4 3. Navy 13 89 177 50.3 4. Memphis 13 101 207 48.8 5. Tulsa 13 100 227 44.1 6. East Carolina 12 80 186 43.0 7. Temple 14 87 211 41.2 8. SMU 12 71 180 39.4 9. USF 13 66 179 36.9 10. Tulane 12 63 182 34.6 11. UConn 13 57 179 31.8 12. UCF 12 50 170 29.4 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT 1. Temple 2. Memphis 3. Cincinnati 4. USF 5. Houston 6. UConn 7. East Carolina 8. Tulsa 9. Tulane 10. SMU 11. Navy 12. UCF
G Conv Att Pct 14 65 204 31.9 13 71 193 36.8 13 69 186 37.1 13 78 210 37.1 14 79 211 37.4 13 77 190 40.5 12 78 192 40.6 13 93 208 44.7 12 83 179 46.4 12 77 166 46.4 13 80 171 46.8 12 84 177 47.5
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SACKS BY 1. Houston 2. USF 3. Temple 4. Memphis 5. Tulane East Carolina 7. Navy 8. UConn Tulsa 10. UCF SMU 12. Cincinnati
G Sacks Yards 14 36 274 13 34 256 14 33 189 13 26 176 12 25 198 12 25 171 13 22 147 13 21 100 13 21 112 12 16 90 12 16 83 13 13 77
SACKS AGAINST 1. Navy 2. Memphis 3. Temple 4. USF 5. UCF 6. Tulane Cincinnati 8. Houston East Carolina 10. UConn 11. Tulsa SMU
G Sacks Yards 13 14 107 13 16 115 14 18 101 13 21 90 12 23 164 12 26 175 13 26 145 14 29 162 12 29 184 13 37 180 13 41 282 12 41 289
PENALTIES 1. Navy 2. UCF 3. UConn 4. SMU 5. Tulane 6. USF 7. Temple 8. Houston 9. Tulsa 10. East Carolina 11. Cincinnati 12. Memphis
G 13 12 13 12 12 13 14 14 13 12 13 13
No Yds Avg/G 40 339 26.1 64 541 45.1 74 595 45.8 65 604 50.3 70 641 53.4 79 714 54.9 81 773 55.2 85 783 55.9 91 730 56.2 89 825 68.8 104 948 72.9 99 976 75.1
OPPONENT PENALTIES 1. Tulsa 2. Temple 3. SMU 4. UCF 5. Tulane 6. East Carolina 7. Cincinnati 8. Memphis 9. USF 10. Houston 11. UConn 12. Navy
G 13 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 13
No Yds Avg/G 98 914 70.3 104 975 69.6 79 805 67.1 87 776 64.7 79 747 62.2 85 732 61.0 82 748 57.5 78 735 56.5 82 724 55.7 96 768 54.9 65 632 48.6 57 521 40.1
FIELD GOALS 1. Navy 2. UConn 3. Memphis Temple 5. Cincinnati 6. East Carolina 7. Houston UCF 9. Tulane 10. SMU 11. Tulsa 12. USF
G Made Att Pct 13 13 15 .867 13 16 19 .842 13 23 28 .821 14 23 28 .821 13 21 27 .778 12 10 13 .769 14 13 17 .765 12 13 17 .765 12 9 12 .750 12 8 11 .727 13 17 25 .680 13 15 23 .652
PAT KICKING 1. Houston Memphis SMU UCF 5. USF 6. Cincinnati 7. Temple 8. Tulsa Tulane 10. East Carolina 11. Navy 12. UConn
G Made Att Pct 14 75 75 1.000 13 63 63 1.000 12 43 43 1.000 12 18 18 1.000 13 54 55 .982 13 49 50 .980 14 44 45 .978 13 58 60 .967 12 29 30 .967 12 41 43 .953 13 59 62 .952 13 21 24 .875
2015 IN REVIEW Houston Holds Off Temple In First American Championship Championship Most Outstanding Player Greg Ward Jr. ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns to secure Houston’s spot in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl with a 24-13 win against Temple in the first American Athletic Conference Football Championship Dec. 5, 2015, at TDECU Stadium. Houston jumped to a 17-0 lead with the help of two turnovers by Temple, one capped by a 47-yard touchdown run by quarterback Greg Ward Jr. Temple had a chance to get within a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, but Jeremy Winchester knocked down a pass in the end zone and the Owls settled for a field goal that made it 24-13. They had two more chances to cut the deficit after that, but were stopped on fourth down both times. In addition to his 148 rushing yards, Ward completed 11 of 21 passes for 88 yards for the Cougars. Cornerback William Jackson III finished with five tackles and a conference-record seven pass breakups to lead the Houston defense. Phillip Walker threw for 287 yards with a touchdown and interception and Robby Anderson had a season-high 150 yards receiving for the Owls.
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE
YARDS PER GAME
PLAYS
GAME 81 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 (11 rush, 70 pass) 76 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 (14 rush, 62 pass) 75 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 (9 rush, 66 pass) 73 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 1/23/14 (9 rush, 64 pass) 67 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at Texas A&M, 9/21/13 (5 rush, 62 pass) 66 Shane Carden, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 (5 rush, 61 pass) 65 P.J. Walker, Temple vs. UConn, 11/23/13 (19 rush, 46 pass) 62 P.J. Walker, Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 (13 rush, 49 pass) Justin Holman, UCF vs. North Carolina State, 12/26/14 (9 rush, 53 pass) 61 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (8 rush, 53 pass) Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Mississippi, 10/17/15 (8 rush, 53 pass) Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Florida State, 12/31/15 (20 rush, 41 pass) SEASON 713 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 587 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 581 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 543 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 539 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 530 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 526 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 523 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 522 Matt Davis, SMU, 2015 513 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2015 CAREER 1,493 1,340 1,120 998 821 801 794 728 713 671
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014-15 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2014-15
YARDS GAINED
GAME 635 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (97 rush, 538 pass) 564 Hayden Moore, Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 (7 rush, 557 pass) 499 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati at Houston, 11/7/15 (-24 rush, 523 pass) 498 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 (14 rush, 484 pass) 477 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 (32 rush, 445 pass) 471 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Miami (Fla), 12/28/13 (24 rush, 447 pass) 468 Blake Kemp, East Carolina at UCF, 11/19/15 (3 rush, 456 pass) 467 Blake Bortles, UCF at Temple, 11/16/13 (63 rush, 404 pass) 466 Casey Cochran, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 (5 rush, 461 pass) 465 Bryant Shirreffs, UConn vs. USF, 10/17/15 (100 rush, 365 pass) SEASON 4,812 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (76 rush, 4,736 pass) 4,323 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 (-9 rush, 4,332 pass) 4,048 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (78 rush, 3,970 pass) 4,017 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (239 rush, 3,778 pass) 3,936 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (1,108 rush, 2,828 pass) 3,853 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (272 rush, 3,581 pass) 3,795 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (267 rush, 3,528 pass) 3,421 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (137 rush, 3,284 pass) 3,396 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (142 rush, 3,254 pass) 3,352 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (321 rush, 3,031 pass) CAREER 9,552 8,236 7,483 7,005 6,200 4,812 4,770 4,488 4,190 4,048
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014-15 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013
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SEASON 379.5 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (10 games, 3,795 yards) 370.2 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 4,812 yards) 332.5 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 4,323 yards) 311.4 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 4,048 yards) 309.0 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (13 games, 4,017 yards) 296.4 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (13 games, 3,853 yards) 281.1 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (14 games, 3,936 yards) 280.4 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2015 (10 games, 2,804 yards) 268.4 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 (9 games, 2,416 yards) 263.3 Dane Evans, Tulas, 2014 (12 games, 3,160 yards)
YARDS PER PLAY
GAME (Minimum 15 plays) 17.9 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (16 plays, 286 yards) 15.3 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (15 plays, 229 yards) 14.3 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 (15 plays, 215 yards) 12.5 James Summers, East Carolina at SMU, 10/3/15 (19 plays, 238 yards) 12.0 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/7/13 (33 plays, 396 yards) Blake Bortles, UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 (26 plays, 312 yards) SEASON (Minimum 250 plays) 8.3 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (490 plays, 4,048 yards) 8.2 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (469 plays, 3,853 yards) 8.1 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2015 (348 plays, 2,804 yards) 7.6 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (530 plays, 4,017 yards) 7.5 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (453 plays, 3,254 yards) CAREER 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.3 7.0
(Minimum 400 plays) Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (490 plays, 4,048 yards) Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (469 plays, 3,853 yards) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (801 plays, 6,200 yards) Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (466 plays, 3,421 yards) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 (995 plays, 7,005 yards)
TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY
GAME 7 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 (2 rush, 5 pass) Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 (3 rush, 4 pass) Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (0 rush, 7 pass) 6 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (2 rush, 4 pass) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 (0 rush, 6 pass) Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (2 rush, 4 pass) Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Texas State, 9/26/15 (2 rush, 4 pass) 5 15 Times Most Recent: Quinton Flowers, USF at UCF, 11/26/15 (2 rush, 3 pass) SEASON 38 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (21 rush, 17 pass) 36 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (6 rush, 30 pass) 35 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (13 rush, 22 pass) 34 Quinton Flowers, USF, 2015 (12 rush, 22 pass) 32 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (1 rush, 32 pass) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (1 rush, 31 pass) Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (24 rush, 8 pass) 31 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (6 rush, 25 pass) 30 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (2 rush, 28 pass) 29 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 (1 rush, 28 pass) CAREER 76 60 59 53 36 34 32
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 (17 rush, 59 pass) P.J Walker, Temple, 2013-15 (8 rush, 52 pass) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 (29 rush, 30 pass) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (3 rush, 50 pass) Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 (5 rush, 48 pass) Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (6 rush, 30 pass) John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 (2 rush, 34 pass) Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 (3 rush, 31 pass) Quinton Flowers, USF, 2014-15 (12 rush, 22 pass) Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (1 rush, 31 pass) Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (24 rush, 8 pass)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING
RUSHING ATTEMPTS
GAME 38 Sam Craft, Memphis at Cincinnati, 10/4/14 33 Zack Langer, Tulsa vs. SMU, 11/8/14 Zack Langer, Tulsa at New Mexico, 9/12/15 32 Doroland Dorceus, Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 Arkeel Newsome, UConn vs. Houston, 11/21/15 31 Justin Goodwin, Rutgers vs. Houston, 10/26/13 Marlon Mack, USF vs. UConn, 9/19/04 Zack Langer, Tulsa at Oklahoma, 9/19/15 Jahad Thomas, Temple vs. UCF, 10/17/15 30 Zack Langer, Tulsa at Temple, 10/11/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Cincinnati, 11/7/15 SEASON 276 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 (1,262 yards) 265 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (1,373 yards) 213 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (1,139 yards) 211 Chris Swain, Navy, 2015 (1,023 yards) 210 Marlon Mack, USF, 2015 (1,381 yards) 202 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 (1,041 yards) 201 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013 (860 yards) Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2015 (777 yards) 198 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (1,108 yards) 196 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2014 (949 yards) Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014 (801 yards) CAREER 474 412 397 361 356 335 306 295 288
Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-15 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-15 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-15 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014-15 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014-15
RUSHING YARDS
GAME 275 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 230 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Temple, 11/14/15 215 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 212 Mike Boone, Cincinnati vs. USF, 10/24/14 211 Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 201 Quinton Flowers, USF vs. SMU, 10/24/15 199 Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 Jahad Thomas, Temple vs. UCF, 10/17/15 193 Jahad Thomas, Temple at Cincinnati, 9/12/15 192 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 SEASON 1,381 Marlon Mack, USF, 2015 1,373 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 1,262 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 1,139 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 1,108 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 1,041 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 1,037 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 1,023 Chris Swain, Navy, 2015 991 Quinton Flowers, USF, 2015 958 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2015 CAREER 2,509 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 2,422 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 1,857 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 1,809 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 1,678 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-15 1,646 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-15 1,578 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15 1,572 Hosey Williams, Cincinnati, 2013-15 1,399 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014-15 1,374 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014-15
QUARTERBACK GAME 201 Quinton Flowers, USF vs. SMU, 10/24/15 191 Matt Davis, SMU at UConn, 12/6/14 183 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. Air Force, 10/3/15 182 Greg Ward Jr., Houston at Tulsa, 10/3/15 181 Matt Davis, SMU at Tulsa, 11/8/14 169 James Summers, East Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 9/26/15 148 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Temple, 12/5/15 144 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. Pittsburgh, 12/28/15 142 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 137 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15 QUARTERBACK SEASON 1,373 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 1,108 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 991 Quinton Flowers, USF, 2015 761 Matt Davis, SMU, 2015 613 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014 569 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 503 Bryant Shirrefffs, UConn, 2015 446 James Summers, East Carolina, 2015 443 Matt Davis, SMU, 2015 332 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 FRESHMAN SEASON 1,041 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 688 Sherman Badie, Tulane, 2014 650 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014 634 Xavier Jones, SMU, 2015 533 Zaire Williams, Temple, 2013 100-YARD GAMES, SEASON 9 Marlon Mack, USF, 2015 8 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2014 7 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 5 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 Chris Swain, Navy, 2015 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 100-YARD GAMES, CAREER 13 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 11 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 8 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 6 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15 Chris Swain, Navy, 2015 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-15 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014-15
YARDS PER GAME
SEASON 115.1 Marlon Mack, USF, 2015 (12 games, 1,381 yards) 105.6 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (13 games, 1,373 yards) 90.1 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 (14 games, 1,262 yards) 87.6 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (13 games, 1,139 yards) 86.8 Marlon Mack, UCF, 2014 (12 games, 1,041 yards) 80.1 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014 (10 games, 801 yards) 79.8 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 (13 games, 1,037 yards) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2015 (12 games, 958 yards) 79.1 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2014 (12 games, 949 yards) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (14 games, 1,108 yards) CAREER 100.9 75.4 75.1 69.9 69.7 62.5 51.3 50.7 50.2
(Minimum 20 games) Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 (24 games, 2,422 yards) Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 (24 games, 1,809 yards) Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15 (21 games, 1,578 yards) Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (20 games, 1,399 yards) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 (36 games, 2,509 yards) Matt Davis, SMU, 2014-15 (22 games, 1,374 yards) Chris Hairston, East Carolina, 2014-15 (25 games, 1,282 yards) Hosey Williams, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (31 games, 1,572 yards) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 (37 games, 1,857 yards)
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS YARDS PER RUSH
GAME (Minimum 10 rushes) 15.7 Marquis Warford, Memphis vs. Arkansas State, 9/21/13 (11 att., 173 yards) 14.3 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 (15 att., 215 yards) 12.8 Kenneth Farrow, Houston at UCF, 10/24/15 (13 att., 167 yards) 12.1 Marcus Shaw, USF vs. McNeese State, 8/31/13 (12 att., 145 yards) 12.0 Ryan Jackson, Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 (10 att., 120 yards) SEASON (Minimum 100 rushes) 6.6 Marlon Mack, USF, 2015 (210 att., 1,381 yards) 6.5 Breon Allen, East Carolina, 2014 (134 att., 869 yards) 5.69 Sherman Badie, Tulane, 2014 (121 att., 688 yards) 5.67 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014 (108 att., 613 yards) 5.63 Hosey Williams, Cincinnati, 2015 (138 att., 777 yards) CAREER 6.8 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.3
GAME 5 4
(Minimum 200 rushes) Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (205 att., 1,399 yards) Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 (412 att., 2,422 yards) Hosey Williams, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (279 att., 1,572 yards) Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (213 att., 1,139 yards) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 (474 att., 2,509 yards)
TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 Chris Hairston, East Carolina vs. Towson, 9/5/15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15
AME (QUARTERBACK) G 5 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 4 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15 3 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Tulsa, 10/3/15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 Quinton Flowers, USF vs. SMU, 10/24/15 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. Pittsburgh, 12/28/15
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
GAME 342 Jahad Thomas, Temple at Cincinnati, 9/12/15 311 Robby Anderson, Temple at SMU, 10/26/13 283 Demarcus Ayers, Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 281 D’Ernest Johnson, USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 280 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 277 Rannell Hall, UCF at Temple, 11/29/13 272 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Temple, 11/14/15 269 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 268 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa vs. Memphis, 10/23/15 SEASON 1.696 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013 (121 rush, 886 rec., 0 pr, 689 kr) 1,686 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2015 (792 rush, 465 rec., 0 pr, 429 kr) 1,677 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 (1,262 rush, 216 rec., 0 pr, 199 kr) 1,659 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 (147 rush, 1,222 rec., 290 pr, 0 kr) 1,596 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 (7 rush, 1,494 rec., 95 pr) 1,588 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2015 (0 rush, 1,588 rec., 0 pr, 0 kr) 1,492 Marlon Mack, USF, 2015 (1,381 rush, 111 rec., 0 pr, p kr) 1,420 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (1,373 rush, 47 rec., 0 pr, 0 kr) 1,399 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (1,139 rush, 260 rec., 0 pr, 0 kr) 1,369 Rodney Adams, USF, 2015 (81 rush, 822 rec., 0 pr, 466 kr) CAREER 3,763 3,233 2,941 2,870 2,759 2,693 2,655 2,440 2,431 2,348
Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-15 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014-15 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013-14 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014-15 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-15
SEASON 24 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 21 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 18 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2015 17 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 14 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 13 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013 12 Quinton Flowers, USF, 2012 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2015 10 William Stanback, UCF, 2014 Matt Davis, SMU, 2015 Xavier Jones, SMU, 2015 CAREER 32 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 29 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 24 Keenan Reynods, Navy, 2015 22 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15 18 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014-15 17 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2014-15 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 16 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-15 Tion Green, Cincinnati, 2013-15
td td td td td
94 90 90 86 85 84 84 td 80 77 77
LONGEST RUSHING PLAY
Jager Gardner, Temple at SMU, 11/6/15 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 Arkeel Newsome, UConn vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Rutgers, 9/27/14 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane vs. Maine, 9/19/15 Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 Hosey Williams, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 10/24/15 Marcus Shaw, USF vs. McNeese State, 8/31/13 Hosey Williams, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Dominique Brown, Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS PASSING
ATTEMPTS
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
GAME (Minimum 10 comp.) 100.0 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. UCF, 10/31/15 (15 of 15) 93.3 Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati vs. USF, 10/24/14 (14 of 15) 88.9 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 (16 of 18) 88.0 Paxton Lynch, Memphis at Kansas, 9/12/15 (22 of 25) 87.9 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Temple, 10/17/14 (29 of 33) 86.5 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. Navy, 11/21/15 (32 of 37) 86.2 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville at USF, 10/26/13 (25 of 29) 84.6 Darrel Colbert Jr., SMU at USF, 10/24/15 (11 of 13) 84.4 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati vs. SMU, 11/9/13 (27 of 32) 83.8 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati vs. Temple, 10/11/13 (31 of 37) SEASON (Minimum 100 comp.) 71.0 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (303 of 427) 69.3 Blake Kemp, East Carolina, 2015 (260 of 375) 67.8 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (259 of 382) 67.2 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (232 of 345) 67.0 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 (175 of 261) 66.8 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (206 of 316) 66.5 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (335 of 504) 66.2 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (261 of 394) 63.5 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (392 of 617) 62.9 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 (305 of 485)
CAREER 1,205 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 1,063 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 947 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 706 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 656 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 637 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 619 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 617 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 612 Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2014-15 504 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013
AREER C 71.0 67.2 66.5 63.5 62.9 62.2 59.2 56.4 56.4 55.4
COMPLETIONS
GAME 45 42 41 39 38 37 36
Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 Garrett Krstich, SMU at East Carolina, 10/4/14 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Mississippi, 10/17/15 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at Cincinnati, 11/9/13 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at Texas A&M, 10/26/13 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UCF, 12/4/14 Blake Kemp, East Carolina at Navy, 9/19/15
SEASON 392 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 335 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 305 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 303 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 296 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 261 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 260 Blake Kemp, East Carolina, 2015 259 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 CAREER 758 600 561 439 428 392 359 349 335 328
GAME 70 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 67 Garrett Krstich, SMU at East Carolina, 10/4/14 66 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 64 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 62 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at Texas A&M, 9/21/13 61 Shane Carden, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 57 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati at Miami (Fla.), 10/11/14 54 Casey Cochran, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 Blake Kemp, East Carolina at Florida, 9/12/15 SEASON 617 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 504 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 485 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 462 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 446 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 443 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 432 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2015 427 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 413 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 394 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2014-15
(Minimum 300 comp.) Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (303 of 427) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 (428 of 637) Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (335 of 504) Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (392 of 617) Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 (758 of 1,205) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (439 of 706) Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 (561 of 947) P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 (600 of 1,063) John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 (349 of 619) Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 (359 of 656)
PASSING YARDS
GAME 557 Hayden Moore, Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 538 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10//26/13 523 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati at Houston, 11/7/15 484 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 465 Blake Kemp, East Carolina at UCF, 11/19/15 461 Casey Cochran, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 447 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Miami (Fla.), 12/28/13 Paxton Lynch, Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 445 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 438 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/13/14 SEASON 4,736 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 4,332 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 3,970 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 3,778 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 3,581 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 3,528 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 3,284 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 3,254 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 3,117 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 3,102 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 CAREER 8,865 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 7,434 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 7,373 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 6,031 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 5,148 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 4,736 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 4,401 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 4,068 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 3,970 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 3,601 Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2014-15
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 500-YARD GAMES, SEASON 1 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 Hayden Moore, Cincinnati, 2015 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2015 400-YARD GAMES, SEASON 6 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 3 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 2 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 300-YARD GAMES, SEASON 10 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 6 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 8 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 7 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 5 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 Blake Kemp, East Carolina, 2015 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2015 300-YARD GAMES, CAREER 12 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 10 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 9 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 8 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 7 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 5 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 Blake Kemp, East Carolina, 2015
GAME 7 6 5
TOUCHDOWN PASSES Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 Gary Nova, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Ohio, 9/1/13 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 John O’Korn, Houston at Rutgers, 10/26/13 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. SMU, 11/8/14 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. UCF, 10/31/15
SEASON 31 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 30 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 28 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 25 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 23 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 22 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 Quinton Flowers, USF, 2015 CAREER 59 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 52 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 50 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 48 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 34 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 31 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 30 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 25 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 ONGEST PASSING PLAYS L td 91 Blake Bortles to Breshad Perriman, UCF vs. Akron, 8/29/13 90 Tanner Lee, Tulane at Army, 11/14/15 td 89 Greg Ward Jr. to Markeith Ambles, Houston vs. Cincinnati, 12/6/14 88 Chandler Whitmer to Deshon Foxx, UConn at East Carolina, 10/23/14 td 88 Gunner Kiel to Mekale McKay, Cincinnati vs. Temple, 9/12/15 td 85 Mike White to Andre Davis, USF at Tulsa, 10/18/14
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GAME 4 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at TCU, 9/28/13 Gary Nova, Rutgers at Louisville, 10/10/13 Mike White, USF vs. Memphis, 11/16/13 John O’Korn, Houston vs. Texas-San Antonio, 8/29/14 Justin Holman, UCF at UConn, 11/1/14 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Tulane, 11/8/14 P.J. Walker, Temple at Pen State, 11/15/14 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Temple, 9/12/15 SEASON 17 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 15 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2014 14 Gary Nova, Rutgers, 2013 Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2014 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 Justin Holman, UCF, 2015 13 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 12 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 11 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2015 Hayden Moore, Cincinnati, 2015 CAREER 31 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-15 29 Justin Holman, UCF, 2013-15 25 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014-15 24 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014-15 23 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-15 21 Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2014-15 18 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 16 Mike White, USF, 2013-14 14 Gary Nova, Rutgers, 2013 Chandler Whitmer, UConn, 2013-14
LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF INTERCEPTIONS
SEASON (Minimum 200 attempts) 0.90 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (4 on 443) 0.93 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (4 on 427) 1.38 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (7 on 504) 1.62 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (10 on 617) 1.64 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 (8 on 485) 1.73 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (6 on 345) 1.85 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2015 (8 on 432) 2.08 Matt Davis, SMU, 2015 (7 on 335) 2.17 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (9 on 413) 2.24 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 (10 on 446)
FEWEST TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS
SEASON (Minimum 200 attempts) 4 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2015 (443 attempts) Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (427 attempts) 6 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (345 attempts) 7 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (504 attempts) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 (261 attempts) Matt Davis, SMU, 2015 (335 attempts) Tanner Lee, Tulane, 2015 (276 attempts) 8 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 (250 attempts) Chandler Whitmer, UConn, 2014 (223 attempts) Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2015 (485 attempts) P.J. Walker, Temple, 2015 (432 attempts) Quinton Flowers, USF, 2015 (276 attempts) Bryant Shirreffs, UConn, 2015 (279 attempts)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RECEIVING
RECEPTIONS
GAME 18 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 15 Geremy Davis, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 Justin Hardy, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati at East Carolina, 11/28/15 14 Deontay Greenberry, Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa at Houston, 11/22/14 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina at Florida, 9/12/15 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa at Oklahoma ,9/19/15 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa vs. Memphis, 10/23/15 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina at UCF, 11/19/15 SEASON 121 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 112 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 103 Darius Joseph, SMU, 2013 101 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 98 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2015 96 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2015 90 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2015 82 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 81 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014 CAREER 233 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 179 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014-15 166 Darius Joseph, SMU, 2013-15 154 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 143 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2014-15 142 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 135 Mose Frazier, Memphis, 2013-15 127 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014-15 126 Max Morrison, Cincinnati, 2013-15 121 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014
RECEPTIONS PER GAME
SEASON 9.33 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 112 rec.) 9.31 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 121 rec.) 8.6 Darius Joseph, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 103 rec.) 8.4 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 (12 games, 101 rec.) 8.2 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2015 (13 games, 96 rec.) 7.4 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 96 rec.) 7.0 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 (14 games, 98 rec.) 6.9 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games, 90 rec.) 6.8 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 (12 games, 82 rec.) 6.5 Anthony McClung, Cincinnati, 2013 (11 games, 71 rec.)
RECEIVING YARDS
GAME 268 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa vs. Memphis, 10/23/15 239 Robby Anderson, Temple at SMU, 10/26/13 233 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 224 Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 9/13/14 221 Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Ohio State, 9/27/14 217 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 216 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa at Tulane, 11/27/15 209 Keenan Holman, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 207 Geremy Davis, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 193 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/5/15 SEASON 1,588 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2015 1,494 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 1,222 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 1,219 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 1,202 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 1,112 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 1,099 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2015 1,085 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 1,071 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa, 2015 1,044 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2014 CAREER 2,528 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 2,286 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2014-15 2,188 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15 2,043 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 1,929 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014-15 1,855 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 1,730 Robby Anderson, Temple, 2013, 2015 1,717 Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, 2013-15 1,687 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 1,628 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014-15 00-YARD GAMES, SEASON 1 8 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 7 Keyarris Garett, Tulsa, 2015 6 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa, 2015 5 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 Cam Worthy, East Carolina, 2014 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2015 00-YARD GAMES, CAREER 1 8 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014-15 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2014-15 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 6 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014-15 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013-14 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa, 2014-15 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15
JeremyJohnson, SMU
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RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
SEASON 122.2 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 1,588 yards) 114.9 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 1,494 yards) 101.6 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 (12 games, 1,219 yards) 100.2 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 (12 games, 1,202 yards) 92.7 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 1,112 yards) 92.4 Cam Worthy, East Carolina, 2014 (11 games, 1,016 yards) 91.6 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2015 (12 games, 1,099 yards) 90.4 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 (12 games, 1,085 yards) 87.3 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 (14 games, 1,222 yards) 86.4 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 1,037 yards) CAREER 99.4 81.7 77.2 74.2 73.0 72.1 66.4 64.8 60.3 59.5
(minimum 20 games) Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2014-15 (23 games, 2,286 yards) Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 (25 games, 2,043 yards) Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014-15 (25 games, 1,929 yards) Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 (25 games, 1,855 yards) Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013-14 (22 games, 1,606 yards) Robby Anderson, Temple, 2013, 2015 (24 games, 1,730 yards) Andre Davis, USF, 2013-14 (20 games, 1,329 yards) Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (39 games, 2,528 yards) Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013-14 (23 games, 1,386 yards) Josh Atkinson, Tulsa, 2014-15 (25 games, 1,487 yards)
YARDS PER RECEPTION
GAME (Minimum 5 catches) 37.3 Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 9/13/14 (6 for 224) 32.6 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/5/15 (5 for 163) 32.4 Jamir Tillman, Navy at Houston, 11/27/15 (5 for 162) 31.2 Anthony Miller, Memphis vs. Cincinnati, 9/24/15 (5 for 156) 30.6 Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 (5 for 153) SEASON (Minimum 50 catches) 20.9 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2014 (50 for 1,044) 18.5 Cam Worthy, East Carolina, 2014 (55 for 1,016) 16.5 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2015 (96 for 1,588) 16.1 DeVante Parker, Louisville, 2013 (55 for 855) 15.5 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 (67 for 1,037) CAREER 20.8 19.7 19.0 16.0 15.6
(Minimum 75 catches) Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 (89 for 1,855) Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (87 for 1,717) Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (115 for 2,188) Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2014-15 (143 for 2,286) Andre Davis, USF, 2013-14 (85 for 1,329)
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
GAME 3 16 Times Most Recent: Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa vs. Memphis, 10/23/15 SEASON 12 DeVante Parker, Louisville, 2013 11 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 10 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 9 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 Robby Anderson, Temple, 2013 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013 Leonte Carroo, Rutgers, 2013 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2014 Courtland Sutton, SMU, 2015 Rodney Adams, USF, 2015 CAREER 24 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15 17 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, 2013-15 16 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014-15 Robby Anderson, Temple, 2013, 2015 13 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, 2014-15 12 DeVante Parker, Louisville, 2013 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 11 Rodney Adams, USF, 2014-15 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15
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SCORING
POINTS
GAME 30 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 24 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 Chris Hairston, East Carolina vs. Towson, 9/5/15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15 20 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 SEASON 144 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (24 TD) 132 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (23 FG, 63 PAT) 126 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (21 TD) 120 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (21 FG, 57 PAT) 114 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 (19 TD) 113 Austin Jones, Temple, 2015 (23 FG, 44 PAT) 112 Shawn Moffit, UCF, 2013 (21 FG, 49 PAT) John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (20 FG, 52 PAT) Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2015 (21 FG, 49 PAT) 109 Emilio Nadelman, USF, 2015 (15 FG, 53 PAT) CAREER 324 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 212 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 206 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 193 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 186 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 182 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 167 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-15 146 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15 144 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 132 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15
TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 5 Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 4 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 Chris Hairston, East Carolina vs. Towson, 9/5/15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 Keenan Reynolds, Navy at UConn, 9/26/15 SEASON 24 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 (24 rush) 21 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2015 (21 rush) 19 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2015 (17 rush, 1 rec., 1 kr) 18 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2015 (18 rush) 17 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (14 rush, 3 rec.) 15 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 (14 rush, 1 rec.) 13 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (13 rush) 12 DeVante Parker, Louisville, 2013 (12 rec.) William Stanback, UCF, 2014 (10 rush, 2 rec.) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2015 (12 rush) Quinton Flowers, USF, 2015 (12 rush) CAREER 34 31 24 22 20 19 18
Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-15 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-15 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2015 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-15 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014-15 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-15 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-15 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-15 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014-15 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014-15
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
GAME 6 Richie Leone, Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 Shawn Moffitt, UCF at East Carolina, 12/4/14 5 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 Carl Salazar, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 Redford Jones, Tulsa vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10/10/15 Austin Jones, Temple at USF, 11/14/15 SEASON 32 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 28 Austin Jones, Temple, 2015 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 27 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2015 25 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2015 24 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 23 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 Marvin Kloss, UCF, 2013 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2014 Emilio Nadelman, USF, 2015 CAREER 78 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 50 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 47 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 46 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 40 Marvin Kloss, UCF, 2013-14 37 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-15 32 Bobby Puyol, UConn, 2014-15 25 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2014-15 24 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 Andrew DiRocco, Tulane, 2014-15
FIELD GOALS MADE
GAME 5 Richie Leone, Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 4 Marvin Kloss, USF vs. Cincinnati, 10/5/13 Kyle Bullard, Houston vs. Grambling State, 9/6/14 Kyle Bullard, Houston vs. UCF, 10/2/14 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 Shawn Moffitt, UCF at East Carolina, 12/4/14 Redford Jones, Tulsa at New Mexico, 9/12/15 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Temple, 11/21/15 SEASON 23 Austin Jones, Temple, 2015 (28 attempts) Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (28 attempts) 21 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (23 attempts) Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (32 attempts) Andrew Gantz, Memphis, 2015 (27 attempts) 20 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (24 attempts) 18 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 (21 attempts) Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013 (23 attempts) CAREER 60 38 37 36 31 27 25 20 18 17
Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013-14 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-15 Bobby Puyol, UConn, 2014-15 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2014-15 Andrew DiRocco, Tulane, 2014-15
56 54 53 52 51
LONGEST FIELD GOAL
Jake Elliott, Memphis at USF, 11/16/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Auburn, 12/30/15 Marvin Kloss, USF vs. Cincinnati, 10/5/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. SMU, 10/19/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Bowling Green, 9/19/15 Chad Hedlund, SMU vs. James Madison, 9/26/15 Bobby Puyol, UConn vs. Marshall, 12/26/15 Chase Hover, SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 Kyle Bullard, Houston vs. UCF, 10/2/14 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Fla.), 10/1/15
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
SEASON (Minimum 10 made) 91.3 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (21 of 23) 88.9 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013 (16 of 18) Bobby Puyol, UConn, 2015 (16 of 18) 85.7 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 (18 of 21) Austin Grebe, Navy, 2015 (12 of 14) 83.3 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (20 of 24) Davis Plowman, East Carolina, 2015 (10 of 12) 82.1 Austin Jones, Temple, 2015 (23 of 28) Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (23 of 28) 80.0 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014 (16 of 20)
PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED
PAT KICKS MADE
GAME 10 Warren Harvey, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 9 Tony Miliano, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Missouri State, 9/5/15 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/23/15 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 SEASON 63 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (63 made) 61 Austin Grebe, Navy, 2015 (58 made) 60 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2015 (58 made) 58 Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (57 made) 57 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (57 made) CAREER 144 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 104 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 91 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-15 79 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 75 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15
GAME 10 9
Warren Harvey, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 Tony Miliano, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Missouri State, 9/5/15 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/23/15 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15
SEASON 63 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (63 attempts) 58 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2015 (60 attempts) Austin Grebe, Navy, 2015 (61 attempts) 57 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (57 attempts) Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (58 attempts) CAREER 144 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 101 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 86 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-15 79 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 74 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 58 Austin Grebe, Navy, 2015 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2015
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
PAT KICKS PERCENTAGE
GAME (Minimum 9 Attempts) 100.0 Warren Harvey, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (10 of 10) Tony Miliano, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (9 of 9) Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 (9 of 9) Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Missouri State, 9/5/14 (9 of 9) Jake Elliott, Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 (9 of 9) Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (9 of 9) SEASON (Minimum 40 Made) 100.0 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (63 of 63) Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (57 of 57) Ty Cummings, Houston, 2015 (51 of 51) Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (49 of 49) Chad Hedlund, SMU, 2015 (43 of 43) CAREER (Minimum 60 Made) 100.0 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 (144 of 144) Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 (79 of 79) 98.7 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 (74 of 75) 97.1 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (101 of 104) 94.5 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-14 (86 of 91)
CONSECUTIVE PATs MADE
144 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 9/7/13-present 79 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 8/29/13-12/26/14
TOTAL POINTS SCORED BY KICKING
GAME 17 Kyle Bullard, Houston vs. Grambling State, 9/6/14 (4 field goals, 5 PAT) 16 Richie Leone, Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 (5 field goals, 1 PAT) Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 (4 field goals, 4 PAT) Redford Jones, Tulsa at New Mexico, 9/12/15 (4 field goals, 4 PAT) Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 (4 field goals, 4 PAT) 15 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston, 10/12 13 (5 field goals) SEASON 132 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2015 (23 field goals, 63 PAT) 120 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (21 field goals, 57 PAT) 113 Austin Jones, Temple, 2015 (23 field goals, 44 PAT) 112 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (20 field goal, 52 PAT) Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (21 field goals, 49 PAT) Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2015 (21 field goals, 49 PAT) 109 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2015 (17 field goals, 44 PAT) 99 Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (14 field goals, 57 PAT) 98 Emilio Nadelman, USF, 2015 (15 field goals, 53 PAT) 90 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2014 (16 field goals, 42 PAT) CAREER 324 212 193 182 167 131 121 115 112 109
Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-15 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014-15 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-15 Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013-14 Austin Jones, Temple, 2014-15 Bobby Puyol, UConn, 2014-15 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 Redford Jones, Tulsa, 2015
PUNTING
CAREER 195 160 149 139 133 109 107 102 101
GAME 469 449 447 445 436
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Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013-15 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2013-15 Justin Wain, UConn, 2014-15 Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2014-15 Alex Starzyk, Temple, 2014-15 Worth Gregory, East Carolina, 2014-15 Logan Piper, Houston, 2014-15 Peter Picerelli, Tulane, 2014-15 Jackson Koonce, SMU, 2014-15 Spencer Smith, Memphis, 2014-15
YARDS PUNTED Alex Barta, Navy vs. Army, 12/12/15 Caleb Houston, UCF vs. East Carolina, 11/19/15 Richie Leone, Houston vs, Cincinnati, 11/23/13 Mattias Ciabatti, USF at Florida State, 9/12/15 Richie Leone, Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/14
SEASON 3,153 Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 3,017 Jackson Koonce, SMU, 2014 2,943 Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2014 2,937 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013 2,888 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2014 2,874 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2015 2,866 Justin Wain, UConn, 2015 2,848 Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2015 CAREER 8,290 6,709 5,791 5,734 5,363 4,719 4,359 4,275 4,086 4,083
Jake Elliott, Memphis
MOST PUNTS
GAME 11 Justin Wain, UConn at Tulane, 11/7/15 Zachary Block, Tulane vs. UConn, 11/7/15 Alex Barta, Navy vs. Army, 12/12/15 10 Richie Leone, Houston vs, Cincinnati, 11/23/13 Richie Leone, Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/14 Peter Picerelli, Tulane vs. Memphis, 11/15/14 Peter Picerelli, Tulane vs. Duke, 9/3/15 Mattias Ciabatti, USF at Florida State, 9/12/15 Caleb Houston, UCF vs. East Carolina, 11/19/15 SEASON 75 Justin Wain, UConn, 2015 74 Jackson Koonce, SMU, 2014 Justin Wain, UConn, 2014 73 Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013 71 Cole Wagner, UConn, 2013 Peter Picerelli, Tulane, 2014 69 Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2015 65 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2015 64 Logan Piper, Houston, 2015
Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013-15 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2013-15 Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2014-15 Justin Wain, UConn, 2014-15 Alex Starzyk, Temple, 2014-15 Worth Gregory, East Carolina, 2014-15 Spencer Smith, Memphis, 2014-15 Logan Piper, Houston, 2014-15 Jackson Koonce, SMU, 2014 Sam Geraci, Cincinnati, 201415
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
PUNTING AVERAGE
GAME (Minimum 3 punts) 53.0 Sam Geraci, Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/19/15 (5 for 265) 52.7 Spencer Smith, Memphis vs. Cincinnati, 9/24/15 (6 for 316) 52.2 Caleb Houston, UCF at Memphis, 10/5/13 (6 for 313) 51.8 Alex Starzyk, Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 (5 for 259) 51.7 Tom Hornsey, Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 (3 for 155) SEASON (Minimum 30 punts) 47.1 Spencer Smith, Memphis, 2015 (43 for 2,024) 46.3 Sam Geraci, Cincinnati, 2015 (44 for 2,036) 45.2 Tom Hornsey, Memphis, 2013 (62 for 2,800) 44.4 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2014 (65 for 2,888) 44.2 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2015 (65 for 2,874) 43.6 Worth Gregory, East Carolina, 2014 (49 for 2,136) 43.24 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2015 (57 for 2,465) 43.19 Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 (73 for 3,153) 42.8 Paul Layton, Temple, 2013 (61 for 2,609) CAREER 45.2 43.3 43.2 43.2 42.5 42.8 42.6 41.9 41.7 40.6
79 73 72 71 70 69
(Minimum 60 punts) Tom Hornsey, Memphis, 2013 (62 for 2,800) Worth Gregory, East Carolina, 2014-15 (109 for 4,719) Spencer Smith, Memphis, 2014-15 (101 for 4,359) Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 (73 for 3,153) Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013-15 (195 for 8,290) Paul Layton, Temple, 2013 (61 for 2,609) Sam Geraci, Cincinnati, 2015 (95 for 4,043) Caleb Houston, UCF, 2013-15 (160 for 6,709) Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2014-15 (139 for 5,791) Nick Marsh, Rutgers, 2013 (65 for 2,640)
LONGEST PUNT
Tom Hornsey, Memphis vs. Duke, 9/7/13 Worth Gregory, East Carolina vs. USF, 11/7/15 Alex Barta, Navy vs. Colgate, 9/5/15 Spencer Smith, Memphis vs. Cincinnati, 9/24/15 Caleb Houston, UCF at Memphis, 10/5/13 Worth Gregory, East Carolina vs. Towson, 9/5/15 Logan Piper, Houston at Tulsa, 10/3/15 Alex Starzyk, Temple vs. Toledo, 12/2/15 Tom Hornsey, Memphis vs. Tennessee-Martin, 11/9/13 Worth Gregory, East Carolina at UConn 10/30/15
RETURNS
PUNT RETURNS
GAME 8 Demarcus Ayers, Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 7 Quay Johnson, East Carolina at SMU, 10/3/15 6 Keiwone Malone, Memphis vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/20/14 SEASON 34 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2014 25 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013 28 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 23 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 CAREER 59 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013-14 36 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 33 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 30 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 23 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014
PUNT RETURN YARDS
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
GAME 175 Demarcus Ayers, Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 106 Janarion Grant, Rutgers vs. Arkansas, 9/21/13 98 Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 89 Sean Chandler, Temple vs. UCF, 10/17/15 85 Deshon Foxx, UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 SEASON 290 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2015 261 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2014 206 Sean Chandler, Temple, 2015 198 Tajee Fullwood, USF, 2015 171 Quay Johnson, East Carolina, 2015 CAREER 420 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013-14 324 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 312 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 297 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 206 Sean Chandler, Temple, 2014-15
GAME (Minimum 2 returns) 49.0 Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 (2 for 98) 33.0 Joe Craig, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 (2 for 66) 28.3 Deshon Foxx, UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 (3 for 85) SEASON (Minimum 15 returns) 12.1 Sean Chandler, Temple, 2015 (17 for 206) 10.4 Tajee Fullwood, USF, 2015 (19 for 198) 10.4 Demarucs Ayers, Houston, 2015 (28 for 290) 9.8 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2014 (17 for 167) 9.2 Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013 (17 for 156) CAREER 10.8 9.5 8.2 7.1
(Minimum 30 returns) J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 (30 for 324) Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 (33 for 312) Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (36 for 297) Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013-14 (59 for 420)
PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 1 17 Times Most Recent: Demarcus Ayers, Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 SEASON 1 17 Times CAREER 1 17 Times
84 73 72 69 65
LONGEST PUNT RETURN
Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 Demarcus Ayers, Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 Deshon Foxx, UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Fla.), 10/1/15 Sean Chandler, Temple vs. UCF, 10/17/15
Tom Hornsey, Memphis
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KICKOFF RETURNS
GAME 10 Deion Sanders, SMU at UCF, 11/22/14 8 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 7 Deion Sanders, SMU at North Texas, 9/6/14 Braeden West, SMU vs. Temple, 11/6/15 SEASON 37 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2014 36 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014 CAREER 71 70 55 47 45
Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2013-15 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014-15 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013-14 Johnny Holton, Cincinnati, 2014-15
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
GAME 203 Deion Sanders, SMU at UCF, 11/22/14 181 D’Ernest Johnson, USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 180 Braeden West, SMU vs. Temple, 11/6/15 177 Rannell Hall, UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 Joe Craig, Memphis at UConn, 12/7/13 SEASON 1,021 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013 759 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2014 730 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014 726 Tristan Payton, UCF, 2015 724 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013 CAREER 1,613 1,501 1,172 1,159 1,019
Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-15 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2013-15 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013-14 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014-15 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013-14
KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE
GAME (Minimum 2 returns) 69.5 Rodney Adams, USF at Navy, 10/31/15 (2 for 139) 65.5 Quron Pratt, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 (2 for 131) 57.5 Brandon Wilson, Houston at UConn, 11/21/15 (2 for 115) 56.5 Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13 (2 for 113) 45.2 D’Ernest Johnson, USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 (4 for 181) SEASON (Minimum 15 returns) 29.1 Rodney Adams, USF, 2015 (16 for 466) 27.6 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013 (37 for 1,021) 27.3 Dishan Romine, Navy, 2015 (24 for 655) 26.8 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013 (27 for 724) 26.8 D’Ernest Johnson, USF, 2015 (21 for 563) CAREER (Minimum 30 returns) 24.9 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013-14 (47 for 1,172) 24.9 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013-14 (41 for 1,019) 24.2 Tristan Payton, UCF., 2015 (30 for 726) 23.4 Chris Dunkley, USF, 2013-14 (41 for 959) 22.9 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-15 (44 for 1,007)
KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 1 10 Times Most Recent: Brandon Wilson, Houston at UConn, 11/21/15 SEASON 2 Brandon Wilson, Houston, 2015 CAREER 2 Brandon Wilson, Houston, 2013-15
100 99
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS
Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/2/13 Brandon Wilson, Houston at Louisville, 9/12/15 Jahad Thomas, Temple at Cincinnati, 9/12/15 Quron Pratt, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13
97 Rodney Adams, USF at Navy, 10/31/15
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DEFENSIVE RECORDS INTERCEPTIONS GAME 3 2
Bobby McCain, Memphis at USF, 11/16/13 Andrew Adams, UConn vs. UCF, 11/1/14 23 Times Most Recent: William Jackson III vs. Florida State, 12/31/15 and Trevon Stewart vs. Florida State, 12/31/15
SEASON 8 Jamar Summers, UConn, 2015 7 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, 2014 6 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013 Parry Nickerson, Tulane, 2014 5 Charles Gaines, Louisville, 2013 Zach McMillian, Houston, 2013 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2014 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2014 Josh Hawkins, East Carolina, 2014 William Jackson III, Houston, 2015 Reggis Ball, Memphis, 2015 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2015 CAREER 15 11 9 8 7
Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-15 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2013-15 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, 2013-14 Andrew Adams, UConn, 2013-15 Jamar Summers, UConn, 2014-15 William Jackson III, Houston, 2013-15 Josh Hawkins, East Carolina, 2014-15 Reggis Ball, Memphis, 2013-15 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013-15 Zach Edwards, Cincinnati, 2013-15
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS
GAME 100 Josh Hawkins, East Carolina vs. Tulsa, 10/17/15 96 William Jackson, Houston at Texas-San Antonio, 9/28/13 95 Mike Tyson, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 10/19/13 93 Reggis Ball, Memphis vs. SMU, 10/19/13 Tavon Young, Temple at UConn, 9/27/14 SEASON 153 Tavon Young, Temple, 2014 145 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2014 110 William Jackson III, Houston, 2015 108 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013 102 Shaquill Griffin, UCF, 2015 Jamar Summers, UConn, 2015 CAREER 245 211 183 167 162
Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-15 William Jackson III, Houston, 2013-15 Reggis Ball, Memphis, 2013-15 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 Tavon Young, Temple, 2013-15
YARDS PER INTERCEPTION
GAME (Minimum 2) 39.0 Alex Wells, Temple at Cincinnati, 9/12/15 (2 for 78) 32.5 Reggis Ball, Memphis vs. Auburn, 12/30/15 (2 for 65) 29.0 Zach McMillian, Houston vs. SMU, 11/29/13 (2 for 58) SEASON (Minimum 4) 38.2 Tavon Young, Temple, 2014 (4 for 153) 29.0 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2014 (5 for 145) 26.0 Andrew Adams, UConn, 2014 (4 for 104) AREER C 26.4 26.1 19.3 15.2 14.1
(Minimum 6) William Jackson III, Houston, 2013-15 (8 for 211) Reggis Ball, Memphis, 2013-15 (7 for 183) Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-14 (11 for 221) Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 (11 for 15.2) Andrew Adams, UConn, 2013-15 (8 for 113)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 1 37 Times Most Recent: Reggis Ball, Memphis vs. Auburn, 12/30/15 SEASON 2 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013 William Jackson III, Houston, 2015 Sean Chandler, Temple, 2015 CAREER 3 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 William Jackson III, Houston, 2013-15 2 Sean Chandler, Temple, 2014-15
100 96 93 89
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN
Josh Hawkins, East Carolina vs. Tulsa, 10/17/15 William Jackson, Houston at Texas-San Antonio, 9/28/13 Reggis Ball, Memphis vs. SMU, 10/19/13 Tavon Young, Temple at UConn, 9/27/14 Kolton Shindelar, Tulsa at Tulane, 11/27/15
TACKLES
GAME 24 Tyler Matakevich, Temple at Idaho, 9/28/13 (13 solo, 11 assisted) 20 Michael Mudoh, Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/5/15 (12 solo, 8 assisted) Domenic Spencer, UCF at Tulsa, 11/7/15 (6 solo, 14 assisted) 19 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/20/14 (8 solo, 11 assisted) 18 Randall Joyner, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 (11 solo, 7 assisted) Greg Blair, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 12/5/13 (7 solo, 11 assisted) DeDe Lattimore, USF at Rutgers, 12/7/13 (9 solo, 9 assisted) Jeff Luc, Cincinnati at Ohio State, 9/27/14 (11 solo, 7 assisted) Eric Wilson, Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/19/15 (9 solo, 9 assisted) Elandon Roberts, Houston vs. Memphis, 11/14/15 (8 solo, 10 assisted) SEASON 142 Elandon Roberts, Houston, 2015 (88 solo, 54 assisted) 140 Zeek Bigger, East Carolina, 2014 (66 solo, 74 assisted) 138 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2015 (77 solo, 61 assisted) 137 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013 (99 solo, 38 assisted) Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2014 (69 solo, 68 assisted) 135 Michael Mudoh, Tulsa, 2015 (76 solo, 59 assisted) 134 Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013 (70 solo, 64 assisted) Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2014 (65 solo, 69 assisted) 124 Brandon Williams, East Carolina, 2014 (54 solo, 74 assisted) 123 Steve Longa, Rutgers, 2013 (51 solo, 72 assisted) 121 Zach Edwards, Cincinnati, 2014 (67 solo, 54 assisted) CAREER 392 287 271 266 257 248 241 240 238 233
TACKLES FOR LOSS
GAME 5.0 Montese Overton, East Carolina at SMU, 10/3/15 (4 solo, 2 assisted) 4.5 Martin Ifedi, Memphis vs. Arkansas State, 9/21/13 (4 solo, 1 assisted) Terrance Plummer, UCF vs. Brigham Young, 10/9/14 (4 solo, 1 assisted) Elandon Roberts, Houston vs. Navy, 11/27/15 (4 solo, 1 assisted) 4.0 Nine Times Most Recent: Will Anthony, Navy at Tulsa, 11/21/15 (4 solo) SEASON 19.0 Elandon Roberts, Houston, 2015 (17 solo, 4 assisted) 18.5 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2015 (17 solo, 3 assisted) 17.5 Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 (17 solo, 1 assisted) 16.0 Matt Linscott, Tulsa, 2015 (14 solo, 4 assisted) 15.5 Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2014 (15 solo, 1 assisted) 15.0 Tanzel Smart, Tulane, 2015 (15 solo) Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2015 (12 solo, 6 assisted) 14.5 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013 (13 solo, 3 assisted) 14.0 Trent Martin, Tulsa, 2015 (10 solo, 8 assisted) 13.5 Stephon Sanders, SMU, 2013 (11 solo, 5 assisted) Nick Temple, Cincinnati, 2013 (11 solo, 5 assisted) Nico Marley, Tulane, 2014 (10 solo, 7 assisted) Royce LaFrance, Tulane, 2015 (13 solo, 1 assisted) CAREER 38.0 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2013-15 37.0 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013-15 30.0 Matt Ioannidis, Temple, 2013-15 26.5 Nico Marley, Tulane, 2014-15 25.5 Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati, 2013-15 24.0 Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2013-14 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013-14 Nick Temple, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Thomas Niles, UCF, 2014-15 23.5 Royce LaFrance, Tulane, 2014-15 Haason Reddick, Temple, 2013-15 Ricky Hunter, Memphis, 2013-15
Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013-15 Zach Edwards, Cincinnati, 2013-15 Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013-14 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-15 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2013-15 Michael Mudoh, Tulsa, 2014-15 Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2013-15 Andrew Adams, UConn, 2013-15 Zeek Bigger, East Carolina, 2014-15 Obi Melifonwu, UConn, 2013-15
TACKLES PER GAME
SEASON 11.4 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013 (12 games, 137 tackles) 10.8 Zeek Bigger, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 140 tackles) 10.5 Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2014 (13 games, 137 tackles) 10.4 Michael Mudoh, Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 135 tackles) 10.3 Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013 (13 games, 134 tackles) Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games, 134 tackles) 10.1 Elandon Roberts, Houston, 2015 (14 games, 142 tackles) 9.9 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2015 (14 games, 138 tackles) 9.83 Yawin Smallwood, UConn, 2013 (12 games, 118 tackles) 9.80 Randall Joyner, SMU, 2013 (10 games, 98 tackles)
Tyler Matakevich, Temple
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SACKS
GAME 4.0 Montese Overton, East Carolina at SMU, 10/3/15 (3 solo, 2 assisted) 3.0 Marcus Smith, Louisville vs. Rutgers, 10/10/13 (3 solo) Derrick Mathews, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 (3 solo) Jaryl Mamea, UCF at Houston, 10/2/14 (3 solo) Tyler Matakevich, Temple vs. Penn State, 9/5/15 (3 solo) Royce LaFrance, Tulane vs. UCF, 10/3/15 (3 solo) Steven Taylor, Houston at Tulsa, 10/3/15 (2 solo, 2 assisted) Steven Taylor, Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 (3 solo) Trevon Stewart, Houston vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/15 (3 solo) Will Anthony, Navy at Tulsa, 11/21/15 (3 solo) SEASON 14.5 Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 (14 solo, 1 assisted) 11.5 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013 (10 solo, 1 assisted) 10.0 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2015 (9 solo, 2 assisted) 9.5 Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville, 2013 (9 solo, 1 assisted) Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati, 2013 (8 solo, 3 assisted) 9.0 Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati, 2014 (8 solo, 2 assisted) 8.0 Nate D. Smith, Temple, 2015 (7 solo, 2 assisted) 7.5 Derrick Alexander, Tulsa, 2014 (5 solo, 5 assisted) Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple, 2014 (7 solo, 1 assisted) Thomas Niles, UCF, 2014 (7 solo, 1 assisted) Montese Overton, East Carolina, 2015 (6 solo, 3 assisted) Folorunso Fatuksai, UConn, 2015 (7 solo, 1 assisted) Will Anthony, Navy, 2015 (7 solo, 1 assisted) CAREER 18.0 17.0 14.5 14.0 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.0
Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati, 2013-15 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2013-15 Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013-14 Tyus Bowser, Houston, 013-15 Thomas Niles, UCF, 2013-15 Royce LaFrance, Tulane, 2014-15 Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple, 2014-15 Nate D. Smith, Temple, 2013-15 Derrick Alexander, Tulsa, 2014-15
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FORCED FUMBLES
SEASON 6 Nigel Harris, USF, 2014 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2014 5 Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple, 2014 4 DeDe Lattimore, USF, 2013 Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2014 Folorunso Fatuksai, UConn, 2015 Trent Martin, 2015 Jarred Alwan, 2015 CAREER 8 5
Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Nigel Harris, USF, 2013-15 Praise Martin-Oguike, 2014-15 Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2013-14 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-15 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2013-15 Jarred Alwan, Temple, 2013-15
FUMBLES RECOVERED
SEASON 6 Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2013 4 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2014 Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2015 3 DeDe Lattimore, USF, 2013 Sean Maag, UCF, 2013 Sharif Finch, Temple, 2014 Averee Robinson, Temple, 2014 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2014 Eric Wilson, Cincinnati, 2014 Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati, 2014 T.J. Mutcherson, UCF, 2015 CAREER 10 6 5 4
Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2013-15 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-15 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Eric Wilson, Cincinnati, 2014-15 Darion Monroe, Tulane, 2014-15 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013-15 Todd Chandler, USF, 2013-14
Trevon Stewart, Houston
TEAM RECORDS RUSHING
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
GAME 75 Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 71 Navy vs. Pittsburgh, 12/28/15 69 Memphis at Cincinnati, 10/4/14 Navy vs. USF, 10/31/15 66 Navy at Memphis, 11/7/15 SEASON 748 Navy, 2015 (13 games) 669 Houston, 2015 (14 games) 594 Memphis, 2014 (13 games) 592 USF, 2015 (13 games) 591 Tulsa, 2015 (13 games)
GAME 71 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 68 East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 67 SMU at Texas A&M, 9/21/13 SMU at East Carolina, 10/4/14 65 East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 SEASON 637 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games) 619 SMU, 2013 (12 games) 547 Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games) 518 Houston, 2013 (13 games) 492 Tulsa, 2015 (13 games)
RUSHING YARDS
COMPLETIONS
GAME 469 Navy at Tulsa, 11/21/15 428 Navy vs. USF, 10/31/15 417 Navy vs. Pittsburgh, 12/28/15 415 Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 403 Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15 SEASON 4,247 Navy, 2015 (13 games) 3,301 Houston, 2015 (14 games) 3,205 USF, 2015 (13 games) 2,476 Memphis, 2014 (13 games) 2,387 Houston, 2014 (13 games) GAME - TWO TEAMS 672 James Madison (44) at SMU (232), 9/26/15 643 Navy (487) at Temple (156), 9/6/14 615 Navy (417) vs. Pittsburgh (198), 12/28/15 569 Houston (399) vs. UNLV (170), 9/20/14 Navy (371) vs. Colgate (198), 9/5/15 547 Navy (403) vs. SMU (144), 11/14/15 YARDS PER GAME 326.7 Navy, 2015 (13 games, 4,247 yards) 246.5 USF, 2015 (13 games, 3,205 yards) 235.8 Houston, 2015 (14 games, 3,301 yards) 190.5 Memphis, 2014 (13 games, 2,476 yards) 183.6 Houston, 2014 (13 games, 2,387 yards)
YARDS PER RUSH
GAME 8.9 USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 (33 attempts, 294 yards) 8.5 Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 (30 attempts, 254 yards) 7.9 Navy vs. Colgate, 9/5/15 (47 attempts, 371 yards) 7.69 Navy at Tulsa, 11/21/15 (61 attempts, 469 yards) 7.67 Houston vs. UNLV, 9/20/14 (52 attempts, 399 yards) SEASON 5.7 Navy, 2015 (748 attempts, 4,247 yards) 5.4 USF, 2015 (592 attempts, 3,205 yards) 4.9 Houston, 2015 (669 attempts, 3,301 yards) 4.84 East Carolina, 2014 (433 attempts, 2,094 yards) 4.83 Houston, 2014 (494 attempts, 2,387 yards)
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 7 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15 6 Houston vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/5/15 Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 SMU vs. Tulane, 11/21/15 SEASON 53 Navy, 2015 46 Houston, 2015 33 Tulsa, 2015 31 Memphis, 2014 29 Memphis, 2015
PASSING
ATTEMPTS
GAME 45 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 42 SMU at East Carolina, 10/4/14 41 SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/31 SMU at Texas A&M, 9/21/13 39 East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 Memphis vs. Mississippi, 10/17/15 SEASON 402 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games) 400 SMU, 2013 (12 games) 341 Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games) 321 East Carolina, 2015 (12 games) 311 Louisville, 2013 (13 games) Memphis, 2015 (13 games)
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
GAME 90.5 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (19 of 21) 88.9 Memphis at Kansas, 9/12/15 (24 of 27) Houston vs. SMU, 10/8/15 (16 of 18) 87.9 Houston vs. Temple, 10/17/14 (29 of 33) 86.7 Louisville at USF, 10/26/13 (26 of 30) SEASON 70.8 Louisville, 2013 (311 of 439) 67.9 East Carolina, 2015 (321 of 473) 66.9 Memphis, 2015 (311 of 465) 66.6 UCF, 2013 (269 of 404) 66.2 Cincinnati, 2013 (310 of 468)
PASSING YARDS
GAME 620 Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 538 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 523 Cincinnati at Houston, 11/7/15 507 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 489 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 10/31/15 SEASON 4,835 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games) 4,679 Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games) 4,332 Tulsa, 2015 (13 games) 4,097 SMU, 2013 (12 games) 4,082 Louisville, 2013 (13 games)
GAME 1,032 914 868 854
371.9 359.9 341.4 333.2 314.0
PASSING YARDS - TWO TEAMS Cincinnati (620) at Memphis (412), 9/24/15 SMU (538) vs. Temple (376), 10/26/13 Tulsa (427) at Oklahoma (487), 9/19/15 Memphis (447) at Tulsa (421), 10/23/15 Cincinnati (436) vs. East Carolina (418), 11/13/14
YARDS PER GAME
East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 4,835 yards) Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games, 4,679 yards) SMU, 2013 (12 games, 4,097 yards) Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 4,332 yards) Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 4,082 yards)
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TEAM RECORDS YARDS PER ATTEMPT
SEASON 10.5 Navy, 2015 (122 attempts, 1,280 yards) 9.3 Louisville, 2013 (439 attempts, 4,082 yards) 9.1 UCF, 2013 (404 attempts, 3,661 yards) 8.8 Tulsa, 2015 (305 attempts, 4,332 yards) 8.6 Memphis, 2015 (311 attempts, 3,999 yards)
YARDS PER COMPLETION
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
SEASON 20.0 Navy, 2015 (64 completions, 1,280 yards) 14.2 Tulsa, 2015 (305 completions, 4,332 yards) 14.2 USF, 2015 (179 completions, 2,536 yards) 13.7 Cincinnati, 2015 (341 completions, 4,679 yards) 13.6 UCF, 2013 (269 completions, 3,661 yards) GAME 7 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 6 Louisville vs. Ohio, 9/1//13 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 10/31/15 SEASON 35 Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games) 33 Louisville, 2013 (13 games) 31 East Carolina, 2013 (13 games) 30 Houston, 2013 (13 games) Memphis, 2015 (13 games)
PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED
GAME 5 Rutgers vs. Houston, 10/26/13 4 12 Times Most Recent: Cincinnati at USF, 11/20/15 SEASON 23 UCF, 2015 (12 games) 22 Rutgers, 2013 (13 games) Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games) 18 UConn, 2013 (12 games) Tulane, 2014 (12 games) Tulsa, 2014 (12 games)
FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS GAME (Min. 50 att.) 0 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 (71 attempts) SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 (62 attempts) East Carolina vs. Cincinnati, 11/13/14 (62 attempts) Tulsa at Memphis, 10/31/14 (54 attempts) SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (53 attempts) Houston at Brigham Young, 9/11/14 (53 attempts) Tulsa at Oklahoma, 9/19/15 (51 attempts) East Carolina vs. Cincinnati, 11/28/15 (51 attempts) Tulsa at Cincinnati, 11/14/15 (50 attempts) SEASON (Lowest pct.) 0.91 Louisville, 2013 (4 INT, 439 attempts) 1.07 Memphis, 2015 (5 INT, 465 attempts) 1.62 Houston, 2015 (7 INT, 432 attempts) 1.63 Tulsa, 2015 (8 INT, 492 attempts) 1.64 Navy, 2015 (2 INT, 122 attempts) SEASON - FEWEST TOTAL 2 Navy, 2015 (122 attempts) 4 Louisville, 2013 (439 attempts) 5 Memphis, 2015 (465 attempts) 7 Houston, 2015 (432 attempts) 8 Temple, 2015 (438 attempts) Tulsa, 2015 (492 attempts) SMU, 2015 (365 attempts)
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TOTAL OFFENSE
PLAYS
GAME 107 Tulsa vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 9/10/15 101 East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 100 East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 99 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 Houston vs. Florida State, 12/31/15 SEASON 1,101 Houston, 2015 (6,778 yards, 14 games) 1,083 Tulsa, 2015 (6,596 yards, 13 games) 1,070 East Carolina, 2014 (6,929 yards, 13 games) 1,059 Cincinnati, 2015 (6,992 yards, 13 games) 1,028 Memphis, 2015 (6,330 yards, 13 games)
YARDS GAINED
YARDS GAINED - TWO TEAMS
GAME 789 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (343 rush, 446 pass) 752 Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 (132 rush, 620 pass) 728 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (190 rush, 538 pass) 726 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 10/31/15 (237 rush, 489 pass) 704 Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 (257 rush, 447 pass) SEASON 6,992 Cincinnati, 2015 (4,679 pass, 2,313 rush) 6,929 East Carolina, 2014 (4,835 pass, 2,094 rush) 6,778 Houston, 2015 (3,477 pass, 3,301 rush) 6,596 Tulsa, 2015 (4,332 pass, 1,083 rush) 6,330 Memphis, 2015 (3,999 pass, 1,028 rush) GAME 1,376 1,322 1,321 1,240 1,238
537.8 533.0 507.4 486.9 484.1
Tulsa (603) at Oklahoma (773), 9/19/15 Cincinnati (752) at Memphis (570), 9/24/15 SMU (728) vs. Temple (593), 10/26/13 Cincinnati (652) vs. Tulsa (588), 11/14/15 Memphis (704) at Tulsa (534), 10/23/15
YARDS PER GAME
Cincinnati, 2015 (13 games, 6,992 yards) East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 6,929 yards) Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 6,596 yards) Memphis, 2015 (13 games, 6,330 yards) Houston, 2015 (14 games, 6,778 yards)
YARDS PER PLAY
GAME 10.0 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (67 plays, 669 yards) 9.8 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 10/31/15 (74 plays, 726 yards) 8.9 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (82 plays, 728 yards) 8.8 Houston vs. Texas State, 9/26/15 (76 plays, 689 yards) 8.7 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 (71 plays, 619 yards) SEASON 6.7 Louisville, 2013 (894 plays, 5,991 yards) 6.60 Cincinnati, 2015 (1,059 plays, 6,992 yards) 6.56 UCF, 2013 (875 plays, 5,740 yards) 6.5 East Carolina, 2014 (1,070 plays, 6,929 yards) 6.4 USF, 2051 (893 plays, 5,741 yards) GAME 39 38 35 34
FIRST DOWNS East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 Cincinnati vs. Alabama A&M, 9/5/15 Memphis at Kansas, 9/12/15 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 9/12/15
TEAM RECORDS SEASON 44.5 Cincinnati, 2015 (49 punts, 2,180 yards) 44.44 Memphis, 2013 (63 punts, 2,800 yards) 44.37 UCF, 2015 (75 punts, 3,328 yards) 44.35 Memphis, 2015 (57 punts, 2,528 yards) 43.8 USF, 2014 (66 punts, 2,888 yards)
SEASON 378 East Carolina, 2014 370 Cincinnati, 2015 332 Houston, 2015 Tulsa, 2015 322 Memphis, 2015
GAME 24 23 22 21
FIRST DOWNS RUSHING Navy vs. SMU, 11/14/15 Navy vs. East Carolina, 9/19/15 Navy at Tulsa, 11/21/15 Navy vs. Pittsburgh, 12/28/15 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 Navy vs. USF, 10/31/15
SEASON 217 Navy, 2015 157 Houston, 2015 150 USF, 2015 129 Houston, 2014 126 Cincinnati, 2015
GAME 27 24 23
FIRST DOWNS PASSING Cincinnati at Memphis, 9/24/15 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 Louisville vs. Miami (Fla.), 12/28/13 East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15
SEASON 238 East Carolina, 2014 217 Cincinnati, 2015 195 Louisville, 2013 191 SMU, 2013 185 Cincinnati, 2014
PUNTING
PUNTS
GAME 11 Tulane vs. Houston, 10/16/15 UConn at Tulane, 11/7/15 Tulane vs. UConn, 11/7/15 SMU at Memphis, 11/28/15 Navy vs. Army, 12/12/15 SEASON 82 Tulane, 2015 80 UConn, 2014 77 SMU, 2014 76 UConn, 2015 75 UCF, 2015
YARDS PUNTING
GAME 469 Navy vs. Army, 12/12/15 (11 punts) 461 Tulane vs. Houston, 10/16/15 (11 punts) 449 UCF vs. East Carolina, 11/19/15 (10 punts) 447 Houston vs. Cincinnati, 11/23/13 (10 punts) 445 USF at Florida State, 9/12/15 (10 punts) SEASON 3,328 UCF, 2015 (75 punts) 3,153 Houston, 2013 (73 punts) 3,121 SMU, 2014 (77 punts) 3,078 UConn, 2014 (80 punts) 2,974 Tulane, 2015 (82 punts)
PUNT RETURNS
RETURNS GAME 8 7 6
Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 East Carolina at SMU, 10/3/15 Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Rutgers vs. Norfolk State, 9/7/13 Memphis vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/20/14 UCF vs. Brigham Young, 10/9/14 Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14
SEASON 42 Memphis, 2014 29 Cincinnati, 2013 Houston, 2015 Temple, 2015 28 UCF, 2014
YARDS RETURNED
YARDS PER RETURN
PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 175 Houston at Tulane, 10/16/15 134 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 112 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 106 Rutgers vs. Arkansas, 9/21/13 92 Temple vs. UCF, 10/17/15 SEASON 371 Memphis, 2014 302 Houston, 2015 294 Temple, 2015 238 UCF, 2014 229 USF, 2015
GAME (Minimum 3 returns) 44.7 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 (3 att., 134 yards) 28.0 Memphis vs. Missouri State, 9/5/15 (3 att., 84 yards) 27.3 USF vs. SMU, 10/24/13 (3 punts, 82 yards) 26.5 Rutgers vs. Arkansas, 9/21/13 (4 att., 106 yards) 22.0 Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 10/31/15 (3 att., 166 yards) SEASON 14.1 USF, 2013 (14 att., 198 yards) 12.7 Tulsa, 2015 (9 att., 114 yards) 12.3 Temple, 2014 (18 att., 221 yards) 11.4 Rutgers, 2013 (19 att., 216 yards) 10.9 USF, 2015 (21 att., 229 yards) GAME 2 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 SEASON 3 Temple, 2014 2 Rutgers, 2013
PUNTING AVERAGE
GAME (Minimum 3 punts) 54.2 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 10/11/13 (4 punts, 217 yards) 53.0 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/19/15 (5 punts, 265 yards) 52.7 Memphis vs. Cincinnati, 9/14/15 (6 punts, 316 yards) 52.2 UCF at Memphis, 10/5/13 (6 punts, 313 yards) 51.8 Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 (5 punts, 259 yards)
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RETURNS
GAME 10 SMU vs. UCF, 11/22/14 Cincinnati at USF, 11/20/15 8 11 Times: Most Recent Temple at USF, 11/14/15 SEASON 65 UCF, 2015 58 SMU, 2014 56 SMU, 2015 52 Cincinnati, 2015 49 Cincinnati, 2014
YARDS RETURNED
GAME 222 USF at Navy, 10/31/15 210 SMU at Navy, 11/14/15 209 Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 203 SMU at UCF, 11/22/14 200 UCF at Tulsa, 11/7/15 SEASON 1,492 UCF, 2015 1,246 SMU, 2015 1,187 Houston, 2013 1,093 USF, 2015 1,090 SMU, 2014
YARDS PER RETURN
KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME (Minimum 3 returns) 48.0 Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 (3 att., 144 yards) 45.2 USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 (4 att., 181 yards) 44.2 UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 (4 att., 177 yards) 37.5 Temple at Cincinnati, 9/12/15 (4 ret., 150 yards) 37.0 Houston at Louisville, 9/12/15 (4 ret., 148 yards) SEASON 26.7 USF, 2015 (41 att., 1,093 yards) 26.6 UCF, 2014 (36 att., 957 yards) 25.3 Houston, 2013 (47 att., 1,187 yards) 24.2 Navy, 2015 (32 att., 775 yards) 23.5 Houston, 2015 (33 att., 777 yards) GAME 1 10 Times: Most Recent Houston at UConn, 11/21/15 SEASON 2 Rutgers, 2013 Houston, 2015 1 Houston, 2013 Louisville, 2013 UCF, 2014 SMU, 2015 USF, 2015 Temple, 2015
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PENALTIES
GAME 19 16 15 14
MOST PENALTIES
USF at Houston, 10/31/13 SMU at Texas A&M, 9/21/13 Memphis at Middle Tennessee, 9/14/13 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 SMU vs. Tulane, 11/21/15
TWO TEAMS - GAME 29 SMU (16) at Texas A&M (13), 9/21/13 SEASON 109 East Carolina, 2014 104 Cincinnati, 2015 102 USF, 2013 99 Memphis, 2015 98 Houston, 2013
GAME 170 148 145 133 131
MOST PENALTY YARDS USF at Houston, 10/31/13 East Carolina at USF, 10/11/14 Memphis at Middle Tennessee, 9/14/13 Tulane vs. Houston, 10/16/15 Cincinnati at Northwestern State, 9/14/13
TWO TEAMS - GAME 225 Texas A&M (114) vs. SMU (111), 9/21/13 SEASON 1,004 East Carolina, 2014 976 Memphis, 2015 948 Cincinnati, 2015 881 Houston, 2013 872 USF, 2013
TEAM RECORDS SCORING
MOST POINTS
GAME 72 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 70 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 66 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 65 USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 HALF 56 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (1st) 51 USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 (1st) 49 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 (1st) 45 UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 (1st) SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (2nd) QUARTER 29 Houston vs. Pittsburgh, 1/2/15 (4th) 28 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 (2nd) Houston at Texas-San Antonio, 9/28/13 (4th) Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 (2nd) Memphis vs. Missouri State, 9/5/15 (1st) Cincinnati vs. Alabama A&M, 9/5/15 (2nd) Houston vs. Texas State, 9/26/15 (2nd) Houston at UCF, 10/24/15 (3rd) Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (1st, 2nd) VERTIME O 20 Rutgers vs. SMU, 10/5/13 (3ot) 17 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 (3ot) Tulsa vs. Texas State, 9/27/14 (3ot) SEASON 566 Houston, 2015 522 Memphis, 2015 483 Tulsa, 2015 478 Navy, 2015 457 Louisville, 2013
40.4 40.2 37.2 36.8 36.2
111 108 107 103
POINTS PER GAME
Houston, 2015 (14 games, 566 points) Memphis, 2015 (13 games, 522 points) Tulsa, 2015 (13 games, 483 points) Navy, 2015 (13 games, 478 points) Memphis, 2014 (13 games, 471 points)
POINTS - TWO TEAMS
East Carolina (70) vs. North Carolina (41), 9/20/14 SMU (59) vs. Temple (49), 10/26/13 Memphis (66) at Tulsa (42), 10/23/15 Rutgers (55) at SMU (52), 10/5/13 (3ot) Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52), 12/26/15 Fresno State (52) vs. Rutgers (51), 8/29/13 (ot) Memphis (55) vs. Brigham Young (48), 12/22/14 (2ot)
GAME 72 63 59 57
FIELD GOALS MADE GAME 5 Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 SEASON 23 Temple, 2015 Memphis., 2015 21 UCF, 2013 UCF, 2014 Memphis, 2014 Cincinnati, 2015
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
PAT KICKS MADE
GAME 6 Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 UCF at East Carolina, 12/4/14 SEASON 32 Memphis, 2014 29 UCF, 2014 28 Temple, 2015 Memphis, 2015 27 Cincinnati, 2015
GAME 10 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 SEASON 75 Houston, 2015 63 Memphis, 2015 59 Navy, 2015 58 Memphis, 2014 East Carolina, 2014 Tulsa, 2015
FEWEST POINTS - TWO TEAMS
10 UConn (7) at Tulane (3), 11/7/15 13 Temple (10) at Tulane (3), 12/6/14 14 Cincinnati (14) at Miami (Ohio) (0), 9/21/13 15 Tulane (12) vs. UConn (3), 10/11/14 Missouri (9) vs. UConn (6), 9/19/15
SCORING MARGIN Louisville (72) vs. Florida International (0), 9/21/13 Memphis (63) vs. Austin Peay (0), 8/30/14 Memphis (63) vs. SMU (0), 11/28/15 Temple (59) vs. Delaware State (0), 9/20/14 Cincinnati (66) vs. Northwestern State (9), 9/14/13
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 10 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 9 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Memphis vs. Missouri State, 9/5/15 Memphis at Tulsa, 10/23/15 USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 SEASON 75 Houston, 2015 64 Memphis, 2015 63 Navy, 2015 62 Tulsa, 2015 61 East Carolina, 2014
PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED
GAME 10 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 SEASON 75 Houston, 2015 63 Memphis, 2015 62 Navy, 2015 60 Tulsa, 2015 59 East Carolina, 2014
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TEAM RECORDS RUSH DEFENSE
PASS DEFENSE
GAME 14 UConn vs. UCF , 10/10/15 18 East Carolina vs. SMU, 10/4/14 Houston vs. Cincinnati, 11/7/15 Cincinnati vs. East Carolina, 11/28/15 19 UCF vs. Rutgers, 11/21/13 SEASON 400 UCF, 2013 406 Louisville, 2013 421 Memphis, 2013 423 Rutgers, 2013 Cincinnati, 2013
GAME 3 UConn vs. Army, 11/8/14 Tulsa vs. Navy, 11/7/15 5 UConn vs. Navy, 9/26/15 Memphis vs. Navy, 11/7/15 6 Colgate vs. Navy, 9/5/15 Notre Dame vs. Navy, 10/10/15 SEASON 311 SMU, 2015 333 Tulane, 2015 342 USF, 2013 355 UCF, 2015 362 USF, 2014 364 SMU, 2014
FEWEST RUSHES ALLOWED
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
GAME -35 Tulane vs. UCF, 10/3/15 0 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 5 UCF at USF, 11/28/14 7 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 8 Temple vs. Tulane, 10/10/15 SEASON 1,049 Louisville, 2013 1,310 Rutgers, 2013 1,356 UCF, 2014 1,358 Cincinnati, 2013 1,396 Memphis, 2013
80.7 100.8 104.3 104.5 108.9
FEWEST YARDS PER GAME
Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 1,049 yards) Rutgers, 2013 (13 games, 1,310 yards) UCF, 2014 (13 games, 1,356 yards) Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 13,58 yards) Houston, 2015 (14 games, 1,524 yards)
FEWEST YARDS PER RUSH
GAME -1.6 Tulane vs. UCF, 10/3/15 (22 att., -35 yards) 0.0 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 (34 att., 0 yards) 0.24 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 (29 att., 7 yards) 0.23 UCF at USF, 11/28/14 (22 att., 5 yards) 0.3 Temple vs. Tulane, 10/10/15 (27 att., 8 yards) SEASON 2.6 Louisvile, 2013 (406 att., 1,049 yards) 3.09 Rutgers, 2013 (423 att., 1,310 yards) 3.16 UCF, 2014 (428 att., 1,356 yards) 3.18 Houston, 2015 (480 att., 1,524 yards) 3.21 Cincinnati, 2013 (423 att., 1,358 yards)
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ALLOWED
GAME 0 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 1 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 UConn vs. Boise State, 9/13/14 Navy vs. USF, 10/31/15 Houston vs. Florida State, 12/31/15 SEASON 70 Louisville, 2013 79 Rutgers, 2013 East Carolina, 2014 80 Cincinnati, 2013 82 Memphis, 2014
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FEWEST PASSES ALLOWED
FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED
LOWEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
GAME 2 UConn vs. Army, 11/8/14 Tulsa vs. Navy, 11/21/15 SMU at Navy, 11/14/15 3 Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, 9/6/14 UConn vs. Army, 9/12/15 UConn vs. Navy, 9/26/15 SEASON 184 SMU, 2015 189 Louisville, 2013 203 Tulane, 2015 204 East Carolina, 2015 215 USF, 2013
GAME 22.2 SMU at Navy, 11/14/15 (2 of 9) 22.7 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (5 of 22) 28.6 UConn vs. USF, 10/12/13 (8 of 28) 29.6 Rutgers vs. Norfolk State, 9/7/13 (8 of 27) 31.6 Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/14 (6 of 19) 33.3 Houston vs. UCF, 10/2/14 (6 of 18) SEASON 50.7 Louisville, 2013 (189 of 373) 53.4 Memphis, 2014 (264 of 494) 54.3 East Carolina, 2015 (204 of 376) 55.1 UCF, 2014 (243 of 441) 55.6 Houston, 2015 (278 of 500)
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED GAME 15 Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, 9/6/14 16 USF at Navy, 10/31/15 27 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 30 Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 SEASON 2,220 Louisville, 2013 2,243 Temple, 2014 2,461 UConn, 2015 2,505 UConn, 2014 2,525 UCF, 2014
FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED
SEASON 8 Louisville, 2013 9 Temple, 2014 13 UCF, 2013 Temple, 2015 14 Memphis, 2014 UConn, 2015
TEAM RECORDS FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING ALLOWED
GAME 0 USF at Navy, 10/31/15 1 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 UConn vs. Army, 9/12/15 Memphis vs. Navy, 11/7/15 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 SEASON 93 Louisville, 2013 101 Temple, 2014 103 UCF, 2014 107 SMU, 2015 110 UConn, 2014
TOTAL DEFENSE
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
FEWEST YARDS PER GAME
GAME 27 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 87 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 93 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 97 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 110 Temple vs. Tulane, 10/10/15 SEASON 3,269 Louisville, 2013 3,881 UCF, 2014 4,103 Cincinnati, 2013 4,165 Temple, 2014 251.5 298.5 315.6 336.8 341.0
Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 3,269 yards) UCF, 2014 (13 games, 3,881 yards) Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 4,103 yards) Temple, 2015 (14 games, 4,715 yards) Houston, 2014 (13 games, 4,433 yards)
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED
SEASON 158 Louisville, 2013 210 Temple, 2014 253 UConn, 2015 273 Cincinnati, 2013 277 UCF, 2013
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME
SEASON 12.2 Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 158 points) 17.5 Temple, 2014 (12 games, 210 points) 19.2 UCF, 2014 (13 games, 249 points) 19.5 Memphis, 2014 (13 games, 253 points) UConn, 2015 (13 games, 253 points)
SACKS
GAME 10 Temple vs. Penn State, 9/5/15 8 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 10/10/13 Cincinnati vs. UConn, 10/19/13 Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/20/14 East Carolina at SMU, 10/3/15 SEASON 43 Louisville, 2013 36 UCF, 2014 Houston, 2015 35 Cincinnati, 2013 Cincinnati, 2014 SEASON 7 Temple, 2015 5 Temple, 2014 4 Rutgers, 2013 Tulsa, 2014 Memphis, 2015 SMU, 2015
BLOCKED KICKS
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
GAME 2 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 4 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 6 Rutgers vs. Norfolk State, 9/7/13 USF vs. UConn, 9/19/14 SEASON 183 Louisville, 2013 225 UCF, 2014 230 Cincinnati, 2013 233 UConn, 2013 Temple, 2014
MOST INTERCEPTIONS
GAME 5 Houston at Rutgers, 10/26/13 4 Houston at Texas-San Antonio, 9/28/13 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 10/10/13 Memphis at USF, 11/16/13 UConn vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Temple vs. Cincinnati, 9/12/15 UConn vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15 USF vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 Houston vs. Florida State, 12/31/15 SEASON 25 Houston, 2013 21 Houston, 2015 19 Houston, 2014 18 UCF, 2014 UConn, 2015
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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS RUSHING Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Storm Johnson, UCF, Jr. Marlon Mack, USF, Fr. Marlon Mack, USF, So.
PASSING EFFICIENCY Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, Jr. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, So. Paxton Lynch, Memphis, Jr.
PASSING YARDS PER GAME Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Garrett Gilbert, SMU, Sr. Shane Carden, East Carolina, Sr. Dane Evans, Tulsa, Jr.
RECEPTIONS PER GAME Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Jeremy Johnson, SMU, Sr. Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr. Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, Jr.
GP 13 12 12
Att. 213 202 210
Yards 1139 1041 1381
TD 14 9 8
YPG 87.6 86.8 115.1
GP 13 13 13
Att. 427 390 443
Cmp. 303 233 296
Pct. 71.0 59.7 66.8
INT 4 13 4
Yards 3970 3254 3778
TD 31 31 28
Eff. 171.1 149.4 157.5
GP 10 13 13
Att. 504 617 485
Cmp. 335 392 305
Pct. 66.5 63.5 62.9
INT 7 10 8
Yards 3528 4736 4332
TD 21 30 25
YPG 352.8 364.3 333.2
GP 12 12 12
Rec. 112 121 98
Yards 1112 1494 1099
TD 6 10 5
RPG 9.3 9.3 8.2
Rec. 82 121 96
Yards 1202 1494 1588
TD 11 10 8
YPG 100.2 114.9 122.2
GP Rush 10 267 13 76 13 -9
Pass 3528 4736 4332
Yards 3795 4812 4323
YPG 379.5 370.2 332.5
GP 13 13 13
PAT 52 21 0
FG Points PPG 20 112 8.6 57 120 9.2 0 144 11.1
GP Rush 13 121 13 7 13 792
Rec. 886 1494 465
PR 0 95 0
GP 12 12 13
Yards 2800 2888 2024
Avg. 45.2 44.4 47.1
TD 0 0 0
Avg. 6.4 7.7 12.1
TD 1 0 1
Avg. 27.6 24.0 29.1
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School GP Deontay Greenberry, Houston, So. 12 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr. 13 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, Sr. 13
TOTAL OFFENSE Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Garrett Gilbert, SMU, Sr. Shane Carden, East Carolina, Sr. Dane Evans, Tulsa, Jr.
SCORING Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School John Wallace, Louisville, So. Jake Elliott, Memphis, So. Keenan Reynolds, Navy, Sr.
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Rannell Hall, UCF, Jr. Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr. Arkeel Newsome, UConn, So.
PUNTING Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Tom Hornsey, Memphis, Sr. Mattias Ciabatti, USF, Jr. Spencer Smith, Memphis, So.
TD. 0 0 24
Att. 62 65 43
PUNT RETURNS Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School No. Yards Keiwone Malone, Memphis, Jr. 25 159 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, Jr. 34 261 Sean Chandler, Temple, So. 17 206
KICKOFF RETURNS
Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Demarcus Ayers, Houston, Fr. Chris Dunkley, USF, Sr. Rodney Adams, USF, Jr.
No. Yards 37 1021 23 553 16 466
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KOR 689 0 429
Yards YPG 1696 130.5 1596 122.8 1686 129.7
YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS INTERCEPTIONS Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Bobby McCain, Memphis, Jr. Jacoby Glenn, UCF, So. Jamar Summrs, UConn, So.
TACKLES Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Tyler Matakevich, Temple, So. Zeek Bigger, East Carolina, Jr. Michael Mudoh, Tulsa, Sr.
TACKLES FOR LOSS Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Marcus Smith, Louisville, Sr. Tank Jakes, Memphis, Sr. Elandon Roberts, Houston, Sr.
SACKS Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Marcus Smith, Louisville, Sr. Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati, Sr. Steven Taylor, Houston, Jr.
GP 9 13 13
Int. Yards TD 6 108 2 7 29 0 8 102 1
IPG 0.67 0.54 0.62
GP Solo Ast. Total TPG 12 99 38 137 11.4 13 66 74 140 10.8 13 76 59 135 10.4
GP Solo Ast. Total Avg. 13 17 1 17.5 1.35 13 15 1 15.5 1.19 14 17 4 19.0 1.36
GP Solo Ast. Total Avg. 13 14 1 14.5 1.12 13 8 2 9.0 0.69 14 9 2 10.0 0.71
PASSES DEFENDED Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School GP BrUp INT Total Avg. Jacoby Glenn, UCF, Fr. 12 15 2 17 1.42 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, So. 13 11 7 18 1.38 William Jackson III, Houston, Sr. 13 23 5 28 2.15
FUMBLES FORCED Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School GP DeDe Lattimore, USF, Sr. 12 Nigel Harris, USF, So. 11 Folorunso Fatuksai, UConn, Jr. 12
FUMBLES RECOVERED Year 2013 2014 2015
Player, School Trevon Stewart, Houston, So. Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, Sr. T.J. Mutcherson, UCF, Jr.
SCORING OFFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 Memphis 2015 Houston
GP 13 13 14
RUSHING OFFENSE Year School 2013 Cincinnati 2014 Memphis 2015 Navy
GP 13 13 13
PASSING OFFENSE Year School 2013 SMU 2014 East Carolina 2015 Cincinnati
GP 13 14 13
GP 13 13 9
No. 4 6 4
Avg. 0.33 0.55 0.33
No. 6 4 3
Avg. 0.46 0.31 0.33
Pts. 457 471 566
Avg. 35.2 36.2 40.4
Att. 517 594 748
Yards YPG 2188 168.3 2476 190.5 4247 326.7
Att. Cmp. Yards YPG 619 400 4097 341.4 637 402 4835 371.9 547 341 4679 359.9
TOTAL OFFENSE Year School 2013 Cincinnati 2014 East Carolina 2015 Cincinnati
GP Plays Yards YPG 13 985 6137 472.1 13 1070 6929 533.0 13 1059 6992 537.8
SCORING DEFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 Temple 2015 UConn
GP 13 12 13
RUSHING DEFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 UCF 2015 Houston
GP 13 13 14
Pts. Avg. 158 12.2 210 17.5 253 19.5
Att. 406 428 480
Yards 1049 1356 1524
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 Memphis 2015 Navy
YPG 80.7 104.3 108.9
GP Att. Cmp. Int. 13 373 189 16 13 494 264 17 13 387 251 12
Yards 2220 2964 2885
TD Rating 8 99.2 14 106.3 8 221.9
TOTAL DEFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 UCF 2015 Temple
GP Plays Yards YPG 13 779 3269 251.5 13 869 3881 298.5 14 936 4715 336.8
Jacoby Glenn, UCF
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YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS 2013
AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK UCF 10/12 8-0 1.000 263 169 4-0 4-0 12-1 .923 450 277 5-1 6-0 1-0 Won 9 Louisville 15/15 7-1 .875 229 122 3-1 4-0 12-1 .923 457 158 6-1 5-0 1-0 Won 6 Cincinnati -/rv 6-2 .750 261 173 3-1 3-1 9-4 .692 417 273 5-1 4-2 0-1 Lost 2 Houston 5-3 .625 209 128 3-1 2-2 8-5 .615 431 283 4-2 3-2 1-1 Lost 1 SMU 4-4 .500 237 239 2-2 2-2 5-7 .417 321 400 3-3 2-4 0-0 Lost 2 Rutgers 3-5 .375 184 272 2-2 1-3 6-7 .462 345 387 5-2 1-4 0-1 Lost 1 UConn 3-5 .375 175 233 2-2 1-3 3-9 .250 247 363 2-5 1-4 0-0 Won 3 USF 2-6 .250 107 192 1-3 1-3 2-10 .167 165 343 1-6 1-4 0-0 Lost 6 Memphis 1-7 .125 153 237 0-4 1-3 3-9 .250 234 295 2-5 1-4 0-0 Lost 3 Temple 1-7 .125 207 260 0-4 1-3 2-10 .167 299 358 1-5 1-5 0-0 Won 1 Final BCS Standings: 15 - UCF; 18 - Louisville Final Associated Press Top 25: 10 - UCF; 15 - Louisville Final USA Today Top 25: 12 - UCF; 15 - Louisville; rv - Cincinnati Bowl Appearances (2-3): New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16); Belk Bowl (North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17); Russell Athletic Bowl (Louisville 36, Miami (Fla.) 9); Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (UCF 52, Baylor 42); BBVA Compass Bowl (Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24)
2014
AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Memphis 25/25 7-1 .875 279 122 3-1 4-0 10-3 .769 471 253 5-1 4-2 1-0 Won 7 UCF 7-1 .875 232 120 4-0 4-1 9-4 .692 365 249 6-0 3-2 0-2 Lost 1 Cincinnati 7-1 .875 274 158 3-1 4-0 9-4 .692 442 354 5-1 4-2 0-1 Lost 1 East Carolina 5-3 .625 273 206 3-1 2-2 8-4 .667 446 308 5-1 3-3 0-0 Lost 1 Houston 5-3 .625 226 160 2-2 3-1 8-5 .615 387 268 4-3 3-2 1-0 Won 1 Temple 4-4 .500 144 142 2-2 2-2 6-6 .500 277 210 3-3 3-3 0-0 Won 1 USF 3-5 .375 126 193 1-3 2-2 4-8 .333 206 324 2-5 2-3 0-0 Lost 2 Tulane 2-6 .250 117 205 1-3 1-3 3-9 .250 192 341 2-4 1-5 0-0 Lost 3 Tulsa 2-6 .250 217 290 2-2 0-4 2-10 .167 296 471 2-4 0-6 0-0 Lost 3 UConn 1-7 .125 115 234 1-3 0-4 2-10 .167 186 358 2-5 0-5 0-0 Lost 4 SMU 1-7 .125 121 294 0-4 1-3 1-11 .083 133 496 0-6 1-5 0-0 Won 1 Final Associated Press Top 25: 25 - Memphis Final USA Today Top 25: 25 - Memphis Bowl Appearances (2-3): Miami Beach Bowl (Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 - 2ot); Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl (North Carolina State 34, UCF 27); Military Bowl (Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 27); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34); Birmingham Bowl (Florida 28, East Carolina 20)
2015
AMERICAN OVERALL EAST SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Temple rv/rv 7-1 .875 278 165 4-0 3-1 10-4 .714 417 281 5-1 5-2 0-1 Lost 2 USF 6-2 .750 265 157 3-1 3-1 8-5 .615 437 298 5-1 3-3 0-1 Lost 1 Cincinnati 4-4 .500 286 259 3-1 1-3 7-6 .538 440 405 5-1 2-4 0-1 Lost 1 UConn 4-4 .500 152 166 2-2 2-2 6-7 .462 223 253 4-2 2-4 0-1 Lost 2 East Carolina 3-5 .375 204 188 1-3 2-2 5-7 .417 329 312 3-3 2-4 0-0 Lost 1 UCF 0-8 .000 117 359 0-4 0-4 0-12 .000 167 452 0-6 0-6 0-0 Lost 13 WEST SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Houston 8/8 7-1 .875 325 184 4-0 4-0 13-1 .929 566 290 8-0 4-1 1-0 Won 3 Navy 18/18 7-1 .875 308 177 4-0 3-1 11-2 .846 478 284 7-0 3-2 1-0 Won 2 Memphis -/rv 5-3 .625 313 229 3-1 2-2 9-4 .692 522 355 5-1 4-2 0-1 Lost 1 Tulsa 3-5 .375 272 322 1-3 2-2 6-7 .462 483 518 3-3 3-3 0-1 Lost 1 SMU 1-7 .125 199 375 1-3 0-4 2-10 .167 333 548 2-5 0-5 0-0 Lost 1 Tulane 1-7 .125 147 295 1-3 0-4 3-9 .250 236 435 1-4 2-5 0-0 Lost 2 Final College Football Playoff Rankings: 18 - Houston; 21 - Navy; 24 - Temple Final Associated Press Top 25: 8 - Houston; 18 - Navy; RV - Temple Final USA Today Top 25: 8 - Houston; 18 - Navy; RV - Temple, Memphis Bowl Appearances (2-6): Miami Beach Bowl (Western Kentucky 45, USF 35 ); Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (Toledo 32, Temple 17); Hawai’i Bowl (San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7); St. Petersburg Bowl (Marshall 16, UConn 10); Camping World Independence Bowl (Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52); Military Bowl (Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28); Birmingham Bowl (Auburn 31, Memphis 10); Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Houston 38, Florida State 24)
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YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY ANNUAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
Year 2013 2014 2015
Champion UCF Memphis UCF Cincinnati Houston
American Overall Coach 8-0 12-1 George O’Leary 7-1 10-3 Justin Fuente 7-1 9-4 George O’Leary 7-1 9-4 Tommy Tuberville 7-1 13-1 Tom Herman
CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL School UCF (2) Cincinnati (1) Houston (1) Memphis (1)
Years Won 2013, 2014 2014 2015 2014
CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES Coach George O’Leary Tommy Tuberville Tom Herman Justin Fuente
School (Years Won) UCF (2013, 2014) Cincinnati (2014) Houston (2015) Memphis (2014)
ALL-TIME CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(Regular season conference games against each other) Team GP W-L PCT. Navy 8 7-1 .875 Houston 24 18-6 .750 Cincinnati 24 17-7 .708 UCF 24 15-9 .625 Memphis 24 13-11 .541 Temple 24 12-12 .500 East Carolina 16 8-8 .500 USF 24 11-13 .458 UConn 24 8-16 .333 Tulsa 16 5-11 .313 SMU 24 6-18 .250 Tulane 16 3-13 .188 --Louisville 8 7-1 .875 Rutgers 8 3-5 .375
OVERTIME GAMES (8) Three Overtimes (2) Rutgers 55, SMU 52 Texas State 37, Tulsa 34
10/5/13 9/27/14
Two Overtimes (2) Tulsa 38, Tulane 31 8/28/14 Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 12/22/14 One Overtime (4) Fresno State 52, Rutgers 51 Louisville 31, Cincinnati 24 UCF 31, Brigham Young 24 Tulsa 47, Florida Atlantic 44
8/29/13 12/5/13 10/9/14 9/5/15
OVERALL WINNING STREAKS No 15 11 9 8 7 6
School Memphis Houston UCF Temple Cincinnati Louisville Cincinnati Louisville
Dates Oct. 25, 2014-Nov. 7, 2015 Jan. 2, 2015-Nov. 21, 2015 Oct. 5, 2013-Aug. 30, 2014 Dec. 6, 2014-Oct. 22, 2015 Oct. 18-Dec. 27, 2014 Sept. 1-Oct. 10, 2013 Oct. 11-Nov. 23, 2013 Oct. 26-Dec. 28, 2013
CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE WINS No 11 10 7 6
School Dates UCF Oct. 5, 2013-Nov. 1, 2014 Memphis Oct. 25, 2014-Nov. 7, 2015 Cincinnati Oct. 18, 2014-Sept. 12, 2015 Navy Sept. 19, 2015-Nov. 27, 2015 Cincinnati Oct. 11-Nov. 23, 2013 Houston Oct. 3, 2015-Nov. 21, 2015
CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE LOSSES No 9 8 7 6 5
School SMU UCF Temple Tulane USF SMU Tulsa UConn
Dates Nov. 29, 2013-Dec. 6, 2014 Oct. 3, 2015-present Sept. 7-Nov. 23, 2013 Oct. 10, 2015-present Oct. 26, 2013-Sept. 19, 2014 Oct. 3, 2015-Nov. 14, 2015 Nov. 14, 2014-Oct. 23, 2015 Oct. 12-Nov. 16, 2013
HOME RECORDS (all games) Team Cincinnati Houston East Carolina Memphis UCF Temple Tulsa UConn USF Tulane SMU --Louisville Rutgers
GP W-L PCT. 18 15-3 .833 21 16-5 .762 12 8-4 .667 19 12-7 .632 18 11-7 .611 18 9-9 .500 12 5-7 .417 20 8-12 .400 20 8-12 .400 11 3-8 .273 19 5-14 .263 7 6-1 .857 7 5-2 .714
Most Home Victories - Season 8 Houston...................................... 2015 7 Navy........................................... 2015 6 Louisville..................................... 2013 UCF............................................ 2014
ROAD RECORDS (all games) Team UCF Cincinnati Houston East Carolina Memphis Temple USF SMU Tulane UConn Tulsa --Louisville Rutgers
GP W-L PCT. 17 9-8 .529 18 10-8 .556 15 10-5 .667 12 5-7 .417 17 9-8 .529 19 9-10 .473 16 6-10 .375 17 3-14 .176 13 3-10 .231 15 3-12 .200 12 3-9 .333 5 5-0 1.000 5 1-4 .200
Most Road Victories - Season 6 UCF............................................ 2013
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COACHING RECORDS HEAD COACHING RECORDS ALL GAMES (by percentage)
Team Tom Herman, Houston Charlie Strong, Louisville Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati George O’Leary, UCF Tony Levine, Houston Justin Fuente, Memphis Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Matt Rhule, Temple Kyle Flood, Rutgers Philip Montgomery, Tulsa Willie Taggart, USF T.J. Weist, UConn June Jones, SMU Bob Diaco, UConn Curtis Johnson, Tulane Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Chad Morris, SMU Tom Mason, SMU Darrell Dickey, Memphis Paul Pasqualoni, UConn Danny Barrett, UCF
GP W-L PCT. 14 13-1 .929 13 12-1 .923 13 11-2 .846 39 25-14 .641 34 21-13 .618 26 16-10 .615 37 22-15 .595 25 13-12 .520 37 18-20 .474 13 6-7 .462 13 6-7 .462 37 14-23 .378 8 3-5 .375 14 5-9 .357 25 8-17 .320 24 6-18 .250 12 2-10 .167 12 2-10 .167 10 1-9 .100 1 0-1 .000 4 0-4 .000 4 0-4 .000
CONFERENCE GAMES (by percentage)
Team Tom Herman, Houston Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Charlie Strong, Louisville George O’Leary, UCF Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Tony Levine, Houston Justin Fuente, Memphis Matt Rhule, Temple Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina June Jones, SMU Willie Taggart, USF Kyle Flood, Rutgers T.J .Weist, UConn Bob Diaco, UConn Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Curtis Johnson, Tulane Tom Mason, SMU Chad Morris, SMU Danny Barrett, UCF
GP W-L PCT. 8 7-1 .875 8 7-1 .875 8 7-1 .875 20 15-5 .750 24 17-7 .708 16 10-6 .625 24 13-11 .542 24 12-12 .500 16 8-8 .500 8 4-4 .500 24 11-13 .458 8 3-5 .375 8 3-5 .375 16 5-11 .313 8 2-6 .250 16 3-13 .188 8 1-7 .125 8 1-7 .125 4 0-4 .000
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YEARS 2015 2013 2015 2013-15 2013-15 2013-14 2013-15 2014-15 2013-15 2013 2015 2013-15 2013 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2014 2015 2014 2015 2013 2015
YEARS 2015 2015 2013 2013-15 2013-15 2013-14 2013-15 2013-15 2014-15 2013 2013-15 2013 2013 2014-15 2014 2014-15 2014 2015 2015
ALL GAMES (by total wins) Team Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Justin Fuente, Memphis George O’Leary, UCF Matt Rhule, Temple Tony Levine, Houston Willie Taggart, USF Tom Herman, Houston Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Charlie Strong, Louisville Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Bob Diaco, UConn Philip Montgomery, Tulsa Kyle Flood, Rutgers Curtis Johnson, Tulane June Jones, SMU T.J. Weist, UConn Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Chad Morris, SMU Tom Mason, SMU Paul Pasqualoni, UConn Danny Barrett, UCF Darrell Dickey, Memphis
GP W-L PCT. 39 25-14 .641 37 22-15 .595 34 21-13 .618 37 18-20 .474 26 16-10 .615 37 14-23 .378 14 13-1 .929 25 13-12 .520 13 12-1 .923 13 11-2 .846 25 8-17 .320 13 6-7 .462 13 6-7 .462 24 6-18 .250 14 5-9 .357 8 3-5 .375 12 2-10 .167 12 2-10 .167 10 1-9 .100 4 0-4 .000 4 0-4 .000 1 0-1 .000
CONFERENCE GAMES (by total wins) Team Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati George O’Leary, UCF Justin Fuente, Memphis Matt Rhule, Temple Willie Taggart, USF Tony Levine, Houston Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Tom Herman, Houston Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Charlie Strong, Louisville Bob Diaco, UConn June Jones, SMU Kyle Flood, Rutgers T.J .Weist, UConn Curtis Johnson, Tulane Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Tom Mason, SMU Chad Morris, SMU Danny Barrett, UCF
GP W-L PCT. 24 17-7 .708 20 15-5 .750 24 13-11 .542 24 12-12 .500 24 11-13 .458 16 10-6 .625 16 8-8 .500 8 7-1 .875 8 7-1 .875 8 7-1 .875 16 5-11 .313 8 4-4 .500 8 3-5 .375 8 3-5 .375 16 3-13 .188 8 2-6 .250 8 1-7 .125 8 1-7 .125 4 0-4 .000
Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati
YEARS 2013-15 2013-15 2013-15 2013-15 2013-14 2013-15 2015 2014-15 2013 2015 2014-15 2015 2013 2014-15 2013-14 2013 2014 2015 2014 2013 2015 2015
YEARS 2013-15 2013-15 2013-15 2013-15 2013-15 2013-14 2014-15 2015 2015 2013 2014-15 2013 2013 2013 2014-15 2014 2014 2015 2015
SERIES HISTORIES UCF VS. CINCINNATI Cincinnati leads, 1-0 (American: Cincinnati, 1-0) 2015 Cincinnati 52-7 Nippert Stadium UCF VS. UCONN UConn leads, 2-1 (American: UConn, 2-1) 2013 UCF 62-17 Bright House Networks, Stad. 2014 UConn 37-29 Rentschler Field 2015 UConn 40-13 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF VS. EAST CAROLINA East Carolina leads, 10-4 (American: Tied, 1-1) 1991 East Carolina 47-25 Citrus Bowl 1993 East Carolina 41-17 Ficklen Stadium 1994 East Carolina 23-20 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1996 East Carolina 28-7 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2005 UCF 3-20 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2006 East Carolina 23-10 Citrus Bowl 2007 East Carolina 52-38 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2008 East Carolina ot 13-10 Bright House Networks Stad. 2009 East Carolina 19-14 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2010 UCF 49-35 Bright House Networks Stad. 2011 East Carolina 38-31 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2012 UCF 40-20 Bright House Network Stad. 2014 UCF 32-30 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2015 East Carolina 44-7 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF VS. HOUSTON UCF leads, 5-2 (American: UCF, 2-1) 2005 UCF 31-29 Citrus Bowl 2006 Houston 51-31 Robertson Stadium 2009 UCF 37-32 Bright House Networks Stad. 2010 UCF 40-33 Robertson Stadium 2013 UCF 19-14 Bright House Networks Stad. 2014 UCF 17-12 TDECU Stadium 2015 Houston 59-10 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF VS. MEMPHIS UCF leads, 9-1 (American: UCF, 1-0) 1990 Memphis 37-28 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2005 UCF 38-17 Citrus Bowl 2006 UCF 26-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2007 UCF 56-20 Bright House Networks Stad. 2008 UCF 28-21 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2009 UCF 32-14 Bright House Networks Stad. 2010 UCF 37-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2011 UCF 41-0 Bright House Networks Stad. 2012 UCF 35-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2013 UCF 24-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium UCF VS. NAVY No games UCF VS. SMU UCF leads, 6-1 (American: UCF, 2-0) 2007 UCF 49-20 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2008 UCF 31-17 Bright House Networks Stad. 2010 UCF 17-7 Bright House Networks Stad. 2011 SMU 38-17 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2012 UCF 42-17 Bright House Networks Stad. 2013 UCF 17-13 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2014 UCF 53-7 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF VS. USF USF leads, 5-2 (American: UCF, 2-1) 2005 USF 31-14 Raymond James Stadium 2006 USF 24-17 Citrus Bowl 2007 USF 64-12 Raymond James Stadium 2008 USF ot 31-24 Bright House Networks Stad. 2013 UCF 23-20 Bright House Networks Stad. 2014 UCF 16-0 Raymond James Stadium 2015 USF 44-3 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF VS. TEMPLE UCF leads, 2-1 (American: UCF, 2-1) 2013 UCF 39-36 Lincoln Financial Field 2014 UCF 34-14 Bright House Networks Stad. 2015 Temple 30-16 Lincoln Financial Field
UCF VS. TULANE UCF leads, 5-2 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2001 UCF 36-29 Louisiana Superdome 2005 UCF 34-24 Citrus Bowl 2006 Tulane 10-9 Louisiana Superdome 2009 UCF 49-0 Bright House Networks Stad. 2010 UCF 61-14 Louisiana Superdome 2014 UCF 20-13 Bright House Networks Stad. 2015 Tulane 45-31 Yulman Stadium UCF VS. TULSA Tulsa leads, 6-3 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2005 Tulsa 44-27 Citrus Bowl 2007 UCF 44-23 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF 44-25 Bright House Networks Stad. 2008 Tulsa 49-19 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2011 Tulsa 24-17 Bright House Networks Stad. 2012 Tulsa 23-21 H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa ot 33-27 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2014 UCF 31-7 Bright House Networks Stad. 2015 Tulsa 45-30 H.A. Chapman Stadium CINCINNATI VS. UCONN Cincinnati leads, 10-2 (American: Cincinnati, 3-0) 2004 Cincinnati 45-28 Nippert Stadium 2005 Cincinnati 28-17 Nippert Stadium 2006 Cincinnati 26-23 Rentschler Field 2007 Cincinnati 27-3 Nippert Stadium 2008 UConn 40-16 Rentschler Field 2009 Cincinnati 47-45 Nippert Stadium 2010 UConn 38-17 Rentschler Field 2011 Cincinnati 35-27 Nippert Stadium 2012 Cincinnati 34-17 Rentschler Field 2013 Cincinnati 41-16 Nippert Stadium 2014 Cincinnati 41-0 Rentschler Field 2015 Cincinnati 37-13 Nippert Stadium CINCINNATI VS. EAST CAROLINA East Carolina leads, 12-7 (American: Cincinnati, 2-0) 1986 East Carolina 32-19 Ficklen Stadium 1987 East Carolina 56-28 Ficklen Stadium 1988 East Carolina 49-14 Nippert Stadium 1989 East Carolina 21-14 Nippert Stadium 1990 East Carolina 56-32 Ficklen Stadium 1991 East Carolina 30-19 Nippert Stadium 1992 East Carolina 42-21 Ficklen Stadium 1993 Cincinnati 34-14 Nippert Stadium 1994 East Carolina 35-21 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1995 Cincinnati 13-10 Nippert Stadium 1997 East Carolina 14-7 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1998 East Carolina 24-21 Nippert Stadium 1999 East Carolina 48-34 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2001 East Carolina 28-26 Nippert Stadium 2002 Cincinnati 42-26 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2003 Cincinnati 40-3 Nippert Stadium 2004 Cincinnati 24-19 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2014 Cincinnati 54-46 Paul Brown Stadium 2015 Cincinnati 19-16 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium CINCINNATI VS. HOUSTON Houston leads, 14-9 (American: Cincinnati, 2-1) 1957 Houston 7-0 Nippert Stadium 1958 Houston 34-13 Nippert Stadium 1959 Houston 13-12 Rice Stadium 1960 Houston 14-0 Rice Stadium 1961 Houston 13-7 Nippert Stadium 1962 Houston 42-14 Rice Stadium 1964 Cincinnati 20-6 Rice Stadium 1965 Houston 21-6 Astrodome 1968 Houston 71-33 Astrodome 1971 Houston 12-3 Nippert Stadium 1972 Houston 49-0 Astrodome 1974 Houston 27-6 Astrodome 1975 Cincinnati 28-23 Nippert Stadium 1993 Cincinnati 41-17 Astrodome 1996 Cincinnati 31-20 Nippert Stadium 1997 Houston ot 41-38 Robertson Stadium 1998 Cincinnati 44-43 Nippert Stadium 1999 Houston 23-20 Robertson Stadium 2000 Cincinnati 48-31 Nippert Stadium 2001 Cincinnati 29-28 Robertson Stadium 2002 Cincinnati 47-14 Nippert Stadium 2013 Cincinnati 24-17 BBVA Compass Stadium 2014 Cincinnati 38-31 Paul Brown Stadium 2015 Houston 33-30 TDECU Stadium
CINCINNATI VS. MEMPHIS Memphis leads, 20-12 (American: Memphis, 2-1) 1966 Memphis 26-14 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1967 Memphis 17-0 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1969 Memphis 52-6 Nippert Stadium 1970 Memphis 14-10 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1971 Memphis 45-21 Nippert Stadium 1972 Memphis 29-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1973 Memphis 17-13 Nippert Stadium 1974 Memphis 13-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1975 Cincinnati 13-3 Nippert Stadium 1978 Cincinnati 34-14 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1979 Memphis 23-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1980 Cincinnati 14-10 Nippert Stadium 1981 Cincinnati 38-7 Nippert Stadium 1982 Cincinnati 16-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1983 Memphis 43-10 Nippert Stadium 1984 Memphis 47-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1989 Memphis 34-17 Nippert Stadium 1992 Memphis 34-14 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1993 Cincinnati 23-20 Nippert Stadium 1994 Memphis 26-3 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1995 Cincinnati 28-3 Nippert Stadium 1996 Memphis 18-16 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1997 Cincinnati 20-17 Nippert Stadium 1998 Memphis 41-23 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1999 Memphis 21-13 Nippert Stadium 2000 Cincinnati ot 13-10 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2001 Cincinnati 36-34 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2002 Cincinnati 48-10 Nippert Stadium 2003 Memphis 21-16 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2004 Cincinnati 49-10 Nippert Stadium 2013 Cincinnati 34-21 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2014 Memphis 41-14 Paul Brown Stadium 2015 Memphis 53-46 Liberty Bowl Stadium CINCINNATI VS. NAVY Navy leads, 2-0 1940 Navy 1956 Navy
14-0 13-7
Thompson Stadium Thompson Stadium
CINCINNATI VS. USF Cincinnati leads, 8-4 (American: USF, 2-1) 2003 USF 2ot 24-17 Raymond James Stadium 2004 Cincinnati 45-23 Nippert Stadium 2005 USF 31-16 Raymond James Stadium 2006 Cincinnati 23-6 Nippert Stadium 2007 Cincinnati 38-33 Raymond James Stadium 2008 Cincinnati 24-10 Nippert Stadium 2009 Cincinnati 34-17 Raymond James Stadium 2010 USF 38-30 Nippert Stadium 2011 Cincinnati 37-34 Raymond James Stadium 2012 Cincinnati 27-10 Nippert Stadium 2013 USF 26-20 Raymond James Stadium 2014 Cincinnati 34-17 Paul Brown Stadium 2015 USF 65-27 Raymond James Stadium CINCINNATI VS. SMU Cincinnati leads, 2-0 (American: Cincinnati, 2-0) 2013 Cincinnati 28-25 Nippert Stadium 2014 Cincinnati 41-3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium CINCINNATI VS. TEMPLE Temple leads, 10-7-1 (American: Cincinnati, 2-1) 1973 Temple 16-15 Temple Stadium 1974 Cincinnati 20-22 Nippert Stadium 1975 Temple 21-17 Temple Stadium 1976 Tie 17-17 Nippert Stadium 1978 Temple 16-13 Veterans Stadium 1979 Temple 35-14 Veterans Stadium 1980 Temple 23-7 Nippert Stadium 1981 Temple 24-13 Nippert Stadium 1982 Temple 41-7 Veterans Stadium 1983 Cincinnati 31-16 Nippert Stadium 1984 Temple 42-10 Veterans Stadium 1985 Temple 28-16 Nippert Stadium 2002 Cincinnati 35-22 Franklin Field 2003 Cincinnati 3ot 30-24 Nippert Stadium 2012 Cincinnati 34-10 Lincoln Financial Field 2013 Cincinnati 38-20 Nippert Stadium 2014 Cincinnati 14-6 Lincoln Financial Field 2015 Temple 34-26 Nippert Stadium
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SERIES HISTORIES CINCINNATI VS. TULANE Tulane leads, 11-4 (American: Cincinnati, 1-0) 1909 Tulane 6-0 New Orleans 1948 Tulane 6-0 Nippert Stadium 1966 Tulane 28-21 Tulane Stadium 1970 Tulane 6-3 Nippert Stadium 1976 Cincinnati 21-14 Louisiana Superdome 1977 Tulane 16-13 Louisiana Superdome 1981 Cincinnati 17-13 Nippert Stadium 1990 Tulane 49-7 Louisiana Superdome 1996 Tulane 34-14 Nippert Stadium 1997 Tulane 31-17 Louisiana Superdome 1998 Tulane 52-34 Nippert Stadium 2000 Tulane 24-19 Louisiana Superdome 2001 Cincinnati 46-33 Nippert Stadium 2002 Tulane 35-17 Louisiana Superdome 2014 Cincinnati 38-14 Yulman Stadium CINCINNATI VS. TULSA Tulsa leads, 16-14-2 (American: Cincinnati, 1-0) 1946 Tulsa 20-0 Skelly Stadium 1951 Cincinnati 47-35 Nippert Stadium 1952 Tie 14-14 Skelly Stadium 1953 Cincinnati 14-7 Skelly Stadium 1954 Cincinati 40-7 Nippert Stadium 1955 Tie 21-21 Skelly Stadium 1956 Cincinnati 7-6 Nippert Stadium 1957 Tulsa 12-7 Skelly Stadium 1958 Cincinnati 15-6 Nippert Stadium 1959 Tulsa 14-7 Skelly Stadium 1960 Tulsa 34-3 Nippert Stadium 1961 Tulsa 19-0 Skelly Stadium 1962 Tulsa 24-18 Nippert Stadium 1963 Cincinnati 21-15 Skelly Stadium 1964 Cincinnati 28-23 Nippert Stadium 1965 Tulsa 49-6 Skelly Stadium 1966 Tulsa 13-0 Nippert Stadium 1967 Tulsa 35-6 Skelly Stadium 1968 Tulsa 34-27 Nippert Stadium 1969 Tulsa 40-24 Skelly Stadium 1970 Tulsa 7-3 Skelly Stadium 1973 Tulsa 16-13 Skelly Stadium 1975 Tulsa 24-16 Skelly Stadium 1976 Cincinnati 16-7 Nippert Stadium 1977 Cincinnati 28-0 Nippert Stadium 1978 Tulsa 27-26 Nippert Stadium 1980 Tulsa 31-13 Skelly Stadium 1993 Cincinnati 22-15 Skelly Stadium 1994 Cincinnati 28-13 Nippert Stadium 1995 Cincinnati 24-5 Skelly Stadium 1997 Cincinnati 34-24 Nippert Stadium 2015 Cincinnati 49-38 Nippert Stadium UCONN VS. EAST CAROLINA Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2014 East Carolina 31-21 2015 UConn 31-13
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Pratt & Whitney Stadium
UCONN VS. HOUSTON UConn leads, 1-0 (American: UConn, 1-0) 2015 UConn 20-17 Pratt & Whitney Stadium UCONN VS. MEMPHIS Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2013 UConn 45-10 2014 Memphis 41-10
Rentschler Field Liberty Bowl Stadium
UCONN VS. NAVY Navy leads, 7-1 (American: Navy, 1-0) 1975 Navy 55-7 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1976 Navy 21-3 Memorial Stadium 1977 Navy 38-7 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1978 Navy 30-0 Memorial Stadium 1979 Navy 21-10 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2002 UConn 38-0 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2006 Navy 41-17 Rentschler Field 2015 Navy 28-18 Pratt & Whitney Stadium
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UCONN VS. USF USF leads, 8-5 (American: USF, 3-0) 2000 USF 21-13 2001 USF 41-20 2005 UConn 15-10 2006 USF 38-16 2007 UConn 22-15 2008 USF 17-13 2009 UConn 29-27 2010 UConn 19-16 2011 UConn 16-10 2012 USF 13-6 2013 USF 13-10 2014 USF 17-14 2015 USF 28-20
Memorial Stadium Raymond James Stadium Rentschler Field Raymond James Stadium Rentschler Field Raymond James Stadium Rentschler Field Raymond James Stadium Rentschler Field Raymond James Stadium Rentschler Field Raymond James Stadium Pratt & Whitney Stadium
UCONN VS. SMU SMU leads, 3-0 (American: SMU, 2-0) 1989 SMU 31-30 Cotton Bowl 2013 SMU 38-21 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2014 SMU 27-20 Rentschler Field UCONN VS. TEMPLE Temple leads, 10-5 (American: Temple, 2-1) 1963 Temple 9-7 Temple Stadium 1964 UConn 25-7 Memorial Stadium 1965 Temple 12-11 Memorial Stadium 1966 Temple 35-25 Temple Stadium 1970 Temple 41-23 Temple Stadium 1971 Temple 38-0 Temple Stadium 2001 Temple 56-7 Franklin Field 2002 Temple 38-24 Memorial Stadium 2004 UConn 45-31 Rentschler Field 2007 UConn 22-17 Rentschler Field 2008 UConn ot 12-9 Lincoln Financial Field 2010 Temple 30-16 Lincoln Financial Field 2012 Temple ot 17-14 Rentschler Field 2013 UConn 28-21 Lincoln Financial Field 2014 Temple 36-10 Rentschler Field 2015 Temple 27-3 Lincoln Financial Field UCONN VS. TULANE Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2014 Tulane 12-3 2016 UConn 7-3
Yulman Stadium Pratt & Whitney Stadium
UCONN VS. TULSA No games EAST CAROLINA VS. HOUSTON East Carolina leads, 7-5 1997 East Carolina 28-27 1998 Houston 34-31 1999 East Carolina 19-3 2000 East Carolina 62-20 2002 East Carolina 3ot 54-48 2003 Houston 27-13 2004 Houston 34-24 2007 East Carolina 37-35 2008 Houston 41-24 2009 East Carolina 38-32 2011 Houston 56-3 2012 East Carolina 48-28
Astrodome Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Robertson Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Robertson Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Robertson Stadium Robertson Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Roberston Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
EAST CAROLINA VS. MEMPHIS East Carolina leads, 15-6 1990 East Carolina 24-17 1991 East Carolina 20-13 1992 Memphis 42-7 1993 Memphis 34-7 1994 East Carolina 30-6 1995 East Carolina 31-17 1996 East Carolina 20-10 1997 East Carolina 32-10 1998 East Carolina 34-31 2000 Memphis 17-10 2001 East Carolina 32-11 2003 Memphis 41-24 2004 Memphis 38-35 2005 Memphis 27-24 2006 East Carolina 35-20 2007 East Carolina 56-40 2008 East Carolina 30-10 2009 East Carolina 38-19 2010 East Carolina 49-27 2011 East Carolina 35-17 2012 East Carolina 41-7
Liberty Bowl Stadium Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Liberty Bowl Stadium Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
EAST CAROLINA VS. NAVY Navy leads, 4-1 (American: Navy, 1-0) 2006 Navy 28-23 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2010 Navy 76-35 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2011 East Carolina 38-35 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2012 Navy 56-28 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2015 Navy 45-21 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium EAST CAROLINA VS. USF USF leads, 5-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2002 USF 46-30 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2003 USF 2ot 38-37 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2004 USF 41-17 Raymond James Stadium 2006 USF 24-7 Legion Field 2014 East Carolina 28-17 Raymond James Stadium 2015 USF 22-17 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium EAST CAROLINA VS. SMU East Carolina leads, 4-2 (American: East Carolina, 2-0) 2005 East Carolina 24-17 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2006 East Carolina 38-21 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2009 SMU 28-21 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2010 SMU ot 45-38 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2014 East Carolina 45-24 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2015 East Carolina 49-23 Gerald J. Ford Stadium EAST CAROLINA VS. TEMPLE East Carolina leads, 8-5 (American: Tied, 1-1) 1982 East Carolina 23-10 Veterans Stadium 1983 East Carolina 24-11 Veterans Stadium 1984 Temple 17-0 Ficklen Stadium 1985 Temple 21-7 Ficklen Stadium 1986 Temple 45-28 Veterans Stadium 1987 East Carolina 31-26 Ficklen Stadium 1988 East Carolina 34-17 Veterans Stadium 1989 East Carolina 31-24 Ficklen Stadium 1990 Temple 30-27 Veterans Stadium 1994 East Carolina 31-14 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1995 East Carolina 32-22 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2014 Temple 20-10 Lincoln Financial Field 2015 Temple 24-14 Lincoln Financial Field EAST CAROLINA VS. TULANE East Carolina leads, 11-2 (American: East Carolina, 1-0) 1991 East Carolina 38-28 Ficklen Stadium 1997 Tulane 33-16 Louisiana Superdome 1999 East Carolina 52-7 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2000 East Carolina 37-17 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2001 East Carolina 51-24 Louisiana Superdome 2002 East Carolina 24-20 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2003 Tulane 28-18 Louisiana Superdome 2004 East Carolina 27-25 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2007 East Carolina 35-12 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2008 East Carolina 28-24 Louisiana Superdome 2011 East Carolina 34-13 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2012 East Carolina 28-23 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 2014 East Carolina 34-6 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
SERIES HISTORIES EAST CAROLINA VS. TULSA East Carolina leads, 7-5 (American: East Carolina, 2-0) 1984 Tulsa 31-20 Skelly Stadium 1985 Tulsa 21-20 Ficklen Stadium 1993 Tulsa 52-26 Ficklen Stadium 1994 East Carolina 28-21 Skelly Stadium 1995 East Carolina 28-7 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2005 Tulsa 45-13 Skelly Stadium 2006 Tulsa 31-10 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2008 East Carolina 27-24 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2009 East Carolina 44-17 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2010 East Carolina 51-49 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2014 East Carolina 49-32 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2015 East Carolina 30-17 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium HOUSTON VS. MEMPHIS Houston leads, 15-9 (American: Houston, 3-0) 1963 Memphis 29-6 Crump Stadium 1966 Memphis 14-13 Astrodome 1967 Houston 35-18 Astrodome 1968 Houston 27-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1971 Houston 35-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1973 Houston 35-21 Astrodome 1974 Houston 13-10 Astrodome 1975 Memphis 14-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1978 Memphis 17-3 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1996 Houston 37-20 Astrodome 1997 Memphis 24-3 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1998 Houston 35-14 Robertson Stadium 2000 Houston 3ot 33-30 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2001 Memphis 52-33 Robertson Stadium 2002 Houston 26-21 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2003 Memphis 45-14 Robertson Stadium 2004 Memphis 41-14 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2005 Memphis 35-20 Robertson Stadium 2006 Houston ot 23-20 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2009 Houston 55-14 Robertson Stadium 2010 Houston 56-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2013 Houston 25-15 BBVA Compass Stadium 2014 Houston 28-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2015 Houston 35-34 TDECU Stadium HOUSTON VS. NAVY Houston leads, 2-0 (American: Houston, 1-0) 1980 Houston 35-0 Giants Stadium 2015 Houston 52-31 TDECU Stadium HOUSTON VS. USF Tied, 2-2 (American: Houston, 2-0) 2001 USF 45-6 2002 USF 32-14 2013 Houston 35-23 2014 Houston 27-3
Raymond James Stadium Robertson Stadium Reliant Stadium Raymond James Stadium
HOUSTON VS. SMU Houston leads, 20-10-1 (American: Houston, 3-0) 1975 SMU 26-16 Astrodome 1976 Houston 29-6 Cotton Bowl 1977 SMU 37-23 Astrodome 1978 Houston 42-28 Cotton Bowl 1979 Houston 37-10 Astrodome 1980 Houston 13-11 Texas Stadium 1981 SMU 38-22 Astrodome 1982 SMU 20-14 Texas Stadium 1983 SMU 34-23 Mirage Bowl (Tokyo) 1984 Houston 29-20 Texas Stadium 1985 SMU 37-13 Astrodome 1986 SMU 10-3 Texas Stadium 1989 Houston 95-21 Astrodome 1990 Houston 44-17 Ownby Stadium 1991 Houston 49-20 Astrodome 1992 SMU 41-16 Ownby Stadium 1993 Tie 28-28 Astrodome 1994 Houston 39-33 Ownby Stadium 1995 Houston 38-15 Astrodome 2000 Houston 17-15 Robertson Stadium 2005 SMU 29-24 Robertson Stadium 2006 Houston 37-27 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2007 Houston 38-28 Robertson Stadium 2008 Houston 44-38 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2009 Houston 38-15 Robertson Stadium 2010 Houston 45-20 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2011 Houston 37-7 Robertson Stadium 2012 SMU 72-42 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2013 Houston 34-0 Reliant Stadium 2014 Houston 35-9 Gerlad J. Ford Stadium 2015 Houston 49-28 TDECU Stadium
HOUSTON VS. TEMPLE Houston leads, 5-0 (American: Houston, 3-0) 1987 Houston 37-7 Veterans Stadium 1989 Houston 65-7 Astrodome 2013 Houston 22-13 Lincoln Financial Field 2014 Houston 31-10 TDECU Stadium 2015 Houston 24-13 TDECU Stadium HOUSTON VS. TULANE Houston leads, 15-5 (American: Tied, 1-1) 1968 Houston 54-7 Astrodome 1973 Houston 47-7 Astrodome 1996 Houston 20-17 Louisiana Superdome 1997 Tulane 44-10 Astrodome 1998 Tulane 48-20 Louisiana Superdome 1999 Houston 36-31 Robertson Stadium 2000 Tulane 41-23 Louisiana Superdome 2002 Tulane 34-13 Robertson Stadium 2003 Houston 45-42 Louisiana Superdome 2004 Houston 24-3 Robertson Stadium 2005 Houston 35-14 Cajun Field 2006 Houston 45-7 Robertson Stadium 2007 Houston 34-10 Louisiana Superdome 2008 Houston 42-14 Robertson Stadium 2009 Houston 44-16 Louisiana Superdome 2010 Houston 42-23 Robertson Stadium 2011 Houston 73-17 Louisiana Superdome 2012 Houston 40-17 Robertson Stadium 2014 Tulane 31-24 TDECU Stadium 2015 Houston 42-7 Yulman Stadium HOUSTON VS. TULSA Houston leads, 22-18 (American: Houston, 2-0) 1950 Tulsa 28-21 Rice Stadium 1951 Tulsa 46-27 Skelly Stadium 1952 Houston 33-7 Rice Stadium 1953 Tulsa 23-21 Skelly Stadium 1954 Houston 20-7 Rice Stadium 1955 Tulsa 14-7 Skelly Stadium 1956 Houston 14-0 Rice Stadium 1957 Houston 13-7 Skelly Stadium 1958 Tulsa 25-20 Rice Stadium 1959 Houston 22-13 Skelly Stadium 1960 Tulsa 26-16 Rice Stadium 1961 Houston 14-2 Skelly Stadium 1962 Houston 35-31 Rice Stadium 1963 Tulsa 22-21 Skelly Stadium 1964 Tulsa 31-23 Rice Stadium 1965 Tulsa 14-0 Astrodome 1966 Houston 73-14 Astrodome 1967 Tulsa 22-13 Skelly Stadium 1968 Houston 100-6 Astrodome 1969 Houston 47-14 Skelly Stadium 1970 Houston 21-9 Astrodome 1972 Houston 21-0 Skelly Stadium 1973 Houston 36-16 Astrodome 1974 Tulsa 30-14 Skelly Stadium 1975 Houston 42-30 Astrodome 1985 Tulsa 31-24 Skelly Stadium 1986 Tulsa 24-14 Astrodome 1988 Houston 82-28 Astrodome 1992 Tulsa 28-25 Skelly Stadium 1993 Tulsa 38-24 Astrodome 2005 Tulsa 30-23 Skelly Stadium 2006 Houston 27-10 Robertson Stadium Tulsa 56-7 Skelly Stadium 2008 Houston 70-30 Robertson Stadium 2009 Houston 46-45 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2010 Tulsa 28-25 Robertson Stadium 2011 Houston 48-16 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2012 Tulsa 41-7 Robertson Stadium 2014 Houston 38-28 TDECU Stadium 2015 Houston 38-24 H.A. Chapman Stadium MEMPHIS VS. NAVY Navy leads, 1-0 (American: Navy, 1-0) 2015 Navy 45-20
MEMPHIS VS. USF Memphis leads, 5-3 (American: Memphis, 3-0) 2001 Memphis 17-9 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2002 USF 31-28 Raymond James Stadium 2003 USF 21-16 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2004 Memphis 31-15 Raymond James Stadium 2008 USF 41-14 Tropicana Field 2013 Memphis 23-10 Raymond James Stadium 2014 Memphis 31-20 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2015 Memphis 24-17 Raymond James Stadium MEMPHIS VS. SMU Memphis leads, 5-3 (American: Memphis, 2-1) 1976 Memphis 27-13 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2007 Memphis 3ot 55-52 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2008 Memphis 31-26 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2009 SMU 42-0 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2012 SMU 44-13 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2013 SMU 34-29 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2014 Memphis 48-10 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2015 Memphis 63-0 Liberty Bowl Stadium MEMPHIS VS. TEMPLE Temple leads, 2-1 (American: Temple, 2-1) 2013 Temple 41-21 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2014 Memphis 16-13 Lincoln Financial Field 2015 Temple 31-12 Liberty Bowl Stadium MEMPHIS VS. TULANE Memphis leads, 20-11-1 (American: Memphis, 2-0) 1954 Tie 13-13 Tulane Stadium 1976 Memphis 14-7 Louisiana Superdome 1977 Memphis 27-9 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1978 Tulane 41-24 Louisiana Superdome 1980 Tulane 21-16 Louisiana Superdome 1981 Tulane 24-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1982 Tulane 17-10 Louisiana Superdome 1983 Memphis 28-25 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1984 Tulane 14-9 Louisiana Superdome 1985 Memphis 38-21 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1986 Tulane 15-6 Louisiana Superdome 1987 Memphis 45-36 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1988 Tulane 20-19 Louisiana Superdome 1989 Tulane 38-34 Louisiana Superdome 1990 Memphjs 21-14 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1992 Memphis 62-20 Louisiana Superdome 1994 Memphis 13-0 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1995 Memphis 23-8 Louisiana Superdome 1996 Memphis 17-10 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1997 Tulane 26-14 Louisiana Superdome 1998 Tulane 41-31 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1999 Memphis 49-7 Louisiana Superdome 2000 Tulane 37-14 Louisiana Superdome 2002 Memphis 38-10 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2003 Memphis 41-9 Louisiana Superdome 2004 Memphis 49-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2007 Memphis 28-27 Louisiana Superdome 2008 Memphis 45-6 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2011 Memphis 33-17 Louisiana Superdome 2012 Memphis 37-23 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2014 Memphis 38-7 Yulman Stadium 2015 Memphis 41-13 Liberty Bowl Stadium
Liberty Bowl Stadium
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SERIES HISTORIES MEMPHIS VS. TULSA Memphis leads, 16-10 (American: Memphis, 2-0) 1961 Memphis 48-12 Skelly Stadium 1963 Memphis 28-15 Skelly Stadium 1964 Tulsa 19-7 Skelly Stadium 1965 Tulsa 32-28 Skelly Stadium 1966 Memphis 6-0 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1968 Memphis 32-6 Skelly Stadium 1969 Memphis 42-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1970 Tulsa 27-12 Skelly Stadium 1972 Memphis 49-21 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1973 Memphis 28-16 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1975 Memphis 16-14 Skelly Stadium 1976 Tulsa 16-14 Skelly Stadium 1987 Memphis 14-0 Skelly Stadium 1988 Memphis 26-20 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1990 Memphis 22-10 Skelly Stadium 1991 Tulsa 33-28 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1992 Memphis 30-25 Skelly Stadium 1993 Tulsa 23-19 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1994 Memphis 42-18 Skelly Stadium 1995 Memphis 10-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2005 Tulsa ot 37-31 Skelly Stadium 2006 Tulsa 35-14 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2009 Tulsa ot 33-30 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2010 Tulsa 48-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2014 Memphis 40-20 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2015 Memphis 66-42 H.A. Chapman Stadium NAVY VS. USF Navy leads, 1-0 (American: Navy, 1-0) 2015 Navy 29-17 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium NAVY VS. SMU Navy leads, 10-7 (American: Navy, 1-0) 1930 SMU 20-7 Municipal Stadium 1931 SMU 13-6 Thompson Stadium 1959 SMU 20-7 Cotton Bowl 1960 Navy 26-7 Oyster Bowl 1963 SMU 32-28 Cotton Bowl 1966 SMU 21-3 Cotton Bowl 1993 SMU 42-13 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1995 Navy 33-2 Ownby Stadium 1996 Navy 19-17 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1997 Navy 46-16 Cotton Bowl 1998 SMU 24-11 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2002 Navy 38-7 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2008 Navy 34-7 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2009 Navy ot 38-35 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2010 Navy 28-21 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2011 Navy 24-17 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2015 Navy 55-14 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium NAVY VS. TEMPLE Navy leads, 6-5 1988 Temple 1991 Temple 1997 Navy 2000 Temple 2001 Temple 2005 Navy 2006 Navy 2007 Navy 2008 Navy 2009 Temple 2014 Navy
12-7 21-14 49-17 17-6 45-26 38-17 42-6 30-19 ot 33-27 27-24 31-24
Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Veterans Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Veterans Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Lincoln Financial Field Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Lincoln Financial Field
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NAVY VS. TULANE Tulane leads, 11-8-1 (American: Navy, 1-0) 1949 Tie 21-21 Tulane Stadium 1950 Tulane 27-0 Memorial Stadium 1956 Tulane 21-6 Tulane Stadium 1958 Tulane 14-6 Norfolk, Va. 1973 Tulane 17-15 Tulane Stadium 1991 Tulane 34-7 Louisiana Superdome 1992 Navy 20-17 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1993 Tulane 27-25 Louisiana Superdome 1994 Navy 17-15 Louisiana Superdome 1995 Navy 35-7 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1996 Navy 35-21 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 1998 Tulane 42-24 Louisiana Superdome 1999 Navy 45-21 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2000 Tulane 50-38 Louisiana Superdome 2001 Tulane 42-28 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2002 Tulane 51-30 Louisiana Superdome 2003 Navy 35-17 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2004 Tulane 42-10 Louisiana Superdome 2005 Navy 49-21 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2015 Navy 31-14 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium NAVY VS. TULSA Navy leads, 2-1 (American: Navy, 1-0) 2004 Navy 29-0 Skelly Stadium 2006 Tulsa ot 24-23 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium 2015 Navy 44-21 H.A. Chapman Stadium USF VS. SMU USF leads, 2-1 (American: USF, 2-1) 2013 SMU 16-6 Raymond James Stadium 2014 USF 14-13 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2015 USF 38-14 Raymond James Stadium USF VS. TEMPLE Tied, 1-1 (American: USF, 1-0) 2012 Temple 37-28 2015 USF 44-23
Lincoln Financial Field Raymond James Stadium
USF VS. TULANE No games USF VS. TULSA USF leads, 1-0 (American: USF, 1-0) 2014 USF 38-30
H.A. Chapman Stadium
SMU VS. TEMPLE Tied, 1-1-2 (American: Tied, 1-1) 1942 Tie 6-6 1946 Tie 7-7 2013 SMU 59-49 2015 Temple 60-40
Temple Stadium Ownby Stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium
SMU VS. TULANE Tulane leads, 13-9 (American: SMU, 1-0) 1943 Tulane 12-6 Tulane Stadium 1944 Tulane 27-7 Tulane Stadium 1945 Tulane 19-7 Tulane Stadium 1977 SMU 28-23 Cotton Bowl 1979 Tulane 24-17 Louisiana Superdome 1980 SMU 31-21 Louisiana Superdome 1982 SMU 51-7 Texas Stadium 1990 Tulane 43-7 Louisiana Superdome 1991 SMU 31-17 Louisiana Superdome 1992 Tulane 13-12 Ownby Stadium 1998 Tulane 31-21 Cotton Bowl 1999 Tulane 53-19 Louisiana Superdome 2000 Tulane 29-17 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2005 Tulane 31-10 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2006 SMU 33-28 Louisiana Superdome 2007 Tulane ot 41-34 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2008 Tulane 34-27 Louisiana Superdome 2009 SMU 26-21 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2010 SMU 31-17 Louisiana Superdome 2011 SMU 45-24 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2012 Tulane 27-26 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 2015 SMU 49-21 Gerald J. Ford Stadium
SMU VS. TULSA SMU leads, 13-9 (American: Tulsa, 2-0) 1935 SMU 14-0 Skelly Stadium 1943 Tulsa 20-7 Ownby Stadium 1991 Tulsa 31-26 Ownby Stadium 1996 SMU 17-10 Cotton Bowl 1997 SMU 42-41 Skelly Stadium 1998 SMU 33-3 Cotton Bowl 1999 SMU 28-14 Skelly Stadium 2000 SMU 24-20 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2001 SMU 24-14 Skelly Stadium 2002 SMU 24-21 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2003 Tulsa 35-16 Skelly Stadium 2004 SMU ot 41-35 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2005 Tulsa 20-13 Skelly Stadium 2006 SMU 34-24 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2007 Tulsa 29-23 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2008 Tulsa 37-31 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2009 SMU 27-13 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2010 SMU 21-18 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2011 Tulsa 38-7 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2012 SMU 35-27 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2014 Tulsa 38-28 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2015 Tulsa 40-31 Gerald J. Ford Stadium TEMPLE VS. TULANE Temple leads, 2-1 (American: Temple, 2-0) 1935 Tulane 20-14 Tulane Stadium 2014 Temple 10-3 Yulman Stadium 2015 Temple 49-10 Lincoln Financial Field TEMPLE VS. TULSA Tulsa leads, 2-1 (American: Temple, 1-0) 1987 Tulsa 24-17 Veterans Stadium 1988 Tulsa 15-10 Skelly Stadium 2014 Temple 35-24 Lincoln Financial Field TULANE VS. TULSA Tulsa leads, 10-2 (American: Tulsa, 2-0) 1968 Tulane 25-15 Tulane Stadium 2005 Tulsa 38-14 Malone Stadium 2006 Tulsa 38-3 Skelly Stadium 2007 Tulsa 49-25 Louisiana Superdome 2008 Tulsa 56-7 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2009 Tulsa 37-13 Louisiana Superdome 2010 Tulsa 52-24 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2011 Tulsa 31-3 Louisiana Superdome 2012 Tulsa 45-10 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2013 Tulane 14-7 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 2014 Tulsa 3ot 38-31 H.A. Chapman Stadium 2015 Tulsa 45-34 Yulman Stadium
NATIONAL AWARDS HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY
Originally presented in 1935 as the DAC Trophy by the Downtown Athletic Club to the best college player east of the Mississippi River. In 1936, players across the country were eligible and the award was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy. The award goes to the outstanding college football player 2015 Derrick Henry, Alabama, RB 2014 Marcus Mariota, Oregon, QB 2013 Jameis Winston, Florida State, QB 2012 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, QB 2011 Robert Griffin III, Baylor, QB 2010 Cam Newton, Auburn, QB 2009 Mark Ingram, Alabama, RB 2008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, QB 2007 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB 2006 Troy Smith, Ohio State, QB 2005 Reggie Bush, USC, RB 2004 Matt Leinart, USC, QB 2003 Jason White, Oklahoma, QB 2002 Carson Palmer, USC, QB 2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB 2000 Chris Weinke, Florida State, QB 1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas, RB 1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB 1995 Eddie George, Ohio State, RB 1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, RB 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State, QB 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami, QB 1991 Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR 1990 Ty Detmer, Brigham Young, QB 1989 Andre Ware, Houston, QB 1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, RB 1987 Tim Brown, Notre Dame, WR 1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami, QB 1985 Bo Jackson, Auburn, RB 1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB 1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, HB 1982 Herschel Walker, Georgia, HB 1981 Marcus Allen, USC, HB 1980 George Rogers, South Carolina, HB
1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937
Charles White, USC, HB Billy Sims, Oklahoma, HB Earl Campbell, Texas, HB Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, HB Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB John Cappelletti, Penn State, HB Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, FL Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB Steve Owens, Oklahoma, HB O.J. Simpson, USC, HB Gary Beban, UCLA, QB Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB Mike Garrett, USC, HB John Huarte, Notre Dame, QB Roger Staubach, Navy, QB Terry Baker, Oregon State, QB Ernie Davis, Syracuse, HB Joe Bellino, Navy, HB Billy Cannon, LSU, HB Pete Dawkins, Army, HB John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, QB Howard Cassidy, Ohio State, HB Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, FB Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, HB Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, HB Vic Janowicz, Ohio State, HB Leon Hart, Notre Dame, E Doak Walker, SMU, HB John Lujack, Notre Dame, QB Glenn Davis, Army, HB Doc Blanchard, Army, FB Les Horvath, Ohio State, QB Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, QB Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, HB Bruce Smith, Minnesota, HB Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB Nile Kinnick, Iowa, HB Davey O’Brien, TCU, QB Clint Frank, Yale, HB
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
American Athletic Conference member institutions have produced four winners of college football’s highest individual honor.
Doak Walker, SMU • 1948
Joe Bellino, Navy • 1960
Roger Staubach, Navy • 1963
Andre Ware, Houston • 1989
1936 1935
Larry Kelley, Yale, E Jay Berwanger, Chicago, HB
WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY
Formerly known as the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, the award recognizes the scholar-athlete who most fully represents the ideals of The National Football Foundation. The award was presented for the first time in 1990 and is given to the top scholar-athlete in football, both academically and on the field. 2015 Ty Darlington, Oklahoma, C 2014 David Helton, Duke, LB 2013 John Urshel, Penn State, OG 2012 Barrett Jones, Alabama, C 2011 Andrew Rodriguez, Army, LB 2010 Sam Acho, Texas, DE 2009 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB 2008 Alex Mack, California, C 2007 Dallas Griffin, Texas, C 2006 Brian Leonard, Rutgers, FB 2005 Rudy Niswanger, LSU, OL 2004 Michael Munoz, Tennessee, OL 2003 Craig Krenzel, Ohio State, QB 2002 Brandon Roberts, Washington (Mo.) 2001 Joaquin Gonzalez, Miami, OT 2000 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Nebraska, DE 1999 Chad Pennington, Marshall, QB 1998 Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia, OL 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee, QB 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB 1995 Bobby Hoying, Ohio State, QB 1994 Robert B. Zatechka, Nebraska, OT 1993 Thomas D. Burns, Virginia 1992 Jim Hansen, Colorado 1991 Brad Culpepper, Florida 1990 Chris Howard, Air Force
OUTLAND TROPHY
Honoring the outstanding interior lineman in the nation, first presented in 1946 by the Football Writers Association of America. The award is named for its benefactor, Dr. John H. Outland. 2015 Josh Garnett, Stanford, OG 2014 Brandon Scherff, Iowa, OT 2013 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh, DT 2012 Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M, OT 2011 Barrett Jones, Alabama, OT 2010 Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin, OT 2009 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DT 2008 Andre Smith, Alabama, OT 2007 Glenn Dorsey, LSU, DT 2006 Joe Thomas, Wisconsin, OL 2005 Greg Eslinger, Minnesota, OL 2004 Jammal Brown, Oklahoma, OL 2003 Robert Gallery, Iowa, OT 2002 Rien Long, Washington State, DT 2001 Bryant McKinnie, Miami, OT 2000 John Henderson, Tennessee, DT 1999 Chris Samuels, Alabama, OT 1998 Kris Farris, UCLA, OG 1997 Aaron Taylor, Nebraska, OG 1996 Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT 1995 Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, OT 1994 Zach Wiegert, Nebraska, OT 1993 Rob Waldrop, Arizona, NG 1992 Will Shields, Nebraska, G 1991 Steve Entman, Washington, DT 1990 Russell Maryland, Miami, DT 1989 Mohammed Elewonibi, Brigham Young, G 1988 Tracy Rocker, Auburn, DT 1987 Chad Hennings, Air Force, DT 1986 Jason Buck, Brigham Young, DT 1985 Mike Ruth, Boston College, NG 1984 Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech, DT 1983 Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska, G 1982 Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C 1981 Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C 1980 Mark May, Pittsburgh, OT 1979 Jim Ritcher, North Carolina State, C 1978 Greg Roberts, Oklahoma, G
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NATIONAL AWARDS 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946
Brad Shearer, Texas, DT Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma, DT Randy White, Maryland, DE John Hicks, Ohio State, OT Rich Glover, Nebraska, MG Larry Jacobson, Nebraska, DT Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State, MG Mike Reid, Penn State, DT Bill Stanfill, Georgia, T Ron Yary, USC, T Loyd Phillips, Arkansas, T Tommy Nobis, Texas, G Steve DeLong, Tennessee, T Scott Appleton, Texas, T Bobby Bell, Minnesota, T Merlin Olsen, Utah State, T Tom Brown, Minnesota, G Mike McGee, Duke, T Zeke Smith, Auburn, G Alex Karras, Iowa, T Jim Parker, Ohio State, G Calvin Jones, Iowa, G Bill Brooks, Arkansas, G J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma, G Dick Modzelewski, Maryland, T Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma, T Bob Goin, Kentucky, T Ed Bagdon, Michigan State, G Bill Fischer, Notre Dame, G Joe Steffy, Army, G George Connor, Notre Dame, T
FWAA BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD
Honoring the nation’s top defensive player as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. The award, presented by The Charlotte Touchdown Club, was introduced in 1993 and formally took on the name of 1920’s Minnesota All-American in 1995. 2015 TYLER MATAKEVICH, TEMPLE, LB 2014 Scooby Wright, Arizona, LB 2013 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh, DT 2012 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LB 2011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College, LB 2010 Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson, DE 2009 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DT 2008 Brian Orakpo, Texas, DE 2007 Glenn Dorsey, LSU, DT 2006 James Laurinaitis, Ohio St., LB 2005 Elvis Dumerville, Louisville, DE 2004 Derrick Johnson, Texas, LB 2003 Derrick Strait, Oklahoma, DB 2002 Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, DE 2001 Roy Williams, Oklahoma, DB 2000 Dan Morgan, Miami, LB 1999 Corey Moore, Virginia Tech, DE 1998 Champ Bailey, Georgia, CB 1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB 1996 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, DT 1995 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, NG 1994 Warren Sapp, Miami, DT 1993 Rob Waldrop, Arizona, NG
VINCE LOMBARDI AWARD
Honoring the outstanding college lineman of the year, first presented in 1970 by the Rotary Club of Houston. The award is named after professional football coach Vince Lombardi, a member of the legendary “Seven Blocks of Granite” at Fordham, in the 1930s. 2015 Carl Nassib, Penn State, DE 2014 Scooby Wright, Arizona, LB 2013 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh, DT 2012 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LB 2011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College, LB 2010 Nick Fairly, Auburn, DT 2009 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DT 2008 Brian Orakpo, Texas, DE 2007 Glenn Dorsey, LSU, DT 2006 LaMarr Woodley, Michigan, DL 2005 A.J. Hawk, Ohio State, LB
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2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
David Pollack, Georgia, DE Tommie Harris, Oklahoma, DE Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, DE Julius Peppers, North Carolina, DE Jamal Reynolds, Florida State, DE Corey Moore, Virginia Tech, DE Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M, LB Grant Wistrom, Nebraska, DE Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT Warren Sapp, Miami, DT Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame, OT Marvin Jones, Florida State, LB Steve Emtman, Washington, DT Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, NT Percy Snow, Michigan State, LB Tracy Rocker, Auburn, DT Chris Spielman, Ohio State, LB Cornelius Bennett, Alabama, LB Tony Casillas, Oklahoma, NG Tony Degrate, Texas, DT Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska, G Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C Kenneth Sims, Texas, DT Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE Brad Budde, USC, G Bruce Clark, Penn State, DT Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE Wilson Whitley, Houston, DT Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma, DT Randy White, Maryland, DT John Hicks, Ohio State, OT Rich Glover, Nebraska, MG Walt Patulski, Notre Dame, DE Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State, MG
MAXWELL AWARD
Honoring the nation’s outstanding college football player, first presented in 1937 by the Maxwell Memorial Football Club of Philadelphia. The award is named after Robert “Tiny” Maxwell, a Philadelphia native who played on the University of Chicago as a lineman near the turn of the century. 2015 Derrick Henry, Alabama, RB 2014 Marcus Mariota, Oregon, QB 2013 AJ McCarron, Alabama, QB 2012 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LB 2011 Andrew Luck, Stanford, QB 2010 Cam Newton, Auburn, QB 2009 Colt McCoy, Texas, QB 2008 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB 2007 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB 2006 Brady Quinn, Notre Dame, QB 2005 Vince Young, Texas, QB 2004 Jason White, Oklahoma, QB 2003 Eli Manning, Mississippi, QB 2002 Larry Johnson, Penn State, RB 2001 Ken Dorsey, Miami, QB 2000 Drew Brees, Purdue, QB 1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas, RB 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee, QB 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB 1995 Eddie George, Ohio State, RB 1994 Kerry Collins, Penn State, QB 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State, QB 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami, QB 1991 Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR 1990 Ty Detmer, Brigham Young, QB 1989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana, RB 1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, RB 1987 Don McPherson, Syracuse, QB 1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami, QB 1985 Chuck Long, Iowa, QB 1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB 1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, RB 1982 Hershel Walker, Georgia, RB 1981 Marcus Allen, USC, RB 1980 Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE 1979 Charles White, USC, RB 1978 Chuck Fusina, Penn State, QB
1977 Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE 1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, HB 1975 Archie Griffin, Ohio State, RB 1974 Steve Joachim, Temple, QB 1973 John Cappelletti, Penn State, RB 1972 Brad VanPelt, Michigan State, DB 1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB 1970 Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB 1969 Mike Reid, Penn State, DT 1968 O.J. Simpson, USC, RB 1967 Gary Beban, UCLA, QB 1966 Jim Lynch, Notre Dame, LB 1965 Tommy Nobis, Texas, LB 1964 Glenn Ressler, Penn State, C 1963 Roger Staubach, Navy, QB 1962 Terry Baker, Oregon State, QB 1961 Bob Ferguson, Ohio State, FB 1960 Joe Bellino, Navy, HB 1959 Rich Lucas, Penn State, QB 1958 Pete Dawkins, Army, HB 1957 Bob Reifsnyder, Navy, T 1956 Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma, HB 1955 Howard Cassidy, Ohio State, HB 1954 Ron Beagle, Navy, E 1953 Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB 1952 Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB 1951 Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, HB 1950 Reds Bagnell, Pennsylvania, HB 1949 Leon Hart, Notre Dame, E 1948 Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania, C 1947 Doak Walker, SMU, HB 1946 Charley Trippi, Georgia, HB 1945 Doc Blanchard, Army, FB 1944 Glenn Davis, Army, HB 1943 Bob Odell, Pennsylvania, HB 1942 Paul Governali, Columbia, QB 1941 Bill Dudley, Virginia, HB 1940 Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB 1939 Nile Kinnick, Iowa, HB 1938 Davey O’Brien, TCU, QB 1937 Clint Frank, Yale, HB
WALTER CAMP AWARD
Honoring the nation’s outstanding football player, first presented in 1937 by the Walter Camp Foundation in balloting by Division I-A coaches and sports information directors. The award is named after Walter Camp, one of the giants of football who introduced many of the innovations that led to the evolution to the American style of football. 2015 Derrick Henry, Alabama, RB 2014 Marcus Mariota, Oregon, QB 2013 Jameis Winston, Florida State, QB 2012 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LB 2011 Andrew Luck, Stanford, QB 2010 Cam Newton, Auburn, QB 2009 Colt McCoy, Texas, QB 2008 Colt McCoy, Texas, QB 2007 Darren McFadden, Arkansas, RB 2006 Troy Smith, Ohio State, QB 2005 Reggie Bush, USC, QB 2004 Matt Leinart, USC, QB 2003 Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, WR 2002 Larry Johnson, Penn State, RB 2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB 2000 Josh Heupel, Oklahoma, QB 1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas, RB 1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB 1995 Eddie George, Ohio State, RB 1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, RB 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State, QB 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami, QB 1991 Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR 1990 Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame, WR 1989 Andre Ware, Houston, QB 1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, RB 1987 Tim Brown, Notre Dame, WR 1986 Paul Palmer, Temple, RB 1985 Lorenzo White, Michigan State, RB
NATIONAL AWARDS 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937
Keith Byars, Ohio State, RB Mike Rozier, Nebraska, HB John Elway, Stanford, QB Art Schlichter, Ohio State, QB Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB Charles White, Southern Cal, RB Chuck Fusina, Penn State, QB Earl Campbell, Texas, HB Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, RB Chuck Muncie, California, HB Anthony Davis, USC, HB John Cappelletti, Penn State, RB Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB Archie Manning, Mississippi, QB O.J. Simpson, USC, HB Gary Beban, UCLA, QB Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB Jim Grabowski, Illinois, FB Jerry Rhome, Tulsa, QB Roger Staubach, Navy, QB Jerry Stovall, LSU, HB Ernie Davis, Syracuse, HB Joe Bellino, Navy, HB Billy Cannon, LSU, HB Randy Duncan, Iowa, QB John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, QB Howard Cassidy, Ohio State, HB Ralph Guglielmi, Notre Dame, QB Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, FB Bernie Faloney, Maryland, QB Paul Giel, Minnesota, HB Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB Don McAuliffe, Michigan State, HB Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, HB Babe Parilli, Kentucky, QB Emil Sitko, Notre Dame, HB Charlie Justice, North Carolina, HB John Lujack, Notre Dame, QB Charley Trippi, Georgia, HB Doc Blanchard, Army, FB Glenn Davis, Army, FB Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, QB Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, HB Bill Dudley, Virginia, DB Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB Nile Kinnick, Iowa, HB Davey O’Brien, TCU, QB Marshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh, HB
BEDNARIK AWARD
First presented in 1995 to honor the nation’s best collegiate defensive player by the Maxwell Football Club. The award is named after Chuck Bednarik, college and pro football Hall-of-Famer. 2015 TYLER MATAKEVICH, TEMPLE, LB 2014 Scooby Wright, Arizona, LB 2013 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh, DT 2012 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LB 2011 Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, CB 2010 Patrick Peterson, LSU, CB 2009 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DT 2008 Rey Maualuga, USC, LB 2007 Dan Connor, Penn State, LB 2006 Paul Posluszny, Penn State, LB 2005 Paul Posluszny, Penn State, LB 2004 David Pollack, Georgia, DE 2003 Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma, LB 2002 E.J. Henderson, Maryland, LB 2001 Julius Peppers, North Carolina, DE 2000 Dan Morgan, Miami, LB 1999 LaVar Arrington, Penn State, LB 1998 Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M, LB 1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB 1996 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, LB 1995 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, LB
BUTKUS AWARD
First presented in 1985 to honor the nation’s best collegiate linebacker by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Fla. The award is named after Dick Butkus, two-time consensus All-American at Illinois and six-time all-pro linebacker with the Chicago Bears. 2015 Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame 2014 Eric Kendricks, UCLA 2013 C.J. Mosley, Alabama 2012 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame 2011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2010 Von Miller, Texas A&M 2009 Rolando McClain, Alabama 2008 Aaron Curry, Penn State 2007 James Laurinaitis, Ohio State 2006 Patrick Willis, Mississippi 2005 Paul Posluszny, Penn State 2004 Derrick Johnson, Texas 2003 Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma 2002 E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2001 Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma 2000 Dan Morgan, Miami 1999 LeVar Arrington, Penn State 1998 Chris Claiborne, USC 1997 Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State 1996 Matt Russell, Colorado 1995 Kevin Hardy, Illinois 1994 Dana Howard, Illinois 1993 Trev Alberts, Nebraska 1992 Marvin Jones, Florida State 1991 Erick Anderson, Michigan 1990 Alfred Williams, Colorado 1989 Percy Snow, Michigan State 1988 Derrick Thomas, Alabama 1987 Paul McGowan, Florida State 1986 Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma 1985 Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma
JIM THORPE AWARD
First presented in 1986 to honor the nation’s best defensive back by the Jim Thorpe Athletic Club of Oklahoma City. The award is named after Jim Thorpe, Olympic champion, two-time consensus All-America halfback at Carlisle and professional football player. 2015 Desmond King, Iowa 2014 Gerod Holliman, Louisville 2013 Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State 2012 Jonthan Banks, Mississippi State 2011 Morris Claiborne, LSU 2010 Patrick Peterson, LSU 2009 Eric Berry, Tennessee 2008 Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State 2007 Antoine Cason, Arizona 2006 Aaron Ross, Texas 2005 Michael Huff, Texas 2004 Carlos Rogers, Auburn 2003 Derrick Strait, Oklahoma 2002 Terence Newman, Kansas State 2001 Roy Williams, Oklahoma 2000 Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin 1999 Tyrone Carter, Minnesota 1998 Antoine Winfield, Ohio State 1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan 1996 Lawrence Wright, Florida 1995 Greg Myers, Colorado State 1994 Chris Hudson, Colorado 1993 Antonio Langham, Alabama 1992 Deon Figures, Colorado 1991 Terrell Buckley, Florida State 1990 Darryll Lewis, Arizona 1989 Mark Carrier, USC 1988 Deion Sanders, Florida State 1987 Bennie Blades, Miami Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma 1986 Thomas Everett, Baylor
DAVEY O’BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD
First presented in 1977 as the O’Brien Memorial Trophy to the outstanding player in the Southwest. In 1981, the Davey O’Brien Educational and Charitable Trust of Fort Worth, Texas renamed the award the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. It now honors the nation’s best quarterback. 2015 Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014 Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2013 Jameis Winston, Florida State 2012 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2011 Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2010 Cam Newton, Auburn 2009 Colt McCoy, Texas 2008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 2007 Tim Tebow, Florida 2006 Troy Smith, Ohio State 2005 Vince Young, Texas 2004 Jason White, Oklahoma 2003 Jason White, Oklahoma 2002 Brad Banks, Iowa 2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska 2000 Chris Weinke, Florida State 1999 Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech 1998 Michael Bishop, Kansas State 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1995 Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1994 Kerry Collins, Penn State 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami 1991 Ty Detmer, Brigham Young 1990 Ty Detmer, Brigham Young 1989 Andre Ware, Houston 1988 Troy Aikman, UCLA 1987 Don McPherson, Syracuse 1986 Vinnie Testaverde, Miami 1985 Chuck Long, Iowa 1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College 1983 Steve Young, Brigham Young 1982 Todd Blackledge, Penn State 1981 Jim McMahon, Brigham Young 1980 Mike Singletary, Baylor, LB 1979 Mike Singletary, Baylor, LB 1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB 1977 Earl Campbell, Texas, RB
DOAK WALKER NATIONAL RUNNING BACK AWARD
First presented in 1990 to honor the nation’s best running back among Division I-A juniors or seniors who combine outstanding achievements on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Sponsored by the Southern Methodist Athletic Forum in Dallas, Texas, a $10,000 scholarship is donated to the recipient’s university in his name. The award is named after Doak Walker, SMU’s three-time consensus All-America halfback and 1948 Heisman Trophy winner. 2015 Derrick Henry, Alabama 2014 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 2013 Andre Williams, Boston College 2012 Montee Ball, Wisconsin 2011 Trent Richardson, Alabama 2010 LaMichael James, Oregon 2009 Toby Gerhart, Stanford 2008 Shonn Greene, Iowa 2007 Darren McFadden, Arkansas 2006 Darren McFadden, Arkansas 2005 Reggie Bush, USC 2004 Cedric Benson, Texas 2003 Chris Perry, Michigan 2002 Larry Johnson, Penn State 2001 Luke Staley, BYU 2000 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU 1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas 1997 Ricky Williams, Texas 1996 Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech 1995 Eddie George, Ohio State 2016 American Athletic Conference Football • 131
NATIONAL AWARDS 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Byron Morris, Texas Tech Garrison Hearst, Georgia Trevor Cobb, Rice Greg Lewis, Washington
LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACEKICKER AWARD
First presented in 1992 to honor the nation’s top collegiate placekicker. Sponsored by the Palm Beach County Sports Authority in conjunction with the Orange Bowl Committee. The award is named after NFL Hall of Fame kicker Lou Groza. 2015 Ka’imi Fairbairn, UCLA 2014 Brad Craddock, Maryland 2013 Roberto Aguayo, Florida State 2012 Cairo Santos, Tulane 2011 Randy Bullock, Texas A&M 2010 Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State 2009 Kai Forbath, UCLA 2008 Graham Gano, Florida State 2007 Thomas Weber, Arizona State 2006 Art Carmody, Louisville 2005 Alexis Serna, Oregon State 2004 Mike Nugent, Ohio State 2003 Jonathan Nichols, Mississippi 2002 Nate Kaeding, Iowa 2001 Seth Marler, Tulane 2000 Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati 1999 Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State 1998 Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State 1997 Martin Gramatica, Kansas State 1996 Marc Primanti, NC State 1995 Michael Reeder, TCU 1994 Steve McLaughlin, Arizona 1993 Judd Davis, Florida 1992 Joe Allison, Memphis
FRED BILETNIKOFF RECEIVER AWARD
First presented in 1994 to honor the nation’s top collegiate pass receiver. Sponsored by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Florida. The award is named after Fred Biletnikoff, former Florida State All-America and Oakland Raider receiver, a member of both the College Football and Pro Football halls of fame. 2015 Corey Coleman, Baylor 2014 Amari Cooper, Alabama 2013 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State 2012 Marqis Lee, USC 2011 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State 2010 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State 2009 Golden Tate, Notre Dame 2008 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2007 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2006 Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech 2005 Mike Hass, Oregon State 2004 Braylon Edwards, Michigan 2003 Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh 2002 Charles Rogers, Michigan State 2001 Josh Reed, LSU 2000 Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh 1999 Troy Walters, Stanford 1998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1997 Randy Moss, Marshall 1996 Marcus Harris, Wyoming 1995 Terry Glenn, Ohio State 1994 Bobby Engram, Penn State
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JOHN MACKEY AWARD
First presented in 2000 to honor the nation’s top collegiate tight end. Sponsored by the Nassau County Sports Commission. This award is named after former Syracuse and Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey, regarded as the greatest tight end in NFL history. 2015 Hunter Henry, Arkansas 2014 Nick O’Leary, Florida State 2013 Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington 2012 Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame 2011 Dwayne Allen, Clemson 2010 D.J. Williams, Arkansas 2009 Aaron Hernandez, Florida 2008 Chase Coffman, Missouri 2007 Fred Davis, USC 2006 Matt Spaeth, Minnesota 2005 Marcedes Lewis, UCLA 2004 Heath Miller, Virginia 2003 Kellen Winslow, Miami 2002 Dallas Clark, Iowa 2001 Daniel Graham, Colorado 2000 Tim Stratten, Purdue
RAY GUY AWARD
First presented in 2000 to honor the nation’s top collegiate punter. Sponsored by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. This award is named after former Oakland Raiders all-pro punter Ray Guy. 2015 Tom Hackett, Utah 2014 Tom Hackett, Utah 2013 TOM HORNSEY, MEMPHIS 2012 Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech 2011 Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech 2010 Chas Henry, Florida 2009 Drew Butler, Georgia 2008 Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State 2007 Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech 2006 Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor 2005 Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest 2004 Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor 2003 B.J. Sander, Ohio State 2002 Mark Mariscal, Colorado 2001 Travis Dorsch, Purdue 2000 Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin
RIMINGTON TROPHY
First presented in 2000 to honor the nation’s top collegiate center. Presented by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. This award is named after former University of Nebraska center Dave Rimington. 2015 Ryan Kelly, Alabama 2014 Reese Dismukes, Auburn 2013 Bryan Stork, Florida State 2012 Barrett Jones, Alabama 2011 David Molk, Michigan 2010 Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU 2009 Maurkice Pouncey, Florida 2008 A.Q, Shipley, Penn State 2007 Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas 2006 Dan Mozes, West Virginia 2005 Greg Eslinger, Minnesota 2004 Ben Wilkerson, LSU/ David Baas, Michigan 2003 Jake Grove, Virginia Tech 2002 Brett Romberg, Miami 2001 LeCharles Bentley, Ohio State 2000 Dominic Raiola, Nebraska
PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT AWARD
First presented in 1957 to honor the nation’s top collegiate head coach. Sponsored by the Touchdown Club of Houston and voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. This award is named after Paul “Bear” Bryant, one of college football’s winningest head coaches. 2015 Dabo Swinney, Clemson 2014 Gary Patterson, TCU 2013 Gus Malzahn, Auburn 2012 Bill O’Brien, Penn State 2011 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 2010 Gene Chizik, Auburn 2009 Chris Petersen, Boise State 2008 Kyle Whittingham, Utah 2007 Mark Mangino, Kansas 2006 Chris Petersen, Boise State 2005 Mack Brown, Texas 2004 Tommy Tuberville, Auburn 2003 Nick Saban, LSU 2002 Jim Tressel, Ohio State 2001 Larry Coker, Miami 2000 Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 1999 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 1998 Bill Snyder, Kansas State 1997 Lloyd Carr, Michigan 1996 Bruce Snyder, Arizona State 1995 Gary Barnett, Northwestern 1994 Rick Brooks, Oregon 1993 Terry Bowden, Auburn 1992 Gene Stallings, Alabama 1991 Don James, Washington 1990 Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech 1989 Bill McCartney, Colorado 1988 Lou Holtz, Notre Dame 1987 Dick MacPherson, Syracuse 1986 Joe Paterno, Penn State 1985 Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 1984 La Vell Edwards, BYU 1983 Howard Schnellenberger, Miami 1982 Joe Paterno, Penn State 1981 Danny Ford, Clemson 1980 Vince Dooley, Georgia 1979 Earle Bruce, Ohio State 1978 Joe Paterno, Penn State 1977 Lou Holtz, Arkansas 1976 Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh 1975 Woody Hayes, Ohio State 1974 Grant Teaff, Baylor 1973 Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh 1972 John McKay, USC 1971 Bob Devaney, Nebraska 1970 Alex Agase, Northwestern 1969 Bo Schembechler, Michigan 1968 Woody Hayes, Ohio State 1967 John Pont, Indiana 1966 Tom Cahill, Army 1965 Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State 1964 Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame 1963 Darrell Royal, Texas 1962 John McKay, USC 1961 Darrell Royal, Texas 1960 Murry Warmath, Minnesota 1959 Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse 1958 Paul Dietzel, LSU 1957 Woody Hayes, Ohio State
NATIONAL AWARDS EDDIE ROBINSON COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
First presented in 1957 to honor the nation’s top collegiate head coach. Selected by the Football Writers Association of America. This award honors former Grambling State head coach Eddie Robinson, the winningest head coach in collage football history. 2015 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 2014 Gary Patterson, TCU 2013 Gus Malzahn, Auburn 2012 Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 2011 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 2010 Chip Kelly, Oregon 2009 Gary Patterson, TCU 2008 Nick Saban, Alabama 2007 Mark Mangino, Kansas 2006 Greg Schiano, Rutgers 2005 Charlie Weis, Notre Dame 2004 Tommy Tuberville, Auburn 2003 Nick Saban, LSU 2002 Jim Tressel, Ohio State 2001 Ralph Friedgen, Maryland 2000 Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 1999 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 1998 Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 1997 Mike Price, Washington State 1996 Bruce Snyder, Arizona State 1995 Gary Barnett, Northwestern 1994 Rick Brooks, Oregon 1993 Terry Bowden, Auburn 1992 Gene Stallings, Alabama 1991 Don James, Washington 1990 Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech 1989 Bill McCartney, Colorado 1988 Lou Holtz, Notre Dame 1987 Dick MacPherson, Syracuse 1986 Joe Paterno, Penn State 1985 Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 1984 La Vell Edwards, BYU 1983 Howard Schnellenberger, Miami 1982 Joe Paterno, Penn State 1981 Danny Ford, Clemson 1980 Vince Dooley, Georgia 1979 Earle Bruce, Ohio State 1978 Joe Paterno, Penn State 1977 Lou Holtz, Arkansas 1976 Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh 1975 Woody Hayes, Ohio State 1974 Grant Teaff, Baylor 1973 Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh 1972 John McKay, USC 1971 Bob Devaney, Nebraska 1970 Alex Agase, Northwestern 1969 Bo Schembechler, Michigan 1968 Woody Hayes, Ohio State 1967 John Pont, Indiana 1966 Tom Cahill, Army 1965 Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State 1964 Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame 1963 Darrell Royal, Texas 1962 John McKay, USC 1961 Darrell Royal, Texas 1960 Murry Warmath, Minnesota 1959 Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse 1958 Paul Dietzel, LSU 1957 Woody Hayes, Ohio State
CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA
The following is a list of players from American Athletic Conference institutions who were consensus All-America (players who were accorded a majority of votes at their positions by the national selectors). CINCINNATI 2000 Jonathan Ruffin, PK 2007 Kevin Huber, P 2008 Kevin Huber, P HOUSTON 1967 Rich Stotter, OL 1969 Bill Bridges, OL 1970 Elmo Wright, E 1976 Wilson Whitley, DL 1980 Leonard Mitchell, DL 1988 Jason Phillips, WR 1989 Andre Ware, QB EAST CAROLINA 1983 Terry Long, OL 1991 Robert Jones, LB 1999 Andrew Bayes, P MEMPHIS 1992 Joe Allison, K 2013 TOM HORNSEY, P NAVY 1907 1908 1911 1913 1918 1922 1926 1928 1934 1943 1944 1945 1954 1955 1960 1963 1975 1983 1985
Bill Dague, E Percy Northcroft, T Ed Lange, B Jack Dalton, B John Brown, G Lyman Perry, G Wolcott Roberts, B Wendell Taylor, T Frank Wickhorst, T Edward Burke, G Fred Borries, B Don Whitmire, T Don Whitmire, T Ben Chase, G Bob Jenkins, B Dick Duden, E Ron Beagle, E Ron Beagle, E Joe Bellino, B Roger Staubach, B Chet Moeller, DB Napoleon McCallum, RB Napoleon McCallum, RB
USF 2007
George Selvie, DE
SMU 1935 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1966 1968 1972 1974 1978 1980 1982 1983 1985
JC Wetsel, L Bobby Wilson, B Doak Walker, B Doak Walker, B Doak Walker, B Kyle Rote, B Dick Hightower, L John Lagrone, DL Jerry Levias, E Robert Popelka, DB Louie Kelcher, DL Emanuel Tolbert, WR John Simmons, DB Eric Dickerson, RB Russell Carter, DB Reggie Dupard, RB
TEMPLE 1985 1986 2015
John Rienstra, OL Paul Palmer, RB TYLER MATAKEVICH, LB
TULANE 1931 1932 1939 2012
Jerry Dalrymple, E Don Zimmerman, B Harley McCollum, L Cairo Santos, K
TULSA 1941 1965 1991
Ernie Blandin, L Howard Twilley, E Jerry Ostroski, OL
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NATIONAL AWARDS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
Since 1952, Academic All-America teams have been selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America: UCF 2007
Keith Shologan, DL
CINCINNATI 1979 Edward Koboves, OG 1981 Kari Yli-Renko, OT 1983 Jason Stargell, WR 1989 Jeff Jones, P 1990 Kyle Stroh, DL 1991 Kris Bjorson, TE UCONN 1973 1976 1977 1978
Robert Bundy, OG William Leahy, C Darryl Schwartz, RB William Leahy, C William Leahy, OL
EAST CAROLINA 2011 Matt Milner, DL 2012 Matt Milner, DL HOUSTON 1964 Horst Paul, E 1976 Mark Mohr, DB, Kevin Rollwage, OT 1977 Kevin Rollwage, OT 1988 Keith Jenkins, DL MEMPHIS 1992 Gary Bouldin, TE Pat Jansen, DL 2007 Brandon Patterson, DB NAVY 1953 1957 1958 1969 1974 1979 1980 1983 1999 2002 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015
Steve Eisenhauer, G Tom Forrestal, QB Joe Tranchini, B Dan Pike, RB Tim Harden, DE Ted Dumbauld, LB Ted Dumbauld, LB Bill Weidenhammer, OL Terrence Anderson, C Grant Moody, OG John Dowd, OG John Dowd, OG John Dowd, OG Keegan Wetzel, LB Thomas Wilson, WR E.K. Binns, OL
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USF 2011
Chaz Hine, OL
SMU 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1962 1966 1968 1970 1972 1981 1983 1985 1986 1989 1992 2009
Dave Powell, E Darrell Lafitte, G Raymond Berry, E (Hall of Fame) David Hawk, G Tom Koenig, G Tom Koenig, G Raymond Schoenke, OL John LaGrone, MG Lynn Thornhill, OG Jerry Levias, OE Vic Brittain, DT Andy Duvall, DB Cleve Whitener, LB Gordon McAdams, C Brian O’Meara, T Monte Goen, LB Douglas Rice, OT Mitchell Glieber, WR James Brabham, DB Mitch Enright, OL
TEMPLE 1973 Dwight Fulton, DB TULANE 1970 1971 1978 1979 2009 2014
David Hebert, DB David Hebert, DB Gerry Sheridan, OL Rich Hontas, QB Andre Anderson, RB Sam Scofield, DB
TULSA 1964 1965 1974 1983 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007
Howard Twilley, E (Hall of Fame) Howard Twilley, E Mack Lancaster, DT Brett White, RB David Eldon Milwee, OL Levi Gillen, DB Levi Gillmen, DB Drew McLaughlin, DL Michael Dulaney, LB Garrett Mills, TE Paul Smith, QB Paul Smith, QB
Sam Scofield, Tulane
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS 1936 1. Minnesota 2. Louisiana State 3. Pittsburgh 4. Alabama 5. Washington 6. Santa Clara 7. Northwestern 8. Notre Dame 9. Nebraska 10. Pennsylvania 11. Duke 12. Yale 13. Dartmouth 14. Duquesne 15. Fordham 16. Texas Christian 17. Tennessee 18. Arkansas NAVY 20. Marquette
1939 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1937 1. Pittsburgh 2. California 3. Fordham 4. Alabama 5. Minnesota 6. Villanova 7. Dartmouth 8. Louisiana State 9. Notre Dame Santa Clara 11. Nebraska 12. Yale 13. Ohio State 14. Holy Cross Arkansas 16. Texas Christian 17. Colorado 18. Rice 19. North Carolina 20. Duke
1940 1. Minnesota 2. Stanford 3. Michigan 4. Tennessee 5. Boston College 6. Texas A&M 7. Northwestern 8. Nebraska 9. Mississippi State 10. Washington 11. Santa Clara 12. Fordham 13. Georgetown 14. Pennsylvania 15. Cornell 16. SMU 17. Hardin-Simmons 18. Duke 19. Lafayette
1938 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1941 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Texas Christian Tennessee Duke Oklahoma Notre Dame Carnegie Mellon USC Pittsburgh Holy Cross Minnesota Texas Tech Cornell Alabama California Fordham Michigan Northwestern Villanova TULANE Dartmouth
Texas A&M Tennessee USC Cornell TULANE Missouri UCLA Duke Iowa Duquesne Boston College Clemson Notre Dame Santa Clara Ohio State Georgia Tech Fordham Nebraska Oklahoma Michigan
Minnesota Duke Notre Dame Texas Michigan Fordham Missouri Duquesne Texas A&M NAVY Northwestern Oregon State Ohio State Georgia Pennsylvania Mississippi State Mississippi Tennessee Washington State Alabama
1942 1. Ohio State 2. Georgia 3. Wisconsin 4. TULSA 5. Georgia Tech 6. Notre Dame 7. Tennessee 8. Boston College 9. Michigan 10. Alabama 11. Texas 12. Stanford 13. UCLA 14. William & Mary 15. Santa Clara 16. Auburn 17. Washington State 18. Mississippi State 19. Holy Cross Minnesota Penn State 1943 1. Notre Dame 2. Iowa Pre-Flight 3. Michigan 4. NAVY 5. Purdue 6. Great Lakes 7. Duke 8. Del Monte P-F 9. Northwestern 10. March Field 11. Army 12. Washington 13. Georgia Tech 14. Texas 15. TULSA 16. Dartmouth 17. Bainbridge NTS 18. Colorado College 19. Pacific 20. Pennsylvania 1944 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Army Ohio State Randolph Field NAVY Bainbridge NTS Iowa Pre-Flight USC Michigan Notre Dame March Field Duke Tennessee Georgia Tech Norman P-F Illinois El Toro Marines Great Lakes Fort Pierce St. Mary’s P-F 2nd Air Force
1945 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Army Alabama NAVY Indiana Oklahoma State Michigan St. Mary’s (Calif.) Pennsylvania Notre Dame Texas USC Ohio State Duke Tennessee Louisiana State Holy Cross TULSA Georgia Wake Forest Columbia
1946 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Notre Dame Army Georgia UCLA Illinois Michigan Tennessee Louisiana State North Carolina Rice Georgia Tech Yale Pennsylvania Oklahoma Texas Arkansas TULSA NC State Delaware Indiana
1947* 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Notre Dame Michigan SMU Penn State Texas Alabama Pennsylvania USC North Carolina Georgia Tech Army Kansas Mississippi William & Mary California Oklahoma NC State Rice Duke Columbia
1948 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Michigan Notre Dame North Carolina California Oklahoma Army Northwestern Georgia Oregon SMU Clemson Vanderbilt TULANE Michigan State Mississippi Minnesota William & Mary Penn State Cornell Wake Forest
1949 1. Notre Dame 2. Oklahoma 3. California 4. Army 5. Rice 6. Ohio State 7. Michigan 8. Minnesota 9. Louisiana State 10. Pacific 11. Kentucky 12. Cornell 13. Villanova 14. Maryland 15. Santa Clara 16. North Carolina 17. Tennessee 18. Princeton 19. Michigan State 20. Missouri Baylor 1950 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Oklahoma Army Texas Tennessee California Princeton Kentucky Michigan State Michigan Clemson Washington Wyoming Illinois Ohio State Miami Alabama Nebraska Washington & Lee TULSA TULANE
1951 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Tennessee Michigan State Maryland Illinois Georgia Tech Princeton Stanford Wisconsin Baylor Oklahoma Texas Christian California Virginia San Francisco Kentucky Boston University UCLA Washington State Holy Cross Clemson
1952 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Michigan State Georgia Tech Notre Dame Oklahoma USC UCLA Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Texas Wisconsin TULSA Maryland Syracuse Florida Duke Ohio State Purdue Princeton Kentucky
1953 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Maryland Notre Dame Michigan State Oklahoma UCLA Rice Illinois Georgia Tech Iowa West Virginia Texas Texas Tech Alabama Army Wisconsin Kentucky Auburn Duke Stanford Michigan
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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS 1954 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Ohio State UCLA Oklahoma Notre Dame NAVY Mississippi Army Maryland Wisconsin Arkansas Miami West Virginia Auburn Duke Michigan Virginia Tech USC Baylor Rice Penn State
1957 1. Auburn 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan State 4. Oklahoma 5. NAVY 6. Iowa 7. Mississippi 8. Rice 9. Texas A&M 10. Notre Dame 11. Texas 12. Arizona State 13. Tennessee 14. Mississippi State 15. NC State 16. Duke 17. Florida 18. Army 19. Wisconsin 20. Virginia Military
1960 1. Minnesota 2. Mississippi 3. Iowa 4. NAVY 5. Missouri 6. Washington 7. Arkansas 8. Ohio State 9. Alabama 10. Duke 11. Kansas 12. Baylor 13. Auburn 14. Yale 15. Michigan State 16. Penn State 17. New Mexico State 18. Florida 19. Purdue Syracuse
1955 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Oklahoma Michigan State Maryland UCLA Ohio State Texas Christian Georgia Tech Auburn Notre Dame Mississippi Pittsburgh Michigan USC Miami Miami (Ohio) Stanford Texas A&M NAVY West Virginia Army
1958 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1961 1. Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Texas 4. Louisiana State 5. Mississippi 6. Minnesota 7. Colorado 8. Michigan State 9. Arkansas 10. Utah State 11. Missouri 12. Purdue 13. Georgia Tech 14. Syracuse 15. Rutgers 16. UCLA 17. Arizona Penn State Rice 20. Duke
Louisiana State Iowa Army Auburn Oklahoma Air Force Wisconsin Ohio State Syracuse Texas Christian Mississippi Clemson Purdue Florida South Carolina California Notre Dame SMU Oklahoma State Rutgers
1956 1. Oklahoma 2. Tennessee 3. Iowa 4. Georgia Tech 5. Texas A&M 6. Miami 7. Michigan 8. Syracuse 9. Michigan State 10. Oregon State 11. Baylor 12. Minnesota 13. Pittsburgh 14. Texas Christian 15. Ohio State 16. NAVY 17. George Washington 18. USC 19. Clemson 20. Colorado
1959 1. Syracuse 2. Mississippi 3. Louisiana State 4. Texas 5. Georgia 6. Wisconsin 7. Texas Christian 8. Washington 9. Arkansas 10. Alabama 11. Clemson 12. Penn State 13. Illinois 14. USC 15. Oklahoma 16. Wyoming 17. Notre Dame 18. Missouri 19. Florida 20. Pittsburgh
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1962 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USC Wisconsin Mississippi Texas Alabama Arkansas Louisiana State Oklahoma Penn State Minnesota
1963 1. Texas 2. NAVY 3. Illinois 4. Pittsburgh 5. Auburn 6. Nebraska 7. Mississippi 8. Alabama 9. Oklahoma 10. Michigan State
1964 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Arkansas Notre Dame Michigan Texas Nebraska Louisiana State Oregon State Ohio State USC
1965 1. Alabama 2. Michigan State 3. Arkansas 4. UCLA 5. Nebraska 6. Missouri 7. Tennessee 8. Louisiana State 9. Notre Dame 10. USC 1966 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Michigan State Alabama Georgia UCLA Nebraska Purdue Georgia Tech Miami SMU
1967 1. USC 2. Tennessee 3. Oklahoma 4. Indiana 5. Notre Dame 6. Wyoming 7. Oregon State 8. Alabama 9. Purdue 10. Penn State 1968 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Ohio State Penn State Texas USC Notre Dame Arkansas Kansas Georgia Missouri Purdue Oklahoma Michigan Tennessee SMU Oregon State Auburn Alabama HOUSTON Louisiana State Ohio
1969 1. Texas 2. Penn State 3. USC 4. Ohio State 5. Notre Dame 6. Missouri 7. Arkansas 8. Mississippi 9. Michigan 10. Louisiana State 11. Nebraska 12. HOUSTON 13. UCLA 14. Florida 15. Tennessee 16. Colorado 17. West Virginia 18. Purdue 19. Stanford 20. Auburn
1972 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1970 1. Nebraska 2. Notre Dame 3. Texas 4. Tennessee 5. Ohio State 6. Arizona State 7. Louisiana State 8. Stanford 9. Michigan 10. Auburn 11. Arkansas 12. Toledo 13. Georgia Tech 14. Dartmouth 15. USC 16. Air Force 17. TULANE 18. Penn State 19. HOUSTON 20. Mississippi Oklahoma
1973 1. Notre Dame 2. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma 4. Alabama 5. Penn State 6. Michigan 7. Nebraska 8. USC 9. Arizona State HOUSTON 11. Texas Tech 12. UCLA 13. Louisiana State 14. Texas 15. Miami (Ohio) 16. NC State 17. Missouri 18. Kansas 19. Tennessee 20. Maryland TULANE 1974 1. Oklahoma 2. USC 3. Michigan 4. Ohio State 5. Alabama 6. Notre Dame 7. Penn State 8. Auburn 9. Nebraska 10. Miami (Ohio) 11. NC State 12. Michigan State 13. Maryland 14. Baylor 15. Florida 16. Texas A&M 17. Mississippi State Texas 19. HOUSTON 20. Tennessee
1971 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado Alabama Penn State Michigan Georgia Arizona State Tennessee Stanford Louisiana State Auburn Notre Dame Toledo Mississippi Arkansas HOUSTON Texas Washington USC
USC Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Auburn Michigan Alabama Tennessee Ohio State Penn State Louisiana State North Carolina Arizona State Notre Dame UCLA Colorado NC State Louisville Washington State Georgia Tech
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS 1975 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Oklahoma Arizona State Alabama Ohio State UCLA Texas Arkansas Michigan Nebraska Penn State Texas A&M Miami (Ohio) Maryland California Pittsburgh Colorado USC Arizona Georgia West Virginia
1978 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Alabama USC Oklahoma Penn State Michigan Clemson Notre Dame Nebraska Texas HOUSTON Arkansas Michigan State Purdue UCLA Missouri Georgia Stanford NC State Texas A&M Maryland
1981 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Clemson Texas Penn State Pittsburgh SMU Georgia Alabama Miami North Carolina Washington Nebraska Michigan Brigham Young USC Ohio State Arizona State West Virginia Iowa Missouri Oklahoma
1984 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Brigham Young Washington Florida Nebraska Boston College Oklahoma Oklahoma State SMU UCLA USC South Carolina Maryland Ohio State Auburn Louisiana State Iowa Florida State Miami Kentucky Virginia
976 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Pittsburgh USC Michigan HOUSTON Oklahoma Ohio State Texas A&M Maryland Nebraska Georgia Alabama Notre Dame Texas Tech Oklahoma State UCLA Colorado Rutgers Kentucky Iowa State Mississippi State
1979 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Alabama USC Oklahoma Ohio State HOUSTON Florida State Pittsburgh Arkansas Nebraska Purdue Washington Texas Brigham Young Baylor North Carolina Auburn Temple Michigan Indiana Penn State
1982 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Penn State SMU Nebraska Georgia UCLA Arizona State Washington Clemson Arkansas Pittsburgh Louisiana State Ohio State Florida State Auburn USC Oklahoma Texas North Carolina West Virginia Maryland
1985 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Oklahoma Michigan Penn State Tennessee Florida Texas A&M UCLA Air Force Miami Iowa Nebraska Arkansas Alabama Ohio State Florida State Brigham Young Baylor Maryland Georgia Tech Louisiana State
1977 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Notre Dame Alabama Arkansas Texas Penn State Kentucky Oklahoma Pittsburgh Michigan Washington Ohio State Nebraska USC Florida State Stanford San Diego State North Carolina Arizona State Clemson Brigham Young
1980 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Georgia Pittsburgh Oklahoma Michigan Florida State Alabama Nebraska Penn State Notre Dame North Carolina USC Brigham Young UCLA Baylor Ohio State Washington Purdue Miami Mississippi State SMU
1983 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Miami Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida Brigham Young Michigan Ohio State Illinois Clemson SMU Air Force Iowa Alabama West Virginia UCLA Pittsburgh Boston College EAST CAROLINA
1986 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Penn State Miami Oklahoma Arizona State Nebraska Auburn Ohio State Michigan Alabama Louisiana State Arizona Baylor Texas A&M UCLA Arkansas Iowa Clemson Washington Boston College Virginia Tech
1987 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1988 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1989 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Miami Florida State Oklahoma Syracuse Louisiana State Nebraska Auburn Michigan State UCLA Texas A&M Oklahoma State Clemson Georgia Tennessee South Carolina Iowa Notre Dame USC Michigan Arizona State
Notre Dame Miami Florida State Michigan West Virginia UCLA USC Auburn Clemson Nebraska Oklahoma State Arkansas Syracuse Oklahoma Georgia Washington State Alabama HOUSTON Louisiana State Indiana
Miami Notre Dame Florida State Colorado Tennessee Auburn Michigan USC Alabama Illinois Nebraska Clemson Arkansas HOUSTON Penn State Michigan State Pittsburgh Virginia Texas Tech Texas A&M West Virginia Brigham Young Washington Ohio State Arizona
1990 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Colorado Georgia Tech Miami Florida State Washington Notre Dame Michigan Tennessee Clemson HOUSTON Penn State Texas Florida Louisville Texas A&M Michigan State Oklahoma Iowa Auburn USC Mississippi Brigham Young Virginia Nebraska Illinois
1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Miami Washington Penn State Florida State Alabama Michigan Florida California EAST CAROLINA Iowa Syracuse Texas A&M Notre Dame Tennessee Nebraska Oklahoma Georgia Clemson UCLA Colorado TULSA Stanford Brigham Young NC State Air Force
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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS 1992 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Alabama Florida State Miami Notre Dame Michigan Syracuse Texas A&M Georgia Stanford Florida Washington Tennessee Colorado Nebraska Washington State Mississippi NC State Ohio State North Carolina Hawaii Boston College Kansas Mississippi State Fresno State Wake Forest
1994 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
1993 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Florida State Notre Dame Nebraska Auburn Florida Wisconsin West Virginia Penn State Texas A&M Arizona Ohio State Tennessee Boston College Alabama Miami Colorado Oklahoma UCLA North Carolina Kansas State Michigan Virginia Tech Clemson Louisville California
1995 1. Nebraska 2. Florida 3. Tennessee 4. Florida State 5. Colorado 6. Ohio State 7. Kansas State 8. Northwestern 9. Kansas 10. Virginia Tech 11. Notre Dame 12. USC 13. Penn State 14. Texas 15. Texas A&M 16. Virginia 17. Michigan 18. Oregon 19. Syracuse 20. Miami 21. Alabama 22. Auburn 23. Texas Tech 24. Toledo 25. Iowa
Nebraska Penn State Colorado Florida State Alabama Miami Florida Texas A&M Auburn Utah Oregon Michigan USC Ohio State Virginia Colorado State NC State Brigham Young Kansas State Arizona Washington State Tennessee Boston College Mississippi State Texas
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1996 1. Florida 2. Ohio State 3. Florida State 4. Arizona State 5. Brigham Young 6. Nebraska 7. Penn State 8. Colorado 9. Tennessee 10. North Carolina 11. Alabama 12. Louisiana State 13. Virginia Tech 14. Miami 15. Northwestern 16. Washington 17. Kansas State 18. Iowa 19. Notre Dame 20. Michigan 21. Syracuse 22. Wyoming 23. Texas 24. Auburn 25. Army
1998 1. Tennessee 2. Ohio State 3. Florida State 4. Arizona 5. Florida 6. Wisconsin 7. TULANE 8. UCLA 9. Georgia Tech 10. Kansas State 11. Texas A&M 12. Michigan 13. Air Force 14. Georgia 5. Texas 16. Arkansas 17. Penn State 18. Virginia 19. Nebraska 20. Miami 21. Missouri 22. Notre Dame 23. Virginia Tech 24. Purdue 25. Syracuse
1997 1. Michigan 2. Nebraska 3. Florida State 4. Florida 5. UCLA 6. North Carolina 7. Tennessee 8. Kansas State 9. Washington State 10. Georgia 11. Auburn 12. Ohio State 13. Louisiana State 14. Arizona State 15. Purdue 16. Penn State 17. Colorado State 18. Washington 19. Southern Miss 20. Texas A&M 21. Syracuse 22. Mississippi 23. Missouri 24. Oklahoma State 25. Georgia Tech
1999 1. Florida State 2. Virginia Tech 3. Nebraska 4. Wisconsin 5. Michigan 6. Kansas State 7. Michigan State 8. Alabama 9. Tennessee 10. Marshall 11. Penn State 12. Florida 13. Mississippi State 14. Southern Miss 15. Miami 16. Georgia 17. Arkansas 18. Minnesota 19. Oregon 20. Georgia Tech 21. Texas 22. Mississippi 23. Texas A&M 24. Illinois 25. Purdue
2000 1. Oklahoma 2. Miami 3. Washington 4. Oregon State 5. Florida State 6. Virginia Tech 7. Oregon 8. Nebraska 9. Kansas State 10. Florida 11. Michigan 12. Texas 13. Purdue 14. Colorado State 15. Notre Dame 16. Clemson 17. Georgia Tech 18. Auburn 19. South Carolina 20. Georgia 21. Texas Christian 22. Louisiana State 23. Wisconsin 24. Mississippi State 25. Iowa State 2001 1. Miami 2. Oregon 3. Florida 4. Tennessee 5. Texas 6. Oklahoma 7. Louisiana State 8. Nebraska 9. Colorado 10. Washington State 11. Maryland 12. Illinois 13. South Carolina 14. Syracuse 15. Florida State 16. Stanford 17. Louisville 18. Virginia Tech 19. Washington 20. Michigan 21. Boston College 22. Georgia 23. Toledo 24. Georgia Tech 25. Brigham Young
2002 1. Ohio State 2. Miami 3. Georgia 4. USC 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Kansas State 8. Iowa 9. Michigan 10. Washington State 11. Alabama 12. NC State 13. Maryland 14. Auburn 15. Boise State 16. Penn State 17. Notre Dame 18. Virginia Tech 19. Pittsburgh 20. Colorado 21. Florida State 22. Virginia 23. Texas Christian 24. Marshall 25. West Virginia 2003 1. USC 2. Louisiana State 3. Oklahoma 4. Ohio State 5. Miami 6. Michigan 7. Georgia 8. Iowa 9. Washington State 10. Miami (Ohio) 11. Florida State 12. Texas 13. Mississippi 14. Kansas State 15. Tennessee 16. Boise State 17. Maryland 18. Purdue 19. Nebraska 20. Minnesota 21. Utah 22. Clemson 23. Bowling Green 24. Florida 25. Texas Christian
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS 2004 1. USC 2. Auburn 3. Oklahoma 4. Utah 5. Texas 6. Louisville 7. Georgia 8. Iowa 9. California 10. Virginia Tech 11. Miami (Fla.) 12. Boise State 13. Tennessee 14. Michigan 15. Florida State 16. LSU 17. Wisconsin 18. Texas Tech 19. Arizona State 20. Ohio State 21. Boston College 22. Fresno State 23. Virginia 24. NAVY 25. Pittsburgh
2006 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
2005 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
2007 1. Louisiana State 2. Georgia 3. USC 4. Missouri 5. Ohio State 6. West Virginia 7. Kansas 8. Oklahoma 9. Virginia Tech 10. Texas Boston College 12. Tennessee 13. Florida 14. Brigham Young 15. Auburn 16. Arizona State 17. CINCINNATI 18. Michigan 19. Hawaii 20. Illinois 21. Clemson 22. Texas Tech 23. Oregon 24. Wisconsin 25. Oregon State
Texas USC Penn State Ohio State West Virginia LSU Virginia Tech Alabama Notre Dame Georgia TCU Florida Oregon Auburn Wisconsin UCLA Miami Boston College Louisville Texas Tech Clemson Oklahoma Florida State Nebraska California
Florida Ohio State LSU USC Boise State Louisville Wisconsin Michigan Auburn West Virginia Oklahoma Rutgers Texas California Arkansas Brigham Young Notre Dame Wake Forest Virginia Tech Boston College Oregon State TCU Georgia Penn State Tennessee
2008 1. Florida 2. Utah 3. USC 4. Texas 5. Oklahoma 6. Alabama 7. TCU 8. Penn State 9. Ohio State 10. Oregon 11. Boise State 12. Texas Tech 13. Georgia 14. Mississippi 15. Virginia Tech 16. Oklahoma State 17. CINCINNATI 18. Oregon State 19. Missouri 20. Iowa 21. Florida State 22. Georgia Tech 23. West Virginia 24. Michigan State 25. Brigham Young
2010 1. Auburn 2. TCU 3. Oregon 4. Stanford 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 7. Wisconsin 8. LSU 9. Boise State 10. Alabama 11. Nevada 12. Arkansas 13. Oklahoma State 14. Michigan State 15. Mississippi State 16. Virginia Tech 17. Florida State 18. Missouri 19. Texas A&M 20. Nebraska 21. UCF 22. South Carolina 23. Maryland 24. TULSA 25. NC State
2012 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. Georgia 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
2014 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. TCU 4. Alabama 5. Michigan State Florida State 7. Baylor 8. Georgia Tech 9. Georgia 10. UCLA 11. Mississippi State 12. Arizona State 13. Wisconsin 14. Missouri 15. Clemson 16. Boise State 17. Mississippi 18. Kansas State 19. Arizona 20. USC 21. Utah 22. Auburn 23. Marshall 24. Louisville 25. MEMPHIS
2009 1. Alabama 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. TCU 7. Iowa 8. CINCINNATI 9. Penn State 10. Virginia Tech 11. Oregon 12. Brigham Young 13. Georgia Tech 14. Nebraska 15. Pittsburgh 16. Wisconsin 17. LSU 18. Utah 19. Miami 20. Mississippi 21. Texas Tech 22. USC 23. Central Michigan 24. Clemson 25. West Virginia
2011 1. Alabama 2. LSU 3. Oklahoma State 4. Oregon 5. Arkansas 6. USC 7. Stanford 8. Boise State 9. South Carolina 10. Wisconsin 11. Michigan State 12. Michigan 13. Baylor 14. TCU 15. Kansas State 16. Oklahoma 17. West Virginia 18. HOUSTON 19. Georgia 20. Southern Miss 21. Virginia Tech 22. Clemson 23. Florida State 24. Nebraska 25. CINCINNATI
2013 1. Florida State 2. Auburn 3. Michigan State 4. South Carolina 5. Missouri 6. Oklahoma 7. Alabama 8. Clemson 9. Oregon 10. UCF 11. Stanford 12. Ohio State 13. Baylor 14. LSU 15. Louisville 16. UCLA 17. Oklahoma State 18. Texas A&M 19. USC 20. Notre Dame 21. Arizona State 22. Wisconsin 23. Duke 24. Vanderbilt 25. Washington
2015 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Stanford 4. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 6. Michigan State 7. TCU 8. HOUSTON 9. Iowa 10. Mississippi 11. Notre Dame 12. Michigan 13. Baylor 14. Florida State 15. North Carolina 16. LSU 17. Utah 18. NAVY 19. Oregon 20. Oklahoma State 21. Wisconsin 22. Tennessee 23. Northwestern 24. Western Kentucky 25. Florida *On January 6, 1948, in a special postseason poll after the Rose Bowl, the Associated Press voted Michigan No. 1 and Notre Dame No. 2. However, the postseason poll did not supersede the final regular-season poll of December 6, 1947
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UPI FINAL POLLS 1950 1. Oklahoma 2. Texas 3. Tennessee 4. California 5. Army 6. Michigan 7. Kentucky 8. Princeton 9. Michigan State 10. Ohio State 11. Illinois 12. Clemson 13. Miami 14. Wyoming 15. Baylor Washington 17. Alabama 18. Washington & Lee 19. NAVY 20. Cornell Nebraska Wisconsin 1951 1. Tennessee 2. Michigan State 3. Illinois 4. Maryland 5. Georgia Tech 6. Princeton 7. Stanford 8. Wisconsin 9. Baylor 10. Texas Christian 11. Oklahoma 12. California 13. Notre Dame 14. Purdue San Francisco Washington State 17. Holy Cross Kentucky UCLA 20. Kansas 1952 1. Michigan State 2. Georgia Tech 3. Notre Dame 4. Oklahoma USC 6. UCLA 7. Mississippi 8. Tennessee 9. Alabama 10. Wisconsin 11. Texas 12. Purdue 13. Maryland 14. Princeton 15. Ohio State Pittsburgh 17. NAVY 18. Duke 19. HOUSTON Kentucky
1953 1. Maryland 2. Notre Dame 3. Michigan State 4. UCLA 5. Oklahoma 6. Rice 7. Illinois 8. Texas 9. Georgia Tech 10. Iowa 11. Alabama 12. Texas Tech 13. West Virginia 14. Wisconsin 15. Kentucky 16. Army 17. Stanford 18. Duke 19. Michigan 20. Ohio State
1956 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1954 1. UCLA 2. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma 4. Notre Dame 5. NAVY 6. Mississippi 7. Army 8. Arkansas 9. Miami 10. Wisconsin 11. Georgia Tech Maryland USC 14. Duke 15. Michigan 16. Penn State 17. SMU 18. Denver 19. Rice 20. Baylor 1955 1. Oklahoma 2. Michigan State 3. Maryland 4. UCLA 5. Ohio State 6. Texas Christian 7. Georgia Tech 8. Auburn 9. Mississippi 10. Notre Dame 11. Pittsburgh 12. USC 13. Michigan 14. Texas A&M 15. Army 16. Duke 17. West Virginia 18. Miami 19. Iowa 20. Miami (Ohio) NAVY Stanford
1957 1. Ohio State 2. Auburn 3. Michigan State 4. Oklahoma 5. Iowa 6. NAVY 7. Rice 8. Mississippi 9. Notre Dame 10. Texas A&M 11. Texas 12. Arizona State 13. Army 14. Duke Wisconsin 16. Tennessee 17. Oregon 18. Clemson UCLA 20. NC State 1958 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Oklahoma Tennessee Iowa Georgia Tech Texas A&M Miami Michigan Syracuse Minnesota Michigan State Baylor Pittsburgh Oregon State Texas Christian USC Wyoming Yale Colorado NAVY Duke
Louisiana State Iowa Army Auburn Oklahoma Wisconsin Ohio State Air Force Texas Christian Syracuse Purdue Mississippi Clemson Notre Dame Florida California Northwestern SMU
1959 1. Syracuse 2. Mississippi 3. Louisiana State 4. Texas 5. Georgia 6. Wisconsin 7. Washington 8. Texas Christian 9. Arkansas 10. Penn State 11. Illinois 12. USC 13. Alabama 14. Pittsburgh 15. Oklahoma 16. Michigan State Northwestern 18. Wyoming 19. Auburn Missouri
1962 1. USC 2. Wisconsin 3. Mississippi 4. Texas 5. Alabama 6. Arkansas 7. Oklahoma 8. Louisiana State 9. Penn State 10. Minnesota 11. Georgia Tech 12. Missouri 13. Ohio State 14. Duke Washington 16. Northwestern Oregon State 18. Arizona State Illinois Miami
1965 1. Michigan State 2. Arkansas 3. Nebraska 4. Alabama 5. UCLA 6. Missouri 7. Tennessee 8. Notre Dame 9. USC 10. Texas Tech 11. Ohio State 12. Florida 13. Purdue 14. Louisiana State 15. Georgia 16. TULSA 17. Mississippi 18. Kentucky 19. Syracuse 20. Colorado
1960 1. Minnesota 2. Iowa 3. Mississippi 4. Missouri 5. Wisconsin 6. NAVY 7. Arkansas 8. Ohio State 9. Kansas 10. Alabama 11. Baylor Duke Michigan State 14. Auburn 15. Purdue 16. Florida 17. Texas 18. Yale 19. New Mexico State Tennessee 1961 1. Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Louisiana State 4. Texas 5. Mississippi 6. Minnesota 7. Colorado 8. Arkansas 9. Michigan State 10. Utah State 11. Purdue Missouri 13. Georgia Tech 14. Duke 15. Kansas 16. Syracuse 17. Wyoming 18. Wisconsin 19. Miami Penn State
1963 1. Texas 2. NAVY 3. Pittsburgh 4. Illinois 5. Nebraska 6. Auburn 7. Mississippi 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Michigan State 11. Mississippi State 12. Syracuse 13. Arizona State 14. MEMPHIS 15. Washington 16. Missouri Penn State USC 19. North Carolina 20. Baylor
1966 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20
1964 1. Alabama 2. Arkansas 3. Notre Dame 4. Michigan 5. Texas 6. Nebraska 7. Louisiana State 8. Oregon State 9. Ohio State 10. USC 11. Florida State 12. Syracuse 13. Princeton 14. Penn State Utah 16. Illinois New Mexico 18. Missouri TULSA 20. Michigan State Mississippi
1967 1. USC 2. Tennessee 3. Oklahoma 4. Notre Dame 5. Wyoming 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Oregon State 9. Purdue 10. UCLA 11. Penn State 12. Syracuse 13. Colorado 14. Minnesota 15. Florida State 16. Miami 17. NC State 18. Georgia 19. HOUSTON 20. Arizona State
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Notre Dame Michigan State Alabama Georgia UCLA Purdue Nebraska Georgia Tech SMU Miami Florida Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee Wyoming Syracuse HOUSTON USC Oregon State Virginia Tech
UPI FINAL POLLS 1968 1. Ohio State 2. USC 3. Penn State 4. Georgia 5. Texas 6. Kansas 7. Tennessee 8. Notre Dame 9. Arkansas 10. Oklahoma 11. Purdue 12. Alabama 13. Oregon State 14. Florida State 15. Michigan 16. SMU 17. Missouri 18. Ohio Minnesota 20. HOUSTON Stanford
1971 1. Nebraska 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma 4. Michigan 5. Auburn 6. Arizona State 7. Colorado 8. Georgia 9. Tennessee 10. Louisiana State 11. Penn State 12. Texas 13. Toledo 14. HOUSTON 15. Notre Dame 16. Stanford 17. Iowa State 18. North Carolina 19. Florida State 20. Arkansas Mississippi
1969 1. Texas 2. Penn State 3. Arkansas 4. USC 5. Ohio State 6. Missouri 7. Louisiana State 8. Michigan 9. Notre Dame 10. UCLA 11. Tennessee 12. Nebraska 13. Mississippi 14. Stanford 15. Auburn 16. HOUSTON 17. Florida 18. Purdue San Diego State West Virginia
1972 1. USC 2. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama 5. Texas 6. Michigan 7. Auburn 8. Penn State 9. Nebraska 10. Louisiana State 11. Tennessee 12. Notre Dame 13. Arizona State 14. Colorado North Carolina 16. Louisville 17. UCLA Washington State 19. Utah State 20. San Diego State
1970 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Nebraska 4. Tennessee 5. Notre Dame 6. Louisiana State 7. Michigan 8. Arizona State 9. Auburn 10. Stanford 11. Air Force 12. Arkansas 13. HOUSTON Dartmouth 15. Oklahoma 16. Colorado 17. Georgia Tech Toledo 19. Penn State USC
1973 1. Alabama 2. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. Penn State 6. Michigan 7. USC 8. Texas 9. UCLA 10. Arizona State 11. Nebraska Texas Tech 13. HOUSTON 14. Louisiana State 15. Kansas TULANE 17. Miami (Ohio) 18. Maryland 19. Florida San Diego State
974 1 1. USC 2. Alabama 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. Michigan 6. Auburn 7. Penn State 8. Nebraska 9. NC State 10. Miami (Ohio) 11. HOUSTON 12. Florida 13. Maryland 14. Baylor 15. Texas A&M Tennessee 17. Mississippi State 18. Michigan State 19. TULSA 1975 1. Oklahoma 2. Arizona State 3. Alabama 4. Ohio State 5. UCLA 6. Arkansas 7. Texas 8. Michigan 9. Nebraska 10. Penn State 11. Maryland 12. Texas A&M 13. Arizona Pittsburgh 15. California 16. Miami (Ohio) 17. Notre Dame West Virginia 19. Georgia USC 976 1 1. Pittsburgh 2. USC 3. Michigan 4. HOUSTON 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 7. Nebraska 8. Texas A&M 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Maryland 12. Notre Dame 13. Texas Tech 14. Oklahoma State 15. UCLA 16. Colorado 17. Rutgers 18. Iowa State 19. Baylor Kentucky
1977 1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Arkansas 4. Penn State 5. Texas 6. Oklahoma 7. Pittsburgh 8. Michigan 9. Washington 10. Nebraska 11. Florida State 12. Ohio State USC 14. North Carolina 15. Stanford 16. North Texas Brigham Young 18. Arizona State 19. NC State San Diego State
1980 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Georgia Pittsburgh Oklahoma Michigan Florida State Alabama Nebraska Penn State North Carolina Notre Dame Brigham Young USC Baylor UCLA Ohio State Purdue Washington Miami Florida SMU
1983 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1978 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
USC Alabama Oklahoma Penn State Michigan Notre Dame Clemson Nebraska Texas Arkansas HOUSTON UCLA Purdue Missouri Georgia Stanford NAVY Texas A&M Arizona State NC State
1981 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Clemson Pittsburgh Penn State Texas Georgia Alabama Washington North Carolina Nebraska Michigan Brigham Young Ohio State USC Oklahoma Iowa Arkansas Mississippi State West Virginia Southern Miss Missouri
1984 1. Brigham Young 2. Washington 3. Nebraska 4. Boston College 5. Oklahoma State 6. Oklahoma 7. Florida 8. SMU 9. USC 10. UCLA 11. Maryland 12. Ohio State 13. South Carolina 14. Auburn 15. Iowa 16. Louisiana State 17. Virginia 18. West Virginia 19. Kentucky Florida State
1979 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Alabama USC Oklahoma Ohio State HOUSTON Pittsburgh Nebraska Florida State Arkansas Purdue Washington Brigham Young Texas North Carolina Baylor Indiana Temple Penn State Michigan Missouri
1982 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Penn State SMU Nebraska Georgia UCLA Arizona State Washington Arkansas Pittsburgh Florida State Louisiana State Ohio State North Carolina Auburn Michigan Oklahoma Alabama Texas West Virginia Maryland
1985 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Miami Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida Brigham Young Ohio State Michigan Illinois SMU Alabama UCLA Iowa Air Force West Virginia Penn State Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Boston College
Oklahoma Michigan Penn State Tennessee Air Force UCLA Texas A&M Miami Iowa Nebraska Ohio State Arkansas Florida State Alabama Baylor Fresno State Brigham Young Georgia Tech Maryland Louisiana State
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UPI, USA TODAY FINAL POLLS 1986 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1987 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1988 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 20.
Penn State Miami Oklahoma Nebraska Arizona State Ohio State Michigan Auburn Alabama Arizona Louisiana State Texas A&M Baylor UCLA Iowa Arkansas Washington BOSTON COLLEGE Clemson Florida State
Miami Florida State Oklahoma Syracuse Louisiana State Nebraska Auburn Michigan State Texas A&M Clemson UCLA Oklahoma State Tennessee Georgia South Carolina Iowa USC Michigan Texas Indiana
Notre Dame Miami Florida State Michigan West Virginia UCLA Auburn Clemson USC Nebraska Oklahoma State Syracuse Arkansas Oklahoma Georgia Washington State Alabama NC State Indiana Wyoming
1989 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20.
Miami Florida State Notre Dame Colorado Tennessee Auburn Alabama Michigan USC Illinois Clemson Nebraska Arkansas Penn State Virginia Texas Tech Michigan State Brigham Young Pittsburgh Washington
1990 1. Georgia Tech 2. Colorado 3. Miami 4. Florida State 5. Washington 6. Notre Dame 7. Tennessee 8. Michigan 9. Clemson 10. Penn State 11. Texas 12. Louisville 13. Texas A&M 14. Michigan State 15. Virginia 16. Iowa 17. Brigham Young Nebraska 19. Auburn 20. San Jose State 21. Syracuse 22. USC 23. Mississippi 24. Illinois 25. Virginia Tech
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1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Washington Miami Penn State Florida State Alabama Michigan Florida California EAST CAROLINA Iowa Syracuse Notre Dame Texas A&M Tennessee Nebraska Oklahoma Clemson Colorado UCLA Georgia TULSA Stanford NC State Brigham Young Ohio State
1993 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Florida State Notre Dame Nebraska Florida Wisconsin Penn State West Virginia Arizona Texas A&M Ohio State Tennessee Boston College Alabama Miami Oklahoma UCLA Colorado Michigan Kansas State North Carolina Virginia Tech Louisville Clemson California USC
1992 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Alabama Florida State Miami Notre Dame Michigan Syracuse Texas A&M Georgia Stanford Florida Washington Tennessee Colorado Nebraska Washington State Mississippi NC State North Carolina Ohio State Hawaii Boston College Kansas Fresno State Penn State Mississippi State
1994 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Nebraska Penn State Colorado Florida State Alabama Miami Florida Utah Michigan Ohio State Oregon Brigham Young USC Colorado State Virginia Kansas State NC State Tennessee Washington State Arizona North Carolina Boston College Texas Virginia Tech Mississippi State
USA Today began issuing college football rankings with the 1982 season. The poll was the USA Today/CNN poll through the 1996 season and has been the USA Today/ESPN poll since. 1982 1. Penn State 2. SMU 3. Nebraska 4. Georgia 5. UCLA 6. Arizona State 7. Pittsburgh 8. Arkansas 9. Clemson 10. Washington 11. Louisiana State 12. Florida State 13. Ohio State 14. USC 15. Oklahoma 16. Auburn 17. West Virginia 18. Maryland 19. North Carolina 20. Texas 21. Michigan 22. Alabama 23. TULSA 24. Iowa 25. Florida 1983 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Miami Auburn Nebraska Georgia Texas Brigham Young Michigan Ohio State Florida Clemson Illinois SMU Alabama Air Force West Virginia Iowa Tennessee UCLA Pittsburgh Penn State Oklahoma Boston College Oklahoma State Maryland EAST CAROLINA
1984 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Brigham Young Washington Florida Nebraska Oklahoma Boston College Oklahoma State SMU Maryland South Carolina USC UCLA Louisiana State Ohio State Auburn Miami Florida State Virginia Kentucky Iowa West Virginia Army Georgia Air Force Notre Dame
1985 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Oklahoma Penn State Michigan Tennessee Florida Miami Air Force Texas A&M UCLA Iowa Nebraska Alabama Ohio State Florida State Arkansas Brigham Young Maryland Georgia Tech Baylor Auburn Louisiana State Army Fresno State Georgia Oklahoma State
USA TODAY POLLS 1986 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Penn State Miami Oklahoma Nebraska Arizona State Ohio State Auburn Michigan Alabama Louisiana State Arizona Texas A&M UCLA Baylor Boston College Iowa Arkansas Clemson Washington Virginia Tech Florida State Stanford Georgia NC State San Diego State
1988 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Notre Dame Miami Florida State UCLA Michigan West Virginia USC Nebraska Auburn Clemson Oklahoma State Syracuse Oklahoma Arkansas Washington State Georgia Alabama NC State HOUSTON Indiana Wyoming Louisiana State Colorado Southern Miss Brigham Young
1990 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Colorado Georgia Tech Miami Florida State Washington Notre Dame Tennessee Michigan Clemson Texas Penn State HOUSTON Florida Louisville Michigan State Texas A&M Oklahoma Iowa Auburn Brigham Young Mississippi USC Nebraska Illinois Virginia
1992 1. Alabama 2. Florida State 3. Miami 4. Notre Dame 5. Michigan 6. Texas A&M 7. Syracuse 8. Georgia 9. Stanford 10. Washington 11. Florida 12. Tennessee 13. Colorado 14. Nebraska 15. NC State 16. Mississippi 17. Washington State 18. North Carolina 19. Ohio State 20. Hawaii 21. Boston College 22. Fresno State 23. Kansas 24. Penn State 25. Wake Forest
1994 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
1987 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Miami Florida State Oklahoma Syracuse Nebraska Louisiana State Auburn Michigan State Texas A&M UCLA Clemson Oklahoma State Georgia Tennessee Iowa Notre Dame USC South Carolina Michigan Texas Pittsburgh Indiana Penn State Ohio State Alabama
1989 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Miami Notre Dame Florida State Colorado Tennessee Auburn USC Michigan Alabama Illinois Nebraska Clemson Arkansas HOUSTON Penn State Virginia Michigan State Texas Tech Pittsburgh Texas A&M West Virginia Brigham Young Syracuse Ohio State Washington
1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Washington Miami Penn State Florida State Alabama Michigan California Florida EAST CAROLINA Iowa Syracuse Notre Dame Texas A&M Oklahoma Tennessee Nebraska Clemson UCLA Georgia Colorado TULSA Stanford Brigham Young Air Force NC State
1993 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
1995 1. Nebraska 2. Tennessee 3. Florida 4. Colorado 5. Florida State 6. Kansas State 7. Northwestern 8. Ohio State 9. Virginia Tech 10. Kansas 11. USC 12. Penn State 13. Notre Dame 14. Texas 15. Texas A&M 16. Syracuse 17. Virginia 18. Oregon 19. Michigan 20. Texas Tech 21. Auburn 22. Iowa 23. EAST CAROLINA 24. Toledo 25. Louisiana State
Florida State Notre Dame Nebraska Florida Wisconsin West Virginia Penn State Texas A&M Arizona Ohio State Tennessee Boston College Alabama Oklahoma Miami Colorado UCLA Kansas State Michigan Virginia Tech North Carolina Clemson Louisville California USC
Nebraska Penn State Colorado Alabama Florida State Miami Florida Utah Ohio State Brigham Young Oregon Michigan Virginia Colorado State USC Kansas State NC State Tennessee Washington Arizona North Carolina Boston College Texas Virginia Tech Mississippi State
1996 1. Florida 2. Ohio State 3. Florida State 4. Arizona State 5. Brigham Young 6. Nebraska 7. Penn State 8. Colorado 9. Tennessee 10. North Carolina 11. Alabama 12. Virginia Tech 13. Louisiana State 14. Miami 15. Washington 16. Northwestern 17. Kansas State 18. Iowa 19. Syracuse 20. Michigan 21. Notre Dame 22. Wyoming 23. Texas 24. Army 25. Auburn 1997 1. Nebraska 2. Michigan 3. Florida State 4. North Carolina 5. UCLA 6. Florida 7. Kansas State 8. Tennessee 9. Washington State 10. Georgia 11. Auburn 12. Ohio State 13. Louisiana State 14. Arizona State 15. Purdue 16. Colorado State 17. Penn State 18. Washington 19. Southern Miss 20. Syracuse 21. Texas A&M 22. Mississippi 23. Missouri 24. Oklahoma State 25. Air Force
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USA TODAY POLLS 1998 1. Tennessee 2. Ohio State 3. Florida State 4. Arizona 5. Wisconsin 6. Florida 7. TULANE 8. UCLA 9. Kansas State 10. Air Force 11. Georgia Tech 12. Michigan 13. Texas A&M 14. Georgia 15. Penn State 16. Texas 17. Arkansas 18. Virginia 19. Virginia Tech 20. Nebraska 21. Miami 22. Notre Dame 23. Purdue 24. Syracuse 25. Missouri 1999 1. Florida State 2. Nebraska 3. Virginia Tech 4. Wisconsin 5. Michigan 6. Kansas State 7. Michigan State 8. Alabama 9. Tennessee 10. Marshall 11. Penn State 12. Mississippi State 13. Southern Miss 14. Florida 15. Miami 16. Georgia 17. Minnesota 18. Oregon 19. Arkansas 20. Texas A&M 21. Georgia Tech 22. Mississippi 23. Texas 24. Stanford 25. Illinois
2000 1. Oklahoma 2. Miami 3. Washington 4. Florida State 5. Oregon State 6. Virginia Tech 7. Nebraska 8. Kansas State 9. Oregon 10. Michigan 11. Florida 12. Texas 13. Purdue 14. Clemson 15. Colorado State 16. Notre Dame 17. Georgia 18. Texas Christian 19. Georgia Tech 20. Auburn 21. South Carolina 22. Mississippi State 23. Iowa State 24. Wisconsin 25. Tennessee 2001 1. Miami 2. Oregon 3. Florida 4. Tennessee 5. Texas 6. Oklahoma 7. Nebraska 8. Louisiana State 9. Colorado 10. Maryland 11. Washington State 12. Illinois 13. South Carolina 14. Syracuse 15. Florida State 16. Louisville 17. Stanford 18. Virginia Tech 19. Washington 20. Michigan 21. Marshall 22. Toledo 23. Boston College 24. Brigham Young 25. Georgia Tech
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2002 1. Ohio State 2. Miami 3. Georgia 4. USC 5. Oklahoma 6. Kansas State 7. Texas 8. Iowa 9. Michigan 10. Washington State 11. NC State 12. Boise State 13. Maryland 14. Virginia Tech 15. Penn State 16. Auburn 17. Notre Dame 18. Pittsburgh 19. Marshall 20. West Virginia 21. Colorado 22. Texas Christian 23. Florida State 24. Florida 25. Virginia 2003 1. Louisiana State 2. USC 3. Oklahoma 4. Ohio State 5. Miami 6. Georgia 7. Michigan 8. Iowa 9. Washington State 10. Florida State 11. Texas 12. Miami (Ohio) 13. Kansas State 14. Mississippi 15. Boise State 16. Tennessee 17. Minnesota 18. Nebraska 19. Purdue 20. Maryland 21. Utah 22. Clemson 23. Bowling Green 24. Texas Christian 25. Florida
2004 1. USC 2. Auburn 3. Oklahoma 4. Texas 5. Utah 6. Georgia 7. Louisville 8. Iowa 9. California 10. Virginia Tech 11. Miami 12. Michigan 13. Boise State 14. Florida State 15. Tennessee 16. Louisiana State 17. Texas Tech 18. Wisconsin 19. Ohio State 20. Arizona State 21. Boston College 22. Fresno State 23. Virginia 24. NAVY 25. Florida
2006 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
2005 1. Texas 2. USC 3. Penn State 4. Ohio State 5. Louisiana State 6. West Virginia 7. Virginia Tech 8. Alabama 9. Texas Christian 10. Georgia 11. Notre Dame 12. Oregon 13. UCLA 14. Auburn 15. Wisconsin 16. Florida 17. Boston College 18. M iami 19. Texas Tech 20. Louisville 21. Clemson 22. Oklahoma 23. Florida State 24. Nebraska 25. California
2007 1. Louisiana State 2. USC 3. Georgia 4. Ohio State 5. Missouri 6. West Virginia 7. Kansas 8. Oklahoma 9. Virginia Tech 10. Texas 11. Boston College 12. Tennessee 13. Arizona State 14. Auburn 15. Brigham Young 16. Florida 17. Hawaii 18. Illinois 19. Michigan 20. CINCINNATI 21. Wisconsin 22. Clemson 23. Texas Tech 24. Oregon 25. Penn State
Florida Ohio State Louisiana State USC Wisconsin Boise State Louisville Auburn Michigan West Virginia Oklahoma Rutgers Texas California Brigham Young Arkansas Wake Forest Virginia Tech Notre Dame Boston College Texas Christian Oregon State Tennessee Hawaii Penn State
USA TODAY POLLS
2008 1. Florida 2. USC 3. Texas 4. Utah 5. Oklahoma 6. Alabama 7. Texas Christian 8. Penn State 9. Oregon 10. Georgia 11. Ohio State 12. Texas Tech 13. Boise State 14. Virginia Tech 15. Mississippi 16. Missouri 17. CINCINNATI 18. Oklahoma St. 19. Oregon State 20. Iowa 21. Brigham Young 22. Georgia Tech 23. Florida State 24. Michigan State 25. California
2010 1. Auburn 2. TCU 3. Oregon 4. Stanford 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 7. Boise State 8. LSU Wisconsin 10. Oklahoma State 11. Alabama 12. Arkansas 13. Nevada 14. Michigan State 15. Virginia Tech 16. Florida State 17. Mississippi State 18. Missouri 19. Nebraska 20. UCF 21. Texas A&M 22. South Carolina 23. Utah 24. Maryland 25. North Carolina State
2012 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Notre Dame 4. Georgia 5. Texas A&M 6. Stanford 7. South Carolina 8. Florida State 9. Clemson 10. Florida 11. Kansas State 12. LSU 13. Louisville 14. Boise State 15. Oklahoma 16. Northwestern 17. Utah State 18. Texas 19. Oregon State 20. Vanderbilt 21. San Jose State 22. CINCINNATI 23. Nebraska 24. Northern Illinois 25. TULSA
2014 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. TCU 4. Alabama 5. Michigan State 6. Florida State 7. Georgia Tech 8. Baylor 9. Georgia 10. UCLA 11. Missouri 12. Mississippi State 13. Wisconsin 14. Arizona State 15. Clemson 16. Boise State 17. Arizona 18. Kansas State 19. Mississippi 20. Utah 21. USC 22. Marshall 23. Auburn 24. Louisville 25. MEMPHIS
2009 1. Alabama 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. TCU 7. Iowa 8. Penn State 9. CINCINNATI 10. Virginia Tech 11. Oregon 12. Brigham Young 13. Georgia Tech 14. Nebraska 15. Pittsburgh 16. Wisconsin 17. LSU 18. Utah 19. Miami 20. USC 21. Mississippi 22. West Virginia 23. Texas Tech 24. Central Michigan 25. Oklahoma State
2011 1. Alabama 2. LSU 3. Oklahoma State 4. Oregon 5. Arkansas 6. Boise State 7. Stanford 8. South Carolina 9. Michigan 10. Michigan State 11. Wisconsin 12. Baylor 13. TCU 14. HOUSTON 15. Oklahoma 16. Kansas State 17. Virginia Tech 18. West Virginia 19. Southern Miss 20. Georgia 21. CINCINNATI 22. Clemson 23. Florida State 24. Nebraska 25. Brigham Young
2013 1. Florida State 2. Auburn 3. Michigan State 4. South Carolina 5. Missouri 6. Oklahoma 8. Clemson 7. Alabama 9. Oregon 10. Ohio State Stanford 12. UCF 13. Baylor 14. LSU 15. Louisville 16. UCLA 17. Oklahoma State 18. Texas A&M 19. USC 20. Arizona State 21. Wisconsin 22. Duke 23. Vanderbilt 24. Notre Dame 25. Nebraska
2015 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Stanford 4. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 6. Michigan State 7. TCU 8. HOUSTON 9. Mississippi 10. Iowa 11. Michigan 12. Notre Dame 13. Baylor 14. Florida State 15. North Carolina 16. Utah 17. LSU 18. NAVY 19. Oklahoma State 20. Oregon 21. Wisconsin 22. Northwestern 23. Tennessee 24. Georgia 25. Florida
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NATIONAL POLLS THE AMERICAN VS. NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS AP/USA Today rank in parentheses UCF (2-3/1-1) 9/28/13 South Carolina (12/13) 10/18/13 at Louisville * (8/6) 1/1/14 vs. Baylor (6/5) 9/13/14 at Missouri (20/21) 10/24/15 Houston * (21/22) CINCINNATI (0-3/0-2) 12/5/13 Louisville * (19/16) 9/27/14 at Ohio State (22/20) 11/7/15 at Houston * (18/18)
L, 25-28 W, 38-35 W, 52-42 L, 10-38 L, 10-59 ot L, 24-31 L, 28-50 L, 30-33
UCONN (1-5/1-3) 9/21/13 Michigan (15/14) 10/26/13 at UCF * (21/25) 11/8/13 Louisville * (20/16) 10/23/14 at East Carolina * (18/17) 9/19/15 at Missouri (22/20) 11/21/15 Houston * (13/14)
L, 21-24 L, 17-62 L, 10-31 L, 21-31 L, 6-9 W, 20-17
EAST CAROLINA (2-2/0-1) 9/6/14 at South Carolina (21/21) 9/13/14 at Virginia Tech (17/19) 9/20/13 North Carolina (25/rv) 10/22/15 Temple * (22/24)
L, 23-33 W, 28-21 W, 70-41 L, 14-24
HOUSTON (4-3/3-2) 11/9/13 at UCF * (19/21) 11/16/13 at Louisville (19/13) 9/11/14 at Brigham Young (25/rv) 11/14/15 Memphis * (25/25) 11/27/15 Navy * (16/15) 12/5/15 Temple + (20/21) 12/31/15 vs. Florida State (9/8)
L, 14-19 L, 13-20 L, 25-33 W, 35-34 W, 52-31 W, 24-13 W, 38-24
MEMPHIS (1-4/0-2) 11/23/13 at Louisville * (21/15) 9/6/14 at UCLA (11/11) 9/27/14 at Mississippi (10/11) 10/17/15 Mississippi (13/12) 11/14/15 at Houston * (16/16)
L, 17-24 L, 35-42 L, 3-24 W, 37-24 L, 34-35
USF (1-7/1-3) 9/28/13 vs. Miami (Fla.) (15/15) 10/26/13 Louisville * (18/16) 11/29/13 at UCF * (17/19) 9/27/14 at Wisconsin (19/17) 10/11/14 East Carolina * (19/19) 9/12/15 at Florida State (11/8) 11/14/15 Temple * (21/21) 12/21/15 vs. Western Kentucky (25/rv)
L, 21-49 L, 3-34 L, 20-23 L, 10-27 L, 17-28 L, 14-34 W, 44-23 L, 35-45
SMU (0-9/0-4) 9/21/13 at Texas A&M (10/9) 12/7/13 UCF * (15/17) 8/31/14 at Baylor (10/10) 9/20/14 Texas A&M (6/7) 10/4/14 at East Carolina * (22/23) 9/4/15 Baylor (4/4) 9/19/15 at TCU (3/3) 11/6/15 Temple * (23/23) 11/14/15 at Navy * (22/23)
L, 13-42 L, 13-17 L, 0-45 L, 6-58 L, 24-45 L, 21-56 L, 37-56 L, 40-60 L, 14-55
TEMPLE (1-4/1-2) 8/31/13 at Notre Dame (14/11) 11/16/13 UCF * (15/19) 11/1/14 East Carolina * (21/19) 10/31/15 Notre Dame (9/9) 12/5/15 at Houston + (17/18)
L, 6-28 L, 36-39 W, 20-10 L, 20-24 L, 13-24
THE AMERICAN WHEN NATIONALLY RANKED AP/USA Today rank in parentheses UCF (7-0/6-0) 10/26/13 (21/25) 11/9/13 (19/21) 11/16/13 (15/19) 11/21/13 (17/20) 11/29/13 (17/19) 12/7/13 (15/17) 1/1/14 (15/15)
UConn * Houston * at Temple * Rutgers * USF * at SMU * vs. Baylor (6/5)
W, 62-17 W, 19-14 W, 39-36 W, 41-17 W, 23-20 W, 17-13 W, 52-42
Cincinnati (0-0/0-0) UConn (0-0/0-0) East Carolina (3-1/3-1) 10/4/14 (22/23) SMU * 10/11/14 (19/19) at USF * 10/23/14 (18/17) UConn * 11/1/14 (21/19) at Temple * Houston (8-1/6-1) 10/16/15 (24/rv) 10/24/15 (21/22) 10/31/15 (18/19) 11/7/15 (18/18) 11/14/15 (16/16) 11/21/15 (13/14) 11/27/15 (21/21) 12/5/15 (17/18) 12/31/15 (14/16)
at Tulane * at UCF * Vanderbilt Cincinnati * Memphis * (25/25) at UConn * Navy * (16/15) Temple + (20/21) vs. Florida State (9/8)
W, 45-24 W, 28-17 W, 31-21 L, 10-20 W, 42-7 W, 59-10 W, 34-0 W, 33-30 W, 35-34 L, 13-14 W, 52-31 W, 24-13 W, 38-24
Memphis (3-2/2-2) 10/17/15 (rv/22) 10/23/15 (18/17) 10/31/15 (18/16) 11/7/15 (15/16) 11/14/15 (25/25)
Mississippi (13/12) at Tulsa * Tulane * Navy * at Houston * (16/16)
W, 37-24 W, 66-42 W, 41-13 L, 20-45 L, 34-35
Navy (4-1/2-1) 11/14/15 (22/23) 11/21/15 (19/19) 11/27/15 (16/15) 12/12/15 (21/22) 12/28/15 (21/22)
SMU * at Tulsa * at Houston * vs. Army Pittsburgh
W, 55-14 W, 44-21 L, 31-55 W, 21-17 W, 44-28
at East Carolina * Notre Dame (9/9) at SMU * at USF * UConn * at Houston + vs. Toledo
W, 24-14 L, 20-24 W, 60-40 L, 23-44 W, 27-3 L, 13-24 L, 17-32
USF (0-0/0-0) SMU (0-0/0-0) Temple (3-4/3-1) 10/22/15 (22/24) 10/31/15 (21/22) 11/6/15 (23/23) 11/14/15 (21/21) 11/28/15 (25/24) 12/5/15 (20/21) 12/22/15 (24/24) Tulane (0-0/0-0) Tulsa (0-0/0-0)
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TULANE (0-3/0-2) 9/12/15 Georgia Tech (15/16) 10/16/15 Houston (24/rv) 10/31/15 Memphis (16/16)
L, 10-65 L, 7-42 L, 13-41
TULSA (0-4/0-2) 9/6/14 Oklahoma (3/4) 9/19/15 at Oklahoma (16/17) 10/23/15 Memphis * (18/17) 11/21/15 Navy * (19/19)
L, 7-52 L, 38-52 L, 42-66 L, 21-44
--LOUISVILLE (2-0/1-0) 12/5/13 Cincinnati * (rv/23) 12/28/13 vs. Miami (Fla.) (rv/25)
ot W, 31-24 W, 36-9
RUTGERS (0-3/0-2) 10/10/13 at Louisville * (8/8) 11/21/13 at UCF * (17/20) 12/28/13 vs. Notre Dame (25/rv)
L, 10-24 L, 17-41 L, 16-29
* American Athletic Conference game
NFL PLAYERS THE AMERICAN ON 2016 NFL ROSTERS
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE IN THE NFL DRAFT 2014 (12 players) Round/Overall 1 3 Blake Bortles 1 18 Calvin Pryor 1 26 Marcus Smith 1 32 Teddy Bridgewater 3 73 Preston Brown 5 150 Aaron Lynch 6 180 Kenneth Acker 6 214 Garrett Gilbert 7 220 Shamar Stephen 7 222 Storm Johnson 7 238 Yawin Smallwood 7 256 Lonnie Ballentine
Pos QB S DE QB LB DE CB QB DT RB LB S
School UCF Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville USF SMU SMU UConn UCF UConn Memphis
2015 (11 players) Round/Overall \ 1 26 Breshad Perriman 1 27 Byron Jones 4 107 Justin Hardy 4 109 Clayton Geathers 5 145 Bobby McCain 5 164 Lorenzo Doss 6 186 Geremy Davis 6 211 Reshard Cliett 7 222 Austin Reiter 7 227 Martin Ifedi 7 251 Taurean Nixon
Pos WR CB WR SS CB CB WR LB C DE DB
School UCF UConn East Carolina UCF Memphis Tulane UConn USF USF Memphis Tulane
2016 (10 players) Round/Overall 1 24 William Jackson III 1 26 Paxton Lynch 4 104 Tavon Young 4 105 Parker Ehinger 4 107 Chris Moore 5 152 Matt Ioannidis 6 182 Keenan Reynolds 6 214 Elandon Roberts 7 229 Demarcus Ayers 7 246 Tyler Matakevich
Pos CB QB CB OG WR DT QB LB WR LB
The following former American Athletic Conference players were on NFL rosters as of July 15, 2016. These players played at least one season in The American.
NFL Team Jacksonville New York Jets Philadelphia Minnesota Buffalo San Francisco San Francisco St. Louis Minnesota Jacksonville Atlanta Houston NFL Team Baltimore Dallas Atlanta Indianapolis Miami Denver New York Giants Houston Washington St. Louis Denver
School Houston Memphis Temple Cincinnati Cincinnati Temple Navy Houston Houston Temple
NFL Team Cincinnati Denver Baltimore Kansas City Baltimore Washington Baltimore New England Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS Year 2015 Lorenzo Doss Taurean Nixon
Pos CB CB
School Tulane Tulane
NFL Team Denver Denver
UCF Demetris Anderson, DT Blake Bortles, QB Clayton Geathers, S Storm Johnson, RB Chris Martin, OT Breshad Perriman, WR J.J. Worton, WR CINCINNATI Blake Annen, TE Parker Ehinger, OG Johnny Holton, WR Jeff Luc, LB Mekale McKay, WR Chris Moore, WR
Green Bay Jacksonville Indianapolis Tampa Bay Buffalo Baltimore Los Angeles Buffalo Kansas City Oakland Cincinnati Cincinnati Baltimore
UCONN Andrew Adams, CB New York Giants Deshon Foxx, WR Seattle Byron Jones, CB Dallas B.J. McBride, DE Green Bay Shamar Stephen, DT Minnesota EAST CAROLINA Justin Hardy, WR Josh Hawkins, CB Montese Overton, LB Bryce Williams, TE
Atlanta Green Bay Seattle New England
HOUSTON Demarcus Ayers, WR Alex Cooper, OG Kenneth Farrow, RB William Jackson III, CB Joey Mbu, NT Adrian McDonald, S Elandon Roberts, LB
Pittsburgh Cincinnati San Diego Cincinnati Atlanta San Diego New England
MEMPHIS Marcus Ball, S Lonnie Ballentine, S Al Bond, OT Alan Cross, TE Taylor Fallin, OT Moze Frazier, WR Tevin Jones, WR Paxton Lynch, QB Ryan Mack, OT Bobby McCain, CB Wynton McManis, LB
Carolina Houston Washington Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Denver Houston Denver Memphis Miami San Francisco
NAVY Keenan Reynolds, RB Chris Swain, FB
Baltimore San Diego
USF Reshard Cliett, LB Andre Davis, WR Eric Lee, LB Aaron Lynch, DE Austin Reiter, C Darrell Williams, OT
Houston Tampa Bay Houston San Francisco Washington Los Angeles
SMU Kenneth Acker, WR Ben Gottschalk, C Shakiel Randolph, DB
San Francisco Tampa Bay Kansas City
TEMPLE Shahbaz Ahmed, OL Robby Anderson, WR Cody Booth, OT Kyle Friend, C Matt Ioannidis, DT Tyler Matakevich, LB Tavon Young, CB
Atlanta New York Jets Washington New York Jets Washington Pittsburgh Baltimore
TULANE Lorenzo Doss, CB Rob Kelley, RB Taurean Nixon, CB Arturo Uzdavinis, OT
Denver Washington Denver Houston
TULSA Keyarris Garrett, WR
Carolina
-----LOUISVILLE Teddy Bridgewater, QB Minnesota Jamon Brown, OT Los Angeles Preston Brown, LB Buffalo James Burgess, LB Miami B.J. Dubose, DT Minnesota Aaron Epps, OT Cincinnati Charles Gaines, CB Cleveland Lorenzo Mauldin, LB New York Jets John Miller, OG Buffalo Deiontrez Mount, LB Tennessee Senorise Perry, RB Chicago Calvin Pryor, S New York Jets Devante Parker, WR Miami RUTGERS Sam Bergen, FB Leonte Carroo, WR Brandon Coleman, WR Quentin Gause, LB Tyler Kroft, TE Steve Longa, LB
Tennessee Miami New Orleans Philadelphia Cincinnati Seattle
Taurean Nixon (left) won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos
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ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES UCF (3-4/1-1) 12-24-05 Hawaii Bowl – Nevada 49, UCF 48 12-29-07 Liberty Bowl – Mississippi State 10, UCF 3 12-19-09 St. Petersburg Bowl – Rutgers 45, UCF 24 12-31-10 Liberty Bowl – UCF 10, Georgia 6 12-21-12 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl – UCF 38, Ball State 17 1-1-14 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl — UCF 52, Baylor 42 12-26-14 Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl – North Carolina State 34, UCF 27 CINCINNATI (8-9/0-3) 1-1-47 Sun Bowl – Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6 12-3-49 Glass Bowl – Cincinnati 33, Toledo 13 1-1-51 Sun Bowl – Cincinnati 13, West Texas State 14 12-21-97 Humanitarian Bowl – Cincinnati 35, Utah State 19 12-27-00 Motor City Bowl – Cincinnati 14, Marshall 25 12-29-01 Motor City Bowl – Cincinnati 16, Toledo 23 12-17-02 New Orleans Bowl – Cincinnati 19, North Texas 24 12-23-04 PlainsCapital Fort Worth – Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 1-6-07 International Bowl — Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24 12-22-07 PapaJohns.com Bowl — Cincinnati 31, Southern Mississippi 21 1-1-09 FedEx Orange Bowl — Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7 1-1-10 Allstate Sugar Bowl — Florida 51, Cincinnati 24 12-31-11 AutoZone Liberty Bowl — Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 12-27-12 Belk Bowl — Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 12-28-13 Belk Bowl — North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 12-27-14 Military Bowl — Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17 12-24-15 Hawai’i Bowl — San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 UCONN (3-3/0-1) 12-27-04 Motor City Bowl – UConn 39, Toledo 10 12-29-07 Meineke Car Care Bowl — Wake Forest 24, UConn 10 1-3-09 International Bowl — UConn 38, Buffalo 20 1-2-10 PapaJohns.com Bowl — UConn 20, South Carolina 7 1-1-11 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl — Oklahoma 48, UConn 20 12-26-15 St. Petersburg Bowl — Marshall 16, UConn 10
EAST CAROLINA (9-8) 12-12-64 Tangerine Bowl — East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13 12-11-65 Tangerine Bowl — East Carolina 31, Maine 0 12-16-78 Independence Bowl — East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 1-1-92 Peach Bowl — East Carolina 37, North Carolina State 34 12-31-94 Liberty Bowl — Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 12-30-95 Liberty Bowl — East Carolina 19, Stanford 13 12-22-99 Mobile Alabama Bowl — TCU 28, East Carolina 14 12-27-00 GalleryFurniture.com Bowl — East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27 12-19-01 GMAC Bowl — Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 (ot) 12-23-06 PapaJohns.com Bowl — USF 24, East Carolina 7 12-23-07 Hawaii Bowl — East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 1-2-09 Liberty Bowl — Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 1-2-10 Liberty Bowl — Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (ot) 12-29-10 Military Bowl — Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 12-22-12 New Orleans Bowl — Louisiana 43, East Carolina 34 12-23-13 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl — East Carolina 27, Ohio 20 1-3-15 Birmingham Bowl — Florida 28, East Carolina 20 HOUSTON (11-12-1/2-1) 1-1-52 Salad Bowl – Houston 26, Dayton 21 12-22-62 Tangerine Bowl – Houston 49, Miami (Ohio) 21 12-31-69 Bluebonnet Bowl – Houston 36, Auburn 7 12-31-71 Bluebonnet Bowl – Colorado 29, Houston 17 12-29-73 Bluebonnet Bowl – Houston 47, Tulane7 12-23-74 Bluebonnet Bowl – North Carolina State 31, Houston 31 1-1-77 Cotton Bowl – Houston 30, Maryland 21 1-1-79 Cotton Bowl – Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 1-1-80 Cotton Bowl – Houston 17, Nebraska 14 12-14-80 Garden State Bowl – Houston 35, Navy 0 12-26-81 Sun Bowl – Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 1-1-85 Cotton Bowl – Boston College 45, Houston 28 12-25-88 Aloha Bowl – Washington State 22, Houston 22 12-27-96 Liberty Bowl – Syracuse 30, Houston 17 12-25-03 Hawaii Bowl – Hawaii 54, Houston 48 12-23-05 Fort Worth Bowl – Kansas 42, Houston 13 12-29-06 Liberty Bowl – South Carolina 44, Houston 36 12-28-07 Texas Bowl – TCU 20, Houston 13 12-31-08 Armed Forces Bowl – Houston 34, Air Force 28 12-31-09 Armed Forces Bowl – Air Force 47, Houston 20 1-2-12 Ticket City Bowl – Houston 30, Penn State 14 1-4-14 BBVA Compass Bowl – Vanderbilt 41, Houston 20 1-2-15 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl – Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 12-31-15 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl — Houston 38, Florida State 24
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ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES MEMPHIS (4-4/1-1) 12-18-71 Pasadena Bowl — Memphis 28, San Jose State 9 12-16-03 New Orleans Bowl — Memphis 27, North Texas 17 12-22-04 GMAC Bowl — Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35 12-26-05 Motor City Bowl — Memphis 38, Akron 31 12-21-07 New Orleans Bowl — Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 12-20-08 St. Petersburg Bowl — USF 41, Memphis 14 12-22-14 Miami Beach Bowl — Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 (2ot) 12-30-15 Birmingam Bowl — Auburn 31, Memphis 10 NAVY (10-10-1/1-0) 1-1-24 Rose Bowl — Navy 14, Washington 14 1-1-55 Sugar Bowl — Navy 21, Mississippi 0 1-1-58 Cotton Bowl — Navy 20, Rice 7 1-2-61 Orange Bowl — Missouri 21, Navy 14 1-1-64 Cotton Bowl — Texas 28, Navy 6 12-22-78 Holiday Bowl — Navy 23, Brigham Young 16 12-14-80 Garden State Bowl — Houston 35, Navy 0 12-30-81 Liberty Bowl — Ohio State 31, Navy 28 12-25-96 Aloha Bowl — Navy 42, California 38 12-30-03 Houston Bowl — Texas Tech 38, Navy 14 12-30-04 Emerald Bowl — Navy 34, New Mexico 19 12-22-05 Poinsettia Bowl — Navy 51, Colorado State 30 12-30-06 Meineke Car Care Bowl — Boston College 25, Navy 24 12-20-07 Poinsettia Bowl — Utah 35, Navy 32 12-20-08 EagleBank Bowl — Wake Forest 28, Navy 19 12-31-09 Texas Bowl — Navy 35, Missouri 13 12-23-10 Poinsettia Bowl — San Diego State 35, Navy 14 12-29-12 Fight Hunger Bowl — Arizona State 62, Navy 28 12-30-13 Armed Forces Bowl — Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6 12-23-14 Poinsettia Bowl — Navy 17, San Diego State 16 12-28-15 Military Bowl — Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 USF (4-3/0-1) 12-31-05 Meineke Car Care Bowl – North Carolina State 14, USF 0, 12-23-06 PapaJohns.com Bowl – USF 24, East Carolina 7 12-31-07 Brut Sun Bowl — Oregon 56, USF 21 12-20-08 St. Petersburg Bowl — USF 41, Memphis 14 1-2-10 International Bowl — USF 27, Northern Illinois 3 12-31-10 Meineke Car Care Bowl — USF 31, Clemson 26 12-21-15 Miami Beach Bowl — Western Kentucky 45, USF 35
SMU (7-7-1) 1-1-25 1-1-36 1-1-48 1-1-49 12-31-63 12-31-68 12-19-80 1-1-83 12-24-83 12-29-84 12-30-10 1-7-12 12-24-12
Dixie Classic – West Virginia Wesleyan 9, SMU 7 Rose Bowl – Stanford 7, SMU 0 Cotton Bowl – Penn State 13, SMU 13 Cotton Bowl – SMU 21, Oregon State 13 Sun Bowl – Oregon 21, SMU 14 Bluebonnet Bowl – SMU 28, Oklahoma 27 Holiday Bowl – Brigham Young 46, SMU 45 Cotton Bowl – SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3 Sun Bowl – Alabama 28, SMU 7 Aloha Bowl – SMU 27, Notre Dame 20 Armed Forces Bowl – Army 16, SMU 14 BBVA Compass Bowl – SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6 Hawaii Bowl – SMU 43, Fresno State 10
TEMPLE (2-3/0-1) 1-1-35 Sugar Bowl — Tulane 20, Temple 14 12-15-79 Garden State Bowl — Temple 28, California 17 12-29-09 EagleBank Bowl — UCLA 30, Temple 21 12-1-11 New Mexico Bowl —Temple 37, Wyoming 15 12-22-15 Boca Raton Bowl — Toledo 32, Temple 15 TULANE (4-7) 1-1-32 Rose Bowl — USC 21, Tulane 12 1-1-35 Sugar Bowl — Tulane 20, Temple 14 1-1-40 Sugar Bowl — Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13 12-12-70 Liberty Bowl — Tulane 17, Colorado 3 12-29-73 Bluebonnet Bowl — Houston 47, Tulane 7 12-22-79 Liberty Bowl — Penn State 9, Tulane 6 12-27-80 All-American Bowl — Arkansas 34, Tulane 15 12-19-87 Independence Bowl — Washington 24, Tulane 12 12-31-98 Liberty Bowl — Tulane 41, Brigham Young 27 12-25-02 Hawaii Bowl — Tulane 36, Hawaii 28 12-21-13 New Orleans Bowl — Louisiana 24, Tulane 21 TULSA (9-11/0-1) 1-1-42 Sun Bowl — Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0 1-1-43 Sugar Bowl — Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 1-1-44 Sugar Bowl — Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 1-1-45 Orange Bowl — Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12 1-1-46 Oil Bowl — Georgia 20, Tulsa 6 1-1-53 Gator Bowl — Florida 14, Tulsa 13 12-19-64 Bluebonnet Bowl — Tulsa 14, Mississippi 7 12-18-65 Bluebonnet Bowl — Tennessee 27, Tulsa 6 12-13-76 Independence Bowl — McNeese State 20, Tulsa 16 12-16-89 Independence Bowl — Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 12-30-91 Freedom Bowl — Tulsa 28, San Diego State 17 1-3-04 Humanitarian Bowl —Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10 12-31-05 Liberty Bowl — Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 12-23-06 Armed Forces Bowl — Utah 25, Tulsa 13 1-6-08 GMAC Bowl — Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7 1-6-09 GMAC Bowl — Tulsa 45, Ball State 13 12-24-10 Hawaii Bowl — Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35 12-30-11 Armed Forces Bowl — Brigham Young 24, Tulsa 21 12-31-12 Liberty Bowl — Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17 12-26-15 Independence Bowl — Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52
Memphis rallied past BYU to win the first Miami Beach Bowl in 2014
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BOWL GAME RESULTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1-12-15 Ohio State 42, Oregon 20; Arlington, Texas 1-11-16 Alabama 45, Clemson 40; Glendale, Ariz.
POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL Nassau, Bahamas 12-24-14 Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48 12-24-15 Western Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1-8-07 Florida 41, Ohio State 14; Glendale, Ariz. 1-7-08 LSU 38, Ohio State 24; New Orleans, La. 1-8-09 Florida 24, Oklahoma 14; Miami, Fla. 1-7-10 Alabama 37, Texas 21; Pasadena, Calif. 1-10-11 Auburn 22, Oregon 19; Glendale, Ariz. 1-9-12 Alabama 21, LSU 0; New Orleans, La. 1-7-13 Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14; Miami, Fla. 1-6-14 Florida State 34, Auburn 31; Pasadena, Calif.
BELK BOWL (0-1) Charlotte, North Carolina 12-28-02 Virginia 48, West Virginia 22 12-27-03 Virginia 23, Pittsburgh 16 12-30-04 Boston College 37, North Carolina 24 12-31-05 North Carolina State 14, USF 0 12-30-06 Boston College 25, Navy 24 12-29-07 Wake Forest 24, UConn 10 12-27-08 West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30 12-26-09 Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17 12-31-10 USF 31, Clemson 26 12-27-11 North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24 12-27-12 Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 12-28-13 North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 12-30-14 Georgia 37, Louisville 14 12-30-15 Mississippi State 51, North Carolina State 28
VALERO ALAMO BOWL San Antonio, Texas 12-31-93 California 37, Iowa 3 12-31-94 Washington State 10, Baylor 3 12-28-95 Texas A&M 22, Michigan 20 12-29-96 Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0 12-30-97 Purdue 33, Oklahoma State 20 12-29-98 Purdue 37, Kansas State 34 12-28-99 Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0 12-30-00 Nebraska 66, Northwestern 17 12-29-01 Iowa 19, Texas Tech 16 12-28-02 Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28 (ot) 12-29-03 Nebraska 17, Michigan State 3 12-19-04 Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7 12-28-05 Nebraska 32, Michigan 28 12-30-06 Texas 26, Iowa 24 12-29-07 Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 12-29-08 Missouri 30, Northwestern 23 (ot) 1-2-10 Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31 12-29-10 Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10 12-29-11 Baylor 67, Washington 56 12-29-12 Texas 31, Oregon State 27 12-30-13 Oregon 30, Texas 7 1-2-15 UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 1-2-16 TCU 47, Oregon 41 (3ot) NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL Tucson, Ariz. 12-29-15 Nevada 28, Colorado State 23 ARMED FORCES BOWL (1-0) Forth Worth, Texas 12-23-03 Boise State 34, TCU 31 12-23-04 Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 12-23-05 Kanas 42, Houston 13 12-23-06 Utah 25, Tulsa 13 12-31-07 California 42, Air Force 36 12-29-08 Missouri 30, Northwestern 23 (ot) 12-31-09 Air Force 47, Houston 20 12-30-10 Army 16, Southern Methodist 14 12-30-11 Brigham Young 24, Tulsa 21 12-29-12 Rice 33, Air Force 14 12-30-13 Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6 1-2-15 Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 12-29-15 California 55, Air Force 36 BIRMINGHAM BOWL (0-3) Birmingham, Ala. 12-23-06 USF 24, East Carolina 7 12-22-07 Cincinnati 31, Southern Mississippi 21 12-29-08 Rutgers 29, North Carolina State 23 1-2-10 UConn 20, South Carolina 7 1-8-11 Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10 1-7-12 SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6 1-5-13 Mississippi 38, Pittsburgh 17 1-4-14 Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24 1-3-15 Florida 28, East Carolina 20 12-30-15 Auburn 31, Memphis 10
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BOCA RATON BOWL (0-1) Boca Raton, Fla. 12-23-14 Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23 12-22-15 Toledo 32, Temple 17 MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL Tempe, Arizona 12-31-89 Arizona 17, North Carolina State 10 12-31-90 California 17, Wyoming 15 12-31-91 Indiana 24, Baylor 0 12-29-92 Washington State 31, Utah 28 12-29-93 Kansas State 52, Wyoming 17 12-29-94 Brigham Young 31, Oklahoma 6 12-27-95 Texas Tech 55, Air Force 41 12-27-96 Wisconsin 38, Utah 10 12-27-97 Arizona 20, New Mexico 14 12-26-98 Missouri 34, West Virginia 31 12-31-99 Colorado 62, Boston College 28 12-28-00 Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29 12-29-01 Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3 12-26-02 Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13 12-26-03 California 52, Virginia Tech 49 12-28-04 Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21 12-27-05 Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40 12-29-06 Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (2ot) 12-31-07 Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33 12-31-08 Kansas 42, Minnesota 21 12-31-09 Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13 12-28-10 Iowa 27, Missouri 24 12-30-11 Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14 12-29-12 Michigan State 17, TCU 16 12-28-13 Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 1-2-15 Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22 1-2-16 West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42 RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL Montgomery, Ala. 12-20-14 Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28 12-19-15 Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL Orlando, Florida 1-1-47 Catawba 31, Maryville 6 1-1-48 Catawba 7, Marshall 0 1-1-49 Murray State 21, Sul Ross State 21 1-2-50 St. Vincent 7, Emory & Henry 6 1-1-51 Morris Harvey 35, Emory & Henry 14 1-1-52 Stetson 35, Arkansas State 7 1-1-53 East Texas State 33, Tenn. Tech 0 1-1-54 East Texas State 7, Arkansas State 7 1-1-55 Nebraska-Omaha 7, Eastern Kentucky 6 1-2-56 Juniata 6, Missouri Valley 6 1-1-57 West Texas State 20, Southern Miss 13 1-1-58 East Texas State 10, Southern Miss 9 12-27-58 East Texas State 26, Missouri Valley 7 1-1-60 Middle Tennessee 21, Presbyterian 12 12-30-60 Citadel 27, Tennessee Tech 0 12-29-61 Lamar 21, Middle Tennessee 14 12-22-62 Houston 49, Miami (Ohio) 21 12-28-63 Western Kentucky 27, Coast Guard 0 12-12-64 East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13 12-11-65 East Carolina 31, Maine 0 12-10-66 Morgan State 14, West Chester 6 12-16-67 Tenn.-Martin 25, West Chester 8 12-27-68 Richmond 49, Ohio 42 12-26-69 Toledo 56, Davidson 33 12-28-70 Toledo 40, William & Mary 12 12-28-71 Toledo 28, Richmond 3 12-29-72 Tampa 21, Kent State 18 12-22-73 Miami (Ohio) 16, Florida 7 12-21-74 Miami (Ohio) 21, Georgia 10 12-20-75 Miami (Ohio) 20, South Carolina 7 12-18-76 Oklahoma State 49, Brigham Young 21 12-23-77 Florida State 40, Texas Tech 17 12-23-78 North Carolina State 30, Pittsburgh 17 12-22-79 LSU 34, Wake Forest 10 12-20-80 Florida 35, Maryland 20 12-19-81 Missouri 19, Southern Miss 17 12-18-82 Auburn 33, Boston College 26 12-17-83 Tennessee 30, Maryland 23 12-22-84 Georgia 17, Florida State 17 12-28-85 Ohio State 10, Brigham Young 7 1-1-87 Auburn 16, USC 7 1-1-88 Clemson 35, Penn State 10 1-2-89 Clemson 13, Oklahoma 6 1-1-90 Illinois 31, Virginia 21 1-1-91 Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21 1-1-92 California 37, Clemson 13 1-1-93 Georgia 21, Ohio State 14 1-1-94 Penn State 31, Tennessee 13 1-2-95 Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 1-1-96 Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14 1-1-97 Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28 1-1-98 Florida 21, Penn State 6 1-1-99 Michigan 45, Arkansas 31 1-1-00 Michigan State 37, Florida 34 1-1-01 Michigan 31, Auburn 28 1-1-02 Tennessee 45, Michigan 17 1-1-03 Auburn 13, Penn State 9 1-1-04 Georgia 34, Purdue 27 (ot) 1-1-05 Iowa 30, LSU 25 1-2-06 Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10 1-1-07 Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14 1-1-08 Michigan 41, Florida 35 1-1-09 Georgia 24, Michigan State 12 1-1-10 Penn State 19, LSU 17 1-2-12 South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 1-1-13 Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 1-1-14 South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24 1-1-15 Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 1-1-16 Michigan 41, Florida 7
BOWL GAME RESULTS GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC Arlington, Texas 1-1-37 TCU 16, Marquette 6 1-1-38 Rice 28, Colorado 14 1-2-39 St. Mary’s 20, Texas Tech 13 1-1-40 Clemson 6, Boston College 3 1-1-41 Texas A&M 13, Fordham 12 1-1-42 Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21 1-1-43 Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7 1-1-44 Texas 7, Randolph Field 7 1-1-45 Oklahoma State 34, TCU 0 1-1-46 Texas 40, Missouri 27 1-1-47 Arkansas 0, LSU 0 1-1-48 SMU 13, Penn State 13 1-1-49 SMU 21, Oregon 13 1-2-50 Rice 27, North Carolina 13 1-1-51 Tennessee 20, Texas 14 1-1-52 Kentucky 20, TCU 7 1-1-53 Texas 16, Tennessee 0 1-1-54 Rice 28, Alabama 6 1-1-55 Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6 1-2-56 Mississippi 14, TCU 13 1-1-57 TCU 28, Syracuse 27 1-1-58 Navy 20, Rice 7 1-1-59 TCU 0, Air Force 0 1-1-60 Syracuse 23, Texas 14 1-2-61 Duke 7, Arkansas 6 1-1-62 Texas 12, Mississippi 7 1-1-63 LSU 13, Texas 0 1-1-64 Texas 28, Navy 6 1-1-65 Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7 1-1-66 LSU 14, Arkansas 7 12-31-66 Georgia 24, SMU 9 1-1-68 Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 1-1-69 Texas 36, Tennessee 13 1-1-70 Texas 21, Notre Dame 17 1-1-71 Notre Dame 24, Texas 11 1-1-72 Penn State 30, Texas 6 1-1-73 Texas 17, Alabama 13 1-1-74 Nebraska 19, Texas 3 1-1-75 Penn State 41, Baylor 20 1-1-76 Arkansas 31, Georgia 10 1-1-77 Houston 30, Maryland 21 1-2-78 Notre Dame 38, Texas 10 1-1-79 Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 1-1-80 Houston 17, Nebraska 14 1-1-81 Alabama 30, Baylor 2 1-1-82 Texas 14, Alabama 12 1-1-83 SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3 1-2-84 Georgia 10, Texas 9 1-1-85 Boston College 45, Houston 28 1-1-86 Texas A&M 36, Auburn 16 1-1-87 Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 12 1-1-88 Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10 1-2-89 UCLA 17, Arkansas 3 1-1-90 Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27 1-1-91 Miami 46, Texas 3 1-1-92 Florida State 10, Texas A&M 2 1-1-93 Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 1-1-94 Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 1-2-95 USC 55, Texas Tech 14 1-1-96 Colorado 38, Oregon 6 1-1-97 Brigham Young 19, Kansas State 15 1-1-98 UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23 1-1-99 Texas 38, Mississippi State 11 1-1-00 Arkansas 27, Texas 6 1-1-01 Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 1-1-02 Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3 1-1-03 Texas 35, LSU 20 1-2-04 Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28 1-1-05 Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7 1-2-06 Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 1-1-07 Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 1-1-08 Missouri 38, Arkansas 7 1-2-09 Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34 1-2-10 Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7 1-7-11 LSU 41, Texas A&M 24 1-6-12 Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 1-4-13 Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13 1-3-14 Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31 1-1-15 Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 12-31-15 Alabama 38, Michigan State 0
AUTONATION CURE BOWL Orlando, Florida 12-19-15 San Jose State 27, Georiga State 16 FIESTA BOWL (1-0) Glendale, Arizona 12-27-71 Arizona State 45, Florida State 38 12-23-72 Arizona State 49, Missouri 35 12-21-73 Arizona State 28, Pittsburgh 7 12-28-74 Oklahoma State 16, Brigham Young 6 12-26-75 Arizona State 17, Nebraska 14 12-25-76 Oklahoma 41, Wyoming 7 12-25-77 Penn State 42, Arizona State 30 12-25-78 Arkansas 10, UCLA 10 12-25-79 Pittsburgh 16, Arizona 10 12-26-80 Penn State 31, Ohio State 19 1-1-82 Penn State 26, USC 10 1-1-83 Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21 1-2-84 Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23 1-1-85 UCLA 39, Miami 37 1-1-86 Michigan 27, Nebraska 23 1-2-87 Penn State 14, Miami 10 1-1-88 Florida State 31, Nebraska 28 1-2-89 Notre Dame 34, West Virginia 21 1-1-90 Florida State 41, Nebraska 17 1-1-91 Louisville 34, Alabama 7 1-1-92 Penn State 42, Tennessee 17 1-1-93 Syracuse 26, Colorado 22 1-1-94 Arizona 29, Miami 0 1-2-95 Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24 1-2-96 Nebraska 62, Florida 24 1-1-97 Penn State 38, Texas 15 12-31-97 Kansas State 35, Syracuse 18 1-4-99 Tennessee 23, Florida State 16 1-2-00 Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21 1-1-01 Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9 1-1-02 Oregon 38, Colorado 16 1-3-03 Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (2ot) 1-2-04 Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28 1-1-05 Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7 1-2-06 Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 10 1-1-07 Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 1-2-08 West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28 1-5-09 Texas 24, Ohio State 21 1-4-10 Boise State 17, TCU 10 1-1-11 Oklahoma 48, UConn 20 1-2-12 Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 (ot) 1-3-13 Oregon 35, Kansas State 17 1-1-14 UCF 52, Baylor 42 12-31-14 Boise State 38, Arizona 30 1-1-16 Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28 FOSTER FARMS BOWL Santa Clara, California 12-31-02 Virginia Tech 20, Air Force 13 12-31-03 Boston College 35, Colorado State 21 12-30-04 Navy 34, New Mexico 19 12-29-05 Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10 12-27-06 Florida State 44, UCLA 27 12-28-07 Oregon State 21, Maryland 14 12-27-08 California 24, Miami (Fla.) 17 12-26-09 USC 24, Boston College 13 1-9-11 Nevada 20, Boston College 13 12-31-11 Illinois 20, UCLA 14 12-29-12 Arizona State 62, Navy 28 12-27-13 Washington 31, Brigham Young 16 12-30-14 Stanford 45, Maryland 21 12-27-15 Nebraska 37, UCLA 29
GODADDY BOWL Mobile, Alabama 12-20-00 Southern Mississippi 28, TCU 21 12-19-01 Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 12-18-02 Marshall 38, Louisville 15 12-18-03 Miami (Ohio) 49, Louisville 28 12-22-04 Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35 12-21-05 Toledo 45, Texas-El Paso 13 1-7-07 Southern Mississippi 28, Ohio 7 1-6-08 Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7 1-6-09 Tulsa 45, Ball State 13 1-6-10 Central Michigan 44, Troy 41 (ot) 1-6-11 Miami (Ohio) 35, Middle Tennessee 21 1-8-12 Northern Illinois 38, Arkansas State 20 1-6-13 Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13 1-5-14 Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20 1-4-15 Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 12-23-15 Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27 HAWAII BOWL (0-1) Honolulu, Hawaii 12-25-02 Tulane 36, Hawaii 28 12-25-03 Hawaii 54, Houston 48 12-24-04 Hawaii 59, UAB 40 12-24-05 Nevada 49, Central Florida 48 (ot) 12-24-06 Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24 12-23-07 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 12-24-08 Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21 12-24-09 Southern Methodist 45, Nevada 10 12-24-10 Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35 12-24-11 Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17 12-24-12 SMU 43, Fresno State 10 12-24-13 Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 12-24-14 Rice 30, Fresno State 6 12-24-15 San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Dallas, Texas 1-2-11 Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 1-2-12 Houston 30, Penn State 14 1-1-13 Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 1-1-14 North Texas 36, UNLV 14 12-26-14 Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18 12-26-15 Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31 NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL San Diego, California 12-22-78 Navy 23, Brigham Young 16 12-21-79 Indiana 38, Brigham Young 37 12-17-80 Ohio State 46, Brigham Young 45 12-18-81 Brigham Young 38, Washington State 36 12-17-82 Ohio State 47, Brigham Young 17 12-23-83 Brigham Young 21, Missouri 17 12-21-84 Brigham Young 24, Michigan 17 12-22-85 Arkansas 18, Arizona State 17 12-30-86 Iowa 39, San Diego State 38 12-30-87 Iowa 20, Wyoming 19 12-30-88 Oklahoma State 62, Wyoming 14 12-29-89 Penn State 50, Brigham Young 39 12-29-90 Texas A&M 65, Brigham Young 14 12-30-91 Iowa 13, Brigham Young 13 12-30-92 Hawaii 27, Illinois 17 12-30-93 Ohio State 28, Brigham Young 21 12-30-94 Michigan 24, Colorado State 14 12-29-95 Kansas State 54, Colorado State 21 12-30-96 Colorado 33, Washington 21 12-29-97 Colorado State 35, Missouri 24 12-30-98 Arizona 23, Nebraska 20 12-29-99 Kansas State 24, Washington 20 12-29-00 Oregon 35, Texas 30 12-28-01 Texas 47, Washington 43 12-27-02 Kansas State 34, Arizona State 27 12-30-03 Washington State 28, Texas 20 12-30-04 Texas Tech 45, California 31 12-29-05 Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14 12-28-06 California 45, Texas A&M 10 12-27-07 Texas 52, Arizona State 34 12-30-08 Oregon 42, Oklahoma State 31 12-30-09 Nebraska 33, Arizona 0 12-30-10 Washington 19, Nebraska 7 12-28-11 Texas 21, California 10 12-27-12 Baylor 49, UCLA 26 2016 American Athletic Conference Football • 151
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Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23 USC 45, Nebraska 42 Wisconsin 23, USC 21
CAMPING WORLD INDEPENDENCE BOWL (0-1) Shreveport, Louisiana 12-13-76 McNeese State 20, Tulsa 16 12-17-77 Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14 12-16-78 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 12-15-79 Syracuse 31, McNeese State 7 12-13-80 Southern Miss 16, McNeese State 14 12-12-81 Texas A&M 33, Oklahoma St. 16 12-11-82 Wisconsin 14, Kansas State 3 12-10-83 Air Force 9, Mississippi 3 12-15-84 Air Force 23, Virginia Tech 7 12-21-85 Minnesota 20, Clemson 13 12-20-86 Mississippi 20, Texas Tech 17 12-12-87 Washington 24, Tulane 12 12-23-88 Southern Miss 38, Texas-El Paso 18 12-16-89 Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 12-15-90 Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34 12-29-91 Georgia 24, Arkansas 15 12-31-92 Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35 12-31-93 Virginia Tech 45, Indiana 20 12-28-94 Virginia 20, TCU 10 12-29-95 LSU 45, Michigan State 26 12-31-96 Auburn 32, Army 29 12-28-97 LSU 27, Notre Dame 9 12-31-98 Mississippi 35, Texas Tech 18 12-31-99 Mississippi 27, Oklahoma 25 12-31-00 Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41 (ot) 12-27-01 Alabama 14, Iowa State 13 12-27-02 Mississippi 27, Nebraska 23 12-31-03 Arkansas 27, Missouri 14 12-28-04 Iowa State 17, Miami (Ohio) 13 12-30-05 Missouri 38, South Carolina 31 12-28-06 Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 12-30-07 Alabama 30, Colorado 24 12-28-08 Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10 12-28-09 Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20 12-27-10 Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7 12-26-11 Missouri 41, North Carolina 24 12-28-12 Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 12-31-13 Arizona 42, Boston College 19 12-27-14 South Carolina 24, Miami (Fla.) 21 12-26-15 Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL Las Vegas, Nevada 12-17-93 Utah State 42, Ball State 33 12-15-94 UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24 12-14-95 Toledo 40, Nevada 37 (ot) 12-19-96 Nevada 18, Ball State 15 12-20-97 Oregon 41, Air Force 13 12-19-98 North Carolina 20, San Diego State 13 12-18-99 Utah 17, Fresno State 16 12-21-00 UNLV 31, Arkansas 14 12-25-01 Utah 10, USC 6 12-25-02 UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 12-24-03 Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14 12-23-04 Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 12-22-05 California 35, Brigham Young 28 12-21-06 Brigham Young 38, Oregon 8 12-22-07 Brigham Young 17, UCLA 16 12-20-08 Arizona 31, Brigham Young 21 12-22-09 BYU 44, Oregon State 20 12-22-10 Boise State 26, Utah 3 12-22-11 Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 12-22-12 Boise State 28, Washington 26 12-21-13 USC 45, Fresno State 20 12-20-14 Utah 45, Colorado State 10 12-19-15 Utah 35, Brigham Young 28
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AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL Memphis, Tennessee (since 1965) 12-19-59 Penn State 7, Alabama 0 12-17-60 Penn State 41, Oregon 12 12-16-61 Syracuse 15, Miami 14 12-15-62 Oregon State 6, Villanova 0 12-21-63 Mississippi State 16, North Carolina St. 12 12-19-64 Utah 32, West Virginia 6 12-18-65 Mississippi 13, Auburn 7 12-10-66 Miami 14, Virginia Tech 7 12-16-67 North Carolina State 14, Georgia 7 12-14-68 Mississippi 34, Virginia Tech 17 12-13-69 Colorado 47, Alabama 33 12-12-70 Tulane 17, Colorado 3 12-20-71 Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13 12-18-72 Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30 12-17-73 North Carolina State 31, Kansas 18 12-16-74 Tennessee 7, Maryland 3 12-22-75 USC 20, Texas A&M 0 12-20-76 Alabama 36, UCLA 6 12-19-77 Nebraska 21, North Carolina 17 12-23-78 Missouri 20, LSU 15 12-22-79 Penn State 9, Tulane 6 12-27-80 Purdue 28, Missouri 25 12-30-81 Ohio State 31, Navy 28 12-29-82 Alabama 21, Illinois 15 12-29-83 Notre Dame 19, Boston College 18 12-27-84 Auburn 21, Arkansas 15 12-27-85 Baylor 21, LSU 7 12-29-86 Tennessee 21, Minnesota 14 12-29-87 Georgia 20, Arkansas 17 12-28-88 Indiana 34, South Carolina 10 12-28-89 Mississippi 42, Air Force 29 12-27-90 Air Force 23, Ohio State 11 12-29-91 Air Force 38, Mississippi State 15 12-31-92 Mississippi 13, Air Force 0 12-28-93 Louisville 18, Michigan State 7 12-31-94 Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 12-30-95 East Carolina 19, Stanford 13 12-27-96 Syracuse 30, Houston 17 12-31-97 Southern Mississippi 41, Pittsburgh 7 12-31-98 Tulane 41, Brigham Young 27 12-31-99 Southern Mississippi 23, Colorado State 17 12-29-00 Colorado State 22, Louisville 17 12-31-01 Louisville 28, Brigham Young 10 12-31-02 TCU 17, Colorado State 3 12-31-03 Utah 17, Southern Mississippi 0 12-31-04 Louisville 44, Boise State 40 12-31-05 Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 12-29-06 South Carolina 44, Houston 36 12-29-07 Mississippi State 10, Central Florida 3 1-2-09 Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 1-2-10 Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (ot) 12-31-10 UCF 10, Clemson 6 12-31-11 Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 12-31-12 Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17 12-31-13 Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 12-29-14 Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37 1-2-16 Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23 MIAMI BEACH BOWL (1-1) Miami, Fla. 12-22-14 Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 (2ot) 12-21-15 Western Kentucky 45, USF 35 MILITARY BOWL (1-1) Annapolis, Md. 12-20-08 Wake Forest 29, Navy 19 12-29-09 UCLA 30, Temple 21 12-29-10 Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 12-28-11 Toledo 42, Air Force 41 12-27-12 San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 12-27-13 Marshall 31, Maryland 20 12-27-14 Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17 12-28-15 Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28
MUSIC CITY BOWL Nashville, Tennessee 12-29-98 Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7 12-29-99 Syracuse 20, Kentucky 13 12-28-00 West Virginia 49, Mississippi 38 12-28-01 Boston College 20, Georgia 16 12-30-02 Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14 12-31-03 Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14 12-31-04 Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 12-30-05 Virginia 34, Minnesota 31 12-28-06 Kentucky 28, Clemson 20 12-31-07 Kentucky 35, Florida State 28 12-31-08 Vanderbilt 16, Boston College 14 12-27-09 Clemson 21, Kentucky 13 12-30-10 North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27 12-30-11 Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17 12-31-12 Vanderbilt 38, North Carolina State 24 12-30-13 Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17 12-30-14 Notre Dame 31, LSU 28 12-30-15 Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL Albuquerque, New Mexico 12-23-06 San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12 12-22-07 New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 12-20-08 Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 12-19-09 Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (ot) 12-18-10 Brigham Young 52, UTEP 24 12-17-11 Temple 37, Wyoming 15 12-15-12 Arizona 49, Nevada 48 12-21-13 Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 12-20-14 Utah State 21, UTEP 6 12-19-15 Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 R&L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL New Orleans, Louisiana 12-18-01 Colorado State 45, North Texas 20 12-17-02 North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19 12-16-03 Memphis 27, North Texas 17 12-14-04 Southern Mississippi 31, North Texas 10 12-20-05 Southern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19 12-22-06 Troy 41, Rice 17 12-21-07 Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 12-21-08 Southern Mississippi 30, Troy 27 (ot) 12-20-09 Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss 32 12-18-10 Troy 48, Ohio 21 12-17-11 Louisiana 32, San Diego State 30 12-22-12 Louisiana 43, East Carolina 34 12-21-13 Louisiana 24, Tulane 21 12-20-14 Louisiana 16, Nevada 3 12-19-15 Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28 CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL Miami, Florida 1-1-35 Bucknell 26, Miami 0 1-1-36 Catholic 20, Mississippi 19 1-1-37 Duquesne 13, Mississippi State 12 1-1-38 Auburn 6, Michigan State 0 1-2-39 Tennessee 17, Oklahoma 0 1-1-40 Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7 1-1-41 Mississippi State 14, Georgetown 7 1-1-42 Georgia 40, TCU 26 1-1-43 Alabama 37, Boston College 21 1-1-44 LSU 19, Texas A&M 14 1-1-45 Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12 1-1-46 Miami 13, Holy Cross 6 1-1-47 Rice 8, Tennessee 0 1-1-48 Georgia Tech 20, Kansas 14 1-1-49 Texas 41, Georgia 28 1-2-50 Santa Clara 21, Kentucky 13 1-1-51 Clemson 15, Miami 14 1-1-52 Georgia Tech 17, Baylor 14 1-1-53 Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 1-1-54 Oklahoma 7, Maryland 0 1-1-55 Duke 34, Nebraska 7 1-2-56 Oklahoma 20, Maryland 6 1-1-57 Colorado 27, Clemson 21 1-1-58 Oklahoma 48, Duke 21 1-1-59 Oklahoma 21, Syracuse 6 1-1-60 Georgia 14, Missouri 0 1-2-61 Missouri 21, Navy 14 1-1-62 LSU 25, Colorado 7
BOWL GAME RESULTS 1-1-63 1-1-64 1-1-65 1-1-66 1-2-67 1-1-68 1-1-69 1-1-70 1-1-71 1-1-72 1-1-73 1-1-74 1-1-75 1-1-76 1-1-77 1-2-78 1-1-79 1-1-80 1-1-81 1-1-82 1-1-83 1-2-84 1-1-85 1-1-86 1-1-87 1-1-88 1-2-89 1-1-90 1-1-91 1-1-92 1-1-93 1-1-94 1-1-95 1-1-96 12-31-96 1-2-98 1-2-99 1-1-00 1-3-01 1-2-02 1-2-03 1-1-04 1-4-05 1-3-06 1-2-07 1-3-08 1-1-09 2-5-10 1-3-11 1-4-12 1-1-13 1-3-14 12-31-14 12-31-15
Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 Nebraska 13, Auburn 7 Texas 21, Alabama 17 Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12 Oklahoma 26, Tennessee 24 Penn State 15, Kansas 14 Penn State 10, Missouri 3 Nebraska 17, LSU 12 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 Penn State 16, LSU 9 Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6 Ohio State 27, Colorado 10 Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 6 Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24 Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 Oklahoma 18, Florida State 17 Clemson 22, Nebraska 15 Nebraska 21, LSU 20 Miami 31, Nebraska 30 Washington 28, Oklahoma 17 Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10 Oklahoma 42, Arkansas 8 Miami 20, Oklahoma 14 Miami 23, Nebraska 3 Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6 Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 Miami 22, Nebraska 0 Florida State 27, Nebraska 14 Florida State 18, Nebraska 16 Nebraska 24, Miami 17 Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26 Nebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21 Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17 Florida 31, Syracuse 10 Michigan 34, Alabama 34 (ot) Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 Florida 56, Maryland 23 USC 38, Iowa 10 Miami 16, Florida State 14 USC 55, Oklahoma 19 Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (3ot) Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13 Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21 Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7 Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14 Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12 West Virginia 70, Clemson 33 Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10 Clemson 40, Ohio State 35 Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17
OUTBACK BOWL Tampa, Florida 12-23-86 Boston College 27, Georgia 24 1-2-88 Michigan 28, Alabama 24 1-2-89 Syracuse 23, LSU 10 1-1-90 Auburn 31, Ohio State 14 1-1-91 Clemson 30, Illinois 0 1-1-92 Syracuse 24, Ohio State 17 1-1-93 Tennessee 38, Boston College 23 1-1-94 Michigan 42, North Carolina State 7 1-2-95 Wisconsin 34, Duke 20 1-1-96 Penn State 43, Auburn 14 1-1-97 Alabama 17, Michigan 14 1-1-98 Georgia 33, Wisconsin 6 1-1-99 Penn State 26, Kentucky 14 1-1-00 Georgia 28, Purdue 25 (ot) 1-1-01 South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 1-1-02 South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 1-1-03 Michigan 38, Florida 30 1-1-04 Iowa 37, Florida 17 1-1-05 Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21 1-2-06 Florida 31, Iowa 24 1-1-07 Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 1-1-08 Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 1-1-09 Iowa 31, South Carolina 10 1-1-10 Auburn 38, Northwestern 35 (ot)
1-1-11 1-2-12 1-1-13 1-1-14 1-1-15 1-1-16
Florida 37, Penn State 24 Michigan State 33, Georgia 30 (ot) South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 LSU 21, Iowa 14 Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31 (ot) Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL (1-0) Atlanta, Georgia 12-30-68 LSU 31, Florida State 27 12-30-69 West Virginia 14, South Carolina 3 12-30-70 Arizona State 48, North Carolina 26 12-30-71 Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18 12-29-72 North Carolina State 49, West Virginia 13 12-28-73 Georgia 17, Maryland 16 12-28-74 Vanderbilt 6, Texas Tech 6 12-31-75 West Virginia 13, North Carolina State 10 12-31-76 Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0 12-31-77 North Carolina State 24, Iowa State 14 12-25-78 Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21 12-31-79 Baylor 24, Clemson 18 1-2-81 Miami 20, Virginia TEch 10 12-31-81 West Virginia 26, Florida 6 12-31-82 Iowa 28, Tennessee 22 12-30-83 Florida State 28, North Carolina 3 12-31-84 Virginia 27, Purdue 24 12-31-85 Army 31, Illinois 29 12-31-86 Virginia Tech 25, North Carolina State 24 1-2-88 Tennessee 27, Indiana 22 12-31-88 North Carolina State 28, Iowa 23 12-30-89 Syracuse 19, Georgia 18 12-29-90 Auburn 27, Indiana 23 1-1-92 East Carolina 37, North Carolina State 34 1-2-93 North Carolina 21, Mississippi State 17 12-31-93 Clemson 14, Kentucky 13 North Carolina State 28, Mississippi State 24 1-1-95 12-30-95 Virginia 34, Georgia 27 12-28-96 LSU 10, Clemson 7 1-2-98 Auburn 21, Clemson 7 12-31-98 Georgia 35, Virginia 33 12-30-99 Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7 12-29-00 LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14 12-31-01 North Carolina 16, Auburn 10 12-31-02 Maryland 30, Tennessee 3 1-2-04 Clemson 27, Tennessee 14 12-31-04 Miami 27, Florida 10 12-30-05 LSU 40, Miami 3 12-30-06 Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24 12-31-07 Auburn 23, Clemson 20 (ot) 12-31-08 LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3 12-31-09 Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14 12-31-10 Florida State 26, South Carolina 17 12-31-11 Auburn 43, Virginia 24 12-31-12 Clemson 25, LSU 24 12-31-13 Texas A&M 52, Duke 48 12-31-14 TCU 42, Mississippi 3 12-31-15 Houston 38, Florida State 24 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Boise, Idaho 12-29-97 Cincinnati 35, Utah State 19 12-30-98 Idaho 42, Southern Mississippi 35 12-30-99 Boise State 34, Louisville 31 12-28-00 Boise State 38, Texas-El Paso 23 12-31-01 Clemson 49, Louisiana Tech 24 12-31-02 Boise State 34, Iowa State 16 1-3-04 Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10 12-27-04 Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 12-28-05 Boston College 27, Boise State 24 12-31-06 Miami 21, Nevada 20 12-31-07 Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28 12-30-08 Maryland 42, Nevada 35 12-30-09 Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42 12-18-10 Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17 12-17-11 Ohio 24, Utah State 23 12-15-12 Utah State 41, Toledo 15 12-21-13 San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 12-20-14 Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 12-22-15 Akron 23, Utah State 21
NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (0-1) Bronx, N.Y. 12-30-10 Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34 12-30-11 Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13 12-29-12 Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14 12-28-13 Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 12-27-14 Penn State 31, Boston College 30 (ot) 12-26-15 Duke 44, Indiana 41 POINSETTIA BOWL San Diego, California 12-22-05 Navy 51, Colorado State 30 12-19-06 TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7 12-20-07 Utah 35, Navy 32 12-21-08 TCU 17, Boise State 16 12-23-09 Utah 37, California 27 12-23-10 San Diego State 35, Navy 14 12-21-11 TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 12-20-12 Brigham Young 23, San Diego State 6 12-26-13 Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 12-23-14 Navy 17, San Diego State 16 12-23-15 Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 QUICK LANE BOWL Detroit, Michigan 12-26-97 Mississippi 34, Marshall 31 12-23-98 Marshall 48, Louisville 29 12-27-99 Marshall 21, Brigham Young 3 12-27-00 Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 12-29-01 Toledo 23, Cincinnati 16 12-26-02 Boston College 51, Toledo 25 12-26-03 Bowling Green 28, Northwestern 24 12-27-04 UConn 39, Toledo 10 12-26-05 Memphis 38, Akron 31 12-26-06 Central Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee 14 12-26-07 Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48 12-26-08 Florida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21 12-26-09 Marshall 21, Ohio 17 12-26-10 Florida International 34, Toledo 32 12-27-11 Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32 12-26-12 Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21 12-26-13 Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 12-26-14 Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21 12-28-15 Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14 ROSE BOWL Pasadena, California 1-1-02 Michigan 49, Stanford 0 1-1-16 Washington State 14, Brown 0 1-1-17 Oregon 14, Pennsylvania 0 1-1-18 Mare Island 19, Camp Lewis 7 1-1-19 Great Lakes 17, Mare Island 0 1-1-20 Harvard 7, Oregon 6 1-1-21 Carolina 28, Ohio State 0 1-2-22 Wash. & Jeff. 0, California 0 1-1-23 USC 14, Penn State 3 1-1-24 Navy 14, Washington 14 1-1-25 Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 1-1-26 Alabama 20, Washington 19 1-1-27 Alabama 7, Stanford 7 1-2-28 Stanford 7, Pittsburgh 6 1-1-29 Georgia Tech 8, California 7 1-1-30 USC 47, Pittsburgh 14 1-1-31 Alabama 24, Washington State 0 1-1-32 USC 21, Tulane 12 1-2-33 USC 35, Pittsburgh 0 1-1-34 Columbia 7, Stanford 0 1-1-35 Alabama 29, Stanford 13 1-1-36 Stanford 7, SMU 0 1-1-37 Pittsburgh 21, Washington 0 1-1-38 California 13, Alabama 0 1-2-39 USC 7, Duke 3 1-1-40 USC 14, Tennessee 0 1-1-41 Stanford 21, Nebraska 13 1-1-42 Oregon State 20, Duke 16 1-1-43 Georgia 9, UCLA 0 1-1-44 USC 29, Washington 0 1-1-45 USC 25, Tennessee 0 1-1-46 Alabama 34, USC 14 1-1-47 Illinois 45, UCLA 14 1-1-48 Michigan 49, USC 0
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BOWL GAME RESULTS 1-1-49 1-2-50 1-1-51 1-1-52 1-1-53 1-1-54 1-1-55 1-2-56 1-1-57 1-1-58 1-1-59 1-1-60 1-2-61 1-1-62 1-1-63 1-1-64 1-1-65 1-1-66 1-2-67 1-1-68 1-1-69 1-1-70 1-1-71 1-1-72 1-1-73 1-1-74 1-1-75 1-1-76 1-1-77 1-2-78 1-1-79 1-1-80 1-1-81 1-1-82 1-1-83 1-2-84 1-1-85 1-1-86 1-1-87 1-1-88 1-2-89 1-1-90 1-1-91 1-1-92 1-1-93 1-1-94 1-2-95 1-1-96 1-1-97 1-1-98 1-1-99 1-1-00 1-3-02 1-1-03 1-1-04 1-1-05 1-4-06 1-1-07 1-1-08 1-1-09 1-1-10 1-1-11 1-1-12 1-1-13 1-1-14 1-1-15 1-1-16
Northwestern 20, California 14 Ohio State 17, California 14 Michigan 14, California 6 Illinois 40, Stanford 7 USC 7, Wisconsin 0 Michigan State 28, UCLA 20 Ohio State 20, USC 7 Michigan State 17, UCLA 14 Iowa 35, Oregon State 19 Ohio State 10, Oregon 7 Iowa 38, California 12 Washington 44, Wisconsin 8 Washington 17, Minnesota 7 Minnesota 21, UCLA 3 USC 42, Wisconsin 37 Illinois 17, Washington 7 Michigan 34, Oregon State 7 UCLA 14, Michigan State 12 Purdue 14, USC 13 USC 14, Indiana 3 Ohio State 27, USC 16 USC 10, Michigan 3 Stanford 27, Ohio State 17 Stanford 13, Michigan 12 USC 42, Ohio State 17 Ohio State 42, USC 21 USC 18, Ohio State 17 UCLA 23, Ohio State 10 USC 14, Michigan 6 Washington 27, Michigan 20 USC 17, Michigan 10 USC 17, Ohio State 16 Michigan 23, Washington 6 Washington 28, Iowa 0 UCLA 24, Michigan 14 UCLA 45, Illinois 9 USC 20, Ohio State 17 UCLA 45, Iowa 28 Arizona State 22, Michigan 15 Michigan State 20, USC 17 Michigan 22, USC 14 USC 17, Michigan 10 Washington 46, Iowa 34 Washington 34, Michigan 14 Michigan 38, Washington 31 Wisconsin 21, UCLA 16 Penn State 38, Oregon 20 USC 41, Northwestern 12 Ohio State 20, Arizona State 17 Michigan 21, Washington State 16 Wisconsin 38, UCLA 31 Washington 34, Purdue 24 Miami 37, Nebraska 14 Oklahoma 34, Washington State 14 USC 28, Michigan 14 Texas 38, Michigan 37 Texas 41, USC 38 USC 32, Michigan 18 USC 49, Illinois 17 USC 38, Penn State 24 Ohio State 26, Oregon 17 TCU 21, Wisconsin 19 Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38 Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14 Michigan State 24, Stanford 20 Oregon 59, Florida State 20 Stanford 45, Iowa 16
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RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL (1-0) Orlando, Florida 12-28-90 Florida State 24, Penn State 17 12-28-91 Alabama 30, Colorado 25 1-1-93 Stanford 24, Penn State 3 1-1-94 Boston College 31, Virginia 13 1-2-95 South Carolina 24, West Virginia 21 12-30-95 North Carolina 20, Arkansas 10 12-27-96 Miami 31, Virginia 21 12-29-97 Georgia Tech 35, West Virginia 30 12-29-98 Miami 46, North Carolina State 23 12-30-99 Illinois 63, Virginia 21 12-28-00 North Carolina State 38, Minnesota 30 12-20-01 Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina State 19 12-23-02 Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15 12-22-03 North Carolina State 56, Kansas 26 12-21-04 Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14 12-27-05 Clemson 19, Colorado 10 12-29-06 Maryland 24, Purdue 7 12-28-07 Boston College 24, Michigan State 21 12-27-08 Florida State 24, Wisconsin 13 12-29-09 Wisconsin 20, Miami 14 12-28-10 North Carolina State 23, West Virginia 7 12-29-11 Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14 12-28-12 Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 12-28-13 Louisville 36, Miami (Fla.) 9 12-29-14 Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6 12-29-15 Baylor 49, North Carolina 38 ST. PETERSBURG BOWL (0-2) St. Petersburg, Fla. 12-20-08 USF 41, Memphis 14 12-19-09 Rutgers 45, UCF 24 12-21-10 Louisville 31, Southern Mississippi 28 12-20-11 Marshall 20, Florida International 10 12-21-12 UCF 38, Ball State 17 12-23-13 East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 12-26-14 North Carolina State 34, UCF 27 12-26-15 Marshall 16, UConn 10 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL New Orleans, Louisiana 1-1-35 Tulane 20, Temple 14 1-1-36 TCU 3, LSU 2 1-1-37 Santa Clara 21, LSU 14 1-1-38 Santa Clara 6, LSU 0 1-2-39 TCU 15, Carnegie Tech 7 1-1-40 Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13 1-1-41 Boston College 19, Tennessee 13 1-1-42 Fordham 2, Missouri 0 1-1-43 Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 1-1-44 Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 1-1-45 Duke 29, Alabama 26 1-1-46 Oklahoma St. 33, St. Mary’s 13 1-1-47 Georgia 20, North Carolina 10 1-1-48 Texas 27, Alabama 7 1-1-49 Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6 1-2-50 Oklahoma 35, LSU 0 1-1-51 Kentucky 13, Oklahoma 7 1-1-52 Maryland 28, Tennessee 13 1-1-53 Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7 1-1-54 Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19 1-1-55 Navy 21, Mississippi 0 1-2-56 Georgia Tech 7, Pittsburgh 0 1-1-57 Baylor 13, Tennessee 7 1-1-58 Mississippi 39, Texas 7 1-1-59 LSU 7, Clemson 0 1-1-60 Mississippi 21, LSU 0 1-2-61 Mississippi 14, Rice 6 1-1-62 Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 1-1-63 Mississippi 17, Arkansas 13 1-1-64 Alabama 12, Mississippi 7 1-1-65 LSU 13, Syracuse 10 1-1-66 Missouri 20, Florida 18 1-2-67 Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 1-1-68 LSU 20, Wyoming 13 1-1-69 Arkansas 16, Georgia 2 1-1-70 Mississippi 27, Arkansas 22 1-1-71 Tennessee 34, Air Force 13 1-1-72 Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 12-31-72 Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0
12-31-73 12-31-74 12-31-75 1-1-77 1-2-78 1-1-79 1-1-80 1-1-81 1-1-82 1-1-83 1-2-84 1-1-85 1-1-86 1-1-87 1-1-88 1-2-89 1-1-90 1-1-91 1-1-92 1-1-93 1-1-94 1-2-95 12-31-95 1-2-97 1-1-98 1-1-99 1-1-00 1-2-01 1-1-02 1-1-03 1-4-04 1-3-05 1-2-06 1-3-07 1-1-08 1-2-09 1-1-10 1-4-11 1-3-12 1-2-13 1-2-14 1-1-15 1-1-16
Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 Nebraska 13, Florida 10 Alabama 13, Penn State 6 Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3 Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 Alabama 14, Penn State 7 Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10 Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20 Penn State 27, Georgia 23 Auburn 9, Michigan 7 Nebraska 28, LSU 10 Tennessee 35, Miami 7 Nebraska 30, LSU 15 Syracuse 16, Auburn 16 Florida State 13, Auburn 7 Miami 33, Alabama 25 Tennessee 23, Virginia 22 Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 Alabama 34, Miami 13 Florida 41, West Virginia 7 Florida State 27, Florida 21 Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10 Florida 52, Florida State 20 Florida State 31, Ohio State 14 Ohio State 24, Texas A&M 14 Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29 Miami 37, Florida 20 LSU 47, Illinois 34 Georgia 26, Florida State 13 LSU 21, Oklahoma 14 Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 West Virginia 38, Georgia 35 LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 Georgia 41, Hawaii 10 Utah 31, Alabama 17 Florida 51, Cincinnati 24 Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26 Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (ot) Louisville 33, Florida 23 Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20
HYUNDAI SUN BOWL El Paso, Texas Hardin-Simmons 14, New Mexico State 14 1-1-36 1-1-37 Hardin-Simmons 34, Texas-El Paso 6 1-1-38 West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 6 1-2-39 Utah 26, New Mexico 0 1-1-40 Catholic 0, Arizona State 0 1-1-41 Western Reserve 26, Arizona State 13 1-1-42 Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0 1-1-43 2nd Air Force 13, Hardin-Simmons 7 1-1-44 Southwestern Texas 7, New Mexico 0 1-1-45 Southwestern Texas 35, New Mexico 0 1-1-46 New Mexico 34, Denver 24 1-1-47 Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6 1-1-48 Miami (Ohio) 13, Texas Tech 12 1-1-49 West Virginia 21, Texas-El Paso 12 1-2-50 Texas-El Paso 33, Georgetown 20 1-1-51 West Texas State 14, Cincinnati 13 1-1-52 Texas Tech 25, Pacific 14 1-1-53 Pacific 26, Southern Miss 7 1-1-54 Texas-El Paso 37, Southern Miss 14 1-1-55 Texas-El Paso 47, Florida State 20 1-2-56 Wyoming 21, Texas Tech 14 1-1-57 George Washington 13, Texas-El Paso 0 1-1-58 Louisville 34, Drake 20 12-31-58 Wyoming 14, Hardin-Simmons 6 12-31-59 New Mexico State 28, North Texas State 8 12-31-60 New Mexico State 20, Utah State 13 12-30-61 Villanova 17, Wichita State 9 12-31-62 West Texas State 15, Ohio U. 14 12-31-63 Oregon 21, SMU 14 12-26-64 Georgia 7, Texas Tech 0 12-31-65 Texas-El Paso 13, TCU 12 12-24-66 Wyoming 28, Florida State 20 12-30-67 Texas-El Paso 14, Mississippi 7 12-28-68 Auburn 34, Arizona 10 12-20-69 Nebraska 45, Georgia 6
BOWL GAME RESULTS 12-19-70 12-18-71 12-30-72 12-29-73 12-28-74 12-26-75 1-2-77 12-31-77 12-23-78 12-22-79 12-27-80 12-26-81 12-25-82 12-24-83 12-22-84 12-28-85 12-25-86 12-25-87 12-24-88 12-30-89 12-31-90 12-31-91 12-31-92 12-24-93 12-30-94 12-29-95 12-31-96 12-31-97 12-31-98 12-31-99 12-29-00 12-31-01 12-31-02 12-31-03 12-31-04 12-30-05 12-29-06 12-31-07 12-31-08 12-31-09 12-31-10 12-31-11 12-31-12 12-31-13 12-27-14 12-26-15
Georgia Tech 17, Texas Tech 9 LSU 33, Iowa State 15 North Carolina 32, Texas Tech 28 Missouri 34, Auburn 17 Mississippi State 26, North Carolina 24 Pittsburgh 33, Kansas 19 Texas A&M 37, Florida 14 Stanford 24, LSU 14 Texas 42, Maryland 0 Washington 14, Texas 7 Nebraska 31, Mississippi State 17 Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 North Carolina 26, Texas 10 Alabama 28, SMU 7 Maryland 28, Tennessee 27 Georgia 13, Arizona 13 Alabama 28, Washington 6 Oklahoma State 35, West Virginia 33 Alabama 29, Army 28 Pittsburgh 31, Texas A&M 28 Michigan State 17, USC 16 UCLA 6, Illinois 3 Baylor 20, Arizona 15 Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10 Texas 35, North Carolina 31 Iowa 38, Washington 18 Stanford 38, Michigan State 0 Arizona State 17, Iowa 7 TCU 28, USC 19 Oregon 24, Minnesota 20 Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20 Washington State 33, Purdue 27 Purdue 34, Washington 24 Minnesota 31, Oregon 30 Arizona State 27, Purdue 23 UCLA 50, Northwestern 38 Oregon State 39, Missouri 38 Oregon 56, USF 21 Oregon State 3, Pittsburgh 0 Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27 Notre Dame 33, Miami 17 Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27 (ot) Georgia Tech 21, USC 7 UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12 Arizona State 36, Duke 31 Washington State 20, Miami (Fla.) 14
TAXSLAYER BOWL Jacksonville, Florida 1-1-46 Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14 1-1-47 Oklahoma 34, North Carolina State 13 1-1-48 Maryland 20, Georgia 20 1-1-49 Clemson 24, Missouri 23 1-2-50 Maryland 20, Missouri 7 1-1-51 Wyoming 20, Washington & Lee 7 1-1-52 Miami 14, Clemson 0 1-1-53 Florida 14, Tulsa 13 1-1-54 Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13 12-31-54 Auburn 33, Baylor 13 12-31-55 Vanderbilt 25, Auburn 13 12-29-56 Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14 12-28-57 Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0 12-27-58 Mississippi 7, Florida 3 1-2-60 Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7 12-31-60 Florida 13, Baylor 12 12-30-61 Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15 12-29-62 Florida 17, Penn State 7 12-28-63 North Carolina 35, Air Force 0 1-2-65 Florida State 36, Oklahoma 19 12-31-65 Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21 12-31-66 Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12 12-30-67 Penn State 17, Florida State 17 12-28-68 Missouri 35, Alabama 10 12-27-69 Florida 14, Tennessee 13 1-2-71 Auburn 35, Mississippi 28 12-31-71 Georgia 7, North Carolina 3 12-30-72 Auburn 24, Colorado 3 12-29-73 Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19 12-30-74 Auburn 27, Texas 3 12-29-75 Maryland 13, Florida 0 12-27-76 Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 12-30-77 Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3 12-29-78 Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 12-28-79 North Carolina 17, Michigan 15 12-29-80 Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9 12-28-81 North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27 12-30-82 Florida State 31, West Virginia 12 12-30-83 Florida 14, Iowa 6 12-28-84 Oklahoma State 21, South Carolina 14 12-30-85 Florida State 34, Oklahoma State 23 12-27-86 Clemson 27, Stanford 21 12-31-87 LSU 30, South Carolina 13 1-1-89 Georgia 34, Michigan State 27 12-30-89 Clemson 27, West Virginia 7 1-1-91 Michigan 35, Mississippi 3 12-29-91 Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14 12-31-92 Florida 27, North Carolina State 10 12-31-93 Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 12-30-94 Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23 1-1-96 Syracuse 41, Clemson 0 1-1-97 North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13 1-1-98 North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3 1-1-99 Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 1-1-00 Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13 1-1-01 Virginia Tech, Clemson 20 1-1-02 Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17 1-1-03 North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6 1-1-04 Maryland 41, West Virginia 7 1-1-05 Florida State 30, West Virginia 18 1-2-06 Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24 1-1-07 West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35 1-1-08 Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 1-1-09 Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 1-1-10 Florida State 33, West Virginia 21 1-1-11 Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14 1-2-12 Florida 24, Ohio State 17 1-1-13 Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 1-1-14 Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 1-2-15 Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 1-2-16 Georgia 24, Penn State 17
ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL Houston, Texas 12-28-06 Rutgers 37, Kansas State 10 12-28-07 TCU 20, Houston 13 12-30-08 Rice 38, Western Michigan 14 12-31-09 Navy 35, Missouri 13 12-29-10 Illinois 38, Baylor 14 12-31-11 Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22 12-28-12 Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 12-27-13 Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 12-29-14 Arkansas 31, Texas 7 12-29-15 LSU 56, Texas Tech 27
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MEDIA SERVICES
The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-todate information on all facets of the league. Football standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game scores for all football contests involving American Athletic Conference teams will be updated in-progress.
The American Digital Network is the home of all live and on-demand video coverage of all 21 American Athletic Conference sports. The ADN will provide in-depth coverage of the 2016 American football season, beginning with reports from the league’s annual Summer Kickoff & Media Days in Newport, Rhode Island.
Weekly Release & Statistics CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for American Athletic Conference football and the media home for information on every Division I team and conference. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, photos and more for the conference and each of its eight member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media, or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@collegepressbox.com.
Weekly Teleconference
Media members may access PDF versions of the complete weekly release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org or via CollegePressBox.com. Regular updates of the weekly release will be distributed via e-mail from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an e-mail request to Chuck Sullivan at csullivan@theamerican.org.
Weekly Football Highlights
The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of selected press conferences on a weekly basis through the XOS Digital XChange FTP tool. Content is available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Chuck Sullivan (csullivan@theamerican.org) for information on how to access the highlights.
The American Athletic Conference will hold weekly teleconferences with its 12 head football coaches, beginning Monday, Aug. 29 and continuing each Monday through Nov 28. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes. Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact The American office for the phone number. This year’s schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):
Weekly Awards
Annual Awards
11 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 11:20 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:40 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Noon 12:10 p.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 12:50 p.m.
Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Chad Morris, SMU Bob Diaco, UConn Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina Philip Montgomery, Tulsa Tom Herman, Houston Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Willie Taggart, USF Matt Rhule, Temple Mike Norvell, Memphis Scott Frost, UCF Willie Fritz, Tulane
The American names offensive, defensive and special teams Players of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference communications directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site.
The American Athletic Conference will name first and second all-conference teams, players of the year on offense, defense and special teams, rookie of the year and coach of the year. The awards are chosen by a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. The awards will be announced Nov. 30, 2016. The American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the previous academic year and completed at least two semesters of academic work. The team is announced in August. The American Athletic Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who have achieved success in the classroom and on the field. The winner receives a scholarship which may be applied to graduate or professional studies.
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Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner (Communications)
Scott Draper, Associate Commissioner (Football)
Michael Costa, Senior Director of Football Administration
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American Athletic Conference Communications phone 401.453.0660 Football Contact Chuck Sullivan Assistant Commissioner for Communications Email: csullivan@theamerican.org Mobile: 401.641.8760
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DIRECTORY UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Wayne Densch Building #77 4000 Central Florida Boulevard Orlando, FL 32816-3555
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Ricketts Hall 556 Brownson Road Annapolis, MD 21402
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903
Scott Frost, Head Football Coach Office..................................................... (407) 823-5397 Brian Ormiston, Sr, Assoc. Director of Communications Office..................................................... (407) 823-2409 Mobile....................................................(407) 920-1233 e-mail............................. bormiston@athletics.ucf.edu
Ken Niumatalolo, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(410) 293-2241 Scott Strasemeier, Sr. Assoc. AD/Sports Information Office......................................................(410) 293-8775 Mobile................................................... (443) 336-9023 e-mail........................................... sstrasem@usna.edu
Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Office......................................................(401) 453-0660 Mobile.................................................... (401) 641-8760 e-mail............................... csullivan@theamerican.org
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 880 Richard E. Lindner Center 2751 O’Varsity Way Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ATH 100 Tampa, FL 33620
Tommy Tuberville, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(513) 556-5986 Ryan Koslen, Associate AD/Strategic Communications Office......................................................(513) 556-5186 Mobile....................................................(513) 497-3132 e-mail........................................... ryan.koslen@uc.edu
Willie Taggart, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(813) 974-7171 Brian Siegrist, Associate AD/Communications Office......................................................(813) 974-4086 Mobile....................................................(813) 293-3897 e-mail..................................................siegrist@usf.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 2095 Hillside Road, Unit 1173 Storrs, CT 06269-1173
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 5800 Ownby Drive Dallas, TX 75275
Bob Diaco, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(860) 486-2718 Mike Enright, Sr. Assoc. AD/Athletic Communications Office..................................................... (860) 486-2241 Mobile................................................... (860) 208-4756 e-mail.........................................menright@uconn.edu
Chad Morris, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(214) 768-7681 Brad Sutton, Sr. Associate AD/Public Relations Office......................................................(214) 768-1651 Mobile....................................................(214) 914-8705 e-mail...............................................bsutton@smu.edu
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 319 Ward Sports Medicine Building Greenville, NC 27858
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1700 North Broad Street, Fourth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19122
Scottie Montgomery, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(252) 737-4570 Tom McClellan, Assistant AD/Media Relations Office...................................................... (252) 737-1274 Mobile....................................................(252) 414-0990 e-mail............................................mcclellant@ecu.edu
Matt Rhule, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(215) 204-0855 Rich Burg, Assistant AD/Football Communications Office......................................................(215) 204-0876 Mobile....................................................(215) 356-3952 e-mail........................................ rich.burg@temple.edu
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 3204 Cullen Boulevard Houston, TX 77204-6002
TULANE UNIVERSITY James W. Wilson Jr. Center New Orleans, LA 70118
Tom Herman, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(713) 743-9388 David Bassity, Associate AD/Strategic Communications Office......................................................(713) 743-9409 Mobile....................................................(405) 274-1455 e-mail....................................dbassity@central.uh.edu
Willie Fritz, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(504) 314-2425 Roger Dunaway, Assistant AD/Communications Office..................................................... (504) 862-8240 Mobile................................................... (504) 452-2906 e-mail............................................... roger@tulane.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 570 Normal • AOB Room 203 Memphis, TN 38152
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA 800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104
Mike Norvell, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(901) 678-4140 Tammy DeGroff, Assistant Athletics Director Office......................................................(901) 671-5787 Mobile....................................................(901) 734-1504 e-mail......................................tdegroff@memphis.edu
Philip Montgomery, Head Football Coach Office......................................................(918) 631-2544 Don Tomkalski, Senior Associate AD/Communications Office......................................................(918) 631-3200 Mobile....................................................(918) 640-0683 e-mail........................... donald-tomkalski@utulsa.edu
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at Cincinnati
15
Memphis
Houston
10
Houston
at Cincinnati
USF
at SMU
Tulsa
Navy
USF
at East Carolina
Memphis
at Tulane
vs. Army
American Athletic Conference Championship
at SMU
Tulsa
vs. Notre Dame
at USF
at UConn
Temple
at Houston
SMU
Cincinnati
at UCF
at Navy
East Carolina
at Memphis
at USF
Tulsa
Cincinnati
at Houston
at UConn
Temple
Tulane
at East Carolina
at FIU
Maryland
at Michigan
South Carolina State
at Tulsa
Memphis
at UCF
Brigham Young
at Temple
East Carolina
at UConn
USF
Miami (Ohio)
Houston
at Purdue
UT Martin
at Temple
SMU
at Tulsa
UConn
at Cincinnati
Navy
at USF
UCF
at Virginia Tech
at South Carolina
NC State
Western Carolina
American Athletic Conference Championship
Tulane
at Boston College
Temple
at East Carolina
UCF
at USF
Cincinnati
at Houston
Syracuse
Virginia
at Navy
Maine
UCF
at SMU
at Memphis
East Carolina
at Tulane
at UConn
Cincinnati
USF
at Temple
Navy
at UCF
at Memphis
SMU
Charlotte
at Penn State
Stony Brook
Army
UConn
East Carolina
at Cincinnati
Florida State
at Syracuse
Northern Illinois
Towson
EAST DIVISION
1
10
3
26
25
19
18
17
12
5
4
29
28
22
21
15
14
13
8
7
6
1
29
24
23
17
15
10
3
2
November
3
26
25
19
at Memphis
Louisville
17
18
Tulane
UCF
12
5
4
29
28
at Tulsa
Tulane
21
at SMU
SMU
at Fresno State
NC A&T
at Ohio State
22
Memphis
at UCF
at Massachusetts
Louisiana
Navy
Southern
San Jose State
at Houston
at Navy
at Tulsa
at Temple
TCU
Liberty
at Baylor
at North Texas
Tulsa
at Tulane
at East Carolina
Houston
at Air Force
at Tulane
UConn
Fordham
at Wake Forest
15
14
13
8
at Navy
Temple
6
7
at Mississippi
Bowling Green
Kansas
SE Missouri St.
1
29
24
23
UConn
Lamar
10
17
Oklahoma
3
2
1
WEST DIVISION
2016 SCHEDULE
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