THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Table Of Contents American Athletic Conference................................................2-3 Commissioner Mike Aresco.....................................................4-5 Conference Staff......................................................................6-10 College Football Playoff............................................................. 11 American Bowl Lineup............................................................... 12 The American On Television..................................................... 13 The American Digital Network................................................. 14 American Athletic Conference Notebook.........................15-19 2015 Nonconference Opponents........................................20-22 The Teams East Division UCF Knights.............................................................................23-28 School Quick Facts.............................................................. 23 Storylines & Schedule........................................................ 24 Coaching Staff...................................................................... 25 Coaching Records............................................................... 26 2014 Statistics & Results.................................................... 27 Year-By-Year Results.......................................................... 28 Cincinnati Bearcats...............................................................29-34 UConn Huskies.......................................................................35-40 East Carolina Pirates.............................................................41-46 USF Bulls.................................................................................47-52 Temple Owls...........................................................................53-58 West Division Houston Cougars...................................................................59-64 Memphis Tigers......................................................................65-70 Navy Midshipmen..................................................................71-76 SMU Mustangs......................................................................77-82 Tulane Green Wave...............................................................83-78 Tulsa Golden Hurricane........................................................89-94 American Athletic Conference Almanac 2014 In Review......................................................................96-105 Final Standings..................................................................... 96 Bowl Results......................................................................... 96 Postseason Awards............................................................ 96 All-Conference Teams........................................................ 97 NCAA Leaders...................................................................... 98 Conference Individual Leaders..................................99-102 Conference Team Leaders........................................103-105 Record Book Individual Records.............................................................106-116 Team Records.....................................................................117-121 Annual Leaders..................................................................122-123 Annual Standings...................................................................... 124 NFL Draft Selections................................................................ 124 Year-By-Year History................................................................ 125 Coaching Records.................................................................... 126 Series Results.....................................................................127-130 National Award Winners..................................................131-136 All-Time Polls......................................................................137-147 American vs. Ranked Teams................................................... 147 All-Time Bowl Appearances............................................148-149 National Bowl Results.......................................................150-155
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American Athletic Conference Staff Commissioner............................................................................................................. Michael L. Aresco Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration/SWA)........................................ Donna DeMarco Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting and Digital Content).......... Thomas R. Odjakjian Chief Financial Officer.........................................................................................................Stacy Martin Associate Commissioner (Football) ............................................................................ Scott A. Draper Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance) ........................................ Ellen M. Ferris Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball)................................................................Dan Leibovitz Associate Commissioner (Sports Administration & Championships).............. James A. Siedliski Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)............................................... Barbara M. Jacobs Associate Commissioner (Communications).............................................................Megan Morgan Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media)..................................................................Mark A. Hodgkin Assistant Commissioner (Communications)............................................................... Chuck Sullivan Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships).......... Robert A. Weygand Jr. Senior Director of Compliance........................................................................................ Andrea Dahly Director of Business Affairs......................................................................................... Karen M. Giblin Director of Communications.......................................................................... Chevonne M. Mansfield Director of Football & Video Administration........................................................... Michael A. Costa Director of Sport Administration & Championships............................................. Patrick B. Colbert Assistant Director of Branding and Sport Administration...................... Catherine W. Carmignani Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling......................................................... Michael A. Coyne Assistant to the Commissioner................................................................................. Lisa S. Zanecchia Executive Assistant for Administration........................................................................Lois A. DeBlois Digital Communications Coordinator........................................................................... Jamie L. Corun Multimedia Coordinator and Reporter.............................................................................Hali Oughton Administrative Assistant.............................................................................................. Wanda L. Factor Administrative Assistant................................................................................................. Linda M. Yates Receptionist............................................................................................................ Kathy M. Kirkpatrick Administrative Fellow............................................................................................................ Kauri Black Communications Assistant........................................................................................... Kristina Ritacco Communications Assistant..............................................................................................Gary Robinson Compliance Assistant.........................................................................................................Kevin Gomer Digital Network Assistant...................................................................................................To be named 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 In the course of its first two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics, earning a collection of national team and individual championships and football postseason wins that place The American among the elite Division I conferences. The American 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 and out of the competitive arena. The league has produced three NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – 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, the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the conference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf. The American is quickly making its mark in professional sports as well, beginning with the selection of UCF quarterback Blake Bortles 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. UConn’s Cyle Larin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as he was chosen by Orlando City SC. UCF’s Romario Williams was taken by the Montreal Impact at No. 3, giving The American two of the top three picks in the draft. UConn’s Sergio Campbell
went at No. 19 to the Columbus Crew as the third pick from the conference in the first round. In the 2015 NFL Draft, UCF’s Breshad Perriman and UConn’s Byron Jones were selected consecutively in the first round – Perriman to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 26 overall and Jones to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 27. It was the second straight year in which The American had at least two first-round selections. UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 3 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, while UConn’s Kiah Stokes went 11th overall to the New York Liberty. Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was chosen by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. In football, two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll, while Memphis finished the season in the top 25 of the 2014 polls as Tigers tied UCF and Cincinnati for the conference title. Six of the 12 teams that compete in The American in 2015 played in bowl games to cap the 2014 season as Memphis, Houston and Navy earned postseason victories. Teams in The American have enjoyed almost unprecedented success since the conference’s formation. Memphis finished with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938. 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
UConn won its 10th NCAA title in women’s basketball in 2014-15
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NCAA-record ninth and 10th national championships as a member of The American. The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the conference 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 will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled 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 will be televised, including the championship game, which will be on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be 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 either the Vizio Fiesta Bowl or the Chick-fil-A Peach 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 administers to 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 Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
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2014-15 American Athletic Conference Champions Sport...............................................................Regular-Season........................................Postseason Women’s Cross Country.............................................................................................................Tulsa Men’s Cross Country...................................................................................................................Tulsa Women’s Soccer.........................................UCF.......................................................................UConn Men’s Soccer...............................................UConn....................................................................Tulsa Football..........................................................UCF, Cincinnati, Memphis Women’s Volleyball.....................................UCF 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.........................................SMU........................................................................SMU Women’s Basketball...................................UConn..................................................................UConn Men’s Tennis.................................................................................................................................. USF Women’s Tennis..........................................................................................................................Tulsa Women’s Golf................................................................................................................................. UCF Men’s Golf....................................................................................................................................... USF Men’s Outdoor Track & Field...................................................................................................UConn Women’s Outdoor Track & Field................................................................................................SMU Softball...........................................................UCF........................................................................... UCF Women’s Rowing........................................................................................................................... UCF Baseball.........................................................Houston...................................................East Carolina
National Honors NCAA Team Championships (3) UConn Men’s Basketball - 2014 UConn Women’s Basketball - 2014, 2015 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
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CONFERENCE STAFF 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. 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 201314. 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. The conference’s momentum continued in 2014-15 as Memphis, UCF and Cincinnati won the league title in football, while Memphis fin-
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ished the season ranked No. 25 in the final national polls, giving The American at least one team in the final top 25 for the second time in as many years. Teams from the conference faced opponents from the SEC and ACC, along with BYU, in the bowl season as The American earned wins in the Miami Beach Bowl and Armed Forces Bowl. 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
CONFERENCE STAFF 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-itskind venture. Aresco’s first months were marked by his successful efforts to ensure the conference’s place within the College Football Playoff – the new system that will determine the national champion, beginning in 2014. Aresco was instrumental in securing the arrangement that will put 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. 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, regular-season college basketball and football, conference basketball championship games, football bowl games and other programming. His responsibilities included game selection and scheduling, dayto-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 expanded 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 Emmynominated television producer who has his own production company in Connecticut, and Brett, an actor who lives in New York City.
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CONFERENCE STAFF Donna DeMarco Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration)
Tom Odjakjian Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting & Digital Content)
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 Divsion 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 1981-94, 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.
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Scott Draper Associate Commissioner (Football)
Terry McAulay Coordinator of Football Officiating
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, which begins in 2015. Draper joins 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.
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 Director of Football & Video 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 2013. 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. 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.
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CONFERENCE STAFF Stacy Martin Chief Financial Officer
Ellen Ferris Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance)
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 Past-President and fiveyear 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
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 day-to-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.
Dan Leibovitz Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball)
Barbara Jacobs Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)
Dan Leibovitz joined the American Athletic Conference staff as Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball in May of 2014. Leibovitz is The American’s primary men’s basketball administrator and contact for all basketball initiatives and programs, including scheduling, officiating, operations and NCAA basketball relationships. As the commissioner’s liaison to the conference’s 11 men’s basketball programs, he works closely with coaches and administrators from each of The American’s institutions. He also supervises the annual men’s basketball championship. Leibovitz most recently served as Assistant Coach for Player Development for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. His extensive college coaching resume includes serving as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 2010-12 and head coach at the University of Hartford from 2006-2010, where he was the fourth-youngest coach in Division I when he was hired. At Hartford, he led the Hawks to the school’s best single-season win total and the team’s only appearance in the America East Championship Game. Leibovitz began his coaching career at Temple University, where he worked from 1996-2006 under Naismith Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney. During Leibovitz’s time with the Owls, Temple made five NCAA tournament appearances and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight twice. Leibovitz earned a bachelor of arts degree from Penn in 1996 and earned a master’s degree in sport and recreation administration from Temple in 1998.
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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Megan Morgan Associate Commissioner (Communications)
James Siedliski Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)
Megan Morgan joined the conference staff as Associate Commissioner for Communications in August 2014. Morgan is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the conference’s overall communications strategy and oversees the creative process for the league’s marketing and advertising plan. She serves as the primary spokesperson for The American and acts as the primary communications liaison with member institutions. Morgan had most recently served as Vice President of Consulting at Wasserman Media Group, LLC. She was the lead consultant on sports marketing and partnership strategy and directed media and public relations strategy development for Wasserman clients, including athletes and brands. Morgan worked at Achushnet Company from 1997-2012, beginning her career as a Product Development Engineer and a Senior Product Test Engineer before serving as Director of Tour Communications at Titleist Golf. Morgan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biochemistry from the University of Scranton.
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 Assistant Commissioner (Communications)
Mark Hodgkin Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media)
Robert Weygand Jr. Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)
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 1999-2003. He was the Sports Information Director at UMass Boston from 1995-99. Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of Boston University.
Mark Hodgkin joined the conference staff in 2009 as Director of Internet Services. He was named Senior Director of Digital Media in 2013 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2014. Hodgkin is responsible for the conference’s digital media efforts, including the official website, social media platforms and online marketing as well as management of The American Digital Network. Hodgkin came to the conference from Boston College, where he served as an Athletic Marketing and Media Relations Assistant. He also previously served as Director of Marketing at Bryant University. Hodgkin is a 2006 graduate of the University of Texas. He added a master’s degree from Bryant in 2008. Hodgkin is active with the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators, the Sports Video Group, and the Collegiate Athletics Internet/Digital Association.
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. 2015 American Athletic Conference Football • 9
CONFERENCE STAFF Andrea Dahly
Karen Giblin
Chevonne Mansfield
Senior Director of Compliance
Director of Business Affairs
Director of Communications
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Joined Conference Staff: 2013
Patrick Colbert
Catherine Carmignani
Michael Coyne
Director of Sport Administration & Championships
Assistant Director of Branding & Sport Administration
Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling
Joined Conference Staff: 2012
Joined Conference Staff: 2012
Joined Conference Staff: 2006
Lisa Zanecchia
Assistant to the Commissioner Joined Conference Staff: 1982
Hali Oughton
Multimedia Coordinator and Reporter Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Kauri Black
Lois DeBlois
Jamie Corun
Executive Assistant for Administration
Digital Communications Coordinator
Joined Conference Staff: 1991
Joined Conference Staff: 2012
Wanda Factor
Kathy Kirkpatrick
Joined Conference Staff: 1999
Joined Conference Staff: 1990
Administrative Assistant
Gary Robinson
Receptionist
Kristina Ritacco
Administrative Fellow
Communications Assistant
Communications Assistant
Joined Conference Staff: 2015
Joined Conference Staff: 2015
Joined Conference Staff: 2015
Kevin Gomer
Compliance Assistant Joined Conference Staff: 2015
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Curtis Shaw
Debbie Williamson
Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium Coordinator
Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating
Joined Conference Staff: 2013
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS American Athletic Conference Headquarters The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the conference headquarters — situated just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green Airport — gives the conference easy access to its member schools and a direct connection to all of the major cities in the Northeast. The conference has been in its current location since 2010. The office is equipped with a complete video production studio, and small- and largescale meeting rooms to easily accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
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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.
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: Jeff Long (chair), Barry Alvarez, Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Kirby Hocutt, Tom Jernstedt, Bobby Johnson, Tom Osborne, Dan Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice, Mike Tranghese, 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 arrangement (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 displaced 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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2015-16 College Football Playoff Schedule SEMIFINAL Capital One Orange Bowl
December 31, 2015 4 p.m./8 p.m. ET, ESPN Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
SEMIFINAL Goodyear Cotton Bowl
December 31, 2015 4 p.m./8 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 31, 2015 Noon ET, ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Vizio Fiesta Bowl
January 1, 2016 1 p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual January 1, 2016 5 p.m. ET, ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.
Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 1, 2016 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
January 11, 2016 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
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 stateof-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 Navy-Marine 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 Hawaii 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 Conference. The Boca Raton Bowl is a new game that will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The American representative will play a team from the Mid-American Conference in 2015. The AutoNation Cure Bowl will 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 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 Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl is played in at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The American Athletic Conference will face the Mid-American Conference in 2016 and Conference USA in 2018. 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. 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.
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla. Dec. 19, 2015 • TBD • CBS Sports Network
vs. Miami Beach Bowl
Marlins Park • Miami, Fla. Dec. 21, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. ET • ESPN
vs. Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 22, 2015 • 7 p.m. ET • ESPN
vs. Hawaii Bowl
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 24, 2015 • 8 p.m. ET • ESPN
vs. St. Petersburg Bowl
Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 26, 2015 • 11 a.m. ET • ESPN
vs. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Md. Dec. 28, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. ET • ESPN
vs. Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 30, 2015 • Noon ET • ESPN
vs.
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THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION The 2015 football season will be the second under the American Athletic Conference’s comprehensive television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports. The new arrangements began with the 2013-14 basketball season and will be in place through the 2019-20 academic year. The contracts provide for unprecedented exposure on two of the industry leaders in sports television. In football, the contract calls for all conference-controlled games — which encompasses all conference games and home nonconference games — to be televised. Nearly 90 percent of those games will be carried on either national broadcast or national cable platforms. In addition to contracted games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews, American Athletic Conference teams will regularly appear on CBS Sports Network through a sublicensing agreement with ESPN. Additional nonconference games will be available on ESPN3 — ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, giving fans an online destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick,
Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to oncampus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. ESPN, Inc., is the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of eight U.S. 24-hour television networks and five HD simulcast services. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, ESPN is 80-percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN. CBS Sports Network is available to 100 million homes and may be seen on a digital basic cable package in all American Athletic Conference markets. Talent for The American’s weekly game on CBS Sports Network includes Dave Ryan on play-by-play, Corey Chavous as the analyst and Lauren Gardner as the reporter.
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.
ESPN
Fri., Sept. 4 Sat., Sept. 5 Sat., Sept. 12 Thu., Sept. 24 Thu., Oct. 1 Fri., Oct. 16 Fri., Oct. 23 Thu., Nov. 19
ESPN2
Sat., Sept. 12 Fri., Oct. 2 Thu., Oct. 8 Thu., Oct. 22 Fri., Nov. 6
ESPN or ESPN2 Fri., Oct. 2
ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 19 Fri., Oct. 16 Fri., Oct. 30
ESPNews
Sat., Sept. 12 Sat., Sept. 19
ESPN3
Thu., Sept. 3 Sat., Sept. 5 Sat., Sept. 12 Sat., Sept. 19 Sat., Sept. 26
Baylor at SMU Penn State at Temple USF at Florida State Cincinnati at Memphis * Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati Cincinnati at Brigham Young Memphis at Tulsa * East Carolina at UCF *
7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Florida Memphis at USF * SMU at Houston * Temple at East Carolina * Temple at SMU *
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.
UConn at Brigham Young
10:15 p.m.
UConn at Missouri Houston at Tulane * East Carolina at UConn *
Noon 9 p.m. 7 p.m.
Temple at Cincinnati * USF at Maryland
8 p.m. Noon
Villanova at UConn Towson at East Carolina Alabama A&M at Cincinnati Missouri State at Memphis Florida A&M at USF Tennessee Tech at Houston Memphis at Kansas North Texas at SMU Memphis at Bowling Green Temple at Massachusetts Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) Furman at UCF Maine at Tulane James Madison at SMU
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7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m.
CBS
Sat., Dec. 12
CBSSN
Thu., Sept. 3 Sat., Sept. 5 Sat., Sept. 12 Sat., Sept. 19 Fri., Oct. 2 Sat., Oct. 3 Sat., Oct. 24 Sat., Oct. 31 Sat., Nov. 14 Fri., Nov. 20
NBC
Sat., Oct. 10
FS1
Sat., Sept. 12 Sat., Sept. 19
FSN
Sat., Sept. 19
Navy vs. Army Florida International at UCF Duke at Tulane Colgate at Navy Florida Atlantic at Tulsa Army at UConn East Carolina at Navy * Temple at Charlotte Air Force at Navy Tulane at Navy * USF at Navy * SMU at Navy * Cincinnati at USF * Navy at Notre Dame UCF at Stanford Tulsa at Oklahoma SMU at TCU
3 p.m. 6 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Noon 3:30 p.m. Noon 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Noon 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m. TBD 10:30 p.m. Noon 8 p.m.
All times Eastern and subject to change. * American Athletic Conference game
THE AMERICAN DIGITAL NETWORK The most in-depth coverage of the 2015 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 produced 65 live events in 2014-15 and plans to showcase at least 80 for 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 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 25 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 2015 will 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 will include DVR functionality and immediate access to archived replays beginning in the 2015-16 season.
TheAmerican.org/DN
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Introduction The 2015 season will see The American become a 12-team league featuring two six-team divisions. Each team will play the other five teams in its own division as well as three from the other division. East Division UCF Home: UConn, East Carolina, Houston, USF Away: Cincinnati, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa Does Not Play: Memphis, Navy, SMU Cincinnati Home: UCF, UConn, Temple, Tulsa Away: East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF Does Not Play: Navy, SMU, Tulane
Welcome Aboard The American Athletic Conference welcomes the United States Naval Academy as its 12th footballplaying member this season. Navy had played as an independent for the previous 134 seasons. Wait Til This Year Memphis went 7-1 in the American Athletic Conference last season to earn a share of the league championship. It was the Tigers’ first conference championship since 1971, when they won the Missouri Valley Conference crown.
UConn Home: East Carolina, Houston, Navy, USF Away: UCF, Cincinnati, Temple, Tulane Does Not Play: Memphis, SMU, Tulsa
Streaking Memphis enters the 2015 season on a seven-game winning streak — the Tigers’ longest winning streak since 1969. The only teams that take longer winning streaks into the season are Ohio State (13 games), Boise State (nine games) and TCU (eight games).
East Carolina Home: Cincinnati, USF, Temple, Tulsa Away: UCF, UConn, Navy, SMU Does Not Play: Houston, Memphis, Tulane
Seen This Before Cincinnati claimed a share of the American Athletic Conference title in 2014 to give the Bearcats five conference championships in seven seasons.
USF Home: Cincinnati, Memphis, SMU, Temple Away: UCF, UConn, East Carolina, Navy Does Not Play: Houston, Tulane, Tulsa
Even Kiel Cincinnati QB Gunner Kiel tied a Bearcats’ singleseason record with 31 touchdown passes, set by Ben Mauk in 2007.
Temple Home: UCF, UConn, Memphis, Tulane Away: Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF, SMU Does Not Play: Houston, Navy, Tulsa West Division Houston Home: Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy, SMU Away: UCF, UConn, Tulane, Tulsa Does Not Play: East Carolina, USF, Temple Memphis Home: Cincinnati, Navy, SMU, Tulane Away: Houston, USF, Temple, Tulsa Does Not Play: UCF, UConn, East Carolina Navy Home: East Carolina, USF, SMU, Tulane Away: UConn, Houston, Memphis, Tulsa Does Not Play: UCF, Cincinnati, Temple SMU Home: East Carolina, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane Away: Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF Does Not Play: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn Tulane Home: UCF, UConn, Houston, Tulsa Away: Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple Does Not Play: Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF Tulsa Home: UCF, Houston, Memphis, Navy Away: Cincinnati, East Carolina, SMU, Tulane Does Not Play: UConn, USF, Temple.
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Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati
Just Win UCF is a combined 15-1 in American Athletic Conference games with two conference titles in its first two seasons in the league. Perfect House UCF went 6-0 at Bright House Networks Stadium this season, marking the Knights’ first unbeaten season at home since 2001 when UCF was 5-0. Grand Totals Temple LB Tyler Matakevich registered 117 tackles in his junior season, marking the third straight season in which he had at least 100 tackles. He is only the third player in Temple history with three straight 100-tackle seasons, joining Joe Klecko (1974-96) and Steve Conjar (1979-81). Rank And File Seven of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference were ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship Series standings or the College Football Playoff committee rankings between 2008 and 2014. Team Years Ranked (2008-14) UCF 2010, 2013 Cincinnati 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 UConn 2008 East Carolina 2014 Houston 2009, 2011 USF 2008, 2009 Tulsa 2008
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Come Back, Shane Navy QB Keenan Reynolds enters the 2015 season as the NCAA career leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (64). Reynolds ranks fourth among all players on the NCAA’s career rushing touchdowns chart. Player, School (Years)...................................TD 1. Montee Ball, Wisconsin (2009-12)................77 2. Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio) (1996-99).......73 3. Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98).....................72 4. Keenan Reynolds, Navy (2012-).....................64 Anthony Thompson, Indiana (1986-89).........64 Cedric Benson, Texas (2001-04)....................64 Defense Wins Six American Athletic Conference teams were ranked among the top 50 nationally in total defense in 2014. Rank Team...................................................YPG 5. UCF................................................... 298.5 20. Houston........................................... 343.4 24. Temple............................................. 347.1 27. Memphis......................................... 349.5 37. East Carolina.................................. 368.1 49. UConn.............................................. 378.6 That’s Grand USF RB Marlon Mack, the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, became the first Bulls freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Mack finished with 1,041 rushing yards in his rookie year and was the American Athletic Conference rushing leader.
American Idols Keep an eye on these American Athletic Conference players, who could challenge for All-America honors in 2015
Thomas Niles, DE, UCF Niles earned all-conference second team plaudits last season in an American Athletic Conference that was stacked with quality linemen. He tied for UCF’s team lead with 13 tackles for loss and led the Knights with 7.5 sacks. Gunner Kiel, QB, Cincinnati There may not have been a player in the country whose debut was under more scrutiny than Kiel’s was last season when the Bearcats opened against Toledo. Well, the first pass from the Notre Dame transfer went for 52 yards, Cincinnati was in the end zone two plays later, and Kiel was on his way to a 418-yard, six-touchdown performance. He finished the year with 3,254 yards a school-record-tying 31 touchdown passes as Cincinnati won a share of the American Athletic Conference title. With a year of playing experience under his belt, and with his top seven receivers returning, Kiel could post staggering numbers in 2015. Marquise Vann, LB, UConn Vann had an excellent individual season on a UConn defense that performed better than the Huskies’ 2014 record might suggest. Vann had 105 tackles with seven tackles for loss and a forced fumble last season. He anchors a group of linebackers that is among the best in The American and should turn some heads on a national level in 2015. Josh Hawkins, CB, East Carolina Hawkins was a big-play performer for the East Carolina defense last season as he finished with five interceptions and 16 passes defended along with 44 tackles and a forced fumble. He was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back, and earned a spot on the all-conference second team. William Jackson, CB, Houston Jackson earned all-conference second-team plaudits in 2014 as the cornerstone of a Houston secondary that ranked 18th nationally in defensive pass efficiency. He had a team-high 12 passes defended to go with two interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and 37 tackles. Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis Lynch was a breakout star who helped Memphis to its best season in more than 40 years as the Tigers won 10 games and captured a share of the American Athletic Conference title. Lynch threw for 3,031 yards and 22 touchdowns, completing 63 percent of his passes, but he added an American Athletic Conference-leading 13 rushing touchdowns, engineering a Memphis unit that averaged 36.2 points per game.
Marlon Mack, RB, USF Mack came to USF as a highly regarded prospect and delivered a 275-yard, four-touchdown performance in his first collegiate game. He went on to lead The American in rushing yards (1,041) and was chosen as the conference’s Rookie of the Year. Mack will be a key component for a USF offense that should become more explosive in the 2015 season. Darius Joseph, WR, SMU Joseph burst on the scene as a freshman in 2013 when he had 103 receptions for 808 yards on a high-powered Mustang offense. He led the team in receptions last season, but the Mustangs struggled with offensive consistency. Joseph looks for a return to his earlier form under new head coach Chad Morris, who proved to be a boon for wide receivers as the offensive coordinator at Clemson. Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Matakevich will be a fixture on every preseason defensive awards list on the strength of his first three seasons. He was a first team all-conference selection last year after he registered 117 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, a safety and an interception. It was Matakevich’s third straight season with at least 100 tackles, giving him a shot at becoming just the seventh FBS player to break triple figures four times. Parry Nickerson, CB, Tulane Nickerson established himself as an impact player in the secondary as a freshman last season and was tested frequently as teams were wary of eventual fourth-round NFL draft pick Lorenzo Doss at the opposite corner. Nickerson, who answered the challenge to the tune of a league-leading six interceptions, may see that number go down as he becomes the man that opposing teams avoid in the Green Wave secondary. Keevan Lucas, WR, Tulsa Lucas was one of the top receivers in the nation last season as he finished with 101 receptions for 1,219 yards and a league-leading 11 touchdowns. With the arrival of new coach Philip Montgomery – the architect of Baylor’s record-setting offenses in recent years – and the return of the Golden Hurricane’s other primary skill position players, Lucas should be a fixture in the end zone once again.
Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy Reynolds expects to thrive in a senior season in which he could threaten one of college football’s elite records. Already the NCAA career record-holder for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (64), Reynolds could make a legitimate run at the overall rushing TD mark of 77, held by former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball. Reynolds rushed for 1,191 yards and 23 TDs last season and will be the key man Navy’s potent ground game.
Keenan Reynolds, Navy
Keevan Lucas, Tulsa
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Stop, Thief Houston S Adrian McDonald had a turnover in seen of the Cougars’ 13 games. McDonald finished the season with five interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Veteran Presence Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, who enters his eighth year as the Midshipmen’s head coach, has more head coaching experience than the other five West Division coaches combined (six years). Start Me Up Temple returns 19 starters from last season, including 10 from a defense that ranked fourth nationally in points allowed (17.5 ppg). Tulane returns 18 starters, while Tulsa returns 17 and SMU 16. Introductions The American Athletic Conference West Division features three first-year head coaches. SMU is led by Chad Morris, who was formerly the offensive coordinator at Clemson and a highly successful high school coach in Texas. Houston hired Tom Herman, the former Ohio State offensive coordinator and the 2014 winner of the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant. Tulsa is led by Philip Montgomery, who was the offensive coordinator for Baylor’s back-to-back Big 12 championship teams. To Be The Best American Athletic Conference teams will face seven of the teams that were ranked in the final Associated Press poll of the 2014 season. The American’s nonconference slate includes games against No. 3 TCU, No. 5 Florida State, No. 7 Baylor, No. 8 Georgia Tech, No. 14 Missouri, No. 17 Mississippi and No. 24 Louisville. Teams from The American will also face Notre Dame, Stanford, Air Force, Duke and Oklahoma —which all received votes in the final national poll.
Thrilling Finishes The American Athletic Conference produced some of college football’s most exciting games in the 2014 season
UCF 17, Houston 12 Oct. 2 • Houston, Texas A precursor of things to come for UCF, the Knights’ win against Houston in their conference opener came down to a huge play in the closing seconds. The Cougars had first-and-goal at the 10-yard line with 54 seconds left, but UCF’s Brandon Alexander forced a fumble on Greg Ward Jr.’s dive for the end zone, resulting in a touchback to deny Houston’s bid for the go-ahead score. Little did UCF fans know, the Knights would deliver an even more dramatic finish later in the season.
UCF 32, East Carolina 30 Dec. 4 • Greenville, N.C. The most thrilling game of the 2014 season came down to the final play as UCF’s Breshad Perriman caught a 51-yard Hail Mary pass from Justin Holman at the final gun to give the Knights the win and a share of the American Athletic Conference title. East Carolina, which had erased a 26-9 fourth-quarter deficit to take a 30-26 lead with 2:17 left, took a knee on its final possession, thinking that a win was secure. But the Knights got a big fourth-down sack to give Holman a shot with 10 seconds left.
Cincinnati 54, East Carolina 46 Nov. 13 • Cincinnati, Ohio Gunner Kiel threw four touchdown passes and freshman Andrew Gantz kicked a 47-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to give Cincinnati a wild win against East Carolina. Shane Carden threw two touchdown passes for the Pirates, who had taken the lead with 1:02 left before the Bearcats rallied. The teams combined for 1,165 yards of offense and 59 first downs as both starting quarterbacks threw for more than 400 yards.
Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 (Miami Beach Bowl) Dec. 22, 2014 • Miami, Fla. Memphis capped its finest season in decades with a double-overtime win in the first Miami Beach Bowl. The Tigers forced OT on a touchdown pass with 45 seconds left, stayed alive in overtime on Jake Elliott’s 54-yard field goal, took the lead on Paxton Lynch’s fourth touchdown pass and clinched it when DaShaughn Terry intercepted the Cougars in the second overtime.
USF 14, SMU, 13 Nov. 15 • Dallas, Texas USF’s offense had struggled for three quarters against an inspired SMU defense, but the Bulls responded in the fourth quarter behind two Mike White touchdown passes, including the gamewinner to Andre Davis with four seconds left. USF’s final drive covered 75 yards in 21 plays and consumed 6:02 of the fourth quarter.
Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 (Armed Forces Bowl) Jan. 2, 2015 • Fort Worth, Texas The Cougars faced a 31-6 deficit in the fourth quarter, and trailed 34-13 in the final four minutes. But three touchdown passes from Greg Ward Jr., two onside kicks and a two-point conversion allowed Houston to complete the largest comeback win in a bowl game that did not go to overtime in college football history.
Play On Seven of the 12 American Athletic Conference teams in 2015 were bowl-eligible in 2014 (UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy, Temple). Houston, Memphis and Navy earned bowl victories last season. Back For More Nine of the 26 players who earned American Athletic Conference First Team accolades last year are back in 2015. Seven schools have at least one first-team selection returning. Memphis and USF are the only schools with multiple first-teamers back. Returning First-Team All-Conference Players William Stanback, RB, UCF Parker Ehinger, OG, Cincinnati Adrian McDonald, S, Houston Jake Elliott, K, Memphis Alan Cross, TE, Memphis Marlon Mack, RB, USF Mattias Ciabatti, P, USF Deion Sanders Jr., KR, SMU Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple
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DaShaughn Terry’s interception in the second overtime period gave Memphis a win in the Miami Beach Bowl
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Rising Stars Here are some American Athletic Conference players who could be poised for breakout seasons in 2015
Justin Holman, QB, UCF Holman was charged with taking over for Blake Bortles, who was the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and ended up having a solid year. He threw for 2,952 yards and 23 touchdown and led the Knights to a share of the American Athletic Conference title. With a year of starting experience to go with his six-foot-four frame and rocket arm, Holman figures to be next in the UCF line of successful signal-callers. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship will be played Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at noon ET and will be televised nationally on either ABC or ESPN. The 2015 season will be The American’s first in its new 12-team, two-division format, in which each team will play eight conference games. Each team will face the other five teams in its own division as well as three teams from the other division. The American’s East Division includes UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, USF and Temple. The West Division lineup is Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. The two divisional champions will meet in The American Championship at the home site of one of the participants. The winner of the American Athletic Conference Football Championship will have the opportunity to participate in one of the College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls if it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.
Divisional Champions The divisional champions will be the teams from each division with the highest winning percentage in all conference games – both divisional and non-divisional. In the event of a two-team tie within a division, the head-to-head result between the tied teams will determine the divisional champion.
Championship Site The site of the American Athletic Conference Football Championship will be the home venue of the divisional champion with the best record in conference games. If the two divisional champions have the same conference record, then the regular-season head-to-head winner between the divisional champions would host the championship. If the divisional champions have the same conference record and did not play in the regular season, then the team with the better overall regular-season record would host the championship.
Mike Boone, Cincinnati Boone was Cincinnati’s leader in rushing yards (650) and rushing touchdowns (nine) last season, so it may be a stretch to put him in this category. But considering that the bulk of Boone’s 2014 numbers came in the final seven games of the season (he had just eight carries in the first six games), it stands to reason that the second-year running back could be poised for a huge sophomore campaign. Kenton Adeyemi, DE, UConn Adeyemi, a six-foot-four, 285-pound end, brings skill and leadership to the Huskies’ defense, which was a stronger unit last season than the numbers might suggest. Adeyemi had 31 tackles and five tackles for loss last season and will lead a unit that returns eight starters from last season. Isaiah Jones, WR, East Carolina Jones posted numbers that would make him the leader on most teams last year – 81 receptions for 830 yards and five touchdowns. On the pass-heavy East Carolina offense, Jones finished third in receiving yards as the Pirates leaned on Justin Hardy – the NCAA’s career receptions leader. With Hardy gone to the NFL, Jones becomes the primary threat and should threaten the 1,000-yard barrier as a junior. Demarcus Ayers, WR, Houston Ayers has already seen time in the spotlight as he was named The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year in 2013. He comes into the 2015 season, however, as the Cougars’ top returning receiver, making him a key to first-year coach Tom Herman’s retooled offense. Ayers had 33 catches for 335 yards and two touchdowns last sesaon. Sam Craft, RB/WR, Memphis Craft was limited by injuries to eight games last year, and with the departure of 900-yard rusher Brandon Hayes, the junior should be able to step into a larger role. After rushing for 331 yards and three touchdowns last season, Craft should be a primary focus of opposing defenses in 2015. DeBrandon Sanders, RB, Navy While quarterback Keenan Reynolds and fullback Chris Swain might get most of the attention in Navy’s triple-option offense, Sanders could emerge as a regular threat for 100-yard games as the Midshipmen’s top returning slotback. The diminutive Sanders (5-7, 160 pounds), rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns last year and steps into a starting role as a junior. Nigel Harris, LB, USF Harris was USF’s second-leading tackler last season and finished as the national leader in forced fumbles (six). He had 77 total stops, two sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss and should be solidly in the mix for all-conference accolades if he can duplicate that performance as a junior.
Justin Holman, UCF
Deion Sanders Jr., WR, SMU As part of an offense that struggled with pass protection and consistent quarterback play, Sanders nonetheless showed flashes of the ability that made him a special teams threat in his first two seasons. A new coaching staff, a revamped offense, and expected stability at the quarterback position should bode well for Sanders, who should be a primary beneficiary of new coach Chad Morris’ receiver-friendly schemes. Sean Chandler, CB, Temple Chandler is one of the younger players on a veteran Temple squad, but is one of 10 returning starters on the Owl defense. He made 11 starts and had eight pass breakups, an interception and two forced fumbles as a true freshman and will be a key component of a defense that should once again rank among the nation’s best. Sherman Badie, RB, Tulane Badie rushed for 215 yards in his first career game last season and finished as the Green Wave’s leader in rushing yards (688). An ankle injury slowed Badie down for the second half of the year and the secondyear man appears eager to live up to his billing as Tulane’s home-run hitter on offense. He will have the added benefit of running behind a line that returns four of its five starters from last season. Craig Suits, LB, Tulsa Suits made 12 starts as a freshman last season and looks to build on an impressive rookie year that was capped with Freshman All-American honors. Suits finished second on the Golden Hurricane with 81 tackles to go with 7.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups. Tulane expects to see an improved defense this season, with six starters returning, and Suits figures to be a significant part of the turnaround.
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NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS AIR FORCE
BRIGHAM YOUNG
Conference:................................................. Independent Stadium:....................LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) Head Coach:................................... Bronco Mendenhall Brigham Young Record:.............90-39 (10 seasons) Career Record:.............................90-39 (10 seasons) Starters Returning:.......................................................9/7 Media Relations Contact:............................. Brett Pyne E-Mail:.......................................brett_pyne@byu.edu Phone:.................................................... (801) 422-4912 Website:...............................................BYUCougars.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................8-5 2014 Conference Record:.......................................... N/A
Conference:..................................................Mid-Eastern Stadium:.................. Bragg Memorial Stadium (25,500) Head Coach:................................................... Alex Wood FAMU Record:.................................0-0 (first season) Overall Record:......................... 25-24 (five seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/9 Media Relations Contact:...........................Brad Kirtley E-Mail:...........................................kirtleyb@apsu.edu Phone:.................................................... (931) 221-6561 Website:.......................................... FAMUAthletics.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-5 2014 Conference Record:...................................3-9 (7th)
ALABAMA A&M
CHARLOTTE
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
ARMY
COLGATE
Conference:..............................................Patriot League Stadium:..............................Andy Kerr Stadium (10,221) Head Coach:...................................................... Dan Hunt Delaware State Record:................ 5-7 (one season) Overall Record:............................... 5-7 (one season) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................9/5 Media Relations Contact:......................... John Painter E-Mail:......................................jpainter@colgate.edu Phone:.................................................... (315) 228-7566 Website:....................................GoColgateRaiders.com/ 2014 Overall Record:....................................................5-7 2014 Conference Record:...................................3-3 (4th)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Conference:.......................................... Conference USA Stadium:..........................................FIU Stadium (20,000) Head Coach:................................................... Ron Turner FIU Record:.................................. 5-19 (two seasons) Overall Record:............................47-80 (11 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/8 Media Relations Contact:......................... Paul Dodson E-Mail:.............................................pdodson@fiu.edu Phone:.................................................... (305) 348-3164 Website:....................................................FIUSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:............3-5 (6th, C-USA East)
BAYLOR
DUKE
FLORIDA STATE
BOWLING GREEN
FLORIDA
FURMAN
Conference:............................................ Mountain West Stadium:....................................Falcon Stadium (46,692) Head Coach:............................................... Troy Calhoun Air Force Record:...................59-44 (eight seasons) Overall Record:.......................59-44 (eight seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/4 Media Relations Contact:....................... Troy Garnhart E-Mail:............................... troy.garnhart@usafa.edu Phone:.................................................... (719) 333-9263 Website:...................................GoAirForceFalcons.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................10-3 2014 Conference Record:.................. 5-3 (4th, Mtn Div)
Conference:...............................................Southwestern Stadium:..........................Louis Crews Stadium (21,000) Head Coach:...............................................James Spady Alabama A&M Record:................. 4-8 (one season) Overall Record:............................... 4-8 (one season) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/9 Media Relations Contact:...............Oralia Washington E-Mail:........................................aamusi@yahoo.com Phone:................................................... (256) 372-4550 Website:..............................................AAMUSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:................ 3-6 (t3rd, East Div)
Conference:................................................. Independent Stadium:.................................. Michie Stadium (38,000) Head Coach:................................................ Jeff Monken Army Record:................................... 4-8 (one season) Overall Record:......................... 42-24 (five seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/5 Media Relations Contact:.....................Ryan Yanoshak E-Mail:.............................ryan.yanoshak@usma.edu Phone:.................................................... (845) 938-7197 Website:.................................... GoArmyWestPoint.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:.......................................... N/A
Conference:............................................................. Big 12 Stadium:.................................McLane Stadium (45,000) Head Coach:...................................................... Art Briles Baylor Record:...................... 55-34 (seven seasons) Overall Record:............................89-62 (12 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................8/9 Media Relations Contact:.......................Heath Nielsen E-Mail:............................ heath_nielsen@baylor.edu Phone:.................................................... (254) 710-2743 Website:...............................................BaylorBears.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................11-2 2014 Conference Record:..................................8-1 (2nd)
Conference:.............................................. Mid-American Stadium:......................................Perry Stadium (24,000) Head Coach:.................................................Dino Babers Bowling Green Record:................. 8-6 (one season) Overall Record:...................... 27-13 (three seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):...................................11/4 Media Relations Contact:.......................Scott Swegan E-Mail:........................................swegans@bgsu.edu Phone:..................................................(419) 372 - 7105 Website:.............................................BGSUFalcons.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................8-6 2014 Conference Record:.................. 5-3 (1st, East Div)
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Conference:.............................. Conference USA (2015) Stadium:.................Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,314) Head Coach:........................................... .. Brad Lambert Charlotte Record:...................... 10-12 (two seasons) Career Record:.......................... 10-12 (two seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................9/7 Media Relations Contact:........Thomas E. Whitestone E-Mail:........................................ tewhites@uncc.edu Phone:.................................................... (704) 687-1022 Website:........................................... Charlotte49ers.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................5-6 2014 Conference Record:.......................................... N/A
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:.....................Wallace Wade Stadium (33,941) Head Coach:.............................................David Cutcliffe Duke Record:......................... 40-48 (seven seasons) Overall Record:............................84-77 (13 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/6 Media Relations Contact:.............................. Art Chase E-Mail:.................................chasea@duaa.duke.edu Phone:.................................................... (919) 684-2614 Website:....................................................... GoDuke.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................9-4 2014 Conference Record:........ 5-3 (2nd, ACC Coastal)
Conference:...............................................Southeasterm Stadium:..................... Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) Head Coach:..............................................Jim McElwain Florida Record:................................0-0 (first season) Overall Record:...................... 22-17 (three seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/9 Media Relations Contact:............................. Dan Apple E-Mail:...........................daniela@gators.uaa.ufl.edu Phone:.................................................... (352) 375-4683 Website:.................................................. GatorZone.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................7-5 2014 Conference Record:................ 4-4 (3rd, SEC East)
FLORIDA A&M
Conference:.......................................... Conference USA Stadium:........................................ FAU Stadium (29,495) Head Coach:.........................................Charlie Partridge Florida Atlantic Record:..................... 3-9 (one season) Overall Record:............................... 3-9 (one season) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/6 Media Relations Contact:............ Katrina McCormack E-Mail:......................................... kmccormi@fau.edu Phone:.................................................... (561) 297-3163 Website:.................................................. FAUSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-9 2014 Conference Record:............2-6 (7th, C-USA East)
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:................Doak S. Campbell Stadium (82,300) Head Coach:................................................ Jimbo Fisher Florida State Record:............... 58-11 (five seasons) Overall Record:......................... 58-11 (five seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................4/7 Media Relations Contact:.............................Zach Stipe E-Mail:................................................ zstipe@fsu.edu Phone:................................................... (850) 645-7683 Website:...................................................Seminoles.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................13-1 2014 Conference Record:..........8-0 (1st, ACC Atlantic)
Conference:........................................................Southern Stadium:.................................. Paladin Stadium (16,000) Head Coach:.............................................. Bruce Fowler Furman Record:.........................20-28 (four seasons) Overall Record:.........................20-28 (four seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................9/8 Media Relations Contact:...........................Hunter Reid E-Mail:............................ Hunter.Reid@Furman.edu) Phone:................................................... (864) 294-2061 Website:........................................ FurmanPaladins.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-9 2014 Conference Record:................2-5 (6th, Southern)
NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS GEORGIA TECH
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:..........................Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000) Head Coach:...............................................Paul Johnson Georgia Tech Record:.......... 58-35 (seven seasons) Career Record:...........................165-74 (18 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/5 Media Relations Contact:..........................Chris Yandle E-Mail:..............................cyandle@athletics.gtech.edu Phone:.................................................... (404) 894-6283 Website:...........................................RamblinWreck.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................11-3 2014 Conference Record:.......... 6-2 (1st, ACC Coastal)
MAINE
Conference:.................... Colonial Athletic Association Stadium:.......................................... Morse Field (10,000) Head Coach:............................................ Jack Cosgrove Maine Record:..........................126-127 (22 seasons) Overall Record:........................126-127 (22 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):...................................10/9 Media Relations Contact:.................. Tyson McHatten E-Mail:................. tyson.mchatten@umit.maine.edu Phone:.................................................... (207) 581-3596 Website:........................................... GoBlackBears.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................5-6 2014 Conference Record:................................. 4-4 (t5th)
MISSISSIPPI
JAMES MADISON
MARYLAND
MISSOURI
Conference:.................... Colonial Athletic Association Stadium:........................... Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) Head Coach:........................................... Everett Withers James Madison Record:............... 9-4 (one season) Career Record:.......................... 16-10 (two seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/7 Media Relations Contact:........................ .Chris Brooks E-Mail:..........................................brookscp@jmu.edu Phone:................................................. ...(540) 568-6154 Website:.................................................JMUSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................9-4 2014 Conference Record:.................................. 6-2 (3rd)
Conference:.......................................................... Big Ten Stadium:....................................... Byrd Stadium (51,802) Head Coach:................................................ Randy Edsall Maryland Record:.....................20-30 (four seasons) Career Record:...........................94-100 (16 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/4 Media Relations Contact:........................... Matt Taylor E-Mail:......................................... taylormd@umd.edu Phone:.................................................... (301) 314-7065 Website:.....................................................UMTerps.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................7-6 2014 Conference Record:..........4-4 (3rd, Big Ten East)
Conference:................................................Southeastern Stadium:.............................. Memorial Stadium (77,000) Head Coach:...................................................Gary Pinkel Missouri Record........................113-66 (15 seasons) Career Record:..................... 186-103-3 (24 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/6 Media Relations Contact:.......................... Chad Moller E-Mail:.................................... mollerc@missouri.edu Phone:.................................................... (573) 882-0712 Website:....................................................MUTigers.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................11-3 2014 Conference Record:.................7-1 (1st, SEC East)
KANSAS
MASSACHUSETTS
MISSOURI STATE
Conference:............................................................. Big 12 Stadium:.............................. Memorial Stadium (50,071) Head Coach:................................................. David Beaty Kansas Record:...............................0-0 (first season) Overall Record:...............................0-0 (first season) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................3/2 Media Relations Contact:...................... Katy Lonergan E-Mail:.................................................... katyl@ku.edu Phone:.................................................... (785) 864-7314 Website:................................................ KUAthletics.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-9 2014 Conference Record:...................................1-8 (9th)
LOUISIANA-MONROE
Conference:.............................................. Mid-American Stadium:... Gillette Stadium (68,756) /McGuirk Stadium (17,000) Head Coach:..............................................Mark Whipple UMass Record:...................... 52-35 (seven seasons) Career Record:...........................124-68 (16 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/8 Media Relations Contact:......................... John Sinnett E-Mail:............................jsinnett@admin.umass.edu Phone:.................................................... (413) 545-1744 Website:.........................................UMassAthletics.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-9 2014 Conference Record:............. 3-5 (t4th, MAC East)
Conference:............................................ Missouri Valley Stadium:............................................... Plaster Field (17,800)
Head Coach:............................................... Dave Steckel Missouri State Record:.................0-0 (first season) Career Record:................................0-0 (first season) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/7 Media Relations Contact:....................... Rick Kindhart E-Mail:..................... RKindhart@MissouriState.edu Phone:......................................................... (417) 836-5402 Website:.........................MissouriStateBears.com.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:...................................1-7 (8th)
Conference:.........................................................Sun Belt Stadium:..................................Malone Stadium (30,427) Head Coach:................................................... Todd Berry UCLA Record:............................ 27-34 (five seasons) Overall Record:............................56-93 (12 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/9 Media Relations Contact:....................... Alex Edwards E-Mail:......................................... edwards@ulm.edu Phone:.................................................... (318) 342-5463 Website:......................................... ULMWarhawks.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:................................. 3-5 (t7th)
MIAMI (FLA.)
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:................................. Sun Life Stadium (76,916) Head Coach:......................................................Al Golden Miami (Fla.) Record:................28-22 (four seasons) Career Record:......................... 55-56 (nine seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/5 Media Relations Contact:.......................Tom Symonds E-Mail:...................................... symonds@miami.edu Phone:.................................................... (305) 284-3244 Website:........................................HurricaneSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................6-7 2014 Conference Record:.......... 3-5 (6th, ACC Coastal)
NEW MEXICO
LOUISVILLE
MIAMI (OHIO)
NORTH TEXAS
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:......... Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium (55,000) Head Coach:..............................................Bobby Petrino Louisville Record:..................... 50-13 (five seasons) Overall Record:............................92-34 (10 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/6 Media Relations Contact:...................Rocco Gasparro E-Mail:.......................................rocco@gocards.com Phone:......................................................... (502) 852-0102 Website:......................................................GoCards.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................9-4 2014 Conference Record:......... 5-3 (3rd, ACC Atlantic)
Conference:................................................Southeastern Stadium:............ Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Head Coach:.................................................Hugh Freeze Ole Miss Record:................... 24-15 (three seasons) Career Record:............................54-22 (six seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................9/7 Media Relations Contact:.......................Kyle Campbell E-Mail:............................................kyle@olemiss.edu Phone:.................................................... (662) 915-7544 Website:...........................................OleMissSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................9-4 2014 Conference Record:.............. 5-3 (3rd, SEC West)
Conference:.............................................. Mid-American Stadium:....................... Fred C. Yager Stadium (24,286) Head Coach:...............................................Chuck Martin Miami (Ohio) Record:.................. 2-10 (one season) Career Record:...................... 76-17 (seven seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................4/4 Media Relations Contact:.......................... Dave Meyer E-Mail:.................................... meyerd@miamioh.edu Phone:.................................................... (513) 529-4329 Website:............................................MURedHawks.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................2-10 2014 Conference Record:...............2-6 (7th, MAC East)
Conference:............................................ Mountain West Stadium:..............................University Stadium (39,224) Head Coach:.....................................................Bob Davie New Mexico Record............ 11-26 (three seasons) Career Record:........................46-51 (eight seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................8/6 Media Relations Contact:.............. Frank Mercogliano E-Mail:......................................... ifmercog@unm.edu Phone:.................................................... (505) 925-5501 Website:......................................................GoLobos.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:........ 2-6 (6th, Mountain Div)
Conference:.......................................... Conference USA Stadium:..................................Apogee Stadium (30,850) Head Coach:............................................ Dan McCarney North Texas Record:................22-27 (four seasons) Career Record:...........................78-112 (16 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/6 Media Relations Contact:........................... Eric Capper E-Mail:...................................... eric.capper@unt.edu Phone:.................................................... (940) 565-2476 Website:.................................... MeanGreenSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:........... 2-6 (5th, CUSA West)
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NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS NOTRE DAME
SYRACUSE
VANDERBILT
OKLAHOMA
TCU
Conference:............................................................. Big 12 Stadium:....................Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) Head Coach:............................................ Gary Patterson TCU Record.................................132-45 (14 seasons) Career Record:...........................132-45 (14 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):...................................10/5 Media Relations Contact:.......................... Mark Cohen E-Mail:............................................m.cohen@tcu.edu Phone:.................................................... (817) 257-5394 Website:...................................................... GoFrogs.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................12-1 2014 Conference Record:..................................8-1 (t1st)
VILLANOVA
Conference:.................... Colonial Athletic Association Stadium:............................... Villanova Stadium (12,000) Head Coach:.................................................. Andy Talley Villanova Record:...............215–128–1 (24 seasons) Overall Record:...................243–147–2 (29 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/4 Media Relations Contact:......................Dean Kenefick E-Mail:........................dean.kenefick@villanova.edu Phone:.................................................... (610) 519-4120 Website:.....................................................Villanova.com 2014 Overall Record:..................................................11-3 2014 Conference Record:..................................7-1 (2nd)
PENN STATE
TENNESSEE TECH
VIRGINIA TECH
Conference:................................................. Independent Stadium:.........................Notre Dame Stadium (80,795)) Head Coach:....................................................Brian Kelly Notre Dame Record:................ 45-20 (five seasons) Career Record:....................... 216-77-2 (24 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):...................................8/10 Media Relations Contact:.................. Michael Bertsch E-Mail:............................................mbertsc1@nd.edu Phone:.................................................... (574) 631-8642 Website:.............................................................UND.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................8-5 2014 Conference Record:.......................................... N/A
Conference:............................................................. Big 12 Stadium:............ OklahomaMemorial Stadium (82,112) Head Coach:.................................................. Bob Stoops Oklahoma Record:.....................168-44 (16 seasons) Career Record:...........................168-44 (16 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................5/9 Media Relations Contact:..................... Karl Anderson E-Mail:....................................karl.anderson@ou.edu Phone:.................................................... (405) 325-8571 Website:.............................................SoonerSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................8-5 2014 Conference Record:................................. 5-4 (t4th)
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:....................................... Carrier Dome (49,262) Head Coach:.................................................Scott Shafer Syracuse Record...................... 10-15 (two seasons) Career Record:.......................... 10-15 (two seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................6/3 Media Relations Contact:............................. Sue Edson E-Mail:.............................................. sedson@syr.edu Phone:.................................................... (315) 443-2608 Website:............................................................ Cuse.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-9 2014 Conference Record:..........1-7 (6th, ACC Atlantic)
Conference:.......................................................... Big Ten Stadium:.................................Beaver Stadium (106,572) Head Coach:............................................James Franklin Penn State Record:........................ 7-6 (one season) Career Record:..........................31-21 (four seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/7 Media Relations Contact:................. Kristina Petersen E-Mail:................................................kap18@psu.edu Phone:.................................................... (814) 865-1757 Website:.............................................GoPSUSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................7-6 2014 Conference Record:.......... 2-6 (6th, Big Ten East)
Conference:....................................................Ohio Valley Stadium:................................... Tucker Stadium (16,500) Head Coach:............................................ Watson Brown Tennessee Tech Record:......38-53 (eight seasons) Career Record:..................... 132-204-1 (30 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................7/7 Media Relations Contact:........................Rob Schabert E-Mail:.................................. RSchabert@tntech.edu Phone:.................................................... (931) 372-3088 Website:.................................................. TTUSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................5-7 2014 Conference Record:...................................4-4 (5th)
SOUTH CAROLINA
TEXAS STATE
Conference:................................................Southeastern Stadium:.....................Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Head Coach:............................................. Steve Spurrier South Carolina Record:..............84-45 (10 seasons) Career Record:....................... 226-85-2 (25 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................4/8 Media Relations Contact:..............................Steve Fink E-Mail:...................................finksc@mailbox.sc.edu Phone:.................................................... (803) 777-7987 Website:.....................................GamecocksOnline.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................7-6 2014 Conference Record:............... 3-5 (t4th, SEC East)
Conference:.........................................................Sun Belt Stadium:...................................Bobcat Stadium (30,000) Head Coach:..................................... Dennis Franchione Texas State Record....................36-34 (six seasons) Career Record:..................... 210-126-2 (28 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):...................................... 12 Media Relations Contact:.......................... Rick Poulter E-Mail:...................................... rpoulter@txstate.edu Phone:.................................................... (512) 245-2966 Website:.........................................TxStateBobcats.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................7-5 2014 Conference Record:................................. 5-3 (t4th)
STANFORD
TOWSON
Conference:...................................................... Pacific-12 Stadium:................................ Stanford Stadium (50,424) Head Coach:..................................................David Shaw Stanford Record:.......................42-12 (four seasons) Career Record:..........................42-12 (four seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................8/3 Media Relations Contact:................ Kemmler Chapple E-Mail:.........................................kchapple@selu.edu Phone:.................................................... (985) 549-3221 Website:.................................................GoStanford.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................8-5 2014 Conference Record:........5-4 (2nd, Pac-12 North)
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Conference:.................... Colonial Athletic Association Stadium:......................Johnny Unitas Stadium (11,198) Head Coach:...............................................Rob Ambrose Towson Record:..........................36-37 (six seasons) Career Record:...................... 39-44 (seven seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................9/8 Media Relations Contact:..............Dustin Semonavick E-Mail:............................dsemonavick@towson.edu Phone:.................................................... (410) 704-4571 Website:............................................TowsonTigers.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................4-8 2014 Conference Record:.................................2-6 (10th)
Conference:................................................Southeastern Stadium:............................. Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Head Coach:...............................................Derek Mason Vanderbilt Record:......................... 3-9 (one season) Overall Record:............................... 3-9 (one season) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................9/9 Media Relations Contact:...................... Larry Leathers E-Mail:.......................larry.leathers@vanderbilt.edu Phone:.................................................... (615) 343-6437 Website:........................................ VUCommodores.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................3-9 2014 Conference Record:................ 0-8 (7th, SEC East)
Conference:...............................................Atlantic Coast Stadium:.......................................Lane Stadium (65,632) Head Coach:..............................................Frank Beamer Virginia Tech Record:......... 231-115-2 (28 seasons) Overall Record:.................... 273-138-4 (34 seasons) Starters Returning (Off./Def.):.....................................8/8 Media Relations Contact:....................Bryan Johnston E-Mail:..................................................... ... blj@vt.edu Phone:.................................................... (540) 231-6726 Website:............................................... HokieSports.com 2014 Overall Record:....................................................7-6 2014 Conference Record:.........3-5 (t5th, ACC Coastal)
EAST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Location:............................................................................Orlando, Fla. Enrollment:................................................................................... 59,767 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1963 Nickname: .................................................................................Knights Colors: ..........................................................................Black and Gold Website: ................................................................. UCFAthletics.com Stadium: .............Bright House Networks Stadium (45,323/Grass) President: .................................................................... Dr. John C. Hitt Interim Director of Athletics: ................................. George O’Leary Head Coach: ....................... George O’Leary (New Hampshire ’69)
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
2014 Record/Finish: ..............................9-4/7-1 American (tied, 1st) All-Time Record: ........................................................224-190-1 (.536) Bowl Appearances: ........................................................................... 7 Bowl Record: ......................................................................... 3-4 (.429) Last Bowl Appearance: .......................... 2014 St. Petersburg Bowl (North Carolina State 34, UCF 27) Offensive System:....................................................................Multiple Defensive System:............................................................ Multiple 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 35/24 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 10/14
UCF KNIGHTS
Dr. John C. Hitt President
George O’Leary Interim Athletics Director Head Coach
Brian Ormiston Communications
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UCF STORYLINES UCF has gone 15-1 in American Athletic Conference games in the league’s first two years. The Knights won the outright league title in 2013 and shared the crown in 2014. UCF went 6-0 at Bright House Network Stadium last season and is 22-3 in its last 25 home games. The Knights have won 10 straight at home. Since 2012, UCF ranks eighth nationally with 31 wins. OFFENSE The only returning starters at the skill positions from last year are QB Justin Holman and RB William Stanback Stanback is a two-time all-conference selection who rushed for 697 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. Stanback was sixth in The American in rushing. Holman started the final 12 games of the season after coming on in relief in the season-opener. He threw for 2,952 yards and 23 touchdowns with 14 interceptions last year. C Joey Grant is a third-year starter who anchors the offensive line, but looks to remain in the lineup after an injury-shortened 2014 season. OG Tarik Cook and OG Chavis Dickey return from last year’s starting unit. WR Jordan Akins (12 receptions, 135 yards) is the top returning receiver.
DEFENSE The Knights return only four starters from last year’s defense, which allowed just 298.5 yards per game to lead The American. Among the losses are three all-conference selections in the secondary, including CB Jacoby Glenn, who shared the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year award. DE Thomas Niles earned second-team allconference honors last year after he registered 13 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. Niles leads a defensive line that returns seven of its top eight players from last year’s depth chart. LB Chequan Burkett is the lone returning starter at linebacker. Burkett made 40 tackles in 12 games last season. SPECIAL TEAMS P Caleb Houston averaged 38.9 yards per punt last season and ranked eighth in the American Athletic Conference. The Knights will need to find a new placekicker with the loss of the reliable Shawn Moffitt. K Matthew Wright enjoyed a promising spring and could take over as the regular.
2015 Schedule Thu., Sept. 3
Florida International
Sat., Sept. 12
at Stanford
Sat., Sept. 19
Furman
Sat., Sept. 26
at South Carolina
6 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: UCF leads, 2-1 Notable: The Knights were 38-0 winners in Miami in the schools’ last meeting in 2013. 10:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 Series: First meeting Notable: The Knights and Cardinals will meet in Orlando in the 2019 season. 6 p.m., ESPN3 Series: Furman leads, 1-0 Notable: The only previous matchup was the Paladins’ 42-6 win Nov. 10, 1984 TBD Series: South Carolina leads, 4-0 Notable: UCF’s 28-25 setback to the Gamecocks was the only blemish on the 2013 schedule.
Sat., Oct. 3
at Tulane
TBD Series: UCF leads, 5-1 Notable: UCF has won three straight against the Green Wave after last year’s 20-13 victory.
Sat., Oct. 10
UConn
Sat., Oct. 17
at Temple
Sat., Oct. 24
Houston
Sat., Oct. 31
at Cincinnati
Sat., Nov. 7
at Tulsa
TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: Each team has won on its home field in the first two series meetings. TBD Series: UCF leads, 2-0 Notable: The Knights scored 10 points in the last 1:06 to take a 39-36 win the last time the teams met in Philadelphia. TBD Series: UCF leads, 5-1 Notable: UCF has won the last four in the series after a 17-12 victory last year in Orlando. TBD Series: First meeting Notable: The teams are a combined 28-4 in American Athletic Conference play entering the 2015 season. TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 5-3 Notable: The Knights snapped a four-game series slide with last year’s 31-7 win in Orlando.
Thu., Nov. 19
East Carolina
7:30 p.m., ESPN Series: East Carolina leads, 9-4 Notable: The Knights won a share of The American title on a Hail Mary as time expired last season.
Fri., Nov. 27
Running back William Stanback
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USF
TBD Series: USF leads, 4-2 Notable: UCF has won two straight in the series after the Bulls won the first four matchups.
UCF George O’Leary At A Glance
George O’Leary
Hometown: Central Islip, N.Y. Family: Wife – Sharon; Children - Chris, Trish, Tim, Marty Alma Mater (Year): New Hampshire (1969) Hired at UCF: Dec. 8, 2003
Head Coach
In his 12th year at UCF in 2015, George O’Leary has helped the Knights achieve dozens of historic firsts, including games in front of sellout crowds on campus, individual accolades for student-athletes, four conference championships and victories in prestigious bowl games. For O’Leary, it has been business as usual. Since taking over the program in 2004, O’Leary has made sure that UCF has reached new heights. The longesttenured coach in the American Athletic Conference, the veteran football mind has molded his program into a consistent winner on and off of the field. As the most successful football coach in UCF history, O’Leary was announced as interim director of athletics on June 23, 2015. His term began in July and will run through the end of 2015. Earning back-to-back conference titles for the first time, UCF captured the American Athletic Conference crown thanks to a 7-1 league record in 2014. It received a spot in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl and ultimately landed a 9-4 overall record, marking the third straight year the Knights had at least nine victories. Joining The American in 2013, UCF set school records with 12 wins, seven victories away from Orlando and a nine-game winning streak. UCF was undefeated in league play for the first time (8-0) en route to the outright conference title. The 2013 squad also posted UCF’s first two wins over top-10 teams (No. 8/6 Louisville and No. 6/5 Baylor) and its first victories against Big Ten (Penn State) and Big 12 (Baylor) programs. And on Dec. 8, exactly 10 years to the day O’Leary was hired at UCF, the Knights accepted their first BCS bowl berth. Ranked No. 15 heading into the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, UCF lit up University of Phoenix Stadium with a 52-42 triumph over Big 12 champion Baylor. And the celebration continued in the days after as the Knights achieved their first top10 ranking by placing 10th in the final AP Top 25 Poll. They were then honored by thousands with a massive pep rally at CFE Arena and a once-ina-lifetime parade at Magic Kingdom. O’Leary was named The American’s Coach of the Year in 2013, as well as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, to The Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award Watch List and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year. O’Leary has already left his stamp on the Knights’ program. When he arrived in Orlando in 2004, UCF was not a factor on the regional or national scenes.
Collegiate/Professional Career
1980-84 Defensive Line Coach, Syracuse 1985-86 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line, Syracuse 1987-91 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line, Georgia Tech 1992-93 Defensive Line Coach, San Diego Chargers 1994 Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line, Georgia Tech 1995-2001 Head Coach, Georgia Tech 2002 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line, Minnesota Vikings 2003 Defensive Coordinator, Minnesota Vikings 2004- Head Coach, UCF
Assistant Coaches O’Leary rebuilt the program from the ground up. He lobbied for new facilities, toured the state to gain publicity, restocked UCF with top recruits and made sure his student-athletes excelled in their studies. The growth of the program was no more evident than in 2007. UCF posted a then-schoolrecord seven-game winning streak during the season on its way to the Conference USA title — the first league championship in program history. O’Leary has reshaped the UCF program in every facet, including improved results in the classroom. The Knights exited C-USA as the top football program academically in 2011 and 2012, then continued that trend by winning the American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Award for 2013. Sixteen Knights who played under O’Leary have been selected in the NFL Draft. O’Leary was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 1994-01 after taking over as interim head coach for the final three games of the 1994 season. During his seven-year stint at Georgia Tech, O’Leary guided the Yellow Jackets to a 52-33 record. The squad made five bowl appearances under O’Leary. From 1995-01, Georgia Tech recorded five winning seasons in six years. His 1998 squad won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship and played in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day. O’Leary’s Georgia Tech teams won at least seven games on four occasions , including a 10-win campaign in 1998 and nine victories in 2000. The 2000 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, O’Leary was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000.
Chuck Bresnahan Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Brent Key Assistant Head Coach of Offense/Offensive Line Danny Barrett Quarterbacks Sean Beckton Wide Receivers Lorenzo Costantini Defensive Line Travis Fisher Cornerbacks Keegan Kennedy Tight Ends/H-Backs/Special Teams Allen Mogridge Offensive Line Andrew Thacker Safeties
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UCF George O’Leary Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 1994 * Georgia Tech 1995 Georgia Tech 1996 Georgia Tech 1997 Georgia Tech 1998 Georgia Tech 1999 Georgia Tech 2000 Georgia Tech 2001 * Georgia Tech 2004 UCF 2005 UCF 2006 UCF 2007 UCF 2008 UCF 2009 UCF 2010 UCF 2011 UCF 2012 UCF 2013 UCF 2014 UCF
OVERALL CONFERENCE BOWL 0-3 0-2 6-5 5-3 5-6 4-4 7-5 5-3 Carquest (defeated West Virginia, 35-30) 10-2 7-1 Gator (defeated Notre Dame, 35-28) 8-4 5-3 Gator (lost to Miami (Fla.), 28-13) 9-3 6-2 Peach (lost to LSU, 28-14) 7-5 4-4 0-11 0-8 8-5 7-1 Hawaii (lost to Nevada, 49-48 ot) 4-8 3-5 10-4 7-1 Liberty (lost to Mississippi State, 10-3) 4-8 3-5 8-5 6-2 St. Petersburg (lost to Rutgers, 45-24) 11-3 7-1 Liberty (defeated Georgia, 10-6) 5-7 3-5 10-4 7-1 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s (defeated Ball State, 38-17) 12-1 8-0 Fiesta (defeated Baylor, 52-42) 9-4 7-1 St. Petersburg (lost to North Carolina State, 34-27)
Georgia Tech Record (eight years)
52-33 36-22 .612 .621
2-2 .500
UCF Record (11 years)
81-60 58-30 .574 .659
3-4 .429
Career Record (19 years)
133-93 94-55 .588 .631
5-6 .455
FINAL RANK
25/9/11 21/20 17/19 24/-
10/13
O’Leary served as interim head coach at Georgia Tech for the last three games of the 1994 season. He coached the first 12 games of the 2001 season at Georgia Tech, but did not coach the team in the Seattle Bowl.
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- Total
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 60 .574 224 190 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.
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UCF 2014 RESULTS (9-4, 7-1 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent 8/30 vs. Penn State (ESPN2) 9/13 at Missouri (SEC Network) 9/20 Bethune-Cookman (ESPN3) 10/2 at Houston * (ESPN) 10/9 Brigham Young (ESPN) 10/18 Tulane * (ESPNU) 10/25 Temple * (CBSSN) 11/1 at UConn * (CBSSN) 11/14 Tulsa * (ESPN2) 11/22 SMU * (ESPNews) 11/28 at USF * (ESPN2) 12/4 at East Carolina * (ESPN) 12/26 vs. North Carolina State (ESPN)
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G STANBACK, William 10 189 754 57 697 3.7 10 41 69.7 WILSON, Dontravious 10 95 371 24 347 3.7 3 25 34.7 REED, Micha 10 59 228 5 223 3.8 0 18 22.3 Total 13 526 2035 367 1668 3.2 19 41 128.3 Opponents 13 428 1783 427 1356 3.2 10 68 104.3
Result L, 24-26 L, 10-38 W, 41-7 W, 17-12 ot W, 31-24 W, 20-13 W, 34-14 L, 29-37 W, 31-7 W, 53-7 W, 16-0 W., 32-30 L, 27-34
TEAM STATISTICS
UCF OPP SCORING 365 249 Points Per Game 28.1 19.2 Points Off Turnovers 162 150 FIRST DOWNS 266 225 Rushing 110 97 Passing 125 103 Penalty 31 25 RUSHING YARDAGE 1668 1356 Yards gained rushing 2035 1783 Yards lost rushing 367 427 Rushing Attempts 526 428 Average Per Rush 3.2 3.2 Average Per Game 128.3 104.3 TDs Rushing 19 10 PASSING YARDAGE 3059 2525 Comp-Att-Int 233-416-15 243-441-18 Average Per Pass 7.4 5.7 Average Per Catch 13.1 10.4 Average Per Game 235.3 194.2 TDs Passing 23 17 TOTAL OFFENSE 4727 3881 Total Plays 942 869 Average Per Play 5.0 4.5 Average Per Game 363.6 298.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 36-957 56-1182 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 28-238 21-132 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-115 15-180 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.6 21.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.5 6.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.4 12.0 FUMBLES-LOST 23-14 23-10 PENALTIES-Yards 76-706 114-1037 Average Per Game 54.3 79.8 PUNTS-Yards 56-2130 77-3125 Average Per Punt 38.0 40.6 Net punt average 34.2 36.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 74-4532 56-3457 Average Per Kick 61.2 61.7 Net kick average 39.5 36.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:53 28:07 3RD-DOWN Conversions 85/205 72/194 3rd-Down Pct 41% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/25 6/21 4th-Down Pct 52% 29% SACKS BY-Yards 36-248 28-184 MISC YARDS 0 18 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 43 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 21-29 16-20 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (45-56) 80% (30-42) 71% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (29-56) 52% (19-42) 45% PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-40) 100% (27-29) 93% ATTENDANCE 226869 194006 Games/Avg Per Game 6/37812 5/38801 Neutral Site Games 2/39990 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UCF 79 126 87 66 7 365 Opponents 40 74 69 66 0 249
PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G HOLMAN, Justin 13 132.36 223-392-14 56.9 2952 23 77 227.1 PATTI, Nick 5 89.11 7-14-1 50.0 89 0 23 17.8 Total 13 128.81 233-416-15 56.0 3059 23 77 235.3 Opponents 13 107.76 243-441-18 55.1 2525 17 79 194.2 RECEIVING PERRIMAN, Breshad HALL, Rannell REESE, Josh WORTON, J.J. Total Opponents
G 13 10 13 10 13 13
No. Yds Avg 50 1044 20.9 49 500 10.2 39 552 14.2 36 514 14.3 233 3059 13.1 243 2525 10.4
TD Long Avg/G 9 61 80.3 0 34 50.0 6 77 42.5 5 73 51.4 23 77 235.3 17 79 194.2
PUNT RETURNS WORTON, J.J. Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 17 167 9.8 0 32 28 238 8.5 0 32 21 132 6.3 1 17
KICK RETURNS AKINS, Jordan HALL, Rannell Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD 15 363 24.2 0 12 330 27.5 0 36 957 26.6 1 56 1182 21.1 0
Long 68 58 96 64
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points MOFFITT, Shawn 0 17-23 30-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 81 STANBACK, William 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 PERRIMAN, Breshad 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 REESE, Josh 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 38 WORTON, J.J. 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 30 Total 43 21-29 40-40 0-2 1 1-1 0 1 365 Opponents 29 16-20 27-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 249 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G HOLMAN, Justin 13 504 189 2952 3141 241.6 STANBACK, William 10 189 697 0 697 69.7 Total 13 942 1668 3059 4727 363.6 Opponents 13 869 1356 2525 3881 298.5 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg MOFFITT, Shawn 17-23 73.9 2-2 2-2 8-10 5-8 0-1 47 QUIRARTE, R. 4-6 66.7 0-0 1-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 37
Blk 2 0
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd HOUSTON, Caleb 54 2103 38.9 53 4 17 17 0 Total 56 2130 38.0 53 4 17 17 2 Opponents 77 3125 40.6 61 5 23 17 0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G PERRIMAN, Breshad 13 0 1044 0 0 0 1044 80.3 HALL, Rannell 10 129 500 0 330 0 959 95.9 STANBACK, William 10 697 55 0 0 0 752 75.2 WORTON, J.J. 10 0 514 167 22 0 703 70.3 REESE, Josh 13 16 552 19 0 0 587 45.2 Total 13 1668 3059 238 957 115 6037 464.4 Opponents 13 1356 2525 132 1182 180 5375 413.5 DEFENSE G Solo Ast Total PLUMMER, Terrance 13 53 46 99 GEATHERS, Clayton 13 58 39 97 ALEXANDER, Brandon 13 48 27 75 OZERITIES, Jordan 13 48 21 69 GRAY, Troy 13 42 23 65 Total 13 511 350 861 Opponents...... 13 506 466 972
TFL/Yds Sacks Int 13.0-31 4.0-17 1-23 6.5-30 1.0-3 1-2 2.0-5 . 3-21 3.0-19 1.5-12 3-8 8.5-21 1.0-4 . 89-392 36-248 18-115 86.0-347 28-184 15-180
PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 6 4 2-0 2 . . 9 . 1-0 1 . . 7 . 2-9 2 . . 11 2 . . . . 7 6 1-0 1 . . 58 57 10-1 12 2 1 50 42 14-66 14 4 .
Returning players in italics
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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 TOTAL 415 224 190 1 *Jerry Anderson coached the last four games of the 1984 season; Alan Gooch coached the last two games of the 2003 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) President: ..................................................................Dr. Santa J. Ono 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
2014 Record/Finish: ..............................9-4/7-1 American (tied, 1st) All-Time Record: ......................................................589-564-51 (.510) Bowl Appearances: ......................................................................... 16 Bowl Record: ......................................................................... 8-8 (.500) Last Bowl Appearance: ...................................... 2014 Military Bowl
(Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17)
Offensive System:....................................................................Multiple Defensive System:...................................................................Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 42/23 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................... 15/9
CINCINNATI BEARCATS
Dr. Santa J. Ono President
Mike Bohn Director of Athletics
Tommy Tuberville Head Coach
Ryan Koslen Communications
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CINCINNATI STORYLINES Cincinnati has won at least nine games seven times in the last eight years. The Bearcats won their last seven regularseason games to close the 2014 season before falling to Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl. The Bearcats return to Nippert Stadium in 2015 after the venerable stadium underwent an $86 million renovation. Cincinnati played its 2014 home games at Paul Brown Stadium. OFFENSE QB Gunner Kiel battled through injuries to start all 13 games last year. Kiel led the American Athletic Conference with 31 touchdown passes and a 149.4 efficiency rating. The Bearcats return their top seven receivers from last season — players who caught a combined 33 touchdown passes in 2014. WR Chris Moore averaged a conference-leading 22.4 yards per catch and had eight TDs last season. Cincinnati saw a number of running backs go down with injuries last season before RB Mike Boone picked up the slack as a true freshman. Boone led the team with 650 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. OG Parker Ehinger earned all-conference firstteam honors last season and is the anchor of the Bearcats’ veteran offensive line. That unit has 76 career starts to its credit.
DEFENSE Cincinnati has five starters back from a defense that made marked improvement in the second half of last season. The Bearcats ranked ninth in The American in total defense last year.
2015 Schedule
The Bearcats lose two players who registered 100 tackles last season (LB Jeff Luc, LB Nick Temple).
Sat., Sept. 12
Temple
Sat., Sept. 19
at Miami (Ohio)
Thu., Sept. 24
at Memphis
Thu., Oct. 1
Miami (Fla.)
Fri., Oct. 16
at Brigham Young
Sat., Oct. 24
UConn
Sat., Oct. 31
UCF
Sat., Nov. 7
at Houston
The top returning tackler from last year is S Zach Edwards, who made 121 stops with two interceptions and six pass breakups. CB Adrian Witty was granted a sixth year of eligibility and returns to his starting spot in the secondary. SPECIAL TEAMS K Andrew Gantz earned all-conference second team honors as a freshman after he ranked second in The American in kicker scoring. Gantz hit 16 of 20 field goal attempts in 2014. P Sam Geraci averaged 39.4 yards per punt and ranked seventh in The American. WR Johnny Holton averaged 20.6 yards on kickoff returns, which ranked third among American Athletic Conference players.
Sat., Sept. 5
Alabama A&M
7 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: Cincinnati has won its last 13 home openers.
8 p.m., ESPNews Series: Temple leads, 9-7-1 Notable: The Bearcats kept Temple out of the end zone in last year’s 14-6 win in Philadelphia. The Victory Bell 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 Series: Series: Miami (Ohio) leads, 59-51-7 Notable: Cincinnati’s 31-24 win last year extended the Bearcats’ series winning streak to nine games. 7:30 p.m., ESPN Series: Memphis leads, 19-13 Notable: The Bearcats allowed 610 yards to the Tigers in last year’s 41-14 setback. 7:30 p.m., ESPN Series: Miami (Fla.) leads, 11-1 Notable: Cincinnati’s lone win in the series was Nov. 8, 1947 in the teams’ first meeting (20-7). 8 p.m., ESPN Series: First meeting Notable: Cincinnati has not played west of the Central time zone since 2010. TBD Series: Cincinnati leads, 9-2 Notable: The Bearcats have won four straight against the Huskies after last year’s 41-0 win in East Hartford. TBD Series: First meeting Notable: The game is the first meeting between two of the three teams that tied for The American title in 2014. TBD Series: Houston leads, 13-10 Notable: The teams combined for 1,094 yards of offense in last year’s 38-31 Bearcat win.
Sat., Nov. 14
Tulsa
Fri., Nov. 20
USF
Sat., Nov. 28
at East Carolina
TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 16-13-2 Notable: The schools will meet for the first time since 1997. Cincinnati has won four straight in the series. 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Cincinnati leads, 8-4 Notable: RB Mike Boone ran for 212 yards and a touchdown in last year’s 34-17 Cincinnati win.
Quarterback Gunner Kiel
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TBD Series: East Carolina leads, 12-6 Notable: Cincinnati has won the last four games in the series. QB Gunner Kiel threw for 436 yards and four touchdowns in last year’s 54-46 win.
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 two bowl appearances. 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. 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 proba-
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 Steven Clinkscale Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
tion, 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. During a five-year stay at Arkansas State, Tuberville coached defensive backs, nose guards and linebackers. During his final year at ASU, the Indians advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. He began his coaching career at Hermitage (Ark.) High School where he spent two years as an assistant and two as a head coach. After three straight four-win seasons, Tuberville guided HHS to a 7-3 mark in 1979 before moving to Arkansas State. A 1976 graduate of Southern Arkansas University, Tuberville was a letterman at free safety and a two-year member of the golf team at SAU.
Eddie Gran Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Darin Hinshaw Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Ty Linder Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Darren Hiller Offensive Line Blake Rolan Wide Receivers Jeff Koonz Safeties Kenny Ingram Defensive Tackles
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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
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
BOWL 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)
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 (two years)
18-8 13-3 .692 .813
0-2 .000
148-85 85-69 .635 .552
9-5 .643
Career Record (18 years)
FINAL RANK
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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 18 8 .692 589 564 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 2014 RESULTS (9-4, 7-1 American) Date Opponent 9/12 Toledo (ESPNU) 9/20 Miami (Ohio) (CBSSN) 9/27 at Ohio State (BTN) 10/4 Memphis * (CBSSN) 10/11 at Miami (Fla.) (ACC Regional) 10/18 at SMU * (CBSSN) 10/24 USF * (ESPN2) 10/31 at Tulane * (ESPN2) 11/13 East Carolina * (ESPN2) 11/22 at UConn * (CBSSN) 11/29 at Temple * (ESPNews) 12/6 Houston * (ESPN) 12/27 vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN)
Result W, 58-34 W, 31-24 L, 28-50 L, 14-41 L, 34-55 W, 41-3 W, 34-17 W, 38-14 W, 54-46 W, 41-0 W, 14-6 W, 38-31 L, 17-33
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN OPP SCORING 442 354 Points Per Game 34.0 27.2 Points Off Turnovers 291 193 FIRST DOWNS 310 287 Rushing 103 132 Passing 185 142 Penalty 22 13 RUSHING YARDAGE 2035 2388 Yards gained rushing 2301 2831 Yards lost rushing 266 443 Rushing Attempts 454 501 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.8 Average Per Game 156.5 183.7 TDs Rushing 18 18 PASSING YARDAGE 3947 3320 Comp-Att-Int 294-491-14 276-454-8 Average Per Pass 8.0 7.3 Average Per Catch 13.4 12.0 Average Per Game 303.6 255.4 TDs Passing 35 22 TOTAL OFFENSE 5982 5708 Total Plays 945 955 Average Per Play 6.3 6.0 Average Per Game 460.2 439.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 49-961 48-1069 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-79 13-64 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-46 14-142 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.6 22.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.6 4.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.8 10.1 FUMBLES-LOST 14-8 23-16 PENALTIES-Yards 59-542 77-746 Average Per Game 41.7 57.4 PUNTS-Yards 64-2481 60-2335 Average Per Punt 38.8 38.9 Net punt average 35.9 35.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 84-5233 74-4536 Average Per Kick 62.3 61.3 Net kick average 39.5 40.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:43 31:17 3RD-DOWN Conversions 73/177 86/195 3rd-Down Pct 41% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/16 7/17 4th-Down Pct 69% 41% SACKS BY-Yards 35-263 18-119 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 57 42 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-20 20-30 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (46-51) 90% (38-52) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-51) 67% (23-52) 44% PAT-ATTEMPTS (52-54) 96% (40-40) 100% ATTENDANCE 173037 235845 Games/Avg Per Game 6/28840 6/39308 Neutral Site Games 1/34277 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Cincinnati 109 169 69 95 442 Opponents 97 64 113 80 354
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING BOONE, Mike MOORE, Rod KIEL, Gunner Total Opponents
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 9 101 655 5 650 6.4 9 63 72.2 13 143 659 41 618 4.3 5 61 47.5 13 63 282 140 142 2.3 1 24 10.9 13 454 2301 266 2035 4.5 18 63 156.5 13 501 2831 443 2388 4.8 18 80 183.7
PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G KIEL, Gunner 13 149.39 233-390-13 59.7 3254 31 83 250.3 LEGAUX, Munchie 7 136.40 53-80-1 66.2 574 3 54 82.0 Total 13 145.22 294-491-14 59.9 3947 35 83 303.6 Opponents 13 134.69 276-454-8 60.8 3320 22 89 255.4 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G WASHINGTON, Shaq 13 66 761 11.5 4 40 58.5 MORRISON, Max 13 45 458 10.2 4 45 35.2 MCKAY, Mekale 13 44 725 16.5 8 80 55.8 MOORE, Chris 13 30 673 22.4 8 83 51.8 HOLTON, Johnny 13 29 431 14.9 5 41 33.2 Total 13 294 3947 13.4 35 83 303.6 Opponents 13 276 3320 12.0 22 89 255.4 PUNT RETURNS WASHINGTON, Shaq Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 13 79 6.1 0 46 14 79 5.6 0 46 13 64 4.9 0 37
KICK RETURNS HOLTON, Johnny Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 35 722 20.6 0 40 49 961 19.6 0 40 48 1069 22.3 0 59
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points GANTZ, Andrew 0 16-20 52-54 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 100 BOONE, Mike 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 MOORE, Chris 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 MCKAY, Mekale 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 MOORE, Rod 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 HOLTON, Johnny 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Total 57 16-20 52-54 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 442 Opponents 42 20-30 40-40 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 354 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G KIEL, Gunner 13 453 142 3254 3396 261.2 BOONE, Mike 9 101 650 0 650 72.2 LEGAUX, Munchie 7 100 50 574 624 89.1 Total 13 945 2035 3947 5982 460.2 Opponents 13 955 2388 3320 5708 439.1 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk GANTZ, Andrew 16-20 80.0 0-0 5-5 6-7 5-7 0-1 47 0 PUNTING GERACI, Sam Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 51 2007 39.4 60 5 13 15 0 64 2481 38.8 60 6 15 21 0 60 2335 38.9 65 6 21 17 0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G HOLTON, Johnny 13 0 431 0 722 0 1153 88.7 WASHINGTON, Shaq 13 23 761 79 0 0 863 66.4 MOORE, Chris 13 0 673 0 95 0 768 59.1 MOORE, Rod 13 618 137 0 0 0 755 58.1 Total 13 2035 3947 79 961 46 7068 543.7 Opponents 13 2388 3320 64 1069 142 6983 537.2 DEFENSE LUC, Jeff EDWARDS, Zach TEMPLE, Nick PAYNE, Leviticus COLEMAN, Grant Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds 13 65 69 134 10.0-57 13 67 54 121 3.5-6 13 67 46 113 10.5-38 13 38 19 57 5.5-23 13 35 21 56 1.0-1 13 534 466 1000 76-411 13 478 442 920 45.0-188
Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 6.5-51 . 4 6 4-0 6 . . . 2-14 6 . . 1 . . 3.0-27 . 2 2 1-27 . . . 2.0-14 1-0 7 1 2-2 . . . . . 2 . . 1 . . 35-263 8-46 49 25 16-88 13 . . 18-119 14-142 53 20 8-41 8 . 1
Returning players in italics
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CINCINNATI YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH BOWL 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 Sun 1947 10 7 3 0 Ray Nolting 1948 10 3 6 1 Ray Nolting 1949 11 7 4 0 Sid Gillman Glass 1950 12 8 4 0 Sid Gillman Sun 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
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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 TOTAL 1204 589 564 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.
EAST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Location:........................................................................... Storrs, Conn. Enrollment:................................................................................... 30,474 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: ................................................ Warde Manuel 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
2014 Record/Finish: ..........................2-10/1-7 American (tied, 10th) All-Time Record: ......................................................496-536-38 (.481) Bowl Appearances: ........................................................................... 5 Bowl Record: ......................................................................... 3-2 (.600) Last Bowl Appearance: ..........................2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20) Offensive System:....................................................................Multiple Defensive System:............................................................................4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 40/18 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 13/11
UCONN HUSKIES
Dr. Susan Herbst President
Warde Manuel Director of Athletics
Bob Diaco Head Coach
Mike Enright Communications
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UCONN STORYLINES UConn heads into its second season under head coach Bob Diaco with 13 returning starters, including seven on defense.
DEFENSE UConn could boast one of the more improved defenses in the nation thanks to the return of key players at every spot.
The Huskies had reeled off four straight winning seasons between 2007 and 2010 — a stretch that included two conference titles and a Fiesta Bowl appearance — but look to end a string of four straight seasons without a bowl bid.
DE Kenton Adeyemi and NG Julian Campenni anchor a veteran defensive line which returns its top four tacklers from last year.
UConn will face five of its 12 opponents for the first time in the 2014 season. OFFENSE QB Tim Boyle is the only returning player on the roster who saw time behind center last season. QB Bryant Shirreffs, a transfer from North Carolina State and a former Northeast Georgia high school player of the year, figures to battle for the starting spot in 2015. RB Ron Johnson emerged as the Huskies’ leading rusher as a freshman last season. Johnson rushed for 429 yards and three touchdowns, while RB Arkeel Newsome and RB Joshua Marriner made contributions as freshmen as well. WR Noel Thomas had a team-high four touchdown receptions last year and is the Huskies’ top returning receiver. UConn returns three starters on the offensive line — OT Richard Levy, OT Andreas Knappe and OG Tyler Samara. C Ryan Crozier was named to the Rimington Trophy preseason watch list.
LB Marquis Vann (eighth), S Andrew Adams (10th) and LB Graham Stewart (12th) were all among the American Athletic Conference leaders in tackles. Vann finished the season with 105 tackles and seven tackles for loss. Stewart registered 94 stops with 10.5 TFL, two sacks and two forced fumbles. Adams proved to be an impact player in the secondary after he made 95 tackles with four interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. SPECIAL TEAMS UConn will return both kicking specialists from last year. K Bobby Puyol was the regular placekicker and made 19 of 22 field goal attempts. P Justin Wain averaged 38.8 yards on an American Athletic Conference-leading 74 punts last season. Wain’s average was fourth in The American.
2015 Schedule Thu., Sept. 3
Villanova
Sat., Sept. 12
Army
Sat., Sept. 19
at Missouri
Sat., Sept. 26
Navy
7:30 p.m., ESPN3/SNY Series: Villanova leads, 7-4 Notable: The schools met 11 times between 1987 and 1999. The Wildcats were 11-3 last season. Noon, CBS Sports Network Series: UConn leads, 4-2 Notable: UConn had won four straight in the series before Army’s 35-21 win at Yankee Stadium last year. Noon, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Series: First meeting Notable: The Huskies have won two of their last three games against opponents from the SEC. TBD Series: Navy leads, 6-1 Notable: Navy won the first five meetings in the 1970s. UConn was a 38-0 winner in 2002.
Fri., Oct. 2
at Brigham Young
10:15 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 Series: Brigham Young leads, 1-0 Notable: BYU was a 35-10 winner last season in the head coaching debut for UConn’s Bob Diaco.
Sat., Oct. 10
UCF
Sat., Oct. 17
at USF
Sat., Oct. 24
at Cincinnati
Fri., Oct. 30
East Carolina
Sat., Nov. 7
at Tulane
Sat., Nov. 21
Houston
Sat., Nov. 28
at Temple
TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: UConn’s 37-29 win last season handed UCF its only loss in The American in two seasons. TBD Series: Tied, 6-6 Notable: Each of the last eight meetings has been decided by seven points or fewer. TBD Series: Cincinnati leads, 9-2 Notable: UConn looks for its first win at Nippert Stadium (0-6). 7 p.m., ESPNU Series: East Carolina leads, 1-0 Notable: The Huskies and Pirates were tied 21-21 in the fourth quarter last year before East Carolina scored the last 10 points. TBD Series: Tulane leads, 1-0 Notable: Tulane took last year’s meeting in New Orleans on a touchdown, field goal and a safety. TBD Series: First meeting Notable: Houston and Tulsa are the only teams in The American that UConn has never faced.
Defensive end Kenton Adeyemi
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TBD Series: Temple leads, 10-5 Notable: The Huskies overcame a 21-0 halftime deficit to win 28-21 in their last trip to Philadelphia.
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
In his first season as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut in 2014, Bob Diaco has touched every facet of the program and has built a strong foundation for a championship future at UConn. Diaco, who enters his second season with the Huskies in 2015, 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 on Dec. 12, 2013. 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 (2001-2003) 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. 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/
Collegiate/Professional Career:
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 Don Patterson Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Frank Verducci Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Anthony Poindexter Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Wayne Lineburg Quarterbacks Mike Cummings Offensive Line/Co-Offensive Coordinator Vincent Brown Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers David Corley Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers Josh Reardon Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Kevin Wolthausen Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line
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UCONN Bob Diaco Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2014 UConn
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 1-7
UConn Record (one year)
2-10 .167
All-Time UConn Coaches
No Coach E.S. Mansfield T.D. Knowles E.O. Smith George H. Lamson W.F. Madden S.F.G. McLean M.F. Claffey Leo Hafford A.J. Sharadin P.T. Brady Dave W. Warner John F. Donahue Roy J. Guyer Ross Swartz Wilder Tasker Sumner A. Dole J.O. Christian Arthur L. Valpey Robert Ingalls Richard E. Forzano John L. Toner Robert F. Casciola Larry L. Naviaux Walt Nadzak Tom Jackson Skip Holtz Randy Edsall Paul Pasqualoni T.J. Weist Bob Diaco
TENURE 1896-97 1898 1899-01 1902-05 1906-07 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915-16 1919 1920 1921-22 1923-33 1934-49 1950-51 1952-63 1964-65 1966-70 1971-72 1973-76 1977-82 1983-93 1994-98 1999-2010 2011-13 2013 2014
Total
BOWL
1-7 0-0 .125 —
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 2 10 .167
496 536 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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UCONN 2014 RESULTS (2-10, 1-7 American) Date Opponent 8/29 Brigham Young (ESPN) 9/6 Stony Brook (SNY) 9/13 Boise State (ABC/ESPN2) 9/19 at USF * (ESPN) 9/27 Temple * (ESPNews) 10/11 at Tulane * (ESPNews) 10/23 at East Carolina * (ESPNU) 11/1 UCF * (CBSSN) 11/8 vs. Army (CBSSN) 11/22 Cincinnati * (CBSSN) 11/29 at Memphis * (ESPNews) 12/6 SMU * (CBSSN)
Result L, 10-35 W, 19-16 L, 21-38 L, 14-17 L, 10-36 L, 3-12 L, 21-31 W, 37-29 L, 21-35 L, 0-41 L, 10-41 L, 20-27
TEAM STATISTICS
CONN OPP SCORING 186 358 Points Per Game 15.5 29.8 Points Off Turnovers 138 363 FIRST DOWNS 178 244 Rushing 69 110 Passing 87 110 Penalty 22 24 RUSHING YARDAGE 1289 2036 Yards gained rushing 1646 2250 Yards lost rushing 357 214 Rushing Attempts 397 481 Average Per Rush 3.2 4.2 Average Per Game 107.4 169.7 TDs Rushing 8 18 PASSING YARDAGE 2032 2505 Comp-Att-Int 185-340-12 229-389-8 Average Per Pass 6.0 6.4 Average Per Catch 11.0 10.9 Average Per Game 169.3 208.8 TDs Passing 12 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 3321 4541 Total Plays 737 870 Average Per Play 4.5 5.2 Average Per Game 276.8 378.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 48-949 37-573 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-81 23-106 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-174 12-279 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 15.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.8 4.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.8 23.2 FUMBLES-LOST 19-16 16-7 PENALTIES-Yards 74-714 85-811 Average Per Game 59.5 67.6 PUNTS-Yards 80-3078 66-2557 Average Per Punt 38.5 38.7 Net punt average 36.2 37.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 44-2499 69-4145 Average Per Kick 56.8 60.1 Net kick average 40.9 39.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:25 31:35 3RD-DOWN Conversions 50/164 74/186 3rd-Down Pct 30% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/14 11/19 4th-Down Pct 57% 58% SACKS BY-Yards 13-83 30-181 MISC YARDS 17 1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 23 45 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-14 13-19 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (14-24) 58% (39-46) 85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (10-24) 42% (29-46) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (19-22) 86% (43-44) 98% ATTENDANCE 192230 127053 Games/Avg Per Game 7/27461 4/31763 Neutral Site Games 1/27453 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UConn 22 74 53 37 186 Opponents 106 69 98 85 358
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G JOHNSON, Ron 12 114 460 31 429 3.8 3 23 35.8 DELORENZO, Max 12 77 368 25 343 4.5 1 46 28.6 FOXX, Deshon 12 23 217 14 203 8.8 1 68 16.9 Total 12 397 1646 357 1289 3.2 8 68 107.4 Opponents 12 481 2250 214 2036 4.2 18 48 169.7 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G WHITMER, Chandler 12 122.04 124-223-8 55.6 1522 11 88 126.8 BOYLE, Tim 9 83.46 43-82-3 52.4 335 1 39 37.2 Total 12 109.20 185-340-12 54.4 2032 12 88 169.3 Opponents 12 126.66 229-389-8 58.9 2505 21 73 208.8 RECEIVING DAVIS, Geremy FOXX, Deshon THOMAS, Noel Total Opponents
G 10 12 12 12 12
No. Yds Avg 44 521 11.8 30 384 12.8 26 305 11.7 185 2032 11.0 229 2505 10.9
TD Long Avg/G 3 39 52.1 1 88 32.0 4 38 25.4 12 88 169.3 21 73 208.8
PUNT RETURNS FOXX, Deshon Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 10 81 8.1 1 72 12 81 6.8 1 72 23 106 4.6 0 24
KICK RETURNS NEWSOME, Arkeel Total Opponents
No. 36 48 37
Yds Avg TD Long 730 20.3 0 47 949 19.8 0 47 573 15.5 0 38
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points PUYOL, Bobby 0 9-14 19-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 46 THOMAS, Noel 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 DAVIS, Geremy 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 FOXX, Deshon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 JOHNSON, Ron 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Total 23 9-14 19-22 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 186 Opponents 45 13-19 43-44 0-0 1 1-1 0 2 358 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G WHITMER, Chandler 12 300 62 1522 1584 132.0 JOHNSON, Ron 12 114 429 0 429 35.8 DELORENZO, Max 12 77 343 0 343 28.6 Total 12 737 1289 2032 3321 276.8 Opponents 12 870 2036 2505 4541 378.4 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg PUYOL, Bobby 9-14 64.3 0-0 2-2 3-6 4-6 0-0 45 PUNTING WAIN, Justin PUYOL, Bobby Total Opponents
Blk 1
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 74 2868 38.8 59 4 30 17 0 6 210 35.0 41 0 3 2 0 80 3078 38.5 59 4 33 19 0 66 2557 38.7 61 1 25 23 0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G NEWSOME, Arkeel 12 188 155 0 730 0 1073 89.4 FOXX, Deshon 12 203 384 81 48 0 716 59.7 DAVIS, Geremy 10 0 521 0 0 0 521 52.1 JOHNSON, Ron 12 429 20 0 0 0 449 37.4 DELORENZO, Max 12 343 42 0 0 0 385 32.1 Total 12 1289 2032 81 949 174 4525 377.1 Opponents 12 2036 2505 106 573 279 5499 458.2 DEFENSE VANN, Marquise ADAMS, Andrew STEWART, Graham MELIFONWU, Obi ASHIRU, Jefferson Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 12 60 45 105 7.0-14 0.5-5 . 2 1 . 1 . . 12 64 31 95 0.5-0 . 4-104 4 . 1-32 1 . . 12 41 53 94 10.5-32 2.0-17 . . 1 . 2 . . 11 52 23 75 3.5-9 . . 3 . . . . . 9 20 27 47 3.5-10 0.5-0 1-0 . 1 . . . . 12 475 390 865 61-186 13-83 8-174 33 17 7-32 8 1 . 12 408 322 730 82.0-302 30-181 12-279 25 26 16-44 15 3 2
Returning players in italics
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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
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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 TOTAL 1080 496 536 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: ..................................................................Steven Ballard Director of Athletics: ................................................... Jeff Compher Head Coach: ...............................Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina ’80)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant AD/Media Relations: .............................. Tom McClellan Office Phone: .................................................................. (252) 73-1274 Mobile: .......................................................................... (252) 414-0990 E-mail: ...................................................................mclellant@ecu.edu SID Fax: ......................................................................... (252) 737-4528 Press Box Phone: ........................................................ (252) 328-4697
PIRATE TEAM FACTS
2014 Record/Finish: ...................................... 8-5/5-3 American (4th) All-Time Record: ......................................................424-387-12 (.522) Bowl Appearances: ......................................................................... 20 Bowl Record: ....................................................................... 9-11 (.450) Last Bowl Appearance: .............................. 2015 Birmingham Bowl (Florida 28, East Carolina 20) Offensive System:..................................................................... Spread Defensive System:...................................................................Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 61/18 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 12/12
EAST CAROLINA . PIRATES
Dr. Steve Ballard Chancellor
Jeff Compher Director of Athletics
Ruffin McNeill Head Coach
Tom McClellan Communications
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EAST CAROLINA STORYLINES East Carolina has made eight bowl appearances in the last nine years.
DEFENSE The Pirates return fiver starters from last year’s defense.
The Pirates registered two wins against top-25 opponents last year, defeating No. 17 Virginia Tech and No. 25 North Carolina in nonconference play.
LB Zeek Bigger led the American Athletic Conference in tackles in 2014 (140) and was a second team all-conference selection. LB Montese Overton had 68 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss.
East Carolina, which fell to Florida in the Birmingam Bowl last season, has a rematch with the Gators in the second game of the 2015 season.
DE Johnathon White is the lone returning starter from last year on the defensive line, but the Pirates should receive a boost from the return of DE Terrell Stanley. Stanley was a starter in 2013 who missed all of last season while recovering from injuries suffered in a car accident.
OFFENSE East Carolina will have to replace the potent tandem of QB Shane Carden, who was the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and WR Justin Hardy, the NCAA career receptions leader. QB Kurt Benkert, who saw action in three games in 2014, is expected to take over as the starter. WR Isaiah Jones was the team’s second-leading receiver last year with 81 receptions for 830 yards and five touchdowns. RB Chris Hairston was second on the team in rushing last season (528 yards, two TDs) and is primed to take over as the starter. OT Ike Harris, OG J.T. Boyd and TE Bryce Williams all earned second-team all-conference honors last year.
CB Josh Hawkins had five interceptions, which ranked third in The American, and was second in the conference with 11 pass breakups. SPECIAL TEAMS The Pirates will have to find a new man at placekicker following the departure of Warren Harvey. K Davis Plowman saw limited action last season. P Worth Gregory, a transfer from Alabama, averaged 43.6 yards per punt, which would have put him among atop the conference leaders had he enough punts to qualify. Isaiah Jones served as the primary kickoff return specialist last year. The Pirates will need to fill the void left by Justin Hardy, who doubled as the main punt returner.
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Towson
6 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: East Carolina has won nine of its last 10 home openers.
Sat., Sept. 12
at Florida
Sat., Sept. 19
at Navy
Sat., Sept. 26
Virginia Tech
7 p.m., ESPN2 Series: Florida leads, 2-0 Notable: The Pirates and Gators met in last year’s Birmingham Bowl. 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Navy leads, 3-1 Notable: East Carolina was a 38-35 winner in 2011 at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. TBD Series: Virginia Tech leads, 13-6 Notable: East Carolina beat Virginia Tech last season after the Hokies had knocked off Ohio State.
Sat., Oct. 3
at SMU
TBD Series: East Carolina leads, 3-2 Notable: East Carolina’s only win in Dallas came in the 2005 season.
Sat., Oct. 10
at Brigham Young
Sat., Oct. 17
Tulsa
Thu., Oct. 22
Temple
Sat., Oct. 30
UConn
Sat., Nov. 7
USF
TBD Series: First meeting Notable: The trip to Provo, Utah, will be the Pirates’ longest in the regular season since a 1993 loss at Washington. TBD Series: East Carolina leads, 7-5 Notable: East Carolina has won five straight in the series with the Golden Hurricane. 7 p.m., ESPN2 Series: East Carolina leads, 7-5 Notable: The Pirates had a 30-10 advantage in first downs, but were undone by five turnovers last year. 7 p.m., ESPNU Series: East Carolina leads, 1-0 Notable: QB Shane Carden threw for 445 yards and two TDs in the schools’ first meeting last year. TBD Series: USF leads, 4-1 Notable: East Carolina overcame a 17-7 halftime deficit to score the last 21 points last year in Tampa.
Thu., Nov. 19
at UCF
Sat., Nov. 28
Cincinnati
7:30 p.m., ESPN Series: East Carolina leads, 9-4 Notable: The Pirates were stunned on a Hail Mary at the final gun in last year’s game against the Knights.
Wide receiver Isaiah Jones
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TBD Series: East Carolina leads, 12-6 Notable: The teams combined for 1,165 yards and 59 first downs in last year’s meeting.
EAST CAROLINA Ruffin McNeill At A Glance
Ruffin McNeill
Hometown: Lumberton, N.C. Family: Wife – Erlene; Children - Renata, Olivia Alma Mater (Year): East Carolina (1980) Hired at East Carolina: Jan. 21, 2010
Head Coach
When former Pirate defensive back and assistant coach Ruffin McNeill came home five years ago, the return offered a promise of renewed Purple and Gold passion. McNeill, who starred as a four-year letterman in the late 1970s, was appointed East Carolina’s 20th head football coach Jan. 21, 2010, after completing a 10-year stay at Texas Tech. After initially rewriting the school’s offensive record books in 2010 and consistently adding more entries each following season, McNeill’s efforts on the recruiting trail, dedicated off-season commitment and family approach resulted in a competitive balance that allowed the Pirates to post 26 victories in a recent three-year span that included the program’s secondhighest single-season win total in school history in 2013. East Carolina’s first campaign in the American Athletic Conference in 2014 was memorable as McNeill’s squad raced out of the gate with a 6-1 record and resided in the Associated Press Top 25 polls for six weeks. During his initial season in 2010, the selfdescribed football “lifer” guided East Carolina to six wins and qualification for a bowl game, despite inheriting a program which lost 34 lettermen off the previous year’s squad - the most of any FBS program in America. Capacity crowds at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium were also treated to a thrilling, high-scoring and prolific spread offensive scheme which enjoyed a record-breaking campaign - shattering or at least matching 29 team or individual standards. McNeill’s 2012 edition, young by most standards with 17 juniors and nine sophomores who made starts throughout the season, posted an 8-5 record and owned a share of the C-USA East Division title by matching a program best with a 7-1 league slate. His success and leadership abilities at ECU have enabled McNeill to be a three-time recipient of the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation’s Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Award for college head coaches, earning the honor in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Before returning to his alma mater, McNeill concluded the 2009 season as the Texas Tech interim head coach by rallying the No. 21 Red Raiders to a 41-31 victory over Michigan State at the Valero Alamo Bowl. The 2009 campaign was his 10th season as a member of Mike Leach’s staff and second full year as the defensive coordinator. He served the final nine games of 2007 in that role on an interim
Collegiate/Professional Career:
1985-86 Graduate Assistant, Clemson 1987 Linebackers Coach, Austin Peay 1988 Linebackers Coach, North Alabama 1989-91 Linebackers Coach, Appalachian State 1992 Defensive Line Coach, East Carolina 1993-96 Defensive Coordinator, Appalachian State 1997 Defensive Coordinator, UNLV 1998 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator, UNLV 1999 Defensive Coordinator, Fresno State 2000-02 Linebackers Coach, Texas Tech 2003-06 Assistant Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator, Texas Tech 2007 Assistant Head Coach/Interim Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Tackles, Texas Tech 2008-09 Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator, Texas Tech 2010- Head Coach, East Carolina
basis, before taking over officially in 2008. A charter member of Leach’s initial coaching staff in 2000, McNeill began his career at Texas Tech as linebackers coach during the 2000-02 seasons, before taking over defensive tackles and special teams duties in 2003. McNeill began his coaching career as a defensive coach at Lumberton (N.C.) High School from 1980-84, before taking his first collegiate position as a graduate assistant coaching linebackers at Clemson during the 1985-86 seasons. The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference title in 1986 and advanced to the Gator Bowl, a year after appearing in the Independence Bowl. Following one-year stints at Austin Peay and North Alabama as linebackers coach, McNeill spent three seasons on the mountain at Appalachian State, where the team won the Southern Conference title in 1991. In his first tour of duty at ASU, the school appeared in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs each season. He returned to the Boone, N.C., program after a year as defensive line coach at East Carolina, in 1992. As defensive coordinator at Appalachian State from 1993-96, the team won the 1995 Southern Conference title and competed in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs at the conclusion of the 1994 and 1995 regular seasons. McNeill tapped the professional ranks for experience, working as a summer intern with the Miami Dolphins in 1996. From there he went to UNLV in 1997 and 1998 as defensive coordinator both seasons and assistant head coach in 1998. A four-year letterwinner at ECU from 1976-80, McNeill was a three-year starter at defensive back and was the team captain for two seasons. He helped lead the Pirates to the Southern Conference Championship in 1976 and an Independence Bowl berth in 1978.
Assistant Coaches John Wiley Associate Head Coach/Inside Linebackers Donnie Kirkpatrick Assistant Head Coach/Inside Receivers Rick Smith Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Duane Price Outside Linebackers Mark Yellock Defensive Line Dave Nichol Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Brad Davis Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Kirk Doll Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Garrett Riley Outside Receivers
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EAST CAROLINA Ruffin McNeill Year-By-Year YEAR 2009 * 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
SCHOOL Texas Tech East Carolina East Carolina East Carolina East Carolina East Carolina
OVERALL CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 6-7 5-3 5-7 4-4 8-5 7-1 10-3 6-2 8-5 5-3
BOWL Alamo (defeated Michigan State, 41-31) Military (lost to Maryland, 51-20) New Orleans (lost to Louisiana, 43-34) Beef ‘O’ Brady’s (defeated Ohio, 37-20) Birmingham (lost to Florida, 28-20)
Texas Tech Record
1-0 0-0 1.000 —
1-0 1.000
East Carolina Record (five years)
37-27 27-13 .578 .675
1-3 .250
Career Record (two years)
38-27 27-13 .585 .675
2-3 .400
*Coached Texas Tech in the 2009 Alamo Bowl after the dismissal of Mike Leach
All-Time East Carolina Coaches
Kenneth Beatty G.L. “Doc” Mathis Bo Farley J.D. Alexander O.A. Hanker John Christenbury Jim Johnson Bill Dole Jack Boone Clarence Stasavich Mike McGee Sonny Randle Pat Dye Ed Emory Art Baker Bill Lewis Steve Logan John Thompson Skip Holtz Ruffin McNeill
TENURE 1932-33 1934-35 1936 1973-38 1939 1940-41 1946-48 1949-51 1952-61 1962-69 1970 1971-73 1974-79 1980-84 1985-88 1989-91 1992-2002 2003-04 2005-09 2010-
Total
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 37 27 .578
424 387 12 .522
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EAST CAROLINA 2014 RESULTS (8-5, 5-3 American) Date Opponent 8/30 North Carolina Central (ESPNews) 9/6 at South Carolina (ESPNU) 9/13 at Virginia Tech (ESPN) 9/20 North Carolina (ESPNU) 10/4 SMU * (ESPNU) 10/11 at USF * (ESPNU) 10/23 UConn * (ESPNU) 11/1 at Temple * (ESPNews) 11/13 at Cincinnati * (ESPN2) 11/22 Tulane * (ESPN3) 11/28 at Tulsa * (ESPNU) 12/4 UCF * (ESPN) 1/3 vs. Florida (ESPN)
Result W, 52-7 L, 23-33 W, 28-21 W, 70-41 W, 45-24 W, 28-17 W, 31-21 L, 10-20 L, 46-54 W, 34-6 W, 49-32 L, 30-32 L, 20-28
TEAM STATISTICS
ECU OPP SCORING 466 336 Points Per Game 35.8 25.8 Points Off Turnovers 195 216 FIRST DOWNS 378 262 Rushing 107 79 Passing 238 149 Penalty 33 34 RUSHING YARDAGE 2094 1453 Yards gained rushing 2440 1711 Yards lost rushing 346 258 Rushing Attempts 433 437 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.3 Average Per Game 161.1 111.8 TDs Rushing 28 16 PASSING YARDAGE 4835 3322 Comp-Att-Int 402-637-11 284-500-14 Average Per Pass 7.6 6.6 Average Per Catch 12.0 11.7 Average Per Game 371.9 255.5 TDs Passing 31 20 TOTAL OFFENSE 6929 4775 Total Plays 1070 937 Average Per Play 6.5 5.1 Average Per Game 533.0 367.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-877 56-1258 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 26-120 22-165 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-132 11-97 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.1 22.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.6 7.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.4 8.8 FUMBLES-LOST 22-12 15-5 PENALTIES-Yards 109-1004 92-835 Average Per Game 77.2 64.2 PUNTS-Yards 51-2170 79-3174 Average Per Punt 42.5 40.2 Net punt average 36.6 37.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 86-5293 68-4162 Average Per Kick 61.5 61.2 Net kick average 38.5 41.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:43 30:17 3RD-DOWN Conversions 91/194 69/202 3rd-Down Pct 47% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/24 14/22 4th-Down Pct 46% 64% SACKS BY-Yards 21-129 32-232 MISC YARDS -30 20 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 61 41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-24 17-24 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (62-74) 84% (33-39) 85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (49-74) 66% (23-39) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS (58-59) 98% (37-37) 100% ATTENDANCE 268713 232102 Games/Avg Per Game 6/44786 6/38684 Neutral Site Games 1/30083 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total East Carolina 129 100 83 154 466 Opponents 96 95 82 63 336
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ALLEN, Breon 12 134 907 38 869 6.5 8 84 72.4 HAIRSTON, Chris 13 79 542 14 528 6.7 2 54 40.6 GRAYSON, Marquez 12 47 300 11 289 6.1 5 42 24.1 Total 13 433 2440 346 2094 4.8 28 84 161.1 Opponents 13 437 1711 258 1453 3.3 16 48 111.8 PASSING CARDEN, Shane BENKERT, Kurt Total Opponents
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 140.81 392-617-10 63.5 4736 30 66 364.3 3 108.72 8-10-1 80.0 58 0 22 19.3 13 139.47 402-637-11 63.1 4835 31 66 371.9 13 120.21 284-500-14 56.8 3322 20 88 255.5
RECEIVING HARDY, Justin JONES, Isaiah WORTHY, Cam Total Opponents
G 13 13 11 13 13
PUNT RETURNS HARDY, Justin Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 23 95 4.1 0 20 26 120 4.6 0 21 22 165 7.5 1 23
KICK RETURNS JONES, Isaiah BROWN, Trevon Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 24 477 19.9 0 44 11 258 23.5 0 42 46 877 19.1 0 44 56 1258 22.5 0 74
No. Yds Avg 121 1494 12.3 81 830 10.2 55 1016 18.5 402 4835 12.0 284 3322 11.7
TD Long Avg/G 10 66 114.9 5 41 63.8 4 53 92.4 31 66 371.9 20 88 255.5
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points HARVEY, Warren 0 14-22 57-58 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 99 HARDY, Justin 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 ALLEN, Breon 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 GRAYSON, Marquez 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 CARDEN, Shane 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 36 JONES, Isaiah 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Total 61 14-24 58-59 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 466 Opponents 41 17-24 37-37 0-1 1 1-2 0 0 336 TOTAL OFFENSE CARDEN, Shane ALLEN, Breon Total Opponents
G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 13 713 76 4736 4812 370.2 12 134 869 0 869 72.4 13 1070 2094 4835 6929 533.0 13 937 1453 3322 4775 367.3
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg HARVEY, Warren 14-22 63.6 0-0 5-5 8-10 1-6 0-1 40
Blk 2
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd GREGORY, Worth 49 2136 43.6 63 7 10 19 1 Total 51 2170 42.5 63 7 10 20 1 Opponents 79 3174 40.2 67 6 23 20 1 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G HARDY, Justin 13 7 1494 95 0 0 1596 122.8 JONES, Isaiah 13 0 830 8 477 0 1315 101.2 ALLEN, Breon 12 869 289 0 55 0 1213 101.1 WORTHY, Cam 11 0 1016 0 0 0 1016 92.4 HAIRSTON, Chris 13 528 31 0 0 0 559 43.0 Total 13 2094 4835 120 877 132 8058 619.8 Opponents 13 1453 3322 165 1258 97 6295 484.2 DEFENSE G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU PD FR-Yds FF Blk Saf BIGGER, Zeek 13 66 74 140 3.5-4 . 2-68 4 5 1-0 . . . WILLIAMS, Brandon 13 54 70 124 13.5-55 5.0-29 1-37 5 4 . 1 . . OVERTON, Montese 13 34 34 68 11.5-36 3.0-19 . 4 5 . . . . LENNON, Domonique 12 31 34 65 . . . 2 . . . . . ALLEN, Detric 13 39 21 60 1.0-2 . . 6 1 1-0 1 . . Total 13 463 508 971 72-268 21-129 14-132 49 36 5-0 10 2 . Opponents 13 562 466 1028 74.0-346 32-232 11-97 69 57 12-121 14 5 .
Returning players in italics
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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
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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 TOTAL 823 424 387 12
HEAD COACH Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Skip Holtz Skip Holtz 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:................................................................................... 45,074 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
2014 Record/Finish: ...................................... 4-8/3-5 American (7th) All-Time Record: ............................................................. 117-96 (.549) Bowl Appearances: ........................................................................... 6 Bowl Record: ......................................................................... 4-2 (.667) Last Bowl Appearance: ................... 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl (USF 31, Clemson 26) Offensive System:..............................................................West Coast Defensive System:............................................................................4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 50/17 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 12/12
USF BULLS
Dr. Judy Genshaft President
Mark Harlan Director of Athletics
Willie Taggart Head Coach
Brian Siegrist Communications
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USF STORYLINES USF doubled its wins total from 2013 in Willie Taggart’s second year as the Bulls’ head coach. Since 2007, USF has registered nonconference wins against Auburn, UCF, Clemson, Florida State, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, Northern Illinois and Notre Dame, among others. The Bulls will have new coordinators on both offense and defense in 2015. Co-offensive coordinator Danny Hope was formerly the head coach at Purdue. OFFENSE RB Marlon Mack was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in 2014 after he led the conference in rushing (86.8 ypg). Mack had four 100-yard games and five touchdown runs of at least 54 yards in his freshman season. QB Steven Bench and QB Quinton Flowers will battle for the starting spot in the summer. Bench has made three career starts, while Flowers made one start as a freshman last year. Returning starters OG Brynjar Gudmundsson and OG Thor Jozwiak provide a solid foundation on the interior line. The top returning receiver is WR Rodney Adams, who had 23 catches for 323 yards and two touchdowns in 2014
DEFENSE Defensive coordinator Tom Allen joins the staff after he spent the last three seasons as the linebackers coach at Mississippi. LB Nigel Harris led the nation with six forced fumbles in 2014. He is part of a USF defense that returns its top five tacklers from last season. Harris joins LB Auggie Sanchez as returning starters at linebacker. S Jamie Byrd also returns as a starter at the husky position.
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Florida A&M
7 p.m., ESPN3 Series: USF leads, 2-0 Notable: The Bulls amassed 745 yards of offense and won 70-17 in the last meeting in 2011.
Sat., Sept. 12
at Florida State
Sat., Sept. 19
at Maryland
11:30 a.m., ESPN Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: USF was a 17-7 winner in 2009, when the Bulls last traveled to Tallahassee.
The secondary returns three starters — CB Johnny Ward, S Nate Godwin and S Devin Abraham. S Tajee Fullwood saw starting duty as well.
Noon, ESPNews Series: Maryland leads, 1-0 Notable: USF held a 17-14 halftime lead, but was held scoreless in the second half in last year’s meeting.
SPECIAL TEAMS P Mattias Ciabatti is among the top punters in the nation. He led The American and was 10th nationally with an average punt of 44.4 yards on his way to all-conference first-team honors.
Fri., Oct. 2
Memphis
Sat., Oct. 10
Syracuse
The Bulls will have to replace the production of Marvin Kloss, a former Groza Award finalist who was one of the nation’s top kickers.
TBD Series: USF leads, 6-2 Notable: The schools met annually from 2005-12 as members of the Big East Conference.
Sat., Oct. 17
at UConn
Sat., Oct. 24
SMU
Sat., Oct. 31
at Navy
Sat., Nov. 7
at East Carolina
7 p.m., ESPN2 Series: Memphis leads, 4-3 Notable: Memphis has taken three of the last four meetings, including a 31-20 decision last year.
TBD Series: USF leads, 7-5 Notable: The last eight games have all been decided by a touchdown or fewer. TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: The Bulls got the game-winning points with four seconds left in last year’s 14-13 win in Dallas. Noon, CBS Sports Network Series: First meeting Notable: Willie Taggart has faced Navy once as a head coach (Navy 40, Western Kentucky 14 in 2011). TBD Series: USF leads, 4-1 Notable: USF is 2-0 all-time at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Sat., Nov. 14
Temple
Fri., Nov. 20
Cincinnati
Fri., Nov. 27
at UCF
TBD Series: Temple leads, 1-0 Notable: The only prior meeting was Temple’s 37-28 win in Philadelphia in 2012. 8 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Cincinnati leads, 8-4 Notable: The Bulls are 3-3 all-time against Cincinnati in Tampa, including a 26-20 win in 2013.
Running back Marlon Mack
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TBD Series: USF leads, 4-2 Notable: The Bulls won four straight in the series between 2005 and 2008, but the Knights have taken the last two meetings.
USF Willie Taggart At A Glance
Willie Taggart
Hometown: Bradenton, Fla. Family: Wife – Taneshia; Children - Willie Jr., Jackson Alma Mater (Year): Western Kentucky (1998) Hired at USF: Dec. 9, 2012
Head Coach
The University of South Florida named Willie Taggart its head football coach on Dec. 9, 2012. Taggart came to USF after spending three seasons as 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 very successful run at Stanford, helping build the Cardinal into a national power. 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 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. The five-win difference in Sun Belt Conference play represented the biggest one-season turnaround in league history. Only two teams in all of the FBS - Houston and Arkansas State - experienced bigger turnarounds in terms of overall wins from 2010 to 2011. 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. Stanford led the Pac-10 in total
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 Danny Hope Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
offense (441.4 ypg.), while ranking second in the conference and 11th in the nation in rushing offense (224.3 ypg.). Stanford’s 2,692 rushing yards in 2009 broke the school’s single-season rushing yardage mark that had stood since 1949 (2,481). 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 was also the cooffensive 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 also spent his collegiate playing days at WKU (1995-98) and was only the third WKU athlete in the past half-century to hold down the quarterback slot for the Hilltoppers for four straight years. Taggart - who set 11 WKU school records - had his jersey retired on October 23, 1999. He finished his career as WKU’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (47), ranked second in scoring (286 points), pass efficiency rating (127.71) and rushing yards (3,997), tied for third in most 100-yard rushing games (17), and tied for fourth in touchdown passes (30). His rushing yards were the most in NCAA Division I history at the time for a quarterback. In each of his last two collegiate seasons, he was a finalist for the prestigious Walter Payton Award, which is an honor given annually to the top offensive player in FCS football. Taggart finished fourth in the balloting in 1997 and seventh as a senior the following year. Taggart graduated from WKU with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1998.
David Reaves Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tom Allen Defensive Coordinator Raymond Woodie Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Ron Dugans Wide Receivers Eric Mathies Defensive Line Donte Pimpleton Running Backs Alonzo Hampton Defensive Backs Stu Holt Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
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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
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 2-6 7-5 7-1 7-5 4-4 2-10 2-6 4-8 3-5
BOWL
Western Kentucky Record (three years) 16-20 13-11 .444 .520
0-0
USF Record (two years)
6-18 5-11 .250 .313
0-0
Career Record (five years)
24-38 18-22 .387 .450
0-0
All-Time USF Coaches
Jim Leavitt Skip Holtz Willie Taggart
TENURE 1997-2009 2010-12 2013-
Total
W L T PCT 95 16 6
57 21 18
117 96
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.625 .432 .250
.549
FINAL RANK
USF 2014 RESULTS (4-8, 3-5 American) Date Opponent
8/30 9/6 9/13 9/19 9/27 10/11 10/18 10/24 11/1 11/15 11/22 11/28
Western Carolina (ESPN3) Maryland (CBSSN) North Carolina State (CBSSN) UConn * (ESPN) at Wisconsin (ESPNU) East Carolina * (ESPNU) at Tulsa * (ESPNews) at Cincinnati * (ESPN2) Houston * (ESPNews) at SMU * (CBSSN) at Memphis * (ESPNews) UCF * (ESPN2)
TEAM STATISTICS
Result
W, 36-31 L, 17-24 L, 17-49 W, 17-14 L, 10-27 L, 17-28 W, 38-30 L, 17-34 L, 3-27 W, 14-13 L, 20-31 L, 0-16
USF OPP SCORING 206 324 Points Per Game 17.2 27.0 Points Off Turnovers 84 158 FIRST DOWNS 182 258 Rushing 62 114 Passing 104 127 Penalty 16 17 RUSHING YARDAGE 1295 2195 Yards gained rushing 1618 2482 Yards lost rushing 323 287 Rushing Attempts 376 487 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.5 Average Per Game 107.9 182.9 TDs Rushing 11 22 PASSING YARDAGE 2361 2638 Comp-Att-Int 179-364-11 249-362-6 Average Per Pass 6.5 7.3 Average Per Catch 13.2 10.6 Average Per Game 196.8 219.8 TDs Passing 11 16 TOTAL OFFENSE 3656 4833 Total Plays 740 849 Average Per Play 4.9 5.7 Average Per Game 304.7 402.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-868 24-522 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-133 28-246 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-46 11-145 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.7 21.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.7 8.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.7 13.2 FUMBLES-LOST 25-9 22-14 PENALTIES-Yards 75-728 69-622 Average Per Game 60.7 51.8 PUNTS-Yards 66-2888 58-2400 Average Per Punt 43.8 41.4 Net punt average 39.1 37.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 48-2990 60-3603 Average Per Kick 62.3 60.0 Net kick average 38.9 38.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:04 31:56 3RD-DOWN Conversions 65/174 78/172 3rd-Down Pct 37% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/19 10/12 4th-Down Pct 47% 83% SACKS BY-Yards 20-128 23-155 MISC YARDS 6 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-17 12-16 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (19-27) 70% (39-44) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (9-27) 33% (28-44) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (23-23) 100% (40-41) 98% ATTENDANCE 214861 180977 Games/Avg Per Game 7/30694 5/36195 Neutral Site Games 0/0 BY QUARTERS USF Opponents
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 54 43 41 68 206 100 85 57 82 324
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G MACK, Marlon 12 202 1095 54 1041 5.2 9 75 86.8 JOHNSON, D’Ernest 12 46 156 6 150 3.3 0 16 12.5 Total 12 376 1618 323 1295 3.4 11 75 107.9 Opponents 12 487 2482 287 2195 4.5 22 63 182.9 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G WHITE, Mike 11 112.43 122-242-7 50.4 1639 8 85 149.0 BENCH, Steven 6 106.22 49-100-2 49.0 611 3 67 101.8 FLOWERS, Quinton 5 66.62 8-20-2 40.0 111 0 34 22.2 Total 12 107.59 179-364-11 49.2 2361 11 85 196.8 Opponents 12 141.27 249-362-6 68.8 2638 16 45 219.8 RECEIVING DAVIS, Andre MCFARLAND, Mike ADAMS, Rodney WELCH, Deonte Total Opponents
G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 8 36 594 16.5 7 85 74.2 12 27 315 11.7 0 35 26.2 10 23 323 14.0 2 67 32.3 12 23 269 11.7 0 35 22.4 12 179 2361 13.2 11 85 196.8 12 249 2638 10.6 16 45 219.8
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long CHILDS, Hassan 9 62 6.9 0 23 DUNKLEY, Chris 8 68 8.5 0 24 Total 20 133 6.7 0 24 Opponents 28 246 8.8 1 46 KICK RETURNS DUNKLEY, Chris Total Opponents
No. 23 42 24
Yds Avg TD Long 553 24.0 0 41 868 20.7 0 41 522 21.8 0 53
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points KLOSS, Marvin 0 13-17 23-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 62 MACK, Marlon 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 DAVIS, Andre 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 ADAMS, Rodney 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Total 24 13-17 23-23 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 206 Opponents 41 12-16 40-41 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 324 TOTAL OFFENSE WHITE, Mike MACK, Marlon BENCH, Steven Total Opponents
G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 11 271 -85 1639 1554 141.3 12 202 1041 0 1041 86.8 6 116 -15 611 596 99.3 12 740 1295 2361 3656 304.7 12 849 2195 2638 4833 402.8
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk KLOSS, Marvin 13-17 76.5 1-1 4-5 4-4 4-6 0-1 47 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd CIABATTI, Mattias 65 2888 44.4 62 3 16 22 1 Total 66 2888 43.8 62 3 16 22 1 Opponents 58 2400 41.4 64 6 12 19 0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G MACK, Marlon 12 1041 160 0 0 0 1201 100.1 DUNKLEY, Chris 11 0 0 68 553 0 621 56.5 DAVIS, Andre 8 0 594 0 0 0 594 74.2 ADAMS, Rodney 10 52 323 0 123 0 498 49.8 JOHNSON, D’Ernest 12 150 107 0 157 0 414 34.5 Total 12 1295 2361 133 868 46 4703 391.9 Opponents 12 2195 2638 246 522 145 5746 478.8 DEFENSE G Solo Ast Total BYRD, Jamie 12 71 24 95 HARRIS, Nigel 11 52 25 77 GODWIN, Nate 12 53 19 72 SANCHEZ, Auggie 12 36 29 65 WHITEHURST, Tashon 12 33 16 49 Total 12 560 252 812 Opponents 12 442 172 614
TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 2.5-3 . 2-0 3 . . 1 . . 10.5-25 2.0-8 . . 1 2-0 6 . . 1.0-2 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 2.0-16 . 1-0 2 . 1-21 . . . 5.0-13 2.0-8 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 71-258 20-128 6-46 22 6 14-27 15 1 . 71.0-296 23-155 11-145 38 9 9-0 13 1 1
Returning players in italics
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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 TOTAL 213 117 96
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
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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 (68,532/Natural Grass) President: ........................................................... Dr. Neil D. Theobald Director of Athletics: .....................................................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
2014 Record/Finish: ...................................... 6-6/4-4 American (6th) All-Time Record: ......................................................426-574-52 (.429) Bowl Appearances: ........................................................................... 4 Bowl Record: ......................................................................... 2-2 (.500) Last Bowl Appearance: ................ 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Temple 37, Wyoming 15) Offensive System:.............................................................. Pro Spread Defensive System:............................................................................4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 47/13 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................... 19/5
TEMPLE OWLS
Dr. Neil D. Theobald President
Patrick Kraft Director of Athletics
Matt Rhule Head Coach
Rich Burg Communications
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TEMPLE STORYLINES Temple improved by four wins in Matt Rhule’s second season with the Owls, going from 2-10 to 6-6.
DEFENSE Temple returns 10 starters from a defense that ranked fourth nationally in scoring last season (17.5 ppg).
Temple has 19 returning starters from last season — the most of any American Athletic Conference team.
LB Tyler Matakevich enters his senior year with 355 career tackles and is the only active Division I player with at least 300 career stops. Matakevich could become the seventh FBS player to register four seasons with at least 100 tackles.
The Owls will play home games against Penn State and Notre Dame during the nonconference portion of its schedule. OFFENSE QB P.J. Walker enters his third year as the Owls’ starting signal-caller. Walker threw for 2,317 yards last season, good for second on Temple’s single-season chart.
CB Tavon Young led the American Athletic Conference with 153 yards on interception returns last season. Young had four interceptions, which ranked sixth in the conference. The Owls held seven of their 12 opponents to 16 points or fewer in 2014.
RB Jahad Thomas rushed for a team-high 384 yards on 80 carries and had 364 yards on 14 receptions after making the transition from the defensive backfield. RB Zaire Williams, who rushed for 517 yards in 2013, returns after redshirting last season.
SPECIAL TEAMS K Austin Jones hit 13 of 22 field goal attempts (59.1 percent) and was perfect on PATs as a freshman.
C Kyle Friend, who has made 33 consecutive starts, anchors an offensive line which returns four starters from last year.
The Owls blocked five kicks in 2014, leading The American.
The Owls are relatively inexperience at wide receiver. WR John Christopher, who had 24 receptions for 194 yards last season, is the top returning player.
P Alex Starzyk averaged 38.4 yards per punt.
Temple led the American Athletic Conference in punt return average (12.3 ypr).
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Penn State
3:30 p.m., ESPN Series: Penn State leads, 39-3-1 Notable: Temple’s last win in the series came in 1941. The Owls fell 30-13 last year in State College.
Sat., Sept. 12
at Cincinnati
Sat., Sept. 19
at Massachusetts
8 p.m., ESPNews Series: Temple leads, 9-7-1 Notable: Temple has dropped five straight to the Bearcats after last year’s 14-6 setback. 3 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: Temple and Massachusetts were concurrent members of the MAC from 2007-11, but never played.
Fri., Oct. 2
at Charlotte
7 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: First meeting Notable: The Owls complete a string of three straight road games with their first trip to Charlotte.
Sat., Oct. 10
Tulane
Sat., Oct. 17
UCF
Thu., Oct. 22
at East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 31
Notre Dame
TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: The teams first met in the 1935 Sugar Bowl, when Tulane was a 20-14 winner. TBD Series: UCF leads, 2-0 Notable: The last meeting in Philadelphia had 10 lead changes before the Knights took a 39-36 win. 7 p.m., ESPN2 Series: East Carolina leads, 7-5 Notable: Temple forced eight Pirate fumbles and recovered five in last year’s 20-10 win. TBD Series: Notre Dame leads, 1-0 Notable: The Owls fell 28-6 to the Irish in Matt Rhule’s head coaching debut in 2013.
Fri., Nov. 6
at SMU
8 p.m., ESPN2 Series: SMU leads, 1-0-2 Notable: The only win by either team in the series was the Mustangs’ 59-49 decision in 2013.
Sat., Nov. 14
at USF
Sat., Nov. 21
Memphis
Sat., Nov. 28
UConn
7:30 p.m., ESPNU Series: Temple leads, 1-0 Notable: Temple was a 37-28 winner in Philadelphia in the only previous meeting with the Bulls. 7:30 p.m., ESPNU Series: Tied ,1-1 Notable: Each team has won on the other’s home field in the first two matchups.
Linebacker Tyler Matakevich
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TBD Series: Temple leads, 10-5 Notable: The home team has lost three straight in the series.
TEMPLE Matt Rhule At A Glance
Matt Rhule
Hometown: State College, Pa. Family: Wife - Julie; Children - Bryant, Vivienne 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 in his third year as the 26th Owls head coach and in his ninth year overall 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). The mission in the 2014 offseason was to learn how to finish out games. They did just that, allowing only 23 fourth-quarter points in all of 2014. That adjustment, and the overall improved play of the defense, helped the Owls to a 6-6 record. Rhule, a former player at Penn State, has 17 years of collegiate coaching experience, including eight seasons at Temple, and six bowl games 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. Temple’s 2012 recruiting class was ranked #1 in the Mid-American Conference and helped lay the foundation for the program’s transition to the Big East Conference. 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 #1 in the MAC [2006, 2007, 2008]. 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
Collegiate/Professional Career:
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. Under Rhule’s guidance, the Owls set the Temple single-season rushing yardage record. In 2008, Rhule took the reins as offensive coordinator, helping the Owls to their most wins in nearly two decades. 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. 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. Rhule began his career as a volunteer assistant at Penn State in the spring of 1998 before working at Albright College for the 1998 season. At Albright, he coached the linebackers in a 4-3 scheme and recruited western and central Pennsylvania. Rhule played four seasons at linebacker with the Nittany Lions under Joe Paterno. A threetime Penn State Scholar-Athlete, he earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 1997.
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
Assistant Coaches Ed Foley Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams Marcus Satterfield Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Phil Snow Defensive Coordinator Francis Brown Defensive Backs Frisman Jackson Wide Receivers Elijah Robinson Defensive Line Mike Siravo Linebackers Glenn Thomas Quarterbacks Chris Wiesehan Offensive Line
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TEMPLE Matt Rhule Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2013 Temple 2014 Temple
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 1-7 6-6 4-4
Career Record (two years)
8-16 5-11 .333 .313
All-Time Temple Coaches
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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
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 8 16 .333
436 565 52 .429
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FINAL RANK
TEMPLE 2014 RESULTS (6-6, 4-4 American) Date Opponent 8/28 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 9/6 Navy (ESPN3) 9/20 Delaware State (ESPN3) 9/27 at UConn * (ESPNews) 10/11 Tulsa * (ESPNews) 10/17 at Houston * (ESPNU) 10/25 at UCF * (CBSSN) 11/1 East Carolina * (ESPNews) 11/7 Memphis * (ESPNU) 11/15 at Penn State (ESPN2) 11/29 Cincinnati * (ESPNews) 12/6 at Tulane * (ESPN2)
TEAM STATISTICS
Result W, 37-7 L, 24-31 W, 59-0 W, 36-10 W, 35-24 L, 10-31 L, 14-34 W, 20-10 L, 13-16 L, 13-30 L, 6-14 W, 10-3
TEM OPP SCORING 277 210 Points Per Game 23.1 17.5 Points Off Turnovers 238 184 FIRST DOWNS 182 233 Rushing 74 111 Passing 93 101 Penalty 15 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 1293 1922 Yards gained rushing 1572 2286 Yards lost rushing 279 364 Rushing Attempts 369 509 Average Per Rush 3.5 3.8 Average Per Game 107.8 160.2 TDs Rushing 11 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2408 2243 Comp-Att-Int 214-403-16 216-367-11 Average Per Pass 6.0 6.1 Average Per Catch 11.3 10.4 Average Per Game 200.7 186.9 TDs Passing 13 9 TOTAL OFFENSE 3701 4165 Total Plays 772 876 Average Per Play 4.8 4.8 Average Per Game 308.4 347.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-652 48-913 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-221 22-65 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-315 16-101 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 19.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.3 3.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 28.6 6.3 FUMBLES-LOST 25-11 27-19 PENALTIES-Yards 78-653 74-721 Average Per Game 54.4 60.1 PUNTS-Yards 74-2780 73-2706 Average Per Punt 37.6 37.1 Net punt average 35.6 32.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 60-3700 48-2874 Average Per Kick 61.7 59.9 Net kick average 41.5 40.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 26:48 33:12 3RD-DOWN Conversions 39/166 64/183 3rd-Down Pct 23% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/22 6/18 4th-Down Pct 50% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 27-170 21-121 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 33 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-24 14-23 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (29-42) 69% (24-33) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-42) 40% (13-33) 39% PAT-ATTEMPTS (32-32) 100% (24-24) 100% ATTENDANCE 140217 241296 Games/Avg Per Game 6/23370 6/40216 Neutral Site Games 0/0 BY QUARTERS Temple Opponents
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 89 80 61 47 277 50 71 66 23 210
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G THOMAS,Jahad 12 80 409 25 384 4.8 0 68 32.0 WALKER,P.J. 12 106 478 154 324 3.1 3 33 27.0 HARPER,Kenneth 12 87 335 28 307 3.5 5 75 25.6 Total 12 369 1572 279 1293 3.5 11 75 107.8 Opponents 12 509 2286 364 1922 3.8 12 56 160.2 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G WALKER,P.J. 12 107.75 203-381-15 53.3 2317 13 75 193.1 REILLY,Connor 12 76.15 10-19-1 52.6 77 0 14 6.4 Total 12 106.00 214-403-16 53.1 2408 13 75 200.7 Opponents 12 112.29 216-367-11 58.9 2243 9 74 186.9 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G FITZPATRICK, Jalen 12 53 730 13.8 6 75 60.8 HARPER,Kenneth 12 27 158 5.9 1 21 13.2 CHRISTOPHER, John 12 24 194 8.1 0 25 16.2 Total 12 214 2408 11.3 13 75 200.7 Opponents 12 216 2243 10.4 9 74 186.9 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long CHRISTOPHER, John 8 24 3.0 0 14 HERBIN,Khalif 7 108 15.4 1 84 Total 18 221 12.3 3 84 Opponents 22 65 3.0 0 14 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long THOMAS,Jahad 14 332 23.7 0 37 HERBIN,Khalif 12 212 17.7 0 35 Total 33 652 19.8 0 37 Opponents 48 913 19.0 0 38 |------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points JONES,Austin 0 13-22 30-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 69 HARPER,Kenneth 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 FITZPATRICK, Jalen 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 DELOATCH,Romond 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WALKER,P.J. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Total 33 15-24 32-32 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 277 Opponents 24 14-23 24-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 210 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G WALKER,P.J. 12 487 324 2317 2641 220.1 THOMAS,Jahad 12 80 384 0 384 32.0 HARPER,Kenneth 12 87 307 0 307 25.6 Total 12 772 1293 2408 3701 308.4 Opponents 12 876 1922 2243 4165 347.1 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk JONES,Austin 13-22 59.1 1-1 4-6 5-9 3-5 0-1 47 0 MAYES,Tyler 2-2 100.0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 26 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd STARZYK,Alex 70 2689 38.4 62 4 26 17 1 MAYES,Tyler 2 66 33.0 34 0 0 1 0 Total 74 2780 37.6 62 4 26 18 2 Opponents 73 2706 37.1 73 5 20 22 3 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G THOMAS,Jahad 12 384 364 0 332 0 1080 90.0 FITZPATRICK, Jalen 12 -10 730 0 0 0 720 60.0 HARPER,Kenneth 12 307 158 0 13 0 478 39.8 GILMORE,Jamie 12 229 166 0 56 0 451 37.6 HERBIN,Khalif 7 -7 53 108 212 0 366 52.3 Total 12 1293 2408 221 652 315 4889 407.4 Opponents 12 1922 2243 65 913 101 5244 437.0 DEFENSE G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf MATAKEVICH, Tyler 12 88 29 117 10.5-25 1.5-10 1-47 3 1 2-0 . . 1 SMITH,Nate D. 11 46 25 71 2.0-5 . 1-0 1 2 1-0 3 . . CHANDLER,Sean 12 52 17 69 3.0-10 1.0-8 1-0 8 . . 2 . . WELLS,Alex 9 36 15 51 . . . 5 . . . . . IOANNIDIS,Matt 12 26 21 47 11.0-28 3.5-13 . 3 . . . . . Total 12 587 282 869 79-270 27-170 11-315 44 8 19-129 19 5 1 Opponents 12 481 210 691 69.0-264 21-121 16-101 38 11 11-10 10 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
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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 TOTAL 1,053 436 565 52
BOWL
Garden State
EagleBank New Mexico
WEST DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Location:.......................................................................Houston, Texas Enrollment:................................................................................... 39,820 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
2014 Record/Finish: ...................................... 8-5/5-3 American (4th) All-Time Record: ......................................................404-353-15 (.532) Bowl Appearances: ......................................................................... 23 Bowl Record: ..................................................................10-12-1 (.432) Last Bowl Appearance: ...........................2015 Armed Forces Bowl (Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34) Offensive System:............................................................ Multiple Pro Defensive System:............................................................................4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 37/19 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 13/11
HOUSTON COUGARS
Dr. Renu Khator Chancellor
Hunter Yurachek VP for Athletics
Tom Herman Head Coach
David Bassity Communications
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HOUSTON STORYLINES Houston coach Tom Herman is in his first year on the Cougar sideline after he helped Ohio State to the 2014 College Football Playoff National Championship as the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Cougars closed last season by beating Pittsburgh, 35-34, in the Armed Forces Bowl. Houston trailed 34-13 with less than four minutes left before scoring three touchdowns and recovering two onside kicks. OFFENSE QB Greg Ward Jr. went 6-2 as Houston’s starting signal-caller last season. Ward completed 67.0 percent of his passes (175 of 261) and accounted for 18 touchdowns (12 passing, six rushing). RB Kenneth Farrow led the American Athletic Conference with seven 100-yard games last season. Farrow has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and the Doak Walker Award. WR Demarcus Ayers, who was The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year in 2013, is the top returning receiver for 2015. Ayers had 33 receptions for 335 yards and two TDs last season.
DEFENSE Houston, which led the nation in takeaways in 2013, finished 11th nationally in 2014 with 30 turnovers gained. S Adrian McDonald had a had in eight turnovers last season. He had five interceptions and three fumble recoveries and was a first-team allconference selection last year. McDonald leads a secondary that returns all four starters from last season.. CB William Jackson had 12 passes defended last year on his way to second-team all-conference honors. LB Steven Taylor is the lone returning starter at linebacker. Taylor was second on the team with 76 tackles to go with four sacks, nine tackles for loss and three forced fumbles in 2014. SPECIAL TEAMS Houston returns both of its kicking specialists from 2014. K Kyle Bullard was fourth among American Athletic Conference kickers in scoring last season (6.9 points per game). P Logan Piper averaged 39.5 yards per punt in his first year as the Cougars’ punter.
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Tennessee Tech
8 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: Tom Herman makes his head coaching debut for the Cougars against the Golden Eagles.
Sat., Sept. 12
at Louisville
Sat., Sept. 26
at Texas State
Noon, ACC Regional Series: Louisville leads, 8-7 Notable: The Cougars look for their first win in Louisville since 1997. TBD Series: Texas State leads, 1-0 Notable: Houston coach Tom Herman was Texas State’s offensive coordinator in 2005 and 2006.
Sat., Oct. 3
at Tulsa
Thu., Oct. 8
SMU
Fri., Oct. 16
at Tulane
Sat., Oct. 24
at UCF
Sat., Oct. 31
Vanderbilt
Sat., Nov. 7
Cincinnati
Sat., Nov. 14
Memphis
Sat., Nov. 21
at UConn
Sat., Nov. 27
Navy
TBD Series: Houston leads, 21-18 Notable: Houston has won the last two meetings in Tulsa. 8 p.m., ESPN2 Series: Houston leads, 19-10-1 Notable: The Cougars have won eight of the last nine, including a 35-9 win last season. 9 p.m., ESPNU Series: Houston leads, 14-5 Notable: Houston saw a 10-game series winning streak snapped with last year’s setback. TBD Series: UCF leads, 5-1 Notable: The last two matchups have seen wouldbe game-winning drives for Houston stall inside the 7-yard line in the final seconds. TBD Series: Vanderbilt leads, 1-0 Notable: The only previous meeting was the 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl, when Vanderbilt won 41-24. Series: Houston leads, 13-10 Notable: The Cougars look to snap a five-game series slide to the Bearcats.
TBD Series: Houston leads, 14-9 Notable: Houston gave Memphis its only loss in The American last year (28-24). TBD Series: First meeting Notable: UConn is the only American Athletic Conference team that Houston has not previously faced.
Running back Kenneth Farrow
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TBD Series: Houston leads, 1-0 Notable: The only previous meeting was in the 1980 Garden State Bowl — a 35-0 Cougar win.
HOUSTON Tom Herman At A Glance
Tom Herman
Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. Family: Wife – Michelle; Children - Priya, TD, Maverick Alma Mater (Year): Minnesota (1996) Hired at Houston: Dec. 22, 2011
Head Coach
Tom Herman was named head coach at the University of Houston Dec. 16, 2014, just one week after being named the Broyles Award winner, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. Herman has helped develop recordsetting and explosive offenses in each of his 10 seasons as an offensive coordinator, including his three seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State where he helped the Buckeyes win the 2015 College Football Championship with third-string quarterback Cardale Jones under center. Herman’s 2014 Ohio State offense finished the season ranked fifth in scoring offense at 44.8 points per game and ninth in total offense at 511.6 yards per game despite losing Heisman Trophy candidate Braxton Miller prior to the season. With freshman J.T. Barrett taking over the reins just prior to the season, Herman simply molded the quarterback into a formidable leader who finished fifth in Heisman voting and was named a FWAA Freshman All-American. Herman’s quarterbacks in 2014 ranked second nationally with a team passing efficiency rating of 167.72, while Barrett was second nationally with a rating of 169.8 and sixth nationally with an Ohio State record 34 passing touchdowns while also adding 11 touchdowns on the ground for a Big Ten record of 45 touchdowns responsible for. The Buckeyes’ offense was sixth nationally with an average of 6.98 yards per play and second nationally with 46 plays of 30 yards or longer and 17 plays of 50 yards or longer. Barrett, the Big Ten’s 2014 Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year, was one of four offensive players to receive All-Big Ten honors in 2014 and was the third offensive player to receive a major Big Ten award under Herman’s leadership as Carlos Hyde was named the 2013 AmecheDayne Running Back of the Year and Miller was named the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year in both 2012 and 2013. After leading the Big Ten in scoring in 2012 at 37.2 points per game and ranking 10th nationally in rushing at nearly 250 yards per game, Ohio State’s offense under Herman went to a new level in 2013 by ranking third nationally in scoring with 45.5 points per game and fifth in rushing with 308.6 yards per game. The Buckeyes have been successful through the air as well. Among the 12 single season records to fall in 2013 were most touchdown passes (38) with top-five school totals in passing
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 2014- Head Coach, Houston
Assistant Coaches yards (2,846), attempts (368) and completions (238). Additional records were set in rushing yards in a season (4,321 yards, which also is a Big Ten Conference record), most total touchdowns (82) and most total offensive yards (7,167), yards per play (7.1) and yards per game (511.9). 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. At Iowa State, Herman’s well-balanced offense was very evident as Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud ended his career as the Cyclones No. 2 all-time leading passer with 6,777 yards and 42 touchdown passes ,while running back Alexander Robinson finished his Iowa State career as the Cyclones’ fourth all-time leading rusher with 3,309 yards. 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. 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.
Major Applewhite Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Todd Orlando Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Craig Naivar Assoc. Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coord./Safeties Oscar Giles Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Jason Washington Special Teams Coordinator/Quarterbacks Drew Mehringer 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 SCHOOL 2015 Houston Career Record
OVERALL CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 — —
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 Total
BOWL
FINAL RANK
0-0 —
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 21 17 .553 1 0 1.000 396 348 15 .531
*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 2014 RESULTS (8-5, 5-3 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent 8/29 Texas-San Antonio (ESPNU) 9/6 Grambling State (ESPN3) 9/11 at Brigham Young (ESPN) 9/20 UNLV (ESPN3) 10/2 UCF * (ESPN) 10/11 at Memphis * (CBSSN) 10/17 Temple * (ESPNU) 11/1 at USF * (ESPNews) 11/8 Tulane * (ESPNU) 11/22 Tulsa * (ESPN3) 11/28 at SMU * (CBSSN) 12/6 at Cincinnati * (ESPN) 1/2 vs. Pittsburgh (ESPN)
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G FARROW, Kenneth 13 186 1081 44 1037 5.6 14 58 79.8 JACKSON, Ryan 13 112 659 49 610 5.4 5 56 46.9 WARD Jr., Greg 13 117 752 183 569 4.9 6 64 43.8 Total 13 494 2805 418 2387 4.8 28 64 183.6 Opponents 13 504 2130 271 1859 3.7 18 39 143.0
Result L, 7-27 W, 47-0 L, 25-33 W, 47-14 L, 12-17 W, 28-24 W, 31-10 W, 27-3 L, 24-31 W, 38-28 W, 35-9 L, 31-38 W, 35-34
TEAM STATISTICS
HOU OPP SCORING 387 268 Points Per Game 29.8 20.6 Points Off Turnovers 298 99 FIRST DOWNS 282 248 Rushing 129 114 Passing 120 114 Penalty 33 20 RUSHING YARDAGE 2387 1859 Yards gained rushing 2805 2130 Yards lost rushing 418 271 Rushing Attempts 494 504 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.7 Average Per Game 183.6 143.0 TDs Rushing 28 18 PASSING YARDAGE 2902 2574 Comp-Att-Int 270-447-15 232-415-19 Average Per Pass 6.5 6.2 Average Per Catch 10.7 11.1 Average Per Game 223.2 198.0 TDs Passing 18 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 5289 4433 Total Plays 941 919 Average Per Play 5.6 4.8 Average Per Game 406.8 341.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 44-792 52-1117 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-85 22-99 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-286 15-108 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.0 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.7 4.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.1 7.2 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 25-11 PENALTIES-Yards 84-771 104-981 Average Per Game 59.3 75.5 PUNTS-Yards 56-2241 69-2805 Average Per Punt 40.0 40.7 Net punt average 36.8 38.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 75-4620 56-3334 Average Per Kick 61.6 59.5 Net kick average 39.7 40.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:38 30:22 3RD-DOWN Conversions 78/193 75/195 3rd-Down Pct 40% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/24 7/20 4th-Down Pct 50% 35% SACKS BY-Yards 27-175 32-211 MISC YARDS 0 11 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 33 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-23 11-18 ON-SIDE KICKS 3-3 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (42-57) 74% (38-44) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (30-57) 53% (29-44) 66% PAT-ATTEMPTS (43-48) 90% (33-33) 100% ATTENDANCE 198177 160248 Games/Avg Per Game 7/28311 5/32050 Neutral Site Games 1/37888 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Houston 78 82 93 134 387 Opponents 54 96 75 43 268
PASSING WARD Jr., Greg O’KORN, John Total Opponents
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 138.62 175-261-7 67.0 1919 12 89 147.6 6 100.40 90-173-8 52.0 951 6 67 158.5 13 121.51 270-447-15 60.4 2902 18 89 223.2 13 110.77 232-415-19 55.9 2574 15 74 198.0
RECEIVING GREENBERRY, Deontay AYERS, Demarcus AMBLES, Markeith Total Opponents
G 13 13 13 13 13
No. Yds Avg 72 841 11.7 33 335 10.2 32 539 16.8 270 2902 10.7 232 2574 11.1
TD Long Avg/G 6 67 64.7 2 39 25.8 4 89 41.5 18 89 223.2 15 74 198.0
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WARD Jr., Greg 9 63 7.0 0 31 AYERS, Demarcus 5 22 4.4 0 16 Total 15 85 5.7 0 31 Opponents 22 99 4.5 0 23 KICK RETURNS AYERS, Demarcus Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 34 592 17.4 0 43 44 792 18.0 0 43 52 1117 21.5 0 35
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points BULLARD, Kyle 0 16-22 42-47 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 FARROW, Kenneth 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 WARD Jr., Greg 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 42 JACKSON, Ryan 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 GREENBERRY, Deontay 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 38 Total 49 16-23 43-48 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 387 Opponents 33 11-18 33-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 268 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G WARD Jr., Greg 13 378 569 1919 2488 191.4 FARROW, Kenneth 13 187 1037 0 1037 79.8 Total 13 941 2387 2902 5289 406.8 Opponents 13 919 1859 2574 4433 341.0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BULLARD, Kyle 16-22 72.7 0-0 3-3 7-12 5-6 1-1 51
Blk 1
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd PIPER, Logan 44 1738 39.5 60 4 19 13 0 SEIBERT, Dylan 12 503 41.9 55 0 2 1 0 Total 56 2241 40.0 60 4 21 14 0 Opponents 69 2805 40.7 55 5 27 24 0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G FARROW, Kenneth 13 1037 129 0 0 0 1166 89.7 AYERS, Demarcus 13 4 335 22 592 0 953 73.3 JACKSON, Ryan 13 610 199 0 38 0 847 65.2 GREENBERRY, Deontay 13 0 841 0 0 0 841 64.7 WARD Jr., Greg 13 569 139 63 0 0 771 59.3 Total 13 2387 2902 85 792 286 6452 496.3 Opponents 13 1859 2574 99 1117 108 5757 442.8 DEFENSE OLIPHANT, Efrem TAYLOR, Steven McDONALD, Adrian STANSBURY, G. STEWART, Trevon Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 13 69 68 137 8.5-41 3.5-30 2-23 . 5 1-0 2 . . 12 35 41 76 9.0-36 4.0-29 . 2 4 1-0 3 . . 13 41 34 75 0.5-1 . 5-145 2 . 3-28 3 . . 13 27 33 60 4.0-26 2.5-24 . . 5 1-0 1 1 . 13 31 25 56 2.0-6 . 3-29 4 2 . . . . 13 509 460 969 69-280 27-175 19-286 41 34 11-28 15 1 . 13 522 422 944 89.0-426 32-211 15-108 37 31 7-0 6 3 2
Returning players in italics
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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 TOTAL 770 404 349 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 (61,000/FieldTurf) President: ...............................................................Dr. M. David Rudd Director of Athletics: ......................................................Tom Bowen Head Coach: ................................ Justin Fuente (Murray State ’99)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Athletics Director: ...........................................Ron Mears Office Phone: ................................................................ (901) 678-2397 Mobile: .......................................................................... (832) 969-1310 E-mail: ............................................................. rmears@memphis.edu Press Box Phone: ........................................................ (901) 272-0136
TIGER TEAM FACTS
2014 Record/Finish: ............................10-3/7-1 American (tied, 1st) All-Time Record: ......................................................454-500-33 (.473) Bowl Appearances: ........................................................................... 8 Bowl Record: ......................................................................... 5-3 (.625) Last Bowl Appearance: ............................2014 Miami Beach Bowl (Memphis 56, Brigham Young 48) Offensive System:....................................................................Multiple Defensive System:...................................................................Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 55/20 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 13/11
MEMPHIS TIGERS
Dr. M. David Rudd President
Tom Bowen Director of Athletics
Justin Fuente Head Coach
Ron Mears Communications
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MEMPHIS STORYLINES Memphis takes a seven-game winning streak into the 2015 season. Only Ohio State, Boise State and TCU have longer active winning streaks entering the season. Memphis coach Justin Fuente was one of eight finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award as the national coach of the year after he led the Tigers to a share of the American Athletic Conference title in 2014. Memphis’ conference title was the Tigers’ first since the 1971 season. OFFENSE The Tigers scored 471 points in 2014, shattering the old school record of 430 points, set in 2004. QB Paxton Lynch threw 22 touchdown passes and added 13 rushing TDs as a sophomore in 2014. Lynch earned second-team all-conference honors. The Tigers should expect a boost from the return of RB Doroland Dorceus, who averaged 5.2 yards per cary and had four rushing touchdowns in four games before suffering a season-ending injury. The Tigers return four starters on the offensive line, as well as first-team all-conference TE Alan Cross.
DEFENSE Memphis was ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense (19.5 ppg) in 2014, but the Tigers return only three starters from that unit. LB Jackson Dillon is the top returning tackler. Jackson had 43 stops with nine tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2014. S Reggis Ball is the lone returning starter in the secondary, though the Tigers do have a number of players who saw regular action there last season. DE Ernest Suttles emerged as a starter on the defensive line as a freshman and will be the most seasoned of the Tigers’ down linemen in 2015.
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Missouri State
7 p.m., ESPN3 Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: The schools have two previous meetings — in 1923 and 1942.
Sat., Sept. 12
at Kansas
Sat., Sept. 19
at Bowling Green
Sat., Sept. 24
at Cincinnati
7 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: Tigers look to snap a streak of 15 straight road losses in nonconference games. 3 p.m., ESPN3 Series: Bowling Green leads, 1-0 Notable: The only previous meeting was Bowling Green’s 52-35 win in the 2004 GMAC Bowl.
SPECIAL TEAMS K Jake Elliott is one of the nation’s top kickers and was an all-conference first team selection last season. Elliott, who led The American in scoring (9.2 ppg), hit 21 of 32 field goal attempts and was 15-for-16 from inside 40 yards. Elliott hit a season-long 54-yard field goal in overtime in the Miami Beach Bowl win against Brigham Young.
7:30 p.m., ESPN Series: Memphis leads, 19-13 Notable: Memphis was the only team to beat Cincinnati in conference play last year.
P Spencer Smith stepped in as the regular punter last season and averaged 40.3 yards per punt. Smith helped the Tigers finish third in The American in net punting.
TBD Series: Mississippi leads, 49-10-2 Notable: Memphis has lost six straight to the Rebels and looks for its first win in the series since 2004.
Sat., Oct. 2
at USF
7 p.m., ESPN2 Series: Memphis leads, 4-3 Notable: The Tigers have won both meetings as American Athletic Conference members.
Sat., Oct. 17
Mississippi
Fri., Oct. 23
at Tulsa
Sat., Oct. 31
Tulane
Sat., Nov. 7
Navy
8 p.m., ESPN Series: Memphis leads, 15-10 Notable: The Tiges snapped a four-game series slide to the Golden Hurricane with last year’s 40-20 win. TBD Series: Memphis leads, 19-11-1 Notable: Memphis has won eight straight in the series and hasn’t lost at home since 1998. TBD Series: First meeting Notable: Navy is the only team in The American that Memphis has not faced previously.
Sat., Nov. 14
at Houston
Sat., Nov. 21
at Temple
Sat., Nov. 28
SMU
TBD Series: Houston leads, 14-9 Notable: Houston has taken the last five meetings. Memphis’ last win in the series was in 2005. TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: The visiting team has won each of the first two games in the series. TBD Series: Memphis leads, 4-3 Notable: The Tigers gained 582 yards in last year’s 48-10 win in Dallas. Quarterback Paxton Lynch
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MEMPHIS Justin Fuente At A Glance
Justin Fuente
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. Family: Wife – Jenny; Children - Cecilia, Caroline Alma Mater (Year): Murray State (1999) Hired at Memphis: Dec. 8, 2011
Head Coach
With confetti swirling, the University of Memphis football program savored an American Athletic Conference championship to close out the 2014 regular season. Weeks later, the Tigers were back on a podium and celebrating another championship as Memphis defeated BYU 55-48 in double overtime to win the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis’ first conference title in more than 40 years along with the come-frombehind bowl victory are certainly mile markers on the road the Tigers are traveling under Justin Fuente who begins his fourth season as head coach in 2015. Unquestionably, the Tigers have made momentous strides in Fuente’s first three seasons. He inherited a program which had won just five combined games (200911) in the three years prior to his arrival. When he was named the University’s 23rd head football coach on Dec. 8, 2011, Fuente was not only charged with rebuilding Memphis’ football program but simultaneously having oversight in the program’s step up in competition. In his second year, the Tigers began play in the American Athletic Conference. The year following the transition to The American, Memphis celebrated a conference title inside Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. And then the Tigers celebrated again in Miami as the team won for the 10th time during the season and equaled a school record for victories which was established in 1938. Fuente’s efforts in building the Memphis program did not go unnoticed. The Football Writers Association of America, in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, named him one of eight finalists for the 2014 Eddie Robinson Award. He was also named the American Athletic Conference’s 2014 Coach of the Year, a unanimous choice of his peers. The Tennessee Sports Writers Association named him its College Football Coach of the Year. Offensively, Memphis scored 471 points in 2014, shattering the old school record of 430 points set in 2004. Defensively, Memphis allowed just 19.5 points per game which ranked 11th in FBS Football. With a seven-game winning streak to conclude the 2014 season, Memphis ended the year with the fourth-longest win streak in FBS Football. Only national champion Ohio State as well as New Year’s Six Bowl winner Boise State and TCU ended the year with longer win streaks. Memphis closed out the 2014 season ranked in the top-25 of both the AP and USA Today/Amway Coaches Polls, a first for the program.
Collegiate/Professional Career: 2001-03 Quarterbacks Coach, Illinois State 2004-06 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Illinois State 2007-08 Running Backs Coach, TCU 2009-11 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, TCU 2012- Head Coach, Memphis
Assistant Coaches Darrell Dickey Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Galen Scott Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
The University of Memphis’ seven-win gain from 2013 to 2014 was the third-best improvement for FBS Football programs in 2014. The improvement also represented the ninth-best improvement ever by an FBS team. Going from one league win to seven, the Tigers had a sixwin improvement in league play alone. Fuente previously served five seasons on Gary Patterson’s staff at TCU from 2007-11. Fuente joined the TCU football coaching staff in February of 2007 as running backs coach and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in February of 2009. As part of his promotion, he moved to coaching the Horned Frogs quarterbacks. A native of Tulsa, Okla., the dynamic play-caller helped guide TCU’s program to consecutive BCS bowl game appearances with a 2011 Rose Bowl victory over No. 5-ranked Wisconsin that followed an appearance in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. In Fuente’s three seasons as offensive coordinator, TCU set single-season school records for touchdowns, points scored and first downs, while also ranking among the nation’s most productive offensive units. From 2009-11, the Horned Frogs won 36 of 39 contests, including a 24-game win streak in the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Fuente made the move to TCU after spending six seasons as quarterbacks coach at Illinois State. As a college quarterback, Fuente played two seasons (1996-97) at Oklahoma under thenSooners offensive coordinator Dick Winder. Fuente set an Oklahoma freshman record with 11 touchdown passes. He transferred to Murray State for his final two years of eligibility, where he was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.
Brad Cornelsen Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks James Shibest Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Brent Guy Safeties Ricky Hunley Defensive Line Troy Reffett Cornerbacks Vance Vice Offensive Line Holmon Wiggins Wide Receivers
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MEMPHIS Justin Fuente Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2012 Memphis 2013 Memphis 2014 Memphis Career Record (three years)
OVERALL CONFERENCE 4-8 4-4 3-9 1-7 10-3 7-1
BOWL Miami Beach (defeated Brigham Young, 55-48 2ot)
17-20 12-13 .459 .480
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- Total
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 17 20 .459 454 500 33 .477
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FINAL RANK 25/25
MEMPHIS 2014 RESULTS (10-3, 7-1 American)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Date Opponent 8/30 Austin Peay (ESPN3) 9/6 at UCLA (Pac-12 Network) 9/20 Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 9/27 at Mississippi (FSN) 10/4 at Cincinnati * (CBSSN) 10/11 Houston * (CBSSN) 10/25 at SMU * (ESPNews) 10/31 Tulsa * (ESPNU) 11/7 at Temple * (ESPNU) 11/15 at Tulane * (ESPNU) 11/22 USF * (ESPNews) 11/29 UConn * (ESPNews) 12/22 vs. Brigham Young (ESPN)
RUSHING HAYES, Brandon COOPER, Jarvis CRAFT, Sam LYNCH, Paxton Total Opponents
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 12 196 999 50 949 4.8 5 51 79.1 13 75 388 10 378 5.0 4 37 29.1 8 89 372 41 331 3.7 3 19 41.4 13 113 464 143 321 2.8 13 29 24.7 13 594 2811 335 2476 4.2 31 51 190.5 13 465 1971 391 1580 3.4 16 75 121.5
PASSING LYNCH, Paxton Total Opponents
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 13 137.58 259-413-9 62.7 3031 22 54 233.2 13 138.35 262-418-9 62.7 3076 23 54 236.6 13 106.31 264-494-17 53.4 2964 14 80 228.0
RECEIVING FRAZIER, Mose MALONE, Keiwone JONES, Tevin CROSS, Alan Total Opponents
G 13 13 13 13 13 13
PUNT RETURNS MALONE, Keiwone Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 34 261 7.7 0 24 42 371 8.8 0 53 13 36 2.8 0 21
KICK RETURNS CRAIG, Joe McCAIN, Bobby Total Opponents
No. 20 13 38 33
Result W, 63-0 L, 35-42 W, 36-17 L, 3-24 W, 41-14 L, 24-28 W, 48-10 W, 40-20 W, 16-13 W, 38-7 W, 31-20 W, 41-10 2ot W, 55-48
TEAM STATISTICS
MEM OPP SCORING 471 253 Points Per Game 36.2 19.5 Points Off Turnovers 339 146 FIRST DOWNS 294 245 Rushing 118 82 Passing 149 140 Penalty 27 23 RUSHING YARDAGE 2476 1580 Yards gained rushing 2811 1971 Yards lost rushing 335 391 Rushing Attempts 594 465 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.4 Average Per Game 190.5 121.5 TDs Rushing 31 16 PASSING YARDAGE 3076 2964 Comp-Att-Int 262-418-9 264-494-17 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.0 Average Per Catch 11.7 11.2 Average Per Game 236.6 228.0 TDs Passing 23 14 TOTAL OFFENSE 5552 4544 Total Plays 1012 959 Average Per Play 5.5 4.7 Average Per Game 427.1 349.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-866 33-598 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 42-371 13-36 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-170 9-217 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.8 18.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 2.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 24.1 FUMBLES-LOST 22-11 29-14 PENALTIES-Yards 81-770 85-831 Average Per Game 59.2 63.9 PUNTS-Yards 74-2866 99-3773 Average Per Punt 38.7 38.1 Net punt average 38.0 33.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 88-5635 51-3011 Average Per Kick 64.0 59.0 Net kick average 42.8 36.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:07 29:53 3RD-DOWN Conversions 76/207 76/215 3rd-Down Pct 37% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/14 9/14 4th-Down Pct 71% 64% SACKS BY-Yards 30-194 16-130 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 58 32 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 21-32 10-19 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-4 RED-ZONE SCORES (56-60) 93% (22-32) 69% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (41-60) 68% (16-32) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (58-58) 100% (29-30) 97% ATTENDANCE 203106 230839 Games/Avg Per Game 6/33851 6/38473 Neutral Site Games 1/20761 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Memphis 122 140 113 86 10 471 Opponents 68 70 27 85 3 253
No. Yds Avg 47 506 10.8 45 555 12.3 33 442 13.4 28 373 13.3 262 3076 11.7 264 2964 11.2
TD Long Avg/G 3 42 38.9 4 42 42.7 3 33 34.0 4 50 28.7 23 54 236.6 14 80 228.0
Yds Avg TD Long 448 22.4 0 49 326 25.1 0 59 866 22.8 0 59 598 18.1 0 38
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ELLIOTT, Jake 0 21-32 57-57 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 120 LYNCH, Paxton 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 HAYES, Brandon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 CROSS, Alan 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 MALONE, Keiwone 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 DORCEUS, Doroland 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 COOPER, Jarvis 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Total 58 21-32 58-58 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 471 Opponents 32 10-19 29-30 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 253 TOTAL OFFENSE LYNCH, Paxton Total Opponents
G 13 13 13
Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 526 321 3031 3352 257.8 1012 2476 3076 5552 427.1 959 1580 2964 4544 349.5
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ELLIOTT, Jake 21-32 65.6 0-0 9-9 6-7 3-8 3-8 54 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd SMITH, Spencer 58 2335 40.3 58 1 27 18 0 Total 74 2866 38.7 58 1 35 34 0 Opponents 99 3773 38.1 61 5 31 17 1 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G HAYES, Brandon 12 949 119 0 10 0 1078 89.8 MALONE, Keiwone 13 63 555 261 0 0 879 67.6 Total 13 2476 3076 371 866 170 6959 535.3 Opponents 13 1580 2964 36 598 217 5395 415.0 DEFENSE JAKES, Tank HARRIS, Charles ETIENNE, Fritz McCAIN, Bobby DILLON, Jackson Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds 13 70 24 94 15.5-63 13 36 18 54 1.0-5 13 38 9 47 2.0-2 13 38 8 46 1.0-1 13 33 10 43 9.0-50 13 587 191 778 87-361 13 692 280 972 87.0-334
Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 6.0-36 1-0 3 2 1-0 4 . 1 0.5-4 . 2 1 . 1 . . . 3-17 3 . . . . . . 5-59 4 . 1-59 . . . 3.5-27 . 2 . . 2 1 . 30-194 17-170 53 13 14-59 14 2 1 16-130 9-217 40 21 11-29 16 . .
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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
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BOWL
Burley
Pasadena
YEAR GP W L T HEAD COACH 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 2004 12 8 4 Tommy West 2005 12 7 5 Tommy West 2006 12 2 10 Tommy West 2007 13 7 6 Tommy West 2008 13 6 7 Tommy West 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 TOTAL 985 454 500 33
BOWL
New Orleans GMAC Motor City New Orleans St. Petersburg
Miami Beach
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
2014 Record: .....................................................................................8-5 All-Time Record: ......................................................682-545-57 (.553) Bowl Appearances: ......................................................................... 20 Bowl Record: ....................................................................9-10-1 (.475) Last Bowl Appearance: ..................................2014 Poinsettia Bowl (Navy 17, San Diego State 16) Offensive System:..................................................................... Spread Defensive System:...................................................................Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 46/26 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................. 11/13
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Vice Adm. Ted Carter Superintendent
Chet Gladchuk Director of Athletics
Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach
Scott Strasemeier Communications
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NAVY STORYLINES Navy joins the American Athletic Conference this season after playing as an independent for the previous 134 seasons.
DEFENSE The Midshipmen return six defensive starters from last season, with particular depth on the line and in the secondary.
Navy went 8-5 last season, marking the 11th time in 12 years that the Midshipmen finished with at least eight wins. Navy has made 10 bowl appearances in the last 11 years.
NG Bernard Sarra finished last season with 38 tackles and three blocked kicks, tied for the most in the nation. Sarra has started 22 games in his first three seasons.
Navy led the nation in fewest penalties per game in 2014 (2.54). It was the fourth time in the last six years that Navy was the nation’s leastpenalized team.
DE Will Anthoy led the team with 11 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
OFFENSE QB Keenan Reynolds enters his senior year with 64 career rushing touchdowns, which is tied for fourth in NCAA history. The NCAA record is 77 (Monte Ball, Wisconsin). Reynolds rushed for 1,191 yards and 23 touchdowns last season. Navy ranked second nationally in rushing offense in 2014, averaging 325.4 yards per game. The Midshipmen return four starters from last year on offense —two from the offensive line. OG EK Binns and OT Joey Gaston are seniors who have significant starting experience. Navy uses a number of players at slotback and fullback. FB Chris Swain rushed for 693 yards and four TDs a year ago.
LB Daniel Gonzales finished last season with 86 tackles and a team-high three interceptions. CB Quincy Adams was third on the team in tackles (75), while CB Brendon Clements was fifth (58). SPECIAL TEAMS K Austin Grebe took over as the regular kicker midway through last season was went 6-for-6 on field goal attempts and 33-for-33 on PATs. Grebe hit the game-winning field goal with 1:27 left to give the Midshipmen the win against San Diego State in last year’s Poinsettia Bowl. The Midshipmen will go with a new punter in 2014. P Gavin Jernigan is the favorite to handle the chores as a senior.
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Colgate
Noon, CBS Sports Network Series: Navy leads, 6-0 Notable: The Midshipmen and Raiders compete in the Patriot League in all other sports.
Sat., Sept. 19
East Carolina
Sat., Sept. 26
at UConn
Sat., Oct. 3
Air Force
3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Navy leads, 3-1 Notable: The schools have met four times since 2006, most recently in Navy’s 56-28 win in 2012. TBD Series: Navy leads, 6-1 Notable: The teams met each year from 1975-79. The Midshipmen are 1-0 in East Hartford. 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Air Force leads, 28-19 Notable: Navy won seven straight from 2003-09, but the Falcons have taken three of the last five.
Sat., Oct. 10
at Notre Dame
Sat., Oct. 24
Tulane
Sat., Oct. 31
USF
Sat., Nov. 7
at Memphis
NBC Series: Notre Dame leads, 75-12-1 Notable: Navy and Notre Dame have met each year since 1927. Navy won three of four from 2007-10. 1 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Tulane leads, 11-7-1 Notable: Navy has won the last two matchups at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Noon, CBS Sports Network Series: First meeting Notable: The matchup against USF will be the first of two straight against first-time opponents for Navy. TBD Series: First meeting Notable: Navy played in the 1981 Liberty Bowl, falling 31-28 to Ohio State.
Sat., Nov. 14
at SMU
Sat., Nov. 21
at Tulsa
Fri., Nov. 27
at Houston
3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Navy leads, 9-7 Notable: Navy has won five straight in the series, which dates to 1930. TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: The last matchup in the series was Tulsa’s 24-23 overtime win in Annapolis in 2006. TBD Series: Houston leads, 1-0 Notable: The only previous meeting was Houston’s 35-0 win in the 1980 Garden State Bowl.
Sat., Dec. 12
Quarterback Keenan Reynolds
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vs. Army
at Lincoln Financial Field 3 p.m., CBS Series: Navy leads, 59-49-7 Notable: Navy has won 13 straight in the series — the longest winning streak by either side in a rivalry that dates to 1890.
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 seven seasons at the helm of the Navy football program, and in his 17 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 reins 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 132-year history. Niumatalolo (57-35, .620) is the all-time winningest coach in school history, passing George Welsh when Navy defeated Army for a record 13th-consecutive time. The victory over Army also made Niumatalolo the first coach in the history of the Army-Navy game to start his coaching career 7-0 against the other Academy. Those two achievements go at the top of a long list of achievements by Niumatalolo. He led Navy to a 10-win season in 2009, which tied for the most wins in school history, he is the first coach in program history to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons and he is also the first Service Academy coach to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy in his first two years as a head coach. 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 and joins Eddie Erdelatz and Wayne Hardin as the only Navy coaches to beat Notre Dame in consecutive seasons. Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 11 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. 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 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 consecu
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 Buddy Green Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Ivin Jasper Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
tive 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.
Chris Culton Offensive Line Justin Davis Outside Linebackers Ashley Ingram Running Game Coordinator Steve Johns Special Teams Coordinator Keith Jones Secondary Mike Judge Fullbacks Shaun Nua Defensive Line Dan O’Brien Outside Linebackers Danny O’Rourke Slot Backs Dale Pherson 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
OVERALL CONFERENCE 0-1 8-5 10-4 9-4 5-7 8-5 9-4 8-5
Career Record (seven years)
57-35 0-0 .620 —
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)
FINAL RANK
Fight Hunger (lost to Arizona State, 62-14) Armed Forces (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6) Poinsettia (beat San Diego State, 17-16) 3-4 .429
* 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 1 0 0 5 2 0 5 3 0 4 1 2 5 2 0 5 3 0 20 5 0 6 3 0 8 11 2 4 7 1 25 5 4 9 2 1 21 5 3 25 7 4 9 8 2 17 3 0 24 12 3 5 2 1 32 13 4 12 15 2 8 7 3 16 8 3 13 5 0 13 4 1 21 23 1 3 13 2 50 26 8 38 22 2 15 22 3 10 33 0 55 46 1 20 34 1 8 25 0 14 41 0 30 45 0 0 3 45 35 57 35 682 545 57 .553
* 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 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
2014 RESULTS (8-5) Date Opponent 8/30 vs. Ohio State (CBSSN) 9/6 at Temple (ESPN3) 9/13 at Texas State (ESPNews) 9/20 Rutgers (CBSSN) 9/27 Western Kentucky (CBSSN) 10/4 at Air Force (CBSSN) 10/11 VMI (CBSSN) 10/25 San Jose State (CBSSN) 11/1 vs. Notre Dame (CBS) 11/15 Georgia Southern (CBSSN) 11/28 at South Alabama (ESPN3) 12/13 vs. Army (CBS) 1 12/23 vs. San Diego State (ESPN)
Result L, 17-34 W, 31-24 W, 35-21 L, 24-31 L, 27-36 L, 21-30 W, 51-14 W, 41-31 L, 39-49 W, 52-19 W, 42-40 W, 17-10 W, 17-16
TEAM STATISTICS
NAVY OPP SCORING 414 355 Points Per Game 31.8 27.3 Points Off Turnovers 72 73 FIRST DOWNS 270 279 Rushing 223 152 Passing 37 120 Penalty 10 7 RUSHING YARDAGE 4395 2582 Yards gained rushing 4683 2766 Yards lost rushing 288 184 Rushing Attempts 727 522 Average Per Rush 6.0 4.9 Average Per Game 338.1 198.6 TDs Rushing 45 18 PASSING YARDAGE 1058 2668 Comp-Att-Int 62-130-5 247-379-13 Average Per Pass 8.1 7.0 Average Per Catch 17.1 10.8 Average Per Game 81.4 205.2 TDs Passing 9 22 TOTAL OFFENSE 5453 5250 Total Plays 857 901 Average Per Play 6.4 5.8 Average Per Game 419.5 403.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-835 52-1159 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-34 16-97 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-279 5-59 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 22.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.4 6.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 11.8 FUMBLES-LOST 24-17 13-5 PENALTIES-Yards 33-322 57-540 Average Per Game 24.8 41.5 PUNTS-Yards 39-1678 48-2046 Average Per Punt 43.0 42.6 Net punt average 38.0 39.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 73-4556 68-4005 Average Per Kick 62.4 58.9 Net kick average 39.7 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:14 29:46 3RD-DOWN Conversions 76/158 77/177 3rd-Down Pct 48% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 14/24 12/22 4th-Down Pct 58% 55% SACKS BY-Yards 8-60 21-131 MISC YARDS 25 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 55 45 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-14 15-23 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-2 0-6 RED-ZONE SCORES (48-55) 87% (41-51) 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (41-55) 75% (30-52) 78% PAT-ATTEMPTS (53-53) 100% (40-41) 98% ATTENDANCE 162510 145794 Games/Avg Per Game 5/32502 5/29159 Neutral Site Games 3/55107 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Navy 87 137 97 93 414 Opponents 92 82 52 129 355
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G RENOLDS, Keenan 11 250 1390 199 1191 4.8 23 67 108.3 COPELAND, Noah 13 129 956 4 952 7.4 5 64 73.2 SWAIN, Chris 13 104 693 0 693 6.7 4 46 53.3 WHITESIDE, Geoffrey 13 48 374 9 365 7.6 3 38 28.1 WILLIAMS-JENKINS, Ryan 10 42 331 9 322 7.7 0 67 32.2 Total 13 727 4683 288 4395 6.0 45 67 338.1 Opponents 13 522 2766 184 2582 4.9 18 88 198.6 PASSING REYNOLDS, Keenan SMITH, Tago Total Opponents
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 11 123.07 52-111-3 46.8 843 6 53 76.6 6 256.86 10-1401 71.4 215 3 67 35.8 13 131.21 62-130-5 47.7 1058 9 67 81.4 13 136.60 247-379-13 65.2 2668 22 80 205.2
RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TILLMAN, Jamir 13 20 386 19.3 3 67 29.7 DUDECK, Brendan 13 12 112 9.3 2 27 8.6 Total 13 62 1058 17.1 9 67 81.4 Opponents 13 247 2668 10.8 22 80 205.2 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SANDERS, DeBrandon 7 30 4.3 0 19 Total 10 34 3.4 0 19 Opponents 16 97 6.1 1 12 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long BROWN, Demond 17 336 19.8 0 42 WILLIAMS-JENKINS, Ryan 11 267 24.3 0 41 Total 41 835 20.4 0 42 Opponents 52 1159 22.3 0 57 |------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points REYNOLDS, Keenan 23 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 1-2 0 0 138 GREBE, Austin 0 6-6 33-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 51 COPELAND, Noah 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Total 55 9-14 53-53 0-0 1 1-2 0 1 414 Opponents 45 15-23 40-41 0-1 0 0-3 0 0 355 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G RENOLDS, Keenan 11 361 1191 843 2034 184.9 COPELAND, Noah 13 130 952 0 952 73.2 Total 13 857 4395 1058 5453 419.5 Opponents 13 901 2582 2668 5250 403.8 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk SLOAN, Nick 3-8 37.5 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-2 0-0 35 0 GREBE, Austin 6-6 100.0 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 45 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd BELTRAN, Pablo 38 1678 44.2 62 5 10 17 1 Total 39 1678 43.0 62 5 10 17 1 Opponents 48 2046 42.6 62 7 11 12 0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G REYNOLDS, Keenan 11 1191 0 0 0 0 1191 108.3 COPELAND, Noah 13 952 65 0 0 0 1017 78.2 SWAIN, Chris 13 693 12 0 0 0 705 54.2 Total 13 4395 1058 34 835 279 6601 507.8 Opponents 13 2582 2668 97 1159 59 6565 505.0 DEFENSE DRAKE, Jordan GONZALES, Daniel ADAMS, Quincy JOHNSON, Chris ANTHONY, Will Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds 13 63 46 109 2.5-13 13 47 39 86 1.0-1 13 49 26 75 1.0-2 12 47 23 70 5.0-21 13 32 35 67 11.0-29 13 561 384 945 45-149 13 570 372 942 65-231
Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 1.0-10 . 2 . . 2 . . . 3-134 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 9 . 1-0 1 . . 1.0-6 . 4 2 2-0 2 . . 2.5-12 . . 4 1-0 . . . 8-60 13-279 30 21 5-0 9 3 1 21-131 5-59 18 9 17-63 14 1 .
Returning players in italics
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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
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BOWL
Rose
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 TOTAL 1283 681
545
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* 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:................................................................................... 10,929 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: ..................................................................... June Jones
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
2014 Record/Finish: ..........................1-11/1-7 American (tied, 10th) All-Time Record: ......................................................471-511-54 (.481) 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: .......................................................... 42/16 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................... 17/5
SMU MUSTANGS
Dr. R. Gerald Turner President
Rick Hart Director of Athletics
Chad Morris Head Coach
Brad Sutton Communications
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SMU STORYLINES SMU had played in a bowl game in four consecutive years between 2009-12, but have gone backto-back years without reaching the postseason.
DEFENSE SMU returns seven defensive starters from last year. The Mustangs have three starters back in the secondary and three on the defensive line.
First-year head coach Chad Morris, a native of Dallas, returns to his hometown after a highly successful stint as Clemson’s offensive coordinator. Morris amassed a 169-38 record as a high school coach in the state of Texas.
DE Zach Wood led the Mustangs with four sacks and had six tackles for loss and a fumble recovery last season. He joins DE Robert Seals to comprise a senior-laden tandem up front.
SMU’s nonconference schedule includes two games against teams ranked in the top seven of last year’s final poll (No. 3 TCU, No. 7 Baylor). SMU’s first six games of the season are in the state of Texas. OFFENSE SMU used four different starting quarterbacks during the course of last season. QB Matt Davis, a transfer from Texas A&M, started the last five games of the year and finished as the Mustangs’ leading passer and rusher. WR Darius Joseph looks to regain his form of 2013, when he ranked second in the American Athletic Conference with 108 receptions. Joseph and WR Deion Sanders Jr. are both returning starters from a year ago. C Taylor Lasecki — who was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list for the second straight year —leads an offensive line that has all five starters returning.
CB Horace Richardson had a team-high two interceptions, while S Darrion Richardson had 69 tackles with a forced fumble, a sack and an interception to lead the secondary. LB Jonathan Yenga is the only returning starter at linebacker. Yenga had 65 tackles with two sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss last season.. SPECIAL TEAMS P Jackson Koonce averaged 40.8 yards on 74 punts as a freshman last season. Deion Sanders Jr. was a first-team all-conference selection as a return specalist. Sanders was third in The American in all-purpose yards (105.2 ypg) and averaged 20.5 yards on kickoff returns. The Mustangs will likely turn to an incoming freshman for the regular placekicker duties.
2015 Schedule Fri., Sept. 4
Baylor
7 p.m., ESPN Series: Baylor leads, 37-36-7 Notable: The Mustangs have dropped 11 straight to their old Southwest Conference rivals.
Sat., Sept. 12
North Texas
Sat., Sept. 19
at TCU
Sat., Sept. 26
James Madison
7 p.m., ESPN3 Series: SMU leads, 28-5-1 Notable: The home team has won each of the last five games in the series. The Iron Skillet 8 p.m., FSN Series: TCU leads, 47-40-7 Notable: SMU has dropped the last three meetings to its Metroplex rival. 7 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: The Dukes went 7-4 last season and reached the NCAA FCS playoffs.
Sat., Oct. 3
East Carolina
Thu., Oct. 8
at Houston
Sat., Oct. 24
at USF
Sat., Oct. 31
Tulsa
TBD Series: East Carolina leads, 3-2 Notable: SMU has won two of the last three matchups, including a 28-21 victory in Dallas in 2009. 8 p.m., ESPN2 Series: Houston leads, 19-10-1 Notable: SMU’s last win against the Cougars in Houston was in 2005. TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: USF scored the go-ahead touchdown with four seconds left in last year’s meeting. TBD Series: SMU leads, 13-8 Notable: SMU coach Chad Morris was Tulsa’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator in 2010.
Fri., Nov. 6
Temple
Sat., Nov. 14
at Navy
Sat., Nov. 21
Tulane
Sat., Nov. 28
at Memphis
8 p.m., ESPN2 Series: SMU leads, 1-0-2 Notable: SMU’s Garrett Gilbert threw for 538 yards and four TDs in 2013 to lead the Mustangs to a 5949 win. 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Navy leads, 9-7 Notable: SMU looks for its first win in the series since 1998. TBD Series: Tulane leads, 13-9 Notable: The schools haven’t met since 2012, when the Green Wave edged the Mustangs, 27-26.
Quarterback Matt Davis
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TBD Series: Memphis leads, 4-3 Notable: SMU has won its last two against the Tigers at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
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. For the previous four seasons, Morris has served 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 wereranked 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, 1,000yard 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
Collegiate/Professional Career: 2010 2011-14 2014-
Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coord./ Quarterbacks, Tulsa Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks, Clemson Head Coach, SMU
Assistant Coaches Van Malone Defensive Coordinator Joe Craddock Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dustin Fry Offensive Line
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.
Jess Loepp Secondary Claude Mathis Running Backs Archie McDaniel Linebackers Justin Stepp Wide Receivers Buddy Wyatt Defensive Line Keith Gunn Defensive Assistant
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SMU Chad Morris Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2015 SMU
OVERALL CONFERENCE
Career Record
0-0 0-0 — —
All-Time SMU Coaches
Ray Morrison J. Burton Rix Madison Bell James H. Stewart H.N. Russell Chalmer Woodard Bill Meek Hayden Fry Dave Smith Ron Meyer Bobby Collins Forrest Gregg Tom Rossley Mike Cavan Phil Bennett June Jones * Tom Mason *
BOWL
TENURE 1915-16, 1922-34 1917-21 1935-41, 1945-49 1942-44 1950-52 1953-56 1957-61 1962-72 1973-75 1976-81 1982-86 1989-90 1991-96 1997-2001 2002-07 2008-14 2014
Total
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
471
509
54
.481
* 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 2014 RESULTS (1-11, 1-7 American) Date Opponent 8/31 at Baylor (Fox Sports 1) 9/6 at North Texas (FSN) 9/20 Texas A&M (ABC/ESPN2) 9/27 TCU (CBSSN) 10/4 at East Carolina * (ESPNU) 10/18 Cincinnati * (CBSSN) 10/25 Memphis * (ESPNews) 11/8 at Tulsa * (CBSSN) 11/15 USF * (CBSSN) 11/22 at UCF * (ESPNews) 11/28 Houston * (CBSSN) 12/6 at UConn * (CBSSN)
Result L, 0-45 L, 6-43 L, 6-58 L, 0-56 L, 24-45 L, 3-41 L, 10-48 L, 28-38 L, 13-14 L, 7-53 L, 9-35 W, 27-20
TEAM STATISTICS
SMU OPP TEAM STATISTICS SMU OPP SCORING 133 496 Points Per Game 11.1 41.3 Points Off Turnovers 54 337 FIRST DOWNS 176 302 Rushing 74 140 Passing 85 147 Penalty 17 15 RUSHING YARDAGE 1204 2829 Yards gained rushing 1532 3008 Yards lost rushing 328 179 Rushing Attempts 362 541 Average Per Rush 3.3 5.2 Average Per Game 100.3 235.8 TDs Rushing 9 32 PASSING YARDAGE 2024 3164 Comp-Att-Int 230-430-14 230-364-6 Average Per Pass 4.7 8.7 Average Per Catch 8.8 13.8 Average Per Game 168.7 263.7 TDs Passing 6 27 TOTAL OFFENSE 3228 5993 Total Plays 792 905 Average Per Play 4.1 6.6 Average Per Game 269.0 499.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 58-1090 27-586 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-60 33-297 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-14 14-113 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 21.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.3 9.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 2.3 8.1 FUMBLES-LOST 25-16 15-10 PENALTIES-Yards 74-632 83-801 Average Per Game 52.7 66.8 PUNTS-Yards 77-3121 37-1467 Average Per Punt 40.5 39.6 Net punt average 35.6 38.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 33-1846 95-5862 Average Per Kick 55.9 61.7 Net kick average 35.2 41.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:51 31:09 3RD-DOWN Conversions 61/187 71/162 3rd-Down Pct 33% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 14/28 11/20 4th-Down Pct 50% 55% SACKS BY-Yards 17-107 48-256 MISC YARDS 4 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 63 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-17 20-27 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (20-29) 69% (54-65) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (12-29) 41% (40-65) 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS (12-12) 100% (58-60) 97% ATTENDANCE 129169 181270 Games/Avg Per Game 6/21528 6/30212 Neutral Site Games 0/0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING DAVIS,Matt LINE,Prescott Total Opponents
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 10 108 729 116 613 5.7 4 51 61.3 12 78 270 14 256 3.3 4 17 21.3 12 362 1532 328 1204 3.3 9 51 100.3 12 541 3008 179 2829 5.2 32 58 235.8
PASSING KRSTICH,Garrett DAVIS,Matt BURCHAM,Neal CASSEL,Kolney Total Opponents
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 10 90.29 99-181-7 54.7 855 2 53 85.5 10 98.00 89-164-5 54.3 855 3 67 85.5 2 75.57 27-48-2 56.2 158 0 35 79.0 5 84.88 15-37-0 40.5 156 1 33 31.2 12 91.12 230-430-14 53.5 2024 6 67 168.7 12 157.38 230-364-6 63.2 3164 27 70 263.7
RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G JOSEPH,Darius 11 54 379 7.0 2 25 34.5 THOMPSON,Der’rikk 12 31 512 16.5 1 64 42.7 NELSON,Stephen 12 28 200 7.1 0 35 16.7 SANDERS,Deion 9 23 188 8.2 0 21 20.9 Total 12 230 2024 8.8 6 67 168.7 Opponents 12 230 3164 13.8 27 70 263.7 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long STEWART,Daijuan 9 75 8.3 0 20 Total 14 60 4.3 0 20 Opponents 33 297 9.0 0 47 KICK RETURNS SANDERS,Deion Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 37 759 20.5 0 64 58 1090 18.8 0 64 27 586 21.7 1 96
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points RADEMACHER,Cody 0 9-17 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 39 DAVIS,Matt 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 24 LINE,Prescott 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 JOSEPH,Darius 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Total 15 9-17 12-12 0-1 1 1-1 0 1 133 Opponents 63 20-27 58-60 0-1 0 0-2 0 0 496 TOTAL OFFENSE DAVIS,Matt KRSTICH,Garrett Total Opponents
G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 10 272 613 855 1468 146.8 10 221 81 855 936 93.6 12 792 1204 2024 3228 269.0 12 905 2829 3164 5993 499.4
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk RADEMACHER,Cody 9-17 52.9 0-0 5-5 1-4 3-7 0-1 49 2 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd KOONCE,Jackson 74 3017 40.8 60 3 14 14 0 Total 77 3121 40.5 60 4 14 16 0 Opponents 37 1467 39.6 54 0 7 19 0 ALL PURPOSE SANDERS,Deion DAVIS,Matt Total Opponents
G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G 9 0 188 0 759 0 947 105.2 10 613 0 0 0 0 613 61.3 12 1204 2024 60 1090 14 4392 366.0 12 2829 3164 297 586 113 6989 582.4
DEFENSE G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf GREENBAUER,Hayden 12 48 31 79 2.0-7 . 1-10 . . 2-0 . . . SANDERS,Stephon 12 43 27 70 8.0-29 2.5-18 . 3 1 . . . . RICHARDSON,Darrion 12 44 25 69 3.0-12 1.0-9 1-0 4 . 1-0 1 . . YENGA,Jonathan 12 33 32 65 4.5-12 2.0-8 . 3 1 . . . . POPE,Kevin 11 27 22 49 2.0-15 1.0-12 . 2 1 . 2 . . Total 12 521 406 927 50-178 17-107 6-14 33 17 10-14 11 3 1 Opponents 12 448 280 728 84.0-344 48-256 14-113 53 24 16-121 19 2 .
Returning players in italics
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total SMU 22 46 34 31 133 Opponents 132 167 98 99 496
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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
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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 TOTAL 1036 471 511 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:................................................................................... 13,531 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: .................................................... Rick Dickson Head Coach: ........................................... Curtis Johnson (Idaho ’85)
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
2014 Record/Finish: ..............................3-9/2-6 American (tied, 8th) All-Time Record: ......................................................506-621-38 (.451) 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: .......................................................... 47/21 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................... 18/6
TULANE GREEN WAVE
Dr. Michael Fitts President
Rick Dickson Director of Athletics
Curtis Johnson Head Coach
Roger Dunaway Communications
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TULANE STORYLINES Tulane fielded one of the youngest teams in college football last season. The Green Wave has 34 sophomores on its roster this year. Head coach Curtis Johnson has won a Super Bowl title (in 2009 with the New Orleans Saints) and a BCS National Championship (in 2001 with Miami) as an assistant coach. Tulane, which won seven games in 2013, looks to bounce back from last year’s 3-9 campaign. OFFENSE Tulane returns nine offensive starters from last season. The Green Wave has its starting quarterback and top three rushers back for 2015. Tulane’s leading passer (QB Tanner Lee), rusher (RB Sherman Badie) and receiver (WR Teddy Veal) were all freshmen last season. Badie rushed for 688 rushing yards and three touchdowns as the top man in a talented backfield. Lee threw for 1,962 yards and 12 touchdowns as a rookie last season and should benefit from his year of experience. OT Arturo Uzdavinis, a six-foot-seven, 307-pound tackle, has made 25 starts the last two years and leads a veteran offensive line.
DEFENSE CB Parry Nickerson, another impact player as a freshman last year, registered six interceptions in 2014 and was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America Team. Nickerson joins S Darion Monroe to lead what should be one of the better defensive backfields in The American. Monroe had 73 tackles with two forced fumbles last year. LB Nico Marley registered 13.5 tackles for loss, good for second in the American Athletic Conference, in 2014. DE Royce LaFrance, who has started 24 games at defensive end, leads an experienced defensive line that has three returning starters. LaFrance had a team-high 5.5 sacks in 2014. SPECIAL TEAMS P Peter Picereli is a senior who averaged 37.8 yards on 71 punts last season. K Andrew DiRocco made eight field goals in 14 attempts as the Green Wave struggled to find consistency in the kicking game last season. RB Dontrell Hilliard was the primary kickoff returner last season (15.3 ypr), while Teddy Veal handled punt returns (4.6 ypr).
2015 Schedule Thu., Sept. 3
Duke
Sat., Sept. 12
at Georgia Tech
Sat., Sept. 19
Maine
9:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Tied, 2-2 Notable: The Green Wave won meetings in 1964 and 1973, but Duke took the 2011 and 2014 matchups. 3:30 p.m., ACC Regional Series: Georgia Tech leads, 36-13 Notable: Tulane faces the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta for the first time since 1980. 8 p.m., ESPN3 Series: First meeting Notable: Tulane has won its last eight games against FCS opponents.
Sat., Oct. 3
UCF
TBD Series: UCF leads, 5-1 Notable: Tulane’s lone win in the series came at the Superdome in 2006 (10-9).
Sat., Oct. 10
at Temple
Fri., Oct. 16
Houston
Sat., Oct. 24
at Navy
Sat., Oct. 31
at Memphis
Sat., Nov. 7
at UConn
Sat., Nov. 14
at Army
Sat., Nov. 21
at SMU
Fri., Nov. 27
Tulsa
TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: Tulane capped a 10-1 season with a 20-14 win in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day in 1935. 9 p.m., ESPNU Series: Houston leads, 14-5 Notable: Tulane’s win last season snapped a 10-game series slide. 1 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Tulane leads, 11-7-1 Notable: The Green Wave has fallen in four of its last five trips to Annapolis. TBD Series: Memphis leads, 19-11-1 Notable: The Green Wave’s last win against Memphis was in 2000. The Tigers have won eight straight in the series. TBD Series: Tulane leads, 1-0 Notable: Tulane was a 12-3 winner in New Orleans last year in the first game in series history. Noon, CBS Sports Network Series: Tied, 9-9-1 Notable: Army has taken four of the last five meetings. Tulane’s last win in the series was in 2009. TBD Series: Tulane leads, 13-8 Notable: Tulane’s last win in Dallas was in the 2007 season.
Quarterback Tanner Lee
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TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 9-2 Notable: Tulane and Tulsa opened the 2014 regular season and close the 2015 season.
TULANE Curtis Johnson At A Glance
Curtis Johnson
Hometown: New Orleans, La. Family: Wife – Angel; Children - Janene, Kiejon, Curtis III, Aaron, Angele, Justin Alma Mater (Year): Idaho (1985) Hired at Tulane: Dec. 5, 2011
Head Coach
When Tulane Director of Athletics Rick Dickson began his national search for a young, up-and-coming candidate to become the Green Wave’s next head football coach in the fall of 2011, he didn’t have to look far. In fact, he didn’t have to go beyond the metro area. Dickson’s search ended at the doorstep of the NFL champion New Orleans Saints. Curtis Johnson, Jr. was tabbed as the 39th head football coach in school history Dec. 5, 2011. Johnson made the short trip to the Tulane campus after spending the previous six seasons (2006-2011) as the wide receivers coach for the New Orleans Saints. A New Orleans native and graduate of St. Charles High School, Johnson has more than 25 years of coaching experience from both the collegiate and professional levels and was a part of an NFL Championship with the Saints and a Bowl Championship Series National Championship with the University of Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes in 2001. When Johnson was named head coach, he stated during his introductory press conference that his priority for recruiting would be to recruit within the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana and create the “State of Tulane.” During his first signing day in 2012, he was able to ink 13 players from the state, including nine from the New Orleans area, and this past spring he signed 20 players from Louisiana and a total of 13 from New Orleans-area schools. During his time with the Saints, he and his electrifying receiving corps helped the franchise to its first NFL title in 2009 and New Orleans made playoff appearances in four of his six seasons. The Saints were rewarded with outstanding results from his wide receiver group during his time with the storied franchise. In five and a half seasons, Johnson worked with both veteran and young wide receivers, with each benefiting from his guidance and high-energy teaching style. Among the players who improved under his watch through their own dedication and his tutelage were Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem, Joe Morgan and Lance Moore. Johnson boasts a list of prominent pupils that very few coaches at any level can match. While specializing with wide receiver development, the group of standouts under his direction while at University of Miami (Fla.) and his prior stop at San Diego State includes some of the top wide receivers over the last decade, including NFL first-round picks Andre Johnson, Santana Moss, fellow New Orleans native Reggie Wayne and
Collegiate/Professional Career:
1987-88 Wide Receivers Coach, Idaho 1989-93 Wide Receivers Coach, San Diego State 1994 Wide Receivers Coach, SMU 1995 Wide Receivers Coach, California 1996-2005 Wide Receivers Coach, Miami (Fla.) 2006-11 Wide Receivers Coach, New Orleans Saints 2011- Head Coach, Tulane
Assistant Coaches Eric Price Offensive Coordinator
Yatil Green. At Miami (Fla.), Johnson was part of a staff that went to nine bowl games and won the 2001 National Championship. He polished the skills of at least one All-Big East performer each season from 1996-2005, including Johnson - the third overall pick by Houston in 2003 - and Moss, who became the Hurricanes’ all-time leader in receiving yardage before making the Pro Bowl for the Washington Redskins. Wayne departed ranked first in school history in catches and was a five-time Pro Bowl performer for the Indianapolis Colts. In his five-year stint at San Diego State (198993) Johnson landed some of the school’s biggest recruits, including 2000 NFL MVP and fellow New Orleans native Marshall Faulk, who was recently inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, as well as wide receiver Darnay Scott, who completed his eight-year NFL career with 408 grabs and 37 touchdowns. Each year Johnson was with the Aztecs, the school had an allconference performer at wide receiver. Johnson began his coaching career as a receivers coach at Lewiston (Idaho) High School in 1984, serving for three seasons before holding a similar position at the University of Idaho. He spent 1987 and 1988 at the school before becoming the receivers coach at San Diego State. His next stop was at Southern Methodist in 1994 before becoming wide receivers coach in 1995 at the University of California-Berkeley. Johnson attended the University of Idaho and received his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1985. He was a four-year starter for the Vandals and an All-Big Sky Conference selection.
Lionel Washington Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Jason Rollins Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary David Johnson Tight Ends/Running Backs Kwahn Drake Defensive Line Doug Lichtenberger Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers John McDonnell Offensive Line Aaron Price Quarterbacks Carter Sheridan Receivers
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TULANE Curtis Johnson Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2012 Tulane 2013 Tulane 2014 Tulane
OVERALL CONFERENCE 2-10 2-6 7-6 5-3 3-9 2-6
Career Record (three years)
12-25 9-17 .324 .346
All-Time Tulane Coaches
T.L. Bayne Fred Sweet Harry Baum John Lombard H.H. Collier H.T. Summersgill Virginius Dabney Charles Eshleman T. Barry/J. Janvier J. Tobin/H. Ludlow John Russ Joe Curtis Buster Brown A.A. Mason A.C. Hoffman E.R. Sweetland Clark Shaughnessy Myron Fuller Bernie Bierman Ted Cox Lowell “Red” Dawson Claude Simons Jr. Henry E. Frnka Raymond Wolf Andy Pilney Tommy O’Boyle Jim Pittman Bennie Ellender Larry Smith Vince Gibson Wally English Mack Brown Greg Davis Buddy Teevens Tommy Bowden Chris Scelfo# Bob Toledo Mark Hutson^ Curtis Johnson
TENURE 1983, 1895 1894 1896 1898 1899 1900-01 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907-08 1909 1910-12 1913 1914 1915-20, 1922-26 1921 1927-31 1932-35 1936-41 1942-45 1946-51 1952-53 1954-61 1962-65 1966-70 1971-75 1976-79 1980-82 1983-84 1985-87 1988- 1992-96 1997-98 1998-2006 2007-2011 2011 2012-
Total
BOWL New Orleans (lost to Louisiana, 24-21) 0-1 .000
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 12 25 .324
506 621 38 .451
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FINAL RANK
TULANE 2014 RESULTS (3-9, 2-6 American) Date Opponent 8/28 at Tulsa * (CBSSN) 9/6 Georgia Tech (ESPNews) 9/13 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN3) 9/20 at Duke (ACC Regional) 9/27 at Rutgers (ESPNews) 10/11 UConn * (ESPNews) 10/18 at UCF * (ESPNU) 10/31 Cincinnati * (ESPN2) 11/8 at Houston * (ESPNU) 11/15 Memphis * (ESPNU) 11/22 at East Carolina * (ESPN3) 12/6 Temple (ESPN2)
Result 2ot L, 31-38 L, 21-38 W, 35-20 L, 13-47 L, 6-31 W, 12-3 L, 13-20 L, 14-38 W, 31-24 L, 7-38 L, 6-34 L, 3-10
TEAM STATISTICS
TULANE OPP SCORING 192 341 Points Per Game 16.0 28.4 Points Off Turnovers 118 303 FIRST DOWNS 226 242 Rushing 93 105 Passing 105 114 Penalty 28 23 RUSHING YARDAGE 1742 1891 Yards gained rushing 2118 2266 Yards lost rushing 376 375 Rushing Attempts 420 446 Average Per Rush 4.1 4.2 Average Per Game 145.2 157.6 TDs Rushing 11 16 PASSING YARDAGE 2388 2668 Comp-Att-Int 242-446-18 218-374-17 Average Per Pass 5.4 7.1 Average Per Catch 9.9 12.2 Average Per Game 199.0 222.3 TDs Passing 13 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 4130 4559 Total Plays 866 820 Average Per Play 4.8 5.6 Average Per Game 344.2 379.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-637 21-602 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-41 23-168 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-86 18-231 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 16.8 28.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.6 7.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.1 12.8 FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 21-11 PENALTIES-Yards 90-841 76-703 Average Per Game 70.1 58.6 PUNTS-Yards 72-2683 51-2050 Average Per Punt 37.3 40.2 Net punt average 34.1 38.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 43-2612 66-4017 Average Per Kick 60.7 60.9 Net kick average 36.9 41.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:32 29:28 3RD-DOWN Conversions 62/188 60/160 3rd-Down Pct 33% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/28 7/19 4th-Down Pct 25% 37% SACKS BY-Yards 22-154 25-198 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-16 17-27 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (22-33) 67% (36-54) 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-33) 52% (25-54) 46% PAT-ATTEMPTS (22-24) 92% (40-40) 100% ATTENDANCE 150074 203243 Games/Avg Per Game 6/25012 6/33874 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tulane 55 58 32 44 3 192 Opponents 74 94 72 91 10 341
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G BADIE, Sherman 12 121 744 56 688 5.7 3 90 57.3 THOMPSON, Lazedrick 11 109 554 21 533 4.9 4 48 48.5 HILLIARD, Dontrell 12 97 479 27 452 4.7 3 45 37.7 Total 12 420 2118 376 1742 4.1 11 90 145.2 Opponents 12 446 2266 375 1891 4.2 16 61 157.6 PASSING LEE, Tanner MONTANA, Nick Total Opponents
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 10 107.56 185-336-14 55.1 1962 12 74 196.2 4 89.91 45-79-3 57.0 342 1 41 85.5 12 100.78 242-446-18 54.3 2388 13 74 199.0 12 125.00 218-374-17 58.3 2668 18 93 222.3
RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G VEAL, Teddy 12 40 381 9.5 1 41 31.8 SHACKLEFORD, Justyn 12 36 465 12.9 2 27 38.8 HILLIARD, Dontrell 12 30 244 8.1 1 63 20.3 BADIE, Sherman 12 24 108 4.5 1 13 9.0 Total 12 242 2388 9.9 13 74 199.0 Opponents 12 218 2668 12.2 18 93 222.3 PUNT RETURNS VEAL, Teddy Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 9 41 4.6 0 16 9 41 4.6 0 16 23 168 7.3 0 46
KICK RETURNS HILLIARD, Dontrell JAMES, Leondre Total Opponents
No. 17 12 38 21
Yds Avg TD 260 15.3 0 217 18.1 0 637 16.8 0 602 28.7 0
Long 28 26 28 79
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points DiROCCO, Andrew 0 8-14 19-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 43 HILLIARD, Dontrell 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 BADIE, Sherman 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 THOMPSON, Lazedrick 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Total 24 8-16 22-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 192 Opponents 41 17-27 40-40 0-0 1 1-1 0 1 341 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G LEE, Tanner 10 372 -125 1962 1837 183.7 BADIE, Sherman 12 121 688 0 688 57.3 Total 12 866 1742 2388 4130 344.2 Opponents 12 820 1891 2668 4559 379.9 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk DiROCCO, Andrew 8-14 57.1 0-0 3-4 3-6 2-4 0-0 42 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd PICERELLI, Peter 71 2683 37.8 61 3 22 18 0 Total 72 2683 37.3 61 3 22 18 1 Opponents 51 2050 40.2 65 2 20 27 0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G HILLIARD, Dontrell 12 452 244 0 260 0 956 79.7 BADIE, Sherman 12 688 108 0 0 0 796 66.3 THOMPSON, Lazedrick 11 533 4 0 0 0 537 48.8 SHACKLEFORD, Justyn 12 0 465 0 0 0 465 38.8 VEAL, Teddy 12 24 381 41 17 0 463 38.6 Total 12 1742 2388 41 637 86 4894 407.8 Opponents 12 1891 2668 168 602 231 5560 463.3 DEFENSE SCOFIELD, Sam MARLEY, Nico MONROE, Darion NICKERSON, Parry DOSS, Lorenzo Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total 12 59 34 93 12 45 36 81 12 51 22 73 12 40 11 51 12 36 12 48 12 495 274 769 12 505 314 819
TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU H FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 5.0-13 1.0-8 3-30 4 . 1-0 . . . 13.5-43 0.5-2 1-3 3 2 2-0 1 . . 5.0-18 1.0-10 2-0 1 1 2-2 2 . . 2.5-4 . 6-24 6 . 1-6 . . . 5.0-24 1.0-13 3-7 9 . . . . . 86-409 22-154 17-86 38 13 11-18 12 . 1 85.0-382 25-198 18-231 55 26 7-0 7 1 1
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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
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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 TOTAL 1165 506 621 38
BOWL
Liberty Bluebonnet
Liberty Hall of Fame
Independence
Liberty
Hawaii
New Orleans
WEST DIVISION
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
Location:..............................................................................Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment:..................................................................................... 4,326 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
2014 Record/Finish: ............................2-10/2-6 American (tied, 8th) All-Time Record: ......................................................602-472-27 (.559) Bowl Appearances: ......................................................................... 19 Bowl Record: ....................................................................... 9-10 (.474) Last Bowl Appearance: ..................... 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17) Offensive System:..................................................................... Spread Defensive System:............................................................................4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .......................................................... 58/16 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................................... 17/7
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Dr. Steadman Upham President
Dr. Derrick Gragg Director of Athletics
Philip Montgomery Head Coach
Don Tomkalski Communications
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TULSA STORYLINES Tulsa’s Philip Montgomery makes his head coaching debut this season following a recordbreaking tenure as Baylor’s offensive coordinator. Tulsa has reached double digits in wins four times since the 2007 season, most recently in 2012, when the Golden Hurricane went 11-3 and won the Conference USA title. Tulsa returns 17 starters from last season. OFFENSE The Golden Hurricane returns 10 starters from an offensive unit that averaged 412.5 yards per game in 2014. WR Keevan Lucas finished second in The American in receptions (101) and receiving yards (1,219) and last season and led the conference with 11 touchdown receptions. Lucas joins WR Keyarris Garrett to comprise one of the top receiving tandems in the conference. RB Zack Langer was second in The American in rushing in 2014 (80.1 ypg). Langer registered four 100-yard games in his final six appearances. QB Dane Evans ranked second in The Ameican in passing (258.5 ypg) and finished with 23 touchdowns in his first year as the regular starter.
DEFENSE S Michael Mudoh enters the 2015 season with 271 career tackles, which ranks fourth among returning players in FBS football. Mudoh was sixth in The American last season with 9.4 tackles per game.
2015 Schedule Sat., Sept. 5
Florida Atlantic
Mudoh is the lone returning starter in the Tulsa secondary.
Sat., Sept. 12
at New Mexico
Sat., Sept. 19
at Oklahoma
DT Derrick Luetjen, who has made 24 consecutive starts, and DE Derrick Alexander, who has 23 career starts, lead a veteran defensive line. Alexander earned second-team all-conference accolades in 2014. LB Craig Suits earned FWAA Freshman AllAmerica honors last season after he finished with 81 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in 12 starts. SPECIAL TEAMS P Dalton Parks was an honorable mention all-conference selection last season after he averaged 42.0 yards per punt. Tulsa will turn to K Redford Jones as the new placekicker. Jones saw action as a kickoff specialist last season. RB D’Angelo Brewer was second in The American in kickoff returns last season (22.3 ypr).
3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Series: Florida Atlantic leads, 1-0 Notable: Florida Atlantic scored a 50-21 win in Boca Raton last season. TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 4-2 Notable: Tulsa scored wins in 2008 and 2009 to build a series lead against the Lobos. Noon, FS1 Series: Oklahoma leads, 18-8-1 Notable: The Golden Hurricane allowed 580 yards of offense in last year’s loss to the Sooners.
Sat., Oct. 3
Houston
TBD Series: Houston leads, 21-18 Notable: Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery was an assistant at Houston from 2003-07.
Sat., Oct. 10
at Louisiana-Monroe
Sat., Oct. 17
at East Carolina
Fri., Oct. 23
Memphis
Sat., Oct. 31
at SMU
Sat., Nov. 7
UCF
TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 2-1 Notable: The schools last met in 2007, when Tulsa scored a 35-17 victory. TBD Series: East Carolina leads, 6-5 Notable: The Golden Hurricane has dropped four straight to the Pirates, with the last win in 2006. 8 p.m., ESPN Series: Memphis leads, 15-10 Notable: Tulsa saw a four-game series winning streak snapped last season. TBD Series: SMU leads, 13-8 Notable: The home team has won the last four meetings in the series. TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 5-3 Notable: The schools met in the Conference USA Championship Game in 2007 and 2012, splitting those matchups.
Sat., Nov. 14
at Cincinnati
Sat., Nov. 21
Navy
Fri., Nov. 27
at Tulane
TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 16-13-2 Notable: The series dates to 1946, though the schools have not met since 1997. TBD Series: Tied, 1-1 Notable: Tulsa was a 24-23 overtime winner in Annapolis in 2006, when the teams last met.
Wide receiver Keevan Lucas
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TBD Series: Tulsa leads, 9-2 Notable: Tulsa has won nine of the last 11 games against the Green Wave.
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
Offensive guru Philip Montgomery became The University of Tulsa’s 29th head football coach on December 11, 2014. Montgomery has logged nearly two decades of coaching experience, including the past seven (2008-14) at Baylor where he most recently has served as the offensive coordinator for the Big 12 powerhouse. The Bears have posted 10 or more wins in three of the last four years, including 11 victories in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. This year, Baylor has produced an 11-1 record and No. 4 ranking in the Associated Press poll. A Texas native, Montgomery first began his association with Art Briles at Stephenville High School and has coached alongside Baylor’s head coach for 16 seasons. Montgomery moved with Briles to the University of Houston in 2003 and spent five years (2003-07) with the Cougars. 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). For three straight seasons, each with a different quarterback, Montgomery’s pupils have earned All-America honors. In 2013, junior 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. Under Montgomery’s guidance, Florence threw for a school-record 4,309 yards in 2012 and was named an honorable mention AllAmerican by Sports Illustrated. As backfield coach in 2011 Montgomery coached two AllAmericans -- in addition to mentoring RG3, the
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 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Brian Norwood Assoc. Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coord./Safeties Sterlin Gilbert Co-Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks/Receivers
most prolific quarterback in school history who set 54 school records, he also tutored future NFL draftee Terrance Ganaway, who set Baylor single-season records for rushing yards (1,566) and rushing TDs (21). 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. Montgomery came to Baylor after five seasons coaching the backfield at Houston, the final year (2007) also serving as co-offensive coordinator. During his time at Houston, 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 quarterbacks and backfield coach at Stephenville High School, where he was part of Briles’ program that won back-to-back 4A Division II state championships in 1998 and 1999. A four-year letterman at Tarleton State, Montgomery began his coaching career as a student assistant at his alma mater working with the running backs and serving as the summer weight room coordinator for two seasons. Montgomery received his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports studies from Tarleton in 1995.
Matt Mattox Co-Offensie Coordinator/Offensive Line Jermial Ashley Defensive Line Aaron Fletcher Cornerbacks Joseph Gillespie Linebackers Justin Hill Running Backs Calvin Lowry Receivers
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TULSA Philip Montgomery Year-By-Year YEAR SCHOOL 2015 Tulsa
OVERALL CONFERENCE
Career Record
0-0 0-0 — —
All-Time Tulsa Coaches
Norman Leard Fred Taylor Harvey Allen George Evans Sam McBirney Hal Medford Arthur Smith Francis Schmidt Howard Acher Elmer Henderson Vic Hurt Chet Benefiel Henry Frnka J. O. Brothers Bernie Witucki Bobby Dobbs Glenn Dobbs Vince Carillot Claude Gibson F. A. Dry John Cooper Don Morton George Henshaw David Rader Pat Henderson Keith Burns Steve Kragthorpe Todd Graham Bill Blankenship
TENURE 1895-97 1898-99 1912 1913 1908, 1914-16 1917 1918 1919-21 1922-24 1925-35 1936-38 1939-40 1941-45 1946-52 1953-54 1955-60 1961-68 1969 1970-72 1972-76 1977-84 1985-86 1987 1988-99 1999 2000-02 2003-06 2007-10 2011-14
Total
BOWL 0-0 —
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
602 472 27 .559
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FINAL RANK
TULSA 2014 RESULTS (2-10, 2-6 American) Date Opponent 8/28 Tulane * (CBSSN) 9/6 Oklahoma (ABC) 9/13 at Florida Atlantic (FCS) 9/27 Texas State (ESPNews) 10/4 at Colorado State (MW Network) 10/11 at Temple * (ESPNews) 10/18 USF * (ESPNews) 10/31 at Memphis * (ESPNU) 11/8 SMU * (CBSSN) 11/14 at UCF * (ESPN2) 11/22 at Houston * (ESPN3) 11/28 East Carolina * (ESPNU)
Result 2ot W, 38-31 L, 7-52 L, 21-50 3ot L, 34-37 L, 17-42 L, 24-35 L, 30-38 L, 20-40 W, 38-28 L, 7-31 L, 28-38 L, 32-49
TEAM STATISTICS
TULSA OPP SCORING 296 471 Points Per Game 24.7 39.2 Points Off Turnovers 121 168 FIRST DOWNS 270 261 Rushing 107 115 Passing 140 123 Penalty 23 23 RUSHING YARDAGE 1774 2576 Yards gained rushing 2000 2844 Yards lost rushing 226 268 Rushing Attempts 477 467 Average Per Rush 3.7 5.5 Average Per Game 147.8 214.7 TDs Rushing 11 30 PASSING YARDAGE 3176 3265 Comp-Att-Int 263-481-18 232-374-8 Average Per Pass 6.6 8.7 Average Per Catch 12.1 14.1 Average Per Game 264.7 272.1 TDs Passing 23 29 TOTAL OFFENSE 4950 5841 Total Plays 958 841 Average Per Play 5.2 6.9 Average Per Game 412.5 486.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 43-876 37-578 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-127 19-133 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-116 18-202 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 15.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.5 7.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.5 11.2 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 16-7 PENALTIES-Yards 78-768 71-643 Average Per Game 64.0 53.6 PUNTS-Yards 70-2943 59-2364 Average Per Punt 42.0 40.1 Net punt average 38.7 36.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 55-3040 81-4972 Average Per Kick 55.3 61.4 Net kick average 40.2 39.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:35 28:25 3RD-DOWN Conversions 78/203 75/180 3rd-Down Pct 38% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/28 11/16 4th-Down Pct 39% 69% SACKS BY-Yards 22-153 25-152 MISC YARDS 11 6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 62 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-18 12-22 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (35-46) 76% (43-52) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-46) 54% (37-52) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (34-34) 100% (59-59) 100% ATTENDANCE 117881 150999 Games/Avg Per Game 6/19647 6/25166 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tulsa 59 80 65 65 27 296 Opponents 117 116 103 112 23 471
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G LANGER, Zack 10 196 816 15 801 4.1 4 34 80.1 FLANDERS, James 12 102 459 3 456 4.5 1 26 38.0 Total 12 477 2000 226 1774 3.7 11 34 147.8 Opponents 12 467 2844 268 2576 5.5 30 90 214.7 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G EVANS, Dane 12 120.88 256-462-17 55.4 3102 23 84 258.5 CALCAGNI, Joseph 4 65.98 7-17-1 41.2 74 0 21 18.5 Total 12 118.44 263-481-18 54.7 3176 23 84 264.7 Opponents 12 156.67 232-374-8 62.0 3265 29 85 272.1 RECEIVING LUCAS, Keevan GARRETT, Keyarris ATKINSON, Josh LOUIE, Bishop FLOYD, Conner Total Opponents
G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 12 101 1219 12.1 11 84 101.6 10 47 698 14.9 5 39 69.8 12 35 416 11.9 0 38 34.7 12 23 274 11.9 1 42 22.8 12 18 139 7.7 3 21 11.6 12 263 3176 12.1 23 84 264.7 12 232 3265 14.1 29 85 272.1
PUNT RETURNS FLOYD, Conner Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 12 79 6.6 0 21 17 127 7.5 1 21 19 133 7.0 0 35
KICK RETURNS BREWER, D’Angelo LOUIE, Bishop Total Opponents
No. 27 9 43 37
Yds Avg TD Long 602 22.3 0 58 168 18.7 0 31 876 20.4 0 58 578 15.6 0 59
|------------ PATs ------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points SALAZAR, Carl 0 12-18 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 70 LUCAS, Keevan 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 GARRETT, Keyarris 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 LANGER, Zack 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Total 37 12-18 34-34 0-1 2 2-2 0 0 296 Opponents 62 12-22 59-59 0-1 1 1-1 0 1 471 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G EVANS, Dane 12 539 58 3102 3160 263.3 LANGER, Zack 10 196 801 0 801 80.1 FLANDERS, James 12 102 456 0 456 38.0 Total 12 958 1774 3176 4950 412.5 Opponents 12 841 2576 3265 5841 486.8 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk SALAZAR, Carl 12-18 66.7 1-1 5-6 4-6 2-5 0-0 44 2 PUNTING PARKS, Dalton Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 70 2943 42.0 67 5 22 20 0 70 2943 42.0 67 5 22 20 0 59 2364 40.1 63 5 18 21 3
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G LUCAS, Keevan 12 66 1219 0 0 0 1285 107.1 LANGER, Zack 10 801 9 0 18 0 828 82.8 BREWER, D’Angelo 12 128 64 0 602 0 794 66.2 GARRETT, Keyarris 10 0 698 0 0 0 698 69.8 LOUIE, Bishop 12 100 274 42 168 0 584 48.7 Total 12 1774 3176 127 876 116 6069 505.8 Opponents 12 2576 3265 133 578 202 6754 562.8 DEFENSE MUDOH, Michael SUITS, Craig NELSON, Demarco SIZELOVE, Jake MARTIN, Trent Total Opponents
G Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int PBU PD FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 12 55 58 113 1.5-4 . 2-1 2 . 1-20 2 . . 12 45 36 81 7.5-14 1.0-1 1-0 4 . . 2 . . 12 52 21 73 4.0-7 . 1-0 2 . 2-6 . 1 . 11 40 28 68 6.0-12 . 1-14 . 4 . . . . 9 29 35 64 8.0-20 1.0-6 . 4 1 . . . . 12 455 366 821 77-277 22-153 8-116 32 19 7-26 12 4 . 12 498 426 924 59.0-222 25-152 18-202 65 14 5-8 6 2
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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
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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 TOTAL 1101 602 472 27
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2014 IN REVIEW 2014 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE 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 Tigers won first conference title since 1971 UCF 7-1 .875 232 120 4-0 4-1 9-4 .692 365 249 6-0 3-2 0-2 Lost 1 Knights won back-to-back conference titles Cincinnati 7-1 .875 274 158 3-1 4-0 9-4 .692 442 354 5-1 4-2 0-1 Lost 1 Bearcats won fifth conference title in seven seasons East Carolina 5-3 .625 273 206 3-1 2-2 8-5 .615 466 336 5-1 3-3 0-1 Lost 1 WR Justin Hardy is NCAA career receptions leader Houston 5-3 .625 226 160 2-2 3-1 8-5 .615 387 268 4-3 3-2 1-0 Won 1 Cougars overcame 25-point deficit to win Armed Forces Bowl Temple 4-4 .500 144 142 2-2 2-2 6-6 .500 277 210 3-3 3-3 0-0 Won 1 Owls tripled wins total from last season USF 3-5 .375 126 193 1-3 2-2 4-8 .333 206 324 2-5 2-3 0-0 Lost 2 RB Marlon Mack led The American in rushing as a freshman Tulane 2-6 .250 117 205 1-3 1-3 3-9 .250 192 341 2-4 1-5 0-0 Lost 3 Tulane had 27 takeaways in 2014 Tulsa 2-6 .250 217 290 2-2 0-4 2-10 .167 296 471 2-4 0-6 0-0 Lost 3 QB Dane Evans threw a TD pass in every game in 2014 UConn 1-7 .125 115 234 1-3 0-4 2-10 .167 186 358 2-5 0-4 0-1 Lost 4 Huskies are only team in The American to defeat UCF SMU 1-7 .125 121 294 0-4 1-3 1-11 .083 133 496 0-6 1-5 0-0 Won 1 Mustangs snapped 13-game slide in season finale
BOWL SCHEDULE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Miami Beach Bowl • Dec. 22 Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48
Carden finished the regular season as the American Athletic Conference leader in passing yards (359.1 yards per game). He threw for a conference-record 4,309 yards with 28 touchdowns against eight interceptions and completed 65 percent of his passes (358 of 551). He threw for at least 300 yards nine times in 12 games and had five games with at least 400 passing yards. Carden was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and enters the postseason as East Carolina’s career leader in passing yards (10,829), attempts (1,424), completions (954), touchdown passes (77) and total offense (11,098 yards).
Memphis: Paxton Lynch, 24 of 46, 306 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT, 13 att., 38 yards, 3 rush TD; Keiwone Malone, 6 rec., 75 yards, 2 TD; Brandon Hayes, 22 att., 49 yards; Dillon Jackson, 11 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 1 forced fumble.
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl • Dec. 26 North Carolina State 34, UCF 27
UCF: Justin Holman, 23 of 53, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 9 att., 27 yards; Breshad Perriman, 9 rec., 138 yards; Josh Reese, 6 rec., 75 yards, 3 TD; William Stanback, 12 att., 38 yards.
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman • Dec. 27 Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17
Cincinnati: Gunner Kiel, 14 of 26, 244 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; Chris Moore, 4 rec., 103 yards, 2 TD; Shaq Washington, 5 rec., 100 yards; Michael Colosimo, 4 att., 54 yards.
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl • Jan. 2 Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 Houston: Greg Ward Jr., 15 of 24, 274 yards, 3 TD, 14 att., 92 yards; Kenneth Farrow, 22 att., 103 yards, 2 TD; Deontay Greenberry, 4 rec., 85 yards, 2 TD.
Birmingham Bowl • Jan. 3 Florida 28, East Carolina 20
East Carolina: Shane Carden, 34 of 66, 427 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; Justin Hardy, 11 rec., 160 yards, 1 TD; Cam Worthy, 8 rec., 130 yards, 1 TD; Chris Hairston, 17 att., 73 yards; Brandon Williams, 11 tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sack.
Shane Carden • Sr. • QB • East Carolina • Houston, Texas
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Jacoby Glenn • So. • CB • UCF • Prichard, Ala.
Glenn leads The American with seven interceptions and 18 passes defended through the regular season. He ranks third nationally in interceptions (0.6 per game) and fourth in passes defended (1.5 per game) and keys UCF’s unit which ranks third among FBS programs in total defense (282.8 yards per game), sixth in pass efficiency defense (103.24) and ninth in scoring defense (17.9 points per game). He was chosen to the American Athletic Conference First Team for the second straight season.
Tank Jakes • Sr. • LB • Memphis • Phenix City, Ala.
Jakes was an impact player on a Memphis defense that allowed just one opponent (then-No. 11 UCLA) to score more than 28 points against the Tigers in the 2014 regular season. Jakes led the Tigers in tackles (85), sacks (six), tackles for loss (15.5) and forced fumbles. He also had an interception, a fumble recovery and safety. He finished the regular season as the American Athletic Conference leader in tackles for loss (1.29 per game) and was ninth in the conference in sacks (0.5 per game).
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jake Elliott • So. • K • Memphis • Western Spring, Ill.
Elliott was the leading scorer in the conference during the regular season, averaging 8.9 points per game, and led the conference with 19 field goals, averaging 1.58 per game. Elliott went 14-of-15 on field goals from inside 40 yards and has converted all 50 of his PAT attempts this season.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Marlon Mack • Fr. • RB • USF • Sarasota, Fla.
Mack led the American Athletic Conference in rushing (86.8 yards per game) and became the first USF freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Mack rushed for an American Athletic Conference-record 275 yards with four touchdowns against Western Carolina in his collegiate debut and he finished the season with 1,041 yards and nine touchdowns on 202 carries.
COACH OF THE YEAR Justin Fuente • Memphis
Fuente led Memphis to a 9-3 regular season and a 7-1 mark in The American, giving the Tigers a share of the conference title – Memphis’ first conference crown since 1971. Memphis, which was picked seventh in The American’s preseason media poll, takes a six-game winning streak into the postseason – the Tigers’ longest winning streak since 1969. Memphis is ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense (17.1 points per game), while the Tigers are first nationally in red zone offense (94.3 percent).
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2014 IN REVIEW ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Pos. WR WR OT OT OG OG C TE QB RB RB K RS DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB CB CB S S P
Player Breshad Perriman Justin Hardy * Eric Lefeld Al Bond Parker Ehinger Rowdy Harper Taylor Hudson Alan Cross Shane Carden William Stanback Marlon Mack Jake Elliott Deion Sanders Jr. Terrell Hartsfield Terry Williams Joey Mbu Martin Ifedi Terrance Plummer Jeff Luc Tank Jakes Tyler Matakevich Jacoby Glenn Bobby McCain Clayton Geathers Adrian McDonald Mattias Ciabatti
School UCF East Carolina Cincinnati Memphis Cincinnati Houston East Carolina Memphis East Carolina UCF USF Memphis SMU Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis UCF Cincinnati Memphis Temple UCF Memphis UCF Houston USF
Cl. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.
Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-0
Wt. 214 188 310 305 315 295 285 245 221 225 195 165 183 246 353 310 275 236 256 227 235 186 195 208 190 189
Hometown/High School Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain Vanceboro, N.C./West Craven Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater Memphis, Tenn./Southwind Rockford, Mich./Rockford Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow Greenville, S.C./Mauldin Millington, Tenn./Millington Houston, Texas/Episcopal Hempstead, N.Y./Uniondale Sarasota, Fla./Booker Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township Atlanta, Ga./Atlanta Sports Academy Raleigh, N.C./Copiah-Lincoln CC Loganville, Ga./Grayson Richmond, Texas/Foster Houston, Texas/Westside Orange Park, Fla./Orange Park Port St. Lucie, Fla./Florida State Phenix City, Ala./Holmes CC Stratford, Conn./St. Joseph’s Prichard, Ala./Vigor Oxford, Ala./Oxford Georgetown, S.C./Carver’s Bay Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough
Deion Sanders, SMU
* unanimous selection
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Pos. WR WR OT OT OG C TE QB RB RB K RS DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB CB CB S S P
Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Deontay Greenberry Houston Jr. 6-3 200 Fresno, Calif./Washington Union Keevan Lucas Tulsa So. 5-10 198 Abilene, Texas/Abilene Torrian Wilson UCF Sr. 6-3 305 Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern Ike Harris East Carolina Jr. 6-7 304 Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork J.T. Boyd East Carolina So. 6-4 302 Fort Mill, S.C./Nation Ford Kyle Friend Temple Jr. 6-2 305 Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley Bryce Williams East Carolina Jr. 6-6 250 Winston-Salem, N.C./Marshall Paxton Lynch Memphis So. 6-7 230 Deltona, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy Kenneth Farrow Houston Jr. 5-10 218 Hurst, Texas/L.D. Bell Brandon Hayes Memphis Sr. 5-8 198 Chicago, Ill./Scottsdale CC Andrew Gantz Cincinnati Fr. 5-9 158 Dayton, Ohio/Centerville Keiwone Malone Memphis Sr. 5-11 155 Memphis, Tenn./Alabama Jaryl Mamea UCF Sr. 6-1 283 Fagasa, American Samoa/Chabot College Thomas Niles UCF Jr. 6-2 270 Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville Matt Ioaniddis Temple Jr. 6-4 285 Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central Praise Martin-Oguike Temple Jr. 6-2 250 Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge Derrick Alexander Tulsa Jr. 6-2 270 Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington Zeek Bigger East Carolina Jr. 6-2 228 Gastonia, N.C./Ashbrook Brandon Williams East Carolina Sr. 6-1 230 Rock Hill, S.C./Hargrave Military Efrem Oliphant Houston Sr. 6-`1 220 Houston, Texas/Langham Creek William Jackson Houston Jr. 6-1 185 Houston, Texas/Trinity Valley CC Lorenzo Doss Tulane Jr. 5-11 187 New Orleans, La./St. Augustine Brandon Alexander UCF Sr. 6-2 195 Orlando, Fla./Evans Sam Scofield Tulane Sr. 6-1 186 Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Spencer Smith Memphis Fr. 6-1 175 Newnan, Ga./East Coweta
Brandon Hayes, Memphis
Kenneth Farrow, Houston
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION Pos. QB LB WR C CB LB CB P
Player Gunner Kiel Nick Temple Andre Davis Austin Reiter Tavon Young Nico Marley Parry Nickerson Dalton Parks
School Cincinnati Cincinnati USF USF Temple Tulane Tulane Tulsa
Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School So. 6-4 208 Columbus, Ind./Notre Dame Sr. 5-10 224 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central Sr. 6-1 205 Tampa, Fla./Jefferson Sr. 6-3 296 Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch Jr. 5-10 174 Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac So. 5-9 200 Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Fr. 5-11 179 Terrytown, La./West Jefferson So. 6-3 202 Kansas City, Mo./Staley
Matt Ioaniddis, Temple
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2014 IN REVIEW NCAA LEADERS Individual Leaders Rushing........................................YPG 46. Marlon Mack, USF..........................86.8 Completions Per Game..............CPG 2. Shane Carden, East Carolina.......29.27 20. Dane Evans, Tulsa.........................21.33 38. Paxton Lynch, Memphis...............19.58 44. Tanner Lee, Tulane........................18.78 47. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati.................18.55 Passing Yards Per Game.............YPG 3. Shane Carden, East Carolina.......355.6 26. Dane Evans, Tulsa.........................258.5 28. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati.................256.4 43. Paxton Lynch, Memphis...............227.1 Passing Efficiency................... Rating 17. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati.................150.4 34. Shane Carden, East Carolina.......143.4 42. Paxton Lynch, Memphis...............139.3 47. Justin Holman, UCF.......................136.3 Receptions Per Game.................RPG 1. Justin Hardy, East Carolina.............8.9 6. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa.........................8.4 23. Isaiah Jones, East Carolina.............6.4 47. Deontay Greenberry, Houston........5.4 Receiving Yards Per Game..........YPG 6. Justin Hardy, East Carolina.........108.5 11. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa.....................101.6 17. Cam Worthy, East Carolina............94.0 Total Offense...............................YPG 2. Shane Carden, East Carolina.......363.6 32. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati.................269.7 37. Dane Evans, Tulsa.........................263.3 41. Paxton Lynch, Memphis...............250.7 Scoring........................................ PPG 24. Jake Elliott, Memphis.......................8.9 48. Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati................7.9 Tackles......................................... TPG 10. Zeek Bigger, East Carolina.............10.9 12. Efrem Oliphant, Houston................10.6 16. Jeff Luc, Cincinnati.........................10.3 26. Michael Mudoh, Tulsa......................9.4 33. Tyler Matakevich, Temple................9.2 47. Zach Edwards, Cincinnati................8.8 Tackles For Loss............... TFL/Game 26. Tank Jakes, Memphis.......................1.3 Sacks............................................SPG 27. Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati..........0.73 44. Derrick Alexander, Tulsa................0.63 Passes Defended................PD/Game 8. Jacoby Glenn, UCF............................1.5 13. Joshua Hawkins, East Carolina......1.4 Interceptions......................Int/Game 5. Parry Nickerson, Tulane...................0.5 Jacoby Glenn, UCF............................0.5 14. Adrian McDonald, Houston.............0.5 28. Joshua Hawkins, East Carolina......0.4 Andrew Adams, UConn....................0.4 Tavon Young, Temple........................0.4 35. Bobby McCain, Memphis.................0.3 Forced Fumbles.................. FF/Game 2. Nigel Harris, USF.............................0.45 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati.........................0.45 Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple......0.45 13. Tank Jakes, Memphis.....................0.33 24. Adrian McDonald, Houston...........0.30 Nate D. Smith, Temple....................0.30 27. Boye Aromire, Temple....................0.27 Steven Taylor, Houston...................0.27 Punting.........................................Avg 13. Mattias Ciabatti, USF......................44.4 48. Dalton Parks, Tulsa.........................42.0 Punt Returns................................Avg 25. J.J. Worton, UCF................................9.8 38. Keiwone Malone, Memphis.............8.1 Kickoff Returns.............................Avg 35. Chris Dunkley, USF..........................24.0 42. Jahad Thomas, Temple..................23.7
Field Goals..........................FG/Game 13. Jake Elliott, Memphis.....................1.58 31. Kyle Bullard, Houston.....................1.36 39. Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati..............1.27 Team Leaders Rushing Offense..........................YPG 39. Memphis.........................................191.8 50. East Carolina..................................179.2 53. Houston...........................................176.7 69. Cincinnati........................................158.1 85. Tulane..............................................148.3 86. Tulsa................................................147.8 102. UCF...................................................130.7 114. Temple.............................................109.2 115. USF...................................................107.9 120. UConn................................................94.0 121. SMU...................................................84.3 Rushing Defense.........................YPG 7. East Carolina..................................103.4 9. UCF...................................................105.0 24. Memphis.........................................125.3 31. Houston...........................................134.9 59. UConn..............................................160.1 68. Tulane..............................................163.9 69. Temple.............................................164.3 79. Cincinnati........................................176.7 84. USF...................................................182.9 108. Tulsa................................................214.7 115. SMU.................................................234.5 Passing Offense..........................YPG 3. East Carolina..................................364.6 14. Cincinnati........................................295.8 38. Tulsa................................................264.7 61. Memphis.........................................230.8 65. UCF...................................................226.7 80. Houston...........................................214.5 84. Tulane..............................................205.8 92. USF...................................................196.8 94. Temple.............................................195.7 107. UConn..............................................178.6 111. SMU.................................................170.8 Pass Efficiency Defense...............Avg 1. UCF.................................................101.51 10. Memphis.......................................103.64 11. Houston.........................................104.26 35. Temple...........................................121.83 40. East Carolina................................116.73 68. Tulane............................................125.45 83. UConn............................................133.82 95. Cincinnati......................................145.55 106. USF.................................................139.81 120. Tulsa..............................................154.34 125. SMU...............................................167.67 Total Offense...............................YPG 3. East Carolina..................................543.8 28. Cincinnati........................................453.9 50. Memphis.........................................422.7 57. Tulsa................................................412.5 71. Houston...........................................391.2 103. UCF...................................................357.5 106. Tulane..............................................354.1 117. Temple.............................................304.9 118. USF...................................................304.7 123. UConn..............................................272.6 124. SMU.................................................255.1 Total Defense...............................YPG 4. UCF...................................................271.2 13. Houston...........................................319.6 24. Memphis.........................................343.3 31. Temple.............................................354.5 40. East Carolina..................................364.9 52. UConn..............................................374.6 61. Tulane..............................................391.5 71. USF...................................................402.8 93. Cincinnati........................................434.5 114. Tulsa................................................486.8 124. SMU.................................................516.1
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Scoring Offense...........................Avg 13. East Carolina....................................37.8 26. Cincinnati..........................................35.2 28. Memphis...........................................34.7 63. Houston.............................................29.2 71. UCF.....................................................27.8 92. Tulsa..................................................24.7 94. Temple...............................................24.3 116. Tulane................................................17.2 117. USF.....................................................17.2 123. UConn................................................15.1 125. SMU.....................................................9.6
Turnovers Gained....................... Total 5. Houston................................................30 6. Temple..................................................29 12. Memphis..............................................27 Tulane...................................................27 25. UCF........................................................24 36. Cincinnati.............................................22 56. USF........................................................20 100. East Carolina.......................................15 Tulsa.....................................................15 115. UConn...................................................12 120. SMU......................................................11
Scoring Defense.......................... PPG 5. UCF.....................................................19.8 7. Memphis...........................................17.5 10. Houston.............................................17.7 11. Temple...............................................19.3 52. East Carolina....................................26.4 64. Cincinnati..........................................31.6 67. USF.....................................................27.7 87. UConn................................................27.7 Tulane................................................29.7 119. Tulsa..................................................38.4 124. SMU...................................................43.1
Turnovers Lost............................ Total 22. Memphis..............................................15 36. East Carolina.......................................17 49. Cincinnati.............................................19 59. USF........................................................20 70. Houston................................................21 89. UConn...................................................23 Tulsa.....................................................23 98. Tulane...................................................24 108. Temple..................................................26 115. UCF........................................................27 SMU......................................................27
Net Punting...........................Net Avg 32. USF...................................................39.12 36. Tulsa................................................38.71 52. Memphis.........................................37.90 78. East Carolina..................................36.72 79. Houston...........................................36.67 80. UConn..............................................36.57 90. SMU.................................................36.08 93. Cincinnati........................................35.95 97. Temple.............................................35.52 111. Tulane..............................................34.00 117. UCF...................................................33.33 Punt Returns................................Avg 10. Temple.............................................13.80 38. UConn................................................9.67 44. Memphis...........................................9.14 45. UCF.....................................................9.13 67. Tulsa..................................................7.47 79. USF.....................................................7.05 88. Cincinnati..........................................6.58 100. Houston.............................................5.67 105. Tulane................................................5.14 116. East Carolina....................................4.05 123. SMU...................................................2.18
Turnover Margin......... Margin/Game 7. Memphis...........................................1.00 17. Houston.............................................0.82 44. Cincinnati..........................................0.27 Temple...............................................0.27 Tulane................................................0.27 61. USF.....................................................0.00 83. East Carolina..................................-0.18 88. UCF...................................................-0.27 110. Tulsa................................................-0.67 114. UConn..............................................-1.00 123. SMU.................................................-1.45 Tackles For Loss.................Per Game 26. Memphis.............................................6.8 29. Tulane..................................................6.8 36. UCF.......................................................6.5 40. Temple.................................................6.5 41. Tulsa....................................................6.4 64. USF.......................................................5.8 71. Cincinnati............................................5.7 90. Houston...............................................5.4 96. UConn..................................................5.2 99. East Carolina......................................5.0 116. SMU.....................................................4.4
Kickoff Returns.............................Avg 2. UCF...................................................27.00 20. Memphis.........................................23.33 63. USF...................................................20.67 67. UConn..............................................20.57 73. Tulsa................................................20.37 83. Cincinnati........................................20.00 88. Temple.............................................19.76 108. SMU.................................................18.87 109. East Carolina..................................18.84 124. Houston...........................................17.00 125. Tulane..............................................16.81
Sacks...................................Per Game 28. Cincinnati..........................................2.73 34. UCF.....................................................2.55 45. Memphis...........................................2.33 62. Temple...............................................2.09 70. Houston.............................................2.00 80. Tulane................................................1.91 82. Tulsa..................................................1.83 93. USF.....................................................1.67 101. East Carolina....................................1.55 SMU...................................................1.55 117. UConn................................................1.09
Fumbles Recovered................... Total 1. Temple..................................................19 3. Cincinnati.............................................16 7. USF........................................................14 12. Memphis..............................................13 31. Houston................................................11 Tulane...................................................11 72. UCF..........................................................8 80. Tulsa.......................................................7 96. SMU........................................................6 102. UConn.....................................................5 122. East Carolina.........................................2
Sacks Allowed ...................Per Game 15. Cincinnati..........................................1.09 18. Memphis...........................................1.25 45. Temple...............................................1.82 51. Tulane................................................1.91 52. USF.....................................................1.92 67. Tulsa..................................................2.08 71. East Carolina....................................2.09 81. UCF.....................................................2.18 101. Houston.............................................2.64 103. UConn................................................2.73 125. SMU...................................................4.27
Interceptions.............................. Total 4. Houston................................................19 12. UCF........................................................16 Tulane...................................................16 23. Memphis..............................................14 29. East Carolina.......................................13 74. Temple..................................................10 97. Tulsa.......................................................8 102. UConn.....................................................7 109. Cincinnati...............................................6 USF..........................................................6 118. SMU........................................................5
2014 IN REVIEW INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Team G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G 1. MACK, Marlon USF 12 202 1041 5.2 9 75 86.8 2. LANGER, Zack TLS 10 196 801 4.1 4 34 80.1 3. FARROW, Kenneth HOU 13 186 1037 5.6 14 58 79.8 4. HAYES, Brandon MEM 12 196 949 4.8 5 51 79.1 5. ALLEN, Breon ECU 12 134 869 6.5 8 84 72.4 6. STANBACK, William UCF 10 189 697 3.7 10 41 69.7 7. DAVIS, Matt SMU 10 108 613 5.7 4 51 61.3 8. BADIE, Sherman TLN 12 121 688 5.7 3 90 57.3 9. THOMPSON, Lazedrick TLN 11 109 533 4.9 4 48 48.5 10. MOORE, Rod CIN 13 143 618 4.3 5 61 47.5
PASSING AVG/GAME 1. CARDEN, Shane 2. EVANS, Dane 3. KIEL, Gunner 4. LYNCH, Paxton 5. HOLMAN, Justin 6. LEE, Tanner 7. WALKER,P.J. 8. WHITE, Mike 9. WARD Jr., Greg 10. WHITMER, Chandler
Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G ECU 13 617 392 10 63.5 4736 30 364.3 TLS 12 462 256 17 55.4 3102 23 258.5 CIN 13 390 233 13 59.7 3254 31 250.3 MEM 13 413 259 9 62.7 3031 22 233.2 UCF 13 392 223 14 56.9 2952 23 227.1 TLN 10 336 185 14 55.1 1962 12 196.2 TEM 12 381 203 15 53.3 2317 13 193.1 USF 11 242 122 7 50.4 1639 8 149.0 HOU 13 261 175 7 67.0 1919 12 147.6 UCONN 12 223 124 8 55.6 1522 11 126.8
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. KIEL, Gunner 2. CARDEN, Shane 3. WARD Jr., Greg 4. LYNCH, Paxton 5. HOLMAN, Justin 6. WHITMER, Chandler 7. EVANS, Dane 8. WHITE, Mike 9. WALKER, P.J. 10. LEE, Tanner
Team G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. CIN 13 390 233 13 59.7 3254 31 149.4 ECU 13 617 392 10 63.5 4736 30 140.8 HOU 13 261 175 7 67.0 1919 12 138.6 MEM 13 413 259 9 62.7 3031 22 137.6 UCF 13 392 223 14 56.9 2952 23 132.4 UCONN 12 223 124 8 55.6 1522 11 122.0 TLS 12 462 256 17 55.4 3102 23 120.9 USF 11 242 122 7 50.4 1639 8 112.4 TEM 12 381 203 15 53.3 2317 13 107.8 TLN 10 336 185 14 55.1 1962 12 107.6
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. CARDEN, Shane 2. EVANS, Dane 3. KIEL, Gunner 4. LYNCH, Paxton 5. HOLMAN, Justin 6. WALKER, P.J. 7. WARD Jr., Greg 8. LEE, Tanner 9. DAVIS, Matt 10. WHITE, Mike
Team ECU TLS CIN MEM UCF TEM HOU TLN SMU USF
RECEPTIONS/GAME 1. HARDY, Justin 2. LUCAS, Keevan 3. JONES, Isaiah 4. GREENBERRY, D. 5. WASHINGTON, S. 6. WORTHY, Cam 7. JOSEPH, Darius 8. HALL, Rannell 9. GARRETT, Keyarris 10. FITZPATRICK, Jalen
Team G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G ECU 13 121 1494 10 66 12.3 9.31 TLS 12 101 1219 11 84 12.1 8.42 ECU 13 81 830 5 41 10.2 6.23 HOU 13 72 841 6 67 11.7 5.54 CIN 13 66 761 4 40 11.5 5.08 ECU 11 55 1016 4 53 18.5 5.00 SMU 11 54 379 2 25 7.0 4.91 UCF 10 49 500 0 34 10.2 4.90 TLS 10 47 698 5 39 14.9 4.70 TEM 12 53 730 6 75 13.8 4.42
RECEIVE YDS/GAME 1. HARDY, Justin 2. LUCAS, Keevan 3. WORTHY, Cam 4. PERRIMAN, Breshad 5. GARRETT, Keyarris 6. GREENBERRY, D. 7. JONES, Isaiah 8. FITZPATRICK, Jalen 9. WASHINGTON, S. 10. MCKAY, Mekale
Team G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G ECU 13 121 1494 10 66 12.3 114.9 TLS 12 101 1219 11 84 12.1 101.6 ECU 11 55 1016 4 53 18.5 92.4 UCF 13 50 1044 9 61 20.9 80.3 TLS 10 47 698 5 39 14.9 69.8 HOU 13 72 841 6 67 11.7 64.7 ECU 13 81 830 5 41 10.2 63.8 TEM 12 53 730 6 75 13.8 60.8 CIN 13 66 761 4 40 11.5 58.5 CIN 13 44 725 8 80 16.5 55.8
Marlon Mack, USF
G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 13 76 4736 713 4812 370.2 12 58 3102 539 3160 263.3 13 142 3254 453 3396 261.2 13 321 3031 526 3352 257.8 13 189 2952 504 3141 241.6 12 324 2317 487 2641 220.1 13 569 1919 378 2488 191.4 10 -125 1962 372 1837 183.7 10 613 855 272 1468 146.8 11 -85 1639 271 1554 141.3
Shane Carden, East Carolina
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2014 IN REVIEW PUNTING 1. CIABATTI, Mattias 2. GREGORY, Worth 3. PARKS, Dalton 4. KOONCE, Jackson 5. SMITH, Spencer 6. PIPER, Logan 7. GERACI, Sam 8. HOUSTON, Caleb 9. WAIN, Justin 10. STARZYK, Alex
Team G Punt Yds Long Avg USF 12 65 2888 62 44.4 ECU 13 49 2136 63 43.6 TLS 12 70 2943 67 42.0 SMU 12 74 3017 60 40.8 MEM 13 58 2335 58 40.3 HOU 12 44 1738 60 39.5 CIN 13 51 2007 60 39.4 UCF 13 54 2103 53 38.9 UCONN 11 74 2868 59 38.8 TEM 12 70 2689 62 38.4
PUNT RETURN AVG 1. MALONE, Keiwone
Team G Ret Yds TD Long Avg MEM 13 34 261 0 24 7.7
KICK RETURN AVG 1. DUNKLEY, Chris 2. BREWER, D’Angelo 3. HOLTON, Johnny 4. SANDERS, Deion 5. NEWSOME, Arkeel 6. AYERS, Demarcus
Team G Ret Yds TD Long Avg USF 11 23 553 0 41 24.0 TLS 12 27 602 0 58 22.3 CIN 13 35 722 0 40 20.6 SMU 9 37 759 0 64 20.5 UCONN 12 36 730 0 47 20.3 HOU 13 34 592 0 43 17.4
ALL PURPOSE 1. HARDY, Justin 2. LUCAS, Keevan 3. SANDERS, Deion 4. JONES, Isaiah 5. ALLEN, Breon 6. MACK, Marlon 7. HALL, Rannell 8. WORTHY, Cam 9. THOMAS, Jahad 10. HAYES, Brandon
Team G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G ECU 13 7 1494 95 0 1596 122.8 TLS 12 66 1219 0 0 1285 107.1 SMU 9 0 188 0 759 947 105.2 ECU 13 0 830 8 477 1315 101.2 ECU 12 869 289 0 55 1213 101.1 USF 12 1041 160 0 0 1201 100.1 UCF 10 129 500 0 330 959 95.9 ECU 11 0 1016 0 0 1016 92.4 TEM 12 384 364 0 332 1080 90.0 MEM 12 949 119 0 10 1078 89.8
SCORING 1. ELLIOTT, Jake 2. GANTZ, Andrew 3. HARVEY, Warren 4. STANBACK, William 5. FARROW, Kenneth BULLARD, Kyle 7. MOFFITT, Shawn 8. LYNCH, Paxton 9. SALAZAR, Carl 10. JONES, Austin
Team G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G MEM 13 0 57 21 0 120 9.2 CIN 13 0 52 16 0 100 7.7 ECU 13 0 57 14 0 99 7.6 UCF 10 12 0 0 0 72 7.2 HOU 13 15 0 0 0 90 6.9 HOU 13 0 42 16 0 90 6.9 UCF 12 0 30 17 0 81 6.8 MEM 13 13 0 0 0 78 6.0 TLS 12 0 34 12 0 70 5.8 TEM 12 0 30 13 0 69 5.8
SCORING (TDs) 1. STANBACK, William 2. FARROW, Kenneth 3. LYNCH, Paxton 4. LUCAS, Keevan 5. HARDY, Justin 6. MACK, Marlon ALLEN, Breon 8. PERRIMAN, Breshad 9. HAYES, Brandon 10. MCKAY, Mekale
Team G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G UCF 10 12 10 2 0 0 72 7.2 HOU 13 15 14 1 0 0 90 6.9 MEM 13 13 13 0 0 0 78 6.0 TLS 12 11 0 11 0 0 66 5.5 ECU 13 11 1 10 0 0 66 5.1 USF 12 9 9 0 0 0 54 4.5 ECU 12 9 8 1 0 0 54 4.5 UCF 13 9 0 9 0 0 54 4.2 MEM 12 8 5 3 0 0 48 4.0 CIN 13 8 0 8 0 0 48 3.7
SCORING (KICK) 1. ELLIOTT, Jake 2. GANTZ, Andrew 3. HARVEY, Warren 4. BULLARD, Kyle 5. MOFFITT, Shawn 6. SALAZAR, Carl 7. JONES, Austin 8. KLOSS, Marvin 9. DiROCCO, Andrew 10. PUYOL, Bobby
Team MEM CIN ECU HOU UCF TLS TEM USF TLN UCONN
G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G 13 57-57 21-32 120 9.2 13 52-54 16-20 100 7.7 13 57-58 14-22 99 7.6 13 42-47 16-22 90 6.9 12 30-30 17-23 81 6.8 12 34-34 12-18 70 5.8 12 30-30 13-22 69 5.8 12 23-23 13-17 62 5.2 11 19-21 8-14 43 3.9 12 19-22 9-14 46 3.8
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Justin Hardy, East Carolina
William Stanback, UCF
2014 IN REVIEW FIELD GOALS 1. ELLIOTT, Jake 2. MOFFITT, Shawn 3. GANTZ, Andrew BULLARD, Kyle 5. KLOSS, Marvin JONES, Austin 7. HARVEY, Warren 8. SALAZAR, Carl 9. PUYOL, Bobby RADEMACHER, Cody
Team G FG FGA Pct. FG/G MEM 13 21 32 65.6 1.62 UCF 12 17 23 73.9 1.42 CIN 13 16 20 80.0 1.23 HOU 13 16 22 72.7 1.23 USF 12 13 17 76.5 1.08 TEM 12 13 22 59.1 1.08 ECU 13 14 22 63.6 1.08 TLS 12 12 18 66.7 1.00 UCONN 12 9 14 64.3 0.75 SMU 12 9 17 52.9 0.75
FIELD GOAL PCT 1. ELLIOTT, Jake
Team G FG FGA Long Pct. MEM 13 21 32 54 65.6
PAT KICKING PCT 1. ELLIOTT, Jake SALAZAR, Carl JONES,Austin MOFFITT, Shawn 5. HARVEY, Warren 6. GANTZ, Andrew 7. BULLARD, Kyle
Team G Made Att Pct. MEM 13 57 57 100.0 TLS 12 34 34 100.0 TEM 12 30 30 100.0 UCF 12 30 30 100.0 ECU 13 57 58 98.3 CIN 13 52 54 96.3 HOU 13 42 47 89.4
INTERCEPTIONS 1. GLENN, Jacoby 2. NICKERSON, Parry 3. McDONALD, A. McCAIN, Bobby HAWKINS, Josh 6. YOUNG,Tavon ADAMS, Andrew 8. SCOFIELD, Sam DOSS, Lorenzo 10. STEWART, Trevon
Team G Int Yds TD Long Int/G UCF 13 7 29 0 31 0.54 TLN 12 6 24 0 12 0.50 HOU 13 5 145 0 53 0.38 MEM 13 5 59 1 29 0.38 ECU 13 5 11 0 7 0.38 TEM 12 4 153 1 93 0.33 UCONN 12 4 104 0 43 0.33 TLN 12 3 30 0 18 0.25 TLN 12 3 7 0 6 0.25 HOU 13 3 29 1 29 0.23
Jake Elliott, Memphis
PASSES DEFENDED Team 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
Parry Nickerson, Tulane
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2014 IN REVIEW TACKLES (All positions) Player Team G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack 1. BIGGER, Zeek ECU 13 LB 66 74 140 10.8 0.0 2. OLIPHANT, Efrem HOU 13 LB 69 68 137 10.5 3.5 3. LUC, Jeff CIN 13 LB 65 69 134 10.3 6.5 4. MATAKEVICH, Tyler TEM 12 LB 88 29 117 9.8 1.5 5. WILLIAMS, Brandon ECU 13 LB 54 70 124 9.5 5.0 6. MUDOH, Michael TLS 12 DB 55 58 113 9.4 0.0 7. EDWARDS, Zach CIN 13 DB 67 54 121 9.3 0.0 8. VANN, Marquise UCONN 12 LB 60 45 105 8.8 0.5 9. TEMPLE, Nick CIN 13 LB 67 46 113 8.7 3.0 10. BYRD, Jamie USF 12 LB 71 24 95 7.9 0.0 ADAMS, Andrew UCONN 12 DB 64 31 95 7.9 0.0 12. STEWART, Graham UCONN 12 LB 41 53 94 7.8 2.0 13. SCOFIELD, Sam TLN 12 DB 59 34 93 7.8 1.0 14. PLUMMER, Terrance UCF 13 LB 53 46 99 7.6 4.0 15. GEATHERS, Clayton UCF 13 DB 58 39 97 7.5 1.0 16. JAKES, Tank MEM 13 LB 70 24 94 7.2 6.0 17. MARTIN, Trent TLS 9 LB 29 35 64 7.1 1.0 18. HARRIS, Nigel USF 11 LB 52 25 77 7.0 2.0 19. MELIFONWU, Obi UCONN 11 DB 52 23 75 6.8 0.0 20. MARLEY, Nico TLN 12 LB 45 36 81 6.8 0.5 SUITS, Craig TLS 12 LB 45 36 81 6.8 1.0 22. GREENBAUER, Hayden SMU 12 DB 48 31 79 6.6 0.0 23. SMITH, Nate D. TEM 11 LB 46 25 71 6.5 0.0 24. TAYLOR, Steven HOU 12 LB 35 41 76 6.3 4.0 25. SIZELOVE, Jake TLS 11 LB 40 28 68 6.2 0.0 1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9.
SACKS HARTSFIELD, Terrell ALEXANDER, Derrick MARTIN-OGUIKE, Praise NILES, Thomas CLIETT, Reshard PACE, Miles MAMEA, Jaryl LUC, Jeff JAKES, Tank PRESLEY, Fred
Team CIN TLS TEM UCF USF UCF UCF CIN MEM ECU
G 13 12 12 13 11 11 13 13 13 13
Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G DE 8 2 58 9.0 0.69 DE 5 5 58 7.5 0.62 DL 7 1 48 7.5 0.62 DL 7 1 59 7.5 0.58 LB 6 0 43 6.0 0.55 DL 5 2 41 6.0 0.55 DL 6 2 65 7.0 0.54 LB 6 1 51 6.5 0.50 LB 6 0 36 6.0 0.46 DL 5 2 29 6.0 0.46
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9. 10.
TACKLES FOR LOSS JAKES, Tank MARLEY, Nico GILBERT, Tyler WILLIAMS, Brandon ALEXANDER, Derrick NILES, Thomas PLUMMER, Terrance HARRIS, Nigel HARTSFIELD, Terrell IOANNIDIS, Matt
Team MEM TLN TLN ECU TLS UCF UCF USF CIN TEM
G 13 12 12 13 12 13 13 11 13 12
Pos LB LB DE LB DE DL LB LB DE DL
FUMBLES FORCED 1. HARRIS, Nigel 2. LUC, Jeff 3. MARTIN-OGUIKE, Praise 4. JAKES, Tank 5. SMITH, Nate D. 6. TAYLOR, Steven AROMIRE, Boye 8. McDONALD, Adrian 9. WILLIAMS, Terry 10. POPE,Kevin
Team USF CIN TEM MEM TEM HOU TEM HOU ECU SMU
G Num 11 6 13 6 12 5 13 4 11 3 12 3 12 3 13 3 10 2 11 2
FUMBLES RCVD 1. LUC, Jeff 2. FINCH,Sharif ROBINSON, Averee 4. WILSON, Eric HARTSFIELD, Terrell McDONALD, Adrian 7. HILL, Demetrius HARRIS, Nigel JOSEPH, Junior 10. MARLEY, Nico
Team CIN TEM TEM CIN CIN HOU USF USF UCONN TLN
G Num Avg/G 13 4 0.31 12 3 0.25 12 3 0.25 13 3 0.23 13 3 0.23 13 3 0.23 11 2 0.18 11 2 0.18 11 2 0.18 12 2 0.17
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Solo 15 10 10 6 9 10 11 10 10 9 Avg/G 0.55 0.46 0.42 0.31 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.23 0.20 0.18
Ast 1 7 6 15 6 6 4 1 4 4
Yds 63 43 60 55 72 70 31 25 89 28
Jeff Luc, Cincinnati
Total Avg/G 15.5 1.19 13.5 1.12 13.0 1.08 13.5 1.04 12.0 1.00 13.0 1.00 13.0 1.00 10.5 0.95 12.0 0.92 11.0 0.92
Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple
2014 IN REVIEW CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS
SCORING OFFENSE 1. Memphis 2. East Carolina 3. Cincinnati 4. Houston 5. UCF 6. Tulsa 7. Temple 8. USF 9. Tulane 10. UConn 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 58 58 0 0 21 1 471 36.2 61 58 0 0 14 0 466 35.8 57 52 0 0 16 0 442 34.0 49 43 1 0 16 0 387 29.8 43 40 1 0 21 1 365 28.1 37 34 2 0 12 0 296 24.7 33 32 0 0 15 1 277 23.1 24 23 0 0 13 0 206 17.2 24 22 0 0 8 1 192 16.0 23 19 1 0 9 0 186 15.5 15 12 1 0 9 1 133 11.1
SCORING DEFENSE 1. Temple 2. UCF 3. Memphis 4. Houston 5. East Carolina 6. USF 7. Cincinnati 8. Tulane 9. UConn 10. Tulsa 11. SMU
G 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 12
TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 24 24 0 0 14 0 210 17.5 29 27 0 0 16 0 249 19.2 32 29 1 0 10 0 253 19.5 33 33 0 0 11 2 268 20.6 41 37 1 0 17 0 336 25.8 41 40 0 0 12 1 324 27.0 42 40 0 0 20 1 354 27.2 41 40 1 0 17 1 341 28.4 45 43 1 0 13 2 358 29.8 62 59 1 0 12 1 471 39.2 63 58 0 0 20 0 496 41.3
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. East Carolina 2. Cincinnati 3. Memphis 4. Tulsa 5. Houston 6. UCF 7. Tulane 8. Temple 9. USF 10. UConn 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P 2094 4835 1070 6929 6.5 2035 3947 945 5982 6.3 2476 3076 1012 5552 5.5 1774 3176 958 4950 5.2 2387 2902 941 5289 5.6 1668 3059 942 4727 5.0 1742 2388 866 4130 4.8 1293 2408 772 3701 4.8 1295 2361 740 3656 4.9 1289 2032 737 3321 4.5 1204 2024 792 3228 4.1
TD Yds/G 59 533.0 53 460.2 54 427.1 34 412.5 46 406.8 42 363.6 24 344.2 24 308.4 22 304.7 20 276.8 15 269.0
TOTAL DEFENSE 1. UCF 2. Houston 3. Temple 4. Memphis 5. East Carolina 6. UConn 7. Tulane 8. USF 9. Cincinnati 10. Tulsa 11. SMU
G 13 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 12
Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg 1356 2525 869 3881 4.5 1859 2574 919 4433 4.8 1922 2243 876 4165 4.8 1580 2964 959 4544 4.7 1453 3322 937 4775 5.1 2036 2505 870 4541 5.2 1891 2668 820 4559 5.6 2195 2638 849 4833 5.7 2388 3320 955 5708 6.0 2576 3265 841 5841 6.9 2829 3164 905 5993 6.6
TD Yds/G 27 298.5 33 341.0 21 347.1 30 349.5 36 367.3 39 378.4 34 379.9 38 402.8 40 439.1 59 486.8 59 499.4
RUSHING OFFENSE 1. Memphis 2. Houston 3. East Carolina 4. Cincinnati 5. Tulsa 6. Tulane 7. UCF 8. USF 9. Temple 10. UConn 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12
Att Yds Avg 594 2476 4.2 494 2387 4.8 433 2094 4.8 454 2035 4.5 477 1774 3.7 420 1742 4.1 526 1668 3.2 376 1295 3.4 369 1293 3.5 397 1289 3.2 362 1204 3.3
TD Yds/G 31 190.5 28 183.6 28 161.1 18 156.5 11 147.8 11 145.2 19 128.3 11 107.9 11 107.8 8 107.4 9 100.3
RUSHING DEFENSE 1. UCF 2. East Carolina 3. Memphis 4. Houston 5. Tulane 6. Temple 7. UConn 8. USF 9. Cincinnati 10. Tulsa 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 12
Att Yards Avg. 428 1356 3.2 437 1453 3.3 465 1580 3.4 504 1859 3.7 446 1891 4.2 509 1922 3.8 481 2036 4.2 487 2195 4.5 501 2388 4.8 467 2576 5.5 541 2829 5.2
TD Yds/G 10 104.3 16 111.8 16 121.5 18 143.0 16 157.6 12 160.2 18 169.7 22 182.9 18 183.7 30 214.7 32 235.8
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2014 IN REVIEW PASS OFFENSE 1. East Carolina 2. Cincinnati 3. Tulsa 4. Memphis 5. UCF 6. Houston 7. Temple 8. Tulane 9. USF 10. UConn 11. SMU
G 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 637 402 11 63.1 4835 7.6 31 371.9 491 294 14 59.9 3947 8.0 35 303.6 481 263 18 54.7 3176 6.6 23 264.7 418 262 9 62.7 3076 7.4 23 236.6 416 233 15 56.0 3059 7.4 23 235.3 447 270 15 60.4 2902 6.5 18 223.2 403 214 16 53.1 2408 6.0 13 200.7 446 242 18 54.3 2388 5.4 13 199.0 364 179 11 49.2 2361 6.5 11 196.8 340 185 12 54.4 2032 6.0 12 169.3 430 230 14 53.5 2024 4.7 6 168.7
PASS DEFENSE 1. Temple 2. UCF 3. Houston 4. UConn 5. USF 6. Tulane 7. Memphis 8. Cincinnati 9. East Carolina 10. SMU 11. Tulsa
G 12 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12
Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 367 216 11 58.9 2243 6.1 9 186.9 441 243 18 55.1 2525 5.7 17 194.2 415 232 19 55.9 2574 6.2 15 198.0 389 229 8 58.9 2505 6.4 21 208.8 362 249 6 68.8 2638 7.3 16 219.8 374 218 17 58.3 2668 7.1 18 222.3 494 264 17 53.4 2964 6.0 14 228.0 454 276 8 60.8 3320 7.3 22 255.4 500 284 14 56.8 3322 6.6 20 255.5 364 230 6 63.2 3164 8.7 27 263.7 374 232 8 62.0 3265 8.7 29 272.1
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Cincinnati 2. East Carolina 3. Memphis 4. UCF 5. Houston 6. Tulsa 7. UConn 8. USF 9. Temple 10. Tulane 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic 491 294 59.9 14 3947 35 145.2 637 402 63.1 11 4835 31 139.5 418 262 62.7 9 3076 23 138.3 416 233 56.0 15 3059 23 128.8 447 270 60.4 15 2902 18 121.5 481 263 54.7 18 3176 23 118.4 340 185 54.4 12 2032 12 109.2 364 179 49.2 11 2361 11 107.6 403 214 53.1 16 2408 13 106.0 446 242 54.3 18 2388 13 100.8 430 230 53.5 14 2024 6 91.1
PASS DEF EFFICIENCY 1. Memphis 2. UCF 3. Houston 4. Temple 5. East Carolina 6. Tulane 7. UConn 8. Cincinnati 9. USF 10. Tulsa 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 12
Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic 494 264 17 53.4 2964 14 106.3 441 243 18 55.1 2525 17 107.8 415 232 19 55.9 2574 15 110.8 367 216 11 58.9 2243 9 112.3 500 284 14 56.8 3322 20 120.2 374 218 17 58.3 2668 18 125.0 389 229 8 58.9 2505 21 126.7 454 276 8 60.8 3320 22 134.7 362 249 6 68.8 2638 16 141.3 374 232 8 62.0 3265 29 156.7 364 230 6 63.2 3164 27 157.4
PUNTING 1. USF 2. Tulsa 3. Memphis 4. Houston 5. East Carolina 6. UConn 7. Cincinnati 8. SMU 9. Temple 10. UCF 11. Tulane
G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TBg Net/P 12 66 2888 43.8 246 3.7 3 39.1 12 70 2943 42.0 133 1.9 5 38.7 13 74 2866 38.7 36 0.5 1 38.0 13 56 2241 40.0 99 1.8 4 36.8 13 51 2170 42.5 165 3.2 7 36.6 12 80 3078 38.5 106 1.3 4 36.2 13 64 2481 38.8 64 1.0 6 35.9 12 77 3121 40.5 297 3.9 4 35.6 12 74 2780 37.6 65 0.9 4 35.6 13 56 2130 38.0 132 2.4 4 34.2 12 72 2683 37.3 168 2.3 3 34.1
Gained Lost TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 1. Memphis 13 14 17 31 11 9 20 +11 0.85 2. Houston 13 11 19 30 7 15 22 +8 0.62 3. Tulane 12 11 17 28 7 18 25 +3 0.25 Temple 12 19 11 30 11 16 27 +3 0.25 5. Cincinnati 13 16 8 24 8 14 22 +2 0.15 6. USF 12 14 6 20 9 11 20 +0 0.00 7. UCF 13 10 18 28 14 15 29 -1 -0.08 8. East Carolina 13 5 14 19 12 11 23 -4 -0.31 9. Tulsa 12 7 8 15 5 18 23 -8 -0.67 10. UConn 12 7 8 15 16 12 28 -13 -1.08 11. SMU 12 10 6 16 16 14 30 -14 -1.17
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SACKS BY 1. UCF 2. Cincinnati 3. Memphis 4. Temple Houston 6. Tulsa Tulane 8. East Carolina 9. USF 10. SMU 11. UConn
G Sacks Yards 13 36 248 13 35 263 13 30 194 12 27 170 13 27 175 12 22 153 12 22 154 13 21 129 12 20 128 12 17 107 12 13 83
SACKS AGAINST 1. Memphis 2. Cincinnati 3. Temple 4. USF 5. Tulsa Tulane 7. UCF 8. UConn 9. Houston East Carolina 11. SMU
G Sacks Yards 13 16 130 13 18 119 12 21 121 12 23 155 12 25 152 12 25 198 13 28 184 12 30 181 13 32 211 13 32 232 12 48 256
PENALTIES 1. Cincinnati 2. SMU 3. UCF 4. Temple 5. Memphis 6. Houston 7. UConn 8. USF 9. Tulsa 10. Tulane 11. East Carolina
G 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 13
No Yds Avg/G 59 542 41.7 74 632 52.7 76 706 54.3 78 653 54.4 81 770 59.2 84 771 59.3 74 714 59.5 75 728 60.7 78 768 64.0 90 841 70.1 109 1004 77.2
G Rush Pass Pen Total 13 97 103 25 225 12 111 101 21 233 12 105 114 23 242 12 110 110 24 244 13 82 140 23 245 13 114 114 20 248 12 114 127 17 258 12 115 123 23 261 13 79 149 34 262 13 132 142 13 287 12 140 147 15 302
OPPONENT PENALTIES 1. UCF 2. Houston 3. UConn 4. SMU 5. East Carolina 6. Memphis 7. Temple 8. Tulane 9. Cincinnati 10. Tulsa 11. USF
G 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 12 12
No Yds Avg/G 114 1037 79.8 104 981 75.5 85 811 67.6 83 801 66.8 92 835 64.2 85 831 63.9 74 721 60.1 76 703 58.6 77 746 57.4 71 643 53.6 69 622 51.8
3RD-DN CONVERSIONS 1. East Carolina 2. UCF 3. Cincinnati 4. Houston 5. Tulsa 6. USF 7. Memphis 8. Tulane 9. SMU 10. UConn 11. Temple
G 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12
Conv 91 85 73 78 78 65 76 62 61 50 39
Att Pct 194 46.9 205 41.5 177 41.2 193 40.4 203 38.4 174 37.4 207 36.7 188 33.0 187 32.6 164 30.5 166 23.5
FIELD GOALS 1. Cincinnati 2. USF 3. UCF 4. Houston 5. Tulsa 6. Memphis 7. UConn 8. Temple 9. East Carolina 10. SMU 11. Tulane
G Made 13 16 12 13 13 21 13 16 12 12 13 21 12 9 12 15 13 14 12 9 12 8
Att Pct 20 .800 17 .765 29 .724 23 .696 18 .667 32 .656 14 .643 24 .625 24 .583 17 .529 16 .500
OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT 1. East Carolina 2. Temple 3. Memphis 4. UCF 5. Tulane 6. Houston 7. UConn 8. Tulsa 9. SMU 10. Cincinnati 11. USF
G 13 12 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 13 12
Conv 69 64 76 72 60 75 74 75 71 86 78
Att Pct 202 34.2 183 35.0 215 35.3 194 37.1 160 37.5 195 38.5 186 39.8 180 41.7 162 43.8 195 44.1 172 45.3
PAT KICKING 1. Memphis UCF Tulsa Temple USF SMU 7. East Carolina 8. Cincinnati 9. Tulane 10. Houston 11. UConn
G Made 13 58 13 40 12 34 12 32 12 23 12 12 13 58 13 52 12 22 13 43 12 19
Att Pct 58 1.000 40 1.000 34 1.000 32 1.000 23 1.000 12 1.000 59 .983 54 .963 24 .917 48 .896 22 .864
KICKOFF RETURNS 1. UCF 2. Memphis 3. USF 4. Tulsa 5. UConn 6. Temple 7. Cincinnati 8. East Carolina 9. SMU 10. Houston 11. Tulane
G 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 13 12
Ret Yds TD 36 957 1 38 866 0 42 868 0 43 876 0 48 949 0 33 652 0 49 961 0 46 877 0 58 1090 0 44 792 0 38 637 0
Avg 26.6 22.8 20.7 20.4 19.8 19.8 19.6 19.1 18.8 18.0 16.8
PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Temple 2. Memphis 3. UCF 4. Tulsa 5. UConn 6. USF 7. Houston 8. Cincinnati 9. East Carolina 10. Tulane 11. SMU
G 12 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12
Ret Yds TD Avg 18 221 3 12.3 42 371 0 8.8 28 238 0 8.5 17 127 1 7.5 12 81 1 6.8 20 133 0 6.7 15 85 0 5.7 14 79 0 5.6 26 120 0 4.6 9 41 0 4.6 14 60 0 4.3
FIRST DOWNS 1. East Carolina 2. Cincinnati 3. Memphis 4. Houston 5. Tulsa 6. UCF 7. Tulane 8. Temple USF 10. UConn 11. SMU
G 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12
Rush Pass Pen Total 107 238 33 378 103 185 22 310 118 149 27 294 129 120 33 282 107 140 23 270 110 125 31 266 93 105 28 226 74 93 15 182 62 104 16 182 69 87 22 178 74 85 17 176
OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS 1. UCF 2. Temple 3. Tulane 4. UConn 5. Memphis 6. Houston 7. USF 8. Tulsa 9. East Carolina 10. Cincinnati 11. SMU
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE
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) SEASON 713 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 587 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 539 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 526 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 523 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 504 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 490 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 487 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2014 469 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 466 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 CAREER 963 827 728 713 587
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013
YARDS GAINED
GAME 635 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (97 rush, 538 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) 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) 457 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. SMU, 10/4/14 (47 rush, 410 pass) 444 Greg Ward Jr., Houston at Cincinnati, 12/6/14 (84 rush, 360 pass) 442 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 (24 rush, 418 pass) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. East Carolina, 11/13/14 (6 rush, 436 pass) SEASON 4,812 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (76 rush, 4,736 pass) 4,048 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (78 rush, 3,970 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) 3,221 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 (104 rush, 3,117 pass) 3,160 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 (58 rush, 3,102 pass) 3,141 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 (189 rush, 2,952 pass) CAREER 5,535 5,057 4,812 4,190 4,048
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013
YARDS PER PLAY
GAME (Minimum 15 plays) 17.9 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (16 plays, 286 yards) 14.3 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 (15 plays, 215 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) 11.9 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Ohio, 9/1/13 (30 plays, 356 yards) 11.7 Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (18 plays, 211 yards) 11.6 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 10/19/13 (26 plays, 302 yards) 11.5 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 (24 plays, 275 yards) 11.2 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati at SMU, 10/18/14 (26 plays, 291 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) 7.5 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (453 plays, 3,254 yards) 7.3 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (466 plays, 3,421 yards) 7.1 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 (340 plays, 2,416 yards) 6.7 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (713 plays, 4,736 yards) 6.6 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 (378 plays, 2,488 yards) 6.5 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (587 plays, 3,795 yards) 6.4 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (526 plays, 3,352 yards) CAREER 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.3 6.7
(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 (453 plays, 3,254 yards) Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (466 plays, 3,421 yards) Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (713 plays, 4,812 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) 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) 5 10 Times Most Recent: Shane Carden, East Carolina at Tulsa, 11/28/14 (1 rush, 4 pass) SEASON 36 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (6 rush, 30 pass) 35 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (13 rush, 22 pass) 32 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (1 rush, 32 pass) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (1 rush, 31 pass) 31 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (6 rush, 25 pass) 29 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 (1 rush, 28 pass) 28 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (6 rush, 22 pass) 27 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (6 rush, 21 pass) 26 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 (3 rush, 23 pass) Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 (3 rush, 23 pass) CAREER 46 39 36 32
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 (15 rush, 31 pass) P.J Walker, Temple, 2013-14 (6 rush, 33 pass) Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (6 rush, 30 pass) John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 (2 rush, 34 pass) Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (1 rush, 31 pass) Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (1 rush, 31 pass)
YARDS PER GAME
SEASON 379.5 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (10 games, 3,795 yards) 370.2 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 4,812 yards) 311.4 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 4,048 yards) 296.4 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (13 games, 3,853 yards) 268.4 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 (9 games, 2,416 yards) 263.3 Dane Evans, Tulas, 2014 (12 games, 3,160 yards) 263.2 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 3,421 yards) 261.2 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games, 3,396 yards) 257.8 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (13 games, 3,352 yards) 241.6 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 (13 games, 3,141 yards)
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING
RUSHING ATTEMPTS
GAME 38 Sam Craft, Memphis at Cincinnati, 10/4/14 33 Zack Langer, Tulsa vs. SMU, 11/8/14 31 Justin Goodwin, Rutgers vs. Houston, 10/26/13 Marlon Mack, USF vs. UConn, 9/19/04 30 Zack Langer, Tulsa at Temple, 10/11/14 29 Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 Zack Langer, Tulsa at Houston, 11/22/14 28 Storm Johnson, UCF vs. Houston, 11/9/13 27 Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tennessee-Martin, 11/9/13 Dominique Brown, Louisville vs. Houston, 11/16/13 26 Paul James, Rutgers vs. USF, 12/7/13 SEASON 213 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (1,139 yards) 202 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 (1,041 yards) 201 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013 (860 yards) 196 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2014 (949 yards) Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014 (801 yards) 189 William Stanback, UCF, 2014 (697 yards) 186 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 (1,037 yards) 163 Dominique Brown, Louisville, 2013 (825 yards) 159 Lyle McCombs, UConn, 2013 (670 yards) 156 Paul James, Rutgers, 2013 (881 yards) Marcus Shaw, USF, 2013 (765 yards) CAREER 397 294 289 251 213
Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-14 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013
RUSHING YARDS
GAME 275 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 215 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, 9/20/14 199 Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 192 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 182 Paul James, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13 173 Marquis Warford, Memphis vs. Arkansas State, 9/21/13 164 Lyle McCombs, UConn vs. USF, 10/12/13 161 Justin Goodwin, Rutgers vs. Houston, 10/26/13 SEASON 1,139 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 1,041 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 1,037 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 949 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2014 881 Paul James, Rutgers, 2013 869 Breon Allen, East Carolina, 2014 860 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013 825 Dominique Brown, Louisville, 2013 801 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2013 765 Marcus Shaw, USF, 2013 SEASON 1,809 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 1,551 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 1,271 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-14 1,140 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-14 1,139 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 QUARTERBACK GAME 191 Matt Davis, SMU at UConn, 12/6/14 181 Matt Davis, SMU at Tulsa, 11/8/14 97 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 93 Blake Bortles, UCF vs. Baylor, 1/1/14 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 11/28/14
FRESHMAN SEASON 1,041 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 688 Sherman Badie, Tulane, 2014 650 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014 533 Zaire Williams, Temple, 2013 521 Justin Goodwin, Rutgers, 2013 100-YARD GAMES, SEASON 7 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 5 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 4 Paul James, Rutgers, 2013 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 100-YARD GAMES, CAREER 7 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 5 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 4 Paul James, Rutgers, 2013 Zack Langer, Tulsa, 2014 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14
YARDS PER GAME
SEASON 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) 79.1 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2014 (12 games, 949 yards) 76.5 Marcus Shaw, USF, 2013 (10 games, 765 yards) 72.4 Breon Allen, East Carolina, 2014 (12 games, 869 yards) 71.7 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013 (12 games, 860 yards) 63.5 Dominique Brown, Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 825 yards) 55.8 Lyle McCombs, UConn, 2013 (12 games, 670 yards) CAREER 75.4 64.6 49.6 48.9 32.4
(Minimum 20 games) Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 (24 games, 1,809 yards) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 (24 games, 1,551 yards) William Stanback, UCF, 2013-14 (23 games, 1,140 yards) Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-14 (26 games, 1,271 yards) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2013-14 (23 games, 745 yards)
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) 12.1 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) 11.7 Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (18 att., 211 yards) 11.5 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 (24 att., 275 yards) 11.3 Ryan Jackson, Houston vs. UNLV, 9/20/14 (13 att., 147 yards) 11.2 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane vs. Cincinnati, 10/31/14 (11 att., 123 yards) 10.6 Hosey Williams, Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (11 att., 117 yards) 9.1 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 (21 att., 192 yards) SEASON (Minimum 100 rushes) 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) 5.6 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 (186 att., 1,037 yards) 5.4 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2014 (112 att., 610 yards) 5.3 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (213 att., 1,139 yards) 5.1 Dominique Brown, Louisville, 2013 (13 att., 825 yards) 4.9 Marcus Shaw, USF, 2013 (156 att., 765 yards) 4.8 Senorise Perry, Louisville, 2013 (141 att., 677 yards) 4.8 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013 (139 att., 661 yards) CAREER 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1
(Minimum 200 rushes) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-14
QUARTERBACK SEASON 613 Matt Davis, SMU, 2014 569 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 332 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 324 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2014 321 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS GAME 4 3
TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. tulsa, 11/22/14 Storm Johnson, UCF at Florida International, 9/6/13 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Norfolk State, 9/7/13 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 Storm Johnson, UCF vs. Baylor, 1/1/14 Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 Greg Ward Jr., Houston at SMU, 11/28/14 Mike Boone, Cincinnati vs. Houston, 12/6/14 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14
AME (QUARTERBACK) G 3 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 2 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 12/5/13 Blake Bortles, UCF at SMU, 12/7/13 Justin Holman, UCF vs. Penn State, 8/30/14 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. USF, 11/22/14 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU, 11/28/14 SEASON 14 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 13 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013 10 William Stanback, UCF, 2014 9 Paul James, Rutgers, 2013 Kenneth Harper, Temple, 2013 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, 2014 8 Dominique Brown, Louisville, 2013 Breon Allen, East Carolina, 2014 CAREER 20 16 15 14 11
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
GAME 311 Robby Anderson, Temple at SMU, 10/26/13 280 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 277 Rannell Hall, UCF at Temple, 11/29/13 269 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 241 Deion Sanders, SMU at UCF, 11/22/14 233 Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 229 Shakim Phillips, UConn vs. Maryland, 10/14/13 Rannell Hall, UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 228 Lyle McCombs, UConn vs. USf, 10/12/13 224 Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 9/13/14 SEASON 1.696 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013 (121 rush, 886 rec., 0 pr, 689 kr) 1,596 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 (7 rush, 1,494 rec., 95 pr) 1,399 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (1,139 rush, 260 rec., 0 pr, 0 kr) 1,315 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014 (830 rec., 8 pr, 477 kr) 1,285 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 (66 rush, 1,219 rec.) 1,229 Lyle McCombs, UConn, 2013 (670 rush, 75 rec., 40 pr, 444 kr) 1,213 Breon Allen, East Carolina, 2014 (869 rush, 289 rec., 55 kr) 1,208 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 (6 rush, 1,202 rec., 0 pr, 0 kr) 1,201 Marlon Mack, USF, 2014 (1,041 rush, 160 rec.) 1,112 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 (1,112 rec.) CAREER 2,655 2,104 2,057 2,049 1,855
Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013-14 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-14 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, 2013-14 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14
Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-14 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 Ryan Jackson, Houston, 2013-14
90 86 84 80 77 75 73 65
LONGEST RUSHING PLAY
Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa, 8/28/14 Sherman Badie, Tulane at Rutgers, 9/27/14 Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 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 Kenneth Harper, Temple vs. Memphis, 11/7/14 Marlon Mack, USF at Memphis, 11/22/14 Storm Johnson, UCF at Temple, 11/16/13 Paul James, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13
Sherman Badie, Tulane
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS PASSING
ATTEMPTS
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
GAME (Minimum 10 comp.) 93.3 Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati vs. USF, 10/24/14 (14 of 15) 87.9 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Temple, 10/17/14 (29 of 33) 86.2 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville at USF, 10/26/13 (25 of 29) 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) 83.3 Blake Bortles, UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 (20 of 24) 82.6 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at USF, 11/23/13 (19 of 23) 78.9 Greg Ward Jr., Houston at USF, 11/11/14 (15 of 19) 78.3 Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. USF, 11/22/14 (18 of 23) 76.2 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 (16 of 21) SEASON (Minimum 100 comp.) 71.0 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (303 of 427) 67.8 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (259 of 382) 67.0 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 (175 of 261) 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) 62.7 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (259 of 413) 60.8 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 (152 of 250) 59.7 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 (233 of 390) 56.9 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 (223 of 392)
CAREER 762 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 631 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 619 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 617 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 504 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013
AREER C 71.0 66.5 63.5 60.6 56.4
COMPLETIONS
GAME 45 42 41 38 37 36 35 34
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 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 Shane Carden, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15
SEASON 392 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 335 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 303 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 261 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 259 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 256 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 233 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 223 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 CAREER 462 392 355 349 335
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 53 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 SEASON 617 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 504 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 462 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 446 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 427 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 413 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 394 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 392 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 382 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 381 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2014
Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013
(Minimum 300 comp.) Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (303 of 427) Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (335 of 504) Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (392 of 617) Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 (462 of 762) John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 (349 of 619)
PASSING YARDS
GAME 538 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple, 10//26/13 484 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 461 Casey Cochran, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 447 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Miami (Fla.), 12/28/13 445 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 438 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/13/14 436 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. East Carolina, 11/13/14 427 Shane Carden, East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 9/13/14 Shane Carden, East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 SEASON 4,736 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 3,970 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 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 3,031 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 2,952 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 CAREER 5,087 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 4,736 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 4,401 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 4,068 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 3.970 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 500-YARD GAMES, SEASON 1 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 400-YARD GAMES, SEASON 6 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 3 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 2 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 300-YARD GAMES, SEASON 10 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 8 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 7 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 5 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 4 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 3 Gary Nova, Rutgers, 2013 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 300-YARD GAMES, CAREER 10 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 8 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 7 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 5 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013
GAME 6 5 4
TOUCHDOWN PASSES 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 24 Times Most Recent: Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14
SEASON 31 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 30 Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 28 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 25 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 23 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 Justin Holman, UCF, 2014 22 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 21 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 CAREER 34 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 33 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 31 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014
INTERCEPTIONS THROWN
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 3 16 Times Most Recent: Paxton Lynch, Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 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 13 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, 2014 12 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati, 2013 10 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013 9 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 Mike White, USF, 2013 CAREER 23 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013-14 19 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013-14 18 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013-14 17 Dane Evans, Tulsa, 2014 16 Mike White, USF, 2013-14
LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF INTERCEPTIONS
SEASON (Minimum 200 attempts) 0.90 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) 2.17 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (9 on 413) 2.24 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 (10 on 446) 2.35 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (9 on 382) 2.68 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 (7 on 261) 2.86 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013 (10 on 349)
FEWEST TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS
SEASON (Minimum 200 attempts) 4 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2013 (427 attempts) 7 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, 2013 (504 attempts) Greg Ward Jr., Houston, 2014 (261 attempts) 8 P.J. Walker, Temple, 2013 (250 attempts) Chandler Whitmer, UConn, 2014 (223 attempts) 9 Blake Bortles, UCF, 2013 (382 attempts) Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2014 (413 attempts) 10 John O’Korn, Houston, 2013 (446 attempts) Paxton Lynch, Memphis, 2013 (349 attempts) Shane Carden, East Carolina, 2014 (617 attempts)
ONGEST PASSING PLAYS L 91 Blake Bortles, UCF vs. Akron, 8/29/13 89 Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Cincinnati, 12/6/14 88 Chandler Whitmer, UConn at East Carolina, 10/23/14 85 Mike White, USF at Tulsa, 10/18/14 84 Chas Dodd, Rutgers at UConn, 11/30/13 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 83 John O’Korn, Houston at Rutgers, 10/26/13 Jalen Fitzpatrick, Temple at SMU, 10/26/13 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati at Ohio State, 9/27/14 79 Blake Bortles, UCF vs. South Carolina, 9/28/13 Garrett Gilbert, SMU at Memphis, 10/19/13
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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 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 13 Jeremy Johnson, SMU at USF, 11/23/13 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 Darius Joseph, SMU at East Carolina, 10/4/14 SEASON 121 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 112 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 103 Darius Joseph, SMU, 2013 101 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 82 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 81 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014 77 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013 72 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2014 71 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 Anthony McClung, Cincinnati, 2013 CAREER 157 Darius Joseph, SMU, 2013-14 154 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 143 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-14 121 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 115 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013-14
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.) 6.8 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 (12 games, 82 rec.) 6.5 Anthony McClung, Cincinnati, 2013 (11 games, 71 rec.) 6.2 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 81 rec.) 5.92 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 77 rec.) 5.91 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 (12 games, 71 rec.) 5.6 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 67 rec.)
RECEIVING YARDS
GAME 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, 10/5/13 209 Keenan Holman, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 207 Geremy Davis, UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 188 Justin Hardy, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 186 Daniel Spencer, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 SEASON 1,494 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 1,219 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 1,202 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 1,112 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 1,085 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 1,044 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2014 1,037 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 1,016 Cam Worthy, East Carolina, 2014 930 Anthony McClung, Cincinnati, 2013 886 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2014 CAREER 2,043 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 1,855 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 1,606 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013-14 1,546 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-14 1,494 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014
00-YARD GAMES, SEASON 1 8 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 6 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 5 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 Cam Worthy, East Carolina, 2014 00-YARD GAMES, CAREER 1 8 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 6 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013-14
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
SEASON 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) 90.4 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 (12 games, 1,085 yards) 86.4 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 1,037 yards) 84.5 Anthony McClung, Cincinnati, 2013 (11 games, 930 yards) 79.1 Robby Anderson, Temple, 2013 (10 games, 791 yards) CAREER 114.9 101.6 100.2 92.7 92.4
Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 1,494 yards) Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 (12 games, 1,219 yards) Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 (12 games, 1,202 yards) Jeremy Johnson, SMU, 2013 (12 games, 1,112 yards) Cam Worthy, East Carolina, 2014 (11 games, 1,016 yards)
YARDS PER RECEPTION
GAME (Minimum 5 catches) 37.3 Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 9/13/14 (6 for 224) 27.2 Xavier Maxwell, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 (5 for 136) 27.0 Leonte Carroo, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13 (5 for 135) 26.8 DeVante Parker, Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/7/13 (5 for 134) 26.6 Daniel Spencer, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 (7 for 186) 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) 16.1 DeVante Parker, Louisville, 2013 (55 for 855) 15.5 Keenan Holman, SMU, 2013 (67 for 1,037) 15.3 Geremy Davis, UConn, 2013 (71 for 1,085) CAREER 20.8 17.6 15.6 14.9
(Minimum 75 catches) Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 (89 for 1,855) Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (75 for 1,338) Andre Davis, USF, 2013-14 (85 for 1,329) J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 (83 for 1,235)
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
GAME 3 13 Times Most Recent: Josh Reese, UCF vs. North Carolina State, 12/26/14 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 CAREER 17 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 15 Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, 2013-14 13 Breshad Perriman, UCF, 2013-14 12 DeVante Parker, Louisville, 2013 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14
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MOST POINTS
GAME 24 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 20 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 18 24 Times Most Recent: Josh Reese, UCF vs. North Carolina State, 12/26/14 SEASON 120 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (21 FG, 57 PAT) 112 Shawn Moffit, UCF, 2013 (21 FG, 49 PAT) John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (20 FG, 52 PAT) 102 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 (17 TD) 100 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014 (16 FG, 52 PAT) 99 Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (14 FG, 57 PAT) 90 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2014 (16 FG, 42 PAT) Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2014 (15 TD) 87 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 (18FG, 33 PAT) 72 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013 (16 FG, 24 PAT) DeVante Parker, Louisvile, 2013 (12 TD) William Stanback, UCF, 2014 (12 TD) CAREER 193 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 192 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-14 134 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 131 Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013-14 128 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-14
MOST TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 4 Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina, 8/30/14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 3 24 Times Most Recent: Josh Reese, UCF vs. North Carolina State, 12/26/14 SEASON 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.) 11 Kenneth Harper, Temple, 2013 (9 rush, 2 rec.) Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013 (11 rec.) Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, 2014 ( 11 rec.) Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 (11 rec.) 9 Eight Players CAREER 22 19 17
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 SEASON 21 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (23 attempts) Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (32 attempts) 20 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (24 attempts) 18 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 (21 attempts) Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013 (23 attempts) CAREER 38 37 31 22 20
56 54 53 52 51 50
Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-14 Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013-14 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-14 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013
Kenneth Farrow, Houston, 2013-14 William Stanback, UCF, 2013-14 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, 2013-14 Storm Johnson, UCF, 2013 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, 2013-14
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-14 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 Marvin Kloss, UCF, 2013-14 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-14 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 Jake Elliott, Memphis
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SEASON (Minimum 10 made) 91.3 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (21 of 23) 88.9 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013 (16 of 18) 85.7 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 (18 of 21) 83.3 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (20 of 24) 80.0 Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014 (16 of 20)
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 SEASON 32 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 24 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 23 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 Marvin Kloss, UCF, 2013 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2014 CAREER 50 46 40 28 24
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 Marvin Kloss, USF vs. Cincinnati, 10/5/13 Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. SMU, 10/19/13 Chase Hover, SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 Kyle Bullard, Houston vs. UCF, 10/2/14 Five Times Most Recent: Marvin Kloss, USF at Houston, 10/31/13
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED
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 SEASON 58 Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (57 made) 57 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (57 made) 56 Tony Miliano, Cincinnati, 2013 (54 made) 54 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (52 made) Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014 (52 made)
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 SEASON 57 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (57 attempts) Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (58 attempts) 54 Tony Miliano, Cincinnati, 2013 (56 attempts) 52 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (54 attempts) Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati, 2014 (54 attempts) CAREER 81 79 67 58 56
Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-14 Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-14 Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2013-14 Tony Miliano, Cincinnati, 2013-14
PAT KICKS PERCENTAGE
GAME (Minimum 8 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) Shawn Moffitt, UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 (8 of 8) Chase Hover, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (8 of 8) SEASON (Minimum 30 Made) 100.0 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (57 of 57) Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (49 of 49) Carl Salazar, Tulsa, 2014 (34 of 34) Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 (32 of 32) Austin Jones, Temple, 2014 (30 of 30) Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2014 (30 of 30)
81 79 34 32 30
CONSECUTIVE PATs MADE
Jake Elliott, Memphis, 9/7/13-present Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 8/29/13-present Carl Salazar, Tulsa, 8/28/14-present Richie Leone, Houston, 8/30/13-1/4/14 John Wallace, Louisville, 9/21/13-12/28/13 Austin Jones, Temple, 8/28/14-present
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) 15 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston, 10/12 13 (5 field goals) SEASON 120 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2014 (21 field goals, 57 PAT) 112 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013 (20 field goal, 52 PAT) Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013 (21 field goals, 49 PAT) 99 Warren Harvey, East Carolina, 2014 (14 field goals, 57 PAT) 90 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2014 (16 field goals, 42 PAT) 87 Chase Hover, SMU, 2013 (18 field goals, 33 PAT) CAREER 193 192 131 128 112
Shawn Moffitt, UCF, 2013-14 Jake Elliott, Memphis, 2013-14 Marvin Kloss, USF, 2013-14 Kyle Bullard, Houston, 2013-14 John Wallace, Louisville, 2013
PUNTING
MOST PUNTS
GAME 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 9 12 Times Most Recent: Justin Wain, UConn at Memphis, 11/29/14 SEASON 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 CAREER 138 95 74 73
GAME 447 436 399 386
Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013-14 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2013-14 Jackson Koonce, SMU, 2014 Justin Wain, UConn, 2014 Richie Leone, Houston, 2013
YARDS PUNTED Richie Leone, Houston vs, Cincinnati, 11/23/13 Richie Leone, Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/14 Mattias Ciabatti, USF at UConn, 10/12/13 Paul Layton, Temple at Idaho, 9/28/13 Spencer Smith, Memphis at Mississippi, 9/27/14
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 CAREER 5,825 3,835 3,153 3,017 2,943
Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013-14 Caleb Houston, UCF, 2013-14 Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 Jackson Koonce, SMU, 2014 Dalton Parks, Tulsa, 2014
PUNTING AVERAGE
GAME (Minimum 3 punts) 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) 51.2 Paul Layton, Temple vs. Louisville, 10/5/13 (4 for 205) 50.5 Tom Hornsey, Memphis vs. Temple, 11/30/13 (4 for 202) SEASON (Minimum 30 punts) 45.2 Tom Hornsey, Memphis, 2013 (62 for 2,800) 44.4 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2014 (65 for 2,888) 43.6 Worth Gregory, East Carolina, 2014 (49 for 2,136) 43.2 Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 (73 for 3,153) 42.8 Paul Layton, Temple, 2013 (61 for 2,609) CAREER 45.2 43.6 43.2 42.8 42.2
79 71 70 68
(Minimum 60 punts) Tom Hornsey, Memphis, 2013 (62 for 2,800) Worth Gregory, East Carolina, 2014 (49 for 2,136) Richie Leone, Houston, 2013 (73 for 3,153) Paul Layton, Temple, 2013 (61 for 2,609) Mattias Ciabatti, USF, 2013-14 (138 for 5,825)
LONGEST PUNT
Tom Hornsey, Memphis vs. Duke, 9/7/13 Caleb Houston, UCF at Memphis, 10/5/13 Tom Hornsey, Memphis vs. Tennessee-Martin, 11/9/13 Tom Hornsey, Memphis at Middle Tennesse, 9/14/13 Mattias Ciabatti, USF vs. Cincinnati, 10/5/13
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PUNT RETURNS
GAME 6 Keiwone Malone, Memphis vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/20/14 5 Eight Times Most Recent: Keiwone Malone, Memphis at Tulane, 11/15/14 SEASON 34 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2014 25 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013 23 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014
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 SEASON 37 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2014 36 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014
CAREER 59 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013-14 30 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 23 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, 2014 17 Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013
CAREER 71 55 47 41
PUNT RETURN YARDS
GAME 106 Janarion Grant, Rutgers vs. Arkansas, 9/21/13 98 Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 85 Deshon Foxx, UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 77 J.J. Worton, UCF vs. Brigham Young, 10/9/14 66 Joe Craig, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 SEASON 261 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2014 167 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2014 159 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013 157 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013 156 Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013 CAREER 420 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013-14 324 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 165 Chris Dunkley, USF, 2013-14 163 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, 2013-14 156 Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013-14
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
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) 9.8 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2014 (17 for 167) 9.2 Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013 (17 for 156) 7.7 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2014 (34 for 261) 6.4 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013 (26 for 159) 5.0 Anthony McClung, Cincinnati, 2013 (16 for 80) CAREER (Minimum 30 returns) 10.8 J.J. Worton, UCF, 2013-14 (30 for 324) 7.1 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, 2013-14 (59 for 420)
PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 1 11 Times Most Recent: Matt Hickman, Tulsa vs. East Carolina, 11/28/14 SEASON 1 11 Times Most Recent: Matt Hickman, Tulsa vs. East Carolina, 11/28/14 CAREER 1 11 Times Most Recent: Matt Hickman, Tulsa vs. East Carolina, 11/28/14
84 72 58 55 53
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS
Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 Deshon Foxx, UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 Janarion Grant, Rutgers vs. Arkansas State, 9/21/13 JaBryce Taylor, SMU vs. Montana State, 9/7/13 Joe Craig, Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14
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Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-14 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2013-14 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013-14 Rannel Hall, UCF, 2013-14 Chris Dunkley, USF, 2013-14
KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
GAME 203 Deion Sanders, SMU at UCF, 11/22/14 177 Rannell Hall, UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 Joe Craig, Memphis at UConn, 12/7/13 167 Demarcus Ayers, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 SEASON 1,021 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013 759 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2014 730 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, 2014 724 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013 722 Johnny Holton, Cincinnati, 2014 CAREER 1,613 1,172 1,129 1,019 959
Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-14 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013-14 Deion Sanders, SMU, 2013-14 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013-14 Chris Dunkley, USF, 2013-14
KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE
KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME (Minimum 2 returns) 65.5 Quron Pratt, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 (2 for 131) 56.5 Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13 (2 for 113) 44.2 Rannell Hall, UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 (4 for 177) SEASON (Minimum 15 returns) 27.6 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013 (37 for 1,021) 26.8 Joe Craig, Memphis, 2013 (27 for 724) 24.0 Chris Dunkley, USF, 2014 (23 for 553) 23.8 Rannell Hall, UCF, 2013 (29 for 689) 19.8 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013 (24 for 476) 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) 23.4 Chris Dunkley, USF, 2013-14 (41 for 959) 22.7 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, 2013-14 (71 for 1,613) 21.3 Jahad Thomas, Temple, 2013-14 (38 for 808)
GAME 1 Five Times Most Recent: Michael Easton, UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 SEASON 1 Five Times Most Recent: Michael Easton, UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 CAREER 1 Five Times Most Recent: Michael Easton, UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14
100 99 96 95 93 87
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS
Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/2/13 Quron Pratt, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 Michael Easton, UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 Demarcus Ayers, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 Charles Gaines, Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 Deion Sanders, SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS DEFENSIVE RECORDS INTERCEPTIONS
GAME 3 Bobby McCain, Memphis at USF, 11/16/13 Andrew Adams, UConn vs. UCF, 11/1/14 2 16 Times Most Recent: Lamar Ivey, East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 SEASON 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 CAREER 11 9 7 6
Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-14 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, 2013-14 Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2013-14 Andrew Adams, UConn, 2013-14 Parry Nickerson, Tulane, 2014 Brandon Alexander, UCF, 2013-14
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS
GAME 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 108 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013
TACKLES
GAME 24 Tyler Matakevich, Temple at Idaho, 9/28/13 (13 solo, 11 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) 17 Zeek Bigger, East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (7 solo, 10 assisted) Terrance Plummer, UCF vs. Brigham Young, 10/9/14 (11 solo, 6 assisted) Sam Scofield, Tulane at East Carolina, 11/22/14 (8 solo, 9 assisted) Brandon Williams, East Carolina vs. UCF, 12/4/14 (2 solo, 15 assisted) SEASON 140 Zeek Bigger, East Carolina, 2014 (66 solo, 74 assisted) 137 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013 (99 solo, 38 assisted) Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2014 (69 solo, 68 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) 118 Yawin Smallwood, UConn, 2013 (51 solo, 67 assisted) 117 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2014 (88 solo, 29 assisted) CAREER 271 254 209 197 194
Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013-14 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013-14 Terrance Plummer, UCF, 2013-14 Clayton Geathers, UCF, 2013-14 Zach Edwards, Cincinnati, 2013-14
CAREER 221 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-14 167 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 162 Tavon Young, Temple, 2013-14
YARDS PER INTERCEPTION
GAME (Minimum 2) 29.0 Zach McMillian, Houston vs. SMU, 11/29/13 (2 for 58) 24.0 Andrew Adams, UConn vs. UCF, 11/1/14 (3 for 72) 18.0 Adrian McDonald, Houston at Rutgers, 10/26/13 (2 for 36) 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) SEASON (Minimum 6) 20.1 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2013-14 (11 for 221) 17.8 Andrew Adams, UConn, 2013-14 (6 for 107) 15.2 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013-14 (11 for 15.2)
INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 1 21 Times Most Recent: Brandon Williams, East Carolina at Tulsa, 11/28/14 SEASON 2 Bobby McCain, Memphis, 2013 1 20 Times
96 93 87 75 70
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN
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 Mike Tyson, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 10/19/13 Bobby McCain, Memphis vs. Duke, 9/7/13 Charles Gaines, Louisville at USF, 10/26/13
Tyler Matakevich, Temple
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 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) 10.3 Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013 (13 games, 134 tackles) Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games, 134 tackles) 9.83 Yawin Smallwood, UConn, 2013 (12 games, 118 tackles) 9.80 Randall Joyner, SMU, 2013 (10 games, 98 tackles) 9.75 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2014 (12 games, 117 tackles) 9.53 Brandon Williams, East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 124 tackles) 9.46 Steve Longa, Rutgers, 2013 (13 games, 123 tackles)
TACKLES FOR LOSS
GAME 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) 4.0 Derrick Mathews, Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 (4 solo) Aaron Lynch, USF vs. SMU, 11/13/13 (4 solo) Aaron Lynch, USF vs. Rutgers, 12/7/13 (3 solo, 2 assisted) Tank Jakes, Memphis at UCLA, 9/6/14 (4 solo) Tyler Gilbert, Tulane vs. Temple, 12/6/14 (3 solo, 2 assisted) SEASON 17.5 Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 (17 solo, 1 assisted) 15.5 Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2014 (15 solo, 1 assisted) 14.5 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013 (13 solo, 3 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) 13.0 Beau Barnes, SMU, 2013 (11 solo, 4 assisted) Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013 (10 solo, 6 assisted) Tyler Gilbert, Tulane, 2014 (10 solo, 6 assisted) CAREER 24.0 22.0 21.5
Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2013-14 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013-14 Nick Temple, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013-14 Terrence Plummer, UCF, 2013-14 Efrem Oliphant, Houston, 2013-14
SACKS
GAME 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) 2.5 Martin Ifedi, Memphis vs. Arkansas State, 11/8/13 (2 solo, 1 assisted) Marcus Smith, Louisville at UConn, 11/8/13 (2 solo, 1 assisted) Darius Hamilton, Rutgers at UCF, 11/21/13 (2 solo, 1 assisted) Brad Harrah, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/20/14 (2 solo, 1 assisted) SEASON 14.5 Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 (14 solo, 1 assisted) 11.5 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013 (10 solo, 1 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) 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) 7.0 Derrick Mathews, Houston, 2013 (7 solo) CAREER 14.5 14.0 13.5 11.5 10.5
Marcus Smith, Louisville, 2013 Martin Ifedi, Memphis, 2013-14 Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Thomas Niles, UCF, 2013-14 Terrell Hartsfield, Cincnnati, 2013-14
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 3 Randall Joyner, SMU, 2013 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 2013 Preston Brown, Louisville, 2013 Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville, 2013 Nate D. Smith, Temple, 2014 Boye Aromire, Temple, 2014 Steven Taylor, Houston, 2014 Adrian McDonald, Houston, 2014 CAREER 8 7 5
Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Nigel Harris, USF, 2013-14 Tank Jakes, Memphis, 2013-14 Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple, 2013-14
FUMBLES RECOVERED
SEASON 6 Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2013 4 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, 2014 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 CAREER 6 5 4
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TEAM RECORDS RUSHING
PASSING
GAME 69 Memphis at Cincinnati, 10/4/14 59 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 58 Tulane at Duke, 9/20/14 56 Rutgers vs. Norfolk State, 9/7/13 Tulsa at Texas State, 9/27/14 SEASON 594 Memphis, 2014 (13 games) 526 UCF, 2014 (13 games) 517 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games) 494 Houston, 2014 (13 games) 477 Tulsa, 2014 (12 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) 518 Houston, 2013 (13 games) 491 Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games) 481 Tulsa, 2014 (12 games)
SEASON 9.3 Louisville, 2013 (439 attempts, 4,082 yards) 9.1 UCF, 2013 (404 attempts, 3,661 yards) 8.4 Cincinnati, 2013 (468 attempts, 3,949 yards) 8.0 Cincinnati, 2014 (491 attempts, 3,947 yards) 7.6 East Carolina, 2014 (637 attempts, 4,835 yards)
COMPLETIONS
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
RUSHING YARDS
GAME 399 Houston vs. UNLV, 9/20/14 372 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 343 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 329 Memphis vs. Arkansas State, 9/21/13 322 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 SEASON 2,476 Memphis, 2014 (13 games) 2,387 Houston, 2014 (13 games) 2,188 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games) 2,094 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games) 2,079 UCF, 2013 (13 games) GAME - TWO TEAMS 643 Navy (487) at Temple (156), 9/6/14 569 Houston (399) vs. UNLV (170), 9/20/14 526 SMU (277) at UConn (249), 12/6/14 488 East Carolina (343) vs. North Carolina (145), 9/20/14 476 Houston (372) vs. Southern (104), 8/30/13 YARDS PER GAME 190.5 Memphis, 2014 (13 games, 2,476 yards) 183.6 Houston, 2014 (13 games, 2,387 yards) 168.3 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 2,188 yards) 161.1 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 2,094 yards) 159.9 UCF, 2013 (13 games, 2,079 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) 7.7 Houston vs. UNLV, 9/20/14 (52 attempts, 399 yards) 7.6 Cincinnati at Tulane, 10/31/14 (35 attempts, 265 yards) 7.5 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (46 attempts, 343 yards) SEASON 4.84 East Carolina, 2014 (433 attempts, 2,094 yards) 4.83 Houston, 2014 (494 attempts, 2,387 yards) 4.5 Cincinnati, 2014 (454 attempts, 2,035 yards) 4.4 UCF, 2013 (471 attempts, 2,079 yards) 4.25 Temple, 2013 (422 attempts, 1,792 yards)
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 7 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 5 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 Houston at SMU, 11/28/14 4 16 Times Most Recent: Houston vs. Tulsa, 11/22/14 SEASON 31 Memphis, 2014 28 Cincinnati, 2013 UCF, 2013 East Carolina, 2014 Houston, 2014
MOST 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 38 SMU at Cincinnati, 11/9/13 SEASON 402 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games) 400 SMU, 2013 (12 games) 311 Louisville, 2013 (13 games) 310 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games) 299 Houston, 2013 (13 games)
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
GAME (Min. 20 att.) 90.5 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (19 of 21) 87.9 Houston vs. Temple, 10/17/14 (29 of 33) 86.7 Louisville at USF, 10/26/13 (26 of 30) 84.4 Cincinnati vs. SMU, 11/9/13 (27 of 32) 83.8 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 10/11/13 (31 of 37) SEASON (Min. 200 att.) 70.8 Louisville, 2013 (311 of 439) 66.6 UCF, 2013 (269 of 404) 66.2 Cincinnati, 2013 (310 of 468) 64.6 SMU, 2013 (400 of 619) 63.1 East Carolina, 2014 (402 of 637)
PASSING YARDS
GAME 538 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 507 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 484 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 463 UConn vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 447 Louisville vs. Miami (Fla.), 12/28/13 SEASON 4,835 East Carolina, 2014 (13 games) 4,097 SMU, 2013 (12 games) 4,082 Louisville, 2013 (13 games) 3,949 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games) 3,947 Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games)
PASSING YARDS - TWO TEAMS
GAME 914 854 852 804 801
371.9 341.4 314.0 303.8 303.6
SMU (538) vs. Temple (376), 10/26/13 Cincinnati (436) vs. East Carolina (418), 11/13/14 Houston (435) vs. Brigham Young (417), 10/19/13 Rutgers (348) at Fresno State (456), 8/29/13 SMU (388) vs. Texas Tech (413), 8/30/13
YARDS PER ATTEMPT
YARDS PER COMPLETION
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED
SEASON 13.6 UCF, 2013 (269 completions, 3,661 yards) 13.4 Cincinnati, 2014 (294 completions, 3,947 yards) 13.2 USF, 2014 (179 completions, 2,361 yards) 13.13 Louisville, 2013 (311 completions, 4,082 yards) 13.12 UCF, 2014 (233 completions, 3,059 yards) GAME 6 Louisville vs. Ohio, 9/1//13 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 5 9 Times Most Recent: Tulsa vs. SMU, 11/8/14 SEASON 35 Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games) 33 Louisville, 2013 (13 games) 31 East Carolina, 2013 (13 games) 30 Houston, 2013 (13 games) 28 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games)
GAME 5 Rutgers vs. Houston, 10/26/13 4 Nine Times Most Recent: Temple at Penn State, 11/15/14 SEASON 22 Rutgers, 2013 (13 games) 18 UConn, 2013 (12 games) Tulane, 2014 (12 games) Tulsa, 2014 (12 games) 17 Cincinnati, 2013 (13 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) SEASON (Lowest pct.) 0.91 Louisville, 2013 (4 INT, 439 attempts) 1.73 East Carolina, 2014 (11 INT, 637 attempts) 1.93 Houston, 2013 (10 INT, 518 attempts) 1.94 SMU, 2013 (12 INT, 619 attempts) 2.15 Memphis, 2014 (9 INT, 418 attempts) SEASON - FEWEST TOTAL 4 Louisville, 2013 (439 attempts) 9 Memphis, 2014 (418 attempts) 10 Houston, 2013 (518 attempts) 11 Temple, 2013 (418 attempts) UCF, 2013 (404 attempts) Memphis, 2013 (361 attempts) East Carolina, 2014 (637 attempts) USF, 2014 (364 attempts)
YARDS PER GAME
East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 4,835 yards) SMU, 2013 (12 games, 4,097 yards) Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 4,082 yards) Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 3,949 yards) Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games, 3,947 yards)
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PLAYS
GAME 101 East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 100 East Carolina vs. UConn, 10/23/14 99 SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13 97 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 SEASON 1,070 East Carolina, 2014 (6,929 yards, 13 games) 1,012 Memphis, 2014 (5,552 yards, 13 games) 985 Cincinnati, 2013 (6,137 yards, 13 games) 958 Tulsa, 2014 (4,950 yards, 12 games) 953 Houston, 2013 (5,454 yards, 13 games)
YARDS GAINED
GAME 789 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 (343 rush, 446 pass) 728 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (190 rush, 538 pass) 669 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (322 rush, 347 pass) 657 UCF at Temple, 11/16/13 (253 rush, 404 pass) 627 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 (372 rush, 255 pass) SEASON 6,929 East Carolina, 2014 (4,835 pass, 2,094 rush) 6,137 Cincinnati, 2013 (3,949 pass, 2,188 rush) 5,991 Louisville, 2013 (4,082 pass, 1,909 rush) 5,982 Cincinnati, 2014 (3,947 pass, 2,035 rush) 5,740 UCF, 2013 (3,661 pass, 2,079 rush)
YARDS GAINED - TWO TEAMS
GAME 1,321 1,228 1,175 1,158 1,147 1,108
533.0 472.1 460.8 460.2 441.5
SMU (728) vs. Temple (593), 10/26/13 East Carolina (789) vs. North Carolina (439), 9/20/14 UCF (657) at Temple (518), 11/16/13 Cincinnati (586) vs. East Carolina (572), 11/13/14 Toledo (563) at Cincinnati (584), 9/12/14 Tulsa (592) at Tulane (516), 8/28/14
YARDS PER GAME
East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 6,929 yards) Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 6,137 yards) Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 5,991 yards) Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games, 5,982 yards) UCF, 2013 (13 games, 5,740 yards)
YARDS PER PLAY
GAME 10.0 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 (67 plays, 669 yards) 8.9 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (82 plays, 728 yards) 8.7 Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 (71 plays, 619 yards) 8.7 Louisville vs. Ohio, 9/1/13 (71 plays, 615 yards) 8.6 UCF at Temple, 11/16/13 (76 plays, 657 yards) SEASON 6.7 Louisville, 2013 (894 plays, 5,991 yards) 6.6 UCF, 2013 (875 plays, 5,740 yards) 6.5 East Carolina, 2014 (1,070 plays, 6,929 yards) 6.3 Cincinnati, 2014 (945 plays, 5,982 yards) 6.2 Cincinnati, 2013 (985 plays, 6,137 yards)
FIRST DOWNS
GAME 39 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 35 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 34 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 33 Cincinnati vs. Houston, 12/6/14 32 Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 East Carolina vs. North Carolina Central, 8/30/14 East Carolina vs. Florida, 1/3/15 SEASON 378 East Carolina, 2014 315 Cincinnati, 2013 310 Cincinnati, 2014 304 Louisville, 2013 294 Memphis, 2014
FIRST DOWNS RUSHING
GAME 21 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 19 Houston vs. UNLV, 9/20/14 18 Temple vs. Fordham, 9/14/13 17 Tulane at Duke, 9/20/14 16 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Memphis at Cincinnati, 10/4/14 UCF vs. Tulsa, 11/14/14 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 SEASON 129 Houston, 2014 124 Cincinnati, 2013 118 Memphis, 2014 117 Temple, 2013 114 UCF, 2013
GAME 24 23 21
FIRST DOWNS PASSING 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 SMU vs. Texas Tech, 8/30/13 Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14
SEASON 238 East Carolina, 2014 195 Louisville, 2013 191 SMU, 2013 185 Cincinnati, 2014 175 Cincinnati, 2013
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PUNTING
PUNTS
GAME 10 Houston vs. Cincinnati, 11/23/13 Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/14 Memphis at Mississippi, 9/27/14 Tulane vs. Memphis, 11/15/14 9 13 Times Most Recent: UConn at Memphis, 11/29/14 SEASON 80 UConn, 2014 77 SMU, 2014 74 Temple, 2014 Memphis, 2014 73 Houston, 2013 USF, 2013 UConn, 2013
YARDS PUNTING
PUNTING AVERAGE
GAME 447 Houston vs. Cincinnati, 11/23/13 (10 punts) 436 Houston vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/14 (10 punts) 415 Memphis at Mississippi, 9/27/14 (10 punts) 401 Memphis at Tulane, 11/15/14 (9 punts) 399 USF at UConn, 10/12/13 (9 punts) SEASON 3,153 Houston, 2013 (73 punts) 3,121 SMU, 2014 (77 punts) 3,078 UConn, 2014 (80 punts) 2,943 Tulsa, 2014 (70 punts) 2,937 USF, 2013 (73 punts) GAME (Minimum 3 punts) 54.2 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 10/11/13 (4 punts, 217 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) 51.7 Cincinnati at USF, 10/5/13 (3 punts, 155 yards) Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 (3 punts, 155 yards) SEASON 44.4 Memphis, 2013 (63 punts, 2,800 yards) 43.8 USF, 2014 (66 punts, 2,888 yards) 43.2 Houston, 2013 (73 punts, 3,153 yards) 42.8 Temple, 2013 (61 punts, 2,609 yards) 42.5 East Carolina, 2014 (51 punts, 2,170 yards)
TEAM RECORDS KICKOFF RETURNS
GAME 8 7 6
GAME 10 SMU vs. UCF, 11/22/14 8 Rutgers vs. Cincinnati, 11/16/13 Rutgers at UCF, 11/21/13 SMU at North Texas, 9/6/14 SMU vs. TCU, 9/27/14 East Carolina at Cincinnati, 11/13/14 Memphis vs. Brigham Young, 12/22/14 SEASON 58 SMU, 2014 49 Cincinnati, 2014 48 UConn, 2014 47 Temple, 2013 Memphis, 2013 SMU, 2013 USF, 2013 Rutgers, 2013 Houston, 2013
GAME 19 16 15 14 13
RETURNS Louisville vs. Florida Intenational, 9/21/13 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 28 UCF, 2014 27 Louisville, 2013 Memphis, 2013
YARDS RETURNED
GAME 134 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 112 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 106 Rutgers vs. Arkansas, 9/21/13 85 UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 74 UCF vs. Brigham Young, 10/9/14 SEASON 371 Memphis, 2014 238 UCF, 2014 221 Temple, 2014 216 Rutgers, 2013 206 Louisville, 2013
YARDS PER RETURN
GAME (Minimum 3 returns) 44.7 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 (3 att., 134 yards) 26.5 Rutgers vs. Arkansas, 9/21/13 (4 att., 106 yards) 21.2 UConn vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 (4 att., 85 yards) 16.0 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 (7 att., 112 yards) 14.4 UCF vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9/20/14 (5 att., 72 yards) SEASON 14.1 USF, 2013 (14 att., 198 yards) 12.3 Temple, 2014 (18 att., 221 yards) 11.4 Rutgers, 2013 (19 att., 216 yards) 10.8 UCF, 2013 (18 att., 194 yards) 8.8 Memphis, 2014 (42 att., 371 yards)
PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 2 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 1 Nine Times Most Recent: Tulsa vs. East Carolina, 11/28/14 SEASON 3 Temple, 2014 2 Rutgers, 2013 1 Six Times
PENALTIES
PUNT RETURNS
RETURNS
YARDS RETURNED
GAME 209 Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 203 SMU at UCF, 11/22/14 186 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 177 UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 Memphis at UConn, 12/7/13 SEASON 1,187 Houston, 2013 1,090 SMU, 2014 1,088 Memphis, 2013 1,057 Rutgers, 2013 961 Cincinnati, 2014
YARDS PER RETURN
KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWNS
GAME (Minimum 3 returns) 48.0 Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 (3 att., 144 yards) 44.2 UCF vs. USF, 11/29/13 (4 att., 177 yards) 34.8 Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 (6 att., 209 yards) 31.8 Memphis vs. Temple, 11/30/13 (5 att., 159 yards) SEASON 26.6 UCF, 2014 (36 att., 957 yards) 25.3 Houston, 2013 (47 att., 1,187 yards) 23.1 Memphis, 2013 (47 att., 1,088 yards) 22.8 Memphis, 2014 (38 att., 866 yards) 22.7 Louisville, 2013 (28 att., 636 yards)
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 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 USF vs. SMU, 11/23/13 East Carolina at Virginia Tech, 9/13/14 Tulane at Duke, 9/20/14
TWO TEAMS - GAME 29 SMU (16) at Texas A&M (13), 9/21/13 SEASON 109 East Carolina, 2014 102 USF, 2013 98 Houston, 2013 92 Memphis, 2013 Louisville, 2013 GAME 170 148 145 131 127
MOST PENALTY YARDS USF at Houston, 10/31/13 East Carolina at USF, 10/11/14 Memphis at Middle Tennessee, 9/14/13 Cincinnati at Northwestern State, 9/14/13 East Carolina vs. UCF, 12/4/14
TWO TEAMS - GAME 225 Texas A&M (114) vs. SMU (111), 9/21/13 SEASON 1,004 East Carolina, 2014 881 Houston, 2013 872 USF, 2013 862 Memphis, 2013 841 SMU, 2014
GAME 1 Rutgers at Fresno State, 8/29/13 Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan, 9/14/13 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 Houston vs. Brigham Young, 10/19/13 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 SEASON 2 Rutgers, 2013 1 Houston, 2013 Louisville, 2013 UCF, 2014
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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 63 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 62 Houston vs. Southern, 8/30/13 UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 HALF 49 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 (1st) 45 UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 (1st) SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (2nd) 42 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 (1st) 41 Cincinnati vs. Toledo, 9/12/14 (1st) 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) 24 UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 (2nd) SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 (4th) Cincinnati at Rutgers, 11/16/13 (1st) Memphis at SMU, 10/25/14 (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 457 Louisville, 2013 450 UCF, 2013 431 Houston, 2013 417 Cincinnati, 2013 345 Rutgers, 2013
36.2 35.8 35.2 34.6 34.0
111 108 107 103
POINTS PER GAME
Memphis, 2014 (13 games, 471 points) East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 466 points) Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 457 points) UCF, 2013 (13 games, 450 points) Cincinnati, 2014 (13 games, 442 points)
POINTS - TWO TEAMS
East Carolina (70) vs. North Carolina (41), 9/20/14 SMU (59) vs. Temple (49), 10/26/13 Rutgers (55) at SMU (52), 10/5/13 (3ot) Fresno State (52) vs. Rutgers (51), 8/29/13 (ot) Memphis (55) vs. Brigham Young (48), 12/22/14 (2ot)
FEWEST POINTS - TWO TEAMS
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 16 UCF (16) at USF (0), 11/28/14 22 SMU (16) at USF (6), 11/23/13
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 8 Seven Times Most Recent: Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 SEASON 61 East Carolina, 2014 58 Memphis, 2014 57 Cincinnati, 2013 Louisville, 2013 Cincinnati, 2014
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FIELD GOALS MADE
RUSH DEFENSE
FEWEST RUSHES ALLOWED
GAME 5 Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 4 Six Times Most Recent: UCF at East Carolina, 12/4/14 SEASON 21 UCF, 2013 UCF, 2014 Memphis, 2014 20 Louisville, 2013 18 SMU, 2013 USF, 2013
GAME 18 East Carolina vs. SMU, 10/4/14 19 UCF vs. Rutgers, 11/21/13 20 Six Times Most Recent: Houston vs. Temple, 10/17/14 SEASON 400 UCF, 2013 406 Louisville, 2013 421 Memphis, 2013 423 Rutgers, 2013 Cincinnati, 2013
GAME 0 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 5 UCF at USF, 11/28/14 7 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 10 Rutgers vs. USF, 12/7/13 12 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 10/10/13 SEASON 1,049 Louisville, 2013 1,310 Rutgers, 2013 1,356 UCF, 2014 1,358 Cincinnati, 2013 1,396 Memphis, 2013
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
GAME 6 Houston at Temple, 9/7/13 UCF at East Carolina, 12/4/14 5 Memphis at Houston, 10/12/13 Tulsa vs. Tulane, 8/28/14 Memphis vs. Tulsa, 10/31/14 SEASON 32 Memphis, 2014 29 UCF, 2014 25 Louisville, 2013 24 UCF, 2013 Temple, 2014 East Carolina, 2014
PAT KICKS MADE
GAME 10 East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 9/20/14 9 Cincinnati vs. Northwestern State, 9/14/13 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 8 Houston vs. Southern, 8/20/13 Houston at Texas-San Antonio, 9/28/13 UCF vs. UConn, 10/26/13 SMU vs. Temple, 10/26/13 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 SEASON 58 Memphis, 2014 East Carolina, 2014 55 Louisville, 2013 54 Cincinnati, 2013 53 UCF, 2013
PAT KICKS ATTEMPTED
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 8 Six Times Most Recent: Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 SEASON 59 East Carolina, 2014 58 Memphis, 2014 57 Louisville, 2013 Cincinnati, 2013 54 Cincinnati, 2014
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
80.7 100.8 104.3 104.5 111.8
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) East Carolina, 2014 (13 games, 1,453 yards)
FEWEST YARDS PER RUSH
GAME 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) 0.4 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 12/7/13 (27 att., 12 yards) 0.5 Rutgers vs. USF, 12/7/13 (20 att., 10 yards) Louisville vs. Miami (Fla.), 12/28/14 (28 att., 14 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) 3.21 Cincinnati, 2013 (423 att., 1,358 yards) 3.3 Memphis, 2013 (421 att., 1,396 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 2 13 Times Most Recent: East Carolina vs. Tulane, 11/22/14 SEASON 70 Louisville, 2013 79 Rutgers, 2013 East Carolina, 2014 80 Cincinnati, 2013 82 Memphis, 2014
TEAM RECORDS PASS DEFENSE
TOTAL DEFENSE
GAME 3 UConn vs. Army, 11/8/14 8 Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, 9/6/14 Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 9 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 SEASON 342 USF, 2013 362 USF, 2014 364 SMU, 2014 367 Temple, 2014
GAME 27 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 87 Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13 93 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 116 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 129 Cincinnati at UConn, 11/22/14 SEASON 3,269 Louisville, 2013 3,881 UCF, 2014 4,103 Cincinnati, 2013 4,165 Temple, 2014 4,209 USF, 2013
FEWEST PASSES ALLOWED
FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED
GAME 2 UConn vs. Army, 11/8/14 3 Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, 9/6/14 4 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 SEASON 189 Louisville, 2013 215 USF, 2013 216 Temple, 2014 218 Tulane, 2014
LOWEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
GAME 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) 55.1 UCF, 2014 (243 of 441) 55.8 UConn, 2013 (221 of 396)
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED GAME 15 Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, 9/6/14 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 2,505 UConn, 2014 2,525 UCF, 2014
FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED
251.5 298.5 315.6 341.0 347.1
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED
SEASON 158 Louisville, 2013 273 Cincinnati, 2013 277 UCF, 2013 283 Houston, 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) 20.6 Houston, 2014 (13 games, 268 points)
FEWEST YARDS PER GAME Louisville, 2013 (13 games, 3,269 yards) UCF, 2014 (13 games, 3,881 yards) Cincinnati, 2013 (13 games, 4,103 yards) Houston, 2014 (13 games, 4,433 yards) Temple, 2014 (12 games, 4,165 yards)
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
SACKS
GAME 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 SEASON 43 Louisville, 2013 36 UCF, 2014 35 Cincinnati, 2013 Cincinnati, 2014 32 Rutgers, 2013
BLOCKED KICKS
SEASON 5 Temple, 2014 4 Rutgers, 2013 Tulsa, 2014 3 USF, 2013 SMU, 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 SEASON 25 Houston, 2013 19 Houston, 2014 18 UCF, 2014 17 Memphis, 2014 Tulane, 2014
SEASON 8 Louisville, 2013 9 Temple, 2014 13 UCF, 2013 14 Memphis, 2014 15 Houston, 2013 Houston, 2014
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING ALLOWED
GAME 1 Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8/30/14 Temple vs. Navy, 9/6/14 UCF vs. SMU, 11/22/14 2 Louisville vs. Florida International, 9/21/13 Tulane vs. Georgia Tech, 9/6/14 Temple vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 UConn vs. Army, 11/8/14 SEASON 93 Louisville, 2013 101 Temple, 2014 103 UCF, 2014 110 UConn, 2014 114 USF, 2013
Adrian McDonald, Houston
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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS RUSHING
Year Player, School 2013 Storm Johnson, UCF, Jr. 2014 Marlon Mack, USF, Fr.
PASSING EFFICIENCY
Year Player, School 2013 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, Jr. 2014 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, So.
PASSING YARDS PER GAME
Year Player, School 2013 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, Sr. 2014 Shane Carden, East Carolina, Sr.
RECEPTIONS PER GAME
Year Player, School 2013 Jeremy Johnson, SMU, Sr. 2014 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr.
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
Year Player, School 2013 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, So. 2014 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr.
TOTAL OFFENSE
Year Player, School 2013 Garrett Gilbert, SMU, Sr. 2014 Shane Carden, East Carolina, Sr.
SCORING
Year Player, School 2013 John Wallace, Louisville, So. 2014 Jake Elliott, Memphis, So.
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Year Player, School 2013 Rannell Hall, UCF, Jr. 2014 Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr.
PUNTING
Year Player, School 2013 Tom Hornsey, Memphis, Sr. 2014 Mattias Ciabatti, USF, Jr.
PUNT RETURNS
Year Player, School 2013 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, Jr. 2014 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, Jr.
KICKOFF RETURNS
Year Player, School 2013 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, Fr. 2014 Chris Dunkley, USF, Sr.
INTERCEPTIONS
Year Player, School 2013 Bobby McCain, Memphis, Jr. 2014 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, So.
TACKLES
Year Player, School 2013 Tyler Matakevich, Temple, So. 2014 Zeek Bigger, East Carolina, Jr.
GP 13 12
Att. 213 202
Yards 1139 1041
TD 14 9
YPG 87.6 86.8
GP 13 13
Att. 427 390
Cmp. 303 233
Pct. 71.0 59.7
Int. 4 13
Yards 3970 3254
TD 31 31
Rating 171.1 149.4
GP 10 13
Att. 504 617
Cmp. 335 392
Pct. 66.5 63.5
Int. 7 10
Yards 3528 4736
TD 21 30
Avg./G 352.8 364.3
GP 12 12
Rec. 112 121
Yards 1112 1494
TD 6 10
RPG 9.3 9.3
GP 12 13
Rec. 82 121
Yards 1202 1494
TD 11 10
YPG 100.2 114.9
GP 10 13
Rush 267 76
Pass 3528 4736
Tot. 3795 4812
YPG 379.5 370.2
GP 13 13
TD 0 0
PAT 52 21
FG 20 57
Pts. 112 120
PPG 8.6 9.2
GP Rush Rec. PR KOR Yards YPG 13 121 886 0 689 1696 130.5 13 7 1494 95 0 1596 122.8
GP 12 12
Att. 62 65
Yards 2800 2888
Avg. 45.2 44.4
No. Yards 25 159 34 261
TD 0 0
Avg. 6.4 7.7
No. Yards 37 1021 23 553
TD 1 0
Avg. 27.6 24.0
GP 9 13
Int. 6 7
Yards 108 29
TD 2 0
IPG 0.67 0.54
GP 12 13
Solo 99 66
Ast. 38 74
Total 137 140
TPG 11.4 10.8
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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS TACKLES FOR LOSS
Year Player, School 2013 Marcus Smith, Louisville, Sr. 2014 Tank Jakes, Memphis, Sr.
SACKS
Year Player, School 2013 Marcus Smith, Louisville, Sr. 2014 Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati, Sr.
PASSES DEFENDED
Year Player, School 2013 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, Fr. 2014 Jacoby Glenn, UCF, So.
FUMBLES FORCED
Year Player, School 2013 DeDe Lattimore, USF, Sr. 2014 Nigel Harris, USF, So.
FUMBLES RECOVERED
Year Player, School 2013 Trevon Stewart, Houston, So. 2014 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati, Sr.
GP 13 13
Solo 17 15
Ast. 1 1
Total 17.5 15.5
Avg. 1.35 1.19
GP 13 13
Solo 14 8
Ast. 1 2
Total 14.5 9.0
Avg. 1.12 0.69
GP 12 13
BrUp 15 11
INT 2 7
Total 17 18
Avg. 1.42 1.38
GP 12 11
No. 4 6
Avg. 0.33 0.55
GP 13 13
No. 6 4
Avg. 0.46 0.31
SCORING OFFENSE
Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 Memphis
RUSHING OFFENSE
Year School 2013 Cincinnati 2014 Memphis
PASSING OFFENSE
Year School 2013 SMU 2014 East Carolina
TOTAL OFFENSE
Year School 2013 Cincinnati 2014 East Carolina
SCORING DEFENSE
Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 Temple
RUSHING DEFENSE
Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 UCF
GP 13 13
Pts. Avg. 457 35.2 471 36.2
GP 13 13
Att. Yards 517 2188 594 2476
YPG 168.3 190.5
GP 13 14
Att. Cmp. 619 400 637 402
Yards 4097 4835
GP Plays Yards 13 985 6137 13 1070 6929
GP 13 12
Pts. Avg. 158 12.2 210 17.5
GP 13 13
Att. Yards 406 1049 428 1356
YPG 341.4 371.9
YPG 472.1 533.0
YPG 80.7 104.3
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 Memphis
TOTAL DEFENSE Year School 2013 Louisville 2014 UCF
GP Att. Cmp. Int. Yards TD Rating 13 373 189 16 2220 8 99.2 13 494 264 17 2964 14 106.3
GP Plays Yards 13 779 3269 13 869 3881
YPG 251.5 298.5
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
2014
AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK 7-1 .875 279 122 3-1 4-0 10-3 .769 471 253 5-1 4-2 1-0 Won 7 Memphis 25/25 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
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS CHOSEN IN THE NFL DRAFT 2014 (12 players) Round Overall 1 3 1 18 1 26 1 32 3 73 5 150 6 180 6 214 7 220 7 222 7 238 7 256
Player Blake Bortles Calvin Pryor Marcus Smith Teddy Bridgewater Preston Brown Aaron Lynch Kenneth Acker Garrett Gilbert Shamar Stephen Storm Johnson Yawin Smallwood 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
NFL Team Jacksonville New York Jets Philadelphia Minnesota Buffalo San Francisco San Francisco St. Louis Minnesota Jacksonville Atlanta Houston
2015 (11 players) Round Overall \ 1 26 1 27 4 107 4 109 5 145 5 164 6 186 6 211 7 222 7 227 7 251
Player Breshad Perriman Byron Jones Justin Hardy Clayton Geathers Bobby McCain Lorenzo Doss Geremy Davis Reshard Cliett Austin Reiter Martin Ifedi 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
NFL Team Baltimore Dallas Atlanta Indianapolis Miami Denver New York Giants Houston Washington St. Louis Denver
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YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY ANNUAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS Year 2013 2014
Champion UCF Memphis UCF Cincinnati
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
CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL School UCF (2) Cincinnati (1) Memphis (1)
Years Won 2013, 2014 2014 2014
CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES Coach George O’Leary Tommy Tuberville Justin Fuente
School (Years Won) UCF (2013, 2014) Cincinnati (2014) Memphis (2014)
ALL-TIME CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(Regular season conference games against each other) Team GP W-L PCT. UCF 16 15-1 .938 Louisville 8 7-1 .875 Cincinnati 16 13-3 .813 Houston 16 10-6 .625 East Carolina 8 5-3 .625 Memphis 16 8-8 .500 Rutgers 8 3-5 .375 USF 16 5-11 .313 SMU 16 5-11 .313 Temple 16 5-11 .313 UConn 16 4-12 .250 Tulane 8 2-6 .250 Tulsa 8 2-6 .250
OVERTIME GAMES (7) Three Overtimes (2) Rutgers 55, SMU 52 Texas State 37, Tulsa 34
Two Overtimes (2) Tulsa 38, Tulane 31 Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 One Overtime (3) Fresno State 52, Rutgers 51 Louisville 31, Cincinnati 24 UCF 31, Brigham Young 24
10/5/13 9/27/14 8/28/14 12/22/14 8/29/13 12/5/13 10/9/14
CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE WINS No 11 7 6
School UCF Cincinnati Cincinnati Memphis
Dates Oct. 5, 2013-Nov. 1, 2014 Oct. 18, 2014-present Oct. 11-Nov. 23, 2013 Oct. 25, 2014-present
OVERALL WINNING STREAKS No 9 7 6
School UCF Cincinnati Memphis Louisville Cincinnati Louisville
Dates Oct. 5, 2013-Aug. 30, 2014 Oct. 18-Dec. 27, 2014 Oct. 25, 2014-present Sept. 1-Oct. 10, 2013 Oct. 11-Nov. 23, 2013 Oct. 26-Dec. 28, 2013
CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE LOSSES No 9 7 6 5
School SMU Temple USF UConn
Dates Nov. 29, 2013-Dec. 6, 2014 Sept. 7-Nov. 23, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013-Sept. 19, 2014 Oct. 12-Nov. 16, 2013
HOME RECORDS (all games) Team UCF Louisville Cincinnati East Carolina Rutgers Houston Memphis Temple Tulane Tulsa UConn SMU USF
GP W-L PCT. 12 11-1 .917 7 6-1 .857 12 10-2 .833 6 5-1 .833 7 5-2 .714 13 8-5 .615 13 7-6 .539 12 4-8 .333 6 2-4 .333 6 2-4 .333 14 4-10 .286 12 3-9 .250 14 3-11 .214
Most Home Victories - Season 6 Louisville.................................................. 2013 UCF........................................................... 2014
ROAD RECORDS (all games) Team Louisville UCF Cincinnati Houston East Carolina Memphis Temple USF SMU Rutgers Tulane UConn Tulsa
GP W-L PCT. 5 5-0 1.000 11 9-2 818 12 8-4 .667 10 6-4 .600 6 3-3 .500 11 5-6 .455 12 4-8 .333 10 3-7 .300 12 3-9 .250 5 1-4 .200 6 1-5 .167 9 1-8 .111 6 0-6 .000
Most Road Victories - Season 6 UCF........................................................... 2013
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COACHING RECORDS COACHING RECORDS ALL GAMES (by percentage) Team Charlie Strong, Louisville George O’Leary, UCF Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Tony Levine, Houston Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Justin Fuente, Memphis Kyle Flood, Rutgers T.J. Weist, UConn June Jones, SMU Willie Taggart, USF Curtis Johnson, Tulane Bob Diaco, UConn Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Tom Mason, SMU Matt Rhule, Temple Paul Pasqualoni, UConn
GP W-L PCT. 13 12-1 .923 26 21-5 .807 26 18-8 .692 26 16-10 .615 13 8-5 .615 25 13-12 .520 13 6-7 .462 8 3-5 .375 14 5-9 .357 24 6-18 .250 12 3-9 .250 12 2-10 .167 12 2-10 .167 10 1-9 .100 24 8-16 .333 4 0-4 .000
CONFERENCE GAMES (by percentage) Team George O’Leary, UCF Charlie Strong, Louisville Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Tony Levine, Houston Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Justin Fuente, Memphis June Jones, SMU Kyle Flood, Rutgers T.J .Weist, UConn Willie Taggart, USF Matt Rhule, Temple Curtis Johnson, Tulane Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Bob Diaco, UConn Tom Mason, SMU
GP W-L PCT. 16 15-1 .939 8 7-1 .875 16 13-3 .813 16 10-6 .625 8 5-3 .625 16 8-8 .500 8 4-4 .500 8 3-5 .375 8 3-5 .375 16 5-11 .313 16 5-11 .313 8 2-6 .250 8 2-6 .250 8 1-7 .125 8 1-7 .125
George O’Leary, UCF
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YEARS 2013 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2014 2013-14 2013 2013 2013-14 2013-14 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013-14 2013
YEARS 2013-14 2013 2013-14 2013-14 2014 2013-14 2013 2013 2013 2013-14 2013-14 2014 2014 2014 2014
ALL GAMES (by total wins) Team George O’Leary, UCF Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Tony Levine, Houston Justin Fuente, Memphis Charlie Strong, Louisville Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Matt Rhule, Temple Kyle Flood, Rutgers Willie Taggart, USF June Jones, SMU T.J. Weist, UConn Curtis Johnson, Tulane Bob Diaco, UConn Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Tom Mason, SMU Paul Pasqualoni, UConn
GP W-L PCT. 26 21-5 .807 26 18-8 .692 26 16-10 .615 25 13-12 .520 13 12-1 .923 13 8-5 .615 24 8-16 .333 13 6-7 .462 24 6-18 .250 14 5-9 .357 8 3-5 .375 12 3-9 .250 12 2-10 .167 12 2-10 .167 10 1-9 .100 4 0-4 .000
CONFERENCE GAMES (by total wins) Team George O’Leary, UCF Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Tony Levine, Houston Justin Fuente, Memphis Charlie Strong, Louisville Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Willie Taggart, USF Matt Rhule, Temple June Jones, SMU Kyle Flood, Rutgers T.J .Weist, UConn Curtis Johnson, Tulane Bill Blankenship, Tulsa Bob Diaco, UConn Tom Mason, SMU
Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati
GP W-L PCT. 16 15-1 .939 16 13-3 .813 16 10-6 .625 16 8-8 .500 8 7-1 .875 8 5-3 .625 16 5-11 .313 16 5-11 .313 8 4-4 .500 8 3-5 .375 8 3-5 .375 8 2-6 .250 8 2-6 .250 8 1-7 .125 8 1-7 .125
YEARS 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013 2014 2013-14 2013 2013-14 2013-14 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013
YEARS 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013 2014 2013-14 2013-14 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014
SERIES HISTORIES UCF VS. CINCINNATI No games UCF VS. UCONN Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2013 UCF 62-17 Bright House Networks, Stad. 2014 UConn 37-29 Rentschler Field UCF VS. EAST CAROLINA East Carolina leads, 9-4 (American: UCF, 1-0) 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 UCF VS. HOUSTON UCF leads, 5-1 (American: UCF, 2-0) 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 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, 4-2 (American: UCF, 2-0) 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 UCF VS. TEMPLE UCF leads, 2-0 (American: UCF, 2-0) 2013 UCF 39-36 Lincoln Financial Field 2014 UCF 34-14 Bright House Networks Stad. UCF VS. TULANE UCF leads, 5-1 (American: UCF, 1-0) 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.
UCF VS. TULSA Tulsa leads, 5-3 (American: UCF, 1-0) 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. CINCINNATI VS. UCONN Cincinnati leads, 9-2 (American: Cincinnati, 2-0) 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 CINCINNATI VS. EAST CAROLINA East Carolina leads, 12-6 (American: Cincinnati, 1-0) 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 CINCINNATI VS. HOUSTON Houston leads, 13-9 (American: Cincinnati, 2-0) 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
CINCINNATI VS. MEMPHIS Memphis leads, 19-12 (American: Tied, 1-1) 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 CINCINNATI VS. NAVY Navy leads, 2-0 1940 Navy 14-0 1956 Navy 13-7
Thompson Stadium Thompson Stadium
CINCINNATI VS. USF Cincinnati leads, 8-3 (American: USF, 2-0) 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 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, 9-7-1 (American: Cincinnati, 2-0) 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
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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, 16-13-2 1946 Tulsa 20-0 1951 Cincinnati 47-35 1952 Tie 14-14 1953 Cincinnati 14-7 1954 Cincinati 40-7 1955 Tie 21-21 1956 Cincinnati 7-6 1957 Tulsa 12-7 1958 Cincinnati 15-6 1959 Tulsa 14-7 1960 Tulsa 34-3 1961 Tulsa 19-0 1962 Tulsa 24-18 1963 Cincinnati 21-15 1964 Cincinnati 28-23 1965 Tulsa 49-6 1966 Tulsa 13-0 1967 Tulsa 35-6 1968 Tulsa 34-27 1969 Tulsa 40-24 1970 Tulsa 7-3 1973 Tulsa 16-13 1975 Tulsa 24-16 1976 Cincinnati 16-7 1977 Cincinnati 28-0 1978 Tulsa 27-26 1980 Tulsa 31-13 1993 Cincinnati 22-15 1994 Cincinnati 28-13 1995 Cincinnati 24-5 1997 Cincinnati 34-24
Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Nippert Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium Skelly Stadium Nippert Stadium
UCONN VS. EAST CAROLINA East Carolina leads, 1-0 (American: East Carolina, 1-0) 2014 East Carolina 31-21 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium UCONN VS. HOUSTON No games UCONN VS. MEMPHIS Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2013 UConn 45-10 2014 Memphis 41-10 UCONN VS. NAVY Navy leads, 6-1 1975 Navy 1976 Navy 1977 Navy 1978 Navy 1979 Navy 2002 UConn 2006 Navy
55-7 21-3 38-7 30-0 21-10 38-0 41-17
Rentschler Field Liberty Bowl Stadium
Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Memorial Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Memorial Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Rentschler Field
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UCONN VS. USF USF leads, 7-5 (American: USF, 2-0) 2000 USF 21-13 Memorial Stadium 2001 USF 41-20 Raymond James Stadium 2005 UConn 15-10 Rentschler Field 2006 USF 38-16 Raymond James Stadium 2007 UConn 22-15 Rentschler Field 2008 USF 17-13 Raymond James Stadium 2009 UConn 29-27 Rentschler Field 2010 UConn 19-16 Raymond James Stadium 2011 UConn 16-10 Rentschler Field 2012 USF 13-6 Raymond James Stadium 2013 USF 13-10 Rentschler Field 2014 USF 17-14 Raymond James Stadium
EAST CAROLINA VS. NAVY Navy leads, 3-1 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
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
EAST CAROLINA VS. SMU East Carolina leads, 3-2 (American: East Carolina, 1-0) 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
UCONN VS. TEMPLE Temple leads, 9-5 (American: Tied, 1-1) 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 UCONN VS. TULANE Tulane leads, 1-0 (American: Tulane, 1-0) 2014 Tulane 12-3 Yulman Stadium UCONN VS. TULSA No games EAST CAROLINA VS. HOUSTON East Carolina leads, 7-5 1997 East Carolina 28-27 Astrodome 1998 Houston 34-31 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1999 East Carolina 19-3 Robertson Stadium 2000 East Carolina 62-20 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Robertson Stadium 2002 East Carolina 3ot 54-48 2003 Houston 27-13 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2004 Houston 34-24 Robertson Stadium 2007 East Carolina 37-35 Robertson Stadium 2008 Houston 41-24 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2009 East Carolina 38-32 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2011 Houston 56-3 Roberston Stadium 2012 East Carolina 48-28 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium EAST CAROLINA VS. MEMPHIS East Carolina leads, 15-6 1990 East Carolina 24-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1991 East Carolina 20-13 Ficklen Stadium 1992 Memphis 42-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1993 Memphis 34-7 Ficklen Stadium 1994 East Carolina 30-6 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1995 East Carolina 31-17 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1996 East Carolina 20-10 Liberty Bowl Stadium 1997 East Carolina 32-10 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 1998 East Carolina 34-31 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2000 Memphis 17-10 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2001 East Carolina 32-11 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2003 Memphis 41-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2004 Memphis 38-35 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2005 Memphis 27-24 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2006 East Carolina 35-20 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2007 East Carolina 56-40 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2008 East Carolina 30-10 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2009 East Carolina 38-19 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2010 East Carolina 49-27 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2011 East Carolina 35-17 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2012 East Carolina 41-7 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
EAST CAROLINA VS. USF USF leads, 4-1 (American: East Carolina, 1-0) 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
EAST CAROLINA VS. TEMPLE East Carolina leads, 7-5 (American: Temple, 1-0) 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 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 EAST CAROLINA VS. TULSA East Carolina leads, 6-5 (American: East Carolina, 1-0) 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 Chapman Stadium 2009 East Carolina 44-17 Chapman Stadium 2010 East Carolina 51-49 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium 2014 East Carolina 49-32 H.A. Chapman Stadium
SERIES HISTORIES HOUSTON VS. MEMPHIS Houston leads, 14-9 (American: Houston, 2-0) 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 HOUSTON VS. NAVY Houston leads, 1-0 1980 Houston 35-0
Giants Stadium
HOUSTON VS. USF Tied, 2-2 (American: Houston, 2-0) 2001 USF 45-6 Raymond James Stadium 2002 USF 32-14 Robertson Stadium 2013 Houston 35-23 Reliant Stadium 2014 Houston 27-3 Raymond James Stadium HOUSTON VS. SMU Houston leads, 19-10-1 (American: Houston, 2-0) 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 HOUSTON VS. TEMPLE Houston leads, 4-0 (American: Houston, 2-0) 1987 Houston 37-7 Veterans Stadium 1989 Houston 65-7 Astrodome 2013 Houston 22-13 Lincoln Financial Field 2014 Houston 31-10 TDECU Stadium
HOUSTON VS. TULANE Houston leads, 14-5 (American: Tulane 1-0) 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 HOUSTON VS. TULSA Houston leads, 21-18 (American: Houston, 1-0) 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 Chapman Stadium 2010 Tulsa 28-25 Robertson Stadium 2011 Houston 48-16 Chapman Stadium 2012 Tulsa 41-7 Robertson Stadium 2014 Houston 38-28 TDECU Stadium MEMPHIS VS. NAVY No games MEMPHIS VS. USF Memphis leads, 4-3 (American: Memphis, 2-0) 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
MEMPHIS VS. SMU Memphis leads, 4-3 (American: Tied, 1-1) 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 MEMPHIS VS. TEMPLE Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2013 Temple 41-21 2014 Memphis 16-13
Liberty Bowl Stadium Lincoln Financial Field
MEMPHIS VS. TULANE Memphis leads, 19-11-1 (American: Memphis, 1-0) 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 MEMPHIS VS. TULSA Memphis leads, 15-10 (American: Memphis, 1-0) 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 Chapman Stadium 2010 Tulsa 48-7 Liberty Bowl Stadium 2014 Memphis 40-20 Liberty Bowl Stadium NAVY VS. USF No games
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SERIES HISTORIES NAVY VS. SMU Navy leads, 9-7 1930 SMU 1931 SMU 1959 SMU 1960 Navy 1963 SMU 1966 SMU 1993 SMU 1995 Navy 1996 Navy 1997 Navy 1998 SMU 2002 Navy 2008 Navy 2009 Navy 2010 Navy 2011 Navy
20-7 13-6 20-7 26-7 32-28 21-3 42-13 33-2 19-17 46-16 24-11 38-7 34-7 ot 38-35 28-21 24-17
Municipal Stadium Thompson Stadium Cotton Bowl Oyster Bowl Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Ownby Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Cotton Bowl Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium
NAVY VS. TEMPLE Navy leads, 6-5 1988 Temple 12-7 1991 Temple 21-14 1997 Navy 49-17 2000 Temple 17-6 2001 Temple 45-26 2005 Navy 38-17 2006 Navy 42-6 2007 Navy 30-19 2008 Navy ot 33-27 2009 Temple 27-24 2014 Navy 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
NAVY VS. TULANE Tulane leads, 11-7-1 1949 Tie 1950 Tulane 1956 Tulane 1958 Tulane 1973 Tulane 1991 Tulane 1992 Navy 1993 Tulane 1994 Navy 1995 Navy 1996 Navy 1998 Tulane 1999 Navy 2000 Tulane 2001 Tulane 2002 Tulane 2003 Navy 2004 Tulane 2005 Navy
Tulane Stadium Memorial Stadium Tulane Stadium Norfolk, Va. Tulane Stadium Louisiana Superdome Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Louisiana Superdome Louisiana Superdome Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Louisiana Superdome Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Louisiana Superdome Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Louisiana Superdome Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Louisiana Superdome Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
21-21 27-0 21-6 14-6 17-15 34-7 20-17 27-25 17-15 35-7 35-21 42-24 45-21 50-38 42-28 51-30 35-17 42-10 49-21
NAVY VS. TULSA Tied, 1-1 2004 Navy 29-0 Skelly Stadium 2006 Tulsa ot 24-23 Navy-Marine Corps Stadium USF VS. SMU Tied, 1-1 (American: Tied, 1-1) 2013 SMU 16-6 Raymond James Stadium 2014 USF 14-13 Gerald J. Ford Stadium USF VS. TEMPLE Temple leads, 1-0 2012 Temple
37-28
Lincoln Financial Field
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 SMU leads, 1-0-2 (American: SMU, 1-0) 1942 Tie 6-6 Temple Stadium 1946 Tie 7-7 Ownby Stadium 2013 SMU 59-49 Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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SMU VS. TULANE Tulane leads, 13-8 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 SMU VS. TULSA SMU leads, 13-8 (American: Tulsa, 1-0) 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 Chapman Stadium 2008 Tulsa 37-31 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2009 SMU 27-13 Chapman Stadium 2010 SMU 21-18 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2011 Tulsa 38-7 Chapman Stadium 2012 SMU 35-27 Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2014 Tulsa 38-28 H.A. Chapman Stadium TEMPLE VS. TULANE Tied, 1-1 (American: Temple, 1-0) 1935 Tulane 20-14 2014 Temple 10-3
Tulane Stadium Yulman Stadium
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, 9-2 (American: Tulsa, 1-0) 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
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 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 Charles White, USC, HB 1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma, HB 1977 Earl Campbell, Texas, HB 1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, HB 1975 Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB 1974 Archie Griffin, Ohio State, HB 1973 John Cappelletti, Penn State, HB 1972 Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, FL 1971 Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB 1970 Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB 1969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma, HB 1968 O.J. Simpson, USC, HB 1967 Gary Beban, UCLA, QB 1966 Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB 1965 Mike Garrett, USC, HB 1964 John Huarte, Notre Dame, QB 1963 Roger Staubach, Navy, QB 1962 Terry Baker, Oregon State, QB 1961 Ernie Davis, Syracuse, HB 1960 Joe Bellino, Navy, HB 1959 Billy Cannon, LSU, HB 1958 Pete Dawkins, Army, HB 1957 John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB 1956 Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, QB 1955 Howard Cassidy, Ohio State, HB 1954 Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, FB 1953 Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB 1952 Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, HB
1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935
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 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. 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. 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 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 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946
John Henderson, Tennessee, DT Chris Samuels, Alabama, OT Kris Farris, UCLA, OG Aaron Taylor, Nebraska, OG Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, OT Zach Wiegert, Nebraska, OT Rob Waldrop, Arizona, NG Will Shields, Nebraska, G Steve Entman, Washington, DT Russell Maryland, Miami, DT Mohammed Elewonibi, Brigham Young, G Tracy Rocker, Auburn, DT Chad Hennings, Air Force, DT Jason Buck, Brigham Young, DT Mike Ruth, Boston College, NG Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech, DT Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska, G Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C Mark May, Pittsburgh, OT Jim Ritcher, North Carolina State, C Greg Roberts, Oklahoma, G 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
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NATIONAL AWARDS 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. 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. 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 2004 David Pollack, Georgia, DE 2003 Tommie Harris, Oklahoma, DE 2002 Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, DE 2001 Julius Peppers, North Carolina, DE 2000 Jamal Reynolds, Florida State, DE 1999 Corey Moore, Virginia Tech, DE 1998 Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M, LB 1997 Grant Wistrom, Nebraska, DE 1996 Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT 1995 Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT 1994 Warren Sapp, Miami, DT 1993 Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame, OT 1992 Marvin Jones, Florida State, LB 1991 Steve Emtman, Washington, DT 1990 Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, NT 1989 Percy Snow, Michigan State, LB 1988 Tracy Rocker, Auburn, DT 1987 Chris Spielman, Ohio State, LB 1986 Cornelius Bennett, Alabama, LB 1985 Tony Casillas, Oklahoma, NG 1984 Tony Degrate, Texas, DT 1983 Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska, G 1982 Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C 1981 Kenneth Sims, Texas, DT 1980 Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE 1979 Brad Budde, USC, G
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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. 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. 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 1984 Keith Byars, Ohio State, RB 1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, HB 1982 John Elway, Stanford, QB 1981 Art Schlichter, Ohio State, QB 1980 Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB 1979 Charles White, Southern Cal, RB 1978 Chuck Fusina, Penn State, QB 1977 Earl Campbell, Texas, HB
NATIONAL AWARDS 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
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
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 sixtime all-pro linebacker with the Chicago Bears. 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. 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
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
American Athletic Conference member institutions have produced four winners of college football’s highest individual honor.
BEDNARIK TROPHY
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. 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
Doak Walker, SMU • 1948
Joe Bellino, Navy • 1960
Roger Staubach, Navy • 1963
Andre Ware, Houston • 1989
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NATIONAL AWARDS 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. 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
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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. 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 1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado 1993 Byron Morris, Texas Tech 1992 Garrison Hearst, Georgia 1991 Trevor Cobb, Rice 1990 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. 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. 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
NATIONAL AWARDS 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
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. 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
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NATIONAL AWARDS 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 1969 1970 1976 1980 1988 1989
Rich Stotter, OL Bill Bridges, OL Elmo Wright, E Wilson Whitley, DL Leonard Mitchell, DL Jason Phillips, WR 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
John Rienstra, OL Paul Palmer, RB
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
Since 1952, Academic All-America teams have been selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America:
SMU 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1962 1966 1968 1970 1972 1981 1983 1985 1986 1989 1992 2009
UCF 2007
TEMPLE 1973 Dwight Fulton, DB
CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
Keith Shologan, DL
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
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
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
UCONN 1973 1976 1977 1978
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
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 USF 2011
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 Chaz Hine, OL Sam Scofield, Tulane
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1939
1937
1940
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 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
1938
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
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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
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
1941
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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.
1946
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1947* 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 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 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.
1952
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1953
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 Michigan State Georgia Tech Notre Dame Oklahoma USC UCLA Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Texas Wisconsin TULSA Maryland Syracuse Florida Duke Ohio State Purdue Princeton Kentucky 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.
1955
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1956
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 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 Oklahoma Tennessee Iowa Georgia Tech Texas A&M Miami Michigan Syracuse Michigan State Oregon State Baylor Minnesota Pittsburgh Texas Christian Ohio State Navy George Washington USC Clemson Colorado
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
1958
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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
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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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
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
1962
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1963
USC Wisconsin Mississippi Texas Alabama Arkansas Louisiana State Oklahoma Penn State Minnesota
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
1972
1970
1973
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 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
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
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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
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
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS 1975
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1976
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1977
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 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 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
1978
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1979
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1980
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 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 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
1981
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1982
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1983
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 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 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
1984
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1985
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1986
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 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 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.
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
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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
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 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
1988
1989
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.
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.
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 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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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.
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 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
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 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
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
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2003
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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.
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
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.
2007
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
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
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*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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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
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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
1956
1954
1957
1955
1958
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 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 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
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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
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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Louisiana State Iowa Army Auburn Oklahoma Wisconsin Ohio State Air Force Texas Christian Syracuse Purdue Mississippi Clemson Notre Dame Florida California Northwestern SMU
1959
1962
1965
1960
1963
1966
1961
1964
1967
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 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 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
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 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 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
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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20
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
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
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
1969
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
1972
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
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
1973
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
1971
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
1974
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
1976
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
1978
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
1979
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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 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
1980
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1981
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1982
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 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 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
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 Ohio State Michigan Illinois SMU Alabama UCLA Iowa Air Force West Virginia Penn State Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Boston College
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
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 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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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. LEGE 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 COL-
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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
1987
1988
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 20.
Clemson Florida State
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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 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
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.
1995
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
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
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
2000
2002
2004
1999
2001
2003
2005
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 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
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 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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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 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
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
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.
Texas USC Penn State Ohio State Louisiana State West Virginia Virginia Tech Alabama Texas Christian Georgia Notre Dame Oregon UCLA Auburn Wisconsin Florida Boston College Miami Texas Tech Louisville Clemson Oklahoma Florida State Nebraska California
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.
2007
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
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
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
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
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. 23. 24. 25.
South Carolina Utah Maryland North Carolina 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
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
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. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
2014
Oklahoma State Texas A&M USC Arizona State Wisconsin Duke Vanderbilt Notre Dame Nebraska
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
American Athletic Conference vs. Ranked Teams AP/USA Today rank in parentheses UCF (2-2/1-0) 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) CINCINNATI (0-2/0-1) 12/5/13 Louisville * (19/16) 9/27/14 at Ohio State (22/20)
L, 25-28 W, 38-35 W, 52-42 L, 10-38 ot L, 24-31 L, 28-50
UCONN (0-4/0-3) 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)
L, 21-24 L, 17-62 L, 10-31 L, 21-31
EAST CAROLINA (2-1/0-0) 9/6/14 at South Carolina (21/21) 9/13/14 at Virginia Tech (17/19) 9/20/13 North Carolina (25/rv)
L, 23-33 W, 28-21 W, 70-41
HOUSTON (0-3/0-2) 11/9/13 at UCF * (19/21) 11/16/13 at Louisville (19/13) 9/11/14 at Brigham Young (25/rv)
L, 14-19 L, 13-20 L, 25-33
MEMPHIS (0-3/0-1) 11/23/13 at Louisville * (21/15) 9/6/14 at UCLA (11/11) 9/27/14 at Mississippi (10/11)
L, 17-24 L, 35-42 L, 3-24
USF (0-5/0-3) 9/28/13 10/26/13 11/29/13 9/27/14 10/11/14
vs. Miami (Fla.) (15/15) Louisville * (18/16) at UCF * (17/19) at Wisconsin (19/17) East Carolina * (19/19)
L, 21-49 L, 3-34 L, 20-23 L, 10-27 L, 17-28
SMU (0-5/0-2) 9/21/13 12/7/13 8/31/14 9/20/14 10/4/14
at Texas A&M (10/9) UCF * (15/17) at Baylor (10/10) Texas A&M (6/7) at East Carolina * (22/23)
L, 13-42 L, 13-17 L, 0-45 L, 6-58 L, 24-45
TEMPLE (1-2/1-1) 8/31/13 at Notre Dame (14/11) 11/16/13 UCF * (15/19) 11/1/14 East Carolina * (21/19)
L, 6-28 L, 36-39 W, 20-10
TULANE (0-0/0-0) TULSA (0-1/0-0) 9/6/14 Oklahoma (3/4)
L, 7-52
--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
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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 (8-8/0-2) 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 UCONN (3-2) 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
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 (10-12-1/1-1) 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
UCF beat Baylor in the 2015 Fiesta Bowl to cap the first season of American Athletic Conference football
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ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES MEMPHIS (4-3) 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) NAVY (9-10-1) 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 USF (4-2) 12-31-05 12-23-06 12-31-07 12-20-08 1-2-10 12-31-10
Meineke Car Care Bowl – North Carolina State 14, USF 0, PapaJohns.com Bowl – USF 24, East Carolina 7 Brut Sun Bowl — Oregon 56, USF 21 St. Petersburg Bowl — USF 41, Memphis 14 International Bowl — USF 27, Northern Illinois 3 Meineke Car Care Bowl — USF 31, Clemson 26
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 (2-2) 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 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 (9-10) 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
Memphis rallied past Brigham Young to win the first Miami Beach Bowl
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BOWL GAME RESULTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
POPEYE’S BAHAMAS BOWL
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BELK BOWL (0-1)
1-12-15
1-8-07 1-7-08 1-8-09 1-7-10 1-10-11 1-9-12 1-7-13 1-6-14
Ohio State 42, Oregon 20; Arlington, Texas
Florida 41, Ohio State 14; Glendale, Ariz. LSU 38, Ohio State 24; New Orleans, La. Florida 24, Oklahoma 14; Miami, Fla. Alabama 37, Texas 21; Pasadena, Calif. Auburn 22, Oregon 19; Glendale, Ariz. Alabama 21, LSU 0; New Orleans, La. Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14; Miami, Fla. Florida State 34, Auburn 31; Pasadena, Calif.
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
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
BIRMINGHAM BOWL (0-2)
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
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Montgomery, Ala. 12-20-14 Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28
1-1-58 12-27-58 1-1-60 12-30-60 12-29-61 12-22-62 12-28-63 12-12-64 12-11-65 12-10-66 12-16-67 12-27-68 12-26-69 12-28-70 12-28-71 12-29-72 12-22-73 12-21-74 12-20-75 12-18-76 12-23-77 12-23-78 12-22-79 12-20-80 12-19-81 12-18-82 12-17-83 12-22-84 12-28-85 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 1-1-01 1-1-02 1-1-03 1-1-04 1-1-05 1-2-06 1-1-07 1-1-08 1-1-09 1-1-10 1-2-12 1-1-13 1-1-14 1-1-15
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL
GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
Nassau, Bahamas 12-24-14 Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48
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
BOCA RATON BOWL
Boca Raton, Fla. 12-23-14 Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23
TICKETCITY 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 1-2-14 Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22
RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELIA 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
East Texas State 10, Southern Miss 9 East Texas State 26, Missouri Valley 7 Middle Tennessee 21, Presbyterian 12 Citadel 27, Tennessee Tech 0 Lamar 21, Middle Tennessee 14 Houston 49, Miami (Ohio) 21 Western Kentucky 27, Coast Guard 0 East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13 East Carolina 31, Maine 0 Morgan State 14, West Chester 6 Tenn.-Martin 25, West Chester 8 Richmond 49, Ohio 42 Toledo 56, Davidson 33 Toledo 40, William & Mary 12 Toledo 28, Richmond 3 Tampa 21, Kent State 18 Miami (Ohio) 16, Florida 7 Miami (Ohio) 21, Georgia 10 Miami (Ohio) 20, South Carolina 7 Oklahoma State 49, Brigham Young 21 Florida State 40, Texas Tech 17 North Carolina State 30, Pittsburgh 17 LSU 34, Wake Forest 10 Florida 35, Maryland 20 Missouri 19, Southern Miss 17 Auburn 33, Boston College 26 Tennessee 30, Maryland 23 Georgia 17, Florida State 17 Ohio State 10, Brigham Young 7 Auburn 16, USC 7 Clemson 35, Penn State 10 Clemson 13, Oklahoma 6 Illinois 31, Virginia 21 Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21 California 37, Clemson 13 Georgia 21, Ohio State 14 Penn State 31, Tennessee 13 Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14 Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28 Florida 21, Penn State 6 Michigan 45, Arkansas 31 Michigan State 37, Florida 34 Michigan 31, Auburn 28 Tennessee 45, Michigan 17 Auburn 13, Penn State 9 Georgia 34, Purdue 27 (ot) Iowa 30, LSU 25 Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10 Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14 Michigan 41, Florida 35 Georgia 24, Michigan State 12 Penn State 19, LSU 17 South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24 Missouri 33, Minnesota 17
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
BOWL GAME RESULTS 1-1-48 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 12-31-66 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 1-1-01 1-1-02 1-1-03 1-2-04 1-1-05 1-2-06 1-1-07 1-1-08 1-2-09 1-2-10 1-7-11 1-6-12 1-4-13 1-3-14 1-1-15
SMU 13, Penn State 13 SMU 21, Oregon 13 Rice 27, North Carolina 13 Tennessee 20, Texas 14 Kentucky 20, TCU 7 Texas 16, Tennessee 0 Rice 28, Alabama 6 Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6 Mississippi 14, TCU 13 TCU 28, Syracuse 27 Navy 20, Rice 7 TCU 0, Air Force 0 Syracuse 23, Texas 14 Duke 7, Arkansas 6 Texas 12, Mississippi 7 LSU 13, Texas 0 Texas 28, Navy 6 Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7 LSU 14, Arkansas 7 Georgia 24, SMU 9 Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 Texas 36, Tennessee 13 Texas 21, Notre Dame 17 Notre Dame 24, Texas 11 Penn State 30, Texas 6 Texas 17, Alabama 13 Nebraska 19, Texas 3 Penn State 41, Baylor 20 Arkansas 31, Georgia 10 Houston 30, Maryland 21 Notre Dame 38, Texas 10 Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 Houston 17, Nebraska 14 Alabama 30, Baylor 2 Texas 14, Alabama 12 SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3 Georgia 10, Texas 9 Boston College 45, Houston 28 Texas A&M 36, Auburn 16 Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 12 Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10 UCLA 17, Arkansas 3 Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27 Miami 46, Texas 3 Florida State 10, Texas A&M 2 Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 USC 55, Texas Tech 14 Colorado 38, Oregon 6 Brigham Young 19, Kansas State 15 UCLA 29, Texas A&M 23 Texas 38, Mississippi State 11 Arkansas 27, Texas 6 Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3 Texas 35, LSU 20 Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28 Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7 Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 Missouri 38, Arkansas 7 Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34 Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7 LSU 41, Texas A&M 24 Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13 Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31 Michigan State 42, Baylor 41
VIZIO 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
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
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 1-7-07 1-6-08 1-6-09 1-6-10 1-6-11 1-8-12 1-6-13 1-5-14 1-4-15
Toledo 45, Texas-El Paso 13 Southern Mississippi 28, Ohio 7 Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7 Tulsa 45, Ball State 13 Central Michigan 44, Troy 41 (ot) Miami (Ohio) 35, Middle Tennessee 21 Northern Illinois 38, Arkansas State 20 Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13 Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20 Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44
HAWAII BOWL
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
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
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 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
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BOWL GAME RESULTS 12-28-11 12-27-12 12-30-13 12-27-14
Texas 21, California 10 Baylor 49, UCLA 26 Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23 USC 45, Nebraska 42
DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL 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
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
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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
MIAMI BEACH BOWL (1-0)
Miami, Fla. 12-22-14 Memphis 55, Brigham Young 48 (2ot)
MILITARY BOWL (0-1)
Washington, D.C. 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
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
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
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
BOWL GAME RESULTS 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 1-1-63 Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 1-1-64 Nebraska 13, Auburn 7 1-1-65 Texas 21, Alabama 17 1-1-66 Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 1-2-67 Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12 1-1-68 Oklahoma 26, Tennessee 24 1-1-69 Penn State 15, Kansas 14 1-1-70 Penn State 10, Missouri 3 1-1-71 Nebraska 17, LSU 12 1-1-72 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 1-1-73 Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 1-1-74 Penn State 16, LSU 9 1-1-75 Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 1-1-76 Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6 1-1-77 Ohio State 27, Colorado 10 1-2-78 Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 6 1-1-79 Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24 1-1-80 Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 1-1-81 Oklahoma 18, Florida State 17 1-1-82 Clemson 22, Nebraska 15 1-1-83 Nebraska 21, LSU 20 1-2-84 Miami 31, Nebraska 30 1-1-85 Washington 28, Oklahoma 17 1-1-86 Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10 1-1-87 Oklahoma 42, Arkansas 8 1-1-88 Miami 20, Oklahoma 14 1-2-89 Miami 23, Nebraska 3 1-1-90 Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6 1-1-91 Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 1-1-92 Miami 22, Nebraska 0 1-1-93 Florida State 27, Nebraska 14 1-1-94 Florida State 18, Nebraska 16 1-1-95 Nebraska 24, Miami 17 1-1-96 Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26 12-31-96 Nebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21 1-2-98 Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17 1-2-99 Florida 31, Syracuse 10 1-1-00 Michigan 34, Alabama 34 (ot) 1-3-01 Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 1-2-02 Florida 56, Maryland 23 1-2-03 USC 38, Iowa 10
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
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
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 Florida 37, Penn State 24 1-2-12 Michigan State 33, Georgia 30 (ot) 1-1-13 South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 1-1-14 LSU 21, Iowa 14 1-1-15 Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31 (ot)
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL
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 12-31-93 1-1-95 12-30-95 12-28-96 1-2-98 12-31-98 12-30-99 12-29-00 12-31-01 12-31-02 1-2-04 12-31-04 12-30-05 12-30-06 12-31-07 12-31-08 12-31-09 12-31-10 12-31-11 12-31-12 12-31-13 12-31-14
North Carolina 21, Mississippi State 17 Clemson 14, Kentucky 13 North Carolina State 28, Mississippi State 24 Virginia 34, Georgia 27 LSU 10, Clemson 7 Auburn 21, Clemson 7 Georgia 35, Virginia 33 Mississippi State 17, Clemson 7 LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14 North Carolina 16, Auburn 10 Maryland 30, Tennessee 3 Clemson 27, Tennessee 14 Miami 27, Florida 10 LSU 40, Miami 3 Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24 Auburn 23, Clemson 20 (ot) LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3 Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14 Florida State 26, South Carolina 17 Auburn 43, Virginia 24 Clemson 25, LSU 24 Texas A&M 52, Duke 48 TCU 42, Mississippi 3
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
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)
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
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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
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 1-1-49 Northwestern 20, California 14 1-2-50 Ohio State 17, California 14 1-1-51 Michigan 14, California 6 1-1-52 Illinois 40, Stanford 7 1-1-53 USC 7, Wisconsin 0 1-1-54 Michigan State 28, UCLA 20 1-1-55 Ohio State 20, USC 7 1-2-56 Michigan State 17, UCLA 14 1-1-57 Iowa 35, Oregon State 19 1-1-58 Ohio State 10, Oregon 7 1-1-59 Iowa 38, California 12 1-1-60 Washington 44, Wisconsin 8 1-2-61 Washington 17, Minnesota 7 1-1-62 Minnesota 21, UCLA 3
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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
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
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 12-28-07 12-27-08 12-29-09 12-28-10 12-29-11 12-28-12 12-28-13 12-29-14
Maryland 24, Purdue 7 Boston College 24, Michigan State 21 Florida State 24, Wisconsin 13 Wisconsin 20, Miami 14 North Carolina State 23, West Virginia 7 Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14 Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 Louisville 36, Miami (Fla.) 9 Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL (0-1)
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
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 Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 12-31-74 Nebraska 13, Florida 10 12-31-75 Alabama 13, Penn State 6 1-1-77 Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3 1-2-78 Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 1-1-79 Alabama 14, Penn State 7 1-1-80 Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 1-1-81 Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10 1-1-82 Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20
BOWL GAME RESULTS 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
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
HYUNDAI SUN BOWL
El Paso, Texas 1-1-36 Hardin-Simmons 14, New Mexico State 14 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
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
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
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 12-27-69 1-2-71 12-31-71 12-30-72 12-29-73 12-30-74 12-29-75 12-27-76 12-30-77 12-29-78 12-28-79 12-29-80 12-28-81 12-30-82 12-30-83 12-28-84 12-30-85 12-27-86 12-31-87 1-1-89 12-30-89 1-1-91 12-29-91 12-31-92 12-31-93 12-30-94 1-1-96 1-1-97 1-1-98 1-1-99 1-1-00 1-1-01 1-1-02 1-1-03 1-1-04 1-1-05 1-2-06 1-1-07 1-1-08 1-1-09 1-1-10 1-1-11 1-2-12 1-1-13 1-1-14 1-2-15
Missouri 35, Alabama 10 Florida 14, Tennessee 13 Auburn 35, Mississippi 28 Georgia 7, North Carolina 3 Auburn 24, Colorado 3 Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19 Auburn 27, Texas 3 Maryland 13, Florida 0 Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3 Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 North Carolina 17, Michigan 15 Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9 North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27 Florida State 31, West Virginia 12 Florida 14, Iowa 6 Oklahoma State 21, South Carolina 14 Florida State 34, Oklahoma State 23 Clemson 27, Stanford 21 LSU 30, South Carolina 13 Georgia 34, Michigan State 27 Clemson 27, West Virginia 7 Michigan 35, Mississippi 3 Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14 Florida 27, North Carolina State 10 Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23 Syracuse 41, Clemson 0 North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13 North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3 Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13 Virginia Tech, Clemson 20 Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17 North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6 Maryland 41, West Virginia 7 Florida State 30, West Virginia 18 Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24 West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35 Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 Florida State 33, West Virginia 21 Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14 Florida 24, Ohio State 17 Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Tennessee 45, Iowa 28
ADVOCARE 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
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MEDIA SERVICES
The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date 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 2015 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
The American Athletic Conference will hold weekly teleconferences with its 12 head football coaches, beginning Monday, Aug. 25 and continuing each Monday through Dec 1. 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):
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 Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Philip Montgomery, Tulsa Tom Herman, Houston Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati Willie Taggart, USF Matt Rhule, Temple Justin Fuente, Memphis George O’Leary, UCF Curtis Johnson, Tulane
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.
Weekly Awards
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.
Annual Awards
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 Dec. 2, 2015. 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.
American Athletic Conference Communications
Social Media
Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference football news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be accessed @ American_FB and the conference’s official Facebook page is available @AmericanConf. The American’s Instagram handle is @Amercan_Conf.
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Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner (Communications)
Michael Costa, Director of Football Administration
Scott Draper, Associate Commissioner (Football)
Mark Hodgkin, Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media)
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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
George O’Leary, 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
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
Ruffin McNeill, 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 3100 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
Curtis Johnson, 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
Justin Fuente, Head Football Coach Office............................................... (901) 678-4140 Ron Mears, Assistant Athletics Director Office............................................... (901) 678-2349 Mobile............................................. (832) 969-1310 e-mail............................... rmears@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
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903 Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Office............................................... (401) 453-0660 Mobile............................................. (401) 641-8760 e-mail...................... csullivan@theamerican.org
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Memphis
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Navy
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USF
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Tulane
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UConn
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UCF
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Florida International
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East Carolina
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