1999 Memphis Football Media Guide by University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations

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MEDIA INFORMATION A look at Me- COACHES & STAFF Bios on head dia policies & guidelines, maps of the campus & city, and hotel & restaurant information.

1999 OUTLOOK A position-by-posi-

tion preview of the 1999 Tigers, depth chart, rosters and all-star nominees.

coach Rip Scherer, his assistants, and the Tiger football support staff.

MEET THE TIGERS Bios, stats and inside information on this year's Tiger veterans, walkons and new signees.

'99 OPPONENTS An in-depth look at all 11 of Memphis' opponents this season, along with series game-bygame results and a '99 composite schedule.

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The 1999 University of Memphis Football Media Guide is intended for the editorial use of media organizations covering the Tigers. Any reprinting, reproduction or other use of the contents for any commercial use is prohibited. Copies of this guide are available to the public for $12 each. The guides can be obtained by writing or calling the Memphis athletic ticket office. Editor: Bob Winn Photography: All photos were taken by professional sports photographer Troy Glasgow, Joe Dempsey & Gil Michael. Special Assistance: Jennifer Rodrigues, Ron Mears, Skip Sharp

UOM 1-99-2000/5M Paulsen Printing Co., 4753 South Mendenhall/Memphis, TN 38141 The primary mission of the department of athletics is to provide a successful athletic program at the highest level of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and integrity. U of M is an equal opportunity/affirmative action university.

DATE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

OPPONENT at Mississippi MISSISSIPPI STATE at Minnesota at Houston ARKANSAS CINCINNATI at Louisville ARKANSAS STATE TULANE at Southern Miss EAST CAROLINA

SCORE L, 30-10 L, 14-6 L, 41-14 L, 35-14 L, 23-9 W, 41-23 L, 35-32 W, 35-19 L, 41-31 L, 45-3 L, 34-31

ATT. 46,191 28,467 35,919 13,140 42,766 17,252 39,247 18,142 18,192 19,132 16,052

1998 ATTENDANCE TOTALS

DIARY A daily account and historical

Overall: 294,500 (26,772) Home: 140,871 (23,478) Away: 153,629 (30,726)

reference from the past year. If you forgot a particular moment in Tiger football last year this is where to find it.

HISTORY Facts and figures through

CONFERENCE USA A look at Con-

Credits

1998 RESULTS Overall Record: 2-9 Conference USA: 1-5 Home: 2-4 Away: 0-5

ference USA teams, last year's standings and results, along with honors and athletes of the week.

RECORDS Individual, Liberty Bowl,

and team records, along with career leaders, 100-yard rushers, all-time performances, annual team statistics, honored Tigers and more historical information

TIGERS IN THE PROS A look at Mem-

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phis' past and present professional players, all-time draft picks and Super Bowl participants.

ADDITIONAL RECORDS Information on the Liberty Bowl, the Tigers' bowl history, undefeated teams, coaching records, all-time assistants, lettermen, and series records.

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ALL-TIME RESULTS Memphis' season-by-season results since football began in 1912.

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Memphis' first 82 years of collegiate football.

ADMINISTRATION An inside look at University of Memphis president Dr. V. Lane Rawlins, athletic director R.C. Johnson, the University, Tiger Traditions, Tiger Clubs, and the Tiger athletic staff.

EXTRA POINTS All-Time Head Coaches -- 172-73 All-Time Lettermen -------- 175-79 Athletic Directory -------------------- 9 Athletic Facilities ---------- 215-216 Bowl History ----------------------- 170 Bowl Schedule -------------------- 10 Career Leaders ------------------ 152 Community Relations ----------- 15 Defense Records ---------------- 141 Fall Schedule ----------------------- 2 Final Statistics -------------- 104-105 Future Schedules ------------------ 6 Game-by-Game Stats ---- 108-109 Honored Tigers ------------ 157-162 Hotels & Restaurants -------------- 8 Key Departures ------------- 112-113 The Last Time ... ---------------- 154 Liberty Bowl ----------------- 168-169 Lou Groza Award ---------------- 156 Media Outlets ----------------------- 6 Media Relations Directory ------- 9 100-Yard Games ---------------- 153 Passing Records ---------------- 136 Quick Facts -------------------------- 2 Receiving Records -------------- 137 Rushing Records ---------------- 134 Scoring Records ---------------- 133 Series Records vs '98 Foes 90-91 Tigers on Television --------------- 7 Tiger Rosters ------------------ 16-17 Travel Plans ------------------------- 6 Tiger Traditions ----------------- 218 Two-Deep ---------------------- 20-21

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEW OF '98 Game-by-game recaps, final statistics, superlatives, miscellaneous statistics and key player departures.

MEMPHIS

Media Information FALL SCHEDUL1999

Monday-Wednesday, July 19-21

MEMPHIS

The 1999 edition of the Tiger Football Media Guide is a comprehensive source of information with statistics and historical references for use by the media covering Tiger football. For additional information about Tiger football please call the University of Memphis Media Relations Office at 901-678-2337.

Conference USA Football Media Day

Monday, August 9 Freshmen Report

Thursday, August 12 Varsity Reports

Friday, August 13 Fan Fest (evening)

Saturday, August 14

MEDIA INFORMATION

First Full Combined Practice

Wednesday, August 18 First Full Day In Pads

Saturday, August 21 First Scrimmage at Liberty Bowl

Saturday, September 4 Season Opener vs Mississippi

QUICK FACTS President: Dr. V. Lane Rawlins Location: Memphis, TN Enrollment: 20,551 Founded: 1912 Nickname: Tigers Symbol: Bengal Tiger Colors: Royal Blue & Gray Conference: Conference USA Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Capacity: 62,380 Turf: Grass Affiliation: NCAA Division I-A Athletic Director: R.C. Johnson Faculty Rep. Nate Essex Head Coach: Rip Scherer Overall Record: 42-50-0 (7 years) Record at U of M: 13-31-0 (4 years) Offensive Form: Multiple Defensive Form: Multiple 1998 Record: 2-9-0 All-Time Record: 373-385-32 (.497) First Year of Competition: 1912 Bowl Appearances: 2 Bowl Record: 2-0-0 First Team All-Americans: 13 Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 8 Special Team Starters Returning: 2 Total Lettermen Returning: 46

Press Policies Working press will be admitted to Level 2, where approximately 85 seats are available. Credentials are issued according to the following criteria: 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications, newspapers from opponents area, and student newspapers from Memphis and opponents' schools. 2. Other daily newspapers with preference to those which regularly cover Memphis. 3. Radio and television personnel not broadcasting, but considered reporting (seats may be provided in the stands and locker room access granted). 4. Non-daily newspapers, with preference to those which regularly cover Memphis. 5. Scouts. 6. Freelance and/or non-daily writers may be asked to produce copies of actual publications in which their work has appeared. In some cases, these materials will be required as verification of the writers' status. Your cooperation and understanding is requested in such instances.

Credentials The second floor seating at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field is very limited (90 seats). Visiting radio stations and/or networks are located on the fourth floor of the press box in the visiting radio booth. Credentials are issued to working press only. We ask that the members of the media request credentials at least two weeks in advance. All requests are handled by Bob Winn. Seating is limited and will be restricted to filing press, radio and television representatives needs according to NCAA regulations.

Media Will Call Media/photo credentials which have not been mailed can be obtained at the Media Will Call booth, located at Gate 1 on the northeast side of the stadium. Media Will Call opens two hours prior to kickoff and closes at halftime.

Parking The press parking lot is located on the west side (press box side) of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field. The press lot is located just south of the elevator entrance. Admittance to this lot is through the

main entrance of the Mid-South Coliseum, off Southern Avenue. Passes are issued by the Athletic Media Relations office and are limited.

Telephones There are four telephones located on the second floor of the press box at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/ Rex Dockery Field. They are for first-come first-serve use only. It is suggested that media members order their own telephone lines by contacting South Central Bell at 1800-766-9115 and use Bob Winn as your contact.

Statistics/Services Memphis will provide complete game statistics, including play-by-play, halftime flash stats, complete postgame statistics and coaches' quotes. These statistics are normally distributed along press row and additional requests can be easily accommodated. Statistics are delivered to the radio booths throughout the game. Light food and beverages will be available in the press box throughout the game.

Postgame Interviews After a 10-minute cooling off period, the University of Memphis locker room will be opened to the members of the media in compliance with NCAA rules.

Spotters With at least a week's notice, Memphis can retain the services of a spotter for radio and television announcers. Our established fee is a minium of $35 to be paid at the conclusion of the game. Please call our office in advance and we will assist you in any way possible (901678-2337).

Photographers The sidelines at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/ Rex Dockery Field are very restricted and space is limited. Passes will be issued only for photographers representing daily newspapers, wire services, student newspapers, television stations and the athletic media relations office. Photographers will be restricted to the areas outside the 25-yard lines. No photographers will be allowed inside the team bench areas in accordance with NCAA

Media Information

regulations.

Practice Attendance Memphis football practices are open to members of the media but we request that you call in advance to set up any and all interviews with coaches and players.

Ticket Information For ticket information to the University of Memphis football games, call the Athletic Ticket Office at (901) 678-2331.

Player Interviews Players are available for interviews until Thursday at noon on game weeks. Please request interviews with a minimum 24-hour notice.

Monday Press Luncheon

Contacting Scherer The best time to reach Memphis head coach Rip Scherer is between 11:30 AM and 1 PM Monday through Thursday. The football office telephone number is 901678-2341.

The Memphis athletic media relations office is located in room 203 of the athletic office building on campus. The AOB is located on the corner of Southern Avenue and Normal Street. Broadcast booths and camera positions are located on the fourth floor of the Liberty Bowl press box. The Memphis locker room and the visitors locker room are located in the south tunnel of the stadium. Memphis head coach Rip Scherer will conduct interviews in the Memphis media room following a 10minute cooling off period. There is no interview room in the visitors locker area.

Fax-On-Demand The University of Memphis once again will put its game notes, stats, etc... on fax-on-demand. Use of the system is limited to members of the media ONLY. The number can be obtained by calling the Memphis Media Relations Office or C-USA. The C-USA passcode is 2872#. Following is a list of Memphis' document numbers: Cumulative Stats 1831, Game Notes 1832, Depth Chart 1833 and Postgame 1836.

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS BOB WINN OFFICE: 901-678-4150 HOME: 901-753-6441

RON MEARS OFFICE: 901-678-2349 HOME: 901-748-1995

JENNIFER RODRIGUES OFFICE: 901-678-2397 HOME: 901-737-5552

Tigers on the Web The official site of Tiger athletics has received an upgrade and a new address. Please stop by and catch up on all Memphis sports at the following location:

www.goTIGERSgo.com

The Memphis athletic media relations office staff , which was highly involved in the construction of the new athletic office building, is now moving in the facility. Pictured with supplies in hand during one of their few breaks are (l-r) Bob Winn, Ron Mears, Jennifer Rodrigues, Martha Woods and Skip Sharp. New GAs Chris Day and Tammi Green not pictured.

CHRIS DAY Graduate Assistant OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: TBA

TAMMY DeGROFF Graduate Assistant OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: TBA

MARTHA WOODS Secretary

MEDIA INFORMATION

University of Memphis head football coach Rip Scherer will hold his weekly football press luncheon on Monday's at 11:30 AM. The luncheon will be held at the Public Eye in Overton Square. Members of the media are invited to lunch at 11:30 AM. The press conference begins at noon, with Scherer and two to three players.

Important Locations

Tiger Media Outlets NEWSPAPER

TELEVISION

RADIO

Associated Press .................... 901-525-1972 495 UnionAvenue Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-529-2362 Woody Baird, Clay Bailey

WREG TV 3 (CBS) ......... 901-543-2117

WREC AM 600 ................ 901-578-1144

803 Channel Three Drive Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-543-2167 George Lapides, Glenn Carver, Casey Norton, Mike Ceide

203 Beale Street Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-525-8054 sports director

Commercial Appeal ............... 901-529-2360 495 UnionAvenue Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-529-2362 Phil Stukenborg, Geoff Calkins

WUMR FM 92 ................. 901-678-3176 WMC TV 5 (NBC) ........... 901-726-0410 1960 UnionAvenue Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-278-7633

University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 .............. Fax: 901-678-4331 Heath Guertner

Jarvis Greer, Greg Shackleford, Michelle Loiebner

Memphis Flyer ....................... 901-521-9000 460 Tennessee Street Memphis, TN 38101 .............. Fax: 901-521-0129 Dennis Freeland

WHBQ TV 13 (FOX) ...... 901-320-1345

Daily Helmsman .................... 901-678-2192 University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 .............. Fax: 901-678-4792 Matt Evans

WPTY TV 24 (ABC) ....... 901-323-2430

WGKX FM 106 ............... 901-682-1106 485 South Highland Memphis, TN 38111 .............. Fax: 901-320-1366 Mike Ferreri, Dina Falco, Jeff Gammage

WHBQ AM 560 ............... 901-375-9324 2701 UnionAvenue Memphis, TN 38104 .............. Fax: 901-452-1820

WBBJ TV ........................ 901-424-4515

MEDIA LIST

W. Memphis Eve. Times ..... 501-735-1010 111 East Bond West Memphis, AR 72301 ...... Fax: 501-735-1020 Todd Bridges

WKNO TV 10 (Ind.) ....... 901-458-2521

Jackson Sun ........................... 901-427-3333 245 West Lafayette Jackson, TN 38301 ................. Fax: 901-423-0345 Dan Morris, John Denton

Germantown News ................ 901-754-0337 7545 North Street Germantown, TN 38138 ......... Fax: 901-754-2961 Dan Moore Covington Leader ................. 901-476-7116 PO Box 529 Covington, TN 38019 ............ Fax: 901-476-0373 Jeff Ireland, Richard Vandergrift The Tennessean ..................... 615-259-8005 1100 Broadway Nashville, TN 37202 .............. Fax: 615-259-8826 David Climer, Maurice Patton Chattanooga Times .............. 423-756-1234 170 East 10th Street Chattanooga, TN 37401 .......... Fax: 423-752-3364 Chris Dortch

6080 Mt. Moriah Memphis, TN 38115 .............. Fax: 901-795-4454 Lonnie Treadaway, program director

Greg Gaston, Brett Bullers, Thomas Forrester

Tri-State Defender ................. 901-523-1818 124 Calhoun Avenue East Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-523-1820 Bill Little

Shelby Sun Times ................. 901-755-7386 7508 Capital Drive Cordova, TN 38138 ................ Fax: 901-755-0827 Wally Wellman, Buck Patton

965 Ridgelake Boulevard Memphis, TN 38120 .............. Fax: 901-767-9531 J.L. Fisk, program director

346 Muse Street Jackson, TN 38301 ................. Fax: 901-424-9299 Eric Waddel, Derek Francis

900 Getwell Road Memphis, TN 38152 .............. Fax: 901-325-6506 Darel Snodrass, program director

WTVF TV ........................ 615-248-5250 474 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37219 .............. Fax: 615-244-9883 sports director

WKRN TV ....................... 615-248-7200 441 Murfreesboro Road Nashville, TN 37210 .............. Fax: 615-248-7329 sports director

WSMV TV ....................... 615-353-2231 5700 Knob Road Nashville, TN 37209 .............. Fax: 615-353-2343 sports director

WMC AM 790 .................. 901-726-0555 1960 UnionAvenue Memphis, TN 38104 .............. Fax: 901-272-9186 Dave Woloshin, Mike Wolfe, Ron Martin

WLOK AM 1340 ............. 901-527-9565 363 South Second Street Memphis, TN 38103 .............. Fax: 901-528-0335 Melvin Jones, program director

WRVR FM 104 ................ 901-767-0104 5904 Ridgeway Center Memphis, TN 38120 .............. Fax: 901-767-0582 Rhonda Cloud, program director

WOGY FM 94 ................. 901-767-0104 5904 Ridgeway Center Memphis, TN 38120 .............. Fax: 901-682-2804 Joel Burke, program director

WNWS FM 101.5 ............ 901-423-8316 101 N. Highland Jackson, TN 38301 ................. Fax: 901-423-8304 Joe Holloway, talk show host

WWTN ............................. 615-320-9986 1808 West End Bldg., #1500 Nashville, TN 37203 .............. Fax: 615-329-3246 George Plaster

BOB RUSH ...................... 901-754-3123 Color Commentator 8201 Scruggs Germantown, TN 38138 ......... Fax: 901-754-3123

MEMPHIS

FUTURE SCHEDULE 2000

Tennessee Mississippi State East Carolina Cincinnati Houston Northeast Louisiana at Southern Miss at UAB at Tulane at Arkansas State at Army

Dates and times will be announced at a later date.

'99 AWAY GAME HEADQUARTERS MISSISSIPPI STATE Holiday Inn 506 Hwy 45 North Columbus, MS 39701 601-241-4979 TENNESSEE Hilton-Airport 2001 Alcoa Highway Alcoa, TN 37701 423-984-7080 UAB The Mountain Brook Inn 2800 US Highway 280 Birmingham, AL 35223 205-870-3100 TULANE Radisson Airport 2150 Veterans Blvd. Kenner, LA 70062 504-467-3111 CINCINNATI Westin at Fountain Square 21 East 5th Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-621-7700

Dining & Hotels Area Code .................................................................................................... 901 Memphis Police Department ............................................................... 528-2222 EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY ...................................................................... 911 Ambulance .......................................................................................... 458-3311 Baptist Hospital (Emergency Room) ................................................... 522-5511 Methodist Hospital (Emergency Room) .............................................. 726-7600 St. Francis Hospital (Emergency Room) ............................................. 765-2180 Yellow Cab .......................................................................................... 577-7777 City Wide Cab ..................................................................................... 324-4202 Metro Cab ........................................................................................... 323-3333 Checker Cab ....................................................................................... 526-5222 TWA .......................................................................................... 1-800-221-2000 Delta Airlines ....................................................................................... 761-5441 Northwest Airlines ..................................................................... 1-800-433-7300 American Airlines ................................................................................ 526-8861 USAir ......................................................................................... 1-800-428-4322 Federal Express Pick-up ..................................................................... 345-5044

MEMPHIS DISTANCE TABLE ( Memphis to ... )

Atlanta, GA .................................................................................. 382 miles Birmingham, AL ........................................................................... 241 miles Chicago, IL .................................................................................. 514 miles Cincinnati, OH ............................................................................. 500 miles Houston, TX ................................................................................ 647 miles Knoxville, TN ............................................................................... 388 miles Little Rock, AR ............................................................................. 137 miles Louisville, KY ............................................................................... 376 miles Milwaukee, WI ............................................................................. 601 miles Minneapolis, MN .......................................................................... 907 miles Nashville, TN ............................................................................... 210 miles New Orleans, LA ......................................................................... 414 miles Saint Louis, MO ........................................................................... 294 miles

DINING & HOTELS

HOTELS

Adams Mark (939 Ridge Lake Boulevard) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 684-6664 Brownestone Hotel (300 N. Second) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 525-2511 Courtyard by Marriott (6015 Park Avenue) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 761-0330 Crowne Plaza (250 N. Main) ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 527-7300 Days Inn-East (5877 Poplar Avenue) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 767-6300 Embassy Suites (1022 S. Shady Grove) .............................................................................................................................................................................. 684-1777 French Quarter Inn (2144 Madison) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 728-4000 Hampton Inn (2700 Perkins Rd.) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 367-1234 Hampton Inn (5320 Poplar) ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 683-8500 Hilton East (5069 Sanderlin) ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 767-6666 Holiday Inn-East (5795 Poplar Avenue) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 682-7881 Holiday Inn-Overton Square (1837 Union) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 278-4100 Homewood Suites (5811 Poplar) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 763-0500 Marriott (2625 Thousand Oaks) ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 362-6200 Peabody (149 Union) .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 529-4000 Radisson (185 Union) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 528-1800 Ramada Inn I-240 at Mt. Moriah (2490 Mt. Moriah) ............................................................................................................................................................ 362-8010 Wilson World (2715 Cherry Road) ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 366-6000

RESTAURANTS Bayou Bar and Grill (2105-1 Overton Square) .................................................................................................................................................................... 278-8626 The Butcher Shop Steak House (1/2 block south of Union at 101 S. Front) ....................................................................................................................... 521-0856 Landry's Seafood House (263 Wagner Place) .................................................................................................................................................................... 526-1966 The Commissary (Barbecue)(2290 S. Germantown Road) ............................................................................................................................................... 754-5540 Cooker Bar & Grille (6120 Poplar Avenue) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 685-2800 Corky's Bar-B-Q (5259 Poplar) ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 685-9744 El Chico Mexican Restaurant (3491 Poplar Avenue) ......................................................................................................................................................... 323-9609 Folk's Folly Prime Steak House (551 Mendenhall Road S) ................................................................................................................................................ 762-8200 Grady's Good Times (6080 Primacy Parkway) ................................................................................................................................................................... 763-4663 John Grisanti's Restaurant (1489 Airways Boulevard) ......................................................................................................................................................... 458-2648 Frank Grisanti's at Embassy Suite Hotel (1022 S. Shady Grove) ........................................................................................................................................ 761-9462 The Half Shell (688 S. Mendenhall Road) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 682-3966 Houston's Restaurant (5000 Poplar) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 683-0915 Jim's Place East (5560 Shelby Oaks Drive) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 388-7200 La Tourelle (2146 Monroe Avenue) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 458-1060 Neely's Bar-B-Que (670 Jefferson Avenue) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 521-9798 Olive Garden (2765 S. Perkins Extended) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 365-3473 The Pier (100 Wagner Place) ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 526-7381 The Rendezvous (52 S. Second) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 523-2746 Ruth's Chris Steak House (5858 Ridgeway Center Parkway) ............................................................................................................................................. 761-0055 The Spaghetti Warehouse (40 Huling Avenue W.) .............................................................................................................................................................. 521-0907

Athletic Directory FOOTBALL STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Dr. V. Lane Rawlins, President (BYU, 1963) ........................................................... 678-2234 R.C. Johnson, Athletic Director (Iowa, 1963) ........................................................... 678-2335 Kevin Grothe, Associate Athletic Director/Advancement (Iowa, 1985) ................... 678-2334 Bill Lofton, Associate Athletic Director/Finance (Memphis, 1972) .......................... 678-2334 Lynn Parkes, Associate Athletic Director (Alabama, 1975) .................................... 678-2315 Dr. Jim Smith, Assistant Athletic Director/Administration (Fisk, 1963) .................... 678-2109 Bob Winn, Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations (Memphis, 1973) .............. 678-2337 Bobby Kilpatrick, Assistant Athletic Director/Olympic Sports (Ole Miss, 1961) ...... 678-2452 Fred Stewart, Business Manager (Memphis, 1978) ............................................... 678-2461 Melissa Moore, Assistant Athletic Director/Tiger Clubs (Memphis, 1985) ............. 678-2334 Bill Lansden, Director of Annual Giving (Rhodes, 1986) ............................................... 678-4284 Sally Andrews, Assistant Compliance Coordinator (Christian Brothers, 1982 ) ............ 678-4122 Murray Armstrong, Facilities Coordinator (Tennessee, 1961) ..................................... 678-2341 Dr. Tim Sumner, Director of Athletic Academics & Compliance (Taylor, 1969) ............ 678-2714 Area Code For Above Numbers ........................................................................................ 901

OFFICE PRODUCT STORE Provides copiers for the University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office 3930 Vantech Drive Memphis, TN 38115 901-795-8400

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE CONTACT US AT: 901/678-2337; FAX 901-678-4134

INTERNET INFO www.gotigersgo.com

ADDRESS INQUIRES TO: Athletic Media Relations Office Athletic Office Building Room 205 Memphis, TN 38152

SHIP OVERNIGHT PACKAGES TO: Athletic Media Relations 570 Normal Athletic Office Building Room 203 Memphis, TN 38152

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ MEDIA RELATIONS Bob Winn 901-753-6441 (H) e-mail: bwinn@cc.memphis.edu

ASSOC. MEDIA RELATIONS DIR. Jennifer Rodrigues 901-737-5552 (H) e-mail: jmpowers@cc.memphis.edu

ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIR. Ron Mears 901-748-1995 (H) e-mail: rmears@cc.memphis.edu

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Chris Day, Tammy DeGroff

MEDIA RELATIONS SECRETARY Martha Woods 901-678-2337

ATHLETIC DIRECTORY

Rip Scherer, Head Coach (William & Mary, 1974) ................................................. 678-2341 Rusty Burns, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Springfield, 1978) ............ 678-2341 Mac McWhorter, Co-Off. Coordinator/Offensive Line (Georgia, 1974) .................. 678-2341 Russ Huesman, Tight Ends (UT-Chattanooga, 1982) ............................................ 678-2341 Tim Pendergast, Receivers (Cortland State, 1980) ................................................ 678-2341 David Lockwood, Receivers (West Virginia, 1988) ................................................. 678-2341 Charlie Coe, Running Backs (Kansas State, 1973) ................................................ 678-2341 John Thompson, Defensive Coordinator/LBs (Central Arkansas, 1978) ............... 678-2341 Jim Pletcher, Defensive Ends (Springfield, 1976) ................................................... 678-2341 Hank Hughes, Defensive Line (Springfield, 1979) .................................................. 678-2341 David Lockwood, Secondary (West Virginia, 1988) ................................................ 678-2341 Todd Stroud, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator (Florida State, 1985) .............. 678-5035 Pat Meyer, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coordinator (Colorado State, 1995) ..... 678-5035 Lee Yerty, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coordinator ............................................. 678-5035 John Flowers, Administrative Aid (Southern Illinois, 1977) ..................................... 678-2341 Jeff Johnson, Graduate Assistant (Miami, OH, 1997) ............................................ 678-2341 Jason Robinson, Graduate Assistant (Virginia, 1996) ............................................ 678-2341 Bart Stowe, Graduate Assistant (Memphis, 1997) .................................................. 678-2341 Ethan Waugh, Graduate Assistant (Lawrence Univ., 1996) .................................... 678-5035 Chris Williams, Equipment Manager (Memphis, 1988) ......................................... 678-2848 Eddie Cantler, Football Trainer (Memphis, 1974) .................................................. 678-2847

MEMPHIS

'99 Bowl Schedule

MEMPHIS

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

'99 BOWL SCHEDULE

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS A statistical rating system has been approved by the Bowl Championship Series. The BCS Standings will determine which teams will participate in the national championship as well as other teams that will be eligible to participate in the Bowl Championship Series. The ranking system will consist of four major components: subjective polls of the writers and coaches, computer rankings, schedule strength and team record. The two teams which have the lowest point total in the four categories will play in the national championship game.

POLLS The poll component will be calculated based on the average of the ranking of each team in the Associated Press media poll and the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll. The rankings of each team will be added and divided by two. For example, a team ranked number one in one poll and number two in the other poll would receive 1.5 points in this component. COMPUTER RANKINGS The second component will consist of three computer

Las Vegas Bowl VIII December 18 TBA on TV (5 PM) Sam Boyd Silver Bowl (32,000) Las Vegas, NV

rankings which are published in major media outlets. These computer rankings will include Jeff Sagarin, published in USA Today, the Seattle Times and the New York Times. An average of these three rankings will be utilized to calculate the points in this component. In order to prevent unusual differences which might occur as the result of individual computer formulas, a maximum adjusted deviation of no greater than 50% of the average of the two lowest computer rankings will be utilized in this calculation. For example, if a team is ranked 3rd and 5th in two of the computer systems and 12th in the third computer system, the highest ranking of 12 would be adjusted to six before calculating the average points for the computer component (3+5 = 8/2 = 4 x 50% = 2 + 4 = 6). The average of these three rankings will be calculated for the points of this component. (3+5+6 = 14/3 = 4.67). STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE The third component will be the team's strength of schedule. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents and the cumulative won/loss records of the teams' opponents' opponents. The formula shall be weighted two-thirds (66 2/3%)

for the opponent's record and one-third (33 1/3%) for the opponents' opponents record. The team's schedule strength shall be calculated to determine in which quartile it will rank: 1-25; 26-50; 51-75; 76-100 and shall be further quantified by its ranking within each quartile (divided by 25). For example, if a team's schedule strength rating is 28th in the nation, that team would receive 1.12 points (28/25 = 1.12). TEAM RECORD The final component shall evaluate the team's won/loss record. Each loss during the season will represent one point in this component. All four components shall be added together for a total rating. The team with the lowest point total shall rank first in the Bowl Championship Series Standings. The BCS Standings will not be published until the second week of November each season. This system will be utilized only to select the teams that will participate in the championship game of the Bowl Championship Series and to determine any independent team or team from a conference without an automatic selection which shall qualify for a guaranteed selection in one of the games of the Bowl Championship Series as the result of being ranked in the top six in the BCS Standings.

1999 BOWL LINEUP

Toyota Gator Bowl January 1 NBC TV (11:30 AM) Gator Bowl (77,042) Jacksonville, FL

Mobile Bowl December 22 ESPN TV (7 PM) Ladd-Peebles Stadium (35,000) Mobile, AL

Micron PC Bowl December 29 TBS/Raycom TV (6:30 PM) Joe Robbie Stadium (73,000) Miami, FL

Wells Fargo Sun Bowl December 31 CBS TV (1 PM) Sun Bowl Stadium (51,270) El Paso, TX

Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl January 1 Fox Sports Net (10:15 AM) Cotton Bowl (68,252) Dallas, TX

Jeep Aloha/Oahu Bowl Football Classic December 25 ABC TV (2 PM) Aloha Stadium (30,000) Honolulu, HI

Music City Bowl December 29 ESPN TV (4 PM) Cumberland Stadium (67,000) Nashville, TN

Sanford Independence Bowl December 31 ESPN TV (7:30 PM) Independence Stadium (50,459) Shreveport, LA

Rose Bowl January 1 ABC TV (4 PM) Rose Bowl (98,252) Pasadena, CA

Humanitarian Bowl December 30 ESPN-2 TV (2 PM) Bronco Stadium (30,000) Boise, ID

AXA/Equitable/St. Jude Liberty Bowl December 31 ESPN TV (4 PM) Liberty Bowl (62,921) Memphis, TN

FedEx Orange Bowl January 1 CBS TV (7 PM) Pro Player Stadium (75,014) Miami, FL

Insight.Com Bowl December 26 ESPN TV (8 PM) Arizona Stadium (56,167) Tucson, AZ Motor City Bowl December 26 ESPN TV (2:30 PM or 7:00 PM) Pontiac Silverdome (80,638) Pontiac, MI Sylvania Alamo Bowl December 28 ESPN TV (6:30 PM) Alamodome (65,000) San Antonio, TX

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 30 ESPN TV (6:30 PM) Georgia Dome (71,228) Atlanta, GA Culligan Holiday Bowl December 30 ESPN TV (7 PM) Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) San Diego, CA

Outback Bowl January 1 ESPN TV (10 AM) Houlihan's Stadium (74,350) Tampa, FL CompUSA Citrus Bowl January 1 ABC TV (Noon) Florida Citrus Bowl (70,349) Orlando, FL

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl January 2 ABC TV (7 PM) Sun Devil Stadium (74,130) Tempe, AZ Nokia Sugar Bowl January 4 ABC TV (7 PM) Louisiana Superdome (72,227) New Orleans, LA

'99 Tiger Preview Tennessee, Big-Twelve Conference's Missouri, as well as Conference USA rivals Southern Mississippi, Tulane, Louisville and Army.

Quarterbacks

The Quarterbacks: For the first time since Scherer's arrival in 1995, the Tigers will open a season with the same quarterback that started the final game of the previous season. Sophomore Neil Suber, who became the starter for the Arkansas State game in 1998 and led the team through the final four games of the 1998 season, will take the helm for the Tigers again fall. In addition to having a starter back at quarterback, the Tigers will also have greater depth at quarterback for the 1999 campaign. Suber, who saw very limited action in the early part of the '98 season, led the U of M to a victory in his first contest as a starter. He connected on 61 of 124 pass attempts last season for 930 yards and five touchdowns. His 52 yard touchdown pass to Al Sermon in the Minnesota game was the first of his career and set the stage for better things yet to come. The strong-armed quarterback had a season-high Sophomore quarterback Neil Suber started the final four games of the 1998 season for Memphis and passed for 930 yards.

279 yards passing in a close loss to undefeated Tulane University and had 226 yards in the air in the season finale against East Carolina. He completed the longest pass of his career against the Pirates when he hit Dodson from 82 yards out. Travis Anglin, a standout football and baseball player, was redshirted last season but demonstrated his abilities in the spring. The angular Anglin has been compared to former Auburn quarterback Dameyune Craig with his talent for running with the ball as well as passing. He could be called on for special offensive assignments this fall in positions other than quarterback. The Tigers will have three walk-on candidates at quarterback including Michael Harris, Garrick Hrivnak and Scott Scherer. Harris lettered last season as the holder for special teams and completed one pass for a first down in the Arkansas State win. Hrivnak, a transfer from Arkansas State, threw the ball well in the spring, while Scherer, the son of head coach Rip Scherer, was redshirted last season. He too could see work with the Tiger special teams when not used in a backup role at quarterback. Bran Webb, a high school quarterback from Gilmer, Texas, will enroll this fall but will be redshirted due to his continued rehabilitating of an injured knee. Webb threw for 1,435 yards as a senior and 1,380 yards during his junior season. He will see his first duty with the Tigers in the spring of 2000.

Running Backs

The Running Backs: The Tigers will have a great deal of depth at both running back positions this fall but there will not be much of a battle for the starting spot at tailback. Starting tailback Gerard Arnold, who set a new Memphis single-season rushing record in 1998, retained the number one tailback position after spring drills. The Lexington, Tennessee, native shattered Dave Casinelli's 35-year old mark by gaining 100 or more yards in six games last season. The Doak Walker candidate has now rushed for 1,672 yards in his career and enters this season ranked 7th on the school's all-time rushing list. The powerful back posted 40 yard dash times of 4.53 for professional scouts during the off-season conditioning period and was compared by several scouts to Dallas Cowboy back Emmit Smith. Arnold was again named to the sec-

1999

MEMPHIS OUTLOOK

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The atmosphere has changed. The look is new. The enthusiasm is contagious. Spirits are high. These were all terms used to describe spring football practice at the University of Memphis. A new defensive coordinator has instilled a rejuvenated confidence in the defensive unit and a new co-offensive coordinator has reestablished a sense of pride in the offensive line. Head coach Rip Scherer made several changes in his staff during the off season and each move has brought a new spirit to the Tiger football team. John Thompson, the former defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi, was hired to take over the Memphis defense. Thompson's Golden Eagle defenses had been nationally ranked and led Conference USA in most categories for the three years of C-USA existence. Mac McWhorter, who had coached the offensive lines at Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Alabama, was brought in to serve as co-offensive coordinator with Rusty Burns. McWhorter worked with the offensive line for just three weeks of spring practice and improvement was seen immediately. "This is the first time in four years that we will open the fall campaign with the same quarterback that started the final game of the previous season," said Scherer. "Each of the past three years we have had to develop a new leader. Hopefully, we have leaped that hurdle with the return of Neil Suber. He became our starter for the final four games of '98 and we liked some of the things he was able to accomplish on the field. Now he has had a year to mature and continue to learn our system. It's now his team." Memphis lost just three offensive and four defensive starters from last year's 2-9 squad and a total of just 11 seniors (6 offense, 6 defense, 0 specialist). However, included in that group were wide receiver Richie Floyd, all-conference offensive tackle Ron Sells, all-American defensive end Marquis Bowling and all-Conference USA cornerback Mike McKenzie. "We spent a great deal of time in the spring reworking the offensive line and trying to solidify our quarterback position," Scherer continued. "Neil Suber demonstrated his talents both last fall and in the spring and we are now putting the team in his hands." Back for fall camp are 18 returning starters who will provide experience and leadership for the numerous redshirted and true freshmen. There are eight offensive and seven defensive starters returning for 1999 but their names may appear at different positions due to moves made as spring drills progressed. "We were able to move a few people around, especially in the offensive line, in an attempt to get more experienced players on the field at the same time," Scherer stated. "That was one of our main goals in the spring, to get as many experienced players on the field at one time as we could." The Tigers will again face a difficult schedule meeting SEC foes Mississippi, Mississippi State and national champion

MEMPHIS

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Neil Suber Travis Anglin Bran Webb

6-1 6-4 6-1

31 35 20 3 26 28

Gerard Arnold Teofilo Riley Jeff Sanders Dernice Wherry Bee Jee Edwards Quinton Coles

34 46 6

Rashad Bailey Brandon Tucker Darche Epting

25 13 17 33 10

Chance Nesbitt Al Sermon Derrick Harmon Antoine Harden Casey Rooney

9 81 1 37 83

Damien Dodson Tripp Higgins Ken Coutain Andrew Harden Ryan Johnson

88 86 80 90

Billy Kendall Jeff Cameron Mowbray Rowand Wade Smith

65 60 77

Artis Hicks Austin O'Dell Julian Gibson

79 75

Tavares Middlebrooks DeCorye Hampton

63 67 51 61

Josh Eargle Matt Gehrke Jason Austin Jon Crews

62 74 73 64

Tim Seymour Trey Eyre Cortez Stokes Cedric McAfee

71 76 78

David Sherrod Lou Esposito Bashkim Celaj

232 190 180

r-So. r-Fr. Fr.

5-8 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-0

191 216 194 195 160 200

r-Sr. Sr. r-Fr. So. Fr. Fr.

5-11 5-10 6-1

220 227 245

r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Fr.

6-1 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2

185 191 180 177 200

r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. Fr. Fr.

5-9 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0

169 190 207 180 180

Sr. Fr. r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr.

231 227 214 230

r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr.

288 288 290

So. r-Jr. r-So.

6-3 6-8

312 315

Sr. Jr.

6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4

271 250 295 265

r-So. r-Fr. r-So. Fr.

292 290 301 295

Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr.

Running Backs

Fullbacks

Split Ends

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Flankers

Tight Ends 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3

Left (Quick) Tackle 6-4 6-4 6-2

Left (Quick) Guard

Centers

Right (Strong) Guard 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3

Right (Strong) Tackle 6-5 6-5 6-5

315 317 280

r-So. Sr. r-Fr.

The Receivers: Perhaps the youngest positions on the offense are the receiver slots. The Tigers have letterman receivers Damien Dodson, Al Sermon and Ken Coutain back for the season but will have to find depth from a number of redshirt and true freshmen. Dodson, who is the school's fourth all-time leading receiver, will have to lead the way for the youthful group. Dodson led the team in number of receptions and in receiving yards in 1998. The diminutive receiver caught 42 passes for 753 yards and two touchdowns. His 92-yard reception in the Houston game stands as his career long reception and is the second

Damien Dodson led the Tigers in receiving in 1998 with 42 receptions for 753 yards.

longest pass reception in Memphis football history. Dodson currently ranks fourth on the all-time Tiger receiving list with 108 catches for 1,589 yards. With 535 yards this season, he could move into the number one position. While Dodson mans the flanker slot, sophomore Chance Nesbitt and junior Al Sermon are the heir apparents to take over the wide receiver spot vacated by the graduation of Richie Floyd and Darrius Blevins. Sermon burst onto the scene in the Minnesota game when he caught three passes for a team leading 69 yards and one touchdown. His touchdown catch was the first of his career but Tiger coaches are hoping for many more. The 6'4" receiver offers Tiger signal callers a large downfield target. Nesbitt, who came to the Tigers as a quarterback, made a strong showing in the spring. Depth at the receiver spots will come from senior letterman Ken Coutain and freshmen redshirts Derrick Harmon and Andrew Hardin and freshman newcomer Tripp Higgins, who enrolled in Memphis in January and participated in spring drills. Coutain, who came to the Tigers from junior college, lettered last season but caught just two passes for 20 yards. The 6'2", 200 pounder could become a vital player this fall. Harmon demonstrated good speed and could provide the Tigers with a deep threat if he recovers from the injury bug. Higgins, who left the Naval Academy Prep School in January to enroll at Memphis, made numerous big catches in the spring, including a touchdown grab in the first scrimmage of the spring. He has been compared to former Tiger Richie Floyd. There are several walk-on candidates for the receiver positions as well as several incoming freshmen signees. Junior Trey Munson and redshirt freshman Quincey Stephenson saw extended playing time in the spring and could be pressed into service this fall. Newcomer Ryan Johnson of St. Louis, Missouri, has the credentials to add depth in 1999. He had 51 receptions for 468 yards in 1998 and finished his career with 121 catches for 1,538 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Receivers

Quarterback 14 15 19

Fullbacks

POSITION-BY-POSITION

ond team All-Conference USA squad. Competition at the tailback slot will come from senior Teofilo Riley and speedy newcomers Jeff "Sugar" Sanders, Dernice Wherry and Darche Epting. Also in the mix will be walk-on candidates Aaron Meadows as well as freshmen signees B.J. Edwards and Quinton Coles. Riley, who has lettered for three seasons, finished last year as the team's second leading rusher. His back-to-back 100 yard games against Louisville and Arkansas State helped put him over 1,000 yards in career rushing and his six rushing scores tied him with Arnold for the team lead. The Memphis native is currently ranked 13th on the Tigers' all-time rushing list with 1,364 yards. Sanders, who arrived on campus in January of 1998, was impressive in spring practice 1998 rushing for 219 yards and six touchdowns. He displayed a slashing style of running and was expected to bring some much needed breakaway speed to the backfield. However, the Miami native injured his knee in the summer of '98 and had to miss the entire 1998 season. He was redshirted, and after being held out of all contact work in the spring, is now ready for action this fall. All-state sensations Dernice Wherry and Darche Epting were dominating as high school seniors in Tennessee and Texas. Wherry was considered by many to be the top running back in the state of Tennessee in 1997, while Epting claimed honors in the Dallas area. Wherry rushed for 2,070 yards as a senior and scored 24 touchdowns. Epting gained over 1,700 yards as a senior. Both young backs were impressive in the spring and should fit into offensive schemes this fall. The fullback position features returning starter Brandon Tucker, three-year letterman Rashad Bailey and walk-on candidate Leonard Willis. Tucker, a former walk-on who earned a scholarship in 1997, was used mainly as a blocking back and for pass protection. Bailey, a three-year letterman, had 10 carries for 15 yards and caught one pass for three yards. Willis , the brother of defensive end Pat Willis, was an all-state fullback at Kingsbury High School in Memphis. He has been a diligent weightroom worker while gaining his eligibility and demonstrated his powerful blocking skills in spring drills. Arriving in camp this fall will be freshman signees Edwards and Coles. Edwards was the Atlanta 4A Player of the Year for two seasons. He rushed for 2,005 yards and scored 16 touchdowns in 1998. Coles received the Atlanta 3A Player of the Year Award after piling up over 1,500 yards rushing and over 2,000 all-purpose yards.

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Offensive Line

Offensive tackle Artis Hicks (65) was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 1998.

The Defensive Line: The defensive front will enter the fall of 1998 with all two incumbents returning from the 1998 unit. However, the Tigers substituted freely in 1998 and many young players gained valuable experience with the defensive front. Back to lead the 1999 Tiger defensive line will be 1998 starters Tramont Lawless and Calvin Lewis. Lawless started at defensive end, while Lewis was a starter at defensive tackle. Lawless, a senior from Nashville, Tennessee, logged 30 tackles last season and tied for second in quarterback sacks with four. Lewis, a two-year letterwinner, had 49 tackles last season and registered four tackles for lost yardage and four quarterback sacks. He finished the season as the seventh leading tackler. Joining the talented duo in the front will be lettermen Marcus Bell, Jarvis Slaton, Rodney Lanctot, Tommy Vollmar, Andre Arnold and Patrick Willis, as well as several talented newcomers. Bell, Slaton and Vollmar saw action as down linemen. Lanctot and Arnold worked as defensive ends and Willis played in every game as a tight end but was moved to his former defensive position in the spring of '99. Arnold played well enough to be named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team in 1998. Bell, a junior from Memphis, was credited with 44 tackles to rank 10th on the hit list. Slaton, Lanctot and Arnold all recorded more than five tackles in 1998. Several new names appear on the defensive line depth chart. Joining in the hunt at defensive end will be redshirt freshman Boris Penchion and sophomores Tony Brown and Nick Tsatsaronis. Brown, a former linebacker from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was impressive in spring drills and at 257 pounds

POSITION-BY-POSITION Left Defensive (Bandit) End 50 57 84 56 96

Tramont Lawless Rodney Lanctot Boris Penchion Roberto Young Cornell Bazile

70 68 72 98

Calvin Lewis Joe Gerda Jarvis Slaton Garfield Garth

54 87 58

Marcus Bell Patrick Willis Tommy Vollmar

94 97 59 93 91

Andre Arnold Tony Brown Ross Estes Nick Tsatsaronis Stanley Jackson

45 52

DeMorrio Shank Michael Boatman

48 53 55

Kamal Shakir Corey Irby Joe Rocconi

7 12 40

Caspor Stiles Ian Williams George Harper

4 38 22

Reginald Howard Anthony Harden Bo Arnold

5 42 18 37

Idrees Bashir Glenn Sumter Kosha Irby DeMarquis Terry

23 47 41

Fred Powell Keydrin Ward Jason Brown

44 43 43

Michael Stone Marcus Smith Emery Bell

6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-4

248 226 220 205 235

r-Sr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr.

276 255 267 240

r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Fr.

295 261 264

Jr. Jr. r-Jr.

228 225 230 221 235

r-So. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-So. Fr.

230 224

Jr. r-Sr.

231 229 226

r-Jr. Sr. r-Sr.

222 234 227

Sr. r-Jr. r-So.

6-0 5-10 5-10

185 170 175

Sr. So. Fr.

6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11

192 185 194 195

r-So. So. r-Jr. Fr.

188 180 175

Jr. So. Fr.

190 185 170

So. So. Fr.

Defensive Tackle 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3

Nose Tackle 6-2 6-2 6-2

Right Defensive End 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-6

Stinger Linebacker 5-11 6-1

Mike Linebacker 6-0 5-10 6-0

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The Offensive Line: One of new co-coordinator Mac McWhorter's first projects last spring was to rework the offensive line. The youthful group is bigger, stronger and faster than in past years with an average size of 6'5" and 299 pounds. Gone from last year's squad are all-conference tackle Ron Sells and center Chris Powers. However, the Tigers return three starters and six lettermen, as well as several talented newcomers. Expected to anchor the line this fall will be Conference USA All-Freshmen Artis Hicks and David Sherrod, as well as three year letterman Tim Seymour. In addition, the Tigers will have former starters Tavares Middlebrooks and Lou Esposito, sophomore Josh Eargle and Parade all-Ameri-

can DeCorye Hampton as a base to build upon. Seymour started every game at offensive guard last season and has now logged 15 consecutive starts and 17 overall starts. He will return to a guard slot this fall but could be called on to work as a backup at center if needed. Hicks and Sherrod, two promising sophomores who were named to the All-Freshman team by C-USA in 1998, have locks on the tackle positions, while Hampton is tied up in a battle with Middlebrooks for the second guard slot. Middlebrooks has been a starter for two years at both tackle and guard. Eargle, a Texan who started his career on the defensive line, appears to have taken over the center spot. Working in backup roles this fall will be Esposito, Austin O'Dell, Julian Gibson and Baki Celaj at the tackle positions, Trey Eyre and Kevin Bohannon at guard and Matt Gehrke and Jason Austin at center. O'Dell appeared in two games for the Tigers in 1997 and one in 1998 and with a good spring, could extend that playing time this fall. Gibson, Austin, Eyre and Gehrke are all outstanding young linemen who have been redshirted and are now ready for support roles on the line. Gehrke will work behind Eargle at center, while Eyre and Austin are slated for assignments at guard. Several incoming freshmen will join the offensive line this fall. Included are Jon Crews and Cedric McAfee. Crews was an All-Gwinette County selection in Georgia, while McAfee was named the Mississippi 2A Defensive Player of the Year in 1998.

Defensive Line

Tight Ends

The Tight Ends: The Tigers will also have one experienced player at tight end, but don't count out redshirted freshmen Jeff Cameron and Mowbray Rowand, as well as newcomer Wade Smith of Dallas, Texas. Billy Kendall became an immediate starter last fall when letterman Reid Hedgepeth quit the team just two weeks before the season opener. The big Maryland native became the starter for the Ole Miss game and never missed a contest all season. Kendall finished the season as the team's fourth leading receiver with 19 catches for 252 yards and two touchdowns. Cameron and Rowand were both redshirted last season but showed in spring practice why they will both see playing time this fall. Rowand, who was a track letterman at Kirby High in Memphis, was clocked at 4.5 in the 40-yard dash in the spring. Cameron, who ran 4.7, demonstrated his pass catching abilities in the spring catching five passes for 28 yards. Smith, who was highly recruited by the University of Wisconsin, was used primarily as a blocker in high school but is an outstanding athlete. He recorded eight pass receptions for 108 yards as a junior.

Wolf Linebacker 6-0 6-4 6-0

Field Cornerback

Rover

Free Safety 5-10 6-0 5-11

Field Corner 6-1 5-10 5-9

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inside backer. Bailey and Hall both had limited action during the 1998 season.

The Secondary: The secondary returns two starters from last year's team and will have several young lettermen and newcomers to use for support roles. Back for 1999 are veteran starters Reginald Howard, Idrees Bashir and Glenn Sumter, as well as lettermen Kosha Irby, Michael Stone, Freddie Powell and Keydrin Ward. Providing depth will be Andrew Hardin and Marcus Smith, as well as walk-on candidates Ben Grear and Brad Britt. Reginald Howard, a transfer who earned a scholarship before last year's Ole Miss game, started every game for the Tigers at cornerback. The Memphis native finished the season as the fourth leading tackler logging 69 tackles. Bashir, a redshirt freshman, took over at cat (strong) safety to begin the season but was moved to the starter at free safety. Despite breaking his arm in the Cincinnati game, he recorded 51 tackles for the season and was ranked sixth among all tacklers. Sumter, a true freshman last year, became the starter at strong safety at midseason but a severe knee injury and surgery ended his year. Sumter had 26 tackles before his injury and tied for the team lead in pass interceptions with two. He rehabilitated his knee in the spring and appears ready to return to the lineup this fall. Making a major move up the depth chart were sophomore lettermen Keydrin Ward and Michael Stone, senior part-time starter Kosha Irby and junior letter winner Freddie Powell. Ward, a true freshman in 1998, played in every game and had 14 tackles. Stone, one of the fastest members of the Tiger football team, came to Memphis as a walk-on and could start this fall at corner. He had eight tackles last year. Powell, an all-round athlete, worked as both a running back and defensive back in 1997 but spent all of his time in the secondary last season. He registered 12 tackles in 1998. Irby, who has started at safety logged 17 hits in '98. He is expected to work at safety again this fall. Marcus Smith and Anthony Hardin were both impressive in practice last season and should fit into the defensive scheme this fall. The speedy pair could be regulars as special teams members.

The Tigers signed five defensive backs for the 1999 campaign. The group includes Antoine Hardin, the brother of Tigers Andrew and Anthony Hardin, Jason Brown, Bo Arnold, Emery Bell and DeMarquis "Coot" Terry. Bell and Arnold, both Georgia natives, have tremendous speed and could see playing time early next season.

Special Teams: The Tigers return all of their specialists for the fall of 1999. Included in the group are the punter, kicker, holder and deep snapper. Returning for fall drills are 1998 kicker Ryan White, punters Jim Cande and Ben Graves, holder Michael Harris and deep snapper Joe Rocconi. Cande, a former walk-on that earned a scholarship prior to the 1997 season opener against Mississippi State, finished the season as the team's leading punter in 1998. He punted 30 times for a 41.6 yard average and had four punts downed inside the opponents' 20 yard line. Graves worked as a part time starter at punter and had 40 kicks for a 38.8 yard average. Rocconi, who also plays linebacker, has lettered for three years as the deep snapper. Redshirt sophomore Ryan White exploded on the collegiate scene in 1998. The soccer-styled kicker finished the season as the nation's only perfect kicker. He connected on 16-of-16 field goals and 22-of-22 PATs. He led the team in scoring with 70 points and had four multiple field goal games. He tied the Tiger record for the most field goals in a game with four made against Cincinnati. He also tied the Memphis record for the longest field goal made when he kicked a 52-yarder against the Bearcats. White was named the AllConference USA kicker, the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year and was named to the Football News All-America Team. Harris worked as the holder in all 11 games in 1998 and completed his lone pass attempt for a first down in the win over ASU. He is expected to return to the position and will be backed-up by quarterback Scott Scherer. Damien Dodson will be the kick returner this fall. He will receive pressure from tailback Dernice Wherry and wide receiver Derrick Harmon.

Specialists

Three year letterman linebacker Caspor Stiles returns for his senior season after recording 71 tackles last season.

Secondary

The Linebackers: A concern for the Tiger coaching staff in the fall of 1998, the linebacker slots will be filled with veterans in 1999. The Tigers lost none of their backers from last season and several new faces were added to the mix in the spring. Leading the linebackers this fall will be Sporting News All-American linebacker Kamal Shakir, starters Caspor Stiles and DeMorrio Shank and letterwinners Michael Boatman, Ian Williams, former junior college transfer Corey Irby, Joe Rocconi and George Harper. Rocconi and Harper saw most of their action as members of the Tiger special teams. Shakir became a starter for Memphis as a freshman. The Georgia native earned freshman all-America honors and backed that up with a team leading 87 tackles in 1998. He will return to his middle linebacker spot for the fall of '99. Stiles started five games in 1997 and all eleven contests in 1998 at an outside linebacker slot. He was credited with 71 total hits including five tackles for lost yardage and one quarterback sack. Stiles ranked third among all tacklers and should lay claim to one of the outside linebacker positions. Shank earned the starting nod at an outside linebacker position last year and logged 63 tackles over the season. He had two fumble recoveries in the Houston game that led to Tiger scores. Support at linebacker will come from a talented cast that features Boatman, Irby, Williams, Rocconi, Harper and newcomers Roberto Young and Ross Estes as well as walk-ons James Bailey and Draper Hall. Boatman, a senior letterman, had 42 tackles in 1998, while Irby was credited with 26 tackles and two quarterback sacks. Williams, a Canadian who came to Memphis as a quarterback, had 27 tackles in a reserve role. Depth at the linebacker positions could come from a number of redshirted freshmen. Joining the Tigers in camp will be redshirted outside linebacker Roberto Young and inside backer Ross Estes, who played football at Hargrave Military Academy in 1997. Estes has the size and speed to be a real asset at

Linebackers

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could become a force at end. Penchion, also a linebacker upon arrival at Memphis, is the nephew of former Tiger nose tackle Anthony Penchion. Joining the hunt at defensive end will be sophomore Patrick Willis, who like DeCorye Hampton, had to sit out last season. He was an all-state honoree who is expected to provide depth at the rush end slot. New faces will also be seen at defensive tackle and nose tackle positions. Cortez Stokes and Joey Gerda offer two big bodies at the tackles for Memphis in the future. They were both redshirted in 1998. Stokes was an all-state player before being felled by a knee injury during his senior season. Deep South Football magazine rated Gerda as one of the top prospects in the state of Georgia in 1997. Joining the Tigers this fall will be true freshmen Stanley Jackson, Cornell Bazile and Garfield Garth. Jackson was one of the most highly recruited players in the state of Tennessee and opted for the Tigers over Auburn, Miami and Ole Miss. The 6'7 Jackson will work at defensive end. A Prep all-American, Bazile registered 19 quarterback sacks last season. Garth, an all-state tackle from Amory, Mississippi, had 24 tackles in a single game and received Pigskin Prep honors.

SPECIALISTS Punter

89 85

Jim Cande Ben Graves

6-1 6-3

Joe Rocconi

82 89

Ryan White Jim Cande

29 12

Michael Harris Scott Scherer

186 190

r-Sr. Sr.

226

r-Sr.

226

r-Sr.

5-10 6-1

187 186

r-So. r-Sr.

5-9 5-9

180 177

r-So. r-Fr.

Deep Snapper

6-0

PAT Snapper

6-0

Placekicker Holder

Community Relations University of Memphis head football coach Rip Scherer talks to Tiger fans and staff during the school's annual Springfest '99 celebration.

and that seeing some of these big, strong football players might serve as an inspiration for a child to keep battling." "The importance of teamwork is well understood at Le Bonheur", said Le Bonheur President, Jim Shmerling. "It is our committed medical and hospital staff working cohesively that enables the hospital to care for thousands of sick and injured children. "The Le Bonheur team has been expanded now with the addition of the University of Memphis Athletic Department," Shmerling continued. "We are truly excited about the opportunities this partnership will create and the benefits it will provide for the children who depend on Le Bonheur." Throughout the duration of each season, Tiger players travel to the hospital on Friday's to visit the children. Most recently the Tiger football team has joined the Adopt-A-School program which is sponsored by the Memphis City and County School Systems. Graves Elementary School in Memphis was selected by the Tigers as their adopted school. Tiger players speak on a weekly basis to school children as part of a "mentor program". Players and coaches from the U of M travel each week to Graves Elementary to read to the children and as importantly, serve as role models for the young children. In April of 1997, the team joined Hands On Memphis, a City Cares of America Affiliate that dedicates itself to community service on a year round

basis. In April, the Tiger football team participated in Hands On Memphis by volunteering to clean a twoand-a-half mile span of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad line that runs from the U of M campus to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.The Tiger team gathered at 10 AM and divided into five teams of 20 players and coaches. Each group cleaned up trash from a section of the railroad rightaway before reforming at the stadium for the annual Blue-Gray game. In addition to the afore mention projects, the Memphis football team has worked with under privilege children from Memphis. SMART (St. Mary's, Manassas, Alabama Redevelopment Team) is a neighborhood development and outreach program that has been in operation since 1983. The group strives to foster as sense of community in the inner-city area through personal contacts, the support of activities of neighborhood associations and sponsored special events. In past year's the Tiger football team invited youth who are involved with SMART to attend the annual spring football picnic. The picnic is held each spring after the playing of the Blue-Gray game and features horseback riding, fishing, basketball, softball and other activities. "These events are important to the team", Scherer stated. "I'm not sure how much we appreciate what we have until we see how unfortunate others are. "Hopefully, we are able to give back to a community that has been so supportive of our program. Maybe we have been able to do a little something to make someone else day a little brighter". Tiger players (L to R) Ryan White, Marcus Bell and Teofilo Riley sign autographs during Springfest '99.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The University of Memphis Tiger football team was very busy with activities on the field during the 1998-99 school year. However, the team also managed to give some of their valuable time back to the City of Memphis and several charitable organizations. "When I first arrived in Memphis and a player meeting with the team, the players expressed a need to do something for the City of Memphis and the children of this community," said head coach Rip Scherer. "There are so many projects going on in the city that's its not hard to find something to get involved with." The football players have found more than one project to lend a hand and in doing so have brought smiles to the faces of many children. In the fall of 1996, the team adopted Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis and the affiliation still continues today. The University of Memphis football team and coaching staff, along with the Mighty Sound of the South band and the U of M cheerleaders, have participated in pep rallies at the hospital, but each time the purpose of the rally was to boost the spirits of children at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. "The players came to me during the summer and asked if they could become more involved in the community," said head coach Rip Scherer. "We had discussed several options in the past but the players said that they wanted to help the children at Le Bonheur. "It is our hope that we can bring a smile to the face of children who have not had a lot to smile about

MEMPHIS

Tiger Rosters

MEMPHIS

'99 ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 40 41 42 43 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

NAME Ken Coutain * Ian Williams ** Dernice Wherry Reginald Howard * Idrees Bashir * Darche Epting Caspor Stiles *** Damien Dodson *** Casey Rooney Andrew Harden Scott Scherer Al Sermon ** Neil Suber * Travis Anglin Keydrin Ward * Derrick Harmon Garrick Hrivnak Kosha Irby ** Bran Webb Travis Parker Jeff 'Sugar' Sanders Marcus Smith Bo Arnold Fred Powell ** Glenn Sumter * Chance Nesbitt Bee Jee Edwards Michael Harris * Quinton Cole Quincey Stevenson Leonard Willis Gerard Arnold ** Brad Britt Antoine Harden Rashad Bailey *** Teofilo Riley *** DeMarquis Terry Anthony Harden George Harper Jason Brown Ben Grear Emery Bell Lewis Scaife Michael Stone * DeMorrio Shank ** Brandon Tucker ** Aaron Meadows Kamal Shakir ** Ivory Ervin Tramont Lawless *** Jason Austin Michael Boatman ** Corey Irby * Marcus Bell ** Joe Rocconi *** Roberto Young Rodney Lanctot * Tommy Vollmar Ross Estes Austin O'Dell Jon Crews Tim Seymour *** Josh Eargle

POS WR OLB RB DB DB RB OLB FL WR WR QB WR QB QB DB WR QB DB QB WR RB DB DB DB DB WR RB QB/H RB FL FB RB DB WR FB RB DB DB OLB DB DB DB DB DB OLB FB RB ILB DB DE C ILB ILB NT LB/DS DE DE DT ILB OT OL OG C

HT 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-4 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-8 5-9 6-0 5-5 5-8 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-8 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-2

WT 216 232 197 191 200 229 230 167 200 184 177 191 244 200 185 196 218 199 180 185 206 186 175 192 193 188 160 196 200 167 228 201 199 177 221 215 195 172 222 175 191 170 165 181 227 235 198 241 192 254 294 219 232 304 234 229 220 271 234 295 265 304 270

CL r-Sr. r-Jr. So. r-Sr. r-So. r-Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-So. r-Fr. So. r-Fr. r-So. r-Jr. Fr. r-So. r-Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. r-So. Fr. r-Jr. Fr. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-Jr. Fr. r-Sr. Sr. Fr. So. r-So. Fr. r-Fr. Fr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Jr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Sr. Sr. Jr. r-Sr. r-Fr. r-Jr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Fr. r-Sr. r-So.

B'DAY 3-17-77 11-18-76 3-16-79 5-17-77 12-7-78 9-17-79 10-7-77 6-21-78 7-6-79 10-21-79 7-14-79 12-16-77 11-22-78 5-17-80 6-25-78 9-4-79 6-16-78 10-28-77 9-17-80 7-24-79 5-3-78 8-17-80 10-11-79 1-27-79 2-22-80 8-6-79 1-16-81 9-9-77 8-4-80 9-3-79 4-24-77 10-5-77 4-13-78 7-31-81 8-31-77 6-3-78 3-6-81 10-21-79 5-2-78 9-14-80 11-29-79 7-9-80 11-19-78 2-13-78 5-26-79 3-22-77 12-7-79 4-17-78 12-25-76 10-9-76 12-8-78 12-26-76 3-31-77 6-1-79 4-3-77 8-3-80 1-26-77 3-22-78 6-12-77 11-27-76 10-1-80 5-13-77 1-6-79

MAJOR HOMETOWN/HS/JC Education Miami, FL/Kemper Military Institute Business Brampton, Ontario/Centenniel HS Undecided Munford, TN/Munford HS Marketing Mang. Memphis, TN/Kirby HS Undecided Decatur, GA/Dunwoody HS Undecided Dallas, TX/Bishop Lynch HS Undecided Houston, TX/Mayde Creek HS Education Memphis, TN/Westwood HS Undecided Souix City, IA/West High Undecided Dallas, TX/Lake Highlands HS Undecided Collierville, TN/Collierville HS Undecided Daytona Beach, FL/Mainland HS Undecided Woodstock, GA/Etowah HS Undecided Columbus, GA/Shaw HS Undecided Memphis, TN/Melrose HS Undecided Memphis, TN/East HS Infor. Systems Collierville, TN/Collierville HS Exercise Science Nashville, TN/McGovock HS Undecided Gilmer, TX/Gilmer HS Undecided Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS Undecided Coral Springs, FL/Coral Springs HS Education Memphis, TN/Hamilton HS Undecided Powder Springs, GA/McEachern HS Broadcast Jour. Kingsport, TN/Dobyns-Bennett HS Undecided Detroit, MI/Cody HS Physical Ed. Columbia, SC/Columbia HS Undecided Stone Mountain, GA/Stone Mountain HS Undecided Hendersonville, TN/Hendersonville HS Undecided Dunwoody, GA/Dunwoody HS Undecided Memphis, TN/East HS Physical Ed. Memphis, TN/Kingsbury HS Business Lexington, TN/Lexington HS Communications Bartlett, TN/Bolton HS Undecided Dallas, TX/Lake Highlands HS Education Newark, DE/Christiana HS Marketing Memphis, TN/Central HS Undecided Manchester, GA/Manchester HS Undecided Dallas, TX/Lake Highlands HS Undecided Norcross, GA/Norcross HS Undecided Baton Rouge, LA/Catholic HS Biology Memphis, TN/Bartlett HS Undecided Atlanta, GA/Tri-Cities HS Undecided Southfield, MI/Southfield-Lathrup HS Architecture Southfield, MI/Central State Univ. Special Ed. LaGrange, GA/LaGrange HS Education Millington, TN/Millington HS Undecided Somerville, TN/Millsaps College Marketing Norcross, GA/Meadow Creek HS Architecture Memphis, TN/Raleigh-Egypt HS Business Nashville, TN/Pearl-Cohn HS Undecided Winder, GA/Winder-Barrow HS Infor. Systems Plantation, FL/Douglas HS Business Meridian, MS/East Miss JC Education Memphis, TN/Kingsbury HS Education Collierville, TN/Collierville HS Electrical Eng. St. Louis, MO/Sumner HS Marketing Crescent City, FL/Crescent City HS Business Memphis, TN/CBHS Undecided Cincinnati, OH/Hargrave Military Exercise Science Memphis, TN/Westwood HS Undecided Snellville, GA/Brookwood HS Education Brownsville, TN/Haywood County HS Undecided Sulphur Springs, TX/Sulphur Springs HS

Rosters Cedric McAfee Artis Hicks * Kevin Bohannon Matt Gehrke Joe Gerda Gerald Massey Calvin Lewis ** David Sherrod * Jarvis Slaton ** Cortez Stokes Trey Eyre DeCorye Hampton Lou Esposito ** Julian Gibson Bashkim Celaj Tavares Middlebrooks *** Mowbray Rowand Tripp Higgins Trey Munson Ryan White * Ryan Johnson Boris Penchion Ben Graves * Jeff Cameron Patrick Willis * Billy Kendall ** Jim Cande ** Wade Smith Stanley Jackson Draper Hall Matthew Quick Nick Tsatsaronis Myles Humphus Andre Arnold * Alanda Jones Cornell Bazile Tony Brown Garfield Garth James Bailey

OL OT DS/OG C DT DT DT OT DT OT OG OG OT OG OT OG TE WR WR K WR DE P TE NT TE P/K TE DE OLB K DE OLB DE TE DE DE OL ILB

6-3 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-8 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-6 5-10 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 5-9

295 296 247 280 281 285 286 320 286 301 279 329 329 292 294 311 229 195 178 195 180 236 220 235 263 234 184 230 235 218 169 243 220 232 212 235 251 240 236

Fr. r-So. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-So. r-Jr. r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Fr Jr. Sr. r-So. r-Fr. Sr. r-Fr. Fr. r-So. r-So. Fr. r-Fr. Sr. r-Fr. Jr. r-Jr. r-Sr. Fr. Fr. r-So. So. r-So. Jr. r-So. r-Jr. Fr. So. Fr. r-Jr.

2-4-80 11-28-78 4-16-80 8-9-80 12-21-79 12-28-77 12-6-77 10-9-78 12-9-77 6-3-79 2-4-80 7-10-78 9-13-76 6-21-79 7-2-80 9-26-76 6-8-80 3-31-80 5-1-78 2-6-79 2-13-81 11-2-79 9-3-77 8-7-80 8-14-78 1-6-78 6-14-77 4-26-81 11-5-79 8-24-79 4-13-79 11-24-76 8-7-77 7-23-79 2-20-78 5-26-80 9-29-80 11-5-80 4-17-78

Undecided Undecided Undecided Undecided Undecided Engineering Education Undecided Undecided Undecided Undecided Undecided Physical Ed. Undecided Undecided Education Undecided Undecided Marketing Undecided Undecided Undecided Education Undecided Education Marketing Business Undecided Undecided Undecided Political Science Undecided Undecided Undecided Marketing Undecided Undecided Undecided Business

Philadelphia, MS/Philadelphis HS Jackson, TN/Central Merry HS Memphis, TN/MUS Dallas, TX/North Mesquite HS Kennesaw, GA/Harrison HS Southfield, MI/Southfield-Lathrup HS Riverdale, GA/Banneker HS Atkins, AR/Atkins HS Tucker, GA/Tucker HS Chattanooga, TN/Tyner HS Baton Rouge, LA/Catholic HS Memphis, TN/Westwood HS Manapalan, NJ/Manalapan HS Elizabeth NJ/Elizabeth HS Armonk, NY/Byram Hills HS Manchester, GA/Manchester HS Memphis, TN/Kirby HS Marietta, GA/Pope HS Rochester, MI/Adams HS Lilburn, GA/Shiloh HS St. Louis, MO/CBCHS Muscle Shoals, AL/Colbert Cty HS Waynesboro, MS/Jones Cty JC Marietta, GA/Lassiter HS Memphis, TN/Kingsbury HS Bowie, MD/DeMatha HS Germantown, TN/Germantown HS Dallas, TX/Lake Highlands HS Memphis, TN/White Station HS Little Rock, AR/J.A. Fair HS Cordova, TN/Germantown HS Montreal, Quebec/Vanier HS Columbus, GA/Liberty University Columbus, GA/John Shaw HS Malvern, AR/Malvern HS LaPlace, LA/J.T. Curtis HS Chattanooga, TN/City HS Amory, MS/Amory HS Somerville, TN/Fayette-Ware HS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 15 94 21 31 51 99 34 5 95 43 54 52 66 32 41 97 86 89 78 28 1 61 9 63 26 6 78 49

Travis Anglin ....................... QB Andre Arnold ........................ DE Bo Arnold ............................. DB Gerard Arnold ....................... RB Jason Austin ........................... C James Bailey ....................... LB Rashad Bailey ...................... FB Idrees Bashir ....................... DB Cornell Bazile ....................... DE Emery Bell ........................... DB Marcus Bell ......................... NT Michael Boatmen ................. LB Kevin Bohannon ................... DS Brad Britt .............................. DB Jason Brown ........................ DB Tony Brown .......................... DE Jeff Cameron ........................ TE Jim Cande ............................ PK Bashkim Celaj ...................... OT Quinton Cole ......................... RB Ken Coutain .......................... FL Jon Crews ............................ OL Damien Dodson ................... FL Josh Eargle ............................ C Bee Jee Edwards ................. RB Darche Epting ....................... FB Lou Esposito ....................... OG Ivory Ervin ........................... DB

59 74 98 67 68 77 85 42 92 75 11 38 33 17 40 27 65 81 4 17 93 53 18 91 83 88 57 50

Ross Estes ........................... LB Trey Eyre ............................ OG Garfield Garth ....................... OL Matt Gehrke ........................... C Joe Gerda ............................ DT Julian Gibson ...................... OG Ben Graves ........................... P Ben Grear ............................ DB Draper Hall ........................... LB DeCorye Hampton ............... OG Andrew Harden ................... WR Anthony Harden ................... DB Antoine Harden .................... WR Derrick Harmon .................. WR George Harper ..................... LB Michael Harris ..................... QB Artis Hicks ............................ OT Tripp Higgins ....................... WR Reginald Howard .................. DB Garrick Hrivnak ................... QB MylesHumphus ................... LB Corey Irby ............................ LB Kosha Irby ........................... DB Stanley Jackson ................... DE Ryan Johnson ..................... WR Billy Kendall .......................... TE Rodney Lanctot ..................... DE Tramont Lawless .................. DE

70 69 64 47 79 81 25 60 84 23 92 35 55 10 80 20 12 13 62 48 45 71 72 21 90 29 7 73

Calvin Lewis ........................ DT Gerald Massey .................... NT Cedric McAfee ..................... OL Aaron Meadows .................. RB Tavares Middlebrooks ......... OG Trey Munson ...................... WR Chance Nesbitt ..................... FL Austin O'Dell ......................... OT Boris Penchion ..................... DE Fred Powell .......................... DB Matt Quick .............................. K Teofilo Riley .......................... RB Joe Rocconi ......................... DS Casey Rooney ................... WR Mobray Rowand .................. TE Jeff Sanders ......................... RB Scott Scherer ...................... QB Al Sermon ........................... WR Tim Seymour ...................... OG Kamal Shakir ....................... LB DeMorrio Shank .................. LB David Sherrod ...................... OT Jarvis Slaton ........................ DT Marcus Smith ...................... DB Wade Smith ......................... TE Quincey Stephenson ............ FL Caspor Stiles ........................ LB Cortez Stokes ....................... OT

'99 ROSTER

64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 92 93 93 94 95 95 97 98 99

17 44 14 24 37 93 46 58 16 19 3 82 2 30 87 56

Michael Stone ..................... DB Neil Suber ........................... QB Glenn Sumter ...................... DB DeMarquis Terry ................. DB Nick Tsatsaronis .................. DE Brandon Tucker ................... FB Tommy Vollmar .................... NT Keydrin Ward ....................... DB Bran Webb .......................... QB Dernice Wherry .................... RB Ryan White ............................. K Ian Williams .......................... LB Leonard Willis ....................... FB Patrick Willis ......................... DE Roberto Young ...................... LB

Roster Breakdown

MEMPHIS

STARTERS RETURNING ( 18 ) OFFENSE (8) ....................... (OG) Tim Seymour ................. (OT) Artis Hicks ...................................... (OT) David Sherrod ................... (TE) Billy Kendall (FL) Damien Dodson ............. (QB) Neil Suber ....................... (FB) Brandon Tucker .............................. (RB) Gerard Arnold DEFENSE (7) ........................ (DT) Calvin Lewis .................... (DE) Tramont Lawless ............................. (OLB) Caspor Stiles ................... (OLB) DeMorrio Shank (MLB) Kamal Shakir ............. (DB) Idrees Bashir ................... (DB) Reginald Howard SPECIALIST (3) ................... (PK) Jim Cande ...................... (K) Ryan White ........................................ (DS) Joe Rocconi

STARTERS LOST ( 7 ) OFFENSE (3) ....................... (OT) Ron Sells ......................... (C) Chris Powers ..................................... (WR) Darrius "Boo" Blevins/Richie Floyd

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

DEFENSE (4) ........................ (DE) Marquis Bowling .............. (DT) T.J. Frier ......................................... (DB) Jeremy Stewart ................. (DB) Mike McKenzie

LETTERMEN RETURNING ( 39 ) OFFENSE (14) ...................... (OT) David Sherrod .................. (OT) Artis Hicks ...................................... (OT) Tavares Middlebrooks ....... (OT) Lou Esposito (OG) Tim Seymour ............... (TE) Billy Kendall ...................... (WR) Al Sermon ...................................... (WR) Ken Coutain ...................... (FL) Damien Dodson (FB)Brandon Tucker ............. (FB) Rashad Bailey .................. (RB) Gerard Arnold ................................. (RB) Teofilo Riley ....................... (QB) Neil Suber DEFENSE (20) ...................... (DE) Andre Arnold ................... (DT) Jarvis Slaton .................................... (DE) Tramont Lawless ............... (NT) Pat Willis ....................... (DT) Calvin Lewis ..................... (NT) Marcus Bell ..................................... (OLB) Caspor Stiles ................... (OLB) Michael Boatman ........ (ILB) Kamal Shakir .................. (ILB) DeMorrio Shank ............................. (LB) Corey Irby .......................... (DB) Kosha Irby .................... (DB) Glenn Sumter .................. (DB) Michael Stone ................................. (DB) Fred Powell ....................... (DB) Keydrin Ward

(DE) Rodney Lanctot (OLB) Ian Williams (DB) Idrees Bashir (DB) Reginald Howard

SPECIALIST (5) ................... (K) Ryan White ......................... (P) Jim Cande ......................................... (P) Ben Graves ......................... (DS) Joe Rocconi (H) Michael Harris

LETTERMEN LOST ( 18 ) OFFENSE (9) ....................... (OT) Ron Sells ......................... (C) Chris Powers ..................................... (WR) Darrius "Boo" Blevins ........ (WR) Richie Floyd (WR) Jeran Burns ................. (FL) P.T. Jones ........................ (RB) Torri Harmon .................................. (QB) Stephen Galbraith .............. (QB) Kenton Evans DEFENSE (8) ........................ (DE) Marquis Bowling .............. (DE) Manny Santibanez .......................... (DT) T.J. Frier ............................ (DB) Jeremy Stewart (DB) Keith Cobb .................... (DB) Jeff Bazemore .................. (DB) MIke McKenzie .............................. (DB) Jason Harris SPECIALIST (0)

'99 SPRING GAME MVP

GLENN JONES AWARD

CHRIS FAROS AWARD

Quarterback Neil Suber connected on 13 of 26 passes for 101 yards to lead the Blue over the Gray, 14-6. Suber, from Woodstock, GA, hooked up with Chance Nesbitt for a 25-yard completion in the second quarter, to set up a Blue team touchdown run by Rashad Bailey. Suber comes out of the spring as the Tiger starter for the fall of 1999.

Senior offensive guard Lou Esposito was named the winner of the 1999 Glenn Jones 12th Man Award. The Glenn Jones award is presented by the Highland Hundred to an offensive or defensive player who leads through desire, determination and courage. Esposito, from Manapalan, New Jersey, is a two-year letterman.

The 1999 Chris Faros Most Improved Player award went to wide receiver Chance Nesbitt. Nesbitt, who came to the Tigers as a quarterback, was moved to receiver last year and used the spring to insure a starting position. The South Carolina, native caught seven passes for a team leading 123 yards in spring drills.

Hometown Roster Alabama (1) Muscle Shoals ................... Boris Penchion Arkansas (2) Atkins .................................. David Sherrod Little Rock ................................ Draper Hall Delaware (1) Newark ................................ Rashad Bailey Florida (5) Crescent City .................... Rodney Lanctot Daytona Beach ......................... Al Sermon Miami ..................................... Ken Coutain .................................. Jeff "Sugar" Sanders Plantation ....................... Michael Boatman

Iowa (1) Souix City ........................... Casey Rooney Louisiana (3) Baton Rouge ............................... Trey Eyre .............................................. Jason Brown LaPlace ................................ Cornell Bazile Maryland (1) Bowie ...................................... Billy Kendall Michigan (5) Detroit ................................... Glenn Sumter Rochester ............................. Trey Munson Southfield ............................ Michael Stone .......................................... Gerald Massey

Mississippi (4) Amory .................................. Garfield Garth Meridian ...................................... Cory Irby Philadelphia ....................... Cedric McAfee Waynesboro ........................... Ben Graves Missouri (2) St. Louis .............................. Ryan Johnson ........................................... Roberto Young New Jersey (2) Elizabeth .............................. Julian Gibson Manapalan ........................... Lou Esposito New York (1) Armonk ............................... Bashkim Celaj Ohio (1) Cincinnati ................................. Ross Estes Ontario, Canada (1) Brampton ................................ Ian Williams

...................................... Mowbray Rowand ............................................. Marcus Smith ................................. Quincey Stephenson ......................................... Tommy Vollmar ............................................. Keydrin Ward ............................................ Leonard Willis ............................................... Patrick Willis Millington ......................... Brandon Tucker Munford ............................ Dernice Wherry Nashville ................................... Kosha Irby ........................................ Tramont Lawless Somerville ............................ James Bailey ......................................... Aaron Meadows Texas (9) Dallas .................................. Darche Epting ............................................... Matt Gehrke .......................................... Andrew Harden ......................................... Anthony Harden .......................................... Antoine Harden ................................................ Wade Smith Gilmer ...................................... Bran Webb Houston ................................ Caspor Stiles Sulphur Springs ...................... Josh Eargle

Quebec, Canada (1) Montreal .......................... Nick Tsatsaronis South Carolina (1) Columbia ........................... Chance Nesbitt Tennessee (40) Bartlett .......................................... Brad Britt Brownsville ........................... Tim Seymour Chattanooga ........................... Tony Brown ............................................. Cortez Stokes Collierville .............................. Joe Rocconi .......................................... Garrick Hrivnak .............................................. Scott Scherer Germantown .............................Jim Cande .................................................. Matt Quick Hendersonville ....................Michael Harris Jackson .....................................Artis Hicks Kingsport ................................. Fred Powell Lexington ............................ Gerard Arnold Memphis ................................ Marcus Bell ........................................ Kevin Bohannon ......................................... Damien Dodson .................................................. Ivory Ervin .................................................. Ben Grear ..................................... DeCorye Hampton ......................................... Derrick Harmon ....................................... Reginald Howard ......................................... Stanley Jackson ............................................... Austin O'Dell .............................................. Travis Parker ................................................ Teofilo Riley

HOMETOWN ROSTER

Georgia (22) Columbus ............................. Andre Arnold ............................................... Travis Anglin ........................................ Myles Humphus Decatur ................................. Idrees Bashir Dunwoody ............................. Quinton Cole East Point .................................. Emery Bell Kennesaw ................................. Joe Gerda LaGrange ....................... DeMorrio Shank Lilburn ...................................... Ryan White Manchester ........... Tavares Middlebrooks ........................................ DeMarquis Terry Marietta ................................ Jeff Cameron .............................................. Tripp Higgins Norcross ........................... George Harper ............................................. Kamal Shakir Powder Springs .......................... Bo Arnold Riverdale ............................... Calvin Lewis Snellville .................................... Jon Crews Stone Mountain .................... B.J. Edwards Tucker .................................... Jarvis Slaton Woodstock ................................ Neil Suber Winder ................................... Jason Austin

............................................... Lewis Scaief

MEMPHIS

PRONUNCIATION KEY Idrees Bashir ............................... I-dreeze Bah-Sheer Bashkim Celaj ...................... Baash-Keem Suh-laage Ken Coutain ............................................... Coo-Tayne Josh Eargle ......................................................Er-gull Darche Epting .............................................. Dar-Shay Lou Esposito ........................................ ES-Poh-Zeeto Trey Eyre ..........................................................Ear-ee Matt Gehrke ................................................... Gur-kee DeCorye Hampton ....................................... Dee-Cory Myles Humphus ............................................ Hump-us Rodney Lanctot .............................................. Lank-toe Tavares Middlebrooks ............................... Tah-var-us Boris Penchion .......................................... Pen-shaun Teofilo Riley ............................................... Tee-feel-O Mowbray Rowand ...................................... Row-Wand Kamal Shakir .............................. Kah-Mall Shuh-keer Neil Suber ...................................................... Sue-Bur Dernice Wherry ............................... Dur-niece Weary Ian Williams ....................................................... Ee-un

Offensive Lineup QUARTERBACK 14 15 19

Neil Suber Travis Anglin Bran Webb

34 46 6

Rashad Bailey Brandon Tucker Darche Epting

LEFT ( Quick ) TACKLE 6-1 6-4 6-1

232 190 180

r-So. r-Fr. Fr.

65 60 77

Artis Hicks Austin O'Dell Julian Gibson

5-11 5-10 6-1

220 227 245

r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Fr.

79 75

Tavares Middlebrooks DeCorye Hampton

63 67 51

Josh Eargle Matt Gehrke Jason Austin

62 74 73 64

Tim Seymour Trey Eyre Cortez Stokes Cedric McAfee

71 76 78

David Sherrod Lou Esposito Bashkim Celaj

82 89

Ryan White Jim Cande

29 12

Michael Harris Scott Scherer

FULLBACK ( B )

Gerard Arnold Teofilo Riley Jeff 'Sugar' Sanders Dernice Wherry Bee Jee Edwards Quinton Cole

9 81 1 37 83

Damien Dodson Tripp Higgins Ken Coutain Andrew Harden Ryan Johnson

88 86 80 90

Billy Kendall Jeff Cameron Mowbray Rowand Wade Smith

5-8 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-0

191 216 194 195 160 200

r-Sr. Sr. r-Fr. So. Fr. Fr.

5-9 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0

169 195 207 180 180

Sr. Fr. r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr.

DEPTH CHART

6-3 6-8

312 315

Sr. Jr.

6-2 6-3 6-4

271 250 295

r-So. r-Fr. r-So.

292 290 270 295

r-Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr.

6-5 6-5 6-5

315 317 280

r-So. Sr. r-Fr.

6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3

231 227 214 230

r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr.

5-10 6-1

187 186

r-So. r-Sr.

5-10 5-9

185 177

Jr. r-Fr.

6-1 6-3 6-5 6-3

RIGHT ( Strong ) TACKLE

PLACEKICKER HOLDER

SPLIT END (X ) Chance Nesbitt Al Sermon Derrick Harmon Antoine Harden Casey Rooney

r-So. r-Sr. r-So.

RIGHT ( Strong ) GUARD

TIGHT END ( Y )

25 13 17 33 10

288 288 290

CENTER

FLANKER ( Z )

6-4 6-4 6-2

LEFT ( Quick ) GUARD

TAILBACK ( A ) 31 35 30 3 26 28

MEMPHIS

6-1 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2

185 191 180 170 200

r-So. r-Jr. r-Fr. Fr. Fr.

MEMPHIS OFFENSE X

C QB FB TB

Y Z

Defensive Lineup DEFENSIVE LEFT END (Bandit) 50 57 84 56 95

Tramont Lawless Rodney Lanctot Boris Penchion Roberto Young Cornell Bazile

6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-4

WOLF LINEBACKER 248 226 220 205 235

r-Sr. r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Fr. Fr.

Calvin Lewis Joe Gerda Jarvis Slaton Garfield Garth

54 87 58

Marcus Bell Patrick Willis Tommy Vollmar

6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3

276 255 267 240

r-Jr. r-Fr. r-Jr. Fr.

6-2 6-2 6-2

295 261 264

Jr. Jr. r-Jr.

DeMorrio Shank Michael Boatman

48 53 55

Kamal Shakir Corey Irby Joe Rocconi

Michael Stone Marcus Smith Emery Bell

5 42 18 37

Idrees Bashir Glenn Sumter Kosha Irby DeMarquis Terry

23 47

Fred Powell Keydrin Ward

228 225 230 221 235

r-So. r-Fr. r-Fr. r-So. Fr.

4 38 22

Reginald Howard Anthony Hardin Bo Arnold

230 224

Jr. r-Sr.

89 85

Jim Cande Ben Graves

6-0 5-10 5-9

185 185 170

So. So. Fr.

6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11

192 185 194 195

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188 180

Jr. So.

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186 190

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231 229 226

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222 234 227

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45 52

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DEFENSIVE RIGHT END Andre Arnold Tony Brown Ross Estes Nick Tsatsaronis Stanley Jackson

Caspor Stiles Ian Williams George Harper

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94 97 59 93 91

7 12 40

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All-Star Nominees ALL-STAR NOMINEES

OFFENSE 9 DAMIEN DODSON FL, 5-9, 165, Senior

Was the Tigers' leading receiver in 1998 with 42 receptions for 753 yards ... Is currently the Tigers fourth alltime leading receiver in number of catches with 108 and is also ranked fourth in receiving yardage with 1,589 ... Had eight receptions for 80 yards against the Rebels ... Had six catches for 126 yards against Mississippi State... Grabbed three passes for 111 yards and a score vs. Houston ... TD catch against Houston was 92 yards and was second longest in Memphis history ... Finished the season with a career-high 128 yards receiving against East Carolina ... Had 82 yard touchdown catch against East Carolina ... Led the team in '97 in number of receptions with 45 for 605 yards and five touchdowns ... Was ranked eighth in Conference USA in receiving yards in 1997 ... Was ranked 22nd in the nation in punt returns in 1997 ... Career totals are 108 receptions for 1,589 yards and seven touchdowns ... Has averaged 14.7 yards per reception.

1996 1997 1998 Total

DODSON'S G No. Yds. 11 21 231 10 45 605 10 39 625 31 105 1461

STATISTICS Avg. TD 11.0 1 13.4 5 16.0 1 13.9 7

LG 42 70 92 92

31 GERARD ARNOLD TB, 5-8, 203, Junior Was a Doak Walker Candidate in 1998 ... Named to the second team All-Conference USA team in 1998 ... Led the squad in rushing in the 1998 season and set a new school record with 1,059 yards ... Broke the old record of 1,016 yards set by the late Dave Casinelli in 1963 ... Is just the second back in Memphis football history to gain over 1,000 yards in a single season ... Has gained 1,672 yards in 18 games (averaging 92.88 yards per game for career) as a Tiger ... Is currently ranked 7th on the Tigers' all-time rushing list ... Had a school record six 100 yard performances in 1998 ... Gained 102 yards rushing against Minnesota ... His first 100 yard game since the 1997 ECU contest ... Totaled 119 yards and two touchdowns against Arkansas State and had 119 yards in the Southern Mississippi contest ... Rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown in the Cincinnati win ... Gained a career high 165 yards and scored twice in the Tulane game ... Gained 160 yards in season finale against East Carolina ... ... Had 95 yards rushing vs. Miss. State ... Rushed for 613 yards in just seven games in 1997 ... Missed four games at start of season due to knee injury

... Had 20 carries for 119 yards and three touchdowns in his second game back from injury ... His three touchdowns against ASU tied the Memphis record for rushing touchdowns in a game ... Came back the next week to rush for 142 yards against East Carolina ... His 87.6 yards per game would have ranked second in the conference had he played in enough games to qualify. G 1997 7 1998 11 Total 18

ARNOLD'S STATISTICS No Yds Avg Tds 145 613 4.2 4 208 1059 5.1 6 353 1672 4.7 10

LG 52 41 52

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Sporting News Freshman All-America Team (1st team) ... Received first team C-USA All-Freshman honors in 1997 ... Became a starter for the Tigers at linebacker the fourth game of the season ... Finished the season as the team's fourth leading tackler ... Credited with 67 stops ... Had six tackles for lost yardage and two pass breakups ... Had a season-high 15 tackles in the Cincinnati game and recorded 11 tackles. G 1997 10 1998 11 Total 21

SHAKIR'S STATISTICS UT AT TOT LOSS SACK 35 32 67 6-10 0-0 54 33 87 4-18 0-0 89 65 154 10-28 0-0

62 TIM SEYMOUR OG, 6-2, 292, Senior

82 RYAN WHITE K, 5-10, 183, Sophomore

Is in his fourth year and has been a starter for the Tigers for two previous years... Has started at offensive guard for the past two years ... Consistently grades as one of best blockers ... Played at offensive guard as a freshman ... Could be used as the center if injuries dictate ... Participated in 670 of the 740 offensive snaps in 1998.

 Was the only kicker in the nation in 1998 to have a perfect season ... Connected on 16-of-16 field goal attempts and 22-of-22 PATs ... Was a candidate for the Lou Groza Award in 1998 ... Finished the season ranked 18th in the nation in kicking ... Was named The Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year ... Named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team, the All-Conference USA Team (1st team), the Sporting News Freshman All-America Team, The Football News All-Freshman Team and received the Academic Achievement Award ... Tied Memphis records for the most field goals made in a game (4) and the longest field goal made (52 yards).

DEFENSE 4 REGINALD HOWARD DB, 6-0, 187, Senior Was a walk-on candidate for the Tiger football team in the fall of 1998 ... Was awarded a scholarship the day before the season opener against Ole Miss ... Responded with five tackles against the Rebels ... Had nine stops the following week in the Mississippi State contest ... Had a season and career-high 15 tackles in the Houston contest ... Also logged double digit tackles in the Arkansas game ... Registered 12 tackles against the Razorbacks ... Finished the season with 69 total tackles, four tackles for lost yardage and two fumble recoveries ... Was the team's fourth leading tackler. G 1998 11

HOWARD'S STATISTICS UT AT TOT LOSS SACK 52 17 69 4-9 0-0

48 KAMAL SHAKIR LB, 6-0, 229, Junior Opened the 1998 season with 10 tackles in the Ole Miss game ... Was credited with 10 tackles in the win over Cincinnati ... Had a season high 11 stops in the Southern Mississippi game ... Was named to 1997 The

G 1998 11

WHITE'S STATISTICS FG FGA PAT TP 16 16 22-22 70

LG 52

TB Gerard Arnold became the 2nd player in Tiger history to rushed for over 1000 yards in a season.

Rip Scherer brings a family philosophy and a winning attitude to the program, was selected as the head football coach at The University of Memphis on January 13, 1995. Scherer became the 20th head coach in Tiger football history. The 47-year old Scherer made an immediate impact on the University and the city of Memphis. His first priority was to reach out to the surrounding community, which he did by booking over 150 speaking engagements during his first spring in Memphis. Among his community efforts was bagging groceries at Seessel's food store in order to raise money for the needy, as well as speaking to the Engineering Club of Memphis and numerous civic organizations. Scherer also worked at coaches clinics in Pittsburgh, PA, and Atlantic City, NJ, helped with the Special Olympics and spoke to all the area high school coaches and principles. "We're trying to build a top-notch program here at Memphis and you have to start with what's around you," Scherer said. "Developing positive relationships with the community and area high schools is a big step in that direction." Scherer established himself as an outstanding college head football coach in his first year at James Madison University and in 1993 led the Dukes to a successful season in their first year of Yankee Conference play. The Pittsburgh native joined the JMU staff in December 1990 with no head coaching experience at any level and promptly directed the Dukes to one of the top seasons in Division I-AA. JMU was 9-4-0 and played in the NCAA playoffs in 1991. The Dukes were 4-7-0 in 1992, and the 1993 team overcame a 2-3 start to finish 6-5-0.

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JMU was 15-16 in the three seasons before Scherer's arrival, but his 1991 team tied a school record for victories, advanced in the Division I-AA playoffs for the first time and was nationally ranked for nine straight weeks. Scherer received two Virginia Division I Coach of the year awards (from the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association and the Richmond Touchdown Club), and the Dukes rewrote much of the team's offensive record book. JMU received an at-large berth to the Division I-AA playoffs for the first time since 1987 and defeated a nationally ranked opponent for the first time since 1986. The Dukes beat nationally ranked foes in three consecutive September games, and they won over four ranked foes during the season (three times in road games). The fourth was in the first round of NCAA play, at Delaware and against the East's top seed. A less-experienced and injury plagued JMU squad finished 4-7 in 1992. Among that season's highlights was a 52-49 victory at defending Division I-AA national champion and thenunbeaten Youngstown State. Youngstown State finished second in the 1992 Division I-AA playoffs, and the Dukes also beat a William and Mary team that was nationally ranked and unbeaten in Division I-AA play at the time. Scherer's 1993 team had only four seniors among its first 22 players but lost only to playoff competitors William and Mary (31-26 on the road) and Boston University (24-21) in its final seven games. Among the season highlights was a 42-38 win over unbeaten and second-ranked Delaware. Scherer employed a varied and productive offense and emphasized a disciplined style that mini-

HEAD COACH

Rip Scherer, who came to The University of Memphis in 1995, begins his fifth season as the Tigers' head football coach and huge strides in the program continue to be made both on and off the field. Before taking over at Memphis, Scherer served as the head football coach at J a m e s Madison University from 1991 through 1994. where he compiled a 29-19-0 record. Taking over a football program at Memphis that had depended primarily on junior college athletes, Scherer and his staff set out to rebuild the Tiger football fortunes on high school players from the Memphis and southeastern regions of the country. Over the past four years, Scherer has put together some of the most talented recruiting classes in school history. Seeking national prominence for the U of M football program, Scherer's Tiger team shocked the collegiate football world during the 1996 season. The Tigers grabbed the national spotlight by knocking off the No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers on CBS-TV. The game was tabbed the "Upset of the Year" in college football by several news organizations. The increased recognition for the football program translated into a second outstanding recruiting campaign. Scherer and his staff were able to land another first team Parade All-American, marking the second consecutive year that a nationally renowned prep player has choosen the U of M. In his first year at the helm of the Tiger football program, Scherer was charged with the task of remolding and rebuilding a football program that had not received national attention since the 1971 season. With one season under his belt, Scherer and his staff put together perhaps the greatest recruiting class in school history. The Tigers received commitments from three of the top five players in the city of Memphis, including the nation's all-time leading prep receiver and the number four ranked all-time leading prep passer. Scherer (42-50-0 overall; 13-31-0 at UM), who

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mizes penalties and turnovers. The Dukes improved in each of those areas during his tenure, and before the 1994 season he redesigned a JMU defense that in 1993 allowed 118 fewer yards per game than in 1992. JMU scored more points and compiled more yardage in total offense in each of Scherer's seasons than in any previous season in the program's history. His first JMU team had but 20 turnovers compared to the previous squad's 31, and the Dukes had but 23 in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Twice under Scherer JMU set a team record for fewest yards penalized in a season. When arriving at JMU, Scherer showed little concern for the hurdles before him and quickly began building a program that relied on hard work, discipline and organization. Those were qualities he observed in 17 seasons as a Division I-A assistant. Scherer came to JMU after three seasons at Arizona, the last two as offensive coordinator. He worked under Dick Tomey at Arizona and for two years (1977-78) at Hawaii. Scherer was a quarterback at William and Mary under Lou Holtz and a graduate assistant under Joe Paterno at Penn State,

STIONS IR P'S Q& U EANSWERS

 We are a tight-fisted family who cares for and respects one another as individuals.  We are responsible and accountable for our actions on and off the field.  We are committed to being a championship program with each individual striving to be the best he can be in all areas.  We are a program that provides an atmosphere for learning and ultimately leads to 100 percent graduation.  We are fundamentally sound and rely on execution and fanatical effort.  We hold personal and program integrity in the highest regard.  We are a first class program with young men who are active and respected in the community; we are solid citizens and role models.  We hold the team above the individual.  We have a "make-it-happen" mentality, playing with passion and enthusiasm while maintaining our poise and dealing with adversity.  We are well-conditioned and physically strong, striving to be the dominant in all areas.  We are open and honest with each other.  We are positive and committed to being coachable.  We have an environment conducive to individual growth in areas not just related to academics and football.  We are situation smart in our approach to winning games.

and he also has been an assistant under Dick Bestwick, Bill Curry and Bo Rein. Scherer left Arizona's staff after the 1990 team competed in the Aloha Bowl, its second straight bowl appearance . Arizona led the Pacific 10 in rushing during his tenure as offensive coordinator, and the Wildcats had the fewest turnovers in the league in his first year directing the offense. Arizona was 7-4 in regular-season play and bet three bowl teams in 1990. The 1990 Wildcats also became the first team in 75 years to beat UCLA and Southern California in Los Angeles in the same season. Scherer completed high school in New Jersey and was recruited to William and Mary as a quarterback by Lou Holtz. He lettered three times, two as a starter, and then was a graduate assistant coach under Joe Paterno at Penn State for two seasons (197475). Scherer coached the quarterbacks under Bo Rein at North Carolina State in 1976 and was running backs coach at Hawaii under Dick Tomey in 1977-78. He coached the quarterbacks under Dick Bestwick at Virginia in 1979 (the first season JMU played Virginia) and worked with Rein at LSU in 1980 before the Tigers' coach died in a plane crash. Scherer served under Bill Curry as running backs coach and offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech from 1980-84. He was an assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech in 1985 but returned to the Yellow Jackets' football staff in 1986 as offensive coordinator. Scherer was offensive coordinator at Alabama under Curry in 1987 and helped the Crimson Tide to a 7-4 record and a Hall of Fame Bowl bid against Michigan. As an assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech, Scherer was responsible for supervising various student life services including academic counseling, housing and player eligibility, and serving as a liaison between the school and the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Scherer's first JMU team set school records by averaging 31.9 points and 413.8 yards in total offense per game (regular-season games). The Dukes were penalized 57 yards fewer than their opponents, the first time in 10 seasons they had been penalized less than their opponents. His 1992 squad averaged 30.3 points and 411.4 yards per game and set a team record by averaging 185.0 passing yards per game.

UP CLOSE WITH RIP  Born Aug. 3, 1952, in Pittsburgh, PA

 High School Tom River, N.J., received two varsity letters and was a two-time all-conference selection (1968, 1969) and a 1969 all-state selection

 College Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education from William and Mary in 1974; Master of Education degree in Education Administration from Penn State in 1975; Earned three letters as a scholarship QB and was a two-year starter at William and Mary.

 Personal Data Name: William Bernard Scherer Family: Wife, Michele, a William and Mary graduate, and three children, Scott (7/14/79), Melanie (1/27/82) and Ryan (5/14/90).

 Coaching/Administrative Career 1974-75: Graduate assistant at Penn State under Joe Paterno, (quarterbacks and receivers); Penn State played in the Cotton Bowl after the 1974 season and the Sugar Bowl after the 1975 season ... 1976: Assistant coach at North Carolina State under Bo Rein, (quarterbacks) ...1977-78: Assistant coach at Hawaii under Dick Tomey, (running backs and coordinating the running game) ...1979: Assistant coach at Virginia under Dick Bestwick, (quarterbacks and coordinating the passing game) ...1980: Assistant coach at Louisiana State under Bo Rein, (quarterbacks and coordinating the passing game) (left Louisiana State after Rein's death in a plane crash) ...1980-84: Assistant coach at Georgia Tech under Bill Curry, (offensive coordinator) ... 1985: Assistant coach at Georgia Tech under Bill Curry, (assistant head coach) ...1987: Assistant Coach at Alabama, under Bill Curry, (offensive coordinator) ...1988: Coordinator of football operations at Arizona ... 1989-90: Assistant coach at Arizona under Dick Tomey, (offensive coordinator); Arizona played in the Copper Bowl after the 1989 season and the Aloha Bowl after the 1990 season ... 1991-94: Head Coach at James Madison University ...1995-Present: Head Coach at Memphis

 Honors 1991: Virginia Division I Coach of the Year by the Virginia SID Association and the Richmond Touchdown Club ... 1997: Inducted into Tom's River HS Hall of Fame ... 1998: Inducted into Jersey Shore Hall of Fame.

 Record At JMU: 29-19-0 (1991-94) At Memphis: 13-31-0 (1995-present) Total Record: 42-50-0 ( 8 years)

Assistant Coaches RUSTY BURNS CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS

THE BURNS FILE Personal Born: Bourne, MA Birthdate: 9-27-55 College: Springfield College (1978) Athletics: 3 year football letterman at quarterback Wife: Debra Salan Burns Children: Kelly & Kristen

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1996Marietta High School (1995) Georgia Tech (1992-94) Univ. of Cincinnati (1989-91) Univ. of Connecticut (1980-88) Springfield College (1978-79)

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Rusty Burns is entering his fourth year with the Tiger staff. After working as running back coach in 1996, Burns will serve as co-offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the third season During his tenure at UM, Burns has had to work and develop young quarterbacks each season. The 1999 season will mark the first that Burns has had his starting quarterback from the previous season return for a second campaign. He coached quarterback Qadry Anderson in 1996, Bernard Oden in 1997 and Neil Suber, Stephan Galbraith and Kenton Evans in 1998. Suber is expected to be the starter in the fall of 1999 after starting the final four games of the '98 season. Prior to his arrival at The University of Memphis in 1996, Burns spent four years as the quarterback and receiver coach for Georgia Tech. In 1994, the Yellow Jacket offense was the second most productive in the school's history, averaging over 400 yards per game. During his tenure in Atlanta, Tech's quarterbacks set numerous Atlantic Coast Conference

records including total offense in a season at 2,400 yards. In 1992, Burns tutored Tech's record-setting quarterback Shawn Jones, who set school records for passing yardage and yards per game. The 1994 offense, which was led by quarterback Donnie Davis, averaged 399.8 yards per game, the second highest figure in school history. Prior to his arrival at Georgia Tech, Burns coached at the University of Cincinnati from 1989 through 1991. He served as the Bearcats offensive coordinator and quarterback coach and was responsible for rebuilding Cincinnati's 106th ranked offense which climbed to 30th place in the nation in total offense. Burns coached at Marietta High School in 1995 and worked with former Tiger quarterback Stephen Galbraith. A graduate of Springfield College, Burns began his coaching career at the University of Connecticut. He worked for four years as the running backs and receiver coach and the last five as the Connecticut offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He tutored several record setting quarterbacks, including the school's top four all-time total offense leaders. Burns played quarterback for Springfield College for three years and also lettered in basketball. He received his bachelors degree in Physical Education in 1978 and his master's degree in education in 1979. A native of Bourne, MA, Burns is married to the former Debra Salan of Storrs, CT., and the couple has two daughters, Kelly and Kirsten.

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MAC McWHORTER

Mac McWhorter, who served three years as the offensive line and tight end coach at Clemson, is entering his first year as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the U of M. McWhorter, 49, was responsible for developing 1997 Clemson all-American lineman Jim Bundren. The Tigers led the ACC in rushing in 1996 and ranked second in 1997 and McWhorter was credited for the strong play of the offensive line. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, McWhorter coached for five years at the University of Georgia before moving to Clemson in 1996. While at Georgia, he coached the offensive line and helped the Bulldogs establish a school record for yards per rush with an average of 5.6 yards per carry. The 1993 team completed 63 percent of its passes, also a school record. The 1994 Georgia squad completed a school record 25 touchdowns passes and set the mark for total offense with 5135 yards, an average of 487 per game. McWhorter graduated from Therrell High School in Atlanta in 1969, where he played football and ran track. He attended the University of Georgia on football scholarship and received his bachelor's degree in education in 1974. He was

a three-year letterman for the Bulldogs as an offensive player and was an All-Academic Southeastern Conference selection in 1972 and 1973. Personal In 1973, McWhorter was an Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference offensive Born: Atlanta, GA guard and received honorable mention allBirthdate: 6-17-50 America acclaim. He also served as permanent College: Univ. of Georgia (1973) captain of the 1973 squad, while maintaining the Athletics: 4 year football letterman at highest GPA on the football team. Georgia played offensive guard in the 1971 Gator Bowl and the 1973 Peach Bowl during his career. Wife: Rebecca McWhorter McWhorter began his coaching career Children: Katie, Mac and Kasay as an assistant coach at Duluth (GA) High School in 1974 and went on to become an Coaching Experience assistant at Douglas County (GA) High School between 1975-78. He served as head coach Univ. of Memphis (1999at Villa Rica (GA) High School in 1979, where Clemson University (1996-98) he was named Carroll County Coach of the University of Georgia (1991-95) Year. Duke University (1990) McWhorter moved into the college West Georgia College (1989) coaching ranks in 1980, when he was named to the Georgia Tech coaching staff. From 1980 University of Alabama (1987-88) to 1981 he coached receivers and was the Georgia Tech (1980-86) special teams coordinator for the Yellow Jackets. Villa Rica HS (1979) During the 1981 and 1982 seasons, he served Douglas County HS (75-78) as offensive line and special teams coach and Duluth HS (1974) also took over the duties of recruiting coordinator. McWhorter became assistant head coach in 1985 and the team received a bid to the All-American Bowl. In 1987, he moved to Alabama with Bill Curry and Rip Scherer, where he served as assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Tide. Alabama was ranked in the top 20 during his tenure and participated in the Sun Bowl. McWhorter left Alabama in 1989 to become head football coach at West Georgia College. In 1990 he joined the staff at Duke University and after one season as offensive line coach, returned to his alma mater. He and his wife, Rebecca, have three children, Katie, Mac, THE McWHORTER FAMILY and Kasay.

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TIM PENDERGAST

Tim Pendergast, who served as defensive coordinator at James Madison University for two years, begins his third season at The University of Memphis and his first as the Tigers' receiver coach. He was the secondary coach for Memphis for two years before moving to receivers last spring. He recruits the Texas area (Dallas/Fort Worth) and Memphis area for the U of M. Working with the Tiger defensive backs over the past two seasons, Pendergast has been responsible for the development of such noted backs as Mike McKenzie, Keith and Kevin Cobb and Jeremy Stewart. McKenzie was one of the top defensive backs taken in the 1999 NFL draft. This past spring he took over the receiver position and has been given the task of honing the skills of such young receivers as Derrick Harmon and Tripp Higgins. During his tenure at James Madison University, Pendergast, age 40, worked as the Dukes' defensive coordinator for two seasons while overseeing the defensive backs. Prior to being elevated to defensive coordinator, Pendergast served

as defensive secondary coach for Scherer for two seasons. A native of Syracuse, New York, Pendergast entered the coaching profession at Cornell University in 1981 as a part-time assistant and was promoted to freshman coach in 1982. In 1983, he was named secondary coach and remained in that capacity for seven years. Cornell won the Ivy League title in 1988 and was in the top 10 nationally in total defense and scoring defense in 1986 and 1988. Pendergast left Cornell in 1990 to join the staff at Northwestern as receiver coach and in 1992 moved to the University of Maine as the secondary coach. Maine had 24 interceptions and returned six for touchdowns in 1992. A graduate of Cortland State, Pendergast played safety for four seasons and was a Division III ECAC all-star as a senior. He received his bachelor's of education from Cortland State in 1980 and his master's of education from Ithaca College in 1986. Pendergast and his wife, Leslie, have a son, Gregory, and a daughter, Taylor.

THE PENDERGAST FILE Personal Born: Syracuse, NY Birthdate: 8-15-58 College: Cortland State (1980) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at defensive safety Wife: Leslie Pendergast Children: Gregory & Taylor

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1997-) James Madison Univ. (1993-96) Univ. of Maine (1992) Northwestern (1990-91) Cornell (1981-89)

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CHARLIE COE

Charlie Coe, who served as running back coach at the University of Pittsburgh for four years and assistant head coach to Johnny Majors for three seasons, is beginning his third season as running backs coach for the Tigers. While working at the U of M, Coe has been responsible for the development of running backs Gerard Arnold and Teofilo Riley. Arnold broke the single season rushing record in 1998 by gaining 1,059 yards and Riley went over 1000 career yards rushing during the 1998 season and had a team best 190 yards rushing against Arkansas State University. Last season Tiger backs gained 1,534 yards rushing, averaging 139.5 yards per game. Arnold had 1,059 yards breaking the 35-year old mark set by the late Dave Casinelli. Coe, who joined Majors' staff at the University of Pittsburgh in 1993, served as the run offensive coordinator for the Panthers one season. In each of his first two seasons at Pitt, the Panthers had a 1,000 yard rusher - Curtis Martin in 1993 and Billy West in 1994. West led the Big East in rushing and was named the Offensive Player of the Year in 1994.

Prior to joining the staff at Pittsburgh, Coe coached the receivers and running backs for the University of Tennessee Volunteers from 199092 under Majors. He has also had coaching stints at his alma mater Kansas State University (1989), the University of Missouri (1985-88), the University of Louisville (1983-84), Ball State University (1982), the University of Cincinnati (1977-79) and the University of Iowa (1976). Coe has served a fellowship with the Dallas Cowboys in 1992 and 1996, with the Steelers in 1995 and with the Cleveland Browns in 1994. The 48-year old has also worked with the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets under the NFL fellowship program. He was named as the offensive coordinator for the North squad in the 1994 Blue Gray All-Star game in Montgomery, Alabama. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Coe starred as a defensive back and return specialist for Kansas State in 1970. He was also named All-Big Eight Conference in baseball as a second baseman in 1971. Following his collegiate playing career, Coe was drafted in the first round of the 1971 M a j o r League draft by the Detroit Tigers and spent two years in their farm system. After a stint in major league baseball, he entered professional football and spent part of the 1974 season with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League. Coe is married to the former Debbie Moore and the couple has four children, Chuck, Cecily, Michael and Ashley.

THE COE FILE Personal Born: St. Louis, MO Birthdate: 10-31-49 College: Kansas State (1973) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at cornerback & baseball letterman Wife: Debbie Moore Coe Children: Chuck, Cecily, Michael & Ashley

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1997Univ. of Pittsburgh (1993-96) Univ. of Tennessee (1990-92) Kansas State Univ. (1989) Univ. of Missouri (1985-88) Univ. of Louisville (1983-84) Ball State Univ. (1982) Univ. of Cincinnati (1977-79) Univ. of Iowa (1976)

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RUSS HUESMAN

Russ Huesman, who was a member of the football staff at William & Mary for 14 years and the defensive coordinator for the Indians during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, is entering his second year as a member of the University of Memphis staff. He worked as outside linebacker coach during the 1998 season and was switched to tight end coach in the spring of 1999 to help develop the Tigers' numerous young tight ends. In addition, Huesman serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Tiger staff and has East Tennessee and Alabama for recruiting areas. Huesman spent the spring of 1999 training freshmen tight ends Jeff Cameron and M o w b r a y Rowand, who are both expected to see extended duty this fall along with starter Billy Kendall. In 1997, the William & Mary Indians were ranked third in the Atlantic 10 Conference in defense and were the league's leader in pass efficiency defense. Huesman's 1996 unit turned in one of the finest performances ever by a William & Mary defense by finishing the season as the second-ranked unit in the nation, allowing just 231.8 yards per game. That defensive squad led the Yankee Conference in total defense and helped power the Indians to their first conference title since 1970. In addition to coordinating the Tribes' de-

fense, Huesman, a 14-year veteran of the staff, also coached the William & Mary secondary, a job he took over in 1991. In eight seasons under his direction, the College of William & Mary developed one of the most effective backfields in the nation. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Huesman played prep football at perennial power Moeller High School, where he lettered for four years under head coach Gerry Faust. He helped Moeller's team compile a record of 43-0-1 and win a pair of Ohio state championships. An all-city selection in football as a senior, Huesman signed a football scholarship with UTChattanooga, where he started all four years as a defensive back. He played under the late Joe Morrison for two years and competed his final two seasons under Bill Oliver. Following graduation in 1982, he spent a year as a graduate assistant at UT-Chattanooga and then moved to t h e University

THE HUESMAN FILE Personal Born: Cincinnati, OH Birthdate: 1-28-60 College: UT-Chattanooga (1982) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at defensive back Wife: Amy Huesman Children: Jacob & Natalie

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1998William & Mary (1985-97) Univ. of South Carolina (1983-84) UT-Chattanooga (1982)

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29 of South Carolina as a graduate assistant under Morrison. Huesman and his wife, Amy, have a son, Jacob and a daughter, Natalie.

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JOHN THOMPSON

John Thompson, one of the most well respected defensive coaches in college football, is entering his first season as the Tigers defensive coordinator. Thompson came to Memphis after serving seven seasons as defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi. He also coached the Golden Eagle's inside linebackers and since 1993, served as assistant head coach. Thompson joined the staff at Southern Mississippi after coaching stints at Louisiana Tech and Northwestern Louisiana. The results at USM were immediate. The Eagle defense climbed in the national rankings and finished the season ranked in scoring defense and in pass efficiency defense. In 1998, Thompson's defense continued its success by again being the best defense in Conference USA. The Eagles ranked first in scoring defense and first in total defense for the second consecutive season. The 1997 Conference USA and Liberty Bowl champions were led by Thompson's defense that ranked first in the conference in scoring defense, pass efficiency and total defense. The Eagles were ranked in the top 21 in the nation in four defensive categories, while competing against four teams that were ranked among the nation's top five in offense. Thompson's 1997 defense was

very impressive. The unit finished a 9-3 season ranked 14th nationally in rush defense, 11th in pass efficiency defense, and 18th in total defense. USM's Conference USA numbers are equally outstanding. USM finished first in the league in scoring defense, third in pass defense, second in rushing defense and first in total defense in 1997. At Louisiana Tech, Thompson's 1990 squad ranked 23rd nationally in total defense and 19th in scoring defense. Tech ended the year with a bid to the Independence Bowl playing Maryland. Thompson, who played collegiate football at the University of Central Arkansas, also has coaching experience at the University of Alabama and the University of Arkansas, as well as five seasons at the high school level. He has coached in three bowl games in his career, including the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl and the 1987 Hall of Fame Bowl. The Forrest City, Arkansas, native has coached no less than 27 collegiate players who have gone on to careers in the National Football League, including College Hall of Famer Gary Reasons. Thompson and his wife, Charleen, have two sons, Cabe and Hays.

THE THOMPSON FILE Personal Born: El Paso, Texas Birthdate: 10-16-55 College: Central Arkansas (1978) Athletics: 2 year football letterman Wife: Charleen McCabe Thompson Children: Cabe & Hays

Coaching Experience University of Memphis (1999Univ. of Southern Mississippi (1992-98) Louisiana Tech (1990-91) Northwestern Louisiana (1988-89) Univ. of Alabama (1987) Northwestern Louisiana (1983-86) Univ. of Arkansas (1982) Aradelphis High School (1979-81) Forrest City High School (1978) Conway High School (1977)

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JIM PLETCHER

Jim Pletcher is in his fifth season as a defensive coach for the Tigers. Prior to his arrival at The University of Memphis, Pletcher worked as defensive coordinator for Rip Scherer at James Madison University. The Pennsylvania native served as the Tigers defensive coordiantor for four years. His 1997 Memphis Tiger defense ranked first in Conference USA in pass defense and second in the conference in over defense allowing just 327.8 total yards per game and a merer 161.7 yards passing. The 1996 defense was ranked second in turnover margin with a plus seven rating and 21 takeaways. Pletcher served as defensive coordinator for James Madison for ten years prior to his arrival in Memphis. During his tenure, the Dukes defense was ranked in the top 20 in Division 1-AA for six consecutive seasons. His 1985 unit ranked 10th in the nation, allowing just 284.3 yards of total offense per game. In 1986 the Dukes defense was 11th nationally giving up just 183.9 yards per contest. Prior to his joining the James Madison staff, Pletcher worked as defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Connecticut for two years. While at Connecticut, his 1983 defensive unit set a

school record for pass interceptions and in 1984 the defense was ranked 10th nationally in pass defense. A graduate of the University of Delaware, Pletcher coached at Northeastern for two years (1981-82) and was the secondary coach at Springfield College (1975-80). His Northeastern defense led the nation in pass defense and was ranked 12th in total defense in 1982. Springfield's pass defense led the nation in 1975. Pletcher, 49, received his bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Delaware in 1973 and entered the coaching profession as an assistant coach at Woodbridge (Del.) High School. After a two-year stint at Woodbridge High, the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, native entered the collegiate ranks at Springfield College, where he received his master's degree in 1976.

THE PLETCHER FILE Personal Born: Lock Haven, PA Birthdate: 4-5-50 College: Univ. of Delaware (1973) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at defensive back

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1995-) James Madison Univ. (1985-94) Univ. of Connecticut (1983-84) Northeastern (1981-82) Springfield College (1975-80) Woodbridge High (1973-74)

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DAVID LOCKWOOD

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David Lockwood, a graduate of the University of West Virginia, is entering his fifth year as a member of the Memphis coaching staff and his first year as the defensive secondary coach. Prior to 1999, he had worked as the Tigers' receiver coach. Lockwood served as James Madison's receiver coach under Rip Scherer before joining the Memphis staff in 1995. Since his arrival at Memphis, Lockwood has tutored such receivers as Richie Floyd, Damien Dodson and Darrius "Boo" Blevins. All three receivers are ranked among the school's alltime leaders. Floyd finished his career ranked third with 1,654 yards. Dodson is currently ranked fourth with 1,589 yards and Blevins is 14th at 1,017 yards receiving. Floyd and Dodson have etched their names in the Tiger record book in other catagories and Dodson could become the University's all-time leading receiver before the end of the 1999 season. A four-year football letterman for the University of West Virginia Mountaineers from 1984 through 1988, Lockwood was

a member of the West Virginia team that played Notre Dame for the national championship in the 1988 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl. He was also a member of the Mountaineers' Bluebonnet Bowl and Sun Bowl teams. After working as a graduate assistant for one year at the University of West Virginia, Lockwood joined the staff at the University of Delaware as tight end and receiver coach, and remained there for four seasons. He joined the staff at James Madison in 1994. Lockwood, a native of Media, Pennsylvania, received his bachelor's degree in physical education at the University of West Virginia. He and his wife, Heidi, a teacher with a recreation and parks administration degree from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in exercise science from West Chester College, have a daughter, Autumn and a son, David Phillip, Jr.

THE LOCKWOOD FILE Personal Born: Media, PA Birthdate: 3-23-66 College: West Virginia (1988) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at cornerback Wife: Heidi Lockwood Children: Autumn & David Phillip, Jr.

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1995James Madison Univ. (1994) Univ. of Delaware (1990-93)

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HANK HUGHES DEFENSIVE LINE

THE HUGHES FILE Personal Born: Albany, NY Birthdate: 10-19-57 College: Springfield College (1979) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at linebacker Wife: Jackie Hughes Children: Raquel Marie & Henry

Coaching Experience Univ. of Memphis (1998-) Harvard (1994-97) Univ. of Cincinnati (1993) Montreal (WFL) (1990-92) James Madison Univ. (1985-90) Lafayette (1982-84) Northeastern (1981) Springfield College (1980) Univ. of Albany (1979)

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Hank Hughes, who served for four years as defensive line coach and assistant head coach at Harvard, is entering his second season as the Tigers' defensive line coach. Hughes replaced Wayne Weedon, who left to become athletic director of the Memphis City School system. Hughes made the move to Harvard from the University of Cincinnati along with current Harvard head coach Tim Murphy. Cincinnati had finished the 1993 season with a record of 8-3 and were ranked 27th in the nation. In 1997, Hughes helped coach one of the nation's best defenses, as Harvard posted a 9-1 record and captured the outright Ivy League championship. It was the Crimson's first 7-0 Ivy League record in the history of the school. Hughes has extensive college and professional experience. Prior to joining the staff at Cincinnati, he was the defensive coordinator and linebacker coach for the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football, a position he held from 1991 until 1993. Kansas City Chiefs star Tracy Simien was among the players he coached

in Montreal. Previously, Hughes worked at James Madison University as recruiting coordinator and inside linebacker coach. He was a member of the Dukes' staff from 1985 through 1990 and coached all-American and Dallas Cowboy all-star Charles Haley during his tenure. Hughes also coached at Lafayette for three seasons (1982-84), the University of Albany (1979), his alma mater Springfield College (1980) and Northeastern (1981). Hughes graduated from Springfield in 1979 with a degree in physical education. He and his wife, Jackie, have two children, a daughter, Raquel Marie and a son, Henry.

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JOHN FLOWERS DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

the state playoffs. A graduate of Nokomis High School, Flowers signed with SIU in 1973. He lettered for four years as a linebacker and received the Star Lineman Award as a senior. Flowers was selected to the Tri-State (Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana) first team. John and his wife, LuAnn, have two daughters, Brittany, and Brooke. Brittany is a junior at The University of Memphis. Brooke is entering her senior year at Bartlett High School in Memphis, where she is a letter winner for the Lady Panther basketball team.

THE FLOWERS FILE Personal Born: Nokomis, IL Birthdate: 12-7-54 College: Southern Illinois (1976) Athletics: 4 year football letterman at defensive end & linebacker Wife: Luann Flowers Children: Brittany & Brooke

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John Flowers, who came to Memphis in 1985, is in his 15th year as a member of the football staff. He serves as Rip Scherer's director of football operations and handles the day-to-day running of the football office. Since his arrival in Memphis, Flowers has worked under head coaches Rey Dempsey (1984-85), Charlie Bailey (198688), Chuck Stobert (1989-94) and Rip Scherer (1995-present). Flowers came to Memphis after serving in the high school coaching ranks for seven years in the state of Illinois. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, Flowers played for the Salukis in the 1970s and received his degree from SIU in 1976. As a player, Flowers was nominated for UPI Lineman of the Week after registering 18 tackles, six sacks, one pass break up and a blocked punt against the University of Northern Illinois. He lettered for four years for the Southern Illinois defense. He entered the coaching profession as an assistant coach at Lincoln High School (IL) and became the head coach in 1983. His 1984 squad posted a 9-2-0 record and appeared in

Univ. of Memphis (1985Lincoln High School (1978-84)

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JASON ROBINSON GRADUATE ASSISTANT Jason Robinson, a graduate of the University of Virginia, will be the offensive graduate assistant for Rip Scherer's Tiger football program. Robinson will assist the offensive line and will work with coach Mac McWhorter. Robinson received his B.A. degree in Biology from UVA in 1996. He played linebacker and defensive end for UVA and participated in the Carquest, Independence and Peach Bowls during his collegiate career. The native Virginian entered the teaching and coaching profession at Kecoughtan High in 1996-97 and moved to Bethel High School in Hampton, VA, in 1998 where worked with the offensive and defensive lines. In addition, he has worked football camps at Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Bart Stowe, a former football manager at the U of M, will be the administrative graduate assistant for Rip Scherer's Tiger football program this fall. Stowe will assist the administrative aid in daily football duties and will work with the recruiting coordinator. A native of Lexington, Tennessee, Stowe came to the University of Memphis in 1993 and worked with the football team for four years. He served as a football manager working with the defensive backs. Following graduation in 1997, he entered the coaching profession as an assistant coach at Lexington High School. He left to become a GA at UT-Martin in the spring of 1998 and was hired as the receiver and secondary caoch at Humboldt High School in 1998. Stowe received the Ralph Hatley Scholarship at the UM and was on the Dean's List.

TODD STROUD HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Todd Stroud, the former strength coach for Auburn University and the head football coach at West Alabama, is entering his second year as the strength and conditioning coach for the University of Memphis. He was hired in July of 1997 to work with all the Tiger athletic teams. After spending most of his professional career as a strength coach, Stroud moved to the sidelines and served as the head football coach at the University of West Alabama from 1994-96. Prior to taking the position at West Alabama, the native of St. Petersburg, Florida, worked as the head strength and conditioning coach for Terry Bowden at Auburn University and was part of their 11-0 finish in 1993. From 1987 through 1993, Stroud was a member of Bowden's staff at Samford University in Birmingham where he worked as de-

PAT MEYER STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Patrick Meyer, who served for one season as a graduate assistant on head coach Rip Scherer's staff and one season as the interim tight end coach, has been hired fulltime as a strength and conditioning coach at the U of M. Meyer came to the Memphis program after playing for the St. Louis Stampede in 1996 in the Arena Football League. Meyer, who was a three-time all-WAC performer at Colorado State University, participated in the Arizona Cardinals training camp in 1995. As a player at Colorado State, Meyer was a three-time academic all-WAC award winner and an Hitachi Promise of Tomorrow Scholarship recipient. During his time at CSU, Meyer played for former Tiger co-offensive coordinator and line coach Dave Magazu. Meyer earned his B.S. degree in Exercise Sport Sciences from Colorado State in 1995. Meyer is from Girard, OH, where he was an all-Ohio football player for Girard High School. The workout specialist recently married the former Erin Chuey.

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Jeff Johnson, who served as the administrative graduate assistant for Rip Scherer's Tiger football program for the past two years, will become an onfield graduate assistant with the defense this fall. Johnson, who graduated from Miami, Ohio University in 1997, played football for three years for the Redskins as a defensive back. Following his playing days, Johnson served as a student coach for the Redskins his senior year then became an intern in the strength and conditioning program. During the summer of 1995, Johnson was an intern in the development office at Temple University. A native of Oxford, OH, Johnson played football, basketball and golf in high school for University City High School in San Diego (CA) and Talawanda High School in Oxford (OH). His fiancee, Erin Kalassay, is a teacher at Kirby High School in Memphis.

fensive line coach and strength and conditioning coach. It was during this period that Samford twice participated in the NCAA 1AA National Playoffs and compiled a two year record of 225. A graduate of Florida State University, Stroud was a three-year starter for the Seminoles at nose guard. He served as captain of the 1985 team that played in the Gator Bowl and also helped his team to the 1983 Peach Bowl and the 1984 Citrus Bowl. He was twice named to the NSCA Nutrament All-America Team. Stroud received his undergraduate degree in Movement Sciences from Florida State and his master's degree in Athletic Administration from Alabama-Birmingham. Stroud and his wife, Marianne, have three daughters, Jessica, Alexandra and Chelsea.

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LEE YERTY

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Lee Yerty begins his second season as a fulltime assistant strength and conditioning coach. Yerty, who works with all sports under director Todd Stroud, had served one year as an administrative assistant for women's athletics before he was appointed to his new position. Yerty was the assistant strength coach at Washington State from 1985-90 before accepting the job of marketing director at Eastern Washington in 1991. Yerty was elevated to assistant athetic director in 1993 before becoming the recruiting coordinator for volleyball in 1995. Yerty is the husband of Carrie Yerty, Memphis' head volleyball coach. They have one son, Wesley.

JAMES WILKINS Strength Graduate Assistant James Wilkins is in his first year as the GA for the Tiger strength & conditioning program. A graduate assistant at American International College, Wilkins graduated from ACI where he lettered for three years at middle linebacker. At ACI he worked with the linebackers during the 1998 season.

ED CANTLER HEAD TRAINER Eddie Cantler is beginning his 29th season at the University of Memphis. Head trainer since 1980, Cantler is in charge of all men's sports with football being his primary duty. Cantler, a native of Bowling Green, KY,

came to Memphis in 1970 and received his undergraduate degree from The U of M in 1974. Cantler, the host of cable TV's Trainer's Corner for seven years, was inducted into the Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Hall of Fame in 1996. He was the state's Trainer of the Year in 1994 and received the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award in May of 1998. Cantler, who enjoys singing, received his master's degree in health education from The U of M in August of 1977. Cantler and his wife, Jenina, who received her doctorate degree from the U of M, have two children, Andrew and Michael. Cantler is also the director of Music Ministries at Underwood United Methodist Church.

RAY BURR TRAINER Ray Burr, the head men's basketball trainer, begins his third season at the University of Memphis after serving the previous four years at New Orleans. While at UNO, Burr worked closely with former Privateer head coach Tic Price. Burr, 34, was the trainer for men's basketball and baseball for four years at New Orleans. Burr's main duty is with the Tiger basketball team, but assists head trainer Ed Cantler with football. Prior to his stint at New Orleans, Burr was an athletic trainer intern at the University of Arkansas. While a graduate assistant at Southern Miss, Burr worked the 1993 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the '92 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Burr has also worked as a trainer for the UCA in Memphis, TN, Team USA's European soccer tour in 1990 and for two years at Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, LA. Burr, who is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association, earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Miss in 1988. He was a student assistant and graduate assistant trainer at USM and a student manager and trainer at CopiahLincoln Junior College in Wesson, MS, where he received his associate degree. Burr, who is single, was born August 9, 1964, in Greenville, MS.

CHRIS WILLIAMS HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER Chris Williams, a graduate of the University of Memphis, returned to the athletic department in September of 1990 as the assistant equipment manager. He was named head equipment manager in 1992. Williams is responsible for the purchasing, issuing and maintenance of all athletic equipment as well as supervising numerous student managers. Williams also oversees the day-to-day operations of the equipment room at South Campus, which services Memphis football, baseball, track and golf. Along with heading up football, Williams has also taken on the additional responsibility of overseeing men's basketball. A graduate of Ridgeway High, Williams lettered as a member of the golf team, in addition to working with the Road Runner football team as equipment manager. Following his graduation from Ridgeway in 1983, he came to UM and received his degree in 1988. Williams, and his wife, Lindy, who is currently director of admissions at St. Mary's Episcopal School, have a daughter Alister Elizabeth Williams. Williams is certified by the athletic equipment managers association, and is also a fulltime member.

BILL SISLER VIDEOGRAPHER Bill Sisler begins his second year as the University of Memphis' head videographer. Sisler spent two years as a graduate assistant before being elevated to his current position. A native of Fairfax, VA, Sisler graduated from James Madison where he served as videographer for the Dukes football program for four years. At JMU, Sisler worked under current Tiger head coach Rip Scherer and men's basketball coach Lefty Driesell. Sisler earned his bachelor's degree in mass communication at JMU. Sisler is a member of the collegiate video director's association.

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Enters the fall of 1999 as the starter at defensive end ... Was credited with 12 tackles during spring scrimmages ... Tied for the lead in quarterback sacks with four (-32 yards) ... Also had one tackle for lost yardage ... Registered three tackles and three quarterback sacks in the Blue-Gray

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DE, 6-4, 232 r-Sophomore John Shaw HS Columbus, GA

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Game ... 1998: Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 1998 ... Appeared in five games for the Tigers ... Came on strong in the final stages of the 1998 season to earn his first letter ... Registered his first two career tackles against Minnesota in the Metrodome ... Also had two quarterback hurries against the Golden Gophers ... Did not play again until October ... Had one quarterback hurry in Memphis' win over Cincinnati ... Logged a season-high four tackles in the Tulane game ... Had a season and personal best three solo stops against the Tulane Green Wave ... Had one tackle for lost yardage in the Tulane contest ... Ended the season with one tackle and one tackle for lost yardage in the 32-35 loss to East Carolina game ... Had seven tackles on the season including six solo stops ... 1997: Was redshirted as a freshman at The University of Memphis ... Was named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the Tiger Football Banquet in 1997 ... Prep: Was a four-year letterman for John Shaw High School ... Was a three-year starter at defensive end for head coach Charles Flowers ... Registered 62 solo tackles in 1996 ... Was also credited with 21 assisted tackles, ten tackles for lost yardage, three fumble recoveries and a team-leading five quarterback sacks ... Was twice named to the All Bi-Cities team (1st team defense) ... Was an all-area and honorable mention all-state selection in football in 1996 ... Was named Shaw High School's Defensive MVP in both his junior and senior seasons ... Also served as team captain for two years ... Career totals for defense were 150 solo tackles and 25 quarterback sacks ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger quarterback Travis Anglin ... Is the son of Tommy and Debra Arnold ... Born: 7/23/79.

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Most Tackles/Game: 4 vs Tulane, 1998 Most Solo Tackles/Game: 3 vs Tulane, 1998 Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 1 vs Tulane, 1998 Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 1 vs Tulane & ECU, 1998

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Worked out with the Tiger baseball team in the spring but will not play until the spring of 2000 ... Moved to the number two quarterback slot in the spring when junior Stephen Galbraith was injured ... Had a 36-yard touchdown run in the Blue-Gray Game to help the Blue team to a 14-6 win ... Finished the spring completing nine of 22 passes for 54 yards and one touchdown ... Could see some action as an H-Back ...Ran a 4.52 forty yard dash on spring timing day ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent the 1998 season working as a member of the offensive scout team ... Prep: An outstanding athlete who excels in both football and baseball ... Was an All-Bi-City selection in football and baseball ... Pigskin Preps' Magazine compared Anglin to Auburn's Dameyune Craig ... Passed for 920 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for 980 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in 1997 ... Listed in Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football Recruiting Guide as all-round athlete ... Led team to playoffs as a junior completing 47-of-103 pass attempts for 676 yards ... Career totals read over 2,500 yards rushing and 2,200 yards passing ... Was rated among the Top Twenty baseball players in state of Georgia ... Works as a centerfielder in baseball and batted .357 during the 1997 season ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger defensive end Andre Arnold ... Was an honor roll student at Shaw High ... Played for coach Charlie Flowers at Shaw ... Is the son of Roosevelt and Linda Anglin...Born: 5-17-80.

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QB, 6-4, 200 r-Freshman John Shaw HS Columbus, GA

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Was named at last year's football banquet as the Tigers' MVP for the 1998 season ... Just the second back in Memphis football history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season ... Was the story of the 1998 season with six 100-yard performances ... Is now ranked as the single season record holder in rushing with 1,059 yards and is ranked seventh all-time leading career rusher with 1,672 yards ... 1998 : Became the first Tiger back in 35 years to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season ... Tallied a school record 1,059 yards rushing in 1998 ... Was listed as a candidate for the Doak Walker Award in 1998 ... Was named to the second team All-Conference USA Team (2nd team) ... Was the Memphis starter at tailback in all 11 games of '98 ... Set a school record for the most 100-yard performances in a single season with six ... Opened the season with 42 yards rushing against Ole Miss and added 95 yards on the ground against Mississippi State before logging his first 100-yard contest of the year ... Totaled 102 yards on 21 rushes in the Minnesota game ... Two weeks later he gained 123 yards and scored one rushing touchdown in win over Cincinnati ... After rushing for 74 yards and one score in the Louisville game, he began the first of four 100 yard plus games ... Rushed for 119 yards and scored two touchdowns in win over Arkansas ... Had a season and career high 165 yards rushing and had two touchdowns in Tulane game ... Gained 119 yards in the Southern Mississippi contest and finished the season with 160 yards against East Carolina ... Season total read 208 carries for 1,059 yards and six rushing touchdowns ... Had eight pass receptions for 30 yards and one touchdown ... Receiving score came in the Minnesota game ... Led the team in total offense (1,059) and in allpurpose yards (1,089) in 1998 ... Was second in scoring with 44 points ... 1997 : Was named to the All-Conference USA Team (2nd team) in 1997 despite missing the first four games of the season with a knee injury ... Would have ranked second in the conference in rushing if he had played enough games to qualify ... Averaged 87.6 yards per game ... Entered fall camp as the number one tailback for the Tigers ... Sustained a torn MCL (medial collateral ligament) in his right knee during the first week of camp ... Missed the remainder of camp and the first four games of the season ... Saw his first collegiate action against Cincinnati ... Rushed for

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47 yards and several key first downs in the Cincinnati game ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a two yard run against the Bearcats ... Had two pass receptions for 26 yards at Cincinnati ... Broke the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career against Arkansas State ARNOLD’S 100 ... Rushed for 119 yards and YARD scored three rushing touchPERFORMANCES downs in the win over Arkansas State ... Tied the Memphis 165 vs Tulane, 1998 record for most rushing touch160 vs East Carolina, 1998 downs in a game and most 142 vs East Carolina, 1997 points scored in a game against 123 vs Cincinnati, 1998 ASU ... Rushed for 142 yards on 27 attempts in the East 119 vs Arkansas State, 1998 Carolina game ... Became the 119 vs Southern Miss, 1998 first Tiger back in three years 119 vs Arkansas State, 1997 to have back-to102 vs Minnesota, 1998 back 100-yard games ... Was named the co-Paul Gingold MVP of the Blue-Gray game ... Rushed the ball 17 times for 125 yards and one touchdown ... Was named the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Was presented the award during the 1996 Tiger Football Banquet ... 1996: Spent the fall of 1996 working as a tailback with the offensive scout team ... 1995: Came to the Tigers in the fall of 1995 as a candidate for the offensive backfield ... Was redshirted ... Worked as a tailback in 1995 but was slowed by a severe ankle injury ... Was named the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 1995 ... Had impressive spring and saw considerable action due to the limited amount of work by Shaun Sands ... Prep: Played for former Tiger defensive back Herb Kendall at Lexington High School ... Worked as a tailback and cornerback at Lexington High ... Was a three-year football letterman and a three-year basketball letter winner ... Was captain of the football team in both his junior and senior seasons ... Was an all-district selection as a tailback and cornerback and received all-region honors as a tailback ... Was named to the All-West Tennessee Defensive team (2nd) in 1994 ... Also received honorable mention All-State honors as a cornerback ... Had a personal best 220 yards and four touchdowns in a single game at Lexington ... Played for coach Jim Stowe at Lexington High School ... Is majoring in Engineering at U of M ... Born: 10/5/77 ... Is the son of Larry and Mary Arnold.

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Is listed as the back-up at center after spring drills ... Worked behind Josh Eargle and Matt Gehrke in the spring ... 1998: Appeared in three games for the Tigers as a redshirted freshman ... Played center in the Arkansas State and Cincinnati games ... Had five snaps in the win over Cincinnati ... Had three snaps in the win over Arkansas State ... Also saw game time in the Houston game ... Entered the spring of 1998 listed as number two at offensive center ... Worked as the backup to Chris Powers in the spring and entered the fall in the same position ... 1997: Was redshirted ... Traveled with the team to all of the road games and was listed as the number three center throughout the fall ... Was never pressed into service ... Spent the fall as a member of the offensive scout team ... Prep: Was a three-year letterman and a two-year starter for Winder-Barrow High School ... Helped Winder-Barrow to a 7-4 record in 1996 and a spot in the state playoffs ... Was a heavyweight wrestler for three years ... Went to the Georgia state championships in 1996 ... Was named 3rd team AllNortheast Georgia in 1996 ... Selected to play in the 1997 Florida-Georgia All-Star game ... Also lettered as a member of the basketball, track and baseball teams at Winder-Barrow High School ... Has run a 5.1 in the 40yard dash ... Was the Area 8-AAA wrestling champion in 1997 ... Benches 300 pounds and has squatted 430 pounds ... Was a member of the Key Club, the National Honor Society and Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Played for coach Phil Jones ... Born: 12/8/78 ... Is the son of Danny and Judy Austin.

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FB, 6-0, 221 r-Senior Christiana HS Newark, DE

Came out of spring practice as the Tigers' number one fullback ... Carried the ball 18 times for 54 yards and two touchdowns in spring scrimmages ... 1998: Played in ten of the team's 11 games in 1998 ... Worked as a fullback and as a member of the special teams ... As a fullback had 10 carries for 15 yards in '98 ... Had a season high three rushes in the Minnesota and Cincinnati games ... Had a season high six yards rushing against Minnesota ... Also had one pass reception for three years against the Golden Gophers ... Was used mainly for his blocking skills ... 1997: Entered the season as the Tiger starter at fullback ... Appeared in all 11 games ... Was used primarily as a blocker ... Had two carries for 10 yards in the season opener against Mississippi State ... Also caught one pass for 13 yards against the Bulldogs ... Had two rushes for five yards and one pass reception in the team's win over Alabama-Birmingham ... Best performance of the season came in the finale against Southern Mississippi when he rushed for 32 yards on seven carries ... Also caught two passes for 26 yards against USM ... Registered five tackles, three assists and a fumble recovery as a member of the Tiger special teams ... 1996: Appeared in ten games for the Tigers ... Worked as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Finished the season with four carries for eight yards ... Rushed one time for three yards in Memphis' win over Tennessee ... Had a season-high three rushing attempts for five yards in the East Carolina contest ... Averaged 8.5 yards per reception ... Had a reception in the Louisville game for seven yards and grabbed a ten-yard pass in the East Carolina contest ... 1995: A redshirted freshman who worked as a fullback in the fall of 1995 ... Had an outstanding spring in which he demonstrated his ability to not only run with the ball but block as well ... Rushed for six yards on three attempts in the first spring scrimmage at the Liberty Bowl ... Had one rush for four yards in the practice in Jackson, TN ... Prep: Rushed 103 times in 1994 for 1,251 yards ... Scored 15 touchdowns in 1994 ... Averaged 12.1 yards per carry in 1994 ... Was Memphis' first football signee ever from the state of Delaware ... Was named to the first team all-state team in Delaware as a linebacker ... Was also all-state honorable mention as a fullback ... Was first team allconference at fullback and at linebacker ... Led Christiana High School to an 11-1 record in 1994 ... Led his team to the Division 1 Delaware state championship ... Over four-year span, team won more games than any other four-year class (37-8) ... Was 26-2 in conference play over fouryear period ... Lettered for four years in football ... Starter for three years at fullback and linebacker ... Team was in the state playoffs for three of the four years he participated ... Born: 8/31/77 ... Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bailey.

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C, 6-4, 294 r-Sophomore Winder-Barrow HS Winder, GA

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JasonAustin

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ARNOLD'S CAREER HIGHS Most Rushes/Game: 29 vs Houston ('97) Most Rush Yds/Game: 165 vs Tulane ('98) Most Rushing TDs/Game: 3 vs Arkansas State ('97) Longest Run: 52 vs Tulane ('97) Most Pass Receptions/Game: 3 vs East Carolina ('97) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 30 vs East Carolina ('97) Long Reception: 29 vs Cincinnati ('97)

RashadBailey

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STATISTICS Yds Avg 613 4.2 1059 5.1 1672 4.7 Yds Avg 64 9.1 30 3.8 94 6.2 Pass Plays 0 145 0 208 0 353

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NT, 6-2, 304 Junior Kingsbury HS Memphis, TN

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Worked in spring practice as a rover (strong safety) and will enter the fall as the starter at that position ... Was a starter last season despite sustaining a broken arm in the Cincinnati game ... Has shown good speed and quickness ... Has the size to go up against bigger receivers and backs ... 1998: Was voted to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 1998 ... Became a starter at free safety and played in nine games as a redshirted freshman ... Missed two games with a broken arm he sustained in the Cincinnati game ... Logged double-digit tackles in his first collegiate game ... Had ten stops in the Ole Miss game, including six solo tackles ... Registered nine tackles in win over Cincinnati despite breaking his arm during the game ... Was credited with seven tackles in the Southern Mississippi contest ... Finished the season with 51 total tackles including 28 solo hits ... Had one fumble recovery which came in the Cincinnati game ... Was the team's sixth leading tackler as a freshman ...1997: Was redshirted during the 1997 season ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with the defensive scout team against the number one offense ... Worked at CAT safety in the fall with Don Haselwood and Kosha Irby ... Prep: Played both wide receiver and defensive back for Dunwoody High School as a senior ... Was listed in the Forrest Davis Recruiting Magazine as a Best of the Rest from the state of Georgia ... Was rated as a three by Forrest Davis Magazine ... Was credited with 63 solo tackles during the 1996 season, as well as 28 assisted tackles ... Also registered seven pass interceptions, one blocked kick, five fumble recoveries, eight pass breakups and three caused fumbles from his defensive back position ... Returned one pass interception for 85 yards and also had a 50yard interception return ... Had 11 touchdown receptions as a wide

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DB, 6-2, 200 r-Sophomore Dunwoody HS Decatur, GA

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IdreesBashir

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BAILEY'S CAREER HIGHS Most Rushes/Game: 7 vs Southern Miss ('97) Most Rush Yds/Game: 32 vs Southern Miss ('97) Longest Run: 9 vs Southern Miss ('97) Most Pass Receptions/Game: 2 vs Southern Miss ('97) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 26 vs Southern Miss ('97)

receiver in 1996 ... Helped team to a nine-win season ... Career totals for defense were 125 tackles, eight pass interceptions, two fumble recoveries and seven touchdown saving tackles ... Also lettered in track for four years at Dunwoody High ... Qualified for the state finals in the 300meter intermediate hurdles and placed third ... Ran a 38.3 300-meter hurdles ... Played for coach Kenny Reese ... Born: 12/7/78 ... Is the son of Faye Bashir.

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An impact player who saw regular playing time as a freshman and sophomore ... Will move into the starting role as the Tigers’ nose tackle this fall ... 1998: Played in all 11 games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Registered 44 tackles on the season including a season and career high nine tackles in the Tulane contest ... Had a season and career high five solo tackles against the Green Wave ... Recorded seven stops in the season opener against Ole Miss ... Registered three tackles and three quarterback hurries in Memphis' win over Cincinnati ... Finished the season with 44 total tackles including 22 solos ... Was the 10th leading tackler in 1998 despite not starting a game ...1997: Lettered as a true freshman ... Was used as a defensive tackle throughout the season and was credited with 22 total tackles ... Also recorded three tackles for lost yardage and one quarterback sack ... Had a forced fumble in the Southern Mississippi contest which was returned by Manny Santibanez for a score ... Opened his freshman season with five tackles in the Mississippi State game ... Also registered five tackles in the Tigers' win over Louisville ... Was credited with three stops in the Tulane and Arkansas State games ... Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team for his play in 1997 ... Prep: Played both offensive and defensive tackle for Raymond Duke at Kingsbury High School ... Was named 1st team Associated Press AllState (3A) as a defensive linemen in 1996 ... Was named to the Tennessee Sportswriters 3A All-State Team (1st team) as an offensive tackle ... Was selected to the All-Tennessee Team (1st team) ... Named to the All-

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TonyBrown

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Enters the fall as the number two stinger linebacker ... One of the more improved players in spring practice ... Will work with DeMorrio Shank at stinger ... Had 11 tackles and one quarterback sack in the spring scrimmages ... 1998: Appeared in all 11 games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Worked as both a linebacker and special teams member ... Registered 42 tackles on the season including 21 solo hits ... Logged two tackles for lost yardage, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup ... Had a season and career high seven tackles in the Houston game ... Credited with six tackles in the Louisville game and had five stops in both the Arkansas and East Carolina contests ... Tackles for lost yardage came in the Arkansas and Louisville games ... 1997: Lettered while participating in nine games ... Missed two games after breaking a bone in his hand ... Registered six tackles ... Had a season high two tackles in the Mississippi State game ... Also recorded tackles in the East Carolina, Louisville and Southern Mississippi games ... 1996: Appeared in three games for the Tigers in 1996 ... Played linebacker in the Mississippi State, Missouri and Southwestern Louisiana games ... Participated on the special teams in the Miami contest ... Received the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in the spring of 1997 ... 1995: Was named the Tigers'

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LB, 6-1, 219 r-Senior Douglas HS Plantation, FL

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MichaelBoatman

1995 Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year ... Was one of numerous freshmen who were red-shirted in 1995 ... Worked as a backup "will" linebacker behind senior Jesse Allen ... Was credited with four tackles including one for lost yardage in the Blue-Gray game ... Spent the fall working as a member of the defensive scout team ... Prep: Came to the Tigers after a four-year career at M.S. Douglas High School in Parkland, FL ... Was involved in 123 tackles in 1993 ... Was credited with two interceptions as a senior ... Was named to the AllCounty team, All-Area and AllConference teams in football ... Born: 12/26/76 ... Son of Jim & Linda Boatman ... Played for coach Jim Mathesion.

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BELL'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 9 vs Tulane ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 5 vs Tulane ('98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 5 vs Louisville ('97) Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 1 three times ('97) Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 1 vs Arkansas State ('97)

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Region 8 3A Team as an offensive lineman ... Was credited with eight quarterback sacks in 1996 which led Kingsbury ... Helped Kingsbury to an 11-3 record in 1996 and a spot in the state playoffs ... Kingsbury was second in the region in defense allowing just 82.8 yards per game rushing and 147.8 yards per game in total offense ... Was rated as the 14th best prospect in the state of Tennessee by the Knoxville News Sentinel ... Was named to Street & Smith's preseason honorable mention All-America team in 1996 ... Was named to the 1995 All-Shelby Metro team (1st team) as a defensive lineman ... Born: 6/1/79.

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DE, 6-2, 251 Sophomore City HS Chattanooga, TN

Was moved to defensive end in spring drills ... Was impressive in the spring ... Was credited with 12 tackles and a quarterback sack in the five spring scrimmages ... Was singled out by head coach Rip Scherer as one of the young players who stood out in spring drills ... Is expected to help with defensive end positions that lost Marquis Bowling and Manny Santibanez to graduation ... Is expected to see playing time this fall after

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Could make an immediate impact for the Tigers at tight end ... Has good speed and hands for a tight end ... Ran a 4.9 forty yard dash in the spring ... Bench pressed 350 pounds and had a squat of 455 pounds ... Is expected to see playing time this fall when the Tigers use a two tight end set ... Listed as the number two tight end after spring drills ... Had five pass receptions for 28 yards in the five spring scrimmages ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season and has four years of eligibility ... Spent the fall working as a member of the offensive scout team ... Traveled with the Tiger team last fall but did not participate ... Prep: Played tight end for Lassiter High School ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger quarterback Stephen Galbraith ... Described by Pigskin Prep Football Magazine as an aggressive blocker with good hands ... Is listed as an top prospect by Pigskin Prep ... Named to Georgia's Top Prospect List ... Picked by Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Recruiting Magazine as a top prospect in Georgia ... Was an All-County selection as a junior ... Named the Atlanta Touchdown Club as Player of the Week during the 1997 season ... Caught 14 passes for 83 yards and five touchdowns as a junior ... Bench presses 310 and squats 450 ... Has run a 4.7 forty yard dash ... An honor student ... Also lettered as a baseball player ... Played for coach Marty Galbraith at Lassiter ... Son of David and Lois Cameron and Jan Cameron ... Born: 8-7-80.

JimCande

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TE, 6-4, 235 r-Freshman Lassiter HS Marietta, GA

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JeffCameron

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outstanding spring practice . .. Will work with Andre Arnold and Ross Estes at right defensive end ... 1998: Did not participate in a game for the Tigers in 1998 ... Spent the fall working with the defensive scout team ... Was voted the co-Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award which was presented at the 1998 Football Banquet ... Prep: Played linebacker and tight end at City High School in Chattanooga ... Averaged 14 tackles per game as a senior ... Registered 140 tackles in 1997 ... In addition to tackles was credited with 20 tackles for lost yardage, two quarterback sacks, nine blocked kicks, three pass interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two of which were for touchdowns ... Set the Chattanooga City High record for tackles in a single game with 22 ... Was ranked as the state's number 25 prospect by the Chattanooga News Free Press ... Was named to the Associate press All-State team ... Was selected to the Chattanooga Free Press Super Team ... Named to Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football Recruiting Guide's Tennessee Stars ... Was also a member of the City High basketball team ... Plays first base for the baseball squad ... Played football for coach David Hale at Chattanooga City High ... Son of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown, Sr ... Born: 9-2980.

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P/K, 6-1, 184 r-Senior Germantown HS Germantown, TN

Was the Tigers' kicker in 1997 but became the starting punter in the fall of 1998 ... Returns for his senior season after starting six games as the Tigers' punter ... Earned his second letter in 1998 but his first as the team's punter ... Battled with part-time starter Ben Graves in spring drills ... 1998: Made the switch from kicker to punter and became the team's starter for the season opener against Ole Miss ... Punted six times for 266 yards against the Rebels ... Averaged 44.3 yards per punt against Ole Miss and had two punts over 50 yards including a 58 yard effort ... Averaged 39.2 yards per punt in the Mississippi State game and had two punts downed inside the MSU 20 yard line ... Punted seven times for 319 yards and a season best 45.6 yard average in the Southern Mississippi game ... Also had a season long punt of 59 yards in the USM contest ... Finished the year with 30 punts for 1,249 yards and a 41.6 average per punt ... Had six punts over 50 yards in 1998 and four kicks downed inside the opponent’s 20 yard line ... His 41.6 yard average ranks as the fourth highest single season total in Memphis football history ... Would have been ranked third in Conference USA in punting average if he had participated in enough games ... Worked as a punter and kicker in the spring ... Averaged 45.6 yards per punt on 14 punts in the spring scrimmages ... Connected on 13-of-20 field goals and two-of-two PATs in the spring ... Was second in scoring with 41 points in the spring of 1998 ... 1997: A former Tiger walk-on who was given a scholarship before the start of the 1997 season ... Became the Tigers' starting kicker in 1997 and responded with six field goals and 18 PATs ... Connected on six-of-nine field goal attempts and 18-of-20 point after touchdowns ... Was the team's second leading scorer behind Bernard Oden ... Registered 36 points on the season ... Was ranked fifth in Conference USA in field goals made ... Had a season long field goal of 42 yards in the East Carolina game ... Booted a 38-yard field goal in the Tigers' win over Arkansas State and had a 35-yard effort against South-

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WR, 6-2, 216 r-Senior Kemper Military Miami, FL

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Continued to battle injuries and make a comeback from shoulder surgery in the spring of 1998 ... Played in eight games for Memphis in 1998 ... Is expected to work with Al Sermon at wide receiver this fall ... 1998: Played in eight games to earn his first letter as a Tiger ... Caught passes in two of the eight games ... Had one pass reception for 15 yards in the Minnesota contest ... Caught a five yard pass in the Louisville contest ... Finished the season with two receptions for 20 yards ... Came off a medical redshirt to have an outstanding spring ... Was able to go full speed in spring and made several great receptions ... Came into his own in the Blue-Gray game by catching three passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns ... Caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Kenton Evans and a 34-yard scoring pass from Evans ... Averaged 29.8 yards per catch in the spring ... 1997: A junior college transfer who was becoming accustomed to the Tiger offense when he was injured ... Had his first reception in the Michigan State game ... Caught one pass for 36 yards against the Spartans ... Never played again in 1997 ... Had to have surgery to repair his shoulder ... Appealed to the NCAA for a medical hardship and was granted his junior season again ... Ran indoor track for the University of Memphis track team during the winter of 1997 ... 1996: Considered one of the top top junior college receivers in 1996 ... Enrolled at University of Memphis in January and participated in spring drills ... Was a two-year starter at Kemper Military Institute ... Helped Kemper Military to a 7-3 record in 1996 ... Had ten pass receptions for 113 yards and one touchdown in 1996 ... Was credited with 13 receptions for 205 yards and one touchdown as a freshman ... Was rated by Prep Star as a top juco pick ... Prep: Played prep football at South Miami High School ... Was a three-year starter at wide receiver and defensive safety ... Was an honorable mention All-Dade selection in football in 1994 ... Also lettered as a member of the track team ... Ran the 110 meter hurdles and participated in the long jump and high jump ... Qualified for the Florida state track championships in the 110 meter hurdles in 1995 ... Was an All-Dade selection in track as a senior ... Born: 3/17/77 ... Mother is Verna Lee. Receiving 1998

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Worked as an offensive tackle in the spring of 1998 ... Enters the fall as a back-up behind David Sherrod at strong tackle ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Worked as a member of the offensive scout team in the fall ... Prep: A native of Albania ... Played both offensive and defensive line at Byram Hills High School ... Was an All-Westchester County selection as an offensive tackle for three years ... Was an allsection pick in football ... Was a All-State selection in New York as an offensive lineman ... Was credited with 75 tackles and ten quarterback sacks in 1997 ... A four year football letter winner ... Also lettered for four years as a center on the basketball team ... Averaged 24 points per

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OT, 6-4, 294 r-Freshman Byram Hills HS Armonk, NY

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BakiCelaj

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KenCoutain

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game in basketball ... Played for coach Chris Borsari at Byram Hills High ... Son of Charlie and Safete Celaj ... Born: 7-2-80.

COUTAIN'S CAREER HIGHS Most Receptions/Game: 1 vs Minnesota & Louisville (‘98) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 15 yards vs Minnesota (‘98) Longest Pasas Reception: 15 yards vs Minnesota (‘98)

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ern Mississippi ... Played for coach Ken Netherland at Germantown High School ... Is the son of Jim and Patsy Cande ... 1996: Was a member of the Tiger travel squads in 1996 but did not see action in any games ... Worked as the backup for punter Drew Pairamore and kicker Jimmy Keith and Ted Lane ... Spent the season working on his leg strength and accuracy ... Punted four times in the Tigers' first spring scrimmage and averaged 35.0 yards per punt ... Punted three times in the scrimmage in Jackson, Tennessee, and averaged 42.0 yards per punt ... Had a long punt of 43 yards ... Punted three times and averaged 35.3 yards per punt in the Blue-Gray game ... Missed on a 51-yard field goal attempt ... Prep: Came to Memphis after a prep career at Germantown High School ... Lettered in both football and soccer at GHS ... Helped his 1994 football team to a 14-1 record and a berth in the state championship game ... Was an all-state selection in both football and soccer ... Connected on 60-of62 extra points as a senior ... Made 51 consecutive as a senior ... Over his career as a kicker made 58 field goals and 71-of-79 extra points ... Born: 6/14/77 ... Played for coach Ken Netherland at Germantown ... Is the son of Jim and Patsy Cande.

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A three year letterman who enters the 1999 season as the school's fourth all-time leading receiver in number of receptions (108) and in yards (1,589) ... Needs just nine pass receptions this season to over take Russell Copeland as the Tigers' all-time record holder for number of receptions ... Needs just 535 yards to become Memphis all-time leading pass receiver ... 1998: Started in all eleven games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Caught passes in ten of the contests ... Opened the season with eight pass receptions for 80 yards in the Ole Miss game ... Was named the team's Offensive Champion for his play against Ole Miss ... Had six receptions for 126 yards against Mississippi State ... Caught three passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in the Houston game ... Caught a 92-yard pass from Stephen Galbraith in the Houston contest ... The 92-yard pass play was the second longest in Memphis football history ... Had four receptions for 84 yards in the Arkansas game ... Ended the season with three catches for 128 yards and one touchdown in the East Carolina game ... His 128 yards against East Carolina were a career high ... Led the Tigers in receiving in 1998 ... Had 42 pass receptions for 753 yards and two touchdowns ... His 42 receptions rank as the 10th highest single season total and his 753 yards rank as the fourth highest single season total in Memphis football history ... Received an Offensive Fanatical Effort Award for his play in 1997 ... Finished the spring as the Tigers' third leading receiver ... Caught 13 passes for 143 yards and one score in spring scrimmages ... 1997: Lettered while starting seven games in 1997 ... Led the team in receiving with 45 receptions for 605 yards ... Had five receiving touchdowns ... Averaged 13.4 yards per reception ... Had four receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown in Memphis' win over Alabama-Birmingham ... Caught three passes for 89 yards and a touchdown in the Michigan State game ... Had a season long 70-yard reDODSON’S 100 ception in the Michigan State YARD game ... Caught a season high PERFORMANCES nine passes for 127 yards in the Minnesota contest ... Helped 128 vs East Carolina, 1998 the team to victory by catching 126 vs Mississippi State, 1998 seven passes for 101 yards and 127 vs Minnesota, 1997 two touchdowns against Lou101 vs Louisville, 1997 isville ... Was injured in the Cincinnati game while scoring a

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WR, 5-9, 167 Senior Westwood HS Memphis, TN

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touchdown and missed the following game against Arkansas State ... Also served as the Tigers' punt returner ... Had 18 returns for 218 yards and averaged 12.1 yards per return ... Had six returns for 94 yards in the Houston game ... His 94 yards rank as the fourth highest single game total in school history ... 1996: Was a regular at the flanker position in 1996, playing in all 11 games ... Finished the season as the team's third leading receiver ... Was credited with 21 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown in 1996 ... Averaged 11.0 yards per reception ... Also shared kickoff return duties with Kevin Cobb ... Totaled 19 kickoff returns for 362 yards ... Averaged 19.1 yards per return and had a seasonlong return of 43 yards in the Houston contest ... Had two pass receptions for 53 yards in his first collegiate contest, that coming against Miami ... Had a season best six pass receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown in the Tigers' win over Tulane ... Had a 25-yard touchdown reception in the Tulane contest ... Ended the season with five catches for 46 yards in the East Carolina contest ... Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 1996 ... Ranked seventh in Conference USA in kickoff returns with a 19.1 yard average ... Was the recipient of the first Ralph Hatley Scholar Athlete Award at the University of Memphis ... Prep: The most prolific pass receiver in the history of prep football ... Is the number one all-time leading prep receiver with 4,499 career yards ... Had 58 career receiving touchdowns which ranks second in the history of prep football ... Finished his Westwood career with 229 pass receptions for 4,499 yards ... Also returned 46 career punts for 738 yards ... Averaged 16.04 yards per punt return for his career ... Had 79 pass receptions for 1,668 yards in 1995 ... Scored 21 receiving touchdowns in 1995 ... Averaged 21.1 yards per catch in 1995 ... Led the city of Memphis in overall catches (79), receiving yards (1,668), average yards receiving per game (128.3), touchdown receptions (21), and in scoring (128 points) ... Was named to the 1995 Parade Magazine All-American team ... Was named to the 1995 Associated Press All-State team ... Received honorable mention for USA Today's Tennessee Football Player of the Year award ... Named to The Commercial Appeal's Super 24 Team ... Was named to the Knoxville News Sentinel Top 25 Prospects in the state of Tennessee (#3) ... Was named as the Chattanooga-Times Super 11 Team as the number three prospect in the state ... Was named the number two prospect in the state by the Chattanooga Free Press ... Was named to the Tennessee Sportswriters All-State team ... Was named to Max Emfinger's Top Prospects List ... Was named to the Atlanta Constitution/Journal's Southern Top 100 as the number two receiver ... Was selected to Street & Smith's Top 100 Players list ... Was named to Athlon Magazine's Southeastern Blue Chips List ... Received a 5-star rating from the Forest/Davis Recruiting Service ... Had 96 pass receptions for 1,784 yards as a junior (1994) ... Tallied 22 touchdowns as a junior ... Had 314 yards receiving in the 1994 South Side game ... Also had over 200 yards receiving in three other contests ... Returned 21 punts for 342 yards as a junior ... Averaged 16.3

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defensive scout team against the number one offense ... Worked behind T.J. Frier and Marcus Bell in the fall of 1997 ... Prep: Considered one of the top defensive linemen in the state of Texas ... Was named to the Texas Sportswriters 4A All-State team in 1996 ... Was named the Defensive Player of the Year in District 15-4A ... Was named to the All-District 154A team as a defensive tackle ... Played both offensive guard and defensive tackle in 1996 ... Was credited with 69 total tackles and two pass interceptions in 1996 ... Had 12 tackles and two pass interceptions in the Whitehouse game ... Returned both interceptions for touchdowns ... Helped lead team to state playoff bid in 1996 ... Lettered for three years and started for two seasons at Brownwood (TX) High School before transferring to Sulphur Springs ... Lettered for two years in basketball at Brownwood High School ... Was also a member of the track team and threw the shot put for Sulphur Springs ... Had a best throw of 51'6" in competition ... Selected Memphis after receiving offers from Arkansas and Texas ... Was named to the National Honor Society and Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Was a member of the student council ... Played for coach Chuck King at Sulphur Springs High School ... Born: 1/6/79 ... Is the nephew of Chuck and Lynette King.

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Was moved to center in the spring and appears to have landed a starting position ... Was the starter for the first unit throughout the spring ... 1998: Participated in four games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Worked as an offensive guard ... Saw his first action in the Houston contest ... Played seven snaps against the Cougars ... Played seven snaps the following week in the Arkansas contest ... Appeared in six plays in the Tigers' win over Cincinnati and appeared in a season high 10 plays in the Arkansas State victory ... Worked as a defensive tackle in the fall but moved to offensive guard in spring drills ... 1997: Traveled with the Tiger football team throughout the 1997 season but did not participate in a game ... Was redshirted in 1997 ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with the Tiger

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C, 6-2, 270 r-Sophomore Sulphur Springs HS Sulphur Springs, TX

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JoshEargle

DarcheEpting FB, 6-1, 229 r-Freshman Bishop Lynch HS Dallas, TX

Came out of spring drills as a back-up at the “B” back position ... Will work with seniors Rashad Bailey and Brandon Tucker at the fullback slot ... Has good speed for a big back and could be used as a tailback ... Was the fourth leading rusher in the spring scrimmages ... Totaled 35 carries for 99 yards in the spring ...1998: Was redshirted during the '98 season ... Spent the fall working with the offensive scout team ... Worked as both a fullback and tailback ... Prep: Rushed for 1,761 yards in 1997 ... Caught 23 passes for 360 yards and threw one touchdown pass ... Led his team to its third state championship in four years ... Bishop Lynch's four year 5A record in football was 39-10... Was named the MVP of both the state semifinals and the championship game in 1997 ... Set school record for rushing yards in a game with 278 ... Was an all-district, district MVP, allregion and Blue Chip All-State selection in 1997 ... Listed by Max Emfinger as the number nine power back in the Southeast ... Career statistics read 2,775 rushing with 30 touchdowns, 330 yards receiving and 41 total career scores ... Lettered in track as a shot putter ... Also lettered in baseball and weightlifting ... Was a member of Bishop Lynch's competitive powerlifting team ... Bench presses 340, squats 550 and dead lifts 575 ... Is related to Damron Lewis (Miami), Kwasei Palmer (Florida State), McClinton Neal (1992 Olympics) and Loyd Lewis (CFL) ... Played football for coach Bill Persinger at Bishop Lynch ... Is the son of Darial and Cheryle Epting ... Born: 9-17-79.

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DODSON'S CAREER HIGHS Most receptions/Game: 9 vs Minnesota ('97) Most receiving yds/Game: 128 vs East Carolina ('98) Longest reception: 92 vs Houston ('98) Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 2 vs Louisville ('97) Most KO Return Yards/Game: 81 vs Houston ('96) Longest KO Return: 43 vs Houston ('96) Most Punt Returns/Game: 6 vs Houston ('97) Most Punt Return Yds/Game: 94 vs Houston ('97) Longest Punt Return: 32 vs Houston ('97)

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yards per return in 1994 ... Caught 47 passes for 888 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore (1993) ... Averaged 18.9 yards per reception in his first season of high school football ... Was the sixth leading scorer in the city as a sophomore ... Returned 13 punts for 244 yards in 1993 ... Had nine kickoff returns for 249 yards ... Averaged 31.1 yards per return ... Was fifth in the city in all-purpose yards as a sophomore ... Born: 6/21/ 78 ... Is the son of Roslyn Gary and Lee Parson ... Played for head coach John Ware at Westwood.

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DE, 6-2, 234 r-Freshman Hargrave Military Cincinnati, OH

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Appeared in two gamers for the Tigers in 1998 before having a leg injury ... Was granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA ... Worked as a defensive end in the spring ... Was credited with five tackles in the spring scrimmages ... 1998: Played in two games for the Tigers as a true freshman ... Played in the Houston game before being injured in the Arkansas contest ... Applied for and received a hardship medical redshirt for the 1998 season ... Prep: A post graduate football player for Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia ... Started nine of the team's 11 games in 1997 ... Helped team to a 4-6-1 record in ‘97 ... Was credited with 45 tackles, five tackles for lost yardage, and one sack ... Was elected captain of the Hargrave football team ... Was the Company Commander for the post graduate cadets ... Played his prep football at Withrow High School in Cincinnati ... Played football, basketball and ran track at Withrow High ...Was an all-city and All-MCC selection in football as a senior ... Had 80 solo tackles, 50 assisted stops and three interceptions as a senior in high school ... Played football at Hargrave for coach Joe Freeland ... Son of Gary and Sharon Estes ... Born: 6-12-77.

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A returning letterman who enters the fall as the back-up for David Sherrod at strong tackle ... 1998:Appeared in all 11 games during the 1998 season ... Worked with Artis Hicks as an offensive guard ... Started the Houston game at offensive guard ... Played a season high 42 snaps against Tulane ... Had 35 plays in the win over Arkansas State ... Participated in 31 plays against Ole Miss and had 24 snaps in the Mississippi State contest ... Worked with Tavares Middlebrooks at strong offensive tackle in the spring of 1998 ... 1997: Lettered as an offensive tackle after becoming a starter in 1997 ... Became the starter at right tackle against Minnesota and never gave up his starting role ... Showed great determination during the 1997 season ... Sustained a broken thumb in the Houston game yet never missed a play ... Had surgery on his thumb on the Monday following the Houston game and was back at practice on Tuesday ... Still started the next game against Tulane ... Played just 13 snaps in the season opener against Mississippi State ... Participated in 36 plays at Michigan State ... Started and played 70 snaps against Minnesota ... Had a season high 71 plays against East Carolina ...1996: Was a late signee for Memphis in the summer of 1996 ... Sat out the 1996 season while being processed through the NCAA Clearing House ... Worked as a member of the offensive scout team once he had been cleared ... Prep: Came to the Tigers from Manalapan, New Jersey ... Graduate of Manalapan High School who started for four years as an offensive guard and defensive tackle ... Recorded 98 tackles, four quarterback sacks and three fumble recoveries in 1994 ... Was named all-district, all-Shore and all-A North in football in 1994 ... In addition to football he also wrestled and participated with the track team ... Wrestled in the heavyweight division and placed third in the state of New Jersey in 1994 ... Was a shot putter for the track team and won the district with a throw of 51' ... Attended Maine Central prep school in 1995 and lettered as an offensive lineman ... Born: 9/13/76 ... son of Elizabeth Esposito.

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OT, 6-5, 329 Senior Manalapan HS Manalapan, NJ

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LouEsposito

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OG, 6-2, 279 r-Freshman Catholic HS Baton Rouge, LA

Worked this past spring as a strong guard in the offensive line ... Worked behind three-year starter Tim Seymour ...1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent the fall of 1998 working with the Tiger offensive scout team ... Worked at offensive guard ... Prep: Was a three-year starter at Baton Rouge Catholic High School ... Played both offensive and defensive line at Catholic ... Was an all-district, All-Metro, Coaches All-State Team, and the Louisiana Sports Writers All-State team selection ... Over a three year span, his team lost just four games ... Helped team to a 9-2 record in 1997 ... Received the team's Top Bear Award for weightlifting ... Has also lettered as a member of the track team ... Threw the shot put and discus ... Qualified for the Louisiana track championships in 1995 where he made the quarter-finals in the shot ... Went to the state in ‘96 and made the semifinals in the shot ... Was the District 5-5A champion three times ... Member of the National Honor Society, Beta

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JulianGibson

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Was impressive in spring drills ... Worked as a defensive tackle in the spring and moved up to the number two position behind starter Calvin Lewis ... Was credited with six tackles, one tackle for lost yardage and one quarterback sack in the spring scrimmages ... 1998: Spent the fall of 1998 working with the defensive scout team while being redshirted ... Worked as a defensive tackle behind Marquis Bowling ...Prep: Was a three year starter for Harrison High School ... Was named 1st team AllCobb County in football ... Played defensive end for three seasons ... An aggressive pass rusher on defense ... Had 69 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior ... Helped his team to a 7-4 record in 1997 ... Was named the Defensive Player of the Year for Region 5 AAAA in 1997 ... Named by Pigskin Preps' Magazine as one of the top players in the state of Georgia

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DT, 6-5, 281 r-Freshman Harrison HS Kennesaw, GA

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JoeyGerda

... Named to Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football Recruiting Magazine as top prospect in state of Georgia ... Played offensive guard as well as defensive tackle ... Participated in the Georgia High School Football Combine in May of 1997 ... Had a 26-inch vertical jump and ran a 4.9 forty yard dash ... Has bench pressed 310 ... Registered 55 tackles and seven quarterback sacks as a junior ... Career totals read 125 tackles ... Played for Harrison coach Bruce Cobleigh.... Son of Jim Gerda and Julie Sharkey ... Born: 12-21-79.

OT, 6-2, 292 r-Sophomore Elizabeth HS Elizabeth, NJ

Was moved from guard to offensive tackle in the spring ... Is listed behind Artis Hicks at quick tackle ... 1998: Did not appear in a game for the Tigers in 1998 ... Worked as a member of the offensive scout team ... Worked as a quick guard behind Tim Seymour and Trey Eyre ...Worked throughout the spring as the number two left (quick) offensive guard ... Worked behind Artis Hicks at left guard ... Is expected to provide depth at guard this fall ... 1997: Was redshirted in 1997 ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with the Tigers' offensive scout ... Worked against the number one defense during practice ... Was a reserve behind Justin Mumm and Tim Seymour in the fall of 1997 ... Prep: Played both offensive and defensive tackle for Elizabeth High School ... Helped Elizabeth High School to a 9-1 record in 1996 and a spot in the state playoffs ... Was a three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter for coach Jerry Moore ... Helped his team to back-to-back conference championships ... Was an all-conference and all-county selection as an offensive tackle in 1996 ... Was named to the New Jersey All-State team ... Had six decleaters in the Plainfield High game ... Totaled 25 pancake blocks as a senior ... Had 40 career pancake blocks ... Rated the #20 prospect in the state of New Jersey by Super Prep Football Magazine ... Named by Super Prep Magazine to the All-New Jersey team in 1996 ... Also lettered for three years as a member of the track team ... Threw the shot and discus for Elizabeth High ... Recorded a bench press of 320 pounds and squatted 480 pounds in high school ... Was a member of the Key Club and received the Elizabeth Model Student United Nations Award ... Is the son of Linda Harris ... Born: 6/21/79.

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Moved to the number two slot at the offensive center position in the spring ... Will work behind Josh Eargle at center ... Could also be used as a deep snapper ... 1998: Made the Tiger travel squad as a backup deep snapper but was not forced into service during the 1998 season ... Was redshirted and has four years of eligibility remaining ... Spent the fall of 1998 working with the offensive scout team ... Prep: Played both offensive line, tight end and defensive line at North Mesquite High School ... Was named to the Dallas Area Top 100 players in 1997 ... Was a first team all-district selection in 1996 and 1997 ... Led the district 5-A in punting ... Helped North Mesquite to a 9-2 record in 1997 and a spot in the District 5-A playoffs ... Played offensive guard as a junior and received all-district honors at that position ... Also lettered in track, throwing the discus ... Threw the shot put for North Mesquite ... Visited Kansas, Wyoming and Texas Tech before signing with the Tigers ... Played for coach Mark Elam at North Mesquite High... Son of Robert and Mary Gehrke ... Born: 8-9-80.

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C, 6-2, 280 r-Freshman N. Mesquite HS Dallas, TX

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Club and Key Club ... Played for coach Dale Weiner ... Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eyre, Jr. ... Born: 2-4-80.

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GRAVES’ CAREER HIGHS Most Punts/Game: 8 vs Minnesota & Houston (‘98) Most Yards Punted: 340 vs Arkansas (‘98) Highest Punting Average/Game: 42.5 vs Arkansas (‘98) Long Punt: 51 yards vs Minnesota (‘98)

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Spent the spring working with Jim Cande as the Tigers’ punters ... Shared duties with Cande last season ... 1998: Played in seven of the Tigers’ 11 games in 1998 ... Became a starter after the Minnesota game and held that position through the Louisville contest ... First appearance of the season came in the Minnesota game when he replaced Jim Cande ... Punted eight times against the golden Gophers and averaged 38.4 yards per punt ... Had three punts downed inside the Minnesota 20 yard line and four fair caught ... Had eight punts in the Houston game and came back the following week to punt eight times for a 42.5 yard average against Arkansas ... Averaged 42.7 yards per punt in the win over Cincinnati and 43.3 yards per punt in Arkansas State victory ... Finished the season with 40 punts for 1551 yards ... Averaged 38.8 yards per punt in 1998 ... Had eight of his 40 punts downed inside the opponent’s 20 yard line ... JC: Played junior college football at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, MS ... Served as the punter for Jones County JC ... Punted 36 times in 1997 for 1469 yards ... Averaged 40.8 yards per punt last season ... Had an average hang time of 3.8 seconds per punt ... Worked as the backup quarterback on offense ... Received the Bobcat Award in football in 1997 ... Also lettered as a member of the golf team ... Received the Bobcat Award in golf ... Was a JC all-state selection in golf and qualified for the junior college nationals ... Ranked as one of Top 75 Golfers in the nation in 1997 ... Prep: Was an outstanding prep player at Wayne County High School ... Was named to Top 100 Players in Mississippi as a senior ... Named to the Meridian Star Best of the Best in Football ... Was an AllDistrict 4-5A punter as a junior and senior ... Also lettered in baseball and received the MVP Award as a senior ... Was an All-District 4-5A selection in baseball as a junior and senior ... An honor student in both junior college and high school ... Maintained a 3.5 GPA at Jones County Junior College ... Was president of his senior class in high school ... Beta Club president ... National Honor Society president ... Voted Best AllAround Senior ... Played for coach Bubba Davis at Wayne County High School ... Son of Ben and Barbara Graves ... Born: 9-3-77.

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P, 6-2, 220 Senior Jones County JC Waynesboro, MS

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BenGraves

OG, 6-8, 329 Junior Westwood HS Memphis, TN

Was one of the biggest surprises of trhe spring ... Demonstrated marked improvement in the spring ... Was moved to offensive guard and moved into a real battle with Tavares Middlebrooks for the starting nod ... Will enter the spring as a quick guard with Middlebrooks ... 1998: Appeared in two games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Played a season high 16 snaps in the Cincinnati win ... Came in for seven plays in the Tigers victory over Arkansas State ... Worked as an offensive tackle behind Tavares Middlebrooks and David Sherrod ... 1997: Sat out the 1997 season under the guidelines of Proposition 48 ... Worked out in the weightroom and in the classroom to get himself eligible for the 1998 season ... Gained noticeably in strength during his layoff ... Increased his squats from 150 to 550 in less than three months ... Had bench press up to over 350 pounds ... Prep: Played offensive and defensive tackle for Westwood High School in Memphis ... Is a former teammate of Tigers' Damien Dodson and Austin O'Dell ... Was named to the 1996 Parade Prep All-America Team ... Was named the GatorAid Circle of Stars Player of the Year in Tennessee ... Was named to FOX Sports Countdown to Signing Day All-South Team ... Rated as the 3rd best prospect in the southeast by Super Prep Football Magazine ... Was named to the All-Tennessee Team (1st team) ... Received honorable mention All-America honors by Street & Smith Football Magazine ... Was a finalist for Mr. Tennessee Football in 1996 ... Was named to the Tennessee Sportswriters 4A All-State team (1st team) in 1996 ... Named by the Knoxville News Sentinel as the No. 16 prospect in the state of Tennessee ... Tabbed by Forrest Davis Recruiting Magazine as one of the Top 12 Prospects in Tennessee ... Southeastern Recruiting Alliance top pick in 1996 ... Named to the Super South Top 75 List ... Prep Star Top 325 ... Rated 9.75 by Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Recruiting Guide ... Was selected to the 1995 All-Shelby Metro Team (1st team) ... Was selected as the Player of the Year in Region 8 4A ... Was named to the All-Region 8 4A Team as an offensive lineman ... Did not allow a quarterback sack during his junior and senior seasons ... Played for coach John Ware at Westwood High ... Born: 7/10/78 ... Is the son of Patricia Hampton.

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DerrickHarmon

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Is one of three brothers playing for the Tigers this fall ... Joins brothers Andrew and Antoine on this year’s squad ... After demonstrating outstanding speed in the fall, became a valuable asset in the secondary in the spring ... Worked his way to the number two position at field corner ... Was credited with 15 tackles in spring scrimmages and had one pass interception ... Enters the fall behind starter Reginald Howard ... 1998: Sat out the 1998 season while meeting academic requirements ... Worked as a defensive back and kick returner during the fall of 1998 ... Was used as the scout team punt returner and may have earned a position for the future ... Has spent his time as a defensive scout team cornerback

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DB, 5-10, 172 Sophomore Lake Highlands HS Dallas, TX

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AnthonyHarden

Received the Scout Team Special Teams co-Player of the Year Award at the U of M football banquet ... Prep: One half of twin defensive backs from Lake Highlands High in Dallas ... Played cornerback in Lake Highland’s zone defense ... Was an all-district selection in football in 1996 and 1997 ... Registered 31 tackles as a senior including 19 solo stops and 12 assisted tackles ... Also totaled eight blocked passes, five blocked kicks and four pass interceptions ... As a junior logged 32 solo tackles, 34 assisted hits, two caused fumbles, one quarterback sack ... Helped football team to a 13-2 record in 1996 and an 11-3 record in 1997 ... Also lettered as a sprinter in track ... Has run a 10.6 100 meters ... Ran the 200 and 400 meters and was a member of the 400 meter relay team ... Was an all-district selection in track ... Lettered for three years in track ... Played for coach Jerry Gayden at Lake Highlands ... Son of Sharon Harden ... Born: 10-21-79.

WR, 6-0, 196 r-Freshman East HS Memphis, TN

Was redshirted in 1998 and has four years of eligibility at UM ... Worked as a wide receiver in the spring of ‘99 ... Had two pass receptions for 44 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Had the longest pass reception of the spring at 43 yards ... Is expected to provide depth and speed at receiver ... 1998: Given the number of receivers in camp, was redshirted during the 1998 season and has four years of eligibility remaining at the University of Memphis ... Spent the fall of 1998 working with the offensive scout team and learning his pass routes ... Prep: An all-state quarterback and defensive back at East High School as a senior ... An all-round athlete who has played several positions during his career ... Has worked as a defensive back, quarterback, receiver and running back ... Rushed the ball 62 times for 535 yards in 1997 ... Had a season high 210 yards rushing against Craigmont High School ... Had seven rushing touchdowns while averaging 8.6 yards per carry ... His 8.6 yards per attempt average led District 4A ... Had 99 yards receiving and two touchdowns ... Returned 16 kickoffs for 112 yards and had 33 yards in interception returns ... Totaled 787 all-purpose yards in 1997 ... Was named to the AP All-State team as a defensive back ... Was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers 4-A All-State team ... Was a 1st team All-Shelby Metro selection ... Was an All-Region 8-4A selection as a defensive back and was named the AllRegion 8-4A Defensive Player of the Year ... Was a 2nd team All-Shelby Metro selection as a junior ... Led the city of Memphis in pass interceptions with eight in 1996 ... Was tabbed 1st team All-Region 8-4A as a junior ... Also plays basketball and runs track for the Mustangs ... Ran the 100, 200, 4X100 and 4X200 meter relays ... Played for coach Wayne Randall at East High School ... The son of Charlene Harmon ... Born: 94-79.

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Is one of three brothers playing for the Tigers this fall ... Joins brothers Andrew and Antoine on this year’s squad ... Was moved to receiver in the spring of 1999 and will work as a flanker this fall ... Was credited with two pass receptions for 22 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Also had one touchdown reception on pass from Garrick Hrivnak ... Has good speed ... 1998: Worked as a tailback in the fall of 1998 while being redshirted ... Spent the fall of 1998 as a member of the offensive scout team ... Demonstrated an ability to catch the ball while coming from the backfield ...Prep: Twin brother of Tiger signee Anthony Harden ... Played football and ran track for Lake Highlands High School in Dallas ... Played tailback on offense ... Helped team to a 13-2 record in 1996 and an 11-3 record in 1997 ... Was an All-District selection in football in both 1996 and 1997 ... Was All-Region and honorable mention All-State in 1997 ... Carried the ball 62 times for 594 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1997 ... Averaged 9.7 yards per carry ... Also caught ten passes for 290 yards and five touchdowns ... Career totals read 98 attempts for 745 yards ... Had a 7.6 yard per carry career average ... Averaged 34.0 yards per career pass reception ... Rushed for 88 yards against Mesquite ... Worked as a sprinter with the track team ... Has turned in times of 10.5 in the 100 meters ... Was an all-district selection in track ... Was being recruited by Rice, Houston and New Mexico ... Played for coach Jerry Gayden at Lake Highlands ... Son of Sharon

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WR, 5-10, 184 r-Freshman Lake Highlands HS Dallas, TX

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AndrewHarden

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ArtisHicks

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to earn his first varsity letter ... Took 38 snaps for the field goal and PAT units with no missed or muffed holds ... Helped kicker Ryan White become the only kicker in the nation in 1998 to have a perfect season missing no field goals (16-16) and no PATs (22-22) ... Also completed his only pass attempt of the season to pick up a key first down for Memphis in the win over Cincinnati ... Spent a great deal of time in spring drills working as a backup quarterback and as the backup holder behind Jeff Bazemore ... Saw extended playing time in the Blue-Gray Game due to injuries to Stephen Galbraith and Neil Suber ... Completed 2-of-3 pass attempts for 33 yards and a touchdown in the spring game ... Finished the spring with 62 yards passing and two touchdowns ... Came to the Tigers as a transfer from Tennessee Tech where he spent one season ... Did not play in a game at TTU ... 1997: A walk-on at quartrback ... Was ineligible, but worked as a member of the offensive scout team ... Also worked as a backup holder with the Tiger special teams ... Prep: Played his prep football at Beech High School .

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Lettered for the first time as a member of the Tiger PAT and field goal units ... Served as the Tiger holder in all 11 games last season ... Is expected to return to that position as well as working as a back-up quarterback this fall ... 1998: Came to the Tigers as a transfer quarterback from Tennessee Tech but found a position as the holder for the PAT and field goal units ... Played in all 11 games of the 1998 season

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QB/H, 5-9, 196 r-Junior Beech HS Hendersonville, TN

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Sustained a broken hand in spring drills and missed the Blue-Gray game ... Had surgery to repair broken bone ... Was credited with one tackle and one quarterback sack before injury ... 1998: Appeared in two games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Was a member of the cover teams in the Mississippi State game and saw action as a linebacker in the Cincinnati contest ... Was not credited with a tackle in his two appearances ... Spent the spring of 1998 working with Caspor Stiles and DeMorrio Shank at weakside linebacker ... Was credited with three tackles and one tackle for lost yardage in the Blue-Gray game ... 1997: Was redshirted during the 1997 season ... Has four years of eligibility remaining at The U of M ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with the Tiger defensive scout team against the number one offense ... Came to the Tigers in January of 1997 after sitting out the fall of 1996 with a shoulder injury ... Signed with Memphis in the spring of 1996 but was injured in a high school basketball game and had to have surgery in the summer of 1996 ... Sat out the fall while rehabbing his shoulder ... Prep: Was the leading tackler for Norcross High for two seasons...Had 58 solo tackles, 109 assisted tackles, 3.5 quarterback sacks, two pass break ups, eight quarterback hurries, two pass interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery he returned for 19 yards and one touchdown in 1995 ... Had 21 tackles in the Parkview game in 1995 ... Was named to the 1995 Georgia All-State team ... Was also named to the All-Gwinnette County North-South All-Star team as a linebacker ... Was selected to play in the Georgia North-South All-Star game ... Born: 5/2/78 ... Is the son of George and Deborah Harper and the brother of Atlanta Falcons defensive back Roger Harper ... Played for Theo Caldwell in high school.

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WLB, 6-1, 222 r-Sophomore Norcross HS Norcross, GA

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OT, 6-4, 296 r-Sophomore Central Merry HS Jackson, TN

Was moved from last year’s position of offensive guard to a tackle position in the spring of 1998 ... Enters the fall as the starter at quick tackle ... Started ten games in 1998 as a strong guard ... 1998: Earned his first varsity letter while becoming a starter as a freshman ... Was the starter at quick guard for 10 of the Tigers 11 games ... Opened the season as a starter against Ole Miss anad played 48 of 59 total snaps in the Ole Miss game ... Went 56 plays in the Mississippi State contest ... Went 66 plays against Minnesota ... Was in on 58 of 60 total plays in the Arkansas game and appeared in a season high 77 snaps in the Louisville contest ... Started every game but the Houston game ... For his play in 1998 was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 1998 ... Was named to The Sporting News Freshman All-America team in 1998 ...Moved into a starting guard slot in spring drills ... Was very impressive in spring practice and is expected to be a regular this fall ... Showed impressive speed and

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A mid-semester signee for the Tigers ... Graduated in May of 1997 and enrolled at the Naval Academy Prep School ... Arrived on campus in January and participate in spring drills ... In four weeks of spring practice he moved from a newcomer to the number two position at flanker behind Damien Dodson ... Was the third-leading receiver in spring practice with eight catches for 88 yards ... Averaged 11.0 yards per reception ... Was the only receiver in the spring with two touchdown receptions ... Had a long reception of 37 yards... Is expected to see action immediately due to lack of experienced players at the receiver slots ... Has good speed and demonstrates a talent for catching the ball with his hands ... Made several exceptional receptions in spring ascrimmages ... Prep: A football and track letter winner at Pope High School ... Earned three letters in football ... Was an all-county and all-city selection in football in 1997 ... Had five receptions for 169 yards in the Marietta High game for a '97 season best ... Finished the 1997 season with 49 pass receptions for 837 yards and eight touchdowns ... Also registered one pass interception as a defensive back ... Career receiving totals read 61 catches for 1,300 yards ... Holds school record for the longest pass reception at 80 yards ... Worked as a high jumper on the track team ... Had a personal best of 6'6" which also set a new Pope High School record ... A former high school teammate of Tiger quarterback Stephen Galbraith ... An honor student in high school ... Played for coach Steve Sparks at Pope High School ... Is the son of Carey and Marlena Higgins ... Born: 3/31/80.

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ReginaldHoward DB, 6-0, 191 r-Senior Kirby HS Memphis, TN

A returning starter and letterman who came to Memphis as a walk-on candidate in 1998 and earned a scholarship before the first game of the season ... 1998: Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 1998 season ... Came to the Tigers as a walk-on transfer from Henderson State University ... Worked his way into a starting role before the first game and opened the season as the starting corner against Ole Miss ... Was awarded a scholarship two days before the Ole Miss game ... Was named the Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Rebels ... Registered five tackles including four solo hits in the Mississippi game ... Came back the following week to record nine tackles in the Mississippi State contest ... Had first double digit tackle performance against Houston when he logged 15 tackles including nine solos ... Had 12 tackles the next week in the Arkansas game and had his first career blocked kick ... Ended the season with 10 tackles in the East Carolina game ... Was credited with two fumble recoveries on the season, those coming in the Minnesota and Louisville games ... Finished the year as the Tigers' fourth leading tackler ... Was credited with 69 tackles including 52 solo stops, four tackles for lost yardage, two fumble recoveries, and two pass breakups ... Was very impressive in spring drills as a cornerback ... Was the team's fourth leading tackler in spring drills ... 1997: Worked as a member of the offensive scout team in the fall ... Spent his time as a wide receiver ... Was moved to defensive back in the later stages of the season ... Did not participate in a game but did dress out for two home contests ... Moved to the field corner position in late fall and worked behind Kevin and Keith Cobb ... Henderson State: Played two years for Henderson State, a Division II school ... Led team and conference in pass breakups in 1996 ... Prep: Played for John Goodman at Kirby High School in Memphis ... Had 20 pass receptions for 285 yards and 60 tack-

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FL, 6-3, 195 Freshman Pope HS Marietta, GA

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blocking ability in spring practice ... 1997: Was redshirted ... Spent the fall working with the offensive scout team against the number one defense ... Also worked in the weight room during the off-season to gain in size and strength ... Practiced behind Travis Whitaker and Ben Gleason at right guard in the fall of 1997 ... Was used as an offensive guard in spring practice ... Prep: Played both offensive and defensive tackle at Central Merry ... Played for Jackson Central-Merry for four years and started for three seasons ... Helped team to a record of 7-4 in 1996 ... Was named to the All-West Tennessee Team (2nd) as an offensive tackle ... Was named to the All-Tennessee 5A (2nd) team as an offensive tackle in 1996 ... Was named to the All-Region 7-5A Team (honorable mention) as an offensive lineman ... Also lettered in track ... Threw the shot put and discus for the track team ... Played for coach Rick Collins ... Born: 11/28/ 78 ... Is the son of Jean and Artis Hicks.

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IRBY'S CAREER HIGHS

Most Tackles/Game: 8 vs Ole Miss, (‘98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 4 vs Ole Miss, (‘98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 4 vs Ole Miss, (‘98) Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 1 two times Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 1 tvs Ole Miss & Miss State (‘98)

KoshaIrby

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Came to Memphis in January of 1998 and participated in spring drills ... Lettered last season after appearing in all 11 games ... Came out of spring drills as number two at middle linebacker ... Will work with starter Kamal Shakir at middle linebacker ... 1998: Came to the Tigers from East Mississippi Junior College and immediately became a regular reserve at linebacker and a member of the Tiger special teams ... Played in all 11 games of the 1998 season ... Opened the '98 campaign with eight tackles in the Ole Miss contest ... Had four solos and four assists against the Rebels and logged one quarterback sack (-5 yards) ... Had his second sack of the season against Mississippi State (-17 yards) ... Tallied four tackles in the Houston and Tulane games and had three hits in the Minnesota and Arkansas games ... Finished the 1998 season with 26 tackles, including 10 solo stops, two tackles for lost yardage and two quarterback sacks ... Worked as an inside line-

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LB, 5-10, 232 Senior East Miss. JC

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CoreyIrby

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Most Tackles/Game: 15 vs Houston, (‘98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 11 vs Arkansas, (‘98)

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backer with Kamal Shakir ... Had two tackles and one pass interception in spring scrimmages ... Returned his interception 66 yards for a touchdown ... JC: A two-year letterman at East Mississippi Junior College ... Lettered for two years at EMJC ... Was named to the second team AllState Junior College squad ... Helped team to an 8-2 record in 1997 ... Registered eight tackles, one quarterback sack and a pass interception for a touchdown against Northeast Community College ... Was credited with 70 tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery in 1997 ... Had twoyear totals of 150 tackles, eight quarterback sacks and one interception during junior college career ... Prep: Prepped at Southeast High School in Meridian ... Lettered for four years as a running back and linebacker ... Was an all-state, all-area and all-district selection in football ... Was named to Who's Who Among High School Students ... Served as president of the Beta Club ... Born: 3/31/77 ... Son of Sandra Irby.

DB, 6-0, 199 r-Junior McGovock HS Nashville, TN

A returning letterman and part time starter who will enter the fall as a reserve at rover ... Will work with Idrees Bashir and Glenn Sumter at rover ... Logged 12 tackles in spring scrimmages and had one quarterback sack ... 1998: Played in seven of the Tigers’ 11 games in 1998 ... Worked as a strong safety with Idrees Bashir ... Logged 17 tackles on the season ... Had 15 solo stops and added one forced fumble and one pass breakup ... Had four solo tackles in the season opener against Ole Miss in Oxford ... Was credited with a season high seven tackles in the Houston game and added six tackles in the Louisville game ... His six solo tackles in the Louisville game were a season and career high ... Received the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in the spring of 1998 ... 1997: A former walk-on who earned a scholarship after the Minnesota game ... Came in as a defensive back in the Mississippi State game ... Registered his first career pass interception in the UAB game ... Played in all 11 games of the season in earning his first letter ... Had his first career tackle in the Mississippi State game ... Registered two tackles in the Tigers' win over Arkansas State ... Had single tackles in the Minnesota, Houston, Southern Mississippi and East Carolina games ... Prep: Four-year let-

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IRBY'S STATISTICS AT Tot. 4 8 2 17 6 25

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KENDALL'S No 6 19 25

STATISTICS Yds Avg 47 7.8 252 13.3 299 11.9

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Returning incumbent at tight end ... Started all 11 games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Was the team’s fourth leading receiver last season ... Enters the fall as the starter at tight end... 1998: Was the Memphis starter in all 11 games of the 1998 season ... Finished the year as the Tigers' fourth leading receiver ... Opened the season with three pass receptions for 16 yards in the Ole Miss game ... Had two catches for 22 yards in the Minnesota contest and had his first touchdown reception on a 13yard pass in the Houston game ... Had two catches for 42 yards in the Louisville outing ... Season best performance came against Tulane when he grabbed four passes for 68 yards and one touchdown ... Had a season long 51-yard reception against the Green Wave that went for a score ... Finished the season with 19 pass receptions for 252 yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 13.3 yards per reception and 25.3 yards receiving per game ... Ranked eighth on the team in allpurpose yards ...Worked with Reid Hedgepeth at tight end during the spring of 1998 but became the starter after Hedgepeth was injured ... Caught six passes in scrimmage action for 70 yards ... Averaged 11.6 yards per catch ... Will be a regular this fall when the Tigers are in two tight end sets ... 1997: Lettered as a tight end ... Participated in all 11 games ... Caught his first career pass in the Tigers' win over Arkansas State ... Had two pass receptions for 14 yards in the Tulane game with both catches resulting in first downs ... Had

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two receptions for 20 yards in the Louisville victory ... Had one reception for 10 yards in the season finale against Southern Mississippi ... Finished the season with six receptions for 47 yards ... Averaged 7.8 yards per reception ... 1996: Was redshirted during the 1996 season ... Was injured in fall camp and had to have knee surgery to repair a torn cartilage ... Rehabilitated his knee and spent the remainder of the fall working with the offensive scout team ... Prep: Played tight end at DeMatha High School as a junior ... Was a wide receiver as a senior and led the team in receptions with 36 for 421 yards ... Had six touchdown receptions in 1995 ... Was named to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Team ... Was named to the All Prince George's County Team ... Was named to the Washington Post's All-Metropolitan Team ... Was an Associated Press All-State selection in Maryland ... Was the team cocaptain and was named the team's Offensive MVP in 1995 ... Team was 10-1 in 1995 and won the league for the fifth consecutive year ... DeMatha was ranked first in the region and in the Washington, DC area which includes 156 high schools ... Played baseball at DeMatha High ... Born: 1/6/78 ... Is the son of Thomas Kendall and Teresa Midgett ... Played for coach Bill McGregor.

KENDALL'S CAREER HIGHS Most Pass Receptions/Game: 4 vs Tulane ('98) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 68 vs Tulane ('98) Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 1 vs Tulane & Houston (‘98) Long Reception: 51 vs Tulane ('98)

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TE, 6-5, 234 r-Junior DeMatha HS Bowie, MD

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BillyKendall

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IRBY'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 7 vs Houston ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 5 vs Houston ('98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 2 vs Houston ('98) Most Interceptions/Game: 1 vs UAB ('97)

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terman and starter at McGovock High School ... Played both outside linebacker and tailback ... Rushed for 1,099 in nine games during the 1995 season ... Named all-region and all-district as a senior ... Born: 10/ 28/77 ... Played for coach Charlie Bozeman ... Is the son of Nora Reimoninq.

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LANCTOT'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 3 vs Arkansas State ('97) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 1 two times ('97) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 2 vs Arkansas State ('97) Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 1 vs UAB ('97)

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Defense 1997 1998 Total

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A returning letter winner who enters the fall as the number two at the bandit (defensive end) position ... Will work with senior Tramont Lawless at the Bandit slot ...1998: Earned his first letter as a Tiger by playing in eight games during the 1998 season ... Worked as a defensive end and as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Had one tackle in the season opener against Ole Miss ... Registered a season high two tackles in the Minnesota contest ... Had one stop in the Houston contest and was credited with one quarterback hurry ... Finished the year with four tackles ... Received the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in the spring of 1998 ... Led the Tiger defense in tackles in spring scrimmages ... Had 18 tackles and four quarterback sacks in the spring ... Will work with Tramont Lawless at right defensive end this fall ... 1997: Lettered for the Tiger defense after playing in six games ... Worked as a defensive end ... Was credited with four tackles and one quarterback sack ... Registered one tackle and one quarterback sack in the Tigers' win over Alabama-Birmingham ... Had a career best three tackles in the victory over Arkansas State ... Worked as a backup for Tramont Lawless ... Was presented the Rex Dockery Memorial Scholarship at the 1997 BlueGray game ... 1996: Was a member of the freshman class that saw 13 members be redshirted ... Spent most of the fall working with the inside linebackers ... Was a member of the defensive scout team ... Prep: Played both offensive tackle and middle linebacker in high school ... Was also used as the long snapper for the punt team ... Was credited with a school record 138 tackles (70 solo tackles), including 11 for lost yardage during the 1995 season ... Finished career with 331 tackles ... Was named to the 1995 Florida All-State team (2nd)... Was selected to the Florida Coaches Association District 4 Team (1st team) and was an all-county pick in 1995 ... Was named to the Florida SportsFan Top 100 Players List ... Was the runner-up for the District Player of the Year in 1995 and was runner-up for county Player of the Year ... Was named to the 1994 allcounty and Florida All-State teams as a junior ... Was awarded the Crescent City High Best Linebacker Award in 1994 ... Was a five-time Player of the Week Award winner as a junior ... Registered seven quarterback sacks in a single game and had 20 tackles in a single contest as a junior ... Has also lettered in swimming, wrestling and weightlifting ... Weightlifting team won the 1995 Florida championship ... Benched 280 and power cleans 245 ... Was recruited by Arkansas and Florida State ... Was an honor student at Crescent City High School ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Carried a 3.5 grade point average and was ranked in the Top 10 of his senior class ... Born: 1/26/77 ... Son of Bruce and Beverly Lanctot ... Played for coach Gordon Roberts.

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DE, 6-2, 220 r-Junior Crescent City HS Crescent City, FL

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RodneyLanctot

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DE, 6-3, 254 r-Senior Pearl-Cohn HS Nashville, TN

A returning three year letter winner who will start again this year at defensive end or the “bandit” position ... Tied for the team lead in quarterback sacks last season ... Ranks 8th on the Memphis all-time sack list with 13 career quarterback sacks ... 1998: A starter at defensive end for eight of the 11 games ... Injured his ankle and was slowed during the final three games of 1998 ... Played in all 11 contest and finished the year with 30 total tackles including 18 solo stops ... Was credited with three tackles for lost yardage (-25 yards), four quarterback sacks (-38 yards), four quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups ... Was ranked second among all Tiger defensive players with four quarterback sacks ...Ranked 13th in Conference USA in quarterback sacks ... Opened the season with three tackles against Ole Miss and had four tackles in the Mississippi State contest ... Recorded a season high seven tackles in the Arkansas game and added a quarterback sack ... Had five tackles and a fumble recovery in win over Cincinnati and logged a quarterback sack ... Also credited with a sack in the Louisville and Houston games ... Returns for the fall of 1998 as the starter at right defensive end ... Had six tackles and two quarterback sacks in spring scrimmages ... 1997: A defensive regular for the Tigers ... Participated in all 11 games of the season as a defensive end ... Finished the year as the team's 11th leading tackler with 35 total tackles, including 28 solo hits ... Registered 10 tackles for lost yardage (-78 yards) and nine quarterback sacks (-62 yards) ... Ranked second on defense in quarterback sacks with nine ... Was also second in tackles for lost yardage with 10 ... Was sixth in Conference USA in quarterback sacks ... Was tied for eighth in the conference in tackles for lost yardage ... Had a season high six tackles in the win over Louisville ... Registered five tackles in the Michigan State, Houston and Tulane games ... Had two quarterback sacks in the Houston game ... Had one sack in the Alabama-Birmingham, Minnesota, Arkansas State, East

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LAWLESS' CAREER HIGHS Most tackles/Game: 7 vs Arkansas ('98) Most solo tackles/Game: 5 vs Arkansas ('98) Most assisted tackles/Game: 4 vs Arkansas State (‘98) Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 2 vs Arkansas (‘98) Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 1 four times (‘98)

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CalvinLewis DT, 6-3, 286 r-Junior Banneker HS Riverdale, GA

Returns to his defensive tackle position after having started all 11 games last season ... Finished the season as the Tigers’ seventh leading tackler ... Completed the spring scrimmages as the team’s fifth leading tackler ... Was credited with 19 tackles in the five scrimmages ... Led the defense in both tackles for lost yardage with three and in quarterback sacks with four (-34 yards) ... 1998: Started all 11 games at left defensive tackle ... Ended the season as the Tiger defensive unit's seventh leading tackler ... Was credited with 51 total tackles including 31 solo hits ... Had four tackles for lost yardage and three quarterback sacks ... Opened the year with four solo tackles in the Ole Miss game ... Had seven tackles against the Arkansas Razorbacks ... Recorded nine tackles in the win over Arkansas State and was voted the Defensive Player of the Game Award by the Memphis staff ... Registered a season and career high 11 tackles in the Southern Mississippi contest including nine solo stops ... Registered two of his quarterback sacks in the season finale against East Carolina ... Helps bring a great deal of depth and experience to the defensive front ... Will start at left defensive tackle this fall ... Registered three tackles and two quarterback sacks in spring practice ... 1997: A redshirted freshman who earned his first Tiger letter by participating in all 11 games ... Was the defensive unit's ninth leading tackler despite starting just five games ... Had 46 tackles, including 26 solo hits ... Also recorded one tackle for lost yardage and one pass interception ... Had a season high seven tackles in games against Minnesota, Cincinnati and Louisville ... Had two tackles and a pass interception in the win over Houston ... 1996: Spent the fall of 1996 as a member of the defensive scout team while being redshirted ... Received the award as co-Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the annual Tiger Football Banquet ... Was quite impressive as a defensive tackle ... Prep: Was a two-year starter at both offensive and defensive tackle at Banneker High School ... Was credited with 85 tackles and five quarterback sacks in 1995 ... Was named to the 1995 All-South Fulton County team ... Was named All-South Fulton County as both defensive and offensive tackle ... Was named Defensive Tackle of the Year for Fulton County ... Was named the Most

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Carolina, Southern Mississippi and Louisville games ... 1996: Participated in all 11 games for the Tigers in 1996 working as a backup to Marvin Thomas ... Was the 18th leading tackler for the Tigers despite playing in a reserve role ... Registered 13 tackles in 1996, including eight solo stops ... Had one tackle for lost yardage ( - 2 yards) ... Had a season-high three solo tackles in the Southern Mississippi game ... Injured his ankle in the spring of 1996 and missed the first scrimmage ... Was credited with one tackle in the Jackson scrimmage ... Had five individual tackles in the 1996 Blue-Gray game ... 1995: Was redshirted in the fall of 1995 ... Spent the fall working with the defensive scout team ... Prep: Was a four-year letterman at Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville ... Was a first team All-District selection his senior season ... Was also named to the All-Nashville team ... Recorded 105 tackles in 1994 for Pearl-Cohn High School ... 80 of his 105 tackles were solo stops ... Was credited with three quarterback sacks in 1994 ... Recovered three fumbles ... Was also one of PCHS' top offensive players from his wide receiver position ... Caught 11 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns ... Has been clocked in the 40-yard dash at 4.6 seconds ... Was also a member of the PCHS basketball and track teams ... Born: 10/9/76 ... Played for coach Maurice Fitzgerald ... Son of Anita Lawless.

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ana ... Arrived at The University of Memphis in January of 1996 ... Participated in spring drills with the Tigers ... Worked his way to the number two right offensive tackle position ... Worked with Ron Sells at right tackle in 1996 ... Prep: Played defensive line for Manchester High School in 1994 ... Played just one year of high school football ... Was named to the All-West Georgia Team as a defensive lineman ... Lettered for four years in basketball ... Played forward for MHS ... Helped Manchester High to a 14-1 record in 1994 ... Team won the region championship ... Team lost in the Georgia state 1-A championship game ... Sat out the 1995 season ... Born: 9/26/76 ... Son of Raymond and Betty Middlebrooks ... Played for head coach Greg Oglesby.

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A veteran in the offensive line ... Will work at quick guard ... Enters the fall as the number one but is locked in a battle with DeCorye Hampton ...1998: Earned his second varsity letter after starting seven games at quick tackle ... Opened the season with 56 plays in the Ole Miss game ... Played 66 of 66 snaps in the Mississippi State game ... Played all 80 plays of the Minnesota contest ... Participated in 55 snaps in win over Cincinnati ... Finished the season with 409 snaps ... After an ankle injury he shared playing time with David Sherrod ... Worked very hard in the off-season conditioning program ... Dropped weight and gained in speed in the winter ... Took over the starters spot at strong tackle and held it all spring ... 1997: Opened the season as the Tiger starter at right offensive tackle ... Was the starter in the Mississippi State, Alabama-Birmingham and Michigan State games ... Participated in six games of the season ... Had 39 snaps in the Mississippi State contest ... Had a season high 69 snaps in the Memphis win over Alabama-Birmingham ... Had 26 plays against Michigan State ...Had seven plays in the East Carolina game ... Worked behind Lou Esposito during the later stages of the 1997 season ... Received the co-Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award at the Blue-Gray game ... 1996: Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 1996 ... Had two snaps in the Miami game for his first collegiate action ... Saw extended action with 20 plays in the Houston game ... Graded a 3.0 in effort on a 4.0 scale against Houston ... Also played against Mississippi State, Cincinnati, and Southwestern Louisi-

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OG, 6-4, 311 Senior Manchester HS Manchester, GA

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LEWIS' CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 11 vs Southern Miss ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 9 vs Southern Miss (‘98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 5 vs Louisville ('97) & ASU (‘98) Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 1 five times (‘98) Most Interceptions/Game: 1 vs Houston ('97)

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Valuable Defensive Lineman at the Georgia Tech Football Camp ... Recorded 45 tackles and eight quarterback sacks during the 1994 season ... Also lettered in wrestling at Banneker High ... Was named the South Metro Wrestler of the Year in 1995 ... Had a career record of 33-4 in wrestling ... Born: 12/6/77 ... Is the son of Calvin and Patricia Lewis ... Played for coach Sam Brown.

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FL, 6-2, 188 r-Sophomore Columbia HS Columbia, SC

Was a surprise in the spring ... Moved up the depth chart at receiver ... Enters fall camp as the Tigers’ starter at wide receiver ... Was the team’s leading receiver in spring scrimmages ... Was credited with seven pass receptions for 123 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Averaged 17.5 yards per catch ... 1998: A redshirted freshman who played in three games during the 1998 season ... Worked as a member of the Tiger kick cover teams ... Participated in the Ole Miss game but did not have a tackle ... Was credited with the first tackle of his career in the Southern Mississippi contest ... Finished the USM game with one solo tackle and one assisted stop ... Also played in the season finale against East Carolina ... Spent the fall of 1997 as a defensive back but was moved to wide receiver ... Spent the spring working in the Tiger passing game ... Had one pass reception for seven yards in spring scrimmages ... 1997: Was redshirted ... Spent most of the fall of 1997 working with the defensive scout team but was moved to wide receiver in November ... Worked behind Damien Dodson and Jeff Bazemore at flanker ... Prep: Was a three-year starter and letterwinner for Columbia High School ... Played quarterback and defensive back at Columbia ... Rushed the ball 60 times for 478 yards in 1996 ... Tallied seven touchdowns and had two, twopoint conversions ... Completed 52-of-102 pass attempts for 1,085 yards and eight touchdowns ... Team averaged 389 yards per game on offense ... On his career rushed 129 times for 777 yards and scored ten rushing touchdowns ... Completed 103-of-234 passes for 1,702 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Was an all-region selection as a quarterback and was named 1st team All-State as a defensive back ... For his career rushed 129 times for 777 yards and scored 120 rushing touchdowns ... Completed 103-of-234 pass attempts for 1,702 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Set school records for most average total offense (398.9 per game), average points per game (32.0) and overall won-loss record of 25-7 ... Has run a 4.5 40yard dash ... Was a four-year starter in basketball and a three-year letter-

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FredPowell

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Made impressive strides in spring drills at The Bandit position (defensive end) ... Worked his way to a back-up role at end ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent the fall of '98 working with the defensive scout team as a linebacker ... Prep: A football and basketball letterman at Colbert County High School in Muscle Shoals ... Played tight end and linebacker at CCHS ... Did not play football until his senior year in high school ... Was used primarily as a blocker in a wishbone offense ... Also lettered in track and baseball ... Played first base in

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DE, 6-3, 236 r-Freshman Colbert Cty HS Muscle Shoals, AL

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BorisPenchion

baseball and ran the 200 meters in track ... Helped the basketball team to a 25-10 record in 1997-98 ... Is the nephew of former Tiger defensive lineman Anthony Penchion ... Father Robert Penchion played five years in the NFL for Bills, Seahawks and 49ers ... Is the cousin of Alabama stars Antonio Langham, Chris Goode and Pierre Goode ... Is also the cousin of NBA basketball star Slick Watts ... Was recruited by Southern Mississippi, Louisville, and UAB ... Was offered in football and basketball by UAB ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Played for coach Jim Moore at Colbert County High ... Son of Robert Penchion and Clara Smith ... Born: 11-2-79.

DB, 5-10, 192 Junior Dobyns-Bennett HS Kingsport, TN

A returning two-year letterman who has played on both sides of the ball ... Played both running back and defensive back as a freshman but spent the 1998 season at defensive back ... Enters the fall as the starter at free safety ... 1998: A defensive back who appeared in all 11 games of the 1998 campaign ... Lettered as a corner and as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Had two tackles in the season opener against Ole Miss ... Recorded a season high three stops and one pass breakup in the Houston game ... Finished the season with 12 total tackles including 11 solo tackles ... Was named the Special Teams Player of the Game for the Arkansas State contest ... A two-way performer in the fall ... Played both tailback and defensive back last season ... Received the Bronco Nagurski Award at the football banquet ... Finished the spring with nine tackles in scrimmages ... 1997: A true freshman who worked as both an offensive and defensive player ... Came to the Tigers as a defensive back but was moved to tailback after injuries to Gerard Arnold and Teofilo Riley in the preseason ... Started the Alabama-Birmingham game as the number one tailback ... Had 13 carries for 58 yards in the season opener against Mississippi State ... Was the team's fourth leading rusher in 1997 with 24 carries for 72 yards ... Averaged 3.0 yards per carry ... Was moved back to cornerback after Arnold and Riley returned to practice ... Participated in seven of the 11 games ... Was credited with two tackles defensively ... Registered two tackles as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Prep: Was named to the Tennessee Sportswriters 5A All-State team (1st team) as an all-around athlete ... Was named to the Associated Press 5A All-State team as a defensive back ... Named to the All-Tennessee 5A Team in 1996 (1st team) as a defensive back ... Was named the Big East Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 ... Is the only player ever to be named both the offensive and defensive player of the year in the Big East Conference ... Rushed for 1,200 yards on 176 attempts in 1996 and scored 12 rushing touchdowns ... Had two pass receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown ... Scored 80 points on the

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Enters the fall of 1999 as the back-up for Artis Hicks at quick tackle ... Worked with the second team offense throughout the spring ... Will help provide depth in the offensive line this fall ... 1998: Played in one game for the Tigers in 1998 ... Appeared in the Tigers' win over Arkansas State ... Played three snaps against the Indians ... Was also worked in practice as a tight end ... Received Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in the spring ... Worked as an offensive tackle and as a tight end in the spring ... Could see action as a blocking tight end in the fall ... 1997: A redshirt freshman who appeared in two games as an offensive tackle ... Saw playing time in the Arkansas State and Houston victories ... Spent the fall working behind Daniel Gomez at left offensive tackle ... 1996: Was redshirted ... Spent his time working with the offensive scout team as an offensive tackle ... Prep: Was a high school teammate of current Tigers DeCorye Hampton and Damien Dodson ... Played on both offensive and defensive line for Westwood ... Was named to the all-Tennessee 4A Football Team (third team) ... Was named to the all-Shelby Metro second team in 1995 ... Born: 11/27/76 ... Is the son of Austin and Kathy O'Dell ... Played for high school coach John Ware at Westwood.

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OT, 6-4, 295 r-Junior Westwood HS Memphis, TN

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man in track ... Was a Key Club member, a member of the student council and an instructor for the tutoring program ... Played for coach Charles MacAluso ... Born: 8/6/79 ... Is the son of Chance and Jannie Nesbitt.

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A returning three year letterman who moved over the 1,000 yard career rushing mark in 1998 ... Now has 1,364 career yards rushing and ranks 13th on the Tigers' all-time rushing list ...Has scored 10 career rushing touchdowns and has three 100-yard performances ... Riley and Arnold combined to rush for over 100 yards each in the Arkansas State game marking the first time two Tiger backs had gained over 100 yards in a single game since Jeff Womack and Punkin Williams achieved the feat against Louisville in 1983 ... 1998: Sharing playing time with starter Gerard Arnold, Riley returned to freshman form from 1996 and rushed 485 yards including two 100-yard performances ... Had back-to-back 100-yard games against Arkansas State and Louisville ... After playing sparingly in the first three games of the season rushed for 35 yards in the Houston game ... Also caught one pass for 22 yards against the Cougars ... Rushed for 67 yards and one touchdown in win over Cincinnati ... Ran 17 times for 152 yards and two scores in the Louisville contest and pounded out 190 and two scores in win over Arkansas State ... His 190 yards in the ASU game ranks as the fourth highest single game total in Memphis football history ... His 55-yard scamper against Arkansas State marked a season and career for Riley ... Was the second-leading rusher for the Tigers in 1998 and moved over the 1,000 yard mark for his career ...

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RB, 6-1, 215 Senior Central HS Memphis, TN

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TeofiloRiley

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POWELL'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 3 vs Houston ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 3 vs Houston ('98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 1 three times

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Defense G/S 1997 11/0 1998 11/0 Total 22/0

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season to lead Dobyns-Bennett High ... Tallied five pass interceptions, one fumble recovery and 82 tackles in 1996 ... Rushed for 230 yards and scored four touchdowns in the first half of the Maryville game in 1996 ... Was named to the All-Tennessee 5A Team (3rd team) in 1995 as a defensive back ...Rushed for 862 yards and ten touchdowns on 95 carries in 1995 ... As a defensive back registered 71 tackles and four pass interceptions ... Career totals (17 games) at Dobyns-Bennett read 2,100 yards rushing, 160 tackles and 13 pass interceptions ... Lettered in basketball and track as a junior and qualified for the state track championships as a member of the relay team ... Played for coach Graham Clark at DobynsBennett High School ... Born: 1/27/79.

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Finished the 1998 season with 78 carries for 485 yards and six touchdowns ... His six scores tied Gerard Arnold for the most TDs in 1998 ... Averaged 6.2 yards per carry in 1998 to lead all Tiger backs ... Sustained a broken bone in his foot during spring practice and missed all of spring drills ... Underwent surgery to have a pin placed in the bone to speed healing ... Is expected to be able to rehabilitate in summer and be ready for fall camp ... 1997: A returning letterwinner who appeared in all 11 games ... Entered the season struggling with a hamstring pull ... Had 31 yards rushing in the opener against Mississippi State ... Gained 74 yards on the ground in the Tigers' win over Alabama-Birmingham ... Ran for a season high 83 yards and one touchdown in the Michigan State game ... Had 59 yards on 11 attempts in the victory over Arkansas State ... Finished the season as the team's second leading rusher ... Gained 307 yards on 79 attempts in 1997 ... Averaged 3.9 yards per carry ... 1996: Led the team in rushing with 572 yards on 145 attempts ... Averaged 3.9 yards per carry as a freshman and scored three rushing touchdowns ... Entered the Mississippi State game for his first career action and gained 75 yards on 14 rushes ... Also had one pass reception for 19 yards against the Bulldogs ... Had 20 carries for 62 yards and one touchdown in leading Memphis to a victory over Missouri ... Did not enter the Missouri game until the third quarter ... Had 19 carries for 92 yards in the win over Tulane and came back the following week with 33 yards and two touchdowns in come-from-behind win over Cincinnati ... Rushed 17 times for 83 yards in the Houston game and caught three passes for 86 yards and one touchdown ... His touchdown in the Astrodome came on a 82-yard pass from Qadry Anderson and was the Tigers' long pass play of the season ... The 82-yard play was named the AT&T Long Distance Pass Play of the Week ... Broke the 100-yard barrier for the first time in his college career against Southwestern Louisiana ... Gained 119 yards on 25 rushes against the Ragin' Cajuns ... Was ranked sixth in Conference USA in rushing averaging 57.2 yards per game ... Was ranked eighth in C-USA in all-purpose yards averaging 72.9 yards per game ... Prep: Considered one of the top recruits in Memphis and the Mid-South his senior year ... Despite being injured and missing part of the 1995 season, he rushed for 773 yards and nine touchdowns ... Was named to the Associated Press All-State team ... Named to Max Emfinger's Top Prospects List ... Named to Athlon Magazine's Southeastern Blue Chips List ... Was named to the Knoxville News Sentinel's Top 25 Recruits list (#6) ... Was a member of the Commercial Appeal's

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RILEY'S STATISTICS No. Yds. Avg. 145 572 3.9 79 307 3.9 78 485 6.2 302 1364 4.5 No. Yds. Avg. 12 157 13.1 1 3 3.0 2 25 12.5 15 185 12.3 Rush Pass Plays 572 0 145 307 0 79 485 0 78 1364 0 302

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Most Yards Receiving/Game: 86 vs Houston (‘96) Longest Pass Reception: 82 vs Houston (‘96) Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 1 vs Houston (‘96) Most Total Plays/Game: 26 vs Southwestern Louisiana (‘96)

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Most Rush Yds/Game: 190 vs Arkansas State ('98) Longest Run: 55 vs Louisville ('98) Most Rushing Touchdowns/Game: 2 vs ASU & Louisville (‘98) Most Receptions/Game: 4 vs Southern Miss (‘96)

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RILEY'S CAREER HIGHS Most Rushes/Game: 25 vs SW Louisiana ('96)

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JoeRocconi LB/DS, 6-0, 234 r-Senior Collierville HS Collierville, TN

Will return to his deep snapper spot this fall and may also see time at linebacker ...1998: Earned his third letter as the Tigers' deep snapper ... Also worked in practice as a linebacker ... Handled all of the snaps for the punts and placements and had just one bad snap on the season that coming in the Minnesota game ... Handled 71 snaps for punters Ben Graves and Jim Cande ... Also was responsible for 38 snaps for Tiger kicker Ryan White ... Was credited with two tackles in punt return coverage ... 1997: A former walk-on who earned a scholarship prior to the start of the 1997 season ... Was the Tigers' deep snapper in all 11 games ... Handled all 63 snaps for punter Drew Pairamore ... Lettered for the second consecutive season ... Also worked at linebacker, but did not see any game action ... Registered one tackle and two assists as a special teams member ... Was given a football scholarship by head coach Rip Scherer prior to the start of the 1997 season ... 1996: Won the starting nod as the Tigers' deep snapper the first week of fall camp ... Appeared in all 11 games for Memphis in 1996 ... Had 74 snaps during the season ... Was credited with five solo tackles as he covered punts with the special teams ... Registered single tackles against Mississippi State, Louisville, and East Carolina and was credited with two special teams tackles in the win over Tennessee ... Had a good spring dividing playing time between linebacker and deep snapper ... Registered five tackles and one fumble recovery in the 1996 Blue-Gray game ... Prep: Prepped at Collierville High School ... Lettered in football, baseball and track in high school ... Played linebacker and offensive guard at CHS ... Threw the shot and discus for the track team ... Was an all-city, All-Metro and honorable mention all-state football player ... Was credited with 79 tackles as a sophomore ... Had 115 tackles as a junior and 80 as a senior ... Received the Best Defensive Lineman Award as a junior ... Was named the team MVP as a senior ... Helped team to 1994 region championship ... Was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Born: 4/3/77 ... Played for coach Paul Cox ... Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rocconi.

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Rushing 1996 1997 1998 Total Receiving 1996 1997 1998 Total Total Off 1996 1997 1998 Total

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Best of the Preps Class 5A All-Metro team in 1995 ... Was named to the Chattanooga-Times Super 11 Team as the number five prospect in the state ... Was named to the Chattanooga Free-Press Top 25 List as the number eight prospect in the state ... Appeared in just six games in 1994 and rushed for 732 yards on 64 attempts ... Had 18 rushing touchdowns in 1994 ... Averaged 11.4 yards per carry and 122.0 yards per game in 1994 ... Was ranked seventh in the city in rushing in 1994 despite playing in just six games ... His 11.4 yard per carry average led the city preps ... Led District 5A in scoring with 18 touchdowns ... Had four 100 yard rushing games as a junior ... Gained 204 yards rushing against Melrose and 189 against Horn Lake ... Was named to the 1994 All-Shelby Metro Team ... As a sophomore he played in nine games and gained 1,001 yards on 138 attempts ... Averaged 112.0 yards per game and 7.3 yards per carry in 1993 ... Had six consecutive 100-yard rushing games in 1993 ... Had 170 yards against CBHS and 140 yards in the Fairley game ... Was named to the All-Shelby Metro Team in 1993 ... Career statistics at Central High School were 302 rushes for 2,506 yards and 41 touchdowns ... Born: 6/3/78 ... Is the son of T.C. and Geurece Riley ... Played for coach Al Cates at Central High.

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AlSermon

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Was able to recover from knee surgery and participate in most of the drills in spring practice ... Was held out of most contact work in the spring of 1999 but should be at full strength in the fall ... 1998: Was redshirted in the fall of 1998 ... Had to sit out the season after major knee surgery in the summer of 1998 ... Was injured while working out with his younger brother on the University of Miami campus during the summer ... Had surgery on his ACL and spent the fall rehabilitating his knee ... Worked out as many as three times a day ...Arrived on the Memphis campus in January and participated in spring drills ... Was very impressive while working as a tailback with Gerard Arnold ... Rushed for 219 yards on 85 attempts in spring scrimmages ... Tallied six rushing touchdowns to tie with Arnold ... Gained 74 yards on 14 carries in the BlueGray game ... Is the son of Nate and Rita Hope ... Prep: Rushed for

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RB, 5-10, 206 r-Freshman Coral Springs HS Coral Springs, FL

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JeffSanders

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1,367 yards in 1996 ... Scored 11 touchdowns while averaging 7.1 yards per carry ... Had eight games in which he rushed for over 100 yards and two games that he rushed for over 200 yards in 1996 ... Completed threeof-four pass attempts for 55 yards and one touchdown from his tailback position ... Had five pass receptions for 157 yards and one touchdown in 1996 ... Averaged 31.4 yards per reception ... Was named the team's offensive MVP during both his junior and senior seasons ... Was an AllBroward County selection as a running back in 1996 ... Rushed for over 800 yards as a junior and gained 264 yards rushing as a sophomore ... Played for coach Terry Dunn ... Born: 5/3/78.

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Involved in the regular rotation of tight ends in the spring ... Worked with starter Billy Kendall and Jeff Cameron ... Was credited with one pass reception for 11 yards in the Blue-Gray game ...1998: A tight end candidate who was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent the fall working with the offensive scout team ... Has four years of eligibility remaining at Memphis ...Prep: An outstanding student-athlete at Kirby High School ... Played tight end last season ... Caught 14 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown during the 1997 season ... Had 40 career pass receptions ... Holds the Kirby record for the longest pass reception at 90 yards ... Was an all-region and All-Metro selection in football ... Was named to the honorable mention All-State team as a tight end ... Named to All-Region team as a sophomore ... Named to Best of the Rest in Super Prep Magazine ... Has run a 4.57 forty and a 10.8 100 meters ... Was also a member of the Kirby track and basketball teams ... Ran the sprints and sprint relays ... Is an honor student at Kirby ... Was the class president as a senior and the vice-president as a junior ... Played for coach Stan Platt at Kirby High ... Son of Ricky and Jackie Davis ... Born: 6-8-80.

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TE, 6-3, 229 r-Freshman Kirby HS Memphis, TN

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MowbrayRowand

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WR, 6-4, 191 r-Junior Mainland HS Daytona Beach, FL

Enters fall camp as one of the Tigers’ top three receivers ... Will share duties at wide receiver with Chance Nesbitt ... Caught 11 passes for 57 yards during the spring scrimmages ... 1998: Was a regular in the receiver rotation in 1998 ... Lettered after appearing in all 11 games for the Tigers ... Caught one pass for two yards in the season opener against Ole Miss ... Had a season high three receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Minnesota contest ... His 52-yard pass reception for a touchdown was the longest of his career and his first touchdown as a Tiger ... Had one catch for 21 yards in the Houston game and also hauled in passes in the Tulane, Southern Mississippi and East Carolina contests ... Finished the season with eight pass receptions for 122 yards ... Was the team's fifth leading receiver in 1998 ...Caught two passes for 21 yards in the first scrimmage of the spring ... Finished the spring with 120 yards on 10 catches ... Was the Tigers' fourth leading receiver in the spring ... Has gained in size and strength since his arrival on campus ... 1997: Lettered for the first time as a redshirt freshman ... Participated in six games for the Tigers ... Started to see extended playing time in the later stages of the season after injuries to Ken Coutain and Damien Dodson ... Caught three passes for 27 yards on the season ... Had his first career reception in the Tulane game on a five yard pass from Bernard Oden ... Had two receptions for 22 yards in the season finale against Southern Mississippi ... Caught a season-long pass of 14 yards against the Golden Eagles ... 1996: Was redshirted as a freshman ... Spent the fall of 1996 working as a member of the offensive scout team ... After a slow start he came on strong during the fall and impressed the coaches during the month of November ... Prep: Played wide receiver at Mainland High School ... Had 51 pass receptions for 714 yards during the 1995 season ... Was a first team all-district, all-conference and all-county selection in 1995 ... Was rated by the Forest/Davis Recruiting Service as a 4-star player ... Caught 16 passes for 409 yards as a junior ... Also lettered as a member of the Mainland High basketball team ... Was a two-year starter at for-

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honors as a defensive lineman ... Helped Haywood to the finals of the Tennessee state 4A playoffs ... Lost 7-6 to Cleveland High in the state championship game ... Played both offensive and defensive tackle ... Lettered for two years in football ... Completed the 1994 season with 55 solo tackles, four quarterback sacks, one blocked punt and two caused fumbles ... Helped Haywood County win three consecutive district championships ... Born: 5/13/77 ... Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Seymour ... Played for coach Phil Massey.

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Returns for his senior season as the starter at strong guard ... Is his second consecutive year to start at strong guard ...1998: Was the Tiger starter at quick guard in all 11 games of the 1998 season ... Lettered for the third consecutive season for Memphis ... Played in a season high 84 plays in the Louisville game ... Totaled 74 snaps in the Minnesota contest and played 71 plays in the Memphis victory over Arkansas State ... Was in action on 610 of the team's 680 total plays in 1998 ... Was also listed as the backup center behind Chris Powers ... 1997: Became a regular in 1997 and was a starter in two games at left guard and four games at right guard ... Worked with Justin Mumm at left offensive guard ... Started the Alabama-Birmingham and Michigan State games at left guard ... Started the final four games of the season at right guard and graded well in the final four contests ... Had a season high 74 plays in the Alabama-Birmingham game ... Played 73 snaps in the Houston victory ... Played a total of 553 plays in 1997 ... Graded the highest of any lineman over the final four games of the season ... 1996: Was a starter in three games ... Started the Southern Mississippi, Houston and Louisville games ... Had 19 snaps in the season opener against Miami ... Had 16 plays in the win over Missouri ... Got 30 snaps as a starter in the Houston game ... Played 35 snaps in the Southern Mississippi contest and graded a 3.03 on a 4.0 scale against the Golden Eagles ... Had a season-high 64 snaps in the Southwestern Louisiana game ... Had 58 plays in the Louisville game and 46 in the win over Tennessee ... Was moved from defensive tackle to offensive guard in the spring ... 1995: Was redshirted during the 1995 season ... Spent his time with the defensive scout team working against the number one offense ... Was voted the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award in 1995 ... Prep: Was named to the All-Region 7-4A team as an offensive lineman ... Also received All West-Tennessee

KamalShakir LB, 6-1, 241 r-Junior Meadow Creek HS Norcross, GA

A returning all-American who is listed as number one at inside linebacker for the second consecutive year ... Was the Tiger starter in all 11 games last season ...1998: Came back from Freshman all-America honors to start at middle linebacker for the Tigers ... Earned his second letter and became a leader on the Tiger defensive unit ... Was the team's leading tackler in 1998 ... Started at linebacker in all 11 games ... Opened the season with eight tackles in the Ole Miss game ... Was credited with seven hits in the Mississippi State game and logged two tackles for lost yardage (-15 yards) ... Had 10 stops in the win over Cincinnati and recovered his first fumble of the season ... Logged double-digit tackles in the final two games of the year ... Had 11 tackles in the Southern Mississippi game and had a season high 12 stops against East Carolina ... Had a season best eight solo tackles against ECU ... Had a team high eight quarterback hurries in 1998 and was credited with five pass blocks ... Finished the year with 87 total tackles including 54 solo stops, four tackles for lost yardage, one fumble recovery, eight quarterback hurries and five pass breakups ... Finished the spring with 16 tackles and one quarterback sack ... 1997: A redshirt freshman who became a starter at inside linebacker and earned national honors ... For his play he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team and to The Sporting News Freshman All-America Team (1st team) ... Finished the season as the team's fourth leading tackler ... Was credited with 67 tackles, including 35 solo hits ... Also registered six tackles for lost yardage (-10 yards) and two pass breakups ... Was a starter in six games ... Missed the final game of the year with a severe ankle sprain ... Was also injured for the Louisville game but put himself into the contest after replacement Pat Stiles was

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OG, 6-2, 304 r-Senior Haywood Co. HS Brownsville, TN

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SERMON'S STATISTICS Most Pass Receptions/Game: 3 vs Minnesota ('98) Most Yards Receiving/Game: 69 vs Minnesota ('98) Most Touchdown Receptions/Game: 1 vs Minnesota (‘98) Long Reception: 52 vs Minnesota ('98)

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ward ... Helped lead his 1994 team to the Florida state 6A championship ... Born: 12/16/77 ... Is the son of Alvester and Rutha Sermon ... Played for high school coach Doug Stanley.

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SHAKIR'S STATISTICS AT Tot. FR Int 32 67 0 0 33 87 1 0 65 154 1 0

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Is listed as the starter at Stinger linebacker this fall ... Will work with Michael Boatman and James Bailey ... Was credited with 11 tackles and one quaretrback sack in spring drills ... 1998: A starter at outside linebacker in all 11 games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Was the squad's fifth leading tackler with 63 total tackles ... Opened the season with five tackles against Ole Miss and also tallied five tackles against Mississippi State and Minnesota ... Had nine hits in the Houston game, blocked a kick and recovered two fumbles ... Both recoveries led to Tiger scores ... Was credited with nine tackles in the Tulane game and ended the season

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LB, 5-11, 227 Junior LaGrange HS LaGrange, GA

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DeMorrioShank

Defense G/S 1997 11/0 1998 11/10 Total 22/10

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SHAKIR'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 15 vs Cincinnati ('97) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 8 vs East Carolina ('98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 10 vs Cincinnati ('97) Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 3 vs Minnesota ('97)

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with 11 tackles in the East Carolina contest ... Had a season high seven solos against the Pirates ... Was also credited with two quarterback sacks against ECU ... Finished the season with 63 tackles including 35 solo stops, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and one blocked kick ...Will work as the backup to Caspor Stiles this fall ... Was credited with 10 tackles in spring scrimmages ... 1997: Earned his first letter as a true freshman ... Became a regular member of the Tiger special teams at the start of the season ... Had his first career tackle as a linebacker in the Michigan State game ... Also registered one stop in the win over Houston as a linebacker ... Was forced into action in the season finale against Southern Mississippi due to injuries to Pat Stiles and Kamal Shakir ... Recorded a team-leading 14 tackles against the Golden Eagles ... Had five tackles, one assist and one caused fumble as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Prep: A three-year starter at linebacker at LaGrange High School ... Was a four-year letterwinner at LaGrange ... Recorded 98 tackles in 1996 to lead the defensive unit ... Helped his team to an 11-1 record in 1996 ... Defense gave up just 67 points in 10 games ... Rated by Forrest Davis Recruiting Magazine as an impact player ... Was named to the all-area team in 1996 ... Was also named to the AllColumbus team ... Twice won the school's Iron Man Award ... Was clocked at 4.5 in the 40-yard dash ... Also lettered in wrestling and baseball ... Was the region wrestling champion in 1996 ... Played for coach Steve Pardue ... Born: 5/26/79 ... Is the son of George and Vinnie Shank.

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hurt ... Opened the season with three tackles against Mississippi State ... Came in for Stiles in the Michigan State game and had six stops ... Was a starter for the first time in the Minnesota game and responded with eight tackles ... Had a season high 15 tackles in the Cincinnati contest ... Registered double-digit tackles in the Houston and Tulane games with 11 in each contest ... 1996: Was redshirted ... Spent the fall of 1996 working as a member of the defensive scout team ... Was named the coDefensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the 1996 football banquet ... Prep: A three-year starter at Meadowcreek High School ... Registered 154 tackles in ten games as a senior ... Averaged 15.4 tackles per game as a senior ... Registered 86 unassisted hits, 59 assisted stops and nine tackles on special teams ... Had five quarterback sacks, caused five fumbles and recovered one fumble ... Had two games in 1995 with more than 20 tackles ... Played outside linebacker and was used as a blocking back on offense ... Was twice named to the All-Gwinnette County allstar team ... Was also named to the All-Atlanta Metro Team in 1995 ... Has also lettered in basketball and track ... Played forward on the basketball team and ran the 400 meters for the track team ... Was named the school's Outstanding Student for three consecutive years ... Was also a member of the Student Resolution team at Meadowcreek High School ... Born: 4/17/78 ... Is the son of Ronnie Shakir ... Played for coach Tom Lozano.

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OT, 6-6, 320 r-Sophomore Atkins HS Atkins, AR

A returning letterman who started four games during the 1998 season ... Enters the fall as the starter at strong tackle ... 1998: Emerged as one of the Tigers' top offensive linemen of the future ... Lettered after starting the final four games of the 1998 season ... Replaced Tavares Middlebrooks at quick tackle ... Played in all 11 games but appeared on special teams until the later stages of 1998 ... Had six snaps in the Minnesota game and three in the Arkansas contest before logging 16 plays in the win over Cincinnati ... Played 27 plays the following week at Louisville and be-

Defense 1997 1998 Total

G/S 11/0 11/0 22/0

UT 17 7 24

SLATON'S STATISTICS AT Tot. FR Int 9 26 0 0 2 9 1 0 11 35 1 0

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MarcusSmith

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SLATON'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 4 three times ('97) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 3 vs Mississippi State & Tulane ('97) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 4 vs Southern Mississippi ('97) Most Tackles for Loss/Game: 2 vs Houston ('97) Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 2 vs Houston ('97) Most Fumble Recoveries/Game: 1 vs Cincinnati (‘98)

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A letterman who will work as a backup to Calvin Lewis at defensive tackle this fall ...1998: Appeared in all 11 games for the defense in 1998 ... Logged nine tackles including seven solos ... Had a season high two tackles against Cincinnati and Tulane ... Also recovered a fumble in the victory over Cincinnati ... Had a quarterback hurry in the Arkansas State win ... Worked at defensive tackle behind T.J. Frier ... 1997: Lettered for the first time as a member of the defensive unit ... Played defensive end throughout the season .. Participated in all 11 games of the season working with Manny Santibanez at left defensive end ... Registered 26 tackles, including 24 solo stops ... Had five tackles for lost yardage (-15 yards) and three quarterback sacks (-13 yards) ... Had a season high four tackles in three games ... Registered four tackles in the Mississippi State, Tulane and Southern Mississippi contests ... Registered a season high three solo hits against Mississippi State and Tulane ...1996: Was redshirted in

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DT, 6-3, 286 r-Junior Tucker HS Tucker, GA

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JarvisSlaton

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1996 and spent the fall working as a member of the defensive scout team ... Played both defensive tackle and defensive end during the fall of 1996 ... Prep: Played both offensive and defensive line for Tucker High School for one season ... Transferred to Tucker High School one week before the start of the 1995 season and earned a starting role on both offense and defense ... Was named to the Georgia All-State Team (2nd team) and AllDeKalb County ... Rated 90 percent in blocking as an offensive tackle ... Had 28 solo tackles, 14 assisted tackles in 1995 ... Also credited with six quarterback sacks, two caused fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... Team was 11-1 in 1995 and made it to the second round of the playoffs ... Was recruited by Clemson and Arkansas ... Born: 12/9/77 ... Is the son of Jimmy and Patricia Slaton ... Played for coach Mike Fallour.

DB, 5-10, 186 Sophomore Hamilton HS Memphis, TN

Enters the fall as the number two at boundary corner ... Will work with starter Michael Stone at corner and will be a member of several Tiger special teams ... Was credited with ten tackles in the spring scrimmages ... 1998: Sat out the 1998 season while meeting academic requirements ... Spent the fall working as a member of the defensive scout team ... Was named the scout team co-Special Teams Player of the Year at the annual football banquet ... Shared the honor with defensive back Anthony Harden ... Prep: Listed by Commercial Appeal as one of the Top Ten recruits in Memphis prior to the start of the 1997 season ... Selected to the Associated Press 5-A All-State team ... Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers 5A All-State team in 1997 ... Was named first team All-Shelby Metro as a defensive back ... Was named first team All-Tennessee as a defensive back ... Played both tailback and defensive back at Hamilton High ... Also worked as the Wildcats’ kick returner ... Was ranked third in the city in punt return average ... Had four returns for 141 yards and a 35.5 average ... Had one punt return touchdown ... Led the city in kickoff returns ... Had five returns for 283 yards and two touchdowns ... Aver-

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came a starter for the Arkansas State game ... Totaled 80 of 80 plays against ASU ... Had 69 snaps in the Tulane contest ... Did not miss a play against the Green Wave ... Had 58 plays against Southern Mississippi and 60 in the season finale against East Carolina ... On the season he appeared in 259 offensive plays ... For his play was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team ...Received the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award in the fall of 1997 ... Entered the fall as the backup to Ron Sells at right (quick) tackle ... 1997: Was redshirted in 1997... Spent the fall working with the offensive scout team against the number one defense ... Practiced behind Daniel Gomez and Austin O'Dell ... Battled an eye injury early in fall practice ... Is the son of Jerry and Jeannie Sherrod ... Prep: Played both offensive and defensive tackle for Atkins High School ... Was a three-year starter and letterwinner at AHS ... Registered 33 solo tackles, 45 assisted tackles, six quarterback sacks, one fumble recovery and eight pass blocks in 1996 as a defensive tackle ... Was named to the Super Prep All-American team ... Was named to the C-Span Prep All-American team ... Was an All-Southeastern selection in 1996 ... Was named to the Arkansas AA All-State team ... Was named to the Arkansas Super Team ... Was selected by Forrest Davis Recruiting Magazine as one of the Top 12 in the state of Arkansas ... Rated as the 9th best player in Arkansas by Super Prep Football Magazine ... Career totals read 247 tackles, 14 quarterback sacks and 12 blocked kicks ... Also lettered for three years as a member of the basketball team ... Played center for Atkins High ... Averaged 13.5 points per game and 15.0 rebounds per game as a senior ... Was an all-conference selection in basketball ... Lettered as a pitcher in baseball as a sophomore ... Played for coach Charlie Sorrels ... Born: 10/9/78.

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tackles in the Houston and Louisville games ... Also recorded a tackle in the Tigers' win over Tulane ... Prep: Played strong safety at Mayde Creek High ... Was a two-year starter in the defensive secondary ... Had 199 total tackles including 49 solos ... Was credited with five pass interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in 10 games ... Averaged almost 12 tackles per game ... Was named Mayde Creek's Defensive MVP ... Was a unanimous District 19-5A selection in Texas ... Had 19 tackles against Cypress Fairbanks ... Also lettered a member of the basketball team at Mayde Creek High ... Born: 10/7/77 ... Is the son of Evelyn Stiles ... Played for high school coach Joe Sheffey.

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CASPOR STILES' STATISTICS UT AT Tot. 3 2 5 35 13 48 39 32 71 77 47 124

Loss 1-1 7-30 5-8 13-39

Sacks 0-0 1-11 1-9 2-20

CASPOR STILES' CAREER STATISTICS Most tackles/Game: 11 vs Minnesota ('97) & Ole Miss (‘98) Most solo tackles/Game: 7 vs Minnesota ('97) & Houston (‘98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 5 vs Ole Miss & Arkansas (‘98) Most tackles for loss/Game: 2 vs Tulane ('97) Most Quarterback Sacks/Game: 1 twice

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Is listed number one at the wolf linebacker slot this fall ...Has been a letter winner for three consecutive seasons ... 1998: Was a starter in all 11 games at strong side linebacker ... Finished the season as the team's third leading tackler ... Was credited with 71 tackles on the season ... Opened the season with 11 tackles against Ole Miss ... After having four stops in the Mississippi State and Minnesota games, he posted 10 tackles, three tackles for lost yardage and a pass interception against Houston ... Had 11 stops the next week in the Arkansas game ... Was credited with a quarterback sack in the Arkansas contest ... Had eight tackles against Tulane and ended the year with seven hits in the East Carolina game ... Had 13 tackles and two quarterback sacks in spring drills ... 1997: Started five games for the Tigers ... Worked both the strong and weak sides as a linebacker ... Played in all 11 games of the season and was credited with 48 tackles ... Finished the season as the team's eighth leading tackler ... Had 35 solo tackles on the season and registered seven tackles for lost yardage (-30 yards) and one quarterback sack (-11 yards) ... Had a season high 11 tackles in the Minnesota game ... Registered eight tackles in the AlabamaBirmingham win ... Had seven tackles in the Mississippi State games ... Had his lone quarterback sack against East Carolina ... 1996: Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team ... Appeared in 10 of the team's 11 games ... Was named to the ESPN Halloween AllName Team ... Lettered as a special teams member and as a linebacker ... Played in 10 of the Tigers' 11 games ... Was credited with five total tackles last season ... Had three solos and two assists ... Saw extended duty as a linebacker in the Houston game ... Had a season high two

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OLB, 6-1, 230 Senior Mayde Creek HS Houston, TX

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aged 56.6 yards per kickoff return ... Had two kickoff returns over 90 yards for touchdowns ... Was named to the All-Region 5-A team as a defensive back and kick returner ... As a tailback he rushed 47 times for 160 yards and four touchdowns ... Had 12 pass receptions for 265 yards and two scores ... Registered three pass interceptions that he returned for 46 yards ... Averaged 15.3 yards per interception return ... Rushed for 600 yards and three touchdowns as a junior ... Runs track at Hamilton ... Is a sprinter and a member of the sprint relay team ... Was being recruited by Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Kentucky ... Played for coach Will Turner at Hamilton ... Son of Gwendolyn Carpenter and Efren Smith ... Born: 8-17-80.

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OG, 6-4, 301 r-Freshman Tyner HS Chattanooga, TN

Spent his redshirt season as a defensive tackle but was moved to the offensive line for the fall ... Could help provide depth in the offensive line once he learns the system ... Will work with Tim Seymour and Trey Eyre at strong guard ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent the fall working with the defensive scout team as a tackle ... Prep: Was a four-year football letterman and starter at Tyner High School in Chattanooga ... Was an all-region, All-Chattanooga and AP 2-A All-State selection in football in 1997 ... Was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers 2A All-State team ... Listed by Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football Recruiting Guide as a top prospect ... Was the 14th ranked prospect by the Chattanooga News Free Press ... Was named to the Kingsport Times News Best of the Rest ... Averaged 11 tackles per game during the 1997 season before injuring his knee in the in the ninth game ... Had eight quarterback sacks, three fumble recoveries and one pass interception last season ... Registered 82 tackles as a junior and 88 as a senior ... Career totals read 226 tackles, and 16 fumble recoveries ... Had two career pass interceptions and both were returned for touchdowns ... Played both offensive and defensive tackle at Tyner HS ... Played for coach Wayne Turner at Tyner High ... Son of Mrs. Shirley Stokes ... Born: 6-3-79.

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MichaelStone

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STONE'S STATISTICS AT Tot. FR Int 2 8 1-14 0

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Was named the MVP of the 1999 Blue Gray Spring Football Game ... Completed 13-of-26 pass attempts for 101 yards and led Blue team to a 14-6 victory ... 1998: Lettered as a redshirted freshman and became the Tiger starter by the Arkansas State game ... Saw his first action as a Tiger in the Minnesota game when he came in for Stephen Galbraith late in the

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QB, 6-2, 244 r-Sophomore Etowah HS Woodstock, GA

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NeilSuber

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STONE'S CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 3 vs Arkansas State ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 2 vs Arkansas State (‘98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 1 twice ('97) Most Fumble Recoveries/Game: 1 vs Ole Miss (‘98)

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Defense G/S 1998 9/0

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Was awarded a scholarship after 1999 spring drills ... Moved to starting cornerback slot in spring drills ... Was credited with 13 solo tackles in spring scrimmages ... Had one pass interception in the spring ... One of the fastest members of the Tiger football team ... Posted a time of 4.3 in the forty yard dash ... Transferred to Memphis from Central State University in 1997 ... 1998: Was a walk-on candidate for defensive secondary ... Earned his first letter in 1998 while appearing in nine games ... Missed the Tulane and Southern Mississippi games with a knee sprain ... Opened the season with two tackles and a fumble recovery in the Ole Miss game ... Returned the fumble 14 yards ... Logged a season high three tackles in the win over Arkansas State and also had two stops in the Louisville contest ... Finished the year with eight total tackles including six solo stops ... One of the biggest surprises of the spring ... Came to the Tigers as a walk-on candidate for a defensive back spot ... Ran one of the fastest 40-yard dashes on the team in the spring ... Worked as a cornerback behind Keith Cobb ... Was credited with four tackles in the spring scrimmages ... Should see playing time on the Tiger special teams this fall ... Prep: Came to Memphis from Lathrup High School in Southfield, Michigan ... Born: 2/13/78.

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DB, 6-0, 181 r-Junior Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI

fourth quarter ... Completed five-of-eight pass attempts for 95 yards and one touchdown ... His touchdown pass came on a 52-yard strike to Al Sermon ... Completed nine-of-17 attempts for 99 yards the following week against Houston ... Was named as the starter on October 31 for the Arkansas State game ... Hit on 16-of-24 pass attempts for 180 yards in leading the Tigers to their second win of the season ... Completed 17-of31 attempts against Tulane for 279 yards and two touchdowns ... Threw scoring strikes to tight end Billy Kendall and Richie Floyd in a 31-point effort against the undefeated Green Wave ... In the final game of the season he completed eight-of-21 pass attempts for 226 yards and two touchdowns ... Hit on an 82-yard pass play to flanker Damien Dodson and a 22-yard score strike to Darrius Blevins ... His 82-yard pass tied for the fifth longest pass play in school history ... Finished the season completing 61-of-124 pass attempts for 930 yards and five touchdowns ... His 930 yards passing rank him 21st on the Tiger all-time passing list ... Had an impressive spring practice ...Completed one-of-two pass attempts for 18 yards in the first spring scrimmage ... Was injured prior to the Blue-Gray game and was unable to compete ... Finished the spring connecting on 14-of-37 pass attempts for 144 yards and two touchdowns ... 1997: A quarterback who was redshirted in 1997 ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with the offensive scout team ... Practiced behind Bernard Oden, Stephen Galbraith and Kenton Evans in the fall ... Prep: A former Memphian who grew up in Germantown, TN ... Completed 107-of-234 attempts in 1996 for Etowah High School ... Passed for 1,438 yards in 1996 with 12 touchdown passes ... Averaged 13.5 yards per completion last season ... Had (13-of-22) 222 yards and three touchdowns against Paulding County ... Completed 10-of-20 for 147 and four touchdowns against Cherokee High ... Had rushing touchdowns of 80 and 64 yards as a senior ... Was named the county offensive player of the years for two years ... Was named to the All-County Team for two years ... Completed 83-of-197 for 1,191 yards and eight touchdowns in 1995 ... Passed for 274 yards against Chattahootchie High School as a junior ... Started as a fullback as a sophomore ... Set Etowah High records for most pass attempts in a season, most attempts in a career, most passing yards in a game, most passing yards in a season, most passing yards in a career, most pass completions in a career, best pass completion percentage in a game, season and career, lowest interception percentage in a season and career and he received the Gold Eagle Award and he set the Fitness Competition record ... Lettered as a forward in basketball and threw shot and discus for the track team ... Benched 315, squat-

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SUBER' STATISTICS Att Comp Yds 124 61 930 No. Yds. Avg. 24 -73 -3.0 Rush Pass Plays -73 930 148

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SUMTER' STATISTICS AT Tot. FR 6 26 0

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SUMTER' CAREER STATISTICS Most tackles/Game: 9 vs Louisville & ASU (‘98) Most solo tackles/Game: 7 vs Arkansas State (‘98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 3 vs Louisville (‘98) Most tackles for loss/Game: 1 vs Arkansas State ('98) Most Interceptions/Game: 1 vs Cincinnati & ASU (‘98)

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Spent the spring of 1999 rehabilitating his knee ... Is expected to be ready for the season opener against Ole Miss ... 1998: A true freshman who became a starter in the secondary before a knee injury ended his season ... Lettered after appearing in nine games ... Started the season as a special teams member but quickly found a spot at strong safety ... Had one tackle in the Mississippi State game ... Logged three tackles in the Houston contest and then grabbed his first career pass interception in the win over Cincinnati ... Had nine tackles in the Louisville game to lead the team ... Was named the Defensive Player of the Game for the Louisville contest ... Was credited with nine tackles and a pass interception in the Memphis victory over Arkansas State ... Sustained a torn ACL in the first defensive series of the Tulane game ... Was operated on and missed the remainder of the 1998 season ... Finished his freshman year with 26 tackles including 20 solo stops, one tackle for lost yardage and a team leading two pass interceptions ...Prep: An outstanding athlete who played quarterback and defensive back at Cody High School ... Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior and passed for over 1,000 yards ... Was a Spartan Magazine Prep All-American ... Was a first team All-State selection in Michigan ... Had a single game in which he intercepted four passes, rushed for 120 yards and passed for 270 yards ... Recorded 21 pass interceptions over three year career ... Scored 31 career touchdowns

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DB, 6-1, 193 Sophomore Cody HS Detroit, MI

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SUBER'S CAREER HIGHS Most Rushes/Game: 8 vs Houston ('98) Most Rush Yds/Game: 1 vs Louisville (‘98) Longest Run: 2 vs Louisville ('98) Most Pass Attempts/Game: 31 vs Tulane ('98) Most Completions/Game: 17 vs Tulane ('98) Most Pass Yds/Game:279 vs Tulane ('98) Longest Completion: 82 vs East Carolina ('98) *

... Was named to Mike McCabe's Michigan Fab 50 ... Is one of the top rated defensive backs in the state according to McCabe ... Named to the Detroit Free Press All-State team ... Was an All-Detroit selection in football ... Was also an all-city and all-state selection in basketball ... Listed as one of the Top 50 Basketball prospects in Michigan ... Played point guard for the basketball team ... Ran a 10.8 100 meters as a member of the Cody track team ... Posted a jump of 6'4 as the team's high jumper ... Was recruited by Purdue and Indiana ... Played for coach Donald Anderson at Cody High ... Son of Earl and Bertha Sumter ... Born: 2-2280.

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Passing G/S 1998 7/4 Rushing G 1998 7/4 Total Offense G 1998 7/4

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ted 405 and cleaned 275 ... Was rated in the top twenty academically at his school (320 seniors) ... Voted one of the eight Most Outstanding Seniors by the faculty ... Brother Eric is a high jumper for Georgia Tech track team ... Played for coach Rick Swales at Etowah High ... Born: 11/ 22/78 ... Is the son of Jim and Suzanne Suber.

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LB, 6-2, 243 r-Sophomore Vanier HS Montreal, Quebec

Did not appear in a game for the Tigers during the 1998 season ... Spent the spring of 1999 working at defensive end ... Enters the fall as a backup for starter Arndre Arnold ... 1998: Did not participate in a game for the Tigers in 1998 ... Spent his time working with the defensive scout team ... Began to demonstrate his ability as a linebacker in spring drills ... Had seven tackles in spring scrimmages ... Logged four of those tackles in the Blue-Gray game ... Will help provide depth at the strong side linebacker position in the fall ... 1997: A defensive end/linebacker who was redshirted during the 1997 season ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with the Tiger defensive scout team ... Joined Marcus Jack and Ian Williams as the only Canadians on the Memphis football team ... Prep: Played three years for coach Ray Gagnon at Vanier Prep School ... Was a linebacker and defensive end ... Born: 11/24/76 ... Is the son of Costa and Dora Tsatsaronis.

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Came to the Tigers in the fall of 1997 as a transfer from the University of Wisconsin ... Participated in three games last season ... Enters the fall as a back-up at nose tackle ... 1998: Spent most of the fall of 1998 learning his position in the defensive line ... Came to the Tigers as a linebacker but has since been moved to defensive tackle ... Played in three games for the Tigers in the fall of 1998 ... Appeared in the Ole Miss, Minnesota and Cincinnati games ... Was credited with one tackle in the Minnesota contest ...Worked behind Calvin Lewis at defensive tackle ... Sat out the 1997 season under the NCAA transfer rules ... Has three years of eligibility remaining ... Was named to the Tiger Academic 30 last spring with a GPA over 3.30 ... Had impressive spring ... Was the Tigers' leading tackler in the Blue-Gray game ... Was credited with nine tackles, two quarterback sacks and one tackle for lost yardage in the spring classic ... 1997: Spent the fall of 1997 working with the defensive scout team as a defensive end ... Prep: Played prep football at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis ... Lettered for three years in football and two years as a heavyweight wrestler ... Helped football team to the state playoffs in 1993 through 1995 ... Team posted a 9-2 record in 1995 ... Registered 119 tackles as a senior and 108 hits as a junior ... Was the team's leading tackler as a junior and senior ... Received numerous honors as a senior ... Was an all-region and All-Shelby Metro selection in 1995 ... Was named first team all-state and was selected to the USA Today All-America team (honorable mention) ... Received the award as the Memphis Quarterback Club Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 ... Was the TACA Region 85A Defensive Player of the Year ... Member of the Tennessee All-Star team in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game ... Voted the Tennessee MVP for Tennessee in the All-Star game ... Was a finalist for Mr. Tennessee Football ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated with a 3.65 GPA ... Was a student government member ... Born: 3/ 22/78.

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DT, 6-2, 271 r-Junior CBHS Memphis, TN

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VOLLMAR' CAREER STATISTICS Most tackles/Game: 1 vs Minnesota (‘98) Most solo tackles/Game: 1 vs Minnesota (‘98) Most tackles for loss/Game: 1 vs Minnesota (‘98)

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Started four games for the Tigers last season ... Worked with Rashad Bailey at fullback in the spring ... Had 14 carries for 47 yards and one touchdown in spring scrimmages ... 1998: Was the Tiger starter in three games last fall but appeared in all 11 games ... Was used mainly in blocking roles ... Had just one rush from scrimmage for one yard and that came in the game against Mississippi State University ... Shared playing time with Jeremy Scruggs at fullback ... Gained 53 yards on nine attempts in spring scrimmages and caught one pass ... Received the Tiger Top Academic Award at the 1997 Football Banquet ... 1997: A former walk-on who not only earned a scholarship in 1997 but became the Tiger starter at fullback due to his great blocking abilities ... Was the starter in three games in 1997 and a regular in the final seven games of the year ... Had just one rush for 12 yards in 1997 and caught two passes for four yards ... Had a 12-yard carry in the season finale against Southern Mississippi ... Caught passes against Alabama-Birmingham and Tulane ... Named to the Tiger Academic 30 for the second year ... 1996: Spent the 1996 season working as a member of the Tiger special teams and as a tight end ... Participated in three games for the Tigers last season ... Saw action in the Miami, Cincinnati and Houston games ... Was a member of the field goal and PAT teams ...1995: Came to the Tigers as a candidate for the fullback position ... Worked as a fullback but did not see playing time ... Was moved to tight end in the spring of 1996 after injury to Kerry Cobb ... Was listed as the number three tight end on the depth chart ... Prep: Played football and baseball at Millington High School ... Lettered for four years in each sport ... Was named to the Best of the Preps team in 1994-95 ... Was named 1st team All-Region Defensive in 1994 ... Was 2nd team All-Region on defense in 1993 ... Helped his team to the district championship ... Blocked at Millington High for University of Colorado tailback Marlon Barnes ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students and Boy's State ... Born: 3/22/77 ... Played for high school coach Tommy Harrison ... Is the son of Keith and Barbara Tucker.

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FB, 5-10, 235 r-Senior Millington HS Millington, TN

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BrandonTucker

TUCKER'S CAREER HIGHS Most Rushes/Game: 1 vs Southern Miss ('97) Most Rush Yds/Game: 12 vs Southern Miss ('97) Most Receptions/Game: 1, twice

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WARD' S CAREER STATISTICS Most tackles/Game: 6 vs East Carolina (‘98) Most solo tackles/Game: 3 vs East Carolina (‘98) Most assisted tackles/Game: 1 vs East Carolina (‘98)

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A returning letterman who played in all 11 games as a true freshman ... Worked in the spring as a free safety and will work with starter Freddie Powell at that position this fall ... 1998: Earned his first letter as a true freshman ... Played in all 11 games for the Tigers last fall in the defensive secondary ... Worked with Jeremy Stewart at free safety and was a member of the Tiger special teams ... ... Was credited with 14 tackles on the season including 10 solo hits ... Had his first collegiate tackle in the Cincinnati game ... Had three tackles including two solos in the Louisville contest ... Registered two solos against undefeated Tulane and finished the season with a six-tackle performance against East Carolina ... Had three solos and three assists against ECU ... Prep: Played defensive back for Melrose High on their 1996 state championship team ... Lettered for three years at Melrose High ... Was also a kick return specialist ... Was named to the All-Shelby Metro team, the all-region team and the all-state squad ... Ranked 18th in Shelby-Metro in punt returns in 1996 ... Had 12 returns for 192 yards ... Averaged 16.0 yards per return in 1996 ... Was ranked 8th in Region 8-3A in interceptions ... Registered three interceptions for 66 yards and one touchdown ... Averaged 22.0 yards per interception return ... Had 10 tackles and a pass interception in the Trezevant game ... Had 107 tackles in 1996 ... Career totals read 278 tackles, six pass interceptions and 958 yards in punt returns ... Also lettered in baseball at Melrose as a centerfielder ... Was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Played for coach Tim Thompson at Melrose High ... Son of Annie Ruth Ward ... Born: 6-2578.

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DB, 6-0, 185 Sophomore Melrose HS Memphis, TN

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KeydrinWard

RB, 6-0, 197 Sophomore Munford HS Munford, TN

Did not participate in 1998 ... Worked in the spring as a tailback but had to battle injuries throrught spring drills ... Had 24 carries for 31 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Enters the fall as a reserve running back working behind seniors Gerard Arnold and Teofilo Riley ... 1998: Sat out the 1998 season while 1998 season while meeting academic requirements ... Worked as a tailback on the offensive scout team ... Was voted the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award which was presented at the annual Football Banquet ... Prep: The top running back in the state of Tennessee in 1997 ... Rushed for 2,070 yards during the 1997 season ... Led Munford to the state 5-A championship game ... Named to Tennessee Sports Writers 5A All-State team ... Led West Tennessee in rushing with 2,070 yards ... Averaged 8.2 yards per carry last season ... Rushed the ball 253 times and scored 24 touchdowns ... Averaged 138.0 yards rushing per game ... Led district 7-5A in rushing and average per carry ... Tallied 333 yards rushing in the state playoff game with Germantown ... Had 167 yards rushing in the state championship game against Murfreesboro Riverdale ... Also played defensive back for Munford ... Had four pass interceptions for 95 yards ... Averaged 23.8 yards per interception return ... Had 2,761 yards of total offense in 1997 ... Was a 5-A All-Tennessee selection in football in 1997 ... Was named to the Associated Press 5-A All-State team ... Picked as the state's number 20 prospect by the Chattanooga News Free Press ... Finalist for the Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps Back of the Year ... As a junior was named to the All-Shelby Metro team as a defensive back ... Rushed for 1,145 yards on 151 carries and scored 12 touchdowns as a junior ... Averaged 104.1 yards per game ... Had 179 yards against Oakhaven and 144 against Jackson Central-Merry ... Was an All-District 7-5A selection as a defensive back ... Was ranked fourth in the region in rushing ... Had 10 pass receptions for 222 yards and two touchdowns ... Returned seven punts for 139 yards and one touchdown ... Led District 7-5A in kickoff returns ... Had nine returns for 209 yards ... Averaged 23.2 yards per return ... Had three pass interceptions for 54 yards and one touchdown ... As a sophomore rushed for 460 yards on 52 attempts and scored five touchdowns ... Averaged 8.8 yards per attempts as a sophomore ... Had 13 pass receptions for 296 yards and returned four kickoffs for 53 yards ... Career rushing totals read 456 carries for 3,675 yards and 41 touchdowns ... Career average of 8.1 yards per attempt ... Listed by Pigskin Preps' Football Magazine as a Tennessee top prospect ... Played football for coach Darry Marshall at Munford ... Is the son of Dernice and Pamela Wherry ... Born: 3-16-79.

Field Goals 1998

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WHITE'S STATISTICS Att. Made LG 16 16 52

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WHITE'S CAREER HIGHS Most Field Goals Made/Game: 4 vs Cincinnati (‘98) Longest Field Goal Made/Game: 52 vs Cincinnati ('98) Most Consecutive FG Made: 16 Most PATs Made/Game: 5 vs Arkansas State ('98) Most Points Scored/Game: 15 vs Cincinnati ('98)

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... Prep: Was rated as one of the top prep kickers in the South ... Was rated as a three by Forrest Davis Recruiting Magazine ... Voted the 71st best player in the southeast by Super Prep Football Magazine ... Was selected to play in the 1997 Florida-Georgia All-Star game ... Was a fouryear letterwinner and a three-year starter as a kicker and punter ... Was named All-Gwinnett County as a kicker for three consecutive years (1st team) ... Was named to the 1996 Georgia 4A All-State team (1st team) ... Made 25-of-26 PATs in 1996 and 11-of-18 field goals ... Hit 100 percent of his field goals at 40 yards and closer over a three-year span ... Received a Special Merit Award given by the Atlanta Touchdown Club ... Named to the Georgia Top 111 Prospects ... Named to the Georgia Super 11 Team ... Had a long field goal of 47 yards ... His 11 field goals tied the Gwinnett County record for most field goals which was held by Jason Elam now of the Denver Broncos and Brett Conway of Penn State ... Handled all of Shiloh's kickoffs and had 58 percent that were touchbacks ... Averaged 38.9 yards per punt in 1996 ... Had a long punt of 68 yards which was the second longest punt in Gwinnett County history ... Connected on 10-of-12 field goals as a junior ... Named the Gwinnett County Placekicker of the Year in 1995 ... Had 60 percent of his kickoffs go for touchbacks in 1995 ... Set school record for most field goals in a game and in a season as a sophomore ... Lettered for three years in soccer ... An outstanding student who was a member of the National Honor Society, the Beta Club and Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Played for coach Charlie Jordan ... Born: 2/6/79 ... Is the son of John and Alison White.

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Has not missed a field goal from 40 yards and closer since he became a kicker as a sophomore in high school ... Suffered through the spring with a bruised thigh muscle ... ... 1998: Was the most honored Tiger in 1998 ... Earned his first varsity letter while serving as the Tiger kicker ... Finished the 1998 season without a miss in any category ... Was perfect in field goals made hitting on 16-of-16 attempts ... Was also without a miss in PATs connecting on 22-of-22 attempts ...Led the team in scoring with 70 points ... Was the only kicker in the nation in 1998 to have a perfect season ... Finished the year as the NCAA's 18th ranked kicker (number of field goals per game) ... Was a semifinalist for the 1998 Lou Groza Award ... Was named to The Football News All-America Team (honorable mention) and The Football News AllFreshman team ... Was voted to The Sporting News Freshman AllAmerica team in 1998 ... Named to College Sports News All-America Team (honorable mention) ... Was named to the All-Conference USA Team (1st team) ... Was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Was named to The Football News All-Conference USA Team ... Was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year ... Was voted the University of Memphis Special Teams Player of the Year ... Received the team's Academic Achievement Award ... Broke or tied three Memphis records in the Cincinnati game ... Set record for the most points by a kicker in a game (16) and tied the record for most field goals made in a game (4) and longest field goal made (52 yards) ... Opened the season with a 37-yard field goal in the Ole Miss game ... Had two field goals against Mississippi State including a 44-yard effort ... Kicked three field goals against Arkansas for the Tigers' only nine points ... Followed the Arkansas contest with four field goals in the Cincinnati game ... Had three field goals made in the Louisville contest ... Ended the year with single field goals made in the Tulane, Southern Mississippi and East Carolina games ... Connected on 15-of19 field goal attempts and four-of-four PATs in spring scrimmage action ... Led the Tigers in scoring with 49 points ... 1997: Was redshirted in 1997 ... Spent the fall of 1997 working with Tiger kickers Jimmy Keith and Jim Cande ... Named to the Tiger Academic 30 with a GPA over 3.39

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K, 5-10, 195 r-Sophomore Shiloh HS Lilburn, GA

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The Players

OLB, 6-4, 232 r-Junior Centenniel HS Brampton, Ontario

Will enter the spring as the backup to Caspor Stiles at the “wolf” linebacker position ... 1998: Lettered as a linebacker while appearing in 10 of 11 games ... Opened the season with three tackles against Ole Miss ... Had four stops the following week in the Mississippi State contest ... Was credited with five tackles in the Tigers' win over Cincinnati ... Had a season high four solos in the Cincinnati game ... Top performance of the season came in the Southern Mississippi contest when he recorded six tackles ... Had one quarterback sack in 1998 ... Logged a sack in the Minnesota game ... Finished the season with 27 tackles including 12 solo

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stops ...Was injured in the spring and missed the Blue-Gray game ... Still managed eight tackles in the scrimmages ... 1997: After working as an redshirted offensive player during the 1996 season, was moved to defense ... Was moved to linebacker in the spring of 1997 and responded by earning his first letter ... Appeared in ten games as either a linebacker or a member of the Tiger special teams ... Finished the season with 12 tackles including one tackle for lost yardage (-nine yards) ... Scored his first career touchdown in the Michigan State game when he took a lateral from Don Haselwood's fumble return and ran seven yards for a score ... Had three tackles in the Michigan State game to go along with his touchdown ... Also registered three tackles in the win over Arkansas State ... Was credited with two tackles in the Alabama-Birmingham and Minnesota games ... Worked as a member of the coverage teams ... 1996: Was redshirted during the 1996 season ... Spent the fall of 1996 working as a member of the offensive scout team ... Worked as a wide receiver during the spring of 1996 ... Led the offense in receiving in the 1996 Blue-Gray game with four receptions for 54 yards ... Had the game's long reception at 38 yards ... An outstanding athlete who could play several positions for the Tigers ... Came to Memphis as a quarterback but was moved to wide receiver in the spring ... Led the team in receiving in the spring game with four receptions for 54 yards ... Had a long reception of 38 yards ... Prep: Was rated as one of the top five athletes in Canada according to the Toronto Star newspaper ... Led Brampton to a 12-0 record in 1995 ... Claimed the championship in the Toronto Bowl ... Played both quarterback and defensive back in high school ... Has also lettered in basketball and track ... Threw the javelin for the track team ... Brother Aaron plays defensive line for Indiana ... Born: 11/18/76 ... Is the son of Earl Williams and Joan Pye ... Played for high school coach George Fotopolous.

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RobertoYoung

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Became a regular and lettered for the first time in 1998 ... Was moved from defensive end to tight end just eight days before the season opener against Ole Miss ... Was moved back to his natural position as a defensive end in the spring of 1999 and is expected to see regular duty with the

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DE, 6-2, 263 Junior Kingsbury HS Memphis, TN

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PatrickWillis

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WILLIAMS' CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles/Game: 6 vs Southern Miss ('98) Most Solo Tackles/Game: 4 vs Cincinnati ('98) Most Assisted Tackles/Game: 2 vs UAB & Minnesota ('97)

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defense this fall ... Will work with Andre Arnold at right end ... 1998: Lettered in 1998 as a tight end ... Worked behind Billy Kendall but saw a great deal of playing time in the Tigers' two tight sets ... Developed as a receiver as the season progressed ... Had his first collegiate pass reception in the Arkansas State win ... Caught a nine-yard pass from Neil Suber ... Against undefeated Tulane he caught two passes for seven yards ... Finished the season with three pass receptions for 16 yards ... Proved to be a very good blocker ... Could help provide depth at defensive end after sitting out last season ... Worked hard in the weightroom and in the off-season program to keep himself in shape ... 1997: Sat out during the 1997 season under the guidelines of Proposition 48 ... Worked out in the Tiger weightroom while concentrating on his class work Prep: Came to the Tigers along with teammate Marcus Bell and brother Leonard Willis ... Played both offensive and defensive end at Kingsbury High School ... Was named 1st team Associated Press All-State (3A) as a defensive linemen in 1996... Was named to the Tennessee Sportswriters 3A AllState Team (1st team) as a defensive tackle in 1996 ... Was named to the Commercial Appeal Super 24 Team ... Was named to the All-Tennessee Team defensive unit in 1996 ... Selected to the All-Region 8 3A Team as a defensive lineman ... Recorded 70 tackles and was credited with three pass interceptions and five quarterback sacks in 1996 ... As a tight end caught ten passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns ... Averaged 24.1 yards per reception which ranked second in the region in average yards per reception ... Was rated as the 18th best prospect in the state of Tennessee by the Knoxville News Sentinel ... Was named to the 1995 AllShelby Metro Team (1st team) as a defensive lineman ... For his prep career, he registered 237 tackles, twenty quarterback sacks, six pass interceptions as a defensive player and caught 27 passes for 656 yards and eight touchdowns as a tight end ... Born: 8/14/78 ... Is the son of Tom and Patricia Willis.

OLB, 6-1, 229 r-Freshman Sumner HS St. Louis, MO

Spent the spring of 1999 working with Tramont Lawless at “bandit” defensive end ... 1998: Was redshirted during the 1998 season ... Spent the fall working with the defensive scout team ... Worked as an outside linebacker ... Prep: Played linebacker and offensive guard for Sumner High School in St. Louis ... Lettered for four years in both football and baseball ... Was credited with 89 solo tackles, 25 assisted hits, two quarterback sacks, three fumble recoveries, one blocked kick and five blocked passes in 1997 ... Registered 40 tackles and four quarterback sacks as a junior ... Helped team to a 6-4 record in 1997 and a 6-0 league mark ... Was an allconference and all-league pick in football as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Was named as captain all three seasons ... Received St. Louis

DS, 6-1, 247 r-Freshman MUS Memphis, TN

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Worked as an offensive guard in the spring ... Also served as the back-up deep snapper behind Joe Rocconi ... Played offensive guard for the Gray team in the annual Blue-Gray game ... 1998: A walk-on from MUS who did not play in a game and was redshirted ... Was used as a backup to Joe Rocconi as the deep snapper but was not pressed into service ... Spent the fall working with the scout special teams ... Prep: Played his prep football at MUS ... Played both offensive and defensive line for the Owls.

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Worked as a “stinger” linebacker in the spring ... Played linebacker for the Gray squad in the Blue-Gray game ... Was credited with two tackles in the Blue-Gray game and had six tackles and one tackle for lost yardage in the spring scrimmages ... 1998: A walk-on candidate at middle linebacker ... Appeared in three games for the Tigers in 1998 ... Played in the Houston, Arkansas and Cincinnati games ... Was credited with one tackle in the Cincinnati game ... Saw most of his playing time as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Did work as a linebacker in the win over Cincinnati ...Appeared regularly in spring scrimmages ...Finished the spring with seven tackles in scrimmage action ... Also recorded one tackle for loss yardage in the Blue-Gray Game ... Could help provide depth at the inside linebacker position this fall ... 1997: A walk-on linebacker who appeared in one game for the Tigers ... Played against Arkansas State and registered one solo tackle ... Dressed out for all of the home games in 1997 ... Worked behind Kamal Shakir and DeMorrio Shank at the middle linebacker position ... 1996: Participated in the fall of 1996 as a member of the defensive scout team ... Entered fall camp listed as a "mike" linebacker ... Worked with Pat Stiles, Kamal Shakir, and Joe Rocconi at linebacker ... Born: 4/17/78 ... Played for coach ArdnetteThomas at Fayette-Ware High School ... Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bailey, Sr.

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BradBritt DB, 5-11, 199 r-Junior Bolton HS Bartlett, TN

Worked as a safety for the defense in the spring ... Played safety for the Gray squad in the annual spring game ... Was credited with three solo tackles and a pass break-up in the Blue-Gray game ... Finished the spring scrimmages with nine tackles ... 1998: A walk-on candidate for a safety position for the Tigers ... Appeared in one game in 1998 ... Traveled with the Tigers to Southern Mississippi and saw playing time on the special teams ... Worked with Glenn Sumter at strong safety ...Worked as a strong safety in spring drills ... Registered two tackles in the Blue-Gray Game ... Could see some work with the Tiger special teams this fall ... 1997: Spent the fall of 1997 working with the Tiger scout teams ... Did not appear in a game for Memphis ... Dressed out for all of the Memphis home games ... Practiced behind Jeremy Stewart and Jonathan Brooks at free safety ... Prep: Played his prep football at Bolton High School in Memphis ... Lettered for three years in football and baseball ... Was an all-region selection in football in 1995 ... Recorded 72 tackles, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 1995 ... Had 161 career tackles along with six interceptions ... Carried a 3.2 grade point average in high school ... Ranked in top 15 percent of his class ... Born: 4/13/78 ... Played for coach Robert Downing at Bolton High School ... Is the son of Al and Nancy Britt.

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OLB, 5-9, 236 r-Junior Fayette-Ware HS Somerville, TN

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JamesBailey

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OTHER VARSITY CANDIDATES

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American Newspaper, St. Louis Rams, and St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports Foundation Athletic Award ... Career totals read 246 tackles, 16 quarterback sacks, 11 fumble recoveries and 12 pass breakups ... Was an all-league selection in baseball for three years ... Carries a 3.974 GPA ... Was named to Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Ranked #1 in his senior class ... State delegate at the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. ... Was a member of the NASA Sharp Plus Apprenticeship Program and the National Junior Academy of Sciences National Science Fair in Seattle, Washington ... Lists Vanderbilt, Minnesota and Missouri among schools of interest ... Played for coach Larry Walls ... Son of Ernest and Cleopatra Young ... Born: 8/3/80.

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DraperHall LB, 5-10, 218 r-Sophomore J.A. Fair HS Little Rock, AR

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defensive back ... Caught 13 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns in 1997 ... Averaged 21.0 yards per reception ... Had five punt returns for 41 yards ... Returned six kickoffs for 153 yards ... Averaged 25.5 yards per return ... As a defensive back he had three pass interceptions for 10 yards ... Was ranked 12th in the region in all-purpose yards with 477 ... Played for coach Tom Marino ... Born: 11/29/79

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Continued at his linebacker position in the spring of 1999 ... Logged two solo tackles in the spring football game ... Had five tackles in scrimmage action this spring ... 1998: Worked as a outside linebacker in the fall of 1998 ... Participated in one game during the 1998 season ... Worked as a linebacker in the victory over Cincinnati ... Was credited with one tackle against the Bearcats ... Was voted the co-Scout Teams Player of the Year Award which he received at the annual Football Banquet ... Went through spring practice as a middle linebacker ... Worked behind Kamal Shakir and Corey Irby at the "mike" linebacker slot ... Could help provide depth this fall ... 1997: A walk-on candidate for one of the linebacker positions ... Worked with the defensive scout team ... Did not participate in a game ... Practiced behind Chris Reeves and Michael Boatman ... Prep: Played his prep football at J.A. Fair High School in Little Rock ... Lettered for three years as a linebacker ... Helped his team to a 5-6 record and the state play-offs ... Was an all-conference selection in 1996 ... Was named the team co-MVP and a team captain as a senior ... Had a career high 12 tackles and two quarterback sacks in the Parkview game ... An honor student who received the Athletic Academic Award ... Graduated in the top ten percent of his class ... Played for coach Glenn Eskola ... Is the cousin of former Arkansas and NFL star Dennis "Dirt" Winston ... Born: 8/24/79 ... Is the son of Willie and Larcenia Hall.

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Was moved to defensive back in the spring and worked as a safety ... Intercepted a pass in the second spring scrimmage and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown ... Had three tackles in the annual Blue-Gray game ... 1998: Was a walk-on candidate for a receiver position in the fall of 1998 ... Worked as a flanker behind Damien Dodson ... Spent the fall as a member of the offensive scout team ... Demonstrated good speed and an ability to make a catch ... Prep: Played for Bartlett High School as a defensive back and receiver ... Was an All-Region 7-5A selection at

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DB, 6-2, 192 r-Freshman Bartlett HS Memphis, TN

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BenGrear

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Sat out during the fall of 1998 ... Returned to the team in the spring of 1999 ... Worked as a boundary corner with Michael Stone in spring drills ... 1998: Sat out during the 1998 season ... 1997: A walk-on candidate who saw his first collegiate action ... Played on the Tiger kickoff coverage team in the victory over Arkansas State ... Worked with the defensive scout team in practice going against the number one offense ... Played behind Mike McKenzie and Fred Powell at cornerback ... Played for coach L.C. Cannon at Raleigh-Egypt High ... 1996: Did not participate in a game for Memphis during the 1996 season ... Spent the year working as member of the defensive scout team ... Was named the Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year in 1996 for his work in preparing the varsity for weekly games ... Came to the Tigers as a candidate for the defensive secondary ... Worked as a safety ... Sustained a knee sprain in the spring and missed most of spring practice ... Prep: Played prep football and soccer at Raleigh-Egypt High School in Memphis ... Played wide receiver, linebacker and defensive end at Raleigh-Egypt and was a halfback for the soccer team ... Lettered for three years in soccer and two years in football ... Was named to the Region 7 AAAA All-Academic Team in 1994 ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Received the American Legion Award for academics, the U.S. History Award, the Sojourners Award, the U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award, and the Commercial Appeal Lighthouse Achievement Award ... He was named the Outstanding Senior for Raleigh-Egypt ... Born: 12/25/76 ... Played for coach L.C. Cannon ... Is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Ivory Ervin.

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DB, 5-9, 192 r-Senior Raleigh-Egypt HS Memphis, TN

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IvoryErvin

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QB, 6-5, 218 r-Sophomore Collierville HS Collierville, TN

Came to The University of Memphis as a transfer from Arkansas State University ... Sat out the 1998 season under the NCAA transfer rules ... Has three years of eligibility remaining at the U of M ... Threw a touchdown pass to Quincey Stephenson in the first scrimmage of the spring ...

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RB, 5-11, 198 r-Sophomore Rossville Academy Somerville, TN

TreyMunson

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Was used as a tailback in spring drills ... Had three rushes for 21 yards in the first scrimmage of the spring ... Was a tailback for the Gray squad in the annual spring game ... Had five carries for 37 yards in the Blue-Gray game ... Was the third leading rusher for the offense in spring scrimmages ... Had 20 carries for 82 yards through four scrimmages ... Averaged 4.1 yards per attempt ... Finished the spring with 29 rushes for 121 yards and one touchdown ... 1998: Came to the Tigers as a transfer from Millsaps College and sat out the fall of 1998 under the NCAA transfer rules ... Played as a freshman at Millsaps ... Worked as a member of the offensive scout and was used as a tailback ... Born: 12/7/79.

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Came to the Tigers with defensive back Michael Stone ... Participated in spring drills in 1998 ... Was injured and missed the 1998 season ... Particpated in the spring of 1999 and could be used to provide depth in the defenwsive line this fall ... Prep: Played his prep football at Lathrup High School ... Played both offensive and defensive line in high school ... Born: 12/28/77 .

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DT, 6-3, 285 r-Sophomore Lathrup HS Southfield, MI

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GeraldMassey

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Worked as an inside linebacker during the spring of 1999 ... Came to the Tigers in the spring of 1999 as a transfer from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia ... Was credited with five tackles in spring scrimmages ... Is expected to work this fall with Kamal Shakir and Corey Irby at “mike” linebacker ... Attended Georgia Military before attending Liberty University ... Ran a 4.69 forty yard dash in spring timing ... Could provide depth at linebacker or play on the Tiger special teams this fall ... Born: 8/7/77.

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AaronMeadows

WR, 6-3, 178 r-Sophomore Adams HS Rochester, MI

Is listed as a wide receiver behind Chance Nesbitt and Al Sermon ... Worked as a wide receiver in the spring of 1999 ... Caught one pass in the annual Blue-Gray Spring Game ... Hauled in an 11-yard pass from Garrick Hrivnak to give the Gary team a first down ... Finished the spring with just the one pass reception ... 1998: A candidate for a receiver position ... Spent the fall of 1998 as a member of the Tiger offensive scout team ... Worked as a wide receiver ... Had one pass reception for 24 yards in the Blue-Gray game ... Was his only reception of the spring ... 1997: A walk-on candidate for a receiver position at The University of Memphis ... Worked as a wide receiver in the fall ... Spent the fall working with the offensive scout team against the number one defense ... Prep: Played his prep football for Rochcester Adams High School ... Lettered for two years in football and for two years in track ... Finished his senior season with 19 receptions for 340 yards and two touchdowns ... Was an allcounty selection in track ... Broke the school record for the 200 meters... Was named to Michigan's Who's Who in Track and Field ... Played for coach Jim DeJager ... Born: 5/1/78 ... Son of Eddie and Delores Munson.

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LB, 6-1, 220 r-Junior Georgia Military Milledgeville, GA

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Tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Harden in the annual BlueGray Spring Game ... 1998: Spent the fall of 1998 working as a member of the scout team offense ... Played quarterback for the scout offense ... Prep: Lettered for three years as a quarterback at Collierville High School ... Ranked seventh in Shelby-Metro in passing in 1995 ... Threw for 168 yards against White Station and had 124 yards in the air against Covington ... Threw for 156 yards in state playoff game against Father Ryan of Nashville ... Led team to an 8-4 record in 1995 ... Was ranked second in the region in passing ... Finished the 1995 season completing 65-of-148 pass attempts for 1,099 yards and eight touchdowns ... In 1994 led the Dragons to an 11-2 record ... Threw for 173 yards in win over Fayette-Ware High School and had 113 yards passing against Houston ... Was ranked 15th in Shelby-Metro in passing ... Finished his junior season completing 38-of-105 passes for 822 yards and nine touchdowns ... Signed with Arkansas State after graduating from Collierville ... Born: 6/16/78.

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QB, 5-9, 177 r-Freshman Collierville HS Collierville, TN

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Worked in the rotation at quarterback last spring ... Completed his first pass in the second scrimmage of the spring ... Hit receiver Derrick Harmon for 43 yards to set up a Tiger score ... Quarterbacked the Gray squad in the annual spring game ... Completed one of two pass attempts for six yards and rushed eight times ... Finished the spring as the Tigers’ second leading passer ... Completed 7-of-12 pass attempts for 116 yards and one touchdown ... Did not have a pass intercepted in spring drills ... Completed .583 percent of his pass attempts ... Is listed on Tiger special teams as back-up at holder and the up-back on the punt team ... 1998: A candidate for the quarterback position who was redshirted in 1998 ... Spent the fall of 1998 as a member of the Tiger offensive scout team ... Prep: Lettered for three years as a quarterback at Collierville High School ... Was the starter as a senior after sharing playing time as a junior ... Led CHS to an 8-3 record in 1997 ... Completed 54-of-100 pass attempts for 971 yards and ten touchdowns in 1997 ... Led Region 8-5A in pass completion percentage (54.0%), in touchdown passes (10) and in pass effeciency rating (159.6) ... Was ranked 11th in Shelby Metro in passing and was rated 14th in total offense ... Had 217 plays for 1260 yards and 14 touchdowns in 1997 ... Threw for 158 yards in the Bartlett game ... Had 123 yards in Houston win ... Named as the quarterback on the Region 8-5A team ... Was named the All-Shelby Metro quarterback by the Commercial Appeal ... Son of Rip and Michele Scherer ... Played for coach Paul Cox at Collierville High School ... Born: 7/14/79.

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A candidate for the kicker position ... Worked in the spring with kickers Ryan White and Jim Cande ... Is a soccer-style kicker ... Connected on four-of-four field goal attempts in the spring scrimmages ... Was threeof-three in PATs ... Scored 15 points in the five spring scrimmages and was the team’s third leading scorer ...Enrolled at Ole Miss following graduation from Germantown ... Prep: Played prep football for Ken Netherland at Germantown High School ... Worked behind Tiger kicker Jim Cande and South Carolina kicker Courtney Leavitt for two years at Germantown ... Became the starter as a senior and led the Shelby-Metro area in kick scoring ... Was 12-of-14 in field goal attempts and 32-of-34 in PATs ... Totaled 68 points on the season ... Was five-of-five from 20 to 40 yards and was seven-of-nine from 40 to 50 yards ... Was named the All Shelby-Metro kicker in 1996 ... Led the city of Memphis in kick scoring ... Led District 5-A in kick scoring and in average points per game ... Led the Shelby-Metro area in field goals made with 12 and was second in PATs with 32 ... Was named to the All-District 5-A team (1st team) as a kicker ... Was named to the All-Tennessee Team (1st team) as the kicker and received Associated Press All-State honors ... Helped Germantown High to a 12-1 record and a second place finish at the state 5A level ... Is the son of Michael and Linda Quick ... Born: 7/24/79.

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K, 5-7, 169 r-Sophomore Germantown HS Germantown, TN

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A candidate for a receiver position ... Worked in the spring as a wide receiver with Chance Nesbitt and Al Sermon ... Offers a big target for Tiger quarterbacks ... Did not come out until the spring of 1999 ... Spent the spring learning the Tiger offensive system ... Prepped at Whitehaven High School in Memphis ... Played wide receiver for the Whitehaven Tigers ... Attended Jackson State University in 1997 ... Transferred to Memphis and sat out last year ... Born: 7/24/79.

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WR, 6-4, 185 Sophomore Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN

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TravisParker

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FL, 5-5, 167 r-Freshman East HS Memphis, TN

Worked as a back-up at flanker in the spring ... Caught a touchddown pass from Garrick Hrivnak in the first scrimmage of the spring ... 1998: The smallest member of the Tiger football team ... Spent the fall of 1998 working as a flanker for the Tiger scout team offense ... Prep: Played high school football at East High School in Memphis ... Worked as a running back in 1997 ... Finished the 1997 season with 73 carries for 513 yards and four touchdowns ... Was ranked 10th in Region 8-4A in rushing ... Had 156 yards rushing in the Northside game ... Totaled 123 yards rushing against South Side High ... Born: 9/3/79.

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A walk-on candidate for the fullback position at Memphis ... Became eligible in the spring of 1999 and has two years remaining ... Worked at fullback in the spring ... Had five carries for 13 yards in the second scrimmage of the spring ... Rushed for 35 yards on three carries for Gray team ... 1998: Spent the fall of 1998 working in the classroom to obtain enough hours for eligibility ... Worked out on his own in the weightroom and became eligible after the fall semester ...Prep: Was a two-year starter at Kingsbury High School ... Led his 1995 team to an 8-3 record ... Was an All Region 8-3A selection as a running back in 1995 ... Was ranked 3rd in region in rushing with 973 yards ... Rushed 140 times for

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FB, 5-8, 228 r-Junior Kingsbury HS Memphis, TN

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LeonardWillis

973 yards and eight touchdowns ... Was also ranked 3rd in total offense in region in 1995 ... Had 1,029 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per play ... Was 9th in Shelby-Metro in rushing ... Rushed for a season high 209 yards against Bishop Byrne ... Rushed for 164 yards in win over Central ... Was named to the 3rd team All-Tennessee team in 1995 ... During his junior year he was named Player of the Year in Region 8-3A ... Led Kingsbury to an 8-4 record ... Led Region 8-3A in rushing with 1,694 yards on 283 attempts ... Totaled 18 rushing touchdowns ... Was ranked 4th in Shelby-Metro in rushing ... Had eight 100 yard rushing performances in 1994 including season high 255 yards vs Hillcrest ... Is the brother of Tiger defensive end Patrick Willis ... Born: 4/24/77.

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Career totals read 300 total tackles, 50 tackles for lost yardage and 109 quarterback sacks ... Visited Arkansas and Southern Mississippi before selecting the Tigers ... Also lettered in basketball as a forward ... An honor roll student ... Played for coach J.T. Curtis, whose father is the namesake of the school ... Is the son of Charles and Ora Belle Bazile ... Born: 5/26/ 80.

EMERY BELL

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An outstanding defensive player who helped J.T. Curtis High School to three consecutive Louisiana state championships in football ... Registered 72 tackles in 1998 ... Had 23 tackles for lost yardage and 19 quarterback sacks ... Was named to the allState, all-district, and all-Metro teams in 1998 and received Prep All-America honors ...

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DE, 6'3, 240, Fr. J.T. Curtis High LaPlace, LA

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CORNELL BAZILE

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to Southeastern Football Recruiting's 1999 Top Prep Prospect list ... Listed by Forrest Davis Recruiting Magazine as a Georgia top prospect rating a 3.5 ... Was a high school teammate of Tennessee signee A.J. Suggs ... Lettered for three years as a guard on the basketball team ... Was a three year starter in basketball ... Played for coach Jimmy Dorsey at Powder Springs High School ... Born: 10/11/79.

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An excellent athlete who lettered in football and basketball in high school ... Played receiver and defensive back at nationally-ranked McEachern High School ... Was a first team All-Cobb County selection in football in 1998 ... Helped his team to the 1998 Georgia state championship game against Valdosta High and a 14-1 record in 1998 ... Had two pass interceptions in state playoff game against Athens-Cedar Shoals High ... Finished the season with 68 total tackles, three tackles for lost yardage, one fumble recovery and five pass interceptions ... Returned one interception 32 yards for a touchdown ... Worked as team's punt returner and had 15 returns for 198 yards ... Averaged 13.2 yards per punt return ... Also returned kickoffs for MHS ... Had 16 kickoff returns for 355 yards ... Averaged 22.2 yards per kickoff return ... Was named

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DB/WR, 5'10, 175, Fr. McEachern High Powder Springs, GA

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BO ARNOLD

MEMPHIS

DB, 5'9, 170, Fr. Tri-Cities High, East Point, GA Played running back and defensive back at TriCities High School ... Rushed for 1,385 yards in 1998 ... Totaled 23 rushing touchdowns on the season ... Played just half of the season as a defensive back and recorded five pass interceptions in just five games ... Was a first team allcounty selection as a running back ... Was a second team All-Atlanta pick ... Received the Tri-

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GARFIELD GARTH

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rushes for 3,205 yards ... Had 41 career pass receptions for 648 yards ... Holds his high school record for the most career yards rushing and holds the county record for average yards per game rushing ... Was also a track letter winner ... Runs the 100 and 200 meters and the hurdles at Stone Mountain High School ... Was recruited by Ole Miss and Oklahoma ... Played for coach Bill Harris at Stone Mountain High School ... Is the son of Yolanda Edwards ... Born: 1/16/81.

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A defensive lineman who worked as both a nose guard and defensive tackle at Amory High ... Recorded 146 total tackles in 1998 ... Had 72 solo hits, seven caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 11 quarterback sacks, 24 tackles for lost yardage and 14 quarterback hurries ... His 11 quarterback sacks set a new school record ... Registered a career high 24 tackles and two sacks in the South Pontotoc High game ... Helped lead his team to a 15-0 record and the state 3A championship in 1998 and in 1995 ... Was named to the second team all-State and first team All-Area by the Tupelo Daily Journal ... Was named a top prospect by Prep Pigskin and given a three rating ... Was named to the Jackson Clarion Ledger second team all-State squad ... Was a three year starter for coach Bobby Hall at Amory ... Also threw the shot put for the AHS track team ... Has been clocked at 4.7 in the forty yard dash ... Lettered for three-years in track and three years in powerlifting ... Brother Patrick Garth plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ,,, Is the son of Garfield and Patricia Garth ... Born: 11/ 5/80.

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DL, 6'3, 240, Fr. Amory High Amory, MS

ANTOINE HARDEN WR/DB, 6'2, 177, Fr. Lake Highlands High Dallas, TX

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Played running back running back at Stone Mountain High School ... Was named the Atlanta AAAA Offensive Player of the Year for two consecutive years ... Was named the DeKalb County Player of the Year two consecutive years ... Rushed 280 times for 2,005 yards and scored 16 touchdowns last season ... Led Atlanta area in touchdowns and rushing ... Named to the Georgia Top Prospect List in 1998 ... Rushed for over 1,700 yards in 1997 ... Had 1205 yards and eight touchdowns in regular season ... Also caught 27 passes for 459 yards ... Led team in both rushing and receiving ... Career totals read 442

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RB, 5'8, 160, Fr. Stone Mountain High Stone Mountain, GA

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B.J. EDWARDS

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Played both offensive and defensive line at Brookwood High School ... Was a two-year starter ... Was named first team All-Gwinette County selection in football in 1998 ... Was an Atlanta All-Metro second team selection in 1998 ... Was credited with 97 tackles and 13 quarterback sacks during the 1998 season ... Had a team-leading eight quarterback sacks and was twice named the "player of the week" during the '98 season ... Was credited with 13 tackles and two sacks in the Colquitt game ... Career statistics read 196 tackles, 22 quarterback sacks and four fumble recoveries ... Also earned letters in track and wrestling ... Was second in the state of Georgia in the shot put in the spring of 1998 ... Also threw the discus ... Has bench pressed 365 ... Played for coach Dave Hunter at Brookwood ... Is the son of Tom and Christine Crews ... Born: 10/1/80.

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DL/OL, 6'3, 265, Fr. Brookwood High Snellville, GA

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JON CREWS

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in a single game and the Dunwoody record for the longest touchdown reception at 98 yards ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger defensive back Idrees Bashir ... Also lettered in track and baseball ... Lettered four years in track as a sprinter ... Played for coach Don Savage ... Son of J.C. and Phyllis Cole ... Born: 8/4/80.

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A running back, and defensive back at Dunwoody High School ... Was named the 1998 Atlanta Metro 3A Player of the Year ... Ran for over 1078 yards and had over 2000 all-purpose yards in 1998 ... Helped his team to an 8-3 record in 1998 ... Was named the DeKalb County Touchdown Club Player of the Week ... Had a single game high of 337 yards rushing in a game in 1998 ... His 337 yards came on just 15 rushes and he scored five touchdowns ... Averaged 22.8 yards per carry in that game ... Had 14 rushing touchdowns in 1998 ... Set the DeKalb County record for rushing yardage

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DB, 6'0, 200, Fr. Dunwoody High Dunwoody, GA

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QUINTON COLE

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An outstanding athlete who excels in both football and baseball ... Was an all-district and allMetro, all-district and honorable mention allState selection in football as a senior ... Helped lead his team to the state semifinals and a 12-2 record ... Intercepted a pass and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown in the state quarterfinals against Neville ... Had 12 kickoff returns for 300 yards in 1998 ... Finished the season with 30 tackles and four pass interceptions ... Had 57 rushes as a tailback for 376 yards in 1998 ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger offensive guard Trey Eyre ... Also lettered in track at Catholic High School ... Played for coach Dale Weiner at Catholic ... Is the son of Sabrina Brown ... Born: 9/14/80.

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DB, 5'11, 175, Fr. Catholic High Baton Rouge, LA

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JASON BROWN

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Cities High Offensive MVP Award for 1998 ... Played for Coach Tanks at Tri-Cities High School... Had a season high 236 yards and five touchdowns in a single game ... Set a school record for touchdowns in a season with 19 ... Was also a track letter winner ... Ran a 10.55 100 meters as a junior ... Ran the second fastest 60 meters in the nation as a junior ... Was the preseason pick to win both the 100 and 200 meters in the state of Georgia ... Played for Coach Michael Tanks at Tri-Cities High School ... Is the son of Emery and Mamie Bell ... Born: 7/9/80.

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A wide receiver and defensive back at Lake Highlands High School ... Was named to the Dallas Morning News Top 100 Prospects List ... Was named to the 1998 all-district and allregion team ... Was named to the honorable

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Was named the Defensive Player of the Year in Class 5-2A in Mississippi ... Helped lead his team to a 10-3 record in 1998 and a spot in the state playoffs ... Was a starter for three years ... Played offensive guard and defensive tackle ... Was credited with 65 tackles, four quarterback sacks, three forced fumbles and one recovered fumble in 1998 ... Was selected to play in the Mississippi North-South All-Star game ... Was named the Defensive MVP Lineman in the All-Star game ... Led team to a 7-3-1 record as a junior ... Named by Fox Sports South as the top lineman in Mississippi ... Played for coach Steve Cheatham at Philadelphia High ... Son of Gail & Barry Martin ... Uncle Fred McAfee was a running back for the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers ... Born: 2/4/80.

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DL, 6'3, 295, Fr. Philadelphia High Philadelphia, MS

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CEDRIC McAFEE

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An all-state wide receiver and defensive back from Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis ... Was a three-year starter at receiver for coach Bryan Hagerty ... Worked as a receiver, quarterback and defensive back ... Lettered for three years in both football and basketball ... Was named to the All-Region, AllMetro and All-State team as a senior ... Set school records for the most touchdowns in a game (5), the most receptions in a season (51) and the most career receptions (118) ... Had 51 receptions for 468 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... Caught passes for a team leading 570 yards as a junior and had eight touchdown receptions ... As a sophomore he had 500 yards receiving with seven touchdowns ... Finished his career with 121 catches for 1,538 yards and 21 touchdowns ... Was the starting point guard for CBC and helped his team to the state 5A basketball championship as a sophomore ... Runs 4.5 40-yard dash ... Is the cousin of former Boston Celtic JoJo White and current Philadelphia 76er Larry Hughes ... Son of Randolph Johnson and Linda Askew ... Born: 2/13/81.

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A defensive end that was one of the most highly recruited players in Memphis in 1998 despite a season ending knee injury ... Was injured in September and had surgery ... Missed the remainder of the 1998 season ... Lettered in football and basketball at White Station High School ... Earned three letters in basketball and two in football ... Was recruited by Miami (FL) in basketball ... Runs well for his size ... Was recruited by Auburn, Ole Miss, and Tennessee after injury ... Played for coach Jeff Hunt at White Station High School ... Is the son of Ms. Leaner Grant ... Born:11/5/79.

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DE, 6'6, 235, Fr. White Station High Memphis, TN

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STANLEY JACKSON

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WR, 5'10, 170, Fr. CBC St. Louis, MO

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WR, 6'3, 190, Fr. Pope High Marietta, GA

RYAN JOHNSON

CASEY ROONEY WR, 6'2, 200, Fr. West High Souix City, IA A late signee for the Tigers ... Comes to Memphis after playing last season at the Air Force Academy Prep School ... Was a five sport letterman at West High School in Souix City ... Earned 19 varsity letters in his high school career ... Played quarterback and handled kicking and punting duties at West ... Led his 1997 WHS team to a 8-4 record and a berth in the state playoffs ... Rushed for 1,248 yards as a senior and passes for 1,002 yards ... Caught seven passes for 208 yards ... Was 22-of-26 in PATs and hit on 12-of-13 field goal attempts ... Finished the ‘97 season with 17 rushing touchdowns and had eight touchdown passes ... Was an allcity, all-conference, All-Northwest Iowa, 1st team all-state selection in football ... Received USA Today honorable mention all-America honors ... Was named captain of the Iowa 4-A All-State team in 1997 by the Iowa Newspaper Association ... The Des Moines Register named him to their Elite All-Class State team ... Was named the Souix City Journal’s Athlete of the Year in 1997-98 ... Lettered in soccer, basketball, baseball and track in high school ... Was a five year starter on the West High soccer team ... Averaged 1.7 goals per game as a senior and was named to the All-Metro and Iowa All-State team ... Led his West High soccer team to their first ever appearance in the state tournament in 1997 ... Played shortstop and centerfield for the baseball team and had a career batting average over .300 ... Helped his West High basketball team to a 60-6 record and three state playoff appearances over his four years ... Received All-Metro, All-Northwest Iowa and all-state honors in basketball as a guard ... Lettered for four years in track ... Ran the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the 4X100 and 4X200 meter relays ... Was a three year qualifier for the Drake Relays and the state championships ... Has a best time of 10.7 in the 100 meters ... Is an honor student who graduated from high school with a 3.5 GPA... Is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Pat Rooney ... Played for coach Al Charlson at West High School ... Born: 7/6/79.

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TRIPP HIGGINS

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mention Texas all-State team in 1998 ... Recorded three pass interceptions in the Richardson (TX) Berkner game ... Had seven pass interceptions and eight blocked kicks during the 1998 season ... Season statistics read 56 tackles, eight interceptions, eight blocked kicks and three fumble recoveries ... Helped his team to a 9-6 record and a berth in the state 5A Division playoffs ... Had three blocked kicks in state playoff game against Austin Westlake ... Advanced to the semifinals for the third time in four seasons ... Holds the school record for the most pass interceptions in a game with three and most blocked kicks in a game (three) and in a season (eight) ... Also ran track at Lake Highlands ... Had an Accutrack time of 10.6 in spring of 1998 ... Is the brother of Tiger players Andrew and Anthony Harden and a teammate of Tiger signee Wade Smith ... Played for coach Gerry Gayden at Lake Highlands ... Son of Sharon Harden and Bernard Allen ... Born: 7/ 31/81.

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An outstanding prep quarterback at Gilmer High ... Lettered for four years as the quarterback ... Threw for 1,435 yards and 14 touchdowns in 1998 ... Had just six pass interceptions ... Was an all-district selection as a quarterback in 1998 ... Received honorable mention All-East Texas honors in football in 1998 ... Completed a season high 22-of-33 pass attempts for 307 yards and two touchdowns against Pine Tree High School in 1998 ... Threw for 1,380 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Career totals read 3,178 yards passing and 31 touchdowns ... Recorded 812 yards rushing in his career and had 10 touchdowns ... Was also selected to the alldistrict team as a junior ... Has lettered in basketball and track at Gilmer High ... Averaged 16.0 points per game as a junior ... Had a triple jump best of 46'9" and a high jump best of 6'4" ... Sustained a torn ACL (ligament) this winter

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in a basketball pickup game and will have to sit out in the fall of 1999 ... Played for coach Mike Mullins at Gilmer High School ... Is the son of Terri Webb ... Born: 9/17/80.

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BRAN WEBB

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SUPERSTARS COMPETITION WINTER '99

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Weight Class Winners

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Bench 250

Squat 405

Clean Vertical Jump 250 36"

40 4.58

176-200 Michael Stone

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475

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201-225 Gerard Arnold

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585

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226-245 Caspor Stiles

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550

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246-275 Josh Eargle

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675

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275 and over Calvin Lewis

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175 and under Quincey Stephenson

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The 1998 Georgia AA Player of the Year ... Rushed for over 2,000 yards as a senior and had over 1,700 yards rushing as a junior ... Named to the Georgia Top Prospects List ... Was named to the Georgia All-State team as a junior and senior ... Helped his team to an 11-2 record in 1998 ... Rushed for 2,005 yards and 22 touchdowns in 1998 and was credited with 67 tackles and five pass interceptions ... Career totals read 4,591 yards rushing and over 200 tackles ... Set school records for most touchdowns in a game with four and most yards rushing in a game with 282 ... Was recruited by North Carolina State and South Carolina ... Helped his 1997 team to the Georgia state championship ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... Played for former Tiger Jeremy Williams and head coach Greg Oglesby at Manchester High ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger lineman Tavares Middlebrooks ... Is the son of Ellison and Mildred Terry ... Born: 3/6/81.

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DEMARQUIS "COOT" TERRY

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Comes from a very strong program in Texas where he lettered as a tight end ... Lettered for two seasons in football ... Helped his team to the area championship in 1997 and the regional championship in 1988 ... Played in a wishbone offense and was used mainly as a blocker ... Was named to the honorable mention all-district team in 1997 and was selected 2nd team all-district in 1998 ... Had 17 knockdowns in the Richardson (TX) Beckner game and had 16 knockdowns in the Midland Lee game ... Was fifth on the team in knockdowns in 1998 ... Had 106 total knockdowns in 1998 in 15 games started ... Registered 54 knockdowns as a junior ... Had eight pass receptions for 108 yards as a junior ... Visited Wisconsin and TCU before deciding on the Tigers ... Son of Shelia Smith ... Played for coach Gerry Gayden ... Is the son of Freddie and Shelia Smith ... Born: 4/26/81.

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TE, 6'3, 230, Fr. Lake Highlands High Dallas, TX

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WADE SMITH

Overall Superstar: Gerard Arnold Top Bench: Jeff Sanders, Calvin Lewis, Josh Eargle (440) Top Squat: Calvin Lewis & Josh Eargle (675)

Top Clean: DeMorrio Shank (330) Top Incline: Jeff Sanders (375) Top 40: Idrees Bashir (4.34) Top Vertical Jump: Michael Stone (41")

Mississippi 1 GAME

September 4  7 PM Liberty Bowl Memorial  Memphis, TN

1998 RESULTS ( 7-5 ) W L W W W L W W L L L W

30-10 0-17 30-6 48-41 ot 30-28 17-20 ot 30-17 37-31 ot 0-34 17-24 6-28 35-18

1999 REBELS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20 Nov. 25

at Memphis ARKANSAS STATE VANDERBILT at Auburn at South Carolina TULANE ALABAMA at LSU ARKANSAS GEORGIA at Mississippi State

TOP RETURNEES Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

1998 Stats & Notes

Romaro Miller QB Deuce McAllister RB Cory Peterson WR Armegis Spearman LB Eddie Strong LB

6-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2

190 206 195 245 230

Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.

Led Rebels to bowl win in '98 Rushed for 1,082 yards and 7 TDs Led Rebels in receiving yards Led team with 84 tackles in 1998 Secondd leading tackler with 66

David Cutcliffe Head Coach

Romaro Miller Quarterback

OPPONENTS

MEMPHIS AUBURN at Vanderbilt at SMU SOUTH CAROLINA at Alabama ARKANSAS STATE LSU at Arkansas at Georgia MISSISSIPPI STATE vs Texas Tech * * Independence Bowl

Location: Oxford, MS Enrollment:13,315 Conference: Southeastern (West) Nickname: Rebels School Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Capacity: 50,577 Playing Surface: Natural Grass First Year of Football: 1893 All-Time Record: 544-406-35 President: Dr. Robert C. Khayat Athletic Director: John Shafer Head Coach: David Cutcliffe Cutcliff's record at UM: 1-0 (first year) Cutcliff's overall record: 1-0 (first year) Assistant Coaches: Richard Bisaccia (RB), Marion Hobby (DE), Art Kaufman (defensive coordinator/LB), John Latina (OL), Tom Lavigne (DB), Mike McIntyre (WR), Ron Middleton (TE), Rick Petri (DT), Kurt Roper (QB) Offensive Formation: Multiple Pro Defensive Formation: Multiple 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 50 Lettermen Lost: 12 Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 9 All-Star Candidates: QB Romaro Miller, RB Deuce McAllister, OT Todd Wade, DT Kendrick Clancy, LB Armegis Spearman, LB Edddie Strong Newcomers to Watch: TE Kevin McKenzie, K Les Binkley, RB Chico Chandler, C Ben Claxton Key Losses: TE Rufus French, C Matt Luke, DE Morris Scott, DB Gary Thigpen 1998 Record: 7-5 1998 SEC Record: 3-5 1998 SEC Finish: 4th in SEC West Series vs Memphis: 40-8-2 Last Meeting: Mississippi 30, Memphis 10 (Sept. 4, 1998; Oxford, MS)

79 Running back Deuce McAllister led Ole Miss in rushing last season with 1,082 yards on 212 carries.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 601-232-7522 SID Fax: 601-232-7006 Sports Information Director (Home): Langston Rogers (601-236-3535) Assistant SID: Lamar Chance, Rick Stupak, Kimberly Ling Mailing Address: PO Box 217, University, MS 38677 Press Box Phone: 601-236-1931 Web Site: www.olemisssports.com

GAME NOTES The Tigers and Rebels will be meeting for the 51st time in the series ... Memphis has captured six of the Tigers' eight wins over Ole Miss in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ... The Tigers have won two of the last four meetings ... This will be the 26th time Memphis has played Mississippi in its season opener ... The series will take two years off (2000-2001) before continuing for six consecutive seasons.

Mississippi State 2 GAME

September 11  6 PM Scott Field Starkville, MS

OPPONENTS

1998 RESULTS ( 8-5 )

VANDERBILT at Memphis at Oklahoma State at South Carolina AUBURN E. TENNESSEE ST. at LSU at Kentucky ALABAMA ARKANSAS at Mississippi Tennessee (SEC) Texas * * Cotton Bowl

W W L W W W L L W W W L L

42-0 14-6 23-42 38-0 38-21 53-6 6-41 35-37 26-14 22-21 28-6 14-24 11-38

1999 BULLDOGS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Nov. 4 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 25

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. MEMPHIS OKLAHOMA STATE SOUTH CAROLINA at Vanderbilt at Auburn LSU KENTUCKY at Alabama at Arkansas MISSISSIPPI

Location: Starkville, MS Enrollment:15,645 Conference: Southeastern (West) Nickname: Bulldogs School Colors: Maroon & White Stadium: Scott Field Capacity: 40,656 Playing Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf President: Dr. Malcolm Portera Athletic Director: Larry Templeton Head Coach: Jackie Sherrill Sherrill's record at MSU: 49-42-2 (8 yr) Sherrill's overall record: 154-87-4 (21 yr) Assistant Coaches: Sparky Woods (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), David Wilson (tight ends), Glenn Davis (running backs), Joe Lee Dunn (defensive coordinator/ends), Jerry Fremin (offensive line), John Hendrick (defensive tackles), Melvin Smith (defensive backs), Craig Stump (wide receivers), Jim Tompkins (linebackers) Offensive Formation: Multiple I Defensive Formation: "50" Lettermen Returning: 46 Lettermen Lost: 23 Offensive Starters Returning: 2 Defensive Starters Returning: 7 All-Star Candidates: OT Floyd Womack, DB Robert Bean, SS Ashley Cooper, DT Kevin Sluder Newcomers to Watch: DT Dorsett Davis, LB Barris Grant, RB Justin Griffith, RB Dontae Walker Key Losses: C Eric Allen, OG Randy Thomas, RB James Johnson, WR Kevin Prentiss 1998 Record: 8-5 1998 SEC Record: 6-2 1998 SEC Finish: T1st (SEC West) Series vs Memphis: 26-11-0 Last Meeting: MSU 14, Memphis 6 (Sept. 12, 1998; Memphis, TN)

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Wayne Madkin QB 6-4 214 Dicenzo Miller RB 5-10 200 Barrin Simpson LB 6-1 227 Kevin Sluder D T 6-4 270

Yr. So. So. Sr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes Threw for 1,532 yards Gained 307 yards as back-up Had 81 tackles in '98 Has 142 career tackles

Jackie Sherrill Head Coach

Kevin Sluder Defensive Tackle

Defensive back Kendall Roberson is a three-year letterman with 118 career tackles.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 601-325-2703 SID Fax: 601-325-2563 Sports Information Director (Home): Mike Nemeth (601-323-7780) Assistant SID: John Cade, Carla Mallard, David Rosinski, Joe Dier Mailing Address: PO Drawer 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Press Box Phone: 601-325-3776 Web Site: www.msstate.edu/athletics

GAME NOTES The Tigers trailed the Bulldogs by just one point, 7-6, with :29 remaining in last year's game ... Four of the last nine games have been decided by five points or less ... Memphis out rushed Mississippi State 187 to 106 ... Damien Dodson caught six passes for 126 yards vs. Mississippi State in '98.

Arkansas State 3 GAME

September 18  7 PM  Liberty Bowl Memorial  Memphis, TN

1998 RESULTS ( 4-8 ) L L W W W L L L L L W L

14-17 6-42 28-24 20-0 34-31 ot 14-52 19-21 17-30 19-35 21-69 17-13 7-51

1999 INDIAN SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

at Illinois at Mississippi at Memphis TEXAS CHRISTIAN SAM HOUSTON ST. at Utah State IDAHO at North Texas SW LOUISIANA at Boise State NEVADA

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cleo Lemon QB 6-2 230 Lamont Zachery RB 5-9 185 Robert Kilow WR 5-11 163 Sean Mitchell DB 5-9 190

Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

1998 Stats & Notes Has thrown for over 4,000 yds Scored 9 touchdowns in '98 Had 661 yards receiving Led ASU in tackles with 126

Joe Hollis Head Coach

Cleo Lemon Quarterback

OPPONENTS

at Minnesota at LSU SW MISSOURI STATE at Hawaii NEW MEXICO STATE IDAHO at SW Louisiana at Mississippi at Memphis LOUISIANA TECH NE LOUISIANA CINCINNATI

Location: Jonesboro, AR Enrollment: 10,050 Conference: Big West Nickname: Indians School Colors: Scarlet & Black Stadium: Indian Stadium Capacity: 33,410 Playing Surface: Natural Grass President: Dr. Les Wyatt Athletic Director: Barry Dowd Head Coach: Joe Hollis Hollis' record at ASU: 6-17 (2 years) Hollis' overall record: 10-23-1 (4 years) Assistant Coaches: Barry Wilson (Asst. head coach/TE), Randy Fictner (off. coordinator/QB), Larry Porter (running backs), Troy Rothenbuhler (receivers), Greg Studrawa (offensive line), Leon Burtnett (defensive coordinator/LB), Don Yanowsky (outside linebackers), Karl Morgan (defensive line), Jeff Carter (defensive secondary) Offensive Formation: Multiple I Defensive Formation: Base 3-4 Lettermen Returning: 49 Lettermen Lost: 17 Offensive Starters Returning: 9 Defensive Starters Returning: 7 All-Star Candidates: QB Cleo Lemon, TE Ron Teat, RB Lamont Zachery, SS Sean Mitchell, FS Reggie Cooley Newcomers to Watch: DB Hanis Bowens, K Nick Gatto, LB Jonathan Bradley Key Losses: WR Lennie Johnson, DE Clarence Williams, DB Chappell Mitchell 1998 Record: 4-8 1998 Big West Record: 1st year 1998 Big West Finish: 1st year Series vs Memphis: UM leads 23-20-5 Last Meeting: Memphis 35, ASU 19; (Oct. 31, 1998, Memphis, TN)

81 Quarterback Cleo Lemon passed for 2,721 yards and 14 touchdowns in 1998.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 870-972-2541 SID Fax: 870-972-3367 Sports Information Director (Home): Gina Bowman (870-932-6947) Assistant SID (Home): Bill Bowen (870932-1269) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000, State University, AR 72467 Press Box Phone: 870-972-2541

Web Site: www.asuindians.com

GAME NOTES This will be the 49th meeting between the two schools ... Memphis' 35 points scored against ASU last year are the 2nd most under Rip Scherer ... Both Gerard Arnold (119)and Teofilo Riley (190) rushed for over 100 yards in last years game and each had two TDs ... Memphis has won six straight over the Indians.

Tennessee 4 GAME

September 25  4 PM  Neyland Stadium  Knoxville, TN

OPPONENTS

1998 RESULTS ( 13-0 )

at Syracuse FLORIDA HOUSTON at Auburn at Georgia ALABAMA at South Carolina UAB ARKANSAS KENTUCKY at Vanderbilt Mississippi St. (SEC) Florida State * * Fiesta Bowl - National

W 34-33 W 20-17 ot W 42-7 W 17-9 W 22-3 W 35-18 W 49-14 W 37-13 W 28-24 W 59-21 W 41-0 W 24-14 W 23-16 Championship

1999 VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27

WYOMING at Florida MEMPHIS AUBURN GEORGIA at Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA NOTRE DAME at Arkansas at Kentucky VANDERBILT

Location: Knoxville, TN Enrollment: 25,612 Conference: Southeastern Nickname: Volunteers School Colors: Orange & White Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 102,854 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Chancellor: Dr. William Snyder Athletic Director: Doug Dickey Head Coach: Phillip Fulmer Fulmer's record at UT: 67-11-0 (7 yrs) Fulmer's overall record: 67-11-0 (7 yrs) Assistant Coaches: John Chavis (Defensive coordinator/LB), Mark Bradley (TE/OL), Mark Brooks (DL), Steve Caldwell (DE), Randy Sanders (Offensive Coordinator/QB), Pat Washington (WR), Mike Barry (OL), Woody McCorvey (RB), Larry Slade (DB) Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 46 Lettermen Lost: 23 Offensive Starters Returning: 6 Defensive Starters Returning: 7 All-Star Candidates: QB Tee Martin, RB Jamal Lewis, LB Raynoch Thompson, OG Cosey Coleman, DT Darwin Walker Newcomers to Watch: QB A.J. Suggs, RB Devon Davis, RB Troy Fleming, OL Terria Smalls Key Losses: WR Peerless Price, OT Jarvis Reado, LB Al Wilson, DT Jeff Coleman, FB Shawn Bryson, DE Corey Terry 1998 Record: 13-0-0 1998 SEC Record: 8-0 1998 SEC Finish: 8-0 SEC Champions Series vs Memphis: UT leads 15-1-0 Last Meeting: Memphis 21, Tennessee 17 (November 9, 1996; Memphis, TN)

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Tee Martin QB 6-3 215 Jamal Lewis RB 6-0 225 Cedrick Wilson WR 5-10 175 RaynochThompson LB 6-3 217 Eric Westmoreland LB 6-0 215

Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.

1998 Stats & Notes Threw for 2,164 yards in '98 Gained 497 yards before injury Caught 33 passes for 558 yards Top returning tackler with 89 hits Had 11 TFL's in '98

Phillip Fulmer Head Coach

Jamal Lewis Running Back

Quarterback Tee Martin threw for 2,164 yards in leading UT to the national championship.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 423-974-1212 SID Fax: 423-974-1269 Sports Information Director (Home): Bud Ford (423-922-1657) Associate AD: Haywood Harris Assistant SID: David Grim, Jeff Muir Mailing Address: 1720 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996 Press Box Phone: 423-974-2937 Web Site: www.utsports.com

GAME NOTES Tennessee holds a commanding 15-1 lead in the series ... Memphis won the last meeting between the two teams 21-17 ... This is the first game of a new ten year home-and-home series with the Vols ... The Tigers will be playing at Neyland Stadium for the ninth time in series history.

Missouri 5 GAME

October 2 7 PM  Liberty Bowl Memorial  Memphis, TN

1998 RESULTS ( 8-4 )

37-0 41-23 14-35 35-14 35-19 20-6 13-20 28-26 38-14 14-17 25-31 34-31

1999 TIGER SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

UAB WESTERN MICHIGAN NEBRASKA at Memphis at Colorado IOWA STATE at Kansas TEXAS TECH at Oklahoma TEXAS A&M at Kansas State

Larry Smith Head Coach

Rob Riti Center

OPPONENTS

BOWLING GREEN W KANSAS W at Ohio State L NORTHWESTERN ST. W at Iowa State W OKLAHOMA W at Nebraska L at Texas Tech W COLORADO W at Texas A&M L KANSAS STATE L West Virginia * L * Insight.com Bowl

Location: Columbia, MO Enrollment: 22,723 Conference: Big-Twelve Nickname: Tigers School Colors: Black & Old Gold Stadium: Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field Capacity: 62,000 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Chancellor: Dr. Richard Wallace Athletic Director: Michael Alden Head Coach: Larry Smith Smith's record at MU: 26-31-1 (5 years) Smith's overall record: 136-111-7 (22 years) Assistant Coaches: Ricky Hunley (associate head coach/LB), Moe Ankney (defensive coordinator/DL), Jerry Berndt (offensive coordinator/QB), Andy Hill (WR), David Mitchell (RB), Andy Moeller (OL), Corby Smith (TE), Dave Toub (DL), Brian Stewart (DB) Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: Attack 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 44 Lettermen Lost: 25 Offensive Starters Returning: 6 Defensive Starters Returning: 5 All-Star Candidates: C Rob Riti, DE Justin Smith, ILB Barry Odom Newcomers to Watch: LB Eric Earthly, LB David Monroe, FB Joseph Chirumbolo, WR Travis Garvin Key Losses: QB Corby Smith, RB Devin West, FS Harold Piersey, SS Caldrinoff Easter 1998 Record: 8-4 1998 Conference Record: 5-3 1998 Conference Finish: T4th Series vs Memphis: Tied 1-1 Last Meeting: Memphis 19, Missouri 16 (Sept. 14, 1996; Columbia, MO)

83 Linebacker Barry Odom recorded 74 tackles and was named as a third-team all-Big 12 pick in 1998.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 573-882-3241 SID Fax: 573-882-4720 Sports Information Director (Home): Bob Brendel (573-882-0712) Assistant SID: Chad Moller, Jeremy McNeive Mailing Address: 330 Hearnes Center,; Columbia, MO 65211 Press Box Phone: N/A

Web Site: www.mutigers.com

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Anthony Lucas FL Clint Stoerner QB Madre Hill RB Melvin Bradley NG

Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-2

Wt. 196 220 188 253

Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes Had 27 catches, 4 TDs Set single-season passing mark Missed last two years with injury Leading tackler last two years

GAME NOTES This will be the first meeting between the two schools since 1995 when Arkansas defeated the Tigers for the first time ... Memphis is 2-0 against the Razorbacks at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

October 9  6 PM  Legion Field Birmingham, AL

GAME

UAB 6 OPPONENTS

1998 RESULTS ( 4-7 )

at Nebraska TENNESSEE TECH KANSAS S.W. LOUISIANA at East Carolina at Louisiana Tech VIRGINIA TECH at NE Louisiana at Tennessee MIDDLE TENNESSEE UT MARTIN

L W L W L L L L L W W

7-38 38-6 37-39 4ot 24-13 7-26 23-54 0-41 14-20 13-37 26-17 48-17

1999 BLAZERS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

at Missouri at Virginia Tech HOUSTON NE LOUISIANA MEMPHIS at Cincinnati at Wake Forest at Louisville EAST CAROLINA LOUISIANA TECH at Tulane

Location: Birmingham, AL Enrollment: 15,850 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Blazers School Colors: Forest Green & Old Gold Stadium: Legion Field Capacity: 80,391 Playing Surface: Natural Grass President: Dr. Ann Reynolds Athletic Director: Gene Bartow Head Coach: Watson Brown Brown's record at UAB: 19-25-0 (4 yrs) Brown's overall record: 51-102-1 (14 yr) Assistant Coaches: Bill Clay (defensive coordinator/LB), Rick Christophel (assoc. head coach/OL), Larry Crowe (special teams), Pat Donohoe (DL), John Neal (DB), Toby Neinas (OLB), George Pugh (RB), Pat Sullivan (offensive coordinator/QB/WR), Larry Vanderheyden (OL) Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: Multiple Lettermen Returning: 59 Lettermen Lost: 12 Offensive Starters Returning: 10 Defensive Starters Returning: 7 All-Star Candidates: SS Kris Neal, RB Lucious Foster, SE Darrius Malone Newcomers to Watch: DE Otis Leverette, RB Carl Fair Key Losses: OT Melvin Sidney, NG Curtis Jeter, DT Pernell Davis, LB Shannon Monroe, LB Brian Smith 1998 Record: 4-7 1998 Conference USA Record: 1st year 1998 Conference USA Finish: 1st year Series vs Memphis: UM leads 1-0 Last Meeting: Memphis 28, UAB 7 (Sept. 6, 1997; Memphis, TN)

Watson Brown Head Coach

Daniel Dixon Quarterback

Defensive back Kris Neal registered 92 tackles and two pass interceptions in 1998.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 205-934-7586 SID Fax: 205-975-9865 Sports Information Director (Home): Grant Shingleton (205-832-2857) Associate SID (Home): Reid Adair (205942-2464) (FOOTBALL CONTACT) Mailing Address: 711 South 11th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294-4520 Press Box Phone: 205-???

Web Site: www.blazers.uab.edu

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Lucious Foster RB 5-10 185 Daniel Dixon QB 6-2 195 Darrius Malone WR 6-3 185 Kris Neal FS 6-2 205

Yr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes Rushed for 568 yards & 3 TDs Threw for 870 yards in '98 Top receiver with 24 catches Had 92 tackles and 2 intercepts

GAME NOTES Tigers won the only meeting between the two teams ... Memphis defeated UAB 28-7 in Memphis in 1997 ... Tailback Teofilo Riley rushed for 74 yards in that game ... Flanker Damien Dodson caught four passes for 78 yards and his first career touchdown against the Blazers ... The defense had six QB sacks vs UAB.

Louisville 7 GAME

October 16  7 PM  Liberty Bowl Memorial  Memphis, TN

1998 RESULTS ( 7-5 ) L L W W W L L W W W W L

34-68 22-45 35-9 52-28 62-19 21-56 22-28 32-35 63-34 62-45 35-23 29-48

1999 CARDINALS SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20

at Kentucky UT-CHATTANOOGA ILLINOIS OKLAHOMA EASTERN MICHIGAN at Army at Memphis HOUSTON UAB at Cincinnati SOUTHERN MISS

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Chris Redman QB Ibn Green TE Arnold Jackson WR Rashad Harris LB Bud Herring LB

Ht. 6-3 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-3

Wt. 205 225 160 230 220

Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

1998 Stats & Notes Threw for 4042 yards & 29 TDs AP & Sporting News all-America Led U of L with 1165 yards Had 98 tackles in '98 Led team with 135 tackles

John L. Smith Head Coach

Chris Redman Quarterback

OPPONENTS

KENTUCKY at Utah at Illinois BOSTON COLLEGE CINCINNATI at Southern Miss at Tulane MEMPHIS WESTERN KENTUCKY at East Carolina ARMY Marshall * * Motor City Bowl

Location: Louisville, KY Enrollment: 22,000 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Cardinals School Colors: Red, Black & White Stadium: Papa John's Cardinal Capacity: 42,000 Playing Surface: SportGrass President: Dr. Arthur Riehl Athletic Director: Tom Jurich Head Coach: John L. Smith Smith's record at UL: 7-5 (1 year) Smith's overall record: 76-44 (10 years) Assistant Coaches: Art Valero (assistant head coach/OL), Scott Linehan (offensive coordinator/QB), Chris Smeland (defensive coordinator/DB), Mike Cox (LB), Paul Petrino (WR), Charles Chandler (RB), Greg Nord (TE), Nick Holt (DL), Greg Burns (DB) Offensive Formation: One Back Defensive Formation: 4-3 Flex Lettermen Returning: 41 Lettermen Lost: 11 Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 11 All-Star Candidates: QB Chris Redman, TE Ibn Green, DT Mike Gantous, LB Rashad Harris, WR Arnold Jackson, DB Antonio Roundtree Newcomers to Watch: S Corey Wallace, DT Donovan Arp, WR Deion Branch, WR Anthony Floyd Key Losses: RB Leroy Collins, OG Rick Nord, P Jeremy Borseth, OC P.J. Zariczny, RB Rafael Cooper, LB Jason Wyatt, WR Rico Williams 1998 Record: 7-5 1998 Conference Record: 4-2 1998 Conference Finish: 3rd Series vs Memphis: UM leads 18-17 Last Meeting: Louisville 35, Memphis 32 (Oct. 24, 1998; Louisville, KY)

85 Quarterback Chris Redman threw for 4,042 yards and 29 touchdowns in 1998.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 502-852-6581 SID Fax: 502-852-7401 Sports Information Director (Home): Kenny Klein (502-636-3555) Football SID (Home): Ken Horn (502-327-8108) (Football Contact) Mailing Address: Student Activities Center, Louisville, KY 40292 Press Box Phone: TBA Web Site: www.louisville.edu/athletics

GAME NOTES Tailback Teofilo Riley rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns against Louisville last year ... Five straight meetings, including six of the last seven, have been decided by seven points or less ... Freshman kicker Ryan White booted three field goals against UL to remain perfect on the season.

Tulane 8 GAME

October 30  5 PM  Superdome  New Orleans, LA

OPPONENTS

1998 RESULTS ( 12-0 )

at Cincinnati at SMU NAVY SOUTHERN MISS LOUISVILLE at Rutgers S.W. LOUISIANA at Memphis at Army HOUSTON LOUISIANA TECH Brigham Young * * Liberty Bowl

W W W W W W W W W W W W

52-34 31-21 42-24 21-7 28-22 52-24 72-20 41-31 49-35 48-20 63-30 41-27

1999 GREEN WAVE SCHEDULE Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

at Southern Miss SMU ARMY at Syracuse at Ole Miss S.W. LOUISIANA at East Carolina MEMPHIS at Houston at Navy UAB

Location: New Orleans, LA Enrollment:11,300 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Green Wave School Colors: Olive Green & Sky Blue Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 69,767 Playing Surface: Artificial Turf President: Dr. Scott Cowen Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Head Coach: Chris Scelfo Scelfo's record at TU: 1-0 (1st year) Scelfo's overall record: 1-0 (1st year) Assistant Coaches: Frank Scelfo(assistant head coach/quarterbacks), Pete McGinnis (defensive coordinator/LB), Darren Barbier (DB), Garret Chachere (OLB), Joe Dickinson (RB), Don Mahoney (OL), David Oliver (TE), Giff Smith (DL), Trooper Taylor (WR) Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: Multiple Lettermen Returning: 39 Lettermen Lost: 17 Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 3 All-Star Candidates: WR JaJuan Dawson, OL Jerry Godfrey, OL Bernard Robertson, LB Jerry Phillips Newcomers to Watch: QB Derrick Joseph, DB Quentin Brown, DL Terrance Tarver, RB Jeff Sanchez Key Losses: QB Shawn King, WR P.J. Franklin, DT Dennis O'Sullivan, LB Brett Timmons, DB Michael Jordan 1998 Record: 12-0 1998 Conference Record: 6-0 1998 Conference Finish: 1st Series vs Memphis: Tied 10-10-1 Last Meeting: Tulane 41, Memphis 31 (November 7, 1998; Memphis, TN)

Chris Scelfo Head Coach

JaJuan Dawson Wide Receiver

Tailback Tony Converse led the Green Wave in rushing last season with 871 yards on 156 carries.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 504-865-5506 SID Fax: 504-865-5512 Sports Information Director (Home): Scott Stircklin (504-651-8448) Assistant SID: Richard Paige, Philip Allison, Krisden Wunsch Mailing Address: Wilson Center; Ben Weiner Dr.; New Orleans, LA 70118 Press Box Phone: 504-587-3868

Web Site: www.tulanegreenwave.com

TOP RETURNEES Name JaJuan Dawson Tony Converse Kerwin Cook Jerry Phillips Sedric Clemons

Pos. Ht. Wt. WR 6-1 201 RB 5-8 168 WR 6-0 174 LB 5-11 232 LB 5-10 218

Yr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes Led team with 12 TD receptions Averaged 5.6 yards per carry Was 3rd leading receiver in '98 Led defense with 104 tackles Had 3 QB sacks & 60 tackles

GAME NOTES This will be the 22nd meeting between the two schools ... Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for a career high 165 yards against Tulane last season ... For the second consecutive game Gerard Arnold had two rushing touchdowns ... Freshman quarterback Neil Suber passed for 279 yards in the loss to Tulane.

Southern Mississippi 9 GAME

November 6 1 PM  Liberty Bowl Memorial  Memphis, TN

1998 RESULTS ( 7-5 ) L L W L W W W L W W W L

6-34 6-24 55-0 7-21 56-21 37-13 41-7 20-30 21-15 45-3 55-28 35-42

1999 GOLDEN EAGLE SCHEDULE Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

TULANE NORTHWESTERN ST at Nebraska at Texas A&M at East Carolina ARMY CINCINNATI at Alabama at Memphis S.W. LOUISIANA at Louisville

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Derrick Nix RB Sherrod Gideon WR Todd Pinkston WR Adalius Thomas DE T.J. Slaughter LB

Ht. 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2

Wt. 223 176 168 252 238

Yr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes C-USA Freshman of Year in '98 1st team all-C-USA & AA 52 catches for 848 yards 1st team all-C-USA & AA All C-USA with 147 tackles

Jeff Bower Head Coach

Adalius Thomas Defensive End

OPPONENTS

at Penn State TEXAS A&M S.W. LOUISIANA at Tulane LOUISVILLE at Army EAST CAROLINA at Alabama at Houston MEMPHIS at Nevada Idaho * * Humanitarian Bowl

Location: Hattiesburg, MS Enrollment:14,576 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Golden Eagles School Colors: Black & Gold Stadium: M.M. Roberts Capacity: 33,000 Playing Surface: Natural Grass President: Dr. Horace W. Fleming, Jr. Athletic Director: Richard Giannini Head Coach: Jeff Bower Bower's record at USM: 50-40-1 (8 yrs) Bower's overall record: 50-40-1 (8 yrs) Assistant Coaches: Danny Baker (TE), Steve Buckley (RB), Randy Butler (DL) Larry Kueck (offensive coordinator/QB), Tyrone Nix (OLB), Pete Perot (OL), TBA (special teams/recruiting coordinator), Dave Wommack (defensive coordinator/iLB), Steve Davis (DB) Offensive Formation: Multiple/One Back Defensive Formation: Multiple/4-3 Lettermen Returning: 45 Lettermen Lost: 18 Offensive Starters Returning: 5 Defensive Starters Returning: 8 All-Star Candidates: RB Derrick Nix, WR Sherrod Gideon, DB Ty Trahan, DE Adalius Thomas, DE Cedric Scott Newcomers to Watch: RB Ivory Brown, OL Dennis Evans, WR Shawn Mills Key Losses: QB Lee Roberts, OL Henry McClendon, OL O'Lester Pope; DB Jose Gonzalez 1998 Record: 7-5 1998 Conference Record: 5-1 1998 Conference Finish: 2nd Series vs Memphis: USM leads 32-16-1 Last Meeting: Southern Miss 45, Memphis 3 (Nov. 14, 1998; Hattiesburg, MS)

87 Senior receiver Sherrod Gideon caught 66 passes for 1168 yards and 13 touchdowns last season.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 601-266-4503 SID Fax: 601-266-4507 Sports Information Director (Home): M.R. Napier (601-268-7777) Assistant SID (Home): Ricky Hazel (601-271-6024) Mailing Address: Box 5161, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5161 Press Box Phone: 601-266-5523 Web Site: www.athletics.usm.edu

GAME NOTES This will be the 50th meeting between the two schools ... Memphis last win over Southern Mississippi came during the 1993 season, 20-9 ... The Tigers are 12-16 overall in Memphis ... USM's former defensive coordinator John Thompson is now the defensive coordinator for the Tigers.

Army 10 GAME

November 13  1 PM  Liberty Bowl Memorial  Memphis, TN

OPPONENTS

1998 RESULTS ( 3-8 )

MIAMI (OH) CINCINNATI at Rutgers at East Carolina at Houston SOUTHERN MISS at Notre Dame AIR FORCE TULANE at Louisville NAVY

L W L L W L L L L L W

13-14 37-20 27-15 30-25 38-28 13-37 17-20 7-35 35-49 23-35 34-30

1999 CADET'S SCHEDULE Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Dec. 4

WAKE FOREST at Tulane BALL STATE at Tulane LOUISVILLE at Southern Miss NEW MEXICO STATE at Air Force at Memphis HOUSTON NAVY

Location: West Point, NY Enrollment:4,000 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Cadets; Black Knights School Colors: Black, Gold & Gray Stadium: Michie Capacity: 39,929 Playing Surface: Astro Turf 8 Superintendent: Lt. Gen. Daniel Christman Athletic Director: Rick Greensspan Head Coach: Bob Sutton Sutton's record at Army: 41-47-1 (8 yrs) Sutton's overall record: 41-47-1 (8 yrs) Assistant Coaches: Denny Doornbos (defensive coordinator), Ed Warinner (offensive coordinator), Bryan Bossard (WR/TE), Mike Dietzel (RB), John Loose (LB), John Milligan (DL), Bill Mottola (OL), Mike Sullivan (DB), Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread Option Defensive Formation: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 36 Lettermen Lost: 33 Offensive Starters Returning: 3 Defensive Starters Returning: 7 All-Star Candidates: DB Tony Coaxum, QB Joe Gerena, DT David Hageman, WR Grady Jett, RB John Johnson Newcomers to Watch: NA Key Losses: OG Nate Allard, FB Ty Amey, QB Johnny Goff, DB Kenny Rowland, DB Jamar Mullen 1998 Record: 3-8 1998 Conference Record: 2-4 1997 Conference Finish: T5th Series vs Memphis: Army leads 1-0 Last Meeting: Army 49, Memphis 7 (Nov. 16, 1985; West Point, NY)

TOP RETURNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Joe Gerena QB 6-0 208 Nate Hunterton LB 6-0 222 Tony Coaxum DB 5-10 180

Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes Had over 500 yds in TO in '98 Totaled 78 tackles in '98 Had 29 tackles, 2 FR & 2 int

Bob Sutton Head Coach

Lyle Weaver Linebacker

Army quarterback Joe Gerena had over 500 yards in total offense in 1998.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 914-938-3512 SID Fax: 914-446-2556 Sports Information Director (Home): Bob Beretta (914-783-6685) Assistant SID (Home): Mike Albright (914-783-5443) Mailing Address: U.S. Military Acad., Bldg. 639, Howard Rd, West Point, NY 10996 Web Site: www.usma.edu/athletics

GAME NOTES Army defeated the Tigers 49-7 in the two teams only meeting in November of 1985 ... The game was played in a snow storm at Michie Stadium ... Tiger QB Stephen Galbraith and Cadet Brandon Perdue were HS teammates at Lassiter High in GA.

Cincinnati 11 GAME

November 20  3:30 PM  Nippert Stadium  Cincinnati, OH

1998 RESULTS ( 2-9 ) L L L L L L L L L W W

34-52 12-38 20-37 14-48 19-62 21-63 23-41 0-41 21-24 44-43 51-7

1999 BEARCAT SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

KENT TROY STATE WISCONSIN at Ohio State at Houston UAB at Southern Miss at Miami (OH) LOUISVILLE at East Carolina MEMPHIS

TOP RETURNEES Name Deontey Kenner DeMarco McCleskey DeJuan Gossett Ken Biggs Tinker Keck

Pos. Ht. Wt. QB 6-2 202 RB 5-11 214 LB 5-11 200 OG 6-5 296 FS 6-1 195

Yr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr.

1998 Stats & Notes Threw for 2,047 yards in '98 Had 861 yds rushing and 11 TDs 2nd leading tackler in '98 4th year as a starter in OL C-USA S.T. Player of Year in '97

Rick Minter Head Coach

Deontey Kenner Quarterback

OPPONENTS

TULANE MIAMI (FL) at Army INDIANA at Louisville at Syracuse at Memphis MIAMI (OH) EAST CAROLINA HOUSTON at Arkansas State

Location: Cincinnati, OH Enrollment: 35,000 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Bearcats School Colors: Red & Black Stadium: Nippert Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Playing Surface: Astro Turf 8 President: Dr. Joseph A. Steger Athletic Director: Bob Goin Head Coach: Rick Minter Minter's record at UC: 24-31-1 (5 years) Minter's overall record: 24-31-1 (5 years) Assistant Coaches: Joe Daniels (asst. head coach/WR), Jimbo Fisher (offensive coordinator/QB), Rick Smith (defensive coordinator), Keith Willis (DL), Greg Hudson (LB), Mike Tomlin (DB), Jeff Filkovski (TE), Amos Jones (RB/special teams), Larry Zierlein (OL) Offensive Formation: Pro-Set Defensive Formation: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 40 Lettermen Lost: 20 Offensive Starters Returning: 4 Defensive Starters Returning: 2 All-Star Candidates: FS Tinker Keck, QB Deontey Kenner, OG Ken Biggs, LB DeJuan Gossett, RB DeMarco McCleskey Newcomers to Watch: OL Kirt Doolin, DL Ben Piening, DB Danny Adams, P Adam Wulfeck Key Losses: OT Brian Uhl, QB Chad Plummer, WR Cornelius Bonner, LB Hassan Champion 1998 Record: 2-9 1998 Conference Record: 1-5 1998 Conference Finish: T7th Series vs Memphis: UM leads 16-8 Last Meeting: Memphis 41, Cincinnati 23 (Oct. 17, 1998; Memphis, TN)

89 Free safety Tinker Keck returns for his senior season after an injury ended his 1998 season.

SID OFFICE CONTACTS SID Office Phone: 513-556-5191 SID Fax: 513-556-0619 Sports Information Director (Home): Tom Hathaway (513-385-2728) Assistant SIDs (Home): Brian McCann (513-481-5002) (Football Contact) Mailing Address: 309 Lawrence Hall; P.O. Box 210021; Univ. of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH 45221 Web Site: www.uc.edu/www/bearcats

GAME NOTES Memphis' 41 points scored against Cincinnati last year were the most ever by a Rip Scherer Tiger team ... RB Gerard Arnold had a game-high 123 yards rushing against the Bearcats last season ... Kicker Ryan White tied the Memphis record for most field goals made in a game by booting four vs UC.

SERIES RECORDS

Series Records

MISSISSIPPI (W-8, L-40, T-2) Year Site Score 1921 Oxford 0-82 1934 Oxford 0-44 1935 Oxford 0-92 1939 Oxford 7-46 1940 Oxford 7-38 1942 Oxford 0-48 1949 Memphis 7-40 1950 Memphis 7-39 1951 Memphis 0-32 1952 Memphis 6-54 1954 Memphis 0-51 1955 Memphis 6-39 1956 Memphis 0-26 1958 Memphis 0-17 1959 Oxford 0-43 1960 Memphis 20-31 1962 Memphis 7-21 1963 Memphis 0-0 1964 Oxford 0-30 1965 Memphis 14-34 1966 Memphis 0-13 1967 Memphis 27-17 1968 Memphis 7-21 1969 Oxford 3-28 1970 Memphis 13-47 1971 Memphis 21-49 1972 Memphis 29-34 1973 Jackson 17-13 1974 Memphis 15-7 1976 Memphis 21-16 1977 Jackson 3-7 1978 Jackson 7-14 1979 Memphis 34-38 1980 Oxford 7-61 3-7 1981 Memphis 1982 Oxford 10-27 1983 Memphis 37-17 1984 Oxford 6-22 1985 Memphis 17-17 1986 Jackson 6-28 1987 Memphis 16-10 1988 Jackson 6-24 1989 Memphis 13-20 1990 Oxford 21-23 1991 Memphis 0-10 1992 Oxford 12-17 1993 Memphis 19-3 1994 Oxford 17-16 1995 Memphis 3-34 1998 Oxford 10-30 UM Record in Memphis: 6-21-2 UM Record in Oxford: 1-15 UM Record in Jackson: 1-4 Scherer vs Mississippi: 0-2 Cutcliffe vs UM: 0-0 Longest UM win streak: 3 (1973-76) Longest Mississippi win streak: 17 (1921-62) MISSISSIPPI STATE (W-11, L-26, T-0) Year Site 1951 Memphis 1953 Memphis 1954 Starkville 1955 Starkville 1957 Starkville

Score 20-27 6-34 7-27 0-33 6-10

Junior linebacker Kamal Shakir led the Tigers in tackles in 1998 with 87.

1958 Starkville 6-28 1959 Starkville 23-28 1960 Starkville 0-21 1961 Memphis 16-23 1962 Starkville 28-7 1963 Memphis 17-10 1965 Memphis 33-13 1974 Memphis 28-29 1975 Memphis 7-17 1976* Memphis 33-42 1977 Memphis 21-13 1978 Memphis 14-44 1979 Jackson 14-13 1980 Memphis 7-34 1981 Jackson 3-20 1982 Memphis 17-41 1983 Starkville 30-13 1984 Memphis 23-12 1985 Starkville 28-31 1986 Memphis 17-34 6-9 1987 Starkville 1988 Memphis 31-10 1989 Starkville 10-35 1990 Memphis 23-27 1991 Starkville 28-23 1992 Memphis 16-20 1993 Starkville 45-35 1994 Memphis 6-17 1995 Starkville 18-28 1996 Memphis 10-31 1997 Starkville 10-13 1998 Memphis 6-14 UM Record in Memphis: * 6-15 UM Record in Starkville: 4-11 UM Record in Jackson: 1-1 Scherer vs Mississippi State: 0-4 Sherrill vs Memphis: 6-2 Longest UM Win Streak: 3 (1962-65) Longest Miss. State Win Streak: 9 (1951-61) *MSU win later forfeited by the NCAA

ARKANSAS STATE (W-23, L-20, T-5) 1914 Memphis 1915 Jonesboro 1916 Jonesboro 1917 Jonesboro 1918 Jonesboro 1919 Jonesboro 1920 Jonesboro 1921 Jonesboro 1922 Memphis 1923 Jonesboro 1925 Jonesboro 1926 Memphis 1927 Memphis 1928 Memphis 1929 Jonesboro 1930 Memphis 1931 Jonesboro 1932 Memphis 1933 Jonesboro 1934 Memphis 1935 Jonesboro 1938 Jonesboro 1939 Memphis 1947 Memphis 1948 Memphis 1949 Jonesboro 1950 Memphis 1953 Memphis 1954 Memphis 1955 Memphis 1956 Jonesboro 1957 Memphis 1975 Memphis 1980 Memphis 1982 Memphis 1983 Memphis 1984 Memphis 1986 Memphis 1987 Memphis 1988 Memphis 1989 Memphis 1990 Memphis 1991 Memphis 1992 Memphis 1993 Memphis 1994 Memphis 1997 Memphis 1998 Memphis UM Record in Memphis: 17-11-4 UM Record in Jonesboro: 6-9-1 Scherer vs Arkansas State: 2-0 Hollis vs UM: 0-1 Longest UM Win Streak: 6 (1991-98) Longest ASU Win Streak: 4 (1914-17)

6-18 0-41 0-27 0-19 37-6 0-6 0-13 0-19 68-0 6-0 0-19 0-7 6-9 19-14 6-0 6-13 6-14 6-12 0-0 18-0 0-18 38-2 6-7 19-19 34-13 61-7 60-7 0-20 26-7 20-21 34-0 34-0 10-29 24-3 12-0 14-14 17-2 10-30 21-21 9-7 13-17 24-24 31-21 37-7 45-3 15-6 38-9 35-19

TENNESSEE (W-1, L-15, T-0) Year Site 1968 Knoxville 1969 Memphis 1972 Memphis 1974 Knoxville 1976 Memphis 1977 Knoxville 1981 Memphis 1982 Knoxville 1984 Knoxville

Score 17-24 16-55 7-38 6-34 14-21 14-27 9-28 3-29 9-41

Series Records 1985 Memphis 1986 Knoxville 1988 Memphis 1991 Knoxville 1992 Memphis 1994 Knoxville 1996 Memphis UM Record in Memphis: 1-7-0 UM Record in Knoxville: 0-8-0 Scherer vs UT: 1-1 Fulmer vs UM: 2-1 Longest UM Win Streak: 1 (1996) Longest UT Win Streak: 15 (1968-94)

7-17 3-33 25-38 24-52 21-26 13-24 21-17

MISSOURI (W-1, L-1, T-0) Year Site Score 1991 Columbia 21-31 1996 Columbia 19-16 UM Record in Memphis: 0-0-0 UM Record in Columbia: 1-1-0 Scherer vs Missouri: 1-0 Smith vs UM: 2-3 (Tulane & Southern Cal) Longest UM Win Streak: 1 (1996) Longest Missouri Win Streak: 1 (1991)

UAB

LOUISVILLE (W-18, L-17, T-0) 1948 Memphis 1952 Memphis 1961 Louisville 1962 Memphis 1963 Louisville 1964 Memphis 1968 Louisville 1969 Memphis 1970 Louisville 1971 Memphis 1972 Louisville 1973 Memphis 1974 Louisville 1975 Memphis 1976 Louisville 1977 Memphis 1978 Louisville 1979 Memphis 1980 Louisville 1981 Memphis 1982 Memphis 1983 Louisville 1986 Louisville 1987 Memphis 1988 Louisville 1989 Memphis 1990 Louisville 1991 Memphis 1992 Louisville 1993 Memphis 1994 Louisville 1995 Memphis 1996 Louisville 1997 Memphis 1998 Louisville

Score 28-7

13-7 29-25 28-13 49-0 25-0 34-0 44-14 69-19 27-40 20-26 0-17 28-21 16-10 41-7 26-14 13-14 29-22 10-6 14-38 7-14 19-38 45-7 8-34 43-8 18-29 10-40 17-19 35-7 15-16 28-54 6-10 7-17 10-13 21-20 32-35

TULANE (W-10, L-10, T-1) 1954 New Orleans 1976 New Orleans 1977 Memphis 1978 New Orleans 1980 New Orleans 1981 Memphis 1982 New Orleans 1983 Memphis 1984 New Orleans 1985 Memphis 1986 New Orleans 1987 Memphis 1988 New Orleans 1989 New Orleans 1990 Memphis 1992 New Orleans 1994 Memphis 1995 New Orleans 1996 Memphis 1997 New Orleans 1998 Memphis UM Record in Memphis: 7-2 UM Record in New Orleans: 3-8-1 Scherer vs Tulane: 2-1 Scelfo vs UM: 0-0 Longest UM Win Streak: 5 (1990-96) Longest Tulane Win Streak: 4 (1978-82) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (W-16, L-32, T-1) 1935 Memphis 1936 Hattiesburg 1952 Hattiesburg 1953 Memphis 1954 Hattiesburg 1955 Memphis 1956 Hattiesburg 1957 Memphis 1958 Hattiesburg 1959 Memphis 1960 Hattiesburg 1961 Memphis 1962 Memphis 1963 Jackson 1964 Memphis Jackson 1965 Jackson 1966 Memphis 1967 Jackson 1968 Memphis 1969 Memphis 1970 Memphis 1971 Memphis 1972 Jackson 1973 Memphis 1974 Memphis 1975 Memphis 1976 Hattiesburg 1977 Memphis 1978 Memphis 1979 Hattiesburg 1981 Memphis 1982 Hattiesburg 1983 Memphis 1984 Hattiesburg 1985 Memphis 1986 Hattiesburg 1987 Memphis

13-13 14-7 27-9 24-41 16-21 7-24 10-17 28-25 9-14 38-21 6-15 45-36 19-20 34-38 21-14 62-20 13-0 23-8 17-10 14-26 31-41

0-12 0-25 20-27 27-13 21-34 14-34 0-27 6-14 22-24 21-6 7-6 21-7 8-6 28-7 14-20 18-20 16-21 6-0 24-8 29-7 37-7 33-0 27-12 14-14 10-13 0-6 7-21 12-14 42-14 10-13 0-22 0-10 13-34 20-27 23-13 7-14 9-14 14-17

1988 Hattiesburg 1989 Memphis 1990 Hattiesburg 1991 Memphis 1992 Hattiesburg 1993 Memphis 1994 Hattiesburg 1995 Memphis 1996 Hattiesburg 1997 Memphis 1998 Hattiesburg UM Record in Memphis: 12-15 UM Record in Hattiesburg: 2-15 UM Record in Jackson: 2-2-1 Scherer vs USM: 0-4 Bower vs UM: 6-2 Longest UM Win Streak: 6 (1966-71) Longest USM Win Streak: 6 (1985-90)

27-34 7-31 7-23 17-12 21-23 20-9 3-20 9-17 0-16 18-42 3-45

ARMY (W-0, L-1, T-0) Year Site 1985 West Point UM Record in Memphis: 0-0-0 UM Record in West Point: 0-1-0 Scherer vs Army: 0-0 Sutton vs UM: 0-0 Longest UM Win Streak: 0 Longest Army Win Streak: 1 (1985) CINCINNATI (W-16, L-8, T-0) 1966 Memphis 1967 Memphis 1969 Cincinnati 1970 Memphis 1971 Cincinnati 1972 Memphis 1973 Cincinnati 1974 Memphis 1975 Cincinnati 1978 Memphis 1979 Memphis 1980 Cincinnati 1981 Cincinnati 1982 Memphis 1983 Cincinnati 1984 Memphis 1989 Cincinnati 1992 Memphis 1993 Cincinnati 1994 Memphis 1995 Cincinnati 1996 Memphis 1997 Cincinnati 1998 Memphis UM Record in Memphis: 11-2 UM Record in Cincinnati: 5-6 Scherer vs Cincinnati: 2-2 Minter vs UM: 2-3 Longest UM Win Streak: 8 (1966-74) Longest UC Win Streak: 3 (1980-82)

Score 7-49

26-14 17-0 52-6 14-10 45-21 29-24 17-13 13-7 3-13 14-34 23-17 10-14 7-38 7-16 43-10 47-7 34-17 34-14 20-23 26-3 28-3 18-16 17-20 41-24

SERIES RECORDS

(W-1, L-0, T-0) Year Site 1997 Memphis UM Record in Memphis: 1-0-0 UM Record in Birmingham: 0-0-0 Scherer vs UAB: 1-0 Brown vs UM: 1-5 Longest UM Win Streak: 1 (1997) Longest UAB Win Streak: 0

UM Record in Memphis: 11-7 UM Record in Louisville: 7-10 Scherer vs Louisville: 1-3 Smith vs Memphis: 1-0 Longest UM Win Streak: 8 (1948-69) Longest UL Win Streak: 5 (1992-96)

SCHEDULES

'99 Schedules

Saturday, September 4 Mississippi at Memphis Kent at Cincinnati Tulane at Southern Miss Middle Tenn. St. at Mississippi State Wyoming at Tennessee UAB at Missouri Arkansas State at Illinois Louisville at Kentucky

Saturday, October 9 Memphis at UAB Cincinnati at Houston Tulane at Mississippi Mississippi State at Auburn Georgia at Tennessee Missouri at Colorado Southern Miss at East Carolina Arkansas State at Utah State

Saturday, September 11 Memphis at Mississippi State Wake Forest at Army SMU at Tulane Arkansas State at Mississippi Northwestern LA at Southern Miss UAB at Virginia Tech Arkansas State at Oklahoma UT-Chattanooga at Louisville

Saturday, October 16 Louisville at Memphis Army at Southern Miss UAB at Cincinnati SW Louisiana at Tulane Alabama at Mississippi Iowa State at Missouri UAB at East Carolina Idaho at Arkansas State

Saturday, September 18 Arkansas State at Memphis Army at Tulane Wisconsin at Cincinnati Vanderbilt at Mississippi Oklahoma State at Mississippi State Tennessee at Florida Western Michigan at Missouri Southern Miss at Nebraska Illinois at Louisville

Saturday, October 23 New Mexico State at Army Tulane at East Carolina Cincinnati at Southern Miss LSU at Mississippi State Tennessee at Alabama Missouri at Kansas UAB at Wake Forest Arkansas State at North Texas Houston at Louisville

Saturday, September 25 Memphis at Tennessee Ball State at Army Cincinanti at Ohio State Mississippi at Auburn South Carolina at Mississippi State Nebraska at Missouri Southern Miss at Texas A&M Houston at UAB TCU at Arkansas State Oklahoma at Louisville

Saturday, October 30 Memphis at Tulane Cincinnati at Miami (OH) Mississippi at LSU South Carolina at Tennessee Texas Tech at Missouri Southern Miss at Alabama UAB at Louisville SW Louisiana at Arkansas State

Saturday, October 2 Missouri at Memphis East Carolina at Army Arkansas State at Cincinnati Tulane at Syracuse Mississippi at South Carolina Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Auburn at Tennessee NE Louisiana at UAB Sam Houston St. at Arkansas State Eastern Michigan at Louisville Thursday, October 7 Louisville at Army

Thursday, November 4 Kentucky at Mississippi State Saturday, November 6 Southern Miss at Memphis Army at Air Force Louisville at Cincinnati Arkansas at Mississippi Tulane at Houston Notre Dame at Tennessee Missouri at Oklahoma UAB at East Carolina Arkansas State at Boise State Saturday, November 13 Army at Memphis Cincinnati at East Carolina

Tulane at Navy Mississippi State at Alabama Tennessee at Arkansas Texas A&M at Missouri SW Louisiana at Southern Miss Louisiana Tech at UAB Nevada at Arkansas State Saturday, November 20 Memphis at Cincinnati Houston at Army UAB at Tulane Georgia at Mississippi Mississippi State at Arkansas Tennessee at Kentucky Missouri at Kansas State Southern Miss at Louisville Thursday, November 25 Mississippi at Mississippi State Saturday, November 27 Vanderbilt at Tennessee Saturday, December 4 Army vs Navy (in Philadelphia)

Sophomore kicker Ryan White was the only kicker in the NCAA to have a perfect season in 1998.

Mississippi 1 Game

yards in 18 plays. And though the Rebels controlled the ball just under two minutes longer than the Tigers in the first quarter, the Tiger defense would see much more action on the field in the second quarter. The Tigers started the second quarter having to punt just after five plays. Ole Miss took over and put the first points on the board. Rebel quarterback Romaro Miller completed seven of his eight passes to put Ole Miss on the Memphis five yard line. He threw two straight incomplete passes to Corey Peterson and Deuce McAllister before connecting on a six-yard pass to Peterson for the score. The extra point was good, giving Ole Miss the 7-0 lead. With 4:41 left in the first half, Evans completed two passes to Darrius Blevins and Dodson. Riley rushed for two yards to the Ole Miss 47 yard line, but on the very next play, Evans was sacked for a loss of nine yards. He missed a pass to Gerard Arnold, sending punter Jim Cande back on the field for the fourth time in the first half. With just 2:25 left in the half, Miller completed a 77 yard pass to Peterson, which would send the Tigers to the lockerroom down by 14. The Tigers kicked off to Ole Miss to open the second half and the Rebels would drive the ball just 43 yards before having to punt. Three plays and another Memphis punt later, the Rebels had the ball back in their hands. Ole Miss managed to get the ball to the 21 yard line, which set Juneau up for his second field goal attempt of the day. Despite missing a 36-yard field goal earlier in the day, Juneau cleared his second attempt to push the Rebels' lead to 17-0. There was just 1:27 left on the clock in the third period before Memphis was able to get on the board with a 37-yard field goal by Ryan White. It didn’t take long in the fourth quarter before Ole Miss put the game even further out of the grasp of the Tigers. The Ole Miss ground attack was in full force as they rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown in their first possession of the final quarter. Memphis answered that score with their first touchdown of the game in a drive that started with 10:38 on the clock. Evans completed seven straight passes for 69 yards, and though he missed his eighth completion of the drive, he manged to connect on two more passes, one of which was a four yard touchdown pass to Darrius Blevins. White’s kick was good as Memphis cut the lead to 24-10. Ole Miss would score again with just 1:02 left in the game. Juneau’s kick didn’t split the uprights, giving Ole Miss the 30-10 victory.

SCORING SUMMARY Memphis Ole Miss

0 0

0 14

3 3

7 13

10 30

UM (4:41 re 2nd) Peterson 6 pass from Miller (Juneau PAT) UM (2:11 re 2nd) Peterson 77 pass from Miller (Juneau PAT) UM (8:34 re 3rd) Juneau 38 FG MEM (1:27 re 3rd) White 37 FG UM (10:38 re 4th) McAllister 1 run (Juneau PAT) MEM (6:33 re 4th) Blevins 5 pass from Evans (White PAT) UM (1:02 re 4th) Stackhouse 3 run (Juneau PAT fail)

TEAM STATS

MEM

First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

15 20-59 214 4-55 24-39-1 6-44.3 1-1 3-35 23:44 1-5

19 40-209 332 3-54 26-40-0 3-45.3 2-1 6-60 36:16 3-29

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: MEM-Arnold 14-42-0, Riley 1-2-0, Scruggs 1-0-0, Evans 4-(-23)-0. UM-McAllister 15-73-1, Gunn 10-54-0, Cannion 10-38-0, Miller 3-23-0, Stackhouse 2-3-1. Passing: MEM-Evans 24-39-1-214-1. UM-Miller 26-40-0-332-2. Receiving: MEM- Dodson 8-80-0, Blevins 6-751, Arnold 3-18-0, Kendall 3-16-0, Floyd 2-14-0, Scruggs 1-9-0, Sermon 1-2-0. UM-Peterson 9-164-2, Lucas 5-720, Heard 5-70-0, Morris 3-(-3)-0, French 2-9-0, Bettis 111-0, Armstrong 1-9-0. Interceptions: MEM-None. UM-Thigpen 1-(1). A-46,191 (Weather: 96 degrees, sunny).

NOTES ◆ Sophomore quarterback Kenton Evans' start against Ole Miss was the first of his career at Memphis. Evans appeared in two games last season, completing 2of-3 passes for 20 yards. Evans' 24 completions tied for the fourth highest total in a single game in Memphis history. His four-yard TD pass to Darrius Blevins was the first of Evans' career and Blevins' 7th receiving TD of his career. ◆ Junior defensive back Reginald Howard, a walkon who came to the Tigers in 1997, was given a scholarship by coach Scherer after practice on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3. Howard, a native of Memphis and a graduate of Kirby High School, signed with Henderson State after his prep career and lettered for two years, He led HSU and the conference in pass break-ups in 1996. He transferred to Memphis and walked-on in 1997, sitting out the season under NCAA transfer rules. back Torri Harmon and defensive back Michael Stone.

'98 REVIEW

Oxford, MS - Opening day continues to be a thorn in the side of the Memphis Tigers. For the fifth straight year, the Tigers dropped the opening day decision as Memphis lost to Ole Miss, 30-10, in Oxford, Miss. The defeat also marked the 10th consecutive loss to an away opponent as the Tigers were held Vaught Hemingway to just 235 offenOxford, MS sive yards and gave up 523 Sept. 5, 1998 yards to the Att. 46,191 Rebels. The game kicked off in 96 degree weather in front of a record crowd of 46,191 atVaughtHemingway Stadium. The meeting marked the first contest between the two squads since Ole Miss defeated Memphis, 34-3, at the Liberty Bowl in 1995. Memphis’Teofilo Riley caught the opening kick off and returned the ball 21 yards to the Memphis 23 yard line. The offense showed some hope in the opening plays as Gerard Arnold rushed for seven yards and Kenton Evans completed his first pass to Damien Dodson for a first down. Evans completed one of his next two passes before Memphis was flagged for pass interference, sending them to the line in need of 20 yards for a first down. Two completions later, Jim Cande was sent in for the first punt of the game. After an exchange of punts, Ole Miss took control of the clock and the game for most of the first and second quarters. Ole Miss strung together three first downs in the next series, to put them in field-goal range, but the game was kept scoreless as Donald Juneau shanked a kick wide left and missed the 36 yard field goal. Memphis ran just 1:32 off the clock in their next series of plays that saw the Tigers punt from their own 35 yard line as Evans threw two incomplete passes. The Rebels answered that series with two more first downs, but they eventually were forced into their first punt of the day. The Tigers ended the first quarter with just 69 yards of total offense in 15 plays, compared to Ole Miss’ 116

MEMPHIS

Mississippi State '98 REVIEW 94

Memphis, TN - Some say a team makes its biggest improvement from its first game of the season to its second. For the University of Memphis,theTiger coaching staff may wish thatstatementis only a half truth. Followinga 30-10 seasonopening loss at Mississippi, Memphis showedimproveLiberty Bowl mentina14-6setMemphis, TN backagainstMississippiStatebeSept. 12, 1998 fore a Liberty Att. 28,467 Bowl crowd of 28,467. Penalties marked off againsttheTigers proved costly throughouttheday andallowedMississippiStateto sustainitsfirstscoringseries.Flagsalsoaidedinkeeping theTigersoutoftheendzoneasMemphiswaspenalized 13timesfor121yards.TheBulldogswerepenalizedeight timesfor67yards. AfacemaskcallagainstMemphisonMississippi State'sfirstserieshelpedsetupa62-yardtouchdownrun byJamesJohnsononthegame'sthirdplayfromscrimmage.TheTigerslookedtohaveheldonitsfirstdefensive serieswhenKeithCobbtackledMathewButlerforatwoyardpassreceptiononthird-and-fivetotheState26.But thefacemaskpenaltygavetheBulldogsafirstdownand ontheensuingplayJohnsongotlooseandraceddownthe rightsidelineforthescorewith13:32lefttoplayinthefirst quarter. Johnson finished the day with 25 carries for 192 rushingyardsaccountingforalargeportionofMississippi State's256yardsoftotaloffense. Aftertheopeningseriesscore,thegameturnedinto adefensivetussle. Memphiswentthree-and-outonitsfirstoffensive seriesbeforetheTigerdefenseheldMississippiState scorelessonitsnextdrivewhichendedintheredzone. TheBulldogsstartedthedriveattheirown38-yardline andagainwereaidedbyapenalty.Thistimearoughing thepuntercallgavetheBulldogsafirstdownattheTiger 44.JohnsonrushedfortwoyardsonfirstdownbeforeMatt Wyattcompletedpassesof10andsevenyardstoKevin PrentissandReginaldKelly.JohnsongavetheBulldogs

2 Game

anotherfirstdownwithathree-yardruntotheMemphis21. TheTigerdefensethenheldJohnsontoatotaloffouryards ontwocarriesbeforeWyatttossedanincompletion.Place kickerBrianHazelwoodthenmisseda34-yardfieldgoal attempt. ThegameseemedtoswayinMemphis'favorasthe gamemovedintothesecondquarter. MississippiState'slastseriesofthefirstquarterended whenWyattwassackedbyKamalShakirforaneight-yard lossbacktotheMississippiState22.Shakirhadapairof sackstogowithsixtacklesontheday. Asthesecondquarterbegan,RyanWhitedrilleda career-high44-yardfieldgoalwith13:14toplayinthehalf tocapan11-play,35-yarddrive.However,theTigershad toovercomeapairofpenaltiestosetupitsfirstpointsof thegame. GerardArnoldpickedupnineyardsafterMemphis waspenalizedforillegalmotiononitsfirstplayandafter anothermotionpenaltygavetheTigers'third-and-14, KentonEvanstosseda16-yardpasstoDamienDodsonfor afirstdownattheMississippiState40.Arnoldalsohadan 11-yardrunonthedrivetomovetheballinsidetheBulldog 30. TheTigersopenedthesecondhalfwithanine-play, 56-yarddrivewhichwascappedbya32-yardWhitefield goal. Evanskeptthehalf'sfirstseriesalivewhenheconvertedathird-and-sixfromtheMemphis33withanineyardscramble.TwoplayslaterhefoundDodsonfora42yardpassreceptiontotheMississippiState14.Fromthere, thedrivestalledasJeremyScruggslostayardonfirstdown andEvanstossedapairofincompletions.However, White'sfieldgoalnarrowedMississippiState'sleadto76with10:54leftinthethirdquarter. Neitherteamcouldmustermuchoffensethrough mostofthesecondhalffollowingtheTigers'secondfield goal. Through its next five series, Mississippi State's averagedrivewasjust3.2yardswhileMemphiscoulddo notmuchbetteraveragingjust8.6yardsofoffenseper series. AJimCande35-yardpunthemmedtheBulldogsback attheirown14.State'ssecondquarterback,WayneMadkin, completedan11-yardpasstoPrentissforafirstdownat the31onthefirstplayofthefourthquarterbutwasthen sackedfora17-yardlossbyCoreyIrbybacktothe14. MississippiStatewasalsopenalizedforanunsportsmanlikeconductcallandanillegalmotionpenaltybeforebeing forcedtopuntfromits16. MSUwouldputthegameawaywitha80-yarddrive late in thegame. Johnsonhada39-yardrundown totheTiger10.OnthenextplayJohnsonwasspelledby PigPratherwhofoundtheendzoneandHazelwood'spoint aftergavetheBulldogsa14-6leadwith29secondsto play.Riley led the team in rushing with 74 yards on 17 carries and Oden tacked on 38 yards on the ground.

MEMPHIS

SCORING SUMMARY Miss State 7 Memphis 0

0 3

7 0

14 6

MSU (13:32 re 1st) Johnson 62 run (Hazelwood kick) UM (13:14 re 2nd) White 44 FG UM (10:54 re 3rd) White 32 FG MSU (:29 re 4th) Prather 10 run (Hazelwood kick)

TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

MEM 13 40-187 69 3-41 8-21-0 7-39.6 1-0 8-67 27:36 2-16

MSU 14 31-106 153 2-42 13-31-1 9-39.2 2-0 13-121 32:24 3-32

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: MSU-Johnson 25-192-1, Rainey 3-20-0, Prather 1-10-1. MEM-Arnold 16-95-0, Scruggs 5-17-0, Bailey 15-0. Passing: MSU-Wyatt 6-17-0-53-0, Madkin 2-4-0-160. MEM-Evans 13-31-1-153-0. Receiving: MSU-Prentiss 4-44-0, Kelly 2-13-0, Butler 1-7-0. MEM-Dodson 6-126-0, Blevins 3-16-0, Floyd 315-0. Interceptions: MSU-Derricks 1-37. MEM-None. A-28,467 (Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy). NOTES ◆Junior defensive back Mike McKenzie returned to the line-up for the first time this season but at a different position. McKenzie sat out the Ole Miss game but returned for the Mississippi State contest as the free safety. ◆ Ryan White's 44-yard field goal in the second quarter of the Mississippi State game was the longest of his career (which is just two games in length). ◆ Junior flanker Damien Dodson went over the 1,000 yard mark in career receiving in the Mississippi State game. The Memphian entered the Miss. State game with 916 yards receiving over the past two seasons. He broke the 1,000 mark with a 42-yard grab in the third quarter. ◆Junior flanker Damien Dodson became the first Tiger receiver this season to break the 100 mark. He hauled in five passes for 108 yards, his highest since the 1997 Minnesota game when he caught nine passes for 127 yards.

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by Cockerham and an attempt by Hamner -- before settling for a 17-yard Bailey field goal which gave the Gophers a 20-0 lead which they would take into the locker room at halftime. Minnesota's defense also scored in the third quarter when another turnover put seven more points on the board for the Golden Gophers. Tiger quarterback Evans, trying to find an open receiver down field, was hit from the blindside and fumbled in the pocket. The ball was picked up at the five by Minnesota defensive back Tyrone Carter who ran into the end zone giving the Gophers a 27-0 lead with 9:50 left in the third quarter. Memphis broke a string of six quarters without a touchdown on its next series as the Tigers put together a seven-play, 65-yard drive. Backup quarterback Stephen Galbraith, who first entered the game midway through the first quarter, started the drive with an eight-yard run. Gerard Arnold moved the Tigers into Minnesota territory with a 31-yard run to the 26. The Gophers were called for pass interference on the next play giving Memphis first down at the 14. Arnold carried for four yards on first down and after a Galbraith incompletion the signal caller ran for four yards to the six. Facing fourth-and-two, Galbraith tossed a pass outside to Arnold who scored to cut Minnesota's lead to 27-7. In addition to his only pass reception, Arnold had 21 carries for 102 yards on the afternoon. Galbraith, who saw the first extensive playing time of his career, completed 10 of 28 passes for 116 yards. Redshirt freshman quarterback Neil Suber also saw playing time in the game, completing five-of-eight passes for 95 yards in the fourth quarter. Suber tossed a 52-yard touchdown strike to Al Sermon for the Tigers' other score. The game marked the first collegiate playing time of Suber's career. Defensively, Mike McKenzie registered nine tackles and had a pass interception returned for 66 yards. His 66-yard return was the longest of his career. Senior defensive end Marquis Bowling registered his first quarterback sack of the season and the 15th of his career, which ties him for fourth on the all-time career list.

SCORING SUMMARY U of M 0 Minnesota 20

0 0

7 7

7 14

14 41

MN (13:10 re 1st) Hamner 36 run (Bailey Kick) MN (12:01 re 1st) Graham 17 blocked punt return (Bailey Kick) MN (8:31 re 1st) Bailey 28 FG MN (4:29 re 1st) Bailey 17 FG MN (9:50 re 3rd) Carter 5 fumble return (Bailey Kick) UM (7:18 re 3rd) Arnold 6 pass from Galbraith (White Kick) MN (12:07 re 4th) Mays 43 pass from Cockerham (Bailey Kick) MN (4:40 re 4th) Evans 93 run (Bailey Kick) MEM (2:12 re 4th) Sermon 52 pass from Suber (White Kick) TEAMSTATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

UM 19 39-98 211 7-128 15-39-2 9-34.01 4-2 2-20 31:07 4-26

MINN 16 44-269 153 2-40 10-16-1 7-37.7 1-1 7-58 28:53 5-30

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: MEM-Arnold 21-102-0, Galbraith 10-80, Bailey 3-6-0, Riley 1-0-0, Evans 2-(-3)-0, Suber 1-(-5)0, Cande 1-(-10)-0. MINN- Hamner 22-128-1, Evans 495-1, Cockerham 9-38-0, Bruce 5-11-0, Bean 3-3-0, Persby 1-(-6)-0. Passing: MEM-Evans 0-3-0-1-0, Galbraith 1028-116-1-1, Suber 5-8-95-0-1. MINN-Cockerham 9-14145-1-1, Persby 1-2-8-0-0. Receiving: MEM-Dodson 3-27-0, Floyd 2-34-0, Coutain 1-15-0, Blevins 3-38-0, Sermon 3-69-1, Arnold 16-1, Kendall 2-22-0. MINN-Johnson 4-34-0, Mays 2-511, Leverson 2-36-0, Hamner 1-18-0, Vevea 1-14-0. Interceptions: MEM-McKenzie 1-66. MINNDimmy 1-3, Hoffman 1-13. A-35,919 (Weather: Indoor, 72 degrees)

NOTES ◆ Sophomore quarterback Stephen Galbraith saw his first playing time of the season and threw his first collegiate touchdown pass. ◆ Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for 102 yards breaking the century mark for the first time this season. ◆ Freshman quarterback Neil Suber saw the first playing time of his career and threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Al Sermon. ◆ Wide receiver Al Sermon caught his first career touchdown pass, a 52-yard strike from Neil Suber. ◆ Safety Mike McKenzie had his first pass interception of the season. He had six prior career pass interceptions.tions

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Minneapolis, MN - An early scoring spree by Minnesota set the tone as the Golden Gophers defeated the University of Memphis 41-14. Before a crowd of 35,919 in the Metrodome, the Gophers jumped out to a 17-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game. Minnesota covered 76 Metrodome yards on its first Minneapolis, MN five offensive plays, scoring on Sept. 19, 1998 a 36-yard run by Att. 35,919 tailback Thomas Hamner. The touchdown was set up after Gopher quarterback Billy Cockerham was sacked for a one-yard loss on second down by Marquis Bowling. Facing third-and-10, Cockerham tossed a 28-yard pass to Luke Leverson to the Memphis 36 yard line. Hamner would score on the ensuing play, scampering to the right sideline and then cutting back across the field to the corner of the Tiger endzone. The Tigers' first possession ended when punter Jim Cande had a punt blocked by the Gophers' Delvin Jones. Trevis Graham picked up the ball at the 17 and raced into the end zone to give Minnesota a 14-0 lead with 12:01 left in the first quarter. Just two plays into Memphis' next offensive series, starting quarterback Kenton Evans was intercepted by Sean Hoffman. Hoffman's 13-yard return gave the Gophers a first-and-10 from the Tiger 20. The Memphis defense held Minnesota to a 28-yard field goal by Adam Bailey after three carries by Hamner produced just eight yards. On the day however, Hamner would amass 128 yards rushing on 22 carries. Memphis' defense also rose to the occasion after another Tiger special teams' glitch in the first quarter. Cande, back to punt from the back of the Memphis endzone, dropped a snap in the end zone and scrambled near the sideline before being tackled at the one-yard line. The Tiger defense however held Minnesota to no gain on three consecutive plays -- two quarterback sneaks

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Houston

Houston, TX - Within a matter of a minute in the third quarter, Houston scored twice to break open a 14-14 game en route to a 35-14 win over The University of Memphis in both teams' Conference USA opener. After playing to a 14-14 tie through the first half, Houston took advantage of a Tiger special Robertson Stadium teams' miscue in Houston, TX taking the lead for good. Memphis Oct. 3, 1998 punter Ben Att. 13,140 Graves was whistled down when he went to his knee to field a low snap at the Tiger 40. Cougar running back Ketric Sanford had carries of two and 14 yards before taking a pitch, rolling right and lofting a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jason DeGroot with 8:57 left in the third quarter. Mike Waddell tacked on the extra point to give Houston a 21-14 lead. On Memphis' next offensive series, Teofilo Riley lost five yards back to the 15 on first down before UM starting quarterback Stephen Galbraith was intercepted by Emile White who returned the ball 22 yards for a touchdown. The turnover helped quickly turn a tied game into Houston's favor, 28-14. In addition to throwing a touchdown pass, Cougar running back Sanford carried the ball for 177 yards and rushed for two more scores. Memphis had not scored a point in the first quarter of its previous three games but took advantage of a pair of Houston fumbles to take leads of 7-0 and later 14-7. The Tigers scored on their first offensive play after linebacker DeMorrio Shank forced and recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff. The Tiger offense trotted onto the field and for his first play as a starting quarterback, Galbraith found Billy Kendall open in the middle of the field and after making the catch, the tight end dove into the end zone for the score. Houston however answered, marching 80 yards to tie the game at 7-7. The Cougars converted three, third-down plays

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MEMPHIS during the drive. Early in the series, quarterback Jason McKinley completed a nine-yard pass to Orlando Iglesias on a third-and-two situation. Sanford also got to the firstdown marker with a two-yard run on third-and-two from the 13. Sanford then scored from 11-yards out. In addition to his scoring run, Sanford also had carries of 10 and 16 yards to move the ball into Memphis territory. Most of the game seemed to be played on the Tigers' defensive side of the field. In fact, Memphis' average field position to start drives was their own 25 while Houston had the fortune of starting its offensive series on average at its 40. After Houston tied the game at 7-7, Memphis went three-and-out on its next offensive series. From their own 30, the Cougars mounted another drive. But after marching into the red zone, Memphis free safety Mike McKenzie came up to force a fumble and Shank again recovered. Along with his two fumble recoveries, Shank also blocked a third-quarter field goal attempt of 35 yards and had seven tackles. With the Tigers gaining possession at the eight, Galbraith led the offense back on the field and on the only play of the Tigers' next series, tossed a 92-yard touchdown pass to Damien Dodson. The second-longest passing touchdown in U of M history gave the Tigers a 14-7 lead with 1:14 left in the first quarter. Houston tied the game at 14-14 before halftime when McKinley completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Iglesias with 5:06 remaining in the half. The series, like Houston's first scoring drive, was aided by a pass interference call on the Tigers deep in their own territory. On the night, McKinley completed 19 of 33 passes for 203 yards for Houston. The Cougars' offense generated a total of 508 yards while Memphis was held to just 200 yards of total offense.

SCORING SUMMARY U of M Houston

14 7

0 7

0 14

0 7

14 35

UM (14:21 re 1st) Kendall 13 pass from Galbraith (White kick) UH (8:44 re 1st) Sanford 11 run (Waddell kick) UM (1:14 re 1st) Dodson 92 pass from Galbraith (White kick) UH (5:06 re 2nd) Iglesias 12 pass from McKinley (Waddell kick) UH (8:57 re 3rd) DeGroot 24 pass from Sanford (Waddell kick) UH (8:03 re 3rd) White 22 INT RET (Waddell kick) UH (8:12 re 4th) Sanford 5 run (Waddell kick) TEAM STATS

MEM

HOU

First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

8 28--14 214 4-77 12-22-2 8-36.5 0-0 8-56 23:35 1-4

31 55-281 227 1-16 20-34-1 4-38.0 0-0 16-149 36:25 7-51

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: MEM-Riley 6-35-0, Arnold 8-19-0. HOU-Sanford 29-177-2, Green 14-68-0, Penn 9-41-0. Passing: MEM-Suber 9-17-1-99-0, Galbraith 35-1-115-2. HOU - McKinley 19-33-1-203-1. Receiving: MEM-Floyd 4-29-0, Dodson 3-1111, Riley 1-22-0. HOU-Iglesias 9-101-1, James 6-78-0, Montgomery 2-16. Interceptions: MEM-Stiles 1-0-0. HOU-White 122-1, James 1-55-0. A-13,140 (Weather: 87, Partly cloudy/humid).

NOTES ◆ Sophomore quarterback Stephen Galbraith threw his second and third TD passes of the season hitting Damien Dodson and Billy Kendall for scores. ◆ Flanker Damien Dodson's 92-yard touchdown catch against Houston was the second longest in school history. ◆ Linebacker DeMorrio Shank had two fumble recoveries against Houston. Both of the recoveries led to Memphis scores. ◆ Tight End Billy Kendall had his first career touchdown reception against Houston. It came on a 13-yard pass from Stephen Galbraith. ◆ Memphis was held to -14 yards rushing against Houston. That was a record low for the Tigers.

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led the Razorbacks with 49 rushing yards, all coming in the fourth quarter. Arkansas had just 105 yards on the ground, almost 90 yards off its season average. Defensively, Kamal Shakir led the Tigers with 11 tackles and had two pass breakups. Reginald Howard had 10 stops and also broke up four passes. Entering the game, Arkansas had thrown just one pass interception on the 1998 season. Memphis picked off two Razorback passes, one going to safety Jeremy Stewart and another to cornerback Keith Cobb. Memphis' offense also struggled running the ball. Gerard Arnold accounted for 41 of the Tigers' 51 rushing yards. White had two second-half field goals to account for the Tigers' final points. A 29-yarder by White with 6:35 left to play in the third quarter was set up by Stewart's interception which was returned eight yards to the Arkansas 34. White's 32-yard field goal with 5:59 remaining in the game came after Kenton Evans completed a 43-yard pass to Damien Dodson to the Arkansas five. From the five, the Tigers attempted three passes with the lone completion being for a five-yard loss to Arnold. Evans returned to the Tiger starting lineup after missing the previous week's game at Houston with a shoulder injury. The sophomore from Memphis completed 13-of35 passes for 151 yards and played every down on offense. Dodson caught four passes for 84 yards while Blevins had three receptions for 40 yards.

SCORING SUMMARY Arkansas Memphis

3 3

10 0

7 3

3 3

23 9

UA (9:13 re 1st) Latourette 48 FG UM (4:50 re 1st) White 21 FG UA (14:56 re 2nd) Hill 3 run (Latourette kick) UA (9:55 re 2nd) Latourette 31 FG UA (10:46 re 3rd) Williams 52 pass from Stoerner (Latourette kick) UM (6:35 re 3rd) White 29 FG UA (9:09 re 4th) Latourette 22 FG UM (5:59 re 4th) White 32 FG TEAM STATS

MEM

First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

22 45-105 296 2-30 19-42-2 7-33.3 0-0 8-58 39:19 0-0

10 19-51 151 5-116 13-35-1 8-425 2-2 11-72 20:41 3-29

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: UA-Ray 9-49-0, Hill 17-24-1, Loudermilk 1-19-0, Johnson 5-12-0, Branch 1-5-0, Stinson 2-4-0, Norman 1-1-0, Stoerner 8-(-6)-0. MEM-Arnold 14-41-0, Riley 1-8-0, Scruggs 1-2-0, Evans 3-0-0. Passing: UA-Stoerner 19-42-2-292-1. MEM-Evans 13-35-1-151-0. Receiving: UA-Williams 5-83-1, Snowden 4-49-0, Smith 3-66-0, Ludermilk 2-52-0, Davenport 2-28-0, Heringer 217-0, Branch 1-1-0. MEM-Dodson 4-84-0, Blevins 3-40-0, Floyd 2-11-0, Arnold 2-1-0, Kendall 1-11-0, Middlebrooks 1-4-0. Interceptions: UA-Painter 1-0-0. MEM-Stewart 18-0, Cobb 1-6-0. A-42,766 (Weather: 70, Wind N-8, Mild) NOTES ◆ Senior wide receiver Darrius Blevivns blocked his first career punt against Arkansas. The block of a Chris Akin's punt came in the first quarter of the game. ◆ Redshirt freshman kicker Ryan White booted three field goals in the Arkansas game and remained perfect on the season. The Georgia native kicked field goals of 21, 29 and 32 yards and is currently six-of-six on the season. ◆ Senior defensive backs Jeremy Stewart and Keith Cobb got their first pass interceptions of the season against Arkansas. ◆ The Memphis defense registered three quarterback sacks against Arkansas. Marquis Bowling, Tramont Lawless and Caspor Stiles were all credited with sacks.

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Memphis, TN - Arkansas quarterback Clint Stoerner passed for 296 yards and a touchdown as the 19th-ranked Razorbacks defeated Memphis, 23-9. T h e game marked the Tigers' first in the Liberty Bowl in almost a month but was the first of four at home in the next five weeks. T h e Liberty Bowl big blow for ArMemphis, TN kansas was a 52yard Stoerner Oct. 10, 1998 touchdown pass Att. 42,766 to Michael Williams early in the second half. The scoring-strike with 10:46 left in the third quarter gave the Hogs a 20-3 lead. Stoerner's touchdown pass came after he was sacked by Memphis linebacker Caspor Stiles to set up a third-and-18 situation from near midfield. Stiles' sack was one of three by the Tigers. Tramont Lawless and Marquis Bowling also sacked Stoerner. Through Arkansas' first four games, the Razorbacks' offensive line had only allowed two sacks. The Razorbacks attempted to set the tone early in the game when Stoerner hooked up with Hubert Loudermilk for a 47-yard pass down to the Memphis 26 on the game's first play from scrimmage. Memphis' defense held the Razorbacks to five yards on their next three plays. The defensive stop forced a 38-yard field goal attempt by Todd Latourette which sailed wide. Both teams ended up trading field goals in the first quarter. Latourette connected on a 48-yarder to cap Arkansas' next series. Memphis answered later in the quarter when Ryan White drilled a 21-yarder with 4:50 remaining. Memphis' first points were set up when Boo Blevins blocked a Razorback punt and Michael Stone recovered at the Arkansas eight. Arkansas regained the lead on a three-yard touchdown run by Madre Hill on the first play of the second quarter capping a 12-play, 65-yard drive. The go-ahead series included a 23-yard pass from Stoerner to Emanuel Smith on third-and-10 from the UA 35. Loudermilk also had a 19-yard run to move the ball inside the Tiger 20. Hill managed just 24 rushing yards while Alvin Ray

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Cincinnati

Memphis, TN - The University of Memphis discovered a running game and more in a 41-23 win over Cincinnati. T h e Tigers rushed for a season-high 276 yards and scored their first touchdown of the season on the ground in the victory. In fact, three different Memphis players scored rushing touchdowns, inLiberty Bowl cluding Teofilo Memphis, TN Riley's 1-yard plunge which Oct. 17, 1998 gave the Tigers a Att. 17,252 22-16 lead. From that point, UM would never trail as place-kicker Ryan White would help stretch the lead with a school-record-tying four field goals and Kenton Evans would score on a 1-yard run as Memphis built a 41-16 lead. White's fourth field goal, a 52-yarder with 5:48 to play, tied a school record for distance as the rookie remained perfect in 10 attempts. In the last two games White has made seven field goals and moved to 10th among NCAA leaders. Memphis took advantage of the first of five Cincinnati fumbles to take an early lead. On the Bearcats' first play from scrimmage, Robert Cooper fumbled and linebacker Kamal Shakir recovered for the Tigers at the UC 28. Evans completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to Richie Floyd in the back of the end zone and the Tigers were on the board less than two minutes into the game. Cincinnati started its second series with a handoff to Cooper and this time T.J. Frier forced the Bearcat back to fumble again with Tramont Lawless pouncing on the ball at the UC 18. This time the Tigers turned it right back over with Evans being intercepted by Shawn Ferguson who returned the ball 83 yards for a game-tying touchdown with 11:47 left to play in the first quarter. Memphis regained the lead by answering with one of its longest scoring drives of the year. UM covered 85 yards on eight plays with Gerard Arnold capping the series with a four-yard touchdown run to make it 14-7 with 7:47 left to play in the first quarter. Arnold finished with 123 yards on 18 carries and went over the 1,000-yard mark for his career.

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The Tigers opened the drive in a hole when they were called for holding, backing the ball back to their own seven. But Jeremy Scruggs broke up the middle for a 29yard run and Arnold followed with an 18-yard pick up to the UC 45. Arnold also had a 17-yard run during the drive and Evans tossed a 20-yard pass to Darrius Blevins to the Bearcat four. Cincinnati place kicker Joe Judge cut the lead to 1410 with a 41-yard field goal late in the first quarter and the Bearcats would take their lone lead when on the next UM series Evans was again intercepted by Ferguson who returned the ball 40 yards for a score. Trailing for the first time in the game, Memphis engineered a 71-yard, eight-play drive to regain the lead midway through the second quarter. Evans tossed a 13-yard pass to Blevins to convert on third-down early in the series and the drive was sustained by a pass interference call which gave the Tigers the ball at the UC 27. Jeremy Scruggs then reeled off runs of four and 20 yards to set up Riley's one-yard TD run. Evans completed a pass to Blevins for the two-point conversion and Memphis was back on top, 22-16. White wrapped up the first half by making field goals of 30 and 26 yards to widen the lead to 28-16 by the break. Arnold had a 41-yard run on Memphis' opening drive of the third quarter before the Tigers settled for a 32-yard field goal by White to make it 31-16. Later in the third quarter, Jeremy Stewart intercepted his second pass in as many weeks, returning the ball 21 yards to help set up another Memphis touchdown. After completing an 11-yard pass to Blevins, Evans scored from a yard out to make it 38-16. Evans completed 10 of 23 passes for 161 yards while Blevins had three receptions for 44 yards. Floyd led the Tiger receivers with four catches for 72 yards. Defensively, Memphis allowed 385 yards of total offense but gave up just one touchdown, an 11-yard pass from Deontey Kenner to Nathan Wize on the game's final play. Prior to that, the Tiger defense had held Cincinnati out of the end zone on two previous occasions inside the UM 30 in the final quarter. Cincinnati had an 18-play, 82-yard drive end at the one when Marcus Bell and George Harper stuffed UC running back Eric Beal at the line of scrimmage with the Cats facing fourth and goal.

MEMPHIS

SCORING SUMMARY Cincinnati Memphis

10 14

6 14

0 10

7 3

23 41

UM (13:37 re 1st) Floyd 32 pass from Evans (White kick) UC (11:47 re 1st) Ferguson 83 INT return (Judge kick) UM (7:47 re 1st) Arnold 4 run (White kick) UC (:29 re 1st) Judge FG UC (14:51 re 2nd) Ferguson 40 INT return (Judge kick) UM (7:28 re 2nd) Riley 1 run (Blevins pass) UM (5:44 re 2nd) White 30 FG UM (:38 re 2nd) White 26 FG UM (11:41 re 3rd) White 32 FG UM (7:26 re 3rd) Evans 1 run (White kick) UM (5:48 re 4th) White 52 FG UC (:00 re 4th) Wize 11 pass from Kenner (Judge kick) TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

UC 19 35-104 281 5-98 21-35-2 0-0 6-5 4-34 30:01 0-0

MEM 20 45-245 161 2-28 10-24-2 3-42.7 0-0 2-12 29:59 3-29

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: UC-McCleskey 9-36-0, Beal 6-20-0, Garden 4-20-0. MEM-Arnold 18-123-1, Riley 11-67-1, Scruggs 7-59-0. Passing: UC-Kenner 21-35-2-281-1, Plummer 0-0-0-00. MEM-Evans 10-23-2-161-1, Galbraith 0-1-0-0-0. Receiving: UC-Plummer 6-100-0, Bonner 4-68-0, Archie 3-41-0. MEM-Floyd 4-72-1, Blevins 3-44-0, Dodson 242-0. Interceptions: MEM-Sumter 1-7-0, Stewart 1-21-0. UCFerguson 2-123-2. A-17,252 (81, Wind SSE-7, Weather: Cloudy) NOTES â&#x2014;&#x2020; The Memphis defense recorded seven takeaways in the win over Cincinnati. â&#x2014;&#x2020; Redshirt freshman kicker Ryan White booted four field goals in the Cincinnati game and remained perfect on the season at 10-for-10. The Georgia native kicked field goals of 30, 26, 32 and 52 yards. His 52-yarder tied the Memphis record for longest FG and his four FG's made also ties the record for most in a game.

Louisville 7 Game

for 74 yards. The series included a fake field goal by Ryan White from 52 yards out as holder Michael Harris completed a 17-yard pass to Billy Kendall on fourth-and-two from the 35. Louisville regained the lead, 28-21, as Redman completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Green. Redman started the drive with consecutive passes to Lavell Boyd for gains of 24 and 19 yards. Two plays later running back Leroy Collins set up the touchdown strike with an 18-yard run. After falling behind early 14-0, Memphis rallied and cut the lead to 14-10 as White drilled a 32-yard field goal and Riley wrapped up an 80-yard drive with an 11yard scoring run. In addition to closing out the series with the touchdown run, Riley also had a 42-yard run up the middle to the 11. On the following play, he followed a couple of key blocks and found the corner of the end zone for the score with 5:09 left in the first half. Louisville came right back with Redman throwing a 43-yard touchdown pass to Parker to wrap up a six-play, 85-yard drive with 2:17 left in the half. During the series, Redman connected with an open Collins coming out of the backfield for a 25-yard pickup with Louisville facing third-and-four. The Tigers however would gain a little momentum before heading to the locker room. Memphis quickly moved the ball down field starting with an 11-yard pass from Kenton Evans to Dodson. Two plays later Evans found Dodson for a 40-yard reception to the Cardinal 27. The Tigers would settle for a 35-yard field goal by White after Evans threw a pair of incompletions on second and third down. Early in the game Louisville shot out to a 14-0 lead. The Cardinals' first touchdown came when Redman hooked up with Parker for a 72-yard touchdown pass. The play came with Louisville staring at third-and-26 from their own 28 following a holding penalty which cost the Cards 20 yards. To start the second quarter, Louisville drove 74 yards with Collins scoring from three yards out. Redman had four pass completions of 11 or more yards during the scoring series. The fourth, a 14-yarder to Ibn Green, got the Cardinals down to 15. From there Frank Moreau had runs of eight and four yards before Collins' scoring scamper.

SCORING SUMMARY Memphis Louisville

0 7

13 14

8 7

11 7

32 35

UL (3:45 re 1st) Parker 2 pass from Redman (Hilbert kick) UL (11:55 re 2nd) Collins 3 run (Hilbert kick) UM (9:02 re 2nd) White 32 FG UM (5:09 re 2nd) Riley 11 run (White kick) UL (2:17 re 2nd) Parker 43 pass from Redman (Hilbert kick) UM (:21 re 2nd) White 35 FG UM (11:22 re 3rd) Arnold 16 run (Arnold run) UL (2:25 re 3rd) Green 4 pass from Redman (Hilbert kick) UM (12:22 re 4th) White 34 FG UL (8:51 re 4th) Green 14 pass from Redman (Hilbert kick) UM (3:10 re 4th) Riley 11 run (Dodson run) TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

MEM 24 48-244 215 4-91 13-32-0 7-37.4 3-0 8-81 31:32 1-4

UL 30 30-107 506 7-117 32-49-0 4-39.5 2-1 13-103 28:28 1-7

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: UM-Riley 17-152-2, Arnold 22-74-1, Dodson 1-18-0. UL-Collins 18-91-1, Moreau 8-31-0. Passing: UM-Evans 12-30-0-198-0. UL-Redman 3249-0-506-4. Receiving: UM-Floyd 4-84-0, Dodson 4-68-0, Kendall 2-42-0. UL-Parker 6-159-2, Green 6-83-2, Jackson 6-30, Boyd 5-74-0. Interceptions: UM-none. UL-none. A-39,247 (Weather: 62, Wind S-5, Clear)

NOTES ◆ Tailback Teofilo Riley's 152 yards rushing against Louisville were the most by a Tiger back this season and the most since John "Tweet" Martin gained 164 yards rushing against East Carolina in 1992. ◆ Redshirt freshman kicker Ryan White booted three field goals in the Louisville game and remained perfect on the season at 13-for-13. The Georgia native kicked field goals of 32, 36 and 35 yards. ◆ Teofilo Riley's 42 yard run in the third period was the longest run of the season for a Tiger. It was also Riley's career long run. ◆ Freshman offensive tackle David Sherrod saw extended duty at tackle when Tavares Middlebrooks was injured.

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Louisville, KY - The Louisville Cardinals would need every one of quarterback Chris Redman's Conference USArecord 506 yards in a 35-32 win over the University of Memphis. Redman completed 32-of-49 and threw four touchdown passes, the last a 14-yarder to Ibn Green which gave Louisville a 35-24 lead with Papa John's Stadium 8:51 to play. Louisville, KY B u t trailing a good Oct. 24, 1998 part of the game, Att. 39,247 Memphis rallied in the final minutes. After Redman's touchdown gave the Cards a two-possession lead, Memphis engineered a 13-play, 76-yard drive which culminated with an 11-yard touchdown run by Teofilo Riley. The junior running back proved to be the workhorse during the drive as well as much of the day, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns against the Cardinals. During the Tigers' series Riley carried the ball eight times for 37 yards. Memphis' drive was aided when Louisville was flagged for pass interference on third-and-nine from the 12. Still, it took Riley busting outside on third-and-goal from the nine and scoring. The Tigers converted for two points when Damien Dodson scored on a reverse cutting Louisville's lead to 35-32. Louisville sent out its "hands" team but Memphis elected to kick the ball deep. Arnold Jackson returned the ball 14 yards to the 23 but the Tigers were whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct giving Louisville the ball at the 38. Redman completed a third-and-8 pass from the Memphis 47 to Charles Sheffield to keep Memphis' offense off the field and seal the victory. On the day, Redman completed five or more passes to five different receivers including Zek Parker who had six catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns and Green who also hauled in six passes for 83 yards and two scores. The Tigers trailed 21-13 at halftime but opened the second half driving 80 yards and scoring on a 16-yard run by Gerard Arnold. Memphis converted the first of a schoolrecord two, two-point conversions when Arnold again found the end zone. Arnold rushed a game-high 22 times

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backs Teofilo Riley and Gerard Arnold each rushed for over 100 yards as the Tigers posted a 35-19 homecoming win over Arkansas State. Riley led Memphis with 190 yards and two touchdowns while Arnold rushed for 119 yards and two scores. The game marked the Liberty Bowl first time two TiMemphis, TN ger running backs had over Oct. 31, 1998 100 yards since Att. 18,142 1983 when James Punkin Williams and Jeff Womak both went over the century mark against Louisville. After trading touchdowns, Riley gave Memphis a 14-7 lead with 6:19 left in the first half when he scored on a 17-yard run. The Tigers called Riley's number eight times. The series started with Riley losing a yard on first down at the 21 but the Memphian junior exploded for 15 yards on the following play. Freshman quarterback Neil Suber converted a fourthand-one from the Memphis 44 with a two-yard run and also tossed three pass completions to Damien Dodson during the drive. Riley, who accounted for 63 yards during the series, closed out the drive with carries of seven and two yards before the 17-yard scoring run. Leading 14-7 at halftime, Memphis engineered another lengthy drive, this time Arnold providing a fair share of the offense. The junior from Lexington carried the ball seven times during the nine-play, 85-yard drive scoring from eight yards out to give the Tigers a 21-7 lead with 9:56 left in the third quarter. Arnold had runs of seven, six, four, three and 12 yards before the offense mixed it up with Suber completing consecutive passes of 14 and 18 yards to Richie Floyd and Billy Kendall which moved the ball from the Memphis 47 to the A-State 39. Arnold carried for 13 yards on the next play before scoring. With its offense clicking and the defense holding Arkansas State to 111 first-half yards, Memphis looked to have the game in hand. But the Indians would make a bid to come from behind. Quarterback Cleo Lemon surpassed the old A-State mark for yards passing in a season when he completed a

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67-yard pass to Robert Kilow to the Memphis six. On the following play, running back Lamont Zachery scored on a six-yard run. Place-kicker Andy McPherson had a streak of 16 straight PATs come to an end when he missed the point-after but Arkansas State had pulled to within a touchdown of the Tigers, 21-13 with 8:20 left in the third quarter. A-State picked up more momentum when it held Memphis to three-and-out on its next drive and took possession at the Arkansas State 16 after a 49-yard Ben Graves punt. Lemon completed a 35-yard pass to Lennie Johnson to put the ball at midfield. After a seven-yard run by Zachery, Lemon tossed a 29-yard completion to J.J. Washington to the Memphis 13. Zachery, who rushed for 72 yards on the day, scored from 13 yards out to make the score 21-19 with 4:52 left in the third quarter. The Indians elected to go for two but Lemon's pass attempt fell incomplete. Two fourth-quarter touchdowns would ice the Tiger win. Memphis' first series of the fourth quarter began on the A-State 35 after the Indians were flagged for a personal foul at midfield. Suber completed a nine-yard pass to Boo Blevins on first down. Arnold would pick up five yards on secondand-one before Riley busted up the middle for a 21-yard touchdown run. Ryan White's point-after gave Memphis a 28-19 lead. Arkansas State would pin Memphis inside its own one-yard line for its next offensive series with a 53-yard Ryan Smith punt but the Tigers would take the ball from there and run with it. Suber picked up two yards to move the ball to the three before Riley carried for gains of six and four yards and a Tiger first down. Riley then broke free for a 55-yard gain to the Arkansas State 32. Arnold gained two yards on first down before Suber completed a nine-yard pass to Dodson and again move the chains. Arnold rebounded from losing six yards and on his next carry cut through a gaping hole and ran for 27 yards and Memphis' final touchdown. Suber, who made his first start at quarterback, completed 16 of 24 passes for 180 yards. Memphis' offense accounted for 501 yards — 321 rushing and 180 passing — while controlling the clock for 36:24.

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SCORING SUMMARY Arkansas State Memphis

0 7

7 7

12 7

0 14

19 35

UM (9:21 re 1st) Scruggs 14 run (White kick) ASU (12:53 re 2nd) Teat 6 pass from Lemon (McPherson kick) UM (6:19 re 2nd) Riley 17 run (White kick) UM (9:56 re 3rd) Arnold 8 run (White kick) ASU (8:20 re 3rd) Zachery 6 run (kick failed) ASU (4:52 re 3rd) Zachery 13 run (pass failed) UM (13:58 re 4th) Riley 21 run (White kick) UM (8:57 re 4th) Arnold 27 run (White kick) TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

ASU 12 23-85 248 153 11-25-2 5-49.0 0-0 8-77 23:36 1-7

MEM 28 55-321 180 59 16-24-1 3-43.3 0-0 10-84 36:24 1-10

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: ASU-Zachery 16-72-2, Walker 3-13-0, Lemon 3-1-0. MEM-Riley 24-190-2, Arnold 23-119-2, Scruggs 1-14-1. Passing: ASU-Lemon 11-24-1-248-1. MEM-Suber 16-24-1-180-0. Receiving: ASU-Washington 3-69-0, Johnson 356-0, Kilow 2-109-0. MEM-Dodson 5-37-0, Blevins 4-48-0, Floyd 3-52-0. Interceptions: ASU-Ajigbeda 1-11-0. MEM-Cobb 1-0-0, Sumter 1-0-0. A-18,142 (74, Wind SSE-7, Weather: Clear)

NOTES ◆ Tailback Teofilo Riley's 190 yards rushing against Arkansas State were the most by a Tiger back this season and the most since Larry Porter gained 206 yards rushing against Arkansas State in 1992. ◆ Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns in the ASU game. It was the first time since the 1983 season that two Memphis backs had rushed for more than 100 yards in a single game. In 1983, Punkin Williams and Jeff Womack rushed for 100 yards in the win over Louisville. ◆ True freshman safety Glenn Sumter registered his second career pass interception against Arkansas State. ◆ Redshirt freshman quarterback Neil Suber gained his first career start against Arkansas State and responded by completing 16-of-24 pass attempts for 180 yards.

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All told, the Tigers scored 21-unanswered points in the fourth quarter and left themselves with plenty of time to continue the comeback as Arnold scored on a sevenyard run to make it 41-31 with 4:28 to play. Arnold finished the day with 165 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. It was the junior’s fourth, 100yard game of the year. Following the touchdown, place-kicker Ryan White’s on-side kick attempt was recovered by the Green Wave and returned to the Memphis 33. A missed field goal by Brad Palazzo from 44 yards out left the Tigers needing two scores with 3:19 to play. Suber completed a 13-yard pass to Dodson on the first play from scrimmage and a pass interference call on fourth-and-11 from the Memphis 39 gave the Tigers a first down at the Tulane 46. Suber completed a five-yard pass to Kendall on first down. After an incompletion, a four-yard pass to Patrick Willis left the Tigers in a fourth-and-1 situation. Suber attempted to get the first down on the ground but came up short and Tulane took over on downs with 1:38 left to play. The Wave was able to run out the clock and remain undefeated, improving to 8-0. Suber finished the game completing 17-of-31 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns. Floyd had three receptions for 93 yards in the game. Also White remained perfect in field goal attempts. The freshman ran his string to 14 straight with a 44-yarder in the third quarter. Defensively, senior Marquis Bowling regiastered his fourth quarterback sack of the season and moved into a tie for second in career sacks with 18. Bowling is now tied with former Tiger and NFL great Tim Harris for second with 18. The Memphis record for career sacks is 19 by Marlon Brown. The Tiger defense was dealt a blow when freshman safety Glenn Sumter was injured in the third quarter. Sumter, a true freshman who had become a starter, sustained torn ligaments in his right knee and will be lost for the season.

SCORING SUMMARY Tulane Memphis

21 7

6 0

14 3

0 21

41 31

TU (12:47 re 1st) Turner 3 pass from King (Palazzo kick) TU (8:50 re 1st) King 5 run (Palazzo kick) UM (6:06 re 1st) Kendall 51 pass from Suber (White kick) TU (1:14 re 1st) Wilson 6 pass from King (Palazzo kick) TU (1:45 re 2nd) Palazzo 42 FG TU (0:00 re 2nd) Palazzo 39 FG UM (11:31 re 3rd) White 44 FG TU (5:06 re 3rd) Dawson 30 pass from King (Palazzo kick) TU (1:19 re 3rd) Dawson 10 pass from King (Palazzo kick) UM (14:52 re 4th) Arnold 30 run (White kick) UM (9:09 re 4th) Floyd 31 pass from Suber (White kick) UM (4:28 re 4th) Arnold 7 run (White kick) TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

TU 30 46-204 293 4-74 28-39-0 5-37.2 0-0 10-64 33:26 1-4

MEM 19 36-175 279 7-130 17-31-0 6-34.0 0-0 5-44 26:34 2-12

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: TU-Converse 16-119-0, King 19-62-1, Dartez 9-19-0. UM-Arnold 23-165-2, Scruggs 3-11-0. Passing: TU-King 27-38-0-285-4. MEM-Suber 17-310-279-2. Receiving: TU-Dawson 10-127-2, Franklin 7-72-0. MEM-Kendall 4-68-1, Dodson 4-50-0, Floyd 3-93-1, Blevins 3-570. Interceptions: TU-none. MEM-none. A-18,192 (50, Wind E-9, Weather: Overcast) NOTES ◆ Tailback Gerard Arnold's 165 yards rushing were a career high for the junior and marked his fourth 100 yard game of the season. ◆ Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for two touchdodwns marking the second consecutive week he has tallied two touchdodwns on the ground. He now has six on the season. ◆ Senior defensive end Marquis Bowling recorded his fourth quarterback sack of the season and the 18th of his career in the Tulane game. He is now tied iwth Tim Harris for second on the all-time sack list. ◆ Sophomore defensive tackle Clavin Lewis recorded his first quarterback sack of the season.

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Memphis, TN - Tulane quarterback Shaun King threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the 15th-ranked Green Wave defeated the University of Memphis 41-31. King completed his first 14 passes as Tulane scored on its first two possessions to quickly jump out to a 14-0 lead. On the Wave’s openSuperdome ing drive, King New Orleans, LA was 6-for-6 ending the drive with Nov. 8, 1997 a three-yard scorAtt. 23,494 ing pass to Mike Turner. After forcing Memphis to punt on the Tigers’ first series, King directed Tulane back down the field, completing all four of his passing attempts before scoring on a five-yard run with 8:50 left to play in the first quarter. On the day, King completed 27-of-38 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns. The senior quarterback also ran for 62 yards. Memphis’ only points of the first half came when tight end Billy Kendall caught a slant pass from Neil Suber across the middle on fourth down and raced 51 yards for the score to cut the Green Wave’s early lead to 14-7. Tulane built a 41-10 lead by the end of the third quarter with King completing touchdown passes of 30 and 10 yards to JaJuan Dawson in the period. In the fourth quarter however, Memphis came back to turn the contest into a close game. Gerard Arnold ended a 90-yard drive with a 30-yard scoring run on the first play of the fourth quarter as the Tigers cut Tulane’s lead to 41-17. The scoring series began with freshman quarterback Neil Suber tossing a 33-yard pass to Richie Floyd to the Memphis 43. Arnold ran for 12 yards and Suber later converted a third-and-10 from the Green Wave 45 with a 15-yard pass to Damien Dodson. The next time Memphis got the ball, Suber quickly directed the Tigers back down the field and cut the lead to 41-24 with 9:09 left to play. A 31-yard touchdown pass from Suber to Floyd capped a six-play, 80-yard drive that consumed 2:21. Suber was 4-for-4 during the drive, including a 24-yard pass to Boo Blevins to move the ball into Wave territory at the 44.

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Hattiesburg, MS - The University of Southern Mississippi unleashed a powerful offensive attack and paid little attention to the rain soaked conditions in handing the Tigers their eighth loss of the season. USM amassed 512 yards of total offense and held Memphis to just 149 total yards on the night. SouthM.M. Roberts Stadium ern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS took the opening kickoff after Nov. 14, 1998 Memphis won Att. 19,132 the toss and deferred until the second half. Unable to move the ball in wet conditions, both teams exchanged punts in the opening period before USM struck paydirt. With 8:32 remaining in the first, Southern started a drive at their own 25 yard line. After several key runs by Derrick Nix, Roberts found Sherrod Gideon racing down the right sideline and hit him for a 53-yard touchdown. Memphis kick returner Keith Cobb took the ensuing kickoff for 59 yards, the longest return of the season for Memphis, to set up a Tiger drive to the USM 19 yard line. From there, freshman place kicker Ryan White booted a 29 yard field goal, his 15th consecutive of the season. The Golden Eagle lead was cut to 7-3. Southern Mississippi turned up the offensive intensity on its next series. Roberts completed two passes to Gideon and Nix banged the ball up the middle. As the second half opened Nix rumbled six yards for a score to up the lead to 14-3. The Tigers only bright spot continued to be the running of tailback Gerard Arnold who ground out 46 yards in the first quarter. Arnold's totals moved him over the 800 yard mark for the year. After several penalty flags stopped any Memphis momentum early in the second quarter, USM again drove the ball down field with Roberts hitting receiver Todd Pinkston. When he connected on a 29-yard scoring strike to Nix in the right corner of the end zone, Memphis suddenly found itself on the short side of a 21-3 score. Memphis' defensive woes continued in the second quarter. After Memphis tailback Teofilo Riley fumbled at the U of M 35, Southern Mississippi took little time in

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logging its fourth score of the half. After two Roberts pass completions, Nix blasted the final two yards for his third score of the half. USM would add a 29-yard field goal with :45 seconds remaining in the half to close out the scoring, 31-3. The Eagles amassed 307 yards of total offense in the first half compared to just 97 yards for the Tigers. Arnold rushed for 85 yards on 15 first half attempts. The second half became a repeat of the first. USM got a 44-yard touchdown run from Nix at the 6:58 mark of the third quarter, his fourth score of the game. The freshman from Attalia, Alabama, gained 184 yards on the night and tallied four touchdowns. Memphis started a drive in the third quarter with Arnold picking up the majority of the yardage on the ground. But after a pass to Boo Blevins moved the ball to the USM 9 yard line, the drive stalled and Memphis was held on fourth down. The fourth quarter became an exchange of punts and errors as both teams battled around midfield. The Golden Eagles were able to put one final score on the board when DeWayne Woods ran in from one yard out to make the fianl margin of victory, 45-3. Defensively, tackle Calvin Lewis and Kamal Shakir were credited with 10 tackles each. Senior defensive end Marquis Bowling registered his fifth quarterback sack of the season and the 19th of his career, tying him for first in career quarterback sacks.

MEMPHIS

SCORING SUMMARY Memphis Southern Miss

3 7

0 24

0 7

3 45

USM (5:21 re 1st) Gideon 53 pass from Roberts (Hardaway kick) Mem (1:26 re 1st) White 28 FG USM` (14:55 re 2nd) Nix 7 run (Hardaway kick) USM (9:48 re 2nd) Nix 28 pass from Roberts (Hardaway kick) USM (3:07 re 2nd) Nix 2 run (Hardaway kick) USM (:45 re 2nd) Hardaway 29 FG USM (6:58 re 3rd) Nix 43 run (Hardaway kick) USM (2:39 re 4th) Woods 1 run (Hardaway kick) TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Returns Yds Passes Punts-avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Pos Sacks by

MEM 12 36-98 51 5-140 6-22-0 7-45.6 2-1 9-90 29:47 1-13

USM 24 43-241 271 1-14 16-25-0 3-41.3 0-0 9-75 30:13 5-34

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: Mem-Arnold 22-119-0, Riley 3-7-0, Bailey 1-4-0, Scruggs 2-2-0, Galbraith 2-(-13)-0, Suber 6-(-21)-0; USM-Nix 32-184-3, Woods 7-71-1, Kelly 1-6-0, Roberts 3-(20)-0. Passing:Mem- Suber 6-22-0-51-0; Galbraith 0-0-0-0. USM - Roberts 16-25-2-271-0 Receiving: Mem- Blevins 2-19-0, Sermon 1-14-0, Floyd 1-10-0, Kendall 1-5-0, Riley 1-3-0. USM - Gideon 4-1071, Pinkston 7-110-0, Nix 2-34-1, Fowler 2-5-0, Shaw 1-15-0. Interceptions: Mem - none, USM- none A-19,132 (Weather: 66 degrees and rain) NOTES ◆ Junior tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for 119 yards marking his third consecutive game over 100 yards rushing. He now has five 100 yard games this season. ◆ Freshman kicker Ryan White remained perfect on the sea-

son when he connected on a 29 yard field goal in the first quarter. White tied the Memphis record for consecuitve field goals made by hitting his 15th in a row. Don Glosson set the record in 1984.

◆ Senior defensive end Marquis Bowling tied the school record

for career sacks by registering his 5th of the season and 19th of his career in the USM game.

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the fourth quarter when Garrard tossed a 23-yard scoring strike to J.J. McQueen to give the Pirates a 28-24 lead with 13:26 to play. Memphis quickly regained the lead however with an 80-yard drive sparked by the running of Arnold and Teofilo Riley. Arnold started the series with gains of seven and 10 yards. Riley came on to pick up seven and four yards on successive plays before Suber tossed a 37-yard pass to Damien Dodson down to the ECU 15. From there, Riley picked up three yards before busting free for a 12-yard scoring run with Ryan White tacking on the point-after for a 31-28 U of M lead. Memphis began the game by scoring on its first series as Suber tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Boo Blevins. Later in the first quarter, Suber hooked up with Dodson for an 82-yard TD pass to give the Tigers a 14-0 lead with 6:52 left in the first quarter. ECU got on the board as Garrard completed a six-yard touchdown pass to McQueen. The score was set up by a 35-yard pass from Garrard to Harris with the Pirates facing third-and-15 from the Memphis 42. White, a red-shirt freshman, remained perfect for the season in field goals as he extended the Tigers’ lead to 17-7 with a 40-yarder to start the second quarter. White set a school record with his 16th field goal of the year, breaking the former mark set by Lou Groza Award winner Joe Allison in 1992. White was also perfect in pointafter tries this season. After his field goal, White dribbled an onside kick which was recovered by the Tigers at the Memphis 47. The Tigers would turn the play into points as Jeremy Scruggs scored on a sixyard touchdown run giving the Tigers a 24-7 lead with 10:46 to play in the second quarter. During the series, Arnold got loose for a 34yard run and had a five-yard carry before Scruggs’ scoring run. Arnold recorded his school-record, eighth 100-yard game in the season finale finishing with 160 yards on the day. Garrard tossed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Buck Collins and Wilson capped a 10-play, 58yard drive with a one-yard run to cut Memphis’ lead to 24-21 with nine seconds to play in the first half. Wilson’s touchdown run ended a series which was set up when Neil Suber was intercepted by Forrest Foster. The Tigers were called for a face mask penalty on the play giving ECU the ball on its own 42. Defensively, Kamal Shakir led the Tigers with 12 tackles, while DeMorrio Shank and Santibanez each had a pair of quarterback sacks in the game.

SCORING SUMMARY East Carolina Memphis

7 14

14 10

0 0

13 7

34 31

UM (12:27 re 1st) Blevins 22 pass from Suber (White kick) UM (6:52 re 1st) Dodson 82 pass from Suber (White kick) ECU (1:00 re 1st) McQueen 6 pass from Garrard (Bayes kick) UM (13:30 re 2nd) White 40 FG UM (10:46 re 2nd) Scruggs 6 run (White kick) ECU (5:28 re 2nd) Collins 43 pass from Garrard (Bayes kick) ECU (:09 re 2nd) Wilson 1 run (Bayes kick) ECU (13:26 re 4th) McQueen 23 pass from Garrard (Bayes kick) UM (9:37 re 4th) Riley 12 run (White kick) ECU (3:48 re 4th) Bayes 18 FG ECU (:07 re 4th) Bayes 41 FG TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yds Passing Yds KO Return Yds Passes Punts-Avg Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Time of Poss. Sacks by

ECU 28 46-144 414 4-74 33-44-0 4-35.2 2-2 4-49 35:27 0-0

MEM 15 39-189 226 7-159 8-21-2 5-39.8 1-1 4-36 24:33 7-38

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: ECU-Henry 18-61-0, Ochoa 1-35-0, Garrard 19-24-0. MEM-Arnold 27-160-0, Riley 6-23-1, Scruggs 2-8-1. Passing: ECU-Garrard 33-44-0-414-3. MEMSuber 8-21-2-226-2. Receiving: ECU-McQueen 6-54-2, Collins 594-1, Chappell 5-36-0. MEM-Dodson 3-128-1, Kendall 2-41-0, Floyd 1-23-0, Blevins 1-22-1. Interceptions: ECU-Foster 1-8-0, Suggs 1-00. MEM-none. A-16,052 (56, Wind N-5, Weater: Clear)

NOTES ◆ Junior tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for 160 yards marking his fourth consecutive game over 100 yards rushing. In doing so, he broke the 36-year old Memphis single season rushing record of Dave Casinelli. Arnold finished the season with 1,059 yards. ◆ Freshman kicker Ryan White remained perfect on the sea-

son when he connected on a 40 yard field goal in the second quarter. White broke the Memphis record for consecuitve field goals made by hitting his 16th in a row. Don Glosson had set the record in 1984.

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Memphis, TN - Andrew Bayes connected on a 41-yard field goal attempt with seven seconds to play as East Carolina came from behind to defeat the University of Memphis 3431 in the Tigers’ finale. Bayes had tied the game with an 18yard chip shot with 3:48 remaining. Liberty Bowl After Memphis, TN ECU tied the game, MemNov. 21, 1998 phis was unAtt. 16,052 able to pick up a first down on its next series. A nine-yard Gerard Arnold run was negated by a holding penalty on the Tigers. Arnold, who set a U of M record with 1,059 season rushing yards, picked up three on first-and-11 before a pair of Neil Suber passes fell incomplete forcing the Tigers to punt. Jim Cande drilled a 59-yard kick which was downed at the East Carolina four. Pirate quarterback David Garrard engineered a 72-yard drive to put ECU in field goal range, completing six of nine passes during the series. ECU converted a third-and-10 with a 13-yard draw by fullback Jamie Wilson. Facing third-andeight, the Pirates moved the chains with an eightyard pass from Garrard to Jamie Wilson coming out of the backfield which gave ECU the ball at their 42. A 22-yard pass from Garrard to Travis Mazyck to the Memphis 42 along with a 13-yard completion to Marcellus Harris moved the ball within Bayes’ range. The Pirates had tied the game at 31-31 with a 74-yard drive which ended with Bayes’ 18yard field goal. The Tigers forced ECU to settle for the tie by stopping the Pirates at the one-yard line on consecutive plays. Running back Leonard Henry was stuffed at the line by Mike McKenzie and Manny Santibanez on second-and-goal from the one while a Garrard pass on third down fell incomplete. ECU took its first lead of the game early in

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1998 Final Statistics RUSHING

Overall Record: 2-9; C-USA Record: 1-5; Home: 2-4; Away: 0-5; Neutral: 0-0

1998 RESULTS

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Opponent Score Attendance at Mississippi L, 10-31 46,191 Mississippi State L, 6-14 28,467 atMinnesota L, 14-41 35,919 at Houston L,14-35 13,140 Arkansas L, 9-23 42,766 Cincinnati W, 41-23 17,252 at Louisville L, 32-35 39,247 Arkansas State W, 35-19 18,142 Tulane L, 31-41 18,192 at Southern Miss L,3-45 19,132 East Carolina L, 31-34 16,052 Overall Attendance: 294,500 (26,773) Home Attendance: 140,871 (23,478) Away Attendance: 153,269 (30,726)

SCORE BY QUARTERS

U of M OPP

1 62 89

2 47 102

3 44 71

4 73 78

Total 226 340

TEAM STATISTICS

First Downs Rushing/Passing Penalty Total Net Yards Total Plays Plays per Game Avg per Play Avg per Game Net Rushing Yards Rushing Yds Gained Rushing Yds Lost Total Attempts Avg per Play Avg per Game Net Passing Yards Att/Comp/Int Avg per Att Avg per Comp Avg per Game Punts/Avg/Blk Avg Punts per Game Punt Ret/Yds/Avg Net Punting Kickoff Ret/Yds/Avg Returns Per Game Interceptions/Yds Avg Yds Per Ret Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yds Yds Penalized/Game 3rd Dwn Cnv/Att/Pct Time of Possession 2 PT Safety

U of M 184 84/89 11 3589 716 65.1 5.0 326.3 1534 1878 344 396 3.9 139.5 2055 320/147/12 6.4 14.0 186.8 71/39.4/1 6.4 13/72/5.5 35.3 50/1025/20.5 4.5 8/108 13.5 17/7 75/651 59.1 42/158/27.0 28:13 0

Game 20.5 30.9

OPP 244 95/132 17 5008 817 74.3 6.1 455.3 1918 2242 324 447 4.3 174.4 3090 370/224/8 8.4 13.8 280.9 49/39.1/1 4.5 36/293/8.1 37.6 38/711/18.7 3.5 12/271 22.3 17/12 93/794 72.1 72/168/43.0 31:47 0

Gerard Arnold Teofilo Riley Jeremy Scruggs Rashad Bailey Damien Dodson Brandon Tucker Torri Harmon Richie Floyd Jim Cande Ben Graves Step. Galbraith Kenton Evans Neil Suber MEM OPP

G ATT 11 208 11 78 10 24 6 10 10 3 11 1 7 1 11 1 6 1 7 1 5 17 7 27 7 24 11 396 11 447

G Kenton Evans 7 Neil Suber 7 Steph. Galbraith 5 Michael Harris 11 MEM 11 OPP 11

YDG YDL 1113 54 509 24 119 6 17 2 20 11 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 13 40 58 46 77 13 86 1878 344 2242 324

YDS 1059 485 113 15 9 1 -1 -2 -10 -13 -18 -31 -73 1534 1918

AVG 5.1 6.2 4.7 1.5 3.0 1.0 -1.0 -2.0 -10.0 -13.0 -1.1 -1.1 -3.0 3.9 4.3

TD 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 18

LG 41 55 29 6 18 1 0 0 0 0 12 9 2 55 93

YDS 877 930 231 17 2055 3090

PCT 44.7 49.2 38.2 1.000 45.9 60.5

TD 2 5 3 0 10 21

LG 43 82 92 17 92 77

PASSING

ATT 161 124 34 1 320 370

COM 72 61 13 1 147 224

INT 6 4 2 0 12 8

MEMPHIS

RECEIVING Damien Dodson Boo Blevins Richie Floyd Billy Kendall Al Sermon Gerard Arnold Patrick Willis Teofilo Riley Ken Coutain Jeremy Scruggs Tavares Middlebrooks Rashad Bailey MEM OPP

G 10 10 11 11 7 11 4 11 4 10 8 6 11 11

NO 42 30 29 19 8 8 3 2 2 2 1 1 147 224

YDS 753 375 437 252 122 30 16 25 20 18 4 3 2055 3090

AVG T D LG 17.9 2 92 12.5 2 29 15.1 2 34 13.3 2 51 15.2 1 52 3.8 1 9 5.3 0 9 12.5 0 22 10.0 0 15 9.0 0 9 4.0 0 4 3.0 0 3 14.0 10 92 13.8 21 77

AVG/G 75.3 37.5 39.7 25.2 17.4 2.7 4.0 2.3 5.0 1.8 0.4 0.5 186.8 280.9

PUNTING Ben Graves Jim Cande Team MEM OPP

G 7 6 1 11 11

NO 40 30 1 71 49

YDS 1551 1249 0 2800 1916

AVG 38.8 41.6 0.0 39.4 39.1

LG 51 59 0 59 57

BK 0 1 0 1 1

IN20 8 4 0 12 14

1997 Final Statistics

PUNT RETURNS Damien Dodson Boo Blevins MEM OPP

G 10 10 11 11

NO 12 1 13 36

YDS 56 16 72 293

AVG 4.7 16.0 5.5 8.1

SCORING TD 0 0 0 1

LG 15 16 16 31

FIELD GOALS

G 10-29 11 4-4 11 4-4 11 5-5

Ryan White MEM OPP

30-39 40-49 8-8 3-3 8-8 3-3 3-8 4-6

50+ T O T LG BLK 1-1 16-16 52 0 1-1 16-16 52 0 0-1 12-20 48 1

KICKOFF RETURNS Keith Cobb P.T. Jones Boo Blevins Teofio Riley Torri Harmon Jeremy Scruggs Jeremy Stewart MEM OPP

G 10 7 10 11 11 10 11 11 11

NO 19 15 5 5 4 1 1 50 38

YDS 432 314 91 114 56 18 0 1025 711

AVG 22.7 20.9 18.2 22.8 14.0 18.0 0.0 20.5 18.7

TOTAL OFFENSE G 11 7 7 11 5 10 11 6 10 11 11 11 6 7 11 11

PLYS 208 148 188 78 51 24 1 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 716 817

RUSH 1059 -73 -31 485 -18 113 0 15 9 1 -1 -2 -10 -13 1534 1918

PASS 0 930 877 0 231 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2055 3090

INTERCEPTIONS Jeremy Stewart Keith Cobb Glenn Sumter Mike McKenzie Caspor Stiles MEM OPP

G 11 10 7 11 11 11 11

POS DB DB DB DB LB

NO 2 2 2 1 1 8 12

YDS 29 6 7 66 0 108 271

LG 58 37 24 38 21 18 0 58 36

TOT 1059 857 846 485 213 113 17 15 9 1 -1 -2 -10 -13 3589 5008

AVG 96.3 122.4 120.9 44.1 42.6 11.3 1.6 2.5 0.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -1.7 -1.9 326.3 455.3

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

LG 21 6 7 66 0 66 83

Ryan White Gerard Arnold Teofilo Riley Damien Dodson Boo Blevins Richie Floyd Billy Kendall Jeremy Scruggs Al Sermon Kenton Evans MEM OPP

TDS EXP 0 22-22 7 0-0 6 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 25 22-22 44 40-43

2XP FG 0 16-16 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 3-3 16-16 0-0 12-20

ALL-PURPOSE

Gerard Arnold Damien Dodson Teofilo Riley Boo Blevins Kevin Cobb Richie Floyd P.T. Jones Billy Kendall Jeremy Scruggs Al Sermon Jeremy Stewart Mike McKenzie Torri Harmon Ken Coutain Rashad Bailey Patrick Willis Others MEM OPP

RUN 1059 9 485 0 0 -2 0 0 113 0 0 0 -1 0 15 0 -144 1534 1918

Kamal Shakir Mike McKenzie Caspor Stiles Reginald Howard DeMorrio Shank Idrees Bashir Calvin Lewis Jeremy Stewart Marquis Bowling Marcus Bell Michael Boatman T.J. Frier Keith Cobb Manny Santibanez Tramont Lawless Glenn Sumter Corey Irby Ian Williams Kosha Irby Keydrin Ward Fred Powell Andre Arnold Jarvis Slaton Michael Stone Jeff Bazemore Rodney Lanctot Ross Estes Ryan White Chance Nesbitt Joe Rocconi Tommy Vollmar Jim Cande TOTAL

G 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 8 7 9 9 5 8 9 4 10 6 5 4 2 11 2 11 2 6 11

REC 30 753 25 375 0 437 0 252 18 122 0 0 0 20 3 16 4 2055 3090

PR KOR OTH 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 114 0 16 91 0 0 432 0 30 0 0 0 314 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 66 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 72 1025 108 293 711 271

DEFENSE

SAF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

YPG 99.0 81.8 56.7 48.2 39.8 39.5 44.9 25.2 14.9 17.4 7.5 6.6 7.9 5.0 3.0 4.0 -11.4 442.0 571.6

TP 70 44 36 14 14 12 12 12 6 6 226 340

TOT 1089 818 624 482 438 435 314 252 149 122 83 66 55 20 18 16 -126 4862 6288

UT A T O T TFL SACK FR PB 54 33 87 4-18 0-0 1-0 5 65 15 80 1-2 0-0 0-0 6 43 29 72 5-18 1-9 0-0 3 52 17 69 4-9 1-9 2-0 2 35 26 61 2-14 0-0 2-0 2 28 23 51 0-0 0-0 1-0 3 31 20 51 4-17 0-0 0-0 1 29 20 49 0-0 0-0 1-54 6 23 20 43 4-36 5-36 1-0 2 20 22 42 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 22 19 41 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 27 11 38 4-12 2-8 1-0 1 32 2 34 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 21 10 31 3-14 3-16 0-0 0 18 12 30 3-25 4-38 1-0 2 20 6 26 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 16 10 26 2-18 0-0 0-0 0 13 13 26 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 15 2 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 10 4 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 11 1 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 8 2 10 2-6 2-3 0-0 0 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 1-14 0 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 623 328 951 45-200 25-190 12-68 41

Blocked Field Goal (1): Shank

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Gerard Arnold Neil Suber Kenton Evans Teofilo Riley Steph. Galbraith Jeremy Scruggs Michael Harris Rashad Bailey Damien Dodson Brandon Tucker Torri Harmon Richie Floyd Jim Cande Ben Graves MEM OPP

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

G 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 7 7 11 11

105

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106

MEMPHIS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes.................................................... 27, Arnold vs East Carolina Yards Rushing ...................................... 190, Riley vs Arkansas State TD Rushes ... 2, Arnold vs Arkansas State; Riley vs Louisville & ASU Long Rush .............................................. 55, Riley vs Arkansas State Pass Attempts ............................................. 39, Evans vs Mississippi Pass Completions ...................................... 24, Evans vs Mississippi Yards Passing .................................................. 279, Suber vs Tulane TD Passes ........... 2, Suber vs ECU & Tulane; Galbraith vs Houston Long Pass ................................................... 92, Galbraith vs Houston Receptions .................................................. 8, Dodson vs Mississippi Yards Receiving ................................. 128, Dodson vs East Carolina TD Receptions ....................................................... 1, by six receivers Long Receptions .......................................... 92, Dodson vs Houston Field Goals ....................................................... 4, White vs Cincinnati Long Field Goal .............................................. 52, White vs Cincinnati Punts .................................................... 9, Cande vs Mississippi State Punting Average ................................ 45.6, Cande vs Southern Miss Long Punt ............................................... 59, Cande vs East Carolina Long Punt Return ............................... 15, Dodson vs Arkansas State Long Kickoff Return ................................ 58, Cobb vs Southern Miss Tackles ........................................................... 15, Howard vs Houston Sacks ....................................... 2, Shank, Santibanez, Lewis vs ECU Interceptions ................................................................... 1, 8 players

Rushes .............................................................. 55 vs Arkansas State Yards Rushing ................................................ 321 vs Arkansas State TD Rushes ........................................................... 5 vs Arkansas State Pass Attempts .................................... 39 vs Mississippi & Minnesota Pass Completions ................................................... 24 vs Mississippi Yards Passing.............................................................. 279 vs Tulane Yards Per Pass ................................................. 10.8 vs East Carolina TD Passes ................................................................. 2 vs four teams Total Plays ................................................................... 80 at Louisville Total Offense ................................................... 501 vs Arkansas State Yards Per Play .................................................... 6.9 vs East Carolina Points ......................................................................... 41 vs Cincinnati Sacks By ................................................................ 7 vs East Carolina First Downs ....................................................... 28 vs Arkansas State Penalties ......................................................... 13 vs Mississippi State Penalty Yards ............................................... 121 vs Mississippi State Turnovers ................................................................... 4 vs Minnesota Interceptions By ............... 2 vs Arkansas State, Arkansas, Cincinnati

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes............................................. 32, Derrick Nix (Southern Miss) Yards Rushing ................... 192, James Johnson (Mississippi State) TD Rushes ......................................... 3, Derrick Nix (Southern Miss) Long Rush ........................................... 93, Byron Evans (Minnesota) Pass Attempts .....................................49, Chris Redman (Louisville) Pass Completions ....................... 33, David Garrard (East Carolina) Yards Passing .................................. 506, Chris Redman (Louisville) TD Passes ...... 4, Chris Redman (Louisville)& Shaun King (Tulane) Long Pass ........................................ 77, Romaro Miller (Mississippi) Receptions ........................................... 10, JaJuan Dawson (Tulane) Yards Receiving .......................... 164, Corey Peterson (Mississippi) TD Receptions ......................................................... 2, by five players Long Receptions ........................... 77, Corey Peterson (Mississippi) Field Goals ......................................... 3, Todd Latourette (Arkansas) Long Field Goal ................................ 48, Todd Latourette (Arkansas) Punts ..................................................... 7, Ryan Rindels (Minnesota) Punting Average ......................... 49.2, Ryan Smith (Arkansas State) Long Punt .......................................... 57, Reagan King (Mississippi) Long Punt Return ................... 31, Kevin Prentiss (Mississippi State) Long Kickoff Return ................ 36, Lennie Johnson (Arkansas State) Tackles .........................................12, T.J. Slaughter (Southern Miss) Sacks .................................................... 3, Louis Hampton (Houston) Interceptions .................................... 2, Shawn Ferguson (Cincinnati)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes ............................................................................. 55, Houston Yards Rushing ............................................................... 281, Houston TD Rushes .......................................................... 4, vs Southern Miss Pass Attempts ................................................................ 49, Louisville Pass Completions .................................................. 33, East Carolina Yards Passing.............................................................. 506, Louisville Yards Per Pass .................................................. 10.8, Southern Miss TD Passes ........................................................ 4, Louisville & Tulane Total Plays ............................................................... 90, East Carolina Total Offense ........................................................... 613, vs Louisville Yards Per Play ......................................................... 7.8, vs Louisville Points ..................................................................... 45, Southern Miss Sacks By ............................................................................ 7, Houston First Downs ...................................................................... 31, Houston Penalties .......................................................................... 16, Houston Penalty Yards ................................................................. 149, Houston Turnovers ........................................................................7, Cincinnati Interceptions By .................. 2, Minnesota; Houston; Cincinnati; ECU

NCAA TEAM RANKINGS Rushing Offense ............................................................................. 73 Passing Offense ............................................................................. 73 Total Offense ................................................................................... 81 Net Punting ..................................................................................... 61 Punt Returns ................................................................................. 107 Kickoff Returns ................................................................................ 56 Scoring .......................................................................................... T83 Rushing Defense .......................................................................... T78 Pass Efficiency Defense ............................................................... 102 Total Defense ................................................................................ 106 Scoring Defense ............................................................................. 92 Turnover Margin .......................................................................... T47

Miscellaneous Stats In the RED ZONE

Turnovers

Total Scores Touchdowns 23 Field Goals 12

Third Down Conversions

Takeaways 20, Giveaways 19 (Diff. +1) Points Off Turnovers Memphis 40 (TD 4, FG 4) Opponent 55 (TD 7, FG 2)

Non-Scores Missed Field Goals 0 Loss of Downs 3 Clock 1 Turnovers 4 (fumbles 2, Interceptions 2)

White

TD 14 3 8

FG 3 0 13

FGA 3 0 13

Drives Ended By PUNT DOWN 27 3 11 3 34 1

TURN 6 3 10

No. 51

Ret. 36

OB 1

TB 10

FC 0

Avg. Depth 6.3 (325)

OSK 4

Pct. .433 .278 .271 .136 .265

Points CLOCK 5 2 3

Made/Att. 8-12 0-3 0-2 1-2 9-19

Pts./ Scored 107 21 98

Drive Drive 1.84 0.82 1.40

Pct. .667 .000 .000 .500 .473

Efficiency 0.29 0.13 0.30

Avg. Drive Start 22.3 (1142)

107

Game-By-Game Team Comparisons Game Memphis at Ole Miss Memphis vs Mississippi State Memphis at Minnesota Memphis at Houston Memphis vs Arkansas Memphis vs Cincinnati Memphis at Louisville Memphis vs Arkansas State Memphis vs Tulane Memphis at Southern Miss Memphis vs East Carolina

Score

1st Downs

T.O.P

10 30 6 14 14 41 14 35 9 23 41 23 32 35 35 19 31 41 3 45 31 34

15 19 14 13 19 16 8 31 10 22 20 19 24 30 28 12 19 30 12 24 15 28

23:44 36:16 32:24 27:36 31:07 28:53 23:35 36:25 20:41 39:19 29:59 30:01 31:32 28:28 36:24 23:36 26:34 33:26 29:47 30:13 24:33 35:27

Rushing (No.-Yds-TD) 20-21-0 40-191-2 31-133-0 40-236-2 39-98-0 44-269-2 28-(-14)-0 55-281-2 19-51-0 45-105-1 45-245-3 35-104-0 48-244-3 30-107-1 55-321-5 23-85-2 36-175-2 46-204-1 36-98-0 43-241-4 39-189-2 46-144-1

Passing (Cmp-Att-Yds-TD) 24-39-214-1 26-40-332-2 13-31-153-0 8-21-69-0 15-39-211-2 10-16-153-1 12-22-214-2 20-34-227-2 13-35--151-0 19-42-296-1 10-24-161-1 21-35-281-1 13-32-215-0 32-49-506-4 24-16-180-0 25-11-248-1 31-17-279-2 39-28-293-4 6-22-51-0 16-25-271-2 8-21-226-2 33-44-414-3

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Kickoffs

Drives Started 58 22 70

Made/Att. 13-30 10-36 13-48 6-44 42-158

Fourth Down Conversions Yards 1-3 4-6 7-10 11+ Total

Opponent Non-Scores Missed Field Goals 3 Loss of Downs 2 Turnovers 2 (fumbles 1, Interceptions 1)

Quarterback Suber Galbraith Evans

Yards 1-3 4-6 7-10 11+ Total

Points Off Turnovers Per Game Memphis 3.6 Opponents 5.0

Opponent Total Scores Touchdowns 29, Field Goals 10

Drive Chart

MEMPHIS

Total Offense (TP-Yds-TD) 59-235-1 80-523-4 62-259-0 61-256-2 78-309-2 60-422-3 50-200-2 89-508-4 54-202-0 87-401-2 69-406-4 70-385-1 80-459-3 79-613-5 79-501-5 48-333-3 67-454-4 85-497-5 58-149-0 68-512-6 60-415-4 90-558-4

3rd Down Conversions 2-13 10-20 6-17 3-15 4-18 2-13 3-13 12-19 2-13 12-24 6-15 7-13 4-16 5-12 7-14 2-9 2-14 4-12 3-15 6-15 3-10 9-18

Game-by-Game Stats

MEMPHIS

Game-by-Game Rushing No.-Yds-TD at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

31 Arnold 14-42-0 16-95-0 21-102-0 8-19-0 14-41-0 18-123-1 22-74-1 23-119-2 23-165-2 22-119-0 27-160-0

35 Riley 1-2-0 1-(-2)0 1-0-0 6-35-0 1-8-0 11-67-1 17-152-2 24-190-2 7-3-0 3-7-0 6-23-1

34 Bailey DNP 1-5-0 3-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0 DNP 1-4-0 1-0-0

No.-Yds-TD at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

10 Evans 4-(-23)-0 7-(-10)-0 2-(-3)-0 DNP 3-0-0 5-5-1 6-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP

9 Dodson 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-11)-0 1-18-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0

5 Floyd 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-2)-0

36 Scruggs 1-0-0 5-17-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-2-0 7-59-0 2-0-0 1-14-1 3-11-0 2-2-0 2-8-1

22 Harmon 46 Tucker 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-1)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

19 Galbraith DNP DNP 10-8-0 5-(-13)-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-(-13)-0 DNP

14 Suber DNP DNP 1-(-5)-0 8-(-42)-0 DNP DNP DNP 5-1-0 3-(-4)-0 6-(-21)-0 1-(-2)-0

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89 Cande 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-10)-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

85 Graves DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-(-13)-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP

Game-by-Game Receiving No.-Yds-TD at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

9 Dodson 8-80-0 6-126-0 3-27-0 3-111-1 4-84-0 2-42-0 4-68-0 5-37-0 4-50-0 0-0-0 3-128-1

5 Floyd 2-14-0 3-15-0 2-34-0 4-29-0 2-11-0 4-72-1 4-84-0 3-52-0 3-93-1 1-10-0 1-23-0

33 Blevins 6-75-1 3-16-0 3-38-0 0-0-0 3-40-00 3-44-0 2-16-0 4-48-0 3-57-0 2-19-0 1-22-1

No.-Yds-TD at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

87 Willis DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-9-0 2-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

46 Tucker 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Coutain DNP DNP 1-15-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP

88 Kendall 3-16-0 0-0-0 2-22-0 1-13-1 1-11-0 0-0-0 2-42-0 3-34-0 4-68-1 1-5-0 2-41-0

35 Riley 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-22-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0

31 Arnold 3-18-0 1-(-4)-0 1-6-1 1-9-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

22 Harmon 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP

Game-by-Game Receiving cont. 36 Scruggs 1-9-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

83 Burns DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0

24 Jones DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP

Others 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

13 Sermon 1-2-0 0-0-0 3-69-1 1-21-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 1-14-0 1-12-0

1998 Game-by-Game Statistics

Game-by-Game Passing Cmp-Att-Yds-TD-Int 10 Evans 19 Galb. 14 Suber at Ole Miss 24-39-214-1-1 DNP DNP Mississippi State 13-31-153-1-0 DNP DNP at Minnesota 0-3-0-1-0 10-28-116-1-1 5-8-95-0-1 at Houston DNP 3-5-115-1-2 9-17-99-0-1 Arkansas 13-35-151-0-1 DNP DNP Cincinnati 10-23-161-1-2 0-1-0-0-0 DNP at Louisville 12-32-198-0-0 DNP 0-1-0-0-0 Arkansas State DNP 0-0-0-0-0 16-24-180-0-1 Tulane DNP DNP 17-31-279-2-0 at Southern Miss DNP 0-0-0 6-22-51-0-0 East Carolina DNP DNP 8-21-226-2-2

Game-by-Game Field Goals Made at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

Missed

82 White 37 44,32 21,29,32 30, 26, 32, 52 32,35,34 44 28 40

Game-by-Game Punting No.-Avg.-In 20 at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

89 Cande 6-44.3-1 9-39.2-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-37.3 7-45.6 5-199-39.8

85 Graves DNP DNP 8-38.4-3 8-36.5-0 8-42.5-3 3-42.7-0 7-37.4-1 3-43.3-0 3-30.7 DNP DNP

Long Drives

Scoring Drives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

9 Plays, 99 Yards, TOP 3:43 (4th Quarter) vs Arkansas State 1 Play, 92 Yards, TOP :17 (1st Quarter) vs Houston 6 Plays, 90 Yards, TOP 1:27 (3rd Quarter) vs. Tulane 8 Plays, 85 Yards, TOP 4:00 (1st Quarter) vs Cincinnati 9 Plays, 85 Yards, TOP 3:53 (3rd Quarter) vs Arkansas State 6 Plays, 84 Yards, TOP 2:28 (4th Quarter) vs Minnesota

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Opponent 9 Plays, 87 Yards, TOP 4:40 (3rd Quarter) by USM 7 Plays, 85 Yards, TOP 1:21 (1st Quarter) by USM 6 Plays, 85 Yards, TOP 2:52 (2nd Quarter) by Louisville 4 Plays, 84 Yards, TOP 1:45 (3rd Quarter) by Arkansas State 9 Plays, 83 Yards, TOP 3:31 (4th Quarter) by Louisville

Tackles

109

Game-by-Game Defense UT-AT-TT Ole Miss Lawless 3-0-3 (37) Slaton 0-1-1 (12) Frier 0-0-0 (36) Lewis 0-4-4 (34) Bell 3-4-7 (30) Vollmar 0-0-0 (1) Santibanez 0-1-1 (31) Bowling 3-0-3 (38) Shakir 5-3-8 (55) C. Stiles 6-5-11 (61) Shank 1-4-5 (51) Williams 1-2-3 (34) Boatman 1-2-3 (21) C. Irby 4-4-8 (26) Stewart 3-2-5 (74) McKenzie DNP Kei. Cobb 2-0-2 (23) Howard 4-1-5 (70) K. Irby 0-1-1 (25) Ward 0-0-0 Sumter 0-0-0 Stone 1-1-2 (12) Lanctot 0-1-1 (21) Estes DNP Harris 0-0-0 (4) Powell 2-0-2 (55) A. Arnold DNP Bashir 6-4-10 (58)

MSU 4-0-4 (43) 1-0-1 (14) 1-1-2 (31) 0-2-2 (37) 0-1-1 (22) DNP 0-0-0 (21) 4-2-6 (48) 2-5-7 (49) 3-1-4 (51) 4-1-5 (34) 1-3-4 (23) 2-1-3 (13) 1-0-1 (19) 1-0-1 (55) 6-4-10 (61) 3-1-4 (60) 8-1-9 (62) 0-0-0 (1) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 (3) DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 (5)

Minn. 1-1-2 (34) 1-0-1 (22) 4-3-7 (34) 2-1-3 (39) 1-1-2 (27) 1-0-1 (3) 2-0-2 (22) 5-4-9 (42) 5-1-6 (37) 1-3-4 (39) 2-3-5 (34) 0-2-2 (27) 2-1-3 (21) 3-0-3 (24) 1-0-1 (41) 9-1-10 (54) 1-3-4 (54) 1-0-1 (51) 0-0-0 (3) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 (3) 1-1-2 (12) 0-0-0 0-0-0 (1) 0-0-0 (9) 2-0-2 (15) 1-1-2 (30)

UH 3-0-3 (63) 2-0-2 (24) 1-0-1 (45) 1-2-3 (47) 0-0-0 (34) DNP 1-0-0 (38) 4-2-6 (50) 2-1-3 (55) 7-3-10 (68) 4-5-9 (6) 0-0-0 (2) 2-5-7 (49) 3-1-4 (39) 5-3-8 (69) 7-2-9 (70) 5-0-5 (71) 9-6-15 (74) 5-2-7 (24) 0-0-0 2-1-3 (5) 0-0-0 0-1-1 (20) 1-1-2 (16) 0-0-0 (1) 3-0-3 (36) DNP 3-1-4 (24)

ARK 5-2-7 (64) 1-0-1 (18) 4-1-5 (60) 3-4-7 (46) 3-4-7 (33) DNP 3-2-5 (30) 1-2-3 (69) 7-2-9 (70) 6-5-11 (83) 2-3-5 (58) DNP 2-3-5 (50) 2-1-3 (21) 4-2-6 (89) 6-1-7 (63) 4-0-4 (39) 11-1-12 (76) DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 DNP 6-1-7 (87)

CIN. 2-3-5 (44) 2-0-2 (18) 3-1-4 (39) 1-0-1 (39) 3-0-3 (24) 0-0-0 (11) 2-1-3 (24) 0-0-0 (56) 5-5-10 (38) 3-3-6 (51) 2-1-3 (29) 4-1-5 (32) 1-0-1 (22) 1-1-2 (20) 4-0-4 (51) 7-0-7 (52) 1-0-1 (24) 2-1-3 (47) 0-0-0 (9) 1-0-1 (7) 0-0-0 (22) 0-0-0 (7) 0-0-0 (7) DNP 1-0-1 (2) 0-0-0 (7) 0-0-0 (7) 4-5-9 (48)

UL 0-2-0 (55) 0-0-0 (13) 3-1-4 (48) 3-1-4 (43) 1-2-3 (20) DNP 0-1-1 (36) 4-0-4 (64) 6-2-8 (66) 2-0-2 (44) 0-0-0 (5) 1-0-1 (26) 3-3-6 (24) 0-0-0 (15) 0-2-2 (81) 5-0-5 (72) 2-0-2 (71) 4-2-6 (81) 6-0-6 (25) 1-1-2 (10) 6-3-9 (44) 0-0-0 0-0-0 (4) DNP DNP 2-0-2 (11) DNP DNP

(Number of plays are in parenthesis) (Game leaders are in bold) TACKLES ARE COMPUTED FOLLOWING COACHES REVIEW OF GAME FILM ON SUNDAY NIGHT

'98 REVIEW

Plays-Yds-Time of Possession at Ole Miss 11-80-4:05 (TD); 5-16-0:59 (FG) Mississippi State 11-35-4:30 (FG); 9-56-4:06 (FG) at Minnesota 7-65-2:32 (TD); 6-84-2:28 (TD) at Houston 1-13-:23 (TD); 1-92-:17 (TD) Arkansas 4-4-1:28 (FG); 7-22-2:10 (FG); 8-55-3:10 (FG) Cincinnati 3-28-1:07 (TD); 8-85-4:00 (TD); 8-71-2:30 (TD); 5-23-1:25 (FG); 6-21-2:06 (FG); 7-65-3:19 (FG); 7-36-2:04 (TD); 7-37-3:37 (FG) at Louisville 9-47-2:53 (FG); 5-80-1:37 (TD); 7-63-1:56 (FG); 8-80-3:38 (TD); 8-46-2:53 (FG); 13-76-5:41 (TD) Arkansas State 13-79-5:39 (TD); 14-79-6:34 (TD); 9-85-3:53 (TD) 3-35-:49 (TD); 9-99-3:43 (TD) Tulane 6-75-2:44 (TD); 7-42-3:29 (FG); 6-90-1:27 (TD); 6-80-2:21 (TD); 6-64-2:14 (TD) at Southern Miss 7-30-3:43 (FG) East Carolina 5-44-1:21 (TD); 2-83-:50 (TD); 8-37-2:30 (FG); 7-53-2:44 (TD); 7-80-3:49 (TD)

ASU 0-4-4 (38) 0-0-0 (10) 2-1-3 (36) 4-5-9 (36) 1-2-3 (12) DNP 0-1-1 (21) 0-2-2 (43) 3-2-5 (43) 2-1-3 (46) 2-1-3 (28) 1-1-2 (21) 1-2-3 (15) 0-0-0 (12) 1-0-1 (51) 5-2-7 (49) 1-1-2 (27) 1-1-2 (28) DNP 1-0-1 (10) 7-2-9 (50) 2-1-3 (12) DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 (10) DNP DNP

TUL 0-0-0 (3) 2-0-2 (15) 4-1-4 (38) 2-1-3 (35) 5-4-9 (24) DNP 4-2-6 (65) 5-2-7 (67) 5-3-8 (54) 4-4-8 (66) 6-3-9 (50) 1-1-2 (33) 3-0-3 (22) 1-3-4 (27) 6-2-8 (84) 5-3-8 (83) 4-0-4 (40) 4-1-5 (44) DNP 2-0-2 (12) 1-0-1 (48) DNP 0-0-0 (2) DNP DNP DNP 3-1-4 (32) 4-3-7 (81)

USM 0-0-0 (20) 1-0-0 (16) 3-2-5 (45) 9-2-11 (42) 2-2-4 (31) DNP 5-2-7 (50) 5-2-7 (55) 6-5-11 (59) 3-2-5 (30) 4-3-7 (42) 3-3-6 (29) 1-2-3 (30) 0-0-0 (9) 8-1-9 (64) 4-0-4 (45) 1-0-1 (27) DNP DNP 1-0-1 (3) DNP DNP 0-0-0 (2) DNP DNP 1-1-2 (4) 0-0-0 (10) 3-5-8 (65)

ECU 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 3-1-4 1-2-3 DNP 4-1-5 0-1-1 8-4-12 6-2-8 7-2-9 1-0-1 4-0-4 1-0-1 2-1-3 7-1-8 3-0-3 7-3-10 DNP 3-3-6 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 3-1-4 1-2-3

Tiger Participation '98 REVIEW

Name OPPONENT Travis Anglin at Mississippi Andre Arnold Mississippi State Gerard Arnold at Minnesota Jason Austin

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James Bailey Rashad Bailey Idrees Bashir Jeff Bazemore Marcus Bell Darrius Blevins Michael Boatman Kevin Bohannon Marquis Bowling Brad Britt Tony Brown Jeran Burns Jeff Cameron Jim Cande Baki Celaj Keith Cobb Ken Coutain Damien Dodson Josh Eargle Darche Epting Lou Esposito Ross Estes Kenton Evans Trrey Eyre Richie Floyd T.J. Frier Stephen Galbraith Joey Gerda Matt Gehrke Julian Gibson Ben Graves Ben Grear Draper Hall DeCorye Hampton Andrew Harden Anthony Harden Derrick Harmon Tori Harmon George Harper Jason Harris Michael Harris Artis Hicks Reginald Howard Garrick Hrivnak Riccardo Hunter Corey Irby Kosha Irby Marcus Jack Alanda Jones P.T. Jones Billy Kendall Rodney Lanctot Tramont Lawless Calvin Lewis

Gerald Massey Aaron Meadows Mike McKenzie Tavares Middlebrooks Vernet Morency Justin Morris

MEMPHIS

Miss. QB DNP Evans DNP Evans ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Miss. St. TB DNP Arnold DNP Arnold ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Minnesota FB DNP Tucker ✔ Floyd (WR) ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Houston SE DNP Blevins DNP Blevins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Arkansas TE DNP Kendall DNP Kendall ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

Cincinnati FL DNP Dodson ✔ Dodson ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Louisville LT DNP Middle. DNP Middle. ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Ark. St. LG DNP Seymour DNP Seymour ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

Tulane C DNP Powers ✔ Powers ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Sou. Miss. RG DNP Hicks ✔ Hicks ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

E. Carolina RT DNP Sells ✔ Sells ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP

DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP

DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP

DNP ✔ DNP DNP DNP

DNP

DNP ✔ DNP DNP

DNP

1997 Game-by-Game Statistics

Roberto Young

Miss. DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Miss. St. DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Minnesota DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Houston DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Arkansas DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Cincinnati DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Louisville DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Ark. St. DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

1998 START CHART

OPPONENT at Mississippi Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East carolina

QB Evans Evans Evans Galbraith Evans Evans Evans Suber Suber Suber Suber

TB Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold

FB Tucker Floyd (WR) Tucker Tucker Floyd (WR) Floyd (WR) Floyd (WR) Willis (TE) Scruggs Willis (TE) Floyd (WR)

SE Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins Blevins

OPPONENT at Mississippi Mississippi State at Minnesota at Houston Arkansas Cincinnati at Louisville Arkansas State Tulane at Southern Miss East Carolina

DE Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling

LT Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis

RT Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier Frier

DE Lawless Lawless Lawless Lawless Lawless Lawless Lawless Lawless Santibanez Santibanez Santibanez

OFFENSE TE FL Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson Kendall Dodson DEFENSE SLB C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles C. Stiles

MLB Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir Shakir

DNP

Tulane DNP DNP DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

Sou. Miss. DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

E. Carolina DNP ✔ DNP DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP DNP ✔ DNP ✔ ✔ DNP ✔ ✔

DNP

'98 REVIEW

Name Trey Munson Chance Nesbitt Austin O'Dell Boris Penchion Fred Powell Chris Powers Teofilo Riley Joe Rocconi Mowbray Rowand Jeff Sanders Manny Santibanez Scott Scherer Jeremy Scruggs Ron Sells Al Sermon Tim Seymour Kamal Shakir DeMorrio Shank David Sherrod Jeremy Stewart Jarvis Slaton Quincey Stephenson Marcus Smith Caspor Stiles Cortez Stokes Michael Stone Neil Suber Glenn Sumter Nick Tsatsaronis Brandon Tucker Tommy Vollmar Keydrin Ward Ian Williams Dernice Wherry Ryan White Patrick Willis

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LT Middle. Middle. Middle. Middle. Middle. Middle. Middle. Sherrod Sherrod Sherrod Sherrod

LG Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour Seymour

C Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers Powers

RG Hicks Hicks Hicks Esposito Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks

RT Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells Sells

WLB Shank Shank Shank Shank Shank Shank McKenzie Shank Shank Shank Shank

CB Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard

CS Bashir Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Sumter Sumter Stewart Stewart Stewart

FS Stewart McKenzie McKenzie McKenzie Bashir Bashir Stewart Stewart Bashir Bashir Bashir

FC Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb McKenzie McKenzie Cobb McKenzie McKenzie McKenzie McKenzie

'98 Key Departures 20

JEFF BAZEMORE, Defensive Back 5-10, 194, 4L, Montgomery, AL ( R.E. Lee)

Played in 40 games, working as a member of the special teams ... Worked primarily as a member of the kick cover teams ... Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in 1997 Louisville victory ... Also worked as a flanker for a season ... Received the 1996 Glenn Jones 12th Man Award and was named the 1997 Special Teams Player of the Year.

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G 11 7 11 11 40

UT 3 1 2 3 9

AT 0 0 1 1 2

Tot. 3 1 3 4 11

Loss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

DARRIUS BLEVINS, Receiver 6-3, 215, 4L, Morristown, TN (East)

Played in 34 career games, including 21 as a starter ... Was the team's second leading receiver in 1998 and finished his career ranked 14th ... Had 30 receptions for 335 yards and two touchdowns in 1998 ... Had 1,017 career yards receiving on 73 receptions ... Also worked as fullback one season.

BLEVIN'S STATISTICS Receiving 1994 1995 1997 1998 Total

G 5 10 9 10 34

No. 2 24 17 30 73

Yds. 48 326 268 375 1017

Avg. 24.0 13.6 15.8 12.5 13.9

TD 0 2 4 2 8

LG 40 68 57 29 68

MARQUIS BOWLING, Defensive End 6-2, 250, 4L, Memphis, TN (East)

Played in all 41 games as a Tiger ... Set the U of M record for career quarterback sacks ... Recorded 20 career sacks ... Registered 138 career tackles from his defensive end position ... Was twice named to the All-Conference USA Team and was selected to The Football News All-America Team (2nd) ... Came to Memphis as a walk-on and earned a scholarship.

BOWLING'S STATISTICS Defense 1995 1996 1997 1998 Totals

G 8 11 11 11 41

UT 4 21 50 23 98

AT 1 5 14 20 40

Tot. 5 26 64 43 138

KEITH COBB, Defensive Back 5-10, 174, 4L, Cleveland, TN (Cleveland)

Played in all 44 games in his career, including 16 as a starter ... Played both tailback and defensive back in his career ... Played with his twin brother in the secondary ... Had a career high of 11 tackles in a game (Michigan) ... Recorded four career pass interceptions.

COBB'S CAREER STATISTICS

BAZEMORE'S STATISTICS Defense 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total

MEMPHIS

Loss 1-4 6-34 16-80 4-36 27-154

Sack 1-4 2-17 11-88 6-36 20-145

JERAN BURNS, Receiver 511, 175, 1L, Memphis, TN (South Side)

Played in 19 games for the Tigers during his career ... Worked as a receiver and special teams member ... Had two career pass receptions, one as a sophomore and one as a junior.

Defense 1995 1996 1997 1998 Totals

G 11 11 11 11 44

UT 22 12 26 32 92

AT 16 4 19 2 41

Tot. 38 16 45 34 133

Loss 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-3

Sack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

RICHIE FLOYD, Receiver 6-0, 219, 4L, Franklin, TN (Franklin)

Played in 34 games for the Tigers ... Was a starter in 27 of his 34 career games ... Was the team's third leading receiver in 1998 with 29 receptions for 437 yards and two touchdowns ... Finished his career as the Tigers' third leading receiver in both number of catches and in yards ... Had 110 career catches for 1,654 yards ... Averaged 15.03 yards per catch as a Tiger ... Missed most of his freshman season with two major leg injuries.

FLOYD'S STATISTICS Receiving 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total

G 1 11 11 11 34

No. 0 43 38 29 110

Yds. 0 600 617 437 1654

Avg. 0.0 14.0 16.2 15.1 15.0

TD 0 1 1 2 4

LG 0 56 67 34 67

1998 Key Departures

T.J. FRIER, Defensive Tackle 6-3, 305, 4L, Newbern, TN (Dyer County)

Played in 42 games as a Tiger and was a starter in 19 of those contests ... Recorded a career best seven tackles vs Minnesota in '98 ... Had six solo tackles in the 1997 Michigan State game ... Finished his senior season with 38 tackles and two quarterback sacks ... Had 92 career tackles.

FRIER'S STATISTICS Defense 1995 1996 1997 1998 Totals

G 11 11 9 11 42

UT 5 11 24 27 67

AT 1 4 9 11 25

Tot. 6 15 33 38 92

Loss 0-0 2-4 3-9 4-12 9-25

Sack 0-0 1-2 1-3 2-8 4-13

P.T. JONES, Kick Returner/Receiver 6-1, 191, 2L, Laurel, MS (Jones JC)

Played in 14 games during his career as a Tiger ... Was utilized as a kick returner and also worked as a tailback and wide receiver ... Highlight of his career was a 65-yard touchdown reception against Mississippi State in 1997 ... Averaged 27.3 yards per kickoff return in 1997 and 20.9 yards in 1998.

Returns 1997 1998 Totals

G 8 6 14

No. 8 15 23

Yds 218 314 532

Avg 27.3 20.9 23.1

TD 1 0 1

LG 65 37 68

MIKE McKENZIE, Defensive Back 6-1, 190, 3L, Miami, FL (Norland)

Played in 32 games, including 26 as a starter ... Was twice named to the All-Conference USA first team defensive unit and received The Football News All-America honors in 1998 ... Was the team's second leading tackler in '98 ... Had 80 tackles, six blocked passes and one pass interception which he returned for 66 yards ... Finished career with 206 tackles and five pass interceptions ... Gave up senior season to enter the draft.

McKENZIE'S STATISTICS Defense 1996 1997 1998 Total

G 11 11 10 32

UT 41 45 65 151

AT 13 27 15 55

Tot. 54 72 80 206

Loss 2-2 5-7 1-2 8-11

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Appeared in 42 games, including 14 as a starter at defensive end ... Had a career high seven tackles in the 1997 UAB game ... Recorded 31 tackles during the 1998 season ... ... Finished his career with 98 total tackles and eight quarterback sacks ... Registered a 64-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the 1997 Southern Mississippi game.

SANTIBANEZ'S STATISTICS Defense 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total

G 9 11 11 11 42

RON SELLS, Offensive Tackle 6-5, 290, 4L, Pikeville, TN (Bledsoe Co.)

UT 10 16 24 21 71

AT 7 5 5 10 27

Tot. 17 21 29 31 98

Loss 1-4 3-20 6-47 3-14 13-85

Sacks 3-14 0-0 2-30 3-16 8-60

JEREMY STEWART, Defensive Back 6-0, 200, 4L, Memphis, TN (Oakhaven)

Played in 44 games during his career and was a starter at both tight end and center ... Played three seasons at tight end ... Caught the game winning touchdown pass against Tennessee in 1996 ... Had four career touchdown receptions ... Was moved to center in 1998 and started all 11 games.

Played in 43 career games for the Tigers ... Was a starter in the defensive secondary in 28 of his 43 career games ... Had a career high nine tackles in the 1998 Southern Mississippi game and registered eight tackles four times in his career ... Recorded a career high two pass interceptions in 1998 and had five during his career ... Finished his career with 169 tackles.

POWERS' STATISTICS

STEWART'S STATISTICS

Receiving 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total

G 11 11 11 11 44

No 5 10 19 34

Yds 83 87 201

Avg. 16.6 8.7 10.6 Moved to center 371 10.9

TD 2 2 0

LG 42 24 36

Defense 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total

G 10 11 11 11 43

UT 9 38 22 29 98

AT 7 14 30 20 71

Tot. 16 52 52 49 169

Loss 1-2 3-9 1-1 0-0 5-12

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Appeared in all 44 career games, including 39 as a starter ... Was a starter in every position in the offensive line during his career ... Was a tackle as a freshman ... Moved to offensive guard as a sophomore and to center as a junior ... Started all 11 games at tackle as a senior ... Was twice named to The Successful Farmer's All-America team.

CHRIS POWERS, Center 6-4, 260, 4L, Winter Park, FL (Winter Park)

MANNY SANTIBANEZ, Defensive End 6-3, 241, 4L, Miami, FL (Columbus)

'98 REVIEW

JONES' STATISTICS

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1998 Diary January 2, 1998 Tiger head coach Rip Scherer and members of his staff left Memphis today to attend this year's Football Coaches Convention in Dallas, Texas. January 4, 1998 Tiger coach Rip Scherer received a verbal commitment from Darche Epting, a 6'1, 225 pound running back from Dallas, Texas. Epting had also visited Texas A&M and Kansas State before opting for the Tigers.

TIGER DIARY

January 6, 1998 The Tiger football staff returned from Dallas, Texas, and this year's Football Coaches Convention. A staff meeting is planned for Wednesday morning.

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pus this weekend. It is expected to be one of the largest recruiting weekends in Tiger history. January 16, 1998 The city of Memphis was hit with a snow and ice storm just prior to the Tigers having their largest recruiting weekend. The city received approximately three inches of snow and ice blocking the streets and closing all city and county schools. The Tigers also received two commitments from high school players. Matt Gehrke, an offensive lineman from Mesquite, With recruiting being so vital to a program, head coach Rip Scherer spends most of January on the road.

January 7, 1998 The Tigers received their fifth football commitment when Shaun Wynn, a defensive lineman from Tyler, Texas, announced that he would attend the University of Memphis.

January 12, 1998 Rip Scherer left Memphis for Atlanta to home visit several recruits. Scherer is expected to return to Memphis on Wednesday. January 14, 1998 Rip Scherer traveled to Munford, Tennessee, to home visit Munford High School tailback Dernice Wherry. Wherry was the state's top running back in 1997. January 15, 1998 Rip Scherer returned to Memphis after a recruiting trip to Atlanta, Georgia. Scherer and his coaches will welcome 33 recruits to cam-

255 defensive lineman from Kennesaw, Georgia, both announced that they would sign with the Tigers. January 19, 1998 The Tigers picked up two more commitments when quarterback Travis Anglin, of Columbus, Georgia, and Marcus Smith, a defensive back from Hamilton High School in Memphis, announced that they would sign with Memphis on February 4th. January 21, 1998 The Tigers received two commitments for the 1998 football season. Linebacker Ross Estes of Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia announced that he would attend the U of M as did defensive back Anthony Harden of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas. Harden has a twin brother, Andrew, who is also considering the University of Memphis. January 22, 1998 Tiger football recruiting received a major boost when All-State tailback Dernice Wherry announced that he would sign with the Tigers on February 4th. Wherry was the top 5-A running back in the state last season rushing for over 2,000 yards. He led his Munford team to the state 5-A championship game. Wherry was being recruited by Ole Miss, Colorado, Arkansas and Mississippi State.

January 9, 1998 The Tigers had just two players in for official visits, Matt Gehrke, a lineman from Texas and Jason Thomas, a wide receiver from Florida. January 11, 1998 The Tigers received their first local commitment when East High's Derrick Harmon announced that he would sign with Memphis. Harmon played quarterback and defensive back for the Mustangs. He had visited Nebraska, and turned down visits to Arkansas, Texas and BYU before committing to the Tigers.

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Texas, and Mowbry Rowand, a tight end from Memphis Kirby High School, announced that they would attend the University of Memphis. Gehrke was named as one of the Top 100 Players in Dallas.

J anuary 17, 1998 The Tigers opened their largest recruiting weekend in the history of the school when 27 high school prospects came to visit. Attending were such notable players as tailback Dernice Wherry, fullback Barry Rivers and quarterback Travis Anglin. January 18, 1998 Before they left campus to return home, two of the recruits visiting Memphis this weekend committed to the Tigers. Roberto Young, a linebacker from St. Louis, Missouri, and Joe Gerda, a 6'5,

January 23, 1998 Boris Penchion, a 6'3, 220 pound tight end from Alabama, committed to the Tigers. Penchion is the nephew of former Tiger defensive lineman Anthony Penchion. January 24, 1998 Seven high school football prospects came to campus for their official visit. The group included Keydrin Ward, a defensive back from Memphis Melrose High School and Trey Eyre, an offensive lineman. January 25, 1998 Keydrin Ward of Melrose High School and Bashkim Celaj, an offensive lineman from Armonk, New York, committed to the Tigers. Ward is listed as a cornerback, while Celaj will work as a tackle. Ward visited Arkansas and Ole Miss. Celaj, 6'5, 280, was recruited by Ole

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Miss, Rutgers and Boston College. January 27, 1998 Marcus Smith, a defensive back from Hamilton High School in Memphis made his commitment known by having a press conference at Hamilton. Smith confirmed what he had told Tiger coaches a week earlier. January 28, 1998 The Tigers gained their 22nd football commitment when Trey Eyre, a 6'3, 265 lineman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced that he would sign with Memphis. Eyre had considered Southern Miss and Oklahoma State.

February 7, 1998 Rip Scherer left Memphis to attend the American Football Coaches Association meeting in Dallas, Texas. February 12, 1998 The Tigers added their 26th signee for the 1998 season when Ben Graves, a punter from Jones Hank Hughes, the defensive line coach at Harvard, joined the Memphis staff in February.

January 30, 1998 Tommy Vollmar, a transfer from the University of Wisconsin, was given a scholarship by Rip Scherer and was added to this year's list of football signees. Vollmar, a native of Memphis, was a prep standout at CBHS. He is the Tigers' 25th signee for 1998. February 3, 1998 East High School standout Derrick Harmon, who had earlier committed to the Tigers, stated that he was still interested in the University of Nebraska and was unsure where he would sign on Wednesday, February 4th. February 4, 1998 The Tigers landed a full complement of 25 signees on the first day of national signing day. The group included highly touted tailback Dernice Wherry and wide receiver Derrick Harmon, who became the subject of a fierce recruiting battle with the University of Nebraska. A Signing Party was hosted later in the day by the Highland Hundred at the Adams Mark Hotel. Rip Scherer and his staff attended the booster only event that was attended by over 250 Tiger fans. Scherer spent the evening answering questions from fans about the new class.

was inducted into the Hall of Fame. February 23, 1998 The Tiger football team officially started winter conditioning which will run through the start of spring practice on March 27th. The Tigers are now meeting at 5 AM at Murphy Athletic Complex for running and weightlifting. February 24, 1998 A press conference was held at The U of M today announcing that the capital campaign was complete and that construction of three new athletic facilities would begin this spring. An addition of office space will be added to the AOB for use by the football and basketball departments. A new basketball training facility will be built on Spottswood, adjacent to the HPER Building. The third project will be a new athletic training facility at the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Training Complex on south campus. The facility will have new meeting rooms, training and equipment rooms and offices for Tiger athletic teams. The press conference featured former Shelby County mayor Bill Morris, University President Dr. V. Lane Rawlins and athletic director R.C. Johnson. The capital campaign is being spearheaded by chairman Fred Smith, the CEO of FDX Corporation, the holding company for FedEx. February 27, 1998 A going-away party was held by the football staff for defensive line coach Wayne Weedon, who was leaving the University to become the Director fo Athletics for the Memphis City School System. Weedon, who was a football player for the Tigers from 1975-78, had coached at Memphis for eight years.

County Junior College, inked a scholarship. Graves was a two-year starter for Jones County JC and averaged 40.8 yards per punt in 1997. February 13, 1998 Head Coach Rip Scherer attended the Northwest Florida All-Sports Dinner as the guest speaker. February 17, 1998 Rip Scherer and members of the Tiger staff traveled to the University of Georgia to meet with Jim Donnan's staff and observe their football operation. February 20, 1998 Rip Sherer traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, for the annual Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Dinner. Former Tiger quarterback Russ Vollmer

March 1, 1998 Hank Hughes, the defensive line coach at Harvard, was on campus visiting and interviewing for the position vacated by Wayne Weedon. March 7, 1998 The Commercial Appeal reported that Rip Scherer had recommended Hank Hughes to the State Board of Regents for approval as the Tigers' new defensive line coach. Hughes will replace Wayne Weedon who left the U of M to become the athletic director for the Memphis City School System. March 8, 1998 Jonathan Brooks, a freshman defensive back who lettered last season as a member of the Tiger special teams, has been suspended indefinately from the football team for viola-

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January 29, 1998 A press conference was held at Melrose High School to announce college choices for six Golden Wildcat players. Three of the players committed to the Tigers including tailback Dushaun Harris, and defensive backs Jeremy Baptist and Keydrin Ward. Ward had actually committed to the Tigers on January 25th but held his decision for the Melrose press conference. Harris was an all-state tailback who gained over 1,700 yards and scored 24 rushing touchdowns in 1997.

February 6, 1998 Rip Scherer and his staff hosted a reception at the Fogelman Executive Center for all of the individuals involved with this year's recruiting class. The reception was designed as a "thank you" for the administration, staff, faculty, airline and hotel staff that aided in weekend recruiting visits to campus. Over 60 people attended the one hour reception.

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tion of team policies. March 10, 1998 Tiger linebacker coach Keith Butler has resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Arkansas State University. Butler, who had coached for the Tigers for eight years, was an all-American linebacker for Memphis in the mid 1970s. Following his playing career at Memphis, Butler was a second round draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks and spent nine years in the NFL. March 11, 1998 Hank Hughes, who had been recommended to replace Wayne Weedon on the Tiger football staff, was officially approved by the Tennessee State Board of Regents.

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March 12, 1998 Russ Huesman, the defensive coordinator at William & Mary College in Virginia, was on campus interviewing for the coaching position vacated by Keith Butler.

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workouts. March 26, 1998 Twelve Tiger seniors will participate in Pro Day at Murphy Athletic Complex. Numerous professional scouts will work out Tiger seniors prior to the start of their final seasons at Memphis. WPTY-TV's Greg Gaston interviewed Rip Scherer one day prior to the opening of spring practice. The Tigers will open practice on March 28. March 28, 1998 The Tigers opened spring football practice on Saturday morning with three scholarship quarterbacks battling for the number one position. Kenton Evans, Stephen Galbraith and Neil Suber appear locked in competition this spring for quarterback. The team worked out in shorts and helmets and will put on the pads on Wednesday. The jersey of former Tiger and NFL veteran David Brandon was retired at Mitchell High School in Memphis.

March 13, 1998 Rip Scherer traveled with the Lady Tiger basketball team to Raleigh, North Carolina, for the NCAA East Regional. Scherer traveled to NC State to observe the Wolfpack football operation.

March 21, 1998 A dinner was held at Frank Grisanti's Restaurant for the Tiger football coaching staff. The coaches, support staff and their spouses attended the dinner. March 25, 1998 Phil Stukenborg of the Commercial Appeal interviewed newcomer Jeff "Sugar" Sanders for a prespring practice story. Sanders arrived on campus in January and will go throrugh spring

April 1, 1998 The Tiger football team put on the pads for the first time this spring. The two-hour practice was highlighted by the play of the Memphis offense. Sophomore quarterback Kenton Evans had perhaps his best practice as a Tiger, hitting on several long passes to Damien Dodson and Boo Blevins. Tailbacks Gerard Arnold, Jeff Sanders and Riccardo Hunter had impressive runs during 3-on-3 drills. Linebacker Kamal Shakir and defensive back Jason Harris registered interceptions. April 4, 1998 The Tiger football team went through its first controlled scrimmage at Murphy Athletic Complex on a cold, windy morning. Sophomore quarterbacks Kenton Evans and Stephen Galbraith were impressive passing, while junior tailback Gerard Arnold led all rushers. Galbraith completed 6-of-8 pass attempts for 69 yards and one touchdown. Evans hit on 6-of-9 attempts for 51 yards. Arnold rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries and freshman running back Sugar Sanders gained 31 yards and also scored a touchdown. April 7, 1998 The University athletic department had to contact the NCAA and Conference USA to report that an unknown number of football players had made unauthorized long distance calls on a University telephone access number. An in-house investigation has begun and the report will be turned over to the NCAA.

March 16, 1998 Russ Huesman, the defensive coordinator at William & Mary College in Virginia, has been hired to replace Keith Butler who left to become coordinator at Arkansas State. Huesman, who played at UT-Chattanooga, will coach the Tiger defensive ends. March 18, 1998 Mitchell High School in Memphis announced that the jersey of former Mitchell and University of Memphis standout David Brandon would be retired in a ceremony at the high school. Brandon went on after his Tiger career to star for several NFL teams and still plays with the Atlanta Falcons.

expedite healing.

April 8, 1998 The Tiger football team was forced indoors due to rain and thunderstorms in the area. The team worked out for three hours in split sessions. March 29, 1998 The Tigers returned to practice on Sunday afternoon and worked on passing drills and formations. The team will take off Monday and Tuesday before putting on pads on Wednesday. Freshman tailback Jeff "Sugar" Sanders is receiving attention from the coaches this spring. He is expected to provide great depth at tailback. March 30, 1998 Tailback Teofilo Riley, who injured his foot in practice on Sunday, was discovered to have sustained a broken bone in his foot and will miss the remainder of the spring. Riley will undergo surgery to have a screw placed in the bone to

April 9, 1998 The Tigers went through a "thud" practice on Thursday in preparation for Friday's scrimmage at the Liberty Bowl. Freshman defensive end Andre Arnold sustained a grade two sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and could be out the remainder of the spring. April 10, 1998 Stephen Galbraith threw for 81 yards and two touchdowns and tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for two scores in Friday's scrimmage at the Liberty Bowl. Arnold gained 91 yards including a 67 yard run that was the team's longest of the spring. Defensively, tackle T.J. Frier recorded

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eight tackles, four quarterback sacks, one fumble recovery and one tackle for lost yardage. Linebacker Caspor Stiles returned an interception 46-yards for a touchdown. The team was given Easter weekend off. April 15, 1998 Tiger wide receiver Richie Floyd was a one man highlight film during a limited scrimmage at Murphy Athletic Complex. The senior caught six passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Floyd hauled in two Kenton Evans passes for scores and grabbed one Neil Suber toss for another score. April 17, 1998 Area high school football coaches came to campus for a two day Coaches Clinic hosted by Rip Scherer and his staff. A limited practice was held at Murphy Complex on Friday afternoon and "chalk talks" were held during the evening.

April 24, 1998 Over 60 former Tiger football players joined with football staff members for the annual Football Lettermen's Golf Tournament at Wedgewood Golf Club. This year's event was won by former head coach Billy J. Murphy, Russ Vollmer, Barry Williams and Bill Gidden. Golfers left the course after the event and attended a cookout sponsored by the Highland Hundred at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. April 25, 1998 The annual Blue-Gray Game was deemed a huge success after quarterback Kenton Evans threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Blue squad to a 35-14 win. Evans had a 68-yard TD pass to Ken Coutain and a 61-yard scoring strike to Richie Floyd in winning MVP honors. Tailback Gerard Arnold Over sixty former football lettermen joined in the annual Blue-Gray Golf Tournament prior to the spring game.

April 19, 1998 The Tigers returned to the Liberty Bowl after a 24-hour delay and had a 122-play scrimmage. The Memphis offense had its best day of the spring throwing for 326 yards and five touchdowns and rushing for 139 and four scores. Quarterback Stephen Galbraith completed 11of-18 pass attempts for 137 yards and three touchdowns and Kenton Evans hit on 10-of-19 passes for 132 yards and one touchdown. Senior receiver Darrius Blevins caught 11 passes for 124 yards and three scores. Gerard Arnold led all rushers with 71 yards on 13 attempts and scored twice. April 21, 1998 The Tiger practice set for the afternoon was rained out and moved to Wednesday afternoon. The day was spent dividing the team into two squads for the Blue-Gray game on Saturday, April 25. The line-up is set to pit the starters against the remainder of the team. April 22, 1998 Junior fullback Jeremy Scrugggs, who was suspended during the 1997 season, was again suspended from the team for failure to comply with academic standards set forth by the football office. A decision will be reached this summer as to whether or not he will be allowed to return.

May 4, 1998 Two members of the Tiger football team were named to the College Sports News Preseason All-America team. Marquis Bowling and Mike McKenzie were named to the honorable mention team. Tiger tailback Marcus Jack was suspended indefinitely from the football team for violation of team policy. Jack was listed as the number three tailback on the depth chart after spring practice but was expected to see most of his playing time on the special teams. May 5, 1998 Rip Scherer, his wife Michele and Athletic Director R.C. Johnson and his wife Melba, attended the Fiesta Bowl Bash in Phoenix, Arizona. The event is hosted each year for 1-A Alliance football coaches and athletic administrators. May 11, 1998 Members of the athletic department staff participated in the annual Tiger Clubs Golf Tournament at Germantown Country Club. The event is held annually to raise money for athletic scholarships. A record crowd of 148 golfers played in this year's tournament including former Tiger and Minnesota Viking lineman Scott Dill and New York Giant quarterback Browning Nagle, who played collegiately at the University of Louisville.

rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown and freshman running back Jeff "Sugar" Sanders added 74 yards and a touchdown. Prior to the game, Trey Dockery presented the Rex Dockery Scholarship to Stephen Galbraith. The Ralph Hatley Scholarship went to Josh Eargle. The Chris Faros Most Improved Player Awards were given to Austin O'Dell and Chris Powers for offense and Kosha Irby and aspor Stiles on defense. The Glenn Jones Award was presented to Marcus Jack and Ridney Lanctot. April 28, 1998 The Tiger football players participated in Picture Day at Murphy Athletic Complex. May 1, 1998 Tiger football coaches began their annual re-

May 12, 1998 Tiger head coach Rip Scherer flew to New Jersey today to be inducted into the Jersey Shore Athletic Hall of Fame. Scherer will be inducted along with former football legends Jim Jeffcoat (Dallas Cowboys), and Alex Webster (New York Giants). May 18, 1998 Several current and former members of the Tiger football program were inducted into the AllAmerican Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Former head coachs Billy J. Murphy, Rex Dockery, Ralph Hatley and Dr. C.C. Humphreys were inducted as were assistant coaches Murray Armstrong, Bob Patterson and Pete Cordelli. Former players Russ Vollmer, Harry Schuh and James Earl Wright were installed and Bob Winn was inducted into the Hall of Fame receiving the Elmore "Scoop" Hudgins Award for Media Relations Directors. Rip Scherer and John Flowers attended the event in Tunica, Mississippi,

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April 18, 1998 The Memphis football team was to participate in the University's Spring Expo during the morning and then traveled to the Liberty Bowl for the second major scrimmage of the spring, but rain in the area postponed both events.

cruiting trips to check on the 1999 senior class of high school players. Under NCAA rules college coaches can use the month of May to recruit.

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along with Bill Lofton and Kevin Grothe. May 19, 1998 Rip Scherer spent the day traveling to Destin, Florida, to attend the 1998 Conference USA Meetings. Mark Owens, the Associate Media Relations Director, and his wife Jane, gave birth to the newest little Tiger, Tanner Ryan Owens. May 20, 1998 Construction fences were installed at the Athletic Office Building marking the beginning of construction for a new wing of the AOB which will house the Tiger football and basketball offices. The projected completion date is December of 1998.

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May 21, 1998 Rip Scherer spent the day in the same manner that he had spent most of May, he traveled to area high schools to visit one-on-one with head coaches.

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June 4, 1998 Athlon Football Magazine hit the newsstands today and several Tiger players were tabbed on all-star lists. Offensive tackle Ron Sells was named to the All-Conference USA offensive unit. Defensive end Marquis Bowling and cornerback Mike McKenzie were selected to the defensive unit. Freshman signee Derrick Harmon was selected to the Top 25 Conference USA Signees for 1998. June 5, 1998 Athletic Media Relations Directors attending their annual meetings in Tampa, Florida, voted on their expected finish to this year's C-USA football race. The Tigers were tabbed in sixth place among the eight football playing league schools. Southern Mississippi was selected as Defensive end Marquis Bowling was named to The Football News preseason All-America team.

Rodrigues, an SID at Mississippi State,joined the UM staff of Bob Winn. June 17, 1998 A local television station announced that Jeff "Sugar" Sanders had torn his ACL and would have surgery in July. If confirmed by team physicians, Sanders could miss the 1998 season. June 18, 1998 Rip Scherer and his wife Michele hosted members of the Tiger football staff and their families at a picnic outing at the home of Memphis fan Steve Oletia. June 26, 1998 The Highland Hundred booster group hosted a golf tournament at Wedgewood Golf Club in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Rip Scherer and his staff attended to greet players. A overflow turnout produced a record 34 teams in this year's tournament.

May 31, 1998 The athletic department held a Family Day outing at an area amusement park. Rip Scherer and his son Ryan attended on the very hot afternoon, as well as co-offensive coordinator Dave Magazu and his family.

June 27, 1998 Rip Scherer, John Flowers, Russ Huesman, Charlie Coe and Bob Winn traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, along with other athletic department staff members to participate in a golf tournament hosted by the Alumni Association.

June 1, 1998 Members of the Tiger football staff participated in the Steadline/U of M Golf Tournament in West Memphis, Arkansas. Each year Steadline selects an area school to honor with a golf tournament and dinner.

June 30, 1998 Tiger defensive back Mike McKenzie was tabbed as the 15th best cornerback in the nation by Lindy's Football Magazine and defensive end Marquis Bowling was ranked as the number 24 defensive lineman in the nation.

June 2, 1998 The University of Memphis football coaches and their families had their pictures made for this year's Football Media Guide. Co-offensive coordinator Dave Magazu and his family added a member when they brought their Yellow Lab, "Touchdown", to join them in the portrait. Local photographer Gil Michael took the pictures.

July 2, 1998 Tiger head coach Rip Scherer and his family left Memphis for a Scherer clan vacation at Emerald Beach in North Carolina. The Scherer's will travel to Destin, Florida, before returning to Memphis on July 17th.

June 3, 1998 Media Relations staff members Bob Winn and Mark Owens left for Tampa, Florida, to attend the Conference USA football meetings. This year's discussions centered around Fox Sports Television broadcast of conference football games and the 1998 bowl situation. Fox Sports Network announcer Paul Kennedy attended the meetings and spent an hour talking to the SIDs about the needs and goals of Fox Sports Network.

the favorite to win the conference title. June 10, 1998 Tiger freshman tailback Jeff "Sugar" Sanders, who was expected to press Gerard Arnold for a share of playing time this fall, injured his knee while working out in Miami, Florida. It is anticipated that Sanders will miss some if not all of the 1998 season. June 15, 1998 Tiger defensive end Marquis Bowling was named to The Football News Preseason AllAmerica Team. Bowling received second team honors along with East Carolina lineman Danny Moore. Bowling and defensive back Mike McKenzie were also named to The Football News All-Conference USA team. Jennifer

July 16, 1998 Tiger quarterback hopeful Kenton Evans was featured in a column by The Commercial Appeal's Geoff Calkins. Evans is expected to enter fall camp as Memphis' number one quarterback candidate. July 17, 1998 Several '98 Tiger football signees received their final ACT scores and were disappointed to find out that they would not be eligible for the upcoming season. Three signees were declared particial qualifiers which means they are eligible for scholarship aid and to practice with the team this fall. This group included Chatta-

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nooga linebacker Tony Brown, Dallas, Texas, defensive back Anthony Harden and Memphis Hamilton High School defensive back Marcus Smith. Two signees, DeShaun Harris and Jeremy Baptist of Melrose High, were non-qualifiers. The staff is waiting for a final ruling on Munford High School running back Dernice Wherry. July 19, 1998 Mike Slive and Brian Teter of Conference USA arrived in Memphis for the C-USA Football Media Days. The three -day event features golf tournaments, a social gathering at the home of Liberty Bowl director Steve Ehrhart and a day of interviews with C-USA coaches and players.

July 24, 1998 Maurice Knight, who has served as tight end coach for the Tigers for the past four seasons, has resigned citing health problems. Knight joined the Tigers under former head coach Chuck Stobart and remained with the Tigers when Scherer was hired in 1995. The former Defensive back Mike McKenzie was named to the Conference USA preseason team for 1998.

July 23, 1998 The NCAA stated that the U of M violated no association rules when it was discovered that several football players used a school access code number to make long distance telephone calls. The University self-reported itself to the NCAA after the calls were discovered. Memphis set up a restitution program for the athletes

August 3, 1998 Rip Scherer and his staff left Memphis for a two day retreat at Bristol Hotel & Resorts in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Pat Meyer, a graduate assistant coach for the Tigers last season, was named as the interim tight end coach replacing Maurice Knight. Knight resigned on July 23rd citing health concerns. August 4, 1998 The Highland Hundred held its Kickoff Rally at Woodland Hills Dinner Club in Shelby County. The meeting, which featured Rip Scherer as guest speaker, drew another record crowd. The Kickoff Rally drew 578 fans and was highlighted by an Elvis Presley impersonater. Former Mayor Bill Morris updated the crowd on the athletic capital campaign which has now reached the $7 million mark. August 6, 1998 Rip Scherer and the members of his staff participated in the annual WREC/Rip Scherer Golf Tournament at Kirkwood National Golf Club in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The event is held for sponsors of the Rip Scherer Radio Show on WREC-AM 79.

July 21, 1998 Over 275 individuals participated in two scramble golf tournaments at Stonebridge Golf Club for C-USA Media Day. The two full scrambles form the largest golf outing in Mem phis. A dinner was held for all participants at the Adams Mark Hotel in the evening. July 22, 1998 More than 100 media members converged on the Adams Mark Hotel for interviews with CUSA coaches and players as the annual Media Day events came to a conclusion. Defensive end Marquis Bowling and tailback Gerard Arnold attended representing the U of M. Both were members of the All-Conference team in 1997.

August 2, 1998 Scott Scherer, an All-Shelby Metro quarterback from Collierville High School has announced that he will walk-on with the Tigers this fall. Scherer, who visited Harvard, Davidson and Rhodes College, has decided to attend Memphis. Scherer is the son of Memphis head coach Rip Scherer.

Memphis track All-American had coached at East High in Memphis prior to joining the Tigers. July 28, 1998 Melrose High School all-state tailback DeShaun Harris has passed the ACT and has met all of the qualifications for admission this fall. However, the Tigers are currently at the maximum (85) scholarship limit. Harris may join the team in January of 1999. The speedy tailback rushed for over 1,000 yards last year. August 1, 1998 Mark Owens, who had served as assistant Media Relations Director for seven years, left Memphis to become the Media Relations Director at Middle Tennessee State University.

August 10, 1998 Twenty-eight newcomers checked into South Hall to mark the start of 1998 Fall Camp. The Tigers welcomed 21 scholarship players and seven new walk-ons into camp. The group included all-state running back Dernice Wherry, all-state receiver Derrick Harmon and Texas all-stater Darche Epting. After a team meeting, players had their physical examinations. August 11, 1998 Rains struck the Memphis area in the early hours of the morning but it was not enough to stop the Tiger freshmen from practice. After a conditioning test, the players were put through drills they will be participating in when the varsity joins in on Saturday. Scherer singled out the overall appearance and conditioning of freshmen Travis Anglin, Mowbray Rowand, Boris Penchion, Ross Estes, Glenn Sumter and Joey

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July 20, 1998 Conference USA released its preseason AllConference Team. Tiger defensive standouts Marquis Bowling (defensive end) and Mike McKenzie (cornerback) were both named to the squad. Tulane University had eight players named among the league's 24 best. Memphis was picked to finish fifth among the seven conference football teams. Southern Mississippi was picked as the number one team with East Carolina and Tulane tying for second. A social function was held at the home of Liberty Bowl director Steve Ehrhart for C-USA coaches and officials in town for Media Day activities.

to pay for the calls before allowing the players to enroll in the fall. In addition, six players will be suspended for the season opener against Ole Miss and will have to do 25 hours of community service. The group includes defensive back Mike McKenzie, fullback Rashad Bailey, tailback Jeff Sanders, defensive end Andre Arnold, linebacker George Harper and former defensive back Jonathan Brooks, who is no longer with the team.

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Gerda. August 12, 1998 Senior offensive tackle Ron Sells was named to Successful Farming's All-America Farm Team. The Pikeville, Tennessee, native was tabbed for the second time in his career to the team which is made up of players who grew up on farms as youth. The Tiger freshman class continued with two-a-day sessions which again were highlighted by the passing skills of Travis Anglin and the receiving abilities of Derrick Harmon.

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August 13, 1998 The Memphis varsity reported to campus on Thursday for a 3 pm team meeting with the coaching staff. Seventy-four varsity team members reported to camp. It was also reported that freshman tailback Dernice Wherry would not be able to take the untimed ACT test at Munford High School on Friday. The high school had received some misinformation about testing dates and that no test could be administered after June 30. Wherry plans an appeal with the NCAA.

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and tailback Gerard Arnold both scored touchdowns in goal line scrimmages. August 20, 1998 Tiger starting center Chris Powers and freshman tailback Dernice Wherry both sustained ankle sprains during workouts at Murphy Athletic Complex. Both players injured their right ankles and were taken for x-rays, which were negative. Powers is expected to return to action in approxiamtely four days and Wherry in about 10 days. Freshman fullback Darche Epting sustained a pulled muscle in his back and receiver Darrick Harmon bruised his shoulder. August 22, 1998 The Tigers traveled to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for their first game type scrimmage of The new lights and towers at Murphy Athletic Complex were dedicated to Murray Armstrong at FanFest '98.

August 17, 1998 The Tigers continued with conditioning practice sessions at Murphy Complex. Scherer singled the leadership roles played by T.J. Frier, Jeremy Stewart, Keith Cobb, Ron Sells, Chris Powers, Richie Floyd and Darrius Blevins. Junior fullback Jeremy Scruggs was allowed to return to the team after his summer school grades were posted. Scruggs was suspened last season by Scherer. August 19, 1998 The Tigers put on the pads for the first time this fall but had limited hitting during the three-aday practice sessions. Fullback Jeremy Scruggs

August 24, 1998 Patrick Willis, an all-state tight end from Memphis Kingsbury High School, was moved from defensive end to tight end in an effort to bolster depth at the position. Willis sat out last year under the guidelines of Prop 48. August 25, 1998 Flanker Damien Dodson, wide receiver Darrius Blevins and linebacker Ian Williams returned to practice in preparation for Wednesday's scrimmage at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. It is expected that Rodney Lanctot, Dernice Wherry, P.T. Jones and Boris Penchion will be the only Tigers to miss the scrimmage. August 26, 1998 The Tigers went through their final scrimmage of preseason camp on Wednesday at the Liberty Bowl. Quarterback Kenton Evans put the lock on the starting quaterback position but Stephen Galbraith stayed right on Evans' heels. Tailback Teofilo Riley led all rushers with 18 carries for 87 yards and one touchdown. Starting tailback Gerard Arnold was held out of the scrimmage so as not to take a chance on a last minute injury.

August 14, 1998 The football team spent the day cleaning up various odds-and-ends like finishing summer school exams, getting still pictures and television video shots made and participating in FanFest activities. It was expected that Melrose High School tailback DeShaun Harris would join the team today after a scholarship became available. He still has to be processed by the NCAA Clearing House. August 15, 1998 The long awaited first practice session became reality when 104 football players took to the fields at Murphy Athletic Complex. The Tigers went through three workouts on Saturday.

August 23, 1998 Reid Hedgepeth, a letterman tight end who was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 1997, has left the team and is not expected to return. Hedgepeth was battling sophomore Billy Kendall for the starting position this fall. A graduate of CBHS in Memphis, Hedgepeth caught four passes for 33 yards during the 1997 season.

the fall. Sophomore quarterback Kenton Evans led the offense on two scoring drives while completing 7-of-13 pass attempts for 122 yards. Quarterback Stephen Galbraith hit on 5-of-7 pass attempts for 87 yards and one touchdown. His 53-yard TD strike to Jeran Burns was the longest pass completion of the afternoon. Junior tailback Gerard Arnold scored one of two rushing touchdowns, while rushing for 24 yards on four carries. Burns, a senior who had just one career pass reception entering the fall, caught four passes for 101 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, end Manny Santibanez was credited with a safety and scored a touchdown on a twoyard fumble return. Linebacker Caspor Stiles registered a fumble recovery and freshman defensive back Anthony Harden had a pass interception.

August 27, 1998 Freshman linebacker Ross Estes was cleared by the NCAA Clearing House as to an English course he took in high school. August 28, 1998 Head coach Rip Scherer surprised the team by giving the Tigers two days off to rest their legs. The team will not return to the field until Sunday afternoon for a light walk-thru session. August 31, 1998 The first Rip Scherer press conference of the year was held at the Public Eye Restaurant in Overton Square. Scherer announced that the team had decided to vote for permanent captains prior to the start of the 1998 season. They selected offensive tackles Ron Sells, defensive end Marquis Bowling and defensive back Keith Cobb. Scherer reconfirmed that sophomore

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Kenton Evans will start at quarterback against Ole Miss. September 1, 1998 The Memphis football team returned to the practice field after having several days off to rest their legs. The Tigers continued putting the Ole Miss game plan in place with work on the passing game and field goals and PATs. Just two members of the team were sidelined with injuries. Flanker P.T. Jones and freshman linebacker Boris Penchion spent practice running around the fields at Murphy Complex. September 2, 1998 Tiger junior defensive back Mike McKenzie was named to the list of candidates for the Jim Thorpe Award and tailback Gerard Arnold was among the candidates for the Doak Walker Award.

coaching staff would select a champion of the week for each unit. This week Damien Dodson was selected as the offensive champion, Reginald Howard was named the defensive champion and Ryan White was tabbed as the special teams champion. September 8, 1998 Tiger head coach Rip Scherer announced that junior defensive back Mike McKenzie would start against Mississippi State at the free safety position instead of his cornerback slot. McKenzie sat out the Ole Miss game and will be making his first start of the season. September 10, 1998 Rip Scherer and his staff received the most improved grade point average award at Dr. V. Defensive end Tramont Lawless was named a Defensive Champion for his play against Mississippi State.

September 4, 1998 The Memphis M Club held its annual Letterman's Club Golf Tournament at Edmond Orgill Golf Club in Millington, Tennessee. The annual event was attended by 100 former Tiger lettermen. This year's winning team was made up of former Tiger baseball players. The Tiger football team left campus to stay in Olive Branch, Mississippi, in prepartation for the Ole Miss game. The squad will not return to campus until after the contest. September 5, 1998 The Tigers traveled to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on the Ole Miss Rebels and found themselves on the losing end of a 30-10 score. The game, televised by Jefferson-Pilot, featured the debut of two new college quarterbacks, Kenton Evans of Memphis and Romaro Miller of Ole Miss. Evans completed 24-of-39 pass attempts for 214 yards and one touchdown. His touchdown pass was to receiver Darrius Blevins. Freshman kicker Ryan White booted a 37 yard field goal for Memphis' final points. September 7, 1998 Rip Scherer announced at his weekly press conference that each week of the season, the

September 15, 1998 Fullback Jeremy Scruggs, who was suspended from the team last season for academic concerns, has been suspended for the Minnesota game for the same reason. If Scruggs corrects his problems, he will be allowed to return to the squad for the Houston contest. Scruggs rushed for 17 yards in the Mississippi State game. September 16, 1998 Starting offensive tackle Tavares Middlebrooks sat out of practice this afternoon with an ankle sprain he sustained on Tuesday. Middlebrooks is expected to return by game time on Saturday. Jeremy Scruggs, who injured his ankle in the Mississippi State game, was back at full speed by Wednesday's practice. September 18, 1998 The Tigers left at 11 AM for a two-hour flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team arrived in the twin cities and went to the Metrodome for a practice session in preparation for Saturday's game with Minnesota.

Lane Rawlins' annual President's Award Breakfast. September 12, 1998 The Memphis Tigers took on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the first home game of the season and came out on the losing end of a 146 score. The Tigers were in the game until the final horn and trailed by just one point, 7-6, with :29 seconds left in the game. However, a late Mississippi State score brought all hopes to an end. White booted two field goals for Memphis' only points of the day. White has yet to miss on a field goal attempt in 1998. Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for a sesason high 95 yards and flanker Damien Dodson caught six passes for 126 yards.

September 19, 1998 The Minnesota Goden Gophers tallied two early scores and went on to defeat the Tigers 41-14. Minnesota drove the length of the field for their first score and then blocked a Tiger punt for a second score. Memphis did manage touchdown passes from quarterback Stephen Galbraith in the third quarter and from freshman Neil Suber in the fourth period. September 20, 1998 The Tiger football team and staff held a closed door team meeting at Murphy Athletic Complex to discuss the team's play in the first three games of the season. Everyone concerned left with a very positive attitude and a commitment to improve before the Houston game. September 22, 1998 Tiger fullback Jeremy Scruggs was allowed to return to the squad after being suspended for the Minnesota game over academic concerns. Deep snapper/linebacker Joe Rocconi, who has

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September 3, 1998 The University of Memphis band, cheerleaders and several former Tiger football players came to practice today to help inspire and motivate the team for the Ole Miss game this weekend. Former Tiger lettermen Russell Vollmer and Billy Fletcher spoke to the team and the band played the Tiger fight song.

September 14, 1998 Rip Scherer announced at his weekly press luncheon that Gerard Arnold and Damien Dodson were named Offensive Champions of the Week for the Mississippi State game. T.J. Frier and Tramont Lawless received the Defensive Champion Award, while Ryan White and Joe Rocconi were given the Special Teams Champion Award. Ron Mears, the former Nichols State SID joined the UM staff.

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had two previous knee injuries, had his right knee scoped and a piece of cartlidge removed on Monday. Both Scruggs and Rocconi will be available for the Houston game on October 3rd. September 23, 1998 The Tigers returned to basics during practice working the first team offense against the first team defense in full scrimmage action. The scrimmage work will continue until the weekend. The team will be off for two days before beginning work on the Houston game.

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September 24, 1998 Football practice for the Tigers got more difficult as the hitting continued. Offensive tackle Ron Sells was knocked out of action as was defensive back Mike McKenzie, defensive tackle T.J. Frier and back-up defensive tackle Marcus Bell. All are expected to return to the line-up before the weekend.

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September 28, 1998 Rip Scherer updated the condition of Tiger quarterback Kenton Evans stating that if Evans is not available to practice on Tuesday, then he would be written out of the script for the Houston game. It is expected that sophomore Stephen Galbraith and redshirt freshman Neil Suber will battle for the start this week.

team's attitude was good and that the players still wanted to play hard and win. No one candidate is in the lead in the quarterback race according to Scherer but he was steadfast in his search for one signal-caller. October 6, 1998 The Tigers participated in perhaps their best practice session on the year as a steady rain fell at Murphy Athletic Complex. The enthusiasm was evident as Memphis went through fullcontact drills. October 7, 1998 Artis Hicks was moved back to the starting quick tackle position after being replaced in the Houston game by Lou Esposito. Scherer indicated that there could be more changes before the Arkansas game.

October 12, 1998 Rip Scherer announced at his press luncheon that Gerard Arnold was named the Offensive Champion of the Week, Kamal Shakir and Reginald Howard were named the Defensive Champions and Darrius Blevins was named the Special Teams Champion.

Kicker Ryan White was named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week on October 19th.

October 15, 1998 Offensive tackle Ron Sells injured his right ankle in practice and could be doubtful for this weekend's game with Cincinnati. October 17, 1998 The Memphis offense scored four touchdowns and freshman kicker Ryan White booted four field goals in leading Memphis to a 41-24 win over Cincinnati. Tiger quarterback Kenton Evans threw a touchdown pass to Richie Floyd and ran for a score, and tailbacks Gerard Arnold and Teofilo Riley also added rushing scores for Memphis. White either broke or tied three Tiger kicking records with his four field goals. He tied the record for the longest field goal (52 yards) and the most field goals made in a game (4) and broke the record for the most points by a kicker in a Memphis game (15).

October 2, 1998 The Tiger football team left for Houston, Texas, and this weekend's Conference USA opener against the Houston Cougars. There was no change in the announcement of the starting quarterback. It is expected that Neil Suber might get the nod after stories written in the Commercial Appeal during the past week. October 3, 1998 The Memphis Tigers started the game by recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff and scored on the first play from scrimmage but it was not to be the night for Memphis to get its first win of the season and the Tigers fell 35-14 to the U of H. Memphis got two touchdown passes from starting quarterback Stephen Galbraith but were unable to mount additional offense in losing the fourth game of the season. Galbraith hit tight end Billy Kendall on a 13yard pass for one score and connected for 92 yards with Damien Dodson for a second tally. Dodson's score was the second longest pass play in Memphis history. October 5, 1998 Rip Scherer told members of the media attending his weekly press luncheon that he felt the

October 10, 1998 The Tigers took on the #19 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and despite a great defensive effort, came out on the losing end of a 23-9 score. The Memphis defense held Arkansas tailback Madre Hill to just 23 yards rushing and sacked quarterback Clint Stoerner three times. Keith Cobb and Jeremy Stewart logged their first pass interceptions on the year. All of Memphis' points came on Ryan White field goals. The U of M record fell to 0-5 on the season.

October 8, 1998 Kenton Evans, who missed the Houston game due to an AC seperation of his left shoulder, has been named as the Tigers' number one quarterback and all indications are that he will remain in that position as Memphis tries to lock in on a single quarterback. Safety Mike Mckenzie, who played corner last year, will be moved back to corner replacing Keith Cobb. October 9, 1998 The FOX Sports crew arrived in Memphis and spent the morning interviewing head coach Rip Scherer, coordinators Jim Pletcher and Rusty Burns and players Kenton Evans, Damien Dodson and Kamal Shakir.

October 19, 1998 Ryan White was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort against Cincinanti. He is the Tigers' first Player of the Week this season. It was only announced that starting free safety Idrees Bashir sustained a hairline fracture of his left ulna (arm bone) in the Cincinnati game. He is expected to be out of action for three-to-four weeks. October 20, 1998 Starting strong safety Jeremy Stewart injured his left hamstring and could be doubtful for this weekend's game with Louisville. The Tigers have already lost starting free safety Idrees Bashir.

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October 23, 1998 The Tiger football team departed at 1:30 pm for Louisville, Kentucky and will work out this afternoon at the new PaPa John's Cardinal Stadium. October 24, 1998 Tiger tailback Teofilo Riley rushed for a season high 152 yards and scored two touchdowns and freshman kicker Ryan White booted three field goals but it was too little as Louisville handed Memphis it's 12th consecutive road loss, 35-32. Louisville quarterback Chris Redman passed for 506 yards in stopping the Tigers. Former Baltimore Colt and Louisville great Johnny Unitas attended the game and the grand opening of Cardinal Museum. October 26, 1998 Head coach Rip Scherer announced at his weekly press luncheon that Teofilo Riley was named Memphis' Offensive Champion of the Week and Ryan White was named the Special Teams Champion of the Week for the Louisville game.

Teams Champion of the Week Award. November 3, 1998 Idrees Bashir, who had started two games at free safety before sustaining a broken arm in the Cincinnati game, has been cleared by team physicians to play this weekend. It is unsure how much playing time Bashir will receive due to the time he has missed. November 7, 1998 The Tigers welcomed the #13 ranked Tulane Green Wave to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium but the visitors jumped to a 41-10 lead after three quarters and held on for a 41-31 victory. Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for a career-high 165 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns, while freshman quarterback Neil Suber passed for 279 yards and one score. Freshman safety Glenn Sumter, who had become a regular in the secondary, sustained torn ligaments in his Tailback Teofilo Riley rushed for 190 yards in the Tigers win over Arkansas State on October 31st.

October 31, 1998 Neil Suber, starting his first game as the Tiger quarterback, completed 16-of-24 pass attempts for 180 yards, in leading Memphis to a 35-19 win over Arkansas State University. Junior tailbacks Teofilo Riley and Gerard Arnold rushed for 190 and 119 yards respectively and scored two touchdowns each in helping the Tigers to their second win of the season. Riley's 190 yards rushing was the fourth highest total in school history and his performance along with Arnolds marked the first time since the 1983 season that two Tiger backs had rushed for over 100 yards in a single game. November 2, 1998 Tiger head coach Rip Scherer announced at his weekly press luncheon that Teofilo Riley had been named the UM Offensive Champion of the Week. Tackle Calvin Lewis was named the Defensive Champion of the Week and Fred Powell and Michael Stone received the Special

November 14, 1998 Tiger tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for 119 yards but the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles used a strong defense and a powerful offense to destroy the Tigers, 45-3. On a rain soaked night in Hattiesburg, USM got four touchdowns from freshman tailback Derrick Nix in winning their sixth game of the season. Nix tallied three rushing touchdowns and caught a 28 yard TD pass from Lee Roberts in handing the Tigers their eighth loss of the year. November 16, 1998 The Tiger coaching staff named Gerard Arnold and Darrius Blevins as Offensive champions of the USM game. Mike McKenzie received the Defensive Award, while Jim Cande and Keith Cobb were named the Special Team champs. Cande set a personal best by averaging 45.6 yards per punt against the Golden Eagles. November 19, 1998 The Tigers' redshirt freshmen and scout team members played in the first annual Scout Bowl scrimage after practice today. Standouts included defensive end Tony Brown, defensive tackle Cortez Stokes, cornerback Anthony Harden, tailback Dernice Wherry and offensive tackle Baki Celaj.

right knee and will have surgery this week. November 9, 1998 Rip Scherer announced at his weekly press conference that Chris Powers and Ron Sells were named this week's Offensive Champions. DeMorrio Shank received the Defensive Champion Award and Richie Floyd was tabbed the Special Teams Champion. November 12, 1998 Freshman safety Glenn Sumter underwent surgery to repair a torn LCL and PCL. It is expected that Sumter will be out of action for six months. He should be available for fall camp in August.

November 21, 1998 The University of Memphis ended the 1998 season in much the same manner as the season started, dropping a game that could have been won. The Tigers jumped out to a 24-7 lead over East Carolina before losing on a last second field goal, 34-31. Tailback Gerard Arnold rushed for 160 yards on the afternoon and became just the second back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. Kicker Ryan White booted his 16th field goal without a miss and became the only kicker in college football to have a perfect season in 1998. Eleven seniors were honored in pregame ceremonies. November 23, 1998 Rip Scherer announced at his final press luncheon of the season that he was considering some changes in his staff and would evaluate every position on the staff including his own. The Tiger defense, which was 25th in the na-

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October 28, 1998 Tiger coach Rip Scherer announced that starting quarterback Kenton Evans had been replaced in the starting line-up by freshman Neil Suber. Evans, who had been completing less than 40% of his passes through the first seven games, has also been nursing a turf-toe and sore shoulder. Suber, who is known for his strong arm, will be starting his first collegiate game against Arkansas State.

November 13, 1998 The Tiger football team left campus at 9:30 AM for a bus trip to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The team worked out at 3:45 PM at M.M. Roberts Stadium on Southern Mississippi's campus.

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tion in 1997, finished the 1998 season ranked 104 in total defense. Attending the weekly luncheon were tailback Gerard Arnold and kicker Ryan White. Arnold broke the single season rushing record with 1,059 yards.

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November 26, 1998 John Thompson, the defensive coordinator at Southern Mississippi, was in Memphis to talk with Rip Scherer about a position on the Tiger staff.

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December 1, 1998 Conference USA announced the selection of the 1998 All-Conference and All-Freshman teams. Defensive end Marquis Bowling and defensive back Mike McKenzie were named to the 1st team All C-USA defensive unit. Offensive tackle Ron Sells and tailback Gerard Arnold were selected to the C-USA 2nd team offensive squad. Freshman kicker Ryan White was voted the league's top kicker by being selected 1st team all-conference. The Tigers placed five players on the 1998 All-Freshman squad. Offensive linemen Artis Hicks and David Sherrod were selected to the Frosh offensive unit. Safety Idrees Bashir and defensive lineman Andre Arnold were named to the defensive team and White was again tabbed as the best kicker by being named to the All-Freshman team. December 2, 1998 Freshman kicker Ryan White, who was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, finished the 1998 season ranked 18th in the nation in kicking. He was the nation's only perfect kicker in 1998 hitting all of his field goal attempts (16) and all of his extra points (22). Junior tailback Gerard Arnold was the 33rd ranked running back in the country. Tiger head coach Rip Scherer announced that he would shake up his staff and realign the coaches with a new defensive coordinator. Former defensive coordinator Jim Pletcher will be reassigned to a position on the defense and former defensive end coach Russ Huesman will be moved to tight end coach. The search for a new defensive coordinator has already begun. December 3, 1998 Jack Hines, the former linebacker coach at Auburn University, was in Memphis to interview with Rip Scherer for the defensive coordinator's position at the U of M. Hines, the son-in-law of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, coached at Auburn for four years on Terry Bowden's staff.

December 4, 1998 Ten football recruits arrived in Memphis for their weekend official visits. The group included Kenny Hamlin of Frayser High School in Memphis, Stanley Jackson from White Station High School and Jamil Northcutt, a linebacker from Tullahoma, Tennessee. The recruits were given a tour of campus and the City of Memphis and attended the Tigers' basketball game against Vanderbilt in The Pyramid. December 6, 1998 The University of Memphis football program held its annual football banquet on Sunday night at the Marriott Hotel in East Memphis. Tailback Gerard Arnold was named the 1998 MVP and Ryan White received the Special Teams Player of the Year Award, Marquis Bowling was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year and Ron Sells was selected as the Offensive Lineman of the Year. December 7, 1998 Tiger freshman kicker Ryan White was named to The Football News Freshman All-America team. White was the nation's only perfect kicker in 1998. December 8, 1998 John Thompson, the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi, was named as the new defensive coordinator for the Tigers. Thompson replaces Jim Pletcher who will be reassigned as a position coach for the defense. Thompson has had numerous nationally ranked defenses while at USM and his 1998 Golden Eagle defense led Conference USA. December 10, 1998 John Thompson, the Tiger's new defensive coordinator, arrived on campus to visit with the staff and begin a search for a place for his family to live. December 11, 1998 Eighteen high school and junior college players arrived on campus for their official visits. Included in the group were Troy Albea, a wide receiver from Georgia Military, Jason Ball from Chattanooga and Dennis Alexander from Memphis Westwood. December 14, 1998 Tiger cornerback Mike McKenzie called the Media Relations Office asking for assistance in setting up a press conference to announce his intentions pertaining to this year's pro draft.

McKenzie expressed to Media Relations Director Bob Winn that he intended to to give up his final year of eligibility to enter the April draft. December 15, 1998 Head coach Rip Scherer traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to visit recruits in the metropolitian area. He will remain in Atlanta for four days. December 16, 1998 A press conference was held in the Athletic Office Building to announce the completion of the capital campaign that has raised $7.5 million for three new building projects. The kickoff of Phase II was also announced. Phase II will raise $3-4 million for additional projects. December 18, 1998 Pat Meyer, who served as an interim position coach for the Tigers in the fall of 1998, was interviewed for the assistant strength coach's position under Todd Stoud. Meyer came to Memphis as a graduate assistant coach in 1998. If hired, he would replace Jeff Reinardy who left the Tigers to become a strength coach at Iowa State. December 21, 1998 The Tigers received a commitment from Naval Academy Prep School wide receiver Tripp Higgins. Higgins became the first Memphis commitment of the 1999 signing period. December 23, 1998 Head coach Rip Scherer and his family flew to Pittsburgh to celebrate the Christmas holidays with his family. December 25, 1998 Merry Christmas to all Tiger fans. Here's hoping that next year will bring a successful season and a bowl bid for the Tigers.

John Thompson was named as the Tigers new defensive coordinator on December 8th.

Conference USA Mike Slive Commissioner

Nick Floyd Associate Commissioner

Brian Teter Assistant Commissioner

Sandra Biller Assistant Commissioner

Erika Hirschfield Director of Communications

Noreen Morris Legislative Services

Russell Anderson Assistant Director of Communications

Matt Lloyd Assistant Director of Communications

of the BCS bowls. Additionally, UAB, a charter member of CUSA, will begin competition on the gridiron in 1999. C-USA schools will play six conference games through 1999. Conference USA is consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country. During the 1997-98 season, men’s and women’s basketball moved from three divisions to two. Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, UNC Charlotte and Saint Louis comprise the American Division, while UAB, Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Southern Miss and Tulane make up the National Division. In its first four seasons, C-USA men’s basketball produced 25 postseason teams (15 NCAA and 10 NIT), including two teams that reached the final eight of the NCAA Tournament and one that advanced to the final four of the NIT. The conference just completed the fourth year of a six-year basketball television agreement with ESPN Regional Television (formerly Creative Sports) and ESPN, Inc. Women’s basketball has also enjoyed success the past four seasons. Four C-USA schools received NCAA Tournament bids in 1998, giving the league 17 bids in its first three campaigns. For each of the past three seasons, Conference USA has produced five teams that have won more 20 or more games, with C-USA being the only league in the nation with five teams that won 21 or more games this past season. Women’s basketball, along with volleyball, soccer and baseball, enjoy significant television exposure on Fox Sports Net and ESPN. Other C-USA accomplishments during the league’s first four seasons include: 10 NCAA volleyball appearances, 10 NCAA men’s soccer appearances, with two teams reaching the NCAA Final Four, two teams in the NCAA women’s soccer tournament, six teams in the NCAA Baseball Championship and several NCAA individual and team competitors in golf, tennis and track and field. Conference USA student-athletes are champions on and off the playing fields. In 1998, 12 student-athletes earned national GTE Academic All-America Honors, while 24 were named All-District. Over the past three seasons, more than 3000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. The conference annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. The Presidents of the 14 member institutions serve as Conference USA’s Board of Directors.

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Brenda Weare Associate Commissioner

Comprised of 14 distinguished universities in 12 major television markets, the formation of Conference USA was considered by many a bold move. The union of 12 charter members was initially formed as a comprehensive Division I-A league and quickly capitalized on the strengths of its member institutions, building a strong foundation to make its mark on intercollegiate athletics heading into the 21st century. Conference USA (C-USA) includes founding members UAB, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, UNC Charlotte, Saint Louis, South Florida, Southern Mississippi and Tulane, and football only members East Carolina and Army. C-USA member institutions span 13 states across the United States, more than any other Division I-A conference. The conference officially unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. Mike Slive was named the first commissioner of Conference USA by the presidents of the 12 institutions. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. Conference USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997, while Army began play last fall. Conference USA sponsors 17 sports, including Division I-A football, which concluded its first season in 1996. The league sponsors championship competition in the following men’s sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor). C-USA also sponsors the following women’s sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. The league’s championship competition is enhanced by NCAA automatic bids to the C-USA tournament champion in volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s soccer and baseball. Conference USA concluded its third football season in 1998 ranked seventh among Division I-A conferences. Tulane won the title outright in 1998 and defeated BYU in the AXA/ Equitable Liberty Bowl to finish a perfect 12-0 and No. 7 in the nation. Southern Miss received the league's bid to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho, while Louisville represented C-USA in the Motor City Bowl. The league has a fiveyear football television contract with Fox Sports Net, which includes a conference game of the week, along with appearances on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and CBS. Conference USA is a full participating member of the Bowl Championship Series. This includes guaranteed access for the C-USA champion if that team receives a consensus ranking of six or higher, subject to certain conditions. CUSA will also receive a stipend for participation if one of its teams is not selected to play in one

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Te a m W-L (C-USA)P c t . H o m e A w a y Pts. O p p . Tulane 12-0 (6-0) 1 . 0 0 0 6 - 0 6-0 540 295 USM 7-5 (5-1) . 8 3 3 4-1 3-4 384 238 L o u i s v i l l e 7-5 (4-2) . 6 0 0 5-1 2-4 473 435 ECU 6-5 (3-3) . 5 0 0 3-2 3-3 274 297 Army 3-8 (2-4) . 3 3 3 1-4 2-4 257 325 H o u s t o n 3-8 (2-4) . 2 7 3 1-4 3-3 254 317 M e m p h i s 2-9 (1-5) . 1 8 2 2-4 0-5 226 340 C i n c i n n a t i 2-9 (1-5) . 1 8 2 1-5 1-4 259 456

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Te a m Army Tulane Cincinnati Louisville Southern Miss East Carolina Houston Memphis

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G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

RUSHING OFFENSE Att Yds Avg 610 477 461 368 408 454 412 396

3232 2243 1912 1658 1615 1610 1572 1534

PASSI n tOFFENSE Pct

Te a m Louisville Tulane Southern Miss Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Memphis Army

Att 515 339 339 367 319 396 320 133

Cmp 338 230 193 198 199 220 147 61

15 6 11 21 12 14 12 8

Te a m Louisville Tulane Cincinnati Southern Miss East Carolina Army Houston Memphis

Rush 1658 2243 1912 1615 1610 3232 1572 1534

Pass 4498 3352 2687 2762 2593 830 2469 2055

883 816 828 747 773 743 808 716

Te a m Tulane Louisville Southern Miss East Carolina Cincinnati Army Houston Memphis

TD 68 62 46 35 34 32 31 25

Te a m Cincinnati East Carolina Southern Miss Tulane Louisville Army Houston Memphis

G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Te a m Army

G 11

TD 25 26 18 29 18 12 9 15

5.3 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.9

65.6 67.8 56.9 54.0 62.4 55.6 45.9 45.9

Yds 4498 3352 2762 2687 2539 2469 2055 830

TD 33 38 24 11 20 19 10 6

Yds/G 408.9 304.7 251.1 244.3 235.7 224.5 186.8 75.5

7.0 6.9 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.0 5.0

TD 62 64 29 42 32 31 28 25

Yds/G 559.6 508.6 418.1 397.9 382.1 369.3 367.4 326.3

TOTALPlaysOFFENSE Yds Avg/P 6156 5595 4599 4377 4203 4062 4041 3589

Yds/G 293.8 203.9 173.8 150.7 146.8 146.4 142.9 139.5

SCORING OFFENSE XP 68 51 39 25 24 24 28 22

2XP 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 3

FG 7 5 10 11 9 13 12 16

PUNT RETURNS Ret 15 26 44 29 36 24 35 13

Yds 233 352 431 231 256 162 234 72

Saf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Pts 499 444 349 274 259 257 254 226

Avg/G 45.4 40.4 31.7 24.9 23.5 23.4 23.1 20.5

TD 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

Avg 15.5 13.5 9.8 8.0 7.1 6.8 6.7 5.5

TD 0

Avg 24.0

KICKOFF RETURNS Houston

Ret 45

Yds 1078

987

22.4

Southern Miss Memphis Cincinnati East Carolina Tulane Louisville

11 11 11 11 11 11

Te a m Houston Southern Miss Tulane Memphis Army East Carolina Louisville Cincinnati

G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

25 50 56 34 38 51

550 1025 1091 652 726 959

0 0 0 0 0 0

22.0 20.5 19.5 19.2 19.1 18.8

RUSHING DEFENSE Rush 436 467 431 447 457 511 506 464

Yds 1564 1787 1870 1918 1923 2099 2626 2688

Avg 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 5.2 5.8

PASS DEFENSE

Te a m Southern Miss East Carolina Houston Cincinnati Louisville Army Tulane Memphis

Att 299 286 302 284 315 304 359 370

Cmp 165 158 171 165 177 174 205 224

Te a m Southern Miss Houston East Carolina Army Tulane Memphis Louisville Cincinnati

Rush 1787 1564 2099 1923 1870 1918 2626 2688

Te a m Southern Miss Tulane East Carolina Houston Army Memphis Louisville Cincinnati

TD 22 34 38 42 43 44 50 59

Te a m Tulane East Carolina Memphis Louisville Army Southern Miss Houston Cincinnati

Fum 12 13 12 11 7 6 7 11

Te a m Southern Miss Army East Carolina Louisville Cincinnati Tulane Memphis Houston

Punts 55 48 66 50 41 35 71 71

Int 10 15 8 9 10 12 14 8

Pct 55.2 55.2 56.6 58.1 56.2 57.2 57.1 60.5

TOTAL DEFENSE Pass 1903 2486 2029 2670 2863 3090 2661 2640

Plays 766 738 797 761 790 817 821 748

Yds 3690 4050 4128 4593 4733 5008 5287 5328

TD 19 13 16 18 19 15 22 26

Yds/G 142.2 162.5 170.0 174.4 174.8 190.8 238.7 244.4

Yds 1903 2029 2486 2640 2661 2670 2863 3090

TD 8 18 22 30 26 23 16 21

Yds/G 173.0 184.5 226.0 240.0 241.9 242.7 260.3 280.9

Avg/P 4.8 5.5 5.2 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.4 7.1

TD 21 41 33 42 32 39 48 56

Yds/G 335.5 368.2 375.3 417.5 430.3 455.3 480.6 484.4

SCORING DEFENSE XP 20 25 34 37 40 40 44 56

2XP 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 1

FG 14 11 9 8 9 12 13 14

Saf 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

Pts 196 268 297 317 325 340 387 456

Avg/G 17.8 24.4 27.0 28.8 29.5 30.9 35.2 41.5

TURNOVER MARGIN Int 14 15 8 10 12 10 8 9

Tot 26 28 20 21 19 16 15 20

Fum 5 6 7 8 14 11 8 16

Int 6 12 12 15 8 9 14 21

Tot 11 18 19 23 22 20 22 37

Mar +15 +10 +1 -2 -3 -4 -7 -17

PUNTING Avg 40.9 44.5 41.6 38.2 38.7 39.1 39.4 36.5

Ret 21 31 31 19 19 14 36 33

Yds 103 355 302 102 129 126 293 286

Yds/P 39.0 37.1 37.0 36.1 35.5 35.5 35.3 32.5

C-USA Player Stats RUSHING Player Nix, USM Collins, LOU Arnold, MEM Sanford, HOU McClesky, CIN Converse, TUL Williams, ARMY Dartez, TUL Henry, ECU Goff, ARMY

G 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 10 10 9

Att 226 218 208 222 162 156 127 129 125 125

Yds 1180 1134 1059 1054 861 871 783 651 628 552

Avg 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.3 5.6 6.2 5.0 5.0 4.4

TD 9 19 6 6 11 7 6 7 4 2

Yds/G 107.3 103.1 96.3 95.8 95.7 79.2 71.2 65.1 62.8 61.3

PASS EFFICIENCY Pct 68.0 65.3 56.9 61.6 56.5 54.8 43.5 49.2 38.2 44.7

Yds 3232 4042 2680 2091 2437 2047 431 930 231 877

TD 36 29 24 14 18 6 2 5 3 2

Eff 183.3 151.0 143.8 143.1 118.2 116.2 88.1 119.1 112.6 87.1

TOTAL OFFENSE Player Redman, LOU King, TUL Roberts, USM McKinley, HOU Kenner, CIN Gerrard, ECU Goff, ARMY Nix, USM Collins, LOU Sanford, HOU

G 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 11

Player Jackson, LOU James, HOU Franklin, TUL Dawson, TUL Gideon, USM Iglesias, HOU Plummer, CIN Green, LOU Boyd, LOU Pinkston, USM

G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11

Rush -33 549 -148 -117 20 125 552 1180 1134 1054

Pass 4042 3232 2680 2437 2047 2091 431 0 0 24

Plays 513 468 360 409 295 382 194 226 218 223

Tot 4009 3781 2532 2320 2067 2216 938 1180 1134 1078

Yds/G 400.9 343.7 230.2 210.9 206.7 201.5 109.2 107.3 103.1 98.0

Avg/C 12.9 11.6 15.9 13.9 18.0 12.3 14.0 16.1 13.2 16.3

Rec/G 8.27 7.27 6.73 6.18 6.00 5.73 5.55 5.50 5.45 4.73

RECEPTIONS/GAME Rec 91 80 74 68 66 63 61 55 60 52

Yds 1175 931 1174 947 1186 772 852 884 794 848

TD 10 5 11 12 13 8 0 12 1 7

RECEIVING YARDS/GAME Player Gideon, USM Jackson, LOU Franklin, TUL Green, LOU Dawson, TUL James, HOU Plummer, CIN Bonner, Cin Pinkston, USM Dodson, MEM

G 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 9 11 10

Rec 66 91 74 55 68 80 61 38 52 42

Player Jackson, LOU Sanford, HOU

G 11 11

Rush 33 1054

Yds 1186 1175 1174 884 947 931 852 695 848 753

TD 13 10 11 12 12 5 0 3 7 2

ALL-PURPOSE Rec 1175 171

PR 216 0

Avg/C 18.0 12.9 15.9 16.1 13.9 11.6 14.0 18.3 16.3 17.9

KR 131 305

Yds 1555 1530

Yds/G 107.8 106.8 106.7 88.4 86.1 84.6 77.5 77.2 77.1 75.3

Avg/G 141.4 139.1

11 11 11 11 9 9 11

Player Bonner, CIN Smith, ECU Harris, ECU Richardson, ARMY Wilson, TUL Shaw, USM Jackson, LOU deGroot, HOU Dodson, MEM

G 9 10 11 9 10 11 11 10 10

Player Richardson, ARMY Rooney, HARMY Chappell, ECU Cobb, MEM Parker, LOU Wilson, TUL Roundtree, TUL Sanford, HOU Cooper, CIN McKnight, CIN

G 9 11 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 10

1134 55 1180 0 187 861 1059

326 1174 103 1186 141 34 30

0 48 0 33 126 0 0

0 82 12 0 521 19 0

1460 1359 1295 1129 975 914 1089

132.7 123.5 117.7 110.8 108.3 101.6 99.0

PUNT RETURNS Ret 9 11 14 12 13 30 31 14 12

Yds 122 135 167 126 136 293 216 86 56

TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Avg/G 13.6 12.3 11.9 10.5 10.5 9.8 7.0 6.1 4.7

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg/G 24.8 23.0 22.9 22.7 22.0 21.6 21.1 20.3 20.0 19.6

KICKOFF RETURNS Ret 21 11 16 19 21 18 11 15 15 33

Yds 521 253 366 432 463 388 232 305 300 647

PUNTING Player G Punts White, ARMY 11 47 Bayes, ECU 11 64 Purser, USM 11 51 Hill, TUL 10 34 Wulfeck, CIN 10 40 Borseth, LOU 11 49 Saavedra, HOU 11 69 Cande, MEM * 6 30 Graves, MEM * 7 40 * did not play in enough games to qaulify

Yds 2101 2745 2105 1367 1586 1908 2552 1249 1551

Avg 44.7 42.9 41.3 40.2 39.7 38.9 37.0 41.6 38.8

FIELD GOALS Player White, MEM Olsen, ARMY Hardaway, USM Waddell, HOU Judge, CIN Palazzo, TUL Bayes, ECU Hilbert, LOU Rivers, ECU

G 11 11 9 11 10 11 11 11 11

FG 16 13 10 12 9 7 6 5 5

FGA 16 17 16 19 15 15 11 8 8

Pct 100.0 76.5 62.5 63.2 60.0 46.7 54.5 62.5 62.5

FG/G 1.45 1.18 1.11 1.09 0.90 0.64 0.55 0.45 0.45

SCORING Player Collins, LOU Palazzo, TUL Gideon, USM McCleskey, CIN Green, LOU Hardaway, USM Dawson, TUL Franklin, TUL White, MEM

G 11 11 11 9 10 9 11 11 11

TD 19 0 13 11 12 0 12 12 0

XPT 2 68 4 0 0 34 0 0 22

FG 0 7 0 0 0 10 0 0 16

Pts 116 89 82 66 72 64 72 72 70

Pts/G 10.5 8.1 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.4

CONFERENCE USA

Player Att Cmp Int King, TUL 328 223 6 Redman, LOU 473 309 15 Roberts, USM 325 185 11 Garrard, ECU 255 157 7 McKinley, HOU 386 218 13 Kenner, CIN 270 148 13 Goff, ARMY 69 30 6 Suber, MEM * 124 61 4 Galbraith, MEM * 3 4 `13 2 Evans, MEM * 161 72 6 *did not play enough games to qualify

Collins, LOU Franklin, TUL Nix, USM Gideon, USM Richardson, ARMY McCleskey, CIN Arnold, MEM

127

C-USA Stats/Honors

CONFERENCE USA

1998 Honors

128

1997 Honors

1996 Honors

First Team QB RB RB OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR PK

Offense Shaun King, TUL Leroy Collins, LOU Derrick Nix, USM Danny Moore, ECU Henry McClendon, USM Rick Nord, CIN Bernard Robertson, TUL Brian Uhl, CIN Ibn Green, LOU Arnold Jackson, LOU Sherrod Gideon, USM Ryan White, MEM

First Team Offense QB Shaun King, TUL RB Toney Converse, TUL RB Harold Shaw, USM OL Jason Fabini, UC OL Ben Fricke, HOU OL Cory Geason, TUL OL Kasey Keith, USM OL Danny Moore, ECU TE Ibn Green, LOU WR JaJuan Dawson, TUL WR Sherrod Gideon, USM PK Brad Palazzo, TUL

First Team Offense QB Chuck Clements, HOU RB Eric Booth, USM RB Antowain Smith, HOU OL Cyril Brockmeier, TUL OL Leroy DeWitt, USM OL Jason Fabini, CIN OL Ben Fricke, HOU OL Marcus Spriggs, HOU TE Corey Geason, TUL WR Damion Johnson, HOU WR Kendrick Lee, USM PK Eric Richards, CIN

First Team DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB P RS

Defense Marquis Bowling, MEM Roderick Coleman, ECU Travis Darden, ECU Adalius Thomas, USM Jeff Kerr, ECU T.J. Slaughter, USM Ty Trahan, USM Michael Jordan, TUL Mike McKenzie, MEM K.D. Rowland, ARMY Alphonso Roundtree, LOU Graham White, ARMY Rod Richardson, ARMY

First Team Defense DL Robert Brown, USM DL Marquis Bowling, MEM DL Kendrick Gholston, LOU DL Adalius Thomas, USM LB Phillip Curry, CIN LB Brad Jackson, CIN LB Marchant Kenney, USM DB Tinker Keck, UC DB Mike McKenzie, MEM DB Perry Phenix, USM DB Patrick Surtain, USM P Brad Hill, TUL RS Tinker Keck, UC

First Team Defense DL Darrius Felder, CIN DL Jeff Posey, USM DL Carl Powell, LOU DL Cedric Walthaw, USM LB Richard Hogans, MEM LB Marchant Kenney, USM LB Tyrus McCloud, LOU DB Sam Garnes, CIN DB Sam Madison, LOU DB Delmonico Montgomery, HOU DB Patrick Surtain, USM P Steve Smith, CIN RS Eric Booth, USM

Second Team Offense QB Chris Redman, LOU RB Gerard Arnold, MEM RB Ketric Sanford, HOU OL Wilbert Brown, HOU OL Jerry Godfrey, TUL OL O'Lester Pope, USM OL Neil Ravitz, ARMY OL Ron Sells, MEM TE Buck Collins, ECU WR JaJuan Dawson, TUL WR P.J. Franklin, TUL PK Eric Olsen, ARMY

Second Team Offense QB Lee Roberts, USM RB Gerard Arnold, MEM RB Ketric Sanford, HOU OL Pierre Brilliant, UC OL Daniel Gomez, MEM OL Rick Nord, LOU OL Henry McClendon, USM OL Brian Uhl, UC TE Terry Hardy, USM WR P.J. Franklin, TUL WR Miguel Montano, LOU PK Sebastian Villarreal, HOU

Second Team Offense QB Lee Roberts, USM RB Daryl Royal, CIN RB Ketric Sanford, HOU OL Will Carlisle, TUL OL Jason Dolinski, CIN OL Steve Misetic, LOU OL Darryl Terrell, USM OL Brian Uhl, CIN TE Terry Hardy, USM WR Miguel Montano, LOU WR Charles West, HOU PK Ted Lane, MEM

Second Team Defense DL Mike Gantous, LOU DL Louis Hampton, HOU DL Dennis O'Sulivan, TUL DL Cedric Scott, USM LB Hassan Champion, CIN LB Bud Herring, LOU LB Brett Thomas, USM DB Jose Gonzalez, USM DB Mike James, HOU DB DaShone Mallard, USM DB Kelvin Suggs, ECU P Andrew Bayes, ECU RS Ketric Sanford, HOU

Second Team Defense DL Terence Cook, TUL DL Keaton Cromartie, TUL DL Derrick Ransom, UC DL Leonta Rheams, HOU LB Roderick Coleman, ECU LB Jeff Kerr, ECU LB Terry Rice-Lockett, LOU DB Jamaal Alexander, USM DB Courtney Dinkins, LOU DB Dwight Henry, ECU DB Michael Jordan, TUL P Andrew Bayes, ECU RS Eric Booth, USM

Second Team Defense DL Kendrick Gholston, LOU DL Joel Locker, TUL DL Leland Taylor, LOU DL Tony Williams, MEM LB Phillip Curry, CIN LB Brad Jackson, CIN LB Derrick Singleton, TUL DB Rico Clark, LOU DB Chris Hewitt, CIN DB Perry Phenix, USM DB Keith Spann, MEM P Jeremy Borseth, LOU RS Jeff Liggon, TUL

Offensive Player of the Year Shaun King, Tulane Defensive Player of the Year Adalius Thomas, USM Special Teams Player of the Year Ryan White, Memphis Freshman of the Year Derrick Nix, USM Coach of the Year Tommy Bowden, Tulane

Offensive Player of the Year Shaun King, QB, Tulane Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain, CB, Southern Miss Special Teams Player of the Year Kinker Teck, PR, Cincinnati Freshman of the Year Jason McKinley, QB, Houston Coach of the Year Jeff Bower, Southern Miss

Offensive Player of the Year Antowain Smith, Houston Defensive Player of the Year Tyrus McCloud, LB, Louisville Special Teams Player of the Year Jeff Liggon, Tulane Freshman of the Year Ketric Sanford, Houston Coach of the Year Kim Helton, Houston

C-USA Stats/Honors

Annual Leaders INDIVIDUAL

Rushing 1 9 9 6 Smith, HOU .......................... 1 2 3 9 1 9 9 7 Shaw, USM ............................. 1 0 4 5 1 9 9 8 Nix, USM ................................ 1 1 8 0 Pass Efficiency 1 9 9 6 Roberts, USM ...................... 1 5 5 . 3 1 9 9 7 King, TUL ............................. 1 2 8 . 3 1 9 9 8 King, TUL ............................. 1 8 3 . 3 Total Offense 1 9 9 6 Clements, HOU .................... 2 3 3 4 1 9 9 7 King, TUL .............................. 3 0 7 8 1 9 9 8 Redman, LOU ...................... 4 0 0 9 Receptions/Game 1 9 9 6 Johnson, HOU ....................... 4 . 7 3 1 9 9 7 Montano, LOU ...................... 6 . 0 9 1 9 9 8 Jackson, LOU ........................ 8 . 2 7 Receiving Yards/Game 1 9 9 6 Johnson, HOU ....................... 6 4 . 4 1 9 9 7 Gideon, USM ......................... 9 1 . 6 1 9 9 8 Gideon, USM ....................... 1 0 7 . 8

Punt Return/Avg 1 9 9 6 West, HOU ............................. 1 3 . 1 1 9 9 7 Keck, UC ................................ 1 4 . 7 1 9 9 8 Bonner, UC ............................. 1 3 . 6 Kickoff Return/Avg 1 9 9 6 Booth, USM ............................ 2 9 . 3 1 9 9 7 Booth, USM ............................ 3 4 . 8 1 9 9 8 Richardson, ARMY ............... 2 4 . 8 Punting Avg 1 9 9 6 Smith, CIN ............................. 4 1 . 1 1 9 9 7 Hill, TUL ................................. 4 6 . 2 1 9 9 8 White, ARMY ......................... 4 4 . 7 Field Goals 1 9 9 6 Richards, CIN ............................ 1 3 1 9 9 7 Palazzo, TUL ............................. 2 3 1 9 9 8 White, MEM ............................... 1 6 PAT's 1 9 9 6 Villarreal, HOU ......................... 3 7 1 9 9 7 Palazzo, TUL ............................. 4 0 1 9 9 8 Palazzo, TUL ............................. 6 8 Scoring 1 9 9 6 Smith, HOU ............................... 9 2 1 9 9 7 Palazzo, TUL ........................... 1 0 9 1 9 9 8 Collins, LOU ............................. 1 1 6 Interceptions 1 9 9 6 Montgomery, HOU ...................... 6 Madison, LOU .............................. 6 Surtain, USM ................................ 6 1 9 9 7 Surtain, USM ................................ 6 1 9 9 8 Rowland, ARMY ............................ 5

Tackles for Loss 1 9 9 7 Bowling, MEM ............................ 1 7 1 9 9 8 Thomas, USM ............................ 1 9 Fumbles Forced 1 9 9 7 Gossett, CIN ................................. 5 1 9 9 8 Timmons, TUL .............................4 Pass Breakups 1 9 9 7 Surtain, USM ............................. 1 5 1 9 9 8 Roundtree, LOU ....................... 1 4

TEAM

Rushing Offense 1 9 9 6 Cincinnati .............................. 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 Cincinnati .............................. 2 3 7 1 1 9 9 8 A r m y ....................................... 3 2 3 2 Pass Offense 1 9 9 6 Houston .................................. 2 4 6 4 1 9 9 7 Louisville ................................ 3 2 8 2 1 9 9 8 Louisville ................................ 4 4 9 8 Total Offense 1 9 9 6 Houston .................................. 4 4 5 7 1 9 9 7 Tulane ..................................... 4 6 1 0 Scoring Offense 1 9 9 6 Houston ................................... 3 1 . 3 1 9 9 7 Tulane ...................................... 3 4 . 1 1 9 9 8 Tulane ...................................... 4 5 . 4

Penalties 1 9 9 7 Southern Miss ............................ 8 9 1 9 9 8 Houston ..................................... 1 1 2 Punting 1 9 9 7 Tulane ...................................... 4 0 . 1 1 9 9 8 Southern Miss ........................ 3 9 . 0 First Downs 1 9 9 7 Tulane ........................................ 2 3 5 1 9 9 8 Louisville ................................... 3 1 1 3rd Down Conversions % 1 9 9 7 Tulane ...................................... 4 3 . 1 1 9 9 8 Tulane ...................................... 5 2 . 1 4th Down Conversions % 1 9 9 7 Southern Miss ........................ 8 0 . 0 1 9 9 8 Southern Miss ........................ 7 6 . 5 Pass Efficiency 1 9 9 7 Tulane .................................... 1 2 9 . 4 1 9 9 8 Tulane .................................... 1 8 4 . 4 Field Goals % 1 9 9 7 Tulane ..................... (23X28) 82.1 1 9 9 8 Memphis .............. (16X16) 1.000 PAT KIcking % 1 9 9 7 Houston ................ (20X20) 1.000 1 9 9 8 Tulane ................... (68X68) 1.000 Memphis .............. (22X22) 1.000

Punt Returns/Avg. 1 9 9 6 Houston ................................... 1 4 . 5 1 9 9 7 Cincinnati ............................... 1 4 . 6 1 9 9 8 Cincinnati ............................... 1 5 . 5 Kickoff Returns/Avg. 1 9 9 6 Tulane ...................................... 2 8 . 0 1 9 9 7 Southern Miss ........................ 2 8 . 2 1 9 9 8 A r m y ........................................ 2 4 . 0 Rushing Defense/Game 1 9 9 6 Louisville ................................. 8 1 . 1 1 9 9 7 Cincinnati ............................... 8 3 . 7 1 9 9 8 Houston ................................. 1 4 2 . 2 Pass Defense/Game 1 9 9 6 Louisville ................................. 6 5 . 7 1 9 9 7 Memphis ............................... 1 6 1 . 7 1 9 9 8 Southern Miss ...................... 1 7 3 . 0 Total Defense 1 9 9 6 Louisville ............................... 2 3 5 . 8 1 9 9 7 Southern Miss ...................... 3 1 4 . 7 1 9 9 8 Southern Miss ...................... 3 3 5 . 5 Scoring Defense 1 9 9 6 Louisville ................................. 1 8 . 6 1 9 9 7 Southern Miss ........................ 1 8 . 5 1 9 9 8 Southern Miss ........................ 1 7 . 8 Turnover Margin 1 9 9 6 Southern Miss .......................... + 1 4 1 9 9 7 Tulane ........................................ + 1 4 1 9 9 8 Tulane ........................................ + 1 5

Tackles 1 9 9 6 McCloud, LOU ......................... 1 4 4 1 9 9 7 Jackson, CIN ........................... 1 6 7 1 9 9 8 Slaughter, USM ....................... 1 4 3

Interceptions 1 9 9 6 Southern Miss ............................ 1 8 1 9 9 7 Tulane .......................................... 1 4 1 9 9 8 East Carolina ............................. 1 5

Quarterback Sacks 1 9 9 6 Powell, LOU ............................... 1 1

Quarterback Sacks 1 9 9 7 East Carolina ............................. 3 7 1 9 9 8 Southern Miss ............................ 4 3

CONFERENCE USA

All-Purpose Yards/Game 1 9 9 6 Smith, HOU ......................... 1 3 2 . 3 1 9 9 7 Sanford, HOU ..................... 1 4 0 . 8 1 9 9 8 Jackcson, LOU .................... 1 4 1 . 4

1 9 9 7 Coleman, ECU ........................... 1 5 1 9 9 8 Coleman, ECU ........................... 1 4

129 TIGERS ON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 1996 Tavares Middlebrooks, OL Damien Dodson, WR Caspor Stiles, LB Mike McKenzie, DB

1997 Reid Hedgepeth, TE Marcus Bell, DL Kamal Shakir, LB

1998 Artis Hicks, OL David Sherrod, OL Andre Arnold, DE Idrees Bashir, DB Ryan White, K

C-USA Stats/Honors

1996 All-Freshman Team

CONFERENCE USA

Offense QB Chris Redman, LOU RB Robert Cooper, CIN RB Ketric Sanford, HOU O L Ken Biggs, CIN O L Sherderick Blackmon, USM O L Anthony Byrd, LOU OL Tav. Middlebrooks, MEM O L Truett Novosad, HOU TE Scott Regimbald, HOU W R Damien Dodson, MEM W R Sherrod Gideon, USM

130

Defense DL Mike Gantous, LOU DL Derrick Kennedy, LOU DL Mike Knepper, HOU DL Adalius Thomas, USM LB Caspor Stiles, MEM LB Micah Malone, HOU LB Derrick Perry, TUL DB Courtney Dinkins, LOU DB Kevin Dukes, TUL DB Mike McKenzie, MEM DB William Fields, HOU P Jamie Purser, USM RS Ketric Sanford, HOU

1997 All-Freshman Team Offense QB Jason McKinley,HOU RB Tony Converse, TUL RB Jamie Wilson, ECU O L James Bell, ECU O L Josh Lovelady, HOU O L Joe O'Shaughnessy, LOU O L Bernard Robertson, TUL O L Charles Caldwell, TUL TE Reid Hedgepeth, MEM W R Marcellus Harris, ECU W R Orlando Iglesias, HOU PK Jason Mammarelli, CIN Defense DL Marcus Bell, MEM DL Braxton Anderson, LOU DL DeQuincy Scott, USM DL John Nix, USM LB Kamal Shakir, MEM LB Rashad Harris, LOU LB Bud Herring, LOU DB DeJuan Gossett, CIN DB Corey Jones, TUL DB Warren St. Junious, TUL DB Kendall Williams, HOU RS Marcellus Harris, ECU

1998 All-Freshman Team Offense QB David Garrard, ECU RB DeMarco McCleskey, CIN RB Derrick Nix, USM O L Kirt Doolin, CIN OL Artis Hicks, MEM O L Corey Sewell, TUL OL David Sherrod, MEM O L Torie Taulli, TUL TE Jonathan Pritchett, HOU W R Terrell Hararis, TUL W R Zander Robinson, TUL PK Ryan White, MEM Defense DL Andre Arnold, MEM DL Ryan Brewer, TUL DL Jeremy Griffith, HOU DL Ben Peining, CIN LB Arthur Gissendanner, HOU LB Tony Stallings, LOU LB Pernell Griffin, ECU DB Danny Adams, CIN DB Idrees Bashir, MEM DB Meldon Barnes, TUL DB Jason Parker, HOU P Adam Wulfeck, CIN RS Leif Penn, HOU

POSTSEASON RECORDS A r m y ........................... 2 - 2 - 0 C i n c i n n a t i ................. 3 - 1 - 0 East Carolina ........... 6 - 3 - 0 H o u s t o n ..................... 7 - 6 - 1 L o u i s v i l l e .................. 3 - 2 - 1 M e m p h i s .................... 2 - 0 - 0 Southern Miss .......... 3 - 7 - 0 Tulane ........................ 3 - 6 - 0

ALL-TIME TEAM VS TEAM UAB vs Cincinnati (Cincinnati leads 1-0-0)

E.Carolina vs Houston (East Carolina leads 1-0-0)

UAB vs E. Carolina (E. Carolina leads 1-0-0)

E.Carolina vs Louisville (East Carolina leads 3-1-0)

UAB vs Memphis (Memphis leads 1-0-0)

E. Carolina vs Memphis (East Carolina leads 6-2-0)

Army vs Cincinnati (Army leads 2-0-0)

E. Carolina vs So.Miss (Sou. Miss leads 17-6-0)

Army vs E. Carolina (E.Carolina leads 2-0-0)

E. Carolina vs Tulane (Series stands tied 1-1-0)

Army vs Houston (Houston leads 1-0-0)

Houston vs Louisville (Houston leads 6-2-0)

Army vs Louisville (Series tied 2-2-0)

Houston vs Memphis (Houston leads 6-5-0)

Army vs Memphis (Army leads 1-0-0)

Houston vs Sou. Miss (Sou. Miss leads 3-0-0)

Army vs Sou. Miss (Sou. Miss leads 1-0-0)

Houston vs Tulane (Houston leads 3-1-0)

Army vs Tulane (Tulane leads 4-2-0)

Louisville vs Memphis (Louisville leads 18-16-0)

Cincinnati vs E.Carolina (East Carolina leads 9-2-0)

Louisville vs Sou. Miss (Sou. Miss leads 16-5-1)

Cincinnati vs Houston (Houston leads 12-4)

Louisville vs Tulane (Louisville leads 5-1-0)

Cincinnati vs Louisville (Cincinnati leads 25-11-1)

Memphis vs Sou. Miss (Sou. Miss leads 31-16-1)

Cincinnati vs Memphis (Memphis leads 15-8-0)

Memphis vs Tulane (Memphis leads 10-9-1)

Cincinnati vs So. Miss (Cincinnati leads 5-4-0)

Southern Miss vs Tulane (Sou. Miss leads 14-5-0)

Cincinnati vs Tulane (Tulane leads 8-2-0)

ALL-TIME RECORDS Army UAB Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Louisville Memphis Southern Miss Tulane

614-356-51 46-37-2 466-486-51 313-287-11 298-258-15 351-380-17 373-385-32 456-308-27 443-489-36

109 seasons 8 seasons 112 seasons 63 seasons 53 seasons 82 seasons 83 seasons 82 seasons 106 seasons

C-USA Stats/Honors

1996 Players of the Week S2 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18 N25

OFFENSE Jerald Sowell, RB Chad Plummer, QB Antowain Smith, RB Chris Redman, QB Daryl Royal, FB Antowain Smith, RB Lee Roberts, QB Chad Plummer, QB Robert Cooper, RB Sherrod Gideon, WR Antowain Smith, RB Chuck Clements, QB Jerald Sowell, RB

S2 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18 N25

SPECIAL TEAMS Tony Esters, LB Jeremy Borseth, P Kendrick Lee, PR Drew Pairamore, P Eric Richards, K Ted Lane, K David Akers, K Steve Smith, P Jeff Liggon, KR Sebastian Villarreal, K Kevin Cobb, KR Eric Richards, K Robert Tate, PR

S2 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21

TUL CIN HOU LOU CIN HOU USM CIN CIN USM HOU HOU TUL

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3

USM CIN MEM MEM USM HOU MEM USM MEM USM TUL LOU MEM

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6

CIN

LOU LOU USM MEM CIN MEM LOU CIN TUL HOU MEM CIN CIN

AWARD BREAKDOWN Cincinnati 10, Memphis 8, Southern Miss 7, Houston 7, Louisville 5, Tulane 4

N10 N17 N24

OFFENSE Chad Plummer, QB Shaun King, QB Ibn Green, TE Lee Roberts, QB Orlando Iglesias, WR JaJuan Dawson, WR Shaun King, QB Shaun King, QB Jason McKinley, QB Frank Moreau, RB Harold Shaw, RB Dan Gonzalez, QB Dan Gonzalez, QB Harold Shaw, RB

O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

DEFENSE Patrick Surtain, DB Jamaal Alexander, DB Roderick Coleman, LB Cincinnati Team Artrell Hawkins, DB Tinker Keck, DB Adalius Thomas, DE Marchant Kenney, LB Vaughn Washington, LB Phillip Curry, LB Dwight Henry, CB Keaton Cromartie, DE Jeff Kerr, LB Michael Jordan, CB

S1 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24

SPECIAL TEAMS Drew Pairamore, P Andrew Bayes, P/K Arnold Jackson, PR Brad Hill, P Doug Johnson, P Tinker Keck, PR Brad Palazzo, K Sebastian Villarreal, K Tinker Keck, PR Brad Palazzo, K Tinker Keck, PR Don Haselwood, S P.J. Franklin, KR

1998 Players of the Week UC TUL LOU USM HOU TUL TUL TUL HOU LOU USM ECU ECU USM

USM USM ECU UC UC UC USM USM HOU UC ECU TUL ECU TUL

MEM ECU LOU TUL UC UC TUL HOU UC TUL UC MEM TUL

AWARD BREAKDOWN Tulane 10, Cincinnati 9, Southern Miss 7, East Carolina 6, Houston 4, Louisville 3, Memphis 2

S7 S14 S21 S28 O5 O12 O19 O26 N2 N9 N16 N23

OFFENSE P.J. Franklin, WR Shaun King, QB Leroy Collins, RB Chris Redman, QB Chris Redman, QB Derrick Nix, RB Chris Redman, QB Shaun King, QB Leroy Collins, RB Shaun King, QB Chris Redman, QB David Gerrard, QB

TUL TUL LOU LOU LOU USM LOU TUL LOU TUL LOU ECU

DEFENSE S7 Brett Timmons, LB TUL S14 Nate Hunterton, LB ARMY S21 K.D. Rowland, DB ARMY S28 Ty Trahan, LB USM O 5 Alphonso Roundtree, DB TUL O12 Lyle Weaver, LB ARMY O19 Shawn Ferguson, DB UC O26 Ty Trahan, LB USM N2 David Williams, DB HOU N9 Jeff Kerr, LB ECU N16 T.J. Slaughter, LB USM N23 Meldon Barnes, DB TUL SPECIAL TEAMS S7 Arthur Gissendanner, LB HOU S14 Graham White, P ARMY S21 Eric Olsen, K ARMY S28 Zek Parker, WR LOU O5 Graham White, P ARMY O12 Brandon Francis, KR USM O19 Ryan White, K MEM O26 Mike Smith, KR HOU N2 Louis Hampton, LB HOU N9 Brad Palazzo, K TUL N16 John Wilson, PR/KR TUL N23 Jamie Purser, P USM

AWARD BREAKDOWN Tulane 9, Louisville 7, Southern Miss 6, Army 6, Houston 4, East Carolina 2, Memphis 1, Cincinnati 1

CONFERENCE USA

O28 N4 N11 N18 N25

DEFENSE Cedric Walthaw, DE Phillip Curry, LB Richard Hogans, LB Tony Williams, DT Jeff Posey, DE Louis Hampton, DE Keith Spann, DB Patrick Surtain, DB Richard Hogans, LB Marchant Kenney, LB Derrick Singleton, LB Leland Taylor, DT Tony Williams, DT Houston Defense Chris Hewitt, S

1997 Players of the Week

131

C-USA Stats/Honors

1996 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS Team W-L (C-USA) Pct. %Houston 7-5 (4-1) .583

Home 4-2

Away 3-3*

Pts. 361

Avg. 30.1

%USM Cincinnati

8-3 (4-1) 6-5 (2-3)

.727 .545

4-0 4-2

4-3 2-3

285 229

25.9 20.8

Louisville Memphis

5-6 (2-3) 4-7 (2-3)

.455 .364

2-3 3-3

3-3 1-4

182 141

16.5 12.8

Tulane

2-9 (1-4)

.182

1-5

1-4

213

19.4

% - Co-Regular Season Champions * - Includes neutral site loss at St. Jude Liberty Bowl

1998 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS Te a m W-L (C-USA)P c t . H o m e A w a y Pts. O p p . %Tulane 12-0 (6-0) 1 . 0 0 0 6 - 0 6-0* 5 4 0 2 9 5 USM 7-5 (5-1) . 5 8 3 L o u i s v i l l e 7-5 (4-2) . 5 8 3

4-1 5-1

3-4** 2-4&

384 473

238 435

ECU Army

6-5 (3-3) . 5 4 5 3-8 (2-4) . 2 7 3

3-2 1-4

3-3 2-4

274 257

297 325

H o u s t o n 3-8 (2-4) . 2 7 3 M e m p h i s 2-9 (1-5) . 1 8 2

1-4 2-4

3-3 0-5

254 226

317 340

C i n c i n n a t i 2-9 (1-5) . 1 8 2

1-5

1-4

321

252

% - Regular Season Champions * - Includes neutral site game at St. Jude Liberty Bowl ** - Includes neutral site game at Humanitarian Bowl & - Includes neutral site game at Motor City Bowl

POST SEASON RESULTS St. Jude Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) (#22) Syracuse 30, Houston 17

POST SEASON RESULTS

CONFERENCE USA

1997 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS

132

Team

W-L (C-USA) Pct.

Home

Away

Pts.

Opp.

%USM Tulane

9-3 (6-0) 7-4 (5-1)

.750 .636

4-0 4-2

5-3* 3-2

335 375

210 225

ECU Cincinnati

5-6 (4-2) 8-4 (2-4)

.455 .667

3-2 5-1

2-4 3-3**

214 321

298 252

Memphis Houston

4-7 (2-4) 3-8 (2-4)

.364 .273

4-2 1-4

0-5 2-4

218 216

243 410

Louisville

1-10 (0-6)

.091

1-5

0-5

245

407

% - Regular Season Champions * - Includes neutral site win at St. Jude Liberty Bowl ** - Includes neutral site win at Humanitarian Bowl

POST SEASON RESULTS St. Jude Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) (#22) Southern Miss 41, Pittsburgh 7 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID) Cincinnati 35, Utah State 19

Non-Conference Record Atlantic Coast ................................................................................ 1 - 4 BIG EAST ......................................................................................5 - 1 2 Big 12 .............................................................................................. 2 - 4 Big Ten ............................................................................................ 5 - 8 Big West .......................................................................................... 3 - 1 Mid-American ................................................................................ 3 - 2 Pacific-10 ........................................................................................ 0 - 5 Southeastern ............................................................................... 4 - 1 9 Western Athletic ............................................................................ 5 - 5 Independents .............................................................................. 1 9 - 6 Division I-AA .................................................................................. 2 - 0 TOTAL .......................................................................................... 49-66

AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) (#10) Tulane 41, Brigham Young 27 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID) Idaho 42, Southern Mississippi 35 Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI) Marshall 48, Louisville 29

Defensive end Marquis Bowling, who was twice named to the All Conference USA first team, set the Memphis career quarterback sack record.

Scoring Records INDIVIDUAL

Joe Allison

ANNUAL SCORING LEADERS YEAR 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

PLAYER TDS Ryan White Bernard Oden 8 Ted Lane 0 Drew Pairamore Luis Tejeda Joe Allison Joe Allison Joe Allison Larry Porter 9 John Butler John Butler John Butler John Butler Don Glosson Don Glosson Don Glosson Trell Hooper 5 Greg Hauss Rusty Bennett Richard Locke 5 Earnest Gray 9 Rusy Bennett Lloyd Patterson 7 Terdell Middleton 8 Bobby Williams Hal McGeorge Dan Darby 7 Paul Gowen 7 Jay McCoy 9 Pete Weeks Jay McCoy 10 Nick Pappas 5 Tom Wallace 6 Billy Fletcher 6 Billy Fletcher 2 Dave Casinelli 14 Russ Vollmer 8 Jack Carter 4 Jack Carler 3 Nick Buoni 7 Paul Parrish 4 Bob Schmidt 5 Bubba Leonard 2 Andy Nelson 6 Andy Nelson 6 Ollie Keller 3 Ralph Messer 4 Ralph Messer 4 Red Hoggatt 4 1950 Bill Robertson 12 1949 Alex Williams 13 1948 Jack Scott 5 1940 Sam Hinsman 5 (Bold face denotes scoring record)

Gerard Arnold

TEAM Most Points Scored Game 70 vs Tampa, 1949 Season 385 1949 Most Touchdowns Game 11 vs Tampa, 1949 Season 57 1949 Most Points by Kicking Game 14 vs Tulane, 1992 Season 102 1992

HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS Year 1949 1950 1961 1969 1992 1960 1983 1993

Points 385 374 332 328 312 303 274 268

Avg. 38.5 34.0 33.2 32.8 28.4 30.3 24.9 24.4

Most PATs Attempted Game 9 vs Louisville, 1969 Season 43 1961 Most PATs Made Game 9 vs Louisville, 1969 Season 40 1961 Most Two-Point Conversions Game 1 Several Opponents Season 4 1976

HIGHEST SCORING GAMES Pts. 115 73 70 69 68 68 64 62

Opp. Somerville Jonesboro Tampa Louisville Ark. State Cumberland Union Tulane

Year 1916 1930 1949 1969 1922 1938 1950 1992

Score 115-0 73-0 70-6 69-19 68-0 68-0 64-0 62-20

EP-EPA 22-22 1-1 12-13 10-10 9-10 30-30 32-32 25-25 18-18 20-22 25-26 7-8 18-19 18-19 29-29 8-8 11-11 1-1 21-22 1-1 20-24 32-32 6-1 3724162338-43 29-36 1-4 25-7 20-22 101-

FG-FGA 16-16 0-0 12-18 4-11 13-17 12-18 23-25 6-13 16-20 14-19 11-15 7-9 5-13 15-16 14-20 5-8 8-13 13-20 995371-2 2-3 1-1 -

TP 70 50 48 22 48 66 101 43 54 66 62 58 28 33 63 71 30 23 35 30 56 60 42 50 47 59 42 42 63 52 60 30 36 69 49 84 72 65 53 44 26 35 32 42 36 28 24 24 24 72 78 30 31

CAREER SCORING LEADERS Pos. pk rb pk rb pk rb

Name Joe Allison Dave Casinelli John Butler Jay McCoy Don Glosson Alex Williams

Yrs. Played 1990-93 1960-63 1986-89 1968-70 1983-85 1949-50

TDs 0 36 0 27 0 24

EPK/Other 110 0 70 6 66 0

FGs 51 0 48 1 34 0

TP 263 218 214 171 168 144

SCORING RECORDS

Most Points Scored Game 18 19 different times (Most Recent: Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997) Season 101 pk Joe Allison, 1992 Career 263 pk Joe Allison, 1990-93 Most Touchdowns Game 3 19 different times (Most Recent: Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997) Season 14 rb Dave Casinelli, 1963 Career 36 rb Dave Casinelli, 1960-63 Most Points by Kicking Game 15 Ryan White vs Cincinnati, 1998 Season 101 Joe Allison, 1992 Career 263 Joe Allison, 1990-93 Extra Points Attempted Game 9 Pete Weeks vs Louisville, 1969 Season 43 Jack Carter, 1961 Career 112 Joe Allison, 1990-93 Extra Points Made Game 9 Pete Weeks vs Louisville, 1969 Season 42 John Cobb, 1949 Career 110 Joe Allison (110-for-112), 1990-93 Field Goals Attempted Game 4 Ryan White vs Cincinnati, 1998 4 Joe Allison vs Mississippi, 1992 4 Rusty Bennett vs NTSU, 1977 Season 25 Joe Allison, 1992 Career 71 Joe Allison, 1990-93 Field Goals Made Game 4 Ryan White vs Cincinnati, 1998 4 Joe Allison vs Mississippi, 1992 4 Rusty Bennett vs NTSU, 1977 Season 23 Joe Allison, 1992 Career 51 Joe Allison, 1990-93 Most Consecutive Field Goals Made 16 Ryan White, 1998Most Consecutive PAT Kicks Made 91 Joe Allison, 1990-93

MEMPHIS

133

Rushing Records INDIVIDUAL Most Rushes Game 42 Marcus Holliday vs Tulane, 1994 Season 219 Dave Casinelli, 1963 Career 549 Dave Casinelli, 1960-63 Most Net Yards Rushing Game 260 Paul Gowen vs Tulsa, 1969 Season 1059 Gerard Arnold, 1998 Career 2636 Dave Casinelli, 1960-63 Rushing Average Season 7.6 Paul Wilson, 1971 Career 5.4 Paul Gowen, 1969-71 Most Rushing Touchdowns Game 3 12 different times (Most Recent: Gerard Arnold vs ASU, 1997) Season 14 Dave Casinelli, 1963 Career 36 Dave Casinelli, 1960-63

YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS Paul "Skeeter" Gowen, who had six 100-yard rushing games, is Memphis' second all-time leading rusher.

RUSHING RECORDS

TEAM

134

Most Rushes Game Most: 81 vs North Texas State, 1971 Fewest: 19 vs Arkansas, 1998 Season Most: 612, 1972 Fewest: 332, 1955 Most Net Yards Rushing Game Most: 507 vs Tulsa, 1969 Fewest: -14 vs Houston, 1998 Season Most: 2752, 1960 Fewest: 1,045, 1995 Most Rushing Touchdowns Game 7 vs North Texas State, 1971 7 vs The Citadel, 1962 Season 33 1961 Most First Downs Rushing Game 26 vs Tulsa, 1972 Season 151 1972

Pos. FB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB FB FB RB RB RB RB FB FB FB FB RB RB RB FB RB RB

CAREER RUSHING LEADERS

Name Dave Casinelli Paul Gowen Larry Porter Terdell Middleton Wayne Pryor Jeff Womack Gerard Arnold Dornell Harris Jay McCoy Reuben Gibson Richard Locke Punkin Williams Teofilo Riley Ray Jamieson Marcus Holliday Leon Bosby Herb Covington Tony Wiley Billy Fletcher Leo Cage Richard Williams Eddie Hill Marvin Cox James King Gerald White

Yrs. Played 1960-63 1969-71 1990-93 1973-76 1986-89 1983-86 1997-present 1971-73 1968-70 1974-76 1977-80 1983-84 1996-present 1968-71 1991-94 1989-92 1965-67 1980-82 1963-65 1977-79 1979-82 1975-78 1988-89 1976-78 1986-89

MEMPHIS

Carries 549 411 498 408 479 417 353 302 229 330 362 260 302 285 302 323 263 277 241 244 206 212 215 248 257

Tot. Yards 2,636 2,227 2,194 1,970 1,924 1,764 1,672 1,641 1,537 1,470 1,417 1,378 1,364 1,321 1,275 1,244 1,236 1,215 1,147 1.137 1,092 1,076 1,074 1,020 1,013

YEAR 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 1957 1956

NAME ATTS Gerard Arnold 208 Gerard Arnold 145 Teofilo Riley 145 Quitman Spaulding 100 Marcus Holliday 145 Larry Porter 126 Larry Porter 140 Larry Porter 116 Keith Benton 148 Marvin Cox 193 Wayne Pryor 111 Wayne Pryor 145 Wayne Pryor 129 Jeff Womack 89 Punkin Williams 137 Punkin Williams 123 Richard Williams 89 Tony Wiley 123 Richard Williams 80 Leo Cage 128 Eddie Hill 126 James King 168 Terdell Middleton 160 Terdell Middleton 138 Reuben Gibson 116 Dornell Harris 109 Dornell Harris 132 Paul Skeeter Gowen 149 Paul Skeeter Gowen 145 Paul Skeeter Gowen 117 Ray Jamieson 123 Ricky Thurow 88 Terry Padgett 142 Billy Fletcher 109 Billy Fletcher 92 Dave Casinelli 219 Dave Casinelli 173 Dave Casinelli 117 Lennie Kaplan 69 James Earl Wright 66 Frank Massa 60 Carlos Brooks 67

YDS 1,059 613 572 383 618 540 732 454 612 844 412 647 501 306 832 546 480 497 438 599 739 626 919 586 493 564 698 644 868 715 573 394 539 556 367 1016 826 646 324 310 261 378

Fullback Wayne Pryor led the Tigers in rushing for three straight seasons from 1986 to 1988.

TDS 6 4 3 1 3 5 4 2 5 3 0 5 1 4 7 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 5 7 1 3 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 2 14 11 9 2 0 3 3

Long TD Plays RUSHING YDS 92 92 89 88 85 85 80 80 77 76 75 75

PLAYER Herb Covington Sonny Parsons Jack Scott Tony Wiley Paul Gowen Andy Nelson John Martin Richard Williams Jimmy Cole Richard Williams Richard Williams Keith White

OPP Cincinnati The Citadel Union Univ. Mississippi Tulsa Sou. Miss East Carolina Louisville Southern Miss Georgia Tech Cincinnati Murray State

YEAR 1966 1961 1948 1980 1969 1953 1992 1980 1953 1980 1982 1949

MEMPHIS

INTERCEPTIONS 99 95 95 93 91 90 77 76 74 67 62 62 60

Robert Lyles Chris Hobbs Marty Hammock Bob Sherlag Bob Orians Preston Watts Percy Nabors Keith Spann Kurt Crain Jerry Christopher Virgil Ivery Damon Young Paul Marks

PASSING

98 97 96 95 95 94 93 93 89 89 87 84 82 69

Jerry Harris Charles Wilson Terdell Middleton Kevin Cobb Keith White Stan Davis Nick Pappas Preston Watts Andy Nelson Billy Russell Nick Buoni Glenn Keeton Billy Fletcher Charles Greenhill

PUNT RETURNS 97 94 94 88 86 86 80 78 78 75 75 72 71 70 68 65 64

*Return of fumble recovery

Lloyd Patterson to Earnest Gray vsHouston, 1978 Stephen Galbraith to Damien Dodson vs Houston, 1998 Rusty Trail to Chris Marlin vs SouthernMiss, 1988 Danny Sparkman to Edwin Lovelady vs Arkansas State, 1984 Danny Sparkman to Derrick Crawford vs Arkansas State,1983 Neil Suber to Damien Dodson vs East Carolina, 1998 Qadry Anderson to Teofilo Riley vs Houston, 1996 James E. Wright to Harold Sterling vs So. Miss, 1960 Steve Matthews to Russell Copeland vs East Carolina, 1992 Danny Sparkman to Jerry Harris vs Florida State,1984 Keith Benton to Russell Copeland vs Central Florida, 1990 Danny Sparkman to Enis Jackson vs Mississippi State, 1984 Danny Sparkman to Bill Moody vs Virginia Tech, 1985

KICKOFF RETURNS

Southern Miss Tulane N. Texas St. Tennessee Arkansas St. Cincinnati Mississippi Troy State Southern Miss Tenn. Tech The Citadel Mississippi St. Houston Cincinnati

Keith Wright N. Texas State Keith Wright Louisville Frank Mawyer Chattanooga Russ Vollmer Ole Miss Ricky Rivas Wichita State Jack Carter Chattanooga John McCoy MTSU Steve Cacciola Florida State* Andy Nelson Arkansas St. Bob Baxter Ole Miss Bobby Cole Tenn. Tech Judson Flint Louisville Keith Wright Wichita State Ryan Roskelly Tulsa Judson Flint Mississippi James Earl Wright Hardin-Simm. Keith Wright Louisville *Return of a blocked field goal

1958 1991 1973 1964 1977 1941 1983 1996 1983 1954 1985 1988 1969

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES

1983 1988 1975 1996 1948 1972 1967 1940 1954 1954 1958 1954 1963 1983 1974 1975 1950 1962 1975 1961 1948 1974 1956 1967 1957 1978 1976 1994 1978 1961 1976

No. 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Pos. RB FB RB RB RB RB FB RB RB RB FB RB RB RB QB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB FB FB RB QB RB QB RB QB QB QB/WB QB FB RB RB RB RB QB

Player Gerard Arnold Dave Casinelli Paul Gowen Larry Porter Marcus Holliday Terdell Middleton Marvin Cox Dornell Harris Punkin Williams Eddie Hill Herb Covington Teofilo Riley Leo Cage Ray Jamieson Billy Fletcher Jay McCoy James King Wayne Pryor Richard Williams Frank Fletcher John Martin Jeff Womack Tony Wiley Richard Locke Reuben Gibson Gerald White Keith Benton Danny Felts Al Harvey Xavier Crawford Tim Jones Ricky Thurow Joe Lynch Terry Padgett Leon Bosby Ralph Messer Ronald Moon Charles Allen Dan Darby Lloyd Patterson

Best 165 vs Tulane 210 vs Houston 260 vs Tulsa 206 vs Arkansas State 171 vs Arkansas 172 vs Tulane 150 vs Cincinnati 131 vs Wichita State 148 vs Southern Miss 188 vs Cincinnati 145 vs McNeese State 190 vs Arkansas State 156 vs Cincinnati 137 vs Louisville 128 vs West Texas State 121 vs Florida State 120 vs North Texas State 115 vs Tulsa 189 vs Georgia Tech 185 vs Cincinnati 164 vs East Carolina 140 vs Louisville 131 vs Mississippi 121 vs Mississippi 112 vs Louisville 101 vs Tulane 147 vs Louisville 145 vs Wichita State 136 vs Utah State 134 vs Southern Miss 132 vs Tulane 131 vs Louisville 131 vs Wichita State 129 vs South Carolina 126 vs SW Louisiana 116 vs Louisville 111 vs Mississippi State 111 vs Tulane 109 vs Cincinnati 108 vs Florida State

Year 1998 1963 1969 1990 1994 1976 1989 1972 1984 1978 1965 1998 1979 1968 1964 1969 1977 1987 1980 1985 1992 1983 1980 1978 1976 1987 1990 1979 1972 1991 1989 1969 1970 1966 1990 1952 1974 1990 1972 1975

Two 100-plus performances in same game: Teofilo Riley (190) & Gerard Arnold (119) vs Arkansas State, 1998 Punkin Williams (121) & Jeff Womack (140) vs Louisville, 1983 Most in single season: 6 by Gerard Arnold, 1998; 4 by Dave Casinelli, 1962; 4 by Marvin Cox, 1989

LONG TD PLAYS

94 92 84 84 83 82 82 82 80 79 76 75 75

Mississippi St. Tennessee Southern Miss* Wake Forest Southern Miss MTSU Arkansas St. Tennessee Louisville M. Tennessee SW Louisiana Vanderbilt Florida State

135

Passing Records PASSING RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL

136

Most Passes Attempted Game 45 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State, 1993 Season 316 Bernard Oden, 1997 Career 662 Danny Sparkman, 1983-85 Most Passes Completed Game 29 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State, 1993 Season 175 Steve Matthews, 1992 Career 341 Steve Matthews, 1992-93 Most Yards Passing Game 355 Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss, 1988 Season 2249 Bernard Oden, 1997 Career 4311 Danny Sparkman, 1983-85 Most Touchdowns Thrown Game 4 Steve Matthews vs Tulane, 1992 4 James Earl Wright vs Tulsa, 1961 Season 18 Steve Matthews, 1992 Career 31 Steve Matthews, 1992-93 Most Interceptions Thrown Game 5 Darrell Martin vs Vanderbilt, 1980 Season 20 Billy Fletcher, 1965 Career 34 Lloyd Patterson, 1975-78 Highest Yards-Per-Game Average Bernard Oden set four new passing records last year, inSeason 204.5 Bernard Oden, 1997 cluding a single-season mark of 2,249 yards through the air. Career 199.0 Steve Matthews, 1992-93

YEAR-BY-YEAR PASSING LEADERS YEAR 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 1957 1956

NAME Neil Suber Bernard Oden Qadry Anderson Joe Borich Tony Scarpino Steve Matthews Steve Matthews Keith Benton Keith Benton Tim Jones Rusty Trail Tim Jones Tom Branner Danny Sparkman Danny Sparkman Danny Sparkman Trell Hooper Tom Smith Darrell Martin Kevin Betts Lloyd Patterson Lloyd Patterson Lloyd Patterson Lloyd Patterson David Fowler Joe Bruner Al Harvey John Robinson Rick Strawbridge Danny Pierce Danny Pierce Terry Padgett Terry Padgett Billy Fletcher Billy Fletcher Russell Vollmer Russell Vollmer James Earl Wright Nick Bouni Fred Hearn Jim Leonard James Armstrong

ATT COMP YDS TDS 124 61 930 5 316 170 2249 12 287 141 1557 6 161 81 896 3 148 70 738 1 273 166 1896 13 286 175 2084 18 199 90 1203 8 176 76 1265 7 144 73 1017 7 152 79 1231 5 95 54 709 5 84 41 412 2 272 142 1606 9 174 81 1315 7 216 105 1390 11 201 112 1194 5 96 43 466 2 185 73 888 5 154 64 884 6 141 56 931 7 169 73 1336 9 178 87 1563 14 72 30 371 0 193 103 1266 9 118 61 785 4 179 90 961 5 80 31 496 5 80 39 557 1 139 61 1049 9 137 56 925 3 70 31 436 3 73 26 348 2 256 92 1239 13 160 69 921 7 58 29 466 0 87 39 555 6 67 35 604 11 62 26 475 2 30 13 184 1 27 11 149 0 49 18 338 3

INT 4 9 11 8 7 13 12 13 11 10 5 7 2 11 10 11 10 8 16 10 13 8 6 7 9 6 7 5 7 9 7 1 7 20 7 3 6 1 3 10

MEMPHIS

Highest Yards-Per-Attempt Average Season 7.3 Steve Matthews, 1992 Career 7.5 Lloyd Patterson, 1975-78 (minimum 200 attempts)

Highest Pass Completion Percentage Season 61.2 Steve Matthews (175-287), 1992 Career 61.0 Steve Matthews (341-559), 1992-93 (minimum 110 completions)

Highest Yards-Per-Completion Average Season 13.2 Bernard Oden, 1997 Career 17.1 Lloyd Patterson, 1975-78 (minimum 100 completions)

TEAM

Steve Matthews

Most Passes Attempted Game 47 vs Mississippi State, 1993 Fewest 3 vs Arkansas State, 1982 Season 352 1993 Fewest 78 1957 Most Passes Completed Game 30 vs Mississippi State, 1993 Fewest 1 four times (Miss. State, 1984) Season 203 1993 Fewest 38 1957 Most Yards Passing Game 379 Mississippi State, 1993 Fewest 6 vs Southern Miss, 1966 Season 2369 1997 Fewest 477 1957 Most Touchdown Passes Thrown Game 5 vs Louisville, 1969 Season 19 1992 Fewest 3 1957 Most Interceptions Thrown Game 5 7 times (Miami, 1993) Season 22 2 times (1965 & 1980) Fewest 3 1957 Highest Yards-Per-Game Average Season 215.4 1997 Highest Yards-Per-Completion Average Season 13.3 1997

Lloyd Patterson

Highest Yards-Per-Attempt Average Season 7.3 1988

(minimum 100 completions) (minimum 200 attempts)

Highest Completion Percentage Season .591 1992 (minimum 200 attempts)

Most First Downs Passing Game 17 vs Mississippi, 1969 Season 104 1993 Fewest 18 1957

CAREER PASSING LEADERS Name Danny Sparkman Lloyd Patterson Steve Matthews Bernard Oden Tim Jones Keith Benton Billy Fletcher David Fowler Qadry Anderson Danny Pierce Kevin Betts Russ Volmer

Yrs. Played 1983-85 1975-78 1992-93 1995-97 1986-89 1990-91 1963-65 1972-74 1995-96 1968-69 1978-79 1960-63

COMP-ATT 328-662 246-560 341-559 209-400 210-420 166-375 168-438 185-362 178-374 117-276 97-237 107-240

TDS 27 30 31 14 19 15 21 12 7 12 13 7

Total Yards 4,311 4,201 3,980 2,686 2,668 2,468 2,311 2,283 2,047 1,974 1,511 1,454

Receiving Records INDIVIDUAL

MEMPHIS

Most Consecutive Games with at least One Reception Name Games Russell Copeland 27 Earnest Gray 26 Isaac Bruce 22 Ryan Roskelly 22 Richie Floyd 21 Damien Dodson 19 John Bush 18 Wayne Pryor 15

Most Passes Caught Game 10 by five players (Richie Floyd vs Arkansas State, 1997) Season 74 Isaac Bruce, 1993 Career 116 Russell Copeland, 1989-92 Most Yards Gained Receiving Game 186 Bob Sherlag vs Mississippi State, 1965 Season 1054 Isaac Bruce, 1993 Career 2126 Earnest Gray, 1975-78 Most Touchdown Receptions Game 3 by five players (Russell Copeland vs Tennessee, 1992) Season 12 Bill Robertson, 1950 Career 17 Earnest Gray, 1975-78 Best Average Per Catch Season 29.5 Earnest Gray, 1977 Career 21.9 Earnest Gray, 1975-78

Keith Wright caught 74 passes for 1,248 yards for the Tigers before beginning his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns.

CAREER PASS RECEIVING LEADERS Name Earnest Gray Russell Copeland Richie Floyd Damien Dodson Isaac Bruce Keith Wright Jerry Harris James Thompson Derrick Crawford Stan Davis Bobby Ward Bob Sherlag John Bush Jerry Knowlton Charles Wilson Mac Cody

Yrs. Played 1975-78 1989-92 1995-98 1996-present 1992-93 1974-77 1983-86 1972-73 1981-83 1969-72 1973-74 1963-65 1989-92 1978-81 1986-88 1991-93

Caught 97 116 110 108 113 74 72 105 63 79 71 62 61 60 53 64

Isaac Bruce is the only Memphis receiver in school history to have over 1,000 yards receiving in a single season.

TDS 17 12 4 8 15 11 7 7 5 9 7 11 7 5 5 7

Total Yards 2,123 1,753 1,654 1,589 1,586 1,248 1,186 1,183 1,117 1,105 1,056 1,041 1,023 973 971 879

Earnest Gray

James Thompson

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECEIVING LEADERS YEAR 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 1957 1956

NAME Damien Dodson Richie Floyd Richie Floyd Ryan Roskelly Ryan Roskelly Isaac Bruce Russell Copeland John Bush Russell Jones Russell Copeland Charles Wilson Charles Wilson Jerry Harris Jerry Harris Edwin Lovelady Derrick Crawford Derrick Crawford Jerry Knowlton Jerry Knowlton Tony Hunt Earnest Gray Earnest Gray Ricky Rivas Earnest Gray Ricky Rivas James Thompson Bobby Ward Stan Davis Stan Davis Bill Wright Frank Blackwell Preston Riley Rich Coady Dale Brady Bob Sherlag Billy Ray Farmer Bob Sherlag John Griffin Don Coffey Don Coffey Don Coffey John Ruth Carlos Brooks

NO. 42 38 43 34 44 74 61 25 33 22 33 20 29 30 19 31 32 18 27 15 35 28 26 29 18 40 43 39 34 17 31 21 18 11 46 19 8 14 18 10 8 5 67

YDS 753 617 600 361 602 1054 736 420 684 333 554 393 338 519 345 594 523 244 470 234 690 826 529 529 224 395 744 476 509 206 591 484 260 176 673 222 183 220 312 188 192 93 378

TDS 2 1 1 0 3 10 7 3 4 1 2 2 1 4 2 3 2 0 4 1 9 6 6 2 0 5 7 2 5 3 5 2 1 3 9 0 0 3 5 1 2 0 3

RECEIVING RECORDS

Pos. WR WR WR FL WR FL FL WR WR WR FL WR WR FL WR WR

137

Total Offense

MEMPHIS

INDIVIDUAL

TEAM

Most Plays Game 54 Qadry Anderson vs Louisville, 1996 54 Billy Fletcher vs Wake Forest, 1965 Season 445 Bernard Oden, 1997 Career 966 Lloyd Patterson, 1975-78 Most Yards Game 375 Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss, 1988 Season 2330 Bernard Oden, 1997 Career 4565 Lloyd Patterson, 1975-78 Most Yards Per Game Season 211.8 Bernard Oden, 1997 Career 179.5 Steve Matthews, 1992-93 Most Yards Per Play Season 5.8 Keith Benton, 1990 Career 5.7 Steve Matthews, 1992-93

Most Plays Game 92 vs Murray State, 1985 Season 859 1972 Fewest Plays Game 30 vs Mississippi, 1964 Season 526 1964 Most Yards Game 659 vs Louisville, 1969 Season 4124 1969 Fewest Yards Game 47 vs Mississippi, 1964 Season 2215 1966 Most Yards Per Game Season 412.4 1969 Most Yards Per Play Season 5.6 1969

TOTAL OFFENSE

CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Pos. QB QB QB QB QB QB

Name Lloyd Patterson Danny Sparkman Steve Matthews Tim Jones Billy Fletcher Keith Benton

Yrs. Played 1975-78 1983-85 1992-93 1986-89 1963-65 1990-91

All-Purpose Yards INDIVIDUAL Most All-Purpose Yards Game 368 Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa, 1994 Season 1303 Charles Wilson, 1988 Career 3099 Keith Wright, 1974-77

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE LEADERS

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KO 0 0 0 28 50 429 49 259 19 0 735 555 523 369 446 247 157 93 221 0 367 345 114 231 218 ○

PR 0 218 0 252 468 80 351 0 0 0 0 0 8 180 129 59 0 0 0 0 15 201 0 0 9

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NAME RUSH REC Gerard Arnold 1059 30 Damien Dodson 18 605 Teofilo Riley 572 157 Ryan Roskelly 9 361 Ryan Roskelly -2 602 Mac Cody 46 606 Russell Copeland 9 736 Russell Jones 112 404 Russell Copeland 0 684 Marvin Cox 844 56 Charles Wilson 14 554 William Arnold 0 3 Sammy Seals 14 137 Jerry Harris -14 519 Jerry Harris 0 329 Derrick Crawford 5 594 Derrick Crawford 2 523 Tony Wiley 497 57 Richard Williams 438 82 Leo Cage 599 47 Eddie Hill 739 52 Keith Wright 7 628 Terdell Middleton 919 36 Terdell Middleton 586 18 Bobby Ward 24 312

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YEAR 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

○

138

Total Yards 4,565 4,365 3,591 3,502 3,458 3,409

YDS 1089 841 729 650 1118 1161 1145 775 703 900 1303 558 674 1054 904 905 682 647 741 646 1173 1181 1069 835 563

1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1957 1956

Bobby Ward 9 Dornell Harris 698 Dornell Harris 379 Paul Gowen 868 Paul Gowen 715 Jay McCoy 454 Nick Pappas 245 Bob Baxter 64 Bob Sherlag 0 Billy Fletcher 367 Dave Casinelli 1016 Dave Casinelli 826 Dave Casinelli 646 Nick Bouni 272 Nick Bouni 137 Laverne Steedley 129 Andy Nelson 348

744 23 111 132 23 144 -3 10 673 0 37 40 83 0 0 13 145

124 124 0 25 0 0 34 142 36 0 0 0 0 76 73 0 189

404 115 294 93 126 215 527 449 0 389 0 15 0 159 166 39 183

1281 960 784 1118 864 813 803 665 709 756 1053 881 729 507 376 181 865

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS YEAR 1998 11997 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 1957 1956

NAME PLAYS RUSH Gerard Arnold 208 1059 Bernard Oden 445 81 Qadry Anderson 416 121 Joe Borich 198 -15 Tony Scarpino 170 -50 Steve Matthews 311 -176 Steve Matthews 320 -213 Keith Benton 315 329 Keith Benton 324 612 Tim Jones 244 271 Rusty Trail 204 179 Tim Jones 182 269 Wayne Pryor 129 501 Danny Sparkman 342 37 Danny Sparkman 225 -12 Danny Sparkman 287 29 Trell Hooper 306 249 Tony Wiley 123 497 Darrell Martin 294 -11 Kevin Betts 258 200 Lloyd Patterson 246 -42 Lloyd Patterson 260 138 Lloyd Patterson 313 103 Terdell Middleton 138 586 David Fowler 309 167 Joe Bruner 167 56 Al Harvey 322 305 Al Harvey 149 221 Joe Lynch 156 441 Danny Pierce 249 328 Danny Pierce 239 202 Ricky Thurow 138 394 Terry Padgett 215 539 Billy Fletcher 365 556 Billy Fletcher 252 367 Dave Casinelli 219 1016 Russell Vollmer 162 289 James Earl Wright 105 235 Nick Bouni 144 272 James Earl Wright 90 310 James Leonard 73 152 James Armstrong 116 272

PASS 0 2249 1557 896 738 1896 2084 1203 1265 1017 1231 709 1606 1315 1390 1194 0 888 884 931 1336 1563 0 1266 785 961 444 375 1049 925 349 348 1239 921 0 555 604 475 106 149 338

TO 1059 2330 1678 881 688 1720 1871 1532 1877 1288 1410 978 501 1643 1303 1419 1443 497 877 1084 889 1474 1666 586 1433 841 1266 665 816 1377 1127 743 887 1795 1288 1016 844 839 747 416 301 610

CAREER LEADERS Name Yrs. Played Keith Wright 1974-77 Larry Porter 1990-93 Paul Gowen 1969-71 Dornell Harris 1971-73 Jerry Harris 1983-86 Wayne Pryor 1986-89 Terdell Middleton 1974-76 Stan Davis 1969-72 Russell Copeland 1989-92 Earnest Gray 1975-78

Yards 3,099 2,821 2,736 2,680 2,663 2,551 2,470 2,460 2,396 2,252

Lloyd Patterson is Memphis' career leader in total offense with 4,565 yards.

Kicking Records INDIVIDUAL Most Punts Game 13 Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M, 1979 Season 80 Hugh Owens, 1978 80 Russell Richards, 1980 Career 247 Jeff Fite, 1987-90 Most Yards Punting Game 492 Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M, 1979 Season3117 Hugh Owens, 1978 Career 9939 Jeff Fite, 1987-90 Best Punting Average Game 52.0 Preston Watts vs Union, 1942 Season44.6 Jeff Buffaloe, 1992 Career 43.5 Jeff Buffaloe, 1991-92

YEAR-BY-YEAR PUNTING LEADERS

Drew Pairamore led the Tigers in punting three of the last four years.

Most Punts Game 13 vs Texas A&M, 1979 Season 81 1980 Fewest 29 1962 Most Yards Punting Game 492 vs Texas A&M, 1979 Fewest 11 vs Southern Miss, 1977 Season3117 1978 Fewest 985 1962 Best Punting Average Game 50.3 vs Louisville, 1992 Season43.3 1992

ANNUAL PLACEKICKERS NAME Ryan White Jim Cande Ted Lane Jimmy Keith Luis Tejeda Joe Allison Joe Allison Joe Allison Joe Allison John Butler John Butler John Butler John Butler Don Glosson Don Glosson Don Glosson Tomas Ingles Gregg Hauss Rusty Bennett Rusty Bennett Rusty Bennett Rusty Bennett Bobby Williams Bobby Williams Bobby Williams Hal McGeorge Neil Purdie Neil Purdie Pete Weeks Pete Weeks Pete Weeks Wood Stevens Larry Groce Billy Fletcher Billy Fletcher Billy Fletcher Jack Carter Jack Carter Robert Lyles

ATT 16 9 18 8 17 18 25 13 15 20 19 15 9 13 16 20 14 8 13 10 7 20 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2 3 NA

MADE 16 6 12 5 13 12 23 6 10 16 14 11 7 5 15 14 7 5 8 5 4 13 3 5 9 9 4 6 2 5 5 2 1 3 7 3 1 2 1

LG 52 42 45 44 52 47 51 43 52 48 44 47 46 51 50 50 51 37 46 49 38 45 9 36 37 34 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Jeff Buffaloe

NAME Jim Cande Drew Pairamore Drew Pairamore Mike Coughlin Drew Pairamore Andy McWilliams Jeff Buffaloe Jeff Buffaloe Jeff Fite Jeff Fite Jeff Fite Jeff Fite Arthur Franklin Arthur Franklin Wally Hatfield Stan Weaver Stan Weaver Stan Weaver Russell Richards Hugh Owens Hugh Owens Hugh Owens Hugh Owens Mike Fuhrman Virgil Pearcy Mike Fuhrman Paul Wilson Paul Wilson Paul Wilson Durwood Gordon Durwood Gordon Bob Baxter Bob Baxter Bob Baxter Ollie Cordill Ollie Cordill Russell Vollmer Russell Vollmer Paul Parrish Paul Parrish Frank Talerico Andy Nelson

John Butler

NO 30 63 73 68 70 41 52 50 73 65 58 51 77 64 42 78 59 55 80 71 80 55 40 41 39 40 62 51 47 46 65 38 54 36 29 22 28 31 32 25 31 31

YDS 1249 2530 2817 2543 2710 1485 2317 2116 3040 2667 2319 1913 2928 2480 1572 3049 2300 2025 3046 2674 3117 2031 1483 1508 1476 1407 2533 1999 1835 1564 2471 1409 1977 1246 1106 908 958 1120 1183 1000 1156 1118

AVG 41.6 40.2 38.6 37.4 38.7 36.2 44.6 42.3 41.6 41.0 40.0 37.5 38.0 38.8 37.4 39.1 38.9 36.8 38.1 37.6 39.0 36.9 37.1 36.7 37.8 35.2 37.3 39.2 39.0 34.0 38.1 37.0 36.5 34.6 38.0 41.3 34.2 36.1 37.0 40.0 37.3 36.1

Hugh Owens

CAREER PUNTING LEADERS Name Jeff Buffaloe Jeff Fite Paul Wilson Olie Cordill Drew Pairamore Stan Weaver Arthur Franklin

Yrs. Kicked 1991-92 1987-90 1969-72 1963-65 1994-97 1980-83 1985-86

No. 102 247 160 65 206 192 141

Yds. 4,433 9,939 6,367 2,576 8,057 7,374 5,408

Avg. 43.5 40.2 39.8 39.6 39.1 38.4 38.4

PUNTING RECORDS

TEAM

YEAR 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 1961 1960 1957

MEMPHIS

139

Return Leaders INDIVIDUAL

KICK RETURN LEADERS

Most Returns Game 6 by five players (Charles Wilson vs Southern Miss, 1988) Season 30 Charles Wilson, 1988 Career 55 William Arnold, 1987-90 Most Yardage on Returns Game 167 Jerry Harris vs Southern Miss, 1983 Season 735 Charles Wilson, 1988 Career 1202 William Arnold, 1987-90 Most Touchdowns on Returns Season 1 shared by many Career 1 shared by many (95 yds. Kevin Cobb vs Tennessee, 1996) Best Return Average Season33.0 Mac Cody, 1993 (10 or more returns) Career 30.0 Russ Vollmer, 1960-63

140

TEAM

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS Name Yrs. Played Russ Vollmer 1960-63 Bobby Ward 1973-74 Nick Pappas 1966-67 Stan Davis 1969-71 John Martin 1993-94 Brian Davis 1993-95 Sammy Seals 1985-87 Jerry Harris 1983-86 Charles Wilson 1986-88 Bob Baxter 1965-67 (20 returns is the minimum)

No. 29 30 22 26 25 24 21 47 30 33

Yds. 872 842 594 697 647 612 523 1,165 735 752

MEMPHIS

Avg. 30.1 28.1 27.0 26.8 25.9 25.5 24.9 24.8 24.5 22.8

Most Returns Game 8 five times (vs Florida State, 1987) Season 57 1986 Fewest 17 1962 Most Yardage on Returns Game 186 vs Southern Miss, 1983 Season 1111 1986 Most Touchdowns on Returns Season 3 1954 Best Return Average Season21.2 1988

Derrick Crawford

Ryan Roskelly

Punt Returns INDIVIDUAL

YEAR BY YEAR PUNT RETURN LEADERS YEAR 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 1957 1956

NAME Damien Dodson Damien Dodson Chancy Carr Ryan Roskelly Ryan Roskelly John Martin Russell Copeland Cliff Robinson Glenn Rogers, Jr. Glenn Rogers, Jr. Mike Nettles Sammy Seals Jerry Craine Jerry Harris Jerry Harris Derrick Crawford Enis Jackson Anthony Parker Anthony Parker Anthony Parker Judson Flint Keith Wright Keith Wright Keith Wright Keith Wright Bobby Ward James Thompson Charlie Babb Charlie Babb David Berrong David Berrong Bob Baxter Bob Baxter Tommy Elred Ollie Cordill Ollie Cordill Russell Vollmer Jack Carter Nick Bouni Nick Bouni Frank Talerico Andy Nelson

NO 12 18 23 30 40 17 37 23 16 7 13 13 14 27 19 6 10 17 15 12 19 21 16 7 13 15 19 31 10 14 19 19 21 15 7 6 11 7 3 5 5 10

YDS 56 218 117 252 468 152 351 116 109 69 59 67 160 180 129 59 53 126 53 79 211 201 228 169 218 124 240 180 55 122 254 308 142 149 87 51 224 239 76 73 57 189

TDS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Most Returns Game 10 Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa, 1994 Season 40 Ryan Roskelly, 1994 Career 70 Ryan Roskelly, 1994-95 Most Yardage on Returns Game 194 Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa, 1994 Season 468 Ryan Roskelly, 1994 Career 816 Keith Wright, 1974-77 Most Touchdowns on Returns Season 2 Keith Wright, 1976; Judson Flint, 1978 Career 4 Keith Wright, 1974-77 Best Return Average Season16.2 Bob Baxter, 1967 Career 20.1 Jack Carter, 1959-61

TEAM Most Returns Game 10 vs Tulsa, 1994 Season 47 1994 Fewest 14 1959 Most Yardage on Returns Game 194 vs Tulsa, 1994 Season 514 1994 Fewest 54 1980 Most Touchdowns on Returns Season 2 Several times (1978) Best Return Average Season11.0 1972

CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDAGE Name Keith Wright Ryan Roskelly Bob Baxter David Berrong Jack Carter Jerry Harris

Yrs. Played 1974-77 1994-95 1965-67 1967-69 1959-61 1983-86

No. 57 70 40 33 18 46

Yds. 816 720 450 376 361 309

Avg. 14.3 10.3 11.3 11.4 20.1 6.7

YEAR BY YEAR KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS YEAR 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 1957 1956

NAME Keith Cobb Kevin Cobb Damien Dodson Kevin Cobb Brian Davis Mac Cody John Martin Xavier Crawford William Arnold Reginald Jones Charles Wilson William Arnold Sammy Seals Jerry Harris Jerry Harris Derrick Crawford Derrick Crawford Derrick Crawford Derrick Burroughs Richard Williams Eddie Hill Keith Wright Ricky Rivas Terdell Middleton Bobby Ward Bobby Ward Dornell Harris Dornell Harris Gerald Tinker Stan Davis Jay McCoy Nick Pappas Bob Baxter Bob Baxter Billy Fletcher Russell Vollmer Russell Vollmer Russell Vollmer Nick Bouni Nick Bouni Bob Schmidt Andy Nelson

NO 19 16 19 11 16 13 9 10 23 28 30 24 21 15 20 12 7 22 12 17 20 17 21 11 16 14 17 14 17 14 6 17 19 14 16 9 10 10 8 4 7 8

YDS TDS 432 0 342 0 362 0 222 0 416 0 429 1 272 0 275 0 485 0 622 0 735 1 555 0 523 0 369 0 446 0 247 0 157 0 467 0 246 0 348 0 367 0 345 0 406 0 231 1 438 0 404 0 404 0 294 0 363 0 361 0 215 0 527 1 449 0 303 1 389 0 290 1 302 1 280 0 159 0 166 0 149 0 183 0

Defense Records INDIVIDUAL

TEAM

Fewest Rushes Allowed Game 15 North Texas State, 1965 Season 322 1962 Most Rushes Allowed Season 603 1980 Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Game -4 vs Mississippi, 1993 Season 758 1962 Most Rushing Yards Allowed Game 523 by Texas A&M, 1978 Season 2620 1978 Fewest Pass Completions Allowed Game 1 three times (vs Southern Miss, 1976) Season 48 1957 Most Pass Completions Allowed Game 36 by East Carolina, 1994 Season 224 1998 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Game 5 by Southern Miss, 1976 Season 566 1962 Most Passing Yards Allowed Game 508 by Florida State, 1969 Season 3090 1998 Fewest Total Yards Allowed Game 87 Texas-Arlington, 1962

CAREER INTERCEPTION LEADERS Pos. DB DB DB DB DB DB

Name Yrs. Played David Berrong 1967-69 Jerry Todd 1967-69 Eric Harris 1973-76 Glenn Rogers, Jr. 1988-90 Bill Brundzo 1965-67 Steve Jaggard 1967-69

Int. 17 16 13 12 12 12

87 Tennessee Tech, 1962 Season 1324 1962 Most Total Yards Allowed Game 627 by Florida State, 1969 Season 5008 1998 Most Points Allowed Game 92 by Mississippi, 1935 Season 340 1998 Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Allowed Season 2 1961 Most Rushing Touchdowns Allowed Game 6 by Mississippi, 1980 6 by Mississippi State, 1978 Season 27 1978 Fewest Touchdown Passes Allowed Season 1 1962 Most Touchdown Passes Allowed Game 6 by Florida State, 1969 Season 22 1989 Fewest Total Touchdowns Allowed Season 7 1963 Most Total Touchdowns Allowed Season 43 1989 Most Fumble Recoveries Game 6 North Texas State, 1968 Season 26 1976 Fewest Fumble Recoveries Season 7 1993 7 1987 Most Quarterback Sacks Game 7 vs East Carolina, 1998 7 vs Arkansas State, 1994 Most Blocked Kicks Game 4 vs Arkansas, 1992

YEAR-BY-YEAR TACKLE LEADERS Year 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Pos NG LB DE DE DE LB NG NG LB LB LB LB LB LB NG LB LB LB LB OLB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB DB LB LB LB

Name Bob Finamore Joer Rushing Alex Dees Alex Dees Bobby Dees John Allen Dave Pawlik Joe Puzin Steve McCarty Jerry Dandridge Jerry Dandridge Keith Butler Keith Butler Michael Thomas Pete Scatamacchia Todd Ondra Mike Kleimeyer Johnnie Walker Eric Fairs Tim Harris Eric Fairs Octavian Sharp Damon Young Damon Young Scott Rumley Scott Rumley Danton Barto Danton Barto Danton Barto Jesse Allen Jerome Woods Richard Hogans Chris Reeves Kamal Shakir

TT 117 79 86 101 108 107 161 97 119 116 119 124 152 116 121 147 96 114 122 120 143 125 135 135 85 80 141 127 144 128 120 128 92 87

INTERCEPTIONS INDIVIDUAL

Most Interceptions Game 3 by three players (Eddie Moore vs Tulane, 1988) Season 11 Jerry Todd, 1968 Career 17 David Berrong, 1967-69 Most Interception Yards Game 99 Robert Lyles vs Mississippi State, 1958

Season 144 Career 267

TEAM

141

Percey Nabors, 1983 Keith Spann, 1993-96

Most Interceptions Game 6 vs East Carolina, 1993 6 vs Tulsa, 1972 Season 29 1968 Fewest 7 1978

YEAR BY YEAR INTERCEPTION LEADERS

YEAR NAME 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981

Glenn Sumter Jeremy Stewart Keith Cobb Kevin Cobb Mike McKenzie Jeremy Stewart Keith Spann Jerome Woods Barry Dillard Dominic Calloway Danton Barto Herb Kendall Glenn Rogers, Jr. Glenn Rogers, Jr. Eddie Moore Randall Cooper Mike Nettles Trell Hooper Donnie Elder Percy Nabors Johnnie Walker George Stapleton

NO YDS TDS 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 3 4 4 3 5 4 7 3 3 3 3 6 4 3

7 29 6 21 10 7 113 110 60 90 89 46 87 23 51 9 72 37 3 144 40 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1957 1956

Terrie Sudduth Todd Ondra Tony Graves Bob Orians Keith Simpson Eric Harris Eric Harris Ed Taylor Eric Harris Tommy Carlsen Walter Daggett Ricky Kale David Berrong Steve Jaggard Jerry Todd David Berrong Bill Brundzo Bill Brundzo Doug Woodlief Doug Woodlief Jim Addington Carlos Brooks John Lee

3 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 6 5 8 8 11 4 5 6 4 4 4 3 3

19 25 13 91 78 1 55 34 45 26 34 34 136 59 79 25 99 24 45 28 2 99 34

DEFENSE RECORDS

Most Solo Tackles Game 19 Pete Scatamacchia vs Louisville, 1979 Season 103 Dave Pawlik, 1971 Career 273 Danton Barto, 1990-93 Most Assisted Tackles Game 19 Art Brumit vs Utah State, 1967 Season 79 Todd Ondra, 1979 Career 214 Michael Thomas, 1977-80 Most Total Tackles Game 25 Pete Scatamacchia vs Louisville, 1979 Season 162 Michael Thomas, 1980 Career 473 Danton Barto, 1990-93 Most Quarterback Sacks Game 4 James Logan vs ASU, 1994 4 Marlon Brown vs Louisville, 1987 Season 11 Marquis Bowling, 1997 11 Marlon Brown, 1987 11 Cedric Wright, 1983 Career 20 Marquis Bowling, 1995-88 Most Tackles for Loss of Yards (does not include sacks) Season 21 Marlon Brown, 1987 (126 yds.) Career 49 Tim Harris, 1982-85 (251 yds.) Most Fumble Recoveries Game 2 Cedric Miller & Marquis Bowling, 1995 Season 5 Van Anderson, 1974 Career 7 by five players (Dennis Borcky & David Brandon, 1983-86) Most Blocked Kicks Game **4 Ken Irvin vs Arkansas, 1992 Season 4 Ken Irvin, 1992 4 Marvin Chatman, 1981 **NCAA Record

MEMPHIS

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SINGLE-GAME

Single-Game Records

142

Most Rushing Attempts 42 Marcus Holliday vs Tulane 37 Larry Porter vs Mississippi 37 James King vs Wichita State 35 Frank Fletcher vs Cincinnati 33 Marcus Holliday vs Arkansas 33 Dave Casinelli vs South Carolina 32 Dave Casinelli vs Houston 32 Richard Locke vs North Texas State 31 Leon Bosby vs SW Louisiana (Opponent: 45 by Cyrus Lawrence, Virginia Tech, 1981)

1994 1993 1977 1994 1994 1963 1963 1979 1990

Most Yards Rushing 260 Paul Gowen vs Tulsa 210 Dave Casinelli vs Houston 206 Larry Porter vs Arkansas State 190 Teofilo Riley vs Arkansas State 189 Richard Williams vs Georgia Tech 188 Eddie Hill vs Cincinnati 185 Frank Fletcher vs Cincinnati 174 Larry Porter vs Cincinnati 172 Terdell Middleton vs Tulane 171 Marcus Holliday vs Arkansas (Opponent: 219 by Herschel Walker, Georgia, 1982)

1969 1963 1990 1998 1980 1978 1985 1992 1976 1994

Longest Run from Scrimmage 95 Keith White vs Arkansas State 92 Herb Covington vs Cincinnati 92 Sonny Parsons vs The Citadel 89 Jack Scott vs Union 89 Keith Benton vs Louisville (Opponent: 93 by Byron Evans, Minnesota, 1998)

1948 1966 1961 1948 1990

Most Passing Attempts 45 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State 44 Bernard Oden vs Minnesota 44 Steve Matthews vs Louisville 41 Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss 40 Billy Fletcher vs Wake Forest 39 Tom Branner vs SW Louisiana 39 Kenton Evans vs Ole Miss 38 Steve Matthews vs SW Louisiana 38 Steve Matthews vs Tulsa (Opponent: 50 by Bill Cappleman, Florida State, 1969)

1993 1997 1993 1988 1965 1986 1998 1993 1993

Most Pass Completions 29 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State 25 Bernard Oden vs Minnesota 25 Steve Matthews vs Louisville 24 Steve Matthews vs Tulsa 24 Kenton Evans vs Ole Miss 23 Steve Matthews vs East Carolina 22 Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss 22 Danny Sparkman vs Murray State 21 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State 20 Steve Matthews vs SW Louisiana 20 Joe Bruner vs Kansas State (Opponent: 35 by Marcus Crandell, East Carolina, 1994)

1993 1997 1993 1993 1998 1993 1988 1985 1992 1993 1973

Most Yards Passing 355 340 335 300 292 291 288 287 279 263

Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State Steve Matthews vs East Carolina Bernard Oden vs Minnesota Bernard Oden vs Cincinnati Qadry Anderson vs Tulane Danny Sparkman vs Cincinnati Steve Matthews vs East Carolina Neil Suber vs Tulane Steve Matthews vs Louisville

1988 1993 1992 1997 1997 1996 1984 1993 1998 1993

261

MEMPHIS

Danny Sparkman vs Murray State (Opponent: 508 by Bill Cappleman, Florida State, 1969)

1985

Longest Pass Completion from Scrimmage 94 Lloyd Patterson to Earnest Gray vs Houston 1978 92 Stephen Galbraith to Damien Dodson vs Houston 1998 84 Rusty Trail to Chris Martin vs Southern Miss 1988 84 Danny Sparkman to Edwin Lovelady vs Ark. State 1984 83 Danny Sparkman to Derrick Crawford vs Ark. State 1983 82 Neil Suber to Damien Dodson vs East Carolina 1998 82 Qadry Anderson to Teofilo Riley vs Houston 1996 82 James Earl Wright to Harold Sterling vs USM 1960 (Opponent: 80 by three teams; last by Mississippi State, 1982, Bond to Wright) Most Offensive Plays 60 Bernard Oden vs Minnesota 54 Qadry Anderson vs Louisville 54 Billy Fletcher vs Wake Forest 52 Steve Matthews vs Louisville 51 Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss 48 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State 47 Danny Pierce vs Mississippi 47 David Fowler vs Houston (Opponent: 55 by John Gromos, Vanderbilt, 1989)

1997 1996 1965 1993 1988 1993 1969 1974

Most Total Offense 375 Rusty Trail vs Southern Miss 362 Steve Matthews vs Mississippi State 351 Qadry Anderson vs Tulane 351 Billy Fletcher vs Mississippi State 334 Bernard Oden vs Minnesota 320 Bernard Oden vs Cincinnati 317 Tim Jones vs Tulane 315 Steve Matthews vs East Carolina 300 Danny Sparkman vs Cincinnati (Opponent: 491 by Bill Cappleman, Florida State, 1969)

1988 1993 1996 1965 1997 1997 1989 1992 1984

Most Pass Receptions 10 Richie Floyd vs Arkansas State 1997 10 Isaac Bruce vs SW Louisiana 1993 10 Mac Cody vs Mississippi State 1993 10 Russell Copeland vs Mississippi State 1992 10 Russell Copeland vs Tennessee 1992 10 Bob Sherlag vs Mississippi State 1965 (Opponent: 13 by Brad Gaines, Vanderbilt, 1989 & Ron Sellers, Florida State, 1968) Most Yards Receiving 186 Bob Sherlag vs Mississippi State 174 Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa 172 Richie Floyd vs Tulane 160 Bill Robertson vs Arkansas State 159 Preston Riley vs Louisville 155 Richie Floyd vs Cincinnati 147 Isaac Bruce vs East Carolina 140 Russell Copeland vs East Carolina 138 Russell Copeland vs Tennessee 132 Darrius Blevins vs Tulane 130 Bob Sherlag vs Wake Forest 130 Frank Blackwell vs Mississippi (Opponent: 218 by Ron Sellers, Florida State, 1968)

1965 1994 1996 1950 1968 1997 1993 1992 1992 1997 1965 1969

Most Touchdown Receptions 3 by five players (Russell Copeland vs Tennessee, 1992) (Opponent: 3 by Allma Matthews, Vanderbilt, 1982 & Mike Haggard, South Carolina, 1972)

Most Points Scored 18 19 different times (Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997) (Opponent: 24 by Mike Haddix, Miss. State, 1982 & James Jones, Miss. State, 1978)

Single-Game Records Most Touchdowns Scored 3 19 different times (Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997) (Opponent: 4 by Michael Haddix, Miss. State, 1982 & James Jones, Miss. State, 1978) Longest Field Goal Made 52 Ryan White vs Cincinnati 1998 52 Luis Tejeda vs Mississippi 1994 52 Don Glosson vs Florida State 1985 51 Joe Allison vs Mississippi 1992 51 Joe Allison vs Arkansas 1992 51 Joe Allison vs East Carolina 1990 51 Don Glosson vs Georgia 1984 51 Thomas Ingles vs Mississippi 1982 (Opponent: 54 by Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee, 1982 (had a record 5 in that game)) Most Punts 13 12 12 12 11 11

Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M Paul Wilson vs South Carolina Arthur Franklin vs SW Louisiana Hugh Owens vs Houston Durwood Gordon vs West Texas State (Opponent: 11 by Joe Williams, Wichita State, 1979)

1979 1978 1972 1986 1978 1968

1979 1978 1978 1982 1972

Highest Punting Average 52.0 Preston Watts vs Union 50.3 Jeff Buffaloe vs Louisville 49.4 Jeff Buffaloe vs Alabama 48.8 Olie Cordill vs West Texas State 48.2 Walt Stephens vs Tennessee (Opponent: 53.3 by Alan Herline, Vanderbilt, 1986)

1942 1992 1991 1963 1984

Longest Punt 78 71 70 69 69 Kickoff Returns 6 6 6 6 6

Jeff Fite vs Alabama Olie Cordill vs West Texas State Russell Richards vs Florida State Jeff Fite vs Florida Virgil Pearcy vs Mississippi State (Opponent: 61 by Alan Herline, Vanderbilt, 1986)

1989 1963 1980 1988 1974

Charles Wilson vs Southern Miss Gerald White vs Mississippi State Edwin Lovelady vs Army Donnie Elder vs Mississippi Stan Davis vs Tennessee (Opponent: 5 by Bobby Brown, Cincinnati, 1989)

1988 1986 1985 1982 1969

Most Kickoff Return Yards 167 Jerry Harris vs Southern Miss 163 Xavier Crawford vs Missouri 157 P.T. Jones vs Tulane 157 Mac Cody vs Cincinnati 152 Charles Wilson vs Tulane 146 Dornell Harris vs Drake 141 Nick Pappas vs Houston (Opponent: 173 by Bobby Brown, Cincinnati, 1989)

1983 1991 1997 1993 1988 1972 1967

Longest Kickoff Return 98 Jerry Harris vs Southern Miss 97 Charles Wilson vs Tulane 96 Terdell Middleton vs North Texas State 95 Kevin Cobb vs Tennessee 94 Stan Davis vs Cincinnati 93 Nick Pappas vs Mississippi 93 Preston Watts vs Troy State (Opponent: 100 by Maurice Nelson, Tulane, 1985)

1983 1988 1975 1996 1972 1967 1940

Most Punt Returns 10

Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa

1994

Damien Dodson vs Houston Russell Copeland vs Cincinnati Jerry Harris vs Mississippi State Keith Wright vs North Texas State Stan Davis vs Tennessee Dornell Harris vs Drake Bob Baxter vs Mississippi (Opponent: 8 by Willie Gault, Tennessee, 1981)

1997 1992 1985 1974 1969 1972 1965

Most Punt Return Yards 194 Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa 133 David Berrong vs Wichita State 120 Keith Wright vs North Texas State 94 Damien Dodson vs Houston 92 Stan Davis vs Mississippi 92 Bob Baxter vs Mississippi 89 Bobby Ward vs Mississippi (Opponent: 107 by Pat Coleman, Mississippi, 1988)

1994 1968 1974 1997 1972 1967 1973

Longest Punt Return 97 Keith Wright vs North Texas State 94 Keith Wright vs Louisville 94 Frank Mawyer vs Chattanooga 88 Russ Vollmer vs Mississippi 86 Ricky Rivas vs Wichita State 86 Jack Carter vs Chattanooga (Opponent: 96 by Greg Campbell, Louisville, 1970)

1974 1975 1950 1962 1975 1961

Most All-Purpose Yards 368 Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa 275 Larry Porter vs Arkansas State 262 Xavier Crawford vs Missouri 260 Paul Gowen vs Tulsa 225 Eddie Hill vs Wichita State

1994 1990 1991 1967 1978

Most Solo Tackles 19 16 15 14 14

1979 1968 1971 1978 1986

Pete Scatamacchia vs Louisville Alex Dees vs Southern Miss Dave Pawlik vs San Jose State Todd Ondra vs Louisville Wilson Neely vs Mississippi State

Most Assisted Tackles 19 Art Brumit vs Utah State 13 Joe Rushing vs Utah State 13 Damon Young vs Tulane 12 Todd Ondra vs Northeast Louisiana 12 Todd Ondra vs Louisville Most Quarterback Sacks 4 James Logan vs Arkansas State 4 Marlon Brown vs Louisville 3 by seven different players (Opponent: 3 by Louis Hampton, Houston, 1998) Most Pass Interceptions 3 Eddie Moore vs Tulane 3 Keith Simpson vs North Texas State 3 Olie Cordill vs Mississippi State (Opponent: 3 by Chris Donnelly, Vanderbilt, 1989)

1967 1967 1987 1979 1979 1994 1987

1988 1977 1965

Most Interception Return Yards 99 Robert Lyles vs Mississippi State 95 Chris Hobbs vs Tennessee 93 Bob Sherlag vs Wake Forest 91 Bob Orians vs Southern Miss 90 Preston Watts vs Middle Tennessee

1958 1991 1964 1977 1941

Longest Interception 99 95 95 93 91 90 90

1958 1973 1991 1964 1977 1993 1941

Return Robert Lyles vs Mississippi State Mary Hammock vs Southern miss Chris Hobbs vs Tennessee Bob Sherlag vs Wake Forest Bob Orians s Southern Miss Dominic Calloway vs East Carolina Preston Watts vs Middle Tennessee

SINGLE-GAME

Most Yards Punted 492 Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M 433 Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M 423 Hugh Owens vs Houston 421 Stan Weaver vs Vanderbilt 416 Paul Wilson vs South Carolina (Opponent: 454 by Joe Williams, Wichita State, 1979)

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

143

Season Records SEASON RECORDS

Quarterback Qadry Anderson is the ninth all-time leading passer in Tiger history.

144

Most Rushing Attempts 219 Dave Casinelli 208 Gerard Arnold 193 Marvin Cox 173 Dave Casinelli 168 James King

1963 1998 1989 1962 1977

Most Yards Rushing 1059 Gerard Arnold 1016 Dave Casinelli 919 Terdell Middleton 868 Paul Gowen 844 Marvin Cox

1998 1962 1976 1970 1989

Rushing Average 7.6 Paul Wilson 7.3 Jack Carter 7.2 Nick Pappas 6.5 Sonny Parsons 6.4 James King

1971 1960 1967 1961 1976

Most Rushing Touchdowns 14 Dave Casinelli 11 Dave Casinelli 10 James Earl Wright 10 Jay McCoy 9 Larry Porter 9 Dave Casinelli 9 Jay McCoy

1963 1962 1961 1968 1990 1961 1970

Most Pass Attempts 316 Bernard Oden 287 Qadry Anderson 286 Steve Matthews 273 Steve Matthews 272 Danny Sparkman 256 Billy Fletcher 216 Danny Sparkman 201 Trell Hooper

1997 1996 1992 1993 1985 1965 1983 1982

Most Pass Completions 175 Steve Matthews

1992

170 166 142 141 112 105

Bernard Oden Steve Matthews Danny Sparkman Qadry Anderson Trell Hooper Danny Sparkman

1997 1993 1985 1996 1982 1983

Most Yards Passing 2249 Bernard Oden 2084 Steve Matthews 1896 Steve Matthews 1606 Danny Sparkman 1563 Lloyd Patterson 1557 Qadry Anderson 1390 Danny Sparkman 1336 Lloyd Patterson

1997 1992 1993 1985 1976 1996 1983 1977

Highest Pass Completion 64.0 Andy Whitwell (48-75) 61.2 Steve Matthews (175-287) 60.8 Steve Matthews (166-273) 56.8 Tim Jones (54-96) 55.7 Trell Hooper (112-201) 53.8 Bernard Oden (170-316) 53.3 David Fowler (103-193)

1987 1992 1993 1987 1982 1997 1974

Average Gain Per Completion 19.9 James Earl Wright 18.3 Nick Bouni 18.3 Lloyd Patterson 17.9 Lloyd Patterson 17.8 Kevin Betts

1960 1959 1976 1976 1978

Most Touchdown Passes 18 Steve Matthews 14 Lloyd Patterson 13 Steve Matthews 13 Billy Fletcher 13 James Earl Wright 12 Bernard Oden 11 Danny Sparkman 11 James Earl Wright

1992 1976 1993 1965 1960 1997 1983 1961

Most Interceptions Thrown 20 Billy Fletcher 16 Darrell Martin 13 Steve Matthews 13 Lloyd Patterson 12 Steve Matthews 11 Qadry Anderson 11 Keith Benton 11 Danny Sparkman 11 Danny Sparkman

1965 1980 1993 1978 1992 1996 1990 1983 1985

Most Offensive Plays 445 Bernard Oden 416 Qadry Anderson 365 Billy Fletcher 342 Danny Sparkman 324 Keith Benton 322 Al Harvey 320 Steve Matthews

1997 1996 1965 1985 1990 1972 1992

Most Total Offense 2330 Bernard Oden 1877 Keith Benton 1871 Steve Matthews 1795 Billy Fletcher 1720 Steve Matthews 1678 Qadry Anderson

1997 1990 1992 1965 1993 1996

MEMPHIS 1666 1643

Lloyd Patterson Danny Sparkman

1976 1985

Most Pass Receptions 74 Isaac Bruce 61 Russell Copeland 50 Mac Cody 46 James Thompson 46 Bob Sherlag 45 Damien Dodson 44 Ryan Roskelly 43 Richie Floyd 43 Bobby Ward 42 Damien Dodson

1993 1992 1993 1973 1965 1997 1994 1996 1973 1998

Most Yards Receiving 1054 Isaac Bruce 826 Earnest Gray 753 Damien Dodson 744 Bobby Ward 736 Russell Copeland 690 Earnest Gray

1993 1977 1998 1973 1992 1978

Average Gain Per Reception 29.5 Earnest Gray 25.3 Jerry Harris 24.5 Sonny Parsons 23.1 Preston Riley 22.2 Enis Jackson

1977 1984 1961 1968 1983

Most Touchdown Receptions 12 Bill Robertson 10 Isaac Bruce 9 Earnest Gray 9 Bob Sherlag 7 Russell Copeland 7 Bobby Ward 6 Earnest Gray 6 Ricky Rivas

1950 1993 1978 1965 1992 1973 1977 1976

Most Points Scored 101 Joe Allison 84 Dave Casinelli

1992 1963

Wide receiver Earnest Gray averaged a school record 29.5 yards a catch in 1977.

Single-Season Records Fullback Alex Williams scored 13 touchdowns and had 78 points during the 1949 season.

Alex Williams Russ Vollmer Paul Gowen Bill Robertson

1949 1962 1971 1950

Most Touchdowns Scored 14 Dave Casinelli 13 Alex Williams 12 Bill Robertson 12 Frank Berry 11 Dave Casinelli 11 Alex Williams

1963 1949 1950 1949 1962 1950

Most PATs Made 42 38 37 32 32

John Cobb Jack Carter Pete Weeks Joe Allison Hal McGeorge

1949 1961 1969 1992 1973

Most PATs Attempted 43 Jack Carter 42 Pete Weeks 36 Jack Carter 33 Hal McGeorge 32 Joe Allison 32 Pete Weeks

1961 1969 1960 1973 1992 1968

Hugh Owens Russell Richards Stan Weaver Arthur Franklin Drew Pairamore Jeff Fite

1978 1980 1983 1986 1996 1990

Most Yards Punted 3117 Hugh Owens 3049 Stan Weaver 3048 Russell Richards 3040 Jeff Fite 2928 Arthur Franklin

1978 1983 1980 1990 1986

Highest Punting 44.6 42.6 42.3 41.6 41.3

1992 1984 1991 1998 1963

Average Jeff Buffaloe Walt Stephens Jeff Buffaloe Jim Cande Olie Cordill

Dornell Harris Ryan Roskelly Paul Gowen

1972 1994 1970

Most Solo Tackles 103 Dave Pawlik 96 Eric Fairs 92 Keith Butler 87 Bob Finamore 87 Todd Ondra

1971 1985 1977 1964 1980

Most Assisted Tackles 79 Todd Ondra 78 Michael Thomas 69 Jesse Allen 63 Danton Barto 61 Jerry Dandridge 61 John Allen

1979 1980 1994 1993 1975 1969

Most Total Tackles 162 Michael Thomas 161 Dave Pawlik 152 Keith Butler 147 Todd Ondra 144 Danton Barto 144 Todd Ondra

1980 1971 1977 1980 1993 1979

Most Quarterback Sacks 11 Marquis Bowling 11 Marlon Brown 11 Cedric Wright 10 David Brandon 9 Bryan Barnett 8 James Logan 8 Charles King 6.5 Eric Fairs 6 Marquis Bowling 6 Marvin Thomas 6 Marvin Thomas 6 Chris Hobbs 6 Tim Harris

1997 1987 1983 1986 1994 1994 1993 1984 1998 1996 1995 1990 1983

Most Tackles For Loss of Yards 21 Marlon Brown (126 yds.) 20 Tony Williams (96 yds) 17 Tim Harris (83 yds.) 17 Eric Fairs (70 yds.) 16 Marquis Bowling (80 yds.) 14 Tim Harris (60 yds.) 13 Tim Harris (78 yds.)

1987 1996 1984 1984 1997 1985 1983

1125 1118 1118

Most Kickoff Returns 30 Charles Wilson 28 Reginald Jones 24 William Arnold 23 William Arnold 22 Derrick Crawford

1988 1989 1987 1990 1981

Most Kickoff Return Yards 735 Charles Wilson 622 Reginald Jones 555 William Arnold 527 Nick Pappas 523 Sammy Seals

1988 1989 1987 1967 1986

Highest Kickoff Return Average 33.0 Mac Cody 31.0 Nick Pappas 30.2 John Martin 28.9 Bobby Ward 27.5 Xavier Crawford 27.4 Bobby Ward

1993 1967 1992 1973 1991 1974

Most Punt Returns 40 Ryan Roskelly 37 Russell Copeland 31 Charlie Babb 30 Ryan Roskelly 27 Jerry Harris 23 Chancy Carr 23 Cliff Robinson 21 Keith Wright 21 Bob Baxter

1994 1992 1971 1995 1985 1996 1991 1977 1966

Most Fumble Recoveries 5 Van Anderson 4 Several tied at four

1994 1992 1967 1968 1995 1972 1961

Most Pass Interceptions 11 Jerry Todd 8 David Berrong 8 Steve Jaggard 7 Eddie Moore 6 Bill Brundzo 6 Walter Daggett 6 Percy Nabors

1968 1969 1969 1988 1966 1971 1983

Most Interception Yards 144 Percy Nabors 136 David Berrong 119 Glenn Rogers, Jr. 113 Keith Spann 104 Charlie Babb 99 Bill Brundzo

1983 1969 1988 1996 1971 1966

Most Blocked Kicks 4 Ken Irvin 4 Marvin Chatman 3 David Brandon

1992 1981 1984

Most Field Goals Made 23 Joe Allison 16 Ryan White 16 John Butler 15 Don Glosson 14 John Butler 14 Don Glosson

1992 1998 1989 1984 1988 1983

Most Punt Return Yards 468 Ryan Roskelly 351 Russell Copeland 308 Bob Baxter 254 David Berrong 252 Ryan Roskelly 240 James Thompson 239 Jack Carter

Most Field Goals Attempted 25 Joe Allison 20 John Butler 20 Don Glosson 20 Rusty Bennett 19 John Butler

1992 1989 1983 1977 1988

Highest Punt Return Average 34.1 Jack Carter 27.8 Keith Wright 20.4 Frank Talerico 20.4 Russ Vollmer 18.9 Andy Nelson

1961 1975 1956 1962 1956

Most Points Kicking 101 Joe Allison 71 Don Glosson 70 Ryan White 66 Joe Allison 66 John Butler 63 Don Glosson

1992 1983 1998 1993 1989 1984

Most All-Purpose Yards 1303 Charles Wilson 1281 Bobby Ward 1181 Keith Wright 1173 Eddie Hill 1161 Mac Cody 1145 Russell Copeland

1988 1973 1977 1978 1993 1992

1974

SEASON RECORDS

78 72 72 72

Most Punts 80 80 78 77 73 73

145

TEAM SINGLE-GAME

Team Records

146

Most Rushing Attempts 81 vs North Texas State 77 vs Wichita State 76 vs North Texas State 70 vs Georgia Tech 70 vs Virginia Tech

1971 1972 1979 1981 1970

Fewest Rushing Attempts 19 vs Arkansas 20 vs Mississippi

MEMPHIS vs Murray State vs Mississippi State vs Mississippi State vs North Texas State vs Southern Miss

1985 1993 1965 1978 1988

1998 1998

Most First Downs by Penalty 5 vs Alabama 5 vs North Texas State 4 by several opponents

1987 1971

Most Yards Rushing 507 vs Tulsa 485 vs Wichita State 456 vs North Texas State 436 vs Tulsa 419 vs The Citadel

1969 1970 1971 1972 1962

Most Total First Downs 37 vs Louisville 31 vs Cincinnati 30 vs Utah State 30 vs North Texas State 30 vs The Citadel

1969 1984 1972 1971 1962

Fewest Yards Rushing -14 vs Houston

1998

Fewest Total First Downs 2 vs Mississippi

1964

Most Rushing Touchdowns 7 vs North Texas State 7 vs The Citadel 6 vs Wichita State 6 vs Tulsa 6 vs Cincinnati

1971 1962 1972 1972 1969

Most Points Scored 70 vs Tampa 69 vs Louisville 64 vs Union 62 vs Tulane 61 vs East Central Oklahoma 61 vs Arkansas State

1949 1969 1950 1992 1951 1949

Most Touchdowns Scored 11 vs Tampa 10 vs Louisville 10 vs Union 9 vs Arkansas State 9 vs East Central Oklahoma

1949 1969 1950 1949 1951

Most Rushing Touchdowns 7 vs North Texas State 7 vs The Citadel 6 vs Wichita State 6 vs Tulsa 6 vs Tulsa 6 vs Cincinnati

1971 1962 1972 1972 1969 1969

Most Passing Attempts 47 vs Mississippi State 46 vs Mississippi 46 vs Murray State 45 vs Louisville 44 vs Minnesota 41 vs North Texas State 40 vs Wake Forest 39 vs Mississippi 39 vs Southern Miss 39 vs Tulsa 39 vs SW Louisiana

1993 1969 1985 1993 1997 1978 1965 1998 1994 1993 1986

Fewest Passing Attempts 3 vs Arkansas State

1982

Most Pass Completions 30 vs Mississippi State 25 vs Minnesota 25 vs Louisville 24 vs Mississippi 24 vs East Carolina 24 vs Tulsa 24 vs Murray State 22 vs Southern Miss

1993 1997 1993 1998 1993 1993 1985 1988

Fewest Pass Completions 1 four times (vs Miss. State, 1984) Most Passing Yards 379 vs Mississippi State 355 vs Southern Miss 335 vs East Carolina 331 vs Mississippi 301 vs SW Louisiana 300 vs Minnesota 292 vs Cincinnati 291 vs Tulane

1993 1988 1992 1969 1973 1997 1997 1996

Fewest Passing Yards 6 vs Southern Miss

1966

Derrick Crawford led the Tigers in kickoff returns for four straight seasons from 1980-83.

Most Passes Had Intercepted 5 vs Miami 5 vs Missouri 5 vs SW Louisiana 5 vs Vanderbilt 5 vs Vanderbilt 5 vs Houston 5 vs New Mexico Most Touchdown Passes 5 vs Louisville 4 vs Tulane 3 Ten different times

1993 1991 1987 1980 1979 1968 1986 1969 1992

Most Offensive Plays 92 vs Murray State 91 vs Mississippi 91 vs SW Louisiana 89 vs Louisville 89 vs North Texas State

1985 1983 1983 1968 1971

Fewest Offensive Plays 30 vs Mississippi

1964

Most Total Yards 659 630 597 560 552

1969 1984 1970 1970 1969

vs Louisville vs Cincinnati vs Wichita State vs Southern Miss vs Tulsa

Fewest Total Yards 47 vs Mississippi

1964

Most First Downs Rushing 26 vs Tulsa 24 vs Louisville 24 vs The Citadel 21 vs Georgia Tech 21 vs North Texas State

1972 1969 1962 1981 1971

Most First Downs Passing 17 vs Mississippi

1969

16 15 15 14 14

Most Passing Touchdowns 5 vs Louisville 4 vs Tulane 3 by several opponents Most Extra Points 9 vs Louisville 8 vs Tulane 7 vs Virginia Tech 7 vs Wichita State 7 vs Cincinnati 7 vs Louisville

1969 1992

1969 1992 1973 1972 1972 1962

Most Field Goals Made 4 vs Cincinnati 4 vs Mississippi 4 vs North Texas State 3 11 times

1998 1992 1976

Most Field Goals Attempted 6 vs North Texas State 4 vs Arkansas 4 vs Mississippi 4 vs North Texas State 3 by several opponents

1976 1994 1992 1977

Team Single-Game Records Most Consecutive Field Goals Made 16 1998-present 16 From 1983-1984 11 1992

Former Tiger quarterback Kippy Brown is now the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins.

Most 2-Point Conversions Made 2 vs Louisville

1998

Most Punts 13 12 12 12 11 11

1979 1986 1978 1972 1978 1968

vs Texas A&M vs SW Louisiana vs Texas A&M vs South Carolina vs Houston vs West Texas State

1979 1978 1978 1982 1972

Fewest Yards Punted 11 vs Southern Miss

1977

Highest Punting 50.3 48.5 48.2 46.0 46.0

1992 1963 1984 1974 1964

Average vs Louisville vs Houston vs Georgia vs Mississippi State vs West Texas State

Lowest Punting Average 11.0 vs Southern Miss Most Punt Returns 10 vs Tulsa 9 vs Mississippi State 8 vs Quantico 7 vs Tennessee Tech 6 vs several opponents

1977 1994 1985 1966 1962

Most Punt Return Yards 194 vs Tulsa 133 vs Tulsa 133 vs Wichita State 120 vs North Texas State 97 vs Cincinnati 92 vs Mississippi 92 vs Southern Miss

1994 1968 1968 1974 1972 1967 1972

Fewest Punt Return Yards -5 vs SW Louisiana

1987

Most Kickoff Returns 8 vs Florida State 8 vs Mississippi 8 vs Mississippi 8 vs Louisville 8 vs Mississippi

1987 1980 1971 1970 1970

Most Kickoff Return Yards 186 vs Southern Miss 169 vs Florida State 168 vs Houston 168 vs Tulane 167 vs Cincinnati

1983 1979 1967 1988 1972

Fewest Kickoff Return Yards 0 vs several opponents Most Penalties 15 15 13 13

vs Tulane vs Mississippi State vs Mississippi State vs Mississippi

1992 1985 1998 1983

vs Tennessee Tech

1962

Most Fumbles Lost 7 vs Mississippi State 7 vs Mississippi 6 vs Louisville 6 vs Mississippi 6 vs Tennessee Tech

1976 1971 1979 1976 1962

Fewest Rushes Allowed 15 vs North Texas State 17 vs Louisville 20 vs West Texas State 23 vs Arkansas Statae 23 vs Cincinnati 23 vs Vanderbilt 23 vs Louisville 23 vs Houston

1965 1962 1966 1998 1984 1983 1964 1963

Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed -4 vs Mississippi 0 vs Texas-Arlington 8 vs Louisville 13 vs Louisville 24 vs Louisville 27 vs Louisville

1993 1962 1991 1963 1962 1992

1997 1984 1976 1962

Fewest Pass Completions Allowed 1 vs North Texas State 1 vs Houston 1 vs Southern Miss 2 by several opponents

Fewest Penalties 0 vs Mississippi

1982

Most Penalty Yards 147 vs West Texas State 140 vs Wichita State 136 vs Mississippi State 130 vs Tulane 126 vs Houston 124 vs Louisville 121 vs Mississippi State 116 vs The Citadel

1964 1968 1985 1992 1997 1993 1998 1962

Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 5 vs Southern Miss 6 vs Houston 7 vs North Texas State 13 vs North Texas State 14 vs Southern Miss

1976 1974 1962 1963 1981

Most Fumbles 11 10 9 9 9

1976 1979 1977 1971 1963

Fewest Total Yards Allowed 87 vs Texas-Arlington 87 vs Tennessee Tech 100 vs North Texas State 102 vs Mississippi State 103 vs Mississippi State 107 vs Mississippi

1962 1962 1963 1963 1962 1993

12 12 12 12

vs Houston vs Southern Miss vs Louisville vs The Citadel

vs Mississippi vs Louisville vs Florida State vs Mississippi vs Southern Miss

Wide receiver Jerry Harris averaged 25.3 yards a reception for the Tigers in 1984.

1962 1968 1976

Most Pass Interceptions 6 vs East Carolina 6 vs NTSU 5 vs 9 other opponents

1993 1968

Most Fumble Recoveries 6 vs Tulsa 5 vs Cincinnati 5 vs Louisville 4 vs 12 other opponents

1972 1998 1983

Most Blocked Kicks 4 vs Arkansas 3 vs Alabama

1992 1991

Total Turnovers 8 7 7 7 7 7

1968 1998 1972 1997 1968 1968

vs NTSU vs Cincicnnati vs Tulsa vs Mississippi State vs Southern Miss vs Houston

TEAM SINGLE-GAME

Most Yards Punted 492 vs Texas A&M 433 vs Texas A&M 423 vs Houston 421 vs Vanderbilt 416 vs South Carolina

147

Team Records Most Rushing Attempts 612 1972 606 1971 580 1975 570 1970 558 1979 Fewest Rushing Attempts 335 1964

TEAM SINGLE-SEASON

Most Yards Rushing 2752 1960 2629 1970 2660 1971 2483 1969 2342 1972

148

Fewest Yards Rushing 1045 1995 1130 1996 1215 1997 1297 1993 1321 1964 Most Rushing Touchdowns 33 1961 29 1969 27 1968 27 1960 Most Passing Attempts 352 1993 336 1997 320 1998 320 1995 313 1996 308 1992 290 1982 288 1994 288 1973 Fewest Pass Attempts 78 1957 Most Pass Completions 203 1993 182 1992 178 1997 159 1973 154 1985 153 1996 153 1982 151 1995 147 1998 Fewest Pass Completions 38 1957 Most Yards Passing 2369 1997 2191 1992 2030 1988 2005 1998 1945 1973 1766 1985 Fewest Passing Yards 477 1957

Most Passes Had Intercepted 22 1980 22 1965 20 1995 20 1979 18 1986 18 1982 18 1978

MEMPHIS

Keith Benton, the all-time leading rushing quarterback in school history, led Memphis' stunning upset over No. 14 Southern Cal in 1991.

Most Touchdown Passes 19 1992 18 1993 14 1978 14 1976 14 1969 14 1965 14 1961 14 1960 Fewest Touchdown Passes 1 1963 Most Offensive Plays 859 1972 793 1973 786 1974 786 1971 783 1982 Fewest Offensive Plays 526 1964 Most Total Yards 4124 3800 3790 3784 3723

1969 1988 1976 1992 1970

Fewest Total Yards 2215 1966 Most First Downs Rushing 151 1972 128 1971 127 1970 126 1969 124 1976 Fewest First Downs Rushing 66 1995 72 1964

20 19 19 18

1984 1995 1993 1973

Fewest First Downs by Penalty 2 1957 Most Total First Downs 217 1972 215 1969 214 1976 208 1993 206 1988 206 1973 Fewest Total First Downs 106 1958 Most Points Scored 385 1949 374 1950 332 1961 328 1969 312 1992

Most First Downs Passing 104 1993 97 1988 93 1973 92 1997 89 1998 87 1992 82 1995 79 1982

Fewest Points Scored 7 1920

Fewest First Downs Passing 18 1957

Fewest Touchdowns Scored 1 1920

Most First Downs by Penalty 23 1996 22 1965 21 1987

Most Rushing Touchdowns 33 1961 29 1969 27 1968 27 1960

Most Touchdowns Scored 57 1949 56 1950 48 1961 45 1969 43 1960

26 26

1970 1962

Most Passing Touchdowns 19 1992 18 1993 14 1978 14 1976 14 1969 14 1965 14 1961 14 1960 Most Extra Points 40 1961 39 1969 34 1960 33 1992 33 1973 33 1972 Most Field Goals Made 23 1992 15 1994 15 1984 14 1988 14 1983 13 1977 Fewest Field Goals Made 0 1958 Most Field Goals Attempted 25 1992 21 1994 20 1983 20 1977 19 1995 19 1988 18 1996 18 1993 18 1982

Team Single-Season Records Fewest Field Goals Attempted 8 1978 8 1968 Most 2-Point Conversions Made 4 of 7 1976 3 of 4 1988 3 of 7 1979 3 of 6 1978 3 of 5 1977 3 of 3 1975; 1997; 1998 Most Punts 81 80 79 77 77

1980 1978 1983 1986 1981

Fewest Punts 29

1962

Most Yards Punted 3117 1978 3049 1983 3048 1980 2928 1986 2873 1994

Highest Punting 43.3 40.2 40.2 40.2 38.9

Average 1992 1997 1963 1988 1982

Lowest Punting Average 33.9 1962 Most Punt Returns 47 1994 38 1971 35 1995 35 1993 27 1983 27 1964 Fewest Punt Returns 13 1998 Most Punt Return Yards 514 1994 468 1992 408 1961 385 1972 381 1968 Fewest Punt Return Yards 54 1980

1972 1995

Fewest Kickoff Return Yards 388 1960 Most Penalties 89 87 83 82 81

1992 1960 1984 1961 1995

Fewest Penalties 46 1979 Most Penalty Yards 958 1960 931 1961 753 1995 750 1993 739 1992 736 1972 732 1957 Fewest Penalty Yards 389 1979 Most Fumbles 52 50 49 43 40

1976 1979 1971 1986 1973

Fewest Fumbles 16 1961 17 1993; 1998 18 1996

1959

Most Pass Completions Allowed 224 1998 182 1996 178 1989 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 566 1962 804 1963 808 1958 820 1959 897 1960 Most Passing Yards Allowed 3090 1998 2675 1989 Fewest Total Yards Allowed 1324 1962 1637 1963 1985 1960 2147 1961 2322 1964 Most Total Yards Allowed 5008 1998 4596 1989 Fewest Points Allowed 26 1922 27 1929 41 1938 44 1933 52 1963 Most Points Allowed 340 1998 338 1989

Most Fumbles Lost 34 1976 24 1979 23 1972 21 1974 21 1970

Fewest Rushing TDs Allowed 2 1961 4 1963 8 1964 9 1962 9 1966

Fewest Fumbles Lost 7 1983; 1998 8 1993 9 1996

Most Rushing Touchdowns Allowed 27 1978

Fewest Rushes Allowed 322 1962 336 1966 342 1964 342 1963 383 1965 Most Rushes Allowed 603 1980

Most Kickoff Returns 57 1986 50 1998 45 1988 42 1978 41 1987

Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 758 1962 833 1963 1052 1964 1088 1960 1172 1994 1217 1961

Fewest Kickoff Returns 17 1962

Most Rushing Yards Allowed 2620 1978

Most Kickoff Return Yards 1111 1986 1071 1993 1025 1998 954 1988

Fewest Pass Completions Allowed 48 1957 49 1962 51 1958 68 1956

2 2 3 3

1960 1963 1958 1973

Most Touchdown Passes Allowed 22 1989 21 1998 Fewest Total Touchdowns Allowed 7 1963 10 1962 11 1961 13 1960 13 1964 13 1966 Most Total Touchdowns Allowed 44 1998 43 1989 Most Pass Interceptions 29 1968 24 1983 23 1969 23 1960 22 1965 22 1956 Fewest Pass Interceptions 7 1978 8 1998 Most Fumble Recoveries 26 1976 25 1957 24 1979 23 1974 22 1978 22 1980 Fewest Fumble Recoveries 7 1993 7 1988

Fewest Passing Touchdowns Allowed 1 1962 Flanker Ryan Roskelly had at least one reception in 22 consecutive games.

TEAM SINGLE-SEASON

Fewest Yards Punted 985 1962

887 877

149

Top Ranked Tigers

MEMPHIS

TOP RANKED TIGERS

ALL-TIME LEADING QUARTERBACKS

150

1. DANNY SPARKMAN (Collierville, TN, 1983-85) YEAR GP COMP-ATT PCT. YDS 1983 11 105-216 .486 1,390 1984 11 81-174 .466 1,315 1985 11 142-272 .522 1,606 TOT 33 328-662 .495 4,311

TDs 11 7 9 27

INT 11 10 11 32

LG 83 84 75 841

RUSH 71 51 70 92

YDS 29 (-12) 37 54

TD 0 0 0 0

2. LLOYD PATTERSON (Memphis, TN, 1975-78) YEAR GP COMP-ATT PCT. YDS 1975 5 30-72 .416 371 1976 11 87-178 .488 1,563 1977 10 73-169 .431 1,336 1978 11 56-141 .397 931 TOT 37 246-560 .439 4,201

TDs 0 14 9 7 30

INT 7 6 8 13 34

LG 61 64 94 94

RUSH 75 135 91 105 406

YDS 168 103 138 (-42) 367

TD 5 7 3 0 15

3. STEVE MATTHEWS (Tullahoma, TN, 1992-93) YEAR GP COMP-ATT PCT. YDS 1992 11 175-286 .612 2,084 1993 9 166-273 .608 1,896 TOT 20 341-559 .610 3,980

TDs 18 13 31

INT 12 13 25

LG 80 66 80

RUSH 34 38 72

YDS -213 -176 -389

TD 0 1 1

4. BERNARD ODEN (Spring Hill, TN, 1995-97) YEAR GP COMP-ATT PCT. 1995 5 31-68 .456 1996 9 8-16 .500 1997 11 170-316 .538 TOT 25 209-400 .523

YDS 362 75 2249 2686

TDs 1 1 12 14

INT 6 0 9 15

LG 68 16 70 70

RUSH 36 4 129 169

YDS 29 9 81 119

TD 2 0 8 10

5. TIM JONES (Gordo, AL, 1986-89) YEAR GP COMP-ATT 1986 7 39-97 1987 9 54-95 1988 5 44-84 1989 10 73-144 TOT 31 210-420

YDS 361 709 581 1,017 2,668

TDs 3 5 4 7 19

INT 9 7 3 10 29

LG 33 51 72 45 72

RUSH 70 87 60 100 317

YDS 116 269 178 271 834

TD 2 2 2 2 8

YDS 1,265 1,203 2,468

TDs 7 8 15

INT 11 13 24

LG 76 69 145

RUSH 148 116 264

YDS 612 329 941

TD 5 4 9

PCT. .402 .568 .524 .507 .500

6. KEITH BENTON (Homestead, FL, 1990-91) YEAR GP COMP-ATT PCT. 1990 10 76-176 .432 1991 11 90-199 .452 TOT 21 166-375 .442

ALL-TIME LEADING RUNNING BACKS 1. DAVE CASINELLI (Follansbee, WV, 1960-63) YEAR GP RUSH YDS AVG 1960 10 40 148 3.7 1961 10 117 646 5.2 1962 10 173 826 48 1963 10 219 1,016 4.6 TOT 40 549 2,636 4.8 2. PAUL “SKEETER” GOWEN (Memphis, TN, 1969-71) YEAR GP RUSH YDS AVG 1969 10 117 715 6.1 1970 10 145 868 6.0 1971 11 149 644 4.2 TOT 31 411 2,227 5.4 3. LARRY PORTER (Columbus, GA, 1990-93) YEAR GP RUSH YDS AVG 1990 10 116 468 4.1 1991 10 116 454 3.9

LG NA NA NA NA NA

TD 2 9 11 14 36

REC 0 3 3 2 8

YDS 0 83 40 37 160

TD 0 0 0 0 0

LG 85 69 85

TD 6 6 6 18

REC 2 10 6 18

YDS 23 132 110 265

TD 0 0 1 1

LG 56 49

TD 9 2

REC 7 13

YDS 26 129

TD 0 0

Steve Matthews, who is now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, threw 31 touchdowns during his Tiger career.

Paul "Skeeter" Gowen is the school's second leading rusher with 2,227 career yards.

Larry Porter set a freshman rushing record with 206 yards against Arkansas State.

Tiger All-Time Leaders 1992 1993 TOT

10 8 38

140 126 498

732 540 2,194

5.2 4.3 4.4

4. TERDELL MIDDLETON (Memphis, TN, 1973-76) YEAR GP RUSH YDS AVG 1973 1 2 16 8.0 1974 11 108 449 4.1 1975 11 138 586 4.2 1976 11 160 919 5.7 TOT 34 408 1,970 4.8

58 66 66

4 5 20

11 15 46

147 68 370

1 0 1

LG 12 17

TD 1 5 7 5 18

REC 1 6 5 4 16

YDS 22 61 18 36 137

TD 0 0 0 0 0

31 31

ALL-TIME LEADING RECEIVERS 1. EARNEST GRAY (Greenwood, MS, 1975-78) YEAR GP REC YDS 1975 11 5 78 1976 11 29 529 1977 11 28 826 1978 11 35 690 TOT 44 97 2,123

AVG 15.6 18.2 29.5 19.7 21.9

TD 0 2 6 9 17

RUSH 0 0 6 3 9

YDS 0 0 39 (-2) 37

TD 0 0 0 0 0

LG 45 76

TD 1 4

RUSH 1 0

YDS -1 0

TDS 0 0

80 80

7 12

1 2

9 8

0 0

RUSH

YDS

14.0 16.2 15.1 15.1

LG INJURED 56 67 34 67

1 1 2 4

2 0 1 3

11 0 (-2) 9

0 0 0 0

4. DAMIEN DODSON (Memphis., TN, 1996-present) YEAR GP REC YDS AVG 1996 11 21 231 11.0 1997 10 45 605 13.4 1998 11 42 753 17.9 TOT 32 108 1,589 14.7

LG 42 70 92 92

TD 1 5 2 8

RUSH 0 4 3 7

YDS 0 18 20 30

TD 0 0 0 0

5. ISAAC BRUCE (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1992-93) YEAR GP REC YDS 1992 11 39 532 1993 11 74 1,054 TOT 22 113 1,586

AVG 13.6 14.2 14.0

LG 66 44 66

TD 5 10 15

RUSH 0 2 2

YDS 0 -4 -4

TDS 0 0 0

6. KEITH WRIGHT (Vicksburg, MS, 1974-77) YEAR GP REC YDS 1974 10 11 166 1975 7 7 100 1976 11 18 354 1977 11 38 628 TOT 39 74 1,248

AVG 15.0 23.2 19.6 16.5 16.9

LG 46

TD 3 1 4 3 11

RUSH 3 44 0 3 50

YDS 20 270 0 7 297

TD 0 0 0 0 0

2. RUSSELL COPELAND (Tupelo, MS, 1989-92) YEAR GP REC YDS AVG 1989 11 22 333 15.1 1990 10 33 684 20.7 1991 redshirted 1992 11 61 736 12.1 TOT 32 116 1,753 15.1 3. RICHIE FLOYD (Mayfield, KY, 1995-Present) YEAR GP REC YDS 1995 1996 11 43 600 1997 11 38 617 1998 11 29 437 TOT 33 110 1,654

AVG

41 46

TOP RANKED TIGERS

LG 17 47 64 94 94

Terdell Middleton went on to become an all-pro tailback with the Green Bay Packers.

151 A versatile athlete who also played tailback and kick returner, Keith Wright is Memphis' fourth all-time leading receiver.

Russell Copeland is the second all-time leading receiver in Tiger history.

Career Leaders CAREER LEADERS

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

152

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.

Player Danny Sparkman Lloyd Patterson Steve Matthews Tim Jones Bernard Oden

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Yards 2,636 2,227 2,194 1,970 1,924 1,764 1,672 1,641 1,537 1,470 1,417 1,378 1,364 1,321 1,275 1,244 1,236 1,215 1,147 1,137 1,092 1,076 1,074 1,020 1,013

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.

Player Earnest Gray Russell Copeland Richie Floyd Damien Dodson Isaac Bruce Keith Wright Richie Floyd Jerry Harris James Thompson Derrick Crawford Stan Davis Bobby Ward Bob Sherlag John Bush Darrius Blevins Jerry Knowlton Charles Wilson Ryan Roskelly Chancy Carr Mac Cody Frank Blackwell Ray Craft Damien Dodson Enis Jackson Ricky Rivas

Yards 2,123 1,753 1,654 1,589 1,586 1,248 1,217 1,186 1,183 1,117 1,105 1,056 1,041 1,023 1,017 973 971 963 944 879 869 845 836 814 753

ALL-TIME LEADING RECEIVERS (by receptions)

Yards 4,311 4,201 3,980 2,722 2,686

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Player Russell Copeland Isaac Bruce Richie Floyd Damien Dodson James Thompson

Catches 116 113 110 108 105

Earnest Gray Stan Davis Ryan Roskelly Keith Wright Darrius Blevins Jerry Harris Bobby Ward Wayne Pryor (FB) Damien Dodson Mac Cody Derrick Crawford Bob Sherlag John Bush Jerry Knowlton Charles Wilson Enis Jackson Frank Blackwell Larry Porter (RB) Chancy Carr Chris Martin

97 79 78 74 73 72 71 69 66 64 63 62 61 60 53 49 47 46 45 45

ALL-TIME KICKOFF RETURNERS

(by yardage)

ALL-TIME LEADING PASSERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

2,468 2,311 2,283 2,047 1,974 1,511 1,454 1,405 1,370 1,369 1,194 1,157 1,067 1,024 957 930 846 827 765 753

ALL-TIME LEADING RECEIVERS

ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHERS Player Dave Casinelli Paul Gowen Larry Porter Terdell Middleton Wayne Pryor Jeff Womack Gerard Arnold Dornell Harris Jay McCoy Reuben Gibson Richard Locke Punkin Williams Teofilo Riley Ray Jamieson Marcus Holliday Leon Bosby Herb Covington Tony Wiley Billy Fletcher Leo Cage Richard Williams Eddie Hill Marvin Cox James King Gerald White

Keith Benton Billy Fletcher David Fowler Qadry Anderson Danny Pierce Kevin Betts Russ Volmer Al Harvey Rusty Trail Joe Borich Trell Hooper Darrell Martin Ricky Thurow Andy Whitwell Kenton Evans Neil Suber Joe Bruner Terry Padgett James Earl Wright Nick Buoni

MEMPHIS

(by yardage)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Player (attempts) William Arnold (55) Jerry Harris (47) Derrick Crawford (45) Russell Volmer (30) Dornell Harris (39) Bobby Ward (30) Kevin Cobb Bob Baxter (33) Keith Wright (36) Charles Wilson (30) Stan Davis (26) John Martin (25) Richard Williams (34) Brian Davis (24) Nick Pappas (22) Ricky Rivas (28) P.T. Jones (23) Sammy Seals (21) Billy Fletcher (19)

Yards 1,202 1,165 957 900 868 842 837 752 738 735 697 647 639 612 594 541 532 523 504

ALL-TIME PUNT RETURNERS

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Player (attempts) Yards Keith Wright (57) 816 Ryan Roskelly (70) 720 Bob Baxter (40) 450 David Berrong (33) 376 Russell Copeland (37) 351 Jerry Harris (47) 314 Anthony Parker (48) 290 Anthony Carter (12) 272 James Thompson (22) 269 Russell Volmer (17) 258

235 224 218 211 200

ALL-TIME INTERCEPTION RETURNERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player (attempts) Keith Spann (11) Glenn Rogers, Jr. (9) Charlie Babb (9) David Berrong (17) Mike Nettles (8) Jerry Todd (16) Percy Nabors (8) Bob Sherlag (7) Steve Jaggard (12) Eric Harris (10)

Yards 267 229 216 196 188 184 176 148 137 128

ALL-TIME INTERCEPTION LEADERS Player David Berrong Jerry Todd Eric Harris Glenn Rogers, Jr. Bill Brundzo Steve Jaggard 7. Keith Spann 1. 2. 3. 4.

No. 17 16 13 12 12 12 11

ALL-TIME QB SACKS LEADERS Player Marquis Bowling Marlon Brown Tim Harris Marvin Thomas Brian Barnett James Logan Charles King Chris Hobbs Cedric Wright 10. Pat Jansen 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

No. 20 19 18 17 15 14 14 14 14 12.5

ALL-TIME CAREER TACKLES

(by yardage)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Charlie Babb (41) Tommy Eldred (23) Damien Dodson (18) Judson Flint (19) Frank Talerico (12)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Player Danton Barto Michael Thomas Eric Fairs Keith Butler Todd Ondra Octavian Sharp Jerry Dandridge

No. 473 454 435 384 372 368 368

100-Yard Games Paul Gowen vs Tulsa,1969 Dave Casinelli vs Houston,1963 Larry Porter vs Arkansas State,1990 Teofilo Riley vs Arkansas State, 1998 Eddie Hill vs Cincinnati,1978 Richard Williams vs Georgia Tech, 1980 Larry Porter vs Cincinnati, 1992 Terdell Middleton vs Tulane,1976 Larry Porter vs Arkansas State ,1991 Gerard Arnold vs Tulane, 1998 John Martin vs East Carolina, 1992 Paul Gowen vs North Texas State,1970 Gerard Arnold vs East Carolina, 1998 Leo Cage vs Cincinnati,1979 Dave Casinelli vs Mississippi State,1962 Teofilo Riley vs Louisville, 1998 Marvin Cox vs Cincinnati,1989 Punkin Williams vs Southern Miss,1984 Keith Benton vs Louisville,1990 Herb Covington vs McNeese State,1965 Danny Felts vs Wichita State,1979 Terdell Middleton vs Tulsa,1975 Gerard Arnold vs East Carolina, 1997 Punkin Williams vs SW Louisiana,1984 Paul Gowen vs Utah State,1971 Dave Casinelli vs Chattanooga,1963 Herb Covington vs Cincinnati,1966 Jeff Womack vs Louisville,1983 Dave Casinelli vs Texas-Arlington,1962 Marcus Holliday vs Tennessee,1991 Larry Porter vs Ole Miss, 1993 Ray Jamieson vs Louisville,1968 Punkin Williams vs Miss. State,1984 Dave Casinelli vs South Carolina,1963 Al Harvey vs Utah State,1972 Paul Gowen vs Southern Miss,1970 Xavier Crawford vs Southern Miss,1991 Larry Porter vs Tulsa, 1992 Tim Jones vs Tulane,1989 Ricky Thurow vs Louisville,1969 Joe Lynch vs Wichita State,1970 Dornell Harris vs Wichita State,1972 Tony Wiley vs Ole Miss,1980 Paul Gowen vs Utah State,1970 Dave Casinelli vs The Citadel,1962 Terry Padgeft vs South Carolina,1966 Dornell Harris vs Tulsa,1972 Billy Fletcher vs West Texas State,1964 Leon Bosby vs SW Louisiana,1990 Leo Cage vs Louisville,1979 Gerard Arnold vs Cincinnati, 1998 Ray Jamieson vs North Texas State,1971 Jay McCoy vs Florida State,1969 Richard Locke vs Ole Miss,1978 Punkin Williams vs Louisville,1983

120 120 120 119 119 119 119 119 119 118 116 116 116 115 115 114 113 113 112 112 112 111 111 110 110 110 109 109 108 107 107 106 106 106 105 105 103 103 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 101 101 100 100 100

Billy Fletcher vs West Texas State,1965 James King vs North Texas State,1977 Richard Locke vs North Texas State,1979 Gerard Arnold vs Southern Mississippi, 1998 Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997 Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1998 Teofilo Riley vs SW Louisiana, 1996 Dornell Harris vs Utah State,1972 James King vs Wichita State,1977 Leo Cage vs Ole Miss,1979 Marvin Cox vs Florida,1989 Billy Fletcher vs Tulsa,1965 Ralph Messer vs Louisville,1952 Wayne Pryor vs Tulsa,1987 Paul Gowen vs Miami,1969 Eddie Hill vs Southern Miss,1978 Larry Porter vs Ole Miss, 1992 John Martin vs SW Louisiana, 1993 Wayne Pryor vs Alabama,1987 Terdell Middleton vs Florida State,1974 Reuben Gibson vs Louisville,1976 Ronald Moon vs Mississippi State,1974 Charles Allen vs Tulane in 1990 Dornell Harris vs Kansas State,1973 James King vs Southern Miss,1977 Jeff Womack vs Tennessee,1985 Ray Jamieson vs Southern Miss,1971 Dan Darby vs Cincinnati,1972 Lloyd Patterson vs Florida State,1975 Reuben Gibson vs Colorado State,1974 Eddie Hill vs Wichita State,1978 Marcus Holliday vs Louisville,1991 Dornell Harris vs Virginia Tech,1973 Tony Wiley vs Southern Miss,1981 Marvin Cox vs Tulane,1989 Dave Casinelli vs Tennessee Tech,1962 Herb Covington vs West Texas St.,1965 Marvin Cox vs Vanderbilt,1988 Gerard Arnold vs Minnesota, 1998 Marvin Cox vs Arkansas State,1989 Herb Covington vs Miss. State,1965 Terdell Middleton vs Florida State,1976 Terdell Middleton vs Wichita State,1976 Eddie Hill vs Mississippi State,1977 Wayne Pryor vs Southern Miss,1986 Gerald White vs Tulane,1987 Jay McCoy vs Southern Miss,1969 Gerald White vs Vanderbilt,1987 Jay McCoy vs Louisville,1968 Richard Williams vs Louisville,1980

100-YARD RUSHING LEADERS Gerard Arnold 8; Dave Casinelli 7; Paul Gowen 6; Larry Porter 6; Terdell Middleton 5; Marvin Cox 5; Dornell Harris 5; Punkin Williams 4; Eddie Hill 4; Herb Covington 4; Teofilo Riley 3

100-YARD RUSHERS

260 210 206 190 188 184 174 172 167 165 164 163 160 156 154 152 150 148 147 145 145 143 142 142 141 140 140 140 139 138 137 137 137 136 136 135 134 133 132 131 131 131 131 130 129 129 129 128 126 124 123 122 121 121 121

MEMPHIS

153

The Last Time INDIVIDUAL IN ONE GAME RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 150 YARDS Memphis: Gerard Arnold vs East Carolina, 1998 (160 yds) Opponent: Derrick Nix, Sou. Mississippi, 1998 (184 yds) RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 200 YARDS Memphis: Larry Porter vs Arkansas St., 1990 (206 yds) Opponent: Jerris McPhail, East Carolina, 1995 (209 yards) RUSHED FOR 250 YARDS Memphis: Paul “Skeeter” Gowen vs Tulsa, 1969 (260)* Opponent: Has not happened RUSHED FOR 2 TOUCHDOWNS Memphis: Gerard Arnold vs Tulane, 1998 Opponent: Derrick Nix, Sou. Mississippi, 1998 RUSHED FOR 3 TOUCHDOWNS Memphis: Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997 Opponoent: Derrick Nix, Sou. Mississippi, 1998 (3) RUSHED FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS

THE LAST TIME

Memphis: Has not happened Opponent: Siran Stacy, Alabama, 1989 (4) TWO BACKS GAINED 100 YARDS Memphis: T. Riley (190) & G. Arnold (119) vs Arkansas State, 1998 Opponent: Johnson (133) & Isaac (117), Mississippi State, 1997 PASSED FOR 300 YARDS Memphis: Bernard Oden vs Minnesota, 1997 (300) Opponent: David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998

154

(414 yards) PASSED FOR 400 YARDS Memphis: never

RECEIVED FOR 3 TOUCHDOWNS Memphis: Russell Copeland vs Tennessee, 1992* Opponent: Allama Matthews, Vanderbilt, 1982 TWO RECEIVERS OVER 100 YARDS Memphis: Mac Cody (112) & Isaac Bruce (112) vs Mississippi State, 1993 Opponent: S.Giddeon (107) & T. Pinkston (110), Sou. Mississippi, 1998 KICKED 3 FIELD GOALS Opponent: Andy Crosland, Miami, FL, 1996 KICKED 4 FIELD GOALS Memphis: Ryan White vs Cincinnati, 1998 * Opponent: John Becksvoort, Tennessee, 1992 RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD Memphis: Scott Singler vs Arkansas State, 1994 (41 yards) Opponent: Shawn Ferguson, Cincinnati, 1998 RETURNED TWO INTERCEPTIONS FOR A TD

Memphis: Neil Suber vs ECU, 1998 Opponent: David Garrard, ECU, 1998 PASSED FOR 3 TOUCHDOWNS Memphis: Bernard Oden vs UAB, 1997 Opponent: Shaun King, Tulane, 1998 PASSED FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS Memphis: Steve Matthews vs Tulane, 1992* Opponent: Shaun King, Tulane, 1998 HAD OVER 100 YARDS RECEIVING Memphis: Damien Dodson vs ECU, 1998 (128) Opponent: Sherrod Giddeon, USM, 1998 (107 ) HAD OVER 150 YARDS RECEIVING

HAD AN INTERCEPTED FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN Memphis: Ian Williams vs Michigan State, 1997 Opponent: Tyrone Carter, Minnesota, 1998 RECOVERED TWO FUMBLES IN A GAME Memphis: DeMorrio Shank vs Houston, 1998 RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD Memphis: Ryan Roskelly vs Tulsa, 1994 (70 yards) Opponent: Magic Benton, Miami, FL, 1996 (67 yards)

Opponent: Oscar Malone, Arkansas, 1992 (99) RETURNED A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TD Memphis: Jeff Bazemore vs Louisville, 1997 Opponent: Trevis Graham, Minnesota, 1998 INTERCEPTED 2 PASSES

TEAM IN ONE GAME RUSHED FOR 300 YARDS Memphis: vs Arkansas State, 1998 (321 yards) RUSHED FOR 400 YARDS Memphis: vs Tulsa, 1972 (436 yards) RUSHED FOR 500 YARDS Memphis: vs Tulsa, 1969 (507) PASSED FOR 200 YARDS

PASSED FOR 300 YARDS Memphis: vs Mississippi State, 1993 (379) Opponent: East Carolina, 1998 (414) HAD 400 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE Memphis: vs Tulane, 1996 (456) Opponent: East Carolina, 1998 (558) HAD 500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE Memphis: vs East Carolina, 1992 (550) Opponent: Houston, 1996 (558) HAD 600 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE Memphis: vs Cincinnati, 1984 (630 yards) Opponent: Louisville, 1998 (613 yards) SCORED 60 POINTS Memphis: vs Tulane, 1992 (62-20) SCORED 70 POINTS Memphis: vs Tampa, 1949 (70-6) HAD 25 FIRST DOWNS Memphis: vs East Carolina, 1994 (25 first downs)

Opponent: Shawn Ferguson, Cincinnati, 1998

Opponent: Houston, 1996 (25 first downs)

INTERCEPTED 3 PASSES

WERE SHUT OUT

Memphis: Eddie Moore vs Tulane, 1988 +

Memphis: vs Southern Miss, 1996 (16-0)

Opponent: Chris Donnelly, Vanderbilt, 1989

Opponent: Tulane, 1994 (13-0)

BLOCKED PUNT Memphis: Don Haselwood vs Louisville, 1997 Opponent: Devlin Jones, Minnesota, 1998 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL Memphis:Pat Stiles vs UAB, 1997 HAD A 50-YARD PUNT

Opponent: Zek Parker, Louisville, 1998 (159 yards)

Opponent: Reagan King, Mississippi, 1998 (57 yards)

Opponent: J.J. McQueen, ECU, 1998

Opponent: Brian Hazelwood, Miss. State, 1997 (53 yards)

Memphis: Mike McKenzie vs USL, 1996

Memphis: Jim Cande vs ECU, 1998 (59 yards)

Memphis: Damien Dodson vs Louisville, 1997

KICKED A 50-YARD FIELD GOAL Memphis: Ryan White vs Cincinnati, 1998 (52 yds)

Opponent: East Carolina, 1996 (414)

(83 & 40 yards)

Memphis: Richie Floyd vs Tulane, 1996 (172 ) RECEIVED FOR 2 TOUCHDOWNS

LINE Memphis: 4 by Mike Coughlin vs USL, 1995

Memphis: vs East Carolina, 1998 (226)

RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD

PASSED FOR 2 TOUCHDOWNS

HAD 4 PUNTS DOWNED INSIDE OPPONENT 20-YARD

Memphis: never

Memphis: Kevin Cobb vs Tennessee, 1996 (95 yards)

Opponent: Chris Redman, Louisville, 1998 (506 yards)

HAD A 70-YARD PUNT Memphis: Jeff Fite vs. Alabama, 1989 (78 yards)*

Opponent: Shawn Ferguson, Cincinnati, 1998

(414 yards) Memphis: never

Opponent: Lonny Calicchio, Mississippi, 1995

Memphis: Ryan White vs Louisville, 1998

Opponent: David Garrard, East Carolina, 1998 PASSED FOR 500 YARDS

MEMPHIS

HAD A 60-YARD PUNT Memphis: Jeff Buffaloe vs. Arkansas, 1992 (62 yards)

RECORDED A SAFETY Memphis: vs Missouri, 1996 (Marquis Bowling) Opponent: Tulsa (sacked Tony Scarpino), 1994 HAD A 90-YARD TOUCHDOWN SCORING DRIVE Memphis: 99 yards vs Arkansas State, 1998 Opponent: 93 yards by Minnesota, 1998 HAD A LEAST 5 INTERCEPTIONS Memphis: 5 vs Mississippi State, 1997 HAD AT LEAST 6 TURNOVERS Memphis: 7 vs Cincinnati, 1998

Annual Team Stats G 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Total Ply 716 768 718 735 743 776 725 740 770

Offense Yds 3589 3584 2812 2798 2827 3641 3784 3354 3614

Ypg 326.3 325.8 255.6 254.4 257.0 331.0 344.0 304.9 328.5

Rushing Car Ypg 396 139.5 432 110.8 405 102.7 415 95.0 455 132.0 424 117.9 417 144.8 511 193.9 549 193.9

Passing Att Cmp 320 147 336 178 313 153 320 151 288 121 352 203 308 182 229 100 221 98

Int 12 11 12 20 9 21 12 15 16

Pct .459 .529 .489 .472 .420 .577 .591 .437 .443

Yds 2055 2369 1682 1753 1375 2344 2191 1358 1481

Ypg 186.8 215.4 152.9 159.4 125.0 213.1 199.2 123.5 134.6

1st Dwns 184 188 173 167 164 208 182 179 166

1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970

739 721 765 715 764 680 738 783 729 693

3277 3543 3800 2415 3049 3417 3373 3577 2622 2553

297.9 322.1 345.5 219.5 277.2 310.6 306.6 325.2 238.4 232.1

499 529 487 482 460 477 496 493 534 460

168.7 191.6 160.9 126.1 116.6 175.3 173.2 165.1 151.2 172.0

240 192 278 233 304 203 242 290 195 233

113 111 142 107 154 97 113 153 83 90

19 16 13 18 14 13 12 18 17 22

.471 .578 .511 .459 .507 .478 .467 .527 .426 .386

1421 1435 2030 1028 1766 1489 1468 1761 959 1111

129.2 130.5 184.5 93.5 160.5 135.4 133.5 160.0 87.2 101.0

190 200 206 154 177 169 156 202 158 136

174 220 226 104 180 201 274 129 82 115

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10

774 754 760 727 722 786 793 859 786 740

2909 3199 3490 3790 2953 3390 3685 3685 3560 3723

264.4 290.8 317.3 344.5 268.4 308.1 335.0 335.0 323.6 372.3

558 525 539 539 580 555 505 612 606 570

162.1 152.9 161.8 195.1 200.5 174.6 158.2 212.9 241.8 262.9

216 229 221 188 142 231 288 247 180 170

87 89 94 92 58 127 159 116 70 81

20 18 8 7 12 11 13 9 13 16

.403 .389 .425 .489 .408 .550 .552 .470 .389 .476

1125 1517 1710 1644 748 1469 1945 1343 1000 1094

102.2 137.9 155.5 149.5 68.0 133.5 176.8 122.0 90.9 109.4

165 177 192 214 146 192 206 217 197 195

1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960

10 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 10

741 672 550 545 736 526 614 576 612 578

4124 2949 2477 2215 3470 2479 3059 2859 3690 3138

412.4 294.9 275.2 246.1 347.0 275.4 305.9 317.6 369.0 313.8

523 490 427 433 453 335 509 453 437 459

248.3 175.6 186.9 181.3 203.0 147.3 229.2 218.4 234.1 217.6

218 182 123 112 283 191 105 123 175 121

97 71 55 40 103 84 44 56 83 57

16 14 3 9 22 15 13 18 7 18

.445 .390 .447 .357 .364 .440 .419 .455 .474 .416

1641 1193 795 1632 1440 1153 747 893 1349 962

164.1 119.3 88.3 181.3 144.0 128.1 74.7 99.2 134.9 96.2

1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954

10 9 10 10 9 10

615 507 573 617 434 474

2641 2087 2790 2999 1668 1977

264.1 231.9 279.0 299.9 185.3 197.7

480 417 495 497 332 376

184.2 179.6 183.6 212.5 127.7 150.3

135 90 78 122 102 98

63 37 38 47 33 39

9 6 10 13 12 12

.467 .411 .487 .385 .324 .398

799 471 477 887 519 474

79.9 52.3 47.7 88.7 57.7 47.4

WALK-ON SUCCESS Over the years, Memphis has had a number of walk-ons or tryout athletes who have earned scholarships and gone on to have great careers. Included in this group are punters Hugh Owens and Jeff Buffaloe, who hold virtually every Memphis punting record; and Gerard Arnold, a 1,000-yard rusher. Following is a list of walk-ons who earned scholarships: Brence Armstrong, DS (1995), Gerard Arnold (1996-Present), Al Bloodworth, DB (1995), Chip Bowers, S (1982-84), John Bowers, WR (1979-82), Marquis Bowling, DE (1995-98), Glenn Boyd, TE (1983-84), Andy Bramlett, LB (1983-84), Gerald Brown, WR (1981), Marlon Brown, LB (1985-88), John Butler, K (1986-89), Jeff Buffaloe, P (1991-92), Jeff Bynum, FB (1990-91), Jim Cande, K (1996Present), Marvin Chatman, CB (1980-82), Rozell Clayton, FB (1981-84), Mike Coughlin, P (1995),

Scoring Pts Avg 226 20.5 218 19.8 141 12.8 150 13.6 163 14.8 268 24.4 312 28.4 222 20.2 215 19.5

Pen 75 76 62 81 63 86 89 65 63

Yds 651 675 503 753 554 750 739 492 542

3rd Cnv 42-158 62-177 45-167 42-165 46-164 65-167 58-154 68-165 NA

15.8 20.0 20.5 9.5 16.4 18.3 24.9 11.7 7.4 10.5

61 54 66 63 74 83 79 51 56 59

496 446 489 460 605 689 661 407 450 565

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

166 200 228 241 180 225 264 265 255 227

15.1 18.2 20.7 21.9 16.4 20.5 24.0 24.1 23.2 22.7

46 59 49 73 61 60 65 79 52 69

389 495 489 639 516 580 664 736 490 636

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

215 153 135 121 100 134 164 122 183 170

328 258 206 121 215 173 199 261 332 303

32.8 25.8 22.9 13.4 21.5 19.2 19.9 29.0 33.2 30.2

75 60 51 48 55 54 55 55 82 80

634 624 502 527 638 511 573 582 931 878

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

140 106 121 146 79 NA

142 142 195 209 94 166

14.2 15.8 19.5 20.9 10.4 16.6

61 62 69 NA NA NA

557 629 732 NA 729 NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA

Marvin Cox, TB (1988-90), Brian Davis, TB (1993-94), Mike Dion, FB (1979-82), Ken Dunek, TE (1978-79), Adam English, H (1994-97), Judson Flint, S (1977-78), Alvin Franklin, , WR (1993-94), Arthur Franklin, P (1985-86), David Garaffa, (LB (1988-91), Don Glosson, K (1983-85), Tony Graves, S (1977-79), Jarvis Greer, S (1977), Gregg Hauss, K (1981-83), Taurus Henderson, DB (1996), Joe Hennelly, S (1983-85), Trell Hooper, DB/QB (1981-85), Reginald Howard (1998-present), Kosha Irby, DB (1996-Present), James King, TB (1976-78), Jimmy Lackie, S (1974-75), Ted Lane, PK (1994 & 1996), Steve Lincoln, LB (1977-78), Jake Linville, LB (1991-93), Doran Major, S (1981-82), Davis Marsh, OL (1995), Kenny McDade, CB (1991), Andy McWilliams, P (1991-93), Bubba Nelms, OT (1983-84), Hugh Owens, P (1976-79), Ron Palmer, CB (1985-87, Joe Rocconi, DS/LB (1997Present), Keith Setler, OT (1993-94), Juan Settles, FB (1986-87), Terri Sudduth, S (1978-80), Brandon Tucker, FB (1995-Present).

ANNUAL TEAM STATS

Year 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

MEMPHIS

155

Lou Groza Award LOU GROZA AWARD

Joe Allison, standing with Lou Groza, was the first recipient of the prestigious Lou Groza Award.

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Former University of Memphis placekicker Joe Allison enjoyed a record setting career and a brilliant season in 1992, but he never dreamed that in doing so he would receive the Lou Groza Award, which is presented to the nation's top college kicker. Allison, a native of Atlanta, GA, led the nation in field goals per game, average field goals made per game, and in kick scoring for the final nine weeks of the 1992 season. His 23-of-25 field goals made were the most in the nation according to the NCAA and his 92.0 percent made rated best among all kickers for the year. "I did not know about the Lou Groza Award until we played Tulsa in late October," said Allison. "After the game, Bob Winn (Assistant Athletic Director/Communications) came up to me in the locker room and said that I was a candidate for the award. I didn't even know who Lou Groza was at the time. "As soon as we returned to campus, I looked up Mr. Groza's statistics in the NFL record book and I talked to Coach Armstrong (UM kicking coach) about his career with the Cleveland Browns." Allison continued on his torrid streak of field goals made throughout the remainder of the '92 season. Week after week, his name appeared at the top of the NCAA statistics for kickers and a campaign was started to let sportswriters and voters throughout the country know about Allison's feats. For his accomplishments, Allison was named first team All-America by The Football News, The

Football Writers Association, the Associated Press, United Press International, College and Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News. He is Memphis' first ever first team All-American on the Associated Press squad and was named to more first team All-America teams in one year than any other Memphis football Tiger in the school's history. Following the Thanksgiving holidays, Allison suffered an attack of appendicitis and had an emergency appendectomy. The surgery kept Allison from traveling to Hollywood, CA, to appear on the Bob Hope Christmas Special and it was while he was in the hospital recovering from his surgery that Allison learned that he had won the Lou Groza Award. "Mr. Winn called and told me that I had won the award and it made me feel a whole lot better," Allison stated. "I was determined that I was going to get well and travel to Florida for the awards ceremony." Allison did indeed recover from his surgery and with the assistance of former head coach Chuck Stobart and kicking coach Murray Armstrong, traveled to West Palm Beach, FL, to receive the first national award ever won by a Memphis player. The December 10th program was emceed by ABC sportscaster Curt Gowdy, and Baylor University head coach Grant Teaff was the guest speaker. The banquet was attended by 350 individuals including such former professional football players as Alex Webster (New York Giants) and Earl Morrell (Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins).

MEMPHIS

In accepting the Lou Groza Award from "The Toe" himself, Allison credited his snapper and holder and the entire Tiger special teams. "Out of the 57 snaps during the season," Allison said, "I was the only one who made a mistake. Chad (Williams) did not have a bad snap, Andy (McWilliams) did not have a bad hold, but I missed two field goals. I couldn't have done it without their help." The cousin of the late NASCAR driver Davey Allison, Joe booted 32-of-32 PATs in 1992 and finished with a school record 81 consecutive PATs made for his career. He set the Memphis record for field goals made in a single season when he kicked his 17th of the year in the Tigers win over Tulsa in 1992. Allison currently holds the Memphis record for 50-yard field goals in a season with three in 1990 and with two 51-yarders in 1992, Allison has hit more 50- plus yard field goals than any other player in Tiger history. For 30 years, the school scoring record for a single season had been 84 points by Dave Casinelli (1963). Allison broke Casinelli's record during the Ole Miss game and finished the season with 101 points. He accounted for 35.2 percent of all of the Tigers' points in 1992.

LOU GROZA AWARD WINNERS 1992: Joe Allison, Memphis 1993: Judd Davis, Florida 1994: Steve McLaughlin, Arizona 1995: Michael Reeder, TCU 1996: Marc Primanti, NC. State 1997: Martin Gramatica, Kansas State 1998: Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State

Joe Allison, who holds virtually every University of Memphis placekicking record, is the school's all-time leading scorer with 263 points. Allison had a single-season record of 101 points in 1992.

Honored Tigers ALL-AMERICANS FRED ALMON Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1969) CALVIN ALLEN Williamson’s Middle All-America (first team, 1950) JOHN ALLEN Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1969) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1970)

DAVE CASINELLI N.E.A. All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) Detroit Sports Extra All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) UPI All-America (Hon. Mention, 1963) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) Williamson’s All-America (second team, 1963) COSIDA Academic All-America (second team, 1963)

Defensive back Eric Harris was an NCAA Consensus all-American in 1976.

CHUCK BROOKS Football News All-America (first team, 1963) Detroit Sports Extra All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) Williamson’s All-America (first team, 1963)

ERIC HARRIS Football Writers All-America (first team, 1976) Tom Harmon’s Football Today All-America (first team, 1976) NCAA Consensus All-America (first team, 1976) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1976)

KEN IRVIN Football News All-America (Honorable Mention, 1994) PAT JANSEN GTE Academic All-America (first team, 1992)

EARL BILLINGS Williamson's All-American (first team, 1955)

MARQUIS BOWLING Football News (Honorable Mention, 1997) Football News (2nd team, 1998)

EARNEST GRAY Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1977) Football News All-America (first team, 1978)

AL HOTZ Associated Press All-America (Hon. Mention,1969)

DAVID BERRONG Associated Press All-America (third team, 1969) Football News All-America (third team, 1969)

GARY BOULDIN GTE Academic All-America (second team, 1992)

PAUL “SKEETER” GOWEN Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1969) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1970)

TIM HARRIS Associated Press All-America (Hon. Mention,1983)

DANTON BARTO Football News Soph All-America (first team, 1991) Football News All-America (fourth team, 1992) Football News All-America (fourth team, 1993)

JOHN BOMER Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1969) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1970)

TED GATEWOOD Associated Press (Honorable Mention, 1986)

OLLIE KELLER Williamson’s Little All-America (Honorable Mention, 1953) COTTON CLIFFORD Williamson’s Little All-America (Honorable Mention, 1957)

JEFF KING Football News Sophomore All-America (third team, 1991)

JIMMY COLE Williamson’s Middle All-America (Honorable Mention,1951) Williamson’s Middle All-America (first team, 1953)

JIMMY LACKIE Churchman’s All-America Team (1977)

JERRY DANDRIDGE Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1975) JEFF FITE Street & Smith's (third team, 1990) BOB FORD Williamson's All-America (Hon. Mention, 1954)

LOU McLELLAND Williamson’s Middle All-America (first team, 1951) LARRY McGHEE Associated Press All-America (Hon. Mention, 1970) MIKE McKENZIE College Sports All-America (Hon. Mention, 1998) Football News All-America (Hon. Mention, 1998)

HONOR ROLL

JOE ALLISON Associated Press All-America (first team, 1992) UPI All-America (1st team, 1992) Football Writers All-America (first team, 1992) The Sporting News All-America (first team, 1992) Football News All-America (first team, 1992) College & Pro Football Weekly All-America (first team, 1992) Playboy All-America (first team, 1993) Football News All-America (first team, 1993)

KEITH BUTLER Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1977)

MEMPHIS

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Tiger Honor Roll GENE MEADOWS Williamson’s Middle All-America (Honorable Mention,1951) ANDY NELSON Williamson’s Little All-America (first team, 1957)

RYAN WHITE Football News All-America (Hon. Mention, 1998) Football News Freshman All-America (1998)

BOB PARKER Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1969)

ALEX WILLIAMS Williamson’s Middle All-America (Honorable Mention,1950)

BOB PATTERSON Williamson’s Little All-America (first team, 1954)

JEROME WOODS Football News (second team, 1995) College Sports Magazine (third team, 1995) Associated Press (third team, 1995)

DAVE PAWLIK Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1970) LLOYD PATTERSON Football News Sophomore All-America Team (1976) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1977)

HONOR ROLL

BILL ROBERTSON Williamson’s All-America (first team, 1949)

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UPI All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) Detroit Sports Extra All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963)

BOB RUSH Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1975) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1976) The Sporting News All-America (first team, 1976) HARRY SCHUH N.E.A. All-America (first team, 1963) Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) UPI All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) Williamson’s All-America (Honorable Mention, 1963) Time Magazine All-America (first team, 1964) Football Coaches Assoc. All-America (first team, 1964) Associated Press All-America (second team, 1964) UPI All-America (second team, 1964) Lockert’s All-America (third team, 1964) The Sporting News All-America (first team, 1964) Playboy All-America (first team, 1964) RON SELLS Successful Farmer All-America (second team, 1996) Successful Farmer All-America (second team, 1998) KAMAL SHAKIR The Sporting News (Freshman All-American) RUSSELL VOLLMER Williamson’s All-America (second team, 1963) N.E.A. All-America (Hon. Mention, 1963) Associated Press All-America (Hon. Mention,1963)

1985: 1986: 1987:

1988:

JAMES EARL WRIGHT Williamson's All-America (Honorable Mention, 1960) 1989:

LOU GROZA AWARD The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the nation's top kicker.

1992: Joe Allison

1990: 1991:

ALL-SOUTH INDEPENDENT 1973: Eric Harris (DB) Bobby Ward (WR) 1974: Ken Niemaseck (DT) (first team) Bobby Williams (K) (first team) Jerry Dandridge (LB) (second team) Eric Harris (DB) (second team) James Thompson (WR) (second team) Van Anderson (DE) (second team) David Fowler (QB) (Honorable Mention) Ronald Moon (RB) (Honorable Mention) Eary Jones (DT) (Honorable Mention) Bob Rush (C) (Honorable Mention) Keith Wright (WR) (Honorable Mention) Bobby Ward (WR) (Honorable Mention) 1975: Jerry Dandridge (LB) Eary Jones (DT) Bob Rush (C) Keith Wright (FL) Terdell Middleton (RB) Lummy Wright (DE) 1976: Lloyd Patterson (QB) Bob Rush (C) Eric Harris (DB) 1977: Earnest Gray (WR) Lloyd Patterson (QB) Keith Wright (FL) Keith Butler (LB) 1978: Earnest Gray (WR) Tony Graves (DB) 1979: Rick Snider (OT) 1982: Johnny Walker (LB) 1983: Tim Harris (DE) (first team) Eric Fairs (LB) (second team) 1984: Tim Harris (DE) (first team) Tim Long (OT) (first team)

1992:

1993:

Derrick Burroughs (DB) (first team) Don Glosson (K) (second team) Eric Fairs (LB) (second team) Punkin Williams (RB) (second team) Donnie Elder (DB) (second team) Eric Fairs (LB) (first team) Jeff Walker (OT) (1st team) Danny Sparkman (QB) (second team) David Brandon (DE) (second team) Ted Gatewood (C) (second team) Marlon Brown (LB) (first team) Tim Borcky (OT) (first team) Ted Gatewood (C) (second team) Scott Dill (OG) (second team) Eddie Moore (DB) (first team) Reid Bennett (OG) (first team) Jeff Fite (P) (second team) Tory Epps (NG) (second team) Damon Young (LB) (second team) Charles Wilson (WR) (second team) John Butler (K) (second team) Marvin Cox (RB) (second team) Glenn Rogers, Jr. (DB) (first team) Jeff Fite (P) (second team) Keith Bland (OT) (second team) Chris Hobbs (NG) (first team) Danton Barto (LB) (first team) Jeff Buffaloe (P) (first team) Dominic Calloway (DB) (first team) James Maclin (OG) (second team) Joe Allison (K) (first team & Offensive Player of the Year) Danton Barto (LB) (first team & Defensive Player of the Year) Larry Bolton (C) (first team) Jeff Buffaloe (P) (first team) Russell Copeland (WR) (first team) Chris Hobbs (NG) (first team) Jeff King (OG) (first team) Steve Matthews (QB) (first team) Larry Porter (TB) (second team) Jeremy Williams (DB) (second team) Stevie Williams (OG) (second team) Joe Allison (PK) Danton Barto (LB) Isaac Bruce (WR) Dominic Calloway (DB) Tony Semple (OT) Stevie D. Williams (OG)

ALL-NATIONAL INDEPENDENT 1994: Ken Irvin (DB), third team James Logan (DE), hon.mention *Ryan Roskelly (WR/PR), first team Marcus Holliday (RB), third team Luis Tejeda (PK), first team Jesse Allen (LB), first team John Ludwiczak (C), second team Keith Setler (OT), second team Bryan Barnett (DT), second team Brian Davis (KR), second team

Tiger Honor Roll *Newcomer of the Year 1995: Jerome Woods (DB), first team ('95 Defensive Player of the Year) Tony Williams (NG), second team Bryan Barnett (DT), third team Ryan Roskelly (WR/PR), third team Keith Spann (DB), third team Ken Newton (C), third team

1985:

ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY 1968:

1969:

Mike Stark (OT) Al Hotz (OG) John Bomer (C) Paul Gowen (RB) Bobby Dees (DE) Luis Fernandez (DT) Fred Almon (NG) John Allen (LB) David Berrong (DB)

1986: 1987: 1988:

Defensive back Jerome Woods was the Liberty Bowl Alliance Defensive Player of the Year in 1995.

Mike Stark (OT) Larry McGhee (OG) John Bomer (C) Larry Frankenbach (DE) David Pawlik (NG) John Allen (LB) Rick Kale (DB) Walter Daggett (DB)

1981:

1982:

1983:

1984:

Rick Snider (OT) Jerry Knowlton (FL) Stanley Adams (LB) Michael Thomas (LB) Todd Ondra (LB) Tom Dorian (OG) Ken DeFeo (C) Greg Montgomery (DT) Mike Kleimeyer (LB) Marvin Chatman (DB) Ken DeFeo (C) Greg Montgomery (DT) Tom Dorian (OG) Johnny Walker (LB) Tim Harris (DE) Eric Fairs (LB) Jeff Walker (OT) Derrick Crawford (WR) Danny Sparkman (QB) Don Glosson (K) Greg Montgomery (DT) Percy Nabors (DB) Tim Long (OT)

The IFA (Independent Football Alliance) was formed in 1992 and comprised of five 1-A Independent football playing schools. The Alliance includes Memphis, Tulsa, Southern Mississippi, Cincinnati, East Carolina.

1992: Joe Allison (K) (first team) Danton Barto (LB) (first team) Larry Bolton (C) (first team) Jeff Buffaloe (P) (first team) Russell Copeland (WR) (first team) Chris Hobbs (NG) (first team) Steve Matthews (QB) (first team) Jeremy Williams (DB) (first team) Stevie Williams (OG) (first team) 1993: Isaac Bruce (WR) (first team) Stevie Williams (OL) (first team) Rod Brown (DE) (first team) *Danton Barto (LB) (first team) Dominic Calloway (DB) (first team) Joe Allison (PK) (first team) *Defensive Player of the Year

LIBERTY BOWL ALLIANCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1994: Ken Irvin (Co-Defensive Player of the Year) Duane Vandborg (Co-Defensive Player of the Year) 1995: Jerome Woods (Defensive Player of the Year)

ALL-CONFERENCE USA 1996: Richard Hogans (LB), first team Tony Williams (DT), second team Keith Spann (DB), second team Ted Lane (PK), second team

ALL-METRO CONFERENCE 1980:

ALL-IFA

Tavares Middlebrooks (OL),freshman team

1989:

1990:

Damon Young (LB) Jeff Fite (P) Marvin Cox (RB) Glenn Rogers, Jr. (DB) Eddie Moore (DB) Keith Bland (OT) Clark Stevenson (C) John Butler (K) Tory Epps (NG) Jeff Fite (P)

Damien Dodson (WR), freshman team Caspor Stiles (LB), freshman team Mike McKenzie (LB), freshman team 1997: Mike McKenzie (DB), first team Marquis Bowling (DT), first team Daniel Gomez (OT), second team Gerard Arnold (RB), second team Reid Hedgepeth (TE), freshman team Marcus Bell (DT), freshman team Kamal Shakir (LB), freshman team 1998: Mike McKenzie (DB), first team Marquis Bowling (DT), first team Ryan White (K), first team Ron Sells (OT), second team Gerard Arnold (RB), second team Artis Hicks (OG), freshman team David Sherrod (OT), freshman team Andre Arnold (DE), freshman team Idrees Bashir (DB), freshman team

HONOR ROLL

1970:

Allen Shipman (OT) Bob Parker (OG) Dean Lotz (C) Ray Jamieson (FB) Alex Dees (DE) Bill McRight (LB) Jerry Todd (DB) David Berrong (DB)

Tim Harris (LB) Donnie Elder (DB) Eric Fairs (LB) Don Glosson (K) Punkin Williams (RB) Jeff Walker (OT) Danny Sparkman (QB) Dennis Borcky (DE) Tim Harris (LB) David East (C) Jerry Harris (WR) Eric Fairs (LB) Trell Hooper (DB) Ted Gatewood (C) David Brandon (LB) Ted Gatewood (C) Tim Borcky (OT) Reggie Dubose (DB) Eddie Moore (DB) Reid Bennett (OG) Tory Epps (NG) Mike Nettles (DB) Charles Wilson (WR)

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Tiger Honor Roll

SOUTHERN LIVING ALL-SOUTH 1992: Danton Barto (Linebacker) 1993: Danton Barto (Linebacker) 1993: Joe Allison (Plackicker)

SAE-PAUL GINGOLD MVP AWARD

HONOR ROLL

Given in honor of former Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother Paul Gingold, this award is presented to the MVP of the annual BlueGray spring game. The award is voted on by members of the media.

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1965: 1966: 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999:

Chuck Pettit (OT) Larry Duck (DT) & Bill McRight (LB) Russ Denof (RB) Ken Apple (NG) Rod Hayden (DE)& John Bomer (C) Walter Daggett (DB) & Jay McCoy (RB) Bobby Russell (DT) Carey Mulwee (LB) Mark Benskin (TE) Greg Gore (DE) Keith Butler (LB) Terdell Middleton (RB) James King (RB) Richard Locke (FB) Johnny Ray (DB) Michael Harper (WR) Danny Felts (RB) Tony Wiley (RB) Don Glosson (K) Jeff Womack (RB) RAIN OUT Jeff Womack (RB) Gerald White (RB) Elgin Perkins (RB) Tommy Ferrari (QB) Gary Bouldin (QB) Joe Cole (QB) Larry Porter (RB) Isaac Bruce (WR)& Rod Brown (LB) Dan Bonner (DE) Chad Reed (QB) Keith Cobb (RB) Bernard Oden (QB) & Gerard Arnold (RB)

Kenton Evans (QB) Neil Suber (QB)

PHI-SIGMA KAPPA AWARD Presented by the brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa to the scholar (football) athlete who attained the highest GPA for the previous year.

1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981:

Jim Mincey (DB) Bob Orians (DB) Bob Orians (DB) Bob Orians (DB) Jarvis Greer (DB) Johnny Ray (DB) Johnny Ray (DB) Johnny Ray (DB)

CHEVROLET SCHOLARSHIP The following players have had $1,000 scholarships given to the general scholarship fund in their names. Chevrolet Motor Division, which sponsors the telecast, donates the scholarship.

1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982:

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

1980: Stanley Adams (DE) vs Florida State

TEXACO STAR CLASSIC MVP The following players have had a $1,000 scholarship given in their name to the general athletic scholarship fund at UM. Texaco, the sponsor of the Texaco Star Classic in Orlando, Florida, donates the scholarship.

1963: 1965: 1966: 1977: 1992:

1990: Jeff Fite (P) vs Florida State

John Fred Robillo (NG) vs Mississippi Billy Fletcher (QB) vs Mississippi State Joe Rushing (LB) vs Tulsa Keith Clark (DE) vs Houston Ken Irvin (DB) vs Arkansas

ASSOCIATED PRESS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

VANGUARD CLUB Given by the Memphis Vanguard Club to the outstanding athlete in the Mid-South area.

Earnest Gary (WR) Keith Clark (DE) Todd Ondra (LB) Ken DeFeo (C) Anthony Carter (DB)

1960: 1963: 1965: 1975: 1984:

James Earl Wright (QB) vs Mississippi Russ Vollmer (QB) vs Mississippi State Billy Fletcher (QB) vs Mississippi State Jerry Dandridge (LB) vs Auburn Tim Harris (LB) vs SW Louisiana Danny Sparkman (QB) vs Cincinnati 1987: Damon Young (LB) vs Mississippi Tory Epps (NG) vs Alabama Wayne Pryor (FB) vs Alabama Marlon Brown (LB) vs Louisville

FOOTBALL NEWS PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1990: Larry Porter (RB) vs Arkansas St. 1992: Ken Irvin (DB) vs Arkansas

SPORTING NEWS PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1988: 1992: 1993: 1977: Earnest Gray (WR) 1998: Tony Williams (DT) & Jerome Woods (DB)

ESPN PLAYER OF THE GAME

AT & T LONG DISTANCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1996:

On each ESPN televised football game, an offensive and defensive player of the game is selected.

1982: Johnny Walker (LB) vs Georgia 1993: Isaac Bruce (WR) vs Miami, FL

M-CLUB ATHLETE OF THE YEAR The M-Club Lettermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club has selected an Athlete of the Year since the 1973 season.

1973: Cliff Taylor (FB) 1976: Bob Rush (C)

Eddie Moore (DB) vs Florida Ken Irvin (DB) vs Arkansas Steve Matthews (QB) vs Miss. St.

Qadry Anderson vs Houston (82-yard pass play) Teofilo Riley vs Houston (82-yard reception) Kevin Cobb vs Tennessee (95-yard Kickoff Return)

ESPY AWARD 1996:

Kevin Cobb (95-yard kickoff return vs UT)

Tiger Honor Roll

HIGHLAND HUNDRED MVP Each year the members of the Highland Hundred select an offensive and defensive Most Valuable Player. The honorees names are inscribed on a permanent plaque in South Hall, the Memphis athletic dormitory. They are also presented trophies at the annual football banquet. Previous winners are:

1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984:

1986:

1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994:

1995:

1996:

Tony Williams, now with the Minnesota Vikings, was the Highland Hundred MVP in 1996.

1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999:

Nathan Beason (NG) Andy Whitwell (QB) Gerald White (RB) John Norman (RB) Lee Butler (TE) & Lish Trice (DT) Leon Bosby (FB) & Chris Michael (DB) Larry Porter (RB) Tony Semple (OT) Jesse Allen (LB) Al Dawkins (FB) Kerry Cobb (TE) Andre Woods (RB) & Britton Wilkins (LB)

Tavares Middlebrooks (OT) & Michael Boatman (LB) Caspor Stiles (LB), Chris Powers (C) Austin O'Dell (OL), Kosha Irby (DB) Chance Nesbitt (WR) Andre Arnold (DE)

REX DOCKERY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Gifts and donations to the University of Memphis, in the name of former head football coach Rex Dockery, have reached a total that allows the athletic department to endow a football scholarship. Each year the Rex Dockery Memorial Scholarship will be presented to an incoming Tiger football signee who exemplifies the football ideals of Dockery. The past recipients of the scholarship are:

GLENN JONES 12TH MAN AWARD The Glenn Jones 12th Man Award is presented by the membership of the Highland Hundred to the Tiger football player who leads through desire, determination and courage.

1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997:

Mike Omar (TE) Keith Mutters (LB) Joe Hennelly (DB) Dennis Borcky (DE) Ted Gatewood (C) Marvin Cox (RB) Rick Fredette (NG) Marvin Cox (RB) David Garaffa (LB) Mike Davis (LB) James Logan (DE) Marquis Bowling (DE) Pat Stiles (LB) Jeff Bazemore (WR) Marcus Jack (RB), Rodney Lanctot (DE) 1998: Marcus Jack (RB) 1999: Lou Esposito (OG) \ DeMorrio Shank (LB)

CHRIS FAROS AWARD This award is presented by the Student Ambassador Board in honor of former Tiger offensive coordinator Chris Faros. The award is presented each spring to the player, selected by the current coaching staff, who has shown the most improvement during spring practice.

1984:

Dwight Blalock (TE)

1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998:

James Cribbs (DT) Hamilton HS Adrian Harrod (DT) ECS Wilson Neely (LB) Hamilton High School Clark Stevenson (C) Elliston High School James Maclin (OG) Covington HS Jeff King (OG) Hueytown (Ala) HS Fred Archie (RB) Shaw (Ala) HS Joel Peschke (TE) Milford (Ohio) HS Britton Wilkins (LB) ECS Steve Wilson (DL) Theodore (Ala) HS Jeran Burns (WR) South Side HS Jason Harris (QB) Whitehaven HS Rodney Lanctot (LB) Crescent City (FL) HS Stephen Galbraith (QB) Marietta, (GA) HS Roberto Young (OLB) CBCHS, (MO) HS

M CLUB HALL OF FAME 1974 1975 1976

1977

1978 1979

Sam Johnson (T) 1927-30 Ed Thompson (C) 1928-31 Gene Fulghum (T) 1926-29 Frank Magoffin (T) 1928-31 Thomas “Skeeter” Ellis(RB) 1937-38 Andy Nelson (DB) 1954-57 Bill Robertson (E) 1947-50 Paul Hicks (FB) 1938-40 Haggard Cherry (QB)1938-40 Jimmy Cole (RB) 1950-54 Sam Hindsman (E) 1938-41 Dr. C.C.Humphreys (Coach) 1939-41 Ralph Hatley (Coach) 1947-57 Tom Nix (T) 1949-51 Keith White (RB) 1947-50 Bob Patterson (OG) 1952-54

HONOR ROLL

1985:

James Thompson (WR) Jerry Dandridge (LB) Lummy Wright (DE) Bob Rush (C) Keith Butler (LB) Earnest Gary (WR) Peter Scatamacchia (NG) Leo Cage (RB) Wayne Weedon (DT) Russell Richards (TE) Todd Ondra (LB) Jerry Knowlton (FL) Duane Marshall (DE) Ken DeFeo (C) Michael Joe Cannon (DE) Derrick Crawford (WR) Percy Nabors (DB) Cedric Wright (DE) Punkin Williams (RB) Dwight Blalock (TE) Jack Oliver (OT) Derrick Burroughs (DB) Tim Harris (LB) Eric Fairs (LB) Jeff Walker (OT) Danny Sparkman (QB) Tim Harris (LB) Eric Fairs (LB) Harold Beane (DT) Octavian Sharp (LB) Ron Palmer (DB) Ted Gatewood (C) Wayne Pryor (FB) Jerry Harris (WR) Arthur Franklin (P) Chuck Boler (OT) Glenn Rogers, Jr. (DB) Jeff Fite (P) Keith Benton (QB) Danton Barto (LB) Jeff Buffaloe (P) Russell Copeland (WR) Chris Hobbs (NG) Joe Allison (PK) Isaac Bruce (WR) Danton Barto (LB) Joe Allison (PK) Ken Irvin (DB) Overall MVP Al Dawkins (FB) Duane Vandborg (LB) Ryan Roskelly (PR) Jerome Woods (DB) Overall MVP Ken Newton (OL) Tony Williams (DL) Ryan Roskelly (Special teams) Britton Wilkins (Special teams) Tony Williams (Overall MVP)

1997:

Qadry Anderson (Offensive Player of Year) Richard Hogans (Defensive Player of Year) Ted Lane (Special Teams Player of Year) Bernard Oden (Overall MVP) Ron Sells (Offensive Lineman of Year) Marquis Bowling (Defensive Lineman of Year) Jeff Bazemore (Special Teams Player of Year)

161

Tiger Honor Roll

1980 1981 1982 1983

1984 1985 1986 1987

1988

HONOR ROLL

1989 1990 1991

1992 1993

162 1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

James Earl Wright (QB) 1959-61 A.Eugene Smith (Trainer) 1960-79 John Bramlett (LB) 1959-62 Roland McMackin (E) 1937-38 Andrew Porter (T) 1929-32 Harry Schuh (OT) 1961-64 Andy Settles (C) 1947-48 Doug Mayo (G) 1937-38 Billy J.Murphy (Coach)1958-71 Dave Casinelli (FB) 1960-63 Bob Ford (E) 1951-55 Russell Vollmer (QB) 1960-64 George Zarecor (T) 1937-38 Henry Evans (RB) 1926-30 Bill Hudson (T)1959-62 Preston Watts (RB) 1940-42 Billy Fletcher (QB) 1962-65 Alex Williams (FB) 1949-50 Charlie Babb (DB) 1969-71 Leo Davis (Coach) 1947-50 Elmer Vaughn (QB) 1936-38 Paul “Skeeter” Gowen (RB) 1969-71 Kenneth Barker (RB) 1940-41 Percy Roberts (G) 1949-52 Cliff Taylor (FB) 1970-73 Bob Rush (C) 1973-76 Alex Moore (OG) 1950-53 Calvin Allen (OG) 1947-50 Keith Butler (LB) 1974-77 Chuck Brooks (TE) 1961-64 Fred Medling (G) 1947-49 Earnest Gray (WR) 1975-78 Eric Harris (DB) 1973-76 John Lee (E) 1956-59 Keith Wright (WR) 1974-77 Cotton Clifford (OL) 1951-56 Bubba Winkler (NG) 1964-67 John Cronin (1961-63) Bob Finamore (DT) (1961-64) Paul Haynes (B) (1947-48) Doug Woodlief (LB) (1963-64) Terdell Middleton (RB) (1974-76) Jim Enoch (OL) (1938) Dick Quast (NG) (1962-63) Will Renfro (E) (1951-54) Ed Taylor (DB) (1972-73) Roland Eveland (B) (1950-52) Lou McLelland (E) (1949-51) Charles "Red" Brewer (B) (1950-51) Richard Coady (C) (1964-66) Ollie Keller (QB) (1952-53) Frank "Dopey" Mawyer (E) (1949-50, 53) Lloyd Patterson (QB) (1975-78) Joe Billings (OL) (1952-55) Grover Lipe (OL) (1948-50) Jerry Christopher (E) (1953-56) Hugh Hathcock (OL) (1950-53) David Berrong (DB) (1967-69) Steve Jaggard (DB) (1968-69) Bob Henderson (OL) (1953-56) Elmer Ray (QB) (1947-50) John Barnhill (OL) 1923-24) Dr. Bill Burkett (E) (1948-50) Stan Davis (WR) (1969-72) John Jumbo Evans (OL) (1960-65) Milton Mayo (E) (1934-37) Ralph Messer (B) (1949-52) Bob Parker (OL) (1967-69) Bob Sherlag (WR) (1962-66) Jerry Todd (DB) (1967-69)

TENNESSEE SPORTS HALL OF FAME 1968 1976 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998

Dr. C.C.Humphreys (Coach/AD) Billy J.Murphy (Coach) Rex Dockery (Coach) Harry Schuh (OT) Ralph Hatley (Coach) John Bramlett (LB) Tom Nix (E) Leo Davis (Coach) Ed Molinski (Coach) James Earl Wright (QB) Mooney Boswell (DE) Bill Hudson (OG) Russ Vollmer (QB)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HALL OF FAME The following Memphis football coaches and players have received recognition from the National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame for their work both on and off the football gridiron.

1991

1982 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 1995 1996 1997

Allyn McKeen (Coach)

BILLY J. MURPHY AWARD

1998

This award is presented each year to a former Memphis athlete who has excelled in his chosen profession after graduation.

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Miller Matthews Tom Wallace Al Brown Harold Sterling Don Coffey Don McKinnon Ed Randolph Elmer Ray George Sneed Ralph Messer John Bramlett Jim "Red" Hoggart Geddes Self Joseph Clayton Bob Stephenson & Wayne Armstrong Tom Nix & Billy Fletcher Bill Gidden Col. Haywood Smith

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD The following Memphis football players have received recognition from the National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame for their work in the classroom.

1976 1977 1978 1981

Jimmy Lackie (Free Safety) Jim Mincey (Free Safety) Jarvis Greer (Strong Safety) Johnny Ray (Free Safety)

Gerald Brown (Wide Receiver) Arthur Franklin (Punter) Mark Bowen (Linebacker) Andy Whitwell (Quarterback) Ron Bemis (Quarterback) Jeff Fite (Punter) Gary Bouldin (Tight End) Jeff Buffaloe (Punter) Jeremy Williams (Defensive Back) Joel Peschke (Tight End) Britton Wilkins (Linebacker) Jimmy Keith (Kicker) Jeff Bazemore (Defensive Back)

1999

Ken Donahue (Assistant Coach) Paul Davis (Assistant Coach) Allyn McKeen (Head Coach) Billy J. Murphy (Head Coach) Percy Roberts (Offensive Guard) Ralph Hatley (Head Coach) Bob Patterson (Offensive Guard) James 'Red' Hoggatt (Quarterback) Horace McCool (Offensive Tackle) Bubba Winkler (Defensive Tackle) Russ Vollmer (Quarterback) James Earl Wright (Quarterback) Murray Armstrong (Assistant Coach) John Barnhill (Offensive Tackle) Ed Molinski (Assistant Coach) Harry Schuh (Offensive Tackle) Rex Dockery (Head Coach) Bob Winn (Administrator) Dr. C.C. Humphreys (Administrator) Bill Robertson (End) Fred Pancoast (Coach) Jack Carter (Assistant. Coach) J.W. Patrick (Assistant Coach) Charlie Cavagnaro (Administrator) Jack Bugbee (Scoop Hudgins Award)

HITACHI SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD 1992 1993 1994 1995

Jeremy Williams (DB) Larry Bolton (C) Tony Semple (OT) Jeremy Williams (DB)

RALPH HATLEY SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD The Ralph Hatley Award is presented annually to an incoming freshman football player who plans a career in the field of health, physical education or recreation.

1996 1997 1998

Damien Dodson, WR Josh Eargle, DT Keydrin Ward, DB

All-Star Games Defensive end Marvin Thomas was selected to play in the 1996 Blue-Gray game.

1966: 1965: 1964: 1963: 1962: 1961: 1950:

Larry Duck, Nose Guard Billy Fletcher, Quarterback Bob Finamore, Guard (MVP) Harry Schuh, Tackle Richard Quast, Tackle Russell Vollmer, Quarterback John Bramlett, Linebacker Fred Moore, Tackle Don Coffey, End Bill Hudson, Guard Bill Robertson, End Total Players: 45 Offensive 23, Defensive 21, Special Teams 1

MEMPHIS 1962: 1961:

Total Players: 19 Offensive 11, Defensive 7, Special Teams 1

NORTH-SOUTH GAME 1976: 1973: 1972: 1969: 1968: 1967: 1963:

CHICAGO ALL-STAR

BLUE-GRAY GAME 1996: 1995: 1994: 1993: 1992: 1990: 1989: 1988: 1987: 1985: 1984: 1979: 1977: 1976: 1975: 1974: 1972: 1971: 1970: 1969: 1968: 1967:

Marvin Thomas, Defensive End Ken Newton, Center Jerome Woods, Defensive Back Marcus Holliday, Running Back James Logan, Defensive End Isaac Bruce, Wide Receiver Larry Bolton, Center Jeff Fite, Punter Tory Epps, Nose Guard Marlon Brown, Linebacker Scott Dill, Offensive Guard Jeff Walker, Offensive Tackle Derrick Burroughs, Defensive Back James Stewart, Defensive Back Keith Butler, Linebacker Keith Simpson, Cornerback Bob Rush, Center Eric Harris, Cornerback Eary Jones, Tackle Jerry Dandridge, Linebacker David Fowler, Quarterback Van Anderson, Defensive End Ed Taylor, Cornerback Al Harvey, Quarterback Charlie Babb, Defensive Back Dave Pawlik, Nose Guard Mike Stark, Tackle John Bomer, Center Larry McGhee, Guard David Berrong, Safety (MVP) Martin Orcutt, Tackle Bill McRight, Monsterman Joe Rushing, Linebacker Terry Padgett, Quarterback

Total Players: 8 Offensive 7, Defensive 1, Special Teams 0

Harry Schuh, Tackle John Griffin, Halfback Bill Hudson, Guard Bill Robertson, End Total Players: 4 Offensive 4, Defensive 0, Special Teams 0

EAST-WEST GAME 1987: 1969: 1967:

LIONS AMERICA BOWL 1976: 1975: 1974: 1969: 1968:

Ricky Rivas, Receiver Jerry Dandridge, Linebacker Ed Taylor, Cornerback James Thompson, Receiver David Berrong, Safety Jerry Todd, Cornerback Dean Lotz, Center

COACHES ALL-AMERICA GAME 1970: 1965:

1992: 1987: 1984: 1978: 1977: 1976: 1964: 1963:

Bob Parker, Guard Harry Schuh, Tackle Total Players: 2 Offensive 2, Defensive 0, Special Teams 0

SENIOR BOWL Marvin Thomas Ken Irvin, Defensive Back Joe Allison, Placekicker *Steve Matthews, Quarterback Jeff Sawyer, Defensive End Russell Copeland, Receiver Scott Dill, Offensive Guard Jeff Walker, Offensive Tackle Jack Oliver, Guard Derrick Burroughs, Cornerback Earnest Gray, Wide Receiver Keith Butler, Linebacker Keith Simpson, Cornerback Bob Rush, Center Eric Harris, Cornerback Harry Schuh, Tackle Dave Casinelli, Fullback

Tim Borcky, Offensive Tackle Dan Pierce, Quarterback Bob Parker, Guard Dale Brady, Wingback Total Players: 4 Offensive 4, Defensive 0, Special Teams 0

Total Players: 7 Offensive 3, Defensive 4, Special Teams 0

1996: 1994: 1993:

Eary Jones, Defensive Tackle Terdell Middleton, Running Back Steve DeLong, Tight End Stan Davis, Receiver Luis Fernandez, Tackle Alex Dees, End Rich Coady, End Dave Casinelli, Fullback

CHALLENGE BOWL 1963: 1962:

John Fred Robilio, Tackle Fred Moore, Tackle Total Players: 2 Offensive 2, Defensive 0, Special Teams 0

HULA BOWL 1993: 1985: 1977: 1970:

*Steve Matthews, Quarterback Tim Harris, Linebacker Keith Wright, Receiver (MVP) John Bomer, Center Total Players: 4 *Injured and could not participate

ALL-STAR GAMES

1965: 1963: 1962: 1961:

John Griffin, Halfback Bill Hudson, Guard

163

Tigers in the Pros Listed below are the Memphis football players who have been drafted into and played for at least one season in the professional ranks after their years as a Tiger. Leagues included are the NFL and the CFL. Players in italics are active. RICK ACKERMAN, DT (San Diego Chargers, 1982-84; LA Raiders, 1984-87) STANLEY ADAMS, LB (LA Raiders, 1984) CHARLIE BABB, DB (Miami Dolphins, 1972-79)

TIGERS IN THE PROS

DANTON BARTO, LB (Memphis Mad Dogs, 1995)

164

KEITH BENTON, QB (B.C. Lions, 1992; Memphis Mad Dogs, 1995; Memphis Pharaohs, 1996) DENNIS BIODROWSKI, OT (Kansas City Chiefs, 1963-67) DALE BRADY, DB (British Columbia Lions, 1968-69) JOHN BRAMLETT, LB (Denver Broncos, 1965-66; Miami Dolphins, 196768; New England Patroits, 1969-70; Atlanta Falcons, 1971) DAVID BRANDON, LB (San Diego Chargers, 1987-89, 1995; Cleveland Browns, 1991-92; Seattle Seahawks, 1993-94; Atlanta Falcons, 1996-1997)

Quarterback Steve Matthews is now with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL.

MARLON BROWN, LB (British Columbia Lions, 1990)

✰ ISAAC BRUCE, WR (St. Louis Rams, 1995-present) DERRICK BURROUGHS, DB (Buffalo Bills, 1985-89) KEITH BUTLER, LB (Seattle Seahawks, 1978-87) BILL CESARE, DB (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1978-81) RICH COADY, TE/C (Chicago Bears, 1970-74)

✰ MAC CODY, WR (Birmingham Barracudas, 1995; Montreal Allouettes, 1996-present) ✰ KEITH COBB, DB (Hamilton TigerCats, 1999) ✰ KEVIN COBB, DB

(Saskatchewan Rough Riders, 1999) DON COFFEE, WR (Denver Broncos, 1963)

✰ RUSSELL COPELAND, WR (Buffalo Bills, 1993-96; Philadelphia Eagles, 1998) OLLIE CORDILL, P (San Diego Chargers, 1967; Atlanta Falcons, 1968; New Orleans Saints, 1969) DERRICK CRAWFORD, WR (San Francisco 49ers, 1986; Calgary Stampeders, 1990-93; Birmingham Barracudas, 1995) JAMES CRIBBS, DT (Detroit Lions, 1989) STAN DAVIS, WR (Philadelphia Eagles, 1973) CHUCK DEVLIEGHER, DT (Buffalo Bills, 1969) SCOTT DILL, OT (Phoenix Cardinals, 1988-89; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1990-95; Minnesota Vikings, 1996-1997)

MEMPHIS

TORY EPPS, NG (Atlanta Falcons, 1990-92; Chicago Bears, 199394; New Orleans Saints, 1995) ERIC FAIRS, LB (Houston Oilers, 1986-91; Atlanta Falcons, 1992) BILLY FLETCHER, QB (Denver Broncos, 1966) JUDSON FLINT, DB (Cleveland Browns, 1980-82; Buffalo Bills, 1983) REUBEN GIBSON, FB (Buffalo Bills, 1977) EARNEST GRAY, WR (New York Giants, 1978-84; St. Louis Cardinals, 1985) JOHN GRIFFIN, DB (Los Angeles Rams, 1963; Denver Broncos, 196466; B.C. Lions, 1967-68) ERIC HARRIS, DB (Toronto Argonauts, 1977-79; Kansas City Chiefs, 1980-82; Los Angeles Rams, 1983-85) TIM HARRIS, LB (Green Bay Packers, 1986-90; San Francisco 49ers, 1991-92, 1994-95; Philadelphia Eagles, 1993) DAVE HATHCOCK, DB (Green Bay Packers, 1966) EDDIE HILL, RB (Los Angeles Rams, 1979-80; Miami Dolphins, 1981-84)

✰ RICHARD HOGANS, LB (Chicago Bears, 1997 Rhein Fire, 1999)

MARCUS HOLLIDAY, RB (St. Louis Rams, 1996) TRELL HOOPER, DB (Miami Dolphins, 1987) BILL HUDSON, DT (San Diego Chargers, 1962; Buffalo Bills, 1963-68) GARY HUNT, DB (Cincinnati Bengals, 1987)

JAY DOUGLAS, OT (San Diego Chargers, 1973-74)

✰ KEN IRVIN, DB (Buffalo Bills, 1995-present)

KEN DUNEK, TE (Philadelphia Eagles, 1980)

ENIS JACKSON, WR (Edmonton Eskimos, 1989-92; Toronto Argonauts, 1993)

DONNIE ELDER, DB (New York Jets, 1985; Pittsburgh Steelers, 1986; Detroit Lions, 1987; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1988-89; San Diego Chargers, 1990-92)

REGINALD JONES, DB (New Orleans Saints, 1991-94)

Tigers in the Pros

✰ JAMES LOGAN, LB

(Seattle Seahawks, 1995-present) TIM LONG, OT (San Francisco 49er's, 1987) DORAN MAJOR, DB (Toronto Argonauts, 1988-91) JOHN "TWEET" MARTIN, RB (Memphis Mad Dogs, 1995)

✰ STEVE MATTHEWS, QB (Kansas City Chiefs, 1993-1995 Scottish Claymores, 1996, Jacksonville Jaugars, 1997, Tennessee Titans, 1998) ✰ MIKE MCKENZIE, DB (Green Bay Packers, 1999) LOU MCLELLAND, WR (Toronto Argonauts, 1952) TERDELL MIDDLETON, RB (Green Bay Packers, 1977-81; Tampa Bay, 1982-83)

ANDY NELSON, DB (Baltimore Colts, 1957-63) DARRELL NELSON, TE (Pittsburgh Steelers, 1984-85) ERIC NELSON, DB (Memphis Mad Dogs, 1995) JACK OLIVER, OG (Chicago Bears, 1987) ANTHONY PARKER, FB (British Columbia Lions, 1986-89; Calgary Stampeders, 1990) NICO PERKINS, DB (British Columbia Lions, 1990) DANNY PIERCE, QB (Washington Redskins, 1970) WIL RENFRO, LB (Washington Redskins, 1957-59; Pittsburgh Steelers, 1960; Philadelphia Eagles, 1961) PRESTON RILEY, WR (San Francisco 49er's, 1970-72; New Orleans Saints, 1973)

✰ GLENN ROGERS, JR, DB (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1991; Edmonton Eskimos, 1992-1998; Montreal Allouttes 1999) BOB RUSH, C (San Diego Chargers, 1977-82; Kansas City Chiefs, 1983-85) JEFF SAWYER, DE (Las Vegas, 1994; San Antonio, 1995)

(Green Bay Packers, 1968-69) JEFF WOMACK, RB (Minnesota Vikings, 1987)

BILL SCOTT, OT (Toronto Argonauts, 1966)

DOUG WOODLIEF, LB (Los Angeles Rams, 1965-69)

✰ TONY SEMPLE, OT (Detroit Lions, 1994-present)

✰ JEROME WOODS, DB (Kansas City Chiefs, 1996-present)

BOB SHERLAG, WR (Atlanta Falcons, 1966)

JAMES EARL WRIGHT, QB (Denver Broncos, 1964)

KEITH SIMPSON, DB (Seattle Seahawks, 1978-85)

KEITH WRIGHT, WR (Cleveland Browns, 1978-80)

DAVID STRICKLAND, OG (Denver Broncos, 1960) CLIFF TAYLOR, FB (Chicago Bears, 1974; Green Bay Packers, 1975-76) ED TAYLOR, DB (New York Jets, 1975-79; Miami Dolphins, 1983-84)

✰ MARVIN THOMAS, DE (Detroit Lions,1997, Denver Broncos, 1998 Barcelona Dragons, 1999)

JEFF WALKER, OT (San Diego Chargers, 1986; New Orleans Saints, 1988-89)

NFL Draft Selections

RICHARD WILLIAMS, RB (Atlanta Falcons, 1983; Houston Oilers, 1984

✰ TONY WILLIAMS, NG (Minnesota Vikings, 1997-present) CHARLES WILSON, WR (Green Bay Packers, 1990-91; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1992-94; New York Jets, 1995) BUBBA WINKLER, C Defensive back Ken Irvin completed his degree at the University of Memphis in May of 1998.

1998 Player Pos. Mike McKenzie DB (Green Bay Packers)

RD 3

Pick 87

RD 5

Pick 151

200

233

RD 1

Pick 28

RD 4

Pick 109

RD 2

Pick 33

154

1997 Player Tony Williams (Minnesota Vikings) Richard Hogans (Chicago Bears) Marvin Thomas (Chicago Bears)

Pos. DT

1996 Player Jerome Woods (Kansas City Chiefs)

Pos. DB

1995 Player Ken Irvin (Buffalo Bills)

Pos. DB

1994 Player Isaac Bruce (LA Rams) Tony Semple

Pos. WR OT

TIGERS IN THE PROS

FRED MOORE, DT (San Diego Chargers, 1964-66)

HARRY SCHUH, OT (Oakland Raiders, 1965-70; Los Angeles Rams, 1971-73; Green Bay Packers, 1974)

165

Tigers in the Pros

Tory Epps (Atlanta Falcons)

195

Isaac Bruce is now one of the top receivers in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams.

1989 Player Mike Nettles (Seattle Seahawks) Greg Ross (Miami Dolphins) James Cribbs (Detroit Lions) Marlon Brown (Cleveland Browns)

Pos. DB

RD 7

Pick 184

275

309

328

Pos. OT

TIGERS IN THE PROS 166

Pos. LB

RD 7

Pick 177

Pick 60

Player Pos. Jay Douglas C (San Diego Chargers) Stan Davis WR (Philadelphia Eagles)

RD 3

Pick 70

152

198

RD 1

Pick 14

158

10 11

280 286

RD 1

Pick 24

1983 Player Pos. Richard Williams RB (Washington Redskins)

Pos. DE

RD 12

Pick 326

449

RD 9

Pick 224

437

Pos. FB

RD 3

Pick 62

RD 11

Pick 268

315

RD 5

Pick 129

173

328

Pos. DE

RD 12

Pick 301

359

440

RD 5

Pick 121

123

217

240

409

RD 17

Pick 432

1972

1980 Player Pos. James Stewart DB (Green Bay Packers)

RD 12

Pick 310

1979 Player Pos. Earnest Gray WR (New York Giants) Eddie Hill RB (LA Rams) Judson Flint DB (New England Patriots)

RD 2

Pick 36

177

1978 Player Keith Simpson (Seattle Seahawks) Keith Butler (Seattle Seahawks) Keith Wright (Cleveland Browns)

Pos. DB

RD 1

Pick 9

122

1977

1984 Player Pos. Derrick Crawford WR (San Francisco 49ers)

1981 Player Keith Clark (Buffalo Bills)

1985 Player Pos. Derrick Burroughs DB (Buffalo Bills) Tim Long OT (Minnesota Vikings) Donnie Elder DB (New York Jets) Jack Oliver OT (New York Giants) James Bowers DB (Seattle Seahawks) Punkin Williams RB (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1973

1986 Player Pos. Jeff Walker OT (San Diego Chargers) Tim Harris LB (Green Bay Packers) Gary Hunt DB (Cincinnati Bengals) Trell Hooper DB (Indianapolis Colts)

Pick 413

1974 Player Cliff Taylor (Chicago Bears)

1987 Player David Brandon (Buffalo Bills)

RD 15

1975 Player Pos. Everett Taylor DB (New York Jets) Carl Taylor DE (Washington Redskins)

1988 Player Tim Borcky (Buffalo Bills)

1976 Player Pos. Jerry Dandridge LB (Green Bay Packers) Mike Fuhrman TE (Baltimore Colts)

RD 2

Pick 56

Player Pos. Bob Rush C (San Diego Chargers) Terdell Middleton RB (St. Louis Cardinals) Eric Harris DB (Kansas City Chiefs) Eary Jones DT (LA Rams) Bob Jordan OT (New York Giants)

RD 1

Pick 24

104

107

143

Player Charlie Babb (Miami Dolphins) Ray Jamieson (Oakland Raiders) John Kirchner (Detroit Lions)

Pos. DB

1971 Player James Heyden (Cincinnati Bengals) David Vaughn (Miami Dolphins) John Bomer (Dallas Cowboys)

1970 Player Pos. Danny Pierce QB (Washington Redskins) Bob Parker OG (Denver Broncos) Preston Riley WR (San Francisco 49ers) Steve Jaggard DB (Philadelphia Eagles) Jerry Todd DB (Denver Broncos)

1969 Player Pos. Joe Rushing LB (San Diego Chargers)

Tigers in the Pros

1968 Player Pos. Bubba Winkler DE (Green Bay Packers) Herb Covington FB (New Orleans Saints) Chuck DeVliegher DT (Buffalo Bills) Bob Baxter FL (Cleveland Browns)

RD 5

Pick 137

350

361

400

1966 Player Pos. Bob Sherlag E (Buffalo Bills - AFL) Bob Sherlag E (Philadelphia Eagles - NFL) Harry Day T (Houston Oilers - AFL) Harry Day T (Philadelphia Eagles - NFL) David Hathcock DB (Green Bay Packers - NFL)

RD 5

Pick NA

Player Pos. Harry Schuh T (Oakland Raiders - AFL) Doug Woodlief LB (San Diego Chargers - AFL) Ollie Cordill B (Houston Oilers - AFL) Doug Woodlief LB (LA Rams - NFL) Ollie Cordill B (Cleveland Browns - NFL)

RD 1

Pick NA

RD 5

Pick NA

RD 4

Pick NA

1963 Player Pos. John Griffin B (LA Rams - NFL) John Griffin B (Denver Broncos - AFL) Dick Quast G (Baltimore Colts - NFL) Charlie Killett B (New York Giants - NFL) Dick Quast G

SUPER BOWL PLAYERS DAVID HATHCOCK Green Bay Packers, 1967

1962 Player Pos. Bill Hudson T (San Diego Chargers - AFL) Fred Moore T (Baltimore Colts - NFL) Fred Moore T (San Diego Chargers - AFL) Dennis Biodrowski E (Cleveland Browns - NFL) Dennis Biodrowski E (San Diego Chargers - AFL)

RD 2

Pick NA

HARRY SCHUH Oakland Raiders, 1968 CHARLIE BABB Miami Dolphins, 1973 Miami Dolphins, 1974 EDDIE HILL Los Angeles Rams, 1980 RICK ACKERMAN Oakland Raiders, 1984 STANLEY ADAMS Oakland Raiders, 1984

1961 Player Pos. James Earl Wright Q B (Philadelphia Eagles - NFL) Don Coffey E (San Francisco 49ers - NFL) James Earl Wright Q B (Boston Patriots - AFL) Don Coffey E (LA Chargers - AFL)

RD 3

Pick NA

EDDIE HILL Miami Dolphins, 1984

RUSSELL COPELAND Buffalo Bills, 1994

TIM HARRIS San Francisco 49ers, 1995 Babb, Ackerman, Hathcock, Harris and Adams are the only Tigers with Super Bowl Rings.

1958 Player Pos. Hal Devine T (Philadelphia Eagles) Robert Lyles B (Chicago Bears)

RD 25

Pick NA

Player Andy Nelson (Baltimore Colts) Bob Schmidt (Chicago Bears)

1956 Player Joe Billings (Chicago Bears)

Pos. T

RD 22

Pick NA

RD 24

Pick NA

RD 22

Pick NA

RD 16

Pick NA

1954

1957

1964 Player Pos. Chuck Brooks E (St. Louis Cardinals - NFL) Russ Vollmer QB (Minnesota Vikings - NFL) Chuck Brooks E (New York Jets - AFL) John Evans T (St. Louis Cardinals - NFL) Bill Scott G (New York Jets - AFL) John Evans T (Buffalo Bills - AFL)

Pos. QB

RD 11

Pick NA

Defensive back Jerome Woods is known as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL.

Player Pos. Will Renfro E (Washington Redskins)

1953 Player Wayne Wood (Chicago Bears)

Pos. T

1951 Player Bill Robertson (LA Rams)

Pos. E

TIGERS IN THE PROS

1965

(Buffalo Bills - AFL) Charlie Killett B (Buffalo Bills - AFL)

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Liberty Bowl STADIUM FACTS Capacity ........................................................... 62,380 Surface ............................................................... Grass Location ...................................... 335 South Hollywood First Game ............................................ Sept. 18, 1965 Opponent ..................................................... Mississippi Score .................................... Ole Miss 34, Memphis 14 All-Time Home Record .................................. 106-88-7 Scherer's Home Record .................................. 11-12-0 Current Home Win Streak .......................................... 0 Most Points Scored .............................. 69 vs Louisville Most Points by Opponent .................................. 55, UT Host to annual St. Jude Liberty Bowl Classic

LIBERTY BOWL

TOP TEN CROWDS

168

YEAR 1996 1991 1992 1987 1989 1988 1981 1979 1976 1976

OPPONENT Tennessee Mississippi Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi Tennessee Mississippi Mississippi Tennessee Mississippi State

ATTEN. 65,885 65,483 65,234 64,187 59,795 55,173 53,170 53,166 52,341 51,704

The largest crowd Memphis has ever played in front of was 100,862 when the Tigers fell to Michigan in Ann Arbor during the '95 season.

The University of Memphis' football program is very fortunate to have one of the finest football facilities in the nation in which to play its home football games. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, “built by the citizens of Memphis”, is a memorial to the veterans of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. The renovated 62,380-seat facility, built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million by the city of Memphis and renovated in 1987 for $19.5 million, is operated by the Memphis Park Commission. The Tigers inaugurated the stadium in the fall of 1965 and in 32 years, have compiled a 104-84-7 record in the Liberty Bowl. The stadium features a new “prescription turf” playing surface, spacious locker rooms and a four-level press box, which features a stadium club for VIPs. In December of 1983, city of Memphis officials named the playing surface Rex Dockery Field in honor of the late Tiger coach, who was killed in a plane crash. In the spring of 1984, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Memphis added a new scoreboard and sound system to Liberty Bowl Memo-

rial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field. The computer operated scoreboard is 100-feet long and stands 23-feet high. It has a 16' x 32' message center and is the largest scoreboard in the Mid-South. Included in the 1987 stadium renovation are new sky-suites, located on the east side of the stadium, approximately 12,000 new seats, a new stadium club, new lighting system, the new playing surface, a new handicap seating area and numerous concession stands and restroom facilities for the new sections. The stadium, which is the home of the annual Liberty Bowl game each December, played host to the Tennessee-Kentucky High School All-Star game in 1994. The largest crowd to witness a Memphis home football game at the Liberty Bowl was the record-setting 65,885 in the Tigers' stunning upset of No. 6 ranked Tennessee in 1996. The Tigers defeated the Vols, 21-17, before a regionally televised audience on CBS TV. The nation, however, saw Memphis' game-winning drive when CBS carried the final five minutes nationally. The Liberty Bowl has also hosted concerts ranging from the Rolling Stones to the Billy Graham Crusade for Christ and numerous Truck and Tractor competitions.

MEMPHIS

ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE YEAR G 1965 5 1966 5 1967 6 1968 5 1969 6 1970 6 1971 8 1972 7 1973 6 1974 6 1975 6 1976 7 1977 7 1978 6 1979 6 1980 6 1981 5 1982 6 1983 5 1984 6 1985 6 1986 4 1987 6 1988 6 1989 6 1990 6 1991 6 1992 6 1993 5 1994 6 1995 5 1996 6 1997 6 1998 6 TOT 201

ATT 156,389 130,524 148,934 155,379 166,902 142,187 173,449 194,222 159,081 174,172 144,453 **281,966 198,686 158,696 168,200 143,105 158,203 102,003 183,671 235,269 221,477 110,932 206,848 178,767 201,378 157,346 191,896 224,449 126,342 149,943 99,629 214,511 121,340 140,871 5,594,878

AVG 31,277 26,104 24,822 31,075 27,438 23,698 21,681 27,746 26,513 29,028 24,075 *40,280 28,383 26,449 28,033 23,850 31,640 17,000 *36,734 39,212 36,913 27,733 34,475 29,795 33,563 26,224 31,982 37,408 25,268 24,991 19,926 *35,752 20,223 23,478 27,835

RECORD 3-2-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 3-2-0 5-1-0 4-2-0 3-5-0 4-3-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 5-2-0 5-2-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 0-5-0 1-5-0 2-2-1 4-1-1 1-3-2 0-4-0 4-1-1 5-1-1 1-5-0 3-2-1 3-3-0 4-2-0 3-2-0 4-2-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 4-2-0 2-4-0 106-88-7

**Largest single season attendance total in school history. *Led nation in increased attendance.

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field, which hosts the annual Liberty Bowl game, has been home to the Tiger football team since 1965.

The Liberty Bowl

HOMECOMING RESULTS

WON 41, LOST 22, TIED 1 Avg. Score UM 20.0 (1270), OPP 14.3 (900)

Best Record: 5-1-0 (1967, 1969) Worst Record: 0-5-0 (1981) Most Points Scored: Memphis - 69 vs Louisville, 1969; Opponent - 55, Tennessee, 1969 Highest Combined Score: 88 pts., 69-19 win against Louisville, 1969 Lowest Combined Score: 6 pts., 6-0 loss against Southern Miss, 1974 Longest Run from Scrimmage: Memphis - 92 yards by Herb Covington vs Cincinnati, 1966; Opponent - 84 yards by Mickey Collins, Wichita State, 1978 Longest Pass Completion: Memphis - 94 yards by Lloyd Patterson to Earnest Gray vs Houston, 1978; Opponent 80 yards by John Bond to Danny Knight, Mississippi State, 1982 Longest Interception Return: Memphis - 91 yards by Bob Orians vs Southern Miss, 1977; Opponent - 99 yards by Izell McGill, Mississippi State, 1996 (intercepted fumble) Longest Kickoff Return: Memphis - 98 yards by Jerry Harris vs Southern Miss, 1983; Opponent - 100 yards by Maurice Nelson, Tulane, 1985 Longest Punt Return: Memphis - 94 yards by Keith Wright vs Louisville, 1975; Opponent - 85 yards by Morris Letcher, East Carolina, 1992 Longest Field Goal: Memphis - 51 yards by Joe Allison vs Mississippi State, 1992; Opponent - Franco Grilla 50 yards, Central Florida, 1990 Most Yards Rushing by an Individual: Memphis - 260 yards by Paul Gowen vs Tulsa, 1969; Opponent - 206 yards by Ethan Horton, North Carolina, 1984 Most Yards Rushing by a Team: Memphis - 507 vs Tulsa, 1969; Opponent - 430, Houston, 1968 Fewest Yards Rushing by a Team: Memphis - minus 13 yards vs Texas A&M, 1979; Opponent - minus 4 yards, Mississippi, 1993 Most Yards Passing by an Individual: Memphis - 335, Steve Matthews vs ECU, 1992; Opponent - 370 yards by T.J. Rubley, Tulsa, 1991 Most Yards Passing by a Team: Memphis - 335 vs East Carolina, 1992; Opponent - 371 yards, Tulsa, 1991 Fewest Yards Passing by a Team: Memphis - 6 yards vs Southern Miss, 1966; Opponent - 14, Southern Miss, 1981 Most Passing Attempts by an Individual: Memphis 44 by Steve Matthews vs Louisville, 1993 & Bernard Oden vs Minnesota, 1997; Opponent - 51 by Marcus Crandell, East Carolina, 1994 Most Passing Attempts by a Team: Memphis - 46 vs Murray State, 1985; Opponent - 52 by East Carolina, 1994 Most Pass Completions by an Individual: Memphis 25 by Steve Matthews vs Louisville, 1993 & Bernard Oden vs Minnesota, 1997; Opponent - 35 by Marcus Crandell, East Carolina, 1994 Most Pass Completions by a Team: Memphis - 25 vs Louisville, 1993; Opponent - 36 by East Carolina, 1994 Most Pass Receptions by an Individual: Memphis - 10 by Russell Copeland vs Mississippi State, 1992 & Richie Floyd vs Arkansas State, 1997; Opponent - 14, Chris Penn, Tulsa, 1993 Most Yds on Pass Recept. by an Individual: Memphis - 186 by Bob Sherlag vs Mississippi State, 1965; Opponent - 184, Chris Penn, Tulsa, 1993 Most Total Offense by an Individual: Memphis - 365 by Billy Fletcher vs Mississippi State, 1965; Opponent - 368 by Marcus Crandell, East Carolina, 1994 Most Total Offense by a Team: Memphis - 659 yards vs Louisville, 1969; Opponent - 537 yards by Tulsa, 1991 Most Combined Total Offense by Two Teams in a Game: 965 yards, Memphis vs Tulsa, 1969 Most Touchdowns by a Team in a Game: Memphis - 10

vs Louisville, 1969; Opponent - 8, Tennessee, 1969 Most Points Scored by an Individual: Memphis - 18 by seven players (most recent Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997); Opponent - 24 by Michael Haddix, Mississippi State, 1982, and James Jones, Mississippi State, 1978 Most Rushing Touchdowns by an Individual: Memphis - 3 by five players (most recent Gerard Arnold vs Arkansas State, 1997); Opponent - 4, Michael Haddix, Mississippi State, 1982, and James Jones, Mississippi State, 1978 Most Rushing Touchdowns by a Team: Memphis - 7 vs North Texas State, 1971; Opponent - 6 by Tennessee, 1969, and Texas A&M, 1978 Most Touchdown Passes by an Individual: Memphis 3 by Steve Matthews vs Arkansas State, 1993; Opponent 4 by Mike Shula, Alabama, 1985 Most Touchdown Passes by a Team: Memphis - 5 vs Louisville, 1969; Opponent - 4 by Alabama, 1985 Most Touchdown Receptions by an Individual: Memphis - 3 by four players (most recent Russell Copeland vs Tennessee, 1992); Opponent - 3 by Alama Matthews, Vanderbilt, 1982 Most Field Goals Made by an Individual: Memphis - 4 by Rusty Bennett vs North Texas State, 1977; Opponent 4 by Jim Becksvoort, Tennessee, 1992 Most Points Kicking by an Individual: Memphis - 13 by Don Glosson vs Mississippi, 1983; Opponent - 14 by Jim Becksvoort, Tennessee, 1992 Most Interceptions by an Individual: Memphis - 3 by Keith Simpson vs North Texas State, 1977, and Olie Cordell vs Mississippi State, 1965; Opponent - 3 by Chris Donnelly, Vanderbilt, 1989 Most Interceptions by a Team: Memphis - 6 vs Tulsa, 1972; Opponent - 5 by three teams (most recent New Mexico, 1986) Most Interception Return Yardage by an Individual: Memphis - 95 yards by Marty Hammock vs Southern Miss, 1973; Opponent - 124 yards by Shawn Ferguson, Cincinnati, 1998 (two interceptions) Most Punts by an Individual: Memphis - 13 by Hugh Owens vs Texas A&M, 1979 Most Punt Returns by an Individual: Memphis - 6 by Russell Copeland vs Cincinnati, 1992; Opponent - 8 by Willie Gault, Tennessee, 1981 Most Punt Returns by a Team: Memphis - 8 vs Quantico, 1968; Opponent - 13 by Texas A&M, 1979 Most Punt Return Yardage: Memphis - 133 by David Berrong vs Wichita State, 1968; Opponent - 123 by Morris Letcher, East Carolina, 1992

MILESTONE VICTORIES Win 1st 25th 50th 75th 100th 125th 150th 175th 200th 225th 250th 275th 300th 325th 350th

Opponent Bolton Agricultural Southwestern Arkansas State Sunflower JC Union Arkansas State Middle Tenn. St. Texas-Arlington Tulsa Mississippi Cincinnati Wichita State Mississippi State Tulane East Carolina

Year Score 1912 13-0 1922 26-0 1929 6-0 1934 33-0 1941 7-6 1949 61-7 1954 27-7 1960 35-0 1963 28-14 1967 27-17 1970 14-10 1974 34-10 1979 14-13 1987 45-36 1993 34-7

LIBERTY BOWL

1926: Memphis 0, Middle Tennessee 27 1929: Memphis 0, Delta State 0 1932: Memphis 6, Tennessee JC 0 1933: Memphis 0, Western Kentucky 19 1934: Memphis 18, Middle Tennessee 0 1935: Memphis 0, Union University 33 1937: Memphis 13, Tennessee Tech 14 1938: Memphis 20, Troy State 6 1939: Memphis 0, Western Kentucky 12 1940: Memphis 26, Louisiana College 13 1941: Memphis 23, Delta State 7 1942: Memphis 0, Union University 39 1947: Memphis 40, Austin Peay 0 1948: Memphis 21, Union University 0 1949: Memphis 21, Kansas State 14 1950: Memphis 20, Southwestern Louisiana 0 1951: Memphis 38, Western Kentucky 0 1952: Memphis 29, Louisville 25 1953: Memphis 0, Arkansas State 20 1954: Memphis 26, Arkansas State 7 1955: Memphis 20, Tennessee Tech 12 1956: Memphis 42, Western Kentucky 0 1957: Memphis 6, Southern Mississippi 14 1958: Memphis 26, The Citadel 28 1959: Memphis 16, Florida State 6 1960: Memphis 42, Hardin-Simmons 7 1961: Memphis 35, Abilene Christian 0 1962: Memphis 8, Southern Mississippi 6 1963: Memphis 9, South Carolina 0 1964: Memphis 34, Louisville 0 1965: Memphis 33, Mississippi State 13 1966: Memphis 6, Tulsa 0 1967: Memphis 7, Florida State 26 1968: Memphis 29, Southern Mississippi 7 1969: Memphis 42, Tulsa 24 1970: Memphis 16, Florida State 12 1971: Memphis 7, Houston 35 1972: Memphis 38, Utah State 29 1973: Memphis 10, Southern Mississippi 13 1974: Memphis 42, Florida State 14 1975: Memphis 7, Southern Mississippi 21 1976: Memphis 28, Auburn 27 1977: Memphis 13, Louisville 14 1978: Memphis 35, Vanderbilt 14 1979: Memphis 10, Louisville 6 1980: Memphis 10, Vanderbilt 14 1981: Memphis 0, Southern Mississippi 10 1982: Memphis 7, Cincinnati 16 1983: Memphis 20, Southern Mississippi 27 1984: Memphis 20, Southwestern Louisiana 7 1985: Memphis 38, Tulane 21 1986: Memphis 17, Mississippi State 34 1987: Memphis 45, Tulane 36 1988: Memphis 31, Mississippi State 10 1989: Memphis 13, Vanderbilt 10 1990: Memphis 20, Southwestern Louisiana 6 1991: Memphis 28, Tulsa 33 1992: Memphis 34, Cincinnati 14 1993: Memphis 19, Tulsa 23 1994: Memphis 26, Cincinnati 3 1995: Memphis 3, Mississippi 34 1996: Memphis 18, Cincinnati 16 1997: Memphis 24, Houston 3 1998: Memphis 35, Arkansas State 19

LIBERTY BOWL RECORDS

169

Bowl History BURLEY BOWL

MEMPHIS EAST TENNESSEE ST MEMORIAL STADIUM (8,000) NOVEMBER 22, 1956

32 12

Johnson City, TN - The University of Memphis took charge of the Burley Bowl football game in the third quarter on a frigid Thanksgiving afternoon and smashed through to a 32-12 victory over East Tennessee State. A crowd of about 700 watched the Tigers win their first ever bowl game.

LINESCORE

BOWL GAMES

UofM ETSU

170

6 6

0 0

20 0

6 6

32 12

Held to a 6-6 halftime tie by a battling bunch of Buccaneers, Memphis shook off the effects of the biting cold and punched across three touchdowns in the third period for the margin of victory. Light snow flurries fell during the early part of the game and again near the end. East Tennessee State scored first as quarterback Howard Tippett passed 14 yards to halfback Bob Lindsey climaxing an 80yard drive. Before the Buccaneers could score again, Memphis rang up 32 unanswered points. But only six of those came in the first half, when Bob Schmidt cracked over from two yards out late in the first quarter. Memphis penetrated several times in the second quarter once losing the ball on the East Tennessee State 1-yard line on a fumble. But it was not until the second half that the Tigers found themselves. The first time Memphis received the ball in the third quarter, fullback Bobby Brooks sprinted right up the middle, veered to the left and went 45 yards for a touchdown. And before that decisive period ended, the Tigers also scored on a one-yard plunge by Eddie Gebara and a 64-yard screen pass from Bubba Leonard to Gebara. Andy Nelson took a pitchout four yards for the final Memphis touchdown in the opening minutes of the fourth period. Leonard converted after the third and fourth touchdowns. East Tennessee's last touchdown came midway in the fourth period when quarterback Joe Dixon ran in from 1-yard out. The Tigers ended the season with a 5-4-1 record, while East Tennessee State dropped to 4-5 on the season. GAME STATISTICS Q Play ET 1 Lindsey 14 pass from Tippett (PAT failed) M 1 Schmidt 2 run (PAT failed)

M 3 M 3 M 3 M 4 ET 4

MEMPHIS

Brooks 45 run (PAT failed) Gebara 1 run (Leonard kick) Gebara 64 pass from Leonard (Leonard kick) Nelson 4 run (PAT failed) Dixon 1 run (PAT failed)

Team Statistics First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Total Yards Total Offensive Plays Passes Punts Fumbles No. of Interceptions Penalties Third Down Conversions Sacks By

U of M 14 282 128 410 NA 3-6 4-38.9 2-2 2 6-30 NA NA

ETSU 12 158 101 259 NA 7-12 6-30.5 5-5 0 4-20 NA NA

Individual Statistics Rushing: U of M - Brooks 1-45; ETSU - Not Available Passing: U of M - Leonard 3-6-128, ETSU - Tippett 7-1221 Receiving: U of M - Gebara 1-64; ETSU - Not Available

PASADENA BOWL

MEMPHIS SAN JOSE STATE ROSE BOWL (104,091) DECEMBER 18, 1971

28 9

Pasadena, CA - A hard-nosed defense which caused many mistakes and an explosive offense that capitalized on those mistakes led the Tigers to a 289 Pasadena Bowl rout over San Jose State before a sparse crowd of 15,244 in the Rose Bowl.

LINESCORE UofM SJS

7 3

7 0

0 0

14 6

28 9

Memphis, making its first major bowl appearance ever, trailed 3-0 early in the opening period until a blocked punt by Tom Carlsen, who was named the defensive player of the game, gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish. Carlsen blocked John McMillen's punt at the 15-yard line and fell on the loose ball in the end zone for the score. A 13-yard pass from Al Harvey to Dornell Harris, who was named the offensive player of the game, was one of the highlights of a 65-yard drive early in the second period that gave Memphis a 143 lead at intermission. Following the pass, Harris broke loose for 20 yards and then took the ball in from

the 9-yard line on the very next play from scrimmage. The Tigers kicked off to begin the second half. San Jose State couldn't move but got a second chance when Paul "Skeeter" Gowen fumbled on Memphis' first offensive play. Bill Brown recovered on the Tiger 24 and a 14-3 U of M lead looked very precarious. The Spartans moved all the way to the Tiger 2-yard line. But on fourth down, the Tiger defense buckled down by meeting running back Joe Hicks at the line of scrimmage and slammed him to the Rose Bowl turf to end San Jose's only real threat. After a scoreless third period, the Tigers went to work again. David Johnson picked off his second pass of the game and returned it 17 yards to the San Jose State 18-yard line, where Paul "Skeeter" Gowen sprinted in for the score. San Jose's only touchdown was set up when a pass from center sailed over punter John Kidwell's head and was recovered at the Memphis 20-yard line. A quarterback keeper by Brad Metheany with 36 seconds left in the contest got the Spartans their only touchdown. The extra point attempt was wide to the left. Q SJ 1 M 1 M M M SJ

2 4 4 4

GAME STATISTICS Play FG Barnes 33 Carlsen recover of blocked punt in end zone (McGeorge kick) Harris 9 run (McGeorge kick) Gowen 18 run (McGeorge kick) Taylor 2 run (McGeorge kick) Metheany 1 run (pass failed)

Team Statistics U of M First Downs 15 Yards Rushing 208 Yards Passing 41 Total Yards 249 Total Offensive Plays 66 Passes 3-13-2 Punts 7-39.0 Fumbles 5-1 Interceptions 4-57 Penalties 3-35 Third Down Conversions NA Sacks By NA

SJS 11 187 81 268 66 6-19-4 6-35.7 3-1 2-27 9-85 NA NA

Individual Statistics Rushing: U of M -Harris 10-87, Gowen 10-63; SJS - Brice 12-54, Hicks 12-52. Passing: U of M - Harvey 3-9-41, Robinson 0-4-0; SJS - McMichael 5-16-47, Metheany 1-3-14 Receiving: U of M - Davis 1-24, Harris 1-13, Taylor 1-4; SJS - Brice 3-48, Alley 3-33

Undefeated Teams

1938

UNDEFEATED TIGERS: Front row (l-r): John Reeves, Chalmers Parr, Maurice Roach, Doug Mayo, Roland McMackin, Skeeter Ellis, Elmer Vaughn, Kimbrough Vaughn, Billy McComus. Second row (l-r): Bobby Davis, manager, Pop Calhoun, Hank Farino, Ed Palmer, Earl Whittington, James West, Jim Enoch, Bryan Robinson, Paul Hicks, John Michael. Back row (l-r): Bob Mathews, Murry Blurton, James Conlee, Billy Zarecor, Gordon Scoggins, Haggard Cherry, John Schwaiger, Bill McGinnis, Alton Gardner, J.T. Crawford.

Four University of Memphis football teams have gone undefeated since the Tigers first took up the sport in 1912. The most recent Memphis team to go through a season without a defeat was the 1963 squad which ended the year 9-0-1. Memphis began its football program in 1912 and compiled a 1-2-1 record under head coach Clyde Wilson. The Tigers, then known as West Tennessee State Normal School, played Memphis University School to a scoreless tie in the first football game played at Memphis on October 5. The Tiger football squad notched its first victory three weeks later on October 26 against Bolton Agricultural, 13-0. The first undefeated team was coach Zach Curlin's 1929 squad which posted an 8-0-2 record, scoring 146 points and limiting the Tigers' 10 opponents to a mere 27. Memphis, which was captained by Slick Headden and Joe Koch, captured the Mississippi Valley Conference Championship with that undefeated season. Coach Allyn McKeen fielded one of the nation's highest scoring teams in 1938, a season which saw UM finish with a 10-0-0 record. Memphis scored 281 points during the year, while only yielding 35. The biggest margin of victory was a 68-0 thrashing of Cumberland College. The Tigers also defeated Arkansas A&M, 50-0, later in the season. Roland McMackin captained the 1938 Tigers. The 1963 Memphis football team had only a scoreless tie with Mississippi between them and a perfect season. The Tigers finished with a 9-0-1 record, UM's most recent undefeated season to date. Unlike the 1938 team, which was noted for its offense, this team made its mark as a defensive club. There were five shutouts, and the five remaining teams scored only 52 points. The Tigers, captained by Richard Saccoccia, rolled up 199 points. The 1963 squad had wins over Southern Miss (28-7), Tulsa (28-15), North Texas State (21-0), West Texas State (29-14), Mississippi State (17-14), Louisville (25-0), South Carolina (9-0), Chattanooga (13-0) and Houston (29-6). Senior fullback Dave Casinelli led the NCAA in rushing and scoring during the 1963 season. Casinelli rushed for 1,016 yards and scored 84 points. He is the only Tiger back to win the national rushing and scoring titles. The legendary Tiger back continues to hold the Memphis record for yards rushing in a season and career.

UNDEFEATED TEAMS

1963

UNDEFEATED TIGERS: Front row (l-r): John Fred Robilio, Dave Casinelli, Richard Saccoccia, John Cronin, Ed Weldon, Jim Addington, Bill Gidden. Second row (l-r): Dick Quast, Wiley Patterson, Don Scroggins, John W. Wright, Harry Schuh, John Evans, Wayne Easley, Chuck Brooks, Charles Owens. Third row (l-r): Melio Sulipeck, Walter Heitzenrater, Ray Farmer, Bob Finamore, Harry Day, Ron Higdon, Don McClard, Doug Woodlief. Back row (l-r): Jim Haynie, Pete Ingram, Bob Sherlag, Ollie Cordill, Don Jones, Gene Ward, Herb Cummings, Charles Alexander.

MEMPHIS

171

All-Time Coaches Year 1912 1913 1914 1915

Record 1-2-1 1-2-0 3-5-0 4-3-0

CLYDE WILSON

ELMORE GEORGE

1912-1915 9-12-1

1920-1920 0-5-0

PTS 13 19 73 188

OPP PTS 6 173 102 139

Year 1920

Record 0-5-0

HEAD COACHES

Year 1916

Record 2-3-1

PTS 152

Year 1921

Record 4-5-1

OPP PTS 90

1917 3-2-0 Year 1917

Record 3-2-0

PTS 48

OPP PTS 67

Year 1918

Record 1-4-0

PTS 50

OPP PTS 93

V.M. ( Bic ) CAMPBELL 1919 3-4-0 Year 1919

Record 3-4-0

PTS 95

OPP PTS 67

PTS 110

OPP PTS 198

LESTER BARNARD

Year 1937 1938

Record 3-6-0 10-0-0

Year 1922 1923

Record 5-2-2 6-3-0

PTS 174 75

OPP PTS 26 55

ZACH CURLIN

Record 1-7-1 0-7-1 1-8-0 5-3-1 3-3-2 8-0-2 6-3-1 2-5-2 4-5-0 7-1-1 3-3-2 1-6-1 0-9-0

PTS 33 37 39 156 78 146 161 33 67 149 75 30 13

OPP PTS 239 240 71 116 120 27 92 102 54 44 63 209 282

OPP PTS 110 41

1939-1941 14-15-0 Year 1939 1940 1941

Record 3-7-0 5-5-0 6-3-0

PTS 85 150 172

OPP PTS 127 172 77

CHARLIE JAMERSON 1942-1942 2-7-0 Year 1942

Record 2-7-0

PTS 87

OPP PTS 243

RALPH HATLEY

1924-1936 41-60-14

Year 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936

PTS 118 281

C.C. HUMPHREYS

1922-1923 11-5-2

JOHN CHILDERSON 1918 1-4-0

1937-1938 13-6-0

1921-1921 4-5-1

V.M. ( Bic ) CAMPBELL

172

OPP PTS 143

ALLYN MCKEEN

ROLLIN WILSON

TOM SHEA 1916 2-3-1

PTS 7

MEMPHIS

1947-1957 59-43-5

Year 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

Record 6-2-1 6-5-0 9-1-0 9-2-0 5-3-0 2-7-0 6-4-0 3-4-3 2-7-0 5-4-1 6-4-0

PTS 238 218 385 374 206 141 135 166 94 209 195

OPP PTS 59 129 73 108 93 263 140 209 197 152 111

Head Coaching Records

BILLY J. MURPHY

REY DEMPSEY 1984-1985 7-12-3

1958-1971 91-44-1 Year 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Record 4-5-0 6-4-0 8-2-0 8-2-0 8-1-0 9-0-1 5-4-0 5-5-0 7-2-0 6-3-0 6-4-0 8-2-0 6-4-0 5-6-0

PTS 142 142 303 332 261 199 173 215 121 206 258 328 227 255

OPP PTS 144 132 79 75 67 56 103 153 96 150 170 191 184 202

Year 1984 1985

Record 5-5-1 2-7-2

1986-1988 12-20-1

Year 1986 1987 1988

Record 1-10-0 5-5-1 6-5-0

OPP PTS 254 167 148

RICHARD WILLIAMSON

1989-1994 29-36-1

Year 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Record 2-9-0 4-6-1 5-6-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 6-5-0

1975-1980 31-35-0 Year 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

Record 7-4-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 4-7-0 5-6-0 2-9-0

PTS 180 241 228 200 166 115

OPP PTS 168 182 194 297 223 255

REX DOCKERY 1981-1983 8-24-1

Year 1981 1982 1983

Record 1-10-0 1-10-0 6-4-1

PTS 82 129 274

OPP PTS 209 285 205

OPP PTS 292 210 205

PTS 174 215 222 312 268 163

OPP PTS 237 234 229 175 215 159

RIP SCHERER 1995-Present 13-31-0

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998

Record 3-8-0 4-7-0 4-7-0 2-9-0

PTS 150 141 218 226

OPP PTS 240 219 243 340

ALL-TIME RECORD: 373-382-32 TOTAL POINTS: 13,826 TOTAL OPP POINTS: 13,120

Coach Billy J. Murphy Ralph Hatley Zach Curlin Rich. Williamson Chuck Stobart Fred Pancoast C.C. Humphreys Rip Scherer Allyn McKeen Charlie Bailey Lester Barnard Clyde Wilson Rex Dockery Rey Dempsey V.M. Bic Campbell Rollin Wilson Tom Shea Charlie Jamerson John Childerson Elmore George

Record 91-44-1 59-43-5 41-60-14 31-35-0 29-36-1 20-12-1 14-15-0 13-31-0 13-6-0 12-20-1 11-5-2 9-11-1 8-24-1 7-12-3 6-6-0 4-5-1 2-3-1 2-7-0 1-4-0 0-5-0

Pct. .675 .589 .454 .470 .439 .631 .483 .295 .684 .379 .705 .463 .258 .414 .500 .473 .454 .222 .200 .000

NON-LOSING SEASONS Coach Billy J. Murphy Ralph Hatley Zach Curlin Chuck Stobart Fred Pancoast Richard Williamson Clyde Wilson C.C. Humphreys Charlie Bailey V.M. "Bic" Campbell Lester Barnhard Allyn McKeen Rex Dockery Rey Dempsey Tom Shea John Childerson Elmore George Rollin Wilson Charlie Jamerson Rip Scherer

No. 12 8 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD COACHES

PTS 265 264 225

PTS 104 220 226

CHUCK STOBART

1972-1974 20-12-1 Record 5-5-1 8-3-0 7-4-0

OPP PTS 178 243

CHARLIE BAILEY

FRED PANCOAST

Year 1972 1973 1974

PTS 201 180

COACHING RECORDS

173

Assistant Coaches A Lou Alford (MTSU) 1981-84 Carl Angelo (Bowling Green) 1984-85 Murray Armstrong (Tennessee) 1961-95

B Carl Battershell (Bowling Green) 1989-93 Craig Boler (Iowa State) 1978-79 Charles Brewer (Memphis ) 1957 Kippy Brown (Memphis ) 1978-80 Mack Brown (Florida State) 1978 Cullen Bryant (Colorado) 1990-93 Oscar Buchanan (Ole Miss) 1953-55 Wally Burnham (Samford) 1980 Rusty Burns (Springfield College) 1996-present Charlie Butler (MTSU) 1980 Keith Butler (Memphis) 1990-97

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Nick Calcutta (Millersville) 1985 Bobby Carlton (Miami) 1973-74 Jack Carter (Memphis ) 1966-71 Tracy Clemmons (Memphis ) 1973 John Cobb (Memphis ) 1959-64; 1967-73 Charlie Coe (Kansas State) 1997-present Sam Congie (Indiana) 1966-68 Pete Cordelli (North Carolina State) 1980-81 Dan Coughlin (Miami) 1988 Larry Coyer (Marshall) 1986 Pat Culpepper (Texas) 1974

D Joe D'Alessandris (Western Carolina) 1984-85 Keith Daniels (Mississippi College) 1980 Leo Davis (Bethel College) 1941-50 Paul Davis (Mississippi) 1956-58 Don Denning (Presbyterian) 1974-77; 1979-80 Darrell Dickey (Kansas State) 1986-89 Chuck Dicus (Arkansas) 1975-77 Ken Donahue (Tennessee) 1952-56 Charlie Donaldson (Henderson) 1975-78 Joe Lee Dunn (UT-Chattanooga) 1990-91 Hal Dyer (Florida State) 1973

E Stan Eggen (Moorhead State) 1983 Frank Emanuel (Tennessee) 1972-73

F Chris Faros (Missouri Western) 1981-83 Rockey Felker (Mississippi State) 1981-82 Randy Fichtner (Purdue) 1990-93 John Flowers (Southern Illinois) 1985-present Kin Floyd (Delta State) 1974-79 Bob Ford (Memphis ) 1956 James Fox (Alcorn State) 1983-94 Roger French (Minnesota) 1956-65

G Buddy Gies (Lock Haven) 1986-87 Ronnie Gray (Mississippi State) 1979-80 Roy Gregory (UT-Chattanooga) 1983 Jimmy Grisham (Memphis ) 1939-40

H Keith Hackett (Tarkio) 1983-85

Curley Hallman (Texas A&M) 1977-78 Harvey Hampton (Arkansas) 1981-82 Jerry Hardaway (Southern Illinois) 1976-77 Bob Henderson (Memphis ) 1957 Mike Hennigan (Tennessee Tech) 1984 Paul Hicks (Memphis ) 1947 Vince Hoch (Pfeiffer College) 1983 Jim Hoggatt (Memphis ) 1961-71 Palmer Hossler (Millersville) 1987-89 Jim Hueber (South Dakota) 1983 C.C. Humphreys (Tennessee) 1938-39 Hank Hughes (Springfield) 1998-present Russ Huesman (UT-Chattanooga) 1998-present

I Lindy Infante (Florida) 1972-74

J Bill Jasper (Tennessee) 1965-71 Jimmy Jobe (Southern State) 1958

K Ollie Keller (Memphis ) 1970-71 Bob Kellogg (Tulane) 1959 Steve King (Memphis ) 1979-80 Maurice Knight (Memphis) 1993-97 Vic Koenning (Kansas State) 1991-96 Pete Kuharchek (Tampa) 1986-89

L Jimmye Laycock (William & Mary) 1975-76 Lamar Leachman (Tennessee) 1973 David Lockwood (West Virginia) 1995-present R.A.Long (Tennessee) 1952-53

M Ray Malavasi (Minnesota) 1958-60 Dave Magazu (Springfield College) 1997-1998 Fred Manuel (Oregon) 1984-89 Jim Marshall (Tennessee-Martin) 1995-96 Allyn McKeen (Tennessee) 1934-35 Lou McLelland (Memphis ) 1955 Mac McWhorter (Georgia, 1973) 1999-present Pat Meyer (Colorado State) 1998 Ted Million (Duke) 1995 Jon Mirilovich (Miami) 1981-82 Pete Mitchell (Southern) 1970-75 Ed Molinski (Tennessee) 1942 Tom Morris (Mississippi State) 1956-65 Billy J. Murphy (Mississippi State) 1947-52

N Dave Nusz (Maryland) 1973

P John Palermo (Florida State) 1980-82 J.W.Patrick (Mississippi State) 1961-64 Bob Patterson (Memphis ) 1961-62 Tim Pendergast (Cortland State) 1997-present Jim Pletcher (Delaware) 1995-present

R Jim Ragland (Tennessee Tech) 1977-79 Rusty Russell (Georgia) 1981-83 Tim Rose (Xavier) 1992-94

MEMPHIS

S Jimmy Sharp (Alabama) 1983 Dan Simrell (Toledo) 1990 Larry Smith (Memphis ) 1950-56 Charlie Stubbs (BYU, 1978) 1993-94

T Jim Taubert (Michigan State) 1984-89 John Thompson (Central Arknasas) 1999-present John Townsend (Wyoming) 1967-71 Richard Trail (Arkansas) 1971-74 Rick Trickett (Glenville State) 1986-88 Tom Turchetta (Miami) 1986-89 Bill Turnbow (Texas Tech) 1972-73

V Larry Van der Heyden (Iowa State) 1975-77

W Wilson Waites (Howard College) 1960-64 Mike Wallace (Bowling Green) 1984-85 Steve Walters (Arkansas) 1979 Wayne Weedon (Memphis) 1990-97 Harold Wheeler (SW Missouri) 1979 Charles Whittemore (Georgia) 1972-74 Don Wiggins (Clemson) 1984-85 Chip Wisdom (Georgia) 1981-83 Sparky Woods (Carson Newman) 1995James Earl Wright (Memphis ) 1965-69 Larry Wright (Memphis ) 1963-66 Lummy Wright (Memphis ) 1976-79

Y Don Yanowsky (Toledo) 1989-94

HEAD COACHES Several University of Memphis assistant football coaches have gone on to become head coaches in the collegiate and professional ranks. Following is a list: IN THE COLLEGIATE RANKS Mack Brown Appalachian State; Tulane; UNC Pete Cordelli Kent State Pat Culpepper Northern Illinois Paul Davis Mississippi State Don Denning Delta State Joe Lee Dunn New Mexico Rockey Felker Mississippi State Roy Gregory Austin Peay State Curley Hallman Southern Miss; LSU Mike Hennigan Tennessee Tech Jim "Red" Hoggatt SW Louisiana C.C. Humphrey Memphis Ollie Keller Northeast Louisiana Jimmye Laycock William & Mary Horace McCool Delta State Billy J. Murphy Memphis John Palermo Austin Peay State Jim Ragland Tennessee Tech Jimmy Sharp Virginia Tech Jim Marshall UT-Martin IN THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS Lindy Infante - Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts Ray Malavasi - Los Angeles Rams Richard Williamson - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

All-Time Lettermen A Rick Ackerman (1978-79-80) Brandt Ackley (1994-95) Henry Acosta (1942) Stanley Adams (1978-79-80-81) Floyd Adams (1941) James Addington (1961-62-63) Richard Adragna (1959-60-61-62) Joe Albright (1929) Charles Alexander (1961 -62) Nathan Alexander (1988) Arthur Allen (1940) Bridger Bailey Allen (1913) Calvin Allen (1947-48-49-50) Charles Allen (1990-91) Jessie Allen (1993-94-95-96) John Allen (1968-69-70)

Ray Allen (1923) Joe Allison (1990-91-92-93) Mark Allison (1974-75-76-77) Fred Almon (1967-68-69) -Anderson (1913) Darrell Anderson (1975) Mike Anderson (1993-94) Mike Anderson (1989) Qadry Anderson (1995-96) Van Anderson (1973-74) Ken Apple (1967-68-69) Fred Archie (1993) Brence Armstrong (1995) Jimmy Armstrong (1956-57) Mike Armstrong (1961) Wayne Armstrong (1957-58-59) Andre Arnold (1998) Gerard Arnold (1997-98) William Arnold (1987-88-90) Rob Arthur (1986-87) Duke Atkins (1984-85-86-87) Bill Austin (1976-77) Clyde Avant (1980-81 -82-83) Bobby Avery (1989-90-92) Harry Aycock (1914-15) Ron Ayo (1969)

Charlie Babb (1969-70-71) Don Baer (1942) Rashad Bailey (1996-97-98) Earl Baker (1949-50) Ernie Baldwin (1923) Ken Balkunas (1981-82-83-84) Ernest Ball (1915) Jerry Barber (1951-52-53) Fred Barham (1941-42)

Frank Blackwell Harry Bessinger (1973-74-75-76) Clay Bittner (1983-84) Bob Blackmon (1974-75-76-77) Frank Blackwell (1967-68-69) Dwight Blalock (1981-82-83-84) Darrius Blevins (1995-97-98) Joe Bianco (1951-54) Keith Bland (1987-88-89-90) Al Bloodworth (1995) Steve Blume (1974-75) Murray Blurton (1938) Michael Boatmen (1997-98) Chuck Boler (1987-89-90) Larry Bolton (1989-90-91-92) Heath Bookout (1991)

John Bomer (1969-70) Dan Bonner (1992-93-94-95) David Booth (1981-82-83-84) Dennis Borcky (1983-84-85-86)

Herb Buckner (1956-57-58) Jeff Buffaloe (1991-92) Nick Buoni (1956-57-58-59) Guy Burkhalter (1942) Bill Burkett (1949-50) Willie Burnett (1951-52) Jeran Burns (1996-97-98) Jerry Burns (1939-40) Derrick Burroughs (1980-81-83-84)

Gerald Bush (1954-55) John Bush (1989-90-91-92) John Butler (1986-87-88-89) Keith Butler (1974-75-76-77) Lee Butler (1987-88) Zacky Butler (1974-75-76) Jeff Bynum (1991) Larry Byrd (1968-69-70) Wayne Byrd (1971)

John Bramlett Tim Borcky (1985-86-87) Tim Boren (1970-71) Joe Borich (1994-95) Stanley Borsa (1929) Leon Bosby (1989-90-91-92) Mooney Boswell (1933) Gary Bouldin (1989-90-91-92) Mark Bowen (1985-86-87) Chip Bowers (1982-83-84) Keith Bowden (1977-78-79) John Bowers (1979-80-81-82) Marquis Bowling (1995-96-97-98) Glenn Boyd (1983-84) Harry Boyd (1942) Michael Boyle (1912) Dennis Bradshaw (1979) Dale Brady (1965-66-67) Ken Bragg (1970) Bill Bramin (1951-52) Andy Bramlett (1983-84) Don Bramlett (1983-84) John Bramlett (1959-60-61-62) David Brandon (1983-84-85-86) Tom Branner (1985) Rod Branscomb (1993) Lacy Branson (1915-16) Chief Brasher (1923) Charles Brewer (1950-51) Eli Broglio (1942) Bobby Brooks (1954-55-56) Charles Brooks (1957) David Brooks (1992) Chuck Brooks (1961-62-63-64) Charles Brown (1948) David Brown (1964) Gerald Brown (1981) Ken Brown (1983-84-85) Kippy Brown (1975-76-77) Leon Brown (1987) Marlon Brown (1985-87-88) Ray Brown (1981) Rod Brown (1990-91-92-93) Dennis Brozak (1965-67) Isaac Bruce (1992-93) Art Brumit (1966-67) Bill Brundzo (1965-67) Jeff Bruner (1969-70-71) Joe Bruner (1973) Paul Bruno (1952-53) Clifton Bryson (1941)

Steve Cacciola (1974-75-76) Leo Cage (1977-78-79) Bob Cain (1947-48-49) Melvin “Pop” Calhoun (1938-39-40) Dominic Calloway (1990-91-92-93)

Jim Cande (1997-98) Carl Cannon (1928) Michael Joe Cannon (1981-82) Sid Cantwell (1913) Chuck Carkhuff (1981-82) Tommy Carlson (1971-72-73) Bevin Carpenter (1985-86-87) Chancy Carr (1994-95-96-97) Bill Carrington (1956) Anthony Carter (1979-80-81-82) Buddy Carter (1979-80) Guy Carter (1970) Jack Carter (1959-60-61) Roger Carter (1972) Bill Cartwright (1966) Dave Casinelli (1960-61-62-63)

Anthony Carter Mike Casinelli (1976-77) Brian Chadwick (1987-88) Ekillis Chandler (1936) Kevin Chapman (1981-82) Marvin Chatman (1980-81-82) Bruce ChenauIt (1970) Haggard Cherry (1938-39-40) Wait Childs (1923) Brad Christensen (1986-87) Jerry Christopher (1953-54-55-56) Eddie Churchwell (1985)

LETTERMEN

William Arnold

Kenneth Barker (1940-41 Wesley Barker (1948-49) Ray Barnes (1964-65-66) Bryan Barnett (1992-93-94-95) John Barnhill (1922-23) Danton Barto (1990-91-92-93) Idrees Bashir (1998) Tommy Bateman (1977) Mike Bates (1977) Charlie Baugh (1971) Bob Baxter (1965-66-67) Jeff Bazemore (1995-96-97-98) Harold Beane (1983-84-85-86) Bill Beard (1964-65) Buddy Beasley (1948) Jimmie Beasley (1993-94) Nathan Beason (1983-84-85-86) Eric Becton (1981-83-84-85) Bill Bedgood (1955-56-57) Matt Beiriger (1995-96) Derek Bell (1977-78-79) Jerry Bell (1959-60-61-62) Marcus Bell (1997-98) - Bell (1913) Page Belongy (1982-83-84-85) Reid Bennett (1985-86-87-88) Rusty Bennett (1977-78-79-80) Mark Benskin (1971-72-73) Keith Benton (1990-91) David Berrong (1967-68-69) Steve Berrong (1975-76) Bob Berry (1912, 1915-16-19) Frank Berry (1 949-50-52) Rob Bertling (1993-94) Tyrone Betters (1985-86-87-88) Kevin Betts (1978-79) Joe Billings (1952-53) Dennis Biodrowski (1959-60-61-62) Hunter Bishop (1941) Jerry Bishop (1965-66-67)

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All-Time Lettermen Ralph Ciccarelli (1961-62-63) Dolph Clark (1921)

John Cronin (1961-62-63) David Crowell (1976-77-78-79) Tim Cruse (1976-77) Lynord Crutchfield (1991-92-93) Herb Cummings (1963-64-65) Van Cunningham (1948) Robert Czerwinski (1933-34)

Keith Clark Greg Clark (1978-79-80) Keith Clark (1977-78-79-80) Frank Clayton (1954) Joe Clayton (1951-52-53) Rozell Clayton (1981-82-83-84) Tracy Clemmons (1970)

LETTERMEN

Cotton Clifford (1952-53-54-55-56)

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Warner Clifft (1924) Bobby Clower (1934) Rich Coady (1964-65-66) John Cobb (1948-49-50) Keith Cobb (1995-96-97-98) Kerry Cobb (1993-94-95-96) Kevin Cobb (1994-95-96-97) Dick Cockrell (1966) Mac Cody (1991-92-93) Don Coffey (1958-59-60-61) Joe Coffman (1941) John Colby (1934) Bobby Cole (1956-57-58) Cecil Cole (1920) Jimmy Cole (1950-51-53-54) Joe Cole (1991) Wendell Coleman (1980-81-82) Merrick Coles (1947-48) Anthony Collins (1989-91-92) James Conlee (1938) Billy Cooke (1949-50) Floyd Cooper (1923) Randall Cooper (1987-88) Russell Copeland (1989-90-92) Doug Corder (1972-73) Olie Cordill (1963-64-65) Bobby Cotham (1951-52) Mike Coughlin (1993-94-95) Don Cousins (1950) Ken Coutain (1998) Florentine Couvares (1942) Herb Covington (1965-67) David Cox (1966) Larry Cox (1988-89-90-91) Marvin Cox (1988-89) Ray Craft (1986-87-88) Jan Craig (1956-57) Glenn Crain (1949-50) Kurt Crain (1983-84) Jerry Craine (1986) Baxter Crawford (1919-20-21 Derrick Crawford (1981-82-83) Graham Crawford (1926-27) Hall Crawford (1948) J.T. Crawford (1938) Xavier Crawford (1988-91-92) Millard Creasy (1941) Morris Crenshaw (1914) James Cribbs (1984-85-88) Holloway Cromer (1947-48-49)

Walter Daggett (1969-70-71) Ray Damphouse (1968-69-70) Jerry Dandridge (1972-73-74-75) Jonah Daniel (1976-77) Ralph Dangerfield (1950) Dan Darby (1972-73) Brian Davis (1993-94-95) Harry Davis (1933-34) Marion Davis (1924) Mike Davis (1989-90-91-92) Stan Davis (1969-70-71-72) Victor Davis (1912-13) William Davis (1912-13) Al Dawkins (1993-94) Harry Day (1963-64-65) Don Deaton (1966)

James Droke (1928) Reggie Dubose (1986-87-88) Larry Duck (1965-66) Kenny Duffy (1987-88-89-90) Earl Duffey (1936) Mickey Duncan (1965-66-67) Ken Dunek (1978-79) Stanley Dunn (1978-79-80-81) Benjamin Durham (1948)

E David East (1982-83-84-85) Sam Edwards (1991-92) Robert Elam (1955) Donnie Elder (1982-83-84) Darrell Eldred (1964-65) Tommy Eldred (1964-65-66) Mike Elliott (1991-92) Herschel “Skeeter” Ellis (1937-38) Jeff Ellis (1982-83-84-85) Adam English (1994-95-96-97) Jim Enoch (1938) Tory Epps (1986-87-88-89) Lou Esposito (1997-98) Glenn Essary (1953) Kenton Evans (1998) John Evans (1961-62-63-64) Johnny Evans (1971-72-73) Mike Evans (1979-80-81) Henry “Rabbit” Evans (1927-28-29) Robert Evans (1942) Walter Evans (1935-36-37) Wayne Evans (1959-60-61 -62) Roland Eveland (1950-51-52) John Erickson (1972-73)

F Al Dawkins Alex Dees (1966-67) Bobby Dees (1967-68-69) Ken DeFeo (1981-82) Tom DeHart (1964-65-66) Dimitri Delgado (1987) Steve Delong (1971-72-73) Charlie DeSaussure (1916) Chuck DeVIiegher (1965-66-67) Hal Devine (1956-57) David Dew (1985) Adam Diaz (1992-93) Scott Dill (1985-86-87) Barry Dillard (1991-92-93-94) Mike Dion (1979-80-81-82) Dick Disbrow (1956) Andy Dixon (1981-82) Ruddy Dixon (1970) - Dixon (1913) Kevin Doak (1979) Ed Dobrowolski (1949) Otis Dodd (1936) Charlie Dodds (1921) Grill Dodds (1921) Jack Dodds (1931-32-33-34) Damien Dodson (1996-97-98) Whit Dodson (1942) Hank Dombrowski (1973-74-75) Tom Dorian (1980-81-82-83) Jay Douglas (1970-71-72) Terry Douglas (1985-86) Wayne Dowdle (1974-75) Van Drayton (1989-90) Hugh Drewry (1934)

Tony Fabiano (1941-42) Eric Fairs (1982-83-84-85) W.B.Falls (1928-29) Tom Fant (1970) Tony Fantigrassi (1969) Hank Farino (1938-39-40)

Jason Fogle (1995-96-97) Bobby Ford (1951-52-53-54) Orville Foster (1921) Newton Forster (1916) David Fowler (1972-73) A.D. Frank (1916) Larry Frankenbach (1969-70) Alvin Franklin (1993-94) Arthur Franklin (1985-86) Rick Fredette (1987-88-89-90) T.J. Frier (1995-96-97-98) Frank Fuder (1966-67) Mike Fuhrman (1973-74-75) Gene Fulgham (1926-27-28-29)

G Stephen Galbraith (1997-98) David Garaffa (1988-89-90-91) Alton Gardner (1937-38) Curl Garrett (1983-84-85) Bobby Garton (1951) Marcus Gary (1995-96) Ted Gatewood (1985-86-87) Eddie Gebara (1956-57) George Gebbs (1957) Grady Gentry (1952) Marshall George (1948-49) Wilburn George (1947-48) Wallace George (1914-15) James Gibbons (1955-57) George Gibbs (1958) Reuben Gibson (1974-75-76) Bill Gidden (1963) Clyde Gilliland (1932-33-34) Charlie Glascock (1918-19-20-21-22) Lewis Glass (1939-40-41) Ben Gleason (1996-97) Doug Gleason (1981-82) Don Glosson (1983-84-85) Tony Glover (1978-79) Jim Goate (1973) Mayer Goldstein (1938-39-40-41) Daniel Gomez (1994-95-96-97) Durwood Gordon (1967-68-69) Greg Gore (1973-74-75) Paul “Skeeter” Gowen (1969-70-71) Chris Graham (1989-90-91-92) Don Graham (1961) Jimmy Graham (1929-30) Jimmy Grantham (1936) H.K. Grantham (1919-20-21) Tony Graves (1977-78-79) Barthel Gray (1933-34-35-36) Earnest Gray (1975-76-77-78) Jarvis Greer (1977)

Mike Fuhrman Ray Farmer (1962-63-64) Bethel Farnsworth (1916) Gary Farr (1973) Danny Felts (1979-81-82) Bert Ferguson (1934) Luis Fernandez (1967-68-69) Tommy Ferrari (1989) Steve Ferrell (1985) Bob Finamore (1961-62-63-64) Pleas Fisher (1927) Jeff Fite (1987-88-89-90) Billy Fletcher (1963-64-65) Frank Fletcher (1992-93-94-95) Judson Flint (1977-78) Joe Flowers (1958) Richie Floyd (1996-97-98)

Durwood Gordon Joe Gresham (1933-34) Doyle Green (1942) John Griffin (1959-60-61-62) Ralph Griffin (1975-76)

All-Time Lettermen Dave Griffith (1954-55) James Griffith (1933) Jimmy Grisham (1924) Clarence Grosser (1948-49-50-51) Hoss Gulleft (1927-28-29)

Eric Harris Erroll Hay (1912-13-14-15) Rod Hayden (1968-69) Webb B. Hays (1915) Paul Haynes (1947-48) Walter Hayes (1985-86) Jim Haynie (1963-64) Slick Headden (1923-24-25-26-27-28) Fred Hearn (1957-58-59) Larry Heathcott (1958-59-60-61) Rick Hechinger (1982-83-84) Reid Hedgepeth (1997) Jim Heenan (1978-79) Fred Heesch (1978-79-80) Orville Hegwer (1923) Walter Heitzenrater (1962-63-64) Bobby Henderson (1953-54-55-56)

I Thomas Ingles (1982-84-85-86) Frank Ingram (1962-63) Pete Ingram (1964) Toby Ingram (1992-93) Ken Irvin (1991-92-93-94) Corey Irby (1998) Kosha Irby (1997-98) Terry Isles (1991-92) Virgil Ivery (1985-86)

J Marcus Jack (1996-97)

Enis Jackson (1982-83-84-85) Steve Jaggard (1968-69) Tommy James (1969-70) Ray Jamieson (1968-69-70-71) Pat Jansen (1989-90-91-92) Evan Jennings (1937) Keith Jeffries (1986) Charlie Johnson (1956) David Johnson (1971-72) Morris Johnson (1985) Sam Johnson (1927-28-29) Charlie Johnson (1936) Charles Johnston (1913-14-15) Anthony Jones (1989-90) Bill â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dubâ&#x20AC;? Jones (1926-27-28-29) Derrick Jones (1994) Don Jones (1963-64-65)

Michael King (1989-91) Steve King (1973-74-75-76) William King (1924) Steve Kinzalow (1951-52-53-54) Stumpy Kirk (1947-48)

Jim Kutchback Dan Kirkpatrick (1972-73) Dick Kirmeyer (1949-50-51) John Kirschner (1968-69-70-71 Mike Kleimeyer (1979-80-81-82) Jerry Knowlton (1978-79-80-81) Joe Koch (1927) James Koffman (1942) Matt Kranz (1991) Jim Kutchback (1983-84)

Smokey Jordan Eary Jones (1973-74-75-76) Harry Jones (1947) Jack Jones (1953) Julian Jones (1912-13-14-15) Larry Jones (1941 ) Lewis Jones (1965-66-67) P.T. Jones (1997-98) Reginald Jones (1989-90) Russell Jones (1990-91) Terry Jones (1971 ) Tim Jones (1986-87-88-89) Bob Jordan (1975-76) Buck Jordan (1924) Kevin Jordan (1989-90-92) Smokey Jordan (1982-83) Jim Joyner (1973)

L Jimmy Lackie (1974-75) Bill Lacy (1947) M.O. Lambert (1921) Tilden Lampkins (1921) Jesse Lancaster (1929-30-31-32-33) Rodney Lanctot (1998) Hunter Lane (1916-17-18) Ted Lane (1993-94-96) Coleman Lannum (1951) Darryl Latham (1982) Tramont Lawless (1996-97-98) Vincent Laws (1979-80-81) Pete Lawson (1969-70) Robert Lea (1913-14) Danny Ledbetter (1965) John Lee (1956-57-58-59)

K Rick Kale (1968-70-71) Lenny Kaplan (1959) Craig Karpiak (1972) J.S. Keaton (1915) Bill Kebler (1971-72-73) Ernest Keefer (1993-94-95) Glenn Keeton (1954) Jimmy Keith (1994-95-96-97) Ollie Keller (1952-53) Raymond Kelley (1950-51-52) Lamon Kelly (1947) Billy Kendall (1997-98) Herbert Kendall (1989-90-91-92) Guy Kennedy (1931) Pat Kenney (1985-86) Jim Kent (1940) S.E. Kidd (1933-34) Charles Killett (1961-62) Charles King (1991-92-93) Chick King (1950) James King (1976-77-78) Jeff King (1991-92-93) Jerry King (1955) Lud King (1936)

John Lindsey Steve Leech (1970) Kenny Lenoir (1964) Bubba Leonard (1954-55-56-57) Nathan Leuellyn (1974-75-76) Robert Levingston (1978-79-80-81) Bobby Lewis (1987) Calvin Lewis (1997-98) Rodney Lewis (1986-87-88-89) David Ligon (1973-74-75) Steve Lincoln (1977-78) John Lindsey (1983-84) Jake Linville (1991-92-93)

LETTERMEN

Bill Hagan (1987) Billy Hale (1965) Richard Hale (1941) John Hall (1948) Kyle Hamlin (1991-92) Marty Hammock (1973-74-75-76) Earl Hampton (1956-57) Brian Hanley (1912-13) Don Hanley (1912-13) Greg Hardee (1979) Jim Hardin (1959) Montelle Hardy (1914-15-16) Dan Harkins (1985) Mark Harkins (1986) Torri Harmon (1998) Michael Harper (1980-81-82-83) Chester Harris (1973-74-75) Dornell Harris (1971-72-73) Eric Harris (1973-74-75-76) Jason Harris (1998) Jeff Harris (1988-89-90-91) Jerry Harris (1983-84-85-86) Michael Harris (1998) Tim Harris (1982-83-84-85) Carl Harrison (1981-82-83) Adrian Harrod (1987-88-89) Tim Hart (1993-94-95-96) Al Harvey (1970-71-72) Hatch Hatcher (1923) Gary Harte (1966-67-68) Don Haselwood (1994-95-96-97) David Hathcock (1965) Hugh Hathcock (1951-52-53) Paul Hathcock (1958-59) Clarence Haver (1985-86-87-88) Gregg Hauss (1981-82-83)

Taurus Henderson (1997) -Henderson (1912) Victor Hendrickson (1923) Carlton Henley (1951-52-53-54) Joe Hennelly (1983-84-85) Gilbert Hert (1940) Don Hester (1947) Artis Hicks (1998) Paul Hicks (1938) Darrell Higdon (1971-72) Rodney Higdon (1986-87-88-89) Ron Higdon (1965) Eddie Hightower (1974-75-76) Charles Hill (1936-37) Eddie Hill (1975-76-77-78) Kyle Hilliard (1976) Steve Hilliard (1972-73) Sam Hindsman (1939-40) Tom Hipp (1970) Danny Hirsch (1942) Chris Hobbs (1989-90-91-92) Eddie Hobbs (1967) Charlie Hodges (1967) Fred Hoffman (1947) Richard Hogans (1993-94-95-96) Red Hoggett (1951-52) Jimmy Holladay (1941-42) O.R. Holley (1912-13) Marcus Holliday (1991-92-93-94) Mason Holloway (1916) Carlos Hollowell (1987-88-89) John Holtzclaw (1961-62) Tracy Holmes (1985-86-87) Gib Hooper (1928-29) Trell Hooper (1981-83-84-85) Danny Hosea (1971-72-73) Al Hotz (1968-69) Larry House (1955) Ronell Houston (1982) Ben Howard (1977-78) Reginald Howard (1998) Huey Howerton (1912) Joel Howerton (1912) Mark Howington (1991-92-93) Duke Howze (1924) Robbie Hubbard (1992) Ralph Hubbel (1967-68-69) Bill Hudson (1958-59) Mack Hudson (1912-13) Wayne Hudson (1956) Greg Hughes (1982-83-84-85) Tim Humphrey (1985) Robert Humphreys (1942) Elmo Hundley (1922-23-24) Gary Hunt (1983-84-85) Nelson Hunt (1977) Tony Hunt (1978-79-80) Darryl Hunter (1981-82-83) Harold Hunter (1956) Sam Hurst (1974-75-76-77)

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All-Time Lettermen Naylor Litchfield (1933) Grover Lipe (1948-49-50) Wayne Liss (1957) Richard Locke (1977-78-79-80) Robbie Locklear (1995) James Logan (1993-94) Fred Long (1937) Tim Long (1981-82-83-84) Bill Lott (1958-59) Dean Lotz (1966-67) Jim Lovelace (1956-57-58-59) Edwin Lovelady (1983-84-85) Rod Lowery (1992) Bailey Lowery (1980) Bill Loyd (1958) Richard Lucas (1958-59) John Ludwiczak (1993-94) Bob Lyles (1957) Joe Lynch (1969-70) Otho Lynch (1938-39-40)

LETTERMEN

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Mike MacKay (1982-83-84-85) James Maclin (1989-90-91) Theodies Macklin (1988) John Maddaluna (1972-73) W.H. Maddox (1921) Frank Magoffin (1928-29-30-31) Gus Mahan (1965-66-67) Doran Major (1981-82) Casey Maloney (1933-34) John Manger (1968) Tony Manning (1987-88) Tony Marchetti (1973) Lloyd Marcus (1947) Jim Markelonis (1952-53) Paul Marks (1968) Davis Marsh (1995) Duane Marshall (1978-79-80-81) Chris Martin (1985-86-87-88) Darrell Martin (1979-80-81-82) Ed Martin (1933-34) Mike Martin (1983-84) John Martin (1992-93) Brick Mason (1947) Rod Mason (1992-93-94-95) Tom Mason (1980-81-82) Frank Massa (1956-57) Bob Mathes (1968) Bob Matthews (1938-39-40) Miller Matthews (1958-59) Joe Matthews (1916) Steve Matthews (1992-93) Maurice Mathieu (1958) Ken Mathis (1955) Carl Maurer (1969-70-71) Frank Mawyer (1949-50-53) Harvey Maxwell (1941-42) Johnny May (1942) Doug Mayo (1937-38) Fred Mayo (1924) Milton Mayo (1935-36) Wallace McBride (1941) Sean McCann (1978-79) Robert McCarter (1916) Steve McCarty (1972-73) J.D. McClanahan (1933-34) Sam McClanahan (1933-34) Don McClard (1963-64-65) Elton McClure (1916) Billy McComas (1938-39-40) Horace McCool (1950) Jay McCoy (1968-69-70) Ken McDade (1990-91) Brian McDonald (1996) John McDougle (1916) Allen McFarland (1936-37)

Jeff McFerran (1985) Hal McGeorge (1971-72-73) Marry McGhee (1968-69-70) Baker McGinnis (1933) Bill McGinnis (1937-38-39-40) Bob McGoldrick (1971) Jack Mcllvain (1947) Terrell Mcllwaine (1916) Pete McIntosh (1919) Mike McKenzie (1996-97-98) Don McKinnon (1958-59-60) Lou McLelland (1949-50-51) Roland McMackin (1937-38) Sean McMackin (1986-87) Thurman McMahan (1916) Thurman McNeal (1922-23) Claude McNeely (1936) Howard McPeake (1941) Bill McRight (1966-67) Andy McWilliams (1991-92-93) Curry McWilliams (1933) Gene Meadows (1949-50-51) Pete Meadows (1955-56) Fred Medling (1947-48-49) Will Medling (1947-48-49) Billy Meeks (1947-48) Ruben Melton (1970-71) Bill Meredith (1940-41 ) Ralph Messer (1949-50-51-52) Dennis Meyers (1973-74-75) Chris Michael (1990-91-92) John Michael (1934-35-36-37) Tavares Middlebrooks (1996-97-98) Terdell Middleton (1974-75-76) Tahrell Miles (1991-92) Trent Miley (1992-93) Willford Miley (1949) Cedric Miller (1993-94-95-97) Dick Miller (1933-34) George Miller (1947) Josh Miller (1993-94-95-96) Pat Miller (1961-62-63) Cliff Milton (1939-40) Jim Mincey (1974-75-76) Steve Miska (1928-29) Jerry Mitchell (1951-52-53) Norman Mockbee (1935-36) Greg Montgomery (1979-80-82-83) Bill Moody (1985-86-87-88) Alex Moore (1950-51-52) Eddie Moore (1986-87-88-89) Fred Moore (1961-62) James Moore (1988-89-90) Jimmy Moore (1992) Leslie Moore (1928-29) Paul Morris (1924) Marty Mosby (1985) Tom Muirhead (1956-57) Charles Mullins (1988-89) Carey Mulwee (1971-72) Justin Mumm (1996-97) J.S. Murphy (1913) Keith Mutters (1982-82-83-84) Troy Myers (1985-86-87)

Percy Nabors (1981-82-83) Lee Narramore (1967) Carlos Navia (1994) Roberto Navia (1991) Ray Neal (1922-23) Larry Neusse (1941) Bubba Nelms (1983-84) Andy Nelson (1953-54-55-56) Darrell Nelson (1980-81-82-83) Eric Nelson (1991) Earl Netcher (1947-48) Mike Nettles (1985-86-87-88)

Henry Newton (1913) Ken Newton (1993-94-95-96) Charles Nezin (1942) Bill Nichols (1950-51) Dean Nichols (1978-79-80) Darrell Nicholson (1985-86-87-88) Ken Niemaseck (1973-75-76) Tom Nix (1949-50) John Norman (1986-87-89) Rusty Nunn (1965-66-67)

Richard Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryant (1974) Bernard Oden (1995-96-97) Anthony Oggs (1976-77) Jack Oliver (1982-83-84) Mike Omar (1980-82-83) Todd Ondra (1978-79-80) Martin Orcutt (1967-68-69) Bob Orians (1976-77) Murray Outlaw (1950) Charles Owens (1961-62-63) Hugh Owens (1976-77-78-79) Jim Owens (1956-57) Teddy Owens (1985-86)

Gene Packard (1923) Terry Padgett (1965-66-67) Drew Pairamore (1994-95-96-97) Ed Palmer (1937-39) Ron Palmer (1985-86-87) Demonic Pandolfi (1928-29) BiII Pankey (1940) Ricky Pannell (1974) Nick Pappas (1966-67) Ed Parham (1938-39) Paul Parish (1958-59) Anthony Parker (1979-80-81-82) Bob Parker (1968-69) Ed Parker (1934) Rip Parker (1923) Tom Parker (1970-71-72) Carlos Parr (1924) Chalmers Parr (1938)

Nico Perkins Emmett Parr (1947-48-49) Sonny Parsons (1961) Bob Patterson (1952-53) Larry Patterson (1993) Lloyd Patterson (1975-76-77-78) Ray Patterson (1992-93) Wiley Patterson (1962-63-64) Jim Paulat (1950-51-52) Dave Pawlik (1969-70-71) Virgil Pearcy (1974-75-76) Anthony Penchion (1979-80-81) Nolan Pendergrast (1942-1947) Hugh Penn (1969-70) Elgin Perkins (1986-87) Nico Perkins (1985-86-87-88) Joel Peschke (1992-93-94-95) Hagan Peters (1941)

Ural Pettigrew (1916) Chuck Pettit (1965-66-67) Osborne Phelan (1915) Rob Phenicie (1987) Chun Phillips (1954) E.O. Phillips (1916) Malcolm Phillips (1949) Danny Pierce (1968-69) Harry Pillow (1942) Christian Pontius (1934-35-36) Ward Poag (1947-48-49) John Polsgrove (1953) Andy Porter (1929-32) Larry Porter (1990-91-92-93) Pete Porter (1928-29) Billy Portis (1937) Frank Posey (1934) Brian Powell (1994-95) Fred Powell (1997-98) Chris Powers (1995-96-97-98) Jeff Powers (1988) Wallace Prewilt (1913) J.B. Price (1933-34-35-36) Kraig Pride (1979) Wayne Pryor (1986-87-88-89) Niel Purdie (1971) Joe Puzin (1972-73-74-75)

Jimmy Quarter (1970-71) Richard Quast (1962-63) Robbie Quinn (1993-94) John Quintal (1970-71)

Al Radvansky (1942) Harold Rainwater (1950) Ed Randolph (1957-58) Henry Rath (1959) Elmer Ray (1947-48-49-50) Johnny Ray (1979-80) Anthony Reddick (1993-94-96) Bill Reddish (1969-70) Jerry Reese (1958-59-60-61) Chris Reeves (1994-95-96-97) John Reeves (1938) Ted Reeves (1942) Paul Regan (1942) Joe Regina (1947-48-49) John Register (1975) Stuart Reichart (1942) Will Renfro (1951-52-53-54) Earl Richards (1942) Jerry Richards (1955-56) Robert Richards (1936) Russell Richards (1978-79-80) Dwayne Ricketts (1979-80-81-82) Mike Ridings (1973-74-75) Bill Riggins (1949-50-52) Preston Riley (1966-67-68) Teofilo Riley (1996-97-98) Ricky Rivas (1976-77) Maurice Roach (1938-39-40-41) Jeff Roach (1973-74-75) Ken Roach (1970-71) Mike Robb (1973) Mike Robbins (1971) - Robbins (1912) Percy Roberts (1947-48-49-51) Billy Robertson (1948-49-50) Brian Robertson (1937-38) John Fred Robilio (1961-62-63) Brian Robinson (1938) Cliff Robinson (1991) John Robison (1971) Joe Rocconi (1996-97-98) Sonny Rodgers (1950-53) Barney Rogers (1913-14-15)

All-Time Lettermen Glenn Rogers (1969-70-71) Glenn Rogers, Jr. (1988-89-90) Marion Rosenblum (1941-42) Ryan Roskelly (1994-95) Greg Ross (1985-86-87-88) Roy Rucker (1939-40) Sidney Rudes (1942) James Ruffell (1940) Scott Rumley (1987-88-89-90) Ryan Ruschhaupt (1994) Bob Rush (1974-75-76) Joe Rushing (1966-67) Billy Russell (1953-54) Bobby Russell (1970-71) Glenn Russell (1959) John Ruth (1956-57) Billy Rutledge (1994)

Rick Strawbridge Jim Spitchley (1950-51) John Stanek (1948-49-50-52) Joe Stanley (1989-90-91-92) Mike Stark (1969-70-71) George Stapleton (1980-81-82) Laverne Steedley (1957-58) Walt Stephens (1984) Harber Stephenson (1942) Harold Sterling (1958-59) Wood Stevens (1965-66-67) Clark Stevenson (1988-89) James Stewart (1976-77-78-79) Jeremy Stewart (1995-96-97-98) Caspor Stiles (1996-97-98) Pat Stiles (1994-95-96-97) John Stoddard (1988) George Stone (1950-51) Michael Stone (1998) Rick Strawbridge (1970-71) David Strickland (1955-56) Anthony Strong (1983-84-85-86) Bill Strong (1951 ) Neil Suber (1998) Terrie Sudduth (1978-79-80) Mellio Sulipeck (1964-65) Glenn Sumter (1998) Phil Sutherlin (1980-81-82) Ned Suffle (1953) Duron Sutton (1995-96) Dick Swain (1929)

Joe Tague (1972) Tom Talbot (1970-71) Frank Talerico (1956-57) Rex Tatum (1954-57) Clifton Taylor (1971-72-73) Ed Taylor (1972-73) Hal Taylor (1956-57-58)

Tony Taylor (1951-52-53) Bob Teer (1936) Leonard Teixeira (1969) Luis Tejeda (1994) Charles Thomas (1942) Jim Thomas (1983-84-85) Marvin Thomas (1993-94-95-96) Michael Thomas (1977-78-79-80) Oscar Thomas (1953) Brent Thompson (1987) Burll Thompson (1923) Don Thompson (1955) Ed Thompson (1928-29) James Thompson (1972-73) John Thompson (1985-86) Knox Thompson (1948-49) Reginald Thompson (1983-84-85) Tommy Thompson (1971-72-73) Troy Thompson (1989-90) Doss Thorne (1923) Royster Thurman (1916) Rick Thurow (1967-68-69) Tom Thweatt (1972) Jerry Todd (1967-68-69) Darrel Torbeft (1977-78-79) Bub Tracy (1923) Rusty Trail (1987-88-89) Butch Travis (1962-63-64) Lish Trice (1989-90) Ken Trocki (1972-73-74) Don Tubbs (1952-53) Albert Tucker (1933-34-35-36) Brandon Tucker (1997-98) Robert Tucker (1915) Mike Turkiewicz (1986) Ellis Turner (1983-84) Haiden Turner (1935-36) Jack Turner (1957) Tom Twitty (1952-53) Fulford (Tombstone) Tyson (1924)

Ken Valentine (1970-71) Duane Vandborg (1993-94) Brian Vanderheyden (1978-79-80) Russell Van Dyke (1923) Johnny Van Vulpen (1940) David Vaughn (1968-69-70) Elmer Vaughn (1937-38) Kimbrough Vaughn (1937-38) Newell Vaugn (1941) Eduardo Vega (1990) Jay Verna (1976-77) Russell Vollmer (1961-62-63) Greg Voran (1976-77)

Charles Walker (1992) Jeff Walker (1982-83-84-85) Johnny Walker (1982-83) Otis Walker (1926-27-28-29) John Wallace (1941) Ray Wallace (1972-73) Tom Wallace (1965-66-67) -Wallace (1913) Charles Walsh (1915-16) Bobby Ward (1973) Gene Ward (1964-65) Jerry Ward (1952-53) Keydrin Ward (1998) Hugh Washburn (1914-15-16-19) Preston Watts (1940-41-42) Stan Weaver (1981-82-83) Fred Webb (1976-77-78) Pete Wedel (1952) Wayne Weedon (1977-78-79) Pete Weeks (1968-69) Ed Weldon (1961-62)

James West (1937-38) Brett Whiddon (1991-92-93) Travis Whitaker (1997) Gerald White (1986-87-88-89) James White (1986-87) Jeff White (1981-82-83-84) John White (1966-67) Keith White (1947-48-49-50) William White (1915) Glenn Whiteman (1974-75) Don Whitlock (1961-62) Vance Whittaker (1972) Glenn Whiftemore (1971-72-73) Andy Whitwell (1986-87-88) Raymond Wiles (1947) Tony Wiley (1980-81-82) James Wilhite (1914-15) Britton Wilkins (1993-94-95-96) Alex Williams (1949-50) Bobby Williams (1974-75-76) Brian Williams (1994) Chad Williams (1992-93) Fred Williams (1968) Ian Williams (1997-98) Jeremy Williams (1990-91-92-93) Larry Williams (1965-66-67) Punkin Williams (1983-84) Richard Williams (1979-80-81-82) Stevie D. Williams (1990-91-92-93) Tony Williams (1993-94-95-96) Freddie Williamson (1953) Patrick Willis (1998) Charles Wilson (1986-87-88) Eric Wilson (1982) Nelson Wilson (1934) Paul Wilson (1970-71-72) Rolin Wilson (1914-15-16-19) Victor Wimpee (1958-59) Ricky Windom (1988-89-90) Charlie Wing (1949-50) Ferris Wing (1949-50-52-53) Francis Winkler (1965-66-67) Jeff Womack (1982-84-85-86) Andy Wood (1987-88-89-90) Wayne Wood (1950-51) Andre Woods (1993-94-96) Jerome Woods (1994-95) Joel Woods (1984) Doug Woodlief (1963-64) Bill Wright (1968-69-70) Cedric Wright (1980-81-82-83) James Earl Wright (1958-59-60-61) John Wallace Wright (1961-62-63-64) Keith Wright (1974-75-76-77) Larry Wright (1954-55) Lummy Wright (1973-74-75) Thomas Wright (1934) Lynn Wroblewski (1966-67) Bruce Wyatt (1924)

Bobby Young (1956) Carl Young (1953) Damon Young (1985-86-87-88) Jerry Young (1981-82)

Billy Zarecor (1937-38) Mike Zdancewicz (1975-76-77) Charles Zuendel (1942)

LETTERMEN

Richard Saccoccia (1961-62-63) Shaun Sands (1995-96) Frank Sanders (1931 -32-33-34) Greg Sanders (1980-81-82-83) Manny Santibanez (1995-96-97-98) Paul Savini (1973-74-75) Jeff Sawyer (1989-90-91-92) Tony Scarpino (1993-94) Pete Scatamacchia (1976-77-79) George Schaad (1949-50) David Schlarbaum (1987-88-89) Bob Schmidt (1955-56-57) David Schmidt (1983-84-85) Harry Schuh (1962-63-64) Francis Schwaiger (1935-36-37) Gordon Scoggins (1938) Bill Scott (1961-62-63) Dell Scott (1981-82) Jack Scott (1947-48-49) Donald Scroggins (1963-64-65) Jeremy Scruggs (1996) Sammy Seals (1985-86-87) Geddes Self (1958-59) Geddes Self, Jr. (1982-83-84) Ron Sells (1995-96-97-98) Bill Sellars (1937) Jay Sentell (1952) Tony Semple (1991-92-93) Al Sermon (1998) Keith Setler (1993-94-95) Andrew Settles (1947-48) Juan Settles (1986-87) Wallace Sexton (1962-63) Tim Seymour (1996-97-98) Kamal Shakir (1997-98) DeMorrio Shank (1997-98) Reg Sharley (1964-65-66) Octavian Sharp (1984-85-86) John Shearer (1940-41 ) Wells Shearer (1914-15-16) Larry Shelley (1969-70) Jim Shelton (1954) Bob Sherlag (1963-64-65) David Sherrod (1998) Alan Shipman (1966-67) Keith Shirley (1985-86-87-88) Frank Simmons (1940-41-42) Richard Simmons (1937) Keith Simpson (1974-75-76-77) Scott Singler (1992-94-95) Bud Sipfle (1975-76-77-78) John Shore (1924) Vincent Skillman (1924) Jarvis Slaton (1997-98) Randy Smalley (1977) Farrell Skinner (1967) Butch Smith (1971-72) Carroll Smith (1934-35-36-37) Dennis Smith (1978-79-80)

Frank Smith (1979-80-81-82) Hank Smith (1924-25-26-27) Jack Smith (1967) Julius Smith (1948) Leo 0. Smith (1935-36) Palmer Smith (1969-70-71) Rusty Smith (1955) Sid Smith (1990-91) Steve Smith (1987-88-89-90) Tom Smith (1981-82-83) Wil Smith (1936) Claude Smithmier (1947-49-50) George Sneed (1948-49) Rick Snider (1978-79-80) Glenn Snodgrass (1976-77-78) Guy Snyder (1921 ) Bill Solomon (1971-72-73) Richard Sorsby (1916) Jack Sorrells (1940) Keith Spann (1993-94-95-96) Danny Sparkman (1983-84-85) Ricky Sparkman (1983-84) Quitman Spaulding (1993-94-95)

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SERIES RECORDS

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OPPONENT ABILENE CHRISTIAN ALABAMA ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM ARKANSAS ARKANSAS COLLEGE ARKANSAS MONTICELLO ARKANSAS STATE ARKANSAS TECH ARMY ATHENS COLLEGE AUBURN AUSTIN PEAY BETHEL COLLEGE (TN) BOLTON COLLEGE CARUTHERSVILLE JC (MO) CENTENARY CENTRAL ARKANSAS CENTRAL FLORIDA CINCINNATI CITADEL COLORADO STATE CUMBERLAND COLLEGE DELTA STATE DETROIT DRAKE EAST CAROLINA EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EAST TENNESSEE STATE FLORIDA FLORIDA STATE FREED-HARDEMAN FURMAN GEORGIA GEORGIA TECH HALL-MOODY HARDIN-SIMMONS HENDRIX COLLEGE HOUSTON JACKSONVILLE STATE (Ala) JONESBORO COLLEGE KANSAS STATE KENTUCKY LAMBUTH COLLEGE LITTLE ROCK COLLEGE LIVINGSTON STATE LOUISIANA COLLEGE LOUISIANA TECH LOUISVILLE McNEESE STATE MAYFIELD COLLEGE MIAMI (FL) MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE MILLSAPS MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIPPI STATE MISSOURI MISSOURI-ROLLA (Mines) MURRAY STATE NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO NORTH TEXAS STATE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA QUACHITA RHODES (SOUTHWESTERN) SAN JOSE STATE

FIRST GAME 1954 1958 1997 1992 1922 1938 1914 1956 1985 1948 1975 1937 1922 1912 1929 1947 1920 1990 1966 1958 1974 1928 1927 1962 1972 1990 1951 1956 1988 1959 1933 1961 1982 1980 1924 1960 1913 1963 1937 1924 1949 1953 1926 1920 1941 1936 1936 1948 1964 1927 1969 1995 1997 1925 1930 1997 1921 1951 1991 1947 1924 1983 1986 1952 1979 1942 1922 1971

LAST GAME 1961 1991 1997 1998 1932 1938 1998 1957 1985 1948 1976 1957 1933 1914 1931 1947 1936 1990 1998 1962 1974 1938 1949 1962 1972 1998 1951 1957 1989 1990 1933 1961 1984 1982 1925 1961 1925 1998 1937 1930 1973 1957 1931 1929 1941 1958 1959 1998 1965 1928 1996 1995 1997 1954 1941 1998 1998 1998 1996 1948 1985 1984 1986 1980 1979 1942 1941 1971

W 3 1 1 3 2 1 23 2 0 1 2 6 6 2 2 1 1 1 16 2 1 2 9 1 0 2 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 5 5 18 2 2 1 0 0 7 2 0 8 10 1 1 9 0 0 15 0 0 2 1

L 0 7 0 2 2 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 1 0 1 4 0 1 7 0 0 1 10 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 7 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 3 5 17 0 0 2 1 1 12 2 2 40 27 1 1 9 2 1 4 1 1 6 0

T 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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SMU SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA SPRINGFIELD STATE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SUNFLOWER JC TAMPA TENNESSEE TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE JC (MARTIN) TENNESSEE TECH TEXAS A&M TEXAS-ARLINGTON TRINITY TROY STATE TULANE TULSA UNION UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE VANDERBILT VMI VIRGINIA TECH WAKE FOREST WASHINGTON UNIV. (Mo) WEST TEXAS STATE WESTERN KENTUCKY WICHITA STATE

1976 1963 1942 1930 1991 1935 1950 1923 1959 1929 1948 1968 1942 1929 1931 1978 1960 1955 1937 1954 1961 1916 1956 1950 1960 1970 1964 1949 1963 1933 1968

1976 1972 1953 1934 1991 1998 1996 1942 1959 1934 1964 1996 1963 1932 1962 1979 1962 1956 1941 1998 1995 1950 1977 1989 1960 1985 1967 1950 1971 1956 1980

1 2 1 2 1 16 9 1 1 2 3 1 8 3 9 0 2 0 4 10 14 10 4 5 1 3 2 2 6 2 10

0 2 2 1 0 32 4 1 0 0 0 15 5 0 7 2 0 2 1 10 6 13 3 7 0 3 2 0 0 2 0

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1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 26

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 27

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

99 MAJOR OPPONENTS: 347-355-28 NON-COLLEGIATE SERIES SCORES BLYTHEVILLE HIGH (AR) 1922 1922 CASTLE HGTS. MILITARY INST. 1918 1918 CENTRAL HIGH (Memphis) 1913 1919 CENTRAL-MUS ALL-STARS 1918 1918 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 1914 1922 1st BATTALION TENN. NATIONAL GUARD 1915 1915 FORD KILVINGTON 1921 1921 HAYWOOD COUNTY HIGH 1915 1921 JACKSON HIGH (TN) 1914 1917 McKENZIE-McTYIERE 1919 1919 MISSISSIPPI HEIGHTS 1923 1924 MISSISSIPPI RESERVES 1914 1914 MEMPHIS UNIV. SCHOOL 1912 1922 NATTIC (Navy Millington) 1947 1950 OSCEOLA (AR) ATHLET. CLUB 1914 1914 PARAGOULD HIGH (AR) 1920 1920 PENSACOLA NAVY (FL) 1947 1949 QUANTICO MARINES 1965 1966 SOMERVILLE HIGH (TN) 1913 1916 TECH HIGH (Memphis) 1921 1921 TENNESSEE DOCTORS (Memphis) 1923 1926 TENNESSEE RESERVES 1921 1921 TUPELO (MS) MILITARY INST 1922 1922 VOCATIONAL HIGH (Memphis) 1919 1919 WILSON HIGH (AR) 1921 1921 TOTALS ALL-TIME RECORD: 373-382-32 (.494)

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UL, 40-27 UL, 26-20 UL, 17-0 UM, 28-21 UM, 16-10 UM, 41-7 UM, 26-14 UL, 14-13 UM, 29-22 UM, 10-6 UL, 38-14 UL, 14-7 UL, 38-19 UM, 45-7 UL, 34-8 UM, 43-8 UL, 29-18 UL, 40-10 UL, 19-17 UM, 35-7 UL, 16-15 UL, 54-28 UL, 10-6 UL, 17-7 UL, 13-10 UM, 21-20 UL, 35-32

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Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Memphis Louisville Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville Memphis Louisville

McNeese State (UM leads 2-0-0) 1964 UM, 23-0 at Memphis 1965 UM, 28-0 at Lake Charles Mayfield College (UM leads 2-0-0) 1927 UM, 7-0 at Memphis 1928 UM, 34-0 at Mayfield Miami (FL) (UMi leads 2-1-0) 1969 UM, 26-13 at Memphis 1993 Mi, 41-17 at Miami 1996 Mi, 30-7 at Memphis Michigan (Mich leads 1-0-0) 1995 Mich, 24-7 at Ann Arbor Michigan State (MS leads 1-0-0) 1997 MS, 51-21 at East Lansing

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Millsaps (Tied 2-2-0) 1930 MC, 40-0 1938 UM, 19-0 1939 MC, 2--0 1941 UM, 21-6

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Middle Tenn. St. (MT leads 12-7-1) 1925 MT, 57-7 at Murfreesboro 1926 MT, 27-0 at Memphis 1927 MT, 47-7 at Murfreesboro 1928 T, 13-13 at Memphis 1931 MT, 15-0 at Murfreesboro 1932 MT, 6-0 at Memphis 1933 UM, 20-6 at Murfreesboro 1934 UM, 18-0 at Memphis 1935 MT, 35-0 at Murfreesboro 1936 MT, 19-0 at Memphis 1937 MT, 20-6 at Murfreesboro 1938 UM, 25-7 at Memphis 1939 UM, 25-6 at Murfreesboro 1940 UM, 14-7 at Memphis 1941 MT, 13-12 at Murfreesboro 1942 MT, 21-13 at Memphis 1947 MT, 20-0 at Murfreesboro 1948 UM, 13-0 at Memphis 1953 MT, 26-20 at Murfreesboro 1954 UM, 27-7 at Memphis

Minnesota (MN leads 2-0-0) 1997 MN, 20-17 at Memphis 1998 MN, 41-14 at Minneapolis

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Louisville (UM leads 18-17-0) 1948 UM, 13-7 at Memphis 1952 UM, 29-25 at Memphis 1961 UM, 28-13 at Louisville 1962 UM, 49-0 at Memphis 1963 UM, 25-0 at Louisville 1964 UM, 34-0 at Memphis 1968 UM, 44-14 at Louisville 1969 UM, 69-19 at Memphis

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Louisiana Tech (Tied 5-5-0) 1936 LT, 46-0 at Ruston 1942 LT, 33-7 at Memphis 1948 LT, 20-14 at Ruston 1950 UM, 6-0 at Memphis 1951 UM, 26-14 at Memphis 1952 LT, 26-7 at Ruston 1953 UM, 13-7 at Memphis 1957 UM, 17-7 at Ruston 1958 UM, 26-12 at Memphis 1959 LT, 10-8 at Ruston

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Louisiana College (UM leads 5-3-0) 1936 LC, 12-0 at Memphis 1937 LC, 7-0 at Pineville 1938 UM, 14-6 at Memphis 1939 LC, 1916 at Pineville 1940 UM, 26-13 at Memphis 1949 UM, 27-0 at Memphis 1950 UM, 25-12 at Pineville 1958 UM, 27-14 at Memphis

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Livingston State (UM leads 1-0-0) 1941 UM, 38-0 at Memphis

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Rock Coll. (LR leads 3-1-0) LR, 41-0 at Little Rock LR, 3-0 at Little Rock LR, 48-14 at Little Rock UM, 32-6 at Memphis

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Hardin-Simmons (UM leads 2-0-0) 1960 UM, 42-7 at Memphis

Lambuth (UM leads 3-1-0) 1926 LC, 7-0 at Jackson 1927 UM, 20-7 at Memphis 1930 UM, 14-6 at Jackson 1931 UM, 13-0 at Memphis

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Kentucky (UK leads 4-0-0) 1953 UK, 20-7 at Memphis 1954 UK, 33-7 at Lexington 1955 UK, 41-7 at Lexington 1957 UK, 53-7 at Lexington

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Kansas State (KSU leads 2-1-0) 1949 UM, 21-14 at Memphis 1971 KS, 28-21 at Memphis 1973 KS, 21-16 at Manhatten

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Jonesboro College (UM leads 4-0-1) 1924 UM, 33-6 at Memphis 1925 T, 0-0 at Jonesboro 1926 UM, 19-0 at Jonesboro 1927 UM, 48-0 at Memphis 1930 UM, 73-0 at Memphis

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Jacksonville St. (UM leads 1-0-0) 1937 UM, 46-0 at Memphis

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Houston (UH leads 7-5-0) 1963 UM, 29-6 at Memphis 1966 UM, 14-13 at Houston 1967 UH, 35-18 at Houston 1968 UH, 27-7 at Memphis 1971 UH, 35-7 at Memphis 1973 UH, 35-21 at Houston 1974 UH, 13-10 at Houston 1975 UM, 14-7 at Memphis 1978 UM, 17-3 at Memphis 1996 UH, 37-20 at Houston 1997 UM, 24-3 at Memphis 1998 UH, 35-14 at Houston

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UM, 56-0 at Memphis

Hendrix College (HC leads 2-1-0) 1923 UM, 9-6 at Conway 1924 HC, 51-0 at Conway 1925 HC, 54-6 at Conway

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Hall-Moody (HM leads 2-0-0) 1924 HM, 26-0 at Memphis 1925 HM, 15-6 at Memphis

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Georgia Tech (GT leads 2-1-0) 1980 GT, 17-8 at Atlanta 1981 UM, 28-15 at Atlanta 1982 GT, 24-20 at Memphis

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Georgia (UG leads 2-0-0) 1982 UG, 34-3 at Athens 1984 UG, 13-3 at Memphis

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Furman (FU leads 1-0-0) 1961 FU, 7-6 at Memphis

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Freed-Hardeman (UM leads 1-0-0) 1933 UM, 51-0 at Memphis

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Cumberland College (UM leads 2-1-0) 1928 CC, 6-0 at Lebanon 1929 UM, 12-6 at Memphis

Florida State (FS leads 10-7-1) 1959 UM, 16-6 at Memphis 1967 FS, 26-7 at Memphis 1968 FS, 20-10 at Tallahassee 1969 UM, 28-26 at Tallahassee 1970 UM, 16-12 at Memphis 1973 UM, 13-10 at Tallahassee 1974 UM, 42-14 at Memphis 1975 UM, 17-14 at Tallahassee 1976 UM, 21-12 at Memphis 1977 FS, 30-9 at Tallahassee 1979 FS, 66-17 at Tallahassee 1980 FS, 24-3 at Memphis 1981 FS, 10-5 at Tallahassee 1984 T, 17-17 at Memphis 1985 FS, 19-10 at Tallahassee 1987 FS, 41-24 at Tallahassee 1989 FS, 57-20 at Tallahassee 1990 FS, 35-3 at Orlando

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Colorado State (UM leads 1-0-0) 1974 UM, 20-18 at Ft. Collins

Florida (Tied 1-1-0) 1988 UM, 17-11 at Gainesville 1989 UF, 31-13 at Memphis

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E. Tennessee State (UM leads 2-0-0) 1956 UM, 32-12 at Johnson City 1957 UM, 24-7 at Memphis

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E. Cent. Oklahoma (UM leads 1-0-0) 1951 UM, 61-0 at Memphis

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Citadel, The (UM leads 2-1-0) 1958 TC, 28-26 at Memphis 1961 UM, 40-0 at Memphis 1962 UM, 60-13 at Charleston

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Cincinnati (UM leads 16-8-0) 1966 UM, 26-14 at Memphis 1967 UM, 17-0 at Memphis 1969 UM, 52-6 at Cincinnati 1970 UM, 14-10 at Memphis 1971 UM, 45-21 at Cincinnati 1972 UM, 29-24 at Memphis 1973 UM, 17-13 at Cincinnati 1974 UM, 13-7 at Memphis 1975 UC, 13-3 at Cincinnati 1978 UC, 34-14 at Memphis 1979 UM, 23-17 at Memphis 1980 UC, 14-10 at Cincinnati 1981 UC, 38-7 at Cincinnati 1982 UC, 16-7 at Memphis 1983 UM, 43-10 at Cincinnati 1984 UM, 47-7 at Memphis 1989 UM, 34-17 at Cincicnnati 1992 UM, 34-14 at Memphis 1993 UC, 23-20 at Cincinnati 1994 UM, 26-3 at Memphis 1995 UC, 28-3 at Cincinnati 1996 UM, 18-16 at Memphis 1997 UC, 20-17 at Cincinnati 1998 UM, 41-24 at Memphis

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Detroit (UM leads 1-0-0) 1962 UM, 33-8 at Memphis

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Central Florida (UM leads 1-0-0) 1990 UM, 37-28 at Memphis

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Central Arkansas (CA leads 2-1-1) 1922 T, 0-0 at Conway 1923 UM, 14-7 at Conway 1935 CA, 19-0 at Memphis 1936 CA, 54-0 at Conway

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Centenary (UM leads 1-0-0) 1947 UM, 26-7 at Memphis

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Caruthersville JC (UM leads 2-0-1) 1929 UM, 26-0 at Memphis 1930 UM, 25-13 at Memphis 1931 T, 0-0 at Caruthersville

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Delta State (UM leads 9-4-1) 1927 UM, 21-0 at Memphis 1928 UM, 12-0 at Cleveland 1929 T, 0-0 at Memphis 1930 DS, 7-0 at Cleveland 1931 DS, 32-6 at Memphis 1932 UM, 13-0 at Cleveland 1935 UM, 30-0 at Memphis 1936 DS, 33-7 at Cleveland 1937 DS, 19-14 at Memphis 1938 UM, 8-0 at Cleveland 1939 UM, 7-0 at Memphis 1940 UM, 7-0 at Cleveland 1941 UM, 23-7 at Memphis 1949 UM, 47-0 at Memphis

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Bethel College (UM leads 6-4-2) 1922 UM, 26-0 at McKenzie 1923 UM, 12-0 at Memphis 1924 BC, 6-0 at McKenzie 1925 BC, 7-0 at McKenzie 1926 BC, 13-0 at Memphis 1927 UM, 27-13 at Memphis 1928 T, 0-0 at Memphis 1929 UM, 10-0 at McKenzie 1930 UM, 20-0 at Memphis 1931 T, 0-0 at McKenzie 1932 BC, 6-0 at Memphis 1933 UM, 20-13 at McKenzie

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Arkansas Tech (UM leads 2-0-0) 1956 UM, 32-21 at Memphis

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Arkansas State (UM leads 23-20-5) 1914 AS, 18-6 at Memphis 1915 AS, 41-0 at Jonesboro 1916 AS, 27-0 at Jonesboro 1917 AS, 19-0 at Jonesboro 1918 UM, 30-6 at Jonesboro 1919 AS, 6-0 at Jonesboro 1920 AS, 13-0 at Jonesboro 1921 AS, 19-0 at Jonesboro 1922 UM, 68-0 at Memphis 1923 UM, 6-0 at Jonesboro 1925 AS, 19-0 at Jonesboro 1926 AS, 7-0 at Memphis 1927 AS, 9-6 at Memphis 1928 UM, 19-14 at Memphis 1929 UM, 6-0 at Jonesboro 1930 AS, 13-6 at Memphis 1931 AS, 14-6 at Jonesboro 1932 AS, 12-6 at Memphis 1933 T, 0-0 at Jonesboro 1934 UM, 18-0 at Memphis 1935 AS, 18-0 at Jonesboro 1938 UM, 38-2 at Jonesboro 1939 AS, 7-6 at Memphis 1947 T, 19-19 at Memphis 1948 UM, 34-13 at Memphis 1949 UM, 61-7 at Jonesboro 1950 UM, 60-7 at Memphis 1953 AS, 20-0 at Memphis 1954 UM, 26-7 at Memphis 1955 AS, 21-20 at Memphis 1956 UM, 34-0 at Jonesboro 1957 UM, 34-0 at Memphis 1975 AS, 29-10 at Memphis 1980 UM, 24-3 at Memphis 1982 UM, 12-0 at Memphis 1983 T, 14-14 at Memphis 1984 UM, 17-2 at Memphis 1986 AS, 30-10 at Memphis 1987 T, 21-21 at Memphis at Memphis 1988 UM, 9-7 1989 AS, 17-13 at Memphis 1990 T, 24-24 at Memphis 1991 UM, 31-21 at Memphis 1992 UM, 37-7 at Memphis 1993 UM, 45-3 at Memphis 1994 UM, 15-6 at Memphis 1997 UM, 38-9 at Memphis 1998 UM, 35-19 at Memphis

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Arkansas Monticello (UM leads 1-0-0) 1938 UM,50-0 at Memphis

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Austin Peay (UM leads 6-0-0) 1937 UM, 26-0 at Memphis 1940 UM, 40-0 at Memphis 1941 UM, 26-0 at Clarksville 1947 UM, 40-0 at Memphis 1956 UM, 42-19 at Memphis 1957 UM, 41-0 at Memphis

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Auburn (UM leads 2-0-0) 1975 UM, 31-20 at Auburn 1976 UM, 28-27 at Memphis

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Athens College (UM leads 1-0-0) 1948 UM, 45-0 at Athens

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Army (Army leads 1-0-0) 1985 Army, 49-7 at West Point

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Arkansas College (Tied 2-2-0) 1922 AC, 13-0 at Batesville 1924 AC, 49-0 at Batesville 1932 UM, 20-0 at Batesville 1933 UM, 18-6 at Batesville

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Arkansas (UM leads 3-2-0) 1992 UM, 22-6 at Memphis 1993 UM, 6-0 at Little Rock 1994 UM, 16-15 at Memphis 1995 UA, 27-20 at Little Rock 1998 UA, 23-9 at Memphis

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UM, 20-6 at Memphis

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UAB (UM leads 1-0-0) 1997 UM, 28-7 at Memphis

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Alabama (UA leads 7-1-0) 1958 UA, 14-0 at Tuscaloosa 1959 UA, 14-7 at Tuscaloosa 1983 UA, 44-13 at Tuscaloosa 1985 UA, 28-9 at Memphis 1986 UA, 37-0 at Tuscaloosa 1987 UM, 13-10 at Memphis 1989 UA, 35-7 at Birmingham 1991 UA, 10-7 at Memphis

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Abilene Christian (UM leads 3-0-1) 1954 T, 6-6 at Memphis 1959 UM, 13-0 at Memphis 1960 UM, 55-0 at Memphis 1961 UM, 35-0 at Memphis

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Tigers All-Time

Mississippi (OM leads 40-8-2) 1921 OM, 82-0 at Oxford 1934 OM, 44-0 at Oxford 1935 OM, 92-0 at Oxford 1939 OM, 46-7 at Oxford 1940 OM, 38-7 at Oxford 1942 OM, 48-0 at Oxford

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Tennessee Tech (UM leads 9-7-4) 1931 TT, 13-0 at Memphis 1932 TT, 24-7 at Cookeville 1933 UM, 13-0 at Memphis 1934 T, 0-0 at Cookeville 1935 T, 0-0 at Memphis 1936 TT, 25-0 at Cookeville 1937 TT, 14-13 at Memphis 1938 UM, 26-13 at Cookeville 1939 TT, 15-0 at Memphis 1940 TT, 16-13 at Cookeville 1952 TT, 35-0 at Cookeville 1953 UM, 14-7 at Memphis 1954 T, 25-25 at Cookeville 1955 UM, 20-12 at Memphis 1956 T, 14-14 at Cookeville 1957 UM, 40-7 at Memphis 1958 UM, 13-0 at Cookeville 1959 UM, 14-3 at Memphis 1960 UM, 37-6 at Cookeville 1962 UM, 12-6 at Memphis

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Texas A&M (TAM leads 2-0-0) 1978 AM, 58-0 at College Station 1979 AM, 17-7 at Memphis

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Texas-Arlington (UM leads 2-0-0) 1960 UM, 35-0 at Memphis 1962 UM, 50-0 at Memphis

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Trinity (TC leads 2-0-0) 1955 TC, 6-0 at Memphis 1956 TC, 19-0 at San Antonio

Tulsa (UM leads 14-6-0) 1961 UM, 48-12 at 1963 UM, 28-15 at 1964 UT, 19-7 at 1965 UT, 32-28 at 1966 UM, 6-0 at 1968 UM, 32-6 at 1969 UM, 42-24 at 1970 UT, 27-12 at 1972 UM, 49-21 at 1973 UM, 28-16 at 1975 UM, 16-14 at 1976 UT, 16-14 at 1987 UM, 14-0 at 1988 UM, 26-20 at 1990 UM, 22-10 at 1991 UT, 33-28 at 1992 UM, 30-25 at 1993 UT, 23-19 at 1994 UM, 42-18 at 1995 UM, 10-7 at

Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Memphis Tulsa Memphis Tulsa Memphis Memphis Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Memphis Tulsa Memphis Tulsa Memphis Tulsa Memphis

Utah State (UM leads 4-3-0) 1965 UM, 7-0 at Memphis 1967 US, 28-14 at Logan 1969 UM, 40-0 at Logan 1970 US, 15-12 at Memphis 1971 US, 7-6 at Logan 1972 UM, 38-29 at Memphis 1977 UM, 31-26 at Memphis Vanderbilt (VU leads 7-5-0) 1950 VU, 29-13 at Memphis 1951 VU, 13-7 at Nashville 1978 UM, 35-14 at Memphis 1979 VU, 13-3 at Nashville 1980 VU, 14-10 at Memphis 1981 VU, 26-0 at Nashville 1982 VU, 24-14 at Memphis 1983 UM, 24-7 at Nashville 1986 UM, 22-21 at Nashville 1987 VU, 27-17 at Nashville 1988 UM, 28-9 at Memphis 1989 UM, 13-10 at Memphis VMI (UM leads 1-0-0) 1960 UM, 21-8 at Memphis Virginia Tech (Tied 3-3-0) 1970 UM, 21-20 at Blacksburg 1973 UM, 49-16 at Memphis 1977 UM, 21-20 at Memphis 1981 VT, 17-13 at Blacksburg 1983 VT, 17-10 at Memphis 1985 VT, 31-10 at Blacksburg Wake Forest (Tied 2-2-0) 1964 UM, 23-14 at Memphis 1965 WF, 21-20 at Memphis 1966 WF, 21-7 at Winston Salem 1967 UM, 42-10 at Memphis

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New Orleans New Orleans Memphis New Orleans New Orleans Memphis New Orleans Memphis New Orleans Memphis New Orleans Memphis New Orleans New Orleans Memphis New Orleans Memphis New Orleans Memphis New Orleans Memphis

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Tulane (Tied 10-10-1) 1954 T, 13-13 at 1976 UM, 14-7 at 1977 UM, 27-9 at 1978 TU, 41-24 at 1980 TU, 21-16 at 1981 TU, 24-7 at 1982 TU, 17-10 at 1983 UM, 28-25 at 1984 TU, 14-9 at 1985 UM, 38-21 at 1986 TU, 15-6 at 1987 UM, 45-36 at 1988 TU, 20-19 at 1989 TU, 38-34 at 1990 UM, 21-14 at 1992 UM, 62-20 at 1994 UM, 13-0 at 1995 UM, 23-8 at 1996 UM, 17-10 at 1997 TU, 26-14 at 1998 TU, 41-31 at

Union Univ. (UU leads 13-9-0) 1916 UU, 7-6 at Jackson 1917 UM, 14-6 at Jackson 1918 UM, 18-0 at Jackson 1919 UU, 7-0 at Jackson 1920 UU, 19-0 at Memphis 1921 UU, 28-7 at Jackson 1924 UU, 25-0 at Jackson 1925 UU, 50-13 at Jackson 1926 UU, 21-0 at Jackson 1933 UM, 7-0 at Jackson 1934 UU, 13-6 at Jackson 1935 UU, 33-0 at Memphis 1936 UU, 50-0 at Memphis 1937 UM, 13-2 at Jackson 1938 UM, 13-7 at Memphis 1939 UU, 13-12 at Jackson 1940 UU, 22-6 at Memphis 1941 UM, 7-6 at Jackson 1942 UU, 39-0 at Memphis 1947 UM, 21-0 at Jackson 1948 UM, 21-0 at Memphis 1949 UM, 35-0 at Jackson 1950 UM, 64-0 at Memphis

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Troy State (UM leads 4-1-0) 1937 TS, 12-6 at Memphis 1938 UM, 20-6 at Memphis 1939 UM, 13-7 at Troy 1940 UM, 31-7 at Troy 1941 UM, 32-0 at Memphis

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Tennessee JC (UM leads 3-0-0) now UT-Martin 1929 UM, 13-2 at Martin 1930 UM, 14-13 at Memphis 1932 UM, 6-0 at Memphis

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at Chattanooga at Memphis at Chattanooga at Memphis at Chattanooga at Memphis

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TC, 7-0 UM, 22-7 UM, 15-9 UM, 42-0 UM, 41-13 UM, 13-0

Washington Univ. (UM leads 2-0-0) 1949 UM, 34-0 at St. Louis 1950 UM, 54-0 at Memphis West Texas St. (UM leads 6-0-0) 1963 UM, 29-14 at Canyon 1964 UM, 41-0 at Canyon 1965 UM, 27-12 at Memphis 1966 UM, 26-14 at Canyon 1968 UM, 42-21 at Memphis 1971 UM, 30-0 at Memphis

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UT-Chattanooga(UM leads 8-5-0) 1942 TC, 44-19 at Chattanooga 1950 UM, 26-8 at Chattanooga 1951 UM, 13-0 at Memphis 1952 TC, 23-6 at Chattanooga 1953 UM, 7-6 at Chattanooga 1955 TC, 25-7 at Cahttanooga 1956 TC, 14-13 at Memphis

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Tennessee (UT leads 15-1-0) 1968 UT, 24-17 at Knoxville 1969 UT, 55-16 at Memphis 1972 UT, 38-7 at Memphis 1974 UT, 34-6 at Knoxville 1976 UT, 21-14 at Memphis 1977 UT, 27-14 at Knoxville 1981 UT, 28-9 at Memphis 1982 UT, 29-3 at Knoxville 1984 UT, 41-9 at Knoxville 1985 UT, 17-7 at Memphis 1986 UT, 33-3 at Knoxville 1988 UT, 38-25 at Memphis 1991 UT, 52-24 at Knoxville 1992 UT, 26-21 at Memphis 1994 UT, 24-13 at Knoxville 1996 UM, 21-17 at Memphis

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Tampa (UM leads 3-0-0) 1948 UM, 43-16 at Memphis 1949 UM, 70-6 at Tampa 1964 UM, 13-0 at Tampa

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Sunflower JC (UM leads 2-0-0) 1929 UM, 20-0 at Memphis 1934 UM, 33-0 at Memphis

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Stephen F. Austin (UM leads 1-0-0) 1959 UM, 25-6 at Memphis

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Springfield St. (Tied 1-1-0) 1923 SS, 20-0 at Springfield 1942 UM, 6-0 at Springfield

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SW Louisiana (UM leads 9-4-0) 1950 UM, 20-0 at Memphis 1951 UM, 41-7 at Lafayette 1967 UM, 24-8 at Memphis 1973 UM, 41-6 at Lafayette 1984 UM, 20-7 at Memphis 1985 UM, 37-7 at Lafayette 1986 SL, 26-10 at Memphis 1987 SL, 31-7 at Lafayette 1988 UM, 20-3 at Memphis 1990 UM, 20-6 at Memphis 1993 SL, 17-15 at Lafayette 1995 UM, 33-19 at Memphis 1996 SL, 13-9 at Lafayette

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1963

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SM, 24-22 at Hattiesburg UM, 21-6 at Memphis UM, 7-6 at Hattiesburg UM, 21-7 at Memphis UM, 8-6 at Memphis UM, 28-7 at Jackson SM, 20-14 at Memphis SM, 20-18 at Jackson SM, 21-16 at Jackson UM, 6-0 at Memphis UM, 24-8 at Jackson UM, 29-7 at Memphis UM, 37-7 at Memphis UM, 33-0 at Memphis UM, 27-12 at Memphis T, 14-14 at Jackson SM, 13-10 at Memphis SM, 6-0 at Memphis SM, 21-7 at Memphis SM, 14-12 at Hattiesburg UM, 42-14 at Memphis SM, 13-10 at Memphis SM, 22-0 at Hattiesburg SM, 10-0 at Memphis SM, 34-14 at Hattiesburg SM, 27-20 at Memphis UM, 23-13 at Hattiesburg SM, 14-7 at Memphis SM, 14-9 at Hattiesburg SM, 17-14 at Memphis SM, 34-27 at Hattiesburg SM, 31-7 at Memphis SM, 23-7 at Hattiesburg UM, 17-12 at Memphis SM, 23-21 at Hattiesburg UM, 20-9 at Memphis SM, 20-3 at Hattiesburg SM, 17-9 at Memphis SM, 16-0 at Hattiesburg SM, 42-18 at Memphis SM, 45-3 at Hattiesburg

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Southern Miss (USM leads 32-16-1) 1935 SM, 12-0 at Memphis 1936 SM, 25-0 at Hattiesburg 1952 SM, 27-20 at Hattiesburg 1953 UM, 27-13 at Memphis 1954 SM, 34-21 at Hattiesburg 1955 SM, 34-14 at Memphis 1956 SM, 27-0 at Hattiesburg 1957 SM, 14-6 at Memphis

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

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Southern Cal (UM leads 1-0-0) 1991 UM, 24-10 at Los Angeles

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SE Missouri State (UM leads 2-1-2) 1929 T, 0-0 at Memphis 1930 T, 0-0 at Cape Girardeau 1932 UM, 7-0 at Cape Girardeau 1933 UM, 18-0 at Memphis 1934 SM, 6-0 at Cape Girardeau

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SE Louisiana (SLU leads 2-1-0) 1942 SL, 38-14 at Hammond 1952 SL, 28-25 at Memphis 1953 UM, 21-7 at Hammond

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South Carolina (Tied 2-2-0) 1963 UM, 9-0 at Memphis 1966 UM, 16-7 at Columbus 1971 SC, 7-3 at Columbus 1972 SC, 34-7 at Columbus

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SMU (UM leads 1-0-0) 1976 UM, 27-13 at Memphis

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San Jose State (UM leads 1-0-0) met in the Pasadena Bowl 1971 UM, 28-9 at Pasadena

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Rhodes (RC leads 6-2-0) formerly Southwestern at Memphis 1922 UM, 26-0 at Memphis 1923 UM, 15-0 at Memphis 1925 RC, 31-6 at Memphis 1926 RC, 27-6 at Memphis 1927 RC, 26-6 at Memphis 1928 RC, 47-0 at Memphis 1940 RC, 34-0 at Memphis 1941 RC, 13-7 at Memphis

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Quachita (QC leads 1-0-0) 1942 QC, 32-7 at Memphis

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NE Louisiana (NLU leads 1-0-0) 1979 NL, 21-20 at Memphis

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North Texas St. (UM leads 15-4-0) 1952 NT, 38-14 at Memphis 1960 UM, 44-0 at Denton 1961 UM, 41-0 at Memphis 1962 UM, 14-6 at Denton 1963 UM, 21-0 at Memphis 1965 UM, 28-0 at Denton 1967 UM, 29-20 at Memphis 1968 UM, 30-12 at Denton 1969 UM, 15-13 at Memphis 1970 UM, 28-7 at Denton 1971 UM, 47-8 at Memphis 1972 UM, 7-6 at Denton 1973 UM, 24-3 at Memphis 1974 UM, 41-0 at Denton 1975 UM, 21-19 at Memphis 1977 NT, 20-19 at Memphis 1978 NT, 41-24 at Denton 1979 UM, 22-0 at Memphis 1980 NT, 29-10 at Memphis

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New Mexico (NM leads 1-0-0) 1986 NM, 20-13 at Memphis

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North Carolina (NC leads 2-0-0) 1983 NC, 24-10 at Chapel Hill 1984 NC 30-27 at Memphis

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MS, 28-2 at MS, 6-2 at MS, 20-6 at MS, 19-0 at MS, 35-6 at MS, 31-6 at UM, 21-0 at MS, 14-7 at MS, 26-14 at UM, 34-6 at UM, 23-6 at UM, 34-7 at UM, 20-0 at UM, 34-6 at UM, 20-7 at T, 14-14 at

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Murray State (Tied 9-9-3) 1924 T, 0-0 at Murray 1927 T, 14-14 at Murray 1928 MS, 40-0 at Memphis 1929 UM, 27-13 at Murray 1930 UM, 10-0 at Memphis

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Missouri-Rolla (Tied 1-1-0) 1947 UM, 13-10 at Memphis 1948 MR, 6-0 at Rolla

1931 1932 1936 1937 1940 1941 1942 1947 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1985

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Missouri (Tied 1-1-0) 1991 MO, 31-21 at Columbia 1996 UM, 19-16 at Columbia

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Mississippi State (MS leads, 27-10-0) 1951 MS, 27-20 at Memphis 1953 MS, 34-6 at Memphis 1954 MS, 27-7 at Starkville 1955 MS, 33-0 at Starkville 1957 MS, 10-6 at Starkville 1958 MS, 28-6 at Starkville 1959 MS, 28-23 at Starkville 1960 MS, 21-0 at Starkville 1961 MS, 23-16 at Memphis 1962 UM, 28-7 at Starkville 1963 UM, 17-10 at Memphis 1965 UM, 33-13 at Memphis 1974 MS, 29-28 at Memphis 1975 MS, 17-7 at Memphis 1976 MS, 42-33 at Memphis 1977 UM, 21-13 at Memphis 1978 MS, 44-14 at Memphis 1979 UM, 14-13 at Jackson 1980 MS, 34-7 at Memphis 1981 MS, 20-3 at Jackson 1982 MS, 41-17 at Memphis 1983 UM, 30-13 at Starkville 1984 UM, 23-12 at Memphis 1985 MS, 31-28 at Starkville 1986 MS, 34-17 at Memphis 1987 MS, 9-6 at Starkville 1988 UM, 31-10 at Memphis 1989 MS, 35-10 at Starkville 1990 MS, 27-23 at Memphis 1991 UM, 28-23 at Starkville 1992 MS, 20-16 at Memphis 1993 UM, 45-35 at Starkville 1994 MS, 17-6 at Memphis 1995 MS, 28-18 at Starkville 1996 MS, 31-10 at Memphis 1997 MS, 13-10 at Starkville 1998 MS, 14-6 at Memphis

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OM, 40-7 at Memphis OM, 39-7 at Memphis OM, 32-0 at Memphis OM, 54-6 at Memphis OM, 54-6 at Memphis OM, 51-0 at Memphis OM, 39-6 at Memphis OM, 26-0 at Memphis OM, 17-0 at Memphis OM, 43-0 at Oxford OM, 31-20 at Memphis OM, 21-7 at Memphis T, 0-0 at Memphis OM, 30-0 at Oxford OM, 34-14 at Memphis OM, 13-0 at Memphis UM, 27-17 at Memphis OM, 21-7 at Memphis OM, 28-3 at Oxford OM, 47-13 at Memphis OM, 49-21 at Memphis OM, 34-29 at Memphis UM, 17-13 at Jackson UM, 15-7 at Memphis UM, 21-16 at Memphis OM, 7-3 at Jackson OM, 14-7 at Jackson OM, 38-34 at Memphis OM, 61-7 at Oxford OM, 7-3 at Memphis OM, 27-10 at Oxford UM, 37-17 at Memphis OM, 22-6 at Oxford T, 17-17 at Memphis OM, 28-6 at Jackson UM, 16-10 at Memphis OM, 24-6 at Jackson OM, 20-13 at Memphis OM, 23-21 at Oxford OM, 10-0 at Memphis OM, 17-12 at Oxford UM, 19-3 at Memphis UM, 17-16 at Oxford OM, 34-3 at Memphis OM, 30-10 at Oxford

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1949 1950 1951 1952 1952 1954 1955 1956 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998

Western Kentucky (Tied 2-2-1) 1933 WK, 19-0 at Memphis 1934 T, 0-0 at Bowling Green 1939 WK, 12-0 at Memphis 1951 UM, 38-0 at Memphis 1956 UM, 42-0 at Memphis Wichita State (UM leads 10-0-0) 1968 UM, 40-18 at Memphis 1970 UM, 51-6 at Memphis 1972 UM, 58-14 at Memphis 1974 UM, 34-10 at Memphis 1975 UM, 13-7 at Wichita 1976 UM, 31-0 at Memphis 1977 UM, 28-14 at Wichita 1978 UM, 26-13 at Memphis 1979 UM, 16-10 at Wichita 1980 UM, 6-0 at Memphis

Tiger Scoreboard Zach Curlin, who was later the athletic director, is the third winningest coach in Tiger history.

1915 Record: 4-3-0 Coac h: Cly de Wilson & C .W pper Coach: Clyde C.W .W.. Culpe Culpepper Captain: Hugh Washburn aL 0-41 Arkansas State Oct. 8 hW 75-0 Somerville High (TN) Oct. 16 hL 0-59 Central High (TN) Oct. 22 hW 53-18 Independents Oct. 30 0-14 Memphis Univ. School Nov. 5 hL hW 45-0 First BTN TN Guard Nov. 13 aW 13-7 Haywood High (TN) Nov. 25 186-139

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1912 Record: 1-2-1 Coach: Clyde Wilson Captain: Victor Davis Memphis Univ. School Bolton Agricultural College CBC Memphis Univ. School

1913 Record: 1-2-0 Coach: Clyde Wilson Captain: Erroll Hay 0-67 Memphis Central High 6-19 Memphis Univ. School 13-0 Somerville High (TN) 19-86

14-0 0-19 0-9 6-18 13-9 26-0 0-31 6-16 65-102

1914 Record: 3-5-0 Coach: Clyde Wilson Captain: Erroll Hay Osceola Athletic Club Central High (TN) CBC Arkansas State Bolton Agricultural College Somerville High (TN) Ole Miss Reserves Jackson High (TN)

Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 8 Nov. 16

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Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 20 Nov. 25

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1917 Record: 3-2-0 Coac h: V .M. 'Bic' Campbell Coach: V.M. Captain: Rollin Wilson 0-19 Arkansas State Oct. 19 14-3 Jackson High (TN) Oct. 27 14-6 Union University Nov. 5 20-6 Memphis Univ. School Nov. 17 0-33 Central High (TN) Nov. 24 48-67

1918 Record: 2-4-0 Coach: John Childerson Captain: Bethel Farnsworth hL 6-36 Castle Heights Nov. 2 hL 0-11 Memphis Univ. School Nov. 9 hL 0-30 Central High (TN) Nov. 16 aW 18-0 Union University Nov. 23 aW 37-6 Arkansas State Nov. 28 hL 7-13 Central & MUS All-Stars Dec. 7 68-96 1919 Record: 3-4-0 Coac h: V .M. 'Bic' Campbell & Bill T hw ea tt Coach: V.M. Thw hwea eatt Captain: Baxter Crawford aL 0-7 Union University Oct. 10 aL 0-6 Arkansas State Oct. 17 hW 27-0 CBC Nov. 1 hL 6-12 Memphis Univ. School Nov. 8 hW 26-0 Central High (TN) Nov. 15 hW 25-6 Vocational High (TN) Nov. 21 aL 7-35 McTyeire Prep Nov. 27 91-66

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1920 Record: 0-5-0 Coach: Elmore George Captain: Fred Grantham 0-13 Arkansas State 0-19 Union University 0-41 Little Rock College 0-35 Arkansas Normal 7-35 Paragould High (AR) 7-143

0-82 0-32 20-0 7-28 13-6 0-19 13-25 14-0 12-7 7-7 86-206

1921 Record: 4-5-1 Coach: Rollin Wilson Captain: Griff Dodds Ole Miss Memphis Univ. School Ford Kilvington Union University Memphis Tech High Arkansas State CBC Wilson High (AR) Haywood High (TN) Tennessee Reserves

1922 Record: 5-2-3 Coach: Lester Barnhard Captain: Charley Glascock 6-0 Tupelo Military Institute 6-7 Memphis Univ. School 6-6 Blytheville High 0-0 Wilson High (AR) 0-13 Arkansas College 36-0 CBC 0-0 Central Arkansas 26-0 Southwestern 68-0 Arkansas State 26-0 Bethel College 174-26 1923 Record: 6-3-0 Coach: Lester Barnhard Captain: Ray Neal 0-20 Springfield State 7-19 Tennessee Doctors 9-6 Hendrix College 12-0 Bethel College 15-0 Southwestern 14-0 Mississippi Heights 6-0 Arkansas State 0-3 Little Rock College 14-7 Central Arkansas 77-55

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1916 Record: 2-3-1 Coac h: T om Shea Coach: Tom Captain: Hugh Washburn 115-0 Somerville High (TN) 24-0 Jackson High (TN) 7-7 Haywood High (TN) 6-7 Union University 0-49 Central High (TN) 0-27 Arkansas State 152-90

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1924 Record: 1-7-1 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Red Allen & Gene Packard 0-51 Hendrix College Oct. 3 0-49 Arkansas College Oct. 10 33-6 Jonesboro College Oct. 17 0-25 Union University Oct. 25 7-18 Mississippi Heights Oct. 31 0-6 Bethel College Nov. 15 0-26 Hall-Moody Nov. 22 0-58 Tennessee Doctors Nov. 23 0-0 Murray State Nov. 27 40-239 1925 Record: 0-7-1 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Gene Packard 6-6 Jonesboro College 13-50 Union University 0-19 Arkansas State 6-15 Hall-Moody 6-54 Hendrix College 0-7 Bethel College 7-57 Middle Tennessee State 6-31 Southwestern 44-239 1926 Record: 1-8-0 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Dub Jones 19-0 Jonesboro College 0-21 Tennessee Doctors 0-7 Arkansas State 0-7 Lambuth College 0-27 Middle Tennessee St. (HC) 0-13 Bethel College 0-21 Union University 6-27 Southwestern 14-48 Little Rock College 39-171

Sept. 25 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 26

Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 19

"Skeeter" Ellis led the University of Memphis football program to its first undefeated season in 1938.

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1927 Record: 5-3-1 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Graham Crawford 48-0 Jonesboro College Sept. 24 7-0 Will Mayfield Oct. 1 21-0 Delta State Oct. 8 7-47 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 14 27-13 Bethel College Oct. 22 20-7 Lambuth College Oct. 29 6-9 Arkansas State Nov. 5 6-26 Southwestern Nov. 12 14-14 Murray State Nov. 24 156-116

1928 Record: 5-3-2 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Graham Crawford hW 19-0 Sunflower Junior College Sept. 28 hW 60-0 Tennessee Junior College Oct. 6 aW 12-0 Delta State Oct. 13 aW 34-0 Will Mayfield Oct. 19 hT 13-13 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 26 hW 19-14 Arkansas State Nov. 3 hL 0-47 Southwestern Nov. 10 hT 0-0 Bethel College Nov. 16 hL 0-40 Murray State Nov. 24 aL 0-6 Cumberland College Nov. 29 157-120 1929 Record: 8-0-2 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Slick Headden & Joe Koch hW 20-0 Sunflower JC Sept. 27 hT 0-0 Southeast Missouri State Oct. 4 hW 26-0 Caruthersville JC Oct. 11 aW 13-2 Tennessee JC Oct. 19 hW 12-6 Cumberland College Oct. 25 aW 6-0 Arkansas State Nov. 1 aW 10-0 Bethel College Nov. 8 hT 0-0 Delta State (HC) Nov. 15 aW 27-13 Murray State Nov. 23 hW 32-6 Little Rock College Nov. 28 146-27 1930 Record: 6-3-1 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Jimmy Graham & Sam Johnson aL 0-40 Millsaps College Sept. 27 hW 73-0 Jonesboro College Oct. 4 hW 25-13 Caruthersville JC Oct. 11 aW 14-6 Lambuth College Oct. 17 aT 0-0 Southeast Missouri State Oct. 24 hL 6-13 Arkansas State Nov. 1 aL 0-7 Delta State Nov. 8 hW 20-0 Bethel College Nov. 14 hW 10-0 Murray State Nov. 22 hW 14-13 Tennessee JC Nov. 28 162-92

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1931 Record: 2-5-2 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Sam Johnson 13-0 Lambuth College 0-0 Bethel College

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0-0 0-13 6-14 0-15 6-32 6-0 2-28 33-102

Caruthersville JC Tennessee Tech Arkansas State Middle Tennessee State Delta State Bethel College Murray State

Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 27

1932 Record: 4-5-0 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Andy Porter &Steve Miska 20-0 Arkansas College Oct. 1 0-6 Bethel College Oct. 8 7-24 Tennessee Tech Oct. 15 7-0 Southeast Missouri State Oct. 21 6-12 Arkansas State Nov. 2 0-6 Middle Tennessee State Nov. 5 13-0 Delta State Nov. 11 6-0 Tennessee JC (HC) Nov. 19 2-6 Murray State Nov. 24 61-54

1933 Record: 7-1-1 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Jack Dodds & Naylor Litchfield hW 18-0 Southeast Missouri State Sept. 30 aW 20-13 Bethel College Oct. 6 aW 18-6 Arkansas College Oct. 12 hW 51-0 Freed-Hardeman Oct. 21 hL 0-19 Western Kentucky (HC) Oct. 28 aW 20-6 Middle Tennessee State Nov. 3 hW 13-0 Tennessee Tech Nov. 18 aT 0-0 Arkansas State Nov. 24 aW 7-0 Union University Nov. 30 147-44

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1934 Record: 3-3-2 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Frank Sanders 0-44 Mississippi 0-0 Western Kentucky 18-0 Arkansas State 0-6 S.E. Missouri State 6-13 Union University 18-0 Middle Tenn. St. (HC) 0-0 Tennessee Tech 33-0 Sunflower JC 75-63

Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Oct.26 Nov. 3 Nov. 16 Nov. 24

1935 Record: 1-6-1 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Christian Pontius 0-92 Mississippi Sept. 28 0-18 Arkansas State Oct. 4 0-19 Central Arkansas Oct. 12 0-35 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 18 0-12 Mississippi Teachers Oct. 26 0-33 Union University (HC) Nov. 28 0-0 Tennessee Tech Nov. 16 30-0 Delta State Nov. 23 30-209

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1937 Record: 3-6-0 Coach: Allyn McKeen Captain: Roland MacMackin 6-20 Middle Tennessee State 26-0 Austin Peay 13-2 Union University 14-19 Delta State 0-7 Louisiana College 46-0 Jaksonville State 0-19 Murray State 13-14 Tennessee Tech (HC) 6-12 Troy State 124-93 1938 Record: 10-0-0 Coach: Allyn McKeen Captain: Roland MacMackin 19-0 Millsaps 14-6 Louisiana College 38-2 Arkansas State 68-0 Cumberland College 25-7 Middle Tennessee State 26-13 Tennessee Tech 50-0 Arkansas A&M 20-6 Troy State(HC) 13-7 Union University 8-0 Delta State 281-41 1939 Record: 3-7-0 Coac h: C .C eys Coach: C.C .C.. Humphr Humphre Captain: Not Available 15-19 Louisiana College 6-7 Arkansas State 12-13 Union University 25-6 Middle Tennessee State 0-12 Western Kentucky (HC) 0-15 Tennesse Tech 13-7 Troy State 7-0 Delta State 7-46 Mississippi 0-2 Millsaps 85-127

Sept. 24 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Oct.1 Oct. 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

Sept. 23 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

1940 Record: 5-5-0 Coac h: C .C eys Coach: C.C .C.. Humphr Humphre Captains: Jerry Burns & Hank Farino hW 40-0 Austin Peay Sept. 21 hL 0-34 Southwestern Sept. 28

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13-16 14-7 26-13 7-0 31-7 6-35 7-38 6-22 150-172

Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Tech Louisiana College (HC) Delta State Troy State Murray State Mississippi Union University

Oct. 4 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

1941 Record: 6-3-0 Coac h: C .C eys Coach: C.C .C.. Humphr Humphre Captain: Lewis Glass & Kenny Barker 7-13 Southwestern Sept. 23 hL hW 21-6 Millsaps Oct. 3 hW 38-0 Livingston State Oct. 11 aW 7-6 Union University Oct. 17 hW 23-7 Delta State (HC) Oct. 24 aL 12-13 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 31 aL 6-31 Murray State Nov. 8 hW 32-0 Troy State Nov. 15 aW 26-0 Austin Peay Nov. 21 172-76 1942 Record: 2-7-0 Coach: Charlie Jamerson Captain: Preston Watts & Frank Simmons hL 13-21 Middle Tennessee State Sept. 24 hL 7-32 Quachita Oct. 2 aW 6-0 Springfield State Oct. 9 hL 0-39 Union University (HC) Oct. 17 aL 19-44 Chattanooga Oct. 24 aL 0-48 Mississippi Oct. 31 hW 21-0 Murray State Nov. 5 aL 14-38 S.E. Louisiana Nov. 13 hL 7-33 Louisiana Tech Nov. 21 87-255 1943-46 NO TEAMS DUE TO WORLD WAR II

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1947 Record: 6-2-1 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Fred Medling 0-20 Middle Tennessee State 13-0 Missouri Mines 26-7 Centenary 7-14 Murray State 21-0 Union University 54-0 Pensacola Navy 58-0 NATTC 19-19 Arkansas State 40-0 Austin Peay (HC) 238-60 1948 Record: 6-5-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Wilburn George 0-6 Missouri Mines 13-7 Louisville 14-26 Murray State 43-16 Tampa 21-27 Pensacola Navy

Sept. 25 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Nov. 7 Nov. 17 Nov. 22

Sept.18 Sept. 25 Oct. 1 Oct. 9 Oct. 16

George Sneed, who received the Billy J. Murphy award in 1989, helped lead the Tigers to a 9-1 record in 1949.

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Athens College Union University (HC) Middle Tennesseee State NATTC Arkansas State Louisiana Tech

1949 Record: 9-1-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Holloway Cromer 7-40 Mississippi 70-6 Tampa 34-0 Washington (MO) 47-0 Delta State 49-0 Pensacola Navy 21-14 Kansas State (HC) 34-6 Murray State 27-0 Louisiana College 61-7 Arkansas State 35-0 Union University 385-73

1950 Record: 9-2-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Alex Williams 64-0 Union University 7-39 Mississippi 76-7 Memphis Navy 26-8 Chattanooga 54-0 Washington (MO) 20-0 S.W. Louisiana (HC) 23-6 Murray State 25-12 Louisiana College 60-7 Arkansas State 13-29 Vanderbilt 6-0 Louisiana Tech 374-108

Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 11 Nov. 19 Nov. 25

Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

Sept. 16 Sept. 22 Sept. 31 Oct. 6 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Dec. 1

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1936 Record: 0-9-0 Coach: Zach Curlin Captain: Christian Pontius 7-33 Delta State Sept. 25 0-44 Louisiana Tech Oct. 2 0-25 Tennessee Tech Oct. 9 0-12 Louisiana College Oct. 17 0-25 Mississippi Teachers Oct.23 0-19 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 31 6-20 Murray State Nov. 7 0-54 Central Arkansas Nov. 14 0-50 Union University Nov. 21 7-282

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1951 Record: 5-3-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Percy Roberts & Gene Meadows hL 0-32 Mississippi Sept. 21 hW 26-14 Louisiana Tech Oct. 6 aW 41-7 S.W. Louisiana Oct. 20 hW 38-0 Western Kentucky (HC) Oct. 27 hW 61-0 East Central Oklahoma Nov. 3 hL 20-27 Mississippi State Nov. 10 hW 13-0 Chattanooga Nov. 17 aL 7-13 Vanderbilt Nov. 24 206-93 1952 Record: 2-7-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Ralph Messer & Roland Eveland hL 6-54 Mississippi (#7) Sept. 19 aL 20-27 Southern Mississippi Sept. 27 aL 7-26 Louisiana Tech Oct. 4 hW 34-7 Murray State Oct. 11 aL 6-23 Chattanooga Oct. 17 hL 14-38 North Texas State Oct. 25 hW 29-25 Louisville (HC) Nov. 8 aL 0-35 Tennessee Tech Nov. 15 hL 25-28 S.E. Louisiana Nov. 22 141-263

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1953 Record: 6-4-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Ca ptain: Ollie K eller & T ony T aylor Captain: Keller Tony Ta 6-34 Mississippi State Sept. 19 7-6 Chattanooga Sept. 25 13-7 Louisiana Tech Oct. 3 20-0 Murray State Oct. 10 14-7 Tennessee Tech Oct. 17 20-26 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 24 27-13 Southern Mississippi Oct. 31 0-20 Arkansas State Nov. 7 7-20 Kentucky (#15) Nov. 14 21-7 S.E. Louisiana Nov. 21 135-140

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1954 Record: 3-4-3 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Bob Patterson & Ned Suttle 7-27 Mississippi State Sept. 18 13-13 Tulane Sept. 25 6-6 Abilene Christian Oct. 2 34-6 Murray State Oct. 9 25-25 Tennessee Tech Oct. 16 27-7 Middle Tennessee State Oct. 23 26-7 Arkansas State (HC) Oct. 30 0-51 Mississippi (#6) Nov. 6 7-33 Kentucky Nov. 13 21-34 Southern Mississippi Nov. 20 166-209 1955 Record: 2-7-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Gerald Bush & Joe Billings 0-6 Trinity Sept. 24 0-33 Mississippi State Oct. 1 20-7 Murray State Oct. 8 20-12 Tennessee Tech (HC) Oct. 15 14-34 Southern Mississippi Oct. 21 20-21 Arkansas State Oct. 29 6-39 Mississippi (#10) Nov. 5 7-41 Kentucky Nov. 12 7-25 Chattanooga Nov. 24 94-218

1956 Record: 5-4-1 Coach: Ralph Hatley Captain: Andy Nelson & Cotton Clifford hW 32-21 Arkansas Tech Sept. 15 aT 14-14 Tennessee Tech Sept. 22 aL 0-19 Trinity Sept. 29 hL 13-14 Chattanooga Oct. 6 hW 42-19 Austin Peay Oct. 13 aL 0-27 Southern Mississippi Oct. 20 hW 42-0 Western Kentucky (HC) Oct. 27 aW 34-0 Arkansas State Nov. 3 hL 0-26 Mississippi Nov.10 aW 32-12 East Tennessee State* Nov. 22 (Burley Bowl) 209-152

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1957 Record: 6-4-0 Coach: Ralph Hatley Ca ptain: F ex T atum Captain: Frrank Massa & R Re Ta 20-6 Arkansas Tech Sept. 21 6-10 Mississippi State (#14) Sept. 28 41-0 Austin Peay Oct. 5 40-7 Tennessee Tech Oct. 12 6-14 South. Mississippi (HC) Oct. 19 7-53 Kentucky Nov. 2 34-0 Arkansas State Nov. 9 17-7 Louisiana Tech Nov. 16 24-7 East Tennessee State Nov. 23 0-7 Chattanooga Nov. 28 195-111

1958 Record: 4-5-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Ed Randolph & Laverne Steedley hL 0-17 Mississippi (#12) Sept. 20 aW 13-0 Tennessee Tech Sept. 27 aL 22-24 Southern Mississippi Oct. 4 aL 6-28 Mississippi State Oct. 11 hL 26-28 Citadel (HC) Oct. 18 hW 22-7 Chattanooga Oct. 25 hW 26-12 Louisiana Tech Nov. 1 hW 27-14 Louisiana College Nov. 8 0-14 Alabama Nov. 22 aL 142-144

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25-6 14-3 0-43 13-7 16-6 23-28 21-6 8-10 7-14 15-9 142-132

1959 Record: 6-4-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: John Lee Stephen F Austin Tennessee Tech Mississippi (#2) Abilene Christian Florida State (HC) Mississippi State Southern Mississippi Louisiana Tech Alabama (#10) Chattanooga

Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 26

1960 Record: 8-2-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Wayne Armstrong & Miller Matthews 35-0 Texas-Arlington Sept. 17 37-6 Tennessee Tech Sept. 24 20-31 Mississippi (#1) Oct. 1 44-0 North Texas State Oct. 8 42-7 Hardin-Simmons (HC) Oct. 15 0-21 Mississippi State Oct. 22 21-8 VMI Oct. 29 55-0 Abilene Christian Nov. 5 42-0 Chattanooga Nov. 12 7-6 Southern Mississippi Nov. 18 303-79 1961 Record: 8-2-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Don Coffey & Jack Carter 40-0 The Citadel Sept. 16 48-12 Tulsa Sept. 23 56-0 Hardin-Simmons Sept. 30 28-13 Louisville Oct. 7 21-7 Southern Mississippi Oct. 14 35-0 Abilene Christian (HC) Oct. 21 16-23 Mississippi State Oct. 28 6-7 Furman Nov. 4 41-0 Noth Texas State Nov. 11 41-13 Chattanooga Nov. 23 332-75

1962 Record: 8-1-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Jerry Bell & Wayne Evans hW 12-6 Tennessee Tech Sept. 15

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7-21 14-6 49-0 8-6 28-7 60-13 50-0 33-8 261-67

Mississippi (#3) North Texas State Louisville Southern Mississippi (HC) Mississippi State The Citadel Texas-Arlington Detroit

1963 Record: 9-0-1 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Richard Saccoccia 28-7 Southern Mississippi 0-0 Mississippi (#3) 28-15 Tulsa 21-0 North Texas State 29-14 West Texas State 17-10 Mississippi State (#11) 25-0 Louisville 9-0 South Carolina (HC) 13-0 Chattanooga 29-6 Houston 199-56

Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 30

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Quarterback Billy Fletcher, who served as captain in 1965, holds the record for most total yards per game.

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1966 Record: 7-2-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Not Available 0-13 Mississippi (#12) 16-7 South Carolina 6-0 Southern Mississippi 20-14 Quantico 6-0 Tulsa (HC) 26-14 West Texas State 7-21 Wake Forest 26-14 Cincinnati 14-13 Houston (#11) 121-96 1967 Record: 6-3-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Not Available 27-17 Mississippi 17-0 Cincinnati 14-28 Utah State 42-10 Wake Forest 24-8 SW Louisiana 24-8 Southern Miss (Jackson) 7-26 Florida State (#15) (ABC) 18-35 Houston 29-20 North Texas State 202-152 1968 Record: 6-4-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Not Available 7-21 Mississippi 17-24 Tennessee (#7) 30-12 North Texas State 42-21 West Texas State 10-20 Florida State (#14) 29-7 Southern Mississippi 32-6 Tulsa 7-27 Houston (#20) 40-18 Wichita State 44-14 Louisville 258-170 1969 Record: 8-2-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Not Available 3-28 Mississippi (#8)

Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26

Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 25

Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 30

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15-13 16-55 52-6 26-13 40-0 42-24 37-7 28-26 69-19 328-191

North Texas State Tennessee Cincinnati Miami, FL Utah State Tulsa Southern Miss Florida State Louisville

1970 Record: 6-4-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Not Available 13-47 Mississippi 21-20 Virginia Tech 12-27 Tulsa 16-12 Florida State 28-7 North Texas State 33-0 Southern Miss 27-40 Louisville 51-6 Wichita State 12-15 Utah State 14-10 Cincinnati 227-184 1971 Record: 5-6-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Not Available 30-0 West Texas State 21-49 Mississippi 3-7 South Carolina 20-26 Louisville 6-7 Utah State 27-12 Southern Miss 45-21 Cincinnati 7-35 Houston (#17) 47-8 North Texas State 21-28 Kansas State 28-9 San Jose State (Pasadena) 202-152 1972 Record: 5-5-1 Coach: Fred Pancoast Captain: Not Available 29-34 Mississippi 7-23 Drake 7-34 South Carolina 7-38 Tennessee (#8) 38-29 Utah State 7-6 North Texas State 49-21 Tulsa 58-14 Wichita State 49-24 Cincinnati 0-17 Louisville 14-14 Southern Miss (Jackson) 265-254

1973 Record: 8-3-0 Coach: Fred Pancoast Captain: Not Available 28-21 Louisville

Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22

Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28

Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Dec. 18

Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

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1964 Record: 5-4-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Captain: Chuck Brooks & Bob Finnamore 0-30 Mississippi (#20) Sept. 19 aL aW 13-0 Tampa Oct. 3 hL 14-20 Southern Mississippi Oct. 10 aW 41-0 West Texas State Oct. 17 hW 23-0 McNeese State Oct. 24 hW 23-14 Wake Forest Oct. 31 aL 7-19 Tulsa (#18) Nov. 7 hW 34-0 Louisville (HC) Nov. 14 aL 18-20 Southern Mississippi Nov. 21 173-103

1965 Record: 5-5-0 Coac h: Billy J phy Coach: J.. Mur Murphy Ca ptain: Don McClar d, Billy F letc her Captain: McClard, Fletc letcher her,, & Harry Day hL 14-34 Mississippi (#17) Sept. 18 aL 16-21 Southern Mississippi Sept. 25 aL 28-32 Tulsa (#16) Oct. 9 hW 33-13 Mississippi State (HC) (#9) Oct. 16 aW 28-0 McNeese State Oct. 23 hW 27-12 West Texas State Oct. 30 hW 7-0 Utah State Nov. 6 aW 28-0 North Texas State Nov. 13 hL 20-21 Wake Forest Nov. 20 aL 14-20 Quantico Nov. 27 215-153

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24-3 17-13 21-35 16-21 28-16 13-10 49-16 10-13 41-6 17-13 264-167

North Texas State Mississippi Houston Kansas State Tulsa Florida State Virginia Tech Southern Miss SW Louisiana Cincinnati

1974 Record: 7-4-0 Coach: Fred Pancoast Captain: James Thompson 16-10 Louisville 0-6 Southern Mississippi 15-7 Mississippi 20-18 Colorado State 13-7 Cincinnati 28-29 Mississippi State (#17) 41-0 North Texas State 42-14 Florida State (HC) 6-34 Tennessee (#15) 10-13 Houston (#11) 34-10 Wichita State 225-148

Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

1975 Record: 7-4-0 Coach: Richard Williamson Captain: Jerry Dandridge & Lum Wright hL 7-17 Mississippi State Sept. 6 aW 31-20 Auburn (#6) Sept. 13 aL 3-13 Cincinnati Sept. 20 hL 10-29 Arkansas State Sept. 27 hW 21-19 North Texas State Oct. 4 hL 7-21 Southern Mississippi (HC) Oct. 11 hW 41-7 Louisville Oct.18 aW 16-14 Tulsa Oct. 25 aW 13-7 Wichita State Nov. 1 aW 17-14 Florida State Nov. 8 hW 14-7 Houston Nov. 15 180-168

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1976 Record: 7-4-0 Coach: Richard Williamson Captain: Bob Rush 21-16 Mississippi 21-12 Florida State 14-16 Tulsa 27-13 SMU 28-27 Auburn (HC) 33-42 Mississippi State (#20) 31-0 Wichita State 14-7 Tulane 14-21 Tennessee 26-14 Louisville 12-14 Southern Mississippi 241-182

Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct.16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20

Earnest Gray is the only receiver in Tiger history to break the 2,000-yard barrier.

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hL aL aL hW aL hL hL hL aL aL hW 1977 Record: 6-5-0 Coach: Richard Williamson Captain: Keith Butler aL 3-7 Mississippi hW 27-9 Tulane hW 31-26 Utah State hW 21-20 Virginia Tech hL 13-14 Louisville (HC) hW 21-13 Mississippi State hL 19-20 North Texas State hW 42-14 Southern Mississippi aL 14-27 Tennessee aL 9-30 Florida State (#14) aW 28-14 Wichita State 228-194

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Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19

1978 Record: 4-7-0 Coach: Richard Williamson Captain: Earnest Gray & Pete Scatamacchia 7-14 Mississippi Sept. 9 17-3 Houston Sept. 16 14-44 Mississippi State Sept. 23 0-58 Texas A&M (#19) Sept. 30 26-13 Wichita State Oct. 14 10-13 Southern Mississippi Oct.21 24-41 Tulane Oct. 28 35-14 Vanderbilt (HC) Nov.4 29-22 Louisville Nov.11 24-41 North Texas State Nov. 18 14-34 Cincinnati Nov. 25 200-297 1979 Record: 5-6-0 Coach: Richard Williamson Captain: Wayne Weedon & Leo Cage 14-13 Mississippi State Sept. 8 34-38 Mississippi Sept. 15 16-10 Wichita State Sept. 22 7-17 Texas A&M Sept. 29

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20-21 0-22 22-0 3-13 10-6 17-66 23-17 166-223

N.E. Louisiana Southern Mississippi North Texas State Vanderbilt Louisville (HC) Florida State (#9) Cincinnati

Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

1980 Record: 2-9-0 Coach: Richard Williamson Captain: Designated Game-by-Game 7-34 Mississippi State (#19) Sept. 6 7-61 Mississippi (#17) Sept. 13 8-17 Georgia Tech Sept. 27 24-3 Arkansas State Oct. 4 14-38 Louisville Oct. 11 10-29 North Texas State Oct. 18 3-24 Florida State (#5) (ABC) Oct. 25 10-14 Vanderbilt (HC) Nov. 1 10-14 Cincinnati Nov. 8 16-21 Tulane Nov. 15 6-0 Wichita State Nov. 22 115-255 1981 Record: 1-10-0 Coach: Rex Dockery Captain: Not Available 3-20 Mississippi State (#17) 5-10 Florida State 3-7 Mississippi 28-15 Georgia Tech 13-17 Virginia Tech 7-14 Louisville 0-10 Southern Miss (HC) (#19) 9-28 Tennessee 0-26 Vanderbilt 7-38 Cincinnati 7-24 Tulane 82-209

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Defensive end Tim Harris currently holds the Tiger career record with 49 tackles for loss of yards.

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1995 Records: 3-8-0 Coach: Rip Scherer Captain: Bryan Barnett aL 18-28 Mississippi State (WLMT) Sept. 2 aL 7-24 Michigan (#11) (WLMT) Sept. 9 hW 33-19 SW Louisiana (WLMT) Sept. 16 aL 20-27 Arkansas (WLMT) Sept. 23 hL 7-17 Louisville (WLMT) Sept. 30 aW 23-8 Tulane (WLMT) Oct. 14 aL 3-28 Cincinnati (WLMT) Oct. 21 hW 10-7 Tulsa (WLMT) Oct. 28 Nov. 4 hL 3-34 Mississippi hL 9-17 Southern Mississippi Nov. 11 aL 17-31 East Carolina (WLMT) Nov. 18 150-240 1996 Record: 4-7-0 Coach: Rip Scherer Captain: Qadry Anderson, Tim Hart, Richard Hogans, Britton Wilkins & Kerry Cobb hL 7-30 Miami (#11) (Fox Sports) Aug. 31 hL 10-31 Mississippi State Sept. 7 aW 19-16 Missouri Sept. 14 hW 17-10 Tulane Sept. 21 hW 18-16 Cincinnati Oct. 5 aL 20-37 Houston Oct. 12 aL 0-16 Southern Miss (Fox Sports) Oct. 19 aL 9-13 USL Oct. 26 aL 10-13 Louisville Nov. 2 hW 21-17 Tennessee (#6) (CBS) Nov. 9 hL 10-20 East Carolina Nov. 23 141-219

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With 11 seconds left in the game, quarterback Joe Borich rolled to his right and hit receiver Ryan Roskelly in the corner of the endzone to give Memphis a stunning 17-16 victory in Oxford. Trailing 16-11, Memphis got the ball back with 4:05 remaining and mounted a furious drive. Borich had another stellar play when he converted a 4th-and-15 and scrambled to the twoyard line. Memphis was 0-14 against Mississippi in Oxford before the 1994 victory.

A look at some of Memphis' come-from-behind victories with under one minute to play

1969 Memphis 15, N. Texas 13 Pete Weeks' 36-yard field goal with 38 seconds remaining lifted Memphis over North Texas State, 1513, before 28,077 in the Tigers' home opener at Memorial Stadium. Stan Davis made it possible when he snagged a pass with one hand for 17 yards to move the Tigers into Eagle territory with time running out.

1975 Memphis 16, Tulsa 14 Bobby Williams kicked a 30-yard field goal with 10 seconds left to give Memphis a come-from-behind 16-14 victory over the Golden Hurricane in Oklahoma City. The late score was set-up by a pass from Lloyd Patterson to wide receiver Chester Harris that went for 39 yards. Williams' heroics redeemed him from an extra point which he missed earlier.

1996 Memphis 18, Cincinnati 16 Placekicker Ted Lane nailed a 19-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give Memphis a hard-fought, 18-16, victory over conference rival Cincinnati. The Tigers, trailing 16-15, took over at the Cincinnati 48-yard line. After two unsuccessful plays and a sack on third down, quarterback Qadry Anderson was faced with 4th-and-19. Finding no receivers open, Anderson scrambled around in the backfield and then raced 21 yards down the sideline for a first down. On the next play, Jeremy Scruggs ran a miss direction 28 yards to the Cincinnati 8-yard line to set the stage for Lane.

1996 Memphis 21, Tennessee 17 The most stunning upset in Tiger history occurred on November 9 when Memphis upset No. 6 ranked Tennessee at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Quarterback Qadry Anderson hit tight end Chris Powers in the right corner of the end zone with 34 seconds to play to shock a record crowd of 65,885. A key play on the drive was a 41-yard pass down the right sideline to Chancy Carr, who was pushed out of bounds at the Tennessee 16. The win, which was televised by CBS TV, was the first in 15 previous attempts against the Vols.

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In 1912, the University of Memphis opened with three school buildings which were constructed in rural east Shelby County. The total cost of construction was $450,000. Pictured above is the administration building which still houses administrative offices today.

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 The doors of West Tennessee State Normal School opened at 10:00 AM on the morning of September 10, 1912. Less than 300 students were enrolled in the two-year teachers school located in rural Shelby County. The campus consisted of three buildings that were erected at a cost of $450,000. President Seymore Mynders presided over a faculty that consisted of 25 teachers, including a young manual education instructor named Clyde Wilson.  October 5, 1912, West Tennessee State Normal School played its first football game at Red Elm Park, home of the Memphis Turtles baseball team. The game pitted the Normals of WTSNS against Memphis University School. Game time was slated for 2:00 PM and trollies from downtown Memphis were decorated with blue and gray ribbons, the official colors of the

new school located in Shelby County. The Normals had put together a team that consisted of numerous Messick High School stars, including Brian and Don Hanley, and the Howerton brothers. Clyde Wilson, who had volunteered to coach the football boys, led his charges to a 0-0 draw with the powerful MUS squad. The game featured a 16-minute first half and a 12-minute second stanza. Thus started Tiger football.  West Tennessee State Normal School's first football victory came in the 1912 season when the Tudors defeated Bolton Agricultural College, 13-0.  West Tennessee State Normal School opened practice for the 1913 season on September 17, 1913, and later that same day, President Seymore Mynders died and a grieving campus thought little of the football season at hand. In the first game of the year, the Blue and Gray lost, 67-0, to Memphis High School and the team never really recovered. Had it not been for a 13-0 win over Somerville High, WTSNS would have gone through the 1913 season winless.  Two assistant coaches were added in 1914 when the Normals faced the school's first eight-game schedule. Hubert Dennison and Hugh Chandler were named to assist Clyde Wilson. On September 14, 1914, The Commercial Appeal ran a photograph of Coach Wilson marking the first time a photo involving Normal football appeared in local print.

MEMPHIS  In 1915, Cull Cullpepper joined the faculty at WTSNS after a brilliant football career at Auburn. With Cullpepper assistClyde Wilson ing Wilson, expectations were high for the coming football season. Normal opened the season with two disappointing losses to the Arkansas Aggies and Memphis High, but then swamped Somerville High, 75-0. A close loss to MUS was followed by three victories to close out the campaign. After the final game there was a spontaneous student parade, "with banners flying and with Normal yells and songs rending the atmosphere". Several students, in their exuberance, shouted, "We fight like Tigers!" A new nickname was born.  Tom Shea, a renowned football player from the powerful Vanderbilt team, took over as head coach in 1916 and immediately led his team to the greatest barn burner in the school's history. On October 14, 1916, West Tennessee State Normal School defeated Somerville High School, 115-0, in the highest scoring game in Memphis history. In that contest, Rollin Wilson Elton McClure, a halfback, scored six touchdowns. Hugh Washburn, Rollin Wilson and C h a r l i e DeSaussure tallied three scores each, while Lacy Branson, Bob Berry and John McDougle each crossed the goal line once. Washburn kicked seven PATs.  The 1919 season found Bic Campbell become head football coach but early season injuries took Hugh Washburn, H.K. Grantham, Bob Berry, Rollin Wilson and Pete McIntosh. None were able to return for the 1919 campaign and the final team record was 3-4-0.

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Following are chronological notes and interesting facts about the rich tradition of Tiger football. Parts of this section were taken from Memphis State Football: The Fighting Tigers, written by Charles Holmes and William Sorrels. If you have any questions or can add something to this section, please contact Bob Winn, Assistant Athletic Director, at 901-678-2337.

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 West Tennessee State Teachers College joined its first conference, the Mississippi Valley Conference which included UT-Martin Junior College, Sunflower Junior College, Bethel, Delta State, Murray Normal, Lambuth and Little Rock College. Allyn McKeen, who was practicing law in Memphis, volunteered to assist Curlin with the team in 1929. McKeen brought a more modern version of football to West Tennessee State Teachers College, having just recently graduated from the University of Tennessee. That version was the single-wing. With players like Frank McGoffin, Gene Fulghum, captain Jimmy Graham and Rabbit Evans, the Teachers went undefeated, posting a 8-0-2 record and winning the school's first conference championship. Graham, who had become accustomed to playing without his helmet, learned the hard way that what the coaches said was law. When McKeen caught Graham entering a game without his helmet, he took a roll of adhesive tape and attached the helmet to Graham's head.  On September 28, 1929, WTSTC played its first night football game. The contest, which pitted the Teachers against Sunflower Junior College, was played at Hodges Field "beneath the rays of 20 powerful projectors. The Commercial Appeal wrote that the Teachers had no trouble seeing the ball at night as the locals won the game, 20-0, before 1,500

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"Every Man A Tiger". Barnard left Memphis in 1923 to become the head coach at Central Michigan Normal College. Thus began the Zach Curlin era.  Zachery Henry Curlin became the athletic director and head coach at West Tennessee State Normal School in the fall of 1924. He remained with the Tigers as football coach and athletic director for 14-years and continued to serve the institution until his retirement in 1960. Curlin had been a standout football player at Vanderbilt and came to the Normals with high recommendations.  The downtown newspapers began to use the nickname, "The Tigers" more and more prior to the 1925 seaZach Curlin son. However, in 1925 the name of the school was changed from West Tennessee State Normal School to West Tennessee State Teachers College and publications began referring to the football team as the "Teachers or Tudors". The Tiger nickname would not return for 15 years.  Under the direction of captain Graham Crawford, the 1927 Normals lost just two games, while capturing wins over Arkansas State College, Will Mayfield, Delta State College, Bethel, Lambuth and Arkansas A&M.

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 The 1920s opened with West Tennessee State Normal football falling to its lowest ebb. The 1920 squad posted a record of 0-5-0 and in fact scored only one touchdown on the season, that coming in the final contest of the year. So dismal was the football atmosphere that it appeared Normal would abandon the game in 1921.  The 1921 season opened with no coach and the realization that five starters had transferred to Union University. Rollin Wilson, a stunt pilot who was twice an All-Memphis selection at quarterback during his playing days for Normal, volunteered to coach the team. Wilson trained the young players and put together an amazing 4-5-1 record. Following the season, President A.A. Kincannon decided to employ a full-time athletic director and coach. The job was given to Lester Barnard.  With John Barnhill playing center, the 1922 team won five games, the most won in a single season since the school's inception. Barnhill would go on to become a renowned head coach at Arkansas and Tennessee. Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville was named in his honor.  The "high school era" ended in 1923 for West Tennessee State Normal School. From 1923 on, WTSNS would play only college teams and no longer would high school teams be accepted as opponents. Coach Barnard instilled the Tiger spirit in every man and each pregame prayer concluded with the whispered statement

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fans.  The 1930s opened with the Teachers again winning the Mississippi Valley Conference championship with a 6-3-1 record. In a run away game against Arkansas State College, Sam Johnson scored five touchdowns and kicked seven PATs to lead the Teachers to a 73-0 victory.  In 1935, West Tennessee State Teachers College left the Mississippi Valley Conference and joined the SIAA (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) along with Middle Tennessee State College, Louisiana College, Delta State College, Troy State Teachers College, TPI (Tennessee Tech), Union University and Murray State Normal.  After an 0-9-0 record in 1936, Curlin

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from scratch. The first and only other time was Clyde Wilson's first team in 1912. With the help of a young assistant coach who had returned from the War as a decorated Marine, Hatley set out to sign new players. He and assistant Billy J. Murphy inked 37 players from Memphis, the most ever signed in one year from Memphis.  By 1949, the Tigers were rolling, scoring 385 points and allowing just 87 by opponents. Memphis State was ranked second in the nation in scoring offense in 1949 and again in 1950. The 21-14 victory over Kansas State University in 1949 was considered the first major victory for Memphis State College.

 West Tennessee State Teachers College became Memphis State College in 1941.  Ed Molinski, a three-time all-American at the University of Tennessee, became an assistant for Humphreys in 1941 and helped guide the team to seven wins. However, the winds of war loomed in the not too distant future.  On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and on the morning of December 8, 1941, C.C. Humphreys joined the FBI, accepting a position in counterintelligence. Most of the players enlisted in the armed forces after the 1942 season and football was disbanded until the 1947 season.  When football returned to Memphis State's campus in 1947, Cecil C. Humphreys was hired as athletic director and he in turn hired an old friend from the University of Tennessee to coach his football team. That friend was Ralph Hatley. Upon Hatley's hiring, the coaching staff searched for ideas to improve Tiger football after the four-year delay caused by World War II. To put players in game situations, Hatley and his staff created the first Blue-Gray Spring Game. It was played in April of 1947.  The 1947 roster featured all new players. No football lettermen from prior to World War II returned and for only the second time in the school's history, a coach was forced to start

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stepped down as head football coach to devote his attention to his job as intramural director. Allyn McKeen was brought back to become head coach and he immediately hired a friend from Tennessee as his assistant line coach. That assistant was Cecil C. "Sonny" Humphreys. In an effort to increase a very small athletic budget, each faculty member pledged a week's salary to support the athletic program.  In 1937, West Tennessee State Teachers College had five buildings, 698 students and an annual budget of $56,000.  The 1938 season became WTSTC's only undefeated and Allyn McKeen untied campaign in the school's history. After posting a perfect 10-0-0 record, the Associated Press in New York (November 21, 1938) declared WTSTC as the nation's scoring champions with San Jose State second. McKeen's Teachers were invited to play San Jose State in the Prune Bowl in California but

1950s  The 1950s found Memphis State College opening the season with the Ole Miss Rebels before 21,000 fans in Crump Stadium. It was the largest crowd to date to witness a Memphis State game. As had been done eight times in the past, Ole Miss won the game.  In 1951, Lou McLelland, a standout end for the Tigers, was named to Williamson's first team all-American squad. In 1952, the Tigers defeated Louisville, 29-25, in Memphis. The Cardinals quarterback that afternoon was Johnny Unitas.  The highlight of the 1954 season came in Sugar Bowl Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the Tigers battled Tulane to a 1313 tie. Tiger back Andy Nelson scored both Tiger touchdowns. Andy Nelson went on to play in the NFL.

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John Bramlett (64) leads the defensive line in an assault on a Mississippi State receiver in 1963. Memphis went on to upset the 11th-ranked Bulldogs in Memphis, 17-14, which helped them go on to complete an undefeated season.

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have won the world."  The Tigers, who had never been able to sign local high school football stars, began to land such players as John Fred Ribilio, John Bramlett and Russ Vollmer. He sent coaches into West Virginia and New Jersey to ink players like Dave Casinelli, Dennis Biodrowski, Richard Adragna, John Cronin and Bob Finamore.  In 1959, the Tigers reached the national spotlight when they battled Alabama and its new head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. The Tigers, who had changed their offense prior to the game, opened the scoring and led 7-0 early in the game. Alabama regained the lead, 14-7, and set up a frenzied fourth quarter conclusion. In the fourth stanza, the Tigers moved inside the Alabama five-yard line. So confident was Tiger quarterback James Earl Wright in his ability to score that he called a two-point conversion play to try and gain the touchdown. Wright put the burden of scoring on his own shoulders. He took the snap and sprinted to his right. When he spotted an opening in the Alabama defense, Wright dove for the end zone. "I landed three feet deep into the end zone, but the closest official had turned to get out of my way," said Wright. "Finally, the official who was furthermost from the play, came in and spotted the ball at the one inch line and

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 Modern day offense came to Memphis State in 1955 when the Tigers switched from the old single-wing to the brand new split-T. In 1956, the Memphis State administration, along with the administration of Arkansas State, agreed to create "The Ole Paint Bucket" , a trophy that would be presented to the winning school in each year's Tiger-Indian tilt. The trophy was designed to keep students from the two schools from painting each other's buildings the week prior to the game. Memphis State captured the first two "Ole Paint Bucket" before the series was disbanded. The Tigers concluded the 1956 season playing in the Burley Bowl in Johnson City, TN. The boys from Memphis defeated East Tennessee State, 32-12, on November 22, 1956.  In 1957, Memphis State College became Memphis State University and Ralph Hatley stepped down after the season to concentrate on his duties as a teacher. A former assistant coach under Hatley, Billy J. Murphy, took over as head coach and the greatest era in Tiger football got underway.  Billy J. Murphy accepted the position of head football coach on January 13, 1958, his 37th birthday. For the next 14 years Murphy would build the football team into one of the most powerful squads in the country. His 9144-1 record stands as the winningest in Tiger football history. "No one else would have been tough enough to build a program there," said former Ole Miss Rebel head coach John Vaught. "He built Memphis State football into what it is today. If he had been on my staff, we would

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 The decade of the 1960s opened with the boys from Memphis State winning two games before taking on the Rebels of Ole Miss at Crump Stadium. The Rebels, led by AllAmerican quarterback Jake Gibbs, were the number one ranked team in the nation and the Tigers, led by James Earl Wright, were a 32point underdog. Even in their enthusiasm, Tiger fans had no idea that Wright would be honored as the Associated Press National Back of the Week for his play, beating out Gibbs. The 24,711 fans that packed Crump Stadium witnessed the Rebels score two late fourth quarter touchdowns to pull out a 31-20 victory over the Tigers. An area newspaper reported..."This was the largest crowd to ever see Memphis State play at home and perhaps the largest to ever see the Tigers. Under Billy J. Murphy, they've become a major power...on this night they really came of age against a magnificent foe."  James Earl Wright became known as the Golden Boy of Tiger football. Although he played only one full, injury-free season, Wright won all-America honors, led the nation in passing and set school records in 10 categories. Before a career-ending knee operation on October 31, 1961, Wright had scored three touchdowns against The Citadel, two touchdowns and two touchdown passes against Hardin-Simmons, and three touchdown passes against Louisville. Shortly before surgery, Time magazine featured Wright as the nation's touchdown leader and called the Tiger quarterback the "most dangerous back in the South". When he left the Tigers in 1961, he held the record for the most total offense, most yards passing in a game, most touchdown passes in a game, most points scored in a game, most touchdowns in a season, most yards passing in a career, most touchdown passes in a career, most total offense in a career and longest touchdown pass from scrimmage.  In 1962, Memphis State reached a major milestone when the team claimed its first win ever over an SEC opponent and on the road

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John Fred Robilio earned National Player of the Week honors.

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for the 1963 season. The Tigers finished the 1962 season ranked 17th in the final poll.  It had been 24 years since a Tiger football team experienced an undefeated season. But 1963 turned out to be one of those seasons that dreams are made of. With opponents like Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi, Tulsa, Louisville and Houston, no one expected the Tigers to go through the campaign without a loss. After opening the season with a win over Southern Mississippi, the stage was set for the

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Russ Vollmer was a star player in the early 1960s.

Memphis State-Ole Miss match up at Crump Stadium in Memphis. The Rebels were ranked number three in the nation and 31,650 fans packed the stadium for the contest. The game was described by Charles Gillespie of The Commercial Appeal as..."the first great shock of the 1963 intercollegiate football season. The two teams offered no quarter and none was given." The Rebel team had not been shut out in 48 consecutive games, the Tigers in 23 games. However, the two teams battled to a 0-0 deadlock, marking the first time that Memphis State had not been beaten by the Rebels. Memphis State's John Fred Ribilio was named the Sports Illustrated National Player of the Week for his play.  The second great game of the 1963 season came against another SEC opponent, the Bulldogs of Mississippi State University. Murphy remembered the game as the "toughest game ever played," between the two teams. Russ Vollmer, the Tigers quarterback, remembered the game because of his acceptance by the Memphis State fans. It was the kind of game that gave birth to legends. Vollmer broke the opening kickoff 79 yards to set up Memphis State's first score. In the second quarter, he returned a Mississippi State punt up the middle and cut toward the sideline, running out of bounds in the Mississippi

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to boot. On October 27, 1962, Memphis State defeated Mississippi State University, 28-7, a watershed event to be followed with an epic 00 tie with number three ranked Ole Miss in 1963. These two events indicated that Memphis State had finally reached the mainstream of college football. With a record of 4-1 to start the 1962 season, the Tigers and their fans traveled to Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, anticipating that first win against an SEC opponent. According to the Columns..."The Maroons scored on a pass play but this Dave Casinelli proved to be the only flaw in the Memphis State defense. Charles Killett tied the score from the two yard line and Russ Vollmer added the conversion. Vollmer broke the game open with a 73-yard kickoff return to set up his own touchdown. A key interception by John Bramlett set up Dave Casinelli's slashing touchdown. Vollmer ended the scoring with a quarterback sneak for another score". Thousands of fans and students from Memphis, sensing the victory, rushed the field at the end of the game to tear down the goal posts. A great melee developed between fans of the two schools and fists and cowbells flew intermittently on the field for an hour before police could restore order. The win was touted as the greatest in Memphis State football history and helped set the stage

1. Texas 2. Navy 3. LSU 4. Pittsburgh 5. Southern Cal 6. Oklahoma 7. Mississippi 8. Georgia Tech 9. Penn State 10. Alabama 11. Arkansas 12. Minnesota 13. Duke 14. Washington 15. Florida 16. Missouri 17. MEMPHIS 18. Purdue 19. Nebraska 20. Michigan State

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Williamson's 1962 Final National Rankings

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James Earl Wright threw 11 touchdown passes in 1961.

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Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, which was originally built at a cost of $3.7 million, was completed in 1965. The stadium officially opened in September of 1965.

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Quantico" over the air, and local marines and vets flashed the word to Virginia - perhaps to the Pentagon - and the best football players serving in the Marine Corps at the time were transferred to Quantico, some arriving the night before the game, to face the Tigers. A festive group of Memphis State alumni from the Washington area drove down to see the game, but the grizzled marine sergeants on the other side of the field, some dressed in clown suits, made the most noise as they alternately beat a huge drum, cheered and consumed kegs of beer. The pride of the corps preserved, 20-14.  Billy Fletcher was named the Sports Illustrated National Player of the Week, the Associated Press Back of the Week and United

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never came and one of the best major college teams in the country sat at home in 1963.  One of the most unusual events in college football occurred in 1964. Memphis State always held dates as late as possible in order to schedule SEC opponents. As the 1964 season drew nearer, the Tigers found themselves with just nine games. Athletic Director Eugene Lambert discovered that Southern Mississippi, already on the Tigers schedule for one game, also had just nine games. Thus came one of the most unusual arrangements in modern collegiate football. Contracts were signed to play a second game during the same season between the two teams. The first was to be played in Memphis and the second in Jackson, Mississippi. Unfortunately, Southern Mississippi won both games, 20-14 and 20-18. Harry Schuh, an offensive tackle for the Tigers, won first team All-America honors from Time, the Football Coaches Association, Playboy Magazine, TV Guide, United Press International and Associated Press.  Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium opened on September 16, 1965 and served as the new home for the Tiger football team. The stadium was built at a cost of $3.7 million dollars and was operated by the Memphis Park Commission.  In 1965, Memphis State took a 5-4 record to Quantico, Virginia, with the greatest confidence of icing a respectable 6-4 season against the Marines of Quantico. Lore has it that Memphis sportscaster and voice of the Tigers Jack Eaton made a comment about "those clowns from

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1. Alabama 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. Penn State Southern Cal Missouri 19. North Carolina 20. Baylor

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State bench area. As he was attempting to return to the playing field, an over zealous Mississippi State player hit Vollmer with a "flying tackle". It knocked him over the bench and down a concrete stairwell that led to the dressing rooms under the Crump Stadium stands. The fall injured Vollmer's back and he was rushed to Methodist Hospital's Emergency Room, which was located next to Crump Stadium. Mississippi State moved to a 10-9 lead at halftime. Vollmer was found to have no serious injuries and returned to the Tiger locker room with a few minutes remaining at halftime. Eugene "Doc" Smith, the athletic trainer, taped the Tiger quarterback while the team returned to the field and started the second half. Vollmer, alone, came up the steps from the dressing room and began trotting around the field to the Memphis State sideline. The crowd began to murmur and then roar. Vollmer reentered the game and engineered a 70-yard drive for the winning touchdown. He was named the Associated Press National Back of the Week for his heroic play. The Tigers went on to an undefeated season and Billy J. Murphy was named The Football News National Coach of the Year.  The first major bowl bid (excluding the Prune Bowl offer in 1938) came as a result of the undefeated season. The Sun Bowl invited the Tigers to play in Texas. However, contact had also been made by the wealthier Gator Bowl in Florida and the team and coaches voted to take the Gator Bowl bid when it came. The bid

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Billy Fletcher led Memphis to a win over nationally-ranked Mississippi State in 1963.

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 The Tigers opened the decade of the 1970s with Paul "Skeeter" Gowen finishing 11th in the

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sity of Tennessee for the first time in school history. The Highland 100 booster club had printed thousands of bumper stickers saying..."Draft the Volunteers, get the MSU-UT football series." A number of MSU students took the stickers and traveled across the state plastering cars. One group of students even went to Knoxville and stuck cars on the Tennessee campus. A bill was drafted to force the two teams to play but the school's presidents met with Governor Buford Ellington and set up the home-and-home contest. The Tigers lost to Tennessee, 24-17, but claimed the Missouri Valley Championship and Murphy was named the Conference Coach of the Year.  Louis Fernandez was selected to play in the Shrine North-South All-Star game after the 1969 season and Danny Pierce was picked to play in the East-West Shrine game in San Francisco. The Tigers were ranked 20th in the nation in the final United Press poll and David Berrong and Steve Jaggard were tied for third in the nation in interceptions with eight each. Offensive tackle Bob Parker was selected to UPI's and The Football News All-America teams. Berrong was tabbed by the Associated Press and the Central Press Association on their All-America squads.

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Billy J. Murphy was carried off the field following Memphis' win over Mississippi in 1967.

The Tigers made their first-ever network television appearance in 1967 against Florida State in Memphis. The game was televised by ABC-TV.

nation in rushing. The team compiled a 6-4 record and brought the five-year won loss record to 33-15.  In 1971, Memphis State claimed the Missouri Valley Conference championship and for the first time since the 1954 Burley Bowl, earned that elusive bowl invitation. As conference champion, the Tigers were invited to the Pasadena Bowl to take on San Jose State. MSU won the game 28-9 but one note not covered in the game stories was a run by tailback Skeeter Gowen in the fourth period. After breaking free around the end, he scooted over the goal line, hotly pursued by a gigantic Spartan lineman. In the end zone, Gowen slowed to stop. But the lineman kept coming. Gowen trotted out of the end zone. So did the lineman. At that point the little Memphis back raced up the stadium steps into the seating area. When the big lineman finally gave up, Gowen sat down in the spectator seats, placed the ball in his lap and caught his breath.  On February 5, 1972, Billy J. Murphy, the winningest coach in Tiger football history, announced that he was giving up coaching to devote himself full-time to his job as athletic director. In his war to bring Memphis State into national prominence, Murphy amassed a 91-441 record. At the beginning of his final season, the Tiger coach was rated the nation's 15th winningest football mentor. As he had promised, Murphy built a winner in five years. Enter Fred Pancoast.  The 11th head football coach at Memphis State was Fred Pancoast. A native of

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Press National Player of the Week for his play against 9th-ranked Mississippi State. Fletcher set the Memphis State passing record against the Bulldogs that night, completing 18-of-30 pass attempts for 257 yards. The Tigers were ranked 15th by Associated Press on October 19, 1965. After the season, Dr. Lambert resigned as athletic director and Murphy assumed that role as well as head football coach.  The 1966 season concluded with the Tigers playing the 11th-ranked University of Houston Cougars in the Astrodome. The game marked the first ever indoor contest for the Tigers. Memphis State won the game, 14-13.  The shot-heard-around-Memphis came in 1967 when the Tigers opened the campaign with the Rebels of Ole Miss. The Liberty Bowl was packed with 50,414 fans on September 23 as the two teams met for the 21st time in the series. But this time the outcome was different. Led by Nick Pappas, Bob Baxter, Ricky Thurow and Herb Covington, the Tigers answered every Rebel score with one of their own and won the contest, 27-17. The 1967 season also marked the first time that Memphis State appeared on regional television. On November 4, 1967, the Tigers took on Florida State University on ABCTV. As a first-year member of the Missouri Valley Conference, the Tigers were now aligned with Drake, Louisville, Wichita State, Bradley, Cincinnati, Tulsa, North Texas State and St. Louis but were not eligible for the conference title in that first year of competition.  The highlight of the 1968 schedule was the meeting of Memphis State and the Univer-

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sippi State. Tiger tailback Eddie Hill was named the Associated Press National Back of the Week for his play. Later in the season, Tiger quarterback Lloyd Patterson was named the Associated Press Back of the Week for his play against Southern Mississippi although it was Bob Orian's 91-yard return of a Golden Eagle pass that set up the win.  The later stages of the 1970s found the Tigers having up-and-down seasons, and after a disastrous 1980 campaign, Richard Williamson was notified that he would not be retained for the 1981 season. Thus ended the Williamson era at Memphis State University.

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Eddie Hill led the Tigers in rushing during the 1978 season with 739 yards.

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Little TOM, with trainer Louie Bell, was the first official mascot of the Tigers.

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Florida and a former University of Georgia and Florida assistant coach, Pancoast found a wealth of talent among the players he inherited. He quickly changed the team's look by adopting Dallas Cowboys style uniforms.  The Tigers were 5-5-1 under Pancoast in 1972, but the 1973 season contained numerous highlights, including MSU's first win in history over Ole Miss in the state of Mississippi. Playing the Rebels in the third game of the season was not normal but in 1973, MSU had Louisville and North Texas State scheduled ahead of their nemesis from Oxford. Powered by the arm of David Fowler and the legs of Cliff Taylor and Dornell Harris, the Tigers prevailed 1713.  Pancoast left Memphis State after the 1974 season to accept the head coaching position at Vanderbilt. He had posted a record of 20-12-1 in three short seasons and had gained wins over Ole Miss and Florida State among others.  Richard Williamson, an assistant coach at Arkansas and Alabama, was hired on January 20, 1975, to replace Pancoast. Williamson, a former wide receiver for the University of Alabama who caught Joe Namath's first career touchdown pass at Alabama, was hired to direct the Tiger football fortunes. At 33 years old, Williamson was one of the youngest head coaches in the nation. A hard-nosed disciplinarian, Williamson would weather several storms during his tenure at MSU.  The Tigers traveled to Auburn, Ala-

bama, to play the second game of Williamson's career. Shug Jordan was entering his final season at Auburn, and the legendary coach and his team were set to meet the Tigers. The sixthranked War Eagles were stunned by the Tigers and trailed 24-0 at halftime. The home team roared back in the second half but led by quarterback Kippy Brown, tailback Terdell Middleton and receivers Earnest Gray and Keith Wright, Memphis State prevailed and won the contest 31-20. Other victories in 1975 included Florida State, Houston and Louisville and the Tigers' final ledger read, 7-4-0.  Many think the 1976 schedule was the most difficult ever played by the Tigers. The team opened the season like gangbusters, beating Ole Miss and Florida State before dropping a game to Tulsa. Then came wins against SMU and Auburn. With a 4-1 record, the Tigers were ready to take on Mississippi State in the Liberty Bowl. It seemed like the Tigers were set to win the rest of their games. But on Monday prior to the game, two linebackers quit the team and in a solidarity move, many black players boycotted practice. The mood of the team was disrupted and the Tigers lost the game, 42-33. MSU added two more victories before losing 21-14 to Tennessee in Memphis. Memphis State split its final two games of the year to post its second consecutive 7-4-0 season. What might have been, never was.  The highlight of the 1977 season was a 21-13 win over Mississippi State and its head coach Bob Tyler. It marked the first non-conference loss for Tyler in his tenure at Missis-

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Dornell Harris breaks loose at the Pasadena Bowl in 1971. Memphis won the game, 28-9 , over San Jose State.

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 After opening the decade of the 1980s with the dismissal of Williamson, Rex Dockery, a former University of Tennessee player and the head coach at Texas Tech, was hired to direct the Tiger football fortunes.  In 1981, Bob Patterson was hired to replace Billy J. Murphy as athletic director. Patterson, a former Tiger offensive lineman, had come to MSU with Rex Dockery from Texas Tech. In November 1982, Charles Cavagnaro was hired to replace Bob Patterson as athletic director at Memphis State University. Cavagnaro, a graduate of MSU, had worked as a sports writer and editor of The Commercial Appeal. He had also spent time as the general manager of the Memphis Pros of the American

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Tigers defeated Vanderbilt and Cincinnati, but dropped nine games in 1989 to finish the season with a 2-9-0 record.

1990s  In 1991, Stobart's Tigers again put the school's name in headlines across the nation by beating the 14th-ranked Trojans of Southern Cal, 24-10, in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The passing of Keith Benton and the rushing of Larry Porter aided in the monumental victory. The Tigers scored the first points of the game on a 45-yard field goal by Joe Allison. During the next three minutes, the Trojans marched 81 yards in 10 plays. Junior tailback Chuck Stobart Mazio Royster, USC's Heisman Trophy candidate, did most of the damage in the drive but it was quarterback Reggie Perry who went the final 20 yards for the touchdown. After a Cole Ford field goal, Memphis trailed, 10-3, at halftime. But the second half belonged to the boys from Memphis. On the opening drive, Benton hit wide receiver Russell Jones with a 40-yard touchdown strike and suddenly the score was tied at 10-10. Xavier

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Dockery led UM to a 6-4-1 record in 1987 with wins over Mississippi, Alabama and Louisville.

the worst of times.  Rex Dockery, offensive coordinator Chris Faros, defensive back Charles Greenhill and pilot Glenn Jones were all killed in a plane crash in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, en route to an all-star banquet. It was the darkest moment in Tiger football annals.  Rey Dempsey, a Division 1-AA National Championship coach from Southern Illinois, was hired to direct the football program at MSU. His 1984 team had a .500 record at 5-5. There were wins over Mississippi State, Cincinnati, Southwestern Louisiana and a tie with nationallyranked Florida State, but losses began to mount at the end of the season, and when the Tigers managed just a 2-7-2 ledger in 1985, Dempsey was fired and Charlie Bailey was hired as the head coach.  Enter Charlie Bailey and his staff for the 1986 season. A veteran of the coaching ranks at the University of Florida, Bailey's Tigers struggled to a 1-10-0 record in 1986 with the lone victory coming at the hands of Vanderbilt University in Nashville.  The Tigers opened the 1987 campaign with a 16-10 win over Ole Miss and then stunned the college football world by upsetting 16thranked Alabama, 13-10, in the Liberty Bowl. The season came to an end with MSU gaining victories over Louisville and Tulsa to post a 55-1 record.  Bailey's Tigers gained national headlines again in 1988 by stopping 20th ranked Florida, 17-11, in Gainesville. For Bailey it was a crowning moment in his football coaching career to return to Florida as an underdog and gain such a victory. Tailback Xavier Crawford and defensive backs Eddie Moore and Glenn Rogers, Jr., led the team to the win. However, the 1988 season's 6-5-0 record soon paled in the light of an NCAA investigation of the Tiger football program.  When it was determined by the NCAA that one player, James Maclin, had received approximately $300 in over payment for a summer job, Bailey was forced to resign and the team received two years probation. Chuck Stobart was hired to rebuild the football program. He became the fifth coach in a 10-year span to lead the team.  Arriving just three weeks before the team reported for fall camp, Stobart was forced to keep most of the staff of his predecessor. The

Xavier Crawford keyed Memphis' season opening upset win over 14th-ranked USC in 1991.

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Basketball Association.  The 1981 and 1982 seasons were a struggle for Dockery and his staff. The Tigers battled to escape the noose of the nation's longest losing streak. After gaining his first coaching victory at MSU Rex Dockery against Georgia Tech on September 26, 1981, the Tigers dropped the next 17 consecutive games. On November 27, 1982, the Liberty Bowl erupted when the Tigers defeated Arkansas State, 12-0, to break the streak.  The frustrations of the past two seasons exploded in the opening contest of the 1983 season. The Tigers opened against Ole Miss in the Liberty Bowl and handed the Rebels their worst defeat in a game against the Tigers in the history of the series. Powered by the running of Jeff Womack and Punkin Williams, MSU knocked-off Ole Miss, 37-17. After losses to North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Alabama, the Tigers rebounded to win against Tulane, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Cincinnati and Louisville to finish the season as the NCAA's second most improved team. From 1-10-0 in 1982, the boys from Memphis State had improved their record to 6-4-1 and the future looked very bright. Tragedy struck in one brief instance and what had been the best of times became

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trated National Player of the Week for his part in the Tiger win. The Tigers reached another milestone when they appeared on their first nationally televised broadcast against the Hurricanes of the University of Miami in the Orange Bowl. The game was carried by ESPN. Memphis had played in several regional broadcasts on ESPN and ABC but had never played in a national broadcast.  The 1994 season marked the end of an era for head coach Chuck Stobart but still found Tiger football battling for that elusive bowl bid. As a member of the Liberty Bowl Alliance (East Carolina, Cincinnati, Tulane, Southern Mississippi and Memphis), the Tigers had an opportunity to play their way into the first bowl game for the University of Memphis since the 1971 Pasadena Bowl. Early in the season, junior flanker Ryan Roskelly had a record setting night against Tulsa. The Placentia, California, native returned 10 punts for 194 yards and one touchdown and caught six passes for 174 yards and a second score. Roskelly's 368 all-purpose yards set a new University of Memphis record as did his punt return yardage and his number of returns. In fact, Roskelly's 194 yards in punt returns were the most by any player in NCAA Division I football in 1994. After claiming a third straight win over the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Tigers ran off victories against Tulane, Arkansas State and Cincinnati. Racing with East Carolina for a bid to the St. Jude-Liberty Bowl, the Tigers found themselevs in Oxford, Mississippi, facing backyard rival Ole Miss.

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phis tallied 35 points in the first quarter on touchdowns by tailback John Martin (2), wide receiver Isaac Bruce, flanker Mac Cody and strong safety Sam Edwards. Martin and Bruce added second quarter scores to up Memphis' halftime lead to 49-13. Cody caught his second touchdown pass of the game in the third stanza and kicker Joe Allison added a 31-yard field goal to push the UM lead to 59-20. Allison booted his second field goal of the game in the fourth quarter to make the final margin of victory a whopping 62-20. With his three field goals against Tulane boosting his season total to 19, Joe Allison laid claim to the 1992 Lou Groza Award. The Groza Award, which is presented each year to the nation's top kicker, was the first national award ever won by a Memphis football player. The cousin of the late NASCAR driver Davey Allison, Joe finished the season with 23 made field goals. He was named to six all-America teams in addition to being named the recipient of the Groza Award.  In 1993, the University of Memphis shocked the nation by opening the season with a 45-35 victory over the nationally ranked Bulldogs of Mississippi State University. Senior quarterback Steve Matthews completed a school record 29-of-45 pass attempts for 340 yards and two touchdowns. The lefthander set new Tiger records for most pass completions in a game (29) and for most attempts in a game (45). In addition, he ran for a 41-yard touchdown and finished the game with 362 yards of total offense. Matthews was named the Sports Illus-

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Crawford and Porter began banging away on the ground in the third and fourth quarters and set up a four-yard touchdown pass from Benton to fullback Jeff Bynum to give the Tigers a 17-10 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, the Trojans bobbled the ball and it was recovered by the Tigers' Rod Brown. Three consecutive rushes by Crawford gained the Tigers their final score of the day and provided the 24-10 margin of victory. Actress Cybill Shepherd, star of stage, screen and television, was presented the game ball since she gave the team an inspiring pregame speech in the locker room. Memphis gained wins over Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi and Louisville on its way to a 5-6-0 record.  During the 1992 and 1993 seasons, the team's record improved to 6-5-0 and included impressive wins over the University of Arkansas, Tulane, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. In 1992, Tiger cornerback Ken Irvin placed his name in the NCAA and Memphis record book by blocking four punts in a single-game. The Tigers were hosting the University of Arkansas in Memphis for the first time in the two schools' histories and Irvin used the opportunity to not only log a couple of records but help Memphis to a 22-6 win over the Razorbacks. In a span of 60 minutes, Irvin broke the oldest record in the NCAA record book. The 1992 Memphis-Tulane game in the New Orleans Superdome saw the greatest first-half offensive explosion in modern Tiger history and produced the most points scored by a Tiger team in 23 years. Mem-

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OF THE TIGERS 1912-1921 Games were played on the campus of the University of Memphis, then known as West Tennessee State Normal School and at Red Elm Park.

1922-28 Games were stilled played on campus and at Russwood Park. During the 1926 season, one game was played at Crump Stadium, which had one set of wooden bleachers on the north side.

1929-31 Tiger games were played on campus and at Hodges Field in Memphis.

1932-35 Games were still played at Hodges Field and on campus.

1936 The Tigers moved some of their home games to the Fairgrounds Stadium while also playing on campus.

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took over at Memphis on January 13 and immediately began putting together his staff and trying to salvage recruiting. Scherer brought in Jim Pletcher (defensive coordinator), Ted Million (offensive line) and David Lockwood (wide receivers) from his staff at James Madison. He hired Keith Butler (defensive ends), Wayne Weedon (defensive line), Vic Koenning (secondary) and Maurice Knight (running backs) from the previous University of Memphis staff. Scherer then selected experienced coaches Sparky Woods (New York Jets and South Carolina) and Jim Marshall (Richmond) to come in and work with the offense. Woods was tabbed as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach and Marshall was named as tight end coach and recruiting coordinator.  On April 24, 1995, the University of Memphis football program received a major boost when it was announced that Conference USA had been officially formed. The new, allsports conference features Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Southern Mississippi, Tulane and Houston as football playing members with Alabama at Birmingham and South Florida as possible members in the near future. C-USA was further enhanced by gaining a five-year, $20 million television package with Liberty Sports Network which will feature conference football over most of the nation. In addition, the Tigers also announced a deal that will televise all Tiger football games on SportSouth and on WLMT-TV in Memphis.  The 1995 football season will long be remembered not so much for what occured on

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Over the 73 years that the contest had been waged, the Tigers had never defeated Ole Miss in Oxford. Trailing the Rebels 16-5 with just 8:26 remaining in the game, the Tigers mounted the greatest comeback in the school's history. After a 43-yard punt return by Ryan Roskelly, Memphis drove the ball 31 yards with tailback Frank Fletcher going the final five yards for the score. The lead had been cut to 16-11. After holding Mississippi and forcing a punt, the Tigers mounted their final drive of the game. Quarterback Joe Borich keyed the drive, which took 4:02, with three clutch plays. On 4th-and-15 from the 31-yard line, Borich (from a shotgun set) rolled left out of the pocket, then came back right toward the sidelines where he spotted tailback Frank Fletcher slanting downfield for an 18-yard gain. On 3rd-and-8 from the 11-yard line, Borich was flushed from the pocket, couldn't find anyone open and decided to run the ball. He gained nine yards and a first down at the Ole Miss two-yard line. With 11 seconds left, Borich called a sprint pass and found Ryan Roskelly in the corner of the end zone for the winning score. "I never saw the completion", Borich said after the game. After dropping the final game of the season and losing the Liberty Bowl bid to East Carolina, Chuck Stobart was relieved of duty and a search began for a new head football coach.  In January of 1995, Rip Scherer, the head football coach at James Madison University, was hired as the Tigers' 17th head football coach. Scherer, who had also served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, Alabama and Arizona,

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Players from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, California, and Texas joined the national recruiting effort, and when the ink had dried on the scholarships, Scherer and his staff had landed what most are calling the greatest recruiting class in school history.  The highlight of the 1996 season came on a sunny afternoon at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before a record-setting crowd of 65,885. The Tigers were pitted against the No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers, who held a decided 15-0 series lead. The game, which was carried by CBS TV, matched Heisman Trophy candidate Peyton Manning of Tennessee against the Tigers' outstanding defense led by senior Tony Williams and Richard Hogans.Tennessee scored the afternoon's first points on a two-yard run at the 3:06 mark of the first quarter. Tennessee held their 7-0 lead until the final seconds of the first half when the Tigers' Keith Spann intercepted a Manning pass and returned it 76 yards to the Vols 1-yard line. Memphis quarterback Qadry Anderson then sneaked in from one-yard

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the field but for what was accomplished in the recruiting period. The coaching staff set out on the recruiting trail and targeted most of the top players in the Memphis area as priority recruits. In the past, many of the star players from Memphis had chosen to leave the city to play their college football for other schools. This was not the case in 1996. Several weeks before the national signing date, Westwood High School AllAmericans Kenton Evans and Damien Dodson announced their intentions to stay in Memphis and help build a nationally recognized football program at Memphis. With such a star quarterback and receiver announcing their commitments with the Tigers, others followed. All-state tailback Teofilo Riley of Memphis Central and Reid Hedgepeth, a stellar tight end from Christian Brothers, joined the growing list of high school players to commit to Scherer. From outside the Memphis area, the U of M gained commitments from Kevin Luttrell, a defensive end from Brentwood Academy in Nashville, and from Marcus Jack, a top running back from

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DAVE CASINELLI Dave Casinelli, Memphis' alltime leading rusher, was recruited to Memphis in 1960 from Follansbee, WV where he received all-America honors as a senior in high school. Casinelli played at Memphis from 1960-63 and ended his career by leading the nation in rushing and scoring while leading the Tigers to an undefeated season. During his first year as a starter, Casinelli led Memphis in rushing with 646 yards on 117 carries. His nine touchdowns in

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out to knot the score at the half.Tennessee opened the third quarter by driving 72 yards in 13 plays for the go ahead score. But Memphis kick returner Kevin Cobb answered UT's score with a 95-yard acrobatic return, which again tied the score at 14-14. Both teams battled around midfield until the six minute mark of the fourth quarter when Jeff Hall connected on a 28-yard field goal. With 6:01 left in the contest, Memphis took the kickoff and mounted a 70-yard, 12-play drive which culminated in an Anderson to Chris Powers touchdown pass to seal the Memphis victory, 21-17. The Tiger defense held the final 34 seconds as Tiger fans poured over the walls and tore down the goalposts.  The 1998 football campaign produced a record of 2-9 but there were several bright spots encapsuled within the season. Junior tailback Gerard Arnold broke the University of Memphis single season rushing record by gaining 1,059 yards. The 36-year old record of 1,016 yards had been set by the late Dave Casinelli in 1962. Arnold had six 100 yard rushing games en route to breaking the record. The Lexington, Tennessee, native completed the 1998 season as the nation's 33rd ranked running back. Arnold was named to the All-Conference USA second team as a running back. Freshman kicker Ryan White, a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award, became the only kicker in the nation to have a perfect year. The soccer-style kicker booted 16of-16 field goals and 22-of-22 PATs on the season. He finished the season ranked 18th in the nation in kicking. White was named the AllConference USA kicker and also was selected to the C-USA All-Freshman Team. Tiger fans tear down the goal post after Memphis' upset win over Tennessee in 1996.

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1961 also led the Tigers. As a junior, "The Bull" gained 826 yards on 173 attempts while scoring 11 touchdowns. In his record-breaking senior year, Casinelli became the first and only Tiger to rush for 1,000 yards in a single-season when he tallied 1,016 on 219 attempts in 1963. His 1,016 yards ranked him first among all NCAA rushers and his 14 touchdowns helped him capture the national scoring title. Following graduation, Casinelli became a successful businessman in Memphis and Tallahasse, FL. Casinelli later lost his life in a car accident in 1987.

CHARLES GREENHILL Charles Greenhill was called the "most talented football player ever to come out of Memphis, TN". The multi-talented Greenhill, who prepped at Frayser High School in Memphis where he lettered for three years in football, basketball and track, played for the Tigers just one year (1983) before being killed in a plane crash with former head coach Rex Dockery and offensive coordinator Chris Faros. Greenhill, a defensive back, had 20 tackles on the season, including 13 solo stops. Greenhill was also a dandy return man for the Tigers. The 6-2 speedster returned a kickoff 69 yards for a touchdown against Cincinnati and went on to average 29.8 yards a return.

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THE PRESIDENT Dr. V. Lane Rawlins President Brigham Young, 1963

TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS The University of Memphis is proud to be a member institution of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, which is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The system includes six universities, 14 two-year institutions, 12 community colleges and 26 area technology centers and was established by the General Assembly in 1972.

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Since becoming president of The University of Memphis in 1991, Dr. V. Lane Rawlins has instituted positive changes in the areas of academics, administration and student affairs at the University. Further, he has gained the support of leaders from business, campus, and community in charting The U of M's path for the future. Under Dr. Rawlins' guidance, the University has put greater emphasis on innovative undergraduate education, on excellence in research and graduate education, on interpersonal communication and understanding, and on improving the internal workings of the University. Task forces he appointed have created fresh approaches to diversity, public image, planning and budgeting, research and scholarship, enrollment management, technology, and undergraduate education. One of the most important - and certainly the most visible - of Dr. Rawlins' accomplishments has been the $26.5 million, Ned R. McWherter Library, which houses more than one million bound volumes and state-of-the-art computer facilities. But the president's activities have not been limited to the campus. He also represents the University in the community, serving on a num-

ber of boards, a few of which include the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Memphis, Goals for Memphis, Memphis Partners and Free the Children. In a wider venue, he was instrumental in the formation of Conference USA, a 12-member allsports conference, and served as chairman of the Board of Directors in its first year. Dr. Rawlins also serves as Conference USA's representative on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. Before coming to Memphis, Dr. Rawlins was vice chancellor of Academic Affairs for the University of Alabama system. Earlier he had spent 17 years at Washington State University, rising from an assistant professor of economics to chairman of the economics department to vice provost. The Rigby, Idaho, native earned his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Brigham Young University in 1963 and his doctorate in economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. He has served in research positions with the Brookings Institution and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and as a consultant to the U.S. Dept. of Labor and the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. President Rawlins with his wife, Mary Jo. Dr. Rawlins has co-authored two books dealing with public service employment, written portions of 10 other books, and published a number of articles in professional journals. He is a member of Blue Key honorary fraternity, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and the Alabama Academy of Sciences. Dr. Rawlins and his wife, Mary Jo, have three children and six grandchildren.

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Eighty-seven years ago, The University of Memphis began as a small state teacher's college. Today, The U of M is a major center for learning and research. The University of Memphis' roots date back to 1912, when radio was young, motion pictures were silent and William Howard Taft was in the White House. Named West Tennessee State Normal School, the institution's main purpose was to train and educate secondary-school teachers. It became West Tennessee State Teachers College in 1925. Answering the need for a comprehensive school in the Mid-South, WTSTC expanded its curriculum. In 1941, the school's name changed to Memphis State College and in 1957, the college received university status and became Memphis State University. On July 1, 1994, the name was changed to The University of Memphis. The U of M now has some 20,000 students and a campus of 1,160 acres on four different sites. The main campus lies in the center of a sprawling metropolis and combines the convenience of a large city with the atmosphere of The University of Memphis has the highest academic entrance requirements of any public four-year institution in the state of Tennessee or the Mid-South. a residential neighborhood. South Campus, which was once a veteran's hospital, is home to the Billy J. Murphy Sports Complex and student family housing. Students and faculty members can conduct environmental research at the Edward J. Meeman Biological Field Station, which encompasses more than 600 acres of forest, wetlands and fields some 25 miles from the campus. The University is guided by the principles of academic integrity, sound management and equal opportunity. With instruction, service and research as interdependent goals, the University commits its resources to the social, cultural and

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The University of Memphis has the highest academic entrance requirements of any public four-year institution in the state of Tennessee or the Mid-South.

economic welfare of the region through partnerships with public and private organizations. The University of Memphis is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, first professional, master's, educational specialist's and doctoral degrees. The University of Memphis offers bachelor's degrees in 50 majors and 70 concentrations; master's degrees in 50 majors and doctoral degrees in 18 disciplines; one specialist degree and one professional degree. The University is composed of six colleges, the Graduate School, the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the Loewenberg School of Nursing, and the School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The colleges are: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, the College of Education, the Herff College of Engineering and the University College. Reflecting its commitment to high-quality teaching and national prominence in research, The University of Memphis has five Centers of Excellence and 24 Chairs of Excellence. The University has a full-time faculty of over 700. While the University's commitment to edu-

cation remains its primary focus, the campus also offers a variety of organizations, clubs, honor societies and special-interest and service groups. There are many fraternities and sororities on campus as well as a number of other clubs. Theatrical and musical productions are performed on three stages at the Communication and Fine Arts Building. The University also has its own art museum. The Elma Neal Roane Field House and the Health and Physical Education and Recreation Complex house a wide range of recreation facilities. Students can also participate in a variety of intramural sports throughout the academic year. Since early in this century, The University of Memphis has provided quality education for students as well as service to the community. The University continues to meet the challenges of becoming a national leader in scholarship and research.

Name Changes 1912 1925 1941 1957 1994

West Tennessee State Normal School West Tennessee State Teachers College Memphis State College Memphis State University The University of Memphis

The University Times Circle, adjacent to the University Tower, is a gathering place for Memphis students.

fields ranging from molecular biology and biomedical engineering to accountancy, nursing, law, art history and urban journals.

 The University of Memphis awards more than 100 doctoral degrees each year in 18 disciplines. In addition, the University offers master's degree programs in 54 major areas.

 The University's Ned R. McWherter Library, provides one of the most electronically up-to-date information repositories within hundreds of miles. Students are able to tap jnto information stored in libraries around the world. Library collections contain more than 13 million items, which include monographs, preiodical volumes, federal and state documents, maps and manuscripts. Holdings include nearly 3.1 million microformat materials and more than a million bound volumes.

University Facts President: Dr. V. Lane Rawlins 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School

Campus: 1,160 acres at four sites with more than 100 buildings

Enrollment: 20,000+

Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. All accreditable programs are accredited.

 An award from the U.S. Department of Education to The University of Memphis and Southern Illinois University led to the establishment of a joint Center for International Business Education and Research, one of only 18 such centers in the United States. Students at The University of Memphis come from almost every state and more than 80 foreign countries.  Biomedical engineers in the University's Herff College of Engineering are engaged in research that may lead to the discovery of new materials that can be used to replace diseased or damaged human blood vessels.  The U of M provides state-of-the-art computing

Divisions: College of Arts and Sciences, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Education, Herff College of Engineering, Loewenberg School of Nursing, University College, Graduate School, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, School of Audiology and SpeechLanguage Pathology.

facilities for students and faculty use, including two Tiger LAN labs that never close. A total of 24 labs with more than 600 PC and Macintosh workstations and seven "smart" classrooms complement the teaching and research activities of the University.

The ultra modern Ned R. McWherter Library houses more than one million books and is fully computerized.

Worth Noting  The University of Memphis has five Centers of Excellence dedicated to scholarship and research in education, Egyptian art and archaeology, psychology, earthquake science and speech and hearing.

The University has 24 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other single campus in the state. The Chairs of Excellence are occupied by leading scholars in

Martin S. Belz (B.B.A, '72); President of Belz Enterprises Benjamin C. Bryant (B.B.A, '68, M.S. '95); CEO, SCB Computer Technology Inc. Dixie Carter (B.S. '63); Designing Women, On Our Own, Filthy Rich, Different Strokes, Edge Of Night Kelly Cash ('87); Miss America, 1987 Robert N. Clement (M.B.A. '68); U.S. Congressman from Tennessee Veronica Coleman (J.D. '75); U.S. Attorney, Western Tennessee District Bernice B. Donald (B.A., '74, J.D., '79); Judge, Federal District Court William B. Dunavant Jr. (B.S. '54); Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises John Dye (B.F.A, '96); Star of CBS Television's "Touched by an Angel" Anfernee Hardaway ('93); NBA's Orlando Magic Dr. W.W. Herenton (M.A. '66); Mayor, City of Memphis Barbara Walker Hummel (B.S. 48); Miss America, 1947 John S. Lang (B.S., '64); writer, Scripps-Howard News Service Craig Leake (B.S. '66, M.A. '69); Producer for CBS News Holly Lillard (B.S.M.E., '79, J.D., '82); Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals R. Brad Martin (B.A. '76); Chairman of the Board/CEO, Sak's Inc. Angus McEachran ('63); Editor and President, The Commercial Appeal Ann L. Pugh (J.D. '75); Judge, Shelby County General Sessions Court Jim Rout ('64); Mayor of Shelby County William Sanderson (B.B. A. '68, J.D. '71); Newhart, Bladerunner, Rocketeer, Coal Miner's Daughter, Raggedy Man, City Heat Lynda Mead Shea (M.A. '68); Miss America, 1960 Stella Stevens ('61); Movie and Television actress Ronald A. Terry (B.S. '52); Retired Chairman of First Tennessee National Corporation Charles C. Thompson II (B.S. '64); Producer for CBS News Fred Thompson (B.S. '64); U.S. Senator from Tennessee Pat Kerr Tigrett (B.F.A. '63); Internationally known fashion designer Robert Wang (M.A. '75); President of Wang's International

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 The University of Memphis School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology is not only one of the nation's leading institutions of graduate education in the field, but also plays an important role in treating speech and language disorders in the Memphis community.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR R.C. Johnson

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R.C. Johnson, who has worked for 28 years in athletic administration and served as athletic director at Temple University, was named the Director of Athletics at The University of Memphis on December 29, 1995. "Clearly, R.C. Johnson is one of the premier athletic directors in the country," said U of M President Dr. V. Lane Rawlins. "We were seeking an individual with people skills, as well as a deep caring about student-athletes and their futures. "We searched long and hard for someone whom we felt had the talents to fit The University of Memphis and the Memphis community, someone who was well respected in NCAA circles. We checked every resource that was available and feel that we could not have found a more qualified individual with a better record." Johnson initiated the start of a capital campaign to add a new 8,000-square-foot football and basketball office complex to the current Athletic Office Building, a new basketball practice facility and a complete renovation of the Murphy Athletic Complex on Memphis' south campus. The eight million dollar campaign is the largest fund raising effort in the history of Memphis athletics and should bring the Tiger athletic facilities on-line with Conference USA sister institutions. During the spring of 1999, Johnson negotiated one of the richest radio broadcast package in Tiger athletic history with WMC-AM 79 in Memphis. The three-year agreement calls for WMC to pay the University approximately $1.2 million for football and men's basketball rights. In his short tenure, Johnson has created the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, the Tiger Clubs Board of Directors and the athletic director's Ambassador's Club. Johnson has conducted several meetings with the Memphis Park Commission to add a

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greater presence for the Tigers in Liberty Bowl sity from 1968-74. He coached at Youngstown State Memorial Stadium. Numerous signs appear in University during the 1967 and '68 seasons. Prior to the Liberty Bowl indicating that the stadium is joining the staff at Youngstown State, Johnson served as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa for two years (1965the "home of the Tigers." At Temple, Johnson was responsible for 67) and the University of Iowa (1963-65). A native of Ottawa, IL, Johnson has his bachelor's directing a program with more than 500 studentathletes in 20-men's and women's intercollegiate degree in sociology from the University of Iowa and a sports, including nationally visible programs in master's in physical education from the University of men's basketball and football. He was named Northern Iowa. He is a member of the Football Issues Temple's director of athletics on May 9, 1994, Committee of the NCAA, the National Assoafter a national search. The former Temple athletic director en- ciation of College Directors of Athletics, the joys a reputation for building private and corpo- Executive Committee of the Division I-A Athrate support for intercollegiate athletics and for letic Directors Association, the C-USA Repredeveloping strong academic services for stu- sentative on the Board of Directors of the dent-athletes. Highlights of his tenure at Temple AFCA, and he serves on the Finance, Nomiinclude: the origination of a Student-Athlete Ad- nating, Planning, Football Scheduling, and Exvisory Committee; the Athletic Director's Honor pansion & Bowl Committees for Conference Roll for student-athletes; the reorganization of USA. He is also a member of the Shelby County the Athletic Department infrastructure; chair- Sports Authority. Johnson and his wife, Melba, have three ing the Atlantic 10 Conference Membership Committee and representing the Big East Con- children, sons Jeff and Paul, and a daughter Michelle, who is married to Charles Marsh of ference on the Gender-Equity Task Force. Johnson was hired at Temple after nearly Kansas City, Missouri. Charles and Michelle six years as director of athletics at Miami (Ohio) have a son, Luke. University. During his tenure at Miami University, Johnson was responsible for numerous programs that enhanced the stature and image of the Ohio institution. A strong believer in a quality eduAthletic Director R.C. Johnson and his wife, Melba. cation for student-athletes, Johnson emphasized academic integrity and excellence during his time at Miami University. At the time he departed for Temple, Miami University had 15 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, 62 student-athletes with a 3.50 or better GPA and 191 student-athletes with a 3.00 GPA or better. Before becoming athletic director at Miami University, Johnson was athletic director at Eastern Illinois from 1980-88. He was the associate athletic director at Northern Iowa from 1974 to 1980. A former football coach himself, Johnson served as an assistant football coach at Mankato State Univer-

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KEVIN GROTHE

LYNN PARKES

BILL LOFTON

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Lynn Parkes is in her 16th year as the senior women's administrator for the U of M. As such, she oversees eight intercollegiate sports of women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and men's and women's tennis. Parkes also oversees the areas of compliance and student-athlete services. Prior to devoting full-time to her role as associate athletic director, Parkes spent 11 years as the head women's golf coach at Memphis. A native of Lawrenceburg, TN, Parkes is a 1973 graduate of the University of Alabama. She was a member of the Crimson Tide women's golf team and competed in the National Collegiate Championship Tournament her final three years of college. Following graduation, she taught for two years at Loretto (TN) High School as a physical education instructor. Parkes came to The University of Memphis in 1975 to complete her graduate degree in physical education and at the same time, started the women's golf program. In addition to her administration of the women's sports programs, Parkes is compliance coordinator for the University of Memphis Athletic Department. As such, she is liaison to Conference USA and the NCAA in adherence to the rules and regulations of those two organizations. She also served on the NCAA Task Force which designed the recently approved restructure of the NCAA. A former member of the LPGA, Parkes served as chair of the NCAA Women's Golf Committee. She served as tournament director of the 1995 NCAA East Golf Regional hosted by Memphis. Parkes also is active in numerous civic organizations and serves on the Board of the American Cancer Society.

Bill Lofton came to the Tiger athletic department in 1994 as associate athletic director/finance and management. He is responsible for overseeing the athletic department budget and the day-to-day operation of the department in the absence of the athletic director. A graduate of Memphis, Lofton came to the athletic department after serving for ten years as the manager of financial planning for the University. Lofton, who was named the University's Administrative Employee of the Year in 1990-91, has over twenty years of financial management experience in the areas of budget management, implementation of computer systems, cost accounting and auditing financial procedures. A native of Memphis, Lofton graduated from Trezevant High School in 1968 and enrolled at Memphis. He received his B.B.A. in Management and Marketing in 1972. He began his business career with International Harvester in 1972, starting as a cost accountant and advancing to senior cost accountant and office systems and procedures analyst. In 1981 he left International Harvester to become vice president of Business Affairs for The Memphis College of Arts. He was responsible for the budgeting, purchasing and fund raising, while supervising the financial operation and facility management. Lofton joined the staff at the University of Memphis in 1984 as the manager of Financial Planning.

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Kevin Grothe is in his fourth year as associate athletic director for advancement at The University of Memphis. He is responsible for overseeing the athletic department's external operations, including fund raising, marketing and promotions, media relations, ticketing, merchandising and licensing, and the spirit squads. Grothe came to Memphis after spending the two years as Assistant Commissioner for Corporate Development at the Mid-America Conference in Toledo, Ohio. His responsibilities included coordinating and developing sponsorship packages for the MAC television and radio networks. The 36-year old Grothe worked as Assistant Athletic Director for marketing and promotions at Miami University for four years, 1989 through 1993. He coordinated marketing and promotions for 19 men's and women's intercollegiate sports programs at Miami and managed all activities for the Red and White Club. Prior to joining the staff at Miami, Grothe worked as the Assistant Director of Sports Marketing and Promotions at the University of Iowa for four years. Grothe received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa in 1985. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators and the National Association of Athletic Development Directors.

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Bob Winn, a native of Roanoke, Virginia, is in his 25th year with the University of Memphis athletic department. For the past 12 years Winn has served as Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations. The chairman of the Conference USA Sports Information Directors in 1995-96, Winn is a 1974 graduate of the University of Memphis, holding a B.A. degree in Journalism. During his tenure with the Tigers, he has promoted 21 football All-Americans, including national award winner Joe Allison, who received the Lou Groza Award in 1993, 12 basketball All-Americans, five baseball All-Americans and three track All-Americans. In addition, Winn served as host for three NCAA Regionals (1984, 1995, 1997), four NIT Tournaments, five Metro Conference Tournaments, one Great Midwest Conference Tournament and one Conference USA Tournament. He also served as the official scorer for the Women's NCAA East Regional Golf Tournament in Memphis. Winn was inducted into the All-American Football Foundation Hall of Fame in May 1998, receiving the Scoop Hudgins award for media relations. In addition to his duties with the U of M, Winn has served as the media coordinator for the PGA Tour stop in Memphis, the FedEx St. Jude Classic for 25 years and has assisted with the press box operation for the annual St. Jude Liberty Bowl, which is played in Memphis in December. A 1966 graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Winn is a member of CoSIDA.

DR. JIM SMITH Assistant Athletic Director Dr. Jim Smith is in his 12th year as Assistant Athletic Director/Administration at The University of Memphis. A lifelong educator, Smith received his BS degree from Fisk University in Nashville, TN, in 1963. He earned his Master of Science in Physical Education from Springfield College in 1966 and his Doctor of Philosophy/Higher Educational Administration from New York University in 1986. He entered the teaching profession in 1964 as an assistant professor of Physical Education at Fisk University. In addition he served as head football and baseball coach. In 1969, Smith left Fisk and became Director of Recreational Therapy at Meharry Medical College in

Nashville. After two years he left Nashville and moved to New York city. Smith returned to Tennessee in 1974 as the coordinator of the business division at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN. He was named associate professor of Education and Management in 1975 and held that position for ten years. He became a full professor in 1985 and taught for three more years. In 1988, Smith was hired as Assistant Athletic Director/Administration at Memphis and has remained in that capacity since his arrival. Smith, who is the coordinator of the NCAA Life Skills Program and the Student Athlete Advisory Board, works closely with the studentathletes, and is responsible for writing compliance manuals, the athletic handbook, and establishing various departmental policies and procedures. Along with writing the department's five-year plan, Smith has established new programs and systems for the University.

BOB KILPATRICK Assistant Athletic Director Bob Kilpatrick is in his sixth year as the Assistant Athletic Director at the University of Memphis. Prior to assuming his role as Assistant AD, he was the Spring Sports Coordinator for eight years. For 21 years Kilpatrick served as head baseball coach for the Tigers. He became baseball coach in 1972 and turned the program into one of the most successful programs in the nation. In his first year at the U of M, Kilpatrick's team posted a 19-14 record, the first winning mark in two years. The native Memphian soon became the winningest baseball coach in Tiger history and compledted his tenure as head coach with a record of 653-341-2 during his 21 seasons. Before stepping down, he was ranked in the Top 40 among active coaches in victories and winning percentage. Kilpatrick's 1978 team led the nation in batting average with a .357 team mark, won the Metro Conference championship and advanced to the fionals of the NCAA Southeast Regional. The former professional infielder played his prep baseball at Memphis Central high School and continued his career collegiately at Mississippi. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and played for in the Sox system for four years. He was named the Midwest League's top second baseman in 1962 and earned Minor League Player of the Month in May of 1962. After his professional career, Kilpatrick returned to Memphis and began teaching and coaching in the city school system.

MELISSA MOORE Assistant Athletic Director Melissa Moore, a graduate of the University of Memphis, is in her 14th year as a member of the athletic department and her 11th with the Tiger Clubs staff. She served as Tiger Clubs Coordinator for six years and has been an Assistant Athletic Director for the past five years. A 1985 graduate of the University of Memphis, Moore received her BBA with a major in accounting. During her tenure as a student, Moore worked in the Athletic Academic Office and moved to the Athletic Department, working the athletic director's office and the basketball office before joining the staff of the Tiger Clubs in 1986. Moore oversees the operation of the Tiger Clubs, which includes contributions for the general scholarship fund, gift-in-kind, the Tiger Clubs Auction and the Tiger Club Golf Tournament. As an undergraduate student, Moore received an early taste of athletics. She was a featured majorette with the University of Memphis band, the Mighty Sound of the South, from 1980-84. The band performed at all U of M football and basketball games. She was named to the Outstanding Young Women of America in 1985. The native Memphian is a graduate of Germantown High School.

MIKE GERMINO Marketing Mike Germino is in his second year as Athletic Marketing Coordinator for the athletic department. He is responsible for many of the promotional activities that take place during Tiger athletic events. A graduate of Gardner-Webb University in 1992, Germino came to Memphis from North Carolina State. He served as the assistant director of marketing and promotions at NC State from 1997 to 1998. Prior to his arrival at NC State, Germino served as sports marketing assistant at East Carolina University from 1996 to 1997. He received his Masyers Degree from the United States Sports Academy in 1996. At NC State, Germino was responsible for the coordinating and implementing of the Wolfpack's ticket sales campaigns, supervised a staff of three part-time marketing assistants, coordinated single-game promotions and special events, while securing advertising on a large number of radio and television stations. Germino, a native of Durham, NC, attended Chapel Hill High School. Germino, and his wife, Kelly, moved to Memphis in October of 1998.

Athletic Staff

MURRAY ARMSTRONG

JENNIFER RODRIGUES

Facilities Coord.

Associate Media Relations Director

FRED STEWART Business Manager Fred Stewart is in his 13th year as the Athletic Business Manager at the University of Memphis. Among his duties is advancing travel for the Tiger football team. A native of Bruce, Mississippi, Stewart moved to Memphis with his family in 1963 and graduated from Frayser High School in 1967. Stewart entered the United States Navy in 1968 and served for two years on the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge CVA-21. He began working at International Harvester in 1968 before joining the Navy and returned to the company in 1970. Stewart enrolled in the U of M while working at IH and received his BBA in accounting in 1978. He moved into the accounting office at Harvester in 1978 and remained there for seven years. Stewart, who enjoys playing and reading about sports, was hired as Athletic Business Manager at the University of Memphis in 1986.

Jennifer Rodrigues, a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, is entering her second year withThe University of Memphis. She currently holds the position of associate media relations director and is responsible for the U of M women's athletic programs. She is the primary media contact for women's basketball, and is responsible for the day-today publicity and promotions of the Lady Tigers. Rodrigues, a 1995 graduate of USL, joined the U of M after serving two years as an assistant media relations director at Mississippi State where she was the primary contact for women's basketball and softball.She also assisted in the game-day operations for football, volleyball and men's basketball. Her 1998 softball media guide was judged third in the nation by CoSIDA and her cover received the Best In the Nation honor. Prior to Mississippi St., Rodrigues served as assistant SID for women's athletics at Northern Arizona University. She also served as interim SID at NAU and handled men's basketball and football prior to accepting the job at MSU. The New Orleans, La., native received her bachelor's degree in journalism at USL. While at USL, she served as a student assistant in the sports information office, where she was the media contact for volleyball and the nationally-ranked Lady Cajun softball team. Rodrigues, 26, is married to Mike Rodrigues, an athletic trainer at the Baptist Sports Medicine Clinic in Germantown, Tenn.

AL BROWN Director of M Club Al Brown is in his ninth year as the Director of the University of Memphis M Club. The M Club is the letterman's organization for the institution. A former letterman himself, Brown played baseball for the Tigers from 1947-48. He played professional baseball and worked as a professional scout in the Chicago White Sox organization in the 1950s and returned to Memphis in the 1960s as head baseball coach. During his tenure as the Tigers baseball coach, Brown compiled an overall record of 156-118-4 in nine seasons. His 1964 and 1965 teams won 21 games marking the first 20-win seasons in the school's history. Brown's team posted winning records in seven of his nine seasons at the helm. When he left the U of M in 1971 and joined the Memphis Park Commission and later was named as the manager of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. He re-

RON MEARS Assistant SID Ron Mears begins his second season as the primary contact for men’s basketball in the Office of Athletic Media Relations after a 10-year stint as the director of sports information at Nicholls State University. Mears, a 1986 graduate of Oklahoma State University, was named Nicholls State’s SID in 1988 and received additional responsibilities as the assistant director of university relations in 1991. While at the south Louisiana university, Mears produced the 1996 Nicholls State football media guide which was named Best in the Nation by CoSIDA. The football publication was named one of the top five nationally three times during Mears’ final four years at the university. Mears was also honored in 1995 by CoSIDA, penning the Best Historical Feature. While at Nicholls State, Mears was involved with the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, coordinating the LSWA’s basketball player of the week program for five years as well as various LSWA all-Louisiana teams. He served a two-year term as the LSWA’s treasurer. He has also assisted with media coordination at several NCAA and amateur athletic events including the 1992 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials and two NCAA Final Fours. Mears previously worked as a sports writer at the Bartlesville, OK, Examiner-Enterprise covering Big 8 and prep athletics.

SALLY ANDREWS Compliance Coordinator

Sally Andrews, who served as women's golf coach for the Lady Tigers, is in her eighth year as Assistant Compliance Coordinator for the U of M. A 1982 graduate of Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Andrews lettered for four years in basketball and volleyball. A golfer who took up the game at an early age, the native Memphian established herself as one of the top women players in the Mid-South. She was a six-time Memphis city women's champion. Andrews was named as the head women's golf coach in 1987 and remained in that position for five years. Her 1988 team won the UAB Lady Blazer Tournament, the first victory ever for a Lady Tiger golf team.

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Murray Armstrong has served under eight head football coaches during his 36-year tenure at the University of Memphis. He was hired by former head coach and athletic director Billy J. Murphy in 1962. Armstrong has been involved with every facet of college football at Memphis. He has been an assistant freshman coach, head freshman coach, varsity defensive end coach, kicking coach, special teams coach, academic advisor and administrative aid during his tenure with the Tigers. He serves as the coordinator of the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex. A 1961 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Armstrong was a first team all-Southeastern Conference academic selection in 1961. Armstrong was a three-year letterman for the Volunteers. He received his degree in sociology and biology from Tennessee and has since earned his master's degree at The University of Memphis. Armstrong and his wife, Joan, have two children Sterritt, a 1990 West Point graduate, and Brence, a 1997 graduate of Memphis.

mained with the city of Memphis until rejoining the staff at Memphis in 1991. Brown's duties with the M Club include hosting the annual M Club Sports Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremonies each fall.

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ATHLETIC STAFF Murray Armstrong Facility Coordinator

Chris Bartels Men's Soccer Coach

Ed Cantler Head Trainer

Tony Carbognani Asst. Soccer Coach

Jim Cook Men's Golf Coach

Sam Cox Accountant

Carol Frederick Ticket Office

Jeff Hopkins Baseball Coach

Susan Blackwell Business Office

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Ray Burr Asst. Athletic Trainer

Dave Butler Dorm Cafe Director

Phil Chamberlain Men's Tennis Coach

Barbara Chapman Women's Ath. Secretary

Connie Diffee Tiger Clubs

John Dowdy Asst. Rifle Coach

Dr. Nate Essex Faculty Representative

Mike Germino Asst. Marketing Director

Janice Grubbs Administrative Secretary/ Football

Glenn Hays Men's Track Coach

Stan Hollenbeck Cross Country Coach

Johnny Jones Mne's Asst. Basketball Coach

Bernadine Kelly Spring Sports Secretary

Debby King Women's Golf Coach

Pam Kalinoski Women's Asst. Soccer Coach

Brenda Cash Women's Track Coach

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Blair Savage-Lansden Asst. Women's Basketball Coach

Gayle McDonald Head Women's Trainer

Rob McDonald Asst. Baseball Coach

Pat Meyer Asst. Strength Coach

Elaine Miller Men's Basketball Secretary

Kristi Mims Asst. Women's Basketball Coach

Carol Murray Administrative Secretary/Women's

Joye Lee-McNelis Women's Basketball Coach

Charlotte Peterson Women's Tennis Coach

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Bill Lansden Director of Annual Giving

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Shawna Potts Ticket Manager

Tic Price Head Basketball Coach

Lunetha Pryor Men's Basketball Secretary

Fred Rike Men's Asst. Basketball Coach

Cheri Ganong-Robinson Spirit Coordinator

Betty Russell Women's Basketball Secretary

Kelly Sampson Accountant

Bill Sisler Videographer

Maurice Stafford Asst. Women's Basketball Coach

Lou Strasberg Travel Coordinator

Todd Stroud Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Les Szabo Head Women's Soccer Coach

Rob Thomas Asst. Volleyball Coach

Lish Trice Assistant to AD

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Ronnie Vinson Business Office

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LeTonia Williams Ticket Window Teller

Jennifer Walker Football Receptionist

Martha Woods Secretary/Athletic Media Relations

Wes Wheeler Microcomputer Specialist

Butch Woolbright Head Rifle Coach

THE U of M ATHLETIC COMMITTEE The Athletic Committee at the U of M is comprised of a chairman, Nate Essex, vice-president, provost, the Director of Business and Administrative Services and eight faculty and staff members who serve four-year terms on a staggered basis. The committee also includes two student voting members and two student alternate members who vote only in case a voting student member is not in attendance. The purpose of the committee is to serve in a advisory capacity to the president on matters involving athletics. The committee assists in the development of broad program policies for the University men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs. The committee also reviews and approves the policies and procedures for awarding grant-in aid to student athletes. They certify, through the chairman, the eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate sports. The committee reviews proposed appointments to the coaching staff made by the Director of Athletics and recommend to the President for appointment by him candidates deemed qualified for the position. They review scheduling of intercollegiate athletic contests and proposed budgets prepared by the Director of Athletics and submit recommendations through standard University budget review procedures. Members of the U of M Athletic Committee include: Dr. Nate Essex (chairman), Dr. Don Carson, Dr. James Chumney, Jr, Dr. David Cox, Dr. James Fickle, Roxie Gee, Dr. Jane Hooker, Dr. Phillip T. Kolbe, Dr. Martin Lipinski, Dr. Janet Richards, Dr. R. Eugene Smith and Dr. Nicholas White.

Steve Whistler Asst. Track Coach

Carrie Yerty Head Volleyball Coach

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Chris Williams Equipment Manager

Rosanne Williams Administrative Asst. to Athletic Director

Lee Yerty Asst. Strength Coach

TIGER CLUB BOARDS TIGER CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Carolyn Williams-Bennett, Emile Bizot, Harold Byrd, Michelle Chapman, Sidney Chism, Don Cockroft, Irby Cooper, Floyd Covey, Mark Crihfield, Dennis Dugan, Frank Flautt, Vic Feisal, Willie Gregory, Galon Hall, Rommy Hammond, Janet January, Bill Koeneman, Pat Lloyd, George Mayo, William N. Morris, Sybille Noble, Anne Pugh, Frank Roberts, Charles Simms, Rick Spell President, Vicki Stavrum, John Stokes, Linda Street, Tom Watson, Bobby Wharton BOARD OF VISITORS ATHLETIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mike Rose - chairman, Irby Cooper, Frank Flautt, Ron Terry, Pat Kerr Tigrett and Dick Tillman AMBASSADOR'S CLUB: Fred Smith - chairman, Hilliard Crews, William Dunavant, Frank Flautt, Pitt Hyde, Barbara Lipmann, Mike Rose, Willard Sparks, Clyde Springer and Tom Watson

ATHLETIC ACADEMICS Goals of the University

Organization The University of Memphis is comprised of six undergraduate colleges, The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, The Loewenberg School of Nursing and The Graduate School. The undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences, The Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The College of Communication and Fine Arts, The College of Education, The Herff College of Engineering, and The University College. There are also several special pro-

Over the past five years, the University has graduated over 89 percent of all student-athletes in all sports who have finished eligibility. grams: Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC; Audiology and Speech Pathology; City and Regional Planning, International Studies and Urban Studies. The Office of Continuing Education coordinates CEU (Continuing Education Unit) credit through conferences, institutes, short courses, etc.; and non-credit courses designed to provide increased opportunities for the people of this area to avail themselves of University facilities and services. Reflecting its commitment to high-quality teaching and national prominence in research, The University of Memphis has five Centers of Excellence and 18 Chairs of Excellence.

Pickens (Scholarship Football, Walk-on Football & Football Managers) and Becky Baker (Women's Basketball, Baseball, Women's Soccer & Golf, Men's Golf, and Male Trainers).

The Center for Athletic Academic Services, which has been nationally recognized for its efforts by USA Today, The College Football Association, Sports Illustrated, ABC World News Tonight and The Chronicle of Higher Education, is committed to assisting student

The Center for Athletic Academic Services has been nationally recognized for its efforts by USA Today, The College Football Association, Sports Illustrated, ABC World News Tonight, The Chronicle of Higher Education and CBS Evening News. athletes in earning a college degree. Over the past four years, Tiger student athletes have the highest graduation rate for any public Division I institution in Tennessee, Arkansas or Mississippi. The Center provides an atmosphere of personal attention and encouragement as well as tutorial assistance and academic support. The Center’s services includes advice in all aspects of the student athlete’s academic life-registration, study skills; degree planning; information regarding University programs, and policies and procedures. The Center also sponsors programs and workshops to enhance the personal development of the student athlete. Information regarding NCAA rules and compliance are made available to the student athlete and coaches by the Center. Additionally, the Center monitors the student athlete’s progress toward his/her degree objective. The facility contains: two tutor rooms, each eight-person capacity; two computer labs, outfitted with eight PCs and seven MacIntoshs; three types of study area seating; 16 individually-lighted study carrels; four counselor offices; check-in area; kitchen area for staff and evening workers; director's suite with conference area, reception/ secretary area and assistants' offices. The director of the center is Dr. Tim Sumner, and the assistant to the director is Heather Payne. The academic counselors are Dot Hale (Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis, Track & Volleyball, and female trainers), Richard Jones (Rifle, Men's Track, Tennis & Soccer), Gina

The Staff

ACADEMICS

The primary purpose of the University of Memphis is to advance learning. Memphis is dedicated first to the traditional ideals of learning by focusing its attention and efforts upon the creation, transmission, and application of knowledge. Secondly, it is committed to goals that are utilitarian in (1) preparing students to serve in a variety of professions and occupations, and in (2) providing services to society for improving the quality of life and environment. Through instruction, research, and public service, the University offers a diversity of learning opportunities for the pursuit of knowledge and truth in an atmosphere of free inquiry and open discussion. A community of learning, the University exists to nurture students in achieving intellectual competence, maturity, and self development.

Center for Athletic Academic Services

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Dr. Tim Sumner Director

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Richard Jones Academic Counselor

Cathy G. Horton Academic Counselor

Dot Hale Academic Counselor

Angela Glass Academic Counselor

Brenda Gilmore Secretary

SUPPORT GROUPS Tiger Clubs

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The new Tiger Clubs room at The Pyramid opened in December of 1997. The new room serves as the hospitality area for Super, Scholarship and Platinum level donors.

TIGER CLUBS

The Tiger Clubs are The University of Memphis' annual fund-raising program for intercollegiate athletics. The Tiger Clubs are managed in accordance with the policies and procedures established by The University of Memphis, Conference USA, and the NCAA. The governing body of the Tiger Clubs is the Tiger Club Board of Directors. The president of this year's organization will be Rick Spell of MorganKeegan. The main goal of the Tiger Clubs is to provide a base of fund-raising services for alumni and friends who support the following University of Memphis athletic programs:

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Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Men's Cross Country Women's Cross Country Football Women's Golf Men's Golf

Rifle Men's Soccer Women's Soccer Men's Tennis Women's Tennis Men's Track & Field Women's Track & Field Volleyball

Annual contributions extend scholarship opportunities to student-athletes, maintain and improve physical facilities, and advance Memphis' place in the national spotlight. Members of the Tiger Clubs play a direct role in the success of Memphis athletics. Annual gifts to the Tiger Clubs compliment and supplement the reserves from ticket sales, radio and television rights fees, corporate sponsorships and other sources of income. With more than 2,500 members, the Tiger Clubs raises approximately $3 million each year. Contributors to the Tiger Clubs receive many benefits, including priority seating for regular season home athletic events and post-season games, automobile decals, recognition in football game programs, newsletters, invitations to special functions, and other interesting items. The Tiger Clubs are being run by Associate Athletic Director Kevin Grothe, Assistant Athletic Director Melissa Moore, Director of Annual Giving Bill Lansden and Administrative Secretary Connie Diffee.

Highland Hundred

Rebounders Club

Forty years ago, several Memphis area business men gathered one night on Highland Avenue and formed the Memphis football booster group, the Highland Hundred. At its inception in 1954, the group, now regarded as one of the most energetic organizations in the nation, had just eight members and set its initial goal at a membership of 100. The group membership now totals over 600. But their goal remains the same, to promote Tiger football. The activities and projects of the Highland Hundred are many and varied. The group sponsors a barbecue contest, a preseason kickoff banquet, and a golf tournament. In addition, the Highland Hundred has undertaken serveral major projects like the restoration of Murphy Athletic Training Center and the purchasing of a Lexicon Video Sports Editing System. Recently, the club funded lights for Memphis' practice facility. The club also sponsors the Senior Banquet. The group, once featured in Sports Illustrated, received national attention in 1972, when it purchased a Bengal Tiger mascot, TOM (which stands for Tigers-Of-Memphis). TOM I died in February 1992 and the Highland Hundred purchased TOM II, who is housed at Saint Nix Farms in his own 3,500 square-foot habitat.

The Rebounders Club is entering its 29th year as the support group for the University of Memphis basketball program. The organization consists of almost 500 members. Again this season, the Rebounders will maintain a special room at all home games that is available to all members and their guests. The Rebounders promote the annual Blue-Gray scrimmage, the annual golf scramble, the end of the year awards banquet, Midnight Madness, the club room on the arena floor and many special projects which the coach asks the group to assist him with throughout the year. The group is also publishing a monthly newsletter that will be made available 10 months of the year. The publication is available the 15th of every month.

Other Support Groups Bullpen Club ............................................... Baseball Friends of Soccer ............................................ Soccer Fastbreak Club ......................... Women's Basketball M Club ...................................................... All Sports

ATHLETIC FACILITIES The 62,380-seat Liberty Bowl serves as the home of Tiger football.

Complex features a newly renovated 50-yard indoor practice field with an artificial surface. This field is used for workouts when the weather prohibits outdoor practices and is also used by the baseball team for winter workouts. Also housed in the main building is a modern, well-equipped training room, the football equipment room, the football locker room, sauna and steam rooms and film and meeting rooms, as well as locker rooms for the baseball and track teams. Located behind the main building are four outdoor football fields, used for fall and spring practices. The new Billy J. Murphy Weight Training facility opened in January of 1993 and is now in use by all University of Memphis stu-

The Murphy Athletic Complex on Memphis' South Campus.

the University of Memphis hosted the World Police and Fire Games. The track meet featured over 700 athletes from around the world. During the summer of 1992, U of M served as host of the Tennessee Sports Festival which featured athletes from around the state. Murphy Track was also the host site of the 1992 and 1993 Great Midwest Conference Track and Field Championships. Other features of Murphy Complex include an Olympic indoor pool and golf driving range that is used by the Tiger golf teams. A 5,000 square-foot Novagrass artificial green was installed adjacent

The Pyramid has hosted numerous postseason tournaments during its young history.

TIGER FACILITIES

The University of Memphis Tiger athletic family has many places to call home for intercollegiate athletics. In 1970, the University of Memphis Athletic Department officially opened the Kennedy Sportsplex, a 140-acre complex located just south of the main campus. The complex serves as the home of the Tiger football, baseball, soccer and track teams and offers workout facilities for all U of M sports. Since that time, however, the facility has taken on a new name and is now called the Billy J. Murphy Complex. The complex was renamed in honor of former Memphis head football coach and athletic director Billy J. Murphy. The main building at Murphy

dent-athletes. The 10,500 squarefoot facility is one of the largest of its kind in the country and features the latest in strength training equipment. The weight room is equipped with 10 self-contained olympic platforms and power racks, a plyometric/medicine ball area, a complete dumbbell line (up to 150 lbs in two and a half pound increments) and a variety of hip sleds, glute-ham stations and other suppemental pieces allowing athletes from all teams to perform an unlimited variety of exercises and movements. The modern facility is also equipped with dressing and restrooms.

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All of the University of Memphis' home baseball games are played at Nat Buring Stadium, a 1,200-seat facility adjacent to Murphy's main building. Recently, lights and a new enclosed press box were added as well as new blue chair back seats. Nat Buring was the site of the 1993 Great Midwest Conference baseball tournament. Located next to the baseball stadium is Murphy Track, an eightlane, polyurethane tartan surface track used by the University of Memphis track teams for home meets. During the summer of 1991,

to the driving range in August of 1992. The green, which features four sand bunkers and a self-contained irrigation system, allows both men's and women's golf teams to practice their short games. Plans are in the initial stages for further renovation of the golf practice facilities at Murphy Athletic Complex. Future projects include an elevated teeing area on the south end of the driving range to match the current tee box located on the north end of the facility. Additionally, target greens for chipping and putting and a new irriga-

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The Elma Roane Field House is the home for Lady Tiger basketball and volleyball.

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tion system are also included. The 62,380-seat Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is the site of all the University of Memphis home football games as well as the Liberty Bowl postseason game. The stadium has also hosted numerous concerts. The Liberty Bowl, which was built at a cost of $3.7 million by the city, was inaugurated in 1965. The stadium was renovated in 1987 at a cost of $19.5 million which included sky-suites, approximately 12,000 new seats, a new stadium club, new lighting system, new playing surface, new handicap seating area and numerous concession stands and restroom facilities for the new sections. In 1993, the Liberty Bowl received a new artificial surface for the sidelines and a fresh coat of paint for the inner walls. The University of Memphis Tiger basketball team has played for the past four seasons in The Pyramid, which seats 20,142. Highlighting its contents is one of

the finest locker room facilities in all of basketball, including the NBA. This 2,200 square-foot room is equipped with a lounge and team meeting area, dressing room, training room and storage area. In the dressing room each player has his own personal vanity and locker, while the lounge area is furnished with couches, a 35-inch color television, a stereo sound system and a color pull-down projection screen. It also has an entrance way that includes a stainless steel door and a lighted U of M logo that hangs on a marble wall. The Tigers made good use of their new home in their first season as they went on to have the nation's largest attendance increase (5,207) and were ranked eighth overall in per game attendance (16,142). The Tigers ranked 12th in the nation in attendance in 199293. Memphis' seven-year record at The Pyramid is 91-22 (.805). The Pyramid sits on the bank of the Mississippi River and is vis-

The Billy J. Murphy track hosts numerous meets throughout the year.

ible to motorists as they cross the Tennessee-Arkansas bridge into Memphis. It was also the site of the 1993 Great Midwest Conference Men's and Women's basketball tournaments. The Pyramid has played host to the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament twice (1995 and 1997). Echles Field is the home of the University of Memphis soccer team. The 900-seat facility is located adjacent to the Health Physical Education and Recreation Building and received a $20,000 facelift in the summer of 1992. The renovations include a new electronic scoreboard, concrete slabs

women's tennis teams host their opponents on the HPER courts. There are 21 laykold-surfaced courts which allow the Tiger tennis teams to host multi-team tournaments. The courts were resurfaced in 1991. Also available at the HPER Building are two full gymnasiums which are used by women's basketball during the offseason and the women's volleyball team. Also available for the women's athletic teams are a 16-machine Nautilus weight room with numerous Lifecycles and stationary bikes, as well as a Stepmaster, and a free weight room with a Universal

Nat Buring Baseball Stadium is home to the Tiger baseball team.

for bleachers, and the purchase of additional seats. The University of Memphis women's basketball and volleyball teams play all home events at the 3,000-seat Elma Roane Field House. Situated in the heart of U of M's campus, the Field House is equipped with locker room and training facilities for the five Lady Tiger athletic teams. The Field House received an $80,000 renovation in August of 1993. The gym itself was completely painted and entry ways were improved with lighting and a totally different design. This past summer a new floor was put down with talks of an additional 1,000 seats being added in the near future. However, the men's and

weight station. The men's and women's golf teams practice at numerous courses around Memphis. The Lady Tigers practice regularly at Colonial Country Club, Farmington Country Club, Bevico Country Club, Stonebridge Golf Club, Plantation Golf Club, Big Creek Golf Club, Olive Branch Country Club, Windyke Country Club, Houston Levee Golf Club, Cordova Club and Wedgewood Golf Club. The men and women hosted the final Great Midwest Conference Golf Championships at Farmington Country Club in 1995. The University of Memphis also played host to the NCAA Women's East Regional at Quail Ridge Golf Course in 1996.

CITY OF MEMPHIS

The Mississippi River serves as a landmark for the city of Memphis During the month of May, the Mississippi is home to the famous barbecue contest and the Sunset Symphony.

an 11,200-seat arena which served as the home of the Tigers' nationally-known basketball team for 27 years. The Tigers moved to The Pyramid, which is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in downtown Memphis. Tim McCarver Baseball Stadium is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, a AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Memphis has become a national mecca for golfers, with 10 public and 15 private courses throughout the city. The annual FedEx St. Jude Memphis Classic is held here in mid-summer bringing the top PGA professionals to Memphis. There are also 230 parks (totaling over 23,000 acres), 17 public swimming pools, 26 community centers, 14 country clubs, 80 public tennis courts and 108 hotels and motels (totaling 13,633 rooms). Memphis, where W.C. Handy gave birth to the Blues, is also the home of the late Elvis Presley and the Memphis Sound. The recording industry in this city has won acclaim from topselling singers throughout the country. Memphis also has a daily newspaper circulation of 220,900 and a Sunday circulation of 287,600. There are 14 AM and 15 FM radio stations along with six television stations.

Key Facts Northwest Airlines has a multidirectional hub in Memphis. Air service is available to 68 cities with over 200 daily flights from 5 major airlines and 4 commuter airlines. Advanced telecommunications served by fiber optics from all major long distance carriers, with digitals switching and ISDN capabilities. Over 13,200 new jobs created from 60 new companies in 1992. Over $500 million in new construction from medical industry that contributes $4.5 billion/year to economy. Recent new industrial relocations involve over 2,000,000 square feet and 900 employees and such companies as Canon Computers, Reebok, Asics Tiger, Nissin Foods and Citadel Motivation. Memphis has 23 hospitals with 7,889 licensed beds and 24 fulltime clinics. Memphis has the largest artesian well water system and has been voted to have the best tasting water in the United States.

CITY OF MEMPHIS

Memphis on the Mississippi is named for the Egyptian city of the same name on the Nile. The name means "Place of good abode." Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson, one of the founders and later the seventh president of the United States, is generally credited with naming Memphis when it was established in 1819. Known as the "Nation's Distribution Center", "The Cotton Capital of the World" and "The Hardwood Capital of the Nation", Memphis, now the 18th largest city in the United States, has a rich heritage having lived under five flags: Spain, 1541; France, 1682; Great Britain, 1763; United States, 1784; and the Confederacy, 1861-62. The city is ideally located in the Central Time Zone and near the center of the U.S. population for distribution, manufacturing and headquarters operations. Today's Memphis presents a full spectrum of sports, visual and performing arts, and special events for its 1,020,279 citizens. Shelby County, where Memphis is located, is the 43rd largest metro area in the United States. The city has an average temperature of 62 degrees and covers 295.5 square miles. Located in the heart of Mid-America, Memphis is accessible from all parts of the country. Memphis International Airport is served by eleven major air carriers and is a hub for Northwest Airlines. MIA offers over 500 flights daily and is the home of FedEx, the nation's largest package carrier. In addition, 12 excellent U.S. Highways and Amtrak also serve the city. Memphis also has one local bus line and four intercity bus lines. The newly constructed Main Street Trolley is another means of travel. The trolley system, which opened in April of 1993, currently has six cars which run a 2.5 mile route north and south from Auction Street to Calhoun, linking The Pyramid and the National Civil Rights Museum. An all-new sports complex at the Mid-South Fairgrounds includes the home of the University of Memphis' football team, the 62,380-seat Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, and also the site of one of the top postseason football classics in America, the Liberty Bowl. The complex is also the site of the $4.7 million Mid-South Coliseum,

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TIGER TRADITIONS THE UNIVERSITY

WHY TIGERS?

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When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team, tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, "We fight like Tigers". The nickname was born. More and more the nickname "Tigers" was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use "Normals" or the "Blue and Gray" when referring to the University. Under coach Lester Barnard in 1922, Normal's football team gave a ring of truth to that old student yell about Tigers. The team adopted a motto - "Every Man A Tiger" and went on to score 174 points while allowing their opponents just 29 points. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the "Teachers" or "Tutors". The Tiger nickname would return. But not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis.

A BENGAL FOR A MASCOT For approximately 23 years, the sideline mascot for the University of Memphis athletics has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM II, the name of the current mascot, puts in personal appearances at all Tiger football games, as well as numerous basketball games. TOM II has also been seen at Tiger baseball, soccer and women's basketball games. The first tiger, purchased by the Highland Hundred (football booster group) in 1972, lived for 20 years and was housed at the Memphis Zoo. TOM died in February of 1992. The story of how the first Tiger cub arrived in Memphis is quite interesting. On November 9, 1972, the baby tiger was placed in a dog kennel in Michigan City, IN, and flown to

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U of M ALMA MATER

U of M FIGHT SONG

Stand Firm, O Alma Mater Through All The Years To Come; In Days Of Youth And Beauty Thy Halls Have Been Our Home. In Time Of Preparation Great Lessons Didst Thou Teach Till Now O Alma Mater, The Stars We'll Strive To Reach.

Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory, Be A Winner Thru And Thru; Fight Tigers, Fight Cause We're Going All The Way -Fight, Fight For The Blue And Gray And Say --

Lead On, O Alma Mater They Sons To Highways, Give Light And Truth Unto Them For All Their Coming Days. To Thee We'll Give All Honor, Our Hopes Abide In Thee, For Thou, O Alma Mater, Hast Made Us Ever Free.

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. There it was placed aboard a Delta flight and arrived in Memphis at 3:00 AM. C. Cleveland Drennon, an attorney and president of the Highland Hundred, approved a check for $1,500 to buy the animal, and TOM was taken to athletic director Billy Murphy's office for a press conference. In ceremonies at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University on November 11, 1972. The zookeeper, at the suggestion of his daughter, called the little tiger, Shane. Once in Memphis, however, a contest was held to name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries came in to a committee chaired by Judge Harry Pierotti. The list ran from Spook, Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan, Sahib, Big Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny, and Shiloh to Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Tennessee. Finally, the judges reduced the list to two: Shane and TOM, for Tigers of Memphis. TOM won. During his first few months in Memphis, Bill Proctor housed the tiger in his garage, which was redecorated by the Highland Hundred. TOM was guarded by Proctor's hound dog. TOM II came to the University of Memphis in the fall of 1992 and is housed at his new home at Nixon Farms in Collierville, TN. His

Let's Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory. See Our Colors Bright And True; It's Fight Now Without A Fear, Fight Now Let's Shout A Cheer, Shout For Dear Memphis U. (Yell) Go Tigers Go Go Tigers Go Yea -- Tiger Go!

new home is 3500 square feet and includes two pools, a waterfall, heated and air conditioned den box and has seperately, a complete medical facility for his care and upkeep. The young tiger is nearly 500 pounds and is expected to be as large or larger than his predecessor, TOM, who was once the largest Bengal Tiger in captivity at 550 pounds.

SCHOOL COLORS The University of Memphis' official school colors of Royal Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students.

THE LOGO The University of Memphis' official logo has been redesigned by Craig Thompson, from Disciple Design in Memphis, TN. The original logo was an MSU with a leaping tiger coming out from behind the letters. The new logo is an "M" with a leaping tiger coming up over the center of the "M".