2016 WKU Boca Raton Bowl Guide by WKUSports

2016 WKU Football BOWL GUIDE

Quick FACTS 2016 WKU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 10-3 Overall; 7-1 C-USA; Conference USA Champions DATE OPPONENT TV RESULT ATTEND S 1 Rice* CBS SN W, 46-14 19,286 S 10 at Alabama ESPN2 L, 10-38 101,821 S 17 at Miami (Ohio) ESPN3 W, 31-24 19,822 S 24 Vanderbilt CBS SN L, 30-31 (OT) 23,674 O 1 Houston Baptist - W, 50-3 17,331 O 6 at Louisiana Tech* CBS SN L, 52-55 17,978 O 15 at Middle Tennessee* ESPN 3 W, 44-43 (2OT) 22,411 O 22 Old Dominion* ASN W, 59-24 18,676 O 29 at Florida Atlantic* ASN W, 52-3 9,338 N 5 FIU* beIN W, 49-21 15,516 N 12 North Texas* ESPN 3 W, 45-7 16,239 N 26 at Marshall* ESPNU W, 60-6 17,397 D 3 Louisiana Tech^ ESPN W, 58-44 13,213 Home games in Bold * - Denotes C-USA Game ^ - C-USA Championship Game

COACHING STAFF

NAME Nick Holt Brian Brohm Tony Levine Bryan Ellis Chris Barclay Ryan Beard Don Dunn Reggie Johnson Chris Springer Dale Williams

POSITION ALMA MATER Interim Head Coach/DC U. of Pacific, ‘86 Co-OC/Quarterbacks Louisville, ‘07 Co-OC/Special Teams/TEs Minnesota, ‘96 Passing Game/Wide Receivers UAB, ‘10 Running Backs Wake Forest, ‘05 Safeties WKU, ‘11 Defensive Tackles E. Tenn. St., ‘76 Defensive Ends Louisville, ‘96 Cornerbacks/Defensive GA Lindenwood, ‘13 Offensive Line West Virginia, ‘94

SUPPORT STAFF NAME POSITION Greg Brohm Director of Football Operations Dave Consiglio Asst. Dir. Strength & Conditioning Donald Day Strength & Conditioning Assistant Anthony Davis Offensive Graduate Assistant Nate Dennison Director of Player Personnel Brian Ditmer Head Equipment Manager Jessica Hulderman Assistant Athletic Trainer Zach Lankford Offensive Quality Control Vince Lewis Offensive Graduate Assistant Justin Lovett Strength & Conditioning Director Kenny Martin Defensive Graduate Assistant Sean Pugh Character Coach John Riley Football Video Coordinator Robert Sampson Asst. Dir. of Football Operations Bryan Schneider Head Football Trainer Tyson Street Assistant Equipment Manager

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location Bowling Green, Ky. Founded 1906 Enrollment 20,178 Nickname Hilltoppers Colors Red and White Stadium Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium (Turf/22,113) Conference Conference USA President Dr. Gary Ransdell Provost Dr. David Lee Director of Athletics Todd Stewart Faculty Representative Dr. Craig Martin

FOOTBALL INFORMATION

Starters Returning (O/D/S) Starters Lost (O/D/S) Lettermen Returning (O/D/S) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S) All-Time Record: All-Time Conference Record: First Year in FBS

13 (7/4/2) 12 (4/7/1) 55 (25/26/4) 21 (8/12/1) 564-385-31 (.591) 198-131-9 (.599) 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Team Roster Bowl Schedule Contact Information Depth Chart Notes Schedule Notes Depth Chart The Last Time... 2016 Game Recaps 2016 Final Stats

1 2-3 4 5 6-8 8 9 26-27 29-41 42-50

NOTEBOOK Bowl Notes Headline Notebook 2016 Notebook Game Center Player Awards Taywan Taylor Opponent Schedules

10-12 13 15-20 14 17 21 88

SPECIALTY STATISTICS Experience Breakdown Opening Drives Career/Game Starts Big Plays/Notables Specialty Game Stats 2016 Drive Summaries

22 22 23 24 25 28

THE HILLTOPPERS Interim HC Nick Holt Record Breakdown Hilltopper Profiles

51 51 52-65

RECORD BOOKS Bowl Records Team Records Individual Records

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CREDITS Editor: Kyle Neaves Asst. Editor: Bryan Fyalkowski esign/Layout: Kyle Neaves, Kevin Kirn D Photography: Steve Roberts, Matt Lunsford, Shaban Athuman Printing: Gerald Printing

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2016 HILLTOPPERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Nacarius Fant.................................................WR Drew O’Bryan.................................................. LB Keith Brown..................................................... LB Taywan Taylor................................................WR Quinton Baker................................................. RB Chris Johnson.................................................DL Drew Eckels.................................................... QB Joel Iyiegbuniwe............................................ LB Jason Johnson................................................DB Marquez Trigg................................................. RB T.J. McCollum.................................................. LB Devin Nixon....................................................WR Joe Brown.........................................................DB Tyler Ferguson............................................... QB Marcus Ward....................................................DB Omarius Bryant..............................................DL Nelson Fishback............................................ QB Xavier Lane.....................................................WR Steven Duncan.............................................. QB Devon Key........................................................DB Lucky Jackson................................................WR Tanner Reeves.................................................DL Nick Dawson-Brents.....................................DL Will Bush..........................................................WR Juwan Gardner...............................................DB Mike White...................................................... QB Nicholas Norris..............................................WR Joseph Occhipinti............................................P Quin Jernighan..............................................WR Stephon Brown.............................................WR Shaquille Johnson..........................................TE Cecil Stallings..................................................DL Deon Yelder......................................................TE Nathan Roush.................................................DB Anthony Wales............................................... RB Jordon Gonzalez............................................DB DeAndre Farris................................................DB De’Andre Simmons.......................................DB Devante Duclos..............................................DL Omar Stover.................................................... RB Masai Whyte.................................................... LB Devon Wharton..............................................DB Martavius Mims..............................................DB Drell Greene....................................................DB Leverick Johnson...........................................DB Gaej Walker......................................................DB Branden Leston..............................................DB D’Andre Ferby................................................. RB Leon Allen........................................................ RB Drew Davis....................................................... LB Nicholas Coffey..............................................DL AJ Jackson........................................................DB Ryan Nuss............................................................K Tacorian Darden.............................................DB Alex Rinella.........................................................K Anthony Robinson........................................DL

No. 33 78 3 54 7 2 17 9 13 46 55 35 86 49 83 38 53 34 12 87 47 24 10 4 64 1 22 32 60 7 9 42 14 21 28 70 77 44 99 68 4 36 49 11 16 67 5 29 3 18 91 10 76 9 31 96 55 79 89 6 61 27 50 94 6 69 15

NAME Leon Allen Nick Allen Quinton Baker Daeshawn Bertram Joe Brown Keith Brown Stephon Brown Omarius Bryant Will Bush Demetrius Cain Tyler Camp Nicholas Coffey Josh Cole Jake Collins Chris Cotto Tacorian Darden Jeremy Darvin Drew Davis Nick Dawson-Brents Stevie Donatell Nolan Dowling Devante Duclos Steven Duncan Drew Eckels Dennis Edwards Nacarius Fant DeAndre Farris D’Andre Ferby Dylan Ferguson Tyler Ferguson Nelson Fishback Kyle Fourtenbary Juwan Gardner Jordon Gonzalez Drell Greene Max Halpin Hunter Holland Ben Holt Ty’Ron Horton Parker Howell Joel Iyiegbuniwe AJ Jackson Canon Jackson Lucky Jackson Quin Jernighan Seth Joest Jason Johnson Leverick Johnson Chris Johnson Shaquille Johnson Trae Jones Devon Key Forrest Lamp Xavier Lane Branden Leston Julien Lewis Jalen Madden Joe Manley Desmond Maxwell T.J. McCollum Jordan Meredith Martavius Mims Der’Quione Mobley Jared Nash Devin Nixon Matt Nord Nicholas Norris

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POS. HT WT RB 6-0 235 OL 6-6 300 RB 5-10 195 LB 5-11 225 DB 5-10 195 LB 6-1 240 WR 5-9 190 DL 6-3 310 WR 5-11 195 LB 6-1 230 OL 6-3 305 DL 6-4 270 K 6-0 200 P/K 6-1 200 WR 5-11 190 DB 5-10 185 DL 6-1 295 LB 6-1 225 DL 6-3 275 TE 6-6 235 LS 6-0 230 DL 6-1 240 QB 6-5 230 QB 6-4 210 OL 6-1 305 WR 5-9 185 DB 5-10 190 RB 6-1 240 DL 6-2 300 QB 6-4 225 QB 6-2 215 TE 6-4 225 DB 6-1 205 DB 6-0 180 DB 6-1 200 OL 6-3 295 OL 6-2 290 RB 5-11 220 DL 6-3 280 OL 6-5 285 LB 6-2 225 DB 5-11 175 LB 6-2 210 WR 6-1 185 WR 6-3 205 OL 6-3 290 DB 6-0 205 DB 6-1 185 DL 6-2 290 TE 6-4 235 DL 6-1 280 DB 6-1 195 OL 6-4 300 WR 6-4 200 DB 6-3 205 DL 6-3 300 DL 6-2 325 OL 6-6 315 TE 6-2 250 LB 6-3 240 OL 6-2 290 DB 6-1 205 LB 6-1 230 LS 5-11 230 WR 6-0 190 OL 6-6 310 WR 5-9 175

CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL r-Sr.-3L Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee) r-So.-TR Belleville, Ill. (Belleville West/UT-Martin) Fr.-HS Ashland, Ky. (Ashland Blazer) r-Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (Trinity) Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (Butler) GS-TR Miami, Fla. (Miami Norland/Louisville) r-Sr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. (Henry County) Sr.-1L Byram, Miss. (Terry/Southwest MS CC) r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) Fr.-HS Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell County) r-Fr.-RS Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons) r-Fr.-RS Dunnville, Ky. (Russell County) So.-JC Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire/Nassau CC) r-So.-1L Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Fr.-HS Hallandale, Fla. (Hallandale) r-Fr.-RS Russellville, Ky. (Russellville) Fr.-HS Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan) Sr.-3L Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones) GS-TR Charlotte, N.C. (Phillip O’Berry/Louisville) GS-TR Lone Tree, Colo. (Highlands/Wake Forest) r-Sr.-3L Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East) Sr.-3L Miami, Fla. (Miami Central) Fr.-HS Summerville, S.C. (Ashley Ridge) r-So.-RS Daytona, Fla. (Warner Christian Aca.) r-So.-1L Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) Jr.-2L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) r-So.-1L Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins) r-So.-1L Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth) r-So.-SQ Mount Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East) GS-TR Bakersfield, Calif. (Ridgeview/Louisville) r-Sr.-2L Oroville, Calif. (Durham/Butte CC) Fr.-HS Opelika, Ala. (Opelika) r-Jr.-1L Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual) r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual) So.-1L Alma, Ga. (Bacon County) r-Sr.-3L Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Covington Catholic) r-Fr.-RS Buford, Ga. (Buford) r-Fr.-RS Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual) r-Fr.-RS Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Aca.) r-So.-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren) r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Seneca) r-Fr.-RS Louisville, Ky. (Trinity) r-Fr.-RS Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette) r-Fr.-RS LaVergne, Tenn. (LaVergne) Fr.-HS Versailles, Ky. (Woodford County) r-Fr.-RS Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee) Jr.-2L Miami, Fla. (Northwestern) Jr.-JC Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) Sr.-3L Lake City, Fla. (Columbia) r-Jr.-1L Cusseta, Ga. (Chattahoochee County) Fr.-HS Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station) r-Sr.-3L Venice, Fla. (Venice) Fr.-HS Montgomery, Ala. (Carver) r-Sr.-2L Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater/Presbyterian) r-So.-SQ Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones) Fr.-HS Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Northridge) r-Sr.-2L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green/Louisville) r-Sr.-1L Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park/Georgetown Coll.) r-Jr.-1L Birmingham, Ala. (Clay-Chalkville/UAB) Fr.-HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) r-So.-1L Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals) r-So.-SQ Louisville, Ky. (Central) So.-JC Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers/Saddleback Coll.) r-Fr.-RS Melbourne, Fla. (Viera) r-Jr.-2L Louisville, Ky. (DeSales) Sr.-3L Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)

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2016 HILLTOPPERS No. 37 1 45 15 42 63 82 80 58 52 51 11 52 73 39 40 48 20 56 71 88 23 75 59 18 25 2 90 81 5 65 41 84 20 30 8 26 14 25 95 62 74 19

NAME Ryan Nuss Drew O’Bryan Tyler Obee Joseph Occhipinti Derik Overstreet Miles Pate Jahcour Pearson Kameron Peeler DeVon Quincy Adam Raschilla Brandon Ray Tanner Reeves Chris Rehak Cullen Reynolds Alex Rinella Anthony Robinson Kalvin Robinson Nathan Roush Evan Sayner R.J. Scaife Skyler Simcox De’Andre Simmons Jimmie Sims Jarrett Sippola Cecil Stallings Omar Stover Taywan Taylor Jack Thompson Kylen Towner Marquez Trigg Nick True Blair Vaughan Wesley Vollmer Anthony Wales Gaej Walker Marcus Ward Devon Wharton Mike White Masai Whyte Heath Wiggins Darrell Williams Jr. Tyler Witt Deon Yelder

WHAT RETURNS...

Rushing Yards................92.3% Passing Yards.......................3% Receiving Yards.............56.6% Punt Return Yards.........100% Kick Return Yards.........94.2% Interceptions..................41.2% Scoring..............................51.9% Total Offense..................30.8% All-Purpose Yards.........69.5% Field Goals.............................0% Punting Yards..................100% Tackles...............................61.7% Tackles for Loss.............58.4% Sacks..................................50.0% Fumbles Recovered.....28.6% Fumbles Forced.............41.7%

POS. K LB LB P DL OL WR WR LB OL OL DL DL OL K DL DL DB DL OL K DB OL LB DL RB WR DL WR RB TE RB TE RB DB DB DB QB LB DL OL OL TE

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

WT 190 230 200 190 255 300 180 180 230 310 285 255 305 310 220 230 250 190 290 285 175 195 290 200 220 205 195 235 175 220 265 225 220 195 180 210 215 215 220 270 310 295 240

CL r-So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Jr.-2L r-Fr.-RS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS r-Jr.-2L r-Jr.-2L r-Fr.-RS r-Fr.-RS r-Fr.-RS Fr.-HS Sr.-3L r-So.-1L r-So.-1L r-Fr.-RS So.-TR r-Jr.-2L r-Jr.-2L r-Fr.-RS Fr.-HS r-Jr.-SQ Sr.-3L r-Fr.-RS r-Jr.-2L r-Fr.-RS r-So.-SQ r-Sr.-3L r-Fr.-RS r-Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Fr.-HS r-Jr.-RS r-So.-1L r-Fr.-RS r-Sr.-3L Fr.-HS r-Jr.-1L

Offensive Starts Returning OL Forrest Lamp..................... 39 OL Brandon Ray..................... 27 OL Darrell Williams, Jr........... 27 OL Max Halpin........................ 24 WR Taywan Taylor.................. 19 RB Leon Allen.......................... 14 OL Dennis Edwards............... 13 WR Nicholas Norris............... 18 RB Anthony Wales....................7 RB D’Andre Ferby......................4 WR Nacarius Fant......................1 QB Nelson Fishback.................1 OL Joe Manley...........................1 TE Desmond Maxwell.............1

HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield/East Tennessee) Ashland, Ky. (Ashland Blazer) Flossmoore, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman) Suwanne, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan) Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast) Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette) Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County) Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones) Lakeland, Fla. (George W. Jenkins) Columbus, Ga. (Pacelli) Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville-North Hopkins) Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill) Frankfort, Ky. (Frankfort) Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Louisville, Ky. (DeSales) Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County) Dade City, Fla. (Pasco) Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon/Emory & Henry) Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach) New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35) Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton) Tucker, Ga. (Tucker) Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook/Wyoming) Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park) Edmonton, Ky. (Metcalfe County) Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal) Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow) Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands) Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic) Clearwater, Fla. (Calvary Christian) Louisville, Ky. (Central) Gibsonton, Fla. (East Bay) Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University/USF) Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins) Mayfield, Ky. (Graves County) Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens) Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Aca.) Louisville, Ky. (Southern)

Defensive Starts Returning DB Marcus Ward..................... 29 DL Derik Overstreet.............. 21 DB Branden Leston............... 20 LB T.J. McCollum.................... 14 DB Joe Brown.............................4 DL Tanner Reeves.....................3 DL Omarius Bryant...................2 DL Kalvin Robinson..................2 DB DeAndre Simmons............2 DL Devante Duclos..................1 DB Martavius Mims..................1 Specialist Starts Returning LS Nolan Dowling.................. 39 P Joseph Occhipinti.............. 15 P Jake Collins........................... 11

Offensive Starts Lost QB Brandon Doughty.......... 38 WR Jared Dangerfield.......... 26 TE Tim Gorski........................... 18 WR Antwane Grant............... 18 TE Tyler Higbee....................... 16 Defensive Starts Lost DL Gavin Rocker..................... 39 DL Jontavius Morris.............. 32 LB Nick Holt............................. 27 DB P. Charles Iworah............. 27 DL Bryan Shorter................... 25 LB Dejon Brown..................... 20 DL Devante Terrell................. 17 DB Wonderful Terry............... 11 LB Nick Newton.........................7 DL Ge’Monee Brown...............4 DB Forrest Coleman.................2 Specialist Starts Lost K Garrett Schwettman......... 51

NUMERICAL ROSTER 41 42 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 90 91 94 95 96 99

Blair Vaughan.................................................. RB Kyle Fourtenbary............................................TE Derik Overstreet.............................................DL Ben Holt............................................................ RB Tyler Obee........................................................ LB Demetrius Cain.............................................. LB Nolan Dowling................................................LS Kalvin Robinson.............................................DL Jake Collins.....................................................P/K Canon Jackson................................................ LB Der’Quione Mobley...................................... LB Brandon Ray....................................................OL Adam Raschilla...............................................OL Chris Rehak......................................................DL Jeremy Darvin.................................................DL Daeshawn Bertram....................................... LB Tyler Camp.......................................................OL Jalen Madden.................................................DL Evan Sayner.....................................................DL DeVon Quincy................................................. LB Jarrett Sippola................................................ LB Dylan Ferguson..............................................DL Jordan Meredith............................................OL Darrell Williams Jr..........................................OL Miles Pate.........................................................OL Dennis Edwards.............................................OL Nick True...........................................................OL Seth Joest.........................................................OL Parker Howell..................................................OL Matt Nord.........................................................OL Max Halpin.......................................................OL R.J. Scaife..........................................................OL Cullen Reynolds.............................................OL Tyler Witt...........................................................OL Jimmie Sims....................................................OL Forrest Lamp...................................................OL Hunter Holland...............................................OL Nick Allen.........................................................OL Joe Manley.......................................................OL Kameron Peeler.............................................WR Kylen Towner..................................................WR Jahcour Pearson............................................WR Chris Cotto......................................................WR Wesley Vollmer................................................TE Josh Cole.............................................................K Stevie Donatell................................................TE Skyler Simcox.....................................................K Desmond Maxwell.........................................TE Jack Thompson..............................................DL Trae Jones........................................................DL Jared Nash.........................................................LS Heath Wiggins................................................DL Julien Lewis.....................................................DL Ty’Ron Horton................................................DL

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BOWL SCHEDULE TENTATIVE BOCA RATON BOWL ITINERARY ALL TIMES BELOW ARE LOCAL. (BOWLING GREEN, KY - CST | BOCA RATON, FLA. - EST)

Practice

1:30-3:30 p.m. Select players available

9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Select coaches and Nick Holt available

Friday

Saturday

Players off

Practice

No availability

3 p.m.

9 - 10:30 a.m. Offensive players and coaches available

9 - 10:30 a.m. Defensive players and coaches available

9 - 10:30 a.m. Nick Holt available

Team departs for bowl game

Late Afternoon

1:45 p.m. 7 p.m. | ESPN Media availability Kickoff from - Palm Beach FAU Stadium County Convention Center

PRACTICE SCHEDULE IN BOCA RATON WKU will practice at the Saint Andrew’s School (3900 Jog Road) in Boca Raton on Saturday and Sunday morning. Practices will be OPEN for the first 15 minutes and CLOSED for the remainder. Interviews will be conducted immediately following practice. All student-athletes and assistant coaches are available both days.

Sunday

Sunday Community Outreach Boca Regional Community Hospital

Monday

Tuesday

6 p.m. Pep Rally at CityPlace, Delray

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Beach party - Lake 6 p.m. Worth Pier Team Welcome Party - Boca Raton Resort and Club

Saturday, Dec. 17: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18: 9:15 - 11 a.m. (Holt available) Media members should submit requests to Kyle Neaves via text (228-424-6921) or e-mail (Kyle.Neaves@WKU.edu) before practice.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND PARKING PASSES ABOUT THE GAME All credential and parking requests should be made via the Media Credential Request through the Boca Raton Bowl. Contact media@thebocabowl.com for more information.

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In October 2013, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and ESPN announced the creation of the Boca Raton Bowl. The inaugural postseason college football event kicked off in December 2014, before the Christmas holiday, and was televised live on the ESPN family of networks. The Boca Raton Bowl features a team from the MAC against a team from either Conference USA or the American Athletic Conference, with the leagues rotating each year as part of a six-year agreement (2014-2019).

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Contact INFORMATION WKU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Kyle Neaves Associate Athletic Director Football Contact 228-424-6921 (Cell) 270-745-3756 (Office) Kyle.Neaves@wku.edu @KyleNeavesWKU Bryan Fyalkowski Assistant Director Secondary Contact - Players 412-335-2675 (Cell) 270-745-5388 (Office) Bryan.Fyalkowski@wku.edu @fyalkowski

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF DIRECTORY

Kyle Neaves Zach Greenwell Currie McFayden Bryan Fyalkowski Jessica Leifheit Paul Just Lance Dozier Steve Roberts Matt Lunsford

Associate A.D./Communications Associate Director Associate Director Assistant Director Assistant Director SID Emeritus/Historian Media Relations Assistant Lead Photographer Assistant Photographer

CONFERENCE USA MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Russ Anderson RDAnderson@c-usa.org

Assistant Commissioner

MAILING INFORMATION Conference USA 5201 North O’Connor - Suite 300 Irving, Texas 75039 PHONE FAX 214-774-1300 214-496-0055 WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA ConferenceUSA.com Twitter: Facebook: @Conference_USA Conference USA @CUSAFB

BOCA RATON BOWL MEDIA RELATIONS Sara Perez SPerez@orangebowl.com MAILING INFORMATION (TEAM HOTEL) Boca Raton Resort and Club 501 E Camino Real Boca Raton, FL 33432 PHONE (313) 207-2595

MAILING INFORMATION E.A. Diddle Arena c/o Media Relations 1605 Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, KY 42101-6412

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Depth Chart NOTES

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Is 1 of 2 QB averaging 10+ yards per pass attempt (Baker Mayfield) and 1 of 12 QB averaging 300+ yards Is 2nd in the nation with 6 games of 200+ passer rating this year and ranks 3rd overall with a 181 rating Ranks 9th in passing touchdowns (34), 10th in completion % (67.4) and 6th in passing 1st downs (162) Won Conference USA Offensive PotW, with Manning Award, Davey O’Brien and CFPA recognition in Week 1 Had a 4-yard touchdown pass to Taywan Taylor vs. NT and a 9-yard score to Stevie Donatell at FAU Completed a 61-yard touchdown pass to Nacarius Fant in the 2nd quarter vs. Vanderbilt Saw multiple series of playing time vs. HBU and completed 4-of-7 passes for 49 yards

Year GP/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT 2016 13/13 260 386 67.4 4027 34/6 Career 30/28 476 803 59.3 6749 45/22 Car. Highs: 36 50 87.5 517 5/4

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Is 2nd in the country with 24 rushing touchdowns (W. Worth, Navy - 25) and leads C- USA with 156 points Is 1 of 2 RB averaging 6.8+ yards per rush with 200+ carries (I. Mathers - MT), ranks 12th in rushing yards Has rushed for 83+ yards and 1+ touchdown in 10 straight games (176 rushes for 1,274 yards and 22 TD) Ranks 8th all-time in WKU program history in rushing yards (3,097) and 2nd in touchdowns scored (44) Had 10 carries for a career-high 104 yards at Marshall, joining Wales as a pair of WKU 100-yard rushers Started his 1st game in place of Wales at Miami (Ohio), rushing 20 times for 103 yards and 1 touchdown Was 1 of 7 true freshmen in the country with a 100-yard rushing game thru all Week 3 contests

Year GP/GS Rush Yds. 2016 12/11 202 1376 Career 45/17 456 3097 Car. Highs: 36 209

#2 Taywan Taylor 6-1, 195, Sr., Louisville, Ky.

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Named a Biletnikoff semifinalist in 2015 and 2016, leads the nation with 1,087 1st-half yards and 13 TD Back-to-back All-C-USA 1st Team in 2015 and 2016, has 16 contests of 100+ yards over the past 2 seasons Ranks 2nd in the country in receiving yards, leads the nation in catches of 30+, 40+, 50+ and 70+ yards Is the all-time FBS and FCS leader in receiving yards (4,090) and touchdowns (40) among Kentuckians

#11 Lucky Jackson 6-1, 185, r-Fr., Lexington, Ky. #15 Nicholas Norris 5-9, 175, Sr., Miami, Fla.

#14 Mike White 6-4, 215, r-Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. #7 Tyler Ferguson 6-4, 225, GS, Bakersfield, Calif.

#20 Anthony Wales 5-10, 195, r-Sr., Louisville, Ky. #3 Quinton Baker 5-10, 195, Fr., Ashland, Ky.

WR WR

#81 Kylen Towner 5-8, 175, r-Jr., Mobile, Ala.

#11 Lucky Jackson 6-1, 185, r-Fr., Lexington, Ky. #16 Quin Jernighan 6-3, 205, r-Fr., LaVergne, Tenn.

#18 Shaquille Johnson 6-4, 235, Sr., Lake City, Fla. #89 Desmond Maxwell 6-2, 250, r-Sr., Louisville, Ky.

#76 Forrest Lamp 6-4, 300, r-Sr., Venice, Fla. #69 Matt Nord 6-6, 310, r-Jr., Louisville, Ky.

#51 Brandon Ray 6-2, 285, r-Jr., Madison, Ala. #63 Miles Pate 6-3, 300, r-Fr., Suwanee, Ga.

#70 Max Halpin 6-3, 295, r-Sr., Fort Mitchell, Ky. #64 Dennis Edwards 6-1, 305, r-So., Snellville, Ga.

#64 Dennis Edwards 6-1, 305, r-So., Snellville, Ga. #75 Jimmie Sims 6-5, 290, r-Jr., New Orleans, La.

#62 Darrell Williams, Jr. 6-6, 310, r-Sr., Dublin, Ga. #68 Parker Howell 6-5, 285, r-Fr., Nashville, Tenn.

Year GP/GS Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT 2016 9/0 19 41 46.3 234 3/0 Car. Highs: 7 11 70.0 125 1/0 Avg. TD 6.8 24 6.8 40 - 4

Long 59 75 75

Year GP/GS Rush Yds. Avg. TD 2016 13/1 97 533 5.5 4 Car. Highs: 20 104 - 1

Long 39 39

Year GP/GS 2016 13/13 Career 51/32 Car. Highs:

Avg. TD 17.8 16 16.8 40 - 3

Long 80 80 80

• Posted a career-high 83 receiving yards at Florida Atlantic, including a 54-yard touchdown catch and run • Caught a career-high 5 passes vs. FIU, leading the team in receptions for the 1st time in his young career • Had 2 receptions at #1 Alabama, including the team’s lone touchdown in the 4th quarter from Eckels

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2016 13/5 24 369 15.4 2 Car. Highs: 5 83 - 1

Long 54 54

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Ranks 24th in the nation in catches (73), 10th in yards (1,253) and is 1 of 11 receivers with 13 touchdowns Named a 2nd Team All-American slot receiver by www.ProFootballFocus.com, has 4 games of 130+ yards Ranks 166th in NCAA history with 3,026 receiving yards, which puts him 9th among all active players Scored 3 touchdowns on 3 touches vs. HBU (34-yard catch - 1Q, 19-yard catch - 2Q, 85-yard rush - 3Q) Had career-highs of 2 receptions for 39 yards, including a career-long 33-yard catch, vs. Old Dominion Returned the opening kick off 93 yards for a touchdown at Marshall, his 1st kick return score of the year Picked up a 6-yard scoop-and-score touchdown at Louisiana Tech after a blocked punt by Shaq Johnson

Year GP/GS 2016 12/10 Career 51/28 Car. Highs:

Avg. TD 17.2 13 15.8 25 - 3

Long 87 87 87

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2016 13/0 5 69 13.8 0 Car. Highs: 2 39 - 0

Long 33 33

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Has caught 1+ pass in 7 consecutive games, including multiple receptions in 6 straight games for WKU Posted a career-high 83 receiving yards at Florida Atlantic, including a 54-yard touchdown catch and run Caught a career-high 5 passes vs. FIU, leading the team in receptions for the 1st time in his young career Had 2 receptions at #1 Alabama, including the team’s lone touchdown in the 4th quarter from Eckels Caught 1 pass in 4 straight from Week 9 to 12, including a career-long 20-yard reception vs. North Texas Made his 1st-career WKU catch at Florida Atlantic, which was a 3-yard touchdown reception from Eckels Redshirted his 1st season on The Hill, played at LaVergne High School under head coach Stanton Stevens

Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD 2016 13/5 24 369 15.4 2 Career 13/5 24 369 15.4 2 Car. Highs: 5 83 - 1

Long 54 54 54

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2016 7/0 4 46 11.5 1 Car. Highs: 1 20 - 1

Long 20 20

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Caught his 2nd-career touchdown, a 4-yard pass from White, at Middle Tennessee in the 3rd quarter Had a career-high 3 receptions vs. Vanderbilt, including an 8-yard touchdown catch in the overtime Caught a 23-yard pass at Marshall with under 10 seconds left in the 1st half to set up a WKU field goal Made his 1st career reception, a 35-yard pass from White, on a 1st quarter flea flicker vs. Rice in Week 1 Has appeared in all 13 games so far, recording his 1st career catch at Middle Tennessee Saw game action in 13 of 14 games and started at full back at Vanderbilt in 2015 Was used primarily as a blocking full back and protector on special teams units in 2015

Year GP/GS Rec Yds. Avg. TD 2016 13/6 9 110 12.2 2 Career 51/6 9 110 12.2 2 Car. Highs: 3 35 - 1

Long 35 35 35

Year GP/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2016 13/2 1 8 8.0 0 Car. Highs: 1 8 8.0 0

Long 8 8

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Started 39 consecutive games at LT before missing 2 games this season (vs. Vanderbilt and vs. HBU), has started 8 games since The WKU offensive line didn’t allow a sack in the last 4 games of the season, as the Hilltoppers rank 22nd in the nation in sacks allowed Has been named to www.ProFootballFocus.com Team of the Week on 2 occasions this season (at #1 Alabama and at Louisiana Tech) Named a 2nd Team All-American offensive tackle by www.ProFootballFocus.com, and back-to-back All-C-USA 1st Team in 2015 and 2016 Made his 1st career start vs. HBU, helping WKU reach the 50-point mark with a then-season-high 252 rushing yards Was in line to play a major role in WKU’s offensive line rotation in 2015 before a preseason injury forced him to redshirt Saw a majority of time rotating with former right tackle Cameron Clemmons on a limited basis during the 2014 season

Year GP/GS 2016 11/11 2015 14/14 Career 50/50 Year GP/GS 2016 13/1 Career: 30/1

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Has been WKU’s starting left guard for 40 consecutive games and has started every game of his Hilltopper career Was a part of the offensive line during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, 4th-most in a single game in WKU program history Became WKU’s 2nd Football Writer’s Association of America Freshman All-American since 2011 following his debut season Named to 2014 FWAA and Conference USA All-Freshman Teams, and 2016 Preseason All-Conference USA 2nd Team by Athlon After redshirting his 1st season on The Hill, he has made appearances in each of the past 10 games for WKU Comes from a powerhouse Georgia 6A program in Peachtree Ridge that went to the state playoffs in 3 of his 4 seasons Was a 2-star prospect coming out of high school by 247Sports and Rivals

Year GP/GS 2016 13/13 2015 14/14 Career 40/40

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Earned All-CUSA 1st Team honors this season, In his 42 games played at WKU, the Hilltoppers have averaged 500+ yards of total offense Returned from a 2014 back injury in fine form, starting the last 27 games at center for the Hilltoppers over the past 2 seasons Helped pave the way for WKU’s 7th-straight 1,000-yard rusher and the WKU’s 3rd-straight record breaker in passing and total offense Named to the Rimington Award Watch List in each of last 2 seasons, and was recently tabbed as a 2016 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee Assumed a starting role in WKU’s offensive front in 2015, starting 12 games and appearing all 14 at right guard for the Tops Was a part of the offensive line during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, 4th-most in a single game in WKU program history Named to the 2015 Conference USA All-Freshman Team

Year GP/GS 2016 13/13 2015 14/14 Career 42/37

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Assumed a starting role in WKU’s offensive front in 2015, starting 12 games and appearing all 14 at RG for the Tops Was a part of the offensive line during the Hilltoppers’ 683 total yards at NT, 4th-most in a single game in WKU program history Helped pave the way for WKU’s 7th-straight 1,000-yard rusher and the WKU’s 3rd-straight record breaker in passing and total offense Serves as WKU’s backup center behind Halpin Has appeared in 11 of 13 games this season, starting at right tackle vs. Vanderbilt and at tight end in 6 contests Played in 12 games last season, primarily as a reserve tackle along the Hilltoppers’ offensive line Used initially as a protector on field goals and extra-points, but saw his snaps increase at RT as 2015 progressed

Year GP/GS 2016 13/12 2015 14/12 Career 27/24

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Has started all 13 games this season, 12 at right tackle and 1 at left tackle, making it 36 straight starts for WKU Started in all 14 games at right tackle for WKU in 2015 as the offensive line finished No. 19 nationally in sacks allowed Bounced back from injury early in 2014 season to start 10 straight games at right guard, while also rotating in at right tackle Two-sport athlete at West Laurens High School as he lettered all four years in football and basketball Redshirted his 1st season on The Hill, making his 1st-career appearance at #1 Alabama, then 4 more so far in 2016 Led his Christ Presbyterian Academy team to a perfect 15-0 record and a TSSAA Class 3A Championship Rated the No. 38 prospect in the state of Tennessee in the 2015 signing class and earned Mr. Football Lineman honors

Year GP/GS 2016 13/13 2015 14/14 Career 45/40

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Rec Yds. 89 1586 244 4090 12 197

Rec Yds. 73 1253 191 3026 11 187

Year GP/GS 2016 10/0 Career: 10/0

Year GP/GS 2016 13/12 Career: 27/24

Year GP/GS 2016 11/7 Career: 32/7

Year GP/GS 2016 5/0 Career: 5/0

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Depth Chart NOTES

#42 Derik Overstreet 6-2, 255, Jr., Paducah, Ky #48 Kalvin Robinson 6-5, 250, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.

#9 Omarius Bryant 6-3, 310, Sr., Byram, Miss. #96 Julien Lewis 6-3, 300, r-So., Madison, Ala.

#3 Chris Johnson 6-2, 290, Jr., Gulfport, Miss. #56 Evan Sayner 6-3, 290, r-So., Paducah, Ky.

#12 Nick Dawson-Brents 6-3, 275, Gr., Charlotte, N.C. #11 Tanner Reeves 6-4, 255, r-Jr., Lakeland, Fla.

#6 T.J. McCollum 6-3, 240, r-Jr., Birmingham, Ala. #25 Masai Whyte 6-0, 220, r-So., Shelbyville, Ky.

#2 Keith Brown 6-1, 240, GS, Miami, Fla. #50 Der’Quione Mobley 6-1, 230, r-So., Louisville, Ky.

#4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe 6-2, 225, r-So., Bowling Green, Ky. #34 Drew Davis 6-1, 225, Sr., Madison, Ala.

CB S

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Forced 12 QBH in the last 7 games, increasing his team-leading number to 17 this season Had a career-high 2 sacks at Miami (Ohio), he ranks 4th on the Hilltoppers with 3 sacks Recorded WKU’s 1st sack of the season at #1 Alabama on Jalen Hurts in the 1st quarter Transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC, where he led the Bears with 86 tackles in 2014 Blocked a 3rd-quarter extra point at Marshall, which J. Brown returned for 2 WKU points Tied career high with 3 total tackles (1 solo, 2 assisted) in WKU’s victory at Florida Atlantic Busted through the Middle Tennessee offensive line to record his 1st-career TFL for 5 yards

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/13 17 18 35 3-20 9.5-32 Career 26/15 34 31 65 4.5-32 13-52 Car. Highs: 3 3 5 2.0 2.0

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Has 0.5+ TFL in 8 of 13 games, as he ranks 2nd on WKU with 11.5 TFL and 4 sacks this year Had a career-high 4 TFL among the Hilltoppers’ 13 total vs. Vanderbilt to lead the team Had the first 2 sacks of his WKU career at Miami (Ohio), to match Bryant for a game-high Came to WKU after spending 2 seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Recorded his 1st-career TFL vs. FIU, while adding a career-high 2 solo tackles vs. the Panthers Had a career night vs. HBU with 4 total tackles (1 solo, 3 assisted) in WKU’s 50-3 victory AP Honorable Mention All-State his senior year and Kentucky’s No. 11 prospect by 247Sports

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/13 19 20 39 4-14 11.5-28 Career 13/13 19 20 39 4-14 11.5-28 Car. Highs: 4 2 5 2.0 4.0

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Led the Hilltoppers with a career-high 2.5 sacks in the C-USA Championship Game Has 1+ TFL in 4 consecutive games, as he ranks 5th on WKU with 8 TFL this season Accumulated 5 assisted tackles, including 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PBU and 1 QB hurry vs. FIU Made 2 solo tackles at #1 Alabama and had a FR in the 4th quarter that led to a score Led all WKU defensive linemen with 6 tackles (1 solo, 5 assisted) vs. Rice in the opener Started his 5th game of the season at Florida Atlantic and made 2 assisted tackles Had 1 TFL at Miami (Ohio) in the 1st quarter to force an early punt by the RedHawks

Year GP/GS 2016 11/6 Career 48/6 Car. Highs:

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Led all players with 10 tackles (6 solo, 4 assisted) in the C-USA Championship Game, with 1 TFL Had a team-high 7 tackles (6 solo, 1 assisted) vs. North Texas, including 1 TFL to go along with 1 QBH Led the Hilltoppers with 12 tackles (5 solo, 7 assisted) vs. Rice, despite not playing most of 2nd half UAB transfer started all 14 games in 2015 and led WKU in tackles (106) and tackles for loss (11.5-30) Busted through the FIU offensive line to record his 1st-career sack, forcing a fumble in the process Started for the 2nd-straight game at Louisiana Tech and was 4th on the team with 7 tackles (1 TFL) Made 1st-career start vs. HBU and notched a career-high 8 tackles, which was 2nd on the team

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 11/11 45 40 85 0 4-8 Career 35/25 145 104 249 3-14 15.5-38 Car. Highs: 8 8 13 1.0 4.0

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Is 7th in the country and leads C-USA with 123 total tackles this season, averaging 9.5 per contest Named a 2nd Team All-American linebacker by www.ProFootballFocus.com and All-CUSA 1st Team honors Led team in tackles vs. Vanderbilt (12) and at Marshall (14), while adding 1 sack and 2.5 TFL in each contest Led team for 8th-straight game vs. FIU with 11 tackles (3 solo, 8 assisted), including 1 TFL and 0.5 sacks Had 1 solo and 1 assisted tackle vs. HBU and added his 1st-career TFL (0.5 sacks) Made his collegiate debut vs. Rice and recorded 4 tackles (1 solo, 3 assisted) Physical middle LB prospect who learned the game from the sidelines his 1st 2 seasons

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/13 58 65 123 6-38 12.5-51 Career 50/23 105 119 224 6-38 12.5-51 Car. Highs: 9 13 14 2.0 2.5

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Ranks 3rd on WKU with 10 TFL this season, including a career-high 3 TFL vs. Vanderbilt Recorded 6 tackles (3 solo, 3 assisted) vs. FIU, including 1.5 TFL and 1 QB hurry Had a career-high 1.5 sacks, while adding 2 TFL and a FF that led to a WKU FG at Miami (Ohio) Led the team with a career-high 10 total tackles (7 solo, 3 assisted) at #1 Alabama Had a career-high 7 tackles (1 solo, 6 assisted) at Marshall, with 5 on defense and 2 on special teams Made 5 total tackles (4 solo, 1 assisted) at Florida Atlantic, which tied for 2nd on the team Tallied 5 total tackles vs. HBU, while recording his 1st-career PBU and INT on consecutive plays

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/13 39 25 64 3.5-24 10-44 Career 30/13 54 30 84 4.5-26 11-46 Car. Highs: 7 7 10 1.5 3.0 Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/0 15 18 33 0 0 Car. Highs: 4 6 7 1.0 1.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/13 11 15 26 2.5-18 6.5-28 Career 36/34 63 42 105 6.5-42 19-71 Car. Highs: 6 2 7 2.0 2.5 Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 12/0 2 8 10 0 0.5-0 Car. Highs: 3 2 4 1.0 1.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 12/0 5 11 16 0.5-1 1-5 Car. Highs: 1 2 3 0.5 1.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/0 3 5 8 0 1-2 Car. Highs: 2 3 4 0 1.0 UT 14 27 5

AT TT Sack TFL 18 32 4-33 8-36 28 55 4-33 8-36 6 7 2.5 2.5

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 13/5 6 11 17 0 2-2 Car. Highs: 2 5 6 2.0 2.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 10/2 15 15 30 1-7 2-10 Car. Highs: 4 4 8 1.0 1.0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT Sack TFL 2016 11/0 2 4 6 0 0.5-1 Car. Highs: 1 3 4 0 0.5

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 13/11 20 8 28 0 1/8 Career 33/13 33 13 46 1-2 2/9 Car. Highs: 6 2 8 1.0 1/3

#27 Martavius Mims 6-1, 200, r-Fr., Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 10/1 6 5 11 0 0/2 Car. Highs: 2 2 2 0 0/1

#31 Branden Leston 6-3, 205, r-Sr., Clearwater, Fla.

#14 Juwan Gardner 6-1, 205, r-Jr., Louisville, Ky. #28 Drell Greene 6-1, 200, So., Alma, Ga.

Had a season-high 2 TFL in the C-USA Championship, with 4 tackles and 2 QBH Recorded his 1st-career pick vs. FIU after a batted ball in the endzone by Joe Brown Has made 33 consecutive starts at defensive end for WKU dating back to 2014 Was 2014 C-USA All-Freshman Team and 2014 Bahamas Bowl Defensive MVP Recorded 0.5 TFL at Marshall, his 1st tackle behind the line of scrimmage in 2016 Played in 40 games in his career on The Hill, including a pair of starts his freshman season Appeared in 10 of 14 contests in 2015, recording a season-high 2 tackles at North Texas

• Had a career-high 8 tackles (6 solo, 2 assisted) in the C-USA Championship Game #23 De’Andre Simmons • Made ESPN SportsCenter’s #1 play with his juggling interception vs. Rice in Week 1 5-11, 195, R-So., Royal Palm Beach, Fla.• Had a career-high 3 PBU at Miami (Ohio), tying for the team lead with L. Johnson

#5 Jason Johnson 6-0, 205, r-Fr., Pahokee, Fla.

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#7 Joe Brown 5-10, 195, Jr., Louisville, Ky. #29 Leverick Johnson 6-1, 185, Jr., Miami, Fla.

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Recorded his 1st-career pick in 2015 vs. Miami (Ohio), 1 of 3 that day for the Tops Broke up a Florida Atlantic pass in the end zone in the 2nd quarter to hold the Owls to a FG Collected 2 assisted tackles and 1 pass breakup in the 2nd quarter at #1 Alabama Rated No. 65 prospect in Alabama by 247Sports.com and No. 167 DB in the nation out of HS

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Made his 1st interception of the season to clinch the C-USA Championship Game Named a 1st Team All-American special teamer by www.ProFootballFocus.com Earned All-CUSA 1st Team honors this season, broke up a career-high 4 passes at FAU Was 2nd on the team at Middle Tennessee with 12 total tackles (10 solo, 2 assisted) Picked off his 1st-career pass at FAU in the 4th quarter, and the offense capitalized with a TD Made his 1st-career start at Middle Tennessee and notched 3 tackles (2 solo, 1 assisted) Had a career-high 5 total tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted) at #1 Alabama in Week 2

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 13/13 57 30 87 1-1 1/7 Career 39/32 168 78 246 7-30 6/11 Car. Highs: 10 7 13 1.0 3/4

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Had a career-high 2 PBU in the C-USA Championship Game, with a career-high-tying 5 tackles Tied a career-high with 5 tackles (1 solo, 4 assisted) at Marshall, with his 1st-career 0.5 TFL Returned an INT 96 yards for a TD vs. ODU in 2014, the longest defensive score in WKU history Redshirted in 2013, played 8 games in 2014, then redshirted due to injury in 2015 Started for the 5th-consecutive game at Middle Tennessee and made 3 total tackles Had his 1st-career sack and blocked punt vs. Vanderbilt, while also adding 3 total tackles Lone true freshman to see action in 2015 for the Tops, appearing in the final 11 games

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 13/5 18 15 33 0.5-1 0/3 Career 21/5 21 16 37 0.5-1 1/4 Car. Highs: 5 4 5 0.5 1/2

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Had his 1st interception of the season at Marshall and returned it 51 yards to the Herd 40 yard line Scooped up a blocked 3rd-quarter extra point at Marshall and returned it 98 yards for 2 WKU points Recorded a sack and forced fumble on NT QB Mason Fine in the 2nd quarter that led to a WKU score Tackle of Vanderbilt TE Nathan Marcus at 1-yard line on 2-point try sealed WKU’s 14-12 win in 2015 Picked off his 2nd-career pass vs. FIU and returned it 61 yards for his 1st-career pick-6 Made a career-high 9 tackles (7 solo, 2 assisted) at Middle Tennessee, 3rd on the team Had a career-high 3 PBU at Miami (Ohio), tying for the team lead with De’Andre Simmons

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 13/10 32 9 41 3-5 1/8 Career 35/14 60 23 83 4.5-9 2/18 Car. Highs: 6 4 9 1.0 1/2

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 13/1 10 8 18 0 1/0 Car. Highs: 3 2 5 0 1/0

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 12/6 12 11 23 1.5-9 0/2 Car. Highs: 4 2 5 1.0 0/1

Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL INT/PBU 2016 13/5 27 12 39 0 2/7 Car. Highs: 7 4 9 1.0 1/1

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Depth Chart NOTES

PK P KO LS KR PR

#88 Skyler Simcox 6-0, 175, So., Abingdon, Va.

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Made 3 FG (32, 28 & 34 yards) and was 7-7 on PAT in the C-USA Championship Game Made 3 FG (41, 47 & 22 yards) and was 7-7 on PAT for a career-high 16 points at Marshall Had 14 points (42, 52 & 18 yard FG + 5-5 PAT) at MT and won C-USA Special Teams PotW Is 64-64 on PAT, the most of any kicker in the country with a 100% conversion rate

Year GP/GS FG FGA Lg. PAT Pts. 2016 13/9 15 20 52 64-64 109 Career 13/9 15 20 52 64-64 109 Car. Highs: 3 4 52 8-8 16

#49 Jake Collins 6-0, 200, r-So., Louisville, Ky.

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Has 7 punts of 50+ yards after having 7 last year, as WKU ranks 2nd in Conference USA in punting Ranks 30th nationally in net punting average at 39.2 yards, using a rugby punting style Was used a career-high 8 times at #1 Alabama with a career-high 376 total yards (47.0 average) Named to 2015 Conference USA All-Freshman and All-Academic Team, 2016 Ray Guy Watch List

Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. I-20 2016 13/13 36 1541 42.8 10 Career 25/24 73 3085 42.3 24 Car. Highs 8 376 51.0 3

LG 60 60 60

#39 Alex Rinella 6-1, 220, r-Fr., Johnson City, Tenn.

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Booted all 6 kickoffs at Middle Tennessee into the end zone, with 5 going for touchbacks Had a then-career-high 9 kickoffs vs. Old Dominion with an average of 63.2 yards per kick Took all 8 kickoffs at Louisiana Tech with 494 total yards and 2 touchbacks, in the close loss Put 69 of 95 kickoffs into the end zone as a senior for the Science Hill Hilltoppers

Year GP/GS 2016 13/13 Career 12/12 Car. Highs:

OB 1 1 1

#47 Nolan Dowling 6-0, 230, r-Sr., Belleville, Ill.

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Has had 37 punt snaps with no blocks, 73 clean PAT and 28 FG snaps with only 1 tipped kick Executed 148 snaps with only 1 blocked kick in 2015, the only 1 in his 1st 3 seasons Made 142 error-free snaps in 2014 and 100 clean snaps during his freshman 2013 season Appeared on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 last summer for trick shots out of the press box

#81 Kylen Towner 5-9, 175, r-Jr., Mobile, Ala.

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Leads the nation with 40.8 yards per KR and earned All-CUSA 2nd Team honors this season Returned the opening kick off 93 yards for a touchdown at Marshall, his 1st kick return score of the year Picked up a 6-yard scoop-and-score touchdown at Louisiana Tech after a blocked punt by Shaq Johnson 2015 All-Conference USA (KR) and 2016 Preseason All-Conference USA (KR) selection

KO Yds. 91 5590 91 5590 11 635

Avg. TB. 61.4 22 61.4 22 65.0 5

Year GP/GS 2016 13/13 2015 15/15 Career 52/52

Year PR Lg. KR Lg. TD 2016 3/62 32 25/1022 93 2 Career 23/220 32 85/2414 98 4 Car. Highs: 3/37 32 7/186 98 1

2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT (‘16 REC.)

SITE

Sept. 1

RICE (3-9) Owls

Bowling Green, Ky. CBS SN 7 p.m. W, 46-14 Houchens-Smith Stadium

TIME (CT)

SERIES/RESULT

Hilltoppers win season opener for the 5th consecutive year

Sept. 10

at #1 ALABAMA (13-0) Crimson Tide

Tuscaloosa, Ala. ESPN2 2:30 p.m. L, 10-38 Bryant-Denny Stadium

Tops fall in Tuscaloosa for 2nd time following an Alabama national title

Sept. 17

at MIAMI (OH) (6-6) Redhawks

Oxford, Ohio ESPN3 2:30 p.m. W, 31-24 Yager Stadium

WKU defense records 7 sacks and Taylor sets program catches mark

Sept. 24

VANDERBILT (6-6) Commodores

Bowling Green, Ky. CBS SN 3:30 p.m. L, 30-31 (OT) Houchens-Smith Stadium

WKU stopped on potential gamewinning 2-point conversion in OT

Oct. 1

HOUSTON BAPTIST (4-7) Huskies

Bowling Green, Ky. C-USA TV 6 p.m. W, 50-3 Houchens-Smith Stadium

Hilltoppers score 50 points on 52 snaps, average 10.3 yards per play

Oct. 6

at LOUISIANA TECH (8-5) Bulldogs

Ruston, La. CBS SN 7 p.m. L, 52-55 Joe Aillet Stadium

After falling behind 49-24, WKU almost completes epic comeback

Oct. 15

at MIDDLE TENNESSEE (8-4) Murfreesboro, Tenn. ESPN3 1:30 p.m. W, 44-43 (2OT) Blocked XP in 2OT and 3 Wales TD Blue Raiders Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium lead Hilltoppers to win over rival

Oct. 22

OLD DOMINION (9-3) Monarchs

Oct. 29

at FLORIDA ATLANTIC (3-9) Boca Raton, Fla. ASN 2:30 p.m. W, 52-3 Owls FAU Stadium

WKU racks up 661 yards of offense, holds Florida Atlantic to only 202

Nov. 5

FIU (4-8) Panthers

Bowling Green, Ky. beIN 4:30 p.m. W, 49-21 Houchens-Smith Stadium

L. Johnson pick-6 and 4 Wales TD propel Tops to 49-7 lead and win

Nov. 12

NORTH TEXAS (5-7) Mean Green

Bowling Green, Ky. ESPN3 2:30 p.m. W, 45-7 Houchens-Smith Stadium

Taylor catches 2 early TD passes to lead WKU in Senior Day victory

Nov. 26

at MARSHALL (3-9) Thundering Herd

Huntington, W.Va. ESPNU 6 p.m. W, 60-6 Joan C. Edwards Stadium

WKU hands Marshall worst home loss to clinch Conference USA East

Dec. 3

LOUISIANA TECH^ (8-5) Bulldogs

Bowling Green, Ky. ESPN 11 a.m. W, 58-44 Houchens-Smith Stadium

Hilltoppers win the highest-scoring Championship game in FBS history

Dec. 20

MEMPHIS^ (8-4) Tigers

Boca Raton, Fla. ESPN 6 p.m. Tied, 2-2-1 FAU Stadium

Two top-20 offenses meet in Group of 5 battle, for first time in 60 years

Bowling Green, Ky. ASN 6 p.m. W, 59-24 Houchens-Smith Stadium

NOTES

WKU scores 52 in the first half and cruises to third straight series win

RECORD BREAKDOWN

Opponent Cumulative Record:

88-82

Cumulative C-USA Opp. Record:

Record of WKU victories:

53-67

Remaining Schedule:

Record of WKU losses:

27-11

Combined All-Time Record vs. Opp:

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Depth CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE DE

42 Derik Overstreet 48 Kalvin Robinson

6-2 6-3

255 250

Jr. Sr.

88 Skyler Simcox 37 Ryan Nuss

6-0 175 5-10 190

So r-So.

9 Omarius Bryant 96 Julien Lewis

6-3 6-3

310 Sr. 300 r-So.

39 Alex Rinella 86 Josh Cole

6-1 220 6-0 200

r-Fr. So.

3 Chris Johnson 56 Evan Sayner

6-2 6-3

290 Jr. 290 r-So.

KO P

49 Jake Collins 15 Joseph Occhipinti

6-1 200 6-3 190

r-So Sr.

12 Nick Dawson-Brents 6-3 11 Tanner Reeves 6-4

275 255

SNP 47 Nolan Dowling 94 Jared Nash

6-3 225 5-11 230

r-Jr. So.

305 r-So. 290 r-Jr.

6 T.J. McCollum 25 Masai Whyte

6-3 6-0

240 r-Jr. 220 r-So.

49 Jake Collins

6-1 200 r-So.

81 Kylen Towner

5-8 175

r-Jr.

5-8 175 6-1 185

r-Jr. r-Fr.

WR 11 Lucky Jackson

16 Quin Jernighan

6-1 6-3

185 205

r-Fr. r-Fr.

76 Forrest Lamp 69 Matt Nord

6-4 6-6

296 310

r-Sr. r-Jr.

51 Brandon Ray 63 Miles Pate

6-2 6-3

285 300

r-Jr. r-Fr.

70 Max Halpin 64 Dennis Edwards

6-3 6-1

295 305

r-Sr. r-Fr.

RG 64 Dennis Edwards

SPECIAL TEAMS

Gr. r-Jr.

75 Jimmie Sims

6-1 6-5

62 Darrell Williams, Jr. 68 Parker Howell

6-6 6-5

310 285

r-Sr. r-Fr.

2 Keith Brown 6-1 50 Der’Quione Mobley 6-1

240 Gr. 230 r-So.

WR 15 Nicholas Norris

5-9 5-8

175 175

Sr. r-Jr.

4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe 34 Drew Davis

225 r-So. 225 Sr.

WR 2 Taywan Taylor

6-1 6-1

195 185

Sr. r-Fr.

23 De’Andre Simmons 5-11 195 r-Jr. 27 Martavius Mims 6-1 205 r-So.

81 Kylen Towner

11 Lucky Jackson

QB 14 Mike White or

TE or

7 4

Tyler Ferguson Drew Eckels

6-4 6-4 6-4

215 r-Jr. 225 Gr. 210 r-So.

20 Anthony Wales 3 Quinton Baker

5-10 195 5-10 195

r-Sr. Fr.

18 Shaquille Johnson 87 Stevie Donatell 89 Desmond Maxwell

6-4 6-6 6-2

Sr. Gr. r-Sr.

235 235 250

31 Branden Leston 5 Jason Johnson S 14 Juwan Gardner 28 Drell Greene CB 7 Joe Brown 29 Leverick Johnson

6-2 6-1

6-3 6-0

205 205

r-Sr. r-Fr.

6-1 6-1

205 200

r-Jr. So.

5-10 195 6-1 185

Jr. Jr.

KOR 81 Kylen Towner 11 Lucky Jackson

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1

NACARIUS FANT nuh-CAR-ee-US FAN-T (Not FONT)

TAYWAN Taylor

taay-waan

(NOT like the country, Taiwan)

Joel IYIEGBUNIWE EE-yay-Boo-NEE-Way

5 MARQUEZ Trigg

marr-Kwehz

9 OMARIUS Bryant

OH-marr-ee-us

15 Joseph OCCHIPINTI ak-uh-PIN-tee 24 Devante DUCLOS doo-close 25 MASAI Whyte muh-SIGH 29 LEVERICK Johnson 50 DER’QUIONE Mobley

Luh-VAIR-ick Dare-Qwon

54 DAESHAWN Bertram Day-Shawn 71 R.J. SCAIFE STC Tony LEVINE

sk-AY-ff luh-VEEN

Assistant COACHES CHRIS BARCLAY

RYAN BEARD

BRIAN BROHM

Running Backs First Year at WKU

Safeties First Year at WKU

Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs First Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

ON GAMEDAY: Press Box

DON DUNN

BRYAN ELLIS

NICK HOLT

Defensive Tackles Fourth Year at WKU

Passing Game Coordinator/RBs Third Year at WKU

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Fourth Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Field

REGGIE JOHNSON

TONY LEVINE

DALE WILLIAMS

Defensive Ends First Year at WKU

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends First Year at WKU

Offensive Line First Year at WKU

ON GAMEDAY: Press Box

ON GAMEDAY: Field

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Bowl NOTEBOOK THE GROUP OF...FIVE

WKU is one of five “Group of Five” programs to win seven or more games in six consecutive seasons - the longest active streak in Conference USA. Over that span, no one in C-USA has won more games than WKU’s 52. TEAM

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

WKU

7-5 7-6 8-4 8-5 12-2 10-3

Toledo

9-4 9-4 7-5 9-4 10-2 9-3

Boise State

12-1

11-2

8-5

12-2 9-4

10-2

San Diego State

8-5

9-4

8-5

7-6

11-3

10-3

Arkansas State

10-3

8-5

7-6

9-4

7-5

NOTE EXPANDED Other win totals since 2011 across C-USA include: WKU - 52 Middle Tennessee - 41 Marshall - 48 Rice - 37 LA Tech - 47 Southern Miss - 31

HOLIDAY SEASON VICTORIES

WKU enters the 2016 postseason with a seven-game winning streak. It is the sixth time in program history that WKU will enter the postseason with an active winning streak of five wins or more. WKU is 17-10 all-time in games played in December, including the 2016 C-USA Championship Game and 2015 Miami Beach Bowl.

SENIOR CLASS

The Boca Raton Bowl will be the final game for 23 WKU seniors, many of whom committed to a new FBS football program, a year removed from a 26-game losing streak. The 2016 senior class was honored prior to the North Texas game this season, and since their first year of competition in 2013, they have won 38 football games, tied for the second-most ever by a senior class and most by an FBS era class. The 2003 and 2004 classes won 40 and 38 games, respectively. 2016 WKU FOOTBALL SENIOR CLASS NAME Keith Brown Omarius Bryant Drew Davis Nick Dawson-Brents Stevie Donatell Nolan Dowling Devante Duclos Tyler Ferguson Nelson Fishback Max Halpin Shaquille Johnson Forrest Lamp

POS HOMETOWN LB Miami, Fla. DL Byram, Miss. LB Madison, Ala. DL Charlotte, N.C. TE Lone Tree, Colo. LS Belleville, Ill. DL Miami, Fla. QB Bakersfield, Calif. QB Durham, Calif. OL Fort Mitchell, Ky. TE Lake City, Fla. OL Venice, Fla.

NAME Branden Leston Joe Manley Desmond Maxwell Nicholas Norris Joseph Occhipinti Kalvin Robinson Taywan Taylor Blair Vaughan Anthony Wales Marcus Ward Darrell Williams, Jr.

POS HOMETOWN DB Clearwater, Fla. OL Bowling Green, Ky. TE Louisville, Ky. WR Miami, Fla. P Nashville, Tenn. DL Birmingham, Ala. WR Louisville, Ky. RB Clearwater, Fla. RB Louisville, Ky. DB Birmingham, Ala. OL Dublin, Ga.

CONSECUTIVE BOWL VICTORIES

With wins in the 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and 2015 Miami Beach Bowl, WKU is one of just 17 teams in the nation with bowl wins in both 2014 and 2015. Among Group of Five schools, the Hilltoppers are one of only seven schools to hit that mark. Alabama also has two bowl wins over the last two seasons, both in 2015. TEAMS WITH BOWL WINS IN 2014 AND 2015 TEAM 2014 BOWL 2015 BOWL WKU Bahamas Miami Beach Arkansas Texas Liberty Boise State Fiesta Poinsettia Clemson Russell Athletic Orange Georgia Belk TaxSlayer Houston Armed Forces Peach LA Tech Heart of Dallas New Orleans Marshall Boca Raton St. Petersburg Navy Poinsettia Military

TEAM 2014 BOWL 2015 BOWL Ohio State Sugar/National Championship Fiesta Stanford Foster Farms Rose Tennessee TaxSlayer Outback TCU Peach Alamo Toledo GoDaddy Boca Raton Utah Las Vegas Las Vegas Virginia Tech Military Independence Wisconsin Outback Holiday

A HILLTOPPER WIN WOULD MEAN...

1 With a victory in the bowl game, WKU would have three consecutive seasons with a postseason win for the first time in program history

23 WKU would earn its 23rd win in the last two seasons, already the best two-year stretch in program history. WKU won 21 games across the 2002 and 2003 seasons.

565 WKU would improve its all-time record to 565-385-31.

MILESTONE MARKS

40.8 At his current return average of 40.8 yards, kick returner Kylen Towner is on pace to set the FBS single-season record for kickoff return average.

17 With one more touchdown grab, Taywan Taylor would tie his own single-season school record for receiving touchdowns.

167 With 167 yards receiving, which he has done five times in his career and three times in 2016, Taywan Taylor could set the C-USA single-season record for receiving yards. Currently, Patrick Edwards holds the mark at 1,752 for Houston in 2011.

3 With three touchdowns, Anthony Wales would tie Willie Taggart for the school’s career touchdown record.

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Bowl NOTEBOOK CONFERENCE USA VS. AMERICAN

Because of its relative youth on the FBS landscape, there isn’t much history between Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference. The two conferences played twice in 2016, and the AAC did not play one of C-USA’s seven bowl participants this season. The two conferences have met in the postseason just twice, last season, including WKU’s 45-35 victory over South Florida. In the St. Petersburg Bowl, Marshall defeated UConn 16-10. Since 2012, Conference USA is 14-4 against the other Group of Five leagues in bowl games. C-USA VS. GROUP OF 5 CONFERENCES PAST FOUR YEARS IN BOWL GAMES C-USA WKU LA Tech Middle Tenn. Marshall WKU Rice Marshall UTEP North Texas ECU Tulane UCF SMU Rice East Carolina SMU

OPP (Conf.) South Florida (AAC) Arkansas State (SBC) Western Michigan (MAC) UConn (AAC) Central Michigan (MAC) Fresno State (MWC) Northern Illinois (MAC) Utah State (MWC) UNLV (MWC) Ohio (MAC) Louisiana-Lafayette (SBC) Ball St. (MAC) Fresno State (MWC) Air Force (MWC) Louisiana-Lafayette (SBC) Pittsburgh (Big East)

SCORE W, 45-35 W, 47-28 L, 31-45 W, 16-10 W, 49-48 W, 30-6 W, 52-23 L, 6-21 W, 36-14 W, 27-20 L, 14-21 W, 38-17 W, 43-10 W, 33-14 L, 34-43 W, 28-6

BOWL 2015 Miami Beach Bowl 2015 New Orleans Bowl 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl 2014 Hawai’i Bowl 2014 Boca Raton Bowl 2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl 2013 Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl 2013 New Orleans Bowl 2012 Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl 2012 Hawai’i Bowl 2012 Armed Forces Bowl 2012 New Orleans Bowl 2012 Compass Bowl

WKU’S BOWL HISTORY

While this year’s bowl game is just the fourth in the FBS era for WKU, it continues a historical trend for a program that was a I-AA and II power for most of it’s existence, under coaches like Jack Harbaugh and Jimmy Feix. The below list does not include numerous Division I-AA playoff games. BOWL 1952 Refrigerator Bowl 1963 Tangerine Bowl 1973 Grantland Rice Bowl 1973 Camellia Bowl* 1975 Grantland Rice Bowl 1975 Camellia Bowl* 2012 Little Caesars Bowl 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl 2015 Miami Beach Bowl 2016 Boca Raton Bowl

OPP. RESULT Arkansas State W, 34-19 Coast Guard W, 27-0 Grambling State W, 28-20 Louisiana Tech L, 0-34 New Hampshire W, 14-3 Northern Michigan L, 14-16 Central Michigan L, 21-24 Central Michigan W, 49-48 South Florida W, 45-35 Memphis -

* - Camellia Bowl served as the NCAA Division II National Championship Game

AP TOP 25 Rk. Team.......................Record...... Pts.... Pv. 1 Alabama (61). . ............. 1525. . .... 13-0.. ......1. 2 Ohio State. . .................. 1444. . .... 11-1.. ......2. 3 Clemson....................... 1396. . .... 12-1.. ......3. 4 Washington.. ............... 1329. . .... 12-1.. ......4. 5 Penn State................... 1252. . .... 11-2.. ......8. 6 Michigan...................... 1249. . .... 10-2.. ......5. 7 Oklahoma.................... 1173. . .... 10-2.. ......7. 8 Wisconsin.. ................... 1054. . .... 10-3.. ......6. 9 Southern California... 1040. . ...... 9-3.. ... 10. 10 Florida State.. ................ 889. . ...... 9-3.. ... 12. 11 Colorado........................ 886. . .... 10-3.. ......9. 12 Western Michigan.. ...... 871. . .... 13-0.. ... 13. 13 Oklahoma State.. .......... 800. . ...... 9-3.. ... 11. 14 West Virginia................. 788. . .... 10-2.. ... 14. 15 Louisville. . ...................... 542. . ...... 9-3.. ... 16. 16 Stanford......................... 508. . ...... 9-3.. ... 17. 17 Auburn........................... 493. . ...... 8-4.. ... 18. 18 Virginia Tech.. ................ 372. . ...... 9-4.. ... 19. 19 LSU.................................. 351. . ...... 7-4.. ... 21. 20 Florida............................ 331. . ...... 8-4.. ... 15. 21 Iowa................................ 272. . ...... 8-4.. ... 22. 22 Pittsburgh. . .................... 237. . ...... 8-4.. ..24t. 23 Temple. . .......................... 229. . .... 10-3.. ...NR. 24 Nebraska. . ...................... 196. . ...... 9-3.. ... 23. 25 South Florida................ 173. . .... 10-2.. .. 24t Others Receiving Votes: Houston 101, Utah 99, Boise State 95, Washington State 31, Texas A&M 26, Air Force 20, Navy 15, Tennessee 12, San Diego State 8, WKU 7, Miami (Fla.) 6, Georgia Tech 3, Kansas State 2.

USA TODAY COACHES POLL Rk. Team....................... Record...... Pts..... Pr. 1 Alabama (58). . .............. 13-0.... 1450.. ......1 2 Ohio State. . ................... 11-1.... 1354.. ......2 3 Clemson........................ 12-1.... 1347.. ......3 4 Washington.. ................ 12-1.... 1283.. ......4 5 Penn State.................... 11-2.... 1186.. ......8 6 Michigan....................... 10-2.... 1181.. ......6 7 Oklahoma..................... 10-2.... 1128.. ......7 8 Wisconsin.. .................... 10-3.......992.. ......5 9 Southern California.......9-3.......981.. ... 11 10 Florida State.. ..................9-3.......898.. ... 12 11 Colorado....................... 10-3.......828.. ......9 12 West Virginia................ 10-2.......806.. ... 13 13 Oklahoma State.. ............9-3.......754.. ... 10 14 Western Michigan.. ..... 13-0.......635.. ... 14 15 Louisville. . ........................9-3.......631.. ... 15 16 Stanford...........................9-3.......542.. ... 17 17 Auburn.............................8-4.......504.. ... 19 18 Florida..............................8-4.......421.. ... 16 19 Virginia Tech.. ..................9-4.......374.. ... 18 20 LSU....................................7-4.......359.. ... 21 21 Nebraska. . ........................9-3.......241.. ... 22 22 South Florida............... 10-2.......197.. ... 23 23 Utah..................................8-4.......170.. ... 24 24 Temple. . ......................... 10-3.......126.. ...NR 25 Iowa..................................8-4......... 97.. ... 25 Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 61; Boise State 50; Houston 43; Navy 42; Washington State 39; San Diego State 36; Tennessee 33; Texas A&M 22; WKU 14; Miami (Fla.) 14; North Carolina 7; Kentucky 2; Appalachian State 2.

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Bowl RECORD BOOK WKU SUPERLATIVES

OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUAL

Rushes 27 Yards Rushing 119 TD Rushes 2 Long Rush 42 Pass attempts 44 Pass completions 32 Yards Passing 486 TD Passes 5 Long Pass 70 Receptions 7 Yards Receiving 155 TD Receptions 2 Long Reception 70 Field Goals 1 Long Field Goal 39 Punts 6 Punting Avg 52.0 Long Punt 74 Punts inside 20 2 Long Punt Return 37 Long Kickoff Return 26 Tackles 8 Sacks 2.0 Tackles For Loss 2.5 Interceptions 1

TEAM

Rushes 33 Yards Rushing 161 Yards Per Rush 5.0 TD Rushes 3 Pass attempts 46 Pass completions 32 Yards Passing 486 Yards Per Pass 11.6 TD Passes 5 Total Plays 79 Total Offense 647 Yards Per Play 8.7 Points 49 Sacks By 4 First Downs 30 Penalties 9 Penalty Yards 105 Turnovers 2 Interceptions By 1 Punts 6 Punting Avg 47.2 Long Punt 74 Punts inside 20 2 Long Punt Return 37

Andrews, A vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Andrews, A. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Wales, Anthony vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Wales, Anthony vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) DOUGHTY, B. vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) DOUGHTY, B. vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) DOUGHTY, B. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) DOUGHTY, B. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) Jakes, Kawaun vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Taylor, Taywan vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Grant, Antwane vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) MCNEAL, Willie vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) Norris, Nicholas vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Brown, Rico vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Schwettman, G. vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Schwettman, G. vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Collins, Jake vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Brakefield, H. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Brakefield, H. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Collins, Jake vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Brakefield, H. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Fant, Nacarius vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Towner, Kylen vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) HOLT, Nick vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) Dowling, J. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) Boyd, Xavius vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) OVERSTREET, D. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) OVERSTREET, D. vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) THOMAS, Cam vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014)

vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015)

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Rushes 23 TIPTON, Zurlon, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Yards Rushing 108 Mack, Marlon, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Flowers, Quinton, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) TD Rushes 2 Flowers, Quinton, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Long Rush 34 Adams, Rodney, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Pass attempts 45 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Pass completions 28 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Yards Passing 493 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) TD Passes 7 RUSH, Cooper, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Long Pass 69 RADCLIFF, Ryan, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Receptions 10 WILSON, Cody, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Yards Receiving 137 DAVIS, Titus, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) TD Receptions 4 DAVIS, Titus, vs Central Michigan (Dec 24, 2014) Long Reception 69 FLORY, Andrew, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Field Goals 1 HARMAN, David, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Long Field Goal 50 HARMAN, David, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Punts 7 Gordon, Brent, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Punting Avg 57.3 HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Long Punt 82 HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Punts inside 20 2 HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Long Punt Return 5 WILSON, Cody, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 27 Johnson, D’Ernest, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Tackles 11 Sanchez, Auggie, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Sacks 1.0 Ward, Johnny, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Lee, Eric, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) SERPA, Blake, vs Central Michigan (Dec 26, 2012) Tackles For Loss 2.0 McGee, Khalid vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Interceptions 1 Lee, Eric, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) Harris, Nigel, vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015)

TEAM

Rushes 45 Yards Rushing 290 Yards Per Rush 6.4 TD Rushes 3 Pass attempts 45 Pass completions 28 Yards Passing 493 Yards Per Pass 11.0 TD Passes 7 Total Plays 79 Total Offense 607 Yards Per Play 8.2 Points 48 Sacks By 2 First Downs 28 Penalties 9 Penalty Yards 77 Turnovers 1 Interceptions By 2 Punts 7 Punting Avg 57.3 Long Punt 82 Punts inside 20 2 Long Punt Return 5

vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 24, 2014) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. South Florida (Dec. 21, 2015) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012) vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 26, 2012)

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NOTING THE HILLTOPPERS

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vs. Memphis

6 p.m. | Dec. 20, 2016 | FAU Stadium (30,000) • •

WKU HILLTOPPERS (10-3, 7-1 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT

September 1 Rice* 10 at #1 Alabama 17 at Miami (Ohio) 24 Vanderbilt October 1 Houston Baptist 6 at LA Tech* 15 at Middle Tennessee* 22 Old Dominion* (HC) 29 at Florida Atlantic* NOVEMBER 5 FIU* 12 North Texas* 26 at Marshall* DECEMBER

TIME

7 p.m. W, 46-14 2:30 p.m. L, 10-38 2:30 p.m. W, 31-24 3:30 p.m. L, 30-31 (OT) 6 p.m. W, 50-3 7 p.m. L, 52-55 1:30 p.m. W, 44-43 (2OT) 6 p.m. W, 59-24 2:30 p.m. W, 52-3 4:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m.

CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

2016 BOCA RATON BOWL

3 LA Tech

20 Memphis

TV/RESULT

11 a.m. 6 p.m.

September 3 SE Missouri State 17 Kansas 24 Bowling Green October 1 at #16 Ole Miss 6 Temple* 14 at Tulane* 22 at #24 Navy* 29 Tulsa* November 5 at SMU* 12 USF* 18 at Cincinnati* 25 #18 Houston* DECEMBER

20 WKU

TIME

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W, 49-21 W, 45-7 W, 60-6

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ESPN

MEMPHIS TIGERS (8-4, 5-3 AAC) DATE OPPONENT

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TV/RESULT

WKU is in its 97th season of football and will be led into the Boca Raton Bowl by interim head coach and defensive coordinator Nick Holt, who assumed the title on Monday, Dec. 5. WKU is one of the newest members of the FBS, entering just its eighth year as a full member at this level. Since 2010, the Hilltoppers have had remarkable consistency at the quarterback position with just two opening day starters over those six seasons - Kawaun Jakes (2010-12) and Brandon Doughty (2013-15). Enter Mike White in 2016, who won the starting job this fall. Defensively, the Hilltoppers returned just four starters but a wealth of game experience. Of the 32 players on the defense who saw at least three games of action last year, 21 return for 2016. More on Page 19 Wide receivers Taywan Taylor and Nicholas Norris - both on the Biletnikoff Watch List - have enjoyed career years in 2016, their final one on The Hill. They are one of only three duos in the nation to each have 2,500 or more career receiving yards. More on Page 19 WKU’s six consecutive seasons to reach bowl eligibility is the longest active streak in Conference USA. WKU had a 13-game winning streak over league opponents snapped at Louisiana Tech. It was the secondlongest streak in league history and one shy of tying the record set by Southern Miss from 1998-2000. Taywan Taylor shattered the single-season record for receiving yards in 2015 with 1,467 in 14 games and has already broken his own school record through just 13 games in 2016, tallying the first 1,500-yard receiving season in school history. The Hilltoppers have averaged 44.5 points per game since 2014 - the highest points per game mark among all FBS schools over that span. WKU is ahead of Oregon (No. 2) which averages 42.6. With their second consecutive Conference USA championship, WKU joins East Carolina (2008-09) as the league’s only programs to repeat as league champions. WKU has posted consecutive seasons with double-digit wins for the first time in program history and are one of only nine teams nationally to have double-digit wins in each of the last two years - Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, San Diego State, Temple and Wisconsin. In the bowl season, these teams could join this group: Appalachian State, Florida State, Houston, Navy, Oklahoma State, Stanford, and Toledo. Kick returner Kylen Towner is on pace to set the FBS single-season record for kickoff return average. Currently at 40.8 with 1.9 returns per game, the FBS records for kickoff return average are: 40.1 (1.2 rets per game - Paul Allen, BYU, 1961) and 38.3 (1.5 rets per game - J.J. Nelson, UAB, 2014)

NOTING THE GAME

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WKU is looking to secure its third-consecutive bowl victory at the FBS level, having won their first two in the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (2014) and Miami Beach Bowl (2015).

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The Boca Raton Bowl will be a homecoming of sorts for a number of Hilltoppers who grew up in the south Florida region. WKU has as many as 25 from the Sunshine State with a number of those centered around the Tampa/Clearwater region.

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It will be the sixth meeting all-time between WKU and Memphis but only the first since the 1956.

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Each of the five meetings between the Hilltoppers and Tigers have included shutouts, including a 0-0 tie game in 1934. If both teams score in the Boca Raton Bowl, it will be a first in the series between the schools.

6 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m.

W, 35-17 W, 43-7 W, 77-3

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

L, 28-48 W, 34-27 W, 24-14 L, 28-42 L, 30-59

3 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m.

W, 51-7 L, 42-49 W, 34-7 W, 48-44

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Since 2012, the Hilltoppers are 13-1 in out-of-conference action against teams from outside the Power 5 conferences. WKU’s lone loss to a Group of 5 teams came in the 2012 Little Caesars Bowl to Central Michigan. More on Page 15

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In 97 years of playing football, WKU has played on Tuesday just twice, once in 1959 at Louisville (L, 0-19) and against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2013 (L, 20-37). It will be WKU’s first neutral site game on a Tuesday.

ESPN

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WKU played in FAU Stadium in late October, coming away with a 52-3 victory over Florida Atlantic in Conference USA action. WKU last played in a stadium twice in the same season in 1987 when the Hilltoppers traveled to Eastern Kentucky for a regular season game and then again for the first round of the Division I-AA playoffs - both Hilltopper losses. WKU also did it in 1952 when they played at Evansville and then against Arkansas State in the Refrigerator Bowl - both Hilltopper victories in the Reitz Bowl stadium.

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vs. WKU VS. MEMPHIS....................... SERIES TIED 2-2-1 Nick Holt vs. Memphis.................................................. 0-0 Mike Norvell vs. WKU................................................... 0-0 in Neutral Sites............................................................. 0-0

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Game CENTER LAST MEETING

QUICK FACTS

Oct. 27, 1956 • Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tenn.

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Location Bowling Green, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Founded 1906 1912 Enrollment 20,178 20,585 Nickname Hilltoppers Tigers Colors Red and White Blue and Gray Home Stadium Houchens-Smith Liberty Bowl Stadium Capacity 22,113 59,308 Lettermen Ret./Lost 55/21 46/21 2016 Record 10-3 8-4 2016 Conference Record 7-1, C-USA 5-3, AAC 2016 Conference Finish 1st, East 3rd, West

TEAM COMPARISON 2016 STATS

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Scoring Offense Per Game Scoring Defense Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Defense Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Passing Defense Per Game Total Offense Per Game Total Defense Per Game Interceptions Lost/Gained Fumbles Lost/Gained Kickoff Return Average Punt Return Average Penalties/Yards Average Sacks For/Allowed Touchdowns For/Allowed Field Goal Attempts Third Down Off./Def. Red Zone TD Off./Def.

45.1 24.1 180.5 99.1 336.8 268.7 517.4 367.8 7/13 11/5 26.8 17.9 6.5/65.2 29/16 75/39 20-28 47%/39% 64%/58%

39.5 27.0 166.5 200.2 294.9 242.5 461.4 442.7 9/15 9/13 27.0 8.7 6.4/59.8 17/30 59/42 20-24 42%/38% 65%/61%

NCAA RANKING COMPARISON

SERIES BREAKDOWN

2016 RANKINGS

Tied, 2-2-1

WKU MEM

Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Passing Offense Passing Defense Total Offense Total Defense First Downs Offense First Downs Defense Sacks Sacks Allowed Turnover Margin Third Down Offense Third Down Defense RZ Touchdown Off. RZ Touchdown Def. Kickoff Return Avg. Punt Return Avg.

2 17 t-39 55 61 78 4 85 5 t-20 110 t-81 7 33 37 90 t-20 t-36 t-43 106 t-32 t-107 t-22 t-95 t-52 t-71 17 60 56 49 t-53 t-44 t-76 56 5 4 2 56

Series History

SCORE W/L DATE HOST 19-0 W 10-28-33 MEM 0-0 T 10-6-34 WKU 12-0 W 10-21-39 MEM 0-38 L 10-27-51 MEM 0-42 L 10-27-56 MEM

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2016 NOTEBOOK CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS EAST

*^WKU Old Dominion Middle Tennessee FIU Charlotte Florida Atlantic Marshall

Overall C-USA 10-3 7-1 9-3 7-1 8-4 5-3 4-8 4-4 4-8 3-5 3-9 2-6 3-9 2-6

WEST *Louisiana Tech UTSA Southern Miss North Texas Rice UTEP

Overall C-USA 8-5 6-2 6-6 5-3 6-6 4-4 5-7 3-5 3-9 2-6 4-8 2-6

*- Division Champions ^ - Conference Champions OTHER BOWL LINEUPS Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 17 UTSA vs. New Mexico New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 17 Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Dec. 23 Old Dominion vs. Eastern Michigan Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 23 LA Tech vs. Navy Hawai’i Bowl, Dec. 24 Middle Tennessee vs. Hawai’i Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dec. 27 Middle Tennessee vs. Hawai’i

C-USA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sept. 5 O: Mike White, WKU D: Xavier Woods, LA Tech S: Parker Shaunfield, USM

Oct. 24 O: I’Tavius Mathers, MT D: Eric Jenkins, North Texas S: Canon Rooker, MT

Sept. 12 O: Trent Taylor, LA Tech D: Anthony Wilson, Old Dominion S: Allenzae Staggers, USM

Oct. 31 O: Brent Stockstill, MT D: D.J. Sanders, MT S: Kaare Vedvik, Marshall

Sept. 19 O: I’Tavius Mathers, MT D: Shaquille Huff, MT S: Nacarius Fant, WKU

Nov. 7 O: Devin Singletary, FAU Carlos Henderson, LA Tech D: Terrance Winchester, Charlotte S: Juwan Foggie, Charlotte

Sept. 26 O: I’Tavius Mathers, MT D: Kishawn McClain, NT S: Tyler Wilson, NT Oct. 3 O: Allenzae Staggers, USM D: Anthony Wint, FIU S: Nacarius Fant, WKU Oct. 10 O: Hasaan Klugh, Charlotte & Carlos Henderson, LA Tech D: Josiah Tauaefa, UTSA S: Jonathan Barnes, LA Tech Oct. 17 O: Carlos Henderson, LA Tech D: Anthony Wint, FIU S: Skyler Simcox, WKU

Nov. 14 O: Taywan Taylor, WKU D: T.J. Ricks, ODU S: Carlos Henderson, LA Tech Nov. 21 O: David Washington, ODU D: Nate Brooks, North Texas S: Trevor Moore, North Texas

2016 TEAM CAPTAINS

WKU’s season-long team captains are voted on by the team at the first team meeting of the fall. On offense, OL Forrest Lamp, WR Taywan Taylor and RB Anthony Wales. On defense, LB Drew Davis, LB T.J. McCollum and DB Marcus Ward. Lamp is a returning two-time captain.

THE ACE IN THE BACKFIELD

Senior running back Anthony Wales is enjoying a stellar senior season and leads all running backs nationally in rushing scores with 24. He is the only player in the nation with 20+ rushing scores to average 17 or fewer rushes per game. His 6.81 yard per carry average is third nationally among all running backs with 200+ carries. Wales is also the only player in school history to have multiple games with four rushing scores. Against North Texas, Wales became WKU’s 20th all-time 1,000-yard rusher and seventh consecutive back to reach that mark. With 124 yards in the bowl game, he could become WKU’s sixth 1,500-yard back in the past seven years. CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 1,000-YARD RUSHERS NINE: Oregon | EIGHT: Auburn*, Boise State* | SEVEN: WKU*, San Diego State* | SIX: Baylor * - Indicates streak has been extended for 2016

4,000, 3,000 AND 3,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME

WKU is the first team in FBS history to tally a 4,000-yard career receiver, a 3,000-yard career receiver, and a 3,000-yard career rusher active at the same time with the trio of Taywan Taylor (4,090), Nicholas Norris (3,026) and Anthony Wales (3,092). A number of teams have gotten very close, but the 2016 Hilltoppers are the first to ever pair three explosive players together for their careers. EXPLOSIVE TRIFECTA (4,000-3,000-3,000)

2016 WKU Taywan Taylor Nicholas Norris Anthony Wales

4,090 receiving 3,026 receiving 3,092 rushing

2011 Houston Patrick Edwards Tyron Carrier Charles Sims

4,507 receiving 3,493 receiving 2,370 rushing

1998 Nevada Geoff Noisy Chris Lemon Trevor Insley

4,249 receiving 3,076 rushing 2,945 receiving

FIRST HALF LEADS

The Hilltoppers have been on a tear during their current seven-game winning streak, carrying double-digit halftime leads into the break in six of those seven games, including a season high of 41 at Marshall. For the year, the Hilltoppers are averaging a halftime lead of 16.4 points, the fourth-best mark in the country. NATION’S LEADERS IN HALFTIME SCORING MARGIN 4. WKU - 16.4 5. Ohio State - 14.4 6. Alabama - 13.5

1. Michigan - 18.9 2. Washington - 18.5 3. Clemson - 16.5

7. Boise State - 13.4 8. Western Michigan - 13.1 9. Louisville - 12.8

TOUGH OUT OF CONFERENCE

After going 0-12 against non-conference foes in their first three years as an FBS team (2009-11), WKU has turned it around and has been on a hot streak against teams from outside their conference. Since 2012, the Hilltoppers are 16-6 against non-conference opponents with their only losses coming at Indiana and No. 5 LSU (2015), at Illinois (2014), at Tennessee (2013), at No. 1 Alabama (2012) and vs. Central Michigan in the 2012 Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl. WKU is 13-1 over that same span against teams from outside the Power 5 conferences. OUT-OF-CONFERENCE WINS SINCE 2012 2012 Date Opponent S1 Austin Peay S15 at Kentucky S22 Southern Miss

Score 49-10 32-31 (OT) 42-17

2013 Date Opponent A31 vs. Kentucky S21 Morgan State S28 Navy N9 at Army

Score 35-26 58-17 19-7 21-17

2014 Date Opponent A29 Bowling Green S27 at Navy N15 Army D24 vs. C. Michigan

2016 Score Date Opponent 59-31 S17 Miami (Ohio) 36-27 O1 HBU 52-24 49-48

2015 Date Opponent S3 at Vanderbilt S26 Miami (Ohio) D21 vs. South Florida

Score 14-12 56-14 45-35

Score 31-24 50-3

Nov. 28 O: Richie James, MT Aaron Jones, UTEP D: Picasso Nelson, Southern Miss S: Kylen Towner, WKU

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2016 NOTEBOOK CHECKING THE JERSEYS

Since 2013, the Hilltoppers have worn multiple jersey combinations in conjunction with apparel provider Russell Athletic. WKU typically wears a red jersey at home and a white jersey on the road with the potential for three different pant combinations - red, white, and black. Below are WKU’s records in each combination. RECORD BY JERSEY COMBINATION RED-RED (7-2) Sept. 28, 2013 Oct. 3, 2013 Nov. 30, 2013 Aug. 29, 2014 Oct. 4, 2014 Nov. 8, 2014 Oct. 10, 2015 Sept. 24, 2016 Nov. 5, 2016

Navy at ULM Arkansas State Bowling Green UAB UTEP Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt FIU

BLACK-BLACK (3-1) W, 19-7 W, 31-10 W, 34-31 W, 59-31 L, 39-42 W, 35-27 W, 58-28 L, 30-31 (OT) W, 49-21

RED-WHITE (5-1) Aug. 31, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013 Dec. 24, 2014 Dec. 5, 2015 Oct. 22, 2016 Dec. 3, 2016

vs. Kentucky Troy vs. Central Michigan Southern Miss Old Dominion LA Tech

W, 35-26 L, 26-32 W, 49-48 W, 45-28 W, 59-24 W, 58-44

RED-BLACK (5-0) Nov. 22, 2014 Sept. 10, 2015 Nov. 7, 2015 Sept. 1, 2016 Nov. 12, 2016

UTSA LA Tech FAU Rice North Texas

W, 45-7 W, 41-38 W, 35-19 W, 46-14 W, 45-7

Oct. 15, 2013 Oct. 25, 2014 Nov. 15, 2014 Nov. 27, 2015

Louisiana-Lafayette Old Dominion Army Marshall

WHITE-RED (11-5) L, 20-37 W, 66-51 W, 52-24 W, 49-28

WHITE-WHITE (6-4) Sept. 14, 2013 Sept. 21, 2013 Sept. 19, 2014 Sept. 26, 2015 Oct. 3, 2015 Oct. 24, 2015 Nov. 21, 2015 Sept. 10, 2016 Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 15, 2016

at South Alabama L, 24-31 Morgan State W, 58-17 at Middle Tennessee L, 47-50 (3OT) Miami (Ohio) W, 56-14 at Rice W, 49-10 at #5 LSU L, 20-48 at FIU W, 63-7 at #1 Alabama L, 10-38 HBU W, 50-3 at Middle Tennessee W, 44-43 (2OT)

Sept. 7, 2013 Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 9, 2013 Nov. 23, 2013 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 27, 2014 Oct. 18, 2014 Nov. 1, 2014 Nov. 28, 2014 Sept. 3, 2015 Sept. 19, 2015 Oct. 15, 2015 Oct. 31, 2015 Dec. 21, 2015 Sept. 17, 2016 Nov. 26, 2016

at Tennessee at Georgia State at Army at Texas State at Illinois at Navy at Florida Atlantic at LA Tech at Marshall at Vanderbilt at Indiana at North Texas at Old Dominion vs. South Florida at Miami (Ohio) at Marshall

L, 20-52 W, 44-28 W, 21-17 W, 38-7 L, 34-42 W, 36-27 L, 38-45 L, 10-59 W, 67-66 (OT) W, 14-12 L, 35-38 W, 55-28 W, 55-30 W, 45-35 W, 31-24 W, 60-6

WHITE-BLACK (1-1) Oct. 6, 2016 Oct. 29, 2016

at LA Tech at FAU

L, 52-55 W, 52-3

EXTRA TIME

A common line of thought across college football is that with more time to prepare for an opponent, the better chance of victory, but is that really true? Well, for the Hilltoppers, the math works in their favor. Since 2014, the Hilltoppers have not lost an opener and are 9-4 when having more than a week to prepare - including a 9-1 mark against Group of Five foes. EXTRA DAYS OF PREPARATION SINCE 2014 Date Aug. 29, 2014 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 27, 2014 Oct. 18, 2014 Dec. 24, 2014 Sept. 3, 2015 Sept. 19, 2015

Opponent Result Bowling Green W, 59-18 at Illinois L, 34-42 at Navy W, 36-27 at Florida Atlantic L, 38-45 vs. Central Michigan W, 49-48 at Vanderbilt W, 14-12 at Indiana L, 35-38

Prep Days Opener 8 14 14 26 Opener 9

Date Oct. 24, 2015 Nov. 21, 2015 Dec. 21, 2015 Sept. 1, 2016 Oct. 15, 2016 Nov. 26, 2016

Opponent Result Prep Days at No. 5 LSU L, 20-48 9 at FIU W, 63-7 14 vs. South Florida W, 45-35 14 Rice W, 46-14 Opener at Middle Tennessee W, 44-43 (2OT) 8 at Marshall W, 60-6 14

WHAT A DEBUT

In his first start as a Hilltopper, Mike White laid to rest the questions of WKU’s post-Brandon Doughty offensive success. In three quarters of play, White threw for 517 yards on 25-of-31 passing with three touchdowns. It was the best debut by a Hilltopper quarterback in school history, and he was one of three quarterbacks to win their conference offensive player of the week award and be named to the Davey O’Brien and Manning Award weekly award lists, joining J.T. Barrett (Ohio State) and Greg Ward, Jr. (Houston). NOTING THE PERFORMANCE •

White’s 517 yards are the third-most in school history and just the third-ever 500-yard game with Doughty owning the other two in 2014 (569 vs. Bowling Green; 593 vs. Middle Tennessee)

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His 98.3 QBR, according to ESPN Stats and Info, was the highest QBR by an FBS quarterback in Week 1 in the past 10 years. Additionally, since 2000, only seven quarterbacks have thrown for at least 500 yards with an 80-percent or better completion percentage - White and Doughty are two of those seven.

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The yardage total is also the 10th-most in a single game in C-USA history, the second time a WKU quarterback has posted a 500-yard game in their conference debut (Doughty vs. Bowling Green)

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QUICK HITS • WKU has held a lead in all but five games since 2012 (60-of-65). • Skyler Simcox’s 50-yard field goal against Houston Baptist was the longest of the FBS era, longest since 2008, and second-longest ever in Houchens-Smith Stadium. Simcox bested that mark at Middle Tennessee with a 52-yarder. • WKU has closed four consecutive seasons with four-game winning streaks or better: 2013 - 4; 2014 - 5; 2015 - 6; 2016 - 7. • In the first game on Feix Field following the passing of legendary player and coach Jimmy Feix, WKU scored 66 points in a win over ODU in 2014. Feix’s No. 66 remains one of four retired jerseys for WKU. • From 2010-2014, WKU had a running back hit the 1,500-yard barrier, becoming just the second program in FBS history to have such a streak (Northern Illinois, 2002-06). • Nicholas Norris - a wide receiver - had an 85-yard touchdown carry against HBU. It was the ninth-longest rush in school history and fifth-longest in stadium history. • Taywan Taylor is one of only five receivers to have a touchdown catch in at least 10 games in 2016. • WKU leads the nation in passing plays of 40+, 50+ and 70+ yards with 25, 14 and 6, respectively. WKU’s 41 passing plays of 30 yards or more ranks No. 2 nationally. • Branden Leston’s 96 tackles in 2015 were the most for a player in WKU’s secondary since Brian Lowder had as many in 2002. Leston could surpass that mark with a strong defensive performance in the bowl game. • The 2015 Hilltoppers were the secondmost dominant league champion in C-USA history, winning league games by an average margin of 27.1 points. Louisville’s 2004 team won by 37.3. • In 2015, WKU became just the seventh team in C-USA’s 20-year history to finish undefeated in conference play and the first team to go undefeated and win the conference championship.

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2016 NOTEBOOK 2016 PLAYER HONORS Below are the weekly and yearly honors in 2016 earned and in-season for the Hilltoppers. All-C-USA Teams are on the next page. Mike White, QB Conference USA Newcomer of the Year ProFootballFocus G5 QB of the Year Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (1) Davey O’Brien Great 8 (1) Manning Award Star of the Week (1) CFPA National Performer of the Week (1) CFPA National Performer of the Week, HM (8) Keith Brown, LB ProFootballFocus All-American, Second Team ProFootballFocus G5 Inside LB of the Year East-West Shrine Game Invitee

THE MAGNIFICENT MR. TAYLOR

Few wide receivers across college football have been as productive, explosive and dangerous as WR Taywan Taylor over the past two seasons. After a breakout season in 2015 in which he broke WKU records for receiving yards (season and career), touchdowns (season and career) and receptions (season), Taylor has continued his hot streak into 2016. NOTING TAYWAN TAYLOR •

Signed in 2013, Jeff Brohm was his primary recruiter and convinced then-head coach Bobby Petrino to offer Taylor based solely on watching him play basketball in-person

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Owns every season and career receiving record in WKU history, surpassing the career receptions mark of 171 at Miami in Week 3

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Has tallied the second most 100-yard receiving games among active receivers since 2015 (15) - behind LA Tech’s Trent Taylor (16), and of his 168 receptions since 2015, 101 have gone for first downs or touchdowns.

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One of only four “Group of Five” receivers to have 120-yards or more on Alabama since 2000

Jake Collins, P Ray Guy Award Watch List

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Nacarius Fant, WR Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week (3) Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week (5)

Against FIU, he passed Arnold Jackson (3,670 yards, Louisville, 1997-00) for the most receiving yards ever tallied by a Kentucky-born or Kentucky-based college football player

LOCKDOWN LAMP

D’Andre Ferby, RB Doak Walker Award Watch List Max Halpin, OL Rimington Award Watch List Burlsworth Trophy Candidate Forrest Lamp, OL USA Today All-American, Second Team SBNation All-American, Second Team ProFootballFocus All-American, Second Team Associated Press All-American, Third Team ProFootballFocus G5 Offensive Tackle of the Year Senior Bowl Invitee Outland Trophy Watch List Lombardi Award Watch List Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Branden Leston, DB ProFootballFocus All-American, First Team (ST) Nicholas Norris, WR ProFootballFocus All-American, Second Team ProFootballFocus G5 Slot WR of the Year Biletnikoff Award Watch List Skyler Simcox, PK Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week (7) Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (7) Taywan Taylor, WR Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist Senior Bowl Invitee Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (11) Senior Bowl Senior of the Week (7) Maxwell Award Watch List

If there were an offensive line equivalent of a lockdown corner, LT Forrest Lamp would be it for the Hilltoppers. Lamp had started every game of his career on The Hill before missing the Vanderbilt game, initially at right guard before moving to left tackle the fourth game of his redshirt freshman season. Against Alabama’s vaunted defensive front, Lamp had 40 pass block situations and “won” on 39 of those without surrendering a sack and just one quarterback hit. Lamp has not allowed a sack over the past two seasons, grading out as one of the nation’s top offensive tackles by Pro Football Focus.

500’S THE MARK

Since 2014, the Hilltoppers have become an offensive juggernaut. Only Baylor has recorded as many 500yard performances on offense. 500-YARD GAMES SINCE 2014:

ONLY TWO IN A TOP 10 TRIO

Since 2014, only two teams have finished in the Top 10 in Total Offense, Scoring Offense and Passing Offense: WKU and TCU. RANKINGS BY YEAR

REPLACING NUMBER 12

After three years as the starter, Brandon Doughty shattered every passing record on the books and left WKU 27-11 as a starter, with a pair of bowl wins, a conference championship and a Top 25 ranking to his ledger. While you can spend hours finding more records Doughty set during his three years as a starter, here are the 35 most prominent records and two other C-USA Records.

Kylen Towner, WR/KR Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week (12) Anthony Wales, RB Conference USA Championship Game MVP Doak Walker Award Watch List

WKU, Baylor - 27 | Oregon - 25 | Texas Tech - 23

SCHOOL RECORDS HELD BY BRANDON DOUGHTY CAREER (17) Passing Yards - 12,855 Touchdown Passes - 111 Passing Completions - 1,023 Passing Attempts - 1,491 Completion Percentage - 68.6 C-USA Completion Percentage- 69.87 Passing Yards Per Game - 299.0 Passer Rating - 161.0 C-USA Passer Rating - 171.74 Total Plays - 1,594 Total Yards - 12,577 Touchdowns Responsible For - 114 Consecutive Att. without an INT - 394 200-yard Passing Games - 33 300-yard Passing Games - 22 400-yard Passing Games - 10 500-yard Passing Games - 2

SEASON (12)

GAME (6)

Passing Yards - 5,055 (2015)* Touchdown Passes - 49 (2014)* (C-USA Record) Passing Completions - 388 (2015) Passing Attempts - 552 (2014) Completion Percentage - 71.9 (2015)* Passing Yards Per Game - 371.5 (2014) Passer Rating - 176.5 (2015) Total Plays - 591 (2014) Total Yards - 4,933 (2015) Touchdowns Resp. For - 51 (2014) 200-yard Passing Games - 14 (2015)* 300-yard Passing Games - 10 (2014/15)* 400-yard Passing Games - 6 (2015)* 500-yard Passing Games - 2 (2014) * - Led the FBS that season

Passing Yards - 593 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 (C-USA Record) Touchdown Passes - 8 at Marshall, 11/28/14* Passing Completions - 46 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/14 Passing Attempts - 66 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 Completion Percentage - 88.5 (23-26) vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/14 Passer Rating - 271.8 vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/14 (Broken by Mike White, 10/1/16, 306.2) * - Led the FBS that season

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2016 NOTEBOOK GROUND AND POUND

Dating back to 2010, WKU has had a 100-yard rusher in 63-of-89 games (70.8 percent), even with a shift to a high-flying passing attack. 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016:

9 of 12 10 of 12 10 of 13 11 of 12 7 of 13 8 of 14 8 of 12

(Bobby Rainey - 9) (Bobby Rainey - 10) (Antonio Andrews - 10; Leon Allen - 1) * - Andrews/Allen both went over 100 vs. Southern Miss (Antonio Andrews - 11) (Leon Allen - 6; Anthony Wales - 1) (Anthony Wales - 7; D’Andre Ferby - 1) (Anthony Wales - 7; Quinton Baker - 2) * - Wales/Baker both went over 100 at Marshall

DON’T FORGET SCHWETTMAN

While the race to replace Doughty was the headliner, another point-scoring constant for the Hilltoppers will have to be replaced in the school’s all-time leader in points scored, placekicker Garrett Schwettman. A former walk-on, Schwettman was a four-year starter for the Hilltoppers and, in WKU’s two seasons as a member of Conference USA, set the league record for field goal percentage (83.8) while also leading the country in field goal accuracy (93.8) during his senior year.

SEASON (4)

Points Scored - 398; Field Goals - 54 PATs Made - 236 Consecutive Field Goals Made - 11 (10/10/15 - 12/21/15) C-USA Field Goal Percentage - 83.8

GAME (1)

Points Scored - 124 (2015) PATs Made - 79 (2015) Consec. Field Goals Made - 11 (2015) FG Percentage - 93.8 (2015)* * - Led the FBS that season

PATs Made - 9, Last at FIU, 11/21/15

If there were ever a situation to feel somewhat comfortable about replacing a two-time league MVP at the quarterback position, WKU might have it in 2016. The HIlltoppers return all five starting offensive linemen, including C-USA First Teamer Forrest Lamp, as well as a 1,500-yard receiver (Taywan Taylor), a 900-yard receiver (Nicholas Norris), a 1,000-yard rusher (Anthony Wales) and a freshman running back in D’Andre Ferby who was third nationally among freshman with 11 rushing scores last season. TOTAL STARTS AROUND STARTING QUARTERBACK MIKE WHITE ENTERING 2016 LT

Brandon Ray - 27

Max Halpin - 24

FIRST TEAM Offense OL – Max Halpin, Sr. OL – Forrest Lamp, Sr. WR – Taywan Taylor, Sr. Defense LB – Keith Brown, Sr. DB – Branden Leston, Sr. Special Teams PR – Nacarius Fant, Jr. Offense QB – Mike White, Jr. RB – Anthony Wales, Sr. OL – Darrell Williams, Jr., Sr. WR – Nicholas Norris, Sr. Defense DL – Omarius Bryant, Sr. DB – Joe Brown, Sr.

KEY OFFENSIVE PIECES RETURN

Forrest Lamp - 39

Below are WKU’s members on the 2016 Conference USA All-Conference Teams as well as the league’s superlative winners.

SECOND TEAM

SCHOOL RECORDS HELD BY GARRETT SCHWETTMAN CAREER (5)

2016 ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

Dennis Edwards - 13 Joe Manley - 1

Darrell Williams, Jr. - 27

Special Teams P – Jake Collins, So. KR – Kylen Towner, Jr. HONORABLE MENTION Defense DL – Chris Johnson, Jr. LB – Joel Iyiegbuniwe, So. LB – T.J. McCollum, Jr. DB – Leverick Johnson, Jr. Special Teams K – Skyler Simcox, So. LS – Nolan Dowling, Sr.

Taywan Taylor - 19 Nicholas Norris - 18 Nacarius Fant - 1

Mike White - 15* Nelson Fishback - 1

Desmond Maxwell - 1

Leon Allen - 14 Anthony Wales - 7 D’Andre Ferby

* - White’s 15 starts at quarteback came in 2013-14 at USF.

SPREADING IT AROUND

The WKU passing attack spreads the wealth and has had at least seven different players catch a ball in 33 of 40 games since 2014, including a high of 11 players catching at least one pass in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. In 2015, the Hilltoppers had nine players catch at least one pass against LA Tech, Miami, Rice and North Texas. Eight players caught a pass against Middle Tennessee, at LSU and at Old Dominion. WKU opened 2016 with a bang as nine players caught passes against Rice with all nine having an 11-yard catch or better.

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Most Valuable Player Ryan Higgins, Quarterback, LA Tech Offensive Player of the Year Carlos Henderson, Wide Receiver, LA Tech Defensive Player of the Year Trey Hendrickson, Defensive End, FAU Special Teams Player of the Year Carlos Henderson, Wide Receiver, LA Tech Freshman of the Year Josiah Tauaefa, Linebacker, UTSA Newcomer of the Year Mike White, Quarterback, WKU Coach of the Year Skip Holtz, LA Tech

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2016 NOTEBOOK START CHART OFFENSE Player 2016 Streak Career Leon Allen, RB - - 14 Quinton Baker, RB 1 - 1 Dennis Edwards, OL 13 14 25 Nacarius Fant, WR 8 - 9 D’Andre Ferby, RB - - 4 Max Halpin, OL 13 27 37 Ben Holt, FB 1 - 1 Lucky Jackson, WR 5 3 5 Shaquille Johnson, TE 6 - 6 Forrest Lamp, OL 11 8 50 Joe Manley, OL - - 1 Desmond Maxwell, TE 2 - 3 Matt Nord, OL 1 - 1 Nicholas Norris, WR 11 4 29 Brandon Ray, OL 13 40 40 Jimmie Sims, OL/TE 7 3 7 Taywan Taylor, WR 13 14 32 Marquez Trigg, RB 1 - 1 Anthony Wales, RB 11 4 18 Mike White, QB 13 13 28 Darrell Williams, OL 13 38 40 DEFENSE Player 2016 Streak Career Joe Brown, DB 10 6 14 Keith Brown, LB 13 13 27 Omarius Bryant, DL 13 13 15 Nick Dawson-Brents, DL 6 4 6 Devante Duclos, LB - - 1 Juwan Gardner, DB 5 3 5 Drell Greene, DB 6 - 6 Joel Iyiegbuniwe, LB 13 13 13 Chris Johnson, DL 13 13 13 Jason Johnson, DB 1 - 1 Leverick Johnson, DB 5 - 5 Branden Leston, DB 13 25 33 T.J. McCollum, LB 11 7 25 Martavius Mims, DB 1 - 2 Derik Overstreet, DL 13 34 34 Tanner Reeves, DL 5 - 8 Kalvin Robinson, DL - - 2 DeAndre Simmons, DB 12 10 14 Marcus Ward, DB 2 - 31 Masai Whyte, LB 2 - 2 SPECIAL TEAMS Player Jake Collins, P Nolan Dowling, LS Ryan Nuss, PK Joseph Occhipinti, P Alex Rinella, KOS Skyler Simcox, PK

2016 Streak Career 13 24 24 13 52 52 4 - 13 - - 18 13 13 13 9 9 9

NFL HILLTOPPERS WKU has eight former Hilltoppers currently in NFL programs, one shy of a program-record nine. Player Team Antonio Andrews, RB Tennessee Titans Brandon Doughty, QB* Miami Dolphins Jonathan Dowling, DB* Buffalo Bills Jack Doyle, TE Indianapolis Colts George Fant, OT Seattle Seahawks Tyler Higbee, TE Los Angeles Rams Prince Charles Iworah, DB* San Francisco 49ers Bobby Rainey, RB New York Giants

DEFENSIVE DEPTH

Where the offense returns a wealth of starting experience, the defensive side of the ball returns a wealth of game experience but just four starters. Back for 2016 are safeties Marcus Ward and Branden Leston, defensive end Derik Overstreet and linebacker T.J. McCollum – a combined 84 starts between them as only McCollum is a one-year starter in that group. What the Hilltoppers do return, however, is plenty of depth as a result of playing numerous younger players in 2015. Of the 32 players on the defense who saw at least three games of action last year, 21 return for 2016 (See list below). WKU also added a pair of FBS transfers out of Louisville in linebacker Keith Brown and defensive lineman Nick Dawson-Brents who will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Name Daeshawn Bertram Joe Brown Omarius Bryant Drew Davis Devante Duclos DeAndre Farris Drell Greene Joel Iyiegbuniwe Leverick Johnson Branden Leston T.J. McCollum

Pos. LB DB DL LB DL DB DB LB DB DB LB

GAME EXPERIENCE AMONG RETURNERS Car. GP/GS ‘15 GP/GS Name Pos. 25/0 14/0 Martavius Mims DB 22/4 13/4 Derik Overstreet DL 13/2 13/2 Tanner Reeves DL 35/0 14/0 Kalvin Robinson DL 26/1 8/0 Nathan Roush DB 13/0 13/0 Evan Sayner DL 11/0 11/0 DeAndre Simmons DB 17/0 14/0 Devante Terrell DL 23/0 12/0 Marcus Ward DB 27/20 14/13 Masai Whyte LB 24/14 14/14

Car. GP/GS 8/1 23/21 24/3 28/2 11/0 5/0 20/2 29/17 34/29 13/0

‘15 GP/GS 8/1 14/14 14/0 10/0 11/0 5/0 14/2 4/0 14/14 13/0

DYNAMIC DUO

As WKU’s two most experienced wide receivers, Taywan Taylor and Nicholas Norris have carried the pass catching load so far this season for WKU, accounting for 162 of the 285 completions (56.8%) combined. NOTING THE DUO •

Taylor and Norris were both members of the 2013 signing class and played as true freshman

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Their combined career receiving totals (7,116) are more than any other wide receiving duo in the country, ahead of LA Tech’s Trent Taylor and Carlos Henderson (6,695).

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Taylor (2) and Norris (10) both rank in the Top 10 in receiving yards heading into the bowl season - making WKU one of only two schools with a duo inside the Top 10 (LA Tech). They also have the fourth-most combined receptions (162) of any duo in the FBS.

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Rarely do two players go 1-2 in the career receiving yardage record books but Taylor and Norris have done just that. They are the first active duo to sit at No. 1 and No. 2 at the same time since Noel Grigsby and Chandler Jones (San Jose State) in 2013 and just the seventh duo all-time. Research for more duos is ongoing.

Career Receiving Yardage Duos at No. 1 and No. 2 (Active) WKU – Taywan Taylor, Nicholas Norris (2016) San Jose State – Noel Grigsby, Chandler Jones (2013) West Virginia – Tavon Austin, Steadman Bailey (2012) Boise State – Titus Young, Austin Pettis (2010) Hawai’i – Jason Rivers, Davone Bess, Ryan Grice-Mullen (2007) Central Michigan – Reggie Allen, Bryan Schorman (1998)

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Taylor and Norris are also two of the country’s best big-play receivers. Since 2015, no player in America has as many 40+ yard receptions as Taywan Taylor’s 25 and WKU is the only school in the country over that same time frame with two receivers with double-digit big-play numbers as Norris has 14 40+ yard receptions. When you bump the number to 50 yards, it is an even more exclusive group as Taylor leads the nation with with 15 50-yard receptions while Norris has nine.

ALL-PURPOSE UNIVERSITY

Since WKU’s transition to full membership as an FBS team, the Hilltoppers have always found electric playmakers to get the ball to. In the 101 games played since 2009 as full FBS members, the Hilltoppers have had an individual record 100-or-more all purpose yards in 96 games including a stretch of 49 straight from 2010-14. WKU is one of just nine programs with five or more 2,000 yard all-purpose players in their school’s history. Six: Utah State || Five: LSU, Oregon, Toledo, Tulsa, Northern Illinois, San Jose State, Stanford, WKU

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2016 NOTEBOOK DOWNFIELD BLOCKING

While WKU’s offensive attack begins and ends with the triggerman, over a third of WKU’s passing yardage totals come AFTER the catch over the last two seasons, a credit to the importance of downfield blocking.

YAC TOTALS FOR 2014

YAC TOTALS FOR 2015

Opponent YAC (Pct. of Total) Bowling Green 272 (48.3) Illinois 94 (31.6) Middle Tennessee 175 (29.5) Navy 152 (39.3) UAB 102 (31.4) Florida Atlantic 95 (28.4) Old Dominion 160 (43.1) LA Tech 71 (48.9) UTEP 125 (38.6) Army 56 (31.4) UTSA 122 (35.6) Marshall 140 (28.5) Central Michigan 155 (31.8) TOTAL 1,717 (35.5)

Opponent YAC (Pct. of Total) Vanderbilt 98 (46.8) LA Tech 130 (30.6) Indiana 182 (37.6) Miami (Ohio) 174 ( 37.4) Rice 204 (48.1) Middle Tennessee 184 (42.9) North Texas 147 (36.5) LSU 151 (46.5) Old Dominion 120 (42.5) Florida Atlantic 105 (37.5) FIU 95 (42.4) Marshall 125 (33.8) Southern Miss 152 (37.0) South Florida 130 (28.1) TOTAL 1,997 (39.5)

YAC TOTALS FOR 2016 Opponent YAC (Pct. of Total) Rice 193 (34.9) Alabama 96 (44.4) Miami (Ohio) 112 (41.8) Vanderbilt 88 (30.2) Houston Baptist 134 (47.3) LA Tech 126 (37.1) Middle Tennessee 152 (38.9) Old Dominion 138 (36.5) Florida Atlantic 242 (61.6) FIU 93 (32.7) North Texas 94 (28.6) Marshall 99 (42.5) LA Tech 156 (37.1) TOTAL 1,723 (39.3)

NCAA LEADERS

For the past four seasons, WKU has led the nation in at least a pair of statistical categories. 2012 Antonio Andrews, All-Purpose Yards Quanterus Smith, Sacks Per Game

2014 Brandon Doughty, Passing Yards Brandon Doughty, Passing TDs

2013 Antonio Andrews, All-Purpose Yards Jonathan Dowling, Forced Fumbles ‘

2015 Brandon Doughty, Passing Yards Brandon Doughty, Passing TDs Brandon Doughty, Completion Pct. Garrett Schwettman, FG Pct.

IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS

A number of Hilltoppers will celebrate their birthdays over the course of the season. However, just one player, senior punter Joseph Occhipinti, celebrates a birthday on game day. Fittingly enough, it was on Senior Day vs. North Texas. Sept. 5 Kylen Towner (22) Sept. 23 Leverick Johnson (23) Sept. 27 Nicholas Coffey (20) Oct. 2 Tyler Camp (20) Oct. 5 Kyle Fourtenbary (19) Oct. 12 Joel Iyiegbuniwe (21) Oct. 17 Seth Joest (19) Oct. 20 Drell Greene (20)

IN-SEASON HILLTOPPER BIRTHDAYS Oct. 21 Shaq Johnson (23) Oct. 26 Omarius Bryant (22) Oct. 27 Devante Duclos (23) Oct. 28 Devon Key (19) Nov. 1 Cullen Reynolds (20) Nov. 8 Blair Vaughan (23) Nov. 12 Joseph Occhipinti (22) Nov. 15 Marquez Trigg (21)

Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Jan. 6

Tyler Witt (19) Dennis Edwards (21) Wesley Vollmer (20) Alex Rinella (20) Miles Pate (20) Evan Sayner (21) Chris Cotto (19) Parker Howell (20)

THE COMEBACK THAT ALMOST WAS Trailing Louisiana Tech 49-24 with 8:01 remaining in the third quarter in Week 6, the Hilltoppers mounted a furious rally that was a drive away from potentially being the largest comeback in school history before ultimately falling 55-52. WKU’s largest rally in program history is 17 points and 14 points in the FBS era, both coming in the final two games of the 2015 season. LARGEST COMEBACKS IN SCHOOL HISTORY Date 10/17/98 10/22/88 10/10/87 11/10/79 12/5/15 12/21/15 9/30/06 11/13/99 10/24/98 9/25/65

Opponent at South Florida at Tenn. Tech at Chattanooga at Northern Iowa Southern Miss vs. South Florida vs. Western Illinois at Indiana St. Elon East Tennessee St.

Deficit 17-0 17-0 17-0 17-0 21-7 14-0 21-7 21-7 21-7 14-0

Time 2:43 (2Q) 3:03 (2Q) 3:33 (3Q) 0:45 (2Q) 2:52 (2Q) 6:17 (2Q) 10:53 (2Q) 5:32 (2Q) 0:35 (2Q) 3:32 (2Q)

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Final Score 31-24 20-17 20-17 21-17 45-28 45-35 38-35 40-34 (OT) 41-38 (OT) 15-14

SEASON RECORD CHASERS Full Record Book on Pages 66-87 Pass Completions Player Completions 1. Brandon Doughty, 2015 388 2. Brandon Doughty, 2014 375 3. Mike White, 2016 260 4. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 253 5. Brandon Doughty, 2013 246 Passing Yards Player Yards 1. Brandon Doughty, 2015 5,055 2. Brandon Doughty, 2014 4,830 3. Mike White, 2016 4,027 4. Brandon Doughty, 2013 2,857 5. Jeff Cesarone, 1985 2,737 Completion Percentage Player Percentage 1. Brandon Doughty, 2015 .719 (388-540) 2. Brandon Doughty, 2014 .679 (375-552) 3. Mike White, 2016 .674 (268-386) 4. Brandon Doughty, 2013 .658 (246-374) 5. K.J. Black, 2007 .657 (88-134) Total Yards Player Yards 1. 2015 (14 games) 7,370 2. 2014 (13 games) 6,950 3. 2016 (13 games) 6,726 4. 2013 (12 games) 5,502 5. 2002 (15 games) 5,479 Total Points Player Points 1. 2015 (14 games) 620 2. 2016 (13 games) 586 3. 2014 (13 games) 577 4. 2002 (15 games) 432 5. 1973 (13 games) 430 Kickoff Return Average Player Points 1. Kylen Towner, 2016 (1,021 yds, 25 rets) 40.8 2. John Evans, 2011 (579 yds, 18 rets) 32.2 3. Davlin Mullen, 1982 (574 yds, 18 rets) 31.9 4. Bobby Rainey, 2008 (581 yds, 19 rets) 30.6 5. John Embree, 1973 (334 yds, 11 rets) 30.4

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Taywan TAYLOR TAYLOR RECORD BOOK Receptions - Career Player Receptions 1. Taywan Taylor, 2013-Pres. (4,090 yds) 244 2. Nicholas Norris, 2013-Pres. (3,026) 191 2. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (2,181 yds) 171 Receiving Yards - Career Player Yards 1. Taywan Taylor, 2013-Pres. (244 rec.) 4,090 2. Nicholas Norris, 2013-Pres. (191 rec.) 3,028 3. Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 (149 rec.) 2,324 Receiving Touchdowns - Career Player Touchdowns 1. Taywan Taylor, 2013-Pres. 40 2. Nicholas Norris, 2013-Pres. 25 3. Eddie Preston, 1976-79 22 4. Willie McNeal, 2010-14 21 Porter Williams, 1970-73 21

#2 TAYWAN TAYLOR BIG PLAY TAYLOR

Taywan Taylor’s career per catch average of 16.8 yards is proof enough he’s one of the nation’s top big play threats and the numbers back it up. Number of 40+ Yard Receptions since 2015 Name, School 2015 2016 Total Taywan Taylor, WKU 11 14 25 Shelton Gibson, West Virginia 9 11 20 James Washington, Oklahoma State 8 8 16 Number of 50+ Yard Receptions since 2015 Name, School 2015 2016 Total Taywan Taylor, WKU 8 7 15 Shelton Gibson, West Virginia 6 7 13 Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech 5 7 12

CHASING CONFERENCE LEGENDS

Taylor is steadily climbing the record books both in the NCAA and in Conference USA. With just three seasons in the league to count, Taylor already ranks in the Top 10 in numerous C-USA career categories C-USA Career Receiving Yards Player Yards 1. Patrick Edwards, Houston (2008-11) 4,507 2. Jarett Dillard, Rice (2005-08) 4,138 3. Trent Taylor, LA Tech (2013-Pres.) 3,946 4. Taywan Taylor, WKU (2014-Pres.) 3,820 C-USA Career Receiving Touchdowns Player Touchdowns 1. Jarrett Dillard, Rice (2005-08) 60 (NCAA Record) 2. Patrick Edwards, Houston (2008-11) 43 3. Taywan Taylor, WKU (2014-Pres.) 40

AGAINST THE BEST

Against the best competition, Taywan Taylor shines. Since the start of 2015, in 16 games against teams that finished with winning records and/or Power 5 opponents, Taylor averages 7.3 catches and 120 yards and just shy of two touchdowns per game.

TAYLOR BY THE NUMBERS

Receptions - Season Player Receptions 1. Taywan Taylor, 2016 89 2. Taywan Taylor, 2015 86 Jared Dangerfield, 2015 82 Receiving Yards - Season Player Yards 1. Taywan Taylor, 2016 1,586 2. Taywan Taylor, 2015 1,467 3. Nicholas Norris, 2016 1,253 4. Porter Williams, 1973 1,107 Receiving Touchdowns - Season Player Touchdowns 1. Taywan Taylor, 2015 17 2. Taywan Taylor, 2016 16 3. Nicholas Norris, 2016 13 4. Jared Dangerfield, 2014 11 Porter Williams, 1973 11

100-Yard Receiving Games Since 2015 (No. 2 among active receivers)

Games with Multiple Receiving TDs Since 2015 (Tied for first among active receivers)

Career Receiving Touchdowns (No. 2 among active receivers)

4,090

Career Receiving Yards (No. 3 among active receivers - Most ever among Kentucky-born or -based players)

244

Career Receptions (Tied for sixth among active receivers)

37.1

Average Length of TD Catch (No. 1 among active receivers with 30+ touchdowns)

NCAA ALL-TIME CAREER LEADERS Receiving Yards 10. Greg Salas, Hawaii 12. Isaiah Jones, East Carolina 14. Geoff Noisy, Nevada 16. Jarrett Dillard, Rice 17. Taywan Taylor 40. Arnold Jackson, Louisville 105. Stedman Bailey, West Virginia 112. Antonio Brown, Central Michigan 132. Roddy White, UAB 147. Wes Welker, Texas Tech

4,345 4,279 4,249 4,138 4,090 3,670 3,218 3,199 3,112 3,069

Receiving Touchdowns 4. Darius Watts, Marshall 5. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 6. Patrick Edwards, Houston 8. Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State 10. Stedman Bailey, West Virginia 14. Taywan Taylor 42. Devante Parker, Louisville 120. Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech 133. Cris Carter, Ohio State 157. Michael Irvin, Miami 182. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State 223. Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt

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Experience BREAKDOWN RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (52) OFFENSE (24) Quarterbacks (2) Nelson Fishback Mike White (TR) Running Backs (4) Leon Allen D’Andre Ferby Blair Vaughan Anthony Wales Tight Ends (4) Stevie Donatell (TR) Shaquille Johnson Desmond Maxwell Deon Yelder

DEFENSE (24) Wide Receivers (6) Stephon Brown Will Bush Nacarius Fant Nicholas Norris Taywan Taylor Kylen Towner Offensive Line (8) Dennis Edwards Max Halpin Forrest Lamp Joe Manley Matt Nord Brandon Ray Jimmie Sims Darrell Williams, Jr.

Defensive Line (8) Omarius Bryant Nick Dawson-Brents (TR) Devante Duclos Trae Jones Derik Overstreet Tanner Reeves Kalvin Robinson Evan Sayner

SPECIALISTS (4) Linebackers (6) Daeshawn Bertram Keith Brown (TR) Drew Davis Joel Iyiegbuniwe T.J. McCollum Masai Whyte

RETURNING CAREER CONSECUTIVE AND TOTAL STARTS

Secondary (10) Joe Brown DeAndre Farris Juwan Gardner Drell Greene Leverick Johnson Branden Leston Martavius Mims Nathan Roush De’Andre Simmons Marcus Ward

Nolan Dowling, LS Joseph Occhipinti, P Jake Collins, P Ryan Nuss, KOS

OFFENSE/SPEC Yr. Total Consec. |---Starts by Year---| Starts Starts 2016 2015 2014 2013 Nolan Dowling, LS Sr. 52 52 13 14 13 12 Forrest Lamp, OL Sr. 50 8 11 14 13 12 Brandon Ray, OL Jr. 40 40 13 14 13 0 Darrell Williams, Jr., OL Sr. 40 37 13 14 10 3 Max Halpin, OL Sr. 37 27 13 14 3 7 Taywan Taylor, WR Sr. 32 13 13 5 7 7 Nicholas Norris, WR Sr. 29 4 11 13 0 5 Mike White, QB* Jr. 28 13 13 0 10 5 Dennis Edwards, OL So. 26 25 13 13 0 0 Jake Collins, P So. 24 24 13 11 0 0 Joseph Occhipiniti, P Sr. 18 - 0 3 13 2 Anthony Wales, RB Sr. 18 4 11 5 2 0 Leon Allen, RB Sr. 14 - 0 2 11 1 Alex Rinella, KOS Fr. 13 13 13 0 0 0 Nacarius Fant, WR Jr. 9 - 8 1 0 0 Jimmie Sims, OL Jr. 7 3 7 0 0 0 Shaquille Johnson, TE Sr. 6 - 6 0 0 0 Lucky Jackson, WR Fr. 5 3 5 0 0 0 D’Andre Ferby, RB So. 4 - 0 4 0 0 Ryan Nuss, PK So. 4 - 4 0 0 0 Desmond Maxwell, TE Sr. 3 - 2 1 0 0 Quinton Baker, RB Fr. 1 - 1 0 0 0 Matt Nord, OL Jr. 1 - 1 0 0 0 Ben Holt, FB Fr. 1 - 1 0 0 0 Marquez Trigg, RB Fr. 1 - 1 0 0 0 Joe Manley, OL Sr. 1 - 0 1 0 0 Nelson Fishback, QB Sr. 1 - 0 0 0 1

DEFENSE Yr. Total Consec. |---Starts by Year---| Starts Starts 2016 2015 2014 2013 Derik Overstreet, DL Jr. 34 34 13 14 7 0 Branden Leston, DB Sr. 33 25 13 13 7 0 Marcus Ward, DB Sr. 31 - 2 14 12 3 Keith Brown, LB*& Sr. 26 13 13 8 0 0 T.J. McCollum, LB Jr. 25 7 11 14 0 0 Omarius Bryant, DL Sr. 15 13 13 2 0 0 Joe Brown, DB Jr. 14 6 10 4 0 0 Chris Johnson, DL Jr. 13 13 13 0 0 0 Joel Iyiegbuniwe, LB So. 13 13 13 0 0 0 DeAndre Simmons, DB Jr. 13 4 11 2 0 0 Tanner Reeves, DL Jr. 8 - 5 0 3 0 Drell Greene, DB So. 7 - 7 0 0 0 Nick Dawson-Brents, DL Sr. 6 4 6 0 0 0 Leverick Johnson, DB Jr. 5 - 5 0 0 0 Juwan Gardner, DB So. 5 3 5 0 0 0 Martavius Mims, DB So. 2 - 1 1 0 0 Kalvin Robinson, DL Sr. 2 - 0 0 0 2 Masai Whyte, LB So. 2 - 2 0 0 0 Jason Johnson, DB Fr. 1 - 1 0 0 0 Devante Duclos, DL Sr. 1 - 0 0 0 1

GAME OPENING DRIVES

SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES

---------WKU---------- ----------OPP--------- Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result Rice 7 19 2:41 TOD 4 -25 1:36 Safety at Alabama 3 -5 1:22 Punt 6 38 1:46 Miss FG at Miami (OH) 4 40 1:09 INT 5 32 2:34 Punt Vanderbilt 14 75 3:54 TD 3 1 1:38 Punt Houston Bap. 4 82 1:29 TD 12 47 5:40 TOD at LA Tech 10 50 3:45 TD 5 75 2:08 TD at MT 11 48 5:08 TOD 8 54 3:28 FG ODU 3 85 1:10 TD 3 3 1:32 Punt at FAU 3 75 0:48 TD 5 15 2:58 Punt FIU 10 76 3:00 TD 4 15 2:09 Punt North Texas 5 75 2:29 TD 3 3 1:39 Punt at Marshall 5 67 1:57 TD 3 2 2:38 Punt LA Tech 8 54 3:04 FG 5 76 1:38 Punt

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---------WKU---------- ----------OPP--------- Plays Yds. TOP Result Plays Yds. TOP Result Rice 9 76 4:36 FG 5 25 2:44 Punt at Alabama 5 6 2:37 Punt 14 44 5:35 Punt at Miami (OH) 3 -6 1:03 Punt 5 0 2:09 Fumble Vanderbilt 13 64 4:07 INT 10 75 5:45 TD Houston Bap. 1 85 0:13 TD 11 33 5:13 Punt at LA Tech 1 5 0:13 Fumble 12 84 5:10 TD at MT 9 86 3:32 TD 5 34 1:26 Punt ODU 4 13 2:43 INT 9 77 3:14 TD at FAU 3 9 2:01 Punt 3 3 1:24 Punt FIU 1 59 0:44 TD 3 3 2:06 Punt North Texas 6 86 2:51 TD 5 15 1:37 Punt at Marshall 8 62 3:21 TD 3 -2 0:53 Punt LA Tech 10 55 4:32 FG 5 65 1:45 TD

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Position STARTS S

Leston - 33 Mims - 2

Ward - 31 Greene - 6 Gardner - 5

LB Iyiegbuniwe - 13 Duclos - 1

End

Simmons - 13 L. Johnson - 5

McCollum - 25 Whyte - 2

End

Overstreet - 34

J. Brown - 15 J. Johnson - 1

Johnson - 13

Reeves - 7 Dawson - 6

K. Brown - 26*

Bryant - 15

Robinson - 2

WR Taylor - 32

Lamp - 47 Nord - 1 Williams - 1

Ray - 40

C Halpin - 37

Norris - 29

FB Maxwell - 1 Holt - 1

Edwards - 26 Williams - 10

Lamp - 3 Manley - 1

Williams - 29 Sims - 1

TE Johnson - 6 Sims - 6 Maxwell - 2

White - 28* Fishback - 1

RB Wales - 18 Allen - 14 Ferby - 4 Trigg - 1 Baker - 1

OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OPPONENT Rice Alabama Miami (OH) Vanderbilt Houston Baptist Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee Old Dominion Florida Atlantic FIU North Texas Marshall Louisiana Tech

WR WR WR LT LG C Taylor Norris Fant Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Maxwell (TE) Holt (FB) Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Williams Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Nord Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Maxwell (TE) L. Jackson Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris Fant Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris L. Jackson Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris L. Jackson Lamp Ray Halpin Taylor Norris L. Jackson Lamp Ray Halpin

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OPPONENT END T Rice Reeves C. Johnson Alabama Reeves C. Johnson Miami (OH) Dawson C. Johnson Vanderbilt Dawson C. Johnson Houston Baptist Reeves C. Johnson Louisiana Tech J. Brown (NK) C. Johnson Middle Tennessee J. Johnson (NK) C. Johnson Old Dominion Reeves C. Johnson Florida Atlantic Reeves C. Johnson FIU Dawson C. Johnson North Texas Dawson C. Johnson Marshall Dawson C. Johnson Louisiana Tech Dawson C. Johnson

T Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant Bryant

WR Fant - 9 L. Jackson - 5

END LB LB Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown Whyte Overstreet Brown Whyte Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum Overstreet Brown McCollum

* - Starts came at previous school

RG RT TE QB Edwards Williams S. Johnson White Edwards Williams S. Johnson White Edwards Williams S. Johnson White Edwards Sims L. Jackson (WR) White Edwards Williams S. Johnson White Edwards Williams S. Johnson White Edwards Williams Sims White Edwards Williams Sims White Edwards Williams Sims White Edwards Williams S. Johnson White Edwards Williams Sims White Edwards Williams Sims White Edwards Williams Sims White

CB J. Brown J. Brown J. Brown L. Johnson L. Johnson L. Johnson Mims J. Brown J. Brown J. Brown J. Brown J. Brown J. Brown

S Ward Ward Greene Greene Greene Greene Greene Gardner Gardner Greene Gardner Gardner Gardner

RB Wales Wales Trigg Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Baker Wales Wales Wales Wales

S CB LB/NK Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston L. Johnson Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe Leston Simmons Iyiegbuniwe

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Explosive PLAYS Yds Type Player 93* KR Kylen Towner 87 KR Kylen Towner 87* Pass White to Norris 85* Rush Nicholas Norris 80* Pass White to Taylor 79 KR Kylen Towner 76* Pass White to Norris 75* Pass White to Taylor 74 Pass Eckels to S. Brown 66 KR Kylen Towner 65* Pass White to Taylor 64* Pass White to Taylor 63 INT Tacorian Darden 61* INT Leverick Johnson 61* Pass Ferguson to Fant 59* Rush Anthony Wales 59 Pass White to Taylor 57 KR Kylen Towner 57 KR Nacarius Fant 55 Pass White to Taylor 54* Pass White to L. Jackson 54* Pass White to Taylor 54 KR Kylen Towner 54 Pass White to L. Jackson 53 Rush Nicholas Norris 53* Pass White to Norris 52 INT Keith Brown 51 INT Joe Brown 50 KR Kylen Towner 50* PR Nacarius Fant 48* PR Nacarius Fant 46 KR Kylen Towner 45* Pass White to Taylor 45* Pass White to Norris 45* Pass White to Taylor 45* Rush Anthony Wales 45 Pass White to Taylor 45 KR Kylen Towner 44 PR Nacarius Fant 44* Rush Anthony Wales 44 Pass White to Taylor 42 Pass White to Norris 42 Pass White to Norris 41* Pass White to Taylor 41 KR Kylen Towner 41 Pass White to Norris 40 Pass White to Taylor 40 Pass White to Taylor 39 Rush Quinton Baker 37 Rush Anthony Wales 36* Pass White to Taylor 35 Pass White to Norris 35 Pass T. Ferguson to Bush 35 Pass White to S. Johnson 34 Pass White to Taylor 34* Pass White to Norris 33 Pass White to Taylor 33* Pass White to Norris

Opp. MAR TECH RICE HBU HBU MI(OH) FAU NT FAU NT FAU NT NT FIU VANDY FIU BAMA TECH^ ODU TECH^ FAU ODU RICE RICE FAU MI(OH) MT MAR TECH HBU MI(OH) TECH^ TECH^ ODU MT HBU RICE RICE ODU ODU RICE TECH^ TECH^ FIU MI(OH) MI(OH) MT RICE RICE NT MI(OH) MT RICE RICE MT HBU TECH^ NT

Qtr. 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 2

33 Pass White to Norris FIU 33 Pass White to Towner ODU 32 PR Kylen Towner MAR 32 Pass White to Fant MT 32 Pass White to Norris MI(OH) 31 Pass White to Norris TECH^ 31* Pass White to Norris TECH 30 Pass White to Norris MAR 30 Pass White to Taylor FIU 30* Rush Anthony Wales FAU 30 Rush Anthony Wales FAU 30 Rush Marquez Trigg FAU 30 Rush Quinton Baker ODU 30 Rush Anthony Wales ODU 29 Rush Anthony Wales VANDY 28 Rush Quinton Baker MI(OH) 27 Pass White to Wales TECH^ 27 Rush Quinton Baker NT 27 Rush Anthony Wales NT 27 Pass White to Taylor RICE 26 Rush Nicholas Norris TECH^ 26* Rush Anthony Wales TECH^ 26 Rush Anthony Wales MAR 26 Pass White to Wales RICE 25 Pass White to Taylor TECH^ 25* Pass White to Norris MAR 25 Pass White to Jackson ODU 25* Rush Anthony Wales MT 24 Rush Quinton Baker MAR 24 Pass White to Norris MAR 24* Pass White to Norris NT 24 Rush Quinton Baker FIU 24 Pass White to Wales ODU 24 Pass White to Taylor HBU 24 Pass White to Norris VANDY 24* Pass Eckels to L. Jackson BAMA 23 Pass White to S. Johnson MAR 23 Pass White to Wales FIU 23 Pass White to Norris MT 23 Pass White to Fant TECH 23 Rush Quinton Baker HBU 23 Rush Quinton Baker MI(OH) 22 Rush Quinton Baker MAR 22 Rush Quinton Baker MAR 22 PR Kylen Towner FIU 22 Pass White to Donatell ODU 21 Pass White to Norris TECH^ 21 Pass White to Wales MAR 21* Pass White to Taylor MAR 21 Pass White to Norris FIU 21 Pass White to Taylor MT 21 Pass T. Ferguson to L. Jackson BAMA 20 Pass White to Jernighan NT 20 Pass White to Norris ODU 20 Rush Nacarius Fant HBU 20* Rush Anthony Wales VANDY * Indicates a touchdown-scoring play ^ Indicates Conference USA Championship

1 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 1 4 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 OT 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 1 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 2 2 4

BY TYPE (TOUCHDOWNS) Passing................................................................. 66 (22) Rushing...................................................................28 (8) Kickoff Return (40+)............................................11 (1) Punt Return.............................................................5 (2) Defensive Return...................................................4 (1) TOTALS 114 (34) BY GAME Rice...........................................................................12 (1) at #1 Alabama.........................................................3 (1) at Miami (Ohio)...................................................... 9 (3) Vanderbilt................................................................4 (2) Houston Baptist.....................................................8 (5) at Louisiana Tech...................................................4 (1) at Middle Tennessee............................................ 9 (2) Old Dominion.......................................................12 (3) at Florida Atlantic..................................................8 (4) FIU...............................................................................9 (3) North Texas...........................................................10 (4) at Marshall..............................................................13 (3) Louisiana Tech^...................................................13 (2) BY QUARTER 1st........................................................................... 36 (11) 2nd......................................................................... 31 (12) 3rd.............................................................................26 (7) 4th.............................................................................20 (3) OT................................................................................1 (1) PASSING Mike White.......................................................... 61 (20) Tyler Ferguson........................................................3 (1) Drew Eckels.............................................................2 (1) RECEIVING Nicholas Norris.....................................................24 (9) Taywan Taylor.................................................... 23 (10) Lucky Jackson.........................................................5 (2) Anthony Wales.......................................................4 (0) Nacarius Fant..........................................................3 (1) Shaquille Johnson.................................................2 (0) S.Brown/Bush/Donatell/Jernighan/Towner.... 1 (0) RUSHING Anthony Wales.....................................................13 (7) Quinton Baker.......................................................10 (0) Nicholas Norris.......................................................3 (1) Nacarius Fant/Marquez Trigg........................... 1 (0) KICKOFF RETURN (40+) Kylen Towner........................................................10 (1) Nacarius Fant..........................................................1 (0) PUNT RETURN Nacarius Fant..........................................................3 (2) Kylen Towner..........................................................2 (0) DEFENSIVE RETURN Leverick Johnson...................................................1 (1) Joe Brown.................................................................1 (0) Keith Brown.............................................................1 (0) Tacorian Darden....................................................1 (0)

GAME-BY-GAME NOTABLES Opponent Captains Rice Davis, Lamp, Wales, Ward at #1 Alabama Davis, Lamp, McCollum, Ward at Miami (Ohio) Davis, Lamp, McCollum, Taylor Vanderbilt Davis, Lamp, McCollum, Wales Houston Baptist Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales at Louisiana Tech Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales at Middle Tennessee Davis, Lamp, McCollum, Wales Old Dominion Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales at Florida Atlantic Davis, Lamp, McCollum, Taylor FIU Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales North Texas Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales at Marshall Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales Louisiana Tech^ Davis, Lamp, Taylor, Wales

Coin Toss Loss Win Loss Loss Win Win Win Loss Win Loss Loss Win Loss

Kick or Receive Kick Receive Kick Receive Receive Receive Receive Receive Receive Kick Receive Receive Receive

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First Poss. TOD Punt INT TD TD TD TOD TD TD TD TD TD FG

Game Time 7:06 p.m. CT 2:35 p.m. CT 3:36 p.m. ET 3:32 p.m. CT 6:00 p.m. CT 7:02 p.m. CT 1:34 p.m. CT 6:06 p.m. CT 3:36 p.m. ET 4:34 p.m. CT 2:34 p.m. CT 7:02 p.m. ET 11:03 a.m. CT

Game Jersey Length Color 3:33 Red 3:20 White 3:48 White 3:38 Red 3:01 White 3:45 White 3:25 White 3:32 Red 3:04 White 3:08 Red 3:06 Red 3:12 White 3:49 Red

Pants Color Black White Red Red White Black White White Black Red Black Red White

Game Result W, 46-14 L, 10-38 W, 31-24 L, 30-31 (OT) W, 50-3 L, 52-55 W, 44-43 (2OT) W, 59-24 W, 52-3 W, 49-21 W, 45-7 W, 60-6 W, 58-44

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Opponent Rice at #1 Alabama at Miami (Ohio) Vanderbilt Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic FIU North Texas at Marshall Louisiana Tech^ TOTAL

Forced by WKU Pts. Off Forced by Opponent Fum INT Tot Pts Off Margin Fum INT Tot Pts Off 0 2 2 7 +7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 -7 0 2 2 14 1 0 1 3 +3 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 — 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -7 2 0 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 -3 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 14 +11 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 14 +7 2 0 2 7 1 1 2 7 +7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 +7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -14 2 1 3 14 5 13 18 59 +11 11 7 18 48

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Opponent Rice at #1 Alabama at Miami (Ohio) Vanderbilt Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic FIU North Texas at Marshall Louisiana Tech^ TOTAL

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Opponent Rice at #1 Alabama at Miami (Ohio) Vanderbilt Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic FIU North Texas at Marshall Louisiana Tech^ TOTAL

Rushing 15-19 20-29 30-39 40+ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 19 16 7 5

Passing 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 25 16 11 14

Special Teams Block Ret. TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4

Defensive Plays INT TD 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 13 1

Rushing 15-19 20-29 30-39 40+ 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 2 2

Passing 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 23 6 4 9

Special Teams Block Ret. TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Defensive Plays INT TD 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2

SCORING DRIVES Opponent Rice at #1 Alabama at Miami (Ohio) Vanderbilt Houston Baptist at Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic FIU North Texas at Marshall Louisiana Tech^ AVERAGE

No. Plays Yards Time 8 5.75 64.1 2:38 2 4 48.5 0:58 4 5.25 51.3 1:49 4 8.5 78.5 1:53 7 5.4 67.3 1:57 7 7.9 53.6 3:01 6 8 63 2:52 9 4.7 55 1:44 8 6.1 69.9 1:32 6 5.8 69 1:51 7 5 57.6 2:02 9 6.1 52 1:54 10 6.3 59.8 2:31 87 6.1 60.1 2:18

TD Drives Plays Yards Time < 2:00 5 4.8 65.8 2:03 2 1 3 26 0:48 1 3 5.7 66.7 1:47 2 3 8 82.3 2:22 1 6 4.7 71.7 1:40 5 6 7 54.2 2:28 3 3 9 72.7 3:47 0 8 4.75 56.5 1:53 4 7 5 69.9 2:02 2 6 5.8 69 1:51 3 6 4.5 62 1:54 3 6 5.3 54.3 1:53 3 7 5.1 60.9 2:16 3 60 5.5 63.5 2:04 32 WKUSports.com • December 20, 2015 • ESPN • 6 p.m. CT • Memphis • 2016 BOCA RATON BOWL

2016 WKU Football BOWL GUIDE

Last TIME WKU TEAM Scored 80+ points: (87) vs. West Virginia Tech (0), 9/8/07 Scored 70+ points: (87) vs. West Virginia Tech (0), 9/8/07 Scored 60-69 points: (60) at Marshall (6), 11/26/16 Scored 50-59 points: (58) vs. LA Tech (44), 12/3/16 Scored 40-49 points: (45) vs. North Texas (7), 11/12/16 Won as a ranked team: (No. 25) vs. South Florida, 12/21/15 Defeated a ranked opponent: at No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14 Defeated a ranked opponent on the road: at No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14 Shutout an opponent: (20-0) at Florida Atlantic, 10/15/11 Had consecutive shutouts: (22-0) vs. Southern Illinois, 11/18/00; (27-0) vs. Florida A&M, 11/25/00 Did not allow a touchdown: (52-3) at Florida Atlantic, 10/29/16 Was shutout: (0-35) at Alabama, 9/8/12 600+ yards of total offense: (656) vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 500-599 yards total offense: (543) vs. North Texas, 11/12/16 400-499 yards total offense: (462) at Marshall, 11/26/16 90+ total plays: (102) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 80+ total plays: (88) Southern Miss, 12/5/15 30+ first downs: (31) vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 500+ yards rushing: (551) vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/00 400+ yards rushing: (451) vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/05 300+ yards rushing: (383) vs Army, 11/15/14 60+ rushing attempts: (64) vs. Troy, 11/26/11 50+ rushing attempts: (51) at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/17/12 5+ rushing touchdowns: (5) vs. FIU, 11/5/16 4 rushing touchdowns: vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 500+ yards passing (552) vs. Rice, 9/1/16 400-499 yards passing (421) vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 300-399 yards passing: (329) vs. North Texas, 11/12/16 250-299 yards passing: (233) at Marshall, 11/26/16 60+ pass attempts: (61) at No. 5 LSU, 10/24/15 50-59 pass attempts: (50) at LA Tech, 10/6/16 40+ pass completions: (43) at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 30-39 pass completions: (36) at LA Tech, 10/6/16 6+ touchdown passes: (6) vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/15 5 touchdown passes: (5) vs. North Texas, 11/12/16 5+ fumbles: (5) at Troy, 10/11/12 (2 lost) No turnovers: at Marshall, 11/26/16 5+ turnovers: (7) vs. Tennessee, 9/7/13 100 yard rusher and 100 yard receiver: vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 (RUSH: Anthony Wales - 209; REC: Taylor - 194, Norris - 150) Two 100-yard+ rushers: at Marshall, 11/26/16 (Anthony Wales - 110; Quinton Baker - 104) Three 100-yard+ rushers: vs. Southern Illinois, 11/7/98 (Jammie Kyle - 113; Donte Pimpleton - 111; DeWayne Gallishaw - 108) Two 100-yard receivers: vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 (Nicholas Norris - 150, Taywan Taylor - 194) Returned a kickoff for TD: at Marshall, 11/26/16 (Kylen Towner - 93 yds) Returned the opening KO for TD: at Marshall, 11/26/16 (Towner - 93 yds) Returned a punt for TD: vs. HBU, 10/1/16 (N. Fant - 50 yds) Returned an interception for a TD: vs. FIU, 11/5/16 (L. Johnson - 71 yds) Returned a fumble for a TD: at Illinois, 9/6/14 (W. Terry - 95 yds) Returned a blocked punt for a TD: at LA Tech, 10/6/16 (K. Towner - 6 yds) Returned a blocked FG for a TD: vs. Morgan St., 9/21/13 (J. Dowling – 70 yds) Returned a blocked XP for a score: at Marshall, 11/26/16 (Joe Brown) Had 2+ defensive touchdowns: at Louisiana-Lafayette, 10/23/10 Fumble Return (Jamarcus Allen - 69 yds); Interception Return (Derrius Brooks - 62 yds) Blocked a punt: at LA Tech, 10/6/16 (Shaquille Johnson)

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Blocked two punts: vs. Middle Tennessee, 11/20/10 (Bar’ee Boyd - 2) Blocked a field goal: vs. Morgan State, 9/21/13 (Tyree Robinson) Blocked a PAT: at Marshall, 11/26/16 (Julien Lewis) Missed a PAT: vs. HBU, 10/1/16 (Ryan Nuss) Had a punt blocked: vs. CMU, 12/26/12 (Blocked by A. Cunningham) Had a field goal blocked: at Alabama, 9/10/16 (Blocked by J. Allen) Had a PAT Blocked: vs UAB, 10/4/14 Held an opponent to less than 10 first downs: (7) vs. North Texas, 11/12/16 Intercepted 4+ passes: (4) at Marshall, 11/28/14 Intercepted 3+ passes: (3) Southern Miss, 12/5/15 Held an opponent to less than 300 yards: (230) at Marshall, 11/26/16 Held an opponent to less than 200 yards: (168) at FIU, 11/21/15 Held an opponent to less than 100 yards: (15) vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/07 Scored a safety: vs. Rice, 9/1/16 (Team) Scored a 2-point conversion: vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 (Doughty to Ferby)

A HILLTOPPER PLAYER... Had 400+ yards total offense in a game: (424) Mike White vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 (421 passing, 3 rushing) Scored 4+ TDs in a game: (5) A. Wales vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 (4 rsh, 1 rcv) Scored 3 TDs in a game: A. Wales at Marshall, 11/26/16 (2 rush, 1 rec.) Rushed 40+ times in a game: (43) Bobby Rainey, Troy, 11/26/11 Rushed 30+ times in a game: (36) Anthony Wales vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Rushed for 300+ yards in a game: (345) Leon Allen, Army, 11/15/14 Rushed for 200-299 yards in a game: (209) A. Wales vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Rushed for 100-199 yards in a game: (110) A. Wales and (104) Q. Baker at Marshall, 11/26/16 Rushed for 200+ yards in consecutive games: Antonio Andrews, (238) at Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/17/12; (230) vs. North Texas, 11/24/12 Rushed for 150+ yards in consecutive games: Anthony Wales (158) at MT, 10/15/16 and (157) vs. Old Dominion, 10/22/16 Rushed for 100+ yards in consecutive games: Anthony Wales (110) at Marshall 11/26/16 and (209) vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Rushed for 4+ TDs in a game: (4) Anthony Wales vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Passed for 400+ yards in a game: (421) Mike White vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Passed for 300-399 yards in a game: (316) Mike White vs. NT, 11/12/16 Attempted 60+ passes in a game: (61) Brandon Doughty at LSU, 10/24/15 (50) Mike White at LA Tech, 10/6/16 Attempted 50-59 passes in a game: Attempted 40-49 passes in a game: (40) Mike White at MT, 10/15/16 Threw 6+ TD passes in a game: (6) Brandon Doughty vs. Miami, 9/26/15 Threw 3-5 TD passes in game: (3) Mike White vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Had 200+ yards receiving in a game: (276) Joey Stockton at APSU, 9/16/95 Had 150+ yards receiving in a game: (194) Taywan Taylor and (150) Nicholas Norris vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Had 100-149 yards receiving in a game: (131) N. Norris at FAU, 10/29/16 Caught 10+ passes in a game: (10) Taywan Taylor vs. ODU, 10/22/16 Caught 3+ TD passes in a game: (3) Taywan Taylor vs. North Texas, 11/12/16 Caught 2 TD passes in a game: (2) Taywan Taylor vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Scored 15+ points kicking: (16) Skyler Simcox vs. LA Tech, 12/3/16 Kicked 5+ field goals in a game: (5) Matt Lange vs. EKU, 9/20/03 Kicked 4+ field goals in a game: (4) Garrett Schwettman vs. LA Tech, 9/10/15 Kicked a 50+ yard FG: (52) Skyler Simcox at Middle Tennessee, 10/15/16 Had a 60-69+ yard punt: (60) Jake Collins at FAU, 10/29/16 Had a 70+ yard punt: (74) Hendrix Brakefield vs. CMU, 12/26/12 Intercepted 3+ passes in a game: (3) Branden Leston at Marshall, 11/28/14 Intercepted 2+ passes in a game: (2) Tyree Robinson and Cam Thomas at Texas State, 11/23/13 Had a 60-69 yard rush: (65) Antonio Andrews vs Morgan State, 9/21/13 Had a 70-79 yard rush: (75) Anthony Wales vs UAB, 10/4/14 Had an 80+ yard rush: (85) Nicholas Norris vs. HBU, 10/1/16 Had a 90+ yard rush: (91) Lerron Moore vs. Southern Illinois, 11/1/03 Had a 70-79 yard pass: (74) Eckels to Stephon Brown at FAU, 10/29/16 Had an 80-89 yard pass: (87) White to Norris vs. Rice, 9/1/16 Had a 90+ yard pass: (96) Jeff Cesarone to Keith Paskett vs. Akron, 10/5/85

2016 WKU Football BOWL GUIDE

Last TIME AN OPPOSING TEAM...

Failed to score a TD: (3) Florida Atlantic, 10/29/16 Had 30+ first downs: (32) Middle Tennessee, 10/15/16 400+ yards rushing: (412) Navy, 9/27/14 300-399 yards rushing: (323) Middle Tennessee, 9/13/14 60+ rushing attempts: (64) UAB, 10/4/14 50-59 rushing attempts: (59) Indiana, 9/19/15 400+ yards passing: (502) LA Tech, 12/3/16 300-399 yards passing: (339) Miami (Ohio), 9/17/16 Under 200 yards passing: (143) Marshall, 11/26/16 50+ pass attempts: (57) LA Tech, 12/3/16 30+ pass completions: (35) LA Tech, 12/3/16 5+ touchdown passes: (5) LA Tech, 10/6/16 4 touchdown passes: (4) North Texas, 10/15/15 3 touchdown passes: (3) LA Tech, 12/3/16 600+ yards total offense: (605) Middle Tennessee, 10/15/16 500-599 yards total offense: (507) LA Tech, 12/3/16 80+ total plays: (86) Indiana, 9/19/15 60+ points: (66) No. 19 Marshall, 11/28/14 50-59 points: (55) LA Tech, 10/6/16 40-49 points: (44) LA Tech, 12/3/16 No turnovers: LA Tech, 10/6/16 5+ Turnovers: (3 Fumble, 2 INT) at Rice, 10/3/15 100-yard+ rusher and 100-yard+ receiver: Middle Tennessee, 10/15/16 (RUSH: I’Tavius Mathers (143); REC: Richie James (223) Two 100-yard+ rushers: South Florida, 12/21/15 (RUSH: Marlon Mack (108) and Quinton Flowers (108)) Returned a kickoff for TD: Marshall, 11/27/15 (DeAndre Reeves - 97 yds) Returned a punt for TD: Indiana, 9/19/15 (Mitchell Paige - 91 yds) Returned an interception for a TD: LA Tech, 12/3/16 (L. Sneed - 48 yds) Returned a fumble for a TD: Florida Atlantic , 11/10/12 (Keith Reaser — 9 yds) Returned a blocked punt for a TD: North Texas, 11/24/07 (Chris Neal — 5 yds.) Blocked a punt: Central Michigan, 12/26/12 (Avery Cunningham) Missed a PAT: Old Dominion, 10/25/14 Intercepted 3+ passes: (4) LA Tech, 11/1/14 Scored a safety: North Texas, 10/31/08 (Eddrick Gilmore) Scored a 2-point conversion: Troy, 10/26/13

AN OPPOSING PLAYER...

Rushed 30+ times in a game: (31) Jordan Howard, Indiana, 9/19/15 Rushed for 200+ yards in a game: (203) Jordan Howard, Indiana, 9/19/15 Rushed for 150+ yards in a game: (168) Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech, 9/10/15 Rushed for 100-149 yards in a game: (143) I’Tavius Mathers, MT, 10/15/16 Rushed for 3+ touchdowns in a game: (3) Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt, 9/24/16 Passed for 400+ yards in a game: (502) Ryan Higgins, LA Tech, 12/3/16 Passed for 300-399 yards in a game: (339) Billy Bahl, Miami (OH), 9/17/16 Attempted 40+ passes in a game: (57) Ryan Higgins, LA Tech, 12/3/16 Attempted 30-39 passes in a game: (36) Jalen Hurts, Alabama, 9/10/16 Threw 5+ TDs in a game: (5) Ryan Higgins, LA Tech, 10/6/16 Threw 4 TDs in a game: (4) DaMarcus Smith, NT, 10/15/15 Threw 3 TDs in game: (3) Ryan Higgins, LA Tech, 12/3/16 Had 400+ yards total offense in a game: (469) Ryan Higgins, LA Tech, 12/3/16 (PASS: 502; RUSH: -33) Had 300-399 yards total offense in a game: (326) Billy Bahl, Miami (OH), 9/17/16 (PASS: 336; RUSH: -13) Had 150+ yards rec. in a game: (202) Carlos Henderson, LA Tech, 12/3/16 Had 100-149 yards rec. in a game: (108) Trent Taylor, LA Tech, 12/3/16 Caught 10+ passes in a game: (16) Richie James, MT, 10/15/16 Caught 3+ TD passes in a game: (3) Carlos Henderson, LA Tech, 10/6/16 Caught 2 TD passes in a game: Richie James, MT, 10/15/16 Kicked a 50-yard+ field goal: (54) Jonathan Barnes, LA Tech, 10/6/16 Had a 70-yard+ punt: (82) Richie Hogan, Central Michigan, 12/26/12 Intercepted 2+ passes in a game: (2) Jonathan Crawford, Indiana, 9/19/15 Had a 70-yard+ run: (71) Andrew Tucker, North Texas, 11/12/16 Had an 80-yard+ run: (83) Corey Crume, Eastern Kentucky, 9/19/98 Had a 70-yard+ pass: (74) R. Higgins to C. Henderson, LA Tech 12/3/16 Had an 80-yard+ pass: (83) A.J. Porter to Steven Rush, Missouri State, 11/6/04 Had a 90-yard+ pass: (94) Erik Hutchins to Shoun Habersham, Chattanooga, 11/2/91

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2016 WKU Football BOWL GUIDE

Drive SUMMARIES Sept. 1 vs. Rice Anthony Wales, 5-yard rush White to Norris, 87-yard pass White to Fant, 6-yard pass Anthony Wales, 1-yard rush Skyler Simcox, 29-yard FG Ryan Nuss, 26-yard FG White to Norris, 19-yard pass Ryan Nuss, 31-yard FG

Qtr. Time 1 5:35 1 1:31 2 9:37 2 7:03 3 10:24 3 4:31 4 14:01 4 5:12

Plays 4 2 6 6 9 7 6 6

Yds. 86 87 65 46 76 73 45 35

Elapsed 1:35 0:44 2:47 2:01 4:36 3:09 3:09 3:03

Oct. 29 at Florida Atlantic Qtr. Time White to Norris, 76-yard pass 1 14:12 White to L. Jackson, 54-yard pass 1 1:18 White to Taylor, 65-yard pass 2 13:51 Skyler Simcox, 45-yard FG 2 1:42 Anthony Wales, 30-yard rush 3 5:53 Anthony Wales, 11-yard rush 3 2:21 T. Ferguson to Donatell, 9-yard pass 4 3:26 Eckels to Jernighan, 3-yard pass 4 2:07

Plays 3 7 3 14 6 6 5 5

Yds. 75 82 75 70 80 80 27 70

Elapsed 0:48 2:48 1:09 5:59 2:48 2:13 2:02 2:28

Time 8:03 0:46

Plays 5 3

Yds. 71 26

Elapsed 1:07 0:48

Qtr. Time 2 5:30 3 9:42 3 7:46 4 13:44

Plays 11 4 3 3

Yds. 63 5 82 55

Elapsed 3:29 1:55 0:46 1:07

Nov. 5 vs. FIU Quinton Baker, 10-yard rush Anthony Wales, 1-yard rush White to Taylor, 41-yard pass Anthony Wales, 5-yard rush Anthony Wales, 59-yard rush Anthony Wales, 10-yard rush

Qtr. Time 1 9:51 1 3:10 2 14:50 2 0:38 3 14:41 3 10:36

Plays 10 6 2 11 1 5

Yds. 76 76 55 80 59 68

Elapsed 3:00 2:30 0:17 3:04 0:19 1:59

Sept. 24 vs. Vanderbilt Qtr. Time Anthony Wales, 4-yard rush 1 11:06 T. Ferguson to Fant, 61-yard pass 2 8:18 Anthony Wales, 20-yard rush 4 11:33 Ryan Nuss, 25-yard FG 4 1:02

Plays 14 2 8 10

Yds. 75 92 80 67

Elapsed 3:54 0:40 2:32 4:27

Nov. 12 vs. North Texas Qtr. Time White to Taylor, 64-yard pass 1 12:31 White to Taylor, 75-yard pass 1 10:40 Skyler Simcox, 24-yard FG 1 6:22 White to Norris, 33-yard pass 2 9:35 Anthony Wales, 3-yard rush 2 0:27 White to Norris, 24-yard pass 3 10:32 T. Ferguson to Taylor, 4-yard pass 3 3:00

Plays 5 1 8 1 11 6 3

Yds. 75 75 31 33 70 86 33

Elapsed 2:29 0:12 2:48 0:08 4:08 2:51 1:35

Oct. 1 vs. Houston Baptist Anthony Wales, 45-yard rush White to Norris, 34-yard pass White to Norris, 19-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 50-yard FG White to Taylor, 80-yard pass Nicholas Norris, 85-yard rush Marquez Trigg, 12-yard rush

Qtr. Time 1 13:31 1 6:33 2 11:19 2 5:59 2 0:25 3 9:34 3 4:31

Plays 4 4 10 10 4 1 5

Yds. 82 60 68 41 90 85 45

Elapsed 1:29 1:18 4:15 3:43 1:13 0:13 1:30

Oct. 6 at Louisiana Tech White to Norris, 9-yard pass Anthony Wales, 1-yard rush White to Taylor, 7-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 26-yard FG White to Norris, 31-yard pass White to Taylor, 8-yard pass White to Norris, 11-yard pass

Qtr. Time 1 11:15 1 4:59 2 14:15 2 6:34 3 6:14 4 14:05 4 7:24

Plays 10 2 9 13 5 5 11

Yds. 50 13 62 50 63 66 71

Elapsed 3:45 0:38 3:21 6:19 1:47 1:39 3:36

Nov. 26 at Marshall White to Taylor, 21-yard pass Anthony Wales, 19-yard rush White to Wales, 16-yard pass White to Norris, 25-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 41-yard FG Skyler Simcox, 47-yard FG Anthony Wales, 1-yard rush Skyler Simcox, 22-yard FG Quinton Baker, 4-yard rush

Qtr. Time 1 10:11 1 6:01 1 0:56 2 14:52 2 5:23 2 0:00 3 10:46 4 14:52 4 7:23

Plays 5 6 7 1 8 8 8 7 5

Yds. 67 71 66 25 26 51 62 65 35

Elapsed 1:57 1:31 2:00 0:08 3:00 0:48 3:21 2:05 2:18

Oct. 15 at Middle Tennessee Skyler Simcox, 42-yard FG Anthony Wales, 1-yard rush White to Taylor, 45-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 52-yard FG White to S. Johnson, 4-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 18-yard FG

Qtr. Time 1 2:29 2 8:10 2 1:46 2 0:00 3 10:02 4 0:05

Plays 7 12 6 4 9 10

Yds. 51 60 72 31 86 77

Elapsed 3:55 5:18 2:31 0:31 3:32 1:26

Dec. 3 vs. Louisiana Tech^ Skyler Simcox, 32-yard FG Anthony Wales, 15-yard rush Anthony Wales, 26-yard rush White to Wales, 10-yard pass White to Taylor, 45-yard pass White to Taylor, 4-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 28-yard FG Anthony Wales, 15-yard rush Skyler Simcox, 34-yard FG Anthony Wales, 13-yard rush

Qtr. Time 1 11:56 1 7:40 1 3:38 1 0:00 2 10:17 2 5:05 3 5:45 3 4:05 4 7:19 4 0:58

Plays 8 7 6 3 2 7 10 2 9 9

Yds. 54 70 75 63 72 23 55 40 63 83

Elapsed 3:04 2:38 2:05 1:34 0:49 3:21 4:32 0:48 4:57 4:37

Oct. 22 vs. Old Dominion Anthony Wales, 44-yard rush White to Taylor, 6-yard pass Quinton Baker, 3-yard rush White to Taylor, 14-yard pass White to Taylor, 54-yard pass Anthony Wales, 3-yard rush White to Norris, 45-yard pass Skyler Simcox, 40-yard FG Marquez Trigg, 1-yard rush

Qtr. Time 1 13:50 1 7:08 1 3:15 2 14:50 2 9:27 2 3:26 2 0:58 2 0:00 4 12:39

Plays 3 11 5 3 5 2 3 4 6

Yds. 85 82 33 16 85 25 68 43 58

Elapsed 1:10 5:10 2:03 0:29 2:12 0:34 0:51 0:30 2:35

Sept. 10 at #1 Alabama Qtr. Ryan Nuss, 25-yard FG 1 Eckels to L. Jackson, 24-yard pass 4 Sept. 17 at Miami (Ohio) Quinton Baker, 2-yard rush Ryan Nuss, 26-yard FG White to Norris, 53-yard pass White to Taylor, 36-yard pass

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DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Longest TD Drive (Yards) - 92 yards / 2 plays in 0:40 vs. Vanderbilt Most Plays on TD Drive - 14 plays / 75 yards in 3:54 vs. Vanderbilt Fewest Plays on TD Drive - 1 play / 5 times (Norris - 85 yd rush vs. HBU, Wales - 59 yd rush vs. FIU, Taylor - 75 yd catch vs. NT, Norris - 33 yd catch vs. NT and Norris - 25 yd catch at Marshall) Most Time Used on TD Drive - 5:18 / 60 yards in 12 plays at Middle Tennessee Least Time Used on TD Drive - 0:08 / 2 times (Norris - 33 yd catch vs. NT and Norris - 25 yd catch at Marshall) Number of TD Drives Less than 2:00 - 32 of 67 (47.8 percent)

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Game RECAPS GAME 1

SCORING SUMMARY

Rice WKU

0 7 7 0 - 16 14 6 10 -

14 46

Sept. 1, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 19,286

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Mike White threw for 517 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as starting quarterback as Western Kentucky opened the season and Conference USA play with a 46-14 drubbing of Rice. White, who was 25 for 31 passing, is only the third quarterback to throw for 500 or more yards in Western Kentucky history. The Hilltoppers had two receivers top 100 yards in receiving as Taywan Taylor caught five passes for 165 yards and Nicholas Norris hauled in seven for 147 yards and two scores. Western Kentucky, which won its 13th straight conference game, finished with 552 yards passing and 97 rushing, amassing 649 yards while limiting Rice to 288 total yards. White’s first scoring strike was for 87 yards as Norris hauled that one in for a 16-0 lead with 1:31 left in the first quarter. The Hilltoppers were up 30-7 at the half. Tyler Stehling led Rice with 183 passing yards.

GAME BREAKDOWN FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers

Rice WKU 21 23 7 4 11 17 3 2 105 97 33 30 3.2 3.2 2 2 139 110 34 13 186 552 23-38-2 26-35-0 4.9 15.8 8.1 21.2 0 3 291 649 70 65 4.1 10.0 2-0 0-0 10-62 8-77 7-313 2-95 44.7 47.5 45.3 46.5 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 4-251 9-538 62.8 59.8 35.0 44.3 0 2 1-2-0 2-(-4)-0 2.0 -2.0 6-89-0 3-111-0 14.8 37.0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 27:45 32:15 8:15 6:45 7:01 7:59 5:05 9:55 7:24 7:36 7 of 14 3 of 10 0 of 1 0 of 1 1-2 7-8 1-2 4-8 0-2 3-8 0-0 0-0 2-2 5-5 0-0 3-4 0 7

GAME NOTES • The Hilltoppers have now have opened five consecutive seasons with a win, tying the longest streak since winning five openers from 1996 to 2000. • An attendance of 19,286 was the most at Houchens-Smith Stadium in a conference games since Oct. 26, 2013 vs. Troy (Homecoming) • WKU scored 45-plus points for the fifth straight game dating back to last season. It’s the first time in program history the Tops have had such a streak. • In his first career game as a Hilltopper Mike White threw for a career-high 517 yards and a career-high-tying 3 touchdowns. It was the third 500-yard passing performance in WKU history and the 10th most passing yards in a game Conference USA history. • Anthony “Ace” Wales had 15 rushes for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was his fifth career game of multiple scores. • Nicholas Norris caught 7 passes for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns. His 87-yard score was the longest reception of his career, and longer than any WKU play from scrimmage in 2015. It was his third career game of multiple scores. • Taylor (165) and Norris (147) both eclipsed 100 yards receiving, two Tops receivers had 100-plus yards in the same game four times last season. Their 312 combined receiving yards were more than any duo had in a game last season. • T.J. McCollum led the Tops defense with 12 tackles (5 solo, 7 assisted) and a forced fumble.

Team WKU WKU WKU RICE WKU WKU WKU WKU RICE WKU WKU

Qtr 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4

Time 13:24 4:00 1:31 12:24 9:37 7:03 10:24 4:31 2:01 14:01 5:12

Scoring Play Safety (TEAM) Wales 5-yard rush (Nuss kick) Norris 87-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Davis 2-yard rush (Tobola Kick) Fant 6-yard pass from White (Nuss kick) Wales 1-yard rush (Simcox kick) Simcox 29-yard field goal Nuss 26-yard field goal Stehling 22-yard rush (Tobola Kick) Norris 19-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Nuss 31-yard field goal

Pl. -- 4-86 2-87 12-80 6-65 6-46 9-76 7-73 6-65 6-45 6-35

TOP -- 1:35 0:44 4:07 2:47 2:01 4:36 3:09 2:21 3:09 3:03

Score 2-0 9-0 16-0 16-7 23-7 30-7 33-7 36-7 36-14 43-14 46-14

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White T. Ferguson Fant TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 25-31-0 517 3 87 0 1-3-0 35 0 35 0 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 26-35-0 552 3 87 0

RUSHING Wales Baker Norris Trigg Ferby TEAM Fant TOTALS

Att. 15 9 1 2 1 1 1 30

Yds TD Long Avg. 58 2 17 3.9 47 0 39 4.7 2 0 2 2.0 1 0 2 1.0 1 0 1 1.0 -2 0 0 -2.0 -5 0 0 -5.0 97 2 39 3.2

RECEIVING Taylor Norris L. Jackson Fant Wales S. Johnson Bush Towner Donatell TOTALS

No. 5 7 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 26

Yds TD Long 165 0 45 147 2 87 54 0 54 44 1 16 44 0 26 35 0 35 35 0 35 17 0 17 11 0 11 552 3 87

Rice PASSING Stehling

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 23-38-2 186 0 26 0

RUSHING Stehling Dillard Stewart Davis Walter TEAM TOTALS

Att. 11 9 3 6 3 1 33

Yds TD Long Avg. 85 1 22 7.7 19 0 8 2.1 14 0 7 4.7 10 1 3 1.7 1 0 2 0.3 -24 0 0 -24.0 105 0 22 3.2

RECEIVING Smith Mayden German Wright Davis Wright Alaka Stewart Pollard Dillard TOTALS

No. 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 23

Yds TD Long 60 0 26 56 0 22 25 0 14 16 0 8 15 0 15 8 0 8 4 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 5 -1 0 3 186 0 26

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WKU #1 Alabama

3 0 0 7 - 10 7 7 14 -

10 38

Sept. 10, 2016 • Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Ala. • 101,821

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Taywan Taylor hauled in 121 yards receiving on nine receptions Saturday, but Western Kentucky fell to No. 1 Alabama 38-10.

Team BAMA WKU BAMA BAMA BAMA BAMA BAMA WKU

Q Time 1 9:10 1 8:03 1 0:00 2 8:59 3 3:48 4 13:14 4 4:27 4 0:46

Scoring Play Griffith 36-yard field goal Nuss 25-yard field goal Ridley 4-yard pass from Hurts (Griffith kick) Jackson 55-yard INT return (Griffth kick) Stewart 8-yard pass from Hurts (Griffith kick) Scarbrough 2-yard rush (Griffth kick) Emmons 6-yard rush (Griffith kick) L. Jackson 24-yard pass from Eckels (Nuss kick)

Freshman Jalen Hurts passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start. Hurts likely nailed down the quarterback job with a 23-of-36 passing performance. The Crimson Tide (2-0) started slow and then piled it on with big plays from the defense and receivers Calvin Ridley and ArDarius Stewart. Western Kentucky (1-1) was outgained 475-239 in total yards against a defense that has allowed 16 points in the first two games. Ridley had nine catches for 129 yards and Stewart gained 90 yards on five receptions. Both also logged carries. Western Kentucky quarterback Mike White left late in the third quarter. He was 10 of 24 for 135 yards with an interception after racking up 517 yards in the opener against Rice. The Hilltoppers converted a turnover into a touchdown in the final minute.

WKU BAMA 12 23 2 9 9 13 1 1 23 124 22 39 1.0 3.2 0 2 62 158 39 34 216 351 19-38-2 25-42-0 5.7 8.4 11.4 14.0 1 2 239 475 60 81 4.0 5.9 2-0 1-1 2-16 12-84 8-376 5-232 47.0 46.4 42.6 43.8 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3-193 7-447 64.3 63.9 43.3 40.9 0 4 2-13-0 2-15-0 6.5 7.5 3-61-0 3-63-0 20.3 21.0 0-0-0 2-61-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 24:16 35:44 3:22 11:38 9:41 5:19 4:15 10:45 6:58 8:02 6 of 16 9 of 18 0 of 1 2 of 2 1-1 5-5 0-1 4-5 1-1 1-5 2-15 4-39 1-1 5-5 1-2 1-2 7 14

GAME NOTES • WKU’s team captains for the game were Drew Davis, Forrest Lamp, T.J. McCollum and Marcus Ward. • Alabama now leads the all-time series 3-0, with all three contests in Tuscaloosa. • WKU fell to 2-7 against the SEC in road games since joining the FBS in 2009. • The 10 points scored by the Hilltoppers was the most in their all-time series with Alabama. • WKU outgained Alabama 96-55 in the 2nd quarter, but were outscored 7-0 on an interception return for touchdown. • Taywan Taylor finished with 9 catches for 121 yards, including a 59-yard reception on a flea flicker in the first quarter. He moved into 2nd in WKU history with 169 career catches, 2 behind Willie McNeal’s mark of 171. • Taylor was one of 23 receivers since 2000 with 120-plus receiving yards against Alabama, including one of four Group of 5 receivers. • In 2015, Alabama allowed only one receiver with 120-plus receiving yards in a game (Cole, Ole Miss). • Lucky Jackson had 2 catches for 46 yards and his first-career TD grab in the 4th quarter from Drew Eckels. • Joel Iyiegbuniwe led WKU with 10 tackles (7 solo, 3 assisted) and had one of the team’s two sacks, giving him 2 for his career. • Jake Collins had career-highs with 8 punts for 376 yards, making for a 47-yard gross average and a 42.6-yard net average. He had 2 punts inside the 20 compared to 1 touchback, while limiting Alabama to 15 punt return yards.

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Drive 5-59 5-71 9-67 -- 8-48 10-76 11-59 3-26

TOP Score 1:59 0-3 1:07 3-3 4:05 3-10 -- 3-17 3:00 3-24 3:56 3-31 4:44 3-38 0:48 10-38

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White T. Ferguson Eckels Fant TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 10-24-1 135 0 59 2 7-10-0 55 0 21 1 2-3-0 26 1 24 1 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 19-38-2 216 1 59 4

RUSHING Wales Baker Trigg Eckels White Ferguson TOTALS

Att. 11 4 2 1 3 1 22

Yds TD Long Avg. 44 0 16 4.0 7 0 3 1.8 7 0 4 3.5 -6 0 0 -6.0 -14 0 4 -4.7 -15 0 0 -15.0 23 0 16 1.0

RECEIVING Taylor L. Jackson Donatell Norris S. Johnson Trigg Wales TOTALS

No. 9 3 3 2 1 1 1 19

Yds TD Long 121 0 59 45 1 24 20 0 10 20 0 12 9 0 9 2 0 2 -1 0 0 216 1 59

Alabama PASSING Hurts Barnett TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 23-36-0 287 2 51 2 2-6-0 64 0 52 0 25-42-0 351 2 52 2

RUSHING Harris Emmons Hurts Scarbrough Stewart Ridley Gore Foster TEAM TOTALS

Att. 11 6 11 5 2 1 1 1 1 39

Yds TD Long Avg. 45 0 11 4.1 41 1 14 6.8 19 0 6 1.7 19 1 8 3.8 12 0 11 6.0 6 0 6 6.0 1 0 1 1.0 -5 0 0 -5.0 -14 0 0 -14.0 124 2 14 3.2

RECEIVING Ridley Stewart Dieter Howard Harris Diggs Foster Hentges TOTALS

No. 9 5 2 2 2 1 3 1 25

Yds TD Long 129 1 51 90 1 52 56 0 40 29 0 20 14 0 9 14 0 14 13 0 6 6 0 6 351 2 52

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WKU Miami (Ohio)

0 14 10 7 - 0 3 14 7 -

31 24

Sept. 17, 2016 • Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio • 19,822

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- Nicholas Norris set career highs with 11 catches for 187 yards, Quinton Baker rushed for 103 yards and a score, and Western Kentucky fought off Miami (Ohio) for a 31-24 victory on Saturday.

Team WKU WKU MI(OH) WKU WKU MI(OH) MI(OH) WKU MI(OH)

Q Time 2 5:30 2 3:10 2 1:35 3 9:42 3 7:46 3 2:36 3 0:00 4 13:44 4 1:17

Scoring Play Baker 2-yard rush (Nuss kick) Fant 48-yard punt return (Simcox kick) Dowd 30-yard field goal Nuss 26-yard field goal Norris 53-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Bahl 9-yard rush (Dowd kick) Gardner 70-yard pass from Bahl (Dowd kick) Taylor 36-yard pass from White (Nuss kick) Martin 41-yard pass from Bahl (Dowd kick)

Western Kentucky (2-1) took a 24-3 lead midway through the third quarter when Norris hauled in a 53-yard pass from Mike White.

Drive 11-63 -- 6-31 4-5 3-82 11-78 3-80 3-55 7-51

TOP Score 3:29 7-0 -- 14-0 1:27 14-3 1:55 17-3 0:46 24-3 5:01 24-10 0:25 24-17 1:07 31-17 2:28 31-24

STATISTICS LEADERS

Miami (0-3) got two touchdowns from Billy Bahl - a 9-yard run and 70-yard pass to James Gardner - in a 2:36 span to get within striking distance, 24-17, at the end of the third quarter.

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But White found Taywan Taylor for a 36-yard touchdown, making Taylor the leading receiver in Western Kentucky history with 172 catches. Taylor holds Hilltoppers career and season records for receptions, yards and touchdowns.

PASSING White

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 19-31-1 268 2 53 1

RUSHING Baker Trigg Taylor Norris Fant TEAM White TOTALS

Att. 20 7 1 1 1 2 3 35

Yds TD Long Avg. 103 1 28 5.2 22 0 14 3.1 16 0 16 16.0 7 0 7 7.0 3 0 3 3.0 -2 0 0 -1.0 -13 0 0 -4.3 136 1 28 3.9

RECEIVING Norris Taylor Baker S. Johnson TOTALS

No. 11 3 4 1 19

Yds TD Long 187 1 53 58 1 36 12 0 15 11 0 11 268 2 53

The RedHawks converted a Hail Mary with 1:17 left to get within one score, but the onside kick was recovered by Western Kentucky.

WKU MI(OH) 19 23 7 5 10 13 2 5 136 85 35 38 3.9 2.2 1 1 167 140 31 55 268 339 19-31-1 20-41-0 8.6 8.3 14.1 17.0 2 2 404 424 66 79 6.1 5.4 3-2 1-1 9-126 11-87 6-233 8-302 38.8 37.8 38.8 28.8 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 6-355 4-213 59.2 53.2 38.0 10.5 1 0 2-52-1 0-0-0 26.0 0.0 4-171-0 5-102-0 42.8 20.4 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 24:15 35:45 7:08 7:52 6:39 8:21 6:06 8:54 4:22 10:38 2 of 11 5 of 17 0 of 0 1 of 2 2-4 2-3 1-4 1-3 1-4 1-3 7-39 1-6 4-4 3-3 1-1 1-2 3 0

GAME NOTES • WKU’s team captains for the game were Drew Davis, Forrest Lamp, T.J. McCollum and Taywan Taylor. • Quinton Baker made his firstcareer start and had career highs of 20 carries for 103 rushing yards and 1 touchdown. • Nicholas Norris had career highs of 11 receptions for 187 yards, while also catching 1 touchdown pass. • His 11 receptions tied for the 2ndmost in the Jeff Brohm Era, while 187 yards put him alone in 2nd. • On the day, Norris accounted for 58% of the team’s 19 receptions and 70% of the team’s 268 yards. • With his 36-yard touchdown catch in the 4th quarter, Taywan Taylor set the WKU record with 172 career receptions, surpassing Willie McNeal’s mark of 171. • Nacarius Fant took a punt 48 yards to the house for his 1st-career return touchdown. It was WKU’s first punt return touchdown since Antonio Andrews had a 70-yard score vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 1, 2012. • Keith Brown led the WKU defense with 12 tackles (9 solo, 3 assisted) while adding 1.5 of the team’s tackles for loss and 1 of the team’s 7 sacks.

Miami (Ohio) PASSING Bahl

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 20-41-0 339 2 70 7

RUSHING Young Smith Bahl TOTALS

Att. 14 10 14 38

Yds TD Long Avg. 68 0 20 4.9 30 0 10 3.0 -13 1 11 -0.9 85 1 20 2.2

RECEIVING Gardner Murphy Martin Young Shisso Smith Thomas TOTALS

No. 5 6 2 2 2 2 1 20

Yds TD Long 136 1 70 68 0 16 55 1 41 32 0 23 25 0 14 18 0 12 5 0 5 339 2 70

• Omarius Bryant and Chris Johnson had 2 sacks apiece. For Johnson, they were the first of his career. For Bryant, it represented a careerhigh mark and pushed his total to 3 on the season. • Leverick Johnson and De’Andre Simmons tied for the team lead with 3 pass breakups apiece. Both were career highs for the two members of the WKU secondary.

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Vanderbilt WKU

0 7 7 10 7 7 7 0 10 6

31 30

Sept. 24, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 23,674

Bowling Green, Ky. (AP) -- Vanderbilt’s defense turned away a 2-point conversion play at the end of the first overtime as the Commodores escaped with a 31-30 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Team WKU WKU VANDY VANDY WKU VANDY WKU VANDY VANDY WKU

Q Time 1 11:06 2 8:18 2 2:16 3 9:15 4 11:33 4 5:29 4 1:02 4 0:00 OT — OT —

Scoring Play Wales 4-yard rush (Nuss kick) Fant 61-yard pass from Ferguson (Simcox kick) Webb 4-yard rush (Openshaw kick) Webb 2-yard rush (Openshaw kick) Wales 20-yard rush (Simcox kick) Openshaw 22-yard field goal Nuss 25-yard field goal Webb 2-yard rush (Openshaw kick) Marcus 5-yard pass from Shurmur (Openshaw kick) S. Johnson 8-yard pass from White (pass failed)

Kyle Shurmur’s 5-yard pass to Nathan Marcus on the first possession of overtime gave Vanderbilt (2-2) its first lead of the game, and Tommy Openshaw added the point after for the Commodores. Western Kentucky (2-2) answered quickly, needing just two plays to find the end zone on Mike White’s 8-yard pass to Shaquille Johnson. Hilltoppers coach Jeff Brohm elected to go for two points. White rolled to his right, but his pass was batted into the air and ruled incomplete, as Vanderbilt players rushed the field to celebrate the comeback victory. The Commodores went 75 yards in the final 1:02 of regulation in seven plays to tie the game at 24-24 and force overtime. Ralph Webb, who had three rushing touchdowns in the game, leaped from just inside the 5 and landed just beyond the front edge of the end zone for the tying score.

VANDY WKU 19 27 5 12 10 12 4 3 110 205 42 33 2.6 6.2 3 2 151 218 41 13 279 291 18-29-1 24-40-1 9.6 7.3 15.5 12.1 1 2 389 496 71 73 5.5 6.8 1-0 3-2 5-51 11-88 6-196 5-324 32.7 42.0 29.5 41.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 4-259 5-324 64.8 64.8 46.0 41.0 3 2 1-3-0 1-(-1)-0 3.0 -1.0 3-69-0 0-0-0 23.0 0.0 1-0-0 1-10-0 1-27-0 0-0-0 32:23 27:37 7:13 7:47 9:40 5:20 9:03 5:57 6:27 8:33 8 of 16 3 of 12 0 of 0 2 of 3 5-5 4-6 4-5 3-6 1-5 1-6 1-1 3-22 4-4 3-3 1-1 1-2 0 0

GAME NOTES • There was an attendance of 23,674 at Houchens-Smith Stadium, setting the all-time record for WKU football. It broke the previous record of 23,252 vs. Southern Miss (W, 42-17) on Sept. 22, 2012. • WKU and Vanderbilt have split their matchups in back-to-back years, as the teams have played for the first two times since 1938. The Commodores lead the all-time series 4-1. • This was the first overtime game of the series, and first overtime contest for WKU since Nov. 28, 2014 at Marshall (W, 67-66) • Anthony Wales had 24 carries for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns. It’s the most carries and yards for Wales on the season, while the 2 touchdowns tied his season high. • Nacarius Fant had 5 catches for 95 yards and 1 touchdown. He tied a career-high in receptions, set a career-high in yards and his 61-yard score was the longest of his career. • Taywan Taylor had 9 catches for 112 yards to lead the team in receiving for third time this season. It was his 13th career 100-yard receiving game and third of the season. • Keith Brown led WKU with 12 tackles (5 solo, 7 assisted) for the second-consecutive game, had 1 of the team’s 3 sacks and added 2.5 tackles for loss. • Joel Iyiegbuniwe had eight total tackles (7 solo, 1 assisted) and a career-high 3 tackles for loss. He also added 1 sack and 1 pass breakup.

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Drive 14-75 2-92 12-76 10-75 8-80 5-72 10-67 7-75 6-25 2-25

TOP Score 3:54 7-0 0:40 14-0 6:02 14-7 5:45 14-14 2:32 21-14 2:32 21-17 4:27 24-17 1:02 24-24 -- 24-31 -- 30-31

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White Ferguson TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 22-38-1 222 1 24 1 2-2-0 69 1 61 0 24-40-1 291 2 61 1

RUSHING Wales Norris Taylor White Fant Baker TOTALS

Att. 24 3 2 2 1 1 33

Yds TD Long Avg. 152 2 29 6.3 34 0 16 11.3 11 0 9 5.5 5 0 6 2.5 5 0 5 5.0 -2 0 0 -2.0 205 2 29 6.2

RECEIVING Taylor Fant Norris S. Johnson Wales Donatell TOTALS

No. 9 5 4 3 2 1 24

Yds TD Long 112 0 19 95 1 61 45 0 24 19 1 9 16 0 8 4 0 4 291 2 61

Vanderbilt PASSING Shurmur

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 18-29-1 279 1 66 3

RUSHING Webb Blasingame Shurmur Sims TOTALS

Att. 27 6 8 1 42

Yds TD Long Avg. 95 3 38 3.5 19 0 6 3.2 2 0 11 0.2 -6 0 0 -6.0 110 3 38 2.6

RECEIVING Duncan Scott Lipscomb Pinkney Sherfield Marcus Webb Dobbs TOTALS

No. 5 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 18

Yds TD Long 66 0 31 66 0 66 56 0 45 41 0 22 38 0 24 5 1 5 4 0 2 3 0 3 279 1 66

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HBU WKU

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3 50

Oct. 1, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 17,331

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- One week after a heartbreaking overtime loss to Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky took out its frustrations on Houston Baptist Saturday night.

Team WKU WKU HBU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU

Qtr 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

Time 13:31 6:33 0:34 11:19 5:59 0:25 9:34 8:23 4:31

Scoring Play Wales 45-yard rush (Simcox kick) Norris 34-yard pass from White (Nuss kick) Chadwick 25-yard field goal Norris 19-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Simcox 50-yard field goal Taylor 80-yard pass from White (pass failed) Norris 85-yard rush (Nuss kick failed) Fant 50-yard punt return (Simcox kick) Trigg 12-yard rush (Nuss kick)

Pl. 4-82 4-60 15-76 10-68 10-41 4-90 1-85 -- 5-45

TOP 1:29 1:18 5:59 4:15 3:43 1:13 0:13 -- 1:30

Score 7-0 14-0 14-3 21-3 24-3 30-3 36-3 43-3 50-3

Nicholas Norris scored three touchdowns, Western Kentucky scored on its first eight possessions and the Hilltoppers went on to rout Houston Baptist 50-3 in a nonconference game. ‘’We needed a lot of fine-tuning to do from the loss we had last week,’’ Norris said. ‘’So we tried to work on the little things, especially with us going into a hostile environment next week against Louisiana Tech.’’ Western Kentucky (3-2) wasted no time, going 82 yards in just four plays on the opening drive for the game’s first touchdown. Anthony Wales capped the march, running nearly untouched through the Houston Baptist (2-3) defense for a 45-yard touchdown less than a minute-and-a-half into the contest. The Hilltoppers scored so fast and so often, that they had only 15:33 of possession through three quarters, compared to 29:27 for the Huskies, despite leading by 47 points.

HBU WKU 17 23 6 11 9 12 2 0 86 252 46 30 1.9 8.4 0 3 123 297 37 45 138 283 13-33-1 16-22-0 4.2 12.9 10.6 17.7 0 3 224 535 79 52 2.8 10.3 1-0 2-0 5-28 3-35 7-295 2-70 42.1 35.0 32.4 34.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2-127 9-568 63.5 63.1 40.0 48.9 0 0 1-2-0 3-68-1 2.0 22.7 9-128-0 2-47-0 14.2 23.5 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 38:12 21:48 11:39 3:21 6:23 8:37 11:25 3:35 8:45 6:15 9 of 20 4 of 8 0 of 2 0 of 0 1-1 3-3 0-1 2-3 1-1 1-3 3-26 4-21 0-0 5-6 1-1 1-2 0 0

GAME NOTES • The 47-point margin of victory was the second-most for WKU in the FBS Era. The Hilltoppers’ 63-7 victory last season at FIU (56 points) was the greatest. • This was the first time WKU held an opponent without a touchdown since Oct. 27, 2012, vs. FIU (W, 14-6). • Taywan Taylor surpassed 3,000 career receiving yards with a 9-yard catch in the first quarter. He’s the 172nd player in FBS history to eclipse the mark and currently ranks 130th in NCAA history with 3,106. • Nicholas Norris had three offensive touches and scored three touchdowns. His 85-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter was the ninth-longest in WKU history and the longest since 2007. • Nacarius Fant scored a 50-yard punt return score in the third quarter, his second punt return touchdown of the season. He also added 3 catches for 48 yards and 1 rush for 20 yards in the game, as well as another punt return of 12 yards later in the quarter. • Anthony “Ace” Wales scored a 45yard touchdown rush in the first quarter on his first touch of the game. He finished with 7 carries for 87 yards, an average of 12.4 yards per carry. • Drew Davis recorded his firstcareer pass break-up and firstcareer interception on consecutive plays in the third quarter. He also added a career-high 5 total tackles (2 solo, 3 assisted). • Skyler Simcox made a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter, the longest in the FBS Era.

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White T. Ferguson Eckels TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 11-13-0 225 3 80 2 4-7-0 49 0 19 1 1-2-0 9 0 9 0 16-22-0 283 3 80 3

RUSHING Wales Norris Baker Trigg Fant Holt White Ferguson TEAM TOTALS

Att. 7 1 10 6 1 1 2 1 1 30

Yds TD Long 87 1 45 85 1 85 69 0 23 33 1 12 20 0 20 1 0 1 -12 0 0 -15 0 0 -16 0 0 252 3 85

RECEIVING Taylor Norris Fant Donatell Towner Wales Jackson TOTALS

No. 7 2 3 1 1 1 1 16

Yds TD Long 146 1 80 53 2 34 48 0 19 17 0 17 9 0 9 7 0 7 3 0 3 283 3 80

Avg. 12.4 85.0 6.9 5.5 20.0 1.0 -6.0 -15.0 -16.0 8.4

HBU PASSING Dawson Staver TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 10-20-0 107 0 16 3 3-13-1 31 0 16 1 13-33-1 138 0 16 4

RUSHING Bell Kelly Dawson Adjin Fry Staver TEAM TOTALS

Att. 15 14 8 3 3 2 1 46

Yds TD Long Avg. 43 0 14 2.9 27 0 5 1.9 24 0 15 3.0 6 0 3 2.0 6 0 3 2.0 -6 0 3 -3.0 -14 0 0 -14.0 86 0 15 1.9

RECEIVING Fry Barnett Racine Kelly Bell Taylor TOTALS

No. 5 1 2 2 2 1 13

Yds TD Long 70 0 16 16 0 16 15 0 10 15 0 9 11 0 7 11 0 11 138 0 16

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WKU Louisiana Tech

14 10 7 21 - 21 14 17 3 -

52 55

Oct. 6, 2016 • Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, La. • 17,978

RUSTON, La. (AP) -- Mike White threw for 340 yards and five touchdowns Thursday night as the Hilltoppers dropped a high-scoring affair against Louisiana Tech 55-52. Louisiana Tech (5-5, 2-1 Conference USA) led 49-24 in the middle of the third quarter and Jonathan Barnes’ career-long 54-yard field goal with 11 minutes left in the game proved enough to withstand Western Kentucky’s rally. Mike White rallied the Hilltoppers (3-3, 1-1) with TD passes of 31, 8 and 11 yards that made it 55-45 with 7:24 left. Shaquille Johnson blocked a punt and Kylen Towner recovered and scored to pull WKU within three with 5:02 left. The Hilltoppers forced a punt, but Louisiana Tech’s Aaron Brown strip-sacked White on the next play to secure the win. Ryan Higgins passed for 454 yards and five touchdowns, while Carlos Henderson had eight catches for 232 yards and three touchdowns for Louisiana Tech.

WKU LT 26 26 7 7 18 15 1 4 87 107 23 27 3.8 4.0 1 2 102 115 15 8 340 454 36-50-0 33-45-0 6.8 10.1 9.4 13.8 5 5 427 561 73 72 5.8 7.8 4-2 0-0 5-58 5-64 2-75 2-36 37.5 18.0 19.5 -2.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8-494 10-518 61.8 51.8 40.6 28.6 2 0 1-41-1 1-16-0 41.0 16.0 10-232-0 6-119-0 23.2 19.8 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 27:12 32:48 9:06 5:54 10:42 4:18 2:44 12:16 4:40 10:20 8 of 14 7 of 13 3 of 3 0 of 1 6-6 5-6 5-6 4-6 1-6 1-6 0-0 2-9 7-7 7-7 1-1 2-2 0 7

GAME NOTES • This was the 6th matchup between WKU and Louisiana Tech. With the Bulldogs’ victory, they now lead the all-time series 4-2, including 3-0 in games played in Ruston. • The loss ended WKU’s 13-game Conference USA winning streak. The loss to begin the streak happened the last time the Hilltoppers were in Ruston, a 59-10 defeat on Nov. 1, 2014. • WKU allowed 55 points, the team’s most in a loss since the 59-10 defeat to Louisiana Tech on Nov. 1, 2014, and the most in a game since a 67-66 overtime victory at Marshall on Nov. 28, 2014. • It was the first time in program history that WKU allowed 50-plus points and lost the game. • With 10 receptions for 108 yards and 3 touchdowns, Nicholas Norris moved into 2nd in WKU history with 2,333 yards, 4th with 154 receptions and 5th with 20 touchdowns. • Taywan Taylor had 9 catches for 71 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was his 1st 2-score game of the season and 6th of his career (all 5 other ones came in 2015). • Mike White had career highs in completions (36), attempts (50) and touchdowns (5), while passing for 340 yards – his 2nd-most of the season. • Kylen Towner netted 3 kick returns for 167 yards, including a seasonlong 87-yard return that set up a WKU touchdown in the 1st quarter. • Towner also had a scoop-andscore touchdown in the 4th quarter following a blocked punt by Shaquille Johnson.

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Team WKU TECH TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH TECH TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH WKU WKU

Q Time 1 11:15 1 9:07 1 5:37 1 4:59 1 2:36 2 14:15 2 12:53 2 6:34 2 0:39 3 9:50 3 8:01 3 6:14 3 0:44 4 14:05 4 11:00 4 7:24 4 5:02

Scoring Play Norris 9-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Henderson 22-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Craft 5-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Wales 1-yard rush (Simcox kick) Henderson 37-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Taylor 7-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Henderson 63-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Simcox 26-yard field goal Craft 10-yard rush (Barnes kick) McKnight 1-yard rush (Barnes kick) Craft 1-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Norris 31-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Barnes 44-yard field goal Taylor 8-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Barnes 54-yard field goal Norris 11-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Towner 6-yard blocked punt return (Simcox kick)

Pl-Yd 10-50 5-75 4-42 2-13 6-75 9-62 3-75 13-50 7-80 12-84 5-22 5-63 10-50 5-66 6-38 11-71 --

TOP Score 3:45 7-0 2:08 7-7 1:23 7-14 0:38 14-14 2:23 14-21 3:21 21-21 1:22 21-28 6:19 24-28 1:10 24-35 5:10 24-42 1:36 24-49 1:47 31-49 5:30 31-52 1:39 38-52 3:05 38-55 3:36 45-55 -- 52-55

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 36-50-0 340 5 31 2

RUSHING Wales Baker Trigg Norris White TEAM TOTALS

Att. 14 3 1 1 3 1 23

Yds TD Long Avg. 83 1 17 5.9 14 0 6 4.7 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 -4 0 3 -1.3 -7 0 0 -7.0 87 1 17 3.8

RECEIVING Norris Fant Taylor Wales Baker Donatell TOTALS

No. 10 6 9 6 3 2 36

Yds TD Long 108 3 31 91 0 23 71 2 9 31 0 14 24 0 15 15 0 10 340 5 31

Louisiana Tech PASSING Higgins

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 33-45-0 454 5 63 0

RUSHING Craft Higgins Scott Henderson TEAM McKnight TOTALS

Att. 14 7 1 1 1 3 27

Yds TD Long Avg. 78 1 29 5.6 31 0 10 4.4 2 0 2 2.0 -1 0 0 -1.0 -1 0 0 -1.0 -2 1 1 -0.7 107 2 29 4.0

RECEIVING Henderson Taylor Craft McKnight Smith Gaines Scott TOTALS

No. 8 13 8 1 1 1 1 33

Yds TD Long 232 3 63 108 0 17 53 2 12 33 0 33 10 0 10 9 0 9 9 0 9 454 5 63

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WKU 3 17 7 3 14 Middle Tennessee 3 17 0 10 13

44 43

Oct. 15, 2016 • Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tenn. • 22,411 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Anthony Wales ran for three touchdowns and Deon Yelder blocked an extra point in the second overtime to lift WKU over Middle Tennessee 44-43 on Saturday. Middle Tennessee’s Brent Stockstill threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Andrews in the second OT but Canon Rooker’s PAT was blocked. Wales bullied in from the 1-yard line and Skyler Simcox made the PAT to end it. Wales ran for 158 yards and Mike White threw for 391 yards and two touchdowns for Western Kentucky (4-3, 2-1 Conference USA).

Team MT WKU MT WKU MT WKU MT WKU WKU MT MT WKU WKU MT MT WKU

Q Time 1 6:24 1 2:29 2 13:28 2 8:10 2 4:17 2 1:46 2 0:31 2 0:00 3 10:02 4 14:13 4 3:48 4 0:05 1OT -- 1OT -- 2OT -- 2OT --

Scoring Play Pl-Yd Rooker 36-yard field goal 8-54 Simcox 42-yard field goal 7-51 Mathers 2-yard rush (Rooker kick) 10-75 Wales 1-yard rush (Simcox kick) 12-60 Rooker 41-yard field goal 11-51 Taylor 45-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) 6-72 James 28-yard pass from Stockstill (Rooker kick) 6-75 Simcox 52-yard field goal 4-31 S. Johnson 4-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) 9-86 James 38-yard pass from Stockstill (Rooker kick) 12-96 Rooker 25-yard field goal 9-60 Simcox 18-yard field goal 10-77 Wales 25-yard rush (Simcox kick) 1-25 Mathers 3-yard rush (Rooker kick) 3-25 Andrews 5-yard pass from Stockstill (Rooker kick failed) 6-25 Wales 1-yard rush (Simcox kick) 6-25

White drove the Hilltoppers 77 yards in 10 plays to the Blue Raiders’ half-yard line with 14 seconds left in regulation. Middle Tennessee forced an incomplete pass on third down, and Simcox kicked an 18-yard field goal to send it to overtime. Stockstill threw for 434 yards and three touchdowns for Middle Tennessee (4-2, 2-1). I’Tavius Mathers had 143 yards rushing and two scores. Richie James broke his own program record with 16 catches and had 233 yards receiving.

WKU MT 28 32 12 7 15 22 1 3 130 171 37 32 3.5 5.3 3 2 191 180 61 9 391 434 29-40-1 42-54-1 9.8 8.0 13.5 10.3 2 3 521 605 77 86 6.8 7.0 2-0 0-0 7-64 4-30 2-97 2-63 48.5 31.5 48.5 31.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6-390 7-393 65.0 56.1 55.2 52.0 5 3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0.0 0.0 4-59-0 1-29-0 14.8 29.0 1-52-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 29:11 30:49 9:03 5:57 8:20 6:40 5:36 9:24 6:12 8:48 6 of 13 9 of 16 1 of 2 0 of 1 4-6 5-6 3-6 3-6 1-6 2-6 0-0 2-8 5-5 4-5 3-4 3-3 0 0

GAME NOTES • This was the 66th matchup between WKU and Middle Tennessee. With the Hilltoppers’ win, they have won back-to-back matchups over the Raiders for the first time since 1979 and 1980. • WKU improved to 13-19-1 all-time in Murfreesboro and 31-34-1 all-time in the series. The last 3 matchups in Murfreesboro have gone to overtime, including a 36-33 WKU win in 2011 (2OT) and a 50-47 Middle Tennessee win in 2014 (3OT). • Mike White completed 29 of 40 passes for 391 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. It was his 2nd-straight game with 300+ yards and his 3rd of the year. • Taywan Taylor had career-highs of 12 receptions for 197 yards while adding 1 touchdown. It was his 5th game this season of 100+ yards and 15th of his career. • Anthony Wales had a career-high 27 carries for season-highs of 158 yards and 3 touchdowns. It was his 2nd game this season of 150+ yards and 4th of his career. • Keith Brown led the WKU defense in tackles for the 5th-straight game with 13 total tackles (9 solo, 4 assisted), including 0.5 TFL. He also added an INT in the 4th quarter, which he returned for 52 yards. • Skyler Simcox hit 3 of his 4 field goal attempts (42, 52 and 18 yards), and was a perfect 5 for 5 on extra points. • The 52-yarder was Simcox’s 2nd of 50+ yards this season. He became the 3rd kicker in program history with two 50+ made kicks in a career, and the 2nd with two 50+ made kicks in a season.

TOP Score 3:28 0-3 3:55 3-3 4:01 3-10 5:18 10-10 3:53 10-13 2:31 17-13 1:15 17-20 0:31 20-20 3:32 27-20 4:48 27-27 4:11 27-30 1:26 30-30 -- 37-30 -- 37-37 -- 37-43 -- 44-43

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 29-40-1 391 2 45 2

RUSHING Wales Baker Fant Nuss White TOTALS

Att. 27 2 2 1 5 37

Yds TD Long Avg. 158 3 25 5.9 9 0 5 4.5 3 0 3 1.5 -17 0 0 -17.0 -23 0 14 -4.6 130 3 25 3.5

RECEIVING Taylor Norris Fant L. Jackson Maxwell Donatell S. Johnson Wales TOTALS

No. 12 7 5 1 1 1 1 1 29

Yds TD Long 197 1 45 87 0 35 75 0 32 11 0 11 8 0 8 5 0 5 4 1 4 4 0 4 391 2 45

Middle Tennessee PASSING Stockstill

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 42-54-1 434 3 38 0

RUSHING Mathers Stockstill James West TOTALS

Att. 22 5 1 4 32

Yds TD Long Avg. 143 2 41 6.5 18 0 6 3.6 6 0 6 6.0 4 0 8 1.0 171 2 41 5.3

RECEIVING James Lee Andrews Mathers Anderson P. Smith Upton J. Smith Windham Linder TOTALS

No. 16 8 4 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 42

Yds TD Long 223 2 38 73 0 20 47 1 26 35 0 9 23 0 23 17 0 17 10 0 7 3 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 434 3 38

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Old Dominion WKU

0 14 10 0 - 21 31 0 7 -

24 59

Oct. 22, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 18,676 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Mike White threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns and Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 59-24 on Saturday night. Scoring came at will for Western Kentucky (53, 3-1 Conference USA), logging points on eight of its first nine possessions to lead 52-14 at halftime. White completed 28 of 32 passes and tossed three of his four first-half touchdowns to Taywan Taylor for 6, 14 and 54 yards. Taylor led the Hilltoppers receiving corps by hauling in 10 catches for 123 yards and three TDs.

Team WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU ODU WKU WKU ODU WKU ODU ODU WKU

Q 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4

Time 13:50 7:08 3:15 14:50 9:27 4:00 3:26 0:58 0:30 0:00 11:46 7:38 12:39

Scoring Play Wales 44-yard rush (Simcox kick) Taylor 6-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Baker 3-yard rush (Simcox kick) Taylor 14-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Taylor 54-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Fulgham 53-yard pass from Washington (Davis kick) Wales 3-yard rush (Simcox kick) Norris 45-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Pascal 53-yard pass from Washington (Davis kick) Simcox 39-yard field goal Cox 8-yard rush (Davis kick) Davis 26-yard field goal Trigg 1-yard rush (Simcox kick)

David Washington threw for 236 yards and had both of his TD passes in the second quarter for the Monarchs - to Zach Pascal and Travis Fulgham - as the highlight of an otherwise dismal night. The Old Dominion run game sputtered for 67 yards.

ODU WKU 13 29 2 11 10 17 1 1 67 246 23 35 2.9 7.0 1 4 76 247 9 1 263 378 19-34-1 28-33-1 7.7 11.5 13.8 13.5 2 4 330 624 57 68 5.8 9.2 0-0 0-0 7-61 7-81 7-275 2-84 39.3 42.0 33.0 31.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 5-267 9-569 53.4 63.2 25.4 50.3 0 1 1-1-0 1-44-0 1.0 44.0 7-140-0 5-116-0 20.0 23.2 1-24-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 27:24 32:36 6:18 8:42 8:22 6:38 5:41 9:19 7:03 7:57 2 of 13 8 of 12 1 of 3 0 of 1 2-2 5-5 1-2 5-5 1-2 0-5 0-0 0-0 3-3 8-8 1-1 1-1 3 0

GAME NOTES • This was the third matchup between WKU and Old Dominion. With the Hilltoppers’ victory, they improved to 3-0 against the Monarchs, with all three matchups in the past three seasons. In the three contests, WKU is averaging 60 points per game (66 in 2014 and 55 in 2015). • WKU scored 31 points in the second quarter, the most in any frame in the FBS Era. • WKU has scored 30+ points in 17 consecutive home games dating back to 2013, including all 16 games in the Jeff Brohm Era. • WKU held Old Dominion to 67 rush yards, the third-least by the Hilltoppers in the Jeff Brohm Era. • Mike White had his third-straight game with 300-plus yards and his fourth of the season. Over last three games, he’s 93 for 122 (76.2%) and averaging 369.7 yards with an 11:2 TD:INT ratio. • Anthony Wales had his second consecutive game of 150-plus yards, the first time for a WKU back since Antonio Andrews in 2013 (at ULM and vs. Louisiana Lafayette). • Taywan Taylor had his sixth game this season of 100-plus yards and 16th of his career. With 3,498 career receiving yards, he ranks 64th in NCAA history (Ryan Wolfe of UNLV in 65th, Eugene Baker of Kent State in 63rd). • Keith Brown led the WKU defense in tackles for the sixth-straight game with 10 total tackles (4 solo, 6 assisted), including 0.5 TFL. He also added 1 pass breakup. • Ben Holt made his first career interception on a fourth down Hail Mary pass in the fourth quarter.

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TOP Score 1:10 7-0 5:10 14-0 2:03 21-0 0:29 28-0 2:12 35-0 0:48 35-7 0:34 42-7 0:51 49-7 0:28 49-14 0:30 52-14 3:14 52-21 1:25 52-24 2:35 59-24

STATISTICS LEADERS

Western Kentucky had 459 of its 624 yards of offense in the first half and averaged 9.2 yards per play to win its third straight over Old Dominion (4-3, 2-1). Anthony Wales ran for 157 yards and the first of two touchdowns on a 44-yard run on Western Kentucky’s opening drive.

Pl-Yd 3-85 11-82 5-33 3-16 5-85 2-63 2-25 3-68 2-66 4-43 9-77 4-(-4) 6-58

WKU PASSING White T. Ferguson TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 28-32-1 378 4 54 0 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 28-33-1 378 4 54 0

RUSHING Wales Baker Trigg TOTALS

Att. 15 12 8 35

Yds TD Long Avg. 157 2 44 10.5 68 1 30 5.7 22 1 6 2.6 246 4 44 7.0

RECEIVING Taylor Norris L. Jackson Towner Fant Wales Donatell Baker TOTALS

No. 10 6 3 2 3 2 1 1 28

Yds TD Long 123 3 54 90 1 45 41 0 25 39 0 33 31 0 14 25 0 24 22 0 22 7 0 7 378 4 54

Old Dominion PASSING Washington LaRussa TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 17-28-0 236 2 53 0 2-6-1 27 0 16 0 19-34-1 263 2 53 0

RUSHING Cox Lawry Marriner Jackson Pascal Washington TOTALS

Att. 8 8 1 2 1 3 23

Yds TD Long Avg. 33 1 17 4.1 27 0 14 3.4 5 0 5 5.0 2 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 1.0 -1 0 0 -0.3 67 1 17 2.9

RECEIVING Pascal Fulgham Duhart Little Vaughn Harper Cox Lawry TOTALS

No. 4 4 1 3 2 1 2 2 19

Yds TD Long 93 1 53 88 1 53 31 0 31 21 0 13 18 0 13 11 0 11 3 0 2 -2 0 1 263 2 53

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WKU Florida Atlantic

14 10 14 14 - 0 3 0 0 -

52 3

Oct. 29, 2016 • FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Fla. • 9,338

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Mike White passed for 307 yards and three touchdowns, Anthony Wales ran for two scores, and Western Kentucky rolled up 661 total yards in a 52-3 throttling of Florida Atlantic on Saturday. White found Nicholas Norris for a 76-yard score on the third play from scrimmage. He completed a 54-yard TD pass to Lucky Jackson late in the first quarter, and his 65-yard pass to Taywan Taylor gave the Hilltoppers (6-3, 4-1 Conference USA) a 21-0 lead with 13:51 left in the second quarter. Taylor’s TD grab was the 33rd of his career, tied for fifth all time in Conference-USA history. Western Kentucky led 24-3 at the half. Scoring runs of 30 and 11 yards from Wales in the third quarter pushed the lead to 38-3. Drew Eckels and Tyler Ferguson also had passing TDs for the Hilltoppers. Florida Atlantic (1-7, 0-4) did not convert a third down until its final possession of the game.

WKU FAU 22 12 11 6 11 4 0 2 268 125 45 33 6.0 3.8 2 0 291 132 23 7 393 77 16-25-0 15-34-1 15.7 2.3 24.6 5.1 5 0 661 202 70 67 9.4 3.0 2-1 1-1 8-80 1-10 4-189 10-466 47.2 46.6 47.2 40.4 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 9-565 2-123 62.8 61.5 41.0 39.5 3 1 1-2-0 0-0-0 2.0 0.0 1-19-0 6-121 19.0 20.2 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 32:22 27:38 8:15 6:45 9:05 5:55 7:02 7:58 8:00 7:00 10 of 16 1 of 13 0 of 0 0 of 1 4-4 1-1 3-4 0-1 1-4 1-1 1-7 3-15 7-7 0-0 1-2 1-1 14 3

GAME NOTES • This was the eighth matchup between WKU and FAU. With the Hilltoppers’ victory, they improved to 3-5 all-time against the Owls, including 2-2 in Boca Raton. • In the two wins in Boca Raton, WKU has outscored Florida Atlantic 72-3 (W, 20-0 on Oct. 15, 2011). • WKU held FAU to 77 passing yards, the sixth-least by the Hilltoppers in the FBS Era and the second-least in the Jeff Brohm Era. • WKU held FAU to 202 total yards, the seventh-least by the Hilltoppers in the FBS Era and the second-least in the Jeff Brohm Era. • In the 14 FAU drives not started by a turnover, the WKU defense forced 10 punts, 2 turnovers, 1 turnover on downs and 1 drive that ended when the final clock expired. No Owls drive went longer than 7 plays or 33 yards. • Anthony Wales had 10 rushes for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns, all in the second half. With 29 career rushing touchdowns, he’s tied for sixth in WKU history (Antonio Andrews). • Marquez Trigg had 15 rushes for a career-high 98 yards. He came into the contest with 87 yards on the season. • Nicholas Norris ad 7 receptions for 131 yards and 1 touchdown. It was his 4th game this season of 100+ yards and 8th of his career. He also added 2 rushes for 61 yards, including a 53-yard rush in the 3rd quarter. • Taywan Taylor had 2 receptions for 84 yards with 1 touchdown. With 1,077 yards so far this year, he notched the third 1,000-plus yard season in program history.

Team WKU WKU WKU WKU FAU WKU WKU WKU WKU

Q Time 1 14:12 1 1:18 2 13:51 2 1:42 2 0:06 3 5:53 3 2:21 4 10:46 4 2:07

Scoring Play Norris 76-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) L. Jackson 54-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Taylor 65-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Simcox 45-yard field goal Greg Joseph 23-yard field goal Wales 30-yard rush (Simcox kick) Wales 11-yard rush (Simcox kick) Donatell 9-yard pass from T. Ferguson (Simcox kick) Jernighan 3-yard pass from Eckels (Simcox kick)

Pl-Yd 3-75 7-82 3-75 14-70 4-3 6-80 6-80 5-27 5-70

TOP Score 0:48 7-0 2:28 14-0 1:09 21-0 5:59 24-0 0:23 24-3 2:48 31-3 2:13 38-3 2:02 45-3 2:28 52-3

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White Eckels T. Ferguson TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 13-21-0 307 3 76 2 2-2-0 77 1 74 1 1-2-0 9 1 9 0 16-25-0 393 5 76 3

RUSHING Trigg Wales Norris Baker Taylor L. Jackson S. Brown TEAM Eckels White TOTALS

Att. 15 10 2 10 2 1 1 1 1 2 45

Yds TD Long Avg. 98 0 30 6.5 89 2 30 8.6 61 0 53 30.5 18 0 5 1.8 12 0 16 6.0 8 0 8 8.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 -3 0 0 -3.0 -12 0 0 -6.0 268 2 53 6.0

RECEIVING Norris Taylor L. Jackson S. Brown Donatell S. Johnson Jernighan TOTALS

No. 7 2 3 1 1 1 1 16

Yds TD Long 131 1 76 84 1 65 83 1 54 74 0 74 9 1 9 9 0 9 3 1 3 393 5 76

Florida Atlantic PASSING Driskel Parr TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 10-24-1 52 0 11 1 5-10-0 25 0 12 0 15-34-1 77 0 12 1

RUSHING Singletary Howell Driskel Whyte Bussey Clark Parr Warren TOTALS

Att. 11 9 6 1 1 3 1 1 33

Yds TD Long Avg. 37 0 12 3.4 29 0 5 3.2 20 0 12 3.3 11 0 11 11.0 10 0 10 10.0 6 0 3 2.0 6 0 6 6.0 6 0 6 6.0 125 0 12 3.8

RECEIVING Woods Harrison Brunson Mitchell Bussey Terry Bryant Singletary Cameron TOTALS

No. 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 15

Yds TD Long 19 0 11 12 0 11 12 0 12 8 0 6 7 0 3 7 0 7 5 0 5 4 0 4 3 0 3 77 0 12

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FIU WKU

7 0 0 14 - 14 21 14 0 -

21 49

Nov. 5, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 15,516 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Anthony Wales ran for 111 yards and four touchdowns as Western Kentucky overpowered Florida International 49-21 on Saturday night. The Hilltoppers (7-3, 5-1) remained atop the East Division of Conference USA and wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard first, going 76 yards in 10 plays with Quinton Baker scoring from 10 yards away with 9:51 left in the opening quarter. The Hilltoppers went up 14-0 on the next series when Wales scored the first of his touchdowns, getting into the end zone from a yard out. FIU (3-7, 3-3) tried to stay in the game, cutting the Hilltoppers lead to 14-7 with seven seconds to go in the first quarter on quarterback Maurice Alexander’s 2-yard run. The Hilltoppers defense got in on the scoring when cornerback Leverick Johnson broke up an FIU pass intended for Thomas Owens, tipped the ball to himself and returned it 61 yards to the end zone. The rest of the scoring for the Hilltoppers was all Wales, as he scored from 5 yards with 38 seconds to play in the half, and added touchdown runs of 59 and 10 yards in the third quarter.

FIU WKU 17 24 4 10 13 14 0 0 101 225 30 37 3.4 6.1 1 5 125 236 24 11 210 284 22-34-2 18-32-0 6.2 8.9 9.5 15.8 2 1 311 509 64 69 4.9 7.4 1-1 2-2 4-30 3-15 6-224 2-98 37.3 49.0 33.7 49.0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 4-185 8-477 46.2 59.6 29.8 38.6 0 4 0-0-0 1-22-0 0.0 22.0 4-68-0 3-66-0 17.0 22.0 0-0-0 2-61-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 32:49 27:11 9:23 5:37 10:08 4:52 6:52 8:08 6:26 8:34 4 of 13 8 of 12 2 of 3 0 of 2 3-4 4-5 3-4 4-5 0-4 0-5 0-0 3-17 3-3 7-7 0-0 0-0 7 14

GAME NOTES • This was the 10th matchup between WKU and FIU. With the Hilltoppers’ victory, they improved to 6-4 all-time against the Panthers, including four in a row overall and 3-1 in Bowling Green. • WKU held FIU scoreless in the second and third quarters, it was the fifth time this season the Hilltoppers defense has posted multiple scoreless quarters in a game and the third straight game they have done so. • WKU had 14 points off turnovers for the second straight game, the Hilltoppers had 17 points off turnovers through the first eight games.

Team WKU WKU FIU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU FIU FIU

Q 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4

Time 9:51 3:10 0:07 14:50 11:33 0:38 14:41 10:36 9:29 8:22

Scoring Play Pl-Yd Baker 10-yard rush (Simcox kick) 10-76 Wales 1-yard rush (Simcox kick) 6-76 M. Alexander 2-yard rush (Taylor kick) 7-75 Taylor 41-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) 2-55 L. Johnson 61-yard INT return (Simcox kick) -- Wales 5-yard rush (Simcox kick) 11-80 Wales 59-yard rush (Simcox kick) 1-59 Wales 10-yard rush (Simcox kick) 5-68 Oyegunle 11-yard pass from C. Alexander (Taylor kick) 12-81 Maloney 12-yard pass from C. Alexander (Taylor kick) 2-12

TOP Score 3:00 7-0 2:30 14-0 3:03 14-7 0:17 21-7 -- 28-7 3:04 35-7 0:19 42-7 1:59 49-7 6:00 49-14 0:50 49-21

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White Eckels T. Ferguson TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 16-23-0 274 1 41 0 1-3-0 6 0 6 0 1-6-0 4 0 4 0 18-32-0 284 1 41 0

RUSHING Wales Baker Trigg L. Jackson Eckels Norris TOTALS

Att. 12 10 12 1 1 1 37

Yds TD Long Avg. 111 4 59 9.2 61 1 24 6.1 47 0 14 3.9 6 0 6 6.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 225 5 59 6.1

RECEIVING Taylor Norris L. Jackson Fant Wales Jernighan Bush TOTALS

No. 5 3 5 2 1 1 1 18

Yds TD Long 97 1 41 66 0 33 57 0 16 23 0 15 23 0 23 12 0 12 6 0 6 284 1 41

FIU PASSING M. Alexander C. Alexander TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 14-23-2 129 0 21 2 8-11-0 81 2 16 1 22-34-2 210 2 21 3

• Taywan Taylor had 5 receptions for 97 yards and 1 touchdown. With 3,678 receiving yards and 34 receiving touchdowns in his career, he tops the NCAA FBS and FCS record books among players who played in Kentucky or were born in Kentucky.

RUSHING M. Alexander Gardner Jones C. Alexander Phillips TOTALS

Att. 11 8 5 4 2 30

Yds TD Long Avg. 62 1 34 5.6 25 0 12 3.1 6 0 6 1.2 4 0 8 1.0 4 0 3 2.0 101 1 34 3.4

• With 3,678 career receiving yards, Taylor ranks 39th in NCAA history (Michael Floyd of Notre Dame in 38th and Arnold Jackson of Louisville in 40th).

RECEIVING Scott Thomas Owens Maloney Oyegunle Branisel Jones Gardner TOTALS

No. 5 5 3 4 2 1 1 1 22

Yds TD Long 56 0 21 48 0 14 34 0 16 28 1 16 25 1 14 14 0 14 6 0 6 -1 0 0 210 2 21

• Anthony Wales had 12 rushes for 111 yards and 4 touchdowns, one shy of tying the program record for most rushing scores in a game (5 – Antonio Andrews).

• Leverick Johnson made his second interception of the season in the second quarter and returned it 61 yards for his first career touchdown. It was WKU’s first defensive score of the season. • Keith Brown led WKU in tackles for the eighth-straight game with 11 total tackles (3 solo, 8 assisted).

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North Texas WKU

0 0 7 0 - 17 14 14 0 -

7 45

Nov. 12, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 16,239 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Mike White threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns and Western Kentucky rolled to a 45-7 victory over North Texas on Saturday.

Team WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU NT WKU

Qtr 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3

Time 12:31 10:40 6:22 9:35 0:27 10:32 4:35 3:00

Scoring Play Taylor 64-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Taylor 75-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Simcox 24-yard field goal Norris 33-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Wales 3-yard rush (Simcox kick) Norris 24-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Tucker 71-yard rush (Moore kick) Taylor 4-yard pass from T. Ferguson (Simcox kick)

White connected with Taywan Taylor in the first quarter for touchdown passes of 64 and 75 yards in the first six plays of the game. Taylor led with 166 yards receiving and three scores. Anthony Wales had 121 yards rushing and ran for a 3-yard TD to put Western Kentucky up 31-0 at the half. Western Kentucky had 543 yards of offense for 7.3 yards per play.

NT WKU 7 25 3 11 4 12 0 2 115 214 20 41 5.8 5.2 1 1 133 232 18 18 117 329 17-33-1 17-33-0 3.5 10.0 6.9 19.4 0 5 232 543 53 74 4.4 7.3 3-1 0-0 8-66 9-55 7-330 2-86 47.1 43.0 47.1 29.0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 2-129 8-462 64.5 57.8 19.0 38.5 1 0 1-8-0 0-0-0 8.0 0.0 8-154-0 1-66-0 19.0 66.0 0-0-0 1-63-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 23:53 36:07 5:12 9:48 7:02 7:58 5:41 9:19 5:58 9:02 3 of 14 7 of 13 0 of 2 0 of 2 0-0 3-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 2-13 1-1 6-6 0-1 1-2 0 7

GAME NOTES • This was the eighth matchup between WKU and North Texas. With the Hilltoppers’ victory, they improved to 4-4 all-time against the Mean Green, including four in a row and 2-2 in Bowling Green. • Mike White completed 14 of 25 passes for 316 yards with four touchdowns. It was his sixth game of 300-plus passing yards this season and his third game of fourplus touchdown passes. • Anthony “Ace” Wales had 18 rushes for 121 yards and one touchdown. It was his fifth game of 100-plus rushing yards in 10 games this season, and his 12th in 19 games dating back to last year. • Taywan Taylor had six receptions for 166 yards and three touchdowns. It was his seventh game of 100-plus yards receiving in 11 games this season, and his 15th in 23 games dating back to last year. • With 3 touchdowns, Taylor became the first player in WKU history with three games of three-plus touchdown catches in a career. It was the eighth time a Hilltopper has accomplished the feat, and the third time this season (Nicholas Norris at Louisiana Tech and Taylor vs. Old Dominion). • Nicholas Norris had five receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns. With 66 receiving yards in the first half, he hit 1,000 right on the dot. • Tacorian Darden had his first career interception in the fourth quarter and returned it 63 yards to the North Texas 19 yard line. WKU has at least one interception in five consecutive games, as well as seven of the last eight contests.

TOP 2:29 0:12 2:48 0:08 4:08 2:51 0:49 1:35

Score 7-0 14-0 17-0 24-0 31-0 38-0 38-7 45-7

STATISTICS LEADERS

Western Kentucky (8-3, 6-1) held the Mean Green (4-5, 2-4) to 232 total yards of offense, just 55 in the first half, and didn’t give up a score until the game was well out of reach. The defending Conference USA champion Hilltoppers won their fifth straight and control the race for the conference’s East Division title. The Hilltoppers can lock a spot in the conference championship game with a win at Marshall on Nov. 26.

Pl. 5-75 1-75 8-31 1-33 11-70 6-86 3-80 3-33

WKU PASSING White T. Ferguson Eckels TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 14-25-0 316 4 75 0 3-6-0 13 1 9 0 0-2-0 0 0 0 0 17-33-0 329 5 75 0

RUSHING Wales Trigg Baker White Taylor TOTALS

Att. 18 15 6 1 1 41

Yds TD Long Avg. 121 1 37 6.7 56 0 8 3.7 40 0 27 6.7 0 0 0 0.0 -3 0 0 -3.0 214 1 37 5.2

RECEIVING Taylor Norris L. Jackson Jernighan Donatell Trigg Wales TOTALS

No. 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 17

Yds TD Long 166 3 75 90 2 33 24 0 15 20 0 20 18 0 18 11 0 11 0 0 0 329 5 75

North Texas PASSING Morris Fine Shanbour TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 14-26-1 108 0 22 0 3-6-0 9 0 4 0 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 17-33-1 117 0 22 0

RUSHING Tucker Ivery Wyche Morris Shanbour Gray Fine TOTALS

Att. 3 5 4 1 1 1 5 20

Yds TD Long Avg. 82 1 71 27.3 29 0 15 5.8 7 0 6 1.8 3 0 3 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 -1 0 0 -1.0 -5 0 7 -1.0 115 1 71 5.8

RECEIVING Robinson Goree Wyche Smith Ivery Buyers Smiley Thompson TOTALS

No. 2 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 17

Yds TD Long 31 0 22 18 0 8 18 0 18 17 0 17 11 0 8 9 0 4 8 0 8 5 0 5 117 0 22

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WKU Marshall

28 13 9 10 - 0 0 6 0 -

60 6

Nov. 26, 2016 • Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, W.Va. • 17,397 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Mike White threw three touchdown passes, Anthony Wales accounted for three scores and Western Kentucky beat Marshall 60-6 on Friday night to secure the Conference USA East division crown. WKU (9-3, 7-1) will host Louisiana Tech (8-4, 6-2) in the conference championship on Dec. 3.

Team WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU WKU MAR WKU WKU WKU

Qtr 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4

Time 14:46 10:11 6:01 0:56 14:52 5:23 0:00 10:46 1:57 1:57 14:52 7:23

Scoring Play Towner 93-yard kick return (Simcox kick) Taylor 21-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Wales 19-yard rush (Simcox kick) Wales 16-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Norris 25-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Simcox 41-yard field goal Simcox 47-yard field goal Wales 1-yard rush (Simcox kick) Yurachek 4-yard pass from Morrell (Curraj kick failed) J. Brown PAT return (blocked by Lewis) Simcox 22-yard field goal Baker 4-yard rush (Simcox kick)

Wales had 13 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns and added a 16-yard scoring reception while Quinton Baker had 10 carries for 104 yards and a TD. Kylen Towner returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and White hit Taywan Taylor for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 14-0 fewer than five minutes in. Wales’ final score, a 1-yard run early in the third quarter, ended a string of 48-consecutive points by WKU. Garet Morroll hit Ryan Yurachek for a 4-yard score to put Marshall (3-9, 2-6) on the board with 1:57 left in the third, but the PAT was blocked and Joe Brown’s 98-yard return made it 50-6. Skyler Simcox kicked field goals of 41, 47 and 22 yards for the Hilltoppers.

WKU MAR 27 18 14 10 11 4 2 4 229 87 30 39 7.6 2.2 3 0 235 118 6 31 233 143 16-31-0 19-35-2 7.5 4.1 14.6 7.5 3 1 462 230 61 74 7.6 3.1 0-0 1-0 6-80 11-90 2-49 7-263 24.5 37.6 24.5 33.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10-628 2-102 62.8 51.0 42.1 -0.5 1 0 1-32-0 0-0-0 32.0 0.0 2-103-1 1-66-0 51.5 66.0 2-53-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 20:40 39:20 5:42 9:18 4:21 10:39 5:18 9:42 5:19 9:41 3 of 9 8 of 18 1 of 1 1 of 3 6-6 1-2 5-6 1-2 1-6 0-2 2-12 0-0 7-7 0-1 3-3 0-0 7 0

GAME NOTES • This was the 8th matchup between WKU and Marshall. With WKU’s win, the team improved to 4-4 all-time against the Thundering Herd, including three in a row since the teams began C-USA play in 2014. • WKU handed Marshall its worstever loss at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, and its worst overall loss since 1977. • Kylen Towner returned the opening kick off 93 yards for a touchdown. It was his first kick return score of the season and third of his career. It was the first time in the FBS Era (since 2009) that WKU started the game with a kick return score. • Mike White completed 16 of 27 passes for 233 yards with three touchdowns. It was his fifth game with three-plus passing touchdowns and zero interceptions this season. • Anthony Wales had 13 rushes for 110 yards and two touchdowns. It was his sixth game of 100-plus rushing yards in 11 games this season, fifth in his last six games, and his 13th in 20 games dating back to last year. • Quinton Baker had 10 rushes for a career-high 104 yards and one touchdown. It was his second game of 100-plus rushing yards this season. • Joe Brown made his first interception of the season in the second quarter and returned it 51 yards to the Marshall 40 yard line. • Brown also returned a blocked extra point (by Julien Lewis) for two WKU points following Marshall’s lone touchdown of the night in the third quarter.

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Pl. -- 5-67 6-71 7-66 1-25 8-26 8-51 8-62 16-82 -- 7-65 5-35

TOP -- 1:57 1:31 2:00 0:08 3:00 0:48 3:21 8:49 -- 2:05 2:18

Score 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 35-0 38-0 41-0 48-0 48-6 50-6 53-6 60-6

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU PASSING White T. Ferguson TOTALS

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 16-27-0 233 3 30 0 0-4-0 0 0 0 0 16-31-0 233 3 30 0

RUSHING Wales Baker Trigg Norris TEAM TOTALS

Att. 13 10 3 1 3 30

Yds TD Long Avg. 110 2 26 8.5 104 1 24 10.4 12 0 7 4.0 6 0 6 6.0 -3 0 0 -1.0 229 3 26 7.6

RECEIVING Norris Taylor Wales L. Jackson S. Johnson Jernighan Towner TOTALS

No. 3 5 2 3 1 1 1 16

Yds TD Long 79 1 30 52 1 21 37 1 21 27 0 17 23 0 23 11 0 11 4 0 4 233 3 30

Marshall PASSING Morrell

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 19-35-2 143 1 32 2

RUSHING Anderson Pittman Morrell Weems TOTALS

Att. 18 10 9 2 39

Yds TD Long Avg. 33 0 10 1.8 31 0 12 3.1 15 0 15 1.7 8 0 5 4.0 87 0 15 2.2

RECEIVING McManus Clark Hunt Knight Anderson Yurachek Pittman Green TOTALS

No. 7 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 19

Yds TD Long 45 0 14 42 0 32 22 0 13 16 0 16 11 0 11 4 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 143 1 32

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SCORING SUMMARY

17 10 14 3 - 24 14 10 10 -

44 58

Dec. 3, 2016 • Houchens-Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Ky. • 13,213 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Anthony Wales rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns, Mike White threw for 421 and three more scores and Western Kentucky defeated Louisiana Tech 58-44 on Saturday in the Conference USA championship game. The Hilltoppers (10-3) and Bulldogs (8-5), who won the regular-season matchup 55-52 on Oct. 6, combined for 1,163 yards of total offense in the highest scoring championship game in C-USA history. It is the second straight title for Western Kentucky, which is headed to its third bowl in a row and fourth in five years. Following a 1-yard run by Kam McKnight that gave the Bulldogs their only lead of the second half at 38-34, Western Kentucky would take control in outscoring the Bulldogs 24-6 over the final 24 minutes. Wales would score twice on runs of 15 and 13 yards, with the last proving to be the backbreaker and provided the final margin. Wales also had a receiving touchdown with five catches for 53 yards.

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Possession Time 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers

TECH WKU 26 31 5 13 20 15 1 3 5 235 22 41 0.2 5.7 1 4 46 242 41 7 502 421 35-57-1 21-31-1 8.8 13.6 14.3 20.0 3 3 507 656 79 72 6.4 9.1 1-0 2-2 8-64 7-75 5-195 0-0 39.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9-433 11-635 48.1 57.7 25.1 42.7 1 1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0.0 0.0 9-140-0 8-182-0 15.6 22.8 1-48-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 28:24 31:36 5:05 9:55 9:03 5:57 9:40 5:20 4:36 10:24 5 of 14 6 of 11 1 of 1 0 of 0 6-6 8-9 3-6 5-9 3-6 3-9 0-0 5-34 5-5 7-7 3-3 3-4 14 0

Q 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

Time 11:56 10:18 7:40 5:43 3:38 1:34 0:00 11:06 10:17 8:26 5:05 13:15 10:17 5:45 4:05 14:08 7:19 0:58

Scoring Play Simcox 32-yard field goal Barnes 25-yard field goal Wales 15-yard rush (Simcox kick) Sneed 48-yard INT return (Barnes kick) Wales 26-yard rush (Simcox kick) Henderson 6-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Wales 10-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Craft 5-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) Taylor 45-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) Barnes 36-yard field goal Taylor 4-yard pass from White (Simcox kick) McKnight 53-yard pass from Higgins (Barnes kick) McKnight 1-yard rush (Barnes kick) Simcox 28-yard field goal Wales 15-yard rush (Simcox kick) Barnes 24-yard field goal Simcox 34-yard field goal Wales 13-yard rush (Simcox kick)

Pl-Yd 8-54 5-76 7-70 -- 6-75 7-63 3-63 8-79 2-72 7-72 7-23 5-65 7-29 10-55 2-40 15-72 9-63 9-83

TOP Score 3:04 3-0 1:38 3-3 2:38 10-3 -- 10-10 2:05 17-10 2:04 17-17 1:34 24-17 3:54 24-24 0:49 31-24 1:51 31-27 3:21 38-27 1:45 38-34 2:58 38-41 4:32 41-41 0:48 48-41 4:57 48-44 4:57 51-44 4:37 58-44

STATISTICS LEADERS WKU

Ryan Higgins threw for 502 yards and three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.

GAME BREAKDOWN

Team WKU TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH WKU TECH TECH WKU WKU TECH WKU WKU

GAME NOTES • WKU hosted the Conference USA Championship for the secondconsecutive season, the first team to ever do so. The Hilltoppers became the second team to win back-to-back Conference USA Championships (East Carolina in 2008 and 2009). • There were 102 total points scored in the game, the most in a conference championship contest in FBS history. • WKU held Louisiana Tech to five rushing yards on 22 carries. It was the second-fewest rushing yards allowed in an FBS conference championship game since 2000. Colorado held Oklahoma to -4 in the 2004 Big 12 Championship. • WKU set Conference USA Championship records with 51 points scored and 656 yards of total offense. • Anthony Wales earned 2016 Conference USA Championship MVP. Brandon Doughty earned those honors in 2015. • Wales had career-highs of 36 rushes for 209 yards and four touchdowns. It was his first-career 200-yard rushing game, and only the third in the Jeff Brohm Era. • With four rushing touchdowns in the game, he tied his career-high for the third time. Wales also added five receptions for a season-high 53 yards and one touchdown. With five total touchdowns, he set the Conference USA Championship record for most scores in a game.

PASSING White

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 21-31-1 421 3 55 0

RUSHING Wales Norris White TEAM TOTALS

Att. 36 1 1 3 41

Yds TD Long Avg. 209 4 26 5.8 26 0 26 26.0 3 0 3 3.0 -3 0 0 -1.0 235 4 26 5.7

RECEIVING Taylor Norris Wales L. Jackson TOTALS

No. 7 6 5 3 21

Yds TD Long 194 2 55 150 0 42 53 1 27 24 0 11 421 3 55

Louisiana Tech PASSING Higgins

C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack 35-57-1 502 3 74 5

RUSHING Scott Craft McKnight Henderson Higgins TOTALS

Att. 6 5 1 1 9 22

Yds TD Long Avg. 25 0 7 4.2 14 0 4 2.8 1 1 1 1.0 -2 0 0 -2.0 -33 0 3 -3.7 5 1 7 0.2

RECEIVING Henderson Taylor McKnight C. Smith Bonnette Craft Scott A. Smith TOTALS

No. 9 11 2 4 2 5 1 1 35

Yds TD Long 202 1 74 108 0 39 57 1 53 56 0 21 26 0 18 22 1 7 20 0 20 11 0 11 502 3 74

• Taywan Taylor had seven catches for 194 yards and two touchdowns. He became only the ninth player in FBS history with 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns in a career.

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WKU Opponents SCORING 586 313 Points Per Game 45.1 24.1 Points Off Turnovers 59 48 FIRST DOWNS 316 254 Rushing 125 76 Passing 173 148 Penalty 18 30 RUSHING YARDAGE 2347 1288 Yards gained rushing 2630 1636 Yards lost rushing 283 348 Rushing Attempts 439 424 Average Per Rush 5.3 3.0 Average Per Game 180.5 99.1 TDs Rushing 31 16 PASSING YARDAGE 4379 3493 Comp-Att-Int 285-441-7 301-509-13 Average Per Pass 9.9 6.9 Average Per Catch 15.4 11.6 Average Per Game 336.8 268.7 TDs Passing 39 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 6726 4781 Total Plays 880 933 Average Per Play 7.6 5.1 Average Per Game 517.4 367.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-1233 76-1404 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-269 8-47 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-244 7-135 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.8 18.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.9 5.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 19.3 FUMBLES-LOST 22-11 13-5 PENALTIES-Yards 85-847 91-727 Average Per Game 65.2 55.9 PUNTS-Yards 37-1578 79-3190 Average Per Punt 42.6 40.4 Net punt average 39.2 35.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 101-6198 62-3447 Average Per Kick 61.4 55.6 Net kick average 42.0 30.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:14 31:46 3RD-DOWN Conversions 74/157 77/199 3rd-Down Pct 47% 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/17 8/22 4th-Down Pct 41% 36% SACKS BY-Yards 29-180 16-104 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 75 39 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 20-28 14-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (57-66) 86% (37-43) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (42-66) 64% (25-43) 58% PAT-ATTEMPTS (72-73) 99% (37-39) 95% ATTENDANCE 110722 188767 Games/Avg Per Game 6/18454 6/31461 Neutral Site Games 1/13213 SCORE BY QUARTERS WKU Opponents

RUSHING

GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LG

WALES, Anthony 12 202 1410 BAKER, Quinton 13 97 566 TRIGG, Marquez 13 71 306 NORRIS, N. 13 12 221 TAYLOR, Taywan 13 6 43 FANT, Nacarius 9 6 31 JACKSON, Lucky 13 2 14 FERBY, D’Andre 1 1 1 HOLT, Ben 13 1 1 BROWN, Stephon 13 1 0 ECKELS, Drew 8 3 0 NUSS, Ryan 7 1 0 FERGUSON, Tyler 9 2 0 TEAM 8 12 0 WHITE, Mike 13 22 37 Total.......... 13 439 2630 Opponents...... 13 424 1636

PASSING

WHITE, Mike FERGUSON, Tyler ECKELS, Drew FANT, Nacarius Total.......... Opponents......

RECEIVING

TAYLOR, Taywan NORRIS, N. FANT, Nacarius WALES, Anthony JACKSON, Lucky DONATELL, S. JOHNSON, S. BAKER, Quinton TOWNER, Kylen JERNIGHAN, Quin BUSH, Will TRIGG, Marquez BROWN, Stephon MAXWELL, D. Total.......... Opponents......

TOTAL OFFENSE

G EFF.

C-A-I

13 180.95 260-386-6 9 118.43 19-41-0 8 187.60 6-12-0 9 -100.00 0-2-1 13 174.04 285-441-7 13 125.29 301-509-13

PCT YDS TD LG AVG.

67.4 46.3 50.0 0.0 64.6 59.1

4027 34 234 3 118 2 0 0 4379 39 3493 21

G NO. YDS AVG. TD 13 13 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 7 8 13 13 13 13 13

89 1586 17.8 73 1253 17.2 29 407 14.0 26 239 9.2 24 369 15.4 12 121 10.1 9 110 12.2 8 43 5.4 5 69 13.8 4 46 11.5 2 41 20.5 2 13 6.5 1 74 74.0 1 8 8.0 285 4379 15.4 301 3493 11.6

16 13 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 21

PLAYS RUSH PASS

WHITE, Mike 13 408 -70 4027 WALES, Anthony 12 202 1376 0 BAKER, Quinton 13 97 533 0 TRIGG, Marquez 13 71 298 0 NORRIS, N. 13 12 221 0 FERGUSON, Tyler 9 43 -30 234 ECKELS, Drew 8 15 -9 118 TAYLOR, Taywan 13 6 36 0 FANT, Nacarius 9 8 26 0 JACKSON, Lucky 13 2 14 0 HOLT, Ben 13 1 1 0 FERBY, D’Andre 1 1 1 0 NUSS, Ryan 7 1 -17 0 TEAM 8 12 -33 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total.......... 13 880 2347 4379 175 181 111 99 20 586 Opponents...... 13 933 1288 3493

61 82 89 61 20

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AVG.

34 1376 6.8 24 59 114.7 33 533 5.5 4 39 41.0 8 298 4.2 2 30 22.9 0 221 18.4 1 85 17.0 7 36 6.0 0 16 2.8 5 26 4.3 0 20 2.9 0 14 7.0 0 8 1.1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 9 -9 -3.0 0 0 -1.1 17 -17 -17.0 0 0 -2.4 30 -30 -15.0 0 0 -3.3 33 -33 -2.8 0 0 -4.1 107 -70 -3.2 0 14 -5.4 283 2347 5.3 31 85 180.5 348 1288 3.0 16 71 99.1

87 309.8 61 26.0 74 14.8 0 0.0 87 336.8 74 268.7

LONG AVG.

80 87 61 27 54 22 35 15 33 20 35 11 74 8 87 74

122.0 96.4 45.2 19.9 28.4 9.3 8.5 3.3 5.3 6.6 5.1 1.0 5.7 0.6 336.8 268.7

TOTAL AVG/G 3957 1376 533 298 221 204 109 36 26 14 1 1 -17 -33 6726 4781

304.4 114.7 41.0 22.9 17.0 22.7 13.6 2.8 2.9 1.1 0.1 1.0 -2.4 -4.1 517.4 367.8

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WALES, Anthony SIMCOX, Skyler TAYLOR, Taywan NORRIS, N. FANT, Nacarius BAKER, Quinton NUSS, Ryan TRIGG, Marquez JACKSON, Lucky JOHNSON, S. TOWNER, Kylen DONATELL, S. JOHNSON, L. JERNIGHAN, Quin TEAM BROWN, Joe COLLINS, Jake WHITE, Mike Total.......... Opponents......

ALL PURPOSE |-------- PATs --------| TD FGS K R RC PASS DXP SAF PTS

26 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 15-20 64-64 0-0 0 0-0 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 5-8 8-9 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 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 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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 75 20-28 72-73 0-0 0 0-2 39 14-17 37-39 0-0 0 0-0

PUNT RETURNS

FANT, Nacarius TOWNER, Kylen JOHNSON, S. Total.......... Opponents......

KICK RETURNS

TOWNER, Kylen JOHNSON, S. DONATELL, S. FANT, Nacarius BROWN, Stephon Total.......... Opponents......

INTERCEPTIONS

DARDEN, T. JOHNSON, L. OVERSTREET, D. LESTON, Branden SIMMONS, D. HOLT, Ben JACKSON, AJ BROWN, Keith JOHNSON, Jason BROWN, Joe DAVIS, Drew Total.......... Opponents......

FUMBLE RETURNS

Total.......... Opponents......

NO. YDS AVG

11 172 15.6 3 62 20.7 1 35 35.0 15 269 17.9 8 47 5.9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

TD LONG

2 1 0 3 0

50 32 0 50 16

156 109 96 84 24 24 23 12 12 12 12 6 6 6 2 2 0 0 586 313

FIELD GOALS

NO. YDS AVG

25 8 6 5 2 46 76

1021 40.8 51 6.4 43 7.2 106 21.2 12 6.0 1233 26.8 1404 18.5

NO. YDS AVG

TD LONG

1 0 0 0 0 1 0

93 18 15 57 12 93 36

TD LONG

2 65 32.5 2 71 35.5 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 52 52.0 1 0 0.0 1 51 51.0 1 5 5.0 13 244 18.8 7 135 19.3

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

NO. YDS AVG

TD LONG

0 0 0.0 0 1 27 27.0 0

63 61 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 51 5 63 55

G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG

TAYLOR, Taywan 13 36 1586 0 0 0 1622 124.8 WALES, Anthony 12 1376 239 0 0 0 1615 134.6 NORRIS, N. 13 221 1253 0 0 0 1474 113.4 TOWNER, Kylen 13 0 69 62 1021 0 1152 88.6 FANT, Nacarius 9 26 407 172 106 0 711 79.0 BAKER, Quinton 13 533 43 0 0 0 576 44.3 JACKSON, Lucky 13 14 369 0 0 0 383 29.5 TRIGG, Marquez 13 298 13 0 0 0 311 23.9 JOHNSON, S. 13 0 110 35 51 0 196 15.1 DONATELL, S. 13 0 121 0 43 0 164 12.6 BROWN, Stephon 13 0 74 0 12 0 86 6.6 JOHNSON, L. 13 0 0 0 0 71 71 5.5 DARDEN, T. 4 0 0 0 0 65 65 16.2 BROWN, Keith 13 0 0 0 0 52 52 4.0 BROWN, Joe 13 0 0 0 0 51 51 3.9 JERNIGHAN, Quin 7 0 46 0 0 0 46 6.6 BUSH, Will 8 0 41 0 0 0 41 5.1 MAXWELL, D. 13 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.6 DAVIS, Drew 13 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4 HOLT, Ben 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 FERBY, D’Andre 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 ECKELS, Drew 8 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -1.1 NUSS, Ryan 7 -17 0 0 0 0 -17 -2.4 FERGUSON, Tyler 9 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -3.3 TEAM 8 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -4.1 WHITE, Mike 13 -70 0 0 0 0 -70 -5.4 Total.......... 13 2347 4379 269 1233 244 8472 651.7 Opponents...... 13 1288 3493 47 1404 135 6367 489.8

M-ATT PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BL

NUSS, Ryan 5-8 62.5 0-0 4-5 1-2 0-1 0-0 31 0 SIMCOX, Skyler 15-20 75.0 1-1 5-6 3-3 4-8 2-2 52 1

FG SEQUENCE

WKU OPPONENTS RICE 38,(29),(26),(31) Alabama (25),47 48,(36) MIAMI (26) 50,(30) VANDY 25,(25) (22) HBU (50),40 (25) Louisiana Tech (26) (44),(54) Middle Tennessee (42),(52),49,(18) (36),(41),(25) ODU (39) (26) FAU 41,(45) (23) FIU - North Texas (24),46 47 MARSHALL (41),(47),(22) Louisiana Tech (32),21,(28),(34) (25),(36),(24)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

PUNTING

COLLINS, Jake OCCHIPINTI, J. Total.......... Opponents......

NO. YDS AVG LG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD

36 1543 42.9 60 4 7 10 7 1 35 35.0 35 0 1 0 0 37 1578 42.6 60 4 8 10 7 79 3190 40.4 67 6 33 25 12

0 0 0 2

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|-----TACKLES-----| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| GP UA A TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF

BLKD KICK

SAF

2 BROWN, Keith 13 58 65 123 12.5-51 6.0-38 1-52 9 3 1-0 . . . 31 LESTON, Branden 13 57 30 87 1.0-1 . 1-0 7 . . . . . 6 MCCOLLUM, T.J. 11 45 40 85 4.0-8 . . 3 4 . 1 . . 4 IYIEGBUNIWE, J. 13 39 25 64 10.0-44 3.5-24 . 3 5 . 1 . . 7 BROWN, Joe 13 32 9 41 3.0-5 2.0-4 1-51 9 . . 1 . . 3 JOHNSON, Chris 13 19 20 39 11.5-28 4.0-14 . . 2 . . . . 29 JOHNSON, L. 13 27 12 39 . . 2-71 7 2 . . . . 9 BRYANT, Omarius 13 17 18 35 9.5-32 3.0-20 . 1 17 1-0 . . . 44 HOLT, Ben 13 15 19 34 1.0-6 0.5-4 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . . 14 GARDNER, Juwan 13 18 15 33 0.5-1 . . 3 1 . . . . 34 DAVIS, Drew 13 15 18 33 . . 1-5 1 . . . . . 12 DAWSON, N. 11 14 18 32 8.0-36 4.0-33 . 5 4 1-0 . . . 25 WHYTE, Masai 10 15 15 30 2.0-10 1.0-7 . . 1 . 1 . . 23 SIMMONS, D. 13 20 8 28 . . 1-0 8 . . . . . 42 OVERSTREET, D. 13 11 15 26 6.5-28 2.5-18 1-0 . 7 . . . . 24 DUCLOS, Devante 13 11 15 26 0.5-1 . . 1 2 . . . . 28 GREENE, Drell 12 12 11 23 1.5-9 1.0-7 . 2 . . . 1 . 54 BERTRAM, D. 11 5 14 19 . . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 20 ROUSH, Nathan 13 9 10 19 . . . . . . . . . 5 JOHNSON, Jason 13 10 8 18 . . 1-0 . . . . . . 11 REEVES, Tanner 13 6 11 17 2.0-2 . . . 2 . . . . 96 LEWIS, Julien 13 5 11 16 1.5-6 0.5-1 . . 2 . 1 1 . 27 MIMS, Martavius 10 6 5 11 . . . 2 . . . . . 48 ROBINSON, K. 12 2 8 10 0.5-0 . . . 2 . . . . 81 TOWNER, Kylen 13 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . . 22 FARRIS, DeAndre 10 3 6 9 . . . . . . . . . 56 SAYNER, Evan 13 3 5 8 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 50 MOBLEY, D. 10 2 4 6 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 18 JOHNSON, S. 13 4 2 6 . . . . . . . 1 . 8 WARD, Marcus 2 4 2 6 . . . 2 . . . . . 35 COFFEY, Nick 7 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . 38 DARDEN, T. 4 2 1 3 . . 2-65 . . . . . . 39 RINELLA, Alex 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 89 MAXWELL, D. 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 17 BROWN, Stephon 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 99 HORTON, Ty’Ron 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 36 JACKSON, AJ 5 . 2 2 . . 1-0 3 . . . . . 95 WIGGINS, Heath 12 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 4S JACKSON, Canon 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 19 YELDER, Deon 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . 11 JACKSON, Lucky 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 51 RAY, Brandon 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 TAYLOR, Taywan 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total.......... 13 502 457 959 77-271 29-180 13-244 69 55 5-0 6 4 1 Opponents...... 13 486 358 844 50.0-205 16-104 7-135 49 35 11-27 14 1 .

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|---RUSHING---| NO. YDS TD LG

DATE OPPONENT

|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| PASS BLKD |-KICKS--XPTS-| UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH BRK KICK ATT-MAD RUN RCV SAF PTS

S 1 S 10 S 17 S 24 O 1 O 6 O 15 O 22 O 29 N 5 N 12 N 26 D 3

RICE 30 97 2 39 at Alabama 22 23 0 16 at MIAMI 35 136 1 28 VANDY 33 205 2 29 HBU 30 252 3 85 at Louisiana Tech 23 87 1 17 at Middle Tenn. 37 130 3 25 ODU 35 246 4 44 at FAU 45 268 2 53 FIU 37 225 5 59 NORTH TEXAS 41 214 1 37 at MARSHALL 30 229 3 26 vs Louisiana Tech 41 235 4 26 Totals 439 2347 31 85 Opponent 424 1288 16 71

RICE at Alabama at MIAMI VANDY HBU at Louisiana Tech at Middle Tenn. ODU at FAU FIU NORTH TEXAS at MARSHALL vs Louisiana Tech Totals Opponent

|---RUSHING---| NO. YDS TD LG

|-------PASSING-------| |---KICK RET---| C-A-I YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG

26 552 3 87 26-35-0 19 216 1 59 19-38-2 19 268 2 53 19-31-1 24 291 2 61 24-40-1 16 283 3 80 16-22-0 36 340 5 31 36-50-0 29 391 2 45 29-40-1 28 378 4 54 28-33-1 16 393 5 76 16-25-0 18 284 1 41 18-32-0 17 329 5 75 17-33-0 16 233 3 30 16-31-0 21 421 3 55 21-31-1 285 4379 39 87 285-441-7 301 3493 21 74 301-509-13

30 46 76 5.0-12 47 32 79 2.0-15 43 24 67 10.0-43 43 29 72 13.0-40 41 46 87 5.0-23 44 30 74 3.0-7 60 22 82 4.0-9 29 32 61 4.0-10 34 34 68 1.0-7 32 40 72 9.0-24 34 12 46 4.0-6 22 82 104 9.0-31 43 28 71 8.0-44 502 457 959 77.0-271 486 358 844 50.0-205

OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPP

|--RECEIVING--| NO. YDS TD LG

552 3 87 3 111 0 54 216 1 59 3 61 0 22 268 2 53 4 171 0 79 291 2 61 0 0 0 0 283 3 80 2 47 0 32 340 5 31 10 232 0 87 391 2 45 4 59 0 20 378 4 54 5 116 0 57 393 5 76 1 19 0 19 284 1 41 3 66 0 33 329 5 75 1 66 0 66 233 3 30 2 103 1 93 421 3 55 8 182 0 57 4379 39 87 46 1233 1 93 3493 21 74 76 1404 0 36

0.0-0 1 0-0 2-0 1 2.0-15 0 1-0 0-0 5 7.0-39 1 1-0 0-0 3 3.0-22 0 0-0 1-10 3 4.0-21 0 0-0 1-5 6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-52 3 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 9 1.0-7 1 1-0 1-0 3 3.0-17 1 1-0 2-61 4 1.0-3 2 1-0 1-63 5 2.0-12 0 0-0 2-53 7 5.0-34 0 0-0 1-0 4 28.0-170 6 5-0 13-244 55 16.0-104 14 11-27 7-135 35

|--RECEIVING--| NO. YDS TD LG

7 3 8 3 6 2 2 2 11 3 6 6 10 69 49

0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1

2 -4 2 13 2 52 1 -1 3 68 1 41 0 0 1 44 1 2 1 22 0 0 1 32 0 0 15 269 8 47

5-5 1-1 4-4 3-3 6-5 7-7 5-5 8-8 7-7 7-7 6-6 7-7 7-7 73-72 39-37

|-------PASSING-------| |---KICK RET---| C-A-I YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG

S 1 RICE 33 105 2 22 23 186 0 26 23-38-2 S 10 at Alabama 39 124 2 14 25 351 2 52 25-42-0 S 17 at MIAMI 38 85 1 20 20 339 2 70 20-41-0 S 24 VANDY 42 110 3 38 18 279 1 66 18-29-1 O 1 HBU 46 86 0 15 13 138 0 16 13-33-1 O 6 at Louisiana Tech 27 107 2 29 33 454 5 63 33-45-0 O 15 at Middle Tenn. 32 171 2 41 42 434 3 38 42-54-1 O 22 ODU 23 67 1 17 19 263 2 53 19-34-1 O 29 at FAU 33 125 0 12 15 77 0 12 15-34-1 N 5 FIU 30 101 1 34 22 210 2 21 22-34-2 N 12 NORTH TEXAS 20 115 1 71 17 117 0 22 17-33-1 N 26 at MARSHALL 39 87 0 15 19 143 1 32 19-35-2 D 3 vs Louisiana Tech 22 5 1 7 35 502 3 74 35-57-1 Opponent totals 424 1288 16 71 301 3493 21 74 301-509-13 WKU 439 2347 31 85 285 4379 39 87 285-441-7

|--PUNT RET--| NO YDS TD LG

186 0 26 6 89 0 22 351 2 52 3 63 0 24 339 2 70 5 102 0 36 279 1 66 3 69 0 27 138 0 16 9 128 0 19 454 5 63 6 119 0 24 434 3 38 1 29 0 29 263 2 53 7 140 0 25 77 0 12 6 121 0 25 210 2 21 4 68 0 25 117 0 22 8 154 0 25 143 1 32 9 182 0 27 502 3 74 9 140 0 27 3493 21 74 76 1404 0 36 4379 39 87 46 1233 1 93

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 13 1 48 0 0 1 50 1 6 0 0 0 44 0 2 0 22 0 0 0 32 0 0 3 50 0 16

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

|--PUNT RET--| NO YDS TD LG 1 2 2 15 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 47 15 269

649 239 404 496 535 427 521 624 661 509 543 462 656 6726 4781

1 46 0 10 0 31 0 30 0 50 0 52 0 44 0 59 0 52 0 49 0 45 0 60 0 58 1 586 0 313

0 2 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 50

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SCORE

OVERALL

1ST QTR

2ND QTR

S 1 RICE W 46-14 3-10 30.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-2 50.0% S 10 at Alabama L 10-38 6-16 37.5% 0-3 0.0% 3-6 50.0% S 17 at MIAMI W 31-24 2-11 18.2% 1-3 33.3% 1-3 33.3% S 24 VANDY L 30-31 3-12 25.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-2 0.0% O 1 HBU W 50-3 4-8 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 4-5 80.0% O 6 at Louisiana Tech L 52-55 8-14 57.1% 4-5 80.0% 3-7 42.9% O 15 at Middle Tenn. W 44-43 6-13 46.2% 2-4 50.0% 3-3 100.0% O 22 ODU W 59-24 8-12 66.7% 3-3 100.0% 2-3 66.7% O 29 at FAU W 52-3 10-16 62.5% 4-5 80.0% 2-4 50.0% N 5 FIU W 49-21 8-12 66.7% 2-2 100.0% 2-3 66.7% N 12 North Texas W 45-7 7-13 53.8% 3-5 60.0% 2-3 66.7% N 26 at MARSHALL W 60-6 3-9 33.3% 0-0 0.0% 2-4 50.0% D 3 vs Louisiana Tech W 58-44 6-11 54.5% 2-3 66.7% 1-2 50.0% WKU 74-157 47.1% 23-39 59.0% 26-47 55.3% Opponents 77-199 38.7% 13-47 27.7% 19-48 39.6%

FOURTH DOWN GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPPONENT

SCORE

OVERALL

S 1 RICE W 46-14 0-1 0.0% S 10 at Alabama L 10-38 0-1 0.0% S 17 at MIAMI W 31-24 0-1 0.0% S 24 VANDY L 30-31 2-3 66.7% O 1 HBU W 50-3 0-0 0.0% O 6 at Louisiana Tech L 52-55 3-3 100.0% O 15 at Middle Tenn. W 44-43 1-2 50.0% O 22 ODU W 59-24 0-1 0.0% O 29 at FAU W 52-3 0-0 0.0% N 5 FIU W 49-21 0-2 0.0% N 12 North Texas W 45-7 0-2 0.0% N 26 at MARSHALL W 60-6 1-1 100.0% D 3 vs Louisiana Tech W 58-44 0-0 0.0% WKU 7-17 41.2% Opponents 8-22 36.4%

TIME OF POSSESSION GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPPONENT

SCORE

OVERALL

1ST QTR

0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-5 20.0%

1ST QTR

2ND QTR

3RD QTR

1-3 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 2-3 66.7% 2-4 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0% 11-29 37.9% 23-53 43.4%

3RD QTR

4TH QTR

0-2 0.0% 3-5 60.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-4 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 2-4 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 14-42 33.3% 19-48 39.6%

0-0 0.0% 0-0

0-0 0.0% 3-3 100.0%

4TH QTR

0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 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% 2-4 50.0% 0-3 0.0%

0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 5-6 83.3%

0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-6 50.0% 2-8 25.0%

2ND QTR

3RD QTR

4TH QTR

0.0%

0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

S 1 RICE W 46-14 32:15 6:45 7:59 9:55 7:36 S 10 at Alabama L 10-38 24:16 3:22 9:41 4:15 6:58 S 17 at MIAMI W 31-24 24:15 7:08 6:39 6:06 4:22 S 24 VANDY L 30-31 27:37 7:47 5:20 5:57 8:33 O 1 HBU W 50-3 21:48 3:21 8:37 3:35 6:15 O 6 at Louisiana Tech L 52-55 27:12 9:06 10:42 2:44 4:40 O 15 at Middle Tenn. W 44-43 29:11 9:03 8:20 5:36 6:12 O 22 ODU W 59-24 32:36 8:42 6:38 9:19 7:57 O 29 at FAU W 52-3 32:22 8:15 9:05 7:02 8:00 N 5 FIU W 49-21 27:11 5:37 4:52 8:08 8:34 N 12 North Texas W 45-7 36:07 9:48 7:58 9:19 9:02 N 26 at MARSHALL W 60-6 20:40 5:42 4:21 5:18 5:19 D 3 vs Louisiana Tech W 58-44 31:36 9:55 5:57 5:20 10:24

0:00 0:00

WKU Total 367:06 94:31 96:09 82:34 93:52 Avg. 28:14 7:16 7:23 6:21 7:13

0:00 0:00

Opp. Total 412:54 100:29 98:51 112:26 101:08 Avg. 31:45 7:43 7:36 8:38 7:46

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Final STATS WKU SUPERLATIVES

OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUAL

Rushes 36 Yards Rushing 209 TD Rushes 4 Long Rush 85 Pass attempts 50 Pass completions 36 Yards Passing 517 TD Passes 5 Long Pass 87 Receptions 12 Yards Receiving 197 TD Receptions 3 Long Reception 87 Field Goals 3 Long Field Goal 52 Punts 8 Punting Avg 49.0 Long Punt 60 Punts inside 20 2 Long Punt Return 50 Long Kickoff Return 93 Tackles 14 Sacks 2.5 Tackles For Loss 4.0 Interceptions 1

TEAM

Rushes 45 Yards Rushing 268 Yards Per Rush 8.4 TD Rushes 5 Pass attempts 50 Pass completions 36 Yards Passing 552 Yards Per Pass 15.8 TD Passes 5 Total Plays 77 Total Offense 661 Yards Per Play 10.3 Points 60 Sacks By 7 First Downs 31 Penalties 11 Penalty Yards 126 Turnovers 3 Interceptions By 2 Punts 8 Punting Avg 49.0 Long Punt 60 Punts inside 20 2 Long Punt Return 50

WALES, Anthony vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) WALES, Anthony vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) WALES, Anthony vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) WALES, Anthony vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) NORRIS, N. vs HBU (Oct 01, 2016) WHITE, Mike at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) WHITE, Mike at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) WHITE, Mike vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) WHITE, Mike at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) WHITE, Mike vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) TAYLOR, Taywan at Middle Tenn. (Oct 15, 2016) TAYLOR, Taywan at Middle Tenn. (Oct 15, 2016) NORRIS, N. at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) TAYLOR, Taywan vs ODU (Oct 22, 2016) TAYLOR, Taywan vs North Texas (Nov 12, 2016) NORRIS, N. vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) SIMCOX, Skyler at Middle Tenn. (Oct 15, 2016) SIMCOX, Skyler at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) SIMCOX, Skyler vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) SIMCOX, Skyler at Middle Tenn. (Oct 15, 2016) COLLINS, Jake at Alabama (Sep 10, 2016) COLLINS, Jake vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) COLLINS, Jake at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) COLLINS, Jake at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) COLLINS, Jake vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) FANT, Nacarius vs HBU (Oct 01, 2016) TOWNER, Kylen at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) BROWN, Keith at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) DAWSON, N. vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) JOHNSON, Chris vs VANDY (Sep 24, 2016) Multiple times...

at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) vs HBU (Oct 01, 2016) vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) vs North Texas (Nov 12, 2016) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) vs HBU (Oct 01, 2016) at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) vs VANDY (Sep 24, 2016) at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) vs VANDY (Sep 24, 2016) vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) at Alabama (Sep 10, 2016) vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) vs HBU (Oct 01, 2016)

Rushes 27 Yards Rushing 143 TD Rushes 3 Long Rush 71 Pass attempts 57 Pass completions 42 Yards Passing 502 TD Passes 5 Long Pass 74 Receptions 16 Yards Receiving 232 TD Receptions 3 Long Reception 74 Field Goals 3 Long Field Goal 54 Punts 10 Punting Avg 51.5 Long Punt 67 Punts inside 20 5 Long Punt Return 16 Long Kickoff Return 36 Tackles 11 Sacks 1.0 Tackles For Loss 3.0 Interceptions 1

TEAM

Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

46 171 5.8 3 57 42 502 10.1 5 86 605 7.8 55 4 32 12 90 3 2 10 47.1 67 5 16

Ralph Webb, vs VANDY (Sep 24, 2016) MATHERS, I., at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) Ralph Webb, vs VANDY (Sep 24, 2016) TUCKER, Andrew, vs North Texas (Nov 12, 2016) HIGGINS, Ryan, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) STOCKSTILL, B., at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) HIGGINS, Ryan, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) HIGGINS, Ryan, at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) HIGGINS, Ryan, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) JAMES, Richie, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) HENDERSON, C., at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) HENDERSON, C., at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) HENDERSON, C., vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) ROOKER, Canon, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) BARNES, J., vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) BARNES, J., at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) SCHOMP, Dalton, at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) SHOUSE, Gerald, vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) SCHOMP, Dalton, at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) FOX, Jack, vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) TAYLOR, Trent, at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) THOMAS, Maurice, at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) CARTER, Sean, vs ODU (Oct 22, 2016) ALLEN, Rodney, at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) Multiple times... KOENIG, Brad, at MIAMI (Sep 17, 2016) Multiple times...

vs HBU (Oct 01, 2016) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) vs North Texas (Nov 12, 2016) vs VANDY (Sep 24, 2016) vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) vs Louisiana Tech (Dec 03, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016) at Alabama (Sep 10, 2016) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 15, 2016) at Alabama (Sep 10, 2016) at MARSHALL (Nov 26, 2016) vs FIU (Nov 05, 2016) at Alabama (Sep 10, 2016) at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) vs North Texas (Nov 12, 2016) at FAU (Oct 29, 2016) vs RICE (Sep 01, 2016) at Louisiana Tech (Oct 06, 2016)

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Final STATS PASSING GAME-BY-GAME MIKE WHITE

RICE Alabama MIAMI VANDY HBU Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee ODU FAU FIU North Texas MARSHALL Louisiana Tech TOTALS

31 25 0 24 10 1 31 19 1 38 22 1 13 11 0 50 36 0 40 29 1 32 28 1 21 13 0 23 16 0 25 14 0 27 16 0 31 21 1 386 260 6

TYLER FERGUSON A RICE Alabama VANDY HBU ODU FAU FIU North Texas MARSHALL TOTALS

C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.

3 10 2 7 1 2 6 6 4 41

80.6 517 3 87 0 41.7 135 0 59 2 61.3 268 2 53 1 57.9 222 1 24 1 84.6 225 3 80 2 72.0 340 5 31 2 72.5 391 2 45 2 87.5 378 4 54 0 61.9 307 3 76 2 69.6 274 1 41 0 56.0 316 4 75 0 59.3 233 3 30 0 67.7 421 3 55 0 67.4 4027 34 87 12

252.7 80.6 148.7 110.4 306.2 162.1 166.1 221.7 231.8 184.0 215.0 168.4 207.3 181.0

DREW ECKELS Alabama HBU FAU FIU North Texas TOTALS

3 2 2 3 2 12

C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.

NACARIUS FANT

C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.

RICE Alabama TOTALS

2 0 66.7 26 1 0 50.0 9 2 0 100.0 77 1 0 33.3 6 0 0 0.0 0 6 0 50.0 118

1 24 1 249.5 0 9 0 87.8 1 74 1 588.4 0 6 0 50.1 0 0 0 0.0 2 74 2 187.6

1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 -200.0 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 -100.0

C I PCT YDS TD LG SK EFF.

1 0 33.3 35 7 0 70.0 55 2 0 100.0 69 4 0 57.1 49 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 50.0 9 1 0 16.7 4 3 0 50.0 13 0 0 0.0 0 19 0 46.3 234

0 35 0 131.3 0 21 1 116.2 1 61 0 554.8 0 19 1 115.9 0 0 0 0.0 1 9 0 252.8 0 4 0 22.3 1 9 0 123.2 0 0 0 0.0 3 61 2 118.4

RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME

No-Yds/TD RICE ALA MIA VU HBU LT MT ODU FAU FIU NT MAR LT WALES, Anthony 202-1376/24 15-58/2 11-44/0 DNP 24-152/2 7-87/1 14-83/1 27-158/3 15-157/2 10-86/2 12-111/4 18-121/1 13-110/2 36-209/4 BAKER, Quinton 97-533/4 9-42/0 4-7/0 20-103/1 1--2/0 10-69/0 3-14/0 2-9/0 12-68/1 10-18/0 10-61/1 6-40/0 10-104/1 TRIGG, Marquez 71-298/2 2-1/0 2-7/0 7-22/0 - 6-33/1 1-1/0 - 8-21/1 15-98/0 12-47/0 15-56/0 3-12/0 NORRIS, N. 12-221/1 1-2/0 - 1-7/0 3-34/0 1-85/1 1-0/0 - - 2-61/0 1-0/0 - 1-6/0 1-26/0 TAYLOR, Taywan 6-36/0 - - 1-16/0 2-11/0 - - - - 2-12/0 - 1--3/0 - FANT, Nacarius 6-26/0 1--5/0 - 1-3/0 1-5/0 1-20/0 - 2-3/0 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP JACKSON, Lucky 2-14/0 - - - - - - - - 1-8/0 1-6/0 - - HOLT, Ben 1-1/0 - - - - 1-1/0 - - - - - - - FERBY, D’Andre 1-1/0 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP BROWN, Stephon 1-0/0 - - - - - - - - 1-0/0 - - - ECKELS, Drew 3--9/0 DNP 1--6/0 - DNP - DNP DNP - 1--3/0 1-0/0 - - DNP NUSS, Ryan 1--17/0 - - - - - DNP 1--17/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP FERGUSON, Tyler 2--30/0 - 1--15/0 DNP - 1--15/0 DNP DNP - - - - - DNP TEAM 12--33/0 1--2/0 DNP 2--2/0 DNP 1--16/0 1--7/0 DNP DNP 1-0/0 DNP - 3--3/0 3--3/0 WHITE, Mike 22--70/0 - 3--14/0 3--13/0 2-5/0 2--12/0 3--4/0 5--23/0 - 2--12/0 - 1-0/0 - 1-3/0

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME

No-Yds/TD RICE ALA MIA VU HBU LT MT ODU FAU FIU NT MAR LT TAYLOR, Taywan 89-1586/16 5-165/0 9-121/0 3-58/1 9-112/0 7-146/1 9-71/2 12-197/1 10-123/3 2-84/1 5-97/1 6-166/3 5-52/1 7-194/2 NORRIS, N. 73-1253/13 7-147/2 2-20/0 11-187/1 4-45/0 2-53/2 10-108/3 7-87/0 6-90/1 7-131/1 3-66/0 5-90/2 3-79/1 6-150/0 FANT, Nacarius 29-407/2 5-44/1 - - 5-95/1 3-48/0 6-91/0 5-75/0 3-31/0 DNP 2-23/0 DNP DNP DNP JACKSON, Lucky 24-369/2 1-54/0 2-45/1 - - 1-3/0 - 1-11/0 3-41/0 3-83/1 5-57/0 2-24/0 3-27/0 3-24/0 WALES, Anthony 26-239/2 4-44/0 1--1/0 DNP 2-16/0 1-7/0 6-31/0 1-4/0 2-25/0 - 1-23/0 1-0/0 2-37/1 5-53/1 DONATELL, S. 12-121/1 1-11/0 3-20/0 - 1-4/0 1-17/0 2-15/0 1-5/0 1-22/0 1-9/1 - 1-18/0 - JOHNSON, S. 9-110/2 1-35/0 1-9/0 1-11/0 3-19/1 - - 1-4/1 - 1-9/0 - - 1-23/0 BROWN, Stephon 1-74/0 - - - - - - - - 1-74/0 - - - TOWNER, Kylen 5-69/0 1-17/0 - - - 1-9/0 - - 2-39/0 - - - 1-4/0 JERNIGHAN, Quin 4-46/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - 1-3/1 1-12/0 1-20/0 1-11/0 BAKER, Quinton 8-43/0 - - 4-12/0 - - 3-24/0 - 1-7/0 - - - - BUSH, Will 2-41/0 1-35/0 DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - - 1-6/0 - - DNP TRIGG, Marquez 2-13/0 - 1-2/0 - - - - - - - - 1-11/0 - MAXWELL, D. 1-8/0 - - - - - - 1-8/0 - - - - - -

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Final STATS WKU INSIDE RED-ZONE GAME-BY-GAME

TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS | -------FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ-------| DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME

S 1 RICE W 46-14 8 S 10 at Alabama L 10-38 1 S 17 at MIAMI W 31-24 4 S 24 VANDY L 30-31 6 O 1 HBU W 50-3 3 O 6 at Louisiana Tech L 52-55 6 O 15 at Middle Tenn. W 44-43 6 O 22 ODU W 59-24 5 O 29 at FAU W 52-3 4 N 5 FIU W 49-21 5 N 12 North Texas W 45-7 3 N 26 at MARSHALL W 60-6 6 D 3 vs Louisiana Tech W 58-44 9 TOTALS 66 57 of 66 (86.4%)

7 37 4 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 1 0 1 4 23 3 2 1 1 3 17 2 1 1 1 6 38 5 1 4 1 4 24 3 2 1 1 5 35 5 3 2 0 4 24 3 1 2 1 4 28 4 4 0 0 3 17 2 1 1 1 6 38 5 3 2 1 8 44 5 3 2 3 57 338 42 24 18 15

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OPPONENT INSIDE WKU RED-ZONE GAME-BY-GAME

TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS | -------FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ-------| DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME

S 1 RICE W 46-14 2 S 10 at Alabama L 10-38 5 S 17 at MIAMI W 31-24 3 S 24 VANDY L 30-31 5 O 1 HBU W 50-3 1 O 6 at Louisiana Tech L 52-55 6 O 15 at Middle Tenn. W 44-43 6 O 22 ODU W 59-24 2 O 29 at FAU W 52-3 1 N 5 FIU W 49-21 4 N 12 North Texas W 45-7 0 N 26 at MARSHALL W 60-6 2 D 3 vs Louisiana Tech W 58-44 6 TOTALS 43 37 of 43 (86.0%)

1 7 1 1 0 0 5 31 4 2 2 1 2 10 1 1 0 1 5 31 4 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 31 4 2 2 1 5 26 3 2 1 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 6 30 3 1 2 3 37 209 25 14 11 12

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Final STATS PARTICIPATION

NAME GP/GS RICE ALA MIA VU HBU LT MT ODU FAU FIU NT MAR LT 3 BAKER, Quinton 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 54 BERTRAM, D. 11/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... 7 BROWN, Joe 13/10 START START START XXX XXX START XXX START START START START START START 2 BROWN, Keith 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 17 BROWN, Stephon 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 BRYANT, Omarius 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 13 BUSH, Will 8/- XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 35 COFFEY, Nick 7/- ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... 86 COLE, Josh 3/- XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... 49 COLLINS, Jake 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 38 DARDEN, T. 4/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 DAVIS, Drew 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 DAWSON, N. 11/6 XXX XXX START START ... ... XXX XXX XXX START START START START 87 DONATELL, S. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 47 DOWLING, Nolan 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 24 DUCLOS, Devante 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 4 ECKELS, Drew 8/- ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 64 EDWARDS, Dennis 13/12 START START XXX START START START START START START START START START START 1 FANT, Nacarius 9/8 START START XXX START START START START START ... START ... ... ... 22 FARRIS, DeAndre 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 32 FERBY, D’Andre 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 FERGUSON, Tyler 9/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 14 GARDNER, Juwan 13/5 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START START START 28 GREENE, Drell 12/6 XXX XXX START START START START START XXX ... START XXX XXX XXX 70 HALPIN, Max 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 44 HOLT, Ben 13/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 99 HORTON, Ty’Ron 8/- XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... 68 HOWELL, Parker 5/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... 4 IYIEGBUNIWE, J. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 36 JACKSON, AJ 5/- XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 49 JACKSON, Canon 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... 11 JACKSON, Lucky 13/5 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START 16 JERNIGHAN, Quin 7/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 JOHNSON, Chris 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 5 JOHNSON, Jason 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 29 JOHNSON, L. 13/5 XXX XXX START START START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 18 JOHNSON, S. 13/6 START START START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX 76 LAMP, Forrest 11/11 START START START ... ... START START START START START START START START 31 LESTON, Branden 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 96 LEWIS, Julien 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 79 MANLEY, Joe 11/- ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 MAXWELL, D. 13/2 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX 6 MCCOLLUM, T.J. 11/11 START START START START ... ... START START START START START START START 27 MIMS, Martavius 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... 50 MOBLEY, D. 10/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... 6 NIXON, Devin 2/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... 69 NORD, Matt 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 15 NORRIS, N. 13/11 START START XXX START START START START START XXX START START START START 37 NUSS, Ryan 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... 15 OCCHIPINTI, J. 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 42 OVERSTREET, D. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 63 PATE, Miles 10/- ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 51 RAY, Brandon 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 11 REEVES, Tanner 13/5 START START XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX 73 REYNOLDS, C. 7/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 39 RINELLA, Alex 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 48 ROBINSON, K. 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 20 ROUSH, Nathan 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 SAYNER, Evan 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 71 SCAIFE, R.J. 5/- ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... 88 SIMCOX, Skyler 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 SIMMONS, D. 13/11 START START XXX START START START START START XXX START START START START 75 SIMS, Jimmie 11/7 XXX XXX XXX START ... ... START START START XXX START START START 2 TAYLOR, Taywan 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 81 TOWNER, Kylen 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 5 TRIGG, Marquez 13/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 65 TRUE, Nick 2/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... 41 VAUGHAN, Blair 4/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 VOLLMER, W. 1/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 WALES, Anthony 12/11 START START ... START START START START START XXX START START START START 8 WARD, Marcus 2/2 START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 WHITE, Mike 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 25 WHYTE, Masai 10/2 ... XXX ... ... START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 95 WIGGINS, Heath 12/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 62 WILLIAMS, D. 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START 19 YELDER, Deon 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

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Interim Head Coach NICK HOLT

NICK HOLT Nick Holt, a former BCS conference defensive coordinator, head coach and a former national champion, serves as the defensive coordinator at WKU and will serve as WKU’s interim head coach for the 2016 Boca Raton Bowl. Since 2014, Holt has served as WKU’s associate head coach. Under Holt’s direction, the Hilltoppers have become one of Conference USA’s most aggressive and stingy defenses, especially against the run – one of Holt’s trademark goals each game, stopping the run. In 2016, the Hilltoppers lead C-USA and rank No. 4 nationally against the run, surrendering just 99.1 yards per game, only three yards behind the nation’s No. 2 run stopping team, Wisconsin (96.9). The Hilltoppers have also been the toughest squad in C-USA to score on as they led the league in scoring defense in 2016 and finished No. 3 last season. Over that two year span, no one has allowed fewer total points than Holt’s defense. All of this coming after a tumultuous 2014 season in which WKU returned just four starters and ending the season with starting defensive tackles who, at times, weighed in at under 270 pounds. To say Holt rebuilt the defense into a force to be reckoned with over the past two seasons would be an understatement. Prior to coming to The Hill with Coach Bobby Petrino in 2013, Holt spend one season at Arkansas as the on-campus recruiting coordinator.

The Holt FILE Born: October 15, 1962 Hometown: San Jose, Calif. College: U. of the Pacific, ‘86 Wife: Julie Children: Nick VI and Ben

Coaching CAREER 1986 St. Mary’s HS 1987 UNLV 1988-89 UNLV 1990-93 Idaho 1994 Idaho 1995-97 Idaho 1998-00 Louisville 2001-03 USC 2004-05 Idaho (5-18) 2006-08 USC 2009-11 Washington 2012 Arkansas 2013 WKU 2014-16 WKU 2016 WKU

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Before Arkansas, Holt was the defensive coordinator at the University of Washington from 2009-11 and the defensive coordinator at the University of Southern California from 2006-08 and the head coach at Idaho from 2004-05. He worked with Coach John L. Smith at Idaho from 1990-94, serving as the Vandals’ defensive coordinator in 1994 and for three more seasons through 1997 before moving to Louisville to be Coach Smith’s defensive line coach from 1998-2000. From 2001-03 he was the linebackers coach at USC and helped the Trojans win the 2003 Associated Press National Championship. In his final season coordinating the USC defense, he helped lead the Trojans to their NCAA-record seventh straight 11-win season, a seventh consecutive Pac-10 title and seventh straight BCS bowl berth. USC ended the season by beating Penn State for an unprecedented third straight Rose Bowl victory. The 2008 Trojans led the NCAA in scoring defense at 9.00 points per game, holding eight opponents to seven points or less and posting three shutouts, pass defense with 134.38 yards per game allowed and in pass efficiency defense with a 85.75 rating while ranking second in the country by allowing 221.77 yards of total offense per game, the lowest total by a Pac-10 school since 1971. Holt began his coaching career in 1986 at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., and moved to the UNLV in 1987 as a graduate assistant. He was promoted to linebackers coach for the 1988-89 seasons before moving to Idaho, where in 1994 the Vandals led NCAA Division I-AA in rushing defense. With Holt in charge of the defensive line at Louisville, the Cardinals ranked second in the NCAA in rushing defense and broke the UL record with 50 sacks, which ranked second in the NCAA, in 2000. Holt was a four-year letterman at linebacker at the University of the Pacific and earned honorable-mention All-America honors in 1985, when he was the Tigers’ MVP and team captain. Holt graduated from Pacific in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in political economics.

RECORD BREAKDOWN

In Since 2016 2014

Record.........................................................................10-3...........30-10 Conference USA............................................................8-1.............21-5 Non-Conference...........................................................2-2...............9-5 AAC............................................................................0-0...............1-0 MAC...........................................................................1-0...............4-0 Big Ten.......................................................................0-0...............0-2 SEC.............................................................................0-2...............1-3 Home.............................................................................6-1.............17-2 Away..............................................................................4-2.............11-8 Neutral..........................................................................0-0...............2-0 Artificial Turf................................................................9-2.............27-8 Natural Grass................................................................1-1...............3-2 Day Games....................................................................6-2.............22-6 Night Games.................................................................4-1...............8-4 TV Games....................................................................10-3.............27-9 ESPN Networks..........................................................5-1...............9-3 CBS SN.......................................................................0-2...............6-2 beIN Sports................................................................1-0...............1-0 BTN............................................................................0-0...............0-1 Fox Networks.............................................................0-0...............9-1 ASN............................................................................2-0...............2-2 In August......................................................................0-0...............1-0 In September...............................................................2-2...............6-5 In October.....................................................................4-1...............9-4 In November................................................................3-0.............10-1 In December.................................................................1-0...............4-0 When Scoring First......................................................9-2.............22-3 When Opponent Scores First......................................1-1...............8-7 When Leading after 1st Quarter...............................9-1.............23-4 When Trailing after 1st Quarter................................0-2...............4-6 When Tied after 1st Quarter......................................1-0...............3-0 When Leading at Half.................................................9-1.............24-5 When Trailing at Half..................................................0-2...............4-4 When Tied at Half........................................................1-0...............2-1 When Leading after 3rd Quarter.............................10-1.............28-4 When Trailing after 3rd Quarter...............................0-2...............1-5 When Tied after 3rd Quarter.....................................0-0...............1-1 In Overtime Games......................................................1-1...............2-2 Scoring < 20 points.....................................................0-1...............1-2 Scoring 20+ points....................................................10-2.............29-8 Scoring 30+ points....................................................10-2.............29-6 Scoring 40+ points......................................................9-1.............25-2 Opponent scoring < 20 points...................................5-0.............11-0 Opponent scoring 20+ points....................................5-3...........19-10 Opponent scoring 30+ points....................................2-3.............9-10 Opponent scoring 40+ points....................................2-1...............5-7 Rushing for < 100 yards.............................................1-2...............4-4 Rushing for 100+ yards..............................................9-1.............26-6 Rushing for 200+ yards..............................................7-1.............14-1 Rushing for 300+ yards..............................................0-0...............1-0 Passing for < 100 yards..............................................0-0...............0-0 Passing for 100+ yards............................................10-3...........30-10 Passing for 200+ yards............................................10-3.............29-8 Passing for 300+ yards..............................................7-1.............22-5 Passing for 400+ yards..............................................2-0.............12-2 Total Offense < 300 Yards..........................................0-1...............1-2 Total Offense 300+ Yards.........................................10-2.............29-8 Opponent has < 300 yards total off.........................5-0...............9-0 Opponent has 300+ yards total off.............................5-3...........21-10 Opponent rushes for < 100 yards.............................5-0...............8-0 Opponent rushes for 100+ yards..............................5-3...........22-10 Opponent passes for 200+ yards..............................4-3.............13-8 Opponent passes for 300+ yards..............................3-1...............9-5 Having a 100-yard rusher...........................................8-1.............20-4 Opp. has a 100-yard rusher........................................1-0.............11-5 Commit No Turnovers.................................................4-0.............12-1 Win Turnover Battle...................................................6-0.............19-2 Equal Turnovers as Opponent....................................2-0...............6-1 Lose Turnover Battle..................................................2-3...............5-7 Lead Time of Possession.............................................5-0.............11-1 Trail Time of Possession.............................................5-3.............19-9 More Plays than Opponent........................................4-2.............16-4 Same Number of Plays as Opponent........................0-0...............2-0 Fewer Plays than Opponent.......................................6-1.............12-6

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Hilltopper QUARTERBACKS

QB • 5-10 • 195 R-Junior Fort Lauderdale, Fla. USF

QB • 6-4 • 225 G-Senior Bakersfield, Calif. Louisville/Penn State

QB • 6-4 • 210 R-Sophomore Daytona, Fla. Warner Christian

Mike White

Tyler Ferguson

Drew Eckels

M. WHITE’S CAREER-HIGHS COMPLETIONS: 36, at LA Tech (10-6-16) ATTEMPTS: 50, at LA Tech (10-6-16) PERCENTAGE: 87.5%, vs. ODU (10-22-16) YARDS: 517, vs. Rice (9-1-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 5, at LA Tech (10-6-16) INTERCEPTIONS: 4, vs. Memphis (11-16-13) RATING: 306.2, vs. HBU (10-1-16)

T. FERGUSON’S CAREER-HIGHS COMPLETIONS: 7, 2x, recent (9-10-16) ATTEMPTS: 11, at Ohio St. (10-26-13) PERCENTAGE: 100%, 3x, recent (9-24-16) YARDS: 125, at Ohio St. (10-26-13) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 4x, recent (11-12-16) INTERCEPTIONS: 0 RATING: 554.8, vs. Vandy (9-24-16)

D. ECKELS’ CAREER-HIGHS COMPLETIONS: 2, 2x, recent (10-29-16) ATTEMPTS: 3, 2x, recent (11-5-16) PERCENTAGE: 100%, 2x, recent (10-29-16) YARDS: 77, at FAU (10-29-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 2x, recent (10-29-16) INTERCEPTIONS: 0 RATING: 588.4, at FAU (10-29-16)

M. WHITE’S SEASON ACCOLADES

T. FERGUSON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - PASSING C-A-I YARDS TD RATE RICE 1-3-0 35 0 131.3 at #1 Alabama 7-10-0 55 0 116.2 at Miami (Ohio) - - - VANDERBILT 2-2-0 69 1 554.8 HBU 4-7-0 49 0 115.9 at LA Tech - - - at Middle Tenn. - - - OLD DOMINION 0-1-0 0 0 0 at Florida Atl. 1-2-0 9 1 252.8 FIU 1-6-0 4 0 22.3 NORTH TEXAS 3-6-0 13 1 123.2 at Marshall 0-4-0 0 0 0 LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 46%-0 234 3 118.4 AT PENN ST. 67%-0 155 1 175.5

D. ECKELS’ 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - PASSING C-A-I YARDS TD RATE RICE - - - at #1 Alabama 2-3-0 26 1 249.5 at Miami (Ohio) - - - VANDERBILT - - - HBU 1-2-0 9 0 87.8 at LA Tech - - - at Middle Tenn. - - - OLD DOMINION - - - at Florida Atl. 2-2-0 77 1 588.4 FIU 1-3-0 6 0 50.1 NORTH TEXAS 0-2-0 0 0 0 at Marshall - - - LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 50%-0 118 2 187.6 2015 100%-0 10 0 184.0

T. FERGUSON’S KEY NOTES

D. ECKELS’ KEY NOTES

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Has appeared in 9 of 13 games this season, with the highlight being a 61-yard touchdown pass to Nacarius Fant vs. Vanderbilt in the second quarter.

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Has appeared in 5 of 13 games this season, accounted for WKU’s lone touchdown at No. 1 Alabama, a 24-yard pass to Lucky Jackson in the fourth quarter.

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Played at Penn State in 2013 then transferred to Louisville. Sat out the 2014 season due to NCAA transfer requirements then didn’t appear for for Cardinals in 2015.

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Played one game in 2014, completing his only pass attempt for 10 yards to Nacarius Fant on third down at North Texas.

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Rated as the No. 3 JUCO QB of his class by ESPN.com, out of College of the Sequoias in 2013.

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Two plays prior, on his first collegiate play, he scrambled for four yards before laying into a defender, resulting in a shoulder injury that would require surgery and sideline him the season.

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2016 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year

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2016 Conference USA Second Team QB

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2016 Pro Football Focus All-Group of Five Team

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Conference USA Off. Player of the Week (1)

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Manning Award “Star of the Week” (1)

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Davey O’Brien “Great 8” List (1)

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CFPA National Performer of the Week (1)

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CFPA Honorable Mention (Week 8)

M. WHITE’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - PASSING C-A-I YARDS TD RATE RICE 25-31-0 517 3 252.7 at #1 Alabama 10-24-1 135 0 80.6 at Miami (Ohio) 19-31-1 268 2 148.7 VANDERBILT 22-38-1 222 1 110.4 HBU 11-13-0 225 3 306.2 at LA Tech 36-50-0 340 5 162.1 at Middle Tenn. 29-40-1 391 2 166.1 OLD DOMINION 28-32-1 378 4 221.7 at Florida Atl. 13-21-0 307 3 231.8 FIU 16-23-0 274 1 184.0 NORTH TEXAS 14-25-0 316 4 215.0 at Marshall 16-27-0 233 3 168.4 LA TECH^ 21-31-1 421 3 207.3 TOTALS 67%-6 4,207 34 181.0 AT USF 52%-16 2,722 11 107.4

M. WHITE’S KEY NOTES •

Is 1 of 2 QB averaging 10-plus yards per pass attempt (Baker Mayfield) and 1 of 12 QB averaging 300 yards per game.

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Is second in the nation with six games of 200-plus passer rating this year and ranks third overall with a 181 rating.

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Sat out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer requirements.

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Was thrown into the fire as a true freshman at USF, starting five games for the Bulls in 2013 and 10 games in 2014 as a true sophomore.

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Earned the Frank Morsani Leadership Award at the annual USF post-season banquet following his freshman season.

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Hilltopper RUNNING BACKS

RB • 5-10 • 195 R-Senior Louisville, Ky. Central

RB • 5-10 • 195 Freshman Ashland, Ky. Ashland Blazer

RB • 6-0 • 220 R-Freshman Glasgow, Ky. Glasgow

Anthony Wales

A. WALES’ CAREER-HIGHS RUSHES: 36, vs. LA Tech (12-3-16) YARDS: 209, vs. LA Tech (12-3-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 4, 3x, recent (12-3-16) RECEPTIONS: 6, at LA Tech (10-6-16) YARDS: 66, at N. Texas (10-15-15) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 4x, recent (12-3-16)

A. WALES’ SEASON ACCOLADES •

2016 Conference USA Second Team RB

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2016 Conference USA Championship MVP

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CFPA Honorable Mention (Week 14)

A. WALES’ 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RUSHING RUSH YARDS TD LONG RICE 15 58 2 17 at #1 Alabama 11 44 0 16 at Miami (Ohio) - - - VANDERBILT 24 152 2 29 HBU 7 87 1 45* at LA Tech 14 83 1 17 at Middle Tenn. 27 158 3 25* OLD DOMINION 15 157 2 44* at Florida Atl. 10 86 2 30* FIU 12 111 4 59* NORTH TEXAS 18 121 1 37 at Marshall 13 110 2 26 LA TECH^ 36 209 4 26* TOTALS 202 1,376 24 59* 2015 154 1,086 9 47* 2014 82 518 5 75* 2013 17 112 2 21*

A. WALES’ KEY NOTES •

Ranks 14th all-time in yards per rush (6.8) among players with 400-plus carries - a fraction behind Barry Sanders (6.8), just ahead of Eddie Lacy (6.7).

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His 24 rushing touchdowns this season is tied for 29th all-time in a single campaign.

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Ranks second in the country with 26 total touchdowns from scrimmage (Jeremy McNichols of Boise State, 27).

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Leads the country (among RB with 150-plus rushes) with one touchdown every 8.4 carries.

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Is 1 of 3 RB averaging 6.8-plus yards per rush with 200-plus carries (A. Jones - UTEP, I. Mathers - MT).

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Is 1 of 17 RB to rush for 1,000-plus yards in each of the past two seasons.

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His 156 points is the all-time WKU singleseason record (Garrett Schwettman, kicker, 124 in 2015).

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Ranks eighth all-time in WKU program history in rushing yards (3,097) and second in total touchdowns scored (44).

Quinton Baker

Marquez Trigg

Q. BAKER’S CAREER-HIGHS RUSHES: 20, at Miami (OH) (9-17-16) YARDS: 104, at Marshall (11-26-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 4x, last (11-26-16)

M. TRIGG’S CAREER-HIGHS RUSHES: 15, 2x, recent (11-12-16) YARDS: 98, at FAU (10-29-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 2x, recent (10-22-16)

Q. BAKER’S SEASON ACCOLADES

M. TRIGG’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RUSHING RUSH YARDS TD LONG RICE 2 1 0 2 at #1 Alabama 2 7 0 4 at Miami (Ohio) 7 22 0 14 VANDERBILT - - - HBU 6 33 1 12* at LA Tech 1 1 0 1 at Middle Tenn. - - - OLD DOMINION 8 21 1 6 at Florida Atl. 15 98 0 30 FIU 12 47 0 14 NORTH TEXAS 15 56 0 8 at Marshall 3 12 0 7 LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 71 298 2 30

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2016 Conference USA All-Freshman RB

Q. BAKER’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RUSHING RUSH YARDS TD LONG RICE 9 42 0 39 at #1 Alabama 4 7 0 3 at Miami (Ohio) 20 103 1 28 VANDERBILT 1 -2 0 0 HBU 10 69 0 23 at LA Tech 3 14 0 6 at Middle Tenn. 2 9 0 5 OLD DOMINION 12 68 1 30 at Florida Atl. 10 18 0 5 FIU 10 61 1 24 NORTH TEXAS 6 40 0 27 at Marshall 10 104 1 24 LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 97 533 4 39

M. TRIGG’S KEY NOTES •

Used as the primary RB at FAU, as Anthony Wales was suspended for the first half. Almost reached the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career.

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During his senior campaign at Glasgow, piled up 1,615 yards on 286 carries with 26 touchdowns, while also finishing second on the team in receiving yards with 147 and one touchdown.

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He averaged 135 yards per game on the ground and tallied 4,765 yards and 75 touchdowns over his high school career.

Q. BAKER’S KEY NOTES •

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Combined with Anthony Wales at Marshall to be the first pair of WKU rushers with 100-yard rushing performances in the same game since Leon Allen and Antonio Andrews vs. Southern Miss in 2012. Started his first game in place of Anthony Wales at Miami (Ohio), rushing a career-high 20 times for 103 yards and one touchdown.

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Was 1 of 7 true freshmen in the country with a 100-yard rushing game thru all Week 3 contests.

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During his senior campaign at Ashland Blazer, he led all of KHSAA Class 4A in rushing and scoring with 1,976 yards and 26 touchdowns.

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He averaged 165 yards per game, while his 165 yards per game ranked tied for fifth in the state of Kentucky across all classes.

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Hilltopper RECEIVERS

WR • 6-1 • 195 Senior Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park

WR • 5-9 • 175 Senior Miami, Fla. Booker T. Washington

WR • 6-1 • 185 R-Freshman Lexington, Ky. Lafayette

Taywan Taylor

T. TAYLOR’S CAREER-HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 12, 2x, recent (10-15-16) YARDS: 197, at Middle (10-15-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 3, 3x, recent (11-12-16)

T. TAYLOR’S SEASON ACCOLADES

Nicholas Norris

N. NORRIS’ CAREER-HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 11, at Miami (OH) (9-17-16) YARDS: 187, at Miami (OH) (9-17-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 3, at LA Tech (10-6-16) RUSHES: 3, vs. Vandy (9-24-16) YARDS: 85, vs. HBU (10-1-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 2x, recent (10-1-16)

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2016 Conference USA First Team Wide Receiver

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2016 Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist (1 of 10)

N. NORRIS’ SEASON ACCOLADES

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2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl Invitee

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2016 Conference USA Second Team WR

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Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (7)

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2016 PFF Second Team All-American Slot WR

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Conference USA Off. Player of the Week (11)

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2016 Pro Football Focus All-Group of Five Team

T. TAYLOR’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RECEIVING REC YARDS TD LONG RICE 5 165 0 45 at #1 Alabama 9 121 0 59 at Miami (Ohio) 3 58 1 36* VANDERBILT 9 112 0 19 HBU 7 146 1 80* at LA Tech 9 71 2 9* at Middle Tenn. 12 197 1 45* OLD DOMINION 10 123 3 54* at Fla. Atlantic 2 84 1 65* FIU 5 97 1 41* NORTH TEXAS 6 166 3 75* at Marshall 5 52 1 21* LA TECH^ 7 194 2 55 TOTALS 89 1,586 16 80* 2015 86 1,467 17 78* 2014 45 767 7 75* 2013 24 270 0 45

N. NORRIS’ 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RECEIVING REC YARDS TD LONG RICE 7 147 2 87* at #1 Alabama 2 20 0 12 at Miami (Ohio) 11 187 1 53* VANDERBILT 4 45 0 24 HBU 2 53 2 34* at LA Tech 10 108 3 31* at Middle Tenn. 7 87 0 35 OLD DOMINION 6 90 1 45* at Florida Atl. 7 131 1 76* FIU 3 66 0 33 NORTH TEXAS 5 90 2 33* at Marshall 3 79 1 30 LA TECH^ 6 150 0 42 TOTALS 73 1,253 13 87 2015 63 971 6 69* 2014 22 371 2 67 2013 33 431 4 36

T. TAYLOR’S KEY NOTES

N. NORRIS’ KEY NOTES

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Only receiver to be named a Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist in each of the past two seasons.

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Has set all-time WKU single-season records in receptions and yards in consecutive seasons. Would set the touchdown record for the second-straight season with two in the Boca Raton Bowl.

L. JACKSON’S KEY NOTES •

Averaging two receptions and 34 yards per contest - with both touchdowns - in the five games Nacarius Fant didn’t play or have a catch.

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Accounted for WKU’s lone touchdown at No. 1 Alabama, a 24-yard pass from Drew Eckels in the fourth quarter.

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Has two 54-yard receptions - his first-career grab vs. Rice in the opener and a touchdown catch and run at FAU in the first quarter.

Ranks 24th in the nation in catches (73), 10th in yards (1,253) and is 1 of 11 receivers with 13 touchdowns.

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During his senior campaign at Lafayette, tallied 49 receptions for 1,018 yards and 14 touchdowns.

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Averaging 39.4 yards per touchdown this year.

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Leads the team with 27 plays from scrimmage of 20-plus yards - 24 receiving and three rushing - with 10 of those going for touchdowns.

Was named the District 8 Player of the Year and participated in the Best of the Bluegrass All-Star game.

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Had career-highs of 11 catches and 187 yards at Miami (Ohio), accounting for 71 percent of WKU’s 268 receiving yards on the day.

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Has caught at least one touchdown pass in nine consecutive games, and in 10 of 13 games overall. Scored at least one touchdown in 11 of 14 games in 2015.

Scored three touchdowns on three touches vs. HBU (34-yard catch - first quarter, 19-yard catch - second quarter, 85-yard rush - third quarter).

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Has a reception in a team-best 31 consecutive games. Has multiple catches in 29 straight.

Ranks second on the team with 23 receptions of 20-plus yards. Leads the nation with 18 catches of 30-plus yards, 14 of 40-plus yards, seven of 50-plus yards and three of 70-plus yards.

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Led the team with 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns in last season’s Miami Beach Bowl.

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Ranks 166th all-time with 3,026 receiving yards, which puts him ninth among all active players.

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Ranks second in the nation with 1,586 yards (Zay Jones of East Carolina, 1,746). Finished third in the country with 1,467 in 2015 (K. Garrett of Tulsa, 1,588 and R. Lewis of Bowling Green, 1,544).

L. JACKSON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RECEIVING REC YARDS TD LONG RICE 1 54 0 54 at #1 Alabama 2 45 1 24* at Miami (Ohio) - - - VANDERBILT - - - HBU 1 3 0 3 at LA Tech - - - at Middle Tenn. 1 11 0 11 OLD DOMINION 3 41 0 25 at Florida Atl. 3 83 1 54* FIU 5 57 0 16 NORTH TEXAS 2 24 0 15 at Marshall 3 27 0 17 LA TECH^ 3 24 0 11 TOTALS 24 369 2 54* Given name is Dontavian.

Leads the country with 1,087 first-half yards. Also led the nation with 1,159 in 2015.

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L. JACKSON’S CAREER-HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 5, vs. FIU (11-5-16) YARDS: 83, at FAU (10-29-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 2x, recent (10-29-16)

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Lucky Jackson

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Hilltopper RECEIVERS

TE • 6-6 • 235 G-Senior Lone Tree, Colo. Wake Forest

WR • 6-4 • 235 Senior Lake City, Fla. Columbia

WR • 5-11 • 195 R-Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Ballard

Stevie Donatell

Shaquille Johnson

S. DONATELL’S CAREER-HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 3, at Alabama (9-10-16) YARDS: 22, 2x, recent (10-22-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, at FAU (10-29-16)

S. JOHNSON’S CAREER-HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 3, vs. Vandy (9-24-16) YARDS: 35, vs. Rice (9-1-16) TOUCHDOWNS: 1, 2x, recent (10-15-16)

S. DONATELL’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RECEIVING REC YARDS TD LONG RICE 1 11 0 11 at #1 Alabama 3 20 0 10 at Miami (Ohio) - - - VANDERBILT 1 4 0 4 HBU 1 17 0 17 at LA Tech 2 15 0 10 at Middle Tenn. 1 5 0 5 OLD DOMINION 1 22 0 22 at Fla. Atlantic 1 9 1 9* FIU - - - NORTH TEXAS 1 18 0 18 at Marshall - - - LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 12 121 1 22 AT WAKE 3 31 0 14

S. JOHNSON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - RECEIVING REC YARDS TD LONG RICE 1 35 0 35 at #1 Alabama 1 9 0 9 at Miami (Ohio) 1 11 0 11 VANDERBILT 3 19 1 9 HBU - - - at LA Tech - - - at Middle Tenn. 1 4 1 4* OLD DOMINION - - - at Florida Atl. 1 9 0 9 FIU - - - NORTH TEXAS - - - at Marshall 1 23 0 23 LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 9 110 2 35

S. DONATELL’S KEY NOTES •

Scored his first touchdown at FAU, a nine-yard pass from Tyler Ferguson in the fourth quarter.

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Has a reception in 9 of 13 games this season.

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Played in 27 games for Wake Forest, at linebacker in his first two campaigns before making the switch to tight end before the 2015 season.

Desmond Maxwell

Will Bush

W. BUSH’S KEY NOTES •

Has two receptions for 41 yards this season.

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Was 1 of 9 WKU receivers with a catch vs. Rice in the season-opener, a 35-yarder from Tyler Ferguson in the fourth quarter.

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Has played in 14 games over the past two seasons.

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Ran for WKU Track and Field at the 2014 Conference USA Indoor Championships, placing 13th in the Men’s 60M Dash, clocking a 6.96.

Quin Jernighan WR • 6-3 • 205 R-Freshman LaVergne, Tenn. LaVergne

S. JOHNSON’S KEY NOTES •

Scored his first touchdown vs. Vanderbilt, an eight-yard pass from Mike White in overtime. WKU tried to win the game with a two-point conversion on the ensuing extra point and failed.

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Made his first catch on a flea-flicker pass vs. Rice in the first quarter, a 35-yarder from Mike White.

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Blocked a Logan McPherson punt at LA Tech that Kylen Towner took into the end zone for a scoop-and-score touchdown.

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Has played in 51 career games as a Hilltopper.

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Used primarily on special teams coverage over the past three seasons, as he made the conversion from linebacker to tight end.

Q. JERNIGHAN’S KEY NOTES •

Has four receptions for 46 yards and one touchdown this season.

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Caught one pass in four straight games from Week 9 to 12, including his first score at FAU, a three-yard pass from Drew Eckels in the fourth quarter.

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During his senior campaign at LaVergne, had 25 receptions, 424 yards and five touchdowns - all team-highs - to go along with 192 kick return yards and a 96 yard KR touchdown.

Stephon Brown

TE • 6-2 • 250 R-Senior Louisville, Ky. Georgetown College

WR • 5-9 • 190 R-Senior Atlanta, Ga. Henry County

D. MAXWELL’S KEY NOTES

S. BROWN’S KEY NOTES

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Has one reception for eight yards this season.

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Has one reception for 74 yards this season.

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Made his first catch at Middle Tennessee in the first quarter, an eight-yarder from Mike White, that helped a WKU drive that ended in a field goal.

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Made his first catch at FAU in the fourth quarter, a 74-yard catch and run from Drew Eckels, that put WKU in the red zone and led to a touchdown.

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Has played 26 games over the past two years.

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Has played in 27 games during his WKU career.

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Transferred from NAIA Georgetown College prior to the 2014 season, where he converted to tight end after playing linebacker in high school.

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Spent a year at Atlanta Sports Academy, where he caught 64 passes for 979 yards and 10 scores. He also returned four punts for touchdowns.

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Hilltopper OFFENSIVE LINE

LT • 6-4 • 300 R-Senior Venice, Fla. Venice

LG • 6-2 • 285 R-Junior Madison, Ala. Bob Jones

RT • 6-6 • 310 R-Senior Dublin, Ga. West Laurens

Forrest Lamp

Brandon Ray

F. LAMP’S SEASON ACCOLADES

B. RAY’S KEY NOTES

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2016 USA Today Second Team All-American

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2016 Associated Press Third Team All-American

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2016 Conference USA First Team OL

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2016 PFF Second Team All-American OL

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2016 Pro Football Focus All-Group of Five Team

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2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl Invitee

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Has been WKU’s starting left guard for 40 straight games and has started every game of his career.

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Earned Conference USA All-Freshman and Football Writer’s Association of America Freshman All-American honors following his debut season in 2014.

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During his senior campaign at Bob Jones, he earned Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention in the state of Alabama while also being named to the Huntsville Times Elite First Team.

F. LAMP’S KEY NOTES •

Started 39 consecutive games at left tackle before missing two games this season (vs. Vanderbilt and vs. HBU), but has started eight games since.

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Became WKU’s seventh-consecutive AllAmerican selection, when he was recognized by USA Today.

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Two-time www.ProFootballFocus.com Team of the Week in 2016 - at No. 1 Alabama (80.3 rating) and at LA Tech (82.1 rating).

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Allowed only one QB pressure in 40 pass block situations at No. 1 Alabama.

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Allowed zero sacks and only three QB pressures this season, earning an 86.3 overall rating. Hasn’t allowed a sack in 25 starts in the past two seasons.

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Rated as the top offensive tackle among Group of Five programs in each of the past two seasons.

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Named Conference USA First Team and www. ProFootballFocus.com Second Team AllAmerican in each of the past two seasons.

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Named to Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy and Wuerffel Trophy Watch Lists this season.

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Voted a team captain by his teammates in each of the past two seasons.

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Honored as a First-Team All-State performer and First-Team All-Area following his high school senior campaign, playing on both the offensive and defensive lines. Rated as only a two-star recruit by both Rivals. com and Scout.com coming out of Venice.

D. WILLIAMS, JR.’S SEASON ACCOLADES •

2016 Conference USA Second Team OL

D. WILLIAMS, JR.’S KEY NOTES •

Has started all 13 games this season, 12 at right tackle and one at left tackle (filling in for Forrest Lamp vs. Vanderbilt), making it 36 straight starts.

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Bounced back from injury early in 2014 season to start 10 straight games at right guard, while also rotating in at right tackle.

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Rated as only a two-star recruit by both Rivals. com and 247Sports.com coming out of West Laurens.

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Finished his career starting 31 consecutive games at offensive tackle. He lettered all four years in football as well as basketball.

RG • 6-1 • 305 R-Sophomore Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett

C • 6-3 • 295 R-Senior Fort Mitchell, Ky. Covington Catholic

Dennis Edwards

Max Halpin

D. EDWARDS’ KEY NOTES

M. HALPIN’S SEASON ACCOLADES

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2016 Conference USA First Team OL

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2016 Burlsworth Award Nominee (1 of 52)

Ranks No. 31 nationally among guards, earning a 78.3 overall rating by www. ProFootballFocus.com.

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Has appeared at right guard in all 27 games of his career, starting 25 of those for WKU.

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Earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors following his debut season in 2015.

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Ranks No. 30 nationally among guards, earning a 78.9 overall rating by www. ProFootballFocus.com.

Darrell Williams, Jr.

M. HALPIN’S KEY NOTES •

Ranks No. 11 nationally among centers, with an 82.0 overall rating by www. ProFootballFocus.com.

Is also WKU’s backup center behind Max Halpin.

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Named to the Rimington Award Watch List in each of the past two seasons.

During his senior campaign at South Gwinnett, was Atlanta Journal Constitution First-Team All-Area as well as Honorable Mention All-State.

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Returned from a 2014 back injury to start all 27 games at center over the past two seasons.

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Awarded a scholarship in the Spring of 2013 following his redshirt season.

The Gwinnett Daily Post named him First-Team All-County and the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association named him a North/South All-Star as well as a Gwinnett County All-Star.

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Had a few NAIA offers out of Covington Catholic, but chose to attend WKU as a preferred walk-on.

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Was a four-year letterwinner and threeyear starter at Covington Catholic and was Honorable Mention All-State following his senior season.

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Hilltopper OFFENSIVE LINE

OL • 6-3 • 300 R-Freshman Suwannee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge

OL • 6-5 • 285 R-Freshman Nashville, Tenn. Christ Presbyterian

OL • 6-6 • 310 R-Junior Louisville, Ky. DeSales

Miles Pate

Parker Howell

Matt Nord

M. PATE’S KEY NOTES

P. HOWELL’S KEY NOTES

M. NORD’S KEY NOTES

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Didn’t play in the first three games of the season, but has appeared in all 10 games since.

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Has appeared in five games this season after redshirting in 2015.

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Has appeared in all 13 games this season after redshirting due to injury in 2015.

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Made the Class 6A Georgia State Playoffs in three of his four seasons at Peachtree Ridge, including his senior campaign when the Lions averaged over 400 yards of total offense per game and scored 51 total touchdowns.

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Was a two-way player, both at offensive tackle and defensive end, at Christ Presbyterian.

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Also played in all 13 games in 2014, rotating in behind right tackle Cameron Clemmons.

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During his senior campign, he helped lead the team to a perfect 15-0 record and the TSSAA Class 3A Championship and was named the TSSAA Class AA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year.

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Following his senior season as DeSales, he aparticipated in the Battle of the Bluegrass All-Star Game as part of the Greater Louisville All-Stars.

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Was First Team All-Catholic Football out of DeSales in 2011 as an offensive lineman, but also played both ways on the defensive line.

OL • 6-5 • 285 R-Freshman Dade City, Fla. Pasco

OL • 6-5 • 290 R-Junior New Orleans, La. McDonogh 35

OL • 6-6 • 315 R-Senior Bowling Green, Ky. Louisville

R.J. Scaife

Jimmie Sims

Joe Manley

R. SCAIFE’S KEY NOTES

J. SIMS’ KEY NOTES

J. MANLEY’S KEY NOTES

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Has appeared in five games this season after redshirting in 2015.

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Joined WKU as an early enrollee in January 2015 following his senior season at Pasco.

Has played in 32 games over the past three seasons, including 11 this season with seven starts - one at right tackle vs.Vanderbilt and six as an extra tight end.

Missed the first two games of the season after suffering an injury over the summer, but has played in all 11 games since.

Named Tampa Bay Times Third Team AllState and First-team All-Sunshine Athletic Conference.

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Primarily used as a protector on field goal and special teams units over the past three seasons.

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Picked up First-Team All-Pasco County honors as well as the Times’ First-Team All-North Suncoast.

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Took part in the 2013 Lake Pontchartrain All-Star Football Classic, while also earning a mention as one of the top offensive lineman in the state of Louisiana in the 2013 class by the Louisiana Football Magazine.

Has played in 36 games over the past three seasons, seeing action primarily at guard rotating into the offensive line with two starts - vs. Louisiana Tech and vs. Southern Miss in 2015.

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Joined WKU prior to 2014 fall camp and was declared immediately eligible for the season.

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Signed with Louisville out of high school, redshirting in 2012 then saw action in nine games during the 2013 season.

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Ranked as the seventh-best prospect in the state of Kentucky in the 2012 class by Rivals. com and was invited to attend the Army AllAmerican combine in Texas.

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During his senior campaign at Bowling Green, earned All-State First Team honors from the Associated Press and was selected to the Best of the Bluegrass All-Star Game.

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Hilltopper DEFENSIVE ENDS

Nick Dawson-Brents DE • 6-3 • 275 G-Senior Charlotte, N.C. Louisville N. DAWSON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS QBH RICE - - - at #1 Alabama 2-0-2 - - 1 at Miami (Ohio) 5-1-6 1.0-1 - 1 VANDERBILT - - - HBU - - - at LA Tech - - - at Middle Tenn. - - - OLD DOMINION 1-2-3 0.5-0 - at Fla. Atlantic 1-2-3 - - FIU 0-5-5 2.0-5 1.0-5 1 NORTH TEXAS 2-1-3 1.0-1 - at Marshall 1-6-7 1.0-5 0.5-4 1 LA TECH^ 2-1-3 2.5-24 2.5-24 TOTALS 14-18-32 8.0-36 4.0-33 4 AT L’VILLE 13-10-23 0 0 0

N. DAWSON-BRENTS’ KEY NOTES •

All four of his sacks this season have come in the past four games, including a careerhigh 2.5 vs. LA Tech in the Conference USA Championship Game.

DE • 6-2 • 255 Junior Paducah, Ky. Paducah Tilghman

DE • 6-4 • 255 R-Junior Lakeland, Fla. George W. Jenkins

Derik Overstreet

D. OVERSTREET’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS QBH RICE 2-3-5 0.5-2 - at #1 Alabama 1-1-2 - - at Miami (Ohio) 0-1-1 0.5-4 0.5-4 VANDERBILT 2-0-2 1.0-1 - HBU 1-1-2 1.0-9 1.0-9 at LA Tech - - - 1 at Middle Tenn. 1-1-2 0.5-1 - 3 OLD DOMINION 1-2-3 - - at Fla. Atlantic 1-1-2 - - FIU 0-1-1 - - NORTH TEXAS - - - at Marshall 0-2-2 1.0-5 0.5-4 1 LA TECH^ 2-2-4 2.0-6 0.5-1 2 TOTALS 11-15-26 6.5-28 2.5-18 7 2015 31-17-48 9.0-21 2.0-11 2 2014 21-10-31 3.5-22 2.0-13 2

D. OVERSTREET’S KEY NOTES •

Had a season-high two tackles for loss in the Conference USA Championship game vs. LA Tech.

Tanner Reeves

T. REEVES’ KEY NOTES •

Has made 17 tackles - including two tackles for loss - while playing in all 13 games this season. Also has added two QB hurries.

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Led all WKU defensive linemen with a careerhigh six tackles vs. Rice in the opener.

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Had a solo tackle for loss at Miami (Ohio) in the first quarter on third down to force an early punt.

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Has played in 37 games over the past three seasons, including all 14 in 2015.

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Had 4.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, in his sophomore season. The highlight was a strip sack and fumble recovery at Rice, which led to a WKU touchdown on the next play.

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Recorded five tackles for loss, including four sacks, as a redshirt freshman in 2014.

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Forced his first career fumble vs. Central Michigan in the 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

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Made his collegiate debut vs. Bowling Green and had a career-high two sacks.

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Ranks fifth on WKU with eight tackles for loss.

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Ranks sixth on WKU with 6.5 tackles for loss.

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Has at least three tackles in six consecutive contests, returning in Week 7 after missing two games with an injury.

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Recorded his first-career interception vs. FIU following a batted ball in the end zone by Joe Brown inthe second quarter.

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Leads all WKU defensive linemen with five passes batted down at the line of scrimmage.

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Leads all WKU defensive linemen with five tackles on passing plays this season.

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Has played in 11 games this season - including the first six starts of his career - after coming from Louisville as a graduate transfer.

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Has started 33 consecutive games for WKU dating back to his freshman season of 2014.

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Appeared in 37 games as a Cardinal.

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Was an Army All-American coming out of Phillip O’Berry Academy, and was the No. 2 inside linebacker in the country as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com.

Ranked second on WKU with nine tackles for loss in 2015, after accumulating 3.5 as a freshman.

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Earned All-Conference USA Freshman honors following his debut season in 2014.

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Named the 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Defensive MVP, posting five tackles - including 2.5 tackles for loss - with two sacks.

Has made 10 tackles - including 0.5 tackles for loss - while playing in 11 of 13 games this season. Also has added two QB hurries.

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Named Associated Press First-Team All-State, as well as the Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year at Paducah Tilghman.

Recorded 0.5 tackles for loss at Marshall, his first takedown behind the line of scrimmage this year.

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Has played in 40 career games at WKU, including a pair of starts in the 2013 season as a freshman.

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Recorded three sacks and six tackles for loss during his Hilltopper career.

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During his senior campaign at Vestavia Hills, recorded eight sacks to go along with 43 tackles, performance earning a spot on the Birmingham News All-Hoover South Team.

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Rated as the No. 89 pospect in the country as a senior. Named North Carolina All-State by the Associated Press and selected as All-Queen City.

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Kalvin Robinson DE • 6-5 • 250 Senior Birmingham, Ala. Vestavia Hills K. ROBINSON’S KEY NOTES

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Hilltopper DEFENSIVE TACKLES

DT • 6-2 • 290 Junior Gulfport, Miss. Miss. Gulf Coast CC

DT • 6-3 • 310 Senior Byram, Miss. Southwest Miss. CC

DT • 6-3 • 290 R-Sophomore Paducah, Ky. McCracken County

Chris Johnson

C. JOHNSON’S SEASON ACCOLADES •

2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention

C. JOHNSON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS QBH RICE 2-2-4 - - at #1 Alabama 1-1-2 - - at Miami (Ohio) 2-1-3 2.0-5 2.0-5 VANDERBILT 4-0-4 4.0-5 - HBU 4-1-5 1.0-2 1.0-2 at LA Tech 0-1-1 - - at Middle Tenn. 2-2-4 1.0-2 - OLD DOMINION 1-2-3 1.0-4 - at Fla. Atlantic 2-2-4 1.0-7 1.0-7 1 FIU 0-2-2 0.5-1 - NORTH TEXAS 1-0-1 - - 1 at Marshall 0-5-5 1.0-2 - LA TECH^ 0-1-1 - - TOTALS 19-20-39 11.5-28 4.0-14 2

C. JOHNSON’S KEY NOTES •

Ranks second on WKU with 11.5 tackles for loss, but leads the Hilltoppers with 10 solo takedowns.

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Picked up at least one tackle for loss in 7 of 8 games from Week 3 to 11 this season.

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Had a career-high four tackles for loss vs. Vanderbilt among the team’s 13 total - the most of any WKU player in a single game this season.

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Picked up a pair of sacks - the first of his career - at Miami (Ohio) to match Omarius Bryant for a game-high.

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Came to WKU after two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Rated as the No. 20 JUCO defensive tackle in the class of 2016.

Omarius Bryant

Evan Sayner

O. BRYANT’S SEASON ACCOLADES

E. SAYNER’S KEY NOTES

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Has made eight tackles - including one tackle for loss - while playing in all 13 games this season.

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Recorded his first-career tackle for loss vs. FIU, while adding a career-high two solo tackles.

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Made a career-high four tackles vs. HBU in Week 5.

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Played in the 2014 opener vs. Bowling Green, but sat out the rest of the season due to injury, which caused him to redshirt.

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Earned Courier-Journal Second-Team All-State honors and was a First-Team All-Western Kentucky Conference honoree following his senior campaign at McCracken County.

2016 Conference USA Second Team DL

O. BRYANT’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS QBH RICE 1-3-4 1.5-6 - 1 at #1 Alabama 2-2-4 1.0-9 1.0-9 1 at Miami (Ohio) 2-1-3 2.0-11 2.0-11 VANDERBILT 1-0-1 1.0-1 - 1 HBU 3-2-5 - - 2 at LA Tech 0-1-1 - - at Middle Tenn. 2-2-4 1.0-1 - 2 OLD DOMINION 1-0-1 1.0-2 - 2 at Fla. Atlantic 1-3-4 - - 1 FIU 2-1-3 1.0-1 - 2 NORTH TEXAS 1-0-1 1.0-1 - 1 at Marshall 1-2-3 - - 2 LA TECH^ 0-1-1 - - 2 TOTALS 17-18-35 9.5-32 3.0-20 17 2015 17-13-30 3.5-20 1.5-12 2

O. BRYANT’S KEY NOTES •

Accounted for 17 of WKU’s 55 QB hurries this season (31 percent).

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Ranks fourth on WKU with 9.5 tackles for loss.

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Joined Joel Iyiegbuniwe as the only two WKU players to have at least one tackle for loss in each of the first four games this season.

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Picked up a pair of sacks at Miami (Ohio) to match Chris Johnson for a game-high.

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Had WKU’s first sack of the season at No. 1 Alabama on QB Jalen Hurts in the first quarter.

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Progressed steadily during his first FBS season in 2015, while appearing in 13 of 14 games.

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Graded as the top WKU defensive player in the 2015 Miami Beach Bowl by www. ProFootballFocus.com, while adding two QB hurries in the season’s final two games.

Julien Lewis DT • 6-3 • 300 R-Sophomore Madison, Ala. Bob Jones J. LEWIS’ KEY NOTES •

Has made 16 tackles - including 1.5 tackles for loss - while playing in all 13 games this season. Also has two QB hurries, 0.5 sacks and a forced fumble.

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Blocked Marshall’s extra point attempt in the third quarter, which Joe Brown returned for two WKU points in the 60-6 victory in Huntington.

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As a sophomore, he piled up 37 tackles and six tackles for loss to go along with a 41-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.

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In his freshman season, he tallied 25 tackles, one for loss, and an interception.

Came to WKU after two seasons at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

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Named All-MACJC First Team All-South after leading the Bears in tackles as a sophomore with 86 tackles from his interior line position.

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Had a season-high 20 tackles in a 38-14 win over East Central CC, as he racked up doubledigit tackles in each of his final five games.

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It was WKU’s second blocked extra point of the season (Deon Yelder in overtime at Middle Tenn.).

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Added five sacks and eight tackles for loss as a sophomore, with two sacks coming at Jones County CC. He averaged 10.8 tackles per game to lead the team.

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Tied a career-high with three tackles at FAU.

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Recorded his first-career tackle for loss at Middle Tennessee, dropping the play for a five-yard loss.

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Tallied 69 tackles, including 20 for loss and seven sacks in his senior campaign at Bob Jones.

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Named Alabama Sportswriters Association Honorable Mention All-State and a First-Team All-Tennessee Valley performer.

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Hilltopper LINEBACKERS

LB • 6-1 • 240 G-Senior Miami, Fla. Louisville

LB • 6-2 • 225 R-Sophomore Bowling Green, Ky. South Warren

LB • 6-3 • 240 R-Junior Birmingham, Ala. UAB

Keith Brown

K. BROWN’S SEASON ACCOLADES

Joel Iyiegbuniwe

J. IYIEGBUNIWE’S SEASON ACCOLADES

T. McCOLLUM’S SEASON ACCOLADES •

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2016 Conference USA First Team Linebacker

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2016 PFF Second Team All-American LB

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2016 Pro Football Focus All-Group of Five Team

J. IYIEGBUNIWE’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS QBH RICE 2-0-2 1.0-1 - at #1 Alabama 7-3-10 1.0-6 1.0-6 at Miami (Ohio) 2-2-4 2.0-13 1.5-12 1 VANDERBILT 7-1-8 3.0-13 1.0-6 HBU 1-2-3 - - 1 at LA Tech 0-1-1 - - 1 at Middle Tenn. 4-1-5 - - 1 OLD DOMINION 1-1-2 - - at Fla. Atlantic 3-2-5 - - FIU 3-3-6 1.5-2 - 1 NORTH TEXAS 2-0-2 - - at Marshall 2-7-9 1.0-6 - LA TECH^ 5-2-7 0.5-3 - TOTALS 39-25-64 10.0-44 3.5-24 5 2015 14-5-19 1.0-2 1.0-2 0

K. BROWN’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS PBU RICE 1-5-6 0.5-2 - at #1 Alabama 3-4-7 - - at Miami (Ohio) 9-3-12 1.5-8 1.0-7 VANDERBILT 5-7-12 2.5-12 1.0-9 HBU 3-7-10 0.5-5 0.5-5 at LA Tech 9-2-11 1.0-3 - at Middle Tenn. 9-4-13 0.5-0 - OLD DOMINION 4-6-10 0.5-1 - 1 at Fla. Atlantic 4-2-6 - - 3 FIU 3-8-11 1.0-4 0.5-4 1 NORTH TEXAS 2-2-4 - - 1 at Marshall 1-13-14 2.5-7 1.0-4 LA TECH^ 5-2-7 2.0-9 2.0-9 3 TOTALS 58-65-123 12.5-51 6.0-38 9 AT L’VILLE 47-54-101 0 0 0

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Ranks seventh in the country and leads all Conference USA players with 123 tackles, averaging 9.5 per contest. Leads WKU with 12.5 tackles for loss, six sacks and nine pass breakups this season.

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Leads WKU with 82 tackles on run plays this season, while ranking second on the team with 34 tackles on pass plays.

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Led the team in tackles in eight consecutive games from Week 3 to 11, averaging 10.6 tackles per contest.

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Has double-digit tackles in 7 of 13 games.

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Leads WKU with three games of at least two tackles for loss this season.

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Recorded his first-career interception and returned it 52 yards at Middle Tennessee following a batted ball by Leverick Johnson, who disrupted a screen pass in the fourth quarter.

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Has started all 13 games this season after coming from Louisville as a graduate transfer.

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Appeared in 37 games as a Cardinal, including 10 starts at linebacker.

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Was named to the Fox Sports Freshman AllAmerican team after his debut season in 2012.

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Was a four-star prospect and was rated as the No. 7 inside linebacker in the country, as well as No. 25 overall in the state of Florida by Rivals.com coming out of Miami Norland.

2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention

J. IYIEGBUNIWE’S KEY NOTES •

Has 29 tackles on both run plays and pass plays.

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Ranks third on WKU with 10 tackles for loss.

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K. BROWN’S KEY NOTES •

T.J. McCollum

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2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention

T. McCOLLUM’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL QBH PBU RICE 5-7-12 - - at #1 Alabama 4-1-5 - 1 at Miami (Ohio) 3-2-5 - - VANDERBILT 8-2-10 - - 1 HBU - - - at LA Tech - - - at Middle Tenn. 5-3-8 - 1 OLD DOMINION 2-2-4 1.0-3 - at Fla. Atlantic 2-3-5 - - FIU 2-7-9 0.5-1 - NORTH TEXAS 6-1-7 1.0-1 1 at Marshall 2-8-10 0.5-1 1 1 LA TECH^ 6-4-10 1.0-2 - 1 TOTALS 45-40-85 4.0-8 4 3 2015 69-37-106 11.5-30 2 3 AT UAB 6-1-7 0 0 0

T. McCOLLUM’S KEY NOTES •

Ranks second on WKU with 59 tackles on run plays this season, despite missing two games.

Joined Omarius Bryant as the only two WKU players to have at least one tackle for loss in each of the first four games this season.

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Led team in tackles in three games this season, including 10 in the Conference USA Championship Game vs. LA Tech.

Had a career-high three tackles for loss vs. Vanderbilt among the team’s 13 total - the second-most of any WKU player in a single game this season (Chris Johnson had four vs. Vandy).

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Has double-digit tackles in 4 of 11 games.

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Recorded four tackles for loss in the past six games, after having zero in the first five contests.

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Earned Conference USA Honorable Mention as a linebacker in each of the past two seasons.

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Led the Hilltoppers with 106 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss in his first season at WKU.

Posted a career-high 1.5 sacks at Miami (Ohio), plus a forced fumble that led to a WKU field goal.

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Led WKU with a career-high 10 tackles at No. 1 Alabama, including one sack.

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Appeared in all 14 games in 2015, earning snaps as a reserve linebacker and on kick coverage units.

Started all 14 games for WKU in 2015 after transferring from UAB following the 2014 season.

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Appeared in 10 games in 2014 for UAB with seven tackles after being redshirted in 2013.

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Played in three games as a freshman in 2014 before suffering a season-ending injury, which caused him to redshirt.

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A local high school talent, he was rated the No. 12 prospect in the state of Kentucky by 247Sports.com, coming from South Warren.

Played wide receiver in early in his high school career at Clay-Chalkville, before switching to defensive back as an upperclassman.

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Recorded 101 tackles and intercepted five passes during his two seasons on defense, while leading his team to an AHSAA Class 6A semifinal berth as a senior.

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Hilltopper CORNERBACKS

CB • 5-10 • 195 Junior Louisville, Ky. Butler

CB • 5-11 • 195 R-Junior Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Royal Palm Beach

CB • 6-1 • 185 Junior Miami, Fla. Northwestern

Joe Brown

J. BROWN’S SEASON ACCOLADES •

2016 Conference USA Second Team CB

J. BROWN’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL SACKS PBU RICE 6-1-7 1.0-1 - 1 at #1 Alabama 0-4-4 - - at Miami (Ohio) 3-0-3 - - 1 VANDERBILT 1-0-1 - - HBU 3-0-3 1.0-1 1.0-1 1 at LA Tech 5-0-5 - - at Middle Tenn. 3-0-3 - - 1 OLD DOMINION 2-2-4 - - at Fla. Atlantic - - - 1 FIU 1-0-1 - - 1 NORTH TEXAS 2-0-2 1.0-3 1.0-3 1 at Marshall 2-1-3 - - 1 LA TECH^ 4-1-5 - - 1 TOTALS 32-9-41 3.0-5 2.0-4 9 2015 24-13-37 1.5-4 0 9

De’Andre Simmons

D. SIMMONS’ 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T PBU INT RICE 0-1-1 1 1-0 at #1 Alabama 0-1-1 - at Miami (Ohio) 1-0-1 3 VANDERBILT 1-0-1 - HBU 1-1-2 - at LA Tech 2-0-2 - at Middle Tenn. 1-0-1 - OLD DOMINION 1-0-1 - at Fla. Atlantic - - FIU 3-1-4 - NORTH TEXAS 1-0-1 2 at Marshall 3-2-5 1 LA TECH^ 6-2-8 1 TOTALS 20-8-28 8 1-0 2015 12-5-17 1 1-0

D. SIMMONS’ KEY NOTES •

Posted a career-high eight tackles in the Conference USA Championship Game vs. LA Tech.

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Made a juggling interception vs. Rice in the opener, which made ESPN SportsCenter Top 10’s No. 1 play of the night.

J. BROWN’S KEY NOTES •

Leads WKU with nine pass breakups this season after recording nine in 2015, as well.

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Ranks second on WKU with 34 tackles on pass plays, while leading all Hilltopper defensive backs with three tackles for loss and two sacks.

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Picked off an errant Garret Morrell pass at Marshall in the second quarter and returned it 51 yards.

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At Marshall, scooped up a blocked extra point attempt by Julien Lewis in the third quarter and returned it 96 yards for two WKU points in the 60-6 victory in Huntington.

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Chased down North Texas QB Mason Fine in the second quarter for a sack and forced a fumble. After it was recovered by Omarius Bryant, WKU scored a touchdown on the next play. Converted from a running back to defensive back in the Spring of 2014 and made an immediate impact as WKU’s primary nickel cornerback. Stopped Vanderbilt TE Nathan Marcus on a two-point conversion attempt to secure a 1412 victory for WKU in Nashville.

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Picked off his first career pass at FIU in 2015.

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Was named a “Best of the Bluegrass” All-Star as well as the Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year as a senior at Butler.

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Earned Second Team All-Star honors in 2013 from the Louisville Courier-Journal, as he rushed for 1,242 yards and 15 touchdowns with an 86-yard receivin touchdown.

Leverick Johnson

L. JOHNSON’S SEASON ACCOLADES •

2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention

L. JOHNSON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T PBU INT QBH RICE 1-1-2 - - at #1 Alabama 1-1-2 1 - 1 at Miami (Ohio) 1-0-1 3 - VANDERBILT 3-2-5 - 1-10 1 HBU 2-1-3 1 - at LA Tech 4-4-8 - - at Middle Tenn. 7-2-9 1 - OLD DOMINION 3-0-3 - - at Fla. Atlantic 1-0-1 1 - FIU - - 1-61* NORTH TEXAS 1-0-1 - - at Marshall 1-0-1 - - LA TECH^ 2-1-3 - - TOTALS 27-12-39 7 2-71 2 2015 12-4-16 0 1-0 0 2014 15-5-20 1 0 0

L. JOHNSON’S KEY NOTES •

Is 1 of 2 WKU players with two interceptions.

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Intercepted his second-career pass vs. FIU, deflecting a deep pass attempt to himself near mid field, and returning it for a 61-yard score.

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Had a career-high three pass breakups at Miami (Ohio) to tie Leverick Johnson for a game-high.

It was WKU’s first pick-six since Wonderful Terry returned an interception for a touchdown at FIU last season, on Nov. 11, 2015.

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Picked off a Kyle Shurmur pass vs. Vanderbilt in the first quarter and returned it for 10 yards.

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Has played in all 27 games over the past two seasons for the Hilltoppers.

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Recorded his first-career interception vs. Miami (Ohio) in 2015, filling in for starter Wonderful Terry.

Disrupted a Brent Stockstill screen pass in the fourth quarter at Middle Tennessee, causing the ball to pop up and caught by Keith Brown for the interception, which he returned for 52 yards.

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Helped lead the Royal Palm Beach defensive charge that allowed only 15 points per game as a senior, while holding 4 of 9 opponents to single-digit scoring outputs.

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Had a career-high nine tackles at Middle Tennessee, which was third on the team that day.

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Earned Second Team All-Area for large schools by the Palm Beach Post, while also earning Palm Beach County FACA District 20 All-Star honors.

Has played in 36 games over the past three seasons for the Hilltoppers.

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Recorded his first-career interception vs. Miami (Ohio) in 2015, 1 of 3 on the day for the WKU.

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Helped the Northwestern defense held 7 of 12 opponents to single-digit scoring outputs as a senior in 2012, which included a pair of shutouts.

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Mentioned as one of the top cornerbacks in the state of Florida by 247Sports.com following a senior season in which he recorded 50 tackles, with five interceptions and 12 pass breakups.

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Through Week 3, he allowed only 4 yards to opposing receivers in 99 coverage snaps, which led the country, accoring to www. ProFootballFocus.com.

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Hilltopper SAFETIES

S • 6-3 • 205 R-Senior Clearwater, Fla. Presbyterian

S • 6-1 • 205 R-Junior Louisville, Ky. DuPont Manual

S • 6-1 • 200 Sophomore Alma, Ga. Bacon County

Branden Leston

B. LESTON’S SEASON ACCOLADES •

2016 Conference USA First Team Safety

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2016 PFF First Team All-American Spec. Teams

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2016 Pro Football Focus All-Group of Five Team

B. LESTON’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T PBU INT RICE 3-3-6 1 at #1 Alabama 6-1-7 - at Miami (Ohio) 6-3-9 - VANDERBILT 6-5-11 - HBU 2-3-5 - at LA Tech 6-4-10 1 at Middle Tenn. 10-2-12 - OLD DOMINION 3-3-6 - at Fla. Atlantic 2-1-3 4 FIU 5-2-7 - NORTH TEXAS 2-0-2 - at Marshall 1-2-3 1 LA TECH^ 5-1-6 - 1-0 TOTALS 57-30-87 7 1-0 2015 70-26-96 3 1-16 2014 41-22-63 1 4-29

B. LESTON’S KEY NOTES •

Led all WKU defensive backs with 87 tackles this season, including a team-best 41 on pass plays.

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Leads WKU with 18 tackles on kickoff coverage.

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Intercepted a Ryan Higgins pass with under one minute left in the Conference USA Championship Game to clinch the win over LA Tech.

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Had a career-high four pass breakups at FAU, including one in the end zone near the end of the season quarter that prevented a touchdown.

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Led all WKU defensive backs with 96 tackles in 2015, including a career-high 13 at ODU.

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Led the Hilltoppers with 70 solo tackles in 2015, while adding three pass breakups on the season.

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Picked off a pass in the Conference USA Championship Game vs. Southern Miss and returned it for 16 yards.

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Had a career game at Marshall in 2014, when he intercepted three passes from QB Rakeem Cato, all in the first half. For his effort, he was named CFPA National Defensive Player of the Week.

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Attended Division II Presbyterian College, tallying 44 tackles (28 solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss as a true freshman, before transferring to WKU as a walk-on and stting out the 2013 season.

Juwan Gardner

J. GARDNER’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - DEFENSE U-A-T TFL PBU QBH RICE - - - at #1 Alabama 2-0-2 - - at Miami (Ohio) 0-1-1 - - VANDERBILT - - - HBU - - 1 at LA Tech 3-2-5 - - at Middle Tenn. 5-0-5 - - OLD DOMINION 1-1-2 - - at Fla. Atlantic 2-2-4 - - FIU 1-1-2 - - NORTH TEXAS 2-0-2 - - at Marshall 1-4-5 0.5-1 - 1 LA TECH^ 1-4-5 - 2 TOTALS 18-15-33 0.5-1 3 1

Drell Greene

D. GREENE’S KEY NOTES •

Has made 23 tackles - including 1.5 tackles for loss - while playing in 12 of 13 games this season. Also has two pass breakups and one sack.

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Started six games this season in place of the injured safety Marcus Ward, who suffered a season-ending injury in Week 2 at No. 1 Alabama.

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Recorded three tackles and his first-career sack vs. Vanderbilt, as well as a partially-blocked punt in the third quarter.

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Had a career-high five tackles at Miami (Ohio).

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Was the lone freshman to see action in 2015, appearning in the final 11 games of the season and contributing 12 tackles.

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Played running back, quarterback and defensive back at Bacon County, while also starring on the basketball court.

J. GARDNER’S KEY NOTES •

Started five games this season in place of the injured safety Marcus Ward, who suffered a season-ending injury in Week 2 at No. 1 Alabama.

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Recorded a career-high two pass breakups in the Conference USA Championship Game vs. LA Tech.

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Had 0.5 tackles for loss at Marshall, his first takedown behind the line of scrimmage this year.

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Has tied a career-high with five tackles on four occasions this season.

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Redshirted as an incoming freshman in 2013, as well as due to injury in 2015.

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Played in eight games during the 2014 season, with his highlight being a 96-yard interception return for touchdown at ODU - the longest defensive play in WKU program history.

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Intercepted six passes and returned three back for touchdowns in his final two years at DuPont Manual, including five in his junior season of 2011.

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He tallied 99 total tackles in his final two years, including 55 stops as a senior, when was named Honorable Mention All-State while also being mentioned as a 2012 Best of the Bluegrass All-Star.

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Jason Johnson S • 6-0 • 205 R-Freshman Pahokee, Fla. Pahokee J. JOHNSON’S KEY NOTES •

Has made 18 tackles as the only freshman on the WKU to play in all 13 games this season. Also added one interception at FAU.

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Made his only start of the year at Middle Tennessee and recorded three tackles.

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Saw increased playing time at No. 1 Alabama and responded with a career-high five tackles.

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Picked up Defensive MVP honors in the 2014 Florida-Georgia Game. Was voted Sun-Sentinel First Team All-County and a Palm Beach County All-Star as a senior at Pahokee.

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Hilltopper DEFENSIVE RESERVES

DB • 5-10 • 190 R-Sophomore Shelbyville, Ky. Collins

LB • 6-1 • 240 Senior Miami, Fla. Miami Central

LB • 6-0 • 220 R-Sophomore Shelbyville, Ky. Collins

DeAndre Farris

Devante Duclos

Masai Whyte

D. FARRIS’ KEY NOTES

D. DUCLOS’ KEY NOTES

M. WHYTE’S KEY NOTES

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Has played in 10 games this year with nine tackles.

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Converted from a wide receiver to defensive back in the Spring of 2015, then recorded 13 tackles in 13 games as a redshirt freshman.

Has made 26 tackles - including 0.5 tackles for loss - while playing in all 13 games this season. Also has two QB hurries and one pass breakup.

Has made 30 tackles - including two tackles for loss - while playing in 10 of 13 games this season. Also has one QB hurry.

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Recorded at least one tackle in each of the first nine games, including five at Miami (Ohio).

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Recorded his first-career interception vs. Miami (Ohio) in 2015, 1 of 3 on the day for the WKU.

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During his senior campaign at Collins, his 1,051 receiving yards and 682 rushing yards, with 31 total touchdowns, helped the Titans to a KHSAA Class 5A title in 2013.

Had 0.5 tackles for loss vs. HBU, his first takedown behind the line of scrimmage this year.

Started two games this season in place of the injured T.J. McCollum, tallying 15 total tackles in back-to-back games vs. HBU and at LA Tech. Has recorded at least five tackles in 4 of 10 games.

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Recorded a sack and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter vs. FIU to effectively end the contest.

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Was an Associated Press First-Team All-State performer and a member of the LexingtonHerald Leader’s Class of the Commonwealth, as well as a Best of the Bluegrass All-Star.

Has played in 39 games for the Hilltoppers over the past four years, recording 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack vs. Texas State as a freshman in 2013.

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Joined WKU as an early enrollee in January 2013 following his senior season at Miami Central.

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Played in 13 games as a freshman, recording 22 tackles and one pass breakup.

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Had a then career-high five tackles vs. Miami (Ohio) in 2015, including one tackle for loss.

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Turned in a stellar senior season at Collins, finishing with 200 tackles and three sacks. Pushing his career numbers to 466 tackles, nine forced fumbles and four interceptions.

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Helped the Rockets to a 2012 state title, which was the school’s second state championship in the last three seasons.

DB • 5-10 • 185 R-Freshman Russellville, Ky. Russellville

LB • 5-11 • 220 R-Freshman Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green

LB • 6-1 • 230 R-Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Central

Tacorian Darden

Ben Holt

Der’Quione Mobley

T. DARDEN’S KEY NOTES

B. HOLT’S KEY NOTES

D. MOBLEY’S KEY NOTES

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Has played in the past four games and recorded three tackles, to go along with two picks.

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Has made six tackles - including 0.5 tackles for loss - while playing in 10 of 13 games this season. Also has one QB hurry.

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Is 1 of 2 WKU players with two interceptions.

Son of WKU Interim Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Nick Holt. Brother of former Hilltopper standout linebacker Nick Holt (graduated in 2015).

Made his WKU debut vs. Rice with four tackles.

Picked off a North Texas pass in the fourth quarter and returned it a team season-high 63 yards back to the Mean Green 29 yard line.

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Had 0.5 tackles for loss vs. HBU, his first takedown behind the line of scrimmage this year.

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Stepped in front of a Marshall curl route the following week for his second-straight game with an interception.

Has made 34 tackles - including one tackle for loss - while playing in all 13 games this season. Also has one interception, one fumble recovery, 0.5 sacks and two pass breakups.

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Redshirted in 2014, then didn’t see action during the 2015 season.

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Played safety, quarterback and wide receiver at Russellville.

Recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter vs. FIU after Masai Whyte made a strip-sack on the QB.

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Helped lead Central to consecutive Kentucky Class 3A State Championships in 2011 and 2012.

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As a senior, he tallied 645 yards on 82 rushes with eight touchdowns, 871 yards on 44 of 96 passing with 10 scores, caught three passes for 73 yards and one touchdown, as well as intercepting five passes with one pick-six.

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Grabbed a deflected pass in the fourth quarter vs. ODU for his first-career interception.

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Has 11 tackles on kickoff coverage this season, including five vs. North Texas.

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Also has seen time at fullback this season, including one rush for one yard vs. HBU.

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Hilltopper KICKERS

K • 6-0 • 175 Sophomore Abington, Va. Emory & Henry

P • 6-1 • 200 R-Sophomore Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier

KOS • 6-1 • 220 R-Freshman Johnson City, Tenn. Science Hill

Skyler Simcox

Jake Collins

S. SIMCOX’S SEASON ACCOLADES

J. COLLINS’ SEASON ACCOLADES

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2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention

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2016 Conference USA Second Team Punter

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C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week (7)

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2016 Ray Guy Award Watch List (1 of 62)

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Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” (7)

J. COLLINS’ 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - PUNTING NUM. YARDS AVG. LONG RICE 2 95 47.5 56 at #1 Alabama 8 376 47.0 54 at Miami (Ohio) 6 233 38.8 55 VANDERBILT 3 126 42.0 47 HBU 1 35 35.0 35 at LA Tech 2 75 37.5 42 at Middle Tenn. 2 97 48.5 49 OLD DOMINION 2 84 42.0 47 at Florida Atl. 4 189 47.2 60 FIU 2 98 49.0 53 NORTH TEXAS 2 86 43.0 45 at Marshall 2 49 24.5 41 LA TECH^ - - - TOTALS 36 1543 42.9 60

S. SIMCOX’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - KICKING M-A DISTANCE PAT PTS. RICE 1-1 (29) 3-3 6 at #1 Alabama 0-1 47b - 0 at Miami (Ohio) - - 2-2 2 VANDERBILT - - 2-2 2 HBU 1-1 (50) 3-3 6 at LA Tech 1-1 (26) 7-7 10 at Middle Tenn. 3-4 (42)(52)49(18) 5-5 14 OLD DOMINION 1-1 (39) 8-8 11 at Florida Atl. 1-2 41(45) 7-7 10 FIU - - 7-7 7 NORTH TEXAS 1-2 (24)46 6-6 9 at Marshall 3-3 (41)(47)(22) 7-7 16 LA TECH^ 3-4 (32)21(28)(34) 7-7 16 TOTALS 15-20 (52) 64-64 109

J. COLLINS’ KEY NOTES

Alex Rinella

A. RINELLA’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - KICKOFFS NUM. YARDS AVG. TB RICE 6 358 59.7 2 at #1 Alabama 3 193 64.3 0 at Miami (Ohio) 6 355 59.2 1 VANDERBILT 5 324 64.8 2 HBU 5 323 64.6 0 at LA Tech 8 494 61.8 2 at Middle Tenn. 6 390 65.0 5 OLD DOMINION 9 569 63.2 1 at Florida Atl. 8 507 63.4 3 FIU 8 477 59.6 4 NORTH TEXAS 8 462 57.8 0 at Marshall 8 503 62.9 1 LA TECH^ 11 635 57.7 1 TOTALS 91 5,590 61.4 22

A. RINELLA’S KEY NOTES •

Has taken 91 of WKU’s 101 kickoffs this season.

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Ranks fifth in the nation with 91 total kickoffs and sixth with 5,590 total yards.

S. SIMCOX’S KEY NOTES

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Took over as primary punter in Week 3 of the 2015 season and has started every game since.

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Boasts a 22 to 1 touchback to out-of-bounds ratio.

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Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List in each of the past two seasons.

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Didn’t punt in the Conference USA Championship Game vs. LA Tech, the first time WKU didn’t kick it away since the 2012 opener vs. Austin Peay.

Despite having 76 kick returns against (second-most in the country) WKU is 1 of 13 teams in the nation to allow only one kickoff return of 30-plus yards this season.

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Handled the kicking and punting duties for Science Hill, while putting 69 of 95 kickoffs into the end zone as a senior for the Hilltoppers.

Split kicking duties with Ryan Nuss through the first five games of the season, but has been the primary place kicker for the past eight contests.

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His 64 of 64 mark on extra points leads the nation among kickers who are at a 100% conversion rate.

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His 64 consecutive extra points make for the third-longest streak in WKU program history.

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With a 50-yarder vs. HBU and a 52-yarder at Middle Tennessee, he became the third kicker in WKU history with two-plus 50-yarders in a career, and only the second to do so in a single season.

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Hasn’t missed an attempt of 50-plus yards this season, and has only misfired on one attempt under 40 yards.

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Spent his freshman season at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Va., at the Division III level.

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Has seven punts of 50-plus yards in each of the past two seasons (37 overall in 2015).

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Was used a career-high eight times at No. 1 Alabama with a career-high 376 total yards (47.0 gross, 42.6 net). Of those, one was inside the 20 yard line and one went for a touchback.

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Against the Crimson Tide, had punts of 54, 43, 46, 41, 53, 51, 42 and 46 yards, while limiting the dangerous Trevon Diggs to only two returns for 15 yards.

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WKU has allowed only eight total punt returns for 47 yards this season, including a long of 16 yards.

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Also serves as WKU’s primary kick holder.

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Hilltopper KEY SPECIAL TEAMERS

KR/PR/WR • 5-8 • 175 R-Junior Mobile, Ala. St. Paul’s Episcopal

DB • 6-2 • 190 R-Sophomore Louisville, Ky. DeSales

LB • 6-1 • 225 Senior Madison, Ala. Bob Jones

Kylen Towner

Nathan Roush

Drew Davis

K. TOWNER’S SEASON ACCOLADES

N. ROUSH’S KEY NOTES

D. DAVIS’ KEY NOTES

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2016 Conference USA Second Team KR

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C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week (13)

Has 19 total tackles this season, with 11 coming on kickoff coverage.

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Has 33 total tackles this season, with 18 coming on kickoff coverage.

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Has at least one tackle in 10 of 13 games this season, including five consecutive contests.

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Played in 24 games over the past two seasons, including all 13 so far in 2016.

Recorded 18 special teams tackles in each of the past two seasons, has led WKU in both years.

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Made a career-high six tackles at North Texas in 2015, including 0.5 tackles for loss.

Had a career-high seven tackles at Marshall, with five coming on defense and two on special teams.

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Starred as a dual-threat quarterback at DeSales, rushing for 1,008 yards and 12 touchdowns, while passing for 1,215 yards and 12 score in 2013.

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Tallied five total tackles vs. HBU, while recording his first-career PBU and interception on consecutive plays at the end of the third quarter.

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Has at least one tackle in 10 of 13 games this season, including six consecutive contests.

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Voted a team captain for 2016 by his teammates.

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Has one career sack, a takedown and fumble forced at Marshall in 2014 on QB Rakeem Cato.

K. TOWNER’S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME - KICK RET. NUM. YARDS AVG. LONG RICE 3 111 37.0 54 at #1 Alabama 3 61 20.3 22 at Miami (Ohio) 2 146 73.0 79 VANDERBILT - - - HBU 2 47 23.5 32 at LA Tech 3 167 55.7 87 at Middle Tenn. 1 20 20.0 20 OLD DOMINION 3 47 15.7 18 at Florida Atl. 1 19 19.0 19 FIU 3 66 22.0 33 NORTH TEXAS 1 66 66.0 66 at Marshall 1 93* 93.0 93* LA TECH^ 2 178 89.0 57 TOTALS 25 1,021 40.8 93* 2015 32 758 23.7 98* 2014 28 635 22.7 94*

K. TOWNER’S KEY NOTES •

Leads the nation with an average of 40.8 yards per kick return and was second with 1,021 total yards.

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Leads the nation with 12 returns of 30-plus yards, 10 of 40-plus yards (next highest was five), eight of 50-plus yards (next highest was four) and four of 60-plus yards.

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Earned Conference USA Second Team Kick Return honors in each of the past two seasons.

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Has three punt returns for 62 yards this season, which includes a six-yard scoop-and-score touchdown at LA Tech following a blocked punt by Shaquille Johnson in the fourth quarter.

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Has five receptions for 69 yards this season.

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Has also made 10 total tackles (4 solo, 6 assisted) on kickoff and punt coverage for WKU.

LS • 6-0 • 230 R-Senior Belleville, Ill. Belleville East

LB • 5-11 • 225 R-Junior Louisville, Ky. Trinity

Nolan Dowling

Daeshawn Bertram

N. DOWLING’S SEASON ACCOLADES

D. BERTRAM’S KEY NOTES

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2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention

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2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Invitee

Has 19 total tackles this season, with 10 coming on kickoff coverage.

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Leads WKU with 52 consecutive starts. On Senior Day vs. North Texas, he became the first Hilltopper in the FBS Era to reach 50 career starts.

Has at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games this season, but hasn’t played in the past two contests.

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Forced and recovered a fumble at FAU in the fourth quarter.

Has had 37 punt snaps with no blocks, 73 clean extra points and 28 field goal snaps with only one tipped kick (at No. 1 Alabama) so far this season.

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Played in 36 games over the past three seasons.

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Has one career interception, picking off a Cody Sokol pass at LA Tech in 2014.

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Tallied 57 tackles in his senior season and won state championships in three consecutive seasons (2010-12) at Trinity.

N. DOWLING’S KEY NOTES •

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Earned Conference USA Honorable Mention as a long snapper in each of the past three seasons.

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Appeared on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 last summer for snaps out of the WKU press box.

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Executed 148 snaps with only one blocked kick in 2015, the only one in his first three seasons.

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Team RECORDS TOTAL YARDS

TOTAL PLAYS

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2015 (14 games) 2014 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 2013 (12 games) 2002 (15 games) 1997 (12 games) 2003 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 1973 (13 games) 2007 (12 games)

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

at Marshall, 11/28/2014 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 at North Texas, 10/15/2015 at Florida Atlantic, 10/29/2016 at Central Florida, 9/24/1994 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/3/2016 vs. Rice, 9/1/2016 vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/2000 vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2014 (6,950 yds, 13 games) 2015 (7,370 yds, 14 games) 2016 (6,726 yds, 13 games) 2013 (5,502 yds, 12 games) 1952 (4,330 yds, 10 games) 1997 (5,187 yds, 12 games) 1998 (4,565 yds, 11 games) 2007 (4,906 yds, 12 games) 1993 (4,478 yds, 11 games) 2005 (4,463 yds, 11 games)

7,370 6,950 6,726 5,502 5,479 5,187 5,129 5,029 4,956 4,906

738 718 708 683 661 660 656 649 649 647

534.6 526.4 517.4 458.5 433.0 432.2 415.0 408.8 407.1 405.7

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2015 (14 games) 2002 (15 games) 2014 (13 games) 1975 (13 games) 1973 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 2013 (12 games) 1988 (13 games) 1997 (12 games) 1984 (11 games)

Game

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7.

at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 at Eastern Illinois, 11/10/1984 at Eastern Illinois, 11/15/1986 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 vs. Murray State, 9/6/1997 (3OT) vs. Murray State, 11/22/1969 at Arkansas State, 11/13/2010

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1969 (777; 10 games) 1979 (774; 10 games) 1974 (773; 10 games) 1984 (846; 11 games) 2014 (986; 13 games) 1994 (827; 11 games) 1975 (970; 13 games) 1982 (741; 10 games) 1972 (734; 10 games) 1981 (807; 11 games)

1,018 996 986 970 943 880 875 866 853 846

102 97 96 96 95 94 93

77.7 77.4 77.3 76.9 75.8 75.2 74.6 74.1 73.4 73.4

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Team RECORDS POINTS SCORED Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 2014 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 1973 (13 games) 1997 (12 games) 2003 (13 games) 2000 (13 games) 2007 (12 games) 1998 (11 games)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2016 (586 pts, 13 games) 2014 (577 pts, 13 games) 2015 (620 pts, 14 games) 1998 (396 pts, 11 games) 1997 (429 pts, 12 games) 1952 (336 pts, 10 games) 2007 (398 pts, 12 games) 1973 (430 pts, 13 games) 2003 (427 pts, 13 games) 2000 (404 pts, 13 games)

Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 9. 10.

vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/2007 vs. Bethel (Ky.), 11/27/1924 vs. Tennessee-Martin, 9/9/2000 vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/4/2003 at Marshall, 11/28/2014 vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 vs. Western Illinois, 10/12/1968 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 8/29/1996 vs. Campbellsville, 9/27/1924 Three times, last at FIU, 11/21/2015

Season, First Quarter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2016 (13 games) 2014 (13 games) 2015 (14 games) 2003 (13 games) 2007 (12 games) 2001 (12 games) 1998 (11 games)

Season, Second Quarter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 2014 (13 games) 2000 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 2007 (12 games) 2013 (12 games) 1988 (13 games)

Season, Third Quarter 620 586 577 432 430 429 427 404 398 396

45.1 44.4 44.3 36.0 35.8 33.6 33.2 33.1 32.8 31.1

87 73 71 67 67 66 66 66 65 63

175 172 150 117 111 108 107

228 181 180 145 143 125 116 116

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 1997 (12 games) 2003 (13 games) 2014 (13 games) 2007 (12 games) 2014 (12 games)

Season, Fourth Quarter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2004 (12 games) 2015 (14 games) 2002 (15 games) 2014 (13 games) 2003 (13 games) 1991 (11 games) 2016 (13 games)

Season, First Half 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 2014 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 2007 (12 games) 2000 (13 games) 2003 (13 games)

Season, Second Half (including overtime) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2015 (14 games) 1997 (12 games) 2014 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 2003 (13 games) 2004 (12 games) 2002 (15 games)

Season, Fewest Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1916 (28 pts, 5 games) 1915 (40 pts, 7 games) 1925 (52 pts, 9 games) 1921 (47 pts, 7 games) 1914 (24 pts, 3 games)

130 111 108 105 101 97 94

115 112 109 103 101 100 99

378 356 352 243 236 229 221

242 226 225 210 206 198 189

5.6 5.7 5.8 6.7 8.0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10.

2015 (14 games) 2014 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 1973 (13 games) 1997 (12 games) 2002 (15 games) 1998 (11 games) 2007 (12 games) 2003 (13 games) 2000 (13 games)

Game

1. vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/8/2007 2. vs. Bethel (Ky.), 11/27/1924

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82 76 75 62 56 54 54 51 51 50

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RUSHING YARDS

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2014 (13 games) 2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 2013 (12 games) 2007 (12 games) 2012 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 1997 (12 games) 1994 (11 games) 1973 (13 games)

Season, Rushing (since 1978) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1997 (12 games) 1998 (11 games) 2002 (15 games) 2001 (12 games) 1994 (11 games)

Season, Passing (since 1978) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2014 (13 games) 2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 2013 (11 games) 1985 (11 games) 1984 (11 games) 2012 (13 games)

vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 at Marshall, 11/28/2014 at North Texas, 10/15/2015 at Murray State, 9/8/1994 at Central Florida, 9/24/1994 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014

Game, Passing

1. 2. 5. 7.

202 184 182 173 168 216 210 173 141 131 130 128

vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014 at Marshall, 11/28/2014 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/26/2015 at Middle Tennessee, 11/9/1985 Four times, last at Navy, 9/27/2014

40 37 35 34 33 33

29 22 22 22 20 20 19

THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS

Season (Since 1978) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

2005 (11 games) 2014 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 2006 (11 games) 2015 (13 games) 1993 (11 games)

0.517 (78-151) 0.511 (92-180) 0.482 (80-166) 0.479 (68-142) 0.478 (88-184) 0.476 (78-164)

FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS

Season (Since 1978) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1997 (12 games) 2002 (15 games) 1998 (11 games) 2001 (12 games) 2000 (13 games) 1993 (11 games) 2003 (13 games) 1996 (11 games) 1999 (11 games) 2007 (12 games)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1998 (3,791; 11 games) 1997 (3,984; 12 games) 1993 (3,301; 11 games) 2001 (3,521; 12 games) 1992 (2,871; 10 games)

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

at Southern Illinois, 1997 at Southern Illinois, 1992 vs. Tennessee-Martin, 2000 vs. Austin Peay, 1997 vs. Union, 1948

1989 (11 games) 1997 (12 games) 1988 (13 games) 1996 (11 games) 1985 (11 games)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

2002 (15 games) 1975 (13 games) 2000 (13 games) 2001 (12 games) 1997 (12 games) 1998 (11 games) 1993 (11 games) 1994 (11 games) 1996 (11 games) 1999 (11 games)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1995 (610; 10 games) 1998 (669; 11 games) 2001 (720; 12 games) 1997 (716; 12 games) 1992 (596; 10 games)

Season, Per Attempt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1998 (3,791 yds, 669 atts) 1997 (3,984 yds, 716 atts) 2016 (2,347 yds, 439 atts) 2003 (3,155 yds, 605 atts) 2007 (2,966 yds, 579 atts) 1993 (3,301 yds, 646 atts)

Game

0.765 (13-17) 0.720 (18-25) 0.649 (24-37) 0.632 (12-19) 0.621 (18-29)

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3,984 3,793 3,791 3,521 3,445 3,301 3,155 3,136 3,115 2,966 344.6 332.0 300.1 293.4 287.1 561 554 551 542 520

RUSHING ATTEMPTS Season

Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

351 349 316 287 266 265 263 254 246 241

1. 2. 3. 5.

at Murray State, 9/7/1996 (2 ot) vs. New Haven, 10/3/1998 vs. Murray State, 9/6/1997 (3 ot) vs. Elon, 10/24/1998 (ot) vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/9/1991 vs. Troy, 10/29/1994

828 727 722 720 716 669 646 632 632 614 61.0 60.8 60.0 59.7 59.2

5.67 5.65 5.35 5.21 5.12 5.11 83 75 73 73 72 72

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Team RECORDS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Season

1. 1997 (12 games) 2. 1998 (11 games) 3. 2002 (15 games) 4. 1963 (11 games) 2004 (12 games) 6. 1963 (11 games) 2000 (13 games) 2001 (12 games) 2003 (13 games) 10. 2016 (13 games) 1993 (11 games) 2013 (12 games)

Game

45 43 41 35 35 34 34 34 34 31 31 31

YARDS PASSING Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2015 (14 games) 2014 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 2013 (12 games) 1985 (11 games) 1984 (11 games) 1973 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 1986 (11 games) 2006 (11 games)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7.

2014 (13 games) 2015 (14 games) 2016 (13 games) 1985 (11 games) 2013 (12 games) 1984 (11 games) 1986 (11 games)

Game 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6.

at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 vs. Rice, 9/1/2016 at Marshall, 11/28/2014 vs. Akron, 10/5/1985 vs. Central Michigan, 12/24/2014 at Indiana, 9/19/2015

5,211 4,866 4,379 3,138 3,064 2,812 2,675 2,667 2,520 2,248 374.3 372.2 336.8 278.5 261.7 255.6 229.1

1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

at Middle Tennessee, 11/9/1985 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 at LSU, 10/24/2015 vs. Akron, 10/5/1985 vs. Akron, 11/15/1969 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014

69 66 61 59 59 56

PASSES COMPLETED Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2015 (14 games) 2014 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 1985 (11 games) 2013 (12 games) 1984 (11 games) 1986 (11 games) 2012 (13 games) 1973 (13 games) 2009 (12 games)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2014 (378 comp, 13 games) 2015 (398 comp, 14 games) 1985 (281 comp, 11 games) 1984 (251 comp, 11 games) 2013 (266 comp, 12 games) 2016 (285 comp, 13 games) 1986 (219 comp, 11 games)

Game

1. 2. 4. 5. 7.

vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 at Middle Tennessee, 9/13/2014 at Middle Tennessee, 11/9/1985 at Navy, 9/27/2014 at LSU, 10/24/2015 vs. Akron, 11/15/1969 at Louisiana Tech, 10/6/2016

398 378 285 281 266 251 219 213 197 181 29.1 28.4 25.5 22.8 22.2 21.9 19.9 46 43 43 38 37 37 36

593 569 552 516 494 486 484

PASSES ATTEMPTED Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2014 (13 games) 2015 (14 games) 1985 (11 games) 1984 (11 games) 2016 (13 games) 1986 (11 games) 2013 (12 games) 1973 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 1969 (10 games)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1985 (506 atts, 11 games) 1984 (482 atts, 11 games) 2014 (557 atts, 13 games) 2015 (554 atts, 14 games) 1986 (424 atts, 11games) 2016 (441 atts, 13 games) 2013 (407 atts, 12 games)

557 554 506 481 441 424 407 393 335 325 46.0 43.8 42.8 39.6 38.5 33.9 33.9

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Team RECORDS INTERCEPTIONS THROWN

PUNTS

Season

1. 2. 3. 6. 7. 9. 10.

1973 (13 games) 1964 (10 games) 1968 (10 games) 1974 (10 games) 1984 (11 games) 1972 (10 games) 1969 (10 games) 1976 (10 games) 1965 (10 games) 1977 (10 games)

27 25 23 23 23 22 21 21 20 19

1. Three times, last vs. Grambling, 12/8/1973

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Season

2015 (14 games) 2014 (13 games) 2013 (12 games) 2016 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 2007 (12 games) 1952 (10 games) 2006 (11 games) 2002 (15 games) 2004 (12 games)

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 vs. Old Dominion, 10/22/2016 vs. FAU, 11/7/2015 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 vs. Navy, 9/28/2013 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/26/2015 vs. Delta State, 11/1/1952 vs. Western Illinois, 9/30/2006

.718 (398-554) .679 (378-557) .654 (266-407) .646 (285-441) .636 (213-335) .628 (167-266) .615 (142-231) .614 (175-285) .601 (101-168) .590 (131-222) .885 (23-26) .848 (28-33) .828 (24-29) .821 (46-56) .806 (25-31) .805 (33-41) .800 (16-20) .800 (16-20)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.

2015 (14 games) 2014 (13 games) 2016 (13 games) 1973 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 1952 (10 games) 1985 (11 games) 1969 (10 games) 1968 (10 games) 1986 (11 games)

Game 1. 2. 4.

1975 (13 games) 1986 (11 games) 1973 (13 games) 1976 (10 games) 1982 (10 games) 1983 (11 games) 1985 (11 games) 1970 (10 games) 1981 (11 games) 1974 (10 games)

Season, Per Game

Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 7. 8. 9. 10.

at Marshall, 11/28/2014 vs. Middle Tennessee, 10/10/2015 vs. Miami, 9/26/2015 vs. Bowling Green, 8/29/2014 11 times, last vs. North Texas, 11/12/2016

50 49 39 29 24 20 20 18 16 16

8 6 6 6 5

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1. 2. 4. 5.

1975 (104; 13 games) 1976 (78; 10 games) 1982 (78; 10 games) 1970 (76, 10 games) 1986 (80; 11 games)

Game

1. at Tennessee Tech, 10/19/1974 at Tennessee State, 10/18/1986

104 80 78 78 78 78 77 76 73 72 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.3

13 13

PUNTING YARDS Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1975 (13 games) 1976 (10 games) 1986 (11 games) 1983 (11 games) 1973 (13 games) 2010 (12 games) 1985 (11 games) 1981 (11 games) 1970 (10 games) 1980 (10 games)

Season, Per Punt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2009 (2,475 yds, 57 punts) 2016 (1,578 yds, 37 punts) 2012 (1,919 yds, 46 punts) 2011 (2,662 yds, 64 punts) 2004 (1,996 yds, 48 punts) 1976 (3,202 yds, 78 punts) 2007 (1,919 yds, 47 punts) 2015 (2,110 yds, 52 punts) 2010 (2,872 yds, 71 punts) 2003 (2,224 yds, 55 punts)

Game

1. vs. Tennessee Tech, 10/19/74

4,081 3,202 3,199 2,959 2,931 2,872 2,808 2,742 2,726 2,700

43.4 42.6 41.7 41.59 41.58 41.1 40.8 40.6 40.5 40.43 578

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1974 (10 games) 1973 (13 games) 1975 (13 games) 1997 (12 games) 2002 (15 games)

Game

1. vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/20/1952

Game

60 53 52 49 47

1. 3. 6. 7.

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Season

PUNTS RETURNS FOR TD Game

1. vs. Cumberland (Tenn.), 9/11/1999

PUNT RETURN YARDS Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2002 (15 games) 1974 (10 games) 2001 (12 games) 1975 (13 games) 1967 (9 games) 2003 (13 games) 1968 (10 games) 1998 (11 games) 2007 (12 games) 1988 (13 games)

Season, Per Return 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2016 (13 games) 2005 (11 games) 1998 (11 games) 2001 (12 games) 2007 (12 games) 1990 (10 games) 1967 (9 games) 1968 (10 games) 2003 (13 games) 2002 (15 games)

Game

1. vs. Youngstown State, 10/11/1980 2. vs. Lamar, 9/15/1979 3. at Morehead State, 10/10/1953

609 576 566 542 522 498 427 416 400 384 17.9 16.1 15.4 15.3 14.8 14.7 14.1 13.8 13.1 13.0 167 161 153

KICKOFFS RETURNED Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2009 (12 games) 2010 (12 games) 1995 (10 games) 2008 (12 games) 2014 (13 games) 2011 (12 games) 1991 (11 games) 1986 (11 games) 2016 (13 games) 1977 (10 games) 1989 (11 games) 2007 (12 games)

at Middle Tennessee, 10/24/2009 at North Texas, 10/31/2009 at Louisiana Tech, 10/6/2016 vs. Lamar, 9/15/1979 at Louisiana Tech, 11/1/2014 at Central Florida, 9/24/1994 Eight times, last vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014

81 62 61 55 54 54 48 47 46 45 45 45

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2009 (12 games) 2011 (12 games) 2008 (12 games) 2010 (12 games) 2016 (13 games) 1995 (10 games) 2014 (13 games) 1996 (11 games) 2012 (13 games) 1986 (11 games)

Season, Per Return 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

2016 (13 games) 2011 (12 games) 1982 (10 games) 1996 (11 games) 2008 (12 games) 2012 (13 games) 2003 (13 games) 1973 (13 games) 1980 (10 games) 1975 (13 games)

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

at North Texas, 10/31/2009 at Middle Tennessee, 10/24/2009 vs. Old Dominion, 10/25/2014 at Marshall, 9/28/1996 vs. North Texas, 11/1/2008 at Louisiana Tech, 10/6/2016

11 11 10 10 10 9 8

1,797 1,409 1,376 1,306 1,233 1,222 1,166 1,118 1,083 985 26.8 26.1 25.7 25.4 25.0 24.6 24.6 24.1 23.9 23.7 273 271 246 235 234 232

INTERCEPTIONS Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1973 (13 games) 1952 (10 games) 2000 (13 games) 1963 (11 games) 2004 (12 games) 1968 (10 games) 1975 (13 games) 1972 (10 games) 2007 (12 games) 2002 (15 games)

Game

1. vs. Morehead State, 11/6/1965 at Eastern Kentucky, 9/18/2004

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PENALTY YARDS

Season

1. 2000 (13 games) 2. 1973 (13 games) 3. 2014 (13 games) 4. 1968 (10 games) 5. 1952 (10 games) 6. 1974 (10 games) 7. 2007 (12 games) 8. 1992 (10 games) 9. 1972 (10 games) 10. 2016 (13 games)

Game

1. vs. Murray State, 11/21/1992 2. vs. Western Illinois, 10/12/1968

506 458 414 355 313 296 269 267 251 244 153 139

1. 2. 5.

1975 (13 games) 1977 (10 games) 1979 (10 games) 1983 (11 games) 1976 (10 games)

Game

1. vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/12/1983 (lost 5) 2. at Tampa, 9/21/1963 (lost 7)

1. 2. 4. 5.

1957 (8 games) 1960 (9 games) 1977 (10 games) 1979 (10 games) 1983 (11 games) 1972 (10 games)

Game

1. at Tampa, 9/21/1963

42 38 38 38 36

9 8

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1988 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 1994 (11 games) 2000 (13 games) 2011 (12 games)

Game

1. 2. 4. 5.

vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 8/29/1996 vs. Indiana State, 11/5/1994 vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/2005 at Morehead State, 9/10/1988 Seven times, last vs. UT-Martin, 9/9/2000

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

at Evansville, 9/5/1981 vs. West Virginia Tech, 9/1/2005 vs. Kentucky State, 9/19/1981 at Morehead State, 9/10/1988 vs. Morehead State, 10/9/1954

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1968 (10 games) 1970 (10 games) 1963 (11 games) 1964 (10 games) 1958 (9 games) 1961 (9 games) 1962 (8 games) 1974 (10 games) 1972 (10 games) 1967 (9 games)

Season, Average (Since 1954) 26 21 21 20 17 17 7

PENALTIES Season

Game

Season (Since 1954)

FUMBLES LOST Season

1988 (13 games) 1968 (10 games) 1981 (11 games) 1974 (10 games) 1973 (13 games) 2016 (13 games)

1,034 919 917 878 859 847 167 166 161 160 153

SCORING DEFENSE

FUMBLES Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

120 97 93 90 89 17 16 16 15 14

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1968 (10 games) 1963 (11 games) 1970 (10 games) 1964 (10 games) 1975 (13 games) 1974 (10 games) 1958 (9 games) 1972 (10 games) 1961 (9 games) 1971 (10 games)

70 76 79 79 87 88 92 95 97 98 7.0 7.2 7.6 7.9 8.6 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.8 10

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Team RECORDS TACKLES

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Season, Solo (Since 1978)

Season (Since 1978)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1988 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 1987 (11 games) 2000 (13 games) 2003 (13 games)

Season, Assisted (Since 1978) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1983 (11 games) 1981 (11 games) 1979 (10 games) 1982 (10 games) 1980 (10 games)

Season, Total (Since 1978) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1988 (13 games) 1981 (11 games) 1983 (11 games) 2002 (15 games) 2003 (13 games)

775 718 705 701 700

841 769 659 648 615

1. 2002 (15 games) 2. 1997 (12 games) 3. 2003 (13 games) 4. 2000 (13 games) 5. 1987 (11 games) 6. 1985 (11 games) 7. 2012 (13 games) 8. 2001 (12 games) 9. 2005 (11 games) 10. 2016 (13 games) 1993 (11 games)

2003 (13 games) 2002 (15 games) 2001 (12 games) 2012 (13 games) 2000 (13 games) 1981 (11 games) 2005 (11 games) 1999 (11 games) 2015 (14 games) 2011 (12 games)

135 132 107 97 94 94 84 84 83 79

TACKLES FOR LOSS, YARDS Season (Since 1978)

1352 1292 1250 1193 1172

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

2002 (15 games) 2003 (13 games) 2012 (13 games) 2001 (12 games) 1981 (11 games)

490 436 413 395 388

PASS BREAKUPS

SACKS Season (Since 1984)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 10.

Season (Since 1979)

41 40 39 33 33 33 32 31 30 29 29

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2000 (13 games) 1994 (11 games) 1989 (11 games) 1998 (11 games) 1993 (11 games) 2016 (13 games) 1996 (11 games) 1986 (11 games) 1997 (12 games) 1988 (13 games)

95 91 84 84 77 69 68 67 64 62

SACKS, YARDS Season (Since 1984) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

2002 (15 games) 2003 (13 games) 2001 (12 games) 1987 (11 games) 1997 (12 games)

296 283 248 245 239

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Individual RECORDS PASSING

Game

PASS ATTEMPTS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 Justin Haddix, 2003-06 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 Johnny Vance, 1966-69 John Hall, 1977-80 Jimmy Feix, 1949-52 Ralph Antone, 1979-82 Willie Taggart, 1995-98

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2014 Brandon Doughty, 2015 Jeff Cesarone, 1985 Jeff Cesarone, 1986 Mike White, 2016 Brandon Doughty, 2013 Kawaun Jakes, 2012 Johnny Vance, 1969 Jeff Cesarone, 1987 Kawaun Jakes, 2010

Game

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Brandon Doughty at Middle Tennessee, 2014 Brandon Doughty at LSU, 2015 Johnny Vance vs. Akron, 1969 Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 Jeff Cesarone at EIU, 1986 Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 Brandon Doughty at Navy, 2014 Brandon Doughty vs. Southern Miss, 2015 Mike White at LA Tech, 2016 Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 2014

1,491 1,379 1,123 947 619 592 571 554 519 420

552 540 447 397 386 374 312 307 297 291

66 61 59 59 58 56 54 52 50 50

PASS COMPLETIONS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 Justin Haddix, 2003-06 Johnny Vance, 1966-69 John Hall, 1977-80 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 Ralph Antone, 1979-82 Mike White, 2016 Willie Taggart, 1995-98

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2015 Brandon Doughty, 2014 Mike White, 2016 Jeff Cesarone, 1985 Brandon Doughty, 2013 Jeff Cesarone, 1986 Kawaun Jakes, 2012 Justin Haddix, 2006 Johnny Vance, 1969 Kawaun Jakes, 2011

1,023 735 650 541 289 286 283 266 260 200

388 375 260 253 246 207 200 171 155 153

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1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9.

Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 Brandon Doughty at Middle Tennessee, 2014 Brandon Doughty at Navy, 2014 Brandon Doughty at LSU, 2015 Johnny Vance at Akron, 1969 Mike White at Louisiana Tech, 2016 Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 Brandon Doughty at Indiana, 2015 Brandon Doughty vs. Southern Miss, 2015 Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 2014

46 43 38 37 37 36 36 35 34 34

PASSING YARDS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 Justin Haddix, 2003-06 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 Johnny Vance, 1966-69 Mike White, 2016 John Hall, 1977-80 Jimmy Feix, 1949-52 Ralph Antone, 1979-82 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2015 Brandon Doughty, 2014 Mike White, 2016 Brandon Doughty, 2013 Jeff Cesarone, 1985 Kawaun Jakes, 2012 Jeff Cesarone, 1986 Justin Haddix, 2006 Justin Haddix, 2004 Johnny Vance, 1969

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Brandon Doughty at Middle Tennessee, 2014 Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 Mike White vs. Rice, 2016 Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985 Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 2014 Brandon Doughty vs. Central Michigan, 2014

Per Game, Season Since 1990, min. 5 games played 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Brandon Doughty, 2014 Brandon Doughty, 2015 Mike White, 2016 Brandon Doughty, 2013 Justin Haddix, 2006 Kawaun Jakes, 2012 Justin Haddix, 2005

12,855 8,566 7,929 7,538 4,046 4,027 3,876 3,780 3,555 3,532

5,055 4,830 4,027 2,857 2,737 2,488 2,396 2,186 1,976 1,943

593 569 517 494 491 486

371.5 (4,830, 13 GMS) 361.1 (5,055, 14 GMS) 309.8 (4,027, 13 GMS 238.0 (2,857, 12 GMS) 198.7 (2,186, 11 GMS) 191.4 (2,488, 13 GMS) 172.0 (1,892, 11 GMS)

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Individual RECORDS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Career (Min. 100 comp.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 Mike White, 2016 K.J. Black, 2007-08 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 Justin Haddix, 2003-06 Jason Michael, 1999-02 David Wolke, 2007-08 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 Ralph Antone, 1979-82 Scott Campbell, 1988-90

Season (Min. 75 comp.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2015 Brandon Doughty, 2014 Mike White, 2016 Brandon Doughty, 2013 K.J. Black, 2007 Kawaun Jakes, 2012 Jimmy Feix, 1952 David Wolke, 2007 Justin Haddix, 2006 Kawaun Jakes, 2009

Game (Min. 10 comp.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.

Brandon Doughty vs. Old Dominion, 2014 Mike White vs. Old Dominion, 2016 Mike White vs. Houston Baptist, 2016 Marty Jaggers at Austin Peay, 1981 Willie Taggart at UT Martin, 1997 Brandon Doughty vs. FAU, 2015 Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 Mike White vs. Rice, 2016

Game .686 (1,023-1,491; 12,855) .674 (260-386; 4,027) .632 (115-182; 1,284) .579 (650-1,123; 7,538) .571 (541-947; 7,929) .553 (126-228; 2,272) .545 (194-356; 2,200) .533 (735-1,379; 8,566) .513 (266-519; 3,555) .508 (130-256; 1,660)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 Justin Haddix, 2003-06 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 Mike White, 2016 Jimmy Feix, 1949-52 John Hall, 1977-80 Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Johnny Vance, 1966-69

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2014 Brandon Doughty, 2015 Mike White, 2016 Kawaun Jakes, 2012 Jeff Cesarone, 1985 Johnny Vance, 1969 Jimmy Feix, 1952 Jeff Cesarone, 1986 Justin Haddix, 2005 Justin Haddix, 2006 Brandon Doughty, 2013 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1974

Brandon Doughty at Marshall, 2014 Brandon Doughty vs. Miami (Ohio), 2015 Brandon Doughty vs. Bowling Green, 2014 Mike White at Louisiana Tech, 2016 Brandon Doughty vs. Marshall, 2015 Brandon Doughty vs. Middle Tennessee, 2015 Brandon Doughty vs. Central Michigan, 2014 Brandon Doughty vs. Old Dominion, 2014 Brandon Doughty vs. UTSA, 2014 John Hall at Morehead St., 1978 Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron, 1985

8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

LONGEST PASS .719 (388-540; 5,055 yds) .679 (375-552; 4,830 yds) .674 (260-386; 4,027) .658 (246-374; 2,857 yds) .657 (88-134; 1,007 yds) .641 (200-312; 2,488 yds) .632 (127-201; 1,752 yds) .621 (77-124; 922 yds) .613 (171-279; 2,186 yds) .607 (148-244; 1,516 yds)

.885 (23-26) .875 (28-32) .846 (11-13) .833 (10-12) .833 (10-12) .828 (24-29) .821 (46-56) .806 (25-31)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Career

1. 2. 4.

1. 3. 4.

Peckenpaugh to Williams at Murray State, 1970 Jeff Cesarone to Keith Paskett vs Akron, 1985 John Hall to Eddie Preston at Austin Peay, 1979 Bill Smith to Eddie Preston vs. Austin Peay, 1976

* All resulted in touchdowns

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Career

1. 2. 3. 5.

Johnny Vance, 1966-69 Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 Kawaun Jakes, 2009-12 Justin Haddix, 2003-06

Season

1. 2. 3.

Shanon Miller, 1964 Johnny Vance, 1969 Mike Egan, 1965 Johnny Vance, 1968 Dennis Tomek, 1973

Game 111 51 50 46 35 34 30 30 30 28

96 96 93 92

1. 2.

Dennis Tomek vs. Grambling, 1973 Jimmy Feix at Marshall, 1951 Doug Bartholomew at Akron, 1977 Brandon Doughty at Tennessee, 2013

43 42 38 38 36

20 18 15 15 15

6 5 5 5

49 48 34 22 18 16 15 15 15 14 14 14

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Individual RECORDS RECEIVING

Game

RECEPTIONS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Taywan Taylor, 2013-16. (4,090 yds) Nicholas Norris, 2013-16 (3,026 yds) Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (2,181 yds) Jake Gaebler, 2006-09 (1,924 yds) Jack Doyle, 2009-12 (1,769 yds) Jared Dangerfield, 2014-15 (1,669 yds) Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 (2,324 yds) Jay Davis, 1968-71 (2,236 yds) Alan Mullins, 1982-85 (1,866 yds) Keith Paskett, 1983-86 (2,117 yds)

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

Taywan Taylor, 2016 (1,586 yds) Taywan Taylor, 2015 (1,467 yds) Jared Dangerfield, 2015 (844 yds) Nicholas Norris, 2016 (1,253 yds) Jared Dangerfield, 2014 (825 yds) Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (873 yds) Porter Williams, 1973 (1,107 yds) Alan Mullins, 1985 (849 yds) Nicholas Norris, 2015 (971 yds) Willie McNeal, 2014 (666 yds)

Game 1. 2. 6.

Jay Davis at Akron, 1969 Taywan Taylor at Middle Tennessee, 2016 Taywan Taylor vs. Bowling Green, 2014 Curtis Hamilton vs. Eastern Ky., 2007 Pat McKenzie vs. Eastern Ill., 1984 Nicholas Norris at Miami (Ohio), 2016 Jared Dangerfield vs. Miami (Ohio), 2015 Tyler Higbee at Indiana, 2015 Keith Paskett vs. Eastern Ill., 1986 Cedric Jones vs. Livingston, 1986 Jake Gaebler vs. Middle Tennessee, 2008

244 191 171 168 162 151 149 131 124 123

89 86 82 73 69 66 66 65 63 56

15/191 yards 12/197 yards 12/185 yards 12/139 yards 12/92 yards 11/187 yards 11/148 yards 11/109 yards 11/187 yards 11/121 yards 11/125 yards

RECEIVING YARDS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Taywan Taylor, 2013-16 (244 catches) Nicholas Norris, 2013-16 (191 catches) Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 (149 catches) Jay Davis, 1968-71 (131 catches) Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (171 catches) Keith Paskett, 1983-86 (123 catches) Eddie Preston, 1976-79 (114 catches) Joey Stockton, 1995-97 (96 catches) Jake Gaebler, 2006-09 (168 catches) Alan Mullins, 1982-85 (124 catches)

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Taywan Taylor, 2016 (89 catches) Taywan Taylor, 2015 (86 catches) Nicholas Norris, 2016 (73 catches) Porter Williams, 1973 (66 catches) Nicholas Norris, 2015 (63 catches) Casey Rooney, 2003 (52 catches) Curtis Hamilton, 2007 (66 catches) Joey Stockton, 1995 (33 catches) Maurice Perkins, 2004 (43 catches) Alan Mullins, 1985 (65 catches)

4,090 3,026 2,324 2,236 2,181 2,117 2,083 2,057 1,924 1,866

1,586 1,467 1,253 1,107 971 946 873 863 849 849

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1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8.

Joey Stockton at Austin Peay, 1995 Taywan Taylor at Middle Tennessee, 2016 Taywan Taylor at Indiana, 2015 Taywan Taylor vs. Louisiana Tech, 2016 Joey Stockton vs. Murray St., 1997 (3OT) Jay Davis at Akron, 1969 Malcolm Darden at Chattanooga, 1987 Nicholas Norris at Miami (Ohio), 2016 Keith Paskett at Eastern Ill., 1986

276/7 rec. 197/12 rec. 196/9 rec. 194/7 rec. 194/7 rec. 191/15 rec. 188/5 rec. 187/11 rec. 187/ 11 rec.

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 9. 10.

Taywan Taylor, 2013-16 Nicholas Norris, 2013-16 Eddie Preston, 1976-79 Willie McNeal, 2010-14 Porter Williams, 1970-73 Jared Dangerfield, 2014-15 Curtis Hamilton, 2004-07 Jay Davis, 1968-71 Joey Stockton, 1995-97 Tyler Higbee, 2011-15 Keith Paskett, 1983-86 Alan Mullins, 1982-85

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 10.

Taywan Taylor, 2015 Taywan Taylor, 2016 Nicholas Norris, 2016 Jared Dangerfield, 2014 Porter Williams, 1973 Curtis Hamilton, 2006 Jared Dangerfield, 2015 Tyler Higbee, 2015 Willie McNeal, 2014 Antwane Grant, 2015 Taywan Taylor, 2014 Alan Mullins, 1985 Keith Paskett, 1985 Eddie Preston, 1979 Jay Davis, 1969

Game 1. 2.

Porter Williams vs. Murray St., 1973 Taywan Taylor vs. North Texas, 2016 Taywan Taylor vs. Old Dominion, 2016 Nicholas Norris at Louisiana Tech, 2016 Taywan Taylor vs. Middle Tennessee, 2015 Tyler Higbee at Marshall, 2014 Eddie Preston at Morehead St., 1978 Porter Williams vs. East Tennessee, 1971

40 25 22 21 21 19 19 19 17 14 14 14

17 16 13 11 11 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7

4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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Individual RECORDS RUSHING

Game

RUSHING ATTEMPTS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (4,542 yds) Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (4,396 yds) Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (3,997 yds) Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 (3,775 yds) Joe Arnold, 1985-88 (3,570 yds) Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (3,674 yds) Jimmy Woods, 1975-78 (2,479 yds) Dickie Moore, 1965-68 (3,560 yds) Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (2,584 yds) Jim Vorhees, 1966-69 (2,040 yds)

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bobby Rainey, 2011 (1,695 yds) Bobby Rainey, 2010 (1,649 yds) Antonio Andrews, 2012 (1,728 yds) Jon Frazier, 2002 (1,537 yds) Lawrence Jefferson, 1975 (880 yds) Joe Arnold, 1988 (1,668 yds) Lerron Moore, 2003 (1,490 yds) Leon Allen, 2014 (1,542 yds) Antonio Andrews, 2013 (1,730 yds) Antwan Floyd, 1994 (1,327 yds)

Game

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Bobby Rainey vs Middle Tennessee, 2010 Bobby Rainey vs. Troy, 2011 Don Smith vs. Missouri State, 1989 Glendell Miller vs. Murray State, 1982 Clarence Jackson at Butler, 1971 Elmer Caldwell at Eastern Kentucky, 1979

895 828 712 697 642 618 612 607 519 495

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (895 atts) Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (828 atts) Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (721 atts) Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 (697 atts) Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (618 atts) Joe Arnold, 1985-88 (642 atts) Dickie Moore, 1965-68 (607 atts) Anthony Wales, 2013-16 (455 atts) Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (519 atts) Jimmy Woods, 1975-78 (612 atts)

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Antonio Andrews, 2013 (267 atts) Antonio Andrews, 2012 (304 atts) Bobby Rainey, 2011 (369 atts) Joe Arnold, 1988 (278 atts) Bobby Rainey, 2010 (340 atts) Leon Allen, 2014 (272 atts) Jon Frazier, 2002 (303 atts) Lerron Moore, 2003 (273 atts) Dickie Moore, 1967 (208 atts) Anthony Wales, 2016 (202 atts) Antwan Floyd, 1994 (240 atts)

Leon Allen vs. Army, 2014 Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 Clarence Jackson at Butler, 1971 Willie Taggart at Southern Illinois, 1997 Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T, 1987

369 340 304 303 293 278 273 272 267 240

45 43 41 39 38 38

4,542 4,396 3,997 3,775 3,674 3,570 3,560 3,092 2,584 2,479

1,730 1,728 1,695 1,668 1,649 1,542 1,537 1,490 1,444 1,376 1,327

345 309 297 289 260

RUSHING YARDS (QB) Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (721 atts) Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 (387 atts) Donte Pimpleton, 1998-2001 (242 atts) Jason Johnson, 2000-01 (253 atts) Jason Michael, 1999-2002 (318 atts)

Season

RUSHING YARDS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Willie Taggart, 1998 (210 atts) Willie Taggart, 1997 (189 atts) Willie Taggart, 1996 (167 atts) Eddie Thompson, 1992 (113 atts) Eddie Thompson, 1993 (120 atts)

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 (NCAA Record) Willie Taggart vs. Southern Illinois, 1997 Donte Pimpleton at Illinois State, 2001 Willie Taggart vs. Elon, 1998 Willie Taggart at South Florida, 1998

3,997 2,349 1,351 1,164 1,038

1,313 1,257 997 837 830

309 289 245 217 206

LONGEST RUSH 1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Pedro Bacon vs. Livingston, 1986 Gene McFadden vs. East Tennessee, 1953 Lerron Moore vs. Southern Illinois, 2003 Lou Cullen at Mississippi, 1942 Donte Pimpleton at Illinois St., 2001 Pedro Bacon at Missouri State, 1988 Rod Smart at Eastern Kentucky, 1999 Stephen Willis vs. Troy, 2007 Nicholas Norris vs. Houston Baptist, 2016 Joey Stockton at Southern Illinois, 1997

99-TD 96-TD 91-TD 91-TD 90-TD 90-TD 89-TD 86-TD 85-TD 84-TD

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Lerron Moore, 2003-06 Anthony Wales, 2013-16 Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 Bobby Rainey, 2007-11 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Joe Arnold, 1985-88 Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 Latravis Powell, 1994-97

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Individual RECORDS Season

1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 10.

Anthony Wales, 2016 Dickie Moore, 1967 Antonio Andrews, 2013 Willie Taggart, 1997 Bobby Rainey, 2010 Willie Taggart, 1998 Joe Arnold, 1988 Brian Porter, 2004 Jason Michael, 2002 Bobby Rainey, 2011 Leon Allen, 2014 Lerron Moore, 2003

Game

1. Antonio Andrews vs. Morgan State, 2013

24 19 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13

MOST 200-YARD RUSHING GAMES Career 1. 2. 4. 5.

Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Leon Allen, 2012-Pres. Joe Arnold, 1985-88 Dickie Moore, 1965-68

Season 1. 3.

Bobby Rainey, 2011 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Leon Allen, 2014 Antonio Andrews, 2013 Willie Taggart, 1998 Eddie Thompson, 1993 Eddie Thompson, 1992 Dickie Moore, 1967

5 4 4 3 2 2 2

3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

MOST 150-YARD RUSHING GAMES Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Lerron Moore, 2003-06 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 Anthony Wales, 2013-16 Joe Arnold, 1985-88

Season 1. 2. 3.

Bobby Rainey, 2010 Antonio Andrews, 2013 Anthony Wales, 2016 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Bobby Rainey, 2011 Rod Smart, 1999 Willie Taggart, 1998 Joe Arnold, 1988 Dickie Moore, 1967

11 9 8 7 7 6 6

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MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Career

1. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.

Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Lerron Moore, 2003-06 Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 Anthony Wales, 2013-16 Joe Arnold, 1985-88

Season

1. Antonio Andrews, 2013 2. Antonio Andrews, 2012 Bobby Rainey, 2011 4. Bobby Rainey, 2010 Jon Frazier, 2002 Antwan Floyd, 1994 7. Lerron Moore, 2003 Joe Arnold, 1988 Dickie Moore, 1967 10. Anthony Wales, 2016 Anthony Wales, 2015 Willie Taggart, 1998

21 21 19 18 17 17 15 13

11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7

CONSECUTIVE 100-YD RUSHING GAMES 1. 2. 4. 5. 7.

Antonio Andrews, 2013 Bobby Rainey, 2010-11 Antwan Floyd, 1994-95 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Lerron Moore, 2003 Bobby Rainey, 2011 Anthony Wales, 2016 Anthony Wales, 2015 Willie Taggart, 1998 Joe Arnold, 1988 Dickie Moore, 1967 (twice)

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ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Career

PLAYS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 (12,570 yds) Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 (7,852 yds) Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 (8,112 yds) Justin Haddix, 2003-06 (8,890 yds) Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (7,270 yds) Leo Peckenpaugh, 1970-73 (4,107 yds) Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (4,595 yds) John Hall, 1977-80 (3,696 yds)

Season 1. 2. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2014 (4,778) Brandon Doughty, 2015 (4,933) Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (2,542 yds) Jeff Cesarone, 1986 (2,169 yds) Johnny Vance, 1969 (2,164 yds) Mike White, 2016 (3,957 yds) Brandon Doughty, 2013 (2,748 yds) Kawaun Jakes, 2010 (1,880 yds) Kawaun Jakes, 2012 (2,546 yds) Bobby Rainey, 2011 (1,743 yds) Kawaun Jakes, 2009 (1,871 yds)

1,593 1,545 1,456 1,309 1,141 940 900 751

591 567 489 453 412 408 408 387 378 371 369

YARDS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Brandon Doughty, 2011-15 (1,593 plays) Justin Haddix, 2003-06 (1,309 plays) Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (1,456 plays) Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 (1,545 plays) Kawaun Jakes, 2009-2012 (1,104 plays) Johnny Vance, 1966-69 (709 plays) Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (900 plays) Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 (636 plays) Mike White, 2016 (408 plays)

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brandon Doughty, 2015 (567 plays) Brandon Doughty, 2014 (591 plays) Mike White, 2016 (408 plays) Brandon Doughty, 2013 (408 plays) Kawaun Jakes, 2012 (378 plays) Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (489 plays) Willie Taggart, 1997 (320 plays) Jason Michael, 2002 (335 plays) Justin Haddix, 2004 (301 plays) Justin Haddix, 2006 (336 plays)

12,570 8,890 8,112 7,852 5,766 4,782 4,595 4,109 3,957

4,933 4,778 3,957 2,748 2,546 2,542 2,403 2,303 2,291 2,211

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (4,542 R, 682 C, 51 PR, 1,631 KOR) Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (3,674 R, 963 C, 382 PR, 1,780 KOR) Joey Stockton, 1994-97 (226 R, 2,057 C, 695 PR, 2,302 KOR) Joe Arnold, 1985-88 (3,570 R, 700 C, 903 KOR) Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (4,396 R, 211 C) Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (3,997 R, -1 C) Anthony Wales, 2013-16 (3,092 R, 589 C, 280 KR) Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (2,707 R, 199 C, 258 PR, 634 KOR) Willie McNeal, 2010-14 (75 R, 2,181 C, 44 PR, 1,390 KOR)

6,906 6,799 5,280 5,173 4,607 3,996 3,961 3,798 3,690

Season

1. Antonio Andrews, 2012 (1,728 R, 432 C, 234 PR, 767 KOR) 2. Antonio Andrews, 2013 (1,730 R, 478 C, 97 PR, 314 KOR) 3. Bobby Rainey, 2009 (939 R, 83 C, 29 PR, 1,050 KOR) 4. Bobby Rainey, 2011 (1,695 R, 361 C) 5. Leon Allen, 2014 (1,542 R, 476 C) 6. Joe Arnold, 1988 (1,668 R, 72 C, 262 KOR) 7. Joey Stockton, 1995 (46 R, 863 C, 147 pt rets, 934 KOR) 8. Jon Frazier, 2002 (1,537 R, 78 C, 328 KOR) 9. Bobby Rainey, 2010 (1,649 R, 230 C) 10. Taywan Taylor, 2016 (36 R, 1,586 C)

Season, Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Antonio Andrews, 2012 (3,161 yds, 13 gms) Antonio Andrews, 2013 (2,619 yds, 12 gms) Joey Stockton, 1995 (1,990 yds, 10 gms) Bobby Rainey, 2009 (2,101 yds, 12 gms) Bobby Rainey, 2011 (2,056 yds, 12 gms) Dickie Moore, 1967 (1,456 yds, 10 gms) Bobby Rainey, 2010 (1,879 yds, 12 gms) Leon Allen, 2014 (2,018 yds, 13 gms) Joe Arnold, 1988 (2,002 yds, 13 gms) Joey Stockton, 1996 (1,563 yds, 11 gms)

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3,161 2,619 2,101 2,056 2,018 2,002 1,990 1,943 1,879 1,622

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Individual RECORDS POINTS SCORED Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Garrett Schwettman, 2012-15 (PK) Chris James, 2004-07 (PK) Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (QB) Peter Martinez, 2000-02 (PK) Anthony Wales, 2013-16 (RB) Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 (PK) Lerron Moore, 2003-06 (RB) Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 (RB) Dan Maher, 1985-88 (PK) Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (RB)

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9.

Anthony Wales, 2016 Garrett Schwettman, 2015 Garrett Schwettman, 2014 Matt Lange, 2003 Clarence Jackson, 1973 Dickie Moore, 1967 Skyler Simcox, 2016 Peter Martinez, 2002 Taywan Taylor, 2015 Bobby Rainey, 2011

Game

1. 3.

Anthony Wales vs. LA Tech, 2016 Antonio Andrews vs. Morgan State, 2013 Anthony Wales at Old Dominion, 2015 KeShawn Simpson vs. Georgia State, 2013 Brian Porter at Fla. International, 2004 Lerron Moore vs. Western Ill., 2004 Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T, 1987 Porter Williams vs. Murray St., 1973 Dickie Moore vs. Tennessee Tech, 1967 Carroll Broderick vs. Evansville, 1932

Game

398 298 286 279 264 263 260 252 250 242

156 124 118 117 114 114 109 103 102 102

30 30 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

POINTS SCORED, KICKER Career

1. Garrett Schwettman, 2012-15 2. Chris James, 2004-07 3. Peter Martinez, 2000-02 4. Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 5. Dan Maher, 1985-88 Casey Tinius, 2009-11 7. Matt Lange, 2002-03 8. Jim Griffiths, 1980-82 9. Chris Pino, 1990-93 10. Skyler Simcox, 2016

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

Garrett Schwettman, 2015 Garrett Schwettman, 2014 Matt Lange, 2003 Skyler Simcox, 2016 Peter Martinez, 2002 Peter Martinez, 2000 Chris James, 2005 Jeff Poisel, 1997 Garrett Schwettman, 2013 Chris James, 2007

398 298 279 263 250 135 118 116 112 109

124 118 117 109 103 100 87 87 84 84

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1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

Matt Lange vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2003 Garrett Schwettman at Middle Tennessee, 2014 Skyler Simcox vs. Louisiana Tech, 2016 Skyler Simcox at Marshall, 2016 Garrett Schwettman vs. Middle Tennessee, 2015 Garrett Schwettman vs. LA Tech, 2015 Peter Martinez vs. UT-Martin, 2000 Skyler Simcox at Middle Tennessee, 2016 Garrett Schwettman vs. Troy, 2013 Chris James vs. N.C. Central, 2007 Chris James vs. Youngstown St., 2004 Chris Pino vs. Central Florida, 1992

18 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Anthony Wales, 2013-16 Lerron Moore, 2003-06 Clarence Jackson, 1970-73 Taywan Taylor, 2013-16 Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 Dickie Moore, 1965-68 Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Joe Arnold, 1985-88 Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 Jim Vorhees, 1966-69

Season

1. 2. 4. 6. 10.

Anthony Wales, 2016 Clarence Jackson, 1973 Dickie Moore, 1967 Taywan Taylor, 2015 Bobby Rainey, 2011 Taywan Taylor, 2016 Leon Allen, 2014 Willie Taggart, 1997 Antonio Andrews, 2013 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Bobby Rainey, 2010 Willie Taggart, 1998 Joe Arnold, 1988

Game 1. 3.

Anthony Wales vs. Louisiana Tech, 2016 Antonio Andrews vs. Morgan State, 2013 Anthony Wales vs. FIU, 2016 Anthony Wales at Old Dominion, 2015 Keshawn Simpson vs. Georgia State, 2013 Brian Porter at FIU, 2004 Lerron Moore vs. Western Ill., 2004 Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Ill., 1992 Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T, 1987 Porter Williams vs. Murray St., 1973 Dickie Moore vs. Tennessee Tech, 1967

47 44 43 42 40 40 34 33 32 27 27

26 19 19 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15

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Individual RECORDS SPECIAL TEAMS

PATS MADE Career

FIELD GOALS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Garrett Schwettman, 2012-15 Chris James, 2004-07 Peter Martinez, 2000-02 Dan Maher, 1985-88 Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 Matt Lange, 2002-03 Jim Griffiths, 1980-82 Chris Pino, 1990-93 Skyler Simcox, 2016 Dave Betz, 1976-77

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9.

Matt Lange, 2003 Peter Martinez, 2002 Peter Martinez, 2000 Garrett Schwettman, 2014 Skyler Simcox, 2016 Garrett Schwettman, 2015 Chris James, 2005 Dan Maher, 1988 Casey Tinius, 2009 Chris James, 2007 Peter Martinez, 2001

54 51 49 47 31 23 19 17 15 15

23 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14

LONGEST FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 2. 3. 6. 8.

Dick Herron at Middle Tennessee, 1971 Chris James at Missouri St., 2006 Skyler Simcox at Middle Tennessee, 2016 Chris James vs. Northern Iowa, 2005 Dan Maher at Louisville, 1986 Peter Martinez at Furman, 2001 Dan Maher at Austin Peay, 1986 Skyler Simcox vs. Houston Baptist, 2016 Dave Betz at Murray St., 1976 Tanner Siewert at Kentucky, 2008

57 54 52 52 52 51 51 50 50 50

LONGEST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. 5. 7.

Dick Herron at MTSU, 1971 (GOOD) 57 Dave Betz at Murray St., 1976 57 Charlie Johnson at East Tennessee, 1974 57 Steve Wilson at Middle Tennessee, 1971 57 Brian Claybourn vs. Northern Iowa, 2003 55 Chris James at Ball St., 2007 55 Chris James at Missouri St., 2006 (GOOD) 54 Dave Betz vs. Murray St., 1977 54 Dick Herron vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1972 54 Peter Martinez vs. Murray St., 2002 54

CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 2. 4. 6. 9.

Garrett Schwettman, 2015 Chris James, 2005 Matt Lange, 2003 Will Sweeney, 1994 Chris Pino, 1993 Garrett Schwettman, 2012-13 Chris James, 2006 Dan Maher, 1988 Matt Lange, 2003 Peter Martinez, 2001-02

11 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Garrett Schwettman, 2012-15 Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 Chris James, 2004-07 Peter Martinez, 2000-02 Dan Maher, 1985-88 Steve Wilson, 1969-72 Casey Tinius, 2009-11 Skyler Simcox, 2016 Tom Atwood, 1964-67 Chris Pino, 1990-93 Sam Clark, 1961-64

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9. 10.

Garrett Schwettman, 2015 Garrett Schwettman, 2014 Skyler Simcox, 2016 Jeff Poisel, 1997 Peter Martinez, 2002 Peter Martinez, 2000 Jeff Poisel, 1998 Matt Lange, 2003 Garrett Schwettman, 2013 Chris James, 2007 Chris James, 2005 Garrett Schwettman, 2012

Game 1. 5.

Garrett Schwettman at FIU, 2015 Garrett Schwettman vs. Old Dominion, 2014 Chris James vs. West Virginia Tech, 2005 Peter Martinez vs. UT-Martin, 2000 Jeff Poisel vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1996 11 with Eight (Last, Simcox vs. Old Dominion)

236 170 145 132 109 68 66 64 64 61 61

79 70 64 54 49 49 49 48 45 42 42 42

9 9 9 9 9 8

CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Chris James, 9/11/04-9/29/07 Garrett Schwettman, 10/4/14-10/24/15 Skyler Simcox, 9/1/16-12/3/16 Garrett Schwettman, 10/11/12-11/2/13 Jeff Poisel, 9/6/97-9/12/98 Dan Maher, 10/17/87-12/3/88 Peter Martinez, 9/16/00-10/13/01 Matt Lange, 9/6/03-12/6/03 Steve Wilson, 11/8/69-11/21/70

119 88 64 59 55 54 53 41 40

MOST PUNTS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Adam Lindsey, 1983-86 Todd Davis, 1986-90 Brian Claybourn, 2001-04 Ray Farmer, 1977-80 Hendrix Brakefield, 2010-13 Walt Herod, 1973-76 Jeremy Moore, 2008-09 Rick Boeckmann, 1992-94 Gary Mears, 1970-72 Alan Ogletree, 1998-2000

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Individual RECORDS Season

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Walt Herod, 1975 Walt Herod, 1976 Adam Lindsey, 1986 Adam Lindsey, 1983 Adam Lindsey, 1985 Gary Mears, 1970 Hendrix Brakefield, 2010 Adam Lindsey, 1984 Mike Miller, 1981 Mike Miller, 1982

Game

1. 3.

Adam Lindsey at Tennessee St., 1986 Charlie Johnson at Tennessee Tech, 1974 Adam Lindsey at Eastern Kentucky, 1983 Walt Herod at Morehead St., 1976

79 78 77 77 75 74 71 70 70 70

13 13 12 12

PUNTING YARDS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Walt Herod, 1975 Walt Herod, 1976 Adam Lindsey, 1986 Adam Lindsey, 1983 Hendrix Brakefield, 2010 Adam Lindsey, 1985 Gary Mears, 1970 Mike Miller, 1981 Hendrix Brakefield, 2011 Brian Claybourn, 2002

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Charlie Johnson at Tennessee Tech, 1974 Adam Lindsey at Tennessee St., 1986 Adam Lindsey at Eastern Kentucky, 1983 Walt Herod at Morehead St., 1976 Ray Farmer at Tennessee Tech, 1980 Walt Herod vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1976

Career, Average Per Punt (Min. 150) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Hendrix Brakefield, 2010-13 (211/8,650 yds) Brian Claybourn, 2001-04 (226/9,237 yds) Charlie Johnson, 1972-75 (152/6,150 yds) Jeremy Moore, 2007-09 (169/6,818 yds) Ray Farmer, 1977-80 (222/8,920 yds) Walter Herod, (185/7,369 yds) Alan Ogletree, 1997-2000 (162/6,276 yds) Todd Davis, 1986-90 (241/9,240) Adam Lindsey, 1983-86 (299/11,450) Rick Boeckmann, 1992-94 (167/6,359)

Season, Average Per Punt (Min. 40)

1. Brian Claybourn, 2004 (46/1,996 yds) 2. Jeremy Moore, 2009 (56/2,427 yds) 3. Ray Farmer, 1980 (61/2,584 yds)

11,450 9,240 9,237 9,028 8,650 7,369 6,818 6,359 6,276 6,220

3,223 3,202 3,093 2,959 2,872 2,790 2,719 2,672 2,662 2,653

578 555 498 490 444 444

41.0 40.9 40.5 40.3 40.2 39.8 38.7 38.34 38.29 38.1

43.4 43.3 42.4

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4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Charlie Johnson, 1974 (51/2,155 yds) Hendrix Brakefield, 2012 (45/1,896 yds) Jeremy Moore, 2007 (46/1,919 yds) Hendrix Brakefield, 2011 (64/2,662 yds) Brian Claybourn, 2003 (54/2,224 yds) Walt Herod, 1976 (78/3,202 yds) Walt Herod, 1975 (79/3,223 yds)

Game, Average Per Punt (Min. 4) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Brian Claybourn at Kansas St., 2004 (4/208) Charlie Johnson vs. Middle Tenn, 1974 (4/205) Brian Claybourn at Kansas St., 2002 (5/248) Walt Herod vs. Morehead St., 1975 (7/347) Charlie Johnson at Appalachian St., 1973 (7/346)

42.3 42.1 41.7 41.6 41.2 41.1 40.8

52.00 51.30 49.60 49.57 49.40

LONGEST PUNT 1. 2. 3. 4.

Charlie Johnson vs. Morehead St., 1973 Charlie Johnson at Appalachian St.,1973 Ray Farmer vs. Tennessee Tech, 1979 Hendrix Brakefield vs. Central Michigan, 2012 Bobby Mitchell vs. Tennessee Tech, 1961

77 76 75 74 74

PUNTS RETURNED Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bill Green, 1967-70 Joey Stockton, 1994-97 Antonio Veals, 2000-03 Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 Virgil Livers, 1971-74 Keith Paskett, 1983-86 Allen Coker, 1971-72 Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 Dwayne Haun, 1989-92 Jim Sprinkle, 1965-68

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Virgil Livers, 1974 Rick Caswell, 1975 Joey Stockton, 1997 Davlin Mullen, 1980 Cedric Jones, 1988 Keith Paskett, 1983 Clarence Jackson, 1973 Antonio Veals, 2002 Allen Coker, 1972 Bill Green, 1970

Game

1. Allen Coker vs. Middle Tennessee, 1972 Allen Coker at Butler, 1971 3. Cedric Jones vs. Austin Peay, 1988

96 92 70 66 61 60 57 53 51 50 50

50 49 41 38 38 37 34 33 30 29

9 9 8

PUNT RETURN YARDS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bill Green, 1967-70 Antonio Veals, 2000-03 Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 Joey Stockton, 1994-97 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 Virgil Livers, 1971-74 Rick Caswell, 1973-75 Dwayne Haun, 1989-92 Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 Allen Coker, 1971-72

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Individual RECORDS Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Virgil Livers, 1974 Rick Caswell, 1975 Antonio Veals, 2002 Joseph Jefferson, 2001 Bill Green, 1967 Cedric Jones, 1988 Bill Green, 1970 Antonio Veals, 2003 Joey Stockton, 1996 Davlin Mullen, 1980

Game 1. 2. 3.

Virgil Livers at East Tennessee, 1974 Bobby Sippio vs. Cumberland (Tenn.), 1999 Rick Caswell vs. New Hampshire, 1975 Rick Caswell vs. Tennessee Tech, 1975 Bill “Jelly” Green at Butler, 1967

Career, Average Per Return (Min. 25) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 Bill “Jelly” Green, 1967-70 Delvechio Walls, 1997-98 Antonio Veals, 2000-03 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 Max Stevens, 1950-53 Pat Counts, 1963-64 Rick Caswell, 1975 Joey Stockton 1994-97 Dwayne Haun, 1989-92

Season, Average Per Return (Min. 12) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bill Green, 1967 Joseph Jefferson, 2001 Dennis Mitchell, 2005 Antonio Veals, 2002 Bobby Sippio, 1999 Bill Green, 1968 Delvechio Walls, 1998 Bill Green, 1970 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Pat Counts, 1963

545 534 484 440 426 384 358 328 300 285

145 144 138 138 138

15.3 (53/809 yds) 13.5 (96/1,294 yds) 13.5 (28/377 yds) 12.9 (70/903 yds) 12.7 (42/574 yds) 12.4 (29/360 yds) 11.1 (28/310 yds) 10.9 (49/534 yds) 10.5 (92/965 yds) 10.1 (50/507 yds)

PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS Career 1. 2. 3.

Bill “Jelly” Green, 1967-70 Virgil Livers, 1971-74 Nacarius Fant, 2014-16 Rick Caswell, 1975 Jerome DeCarlo, 1993-94 Clarence Jackson, 1971-73 Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 Bobby Sippio, 1999

Season 1. 2.

Virgil Livers, 1974 Nacarius Fant, 2016 Bill Green, 1967 Bobby Sippio, 1999 Rick Caswell, 1975 Bill Green, 1969 Clarence Jackson, 1973

5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 2 2 2 2 2 2

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 1. Joseph Jefferson at Illinois St., 2001 2. Cedric Jones vs. Chattanooga, 1988 Bill “Jelly” Green at Morehead St., 1968 Jerry Nassano vs. Morehead St., 1953 Max Stevens vs. Morehead St., 1951 * All resulted in touchdowns

95 90 90 90 90

17.8 (24/426 yds) 16.9 (426/40 yds) 16.1 (15/242 yds) 14.7 (33/484 yds) 13.5 (17/230 yds) 13.2 (18/238 yds) 12.4 (21/260 yds) 12.3 (29/358 yds) 12.3 (19/234 yds) 12.3 (16/197 yds)

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Individual RECORDS KICKOFF RETURNS

AVG. PER KICK RETURN

Career

Career, Average Per Return (Min. 20)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Joey Stockton, 1994-97 Kylen Towner, 2014-16 Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Willie McNeal, 2010-14 Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 Herb Davis, 1989-91 Joe Arnold, 1985-88 Nate Jones, 1977-80 Jim Sprinkle, 1965-68

Season (Since 1963)

1. Willie McNeal, 2010 Bobby Rainey, 2009 3. Joey Stockton, 1995 4. Herb Davis, 1991 5. Kylen Towner, 2015 6. Kylen Towner, 2014 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Joey Stockton, 1996 9. Dennis Mitchell, 2005 Anthony Green, 1989 10. Kylen Towner, 2016

44 44 39 38 32 28 28 27 26 26 25

Joey Stockton at Southern Ill., 1995 Kylen Towner at LSU, 2015 Antonio Andrews vs. Middle Tenn., 2012 Dennis Mitchell at Southern Ill., 2004 Anthony Green at Louisville, 1989 Nine with Six

8 7 7 7 7 6

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kylen Towner, 2014-16 Joey Stockton, 1994-97 Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 Willie McNeal, 2010-14 Dennis Mitchell, 2003-06 Joe Arnold, 1985-89 John Embree, 1970-73 Nate Jones, 1977-80 Davlin Mullen, 1979-82

Season (Since 1963) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Bobby Rainey, 2009 Kylen Towner, 2016 Willie McNeal, 2010 Joey Stockton, 1995 Joey Stockton, 1996 Antonio Andrews, 2012 Kylen Towner, 2015 Herb Davis, 1991 Kylen Towner, 2014 Anthony Green, 1989

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 (833 yds, 26 rets) Mel Mitchell, 1999-2001 (570 yds, 20 rets) Kylen Towner, 2014-16 (2,414 yds, 85 rets) Eddie Godfrey (571 yds, 22 rets) Bobby Rainey, 2008-11 (1,631 yds, 63 rets) Jim Garrett, 1965-67 (593 yds, 23 rets) Antonio Andrews, 2010-13 (1,780 yds, 70 rets) Joey Stockton, 1994-97 (2,302 yds, 94 rets) Bryan Daniel, 1995-98 (664 yds, 28 rets) Don Smith, 1987-90 (542 yds, 23 rets)

32.0 28.5 28.4 26.0 25.9 25.8 25.4 24.5 23.7 23.56

Season, Average Per Return (Min. 10) Since 1963

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kylen Towner, 2016 (1,021 yds, 25 rets) 40.8 John Evans, 2011 (579 yds, 18 rets) 32.2 Davlin Mullen, 1982 (574 yds, 18 rets) NCAA leader 31.9 Bobby Rainey, 2008 (581 yds, 19 rets) 30.6 John Embree, 1973 (334 yds, 11 rets) 30.4 Mel Mitchell, 2001 (295 yds, 10 rets) 29.5 Joey Stockton, 1996 (778 yds, 27 rets) 28.8 Antonio Andrews, 2011 (505 yds, 18 rets) 28.1 Eddie Godfrey, 1990 (336 yds, 12 rets) 28.0 Lawrence Jefferson, 1975 (388 yds, 14 rets) 27.7

KICK RETURN TOUCHDOWNS

Game 1. 2. 5.

94 85 70 64 63 62 44 40 40 40

Anthony Green at Louisville, 1989 Antonio Andrews vs. Navy, 2011 Kylen Towner vs. Old Dominion, 2014 Joey Stockton vs. Southern Illinois, 1996 Kylen Towner vs. Louisiana Tech, 2016 Davlin Mullen at Morehead St., 1982

2,414 2,302 1,780 1,631 1,390 1,306 903 884 845 833

1,050 1,021 968 934 778 767 758 654 635 603

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Career 1. 3.

Kylen Towner, 2014-Pres. Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 Eddie Godfrey, 1989-90 Mel Mitchell, 2000-01

Season

1. Davlin Mullen, 1982 Joey Stockton, 1996 Anthony Green, 1989

Game

1. Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 2. Multiple, last was Kylen Towner at Marshall, 2016

3 3 2 2

2 2 2

2 1

LONGEST KICK RETURNS 1. Joey Stockton vs. Southern Ill., 1996 Davlin Mullen vs. Youngstown St., 1982 3. Mel Mitchell vs. McNeese St., 2001 Eddie Godfrey at Murray St., 1989 John Embree at Appalachian St., 1973 6. Kylen Towner vs. LA Tech, 2015 Davlin Mullen vs. Youngstown St., 1980 8. Anthony Green vs. Missouri St., 1989 Jimmy Thomas vs. Eastern Ky., 1976 10. Jeremy Chandler at Youngstown St., 2003 Joe Baird vs. Evansville, 1963 * All resulted in touchdowns

100 100 99 99 99 98 98 97 97 96 96

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Season

TOTAL TACKLES Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rick Green, 1972-75 Paul Gray, 1980-83 Erik Dandy, 2000-03 Charles Thompson, 2001-04 Biff Madon, 1974-77 Melvin Wisham, 1997-2000 Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 Carl Estelle, 1976-79 Bill Hape, 1967-70 Jim Barber, 1969-71

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rick Green, 1975 Paul Gray, 1981 Melvin Wishman, 2000 Erik Dandy, 2003 Charles Thompson, 2002 Richard Grice, 1992 Erik Dandy, 2001 Paul Grant, 1982 Biff Madon, 1976 Biff Madon, 1977

525 488 422 411 401 394 370 355 354 342

213 173 171 165 159 156 155 149 148 143

SOLO TACKLES Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Rick Green, 1972-75 Biff Madon, 1974-77 Melvin Wisham, 1997-2000 Erik Dandy, 2000-03 Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 Lawrence Brame, 1967-70 Richard Grice, 1989-92 Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 Bill Hape, 1967-70 Charles Thompson, 2001-04

Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Rick Green, 1975 Melvin Wisham, 2000 Erik Dandy, 2003 Richard Grice, 1992 Charles Thompson, 2002 Biff Madon, 1976 Rick Green, 1974 Biff Madon, 1977 Karl Maslowski, 2003 Erik Dandy, 2001

311 252 248 240 231 225 218 214 214 208

131 106 100 96 93 90 87 84 82 82

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Paul Gray, 1980-83 Rick Green, 1972-75 Walter York, 1980-83 Charles Thompson, 2001-04 Tom Tussey, 1979-81 Erik Dandy, 2000-03 David Suggs, 1979-82 Tim Ford, 1979-81 Carl Estelle, 1976-79 Barry Bumm, 1978-81

Paul Gray, 1981 Paul Gray, 1982 Tom Tussey, 1981 David Suggs, 1981 Paul Gray, 1983 Tim Ford, 1980 Rick Green, 1975 Mark Fatkin, 1983 Carl Estelle, 1979 Greg Barnes, 1980

298 214 206 203 192 182 178 171 169 163

100 93 88 85 84 83 82 79 78 76

TACKLES FOR LOSS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 Chris Carpenter, 1995-98 Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 Erik Dandy, 2000-03 Andrew Jackson, 2011-13 Quanterus Smith, 2009-12 Ben Witman, 1996-99 Charles Thompson, 2001-04 Danny Davis, 1991-94 Reginald Hayden, 1976-78

Season

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 9.

Sherrod Coates, 2002 Erik Dandy, 2003 Brandon Egan, 1997 Chris Carpenter, 1997 Keith Tandy, 1975 Charles Thompson, 2002 Ben Witman, 1999 David Suggs, 1981 Paul Gray, 1981 Tony Towns, 1976

75 52 49 47 43 41 40 39 39 38

31 24 24 23.5 22 21 21 21 20 20

SACKS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 10.

Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 Quanterus Smith, 2009-12 Jon Drummond, 1999-2002 Ben Witman, 1996-99 Sean Longstreth, 1994-97 Brandon Smith, 2003-05 Bryan Heyward, 1995-98 Ben Mooney, 1990-93 Xavier Jordan, 1985-89 Gavin Rocker, 2012-15 Karl Maslowski, 2000-03 Patrick Reynolds, 2000-02 Chris Carpenter, 1995-98

Season

ASSISTED TACKLES Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 8.

Sherrod Coates, 2002 Quanterus Smith, 2012 Ben Witman, 1999 Karl Maslowski, 2003 Brandon Smith, 2003 Sean Longstreth,1997 Ben Mooney, 1993 Chad Kincaid, 2003 Sherrod Coates, 2001 Sherrod Coates, 2000 Bryan Heyward, 1997

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30 24 21 20.5 18 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13

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Individual RECORDS INTERCEPTIONS Career

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 10.

Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 Delvechio Walls, 1995-98 James Edwards, 1984-87 Antonio Thomas, 2002-05 Cam Thomas, 2011-14 Reginald Johnson, 1979-81, 83 Barry Bumm, 1978-81 Jonathan Dowling, 2012-13 Jeremy Chandler, 2000-03 Joseph Jefferson, 1998-01 Vernard Johnson, 1984-86

Bobby Sippio, 2000 Antonio Thomas, 2004 James Edwards, 1987 Jonathan Dowling, 2012 Joseph Jefferson, 2000 Cam Thomas, 2013 Bo Smith, 2007 Jeremy Chandler, 2002 Bobby Sippio, 2001 Hayes Thomas, 2000 Reginald Johnson, 1981 Carl Brazley, 1978

10 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Jim Pickens vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1948 Branden Leston at Marshall, 2014 Jonathan Dowling at Kentucky, 2012 Carl Brazley vs. East Tennessee, 1978 Jon Leathers vs. Dayton, 1974 Max Stevens vs. Morehead State, 1951 Multiple players (Last: Nick Holt vs. Marshall, 2015)

4 3 3 3 3 3 2

INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Career 1. 2. 4. 5. 6.

Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 Virgil Livers, 1971-74 Mike McCoy, 1970-73 Wonderful Terry, 2014-15 Bob Morehead, 1971-73 Lamont Meacham, 1978-81

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Bobby Sippio, 2000 Mike McCoy, 1973 Wonderful Terry, 2014 Joseph Jefferson, 2000 Virgil Livers, 1974 Ricardo Singh, 2014 Jonathan Dowling, 2012 Walt Apperson, 1952

Game

1. 2. 4. 5. 6.

Season, Average Per Return (Min. 5) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Virgil Livers, 1974 Bobby Sippio, 2000 Joseph Jefferson, 2000 Walt Apperson, 1952 Jonathan Dowling, 2012 Bo Smith, 2007 Mike McCoy, 1973

19.2 (13/250 yds) 18.8 (19/357 yds) 15.6 (16/250 yds)

24.6 (5/123 yds) 23.6 (10/236 yds) 22.8 (6/137 yds) 18.5 (6/111 yds) 18.5 (6/111 yds) 15.8 (5/79 yds) 15.4 (9/139 yds)

1. Juwan Gardner vs. Old Dominion, 2014 2. Bill “Jelly” Green vs. Morehead St., 1969 Walt Apperson to Jack Binkley (lateral), vs. EKU, 1952 4. Wonderful Terry at FIU, 2015 5. Wonderful Terry vs. UTEP, 2014 6. Ricardo Singh vs. UAB, 2014 Lamont Meacham vs. Kentucky St., 1981 Garnett Mercer vs. Union (Tenn.), 1932 9. Dennis Mitchell at Youngstown St., 2003 10. Eddie Godfrey vs. Tenn. Tech, 1989 * All resulted in touchdowns

96 95 95 92 90 85 85 85 84 83

PASSES DEFENDED (Interceptions and Pass Breakups)

Game 1. 2. 3.

19 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8

1. Virgil Livers, 1971-74 2. Bobby Sippio, 1999-01 3. Mike McCoy, 1970-73

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN

Season

1. 2. 4. 6.

Career, Average Per Return (Min. 10)

Bobby Sippio at Tennessee St., 2000 Juwan Gardner vs. Old Dominion, 2014 Bill “Jelly” Green vs. Morehead St., 1969 Wonderful Terry at FIU, 2015 Wonderful Terry vs. UTEP, 2014 Ricardo Singh vs. UAB, 2014 Lamont Meacham vs. Kentucky St., 1981 Garnett Mercer vs. Union (Tenn.), 1932

357 250 250 225 174 171

236 139 133 124 123 120 111 111

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 Cam Thomas, 2011-14 Delvechio Walls, 1995-98 Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 Tyree Robinson, 2010-13 Bryan Daniel, 1995-98 Danny Davis, 1991-94 Dan McGrath, 1992-95 Ron Burroughs, 1985, 87-88 Jonathan Dowling, 2012-13 Chris Carpenter, 1995-98 James Edwards, 1984-87 Harold Wright, 1984-87

Season

1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 10.

Bobby Sippio, 2000 Williams Howard, 1994 Delvechio Walls, 1997 Danny Davis, 1994 Prince Charles Iworah, 2015 Cam Thomas, 2013 Joseph Jefferson, 2000 Chris Carpenter, 1998 Ronnie Fishback, 1983 Bryan Heyward, 1998 Bryan Daniel, 1997 Ben Mooney, 1993 Ron Burroughs, 1988

41 35 31 30 28 26 26 25 24 23 23 23 23

27 17 16 16 15 15 15 13 13 12 12 12 12

FUMBLE RECOVERIES Career

1. 2. 4.

Chad Kraml, 1987-88 Paul Gray, 1980-83 Ben Mooney, 1990-93 Stuart Bundy, 1982-85

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Danny Davis, 1991-94 Tony Towns, 1974, 76-78 Jon Drummond, 1999-2002 Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 David Suggs, 1979-82 Carl Estelle, 1976-79 Reginald Hayden, 1976-78

Season

1. 2. 3. 5.

Chad Kraml, 1987 Ben Mooney, 1992 Davlin Mullen, 1982 Charles Woodruff, 1977 Karl Maslowski, 2002 Jon Drummond, 2000 Bobby Sippio, 2000 William Howard, 1993 Mark Johnson, 1986 Paul Gray, 1983 Robert Ray, 1982 Tony Towns, 1978 Rick Green, 1975

7 7 6 6 6 6 6

13 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

FORCED FUMBLES Career

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 8.

Sherrod Coates, 1999-2002 Walter York, 1980-83 David Suggs, 1979-82 Paul Gray, 1980-83 Jonathan Dowling, 2012-13 Karl Maslowski, 2000-03 Dan McGrath, 1968-71 Erik Dandy, 2000-03 Antonio Veals, 2000-03 Carlis Phillips, 1995-98

Season 1. 4. 9.

Jonathan Dowling, 2013 Sherrod Coates, 2000 David Suggs, 1982 Sherrod Coates, 2002 Karl Maslowski, 2002 Carlis Phillips, 1995 Walter York, 1982 David Suggs, 1981 Andrew Jackson, 2012 Erik Dandy, 2001 Delvechio Walls, 1997 Dan McGrath,1995 Paul Gray, 1982

14 11 11 9 8 7 7 6 6 6

6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4

BLOCKED KICKS Career 1. 2. 3.

Mel Mitchell, 1999-2001 Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 Ron Burroughs, 1985, 87-88 Jared Clendenin, 2008-11 Ben Witman, 1996-99 Corey Binford, 1992-95 Zip Zanders, 1988-89 Chad Kraml, 1987-88

5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Season 1. 2.

Mel Mitchell, 2000 Ben Witman, 1999 Zip Zanders, 1988 Ron Burroughs, 1988 Nine with Two Last: Jared Clendinin, 2011

3 3 3 3 2

MISCELLANEOUS WINNINGEST SENIOR CLASS By Percentage (Record) 1. 1973 2. 1940 3. 1975 4. 1974 5. 1932 6. 2003 7. 2004 8. 2002 9. 2000 10. 2016 11. 2001 12. 2015 13. 1999

82.6 (35-7-1) 81.9 (29-6-1) 80.4 (37-9) 79.1 (34-9) 76.8 (31-9-1) 75.5 (40-13) 73.1 (38-14) 72.5 (37-14) 72.3 (34-13) 71.7 (38-15) 68.1 (32-15) 67.3 (35-17) 66.7 (30-15)

By Wins (Pct.) 1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

2003 2016 2004 1975 2002 1973 2015 1974 2000 2001

40 (75.5) 38 (71.7) 38 (73.1) 37 (80.4) 37 (72.5) 35 (82.6) 35 (67.3) 34 (79.1) 34 (72.3) 32 (68.1)

WINS AS STARTING QUARTERBACK By Percentage (Record) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Leo Peckenpaugh (1970-73) Mike White (2016) John Hall (1977-80) Willie Taggart (1996-98) Brandon Doughty (2011-15) Jimmy Feix (1949-52) Justin Haddix (2003-06) Jason Michael (1999-2002) Jeff Cesarone (1984-87) Kawaun Jakes (2009-12)

81.8 (27-6) 76.9 (10-3) 75.0 (24-8) 72.7 (24-9) 71.1 (27-11) 70.6 (24-10-2) 66.0 (31-16) 63.6 (14-8) 44.4 (16-20-1) 36.4 (16-28)

By Wins (Pct.) 1. 2. 4. 7. 8. 9.

Justin Haddix (2003-06) Leo Peckenpaugh (1970-73) Brandon Doughty (2011-15) John Hall (1977-80) Willie Taggart (1996-98) Jimmy Feix (1949-52) Jeff Cesarone (1984-87) Kawaun Jakes (2009-12) Jason Michael (1999-2002) Mike White (2016)

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31 (66.0) 27 (81.8) 27 (71.1) 24 (75.0) 24 (72.7) 24 (70.6) 16 (44.4) 16 (36.4) 14 (63.6 10 (76.9)

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2016 Opponent REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULES RICE OWLS (3-9) DATE OPPONENT

September 1 at WKU* 10 at Army 16 Baylor 24 North Texas October 1 at Southern Miss* 15 UTSA* 22 Prairie View A&M 29 at LA Tech* November 5 Florida Atlantic* 12 at Charlotte* 19 UTEP* 26 at Stanford

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (12-0) TIME

TV/RESULT

7 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m.

L, 14-46 L, 14-31 L, 10-38 L, 35-42

6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m.

L, 28-44 L, 13-14 W, 65-44 L, 16-61

2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m. TBA

L, 25-42 W, 22-21 W, 44-24 L, 17-41

VANDERBILT COMMODORES (6-6) DATE OPPONENT

September 1 South Carolina* 10 Middle Tennessee 17 at Georgia Tech 24 at WKU October 1 Florida* 8 at Kentucky* 15 at Georgia* 22 Tennessee State November 5 at Auburn* 12 at Mizzou* 19 Ole Miss* 26 Tennessee*

TV/RESULT

7 p.m. L, 10-13 3 p.m. W, 47-24 11:30 a.m. L, 7-38 3:30 p.m. W, 31-30 (OT) TBA TBA TBA TBA

L, 6-13 L, 13-20 W, 17-16 W, 35-17

TBA TBA TBA TBA

L, 16-23 L, 17-26 W, 38-17 W, 45-34

September 3 Alabama A&M 10 at Vanderbilt 17 at Bowling Green 24 LA Tech* October 1 at North Texas 15 WKU* 22 at Mizzou 29 at FIU* November 5 UTSA* 12 at Marshall* 19 at Charlotte* 26 Florida Atlantic

TIME

6 p.m. 3 p.m. 11 a.m. 6 p.m.

W, 55-0 L, 24-47 W, 41-21 W, 38-34

L, 25-45 L, 17-42 W, 38-31 W, 77-56

FIU PANTHERS (4-8) DATE OPPONENT

September 1 Indiana 9 Maryland 17 at UMass 24 UCF October 1 Florida Atlantic* 8 at UTEP* 15 at Charlotte* 22 LA Tech* 29 Middle Tennessee* November 5 at WKU* 19 Marshall* 26 at Old Dominion*

September 3 vs. USC (Dallas) 10 WKU 17 at Ole Miss* 24 Kent State October 1 Kentucky* 8 at Arkansas* 15 at Tennessee* 22 Texas A&M* November 5 at LSU* 12 Mississippi State* 19 Chattanooga 26 Auburn*

MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS (6-6) TV/RESULT

7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 11 a.m.

W, 52-6 W, 38-10 W, 48-43 W, 48-0

TBA TBA TBA TBA

W, 34-6 W, 49-30 W, 49-10 W, 33-14

TBA TBA TBA TBA

W, 10-0 W, 51-3 W, 31-3 W, 30-12

DATE OPPONENT

September 1 at Central Arkansas* 10 Texas Southern 17 Abilene Christian* 24 Sam Houston State* October 1 at WKU 15 Nicholls State* 22 at Southeastern LA* 29 at Lamar* November 5 at UTEP 12 Stephen F. Austin* 17 at Incarnate Word*

DATE OPPONENT

TV/RESULT

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

L, 13-56 W, 24-20 W, 27-24 L, 16-52

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.

L, 3-50 L, 30-33 L, 3-37 W, 24-17

7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m.

L, 10-42 W, 31-24 L, 26-28

September 4 Hampton 10 at Appalachian State 17 at NC State 24 UTSA* October 1 at Charlotte* 8 UMass 22 at WKU* 29 at UTEP* November 5 Marshall* 12 Southern Miss* 19 at Florida Atlantic* 26 FIU*

TIME

TV/RESULT

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m.

L, 13-34 L, 14-41 L, 13-21 L, 14-53

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

W, 33-31 W, 35-21 W, 27-26 L, 24-44 L, 35-42

4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

L, 21-49 W, 31-14 L, 28-42

DATE OPPONENT

5 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

W, 54-21 L, 7-31 L, 22-49 W, 33-19

5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m.

W, 52-17 W, 36-16 L, 24-59 W, 31-21

6 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

W, 38-14 W, 51-35 W, 42-24 W, 42-28

September 3 SMU 10 Bethune-Cookman 17 at Florida 24 at Rice* October 1 Middle Tennessee* 8 Marshall* 22 at Army 29 at UTSA* November 5 LA Tech* 12 at WKU* 19 Southern Miss* 26 at UTEP*

TIME

5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 5 p.m.

September 3 at Iowa 10 Eastern Illinois 17 WKU 24 at Cincinnati October 1 Ohio* 8 at Akron* 15 Kent State* 22 at Bowling Green* 29 at Eastern Michigan* November 4 Central Michigan* 12 at Buffalo* 22 Ball State*

TIME

TV/RESULT

2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

L, 21-45 L, 17-21 L, 24-31 L, 20-27

1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

L, 7-17 L, 13-35 W, 18-14 W, 40-26 W, 28-15

5 p.m. TBA 6 p.m.

W, 37-17 W, 35-24 W, 21-20

DATE OPPONENT

September 3 at Arkansas 10 South Carolina State 17 at Texas Tech 24 at Middle Tennessee* October 1 UTEP* 6 WKU* 15 at UMass 22 at FIU* 29 Rice* November 5 at North Texas* 12 UTSA* 25 at Southern Miss*

TIME

TV/RESULT

3 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

L, 20-21 W, 53-24 L, 45-59 L, 34-38

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

W, 28-7 W, 55-52 W, 56-28 W, 44-24 W, 61-16

4:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m.

W, 45-24 W, 63-35 L, 24-39

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS (3-9) TV/RESULT

NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (5-7) TIME

DATE OPPONENT

LA TECH BULLDOGS (8-4)

TIME

OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (9-3) TV/RESULT

6 p.m. W, 30-13 1:30 p.m. L, 43-44 (2OT) TBA W, 51-45 6 p.m. W, 42-35 1:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

TIME

HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES (4-7)

TIME

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (8-4) DATE OPPONENT

DATE OPPONENT

September 3 Southern Illinois 10 at Miami 17 at Kansas State 24 Ball State October 1 at FIU* 9 Charlotte* 15 at Marshall* 29 WKU* November 5 at Rice* 12 UTEP* 19 Old Dominion* 26 at Middle Tennessee*

TIME

TV/RESULT

5 p.m. 5 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 5 p.m.

W, 38-30 L, 10-38 L, 7-63 L, 27-31

6 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

L, 31-33 L, 23-28 L, 21-27 L, 3-52

2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

W, 42-25 W, 35-31 L, 24-42 L, 56-77

MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (3-9) TV/RESULT

L, 21-34 W, 41-20 L, 0-32 W, 42-35 (OT)

6 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 6 p.m.

L, 13-30 W, 38-21 W, 35-18 L, 17-31

4:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 3 p.m.

L, 24-45 L, 7-45 W, 29-23 L, 24-52

DATE OPPONENT

September 10 Morgan State 17 Akron 24 Louisville October 1 at Pittsburgh 8 at North Texas* 15 Florida Atlantic* 22 Charlotte* 29 at Southern Miss November 5 at Old Dominion* 12 Middle Tennessee* 19 at FIU* 26 WKU*

TIME

TV/RESULT

5 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m.

W, 62-0 L, 38-65 L, 28-59

TBA 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m.

L, 27-43 L, 21-38 W, 27-21 L, 24-27 L, 14-24

6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m.

L, 14-38 W, 42-17 L, 14-31 L, 6-60

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Sept. 1

Rice

Sept. 10

at Alabama

L, 10-38

Sept. 17

at Miami (OH)

W, 31-28

Sept. 24 Vanderbilt

W, 46-14

L, 30-31 (OT)

Oct. 1

Houston Baptist

W, 50-3

Oct. 6

at Louisiana Tech*

L, 52-55

Oct. 15

at Middle Tennessee* W, 44-43

Oct. 22

Old Dominion*

Oct. 29

at Florida Atlantic*

Nov. 5

FIU*

Nov. 12

North Texas*

W, 45-7

Nov. 26

at Marshall*

W, 60-6

(2OT)

W, 59-24 W, 52-3 W, 49-21

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Louisiana Tech

W, 58-44