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1 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL For Immediate Release: Monday, September 19, 2011 Week 4 Contact: John McElwain (mcelwain@sunbeltsports.org) 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2355, New Orleans, Louisiana , ext. 215 CONFERENCE RECORD OVERALL RECORD W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct FIU Louisiana-Lafayette Arkansas State Louisiana-Monroe Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee Troy WKU North Texas UPCOMING GAMES September 24 Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa - 11 a.m. (Big Ten Network) * Middle Tennessee at Troy - 3:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) * Louisiana-Lafayette at FIU - 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana at North Texas - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Florida Atlantic at Auburn - 6 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) Central Arkansas at Arkansas State - 7 p.m. (ESPN3/KATV) October 1 * Arkansas State at Western Kentucky - 3 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) Duke at FIU - 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Memphis at Middle Tennessee - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) North Texas at Tulsa - 6 p.m. * Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette - 6 p.m. (Cox4) UAB at Troy - TBA October 6 * Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) All times Central (CT) and subject to change; * denotes Sun Belt Conference game; TV carrier in parenthesis RECENT RESULTS September 9 FIU 24, Louisville 17-6 p.m. (ESPN) September 10 #17 Michigan State 44, Florida Atlantic 0-11 a.m. (ESPN2) Houston 48, North Texas 23-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Tech 49, Middle Tennessee 21-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Navy 40, Western Kentucky 14-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisiana-Monroe 35, Grambling State 7-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisiana-Lafayette 20, Kent State 12-6 p.m. Arkansas State 47, Memphis 3-6 p.m. (ESPN3) September 17 #23 TCU 38, Louisiana-Monroe 17-1 p.m. (The Mtn.) #13 Virginia Tech 26, Arkansas State 7-3 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) FIU 17, UCF 10-5 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana State 44, Western Kentucky 16-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisiana-Lafayette 38, Nicholls State 21-6 p.m. (Cox4) #2 Alabama 41, North Texas 0-6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) #14 Arkansas 38, Troy 28-6:30 p.m. (CSS) FIU MOVES TO 3-0, RECEIVING VOTES IN TOP-25 POLLS SUN BELT IN THE BCS The Sun Belt Conference is a BCS Conference. In fact, the Sun Belt Conference is one of just 11 BCS Conferences. The Sun Belt Conference champion will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if that team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS standings or if that team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS standings and its ranking is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the of BCS bowls. In the first 10 years of the BCS arrangement, more than $100 million was distributed to conferences that do not have an annual automatic berth to one of the BCS bowls. Nine percent of the net revenues from the BCS arrangement is guaranteed in aggregate to Conference USA, the Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, and Western Athletic Conferences for their participation in the BCS arrangement. When a team from one of those five conferences plays in BCS bowl game, those conferences receive an additional nine percent of net revenues. When more than one team from those conferences play in a BCS bowl game, those conferences will receive an additional $4.5 million for each additional team Coming off a victory over the UCF Knights, the FIU Football team is receiving votes in the Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll. The Panthers received four votes in the AP poll and 11 in the Coaches Poll. This marks the first time in program history that the team receives Top-25 votes in any poll. FIU is one of only six non-automatic qualifying BCS teams that is still undefeated on the year, the others being Houston, Wyoming, Boise State, San Diego State and Ohio. FIU will now turn their attention to conference play this week when they host Louisiana-Lafayette. FIU already stands at 1-0 in Sun Belt play with an opening week win over North Texas. Louisiana- Lafayette stands at 2-1 for the season and first year Head Coach Mark Hudspeth will be facing his first Sun Belt opponents as the Cajuns travel to Miami for the FIU game and then return home to face the league s other Florida school - Florida Atlantic. Also on tap for conference play Saturday is the Battle for the Palladium pitting Troy against Middle Tennessee in the annual trophy game. The game marks the first Sun Belt Network telecast of the season. The Sun Belt Network, a partnerships with Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST), will televise 11 games this season.

2 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SUN BELT CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Corey Robinson (Troy, So., QB) Robinson established new career highs for pass attempts (63), completions (36) and rushing yard (33) in leading the Trojans to within 10 points of the 14th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. His 373 passing yards were the third most of his career and he moved up two spots on the Troy career passing list, becoming just the sixth player in school history with more than career passing yards (4,357). His three TD passes moved him into sixth on the Troy career list with 32. Robinson helped Troy out-gain the Razorbacks, who came in ranked 8th in the nation in total offense, 457 yards to 454. Offensive Player of the Week (September 19) Co-Defensive Player of the Week (September 19) Isame Faciane (FIU, So., DT) Isame Faciane didn t fill up the stat sheet against UCF, but he had arguably the biggest play of the game when he picked up a Jeff Godfrey fumble and returned it 51 yards for a game-tying touchdown with six seconds left in the first half. He finished the game with just one tackle, but his play inside freed up linebackers Winston Fraser and Jordan Hunt who combined for 21 tackles vs. UCF. Co-Defensive Player of the Week (September 19) LaDarrius Madden (Troy, Sr., DB) Making his first start of the year, Madden had a huge game against No. 14 Arkansas, recording six total tackles, including 1.5 TFL. He also had a 53-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter to bring the Trojans within 10 points in the game and then recovered a fumble later in the fourth quarter to give the Trojans a chance to draw within one score in the game. Melvin White (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., DB) White made the momentum turning play in Saturday s game with a 68-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown. The play came with the Cajuns facing a Nicholls State field goal opportunity, in a tied game midway through the second quarter. The kick was blocked and White scooped the ball and raced into the end zone. The Cajuns starting cornerback also made three tackles, 0.5 sacks and forced a fumble on the Nicholls 17-yard line that led to ULL s first score of the game. The Cajuns outscored the Colonels 24-7 after the blocked field goal. Special Teams Player of the Week (September 19) Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 5: T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Sr., WR) Sept. 12: T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Sr., WR) Sept. 19: Corey Robinson (Troy, So., QB) Sept. 26: Oct. 3: Oct. 10: Oct. 17: Oct. 24: Oct. 31: Nov. 7: Nov. 14: Nov. 21: Nov. 28: Dec. 5: Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 5: Eric Russell (Middle Tennessee, Sr., DB) Sept. 12: Winston Fraser (FIU, R-Jr., LB) Sept. 19: LaDarrius Madden (Troy, Sr., DB) and Isame Faciane (FIU, So., DT) Sept. 26: Oct. 3: Oct. 10: Oct. 17: Oct. 24: Oct. 31: Nov. 7: Nov. 14: Nov. 21: Nov. 28: Dec. 5: Special Teams Player of the Week Sept. 5: Hendrix Brakefield (WKU, So., P) Sept. 12: Brelan Chancellor (North Texas, So., KR) Sept. 19: Melvin White (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., DB) Sept. 26: Oct. 3: Oct. 10: Oct. 17: Oct. 24: Oct. 31: Nov. 7: Nov. 14: Nov. 21: Nov. 28: Dec. 5: 2 -

3 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AROUND THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE SUN BELT FOOTBALL MEMBERSHIP The Sun Belt Conference is currently comprised of nine football playing members Arkansas State (founding football member in 2001), Florida Atlantic (joined league as football member in 2005), FIU (joined league as football member in 2005), Louisiana-Lafayette (founding football member in 2001), Louisiana- Monroe (founding football member in 2001), Middle Tennessee (founding football member in 2001), North Texas (founding football member in 2001), Troy (joined league as football member in 2004) and Western Kentucky University (joined league as football member in 2009). The league will expand to 10 football playing members when South Alabama enters in SUN BELT CONFERENCE BOWL PARTNERS The Sun Belt Conference is currently in the second year of four year partnerships with the GoDaddy.com Bowl and the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Sun Belt teams will represent the league in the games following the 2011, 2012 and 2013 regular seasons. BOWL GAME WINNING PERCENTAGES SINCE 2005 W L % 1. MWC BIG EAST SEC PAC SUN BELT BIG ACC WAC CUSA BIG TEN MAC Sun Belt Conference Coaches Teleconference Call Contact John McElwain (mcelwain@sunbeltsports.org) for info Conducted every Monday from August 29 to November 28 Schedule of Events (All times Central): 10:30 a.m. -- Announcements 10:32 a.m. -- Howard Schnellenberger, FAU 10:38 a.m. -- Larry Blakeney, Troy 10:44 a.m. Hugh Freeze, ASU 10:50 a.m. Mark Hudspeth, ULL 10:56 a.m. Todd Berry, ULM 11:02 a.m. -- Rick Stockstill, MT 11:08 a.m. Dan McCarney, NT 11:14 a.m. -- Mario Cristobal, FIU 11:20 a.m. Willie Taggart, WKU 11:26 a.m. -- Commissioner Wright Waters Sun Belt Conference Video Feed Contact Travis Llewellyn (llewellyn@sunbeltsports.org) for info. Conducted every Tuesday from August 30 to November 29-2:00 p.m. (CT) Since the 2005 football season the first season following major college football realignment the Sun Belt Conference ranks fifth out of the 11 FBS conferences in postseason bowl game winning percentage. In fact, the Sun Belt Conference ranks ahead of noted Big Six leagues the Big 12, ACC and the Big Ten. Furthermore, the Sun Belt Conference outpaces its non-automatic qualifying BCS partners in the WAC, Conference USA and the MAC. SUN BELT CONFERENCE BOWL APPERANCES SINCE 2005 (6-5 Record) 2005 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Southern Miss 31, Arkansas State R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Troy 41, Rice Motor City Bowl Central Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (OT) 2008 Motor City Bowl Florida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss GMAC Bowl - Central Michigan 44, Troy 41 (OT) 2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Troy 48, Ohio Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - FIU 34, Toledo GoDaddy.com Bowl - Miami (Ohio) 35, Middle Tennesee 21 The Sun Belt Conference will provide a weekly video feed of head coach interviews and game highlights each Tuesday during the 2011 football season. The video feed will be made available exclusively through a digital download this season using the website com/. New videos made available on this site will be uploaded on Tuesday of each week by 2 p.m. The videos will also be maintained and archived throughout the season. Members of the media may also find supplementary content on this site such as logos and photos. For login information please contact Travis Llewellyn (llewellyn@ sunbeltsports.org) or John McElwain (mcelwain@ sunbeltsports.org). DUNBAR, RAINEY FEATURED IN USA TODAY The Sun Belt Conference s two most noted running backs, who also happened to be among the national rushing leaders in 2010, were featured in USA Today during the 2011 offseason. Will comparing the two running backs in his August 16 article, Greg Rosentien wrote Dunbar and Rainey both believe they are primed for big senior seasons. But no matter how the two running backs fare this year, one thing is certain: It ll be fun to watch

4 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AROUND THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE T.Y. HILTON NAMED WALTER CAMP NATIONAL PAYER OF THE WEEK FIU senior wide receiver and all-purpose threat T.Y. Hilton was named The Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week for games ending Sept. 10. Hilton recorded a school-record 201 receiving yards and added two touchdown receptions (74 and 83 yards) as the Panthers defeated Louisville, Hilton had seven receptions and finished with 268 all-purpose yards. SCHNELLENBERGER TO RETIRE AT SEASONS END Florida Atlantic University s Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger announced Thursday, August 11 that he will retire after the 2011 football season. Schnellenberger, the only head coach in the FAU football program s existence, welcomed the idea of bringing football to FAU in 1998 and has been the driving force behind the Owls. Since 2001, the Owls have had eight All-Americans, three National Player of the Week honorees, two bowl victories, two bowl MVPs, one defensive MVP, one Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, one preseason Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and one Sun Belt Conference title. An average of 18.7 football players have earned a 3.0+ each semester, and more than 20 players have signed professional contracts, while two were drafted by the NFL. Schnellenberger s career has been highly chronicled throughout the years, from winning the first National Championship as coach at the University of Miami in 1983 to ushering the University of Louisville from near obscurity to a top-20 national ranking. The legendary program-builder has been at the helm for six bowl games and has a perfect 6-0 bowl game record, the most bowl victories for a coach with a perfect record. Schnellenberger is also among the top-10 active coaches in total victories, and one of 10 active coaches who have captured a national title. Schnellenberger has one national title as a head coach and three national titles while an assistant at the University of Alabama under Head Coach Paul Bear Bryant. Schnellenberger also was the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins and was a part of the staff that earned a perfect 17-0 season, the only team in the NFL s history to finish the season undefeated and move on to win a Super Bowl championship. NORTH TEXAS, FLORIDA ATLANTIC DEBUT NEW STADIUMS North Texas opened its brand new, state-of-the-art art football stadium on September 10th against Houston. Among the features of the new stadium are bowl seating close to the field with maximum sight lines, 21 luxury suites tailor-made for comfort and entertainment and a club level with food and beverage service and chair-back seating. Due to open on October 15, FAU Stadium is the final phase of the university s Innovation Village, a multipurpose project which will include four additional apartment-style residence halls and 130,000 square feet of retail shopping space. Two buildings from the Innovation Village, the FAU Alumni Center and the new Recreation and Wellness Center, have recently opened. BLAKENEY, SCHNELLENBERGER IN ACTIVE COACHES TOP TEN Troy s Larry Blakeney and Florida Atlantic s Howard Schnellenberger find themselves in elite company as both rank in the top ten for active career wins by head coaches. The Sun Belt Conference is the only conference with two coaches in the top ten. Yrs. W L T 1. Joe Paterno, Penn State Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Mack Brown, Texas Chris Ault, Nevada Steve Spurrier, South Carolina Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Dennis Erickson, Arizona State Mike Price, UTEP Larry Blakeney, Troy Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic SUN BELT CONFERENCE DEBUTS THREE NEW COACHES IN 2011 Arkansas State, North Texas and Louisiana-Lafayette all brought in new head coaches during the 2011 offseason. The league has never brought in more than two new coaches in a single season while brining in two new coaches in three seasons (2009, 2002, 2001), one new head coach on four occasions (2006, 2005, 2004, 2003) and twice going through an offseason of no head coaching changes (2008, 2007) Preseason Sun Belt Poll As voted on by the league s nine head coaches. First place votes in parentheses. School Points 1. FIU 75 (5) 2. Troy 66 (2) T-3. Middle Tennessee 54 T-3. Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State 49 (1) 6. North Texas WKU 28 (1) 8. Louisiana-Lafayette Florida Atlantic 20 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team As voted on by the league s nine head coaches and selected media members. Offense Corey Robinson (Troy, So., QB) Lance Dunbar (NT, Sr., RB) Bobby Rainey (WKU, Sr., RB) Dwayne Frampton (ASU, Sr., WR) T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Sr., WR) Luther Ambrose (ULM, Sr., WR) Ladarius Green (ULL, Sr., TE) Tom Castilaw (ASU, Sr. OL) Caylin Hauptmann (FIU, Jr., OL) Ryan McCaul (ULM, Sr., OL) Matt Tomlinson (NT, Sr., OL) James Brown (Troy, Sr., OL) Wes Jeffries (WKU, Sr., OL) Defense Dorvus Woods (ASU, Sr., DL) Tourek Williams (FIU, Jr., DL) Ken Dorsey (ULM, Sr., DL) Jonathan Massaquoi (Troy, Jr., DL) Demario Davis (ASU, Sr., LB) Winston Fraser (FIU, Jr., LB) Xavier Lamb (Troy, Sr., LB) Kelcie McCray (ASU, Sr., DB) Jonathan Cyprien (FIU, Jr., DB) Marcus Bartels, FAU, Sr., DB) Darius Prelow (ULM, Sr., DB) Special Teams Alan Gendreau (MT, Sr., Kicker) Mickey Groody (FAU, Sr., Punter) T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Sr., Return Specialist) Co - Preseason Offensive Players of the Year T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Sr., WR) Lance Dunbar (NT, Sr., RB) Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Jonathan Massaquoi (Troy, Jr., DL) 4 -

5 Atlantic Coast Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Big Oklahoma State Big East Louisville Big Ten Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan State Purdue Conference USA Houston Memphis Tulsa UAB UCF Independents/Transitional Army Navy Mid-American Arkron Kent State Mountain West TCU SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AROUND THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE PRESEASON AWARDS CANDIDATES The Maxwell Award College Player of the Year: Bobby Rainey, WKU, Sr., RB; The Bednarik Award Nation s Top Defensive Player: Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy, Jr., DE; The John Mackey Award Nation s Top Tight End: Jack Doyle, WKU, Sr., TE and Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., TE; Fred Biletnikoff Award Nation s Top Wide Receiver: Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., TE and Dwayne Frampton, Arkansas State, Sr., WR and T.Y. Hilton, FIU, Sr., WR; Lou Groza Award Nation s Best Placekicker: Jack Griffin, FIU, Jr., K; Bronko Nagurski Award Nation s Top Defensive Player: Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy, Jr., DE; Outland Trophy Nation s Best Interior Lineman: James Brown Troy, Sr., OT; Rimington Trophy Nation s Best Center: Tom Castilaw Arkansas State, Sr., C and Colin Boss Middle Tennessee, Sr., C; Walter Camp College Player of the Year: Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy, Jr., DE; Davey O Brien Award Nation s Best Quarterback: Corey Robinson - Troy, So., QB; Lombardi Award Nation s Lineman of the Year: Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy, Jr., DE; Doak Walker Award Nation s Best Running Back: Lance Dunbar, North Texas, Sr., RB and Alfred Morris, Florida Atlantic, Sr., RB and Bobby Rainey, WKU, Sr., RB; Manning Award Nation s Best Quarterback: Corey Robinson - Troy, So., QB. SUN BELT CONFERENCE SETTING RECORDS FOR TELEVISION BROADCASTS Over the last five years the Sun Belt Conference has seen its television appearances double. In fact, the Sun Belt set a new record for single season telecasts during the season with a total of 72 Sun Belt controlled broadcasts. ESPN has helped with the rise in television numbers as the league saw a record 21 football games feature Sun Belt teams during the 2010 season. That record number of 21 games has already been broken for the 2011 season as 22 games have already been selected to hit the ESPN airwaves - and even more games could be selected for this season. MT S GENDREAU ON LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD LIST Middle Tennessee placekicker Alan Gendreau is one of 30 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) studentathletes who excel both on and off the field selected as a candidate today for the 2011 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release. Gendreau is a two-time First Team All-SBC pick and currently ranks third all-time in field goals made and extra points. The Apopka, Fla., native is the most accurate kicker in school history at 79.1 percent (38-48) which includes a career long 55-yard boot in a win at ULL in Gendreau is a music major who participates in the Schola Cantorum which is designed for upper division voice majors SUN BELT VS. NON-CONFERENCE (6-15) Pacific Arizona Southeastern Alabama Arkansas Auburn Louisiana State Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Top #2 Alabama #6 Florida State #9 Oklahoma State #13 Virginia Tech #14 Arkansas #17 Michigan State #22 Florida #23 TCU NOTE: AP Ranking as of time played Football Championship Subdivision Missouri Valley Football Conference Indiana State Southwestern Athletic Conference Grambling Southland Central Arkansas Nicholls State USA Today Coaches Poll (September 18) Team Record Points Prev. 1. Oklahoma (50) 2-0 1, Alabama (4) 3-0 1, LSU (5) 3-0 1, Boise State 2-0 1, Stanford 3-0 1, Oklahoma State 3-0 1, Wisconsin 3-0 1, Texas A&M 2-0 1, Nebraska South Carolina Virginia Tech Arkansas Oregon Florida State Florida West Virginia South Florida Texas Baylor TCU Michigan NR 22. Clemson NR 23. Michigan State Georgia Tech NR 25. North Carolina NR ORV: Ohio State 92; Illinois 90; Houston 60; Miami (Fla.) 39; Iowa State 27; Missouri 22; California 21; Penn State 19; Utah 17; Arizona State 16; Auburn 14; San Diego State 14; Florida International 11; Vanderbilt 11; Mississippi State 8; Tennessee 5; Notre Dame 3; Texas Tech 3; Washington 3; Ohio 2; Northwestern 1. Associated Press Poll (September 18) Team Record Points Prev. 1. Oklahoma (37) LSU (14) Alabama (7) Boise State (2) Stanford Wisconsin Oklahoma State Texas A&M Nebraska Oregon Florida State South Carolina Virginia Tech Arkansas Florida West Virginia Baylor South Florida Texas TCU Clemson NR 22. Michigan NR 23. USC NR 24. Illinois NR 25. Georgia Tech NR ORV: Michigan State 42, Auburn 29, Houston 25, Miami (FL) 23, Iowa State 19, Utah 19, Ohio State 16, Maryland 15, Mississippi State 14, Missouri 10, Arizona State 9, San Diego State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Notre Dame 8, Georgia 7, Florida International 4, California 3, Navy 3, North Carolina 2, Tennessee 2.

6 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL 2011 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE September 1 * North Texas 41, FIU 16-6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Kentucky 14, Western Kentucky 3-8:15 p.m. (ESPNU) September 3 Purdue 27, Middle Tennessee 24-11:00 a.m. (Big Ten Network) Illinois 33, Arkansas State 15-2:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network) #6 Florida State 34, Louisiana-Monroe 0-2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Clemson 43, Troy 19-2:30 p.m. (ESPN3) #22 Florida 41, Florida Atlantic 3-6 p.m. (ESPNU) #9 Oklahoma State 61, Louisiana-Lafayette 34-6 p.m. (Fox College Sports) September 9 FIU 24, Louisville 17-6 p.m. (ESPN) September 10 #17 Michigan State 44, Florida Atlantic 0-11 a.m. (ESPN2) Houston 48, North Texas 23-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Tech 49, Middle Tennessee 21-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Navy 40, Western Kentucky 14-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisiana-Monroe 35, Grambling State 7-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisiana-Lafayette 20, Kent State 12-6 p.m. Arkansas State 47, Memphis 3-6 p.m. (ESPN3) September 17 #23 TCU 38, Louisiana-Monroe 17-1 p.m. (The Mtn.) #13 Virginia Tech 26, Arkansas State 7-3 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) FIU 17, UCF 10-5 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana State 44, Western Kentucky 16-6 p.m. (ESPN3) Louisiana-Lafayette 38, Nicholls State 21-6 p.m. (Cox4) #2 Alabama 41, North Texas 0-6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) #14 Arkansas 38, Troy 28-6:30 p.m. (CSS) September 24 Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa - 11 a.m. (Big Ten Network) * Middle Tennessee at Troy - 3:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) * Louisiana-Lafayette at FIU - 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana at North Texas - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Florida Atlantic at Auburn - 6 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) Central Arkansas at Arkansas State - 7 p.m. (ESPN3/KATV) October 1 * Arkansas State at Western Kentucky - 3 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) Duke at FIU - 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Memphis at Middle Tennessee - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) North Texas at Tulsa - 6 p.m. * Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette - 6 p.m. (Cox4) UAB at Troy - TBA October 6 * Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) October 18 * FIU at Arkansas State - 7 p.m. (ESPN2) October 22 * Louisiana-Lafayette at Western Kentucky - 3 p.m. * Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas - 6 p.m. * Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic - 7 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) October 25 * Troy at FIU - 7 p.m. (ESPN2) October 29 * Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Monroe - 2:30 p.m. * North Texas at Arkansas State - 6 p.m. * Louisiana-Lafayette at Middle Tennessee - 6:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) November 5 Troy at Navy - 2:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) * Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette - 2:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) * FIU at Western Kentucky - 3 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Tennessee - TBA * Arkansas State at Florida Atlantic - TBA November 12 - Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week - 12 p.m. Western Kentucky at LSU - 7 p.m. * Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State - TBA * North Texas at Troy - TBA * Florida Atlantic at FIU - TBA * Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Monroe - TBA November 19 - Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week - 6 p.m. * Florida Atlantic at Troy - TBA * Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee - TBA (ESPN3) * FIU at Louisiana-Monroe - TBA * Western Kentucky at North Texas - TBA November 26 - Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week - 6:30 p.m. * Troy at Western Kentucky - TBA * FIU at Middle Tennessee - TBA UAB at Florida Atlantic - TBA Louisiana-Lafayette at Arizona - TBA December 3 - Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week - 4:30 p.m. * Louisiana-Monroe at Florida Atlantic - TBA * Troy at Arkansas State - TBA * Middle Tennessee at North Texas - TBA All times Central (CT) and subject to change * denotes Sun Belt Conference game TV carrier in parenthesis - additional TV games to be announced (1) denotes game to be played at LP Field - Nashville, Tenn. October 8 FIU at Akron - 2 p.m. * Florida Atlantic at North Texas - 6:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) * Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe - 6 p.m. * Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette - 6 p.m. For the last four weeks of the 11 game Sun Belt Network schedule a wild card selection will take place to show that week s most compelling game. October 15 * North Texas at Louisiana-Lafayette - 4 p.m. (Cox4) * Louisiana-Monroe at Troy - 6 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) * Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic - TBA 6 -

7 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE AND ESPN Over the last five years the Sun Belt Conference has seen its television appearances double. In fact, the Sun Belt set a new record for single season telecasts during the season with a total of 72 broadcasts. The Sun Belt Conference s incredible rise in television appearances is due in large part to the league s strong relationship with ESPN. The Sun Belt Conference became known as a leader in college sports broadcasting in 1979 by being the first conference to sign a long-term contract with the ESPN cable network. Since that time the Sun Belt Conference has had every men s basketball championship game broadcasted live on ESPN making it the longest partnership between ESPN and any collegiate athletic conference. While men s basketball was the catalyst for the Sun Belt Conference and ESPN s partnership during the early years of both the network and the league, the last decade has seen a number of new opportunities arrive for the Sun Belt Conference to showcase itself on the ESPN family of networks. The Sun Belt Conference and ESPN have agreed to a continuing partnership which has expanded the conference s national television exposure to unprecedented highs. The Sun Belt Conference s two primary bowl partners are also affiliated with ESPN as both the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and the GoDaddy.com Bowl are annually televised. It is always a great opportunity for all of us in the Sun Belt Conference to play in front of the national audience that ESPN provides, said Troy head football coach Larry Blakeney. To be on that grand stage is something that is very exciting for our players and fans. As a coach we look at playing on these national broadcasts as a great recruiting tool. I am personally very excited about having the opportunity to showcase our league. ESPN continues to air the Sun Belt Conference Men s Basketball Championship game and additional appearances for the league s men s basketball programs are available throughout the season. Sun Belt Conference women s basketball, long one of the conference s most successful sports, has also benefited greatly from the partnership with ESPN. Sun Belt Conference women s basketball teams will have a minimum of one game annually as ESPNU will televise either the league s women s basketball championship game or up to two regular season games. Having a chance to be on ESPN is always a big plus for any league and team and we feel our exposure on ESPN enhances the Sun Belt s reputation around the nation, said Middle Tennessee head women s basketball coach Rick Insell. We are thrilled to remain the exclusive national television home for the Sun Belt Conference, said Burke Magnus, 2011 Sun Belt ESPN Schedule September 1 * North Texas at FIU - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Kentucky at Western Kentucky - 8:15 p.m. (ESPNU) September 3 Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State - 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Troy at Clemson - 2:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Florida Atlantic at Florida - 6 p.m. (ESPNU) September 9 FIU at Louisville - 6 p.m. (ESPN) September 10 Florida Atlantic at Michigan State - 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Houston at North Texas - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Georgia Tech at Middle Tennessee - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Navy at Western Kentucky - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Memphis at Arkansas State - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) September 17 Central Florida at FIU - 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana State at Western Kentucky - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) September 24 * Louisiana-Lafayette at FIU - 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana at North Texas - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) Central Arkansas at Arkansas State - 7 p.m. (ESPN3) October 1 Memphis at Middle Tennessee - 6 p.m. (ESPN3) October 6 * Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee - 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) October 18 * FIU at Arkansas State - 7 p.m. (ESPN2) October 25 * Troy at FIU - 7 p.m. (ESPN2) November 19 * Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee - TBA (ESPN3) All times Central (CT) and subject to change Additional games may be added * denotes Sun Belt Conference game (1) denotes game to be played at LP Field - Nashville, Tenn. ESPN senior vice president, college sports programming. ESPN s long relationship with the conference will continue to grow with additional coverage across our multiple platforms, including ESPNU. Adding to the strength of the Sun Belt Conference s television coverage is a regional partnership with Comcast Sports Southeast and Cox Sports Television. The partnership known as the Sun Belt Network has resulted in a game of the week for football, men s basketball, women s basketball and baseball. The Sun Belt Network football game of the week will be available in 13 states across the southeast and is often available on ESPN3.com and ESPN GamePlan outside of the CSS and CST markets

8 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THE SUN BELT NETWORK About The Sun Belt Network The Sun Belt Conference ventured into a deal with regional sport network partners Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST) in the summer of 2009 to form the Sun Belt Network for regional conference television broadcasts. The 2011 football season will be the third of a four year marketing, promotion and syndication agreement with CSS and CST that goes through the academic year. The agreement between the three parties results in the broadcasting of football, men s basketball, women s basketball, baseball, volleyball, and softball contests throughout the season. Through additional distribution agreements the reach of the Sun Belt Network has expanded in the states of Texas (Texas Channel and Charter Denton), Florida (Bright House) and Kentucky (WKYU). These supplementary distributions beyond CSS and CST provide Sun Belt Network broadcasts to over 15 million households during football season throughout the southeast. Compared to the previous regional television deals, the Sun Belt Network saw a 25% increase in football broadcasts, a 37% increase in men s basketball broadcasts, and a 40% increase in women s basketball broadcasts in only the first year. This coming season the last four weeks of the 11 game slate a wild card selection will take place to show that week s most compelling game. The Sun Belt Network football game of the week will be available in 13 states across the southeast and is often available on ESPN3.com and ESPN GamePlan outside of the CSS and CST markets. About Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast CSS is a 24-hour sports channel carrying a full slate of college sports programming and can only be found on cable. With over 40 live football games including the SEC, Sun Belt, Conference USA, and Gulf South Conferences, the channel offers a comprehensive sports lineup throughout the year. The channel also offers more than 175 men s and women s live college basketball games and over 60 live baseball games, as well as a comprehensive mix of sports news and in-depth sports analysis geared toward fans in the south. About Cox Sports Television The New Orleans based sports network launched on October 28, 2002 in front of 450,000 Louisiana viewers. CST has grown over 400% to nearly 2 million in the seven years since launch, making it one of the fastest growing regional sports networks in the south. CST is currently carried on cable systems in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Virginia and is available to Dish Network subscribers (Channel 421) in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans markets. CST is owned and operated by Cox Communications Louisiana, LLC. Initially targeted to be a Louisiana sports network, CST has secured collegiate, professional and high school events that have expanded the networks reach throughout the south. ALABAMA Birmingham Dothan Huntsville Decatur Mobile Pensacola Montgomery ARKANSAS Little Rock FLORIDA Fort Myers/Naples Gainesville Jacksonville Miami Fort Lauderdale Orlando Panama City Tallahassee Tallahassee Thomasville Tampa St. Petersburg West Palm Beach LOUISIANA Abbeville Alexandria Ascension Parish Baker Bastrop Baton Rouge Belle Chasse Blanchard Bossier City Butte Larose Crowley Denham Springs DeRidder Franklin Patterson Grammercy Houma Jackson/Clinton Jonesboro Kaplan Lafayette Lake Charles Larose Vision Maringo Morgan City Natchitoches Natchitoches New Iberia New Orleans Plaquemine Reserve Ruston St. Martinville CSS Serves the Following Markets GEORGIA Albany Atlanta Augusta Macon Savannah KENTUCKY Bowling Green Lexington Louisville Paducah Cape Girardeau LOUISIANA Monroe New Orleans Shreveport MISSISSIPPI Columbus/Opelika Columbus/Tupelo Hattiesburg/Laurel Jackson Meridian CST Serves the Following Markets Sulphur Winnfield ARKANSAS Arkadelphia Bentonville Berryville Fort Smith Harrison Hot Springs Jonesboro Malvern Monticello Northwest Pocahontas Russellville Springsdale Siloam Springs Batesville Mountain Home Heber Springs TEXAS Athens Bloomburg Bryan Georgetown Gladewater Henderson Jacksonville Paris Sulphur Springs Tyler Winnsboro NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Charleston-Huntington Columbia Greenville Spartanburg TENNESSEE Chattanooga Jackson Knoxville Memphis Nashville Tri Cities TEXAS Houston WEST VIRGINIA Bluefield Beckley FLORIDA Gainesville Ocala Pensacola Fort Walton VIRGINIA Fairfax County City of Fairfax City of Falls Church Town of Herndon Town of Vienna Town of Clifton Fredericksburg Stafford Spotsylvania GEORGIA Centerville Byron Macon Warner Robins MISSISSIPPI Centreville Gloster Hancock/Pearl River County 8 -

9 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL THE SUN BELT NETWORK Sun Belt Network Broadcast Team Announced The Sun Belt Conference announced that Joe Davis, Cole Cubelic and Erin Cofiell will serve as the broadcast team for the Sun Belt Network s upcoming football television package. Davis will be on play-by-play duty in the booth this season his first with the Sun Belt Conference. Davis is in his second season as the voice of the Tampa Bay Rays Double-A Affiliate, the Montgomery Biscuits. A native of Potterville, Mich., Davis previously worked for IMG College as a studio host for the Baylor Bears Sports Network and as fill-in play-by-play for Troy, Auburn and UAB athletics. His TV credits include play-by-play for the NCAA D-III football and basketball national tournaments, college baseball on CSS, and high school state championship events in both Alabama and Illinois. He got his start in baseball with the Schaumburg Flyers in suburban Chicago. Back for his second season as color analyst on the Sun Belt Network is Cubelic. Cubelic, a former standout at Auburn, currently is the co-host of the Cubelic & the Kid weekday mornings on 97.7 WZZN in Huntsville, AL. At center for the Tigers, Cubelic started Joe Davis 20 games and appeared in 38 despite four surgeries while at Auburn. Cole was named a permanent captain of the 2000 team under head coach Tommy Tuberville and voted to the SEC Good WorksTeam as well. On the sidelines will be Cofiell who recently relocated back to Baton Rouge after spending a year at WJAR in Providence, RI. There she covered Providence College and Cole Cubelic the New England Patriots. No stranger to Louisiana Cofiell, spent two and a half years at WAFB in Baton Rouge. While there, she did a segment called Darin Erin, challenging local athletes at their given talent. She was also a fill in host for Sportsline Friday Nite, a weekly highlight show. This is the third football season of the Sun Belt Network. The Sun Belt Conference entered into partnership with regional sport Erin Cofiell network partners Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST) in the summer of 2009 to form the Sun Belt Network for regional conference television broadcasts. We are pleased to continue our partnership with the Sun Belt Conference again for the 2011 season, said Mark Fuhrman, General Manager for CSS. CSS strives to provide our viewers the very best in collegiate sports in the south and the Sun Belt is an integral part of that strategy Sun Belt Network Football Schedule Date Game Time (Central) Sept. 24 Middle Tennessee at Troy 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Arkansas State at Western Kentucky 3 p.m. Oct. 8 Florida Atlantic at North Texas 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Louisiana-Monroe at Troy 6 p.m. Oct. 22 Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Louisiana-Lafayette at Middle Tennessee 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week 12 p.m. Nov. 19 Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week 6 p.m. Nov. 26 Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Sun Belt Network Wildcard Week 4:30 p.m. All times Central (CT) Schedule is subject to change 9 -

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11 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL ARKANSAS STATE (0-0 SUN BELT, 1-2 OVERALL) 2011 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS Interim Chancellor... Dr. Dan Howard Faculty Representative... Nonie Wiggins Athletics Director... Dr. Dean Lee SWA... Stacey Willmott Location... Jonesboro, Arkansas Founded Enrollment... 13,239 Nickname... Red Wolves Colors...Scarlet & Black Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Multiple Primary Defense...Multiple All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-4th) SBC Championships... 0 Bowl Appearances... 7 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 7 Lettermen Lost Offense Defense... 7 Specialists... 1 Starters Returning Offense... 7 Defense... 7 Specialists... 1 Starters Lost... 9 Offense... 4 Defense... 4 Specialists Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 3 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. L, (Big Ten Network) SEPT. 10 MEMPHIS JONESBORO, ARK. W, 47-3 (ESPN3) Sept. 17 at #13 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. L, 7-26 (Fox Sports Net) SEPT. 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS JONESBORO, ARK. 7 P.M. (KATV) Oct. 1 * at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 3 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) Oct. 8 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 6 p.m. OCT. 18 * FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL JONESBORO, ARK. 7 P.M. (ESPN2) OCT. 29 * NORTH TEXAS JONESBORO, ARK. 6 P.M. Nov. 5 * at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. TBA NOV. 12 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE JONESBORO, ARK. TBA Nov. 19 * at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBA (ESPN3) DEC. 3 * TROY JONESBORO, ARK. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS RED WOLVES NOTES ASU s 51 yard completion by Ryan Aplin (Jr., QB) to Taylor Stockemer (Jr., WR) on its opening drive was its third longest of the season. A State has now completed a pass of over 50 yards in every game this season. Aplin moved from sixth place into a tie for fourth place for career passing yards by an ASU player. Aplin finished the game with 205 yards, giving him 4,597 for his career. He has now passed for at least 200 yards in a game for the 13th time of his career, and all 13 have come over his last 17 games played. Stockemer went over 1,000 receiving yards for his career, finishing the game with 1,076 to his credit. Dwayne Frampton (Jr., WR) extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one reception to 15 games every outing of his ASU career. Frampton took over 10th place for career receptions at ASU, ending the game with 86 to his credit. His 6 receptions at Virginia Tech tied his most of the season he also had 6 last week against Memphis. Nathan Herrold (Sr., LB) recorded a season high 10 tackles, marking the third time of his career he s posted double figure stops in a game. His 10 tackles ties the most by an ASU player this season. Darryl Feemster (Sr., CB) and Darron Edwards (Sr., CB) were responsible for ASU s first two interceptions this season. Feemster collected his second career pick, while Edwards posted the first of his career. ASU recorded at least two interceptions in the same game for the first time since Nov. 2 of last season against Middle Tennessee when it had four. Kelcie McCray (Sr., S) posted a season high 10 tackles, finishing the game just two shy of his career high total. His 10 stops matches Herrold for the most by an ASU player this year. Qushaun Lee (Fr. R, LB) recorded a career high 7 tackles. He has now posted 13 of his 17 tackles this season over the last two games.

12 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FLORIDA ATLANTIC (0-0 SUN BELT, 0-2 OVERALL) 2011 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS President... Dr. Mary Jane Saunders Faculty Representative...Dr. Eric Shaw Athletics Director... Craig Angelos SWA...Melissa Dawson Location...Boca Raton, Fla. Founded Enrollment... 28,000 Nickname... Owls Colors...Blue & Red Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Pro Set Primary Defense All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-6th) SBC Championships... 1 Bowl Appearances... 2 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense... 8 Defense Specialists... 2 Lettermen Lost Offense... 9 Defense... 7 Specialists... 2 Starters Returning Offense... 7 Defense... 7 Specialists... 2 Starters Lost Offense... 4 Defense... 4 Specialists... 2 Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 3 at #22 Florida Gainesville, Fla. L, 3-41 (ESPNU) Sept. 10 at #17 Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. L, 0-44 (ESPN2) Sept. 24 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) Oct. 1 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6 p.m. (Cox4) Oct. 8 * at North Texas Denton, Texas 6:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) OCT. 15 * WESTERN KENTUCKY BOCA RATON, FLA. TBA OCT. 22 * MIDDLE TENNESSEE BOCA RATON, FLA. 7 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) NOV. 5 * ARKANSAS STATE BOCA RATON, FLA. TBA Nov. 12 * at FIU Miami, Fla. TBA Nov. 19 * at Troy Troy, Ala. TBA NOV. 26 UAB BOCA RATON, FLA. TBA DEC. 3 * LOUISIANA-MONROE BOCA RATON, FLA. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS OWL NOTES Florida Atlantic University s football team will travel to Auburn, Ala. to face the third top-25 opponent in as many games. The team was off last week and used the week to regroup and make corrections in areas exploited in the season s first two games. Marcus Bartels, a redshirt senior, will enter the game four tackles shy of becoming the all-time defensive back tackle leader in FAU s history. Bartels leads all FAU tacklers with 19 while junior David Hinds has 17. Alfred Morris will continue to be the go-to back and will work towards getting the offense on track. Morris, potentially FAU s career rushing leader has been held to 37 yards on the ground. The air attack is led by tight end Nexon Dorvilus who has four catches for 52 yards. Special teams has been a bright spot for the Owls with Willie Floyd tallying 10 returns for 260 yards in the first two games while senior punter Mickey Groody is averaging more than 40 yards per punt and has at least one 50-yarder in 11-consecutive games

13 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIU (3-0 SUN BELT, 1-0 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS President... Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg Faculty Representative...Dr. Stephen M. Fain Athletics Director... Pete Garcia SWA...Julie Berg Location...Miami, Fla. Opened Enrollment... 40,455 Nickname... Golden Panthers Colors... Blue & Gold Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Multiple Primary Defense...Multiple All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-1st) SBC Championships... 1 Bowl Appearances... 1 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 2 Lettermen Lost Offense... 6 Defense... 8 Specialists... 1 Starters Returning Offense... 8 Defense... 8 Specialists... 2 Starters Lost... 8 Offense... 3 Defense... 4 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) SEPT. 1 * NORTH TEXAS MIAMI, FLA. W, (ESPN3) Sept. 9 at Louisville at Louisville, Ky. W, (ESPN) SEPT. 17 UCF MIAMI, FLA. W, (ESPN3) SEPT. 24 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE MIAMI, FLA. 5 P.M. (ESPN3) OCT. 1 DUKE MIAMI, FLA. 5 P.M. (ESPN3) Oct. 8 at Akron at Akron, Ohio 2 p.m. Oct. 18 * at Arkansas State at Jonesboro, Ark. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) OCT. 25 * TROY MIAMI, FLA. 7 P.M. (ESPN2) Nov. 5 * at WKU at Bowling Green, Ky. 3 p.m. NOV. 12 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC MIAMI, FLA. TBA Nov. 19 * at Louisiana-Monroe at Monroe, La. TBA Nov. 26 * at Middle Tennessee at Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS PANTHER NOTES Coming off a victory over the UCF Knights, the FIU Football team is receiving votes in the Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll. The Panthers received four votes in the AP poll and 11 in the Coaches Poll. This marks the first time in program history that the team receives Top-25 votes in any poll. The win was made possible by outstanding defensive play from the Panthers who sacked UCF s Jeff Godfrey six times after the Knights hadn t allowed a single sack coming into the game. With the six sacks, two coming from reigning SBC Defensive Player of the Week Winston Fraser, the Panthers are now ranked second in the country with 5.0 sacks per game. FIU also limited UCF to just 119 rushing yards at a clip of 3.0 yards per carry. Going into the game the Knights were averaging 275 yards per game on the ground and 5.9 yards per carry. After another solid outing against UCF, FIU quarterback Wes Carroll has been incredibly accurate this year for the Panthers, completing 62.5% of his passes. Even more impressive has been his ability to take care of the football, as he hasn t thrown an interception all year. In fact, Carroll has thrown 78 consecutive passes without an interception, dating back to the 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (12/26/10). Carroll s efficency rating of leads all Sun Belt Conference QBs. Dating back to FIU s win over WKU on October 9, 2010, FIU is 10-2 over its last 12 contests. Coming into the season, FIU had just two wins against non-conference opponents, both coming against Toledo (2008 & 2010). With wins against Louisville (BIG EAST) and UCF (C-USA) FIU has now doubled its number of out-of-conference wins. Including the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Toledo, FIU has now won its last three OOC games

14 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (0-0 SUN BELT, 2-1 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS President... Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Faculty Representative... Anita Hazelwood Interim Director of Athletics... Scott Farmer SWA...Sherry LeBas Location...Lafayette, La. Founded Enrollment... 16,763 Nickname... Ragin Cajuns Colors... Vermillion & White Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Multiple Primary Defense... Hybrid 4-3 All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-6th) SBC Championships... 1 Bowl Appearances... 2 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 2 Lettermen Lost Offense Defense Specialists... 2 Starters Returning Offense... 5 Defense... 7 Specialists... 2 Starters Lost Offense... 6 Defense... 4 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 3 at #9 Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Okla. L, (Fox College Sports) Sept.10 at Kent State at Kent, Ohio W, SEPT. 17 NICHOLLS STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. W, (COX4) Sept. 24 * at FIU at Miami, Fla. 5 p.m. (ESPN3) OCT. 1 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC LAFAYETTE, LA. 6 P.M. (COX4) OCT. 8 * TROY LAFAYETTE, LA. 6 P.M. OCT. 15 * NORTH TEXAS LAFAYETTE, LA. 4 P.M. (COX4) Oct. 22 * at Western Kentucky at Bowling Green, Ky. 3 p.m. Oct. 29 * at Middle Tennessee at Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) NOV. 5 * LOUISIANA-MONROE LAFAYETTE, LA. 2:30 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) Nov. 12 * at Arkansas State at Jonesboro, Ark. TBA Nov. 26 at Arizona at Tucson, Ariz. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS RAGIN CAJUN NOTES The Ragin Cajuns improved to 2-1 for just the second time since 1991 thanks to a victory over Nicholls State. The Cajuns scored on a 41-yard interception return for a touchdown by Dwight Bill Bentley and have now scored on an interception return for a touchdown in each game this season and have four total pick sixes. Cordian Hagans blocked a field goal that was returned for a touchdown by cornerback Melvin White. All four Cajuns starters in the secondary have scored a touchdown already this season. Blaine Gautier s 60-yard TD pass to Javone Lawson was the team s first passing touchdown this season The defense recorded eight sacks on the night, including two by Lance Kelley. Kelley led the team with 3.5 tackles-for-loss, as the defense totaled 13 TFL s. The Cajuns travel to Miami, Fla., to face the FIU Panthers. The Cajuns had won the first six meetings in the series, but FIU has won the last two contests, including a overtime victory in FIU Stadium in The game pits the SBC s top scoring team (ULL 30.7ppg) against the conference s best defense (14.3ppga). FIU s defense also leads the SBC in pass defense efficiency, rush defense, sacks and red zone defense

15 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL LOUISIANA-MONROE (0-0 SUN BELT, 1-2 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS President...Dr. Nick Bruno Faculty Representative...Kevin Unter Athletics Director... Bobby Staub SWA...Tasha Fisher Location... Monroe, Louisiana Founded Enrollment... 8,858 Nickname...Warhawks Colors... Maroon & Gold Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Multiple Primary Defense All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-4th) SBC Championships... 1 Bowl Appearances... 3 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 4 Lettermen Lost Offense... 6 Defense... 7 Specialists... 0 Starters Returning Offense Defense... 8 Specialists... 3 Starters Lost... 3 Offense... 0 Defense... 3 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 3 at #6 Florida State at Tallahassee, Fla. L, 0-34 (ESPNU) SEPT. 10 GRAMBLING STATE MONROE, LA. W, 35-7 (ESPN3) Sept. 17 at #23 TCU at Fort Worth, Texas L, (The Mtn.) Sept. 24 at Iowa at Iowa City, Iowa 11 a.m. (Big Ten Network) OCT. 8 * ARKANSAS STATE MONROE, LA. 6 P.M. Oct. 15 * at Troy at Troy, Ala. 6 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) Oct. 22 * at North Texas at Denton, Texas 6 p.m. OCT. 29 * WESTERN KENTUCKY MONROE, LA. 2:30 P.M. Nov. 5 * at Louisiana-Lafayette at Lafayette, La. 2:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) NOV. 12 * MIDDLE TENNESSEE MONROE, LA. TBA NOV. 19 * FIU MONROE, LA. TBA Dec. 3 * at Florida Atlantic at Boca Raton, Fla. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS WARHAWK NOTES Darius Prelow extended his team-high consecutive game started streak (offense & defense) to 17 games. Justin Maton s 23-yard field goal on ULM s opening drive was the first of his career. Manton s field goal resulted in ULM s first points on an opening drive this season. Cody Wells has thrown a touchdown pass in two straight games for the Warhawks during his first series of action; he now has eight career touchdown passes. Kolton Browning moved into ninth place on the ULM career total offense list with 3,402 yards passing Calvin Dawson. Kolton Browning moved into eighth place on the ULM career pass completions list with 284 passing Andre Vige. Brent Leonard s touchdown in the first quarter was the fourth of his career. Brent Leonard caught a careerhigh 13 passes for a career-high 92 yards. Brent Lenoard s 13 receptions were the second most in ULM history; the school record is 16 by Jackie Harris against Lamar in Kolton Browning moved into a tie for 10th place on the ULM career touchdown passes list with his firstquarter strike to Tavarese Maye. He tied Rodney Horn with 20. Tavarese Maye s 37-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter was the fifth of his career and second this season. The Warhawks totaled 189 yards of total offense in the first quarter; the Warhawks had 191 yards of total offense the entire game at Florida State ULM has forced a turnover in 24-of-27 games under defensive coordinator Troy Reffett. ULM has at least one sack in 27 of the past 28 games and in 26-of-27 games under defensive coordinator Troy Reffett.

16 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL MIDDLE TENNESSEE (0-0 SUN BELT, 0-2 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS President...Dr. Sidney McPhee Faculty Representative...Dr. Terry Whiteside Athletics Director... Chris Massaro SWA... Diane Turnham Location... Murfreesboro, Tennessee Founded Enrollment... 26,432 Nickname... Blue Raiders Colors... Royal Blue & White Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Multiple Primary Defense...4-3/Multiple All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (3rd) SBC Championships... 2 Bowl Appearances... 7 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 4 Lettermen Lost Offense... 7 Defense Specialists... 0 Starters Returning Offense... 7 Defense... 3 Specialists... 4 Starters Lost Offense... 4 Defense... 8 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 3 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. L, (Big Ten Network) SEPT. 10 GEORGIA TECH MURFREESBORO, TENN. L, (ESPN3) Sept. 24 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 3:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) OCT. 1 MEMPHIS MURFREESBORO, TENN. 6 P.M (ESPN3) OCT. 6 * WESTERN KENTUCKY MURFREESBORO, TENN. 6:30 P.M. (ESPNU) Oct. 22 * at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 6 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) OCT. 29 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE MURFREESBORO, TENN. 6:30 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) Nov. 5 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. TBA Nov. 12 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. TBA NOV. 19 * ARKANSAS STATE MURFREESBORO, TENN. TBA (ESPN3) NOV. 26 * FIU MURFREESBORO, TENN. TBA Dec. 3 * at North Texas Denton, Texas TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS BLUE RAIDER NOTES The announced crowd of 30,502 is a new Floyd Stadium record, breaking the previous mark of 28,105 set against Memphis on Sept. 12, The top three crowds in Blue Raider history have now occurred under Head Coach Rick Stockstill. Senior D.D. Kyles scored his first touchdown of 2011 and the eighth rushing of his career when he bowled in from 15 yards out in the second quarter. Kyles 15-yard run was the longest of the season. KR Eric Russell became just the sixth player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark in career kickoff return yards with 93 yards in the loss to Georgia Tech. Russell currently ranks sixth on the all-time list and is chasing fifth place Orlando Crenshaw (1,042), finishing the game 32 yards shy of catching him. WR Andrew Banks completed his second career pass when he connected with Benny Cunningham on a 27-yard strike in the fourth quarter. Banks is now 2-for-3 all-time in the passing department for 30 yards. His previous completion came during the 2009 season against Clemson, also from the ACC. Junior DE Omar McLendon not only led all players with 10 tackles, including eight solo stops, he also smashed his previous career-best effort. His 10 tackles topped his previous best of four, set in the last two season openers against the Big Ten s Minnesota in 2010 and at Purdue last week. He previously had a high of three solo tackles, recorded against the Boilermakers

17 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL NORTH TEXAS (0-1 SUN BELT, 0-3 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS President...Dr. V. Lane Rawlins Faculty Representative... Dr. Jerry Thomas Athletics Director...Rick Villarreal SWA...Cinnamon Sheffield Location... Denton, Texas Opened Enrollment... 36,206 Nickname...Mean Green Colors... Green & White Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense... Spread Primary Defense All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-6th) SBC Championships... 4 Bowl Appearances... 7 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 3 Lettermen Lost Offense Defense Specialists... 0 Starters Returning Offense... 7 Defense... 7 Specialists... 3 Starters Lost... 8 Offense... 4 Defense... 4 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 1 * at FIU at Miami, Fla. L, (ESPN3) SEPT. 10 HOUSTON DENTON, TEXAS L, (ESPN3) Sept. 17 at #2 Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 0-41 (Fox Sports) SEPT. 24 INDIANA DENTON, TEXAS 6 P.M. (ESPN3) Oct. 1 at Tulsa at Tulsa, Okla. 6 p.m. OCT. 8 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC DENTON, TEXAS 6:30 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) Oct. 15 * at Louisiana-Lafayette at Lafayette, La. 4 p.m. (Cox4) OCT. 22 * LOUISIANA-MONROE DENTON, TEXAS 6 P.M. Oct. 29 * at Arkansas State at Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Nov. 12 * at Troy at Troy, Ala. TBA NOV. 19 * WESTERN KENTUCKY DENTON, TEXAS TBA DEC. 3 * MIDDLE TENNESSEE DENTON, TEXAS TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS MEAN GREEN NOTES North Texas is the only team in the nation that has played three undefeated opponents. The Mean Green has lost games to FIU (3-0), Houston (3-0) and Alabama (3-0) making its opponent cumulative record 9-0. Troy is the only other team in FBS that has faced exclusively undefeated teams, but the Trojans have played just two games and their opponents are a combined 6-0. North Texas will be facing its first Big 10 Conference opponent ever when it hosts Indiana this week. In fact, the Big 10 is the only FBS conference that the Mean Green has not squared off against and of the six BCS automatic qualifying conferences, the Mean Green has faced multiple opponents in every league except the Big Ten (0-0) and the Big East (0-1). North Texas is against the six automatic qualifying conferences. Despite a season-low 86 all-purpose yards against Alabama, North Texas wide receiver Brelan Chancellor still leads the nation in all-purpose yards with an average of Chancellor had 262 all-purpose yards in the season opener against FIU and then went a step further with 332 yards against Houston. His performance against the Cougars was a school record and also the best single-game all-purpose performance in the NCAA this year. Of his 332 yards, 286 came on kickoff returns, which was also a school record. Chancellor is averaging 18.9 yards every time he touches the ball this through three games with nine receptions for 110 yards and 23 kickoff returns for 556 yards

18 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TROY (0-0 SUN BELT, 0-2 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS Chancellor...Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. Faculty Representative... Fred Green Athletics Director...Steve Dennis SWA...Sandy Atkins Location...Troy, Alabama Opened Enrollment... 28,225 Nickname...Trojans Colors...Cardinal, Silver, and Black Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense... Spread Primary Defense All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (T-1st) SBC Championships... 5 Bowl Appearances... 5 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 3 Lettermen Lost Offense Defense... 6 Specialists... 0 Starters Returning Offense... 5 Defense... 8 Specialists... 3 Starters Lost Offense... 8 Defense... 3 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) Sept. 3 * at Clemson Clemson, S.C. L, (ESPN3) Sept. 17 * at #14 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, (CSS) SEPT. 24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE TROY, ALA. 3:30 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) OCT. 1 UAB TROY, ALA. TBA Oct. 8 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6 p.m. OCT. 15 * LOUISIANA-MONROE TROY, ALA. 6 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) Oct. 25 * at FIU Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Nov. 5 at Navy Annapolis, Md. 2:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) NOV. 12 * NORTH TEXAS TROY, ALA. TBA NOV. 19 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC TROY, ALA. TBA Nov. 26 * at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. TBA Dec. 3 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS TROJAN NOTES With his performance in the game, sophomore QB Corey Robinson moved to fifth on the career passing yardage list at Troy. With his 4,357 career yards, Robinson trails Omar Haugabook (5,376) by 1,019 yards for fourth place. Robinson posted a career-high 63 attempts on the night, including a career-high 36 completions. He also threw for over 300 yards for the seventh time in his career (15 games). Robinson completed passes to 12 different receivers in the game at Arkansas. Three of those receivers Chris Anderson, Sam Haskins and Hollis Moore had their first receptions of the year, giving Troy 14 players with at least one catch through two games. Haskins and Moore had their first career receptions. Robinson was also the Trojans leading rusher in the game. The sophomore had three carries for a career-high 33 yards. He also set a career high with a 28-yard run in the third quarter. LaDarrius Madden s 53-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter was the first defensive score for the Trojans since Boris Lee returned a pick 30 yards for a score against ULM in Madden finished the game with six tackles, 1.5 TFL and a fumble recovery in the game. With the loss, Troy coach Larry Blakeney saw his career record in road games fall to The Trojans also fell to under Blakeney after an off week and to 1-17 overall against ranked opponents. For the second consecutive game, junior safety Brynden Trawick was Troy s leading tackler. After having 11 stops at Clemson, Trawick was credited with 10 tackles at Arkansas. The Trojans had just 20 rush attempts for 84 yards in the game against Arkansas. The last time Troy rushed for less than 100 yards in a game was last year, at South Carolina, when the Trojans had 29 carries for 81 yards

19 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (0-0 SUN BELT, 0-3 OVERALL) QUICK FACTS President... Dr. Gary Ransdell Faculty Representative... James Brown Athletics Director...Ross Bjork SWA... Pam Herriford Location... Bowling Green, Kentucky Opened Enrollment... 20,712 Nickname...Hilltoppers Colors... Red & White Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...West Coast Primary Defense All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record Record SBC Record (Finish) (9th) SBC Championships... 0 Bowl Appearances... 2 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 3 Lettermen Lost Offense... 5 Defense... 6 Specialists... 1 Starters Returning Offense Defense... 7 Specialists... 3 Starters Lost... 7 Offense... 4 Defense... 3 Specialists SCHEDULE SEPT. 1 (!) KENTUCKY NASHVILLE, TENN. L, 3-14 (ESPNU) SEPT. 10 NAVY BOWLING GREEN, KY. L, (ESPN3) SEPT. 17 INDIANA STATE BOWLING GREEN, KY. L, OCT. 1 * ARKANSAS STATE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 3 P.M. (SUN BELT NETWORK) Oct. 6 * at Middle Tennessee at Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Oct. 15 * at Florida Atlantic at Boca Raton, Fla. TBA OCT. 22 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 3 P.M. Oct. 29 * at Louisiana-Monroe at Monroe, La. 2:30 p.m. NOV. 5 * FIU BOWLING GREEN, KY. 3 P.M. Nov. 12 at LSU at Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Nov. 19 * at North Texas at Denton, Texas TBA NOV. 26 * TROY BOWLING GREEN, KY. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt game; All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS (!) denotes game to be played at LP Field - Nashville, Tenn. HILLTOPPER NOTES WKU s Bobby Rainey tied a WKU record with his eight straight 100-yard rushing game against Indiana State. Rainey finished with 105 yards on 23 carries. He equaled Antwan Floyd s school record set over the 1994 and 1995 seasons. His streak is also the second-longest active streak in the nation. Now one behind Texas A&M s Cyrus Gray, who has hit the century mark in nine straight contests. Andrew Jackson recorded double-digit tackles for the third straight game, finishing with a game-high 13 stops against the Sycamores. Kawaun Jakes completed a season-high 22 passes for 237 yards and a pair of scores. The 22 completions tied a career high set at Navy in 2009 in his first career start. Fullback Kadeem Jones scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard catch and run. It was also Jones longest career play from scrimmage

20 2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL COMING IN SOUTH ALABAMA (2-1) QUICK FACTS President...V. Gordon Moulton Faculty Representative... Dr. John Smith Athletics Director...Dr. Joel Erdmann SWA...Sherry Kennemer Location... Mobile, Ala. Founded Enrollment... 15,007 Nickname... Jaguars Colors... Blue, Red and White Website... FOOTBALL FACTS Primary Offense...Multiple One- And Two-Back Primary Defense... Multiple 3-4 All-Time Record All-Time SBC Record...N/A 2010 Record SBC Record (Finish)...N/A SBC Championships...N/A Bowl Appearances... 0 Bowl Record Lettermen Returning Offense Defense Specialists... 5 Lettermen Lost Offense... 7 Defense... 9 Specialists... 0 Starters Returning Offense... 9 Defense... 7 Specialists... 2 Starters Lost... 6 Offense... 2 Defense... 4 Specialists SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (TV) SEPT. 1 WEST ALABAMA MOBILE, ALA. W, (ESPN3) SEPT. 10 LAMAR MOBILE, ALA. W, 30-8 Sept. 17 at North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. L, (ESPN3) Sept. 24 at Kent State Kent, Ohio 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Texas-San Antonio San Antonio, Texas TBA OCT. 15 TENNESSEE-MARTIN MOBILE, ALA. TBA Oct. 22 at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBA OCT. 29 HENDERSON STATE MOBILE, ALA. TBA NOV. 3 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE MOBILE, ALA. TBA NOV. 19 CAL POLY MOBILE, ALA. TBA All times central; Home games in BOLD CAPS JAGUAR NOTES In the program s first-ever game against an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision school, South Alabama fell for the first time in two-plus seasons and 20 contests at North Carolina State The Jaguars will get another crack at an FBS opponent when they visit Kent State Saturday in the second of three straight road games. Saturday night also marked the first time that the Jags have ever been outgained by the opposition after N.C. State recorded a advantage in total offense. The Wolfpack were limited to just 95 yards on 37 carries, though, marking the first time since defeating Georgia State on Oct. 30 a year ago that the opposition has failed to reach the century mark on the ground. In fact, it was the 13th occasion that USA has held its opponent to less than 100 rushing yards the Jags have yet to allow a 100-yard rusher individually through 20 contests. Kendall Houston single-handedly helped the Jaguars finish with over 100 yards rushing last game against North Carolina State, posting 117 yards on 18 carries; it was his first 100-yard contest of the season and sixth of his career. While Houston was collecting a triple-digit rushing total, the Jag defense limited N.C. State to just 95 yards on 37 carries, marking the first time since defeating Georgia State on Oct. 30 a year ago that the opposition has failed to reach the century mark on the ground. In fact, it was the 13th occasion that USA has held its opponent to less than 100 rushing yards the Jags have yet to allow a 100-yard rusher individually through 20 contests. Junior Andy Dalgleish was credited with the most stops by a USA defensive lineman for the third time in as many games this season after posting a career-best five all solo at N.C. State. Perhaps no USA offensive lineman has shown as much improvement from the Jaguars season-opening victory over West Alabama through last weekend s NCSU game than Melvin Meggs. After grading out at just 45 percent against UWA, the redshirt freshman led the Jag offensive line with a 78-percent mark last time out the only previous time he had accomplished the feat was following last fall s victory over GSU. Meggs also matched a season-high with five pancake blocks against the Wolfpack

21 Arkansas State 217 Olympic Drive Convocation Center Jonesboro, Ark., Press Box Phone (870) SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTORY Jerry Scott, Director Phone...(870) Van Provence, Assistant Phone...(870) Anthony Reynolds, Assistant Phone...(870) Middle Tennessee MTSU Box Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, Tenn., Press Box Phone (615) Mark Owens, Director Phone...(615) Travis Woods, Assistant Phone...(615) Leslie Wilhite, Assistant Phone...(615) Florida Atlantic 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, Fla., Press Box Phone (561) FIU SW 8th Street U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Fla., Press Box Phone (305) Paul Dodson, Director Louisiana-Lafayette 201 Reinhardt Drive Lafayette, La., Press Box Phone (337) Louisiana-Monroe 308 Warhawk Way Monroe, La., Press Box Phone (318) Katrina McCormack, Director Phone...(561) Justin Johnson, Assistant Phone...(561) Phone... (305) Ivan Irizarry, Associate (Football Contact) Phone... (305) Mat Ratner, Assistant Phone... (305) Maegan Azpiazu, Assistant Phone... (305) Daryl Cetnar, Director Phone...(337) Matt Hebert, Assistant Phone...(337) Adam Prendergast, Director Phone...(318) Jeremy Stevens, Assistant Phone...(318) North Texas 1301 S. Bonnie Brae Denton, Texas Press Box Phone (940) Troy 5000 Veterans Stadium Drive Troy, Ala., Press Box Phone (334) Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena, Room Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, Ky Press Box Phone (270) Sun Belt Conference 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2355 New Orleans, Louisiana Eric Capper, Director Phone... (940) Steven Bartolotta, Assistant Phone... (940) Stephen Howard, Assistant Phone... (940) Amy Ruggini, Assistant Phone... (940) Ricky Hazel, Director Phone...(334) Chris Glowacki, Director Phone... (270) Michael Schroeder, Assistant Phone... (270) Melissa Anderson, Assistant Phone... (270) Todd Stewart, Senior Associate Phone... (270) John McElwain, Associate Commissioner Phone... (504) ext Travis Llewellyn, Assistant Commissioner Phone... (504) ext. 216 Keith Nunez, Director of Media Relations Phone... (504) ext