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2 OUTLOOK 2005 SAMFORD FOOTBALL: BEGINNING A NEW ERA T he 2005 football season marks the beginning of a new era in Samford football. Gone are the team s all-time leading passer (Ray Nelson) and all-time leading receiver (Efrem Hill), as well as the team s center that started every game during the last two seasons (Brad Baker). Offensively, losing the receiver and quarterback is big, Samford Head Coach Bill Gray said. But we found out early in the spring that losing the center we ve had for the last two years is equally important. The Bulldogs have a very talented group of young receivers to help make up for the loss of Hill. The quarterback spot is more of a concern for Gray and his coaching staff. The quarterback position is one that really didn t get settled during the spring, Gray said. We didn t have anyone separate from the pack, but we are going to look at that as a positive. We have a couple of guys, if not three, we can put out there and feel confident they can get the job done. We feel really good about our receivers, Gray continued. They are as deep a group as we have ever had. Although we are losing a great one, we have a lot of guys who have played a lot of snaps for us at receiver. How well the offense does will be determined by how quickly the young offensive linemen mature this season, Gray added. The players we have this year will give us the chance to run the ball more than we have in recent years. Coming out of the spring, Gray said the outlook of the team was positive and the coaches are pleased with the team s progress. We felt good coming out of the spring about some of the depth we have created at some positions, Gray said. But it s not uniform across the line, and we still have some spots where depth is a problem. On the defensive side of the ball, Gray feels the team has improved from last season. OFFENSIVE LINE 56 Jonathan Loudermilk RS-So. 64 Jonathan Beverly RS-So. 65 Colby Hooper RS-So. 70 Aidan Clifford RS-So. 71 Matt Crum RS-Jr. 73 Paul Selmon Fr. 77 Harley Kenney RS-Fr. 78 Mitchell Waters RS-Fr. 79 Kevin Pughsley Sr. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING NAME G ATT COM INT PCT YDS TD LONG AVG/G Parker Gargis RUSHING NAME G ATT NET YPC YPG TD Drew Guess RECEIVING NAME G REC YDS YPC YPG TD LONG Ossie Buchannon SCORING TD TD NAME G RUSH REC FG PAT1 PAT2 TP Drew Guess DEFENSIVE STATS NAME G UT AST TOT TFL/YDS SKS/YDS INT PBU FF/FR Cortland Finnegan /5 0/ /0 Steve Tennin /17 2/ /4 RETURNS NAME G KOR YDS AVG LONG PR YDS AVG LONG Cortland Finnegan Sean Hill With the changes we have made schemewise and with some of the guys who were redshirted last year, we will be better, Gray said. We have tried to instill more of a physical aspect to our defense. We have to continue to work to be more physical on a daily basis. The defense will be young up front, but Gray and his staff feel good about the group. We have some depth and some ability there, Gray said. Confidence comes with playing experience. We have some some guys with a year of experience now, and that should help them be better football players. Gray added that the team has as strong a group of linebackers as it has had in several years. Samford signed 18 student-athletes for the upcoming season, and the signees filled the needed spots. We went into recruiting continuing to try to provide depth on defense, Gray said. Defense was the focus, but we also wanted a tall receiver and a tall quarterback, and we were able to get both of those. We also got some guys with speed that will compete at the skill positions as well. Parker Gargis 10

3 OUTLOOK Lee registered four receptions for 24 yards. Freddy Young and Jeff Moore are the two starters at outside receiver, with J. T. Washington serving as backup. Last season, Young caught 38 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns, while Moore hauled in 30 passes for 426 yards and three scores. Washington was redshirted in Buchannon could see some time at outside receiver as well. Samford signed four receivers in the 2005 class. Jordan Blevins from Arab, Ala., Matt Knauss of Atlanta, Ga., Jonathan Lowery of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Burton Elrod of Nashville, Tenn., join the team this season. TIGHT END Josh Brennard returns as the starter at tight end after spending his first two years as the teams top tight end. Brennard caught 18 passes for 158 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore last season. Jonathan Frazier will compete for the spot of backup tight end. Frazier is moving to tight end from the defensive side this season. Hart has impressed the coaches with his work ethic and athletic ability. TIGHT END 15 Jonathan Frazier RS-So. \83 Josh Brennard RS-Jr. 99 Michael Deen RS-So. T. C. Myers THE BULLDOGS BY POSITION: OFFENSIVE LINE Returning to the offensive line at left tackle is senior Kevin Pughsley, who has been a starter for three years at Samford. Matt Crum returns at left guard. The left side of the offensive line has maintained consistency the last couple of years, Gray said. RECEIVERS 5 Ossie Buchannon RS-Sr. 8 Joe Jones So. 12 Jonathan Lowery Fr. 16 J. T. Washington RS-Fr. 31 Joe Bell RS-Fr. 34 John Selph RS-Fr. 37 Burton Elrod Fr. 41 David Lee RS-So. 81 Freddy Young Jr. 82 Jeff Moore So. 84 Matt Knauss Fr. 87 Jordan Blevins Fr. At center, replacing two-year starter Brad Baker is Graham Lemmond, who moves from the defensive side of the ball. The staff is not sure who will start at right guard, but Mitchell Waters saw the most time there in the spring. Colby Hooper is listed as the starter at right tackle. Gray added that Tommy Smith could see some playing time at right guard as well. Inexperience is a concern on the offensive line. How quickly the unit matures this season will go a long way in determining how well the offense performs. WIDE RECEIVER At the inside receiver positions, Joe Jones and Ossie Buchannon will see the majority of the playing time. Buchannon was the team s secondleading receiver last year, catching 43 passes for 400 yards and a touchdown. Jones caught seven passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. Gray added that David Lee also will see some playing time at inside receiver. In 2004, RUNNING BACK Justin Ray, who moves from the defensive side of the ball, came out of the spring as the top player on the depth chart at the running back position. The coaches said Ray grew more comfortable with the position during the spring. Drew Guess, the top returning rusher, was listed as second on the depth chart after the spring. Last season, Guess had 61 carries for 188 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman in We are excited about both of those guys, Gray said. Drew got the majority of the snaps last year for us, and Justin s been a good addition on the offensive side. Samford added three running backs as signees this year. Harris Johnson of Vestavia Hills, Ala., Adrian Bradley of Prattville, Ala., and Luke Landers of Brentwood, Tenn., join the team as freshmen this year. RUNNING BACKS 2 Justin Ray Jr. 10 Luke Landers Fr. 32 Harris Johnson Fr. 33 Adrian Bradley Fr. 35 Drew Guess So. 49 Jeff Bennett RS-Jr. 11

4 OUTLOOK QUARTERBACK Parker Gargis and Jefferson Adcock are the top two candidates to replace all-time leading passer Ray Nelson. Gargis was 4-for-4 for 29 yards and a touchdown in limited action last season, while Adcock played mostly on special teams. Parker and Jefferson took most of the snaps in the spring, Gray said. Both of those guys did well at times, but consistency was a problem for both. We would feel comfortable with either of those two. Having two quarterbacks is not a concern for us right now. Blake Davidson and Dante Williams follow Gargis and Adcock on the depth chart. Davidson was 2-for-3 last season for seven yards, while Williams was redshirted. Blake was limited in the spring due to a hand injury. Wes Alexander from Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala., joins the team this year as a freshman. DEFENSIVE LINE QUARTERBACKS 3 Jefferson Adcock RS-So. 7 Blake Davidson RS-Jr. 9 Parker Gargis RS-So. 11 Wes Alexander Fr. 17 Dante Williams RS-Fr. Senior Steve Wisdom starts at an end, while Clyde Triplett returns at one of the tackle positions. In 2004, Wisdom registered 38 tackles, including 15 solo stops. Triplett had 24 tackles, 11 solo, last season. Gray said Haris Kovacevic has a good chance to start at the other inside position. Aidan Clifford also will see a lot of time on the inside of the defensive line. At the other end position, Gray said the starting job is up for grabs. Jonathan Vance and Derek Wolcott will all see action at defensive end. Signees Mark Brown of Stone Mountain, Ga., Rodney Shepherd of DEFENSIVE LINE 47 Rodney Shepherd Fr. 50 David Fisher Jr. 57 Graham Lemmond RS-Jr. 58 Derek Wolcott RS-Fr. 59 Taylor Bradford So. 60 Tommy Smith RS-Fr. 67 Jonathan Vance RS-Jr. 75 John Post So. 80 Andrew Childers Jr. 90 Scott Smith Fr. 91 Haris Kovacevic So. 93 Clyde Triplett Jr. 94 Steve Wisdom RS-Sr. 95 Matt Staver Fr. 97 Curt Smith Fr. 98 Mark Brown Fr. Freddy Young Homewood, Curt Smith of Blountsville, Ala., Scott Smith of Wetumpka, Ala., and Matt Staver of Nease, Fla., all join the team as freshmen this year. The coaches expect the young players to contribute early on the defensive line. LINEBACKER Steve Tennin and Calvin Hodge return to the linebacker spots. Tennin was second on the team in tackles last season with 78 total stops, including 35 solo tackles. Hodge was third on the squad in tackles with 69, with 31 solo stops. Jay McCurty will also play linebacker this year for the Bulldogs. McCurty registered 42 tackles, including 20 solo stops last season while playing the whip position. He moves from whip to a position the coaches say fits him better physically. Bobby Sherman, who sat out last season after transferring from Georgia Southern, will see some time at linebacker as well. Signees C. J. Brown of Prattville, Ala., Ryan Fordham of Birmingham, Andrew Kucera from Norcross, Ga., and Rodney Shepherd of Homewood signed with the Bulldogs as linebackers in CORNERBACK DEFENSIVE SECONDARY 4 T. C. Myers Jr. 6 B. T. Hartloge So. 13 Jay McCurty RS-So. 14 Chase McTorry Jr. 19 Brad Booth RS-Sr. 20 Ryan Anderson Fr. 23 Marcus Rice RS-Fr. 25 Sean Hill RS-So. 26 Cortland Finnegan Sr. 27 Quinton Griffin RS-Jr. 28 Kyle Morton RS-Fr. 29 Justin Borden Fr. 30 Jermaine Livingston RS-Jr. 46 R. J. Barnett RS-Fr. T. C. Myers starts at one of the cornerback positions. Quinton Griffin did not see a lot of action in the spring due to injury, but he returns as a starter. Myers had 45 tackles and an interception last season. Griffin led the team with four interceptions, and he registered 43 total tackles on the season. Sean Hill had a strong spring and will compete for time at the cornerback positions. Chase McTorry and Kyle Morton also will see time at cornerback this season. Signee Ryan Anderson of Thomasville, Ala., joins the team as a freshman. 12

5 OUTLOOK SAFETY Senior Cortland Finnegan, who has led the team in tackles the last two years, returns as the starter at safety. Despite missing two games with an injury and being less than 100 percent most of last season, Finnegan led the team with 86 tackles, including 37 solo stops. He also was second on the team with three interceptions. Finnegan was named first-team All-OVC for the second year in a row. LINEBACKER 24 Jeremy Long RS-Fr. 21 Steve Tennin Jr. 39 C. J. Brown Fr. 40 Ryan Fordham Fr. 44 Bobby Sherman RS-So. 51 John Hall RS-Fr. 52 Houston Holmes RS-Jr. 53 Calvin Hodge Jr. 55 Andrew Kucera Fr. Brad Booth saw significant action last season. Booth registered 63 tackles, including 28 solo tackles and one sack last season. B. T. Hartloge and Marcus Rice also will see time at safety this year. Hartloge compiled 16 tackles last season in limited action, while Rice was redshirted. Justin Borden from Midfield, Ala., and Quinton Smith from Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala., join the team as a freshman this season. SPECIAL TEAMS Chris Hicks returns as the team s top punter. Last season, Hicks punted 63 times for an average of 42.0 yards per kick. Twenty-six of his kicks were placed inside the opponents 20- yard line. Hicks also has a chance to compete for the kickoff job, along with field goal and extra-point duties. Shannon Fleming returns as the top placekicker. Fleming was 3-for-5 on field goals last year. Fleming made kicks of 45 and 42 yards to help Samford to a win over Tennessee Tech in the 2004 homecoming game. SCHEDULE The 2005 schedule is highlighted by trips to Division I-A Baylor (Sept. 10) and I-AA KICKER/PUNTER 36 Chris Hicks Jr. 38 Shannon Fleming So. 89 James Steinberger RS-Fr. 92 Andrew Johnson RS-Fr. power Furman (Sept. 17). Samford opens the regular season Thursday, Sept. 1, at home against Edward Waters College. Samford opens the Ohio Valley Conference schedule with a trip to Eastern Illinois Sept. 24. On Oct. 1, Samford hosts Southeast Missouri in the Bulldogs conference home opener. The Bulldogs then travel to Eastern Kentucky Oct. 8 before returning home to take on Murray State Oct. 15. On Oct. 22, Samford travels to UT Martin. The Bulldogs host to Tennessee State Oct. 29 for the 2005 homecoming game. On Nov. 5, Samford plays at Tennessee Tech. Samford concludes the 2005 regular season by hosting archrival Jacksonville State Nov

6 PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN 2005 LETTERMEN AND RETURNING STARTERS Total Lettermen: 61: Lost 45/Returning 15 (Starters in CAPS) OFFENSE LOST RETURNING WR EFREM HILL OSSIE BUCHANNON Josh Brown JEFF MOORE Bryan Hassell FREDDY YOUNG T. J. Tims Joe Jones David Lee OG EDDIE MASON MATT CRUM Trey Dampier Jonathan Beverly C BRAD BAKER Parks Gettys OT Payton Sides KEVIN PUGHSLEY COLBY HOOPER Aidan Clifford QB RAY NELSON Jefferson Adcock Blake Davidson Parker Gargis RB John Williams DREW GUESS Jeff Bennett TE JOSH BRENNARD Michael Dean DEFENSE LOST RETURNING DL WILL GROGAN STEVE WISDOM Brandon Guyton CLYDE TRIPLETT David Fisher Taylor Bradford Jonathan Vance John Post Haris Kovacevic Jonathan Frazier LB Joshua Taylor STEVE TENNIN Howard Terrell CALVIN HODGE Mark Hamby Houston Holmes Jay McCurty CB QUINTON GRIFFIN T. C. Myers Chase McTorry B. T. Hartloge Jermaine Livingston Sean Hill FS Adam Cumbie CORTLAND FINNEGAN Brad Booth SPECIALTY LOST RETURNING PK Hal Hughston SHANNON FLEMING Chris Hicks P Isaac Baker CHRIS HICKS S ANDREW CHILDERS Josh Brennard SENIORS (5) Brad Booth Ossie Buchannon Cortland Finnegan Kevin Pughsley Steve Wisdom JUNIORS (19) Jeff Bennett Josh Brennard Andrew Childers Matt Crum Blake Davidson David Fisher Quinton Griffin Chris Hicks Calvin Hodge Houston Holmes Graham Lemmond Jermaine Livingston Chase McTorry T. C. Myers Justin Ray Steve Tennin Clyde Triplett Jonathan Vance Freddy Young SOPHOMORES (20) Jefferson Adcock Jonathan Beverly Taylor Bradford Aidan Clifford Michael Deen Shannon Fleming Jonathan Frazier Parker Gargis Drew Guess B. T. Hartloge Sean Hill Colby Hooper Joe Jones Haris Kovacevic David Lee Jonathan Loudermilk Jay McCurty Jeff Moore John Post Bobby Sherman FRESHMEN (34) Wes Alexander Ryan Anderson R. J. Barnett Joe Bell Jordan Blevins Justin Borden Adrian Bradley C. J. Brown Mark Brown Burton Elrod Ryan Fordham John Hall Andrew Johnson Harris Johnson Harley Kenney Matt Knauss Andrew Kucera Luke Landers Jeremy Long Jonathan Lowery Michael McCraven Kyle Morton Marcus Rice John Selph Rodney Shepherd Curt Smith Scott Smith Tommy Smith Matt Staver James Steinberger J. T. Washington Mitchell Waters Dante Williams Derek Wolcott 14

7 SPRING DEPTH CHART OFFENSE RB 2 Justin Ray (5-10, 210, Jr.) 35 Drew Guess (5-11, 210, So.) X-WR 82 Jeff Moore (5-11, 187, So.) 16 J.T. Washington (6-1, 185, RS-Fr.) H-WR 5 Ossie Buchannon (6-0, 202, RS-Sr.) 41 David Lee (5-11, 185, RS-So.) QB 9 Parker Gargis (5-10, 185, RS-So.) or 3 Jefferson Adcock (5-11, 200, RS-So.) 7 Blake Davidson (6-3, 225, RS-Jr.) TE 83 Josh Brennard (6-3, 225, RS-Jr.) 99 Michael Deen (6-3, 225, RS-So.) LT 79 Kevin Pughsley (6-4, 290, Sr.) 56 Jonathan Loudermilk (6-3, 265, RS-So.) LG 71 Matt Crum (6-3, 302, RS-Jr.) C 57 Graham Lemmond (6-2, 275, RS-Jr.) 60 Tommy Smith (6-2, 280, RS-Fr.) RG 78 Mitchell Waters (6-4, 270, RS-Fr.) 77 Harley Kenney (6-4, 275, RS-Fr.) DE 94 Steve Wisdom (6-1, 235, RS-Sr.) DT 93 Clyde Triplett (6-2, 285, Jr.) 70 Aidan Clifford (6-5, 315, RS-So.) DT 91 Haris Kovacevic (6-2, 275, So.) 59 Taylor Bradford (6-0, 280, So.) WLB 21 Steve Tennin (6-2, 227, Jr.) 45 Jay McCurty (6-1, 210, RS-So.) LB 44 Bobby Sherman (6-0, 230, RS-So.) 24 Jeremy Long (5-11, 205, RS-Fr.) MLB 53 Calvin Hodge (6-0, 222, Jr.) 52 Houston Holmes (6-0, 225, RS-Jr.) LCB 4 T. C. Myers (5-7, 175, Jr.) 27 Quinton Griffin (5-9, 202, RS-Jr.) FS 26 Cortland Finnegan (5-11, 195, Sr.) 6 B. T. Hartloge (5-10, 185, So.) SPECIAL TEAMS P 36 Chris Hicks (5-10, 160, Jr.) PK 38 Shannon Fleming (5-10, 165, So.) or 36 Chris Hicks (5-10, 160, Jr.) KO 36 Chris Hicks (5-10, 160, Jr.) Z-WR 81 Freddy Young (6-1, 190, Jr.) 31 Joe Bell (5-10, 185, RS-Fr.) RT 65 Colby Hooper (6-4, 265, RS-So.) 56 Jonathan Loudermilk (6-3, 265, RS-So.) DE 67 Jonathan Vance (6-0, 225, RS-Jr.) 58 Derek Wolcott (6-3, 250, RS-Fr.) A-WR 8 Joe Jones (5-11, 175, So.) 41 David Lee (5-11, 185, RS-So.) DEFENSE ROV 19 Brad Booth (6-1, 195, RS-Sr.) 14 Chase McTorry (5-11, 195, Jr.) RCB 25 Sean Hill (5-9, 170, RS-So.) 30 Jermaine Livingston (5-9, 190, RS-Jr.) 15

8 PRESEASON ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Justin Ray R Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 3 Jefferson Adcock QB RS-So. 1L Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 4 T. C. Myers DB Jr. 2L Pace, Fla./Pace HS 5 Ossie Buchannon WR RS-Sr. 3L Birmingham, Ala./Carver HS 6 B. T. Hartloge W So. 1L Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 7 Blake Davidson QB RS-Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 8 Joe Jones WR So. 1L Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS 9 Parker Gargis QB RS-So. 1L Homewood, Ala./Homewood HS 10 Luke Landers RB Fr. HS Brentwood, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Academy 11 Wes Alexander QB Fr. HS Harvest, Ala./Sparkman HS 12 Jonathan Lowery QB/WR Fr. HS Tuscaloosa, Ala./Hillcrest HS 13 Jay McCurty W RS-So. 1L LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange HS 14 Chase McTorry DB Jr. 2L Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 15 Jonathan Frazier DE RS-So. 1L Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS 16 J. T. Washington WR RS-Fr. RS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul s 17 Dante Williams QB RS-Fr. RS Roswell, Ga./Duluth HS 19 Brad Booth FS RS-Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La./Air Force 20 Ryan Anderson CB Fr. HS Thomasville, Ala./Thomasville HS 21 Steve Tennin LB Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian 23 Marcus Rice DB RS-Fr. RS College Park, Ga./Banneker HS 24 Jeremy Long LB RS-Fr. RS Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek HS 25 Sean Hill DB RS-So. 1L Atlanta, Ga./Landmark Christian 26 Cortland Finnegan FS Sr. 3L Milton, Fla./Milton HS 27 Quinton Griffin DB RS-Jr. 2L Millbrook, Ala./Stanhope-Elmore HS 28 Kyle Morton DB RS-Fr. RS Macon, Ga./Southwest Macon 29 Justin Borden SS Fr. HS Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS 30 Jermaine Livingston DB RS-Jr. 1L Mobile, Ala./UAB 31 Joe Bell WR RS-Fr. RS Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS 32 Harris Johnson RB Fr. HS Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS 33 Adrian Bradley RB Fr. HS Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS 34 John Selph WR RS-Fr. RS Olive Branch, Miss./Evangelical Christian 35 Drew Guess RB So. 1L Arab, Ala./Arab HS 36 Chris Hicks K/P Jr. 2L Calhoun, Ga./Calhoun HS 37 Burton Elrod QB Fr. HS Nashville, Tenn./David Lipscomb HS 38 Shannon Fleming PK So. 1L Waycross, Ga./Ware County HS 39 C. J. Brown LB Fr. HS Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS 40 Ryan Fordham LB Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS 41 David Lee WR RS-So. 1L Odenville, Ala./St. Clair County HS 42 Quinton Smith DB Fr. HS Huntsville, Ala./Sparkman HS 44 Bobby Sherman LB RS-So. RS Birmingham, Ala./Georgia Southern 46 R. J. Barnett R RS-Fr. RS Pinson, Ala./Pinson Valley HS 47 Rodney Shepherd LB/DE Fr. HS Homewood, Ala./Homewood HS 49 Jeff Bennett RB RS-Jr. 1L Maylene, Ala./West Virginia Wesleyan 50 David Fisher DE Jr. 2L Jonesboro, Ga./Mount Zion HS 51 John Hall LB RS-Fr. RS Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian 52 Houston Holmes LB RS-Jr. 2L Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy 53 Calvin Hodge LB Jr. 2L Columbus, Ga./Kendrick HS 55 Andrew Kucera LB Fr. HS Norcross, Ga./Norcross HS 56 Jonathan Loudermilk OL RS-So. RS Atlanta, Ga./North Gwinnett HS 57 Graham Lemmond DL RS-Jr. RS Hayden, Ala./Hayden HS 58 Derek Wolcott DE RS-Fr. RS Americus, Ga./Americus HS 59 Taylor Bradford DT So. 1L Antioch, Tenn./Antioch HS 60 Tommy Smith DT RS-Fr. RS Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS 64 Jonathan Beverly OL RS-So. 1L Lexington, Ky./Dunbar HS 65 Colby Hooper OL RS-So. 1L Mayo, Fla./LaFayette HS 67 Jonathan Vance DL RS-Jr. 1L Leeds, Ala./Leeds HS 69 Michael McCraven PK Fr. HS Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS 70 Aidan Clifford OL RS-So. 1L Chamblee, Ga./Chamblee HS 16

9 PRESEASON ROSTERS 71 Matt Crum OL RS-Jr. 2L Russellville, Ala./Russellville HS 73 Paul Selmon OL Fr. HS Montgomery, Ala./Robert E. Lee HS \ 75 John Post DT So. 1L Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian 77 Harley Kenney OL RS-Fr. RS Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS 78 Mitchell Waters OL RS-Fr. RS Montgomery, Ala./Trinity Presbyterian 79 Kevin Pughsley OL Sr. 3L Madison, Miss./Central HS 80 Andrew Childers DE/LS Jr. 2L Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS 81 Freddy Young WR Jr. 2L Homewood, Ala./Homewood HS 82 Jeff Moore WR So. 1L Jackson, Miss./Jim Hill HS 83 Josh Brennard TE RS-Jr. 2L Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS 84 Matt Knauss WR Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian 87 Jordan Blevins WR Fr. HS Arab, Ala./Arab HS 89 James Steinberger P RS-Fr. RS Marietta, Ga./Lassiter 90 Scott Smith DE Fr. HS Wetumpka, Ala./Wetumpka HS 91 Haris Kovacevic DT So. 1L Marietta, Ga./Pope HS 92 Andrew Johnson PK RS-Fr. RS Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS 93 Clyde Triplett DL Jr. 2L Jonesboro, Ga./Mount Zion 94 Steve Wisdom DE RS-Sr. 3L Tuscumbia, Ala./Deshler HS 95 Matt Staver DE Fr. HS Nease, Fla./Nease HS 97 Curt Smith DE Fr. HS Blountsville, Ala./Susan Moore HS 98 Mark Brown DE Fr. HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 99 Michael Deen TE RS-So. 1L Oviedo, Fla./The Master s Academy ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS 3 Jefferson Adcock QB 11 Wes Alexander QB 20 Ryan Anderson CB 46 R. J. Barnett R 31 Joe Bell WR 49 Jeff Bennett RB 64 Jonathan Beverly OL 87 Jordan Blevins WR 19 Brad Booth FS 29 Justin Borden SS 59 Taylor Bradford DT 33 Adrian Bradley RB 83 Josh Brennard WR 39 C. J. Brown LB 98 Mark Brown DE 5 Ossie Buchannon WR 80 Andrew Childers LS 70 Aidan Clifford OL 71 Matt Crum OL 7 Blake Davidson QB 99 Michael Deen TE 37 Burton Elrod QB 26 Cortland Finnegan FS 50 David Fisher DE 38 Shannon Fleming PK 48 Ryan Fordham LB 15 Jonathan Frazier DE 9 Parker Gargis QB 27 Quinton Griffin DB 35 Drew Guess RB 51 John Hall LB 6 B. T. Hartloge W 36 Chris Hicks K/P 25 Sean Hill WR 53 Calvin Hodge LB 52 Houston Holmes LB 65 Colby Hooper OL 92 Andrew Johnson PK 32 Harris Johnson RB 8 Joe Jones WR 77 Harley Kenney OL 84 Matt Knauss WR 91 Haris Kovacevic DT 55 Andrew Kucera LB 10 Luke Landers RB 41 David Lee WR 57 Graham Lemmond DL 30 Jermaine Livingston DB 24 Jeremy Long LB 56 Jonathan Loudermilk OL 12 Jonathan Lowery QB/WR 69 Michael McCraven PK 13 Jay McCurty FS 14 Chase McTorry DB 82 Jeff Moore WR 28 Kyle Morton DB 4 T. C. Myers DB 75 John Post DT 79 Kevin Pughsley OL 2 Justin Ray RB 23 Marcus Rice DB 73 Paul Selmon OL 34 John Selph WR 47 Rodney Shepherd LB/DE 44 Bobby Sherman LB 97 Curt Smith DE 42 Quinton Smith DB 90 Scott Smith DE 60 Tommy Smith DT 95 Matt Staver DE 89 James Steinberger P 21 Steve Tennin LB 93 Clyde Triplett DL 67 Jonathan Vance DL 16 J. T. Washington WR 78 Mitchell Waters OL 17 Dante Williams QB 94 Steve Wisdom DE 58 Derek Wolcott DE 81 Freddy Young WR 17

10 BULLDOGS BY STATE FLORIDA (5) Mayo Milton Nease Oviedo Pace GEORGIA (19) Americus Atlanta Calhoun Chamblee College Park Columbus Jonesboro LaGrange Macon Marietta Norcross Roswell Stone Mountain Tucker Tyrone Waycross KENTUCKY (1) Lexington Colby Hooper Cortland Finnegan Matt Staver Michael Deen T. C. Myers Derek Wolcott Sean Hill Matt Knauss Chris Hicks Aidan Clifford Marcus Rice Calvin Hodge David Fisher Clyde Triplett Jay McCurty Kyle Morton Haris Kovacevic James Steinberger Andrew Kucera Dante Williams Mark Brown Andrew Childers Jeremy Long Shannon Fleming Jonathan Beverly TENNESSEE (9) Antioch Brentwood Franklin Hendersonville Memphis Nashville LA 1 Taylor Bradford Jefferson Adcock Josh Brennard Luke Landers Chase McTorry Joe Bell Andrew Johnson Tommy Smith Burton Elrod MS 3 AL 38 TN 9 KY 1 GA 19 LOUISIANA (1) Baton Rouge MISSISSIPPI (3) Jackson Madison Olive Branch Brad Booth Jeff Moore Kevin Pughsley John Selph FL 5 HOMETOWNS OF ALABAMA BULLDOGS Arab Birmingham Blountsville Dothan Harvest Hayden Jordan Blevins Drew Guess Ossie Buchannon Ryan Fordham John Hall John Post Bobby Sherman Steve Tennin Curt Smith Houston Holmes Wes Alexander Graham Lemmond Homewood Hoover Huntsville Leeds Maylene Midfield Millbrook Mobile Parker Gargis Rodney Shepherd Freddy Young Blake Davidson B. T. Hartloge Justin Ray Jonathan Frazier Harley Kenney Jonathan Vance Jeff Bennett Justin Borden Quinton Griffin Jermaine Livingston J. T. Washington Montgomery Mountain Brook Odenville Pinson Prattville Russellville Thomasville Tuscaloosa Tuscumbia Vestavia Hills Wetumpka Mitchell Waters Joe Jones David Lee R. J. Barnett Adrian Bradley C. J. Brown Matt Crum Ryan Anderson Jonathan Lowery Steve Wisdom Harris Johnson Scott Smith 18