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1 HOUSTON FOOTBALL Athletic Communications // 3100 Cullen Blvd. //, TX // Football Contact: Cassie Arner // office (713) // cell (832) // GAME 5 (3-1, 2-0 C-USA) vs. Mississippi State (3-2, 1-2 SEC) Oct. 9, 2010 // Robertson Stadium (32,000) 7 p.m. CT //, Texas // CBS-CS RADIO BROADCAST The /ISP Radio Network will carry the radio broadcast with its pregame show beginning at 6 p.m. CT. Calling the action will be Tom Franklin (play-by-play), Ted Pardee (color analyst) and Chuck Brown (sideline). The broadcast can be heard on 790-AM KMBE and six affiliates (see page 13 of game notes for list of affiliates). The postgame show lasts 30-minutes after game conclusion. TELEVISION BROADCAST This Saturday s game vs. Mississippi State will be televised on CBS-College Sports. Handling the play-by-play is Roger Twibell along with analyst Mike Leach. FOLLOW THE COUGARS ON THE WEB HOUSTON COACHING STAFF Kevin Sumlin, 3rd Year at...head Coach Tony Levine, 3rd Year... Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/... Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Jason Phillips, 8th Year... Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Brian Stewart, 1st Year...Defensive Coordinator/Safeties B.J. Anderson, 2nd Year...Offensive Line [B] Leon Burtnett, 3rd Year... Linebackers Jim Jeffcoat, 3rd Year... Defensive Line Kliff Kingsbury, 3rd Year... Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks [B] Clarence McKinney, 3rd Year...Running Backs [B] Zac Spavital, 3rd Year...Cornerbacks [B] - denotes coaches in the press box UH COUGAR SCOREBOARD Sept Texas State W Sept UTEP W Sept at UCLA L Sept Tulane W Oct Mississippi State :00 PM (CBS-CS) Oct at Rice :30 PM (CSS) Oct at SMU :30 PM (CBS-CS) Oct at Memphis :00 PM (CSS) Nov UCF :00 PM (ESPN2) Nov Tulsa :00 PM (CBS-CS) Nov at Southern Miss :00 PM (TBA) Nov Texas Tech TBA (TBA) Dec Conference USA Championship Game * all times Central rankings are AP/Coaches Poll Cougars... Mississippi State Bulldogs 3-1 Overall, 2-0 Conference USA...RECORD Overall; 1-2 SEC Kevin Sumlin...HEAD COACH... Dan Mullen Purdue ALMA MATER... Ursinus rd year at UH and Overall, EXP/RECORD...2nd year at MSU and Overall, 8-9, Texas... LOCATION... Starkville, Miss. Red, White and Navy... COLORS... Maroon and White FAST FACTS ON THE SERIES Series Record Overall... leads 9-6 Series Record in Starkville... leads 5-3 Series Record at Home... leads 4-3 First Meeting...Sept. 29, 1956; 18, Mississippi State 7 (Rice Stadium) Last Meeting... Oct. 10, 2009; 31, Mississippi State 24 (Starkville) THE SERIES This week s game is the 16th meeting between the two schools. leads the series 9-6 and by 4-3 margin at home. Mississippi State will only be playing at Robertson Stadium for only the second time, despite seven games played in. In 2003, won over the Bulldogs at the Rob. UH defeated MSU last season in Starkville, With the score tied entering the final period, the Cougars took advantage of two Mississippi State turnovers and converted them into touchdowns for the win. Bryce Beall rushed for 94 yards and receivers Tyron Carrier and James Cleveland each caught two touchdown passes. Defensively, Marcus McGraw led with 13 tackles. Junior linebacker Sammy Brown (Wiggins, Miss./Stone/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) is the only member of the UH squad from the state of Mississippi. UH head coach Kevin Sumlin is 1-0 vs. Mississippi State in his three-year career with the Cougars win in Starkville in FOR OPENERS ranks in the top-20 nationally in both total and scoring offense. With points per game, UH is sixth in the NCAA, while total yards per contest is 19th. The UH passing offense is ranked 22nd with yards per game. In s three wins, the Cougars have outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points. UH won by 40 in the season opener vs. Texas State, by 30 over UTEP and were 19-point winners over Tulane. UH started a true freshman at quarterback against Tulane in Terrance Broadway. It marked the first start by a true freshman quarterback since Kevin Kolb in Kolb started the season opener for the Cougars vs. Rice, leading to a victory. He passed for 246 yards, two touchdowns and rushed for another score. Senior cornerback Loyce Means was named the Conference USA s Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27 for his twointerception performance in the Cougars win over Tulane. Leading by five points, Means two picks led to two scores, including his own 42-yard touchdown return, to ensure the win. He is the second UH player to win weekly conference honors with running back Bryce Beall taking the offensive award vs. UTEP. UH has put together three-straight attendance marks of 32,000-plus tickets sold, the biggest crowds in Robertson Stadium history. It is also the first time the Cougars have sold out three straight games at Robertson Stadium. UH extended its home winning streak to 18 games with its win over Tulane. It is the longest home winning streak in school history and ranks fourth in the country. Eleven (11) true-freshmen have played for the Cougars this season opener TE Kenneth Bibbins, Jr., QB Terrance Broadway, DB Kent Brooks, DL Jeremiah Farley, DB Aaron Johnson, DB D.J. Jones, WR Darian Lazard, P Richie Leone, DB Zach McMillan, LB Efrem Oliphant and LB Austin Wilson. football is in its 65th season of the program. With last year s trip to the Air Force Bowl, the Cougars have been to a school-record five straight bowl games and six bowl games in seven seasons. Junior receiver/kick returner Tyron Carrier was named the Conference USA s Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year. Five of s 2010 opponents went bowling a year ago UCLA, SMU, UCF, Southern Miss, Texas Tech. 1

2 Stats Comparison MSU 44.2 Points Per Game First Downs Rushing Yards Avg./Game Passing Yards C-A-I Avg./Game Total Yards Avg./Game Fumbles/Lost Total Turnovers Penalties-Yds Punts-Avg :49 TOP-Game 29: / 54% 3rd Down Conversions / 50% 26.5 Points Allowed Per Game Rushing Yards Allowed Avg./Game Passing Yards Allowed C-A-I Avg./Game Total Yards Allowed Avg./Game Turnovers Forced 7 Individual Comparison Rushing Yards MSU Beall Ballard 56.8 Hayes 32.5 Relf 39.8 Passing Yards MSU Broadway Relf Russell Receiving Yards MSU Cleveland 81.0 Bumphis 70.4 Edwards 64.8 Heavens 37.6 Hayes 41.2 Clark 32.8 K. Johnson 31.2 Berry 32.6 Points Scored MSU Beall 13.5 Ballard 10.8 M. Hayes 9.0 Bumphis 4.8 Hogan 8.3 Brauchle 3.2 Tackles MSU McGraw 8.3 Wright 7.6 Robinson 6.0 White 7.0 Steward 5.8 Mitchell 6.0 Haynes 5.5 Whitley 4.0 Interceptions MSU Means 3 M. Langston 2 Nicholson / Saenz / J. Smith 1 Whitley 1 Steward 1 The team s goal for the 2010 season is a Conference USA Championship, which would be the third in the school s history. The previous two were in 1996 and Last season, the Cougars won 10 games. It matched the 10 wins posted in 1976, 1990 and 2006, the second-most in school history. The best win total by a team was 11 in both 1973 and CONFERENCE LEADERS or Cougar players lead the conference in: - Bryce Beall, RB, rushing (104.5 ypg) - Bryce Beall, RB, scoring (13.5 ppg) - Bryce Beall, RB, touchdown scoring (2.25 per game) - Patrick Edwards, WR, punt returns (14.6 ypr) - Loyce Means, CB, interceptions (1.33 ipg) - Marcus McGraw, LB, fumbles forced (0.50 fpg) - Marcus McGraw / Matt Nicholson, LB, fumbles recovered (0.50 rpg) - Team, scoring offense (44.2 ppg) - Team, pass efficiency (150.0) - Team, kickoff coverage (46.6 net avg.) - Team, 3rd-down conversion (54.0 percent) - Team, 4th-down conversions (100.0 percent) LEADING THE WAY Head coach Kevin Sumlin is in his third season at in In only two-plus seasons, the Cougar coach has established himself as one of the nation s premier collegiate leaders, compiling an (.677) record and back-to-back bowl appearances. He is the only head coach in school history to lead the Cougars to bowl appearances in each of his first two seasons. Entering the 2010 season, Sumlin currently has the highest winning percentage in school history and ranks seventh in total wins. He needs two wins to move to sixth on that list, and move past Jack Pardee s 22 wins from In June, Sumlin was honored by the Black Coaches and Administrators as its Fritz Pollard Male Coach of the Year. Sumlin has an undefeated record vs. ranked opponents with wins over No. 5 Oklahoma State in 2009 and over No. 23 East Carolina and No. 24 Tulsa in COUGARS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS The Cougars fell out of the national rankings after its loss at UCLA. In its history, UH has been ranked 128 times and has a record during those weeks. In 2009, the Cougars debuted in the rankings on Sept. 20 at No. 17 and reached as high as No. 12 after defeating Texas Tech. UH was ranked nine consecutive weeks and 11 times in the 14 regular season polls. Week (Release date) Associated Press USA Today Coaches BCS Preseason (Aug. 21 / Aug. 10) RV (28) RV (27) -- 1 (Sept. 6) RV (27) RV (26) -- 2 (Sept. 12) (Sept. 19) RV (44) RV (36) -- 4 (Sept. 26) RV (36) RV (33) -- 5 (Oct. 3) -- RV (33) -- OFFENSIVE NOTES ranks in the top-10 nationally in scoring offense with points per game and leads Conference USA. The total offense average of ranks in the top 20 at No. 19. The rushing and total offense are the second-best in the league through four games. The Cougars are 86.9 percent in the red zone this season, scoring 20 times in 23 tries. Among those scores are 16 touchdowns and four field goals. leads the conference and ranks sixth in the NCAA in third down coversions at 54.0 percent (27-of-50). Junior running back Bryce Beall was named the Conference USA s Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 for his 195-yard rushing performance in the league-opening win over UTEP. In the game, he averaged 10.3 yards per carry and scored three touchdowns. Beall is second in the nation in scoring and leads Conference USA with 13.5 points per game. He has nine rushing touchdowns in four games. Beall also leads Conference USA and ranks 25th nationally in rushing with per game. He rushed for over 100 yards vs. UTEP and Tulane with a career-best 195 yards vs. the Miners. The offense is averaging five big plays per game with 20 plays over 20 yards. Among those 20, 10 are for more than 40 yards. The first-team offense was on the field for seven minutes in the season opener vs. Texas State. In 7:21, the offense scored 48 points, scored seven touchdowns, accumulated 342 yards of total offense and completed 17 passes including big plays of 63, 40 and 35 yards. Of s 10 scoring drives vs. Texas State, seven were done so in less than 90 seconds. For the entire game, the offense was on the field for 16:59 and only 7:21 in the first half. The seven first-half offensive scores averaged 42.7 seconds per drive. 2

3 2010 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS C-USA EAST OVERALL TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK East Carolina L, at North Carolina at Southern Miss Southern Miss W, Marshall East Carolina UCF Open UAB UAB Open at UCF Marshall L, at Southern Miss Open Memphis L, 7-48 Tulsa at Louisvile C-USA WEST OVERALL TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK Open Mississippi State SMU W, at Rice Tulsa UTEP W, at New Mexico Rice Tulsa W, 48-7 at Memphis at SMU Tulane W, at Rutgers Army Rice L, SMU at UTEP 2010 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS CONFERENCE OVERALL TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK Texas State Open at SE Louisiana UCLA W, Washington State at Cal Mississippi State W, Alcorn State at Texas Tech L, at Iowa State Baylor GROUND SURGE The offense has always been known for its explosive passing game, but through four games, the run game has become just as successful. With the 1-2 punch of junior running backs Bryce Beall and Michael Hayes, the Cougars are averaging yards per game. Against UTEP, UH recorded 308 rushing yards, marking the first time the Cougars have topped 300 on the ground since Nov. 24, 2007 vs. Texas Southern (377). Beall put up a career-best 195 yards against UTEP, and Hayes is averaging 32.5 yards per contest. Beall leads the league and 25th nationally with his yard average. Beall also leads the conference and ranks second nationally in scoring with 13.5 points per game. Hayes has five touchdowns, ranking third in Conference USA with 9.0 points per game. DEFENSIVE CHANGES Sumlin made changes to the defensive coaching staff during the offseason, bringing in long-time professional and college coach Brian Stewart to serve as defensive coordinator. Stewart spent the past nine years in the NFL ranks, including a three-year stint as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. He brought with him the 3-4 style, which has differed from the 4-3 run by the Cougars in Sumlin s first two seasons. QUICK DRAW McGRAW Junior linebacker Marcus McGraw is in his third year as a starter and leads the team in tackles for the second straight year with 8.3 per game. In 2009 he averaged 11.1 per game and ranked fifth nationally and led Conference USA. This season, he has 33 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and two forced and recovered fumbles including one 33-yard return. McGraw leads Conference USA in both forced fumbles and fumble recoveries per game. For his impressive efforts in 2009, he was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team. McGraw also is named among the nation s best defensive leaders. He is on the preseason watch lists for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award. DEFENSIVE COMPARISON With the changes made to the defense in 2010, the results have shown great improvement from a year ago. The defense has improved by trimming 81 yards of total offense per game and 63.8 yards rushing per contest, which show a 38 and 37-spot jump in the national rankings. Category 2010 Statistics 2010 Rank 2009 Statistics 2009 Rank Stat Diff. Rank Diff. Total Defense nd th (81.1) +39 Rushing Defense th th (63.8) +37 Pass Defense rd nd (17.2) +9 Scoring Defense th th (3.6) +17 DEFENSIVE NOTES s new aggressive play has paid off through four games with 29 tackles for loss and seven quarterback sacks. The Cougars are averaging 7.3 tackles for loss per game after only posting 4.6 per contest in UH leads the conference and 26th nationally in pass efficiency defense. The Cougars held UTEP to just 100 yards rushing on 21 carries and in four games, UH has allowed only 4.0 yards per carry. The defense has forced 11 turnovers in four games, four fumbles and seven interceptions. The Cougars have scored 3 NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS = Week 5 Rk Team Record Pvs 1. Alabama (58) Ohio State (1) Oregon Boise State (1) TCU Oklahoma Nebraska Auburn Arizona Utah Arkansas LSU Miami (FL) Florida Iowa Stanford Michigan State Michigan South Carolina Wisconsin Nevada Oklahoma State 4-0 NR 23. Florida State 4-1 NR 24. Missouri 4-0 NR 25. Air Force 4-1 NR Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia 83, Kansas State 69, USC 52, Texas 33, Northwestern 25, Oregon State 12, Baylor 10, UCLA 8, Virginia Tech 8, N.C. State 4, Penn State 1 USA TODAY/COACHES = Week 5 Rk Team Record Pvs 1. Alabama (57) Ohio State (1) Oregon Boise State TCU Nebraska Oklahoma Auburn LSU Utah Arizona Florida Arkansas Miami (FL) Iowa Michigan State Michigan Stanford Wisconsin South Carolina Oklahoma State Missouri Nevada Florida State 4-1 NR 25. Northwestern 5-0 NR Others Receiving Votes: Texas 61, Air Force 44, West Virginia 40, Kansas State 31, Penn State 30, N.C. State 13, Virginia Tech 10, 8, Mississippi State 5, Oregon State 2, Temple 1, Baylor 1, UCLA 1. UH opponents Bold Italics

4 48 points off turnovers. The offense has scored five times off turnovers, and the defense has returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Senior linebacker Matt Nicholson had an interception return 42 yards for a touchdown vs. Texas State and senior corner Loyce Means had a 42-yard return vs. Tulane. In addition to seven interceptions, the Cougar secondary has recorded 21 passes broken up, which is an average of 5.2 per game. The 2009 defense had just 4.4 per contest. Means is second the conference in passes defended with 1.33 per game. He has recorded three interceptions and knocked away another four passes. Against UCLA, the defense was given a short field to work with. The average starting field position for the Bruins was the 44 yard line. UCLA only averaged 5.4 yards per play vs. the UH defense. The Bruins were held under 100 yards passing with just 99 on 17 attempts. AGAINST OTHER CONFERENCES fell to UCLA, 31-13, in the second non-conference game of the season, bringing head coach Kevin Sumlin s non-conference regular season record to 6-4 (7-5 including bowl games) in his three years at UH. Outside of s eight conference games on the schedule in 2010, the Cougars battle schools from the Pac-10 (UCLA), SEC (Mississippi State), Big 12 (Texas Tech) and Southland Conference (Texas State). Conference Record Under Sumlin Team (Result, Year) Big Oklahoma State (L, 37-56, 2008; W, 45-35, 2009) Texas Tech (W, 29-28, 2009) MWC 1-3 Air Force (L, 28-31, 2008; W, 34-28, 2008*; L, 20-47, 2009*) Colorado State (L, 25-28, 2008) Pac UCLA (L, 13-31, 2010) SEC 1-0 Mississippi State (W, 31-24, 2009) Southland 2-0 Northwestern State (W, 55-7, 2009); Texas State (W, 68-28, 2010) SWAC 1-0 Southern (W, 55-3, 2008) * bowl games INJURY UPDATE Senior starting quarterback Case Keenum will miss the remainder of 2010 with a season-ending torn ACL knee injury. Additionally, junior back-up Cotton Turner suffered a fractured clavicle also resulting in the end of his play this year. Both quarterbacks sustained injuries in UH s game vs. UCLA on Sept. 18. Keenum left at the four-minute mark of the second quarter, while Turner went down at 4:09 in the third quarter. Keenum finished the season with 636 yards passing on a 66 percent completion percentage, while also throwing five touchdown passes. With his 2010 numbers, he ranks among the top-10 in the NCAA in five career categories 14,448 yards of total offense (7th), 13,586 passing yards (5th), 107 touchdown passes (8th), 1,626 pass attempts (10th), 1,118 pass completions (7th). Turner played in the first three games, completing 74 percent of his passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. KEENUM S ACCOMPLISHMENTS Prior to his season-ending injury, senior quarterback Case Keenun was in the race to break NCAA career records for total offense, passing yards, touchdowns, pass attempts and completions. After two-plus games played in 2010, Keenum will wrap up the year with 14,448 career yards of total offense (7th), 13,586 passing yards (5th), 107 touchdown passes (8th), 1,626 pass attempts (10th), 1,118 pass completions (7th). Keenum passed for 274 yards and recorded 22 pass attempts vs. Texas State and with both he became the career record holder in each, passing Kevin Kolb ( ). He is the school record holder in passing yards, total offense, passing touchowns, attempts and completions. Keenum also holds s single-season records for completions, attempts, passing yards and total offense. Keenum finished eighth in the 2009 Heisman trophy voting, and led the nation in passing offense and total offense in 2009 and ranked No. 1 in total offense and second in passing in He led to a No. 1 ranking in the NCAA in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense in He passed for 5,671 yards in 2009, the third-highest passing total in NCAA Division I-FBS single-season history and joined Texas Tech s Graham Harrell as one of only two players to pass for 5,000 yards in two seasons. Keenum had yard passing performances during his career and led to 14 career come-frombehind victories. LOOKING FOR THREE IN A ROW With all the many great wide receivers that have competed at, junior wideout Tyron Carrier is looking to accomplish a first in school history in Carrier already has two 1,000-yard receiving seasons during his first two years. With another four-digit yardage total in 2010, the native will become the first player to reach that milestone three times. Legendary wide receiver Elmo Wright ( ) is the only other Cougar player with multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons while wearing the Scarlet and White. Through four games, he has 14 catches for 121 yards NCAA AND CONFERENCE USA RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS CATEGORY STAT NCAA C-USA Rushing Offense th nd Passing Offense nd rd Total Offense th nd Scoring Offense th st Rushing Defense th th Pass Efficiency Defense rd nd Total Defense nd th Scoring Defense th th Net Punting nd th Punt Returns st nd Kickoff Returns th th Turnover Margin st th Pass Defense rd th Passing Efficiency th st Sacks th th Tackles For Loss th rd Sacks Allowed nd th NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS CATEGORY PLAYER STAT RANK Rushing Bryce Beall th Receptions Per Game James Cleveland T-46th Patrick Edwards T-63rd Receiving Yards Per Game James Cleveland T-38th Patrick Edwards T-69th Interceptions Loyce Means T-6th Punt Returns Patrick Edwards th Kickoff Returns Tyron Carrier rd Field Goals Matt Hogan T-56th Scoring Bryce Beall T-2nd Michael Hayes T-33rd Matt Hogan T-54th All-Purpose Runners Tyron Carrier st Bryce Beall T-98th Sacks Kelvin King T-91st Tackles Marcus McGraw T-80th CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS CATEGORY PLAYER RANK Rushing Bryce Beall st Receptions James Cleveland T-4th Patrick Edwards T-7th Receiving Yards James Cleveland th Patrick Edwards th Scoring Bryce Beall st Michael Hayes rd Matt Hogan th Scoring (Touchdowns) Bryce Beall st Michael Hayes nd Scoring (Kick) Matt Hogan rd Punt Return Patrick Edwards st All-Purpose Tyron Carrier th Bryce Beall th Punting Richie Leone rd Field Goals Matt Hogan th Tackles Marcus McGraw th Sacks Kelvin King T-9th Tackles for Loss Phillip Steward th Passes Defended Loyce Means nd Phillip Steward T-5th Matt Nicholson T-9th Interceptions Loyce Means st Fumbles Forced Marcus McGraw T-1st Matangi Tonga T-8th Fumbles Recovered McGraw/Nicholson T-1st 4

5 CAREER STARTS LIST PLAYER 2010 Total Consec. Case Keenum, QB Marcus McGraw, LB Chris Thompson, OL Isaiah Thompson, DL Patrick Edwards, WR Tyron Carrier, WR Nick Saenz, DB Jordan Shoemaker, OL Jamal Robinson, DB David Hunter, DL Matt Nicholson, LB Bryce Beall, RB James Cleveland, WR Roy Watts, OL Phillip Steward, LB Zeke Riser, DL Loyce Means, DB Kierrie Johnson, WR Jacolby Ashworth, OL Roisean Haynes, DB Justin Johnson, RB Tyrone Campbell, DL Jaryd Anderson, OL Sammy Brown, LB Devin Mays, DB E.J. Smith, WR Matangi Tonga, DL Tyler Chambers, TE Wesley Scourten, TE Michael Hayes, RB Kris Johnston, LB Terrance Broadway, QB Radermon Scypion, DL FIRST DOWNS Player Run.....Pass..... Rec Total Case Keenum Michael Hayes Bryce Beall James Cleveland Cotton Turner Tyron Carrier Patrick Edwards Terrence Broadway Kierre Johnson Justin Johnson Chris Wilson Kenneth Bibbins, Jr Gino Collins Austin Elrod Isaiah Sweeney TOTAL * * Total number of first downs, includes 9 off penalties CATCHES STREAK Junior receiver Tyron Carrier has caught a pass in every game of his college career, 31, which ranks fourth among active receivers in the NCAA. 41 Scotty McKnight (Colorado, Sr.) 35 Dwayne Harris (East Carolina, Sr.) 32 Jock Sanders (West Virginia, Sr.) 31 Tyron Carrier (, Jr.) ; Damaris Johnson (Tulsa, Jr.); Greg Salas (Hawaii, Sr.) 30 Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma, Jr.) 29 Kito Poblah (Central Michigan, Sr.); Kendall Wright (Baylor, Jr.); Kris Adams (UTEP, Sr.) 27 Doug Beaumont (Louisville, Sr.) CLEVELAND ROCKS! Senior wide receiver James Cleveland wasted little time in 2009 in making his impact felt among the Cougars. Cleveland, the 2009 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year, led the Cougars with 104 catches for 1,214 yards and 14 touchdowns despite missing two games due to injury. The native tied a school record with 19 catches and added 241 yards and three scores at East Carolina during the Conference USA Championship game. With his reception total, he became only the sixth receiver in UH history with more than 100 catches in a single season. If he can equal his triple-digit output from a year ago, he will join former Cougar great (and current offensive coordinator/ wide receivers coach) Jason Phillips as the only players in school history with multiple 100-reception seasons. In four games, Cleveland has hauled in 20 receptions for 324 yards and three touchowns. He ranks fourth in the conference in receptions with 5.0 per game and in receiving yards per game with His receiving yardage is good for 38th in the NCAA. TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE As talented as junior Tyron Carrier has been as a wide receiver, he is just as impressive with his abilities on special teams. In 2009, Carrier led the Cougars and the nation with four kickoff returns for touchdowns, including a 79-yard effort against Air Force during the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. It was the fifth time during his career that Carrier returned a kickoff for a touchdown. He is the only player in school history with multiple kickoff return scores in a single season. Clemson s C.J. Spiller set the NCAA career record with seven kickoff return touchdowns from 2006 to In four games, Carrier has returned 16 kicks for 347 yards, a 21.7 yard per return average. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES Through four games, sophomore placekicker Matt Hogan is 4-for-5 on field goal attempts. His four field goals combined with 21 extra points made gives him 33 points scored for the season, which is an average of 8.2 per game. That average ranks fifth in Conference USA in total scoring and is third in kick scoring. He has also made 16-of-17 field goals in his career at, for 94.1 percent. True-freshman Richie Leone won the punting job during training camp and in four games has averaged 45.8 yards on 11 punts, including four inside the 20 yard line and four over 50 yards. He ranks 10th in the NCAA and third in the conference. Against Tulane, he averaged 50.5 yards with punts of 63, 54 and 51 yards. Leone had no punting opportunities vs. UTEP. Junior receiver Patrick Edwards leads the conference and ranks 15th nationally with his 14.7-yard average on punt returns. He has returned 11 punts in four games, including a long of 40 vs. Texas State. The duo of Jordan Mannisto and Leone have combined for 32 kickoffs in four games, 11 of which have gone for touchbacks. Mannisto is averaging 64.4 yards on his 18 kickoffs, with six touchbacks and Leone has a 68.5 average with five touchbacks. UH leads the conference in kickoff coverage with a net average of 46.6 yards and 11 touchbacks. OFFENSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER SUMLIN became only the third team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer and three 1,000-yard receivers when it accomplished the feat in The other two teams are Texas Tech (2002) and Tulsa (2007). Case Keenum was only the second quarterback in NCAA history to pass for over 5,000 yards in two different seasons (2008, 2009). The other was Texas Tech s Graham Harrell in 2007 and In 2008, Keenum passed for over 5,000 yards, running back Bryce Beall rushed for over 1,000 and receiver Tyron Carrier caught for over 1,000 yards, marking only the second time in NCAA history. UH became the fourth team in NCAA history to have three 1,000-yard receivers when Tyron Carrier, James Cleveland and Patrick Edwards each eclipsed the mark the other teams were Texas Tech 2002, Hawaii in 2007 and Tulsa in POSITION CHANGES With the start of the season, one player will be making a position change in After competing for three seasons on the defensive side of the ball, senior Isaiah Thompson will make the move to left guard in In three seasons at nose tackle, Thompson competed in 31 games, racking up 75 tackles and a fumble recovery. In his final game on the defensive line, he tallied a career-high nine tackles against Air Force at the 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Thompson has started all four games of 2010 at left guard and the offensive line has helped a balanced UH offense rank in the top-20 nationally in total and scoring offense. Before fall training camp converted defensive back Jeffery Lewis moved to running back to add depth after some 5

6 2010 HONORS Bryce Beall, RB Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, 9/13 Tyron Carrier, KR Biletnikoff Watch List Hornung Award Watch List Athlon Preseason All-America Second Team CollegeFootballNews.com Preseason All-America Honorable Mention NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America Second Team Phil Steele Preseason All-America Second Team Sporting News Preseason All-America Third Team Yahoo! Sports Preseason All-America Second Team 2010 Conference USA Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year 2010 Conference USA Preseason First Team James Cleveland, WR Biletnikoff Watch List NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America Second Team Phil Steele Preseason All-America Third Team Sporting News Preseason All-America Third Team 2010 Conference USA Preseason First Team Patrick Edwards, WR Biletnikoff Watch List NationalChamps.net All-America Third Team Marcus McGraw, LB Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Bednarik Award Watch List NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America Third Team 2010 Conference USA Preseason First Team Loyce Means, DB Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week, 9/26 Jamal Robinson, DB 2010 Conference USA Preseason First Team losses at the position left it short-handed. Lewis played in all 14 games as a true freshman, recording 19 tackles, including one for loss. Lewis had one carry vs. Texas State. EARLY ENROLLEES Two new Cougars used the spring season as a head start for fall training camp. Senior defensive tackle Matangi Tonga (College of San Mateo) and junior linebacker Sammy Brown (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) wore the Scarlet and White for the first time. TOUGH TO BEAT AT THE ROB Dating back to the 2005 season finale vs. Rice, the Cougars have taken advantage of playing at home on John O Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. With its win over Tulane on Sept. 25, the Cougars improved to 27-2 (.931) record at home in their last 29 games. Even more impressive, the Cougars margin of victory in those 27 wins is a remarkable 24.4 points per game (659 points in 27 wins). The streak could be much longer if not for setbacks against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2006 and against Conference USA-rival East Carolina in The Cougars dropped those two games by a combined five points. The Cougars have won by 30 or more points nine times and only won by a single-digit margin six times. HOME SWEET HOME The Cougars have an impressive and school-record 18-game home winning streak at Robertson Stadium. That streak is the fourth-longest active home winning streak in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. Only Oklahoma, Boise State and Utah boast a longer home winning streak than the Cougars. Rk. No. School Next Home Game Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, 10/ Boise State vs. Toledo, 10/ Utah vs. Colorado State, 10/ vs. Mississippi State, 10/ TCU vs. Wyoming, 10/ Alabama vs. Ole Miss, 10/ Florida vs. LSU, 10/ Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH), 10/9 13 Oregon vs. UCLA, 10/ Troy vs. Lafayette, 10/16 EXCITEMENT FOR THE SEASON There is a different feel around the University of campus in The first three games at Robertson Stadium have been sell outs (32,000) marking the first time in Robertson Stadium history that the Cougars have sold out three consecutive games. The season ticket base for 2009 was 6,310 and one year later that number has increased 82 percent to 11,477, the largest increase in the NCAA this season. The student tailgating area sold out of its 36 spaces before the season began, the first time noted in UH history. Top-25 Crowds at Robertston Stadium 1. 32,119 vs. UTEP 9/10/10 Sumlin 32,119 vs. Texas State 9/4/10 Sumlin 3. 32,114 vs. Texas Tech 9/26/09 Sumlin 4. 32,009 vs. Tulane 9/25/10 Sumlin 5. 31,818 vs. Southern Miss 12/1/06 Briles 6. 31,784 vs. Texas 9/22/01 Dimel 31,784 vs. Rice 9/4/99 Helton 8. 28,260 vs. Oklahoma State 9/23/06 Briles 9. 28,243 vs. Rice 11/28/09 Sumlin ,302 vs. Grambling State 9/16/06 Briles ,889 vs. SMU 10/24/09 Sumlin ,555 vs. Southern 8/30/08 Sumlin ,514 vs. Rice 10/13/07 Briles ,234 vs. Mississippi State 9/20/10 Briles ,355 vs. Rice 8/30/03 Briles ,112 vs. Army 9/16/00 Dimel ,985 vs. Rice 9/1/01 Dimel ,522 vs. Tulane 11/8/08 Sumlin ,623 vs. Memphis 10/18/03 Dimel ,542 vs. Tulsa 11/4/06 Briles ,468 vs. Colorado State 9/22/07 Briles ,315 vs. Cincinnati 10/9/99 Helton ,274 vs. SMU 11/4/07 Briles ,043 vs. Northwestern State 9/5/09 Sumlin ,036 vs. Memphis 11/21/09 Sumlin 6

7 GOING STREAKING AT ROBERTSON STADIUM With its win over Tulane on Sept. 25, the Cougars won their 18th straight home game. The streak is the longest in school history. has not lost at home since a loss to Conference USA-rival East Carolina on Sept. 29, Head coach Kevin Sumlin has never lost in front of the hometown fans during his career, posting a 12-0 record. Here are the Cougars best home winning streaks and that teams that stopped them: Streak Year(s) Who Stopped It Oct. 5, 1991, to Baylor Sept. 21, 1973, 20-3 to Miami (Fla.) Nov. 10, 1978, to Texas Nov. 26, 1966, to Memphis Oct. 24, 1970, to Alabama Sept. 16, 1972, to Arizona State COUGAR SUCCESS ACROSS THE BOARD The UH women s soccer team is off to its best start in program history with its record, including an undefeated 4-0 mark in Conference USA play. Head coach Susan Bush s squad is riding a six-game win streak and has not allowed a single goal in league play. In the past six matches, the Coogs are outscoring their opponents First-year Cougar volleyball coach Molly Alvey has her women on a three-match win streak and 3-2 record in Conference USA. In wins over UTEP, Tulane and UCF, the squad has only dropped one set. With nine wins, the team has already equalled its total from a year ago. The men s cross country team recently won the LSU Invitational besting nine other teams for the title, including host LSU and fellow Conference USA foe Tulane. The women also stood out finishing second out of 12 teams. HOUSTON BIG PLAYS (plays over 20 yards and kickoff returns over 40) PLAYS RUN PASS ST DEF TEXAS STATE 1Q Hayes TD reception (from Keenum) Edwards TD reception (from Keenum) 2Q Carrier reception (from Keenum) K. Johnson TD reception (from Keenum) K. Johnson TD reception (from Keenum) Nicholson TD interception return 3Q Sweeney TD reception (from Turner) 4Q Elrod run UTEP 1Q 2Q 3Q Edwards reception (from Keenum) Beall run Hayes run Beall run Edwards reception (from Keenum) McGraw fumble return K. Johnson reception (from Keenum) Cleveland reception (from Keenum) Beall run UCLA 1Q Cleveland reception (from Carrier) 2Q Keenum run 4Q Cleveland reception (from Broadway) TULANE 3Q Cleveland reception (from Broadway) 4Q Beall TD run Means TD interception return 7

8 QUICK HITS Scoring Drives Under Two Minutes Texas State (7) 0:34 1Q 2-45 Hayes 40-yd reception (from Keenum) 0:45 1Q 2-56 Edwards 63-yd reception (from Keenum) 0:37 2Q 4-68 K. Johnson 35-yd reception (from Keenum) 1:12 2Q 5-47 Cleveland 17-yd reception (from Keenum) 0:06 2Q 1-21 K. Johnson 21-yd reception (from Keenum) 0:15 2Q 2-17 Beall 3-yd run 1:30 2Q 6-25 Hayes 5-yd run UTEP 1:31 1Q 5-77 Hayes 4-yd run 1:45 2Q 6-76 Beall 1-yd run 0:58 2Q 5-63 Hayes 9-yd run UH Players of the Week Game Offense Defense Special Teams Scout Team Texas State WR Patrick Edwards LB Matt Nicholson PK Jordan Mannisto Bryce Redman, Patrick West, Nathan Ramirez UTEP QB Cotton Turner NG Matangi Tonga DB Shane Ros Chance Blackmon, Doug Winfield, Phillip Causey Tulane RB Bryce Beall DB Loyce Means P/PK Richie Leone DeAnthony Sims, Chris Cermin, Miller Pierce Miss. State Rice SMU Memphis UCF Tulsa Southern Miss Texas Tech UCLA None Tulane 1:45 2Q 6-42 Hayes 1-yd run 1:39 4Q 5-37 Beall 25-yd run SINGLE-GAME MILESTONES 100-Yard Rushing Games Bryce Beall Date Opponent Att. Yds. TD W/L 9/25/10 Tulane W 9/10/10 UTEP W 12/31/08 Air Force W 11/22/08 UTEP W 11/8/08 Tulane W 10/18/08 SMU W 10/9/08 UAB W 9/27/08 East Carolina W 100-Yard Receiving Games Tyron Carrier Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 11/14/09 at UCF L 10/3/09 at UTEP L 9/26/09 Texas Tech W 9/12/09 at #5 Oklahoma State W 11/29/08 Rice L 11/22/08 UTEP W 11/15/08 Tulsa W 10/28/08 Marshall L 10/9/08 UAB W James Cleveland Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 9/18/10 at UCLA L 12/5/09 at East Carolina L 11/7/09 at Tulsa W 10/31/09 vs. Southern Miss W 10/10/09 at Mississippi State W 10/3/09 at UTEP L Patrick Edwards Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 9/10/10 UTEP W 11/7/09 at Tulsa W 10/24/09 SMU W 10/18/08 at SMU W 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina W 9/6/08 at Oklahoma State L Kierrie Johnson Date Opponent Rec. Yds. TD W/L 9/27/08 at #23 East Carolina W 11/29/06 Rice L 8

9 HOUSTON CAREER RECORDS TO WATCH Pass Receptions Rk. Rec. Player Years Vincent Marshall Orlando Iglesias Manny Hazard Donnie Avery Jason Phillips Tyron Carrier James Dixon Freddie Gilbert Kimble Anders Elmo Wright Patrick Edwards James Cleveland Receiving Yards Rk. Yds. Player Rec. Years 1. 3,770 Vincent Marshall ,347 Elmo Wright ,289 Donnie Avery ,873 Brandon Middleton ,810 Orlando Iglesias ,635 Manny Hazard ,319 Jason Phillips ,176 Tyron Carrier ,927 Marcus Grant ,914 Patrick Edwards ,538 James Cleveland Touchdown Receptions Rk. TDs Player Years Elmo Wright Manny Hazard Vincent Marshall Brandon Middleton Ken Hebert Donnie Avery Jason Phillips Orlando Iglesias James Cleveland Tyron Carrier Mark Hafner Marcus Grant Patrick Edwards Kick Scoring Rk. Pts. Player PAT FG Years Roman Anderson Ben Bell Dustin Bell Mike Clendenen Chip Browndyke Sebastian Villarreal Kenny Hatfield Trace Craft Lennard Coplin Ken Hebert Matt Hogan All-Purpose Yards Rk. Yds. Player Years 1. 5,817 Ketric Sanford ,715 Chuck Weatherspoon ,762 Vincent Marshall ,556 Tyron Carrier ,453 Anthony Alridge ,213 Donnie Avery ,104 Brandon Middleton ,674 Joffrey Reynolds ,661 Gene Shannon ,482 Elmo Wright Kickoff Return Average (min. 14 returns) Rk. Avg. Player Yds. Ret Years Claude King Joe Lopasky James Dixon 1, Vernell Ramsey Ketric Sanford 1, Tyron Carrier 1, Ken Bolin Paul Smith Mike Smith Ricky Wilson Total Tackles Rk. No. Player Years Ryan McCoy Gary McGuire Hanik Milligan Mike Parker David Hodge Greg Brezina Charlie Hall Jerry Drones Wade Phillips Eric Blount Marcus McGraw

10 2010 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE Wide Receiver (X) 83 Patrick Edwards (5-9, 175, Jr.) 89 Isaiah Sweeney (5-9, 170, So.) Wide Receiver (H) 35 Tyron Carrier (5-8, 170, Jr.) 3 Justin Johnson (6-1, 223, Jr.) Wide Receiver (Y) 19 James Cleveland (6-2, 205, Sr.) 3 Justin Johnson (6-1, 223, Jr.) 85 Kenneth Bibbins, Jr. (6-4, 225, Fr.) Wide Receiver (Z) 84 Kierrie Johnson (5-10, 175, Sr.) 88 E.J. Smith (6-1, 187, Jr.) Left Tackle 76 Jacolby Ashworth (6-4, 295, So.) 60 Jaryd Anderson (6-4, 295, Sr.) Left Guard 79 Isaiah Thompson (6-4, 300, Sr.) 63 Kevin Forsch (6-5, 301, r-fr.) Center 73 Jordan Shoemaker (6-3, 285, Sr.) 77 Blake Sargent (6-3, 297, So.) Right Guard 70 Chris Thompson (6-2, 285, Jr.) 64 Ty Cloud (6-4, 315, r-fr.) Right Tackle 74 Roy Watts (6-5, 310, Sr.) 69 Ralph Oragwu (6-3, 310, r-fr.) Quarterback 10 Terrance Broadway (6-2, 205, Fr.) OR 8 David Piland (6-3, 185, Fr.) Running Back 25 Bryce Beall (5-11, 209, Jr.) 29 Michael Hayes (5-9, 192, Jr.) 26 Chris Wilson (5-11, 210, So.) DEFENSE Defensive End 95 David Hunter (6-2, 295, Jr.) 91 Radermon Scypion (6-4, 246, So.) 96 Jeremiah Farley (6-1, 264, Fr.) Nose Guard 57 Matangi Tonga (6-2, 290, Sr.) 96 Jeremiah Farley (6-1, 264, Fr.) 77 Charles Foster (5-11, 293, Jr.) Defensive End 56 Tyrone Campbell (6-1, 293, So.) 93 Ameen Behbahani (6-2, 282, So.) Linebacker 8 Sammy Brown (6-3, 240, Jr.) 59 Kelvin King (6-2, 256, So.) Linebacker 55 Marcus McGraw (6-0, 215, Jr.) 31 Kris Johnston (6-0, 218, So.) Linebacker 30 Matt Nicholson (6-2, 230, Sr.) 50 Efrem Oliphant (6-2, 215, Fr.) Linebacker 42 Phillip Steward (6-2, 220, So.) 43 Austin Wilson (6-2, 210, Fr.) Cornerback 20 Devin Mays (6-0, 180, Sr.) 22 Loyce Means (5-11, 179, Sr.) 10 Zach McMillian Strong Safety 39 Roisean Haynes (5-11, 191, Jr.) 21 Jacky Candy (5-11, 193, Sr.) Free Safety 41 Nick Saenz (6-1, 190, Jr.) 24 Kent Brooks (5-10, 200, Fr.) Cornerback 32 Jamal Robinson (5-11, 190, Sr.) 13 Thomas Bates (5-11, 175, Fr.) SPECIAL TEAMS Placekicker 46 Matt Hogan (6-1, 196, So.) 16 Jordan Mannisto (6-1, 205, Jr.) Kickoff 16 Jordan Mannisto (6-1, 205, Jr.) 15 Richie Leone (6-3, 200, Fr.) Punter 15 Richie Leone (6-3, 200, Fr.) 16 Jordan Mannisto (6-1, 205, Jr.) Long Snapper 86 Brandon Hartson (6-3, 250, So.) 75 Taylor Jordan (5-11, 235, Sr.) Kick Returner 35 Tyron Carrier (5-8, 170, Jr.) 28 Jeffrey Lewis (5-9, 185, So.) Punt Returner 83 Patrick Edwards (5-9, 175, Jr.) 35 Tyron Carrier (5-8, 170, Jr.) Holder 17 Austin Elrod (6-1, 185, Jr.) 15 Richie Leone (6-3, 200, Fr.) 10

11 HEAD COACH KEVIN SUMLIN Third Year Purdue 88 Fresh off back-to-back bowl appearances, a Conference USA West Division title and a national ranking for most of the 2009 season, University of head football coach Kevin Sumlin is in his third season leading the Cougars. Sumlin led the squad to a win over Tulane in week three of 2010, his 21st win in three years. His record of is the best of any UH coach through 31 games. In 2009, the bar was set even higher and the football team surpassed those expectations. finished with a 10-4 overall record while winning the West Division with a 6-2 league mark, and along the way, earned a berth in a fifth-straight bowl game. En route to the 10-4 record, UH knocked off Texas Tech, No. 5/6 Oklahoma State and Mississippi State and were 4-0 in nonconference action. Statistically, the University of led the nation in passing offense ( ypg), total offense ( ypg) and scoring offense (42.21 ppg). For his efforts, he was named as a finalist for the 2009 Paul Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award. The high-powered Cougar offense topped 40 points in nine of 14 games, reached 50 points on four occasions and registered at least 70 points in a game for the second straight season, when UH knocked off its cross-town rival Rice, 73-14, to take back the Bayou Bucket. Sumlin guided quarterback Case Keenum to 2009 Conference USA MVP honors, and Keenum not only led the nation in total offense for the second straight season, but he also finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. In addition, wide receiver James Cleveland was named the C-USA Newcomer of the Year, while running back Charles Sims was named the Freshman of the Year. Sumlin earned his first C-USA Coach of the Year award. Among the individual award winners, 15 Cougars were also named to either the C-USA First or Second Teams. also became just the third team to post a 5,000-yard passer (Keenum) and three 1,000-yard receivers (Cleveland, Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards) in one season, and the 1,000-yard receiving trio marked just the fourth time the feat had been accomplished in NCAA history. Taking over the reins of the program in December 2007, Sumlin guided the Cougars to their fourth-straight bowl appearance in 2008 and became the first UH coach in 28 years to lead his team to a bowl victory, as topped Air Force in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. However, a bowl victory was not the only highlight of Sumlin s first season as head coach. In week five of the season, the Cougars knocked off No. 23 East Carolina, 41-24, posting s first road win over a ranked opponent in 24 years. Coupled with the team s victory over No. 24 Tulsa in November, it marked the first time since 1984 that defeated two ranked teams in the same season. Additionally, Sumlin guided the Cougars to a perfect 5-0 mark at home and a 6-2 finish in C-USA action. He was one of only 10 first-year Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to guide his team to a bowl game and one of only six to win the bowl contest. And with their eight victories, Sumlin recorded the most wins by a first-year head coach in UH history. Statistically, it was an outstanding inaugural season for Sumlin as well, as the Cougars established 22 season and career records in The offense ranked No. 2 nationally in both total offense (562.8 ypg) and passing yards (401.6 ypg), No. 4 in first downs (355), and No. 10 in both scoring (40.6 ppg) and 3rd down percentage (51.0). Keenum finished the year as the nation s leader in total offense (403.2 ypg) and No. 2 in passing yards per game (386.2 ypg), while senior defensive end Phillip Hunt finished No. 2 nationally in sacks per game (1.08 spg). Under Sumlin s guidance, Keenum was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, Hunt was named the Defensive SUMLIN VS. THE OPPOSITION Opponent W L Pct. Air Force Colorado State East Carolina Marshall Memphis Mississippi State Northwestern State Oklahoma State Rice Southern SMU Southern Miss Texas State Texas Tech Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF UCLA UTEP Totals Player of the Year and freshman running back Bryce Beall was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year. Overall, the Cougars garnered more than 60 individual honors following the 2008 season. Sumlin came to after seven seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator in the Big 12. When introduced to lead the Cougars in December of 2007, Sumlin became the 12th head coach in UH history and the first African-American to lead the prestigious Cougar program. With a reputation for engineering high-powered offenses and considered one of the country s top recruiters, Sumlin brought with him a wealth of collegiate coaching experience and a penchant for innovative ideas and styles. Sumlin spent the previous five seasons at the University of Oklahoma, where he served as both the co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach ( ) and special teams coordinator/tight ends coach ( ). In 2007, the OU receivers recorded 19 touchdowns while Malcolm Kelly and Juaquin Iglesias provided one of the best 1-2 receiving punches in the nation, ranking fifth and sixth in the OU record book for receiving yards in a season. Offensively, the Sooners finished fifth in the nation in scoring offense at 42.3 points per game, while ranking 19th nationally in total offense averaging yards per game. The 2006 season saw OU s receivers catch 17 touchdown passes while Kelly reached 1,000 career-receiving yards faster than any player in school history. The Sooner offense ranked 19th nationally in scoring offense at 30.3 points per 11 PROMINENT PUPILS Sebastian Vollmer (), Patriots Malcom Kelly (Oklahoma), Redskins Allen Patrick (Oklahoma), Ravens Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma), Vikings J.D. Runnels (Oklahoma), Bears Bethel Johnson (Texas A&M), Patriots Terrance Murphy (Texas A&M), Packers Jammar Taylor (Texas A&M), Giants Chris Daniels (Purdue), Buccaneers Ike Jones (Purdue), Colts Cory Sauter (Minnesota), Colts Vinnie Sutherland (Purdue), 49ers Ryan Thelwell (Minnesota), Broncos Ryan Yarborough (Wyoming), Jets BOWL GAMES COACHED (11) 2009 Armed Forces 2008 Armed Forces 2008 Fiesta Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta Oklahoma 2005 Holiday Oklahoma 2005 Orange Oklahoma 2004 Sugar Oklahoma 2002 GalleryFurniture.com Texas A&M 2002 Rose Purdue 2000 Outback Purdue 1998 Alamo Purdue BOWL GAMES PLAYED (1) 1984 Peach Purdue ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER Four-year letterman for Purdue as a linebacker, from , and ended his career among the top 10 in tackles for the Boilermakers. Named to Sports Illustrated s All-America walkon list as a freshman when he led Purdue with 91 tackles. Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 1984 while helping the team reach the Peach Bowl. Also earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a senior, ranking No. 5 in the league with 114 tackles.

12 game. Prior to becoming co-offensive coordinator, Sumlin served as the Sooners special teams coordinator. In 2005, the Sooners ranked fourth nationally in kickoff return defense, a year after finishing sixth in that category. Sophomore punter Cody Freeby ranked 27th nationally with a 42.3 yard average, while OU ranked 10th in the country in net punting, averaging 37.8 yards per kick. Before his arrival in Norman, Sumlin spent two seasons at Texas A&M, where he served as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Three games into the 2002 campaign, Sumlin was thrust into the offensive coordinator role, and the Aggies averaged 33.0 points per game after posting just 16.0 ppg before he took control. Working in his new position, the Aggies knocked off No. 1 Oklahoma, while the offense averaged 419 yards per game after netting an average of 286 yards in the season s first three contests. Sumlin also has made stops at his alma mater, Purdue ( ), Minnesota ( ) and Wyoming ( ). Purdue s 1998 receivers set school records with 377 receptions for 4,208 yards and 43 touchdowns. The Boilermakers Chris Daniels set a Big Ten record with 121 catches and recorded another Big Ten record with 21 receptions in one game. Sumlin began his career as a graduate assistant at Washington State for Mike Price ( ). He also has been an assistant coach under Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), R.C. Slocum (Texas A&M), Joe Tiller (Purdue and Wyoming), Jim Wacker (Minnesota) and Glen Mason (Minnesota). Sumlin has coached in 11 bowl games, including all four BCS games. Five came during his time at Oklahoma (2008 Fiesta, 2007 Fiesta, 2005 Holiday, 2005 Orange, 2004 Sugar), one at Texas A&M (2002 GalleryFurniture.com) and three with Purdue (2002 Rose, 2000 Outback, 1998 Alamo). He also is the only coach in history to lead his team to back-to-back bowl appearances during his first two seasons. A four-year letterman as a linebacker at Purdue ( ), Sumlin still ranks among the top 10 in career tackles for the Boilermakers. He was named to Sports Illustrated s All-America walkon list as a freshman after leading Purdue with 91 tackles. He was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 1984 and helped the team reach the Peach Bowl. Sumlin also earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a senior, ranking No. 5 in the league with 114 tackles. The Indianapolis native graduated from Purdue in 1988 with a bachelor s degree in both criminology and criminal justice. Sumlin and his wife Charlene have four children: daughters Courtney and Shelby, and sons Jackson and Joey. HEAD COACH KEVIN SUMLIN Born: Aug. 3, 1964 Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: Brebeuf Prep (Ind.) College: Purdue, 1988 Wife: Charlene Children: daughters, Courtney and Shelby; sons, Jackson and Joey BREAKING DOWN SUMLIN Overall Conference USA W-L Pct. Home Away Neut. W-L Pct. Home Away Totals (.636) vs. non-conf. teams 14-4 (.778) vs. C-USA 2-0 (1.000) vs. SLC 4-0 (1.000) vs. non-conf. teams/home 1-2 (.333) vs. MWC 0-0 (.000) in overtime 2-2 (.500) vs. non-conf. teams/road 2-1 (.667) vs. Big (.000) in C-USA Championship 1-1 (.500) vs. non-conf. teams/neutral 1-0 (1.000) vs. SEC 3-0 vs. Top (1.000) vs. Division I-FCS 0-1 (.000) vs. PAC (.500) in bowl games 1-0 (1.000) vs. SWAC THE SUMLIN FILE Year School/Team Assignment 1989 Washington State (6-5) Graduate Assistant On Mike Price s first coaching staff 1990 Washington State 3-8) Graduate Assistant 1991 Wyoming (4-6-1) Wide Receivers First assistant job; worked with HC Joe Tiller 1992 Wyoming (5-7) Wide Receivers 1993 Minnesota (4-7) Wide Receivers 1994 Minnesota (3-8) Wide Receivers 1995 Minnesota (3-8) Wide Receivers 1996 Minnesota (4-7) Wide Receivers 1997 Minnesota (3-9) Quarterbacks 1998 Purdue (9-4) Wide Receivers Reunited with HC Joe Tiller; Alamo Bowl 1999 Purdue (7-5) Wide Receivers Outback Bowl 2000 Purdue (8-4) Wide Receivers Tri-Conference Champions; Rose Bowl 2001 Texas A&M (8-4) Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends Galleryfurniture.com Bowl 2002 Texas A&M (6-6) Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coor./Tight Ends 2003 Oklahoma (12-2) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends Big 12 Championship Runner-Up; Sugar Bowl 2004 Oklahoma (12-1) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends Big 12 Champions; Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Runner-Up 2005 Oklahoma (8-4) Special Teams Coor./Tight Ends Holiday Bowl 2006 Oklahoma (11-3) Co-Off. Coor./Wide Receivers Big 12 Champions; Fiesta Bowl 2007 Oklahoma (11-3) Co-Off. Coor./Wide Receivers Big 12 Champions; Fiesta Bowl 2008 (8-5) Head Coach West Division Runner-Up; Armed Forces Bowl 2009 (10-3) Head Coach West Division Champions; Armed Forces Bowl 12