Head Coach Justin Fuente Assistant Coaches Football Support Staff

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1 Head Coach Justin Fuente Assistant Coaches Football Support Staff

2 Head Coach Justin Fuente With confetti swirling, the University of Memphis football program savored an American Athletic Conference championship to close out the 2014 regular season. Weeks later, the Tigers were back on a podium and celebrating another championship as Memphis defeated BYU in double overtime to win the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis first conference title in more than 40 years, along with the come-from-behind bowl victory, are certainly mile markers on the road the Tigers are traveling under Justin Fuente who begins his fourth season as head coach in Unquestionably, the Tigers have made momentous strides in Fuente s first three seasons. He inherited a program which had won just five combined games ( ) in the three years prior to his arrival. When he was named the University s 23rd head football coach on Dec. 8, 2011, Fuente was not only charged with rebuilding Memphis football program, but simultaneously having oversight in the program s step up in competition. In his second year, the Tigers began play in the American Athletic Conference. The year following the transition to The American, Memphis celebrated a conference title inside Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. And the Tigers celebrated again in Miami as the team won for the 10th time during the season, equaling a school record for victories that was established in Fuente s efforts in building the Memphis program did not go unnoticed. The Football Writers Association of America, in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, named him one of eight finalists for 20 M u r r ay S tat e, 1999 gotigersgo.com the 2014 Eddie Robinson Award. He was also named the American Athletic Conference s 2014 Coach of the Year, a unanimous choice by his peers. The Tennessee Sports Writers Association recognized Fuente as its College Football Coach of the Year. Fuente s team also received a number of honors from the conference as Tank Jakes shared the league s Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Jake Elliott was named the Special Teams Player of the Year. The Tigers had six players named to the league s first team offensive lineman Al Bond, tight end Alan Cross, defensive lineman Martin Ifedi and cornerback Bobby McCain along with Elliott and Jakes. An additional four players received second team honors. In two years as the Tigers starting quarterback Paxton Lynch, a member of Fuente s original signing class, has become only the third Memphis player to pass for over 5,000 yards in a career. The 35 touchdowns he was responsible for in 2014 shattered the previous school season record of 26. Offensively, Memphis scored 471 points in 2014, shattering the old school record of 430 points set in Defensively, Memphis allowed just 19.5 points per game, which ranked 11th in FBS Football. With a seven-game winning streak to conclude the 2014 season, Memphis ended the year with the fourth-longest win streak in FBS Football. Only national champion Ohio State, as well as New Year s Six Bowl winners Boise State and TCU, ended the year with longer win streaks. Memphis closed out the 2014 season ranked in the top-25 of both the AP and USA Today/Amway Coaches Polls, a first for the program. The University of Memphis seven-win gain from 2013 to 2014 was the third-best improvement for FBS Football programs in The improvement also represented the ninth-best improvement ever by an FBS team. Going from one league win to seven, the Tigers had a six-win improvement in league play alone. Fuente s team continues to be built on four pillars 1) Academic Integrity, 2) Social Responsibility, 3) Individual Accountability and 4) Competitive Excellence. Going into the 2014 season, Memphis Football had recorded the highest grade point average in program history. The Tigers 2014 roster included four college graduates and that total jumped to 12 degree-holding players who played in the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl. Another eight student-athletes earned their diplomas from the University of Memphis following the 2014 fall semester. Senior linebacker Charles Harris was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 3 NCAA Division I Football Team to highlight the program s academic accomplishments. Much of the groundwork for the University of Memphis program s current success was attained during Fuente s first two seasons as the Tigers head coach. Fuente knew the challenges the program would face when the team began play in The American. In his second season as head coach, the Tigers finished in the bottom half of the league standings in the new conference. It was well apparent the program was headed in the right direction. In 2013, Memphis faced the third-toughest schedule among American Athletic Conference programs while playing seven opponents who advanced Fuente July 30, 1976 Tulsa, Okla. Murray State, 1999 Bachelor s degree in Finance Two-year letterman as quarterback at Oklahoma ( ) Two-year letterman as quarterback at Murray State ( ) Wife - Jenny Daughters - Cecilia, Caroline & Charlotte : Assistant coach (quarterbacks) at Illinois State from ; Elevated to offensive coordinator in 2004 and continued to coach quarterbacks : Assistant coach (running backs) at TCU from ; TCU played in the Poinsettia Bowl and the Texas Bowl during Fuente s two seasons guiding the Horned Frog running backs; Elevated to co-offensive Coordinator in 2009 and transitioned to coaching quarterbacks; During his three-year stint as the Horned Frogs gameday playcaller, Fuente helped lead TCU to three-consecutive Mountain West championships, a 2010 Fiesta Bowl appearance and a 2011 Rose Bowl championship : Head coach at Memphis since 2012; In the three years prior to taking over the program, Memphis was a combined 5-31; In three years, Fuente has overseen the transformation of the Memphis program in a bowl-winning, top-25 program. to bowl games. Games lost to bowl-bound opponents were decided by just eight points per game. Memphis Football continued to make major strides in Year Two under Fuente. Defensively, the Tigers were ranked No. 39 in total defense (370.7 ypg allowed) and No. 12 against the run (116.3 ypg allowed). Offensively, Paxton Lynch passed for over 2,000 yards, becoming just the second rookie in program history to do so. It was just the 10th time overall a quarterback has passed for over 2,000 yards in a season. Memphis special teams featured Ray Guy Award winner Tom Hornsey, who won the award annually presented to collegiate football s top punter, and Elliott, who was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which is presented to the nation s top place kicker. Memphis had three players named to the All-American Athletic Conference Team Elliott, Hornsey and Ifedi. In Fuente s first season in 2012, the Tigers posted their best finish since 2008 and won more conference games than the previous three seasons combined. But Memphis then new head coach began building the foundation months prior to his rookie season. One of the first items Fuente put in place upon being named the head football coach at the University of Memphis was The Tiger Code. The code consists of three elements 1) Fundamentally Sound, 2) Physically Fit and 3) Mentally Tough. In addition to instilling the Tiger Code and installing a new off-season conditioning program, Fuente selected 10 student-athletes to form his first leader- The University of Memphis

3 #gotigersgo Memphis Football Guide Bowl FCS Playoffs Texas Bowl - TCU 20, Houston 13 Poinsettia Bowl - TCU 17, Boise State 16 Fiesta Bowl - Boise State 17, TCU 10 Rose Bowl - TCU 21, Wisconsin 19 Poinsettia Bowl - TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 Miami Beach Bowl - Memphis 55, BYU 48 (2 ot) School (Assignment) Illinois State (QB) Illinois State (QB) Illinois State (QB) Illinois State (Off. Coord./QB) Illinois State (Off. Coord./QB) Illinois State (Off. Coord./QB) TCU (RB) TCU (RB) TCU (Co.-Off. Coord./QB) TCU (Co.-Off. Coord./QB) TCU (Co.-Off. Coord./QB) Memphis (Head Coach) Memphis (Head Coach) Memphis (Head Coach) Y e a r -B y -Y e a r W i t h J u s t i n F u e n t e Year Credited with developing some of the top quarterbacks in TCU history, Fuente coached 2012 NFL Pro Bowl selection Andy Dalton and 2011 TCU starter Casey Pachall. TCU was the only school in the nation to have two different quarterbacks rank in the top-10 in the country in passing efficiency from Under Fuente s tutelage, Dalton became TCU s career leader in every major passing category. The 2011 NFL Draft second-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals also set Mountain West Conference all-time marks for total offense (11,925 yards) and plays from scrimmage (1,730). The two-time MWC Offensive Player of the Year and three-time bowl game MVP, Dalton finished ninth in 2010 Heisman Trophy voting. He was a finalist for the Manning, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and Bobby Bowden awards, while also being a semifinalist for the Davey O Brien and Maxwell honors. As a sophomore in 2011, Pachall broke Andy Dalton s single-season TCU records for completions (228), completion percentage (66.5) and yards (2,921). Pachall threw for 473 yards against Boise State, the second-highest, single-game total in school history. He threw only seven interceptions in 2011 and helped rally TCU from fourth-quarter deficits three times, including the win over Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl, a bowl in which Fuente did not coach. The 2011 Horned Frogs became the first team to win the Mountain West championship three-consecutive seasons. TCU finished the year at 11-2 and ranked No. 13/14 in the final polls. The Horned Frogs ranked among the national leaders in total offense with their average of yards per game. In 2010, Fuente helped direct TCU to single-season school marks in touchdowns (73), points scored (541), total offense (6,199 yards) and first downs (327). The Horned Frogs ranked fourth nationally in scoring (41.6 points per game), sixth in passing efficiency (166.9), 10th in rushing (247.4 yards per game) and 12th in total offense (476.9 yards per game). In his first season as co-offensive coordinator, Fuente helped direct a record-setting 2009 TCU attack. The Horned Frogs established then single-season school marks for points scored (498), total offense (5,937 yards), touchdowns (65) and first downs (311). TCU ranked fifth nationally in rushing offense (239.5 yards per game) and scoring (38.3 points per game), while placing seventh in total offense (456.7 yards per game) and eighth in passing efficiency (154.1). With Fuente as running backs coach in 2008, the Horned Frogs had a running back-by-committee attack. TCU ranked 12th nationally in rushing, despite not having a player ranked among the top-96 rushers in the country. TCU s yards per game rushing was its highest mark since 2000 when LaDainian Tomlinson keyed a Frogs ground game thveraged yards per game. During that 2008 campaign, Fuente helped develop tailback Aaron Brown into being a 2009 NFL Draft sixth-round selection of the Detroit Lions. Fuente made the move to TCU after spending six seasons as quarterbacks coach at Illinois State. His final three years saw him double as the Redbirds offensive coordinator. Under Fuente s direction, Illinois State ranked in the top-10 nationally in total offense in 2005 and The Redbirds ranked eighth in 2006 with an average of yards per game, after ranking fifth in both total offense (477.6 yards) and scoring (39.2 points) in Fuente coached Redbirds quarterback Luke Drone to All-Gateway Conference first team honors, as he led the league in passing (227.8 yards per game) and total offense (231.6 yards per game). Running back Pierre Rembert set an Illinois State single-season record with 1,743 yards, while also ranking sixth nationally in rushing with yards per contest. As a college quarterback, Fuente played two seasons ( ) at Oklahoma under then-sooners offensive coordinator Dick Winder. Fuente set an Oklahoma freshman record with 11 touchdown passes. He transferred to Murray State for his final two years of eligibility. Fuente set 11 school records at Murray State, including total offense and passing yards in a game and season. In 1999, he was the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Offensive Player of the Year and a Walter Payton Award finalist, given annually to the nation s top player in Division I-AA. Fuente is a 1999 graduate of Murray State. Following his collegiate career, Fuente played professionally with the Oklahoma Wranglers in the Arena League. Fuente and his wife, Jenny, have three daughters, Cecilia, Caroline and Charlotte. Fuente previously served five seasons on Gary Patterson s staff at TCU from Fuente joined the TCU football coaching staff in February of 2007 as running backs coach and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in February of As part of his promotion, he moved to coaching the Horned Frogs quarterbacks. A native of Tulsa, Okla., the dynamic play-caller helped guide TCU s program to consecutive BCS bowl game appearances with a 2011 Rose Bowl victory over No. 5-ranked Wisconsin that followed an appearance in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. From , TCU was the only program in the country that finished in the top-10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls all three campaigns. In Fuente s three seasons as offensive coordinator, TCU set single-season school records for touchdowns, points scored and first downs, while also ranking among the nation s most productive offensive units. From , the Horned Frogs won 36 of 39 contests, including a 24-game win streak in the Mountain West Conference (MWC). ship council. The group best exemplified being student-athletes and living by the Tiger Code. During Fuente s first season, the group of leaders served as a conduit between the coaching staff and the team. While breeding a new culture within the program, Fuente shared his vision for Memphis Football as a speaker for a variety of civic groups while also making the rounds on television morning shows and the area s talk radio circuit. He and his staff conducted the school s first Women s Clinic in an effort to educate female fans as well as building the program s fan base. Memphis posted a 4-8 overall record and was 4-4 in league play in its final season as a member of Conference USA in The Tigers efforts did not go unrecognized. Athlon Sports College Football Preview Magazine had Fuente No. 5 in the publication s ranking of new coaches from 2012, and in 2013 Athlon ranked him No. 6 among coaches under 40. In June of 2015, Athlon ranked Fuente No. 1 of 20 coaches under 40 ahead of the release of its preseason publication. The Tigers averaged yards of total offense during the 2012 season. The season total represented a 44-yard improvement from the 2011 season. Memphis came close to doubling its rushing average, improving its rushing total to yards per game in Memphis fourth-down efficiency percentage ranked among the Top 10 in FBS Football. Defensively, Memphis led Conference USA in total defense in league games played in 2012, giving up just yards per game. The UofM lowered its total yardage allowed in conference games from the previous season by 30 percent. For the year, Memphis ranked 48th nationally in defense ( yards per game). The Tigers made a 69-position improvement from the 2011 season. The UM defense ranked 36th nationally in quarterback sacks, more than doubling the number of sacks it had in 2012 (29) from the 2011 season (14). The Tigers special teams also made striking improvements during Fuente s first season. Memphis ranked among the nation s Top 20 in kickoff return yardage defense and punt return average. UM punter Tom Hornsey ranked 19th nationally in punting. Six UM student-athletes were recognized as first or second-team All-Conference USA selections or named to the C-USA All-Freshman team. It was the most all-conference selections for the program since 2005 (eight).

4 A s s i s ta n t H e a d C o a c h / C o - O ff e n s i v e C o o r d / R B s Darrell Dickey 22 K a n s a s S tat e, 1983 Darrell Dickey is in his eighth season overall and fourth in his current stint with the University of Memphis. During the offseason, the Tigers offensive coordinator and running backs coach was elevated to assistant head coach. He will continue in his coordinator s role in 2015, serving as co-offensive coordinator along with coaching the team s running backs. Last year, Memphis set a season scoring record with 471 points and led the American Athletic Conference with a 36.2 points per game average. The Tigers led the league in rushing offense in 2014, averaging yards per game and also ranked third in total offense (427.1 ypg). Dickey mentored three-year running back Brandon Hayes, who walked on to the Memphis program in 2012 and went on to rush for 2,385 career yards, fourth-most in Memphis school history. Hayes 949 rushing yards as a senior in 2014 was the most by a Memphis player since He was named the Isaac Bruce Offensive Player of the Year for the third straight year. Also in 2014, Dickey coached Doroland Dorceus, who averaged a team-leading 5.2 yards per carry before being sidelined the fourth game of his sophomore season. He also oversaw Sam Craft s transition from receiver to running back in his second year in the program. Craft started two games at running back for the Tigers in 2014, carrying the ball 38 times for 170 yards and a touchdown in a win over Cincinnati in the conference opener. Dickey was part of a coaching staff that led the Tigers to an American Athletic Conference title, the school s first conference championship since With a 10-3 record, the Tigers equaled a school record for victories established in Memphis capped the season with a double-overtime win over BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl. Dickey, who served as the Tigers offensive coordinator from , returned to the Memphis program in the same capacity in During the 2012 season, Memphis raised its offensive total in conference games from 243 yards per game to yards an outing (26 percent increase in yardage from 2011 to 2012). In C-USA games, Memphis raised its rushing offense total by 63 percent. Overall, the Tigers averaged 318 yards of total offense during Dickey s first season back as offensive coordinator in The season total represented a 44-yard improvement from the 2011 season. Memphis ranked next to last nationally in rushing offense in 2011 but almost doubled its rushing average, improving its rushing total to yards per game in In Dickey s first season at the University of Memphis, the Tigers posted a 4-4 mark in Conference USA play, winning more league games in 2012 than the previous three seasons combined. Memphis 4-8 overall record marked the team s best finish since In his second year, the Tigers averaged 313 yards of total offense as the Tigers made the transition to the American Athletic Conference in Hayes finished the 2013 season with 860 yards and became the first multi-year recipient of the Offensive Player of the Year Award since DeAngelo Williams. gotigersgo.com Dickey, who has over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, was the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Texas State in Texas State s rushing attack averaged 195 yards a game and scored 20 of the team s 35 offensive touchdowns. The Bobcats finished the season with a 6-6 record and averaged 345 yards of total offense. Against Southeastern Louisiana, Texas State logged 336 yards on 45 carries and three touchdowns. In seven of the 12 games in 2011, the Bobcats tallied at least 200 yards rushing, and the squad registered at least 40 carries in nine games. Dickey made his move to Texas State after spending two seasons as offensive coordinator and running backs coach at New Mexico. He also served as offensive coordinator at Utah State in During his tenure at New Mexico, Dickey helped install a new offense that featured Freshman All-America tight end Lucas Reed and some of the most talented newcomers in the Mountain West Conference. The newcomers included wide receiver Ty Kirk and running backs Demond Dennis and Kasey Carrier. While at Utah State, Dickey s offense produced 1,653 rushing yards in 2008, the school s highest total in nine seasons. In addition, Aggies signal-caller Diondre Borel was one of seven quarterbacks nationally to lead their respective teams in rushing and passing. Dickey went to Utah State after serving nine years as the North Texas head coach from He guided the Mean Green to four-consecutive Sun Belt Conference (SBC) championships from with a combined league record of Dickey s overall record in SBC play was 29-11, including a 26-game conference win streak that stretched from North Texas participated in four-consecutive New Orleans Bowls from He guided the Mean Green to nine wins for the first time in 23 years in the 2003 season, after winning eight contests a year earlier. In the 2003 New Orleans Bowl, Dickey s squad suffered a loss to Memphis at the Louisiana Superdome. The Mean Green also had a 7-5 mark in Under his direction, North Texas landed 70 players on All-Sun Belt Conference teams, including 39 first team selections. Dickey was named the head coach of the Sun Belt Conference s 30th Anniversary Team in Dickey also guided the Mean Green to its first bowl win in 57 years when North Texas defeated Cincinnati in the 2002 New Orleans Bowl. Running back Kevin Galbreath was named the New Orleans Bowl MVP. North Texas produced back-to-back NCAA rushing leaders in Patrick Cobbs (2003) and Jamario Thomas (2004). Cobbs led the nation with yards per game in 2003, and Thomas repeated the feat with yards per contest in In his final season at North Texas, Dickey suffered a heart attack on Oct. 13, 2006, but missed just one game. In a nine-month span, Dickey had his gall bladder removed, was diagnosed with diabetes and suffered a heart attack. The offensive-minded Dickey went to North Texas after serving as offensive coordinator at SMU in That season, the Mustangs posted their first winning record since the program returned to the playing field in 1989 following the NCAA Death Penalty. He went to SMU after serving as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at UTEP from Dickey December 6, 1959 Houston, Texas Kansas State, 1983 Bachelor s degree in Business Administration : Kansas State (Quarterback) Wife - Tory Daughter - Meredith 1985: Texas A&M (GA) : Memphis (Offensive Coord./RB/TE) 1990: Mississippi State (QB/RB) : LSU (TE) : UTEP (Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coord.) 1997: SMU (Offensive Coordinator) : North Texas (Head Coach) : Utah State (Offensive Coord./QB) : New Mexico (Offensive Coord./RB) 2011: Texas State (Co-Offensive Coord./RB) 2012-present: Memphis (Offensive Coord./RB) BOWL January 1986: Cotton Bowl December 2001: New Orleans Bowl December 2002: New Orleans Bowl December 2003: New Orleans Bowl December 2004: New Orleans Bowl December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl Houston, West Tennessee (outside Memphis) Dickey also was a tight ends coach at LSU from , during which time the Tigers upset No. 1-ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa in He went to LSU after serving as quarterbacks and running backs coach at Mississippi State in That season, the Bulldogs beat LSU for the first time in six seasons when running back Tay Galloway ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Dickey was the offensive coordinator at Memphis from , after serving one season as Tigers running backs coach in While at Memphis, the Tigers upset SEC powers Alabama (1987) and Florida (1988). He also served as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M in 1985 when the Aggies won the Southwest Conference title and played in the Cotton Bowl. Dickey is the son of Jim Dickey, who was head football coach at Kansas State from He played quarterback for his father and led the Wildcats to the 1982 Independence Bowl, the program s first bowl game. He also played in the 1982 Blue-Gray All-Star Game. Dickey graduated from Kansas State in 1983 with a degree in business administration. He and his wife, Tory, have a daughter, Meredith. The University of Memphis

5 D e f e n s i v e C o o r d i n at o r / Linebackers Galen Scott I l l i n o i s S tat e, 2001 Sixth Season Wife - Tashauna Children - Ryan & Reid 2001: Illinois State (SAF) : Illinois State (LB) : Illinois State (Defensive Coordinator) 2008: Tulsa (OLB/SAF) 2009: Tulsa (CB) 2010-present: Memphis (Assoc. HC/LB) BOWL January 2009: GMAC Bowl December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl Memphis, Atlanta, Florida During Scott s four-year playing career ( ), he set Redbirds records for tackles in a game, season and career. He also helped Illinois State to its first Gateway Conference title (1999) and a pair of NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances (1998, 1999). Scott was named to four All-America teams and was only the fifth player in school history to earn All-America status in three different seasons. He also snagged All-Gateway Conference honors each of his four seasons and was a member of the 1997 All-Gateway Newcomer Team. An honor roll student at Illinois State, he set Redbirds tackles records for a game (27) and season (186). He was the first Illinois State player to exceed 500 career tackles, and his final figure was 109 more hits than the previous record holder, Wilbert Brown. Scott s single-game mark (27 tackles) ranks No. 5 in Gateway Conference history and his season total (186) is No. 7 in the league s annals. His career number ranks No. 3 in conference history. Scott received both his bachelor s and master s degrees from Illinois State. He and his wife, Tashauna, are parents of a daughter, Ryan, born in May of 2010, and a son, Reid, born in November of C o - O ff e n s i v e C o o r d i n a t o r / Q B s Brad Cornelsen M i s s o u r i S o u t h e r n S tat e, 2000 #gotigersgo 23 Brad Cornelsen is in his third season coaching the Tigers quarterbacks. In three seasons coaching Memphis quarterbacks, Brad Cornelsen s starting signal callers have passed for better than 6,800 total yards and completed over 60 percent of their passes. In his second season as the Tigers starter, Paxton Lynch set a school record for touchdowns responsible for (35) and became just the third quarterback in school history to pass for 3,000 yards in a season. Cornelsen was part of a coaching staff which oversaw an offensive unit average yards per game and 2015 Memphis Football Guide Scott July 9, 1979 Orlando, Fla. Illinois State, 2001 & 2003 Bachelor s degree in Health Education and Master s degree in Sports Administration : Illinois State (Linebacker) Galen Scott, who is in his sixth season at the University of Memphis, was named the Tigers defensive coordinator following the 2014 season. In addition to serving as linebackers coach, a role he will continue to have in 2015, last year Scott had the additional responsibilities of being the team s associate head coach. Scott previously worked with Memphis head coach Justin Fuente from He remained with the Tigers staff when Fuente was given the reins of the Memphis program following the 2011 season. As a member of Memphis defensive coaching staff, Scott mentored a unit which ranked 11th in FBS Football in scoring defense, allowing just 195 points per game. The Tigers ranked 27th nationally in total defense, giving up yards an outing. Memphis defensive pass efficiency rating led the American Athletic Conference and ranked eighth nationally while the Tigers rushing defense average was 19th nationally. The defensive performance played a leading role in the Tigers winning the American Athletic Conference championship, the team s first league title since At 10-3, Memphis equaled a school record for victories which has solely stood since Memphis capped the season with a double-overtime win over BYU in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Individually, Scott coached Tank Jakes, the American Athletic Conference s Co-Defensive Player of the Year in Jakes, who led Memphis with 92 total tackles in 2014 and had a program top-10 performance with 15.5 tackles for lost yardage, was also named the John Bramlett Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons. Scott also coached Charles Harris, who concluded his career as a three-year starter with 211 total tackles. In 2013, Memphis ranked No. 39 in total defense (370.7 ppg allowed) and No. 12 against the run (116.3 ypg allowed). Three of Scott s linebackers ranked among the top four tacklers on the team. Harris led the team with 74 tackles while Jakes registered 71 stops including 8.5 tackles for loss which ranked third on the team. Second-year starting linebacker Anthony Brown finished with 52 tackles and was named the team s John Bramlett Defensive Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2013 season. During the 2013 season Memphis held four opponents under 100 yards rushing and only one player rushed for more than 100 yards in a game. The Tigers defense also ranked 39th in both quarterback sacks (2.33 per game) and first downs allowed (250). Memphis defenders registered 28 quarterback sacks and 78 tackles for loss during the year. Linebackers accounted for 20.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 quarterback sacks. In 2012, Scott s first season with Fuente at Memphis, the Tigers posted a 4-8 overall record, the team s best finish since The Tigers were 4-4 in Conference. Memphis led the league in total defense in conference games played in 2012, giving up just yards per game. The Tigers lowered their total yardage allowed in conference games from the previous season by 30 percent. For the year, Memphis ranked 50th nationally in defense ( yards per game). Memphis 138yard rushing defense total for the year ranked 32nd nationally. Scott s linebacker corps accounted for 6.5 of the team s 29 quarterback sacks. The Tigers more than doubled their quarterback sack numbers from the previous season. Linebackers also accounted for 19.5 tackles for lost yardage and intercepted a pair of passes. In 2012, Harris and Brown ranked first and second on the squad in total tackles (79 and 71 stops respectively). Jakes, then a first-year player, was named the John Bramlett Defensive Player of the Year. Scott joined the Memphis staff ahead of the 2010 season and was elevated to co-defensive coordinator in September of 2011 while continuing to guide the linebackers. Under his tutelage, linebacker Terrence Thomas flourished in his senior season and led the 2011 Tigers defense with 106 tackles, including 72 solo stops. In addition, Akeem Davis, who worked at linebacker in nickel, was the squad s second-leading tackler with 78 hits. Davis also led the squad in interceptions (3) and tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (4) and forced fumbles (3). Scott guided one of the most-successful linebackers in school history in 2010 when Jamon Hughes ranked third nationally with 147 tackles. Hughes was an All-Conference USA first team pick and was named the team s MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. His 147 tackles were the fourth-most for a season, and his 21 stops against Southern Miss were the second-most for a game in school history. Scott joined the Tigers after two seasons at Tulsa ( ), where he worked with the cornerbacks in Under Scott s guidance, James Lockett was a two-time All-C-USA honoree. In the 2008 season, Scott worked with outside linebackers and safeties. The 2008 Golden Hurricane squad finished the season with an 11-3 record and a win over Ball State in the GMAC Bowl. Under Scott s direction, Lockett was named to the 2008 AllC-USA second team, and Kenny Sims was an All-CUSA honorable mention pick. Prior to joining the Golden Hurricane staff, Scott served seven years at his alma mater, Illinois State ( ) and took on the role of defensive coordinator his last two seasons. In his first season as defensive coordinator in 2006, Scott directed a Redbirds defense that was the Gateway Conference s No. 3 total defense and No. 2 scoring defense, allowing 19.7 points per game. In 2005, Scott was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I-AA Assistant Coach of the Year. A native of Orlando, Fla., Scott is one of the most-decorated players to ever wear an Illinois State uniform. Until 2004, Scott owned the career tackles record, but his protégé, Boomer Grigsby, claimed the mark under his guidance. Scott helped mold Grigsby into an unprecedented three-time Gateway Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year performer and a consensus All-American. With the graduation of Grigsby after the 2004 campaign, Scott continued his trend of producing great players with Cameron Siskowic, who won the 2006 Gateway Defensive Player of the Year Award. A two-time Buck Buchanan Award finalist, Siskowic led the league in tackles in 2005 and 2006, giving the Redbirds and Scott the Gateway Conference leader in stops for five-straight seasons ( ).

6 Cornelsen February 17, 1977 Texhoma, Okla. Missouri Southern State, 2000 Bachelor s degree in Physical Education : Missouri Southern State University (Quarterback) Wife - Jaimi 1999: Missouri Southern State (SA) 2000: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (SA) 2001: NW Missouri State (GA) : Oklahoma State (GA) : Illinois State (WR) 2007: Illinois State (QB) : Oklahoma State (QB/Special Teams) : Northeastern State (Offensive Coordinator) : Memphis (QB) 2015-present: Memphis (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB) BOWL December 2002: Houston Bowl December 2008: Holiday Bowl 24 December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl Middle & East Tennessee rank 21st nationally in scoring (36.2 points pg). The Tigers 471 points scored in 2014 was a school record. In Cornelsen s third year, Memphis equaled a school record for victories, posting a 10-3 record. Memphis won the American Athletic Conference championship, the program s first league title since Memphis capped the season with a double-overtime win over BYU in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Heading into 2015 and his fourth year as a member of the Memphis coaching staff, Cornelsen s responsibilities increase with him being named the team s co-offensive coordinator back in January. Lynch returns for his junior season having completed 462-of-762 career passes for 5,087 yards and 31 touchdowns. He has also ran for 448 yards and 15 scores during his career. As a sophomore in 2014, Lynch completed 259of-413 passes for 3031 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also ran for 13 touchdowns, which ties for fifth-most in a season by a Memphis player. Under Cornelsen s tutelage, Lynch was named the DeAngelo Williams Most Valuable Player. Lynch was also named the MVP of the Miami Beach Bowl after completing 24-of-46 passes for 306 yards. He equaled an FBS bowl record with seven touchdowns responsible for in the win over BYU four touchdown passes and three scoring runs. During the 2013 season, Cornelsen mentored Lynch to a 2,000-yard passing season, just the second time a freshman quarterback had accomplished the feat. Lynch completed 203-of-349 passes for 2,056 yards and nine touchdowns. In addition to Lynch posting only the school s 10th, 2000-yard passing season, he also ranked in the Top 10 in season totals for pass attempts (7th), pass completions (6th) and highest completion percentage (58.2 percent / 8th). In 2012 Cornelsen mentored Jacob Karam who set a Memphis season record with a 64.2 pass completion percentage. The Tigers three pass intercep- gotigersgo.com tions thrown in 2012 were the fewest in recorded history, breaking the old mark of six set in In Conference USA games, Memphis raised its total offense from 243 yards per game the previous season to 327yards an outing (a 26 percent increase). Overall, the Tigers 318 total offensive yard average represented a 44-yard improvement from Memphis fourth-down percentage ranked tied for seventh nationally. Only five teams converted on fourth down more times than the Tigers. In Cornelsen s first season on the Memphis staff, the Tigers posted a 4-4 mark in Conference USA play, winning more league games in 2012 than the previous combined three seasons. Memphis 4-8 overall record marked the team s best finish since Cornelsen joined the Tigers from Northeastern State (NSU), a Division II program located in Tahlequah, Okla., where he served as the Riverhawks offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 2011, NSU ranked among the nation s leaders in passing offense (13th; 291 ypg) and total offense (22nd; 440 ypg). NSU finished 2011 with a 7-5 record and a Mineral Water Bowl appearance. The seven wins were the program s most since 2000, and the bowl appearance was the Riverhawks first since With Cornelsen s guidance, quarterback Johnny Deaton passed for 2,520 yards and 26 touchdowns in In addition, receiver Trey McVay was an All-America first team pick after logging 82 receptions for 1,533 yards. McVay ranked second in NCAA Division II in receiving yards per game. He also set the all-time single season receiving yards total at NSU. A native of Texhoma, Okla., Cornelsen spent the 2008 season at Oklahoma State, where he worked with quarterbacks and special teams. The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 9-3 record and earned a berth in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. Cornelsen also spent the seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma State, where he worked with quarterbacks and wide receivers. Cornelsen coached five seasons at Illinois State ( ), where Justin Fuente also served as an assistant from The Tigers offensive staff should be familiar with each other as Fuente, Cornelsen and Holmon Wiggins ( at ISU) all coached together in 2006 at Illinois State. Offensive line coach Vance Vice also was on the Redbirds staff from In his first four seasons at Illinois State, Cornelsen guided the receiving corps. He mentored Laurent Robinson, who was selected in the 2007 NFL Draft third round by the Atlanta Falcons. In 2005, the All-American rewrote the school and conference record books with 86 receptions for 1,465 yards. In the final game of the 2005 season, Robinson totaled 292 yards on 14 catches against Indiana State. The single-game yardage total set both league and school marks. Robinson went on to claim the conference s Offensive Player of the Year Award and was a consensus All-America selection. In 2004, Cornelsen had three receivers post 30 or more catches each, the most by a Redbirds trio since The previous season (2003), Cornelsen was instrumental in the success of All-Gateway Conference first team receiver Dwayne Smith, who led the league in receptions and receiving yards per game. That 2003 campaign also saw the Redbirds offense rank first in the conference in total offense with 420 yards per outing. In 2007, Cornelsen moved to coaching quarterbacks and helped senior Luke Drone to an All-Gateway Conference season with 2,222 yards and 18 touchdowns. Cornelsen graduated from Missouri Southern State with a bachelor s degree in physical education in With the Lions, Cornelsen became the first quarterback in the history of NCAA Division II football to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 2,000 yards in a career. Cornelsen was enshrined in his alma mater s Athletics Hall of Fame in After graduation, Cornelsen served one-year student assistant stints with his alma mater and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. He worked as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State (2001) and Oklahoma State prior to landing an assistant coaching position at Illinois State in He and wife, Jaimi, were married in the summer of Special Teams/Tight Ends James Shibest A r k a n s a s, 1988 Recognized as one of college football s premier special teams coaches, James Shibest is in his fourth season coordinating the Tigers special teams as well as coaching the squad s tight ends. Last year, Shibest was a part of a Memphis coaching staff which mentored the Tigers to the school s first 10-win season since The 2014 Tigers posted a 10-3 record and closed out the season with seven straight wins including six in conference play as Memphis won the American Athletic Conference, the school s first league title since After winning a share of the American Athletic Conference championship, the Tigers went on to beat BYU in double-overtime to claim the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl title. For a second straight season, Shibest mentored the American Athletic Conference s Special Teams Player of the Year. Place-kicker Jake Elliott won the award and was named to the American s All-Conference First Team for a second straight year to highlight his sophomore season. Elliott made 21 field goals in 2014, third-most in school history and scored 120 points, second-most in program history and the most by a kicker. Of his 87 kickoffs, 51 were touchbacks. Shibest also coached a pair of freshmen punters in Spencer Smith averaged 40.3 yards per punt while Nick Jacobs placed all 16 of his punts during the season inside opponents 20-yard line. As a team, Memphis ranked fourth national in FBS Football in punt return defense, allowing opponents only a 2.77 yards per return average while the team s kickoff return defense ranked 17th nationally. Punt returner Keiwone Malone averaged 7.7 yards per return to rank second in the American and closed out his career with a school-record 83 punt returns for 716 yards, fourth-most in school history. Joe Craig s 22.4 yards per kickoff return ranked third in the conference. Memphis tight ends caught a combined 37 passes for 526 yards and six touchdowns. In 2013, Shibest coached the nation s best punter, Tom Hornsey, who was named the Ray Guy Award and honored by the American Athletic Conference as the league s Co-Special Teams Player of the Year. Shibest coached two players named to the American s All-Conference team. The University of Memphis

7 Wife - Dianna Children - J.J. & Jordyn Grace : Oklahoma State (GA) 1992: Independence CC (Offensive Coordinator) 1993: Independence (Kan.) CC (DB) : Garden City (Kan.) CC (OC/QB/WR) : Butler County (Kan.) CC (Head Coach) : Arkansas (TE/Special Teams) : Arkansas (WR/Special Teams) : Arkansas (TE/Special Teams) : Ole Miss (TE/Special Teams) 2012-present: Memphis (ST/TE) BOWL December 2000: Las Vegas Bowl January 2002: Cotton Bowl December 2002: Music City Bowl December 2003: Independence Bowl January 2007: Capital One Bowl January 2009: Cotton Bowl January 2010: Cotton Bowl December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl Arkansas, Mississippi 25 #gotigersgo Tejada was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and earned a spot on the Rivals.com All-SEC second team. In addition, Shibest s tight end Andrew Davie caught three touchdown passes, and D.J. Williams was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. Under Shibest s direction, wide receiver Marcus Monk earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors in 2004, after hauling in a team-high tying 37 receptions for 569 yards and a team-best six touchdowns. Shibest also worked with punter Jeremy Davis, who was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 39.2 yards on 25 punts. Despite the loss of two senior starters from 2003, Shibest helped Arkansas rank fifth in the SEC in passing offense in 2004 (210.5 ypg). Wideouts Monk, Steve Harris and Cedric Washington combined for 91 receptions, 1,470 yards and 11 touchdowns. Shibest s Arkansas receiving corps had one of its most-productive seasons in recent history in Seniors George Wilson and Richard Smith combined for 80 receptions, 1,473 yards and 13 touchdowns. The duo ended their careers second (144) and fourth (135), respectively, on Arkansas all-time receptions list. Shibest helped Wilson finish the 2003 regular season ranked fifth in the SEC in receptions (3.85) and fourth in receiving yards (69.2) per game. With Shibest s instruction, kicker Chris Balseiro made 11of-15 field goals, including a school bowl-record four in the Hogs win over Missouri in the 2003 Independence Bowl. In 2002, Shibest worked with place-kicker David Carlton, as he connected on 12of-16 field goals to finish tied for third in the SEC in percentage (75.0) Memphis Football Guide Shibest October 31, 1964 Houston, Texas Arkansas, 1988 Bachelor s degree in General Business : Arkansas (Wide Receiver) ranked 10th in the NCAA in punt return average en route to All-SEC third team honors, and freshman Jeff Scott finished 20th in the nation in kick returns. Kickoff specialist Andrew Ritter s 13 touchbacks were fourth-most in the SEC. Despite coaching a freshman-heavy group, Shibest s unit ranked among the SEC s best in Grandy finished second on the Ole Miss single-season chart with 746 kick-return yards and earned Freshman All-America second team accolades. Campbell, an SEC All-Freshman Team selection, ranked second in the conference and 14th in the nation in punting with a 44.0-yard average, while Ritter finished third in the league with 12 touchbacks, helping the Rebels rank fifth in the SEC in kickoff coverage. Place-kicker Joshua Shene, the special teams lone senior in 2009, wrapped up his career at Ole Miss second in career scoring (310), field goals (57), field goal attempts (75), PAT made (139) and PAT attempted (142). Shene also became only the second Rebel in the program s history to lead the team in scoring all four years. In his first season with the Rebels in 2008, Shibest was honored as the Special Teams Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com. With many of the same specialists returning from the previous year, Ole Miss significantly improved in every special teams category in the first year under Shibest. The Rebels jumped from 12th to third in kickoff coverage and from 11th to second in field goals in the SEC statistical rankings. Wallace, a All-SEC second team returner, shattered the school record for kick return yards in a game, season and career. He also ranked third in the SEC in kick return average (24.6). In addition, Marshay Green ranked sixth in punt return average in the SEC. Shene also garnered All-SEC kicker accolades, as he was a first team selection by the Associated Press and a second team pick by the league s coaches. A Lou Groza Award semifinalist, Shene led the conference in field goal accuracy (81.0 pct.) and converted all 52 PAT. In one season under Shibest, the Rebels improved from 93rd nationally to 32nd in net punting and from 107th to 24th in punt coverage. Kickoff coverage improved 12 yards from the previous season and resulted in 10 touchbacks after recording none in Shibest was a member of Nutt s Arkansas staff for eight seasons, where he coached special teams and had stints tutoring tight ends ( , ) and receivers ( ). Before his time at Arkansas, Shibest spent eight seasons in the junior college ranks. With the Razorbacks in 2007, Shibest coached return specialist Felix Jones, who was third nationally in kick returns with a yard average. Jones returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in 2007 and returned at least one kickoff for a touchdown in each of his three seasons under Shibest. In 2007, Jones was selected to the Walter Camp and Rivals.com All-American first team as a return specialist. He was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and placed on the Coaches All-SEC first team. Also, under Shibest s watch in 2007 was All-SEC second team place-kicker Alex Tejada, who set the school s season kick-scoring record with 108 points. The freshman finished the regular season connecting on 17-of-21 field goals, including a perfect 12-of-12 from 40 yards-and-in. Tejada s 17 field goals in 2007 were the most by an Arkansas kicker since Todd Latourette in Hornsey ranked seventh nationally in punting in 2013, averaging 45.2 yards per punt. His Inside the 20 percentage ranked fifth nationally (29 of 62 punts downed inside the 20 for a.468 percentage). Memphis net punting averaged ranked fourth nationally. Elliott was one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza College Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl Committee in Elliott converted on 16-of-18 field goals attempts during the 2013 season (.889). He ranked 16th among FBS place kickers in field goal percentage. He established a rookie kicker record, scoring a teamhigh 72 points for the Tigers. His 16 field goals tied a freshman record and also tied for the fifth-most in a season at Memphis. Memphis was the only collegiate program to have a semifinalist for both marquee special teams awards. In addition to his work coordinating special teams, Shibest s tight ends combined to catch 23 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns. The Tigers special teams led Conference USA and ranked nationally in several team statistical categories in the program s final year in the league in Additionally, the Tigers had several standout individual performances on special teams. For the season, Memphis led Conference USA in kickoff coverage with a net average of 42.6 yards. Memphis ranked 18th nationally in kickoff return yardage defense (18.80 yards per return). The squad also led C-USA and ranked 20th nationally with a 12.0 punt return average. The Tigers punting unit ranked 25th nationally with a net punting average. Individually, punter Tom Hornsey ranked 19th nationally in punting with a average. Punt returner Keiwone Malone averaged yards per punt return to rank 19th nationally. Handling kickoff return responsibilities, Bobby McCain set a single-game record with the highest kickoff return average in a game and averaged 25.8 yards per return to rank 24th nationally. Shibest s first-year tight ends also made an impact. Freshman Alan Cross was the team s leader in scoring receptions and finished the season with 23 catches for 301 yards and five scores. He was named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team. Junior college transfer Jesse Milleson caught 10 passes for 98 yards and three touchdowns. In Shibest s first season at the University of Memphis, the Tigers posted a 4-4 mark in Conference USA play, winning more league games in 2012 than the previous three seasons combined. Memphis 4-8 overall record marked the team s best finish since Prior to joining the Memphis staff, Shibest spent the previous four seasons at Ole Miss ( ). During his time at Ole Miss, Shibest s special teams were highlighted by an NCAA statistical champion, four All-SEC honorees and two freshman award winners. He also tutored the top two kick returners in Ole Miss history in Mike Wallace and Jesse Grandy. In 2011, the Rebels ranked second nationally and led the SEC in punt returns, averaging yards per return. Ole Miss also logged two touchdowns on punt returns in In addition, Tyler Campbell ranked 21st nationally in punting with an average of yards per punt. The previous year, Shibest helped Campbell become the 2010 national punting champion with a yard average. Campbell also was an All-SEC second team pick that season. In addition, Grandy

8 Shibest also instructed punter Richie Butler, who finished his career ranked in the top-10 of every punting category in the Razorbacks record book. A 23-year coaching veteran, Shibest joined the Razorbacks staff in 2000 after a highly successful four-year stint as head coach at Butler County (Kan.) Community College. Shibest led the Grizzlies to a four-year record of and back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championships in 1998 and He was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year both seasons, and he also earned Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1996 and During his tenure at Butler County, Shibest coached 19 NJCAA All-Americans and 34 NCAA Division I signees, including Jermaine Petty who earned All-America first team honors from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Shibest led the Grizzlies to records of 7-4 in 1996, 4-5 in 1997, 12-0 in 1998 and 11-1 in Shibest began his career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State, coaching receivers in 1990 and running backs in In 1992, Shibest began his ascent through the junior college coaching ranks as offensive coordinator at Independence (Kan.) Community College. After coaching the Independence defensive secondary in 1993, Shibest embarked on a two-year tenure as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/ receivers coach at Garden City (Kan.) Community College. There, he helped the Bronc Busters to a 10-1 record in 1994 and a 9-2 mark in 1995 with an offense that ranked sixth in the NJCAA. A native of Houston, Texas, Shibest was a prep All-America receiver at MacArthur High School, where he caught 79 passes for 1,337 yards and 17 touchdowns his final two seasons. Shibest had a standout collegiate career as a receiver at Arkansas, earning All-Southwest Conference honors in 1984 and He amassed a then school-record 1,920 receiving yards on 97 receptions, including 10 touchdowns. His career receiving yardage total still ranks fifth in the Arkansas record book. Shibest and his wife, Dianna, are the parents of James John III and Jordyn Grace. 26 Safeties Brent Guy O k l a h o m a S tat e, 1983 First Season Veteran coach Brent Guy is in his first season as the safeties coach at the University of Memphis. Guy has coached in the collegiate ranks for 30 seasons including the previous four at the University of Tulsa where he was the defensive coordinator and coached the Golden Hurricane s linebackers. His experience includes four seasons as the head coach at Utah State University along with additional stints as the defensive coordinator at Boise State, Arizona State and Louisville. During Guy s tenure at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane captured the 2012 Conference USA championship and went on to beat Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl. Tulsa led Conference USA in total defense (347.8 ypg) and was second in rushing defense (119.5), pass efficiency defense (119.8) and scoring defense (23.6 ppg) during the 2012 season. TU ranked third in FBS Football in quarterback sacks, fifth in tackles for lost gotigersgo.com yardage, 16th in rushing defense and 25th in total defense. During the championship season, Tulsa s defense had 53 quarterback sacks (-356 yards) and 110 tackles for lost yardage (-504 yards). Following the 2012 season, Guy was charged with rebuilding a defense that lost all but one starter off the Conference USA championship team and tasked in 2014 of transitioning Tulsa s defense for its first year as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Guy coached the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in 2013, Shawn Jackson, who ended his career at Tulsa as the school s all-time quarterback sack and tackles for loss leader. Jackson also finished his career ranked second in tackles. Guy joined the University of Tulsa coaching staff from UNLV where he was the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the 2010 season. He was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Louisville in As head coach at Utah State ( ), the Aggies produced 14 players that earned first or second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors. Guy was named Utah State s head coach after serving as Arizona State s defensive coordinator for four years ( ). In his final season in Tempe, the Sun Devils posted a 9-3 record and defeated Purdue in the Sun Bowl. It was the Sun Devils second bowl appearance in three years. Arizona State s defense finished the 2004 season ranked 28th nationally in rushing defense, 32nd in Guy September 5, 1960 Perryton, Texas Oklahoma State, 1983 Bachelor s degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management : Oklahoma State (Linebacker) Wife - Shawn Children - Madison & Riley : Oklahoma State (GA) 1988: Oklahoma State (Recruiting Coordinator) : Oklahoma State (LB) : Utah State (LB) : Oklahoma State (LB) : Boise State (DC) : Arizona State (DC) : Utah State (Head Coach) 2009: Louisville (DC) 2010: UNLV (LB/Recruiting Coordinator) : Tulsa (DC) 2015-present: Memphis (Safeties) BOWL December 1987: Holiday Bowl December 1988: Tokyo Coca-Cola Classic December 1988: Holiday Bowl December 1993: Las Vegas Bowl December 1997: Alamo Bowl December 1999: Humanitarian Bowl December 2000: Humanitarian Bowl December 2002: Holiday Bowl December 2004: Sun Bowl December 2011: Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl December 2012: AutoZone Liberty Bowl Houston, Kansas Junior Colleges pass efficiency defense and 48th in both total and scoring defense. In 2002, Guy s Arizona State defense forced 40 turnovers, including 22 interceptions which ranked third and fourth in the country, respectively. ASU had 123 tackles for lost yardage and 52 quarterback sacks during the 2002 season. As the defensive coordinator at Boise State ( ), he helped the Broncos in their run toward national prominence. Boise State won the 1999 and 2000 Big West Conference championships, posting a 10-1 combined conference record during the two seasons. BSU went on to win consecutive Humanitarian Bowls to cap the two seasons. Under Guy s guidance, Boise State led the Big West in total defense, rushing defense and scoring defense in both 1999 and In 1999, the Broncos ranked 28th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 20.5 points per game. Guy, who has been a part of 12 bowl teams as both a player and coach, had two stints coaching at his alma mater, Oklahoma State. After serving as a graduate assistant ( ) and recruiting coordinator (1988), Guy coached the Cowboy linebackers for a total of six seasons, from , and again from In addition to his four seasons as head coach at Utah State, Guy had a prior coaching stop in Logan. He was the linebackers coach for the Aggies from Utah State won the Big West Conference Championship and recorded the school s first bowl title, winning the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl. The Aggies defeated Ball State, Guy began his playing career at Oklahoma State as a walk-on linebacker in He started four games as a junior when OSU played in the Independence Bowl. He was a starting linebacker his senior year in 1982 when he totaled 106 tackles. Guy graduated from OSU in He and his wife, Shawn, have two children, Madison and Riley. Defensive Line Ricky Hunley A r i z o n a, 1987 Second Season Ricky Hunley, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee who has close to 20 years of collegiate and professional coaching experience, is in his second year as the University of Memphis defensive line coach. In his first season Memphis equaled a school record for victories, posting a 10-3 record and capturing the program s first conference title since Memphis capped the season with a 55-48, double-overtime victory over BYU in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. In 2014, Memphis ranked 11th in FBS Football in scoring defense, allowing just 195 points per game. The Tigers ranked 27th nationally in total defense, giving up yards an outing. Memphis defensive pass efficiency rating led the American Athletic Conference and ranked eighth nationally while the Tigers rushing defense average was 19th nationally. Hunley coached senior Martin Ifedi who set the Memphis career record with 22.5 quarterback sacks. His 36 career tackles for lost yardage ranks fourth alltime at Memphis. Despite an injury which sidelined him for four games, Ifedi was named to the 2014 The University of Memphis

9 : Cincinnati Bengals (LB) 2009: California Redwoods (DC) 2010: Sacramento Mountain Lions (DC) 2011: Oakland Raiders (Assistant LB) 2014-present: Memphis (DL) BOWL December 1997: Holiday Bowl December 1998: Insight Bowl January 2002: Orange Bowl December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl : UTEP (GA) : UTEP (OLB) : UTEP (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator) : UTEP (DC) : New Mexico (CB) 2008: New Mexico (DC/CB) : Louisiana-Monroe (DC/LB) 2014: Louisiana-Monroe (DC/CB) 2015-present: Memphis (CB) BOWL December 2000: Humanitarian Bowl December 2004: Emerald Bowl December 2006: New Mexico Bowl December 2007: New Mexico Bowl December 2012: Independence Bowl UTEP, 1990 First Season Troy Reffett is in his first season coaching Memphis cornerbacks, joining the Tigers coaching staff after six seasons as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe. In his final season at ULM, Reffett s defense ranked among the top-20 nationally in passing yards allowed (189.9 ypg/14th), third-down conversion defense (0.326/11th) quarterback sacks (3.00 pg/13th) and tackles for lost yardage (7.5 pg/10th). All told, Louisiana-Monroe ranked in the top four in the Sun Belt Conference in 10 defensive team statistical categories. The Warhawks led the Sun Belt in total defense, allowing yards per game. ULM also led the SBC in third down percentage defense, quarterback sacks and tackles for loss. The team s 26.3 points allowed per game ranked second in the SBC. ULM had two players named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team Defense at the conclusion of the 2014 season. In addition to serving as ULM s defensive coordinator, Reffett coached the Warhawks corners since the team s appearance in the 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl. In 73 games in charge of the defense, Reffett s defense forced 123 turnovers and had at least one in 67 of 73 games. The Warhawks attacking defense also recorded 135 quarterback sacks and 364 tackles for loss during Reffett s tenure. The 2014 squad had 36 quarterback sacks and 90 tackles for lost yardage. Louisiana-Monroe s defense led the Sun Belt and ranked 25th nationally in red zone defense (.767) in The unit also ranked second in the Sun Belt and 10th in NCAA in fourth down conversion percentage defense (.333). Against Texas State, senior safety Isaiah Newson became just the fourth player in FBS history to return two interceptions for touchdowns of 70 yards or more during the 2013 season Memphis Football Guide Louisiana ULM had a player at each level of the defense earn All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Under Reffett s direction, the 2012 Warhawk defense led the Sun Belt in interceptions (16) and ranked 20th in the NCAA. Meanwhile, ULM finished third in the conference and 39th nationally in rushing defense (142.2 ypg). The squad also finished third in the Sun Belt and 33rd nationally in turnover margin (.540). The Warhawk defense held four opponents, including No. 8 Arkansas, below 100 rushing yards during the season. Three Warhawks earned All-Sun Belt honors after the team s record setting season in In 2011, the Warhawk defense finished ranked number one in the Sun Belt in both rushing defense (100.0 ypg) and total defense (326.2 ypg). The rushing yards per game was a new Sun Belt record and it marked the third season in a row that ULM led the conference in rush defense. The club finished tied for third in the conference in sacks with 28. In the final NCAA rankings, the Warhawk defense finished eighth in rushing defense and 21st in total defense (326.2 ypg). The squad also finished 47th in total sacks (2.08 per game). A total of four defensive players earned All-Sun Belt honors. In Reffett s first season in charge of the Warhawk defense, the unit was the best in the Sun Belt Conference against the run (110.1 ypg) and the second best in total defense (347.0). The Warhawks were the third-best scoring defense in the league allowing 27.3 points per game an improvement of nearly four points per game from The Warhawks finished 20th in the NCAA against the run just one season after ranking 112th the Reffett-led defense allowed fewer yards per game on the ground in 2009 compared to The Warhawks also ranked 41st in sacks (a 67-spot improvement from 2008), 44th in total defense (a 65 spot improvement from #gotigersgo 27 Georgia, Western Junior Colleges Children - Ty Christopher & Camille Kay : Southern Cal (GA) : Missouri (DL) : Missouri (Assoc. HC) 2001: Florida (DL) 2002: Washington Redskins (DL) Wife - Molly Wife - Camille Daughters - Alexis & Kenady T r o y R e ff e t t Cornerbacks R e ff e t t September 7, 1967 Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. UTEP, 1990 Bachelor s degree in Education : UTEP (Linebacker) Hunley November 11, 1961 Petersburg, Va. Arizona, 1987 Bachelor s degree in Business : A rizona (Linebacker) : Denver Broncos (Linebacker) 1988: P hoenix Cardinals (Linebacker) : Los Angeles Raiders (Linebacker) During Hunley s season with Florida, the Gators won the FedEx Orange Bowl. Hunley began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at USC ( ) and gained experience through the NFL s Minority Coaching Fellowship program working with the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers and Pittsburg Steelers during his career. Hunley was a first-round draft pick (seventh overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals and had a seven-year playing career in the NFL playing for the Denver Broncos ( ), Phoenix Cardinals (1988) and the Oakland Raiders ( ). He played in 91 career games with 30 starts and played in two Super Bowls. He was elected executive vice president of the NFL Association, serving a term from A two-time NCAA Consensus All-American linebacker and Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year at Arizona, Hunley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in In the summer of 2015 Hunley was named to the inaugural Class of the Petersburg High School Hall of Fame in his hometown of Petersburg, Va. Hunley and wife Camille have two daughters, Alexis and Kenady. American Athletic Conference First Team, as chosen by the league s coaches. Ifedi was one of three Memphis players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Hunley, who played seven seasons in the NFL, joined the Tiger coaching staff after spending the previous two years working as a lead coach and instructor for Football University, the creators of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Prior to his tenure with Football University, he was the assistant linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders in Before joining the Oakland coaching staff, Hunley was a defensive coordinator in the United Football League with the California Redwoods (2009) and the Sacramento Mountain Lions (2010). His NFL experience also includes a five-year stint as the linebackers coach of the Cincinnati Bengals ( ) and one season as the defensive line coach for the Washington Redskins (2002). The 2005 Cincinnati Bengals were AFC North Champions, advanced to the NFL Playoffs and ranked No. 1 in the NFL in interceptions (31), No. 1 in takeaways (44) and No. 6 in fumbles recovered (13). The 2004 Bengals ranked No. 3 in the NFL in takeaways (36) and No. 13 in passing passing defense (206.4). During Hunley s first season with Cincinnati, the Bengals accomplished one of the best one-year turnarounds in NFL history, going from 2-14 in 2002 to 8-8 (+6). The 2002 Washington Redskins ranked No. 5 in the NFL in total defense (299.2 ypg) and No. 5 in passing defense (189.6 ypg). His collegiate coaching experience includes stops at Florida (2001) and Missouri ( ). Hunley coached defensive linemen at Florida after previously coaching the D-Line and linebackers at Missouri. He was also the associate head coach at Mizzou his final three years ( ).

10 ) and 45th in pass efficiency defense (a 43 spot improvement from 2008). ULM posted the NCAA s second best defensive turnaround from 2008 to 2009 as it improved by 97.7 yards of total defense between the two seasons only Kansas State (139.2 yards) had a better turnaround. Reffett was one of just 34 coaches in the country to be on the final nomination list for the Frank Broyles Award which is presented to the top assistant coach in the NCAA as five of his defensive players earned All-Sun Belt honors. Linebacker Cardia Jackson was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year after breaking the league s career tackles record. He went on to sign a free agent contact with the NFL s St. Louis Rams. Reffett s second season saw a trio of all-conference selections and another solid defensive campaign. The Warhawks led the Sun Belt for the second straight year against the run (159.1) and ranked second overall (378.3), taking out a pair of games against BCS Bowl participants (Auburn & Arkansas) the Warhawks allowed just yards per game. Prior to joining the ULM staff, Reffett spent five seasons at New Mexico. Beginning in 2004 he coached the Lobos cornerbacks. He was promoted to defensive coordinator prior to the 2008 season. He mentored DeAndre Wright and Glover Quin and the pair earned first team All-MWC honors in the final two seasons under Reffett s guidance. Quin was a fourth round selection by the Houston Texans in the 2009 NFL Draft and Wright was a sixth round selection by the New York Giants in the same draft. In addition to Jackson and Morgan, Reffett has worked with David Terrell, who was taken in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft by Washington, as well as Michael Hicks and Crance Clemons, free agent signees by Dallas and Detroit, respectively. In his first season as the Lobos defensive coordinator, New Mexico ranked 26th nationally in rush defense and in the top 50 in both total defense and scoring defense. His 2004 cornerback tandem was possibly one the best in school history. Brandon Payne was a second team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation after leading the nation in passes defended (23) and tying for the league lead with six interceptions. Payne also set a school record with 17 pass deflections. Reffett joined the staff at New Mexico after spending 14 seasons at UTEP, including 2002 and 2003 as the Miners defensive coordinator under head coach Gary Nord. After graduating from UTEP with a bachelor s degree in education in 1990, Reffett immediately joined the UTEP coaching staff as a graduate assistant. In Reffett s first year as defensive coordinator (2002), D.J. Walker led the Western Athletic Conference in stops and ranked sixth in the country in solo tackles. UTEP ranked first in the WAC and 21st in the nation in pass defense in 2001 as opponents completed a league-low 49.6 percent of their passes. Reffett came to UTEP in 1985 as a walk-on and two years later, as a junior he helped the Miners to a 10-2 record, including an Independence Bowl berth. His playing career at UTEP was highlighted by academic and athletic superlatives. As a junior and senior he was named a WAC Scholar Athlete, to the WAC All-Academic team, and was recognized as the team s Defensive Back of the Year. He and his wife, Molly, have a son, Ty Christopher, and a daughter, Camille Kay. gotigersgo.com O ff e n s i v e L i n e Vance Vice O k l a h o m a S tat e, 1990 In his fourth season coaching the Tigers offensive linemen is Vance Vice. Last year Vice coached a line which blocked for an offensive unit which led the American Athletic Conference in rushing as the Tigers averaged yards. Memphis yards per game of offense ranked third in the league. Memphis scored a school-record 471 points in 2014 and led the American Athletic Conference with a 36.2 scoring average. In 2014, Memphis enjoyed the third-biggest turnaround in FBS Football and tied for the ninthbest turnaround all-time. Vice was a member of a coaching staff which mentored the Tigers to the school s first 10-win season since The 10-3 Tigers won their final six league games to win the American Athletic Conference championship. Memphis followed up the league title with a 55-48, double-overtime win over BYU in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Individually, Vice mentored offensive lineman Al Bond, who was named to the American Athletic Conference First Team and was one of three Memphis players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in In 2013, the Tigers averaged 313 yards of offense as the Tigers made the move to the American Athletic Conference. Vice s linemen blocked for a running back which rushed for more yardage than any other back since the 2009 season and a quarterback who became just the second rookie to throw for more than 2,000 yards. Brandon Hayes, who received a sixth year of eligibility and returns for the 2014 season, rushed for 860 yards to lead the Tigers in Redshirt freshman quarterback Paxton Lynch passed for 2,056 yards. The passing total marked just the 10th time in school history a Memphis quarterback had passed for better than 2,000 yards. Ahead of the 2014 season, Memphis returns eight offensive linemen with experience including three starters off the 2013 squad. In Vice s initial season coaching the offensive line in 2012, Memphis raised its offensive yardage total in conference games 26 percent over the previous season. The Tigers averaged yards per league game. Memphis raised its rushing offense total by 63 percent in C-USA games. Overall, the Tigers averaged yards of total offense during Vice s first year. The season total represented a 44-yard improvement from the 2011 season. Memphis ranked next to last nationally in rushing offense in 2011 before almost doubling its rushing average, improving its ground-game total to yards per game in Memphis fourth-down efficiency percentage ranked tied for seventh nationally. Only five teams converted on fourth down more times than the Tigers. Vice mentored offensive tackle Jordan Devey who received the DeAngelo Williams Most Valuable Player Award at season s end. Devey, who played every snap of his two-year career, went on to play in the East-West Shrine Game. Devey was an All-Conference USA Second Team selection while Taylor Fallin Vice August 26, 1966 Grove, Okla. Oklahoma State, 1990 Bachelor s degree in Secondary Education Georgia, 1993 Master s degree in Education Administration Clemson, 1999 Education Specialist degree in Education Administration : Oklahoma State (DL/Tight End) Wife - Kerry Children - Savannah, Sydni & Brock : Georgia (GA) : Hart County (Ga.) HS (Pass Game Coord./TE/WR) : Clemson (TE) 1999: Murray State (OL) : Illinois State (Asst. Head Coach/OL) : Utah State (OL) 2009: Louisiana-Monroe (Run Game Coord./OL) : Louisiana-Monroe (OL) 2012-present: University of Memphis (OL) BOWL December 1991: Independence Bowl December 1996: Peach Bowl January 1998: Peach Bowl December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl North Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in Memphis 4-8 overall record marked the program s best finish since The Tigers won more league games in 2012 than the previous three seasons combined, posting a 4-4 record in the program s final season in Conference USA. Vice and head coach Justin Fuente have had a long history together. Vice coached the offensive line at Murray State in 1999 when Fuente was a senior quarterback for the Racers. The two also worked together on the offensive staff at Illinois State from Prior to joining the Memphis coaching staff, Vice spent the previous three seasons as the offensive line coach at Louisiana-Monroe ( ). Under Vice s guidance, the Warhawks offensive line experienced unprecedented success since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in In two of the three seasons at Louisiana-Monroe, Vice s offensive lines paved the way for over 20 rushing touchdowns and nearly 4,700 yards of total offense. The total yards per game recorded in 2009 was the program s highest offensive output since joining the FBS. Behind the Vice-led offensive line, the 2009 Warhawks rushed for a school Sun Belt (SBC)-era record 21 touchdowns. Louisiana-Monroe also set the school s single-game, SBC-era record with five rushing touchdowns against Texas Southern. The Warhawks tallied the fifth-highest yards-per-game average (392.3) in school history and the program s highest since moving to FBS. In 2009, Louisiana-Monroe finished the season ranked 28th in the NCAA in sacks allowed, yielding just 16. The Warhawks rushing attack averaged The University of Memphis

11 Wide Receivers H o l m o n W i gg i n s N e w M e x i c o, 2003 Wife - Dominique Children - Justyce, Karyn, Brooklyn & Journye : New Mexico (SA) 2005: New Mexico (GA) : Illinois State (RB) 2011: Tulsa (RB) 2012-present: University of Memphis (WR) BOWL December 2003: Las Vegas Bowl December 2004: Emerald Bowl December 2011: Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl December 2014: Miami Beach Bowl Alabama, California Junior Colleges 29 #gotigersgo Wiggins guided a trio of Tulsa running backs Ja Terian Douglas, Trey Watts and Alex Singleton that combined for 2,006 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns. Douglas was an All-C-USA second team selection, while Watts earned league honorable mention merits. In addition, H-back Willie Carter, who led Tulsa with 868 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, was an All-C-USA second team honoree. Fuente and Wiggins worked together during part of Wiggins five-year stint ( ) at Illinois State. Wiggins, who coached running backs, helped guide the Redbirds to a 9-4 record in his first year at the school, including a Football Championship Series (FCS) quarterfinal appearance and a No. 8 national ranking. Illinois State averaged 169 yards per game rushing in 2006, and Pierre Rembert rushed for a school-record 1,743 yards, receiving Associated Press (AP) All-America accolades. In his next season, Wiggins coached the Redbirds ground attack to average 199 yards per game, and had two running backs that combined for 1,742 of the team s 2,194 rushing yards. For the first time in school history, three running backs rushed for more than 100 yards each in the same game (vs. Indiana State; Oct. 13, 2007). The 2008 season saw Illinois State total 197 yards per game rushing, with three running backs totaling 1,911 of the squad s 2,169 yards. After averaging just 98 rushing yards in 2009, Illinois State jumped to over 130 yards per game in Before joining the staff at Illinois State, Wiggins was a student assistant for two seasons and a graduate assistant for one year at his alma mater, New Mexico. He worked primarily with the running backs in his student assistant role, before focusing on quarterbacks and wide receivers during his one year as a graduate assistant. Wiggins was a four-year letterwinner and threeyear starter at running back for the Lobos ( ). He finished his collegiate career with 1,833 rushing yards, the 14th-most in school history. He remains the Lobos single-season leader in punt returns (46) and punt return yardage (392) -- both set in and ranks 12th all-time in all-purpose yards 2015 Memphis Football Guide In his fourth season coaching the Tigers wide receivers is Holmon. Memphis drive to a school-record 10 wins and first conference title since 1971 may not have included a receiver who ranked among the American Athletic Conference s top-10 receivers in terms of receptions or receiving yards per game, but Wiggins coached a group which combined for 205 catches for 2,422 yards and 14 touchdowns. In 2014, Memphis passing yards per game ranked fourth in the American. The Tigers set a season scoring record with 471 points and led the American Athletic Conference with a 36.2 points per game average. Individually in 2014, Wiggins coached a group of receivers which included senior Keiwone Malone who was named to the American Athletic Conference s Postseason Second Team as a return specialist. In addition to finishing his career as the all-time leader in punt returns with 83 and ranked fourth alltime at Memphis with 716 yards, Malone caught 126 career passes for 1497 yards and nine touchdowns. He finished his career ranked in the top-five in receptions and 11th in receiving yards. Malone caught 45 passes for 555 yards in 2014, while underclassman Mose Frazier had 47 catches for 506 yards. The tandem finished the year ranked in the top-20 at Memphis in season receptions. Wiggins was part of a coaching staff which mentored the Tigers to a 10-3 record and seven straight wins to close out the season. The Tigers won their last six league games to capture a share of the American Athletic Conference title. The seventh straight win came in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl, a double-overtime victory against BYU. Freshman receiver Roderick Proctor scored the game-winning touchdown in the second overtime of the Miami Beach Bowl, his first career touchdown. In 2013, Memphis receivers caught 148 passes for 1687 yards. The group played a role in then, freshman quarterback Paxton Lynch becoming just the second rookie signal caller to pass for over 2,000 yards. In Wiggins first season as the Tigers wide receivers coach in 2012, the University of Memphis raised total offense production in conference games by 26 percent over the previous season. Memphis averaged yards per game from 243 yards an outing the previous year. For the year, the Tigers averaged yards of total offense during the 2012 season. The season total represented a 44-yard improvement from the 2011 season. Memphis fourth-down efficiency percentage ranked tied for seventh nationally. Only five teams converted on fourth down more times than the Tigers. Memphis 4-8 record in 2012, at the time marked the program s best finish since The Tigers won more conference games in 2012 than the previous three seasons combined, posting a 4-4 record in the program s final season in Conference USA. Wiggins joined the Memphis coaching staff from the University of Tulsa where he spent the 2011 season coach the team s running backs. He helped the Golden Hurricane to an 8-4 overall record and a 7-1 Conference USA mark. W i gg i n s June 2, 1980 Los Angeles, Calif. New Mexico, 2003 Bachelor s degree in Psychology : New Mexico (Running Back) yards per game in 2009, ranking third in the SBC and 31st nationally. Running back Frank Goodin finished the season with 1,126 yards and 13 touchdowns, the fourth and second-best marks, respectively, in Louisiana-Monroe history. Two of Vice s linemen were named All-Louisiana for the first time in their careers. One of those linemen, Mitch Doyle, was named to the All-Louisiana Team as an offensive lineman after switching from tight end the previous spring. In the 2009 season opener versus Texas, the Warhawks offensive line did something that only two other teams had done in the previous 40 games, limiting the Longhorns defense to no sacks. The unit also paved the way for the Louisiana-Monroe ground game to run for 101 yards against Texas, which allowed only 83.5 yards per game rushing the previous season (nation s No. 3 rushing defense). Vice s 2010 offensive line led the way for quarterback Kolton Browning to total 2,937 yards (2,552 passing/385 rushing), the third-highest yardage total by a freshman in the NCAA that season. The 2,937 total yards also were the second-most for a season in Louisiana-Monroe history. Vice, a 20-plus year coaching veteran, joined the Louisiana-Monroe staff after four seasons at Utah State ( ) in a similar role. He guided a pair of Utah State players that moved on to NFL careers. Guard Shawn Murphy was a 2008 NFL Draft fourthround pick by the Miami Dolphins. Donald Penn was a 2005 free agent signee by the Minnesota Vikings and currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During Vice s four seasons with the Aggies, four offensive linemen earned All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honors, and Ryan Tonnemacher was a two-time Rimington Trophy Watch List nominee, awarded annually to the nation s top center. Under Vice s guidance, Murphy was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game. He was the first Utah State player selected to the Shrine Game since 2002 and the first Aggies offensive lineman chosen to the all-star game since center Tim Ruiz in Prior to Utah State, Vice spent five seasons coaching the offensive line at Illinois State ( ). He was promoted to assistant head coach his final two seasons with the Redbirds. At Illinois State, three linemen earned All-America honors and eight garnered All-Gateway Conference accolades. In 2003, the Redbirds established a school record with yards per game rushing and allowed just five sacks on 367 pass attempts. Vice started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Georgia from , before working at Hart County (Ga.) High School from He returned to the collegiate level from , coaching tight ends at Clemson. Vice then spent one year (1999) at Murray State as the offensive line coach, where his line protected Racers quarterback Justin Fuente. Vice was a defensive lineman and tight end at Oklahoma State, where he participated on Cowboys teams that featured future NFL stars Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders. He played in three bowl games with the Cowboys. The three-time All-Big Eight academic selection graduated from Oklahoma State in 1990 with a degree in secondary education. He earned a master s degree in education administration from Georgia in 1993 and an education specialist degree from Clemson in He and his wife, Kerry, have two daughters, Savannah and Sydni, and a son, Brock.

12 with 2,912 yards. He received a bachelor s degree in psychology from New Mexico in 2003 and started work on his master s degree in counseling and child psychology. A native of Los Angeles, Wiggins played his prep football at San Pedro High School and was named the city s Class 4A Player of the Year. Wiggins and his wife, Dominique, have four daughters: Justyce, Karyn, Brooklyn and Journye. Director of F o o t b a l l O p e r at i o n s J e ff K u p p e r Jeff Kupper is in his sixth season as the director of football operations. He joined the Tigers after spending five seasons in a similar capacity at Columbia University. In his role with the Tigers, Kupper is the go-to guy for many administrative duties, including team travel, camps and community service events. He is also instrumental in daily communications with student-athletes regarding practice schedules and team meetings. In 2014, he was a member of a Memphis program which went 10-3, equaling a school record for victories set in Memphis captured the American Athletic Conference title, the team s first league championship since 1971 and won the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl with a double-overtime victory. As the director of football operations and special projects at Columbia, Kupper was involved closely with football marketing, development, compliance, equipment and facility operations. He oversaw quality control for game day events and arranged all staff and team travel, both in and out of season. Kupper joined Columbia in August 2005 after two seasons at Ohio University, where he served as a facilities and equipment graduate assistant from and a football operations graduate assistant in As an undergraduate at the University of Texas, Kupper earned three letters as a student football equipment manager. The Odessa, Texas, native oversaw the packing, handling and transportation of equipment and team bags for road games; organized team activities for the travel squad; acted as liaison between the travel team and hotel staffs; maintained and organized football equipment; and worked on reconciliation of equipment orders for six men s sports. He was involved in logistical support for five bowl games in which Texas participated, including three Cotton Bowls and two Holiday Bowls. Kupper was a three-time recipient of the Darrel K. Royal Scholarship Award and the Glen Swenson Award, both presented to an outstanding equipment manager. He spent four-consecutive semesters on the Athletics Director s Honor Roll. Kupper graduated from Texas in 2002 with a B.A. in religious studies. He earned two master s degrees from Ohio: a master s of business administration and a master s of sports administration and facility management. Kupper and his wife Lindsay have a daughter, Ruby-Wayne, born May 4, T e x a s, 2002 Sixth Season gotigersgo.com Director of P l ay e r P e r s o n n e l Adam Lechtenberg N e b r a s k a, 2002 Adam Lechtenberg joined the Tigers football support staff in March of 2012, accepting a position as the team s director of player personnel. In his position, Lechtenberg has played a key role in evaluating future talent for the Tigers. In 2014, Lechtenberg was part of a program which went 10-3, equaling a school record for victories set in Memphis captured the American Athletic Conference title, the team s first league championship since 1971 and won the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl with a double-overtime victory. Lechtenberg came to Memphis from Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), where he served as co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. Lechtenberg coached two seasons at CCSU, guiding the Blue Devils to a 2010 Northeast Conference co-championship. CCSU led the league in nine offensive categories, including total offense, rushing offense, scoring offense and passing efficiency. He also served as the program s admissions liaison and academic coordinator. Prior to his time at Central Connecticut State, Lechtenberg worked as an offensive graduate assistant under Justin Fuente at TCU. In his three seasons with the Horned Frogs, Lechtenberg helped TCU to three bowl appearances (2007 Houston Bowl, 2008 Poinsettia Bowl and 2010 Fiesta Bowl) and final national final rankings of No. 7 in 2008 and No. 6 in Lechtenberg previously coached at Truman State University (running backs), Wayne State College (GA/ wide receivers) and Fowler High School (defensive coordinator). The Butte, Neb., native was an all-state first team quarterback, all-state honorable mention basketball player and state track and field medalist at Butte High School. Lechtenberg played defensive back at the University of Nebraska. Lechtenberg graduated from Nebraska in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness and earned a Master s degree in Liberal Arts from TCU in Lechtenberg and his wife Kristy have a daughter, Madison, born Sept. 10, Director of HS R e l a t i o n s Marcus Bell M e m p h i s, 2010 Seventh Season Marcus Bell, who is in his seventh year working with the University of Memphis football program, is in his second season as Tiger Football s Director of High School Relations. Bell was part of the Memphis program s 2014 run which included the first conference title since 1971 and a victory in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. The Tigers equaled a season record for victories set in 1938 as the team went 10-3, winning their last seven games of the season. A former Tiger, Bell played in 42 career games and made 20 starts on defense. Bell lettered from and was the Tigers fifth-leading tackler as a senior, logging 60 stops and four sacks. For his efforts in 2000, he was named to the All-Conference USA first team. In his career, Bell totaled 209 tackles, including 135 solo stops and 10 sacks. He was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week twice during his career. Bell was one of three Tigers defenders selected in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals. Bell played seven seasons in the league three years each with Arizona and Detroit before playing his final season with the New York Giants and logged 165 tackles, three forced fumbles and six pass breakups in 86 games played. Bell returned to Memphis following his NFL career and earned his bachelor s degree in A native of Memphis, Bell played both offensive and defensive tackle at Kingsbury High. In the summer, Bell teams with former Tigers Reggie Howard, Mike McKenzie and DeAngelo Williams for the Phenomenal 4 Super Sports Charity weekend that includes a football camp for over 350 kids from the Memphis community free of charge. Director of Athletic Performance Rohrk Cutchlow Memphis Rohrk Cutchlow returned to his alma mater as the director of football strength and conditioning in May of A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at catcher for the Tigers baseball program from , Cutchlow graduated from Memphis with a Bachelor of Education degree with an emphasis on Exercise and Sports Science. Prior to the 2013 season, he was promoted to the new role of Director of Athletic Performance. In addition to having direct oversight of football, he supervises a full compliment of performance professionals as well as manages certification/safety, training, policies, procedures and scheduling facilities. In his third season overseeing the Memphis football strength and conditioning program, the Tigers captured the American Athletic Conference title, the university s first conference championship since Memphis posted a 10-3 record, equaling a school record for victories and winning its final seven games of the season. The 2014 season culminated with a 55-48, double-overtime victory against BYU in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. During the 2011 season, Cutchlow served as the director of strength and conditioning at Tulsa, where he oversaw the athletics department entire strength and conditioning program, while also working with the football team. Before working at Tulsa, Cutchlow directed the strength and conditioning program at Illinois State for eight years. He served as the Redbirds strength and conditioning coordinator his first four seasons, before being promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Performance in While Cutchlow was at Illinois State, he worked with 12 players that signed NFL contracts. A native of Littleport, Iowa, Cutchlow was one of five finalists for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award in From , Cutchlow was the head strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports at Iowa State, where he directed programs for 16 sports that included men s basketball and wrestling. While at Iowa State, he earned his master s degree in educational leadership and policy education. He then spent two seasons working with the Chicago Cubs AAA affiliate. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA, Cutchlow holds additional The University of Memphis

13 certifications from USA Weightlifting and Functional Movement Systems (FMS). He is also a member of the Black Coaches Association. O ff e n s i v e I n t e r n Jack Nuismer ence linebacker in 2011 and a member of two Midwest Conference championship teams. He graduated from Monmouth College with a bachelor s degree in Physical Education in O ff e n s i v e G A Michael Bangtson I o wa S tat e, 2012 First Season M o n m o u t h, 2012 First Season S o u t h e r n M i s s, 2013 First Season Tony Tokarz W o r c e s t e r S tat e, 2012 Second Season #gotigersgo 31 Tony Tokarz is in his second season as a member of the University of Memphis coaching staff. For 2015, Tokarz will move from defense to the offensive side of the football where he will work as a graduate assistant coach. In his first year on staff, Memphis won the American Athletic Conference championship, the team s first league title since 1971, and posted a 10-3 record en route to a Miami Beach Bowl title in Memphis defense ranked 11th in FBS Football in scoring defense in 2014, allowing just 195 points per game. The Tigers ranked 27th nationally in total defense, giving up yards an outing. Memphis defensive pass efficiency rating led the American Athletic Conference and ranked eighth nationally, while the Tigers rushing defense average was 19th nationally Memphis Football Guide O ff e n s i v e G A Cason Bicknell is in his first season as a member of the University of Memphis football coaching staff, serving in the role of an intern staff member for the defensive side of the football. Bicknell joins the Memphis staff from Southwest Mississippi Community College where he worked with the Bears defensive linemen and special teams as an assistant during the 2014 season. Prior to working at Southwest Missisippi Community College, Bicknell was a student assistant coach as an undergraduate at Southern Miss. At USM, Bicknell assisted with the Golden Eagles running backs in 2011 when the team won a Conference USA championship and accepted an invitation to play in the Hawaii Bowl. He worked with USM s tight ends and special teams in Additonally, he worked with quarterbacks during spring drills at Southern Miss in Bicknell graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2013 with a degree in Human Performance and Recreation with an influence in coaching. Rod Ojong is in his first season as a member of the University of Memphis football coaching staff, serving as a graduate assistant coach on the defensive side of the football. Ojong joins the Memphis coaching staff from the University of West Georgia where he was a graduate assistant and later restricted earnings coach, working with the Wolves strong safeties during the 2014 season and the team s spring practice drills. Prior to being a part of the coaching staff at West Georgia, Ojong was a graduate assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson College during the 2013 season. Ojong coached Lindsey Wilson College s outside linebackers and was also an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Blue Raiders. Lindsey Wilson College, which began fielding a football team in 2010 after a 75-year absence, finished 18th in the final 2013 NAIA poll. Ojoing also worked spring drills in both 2013 and 2014 at the school and also had off-campus recruiting responsibilities. Ojong began his coaching career at his alma mater, Monmouth College, where he worked the 2012 season as a student assistant linebacker coach. Ojong was a two-year letter winner and team captain at Monmouth College. He was an all-confer- Kye Stewart is in his third season as a member of the University of Memphis football coaching staff, serving in the role as a graduate assistant coach on the defensive side of the football. In 2014, Memphis ranked 11th in FBS Football in scoring defense, allowing just 195 points per game. The Tigers ranked 27th nationally in total defense, giving up yards an outing. Memphis defensive pass efficiency rating led the American Athletic Conference and ranked eighth nationally while the Tigers rushing defense average was 19th nationally. Memphis won the American Athletic Conference championship, the team s first league title since 1971, and posted a 10-3 record en route to a Miami Beach Bowl title. In Stewart s first season as a member of the staff in 2013, Memphis defense ranked 39th nationally in total defense (370.7 ypg allowed) and 12th against the run (116.3 ypg allowed). Stewart joined the Memphis staff after playing four seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders ( ) and the Edmonton Eskimos (2012). Stewart, who played linebacker, was a member a Saskatchewan team which advanced to the Grey Cup Finals both in 2009 and Stewart played in the CFL after a four-year playing career at Illinois State. At Illinois State, Stewart was a two-time, all-gateway Conference player who concluded his playing career finishing fourth in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award which is annually given to the Defensive Player of the Year in NCAA FCS football. ISU advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs during junior season in He graduated from ISU in 2008 with a degree in communications and a minor in business administration. Kye is a native of Nashville. Rod Ojong I l l i n o i s S tat e, 2008 Third Season Cason Bicknell Defensive GA Kye Stewart Defensive Intern Jack Nuismer is in his second year as a member of the University of Memphis staff, serving as an graduate assistant for the Tigers offense and special teams. In his first season in 2014, Memphis captured the American Athletic Conference title and went on to win the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis equaled a school record for victories, finishing with a 10-3 record. Memphis tight ends caught a combined 37 passes for 526 yards and six touchdowns. The special teams efforts in 2014 included place-kicker Jake Elliott being named the American s Special Teams Player of the Year. As a team, Memphis ranked fourth national in FBS Football in punt return defense, allowing opponents only a 2.77 yards per return average while the team s kickoff return defense ranked 17th nationally. Nuismer joined the Memphis staff following a collegiate playing career at Ole Miss where he graduated in December of 2012 with a bachelor s degree in Economics. As a player at Ole Miss, Nuismer was a two-time letterman, playing both tight end as well as on special teams. In 2013, Nuismer played in 12 games during a season capped by a win over Georgia Tech at the Music City Bowl. He was also a member of the Rebels team which won beat Pittsburgh to win the BBVA Compass Bowl to cap the 2012 season. Nuismer was a four-time SEC Fall Honor Roll member and was named to the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll four times. He made the University of Mississippi s Dean s Honor Roll for the Fall 2012 semester before receiving his degree that December. Defensive GA Mike Bangtson is in his first year as an intern on the University of Memphis coaching staff working with the offensive unit. Bangtson joined the Memphis staff in January, 2014, as a graduate assistant coach after previously serving as an assistant coach at Upper Iowa University. At Upper Iowa, Bangtson worked with an offensive line which helped the team break a school record in points scored (379 for a 34.5 scoring average). Upper Iowa also finished second in the Northern Sun Conference in sacks allowed at just 12 for the year (1.1 per game). In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Bangtson served as the co-video coordinator during the year. Prior to joining the Upper Iowa staff, Bangtson was a graduate assistant coach working with the offensive line at Northwest Missouri State during the 2013 preseason and season. He was also part of a coaching staff at Northwest Missouri which guided the Bearcats to a 15-0 record and a Division II National Championship in Bangtson is continuing studies toward a master s degree in Applied Health Sciences (Athletic Administration) from Northwest Missouri State. Bangtson began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Iowa State University. As an undergraduate, Bangtson assisted Iowa State s offensive staff for three seasons including two bowl-eligible seasons. Iowa State advanced to the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl and played in the 2012 Liberty Bowl. Bangtson earned his bachelor s degree in communications studies from Iowa State in O l e M i s s, 2012 First Season

14 Tokarz joined the Memphis staff after coaching the previous two seasons at colleges in Massachusetts. Tokarz coached wide receivers and quarterbacks in 2013 at NCAA Division II Stonehill College. The Skyhawks posted an 8-3 record, advancing to the Northeast-10 Conference championship game. Tokarz coached All-NE-10 first-team wide receiver Nate Robitaille in During the year, Stonehill receivers caught 191 passes for 2,571 yards and 28 touchdowns. Tokarz also served as the strength and conditioning coach for the football program at Stonehill. In 2012, Tokarz coached wide receivers at Anna Maria College. He also assisted the team with its strength and conditioning program and was also the program s film coordinator. His coaching responsibilities included aiding the team s offensive coordinator with the weekly passing game plan as well as calling defensive fronts, blitzes and coverage packages from the press box during games. At Anna Maria College, Tokarz coached a firstteam All-Eastern College Football Conference receiver and tight end. Tokarz was named a fulltime assistant at Anna Marie College after volunteering as the team s quarterbacks coach during 2012 spring drills. The 2012 graduate of Worcester State University (Bachelor s of Arts degree in history) was a three-year starting quarterback for the Lancers football team. He was named a Stephen Merc Morris firstteam All-Worcester selection and a first-team All-New England Football Conference pick as a senior. Head Athletic Trainer Darrell Turner 32. F l o r i d a, 2002 Third Season Darrell Turner was hired in spring 2012 to serve as the Head Athletic Trainer at the University of Memphis. He is responsible for the athletic training needs of all 19 sports on campus. He works directly with the Tiger football program. In 2014, Turner worked with a football team which won an American Athletic Conference title and culminated its season with a double-overtime victory against BYU at the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Turner joined the Tigers after serving as the Head Athletic Trainer in the United Football League (UFL) for three seasons. He worked with the Virginia Destroyers from under head coach and general manager Marty Schottenheimer. His previous appointment in the UFL was with the California Redwoods, which became the Sacramento Mountain Lions, for the seasons under head coach and general manager Dennis Green. A native of Clermont, Fla., Turner worked as the Director of Sports Medicine for Winston-Salem State for four years, before taking his first position with the UFL. Turner is a 2002 graduate of the University of Florida where he received a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science, specializing in athletic training as well as serving as a student athletic trainer for the Gators nationally-ranked football program. Following his graduation from UF in 2002, he completed a summer internship with the Atlanta Falcons. He later accepted a position as the Head Athletic Trainer at South Sumter High School in Bushnell, Fla., upon completion of his internship. Turner left South Sumter to work on his master s degree in recreation with a concentration is sports management, which he earned from the University of Arkansas in While at Arkansas, Turner served gotigersgo.com as an athletic trainer with the Razorback football and tennis teams. Following his post-graduate work, Turner worked as the seasonal intern for the Carolina Panthers. He then moved on as the Interim Athletic Trainer for Winthrop University before assuming the Head Athletic Trainer/Director of Sports Medicine position for the Rams at Winston-Salem State University. Turner and his wife, Megan, have one child, Joley. Equipment Manager Marc Hohorst L o u i s i a n a at L a fay e t t e, t h S e a s o n Marc Hohorst joined the athletic department in the summer of 2001 and 2015 marks his 15th season as the Tigers equipment manager. Hohorst is responsible for purchasing, issuing, and maintaining all athletic equipment, as well as supervising several student managers and interns. He also oversees the day-to-day operations of the equipment room at the Murphy Athletic Complex, which services football, baseball, soccer, track, softball and golf. Working with football, Hohorst has been a part of six of the school s eight bowl games and the unique responsbility of coordinating the equipment needs in each of those games. Last year, Hohorst coordinated the Tigers equipment move to south Florida for the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Hohorst is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association and received national certification in He was honored by his peers in the profession in 2010 when he was named the Jeff Boss District 4 Equipment Manager of the Year. He also served a term as the District 4 Treasurer from In November 2008, the University of Memphis entered into a lucrative five-year contract with Nike. Hohorst has taken on additional responsibilities of handling the increased inventory. During the fall of 2002, the Athletic Department suffered a major loss when a fire on Halloween morning destroyed the turf room and most of the Tigers football equipment. Hohorst received high marks and praise for gathering game day equipment from other universities in the area and preparing the football team for its next contest. A native of Lafayette, La., Hohorst joined the U of M staff from Arkansas State, where he was the supervisor of equipment for three years. Prior to his duties at ASU, Hohorst worked for one year at his collegiate alma mater, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, in a game management capacity. He worked various ULL events, serving as the visiting team host and organizing ticket sales and records. Hohorst graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in 1997 with a degree in physical education. He received his Louisiana teaching certification that same year and served as a substitute teacher in 1997 and 1998 at Youngsville Middle School. While at Louisiana, Hohorst also assisted in the equipment room as a student and worked both the NCAA softball regional tournament and Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament as a tournament official. He spent one year with the Lafayette Swamp Cats as the head equipment manager. Hohorst and his wife Brenda, who were married in June 2010, reside in Bartlett. V i d e o C o o r d i n at o r Josh Bost M i d d l e T e n n e s s e e, 2003 Third Season Josh Bost was thrown into the fire as the Tiger Football program s video coordinator when he was hired days prior to start of preseason camp in Now in his third year, Bost is responsible for all facets of video production for the Tigers. In 2014, Bost coordinated the video needs for the American Athletic Conference champions and a team which won the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Bost is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Tigers video operations specific to football. He coordinates opponent video exchange as well as the daily shooting and editing of practice video along with game video. He is also responsible for video exchange for the Tigers men s and women s soccer teams. Bost joined the Memphis staff following a 10-year stint as the video coordinator at the University of North Texas. At UNT, Bost worked for four different head coaches including current Memphis offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey. Bost originally worked in football video production as a student and later as a graduate assistant at Middle Tennessee State. He graduated from Middle Tennessee with a degree in television production in Bost and his wife Holly have a son, Micah, and a daughter, Lizzie. A s s i s ta n t t o t h e Head Coach Sherri Schwartz 15 t h S e a s o n Sherri Schwartz, who is the Tiger football office coordinator, is in her 15th season working in the Tiger front office. In her current role, she serves as the Assistant to the Head Coach. Her responsibilities include coordinating head coach Justin Fuente s schedule as well as managing the administrative priorities of the coaching staff and the program. Prior to her current position, Schwartz had extensive duties with recruiting as a member of the Memphis Tiger staff. A native Memphian, Schwartz and her husband, Steve, have two sons: Steven and Michael. Program Services Specialist for Football A k o ya N e l s o n M e m p h i s, 2011 Akoya Nelson is in her fourth year as the Program Services Specialist for Football. In her role, Nelson works with Director of Player Personnel Adam Lechtenberg and coordinating the Tigers recruiting efforts. She also provides administrative support to the Memphis coaching staff. As an undergraduate student at the University of Memphis, Nelson worked two years as a student assistant in the football office prior to being hired full time. She also volunteered with the marketing department during her time as a student. Nelson received her bachelor s degree in Sports Management from Memphis in The University of Memphis