HOUSTON FOOTBALL 45 LLOYD ALLEN DE JR-TR MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC BATON ROUGE, LA. (SCOTLANDVILLE HS) SOCIOLOGY

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1 Meet The Team

2 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN LLOYD ALLEN DE JR-TR MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC BATON ROUGE, LA. (SCOTLANDVILLE HS) SOCIOLOGY 38 GEORGE BAMFO OLB r-so-1l ROCKWALL, TEXAS (HEATH HS) RETAILING AND CONSUMER SCIENCE 2011: Outside linebacker converted to defensive end Second on the team with 3.5 sacks Was teammates with Sammy Brown at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Played in 12 games this year Had career day at UAB with three sacks and four TFL /0 0 0 Totals /0 0 0 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at La. Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / JACOLBY ASHWORTH OL r-jr-2l LUFKIN, TEXAS (LUFKIN HS) SOCIOLOGY Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll ( ) 2011: Serves as speed rusher from the OLB position on passing downs Had three sacks against East Carolina Third on the team in sacks Born in Ghana Nicknamed Black Swan / /0 0 0 Totals /0 0 0 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at La. Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / THOMAS BATES CB r-so-1l BAYTOWN, TEXAS (LEE HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION All-Conference USA Second Team OL (2011) 2011: Third-year starter at left tackle Started all 13 games Helped block for an offense that ranked No. 1 in scoring (50.8 ppg), passing (443.8 ypg) and total offense (599.9 ypg) Member of offensive line unit that started every game together. GP GS 2008 Redshirt Totals Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll ( ) 2011: Second on team in interceptions (3) and pass break ups (7) Started three conference games Had two interceptions at Louisiana Tech Had seven stops in a start at Tulane / /0 3-(-3) 7 Totals /0 3-(-3) 7 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech / Georgia State /0 0 1 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 1-(-5) 3 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 3 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 vs. Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals /0 3-(-3) 7 22 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

3 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 2010 All-Conference USA First Team (RB) 2008 Conference USA Freshman of the Year 25 BRYCE BEALL RB SR-3L TATUM, TEXAS (TATUM HS) HUMAN RESROUCE MANAGEMENT 2011: Ranks No. 1 in rushing and total touchdowns and No. 3 in rushing yards in UH history Part of three-headed running back attack Versatile back who is adapt at running between the tackles or catching passes out of the backfield Ranks fifth on the team in touchdowns One of 27 players all-time with 3,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in NCAA history. Rushing Receiving Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg TD Lg , Totals 553 3, , Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg TD Lg UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals Game-By-Game Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Southern at Oklahoma State vs. Air Force at Colorado State at East Carolina UAB SMU at Marshall Tulane Tulsa UTEP at Rice vs. Air Force Totals 198 1, AMEEN BEHBAHANI DL JR-2L PLANO, TEXAS (PLANO WEST HS) KINESIOLOGY-EXERCISE SCIENCE 2011: Director of public relations for the UH Student-Athlete Advisory Council Plays in the middle of the punt sheild on special teams Backup defensive lineman / / /0 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane MSU at Rice at SMU at Memphis UCF Tulsa at USM at Texas Tech Totals Game-By-Game Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Northwestern State at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 23

4 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN CHEVY BENNETT DB JR-JC DALLAS, TEXAS (SACHSE HS) NAVARRO JC SOCIOLOGY 24 KENT BROOKS DB SO-1L HUMBLE, TEXAS (ATASCOCITA HS) SOCIOLOGY 2011: Versatile DB who has played CB and safety this season, making five starts Forced an incompletion in the end zone on third down forcing Louisiana Tech to settle for a field goal. GP UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF INT PBU /0 0 1 Totals /0 0 1 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 1 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 Totals /0 0 1 Conference USA All-Freshman Team DL (2011) 97 ERIC BRASWELL DL r-fr-rs KILEEN, TEXAS (SHOEMAKER HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Started 10 of 13 games at defensive end Father is a Command Sergeant Major stationed in Camp Stanley, South Korea Made the second most starts as a freshman on defense. 2011: Appeared in all 13 season games, while starting the last eight Forced a key fumble to help swing momentum at Louisiana Tech Forced another key fumble at Tulsa inside the UH red zone Recorded a season high 10 tackles at home against East Carolina / /2 0 2 Totals / UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 1 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 SMU /1 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 1 Southern Miss /1 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Texas State /0 0 0 UTEP /0 0 0 at UCLA /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 Mississippi State /0 0 0 at Memphis / UCF /0 0 0 Tulsa /0 0 0 at Southern Miss /0 0 0 at Texas Tech / Totals / /0 0 2 Totals /0 0 2 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 1 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 1 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

5 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 8 SAMMY BROWN OLB SR-1L WIGGINS, MISS. (STONE HS) MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC SOCIOLOGY All-Conference USA First Team (2011) Conference USA Player of the Week (10/21/11, 10/24/10) 2011: Led the nation in tackles for loss (28.0) Led the conference in sacks and ranked No. 5 in the NCAA (12.5) Led the team with 16 quarterback hurries Named Walter Camp and Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week and (11/20) after his three-sack performance against SMU / /78 0/0 0 3 Totals /0 0 3 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 1 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 1 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Texas State /0 0 0 UTEP /0 0 1 at UCLA /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 MSU /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 at SMU /0 0 0 at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF /0 0 0 Tulsa /0 0 0 at USM /0 0 0 at Texas Tech /0 0 0 Totals / TYRON CARRIER WR/KR r-sr-3l HOUSTON, TEXAS (WORTHING HS) RETAILING AND CONSUMER SCIENCE C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year (2011) All-Conference USA Second Team WR and KR (2011) 2011: Returned a kickoff 100-yards against Rice to tie the NCAA record for career touchdown returns (7) Has caught a pass in every game of his career (53) Leads the team in receptions with 87 No. 1 in school record books in career receptions (311) and No. 3 in yards (3,408). Receving Kickoff Returns GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg Redshirt , , , Totals , , Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals Game-By-Game Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane Mississippi State at Rice at SMU at Memphis UCF Tulsa at USM Texas Tech Totals , Game-By-Game Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Northwestern State at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals 91 1, Game-By-Game Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Southern at Oklahoma State vs. Air Force at Colorado State at East Carolina UAB SMU at Marshall Tulane Tulsa UTEP at Rice vs. Air Force Totals 80 1, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 25

6 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN : Started all 13 games at left guard Helped block for an offense that ranked No. 1 in scoring (50.8 ppg), passing (443.8 ypg) and total offense (599.9 ypg) Member of offensive line unit that started every game together. GP GS 2009 Redshirt Totals TY CLOUD OL r-so-1l HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TEXAS (FLOWER MOUND MARCUS HS) RETAILING AND CONSUMER SCIENCE 52 EVERETT DANIELS LB JR-JC DALLAS, TEXAS (SACHSE HS) TRINITY VALLEY CC SOCIOLOGY 2011: Special teams player and reserve linebacker Set career high in tackles (7) against Georgia State /0 0 1 Totals /0 0 1 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 1 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / PATRICK EDWARDS WR r-sr-3l HEARNE, TEXAS (HEARNE HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year (2011) Burlsworth Award Finalist (2011) Conference USA First Team WR (2010) Conference USA First Team WR (2011) Conference USA Second Team PR (2010) Conference USA Second Team PR (2011) Conference USA Second Team WR (2009) Conference USA Player of the Week (9/12/11) 2011: Ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in receiving touchdowns (18) and No. 3 in receiving yards (1,524) Became school s career leader in receiving yards (4,253) and touchdowns (41) Had three games with three or more touchdown catches Recorded the second-most receiving yards in a single game and the most in the NCAA in 2011 against Rice with seven catches for 318 yards and five touchdowns. Receving Punt Returns GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg Redshirt , , Totals , Game-by-Game Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals 79 1, Game-by-Game Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane MSU at Rice at SMU at Memphis UCF Tulsa at USM at Texas Tech Totals 71 1, Game-by-Game Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Northwestern State at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals Edwards 2008 Game-by-Game Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Southern at Oklahoma State vs. Air Force at Colorado State at East Carolina UAB SMU at Marshall Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

7 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 63 KEVIN FORSCH OL r-so-1l TOMBALL, TEXAS (KLEIN OAK HS) PRE-BUSINESS 2 D.J. HAYDEN CB JR-JC HOUSTON, TEXAS (FORT BEND ELKINS HS) NAVARRO JC SOCIOLOGY 2011: Started all 13 games at right guard Helped block for an offense that ranked No. 1 in scoring (50.8 ppg), passing (443.8 ypg) and total offense (599.9 ypg) Member of offensive line unit that started every game together. GP GS 2009 Redshirt Totals Conference All-Freshman Team (2011) 74 ROWDY HARPER OL r-fr-1l BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. (BROKEN ARROW HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Started all 13 games at right tackle Helped block for an offense that ranked No. 1 in scoring (50.8 ppg), passing (443.8 ypg) and total offense (599.9 ypg) Member of offensive line unit that started every game together. Conference USA Newcomer of the Year (2011) All-Conference USA Second Team (2011) 2011: Led team in take-aways (4), forced fumbles (4) and pass breakups (9) Returned an interception 54-yards for a score at UAB Started to come on very strong at the end of the year At Tulsa, forced a fumble and recovered another while breaking up two passes and making eight tackles /2-(-6) Totals /2-(-6) UCLA / at North Texas / at LA Tech /0 0 2 Georgia State East Carolina Marshall Rice /1(-6) 0 0 at UAB / at Tulane /0 0 2 SMU /0 0 2 at Tulsa /1 0 2 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals /2-(-6) GP GS 2010 Redshirt Totals BRANDON HARTSON DS r-jr-2l FAIRFIELD, TEXAS (FAIRFIELD HS) KINESIOLOGY-EXERCISE SCIENCE Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011) 2011: Deep snapper for Matt Hogan s NCAA-record for consecutive PAT made in a season (78) Serves as deep snapper for kicks and punts. GP GS 2010 Redshirt Totals 37 0 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 27

8 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN MICHAEL HAYES RB JR - 1L BRENHAM, TEXAS (EAST BERNARD HS) SOCIOLOGY 46 MATT HOGAN K r-jr-2l KELLER, TEXAS (KELLER HS) MANAGEMENT Conference USA Honorable Mention RB (2011) 2011: Second on the team in rushing yards (707) Leads the team in touchdown rushes (11) Tied for fourth on the team in touchdown receptions (4) Went for more than 80 yards from scrimmage in 12 of 13 games Has appeared in SportsCenter s Top-10 Plays twice this year Five of his 15 touchdowns have come from 20+ yards out. Rushing Receiving GP No Yards Avg. TD Lg. No. Yards Avg. TD Lg Totals , Game-by-Game Opponent Rushes Yards Avg. TD Lg. Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals Game-by-Game Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane MSU at Rice at SMU at Memphis UCF Tulsa at USM at TexasTech Totals Conference USA Honorable Mention (2011) 2011: Set an NCAA record for consecutive field goals made in a season (78) Ranks No. 2 in school history in kick scoring (288 points) Made career high 10 PATs at Tulane 34 of 35 from field goals under 40 yards Has made 88 PATs this year. Year FG-A LG PAT PTS 2008 Redshirt Totals Game-by-Game Opp Total LG PATs Pts UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals Game-by-Game Opp Total LG PATs Pts Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane MSU at Rice at SMU at Memphis UCF Tulsa at USM at Texas Tech Totals Game-by-Game Opp Total LG PATs Pts Northwestern St at Oklahoma St Texas Tech at UTEP at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

9 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 95 DAVID HUNTER DL SR-3L WALLER, TEXAS (WALLER HS) RETAILING AND CONSUMER SCIENCE 2011: Started 10 of 13 games on the defensive line Veteran lineman who has the second most number of starts on the defense (35) / / / /1 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU Southern at Oklahoma State vs. Air Force at Colorado State at East Carolina UAB SMU at Marshall Tulane Tulsa UTEP at Rice vs. Air Force Totals UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at LA Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /1 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Texas State /0 0 0 UTEP /0 0 0 at UCLA /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 MSU /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 at SMU /0 0 0 at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF /0 0 0 Tulsa /0 0 0 a tusm /0 0 0 at Texas Tech /0 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Northwestern State /0 0 0 atoklahoma State / Texas Tech /1 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 at Mississippi /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 1 Southern Miss /0 0 2 at Tulsa /0 0 0 at UCF /0 0 0 Memphis /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 1 at East Carolina / vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals /3 0 4 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 29

10 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 All-Conference USA First Team (2011) 3 JUSTIN JOHNSON WR r-sr-3l RICHARDSON, TEXAS (BERKNER HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Running back converted to wide receiver and has flourished in his new role Set career highs in receiving against Southern Miss on 12 catches for 171 yards and two scores Second most receiving yards on the team (1,081) and third most catches (75). Career Statistics RUSHING RECEIVING Year GP Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg 2007 Redshirt , Totals , Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals , Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Northwestern State at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Southern at Oklahoma State vs. Air Force at Colorado State at East Carolina UAB SMU at Marshall Tulane Tulsa UTEP at Rice vs. Air Force Totals Game-By-Game Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane MSU at Rice at SMU at Memphis Tulsa UCF at USM at Texas Tech Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

11 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL Davey O Brien, Walter Camp, Johnny Unitas, Archie Manning award finalist Conference USA MVP (2011 & 2009) Sammy Baugh Award Winner (2011 & 2009) All-Conference USA (2011 & 2009) Second Team All-American (2009) C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (2008) 2011: Became the NCAA s all-time leader in passing (18,685), total offense (19,572) touchdown passes (152), total touchdowns (175), completions (1,501), 300-yard games (38) Holds school record for victories (36) Will play in school record 57 games Led the NCAA in passing yards, total offense and was third in passing efficency (177.87) Named C-USA Player of the Week four times this year (Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Oct. 31, Nov. 28) Has topped 300 yards passing in each game played this season, a new school record Was named the National Player of the Week for his 534 yards and nine touchdown passes against Rice Those nine scoring throws are the top total in the country this season Is leading UH to a bowl game for the fourth time in his career and will make his fourth start in postseason play Became the first player in NCAA history with three 5,000-yard seasons in a career Was the first player in C-USA history to win a pair of MVP awards Has earned all-league recognition each year of his career Was a national award winner once again, claiming the 2011 Sammy Baugh Award. Passing Rushing Year GP C-A INT Pct. Yards TD Lg. Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg , , , , Totals 56 1,501-2, , , Career Total Offense Statistics Year GP Plays Rush Pass Total TDR ,259 2, ,020 5, ,671 5, ,099 5, Totals 56 2, ,685 19, CASE KEENUM QB r-sr-4l ABILENE, TEXAS (WYLIE HS) GRADUATE SCHOOL - SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2009 Game-by-Game Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Northwestern State at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals , Game-by-Game Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Southern at Oklahoma State vs. Air Force at Colorado State at East Carolina UAB SMU at Marshall Tulane Tulsa UTEP at Rice vs. Air Force Totals , Game-by-Game Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg at Oregon at Tulane Colorado State East Carolina at Alabama Rice at UAB at UTEP SMU at Tulsa Marshall TSU vs. TCU Totals , Game-by-Game Opponent C-A Int Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals , Game-by-Game Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Texas State UTEP at UCLA Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 31

12 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN KELVIN KING DL r-jr-2l HOUSTON, TEXAS (ALIEF TAYLOR HS) SOCIOLOGY 15 RICHIE LEONE P SO-1L ROSWELL, GA. (ROSWELL HS) 2011: Had the longest interception return of the season for UH (69 yards) vs. Marshall Has played on the defensive line and as a stand up rusher / / / Totals / UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /1 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall / Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / Game-by-Game Texas State /0 0 0 UTEP /0 0 0 at UCLA /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 MSU /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 at SMU /0 0 0 at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF /0 0 0 Tulsa /0 0 0 at USM /0 0 0 at Texas Tech / Totals / Game-by-Game Northwestern State /0 0 0 at Oklahoma State /0 0 0 Texas Tech /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 at UCF /0 0 0 Memphis /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at East Carolina /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals All-Conference USA Honorable Mention Punter (2011) Ray Guy Semifinalist 2011: Averaged 40.9 yards per punt and split time as as the backup kick-off specialist Faced strong winds during the final two games of the steason to deduce his punting average. PUNTING KICKOFFS Year G No. Yds. Lg. Avg. No. Yards Avg. TB , , , , Totals , , Game-by-Game Opponent No. Yds. Avg. Lg. Blk I20 No. Yards Avg. TB UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals 45 1, , Game-by-Game Opponent No. Yds. Avg. Lg. Blk I20 No. Yards Avg. TB Texas State UTEP at UCLA Tulane Mississippi State at Rice at SMU at Memphis UCF Tulsa at USM at Texas Tech Totals 35 1, , UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

13 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 28 JEFFERY LEWIS DB JR-2L HOUSTON, TEXAS (MADISON HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 49 DERRICK MATHEWS LB FR-HS HOUSTON, TEXAS (NORTH SHORE HS) 2011: Special teams player and reserve defensive back Posted his first interception at Tulsa in the fourth quarter / / / Totals / UCLA /0 0 0 At North Texas /0 0 0 At Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 At UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 At UAB /0 0 0 At Tulane /0 0 1 SMU /0 0 0 At Tulsa / Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / JORDAN MANNISTO K SR-3L WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. (WESTLAKE HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION C-USA All-Freshman Team (2011) 2011: Only freshman to start all 13 games on defense Second leading tackler on team with 97 stops Took an incerption back 20 yards for a score against Marshall Career high 16 tackles at Louisiana Tech Added a third interception at Tulsa / Totals / UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 1 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina / Marshall /0 1-20, TD 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 1 at Tulsa / Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals /0 3-27, 1TD : Has had 25-of-77 kickoffs go for for touchbacks Plays baseball for UH in the football offseason. No. Yards Avg , , , Totals , No. Yards Avg. UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals 77 4, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 33

14 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 All-Conference USA Second Team 55 MARCUS MCGRAW LB SR-3L ARLINGTON, TEXAS (BOWIE HS) KINESIOLGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Led the team in tackles for the fourth straight year Started all 13 games and owns the longest start streak on the team (51) Will tie the school record with 53 consecutive games played Became the school s leader in assisted tackles (260), passing Wade Phillips Ranks No. 2 in the UH record books in total tackles (500) Named C-USA Player of the Week on Nov. 28 for his 15-tackles and 3.0 TFL performance at Tulsa / / / / Totals / UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 1 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State / at UTEP /1-34 TD 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall / /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 1 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 1 SMU /0 0 1 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 2 Totals /1-34 TD Game-by-Game Statistics Northwestern State /0 0 0 at Oklahoma State /0 0 2 Texas Tech /0 0 1 at UTEP /0 0 0 at Mississippi State /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /1 0 1 Southern Miss /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 at UCF /0 0 0 Memphis /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 1 at East Carolina /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 1 Totals / Game-by-Game Statistics Southern /0 0 0 at Oklahoma State /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 at Colorado State /0 0 0 at East Carolina /0 0 0 UAB /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Marshall /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 2 Tulsa /0 0 1 UTEP /0 0 2 at Rice /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Texas State /0 0 0 UTEP / at UCLA / Tulane /0 0 0 MSU /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 at SMU / at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF / Tulsa /0 0 0 at USM /0 0 0 at Texas Tech /0 0 0 Totals / UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

15 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 10 ZACH M C MILLIAN DB SO-1L MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS (DULLES HS) CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll 2011: Started all 12 games he appeared in Made an interception against Southern Miss Father, Audray, lettered for the Cougars from and played nine years in the NFL / / Totals / Statistics UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 1 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 1 Marshall /0 0 1 Rice /0 0 1 at UAB /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss / Totals / Game-By-Game Statistics Texas State /0 0 0 UTEP /0 0 0 at UCLA /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 MSU /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 at SMU /0 0 0 at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF /0 0 0 Tulsa /0 0 0 at Southern Miss /0 0 0 at Texas Tech /0 0 0 Totals / DOMINIC MILLER DL JR-TR HOUSTON, TEXAS (HASTINGS HS) 2011: Started 12 of 13 games at nose tackle Made a career-high six tackles at UTEP Had a key tackle for a loss at Tulsa. Miller s /0 0 0 Totals /0 0 0 UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 1 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / ZEKE RISER DL r-so-1l LAVERNIA, TEXAS (LAVERNIA HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Started four games and appeared as one of the first defensive lineman off the bench A smart player and considered a veteran presence despite being only a redshirt-sophomore. Riser s / Medical Redshirt / / Riser s UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 1 at UTEP /0 0 0 East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 1 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 1 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totlas /0 0 3 Riser s 2009 Game-By-Game Northwestern St / at Oklahoma State /0 0 1 Texas Tech /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 0 at Mississippi St / at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 at UCF /0 0 0 Memphis /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 1 at ECU /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals / UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 35

16 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN NICK SAENZ DB SR-3L PEARLAND, TEXAS (PEARLAND HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Third most starts in his career on the defensive side of the ball (35) Started nine games this year at strong safety Made a key interception at UTEP. Saenz / / / / Totals / Game-by-Game Statistics UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP / East Carolina /0 0 0 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 1 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 1 Totals / Game-by-Game Statistics Texas State / UTEP /0 0 1 at UCLA /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 MSU /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 at SMU /0 0 2 at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF /0 0 1 Tulsa /0 0 0 at USM /0 0 0 at Texas Tech / Totals / Game-by-Game Statistics Northwestern State /0 0 0 at Oklahoma State /0 0 1 Texas Tech /0 0 1 at UTEP /0 0 1 at Mississippi State /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 1 SMU /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 1 at Tulsa /0 0 0 at UCF /0 0 1 Memphis /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at East Carolina /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals / Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF/FR INT PD Southern / at Oklahoma State /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 at Colorado State /0 0 0 at East Carolina /0 0 0 UAB /0 0 0 at SMU /0 0 0 at Marshall /0 0 0 Tulane /0 0 0 Tulsa /0 0 0 UTEP /0 0 0 at Rice /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals / Conference USA First Team (2011) 5 CHARLES SIMS RB SO.-1L HOUSTON, TEXAS (WESBURY HS) HEALTH 2011: Skilled running back who often lines up as wide receiver due to his unique skillset Leads the team in rushing yards (782) Broke a 58-year old school record for yards-perrush at Tulane (20.7) Set career-high in rushing yards at Tulane (207) on 10 carries, had three carries go for 50+ yards Recorded the longest play from scrimmage for UH with his 84-yard TD catch at UTEP. RUSHING RECEIVING GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Did not play Totals , , No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. UCLA at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Southern Miss Totals Game-By-Game No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Northwestern State at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina vs. Air Force Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

17 MOST IMPROVED TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL 88 E.J. SMITH WR r-sr-3l CANTON, MISS (VELMA JACKSON HS) RETAILING AND CONSUMER SCIENCE 42 PHILLIP STEWARD LB JR-2L MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS (HIGHTOWER HS) KINESIOLOGY-SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 2011: Started nine games this year Great blocker on the edge Fourth-most receptions among the wide receivers (27). GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2007 Redshirt Totals Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Totals Game-By-Game Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech Georgia State at UTEP East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Totals Game-By-Game Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Northwestern State Texas Tech at UTEP at Mississippi State at Tulane SMU Southern Miss at Tulsa at UCF Memphis Rice at East Carolina Totals : Outstanding coverage linebacker Leads the team in interceptions (5), also has the most interceptions of all linebackers in the NCAA Made two interceptions against East Carolina Made an interception against Southern Miss and returned it to the four-yard line / / / Totals / UCLA /1 0 1 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /1 0 0 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 1 East Carolina / Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 1 at Tulane / SMU / at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss / Totals / Game-By-Game Texas State /0 0 1 UTEP /0 0 1 at UCLA /0 0 1 Tulane / MSU /0 0 1 at Rice /0 0 0 at Memphis /0 0 0 UCF /0 0 1 Tulsa / at USM /0 0 0 at Texas Tech /0 0 0 Totals / Game-By-Game Northwestern State /0 0 0 at Oklahoma State /0 0 0 Texas Tech /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 1 at Mississippi State /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 1 at UCF /0 0 0 Memphis /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at East Carolina /0 0 0 vs. Air Force /0 0 0 Totals /0 0 2 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL 37

18 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN CHRIS THOMPSON OL SR-3L HITCHCOCK, TEXAS (HITCHCOCK HS) SOCIOLOGY 12 COTTON TURNER QB r-sr-1l SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (DULLES HS) BLINN JC MANAGEMENT Conference USA First Team OL (2011) Conference USA First Team OL (2010) 2011: Made the switch from guard to center this year Started all 13 games Helped block for an offense that ranked No. 1 in scoring (50.8 ppg), passing (443.8 ypg) and total offense (599.9 ypg) Recovered a fumble in the end zone against UCLA for his first touchdown of his career. GP GS 2007 Redshirt Totals COLTON VALENCIA DB r-so-tr MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS (HIGHTOWER HS) TEXAS A&M 2011: Hard-hitting safety who appaeared in 12 games making four starts Set high in tackles against UCLA with 10 in the game. GP UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF/FR INT PD 2010 Redshirt /0 0 2 Totals /0 0 2 Valencia s UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF/FR INT PD UCLA /0 0 0 at North Texas /0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech /0 0 1 Georgia State /0 0 0 at UTEP /0 0 1 Marshall /0 0 0 Rice /0 0 0 at UAB /0 0 0 at Tulane /0 0 0 SMU /0 0 0 at Tulsa /0 0 0 Southern Miss /0 0 0 Totals / : Backup quarterback who finished nine games this year Threw for six touchdowns on only 77 attempts Had a career-long rush of 35 yards on a touchdown at Tulane. Passing Rushing Year GP C-A INT Pct. Yards TD Lg. Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg Totals , Game-by-Game PASSING RUSHING Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg at North Texas Georgia State East Carolina Marshall Rice at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa Totals Game-by-Game PASSING RUSHING Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Texas State UTEP at UCLA Totals Game-by-Game PASSING RUSHING Opponent C-A I Yds. TD Lg Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Northwestern State at Tulane Memphis Rice Totals UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOOTBALL

19 most improved team in college football COACHING STAFF TONY LEVINE Interim Head Coach/Special Team Coordinator Inside Receivers/Tight Ends Minnesota 96 Fourth Season at Houston Tony Levine continues his fourth season with the University of Houston and his first as interim head coach. Levine began 2011 in his second season as assistant head coach, to which he was elevated to in the spring of Levine, who holds two master s degrees, has brought a wide array of experience to Houston, having coached at the high school, college and NFL levels during his 16-year coaching career. At Houston, he currently serves as special teams coordinator and inside receivers/tight ends coach. During Levine s tenure at UH, the special teams units have reached unprecedented heights, highlighted by 16 blocked kicks, eight kickoff returns for touchdowns and six forced turnovers. Those groups also have tied/broken seven NCAA records and set 11 school marks. Additionally, the eight kickoff returns for touchdowns are the most by any FBS school over the past four years, while the 16 blocked kicks rank as the fourth-most in the nation during that same period. Houston has been explosive as a return unit during Levine s tenure and has three returns for scores in 2011, including Tyron Carrier s seventh career kickoff return for a score (tied an NCAA record) and two punt return scores by two different returners in the road win at Tulane. Junior place kicker Matt Hogan also broke the NCAA record with 78 consecutive extra points made in a season. The 2010 season saw the Cougars return a punt, kickoff and a blocked field goal for touchdowns. Punt returner Patrick Edwards finished seventh in the nation and first in C-USA with a 15.4 yard per return average, while Houston finished ninth nationally with a 14.3 yard per return mark. Senior Wesley Scourten finished the 2010 season with five blocked kicks and eight for his career both school records while Carrier brought his career kickoff return touchdown total to six before adding No. 7 in Offensively in 2010, the Cougars finished 11th in the nation in total offense (480.5 ypg), fifth in passing offense (327.3 ypg) and 13th in scoring offense (37.7 ppg). Inside receiver James Cleveland finished his two-year career with 161 catches for 2,014 yards and 20 touchdowns, all which rank in the school s top-10 all-time list. In 2009, inside receivers Cleveland (1,214 yards) and Carrier (1,029 yards) each surpassed the 1,000-yard receiving mark, while tight end Fendi Onobun became a sixth-round draft pick of the NFL s St. Louis Rams. Onobun also tied an NCAA single-game record with two blocked PATs against C-USA foe Southern Miss, one of which led to a key defensive conversion in a win. Offensively, the Cougars ranked first nationally in total offense (563.4 ypg), passing offense (433.7 ypg) and scoring offense (42.2 ppg). Levine tutored kicker Matt Hogan, who was named a Freshman All-American by Sporting News and was a C-USA All-Freshman Special Teams selection. The Cougars also tied an NCAA record by returning five kickoffs for touchdowns and tied a school single-season mark with six blocked kicks. In 2008, Levine coached tight end Mark Hafner to an All-Conference USA Second Team selection and career highs in catches (86), receiving yards (907) and touchdowns (11). Carrier was also named to the All-C-USA Second Team after catching 80 passes for 1,026 yards and nine touchdowns. Statistically, the Cougar offense finished second in the country in both total offense (562.8 ypg) and passing (401.6 ypg) and 10th in scoring (40.6 ppg). Also under Levine, junior punter Chase Turner earned a spot on the All-C-USA Honorable Mention list after averaging 45.5 yards per punt. Turner s mark was a single-season school record, while the team s net punting average of 36.5 yards was also the highest in school history. The Cougars finished the season ranked 34th in the country in net punting, up from 114th (31.2) in 2007, prior to Levine s arrival. Houston s kickoff coverage defense ranked 22nd nationally, yielding a mere yards per return on 92 kickoffs, while the Cougars blocked five kicks (three field goals, two punts). Before coming to Houston, Levine spent two seasons with the NFL s Carolina Panthers, serving as the assistant special teams and assistant strength and conditioning coach. While at Carolina, Levine coached one of the best specialist units in the NFL in kicker John Kasay, punter Jason Baker and long snapper Jason Kyle. In 2006, the Panthers led the NFC with a net punting average of 38.8 yards while Baker s 39.0 net punting average set a Panthers team record. Baker s 31 punts inside the 20 were also tops in the NFC, and he ranked second overall with a 45.7-yard gross average. Kasay produced his most accurate season as well in 2006, converting a career-best 88.9 percent of his field goals (24-of-27). Prior to Carolina, Levine coached at the University of Louisville, where he played an integral role in the Cardinals success for three seasons. During his stay in Louisville, the Cardinals posted an impressive 29-8 overall record, including an 11-1 record and a No. 6 national ranking in Levine began as director of football operations at Louisville in 2003, where he was responsible for the overall day-to-day operation of the school s football program in coach Bobby Petrino s first year as head 2012 TICKETCITY BOWL coach. In 2004 he was named special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach and made an immediate impact on the field. Under Levine s tutelage, the Cardinals ranked near the top in Conference USA in almost all special teams statistics, while Louisville s defense finished 15th nationally in total defense, 18th in rush defense, 24th in scoring defense and 30th in pass defense. Superlatives from his two seasons as special teams coach at Louisville included seven blocked kicks, three punt returns for touchdowns and an NCAA single-season record of 77 consecutive extra points by kicker Art Carmody. Carmody, a former walk-on, was also named First-Team All-Big East under Levine and went on to win the 2006 Lou Groza Award as the nation s top collegiate kicker. Carmody finished his playing career as the NCAA s all-time leading scorer for a kicker with 433 points. As special teams coordinator at Louisiana Tech in 2002, Levine coached Josh Scobee, who earned All-WAC Second Team honors and was selected by Jacksonville in the 2004 NFL draft. Offensively, Louisiana Tech ranked 19th nationally in total offense (417.9 ypg) and 10th in passing (302.8 ypg). Levine spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons working as the offensive graduate assistant at Auburn, where he coached the tight ends and worked closely with special teams. During those two seasons, the Tigers compiled a 16-9 overall record while winning back-to-back SEC West Division titles. Robert Johnson, Lorenzo Diamond and Cooper Wallace, three of the tight ends Levine worked with, went on to earn roster spots in the NFL. Prior to Auburn, Levine worked as an assistant coach at Texas State, assisting with the wide receivers in 1997 before coaching the tight ends in 1998 and In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Levine served as co-recruiting coordinator at the end of the 1999 season. Levine began his coaching career in 1996 as an assistant coach and freshman head coach at Highland Park (Minn.) Senior High, his alma mater. A walk-on at the University of Minnesota, Levine became a three-time letterwinner at wide receiver for the Gophers and was twice named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. In addition to earning a bachelor s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in sports management from Minnesota, he also holds a master s degree in physical education from Texas State and an educational specialist degree in adult education from Auburn. His playing resume also includes one season as a wide receiver for the Minnesota Fighting Pike of the Arena Football League. Levine and his wife, Erin, have three sons, Benjamin, Asher and Eli, and a daughter, Willa. THE LEVINE FILE Personal Birthdate: Oct. 28, 1972 Hometown: St. Paul, Minn. Family: Wife, Erin; sons Benjamin, Asher, Eli; daughter Willa Education High School: Highland Park (Minn.) College: Minnesota bachelor s degree in kinesiology with emphasis in sports management 1996 Texas State master s degree in physical education 1999 Auburn educational specialist degree in adult education 2003 Coaching Experience Houston Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Houston Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Carolina Panthers Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Strength & Conditioning Louisville Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers 2003 Louisville Director of Football Operations 2002 Louisiana Tech Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Auburn Graduate Assistant 1999 Texas State Assistant Wide Receivers/Tight Ends/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Texas State Assistant Wide Receivers/Tight Ends 1996 Highland Park HS (Minn.) Assistant Coach/Freshman Head Coach Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2004 Liberty (Louisville) 2009 Armed Forces (Houston) 2003 GMAC (Louisville) 2008 Armed Forces (Houston) 2001 Peach (Auburn) 2006 Gator (Louisville) 2001 Citrus (Auburn) Playing History 1996 Minnesota Fighting Pike (AFL) Wide Receiver Minnesota Wide Receiver University of Houston Football 39

20 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 COACHING STAFF quarterbacks. KLIFF KINGSBURY Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Texas Tech 01 Fourth Season at Houston Kliff Kingsbury continues his second season as a full-time assistant coach and his fourth with the Houston Cougar program. Kingsbury serves as the co-offensive coordinator and coaches the Houston One of the country s top up-and-coming offensive minds, Kingsbury has enjoyed a variety of succes during his four-year tenure at UH, coaching Case Keenum to NCAA records for passing yardage, touchdown passes, total offense, completions and 300-yard games this year, while calling the plays for the country s top-ranked offense. In fact this 2011 Cougar offense is No. 2 all-time for offense and point production in NCAA history. Kingsbury s quarterbacks in 2011 have accounted for 5,769 passing yards this season and while5,099 of those yards have come from Keenum, he has also helped senior Cotton Turner throw for 652 yards, six touchdowns, just one INT and complete 65 percent of his throws. He also continued the development of sophomore David Piland, who redshirted in 2011 after starting as a true freshman last season and will have three seasons of eligibility remaining in In his first season as quarterbacks coach, Kingsbury prepped Piland to an average of yards passing per game, which ranked No. 3 nationally. He was named to the Sporting News Freshman All-American team. Kingsbury entered the coaching ranks at Houston in the spring of 2008 and served two seasons as the offensive quality control assistant prior to his promotion. A four-year letterman at Texas Tech, Kingsbury received multiple honors including Associated Press Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year as a quarterback for the Red Raiders. In addition, he set 39 school records, 16 Big 12 marks and 17 NCAA records during his career. Entering the 2011 season, Kingsbury continues to hold eight NCAA career records, including most plays in a season (814 in 2002), most plays in a two-year and a three-year span, most career plays per game (50.1 ppg), most passes completed during a four-game stretch (176 in 2002) and highest completion percentage (83.1, vs. Texas A&M, 49-of-59, 2002). At Texas Tech, Kingsbury recorded more than 12,000 passing yards and total offense including over 1,000 pass completions making him only the third player in NCAA history to accomplish all three. Kingsbury also excelled in the classroom as he was one of 14 collegiate football players to receive a post-graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame as he also garnered Verizon Academic Player of the Year honors in As a senior he was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy, annually presented to the nation s best college quarterback. He was also selected Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior. Prior to joining the Cougar staff, Kingsbury spent the 2007 season in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after spending four years in the NFL. A 2003 sixth-round NFL draft pick of the New England Patriots, Kingsbury also played for New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and New York Jets. Kingsbury graduated from Texas Tech in 2001 with a bachelor s degree in management. THE KINGSBURY FILE Personal Birthdate: Aug. 9, 1979 Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas Education High School: New Braunfels College: Texas Tech 01 bachelor s degree in management Coaching Experience Houston Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Houston Offensive Quality Control Assistant Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) Playing History 2008 Team Texas (All-American Football League) 2007 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 2006 Buffalo Bills Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) 2005 Denver Broncos New York Jets New Orleans Saints New England Patriots Texas Tech JASON PHILLIPS Co-Offensive Coordinator Wide Receivers Houston 01 Ninth Season at Houston Jason Phillips is completing his ninth season at the University of Houston, and his second as the co-offensive coordinator while also mentoring the Cougar wide receivers. Houston has been the country s most explosive offense in 2011, leading the nation in total offense, scoring offense and passing offense. A huge reason for that production has been the play of Houston s wide receivers, which is the country s most productive group. Houston has a number of record setters on this year s team, including Patrick Edwards, who leads the country with 18 touchdown catches. He also ranks No. 3 nationally with 1,524 yards and is the school and Conference USA all-time leader with 4,279 career receiving yards. Tyron Carrier ranks among national leaders in receptions per game and is both the Houston and C-USA all-time leader with 311 career catches. Couple their play with the breakout season of senior Justin Johnson (75 catches, 1,018 yards and 11 TDs) and UH boasts one of the most diverse receiving collections in the country. Phillips is a star on the rise in the coaching world, having been selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Coaches Academy Program and the 2010 NCAA Champions Forum, both of which were designed to identify and nurture minority future head coaching candidates. During his tenure at UH, Phillips has worked with stellar wide receivers such as Brandon Middleton, Vincent Marshall, Jeron Harvey, Biren Ealy, and Donnie Avery, the first wide receiver taken in the 2008 NFL Draft. In the past four seasons at UH, Phillips has produced six 1,000-yard receiving seasons from three different players. Last year, Patrick Edwards posted his second straight 1,000-yard season and was named first-team All-Conference USA for his efforts, feats he duplicated in In 2009, Phillips tutored the trio of James Cleveland, Edwards and Carrier to All-Conference USA accolades. Cleveland was named the Newcomer of the Year, Edwards was selected to the C-USA Second Team, while Carrier was an Honorable Mention. All three posted 1,000-yard receiving seasons, becoming only the fourth trio in NCAA history to accomplish that feat. In 2008, Phillips guided Carrier to an All-C-USA Second Team selection and a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team. All starred under the tutelage of Phillips, himself a consensus All-America wide receiver during 40 University of Houston Football

21 most improved team in college football COACHING STAFF his playing days at the University of Houston. Phillips has clearly shown that he has the ability to communicate his ideas and pass on the benefit of his experiences to young players. In 2003, Middleton was a first-team All-C-USA pick and All-America Honorable Mention after setting a conference record with his 1,250 receiving yards. Middleton, one of the greatest deep threats in school history, amassed that yardage total on only 55 catches and averaged 23.4 yards per reception for his career (103 catches, 2,410 yards). Marshall finished his career as the Cougars all-time leader in receptions (272) and yards (3,770). Avery, a First-Team All-C-USA pick in 2007, holds UH single-game records for receiving yards (346) and all-purpose yards (427). Phillips has also proven that he can make a quick impact, mentoring two C-USA All-Freshman receivers in Avery and Leonard Gibson. A native Houstonian who played at Ross Sterling High School, Phillips first made his mark at the University of Houston by hauling in passes from Heisman Trophy quarterback Andre Ware during the Cougars high-flying, high-scoring Run `N Shoot heyday. Phillips led the nation in receiving yards in 1987 (875 yards) and 1988 (1,444), the first player since Tulsa s Howard Twilley accomplished that feat 23 years earlier. In 1987 Phillips not only was an All-Southwest Conference pick and the SWC Newcomer of the Year, but was also selected to the UPI All-America team. The following year Phillips was named to the All-SWC First Team, was the SWC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and a Consensus First-Team All-America pick. He was also selected to the SWC s All-Decade Team for the 80s and in 2006 Phillips spectacular contributions to the program were recognized when he was inducted into the Houston Hall of Honor. With his offensive numbers, he continues to rank among the NCAA all-time leaders. Entering the 2011 season, Phillips ranked fourth with 9.4 receptions per game during his career. He joined with James Dixon in 1988 as the first teammates to record 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the same year. That electrifying combo remains the only unit to rank 1-2 in catches per game in the NCAA in the same season. Phillips was drafted by Detroit in 1989, where he set a rookie record with a 10-catch, 155-yard performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Phillips enjoyed an eight-year professional career, playing six seasons in the NFL and two in the CFL before moving into the coaching ranks. In 2001 he coached as an offensive intern for the Minnesota Vikings, working under head coach Dennis Green and offensive coordinator Sherman Lewis. In that capacity Phillips worked closely with wide receivers Randy Moss, Chris Carter, Jake Reed and Chris Walsh. The following season Phillips served in a similar capacity with the Atlanta Falcons, where he worked under head coach Dan Reeves. Phillips began his college coaching career in 2001, when he served as an offensive assistant at Houston under head coach Dana Dimel. He spent the following season coaching wide receivers at Texas State before returning to the Cougars as wide receivers coach. He spent the 2007 season at Baylor, where Phillips served as the recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach under head coach Guy Morriss. Phillips, who writes about coaching and has published articles in American Football Monthly magazine, earned a bachelor s degree in kinesiology from UH in He and his wife Kimberly live in Houston. THE PHILLIPS FILE Personal Birthdate: Oct. 11, 1966 Hometown: Houston, Texas Family: Wife, Kimberly Education High School: Ross Sterling College: Houston bachelor s degree in kinesiology TICKETCITY BOWL Coaching Experience Houston Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Houston Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator 2007 Baylor Inside Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Houston Wide Receivers/Cornerbacks 2002 Texas State Wide Receivers 2002 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Intern/Wide Receivers 2001 Houston Offensive Assistant 2001 Minnesota Vikings Offensive Intern/Wide Receivers Houston Marshalls Wide Receivers Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2007 Texas (Houston) 2006 Liberty (Houston) 2005 Fort Worth (Houston) 2003 Hawai i (Houston) Playing History Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) Wide Receiver 1995 Birmingham Barracudas (CFL) Wide Receiver Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Detroit Lions Wide Receiver Houston Wide Receiver BRIAN STEWART Defensive Coordinator Cornerbacks Northern Arizona 95 Second Season at Houston The architect of one of college football s most improved defenses, Brian Stewart is in his second season as the defensive coordinator at the University of Houston. As the leader of the Cougars 3-4 defense, Stewart also works closely with the cornerbacks, one of C-USA s most improved units, led by C-USA Newcomer of the Year D.J. Hayden and sophomore starter Zach McMillian. Familiarity with a new scheme and fit-based recruiting allowed Houston to see one of the country s top jumps in scoring defense this year. UH annually ranked from No in the three seasons before 2011, allowing more than 30 points a game. In just Stewart s second season, however, UH is allowing just 23.1 points a contest and ranking among the national leaders in turnover margin. Tackles for loss have also been a huge key for Houston. Sammy Brown ranked among the country s most productive linebackers, leading the nation with 2.2 stops behind the line of scrimmage per game. The defense also created 28 turnovers and totalled 29.0 sacks and tackles for loss. Stewart came to Houston after spending the 2009 season as a defensive special assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he coached the NFL s top cornerback interception tandem of Asante Samuel (9) and Sheldon Brown (5). Samuel led the NFL in interceptions in 2009 and was named to the 2010 Pro Bowl. Stewart joined the Eagles after a two-year stint as the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys. During his two years in Dallas, he guided the Cowboys to two top-10 rankings in total defense. In 2008, the Cowboys led the league with 59 sacks and ranked third in that category in 2007 (46). In 2007, an NFL-best five Cowboys defenders (DeMarcus Ware, Roy Williams, Greg Ellis, Ken Hamlin and Terence Newman) earned Pro Bowl selections. University of Houston Football 41

22 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 COACHING STAFF From , Stewart served as the secondary coach with the San Diego Chargers, where he coached former Cougar standout Hanik Milligan. During his final season in San Diego, the Chargers ranked seventh in scoring defense (18.9 points allowed per game). In 2006, Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer set a career high with four interceptions. That season, the Chargers also registered a 14-2 record and won the AFC West Division crown for the second time in a three-year stretch. Stewart began his NFL coaching career as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Houston Texans ( ). He also worked at training camps with both Seattle and Washington as part of the league s Minority Coaching Fellowship Program. Before joining the NFL, Stewart spent the 2001 season as the defensive backs coach at Syracuse, where he helped lead the Orange to a 10-3 overall record. SU finished the season ranked No. 14. As an assistant at Missouri, from , he mentored two-time All-Big 12 free safety Julian Jones, who led the conference in 1999 with six interceptions. Stewart coached defensive backs for San Jose State University from During his tenure there, his unit tied for seventh nationally with 20 interceptions, while the Spartans pass defense ranked 37th nationally, its highest finish in the 1990s. In 1996 he served as a defensive graduate assistant at Missouri. Stewart also coached tight ends at Northern Arizona University in He began his collegiate coaching career as an offensive assistant at Cal Poly, working with the wide receivers in 1993 and running backs in Stewart was a key part of the staff that helped lead the team to the American West Conference championship. A former college cornerback and free safety with Northern Arizona and Santa Monica City College, Stewart earned his bachelor s degree in criminal justice from Northern Arizona in He attended Nogales High School in La Puente, Calif., and annually conducts a free, one-day football camp for kids 7-19 in his hometown and hosts ASR - a sports retreat for minority coaches and administrators. He is the president of the Urban Football Coaches Association which conducts an annual coaching clinic in Los Angeles. Stewart and his wife, Kimberly, have three daughters, Leila, Mya and Zara. THE STEWART FILE Personal Birthdate: Dec. 4, 1964 Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Family: Wife, Kimberly; Daughters, Leila, Mya and Zara Education High School: Nogales (La Puente, Calif.) College: Northern Arizona 95 bachelor s degree in criminal justice Santa Monica City College 85 associates degree in liberal arts Coaching Experience Houston Defensive Coordinator 2009 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Special Assistant Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator San Diego Chargers Secondary Houston Texans Defensive Backs Assistant 2001 Syracuse Defensive Backs Missouri Defensive Backs San Jose State Defensive Backs 1996 Missouri Graduate Assistant 1995 Northern Arizona Tight Ends/Special Teams Cal Poly Wide Receivers/Running Backs Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) Playing History Northern Arizona Santa Monica City College 1983 Northern Arizona B.J. ANDERSON Assistant Coach Offensive Line Stephen F. Austin 97 Third Season at Houston B.J. Anderson completes his third season with the Cougars and continues his work mentoring Conference USA s top-ranked offensive line. Anderson has created a cohesive blocking unit in 2011, a collection that has started all 13 games. Houston is the country s top offensive team this season and Anderson s offensive line has allowed just 16 sacks in 13 games played. They have also allowed UH to break school records for points and touchdowns scored and paved the way for a rushing attack that averages yards per game. Whether it was a veteran offense or one led by a true freshman (as in 2010), Anderson s line has thrived. In 2010 the UH offense ranked No. 5 nationally in passing offense with yards per game and ranked among the top 15 nationally in total offense (480.5, 11th) and scoring offense (37.7, 13th). During his first season at Houston in 2009, Anderson s offensive line protected Houston quarterback Case Keenum, helping him to lead the nation in total offense (416.4 ypg), while the offensive unit led the nation in total offense (563.4 ypg), passing offense (433.7 ypg) and scoring offense (42.2 points per game). The Cougars also ranked third nationally in lowest pass attempts-to-sack ratio. In three years, Anderson has guided four linemen to All-Conference USA honors Carl Barnett (HM, 2009), Jarve Dean (second team, 2009), Chris Thompson (first team, 2010 and 2011; HM, 2009), Isaiah Thompson (second team, 2010), Jacolby Ashworth (second team, 2011) Kevin Forsch (HM in 2011) and Rowdy Harper (All-Freshman). Anderson arrived at Houston after spending three seasons at Sam Houston State. Following the Bearkats 2006 campaign which saw an SHSU squad predicted to place no higher than sixth in the conference end up as league runner-up, Anderson coached two first team All-Southland Conference linemen, Lance Hancock and Brandon Hale. Hancock was a repeat All-SLC selection. He also earned All-SLC honors during Anderson s first year at Sam Houston along with Jared Westerman. The 2006 Bearkat offensive line led the way for the league s top rusher and SLC Offensive Player of the Year D. D. Terry. Prior to his stint at Sam Houston State, Anderson spent three seasons at Tarleton State, where the Texans compiled a 24-8 record. Tarleton State won division titles in the Lone Star Conference in both 2002 and 2003, advancing to the NCAA Division II national playoffs in In his third season at Tarleton in 2004, Anderson coached two NCAA Division II All-Region offensive linemen who blocked for an All-American running back. In 2003, his offensive line paved the way for an attack that averaged yards per game. At one point during the season, the Texans ranked number one in the nation in NCAA Division II total offense. During the 2002 season, Anderson s offensive line paved the way for Tarleton State to average yards per game in total offense. In both 2003 and 2004, Anderson tutored Lone Star Conference North Division Offensive Lineman of the Year Sam Skidmore. A native of Van, Texas, Anderson came to Tarleton after three seasons as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M. He was responsible for instruction of the Aggies offensive tackles and working with the scout team. It was at A&M that Anderson first encountered Sumlin, when the latter served as assistant head coach. 42 University of Houston Football

23 most improved team in college football COACHING STAFF Anderson served four seasons with the staff at Stephen F. Austin, working with the offensive line and tight ends. He received his bachelor s degree in kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin in Anderson and his wife, Stacey, are the parents of two sons, Justus and Gage. THE ANDERSON FILE Personal Birthdate: Sept. 3, 1974 Hometown: Van, Texas Family: Wife Stacey; sons Justus and Gage Education High School: Van College: Stephen F. Austin 97 bachelor s degree in kinesiology Coaching Experience Houston Offensive Line Sam Houston State Run-Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Tarleton State Offensive Line Texas A&M Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line 1998 Stephen F. Austin Tight Ends 1997 Stephen F. Austin Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2001 Gallery Furniture (Texas A&M) 2000 Independence (Texas A&M) 1999 Alamo (Texas A&M) JAMIE BRYANT Assistant Coach Linebackers Ohio Wesleyan 93 First Season at Houston Jamie Bryant is in his first season on the University of Houston coaching staff and the linebacker coach has helped mold the UH defense into one of the country s most-improved units. A veteran of the college coaching scene, Bryant s linebackers were arguably C-USA s finest this year and the starting corp of Sammy Brown, Marcus McGraw, Phillip Steward and freshman Derrick Mathews each earned honors from the league. Brown finished No. 1 nationally in tackles-for-loss in Houston s aggressive 3-4 design, averaging 2.2 stops behind the line of scrimmage per game. He also ranked among the Top Five nationally with 12.5 sacks and earned National Player of the Week honors following 10-tackle, 3.0-sacks and 4.5-tackle for loss effort vs. SMU. McGraw was Mr. Steady for Houston and led the team in tackles once again. The senior will also have a chance to become Houston s all-time tackles leader in the bowl game. Just a junior, Steward is an outstanding coverage man at linebacker and leads the team with five interceptions. Mathews, a C-USA All-Freshman performer, also boasts three interceptions and was second on the club with 97 stops, 9.0 tackles for loss and a sack. Bryant came to Houston after 10 years at Vanderbilt where he most recently served as defensive coordinator and secondary coach in both 2009 and In 2009, the defensive unit ranked ninth nationally in pass defense and 46th nationally in scoring defense TICKETCITY BOWL 2008, Myron Lewis in 2009 and Casey Hayward in Hayward led the SEC in passes defended and ranked second in interceptions. Moore and Lewis were also NFL draftees, with Moore selected in the fourth in 2009 and Lewis in the third round a year later. In addition to Lewis and Moore, Bryant had two other players on NFL rosters at the beginning of the 2010 season -- Ryan Hamilton with Philadelphia and Reshard Langford in Kansas City. Prior to Vanderbilt, Bryant was a defensive graduate assistant at North Carolina for the 2001 season alongside former Vanderbilt head coach Robbie Caldwell. That year, an aggressive defense helped the Tar Heels win seven of their final nine regular-season games, including impressive routs of ACC foes Florida State and Clemson, before defeating Auburn in the Peach Bowl. Prior to the UNC post, Bryant s efforts as defensive coordinator and secondary coach improved a struggling defense at I-AA St. Francis (Pa.) University in Bryant entered the collegiate coaching ranks in 1997 as outside linebackers coach at Clarion. He spent three seasons with the Eagles and his duties evolved to secondary coach and special teams coordinator for his final two seasons. Before embarking on his 16-year college career, he coached for six seasons at the high school level in Ohio. Bryant was a three-year letterwinner at Ohio Wesleyan. He earned a bachelor s degree in economics management in Bryant and his wife, Elisa, are the parents of three sons, Luke, Jake and Josh. THE BRYANT FILE Personal Birthdate: Oct. 1, 1969 Hometown: Fredericktown, Ohio Family: Wife, Elisa; Sons, Luke, Jake and Josh Education High School: Fredericktown College: Ohio Wesleyan 93 bachelor s degree in economics management Coaching Experience Houston Linebackers Vanderbilt University Defensive Coordinator Secondary Coach 2008 Vanderbilt University Special Teams Coordinator Secondary Coach Vanderbilt University Secondary Coach 2001 University of North Carolina Defensive Graduate Assistant 2000 Saint Francis University Defensive Coordinator Secondary Coach Clarion University Secondary 1997 Clarion University Outside Linebackers 1996 Anderson High School Tight Ends East Clinton High School Head Coach 1992 Hayes High School Offensive / Defensive Line Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2008 Gaylord Hotels Music City (Vanderbilt) 2001 Peach (North Carolina) Playing History Ohio Wesleyan The Fredericktown, Ohio, native tutored Vanderbilt s first-ever All-American defensive back in D.J. Moore in He also produced All-SEC defensive backs in three consecutive years -- Moore in University of Houston Football 43

24 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 COACHING STAFF CARLTON HALL Assistant Coach Defensive Line Vanderbilt 98 First Season at Houston Carlton Hall completes his first season at the University of Houston serving as defensive line coach, a position he held for the past four seasons in the Ivy League at Harvard University. In just one year at Houston, Hall has helped mold a young defensive line into a formidable group in Houston s aggressive 3-4 system. Freshman Eric Braswell made 10 starts at defensive end and produced 43 stops, 3.5 tackles for loss and two passes batted down. Senior David Hunter made 11 starts at both the defensive end and nose tackles spots, while Dominic Miller made a smooth transition from junior college to give the Cougars a run-stopping presence at nose tackle. The defensive line was also a key contributor to Houston ranking among the Top 10 nationally for scoring defense improvement, jumping from No. 96 in 2010 to No. 41 in Hall spent four years at Harvard from before his move to UH. With the Crimson, Hall helped lead the team to a No. 11 national ranking in rushing defense, No. 13 in scoring defense and No. 16 in total defense. In 2007 and 2008 Harvard won the Ivy League, while finishing as the conference runners-up in 2009 and During the 2009 season, the Crimson allowed only 82.7 rushing yards per game. During his time at Harvard, Hall helped tutor current Oakland Raiders defensive tackle, Desmond Bryant, who has played in 31 games in his two-year career in the NFL. In his four years, he also produced 14 All-Ivy League players, three All-New England selections and two All-Americans. In 2006, Hall served as the defensive line coach at Georgetown University where they recorded 55 tackles for loss and 17 sacks, including 13.5 TFL from All-Patriot League player Alex Buzbee. Hall worked with Columbia University s defensive line during the 2005 season and served as wide receivers coach for the 2003 and 2004 campaigns. During the 2003 season, Columbia was one of two schools, along with Texas Tech, to boast three receivers with 50 or more catches on the year. Hall spent the summer of 2004 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as part of the NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship, where he worked with that team s wide receivers and assisted in offensive quality control. He began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant coach at Asheboro (N.C.) High School, and the 1999 season as the school s defensive coordinator. Hall enjoyed a standout career as an undergraduate, earning All-Southeastern Conference honors at Vanderbilt. He was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Commodores, leading the SEC in tackles as a senior. He received the football team s Wade-Looney Award for perseverance and was chosen to play in the prestigious East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco as a senior. Hall went on to sign a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers in He graduated from Vanderbilt in 1998 with a degree in human and organizational development. He is an active member of the American Football Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association. THE HALL FILE Personal Birthdate: Oct. 5, 1975 Hometown: Midwest City, Okla. Education High School: Midwest City College: Vanderbilt 98 bachelor s degree in human and organizational development Coaching Experience 2011 Houston Defensive Line Harvard University Defensive Line 2006 Georgetown University Defensive Line Columbia University Wide Receivers Defensive Line 1999 Asheboro (NC) High School Defensive Coordinator 1998 Asheboro (NC) High School Linebackers Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) Playing History 1998 San Diego Chargers Vanderbilt CLARENCE McKINNEY Assistant Coach Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Mary 94 Fourth Season at Houston Fourth-year assistant coach Clarence McKinney is certainly no stranger to the Greater Houston area. McKinney, who coaches the running backs, arrived at the University of Houston in 2007, from Jack Yates Sr. High School, located directly across the street from John O Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium. Because of his impressive local ties to Greater Houston and head coaches in the state, McKinney recently added the role of recruiting coordinator to his resume. While Houston is known for its diverse passing attack, one of the country s most productive rushing units resides in the Third Ward. This season UH boasts one of the country s most productive rushing attacks, led by sophomore Charles Sims and explosive seniors Michael Hayes and Bryce Beall. Sims led the Cougars in rushing this season with 782 yards and 13 total scores, while Hayes has added 707 yards, 11 scores on the ground and five by reception. In 2010, McKinney tutored Bryce Beall to first-team All-Conference USA honors. Beall and newcomer Michael Hayes combined for 1,499 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. Beall ranked among the league s best in rushing and scoring. He also broke the school record for career rushing touchdowns with 32. As a second-year assistant in 2009, McKinney helped tutor freshman Charles Sims, who earned a spot on the Conference USA Offensive All-Freshman Team after he finished his first season at Houston averaging 4.92 receptions per game, ranking third among FBS receiving running backs. During his first year at Houston in 2008, McKinney guided Bryce Beall to C-USA Freshman of the Year Honors, in addition to his selection to the C-USA All-Freshman Team and being named an All C-USA Honorable Mention. Beall became the first freshman in UH history to rush for more than 1,000 yards. Beall also was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl after rushing for 135 yards and one touchdown in a win over Air Force. McKinney spent the previous three seasons as the head football coach at Yates High School, compiling a winning record of While at Yates he received several accolades, including being named a 2006 Gordon Wood 4A Coach of the Year Finalist and a 2007 Texans Coach of the Year Finalist. McKinney also served as an assistant football coach at North Shore High School ( ) and Booker T. Washington High School ( ) where he was named the 2003 Houston Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. 44 University of Houston Football

25 most improved team in college football COACHING STAFF Under his leadership as head and assistant coach, McKinney helped many young men to receive scholarships to NCAA Division I schools and pursue their dreams of playing in the NFL. McKinney played football three seasons at Montana State University in Bozeman, before transferring to University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., where he received his bachelor s degree in elementary education. He later earned a master s degree in educational administration from Prairie View A&M in McKinney and his wife Jakmica have three children, Britney, Atallah and Quran. THE McKINNEY FILE Personal Birthdate: Dec. 26, 1970 Hometown: Houston, Texas Family: Wife, Jakmica; children Britney, Atallah and Quran Education High School: Yates College: University of Mary bachelor s degree in elementary education 1994 Prairie View A&M master s degree in educational administration 2002 Coaching Experience Houston Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Houston Running Backs Yates HS Head Coach North Shore HS Assistant Coach Booker T. Washington HS Assistant Coach Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) Playing Experience University of Mary Quarterback/Wide Receiver Montana State Quarterback ZAC SPAVITAL Assistant Coach Safeties Murray State 04 Fourth Season at Houston Zac Spavital is in his fourth season at the University of Houston in 2011 and continues to work with the Cougar safeties. During the 2010 season, Spavital narrowed his focus to tutoring the safety position and aided a foursome of defenders who accounted for 213 tackles, four interceptions, 3.5 tackles for loss and eight passes broken up. Perhaps one of the team s most-improved units in 2011, Spavital s steady group has seen just four different starters at the safety spots and the tandem of Kent Brooks and Nick Saenz finished the year with eight consecutive starts. Overall the group of Brooks, Saenz, Chevy Bennett and Colton Valencia have combined for 178 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and an interception for a defense that ranked among the Top 10 most improved in America TICKETCITY BOWL Brinkley finished his career ranked among the Cougars all-time career leaders in interceptions, games played and pass breakups. During Spavital s first season with the Cougars in 2008, Houston defensive backs picked off 13 opposing passes with the four interceptions by Brinkley and Loyce Means topping all players. Prior to Houston, Spavital spent three seasons as the defensive graduate assistant on Bob Stoops staff at Oklahoma, where he worked closely with the defensive backfield and the scout team. Spavital helped lead the Sooners to a pair of Big 12 titles and two appearances in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Statistically, in each of his three seasons at OU, the Sooners defense ranked at the top of the Big 12 and among the elite in the country in total defense. Oklahoma never finished outside of the top two in total defense in the Big 12, leading the league in both 2005 and 2006 while ranking second in Nationally, the Sooners ranked 13th in total defense in 2005, 16th in 2006 and 26th in He coached six players who earned All-Big 12 honors and five players who went on to sign NFL contracts, including 2007 third-round NFL Draft pick Reggie Smith. A native of Tulsa, Okla., Spavital played football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M for two seasons before transferring to Murray State in Kentucky where he played for two years. He was an All- Conference and All-Region selection and was named a Gridwire Scholar All-American. Spavital graduated from Murray State in 2004 with a bachelor s degree in business administration. He is married to the former Catherine Johnston, and the couple lives in Houston. THE SPAVITAL FILE Personal Birthdate: July 15, 1982 Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. Family: Wife, Catherine Education High School: Tulsa Union College: Murray State bachelor s degree in business administration 2004 Coaching Experience Houston Safeties Houston Cornerbacks Oklahoma Graduate Assistant Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2008 Fiesta (Oklahoma) 2007 Fiesta (Oklahoma) 2005 Holiday (Oklahoma) Playing History Murray State Northeastern Oklahoma A&M In 2009, the Cougars recorded 11 interceptions with cornerbacks Jamal Robinson and Brandon Brinkley finishing 1-2 on the team. Brinkley posted four pickoffs for 108 yards on the way to being named to the All-Conference USA Second Team. Robinson etched his name into Cougar lore with a 26-yard return for touchdown at No. 5/6 Oklahoma State that sealed the win for the Cougars. University of Houston Football 45

26 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 COACHING STAFF LARRY JACKSON Director of Sports Performance Texas A&M 95 Sixth Season at Houston Larry Jackson is concluding his sixth season as the Cougars director of sports performance. In his role, he oversees all aspects of Houston s revamped 16,500-square-foot weight room and supervises the strength and conditioning programs for all sports. He coached with current head coach Kevin Sumlin at both Texas A&M and the University of Oklahoma before joining the Cougars in January Jackson has coached numerous high-profile football players including 2007 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Adrian Peterson and 2003 Heisman Trophy winner Jason White. After working with two of the leading strength and conditioning coaches in Oklahoma s Jerry Schmidt and Mike Clark of the Kansas City Chiefs and Texas A&M, Jackson has helped turn the Cougars into a prolific second-half team. His impact at UH became clear during his first season in Houston outscored its opponents by 23 points in the fourth quarter alone and by 86 points in the second half on the way to winning the Conference USA championship. In 2011 his UH teams have out-performed opponents to the tune of 342-to-140 on the scoreboard. In 2007, the Cougars outscored their opponents by 47 points during the final 15 minutes. The Cougars continually improved as games wore on in Houston scored 173 points in the fourth quarter alone that season while the defense allowed the fewest with only 69 points allowed. Under Jackson s watch, the Cougars continued that trend in 2009, outscoring opponents by 29 during the fourth quarter. Jackson joined Houston from Oklahoma where he spent two seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with football. Prior to his stint at OU, he worked six seasons at his alma mater in the same capacity. As a student-athlete at Texas A&M, Jackson played in four bowl games, including three straight Cotton Bowls. He ended his collegiate career by competing in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game. Following his graduation from Texas A&M in 1995, Jackson spent four seasons playing in the NFL and NFL Europe. Coaching Experience Houston Director of Sports Performance Oklahoma Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Texas A&M Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Postseason Experience 2011 TicketCity Bowl (Houston) 2009 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Houston) 2007 Texas (Houston) 2006 Liberty (Houston) 2005 Holiday (Oklahoma) 2004 Orange (Oklahoma) BCS National Championship Game 2001 GalleryFurniture.com (Texas A&M) 2000 Independence (Texas A&M) 1999 Alamo (Texas A&M) Playing History 1998 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) 1997 Miami Dolphins 1996 Arizona Cardinals 1995 Denver Broncos Texas A&M Prominent Players Coached Sebastian Vollmer (UH) New England Patriots Donnie Avery (UH) St. Louis Rams Kevin Kolb (UH) Arizona Cardinals Biren Ealy (UH) New Orleans Saints Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) Minnesota Vikings Tommie Harris (Oklahoma) Chicago Bears Davin Joseph (Oklahoma) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jason White (Oklahoma) Clint Ingram (Oklahoma) Jacksonville Jaguars Jammal Brown (Oklahoma) New Orleans Saints Mark Clayton (Oklahoma) Baltimore Ravens Brodney Pool (Oklahoma) Cleveland Browns Mark Bradley (Oklahoma) Kansas City Chiefs Brandon Jones (Oklahoma) San Francisco 49ers Seth McKinney (Texas A&M) Cleveland Browns Dante Hall (Texas A&M) St. Louis Rams Rocky Bernard (Texas A&M) Seattle Seahawks Ty Warren (Texas A&M) New England Patriots He is a member of the following organizations: American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCAA) and National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Jackson holds current certifications with both the CSCAA and the NSCA He lives in the Houston area with his wife, Amy, and daughters, Kate and Abby. THE JACKSON FILE Personal Birthdate: Oct. 7, 1971 Hometown: Rockdale, Texas Family: Wife Amy; daughters Kate and Abby Education High School: Rockdale College: Texas A&M bachelor s degree in agricultural development 1995 JUSTIN MOORE Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations Texas A&M 04 Fourth Season at Houston Justin Moore is finishing his fourth season as the assistant athletics director for football operations, coming to the University of Houston in the spring of 2008 from Texas A&M. Moore oversees every aspect of the Cougar football program, including team travel, academics, departmental budget, personnel, game day operations as well as serving as a liaison to the Athletics Department senior staff. Prior to joining Houston, Moore spent two years as special assistant to the senior associate athletics director at Texas A&M. In this role Moore coordinated and led the NCAA certification 46 University of Houston Football

27 most improved team in college football COACHING STAFF process, assisted with football scheduling and assisted and coordinated all student financial aid. He also coordinated and supervised all activities associated with agent interviews, NFL pro-day and all educational seminars and activities for student-athletes and their parents. Prior to his stint at Texas A&M, Moore worked in the private sector as a risk consultant for Deloitte & Touche LLP. He consulted with top level executives of Fortune 500 companies on both their business cycles and information technology processes. Moore was a two-time captain for the Aggie baseball team where he starred from Named a Freshman All-America pitcher in 2001, Moore was twice named to the All-Big 12 Team, was a two-time recipient of the Pat Olsen Most Valuable Pitcher Award ( ) and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team four straight years. Moore, a Houston native, graduated from Texas A&M in 2004 with a degree in finance and later earned a master s degree in sport management. He and his wife, Dory, live in Houston with their daughter, Kate, and son, Tysen. school relations. JOE ALCOSER Director of Football Recruiting Houston 01 15th Season at Houston A 15-year veteran with the football program, Joe Alcoser is in his second season as director of football recruiting. Alcoser spent the previous five years as the football department s director of high Alcoser oversees the day-to-day operations of the recruiting program including database management, organizing all official and unofficial visits, coordinating special events associated with recruiting, managing the current roster and recruiting budgets as well as administering all recruiting paperwork including transcripts and scholarship documents. He also coordinates the walk-on program, football camps and coaches clinics. Alcoser assists in team travel, aiding in the day-to-day operations of the football program and other assignments directed from head coach Kevin Sumlin. Prior to his appointment as director of high school relations, he served four years as assistant director of football operations. In 2001, he worked as the defensive graduate assistant and coached the safeties. Alcoser worked closely with wide receivers Brian Robinson and Orlando Iglesias and safety Hanik Milligan, who each received various All-Conference USA accolades. Following his Cougar career, Milligan was selected to the 2006 NFL Pro Bowl. Alcoser s most notable recruits include: Anthony Alridge (Washington Redskins), Donnie Avery (St. Louis Rams), Jackie Battle (Kansas City Chiefs), Biren Ealy (Green Bay Packers), Bubba Evans (Houston Texans), Thomas Gafford (Kansas City Chiefs), Rodney Hannah (Dallas Cowboys), Jeron Harvey (Jacksonville Jaguars), Phillip Hunt (Cleveland Browns), Wade Koehl (New Orleans Saints), Kevin Kolb (Philadelphia Eagles), Fendi Onobun (St. Louis Rams), SirVincent Rogers (Miami Dolphins) and Sebastian Vollmer (New England Patriots). Alcoser served as the interim director of football operations in the spring of 2001, 2002 and He also handled duties as both offensive and defensive quality control coach, including special teams responsibilities from 1998 to Before joining the coaching staff, Alcoser played wide receiver, running back and special teams for the Cougars from , including the final Southwest Conference game in 1995 against Rice and the inaugural Conference USA championship team in TICKETCITY BOWL A three-sport, All-District selection from Houston s Reagan High School, Alcoser lettered in football, baseball and golf. He is a member of the Texas High School Coaches Association and American Football Coaches Association. A native of Houston, Alcoser earned his bachelor s degree in sports administration from Houston in He and his wife, Laura, have four children: KJ, Joseph, Scarlet, and Alexis. LEON BURTNETT Director of Player Personnel and Quality Control Southwestern College 65 Fourth Season at Houston Long-time professional and college football coach Leon Burtnett begins his fourth season at Houston and his first as the Director of Player Personnel and Quality Control. He spent his first three seasons at UH as the the linebackers coach. Burtnett came to UH in December 2007 after five seasons at Washington State. Last season, Burtnett tutored junior Marcus McGraw to his third straight 100-tackle season, leading the team for as many years. He was first-team All-Conference USA in 2010, earning league honors for the second year in a row. Newcomer linebacker Sammy Brown led the conference in tackles for loss and was a honorable mention All-C-USA selection. In 2009, Burtnett coached McGraw to the All-Conference USA second team on defense, while Phillip Steward was named to the All-Freshman team. In his first season at Houston in 2008, Burtnett guided Cody Lubojasky to All-C-USA Honorable Mention honors, while McGraw was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team. Born in California, Burtnett grew up in Meade, Kan., graduated from Southwestern College in Kansas and coached for four years in the Kansas high school ranks before getting his first collegiate position at Colorado State as a graduate intern on Mike Lude s staff. A year later he joined the staff at Montana State as the secondary coach. In the spring of 1971, Jim Sweeney plucked Burtnett from MSU to coach Washington State s defensive backs. In 1972, the newest WSU assistant went to Wyoming to join Fritz Shurmur s Cowboy staff, where he worked with defensive coordinator Dick Roach, who later was a Sweeney assistant at Washington State. Burtnett then joined Darryl Rogers staff at San Jose State in 1974, and then moved with Rogers to Michigan State in From there Jim Young at Purdue hired him in Six years later Burtnett was named the Boilermakers head coach, replacing Young. In 1984, Burtnett was named Big Ten Coach of the Year after guiding Purdue to a 7-5 record and a berth in the Peach Bowl. That season Purdue defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan; the only time in school history the Boilermakers have defeated all three teams in one season. During his Purdue tenure, Burtnett served as head coach of the 1985 Blue-Gray Game and was an assistant at the 1986 Hula Bowl. In 1987, the Indianapolis Colts and head coach Ron Meyer came calling. Burtnett spent five seasons with the Colts, the first four as running backs coach and the fifth season as offensive coordinator. After a stint in private business beginning in 1992, Burtnett spent two seasons at Fresno State with Jim Sweeney, three years at Louisiana-Monroe and three years at Arkansas State, serving as defensive coordinator at all three schools. From Arkansas State, Burtnett made his return to Washington State in 2003, serving four seasons as linebackers coach under head coach Bill Doba and coaching the safeties in He and his wife, Karen, live in Missouri City. University of Houston Football 47

28 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 COACHING STAFF MATT NICHOLSON Graduate Assistant Defense Houston 11 First Season at Houston ALONZO DOTSON Quality Control Defense Oklahoma 08 First Season at Houston Former Houston standout Matt Nicholson is in his first season as defensive graduate assistant coach in He assists with the coaching duties on the defensive side of the ball and scout teams. Nicholson starred for the Cougars from , racking up 179 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, one sack and two interceptions, including one interception return for a touchdown, despite missing 17 games over the final three seasons due to knee injuries. Nicholson, who played in 47 career games for the Cougars, served as a team captain during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Nicholson received his bachelor s degree in sport administration from Houston in December of A native of Plano, Texas, and a product of Plano Senior High School, Nicholson helped carry the Wildcats to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the regional finals as a senior. Nicholson was an Honorable Mention 5A All-State selection and posted his best game against Flower Mound, registering 20 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three quarterback hurries and three tackles for loss. Nicholson and his son, Ryan, live in Houston. KENNY BELL Quality Control Offense Houston 11 First Season at Houston Former University of Oklahoma defensive lineman Alonzo Dotson is completing his first season as the defensive quality control at the University of Houston in In that role, he assists the defensive staff with administrative duties. At OU, Dotson was a member of four BCS Bowl teams and three Big 12 championship squads. A solid contributor for the Sooners, Dotson s defensive units never finished outside the top-two places within the conference in total defense and scoring. A native of Houston, Dotson led his Alief Hastings High School team to the state playoffs as a senior in Rated as one of the top defensive lineman in the country as a prep star, Dotson registered 12 sacks and 114 tackles as a senior. He is the nephew of former Green Bay Packers star Santana Dotson and the grandson of Alphonse Dotson, who played for the Oakland Raiders. Dotson graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in sociology and a minor in African American Studies. He plans to study for the Masters of Business Administration while at Houston. Prior to his time at UH, Dotson worked as an assistant coach at Madison High School in Houston for two years. He is single and lives in Houston. Kenny Bell is in his first season as offensive quality control/operations assistant at Houston. He assists the football program in video breakdowns of both the Cougars and their opponents. Additionally, he contributes to the organization of both the recruiting and the day-to-day operations of the football team. Since 2009, Bell has worked for the Cougar football program as an operations assistant. In that role, he monitored and kept track of the football budget and expenses, assisted with the logistics of travel arrangements for the program, and prepared weekly scouting reports for the players and coaches. Bell graduated from the University of Houston Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of business administration in accounting in May A highly decorated student-scholar, Bell was the recipient of numerous academic scholarships and excellence awards during his collegiate days. Bell was a member of the Dean s List every semester as an undergraduate student. A native of Deer Park, Texas, Bell live in Houston. 48 University of Houston Football

29 most improved team in college football COACHING STAFF MIKE O SHEA Head Athletics Trainer Texas 68 19th Season at Houston Mike O Shea is in his 19th season as the head athletics trainer at the University of Houston. Widely regarded as one of the top collegiate trainers in the country, O Shea oversees the training room operations for the football team and for all Houston student-athletes. He leads a staff of five full-time assistants, six graduate assistants and several student trainers. During the summer of 2010, he received the Most Distinguished Trainers Award from the Southwest Athletics Trainers Association. This was only the latest honor for O Shea during his outstanding career. In 2008, he received the University of Houston s Bill Yeoman Special Contributions Award. O Shea received the Most Distinguished Athletics Trainer Award from the National Athletic Trainers Association in Before coming to Houston in 1993, O Shea served as the head football athletics trainer at the University of Louisville from In 1987, O Shea was named the National Athletic Trainers Association University Athletics Trainer of the Year. Prior to his tenure at Louisville, O Shea worked with Howard Schnellenberger at Miami from O Shea was with the Hurricanes when they upset Nebraska in the 1983 Orange Bowl to win the national championship. O Shea s association with Schnellenberger started in 1973 when he was hired as an athletics trainer for the NFL s Baltimore Colts. The Brenham, Texas, native began his career in 1963 as a student assistant athletics trainer at Blinn College. He then moved to the University of Texas and later Kent State University. He received his bachelor s degree from UT in 1968 and his master s degree from Kent State in O Shea served four years in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy as an athletics trainer. O Shea was the head athletics trainer for United States AAU track and field teams that traveled to Russia in 1975 and Italy in In 1981, he wrote The History and Development of the National Athletics Trainers Association. In 1999, O Shea was awarded the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society s Distinguished Alumni Award. He is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and a Texas Licensed Athletic Trainer. In July 2007, O Shea was awarded the College and University Athletics Trainer of the Year Award by the Southwest Athletics Trainers Association. The O Shea family includes wife Annette, son Chad and wife Melissa as well as grandchildren Claire, Grace and Michael. Chad, a former Cougar quarterback, graduate and assistant coach at UH is presently the wide receivers coach for the New England Patriots. Daughter Julie, married to Tobie Holmes, also is a UH graduate and an educational diagnostician with Fort Bend ISD. They have a daughter named Shea TICKETCITY BOWL GRANTSCOTT GREENE Director of Video Operations Maryland 98 13th Season at Houston Grantscott Greene continues his 13th year as the director of video operations at Houston and his 15th overall. He supervises the filming and editing of all football practices and games as well as the editing of cut ups and motivational highlights for the team. In addition to his football responsibilities, Greene supervises the overall operations of the video department, including budget preparation and management and the operations and production of video boards at all athletics events. During home football games, Greene serves as the game day producer. Prior to his arrival at Houston, Greene spent two seasons as the video coordinator at Texas State in San Marcos. He oversaw the filming and editing of all Bobcat football practices and games as well as all video needs for each team. He was responsible for producing a highlight package for the weekly coach s show and the creation of an end of the year highlight video for each of the Bobcat sports. Greene also managed the video budget and was responsible for inventory, maintenance and video equipment repair. Before joining the staff at Texas State, Greene spent three seasons as a video assistant at Maryland, where he assisted in the filming and editing of all football practices and games. A native of Takoma Park, Md., Greene received his bachelor s degree from Maryland in He and his wife, Pamela, have two daughters, Jasmine and Kennedy. The family lives in Pearland. JAY TAKACH Assistant AD Equipment Operations Michigan State 00 Eighth Season at Houston Jay Takach continues his eighth season as a member of the Houston equipment staff. As the assistant athletics director for equipment operations, Takach manages the day-to-day workings with Nike and supervises a staff that handles all 16 intercollegiate sports at Houston. In the summer of 2007, he was promoted to his current position after spending one season as the director of equipment room operations. Takach arrived at the University of Houston in 2004 and immediately stepped in to assist football during the fall. A Houston native, Takach came to UH from Virginia Tech, where he spent three years as an assistant equipment manager. While at Virginia Tech, he was responsible for inventory, away game travel, equipment maintenance and student manager supervision. Prior to Virginia Tech, Takach spent one year at the University of Wisconsin, serving as an assistant equipment manager. He began his career as a student assistant at his alma mater, Michigan State. During his career, Takach has been a part of 12 football teams that competed in bowl games, including five at Houston. Takach received his bachelor s degree in marketing from Michigan State in 2000 and later received his master s degree in health and physical education from Virginia Tech. University of Houston Football 49

30 HOUSTON FOOTBALL SCHOOL-RECORD 12 VICTORIES IN 2011 COACHING STAFF MACK RHOADES Director of Athletics Arizona 93 Third Season at Houston Mack Rhoades became the 11th director of athletics in University of Houston history with his hiring in June 2009 after an award-winning career at the University of Akron. In a short time, Rhoades has electrified the Athletics Department and the city of Houston with his bold plans and vision of Cougar Athletics for the future, including the program s move to the BIG EAST Conference for the academic year. In two seasons at the helm, he led the Athletics Department to unprecedented heights. Under his watch, the football program ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation during the 2009 season, the men s track and field teams has swept the indoor and outdoor titles in both 09 and 10 and the men s basketball team won the 2010 Conference USA Tournament crown. Houston became the first Conference USA school to win championships in football, men s basketball, women s basketball and baseball. In 2011, the Cougar softball team came within one win of the College World Series. Those accolades also extended into the classroom. Houston s student-athletes have posted the best cumulative GPAs in school history in each of the past years. During Rhoades tenure, UH has averaged 130 student-athletes on the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.0 or higher. Rhoades continued to push his bold plans for faciities development. The Athletics Department unveiled plans for a new football stadium on the current Robertson Stadium site and an extensive renovation of Hofheinz Pavilion. At $160 million, those plans are the most ambitious in the Department s history. Rhoades also has been a leader in the development of the Cougar Pride Leadership Academy, which just completed its first full-year of implementation. As one of just a handful across the nation, the program brings student-athletes together as freshmen through to graduation with activities that promote the complete person. The athletic department also saw the largest increase in football season ticket numbers in the nation with an 82 percent bump from just 6,300 to 11,400 in just one year. AT AKRON This kind of leadership is nothing new for Rhoades during his professional career. Sweeping changes, a $61.6 million on-campus football stadium, the creation of a women s golf program and unprecedented success within an athletics department recognized three times for its diversity strategy were only a small part of Rhoades signature on the Akron program. During his tenure, the numbers alone spoke for themselves: 765 total Dean s List honors, 213 All-Conference honors, 83 student-athletes named Academic All-Conference, 20 team championships won, 14 Conference Players of the Year and 12 All-Americans to name a few. All the on-field success was matched off the field as well. In 2006, Akron s federal graduation rate was 60 percent, exceeding the general student body by 25 percent. In 2008, UA s studentathlete federal graduation rate stood at 75 percent. Also, Akron s overall student-athlete GPA increased from to Not to be lost in the excellence on the field and in the classroom is the fact that UA studentathletes completed more than 1,600 hours of community service during his last three years. Most impressively, Rhoades led Akron to success while balancing the budget each of his last three years. In , he implemented a zero-based budget, where coaches and unit heads pre-planned spending in order to present a need-based budget proposal to the University Board of Trustees. With a proven track record of budget management and proactive steps, Rhoades gained support from University officials, allowing the department s budget to grow from $13.5 million to $19.2 million during his tenure. His drive for perfection and expectation of excellence quickly put his name on the map nationally. Rhoades served as a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet also serving on the Administrative Committee of that cabinet as well as leading the communications committee for the MAC. On the business end of the spectrum, Rhoades played a key role and was chairperson on the steering committee in the Zips new on-campus football and multi-use facility InfoCision Stadium/Summa Field which opened in September He also oversaw vast improvements to all facilities. James A. Rhodes Arena enjoyed new office space for all programs and units, expansion and renovation of academic services, a volleyball office suite, an academic advising suite, a media work room and locker room upgrades for all basketball programs. Lee Jackson Field Complex saw the creation of a new softball facility allowing the program to play on campus, resurfacing the baseball field and enhancing the dugouts, renovation to the soccer field and renovation of the track & field complex, refurbishing the track surface, adding 1,500 permanent seats and ornamental fencing. The field house also welcomed a new program under Rhoades watch with the creation of the women s golf program, which shared the state-of-the-art indoor practice facility with the UA men. Financial success was not limited to just dollars from the University. UA football went from reporting an average of approximately 5,000 fans per game to going beyond the NCAA-required 15,000 in each of his three years. With the addition of InfoCision Stadium, revenue and season ticket sales for 2009 already were at an all-time high. Also, men s basketball season ticket sales increased each year, while the success of the men s soccer team brought on the demand for season-ticket packages for the first time in Rhoades increased staffing levels across the department, adding 10 full-time assistant coaches and creating more than 30 full-time and graduate assistants positions within the department. AT UTEP Rhoades came to Akron after a seven-year stint at UTEP, where he most recently served as the executive senior associate athletics director. He worked his way up the ranks with the Miners after joining the staff as assistant AD for development. In his final role with UTEP, Rhoades oversaw all fundraising, the marketing and media relations offices as well as football external operations, men s basketball, men s golf, licensing, Miner Athletic Club and the athletics ticket office. While at UTEP, Rhoades administered the Athletic Major Gift Program, through which $9.1 million was raised. He also was instrumental in increasing marketing revenue from $800,000 to $1.33 million in just four years. In addition, he guided UTEP to being among the conference leaders in attendance for football and men s basketball. Rhoades was heavily involved in athletics facility upgrades at UTEP, including the construction of the $11 million Larry K. Durham Sports Center which houses state-of-the-art football coaches offices and locker rooms, as well as a training room and strength and conditioning center for all sports. EARLY CAREER Prior to his stint at UTEP, he worked at Marquette, where he was the athletics advancement officer. In that role, Rhoades oversaw all external operations for the Office of Athletic Advancement and the Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship Fund. Rhoades worked for one year as an athletics marketing assistant for Yale, where he developed marketing plans for football, men s basketball, men s ice hockey and the NCAA Fencing Championships. Additionally, he obtained sponsorship agreements for Yale Athletics. PERSONAL A graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelor s degree in physical education, Rhoades later attended Indiana University where he earned his master s degree in sports management and marketing. He and his wife, Amy, have three daughters Nicolette, Natalie and Noelle. 50 University of Houston Football