Game 9 at Temple Owls Nov. 7, 2014 7:30 pm EST ESPNU Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia Tigers At a Glance General information Location...Memphis, Tenn. Founded... 1912 Enrollment...21,480 (Fall, 2013) President... Dr. M. David Rudd Faculty Representative...Dr. Ed Stevens Director of Athletics... Tom Bowen Nickname...Tigers Mascot...Bengal Tiger Colors... Blue & Gray Conference... American Athletic Conference Stadium...Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Capacity... 59,308 Playing Surface... AstroTurf Series...Temple leads, 1-0 Broadcast...ESPNU Eamon McAnaney, Dan Hawkins Radio...Memphis Radio Network Dave Woloshin, Chris Powers Livestats... Sidearmstats.com/temple/football 2014 Statistical Leaders PASSING - Paxton Lynch 160-250-6 / 64.0 Pct. / 1891 Yds / 10 TD RUSHING - Brandon Hayes 92 Att / 531 Yds / 5.8 yp carry / 5 TD RECEIVING - Tevin Jones 27 Rec / 356 Yds / 13.2 yp catch / 2 TD TACKLES - LB Tank Jakes 40-15 / 55 Total / 12.0 TFL / 6.0 QB Sacks Memphis Story Lines With its win over Tulsa, Memphis won back-to-back games for the first time this season and improved to two games over.500 for the first time since 2007... RB Brandon Hayes is coming off a 199-yard, three-touchdown game against Tulsa, his second straight 100- yard rushing game... PK Jake Elliott kicked four field goals including two of 50+ yards in the win over Tulsa... The Tigers have scored 40+ points in each of their last three wins and have scored 30+ six times this year... DE Martin Ifedi enters the month of November with 21 quarterback sacks, tied with Tramont Lawless (1996-99) for most all-time at Memphis. 2014 Season Record... 5-3, 3-2 Last Result...Temple 20, East Carolina 10 2013 Season Record... 2-10 2013 American Record... 1-7/T-9 th Head Coach...Matt Rhule Temple Coaching Record... 7-13/Second Season 2014 Statistical Leaders PASSING - P.J. Walker 131-233-9 / 56.2 Pct. / 1539 Yds / 11 TD RUSHING - Jahad Thomas 68 Att / 362 Yds / 5.3 pg carry / 0 TD RECEIVING - Jalen Fitzpatrick 32 Rec / 448 Yds / 14.0 yp catch / 5 TD TACKLES - LB Tyler Matakevich 58-17 / 75 Total / 5.5 TFL / 3 PBU / 2 FR Temple Story Lines Temple is coming off the program s first win ever at home against a nationally-ranked opponent and first over a ranked opponent since 1998... Temple forced seven fumbles in its win over ECU, recovering five... The Owls scored 14 points off ECU turnovers... In last year s 41-21 win at Memphis, Temple s defense held the Tigers to 228 yards of offense... Temple LB Tyler Matakevich ranks among the league s top-five in tackles with 75... Matakevich led the Owls with eight tackles in last year s win at Memphis... Temple leads the nation in blocked punts (3)... the Owls defense has scored six touchdowns (ranks second in FBS). Memphis Football Head Coach... Justin Fuente Alma Mater... Murray State, 1999 Career Record... 12-20 (.375) 3 Seasons 2013 Record... 3-9 2013 American Record... 1-7 Lettermen Returning/Lost...53/15 Offensive Lettermen...23/7 Defensive Lettermen...27/7 Special Teams Lettermen...3/1 Starters Returning/Lost...17/5 Offensive Starters Returning... 9 Defensive Starters Returning... 8 athletics communications Football Contact... Ron Mears Office Number...(901) 678-2397 Mobile Number...(832) 969-1310 Email Address... rmears@memphis.edu Secondary Contact... Mark Taylor Office Number...(901) 678-5108 Mobile Number...(870) 759-2074 Email Address... mtylor16@memphis.edu Social Media #GoTIGERSGO Twitter... @TgersAthletics; @TigersMedia Facebook... /MemphisTigers Instagram...@MemphisAthletics YouTube... /SIDMemphis Memphis Tigers Schedule & Result (5-3, 3-1 The American) Date Opponent Location Stadium Broadcast Time/Result Opponent Season Notes/vs. Memphis Notes Aug. 30 Austin Peay Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN3 W, 63-0 Memphis defense posts first shutout since 2008; Offense with fifth most points Sept. 6 at No. 11 UCLA Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Pac-12 L, 42-35 Two, fourth-quarter TDs allowed Tigers to tie game at 35-35 with 13:44 to play Sept. 20 Middle Tennessee Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN3 W, 36-17 Tanks Jakes had two sacks including safety, forced fumble for TD & had an INT Sept. 27 at No. 10 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium FSN L, 24-3 No. 10 Rebels held Memphis to 104 yards of total offense Oct. 4 ^at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Paul Brown Stadium CBSSN W, 41-14 Memphis with third-most plays in a game, 94 for 610 yards of offense Oct. 11 ^Houston Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium CBSSN L, 28-24 Five turnovers play into conference loss for the Tigers Oct. 25 ^at SMU Dallas, Texas Gerald J. Ford Stadium ESPNews W, 48-10 Memphis with 500+ yards of offense for third game; held SMU to 251 yards Oct. 31 ^Tulsa Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPNU W, 40-20 Brandon Hayes rushed for a career-high 199 yards; Jake Elliott booted 4 FGs Nov. 7 ^at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. Lincoln Financial Field ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Tigers to play in City of Brotherly Love for the first time in 2014 Nov. 15 ^at Tulane New Orleans, La. Yulman Stadium ESPNU 2:30 p.m. Tigers will play on Tulane campus for the first time since 1954 Nov. 22 ^USF Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium TBD TBA USF returns to Memphis for the first time since 2003 Nov. 29 ^UConn Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium TBD TBA UConn will play in the Liberty Bowl for first time in 2014 ^Denotes American Athletic Conference game. All game times listed are Central Time.
Page 2 Game Nine Memphis at Temple Noting Justin Fuente Fuente at a Glance u Born: July 30, 1976 in Tulsa Okla. u Alma Mater: Murray State, 1999 u Playing Experience: Two-year letterman at QB at Oklahoma (1996-97) Two-year letterman at QB at Murray State (1998-99) u Wife: Jenny u Daughters: Cecilia, Caroline & Charlotte Coaching Experience 2012- Head Coach, University of Memphis 2009-11 Co-Offensive Coord./QBs, TCU 2007-08 Assistant Coach/RBs, TCU 2004-06 Offensive Coord./QBs, Illinois State 2001-03 Assistant Coach/QBs, Illinois State MORE MISSIVES u Athlon had Fuente on its College Football s Top 12 Coches on the Rise for 2014. The magazine noted the program s considerable progress over the last two years. u In late August, CBSSports.com ranked every FBS college football coach by playing career. Fuente, who was the OVC Player of the Year in 1999 as a senior at Murray State, ranked No. 18 on the list. Fuente was a starting quarterback at Oklahoma before transferring to Murray State for his final two collegiate seasons. He set 11 school records while playing for the Racers. u Fuente is one of just seven FBS head coaches who are under 40. Fuente, who turned 37 on July 30, ranks as the fourth-youngest coach in FBS. The only younger coaches are Western Carolina s PJ Fleck (33), Toledo s Matt Campbell (34) and Boise State s Brian Harsin (37). Memphis Coach Justin Fuente While laying the groundwork for the University of Memphis football program during his first two seasons as head coach, Justin Fuente has overseen the Tigers step up in competition including the move to the American Athletic Conference in Year Two. Fuente knew the challenges the program would face as the team headed into The American. In his second season as head coach, the Tigers may have finished in the bottom half of the league standings in the new conference but it has been well apparent the program is heading in the right direction. In 2013, Memphis faced the third-toughest schedule among American Athletic Conference programs, playing seven opponents who advanced to bowl games. Games lost to bowl-bound opponents were decided by just eight points per game. Memphis Football continued to make major strides in Year Two under Fuente. Defensively, the Tigers were ranked No. 39 in total defense (370.7 ypg allowed) and No. 12 against the run (116.3 ypg allowed). Offensively, Memphis freshman quarterback Paxton Lynch passed for over 2,000 yards, becoming just the second rookie in program history to do so. It was just the 10th time overall a quarterback has passed for over 2,000 yards in a season. Memphis special teams featured the Ray Guy Award winner, annually presented to collegiate football s top punter, and a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which is presented to the nation s top place kicker, as well as one of the nation s top kick returner. Memphis had three players named to the All-American Athletic Conference Team place kicker Jake Elliott, punter Tom Hornsey and defensive end Martin Ifedi. In Fuente s first season in 2012, the Tigers posted their best finish since 2008 and won more conference games than the previous three seasons combined but Memphis then new head coach began building a foundation months prior to his rookie season. One of the first items Fuente put in place upon being named the head football coach at the University of Memphis was The Tiger Code. The code consists of three elements 1) Fundamentally Sound, 2) Physically Fit and 3) Mentally Tough. In addition to The Tiger Code, the University of Memphis football program under Fuente is being built on four pillars 1) Academic Integrity, 2) Social Responsibility, 3) Individual Accountability and 4) Competitive Excellence. In addition to instilling the Tiger Code and installing a new off-season conditioning program, Fuente selected 10 student-athletes to form his first leadership council. The group best exemplified being student-athletes and living by the Tiger Code. During Fuente s first season, the group of leaders served as a conduit between the coaching staff and the team. While breeding a new culture within the program, Fuente shared his vision for Memphis Football as a speaker for a variety of civic groups while also making the rounds on television morning shows and the area s talk radio circuit. He and his staff conducted the school s first Women s Clinic in an effort to educate female fans as well as further build the program s fan base. Memphis posted a 4-8 overall record and was 4-4 in league play in its final season as a member of Conference USA in 2012. The Tigers efforts did not go unrecognized. Athlon Sports College Football Preview Magazine had Fuente No. 5 in the publication s ranking of new coaches from 2012, and in 2013 Athlon ranked him No. 6 among coaches under 40. PB Darrell Dickey Offensive Coord. Running Backs PB Barry Odom Defensive Coord. Safeties Galen Scott Asst. Head Coach Linebackers PB Brad Cornelsen Quarterbacks Ricky Hunley Defensive Line James Shibest Special Teams Tight Ends Ryan Walters Cornerbacks Vance Vice Offensive Line Holmon Wiggins Wide Receivers PB Denotes Located in Press Box on Game Day
November 7, 2014 Lincoln Financial Field / Philadelphia Page 3 The TEMPLE Series u Memphis plays Temple for just the second time in program history. The Owls spoiled Senior Day last year at Memphis, posting a 41-21 win over the Tigers in the only other game played in the series. u Temple held Memphis to a season-low 228 yards of total offense. The Tigers gave up 534 yards of offense in last year s loss played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium over the Thanksgiving weekend. u The win was Temple s first American Athletic Conference victory and wrapped up the 2013 season for the Owls. u By the time Memphis took possession for its second series in last year s game, Temple had out gained the Tigers 125-2 yards and through the first quarter the total offense number was 134-8. Temple built a 17-3 halftime lead. u Temple s second drive, resulting in a 22-yard field goal, was the longest by a UM opponent in 2013 (93 yards). Temple s second scoring drive covered 87 yards, making the two series among the five longest against Memphis during the year. u Memphis would cut Temple s lead to 17-14 on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Paxton Lynch to Sam Craft with 10:59 to play in the third quarter. But the Owls would answer on their next play from scrimmage, a 75-yard touchdown pass from P.J. Walker to Chris Coyer. u Starting with Walker s touchdown pass to Coyer, Temple outscored the Tigers 24-7 the remainder of the game. HUM NFL FILMS MUSIC HERE u Friday night s game at Lincoln Financial Field will mark the Tigers second game this season played in an NFL stadium. u With a 41-14 win over Cincinnati played at Paul Brown Stadium earlier this season, Memphis has won eight of its last nine games played in NFL stadiums. u Last year Memphis defeated USF 23-10 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Memphis also beat USF at Raymond James Stadium in 2004 (31-15). u The Tigers had regular-season wins over Tulane in the Mercedes Superdome (2003, 2007, 2011). The Tigers have also competed twice in the New Orleans Bowl played in the Superdome, beating North Texas 27-17 in 2003 while losing to Florida Atlantic 44-27 in 2007. u The Tigers beat Akron 38-31 in the 2005 Motor City Bowl played at Ford Field. u Memphis has an all-time record of 12-11 in games played in current NFL stadiums. The Tigers 8-10 record in games played in the Superdome includes a seven-game losing streak to Tulane which started in the late 1970s. u Memphis also beat Southern Cal 24-10 in the Los Angeles Coliseum (1991) when that stadium was home to the Los Angeles Raiders. Memphis was 4-2 in games played in the Liberty Bowl during the 1997 season when the stadium was the home venue for the then, Tennessee Oilers. Week Night Tigers u This week s game at Temple marks the Tigers second straight week playing on a Friday night. Last week Memphis beat Tulsa 40-10 on Halloween night. u The two Friday night games are the only ones Memphis 2014 schedule which are not slated for Saturday kickoffs. u The win over Tulsa snapped a seven-game losing streak in games played on days of the week other than Saturday. u Memphis has played every day of the week in games played since 2005. u Aside from the usual Saturday encounters, Memphis has played on Sunday (2006, 2009), Monday (2005), Tuesday (2005, 2007, 2009), Wednesday (2013), Thursday (2007, 2008) and Friday (2008, 2014). u In addition to back-to-back Friday night games this season, Memphis played host to Louisville in a game played on ESPN Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The Cardinals rallied to beat Memphis 35-28 in that Friday night encounter. u Prior to last week s win over Tulsa, Memphis last non-saturday win was a 33-30 victory at UAB on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Conference Call u Memphis 41-14 win at Cincinnati last month marked the first time the Tigers opened league play on the road with a victory since beating Army 26-16 on Sept. 23, 2000 at West Point, N.Y. u The Cincinnati win was Memphis 13 th conference-opening victory. UM is now 13-26 (.333) in conference openers. u With the 48-10 win at SMU, Memphis has won multiple road, conference games for the first time since 2008. u The SMU victory also marked the first time Memphis has won back-to-back road, conference games since 2007 when the Tigers went 3-1 on the road in league play. u The last time Memphis hung 40+ points on two straight conference opponents in games played on the road was in 2003. u The 03 Tigers started a five-game winning streak with a 45-14 win at Houston and a 41-9 win at Tulane. u Memphis has scored 40+ points in all three of its league wins. The Tigers previously scored 40+ in three conference games back in 2004, going 2-1 in those games. UM scored 40+ in three straight league wins in 2003. Temple Owls 2014 Temple Schedule Aug. 28 at Vanderbilt W, 37-7 Sept. 6 Navy L, 31-24 Sept. 20 Delaware State W, 59-0 Sept. 27 at Connecticut W, 36-10 Oct. 11 Tulsa W, 35-24 Oct. 17 at Houston L, 36-10 Oct. 25 at UCF L, 34-14 Nov. 1 East Carolina W, 20-10 Nov. 7 Memphis 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Penn State TBA Nov. 29 Cincinnati TBA Dec. 6 at Tulane TBA Game times are listed as Eastern. Temple Sports Information Football Contact... Rich Burg Office Number...(215) 204-0876 Cell Number...(215) 356-3952 Email Address... rich.burg@temple.edu Secondary Contact... Larry Dougherty Office Number...(215) 204-2588 Cell Number...(215) 651-1822 Email Address... larrydoc@temple.edu Lincoln Financial Field Press Box...(215) 570-4453 TEMPLE Social media Twitter... @Owlsports @Temple_FB Facebook... /TempleOwlsFootball Instagram... @Temple_FB YouTube... /Temple Athletics Tulsa COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Matt Rhule Assistant Head Coach/TEs...Ed Foley Offensive Coordinator...Marcus Satterfield Defensive Coordinator...Phil Snow Defensive Backs...Francis Brown Wide Receivers...Adam DiMichele Running Backs... Tyree Foreman Defensive Line...Elijah Robinson Linebackers...Mike Siravo Offensive Line... Chris Wiesehan TRACKING THE TIGERS Game Game Halftime Coin Kickoff/ Memphis Opp Game Game Opponent Time (CT) Length Attend. Score Final Toss Receive 1st Poss. 1st Poss. Pants Jerseys Helmet vs Austin Peay 6:05 p.m. 2:54 27,361 Lead, 42-0 W, 63-0 Loss Receive Touchdown Interception Gray Blue Blue/Leaping Tiger at UCLA 9:08 p.m. 3:18 72,098 Trail, 28-21 L, 42-35 Loss Receive Punt Punt White White Blue/Leaping Tiger vs Middle Tennessee 6:05 p.m. 3:08 46,378 Lead, 19-7 W, 36-17 Loss Receive Touchdown Punt Black Blue Chrome/Tiger Stripe M at Ole Miss 6:35 p.m. 3:20 61,291 Trail, 7-3 L, 24-3 Won Kickoff Punt Punt White White Blue/Chrome M; Number at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m. 3:19 25,456 Lead, 27-7 W, 41-14 Won Kickoff Touchdown Touchdown White White Blue/Chrome M; Number vs Houston 6:05 p.m. 3:27 32,784 Lead, 21-7 L, 28-24 Won Kickoff Missed FG Interception White Blue Blue/Chrome Tiger; Number at SMU 11:00 a.m. 3:15 19,498 Lead, 31-7 W, 48-10 Loss Receive Downs Punt White White Blue/Chrome M; Number vs Tulsa 7:02 p.m. 3:36 26,846 Lead, 27-14 W, 40-20 Loss Receive Missed FG Downs Black Black Chrome/Tiger Stripe M
Page 4 Game Nine Memphis at Temple 2014 NCAA Team Rankings Memphis Temple Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Rushing Offense 35 206.0 109 113.9 Passing Offense 58 242.0 90 203.8 Completion Pct. 23 0.639 90 0.557 Pass Efficiency 46 137.23 96 115.77 Scoring Offense 21 36.3 65 29.4 Total Offense 39 448.0 116 317.6 Rushing Defense 23 123.5 80 174.3 Pass Yards Allowed 63 227.1 25 197.0 Scoring Defense 15 19.4 11 18.4 Total Defense 34 350.6 49 371.3 Net Punting 53 38.00 60 37.65 Punt Returns 32 10.82 8 15.33 Kickoff Returns 14 24.76 92 19.40 Turnover Margin 26 0.63 21 0.88 Team Sacks 37 2.63 50 2.38 125 FBS Teams Ranked Memphis vs. Temple Statistical Comparison Memphis Tigers (5-3, 3-1) Team Statistics Memphis Opponent Points/Game 36.2 19.4 First Downs/Game 24.1 19.0 Rushing Yards/Game 206.0 123.5 Passing Comp-Att-Int 163-255-6 159-287-9 Passing Yards/Game 242.0 227.1 Total Offense/Game 448.0 350.6 Fumbles-Lost 13-6 15-8 Penalties-Yards 55-527 59-557 Time of Possession/Game 31:17 28:43 Third Down Conversions 48/126 44/124 Third-Down Pct..381.354 Fourth Down Conversions 6/10 4/8 Fourth-Down Pct..600.500 Red Zone Scores 34/37 15/20 Red Zone Pct..919.750 Temple Owls (5-3, 3-2) Team Statistics Temple Opponent Points/Game 29.4 18.4 First Downs/Game 16.0 21.1 Rushing Yards/Game 113.9 174.2 Passing Comp-Att-Int 142-255-10 145-242-8 Passing Yards/Game 203.8 197.0 Total Offense/Game 317.6 371.2 Fumbles-Lost 19-7 21-16 Penalties-Yards 53-461 56-574 Time of Possession/Game 25:06 34:54 Third Down Conversions 25/104 49/122 Third-Down Pct..240.402 Fourth Down Conversions 9/18 3/12 Fourth-Down Pct..500.250 Red Zone Scores 23/31 15/23 Red Zone Pct..742.652 Tailgate Concert Series Series Continues Through October Games u The Memphis Tigers are once again invested in the game day experience with the Tailgate Concert Series, presented by Horseshoe Casino Tunica. u The University Athletic Department, in partnership with Horseshoe Casino Tunica, ipresented free live music near Tiger Lane prior to each of the Tigers first four home games of the 2014 season. u Headlining the concert performances were Pat Green (Sept. 20), Thompson Square (Oct. 11) and Bret Michaels (Oct. 31). Local favorites Kevin and Bethany Paige opened the series, performing sets prior to the Tigers season opener against Austin Peay. u The Concerts were staged in the Tan lot just south of Tiger Lane, formally utilized by the M-Club. The concerts were free to the public and did not require a game ticket for admission. Games, food and beverage vendors and other attractions was also apart of the festivities surrounding the shows. u Pat Green brought country music to Tiger Lane in advance of the Tigers win over Middle Tennessee back on Sept. 20. Green counts 15 singles that have reached the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His 2003 hit Wave on Wave peaked at No. 3 while his album of the same name was gold-certified. u Thompson Square, named Top Vocal Duo by the Academy of Country Music in 2012 and 2013, performed before the first conference home game of the season on Oct. 11. The duo has released two albums, which have produced a total of eight chart singles, including No. 1 hits Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not and If I Didn t Have You. u Bret Michaels rocked the Homecoming crowd when he rolled into Memphis for the Tigers nationally-televised, Friday night game against Tulsa on Oct. 31. Michaels, who gained stardom as the lead vocalist of the band Poison in the 1980s and 90s, has enjoyed a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. Challenging Start u Through games played in September, Memphis faced the third-toughest FBS schedule. u Memphis FBS non-conference opponents began the year a combined 8-1 (.889) in primarily non-conference play. u Only West Virginia (opponents were 9-0 through September games) and Arkansas (9-1) played more challenging early-season schedules. THROUGH Eight GAMES u Two thirds of the way through the 2014 season, Memphis is 5-3 and 3-1 in conference play. u Heading into the week, Memphis is part of a logjam atop the American Athletic Conference standings. Memphis is one of five teams joining East Carolina, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston who are tied for the league lead. All five teams have 3-1 conference records. u For Memphis, the five victories through October games is the most by a Justin Fuente-coached team. Fuente took over a Memphis program which was a combined 5-31 in the prior three seasons before his arrival. u Memphis has not been two games above.500 since the Tigers won its final three regular-season games in 2007 to improve to 7-5 heading into a New Orleans Bowl game against Florida Atlantic. u The last time Memphis flirted with being atop a conference s league standings was in 2007 when the team began Conference USA play with a 3-1 mark. An East Carolina team, which at the time was 4-1 and leading the C-USA East Division standings, beat the Tigers 56-40 to hand UM its second conference loss of the season on Nov. 3, 2007. u Memphis went 4-0 in Missouri Valley play in 1969. The 69 season marks the program s last conference title in football. Offensive Improvement u Memphis offensive numbers have shown marked improvement during the 2014 season. u Heading into the week, Memphis ranks 39 th in total offense (448.0 ypg); 35 th in rushing offense (206.0 ypg); 58 th in passing offense (242.0 ypg); and 21 st in scoring offense (36.3 ppg). u The Tigers finished the 2013 season ranked 107 th in total offense (311.5 ypg); 95 th in rushing offense (138.3 ypg); 105 th in passing offense (173.2 ypg); and 110 th in scoring offense (19.5 ppg). Scoring Numbers u Through eight games, Memphis has scored 290 points. The 2013 team scored 234 points during the season. u Memphis began the year by scoring 30+ points in three straight games and for the year has scored 30+ points six times, equaling the most 30+ games since 2008. Memphis scored 30+ nine times in 2004. u Since 2000, Memphis has scored 40+ points 14 times in conference games. The Tigers have accomplished that feat three times in 2014 41 points at Cincinnati, 48 points at SMU; 40 points against Tulsa. u The 48 points scored at SMU is the most points by a Memphis team in an American game and the most in a conference game since a 56-49 loss to No. 14 Louisville on Nov. 4, 2004. It is the most points in a Memphis conference win since a 52-33 victory at Houston on Oct. 13, 2001. u Memphis 63 points in the 2014 season opener against APSU ranks fifth all-time in school history. The point tally marked the most by a Tiger team since the 1969 squad beat Louisville and its rookie head coach Lee Corso 69-19 in the final game of the season. Fast out of the Gate u Memphis has scored almost twice as many first-half points (184) than it has in the second half (106). u With a 20-point, second quarter against Tulsa, Memphis has now scored 106 second-quarter points, more than any other quarter. The Tigers have also scored 78 first-quarter points. u The Tulsa game marked the first time this season Memphis did not score in the first quarter of a game. u Memphis scored 89 first-half points in all of 2013 (40 points in the first quarter; 49 points in the second). u Memphis has scored on its opening possession three times this season Austin Peay, Middle Tennessee and Cincinnati. All three first-series, scoring drives culminated with touchdowns.
November 7, 2014 Lincoln Financial Field / Philadelphia Page 5 20 Point Quarters u With 20 points in the second quarter, Memphis has five, 20+ point quarters this season. You have to go back 63 previous games prior to the 2014 season for the program to notch five, 20+ point quarters. Memphis had three, 20+ point quarters in 2012 and one each in 2008 and 2009. The Tigers have not scored 20+ points in a game 39 times during that streak. u The SMU game marked the second time this season the Tigers have scored 24 points in a quarter. Memphis scored 24 points against SMU in the second quarter. UM also scored 24 points in the first quarter of the Cincinnati game. u The two, 24-point quarters equal the eighth-most points in a quarter of a Memphis game. u In the first halves of football this year, Memphis has now amassed 2,134 total yards of offense (266.75 yards per first half this season). Two For the Road u In its two, conference road wins, Memphis has put up some impressive offensive numbers. u Memphis 582 yards of total offense at SMU is the sixth-highest total offense total at Memphis. u Memphis finished with a season-high 352 passing yards, the 13 th -highest, single-game total at SMU. u Memphis 367 yards in the first half was a season high for a half. It was the fourth time Memphis has had 300+ yards of offense in a half this season, with all four coming in the first half. u Memphis had more yards in the first half of the SMU game than it totaled in 10 different games last year, including the 2013 SMU game (320 yards against the Mustangs on the day). And Looking Back at the Cincinnati Game Numbers u Against the American Athletic Conference preseason favorite, Memphis rolled up 610 yards of offense against Cincinnati, the most since the Tigers had 630 against the Bearcats in 1964. u The offense total at Cincinnati (299 rushing & 311 passing), ranks as the third-most in Memphis, single-game history. u Memphis ran 94 offensive plays against Cincinnati including 69 rushing plays. The 94 plays ranks third all-time. TDs responsible for u Memphis QB Paxton Lynch has passed for 10 touchdowns (he threw 9 TD passes last year as a freshman) and also run for a team-leading seven scores this season. u Responsible for 102 points in 2014, Lynch s numbers rank 47 th nationally and third among American players. u Twice this season Lynch has been responsible for four touchdowns. u Lynch has four, multi-touchdown passing games this season including two in conference play. Lynch In 2014 u QB Paxton Lynch has completed 160-of-250 passes for 1,891 yards in 2014. u Lynch s seven rushing touchdowns ranks third in the American Athletic Conference and ranks 46 th nationally. Lynch has been responsible for 2,065 yards of total offense (258.1 ypg). He ranks 43 rd nationally and fourth in the league in total offense. u The Deltona, Fla., native completed 18-of-25 passes for a career-high 311 yards against Cincinnati. The game marked Lynch s fourth, multi-touchdown game of his career and third of the season. He also ran for 45 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. He was named the Player of the Week for the American Athletic Conference by Athlon Sports following the victory at Cincinnati. u To begin the year, Lynch became the first Memphis player since Arkelon Hall in 2008 and 2009 to start back-to-back season openers for the Tigers. u Since the 2005 season, Memphis has started 15 different players at quarterback. However, since head coach Justin Fuente s arrival, the Tigers have started the same quarterback every game each of the past two seasons. Jacob Karam started all 12 games in 2012. u Lynch has now started 20 straight games. It is the most consecutive starts at QB since Danny Wimprine started the final 39 games of his career. ASSAULTING THE CAREER PASSING CHARTS u Second-year QB Paxton Lynch has already began an assault on the university s career passing charts. Just over a season and a half into his career the sophomore already ranks among the top-10 in career passing yards (3,947), passing touchdowns (19), completions (363) and attempts (599) at Memphis. u Heading into the Temple game, Lynch needs just 53 passing yards to become just the fourth player in school history to pass for 4,000 yards in a career. u He also needs just 109 passing yards to become the just the third quarterback to pass for multiple 2,000-yard seasons. u With 109 passing yards, Lynch would join Martin Hankins (2006, 2007) and Danny Wimprine (2002, 2003, 2004) with multiple, 2,000-yard passing season. u Lynch s career-high 311 passing yards at Cincinnati ranks 26 th all-time at Memphis. He has three, 300-yard games this season (307 at SMU, 305 at UCLA). u Lynch passed for 238 yards in the first half at SMU, the third time he has thrown for better than 200 yards in a half. u Lynch s 54-yard touchdown pass to WR Phil Mayhue with 5:35 to play in the first quarter was a career long pass, breaking the previous mark of 50 yards against Middle Tennessee earlier this season. 2014 Conference Standings American Overall Streak ECU 3-1.750 6-2.750 Lost 1 UCF 3-1.750 5-3.625 Lost 1 Cincinnati 3-1.750 5-3.625 Won 3 Houston 3-1.750 5-3.625 Won 3 Memphis 3-1.750 5-3.625 Won 2 Temple 3-2.600 5-3.625 Won 1 USF 2-3.400 3-6.333 Lost 2 Tulane 1-3.250 2-6.250 Lost 2 Tulsa 1-3.250 1-7.125 Lost 7 UConn 1-4.200 2-6.250 Won 1 SMU 0-3.000 0-7.000 Lost 9 Recent Results & Schedule Thursday, October 23 Game East Carolina 31, UConn 21 Friday, October 24 Game Cincinnati 34, USF 17 Saturday, October 25 Games Memphis 48, SMU 10 UCF 34, Temple 14 Friday, October 31 Games Cincinnati 38, Tulane 14 Memphis 40, Tulsa 20 Saturday, November 1 Games UConn 37, UCF 29 Temple 20, East Carolina 10 Houston 27, USF 3 Friday, November 7 Game Memphis at Temple 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, November 8 Games SMU at Tulsa 11:00 a.m. CBSSN UConn at Army 2:30 p.m. CBSSN Tulane at Houston 2:30 p.m. ESPNU Thursday, November 13 Game East Carolina at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Friday, November 14 Game Tulsa at UCF 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Saturday, November 15 Games Memphis at Tulane 2:30 p.m. ESPNU USF at SMU 7:00 p.m. CBSSN Temple at Penn State Saturday, November 22 Games SMU at UCF Cincinnati at UConn Tulane at East Carolina Tulsa at Houston USF at Memphis All game times listed are Central Time.
Page 6 Media, Broadcast Info Memphis Football Media Availability u Justin Fuente holds a weekly luncheon on Mondays prior to game weeks in the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame Assembly Room at the Athletic Office Building. u Fuente speaks to the media at noon and players are also available each week. The press conference is carried live through Memphis Tigers All-Access link at GoTigersGo. com. u Any player interviews must be coordinated through the Athletics Communications office and must be completed by the end of the day on Tuesdays. u Fuente is available following practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. u Thursday and Friday s practices are closed to the media and no interviews will be conducted. Memphis Football Media Availability u Additional information about the American Athletic Conference and its member institutions can be opbtained by logging on to www.theamerican.org. The conference site has up-to-date statistics and rankings of its member schools. u American Athletic Conference coaches will be featured on a teleconference beginning at 10 a.m. Central Time throughout the 2014 season. u Memphis head coach Justin Fuente is available on the teleconference at 11:30 a.m. each Monday. Media representatives wishing to participate on the teleconference should contact Chuck Sullivan in The American communications office to obtain access inforamtion. Sullivan s email address is csulivan@theamerican.org. Below is the full schedule of the weekly call. All times listed are Central Time. 10:00 a.m. Conference News/Award Winners 10:10 a.m. June Jones, SMU 10:20 a.m. Bob Diaco, UConn 10:30 a.m. Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina 10:40 a.m. Bill Blankenship, Tulsa 10:50 a.m. Tony Levine, Huston 11:00 a.m. Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati 11:10 a.m. Willie Taggart, USF 11:20 a.m. Matt Rhule, Temple 11:30 a.m. Justin Fuente, Memphis 11:40 a.m. George O Leary, UCF 11:50 a.m. Curtis Johnson, Tulane Tigers on the Radio u Memphis Football games can be heard on AM 600 WREC in Memphis. This is the ninth season that WREC has aired Tiger football. Dave Woloshin is in his 18 th season as the Tigers play-by-play announcer while WMC- TV Sports Director and former Tiger Jarvis Greer is in his second season as the broadcasts analyst. Matt Dillon returns as the sideline reporter for all home games and select road games. u In addition to AM 600 WREC, Tiger football games can also be heard on WJAK-AM & FM (1460 & 96.1) in Jackson and WNQM-AM (1300) in Nashville. u Memphis pregame show begins two hours prior to kickoff and for home games, the show is broadcast live from Tiger Lane outside Libery Bowl Memorial Stadium. u The Justin Fuente Radio Show airs Mondays during the season at 7 p.m. from Brookhaven Pub and Grill in East Memphis. Airing on AM 600, Forrest Goodman is in his ninth season as host of the show and also in his 16 t h year overall working Tiger broadcasts. He serves as the host of the pregame and postgame shows. Justin Fuente Television Show u Justin Fuente s weekly television show airs each Sunday at 10 p.m. on FOX 13 in Memphis. Fuente is joined by co-hosts Dave Woloshin and FOX 13 Sports Director Matt Stark. The Tigers' Ground Game Game Nine Memphis at Temple u In each of its three conference wins this season, Memphis had 230+ rushing yards. The Tigers have rushed for 230+ yards in each of its five wins. u The Tigers followed up a 230-yard rushing game at SMU with 243 yards on the ground last week against Tulsa. The Tigers scored four rushing touchdowns in both games. u The last time Memphis had back-to-back 200+ yard rushing games was in 2009 to end the season against Houston (243) and Tulsa (268). u Memphis has averaged 267.2 rushing yards in its five victories. In its three losses UM has averaged 104 yards on the ground. u Sophomore RB Doroland Dorceus was the Tigers leading rusher through four games with 46 carries for 237 yards (5.2 yards per carry). He will miss the remainder of the season with an injury. u With Dorceus sidelined, sophomore Sam Craft moved over to the running back position after 11 career starts at receiver. Against Cincinnati he carried the ball 38 times for 170 yards. u The 38 rushing attempts was the fourth-most in school history. Marcus Holiday set the school mark with 42 carries against Tulane in 1994. Curtis Steele (vs. UTEP in 2009) and DeAngelo Williams (vs. Ole Miss in 2004) each had 39 rushing attempts in games during their careers. u True freshman Jarvis Cooper joined elite company with his rushing performance against Austin Peay in the season opener. Cooper tallied 101 rushing yards and a touchdown on eight carries against APSU. It was the 15 th time a freshman (by 11 student-athletes) had rushed for 100 yards. u Cooper had a 93-yard, two-touchdown game at SMU. He had a 31-yard, second-quarter run which is the second longest of his career. Hayes back-to-back outings u Memphis senior RB Brandon Hayes has rushed for 300 yards and four touchdowns over the last two weeks. u Hayes had a career-high 199 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers win over Tulsa. u The Tulsa game marked Hayes second straight 100-yard game and the sixth of his career. He had 101 rushing yards at SMU the previous week. u The 199 rushing yards tied for the 16 th most in school history. It is the most rushing yards in a game by a Tiger since 2009 when Curtis Steele had 232 yards in a 33-30 loss at Tulsa on Nov. 27, 2009. u Hayes had a career-long, 51-yard touchdown run with 14 seconds to play in the first half to give the Tigers their first lead. The 51-yard touchdown run was the second career TD run of 40+ yards for Hayes. The play marked the second-longest play from scrimmage for the Tigers this season. u Hayes 51-yard scoring run was the longest by a Memphis player since Curtis Steele scored from 59 and 77 yards out against Tulsa in 2009. One more year at running back u Senior RB Brandon Hayes, the 2013 recipient of the DeAngelo Williams Most Valuable Player award, petitioned and received a waiver for a sixth year of eligibility in January of this year after leading the Tigers with 860 rushing yards in 2013. u Hayes enters the week needing just 33 yards to become the eighth player in Memphis history to rush for 2,000 career yards. He currently has ran for 1,967 yards and 16 touchdowns. Hayes ranks ninth on Memphis all-time rushing list. u For his career, Hayes has now ran for 1,768 yards and 13 touchdowns (382 carries) over his three-year career. u Hayes six, 100-yard rushing games is currently tied for fifth with Larry Porter (1990-93) and Paul Gowen (1969-71). Another 100-yard game would time him with Dave Casinelli (1960-63) for fourth all-time. u Hayes 114 career points scored ties him for 25 th all-time. Another touchdown would move him to 21 st and two scores would move him into a tie for 18 th all-time. u Hayes originally came to Memphis as a walk-on, but after two significant injuries early in his career, transferred to Scottsdale Community College where he played in 2011. u After rushing for 556 yards and three touchdowns in his lone season at Scottsdale CC, Hayes returned to Memphis and again walked on. His first playing time as a Tiger came in the fourth game of the 2012 season (at Duke) and he became a starter midway through the season (at East Carolina on Oct. 13, 2012). RUSHING NUMBERS: Where does Brandon Hayes Rank? u 1 DeAngelo Wiliams (2002-05) 969-6,026 u 2 Dave Casinelli (1960-63) 549-2,636 u 3 Curtis Steele (2008-09) 416-2,462 u 4 Gerard Arnold (1997-99) 499-2,378 u 5 Joseph Doss (2004-07) 537-2,339 u 6 Paul Gowen (1969-71) 411-2,227 u 7 Larry Porter (1990-93) 498-2,194 u 8 Terdell Middleton (1973-76) 408-1,970 u 9 Brandon Hayes (2012- ) 411-1967 u 10 Wayne Pryor (1986-89) 479-1924 New TD Mark for Tight Ends u TE Alan Cross nine-yard touchdown reception against Austin Peay established a new career record for tight ends. The touchdown was his eighth and broke the mark of seven he entered the season tied with Billy Kendall (1997-2000). Cross added to his career touchdown total with scoring catches of seven and 50 yards against Middle Tennessee. u For the year, Cross now has 19 receptions for 262 yards and three touchdowns. u Over his three-year career, Cross has 56 catches for 710 yards and 10 touchdowns. u Cross ranks third among active players in points scored with 66 in his career. u Cross had a rushing play for the first time since 2012 at SMU, a one-yard scoring run with 9:08 to play in the first half. He previously had two rushing attempts for 0 yards.
November 7, 2014 Lincoln Financial Field / Philadelphia Page 7 Malone Joins the century club u Memphis senior WR Keiwone Malone has caught 23 passes for 315 yards (13.2 yards per catch) in 2014. He had one catch for 29 yards in the Tigers win over Tulsa. u Malone led the Tigers with four catches for 59 yards including a 42-yarder at Ole Miss. The 42-yard catch was the second-longest pass reception this season. Malone has had a 40+ yard catch in each of his four seasons at Memphis. u With his four-catch performance at Ole Miss, Malone became the 12 th Memphis player to catch at least 100 passes in a career. u In his 40-game career, Malone has caught 104 passes for 1,257 yards and five touchdowns. u In addition to ranking 12 th in career receptions, Malone ranks 14 th in career receiving yards. RECEIVING NUMBERS: Who s Ahead of Keiwone Malone Career Receptions u 9 Richie Floyd (1996-98) 110-1,654 u T10 Ernest Williams (2005-08) 105-1,061 u T10 James Thompson (1972-74) 105-1,183 u 12 Keiwone Malone (2011 - ) 104-1,257 Career Receiving Yards u 11 Maurice Avery (2002-05) 97-1,373 u 12 Maurice Jones (2005-08) 95-1,386 u 13 Keiwone Malone (2011 - ) 104-1,257 Like Father, Like Son u Sam Craft became a part of Tiger Football lore last year as a true freshman, becoming half of the first father/son duo to score touchdowns for Memphis. u Craft, a multi-talented receiver/back, is the son of former Memphis Tiger wide receiver Ray Craft. The elder Craft played for the Tigers from 1986-89 and had over 700 yards receiving. During his junior season, Ray Craft caught touchdown passes against Southern Mississippi and Vanderbilt in helping Memphis to a 6-5 record. u Craft was a prep standout at Craigmont High School in Memphis in both football and basketball before transferring to Olive Branch, Miss., High School for his senior season in 2012. He led OBHS to the state 6-A playoffs and was named the region s 6-A MVP. u The younger Craft pretty much grew up on the University of Memphis campus. Father Ray is a colonel with the University of Memphis police department. Memphis Father/Son Playing Duos u Geddes Self (1958-59) & Geddes Self, Jr. (1982-84) u John Bramlett (1959-62) & Andy and Don Bramlett (1983-84) u Ron Higdon (1965) & Rodney Higdon (1986-89) u Glenn Rogers (1969-71) & Glenn Rogers, Jr. (1988-90) u Keith Butler (1974-76) & Blake Butler (2003-06) u Stan Weaver (1981-83) & Austin Weaver (2010-12) u Ray Craft (1986-88) & Sam Craft (2013- ) Line Iron Man u Prior to the SMU game, Memphis senior OT Al Bond had played 401 straight offensive snaps for the Tigers every offensive snap over five straight games culminating with the Houston game. Bond played 53 snaps against SMU. u Bond played all 72 snaps in last week s win over Tulsa. u Among Bond s totals is all 94 offensive snaps of the Cincinnati game, a career-high. u Bond has played 80+ snaps three times this season. u For the year, Bond has played 517 of 563 offensive snaps. u OT Taylor Fallin has played every snap of four games this season (UCLA, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss & Houston). He has played all but 67 plays this season, including 68 of 72 plays last week against Tulsa. u OC Gabe Kuhn has now played 463 of 635 plays including 80 snaps against Cincinnati. u OG Tyler Uselton, a junior college transfer addition to this year s Tiger team, has played 494 of 635 offensive snaps. Defense Getting Better and Better u Prior to the arrival of Justin Fuente and the Tigers current defensive coaching staff, Memphis ranked 117 th out of 120 FBS teams in total defense (491.00 ypg) and 105 th in scoring defense (35.08 ppg) in 2011. The Tigers 299.42 yards allowed passing during the 2011 season ranked 120 th. u Through eight games of the 2014 season, Memphis ranks 34 th in total defense (350.6 ypg) and 15 th in scoring defense (19.4 ppg). The Tigers are allowing 227.1 passing yards per game (63 rd ) and 123.5 rushing yards (23 rd ). u A couple more statistical numbers The Tigers 7.3 team tackles for loss per game ranks 22 nd nationally while the defense s 2.63 sacks per game ranks 37 th. u Memphis defense is currently averaging 5.25 three-and-outs this season. Among teams responding to an NCAA statistical survey, the Tigers rank 14 th. u Of Memphis opponents 111 offensive series, 42 have ended without a first down (37.8 percent). The D Against Tulsa u After Tulsa converted eight of its first 10 third-down plays, Memphis held the Golden Hurricane to no third-down conversions the remainder of the game. TU finished the game converting 8-of-20 third-down plays. u After averaging better than 10 offensive plays on its first four offensive series, the Tigers forced Tulsa to go three-and-out its next seven series. u While the Memphis defense was holding the Golden Hurricane to 19 total yards over the seven three-and-out series, the Tiger offense was scoring on six of its next 10 series to build a 26-14 lead. Tiger Trends Fuente 2014 Home 8-9 3-1 Road 4-11 2-2 Neutral 0-0 0-0 Grass 1-3 0-1 Artificial Turf 11-17 5-2 Won Coin Toss 5-10 1-2 Lost Coin Toss 7-10 4-1 Memphis Record When... Leading after the 1st quarter 8-6 4-1 Trailing after the 1st quarter 4-13 1-2 Tied after the 1st quarter 0-1 0-0 Leading at halftime 11-3 5-1 Trailing at halftime 1-15 0-2 Tied at Halftime 0-2 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 12-1 5-0 Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-17 0-2 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-2 0-1 Leading with less than 2:00 to play 12-1 5-0 Trailing with less than 2:00 to play 0-18 0-3 Tied with less than 2:00 to play 0-1 0-0 Scores first 7-7 3-1 Opponent scores first 5-13 2-2 Scores 20+ points 11-9 5-2 Opponent scores 20+ points 2-18 0-3 Holds opponent to 20 points or less 10-2 5-0 Game is decided by 3 points or less 0-2 0-0 Game is decided by 10 points or less 1-9 0-2 Memphis Record With... Less than 150 yards rushing 1-16 0-2 150+ yards rushing 11-4 5-1 200+ yards passing 5-9 4-2 300+ yards passing 2-2 2-1 300+ yards total offense 9-11 5-2 400+ yards total offense 6-2 5-1 500+ yards total offense 4-0 3-0 70+ total plays 6-10 5-2 80+ total plays 4-3 4-1 Memphis Record When Allowing Less than 150 yards rushing 11-11 5-1 150+ yards rushing 1-9 0-2 200+ yards passing 4-15 3-2 300+ yards passing 1-9 1-1 300+ yards total offense 4-18 3-3 400+ yards total offense 1-10 1-2 500+ yards total offense 0-5 0-1 70+ total plays 4-13 1-2 80+ total plays 1-5 1-1 Memphis Record When... Committing fewer turnovers 5-6 3-2 Committing more turnovers 2-11 1-1 Turnovers are the same 5-3 1-0 Having fewer penalty yards 6-6 3-2 Having more penalty yards 6-14 2-1 Leading time of possession 8-8 4-1 Trailing time of possession 4-12 1-2 Memphis High & Low Water Marks... Largest halftime lead +42 +42 Largest halftime deficit -28-7 Highest number of plays 94 94 Lowest number of plays 48 62 Opponent highest number of plays 98 88 Opponent lowest number of plays 50 50 Warmest Game Temperature 93 91 Coldest Game Temperature 38 47 Memphis Record For.. Day Games 5-10 1-0 Night Games (5 p.m. kickoff or later) 7-10 4-3 Games with temperature 40s or below 3-3 1-0 Games with temperaturres in 50s 1-3 1-0 Games with temperatures in 60s 3-3 0-1 Games with temperatures in 70s 3-5 1-1 Games with temperatures in 80s 2-3 2-0 Games with temperatures in 90s 0-3 0-1
Page 8 Participation No Name, Pos 11 12 13 14 Total 2 Joe Craig, WR - - 12/10 7/1 19/10 4 Robert Davis, RB - - - 1/0 1/0 5 Mose Frazier, WR - - 12/3 8/3 20/6 6 Genard Avery, LB - - - 8/1 8/1 7 Keiwone Malone, WR - 12/6 12/1 8/2 32/9 8 Greg McKillion, WR - - - 5/0 5/0 9 Jamil Collins, DB - - - 1/0 1/0 10 Dontrell Nelson, DB - - 9/0 7/0 16/0 11 Sam Craft, ATH - - 12/8 6/5 18/13 12 Chauncey Lanier, DB - - 8/0 7/0 15/0 12 Paxton Lynch, QB - - 12/12 8/8 20/20 13 Tank Jakes, LB - 12/0 12/2 8/7 32/9 14 Latarius Brady, DL - - 12/0 8/5 20/5 15 Fritz Etienne, DB - - 10/0 8/8 18/8 15 Jason Stewart, QB - - - 3/0 3/0 16 Wynton McManis, LB - 12/8 12/0 8/5 32/13 17 Chris Morley, DB - - 12/0 6/0 18/0 18 Roderick Proctor, WR - - - 8/1 8/1 21 Bobby McCain, DB 11/9 12/12 9/9 8/8 40/37 22 Doroland Dorceus, DB - - 9/1 4/0 13/1 23 B.J. Ross, DB - - 12/0 8/0 20/0 24 Tearris Wallace, RB - - - 2/0 2/0 25 Jarvis Cooper, RB - - - 8/0 8/0 27 Dion Witty, DB - - 8/0 6/2 14/2 28 Andrew Gaines, DB - 12/0 12/12 8/8 32/20 29 Derek Howard, LB 10/0 10/0 12/0 1/0 33/0 30 Shareef White, LB - - - 7/0 7/0 31 Anthony Young, DB - - - 4/0 4/0 32 DaShaughn Terry, DB - - - 8/0 8/0 33 Phillip Sumpter, DB - - - 1/0 1/0 34 Jackson Dillon, DAWG - - 12/8 8/7 20/15 35 Evan Michael, P - - - 8/0 8/0 36 Spencer Smith, P - - - 8/0 8/0 37 Bakari Holier, DB 9/4 12/2 12/3 8/0 41/9 38 Brandon Hayes, RB - 9/7 12/12 7/8 28/25 39 Reggis Ball, DB - 12/0 12/2 8/6 32/8 40 Alan Cross, TE - 12/10 11/10 8/8 31/28 41 Trevor Morgan, LS - - 12/0 8/0 20/0 44 Ryan Coleman, LB - - 12/12 6/3 18/15 45 Noah Robinson, LB - - - 8/1 8/1 46 Jake Elliott, PK - - 12/0 8/0 20/0 47 Nick Jacobs, P - - - 5/0 5/0 48 Ernest Suttles, DL - - - 8/5 8/5 49 Charles Harris, LB 12/0 12/12 12/12 8/8 44/32 50 Lenard Harden, LB - - 7/0 1/0 8/0 52 Sam Billings, LS - 3/0 - - 3/0 53 Leonard Pegues, LB - 12/0 12/0 8/0 32/0 54 Al Bond, OL 10/7 12/12 12/10 8/8 42/37 55 Christian Johnson, DL - - - 3/0 3/0 56 Terry Redden, DL 9/1 12/7 12/10 8/8 41/26 57 Alexander Karr, OL - - - 2/0 2/0 58 Donald Pennington, DL - - 10/2 6/0 17/3 63 Tyler Uselton, OL - - - 8/8 8/8 64 Zach Collins, OL - - - 8/0 8/0 65 Chris Roberson, OL - - 11/0 8/0 19/0 66 Tony Mays II, OL - - 8/3 7/3 15/6 67 Sam Thomas, OL - - 4/0 7/1 12/1 70 Micah Simmons, OL - 12/3 10/5 7/0 29/8 71 Gabe Kuhn, OL - - - 8/8 8/8 75 Michael Stannard, OL - 11/0-8/4 19/4 77 Taylor Fallin - 8/2 12/10 8/8 28/20 78 Kevin McIntyre, OL - - - 2/0 2/0 79 Nykiren Wellington, OL - - 12/11 8/0 19/11 80 Daniel Montiel, TE - - 9/0 8/2 17/2 81 Kyle Wilson, WR - - - 1/0 1/0 82 Adrian Henderson, WR - - 6/0 6/4 12/4 83 Daniel Hurd, WR - - 11/2 3/0 14/2 84 Robby Young, TE - - - 4/0 4/0 87 Tevin Jones, WR 1/0 12/1 12/7 8/6 33/14 88 Drew Bishop, WR - - 4/0 5/0 9/0 89 Phil Mayhue, WR - - - 8/1 8/1 91 Ricky Hunter, DL - 12/5 12/8 8/2 32/15 92 Melvin Jones, DL - 12/0 12/0 8/0 32/0 93 Cortez Crosby, DL - - - 8/0 8/0 95 Kewan Alfred, LB - - 1/0 5/0 6/0 97 Martin Ifedi, DL 12/0 12/10 12/12 4/4 40/26 99 Kendrick Golden, DL 11/0 12/1 12/0 6/0 41/1 Sharing a school Record Game Nine Memphis at Temple u Senior DE Martin Ifedi, who was on virtually every preseason watch list for defensive honors, returned to the Tigers starting lineup against Houston after missing the previous four games with an injury. In his first game since August, Ifedi had seven tackles including two for lost yardage. u After starting the season within one quarterback sack of tying Tramont Lawless record of 21 (1996-99), Ifedi finally notched his 21 st sack last week against Tulsa to tie for the school record. u Ifedi s sack ended Tulsa s first offensive series. With the play, Memphis has now held opponents scoreless on their opening drive of seven games this season. u And with the sack against Tulsa also counting for a tackle for loss, Ifedi moved past Derrick Ballard (2000-03) on the alltime TFL list to ninth. u Against Tulsa, Ifedi was the Tigers co-leader in tackles with seven and was also credited with two quarterback hurries. u For his career, Ifedi has now tallied 131 total tackles, including 31.5 for lost yardage (-145 yards) and 21 quarterback sacks (-118 yards). Tackles for Loss: Where does Martin Ifedi Rank? u 1 Tim Harris (1982-85) 49-251 yds u 2 Tony Brown (1999-02) 42-138 u 3 Frank Trotter (2008-11) 36-5-84 u 4 Marlon Brown (1985-88) 36-192 u 5 Tony Williams (1993-96) 35-119 u 6 Marcus Bell (1997-00) 34-107 u T7 Eric Fairs (1982-85) 32-118 u T7 Marvin Thomas (1983-86) 32-100 u 9 Martin Ifedi (2011- ) 31.5-136 u 10 Derrick Ballard (2000-03) 31-112 Turnover Margin u Prior to the Houston game, Memphis ranked in the top-10 in turnover margin. u After doubling its number of turnovers at that time during the season with five against UH, the Tigers had just one turnover against both SMU and Tulsa (fumbles). u Memphis current +0.63 turnover margin ranks 26 th nationally. u While the Tigers have turned the ball over 12 times in eight games, Memphis defense has gained 17 turnovers nine interceptions and eight fumbles. u Memphis eight fumbles gained ranks 30 st nationally. The team s 17 turnovers gained ranks 27 th. u Temple has gained 24 turnovers this season which ranks sixth nationally. u The Owls have recovered an FBS Football-leading 16 fumbles. u Against East Carolina, the Owls forced seven fumbles including two by Praise Martin-Oguike and recovered five. Tavon Young s 63-yard fumble return gave Temple its first points and the Owls built a 14-0 lead by converting a second fumble into a 40-yard touchdown drive. u Temple s 0.88 turnover margin ranks 21 st nationally. Tank Named to Midseason All-America Team u Senior LB Tank Jakes was named to CBSSports.com s Midseason All-America Second Team, as selected by a panel of writers, editors and producers at CBS. u Jakes ranks third nationally in forced fumbles at 0.50 per game (he has four in eight contests). He also ranks12 th in tackles for loss (1.5 pg) and 22 nd in quarterback sacks (0.75 pg). His 5.0 solo tackles per game ranks 70 th. u Jakes numbers have taken a slight ding following a second-half targeting penalty caused him to miss the second half of the SMU game. As part of the infraction, Jakes also missed the first half of the Tulsa game. u For the year, Jakes has 55 tackles (40 solos). u With 29 career tackles for lost yardage (-129 yards), Tanks is just two TFLs shy of climbing on the career top-10 list at Memphis. His 11 career quarterback sacks ranks just shy of the top-10 which bottoms with 14 sacks. Peak Performances for the LB u Tank Jakes was named Athlon Sports Conference Player of the Week for the American following the UCLA game. Against the Bruins, Jakes had 12 total tackles including 11 solo stops. In addition to his first double-digit tackle game, Jakes set a new career standard with four tackles for loss (-24 yards) including two sacks (-13 yards). He also forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the game. u Against Middle Tennessee, Jakes registered seven tackles (6 solo stops) including three tackles for lost yardage (-12 yards) and two quarterback sacks (-11 yards). One of Jakes sacks resulted in a safety, giving the Tigers a 9-0, first-quarter lead. It was Memphis first safety since playing Louisville in 2003 (128 games). u Also against MTSU, Jakes forced a fourth-quarter fumble that was scooped up by teammate Bobby McCain and returned 59 yards for a touchdown. On MTSU s next fourth-quarter drive, Jakes ended the series with an interception. u Against Cincinnati, Jakes led Memphis with 10 total tackles including nine in the first half as the Tigers built a 27-7 halftime lead. He had three tackles for lost yardage (-15 yards), two quarterback sacks (-12 yards) in the win and two quarterback hurries. u With Memphis in front 17-7 late in the first quarter of the Cincinnati game, Jakes had back-to-back quarterback sacks, marking his third, multi-sack game of the season. On the second sack, he stripped UC quarterback Gunner Kiel of the ball and the Tigers would recover at the Cincinnati 11. Memphis would score three plays later to take a 24-7 lead. u Jakes was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week following the Middle Tennessee and Cincinnati games.
November 7, 2014 Lincoln Financial Field / Philadelphia Page 9 SHANK tank u Against Middle Tennessee, LB Tank Jakes became the first Memphis player since Demorrio Shank in 2001 to have an interception, force a fumble and be credited with a quarterback sack in the same game. u Against Southern Miss on Oct. 6, 2001, Shank had a pick and forced fumble in addition to a ½ sack. u Marcus Bell, who went on to play seven seasons in the NFL and is now the Tigers Director of High School Relations, is the last player to have a full sack along with a forced fumble and a pick (vs. East Carolina on Oct. 7, 2000). Back in 1999 against Louisville, Caspor Stiles recorded two sacks, had an interception and forced a fumble which was returned 84 yards for a touchdown by Corey Irby. Takeaways for Bobby u Through eight games this season, Memphis senior CB Bobby McCain has four takeaways three interceptions including two at Ole Miss as well as a fumble recovered and returned 59 yards for a touchdown against Middle Tennessee. u McCain registered his ninth career interception, returning the ball 17 yards against MTSU. u With the return, McCain moved to second on the Memphis career interception yard list. With 233 return yards, he moved past Glenn Rogers, Jr. (229 yards). McCain later added his second pick during the game. u McCain ranks fifth among active FBS players in interception return yardage. His 10 career interceptions ranks 17 th among FBS players. u Along with Arizona s Tra Mayne Bondurant, McCain ranks tied for second in career interception returns for touchdowns with three. Middle Tennessee s Kevin Byard has returned four picks for scores during his career. INTERCEPTION YARD NUMBERS: Where s Bobby McCain u 1 Keith Spann (1993-96) 11-267 u 2 Bobby McCain (2011- ) 10-233 u 3 Glenn Rogers, Jr. (1988-90) 9-229 More On McCain s Interceptions u CB Bobby McCain picked off a pass, returning the ball 29 yards to halt Austin Peay s first series of the season opener. Last year in the opener against Duke, McCain had a 75-yard interception return against Duke. u Despite being sidelined by injury for three games last year, the Oxford, Ala., native was quite a contributor in the games in which he played in 2013. u He was NCAA FBS Football s co-leader in interceptions per game in 2013 with a 0.7 average. He had six interceptions for 108 total return yards. McCain returned two picks for touchdowns during the season. u In a 23-10 win over USF, McCain became the first American Athletic Conference player to intercept three passes in the same game. His second interception of the game was returned 36 yards for a touchdown with 1:35 to play to help seal the Tigers win. Heart of Defense, Team u Senior LB Charles Harris has been the Tigers leading tackler each of the last two seasons. u Harris surpassed the 200-tackle plateau with five tackles against Middle Tennessee. For his career, the Memphis native now has 219 tackles including six for lost yardage, 1.5 sacks and three pass breakups. u Harris has played in each of the team s 44 games, starting the team s last 32 contests. u Justin Fuente says of Harris... He s the quarterback of the defense out there. He makes all the checks. He allows us to do some things we do defensively because a great percentage of time he gets us in the right alignment. u Academically, Harris carries a 3.64 grade point average. He was a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation s Scholar-Athlete Awards and is a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award. Elliott s Efforts against Tulsa u Sophomore PK Jake Elliott converted four-of-five field goals and scored a career-high 16 points by kicking in the Tigers 40-20 win over Tulsa. u After missing a 39-yard attempt into the wind in the first quarter, Elliott drilled four field goals including two from 50+ yards. He converted from 53, 37, 47 and 51 yards out. u The 53-yard field goal with 14:37 to play in the second quarter tied for the second-longest in school history. His 51-yarder in the third quarter tied for the eighth-longest. Elliott now has four of Memphis 15 longest place-kicks. u He also made four PATs in the game to account for his 16 points which ties for the third-most points by kicking in a game. u Elliott also had five of his nine kickoffs go for touchbacks. Tulsa s average starting point for series after kickoffs was the 20-yard line. Elliott s Season & Career u For the year, Elliott has made all 35 point-after tries and is 12-of-18 on field goal attempts including 10-for-13 from inside the 50-yard line. u Elliott s 71 points scored in 2014 leads the American Athletic Conference. u The 71 points is currently tied for seventh all-time at Memphis and just one point shy of Elliott s 2013 total (72 points). u The sophomore has already scored 143 career points which ranks 12 th in school history. Ranked just ahead of Elliott on the career scoring chart is No. 10 place-kicker Rusty Bennett (1977-80) who scored 155 career points and No. 11 running back Alex Williams (1949-50) who scored 144 career points. u Elliott currently ranks eighth all-time at Memphis with 28 field goals made. u Of his 54 kickoffs, Elliott has had 30 go for touchbacks. u Opponents averaging starting position for drives after Elliott kicks is inside the 23-yard line. National Polls AP Top 25 1 Mississippi State (45) 8-0 1484 2 Florida State (15) 8-0 1452 3 Auburn 7-1 1345 4 Alabama 7-1 1281 5 Oregon 8-1 1275 6 TCU 7-1 1148 7 Michigan State 7-1 1120 8 Notre Dame 7-1 1096 9 Kansas State 7-1 1049 10 Baylor 7-1 961 11 Arizona State 7-1 831 12 Ole Miss 7-2 828 13 Ohio State 7-1 780 14 LSU 7-2 717 15 Nebraska 7-1 680 16 Oklahoma 6-2 574 17 Georgia 6-2 465 18 UCLA 7-2 464 19 Clemson 6-2 341 20 Utah 6-2 327 21 Arizona 6-2 325 22 Duke 7-1 288 23 Marshall 8-0 238 24 West Virginia 6-3 159 25 Wisconsin 6-2 83 Others receiving votes: Colorado State 67, Southern Cal 48, Missouri 42, Georgia Tech 15, Louisville 7, Stanford 4, North Dakota State 4, Florida 1, Texas A&M 1. Amway Coaches Poll 1 Mississippi State (40) 8-0 1526 2 Florida State (22) 8-0 1501 3 Auburn 7-1 1355 4 Alabama 7-1 1349 5 Oregon 8-1 1289 6 Michigan State 7-1 1241 7 TCU 7-1 1150 8 Notre Dame 7-1 1121 9 Kansas State 7-1 1087 10 Baylor 7-1 957 11 Ohio State 7-1 901 12 Arizona State 7-1 854 13 Ole Miss 7-2 793 14 Nebraska 8-1 766 15 LSU 7-2 636 16 Oklahoma 6-2 601 17 Georgia 6-2 508 18 UCLA 7-2 438 19 Clemson 6-2 394 20 Duke 7-1 320 21 Arizona 6-2 307 22 Utah 6-2 253 23 Marshall 8-0 253 24 Wisconsin 6-2 146 25 West Virginia 6-3 130 Others receiving votes: Missouri 82, Colorado State 81, Georgia Tech 32, Southern California 31, Minnesota 19, Iowa 12, Louisville 7, Boise State 5, Cincinnati 2, East Carolina 2, Miami (Fla.) 1.
Page 10 Lynch s Career Chart Assault Career Passing Yards 1 Danny Wimprine 2001-04 10,215 2 Martin Hankins 2006-07 5,770 3 Danny Sparkman 1983-85 4,311 4 Lloyd Patterson 1975-78 4,201 5 Steve Mathews 1992-93 3,980 6 Paxton Lynch 2013-3,947 7 Benard Oden 1995-97 2,686 8 Will Hudgens 2005-09 2,681 9 Tim Jones 1986-89 2,668 10 Neil Suber 1998-01 2,646 Career Passing touchdowns 1 Danny Wimprine 2001-04 81 2 Martin Hankins 2006-07 43 3 Steven Mathews 1992-93 31 4 Lloyd Patterson 1975-78 30 5 Danny Sparkman 1983-85 27 6 James Earl Wright 1959-61 26 7 Billy Fletcher 1963-65 21 T8 Paxton Lynch 2013-19 T8 Tim Jones 1986-89 19 Career Pass completions 1 Danny Wimprine 2001-04 808 2 Martin Hankins 2006-07 487 3 Paxton Lynch 2013-363 4 Steve Mathews 1992-93 341 5 Danny Sparkman 1983-85 328 6 Lloyd Patterson 1975-78 246 7 Will Hudgens 2005-09 240 8 Neil Suber 1998-01 238 9 Arkelon Hall 2008-09 235 10 Tim Jones 1986-89 210 Career Pass ATTEMPTS 1 Danny Wimprine 2001-04 1469 2 Martin Hankins 2006-07 805 3 Danny Sparkman 1983-85 662 4 Paxton Lynch 2013-599 5 Lloyd Patterson 1975-78 560 6 Steven Mathews 1992-93 539 7 Neil Suber 1998-01 463 8 Bily Fletcher 1963-65 438 SEASON Passing Yards 1 Martin Hankins 2007 3,220 2 Danny Wimprine 2003 3,174 3 Danny Wimprine 2004 2,892 4 Danny Wimprine 2002 2,820 5 Martin Hankins 2006 2,550 6 Arkelon Hall 2008 2,275 7 Bernard Oden 1997 2,249 8 Steve Matthews 1992 2,084 9 Ryan Williams 2010 2,075 10 Paxton Lynch 2013 2,056 (12) Paxton Lynch 2014 1,891 SEASON Passing touchdowns 1 Martin Hankins 2007 25 2 Danny Wimprine 2002 23 T3 Danny Wimprine 2004 22 Danny Wimprine 2003 22 T5 Martin Hankins 2006 18 Steve Matthews 1992 18 T7 Jacob Karam 2012 14 Danny Wimprine 2001 14 Lloyd Patterson 1996 14 T10 Ryan Williams 2010 13 Steve Mathews 1993 13 Billy Fletcher 1965 13 James Earl Wright 1960 13 T14 Arkelon Hall 2008 12 Bernard Oden 1997 12 (NR) Paxton Lynch 2014 10 Dual Punters Game Nine Memphis at Temple u Memphis has utilized two punters throughout the season red-shirt freshman Spencer Smith and true freshman Nick Jacobs. u Spencer has handled punts in all eight games this season, averaging 39.9 yards on 31 punts. He has placed 12 inside opponents 20-yard line, including three-of-four punts against Tulsa last week. u Jacobs has just a 32.9 punting average but all nine of his punts have been downed inside opponents 20-yard line. KOR TD: It s been awhile u Memphis has currently gone 211 straight games without returning a kickoff for a touchdown. The streak is generally considered the longest in FBS football. u The Tigers last return of a kickoff for a score came on Nov. 9, 1996 against Tennessee when Kevin Cobb returned a kickoff 95 yards to tie the game at 14-14. The play earned Cobb an ESPN ESPY. u Joe Craig appeared to break that drought last year when he took a kick from the three, headed to the near sideline and up the field to the end zone in the final minutes of the UCF game. A holding call nullified the return. u In 2012, Bobby McCain almost broke the streak at Duke. McCain had a 95-yard return to the Duke five in the second quarter of the game. u McCain set a school, single-game record with the highest kickoff return average (43.7 yards per return) against Duke. Punt returns for scores? u Tevin Jones was credited with a punt return touchdown in the second game of the 2012 season when he pounced on the ball in the end zone after a blocked punt at Arkansas State. u Officially, the Tigers have gone 29 games without a punt returned for a score. u The last time Memphis had a returner score on a punted ball was Oct. 16, 2004 when Darron White returned a punt 60 yards early in the first quarter of the Tulane game. The score came after Tulane was forced to punt following its first drive and gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead en route to a 49-24 victory. u Memphis has gone 124 games without a return man taking a punt back for a touchdown. Special Teams chart climber u Keiwone Malone currently ranks fifth on the Memphis career chart in punt return yardage with 603 yards. u Malone ranks behind No. 4 Darron White (2001-04) who had 648 punt return yards during his career. The career record is 816 yards, set by Keith Wright (1974-77). u Malone also ranks fourth in punt returns with 67. Ryan Johnson (1999-2001) is the career record holder with 76 yards. u With his next punt return, Malone will move into a tie with White for third in all-time punt returns and with three will move into a tie with Ryan Roskelly for second. u Malone had two punt returns for 16 yards against Tulsa last week. PUNT RETURN NUMBERS: Who s Ahead of Keiwone Malone Career Punt Returns u 1 Ryan Johnson (1999-01) 76 u 2 Ryan Roskelly (1994-95) 70 u 3 Darron White (2001-04) 68 u 4 Keiwone Malone (2011- ) 67 u 5 Keith Wright (1974-77) 57 Career Punt Return Yards u 1 Keith Wright (1974-77) 816 u 2 Ryan Johnson (1999-01) 784 u 3 Ryan Roskelly (1994-95) 720 u 4 Darron White (2001-04) 648 u 5 Keiwone Malone (2011- ) 603 Tigers in Overtime games u Memphis has been involved in six overtime games, the last coming in the 2009 season finale at Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane defeated the Tigers 33-30 on Nov. 27, 2009. u Prior to the Tulsa game, Memphis previous overtime game was against SMU and decided in three overtime periods. A 55-52 win over the Mustangs is currently the Tigers lone overtime victory. u Memphis has played just one other multi-overtime affair, a three-overtime game against Houston on Oct. 31, 2000. The Cougars won that game 33-30. MEMPHIS overtime games u Oct. 31, 2000 vs. Houston (L, 33-30/3 ot) u 2 Nov. 11, 2000 vs. Cincinnati (L, 13-10) u Sept. 24, 2005 at Tulsa (L, 37-31) u Nov. 18, 2006 vs. Houston (L, 23-20) u Nov. 24, 2007 vs. SMU (W, 55-52/3 ot) u Nov. 27, 2009 at Tulsa (L, 33-30) Healthy dose of senior leadership u Memphis has 21 seniors on its 2014 roster. u Comparatively, Memphis previous senior classes under head coach Justin Fuente have consisted of 14 seniors apiece. u This year marks the first time since the 2011 season the Tigers have 20+ seniors. u In his first two seasons at Memphis, Fuente selected a group of student-athletes representing different classes as well as playing positions to serve on his Leadership Council. u This year Fuente has made his class of seniors the Leadership Council. Three seniors LB Charles Harris, DB Bakari Hollier & Bobby McCain are each members of the Leadership Council for a third straight year. u This year marks the second straight year OL Al Bond, RB Brandon Hayes and DL Terry Redden have been members of the Leadership Council.
November 7, 2014 Lincoln Financial Field / Philadelphia Page 11 Rookies in the Starting Lineup u At one point or another this season, Memphis has started six different freshmen including two true freshmen. u In last week s win over Tulsa, WR Roderick Proctor and LB Noah Robinson notched their first career starts as true freshmen. u Proctor tied a career best with five pass receptions (21 yards) in the Tulsa win. u Robinson matched a career high with four tackles in the Tulsa game. u LB Genard Avery and WR Phil Mayhue have also been given starting nods in their true freshman season. Red-shirt freshman OC Gabe Kuhn has started all eight games this season. Red-shirt freshman Ernest Suttles has started five games. u Avery has four quarterback sacks among his 12 tackles this season. Mayhue had a career-long, 54-yard touchdown reception against SMU and for the year has caught seven passes for 159 yards. u Comparatively, Memphis previous senior classes under head coach Justin Fuente have consisted of 14 seniors apiece. NFL 53 u Memphis currently has nine former players on NFL, 53-man rosters: u Marcus Ball, S, New Orleans Saints u Akeem Davis, S, Washington Redskins u Jordan Devey, OL, New England Patriots u Stephen Gostkowski, PK, New England Patriots u Ronald Leary, OL, Dallas Cowboys u Clinton McDonald, DT, Tampa Bay Buccanners u Dontari Poe, DT, Kansas City Chiefs u Wade Smith, OL, Philadelphia Eagles u DeAngelo Williams, RB, Carolina Panthers The Tigers have two other former players with teams: u Lonnie Ballentine, S, Houston Texans is currently listed Reserve/Injured. u Robert Steeples, CB, Kansas City Chiefs is on team s practice squad. Pink Ribbon Helmet Sticker u Memphis will wear this season a helmet sticker featuring a pink ribbon and the numeral 20. u Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams, who wore No. 20 during his collegiate career at Memphis, lost his mother Sandra Kay Hill after an extended battle with breast cancer this past May. Williams has also lost four aunts to breast Cancer. u Williams is passionate about breast cancer awareness and The DeAngelo Williams Foundation is committed to providing free mammograms to women in Charlotte, Memphis and his hometown of Wynne, Ark. u Williams mom was the inspiration behind the NFL first allowing players to wear pink cleats in 2009. LOSS OF A LEGEND u John Bull Bramlett, one of the greatest defensive players in Tiger football history who also starred on the baseball diamond at the University of Memphis and went on to professionally play both sports, passed away Oct. 23. He was 73. u Just last September during halftime of the Tigers game against Duke, Bramlett s No. 64 jersey was retired. u As a senior, Bramlett registered two pass interceptions which were returned for a total of 55 yards. The Tigers improved to 8-1 and in an important program milestone, Bramlett led the defense in allowing Mississippi State to score just seven points as Memphis State won its first game against an SEC opponent, 28-7 against the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss. u On the baseball, he batted.358 as a senior, hitting four home runs and stealing 18 bases. u Bramlett was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and stayed in professional baseball for three years before signing a contract with the Denver Broncos in 1965. He was the runner-up for Rookie of the Year honors in the NFL behind quarterback Joe Namath and went on to play seven seasons for four teams in the NFL. u Following his playing career, Bramlett became a lay evangelist. He spoke to hundreds of churches, schools, prisons and at conventions, as well as led NFL and MLB chapel services for the past 40 years. Memphis Season Accolades Player of the Week Honors September 1 - Austin Peay Game Bobby McCain, CB TSWA Defensive POW Jarvis Cooper, RB American Honor Roll September 8 - UCLA Game Tank Jakes, LB TSWA Defensive POW American Honor Roll Paxton Lynch, QB American Offensive POW TSWA Offensive POW September 22 - Middle Tennessee Game Tank Jakes, LB American Defensive POW TSWA Defensive POW Paxton Lynch, QB American Honor Roll October 6 - Cincinnati Game Tank Jakes, LB American Defensive POW Paxton Lynch, QB TSWA Offensive POW October 25 - SMU Game Paxton Lynch, QB American Honor Roll October 31 - Tulsa Game Brandon Hayes, RB American Offensive POW Jake Elliott, PK American Special Teams POW Lou Groza Award Star of Week CBSSports.com Midseason All-America Second Team Tank Jakes, LB Phil Steele Midseason All-AAC Team First Team Alan Cross, TE Tank Jakes, LB Bobby McCain, DB Second Team Terry Redden, DL Keiwone Malone, PR BRUCE SELECTED FOR INDUCTION IN TENNESSEE SPORTS HALL OF FAME u Isaac Bruce, who made an impact on the Memphis football program at wide receiver and went on to have a stellar NFL career, has been named to the 2015 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Banquet will be held June 6 th, 2015 at the Nashville Omni Hotel. u A talented junior college transfer who earned a starting position with the Tigers before the opening game, Bruce helped give the U of M one of the nation s top passing attacks. He started all 11 games as a junior in 1992 and was the team s second-leading receiver with 39 catches for 532 yards and five touchdowns. u It was the 1993 campaign that caught the attention of NFL scouts. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native opened the 1993 season with seven catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers win over Mississippi State. He added 147 yards against East Carolina, 109 in a contest against Arkansas State, 108 in the Tulsa game, and had over 90 yards receiving in five additional contests. u Bruce finished the 1993 season with a school-record 74 catches for 1,054 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 74 catches and 1,054 yards remain Memphis football season records and his 10 touchdown receptions ranks fourth. u Bruce s Memphis jersey was retired in a ceremony at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in October, 1993. u Bruce was drafted in the second round by the St. Louis Rams in 1994. He played 16 seasons in the NFL, retiring in 2010 as the NFL s second all-time leading receiver with 1,024 receptions for 15,208 yards and 91 touchdowns.
Page 12 Game Nine Memphis at Temple Stadium Facts Capacity 59,308 Surface Location AstroTurf 335 South Hollywood, Memphis First Game Sept. 18, 1965 Opponent Ole Miss Score Ole Miss 34, Memphis 14 All-Time LBMS Record 150-141-7 Most Points Scored 69 vs. Louisville (1969) Most Points Scored by Opponent 59, Miss. State (2011) TOP CROWDS 1996 Tennessee 65,885 1991 Mississippi 65,483 1992 Tennessee 65,234 1987 Mississippi 64,187 2000 Tennessee 63,121 2006 Tennessee 61,783 1989 Mississippi 59,795 1999 Mississippi 57,523 1989 Arkansas State 57,500 1988 Tennessee 55,173 2005 Mississippi 53,339 1981 Mississippi 53,170 1979 Mississippi 53,166 2004 Louisville 52,384 TOP CROWDS (Discounting SEC Opponents) 1989 Arkansas State 57,500 2004 Louisville 52,384 1990 Arkansas State 50,178 2003 USF 47,875 2005 UAB 47,669 2004 Southern Miss 47,163 2005 Marshall 46,403 2014 Middle Tennessee 46,378 2013 Duke 44,237 2003 Louisville 44,081 1984 Louisiana-Lafayette 42,256 2008 Louisville 40,248 2003 East Carolina 40,131 1984 North Carolina 39,851 1983 Virginia Tech 39,528 2012 UT Martin 39,076 LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM The University of Memphis football program is fortunate to have one of the finest facilities in the nation in which to play its home games. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, built by the citizens of Memphis, is a memorial to the veterans of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. The renovated 61,000-seat facility, built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million by the city of Memphis, is operated by the Memphis Park Services Department. The Tigers inaugurated the stadium in the fall of 1965 and in 49 years, have compiled a 148-140-7 record in the Liberty Bowl. The stadium features an AstroTurf playing surface, spacious locker rooms and a four-level press box which features a VIP stadium club. The playing surface, which had been natural grass through the 2004 season, was replaced with a FieldTurf surface prior to the 2005 campaign. For the 2012 season, the surface changed to AstroTurf, a surface used in several FBS collegiate and NFL stadiums. The field surface upgrade was part of major renovations to the stadium for 2012. The centerpiece of the 2012 renovations at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium was a $2.5 million video scoreboard and sound system. A generous donation provided by Fed Ex to the U of M paved the way for the video board/sound system upgrades. The south end zone features a 98x48-foot, stateof-the-art video board with a sound system located on the sides of the structure. The speakers and cap/or crown of the scoreboard makes the structure s actual size grow to 106 feet by 58 feet. According to available statistics, the board is one of the top-10 largest video boards in the nation. In 2012, the north end zone was updated with an LED board that is 38x10 feet in size. In addition to the $850,000 FieldTurf playing surface for the 2005 season, the Liberty Bowl underwent several aesthetic changes the last six years (2005-11) that made the stadium look more like the Home of the Tigers. Prior to the start of the 2006 season, Jim McDonald of McDonald Outdoor provided several large photo wraps on the walls of the stadium s entrances to welcome Tigers fans. Graphics wraps were unveiled around the stadium s interior in 2008, and a face-lift project for the stadium s restrooms on the lower concourse was completed prior to the start of the season. A major renovation project took place at the Liberty Bowl prior to the start of the 2009 season when the Tigers and visitors locker rooms both underwent makeovers. The most notable change was the separation of the two locker rooms in the north tunnel. The Tigers locker room remained in the north tunnel, while the visitors locker room moved to the stadium s south tunnel. Renovations in both 2009 and 2013 have brought the stadium into compliance with ADA specifications. The two separate renovations lowered the stadium s capacity from 62,380 to 59,308. In the spring of 2010, the Memphis City Council approved a $15.7 million capital improvements budget to upgrade the grounds surrounding the Liberty Bowl. Included in the renovations was the construction of a grand entrance off East Parkway which City Council approved naming Tiger Lane in honor of the facility s longest tenant the University of Memphis. Tiger Lane officially opened Sept. 18, 2010, when Memphis hosted Middle Tennessee. Prior to the recent upgrades in the 2000s, the previous major renovation came in 1987 to a tune of $19.5 million. Included in the 1987 facelift were the addition of the sky-suites located on the east side of the stadium, approximately 12,000 seats in the stands and a stadium club to accommodate donors. Other areas of the stadium also were vastly improved, including the lighting system, playing surface, handicap seating area, concession stands and restroom facilities. In December of 1983, city of Memphis officials named the playing surface Rex Dockery Field in honor of the late Tigers coach who was killed in a plane crash. The stadium also hosts the annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl Game, as well as the Southern Heritage Classic. In spring of 2011, the worldwide-known Memphis In May BBQ Contest was moved to Tiger Lane from Tom Lee Park on the Mississippi River as a result of flooding in that area. Throughout the 49-year history, several professional teams have called the Liberty Bowl home. In 1974, the Grizzlies of the World Football League played their only season in Memphis. From 1978-80, the stadium hosted the Memphis Rogues of the North American Soccer League, and later in 1984-85, the Showboats of the U.S. Football League (USFL). Three other professional football organizations spent one season in the Liberty Bowl, including the XFL s Memphis Maniax (2001), the NFL s Tennessee Oilers (1997) and the CFL s Memphis Mad Dogs (1995).