THE UNIVERSITY O F TULSA FOOTBALL 2006 MEDIA GUIDE

JON HAMEISTER-RIES Senior • OG ROBERT LATU AARON DANENHAUER Senior • DE Senior • C

NICK GRAHAM BOBBY BLACKSHIRE Senior • DB Senior • DB 2005 C-USA Second Team 2005 C-USA First Team

NICK BUNTING Senior • LB 2005 C-USA Third Team

Mike mengers BRANDON DILES Senior • OT Senior • RB

Aug. 31 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:00 pm Sept. 9 at Brigham Young 3:00 pm Sept. 16 NORTH 6:00 pm Sept. 23 at Navy (CSTV) 12:30 pm Oct. 3 SOUTHERN MISS* (ESPN2) 6:30 pm Oct. 14 at East Carolina* 2:00 pm Oct. 21 at Memphis* (CSTV) 7:00 pm Oct. 27 UTEP* (ESPN2) 7:00 pm Nov. 4 at Houston* 4:00 pm Nov. 11 RICE* 2:00 pm Nov. 18 at SMU* 2:00 pm Nov. 24 TULANE* 2:00 pm

*Indicates Conference USA Games idris moss 2005 C-USA Champions BOLD CAPS indicates Home Games 2005 AutoZone jeff perrett Senior •WR Times are Central Time Zone Liberty Bowl Champions Senior •OT 2005 C-USA Third Team • TU claimed the inaugural ­ nelson coleman • Tulsa won the 2005 Conference USA Junior • LB AutoZone Liberty Bowl ­Championship in 2005 • TU defeated Fresno State in • Tulsa defeated UCF in the Liberty Bowl, 31-24 the 2005 C-USA title CHADD EVANS • Tulsa has participated in game, 44-27 Junior • DE 13 Bowl Games • Tulsa has won 34 tarRion adams • TU became the first school conference titles Sophomore • RB to play in five straight New Years Day Bowl Games (1942-46)

Anthony germanY Junior • QB Junior • DB

CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN Junior • LB GOLDEN HURRICANE

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PLAYERS Introduction 1 2005 Tulsa Individual Superlatives ...... 107 Hurricane in All-Star Games ...... 151 2005 Tulsa and Opponent Season Tulsa’s Conference History...... 152 STAFF Table of Contents ...... 1 Highs and Lows...... 107 All-Conference Selections...... 153-156 Tulsa Quick Facts...... 1 2005 Starting Lineups...... 108 Conference Honors...... 156 REVIEW 2006 Football Schedule...... 1 2005 Opponent Individual Superlatives...... 108 The City of Tulsa ...... 2-3 2005 Team Game-by-Game Summaries ...... 109 Records 157 C-USA The ...... 4-9 2005 Individual Game-by-Game OPPONENTS Tulsa Athletics ...... 10-11 Offensive Stats...... 110 Tulsa’s NCAA Records/Annual Athletic Facilities ...... 12-13 2005 Individual Game-by-Game Champions ...... 158-160 HISTORY Skelly Stadium ...... 14-16 Tackle Chart...... 111 Individual Season Leaders ...... 161-165 Career Stats for 2005 Seniors ...... 112 Tulsa Team Records ...... 166-167 Case Athletic Complex ...... 17 RECORDS Strength and Conditioning/Sports Medicine ...... 18 Tulsa Individual Records ...... 168-169 C-USA 113 Opponent Team Records ...... 170-171 MEDIA Players 19 Game Streaks ...... 171 Conference USA Profile ...... 114-115 Hurricane 100-Yard Receivers ...... 172-173 2005 C-USA Standings ...... 116 Hurricane 300-Yard Passers...... 173 2006 Season Preview...... 20-25 2006 C-USA Composite Schedule ...... 116-117 Hurricane 100-Yard Rushers...... 174-175 2006 Depth Chart...... 26 2006 C-USA National TV Schedule ...... 117 Longest Plays...... 176 2006 Returning Letterwinners ...... 26 2006 C-USA Bowl Affiliations ...... 118 Top-10 Single Game Performances ...... 177 2006 Team Analysis ...... 27 2006 Bowl Schedule ...... 119 Top-10 Single Season Performances ...... 178 2006 Alphabetical Roster...... 28-29 2005 C-USA Team Stats ...... 120-121 Tulsa’s Record by Decades ...... 178 2006 Numerical Roster ...... 30-31 2005 C-USA Individual Stats ...... 122-123 Top-10 Career Performances ...... 179 Pronunciation Guide ...... 31 2005 C-USA All-Conference/Honors ...... 124 Series Records vs. All Opponents ...... 180-181 Player Profiles ...... 32-61 All-Time Head Coaching Records ...... 181 Newcomer Profiles ...... 62-66 Opponents 125 Top 10 Winningest Coaches ...... 181 2006 Newcomer Roster ...... 66 Top Crowds to See Tulsa Play...... 182 2006 Opponents ...... 126-127 A Hurricane in Tulsa-Nickname Staff 67 Series History Against 2006 Origination...... 182 Opponents...... 128-129 Season-by-Season Review ...... 183-185 Head Football Coach ...... 68-71 A Historical Look Against 2006 Opponents ...... 130 Homecoming Game Results...... 186 Coaching Staff...... 72-81 All-Time Results...... 187-200 President ...... 82 History 131 University Administration...... 83 Media 201 Director of Athletics...... 84 Tulsa Football Historical Review ...... 132-139 Athletics Administration...... 85-86 Hurricane Bowl History ...... 140-144 Media Information...... 202 Athletics Staff...... 87-88 Retired Jerseys ...... 144 Football Team Travel Plans...... 203 All-Americans...... 145 C-USA Teleconference Schedule...... 203 Review 89 Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame ...... 146 Athletic Department Directory ...... 204 Tulsa in the National Polls ...... 146 Directions to Skelly Stadium ...... 204 2005 Game-by-Game Review ...... 90-102 Tulsa’s Pro Football Hall of Famers...... 147 Restaurants, Hotels, Car Rental, Taxi ...... 205 2005 Season Results...... 103 Tulsa’s Pro Draftees...... 148-150 Primary Media Outlets...... 206 2005 Team and Individual Statistics ...... 103-106 Current NFL Players ...... 150

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In Memorium . . . Location: Tulsa, DATE OPPONENT TIME Enrollment: 4,084 (2,796 undergraduates) Aug. 31 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6 pm Founded: 1894 Sept. 9 at Brigham Young 3 pm Nickname: Golden Hurricane Sept. 16 NORTH TEXAS 6 pm Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Sept. 23 at Navy (CSTV) 12:30 pm Affiliation: NCAA Division I-A Oct. 3 SOUTHERN MISS* (ESPN2) 6:30 pm Conference: Conference USA Oct. 14 at East Carolina* 2 pm Dr. Steadman Upham Oct. 21 at Memphis* (CSTV) 7 pm DEVIN ADAIR President: Faculty Representative: Tom Holland Oct. 27 UTEP* (ESPN2) 7 pm July 24, 1984-April 28, 2006 Director of Athletics: Lawrence Cunningham Nov. 4 at Houston* 4 pm The TU community was saddened by the loss Head Football Coach: Steve Kragthorpe (4th year) Nov. 11 RICE* 2 pm of football student-athlete Devin Adair in April 2005 Record: Won 9, Lost 4 Nov. 18 at SMU* 2 pm 2006. A mid-semester transfer from El 2005 C-USA Record: Won 6, Lost 2 (1st place) Nov. 24 TULANE* 2 pm Camino (Calif.) Junior College, Devin made a Offense: Pro Set lasting impression upon the TU football pro- *Conference USA Games • Times are central time zone Defense: 3-3-5 gram in his short time on campus. He was an Bold CAPS are home games energetic and bright young man who will be Stadium: Skelly (35,542) greatly missed and long remembered by his Surface: FieldTurf teammates.

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In 1719, a French trader came within a few miles of Tulsa and claimed Tulsa’s real assets are the over 750,000 people who live and work in the metropoli- the land for France. He reported an abundance of trees and water, rolling tan area. The people of Tulsa enjoy a lifestyle that hills and plentiful game. Today’s residents and visitors are also impressed is family-oriented and civic-minded. There is widespread support for sporting events, the with Tulsa’s natural beauty and gracious lifestyle. performing arts, cultural festivals, historical and art museums and a world-class zoo. The temperate climate encourages use of world- class golf courses and an extensive parks system. On most days of the year, parks will Tulsa Facts be filled with joggers, walkers, tennis enthu- City Population — 383,760 (2004 estimate) siasts, cyclists, volleyball players and young Founded — 1898 families enjoying the playgrounds. The natural beauty of the area has not Time Zone — Central been spoiled by a city being built in its midst. Median Age — 35 Tulsa’s downtown area has some of the best Average Maximum Temperature — 71 examples of art deco and revivalist architec- ture in the nation. Average Minimum Temperature — 49 Average Days of Sunshine — 227

Elevation — 725 The Tulsa Zoo is a world-class facility. Tulsa City Area — 192 square miles Tulsa Metro Area — 5,161 square miles

The Golden Driller

Keystone Lake, Skiatook Lake and Oolagah Lake are Southern Hills Country Club, host of the 2007 PGA within 30 minutes of Tulsa. Championship.

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About Tulsa income is 11 percent ABOVE the national average. Tulsan’s enjoy unsurpassed beauty, a • A recent labor market survey reported--Tulsa well-educated and talented workforce, cultur- enjoys a workforce with education and al diversity and a pro-business environment. training which exceeds the national average. All of this ensures Tulsa remains a great place • More than ever, Tulsans have access to to do business, raise a family and visit. more quality educational opportunities. We have over 49,000 students currently Some of the following points provide a sum- enrolled in our public and private higher mary of the Tulsa region: education institutions and technology • Tulsa still remains below the national aver- schools. These assets provide a significant age in unemployment, while reporting net labor supply ready to fill the needs of our Philbrook Museum of Art new job growth. businesses. Tulsa is a young city built mostly since the • The Tulsa region is host to some of the • In tourism — last year, Tulsa was ranked in 1970s. The City of Tulsa, along with civic world’s most envious labor force clusters — the top 10 southern cities in Southern groups and homeowners, contributes to in aerospace we are 8th in the nation, in oil Living magazine and Fodor’s Travel Tulsa’s natural beauty by the use of impres- and gas — we are 9th and technology is Publications listed Tulsa as one of its out- sive landscaping. Few places in the United 17th. standing travel destinations — but distin- States can boast of the variety of trees and • Almost 80 percent of our region’s business- guished us as being overlooked and undis- flowers that Tulsans take for granted. es contain 10 and fewer employees — it’s covered. Tulsa has grown and become part of the obvious the Tulsa metro economy depends very modern world since that first French trad- on the entrepreneurship and vitality of er wandered by accident into the area. But to small businesses. the diverse people who make Tulsa their • Tulsa ranked in the top one-third of all home, it’s still a place of abundant beauty and MSAs, states and countries worldwide in opportunity. total gross product in 2001, with a gross Another asset of the city of Tulsa is the production of goods and services of $29.24 The Tulsa Sports Commission. Founded in billion — and the forecast for 2003 is over 1993, the Tulsa Sports Commission creates a half a billion dollars in growth. position economic impact in the Tulsa region • Our cost of doing business is 20 percent through attracting, developng, and facilitating BELOW the national average. amateur sports events, sports related conven- • Tulsa’s cost of living is 8 percent BELOW the tions and other ventures and facilities, thus national average and our County per capita enhancing the community’s quality of life.

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Today ranked among the top 100 universities in the nation, The University of Tulsa traces its beginnings to Muskogee, Indian Territory, where it was founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1894 as a mission school for Indian girls.

By 1907, the school had been renamed Henry Kendall College. Tulsa’s population at the time was only about 7,000, and Muskogee was developing an edge as the ter- ritory’s commercial leader. Seeing that an institution of higher education was essential to Tulsa’s growth, enterprising members of the Tulsa Commercial Club bought the college achieving students from throughout the and moved it to its current campus location – nation are attracted to Tulsa not only by TU’s just in time for statehood. (In fact, the bell reputation, but also by its emphasis on per- rung to announce Oklahoma’s statehood sonal attention: the average class size is 19 remains on campus today.) and the student-to-faculty ratio is 11-to-1. In the nearly 100 years since Henry TU’s combination of academic quality and Kendall College joined its destiny with that of many founders and benefactors: Chapman, individual attention is matched by an empha- Tulsa, the relationship between school and Harwell, Keplinger, Lorton, Mabee, McClure, sis on enrichment programs such as the TU city has grown and deepened. In 1921, direc- Oliphant, Phillips, Shaw, Skelly, Westby and Honors Program and Tulsa Undergraduate tors re-chartered the college as The University Zink among them. Research Challenge (TURC), which provide of Tulsa. Early and generous support from While TU’s growing reputation is built on students with opportunities for mentored pioneering civic leaders the vision and generosity of many, it also research, leadership development, and secured the universi- reflects the talents of its students. This past service. ty’s future. Their year, TU welcomed the most outstanding TU garnered national acclaim in 2005 as legacy is evident freshman class in university history, with a a Truman Honor Institution, an award across campus record number of National Merit Scholars bestowed by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship today in build- (one in eight) and nearly two-thirds of fresh- Foundation on select colleges and universities ings bearing men ranking in the top 10 percent of their that place a priority on service learning. Ten the names of high school graduating classes. These high- TU students have been awarded Truman

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Scholarships in recent years, joining the many Goldwater Scholars, Udall Scholars, and Fast Facts Marshall Scholars who are proving that a TU Founded: 1894 education inspires excellence both in the classroom and beyond. Institution Type: Private, doctoral degree granting, accredited, coeducational In keeping with its core values, The Affiliation: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) University of Tulsa educates students for a Enrollment (2005): 4,084 (2,796 undergraduate, 1,288 graduate and law) rapidly changing and increasingly complex Programs: 58 undergraduate, 33 graduate, 10 doctoral world. TU students come from 46 states and Average class size: 19 61 countries outside of the . A Student/faculty ratio: 11 to 1 growing number of them live on the universi- ty’s 200-acre residential campus, which has Full-time faculty: 306 expanded significantly over the past decade Endowed chairs and/or professorships: 25 with new facilities including the Donald W. Average ACT score: 26.8 (2005 freshman class) Reynolds Center, Michael D. Case Tennis Top 10 percent of high school class: 62 percent (2005 freshman class) Center, Fulton and Susie Collins Fitness National Merit Finalists: 1 of every 8 students (2005 freshman class) Undergraduate Male/Female Ratio: 53 (m) to 47 (f) Percentage receiving some type of financial aid: 90 percent (2005 freshman class)

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Center, and Mabee Legal Information Center. American literature, including extensive hold- With construction underway on TU’s new ings on James Joyce and the papers of V.S. 11th Street entrance, Collins Hall, Bayless Naipaul, the 2001 Nobel laureate for Plaza, and the Case Athletic Complex at Skelly literature. Stadium, the campus remains in the midst of The University of Tulsa continues to edu- a major transformation. cate the scientists, teachers, artists, engineers, Alongside this physical growth, TU contin- business leaders, and thinkers who will shape ues to be a leading producer of experts and our future. At the same time, the university’s knowledge in a wide range of academic disci- competitive tradition in intercollegiate athlet- plines housed in four colleges: the Henry ics provides an exciting arena for the aspira- Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, College tions of TU’s student-athletes. The 18 men’s of Business Administration, College of and women’s teams that comprise the TU Engineering and Natural Sciences, and Golden Hurricane athletic program compete College of Law. While the university’s reputa- in the highest division of the NCAA in tion in petroleum engineering has been inter- Conference USA. The 2005-06 season nationally recognized for more than half a proved to be a triumphant one for the Golden century, TU is known today in a number of Ringing the cupola bell upon graduation has been a Hurricane, with four conference champi- tradition for years and a trademark of the university. disciplines, foremost among them Native onships (football, women’s , men’s American law and computer science. The TU tennis, and women’s softball) and a Liberty College of Law established the nation’s first Bowl victory in Memphis. advanced degree program (LL.M.) in No profile of The University of Tulsa American Indian law, and TU was among the would be complete without mentioning the lead institutions selected to participate in the contributions of its graduates. TU is not only federal “Cyber Corps,” a computer security ini- an excellent school, but also an extended tiative launched by the U.S. Department of community. The university’s growing alumni Defense and National Science Foundation. network includes chapters in 10 cities: There is no TU resource more vital to Chicago, , Denver, Fort Worth/Arlington, intellectual inquiry than McFarlin Library, the Houston, Kansas City, , St. literal and symbolic heart of campus. The Louis, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C. This library, which commemorated its 75th extended family of alumni provides the part- anniversary with a rededication ceremony in nership and perspective that has advanced 2005, is known for its Special Collections in The University of Tulsa for more than 100 Native American history, World War I history, years. and 19th- and 20th-century British and Mabee Legal Information Center

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Competitive Scholarships, Notable Sports Alumni Fellowships, Grants

Since 1995, TU students have received: • , Professional Football, 38 Goldwater Scholarships • Hank Haney, Professional Golf Instructor (Tiger Woods’ coach) 24 National Science Foundation • Todd Hays, 2002 Olympic Silver Medalist, bobsled Graduate Fellowships • , NFL Hall of Famer and former Oklahoma U.S. 8 Truman Scholarships Representative 6 Department of Defense Fellowships Todd Hays • Nancy Lopez, Professional Golfer 5 Morris K. Udall Scholarships 6 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship • Drew Pearson, former for the NFL’s and 4 British Marshall Scholarships owner of Drew Pearson Enterprises 4 Fulbright Grants • Stacy Prammanasudh, Professional Golfer • Kelly Robbins, Professional Golfer Steve Largent • Michael Ruffin, Professional Basketball Player • Lovie Smith, Head Coach, NFL’s • Ron Streck, Professional Golfer, Champions Tour

Nancy Lopez

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Student-Athlete COMPONENTS Academic Support All the components within the program function as an interdependent network. The ATHLETIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT components, which are listed below, help The academic support program is each student develop qualities and skills sig- designed to assist all student-athletes in nificant not only through the collegiate career, developing academic and career goals. This but throughout a lifetime. program provides academic direction and pro- motes accountability, decision-making skills, INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT AND and integrity. All new student-athletes are CONDITIONS required to participate in the academic sup- At the beginning of each semester, each port program. The student-athlete, coaching new student-athlete meets with an academic staff, and academic advisor cooperatively ADVISING NETWORK determine the necessary degree of participa- advisor to develop a strategy for success. The Each student-athlete is assigned an advi- tion and develop an individualized program student’s schedule, with the accompanying sor within the athletic department and/or for the student. syllabus for each class, is assessed and serves department of his/her chosen major. This as a guide for implementing an action plan. advisor will assist in making certain the stu- The contract provides conditions to uphold dent is on course within the degree program and reinforce the commitment made and help in the class scheduling process. between the student-athlete, coaching staff, Michael Stevenson, assistant athletics director, and The University of Tulsa to attain a quality advises student-athletes about specific aca- education and enhance the overall welfare of demic concerns such as course scheduling the student-athlete. and individual needs. INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORT Each student-athlete has personal meet- Periodic monitoring of each student-ath- ings with an advisor or graduate assistant to lete’s academic performance provides feed- discuss class preparation, strengthen critical back from the classroom and assists in identi- thinking skills, and encourage academic fying and arranging necessary support. progress.

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NCAA Top VIII Award Recipient STAFF • Michael Ruffin (basketball), 1999 REVIEW

NCAA Women of the Year Finalist C-USA • Shana Robinson (track & field), 2004 OPPONENTS

Tulsa’s ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic HISTORY All-Americans RECORDS First-team • David Millwee (football), 1995 MEDIA • Levin Gillen (football), 1996, 1997 • Jonathan Pillow (track), 1996, 1997 fall/winter at-large • Michael Ruffin (basketball), 1999 • Anousjka van Exel (tennis), 1999, spring at-large • Tim Surface (track), 1999, 2000, fall/winter at-large; 2000, 2001 spring at-large • Drew McLaughlin (football), 2001 • Stacy Prammanasudh (golf), 2002, spring at-large • Debbie Cardenas (cross country/track), 2002 • Charlotte Sanderson (cross country/track), 2002 • Michael Dulaney (football), 2002 • Brandi McGuire (softball), 2003 • Jason Parker (basketball), 2004 LEARNING CENTER • Matt Wiley (soccer), 2005 • Garrett Mills (football), 2005 Provisions are made to give student-athletes an opportunity to study in an environment conducive for learning. A quiet, structured format enables students Second-team to focus upon studies without disturbances. The Learning Center is monitored • Tamara Holzhuter (volleyball), 1989, fall/winter at-large and accounted for by the TU athletic department to ensure flexible hours to • Stacy Prammanasudh (golf), 2001, spring at-large meet the needs of each student-athlete. • Matt Wiley (soccer), 2004

TUTORING Third-team One-on-one monitoring provides personal attention and addresses specif- • Jonathan Pillow (track), 1995 ic needs of a student-athlete in a given subject. • Tim Surface (track), 1999, spring at-large • Jennifer DeSpain (tennis), 2001, spring at-large ADDITIONAL CAMPUS ACADEMIC RESOURCES • Jason Parker (basketball), 2003 McFarlin Library, the math center, the writing center, computer labs, the • Shana Robinson (track) 2004 accounting lab, the foreign language lab, the counseling center, and collegiate advising offices are available to all students. A new academic center will be open to all student-athletes in the fall of 2007 with the completion of the Case Athletic Complex.

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A Winning Tradition indoor track, outdoor track, soccer and tennis; bevy of TU athletic events are often televised and women’s teams in basketball, cross on networks such as ESPN, ESPN2, CSTV, Fox You don’t have to paint your face country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, Sports and CBS, as well as a solid local and indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. regional television package. blue and gold to show your sup- All programs are members of the top division TU athletics has a long winning tradition from port for University of Tulsa of the National Collegiate Athletic Association its early beginnings. The University of Tulsa (NCAA), and all but rowing are members of has won six national championships including Golden Hurricane athletics, but Conference USA. TU is one of the smallest four in women’s golf (two NCAA and two schools in the nation to participate in NCAA AIAW title) and two NIT titles in men’s bas- some students do. Division I athletics, but has become one of ketball. Tulsa has also had three national indi- the most successful. vidual champions, and has had numerous Sports are a source of pride and excitement athletes compete individually at national for all students, faculty and fans in the Tulsa Tulsa began its membership in C-USA in championship events. community. The athletic pro- 2005-06, after nine seasons in the Western gram enjoys success in Athletic Conference, with a league-best four Since 1990, TU’s basketball, football, each of its 18 intercol- conference titles including football, women’s women’s golf, men’s golf, rowing, softball, legiate sports, 10 for basketball, men’s tennis and women’s soft- women’s soccer, men’s soccer, women and eight for ball. Tulsa also had a league-high four stu- women’s tennis and men’s men. The dent-athletes win the award for the top C- tennis have been University USA scholar athlete in their particular nationally ranked. fields men’s sport in 2005-06, including Sam Korbe teams in (golf), Garrett Mills (football), Kara basketball, Pongonis-Paslay (basketball) and Matt cross Wiley (softball). country, football, Tulsa’s golf, tennis and men’s basketball golf, teams are most always among the nation’s elite. The women’s basketball and softball teams showed that the national limelight will focus on the success of those teams as well with NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006. Tulsa football has great tradition. A

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Since 190-81, the Tulsa men’s basketball school’s inaugural year in the league. Tulsa ranks in the top one-third of all colleges and team has become one of the nation’s top went on to win the 2005 AutoZone Liberty universities that compete in NCAA Division I programs, advancing to postseason tourna- Bowl game against former WAC foe Fresno athletics. Hurricane athletes have received ment competition 18 times. Tulsa was one State. numerous academic awards based on both step away from the NCAA Final Four in the athletic and academic success. 2000 season after advancing to the South Tulsa’s football teams have appeared in 13 Region finals. The Hurricane basketball team bowl games, and TU was the first school in Tulsa student-athletes have had outstanding advanced to the NCAA “Sweet Sixteen” three the nation to participate in five straight New performances in the classroom as well as on times in a span of seven seasons. Year’s Day bowl games in the 1940’s. In the the field. TU student-athletes have been hon- 1960’s, Tulsa football was credited with the ored with 28 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Tulsa’s men’s and women’s teams in golf and emergence of what brings excitement to the Academic All-America first, second or third- tennis, as well as men’s soccer all participat- college game today –– passing. team awards since 1995. ed in NCAA postseason competition in recent years. The women’s golf team won an Since 2000, Tulsa has had two of its female unprecedented seven straight Western athletes – four-time All-America golfer Stacy Athletic Conference titles, while David Inglis Prammanasudh and basketball All-American (2001-04) of the men’s team became just Jillian Robbins –– win the Conference Athlete the second golfer in NCAA history to win four of the Year Award, going to the best athlete consecutive conference individual titles. The in the conference based on athletic women’s basketball team posted its most performance. wins (26) in school history in 2006 and has been to three straight post-season tourna- Not only has Tulsa been competitive on the ment appearances. national level, but the University has hosted two NCAA Division I National Championships The 2003 Hurricane football team had the since 1999, including the 1999 NCAA school’s best finish as a member of the WAC Women’s Golf Championship and the 2004 with an 8-5 overall record, a second-place NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. Tulsa will league performance and a Humanitarian also host the 2008 NCAA Men’s and Bowl appearance. Women’s Tennis Championship.

In 2005, the Tulsa football team won the TU athletes are also winners in the classroom. Conference USA Championship in the The graduation rate of TU student-athletes

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Donald W. Reynolds Center The mens’s basketball team plays to sellout crowds at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The arena opened in December 1998 and also houses top-flight women’s basketball and volleyball teams.

Southern Hills Michael D. Case Country Club Tennis Center Southern Hills Country Club, site of the 2001 The Michael D. Case Tennis Center, which features U.S. Open and the 2007 PGA Championship, six indoor and 12 outdoor courts, is the nation’s is one of the numerous private and public best collegiate tennis facility, and hosted the 2004 courses that Tulsa’s nationally ranked women’s NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships. The Case and men’s golf teams play. Tennis Center will serve as the host site of the 2008 NCAA Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships.

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Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium has hosted some of the nation’s best teams over recent years, including No. 1 ranked Miami and Oklahoma.

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The Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Center The Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Center includes an intercollegiate softball field, Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, soccer practice field, student fitness center and multi-purpose recreational fields. Softball Stadium

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For more than seventy years, capacity of 14,500, records show that 13,000 the games’ greatest to step on the Skelly spectators were on hand for the game. Skelly Stadium turf. Skelly Stadium has been the Field was the original name, but changed in Tulsa’s own in the 1940s, 1947 to “Stadium” when the north end zone the passing combination of home field for University of seats were added. runners-up and Howard Twilley On the opening kickoff of the first game, in the 1960s, reknown receivers Steve Tulsa football. Arkansas fumbled and end Johnny Potts Largent and Drew Pearson in the 70s, the recovered for Tulsa. On the first play from 1980s Palomino Express of Micheal Gunter Opening Skelly Stadium was a dream scrimmage Billy Boehm scored the first and Ken Lacy and the stars from the 1991 come true for Coach Elmer “Gloomy Gus” in the north end zone of the sta- Freedom Bowl Championship team thrilled Henderson. Before Tulsa played its home dium. Later, scored the the first Hurricane fans through the years. In 2003, games in Skelly Stadium the Golden touchdown in the south end zone. Tulsa went Tulsa’s Humanitarian Bowl team excited fans Hurricane used McNulty Park, the minor on to win the contest by a score of 26-6. by averaging over 37 points in six home league stadium that was the forerunner of Since that day, some of ’s games, while in the 75th anniversary year of Oiler Park. McNulty was located near the cor- greatest stars have graced the Skelly Stadium Skelly Stadium the 2005 squad won a con- ner of 11th street and Elgin. field. Opponents the likes of , ference championship and advanced to a An unprecedented wave of prosperity Ollie Matson, Bob Fenimore, , second bowl game in three years. swept over America in 1928 and wealthy Gino Toretta and Keith Jackson are a few of Tulsa oil men began listening to Henderson’s 1930 — Groundbreaking ceremony for the dream. The trustees were proceeding with 14,500 seat Skelly Field occurred on May 11. plans for a stadium on faith that a donor The first football game was played on Oct. 4, would appear. In April, 1930, William Skelly, a 1930 in front of a crowd of 13,000. Tulsa long-time friend of the University, gave defeated Arkansas 26-6. $125,000 to the stadium fund if another 1938 — TU traded Skelly Field to the Tulsa $175,000 could be raised. The remaining Public Schools for the Philtower Building lot at money was raised by Tulsa businessmen who 5th and Boston. TU began to lease the stadi- organized the Stadium Corporation of Tulsa. um from the board of education. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on 1947 — Lease renewal for Skelly Field was May 11, 1930 and the building race was on signed. The 5,000 seat north end zone to complete the stadium for the upcoming stands were added and the scoreboard season. moved to the south end zone. Skelly Field Skelly Field opened on October 4, 1930 was the original name, but changed to Skelly against Arkansas. Although it had a seating Stadium when the north end zone seats were added.

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Date Opened: Oct. 4, 1930 Skelly Stadium’s Ten Largest Crowds

Capacity: 35,542 1. 47,350 Oklahoma 65, Tulsa 0 Sept. 26, 1987 Record: 285-133-14 2. 41,235 Tulsa 27, Oklahoma State 23 Sept. 13, 1986 3. 40,785 Tulsa 20, Oklahoma State 10 Sept. 9, 1989 Turf: FieldTurf (artificial) 4. 40,385 Oklahoma State 16, Tulsa 10 Sept. 18, 1993 40,385 Missouri 42, Tulsa 21 Sept. 20, 1997 (installed summer 2000) 40,385 Tulsa 35, Oklahoma State 20 Sept. 12, 1998 40,385 Oklahoma State 36, Tulsa 26 Sept. 9, 2000 40,385 Oklahoma 37, Tulsa 0 Aug. 30, 2002 1953 — In August, former TU star 9. 40,248 Tulsa 20, Montana State 2 Nov. 17, 1990 played for the Steelers in an exhi- 10. 40,235 Oklahoma State 31, Tulsa 7 Sept. 29, 1984 bition game against the Chicago Bears before a crowd of 10,000. 1956 — On June 18, Evangelist Reverend Billy Graham held a one-night rally and set what was to that date a stadium record crowd of 28,000. 1960 — Newly formed League entries, Houston Oilers and Dallas Texans, met in an exhibition contest in August. 1964 — The stadium corporation was reor- ganized and it planned to build two high school stadiums (LaFortune and McLain) in exchange for Skelly Stadium. 1965 — Skelly Stadium was enlarged to 40,235 seats at a cost of $1,250,000. The track was removed, the field lowered and box seats added. The excavated dirt was used to support the new south end zone stands. Seating was added to the west stands plus a new two story press box, escalator and eleva- tor. Work was completed in August.

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1966 — The third story photo deck was Shutout Wins at Skelly Stadium: 66 added to the press box. Skelly Stadium Undefeated Seasons at Skelly Stadium: 21 turned into a field for one game on Largest Margin of Victory at Skelly Stadium: 89 (Tulsa 89, Mexico U. 0 • Nov. 7, 1931) May 5. The St. Louis Cardinals baseball club played their triple-A farm team, the , in an exhibition game. The contest drew a crowd of 18,904, which saw the 1982 — A new artificial turf was installed Ten Largest Season Cards beat Tulsa 5-4. and the lighting system was replaced. Attendance Averages 1968 — Skelly Stadium was returned to the 1984 — A new scoreboard above the north University. end zone and 25-second clocks were 1. 1991 31,236 7 games 1972 — Tartan turf was installed in the sum- added in each end zone. 2. 1965 28,899 4 games mer months. 1991 — Stadia Turf, a new artificial surface, 3. 1982 28,355 5 games 1977 — Professional soccer made its debut was installed in the summer. The football 4. 1989 25,388 5 games at Skelly Stadium with a preseason game. season had the highest season attendance 5. 1993 25,077 5 games 1978 — The Tulsa Roughnecks, an NASL average in school history with an average 6. 1992 24,883 6 games professional soccer team, moved into Skelly of 31,236 fans for seven home games. 7. 1996 24,814 5 games Stadium. 1993 — A new scoreboard was erected in 8. 1987 24,074 4 games 1979 — Getty Oil Company and Getty the south end zone. It was completed just 9. 1990 23,917 5 games Refining and Marketing Company made a one day before the home opener on 10. 1995 23,249 5 games $350,000 grant for refurbishing and repairs September 18. to the Stadium. 2000 — New FieldTurf was installed in the TU’s Skelly Stadium Victories 1980 — A modern scoreboard and animat- summer. The synthetic artificial turf looks First win Oct. 4, 1930 26-6 Arkansas ed message center was installed above the and feels like natural grass. The visiting 25th win Oct. 27, 1934 21-0 Kansas State south stands. The sign package was donat- team locker room was refurbished. 50th win Oct. 18, 1941 33-7 St. Louis ed by Dr. Pepper, KJRH Television and Getty 2003 — Installed new stadium lighting. 75th win Nov. 22, 1945 45-13 Arkansas Refining and Marketing Company. The 2005 – The north end zone stands were 100th win Nov. 10, 1951 42-26 Kansas State largest crowd for soccer occurred on April demolished in February, thus clearing way 125th win Nov. 15, 1958 9-7 Texas Tech for the new Case Athletic Complex. The 26 when the Roughnecks met the New 150th win Oct. 23, 1965 49-8 Cincinnati stadium seating was reduced from 40,385 York Cosmos before 30,831 fans. 175th win Sept. 29, 1973 16-13 Cincinnati 1987 — The largest crowd in Skelly Stadium to 35,542. 200th win Nov. 3, 1979 28-26 Wichita State history, 47,350, saw Tulsa lose to the 225th win Oct. 20, 1984 55-20 Wichita State nation’s number one-ranked Oklahoma 250th win Nov. 16, 1991 40-0 Louisville Sooners, 65-0. 275th win Sept. 20, 2003 54-7 Arkansas State

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On November 11, 2004, University of Tulsa President Steadman asked to be involved in what I believe is the continuation of the resurgence of The University Upham unveiled plans for the Case Athletic Complex to be located in of Tulsa’s football program,” said Case at the the north end zone of Skelly Stadium. news conference announcing the plans for the Case Athletic Complex. “This a big step toward returning Tulsa to its former days of football The 30,000 square foot complex will be glory. The Case Athletic Complex will not only built at a cost of between $7-8 million, and it be a tremendous asset for coaches, staff and begins phase one of the renovation of Skelly players, but will also be invaluable in recruiting Stadium. top-notch players throughout the country.” A significant financial gift was made by Mike Case added, “While Pat and I didn’t graduate Case, developer and philanthropist, for the from The University of Tulsa, TU has become construction of the Case Athletic Complex my adopted alma mater, and I have enjoyed Construction of the Case Athletic Complex helping the University when the need arises. is expected to be completed in the summre of Especially, when I feel the project is beneficial to 2007. Excavation began on January 13, 2006, the city of Tulsa. This project is one that will ben- followed by construction. reality,” added Upham. “Mike’s vision is big, his efit both the University and the city.” The Case Athletic Complex will house foot- follow-through is focused, and his results are The St. Louis-based Hastings and Chivetta ball coaches offices, meeting rooms, game impressive. These qualities will be extremely have been retained to design the Case Athletic day suites, academic support center for all stu- evident with the construction of the Case Complex. dent-athletes, football locker room and equip- Athletic Complex.” Skelly Stadium was built in 1930 as a ment room, athletic training room, video pro- This new facility will provide the Tulsa foot- 14,500-seat stadium, and was enlarged to duction suite and Lettermen’s Club suite. ball program with an exceptional every-day use 40,235 seats in 1965. Before the north stands “We’re tremendously grateful to Mike for facility, as well as providing all TU student-ath- were demolished in February 2005 to make his personal investment in a facility that will letes with an area dedicated to academic way for the new building, the seating capacity provide an academic support center for all of enhancement. was 40,385. The new seating capacity is our student- athletes. Additionally, his gener- “I am both pleased and excited that I was 35,542. ous contribution will provide long overdue improvements in our football facility and boost our recruitment efforts in that sport,” said Upham at the news conference. “We commend and extend a sincere thank you to Mike Case for making it possible to move this project from the drawing board to

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The University of Tulsa’s strength and conditioning center is a essential equipment necessary for the pre- state-of-the-art facility housed in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. vention, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The 6,000-square foot strength and conditioning center is Tulsa’s sports medicine department is under the direction of Head Athletic Trainer equipped with the newest of strength-building and cardiovascular Dave Polanski. A qualified staff of full-time training equipment. athletic trainers works closely with team physicians to provide top quality care of The strength and conditioning center University athletes. and serves over 300 student-athletes. The In addition, The University of Tulsa’s aca- center consists of the newest and best of demic curriculum includes one in athletic strength-building equipment, including free training, thus providing numerous well-trained weights, Hurricane racks, power racks, student athletic trainers to lend support to the Olympic lifting platforms and numerous sports medicine staff. auxiliary machines Student-athletes receive both personal and team instruction from a qualified staff member. Tulsa’s student-athletes are provided with the attention and direction needed to reach their maximum potential. to build strength and through weight- The Tulsa strength and conditioning program lifting, running and agility drills. is under the close supervision of the Director The strength staff designs weight-training of Strength & Conditioning Shawn Griswold. programs that are sport-specific. A computer He and his strength staff are certified as system allows the strength and conditioning strength and conditioning specialists and staff to monitor each student-athletes’ diet members of the National Strength and and training program. Conditioning Association. In conjunction with the strength and con- The strength and conditioning staff is ditioning center, the Reynolds Center also committed to developing every individual by houses a 5,300-square foot sports medicine designing in-season and off-season programs center, equipped with all the modern and

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PLAYERS 2006 Tulsa Depth Chart Returning Lettermen (43) STAFF No. Player Pos. REVIEW Tulsa Offense Tulsa Defense 25 Tarrion Adams* RB C-USA WR 83 Ryan Bugg (6-0, 195, Sr-1L) DE 91 Robert Latu (6-2, 271, Sr-3L) OR 2 %Kedrick Alexander** DB 84 Jesse Meyer (6-3, 198, Fr-RS) 95 Chadd Evans (6-4, 265, Jr-1L) 4 Bobby Blackshire*** DB 39 Popsie Floyd (6-1, 250, Fr-RS) OPPONENTS 16 Kyle Grooms (6-3, 205, So-1L) 96 Walter Boyd** NG 87 Corey Kizer (6-2, 210, Jr-JC) 50 Alex Detwiler (6-1, 217, Jr.-SQ) HISTORY 97 Anthony Egbuniwe (6-4, 220, Fr-HS) 83 Ryan Bugg* WR TE 88 Charles Ramsey (6-4, 254, Jr-1L) 41 Nick Bunting*** LB RECORDS NG 90 Brandon Jones (6-2, 297, Jr-2L) OR 86 Jake Collums (6-4, 236, Fr-RS) 98 Walter Boyd (6-2, 317, Jr-2L) 19 Josh Burris* DB 89 Aaron Roupoli (6-2, 244, Sr-1L) MEDIA 99 Terrel Nemons (6-4, 345, So-1L) 32 Chris Chamberlain** LB 41 Logan Cawyer (6-4, 234, Fr-HS) 96 Tommy Daniels (6-2, 338, So-1L) 8 George Clinkscale* LB 57 Jon Bell (6-1, 255, Fr-HS) 55 Nelson Coleman** LB LT 66 Mike Mengers (6-4, 280, Sr-2L) 98 Kenny Scott (6-1, 324, Fr-HS) 30 Ted Curtis** TE 65 Jody Whaley (6-3, 302, Fr-RS) 59 Skyler Taylor (6-0, 269, Fr-RS) 79 Blair Frederick (6-5, 265, Jr-SQ) 56 Aaron Danenhauer*** C 68 Ronnie DeWitt (6-5, 260, Fr-HS) DE 93 Moton Hopkins (6-3, 275, So-1L) 33 Kinny Spotwood (6-1, 232, Sr-2L) 92 Tommy Daniels* NG 34 Brandon Diles*** RB LG 67 John Hameister-Ries (6-6, 308, Sr-1L) 52 Cedric Godfrey (6-1, 243, Fr-RS) 60 Jeff Bryant (6-3, 316, Sr-SQ) 72 Tyler Scarbrough (6-3, 240, Fr-HS) 7 %* DB 76 Curt Puckett (6-3, 305, Fr-RS) SAM 41 Nick Bunting (6-1, 230, Sr-3L) 95 Chadd Evans* DE 44 Alain Karatepeyan (6-1, 250, Jr-1L) 3 Anthony Germany** DB C 56 Aaron Danenhauer (6-5, 302, Sr-3L) 49 Jeph McAlester (6-3, 225, So-JC) 22 Nick Graham*** DB 53 Justin Morsey (6-2, 282, So-JC) 85 Kyle Grooms** WR 60 Jeff Bryant (6-3, 316, Sr-SQ) MLB 55 Nelson Coleman (6-2, 235, Jr-2L) 35 Cody Madison (6-3, 239, Jr-2L) 67 Jon Hameister-Ries* OG RG 65 Jody Whaley (6-3, 302, Fr-RS) OR 48 Kody Thomas (6-2, 205, Fr-RS) 93 Moton Hopkins* DE 76 Curt Puckett (6-3, 305, Fr-RS) WILL 32 Chris Chamberlain (6-2, 225, Jr-2L) 28 Cauvey Jackson* WR 70 Rodrick Thomas (6-4, 347, So-RS) 8 George Clinkscale (6-0, 241, So-1L) 5 David Johnson* QB 69 Brandon Washington (6-3, 330, Fr-HS) 40 Tanner Antle (6-4, 200, Fr-HS) 89 Donnie Johnson*** WR 43 Mike Bryan (6-1, 215, Fr-HS) RT 78 Jeff Perrett (6-7, 329, Sr-3L) 90 Brandon Jones** NG 77 Wade Whitlow (6-4, 310, Jr-1L) BAN 2 Kedrick Alexander (6-2, 210, Sr-2L) 44 Alain Karatepeyan* LB 6 Steve Craver (6-1, 212, Jr-RS) 74 Kevin Lane (6-5, 333, Fr-RS) 5 Chris Kindred*** P 61 Travis Wike (6-4, 279, Fr-RS) 37 James Lockett (5-11, 192, Fr-RS) 91 Robert Latu*** DE SPUR 3 Anthony Germany (6-1, 211, Jr-2L) 35 Cody Madison** LB TE 30 Ted Curtis (6-1, 242, So-1L) 46 Ty Page (6-2, 220, So-1L) 35 Jacob Frank (6-1, 233, So-SQ) 38 Jonathan Penelton (6-0, 214, So-1L) 13 Julian McGowan* DB 21 Kyle Nelson (6-2, 226, Fr-HS) 66 Mike Mengers** OT FS 4 Bobby Blackshire (6-3, 205, Sr-3L) 32 Josh Myshak (6-0, 241, Fr-HS) 19 Josh Burris (5-10, 186, So-1L) 80 Idris Moss* WR 47 Zach Snider (6-3, 240, So-TR) 26 Donald Gobert (6-3, 180, Fr-HS) 99 Terrel Nemons* NG 46 %Ty Page* DB QB 12 Paul Smith (6-2, 193, Jr-2L) CB 22 Nick Graham (5-11, 191, Sr-3L) 5 David Johnson (6-2, 217, So-1L) 13 Julian McGowan (6-0, 165, Sr-1L) OR 38 Jonathan Penelton* DB 7 Drew Westling (6-3, 215, Fr-RS) 20 Terrance Thomas (5-10, 175, Jr-SQ) 78 Jeff Perrett** OT 15 Clark Harrell (6-2, 190, Fr-HS) 24 Charles Davis (5-9, 155, Fr-HS) 88 Charles Ramsey* TE CB 10 Roy Roberts (5-11, 205, So-1L) 10 Roy Roberts* DB RB 34 Brandon Diles (6-0, 215, Sr-3L) 7 Randy Duncan (6-2, 188, So-1L) 25 Tarrion Adams (6-1, 204, So-1L) 89 Aaron Roupoli* TE 16 Marchon Tatmon (6-1, 207, Sr-SQ) 20 Courtney Tennial (5-9, 214, Jr-RS) 12 Paul Smith** QB 17 Kenny Sims (5-11, 189, Fr-HS) 22 Aaron Johnson (5-9, 190, So-SQ) 23 Jamad Williams (5-9, 193, Fr-HS) 33 Kinny Spotwood*** LB 33 Dexter Taylor (5-10, 180, Fr-HS) 12 %Jarod Tracy* PK 77 %Wade Whitlow* OG WR 80 Idris Moss (5-10, 180, Sr-1L) Tulsa Specialists 89 Donnie Johnson (5-9, 208, Sr-3L) PK 29 Jarrod Tracy (6-0, 165, So-1L) 28 Cauvey Jackson (5-10, 188, Jr-1L) 25 Matt Schultz (6-0, 154,So-SQ) % indicates earned letter in 8 Corey Heinz (5-11, 161, Fr-RS) previous season, not 2005 13 Cameron Clemons (5-11, 180, Jr-JC) P 5 Chris Kindred (5-11, 205,Sr-3L) 17 Nick Henderson 6-0, 175, So-JC) 48 Paul Jurado (6-1, 195, So-RS) 82 Dion Toliver (5-10, 160, Jr-JC) 70 Alexander Bridge (5-10, 205, Fr-RS) DS 85 Kyle Grooms (6-3, 205, Jr-2L) 21 Kyle Nelson (6-2, 226, Fr-HS) 44 John Warren (6-0, 215, So-JC)

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Returning Starters (18) Offense (17) REVIEW Offense (7) Offensive Line: 5 C-USA Aaron Danenhauer*** C 6-5 302 Sr. Bentonville, Ark. : 2 Jon Hameister-Ries* OG 6-6 308 Sr. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Running Backs: 2 OPPONENTS Mike Mengers** OT 6-4 280 Sr. Mustang, Okla. Tight Ends: 3 Idris Moss* WR 5-10 180 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. Receivers: 5 HISTORY Jeff Perrett*** OT 6-7 329 Sr. Taber, Alberta, Canada Charles Ramsey* TE 6-4 254 Jr. Owasso, Okla. Defense (24) RECORDS Paul Smith** QB 6-2 193 Jr. Owasso, Okla. Defensive Line: 8 Linebackers: 6 MEDIA Defense (10) Secondary: 10 Bobby Blackshire*** DB 6-3 205 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. Nick Bunting*** LB 6-1 230 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. Specialists (2) Chris Chamberlain** LB 6-2 225 Jr. Bethany, Okla. : 1 Nelson Coleman** LB 6-2 235 Jr. Dallas, Texas Punter: 1 #Chadd Evans* DE 6-4 265 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. Anthony Germany** DB 6-1 211 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Nick Graham*** DB 5-11 191 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Lettermen Lost by #Robert Latu*** DE 6-2 271 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas Position (15) Julian McGowan* DB 6-0 165 Sr. Carson, Miss. Terrel Nemons* NG 6-4 345 So. Cedar Hill, Texas Offense (9) Offensive Line: 2 Kickers (1) Quarterbacks: 0 Chris Kindred*** P 5-11 205 Sr. Spring, Texas Running Backs: 1 Tight Ends: 2 #Chadd Evans and Robert Latu each started six games at DE Receivers: 4

Part-Time Returning Starters (Pos./Starts): Defense (4) Offense: Ted Curtis (TE/1), Brandon Diles (RB/1) Defensive Line: 2 Defense: Walter Boyd (NG/3), Josh Burris (DB/1), Steve Craver (DB/1), Moton Hopkins Linebackers: 1 (DE/3), Brandon Jones (NG/4), Roy Roberts (DB/5) Secondary: 1

Starters Lost (7) Specialists (2) Offense (4) Placekicker: 1 Richard McQuillar*** WR 6-3 197 Sr. Midwest City, Okla. Deep Snap: 1 Garrett Mills**** TE 6-2 232 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. Uril Parrish**** RB 5-9 209 Sr. Ridgefield Park, NJ Jesse Stoneham*** OG 6-3 315 Sr. Tulsa, Okla.

Defense (2) Bobby Klinck** DB 5-11 195 Sr. Jenks, Okla. Brandon Lohr*** DE 6-0 250 Sr. Jenks, Okla.

Kickers (1) Brad DeVault**** PK 6-0 195 Sr. Sapulpa, Okla. Lettermen Lost (15) Offense (9) Defense (4) Ashlan Davis (WR/KOR)** Bobby Klinck (DB)** Landon Keopple (WR)*** Brandon Lohr (DE)**** Conner Long (TE)* %Corey McMurrian (LB)* Victor Mercado (OG)**** William Washington (DE)* Richard McQuillar (WR)*** Garrett Mills (TE)**** Specialists (2) Monroe Nichols (WR)* Brad DeVault (PK)**** Uril Parrish (RB)**** Drew Lagow (DS)**** Jesse Stoneham (OG)*** % indicates earned letter in previous season, not 2005 KEDRICK ALEXANDER

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REVIEW No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl/Exp Hometown Previous School 25 Tarrion Adams RB 6-1 204 So-1L Moore, Okla. Moore C-USA 2 Kedrick Alexander DB 6-2 210 Sr-2L Plano, Texas Plano OPPONENTS 40 Tanner Antle LB 6-4 200 Fr-HS Foyil, Okla. Foyil 57 Jon Bell DT 6-1 255 Fr-HS Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian HISTORY 4 Bobby Blackshire DB 6-3 205 Sr-3L Tulsa, Okla. East Central RECORDS 96 Walter Boyd NG 6-2 317 Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. Shawnee 70 Alexander Bridge P 5-10 205 Fr-RS Los Alamos, NM Los Alamos MEDIA 43 Mike Bryan LB 6-1 215 Fr-HS Coweta, Okla. Coweta 60 Jeff Bryant OG/C 6-3 316 Sr-SQ Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe/Citrus JC 83 Ryan Bugg WR 6-0 195 Sr-1L Atascadero, Calif. Atascadero/Allen Hancock Coll. 41 Nick Bunting LB 6-1 230 Sr-3L Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall 19 Josh Burris DB 5-10 186 So-1L Garland, Texas South Garland 41 Logan Cawyer TE 6-4 234 Fr-HS Commerce, Okla. Commerce 32 Chris Chamberlain LB 6-2 225 Jr-2L Bethany, Okla. Bethany 13 Cameron Clemons WR 5-11 180 Jr-JC Anaheim, Calif. Canyon/Santa Ana JC 8 George Clinkscale LB 6-0 241 So-1L Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill 55 Nelson Coleman LB 6-2 235 Jr-2L Dallas, Texas Skyline 86 Jake Collums TE 6-4 236 Fr-RS Enid, Okla. Enid 6 Steve Craver DB 6-1 212 Jr-RS Hurst, Texas L.D. Bell/Kilgore JC 30 Ted Curtis TE 6-1 242 Jr-2L Moore, Okla. Moore 56 Aaron Danenhauer C 6-5 302 Sr-3L Bentonville, Ark. Bentonville 92 Tommy Daniels NG 6-2 338 So-1L Ennis, Texas Ennis 24 Charles Davis CB 5-9 155 Fr-HS Fort Worth, Texas North Crowley 50 Alex Detwiler DE 6-1 217 Jr-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall 68 Ronnie DeWitt OT 6-5 260 Fr-HS Lake Austin, Texas Lake Austin 34 Brandon Diles RB 6-0 215 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas Cooper 7 Randy Duncan DB 6-2 188 So-1L Mesquite, Texas Mesquite 97 Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 220 Fr-HS Greenville, SC J.L. Mann 95 Chadd Evans DE 6-4 265 Jr-1L Tulsa, Okla. BT Washington/Colorado 39 Popsie Floyd DE 6-1 250 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. East Central 35 Jacob Frank TE 6-1 233 So-SQ Houston, Texas Klein Collins 79 Blair Frederick OT 6-5 265 Jr-SQ Houston, Texas Langham Creek 3 Anthony Germany DB 6-1 211 Jr-2L Oklahoma City, Okla. Putnam City 26 Donald Gobert DB 6-3 180 Fr-HS Crockett, Texas Crockett 52 Cedric Godfrey DE 6-1 243 Fr-RS Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill 22 Nick Graham DB 5-11 191 Sr-3L Oklahoma City, Okla. Millwood 85 Kyle Grooms WR 6-3 205 Jr-2L Englewood, Colo. Regis Jesuit 67 Jon Hameister-Ries OG 6-6 308 Sr-1L Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Strathcona Composite 15 Clark Harrell QB 6-2 190 Fr-HS Ennis, Texas Ennis 9 Corey Heinz WR 5-11 161 Fr-RS Lone Tree, Colo. Highlands Ranch 16 Nick Henderson WR 6-0 175 So-JC Kansas City, Kan. Sumner Academy/Coffeyville JC 93 Moton Hopkins DE 6-3 275 So-1L Converse, Texas Randolph 28 Cauvey Jackson WR 5-10 188 Jr-1L Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park 22 Aaron Johnson RB 5-9 190 So-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Victory Christian 5 David Johnson QB 6-2 217 So-1L Portland, Ore. Southridge 9 Donnie Johnson WR 5-9 208 Sr-3L Dallas, Texas Skyline 90 Brandon Jones NG 6-2 297 Jr-2L Duncanville, Texas Duncanville 48 Paul Jurado P 6-1 195 So-RS Chino, Calif. Diamond Bar/Citrus JC 44 Alain Karatepeyan LB 6-1 250 Jr-1L Chatsworth, Calif. Chatsworth/Pierce College

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No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl/Exp Hometown Previous School STAFF 5 Chris Kindred P 5-11 205 Sr-3L Spring, Texas Klein/US Navy Prep REVIEW 87 Corey Kizer WR 6-2 210 Jr-JC Memphis, Tenn. Melrose/Coahoma JC 74 Kevin Lane OT 6-5 333 Fr-RS , Alberta, Canada St. Mary’s C-USA 91 Robert Latu DE 6-2 271 Sr-3L Fort Worth, Texas Fossil Ridge OPPONENTS 37 James Lockett DB 5-11 192 Fr-RS Arlington, Texas Mansfield Summit 35 Cody Madison LB 6-3 239 Jr-2L Chickasha, Okla. Chickasha HISTORY 49 Jeph McAlester LB 6-3 225 So-JC Tulsa, Okla. BT Washington/NEO A&M RECORDS 13 Julian McGowan DB 6-0 165 Sr-1L Carson, Miss. Prentiss/Pearl River CC MEDIA 66 Mike Mengers OT 6-4 280 Sr-2L Mustang, Okla. Mustang/NEO A&M 84 Jesse Meyer WR 6-3 198 Fr-RS Jenks, Okla. Jenks 4 Daniel Morrell WR 6-1 186 Fr-HS Blanchard, Okla. Blanchard 53 Justin Morsey C 6-2 282 So-JC Sapulpa, Okla. Sapulpa/NEO A&M 80 Idris Moss WR 5-10 180 Sr-1L San Bernardino, Calif. Eisenhower/Chaffey College 32 Josh Myshak TE 6-0 241 Fr-HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada Memorial Composite 21 Kyle Nelson TE 6-2 226 Fr-HS Waco, Texas China Springs 99 Terrel Nemons NG 6-4 345 So-1L Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill 46 Ty Page DB 6-2 220 So-1L Lufkin, Texas Adamson 38 Jonathan Penelton DB 6-0 214 So-1L Dallas, Texas Skyline 78 Jeff Perrett OT 6-7 329 Sr-3L Taber, Alberta, Canada Lethbridge Collegiate 18 Stephen Polk WR 6-1 195 Fr-HS Dallas, Texas Pinkston 76 Curt Puckett OG 6-3 305 Fr-RS Coweta, Okla. Coweta 88 Charles Ramsey TE 6-4 254 Jr-1L Owasso, Okla. Owasso 10 Roy Roberts DB 5-11 205 So-1L Ardmore, Okla. Ardmore 89 Aaron Roupoli TE 6-2 244 Sr-1L Huntington Beach, Calif. Mater Dei/Santa Ana JC 72 Tyler Scarbrough DE 6-3 240 Fr-HS Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater 25 Matt Schultz PK 6-0 154 So-SQ Sand Springs, Okla. Charles Page 98 Kenny Scott DT 6-1 324 Fr-HS Anderson, SC T.L. Hanna 27 Kenny Sims DB 5-11 189 Fr-HS Florissant, SC Hazelwood Central 12 Paul Smith QB 6-2 193 Jr-2L Owasso, Okla. Owasso 47 Zach Snider TE 6-3 240 So-TR Tulsa, Okla. Union/U. of Arkansas 33 Kinny Spotwood DE 6-1 232 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas Cooper 63 Mike Sullivan TE 6-3 238 Fr-RS Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch 16 Marchon Tatmon DB 6-1 207 Sr-SQ Oakland, Calif. Castlemont/Chabot College 33 Dexter Taylor RB 5-10 180 Fr-HS Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central 59 Skyler Taylor NG 6-0 269 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. Booker T. Washington 20 Courtney Tennial RB 5-9 214 Jr-RS Glenpool, Okla. Glenpool/Oklahoma Univ. 52 Kody Thomas LB 6-2 205 Fr-RS Broken Arrow, Okla. Lincoln Christian 70 Rodrick Thomas OG 6-4 347 So-RS Oklahoma City, Okla. Northeast 21 Terrance Thomas DB 5-10 175 Jr-SQ Gordon, Ala. Ashford 82 Dion Toliver WR 5-10 160 Jr-JC Riverside, Calif. Riverside Poly/Riverside JC 29 Jarod Tracy PK 6-0 165 So-1L Aledo, Texas Aledo 44 John Warren DS 6-0 215 So-JC Phoenix, Ariz. North Canyon/Glendale CC 69 Brandon Washington OG 6-3 330 Fr-HS Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill 7 Drew Westling QB 6-3 215 Fr-RS Mission Viejo, Calif. Aliso Niguel 65 Jody Whaley OG/OT 6-3 302 Fr-RS Comanche, Okla. Comanche 77 Wade Whitlow OT 6-4 310 Jr-1L Clute, Texas Brazoswood 61 Travis Wike OT 6-4 279 Fr-RS Wichita, Kan. Collegiate 23 Jamad Williams DB 5-9 193 Fr-HS Midwest City, Okla. Midwest City

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REVIEW No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl/Exp Hometown Previous School 2 Kedrick Alexander DB 6-2 210 Sr-2L Plano, Texas Plano C-USA 3 Anthony Germany DB 6-1 211 Jr-2L Oklahoma City, Okla. Putnam City OPPONENTS 4 Bobby Blackshire DB 6-3 205 Sr-3L Tulsa, Okla. East Central 4 Daniel Morrell WR 6-1 186 Fr-HS Blanchard, Okla. Blanchard HISTORY 5 David Johnson QB 6-2 217 So-1L Portland, Ore. Southridge RECORDS 5 Chris Kindred P 5-11 205 Sr-3L Spring, Texas Klein/US Navy Prep 6 Steve Craver DB 6-1 212 Jr-RS Hurst, Texas L.D. Bell/Kilgore JC MEDIA 7 Randy Duncan DB 6-2 188 So-1L Mesquite, Texas Mesquite 7 Drew Westling QB 6-3 215 Fr-RS Mission Viejo, Calif. Aliso Niguel 8 George Clinkscale LB 6-0 241 So-1L Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill 9 Donnie Johnson WR 5-9 208 Sr-3L Dallas, Texas Skyline 9 Corey Heinz WR 5-11 161 Fr-RS Lone Tree, Colo. Highlands Ranch 10 Roy Roberts DB 5-11 205 So-1L Ardmore, Okla. Ardmore 12 Paul Smith QB 6-2 193 Jr-2L Owasso, Okla. Owasso 13 Cameron Clemons WR 5-11 180 Jr-JC Anaheim, Calif. Canyon/Santa Ana JC 13 Julian McGowan DB 6-0 165 Sr-1L Carson, Miss. Prentiss/Pearl River CC 15 Clark Harrell QB 6-2 190 Fr-HS Ennis, Texas Ennis 16 Nick Henderson WR 6-0 175 So-JC Kansas City, Kan. Sumner Academy/Coffeyville CC 16 Marchon Tatmon DB 6-1 207 Sr-SQ Oakland, Calif. Castlemont/Chabot College 18 Stephen Polk WR 6-1 195 Fr-HS Dallas, Texas Pinkston 19 Josh Burris DB 5-10 186 So-1L Garland, Texas South Garland 20 Courtney Tennial RB 5-9 214 Jr-RS Glenpool, Okla. Glenpool/Oklahoma Univ. 21 Kyle Nelson TE 6-2 226 Fr-HS Waco, Texas China Springs 21 Terrance Thomas DB 5-10 175 Jr-SQ Gordon, Ala. Ashford 22 Nick Graham DB 5-11 191 Sr-3L Oklahoma City, Okla. Millwood 22 Aaron Johnson RB 5-9 190 So-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Victory Christian 23 Jamad Williams DB 5-9 193 Fr-HS Midwest City, Okla. Midwest City 24 Charles Davis DB 5-9 155 Fr-HS Fort Worth, Texas North Crowley 25 Tarrion Adams RB 6-1 204 So-1L Moore, Okla. Moore 25 Matt Schultz PK 6-0 154 So-SQ Sand Springs, Okla. Charles Page 26 Donald Gobert DB 6-3 180 Fr-HS Crockett, Texas Crockett 27 Kenny Sims DB 5-11 189 Fr-HS Florissant, SC Hazelwood Central 28 Cauvey Jackson WR 5-10 188 Jr-1L Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park 29 Jarod Tracy PK 6-0 165 So-1L Aledo, Texas Aledo 30 Ted Curtis TE 6-1 242 Jr-2L Moore, Okla. Moore 32 Chris Chamberlain LB 6-2 225 Jr-2L Bethany, Okla. Bethany 32 Josh Myshak TE 6-0 241 Fr-HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada Memorial Composite 33 Kinny Spotwood DE 6-1 232 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas Cooper 33 Dexter Taylor RB 5-10 180 Fr-HS Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central 34 Brandon Diles RB 6-0 215 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas Cooper 35 Jacob Frank TE 6-1 233 So-SQ Houston, Texas Klein Collins 35 Cody Madison LB 6-3 239 Jr-2L Chickasha, Okla. Chickasha 37 James Lockett DB 5-11 192 Fr-RS Arlington, Texas Mansfield Summit 38 Jonathan Penelton DB 6-0 214 So-1L Dallas, Texas Skyline 39 Popsie Floyd DE 6-1 250 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. East Central 40 Tanner Antle LB 6-4 200 Fr-HS Foyil, Okla. Foyil 41 Nick Bunting LB 6-1 230 Sr-3L Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall 41 Logan Cawyer TE 6-4 234 Fr-HS Commerce, Okla. Commerce 43 Mike Bryan LB 6-1 215 Fr-HS Coweta, Okla. Coweta 44 Alain Karatepeyan LB 6-1 250 Jr-1L Chatsworth, Calif. Chatsworth/Pierce College 44 John Warren DS 6-0 215 So-JC Phoenix, Ariz. North Canyon/Glendale CC

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No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl/Exp Hometown Previous School REVIEW 46 Ty Page DB 6-2 220 So-1L Lufkin, Texas Adamson 47 Zach Snider TE 6-3 240 So-TR Tulsa, Okla. Union/U of Arkansas C-USA 48 Paul Jurado P 6-1 195 So-RS Chino, Calif. Diamond Bar/Citrus JC OPPONENTS 49 Jeph McAlester LB 6-3 225 So-JC Tulsa, Okla. BT Washington/NEO A&M 50 Alex Detwiler DE 6-1 217 Jr-SQ Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall HISTORY 52 Cedric Godfrey DE 6-1 243 Fr-RS Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill RECORDS 52 Kody Thomas LB 6-2 205 Fr-RS Broken Arrow, Okla. Lincoln Christian MEDIA 53 Justin Morsey C 6-2 282 So-JC Sapulpa, Okla. Sapulpa/NEO A&M 55 Nelson Coleman LB 6-2 235 Jr-2L Dallas, Texas Skyline 56 Aaron Danenhauer C 6-5 302 Sr-3L Bentonville, Ark. Bentonville 57 Jon Bell DT 6-1 255 Fr-HS Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian 59 Skyler Taylor NG 6-0 269 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. Booker T. Washington 60 Jeff Bryant OG/C 6-3 316 Sr-SQ Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe/Citrus JC 61 Travis Wike OT 6-4 279 Fr-RS Wichita, Kan. Collegiate 63 Mike Sullivan TE 6-3 238 Fr-RS Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch 65 Jody Whaley OT/OG 6-3 302 Fr-RS Comanche, Okla. Comanche 66 Mike Mengers OT 6-4 280 Sr-2L Mustang, Okla. Mustang/NEO A&M 67 Jon Hameister-Ries OG 6-6 308 Sr-1L Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Strathcona Composite 68 Ronnie DeWitt OT 6-5 260 Fr-HS Lake Austin, Texas Lake Austin 69 Brandon Washington OG 6-3 330 Fr-HS Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill 70 Alexander Bridge P 5-10 205 Fr-RS Los Alamos, NM Los Alamos 70 Rodrick Thomas OG 6-4 347 So-RS Oklahoma City, Okla. Northeast 72 Tyler Scarbrough DE 6-3 240 Fr-HS Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater 74 Kevin Lane OT 6-5 333 Fr-RS Calgary, Alberta, Canada St. Mary’s 76 Curt Puckett OG 6-3 305 Fr-RS Coweta, Okla. Coweta 77 Wade Whitlow OT 6-4 310 Jr-1L Clute, Texas Brazoswood 78 Jeff Perrett OT 6-7 329 Sr-3L Taber, Alberta, Canada Lethbridge Collegiate 79 Blair Frederick OT 6-5 265 Jr-SQ Houston, Texas Langham Creek 80 Idris Moss WR 5-10 180 Sr-1L San Bernardino, Calif. Eisenhower/Chaffey College 82 Dion Toliver WR 5-10 160 Jr-JC Riverside, Calif. Riverside Poly/Riverside JC 83 Ryan Bugg WR 6-0 195 Sr-1L Atascadero, Calif. Atascadero/Allen Hancock 84 Jesse Meyer WR 6-3 198 Fr-RS Jenks, Okla. Jenks 85 Kyle Grooms WR 6-3 205 Jr-2L Englewood, Colo. Regis Jesuit 86 Jake Collums TE 6-4 236 Fr-RS Enid, Okla. Enid 87 Corey Kizer WR 6-2 210 Jr-JC Memphis, Tenn. Melrose/Coahoma JC 88 Charles Ramsey TE 6-4 254 Jr-1L Owasso, Okla. Owasso 89 Aaron Roupoli TE 6-2 244 Sr-1L Huntington Beach, Calif. Mater Dei/Santa Ana JC 90 Brandon Jones NG 6-2 297 Jr-2L Duncanville, Texas Duncanville 91 Robert Latu DE 6-2 271 Sr-3L Fort Worth, Texas Fossil Ridge 92 Tommy Daniels NG 6-2 338 So-1L Ennis, Texas Ennis 93 Moton Hopkins DE 6-3 275 So-1L Converse, Texas Randolph 95 Chadd Evans DE 6-4 265 Jr-1L Tulsa, Okla. BT Washington/Colorado 96 Walter Boyd NG 6-2 317 Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. Shawnee 97 Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 220 Fr-HS Greenville, SC J.L. Mann 98 Kenny Scott DT 6-1 324 Fr-HS Anderson, SC T.L. Hanna 99 Terrel Nemons NG 6-4 345 So-1L Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill

Pronunciation Guide Jacob Collums Columns Alain Karatepeyan Allen Kara - tape - ee - n Terrel Nemons Tur - el Nim - mons Aaron Danenhauer Dan – in - hower Robert Latu Luh - too Jeff Perrett Like the bird, Parrot Anthony Egbuniwe E – boon – a - way Justin Morsey Mor – see Aaron Roupoli Ra - po - lee Jon Hameister-Ries Ham - ister - reese Josh Myshak My - shack Marchon Tatmon Mar – shawn Paul Jurado Who – Rah - Doe Idris Moss EE – drease Courtney Tenniial Tennail

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PLAYERS STAFF - 25 2 REVIEW Tarrion Kedrick C-USA Adams Alexander OPPONENTS Defensive Back 6-1 • 204 • So-1L 6-2 • 210 • Sr-2L HISTORY Moore, Okla. Plano, Texas RECORDS

MEDIA Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner . . . has played in 26 career games and has all 13 games . . . had 574 yards and eight TDs rushing 15 career starts . . . has 161 career tackles, including 90 solos and 8.5 stops and 273 receiving yards and caught two TD passes . . . for –28 yards . . . has eight career pass breakups and four . . . had a career-best 102 yards and one TD on 11 carries 2005 — Was ineligible for the regular season . . . was eligible for the AutoZone against Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Liberty Bowl . . . had six tackles and one stop for –1 yard against Fresno State Bowl . . . also totaled 84 rushing yards with two . . . 2004 — Missed the 2004 season due to suspension . . . 2003 — Played TDs and 29 receiving yards and one touch- and started in all 13 games at the bandit position . . . earned second-team all- down vs. UCF . . . had a career-high 65 WAC accolades . . . was Tulsa’s leading tackler with 121 tackles and added 7.5 receiving yards on three receptions vs. stops for –27 yards and two sacks for –14 yards . . . also added six pass UTEP. . . also had 62 yards and one TD breakups and three interceptions . . . had five double-figure tackle games . . . on three catches vs. Tulane . . . had 78 had a career-best 15 stops vs. San Jose State . . . also had 11 tackles vs. Hawaii yards on five carries for Rice . . . had 60 and had 10 stops each against Boise State, UTEP and Rice . . . against UTEP, he yards on 10 carries vs. Southern Miss . . . had 10 stops, two tackles for –14 yards, one , two pass breakups rushed for 71 yards on five carries vs. and one sack for –11 yards . . . was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Memphis . . . had a 64-yard TD run just Week for his nine stops and one interception for 18 yards against Texas State before halftime vs. Memphis . . . 2004 — . . . 2002 — Was one of four true freshmen to earn a letter . . . played in all Was one of several freshmen to red-shirt 12 games and started the final two contests at free safety . . . saw extensive as a true freshman . . . Overall — A tall playing time in the final three games . . . was credited with 34 tackles including and rangy running back . . . a good target 23 solos . . . totaled 21 tackles in the last three games of the season . . . had a out of the backfield . . . has great hands season-best eight tackles and an interception against Fresno State . . . also and good acceleration . . . has good speed added seven stops vs. SMU and six tackles against San Jose State . . . Overall . . . has the ability to make defenders miss — Made steady progress and became more comfortable as spring drills contin- and go the distance . . . had a solid 2005 campaign and is ued . . . a very athletic and explosive player . . . has great size . . . has shown expected to be more effective in 2006. his ability to be a playmaker.

High School — Was a three-year and starter at Moore High High School — A two-year letterwinner and starter at Plano High School . . . School . . . was a three-year starter at running back and started at free safety as ranked 62nd on the Dallas Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . was a tail- a senior . . . ranked 15th on the Rivals.com Oklahoma list . . . named to the back and free safety in high school . . . also saw playing time at linebacker his Tulsa World’s preseason Blue Chip list . . . was selected to the Oklahoma senior season . . . ranked among the top-10 strong safeties nationally by Max Coaches Association (OCA) all-state West team . . . earned honorable mention Emfinger’s Blue Chip Recruiting . . . rushed for 1,230 yards and 12 all-state merits by the Tulsa World and the Daily Oklahoman his senior season as a senior tailback . . . had 1,150 yards and nine TDs his junior season . . . was . . . was a 6A-1 all-District selection . . . rushed for 1,358 yards and 15 touch- a two-time first-team all-district performer . . . earned all-city and all-area team downs on 168 carries as a senior . . . also caught six passes for 156 yards and accolades as a senior . . . high school coach was Gerald Brence. three TDs . . . named to the Daily Oklahoman’s Big All-City second team his Daily Oklahoman senior season . . . was a preseason all-state selection by the Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . favorite NFL player . . . selected to play in the Oil Bowl . . . rushed for 1,447 yards and 14 touch- is Sean Taylor . . . lists “Tom and Jerry” as his favorite TV show . . . lists the downs as a junior . . . was named to the Daily Oklahoman’s Big All-City first Dallas Mavericks as his favorite professional sports team . . . his favorite college team as a junior . . . had career totals of 3,742 rushing yards and 42 touch- stadium is Arkansas’ Razorback Stadium . . . his brother, Lavan III, played two downs on 454 carries . . . also caught 20 passes for 486 yards and seven TDs seasons of football at Grambling . . . parents are Lavan and Thelma Alexander in his career . . . high school coach was Tom Noles. . . . majoring in communication . . . born January 1, 1984 in Dallas, Texas. Personal — Favorite movie is Above the Rim . . . his favorite NFL player is the Alexander’s Career Statistics late . . . his favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . lists the Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Chicago Bulls in the era as his favorite professional sports team . . . his favorite food is seafood . . . if he were forced to give up all his posses- 2002 (Fr) 12 23 11 34 0/0 0/0 0 1 2 1 sions but one, he would keep his Bible . . . a member of the Fellowship of 2003 (So) 13 65 56 121 7.5/-27 2/-14 2 1 6 3 Christian Athletes . . . majoring in psychology . . . parents are Henry Adams and 2004 Red-shirt Sally Smith . . . born December 27, 1985 in Okinawa, Japan on the Kodeena 2005 (Jr) 1 2 4 6 1/-1 0/0 0 0 0 0 Air Force Base. Totals 26 90 71 161 8.5/-28 2/-14 2 2 8 4

Adams’ Career Statistics Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net TD Avg Long 2005 (Fr) 13 89 606 32 574 8 6.4 64

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2005 (Fr) 13 24 273 11.4 2 39

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PLAYERS tackles against Nevada, including 11 solos . . . also had nine stops against Southwest Missouri State and eight each vs. Navy and Louisiana Tech . . . had a STAFF 40 career-best three breakups against Kansas, and added one interception and had five tackles . . . 2003 — Played in all 13 games and had one start as a true REVIEW Tanner freshman . . . totaled 27 tackles, including 17 solos . . . had a season-best seven tackles against Georgia Tech . . . had his only collegiate start vs. Arkansas, C-USA Antle and had 5 stops . . . tallied two tackles including one sack for -20 yards vs. Linebacker Louisiana Tech . . . caused a fumble on the final kickoff return vs. Rice, that OPPONENTS 6-4 • 200 • Fr-HS Tulsa recovered . . . had four stops and one tackle for -1 yard vs. UTEP . . . Foyil, Okla. blocked a PAT vs. Hawaii . . . had three solo tackles vs. Minnesota . . . Overall HISTORY — Had a great spring . . . a tremendous worker who studies the game . . . RECORDS possesses good size and speed . . .a quiet leader . . . a sure tackler . . . a very versatile player who can play all positions in the secondary. Tulsa — Enrolled at Tulsa at mid-semester after completing classes at Foyil MEDIA High School . . . participated in spring drills . . . very coachable and is a hard High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at East Central High School . . . worker . . . very athletic . . . has a good nose for the ball . . . continues to add started both his junior and senior seasons at free safety . . . was also a starting size and strength . . . has a bright future. wide receiver as a senior . . . named to the all-state and all-metro teams by the Tulsa World his senior season . . . was one of 20 players named to the Tulsa High School — Played eight-man football at Foyil High School . . . was a World Blue-Chip List . . . was a second-team Daily Oklahoman all-state selec- four-year letterwinner . . . helped his team post a 12-1 mark as a senior and an tion . . . had 99 tackles with four sacks, five interceptions and two fumble 11-1 record his junior season . . . played quarterback and linebacker and han- recoveries as a senior . . . caught 15 passes for 293 yards and four touchdowns dled the punting duties . . . registered 120 tackles, five sacks and three inter- his senior season . . . helped lead his team to a 10-2 record and state quarterfi- ceptions his senior season . . . at quarterback, he had over 2,500 yards in total nal finish as a senior . . . received a two-star rating by TheInsiders.com . . . had offense and accounted for 20 touchdowns . . . was a Tulsa World second-team career totals of 289 tackles, 10 sacks, 10 interceptions, four fumble recoveries all-state punter his senior season . . . named to play in the OCA All-State game and blocked six kicks . . . had 41 career receptions for 709 yards and seven for the East squad . . . was named the District Player of the Year and the touchdowns . . . also lettered three years in track, finishing second in both the County Offensive Player of the Year . . . high school coach was Trent Worley. high hurdles and high jump at the Class 5A state meet . . . high school coach was Travis Hill . Personal — Favorite movie is Training Day . . . his favorite book is Dead Man’s Walk . . . his favorite professional athlete is legendary boxer Muhammed Personal — Favorite movie is The Last Dragon . . . favorite NFL player is Ray Ali . . . his favorite NFL player is Seahawks place-kicker and former Foyil Lewis . . . lists basketball as his favorite sport other than football to play and High School athlete Josh Brown . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football watch . . . parents are Bobby and Liz Blackshire . . . majoring in communciation is . . . the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Vince . . . born February 11, 1985. Lombardi . . . his biggest sports thrill was throwing the winning touchdown pass to his younger brother, Taylor, at Foyil High School . . . parents are Rick and Blackshire’s Career Statistics Kelly Antle . . . his father played football at Oklahoma State . . . majoring in Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int management . . . born Samuel Tanner Antle on October 30, 1987. 2003 (Fr) 13 17 10 27 3/-22 1/-20 0 1 0 0 2004 (So) 12 50 27 77 6/-18 0/0 0 0 7 2 2005 (Jr) 13 53 46 99 1/-3 0/0 0 0 6 2 4 Totals 38 120 83 203 10/-43 1/-20 0 1 13 4 Bobby Blackshire II Defensive Back 6-3 • 205 • Sr-3L Tulsa, Okla.

Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . has played in all 38 games since coming to Tulsa . . . has 26 career starts . . . has 203 career tack- les, 10 stops for -43 yards, 13 pass breakups and four interceptions . . . was named the nation’s eighth-ranked free satety heading into the 2006 season by The Sporting News . . . 2005 — Started all 13 games . . . had 99 tackles to rank second on the team . . . named first-team all-Conference USA . . . ranked 14th in C-USA for tackles . . . tallied seven tackles in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . had three sacks and one pass break-up against UCF . . . had nine stops and one pass break-up vs. Tulane . . . tied a career-high with 12 stops vs. UTEP. . . had seven stops and one pass break-up against each SMU and East Carolina . . . had eight stops and one interception vs. Rice . . . had five stops and a 32-yard interception return vs. Southern Miss that set-up Tulsa’s go-ahead TD . . . tied a career-best 12 tackles vs. Houston . . . had nine tackles in each of the first two games of the season . . . 2004 — Started all 12 games at bandit . . . was third on the team in tackles with 77 stops and tallied six tackles for –18 yards . . . ranked second on the team with seven pass breakups . . . had a career-best 12

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PLAYERS STAFF 96 70 REVIEW Walter Alexander C-USA Boyd II Bridge OPPONENTS Nose Guard Punter 5-10, 205, Fr-RS HISTORY 6-2 • 317 • Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. Los Alamos, NM RECORDS

MEDIA Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner . . . has played in 19 career games and has Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to red-shirt last season . . . a walk- 15 career tackles . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games . . . started three games on athlete . . . had a good spring season . . . will challenge for the punting at nose guard — Oklahoma, North Texas and Memphis — and had seven stops duties in preseason camp . . . a hard worker . . . had a strong performance in in those three starts . . . tallied 13 tackles and two stops for -5 yards . . . started the spring game. his first career game vs. Oklahoma at nose guard, and had three stops and one tackle for -1 yard . . . had three tackles and 1.5 stops vs. North Texas . . . High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Los Alamos High School . . . 2004 — Played in six games as a true freshman . . . had two tackles on the started at middle linebacker for three years and at center his senior season . . . season . . . had one tackle each against Southwest Missouri State and Nevada also handled the punting chores . . . had career totals of 300 tackles, six fumble . . . played both nose guard and . . . Overall — Has good size recoveries and four forced fumbles . . . averaged 43.0 yards per in his and feet . . . a very athletic player . . . has great tools and potential . . . could prep career . . . was credited with 100 tackles and a 41.0 yard punting average play all the positions on the defensive front. as a senior . . . earned first-team Class 4A all-state honors as a punter his junior and senior seasons . . . was a second-team all-state selection as a linebacker High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Shawnee High and center his senior season . . . also earned first-team all-district merits for School . . . helped lead his team to an 11-3 record and the Class 5A state title three seasons as a punter . . . also lettered two years each in baseball and track as a senior . . . started on offense at tight end his senior season . . . was a . . . was the state runner-up in the javelin as a senior . . . high school football starter on the defensive line as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . also played coach was Bob Scott. fullback as a senior . . . was credited with 37 tackles and three sacks his senior season in limited time on defense . . . caught six passes for 87 yards and one Personal — Favorite movie is A River Runs Through It . . . his favorite TV TD, and rushed for 232 yards and five TDs on 35 carries his senior season . . . show is “The Simpsons” . . . lists the as his favorite NFL team was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Tulsa World as a senior...... the Minnesota Twins is his favorite professional sports team, while Twins earned second-team all-state honors at tight end by the Daily Johann Santana is his favorite pro athlete . . . favorite musical group is Oklahoman . . . was a second-team Daily Oklahoman Big Led Zeppelin . . . his favorite sport to play and watch other than football is All-City selection at tight end . . . earned all-district honors baseball . . . enjoys fly-fishing and camping . . . the three words that he uses to his sophomore, junior and senior seasons . . . had best describe himself are “quiet, dedicated and hard-working” . . . in 20 years, career totals of 91 tackles, 11 sacks and three he would like to be a fly-fishing guide with his own fly-shop and guide service . fumble recoveries . . . high school coach was . . parents are Art Bridge and Meredith Coonley . . . majoring in petroleum engi- Brent Whitson. neering . . . born May 30, 1987.

Personal — His favorite book is The Bootlegger’s Boy . . . his favorite NFL player is , while his 60 favorite professional athlete is Barry Bonds . . . his favorite NFL team is the Jeff . . . lists the Phoenix Suns as his favorite professional sports Bryant team . . . the three words that he uses Offensive Guard to describe himself are “passionate, 6-3 • 316 • Sr-SQ confident and reliable” . . . his cousin Edmond, Okla. is former Oklahoma Sooners and Atlanta Hawks star Mookie Blaylock . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents Tulsa — A returning squad member . . . 2005 — Played in three games . . . are Donnie and Wynona saw action against North Texas, Rice and East Carolina . . . 2004 — Sat out the Evans . . . majoring in com- 2004 season after transferring to Tulsa from Citrus (Calif.) Junior College . . . munication . . . born June enrolled at mid-semester 2004 . . . Overall — Missed spring drills . . . adds 20, 1986 in Ada, depth at both the center and guard positions . . . a very intelligent player and Oklahoma. hard worker.

Boyd’s Career Junior College — Was a starter on the offensive line both seasons at Citrus Statistics Junior College . . . named to the JC Football all-Cal team and the Western Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int States all-conference team as a sophomore . . . helped lead his team to a 15-6 2004 (Fr) 6 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 two-year record and a conference championship in 2003 . . . junior college 2005 (So) 13 6 7 13 2/-5 0/0 0 0 0 0 coach was Kevin Emerson. Totals 19 7 8 15 2/-5 0/0 0 0 0 0 High School — Played his prep football at Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe High School . . . was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at offensive tackle

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PLAYERS . . . was an all-district and all-conference performer as a senior . . . high school coach was Dan Cocannouer. STAFF

Personal — Lists ultimate fighting as his favorite sport besides football to 41 REVIEW watch . . . favorite TV show is “Seinfeld” . . . favorite movie is Lion King . . . favorite college stadium in which he’s played is Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium . Nick C-USA . . majoring in exercise sports science . . . born October 10, 1983 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bunting OPPONENTS Linebacker HISTORY 6-1 • 230 • Sr-3L 83 Tulsa, Okla. RECORDS Tulsa — A three-year starter . . . has played and started in 36 career games, MEDIA Ryan including 35 straight heading into the 2006 season . . . named to Preseason Watch Lists for the Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy for Bugg the nation’s top defensive player . . . named preseason first-team all- Wide Receiver Conference USA by The Sporting News and Blue Ribbon College Yearbook . . . 6-0 • 195 • Sr-1L has seven career double-figure tackle games . . . has 252 career tackles and Atascadero, Calif. 21.5 stops for -102 yards . . . enters his senior season needing 20 tackles to move into the school’s career top-10 list . . . 2005 — Started all 13 games . . . named to the C-USA third-team all-conference squad . . . ranked fourth on the Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games . . . had team with 85 tackles . . . his five quarterback sacks was a team-high and seven catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns . . . caught two passes for 24 ranked fourth in Conference USA . . . tallied three double-digit tackle games yards, including a 15-yard TD vs. Houston . . . his first reception came in the . . . had eight stops in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Fresno State . . . tallied season opener against Minnesota on a deflection for a 4-yard touchdown . . . seven tackles, two sacks for -17 yards and two forced fumbles vs. UCF in the C- against Oklahoma, he recovered a fumble at the OU one-yard line after a USA Championship Game . . . had just three stops vs. Tulane, but they were 10-yard pass got the ball to the one . . . against Southern Miss, he recovered a two sacks for -17 yards . . . tallied 10 stops vs. UTEP . . . had a season-high 11 Tulsa fumble after a gain of 21 yards, as his recovery advanced the ball six tackles vs. Houston . . . had a team-best 10 tackles with one stop for -4 yards more yards . . . Overall — Has good speed, hands and is a good route runner vs. Minnesota . . . also shared the team-high with nine stops vs. Oklahoma ...... was an effective receiver last year . . . will have higher expectations in 2006 was named to the Butkus and Bednarik Award Preseason Watch Lists ...... has prepared hard for his senior season. 2004 — Started all 12 games . . . earned all-WAC second team accolades . . . was second on the team with 88 tackles . . . also had five stops for -22 yards, Junior College — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Allan Hancock including three sacks for -18 yards . . . had a season-best 12 stops against both Junior College . . . had 50 receptions for 850 yards his sophomore season . . . Louisiana Tech and San Jose State . . . also had nine stops and two quarterback was a second-team all-Western States Conference selection . . . named the hurries vs. Rice . . . tallied eight tackles against Southwest Missouri State and Team Offensive MVP . . . received a three-star rating by Rivals.com . . . junior Boise State . . . was on the 2004 Preseason college coach was Kris Dutra. Watch List for the Rotary Lombardi Award . . . 2003 — Was named to the High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at Atascadero High School . . . Scripps/FWAA Freshman All-America started two years on offense and his junior season at defensive back . . . had Team . . . named to the Freshman All- 49 receptions for 795 yards and rushed for 732 yards in his career . . . rushed America second-team by for 731 yards and had 29 catches for 465 yards his senior campaign . . . was a CollegeFootballNews.com . . . was two-time first-team all-county selection . . . earned first-team all-league merits selected as the WAC Freshman of as a junior and second-team accolades his senior season . . . also lettered the Year by the league’s coaches three years in track . . . set the school record for the 100-meters (10.7) . . . earned first-team all-WAC hon- and 110-meter hurdles (14.35) . . . high school football coach was Sam ors as well . . . started 11 games as DeRose. a true freshman . . . missed the Arkansas and Texas State games with Personal — Favorite NFL team is the St. Louis Rams . . . enjoys an injury . . . tallied 79 tackles and seven watching ESPN . . . his favorite movie is Casino . . . the three stops for -22 yards to rank fourth on the words he uses to describe himself are “confident, driven and team in tackles . . . had double-figure tack- fun” . . . his favorite sport beside football to play and watch is les in two games . . . tallied a career-best basketball . . . his favorite NFL player is Kevin Curtis . . . parents 13 stops vs. SMU and added 12 stops vs. are Art and Cathy Bugg . . . majoring in exercise sports science Boise State . . . was named the WAC . . . born January 6, 1985 in Thousands Oaks, . Defensive Player of the Week vs. Arkansas State with nine stops and one interception Bugg’s Career Statistics for 12-yard TD . . . had eight tackles each Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long vs. Minnesota and Nevada . . . had seven 2005 (Jr) 13 7 61 8.7 2 15 tackles and two stops for -5 yards vs. Louisiana Tech . . . Overall — A natural linebacker . . . an intelligent player . . . has great athletic ability . . . a productive and instinctive player . . . has a great understanding of the defensive scheme . . . has the ability to make plays.

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PLAYERS High School — A three-year prep letterwinner . . . earned two letters at Burris’ Career Statistics STAFF Holland Hall High School, and one letter at Memorial High School . . . started Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int for three years at both running back and linebacker . . . helped lead his team to 2005 (Fr) 9 2 4 6 0.5/1 0/0 0 0 1 1 REVIEW a 7-2 record as a senior . . . led the Dutchmen in rushing (1,094), touchdowns (14), tackles (86) and sacks (12) in his senior season . . . was an all-state and C-USA all-metro selection by the Tulsa World . . . named first-team Southwest Preparatory Conference as a senior . . . earned Daily Oklahoman honorable 32 OPPONENTS mention all-state accolades his senior season . . . completed his two-year career at Holland Hall with 1,500 rushing yards and 18 TDs, as well as 121 tackles Chris HISTORY and 16 sacks . . . was injured as a junior and played in only three games . . . rushed for 750 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore at Memorial High Chamberlain RECORDS School . . . also had 95 tackles, eight sacks and six fumble recoveries his soph- Linebacker omore season . . . high school football coach was Tag Gross. MEDIA 6-2 • 225 • Jr-2L Bethany, Okla. Personal — Favorite movie is Scarface . . . favorite NFL player is and his favorite pro athlete is Lebron James . . . favorite book is the Bible . . . his favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys, while his favorite professional sports team is the NBA’s Cleveland Cavs . . . his favorite class at TU is American Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . has played in 24 Republic . . . the most memorable place he has visited is Jamaica . . . the three career games and has 18 career starts . . . has 136 career stops and 16.5 tack- words he uses to best describe himself are “smart, powerful and athletic” . . . les for -87 yards . . . 2005 — Started all 13 games . . . had 88 tackles to rank the person he would most like to meet is former Chicago Bears linebacker Dick third on the team, and added 11 stops for -46 yards and two forced fumbles . . Butkus . . . his uncle, Bill Solomon, played football at Colorado and major . his 4.5 sacks ranked 10th in Conference USA . . . his first career double-figure league baseball with the San Diego Padres . . . his parents are William and tackle game came against Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl with 11 Debra Bunting . . . his father played college football at Illinois State . . . majoring tackles . . . also added two stops for -4 yards vs. Fresno State . . . had five stops, in management . . . born January 20, 1984. one pass break-up, one interception and one sack for -9 yards vs. Tulane . . . tied a career-best with nine tackles vs. SMU, and forced one fumble . . . tallied Bunting’s Career Statistics seven stops vs. Rice, including one sack for -6 yards . . . had eight stops and Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int one forced fumble vs. Houston . . . had seven tackles, including 1.5 stop for -3 2003 (Fr) 11 34 45 79 7/-22 3/-14 0 1 3 2 yards vs. Memphis . . . had eight tackles, 2.5 stops for -14 yards including one 2004 (So) 12 48 40 88 5/-22 3/-18 0 2 1 1 sack for -5 yards vs. North Texas . . . had six stops and one tackle for -5 yards 2005 (Jr) 13 49 36 85 9.5/-58 5/-45 0 2 1 0 vs. Minnesota . . . 2004 — Played in 11 games and started five contests as a Totals 36 131 121 252 21.5/-102 11/-77 0 5 5 3 true freshman . . . was in the starting lineup against Nevada, Rice, SMU, Louisiana Tech and UTEP . . . was credited with 48 tackles and 5.5 stops for -41 yards . . . had three sacks for a team-leading -32 yards . . . also recovered two fumbles and forced one fumble . . . totaled a season-high nine tackles 19 against Rice . . . had eight stops vs. SMU, including two sacks for -9 yards . . . also tallied eight tackles and recovered one fumble against UTEP . . . had seven Josh tackles against San Jose State, including one sack for -23 yards and two quar- terback hurries . . . Overall — Has a good understanding of the linebacker Burris position after playing quarterback and defensive back in high school . . . has Defensive Back great athleticism and speed for the linebacker position . . . great in coverage 5-10 • 186 • So-1L and is a good blitzer . . . missed half of spring drills with an injury . . . has the Garland, Texas ability to be an all-conference performer . . . has the ability to get off or avoid blocks well.

Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in nine games, and had six tackles . . . had his first career start vs. North Texas . . . had two tackles and an interception in the game . . . had two tackles and one pass break-up against Memphis . . . Overall — Enjoyed a good spring season . . . a very intelligent player who has a good understanding of the defensive scheme . . . expected to add depth at free safety.

High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and two-year starter at free safety at South Garland High School . . . helped his team compile a 9-2 record as a senior and a 9-3 mark his junior season . . . was ranked 51st among the top-100 by the Dallas Morning News . . . led his team in tackles as a senior with 98 stops . . . returned two interceptions for touchdowns as well as a 45- yard fumble recovery as a senior . . . earned second-team all-district merits as a senior . . . tallied 122 tackles and six interceptions his junior campaign . . . was a first-team all-district selection and was also an honorable mention all-state performer his junior season . . . high school coach was Mickey Moss.

Personal — Favorite professional sports team is the . . . his favorite NFL player is . . . his favorite sport to play besides foot- ball is basketball . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is baseball . . . favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows . . . majoring in management . . . parents are Larry Henderson and Michelle Ford . . . born October 24, 1986 in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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PLAYERS High School — Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . his favorite NFL Bethany High School . . . started at quarterback and free safety his final three player is Ray Lewis . . . enjoys working on his 1973 cadillac . . . the person, STAFF years . . . led his team to a 13-2 record and the Class 2A state title as a senior dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . his . . . was named the District 2A-1 Player of the Year . . . was selected to the cousin, Dexter Clinkscale, played for the Dallas Cowboys . . . his brother, Marcus REVIEW Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA) all-state West team . . . earned first-team Herford, plays football at Kansas . . . volunteers for the Big Brothers and Big all-state honors by the Daily Oklahoman as a defensive back . . . was a second- Sisters organization . . . parents are George Clinkscale and Coyletta Govan . . . C-USA team all-state selection by the Tulsa World . . . rushed for 2,096 yards and 25 majoring in business . . . born January 21, 1987. touchdowns his senior season . . . threw for 1,020 yards and 11 touchdowns OPPONENTS from his quarterback position as a senior . . . had 147 tackles and 10 intercep- Clinkscale’s Career Statistics tions his senior season as well . . . was named the Little All-City Offensive Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int HISTORY Player of the Year by the Daily Oklahoman . . . earned first-team Little-All-City 2005 (Fr) 12 9 3 12 2.5/-8 0.5/-1 0 0 0 0 honors by the Daily Oklahoman . . . was a preseason all-state selection by the RECORDS Daily Oklahoman . . . was named to the Oil Bowl team . . . had career totals of 399 tackles and 20 interceptions . . . rushed for 2,777 yards and 37 touch- MEDIA downs, while completing 148-of-324 passes for 2,433 yards and 29 TDs in his 55 career . . . tallied 108 tackles and eight interceptions his junior season, while rushing for 518 yards and 11 TDs, and passing for 997 yards and eight touch- Nelson downs . . . high school coach was Rob Renshaw . Coleman Personal — Favorite movie is Cinderella Man . . . enjoys fishing . . . favorite Linebacker NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys and Roy Williams is his favorite NFL player . . . 6-2 • 235 • Jr-2L lists Michael Jordan as his favorite professional athlete . . . favorite professional Dallas, Texas sports team is the . . . if he could change anything about football, it would be to make quarterback sacks worth points . . . three words that he uses to best describe himself are “athletic, responsible and easy-going” . . . the most memorable place he has visited is Hawaii . . . member of the Fellowship Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner and starter . . . has played in 28 career games of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Bill and Nola Chamberlain . . . majoring in and has 22 career starts . . . has 176 career stops . . . has seven double-figure management . . . born September 30, 1985. tackle games for his career . . . 2005 — Started all 13 games, and had a team- leading 117 tackles, including 64 solos . . . ranked eighth in Conference USA in Chamberlain’s Career Statistics tackles . . . also ranked 43rd nationally for solo tackles and 47th for total stops Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int . . . named to the Conference USA second-team all-conference squad . . . had 2004 (Fr) 11 24 24 48 5.5/-41 3/-32 2 1 0 0 six double-figure tackle games . . . had 14 tackles and his first career intercep- 2005 (So) 13 53 35 88 11/-46 4.5/-29 0 2 1 0 tion against Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . totaled seven tackles, Totals 24 77 59 136 16.5/-87 7.5/-61 2 3 1 0 one sack for -7 yards, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery vs. UCF in the C-USA Championship Game . . . had 10 stops vs. Tulane . . . all of his 10 tackles vs. East Carolina were solos . . . totaled 12 tackles and one sack for -7 yards vs. SMU . . . had a career-best 19 stops vs. Rice, along with 1.5 stops for 8 -6 yards . . . had 10 tackles vs. Houston . . . had six stops and recovered two fumbles vs. Memphis . . . shared the team-lead with nine stops vs. Oklahoma George . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Played in all 12 games and started seven contests . . . started the first four games . . . compiled Clinkscale III 50 tackles and 2.5 stops for -4 yards . . . had a season-best 12 stops against Navy . . . also had nine stops and one pass breakup against Kansas . . . also Linebacker had seven tackles each against Oklahoma State and Boise State . . . named to 6-0 • 241 • So-1L the all-WAC Academic team . . . 2003 — Received a medical hardship . . . did Cedar Hill, Texas play in the first three games . . . tallied nine tackles . . . had a season-best of five tackles against Arkansas . . . Overall — Provides solid leadership . . . an intelligent Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Was one of five true freshmen player who studies the game . . . con- to earn a letter . . . saw playing time in 12 games . . . had 12 tackles and 2.5 tinued to improve during spring drills stops for -8 yards . . . had three stops vs. UTEP . . . also tallied three tackles vs. . . . plays solid against the North Texas, including one stop for -6 yards . . . named to C-USA run . . . gets off blocks Commissioners Honor Roll . . . Overall — Has great potential . . . the most well . . . has good size athletic among the linebackers . . . has the ability to make plays . . . continued . . . has a knack of to improve every day during spring drills. getting to the football.

High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Cedar Hill High School . . . had 159 career tackles, including 12 sacks and 37 stops for lost yardage . . . also caused seven fumbles and recovered five fumbles in his career . . . totaled 89 tackles and 26 for lost yardage as a senior . . . also had seven sacks, three caused fumbles and five fumble recoveries . . . was a sec- ond-team all-district performer his senior season, and earned honorable men- tion merits as a junior . . . was selected to participate in the the Coca Cola All- Star Game . . . was his team’s Defensive MVP as a senior . . . tallied 70 stops and had 11 stops for lost yardage during his junior season . . . also lettered two years in track and three years in powerlifting . . . high school coach was Joey McGuire.

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PLAYERS High School — Earned one letter at Dallas Skyline High School . . . was a STAFF Rivals100.com all-region selection as a senior . . . had 120 tackles to lead the team his senior season . . . also added four quarterback sacks, two forced fum- 6 REVIEW bles, one fumble recovery and one interception . . . was a first-team all-District 10-5A selection as a senior . . . was named to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Steve C-USA Coca Cola All-Star team . . . was team captain his senior season . . . received a two-star rating by TheInsiders.com . . . was ranked among the top-10 percent of Craver OPPONENTS his high school class academically . . . high school coach was Que Britton. Defensive Back 6-1 • 212 • Jr-RS HISTORY Personal — Enjoys playing dominoes and Playstation . . . favorite NFL team is Hurst, Texas the Dallas Cowboys . . . his favorite NFL player is Ray Lewis . . . his favorite RECORDS movies are Training Day and Shawshank Redemption . . . three words that best describes him are “blessed, diverse and driven” . . . the most memorable place MEDIA he has visited is Hawaii . . . his favorite musical group is Earth, Wind and Fire Tulsa — Received a medical hardship last season after suffering an injury . . . favorite childhood game was monopoly . . . a member of the Fellowship of against Oklahoma . . . 2005 — Played in the first two games of the season and Christian Athletes . . . has participated in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organi- tallied eight tackles . . . had three stops in the season opener against Minnesota zation . . . parents are Tommie and Melba Coleman . . . majoring in manage- . . . was in the starting lineup against Oklahoma . . . was credited with five tackles, ment . . . born September 12, 1984. 1.5 sacks for –19 yards, one forced fumble and one interception for a 29-yard return in the Oklahoma game . . . Overall — Saw limited action in the spring while Coleman’s Career Statistics overcoming an injury . . . a big, strong body type for a safety . . . a very competi- Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int tive player . . . a physical player who can make the big hit . . . an intense player 2003* 3 3 6 9 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 and hard worker . . . a versatile player . . . has the ability to make plays. 2004 (Fr) 12 23 27 50 2.5/-4 1/-2 0 0 2 0 Junior College — Played two years at Kilgore (Texas) Junior College . . . 2005 (So) 13 64 53 117 6.5/-31 4/-27 3 2 0 1 helped lead his JUCO team to a 10-2 record and the conference championship Totals 28 90 86 176 9/-35 5/-29 3 2 2 1 in 2004 . . . started both years at linebacker . . . had 60 tackles, seven pass *Hardship breakups, two sacks and one interception in his sophomore season . . . tallied 45 tackles and five pass breakups in his first season . . . junior college coach was Jimmy Rieves.

High School — Played his prep football at L.D. Bell High School . . . was a 86 three-year letterwinner and started as a senior on offense, and his junior season Jake on defense . . . as a prep senior, he was rated as the #32 safety in the nation, ranked #21 in the Dallas-area and the #77 best senior in the state of Texas by Collums Rivals.com . . . played quarterback, receiver, running back, free safety and corner- back as a senior . . . had 400 rushing yards and six touchdowns and 460 passing Tight End yards and four TDs his senior season . . . also tallied 75 tackles as a senior . . . 6-4 • 236 • Fr-RS signed with Nebraska out of high school . . . high school coach was Ross Dodson. Enid, Okla. Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . lists Derrick Brooks as his favorite NFL player . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are “humble, calm and quiet” . . . his favorite class at TU is Children’s Literature . Tulsa — Was one of several freshmen to sit out last season due to red-shirt . . the sport he most likes to watch and play besides football is basketball . . . his status . . . a very aggressive blocker . . . a pass-catching threat from the tight brother, Keyuo, played two years (2002-03) for the . . . end position . . . has good speed to stretch the defense vertically . . . has good majoring in communication. . . born April 6, 1984. hands . . . has great potential . . . had a very good spring catching the football. Craver’s Career Statistics High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at . . . was a Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int two-way starter at tight end and defensive end for three seasons . . . had career 2005* 2 5 3 8 1.5/-19 1.5/-19 0 1 0 1 totals of 29 receptions for 414 yards and three TDs . . . compiled 90 career *Hardship tackles, eight sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six pass deflections from his defensive end position . . . earned all-district honors and was an honorable mention Tulsa World all-state selection as a senior . . . totaled 13 catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns as a senior . . . had 45 tackles 30 and forced three fumbles his senior season . . . caught 12 passes for 185 yards and one TD and had 30 tackles his junior campaign . . . high school coach was Ted Tom Cobble. Curtis Personal — Favorite NFL team is the . . . his favorite NFL Tight End player is Jaguars receiver Matt Jones . . . enjoys swimming and fishing . . . his 6-1 • 242 • Jr-2L favorite sport to watch besides football is the Winter Olympics . . . his favorite Moore, Okla. class at TU is Anthropology . . . his favorite TV show is “Family Guy” . . . the most memorable place he has visited is Cabo San Lucas, Mexico . . . if he A two-year letterwinner . . . has played in 14 career games . . . could play a role in any movie it would be Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon . . . Tulsa — his dream as a child was to participate in Bassmaster’s . . . a member of the 2005 – Played in nine games . . . caught his only career pass covering 14 yards Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . majoring in exercise sports science . . . born against Tulane . . . started his first career game against UCF in the C-USA July 23, 1987. (pronunciation . . . Columns). Championship Game . . . 2004 — Was one of nine true freshmen to earn a letter . . . played in five games . . . saw action against Oklahoma State, Southwest Missouri State, Nevada, Louisiana Tech and UTEP . . . Overall — Will have an opportunity to be a big contributor in 2006 . . . has excellent hands . . .

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PLAYERS a good route runner . . . a very athletic and smart player . . . has improved his blocking ability. STAFF

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Moore REVIEW High School . . . started as a senior on offense, and was a two-year starter at safety . . . named to the Tulsa World’s preseason Blue Chip list . . . earned hon- C-USA orable mention all-state accolades as a defensive back by the Daily Oklahoman . . . was a second-team Big All-City selection as a defensive back by the Daily OPPONENTS Oklahoman . . . was also a preseason Daily Oklahoman all-state selection . . . rushed for 553 yards and four touchdowns on 90 carries during his prep career HISTORY . . . also caught 10 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns . . . had 126 career tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries . . . as a senior, RECORDS caught nine passes for 234 yards and three TDs . . . had 55 tackles and two interceptions his senior season . . . high school coach was Tom Noles. MEDIA

Personal — Enjoys music, art and writing . . . favorite movie is Remember the Titans . . . his favorite NFL player is and the is his favorite NFL team . . . his favorite book is the Bible . . . Chinese food is his favorite . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be Neo from the Matrix . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . cousin to for- mer Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin of Ohio State . . . parents are Ted and Kim Curtis . . . majoring in management . . . born January 25, 1986 in Wytheville, Virginia. Personal — Favorite movie is Wyatt Earp . . . enjoys playing golf . . . his favorite NFL team is the Denver Broncos and former NFL star is his Curtis’ Career Statistics favorite NFL player . . . his grandfather, Bill, played football at Emporia State and Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long with the Denver Broncos . . . parents are Rick and Brenda Kyle . . . his mother 2004 (Fr) 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 played college softball at Nebraska-Omaha, and his father played college foot- 2005 (So) 9 1 14 14.0 0 14 ball at Texas A&M . . . majoring in exercise sports science with teacher certifica- Totals 14 1 14 14.0 0 14 tion . . . born on January 29, 1984 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. 56 92 Aaron Tommy Danenhauer Daniels, Jr. Offensive Center Nose Guard 6-5 • 302 • Sr-3L 6-2 • 338 • So-1L Bentonville, Ark. Ennis, Texas

Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . has played in 33 Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . signed with Tulsa in February 2004 . . . career games and has 26 starts, but only 14 starts at center . . . 2005 — enrolled at Tulsa in January of 2005 . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games . . . Started all 13 games at center . . . started his second career game at center in had 10 tackles . . . credited with his first career tackles with two vs. Memphis the season opener . . . played every offensive snap in 11 games . . . had a . . . also had two stops vs. Rice, SMU and UCF . . . Overall — Has a big body team-high 71 knockdowns, including a season-best 12 against North Texas ...... has a lot of potential . . . missed spring drills with an injury . . . has the had a high grade of 85-percent against Minnesota . . . 2004 — Played in all capability of making big plays. 12 games and started each contest . . . played 731 offensive plays . . . started the first five games at left tackle and the final seven games at right guard . . . High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Ennis had a season-high 12 knockdowns against San Jose State . . . 2003 — Played High School . . . started both his junior and senior seasons at in eight games and saw action in 157 plays . . . played the tackle and center . . . was rated as the 51st best prospect in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by the position . . . was not cleared to play in the first two games due to an injury . . . Dallas Morning News . . . had 64 tackles his senior season . . . earned second- was the starting center vs. Rice, and played all 73 offensive downs . . . saw his team all-district accolades both his junior and senior seasons . . . tallied 54 tack- first collegiate playing time against Texas State . . . 2002 — Was one of several les his junior campaign . . . high school coach was Sam Harrell. true freshmen to red-shirt . . . Overall — A very strong and athletic player . . . a great leader in the middle of the line . . . an intelligent player who makes the Personal — Favorite NFL team is the . . . his favorite NFL line calls . . . a versatile player . . . has the capability of playing all five offensive player is Julius Peppers . . . enjoys playing video games . . . if he were forced to line positions . . . has starting experience at right tackle, right guard and center. give up all his possessions but one, he would keep his cell phone . . . his favorite sport to play and watch besides football is basketball . . . the person he High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at would most want to meet, dead or alive, is Martin Luther King Jr. . . . parents Bentonville High School . . . started at center his junior and senior seasons . . . are Tommy and Karen Daniels . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . was born named to the Arkansas’ Associated Press Super Team top-22 as a senior . . . August 10, 1985. was named the outstanding lineman in Northwest Arkansas . . . earned Arkansas Democrat-Gazette all-state honors his senior season . . . was a two- Daniels’ Career Statistics time all-area and all-conference selection . . . helped his team post a 12-1 Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int record and win the Class 5A state title as a senior . . . high school coach was 2005 (Fr) 13 6 4 10 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Gary Wear.

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PLAYERS STAFF 50 REVIEW Alex C-USA Detwiler OPPONENTS Defensive End 6-1 • 217 • Jr-SQ HISTORY Tulsa, Okla. RECORDS

MEDIA Tulsa — Has played in four career games . . . a walk-on athlete . . . 2005 — Played in three games – North Texas, Rice and East Carolina . . . had one tackle vs. Rice . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Saw playing time in one game . . . had one tackle against Southwest Missouri State . . . 2003 — Sat out his true freshman season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — Has the ability to play both defensive end positions . . . a very dependable player . . . a hard worker and intelligent player.

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Holland Hall High School . . . played tight end and defensive end . . . started three years on attempt . . . also caught four passes for 59 yards and one touchdown . . . had a offense and two seasons at defensive end . . . was team captain his senior year career-best and the 16th best rushing performance in school history with 202 . . . was named all-league in the Southwest Preparatory Conference as a defen- yards and three TDs on 34 carries against Nevada . . . also gained 92 yards on sive end . . . helped lead his team to a 7-2 record as a senior, after winning a 18 rushing attempts against Rice . . . named to the all-WAC Academic team . . . total of just two games in the previous two seasons . . . high school coach was 2003 — Played in 11 games as a true freshman . . . rushed for 271 yards, an Tag Gross. 8.0 average and two touchdowns . . . had 56 yards and one TD vs. Arkansas State . . . ran for a career-high 82 yards and one touchdown on six carries Personal — Favorite TV show is “That 70’s Show”. . . the Dallas Cowboys is against UTEP . . . had a season-long 42-yard run in the UTEP contest . . . added his favorite NFL team, while his favorite professional sports team is the Dallas 61 yards on just six attempts against Rice . . . was named to the all-WAC Stars of the NHL . . . favorite musical group is Led Zeppelin . . . favorite class at Freshman Academic team . . . Overall — A big, strong and powerful running TU is Organic Chemistry . . . three words he uses to best describe himself are back . . . a punishing runner who gets positive yardage . . . an intelligent player “fun, calm and loyal” . . . his favorite sport other than football to play and watch . . . provides leadership . . . needs to stay healthy. is . . . the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is NHL Hall of Famer Bobby Hull . . . named to the President’s List one semester . . . High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Abilene Cooper born January 13, 1985 in Iowa City, Iowa. High School . . . helped lead his team to a two-year record of 21-3 . . . rushed for 3,145 yards and 44 touchdowns in his career . . . rushed for over 1,666 Detwiler’s Career Statistics yards and 22 touchdowns his senior season . . . also caught 26 receptions for Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 280 yards and two touchdowns as a senior . . . led the district in scoring and 2003 Red-shirt rushing his senior season . . . set a school single-game rushing record with a 2004 (Fr) 1 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 275-yard performance against Odessa as a senior . . . was named to the All-Big 2005 (So) 3 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Country Super Team his senior season . . . received a two-star rating by Totals 4 2 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 TheInsiders.com . . . rushed for 1,315 yards and 17 TDs as a junior . . . was a two-time all-district selection and honorable mention all-state performer . . . high school coach was Randy Quisenberry. 34 Personal — Favorite NFL player is the late Walter Payton . . . his favorite NFL team is the . . . if he were forced to give up all of his posses- Brandon sions but one, he would keep his Bible . . . his favorite book is Friday Night Lights . . . has been a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Diles (SAAC) for three years . . . served as Vice-President of SAAC for two years . . . serving as the Conference USA SAAC representative for a second year in 2006 Running Back . . . parents are Kenneth and Danice Allen . . . majoring in finance . . . born 6-0 • 215 • Sr-3L October 26, 1984. Abilene, Texas Diles’ Career Statistics Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net TD Avg Long Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 34 career games and has 2003 (Fr) 11 34 279 8 271 2 8.0 42 started three contests . . . has career totals of 1,115 rushing yards and 12 rush- 2004 (So) 12 124 616 19 597 7 4.8 43 ing TDs . . . 2005 — Played in 11 games . . . missed the Tulane and UCF 2005 (Jr) 11 40 249 2 247 3 6.2 41 games . . . totaled 247 yards, a 6.2 average pre carry and three touchdowns . . . Totals 34 198 1144 29 1115 12 5.6 43 had his second career 100+ rushing game with 128 yards and one TD vs. North Texas . . . went over 1,000 career rushing yards vs. North Texas . . . had Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long his first carry in 2005 against Oklahoma, and carried four times for 19 yards . . . 2003 (Fr) 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Played in all 12 2004 (So) 12 4 59 14.8 1 35 games and started three contests . . . was second on the team in rushing with 2005 (Jr) 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 597 yards and seven touchdowns on 124 carries for a 4.8 yard average per Totals 34 4 59 14.8 1 35

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PLAYERS Tulane... had four tackles and 2.5 stops for -6 yards vs. UTEP . . . had eight stops, including three tackles for -25 yards vs. Minnesota . . . Overall — Has STAFF 7 solid pass rushing ability . . . has improved against the run . . . has the ability to make plays . . . plays hard . . . has a chance to be a big part of the defense. REVIEW Randy High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Booker T. C-USA Duncan Washington High School . . . played tight end and defensive end . . . helped lead his prep team to a 13-1 record and the Class 5A state runner-up finish as Defensive Back OPPONENTS a senior . . . earned Tulsa World all-state merits as a senior in 2002 . . . was a 6-2 • 188 • So-1L second-team all-state selection by the Daily Oklahoman . . . also received all- HISTORY Mesquite, Texas metro honors by the Tulsa World . . . totaled 109 tackles and ranked among the state’s leaders with 16 sacks . . . had career totals of 257 tackles, 25 sacks RECORDS and four fumble recoveries . . . also lettered three years in basketball . . . high Tulsa — Has earned one letter . . . has played in 12 career games and has school coach was Antwain Jimmerson. MEDIA two starts . . . 2005 — Red-shirted during the 2005 season . . . 2004 — Was Personal — Favorite movie is Coming to America . . . lists the Indianapolis one of nine true freshmen to earn a letter . . . played in all 12 games and received his first collegiate start at free safety against Hawaii . . . also started Colts and as his favorite NFL team and player . . . his favorite against Louisiana Tech . . . was credited with 26 tackles on the season, includ- sport to watch and play besides football is basketball . . . favorite food is shrimp ing 16 solos . . . tallied five tackles against Navy, Southwest Missouri State, . . . his favorite professional athlete is Kobe Bryant . . . his advice to youngsters Hawaii and Louisiana Tech . . . also had his first career interception against is to stay in school and follow your dreams . . . the person he would most want to meet, dead or alive, is Martin Luther King Jr. . . . his uncle, Al Humphrey, was Southwest Missouri State . . . Overall — Made the move from safety to corner- an all-conference player for Tulsa in the 1970s . . . his cousin is former NBA back in spring drills . . . has great size and speed for the position . . . player Ryan Humphrey . . . his mother’s name is Jackie Evans . . . majoring in has great potential . . . transitions well and flips his hips well . . . will make communication . . . born March 22, 1984. steady improvement as he continually plays the position. Evans’ Career Statistics High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Mesquite High School . . . Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int started his final two years at free safety . . . was credited with 64 tackles, three 2005 (So) 13 20 14 34 7/-38 2.5/-18 1 2 2 0 interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a senior . . . ranked as the 28th best player in the Dallas area and the 71st best player in the state of Texas by the Dallas Morning News . . . was a third-team selection on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine 2003 Super Team . . . ranked as the 90th best player 39 in the state of Texas by Rivals.com . . . named to the PrepStar magazine all- Midlands region team . . . was a first-team all-district performer in District 12-5A Popsie . . . played in the Dallas/Fort Worth Coca-Cola All-Star Game . . . totaled 56 tackles and two interceptions as a junior . . . was an honorable mention all-dis- Floyd trict selection his junior season . . . was a member of an undefeated state cham- Defensive End pionship team his sophomore year . . . high school coach was Steve Halpin. 6-1 • 250 • Fr-RS Personal — Enjoys playing video games . . . the movies, Matrix, are his Tulsa, Okla. favorites . . . the Dallas Cowboys is his favorite NFL team . . . Brian Dawkins is his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite musician is Brian McKnight . . . his favorite food is catfish . . . was a member of his high school choir all four years Tulsa — Was one of several true freshman to sit out the 2005 campaign due . . . parents are Richard and Stephanie Gordon . . . majoring in arts & sciences to red-shirt status . . . possesses great speed, power and quickness . . . a hard- . . . born May 14, 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. nosed player . . . has a great first step . . . will improve with game experience . . . has great potential. Duncan’s Career Statistics High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and defensive starter at East Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Central High School . . . started three years at defensive end and also his senior 2004 (Fr) 12 16 10 26 1.5/-3 0/0 0 0 0 1 year at running back . . . helped lead his team to the state Class 5A semifinals 2005 Red-shirt both as a junior and senior, as well as a three-year record of 30-6 . . . totaled 145 tackles and ranked second in the state in all classes for quarterback sacks with 22 on the season . . . was a Tulsa World Preseason Blue Chip selection . . . earned first-team Tulsa World all-state and all-metro honors . . . named to 95 the Oklahoma Coaches Association and Daily Oklahoman all-state honors . . . ranks as the #25 linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com . . . received a three- Chadd star rating by Rivals.com . . . also had 273 yards and three TDs on 23 carries at tailback his senior season . . . in his most extensive time at tailback, he had 151 Evans yards on 10 carries in one game . . . totaled 102 tackles and 20 sacks as a jun- ior . . . also lettered two years in basketball and three years in track . . . high Defensive End school coach was Travis Hill. 6-4 • 265 • Jr-1L Tulsa, Okla Personal — Favorite movie is Lean on Me . . . the Dallas Cowboys is his favorite NFL team . . . his favorite food is sweet potato pie . . . his favorite book is Malcolm X . . . the Chicago Bulls is his favorite professional sports team . . . Tulsa – A returning letterwinner . . . transferred to Tulsa from Colorado in the his favorite restaurant in Tulsa is Wilson’s Barbeque . . . the three words he uses fall of 2004 . . . sat out the 2004 season due to red-shirt status . . . 2005 — to best describe himself are “strong, Godly and committed” . . . his uncle, John Played in all 13 games, and had six starts . . . started his first game vs. Houston Floyd, played for the San Diego Chargers from 1979-80 . . . has served as a . . . tallied 34 stops, including seven stops for -38 yards, two forced fumbles, Children’s Church Deacon . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian two pass break-ups and one fumble recovery . . . had a 10-yard fumble recovery Athletes . . . his parents are Amley and Patricia Floyd . . . majoring in arts & sci- against UCF . . . had four stops, one sack for -4 yards and one pass break-up vs. ences . . . born Amley Eugene Floyd on May 19, 1986.

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PLAYERS . . . “Sopranos” is his favorite TV show . . . his favorite sport to play other than STAFF football is ice hockey . . . his favorite professional sports team is the Houston 35 Astros . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be Jimmy Braddock in REVIEW Cinderella Man . . . favorite professional athlete is NHL great Eric Lindros . . . Jacob parents are Doug and Claudia Frederick . . . majoring in finance . . . born June C-USA Frank 6, 1984 in Miles City, Montana. OPPONENTS Tight End 6-1 • 233 • So-SQ HISTORY Houston, Texas 3 RECORDS Anthony MEDIA Tulsa — A returning squad member . . . a walk-on athlete . . . 2005 — Did not see action . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Germany Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2004 season due to red-shirt status Defensive Back . . . Overall — An extremely hard worker . . . a very tough player . . . very 6-1 • 211 • Jr-2L intelligent and coachable . . . catches the ball well out of the backfield . . . Oklahoma City, Okla. continues to add size.

High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at Klein Collins High School . . . Tulsa — A returning letterwinner and starter . . . has played in 18 career started his junior and senior seasons at receiver and at safety his junior cam- games . . . has 51 career tackles . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games and start- paign . . . caught 14 passes for 360 yards and two touchdowns his senior sea- ed 11 contests . . . totaled 49 tackles . . . ranked fourth in Conference USA with son . . . earned honorable mention all-district honors as a junior and senior . . . a team-leading 13.5 stops for -65 yards . . . also led the team with eight pass had 20 receptions for 280 yards and two TDs during his junior season . . . also break-ups . . . his three forced fumbles tied for the fourth-most in Conference lettered two years in track . . . high school coach was Ron Feldman. USA . . . had a career-best 10 stops, five stops for -25 yards, two sacks for -18 yards, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for a 32-yard TD return vs. Personal — Favorite NFL team is the . . . his favorite NFL North Texas, thus earning Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week hon- player is Chad Johnson . . . the person he would most like to meet is All-Pro ors . . . tallied two tackles, two pass break-ups and his first career interception receiver Jerry Rice . . . his favorite childhood game was capture the flag . . . has vs. Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . had four stops including two done volunteer work for the Habitat for Humanity . . . named to the President’s tackles for -9 yards vs. UTEP . . . had four tackles, one stop for -5 yards and one List and Dean’s List . . . has volunteered for Habitat for Humanaity . . . majoring forced fumble vs. SMU . . . had nine tackles vs. Rice . . . had three tackles, one in finance . . . parents are David and Cindy Frank . . . was born August 15, 1985 stop for -8 yards and one pass break-up vs. Memphis... saw his first collegiate in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. start in the season opener vs. Minnesota and had two pass break-ups . . . tal- lied five stops, 2.5 tackles for -7 yards and one fumble recovery vs. Tulane . . . 2004 — Was one of nine true freshmen to earn a letter . . . played in five games, mostly on special teams . . . saw playing time against Hawaii, Boise State, Nevada, Rice and SMU . . . collected two tackles on the year, one each 79 coming against Boise State and SMU . . . Overall — Has the ability to make plays . . . has a knack for being around the ball . . . enjoyed a great spring . . . Blair an emotional and vocal player . . . very physical and athletic.

Frederick High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Offensive Tackle . . . totaled 72 tackles, eight interceptions, including two returned for touch- 6-5 • 265 • Jr-SQ Houston, Texas

Tulsa — Has been a squad member for two years . . . has not seen playing time . . . moved back to the offensive line from tight end during spring drills . . . 2005 — Was a squad member . . . played tight end . . . made the move from offensive tackle to tight end during spring drills of 2005 . . . 2004 — Did not see playing time . . . played on the offensive line . . . 2003 — Was one of sever- al freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — Made the move back to tackle in spring drills . . . a good athlete . . . has increased size . . . adds depth to the offensive line.

High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Langham Creek High School . . . helped his team register a two-year record of 17-5 . . . aver- aged eight knockdowns per game and graded at 90-percent as an offensive tackle as a senior . . . also played defensive tackle . . . had six knockdowns per game and graded out at 85-percent his junior season . . . received a two-star rating by TheInsiders.com . . . earned all-district honors his senior campaign . . . high school coach was Dennis Demel.

Personal — Favorite movie is Slap Shot . . . his favorite NFL team is the Houston Texans, while Texans quarterback David Carr is his favorite NFL player

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PLAYERS downs and seven pass breakups his senior season . . . also forced four fumbles and had two fumble recoveries as a senior . . . as a receiver, caught 21 passes STAFF for 560 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, while also rushing for 101 22 yards on six carries . . . led his Putnam City team to the Class 6A state semifi- REVIEW nals as a senior . . . had career totals of 184 tackles, 22 pass breakups and 13 Nick interceptions . . . was named to the PrepStar magazine all-Midlands region C-USA team . . . earned first-team all-state honors by the Daily Oklahoman as a senior Graham . . . was a second-team all-state selection by the Tulsa World his senior season Defensive Back OPPONENTS . . . was selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA) all-state West 5-11 • 191 • Sr-3L HISTORY team . . . earned first-team all-district and all-conference merits his senior sea- Oklahoma City, Okla. son . . . named the conference co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . was credited with 56 tackles, nine pass breakups, five interceptions and three RECORDS forced fumbles his junior season . . . also lettered three years in basketball . . . Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . has played in 37 high school football coach was Mark Little. MEDIA career games and has 18 career starts . . . has 127 career tackles, including 92 solos . . . has 17 passes defended including 11 pass break-ups and six inter- Personal — Favorite TV show is “Martin” . . . his favorite book is Where the ceptions in his career . . . named preseason first-team all-Conference USA by Red Fern Grows . . . Chinese food is his favorite . . . favorite NFL player is The Sporting News and Blue Ribbon College Yearbook . . . 2005 — Started all Charles Woodson, while his favorite NFL team is the 49ers . . . 13 games . . . was named second-team all-Conference USA . . . ranked first in his favorite pro athlete is the NBA’s Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat . . . his C-USA and eighth nationally with six interceptions . . . ranked sixth in favorite professional sports team is the Atlanta Braves . . . a member of the Conference USA with 12 passes defended including six interceptions and six Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . his cousin, Willie Brown, played professional pass break-ups . . . had 72 tackles including 51 solos . . . collected a career-best football with the Oakland Raiders . . . parents are Anthony and Karen Germany 12 tackles against Fresno State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . had seven tackles, . . . majoring in finance . . . born December 2, 1985 in Oakland, California. one stop for -4 yards and one pass break-up vs. East Carolina . . . totaled eight stops vs. UTEP . . . had seven tackles and one stop for -5 yards vs. SMU. . . had Germany’s Career Statistics interceptions against Minnesota, Oklahoma, North Texas, Houston, Southern Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Miss and UCF . . . had four stops, one interception, one pass break-up and 2004 (Fr) 5 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 blocked a punt that was returned for a TD vs. Houston . . . 2004 — Saw 2005 (So) 13 36 13 49 13.5/-65 3/-27 2 3 8 1 action in all 12 games and started five contests . . . was in the starting lineup Totals 18 37 14 51 13.5/-65 3/-27 2 3 8 1 against Nevada, Rice, SMU, San Jose State and UTEP . . . compiled 40 tackles, including 30 solos, and had four pass breakups . . . had a career-high seven stops against Rice . . . also had six stops vs. Louisiana Tech and San Jose State . . . 2003 — Played in 12 games as a true freshman . . . did not play in the 52 season opener . . . was credited with 15 tackles, including 11 solos . . . had a season-high four tackles against Louisiana Tech . . . had two stops and forced Cedric one fumble against San Jose State . . . Overall — Had a good spring . . . has Godfrey good speed and man-to-man coverage skills . . . has good instincts . . . needs to maintain consistency . . . a great student of the game who understands the Defensive End defense. 6-1 • 243 • Fr-RS Cedar Hill, Texas High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and starter . . . helped lead his team to three straight Class 2A state titles, including a 15-0 record as a senior . . . was ranked 26th on the Rivals.com Oklahoma top-30 list Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last season due to red- as a senior . . . was a second-team Little All-City per- shirt status . . . has good explosion and uses his hands well . . . has potential to former . . . was an honorable mention all-state selection be a solid player. by the Daily Oklahoman . . . received a two-star rating by TheInsiders.com . . . ran on the Class 2A state High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Cedar Hill High championship 4x100-meter relay team in School . . . started at linebacker as a senior and defensive end his junior season 2002, and placed third in the 100m and . . . ranked No. 74 on the Dallas Morning News’ All-Area top-100 . . . had fourth in the 200m . . high school coach was career totals of 239 tackles, 10 caused fumbles and four sacks . . . tallied 120 Don Willis. tackles his senior season, and 119 stops as a junior . . . was a second-team all- Personal — Favorite NFL team is the district performer his senior season, and was named to Dave Campbell’s top- Kansas City Chiefs, while his favorite NFL 20 linebackers in the state of Texas . . . selected to participate in the Coca Cola player is Champ Bailey . . . his favorite pro- All-Star Game . . . also lettered four years each in track and powerlifting . . . set fessional athlete is Deion Sanders . . . his the school record in the discus with a throw of 161.3 . . . high school coach role model is his mother, Angela . . . his was Joey McGuire. favorite college stadium in which he’s played is Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium . . . parents Personal — Favorite movie is Ace Ventura Pet Detective . . . his favorite pro- are Michael and Angela Graham . . . majoring fessional athlete is legendary boxer Muhammad Ali . . . favorite food is ribs . . . in communication. . . born January 19, 1984. his favorite NFL team is the and his favorite player is Ravens’ linebacker Ray Lewis . . . lists “The Simpsons” as his favorite TV show . . . if he could change one thing about the game of football, it would be to eliminate Graham’s Career Statistics the roughing the passer call . . . the three words he uses to best describe him- Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int self are “fun, loving and goofy” . . . his father played college football at Baylor 2003 (Fr) 12 11 4 15 1/-2 1/-2 0 1 1 0 . . . parents are John Godfrey and Ellen Robinson . . . majoring in arts & sci- 2004 (So) 12 30 10 40 1/-1 0/0 0 1 4 0 ences . . . born August 28, 1987. 2005 (Jr) 13 51 21 72 3.5/-16 1.5/-9 0 0 6 6 Totals 37 92 35 127 5.5/-19 2.5/-11 0 2 11 6

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PLAYERS the season . . . improved each week last year . . . was the most consistent line- STAFF man from the start of the season to the end . . . expectations are high for him 85 in 2006 . . . has good size and strength . . . has natural ability . . . possesses REVIEW versatility to play other positions on the offensive line. Kyle C-USA High School — Lettered as a tight end and defensive end his senior season Grooms at Strathcona High School . . . did not play football until his senior campaign . . . helped his team post an 11-0-1 record as a senior . . . his team won the city OPPONENTS Wide Receiver and provincial championship his senior 6-3 • 205 • Jr-2L HISTORY season . . . earned first-team Englewood, Colo. all-Canada accolades, and RECORDS was also a first-team aca- demic selection . . . was MEDIA Tulsa — Has played in 17 career games, mostly all on special teams . . . 2005 selected as his team’s — Played in all 13 games on special teams . . . totaled two stops on special Defensive Lineman of teams . . . had one tackle each against SMU and Fresno State . . . named to C- the Year . . . was also USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Saw action in the final four among the top-20 play- games . . . 2003 — Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2003 season ers in the province in due to red-shirt status . . . a walk-on athlete . . . Overall — A multi-purpose basketball . . . high school receiver . . . has the ability to perform a multitude of roles at receiver . . . an football coach was Brent intelligent player . . . has a good understanding of the offense . . . an extremely Bailey. hard worker . . . also an effective special teams player. Personal — Favorite High School — Was a three-year starter and letterwinner at Regis Jesuit High NFL team is the Tampa School . . . started three years on defense and his last two years on offense . . . Bay Buccaneers . . . his saw playing time at receiver, quarterback and running back on offense . . . favorite sport to watch is played linebacker, strong safety, free safety and cornerback on defense . . . has ice hockey . . . his favorite career statistics of 900 yards rushing, 500 yards passing and 300 yards receiv- professional sports team is the ing, while totaling 115 tackles, six interceptions and three sacks in his three Edmonton Oilers . . . lists Las years on defense . . . as a senior, had 870 rushing yards, 150 yards receiving Vegas as the most memorable and threw for 500 yards . . . totaled 21 tackles and two interceptions as a sen- place he has ior . . . earned first-team all-conference and was selected as the Team MVP . . . visited . . . parents are Ron and Lois tallied 93 tackles and four interceptions as a junior . . . also lettered three years Hameister-Ries . . . majoring in man- in basketball and two years in baseball . . . high school football coach was Jim agement . . . born January 26, 1984. Ryan.

Personal — Enjoys playing golf, video games and watching The Food Network . . . his favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption . . . the Denver 9 Broncos is his favorite NFL team, and former TU quarterback Gus Frerotte is his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite book is Catcher in the Rye . . . if he could Corey create an ESPN SportsCenter highlight it would be sinking a birdie putt to win the Masters . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be Walter Heinz Mathau’s role in The Bad News Bears . . . three words that best describes him Wide Receiver are “loyal, dedicated and persistent” . . . his cousin is former Tulsa offensive 5-11 • 161 • Fr-RS lineman Austin Chadwick . . . another cousin, Dallas Rose, played football at Lone Tree, Colo. Wyoming . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Ronald and Barbara Grooms . . . majoring in marketing . . . born Travis Kyle Grooms on November 4, 1984 in Denver, Colorado. Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last year due to red-shirt status . . . a walk-on athlete . . . made the switch from the defensive secondary to receiver in spring drills . . . a hard worker who is team-oriented . . . still mak- ing the transition from the defensive side of the ball . . . has a great attitude . . . 67 a very unselfish player . . . making steady progress learning the offense. Jon High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at Highlands Ranch High School . . . started at receiver as a junior and senior . . . also started at cornerback his Hameister-Ries senior season . . . earned all-conference honors as a senior . . . high school coach was Chuck Pugh. Offensive Guard 6-6 • 308 • Sr-1L Personal — Favorite movie is Rudy . . . his favorite TV show is “Everybody Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Loves Raymond” . . . lists the Denver Broncos as his favorite NFL team . . . John Lynch is his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite sport to play besides football is golf . . . his favorite musician is Jimmy Buffett . . . enjoys skiing . . . if he could Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Saw his first collegiate action as play a role in any movie, he would play Rodney Dangerfield’s role in a starter in the season opener . . . played and started in all 13 games . . . Caddyshack . . . his brother, Bryan, played football at Northwestern . . . a mem- totaled 55 knockdowns on the season and a high grade of 88-percent against ber of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Stephen and Peggy East Carolina . . . 2004 — Was a squad member . . . 2003 — A squad mem- Heinz . . . a business major . . . born March 9, 1987. ber . . . 2002 — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2002 season . . . Overall — Had a great season in 2005 with no experience coming into

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STAFF 93 28 Moton REVIEW Cauvey C-USA Hopkins III Jackson Defensive End OPPONENTS 6-3 • 275 • So-1L Wide Receiver HISTORY Converse, Texas 5-10 • 188 • Jr-1L Louisville, Ky RECORDS

Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games as a true MEDIA freshman . . . had 28 tackles and 2.5 sacks for -19 yards . . . was named to the Tulsa — Has played in 16 career games . . . 2005 — Played in 12 games . . . Conference USA All-Freshman Team . . . started three games — Memphis, missed the UCF game . . . had 241 rushing yards and a 5.6 average . . . also Houston, Southern Miss — and totaled 11 tackles in those three starts . . . had 111 receiving yards on 11 receptions . . . had a career-best 74 yards and totaled five stops against Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . had five one TD vs. East Carolina . . . had five catches for 65 yards vs. Southern Miss, tackles and one sack for -8 yards against Houston . . . received his first career and 15 yards on the ground . . . had 49 yards rushing and two TDs against start vs. Memphis and tallied five tackles . . . had two tackles vs. Minnesota and North Texas . . . caught three passes for 31 yards vs. Oklahoma . . . 2004 — North Texas . . . recorded a sack for -10 yards against North Texas . . . named to Played in four games as a red-shirt freshman . . . had three carries for 33 yards C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . Overall — Missed the first part of spring and one touchdown . . . had four rushes for 32 yards and a touchdown run of drills . . . solid against the run . . . has a great first step and a quick burst . . . a 16 yards against Southwest Missouri State . . . 2003 — Was one of several very intelligent player . . . has a bright future . . . expecting for him to make true freshmen to sit out 2003 season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — major contributions in 2006. Moved from running back to receiver in spring drills . . . will utilize his running back skills at receiver . . . possesses great speed and vision . . . has big play High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Randolph High School . . . ability. . . has great quickness and cutting ability. started three years at both tight end and defensive end . . . helped lead his team to a 10-2 record both his junior and senior seasons . . . tallied 356 career High School — Was a four-year letterwinner and starter at Louisville’s tackles, 41 stops for lost yards, 22 sacks, six forced fumbles and four fumble Pleasure Ridge Park High School . . . missed all but three games of his senior recoveries . . . had 117 tackles, 17 for lost yardage, six sacks, three forced fum- season after suffering a knee injury in September of 2002 . . . still managed to bles and three fumble recoveries from his defensive end position as a senior . . rush for 552 yards, a 13.1 average per carry and eight TDs . . . also had nine . was named the District MVP his senior season . . . was an all-area, all-district receptions for 272 yards . . . had three kickoff returns for 194 yards and one and Class 2A all-state selection as a senior . . . totaled 154 tackles, 17 stops for TD and two punt returns for 46 yards . . . was an honorable mention all-state lost yardage, eight sacks and two forced fumbles his junior season . . . was selection by the Louisville Courier-Journal in each of his final three seasons . . . named to the all-Greater San Antonio team as a defensive end his junior cam- had 1,026 rushing yards, 242 receiving yards, and accounted for 24 touch- paign . . . earned first-team all-district honors on offense and defense as a jun- downs as a junior . . . returned four kickoffs and four punts for TDs his junior ior, and was a first-team all-state performer . . . had 85 tackles during his soph- season . . . was an all-district and all-conference performer as a junior . . . also omore campaign . . . also lettered three years in track and powerlifting and one lettered one year in track . . . high school coach was Danny Leasor. year in basketball . . . was the state champion in the 242 weight class in power- lifting as a senior . . . high school coach was Peter Wesp. Personal — Favorite TV show is “The Jamie Foxx Show” . . . his favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . former NFL great Barry Sanders is his favorite Personal — Favorite TV show is the “Chapelle Show” . . . favorite NFL team is NFL player . . . favorite collegiate stadium where he’s played is Oklahoma’s the . . . lists Dwight Freeney as his favorite NFL player . . . Memorial Stadium . . . favorite food is gumbo . . . favorite childhood game was favorite class at TU is Business Law . . . if he were forced to give up all of his hide-n-seek . . . parents are Tedde and Deanna Jackson . . . majoring in exercise possessions but one, he would keep his Bible . . . parents are Moton and sports science with teacher certification. . . born October 22, 1984 in Seattle Michelle Hopkins . . . majoring in management . . . born November 20, 1986 at Washington. Homestead Air Force Base in Florida. Jackson’s Career Statistics Hopkins’ Career Statistics Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net TD Avg Long Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 2003 Red-shirt 2005 (Fr) 13 15 13 28 2.5/-19 2/-18 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 2004 (Fr) 4 5 33 0 33 1 6.6 16 2005 (So) 12 43 252 11 241 3 5.6 25 Totals 16 48 285 11 274 4 5.7 25

Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2003 Red-shirt 2004 (Fr) 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 (So) 12 11 111 10.1 0 30 Totals 16 11 111 10.1 0 30

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PLAYERS . . . high school coach was Brad Mastrud. STAFF 22 Personal — Favorite NFL player is Drew Brees . . . his favorite NFL team is REVIEW the . . . lists the Seattle Mariners as his favorite professional Aaron sports team . . . his favorite sport to play besides football is golf . . . his favorite C-USA movie is Wedding Crashers . . . favorite TV show is “Friends” . . . if he could Johnson play a role in any movie it would be as James Bond . . . his favorite childhood OPPONENTS Running Back game was wiffle ball . . . his favorite musical groups are Casting Crowns and 5-9 • 190 • So-SQ Rascal Flatts . . . three words that best describes him are “compassionate, driv- HISTORY Tulsa, Okla. en and christian” . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . was named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for two semesters each . . . par- RECORDS ents are Mark and Debbie Johnson . . . majoring in exercise sports science . . . born January 15, 1986. MEDIA Tulsa — A returning squad member . . . a walk-on athlete . . . 2005 — Was a squad member . . . 2004 — Was one of several freshmen to sit out the season Johnson’s Career Statistics due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — A hard worker who understands his role . Passing G Comp Att Yds Int TD Pct Ypg Long . . provides depth . . . has good size and an understanding of the offense. 2004 Red-shirt 2005 (Fr) 5 28 41 236 1 1 68.3 47.2 40 High School — Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Victory Christian High School at running back . . . rushed for over 1,500 yards and 14 Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net TD Avg Long touchdowns as a senior . . . earned Tulsa World honorable mention all-state and 2004 Red-shirt all-metro honors as a senior . . . was named as the District 3A-3’s top running 2005 (Fr) 5 4 23 0 23 0 4.6 13 back as a senior . . . served as team captain his senior season . . . rushed for over 1200 and 18 touchdowns in his junior season . . . high school coach was Jim Cherry.

Personal — Favorite NFL player is . . . the most memorable place 9 he has visited is the Dominican Republic . . . his advice to youngsters is “to always work hard and never quit” . . . the three words that best describes him are Donnie “honest, dependable and hard-working” . . . a member of the Fellowship of Johnson, Jr. Christian Athletes . . . parents are Robert and Shrenea Johnson . . . majoring in management . . . born January 29, 1986 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wide Receiver 5-9 • 208 • Sr-3L Dallas, Texas 5 Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 36 career games and has David four starts on offense . . . has played a key role on special teams in his career . . . has had 36 tackles on special teams in three seasons . . . 2005 — Did not Johnson play in the season opener, but played in the Quarterback remaining 12 games . . . started four career 6-2 • 217 • So-1L games . . . had 18 tackles on special teams Portland, Ore. . . . 2004 — Played in all 12 games and was in the starting lineup in the season finale against UTEP Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in five games . . . com- . . . caught one pass on the season for seven yards, coming against Nevada . . . pleted 68-percent of his passes for 236 yards and one touchdown in a reserve also returned three kicks for 37 yards on the role . . . saw his first collegiate action against Minnesota when Paul Smith went season . . . was credited with eight down with an injury . . . completed 20-of-30 passes for 172 yards and one TD in the season opener against Minnesota . . . saw limited playing time vs. North tackles on special teams . . . 2003 Texas, Rice, East Carolina and Tulane . . . threw for 64 yards by completing 8-of- — Played in 12 games and start- 11 passes in those four games . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . ed three contests . . . started . . 2004 — Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2004 season due to red- against Arkansas, Texas State shirt status . . . Overall — Has a good understanding of the offense . . . has and Boise State . . . was credit- ed with 10 tackles on special been productive when called upon . . . has all the physical characteristics needed for a quarterback . . . understands his role . . . has a positive attitude teams units . . . Overall — A . . . a good leader who has earned the respect of his teammates . . . has an physically tough player . . . brings extremely strong arm . . . completed 7-of-11 passes for 55 yards and one touch- aggressiveness to the wide receiv- down in the spring game. er position. . . has excellent hands . . . will be expected to High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Southridge High play a significant role at receiver . . . also an excellent special School . . . completed 110-of-181 passes for 1,640 yards and 15 touchdowns teams player. his senior season . . . also rushed for 375 yards and four touchdowns as a sen- ior . . . earned Team MVP honors as a senior . . . was named the Oregon High School — Was a Rivals100.com all- Offensive Player of the Week once during his senior season . . . threw for 700 region selection . . . had 34 receptions for 694 yards and seven touchdowns by completing 50-of-80 passes as a junior, while yards and nine touchdowns as a senior . . . rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns . . . was named one of the earned first-team all-District 10-5A and all-state Northwest NIKE Camp players . . . also lettered three years in baseball

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PLAYERS honors . . . was named to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Coca Cola All-Star team . . . received a two-star rating by The Insiders.com . . . academically is STAFF ranked among the top-10 percent of his high school class . . . high school 48 coach was Que Britton. Paul REVIEW Personal — Favorite TV show is “The Jamie Foxx Show” . . . his favorite NFL C-USA player is Terrell Owens and his favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . Jurado favorite movie is Remember the Titans . . . the person, dead or alive, he would Punter OPPONENTS most like to meet is Ida B. Wells Barnett, who used her , The Free 6-1 • 195 • So-RS Speech and Headlight, to attack the evils of lynching in the late 1800’s . . . . HISTORY Chino, Calif. the three words he uses to best describe himself are “smart, helpful and reli- able” . . . favorite food is pork chops . . . a member of the Fellowship of RECORDS Christian Athletes . . . also has volunteered with the Big Brother and Big Sisters Did not play in the 2005 season . . . transferred to Tulsa prior to the organization . . . parents are Donnie and Pamela . . . majoring in management Tulsa — MEDIA information systems . . . born October 10, 1984. 2005 campaign from Citrus (Calif.) Junior College . . . will challenge for the punting duties . . . showed improvement during spring drills . . . has a strong leg Johnson’s Career Statistics . . . capable of kicking long punts. Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2003 (Fr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 Junior College — Spent the 2004 campaign at Citrus Junior College . . . 2004 (So) 12 1 7 7.0 0 7 earned second-team all-Western States Conference honors as a freshman 2005 (Jr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 punter . . . his team claimed the 2004 Western State Conference title. Totals 36 1 7 7.0 0 7 High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Diamond Bar (Calif.) High School . . . handled the kicking and punting chores . . . earned first-team all-con- ference honors and second-team all-CIF accolades . . . kicked a 56-yard field 90 goal in his senior season.

Brandon Personal — Favorite NFL team is the . . . lists Boondock Saints and Scarface as his favorite movies . . . his favorite sport to watch Jones besides football is soccer . . . his favorite NFL player is Adam Vinatieri . . . the Nose Guard three words he uses to best describe himself are “unpredictable, witty and intel- 6-2 • 297 • Jr-2L ligent” . . . parents are Enrique and Patricia Jurado . . . majoring in exercise Duncanville, Texas sports science . . . born August 13, 1986.

Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner . . . has played in 24 career games and has eight starts . . . has 22 career tackles . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games and 44 started four contests . . . had 14 stops . . . totaled a season-best three tackles against Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . had two tackles vs. Alain Minnesota and Rice in a starting role, and also two tackles vs. Memphis and Karatepeyan Southern Miss . . . 2004 — Was one of nine true freshmen to earn a letter in 2004 . . . played in 11 games and started four contests including the season Linebacker opener against Kansas . . . also started against Southwest Missouri State, 6-1 • 250 • Jr-1L Nevada and UTEP . . . was credited with eight tackles and one sack for –2 yards Chatsworth, Calif. . . . had season-highs of two tackles against Southwest Missouri State, SMU and San Jose State . . . Overall — Had a great spring . . . was consistent during spring drills . . . has a good first step and good eyes . . . makes very few mental Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . came to Tulsa last year following one sea- and physical mistakes . . . expected to be a big part of the defensive line. son at Pierce Junior College, after transferring from Boise State . . . 2005 — Played in 12 games . . . was credited with 11 tackles and 2.5 stops for -17 High School — A three-year letterwinner and starter at Duncanville High yards . . . had season-highs of two tackles each against Minnesota and Tulane School . . . started three years at tight end . . . also played defensive end in his . . . had a quarterback sack for -5 yards vs. North Texas . . . Overall — Was the career . . . totaled seven receptions for 100 yards and three touchdowns in his most improved linebacker during spring drills . . . had a great spring . . . a very career . . . earned first-team all-district honors as a senior and second-team physical player . . . has good size and runs well . . . an excellent blitzer . . . had accolades his junior season . . . also earned honorable mention all-state merits three sacks for -23 yards in the spring game. as a senior . . . caught three passes for 54 yards and one TD as a senior . . . high school coach was Dan Schreiber. Junior College — Played one season at Pierce Junior College . . . totaled 80 tackles, 30 tackles for lost yardage, 18 sacks, 11 forced fumbles and six fumble Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Atlanta Falcons . . . his favorite NFL recoveries in the 2004 season . . . was named the Team MVP . . . earned first- player is Dwight Freeney . . . his favorite movie is Sugar Hill . . . favorite colle- team JC Grid-Wire All-America, all-Western States Conference and all-California giate stadium is Hawaii’s Aloha Stadium . . . his favorite childhood game was accolades . . . received a three-star rating by Rivals.com . . . was named the red rover . . . parents are Milton and Brenda Jones . . . his father played football conference player of the week three times . . . in an upset over Bakersfield at SMU . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born , 1985. College, he forced four fumbles and blocked one punt . . . junior college coach was David Banuelos.

Jones’ Career Statistics High School — Was a four-year letterwinner at Chatsworth High School . . . Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int started four years at linebacker, and two years on offense . . . had 155 tackles, 2004 (Fr) 11 5 3 8 1/-2 0/0 0 0 0 0 nine sacks, eight forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries his senior season 2005 (So) 13 3 11 14 0.5/-1 0/0 0 0 0 0 . . . also caught 55 passes for 900 yards and rushed for 750 yards as a senior Totals 24 8 14 22 1.5/-3 0/0 0 0 0 0

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PLAYERS . . . garnered all-state and all-county merits his senior season . . . was named Arkansas State . . . had a season-long 54-yard punt vs. Arkansas State . . . STAFF the Team MVP as a senior . . . earned first-team West Valley all-conference hon- Overall — Had a good spring . . . a hard worker . . . an intelligent player and is ors as a junior and senior . . . tallied 158 tackles, 16 sacks and four intercep- very coachable . . . has the ability to get the ball off quick . . . needs to maintain REVIEW tions as a junior . . . high school coach was Bill Cohen. consistency.

C-USA Personal — Favorite movie is Training Day . . . his favorite NFL team is the High School — Was a three-year starter and letterwinner as punter at Klein Seattle Seahawks . . . favorite NFL player is Ray Lewis . . . enjoys mountain bik- High School . . . averaged 43.7 yards per punt during his prep career . . . also OPPONENTS ing . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are “wild, adventurous was the holder on field goals and PATs . . . named to the first-team all-district and outgoing” . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be The Rock ‘n 15-5A squad both his junior and senior seasons . . . received the Most HISTORY Walking Tall . . . his favorite musician is Ray Charles . . . parents are Levon and Improved Player honor as a junior . . . his team had an 8-2 record and won the Suzy Karatepeyan . . . an arts & sciences major . . . born June 18, 1985 in Los regional title as a sophomore . . . also lettered four years in golf . . . high school RECORDS Angeles, California. football coach was Ray Keujura. Karatepeyan’s Career Statistics MEDIA Personal — Enjoys playing golf . . . his favorite movie is Top Gun . . . lists Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int “The Sopranos” as his favorite TV show . . . his favorite NFL team is the 2005 (So) 12 5 6 11 2.5/-17 1.5/-16 0 0 0 0 Houston Texans . . . his favorite book is The Da Vinci Code . . . the most mem- orable place he has visited is the Pearl Harbor . . . his favorite professional ath- lete is golfer Phil Mickelson . . . was a member of the Klein Volunteer Fire Department while in high school . . . parents are Tony and Ellen Kindred . . . his 5 dad played collegiate golf at the University of Florida . . . majoring in manage- Chris ment information systems . . . born July 29, 1983 in Houston, Texas. Kindred’s Career Statistics Kindred Year G No Yds Avg Long TB In 20 Punter 2003 (Fr) 5 25 937 37.5 54 2 7 5-11 • 205 • Sr-3L 2004 (So) 12 61 2349 38.5 56 5 17 Spring, Texas 2005 (Jr) 13 63 2385 37.9 67 4 12 Totals 30 149 5671 38.1 67 11 36

Tulsa — A three year letterwinner . . . has handled the punting chores full- time for the past two seasons . . . has played in 30 career games . . . has a career average of 38.1 yards on 149 punts . . . 2005 — Punted in all 13 74 games . . . averaged 37.9 yards on 63 punts . . . had seven punts for a season- best 44.7 yard average vs. Houston . . . had a career-long 67-yarder vs. Kevin Houston . . . 2004 — Played in all 12 games . . . punted 61 times for a 38.5 average . . . had a season-long punt of 56 yards against UTEP . . . his best aver- Lane age was a 42.1 yard average on 10 punts against Hawaii . . . 2003 — Played Offensive Tackle in the first five games of the season . . . handled the punting duties in the first 6-5 • 333 • Fr-RS four games, and punted twice in the fifth game against Hawaii . . . averaged Calgary, Alberta, Canada 37.5 yards per punt on 25 punts . . . seven of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line . . . had a season-best 41.4 yard average on five punts vs. Tulsa — Was one of several freshmen to sit out last season due to red-shirt status . . . saw action in the spring after coming back from an injury . . . a young player who has solid potential . . . has good size . . . needs to add strength.

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at St. Mary’s High School . . . was a two-way starter at tackle for three seasons . . . helped lead his team to a 9-1-1 record, the city championship and the provincial semifinals as a senior . . . earned first-team all-city, all-conference, all-Canada and all-Western Canada his senior season . . . was a two-year team captain . . . was named the South team captain for the Alberta North-South Senior Bowl game . . . was named to the Dazzling Dozen, the top-12 players in Alberta regardless of position, by www.sportingyouth.com . . . also earned two letters in basketball . . . high school coach was Bill McConkey. Personal — Favorite movie is Next Friday . . . his favorite TV show is South Park . . . lists the Carolina Panthers as his favorite NFL team . . . his favorite NFL player is Deion Sanders . . . his favorite professional sports team is the of the League . . . lists chicken wings as his favorite food . . . the most memorable place he has visited is London, England . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are “relaxed, funny and lazy” . . . the ony thing he likes most about football is the intensity . . . parents are Robert and Debbie Lane . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born September 4, 1987.

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PLAYERS Meets World” as his favorite TV show . . . his craziest ambition is compete on the TV show “Fear Factor” . . . his brother, George, played two years of colle- STAFF 91 giate football at SMU . . . parents are Tomasi and Ofa Latu . . . a communica- Robert tion major . . . born November 27, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah. REVIEW Latu’s Career Statistics C-USA Latu Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Defensive End 2002 Red-shirt OPPONENTS 6-2 • 271 • Sr-3L 2003 (Fr) 3 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Fort Worth, Texas 2004 (So) 12 13 8 21 2.5/-8 0/0 0 0 1 0 HISTORY 2005 (Jr) 13 13 8 21 3/-15 2/-11 0 0 1 0 Totals 28 29 18 47 5.5/-23 2/-11 0 0 2 0 RECORDS Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . has played in 28 MEDIA career games and has 16 starts . . . has 47 career tackles and 5.5 stops for -23 yards . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games and started six contests . . . had 21 stops, including three tackles for -15 yards . . . had a season-high four tackles 37 vs. Houston . . . had three tackles vs. East Carolina and three stops and one sack for -6 yards vs. UTEP. . . 2004 — Played in all 12 games . . . started eight James games . . . was credited with 21 tackles and 2.5 stops for eight yards . . . had a season-best four tackles against Navy and Louisiana Tech . . . 2003 — Played Lockett in the final three games of the season . . . was in the starting lineup the final Defensive Back two games . . . made the move from linebacker to defensive end during the 5-11 • 192 • Fr-RS season . . . missed the first 10 games . . . tallied five tackles on the season . . . Arlington, Texas had his first start against San Jose State and had a season-high three stops . . . saw his first collegiate action vs. Louisiana Tech . . . 2002 — Was one of sever- al freshmen to sit out the 2003 season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2005 season due to Missed spring drills with an injury . . . provides leadership . . . plays hard and is red-shirt status . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . an explo- a warrior on the football field . . . an athletic player and a great competitor. sive blitzer . . . relentless in his pursuit of the football . . . had a great spring . . . had a productive spring game . . . a very physical player . . . has good strength. High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Fossil Ridge High School . . . started both seasons at middle linebacker . . . helped lead his team High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Mansfield Summit High to an 11-3 record and Class 5A state semifinals as a senior . . . had 274 career School . . . started at linebacker his senior season, and at running back as a tackles in his two seasons . . . was credited with 143 tackles, including 14 for sophomore . . . helped lead his team to a 9-4 record as a senior and a 9-2 lost yardage, one sack and one interception . . . ranked 99th on the Dallas mark his junior season . . . recorded 111 tackles, 38 for lost yardage, 10 sacks, Morning News all-area top-100 list . . . ranked on the Fort Worth Star- two forced fumbles and one interception as a prep linebacker . . . ranked No. Telegram’s all-area top-75 list . . . regarded by DFWRecruiting.Com as one of 99 on the Dallas Morning News’ All-Area top-100 . . . was named the District the top senior middle linebackers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area . . . was an 4-5A Defensive Player of the Year and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram MVP as a Associated Press all-state honorable mention selection his senior season . . . senior . . . earned honorable mention all-state accolades . . . registered 183 was named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News all-area tackles and 13 sacks in his career, while rushing for 368 yards and eight touch- first team as a senior . . . was selected as the Northeast Tarrant County downs . . . high school coach was Tim Beck. Defensive Player of the Year . . . earned all-District 5-5A first-team honors as a senior . . . ranked among the top-35 middle linebackers nationally by Max Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . his favorite NFL Emfinger’s Blue Chip Recruiting . . . high school coach was Gary Olivo. player is Roy Williams . . . lists Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick as his favorite professional athlete . . . Spanish I is his favorite class at TU . . . if he Personal — Enjoys watching movies and playing cards . . . his favorite class at were forced to give up all but one of his possessions, he would keep his Bible TU is Sports Nutrition . . . favorite NFL team is the . . . his . . . not many people know that he writes poetry . . . parents are James and Lisa favorite professional athlete is of the Pittsburgh McDaniel . . . majoring in marketing . . . born September 25, 1986. Steelers . . . his favorite movie is Braveheart . . . lists “Boy 35 Cody Madison Linebacker 6-3 • 239 • Jr-2L Chickasha, Okla.

Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner . . . has played in 26 career games . . . has 25 career stops . . . has also contributed on special teams . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games . . . tallied 11 tackles and two fumble recoveries . . . was credited with a season-best three stops against UCF . . . 2004 — Played in 10 games . . . saw playing time at linebacker and defensive end . . . played on special teams . . . was credited with 10 tackles . . . had a

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PLAYERS career-best five stops against Navy . . . 2003 — Sat out the season due to back . . . had 18 tackles, 10 pass breakups and four interceptions as a sen- STAFF red-shirt status . . . played in the first three games before receiving a med- ior . . . also had 11 receptions and four touchdowns . . . also lettered three ical hardship . . . tallied four tackles . . . had two stops against Arkansas . . . times in basketball and track . . . high school coach was Artis Marks. REVIEW Overall — A physical player . . . has potential to be a solid player . . . expected to contribute this season. Personal — Favorite TV show is “The Jamie Foxx Show” . . . his favorite C-USA NFL player is Peyton Manning . . . favorite professional athlete is Lebron High School — Was a four-year letterwinner at Chickasha High School . . . James . . . his favorite NFL team is Pittsburgh Steelers . . . if he could play a OPPONENTS started three years on both offense and defense . . . started at both fullback role in any movie, it would be Superman . . . his parents are Rundell and and linebacker his senior season . . . named the District 5A-1 Linebacker of Ruby McGowan . . . majoring in communication . . . born November 6, HISTORY the Year as a senior . . . led his prep team to a 12-1 record and to the 1984 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Class 5A state semifinals his senior season . . . was a Tulsa World honorable RECORDS mention all-state selection as a senior . . . rushed for 800 yards and 11 McGowan’s Career Statistics touchdowns his senior season, while totaling 90 tackles, eight sacks and Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int MEDIA two fumble recoveries on the defensive side of the ball . . . had 67 tackles, 2005 (Jr) 9 20 4 24 0/0 0/0 1 0 6 4 five sacks and four fumbles caused in his junior campaign . . . also lettered three years in powerlifting and two years in basketball . . . high school coach was Tom Cobble. 66 Personal — Enjoys playing video games . . . his favorite NFL player is Roy Williams . . . lists the Pittsburgh Steelers as his favorite NFL team . . . his Mike favorite road stadium is Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium . . . his favorite TV show is “Family Guy” . . . his favorite professional athlete is Terrell Owens Mengers . . . favorite game as a child was hide-n-seek . . . the person, dead or alive, Offensive Tackle he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King Jr. . . . parents are the late 6-4 • 280 • Sr-2L Greg Madison and Patsy Humphries . . . majoring in exercise sports science Mustang, Okla. . . . born February 10, 1984.

Madison’s Career Statistics Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner and starter . . . has played in 25 career 2003* 3 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 games . . . has 19 career starts . . . transferred to Tulsa from Northeastern 2004 (Fr) 10 5 5 10 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 Oklahoma A&M . . . enrolled at mid-semester 2004 . . . 2005 — Started all 2005 (So) 13 8 3 10 0/0 0/0 2 0 0 0 13 games at left tackle . . . had a high grade of 87-percent against Totals 26 15 10 25 0/0 0/0 3 0 0 0 Memphis . . . had 51 knockdowns on the season and 13 pancakes . . . also *Hardship graded 86-percent against East Carolina and 85-percent vs. Southern Miss . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Played in all 12 games and started the final six contests at left tackle . . . played in 616 offensive snaps . . . had a high grade of 97-percent against Boise State . . . 13 had a season-high 17 knockdowns against Nevada . . . was an Academic all-WAC performer . . . Overall — Had a good spring . . . expected to pro- Julian vide leadership . . . possesses good pass blocking skills . . . showed McGowan improvement in run blocking during spring drills. Junior College — Was a starter in the 2003 season at offensive tackle at Defensive Back Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . earned first-team all-conference honors 6-0 • 165 • Sr-1L . . . junior college coach was Dale Patterson. Carson, Miss. High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at . . . started three years on the offensive line and was a starter at defensive tack- Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in nine games and le his senior season . . . was a Tulsa World honorable mention all-state started seven contests, including the final five games . . . saw his first game selection as a senior . . . was a Daily Oklahoman all-state selection his sen- action against Houston in a starting role . . . had 24 tackles, including 20 ior season . . . earned first-team all-conference and all-district honors as a solos . . . also totaled four interceptions and six pass break-ups . . . collected senior . . . high school coach was Todd Dilbeck. two tackles and two pass break-ups against Fresno State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . had a season-best seven tackles against UCF . . . tallied Personal — Favorite movie is Open Range . . . lists “King of the Hill” as his three stops, one interception and one pass break-up against Tulane. . . had favorite TV show . . . enjoys fishing and hunting . . . his favorite musician is six solos vs. East Carolina . . . had his first career interception for a 20-yard country singer Dwight Yoakam . . . besides football his favorite sport to play return against Southern Miss . . . also intercepted passes against Rice and is basketball . . . favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows . . . his favorite UTEP. . . had two tackles, one pass break-up and recovered a fumble vs. road stadium is the Stadium . . a member of the Fellowship of Houston . . . Overall — Missed spring drills . . . has good speed and quick- Christian Athletes . . . his father is Burton Mengers . . . majoring in petrole- ness . . . a good athlete . . . possesses good hands. um engineering . . . born James Michael Mengers on December 25, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Junior College — Was a two-year letterwinner at Pearl River Community College . . . his team compiled a two-year record of 24-1, including a 13-0 mark as a sophomore and a 11-1 record his freshman season . . . had 19 tackles, 13 pass breakups and all six interceptions as a starter in his sopho- more campaign . . . junior college coach was Tim Hutten.

High School — Played his prep football at Prentiss High School . . . played only one season, starting his senior season at receiver and corner-

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PLAYERS Personal — Lists Lance Armstrong as his favorite athlete . . . favorite book is Friday Night Lights . . . his favorite sport to participate in besides football is STAFF 84 wrestling . . . favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys and Roy Williams is his favorite NFL player . . . among his favorite movies are Tommy Boy and REVIEW Jesse The Matrix . . . lists the Dallas Cowboys and the Boston Red Sox as his favorite professional sports teams . . . the person, dead or alive, he would C-USA Meyer most like to meet is former Dallas Cowboys Coach . . . lists the OPPONENTS Wide Receiver Rocky Mountains as the most memorable place he has visited . . . parents are Jim and Teresa Morsey . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born 6-3 • 198 • Fr-RS HISTORY Jenks, Okla. February 17, 1987. RECORDS

Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last season due to red- 80 MEDIA shirt status . . . a young player with good size . . . continues to develop physically . . . has shown steady progress . . . expected to contribute in 2006. Idris Moss High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at . . . started at receiver both his junior and senior seasons, and at defensive back Wide Receiver as a senior . . . was a member of the Class 6A state championship team as 5-10 • 180 • Sr-1L a junior and the state runners-up his senior season . . . tallied 55 receptions San Bernardino, Calif. for 1,101 yards and 13 touchdowns during his career . . . was a second- team Tulsa World all-state performer as a senior . . . was an all-metro selec- tion by the Tulsa World . . . also earned all-conference and Oklahoma Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . transferred from Chaffey College prior Coaches Association all-state accolades . . . had 36 receptions for 811 to the 2005 season . . . 2005 — Played in all 12 games . . . started in nine yards, a 22.5 average and eight TDs his senior campaign . . . tallied 45 tack- games . . . saw his first collegiate start against North Texas . . . ranked fifth les, including 33 solos, and had four interceptions his senior season . . . on the team in receiving . . . had 22 receptions for 236 yards and two also blocked two kicks and returned one interception for a 96-yard touch- touchdowns . . . led Tulsa in punt returns with 11 returns for 102 yards . . . down as a senior . . . had 19 receptions for 290 yards and four TDs his jun- had a six-yard touchdown reception vs. UTEP . . . had six catches for 54 ior season . . . also lettered three years in track . . . had best-times of 22.4 yards vs. Houston . . . had three receptions for 37 yards vs. North Texas, in the 200 meters and 49.1 in the 400 meters . . . high school football including a 32-yard TD . . . also had one KOR for 34 yards and three punt coach was Allan Trimble. returns for 32 yards against North Texas . . . had three catches for a game- high 51 yards against Minnesota, including a season-long of 40 yards . . . Personal — Favorite NFL team is the . . . his favorite Overall — Has the ability to be one of the top receivers in Conference USA NFL player is Chad Johnson . . . enjoys cooking and reading poetry . . . the . . . has shown tremendous growth in all facets to become a complete most memorable place he has visited is Chicago . . . his favorite book is receiver . . . can be a playmaker . . . possesses good quickness . . . has The Da Vinci Code . . . his favorite TV show is “Family Guy” . . . parents are excellent speed and hands. Bruce and Carol Meyer . . . majoring in business . . . born February 28, 1986.

53 Justin Morsey Offensive Center 6-2 • 282 • So-JC Sapulpa, Okla.

Tulsa — Enrolled at Tulsa in January 2006 . . . transferred to Tulsa from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M after one season . . . had a good spring . . . possesses good pass blocking skills . . . adds depth to the center position . . . has good feet and is very athletic.

Junior College — Earned one letter at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . played right guard at NEO A&M and helped his team to a 9-3 record in his one season.

High School — Was a four-year letterwinner at . . . started three seasons on both the offensive and defensive lines . . . earned Tulsa World first-team all-state and all-metro honors in 2004 . . . was named the 6A-4 Offensive Lineman of the Year . . . graded out at 99-percent his senior season, and had 80 pancake blocks . . . also had 85 tackles and five sacks on defense as a senior . . . was ranked as the 39th top prep senior in Oklahoma in 2003 by Rivals 100.com . . . also lettered four years in wrestling . . . high school coach was Mike Hainzinger.

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PLAYERS Junior College — Played at Chaffey College in 2004 . . . was the second- STAFF leading receiver in the Foothill Conference with 54 receptions for 810 yards and six touchdowns . . . also led the conference in kickoff returns with 10 21 REVIEW for 349 yards, with a season-long of 64 yards . . . received a three-star rat- ing by Rivals.com . . . junior college coach was Carl Beach. Kyle C-USA Previous College — Red-shirted the 2002 season at UCLA . . . had four Nelson OPPONENTS receptions in the 2003 season at UCLA for 92 yards, including two catches Tight End for 66 yards against USC. 6-2 • 226 • Fr-HS HISTORY Waco, Texas High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Eisenhower RECORDS High School . . . played cornerback and quarterback . . . was a PrepStar All- America selection as a prep senior . . . ranked seventh in the nation by MEDIA Tulsa — Enrolled at Tulsa at mid-semester . . . adds depth at tight end . . . Rivals.com as an athlete . . . was ranked as the #25 defensive back in the expected to contend for the deep snapping duties . . . needs to add size nation by SuperPrep and the #25 wide receiver by Tom Lemming . . . was a and strength. four-star prospect by Rivals.com and the #16 athlete in the nation . . . was named to the Times All-Inland Empire team and the Region High School — Played his senior year at China Spring High School . . . Back of the Year . . . earned second-team all-state and first-team all-county started at tight end . . . also handled the deep snap and punting chores . . . and all-league merits his senior season . . . threw for 1,341 yards and nine had 50 receptions on the season . . . helped his team to a 7-3 record as a TDs, while rushing for 307 yards and six touchdowns his senior season . . . senior . . . earned first-team all-district and first-team Super CenTex honors passed for 1,843 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior, and rushed for 410 as a tight end . . . also received second-team all-district honors as a punter . yards and four TDs . . . high school coach was Tom Hank. . . lettered in basketball and track one year each . . . high school coach was Mark Bell. Personal — Favorite TV show is “Martin” . . . his favorite NFL player is Santana Moss . . . lists Gary Payton of the NBA’s Miami Heat as his favorite Personal — Lists the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers as his professional athlete . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself favorite NFL teams . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is hockey are “intelligent, handsome and confident” . . . if he were forced to give up . . . his favorite NFL player is Steve Smith . . . his favorite book is The all his possessions but one, he would keep pictures of his family . . . the Outsiders . . . his advice to youngsters is “to never give up and always strive favorite stadium in which he’s played is the . . . majoring in to be the best” . . . his grandfather, Roger Nelson, played 13 years of pro- communication . . . born April 28, 1984. (pronunciation . . . E – drease) fessional football with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos . . . his father is a Tulsa assistant coach . . . parents are Mark and Lori Nelson . . . majoring in com- Moss’ Career Statistics munication . . . born October 3, 1986. Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2005 (Jr) 13 22 236 10.7 2 40 99 32 Terrel Josh Nemons II Myshak Nose Guard 6-4 • 345 • So-1L Tight End Cedar Hill, Texas 6-0 • 241 • Fr-HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games and started the final six games of his true freshman season . . . was credited Tulsa — A walk-on athlete . . . participated in spring drills . . . has good size with eight stops . . . had two stops each against Rice, Tulane and UCF . . . and possesses great strength . . . a solid blocker . . . needs playing experi- tallied one tackle each against Oklahoma and North Texas . . . Overall — ence in the system. Has great size and natural strength . . . has good toughness . . . makes few mistakes . . . saw limited playing time in spring drills . . . has great potential High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at Memorial Composite High . . . will be expected to make plays. School . . . played fullback and defensive end . . . helped his team reach the City Finals for three years . . . started at fullback as a junior and senior High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Cedar Hill High School and at defensive end his senior season . . . was named the MVP of the . . . started his final two seasons at defensive tackle . . . named to the Dave High School Public Conference as a senior . . . high school coach was Brian Campbell’s Texas Football SuperPrep Team . . . ranked 36th in the presea- Yackamichuk. son by Scout.com in the Southwest Hot 100 prospects . . . ranks No. 12 on the Dallas Morning News’ All-Area top-100, and 33rd on the Dallas Morning Personal — Favorite NFL team is the St. Louis Rams . . . Marshall Faulk is News All-State top-100 team . . . received a three-star rating by Rivals.com his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is the . . . ranks as the 21st best defensive tackle in the country by ESPN.com . . . X-Games . . . lists wakeboarding and snowboarding as his favorite sports also ranked as the 26th best defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com besides football . . . favorite TV show is “The Ultimate Fighting . . . was selected to participate in the Coca Cola All-Star Game . . . was Championship” . . . the most memorable place he has visited is Acapulco, selected to participate in the Texas-Oklahoma Oil Bowl game . . . earned Mexico . . . the three words he uses to describe himself are “crazy, fun and second-team all-district honors both his junior and senior seasons . . . had outgoing” . . . parents are Jim and Janice Myshak . . . majoring in accounting 58 tackles and five sacks his senior season . . . also totaled 52 tackles, five . . . born February 11, 1984. (pronounced My-Shack) sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior . . . also lettered twice in track and three times in powerlifting . . . high school coach was Joey McGuire.

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PLAYERS High School — Was ranked 36th in the Southwest by SuperPrep maga- zine . . . rated as the 25th best player in the Dallas area and 63rd in the STAFF state of Texas by the Dallas Morning News . . . ranked 41st nationally among safeties by Rivals.com . . . ranked as the 78th best player in Texas by REVIEW Rivals.com . . . was named to the PrepStar magazine all-Midlands region team . . . rated among the top-100 players in Texas by the Fort Worth Star- C-USA Telegram . . . was a first-team all-district receiver and defensive back as a senior . . . earned all-area and honorable mention all-state as a defensive OPPONENTS back his senior season . . . was named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team . . . played in the Dallas/Fort Worth Coca-Cola All-Star Game HISTORY . . . also an all-district performer in basketball . . . high school coach was RECORDS Carl Jackson. MEDIA Personal — Favorite professional athlete is Lebron James . . . lists the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite NFL team . . . if he could play another posi- tion, it would be receiver . . . Hawaii is the most memorable place he has visited . . . majoring in communication . . . parents are Elroy Page and Carol Hill . . . full name is Tyvenskie La’Valle Page . . . born August 4, 1986.

Page’s Career Statistics Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 2004 (Fr) 12 5 3 8 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 2005 Red-shirt

38 Jonathan Penelton Defensive Back 6-0 • 214 • So-1L Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . lists Deion Dallas, Texas Sanders as his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite pro athlete is Lebron James . . . lists the Dallas Mavericks as his favorite professional sports team . . . enjoys playing video games and listening to music . . . parents are Terrel Tulsa — Has earned one letter . . . 2005 — Sat out the season due to red- and Rita Nemons . . . majoring in arts and sciences . . . born October 23, shirt status . . . 2004 — Was one of nine true freshmen to earn a letter 1986. . . . saw most of his playing time on special teams . . . played in nine games . . . did not play against Kansas, Oklahoma State and UTEP . . . col- Nemons’ Career Statistics lected eight tackles on the season . . . had two tackles each against Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Southwest Missouri State, SMU and San Jose State . . . Overall — Had a 2005 (Fr) 13 2 6 8 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 good spring . . . makes few mental mistakes . . . a consistent performer . . . will contribute on special teams and compete for playing time in the sec- ondary. 46 High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Skyline High School . . . started at strong safety . . . was rated as the 90th best player in Ty the Dallas area by the Dallas Morning News . . . had 110 tackles, seven pass breakups and three forced fumbles his senior season . . . was credited with Page 90 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions as a junior . . . also Defensive Back lettered four years in track . . . high school football coach was Que Brittain. 6-2 • 220 • So-1L Personal — Favorite TV show is “The Jamie Foxx Show” . . . his favorite Lufkin, Texas NFL team is the Atlanta Falcons . . . lists Sean Taylor as his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite movie is Poetic Justice . . . his favorite professional sports team is the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers . . . the one thing he likes most Has earned one letter . . . Sat out the season due to red- Tulsa — 2005 — about football is the contact . . . his cousins Ronald Jones and Darryl Jones shirt status . . . 2004 — Was one of nine true freshmen to earn a letter . . . played college football at Texas A&M and Miami, respectively . . . parents played in all 12 games . . . was credited with eight tackles and one fumble are Oliver and Rheta Penelton . . . majoring in communication . . . born recovery . . . had a season-high two tackles against Southwest Missouri December 11, 1985. State . . . Overall — Was the most improved safety in spring drills . . . pos- sesses all the physical tools . . . big, strong and fast . . . listed as the num- Penelton’s Career Statistics ber two strong safety heading into preseason camp . . . will compete for Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int playing time. 2004 (Fr) 9 3 5 8 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 2005 Red-shirt

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PLAYERS . . . missed most of the Arkansas game with an injury, then missed the STAFF entire Texas State game . . . had double-figure knockdowns in three games 78 . . . had a season-best 17 knockdowns vs. Hawaii . . . graded over 80-per- REVIEW cent nine times . . . 2002 — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out Jeff the season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — Had a good spring . . . can C-USA be one of the best offensive lineman in Conference USA . . . a hard worker Perrett . . . a very intelligent player . . . has good game savvy and great experience OPPONENTS Offensive Tackle . . . expected to provide leadership. 6-7 • 329 • Sr-3L HISTORY Taber, Alberta, Canada High School — Was a four-year letterwinner . . . earned one letter at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute and three letters at Taber High School . . . RECORDS played tight end and defensive tackle his senior season . . . caught 20 pass- es for 222 yards and six touchdowns as a senior . . . also had 78 tackles MEDIA Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner and starter . . . has played in 37 career games and has started each one . . . has started 35 consecutive games . . . and 18 stops for lost yardage his senior season . . . was named the confer- named to the 2006 Outland Trophy Watch List . . . named preseason first- ence Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior . . . transferred prior to his team all-Conference USA by The Sporting News and Blue Ribbon College senior season from Taber High School, where he played on the offensive Yearbook . . . was named the nation’s 16th-ranked offensive tackle heading line and defensive lines for three years . . . his football coach at Lethbridge into the 2006 season by The Sporting News . . . 2005 — Started all 13 Institute was Cliff Walters. games at right tackle . . . was a third-team all-Conference USA selection . . . played every offensive snap in the first nine games . . . had a high-grade of Personal — Favorite movie is Shrek 2 . . . the is his 87-percent against East Carolina . . . had 69 knockdowns . . . had a season- favorite NFL team . . . favorite food is chili cheese coneys . . his favorite NFL best 12 knockdowns against Southern Miss . . . named to C-USA player is Jevon Kearse . . . lists “American Idol” and “House” as his favorite Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Played and started in all 12 TV shows . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be Arnold Schwarzneggers’ role in Terminator . . . his favorite professional sports team games at right tackle . . . had a high grade of 91-percent against SMU . . . is the Calgary Flames . . . his favorite sport besides football to watch NHL had two games with double-figure knockdowns . . . had a season-best 11 hockey . . . playing street hockey was his favorite childhood game . . . par- knockdowns against Nevada . . . played 865 offensive downs . . . 2003 — ents are Scot and Josephine Perrett . . . majoring in exercise sports science Was a starter in his first collegiate season . . . played and started in 12 with teacher certification . . . born March 23, 1984. games . . . played and started his first collegiate game against Minnesota 76 Curt Puckett Offensive Guard 6-3 • 305 • Fr-RS Coweta, Okla.

Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last season due to red-shirt status . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . had a solid spring . . . will battle for the starting spot at right guard in preseason camp . . . can play both guard positions and right tackle . . . a hard-nosed player with a great work ethic . . . has a bright future.

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at . . . started at offensive tackle, and nose guard on defense for three years . . . graded at 91-percent during his career on the offensive line . . . on defense, he tallied 135 tackles, nine fumble recoveries and two interceptions during his career . . . was a Tulsa World honorable mention all-state selection his senior season . . . graded out at 96-percent as a senior with 45 pancake blocks . . . also had 55 tackles and four sacks his senior season . . . was an Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state selection . . . was named the 5A-3 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year . . . high school coach was Trandy Birch.

Personal — Enjoys hunting, fishing and noodling . . . the most memo- rable place he has visited is Disney World . . . his favorite movie is Rounders . . . favorite NFL player is Michael Vick . . . his favorite NFL team is the Atlanta Falcons . . . lists the New York Yankees as his favorite professional sports team . . . the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Johnny Cash . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is college bas- ketball . . . “ESPN SportsCenter” is his favorite TV show . . . parents are William and Janet Puckett . . . majoring in management . . . born September 10, 1986.

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PLAYERS 88 10 STAFF REVIEW Charles Roy Ramsey, Jr. Roberts C-USA Tight End Defensive Back OPPONENTS 6-4 • 254 • Jr-1L 5-11 • 205 • So-1L HISTORY Owasso, Okla. Ardmore, Okla. RECORDS

Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games and Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games and MEDIA started nine contests . . . had season totals of two receptions for 37 yards started five contests . . . was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman . . . had a 32-yard reception against Memphis . . . had his first career recep- team . . . tallied 33 tackles, four pass break-ups and three interceptions . . . tion vs. Oklahoma for five yards . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor saw his first collegiate action vs. Minnesota, and made his first career start Roll . . . 2004 — Was a squad member . . . did not see action . . . vs. Oklahoma . . . also started against North Texas, Memphis, Rice and SMU 2003 — Was one of several true freshmen to red-shirt during the 2003 . . . had a career-best seven tackles vs. North Texas . . . had two tackles and campaign . . . Overall — Was recruited as an offensive lineman, but moved two pass break-ups vs. Memphis . . . tallied five stops vs. Rice . . . had two to tight end in the spring of 2003 . . . a tough player and physical blocker stops, one interception and one pass break-up against Southern Miss ...... reliable and consistent performer . . . an intelligent player . . . can play also had one interception each against East Carolina and UCF . . . 2004 — multiple tight end positions . . . has good size . . . had a good spring . . . Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2004 season due to red-shirt has continued to improve his receiving skills. status . . . Overall — Was the most improved cornerback in spring drills . . . emerged as a leader at cornerback . . . solid performer against the run . . . a High School — Was a four-year letterwinner at technique sound and physical player. . . . started his senior season at offensive tackle, and was a starter at defensive High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and end both as a junior and senior . . . graded at starter at Ardmore High School . . . started for 94-percent on offense his senior season . . . three years at running back and defensive had career statistics of 117 tackles, 22 back . . . helped lead his team to an 11- stops for lost yards, 15 quarterback sacks, 2 record and the Class 5A semifinals six caused fumbles and five fumble as a senior . . . was selected to the recoveries . . . also averaged 49 yards per Oklahoma Coaches Association punt . . . was a Tulsa World all-state and (OCA) all-state West team as a all-metro selection his senior season . . . running back . . . was the played in the Oklahoma-Texas Oil Bowl District 5A-1 Offensive Player game . . . high school coach was Ron of the Year . . . had career Smith. totals of 4,025 yards rush- ing and 35 touchdowns . . . Personal — Lists the Kansas City earned honorable mention Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles as his all-state accolades on favorite NFL teams . . . lists Chiefs running offense by the Tulsa back Priest Holmes as his favorite NFL player . . . World . . . was a first- favorite movie is Tombstone . . . his favorite pro- team all-state defensive back by the fessional athlete is Jim Edmonds of the St. Daily Oklahoman as a senior . . . rushed Louis Cardinals, while the Cardinals is his for 1,402 yards and 18 touchdowns as a favorite professional sports team . . . favorite senior . . . was credited with 38 tackles musician is country singer George Strait . . . and three interceptions his senior season . . favorite class at TU is Physiology . . . the . was ranked as the 13th best player in the most memorable place he has visited is state by the Daily Oklahoman in the pre- Disney World . . . the person he would most like season . . . rushed for over 4,000 yards and to meet is former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop had 37 touchdowns during his career . . . also had 10 interceptions, while Ozzie Smith . . . his biggest sports thrill was watching returning four of those pickoffs for touchdowns in his career . . . was select- Ozzie Smith’s last game at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium . . . ed to play in the Oil Bowl game . . . also lettered four years in basketball three words that best describe him are “relaxed, funny and twice in track . . . high school coach was Mike Loyd. and respectful” . . . a member of the Boy Scouts of America . . . he and his wife, Sissy were married in Personal — Favorite TV show “The Jamie Foxx Show” . . . his favorite NFL June 2005. . . . parents are Charles and Lisa team is the Dallas Cowboys and his favorite NFL player is Terrell Owens . . . Ramsey . . . majoring in exercise sports science lists Bengals’ receiver Chad Johnson as his favorite professional athlete ...... born May 17, 1983. favorite food is pork chops . . . if he could change anything about the game of football, it would be to eliminate pass interference . . . parents are Roy Ramsey’s Career Totals and LaFreda Roberts . . . majoring in arts & sciences. . . born September 26, Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 1984. 2033 Red-shirt 2004 (Fr) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Roberts’ Career Statistics 2005 (So) 13 2 37 18.5 0 32 Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 2004 Red-shirt 2005 (Fr) 13 18 15 33 0/0 0/0 0 1 4 3

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PLAYERS nected on 14-of-14 PATs as a senior and converted 4-of-5 field goals, STAFF including a season-long 42-yarder . . . as a junior, converted 9-of-11 PATs 89 and 4-of-7 field goals . . . also lettered three years in wrestling and two REVIEW years in soccer . . . football coach was Tim Beachem. Aaron C-USA Personal — Favorite movie is Rudy . . . his favorite TV show is “Seinfeld” Roupoli . . . the St. Louis Rams is his favorite NFL team . . . lists retired greats OPPONENTS Tight End Emmitt Smith and Michael Jordan as his favorite NFL player and profession- al athlete, respectively . . . parents are Austin Schultz and Carol Arnold . . . HISTORY 6-2 • 244 • Sr-1L Huntington Beach, Calif. majoring in biology/pre-med . . . born January 13, 1986. RECORDS

MEDIA Tulsa — A returning letterwinner . . . 2005 — Was in his first season at Tulsa after transferring from Santa Ana Junior College . . . played in all 13 12 games . . . did not have a pass reception . . . Overall — A consistent and Paul reliable player . . . a good role player in multiple tight end packages. Smith Junior College — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Santa Ana Junior College . . . had career totals of 35 receptions for 454 yards and Quarterback three touchdowns . . . caught 29 passes for 379 yards and three TDs his 6-2 • 193 • Jr-2L sophomore season . . . had six catches for 75 yards in his first season . . . Owasso, Okla. earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore . . . was a team captain in his final season, and earned the Coaches Award for offense . . . junior college coach was Geoff Jones. Tulsa — A two-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . has played in 21 career games . . . has completed 62-percent of his passes for 3,144 career High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at Mater Dei High School . . . yards and 21 touchdowns . . . enters the 2006 season needing 320 yards was a started at offensive tackle as a senior, and also played defensive end to move into 10th place on the school’s career passing chart . . . was . . . helped lead his team to a 10-4 mark as a senior and to the CIF Division named to the Blue Ribbon College Yearbook first-team all-conference squad, I finals, while as a junior his team posted a 9-4 record and advanced to the and was also picked as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year by the pre- semifinals of the CIF Division I finals . . . played tight end as a junior and season publication . . . 2005 — Started all 13 games . . . completed the caught one pass for 15 yards . . . was a Serra League honorable mention season by completing 62-percent of his passes for 2,847 yards, 20 touch- selection as a senior . . . high school coach was Bruce Rollinson. downs and just six interceptions . . . ranked second in Conference USA and 24th nationally in passing efficiency . . . also ranked 37th in the nation for Personal — Enjoys surfing and playing golf and the guitar . . . favorite NFL points responsible for and 40th in total offense . . . was named the MVP of team is the Oakland Raiders . . . his favorite NFL player is the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after completing 18-of-27 passes for 234 yards . . . favorite TV show is “Family Guy” . . . the most memorable place he has and one touchdown, and rushing for 45 yards and one TD . . . threw for visited is Ground Zero in New York City . . . the three words he uses to best 200+ yards in 10 games, including the final six contests . . . his ten 200+ describe himself are “quiet, ambitious and caring” . . . lists playing the passing games was the most for a Tulsa quarterback since Gus Frerotte’s on the road during the 2005 season as his biggest nine in 1993 . . . threw for two or more touchdowns in seven games, sports thrill, in addition to winning a championship ring in 2005 . . . in 20 including two games with three TD tosses — Memphis and Tulane . . . had years, he would like to be a battalion chief for the Los Angeles Fire a career-long 66-yard pass for a touchdown against SMU . . . finished the Department . . . his favorite sport to play besides football is golf . . . parents season in fourth place on the school’s single-season passing chart . . . his are Richard and Joyce Roupoli . . . his father is an assistant chief for L.A.P.D. . . . majoring in communication . . . born March 28, 1985.

25 Matt Schultz Place-kicker 6-0 • 154 • So-SQ Sand Springs, Okla.

Tulsa — A walk-on athlete . . . 2005 — Played in one game in 2005 . . . connected on his only PAT attempt against East Carolina . . . 2004 — Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2004 season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — Will compete for the place-kicking duties . . . missed part of spring drills . . . a hard worker . . . has the ability to kick the ball deep on kickoffs.

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PLAYERS 20 touchdown passes was the sixth most for a Tulsa quarterback since 1950 . . . threw for 232 yards and one TD, and rushed for a career-best STAFF three touchdowns against Southern Miss . . . had a season-high 283 yards 33 and two touchdowns against Houston . . . also completed 24-of-36 passes REVIEW for 246 yards and one TD against Oklahoma . . . named to C-USA Kinny Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — Sat out the season due to red- C-USA shirt status . . . 2003 — Played in eight games as a true freshman . . . com- Spotwood OPPONENTS pleted 61-percent of his passes for 297 yards and one touchdown . . . saw Defensive End his first collegiate action against Arkansas, and completed his first pass for 6-1 • 232 • Sr-3L eight yards . . . completed 3-of-3 passes for 13 yards vs. Texas State . . . HISTORY Abilene, Texas played three quarters for the injured against San Jose State, RECORDS and completed 10-of-17 passes for 166 yards and led Tulsa on four scoring drives . . . had a season-long 49-yard reception in the San Jose State game MEDIA . . . named to the Freshman all-WAC Academic team . . . Overall — Tulsa — A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in all 38 games since Understands the complete offense . . . very coachable . . . continues to coming to Tulsa . . . has seen most of his playing time on special teams . . . improve on minimizing his mistakes . . . has earned his way as a leader of has 19 career tackles . . . 2005 — Played in all 13 games . . . had four tack- the team . . . has the ability of making something positive out of a negative les . . . scored his first career touchdown on a 23-yard run off of a blocked . . . has the intangibles necessary to be a good quarterback . . . has been a punt against Houston . . . moved from outside to inside linebacker during playmaker . . . a very effective runner . . . has a great work ethic. spring drills 2005 . . . 2004 — Played in all 12 games . . . collected seven tackles, including six solos . . . saw most of his playing time on special teams High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Owasso High . . . had three games with two tackles apiece, including against Southwest School . . . also lettered his freshman and sophomore seasons at Edmond Missouri State, Boise State and UTEP . . . 2003 — Played in all 13 games as Deer Creek High School . . . became the state of Oklahoma’s all-time pass- a true freshman . . . saw most of his playing time on special teams . . . had ing leader as a senior with 9,574 career yards, completing 583-of-1,009 eight tackles on the season . . . had a season-best four stops against passes . . . had 975 rushing yards, 83 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing Arkansas State . . . Overall — Made the move to defensive end from line- TDs in his career . . . completed 237-of-398 yards for 3,806 yards and 35 backer in spring drills . . . made consistent improvement at the end position touchdowns as a senior . . . also punted for a 38-yard average his senior . . . has a great burst . . . a powerful and strong player . . . plays well against season . . . set the Oklahoma High School single-season passing record . . . the run . . . a very tough player . . . will compete for a starting position. named all-state by both the Tulsa World and Daily Oklahoman his senior season . . . also earned all-state honors by the Oklahoma Coaches High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Abilene Cooper High Association . . . was the District 6A-3 Player of the Year as a senior . . . was School . . . started three seasons at defensive end, and his senior year at ranked 20th on the Rivals.com Oklahoma top-30 list as a senior . . . was the running back . . . was named the Texas Class 5A Defensive Player of the 49th ranked quarterback nationally by Rivals100.com . . . was an all-region Year his senior season . . . named to Max Emfinger’s Texas Super All-State selection by PrepStar magazine . . . was one of 20 players named to the team . . . totaled 89 tackles, seven sacks and blocked four punts from his Tulsa World Blue-Chip List . . . received a two-star rating by TheInsiders.com defensive end position as a senior . . . was a first-team all-state and all-dis- . . . completed 182-of-309 passes for 2,691 yards and 21 touchdowns his trict selection his senior season . . . had career totals of 180 tackles and 27 junior season, while also rushing for eight TDs . . . as a sophomore, he led sacks . . . also lettered four years in track and three years in power lifting Edmond Deer Creek to the Class 3A state championship while passing for . . . high school coach was Randy Quisenberry. 3,077 yards and 27 touchdowns . . . also rushed for six TDs as a sopho- more . . . also lettered four years in baseball . . . high school coach was his Personal — Favorite movie is Friday Night Lights . . . his favorite TV show is father, Ron Smith. “Boondocks” . . . lists the Bible as his favorite book . . . his favorite NFL play- er is Ray Lewis . . . lists NBA great Michael Jordan as his favorite profession- Personal — Favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan . . . favorite musical al athlete . . . the most memorable place he has visited is Hawaii . . . his group is the Dave Matthews Band . . . lists the Bible as his favorite book. . . advice to youngsters is “to never give up” . . . his role model is his brother, if he could change anything about the game of football, it would be to Tony . . . his father is Kinny Spotwood and his mother is Betty Burelson . . . make the size of the defensive players smaller and slower . . . his biggest majoring in exercise sports science . . . born May 21, 1984. sports thrill was jumping into the end zone for the winning touchdown against Fresno State in the 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . his cousin, Kirk Spotwood’s Career Staitstics Rogers, played in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs . . . a member of the Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . has done numerous speaking engage- 2003 (Fr) 13 5 3 8 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 ments for FCA and other church-affiliated events for children . . . his parents 2004 (So) 12 6 1 7 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 are Ron and Paula Smith . . . his father is the head football coach at 2005 (Jr) 13 2 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 . . . majoring in communication . . . born July 2, Totals 38 13 6 19 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1984 in Midwest City, Oklahoma.

Smith’s Career Statistics Passing G Comp Att Yds Int TD Pct Ypg Long 2003 (Fr) 8 21 34 297 1 1 61.3 37.1 49 2004 Red-shirt 2005 (So) 13 227 364 2847 6 20 62.4 219.0 66 Totals 21 248 398 3144 7 21 62.3 149.7 66

Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net TD Avg Long 2003 (Fr) 8 11 22 21 1 1 0.1 9 2004 Red-shirt 2005 (So) 13 111 398 140 258 6 2.3 15 Totals 21 122 420 161 259 7 2.1 15

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PLAYERS and fun” . . . has been involved in the Neighborhood Recreation Center and STAFF the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland . . . his brother, Michael, played football 63 for four years at Benedictine College . . . majoring in political science . . . REVIEW Michael born October 13, 1984. C-USA Sullivan OPPONENTS Tight End 59 6-3 • 238 • Fr-RS HISTORY Highlands Ranch, Colo. Skyler RECORDS Taylor Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to red-shirt last season . . . a walk- MEDIA Nose Guard on athlete . . . has great desire . . . a hard worker . . . possesses good size. 6-0 • 269 • Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Highlands Ranch High School . . . started on offense both his junior and senior seasons . . . also started on the defensive line as a senior . . . earned all-state honors by the Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last season due to Rocky Mountain News his senior season . . . also earned all-conference red-shirt status . . . a walk-on athlete . . . provides depth on the defensive accolades as a senior . . . also lettered three years in basketball and one front . . . uses his hands well . . . made some plays in the spring game . . . year in track . . . high school football coach was Chuck Puga. could add quality depth.

Personal — Favorite movie is Wedding Crashers . . . lists the Denver High School — Was a two-year letterwinner at Booker T. Washington High Broncos as his favorite NFL team and former tight end Shannon Sharpe as School . . . started at offensive guard and nose guard his senior season . . . his favorite NFL player . . . Carmelo Anthony is his favorite professional ath- helped lead his team to a 13-1 record and Class 5A state runner-up finish lete, while the Denver Nuggets is his favorite pro sports team . . . favorite his senior season . . . was credited with 140 tackles and 12 sacks in his book is Friday Night Lights . . . his favorite musical group is Rascal Flatts . . . career . . . tallied 80 stops and seven sacks as a senior . . . high school enjoys reading . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be an coach was Antwain Jimmerson. astronaut Jim Lovell in Apollo 13 . . . his dream as a child was to play . . . parents are Mike and Theresa Sullivan . . . majoring in Personal — Favorite TV show is “Law & Order SUV” . . . lists Jevon Kearse history . . . born May 6, 1987. as his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite NFL team is the Atlanta Falcons . . . his favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird . . . enjoys playing video games . . . the person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . his older brother, Anthony, played offensive center at Tulsa . . . parents are Anthony and Chequita Taylor . . . an exercise sports sciences 16 major . . . born August 25, 1987. Marchon Tatmon Defensive Back 20 6-1 • 207 • Sr-SQ Courtney Oakland, Calif. Tennial Running Back Tulsa — A returning squad member . . . played in six games in 2005 . . . 5-9 • 214 • Jr-RS saw limited action against Memphis, Houston, Southern Miss, Rice, SMU Glenpool, Okla. and UTEP . . . provides depth at cornerback . . . made vast improvement in spring drills . . . a hard worker.

Junior College — Played two years at Chabot College . . . helped lead his Tulsa — A transfer from the University of Oklahoma . . . enrolled at Tulsa team to an 8-3 record as a sophomore . . . had 110 tackles and seven in January 2005 . . . 2005 — Sat out all but the Fresno State game in the interceptions in his two seasons . . . earned all-conference first team honors AutoZone Liberty Bowl . . . saw action just on special teams in that game in 2004 . . . junior college coach was Danny Calcagno. . . . had to sit out the season due to transfer rules . . . rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in the 2005 spring game . . . High School — Played his prep football at Castlemont High School . . . Overall — A compact back who is very explosive and powerful . . . had a earned two letters and started both on offense and defense as a junior and good spring . . . has good speed . . . has the ability to catch the ball out of senior . . . had 63 receptions for 1,590 yards and eight touchdowns as a the backfield . . . still learning the offensive system . . . had 29 yards on six receiver during his career . . . tallied 130 career tackles and nine intercep- carries in the spring game. tions . . . earned first-team all-conference merits as a prep senior after catching 34 passes for 850 yards and five TDs . . . was a second-team all- At Oklahoma — Red-shirted in 2003 and did not see action during the conference performer his junior campaign . . . high school coach was Lloyd 2004 season at Oklahoma. Johnson. High School — Was a consensus all-state selection as a senior at Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Oakland Raiders . . . lists Charles Glenpool High School . . . led his team to a 14-0 record and the Class 4A Woodson as his favorite NFL player . . . the TV show “South Park” is his state title as a senior in 2002 . . . was the Tulsa World’s Oklahoma Player of favorite . . . his craziest ambition is to be the Mayor of Oakland . . . the the Year his senior season . . . received a three-star rating by Rivals.com as a three words he uses to best describe himself are “adventurous, explorer prep senior . . . set the state’s single-season rushing record with 3,426

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PLAYERS yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior . . . had 8,212 career rushing yards Oklahoman . . . was named to the Daily Oklahoman Big All-City second and 86 touchdowns as a prep star . . . ran for 2,285 yards, an average of team as a defensive lineman his senior season . . . had 83 tackles and a STAFF 11.9 yards per carry, and 29 touchdowns as a junior . . . high school coach Class 5A-best 13 sacks and four fumble recoveries from his defensive line was Steve Edwards. position as a senior . . . was an all-city and all-district selection his senior REVIEW season . . . was credited with 57 tackles, eight sacks and nine fumble Personal — Favorite NFL team is the Jacksonville Jaguars . . . his favorite recoveries his junior campaign . . . totaled 41 pancakes from his offensive C-USA professional athlete is San Diego Chargers running back Ladainian line position in his final two seasons . . . high school coach was Ron Tomlinson . . . if he were forced to give up all but one of his possessions, Kroeger. OPPONENTS he would keep his Bible . . . his favorite TV show is “Cops” . . . if he were not playing football, he’d be wrestling . . . majoring in communication . . . Personal — Favorite NFL team is the . . . lists Ahman HISTORY parents are Carl and Katherine Tennial . . . born September 12, 1984. (pro- Green as his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite professional sports team is RECORDS nounced Ten nail) the NBA’s Miami Heat . . . his favorite TV show is “Boondocks” . . . his favorite food is Italian . . . his advice to youngsters is “to picture your own MEDIA greatness” . . . he and his wife, Rebekah, have two children — son Xzavier and daughter Ke’bryana . . . mother is Charlene Thomas . . . majoring in 52 communication . . . born October 17, 1985. Kody Thomas 21 Linebacker 6-2 • 205 • Fr-RS Terrance Broken Arrow, Okla. Thomas Defensive Back Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last season due to 5-10 • 175 • Jr-SQ red-shirt status . . . a walk-on athlete . . . has a great attitude and work ethic. Gordon, Ala.

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner in high school . . . played his senior season at Lincoln Christian High School . . . before that, he Tulsa — A returning squad member . . . 2005 — Saw limited action in played at Union High School . . . started his senior season at linebacker . . . five games . . . played on special teams against Houston, Southern Miss, helped lead his team to a 8-2 record as a senior . . . high school coach was Rice, UTEP and Tulane . . . 2004 — Sat out the season due to suspension Darren Melton. . . . 2003 — Was one of several freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall — Had an impressive spring . . . played well in Personal — His favorite movie is Die Hard . . . lists “Law & Order SUV” as the spring game . . . provides solid depth at cornerback . . . understands his favorite TV show . . . his favorite NFL player is Zach Thomas . . . lists coverages . . . will improve with game expereince . . . a solid tackler . . . can Jason Giambi as his favorite professional athlete . . . his favorite sport make tackles in the open field. besides football to play and watch is baseball . . . the Dallas Cowboys is his favorite NFL team . . . lists President George W. Bush as his non-sports High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Ashford High School . . . related role model . . . his favorite class at TU is American Republic . . . the was a two-year starter at receiver and free safety . . . helped lead his team person, dead or alive, he would most like to meet is President Richard to a 9-3 record and to the state quarterfinals as a senior . . . credited with Nixon . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be Bruce Willis’ role 100 tackles, eight interceptions and two fumble recoveries his senior sea- in the movie Die Hard . . . parents are Kevin and Sally Thomas . . . majoring son . . . also returned two pickoffs for touchdowns . . . had 14 receptions in political science . . . born April 11, 1987 in Dallas, Texas. for 406 yards and also totaled 602 return yards as a senior . . . was a first- team Birmingham News all-state selection . . . selected to the Class 4A hon- orable mention all-state team by the Sportswriters Association . . . named to the Super-12 team and was a first-team all-confer- 70 ence selection as a senior . . . tallied 74 tackles and five interceptions as a junior, and also caught 19 passes for 351 yards . . . totaled 174 career tack- Rodrick les, 13 interceptions and five fumble recoveries . . . also lettered three years in basketball and two years in baseball . . . high school coach was Lester Thomas Bratcher . . . Offensive Guard 6-4 • 347 • So-RS Personal — Favorite NFL team is the New England Patriots . . . his favorite Oklahoma City, Okla. NFL player is Ty Law . . . lists former NBA great Michael Jordan as his favorite professional athlete . . . his favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is basketball . . . the toughest Tulsa — Has sat out each of the last two seasons . . . was one of several thing about being a college athlete is time management . . . the three freshmen to red-shirt in 2004 . . . possesses great size. . . has great agility words he uses to best describe himself are “handsome, funny and smart” for his size . . . has an opportunity to get playing time in 2006 . . . a good . . . parents are Terry and Elinda Thomas . . . majoring in management . . . run blocker . . . needs to improve in his pass blocking. born December 29, 1984.

High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Northeast High School . . . played on both the offensive and defensive lines . . . earned second-team all-state honors as an offensive lineman by the Tulsa World . . . was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Daily

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PLAYERS STAFF 12 7 REVIEW Jarod Drew C-USA Tracy Westling OPPONENTS Place-kicker Quarterback 6-0 • 165 • So-1L 6-3 • 215 • Fr-RS HISTORY Aledo, Texas Mission Viejo, Calif. RECORDS Tulsa — Has earned one letter . . . 2005 — Did not see action . . . was MEDIA Tulsa — Was one of several freshmen to sit out last year due to red-shirt named to the Conference USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . 2004 — status . . . has progressed well with the fundamentals . . . understands his Played in six games as a true freshman . . . saw action in the first five role . . . a good decision-maker . . . will get more repetitions as his career games, and then against Nevada . . . connected on 8-of-8 PATs, including progresses. seven against Southwest Missouri State . . . handled 19 kickoffs on the year for 1,039 yards . . . missed his only field goal attempt of 47 yards . . . High School — Was a three-year letterwinner at Aliso Niguel High School Overall — Has good accuracy . . . slotted to handle the place-kicking and . . . was the starting quarterback as a senior and led his team to a 10-2 field goal chores . . . has great lift on kickoffs . . . has steadily progressed record and CIF quarterfinals . . . completed 216-of-350 passes for 2,988 physically . . . connected on two field goals from 29 yards in the spring yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior . . . also rushed for 124 yards and game. seven touchdowns . . . was the MVP of the Sea View Conference . . . led Orange County in passing as a senior . . . was named the Orange County High School — Was a three-year letterwinner and a three-starter on Register Player of the Week for his performance against Dana Hills when he offense at Aledo High School . . . connected on 24-of-26 career field goals completed 21-of-28 passes for 328 yards and three TDs . . . suffered a bro- and 114-of-118 career PATs . . . totaled 15-of-17 field goals as a senior, and ken leg prior to his junior season, but returned to start in the playoffs and 43-of-44 PATs . . . had a career-long 49-yarder . . . was a two-time first- completed 21 passes for 249 yards and one touchdown . . . high school team all-district team selection as a place-kicker, and earned Associated coach was Joe Wood. Press all-state honors as a senior . . . was named to the Fort Worth Telegram all-area team as a kicker his junior season . . . was also a three- time first- Personal — Favorite movie is True Lies . . . his favorite NFL player is team all-district performer in soccer . . . his high school coach was Tim Cincinnati Bengals quarterback . . . favorite NFL team is the Buchanan. San Francisco 49ers . . . favorite TV show is “Family Guy” . . . parents are Kurt and Michelle Westling . . . majoring in communication . . . born July 2, Personal — Enjoys fishing and snowboarding . . . his favorite NFL team is 1987. the Washington Redskins . . . lists The Italian Job as his favorite movie . . . played soccer in Spain one summer, and in England during another sum- mer . . . favorite food is spaghetti . . . his favorite professional athlete is soc- cer star Ronaldo, while his favorite pro sports team is Real Madrid . . . his 65 favorite sport to watch and play besides football is soccer . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are “hardworking, diligent and dedi- Jody cated . . . lists Europe as the most memorable place he has visited . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Robin and Whaley Jan Tracy . . . both of his parents graduated from TU . . . majoring in petro- Offensive Guard leum engineering . . . born April 5, 1986 in Olney, Illinois. 6-3 • 302 • Fr-RS Comanche, Okla. Tracy’s Career Statistics Field Goals G 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total 2004 (Fr) 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Tulsa — Was one of several true freshmen to sit out last season due to 2005 Red-shirt red-shirt status . . . named to C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll . . . made great gains in the weight room in his red-shirt season . . . will compete for a Scoring G FG PAT Pts Avg starting position at right guard . . . has very good explosiveness and athletic 2004 (Fr) 6 0-1 8-8 8 1.3 ability . . . had a solid spring at both left tackle and right guard . . . has a 2005 Red-shirt bright future.

High School — Was a four-year letterwinner at Comanche High School . . . started four years on the offensive line, and three seasons on the defensive front . . . played on teams that compiled a 34-11 record in four seasons . . . was a first-team all-state selection by the Tulsa World his senior season, and also earned all-state honors by the Oklahoma Coaches Association . . . earned second-team all-state merits from the Daily Oklahoman as a senior, and was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Daily Oklahoman in his junior season . . . was a three-time Duncan Banner all-area performer, and named to the Lawton Constitution all-area team both his junior and senior seasons . . . was the 2004 Lineman of the Year by the Duncan Banner and Lawton Constitution . . . was also named the District 2A-2 Lineman of the Year as a senior . . . was ranked as the fifth- best lineman in the state by Rivals.com . . . was selected to participate in

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PLAYERS the Oil Bowl . . . high school coach was Dale Condit . . . also lettered three Personal — Favorite book is Bleachers . . . his favorite NFL team is the years in baseball, basketball, powerlifting and two years in track . . . was the Houston Texans, and the Houston Astros is his favorite professional sports STAFF state runner-up in the shot put as a junior and senior. team . . . favorite movie is Goodfellas . . . his favorite professional athlete is Lebron James . . . his favorite sport to play besides football is golf, while his REVIEW Personal — Enjoys fishing and playing golf . . . his favorite professional favorite sport to watch is baseball . . . his favorite class at TU is Astronomy athlete is Lance Armstrong . . . lists the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite NFL . . . if he could play a role in any movie it would be that of Al Pacino is C-USA team . . . former Cowboy quarterback is his favorite NFL player Scarface . . . parents are Donald and Laura Whitlow . . . majoring in account- . . . his favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber . . . if he could play a role in ing . . . born July 26, 1984 in Freeport, Texas. OPPONENTS any movie, it would be Owen Wilson’s role in the Wedding Crashers . . . has been involved with the Ray of Hope’s Mission team . . . a member of the HISTORY Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Alan and Linette Simpson . . . majoring in exercise sports science . . . born April 17, 1986 in Lawton, 61 RECORDS Oklahoma. Travis MEDIA Wike 77 Offensive Tackle 6-4 • 279 • Fr-RS Wade Wichita, Kan. Whitlow Offensive Tackle Tulsa — Was one of several freshmen to sit out last year due to red-shirt 6-4 • 310 • Jr-1L status . . . made the switch to offensive tackle from tight end in the spring Clute, Texas . . . missed spring drills with an injury . . . has all the tools to be a solid offensive lineman . . . has good size and feet . . . a very athletic player . . . can play in space . . . will improve with playing experience at the position Tulsa — Has earned one letter . . . has played in 11 career games ...... has potential for a bright future. 2005 — Played in two games . . . saw limited playing time against Rice and East Carolina . . . played six offensive snaps on the season . . . 2004 — High School — Was a four-year letterwinner at Wichita Collegiate High Played in nine games . . . was in the starting lineup at right guard against School . . . started at tight end and defensive end for three seasons . . . was Oklahoma State and Navy . . . played 158 offensive snaps with a high the 12th best senior in the state of Kansas according to Rivals.com . . . game of 76 plays vs. Navy . . . also saw playing time on special teams . . . helped lead his team to the District and Bi-District Championships as a sen- missed the final three games of the season . . . 2003 — Was one of sever- ior . . . was an all-conference selection both his junior and senior seasons al freshmen to sit out the 2003 season due to red-shirt status . . . Overall as a defensive end, and earned all-league honors as a junior tight end . . . — Missed spring drills . . . has starting experience from the 2003 season also lettered three years in baseball and one year in basketball . . . high . . . has the ability to play multiple positions on the offensive line. school coach was Mike Gehrer.

High School — Was a two-year letterwinner and starter at Brazoswood Personal — Favorite movie is Robinhood Prince of Thieves . . . his favorite High School . . . was a starting offensive tackle and also played defensive professional athlete is Lebron James . . . his favorite musician is George tackle . . . earned first-team all-district and second-team all-county honors as Jones . . . enjoys playing the guitar . . . lists Mexico as the most memorable a senior . . . received a two-star rating by TheInsiders.com . . . was a second- place he has visited . . . his favorite NFL team is the San Francisco 49ers in team all-district and all-county performer his junior campaign . . . also the Joe Montana and Jerry Rice era . . . the Bible is his favorite book . . . a earned two letters in track . . . high school football coach was Dean member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . majoring in psychology DeAtley. . . . born November 6, 1986.

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PLAYERS Tulsa Newcomers STAFF Logan REVIEW Cawyer Jon C-USA Tight End Bell 6-4 • 234 • Fr-HS Miami, Okla. • Commerce HS OPPONENTS Nose Guard HISTORY 6-1 • 255 • Fr-HS Shreveport, La. • Evangel Christian HS Was a four-year letterwinner at Commerce High School . . . started four RECORDS years at linebacker and three seasons at tight end . . . was on teams that MEDIA combined to register a 46-6 record in four years . . . earned Tulsa World all- state honorable mention accolades his senior season as a tight end . . . A four-year letterwinner at Evangel Christian Academy . . . started as a soph- named to play in the OCA All-State game for the East squad . . . caught 52 omore at offensive tackle, and as a junior and senior on the defensive end passes for 778 yards and 17 touchdowns, while totaling 281 tackles, 15 . . . played on state championship teams as a freshman, sophomore and sacks and seven interceptions in his career . . . had 41 receptions for 603 senior . . . finished his junior season as the state runners-up . . . was a yards and 13 TDs his senior season . . . was credited with 84 tackles, five member of teams that compiled a 48-11 record in his four years . . . was sacks and four interceptions as a senior . . . named the District Defensive credited with 179 tackles, 45 stops for lost yardage, 36 sacks, 15 caused Player of the Year as a senior . . . tallied 11 receptions for 175 yards and fumbles and 11 fumble recoveries . . . totaled 100 tackles, 28 for lost four touchdowns his junior campaign . . . also had 112 tackles and five yardage and 21 sacks as a senior . . . also caused 10 fumbles and seven sacks from the defensive side of the ball his junior season . . . also lettered fumble recoveries . . . earned first-team all-state, all-city and all-district acco- four years in track and basketball and three seasons in baseball . . . high lades as a senior . . . was named the District’s Outstanding Player of the school coach was Rick Trimble . . . plans on majoring in business . . . born Year, and was the Shreveport Defensive Player of the Year . . . as a junior, June 17, 1987. totaled 79 tackles, 17 stops for lost yardage, 12 sacks, seven caused fum- bles and six fumble recoveries . . . earned second-team all-state honors, and first-team all-city and all-district merits . . . also lettered in powerlifting, wrestling and track . . . was the teenage national champion and record Cameron holder in the 242-pound powerlifting weight class . . . high school coach was Dennis Dunn . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born December 30, Clemons 1986. Wide Receiver 5-11 • 180 • Jr-JC Anaheim, Calif. • Canyon HS • Santa Ana JC Mike

Bryan Was a two-year letterwinner at Santa Ana Junior College . . . was third on Linebacker the team in receiving as a sophomore with 21 receptions for 341 yards 6-1 • 215 • Fr-HS and four touchdowns . . . had high games of three catches for 61 yards Coweta, Okla. • Coweta HS against El Camino College and three receptions for 55 yards vs. Golden West College . . . as a freshman, he caught 12 passes for 187 yards and one TD to rank fifth on the team in receiving . . . averaged 16.0 yards per Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Coweta High School . . . started reception in his two-year career . . . junior college coach was Geoff Jones all three seasons at quarterback and linebacker . . . led the Oklahoma Class . . . was a two-year letterwinner at Canyon High School . . . earned all- 5A in tackles both his junior and senior seasons . . . had 248 tackles, three Century League honors as a prep senior . . . was named team offensive fumble recoveries and two interceptions in his senior season . . . completed MVP as a senior . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born August 19, 1986. 52 percent of his passes for 561 yards and seven touchdowns, and rushed for 740 yards . . . had 627 career tackles, eight fumble recoveries and four interceptions . . . threw for 2,094 yards and rushed for 2,172 yards in his Charles career . . . was ranked 27th in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com . . . earned Tulsa World all-state and all-metro honors his senior season . . . was Davis III named to the Daily Oklahoman all-state team as a senior . . . named to play Defensive Back in the OCA All-State game for the East squad . . . was named the District 5-9 • 155 • Fr-HS 5A-4 Player of the Year . . . was selected to participate in the 2006 Oil Bowl Fort Worth, Texas • North Crowley HS . . . tallied 194 tackles as a junior, while earning honorable mention all-state merits by the Tulsa World . . . high school coach was Trandy Birch . . . his father, Rick, played at Oklahoma and in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons . . . A three-year letterwinner at North Crowley High School . . . started three plans on majoring in business . . . born September 15, 1987. years on offense and his final two seasons on defense . . . had career sta- tistics of over 1,500 passing yards, 1,500 rushing yards and 800 receiving yards . . . had 150 career tackles and 32 pass break-ups . . . played receiver and free safety as a senior . . . had 300 yards receiving and five touch- downs, and also had 600 return yards his senior season . . . tallied 98 tack- les, 23 pass break-ups and one interception as a senior . . . earned first- team all-district honors at safety his senior campaign . . . was named to the

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PLAYERS Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s SuperTeam as a senior . . . had 25 tackles and nine pass break-ups his junior season . . . was the 7-4A District Sophomore Clark STAFF of the Year after throwing and rushing for over 1,000 yards . . . also lettered four years in track . . . high school coach was Mike Papas . . . majoring in Harrell REVIEW biology/pre-med . . . born September 28, 1987. Quarterback C-USA 6-2 • 190 • Fr-HS OPPONENTS Ronnie Ennis, Texas • Ennis HS DeWitt HISTORY Was the starting quarterback at Ennis High School his senior season . . . led RECORDS Offensive Tackle his team to an 11-2 record and to the regional finals . . . completed 323-of- 6-5 • 260 • Fr-HS 464 passes for 3,924 yards and 39 touchdowns his senior season . . . was MEDIA Lake Austin, Texas • Lake Austin HS the leading passer in the state of Texas Class 4A as a senior . . . was named the District 14-4A MVP and earned first-team all-district honors . . . was injured in the first game of his junior season, and missed the remainder of Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Lake Austin High School . . . the season . . . high school coach was his father Sam Harrell . . . majoring played left tackle both his junior and senior seasons, and split time in arts & sciences . . . born October 21, 1987. between right and left tackles his sophomore season . . . helped lead his prep team to the district championship both as a junior and senior . . . had an average grade of 90-percent his senior season with 38 pancakes . . . Nick earned first-team all-district and all-CenTex merits as a senior . . . graded at 84-percent his junior season . . . was a first-team all-district and second- Henderson team all-CenTex selection . . . also lettered in track . . . high school coach Wide Receiver was Jeff Dicus . . . plans to major in engineering . . . born January 31, 6-0 • 175 • So-JC 1988. Kansas City, Kan. Sumner Academy • Coffeyville CC Anthony Played one season at Coffeyville Community College . . . had 11 receptions Egbuniwe for 64 yards and had one kickoff return for 23 yards in his only season . . . junior college coach was Jeff Leiker . . . was a three-year letterwinner and Defensive End starter at Sumner Academy . . . played running back and receiver on 6-4 • 220 • Fr-HS offense and started at cornerback all three years . . . rushed for over 2,000 Greenville S.C. • J.L. Mann HS yards and 18 touchdowns in his career, while totaling 800 yards receiving and six TDs . . . had 40 tackles and 30 pass break-ups from his cornerback position during his career . . . rushed for 750 yards and seven TDs in only Was a three-year letterwinner at J.L. Mann High School . . . started both as a seven games as a senior . . . had 15 tackles, 15 pass break-ups and three junior and senior at defensive end . . . totaled 191 tackles, 24 sacks, four interceptions his senior season . . . earned first-team all-conference honors forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his career . . . earned all- and was an honorable mention all-metro selection . . . also lettered four region and all-county honors as a senior . . . was credited with 89 tackles years in basketball, three years in baseball and earned one letter in track and 13 sacks his senior campaign . . . totaled 54 stops and six sacks as a . . . high school coach was Todd Wassman . . . his cousin, Maurice Green, is junior . . . also lettered three years in basketball . . . high school coach was an Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time 100-meter World Champion . . . Mickey Cracker . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born July 12, 1987. plans to major in athletic training . . . born January 31, 1987 in Yuma, (pronounced E-boon-a-way). Arizona.

Donald Corey Gobert III Kizer Wide Receiver Defensive Back 6-2 • 210 • Jr-JC 6-3 • 180 • Fr-HS Memphis, Tenn. • Melrose HS Crockett, Texas • Crockett HS Coahoma (MS) JC

Was a two-year starter at Crockett High School . . . was credited with 90 Started both seasons at wide receiver at Coahoma Community College . . . tackles in 10 games as a senior . . . also had five pass break-ups and three caught 48 passes for 876 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore . . . forced fumbles . . . was named the District Defensive Player of the Year . . . totaled 28 receptions for 512 yards and seven TDs his freshman season high school coach was Steven Burrow . . . majoring in arts & sciences ...... earned first-team all-conference and all-state merits as a sophomore . . . born October 7, 1987. junior college coach was Freeman Horton . . . was a three-year letterwinner and starting receiver at Melrose (Tenn.) High School . . . had 41 receptions for 870 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior season . . . tallied 49 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior season . . . earned all-metro and all-state accolades as a prep senior . . . was the No. 7-ranked player in

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PLAYERS the state of Tennessee by the Memphis Commercial Appeal . . . was the STAFF 27th-ranked receiver in the nation by Rivals.com . . . was named the No.8 Stephen ranked player by SuperPrep in the Dixie area . . . earned four letters in track, REVIEW while winning the state title in the 200m (21.3) and 400m (47.66) his Polk senior season . . . high school coach was Kenny Ingram . . . majoring in arts C-USA & sciences . . . born May 17, 1985. Wide Receiver 6-1 • 195 • Fr-HS OPPONENTS Dallas, Texas • Pinkston HS HISTORY Jeph

RECORDS McAlester Was a four-year letterwinner and starter at L.G. Pinkston High School . . . Linebacker had 113 receptions for 1,520 yards and 19 touchdowns in his career . . . MEDIA 6-3 • 225 • So-JC caught 49 passes for 672 yards and nine TDs as a senior . . . earned first- Tulsa, Oklahoma • BT Washington HS team all-district honors . . . was named to the Dallas Morning News Top-100 NE Oklahoma A&M All-Area team . . . had 42 catches for 569 yards and eight touchdowns his junior campaign . . . earned first-team all-district merits his junior season . . . also lettered in baseball, track and basketball . . . high school coach was Played one season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . was a starter at James Argenti . . . majoring in business . . . born October 8, 1987. linebacker in his only season at NEO . . . earned honorable mention All- America honors . . . junior college coach was Rob Green . . . was a four- year letterwinner in high school, while helping his prep teams post a four- year mark of 47-5 record . . . played his freshman and sophomore seasons Tyler at Sallisaw High School, and his final two years at Booker T. Washington Scarbrough High School . . . was credited with 159 tackles and seven blocked punts his senior season . . . was named the 5A-3 Linebacker of the Year and earned Defensive End honorable mention all-state honors by the Tulsa World as a senior . . . tallied 6-3 • 240 • Fr-HS 100 tackles and blocked five punts his junior campaign . . . also lettered Stillwater, Okla. • Stillwater HS two years in basketball and track . . . plans to major in business . . . full name is Jephthah Konane McAlester . . . born August 4, 1986 in Norfolk, Virginia. A three-year letterwinner at Stillwater High School . . . started three years on defense and his final two seasons at tight end . . . earned honorable men- tion all-state merits as a senior . . . named to the Oklahoma Coaches Daniel Association Class 6A All-Star Team . . . was ranked 29th in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com . . . named to play in the OCA All-State game for Morrell the East squad . . . earned first-team all-district honors his senior season . . . tallied 65 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, while catching 12 passes for 97 Wide Receiver yards and two TDs from his tight end position . . . totaled 147 career tack- 6-1 • 186 • Fr-HS les and 18 quarterback sacks . . . high school coach was Kirk Fridrich . . . Blanchard, Okla. • Blanchard HS majoring in management . . . born September 4, 1987.

Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Blanchard High School . . . played receiver and defensive back . . . ranked eighth in the state among all Kenny classes in receiving with 70 receptions for 1,051 yards and 13 touchdowns Scott his senior season . . . also had 120 tackles as a senior . . . was named to the Class 3A Coaches All-Star team as a receiver . . . named Little All-City Nose Guard receiver by the Daily Oklahoman as a senior . . . named to play in the OCA 6-1 • 324 • Fr-HS All-State game for the West squad . . . was named the 3A-1 Defensive Anderson, S.C. • T.L. Hanna HS Player of the Year . . . totaled 130 receptions for 2,112 yards and 25 touch- downs in his career . . . also tallied 187 career tackles, five interceptions, three caused fumbles and three fumble recoveries . . . caught 34 passes Was a three-year letterwinner at T.L. Hanna High School . . . started at offen- for 619 yards and seven TDs as a junior . . . also had 44 tackles and one sive center as a senior, and was a starting defensive lineman both his junior interception his junior season . . . was the Class 4A state 100-meter cham- and senior seasons . . . received a preseason ranking of 36th in the state of pion his junior season . . . also lettered three years in track and twice in South Carolina by Rivals.com . . . was credited with 112 tackles and 29 powerlifting . . . high school coach was Billy Langford . . . majoring in arts & stops for lost yardage as a senior . . . graded out at 87-percent on offense sciences . . . born August 28, 1987. . . . earned all-area honorable mention accolades his senior season . . . had 82 stops his junior campaign . . . high school coach was Scott Parker . . . plans on majoring in engineering . . . born January 3, 1988.

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PLAYERS ing for 27 touchdowns . . . high school coach was Kevin Wright . . . major- Kenny ing in arts & sciences . . . born December 11, 1987. STAFF Sims REVIEW Defensive Back Dion C-USA 5-11 • 189 • Fr-HS Florissant, Mo. • Hazelwood Central HS Toliver OPPONENTS Wide Receiver 5-10 • 160 • Jr-JC HISTORY Riverside, Calif. • Riverside Poly HS Played at Hazelwood Central High School . . . played cornerback and run- Riverside JC RECORDS ning back as a senior . . . totaled 53 tackles and two interceptions . . . had 41 solos . . . caught 27 passes for 454 yards . . . high school coach was MEDIA John Pukala . . . majoring in exercise sports sciences . . . born February 17, Was a two-year letterwinner at Riverside Junior College . . . started both sea- 1988. sons at receiver . . . helped lead his team to the 2005 Mission Conference Championship . . . caught 35 passes for 480 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore . . . had 19 receptions for 293 yards and one TD in his first Zach year . . . earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore . . . Snider junior college coach was Bill Brown . . . was a three-year letterwinner at Riverside Poly High School . . . started both his junior and senior seasons at Tight End receiver and defensive back . . . had career stats of 132 receptions for 6-3 • 240 • So-TR 2,112 yards and 21 touchdowns . . . also had 149 career tackles and 10 Tulsa, Okla. • Union HS interceptions . . . earned first-team all-league honors at receiver both as a University of Arkansas junior and senior . . . also earned all-county merits as a defensive back his final two seasons . . . caught 50 passes for 978 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season . . . had 84 stops and five interceptions as a senior . . . Transfers to Tulsa from the University of Arkansas . . . played in 10 games high school coach was Steve Hagarty . . . majoring in business . . . born as a red-shirt freshman last season . . . totaled 11 tackles, 2.5 stops for –11 February 9, 1986. yards and four quarterback hurries in 2005 from his defensive end position . . . played his prep football at Tulsa Union High School . . . tallied 401 career tackles at linebacker . . . was rated as the No. 10 player in Oklahoma John by Rivals.com and the No. 3 prospect by Sooners Illustrated coming out of high school . . . was also ranked as the No. 65 prospect in the Midlands by Warren SuperPrep magazine . . . was named the Tulsa World State Player of the Year Deep Snapper his senior season . . . was also named all-state by the Tulsa World and Daily 6-0 • 215 • So-JC Oklahoman after leading his team to the state semifinals and a 12-1 finish Phoenix, Ariz. • North Canyon HS as a senior . . . racked up all-league and all-state honors as a junior . . . was Glendale CC credited with 153 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions and four fumble recoveries in leading his team to a 14-0 record, state title and a No. 4 national ranking by USA Today his junior campaign . . . compiled 143 tack- Played fullback and was the deep snapper at Glendale Community College les as a sophomore on an 11-1 team . . . high school coach was Bill . . . his team won the NJCAA National Championship and registered an Blankenship . . . majoring in arts & sciences . . . born April 28, 1985. 11-0 record in 2005 . . . junior college coach was Joe Kersting . . . was a three-year letterwinner and starter at North Canyon High School . . . played fullback and linebacker . . . recorded over 1,000 all-purpose yards his senior season . . . earned first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state Dexter honors as a linebacker . . . also lettered two years in track and one year in Taylor basketball . . . high school coach was Brian Cole . . . plans to major in finance . . . born August 30, 1986. Running Back 5-10 • 180 • Fr-HS Indianapolis, Ind. • Warren Central HS Brandon Washington Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Warren Central High School . . . Offensive Guard played quarterback and also played defensive back his senior season . . . 6-3 • 330 • Fr-HS led his team to three straight Class 5A state titles . . . rushed for 2,116 Cedar Hill, Texas • Cedar Hill HS yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior . . . was named the Indianapolis Star’s Indiana Mr. Football his senior season . . . also earned first-team all-state merits and was the Marion County Player of the Year . . . led his team to a Was a three-year letterwinner and starter on the offensive line at Cedar Hill 14-1 record and No. 15 national ranking in the final USA Today High School High School . . . helped lead his team to a 7-4 record and district champi- Poll as a senior . . . rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns on 12 car- onship as a senior . . . graded out at 88-percent and had 67 pancakes his ries in the 2005 state title game against Hamilton Southeastern . . . rushed senior season . . . earned first-team all-area honors as a senior . . . graded for 1,460 yards and passed for 450 yards his junior season, while account- at 85-percent and had 59 pancakes his junior campaign . . . was a second-

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PLAYERS team all-district selection as a sophomore and junior . . . was ranked among STAFF Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top-100 Juniors . . . also lettered three years in powerlifting and one year in track . . . high school coach was Joey REVIEW McGuire . . . plans to major in engineering . . . born February 14, 1988.

C-USA Jamad OPPONENTS Williams HISTORY Defensive Back RECORDS 5-9 • 193 • Fr-HS Midwest City, Okla. • Midwest City HS MEDIA

Was a four-year letterwinner at . . . started all four seasons at defensive back, and was the starting running back his junior and senior seasons . . . rushed for 1,852 yards, a 7.5 average per carry and 20 touchdowns his senior season . . . ranked third in Class 6A in rushing and seventh in scoring . . . totaled 61 tackles and two interceptions as a senior . . . earned first-team all-city honors and Tulsa World honorable mention all- state merits as a running back his senior season . . . was named Player of the Year in District 6A-2 . . . selected to the Daily Oklahoman’s Big All-City Team . . . named his team’s MVP in 2005 . . . totaled 877 rushing yards as a junior, while compiling 80 tackles and five fumble recoveries . . . led the state in punting as a junior with a 41.1 per game average . . . high school coach was Jesse Wall . . . plans to major in mechanical engineering . . . born October 20, 1987.

2006 Tulsa Newcomer Roster

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School Tanner Antle* LB 6-4 190 Fr. Foyil, Okla. Foyil Jon Bell DT 6-1 255 Fr. Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian Mike Bryan LB 6-1 215 Fr. Coweta, Okla. Coweta Logan Cawyer TE 6-4 234 Fr. Commerce, Okla. Commerce Cameron Clemons WR 5-11 180 Jr-JC Anaheim, Calif. Santa Ana JC Charles Davis CB 5-9 155 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas North Crowley Ronnie DeWitt OL 6-5 260 Fr. Lake Austin, Texas Lake Austin Donald Gobert FS 6-3 180 Fr. Crockett, Texas Crockett Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 220 Fr. Greenville S.C. J.L. Mann Clark Harrell QB 6-2 190 Fr. Ennis, Texas Ennis Nick Henderson WR 6-0 175 So-JC Kansas City, Kan. Coffeyville CC Corey Kizer WR 6-2 210 Jr-JC Memphis, Tenn. Coahoma (MS) JC Jeph McAlester LB 6-3 225 So-JC Tulsa, Okla. NE Oklahoma A&M Daniel Morrell WR 6-1 186 Fr. Blanchard, Okla. Blanchard Justin Morsey* OL 6-2 274 So-JC Sapulpa, Okla. NE Oklahoma A&M Stephen Polk WR 6-1 195 Fr. Dallas, Texas Pinkston Tyler Scarbrough DE 6-3 240 Fr. Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater Kenny Scott DT 6-1 324 Fr. Anderson, S.C. T.L. Hanna Kenny Sims CB 5-11 189 Fr. Florissant, Mo. Hazelwood Central Zac Snider TE 6-3 240 So-TR Tulsa, Okla. University of Arkansas Dexter Taylor RB 5-10 180 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central Dion Toliver WR 5-10 160 Jr-JC Riverside, Calif. Riverside JC John Warren DS 6-0 215 So-JC Phoenix, Ariz. Glendale CC Brandon Washington OL 6-3 330 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill Jamad Williams CB 5-9 193 Fr. Midwest City, Okla. Midwest City

*enrolled at mid-semester, January 2006 (bios are listed among returning players)

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PLAYERS Steve Kragthorpe STAFF STEVE KRAGTHORPE FILE Head Coach REVIEW FOURTH YEAR Birthdate: April 28, 1965 C-USA Birthplace: Missoula, Montana Entering his fourth year as the Head Family: wife, Cynthia, and three sons: Chris (17), Brad (14) and Nik (11) OPPONENTS Football Coach at The University of Tulsa, Steve Kragthorpe has Golden Hurricane HISTORY Education football on the cusp of the national limelight. High School: Highland High School (Pocatello, Idaho), 1983 Kragthorpe has instilled a successful atti- RECORDS College: Eastern New Mexico, 1983-84; West Texas State, 1985-87 tude into a program that, before his arrival, (received bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1988); MEDIA hadn’t had a winning season since 1991. Oregon State (received master’s degree in business administration In just three seasons at Tulsa, Kragthorpe has taken the Golden in 1991). Hurricane to two bowl games, won more games in three years than Tulsa had won in the preceding seven seasons, captured Tulsa’s first Conference Playing Experience Championship since 1985 and has put the Tulsa football program back on High School: A three-year quarterback and two-year year starter at the map of national prominence. Highland High school in Pocatello, Idaho The 2005 campaign was Tulsa’s first year as a member of Conference College: Was a four-year letterwinner, including two years at Eastern USA. Kragthorpe proceeded to lead the Hurricane to the C-USA West New Mexico (1983-84), and two years at West Texas State (1985- Division title with a 6-2 record and capturing a victory in the inaugural 87). He started 11 games as a senior in 1987 and completed 179 Conference USA Football Championship Game with a 44-27 win over of 344 passes for 1,980 yards and nine touchdowns at West Central Florida. Texas. Tulsa represented C-USA in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and claimed a 31-24 victory over former Western Athletic Conference rival Fresno State, thus finishing the season with an overall 9-4 record. The Oklahoma State His coaching job helped produce the biggest turnaround in Division I-A Legislature presented Kragthorpe and his team a proclamation recognizing in the 2003 season. The eight victories were the most at the school since the successes of the 2005 season. 1991. Kragthorpe was named the WAC Coach of the Year as voted on by Kragthorpe has posted a 21-17 three-year record at Tulsa. Since his the league’s coaches. He was one of six semifinalists for the Eddie arrival, Hurricane football has been high-powered on offense and oppor- Robinson/FWAA Coach of the Year Award as selected by the Football tunistic on the defensive side of the ball. In 38 games as head coach, his Writers Association of America. Kragthorpe was selected as the teams have scored over 30 points 23 times and in those games has a 19-4 FWAA/Scripps First-Year Coach of the Year award winner, an honor given to record. In his 21 total victories as the Tulsa head coach his team’s have the nation’s top first-year head coach. He was also a finalist for the Paul averaged 39.5 points in those games. “Bear” Bryant and Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Awards and finished in a In 2003, Kragthorpe entered his first season at Tulsa with the task of third-place tie with Oklahoma’s in the voting for the Associated turning around a football program that had just two victories over the previ- Press’ National Coach of the Year. ous two seasons. For year one in the Kragthorpe era, it was mission accom- Kragthorpe was presented with the “Key to the City” by Tulsa Mayor Bill plished. LaFortune on December 18, 2003, at the regular City Council meeting. Kragthorpe led his first Tulsa team to an 8-5 overall record and the The eight wins was the most for a first-year Tulsa head coach since school’s first bowl game in 12 years. The Golden Hurricane finished in a tie posted a 9-1 record in 1946, 12 coaches ago. Kragthorpe for second in the Western Athletic Conference with a 6-2 record and played became just the fifth coach in school history to win eight games in his first in the Humanitarian Bowl. season. Of the 25 previous TU head coaches, only five had won six or more games in their first season. As Tulsa passed into this new era, Kragthorpe embraced the storied his- tory of Tulsa football, and preached that effort, attitude and preparedness will get the Hurricane back to that great tradition of winning football. A year later, the Hurricane ended the 2004 season with a 4-8 mark, but Tulsa could have easily wound up with a winning mark if it wasn’t for a last second field goal by #18-ranked Boise State, and overtime losses at Nevada and SMU. His first career victory against a nationally-ranked oppo- nent came when the Hurricane defeated #24 UTEP in the 2004 season finale. Kragthorpe was named to his new position on December 18, 2002, and was introduced to the media and public as The University of Tulsa’s new

Honors • 2003 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Coach of the Year • 2003 Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Semifinalist • 2003 Associated Press National Coach of the Year – Third Place • 2003 Paul “Bear” Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Finalist • 2003 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Finalist • 2003 FWAA/Scripps First-Year Coach of the Year Award Recipient

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PLAYERS Before coming to Tulsa, Kragthorpe spent the previous two seasons Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys (2001-02) as quarterback coach with the NFL’s . In 2001, he STAFF tutored Rob Johnson and in the 2002 season he coached All-Pro Drew “Steve is a tremendous football coach. First Bledsoe. Kragthorpe also coached Alex Van Pelt in his two years with the REVIEW of all, he is very intelligent and he has a very Bills. C-USA creative football mind. Second, his attention Prior to his stint in the NFL, Kragthorpe spent four years (1997-00) as to detail is outstanding. His attitude and an assistant coach at Texas A&M, including the final three seasons as offen- OPPONENTS sive coordinator. He also coached the wide receivers from 1997-99, before approach to coaching the game everyday is becoming the quarterback coach for the 2000 season. tremendous. He is always positive and HISTORY While there, the Aggies posted a four-year mark of 35-16 and participat- upbeat.” ed in four Bowl games, including the Cotton Bowl, , Alamo Bowl RECORDS and Independence Bowl. In his first year, A&M posted a 9-4 mark and had a 6-2 Big 12 record to MEDIA head football coach a day later. He is the 26th head football coach in finish in first place in the Big 12 South Division. The 1998 team, his first as school history. , posted an 11-3 overall record and a 7-1 conference Kragthorpe came to Tulsa with 15 years of coaching experience, includ- mark to win the Big 12 South Division and the overall Big 12 ing 13 years on the collegiate level, two years as a graduate assistant coach Championship. Texas A&M captured the Big 12 title with a 36-33 double- and 11 years as a full-time assistant, and two years of professional football. overtime win against #1-ranked Kansas State in the championship game. He came to Tulsa from the Buffalo Bills. Other wins that year against ranked opponents came vs. Nebraska (#2), “I’m very excited for my family, and thrilled about this golden opportunity Missouri (#13) and Texas Tech (#25). The Aggies completed the season to be the head football coach at The University of Tulsa,” said Kragthorpe at ranked 11th nationally in the Associated Press poll. his introductory news conference on December 19, 2002. “Tulsa and Kragthorpe broke into the coaching ranks in 1988 as a graduate assis- northeastern Oklahoma is a great area, and The University of Tulsa is such tant coach on his father’s Oregon State staff. The younger Kragthorpe assist- a quality institution. I feel very comfortable with the ed with coaching the quarterbacks and receivers. administration and the commitment they’re willing In 1990, Kragthorpe became the quarterback coach at Northern Arizona to make. I can’t think of a better situation and remained in that position until being elevated to offensive coordinator for my family than to move to Tulsa for the 1992 and ’93 seasons. At NAU, he coached quarterback Jeff Lewis, and become the head football coach.” who spent five years in the NFL as a backup quarterback for the Denver Kragthorpe’s experience around football Broncos and Carolina Panthers. goes much deeper than the 15 years he has Following his four-year stint at NAU, Kragthorpe became the offensive been a coach. His father, Dave, was coaching coordinator at North Texas in 1994, spending two years with the Mean since Steve was a youngster, serving assistant Green. At North Texas, he coordinated an offense that led the conference coaching stints at Montana, South Dakota in total offense. While there, he coached quarterback Mitch Maher who State and BYU. Following 10 years at BYU, the broke single-season school records for passing yards and total offense. elder Kragthorpe was the head coach at Idaho After two seasons, he then moved to where he spent State for three years (1980-82), taking a team the 1996 season as quarterback coach, coaching current NFL signal-caller that had lost 15 straight games to champions of Matt Hasselbeck. NCAA Division I-AA in just his second season. As a collegiate player, Kragthorpe played quarterback for two seasons at After two years as athletics director at Utah Eastern New Mexico (1983-84) before transferring to West Texas State He State, the elder Kragthorpe returned to the started 11 games as a senior and completed 179-of-344 passes for 1,980 and spent six years (1985-90) as yards and nine TDs. the head coach at Oregon State. Kragthorpe earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from The younger Kragthorpe’s football phi- West Texas State in 1988. He also received his master’s degree in business losophy is to be wide-open, aggressive and administration, while serving as a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State try to dictate the tempo in all phases of the in 1988 and ’89. game. His offensive mentality goes back to Kragthorpe, 41, and his wife, Cynthia, have three sons: Chris, Brad and Brigham Young University of the 1970’s, Nik. His older brother, Kurt, is a sports columnist for the Salt Lake City but can even be traced to The University Tribune. of Tulsa. “It’s funny how football comes full cir- cle. In 1970, my dad was hired at BYU by a former Golden Hurricane great, Tommy & Assistant Head Hudspeth,” said Kragthorpe. "In 1973, Coach, Washington Redskins when BYU decided to throw the football to (head coach at Buffalo when Steve Kragthorpe was the be successful The University of Tulsa was quarterback coach) one of the places they came to study the passing game that had been developed “Steve was a valuable member of our staff. I knew it was just a under Coach Glenn Dobbs and at that matter of time before we lost him because his qualities are such time with F.A. Dry. that I knew he would be a coordinator in the National Football “The roots of Tulsa’s offense in 2003 League or a head coach on the Division I collegiate level. He did can ultimately be traced back to the an outstanding job while he was in Buffalo. Tulsa offenses of the 1960s and early He improved our players and worked very well within the organi- ’70s,” added Kragthorpe. zation.”

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STAFF Kragthorpe Coaching Career Year-By-Year

REVIEW Year School/Team Position Record Postseaso 1990 Northern Arizona Quarterback Coach 5-6 C-USA 1991 Northern Arizona Quarterback Coach 3-8 OPPONENTS 1992 Northern Arizona Offensive Coordinator & Quarterback Coach 4-7 HISTORY 1993 Northern Arizona Offensive Coordinator & Quarterback Coach 7-4 1994 North Texas Offensive Coordinator & Quarterback Coach 7-4-1 I-AA Playoffs RECORDS 1995 North Texas Offensive Coordinator & Quarterback Coach 2-9 MEDIA 1996 Boston College Quarterback Coach 4-8 1997 Texas A&M Wide Receiver Coach 9-4 Cotton 1998 Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator & Wide Receiver Coach 11-3 Sugar 1999 Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator & Wide Receiver Coach 8-4 Alamo 2000 Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator & Quarterback Coach 7-5 Independence 2001 Buffalo Bills Quarterback Coach 3-13 2002 Buffalo Bills Quarterback Coach 8-8 2003 Tulsa Head Coach 8-5 Humanitarian 2004 Tulsa Head Coach 4-8 2005 Tulsa Head Coach 9-4 AutoZone Liberty Bowl

KEVIN GILBRIDE Question & Answer Quarterback Coach, (offensive coordinator at Buffalo when Steve Kragthorpe was the with Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe quarterback coach) Is the program where you wanted it to be after your first “Steve has a very bright and creative offensive mind. He has been three years? exposed to a lot of good programs and I think his experience, Obviously, we wanted to be as competitive as we possibly could in a rel- knowledge and work ethic serves The University atively short amount of time. Certainly, our program has come light years of Tulsa very well.” from where it was when we took over, and yet there’s still a lot of work to be done. We’ve had some opportunities to experience success. Offensive Coordinator, Carolina Panthers Now, we need to show that we can be a consistent competitor in Conference USA and in our non-conference schedule, which is increasingly (head coach at Boston College when Steve Kragthorpe was an competitive. I feel good about the progress we’ve made. We’re heading in assistant coach) the right direction, but we’re not satisfied. We have a lot of work ahead of us “Steve is an outstanding teacher. He’s the type of person to be the program we want to be, which is a program that’s consistent. I hope my grandchildren will have the chance to get to know and I’m excited about the opportunity to continue to build and grow our pro- play for some day. He stands for everything we look for in coaching gram. We have goals and expectations that we’re continuing to strive towards. – integrity, intelligence and human concern. He has a great back- I feel like the future of Tulsa football is very bright with the addition of four ground and pedigree in collegiate coaching.” strong recruiting classes, and yet I realize that Division I football is a very com- petitive environment and we have to continue to make progress at a signifi- cant rate to realize those goals.

Bowls Games as a Coach What has success in your first three seasons meant for the football program? 1997 Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M) The success that we’ve experienced has brought many ben- 1998 Sugar Bowl (Texas A&M) efits to our program. Our fan base is continuing to grow. It’s 1999 Alamo Bowl (Texas A&M) exciting to walk into businesses in Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma and see how people light up when they talk about 2000 Independence Bowl (Texas A&M) Tulsa football. One of our goals when we came here was to 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) rekindle the flame and great tradition of TU football. I feel like we’ve begun to do that, and yet we want to continue to throw 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa) wood on that fire. In terms of recruiting, the opportunity to play on national television, to win a conference championship and to play in a bowl game, I think, has changed the opinion of a lot of peo- ple about Tulsa football and has enhanced our ability to recruit top quality student-athletes to our program.

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PLAYERS What is your first recollection of college football? Who has been most influential to you in the game of football? My first recollection of college football was in 1969 when my dad was the The two of the best years for me in coaching was when I was a graduate STAFF head coach at South Dakota State. I remember sitting in snow up to my assistant coach for my dad. During his coaching career, he was always around ankles watching football. and he always made time for his family, but for two years I was able to be REVIEW My fondest memories of growing up as a coaches son were at BYU and around my dad for 14 hours a day. C-USA watching them get that program turned around, going to the 1974 Fiesta Growing up around BYU was great. I learned a lot from LaVell Edwards. I Bowl, 1976 Tangerine Bowl, then in 1978 and ’79 going to the Holiday Bowl. saw that you can be successful as a football coach and successful as a fam- OPPONENTS During that time, I had the chance to grow up around guys like Marc ily man. I thought he did the best job of combining football and family. He Wilson, Gif Nielson and Jim McMahon – all of whom played in the NFL. I had a lot of success on the football field, but he also raised a doctor, a lawyer HISTORY was able to go to practice and play catch with those guys every day. and an author. For me, going to Boston College to tutor under Dan Henning was like going RECORDS to football graduate school. He’s probably the guy who really shaped me in When did you know you wanted to be a coach? MEDIA I always entertained thoughts of coaching, but I received my degree in terms of my offensive thinking, in terms of handling a program and in terms business at West Texas State. I went to Oregon State and was going to ween of integrity. myself from football and use my business degree. I was going to go into busi- Dan Henning told me during the gambling scandal at Boston College, that ness. I was 25 at the time, and I thought, I really don’t want to do that. I want they can take away our jobs, but they can’t take away our name. And that’s to give coaching a chance for five years, and after five years if I’m where I can more important than anything. comfortably make a living for my family then I would continue coaching. I I learned a lot from R.C. Slocum about professionalism and the way you could always go back and get into business. I always looked at my MBA as treat people. R.C. is a man who has received numerous accolades in coach- an insurance policy. ing and he’s still just a good old guy from Orange, Texas. He has no ego. He I never found anything outside of football that challenges me the way that was a great guy to work for, and he never lost site of where he came from. football does. There is nothing like game day. As Dan Henning would say –– I’m really appreciative I had the opportunity to coach in the National there’s no feeling like coming down the tunnel on game day. You can’t fab- Football league. It’s a business, but Gregg Williams was very gracious with our ricate it. There’s nothing like that feeling. families. He really created an environment in that everyone is equal, and no one was more important than any one else. He did a great job in the lead- ership role, but he never put himself on an egotistical pedestal. He also What is your football philosophy? taught me a lot about perseverance. My general football philosophy is to be wide-open, aggressive and try to dictate the tempo of the game whether it’s on offense, defense or special teams. There are only two things we can control –– attitude and effort. We How has having a sportswriter for a brother helped you deal can’t control the weather, what our opponent does or the crowd, so we don’t with the media? use energies to control those things. We focus our energies on our attitude It has helped me look at things from the media’s perspective. I’m appre- and effort. ciative of the job they do, and I’m understanding of the job they have to do. I’m a big believer in that confidence is a by-product of preparation. A pre- It’s been good for both of us. He bounces things off of me in regards to story pared individual, whether it’s a player in a football game or a student taking lines, and I bounce things off of him in terms of coverage of teams or situa- a math test. If’ they’re prepared, then they’ve studied and worked, and they tions I’ve been involved with. can walk into that stadium or class room with confidencee. How does your experience as an assistant coach in the help you at Tulsa? What is your recruiting philosophy? It was a great experience to have an opportunity to work in the Buffalo One of the great things about The University of Tulsa is the proximity to a Bills organization and to work for Tom Donoho, the general manager, and number of quality football players starting right here in the state of Oklahoma Gregg Williams, the head coach. It was a tremendous experience. I also and branching into a five-state area that includes Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, learned how much I love the game of football, and that’s one of the great Kansas and Missouri. We recruit in the city of Tulsa and branch out from there. things about coaching on the college level, is that it’s not yet a business like Outside the five-state area we’ll target specific areas where we have ties to the National Football League. The University of Tulsa. I wouldn’t trade my experience in Buffalo for anything, but I was excited We’ll recruit players with character first. We want players with character, not to get back to college football –– the level of football that I’ve grown up characters. We want players committed to earning a degree from The around, played and coached my entire life. University of Tulsa. I would be doing a great disservice to a student-athlete if The NFL is set up for parity. With the salary cap, each team has the all I do is help them prepare on the field and I don’t help them prepare to same amount of money. With the draft, if you’re first you pick last, and if obtain a degree from The University of Tulsa. you’re last you pick first. So each and every year, the teams are really pretty similar. There may be four or five teams that may have better talent than What makes Steve Kragthorpe tick? the others, but most of the team’s talent levels are pretty similar. I realized I’m a very competitive person. I’m a hard worker. Loyalty is very important quickly that what put you over the top and in the upper echelon of that to me. I subscribe to the three “F’s” –– Faith, Family and Football, and in that league was the way that your team played together, the chemistry they had order. Football is very, very important to me. It’s how I make my living, but yet and the attitude and effort they displayed in practice and ultimately on I’ve found that every time I put football ahead of either of those two, myself Sunday. or the programs I’ve been involved with have not had success. One thing people would say about me is that I care about people. I want to see the best and get the best out of young people. I not only want to pre- pare them to compete on the playing field, but to compete in the game of life.

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PLAYERS Charlie Stubbs STAFF CHARLIE STUBBS FILE Assistant Head Coach, REVIEW Offensive Coordinator and Alma Mater: BYU ’78 Birthdate: September 2, 1955 C-USA Quarterback Coach Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina College Coaching Experience: 18 years (1983-90, 1994-00, FOURTH YEAR OPPONENTS 2003-2005). Entering fourth year at Tulsa Playing Experience: Was a receiver at Wofford College in 1973 HISTORY Charlie Stubbs is in his fourth season on the before suffering injury. Transferred to BYU in 1974. RECORDS Tulsa coaching staff and serves as offensive Recruiting Areas: Quarterbacks; assists with offensive recruiting plan coordinator and quarterback coach. He also MEDIA in his first year as assistant head coach. Prominent Pupils • Rob Thomas (Oregon State, WR), Kansas City Chiefs/ Stubbs has 18 years experience as a collegiate assistant coach, including 10 seasons as an offensive coordinator and three years as passing game • Dave Montagne (Oregon State, WR), Kansas City Chiefs coordinator. • Reggie Bynum (Oregon State, WR), Buffalo Bills • Ron Heller (Oregon State, TE), Seattle Seahawks In his first three years, the Tulsa offense has averaged 30.9 points per • (Oregon State, QB), Cincinnati Bengals game and has ranked among the top-40 teams in the country for scoring • Glenn Kozlowski (BYU, WR), Chicago Bears in each season. • Gordon Hudson (BYU, TE), Seattle Seahawks In 2005, the Hurricane offense ranked among the nation’s leaders in scor- • Tyler Watts (Alabama, QB), Tennessee Titans ing offense (23rd), total offense (39th), rushing offense (40th) and pass- ing offense (41st). Tulsa’s scoring average of 33.1 points ranked first in Bowl Games as a Coach Conference USA. The Hurricane offense also converted 49-percent of its • 1983 Holiday Bowl (BYU) third downs to rank sixth nationally. • 1984 Holiday Bowl (BYU) • 1998 Music City Bowl (Alabama) Last season, Stubbs tutored quarterback Paul Smith, who ranked second in • 1999 Orange Bowl (Alabama) the conference in passing efficiency and 24th nationally with a ratining of • 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) 142.6. Smith was also named the MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. • 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa)

In his first season at Tulsa, the Hurricane offense ranked 23rd nationally in rushing offense, an improvement of 63 places from the previous year; 28th in scoring offense, a jump of 73 spots from 2002; and, 51st in total offense, an improvement of 54 spots from the previous season. Tulsa averaged 387.8 yards in total offense, 191.7 rushing yards and 30.8 points in 2003.

In his previous position, Stubbs spent three seasons (1998-2000) as pass- ing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama. He helped Alabama make appearances in the 1998 Music City Bowl and the Orange Bowl following the 1999 season. The Crimson Tide was also crowned SEC Champions in 1999. Stubbs was named the 1999 SEC Offensive Coordinator of the Year.

He was also the offensive coordinator at four different universities, includ- ing UNLV, Tennessee-Martin, Memphis and Oregon State. Stubbs was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UNLV for two years (1996-97); one year at Tennessee-Martin (1995), where he also coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers; one year at Memphis (1994) and four seasons at Oregon State (1987-90). coaching staff that led the Cougars to the national championship. Before that, His UNLV teams ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference and he was a high school coach at three different schools in South Carolina. ninth nationally in passing offense in 1996, while leading the WAC in 1997 In his career, Stubbs has coached seven all-conference quarterbacks and had and finishing that season ranked 12th in NCAA statistics. His Tennessee- three quarterbacks earn All-America honors, including Oregon State’s Erik Martin offense in 1995 ranked first in the league in passing offense and fifth Wilhelm, and Freshman All-Americans Jon Denton of UNLV and Tyler Watts of nationally in NCAA Division I-AA. Alabama. He also coached Andrew Zow, the all-time leading passer at Alabama. At Oregon State, Stubbs began as receivers and tight ends coach for the 1985 and ’86 seasons, before being promoted to offensive coordinator in Stubbs, 50 (9-2-55), began his collegiate playing career at Wofford College, 1987. His offenses were ranked among the PAC-10’s top-three each sea- but after suffering an injury transferred to BYU. He earned his bachelor’s son in passing offense, and ranked 10th nationally in 1987 and sixth in degree in 1978, and received his master’s degree in physical education in 1988. At OSU, he coached under Head Coach , the father 1984, both from BYU. of Tulsa Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe. Stubbs and his wife, Sandra, have four children: Troy, Jay, Kim and Kyle. Troy He began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant on LaVell was a receiver at the Air Force Academy, while Jay was a receiver at Edwards’ staff at BYU in 1983, and in 1984 was a member of the BYU Alabama. Kim attends TU.

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PLAYERS Keith Patterson KEITH PATTERSON FILE STAFF Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach Alma Mater: East Central ‘86 REVIEW Birthdate: May 20, 1964 FOURTH YEAR Hometown: Marlow, Oklahoma C-USA College Coaching Experience: 5 years (1986-87, 2003-05). OPPONENTS Keith Patterson is in his fourth year at The Entering fourth year at Tulsa University of Tulsa and his first as the defen- Playing Experience: Four-year letterman and starter as a defensive HISTORY sive coordinator. He was appointed to the back (1982-85). He served as team captain his junior and senior coordinator position on Jan. 1, 2006, a day seasons, and was a member of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate RECORDS after Tulsa defeated Fresno State 31-24 in Conference Champions in 1984 and ’85 the 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl and Recruiting Areas: Oklahoma City and Western Oklahoma MEDIA finished the season with a 9-4 record. Bowl Games as a Coach Patterson, 41, spent the past three seasons as the Hurricane linebacker • 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) coach. In 2006, he will coach the Tulsa safeties in addition to his duties as • 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa) defensive coordinator.

A year ago, Patterson was instrumental in helping the Tulsa defensive unit rank among the tops in Conference USA and in the nation. Nationally, the Under Patterson’s tutelage, Tulsa linebackers Nelson Coleman and Nick Tulsa defense ranked third in takeaways and interceptions, 11th in pass Bunting were all-Conference USA selections in the 2005 season, with defense efficiency, 17th in pass defense, 40th in total defense and 43rd in Coleman earning second-team honors and Bunting named to the third- scoring defense for the 2005 campaign. team. In 2003, Bunting was named the WAC Freshman of the Year and was also named to the Scripps/Football Writer’s Association Freshman All- America team. Bunting and Michael LeDet earned all-conference honors in both 2003 and 2004.

Patterson came to Tulsa with 16 years coaching experience on the prep level in Oklahoma and Texas. He spent two years (2000 and ‘02) as line- backers, defensive backs and special teams coach at Allen (Texas) High School.

Before that, he was the head football coach at Ardmore (Okla.) High School for three seasons (1997-99). At Ardmore, Patterson led his team to the District 5A-1 Championship in 1999, while earning district Coach of the Year honors. Previously, Patterson had his first coaching stint at Allen High School while serving as defensive coordinator for the 1995 and ’96 seasons.

In 1994, Patterson was the head coach at Edmond Santa Fe (Okla.) High School. Prior to that, he served as defensive secondary coach at Edmond Memorial High School for two seasons (1992-93). He began his high school coaching career in 1988 at Altus (Okla.) High School, where he coached outside linebackers and defensive backs for four years. He helped lead Altus to a state runner-up finish in Class 4A, while helping Edmond Memorial to a Class 6A runner-up finish in 1993.

Patterson coached for one year at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M as wide receivers coach. He helped NEO earn a No. 3 national ranking and a victory in the 1987 Mid America Bowl.

He received his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recre- ation from East Central (Okla.) University in 1986. Patterson was a four-year letterman at defensive back at ECU from 1982 through 1985, and in ’86 served as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater. He earned his mas- ter’s degree in kinesiology and sport studies in 2003 from Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Patterson and his wife, Jana, have two daughters: Fallon and Erin.

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PLAYERS Mark Nelson STAFF MARK NELSON FILE Co-Defensive Coordinator and REVIEW Alma Mater: East Central ‘80 Defensive Line Coach Birthdate: July 25, 1956 C-USA FIRST YEAR Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada College Coaching Experience: 14 years (1997-2005 at Four-year OPPONENTS Schools; 1987-91 at Junior College). Entering first year at Tulsa Mark Nelson is in his first season at Tulsa Professional Coaching Experience: 5 years (1992-96) HISTORY and serves as co-defensive coordinator and Playing Experience: Four-year lettterwinner as a linebacker at East RECORDS defensive line coach. Central Oklahoma State (1976-79). Was an NAIA All-American as a senior. Played professionally in the with MEDIA He came to Tulsa from Baylor University, Calgary (1980-85) and Saskatchewan (1986) where he has spent the past three seasons as a defensive coach and spe- Recruiting Areas: Houston and Central Texas cial teams coordinator. He has coached the linebackers the past two sea- sons, while coaching the defensive ends in 2003. Nelson began his coaching career on the prep level in Oklahoma, when he At Baylor, Nelson’s special team units have ranked among the nation’s lead- was the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator at Choctaw ers in various categories. Baylor ranked among the top-30 in four team spe- High School in 1986. cial teams categories –– kickoff returns (14th), net punting (16th), kickoff return defense (21st) and punt returns (29th) –– in 2005. A 1980 graduate of East Central Oklahoma, Nelson went on to a career in the Canadian Football League, playing for the Calgary Stampeders for six Prior to his stint at Baylor, Nelson coached two seasons at Kentucky. He seasons (1980-85) and spent one year (1986) with the Saskatchewan was the tight ends coach in 2001 and coached the defensive ends in Roughriders. 2002. Nelson also served as special teams coordinator for both seasons. In 2002, his special team units set or tied five NCAA records, nine South- Nelson, 50 (7-25-56), earned his bachelor’s degree in Education from East eastern Conference marks and 10 school records. Central, and received a master’s of science in 1988 from Pittsburg (Kan.) State. Nelson spent the 2000 campaign as the defensive coordinator and defen- sive secondary coach at Arkansas Tech. Tech went 7-3, including a win over He and his wife, Lori, have three children: sons, Kyle and Kolton, and Delta State, the only loss suffered by the eventual NCAA Division II national daughter, Kayli. champion. Before that, he spent three seasons (1997-99) coaching at Valdosta State, where he served as assistant head coach in his final two years.

During his tenure, Nelson served as Valdosta State’s defensive coordinator and linebacker coach. He also served as interim head coach from October until the end of the 1999 season. Under his tutelage, his defenses ranked among the best in the Gulf South Conference each year, and ranked 13th nationally in 1998.

In his career as a collegiate assistant coach, two of his players have earned national special teams honors, while others have earned conference awards. Kentucky’s Glen Pakulak was selected the 2002 Mosi Tatupu Award winner as the National Special Teams Player of the Year, and in 2004, was named the Ray Guy Award winner.

In 2002, Kentucky’s Derek Abney was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year. Nelson coached the 2003 (Robert Quiroga) and 2004 () Big XII Return Specialists.

Nelson spent five seasons (1992-96) coaching in the Canadian Football League. He spent one year each with the Argonauts and the San Antonio Texans, and three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos. In 1993, Edmonton won the Grey Cup Championship and he was selected as the league’s Special Teams Coach of the Year. In his one-year stint at Toronto, the Argonauts also won the Grey Cup Championship in 1996.

Before that, he spent five years (1987-91) coaching at Independence Community College, including one year as defensive line coach, four sea- sons as defensive coordinator and linebacker coach and also the final two seasons as head coach.

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PLAYERS Brad Calip BRAD CALIP FILE STAFF Running Back Coach East Central ‘86 SECOND YEAR Alma Mater: REVIEW Birthdate: December 12, 1962 Hometown: Hobart, Oklahoma C-USA Brad Calip is in his second season on the College Coaching Experience: 2 years (1986, 2005). Entering OPPONENTS Tulsa coaching staff as running back second year at Tulsa Playing Experience: Four-year lettterwinner and four-year starter coach. He joined the Hurricane in March HISTORY 2005. as a quarterback at East Central (1981-84). Earned NAIA All- America honors in 1984 and was a four-time all-conference RECORDS In his first year, he tutored a group of run- performer ning backs that helped a Tulsa offense rank Recruiting Areas: Kansas and Missouri MEDIA 23rd nationally in scoring, 39th in total offense, 40th in rushing offense and 41st in passing offense. The running backs totaled 1,837 yards, a 5.2 Bowl Games as a Coach average and 23 touchdowns in the 2005 campaign, while also catching • 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa) over 20-percent of Tulsa’s passes thrown.

Calip came to Tulsa after one season as the head football coach at Tulsa’s Bishop Kelley High School. Calip led the Comets to an 8-4 record in his only season with the school. Previously, he was an assistant coach at Jenks High School for four seasons as the defensive backs coach.

He has also served as an assistant football coach at Denton (Texas) High School, Moore (Okla.) High School and Ada (Okla.) High School on the prep level. Calip was also a gradu- ate assistant coach at both Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and East Central (Okla.) University.

Calip was a part of six state championships as a high school coach in Oklahoma. He was a coaching staff member on three Class 6A state championship teams (2000, 2001 and 2003) at Jenks High School, and while coaching at Ada High School, the school won three Class 3A state titles (1988, 1990 and 1991).

Calip had an outstanding collegiate career as an NAIA All- America quarterback at East Central (Okla.) University. For his exploits on the field, he was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

During his playing career that spanned 1981-84, Calip totaled 6,670 yards in total offense and had 76 career touchdowns. He was a four-time all-district and all-conference selection. He established 16 school records, including for total offense, touchdowns and pass completions. Calip became the first player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards and pass for more then 1,000 yards in a single season.

He played in the CFL, USFL and League follow- ing his collegiate career.

Calip, 43, earned his bachelor’s degree from East Central in 1986 in health, physical education and recreation, and received a master’s degree in secondary education from East Central in 1993.

He and his wife, Darlean, have two children: Braden and Brice.

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PLAYERS Darin Eliot STAFF DARIN ELIOT FILE Linebacker Coach REVIEW Alma Mater: Wyoming ‘99 FIRST YEAR Birthdate: August 14, 1976 C-USA Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma College Coaching Experience: 8 years (1998-2005). Entering first OPPONENTS Darin Eliot is in his first season on the Tulsa coaching staff and will coach the Hurricane year at Tulsa Playing Experience: Three-year lettterwinner as a linebacker at HISTORY linebackers. Wyoming (1995-97) RECORDS Eliot, 30 (8-14-76), was named to his posi- Recruiting Areas: Dallas Metroplex tion on January 14, 2006, coming to Tulsa MEDIA after three seasons at Texas State University. Prominent Pupils • David Simmons (Texas State, LB), He served as the linebacker coach at Texas State the past two seasons, and • Harold Watson (Texas State, DB), was the secondary coach in 2003. The Bobcats’ defense ranked first in the and 20th nationally in total defense in 2005. Texas Bowl Games as a Coach State won the Southland Conference Championship last season and • 2002 Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game (Miami) advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

Prior to joining the Texas State coaching staff, Eliot spent one year at the University of Miami where he served as a graduate assistant coach and worked with the Hurricane’s secondary and special teams in 2002. In that season, Miami won the Big East Championship and played for the national championship, finishing the season with a 12-1 record. The Hurricanes’ secondary led the nation and set an NCAA record for fewest yards allowed per pass completion.

Eliot also served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Houston for two seasons (2000-01), working primarily with the secondary and special teams. Before that, he was a student assis- tant coach at the University of Wyoming in 1998 and a graduate assistant working with the linebackers in 1999.

Eliot played linebacker at Wyoming for three years (1995-97). He earned his bachelor’s degree in science and mathematics with a minor in zoology from Wyoming in 1999. He received a master’s degree in sports administration from Houston in 2002.

A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, Eliot was a Class 6A all-star selec- tion at Edmond Memorial High School as a prep senior in 1995.

He and his wife, Miekel, have one son, Dawson.

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PLAYERS Derek Jones DEREK JONES FILE STAFF Cornerback Coach Alma Mater: Mississippi ‘96 FIRST YEAR REVIEW Birthdate: June 6, 1974 Hometown: Woodruff, South Carolina C-USA In his first season on the Tulsa coaching staff College Coaching Experience: 8 years (1998-2005). Entering first OPPONENTS as cornerback coach is Derek Jones. year at Tulsa Playing Experience: Four-year starter as a cornerback at Mississippi HISTORY Jones spent the 2005 season as the corner- (1993-96). Was a two-time second-team all-SEC performer. back coach at Middle Tennessee State Recruiting Areas: Fort Worth, Southeastern United States RECORDS University. The Blue Raiders’ defense showed vast improvement statistically from Prominent Pupils MEDIA the previous year. MTSU’s defense ranked second in the Sun Belt • Ken Lucas (Mississippi, DB), Carolina Panthers Conference and 32nd nationally in pass efficiency defense and also ranked • LaRoni Callishaw (Murray State, DB), Minnesota Vikings 30th in the nation in pass defense and 34th in interceptions. • Keon Raymon (Middle Tennessee, DB), Tennessee Titans

Before his one-year stint at MTSU, Jones spent five seasons (2000-04) at Bowl Games as a Player Murray State serving as the cornerback coach and recruiting coordinator. • 1992 Liberty Bowl (Mississippi) Jones coached seven all-conference performers in his five years. Bowl Games as a Coach In 2004, Jones’ secondary played a major role in Murray State ranking 11th • 1998 Independence Bowl (Mississippi) nationally in total defense and 23rd in scoring defense in Division I-AA. The • 1999 Independence Bowl (Mississippi) Racers ranked second in pass defense in the Ohio Valley Conference and 40th nationally. A year earlier, the Murray State defensive unit ranked first in pass defense in the OVC and fourth nationally.

He entered the coaching ranks at his alma mater, Mississippi, in 1998 as a graduate assistant for football operations and recruit- ing. He served as a defensive graduate assistant a year later.

As a player, Jones was the team captain for the 1995 and 1996 seasons and earned second-team all-SEC honors as a junior and senior cornerback. Following his senior season, Jones was select- ed to play in the 1996 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic. He was also a standout in track and field at Ole Miss, earning all-SEC honors in the 4x400-meter relay and reaching the nationals in that event as well.

Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in public administration from Ole Miss in 1996. Following graduation, Jones played profession- ally for the Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League. An injury ended his playing career in 1998.

A native of Woodruff, South Carolina, Jones was an all-state selection in football and track at Woodruff High School.

Jones, 32 (6-6-74) and his wife, Naketa, have one daughter, Madison. He has another daughter, Darquibha, 14.

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PLAYERS Spencer Leftwich STAFF SPENCER LEFTWICH FILE Offensive Line Coach REVIEW FOURTH YEAR Alma Mater: Stephen F. Austin ‘88 C-USA Birthdate: April 14, 1965 Hometown: Gainesville, Texas Spencer Leftwich is in his fourth year on the OPPONENTS College Coaching Experience: 16 years (1990-05). Entering Tulsa coaching staff as offensive line coach. fourth year at Tulsa Beore coming to Tulsa, he spent nine years HISTORY Playing Experience: Four-year letterman and three-year starter as offensive line coach at North Texas. as an offensive lineman at SFA (1983-87). He earned all- RECORDS conference honors twice. In each of his three seasons at Tulsa, Recruiting Areas: East Texas, Arkansas, Northern Louisiana MEDIA Leftwich has coached a first-team all-confer- ence player. Last year, under his tutelage, Tulsa senior tackle Jesse Prominent Pupils Stoneham was an all-Conference USA selection. A year earlier, center Derek • Phillip Armour (North Texas, C), Indianapolis Colts Warehime earned the honor, while in 2003, tackle Austin Chadwick was an • Brad Winn (North Texas, OG), Dallas Cowboys all-Western Athletic Conference performer. Chadwick’s award was the first time since 1998 that Tulsa had an all-WAC offensive line selection. Bowl Games as a Coach • 2001 New Orleans Bowl (North Texas) In 2005, the offensive line helped pave the way for an offense that ranked • 2002 New Orleans Bowl (North Texas) 40th nationally and fourth in Conference USA in rushing, as well as 39th in • 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) total offense and 41st in pass offense. • 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa) In 2003, the Tulsa offense ranked 23rd nationally in rushing yardage with a 196.1 average per game for 13 contests. The Tulsa offense also allowed just 1.7 sacks per game in 2003, down more than one sack per game from the previous season.

During his tenure, North Texas had at least one offensive lineman named to the all-conference team in eight of nine years, including three all-Sun Belt Conference selections during the 2002 season. His offensive line helped pave the way for North Texas to rank 38th nationally in rushing offense in 2002 with 183 rushing yards per game.

He helped UNT win two straight Sun Belt Conference titles in 2001 and 2002, as well as making appearances in the New Orleans Bowl both years. In 1994, he directed an offensive line that played an instrumental role on an offense that ranked first in the Southland Conference in total offense, recording a school record 4,670 yards.

Previously, he spent two years (1992-93) as the offensive line coach at New Mexico State. In his first season there, NMSU posted its first winning season in 14 years with a 6- 5 record in the 1992 campaign.

Leftwich began his coaching career in 1989 at his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin, and served as offensive line coach for three years (1989-91). The Lumberjacks won the 1989 Southland Conference title and earned a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship game with a 12-2-1 record.

A 1988 graduate of Stephen F. Austin, Leftwich was a three-year starter at offensive guard and a two-time all-con- ference selection. He earned his bachelor’s degree in edu- cation, and received his master’s degree in physical educa- tion from East Texas State in 1989.

Leftwich, 41, and his wife, LaTonne, have three sons: Mack Hays, Cutter and Gage.

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PLAYERS Bob Schultz BOB SCHULTZ FILE STAFF Receiver Coach and Special Alma Mater: Texas ‘80 REVIEW Teams Coordinator Birthdate: June 22, 1956 FOURTH YEAR Hometown: Houston, Texas C-USA College Coaching Experience: 15 years (1991-05). Entering fourth year at Tulsa OPPONENTS Bob Schultz is in his fourth season on the Two-year letterman at Tyler Junior College Playing Experience: HISTORY Tulsa coaching staff as wide receivers and (1975-76) and served as co-captain special teams coordinator. Recruiting Areas: Austin, San Antonio and West Texas; Kansas RECORDS Junior Colleges He tutored second-team all-Western Athletic MEDIA Conference receiver Romby Bryant in 2003, while kick returner Ashlan Prominent Pupils Davis earned All-America honors in 2004 and was an all-conference • Dominic Rhodes (Tyler Junior College, RB), Indianapolis Colts return specialist in both 2004 and 2005. • Karl Williams (Tyler Junior College, WR), • Robert Ferguson (Tyler Junior College, WR), Green Bay Packers A year ago, Tulsa’s offense was ranked 23rd nationally in scoring offense • Derrick Armstrong (Tyler Junior College, WR), Houston Texans and 41st in pass offense. • Romby Bryant (Tulsa, WR), Atlanta Falcons • Montiese Culton (Tulsa, WR), Indianapolis Colts Before coming to Tulsa, Schultz spent three seasons as offensive coordi- • Ashlan Davis (Tulsa, WR), Indianapolis Colts nator at Tarleton State, helping the Texans capture two straight division titles. He also doubled as quarterback coach in 2002, Bowl Games as a Coach and before that served as offensive line coach for two years. • 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) • 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa) During his tenure at Tarleton State, his teams set school offensive records for total yards, first downs, points scored and pass completions.

Under his direction, the Tarleton State offense averaged 395 yards and 36.5 points per game in 2002. In 2001, Tarleton State’s offense tallied at least 400 yards in 10 games, while averaging 417.8 yards per game and nearly 37 points. Under his tutelage, the Texans offense led the Lone Star Conference with 401.5 yards per game in the 2000 season.

Previously, Schultz was the passing game coordinator and receivers coach at Stephen F. Austin in 1999. Before that, he was the offensive coordina- tor at Tyler Junior College from 1997 to 1998 and 1991 to 1994, helping the Apaches make three bowl game appearances.

Between his two stints at Tyler JC, Schultz served as receivers and tight ends coach at North Texas for four years (1994-97), helping the Mean Green win the 1994 Southland Conference title.

Schultz, 50 (6-22-56), received his bachelor’s degree in physical educa- tion and history from the University of Texas in 1980, and his master’s degree from Southwest Texas State in 1985. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Southwest Texas State while completing his master’s degree.

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PLAYERS Matt Wells MATT WELLS FILE STAFF Tight End Coach and Recruiting REVIEW Coordinator Alma Mater: Utah State ‘96 C-USA FIFTH YEAR Birthdate: August 10, 1973 Hometown: Sallisaw, Oklahoma OPPONENTS College Coaching Experience: 9 years (1997-05). Entering fifth year at Tulsa HISTORY Matt Wells is in his fifth year with the Playing Experience: Three-year letterman and starter as a Golden Hurricane and will once again quarterback at Utah State (1994-96) RECORDS coach the tight ends. He also serves as Recruiting Areas: Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, North Texas, Tulsa’s recruiting coordinator. MEDIA Northwest Arkansas

Over the past three seasons, Tulsa’s tight ends have been instrumental in Bowl Games as a Player the success of the offense. Wells coached 2005 All-American Garrett Mills, • 1993 Las Vegas Bowl (Utah State) who established an NCAA single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end with 1,235 yards, and ended his career ranked as the top receiv- Bowl Games as a Coach ing tight end in school history with 2,389 career yards, which also placed • 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (Tulsa) him sixth on the school’s all-time receiving chart. • 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa)

Previously, Wells also coached Caleb Blankenship, who was an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2003 and 2004. Tulsa’s tight ends caught the most passes in the nation for tight ends with 89 receptions for Wells, 33, received his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Utah 855 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2003, and in 2004 combined for 919 State in 1996. He and his wife, Jen, have two daughters: Jadyn and Ella. yards on 83 catches.

Under his direction as recruiting coordi- nator, the 2004 incoming class was rated as the top-ranked class in the Western Athletic Conference by PrepStar magazine and Rivals.com, while the 2005 class of newcomers was ranked as the top class in Conference USA by Rivals.com.

Wells came to Tulsa after spending five seasons (1997-01) as an assistant coach at the U.S. Naval Academy. He coached the wide receivers for the Midshipmen in 2001, and before that coached the varsity fullbacks for three seasons (1998-2000). In 1997, Wells served as a service academy assistant coach for the varsity, assisting with coaching the quarterbacks and fullbacks.

During the 1998-2000 seasons, Wells also served as the head junior varsity coach and offensive coordinator. In his three years as JV coach, his teams post- ed an overall 20-2 record.

Wells, who played his prep football at Sallisaw (Okla.) High School, recruited the state of Oklahoma in each of his five seasons at Navy.

A three-year letterman at Utah State, Wells played quarterback for four years (1993-96), and was the starter as a sophomore. During his senior campaign, Wells also played free safety. A three-time All-Big West Academic selection, he was a member of Big West Conference Championship teams in 1993 and 1996.

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PLAYERS Ross Parmley Caleb Blankenship STAFF Assistant Athletics Director for Offensive Graduate Assistant Football Operations Coach REVIEW SECOND YEAR FIRST YEAR C-USA

Ross Parmley is in his second year at The Caleb Blankenship is in his first season as a OPPONENTS University of Tulsa but his first as assistant graduate assistant coach, but has been asso- athletics director for football operations. ciated with the Tulsa football program since HISTORY He served the 2005 season as director of coming to school as a freshman in 2001. RECORDS football operations. Last year, he was a student assistant coach for the Tulsa offense. MEDIA Before coming to TU, Parmley spent the previous three years as the Director of Athletics for the Norman Public Schools. He supervised over 65 Blankenship was a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Hurricane and athletic programs and 200 coaching positions in the Norman School started three seasons at tight end. He played in all 48 games of his colle- District. Before that, Parmley coached and taught in the Ardmore City giate career and ended with 90 receptions for 1,038 career yards. Schools. As a senior, Blankenship caught 28 passes for 312 yards, while in his junior He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Cameron season he turned in his best year catching the ball with 33 receptions for University in 1996, and received his master’s degree in sports management 387 yards. He was a two-time honorable mention all-Western Athletic from the University of Oklahoma in 2002. Conference selection and was a three-year member on the all-WAC Academic team. He and his wife, Heather, have one daughter: Jordyn Kate. Blankenship earned his bachelor’s degree in management from Tulsa, and is currently working on his master’s degree in business.

He and his wife, Kim, were married in the summer of 2005.

Clint Rountree Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach FIRST YEAR

Clint Rountree enters his first year as a grad- uate assistant coach at his alma mater. He has been at The University of Tulsa since 2001 when he was a freshman on the foot- ball team.

Last year, Rountree served as a student assistant coach for the Tulsa defense.

In four seasons, Rountree played in all 48 games for the Hurricane and started 27 contests. He completed his career with 137 tackles and 21.5 tackles for lost yardage from his defensive secondary position.

As a senior, Rountree compiled 51 tackles and a team-best four sacks. In 2003, he helped Tulsa post the school’s best record in 12 seasons and make an appearance in the Humanitarian Bowl.

Rountree earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise sports science and is currently working on his master’s degree in history.

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PLAYERS President STAFF

REVIEW Dr. Steadman Upham President C-USA

OPPONENTS Steadman Upham was named president of The University of Tulsa in June 2004, after HISTORY having served as president of Claremont Graduate University for six years. Prior to this RECORDS time, he served as vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School and profes- MEDIA sor of archaeology at the University of Oregon.

He has provided extensive service to the scholarly professions. He has been president of both the National Physical Science Consortium and the Western Association of Graduate Schools. He was the 1999 chair of the Council of Graduate Schools’ Board of Directors, and has served in the exec- utive committees of the Association of Graduate Schools of the Association of American Universities and the Council on Research Policy and Graduate Education of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. He also served as commissioner for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission.

President Upham is currently a director of the American Mutual Funds, The Capital Group Companies; director of the St. Francis Health System; direc- tor of the Gilcrease Museum, Museum of the Americas; director of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce; and director of the Oklahoma Conference on Community and justice.

Dr. Upham has written numerous books and scholarly articles on the pre- history and archaeology of the American Southwest.

He is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, a member of Sigma Xi, the international honor society of scientific and engineering research, and a member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. President Upham received numerous awards for his teaching and research while serving as a faculty member at New Mexico State University and the University of Oregon.

Upham earned a Ph.D. in anthropology from Arizona State University in 1980, where he also earned a M.A. in the same field. He has a B.A. from the University of Redlands, Redlands, California where his major areas of study were English Literature and Spanish.

Upham unwinds in his art studio where he creates contemporary paintings. He and his wife, Peggy (a silversmith), are the parents of two children: Erin, a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh; and Nathan, a graduate of in California.

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PLAYERS University Administration to the vice president for student affairs at the State University of New York at Potsdam. STAFF

Roger N. Blais Sorochty holds a doctorate in educational administration from the University of REVIEW Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ottawa in Canada, a master’s degree from , and a bache- lor’s degree from Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y. C-USA Roger Blais joined The University of Tulsa as a mem- OPPONENTS ber of the Physics Faculty in 1977. Before his Barbara F. Geffen appointment as provost and vice president for aca- HISTORY demic affairs in March 1999, he served as the uni- General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Trustees versity’s vice provost, 1989-92; acting provost, Barbara Geffen joined TU in 1990 as its first in-house RECORDS 1990-91; and interim provost, 1998-99. counsel. Prior to filling the position of general counsel MEDIA and secretary, she practiced law in several Tulsa law A native Minnesotan, Blais received his bachelor’s firms concentrating on employment discrimination and degree in physics and French literature from the complex contract and tort litigation. University of Minnesota in 1966 and earned a Ph.D. degree in experimental physics from the University of Oklahoma in 1971. He served on the faculty Geffen was educated at Vassar College, Southern of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, prior to coming to Tulsa. In Methodist University, and the St. Louis University 1983 he co-founded TU’s Artificial Lift Projects, an industrially funded petro- School of Law. She has served various community leum production research consortium. organizations including the Court Appointed Special Advocate project (CASA), and Temple Israel congregation, and has been a member of the Board of Blais is a Fellow of the Instrument Society of America and a past president Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. of the TU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He has been active in scouting. He recently served as Vice President for Automation and Technology of ISA. Kevan Buck Janis I. Zink Vice President for Business & Finance Senior Vice President for Planning and Outreach Kevan Buck joined the University as vice president for business and finance in March 2000. Jan Zink joined the TU administrative staff in 1998 as vice president for institutional advancement with Prior to his post at TU, Buck was vice president for responsibility for the Offices of Alumni Relations, business and finance at Wilmington College in Development, and University Relations. She now Wilmington, Ohio. Prior to joining the college in 1993, serves as senior vice president for planning and out- Buck served as comptroller for eight years at Ashland reach, a position focused on campus-wide strategic University, in Ashland, Ohio. initiatives and special projects.

Buck holds an MBA from Wright State University and a bachelor’s degree Zink came to TU from the University of Texas at El from Michigan Technological University. He serves as a board member of the Paso (UTEP), where private giving increasing by more than 600 percent National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). during her tenure as chief advancement officer. She has been honored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) with the Circle of Excellence Award for outstanding fundraising performance. Joan Nesbitt Vice President for Institutional Advancement Zink holds a doctorate in education from New Mexico State University at Las Cruces and a master’s degree in education administration and bache- Joan (Crenshaw) Nesbitt joined The University of Tulsa lor’s degree in elementary education, both from UTEP. in 1997 as the director of annual giving. As vice presi- dent for institutional advancement, Nesbitt is responsi- Roger W. Sorochty ble for the news and marketing, fundraising, and alum- Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services ni functions of the university. During her fundraising tenure at TU, the percentage of alumni who make an Roger W. Sorochty joined The University of Tulsa as annual contribution to TU has more than doubled. vice president for enrollment and student services in September 2001. Previously, she served as the director of public informa- tion at Rogers State University. Nesbitt has been recognized numerous times Previously, Sorochty served as vice president for uni- by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for out- versity advancement at St. Bonaventure University. standing achievement in fundraising and publications, including three national Before that, he was a member of the administrative “Circle of Excellence” awards. Nesbitt is a published author whose essays and team at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., serving poetry have appeared in a variety of publications. She graduated cum laude as vice president for student affaris and also as direc- from TU in 1986 with a B.A. degree in communication. tor of organizational development services for the school’s Management Development Institute

Sorochty has served as vice president for student development at Newman University, director of residence services at Kent State University, and assistant

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PLAYERS Director of Athletics Prior to his appointment at Ball State, Cunningham spent 15 years working in STAFF the athletics department at the University of Notre Dame.

REVIEW Lawrence (Bubba) At Notre Dame between 2000-02, Cunningham served as associate director of athletics for external affairs. He renegotiated the school’s footwear contract, Cunningham C-USA developed a communications and marketing plan, created marketing teams Director of Athletics for all 26 varsity sports, increased corporate sponsorship income by 400 per- OPPONENTS cent, created a financial/equity plan for the department and served as chair- Lawrence (Bubba) Cunningham was appoint- man of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee. HISTORY ed the Director of Athletics at The University of Tulsa on October 7, 2005. He came to Before that, he served as associate athletics director for finance and facilities RECORDS Tulsa following three years as the athletics (1995-2000). In that time, Cunningham was responsible for a $30 million director at Ball State University. Cunningham budget and all business affairs. MEDIA began his tenure at Tulsa on November 11, In that capacity, Cunningham was responsible for developing and implement- 2005. ing an equity plan to meet Title IX requirements, completed the master plan In his brief time at Tulsa, Cunningham has guided TU through its infancy of for Notre Dame athletic facilities, coordinated the bid process and negotiation membership in Conference USA. Tulsa shared a league-best four conference with Westwood for football radio rights and helped plan and complete the championships in its first year as a C-USA member. League titles came in the $50 million renovation and 20,000 seat expansion of Notre Dame Stadium. sports of football, women’s basketball, men’s tennis and softball. In addition, He also coordinated the planning and construction of the Warren Golf Course, six teams made post-season tournament play, including the women’s basket- an 18-hole championship course on the Notre Dame campus. ball and softball teams making their first NCAA appearances in 2006. “The University of Tulsa is very fortunate to have attracted a candidate with Cunningham spearheaded a ticket campaign that saw over 15,000 Golden such impressive credentials,” said President Steadman Upham at Hurricane fans storm Memphis, Tennessee for the 2005 AutoZone Liberty Cunningham’s introductory news conference. “He has outstanding and well- Bowl. In the spring of 2006, he oversaw Tulsa’s annual fundraising campaign rounded credentials as an athletic administrator. Bubba’s experience in mar- that surpassed a goal of $2.2 million. keting, fundraising and the planning of facilities is well-suited for our university. He has shown a tremendous commitment to enhance the educational experi- Cunningham has implemented and continues developing a strategic plan for ence for the student-athlete.” personal and professional growth and development for TU’s student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff. At Notre Dame, Cunningham also served as assistant athletics director/busi- ness manager (1993-95), ticketing and marketing manager (1988-93), and He is overseeing plans for the improvement of Skelly Stadium, and has before that was an athletics department intern (1987-88). worked towards developing relationships with national sponsors. Cunningham earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business admin- Academic success continues to thrive under Cunningham’s leadership. Tulsa istration, both from Notre Dame, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He played had two ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team selections in on the Irish golf team in 1982-83. 2005-06, while 129 student-athletes were named to Conference USA’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Tulsa also had the most C-USA Scholar Athlete of Cunningham serves on the National Advisory Board and is a the Year selections among all league schools with four. member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa. He has been a featured speaker at numerous NACDA and I-A institute conferences. In his tenure at Ball State, Cunningham guided a program with 19 intercolle- giate sports and a budget of $12.4 million. In his final year, Ball State complet- Born in Flint, Mich., and raised in Naples, Fla., Cunningham and his wife, ed a $12M campaign to renovate the football stadium. In raising those funds, Tina, have four children: Matthew, Michael, John and Sarah. Cunningham secured the largest single gift in Ball State Athletics history.

Ball State continued its rich academic and athletic tradition under Cunningham’s guidance. Cardinal teams had an average Academic Performance Rate (APR) Index of 983 with 12 programs at a rating of 1,000.

He implemented a variety of firsts for the Cardinals. The football team played the first-ever night game in Ball State Stadium and the first-ever weeknight home game in the university's 78-year history in 2003. Cunningham also developed and implemented a marketing plan for a record football atten- dance mark in 2003. He was able to secure funding exclusively from private donors to have permanent lights installed at Ball State Stadium.

In addition, Cunningham engineered the athletic department's outsourcing of its marketing and corporate sponsorship efforts when he secured a contract with Nelligan's Sports Marketing for the athletics department. The agreement with NSM produced one of the most profitable ventures ever by the athletics department.

Cunningham also assisted the athletics department in creating a relationship with NIKE for all of its athletics gear, engineered plans to enhance the stu- dent-athlete experience and hosted the first-ever marketing summit in the athletics department's history.

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PLAYERS Athletics Administration Before coming to Tulsa, Tuttle spent four years at Barry University in Florida. He was the promotions and facilities coordinator for 11 sports for STAFF three years, before being promoted to assistant athletics director for mar- Tom L. Holland keting and internal operations in May 1998. REVIEW Faculty Athletic Representative Tuttle also served as assistant to the compliance coordinator at the C-USA University of Miami for four months to complete his master's degree Tom Holland serves as the faculty representative for OPPONENTS athletics. He came to TU in 1973, and is currently a requirements in sports management. professor in the College of Law. He received a HISTORY bachelor’s degree from Friends University, a juris A 1994 graduate of Central Missouri State, Tuttle earned his bachelor's doctorate from The University of Tulsa and a mas- degree in public relations. He was a three-year starter on the football RECORDS ters of law from the University of Illinois. team at Central Missouri State. MEDIA Holland, an expert in commercial law, is a member Tuttle, 35, is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of the American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Association and Tulsa County Bar Association. Administrators (NACMA).

Crista Troester He and his wife, Susan, reside in Tulsa and have two children: son, Myles, Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator and daughter, Olivia.

Crista Troester is in her ninth year at The University of Tulsa as associate athletics director and senior Bill Brogden woman administrator. Assistant Athletics Director

Before coming to Tulsa, Troester spent six years as In his 21st year at Tulsa is assistant athletics direc- assistant athletics director for student-athlete servic- tor and men’s golf coach Bill Brogden. es and senior woman administrator at Central Missouri State University. She was involved in most In 37 years as a collegiate golf coach, Brogden has every aspect of an NCAA Division II athletic taken four different teams to national competition program. 30 times. Brogden has earned conference coach of the year accolades nine times, has been induct- At Tulsa, Troester’s responsibilities include supervision of Tulsa's olympic ed into the GCAA Hall of Fame, has coached 24 sports, overseeing the Life Skills program, overseeing student-athlete aca- All-Americans and has placed first at the confer- demic services, monitoring Title IX issues, NCAA Division I certification and ence championship15 times. the dealer car program. Brogden has taken the Tulsa golf program to new levels in his 20 seasons Before her stint at CMSU, Troester worked in a management position at as Hurricane head coach. He led his teams to seven Missouri Valley Con- Ameribanc. Prior to that, Troester served as a graduate assistant basketball ference titles and two NCAA Championship appearances. In 2002, coach at Central Missouri. She played basketball for two seasons at Central Brogden led his team to the school’s first Western Athletic Conference Missouri following a two-year stint at Oklahoma State. Championship in men’s golf and the best NCAA finish in school history. The Hurricane placed ninth at the 2002 NCAA Championships. In 2005, Troester serves on the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee and Tulsa tied for first place at the WAC Championship and again qualified for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Issues Committee. the NCAA Championship.

A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, Troester earned her bachelor’s degree in Prior to his arrival at TU, Brogden spent 10 seasons as the head coach at business administration in 1986 and a master’s of business administration Oral Roberts University. His teams made seven NCAA Championships, in 1988, both from Central Missouri State. including a second place finish in 1981. He was named the National Coach of the Year in 1980.

Marc F. Tuttle Previously, Brogden coached for five years at Louisiana State and made Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs four NCAA appearances and registered 11 tournament wins.

Marc F. Tuttle is in his eighth year at The University A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Brogden earned a B.S. in physical of Tulsa. He was appointed assistant athletics direc- education from East Carolina University in 1965. He earned his master’s tor for operations in November 1999, and promot- degree in counselor education from VCU in 1969. He and his wife, Ann, ed to associate athletics director for external affairs have two adult daughters: Tracy and Cindy. in June 2003.

He oversees marketing and promotions, and is the liaison with Golden Hurricane Sports Properties, the marketing rights holder for Tulsa athletics. Tuttle also supervises men’s and women’s soccer.

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PLAYERS Alex Parker Michael Stevenson STAFF Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services

REVIEW Entering his ninth year at The University of Tulsa and Michael Stevenson is in his 12th year at the his fourth as assistant athletics director for compli- University of Tulsa. He has served as director of aca- C-USA ance is Alex Parker. He spent his first five years as demic services and was promoted to assistant athlet- OPPONENTS the school’s director of compliance. ics director in June 2003.

HISTORY Parker, 37, was promoted to his present position in He is responsible for all aspects of Tulsa’s academic June 2003. He is responsible for all aspects of the support program for student-athletes. The academic RECORDS NCAA compliance program, including NCAA certifica- success TU student-athletes have enjoyed since tion and monitoring departmental adherence to all Stevenson joined the athletic department in 1994 MEDIA University, Conference USA and NCAA regulations has been outstanding.

He came to Tulsa in July 1998 following three years as the coordinator of Since 1995, 28 student-athletes have earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA compliance services at Oregon State University. Before that, he served over Academic All-America first-, second- or third-team honors in their particular one year as assistant compliance director at Ohio State University, following sport. In 2005-06, Tulsa had a Conference USA best four student-athletes one year as a graduate intern in the OSU compliance office. named as the C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year for their particular sport.

A native of Alma, Michigan, Parker earned his bachelor’s degree in econom- In September 2002, TU was the only school to be ranked among the top- ics and management from Albion College (Mich.) in 1991. He received a 10 in all three USA Today/NCAA Academic Achievement Awards categories: master’s degree from Ohio State in sports management in 1994, and a overall 1995 freshman student-athlete graduation rate; percentage-point dif- master’s in business administration from Oregon State in 1997. ference between graduation rate of athletes and student body; and, per- centage-point improvement from the freshman entering in 1994. Tulsa had an 80-percent graduation rate to rank 10th, placed ninth with a graduation John Phillips rate 19 percent better than the overall student population; and, a 23 per- Assistant Athletics Director cent increase from the freshman class of 1994 ranked the Hurricane sec- ond in that category. John Phillips is in his second year as an assistant athletics director. Stevenson came to Tulsa following eight years as an academic advisor at Tulsa Junior College. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology with a Phillips spent over seven seasons with the TU basket- minor in sociology from The University of Tulsa in 1986. ball program, serving four years as an assistant coach and more than three years as head coach. He He is a member of the National Association of Athletic Academic Advisors stepped down as head coach in December 2004. (NAAAA) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). During his seven-plus seasons on the coaching staff, Tulsa basketball posted a record of 161-78, won the Western Athltic Stevenson, 51, is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Evonne, have Conference regular season title three times, captured one WAC Tournament two daughters: Heidi, a sophomore at TU, and Kate, a senior in high school. Championship, made four NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round all four years and to the 2000 NCAA South Regional finals, Don Tomkalski and won the 2001 NIT Championship. Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations

As head coach, Phillips had an overall mark of 61-42 and became only the Don Tomkalski is in his 23rd year at The University second coach in school history to record 50 wins in his first two seasons as of Tulsa, and his fourth as assistant athletics director head coach. He led Tulsa to one regular season conference title and one for media relations. tournament crown, as well as leading Tulsa to a 2-2 record in the NCAA Tournament in two appearances. He was appointed sports information director in June 1984, after serving as sports information assis- A native of Tulsa, Phillips spent 17 years as a high school head coach and tant for the previous five months. four years as a prep assistant coach in Oklahoma. Before coming to Tulsa, Tomkalski spent a six-month Phillips earned his bachelor’s degree in social studies from Oklahoma State internship in the publicity office of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. He had also in 1973, and received a master’s degree from Tulsa in education in 1978. staffed two preseason camps as an Operations Administrative Assistant with the . He and his wife, Leah, have two adult children: son Duggan and daughter Kelly. A native of Cleveland Ohio, Tomkalski is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, Football Writers Association and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Tomkalski, 45, earned his bachelor’s degree in sports administration from St. Thomas (Fla.) University in 1983. He and his wife, Gary Ann, reside in Tulsa.

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Jerry Arndorfer John Barela Schnea Bates-Nealy Mike Bilbow Barry Boyd Connie Branstetter Wes Branstetter RECORDS Strength & Conditioning Strength & Conditioning Director of Student- Video Production Equipment Manager Football/Olympic Sports Academic Advisor Assistant Assistant Athlete Development Manager Department Assistant GA MEDIA

Scott Brooks Gabe Cagwin Karla Campbell Joe DeBerry Shawn Griswold Michael Grunewald Stephanie Hall Athletic Training GA Director of Academic Asst. Director of Golden Director of Golden Director of Strength and Director of Operations Asst. Media Relations Advising for Football Hurricane Club Hurricane Club Conditioning Director

Gabe Haney Michael Haynes Bruce Howard Liz Jarnigan Megan Johnson Rochelle Klein Football Video Mabee Gym GA Director of Broadcasting Assistant Director of Coordinator of Student Football Recruiting Assistant Ticket Coordinator Athletics Development Services/Academics GA Manager

Dave Kragthorpe April Merrill Amber Miller Chris Nerio Hank Pellegrini Shawn Pfannenstiel Robin Ploeger Director of Player Academic Advisor Athletic Training GA Assistant Athletics Director of Development Director of Athletic Assistant Athletics Programs for Football GA Trainer for Athletics Ticket Sales/Business Trainer

Dave Polanski Toya Releford Brad Rollins Jeff Salamy Jill Schnepel Adam Settle Kathryn Smith Head Athletics Trainer Marketing & Promotions Marketing & Prmotions Assistant Equipment Assistant Athletics Equipment GA Athletics Department Coordinator GA Manager Trainer Assistant

Patrice Swanson Keith Thomson Greg Vandermade Barbette Veit Ron Walker Jason West Bonnie Williams Football Department Assistant Athletics Strength & Conditioning Golden Hurricane Club Assistant Athletics Trainer Asst. Media Relations Athletics Director Assistant Trainer GA Department Assistant Director Administrative Assistant

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PLAYERS Facilities Staff STAFF

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RECORDS Terry Hossack Dickie Lovell Juanita Brockman Jeff Ross Jamie Yocham Director of Facilities Facility Operations Administrative Stadium Attendant Stadium Attendant Specialist Assistant MEDIA

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Kip Racey Jason Kramer General Manager Assistant General Manager

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PLAYERS Game 1 Minnesota 41 Tulsa 10 STAFF Sept. 1, 2005 • Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. • Attendance: 33,410 REVIEW Tulsa, Okla. — Tulsa opened the college football C-USA season with a Thursday night ESPN 2 televised Score by Quarters OPPONENTS game against the Big 10 Conference’s Minnesota Golden Gophers. A crowd of 33,410 fans at Skelly 1 2 3 4 Fnl HISTORY Stadium saw the Gophers get off to a quick start Tulsa 0 3 0 7 10 and capture a 41-10 victory. Minnesota 17 7 3 14 41 RECORDS Minnesota wasted little time in putting the first points on the board as running back Laurence MEDIA Maroney took the first play from scrimmage 67 Team Statistics yards for a 7-0 Golden Gopher lead. The visitors scored 10 more first quarter points for a 17-0 lead. TU MINN Maroney scored his second touchdown to give First Downs 19 24 Minnesota its 17-point lead, as it took him just one Total Net Yards 353 536 play again to score with a 73-yard run. In two plays, Maroney gained 140 yards and two touchdowns, Offensive Plays 76 69 but on his 19 other carries Maroney gained just 63 Yards Per Play 7.8 4.6 yards for a 3.3-yard average per carry Rushes/Net Yards 35-135 44-301 On Tulsa’s first possession of the second quarter Net Passing Yards 218 235 Brad DeVault connected on a 46-yard field goal to Passes Comp/Att. 27-41 14-25 give the Hurricane its first points, but the posses- Had Intercepted 1 1 sion was also costly to the Hurricane, as starting Game Notebook Punts/Average 6-38.7 3-39.0 quarterback Paul Smith was knocked out of the • The official start time for this Thursday Penalties/Yards 7-70 7-65 game. night game on ESPN2 was 9:33 pm Fumbles/Lost 2-1 4-3 Red-shirt freshman David Johnson would see his (CT). The game ended at 12:58 pm. 3rd Down Conv/Att. 9-19 6-12 first collegiate action at quarterback for the Hurricane the rest of the way due to Smith’s injury. • Tulsa’s 17-point first quarter deficit was 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-1 0-1 A Tulsa interception gave the Golden Gophers the biggest deficit for the Hurricane Possession Time 33:13 26:47 the ball back with 0:51 remaining in the first half, as since trailing 24-0 against Louisiana Minnesota went 28 yards in seven plays to take a Tech on Sept. 14, 2002. Individual Leaders 24-7 halftime lead. • Ryan Bugg’s four-yard touchdown pass At the intermission, Minnesota held a 200-yard Rushing advantage in total offense, gaining 306 to 106 from David Johnson was the first TU – Uril Parrish, 12-84 yards for the Hurricane. reception of his college career, while it MINN – , 21-203-2 TD Tulsa’s defense buckled down in the second-half was also Johnson’s first TD pass as a Passing giving up just 230 yards in total offense and hold- collegian. ing Maroney to just 15 yards on five carries, while TU – David Johnson, 20-of-30 for 172 yds, 1 TD, • David Johnson had a stretch of eight the Tulsa offense showed some life by gaining 247 1 INT; Paul Smith, 7-of-11 for 46 yds total yards. consecutive pass completions in the MINN – Bryan Cupito, 14-of-25 for 235 yds, 1 TD, Minnesota scored only three points in the third second half. He connected on 12 of 1 INT quarter. The Hurricane began the fourth quarter tak- his final 13 passes in the game. Receiving ing its first possession of the period 85 yards in 17 TU – Tarrion Adams, 5-49; Idris Moss, 3-51 plays, as Johnson threw four yards to Ryan Bugg for MINN – Ernie Wheelwright, 5-96-1 TD Tulsa’s first touchdown of the game. The Gophers added two more scores late in the fourth stanza to capture the win in the season opener for both schools. For the game, Minnesota gained 536 yards of Scoring Summary total offense for a 7.8 yard average per play, while the Hurricane had 353 yards but just an average of Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score 4.6 yards. MINN 1 14:44 Maroney 67 run (Giannini kick) 1-67 0-7 MINN 1 5:09 Giannini 28 FG 13-70 0-10 MINN 1 1:31 Maroney 73 run (Giannini kick) 1-73 0-17 TU 2 12:29 DeVault 46 FG 7-17 3-17 MINN 2 0:05 Wheelwright 1 pass from Cupito (Giannini kick) 7-28 3-24 MINN 3 2:52 Giannini 23 FG 8-62 3-27 TU 4 11:44 Bugg 4 pass from Johnson (DeVault kick) 17-85 10-27 MINN 4 8:14 Russell 2 run (Giannini kick) 7-64 10-34 MINN 4 3:50 Russell 25 run (Monroe kick) 6-85 10-41

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INTRO Game 2 Oklahoma 31 Tulsa 15 PLAYERS Sept. 10, 2005 • Memorial Stadium • Norman, Okla. • Attendance: 83,877 STAFF REVIEW

Norman, Okla. — Tulsa put up a fight against Score by Quarters C-USA the 18th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners, but fell short 31-15 in front of the largest crowd ever for a Tulsa 1 2 3 4 Fnl OPPONENTS game of 83,877 at Memorial Stadium. Tulsa Tulsa 0 6 3 6 15 dropped to 0-2 on the season, losing its two Oklahoma 7 0 7 17 31 HISTORY games to Big 10 and Big 12 opponents. RECORDS Tulsa was able to dominate possession time Team Statistics and the ball for most of the game. The Hurricane MEDIA ended with a 34:41 to 25:19 possession time TU OU advantage, as well as an edge in total offense, 344 First Downs 21 14 to 269. Total Net Yards 344 269 After holding Tulsa on the first possession, Offensive Plays 75 58 Oklahoma went 41 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 Yards Per Play 4.6 4.6 lead with 8:36 remaining in the first quarter. Rushes/Net Yards 39-98 45-227 Tulsa’s Brad DeVault put the Hurricane on the Net Passing Yards 246 42 board with a career-long 52-yard field goal at the Passes Comp/Att. 24-36 5-13 11:17 mark of the second quarter. DeVault pulled Had Intercepted 1 2 Tulsa to within one point with 0:05 remaining Punts/Average 5-38.6 5-50.0 before halftime with a 22-yard field goal. Penalties/Yards 6-43 8-72 The teams went into halftime with the Sooners Fumbles/Lost 4-1 4-0 leading 7-6. At halftime, Tulsa held a 140 to 92- Game Notebook 3rd Down Conv/Att. 8-17 5-13 yard advantage in total yards with 94 coming • Garrett Mills’ 13 receptions for 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-1 1-1 through the air and 46 yards on the ground. It’s 152 yards were both career highs, Possession Time 34:41 25:19 the first time since in modern history, dating back and Mills produced his second to 1943, that the Hurricane has out-gained the career 100-yard receiving game Individual Leaders Sooners in the first half. • Mills’ 13 receptions was an DeVault kept busy in the second half as he con- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Rushing verted a 19-yard field goal to give the Hurricane a record for an Oklahoma opponent. TU – Paul Smith, 18-48-1; Uril Parrish, 14-37 9-7 lead at the 5:36 mark of the third period. He caught the first seven passes OU – Adrian Peterson, 32-220-3 TD Tulsa took the ball to the Sooners two-yard line, of the game for TU. but couldn’t push the ball into the end zone on Passing • Brad DeVault’s 52-yard field goal the 13-play, 83-yard drive in 7:14. TU – Paul Smith, 24-of-36 for 246 yds, 1 INT It was the first lead in the series against in the second quarter was the OU – Rhett Bomar, 5-of-13 for 42 yds, 2 INT Oklahoma since the 1996 contest, when Tulsa led longest of his career, and tied for 31-24, scoring the final points of the game for the the ninth-longest in school history. Receiving victory. The field goal was the longest TU – Garrett Mills, 13-152 The Sooners didn’t let the Hurricane lead last made since the 1997 season. OU – Adrian Peterson, 2-17 long as OU scored 1:20 later to take the lead at • Oklahoma’s 92 yards in the first 14-9 at the 4:16 mark. OU scored three more half was the least amount of first- points to take an eight-point lead, 17-9, with half yards the Sooners have 14:19 left in the game. gained against Tulsa since 1943. Tulsa scored its first touchdown of the game on a Paul Smith one-yard plunge with 9:10 left in the game to cut OU’s lead to 17-15. TU’s passing attempt for the two-point conversion was too high. The score capped a 70-yard, 13-play drive in 5:01. Oklahoma responded with an 11-play, 91-yard drive that took 6:06 off the clock to take a 24-15 Scoring Summary lead with 3:04 remaining in the contest. On fourth down and one at the Tulsa 41, Adrian Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score Peterson scored his third TD of the game on a 41- OU 1 8:36 Peterson 1 run (Hartley kick) 10-41 0-7 yard TD scamper. With 0:03 left, OU’s Clint Ingram TU 2 11:17 DeVault 52 FG 9-35 3-7 intercepted a Tulsa pass and ran 48 yards for a TU 2 0:05 DeVault 22 FG 5-26 6-7 score, as the game ended at 31-15. TU 3 5:36 DeVault 19 FG 13-83 9-7 For the game, quarterback Paul Smith, playing OU 3 4:16 Peterson 1 run (Hartley kick) 5-58 9-14 an entire game for the first time in his career, OU 4 14:19 Hartley 29 FG 7-44 9-17 completed 24-of-36 passes for 246 yards. Tight TU 4 9:10 Smith 1 run (pass failed) 13-70 15-17 end Garrett Mills established career-highs for OU 4 3:04 Peterson 41 run (Hartley kick) 11-91 15-24 receptions and yards with 13 catches for 152 OU 4 0:03 Ingram 48 INT return (Hartley kick) — 15-31 yards.

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INTRO PLAYERS Game 3 Tulsa 54 North Texas 2 STAFF September 17, 2005 • Fouts Field • Denton, Texas • Attendance: 23,112 REVIEW Denton, Texas — Tulsa broke a 15-game non- C-USA Score by Quarters conference losing streak in a big way on Saturday OPPONENTS night with a 54-2 victory against the Mean Green of 1 2 3 4 Fnl North Texas in front of 23,112 fans at Fouts Field. It Tulsa 0 19 14 21 54 HISTORY was the biggest Tulsa road win since a 58-0 deci- North Texas 2 0 0 0 2 sion against Louisville on Oct. 17, 1964. RECORDS Tulsa amassed 406 yards in total offense, while Team Statistics the Hurricane defense limited the Mean Green to MEDIA 129 yards. UNT gained just 70 yards rushing and TU UNT First Downs 19 8 59 yards through the air. Total Net Yards 406 129 The scoring started in a peculiar way with two Offensive Plays 63 58 safeties. A snap over the head of punter Chris Yards Per Play 6.4 2.2 Kindred resulted in a safety that gave North Texas a Rushes/Net Yards 41-213 36-142 two-point lead, 2-0, with 0:13 remaining in the first Net Passing Yards 193 59 quarter. Passes Comp/Att. 13-22 10-22 After a Hurricane quick kick by Paul Smith to the Had Intercepted 0 2 two-yard line, Tulsa tied the score as Chris Punts/Average 5-38.0 10-37.6 Chamberlain stopped Patrick Cobbs in the end zone Penalties/Yards 3-30 12-111 for a two-point safety, knotting the score at the 9:56 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 3-1 mark of the second quarter. Game Notebook 3rd Down Conv/Att. 4-12 2-15 On the subsequent kick-off, Idris Moss returned 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-2 0-0 the kick 34 yards to the Tulsa 48-yard line. Tulsa • Tulsa snapped a 15-game road non- Possession Time 29:22 30:38 traveled to the UNT 20-yard line, and had to settle conference losing streak. The last time for a 42-yard Brad DeVault field goal capping a TU won on the road during a non- Individual Leaders seven-play, 27-yard drive. conference was in 1996 at Oklahoma, Tulsa scored the game’s first touchdown at the 31-24. Rushing 2:49 mark of the second quarter, as Cauvey • The 54-2 victory marked the largest TU – Brandon Diles, 15-128-1 TD; Cauvey Jackson, Jackson ran 25 yards, capping a three-play, 37-yard margin of victory on the road since a 7-49-2 TD drive. 58-0 win at Louisville on Oct. 17, UNT – Patrick Cobbs, 17-100 On UNT’s next possession, the Hurricane defense 1964. • Tulsa recorded a safety for the first stopped UNT on three-and-out, and the Tulsa Passing time since the second game of the offense started its’ possession at the North Texas TU – Paul Smith, 12-of-21 for 189 yds, 2 TD 2002 season at Arkansas State. 46-yard line line. TU went the distance in just six UNT – Daniel Meager, 9-of-21 for 63 yds, 2 INT plays and 1:04. Smith threw the final 10 yards to • Tulsa had a 100-yard rusher and a Garrett Mills for the touchdown. It was Mills’ 15th 100-yard receiver in the same game Receiving career touchdown reception. for the first time since 2002 when TU – Garrett Mills, 8-143-1 TD At halftime, the Hurricane held a 19-2 lead as Montiese Culton (111) and Eric UNT – Johnny Quinn, 3-46 well as a 154 to 59-yard advantage in total offense. Richardson (197) against Kansas. Tulsa gained 85 yards on the ground and 69 pass- • The Hurricane held its opponent to ing yards, while UNT had 31 yards rushing and 28 without a touchdown for the first time yards passing. It marked the second straight week since the 2002 season when the that the Hurricane held its opponent under 100 Hurricane shutout UTEP at home, yards in total offense. 20-0. Tulsa struck first in the second half with Jackson’s second touchdown run of the game, this time from two yards out, capping a 70-yard, four-play drive. The big play of the drive was a 56-yard Smith to Mills pass. A drive later, Smith threw a short pass to Scoring Summary Idris Moss who raced most of the 32 yards for the touchdown, capping a 53-yard, five-play drive. Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score Tulsa made it 40-2 on a Tarrion Adams five-yard UNT 1 0:13 Safety, high snap on punt — 0-2 run and added seven more points when Brandon TU 1 9:56 Safety, Chamberlain tackles Cobbs in end zone — 2-2 Diles scored from 41 yards out to give the TU 2 6:26 DeVault 42 FG 7-27 5-2 Hurricane a 47-2 lead. Anthony Germany closed out TU 2 2:49 Jackson 25 run (DeVault kick) 3-37 12-2 an outstanding day defensively when his 32-yard TU 2 1:13 Mills 10 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 6-46 19-2 fumble recovery gave the Hurricane a 54-2 lead TU 3 3:40 Jackson 2 run (DeVault kick) 4-70 26-2 with 0:38 remaining in the game. TU 3 0:00 Moss 32 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 5-53 33-2 TU 4 7:36 Adams 5 run (DeVault kick) 7-59 40-2 TU 4 2:56 Diles 41 run (DeVault kick) 4-50 47-2 TU 4 0:38 Germany 32 fumble return (DeVault kick) ––– 54-2

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INTRO Game 4 Tulsa 37 Memphis 31 (OT) PLAYERS September 24, 2005 • Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. • Attendance: 20,645 STAFF REVIEW Tulsa, Okla. — The Golden Hurricane and Score by Quarters C-USA kept a crowd of 20,645 fans in their seats at Skelly Stadium until the very end as 1234OTFnl OPPONENTS Tulsa’s first-ever Conference USA contest went to Tulsa 7 14 7 3 6 37 overtime. Tulsa pulled out the 37-31 win in the Memphis 7 7 7 10 0 31 HISTORY hard-fought wild game. Tulsa scored on their first overtime play with a RECORDS 25-yard pass from Paul Smith to Garrett Mills for Team Statistics MEDIA a six-point lead, but Brad DeVault’s PAT attempt hit the right upright and was no good. On a TU MEM fourth-down and nine situation from the 24-yard First Downs 18 20 line, Memphis’ DeAngelo Williams was stopped Total Net Yards 431 482 one yard short of the first down as Bobby Offensive Plays 70 72 Blackshire knocked Williams out-of-bounds. Yards Per Play 6.2 6.7 To start the game, Memphis had a short field Rushes/Net Yards 47-197 48-335 Net Passing Yards 234 147 on its first possession from the Tulsa 47-yard line Passes Comp/Att. 15-23 9-24 and went the distance in five plays as Williams Had Intercepted 1 0 had 39 of the Tigers’ 47 yards, including the final Punts/Average 7-40.6 6-45.7 seven yards for the TD at the 11:43 mark of the Penalties/Yards 6-50 12-93 first quarter. Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 The Hurricane answered that score with an Game Notebook 3rd Down Conv/Att. 9-17 4-12 80-yard, 12-play drive that took 6:31 off the 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 0-1 clock as Brandon Diles scored his second rush- • This game is the inaugural Possession Time 37:39 22:21 ing touchdown in as many games with a three- Conference USA contest for the yard run at the 5:12 mark. Golden Hurricane. Individual Leaders After the two teams traded touchdowns in the • Tulsa’s record in Homecoming games second quarter, Tarrion Adams’ 64 yard run gave improved to 43-34-3. the Hurricane a 21-14 lead with 0:27 left in the • Dating back to last year, Tulsa has Rushing TU – Tarrion Adams, 5-71-1 TD, Uril Parrish, 19-50 first half. now played its third overtime game MEM – DeAngelo Williams, 30-223-3 TD At intermission, Tulsa held a 272 to 180-yard in the last 10 contests. Tulsa is now edge in total offense, while both teams had an 1-2 in overtime games. Passing impressive yard per play average with Tulsa at a • Tarrion Adams’ 64-yard touchdown TU – Paul Smith, 15-of-22 for 234 yds, 3 TD 7.4 clip per play and Memphis averaged 6.7 run was the longest run since Nov. MEM – Will Hudgens, 8-of-19 for 129 yds, 1 TD yards per play. The Hurricane had a whopping 15, 2003 against Louisiana Tech 20:04 to 9:56 advantage in possession time. when Eric Richardson had an 80-yard Receiving Memphis’ DeAngelo Williams had 112 yards TD run. TU – Garrett Mills, 7-106-2 TD, Uril Parrish, and two TDs, while Adams led Tulsa’s rushing • Chris Kindred had a career-long 61- 2-55-1 TD attack with 71 first-half yards on four carries. yard punt. MEM – Maurice Avery, 3-69-1 TD Smith completed 9-of-12 passes for 131 yards, • Brad DeVault had a string of 54 while Memphis Hudgens was 3-of-9 for 48 straight PATs made snapped with a yards. miss in overtime. Tulsa scored first in the second half at the 11:12 mark as Smith threw 37 yards to Garrett Mills, capping a 62-yard, six-play drive. Memphis went 62 yards in nine plays to cut the Hurricane lead to seven points, as Hudgens threw 20 yards to Maurice Avery for the score. Scoring Summary The Hurricane went to the Memphis one-yard line, but failed to push the ball over for a touch- Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score down, relying on a 19-yard Brad DeVault field MEM 1 11:43 Williams 5 run (Gostkowski kick) 5-47 0-7 goal to put Tulsa ahead by 10 points, 31-21, TU 1 5:12 Diles 3 run (DeVault kick) 12-80 7-7 with 10:55 to play. The Tigers got those three TU 2 9:01 Parrish 42 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 6-80 14-7 points back on a 32-yard MEM 2 4:16 Williams 14 run (Gostkowski kick) 5-78 14-14 field goal, coring with 9:16 to play in the game. TU 2 0:27 Adams 64 run (DeVault kick) 3-73 21-14 Williams tied the game, 31-31, with 1:54 left TU 3 11:12 Mills 37 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 6-62 28-14 in the game on an eight-yard run capping a 13- MEM 3 5:19 Avery 20 pass from Hudgens (Gostkowski kick) 9-62 28-21 play, 65-yard drive, taking 4:25 off the clock. TU 4 10:55 DeVault 19 FG 12-45 31-21 The game then went to overtime when Smith MEM 4 9:16 Gostkowski 32 FG 6-54 31-24 and Mills connected on the Tulsa heroics. MEM 4 1:54 Williams 8 run (Gostkowski kick) 13-65 31-31 TU OT ––– Mills 25 pass from Smith (DeVault kick NG) 1-25 37-31

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PLAYERS Game 5 Houston 30 Tulsa 23 STAFF October 1, 2005 • Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. • Attendance: 15,580 REVIEW Tulsa, Okla. — The used a C-USA Score by Quarters 20-point second quarter to catapult in front of OPPONENTS the Hurricane and held off a late Tulsa rally to 1 2 3 4 Fnl capture a 30-23 victory in front of 15,580 fans at Tulsa 13 0 3 7 23 HISTORY Skelly Stadium. Houston 3 20 0 7 30 The league’s second-ranked offense and the RECORDS nation’s 13th-ranked offense gained 476 yards Team Statistics against the Hurricane, while Tulsa’s offense man- MEDIA aged 360 yards. Tulsa put a late rally together but as tight end TU UH Garrett Mills was heading into the end zone, he First Downs 17 22 Total Net Yards 360 476 was stripped of the ball at the five-yard line, and Offensive Plays 75 76 Houston recovered with 0:42 remaining and Yards Per Play 4.8 6.3 ending any hopes for the Hurricane. Rushes/Net Yards 26-77 45-200 Tulsa started the game fast. Ashlan Davis took Net Passing Yards 283 276 the opening kickoff 52 yards, and the Hurricane Passes Comp/Att. 26-49 19-31 offense took advantage of the field position with Had Intercepted 1 1 a 45-yard, nine-play drive as Paul Smith threw Punts/Average 8-39.1 6-28.8 the final six yards to Garrett Mills for the touch- Penalties/Yards 8-65 4-30 down. Fumbles/Lost 3-2 3-1 Houston responded with a 42-yard field goal, Game Notebook 3rd Down Conv/Att. 11-21 4-15 capping a 37-yard, nine-play drive, at the 7:06 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 1-1 mark of the first quarter. • For the first game this season, Garrett Possession Time 29:19 30:41 With 1:56 remaining in the first quarter, Tulsa’s Mills did not catch Tulsa’s first pass of Nick Graham blocked a Houston punt and Kinny the game. Individual Leaders Spotwood picked it up and ran 23 yards for the • Paul Smith recorded his third straight touchdown. Houston blocked the point-after- game with two or more touchdown Rushing attempt, giving the Hurricane a 13-3 lead. passes. TU – Uril Parrish, 11-44 The Cougars blocked a Tulsa punt early in the • Tulsa returned a blocked punt for a UH – Ryan Gilbert, 21-134-2 TD second quarter at the Tulsa 35-yard line, giving touchdown for the first time since Sept. Houston the ball at the Tulsa 18-yard line. But, 25, 2004. Passing the Hurricane defense held tough, holding the •`Brad DeVault moved into a fifth-place TU – Paul Smith, 26-of-49 for 283 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Cougars to a 31-yard field goal attempt that went tie on the school’s career field goals UH – , 18-of-30 for 266 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT wide right. leaders with to tie Eric Lange (1991- The Hurricane suffered another miscue in its 92) on the all-time list. Receiving own territory as Paul Smith fumbled at the 12- TU – Uril Parish, 7-97; Idris Moss, 6-54 yard line. The Cougars scored from two yards UH – Vincent Marshall, 8-137-1 TD out, as the drive went 12 yards in four plays to cut the Tulsa lead to three points, 13-10, with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Houston took the lead 17-13 on a 65-yard Kevin Kolb pass completion to Vincent Marshall, capping a two-play, 80-yard drive in just 0:33. The Cougars scored their third unanswered Scoring Summary touchdown with a 58-yard Ryan Gilbert run with 2:59 left in the first half. Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score At halftime, Houston nearly doubled Tulsa’s TU 1 11:15 Mills 6 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 9-45 7-0 total offense with 263 yards on 33 plays, while UH 1 7:06 Lawrence 42 FG 9-37 7-3 the Hurricane had 136 yards on 40 plays. On TU 1 1:56 Blocked punt return by Graham and recovered Tulsa’s first second half possession, the Hurricane and run 23 yards by Spotwood (DeVault kick NG) — 13-3 went 45 yards in seven plays but had to settle on a 21-yard Brad DeVault field goal. UH 2 10:00 Battle 2 run (Bell kick) 4-12 13-10 Houston took their opening fourth quarter UH 2 5:38 Kolb 65 pass to Marshall (Bell kick) 2-80 13-17 drive 80 yards in eight plays and 2:24 as Gilbert UH 2 2:59 Gilbert 58 run (Bell kick NG) 3-71 13-23 scored on a nine-yard run to give the Cougars a TU 3 9:46 DeVault 21 FG 7-45 16-23 30-16 lead. TU 4 13:02 Gilbert 9 run (Bell kick) 8-80 16-30 Tulsa cut the lead to seven points with 5:06 TU 4 5:06 Bugg 15 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 5-68 23-30 left in the game on a 15-yard TD pass from Smith to Ryan Bugg, capping a 68-yard, five-play drive taking just 1:51 off the clock.

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INTRO Game 6 Tulsa 34 Southern Miss 17 PLAYERS Oct. 8, 2005 • M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Miss. • Attendance: 28,375 STAFF REVIEW

Hattiesburg, Miss. — The Tulsa Golden Score by Quarters C-USA Hurricane came away with its first C-USA road win in its first try with a 34-17 victory over the 1 2 3 4 Fnl OPPONENTS Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in front of Tulsa 0 7 17 10 34 HISTORY 28,375 and a national CSTV television audience Southern Miss10 0 7 0 17 at M.M. Roberts Stadium. Trailing 17-7 at the 11:47 mark of the third RECORDS quarter, Tulsa out-scored Southern Miss 27-0 the Team Statistics MEDIA rest of the way to claim the victory. Tulsa out-gained the home team, 475 to 169. TU USM The Tulsa defense showed dominance most of First Downs 26 11 the game, and the Hurricane offense took off on Total Net Yards 475 169 its last second quarter possession and kept going. Offensive Plays 84 46 Tulsa’s domination included a whopping 42:23 to Yards Per Play 5.7 3.7 17:37 advantage in possession time. Rushes/Net Yards 49-243 16-37 Miscues hurt the Hurricane as two intercep- Net Passing Yards 232 132 tions resulted in 14 Southern Miss points, but Passes Comp/Att. 21-35 12-30 four second half turnovers by the Golden Eagles Had Intercepted 2 4 gave the Hurricane the advantage. Punts/Average 1-21.0 2-41.5 Southern Miss took the opening kickoff 57 Penalties/Yards 10-77 10-73 yards in 11 plays, but had to settle for a 27-yard Game Notebook Fumbles/Lost 1-0 0-0 field goal. Tulsa’s first possession ended abruptly, • Tulsa’s defense held C-USA's top 3rd Down Conv/Att. 11-15 5-10 as Jasper Faulk intercepted a Paul Smith pass and scoring offense to 17 points under 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-1 0-1 went 48 yards for a score. their season average of 34 points. Possession Time 42:23 17:37 Tulsa put its first points on the scoreboard just • Uril Parrish moved into 10th all-time before the half on a 98-yard 14-play drive. The on the TU rushing chart in the sec- Individual Leaders Hurricane scored with 0:26 left in the first half. ond quarter on a 25-yard run. He Smith threaded the needle with a TD strike to also rushed for more than 100-yards Rushing Garrett Mills covering three yards to cut USM’s for the seventh time in his career. TU – Uril Parrish, 23-135; Tarrion Adams, 10-60 lead to three points, 10-3. • Tulsa’s 98-yard scoring drive was the USM – Larry Thomas, 7-21; Cody Hull, 5-21 Southern Miss capitalized on another Hurricane longest drive since a 99-yard scoring miscue on Tulsa’s first second half possession, as Passing drive against Utah on Nov. 1, 1997. the Golden Eagles took an interception 28 yards TU – Paul Smith, 21-of-35 for 232 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT • The Tulsa defense intercepted four to the Tulsa five-yard line. Two players later, the USM – Dustin Almond, 12-of-29 for 132 yds, 4 INT Eagles scored on a one-yard run for a 17-7 lead. passes in a game for the first time On Tulsa’s next possession the Hurricane went this season, and all came in the sec- Receiving 11 plays and 80 yards in 5:14 to cut Southern ond half against the Golden Eagles. TU – Garrett Mills, 8-115-1 TD Miss’ lead back to three points, 17-14. Paul Smith The last time TU intercepted four USM – Tavarres Williams, 3-34 ran for the final yard of the drive. passes was against Louisiana Tech Tulsa’s defense responded in the second half, on Nov. 15, 2003. and gave the offense the ball back in the third quarter twice with field possession on the USM side of the field. First, Julian McGowan intercept- ed a Dustin Almond pass and returned it 20 yard to the USM 22-yard line. The Hurricane offense managed a 37-yard Brad DeVault field goal after that pick-off. On USM’s next possession, Bobby Blackshire intercepted a pass and advanced it 32 Scoring Summary yards to the USM one-yard line. Smith bootlegged for the one-yard TD. The score gave the Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score Hurricane its first lead in the game, 24-17, a score USM 1 10:15 McCaleb 27 FG 11-52 0-3 that Tulsa kept at the end of the third period. USM 1 6:34 Faulk 49 INT Return (McCaleb kick) ––– 0-10 Tulsa took a 10-point lead at the 11:09 mark TU 2 0:26 Mills 3 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 15-98 7-10 of the fourth quarter on a 45-yard DeVault field USM 3 11:47 Almond 1 run (McCaleb kick) 2-5 7-17 goal. The score capped a 10-play, 35-yard drive in taking 3:41 off the clock. The Hurricane added to TU 3 6:33 Smith 1 run (DeVault kick) 11-80 14-17 the score with Smith’s third one-yard run of the TU 3 5:10 DeVault 37 FG 4-3 17-17 game at the 5:45 mark to give the Hurricane a TU 3 2:57 Smith 1 run (DeVault kick) 1-1 24-17 34-17 win. TU 4 11:09 DeVault 45 FG 10-35 27-17 TU 4 5:45 Smith 1 run (DeVault kick) 7-52 34-17

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PLAYERS Game 7 Tulsa 41 Rice 21 STAFF October 15, 2005 • Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas • Attendance: 10,893 REVIEW Houston, Texas — Tulsa captured its third C-USA Score by Quarters straight road victory on an NCAA record-setting OPPONENTS day for one Golden Hurricane player. The Hurricane claimed a 41-21 win over the Rice 1 2 3 4 Fnl HISTORY Owls in front of 10,893 fans at Rice Stadium. Tulsa 0 21 13 7 41 Senior kick return specialist Ashlan Davis tied an Rice 0 0 7 14 21 RECORDS NCAA record with his sixth career kickoff return for a touchdown, tying USC’s Anthony Davis’ Team Statistics MEDIA (1972-74) mark established more than 30 years ago. TU RU The Hurricane improved to 4-3 overall and 3- First Downs 18 19 1 in Conference USA action, while Rice dropped Total Net Yards 383 316 to 0-5 and 0-3 in league competition. Tulsa’s Offensive Plays 58 80 Uril Parrish rushed for three touchdowns, all Yards Per Play 6.6 4.0 coming in the first half, while an interception Rushes/Net Yards 34-178 59-231 return and a kickoff return went the distance for Net Passing Yards 205 85 Hurricane touchdowns. Passes Comp/Att. 18-24 8-21 Tulsa escaped a close call on Rice’s first pos- Had Intercepted 1 2 session, as a Owls score was nullified due to a Punts/Average 5-34.4 3-43.3 penalty. The Tulsa defense stopped the Owls on Penalties/Yards 6-50 6-49 fourth down, but the Hurricane offense could Game Notebook Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 not muster much of an attack. • Tulsa has now won three straight road 3rd Down Conv/Att. 5-10 9-18 After a scoreless first quarter, the Hurricane games. The last time that occurred 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 3-5 marched 88 yards in 12 plays, taking 6:33 off was in the 2003 season when the Possession Time 28:39 31:21 the clock to put Tulsa ahead 7-0 at the 11:48 Hurricane won at UTEP, Rice, and San mark of the second quarter. Jose State. Parrish scored his second touchdown of the • Ashlan Davis tied an NCAA record Individual Leaders game on a two-yard run at the 1:20 mark of with his sixth career kickoff return for a the second quarter. The Hurricane drove 62 touchdown with a 96-yard return in Rushing yards in nine plays, consuming 4:15. On the the fourth quarter. He tied the mark TU – Tarrion Adams, 5-80; Uril Parrish 16-66-3 TD subsequent kickoff, the Hurricane recovered a set by Anthony Davis (1972-74) of RU – Quinton Smith, 12-60 Rice fumble at the 38-yard line. The offense USC. It also tied his second longest scored for the third time in the first half on a career kickoff return. Passing 10-yard Parrish run, taking just 0:31 to take a • For the second straight week, Tulsa TU – Paul Smith, 16-of-21 for 199 yds, 1 TD, I INT 21-0 lead. had an offensive back run for three RU – Chase Clement, 5-of-13 for 39 yds At halftime, the Hurricane held a 217 to 90- touchdowns in a game, as Uril Parrish yard edge in total offense, while throwing for had three TDs. Receiving 122 yards and rushing for 95 yards. Tulsa had a • Tulsa had its second fumble return for TU – Garrett Mills, 4-43 6.8-yard average in the first half, while the Owls a touchdown this year as Bobby Klinck RU – Andy Hall, 3-29 had a 3.2 average per carry. picked up a fumble and raced 19 Tulsa scored the first points of the second yards. half as Bobby Klinck picked up a fumble caused • Juniors Julian McGowan and Bobby by Chris Chamberlain and ran 19 yards for a Blackshire each intercepted a pass for touchdown. Rice scored on the subsequent the second straight game . possession running its option attack 72 yards in 13 plays. Tulsa answered on an 80-yard, 10-play drive of its own, capped by a Paul Smith eight-yard pass to Davis, at the 1:26 mark of the third Scoring Summary quarter. The key play on the drive was a Tarrion Adams rush for 49 yards. Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score Rice responded with their second TD of the TU 2 11:48 Parrish 23 run (DeVault kick) 12-88 7-0 game and the first of two fourth quarter scores for the home team on a 41-yard Brandon King TU 2 1:20 Parrish 3 run (DeVault kick) 9-62 14-0 interception return. TU 2 0:49 Parrish 10 run (DeVault kick) 4-38 21-0 But, Tulsa’s Davis wasted little time in putting TU 3 11:19 Klinck 19 fumble recovery (DeVault kick) — 28-0 more points on the board for the Hurricane with RU 3 6:15 Wall 2 run (Landry kick) 13-72 28-7 his NCAA record-tying 96-yard kickoff return. TU 3 1:26 Davis 8 pass from Smith (rush failed) 10-80 34-7 The Owls scored again to make it 41-21, but RU 4 13:04 King 41 INT return (Landry kick) — 34-14 failed on the on-side kick attempt, thus ending TU 4 12:50 Davis 96 KO return (DeVault kick) — 41-14 the game. RU 4 7:08 Wall 1 run (Landry kick) 14-65 41-21

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INTRO Game 8 Tulsa 20 SMU 13 PLAYERS October 22, 2005 • Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. • Attendance: 22,502 STAFF REVIEW

Tulsa, Okla. — Tulsa used a 66-yard pass Score by Quarters C-USA from Paul Smith to Garrett Mills in the fourth quarter to take the lead, and hold on for a OPPONENTS 1 2 3 4 Fnl 20-13 victory over the SMU Mustangs in Tulsa 3 7 3 7 20 HISTORY front of a crowd of 22,502 at Skelly Stadium. SMU 0 10 0 3 13 Tulsa All-America candidate, Mills, had his RECORDS fifth 100+ receiving game this year with 136 yards and two touchdowns on eight Team Statistics MEDIA receptions. After recovering a fumble on SMU’s first TU SMU offensive play, Tulsa drove 47 yards in 10 First Downs 15 18 plays, and settled for a 36-yard Brad DeVault Total Net Yards 323 337 field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Offensive Plays 64 68 SMU marched its first second quarter Yards Per Play 5.0 5.0 drive 71 yards in eight plays with an elapsed Rushes/Net Yards 31-103 36-114 time of 2:50, as DeMyron Martin ran 11 Net Passing Yards 220 223 yards for the score. Tulsa responded with a Passes Comp/Att. 20-33 20-32 nine-play, 61-yard drive as Smith threw the Had Intercepted 0 1 final five yards to Mills for the touchdown. Punts/Average 8-31.5 6-37.2 The Mustangs wasted little time in tying Game Notebook Penalties/Yards 9-82 10-85 the score on a 23-yard field goal, as SMU Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 went 66 yards in seven plays taking 1:53 off • Tulsa failed to score 30 or more 3rd Down Conv/Att. 7-18 3-14 the clock. points in just the second win at 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 0-1 At halftime, the two teams went into the Possession Time 31:56 28:04 locker room tied 10-10. SMU held a 197 to home with Steve Kragthorpe as 149-yard advantage in total offense. The head coach. Mustangs threw for 127 yards and rushed for Individual Leaders 70, while Tulsa managed 111 pass yards and • Senior Bobby Klinck had two fumble 38 on the ground. recoveries and one interception for Rushing After holding SMU on its first possession all three of Tulsa’s takeaways. TU – Tarrion Adams, 9-41 of the second half, Tulsa traveled 68 yards in SMU – DeMyron Martin, 20-85-1 TD 14 plays and took a 13-10 lead on a 24-yard • Freshman nose guard Terrel Brad DeVault field goal with 7:59 remaining Nemons started his first career Passing in the third quarter. game, giving Tulsa eight different TU – Paul Smith, 20-of-33 for 220 yds, 2 TD SMU tied the game at the 9:33 mark of players to start a game this year on SMU – Jerad Romo, 20-of-32 for 223 yds, 1 INT the fourth quarter on a 23-yard field goal, but the defensive line. the Hurricane wasted little time in taking the Receiving lead back on the season-long 66-yard Smith TU – Garrett Mills, 8-136-2 TD, Ashlan Davis, 5-39 to Mills pass play. SMU – Bobby Chase, 7-98 For the game, the two teams were pretty even in the statistical category as SMU had the edge in total offense, 337 to 323 yards. Tulsa gained 220 yards passing, and 103 rushing yards, while SMU gained 223 yards through the air and 114 yards rushing. Scoring Summary

Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score TU 1 9:08 DeVault 36 field goal 10-47 3-0 SMU 2 10:31 Martin 11 run (McMurtray kick) 8-71 3-7 TU 2 5:20 Mills 5 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 9-61 10-7 SMU 2 3:22 McMurtray 23 field goal 7-66 10-10 TU 3 7:59 DeVault 24 field goal 14-68 13-10 SMU 4 9:33 McMurtray 23 field goal 12-78 13-13 TU 4 8:24 Mills 66 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 4-74 20-13

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INTRO PLAYERS Game 9 UTEP 41 Tulsa 38 STAFF November 5, 2005 • Stadium • El Paso, Texas • Attendance: 49,160 REVIEW

C-USA El Paso, Texas — Tulsa and UTEP fought Score by Quarters toe-and-toe for the full 60 minutes on Saturday OPPONENTS night, but the Miners pulled out a 41-38 victory 1 2 3 4 Fnl in front of a crowd of 49,160 fans at Sun Bowl Tulsa 17 7 7 7 38 HISTORY Stadium. UTEP scored the final 10 points in a UTEP 7 10 7 17 41 game that was tied five times. RECORDS UTEP takes over first place in Conference Team Statistics USA’s West Division with a 5-1 league mark, MEDIA while Tulsa dropped to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in TU UTEP conference play. First Downs 20 24 Tulsa’s first 10 points in the game came off Total Net Yards 402 435 of two UTEP turnovers. Offensive Plays 78 64 The Hurricane defense had two takeaways Yards Per Play 5.2 6.8 on UTEP’s first two possessions with intercep- Rushes/Net Yards 38-139 30-95 tions by Julian McGowan and Brandon Lohr. Net Passing Yards 263 340 Tulsa couldn’t convert on the first takeaway but Passes Comp/Att. 23-40 25-34 took Lohr’s interception eight yards in three Had Intercepted 1 2 plays for a 7-0 lead with 10:31 remaining in the Punts/Average 5-38.6 3-32.3 first half. Penalties/Yards 3-15 3-20 The Miners wasted little time in evening the Fumbles/Lost 2-1 1-1 score 7-7, going 62 yards in four plays. 3rd Down Conv/Att. 12-19 6-12 Tulsa took UTEP’s third turnover and convert- 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 2-2 ed it into a 40-yard Brad DeVault field goal with Game Notebook Possession Time 33:21 26:39 just over five minutes to play in the first quarter, • Quarterback Paul Smith threw for Tulsa took a 17-7 lead at the 2:18 mark of over 200 yards for the sixth time this the first quarter on a six-yard Uril Parrish run, season, which is the most since Gus Individual Leaders capping a five-play, 60-yard drive. Tarrion Frerotte had nine 200+ yard passing Adams’ 39-yard reception was the key play of games in 1993. Rushing the drive for the Hurricane. • Tulsa has now scored over 30 points TU – Brandon Diles, 9-58-1 TD; Paul Smith UTEP scored the first points of the second 13-37-1 TD quarter with a Reagan Schneider 37-yard field, in 19 of 34 games since Steve UTEP – Marcus Thomas, 23-117-2 TD as the Tulsa defense stuffed the Miners at the Kragthorpe took over as head coach 15-yard line. Tulsa then took its possession 80 in 2003. Passing yards in 11 plays to the UTEP one-yard line • Julian McGowan had his third inter- TU – Paul Smith, 23-of-40 for 263 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT before fumbling. UTEP – Jordan Palmer, 25-of-34 for 340 yds, ception of the season in just his fifth The Miners tied the score 17-17 on a 64- 2 TD, 2 INT game this year on the first pass play yard interception return for a touchdown with Receiving 4:33 left in the game. The Hurricane answered of the contest for UTEP. TU – Ashlan Davis, 7-87; Tarrion Adams, 3-65 just before intermission at the 0:09 mark with a • Senior Brandon Lohr had his first UTEP – Chris Francies, 9-170-2 TD 78-yard, 14-play drive, capped by a six-yard Paul career interception in his 46th career Smith pass to Idris Moss to put Tulsa ahead 24- game played for the Hurricane. 17 at halftime. At halftime, Tulsa held a 248 to 131-yard advantage in total offense. UTEP took its opening second-half posses- sion 76 yards in 12 plays to tie the score at 24- 24. The Hurricane responded with a 12-play Scoring Summary drive of its own, going 80 yards and culminating in Parrish’s second touchdown of the game, this Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score time the TD came on a one-yard plunge. TU 1 10:31 Smith 1 run (DeVault kick) 3-8 7-0 Miners opened the fourth quarter just like UTEP 1 9:05 Thomas 13 run (Schneider kick) 4-62 7-7 they opened the third period, scoring a touch- TU 1 5:34 DeVault 40 FG 4-0 10-7 down on a five-play, 69-yard drive, as Marcus TU 1 2:18 Parrish 6 run (DeVault kick) 5-60 17-7 Thomas had a 21-yard run to cap the drive. UTEP 2 0:07 Schneider 37 FG 16-63 17-10 Once again, the Hurricane equaled UTEP’s UTEP 2 4:33 Ferguson 64 INT Return (Schneider kick) — 17-17 scoring drive with one of its own, as Tulsa TU 2 0:09 Moss 5 yard pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 14-78 24-17 marched 69 yards in 12 plays. Brandon Diles UTEP 3 11:05 Francies 7 yard pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) 12-76 24-24 scored Tulsa’s fourth rushing touchdown of the TU 3 5:40 Parrish 1 run (DeVault kick) 12-80 31-24 game with a six-yard run. UTEP 4 14:11 Thomas 21 run (Schneider kick) 5-69 31-31 UTEP knotted the score at 38-38 with 3:41 TU 4 8:12 Diles 6 run (DeVault kick) 12-69 38-31 left in the game, scoring on an eight-play, 70- UTEP 4 3:41 Francies 23 pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) 8-70 38-38 yard drive, and then won the game with the late field goal. UTEP 4 0:06 Schneider 23 FG 5-71 38-41

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Game 10 Tulsa 45 East Carolina 13 PLAYERS

November 12, 2005 • Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. • Attendance: 21,995 STAFF

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Tulsa, Okla. — Tulsa scored 35 unanswered Score by Quarters C-USA points in the second half to claim a 45-13 vic- tory over East Carolina in front of 21,995 fans OPPONENTS 1 2 3 4 Fnl at Skelly Stadium on senior day. It was the regu- Tulsa 10 0 14 21 45 lar season home finale for 14 seniors as Tulsa HISTORY East Carolina 0 13 0 0 13 posted its 10th 40-point game in the Steve Kragthorpe era and became bowl eligible. RECORDS Tulsa improved to 6-4 overall and 5-2 in C- Team Statistics USA play, while East Carolina dropped to 3-6 MEDIA overall and 2-3 in league action. TU ECU In the second half, the Hurricane outdis- First Downs 26 16 tanced the Pirates 349 to 123 yards in total Total Net Yards 495 349 offense, and holding the visitors scoreless in the Offensive Plays 66 66 final two periods. Tulsa rushed for 190 yards in Yards Per Play 7.5 5.3 the second half, after rushing for just 48 first- Rushes/Net Yards 35-238 32-120 half yards. For the game, Tulsa tallied 495 yards Net Passing Yards 257 229 in total offense on 238 yards rushing and 257 Passes Comp/Att. 21-31 21-34 passing yards, while East Carolina totaled 349 Had Intercepted 0 1 yards. Punts/Average 5-37.8 7-40.1 After stopping the Pirates on the first series Penalties/Yards 5-37 8-85 of the game Tulsa scored the first points of the Fumbles/Lost 0-0 1-1 game on a 45-yard Brad DeVault field goal. Game Notebook • Tulsa surpassed the 40-point barrier 3rd Down Conv/Att. 4-11 4-15 Tulsa scored its first touchdown of the game on 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 0-1 a four-yard Tarrion Adams as the Hurricane for the third time this season, and the Possession Time 31:00 29:00 marched 44 yards in five plays, making the 10th time since the 2003 season. score 10-0 with 2:03 left in the first quarter. • Red-shirt freshman Tarrion Adams had The Pirates put together three straight scoring two rushing TDs, for his first career Individual Leaders drives to close out the first-half scoring, begin- multiple TD game. He now has four ning with a 26-yard touchdown pass, capping a rushing touchdowns this year. Rushing 78-yard, eight-play drive at the 6:53 mark of the • Brad DeVault hit a 45-yard field, put- TU – Uril Parrish, 14-87-1 TD; Cauvey Jackson, second quarter. ECU scored two field goals to ting him at 6-of-6 from 40 yards and 7-74-1 end the first half with drives covering 62 and beyond, and 14-of-23 in his career ECU – Chris Johnson, 10-53 22 yards. from 40+ yards. Passing East Carolina held a 13-10 halftime lead. At • Senior running back Uril Parrish moved TU – Paul Smith, 19-of-28 for 230 yds, 2 TD intermission, the Pirates had an 80-yard edge in into sixth place on the school’s career ECU – James Pinkney, 20-of-33 for 188 yds, total offense in the first half, 226 to 146 yards, rushing chart, surpassing Gordon 1 TD, 1 INT while also holding a 16:27 to 13:33 advantage Brown (1984-85) with 2,230 career Receiving in possession time. rushing yards. TU – Garrett Mills, 9-127-1 TD; Ashlan Davis, After being outscored 13-0 in the second • Tulsa has scored the game’s first 5-78-1 TD quarter, the Hurricane went on to score 35 sec- points for the fourth straight contest, ECU – Aundra Allison, 8-74-1 TD ond-half points. after Tulsa began the year giving up To start the scoring, Paul Smith connected the first score of the game to the with Garrett Mills on a 38-yard touchdown pass, opponent in the first four contests. capping a 75-yard, eight-play drive as Tulsa took a 17-13 lead. Following a fumble at the East Carolina 30-yard line, Tulsa took only two plays to score as Adams ran in his second TD of the game with a 14-yard run. Scoring Summary In the fourth quarter, the Hurricane added three scores in the fourth period. This first cov- Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score ered 80 yards in seven plays and culminated in Tulsa 1 11:57 DeVault 45 FG 5-41 3-0 a 29-yard pass from Smith to Ashlan Davis at Tulsa 1 2:03 Adams 4 run (DeVault kick) 5-44 10-0 the 14:22 mark. Uril Parrish scored on a two- ECU 2 6:53 Allison 26 pass from Pinkney (Lee kick) 8-78 10-7 yard run, and Cauvey Jackson added an 18-yard ECU 2 2:31 Lee 24 FG 7-62 10-10 run to close out the Hurricane scoring. ECU 2 0:00 Lee 45 FG 6-22 10-13 Tulsa’s Paul Smith completed 19-of-28 pass- es for 230 yards and two TDs, while Garrett Tulsa 3 6:32 Mills 38 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 8-75 17-13 Mills had his sixth 100+ receiving game of the Tulsa 3 5:49 Adams 14 run (DeVault kick) 2-30 24-13 season with 127 yards and one TD. The Tulsa 4 14:22 Davis 29 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 7-80 31-13 Hurricane defense forced two turnovers, making Tulsa 4 9:10 Parrish 2 run (DeVault kick) 5-64 38-13 it 17 straight games that Tulsa has had a take- Tulsa 4 3:31 Jackson 18 run (Schultz kick) 7-90 45-13 away in a game.

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PLAYERS Game 11 Tulsa 38 Tulane 14 STAFF November 19, 2005 • Malone Stadium • Monroe, La. • Attendance: 10,306 REVIEW

C-USA Monroe, La. — Tulsa scored on their first Score by Quarters offensive play of the game and set the tone for the OPPONENTS contest, as the Hurricane built a 28-7 halftime lead 1 2 3 4 Fnl and went on for a 38-14 victory in front of 10,306 Tulsa 14 14 7 3 38 HISTORY fans at Malone Stadium. Tulane 7 0 0 7 14 The Hurricane ended the regular season with a RECORDS 7-4 record and 6-2 Conference USA mark, and Team Statistics MEDIA now will wait to see which bowl game the Hurricane will get an invitation to attend. Tulsa fin- TU TLN ishes the regular season with its second winning First Downs 23 14 campaign in the last three seasons after 11 straight Total Net Yards 426 270 losing seasons Offensive Plays 65 63 Tulane dropped to 2-8 overall and 1-6 in Yards Per Play 6.6 4.3 league play with one game remaining. The Green Rushes/Net Yards 40-145 28-58 Wave, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, played its Net Passing Yards 281 212 10th straight contest away from its normal home in Passes Comp/Att. 16-25 18-35 New Orleans and their sixth home game in a dif- Had Intercepted 0 2 ferent city and stadium. Punts/Average 3-41.0 4-44.0 Paul Smith completed 13-of-21 passes for 254 Penalties/Yards 7-60 5-65 yards and three touchdowns, while tight end and Game Notebook Fumbles/Lost 1-1 1-1 All-America candidate Garrett Mills finished with 3rd Down Conv/Att. 5-11 7-15 • Tulsa improved to 17-4 record when four catches for 88 yards. 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-1 1-4 scoring 30 or more points since the Tulsa began the game quickly. After a failed Possession Time 32:36 27:24 onside kick attempt on the opening kickoff by 2003 season. Tulane, it took Tulsa only eight seconds to put the • Tulsa’s first two scoring drives, the Individual Leaders first points on the scoreboard. Smith threw 48 Hurricane amassed 108 yards on yards to Ashlan Davis for a 7-0 lead. seven plays and two touchdowns. Rushing Tulane took the ensuing kickoff 76 yards to tie Tulsa totaled 98 yards on its first three TU – Uril Parrish, 15-84-1 TD; Cauvey Jackson, 7-43 the score at 7-7, as Matt Forte scored from seven pass completions of the game, and TLN – Matt Forte, 18-71-1 TD yards out, capping a 13-play drive to take 5:16 off scored two TDs on its first four com- the clock. pleted passes. Passing TU – Paul Smith, 13-of-21 for 254 yds, 3 TD The Hurricane responded in just 2:17, as Tulsa • Ashlan Davis had his second career TLN – , 10-of-17 for 130 yds, 1 TD; marched 60 yards in six plays as Smith connected multiple TD game, but his first for Scott Elliott, 8-of-18 for 82 yds, 2 INT with Davis again for a three-yard touchdown. Tulsa receiving TDs. scored on the first play of the second quarter on a • Paul Smith moved into sixth place in Receiving three-yard run by Tarrion Adams, capping a 10- the school’s single-season passing TU – Garrett Mills, 4-88; Tarrion Adams, 3-62-1 TD; play, 59-yard drive and taking 5:08 off the clock. chart with 2,408 yards. Ashlan Davis, 3-58-2 TD On Tulsa’s next possession, the Hurricane took • Tulsa’s defense has now had two or TLN – Cary Koch, 6-102-1 TD the ball to the one-yard line, but failed on three more takeaways in the last 12 games plays to score the touchdown, while a field goal dating back to last year’s season finale attempt missed. The Hurricane defense got the against UTEP. ball back on a Chris Chamberlain interception, while five plays later Uril Parrish went over from 14 yards to give Tulsa a 28-7 lead. At halftime, the Hurricane had a 264 to 117- yard advantage in the second half, while also hold- ing an edge in possession time of 17:14 to 12:46. Scoring Summary Tulsa took a 35-7 lead with 6:08 left in the third period, as Smith hooked up with Adams on a Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score screen pass that went 36 yards for the Hurricane TU 1 14:52 Davis 48 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 1-48 7-0 touchdown. The drive went 67 yards in taking just TLN 1 9:36 Forte 7 run (Hartgroves kick) 13-76 7-7 1:43 off the clock. TU 1 7:19 Davis 3 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 6-60 14-7 Brad DeVault added to the lead with a 28-yard TU 2 14:57 Adams 3 run (DeVault kick) 10-59 21-7 field goal to start the fourth quarter for the TU 2 4:19 Parrish 14 run (DeVault kick) 5-47 28-7 Hurricane. Tulane scored its first touchdown since TU 3 6:08 Adams 36 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 4-67 `35-7 their first possession of the game with 10:46 left in TU 4 14:57 DeVault 28 field goal 9-65 38-7 the game, cutting into the Hurricane lead, 38-14. TLN 4 10:46 Koch 38 pass from Lester Ricard 9-72 38-14

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Game 12 Tulsa 44 UCF 27 PLAYERS

Conference USA Championship Football Game presented by Xbox STAFF Dec. 3, 2005 • Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, Fla. • Attendance: 51,978 REVIEW

Orlando, Fla. — Tulsa wrapped up the Score by Quarters C-USA Conference USA Championship in its first season as a member of C-USA with a 44-27 victory over OPPONENTS the UCF Golden Knights in front of a crowd of 1 2 3 4 Fnl 51,978 fans at Citrus Bowl Stadium on Dec. 3. Tulsa 14 17 10 3 44 HISTORY Following the game, the Golden Hurricane UCF 7 20 0 0 27 received an invitation from AutoZone Liberty Bowl RECORDS Executive Director Steve Ehrhart to play in the Team Statistics AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, in Memphis, MEDIA Tennessee. TU UCF After allowing UCF 27 first-half points, the First Downs 23 17 Hurricane shut down the Golden Knights in the Total Net Yards 401 339 second half by not allowing a touchdown and Offensive Plays 68 62 holding UCF to just 55 yards of total offense. Yards Per Play 5.9 5.5 The first half was an offensive explosion by Rushes/Net Yards 48-196 35-149 both teams, as the two teams combined for 58 Net Passing Yards 205 190 points and 520 yards. Passes Comp/Att. 13-20 13-27 UCF took the opening kickoff 80 yards in eight Had Intercepted 0 2 plays to take a 7-0 lead. The Hurricane responded Punts/Average 5-36.8 4-40.5 in an elapsed time of 4:28 with an 80-yard, eight- Penalties/Yards 4-31 7-75 play drive of its own to knot the score at 7-7 with Fumbles/Lost 1-0 3-2 6:30 remaining in the first quarter. Game Notebook 3rd Down Conv/Att. 6-15 6-14 Tulsa’s first score came on a 15-yard pass from 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 1-2 Paul Smith to Tarrion Adams. Adams scored • Tulsa won its first conference cham- Tulsa’s second touchdown of the game on a six- pionship since 1985 when the Possession Time 34:46 25:14 yard run at the 1:10 mark of the first quarter, tak- Hurricane won its 25th Missouri ing a 14-7 lead. Valley Conference Championship. Individual Leaders The Hurricane defense came up big on UCF’s Tulsa is the seventh different cham- next possession, as Nick Graham had his sixth pion in 10 years of Conference USA Rushing interception of the year and returned it 58 yards • Garrett Mills established a new TU – Uril Parrish, 23-100-1 TD; Tarrion Adams, to the UCF two-yard line. Uril Parrish leaped over NCAA record for single season 12-84-2 TD the goal line from two yards out on the first play receiving yards by a tight end. He UCF – Kevin Smith, 15-108-1 TD for the score at the 14:47 mark of the fourth finished the game with 152 yards quarter. and 1,183 yards on the season. Passing Following Tulsa’s early second quarter score, The previous record was 1,156 TU – Paul Smith, 13-of-20 for 205 yds, 2 TD the Golden Knights responded with 17 points. yards by Chris Smith of BYU in UCF – Steven Moffett, 13-of-27 for 190 yds, UCF’s Joe Burnett took a Chris Kindred punt 1990. 1 TD, 2 INT 68 yards for a 24-21 lead. • Tulsa’s 31 first-half points was the Receiving Tulsa knotted the score on a 29-yard Brad most this season for Tulsa, making it TU – Garrett Mills, 8-152-1 TD DeVault field goal with 3:53 left in the first half. the fifth game of the season that UCF – Brandon Marshall, 7-109 The Hurricane went ahead on a 29-yard pass Tulsa went over 20 points in the from Smith to Garrett Mills, capping a two-play, first half. 65-yard drive. In the second half, Tulsa took a seven-point lead with a Brad Devault 18-yard field goal at the 8:52 mark. The Hurricane scored following a forced fumble by Nick Bunting and a recovery by Nelson Coleman. Scoring Summary At the 6:17 mark of the third quarter, Adams Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score scored his third touchdown of the game with a UCF 1 10:58 Thornton 43 pass from Moffett (Prater kick) 8-80 0-7 25-yard scamper, capping a five-play, 47-yard TU 1 6:30 Adams 15 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 8-80 7-7 drive in an elapsed time of 1:18, giving the TU 1 1:10 Adams 6 run (DeVault kick) 8-68 14-7 Hurricane a 41-27 lead. TU 2 14:47 Parrish 2 run (DeVault kick) 1-2 21-7 The Hurricane defense made a big stop at the UCF 2 12:30 Smith 31 run (Prater kick) 7-92 21-14 9:54 mark of the fourth quarter, as UCF was 4th- UCF 2 8:45 Prater 46 FG 4-5 21-17 and-goal at the Tulsa 15-yard line. Bobby UCF 2 7:02 Burnett 68 punt return (Prater kick) — 21-24 Blackshire tackled UCF quarterback Steven Moffett TU 2 3:53 DeVault 29 FG 6-33 24-24 at the eight-yard line to end the drive. TU 2 7:56 Mills 29 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 2-65 31-24 Tulsa closed out the game with an 83-yard, 14- UCF 2 0:00 Prater 40 FG 10-53 31-27 play drive that took 7:30 off the clock, as DeVault TU 3 8:52 DeVault 18 FG 5-15 34-27 kicked his third field goal of the game with 2:24 TU 3 6:17 Adams 25 run (DeVault kick) 5-47 41-27 left in the contest. TU 4 2:24 DeVault 26 FG 14-83 44-27

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PLAYERS Game 13 Tulsa 31 Fresno State 24

STAFF AutoZone Liberty Bowl Dec. 31, 2005 • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tenn. • Attendance: 54,894 REVIEW

C-USA Memphis, Tenn. — Tulsa amassed 430 yards for Score by Quarters the game and scored 14 points in the final 10:35 of OPPONENTS the game to capture a 31-24 victory over the Fresno State Bulldogs in the 47th Annual AutoZone Liberty 123 4Fnl HISTORY Bowl in front of 54,894 fans at Liberty Bowl Tulsa 0 17 0 14 31 Memorial Stadium. Fresno State 7 7 3 7 24 RECORDS Tulsa sophomore Paul Smith, who completed 18- of-27 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown and MEDIA scored the winning TD on a four-yard run, was Team Statistics named the Most Valuable Player. Senior Ashlan Davis had his first career 100+ receiving game with 128 TU FS yards on eight catches, while being named Tulsa’s First Downs 20 22 Offensive Player of the Game and sophomore defen- Total Net Yards 430 421 sive back Anthony Germany was selected as Tulsa’s Offensive Plays 55 77 Defensive Player of the Game after intercepting one Yards Per Play 7.8 5.5 pass and breaking up two passes. Rushes/Net Yards 28-196 47-208 Trailing 24-17, the Hurricane early in the fourth Net Passing Yards 234 213 quarter, Tulsa gained 162 yards while holding the Passes Comp/Att. 18-27 19-30 Bulldogs to 77 yards in the final stanza as the Hurricane tied the score at 24 with 10:35 remaining Had Intercepted 0 2 and went ahead on Smith’s TD run with 2:55 left. Punts/Average 4-40.2 3-34.3 Fresno State’s drive to try to tie the game ended with Penalties/Yards 2-10 5-35 a Nelson Coleman interception. Game Notebook Fumbles/Lost 1-1 1-0 The Bulldogs dominated time of possession in the 3rd Down Conv/Att. 4-9 11-18 game by more than 16 minutes, Fresno State began • Tulsa won its fifth bowl game in 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-1 1-2 the scoring with one minute left in the first quarter. Possession Time 21:40 38:20 For the seventh time this season, a Tulsa opponent school history, while snapping got on the scoreboard first as Fresno State marched Fresno State’s bowl game winning 54 yards in six plays for a 7-0 lead. streak at three games. Tulsa responded on the next possession, the first • Tarrion Adam’s 63-yard touchdown Individual Leaders of the second quarter, as the Hurricane went 74 run was the second longest in Tulsa yards in 10 plays and was capped by a 22-yard Rushing bowl history. touchdown run by Uril Parrish. TU – Tarrion Adams, 11-102-1 TD; Uril Parrish, Tulsa’s Tarrion Adams 63-yard touchdown run at • Tulsa improved to 5-2 on the season 9-51-1 TD the 8:15 mark of the second quarter gave the when scored upon first by the oppo- Hurricane a 14-7 lead. Fresno State responded with a FS – Wendell Mathis, 31-117-1 TD sition. scoring drive as Bryson Sumlin broke open for a 24- yard touchdown run. • With his 41-yard field goal, Brad Passing Tulsa took a 17-14 lead into halftime as Brad DeVault finished the season convert- TU – Paul Smith, 18-of-27 for 234 yards, 1 TD DeVault converted a 41-yard field goal, putting him at ing 7-of-7 field goals from 40 yards FS – Paul Pinegar, 19-of-30 for 213 yards, 1 TD, 7-of-7 on the season from 40 yards and beyond. and beyond. 2 INT The Bulldogs dominated the first 16 minutes of the second half while scoring the first 10 points. Receiving Fresno State tied the game, 17-17, taking the sec- TU – Ashlan Davis, 8-128-1 TD; Garrett Mills, 4-52 ond-half kickoff 49 yards in seven plays. Later in the quarter, Tulsa’s Smith connected with Ashlan Davis on FS – Jaron Fairman, 6-73 a 24-yard reception to the Fresno State 28-yard line, but Davis fumbled after a vicious hit. Fresno State marched down the field, completing two big third- and-long plays including third-and-12 and third-and- 19 on a 72-yard, 12-play drive. Paul Pinegar threw the final 21 yards to Joe Fernandez to give the Scoring Summary Bulldogs a 24-17 lead early in the fourth quarter. Two series later, Smith connected with Davis for Team Qtr Time Play Pl-Yrd Score the game’s fifth 20+ yard scoring play, as he threw FS 1 1:00 Mathis 6 run (Zimmerman kick) 6-54 0-7 54 yards for the scoring play that capped a 67-yard, TU 2 12:33 Parrish 22 run (DeVault kick) 10-74 7-7 two-play drive at the 10:35 mark of the final stanza. TU 2 8:15 Adams 63 run (DeVault kick) 4-79 14-7 After failing to mount any offense on its next pos- session the Hurricane had to punt. On Fresno State’s FS 2 1:13 Sumlin 24 run (Zimmerman kick) 14-79 14-14 possession, Anthony Germany intercepted a Pinegar TU 2 0:00 DeVault 41 FG 8-59 17-14 pass giving the Hurricane the ball at the Tulsa 48-yard FS 3 11:51 Zimmerman 27 FG 7-49 17-17 line. FS 4 14:12 Fernandez 21 pass from Pinegar (Zimmerman kick)12-72 17-24 Tulsa marched 52 yards in eight plays as Smith ran TU 4 10:35 Davis 54 pass from Smith (DeVault kick) 2-67 24-24 the final four yards jumping into the end zone for what proved to be the winning touchdown. TU 4 2:55 Smith 4 run (DeVault kick) 8-52 31-24 Coleman’s interception with 2:03 remaining ended any hopes for the Bulldogs.

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Record and Attendance TULSA Opponent STAFF REVIEW Record: 9-4 Overall • 6-2 C-USA • 3-2 Home • 5-2 Away • 1-0 Neutral FIRST DOWNS 264 229 Rushing 111 104 C-USA Date Opponent Attendance Score W/L Passing 129 109 Penalty 24 16 OPPONENTS 9-1 MINNESOTA 33,410 10-41 L RUSHING YARDAGE 2,146 2,132 9-10 at #18 Oklahoma83,877 15-31 L Yards gained rushing 2,415 2,541 HISTORY 9-17 at North Texas 23,112 54-2 W Yards lost rushing 269 409 RECORDS 9-24 MEMPHIS 20,645 37-31 W (OT) Rushing Attempts 491 500 10-1 HOUSTON 15,580 23-30 L Average Per Rush 4.4 4.3 MEDIA 10-8 at Southern Miss 28,375 34-17 W Average Per Game 165.1 164.0 10-15 at Rice 10,893 41-21 W TDs Rushing 29 23 10-22 SMU 22,502 20-13 W PASSING YARDAGE 3,083 2,396 11-5 at UTEP 49,160 38-41 L Att-Comp-Int 406-255-8 359-194-22 11-12 EAST CAROLINA 21,995 45-13 W Average Per Pass 7.6 6.7 11-16 at Tulane 10,306 38-14 W Average Per Catch 12.1 12.4 12-3 at UCF 51,978 44-27 W Average Per Game 237.2 184.3 (C-USA Football Championship Game) TDs Passing 21 9 12-31 vs. Fresno State 54,894 31-24 W TOTAL OFFENSE 5,229 4,528 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl) Total Plays 897 859 Average Per Play 5.8 5.3 Scoring By Quarters Average Per Game 402.2 348.3 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 41-907 65-1,116 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 25-232 29-187 TULSA 78 132 98 116 6 - 430 33.1 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 22-171 8-269 Opponents 74 94 41 96 0 - 305 23.5 FUMBLES-LOST 20-10 28-14 PENALTIES-YARDS 76-620 97-858 PUNTS-AVG 67-37.4 62-39.4 Total Attendance TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 32:21 27:39 Home Attendance: 114,132 (22,826), 5 games 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 95/195 72/183 Road Attendance: 257,701 (36,814), 7 games 3rd-Down Percentage 49% 39% Neutral Attendance: 54,894 (54,894) 1 game 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4/7 10/22 4th-Down Percentage 57% 45%

2005 Individual Statistics Rushing G-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg YPG TD Long

PARRISH, Uril 12 179 797 22 775 4.3 64.6 9 37 - East Carolina ADAMS, Tarrion 13 89 606 32 574 6.4 44.2 8 64 - Memphis SMITH, Paul 13 111 398 140 258 2.3 19.8 6 15 - UCF DILES, Brandon 11 40 249 2 247 6.2 22.5 3 41 - North Texas JACKSON, Cauvey 12 43 252 11 241 5.6 20.1 3 25 - North Texas MOSS, Idris 13 11 59 8 51 4.6 3.9 0 14 - SMU JOHNSON, David 5 4 23 0 23 5.8 4.6 0 13 - Tulane DAVIS, Ashlan 11 7 31 11 20 2.9 1.8 0 16 - East Carolina TEAM 7 7 0 43 -43 -6.1 -6.1 0 0 TULSA 13 491 2,415 269 2,146 4.4 165.1 29 64 - Memphis Opponents 13 500 2,541 409 2,132 4.3 164.0 23 73 - Minnesota

Passing G-GS Att Cmp Int Pct Yds YPG Rating TD Long

SMITH, Paul 13 364 227 6 62.4 2847 219.0 142.90 20 66 - SMU JOHNSON, David 5 41 28 1 68.3 236 47.2 119.81 1 40 - Minnesota MOSS, Idris 13 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 -200.00 0 0

TULSA 13 406 255 8 62.8 3,083 237.2 139.72 21 66 - SMU Opponents 13 359 194 22 54.0 2,396 184.3 106.12 9 65 - Houston

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PLAYERS Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg YPG RPG TD Long STAFF MILLS, Garrett 13 87 1,235 14.2 95.0 9 66 - SMU REVIEW DAVIS, Ashlan 11 35 451 12.9 41.0 5 54 - Fresno State PARRISH, Uril 12 25 246 9.8 20.5 1 46 - Houston C-USA ADAMS, Tarrion 13 24 273 11.4 21.0 2 39 - UTEP MOSS, Idris 13 22 236 10.7 18.2 2 40 - Minnesota OPPONENTS KEOPPLE, Landon 13 19 180 9.5 13.8 0 23 - Tulane JACKSON, Cauvey 12 11 111 10.1 9.2 0 30 - Southern Miss HISTORY NICHOLS, Monroe 13 10 114 11.4 8.8 0 20 - Rice McQUILLAR, Richard 13 10 111 11.1 8.5 0 28 - UTEP RECORDS BUGG, Ryan 13 7 61 8.7 4.7 2 15 - Houston RAMSEY, Charles 13 2 37 18.5 2.8 0 32 - Memphis MEDIA CURTIS, Ted 9 1 14 14.0 1.6 0 14 - Tulane FOSTER, Roderick 5 1 8 8.0 1.6 0 8 - Tulane LONG, Conner 13 1 6 6.0 0.5 0 6 - Minnesota

TULSA 13 255 3,083 12.1 237.2 21 66 - SMU Opponents 13 194 2,396 12.4 184.3 9 65 - Houston

Total Offense G-GS Plays Rush Pass Yards Avg/G

SMITH, Paul 13 475 258 2847 3105 238.8 PARRISH, Uril 12 179 775 0 775 64.6 ADAMS, Tarrion 13 89 574 0 574 44.2 JOHNSON, David 5 45 23 236 259 51.8 DILES, Brandon 11 40 247 0 247 22.5 JACKSON, Cauvey 12 43 241 0 241 20.1 MOSS, Idris 13 12 51 0 51 3.9 DAVIS, Ashlan 11 7 20 0 20 1.8 TEAM 7 7 -43 0 -43 -6.1

TULSA 13 897 2,146 3,083 5,229 402.2 Opponents 13 859 2,132 2,396 4,528 348.3

All-Purpose Yards G-GS Rush Rec PR KOR INT Yds YPG

DAVIS, Ashlan 11 20 451 85 767 0 1,323 120.3 MILLS, Garrett 13 0 1235 0 7 0 1,242 95.5 PARRISH, Uril 12 775 246 0 0 0 1,021 85.1 ADAMS, Tarrion 13 574 273 0 0 0 847 65.2 MOSS, Idris 13 51 236 102 113 0 502 38.6 JACKSON, Cauvey 12 241 111 0 0 0 352 29.3 SMITH, Paul 13 258 0 0 0 0 258 19.8 DILES, Brandon 11 247 0 0 0 0 247 22.5 KEOPPLE, Landon 13 0 180 0 0 0 180 13.8 NICHOLS, Monroe 13 0 114 0 0 0 114 8.8 McQUILLAR, Richard 13 0 111 0 0 0 111 8.5 GRAHAM, Nick 13 0 0 22 0 66 88 6.8 BUGG, Ryan 13 0 61 0 0 0 61 4.7 BLACKSHIRE, Bobby 13 0 0 0 0 38 38 2.9 RAMSEY, Charles 13 0 37 0 0 0 37 2.8 CRAVER, Steve 2 0 0 0 0 29 29 14.5 LONG, Conner 13 0 6 0 20 0 26 2.0 JOHNSON, David 5 23 0 0 0 0 23 4.6 SPOTWOOD, Kinny 13 0 0 23 0 0 23 1.8 McGOWAN, Julian 9 0 0 0 0 20 20 2.2 CURTIS, Ted 9 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.6 ROBERTS, Roy 13 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.0 FOSTER, Roderick 5 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.6 BURRIS, Josh 8 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.5 GERMANY, Anthony 13 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 COLEMAN, Nelson 13 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 TEAM 7 -43 0 0 0 0 -43 -6.1

TULSA 13 2146 3083 232 907 171 6,539 503.0 Opponents 13 2132 2396 187 1116 269 6,100 469.2

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Field Goals PLAYERS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ STAFF Att-M Att-M Att-M Att-M Att-M Total Pct Long REVIEW DeVAULT, Brad 3-3 6-8 2-3 6-6 1-1 18-21 85.7 52 - Oklahoma C-USA

OPPONENTS FG Sequence Kickoff Returns Tulsa Opponents No Yds Avg TD Long HISTORY

Minnesota (46),27 (28),(23) DAVIS, Ashlan 33 767 23.2 1 96 - Rice RECORDS Oklahoma (52),(22),(19) (29) MOSS, Idris 6 113 18.8 0 34 - North Texas MEDIA North Texas (42) - MILLS, Garrett 1 7 7.0 0 7 - Fresno State Memphis (19) (32) LONG, Conner 1 20 20.0 0 20 - Oklahoma Houston (21) (42),31,49 Southern Miss 31,(37),(45) (27) TULSA 41 907 22.1 1 96 - Rice Rice - - Opponents 65 1116 17.2 0 37 - Fresno State SMU (36),(24) (23),(23) UTEP (40) (32),(23) Punting East Carolina (45) (24),(45) Tulane 22,(28) - No Yds Avg Blk I20 TB Long UCF (29),(18),(26) (46),(40) KINDRED, Chris 63 2385 37.9 0 12 4 67 - Houston Fresno State (41) (27),26 SMITH, Paul 3 122 40.7 1 2 0 49 - North Texas TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. TULSA 67 2507 37.4 1 14 4 67 - Houston Scoring Opponents 62 2445 39.4 1 13 3 70 - Oklahoma PATS TD Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf FG Pts Interceptions DeVAULT, Brad 0 18-21 49-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 103 PARRISH, Uril 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 No Yds Avg TD Long ADAMS, Tarrion 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 GRAHAM, Nick 6 66 11.0 0 58 - UCF MILLS, Garrett 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 McGOWAN, Julian 4 20 5.0 0 20 - Southern Miss DAVIS, Ashlan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 ROBERTS, Roy 3 13 4.3 0 13 - UCF SMITH, Paul 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 36 BLACKSHIRE, Bobby 2 38 19.0 0 32 - Southern Miss JACKSON, Cauvey 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 LOHR, Brandon 1 0 0.0 0 0 DILES, Brandon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 BURRIS, Josh 1 4 4.0 0 4 - North Texas BUGG, Ryan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 CRAVER, Steve 1 29 29.0 0 29 - Oklahoma MOSS, Idris 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 GERMANY, Anthony 1 3 3.0 0 3 - Fresno State SPOTWOOD, Kinny 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KLINCK, Bobby 1 0 0.0 0 0 GERMANY, Anthony1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CHAMBERLAIN, Chris 1 0 0.0 0 0 COLEMAN, Nelson 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 KLINCK, Bobby 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CHAMBERLAIN, C. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 TULSA 22 171 7.8 0 58 - UCF SCHULTZ, Matt 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Opponents 8 269 33.6 4 62 - UTEP KEOPPLE, Landon 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0

TULSA 54 18-21 50-52 0-1 0 0-1 0 1 430 Opponents 37 15-18 36-37 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 305 Fumble Returns No Yds Avg TD Long Punt Returns No Yds Avg TD Long KLINCK, Bobby 2 11 5.5 1 19 - Rice DAVIS, Ashlan 13 85 6.5 0 34 - Houston GERMANY, Anthony 1 32 32.0 1 32 - North Texas MOSS, Idris 11 102 9.3 0 23 - East Carolina EVANS, Chadd 1 10 10.0 0 10 - UCF GRAHAM, Nick 1 22 22.0 0 22 - Houston KEOPPLE, Landon 0 2 0.0 0 0 SPOTWOOD, Kinny 0 23 0.0 1 23 - Houston* TULSA 4 55 13.8 2 32 - North Texas Opponents 1 2 2.0 0 2 - Minnesota TULSA 25 232 9.3 1 34 - Houston Opponents 29 187 6.4 1 68 - UCF

*Blocked punt and recovery for touchdown.

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INTRO PLAYERS 2005 Defensive Statistics STAFF

REVIEW G UT AT Tot TFL-Yds SK-Yds INT-Yds PBU QBH FR FF

C-USA 55 COLEMAN, Nelson 13 64 53 117 6.5-31 4.0-27 1--2 . 1 3-0 2 OPPONENTS 4 BLACKSHIRE, Bobby 13 53 46 99 1.0-3 . 2-38 6 1 . . 32 CHAMBERLAIN, Chris 13 53 35 88 11.0-46 4.5-29 1-0 2 1 . 2 HISTORY 41 BUNTING, Nick 13 49 36 85 9.5-58 5.0-45 . 1 2 . 2 RECORDS 22 GRAHAM, Nick 13 51 21 72 3.5-16 1.5-9 6-66 6 . . . MEDIA 26 KLINCK, Bobby 12 27 25 52 0.5-1 . 1-0 3 . 3-11 2 11 GERMANY, Anthony 13 36 13 49 13.5-65 3.0-27 1-3 8 1 2-32 3 97 LOHR, Brandon 13 24 15 39 4.5-25 2.5-18 1-0 . . . 1 95 EVANS, Chadd 13 20 14 34 7.0-38 2.5-18 . 2 2 1-10 2 10 ROBERTS, Roy 13 18 15 33 . . 3-13 4 . . 1 93 HOPKINS, Moton 13 15 13 28 2.5-19 2.0-18 . . . . . 13 McGOWAN, Julian 9 20 4 24 . . 4-20 6 . 1-0 . 91 LATU, Robert 13 13 8 21 3.0-15 2.0-11 . 1 . . . 9 JOHNSON, Don 12 10 8 18 ...... 90 JONES, Brandon 13 3 11 14 0.5-1 ...... 96 BOYD, Walter 13 6 7 13 2.0-5 ...... 8 CLINKSCALE, George 12 9 3 12 2.5-8 0.5-1 . . . . . 35 MADISON, Cody 13 8 3 11 . . . . . 2-0 . 44 KARATEPEYAN, Alain 12 5 6 11 2.5-17 1.5-16 . . . . . 92 DANIELS, Tommy 13 6 4 10 ...... 99 NEMONS, Terrel 13 2 6 8 . . . . . 1-0 . 6 CRAVER, Steve 2 5 3 8 1.5-19 1.5-19 1-29 . . . 1 24 THIBODEAUX, Jeff 3 5 2 7 . . . 1 . . . 25 ADAMS, Tarrion 13 3 4 7 ...... 19 BURRIS, Josh 8 2 4 6 0.5-0 . 1-4 1 . . . 2 ALEXANDER, Kedrick 1 2 4 6 1.0-1 ...... 94 WASHINGTON, W. 10 2 2 4 1.5-2 . . 1 2 . . 20 MILLS, Garrett 13 1 3 4 ...... 33 SPOTWOOD, Kinny 13 2 2 4 ...... 29 DeVAULT, Brad 13 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . 85 GROOMS, Kyle 13 1 1 2 ...... 66 MENGERS, Mike 13 1 1 2 ...... 34 DILES, Brandon 11 2 . 2 ...... 1 56 DANENHAUER, Aaron 13 . 1 1 ...... 89 ROUPOLI, Aaron 13 . 1 1 ...... 5B KINDRED, Chris 13 1 . 1 ...... 50 DETWILER, Alex 3 1 . 1 ...... 67 HAMEISTER-RIES, Jon 13 . 1 1 ...... 15 KEOPPLE, Landon 13 ...... 0-2 .

TULSA 13 523 375 898 74-370 30-232 22-171 42 10 14-55 17 Opponents 13 562 332 894 68.5-247 26-136 8-269 35 30 10-2 14

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INTRO 2005 Tulsa Individual Superlatives PLAYERS STAFF Longest Run from Scrimmage - Most TD's Rushing - Most Points Scored Kicking - REVIEW 64 yards by Tarrion Adams vs. Memphis 3 by Paul Smith vs. USM; Uril Parrish vs. 14 by Brad DeVault vs. UCF Longest Run from Scrimmage for TD - Rice Most Kickoff Returns - C-USA 64 yards by Tarrion Adams vs. Memphis Most Passing Attempts - 7 by Ashlan Davis vs. Minnesota Longest Pass Play - 49 by Paul Smith vs. Houston Most Kickoff Return Yards - OPPONENTS 66 yards by Paul Smith to Garrett Mills vs. Most Passes Completed - 131 yards by Ashlan Davis vs. Minnesota HISTORY SMU 26 by Paul Smith vs. Houston and Rice Longest Pass Play for TD - Most Passing Yards - Most Punt Returns - RECORDS 66 yards by Paul Smith to Garrett Mills vs. 283 yards by Paul Smith vs. Houston 4 by Idris Moss vs. East Carolina SMU Most TD Passes Thrown - Most Punt Return Yards - MEDIA Longest Kickoff Return - 3 by Paul Smith vs. Memphis and Tulane 36 yards by Ashlan Davis vs. Houston 96 yards by Ashlan Davis vs. Rice (TD) Most Passes Caught - Most Interceptions - Longest Punt Return - 13 by Garrett Mills vs. Oklahoma 1, 22 times, latest by Anthony Germany and 34 yards by Ashlan Davis vs. Houston Most Yards Receiving - Nelson Coleman vs. Fresno State Longest Interception Return - 152 yards by Garrett Mills vs. Oklahoma Most Interception Return Yards - 58 yards by Nick Graham vs. UCF and UCF 58 yards by Nick Graham vs. UCF Longest Punt - Most TD's Receiving - Most Field Goals Scored - 67 yards by Chris Kindred vs. Houston 2 by Garrett Mills vs. Memphis and SMU; 3 by Brad DeVault vs. Oklahoma and UCF Longest Field Goal - Ashlan Davis vs. Tulane Most Punts - 52 yards by Brad DeVault vs. Oklahoma Most Yards of Total Offense - 8 by Chris Kindred vs. SMU Most Rushing Attempts - 300 yards by Paul Smith vs. UTEP Most Punt Yards - 23 by Uril Parrish vs. Southern Miss & UCF Most Offensive Plays - 313 yards by Chris Kindred vs. UH Most Rushing Yards - 56 by Paul Smith vs. Houston Best Punting Average - (more than 1 punt) 123 by Uril Parrish vs. Southern Miss Most Points Scored (non-kicking) - 44.7 yards on 7 punts by Chris Kindred vs. 18 by Paul Smith vs. Southern Miss; Uril Houston Parrish vs. Rice

2005 Tulsa/Opponent Season Highs and Lows

Tulsa Category Opponents

54 vs. North Texas Points Scored 41, Minnesota, UTEP 10 vs. Minnesota Low 2, North Texas 26 vs. Southern Miss, East Carolina First Downs 24, Minnesota, UTEP 15 vs. SMU Low 8, North Texas 49 vs, Southern Miss Rushing Plays 59, Rice 26 vs. Houston Low 16, Southern Miss 243 vs. Southern Miss Rushing Yards 335, Memphis 77 vs. Houston Low 37, Southern Miss 49 vs. Houston Passes Attempted 35, Tulane 20 vs. UCF Low 13, Oklahoma 27 vs. Minnesota Passes Completed 25, UTEP 13 vs. North Texas, UCF Low 5, Oklahoma 283 vs. Houston Passing Yardage 340, UTEP 193 vs. North Texas Low 42, Oklahoma 84 vs. Southern Miss Total Plays 80, Rice 55 vs. Fresno State Low 46, Southern Miss 495 vs. East Carolina Total Offense 536, Minnesota 323 vs. SMU Low 129, North Texas 7 vs. North Texas Total Touchdowns 5, Minnesota, UTEP 1 vs. Minnesota, Oklahoma Low 0, North Texas 3 vs. Minnesota Fumbles Lost 2, Memphis, Rice, SMU, UCF 0 vs. UNT, Memphis, USM, Rice, SMU, ECU, UCF Low 0, Oklahoma, Southern Miss, Fresno State

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INTRO PLAYERS 2005 Tulsa Starting Lineups STAFF Offense REVIEW Opponent QB RB/WR TE WR WR TE/WR RT RG C LG LT

C-USA Minnesota Smith Parrish Mills Davis McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers Oklahoma Smith Parrish Mills Keopple McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers OPPONENTS North Texas Smith Diles Mills Moss McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers Memphis Smith Parrish Mills Moss McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers HISTORY Houston Smith Parrish Mills Moss McQuillar Keopple Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers RECORDS So. Miss Smith Nichols Mills Moss McQuillar Keopple Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers Rice Smith Parrish Mills Moss McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers MEDIA SMU Smith Parrish Mills Moss McQuillar Long Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers UTEP Smith Parrish Mills Moss McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers ECU Smith Parrish Mills Davis McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers Tulane Smith Parrish Mills Davis McQuillar Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers UCF Smith Parrish Mills Moss McQuillar Curtis Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers FSU Smith Parrish Mills Moss Davis Ramsey Perrett Stoneham Danenhauer Ries Mengers

Defense Opponent DE NG DE OLB MLB OLB BAN/DL SPUR FS CB CB Minnesota Lohr Jones Latu Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Washington/DT Germany Blackshire Graham Thibo. Oklahoma Lohr Boyd Wash. Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Craver Klinck Graham Roberts North Texas Lohr Boyd Latu Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Burris Graham Roberts Memphis Hopkins Boyd Latu Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham Roberts Houston Hopkins Jones Evans Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Thibo. Klinck Graham McGowan So. Miss Hopkins Jones Evans Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham McGowan Rice Lohr Jones Latu Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham Roberts SMU Lohr Nemons Latu Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham Roberts UTEP Lohr Nemons Latu Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham McGowan ECU Lohr Nemons Evans Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham McGowan Tulane Lohr Nemons Evans Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham McGowan UCF Lohr Nemons Evans Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham McGowan FSU Lohr Nemons Evans Chamberlain Coleman Bunting Blackshire Germany Klinck Graham McGowan

2005 Tulsa Opponent Superlatives

Longest Run from Scrimmage - Most TD's Rushing - Most Kickoff Returns - 73 yards by Laurence Maroney, Minnesota 3 by Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma; DeAngelo 5 by Johnnie Lee Higgins, UTEP Longest Run from Scrimmage for TD - Williams, Memphis Most Kickoff Return Yards - 73 yards by Laurence Maroney, Minnesota Most Passing Attempts- 115 yards by Johnnie Lee Higgins, UTEP Longest Pass Play - 34 by Jordan Palmer, UTEP Most Punt Returns - 65 yards from Kevin Kolb to Vincent Most Passes Completed - 4 by Brandon McDonald, Memphis; Marshall, Houston 25 by Jordan Palmer, UTEP Justin Laird, Houston Longest Pass Play for TD - Most Passing Yards - Most Punt Return Yards - 65 yards from Kevin Kolb to Vincent 340 yard by Jordan Palmer, UTEP 82 yards by Joe Burnett, UCF Marshall, Houston Most TD Passes Thrown - Most Interceptions - Longest Kickoff Return - 2 by Jordan Palmer, UTEP 2 by Jasper Faulk, Southern Miss 37 yards by Adam Jennings, Fresno State Most Passes Caught - Most Interception Return Yards - Longest Punt Return - 9 by Chris Francies, UTEP 62 yards by Josh Ferguson, UTEP 68 yards by Joe Burnett, UCF Most Yards Receiving - Most Field Goals Scored - Longest Interception Return - 170 yards by Chris Francies, UTEP 2 by Jason Giannini, Minn.; Chris 62 yards by Josh Ferguson, UTEP (TD) Most Yards of Total Offense - McMurtray, SMU; Josh Ferguson, UTEP; Longest Punt - 327 yards by Jordan Palmer, UTEP Robert Lee, East Carolina; Matt Prater, UCF 70 yards by Cody Freeby, Oklahoma Most Offensive Plays - Most Punts - Longest Field Goal - 43 by James Pinkney, East Carolina 10 by Truman Spencer, North Texas 46 yards by Matt Prater, UCF Most Points Scored (non-kicking) - Most Punting Yards - Most Rushing Attempts - 18 by Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma; 376 yards by Truman Spencer, North Texas 32 by Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma DeAngelo Williams, Memphis Best Punting Average - Most Rushing Yards - Most Points Scored Kicking - 50.0 yards by Cody Freeby, Oklahoma 223 yards by DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 11 by Reagan Schneider, UTEP

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INTRO 2005 Team Game-By-Game Summaries PLAYERS STAFF TU MINN TU USM TU TULANE First Downs 19 24 First Downs 26 11 First Downs 23 14 REVIEW Total Net Yards 353 536 Total Net Yards 475 169 Total Net Yards 426 270 Offensive Plays 76 69 Offensive Plays 84 46 Offensive Plays 65 63 Yards Per Play 7.8 4.6 Yards Per Play 5.7 3.7 Yards Per Play 6.6 4.3 C-USA Rushes/Net Yards 35-135 44-301 Rushes/Net Yards 49-243 16-37 Rushes/Net Yards 40-145 28-58 Net Passing Yards 218 235 Net Passing Yards 232 132 Net Passing Yards 281 212 OPPONENTS Passes Comp/Att. 27-41 14-25 Passes Comp/Att. 21-35 12-30 Passes Comp/Att. 16-25 18-35 Had Intercepted 1 1 Had Intercepted 2 4 Had Intercepted 0 2 HISTORY Punts/Average 6-38.7 3-39.0 Punts/Average 1-21.0 2-41.5 Punts/Average 3-41.0 4-44.0 Penalties/Yards 7-70 7-65 Penalties/Yards 10-77 10-73 Penalties/Yards 7-60 5-65 RECORDS Fumbles/Lost 2-1 4-3 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 0-0 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 1-1 3rd Down Conv/Att. 9-19 6-12 3rd Down Conv/Att. 11-15 5-10 3rd Down Conv/Att. 5-11 7-15 MEDIA 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-1 0-1 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-1 0-1 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-1 1-4 Possession Time 33:13 26:47 Possession Time 42:23 17:37 Possession Time 32:36 27:24

TU OU TU RICE TU UCF First Downs 21 14 First Downs 18 19 First Downs 23 17 Total Net Yards 344 269 Total Net Yards 383 316 Total Net Yards 401 339 Offensive Plays 75 58 Offensive Plays 58 80 Offensive Plays 68 62 Yards Per Play 4.6 4.6 Yards Per Play 6.6 4.0 Yards Per Play 5.9 5.5 Rushes/Net Yards 39-98 45-227 Rushes/Net Yards 34-178 59-231 Rushes/Net Yards 48-196 35-149 Net Passing Yards 246 42 Net Passing Yards 205 85 Net Passing Yards 205 190 Passes Comp/Att. 24-36 5-13 Passes Comp/Att. 18-24 8-21 Passes Comp/Att. 13-20 13-27 Had Intercepted 1 2 Had Intercepted 1 2 Had Intercepted 0 2 Punts/Average 5-38.6 5-50.0 Punts/Average 5-34.4 3-43.3 Punts/Average 5-36.8 4-40.5 Penalties/Yards 6-43 8-72 Penalties/Yards 6-50 6-49 Penalties/Yards 4-31 7-75 Fumbles/Lost 4-1 4-0 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 3-2 3rd Down Conv/Att. 8-17 5-13 3rd Down Conv/Att. 5-10 9-18 3rd Down Conv/Att. 6-15 6-14 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-1 1-1 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 3-5 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 1-2 Possession Time 34:41 25:19 Possession Time 28:39 31:21 Possession Time 34:46 25:14

TU UNT TU SMU TU FSU First Downs 19 8 First Downs 15 18 First Downs 20 22 Total Net Yards 406 129 Total Net Yards 323 337 Total Net Yards 430 421 Offensive Plays 63 58 Offensive Plays 64 68 Offensive Plays 55 77 Yards Per Play 6.4 2.2 Yards Per Play 5.0 5.0 Yards Per Play 7.8 5.5 Rushes/Net Yards 41-213 36-142 Rushes/Net Yards 31-103 36-114 Rushes/Net Yards 28-196 47-208 Net Passing Yards 193 59 Net Passing Yards 220 223 Net Passing Yards 234 213 Passes Comp/Att. 13-22 10-22 Passes Comp/Att. 20-33 20-32 Passes Comp/Att. 18-27 19-30 Had Intercepted 0 2 Had Intercepted 0 1 Had Intercepted 0 2 Punts/Average 5-38.0 10-37.6 Punts/Average 8-31.5 6-37.2 Punts/Average 4-40.2 3-34.3 Penalties/Yards 3-30 12-111 Penalties/Yards 9-82 10-85 Penalties/Yards 2-10 5-35 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 3-1 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 1-0 3rd Down Conv/Att. 4-12 2-15 3rd Down Conv/Att. 7-18 3-14 3rd Down Conv/Att. 4-9 11-18 4th Down Conv/Att. 1-2 0-0 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 0-1 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-1 1-2 Possession Time 29:22 30:38 Possession Time 31:56 28:04 Possession Time 21:40 38:20

TU MEM TU UTEP First Downs 18 20 First Downs 20 24 Total Net Yards 431 482 Total Net Yards 402 435 Offensive Plays 70 72 Offensive Plays 78 64 Yards Per Play 6.2 6.7 Yards Per Play 5.2 6.8 Rushes/Net Yards 47-197 48-335 Rushes/Net Yards 38-139 30-95 Net Passing Yards 234 147 Net Passing Yards 263 340 Passes Comp/Att. 15-23 9-24 Passes Comp/Att. 23-40 25-34 Had Intercepted 1 0 Had Intercepted 1 2 Punts/Average 7-40.6 6-45.7 Punts/Average 5-38.6 3-32.3 Penalties/Yards 6-50 12-93 Penalties/Yards 3-15 3-20 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 3-2 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 1-1 3rd Down Conv/Att. 9-17 4-12 3rd Down Conv/Att. 12-19 6-12 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 0-1 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 2-2 Possession Time 37:39 22:21 Possession Time 33:21 26:39

TU UH TU ECU First Downs 17 22 First Downs 26 16 Total Net Yards 360 476 Total Net Yards 495 349 Offensive Plays 75 76 Offensive Plays 66 66 Yards Per Play 4.8 6.3 Yards Per Play 7.5 5.3 Rushes/Net Yards 26-77 45-200 Rushes/Net Yards 35-238 32-120 Net Passing Yards 283 276 Net Passing Yards 257 229 Passes Comp/Att. 26-49 19-31 Passes Comp/Att. 21-31 21-34 Had Intercepted 1 1 Had Intercepted 0 1 Punts/Average 8-39.1 6-28.8 Punts/Average 5-37.8 7-40.1 Penalties/Yards 8-65 4-30 Penalties/Yards 5-37 8-85 Fumbles/Lost 3-2 3-1 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 1-1 3rd Down Conv/Att. 11-21 4-15 3rd Down Conv/Att. 4-11 4-15 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 1-1 4th Down Conv/Att. 0-0 0-1 Possession Time 29:19 30:41 Possession Time 31:00 29:00 RYAN BUGG

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INTRO PLAYERS 2005 Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics STAFF Rushing Parrish Adams Jackson Diles Smith Johnson, Da Davis Moss REVIEW Opponent A-Yds-Td A-Yds-Td A-Yds-Td A-Yds-Td A-Yds-Td A-Yds-Td A-Yds-Td A-Yds-TD C-USA Minnesota 12-84-0 7-27-0 7-17-0 0-0-0 4/-10-0 3-10-0 2-7-0 0-0-0 Oklahoma 14-37-0 2/-4-0 0-0-0 4-19-0 18-48-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 OPPONENTS North Texas DNP 10-40-1 7-49-2 15-128-1 7-15-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-9-0 Memphis 19-50-0 5-71-1 3-13-0 9-35-1 10-29-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 HISTORY Houston 11-44-0 2-6-0 5-28-0 0-0-0 7/-6-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-5-0 Southern Miss 23-123-0 10-60-0 4-15-0 0-0-0 11-37-3 DNP 1/-4-0 0-0-0 RECORDS Rice 16-66-3 5-78-0 3-2-0 3-7-0 6-27-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 SMU 11-23-0 9-41-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 8-27-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-17-0 MEDIA UTEP 12-26-2 3-16-0 0-0-0 9-58-1 13-37-1 DNP 0-0-0 1-2-0 East Carolina 14-87-1 6-39-2 7-74-1 0-0-0 6-17-0 0-0-0 1-16-0 1-5-0 Tulane 15-84-1 7-14-1 7-43-0 DNP 5/-30-0 1-13-0 1-5-0 2-21-0 UCF 23-123-1 12-84-2 DNP DNP 9-22-0 DNP 2/-4-0 2/-6-0 Fresno State 9-51-1 11-102-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-45-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0

Passing Smith Johnson, Da Moss Opponent C-A-I-Yds-Td C-A-I-Yds-Td C-A-I-Yds-Td Minnesota 7-11-0-46-0 20-30-1-172-1 0-0-0-0-0 Oklahoma 24-36-1-246-0 DNP 0-0-0-0-0 North Texas 12-21-0-189-2 1-1-0-4-0 0-0-0-0-0 Memphis 15-22-0-234-3 DNP 1-0-1-0-0 Houston 26-49-1-283-2 DNP 0-0-0-0-0 Southern Miss 21-35-2-232-1 DNP 0-0-0-0-0 Rice 16-21-1-199-1 2-3-0-5-0 0-0-0-0-0 SMU 20-33-0-220-2 DNP 0-0-0-0-0 UTEP 23-40-1-263-1 DNP 0-0-0-0-0 East Carolina 19-28-0-230-2 2-3-0-27-0 0-0-0-0-0 Tulane 13-21-0-254-3 3-4-0-27-0 0-0-0-0-0 UCF 13-20-0-205-2 DNP 0-0-0-0-0 Fresno State 18-27-0-234-1 DNP 0-0-0-0-0

Receiving Adams Mills Moss Davis Nichols Keopple Bugg Opponent R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td Minnesota 5-49-0 5-38-0 3-51-0 1-7-0 3-22-0 3-21-0 3-10-1 Oklahoma 1-0-0 13-152-0 2-19-0 DNP 1-12-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 North Texas 0-0-0 8-143-1 3-37-1 DNP 0-0-0 2-13-0 0-0-0 Memphis 0-0-0 7-106-2 2-18-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-10-0 0-0-0 Houston 0-0-0 5-41-1 6-54-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-30-0 2-24-1 Southern Miss 1-2-0 8-115-1 1-13-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 2-15-0 1-10-0 Rice 1-1-0 4-43-0 1-19-0 3-37-1 2-35-0 2-16-0 0-0-0 SMU 2-10-0 8-136-2 1-5-0 5-39-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 UTEP 3-65-0 4-42-0 3-20-1 7-87-0 1-13-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 East Carolina 4-26-0 9-127-1 0-0-0 5-78-1 2-18-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 Tulane 3-62-1 4-88-0 0-0-0 3-58-2 0-0-0 3-46-0 1-5-0 UCF 2-29-1 8-152-1 0-0-0 2-10-0 1-14-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fresno State 2-29-0 4-52-0 0-0-0 8-128-1 0-0-0 1-6-0 0-0-0

Receiving Jackson Long Parrish Ramsey McQuillar Curtis R. Foster Opponent R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-Td R-Yds-TD R-Yds-TD Minnesota 2-10-0 1-6-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 Oklahoma 3-31-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 1-5-0 1-11-0 DNP DNP North Texas 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Memphis 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-55-1 1-32-0 2-13-0 0-0-0 DNP Houston 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-97-0 0-0-0 4-37-0 0-0-0 DNP Southern Miss 5-65-0 0-0-0 2-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP Rice 1-5-0 0-0-0 3-32-0 0-0-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 SMU 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-25-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 DNP UTEP 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 1-13-0 DNP DNP East Carolina0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP Tulane 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-14-0 1-8-0 UCF DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP Fresno State 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP

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MINN OU UNT MEM HOU USM RICE SMU UTEP ECU TUL UCF FSU REVIEW S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT S-AT C-USA Secondary OPPONENTS Bobby Blackshire 4-5 3-6 1-3 7-1 8-4 4-1 5-3 4-3 4-8 4-3 4-5 2-1 4-3 Josh Burris 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0 DNP 0-0 1-0 DNP 0-0 1-0 DNP DNP HISTORY Steve Craver 1-2 4-1 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ RECORDS Anthony Germany 0-0 0-3 7-3 3-0 2-0 2-0 4-5 4-0 4-0 4-1 2-1 2-0 2-0 Nick Graham 4-0 3-3 4-1 4-1 3-1 4-0 0-2 6-1 4-4 5-2 3-0 3-2 8-4 MEDIA Bobby Klinck 1-0 2-6 DNP 5-1 3-5 1-2 2-1 3-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 3-2 2-6 Julian McGowan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 6-0 3-0 6-1 0-2 Roy Roberts 1-0 2-1 3-4 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-3 2-1 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-3

Linebackers Nick Bunting 4-6 4-5 2-1 2-1 8-3 1-1 4-4 4-4 5-5 2-1 3-0 6-1 4-4 Chris Chamberlain 5-1 1-5 6-2 3-4 6-2 5-0 5-2 5-4 4-4 3-3 3-2 1-2 7-4 George Clinkscale 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 Nelson Coleman 2-2 1-8 2-3 5-1 8-2 2-1 8-11 7-5 2-5 10-0 4-6 6-1 5-9 Alain Karatepeyan 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 DNP Cody Madison 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 Kinny Spotwood 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

Line Tommy Daniels 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 Alex Detwiler DNP DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Chadd Evans 6-2 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 3-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 0-2 Brandon Lohr 2-0 1-0 1-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 6-5 3-2 1-2 2-1 2-3 2-0 1-1 Robert Latu 1-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 3-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 Brandon Jones 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 Moton Hopkins 0-2 0-0 1-1 1-4 5-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 3-2 Walter Boyd 0-1 1-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Terrel Nemons 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-0 0-0 William Washington 0-0 0-1 0-1 DNP 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP

Others Tarrion Adams 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 Aaron Danenhauer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brad DeVault 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brandon Diles 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DNP 0-0 Kyle Grooms 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Jon Hameister-Ries 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Donnie Johnson DNP 1-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-2 3-1 0-0 Chris Kindred 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mike Mengers 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Garrett Mills 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

KEY: S - solo tackles AT- assisted tackles

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INTRO PLAYERS Career Statistics for 2005 Seniors STAFF Ashlan Davis (WR/KOR) Conner Long (TE) REVIEW Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long C-USA 2004 (Jr) 12 30 462 38.5 1 52 2004 (Jr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 (Sr) 11 35 451 41.0 5 54 2005 (Sr) 13 1 6 6.0 0 6 TOTAL 23 65 913 39.7 6 54 TOTAL 25 1 6 6.0 0 6 OPPONENTS Rushing G Att Yds TD Avg Long KO Returns G No Yds Avg TD Long HISTORY 2004 12 8 43 0 5.4 14 2004 12 4 37 9.2 0 15 2005 11 7 20 0 2.9 16 2005 13 1 20 20.0 0 20 RECORDS TOTAL 23 15 63 0 4.2 16 TOTAL 25 5 57 11.4 0 20

MEDIA Punt Returns G No Yds Avg TD Long 2004 12 1 24 24.0 1 13 Richard McQuillar (WR) 2005 11 13 85 6.5 0 34 TOTAL 23 14 109 7.8 1 34 Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2001 Red-shirt KO Returns G No Yds Avg TD Long 2002 (Fr) 12 12 154 12.8 0 34 2004 12 37 1131 30.6 5 100 2003 (So) 13 7 83 11.9 1 22 2005 11 33 767 23.2 1 96 2004 (Jr) 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 23 70 1898 27.1 6 100 2005 (Sr) 13 10 111 11.1 0 28 TOTAL 41 29 348 12.0 1 34

Brad DeVault (PK) Garrett Mills (TE) Field Goals G Att Made Lg Pct Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2002 9 12 7 45 58.3 2002 (Fr) 12 10 138 13.8 2 36 2003 13 16 9 49 56.2 2003 (So) 13 53 456 8.6 10 37 2004 10 16 12 49 75.0 2004 (Jr) 12 51 560 11.0 2 56 2005 13 21 18 52 85.7 2005 (Sr) 13 87 1235 14.2 9 66 TOTAL 45 65 46 52 70.8 TOTAL 50 201 2389 11.9 23 66

Landon Keople (WR) KO Returns G No Yds Avg TD Long 2002 (Fr) 12 1 14 14.0 0 14 Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2003 (So) 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 2003 13 1 3 0.1 0 3 2004 (Jr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 2004 10 1 10 10.0 0 10 2005 (Sr) 13 1 7 7.0 0 7 2005 13 19 180 9.5 0 23 TOTAL 50 2 21 10.5 0 14 TOTAL 36 21 193 9.2 0 23

Uril Parrish (RB) Bobby Klinck (DB) Rushing G Att Yds TD Avg Long Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 2002 (Fr) 12 54 89 3 1.6 13 2004 (Jr) 6 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 2003 (So) 9 100 537 5 5.4 33 2005 (Sr) 12 27 25 52 0.5/-1 0/0 2 3 4 1 2004 (Jr) 12 210 1064 8 5.1 45 TOTAL 18 32 26 58 0.5/-1 0/0 2 3 4 1 2005 (Sr) 12 179 775 9 4.3 37 TOTAL 45 543 2465 25 4.5 45 Drew Lagow (DE/TE) Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long Receiving G Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2002 (Fr) 12 5 26 5.2 1 14 2002 (Fr) Played Defense 2003 (So) 9 2 23 11.5 0 14 2003 (So) Played Defense 2004 (Jr) 12 17 109 6.4 1 19 2004 (Jr) Played Defense 2005 (Sr) 12 25 246 9.8 1 46 2005 (Sr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 45 49 404 8.2 3 46 TOTAL12000.000 KO Returns G No Yds Avg TD Long Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 2002 (Fr) 12 5 139 27.8 0 44 2002 (Fr) 12 7 5 12 2.5/8 0/0 0 0 0 0 2003 (So) 9 19 453 32.8 0 98 2003 (So) 9 1 1 2 0.0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 2004 (Jr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 2004 (Jr) 12 1 0 1 0.0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 2005 (Sr) 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 (Sr) Played Offense TOTAL 45 24 592 24.7 0 98 TOTAL 45 9 6 15 2.5/8 0/0 0 0 0 0

Brandon Lohr (DE) Defense G UT AT Tot Loss Sack FR FF PBU Int 2001 (Fr) 11 13 10 23 2/-4 0/0 0 0 0 0 2002* 1 2 2 4 1/-15 1/-15 0 0 0 0 2003 (So) 13 23 22 45 4.5/-21 1/-10 0 0 2 0 2004 (Jr) 12 41 28 69 2.5/-4 0/0 0 1 1 0 2005 (Sr) 13 24 15 39 4.5/-25 2.5/-18 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 50 103 77 180 14.5/-69 4.5/-43 0 2 4 1 *Hardship

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PLAYERS Team C-USA . . . Success on the Playing Field STAFF Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competi- Dedicated to Excellence tion, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. REVIEW Football C-USA Excellence every day. For Conference USA, dedica- • Rated among the top seven conferences in the nation OPPONENTS tion to excellence is a common thread in athletics, • 33 teams have earned bowl bids • Member of the Bowl Championship Series HISTORY academics and in the community, and the guiding • Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, GMAC Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, Fort Worth Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Birmingham Bowl RECORDS initiative for the league’s promising future. and a bowl in Houston, Texas MEDIA Conference USA features 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich Men’s Basketball • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, • 72 postseason teams (40 NCAA and 32 NIT) Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination • Strong fan support, drawing more than one million fans each season enhances men’s and women’s programs that are steeped in athletic • Two Final Four teams success and academic prowess. Together, we are dedicated to • Five Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our • One NIT Champion communities. • Four NIT semifinalists All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with Women’s Basketball several other men’s and women’s athletic programs, many of which • 42 NCAA Tournament appearances compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors • 24 WNIT appearances competition in 19 sports — nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross • One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and • Two WNIT semifinalists field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and Baseball field and volleyball). • 35 NCAA appearances • Three College appearances in 2006, 2005 and 2001 The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the • Eight Super Regional appearances Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic • Has produced at least four NCAA teams in each of the last five Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA seasons annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional In addition, 27 volleyball teams, 34 men’s and women’s soccer Academic Excellence Award. teams and 17 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, five softball

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PLAYERS teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams C-USA Quick Facts to the Sweet 16. The league has also had three national champions in STAFF NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and Commissioner: Britton Banowsky numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, PR/Football: Russell Anderson REVIEW swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams E-mail: [email protected] and individuals have made more than 420 NCAA appearances. Phone: 214-774-1300 C-USA Fax: 214-496-0046 OPPONENTS Success off the Field Website: www.conferenceusa.com C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic Mailing Address: 5201 North O’Connor Blvd. HISTORY performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that Suite 300 student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than Irving, Texas 75039 RECORDS the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 11 years, 92 MEDIA student-athletes earned national ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America honors, while 282 were named All-District. In addition, more than 11,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeed- of outstanding achievement in the classroom. ing Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the C-USA on TV United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football mem- C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through its partnerships bers. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and with ESPN Inc. and College Sports Television Networks (CSTV). The UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and league entered into long-term agreements with both ESPN and CSTV, ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. which, combined, provides C-USA with significant national and regional USF started C-USA football in 2003. exposure for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 conference sports. Additionally, the CSTV agreement includes video-on- season, C-USA began a new chapter in 2005-06 when its current demand, Internet, broadband, national over-the-air and satellite radio, membership came together to form the new look of the league. and wireless distribution as well as corporate marketing rights, and Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong founda- website production through CSTV Online, a subsidiary of CSTV. The tion, an identity and a history that reflects the league’s national agreement with ESPN extends the conference’s current regular season presence. Eleven years of remarkable history has reinforced the football package to include the broadcast of the conference’s Football league’s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the Championship Game. It also encompasses distribution of men’s next decade and beyond. basketball and women’s basketball on ESPN/ESPN2 and both tourna- ment championship games. C-USA in the Community Tulsa Captures The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in Four C-USA nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. Titles in First Year More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across The University of Tulsa the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, officially became a member the conference has begun development of several initiatives to of Conference USA on July maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni 1, 2005. In its first season across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back of competition, Tulsa teams to their communities through volunteer service with local and national won four league champi- organizations. onships –– football, women’s basketball, men’s Governance tennis and softball –– tying Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Rice for the most confer- Conference USA is one of the seven conferences having significant ence titles of any member representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the school in 2005-06. member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors. Dr. Carol Garrison of UAB began her first year as chair of the Board of Directors Tulsa Has League-Best Four Scholar- in 2005-06 and will serve in that capacity again in 2006-07. Athletes of the Year in 2005-06 Four Tulsa student-athletes were named Conference USA A Proud History — A Promising Future Scholar Athletes of the Year in their respective sports for the Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one 2005-06 academic year. Each year, Conference USA selects one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo Scholar Athlete of the Year for each sport. Tulsa produced a con- and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter ference-best four Scholar Athlete Award winners, Rice and UTEP members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, had three student-athletes selected, while four other schools had Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. two recipients apiece. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Tulsa’s winners were: Sam Korbe (Me’s Golf/Junior), Garrett Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. Mills (Football/Senior), Kara Pongonis-Paslay (Women’s The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after Basketball/Senior), and Matt Wiley (Men’s Soccer/Senior). nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton

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INTRO PLAYERS 2005 C-USA Final Standings STAFF C-USA Games All Games REVIEW Team W L Pct W L Pct Home Rd Neut. C-USA EAST DIVISION UCF 7 1 .875 8 5 .615 4-1 4-3 0-1 OPPONENTS Memphis 5 3 .625 7 5 .583 4-2 2-3 1-0 Southern Miss 5 3 .625 7 4 .583 3-2 3-3 1-0 HISTORY East Carolina 4 4 .500 5 6 .455 3-2 2-4 0-0 UAB 3 5 .375 5 6 .455 2-3 3-3 0-0 RECORDS Marshall 3 5 .375 4 7 .364 3-3 1-4 0-0 MEDIA WEST DIVISION Tulsa* 6 2 .750 9 4 .692 3-2 5-2 1-0 UTEP 5 3 .625 8 4 .667 5-1 3-2 0-1 Houston 4 4 .500 6 6 .500 3-3 3-2 0-1 SMU 4 4 .500 5 6 .455 3-3 2-3 0-0 Tulane 1 7 .125 2 9 .182 1-5 1-4 0-0 Rice 1 7 .125 1 10 .089 1-4 0-6 0-0

*Won inaugural Conference USA Football Championship Game

2006 Conference USA Composite Football Schedule * Indicates Conference USA games • All games and dates subject to change

August 31 (Thursday) Sam Houston State @ SMU October 7 (Saturday) North Carolina State @ Southern Miss Stephen F. Austin at Tulsa Memphis @ UAB* Tulane @ Mississippi State UTEP @ San Diego State Rice @ Tulane* North Texas @ Tulsa SMU @ UTEP* UAB @ Georgia Virginia @ East Carolina September 2 (Saturday) South Florida @ UCF Houston @ Rice* UL-Lafayette @ Houston East Carolina @ Navy September 23 (Saturday) Marshall @ West Virginia October 13 (Friday) West Virginia @ East Carolina SMU @ Texas Tech Pittsburgh @ UCF Oklahoma State @ Houston Southern Miss @ Florida Marshall @ Tennessee UAB @ Oklahoma Rice @ Florida State October 14 (Saturday) Villanova @ UCF Arkansas State @ SMU Tulsa @ East Carolina* Tulane @ LSU Houston @ Southern Miss* September 3 (Sunday) Tulsa @ Navy Marshall @ SMU* Memphis @ Mississippi Mississippi State @ UAB UAB @ Rice* UTEP @ New Mexico Tulane @ UTEP* September 9 (Saturday) Arkansas State @ Memphis East Carolina @ UAB* September 26 (Tuesday) Tulane @ Houston* Southern Miss at UCF* October 21 (Saturday) Hofstra @ Marshall SMU @ East Carolina* Chattanooga @ Memphis September 30 (Saturday) UTEP @ Houston* Marshall @ UAB* Rice @ UCLA SMU @ Tulane* Tulsa @ Memphis* SMU @ North Texas Houston @ Miami (Fla.) Rice @ UCF* SW Louisiana @ Southern Miss Tennessee @ Memphis Southern Miss @ Virginia Tech Tulsa @ BYU Rice @ Army Tulane @ Auburn UCF @ Florida Troy State @ UAB Texas Tech @ UTEP New Mexico State @ UTEP October 27 (Friday) September 16 (Saturday) October 3 (Tuesday) UTEP @ Tulsa* Memphis @ East Carolina* Southern Miss @ Tulsa* Grambling @ Houston Marshall @ Kansas State October 4 (Wednesday) Texas @ Rice UCF @ Marshall*

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PLAYERS October 28 (Saturday) East Carolina @ Southern Miss* STAFF UCF @ Houston* C-USA National Telecasts Memphis @ Marshall* REVIEW Army @ Tulane ESPN/ESPN2 SCHEDULE C-USA Sept. 3 (Sun.) Memphis @ Mississippi 4:30 pm ET/3:30 pm CT ESPN October 31 (Tuesday) OPPONENTS UAB@SMU* Sept. 16 (Sat.) Texas @ Rice 6 pm ET/5 pm CT ESPN2 Sept. 23 (Sat.) West Virginia @ East Carolina Time TBA ESPN/ESPN2 HISTORY Sept. 26 (Tues.) Southern Miss @ UCF 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT ESPN2 November 4 (Saturday) RECORDS East Carolina @ UCF* Sept. 30 (Sat.) Tennessee @ Memphis Time TBA ESPN/ESPN2 Tulsa @ Houston* Rice @ Army Time TBA ESPN2/ESPNU/CL. MEDIA Tulane @ Marshall* Oct. 3 (Tues.) Southern Miss @ Tulsa 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT ESPN2 Rice @ UTEP* Oct. 4 (Wed.) UCF @ Marshall 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT ESPN2 November 5 (Sunday) Oct. 13 (Thurs.) Pittsburgh @ UCF 8 pm ET/7 pm CT ESPN Southern Miss @ Memphis* Oct. 27 (Fri.) UTEP @ Tulsa 8 pm ET/7 pm CT ESPN2 Oct. 31 (Tues.) UAB @ SMU 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT ESPN2 November 10 (Friday) Nov. 5 (Sun.) Southern Miss @ Memphis 8 pm ET/7 pm CT ESPN UTEP @ UAB* Nov. 10 (Fri.) UTEP @ UAB 8 pm ET/7 pm CT ESPN2 Dec. 2 (Sat.) C-USA Football Championship Time TBA ESPN/ESPN2 November 11 (Saturday) Marshall @ East Carolina* Houston @ SMU* UCF @ Memphis* CSTV NATIONAL Rice @ Tulsa* Aug. 31 (Thurs.) UTEP @ San Diego State 10:30 pm ET/9:30 pm CT CSTV Southern Miss @ Tulane* Sept. 2 (Sat.) Houston @ Rice 9 pm ET/8 pm CT CSTV East Carolina @ Navy 5:30 pm/4:30 pm CT CSTV November 18 (Saturday) Sept. 9 (Sat.) Texas Tech @ UTEP 9 pm ET/7 pm CT CSTV East Carolina @ Rice* Sept. 16 (Sat.) South Florida @ UCF 2:30 pm ET/1:30 pm CT CSTV Houston @ Memphis* UTEP @ Marshall* Sept. 23 (Sat.) Tulsa @ Navy 1:30 pm ET/12:30 pm CT CSTV Tulsa @ SMU* UTEP @ New Mexico 5 pm ET/4 pm CT CSTV UAB @ Southern Miss* Oklahoma State @ Houston 9 pm ET/8 pm CT CSTV UCF @ Tulane* Sept. 30 (Sat.) SMU @ Tulane 9 pm ET/8 pm CT CSTV November 24 (Friday) Oct. 7 (Sat.) Virginia @ East carolina 6 pm ET/5 pm CT CSTV Tulane @ Tulsa* Oct. 14 (Sat.) UAB @ Rice 6 pm ET/5 pm CT CSTV Oct. 21 (Sat.) Tulsa @ Memphis 8 pm ET/7 pm CT CSTV November 25 (Saturday) Oct. 28 (Sat.) East Carolina @ Southern Miss 8 pm ET/7 pm CT CSTV Marshall @ Southern Miss* Nov. 4 (Sat.) Tulane @ Marshall 8 pm ET/7 pm CT CSTV Memphis @ UTEP* Nov. 11 (Sat.) UCF @ Memphis 8 pm ET/7 pm CT CSTV SMU @ Rice* Nov. 18 (Fri.) UAB @ Southern Miss 8 pm ET/7 pm CT CSTV UAB @ UCF* East Carolina @ North Carolina State Nov. 25 (Sat.) TBA 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT CSTV

December 2 (Saturday) Conference USA Championship Game TBS Sept. 2 (Sat.) UAB @ Oklahoma 7 pm ET/6 pm CT TBS

FOX SPORTS NET Sept. 16(Sat.) Marshall @ Kansas State 12:30 pm ET/11:30 am CT CSTV

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HISTORY AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee RECORDS Date: December 29 MEDIA Time: 3:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial (62,380) Network: ESPN Opponent: SEC Selection Phone: 901/795-7700 Website: www.libertybowl.org

Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Alabama Date: December 23 Time: 11:00 a.m. Stadium: Legion Field (73,000) AARON DANENHAUER Network: ESPN2 Opponent: Big East Selection Phone: TBA GMAC Bowl Website: TBA Mobile, Alabama Date: December 20 Time: 7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium (42,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: Mid-American Conference or WAC Selection Phone: 334/635-0011 Website: www.gmacbowl.com

PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Date: December 23 Time: 7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium (44,008) Network: ESPN Opponent: Mountain West Conference Selection Phone: 817/810-0012 Website: www.fwbowl.com

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii Date: December 24 Time: 3:30 p.m. HST (8:30 p.m. EST) Stadium: Aloha Stadium (50,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: WAC Selection Phone: 808-983-1124 Website: www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com

Wyndham New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, La. Date: December 22 Time: 7:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Louisiana Superdome (69,767) Network: ESPN2 Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Champion Phone: 504/525-5678 JOSH BURRIS Website: www.neworleansbowl.org

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2006-07 College Football Bowl Schedule STAFF (Dates and Times are Tentative and Subject to Change) REVIEW

Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup Network C-USA San Diego Credi Union Poinsettia Dec. 19/8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Mountain West vs. At-Larae ESPN2 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Dec. 21/8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Pac-10 vs. Mountain West ESPN OPPONENTS Wyndham New Orleans Dec. 22/8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Sun Belt vs. C-USA ESPN2 HISTORY New Mexico Bowl Dec. 23/4:30 p.m. Albuquerque, NM Mountain West vs. WAC ESPN Birmingham Bowl Dec. 23/1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Big East vs. C-USA ESPN2 RECORDS Fort Worth Bowl Dec. 23/8 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas C-USA vs. Mountain West ESPN Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 24/8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii WAC vs. C-USA/Pac 10 ESPN MEDIA Motor City Dec. 26/7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. MAC vs. Big Ten ESPN Emerald Bowl Dec. 27/8 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. Pac-10 vs. ACC ESPN Independence Bowl Dec. 28/4:30 p.m. Shreveport, La. SEC vs. Big 12 ESPN Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 28/8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Pac-10 vs. Big 12 ESPN Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 29/1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. ACC vs. SEC ESPN Vitalis Sun Dec. 29/2 p.m. El Paso, Texas Big12/Big East/ND vs. Pac-10 CBS AutoZone Liberty Dec. 29/4:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. C-USA vs. SEC ESPN Insight Dec. 29/7:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 NFL Champs Sports Dec. 29/8 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. Big Ten ESPN Meineke Car Care Dec. 30/1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. Big East/Navy ESPN MasterCard Alamo Dec. 30/4:30 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 ESPN Chick-fil-A Dec. 30/8 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPN MPC Computers Dec. 31/7:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho ACC vs. WAC ESPN Outback Jan. 1/11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN AT&T Cotton Jan. 1/11:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOX Toyota Gator Jan. 1/1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/ND CBS Capital One Jan. 1/1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ABC Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1/5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. *BCS vs. BCS ABC Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 1/8:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. *BCS vs. BCS FOX FedEx Orange Jan. 2/8 p.m. Miami, Fla. *BCS vs. BCS FOX Allstate Sugar Jan. 3/8 p.m. New Orleans, La. *BCS vs. BCS FOX International Jan. 6/12 noon Toronto, Canada Big East vs. MAC ESPN2 GMAC Jan. 7/8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. C-USA vs. MAC/WAC ESPN BCS National Championship Jan. 8/8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. *BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 FOX

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – When not having a conference champion participating in the BCS National Championship Game, the BCS will have the following conference champions serve as host teams: Rose Bowl – Big Ten and Pac-10; FedEx Orange Bowl – ACC; Allstate Sugar Bowl – SEC; Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Big 12.

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PLAYERS 2005 C-USA Team Stats Rush Defense G Rushes Yards Avg TD Yds/G STAFF Memphis 12 419 1507 3.6 10 125.6 SMU 11 428 1569 3.7 17 142.6 REVIEW Rush Offense G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G UAB 11 418 1629 3.9 14 148.1 Memphis 12 597 3215 5.4 28 267.9 Southern Miss 12 493 1918 3.9 16 159.8 C-USA Rice 11 600 2576 4.3 22 234.2 UTEP 12 499 1928 3.9 12 160.7 UCF 13 557 2172 3.9 18 167.1 Marshall 11 449 1780 4.0 17 161.8 OPPONENTS Houston 12 477 1997 4.2 23 166.4 Tulsa 13 501 2145 4.3 23 165.0 Tulsa 13 491 2146 4.4 29 165.1 HISTORY Houston 12 460 2127 4.6 12 177.2 UAB 11 364 1568 4.3 14 142.5 UCF 13 477 2326 4.9 25 178.9 RECORDS East Carolina 11 394 1512 3.8 17 137.5 Tulane 11 463 2129 4.6 25 193.5 SMU 11 416 1454 3.5 13 132.2 Rice 11 432 2332 5.4 33 212.0 MEDIA Marshall 11 374 1399 3.7 13 127.2 East Carolina 11 494 2394 4.8 26 217.6 UTEP 12 395 1466 3.7 14 122.2 Southern Miss 12 409 1336 3.3 16 111.3 Pass Eff. Defense Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Eff Tulane 11 341 979 2.9 9 89.0 Louisville 385 195 17 50.6 2363 18 108.8 Tulsa 358 193 22 53.9 2383 9 105.8 Pass Offense G Att Comp Int Pct Yds Avg TD Yds/G East Carolina 306 181 15 59.2 2034 11 117.0 UTEP 12 458 268 20 58.5 3607 7.9 29 300.6 Houston 415 219 12 52.8 2642 21 117.2 UAB 11 389 245 12 63.0 3213 8.3 23 292.1 SMU 400 232 17 58.0 2750 16 120.4 Houston 12 422 255 15 60.4 3268 7.7 19 272.3 UTEP 400 228 14 57.0 2553 25 124.2 East Carolina 11 370 224 8 60.5 2816 7.6 14 256.0 UAB 346 211 16 61.0 2467 16 126.9 Southern Miss 12 409 224 13 54.8 2952 7.2 23 246.0 Marshall 267 150 9 56.2 1963 13 127.3 Tulsa 13 406 255 8 62.8 3083 7.6 21 237.2 Southern Miss 370 213 15 57.6 2811 18 129.3 UCF 13 394 233 9 59.1 3045 7.7 24 234.2 Tulane 286 167 7 58.4 1964 17 130.8 Tulane 11 423 218 16 51.5 2551 6.0 20 231.9 UCF 419 248 19 59.2 3140 23 131.2 Marshall 11 407 228 14 56.0 2256 5.5 12 205.1 Memphis 431 237 12 55.0 3358 23 132.5 SMU 11 323 169 8 52.3 1937 6.0 10 176.1 Rice 290 190 6 65.5 2668 19 160.3 Memphis 12 239 135 7 56.5 1560 6.5 9 130.0 Rice 11 210 89 12 42.4 1136 5.4 9 103.3

Total Offense G Rush Pass Plays Yds Avg/P TD Yds/G Houston 12 1997 3268 899 5265 5.9 42 438.8 UAB 11 1568 3213 753 4781 6.3 37 434.6 UTEP 12 1466 3607 853 5073 5.9 43 422.8 Tulsa 13 2146 3083 897 5229 5.8 50 402.2 UCF 13 2172 3045 951 5217 5.5 42 401.3 Memphis 12 3215 1560 836 4775 5.7 37 397.9 East Carolina 11 1512 2816 764 4328 5.7 31 393.5 Southern Miss 12 1336 2952 818 4288 5.2 39 357.3 Rice 11 2576 1136 810 3712 4.6 31 337.5 Marshall 11 1399 2256 781 3655 4.7 25 332.3 Tulane 11 979 2551 764 3530 4.6 29 320.9 SMU 11 1454 1937 739 3391 4.6 23 308.3

Scoring Offense TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF Pts Avg Tulsa 54 50 0 0 18 1 430 33.1 UTEP 47 42 1 0 18 1 382 31.8 Southern Miss 41 38 1 0 23 0 355 29.6 UCF 44 37 2 0 22 1 373 28.7 Houston 43 38 1 0 13 0 337 28.1 UAB 38 37 0 0 14 0 307 27.9 Memphis 37 36 1 0 22 0 326 27.2 East Carolina 31 30 0 0 17 0 267 24.3 Rice 32 29 1 0 6 0 241 21.9 Tulane 32 28 1 0 4 0 234 21.3 SMU 25 21 0 0 18 2 229 20.8 Marshall 27 18 0 0 8 0 204 18.5

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PLAYERS Total Defense Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G Kickoff Returns G Ret Yds TD Avg Marshall 1780 1963 716 3743 5.2 30 340.3 Marshall 11 40 906 1 22.6 STAFF Tulsa 2145 2383 859 4528 5.3 32 348.3 Tulsa 13 41 907 1 22.1 Tulane 2129 1964 749 4093 5.5 42 372.1 SMU 11 43 932 1 21.7 REVIEW UAB 1629 2467 764 4096 5.4 30 372.4 Tulane 11 48 1008 1 21.0 UTEP 1928 2553 899 4481 5.0 37 373.4 UAB 11 40 811 0 20.3 C-USA SMU 1569 2750 828 4319 5.2 33 392.6 Memphis 12 26 525 0 20.2 OPPONENTS Southern Miss 1918 2811 863 4729 5.5 34 394.1 Southern Miss 12 44 888 0 20.2 Houston 2127 2642 875 4769 5.5 33 397.4 Houston 12 40 762 0 19.0 HISTORY East Carolina 2394 2034 800 4428 5.5 37 402.5 UTEP 12 43 815 0 19.0 Memphis 1507 3358 850 4865 5.7 33 405.4 Rice 11 44 828 0 18.8 RECORDS UCF 2326 3140 896 5466 6.1 48 420.5 UCF 13 45 845 0 18.8 Rice 2332 2668 722 5000 6.9 52 454.5 East Carolina 11 40 740 0 18.5 MEDIA

Scoring Defense TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg/G Punting Punts Avg PR Avg Yds/P Southern Miss 34 33 0 0 11 1 272 22.7 Memphis 63 44.3 256 4.1 39.2 Memphis 33 28 1 0 16 0 276 23.0 Southern Miss 53 44.9 186 3.5 37.2 Tulsa 37 36 0 0 15 1 305 23.5 UTEP 45 38.6 54 1.2 36.1 UAB 31 25 1 0 17 0 264 24.0 UCF 58 40.6 220 3.8 34.8 SMU 35 32 1 0 12 0 280 25.5 Rice 49 42.0 298 6.1 34.2 Marshall 33 30 0 0 19 0 285 25.9 Marshall 61 38.4 268 4.4 33.7 UTEP 38 36 1 0 15 0 311 25.9 Tulane 64 39.5 288 4.5 33.5 Houston 37 32 3 0 20 2 324 27.0 Tulsa 67 37.4 187 2.8 33.4 UCF 48 44 1 0 13 0 373 28.7 East Carolina 60 40.1 331 5.5 33.3 East Carolina 39 35 0 0 16 0 317 28.8 SMU 67 37.7 161 2.4 33.2 Tulane 46 45 0 0 9 0 348 31.6 UAB 46 36.9 223 4.8 29.9 Rice 59 55 1 0 12 0 447 40.6 Houston 55 37.7 456 8.3 27.6

(Gained) (Lost) First Downs G Rush Pass Pen Total TO Margin Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar UCF 13 106 157 17 280 Tulsa 14 22 36 9 8 17 +19 UTEP 12 87 161 22 270 Southern Miss 19 15 34 7 13 20 +14 Houston 12 130 124 11 265 UCF 13 19 32 11 9 20 +12 Tulsa 13 111 129 24 264 Memphis 10 12 22 8 7 15 +7 UAB 11 88 143 15 247 SMU 10 17 27 14 8 22 +5 Memphis 12 156 63 16 235 UAB 6 16 22 5 12 17 +5 Southern Miss 12 74 127 27 228 East Carolina 5 15 20 12 8 20 +0 Rice 11 159 44 22 225 Houston 12 12 24 13 15 28 -4 Marshall 11 86 118 17 221 Marshall 10 9 19 11 14 25 -6 East Carolina 11 91 110 15 216 UTEP 9 14 23 14 20 34 -11 Tulane 11 71 113 13 197 Tulane 7 7 14 10 16 26 -12 SMU 11 76 83 18 177 Rice 5 6 11 16 12 28 -17 3rd-Dn Conv. G Made Att Pct. Punt Returns G Ret Yds TD Avg Tulsa 13 95 195 48.7 UCF 13 28 463 2 16.5 UTEP 12 74 175 42.3 Houston 12 26 299 1 11.5 Southern Miss 12 72 176 40.9 Tulane 11 27 305 0 11.3 Tulane 11 71 174 40.8 UTEP 12 31 337 1 10.9 Houston 12 72 180 40.0 SMU 11 22 209 0 9.5 UAB 11 58 145 40.0 Tulsa 13 25 232 1 9.3 UCF 13 79 199 39.7 Marshall 11 31 274 0 8.8 Rice 11 63 168 37.5 Southern Miss 12 23 189 0 8.2 East Carolina 11 59 159 37.1 East Carolina 11 21 138 0 6.6 Marshall 11 59 160 36.9 UAB 11 19 112 0 5.9 Memphis 12 60 166 36.1 Rice 11 22 120 0 5.5 SMU 11 56 167 33.5 Memphis 12 32 153 0 4.8

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REVIEW Rushing G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G WILLIAMS, D., MEM 11 310 1964 6.3 18 178.5 C-USA BRADSHAW, A., MAR 11 214 997 4.7 9 90.6 SMITH, Kevin, UCF 13 249 1178 4.7 9 90.6 OPPONENTS GILBERT, Ryan, HOU 12 170 1037 6.1 9 86.4 SMITH, Quinton, RICE 11 140 902 6.4 5 82.0 HISTORY MARTIN, D., SMU 11 185 854 4.6 7 77.6 RECORDS THOMAS, Marcus, UTEP 11 149 791 5.3 5 71.9 PARRISH, Uril, TLS 12 179 775 4.3 9 64.6 MEDIA JOHNSON, Chris, ECU 11 176 684 3.9 6 62.2 FORTE, Matt, TLN 11 169 655 3.9 4 59.5

Pass Efficiency G Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Eff HACKNEY, D., UAB 11 386 242 12 62.7 3180 22 144.5 SMITH, Paul, TLS 13 364 227 6 62.4 2847 20 142.9 PALMER, Jordan, UTEP 12 434 258 19 59.4 3503 29 140.5 MOFFETT, Steven, UCF 13 375 223 9 59.5 2925 22 139.5 KOLB, Kevin, HOU 12 420 254 15 60.5 3258 19 133.4 PINKNEY, James, ECU 11 366 222 8 60.7 2773 14 132.5 ALMOND, Dustin, USM 12 394 216 12 54.8 2860 23 129.0 ROMO, Jerad, SMU 11 281 154 7 54.8 1768 9 113.2 RICARD,Lester, TLN 10 323 166 12 51.4 1932 16 110.6 MORRIS, Bernie, MAR 9 216 114 6 52.8 1121 6 100.0

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Total Offense G Rush Pass Plys Tot Yds/G HACKNEY, D., UAB 11 105 3180 437 3285 298.6 KOLB, Kevin, HOU 12 200 3258 524 3458 288.2 PALMER, Jordan, UTEP 12 -50 3503 490 3453 287.8 PINKNEY, James, ECU 11 193 2773 461 2966 269.6 SMITH, Paul, TLS 13 258 2847 475 3105 238.8 MOFFETT, Steven, UCF 13 93 2925 471 3018 232.2 ALMOND, Dustin, USM 12 -97 2860 430 2763 230.2 RICARD, Lester, TLN 10 -104 1932 359 1828 182.8 WILLIAMS, D., MEM 11 1964 0 311 1964 178.5 ROMO, Jerad, SMU 11 174 1768 384 1942 176.5

Receptions/Game G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G ALLISON, Aundrae, ECU 11 83 1024 7 12.3 7.55 MILLS, Garrett, TLS 13 87 1235 9 14.2 6.69 MARSHALL, V., HOU 12 71 939 6 13.2 5.92 WALKER, Mike, UCF 11 64 855 9 13.4 5.82 MARSHALL, B., UCF 13 74 1195 11 16.1 5.69 BRADSHAW, A., MAR 11 56 381 1 6.8 5.09 LINDSEY, Reggie, UAB 11 53 978 11 18.5 4.82 MOORE, Hiram, MAR 11 53 630 4 11.9 4.82 FRANCIES, C., UTEP 10 44 774 5 17.6 4.40 BROWN, Preston, TLN 11 47 720 6 15.3 4.27

Rec. Yds/Game G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G MILLS, Garrett, TLS 13 87 1235 9 14.2 95.0 ALLISON, Aundrae, ECU 11 83 1024 7 12.3 93.1 MARSHALL, B., UCF 13 74 1195 11 16.1 91.9 LINDSEY, Reggie, UAB 11 53 978 11 18.5 88.9 MARSHALL, V., HOU 12 71 939 6 13.2 78.2 STEVE CRAVER WALKER, Mike, UCF 11 64 855 9 13.4 77.7 FRANCIES, Chris, UTEP 10 44 774 5 17.6 77.4 HIGGINS, Johnny, UTEP 12 49 837 9 17.1 69.8 BROWN, Preston, TLN 11 47 720 6 15.3 65.5 COOK, Jhun, UAB 11 42 653 2 15.5 59.4

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PLAYERS All-Purpose G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G Tackles G UA A TOT TPG WILLIAMS, D., MEM 11 1964 78 0 33 2075 188.6 COLEY, Kevis, USM 12 81 69 150 12.5 STAFF JOHNSON, Chris, ECU 11 684 356 0 459 1499 136.3 CANNON, Anthony, TLN 10 60 54 114 11.4 BRADSHAW, A., MAR 11 997 381 4 0 1382 125.6 JONES, Jeremy, UTEP 12 63 68 131 10.9 REVIEW HIGGINS, Johnny, UTEP 12 13 837 170 448 1468 122.3 STURDIVANT, Joe, SMU 11 63 49 112 10.2 LINDSEY, Reggie, UAB 11 0 978 77 279 1334 121.3 THORNTON, D., MAR 11 39 65 104 9.5 C-USA DAVIS, Ashlan, TLS 11 20 451 85 767 1323 120.3 COLLAVO, Troy, UTEP 12 49 63 112 9.3 OPPONENTS THOMAS, Marcus, UTEP 11 791 440 0 65 1296 117.8 COLEY, Trevis, USM 12 69 40 109 9.1 MARSHALL, V., HOU 12 85 939 175 186 1385 115.4 COLEMAN, Nelson, TLS 13 71 46 117 9.0 HISTORY GILBERT, Ryan, HOU 12 1037 237 0 0 1274 106.2 COUCH, Matt, MAR 11 40 57 97 8.8 ALLISON, Aundrae, ECU 11 65 1024 33 0 1122 102.0 KEYES, Curtis, MAR 10 39 49 88 8.8 RECORDS MOORE, Chris, ECU 11 62 34 96 8.7 Interceptions G Int Yds TD Int/G GOODWELL, Tim, MEM 12 54 48 102 8.5 MEDIA GRAHAM, Nick, TLS 13 6 66 0 0.46 KING, Orlandus, UAB 11 41 44 85 7.7 BURNETT, Joe, UCF 13 5 99 0 0.38 BLACKSHIRE, B., TLS 13 56 44 100 7.7 NNABUIFE, Alvin, SMU 11 4 119 1 0.36 SCHWARTZ, R., HOU 12 55 34 89 7.4 HARPER, Jamey, SMU 11 4 78 0 0.36 EUBANKS, John, USM 11 4 1 0 0.36 Sacks G UA A Total SUMRALL, B., USM 12 4 43 0 0.33 CARRINGTON, Paul, UCF 13 9 0 9.0 FONTENETTE, K., HOU 12 4 17 0 0.33 ROGERS, Justin, SMU 11 7 0 7.0 OBOMESE, Alex, UTEP 12 4 5 6.5 Punt Returns G Ret Yds TD Avg BUNTING, Nick, TLS 13 5 0 5.0 BURNETT, Joe, UCF 13 28 463 2 16.5 BAKER, Carlton, MEM 12 5 0 5.0 ROUTE, Israel, TLN 10 18 181 0 10.1 HAYWOOD, A., SMU 11 5 0 5.0 WARREN, Blake, SMU 11 21 206 0 9.8 HIGGINS, Johnny, UTEP 12 18 170 0 9.4 Tackles for Loss G TOT Avg. FAULK, Jasper, USM 12 22 166 0 7.5 MOORE, Chris, ECU 11 17.0 1.55 COLLAVO, Troy, UTEP 12 14.5 1.21 Kickoff Returns G Ret Yds TD Avg JONES, Jeremy, UTEP 12 14.0 1.17 HENDERSON, J., SMU 11 24 663 1 27.6 GERMANY, A., TLS 13 13.5 1.04 SMALL, Chubb, MAR 11 21 544 1 25.9 COLEY, Kevis, USM 12 13.0 1.08 EUBANKS, John, USM 11 28 678 0 24.2 DAVIS, Ashlan, TLS 11 33 767 1 23.2 Pass Breakups G Total HIGGINS, Johnny, UTEP 12 20 448 0 22.4 STURDIVANT, Joe, SMU 11 14 MCDONALD, B., MEM 12 14 Punting G Punt Yds Avg BURNETT, Joe, UCF 13 14 JOHNSON, Luke, USM 12 53 2378 44.9 GASTON, Willie, HOU 12 12 GIBSON, Michael, MEM 12 59 2632 44.6 ROSS, Kasey, ECU 11 11 SCRUGGS, J., RICE 11 48 2056 42.8 GRAHAM, Nick, TLS 13 12 HORNE, Aaron, UCF 13 52 2197 42.2 BECKMAN, Chris, TLN 9 53 2166 40.9 MENTZEL, Ryan, SMU 11 60 2450 40.8 DOUGHERTY, Ryan, ECU 11 59 2407 40.8 LAIRD, Justin, HOU 11 47 1858 39.5 HOTCHKISS, R., UTEP 11 45 1739 38.6 MULLINS, Parker, UAB 11 44 1698 38.6

Field Goals G FG FGA Pct FG/G McCALEB, D., USM 12 23 28 82.1 1.92 GOSTKOWSKI, S., MEM 12 22 25 88.0 1.83 McMURTRAY, C., SMU 11 18 22 81.8 1.64 LEE, Robert, ECU 11 17 19 89.5 1.55 SCHNEIDER, R., UTEP 12 18 23 78.3 1.50 DeVAULT, Brad., TLS 13 18 21 85.7 1.38

Scoring G TD 2PT FG Pts Pts/G WILLIAMS, D., MEM 11 19 0 0 114 10.4 MCCALEB, D., USM 12 0 38 23 107 8.9 GOSTKOWSKI, S.. MEM 12 0 35 22 101 8.4 DeVAULT, Brad, TLS 13 0 49 18 103 7.9 SCHNEIDER, R., UTEP 12 0 41 18 95 7.9

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PLAYERS 2005 C-USA SECOND TEAM Defense STAFF Offense DL Marcus Hands, So., East Carolina All-Conference Teams QB Jordan Palmer, Jr. UTEP DL Adrian Haywood, Fr., SMU REVIEW RR , So., Marshall DL Brandon Lohr, Sr., Tulsa RB Kevin Smith, Fr., UCF DL Ernest Respress, Sr., UAB C-USA FIRST TEAM RB Quinton Smith, Jr., Rice LB Wade Koehl, Sr., Houston Offense OL Doug Legursky, So., Marshall LB Nick Bunting, Sr., Tulsa OPPONENTS QB Darrell Hackney, Sr., UAB OL Travis Cooley, Jr., Southern Miss LB Troy Collavo, Jr., UTEP RB Ryan Gilbert, Sr., Houston HISTORY OL Chris McGee, Sr., Tulane DB Rocky Schwartz, So., Houston RB DeAngelo Williams, Sr., Memphis OL Josh House, Sr., UTEP DB Jamey Harper, Sr., SMU OL Andrew Handy, Sr., Memphis RECORDS OL Jose Garcia, Sr., UTEP DB Dominique Cosper, Sr., UAB OL George Batiste, Jr., Southern Miss TE , Sr., UCF DB Rolando Humphrey, Sr., SMU OL Jesse Stoneham, Sr., Tulsa MEDIA WR Brandon Marshall, Sr., UCF OL Matt Batusic, Sr., UAB Special Teams WR Mike Walker, Jr., UCF OL Cedric Gagne-Marcoux, Jr., UCF KR Jessie Henderson, Fr., SMU WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr., UTEP TE Garrett Mills, Sr., Tulsa PR Vincent Marshall, Jr., Houston WR Aundrae Allison, Jr., East Carolina Defense ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM WR Vincent Marshall, Jr., Houston DL Kade Lane, Sr, Houston Offense WR Reggie Lindsey, Sr., UAB DL Justin Rogers, Jr., SMU QB Chase Clement, Rice DL Tom Johnson, Sr., Southern Miss RB DeMyron Martin, SMU Defense DL Alex Obemese, Jr., UTEP RB Kevin Smith, UCF DL Marcus West, Sr., Memphis LB Nelson Coleman, So., Tulsa OL Brandon Pearce, Memphis DL John Syptak, Sr., Rice LB Thomas Howard, Sr., UTEP OL Austin Wilkinson, Rice DL Larry McSwain, Jr., UAB LB Jeremy Jones, Sr., UTEP OL Michael Parenton, Tulane DL Paul Carrington, Sr., UCF DB Chris Hawkins, Sr., Marshall OL L.J. Anderson, UCF LB Chris Moore, Sr., East Carolina DB Joe Sturdivant, Jr., SMU OL Patrick Brown, UCF LB Kevis Coley, Sr., Southern Miss DB Brandon Sumrall, So., Southern Miss OL Robby Felix, UTEP LB Anthony Cannon, Sr., Tulane DB Nick Graham, Jr., Tulsa TE Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss DB Wesley Smith, Jr., Memphis Special Teams WR Maurice Jones, Memphis DB Trevis Coley, Sr., Southern Miss PK Darren McCaleb, Jr., Southern Miss WR Jarett Dillard, Rice DB Bobby Blackshire, Jr., Tulsa PR Michael Gibson, Jr., Memphis WR Cary Koch, Tulane DB Joe Burnett, Fr., UCF PR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr., UTEP Defense Special Teams DL Cody Pree, Houston PK Stephen Gostkowski, Sr., Memphis THIRD TEAM DL Phillip Hunt, Houston P Luke Johnson, Sr., Southern Miss Offense DL Albert McClellan, Marshall KR Ashlan Davis, Sr., Tulsa QB Kevin Kolb, Jr., Houston DL Moton Hopkins, Tulsa John Eubanks, Sr., Southern Miss RB Uril Parrish, Sr., Tulsa DL James Olalekan, UTEP PR Joe Burnett, Fr., UCF RB Tyler Ebell, Sr., UTEP LB Cody Lubojasky, OL SirVincent Rogers, So., Houston Houston OL David Douglas, Sr., Houston LB Kris Guyton, UAB OL Matt Traina, Sr., Tulane LB Jordan Richards, OL Jeff Perrett, Jr., Tulsa UCF OL Julius Wilson, Jr., UAB DB Kenneth Fontenette, TE Shawn Nelson, Fr., Southern Miss Houston WR Bobby Chase, Jr., SMU DB Roy Roberts, Tulsa WR Preston Brown, Jr., Tulane DB Joe Burnett, UCF WR Chris Francies, Sr., UTEP DB Jason Venson, UCF Special Teams KR Jessie Henderson, SMU 2005 C-USA Individual PK Ben Bell, Award Winners Houston P Marty Biagi, Offensive Player of the Year Marshall DeAngelo Williams, Sr., RB, Memphis PR Joe Burnett, Defensive Player of the Year UCF Kevis Coley, Sr., LB, Southern Miss Special Teams Player of the Year Stephen Gostkowski, Sr., PK, Memphis ROY ROBERTS Freshman of the Year Kevin Smith, RB, UCF Coach of the Year George O’Leary, UCF NELSON COLEMAN

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RECORDS Sept. 2 at Arizona Location: Provo, Utah Football SID: Jeff Reynolds Sept. 9 Tulsa Founded: 1875 Office Phone: 801-422-4909 Sept. 16 at Boston College MEDIA Enrollment: 33,278 Cell Phone: 801-372-2080 Sept. 23 Utah State Nickname: Cougars E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 28 at TCU* Colors: Blue & White SID Fax: 801-422-0633 Oct. 7 San Diego State* Conference: Mountain West Press Box Phone: 801-422-2609 Oct. 21 UNLV* Athletics Director: Tom Holmoe Oct. 28 at Air Force* Stadium: LaVell Edwards (64,045) Nov. 4 at Colorado State* John Beck Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach QB Nov. 9 Wyoming* BRIGHAM YOUNG (Oregon State ’88) Nov. 18 New Mexico* September 9 • 3 pm (CT) Record at School: 6-6 (1 year) Nov. 25 at Utah* Provo, Utah www.byucougars.com Career Record: same *Mountain West Games

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Location: Denton, Texas Football SID: Eric Capper Sept. 2 at Texas Founded: 1890 Office Phone: 940-565-2476 Sept. 9 SMU Enrollment: 32,181 Home Phone: 940-498-1011 Sept. 16 at Tulsa Nickname: Mean Green Cell Phone: 940-367-0727 Sept. 23 at Akron Colors: Green & White E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 30 Middle Tenn.* Oct. 7 Florida Inter.* Conference: Sun Belt SID Fax: 940-565-3671 Oct. 21 at Arkansas State* Athletics Director: Rick Villarreal Press Box Phone: 940-565-2476 Oct. 28 at Troy* Stadium: Fouts Field (30,500) Darrell Dickey Nov. 4 Louisiana Tech Johnny Quinn Head Coach: Darrell Dickey Head Coach WR Nov. 11 at UL-Lafayette* (Kansas State ’82) NORTH TEXAS Nov. 18 Florida Atlantic* Record at School: 39-55 (8 years) September 16 • 6 pm (CT) Nov. 25 at UL-Monroe* Career Record: same Skelly Stadium www.unt.edu *Sun Belt Conference Games GAME 4 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Sept. 2 East Carolina Location: Annapolis, Maryland Football SID: Scott Strasemeier Sept. 9 Massachusetts Founded: 1845 Office Phone: 410-293-8775 Sept. 16 at Stanford Enrollment: 4,000 Cell Phone: 443-336-9023 Sept. 23 Tulsa Nickname: Midshipmen E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 30 at Connecticut Colors: Navy Blue and Gold 410-293-8954 SID Fax: Oct. 7 at Air Force Conference: n/a Press Box Phone: 410-268-1489 Athletics Director: Chet Gladchuk Oct. 14 Rutgers Stadium: Navy Marine Corps Oct. 28 Notre Dame Paul Johnson Rob Caldwell Memorial (34,000) Nov. 4 at Duke Head Coach LB Head Coach: Paul Johnson Nov. 11 at Eastern Michigan NAVY (Western Carolina ’79) Nov. 18 Temple September 23 • 12:30 pm (CT) Record at School: 28-21 (4 years) Dec. 2 Army Annapolis, Md. • CSTV www.usna.com Career Record: 90-31 (9 years) GAME 5 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Sept. 2 at Florida Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Football SID: Mike Montoro Sept. 9 SE Louisiana Founded: 1910 Office Phone: 601-266-4503 Sept. 16 NC State Enrollment: 16,050 Home Phone: 601-297-1435 Sept. 26 at UCF* Nickname: Golden Eagles E-Mail: [email protected] Oct. 3 at Tulsa* Colors: Black & Gold SID Fax: 601-266-4507 Oct. 14 Houston* Conference: Conference USA Press Box Phone: 601-266-5523 Oct. 21 at Virginia Tech Athletics Director: Richard Giannini Oct. 28 East Carolina* Stadium: M.M. Roberts (33,000) Jeff Bower Nov. 5 at Memphis* George Baptiste Head Coach: Jeff Bower Head Coach OT Nov. 11 at Tulane* (Southern Miss ‘ 75) SOUTHERN MISS Nov. 18 UAB* Record at School: 103-72-1 (15 years) October 3 (Tues.) • 6:30 pm (CT) Nov. 25 Marshall* Skelly Stadium • ESPN2 www.SouthernMiss.com Career Record: same *C-USA Games GAME 6 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Location: Greenville, NC Football SID: Tom McClellan Sept. 2 at Navy Founded: 1907 Office Phone: 252-737-4522 Sept. 9 at UAB* Enrollment: 22,766 Home Phone: 252-321-1454 Sept. 16 Memphis* Nickname: Pirates E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 23 West Virginia Colors: Purple & Gold SID Fax: 252-737-4528 Oct. 7 Virginia Conference: C-USA Press Box Phone: 252-328-6900 Oct. 14 Tulsa* Athletics Director: Terry Holland Oct. 21 SMU* Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen (43,000) Oct. 28 at Southern Miss* Skip Holz Aundrae Allison Head Coach: Skip Holtz Nov. 4 at UCF* Head Coach WR EAST CAROLINA (Notre Dame ’86) Nov. 11 Marshall* Record at School: 5-6 (1 year) Nov. 18 at Rice* October 14 • 2 pm (CT) Nov. 25 at NC State www.ecupirates.com Career Record: 39-29 (6 years) Greenville, NC *C-USA Games

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GAME 7 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE INTRO Sept. 3 at Mississippi Location: Memphis, Tenn. Football SID: Jennifer Rodrigues Sept. 9 Chattanooga PLAYERS Founded: 1912 Office Phone: 901-678-2397 Sept. 16 at East Carolina* Enrollment: 20,662 Cell Phone: 901-734-9951 Sept. 30 Tennessee igers E-Mail: [email protected] STAFF Nickname: T Oct. 7 at UAB* Colors: Blue & Gray SID Fax: 901-678-4134 Press Box Phone: 901-272-0136 Oct. 14 Arkansas State Conference: C-USA Oct. 21 Tulsa* REVIEW Athletics Director: R.C. Johnson Oct. 28 at Marshall* Stadium: Liberty Bowl (62,380) Tommy West Nov. 5 Southern Miss* Wesley Smith Head Coach: Tommy West C-USA Head Coach FS Nov. 11 UCF* MEMPHIS (Tennessee ’76) Nov. 18 Houston* October 21 • 7 pm (CT) Record at School: 32-28 (5 years) Nov. 25 at UTEP* OPPONENTS Memphis, Tenn. • CSTV www.GoTigersGo.com Career Record: 67-63 (11 years) *C-USA Games HISTORY GAME 8 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE RECORDS Location: El Paso, Texas Football SID: Jeff Darby Aug. 31 at San Diego State Founded: 1914 Office Phone: 915-747-6652 Sept. 9 Texas Tech Enrollment: 19,264 Cell Phone: 915-204-0642 Sept. 23 at New Mexico MEDIA Nickname: Miners E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 30 New Mexico State Colors: Dark Blue, Orange & Silver Accent SID Fax: 915-747-5444 Oct. 7 SMU* Conference: C-USA Press Box Phone: 915-747-5154 Oct. 14 Tulane* Athletics Director: Oct. 21 at Houston* Stadium: Sun Bowl (51,500) Oct. 27 at Tulsa* Jeremy Jones Head Coach: Mike Price Nov. 4 Rice* Head Coach LB UTEP (Puget Sound ’69) Nov. 10 at UAB* Nov. 18 at Marshall* October 27 (Fri.) • 7 pm (CT) Record at School: 16-8 (2 years) Nov. 25 Memphis* Skelly Stadium • ESPN2 www.utepathletics.com Career Record: 145-130 (24 years) *C-USA Games GAME 9 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Location: Houston, Texas Football SID: Chris Burkhalter Sept. 2 at Rice* Founded: 1927 Office Phone: 713-743-9404 Sept. 9 Tulane* Enrollment: 35,400 Home Phone: 281-302-6344 Sept. 16 Grambling Nickname: Cougars E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 23 Oklahoma State Sept. 30 at Miami (Fla.) Colors: Scarlet & White, Navy Trim SID Fax: 713-743-9411 Oct. 7 UL-Lafayette Conference: C-USA Press Box Phone: 713-743-0550 Oct. 14 at Southern Miss* Athletics Director: Dave Maggard Oct. 21 UTEP* Stadium: John O’Quinn Field (32,000) Art Briles Oct. 28 UCF* Vincent Marshall Head Coach: Art Briles Head Coach WR Nov. 4 Tulsa* (Texas Tech ’79) HOUSTON Nov. 11 at SMU* Record at School: 16-20 (3 years) November 4 • 4 pm (CT) Nov. 18 at Memphis* Career Record: same Houston, Texas www.UHcougars.com *C-USA Games GAME 10 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Location: Houston, Texas Football SID: Bill Cousins Sept. 2 Houston* Founded: 1891 Office Phone: 713-348-4034 Sept. 9 at UCLA Enrollment: 4,785 Home Phone: 281-363-1456 Sept. 16 Texas Nickname: Owls E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 23 at Florida State Colors: Blue & Gray SID Fax: 713-348-6019 Sept. 30 at Army Conference: C-USA Press Box Phone: 713-527-0250 Oct. 7 at Tulane* Athletics Director: TBA Oct. 14 UAB* Oct. 21 at UCF* Stadium: Rice (70,000) Nov. 4 at UTEP* Quinton Smith Head Coach: Todd Graham Head Coach RB Nov. 11 at Tulsa* RICE (East Central ’87) Nov. 18 East Carolina* Record at School: 0-0 November 11 • 2 pm (CT) Nov. 25 SMU* www.riceowls.com Career Record: same Skelly Stadium *C-USA Games GAME 11 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Location: Dallas, Texas Football SID: Brad Sutton Sept. 2 at Texas Tech Founded: 1911 Office Phone: 214-768-2883 Sept. 9 at North Texas Enrollment: 10,901 Cell Phone: 214-914-8705 Sept. 16 Sam Houston State Nickname: Mustangs E-Mail: [email protected] Sept. 23 Arkansas State Colors: Red & Blue SID Fax: 214-768-2044 Sept. 30 at Tulane* Conference: C-USA Press Box Phone: 214-768-7730 Oct. 7 at UTEP* Athletics Director: Steve Orsini Oct. 14 Marshall* Oct. 21 at East Carolina* Stadium: Gerald J. Ford (32,000) Phil Bennett Oct. 31 UAB* Joe Sturdivant Head Coach: Phil Bennett Head Coach DB Nov. 11 Houston* SMU (Texas A&M ’78) Nov. 18 Tulsa* Record at School: 11-35 (4 years) November 18 • 2 pm (CT) Nov. 25 at Rice* www.smumustangs.com Career Record: same Dallas, Texas *C-USA Games GAME 12 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFO 2006 SCHEDULE

Sept. 9 at Houston* Location: New Orleans, La. Football SID: Roger Dunaway Sept. 16 at Mississippi State Founded: 1834 Office Phone: 504-862-8240 Sept. 23 at LSU Enrollment: 11,307 Cell Phone: TBA Sept. 30 SMU* Nickname: Green Wave E-Mail: TBA Oct. 7 Rice* Colors: Olive Green & Sky Blue SID Fax: 504-865-5512 Oct. 14 at UTEP* Conference: C-USA Press Box Phone: 504-587-3868 Oct. 21 at Auburn Athletics Director: Rick Dickson Oct. 28 Army Stadium: Superdome (64,900) Chris Scelfo Nov. 4 at Marshall* Chris Beckman Head Coach: Chris Scelfo Head Coach P Nov. 11 Southern Miss* TULANE (Northeast Louisiana ’85) Nov. 18 UCF* November 24 (Fri.) • 2 pm (CT) Record at School: 33-49 (6 years) Nov. 24 at Tulsa* Skelly Stadium www.TulaneGreenWave.com same Career Record: *C-USA Games

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PLAYERS Stephen F. Austin Navy East Carolina STAFF First Meeting 1 game 6 games Navy leads series 1-0 Tulsa leads series 4-2-0 REVIEW Brigham Young Year Winner Score Site Year Winner Score Site C-USA 2004 Navy 29-0 Tulsa 1984 Tulsa 31-20 Tulsa 5 games 1985 Tulsa 21-20 Greenville OPPONENTS BYU leads series 5-0 Last meeting: Sept. 18, 2004 at Tulsa (Navy 29, Tulsa 0) 1993 Tulsa 52-26 Greenville Tulsa at home: 0-1 1994 East Carolina 28-21 Tulsa Tulsa at Annapolis: 0-0 Year Winner Score Site 1995 East Carolina 23-7 Greenville HISTORY Last win at Tulsa: none 1971 BYU 7-27 Tulsa 2005 Tulsa 45-13 Tulsa Last win at Annapolis: none 1984 BYU 15-38 Provo Most points by Tulsa: none RECORDS 1995 BYU 35-45 Provo Last meeting: Nov. 12, 2005 at Tulsa (Tulsa 45, ECU 13) Most points by Navy: 29, Sept 18, 2004 (Tulsa 29, Tulsa at home:2-1-0 1996 BYU 30-55 Tulsa Navy 0 @ Tulsa) Tulsa at Greenville: 2-1-0 MEDIA 1997 BYU 39-49 Provo Largest Tulsa margin of victory: none Last win at Tulsa: Nov. 12, 2005 (Tulsa 45, ECU 13) Largest Navy margin of victory: 29, Sept. 18, 2004 Last win at Greenville: Nov. 6, 1993 (Tulsa 52, ECU 26) Last meeting: Nov. 8, 1997 at Provo, UT (BYU 49, Tulsa 39) (Tulsa 29, Navy 0) Most points by Tulsa: 52, Nov. 6, 1993 (Tulsa 52, ECU 26 Tulsa at home: 0-2 Longest Tulsa win streak: none @ Greenville) Tulsa at Provo: 0-3 Longest Navy win streak: 1 Last win at Tulsa: none Most points by ECU: 28, Oct. 22, 1994 (ECU 28, Tulsa 21 Last win at Provo: none @ Tulsa) Most points by Tulsa: 39, Nov. 8, 1997 (BYU 49, Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 32, Nov. 12, 2005 (Tulsa Tulsa 39 @ Provo) Southern Miss 45, ECU 13 @ Tulsa) Most points by BYU: 55, Oct. 19, 1996 (BYU 55, Largest ECU margin of victory: 16, Nov. 11, 1995 (ECU 23, Tulsa 30 @ Tulsa) 5 games Tulsa 7 @ Greenville) Largest Tulsa margin of victory: none Series tied 2-2-1 Longest Tulsa win streak: 3 games Largest BYU margin of victory: 23, Sept. 15, 1984 Longest ECU win streak: 2 games (BYU 38, Tulsa 15 @ Provo) Year Winner Score Site Longest Tulsa win streak: none 1991 Tulsa 13-10 Tulsa Longest BYU win streak: 5 games 1992 Southern Miss 33-24 Hattiesburg Memphis 1993 TIE 30-30 Tulsa 1994 Southern Miss 47-29 Hattiesburg 21 games North Texas 2005 Tulsa 34-17 Hattiesburg Memphis leads series 14-7-0

21 games Last meeting: Oct. 8, 2005 at Hattiesburg (Tulsa 34, Year Winner Score Site Tulsa leads series 15-6-0 USM 17) 1961 Memphis 48-12 Tulsa Tulsa at home: 1-0-1 1963 Memphis 28-15 Tulsa Year Winner Score Site Tulsa at Hattiesburg: 1-2-0 1964 Tulsa 19-7 Tulsa Last win at Tulsa: Nov. 2, 1991 (Tulsa 13, USM 10) 1957 North Texas 14-12 Denton 1965 Tulsa 32-28 Tulsa Last win at Hattiesburg: Oct. 5, 2005 (Tulsa 34, USM 17) 1958 North Texas 8-7 Denton 1966 Memphis 6-0 Memphis Most points by Tulsa: 34, Oct. 5, 2005 (Tulsa 34, USM 17 1959 Tulsa 17-6 Tulsa 1968 Memphis 32-6 Tulsa @ Hattiesburg) 1960 Tulsa 12-8 Tulsa Most points by USM: 47, Oct. 29, 1974 (USM 47, Tulsa 29 1969 Memphis 42-24 Memphis 1961 North Texas 23-12 Denton @ Hattiesburg) 1970 Tulsa 27-12 Tulsa 1962 Tulsa 34-0 Tulsa Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 17, Oct. 8, 2005 (Tulsa 34, 1972 Memphis 49-21 Memphis 1963 Tulsa 22-21 Denton USM 17 @ Hattiesburg) 1973 Memphis 28-16 Memphis 1964 Tulsa 47-0 Tulsa Largest USM margin of victory: 18, Oct. 29, 1994 (USM 47, 1975 Memphis 16-14 Tulsa 1965 Tulsa 27-20 Denton Tulsa 29 @ Hattiesburg) 1976 Tulsa 16-14 Tulsa 1966 Tulsa 30-27 Tulsa Longest Tulsa win streak: 1 game 1987 Memphis 14-0 Tulsa 1967 North Texas 54-12 Denton Longest USM win streak: 1 game 1988 Memphis 26-20 Memphis 1968 North Texas 20-17 Tulsa 1990 Memphis 22-11 Tulsa 1969 North Texas 42-16 Denton 1991 Tulsa 33-28 Memphis 1970 Tulsa 26-20 Tulsa 1992 Memphis 30-25 Tulsa 1972 Tulsa 45-22 Denton 1993 Tulsa 23-19 Memphis 1973 Tulsa 24-25 Tulsa 1994 Memphis 42-18 Tulsa 1974 Tulsa 31-6 Tulsa 1995 Memphis 10-7 Memphis 1980 Tulsa 28-27 Tulsa 2005 Tulsa 37-31(OT) Tulsa 1982 Tulsa 38-20 Denton 2005 Tulsa 54-2 Denton Last meeting: Sept. 24, 2005 at Tulsa (Tulsa 37, Memphis 31 OT) Last meeting: Sept. 17, 2005 at Denton (Tulsa 54, Tulsa at home: 5-8-0 North Texas 2) Tulsa at Memphis: 2-6-0 Tulsa at home: 9-1-0 Last win at Tulsa: Sept. 24, 2005 (Tulsa 37, Tulsa at Denton: 5-5-0 Memphis 31 OT) Last win at Tulsa: Oct. 11, 1980 (Tulsa 28, UNT 27) Last win at Memphis: Oct. 16, 1993 (Tulsa 23, Memphis 19) Last win at Denton: Sept. 17, 2005 (Tulsa 54, UNT 2) Most points by Tulsa: 37, Sept. 24, 2005 (Tulsa 37, Most points by Tulsa: 54, Sept. 17, 2005 (Tulsa 54, Memphis 31 OT @ Tulsa) UNT 2 @ Denton) Most points by Memphis: 49, Oct. 28, 1972 (Memphis 49, Most points by North Texas: 54, Nov. 18, 1967 Tulsa 21 @ Memphis) (UNT 54, Tulsa 12 @ Denton) Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 15, Oct. 3, 1970 (Tulsa 27, Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 52, Sept. 17, 2005 Memphis 12 @ Tulsa) (Tulsa 54, UNT 2 @ Denton) Largest Memphis margin of victory: 36, Sept. 23, 1961 Largest North Texas margin of victory: 42, Nov. 18, 1967 (Memphis 48, Tulsa 12 @ Tulsa) (UNT 54, Tulsa 12 @ Denton) Longest Tulsa win streak: 2 games Longest Tulsa win streak: 7 games Longest Memphis win streak: 3 games (three times) Longest North Texas win streak: 3 games

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PLAYERS UTEP Most points by Tulsa: 46, Oct. 15, 1951 (Tulsa 46, Houston 27 @ Tulsa) STAFF 14 games Most points by Houston: 100, Nov. 23, 1968 (Houston Tulsa leads series 8-6-0 100, Tulsa 6 @ Houston) Tulsa largest margin of victory: 19, Oct. 13, 1951 (Tulsa 46, REVIEW Year Winner Score Site Houston 27 @ Tulsa) 1988 UTEP 27-24 Tulsa Houston largest margin of victory: 94, Nov. 23, 1968 C-USA 1989 Tulsa 23-14 El Paso (Houston 100, Tulsa 6 @ Houston) Longest Tulsa win streak: 3 games 1992 Tulsa 48-39 Tulsa Longest Houston win streak: 5 games OPPONENTS 1994 UTEP 24-17 Tulsa 1995 Tulsa 38-28 El Paso HISTORY 1996 Tulsa 38-21 El Paso Rice 1997 UTEP 33-18 Tulsa 1999 Tulsa 43-19 El Paso RECORDS 11 games 2000 UTEP 40-7 Tulsa Rice leads series 6-4-1 2001 UTEP 26-10 El Paso MEDIA 2002 Tulsa 20-0 Tulsa Year Winner Score Site 2003 Tulsa 56-28 El Paso 1937 TIE 0-0 Houston 2004 Tulsa 37-35 Tulsa DAVID JOHNSON 1996 Rice 42-14 Houston 2005 UTEP 41-38 El Paso 1997 Rice 42-24 Tulsa 1998 Rice 14-10 Houston SMU Last meeting: Nov. 5, 2005 at El Paso (UTEP 41, Tulsa 38) 1999 Rice 20-10 Tulsa Tulsa at home: 3-4-0 2000 Tulsa 23-16 Houston 13 games Tulsa at El Paso: 5-2-0 SMU lead series 9-4-0 Last win at Tulsa: Nov. 27, 2004 (Tulsa 37, UTEP 35) 2001 Rice 59-32 Houston 2002 Rice 33-18 Tulsa Last win at El Paso: Nov. 1, 2003 (Tulsa 56, UTEP 28) Year Winner Score Site 2003 Tulsa 31-28 Houston Most points by Tulsa: 56, Nov. 1, 2003 (Tulsa 56, 1935 SMU 14-0 Tulsa UTEP 28 @ El Paso) 2004 Tulsa 39-22 Tulsa 1943 Tulsa 20-7 Dallas Most points by UTEP: 41, Nov. 5, 2005 (UTEP 41, 2005 Tulsa 42-21 Houston 1991 Tulsa 31-26 Dallas Tulsa 38 @ El Paso) 1996 SMU 17-10 Dallas Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 28, Nov. 1, 2003 Last meeting: Oct. 15, 2005 at Houston (Tulsa 42, Rice 21) 1997 SMU 42-41 Tulsa (Tulsa 56, UTEP 28 @ El Paso) Tulsa at home: 1-3-0 1998 SMU 33-3 Dallas Largest UTEP margin of victory: 33, Oct. 7, 2000 Tulsa at Houston: 3-3-1 1999 SMU 28-14 Tulsa (UTEP 40, Tulsa 7 @ Tulsa) Last win at Tulsa: Oct. 30, 2004 (Tulsa 39, Rice 22) 2000 SMU 24-20 Dallas Longest Tulsa win streak: 3 games Last win at Houston: Oct. 15, 2005 (Tulsa 42, Rice 21) 2001 SMU 24-14 Tulsa Longest UTEP win streak: 2 games Most points by Tulsa: 42, Oct. 15, 2005 (Tulsa 42, Rice 21 2002 SMU 24-21 Dallas @ Houston) 2003 Tulsa 35-16 Tulsa Most points by Rice: 59, Nov. 10, 2001 (Rice 59, Tulsa 32 2004 SMU 41-35 (OT) Dallas Houston @ Houston) 2005 Tulsa 20-13 Tulsa Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 21, Oct. 15, 2005 31 games (Tulsa 42, Rice 21 @ Houston) Last meeting: Oct. 22, 2005 at Tulsa (Tulsa 20, SMU 13) Houston leads series 16-15-0 Largest Rice margin of victory: 28, Nov. 23, 1996 Tulsa at home: 2-4-0 (Rice 42, Tulsa 14 @ Houston) Tulsa at Dallas: 2-5-0 Longest Tulsa win streak: 3 games Year Winner Score Site Last win at Tulsa: Oct. 22, 2005 (Tulsa 20, SMU 13) Longest Rice win streak: 4 games 1950 Tulsa 28-21 Houston Last win at Dallas: Nov. 30, 1991 (Tulsa 31, SMU 26) 1951 Tulsa 46-27 Tulsa Most points by Tulsa: 41, Nov. 15, 1997 (SMU 42, 1952 Houston 33-7 Houston Tulsa 41 @ Tulsa) Most points by Dallas: 42, Nov. 15, 1997 (SMU 42, 1953 Tulsa 23-21 Tulsa Tulsa 41 @ Tulsa) 1954 Houston 20-7 Houston Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 19, Oct. 25, 2003 1955 Tulsa 17-14 Tulsa (Tulsa 35, SMU 16 @ Tulsa) 1956 Houston 14-0 Houston Largest SMU margin of victory: 30, Nov. 7, 1998 1957 Houston 13-7 Tulsa (SMU 33, Tulsa 3 @ Dallas) 1958 Tulsa 25-20 Houston Longest Tulsa win streak: 2 games 1959 Houston 22-13 Tulsa Longest SMU win streak: 7 games 1960 Tulsa 26-16 Houston 1961 Houston 14-2 Tulsa 1962 Houston 35-31 Houston Tulane 1963 Tulsa 22-21 Tulsa 1964 Tulsa 31-23 Houston 2 games 1965 Tulsa 14-0 Houston Series tied 1-1-0 1966 Houston 73-14 Houston 1967 Tulsa 22-13 Tulsa Year Winner Score Site 1968 Houston 100-6 Houston 1968 Tulane 25-15 New Orleans 1969 Houston 47-14 Tulsa 2005 Tulsa 38-14 Monroe, La. 1970 Houston 21-9 Houston 1972 Houston 21-0 Tulsa Last meeting: Nov. 19, 2005 at Monroe (Tulsa 38, 1973 Houston 35-16 Houston Tulane 14) Tulsa at home: 0-0-0 1974 Tulsa 30-14 Tulsa Tulsa at New Orleans: 0-1-0 1975 Houston 42-30 Houston Tulsa at Monroe: 1-0-0 1985 Tulsa 31-24 Tulsa Last win at Tulsa: none 1986 Tulsa 24-14 Houston Last win at New Orleans: none 1988 Houston 82-28 Houston Last win at Monroe: Nov. 19, 2005 (Tulsa 38, Tulane 14) 1992 Tulsa 28-25 Tulsa Most points by Tulsa: 38, Nov. 19, 2005 (Tulsa 38, 1993 Tulsa 38-24 Houston Tulane 14 @ Monroe) 2005 Houston 30-23 Tulsa Most points by Tulane: 25, Nov. 9, 1968 (Tulane 25, Tulsa 15 @ New Orleans) Last meeting: Oct. 1, 2005 at Tulsa (Houston 30, Tulsa 23) Largest Tulsa margin of victory: 24, Nov. 19, 2005 Tulsa at home:8-6-0 (Tulsa 38, Tulane 14 @ Monroe) Tulsa at Houston: 7-10-0 Largest Tulane margin of victory: 10, Nov. 9, 1968 Last win at Tulsa: Sept. 5, 1992 (Tulsa 28, Houston 25) (Tulane 25, Tulsa 15 @ New Orleans) Last win at Houston: Sept. 11, 1993 (Tulsa 38, CAUVEY JACKSON Longest Tulsa win streak: 1 game 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PLAYERS A Historical Look Against 2006 Opponents RICE STAFF Tulsa has played some very exciting games in the past against opponents that the REVIEW

C-USA Hurricane will face in the 2006 season. Here’s a look at some of those games.

OPPONENTS HOUSTON fumbles and error-free ball from yard field goal. Tulsa’s Jason HISTORY Tulsa that allowed the Hurricane Staurovsky gave the Hurricane the Tulsa 31, Rice 28 to post the win over the Astro lead with a 42-yard field goal of (Nov. 8, 2004) RECORDS Bluebonnet Bowl-bound Cougars. his own with 6:20 left in the It became the play known as the Houston ran 90 plays to just 63 game. East Carolina had two addi- “Landrum Leap” when receiver MEDIA for the Hurricane, but the Cougars tional field goal tries to win the Jerome Landrum took a James did not score its second touch- game, but missed from distances Kilian pass 31 yards and leaped down until the final play of the of 44 and 63 yards. The victory the final two yards over a Rice Tulsa 22, Houston 21 game. clinched Tulsa’s 25th champi- defender and into the end zone (Nov. 16, 1963) onship in the MVC. with 0:56 left in the game to give Jerry Rhome guided Tulsa on an NORTH TEXAS Tulsa the eventual 31-28 victory. 84-yard touchdown march in the Tulsa built a 24-14 lead in the final minutes then passed for the SOUTHERN MISS third quarter, but the Owls scored winning two-point conversion to two TDs to take the four-point Jeff Jordan as the Hurricane lead before Landrum’s heroics. roared from behind, scoring 15 Tulsa out-gained Rice in the sec- unanswered points in the game’s ond-half, 248 to 78 yards. final five minutes. The touchdown pass that brought the Hurricane to within one point was a 42-yard MEMPHIS strike from Rhome to Bill Van Tulsa 28, North Texas 27 Tulsa 13, Southern Miss 10 Burkleo. (Oct. 11, 1980) (Nov. 2, 1991) The Hurricane had to score 21 On a snowy day, Tulsa used a Tulsa 22, #10 Houston 13 fourth quarter points to claim the dramatic last-minute drive to over- (Nov. 25, 1967) home victory. Trailing 27-21 and come a 10-0 deficit at the start of Houston was favored to win in a 20 yards away from the end zone the fourth quarter. Tulsa tied the landslide but the Hurricane with 0:11 seconds remaining, score 10-10 with 3:50 left in the defense engulfed Houston’s Tulsa’s threw a game. After a missed Southern nation-leading offense by forcing Miss field goal, Tulsa took over on perfect 20-yard spiral to Paul Tulsa 37, Memphis 31 – OT six fumbles and two interceptions, its own 20-yard line with 12 sec- Johns on a fourth-and-goal for the (Sept. 24, 2005) while the Tulsa offense scored onds left in the game. tying touchdown. Stu Crum con- Tulsa and Memphis kept a crowd two quick touchdowns in the Quarterback T.J. Rubley lofted a verted the PAT for the Hurricane of 20,645 fans on the edge of fourth quarter. For this game, “Hail Mary” pass deep down the victory. their seats at Skelly Stadium until Tulsa scrapped its 4-4-3 pro-type Hurricane sideline and the prayer the very end as Tulsa’s first-ever defense in favor of the 5-3-3 was answered as Chris Penn Conference USA contest went to monster defense and moved the hauled in the pass for a 65-yard EAST CAROLINA overtime. Tulsa pulled out the star of the game, Al Jenkins, from gain. After calling timeout with just 37-31 win in the hard-fought wild offensive guard to nose guard. one second left, Eric Lange game. Tulsa scored on their first Tulsa took the lead for good, 15- appeared to have missed a game- overtime play with a 25-yard pass 13 with 12:46 remaining, on a winning 32-yard field goal, but from Paul Smith to Garrett Mills one-yard run by quarterback Mike Southern Mississippi was flagged for a six-point lead, but Brad Stripling. The Hurricane scored to for having 12 men on the field. DeVault’s PAT attempt hit the right take a 22-13 lead on a 33-yard Lange’s second attempt, this time upright and was no good. pass from Stripling to Harry Wood. from 24 yards out, sailed through Tulsa 21, East Carolina 20 Memphis then took possession, the uprights as the crowd poured (Nov. 16, 1985) and on a fourth-down and nine Tulsa 30, #15 Houston 14 onto the field to celebrate the It was a designated Missouri situation from the 24-yard line, (Nov. 30, 1974) victory. Valley Conference game for Tulsa, Memphis’ DeAngelo Williams was Tulsa took the lead on the open- in the league’s final season as a stopped one yard short of the first ing kickoff as Jimmy Stewart football conference. Tulsa came down as Bobby Blackshire recovered the kickoff in the back from a 17-6 halftime deficit knocked Williams out-of-bounds. Houston end zone. When Tulsa with two third quarter touch- quarterback suffered a downs, taking an 18-17 lead into broken leg with 5:11 left in the the final quarter. With 12:23 first period, it was the Tulsa remaining, Jeff Heath put East defense that forced four Houston Carolina ahead 20-17 on a 18-

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PLAYERS It wasn’t just McBirney who jump-started the football program. Ivan STAFF Grove, who was one player instrumental in building the the Kendall Tulsa’s Football History football program, was the key to undefeated seasons of 1916 and REVIEW 1919. He quarterbacked the Presbyterians from 1914 through 1916, and again in 1919 C-USA 1895: The Legacy Begins During the 1916 season, Grove and receivers Virgil Jones and Madison ”Puny” Blevins developed the controversial “tower play”. The OPPONENTS The legacy of Tulsa football began when the Bacone play called for Jones and Blevins to sprint down field, Blevins would stop, lift Jones onto his shoulders, and Grove would toss the ball to HISTORY School for Indians and Henry Kendall College, which Jones. At that time, there were no rules against such a play But it only RECORDS worked once for the Kendallites in a 117-0 thrashing of Missouri later became The University of Tulsa, did battle in 1895. School of Mines. MEDIA The first season that football That was the type of domination It was one of the first football games in the Indian Kendall experienced in 1916. The season players wore numerals on Territory and the game caused a lot of excitement within ended with Kendall producing an unde- their jerseys was in 1915. feated 10-0 record, and laying claim to the student bodies of each school as well as the citizens the unofficial title of “state champions.“ While the team turned in their uniforms that season, a of the Territory. few Tulsa businessmen wanted one more game for the Kendall team , against the fabulous Irish of Notre Dame. How close Kendall came to playing People in the Oklahoma Territory were excited by the prospects of Notre Dame in the finale of the 1916 season having football in the area, but no one really understood how the probably will never be known, but a definite move game was played. The Kendall team didn’t even actually have a coach was underway with some of the town’s wealthiest in that first season. A young transfer student from Springfield, Missouri, oilmen reportedly backing the promotion. named Norman Leard stepped up to the task. Prior to the 1917 season, McBirney went back to his Although there was no score recorded, Kendall College won the bank, and Schmidt, an assistant coach under McBirney, only game the team played that year. went to fight in World War I, as did a number of play- Football struggled to gain its prominence at the college. The college ers. As a result, the 1917 season was a rough one for played only 19 games between 1900 and 1910. No teams were field- Kendall College. ed in 1903, 1904, 1906,1907 or 1911. Hal Medford took the coaching reins, but enroll- Kendall College’s reappearance on the collegiate football scene in ment dropped drastically as did the male population. 1912 came at a time when the game itself was becoming modernized. With only two varsity players available, Medford took New rules altered the game. Offenses were allowed four downs to the initiative to recruit players from Kendall make 10 yards. The length of the playing field was reduced from 110 Academy to fill the roster. The team had many to 100 yards, and most importantly, the 20-yard limit on forward pass- weak areas and Medford had a hard time finding es was removed. players to strengthen those areas. The team went By 1914, the resurrection of Kendall College football was in full without a win, thus it was called “the season swing and two men helped spur that along. Sam McBirney, a Tulsa that fell victim to the Kaiser’s war.” banker, and came on the scene. In 1914, McBirney led By 1919, the Presbyterians were back in the team to a 7-2 record with five shutout victories, and followed that full force and primed for a comeback. season with a 6-1-1 record in 1915.

IT WAS NOV. 13, 1915 WHEN TULSA USED THE “TOWER PLAY” AGAINST MISSOURI SCHOOL OF THE MINES. THE PLAY CALLS FOR ONE PLAYER TO JUMP ON A TEAMMATES’ SHOULDERS TO CATCH A PASS. IT WORKED IN A 117-0 WIN. IN 1916, THE PLAY WAS BANNED. HENRY KENDALL COLLEGE 1916 FOOTBALL TEAM

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PLAYERS Schmidt came back from the war ready to coach, and McBirney joined STAFF him as an assistant coach this time. All the players from previous years were back now, including Grove, and optimism was high. REVIEW The team played nine games, but only three were seen as serious threats — Oklahoma, Oklahoma A&M and Arkansas. The powerful C-USA Kendall team with Grove, John Young, Benton Springer, Harry Miller and Vergil Jones back in 1919, pummeled its first opponent, OPPONENTS Oklahoma Baptist. Kendall scored 22 touchdowns and 20 conversions to amass a 152-0 victory. HISTORY Tulsa went on to defeated two of its main rivals, including 27-0 RECORDS against Oklahoma and a 63-7 victory over Arkansas. Tulsa and Oklahoma A&M tied 7-7. MEDIA By the turn of the century, Henry Kendall College was on the map as a team to reckon with on the football field.

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Schmidt took Henry Kendall College into the new decade with another undefeated season in 1920, the third such COACH FRNKA PICTURED WITH GLENN DOBBS, 1941. season in the brief history of the school. Kendall Only 12 football players was simple, his lucrative contract at Tulsa. Known as “Gloomy Gus” because of outswcored its opponents in 1920, 621 to 21 points. made the trip to Stillwater his pessimism when speaking for publica- on Oct. 22, 1927, and Tulsa tion, he found success easy at Tulsa. He As the decade progressed, changes ranging from coaching to the taught his team five new formations, and came away victorious 28-26. name of the university itself altered the face of Kendall football. put the team back on its feet after only The first thing to change was the actual name of the university. On three wins over the previous two seasons. His first few seasons resulted February 8, 1921, The University of Tulsa was born. The administration in 13 wins and four losses, and by 1927, Golden Hurricane football was of Kendall College believed that by taking on the name of the city, well on its way to recovery. more support from its citizens would follow. This change was met with In 1928, prosperity in America and the success of Tulsa football, immediate increases in donations, thus proving its effectiveness. inspired Henderson to dream of a new stadium. He took his dream to the Schmidt, who led the 1921 team to a 6-3 record, was preparing rich oilmen of Tulsa, and they supported it. A short time later, Henderson for the 1922 season when he was named the head coach at the saw his dream come true. The University of Tulsa football team had a University of Arkansas. new home to go along with the new philosophy and nickname. Enter the name Howard Acher. When he took over the position, Acher saw great potential in his team and wanted to publicize it by creating a new identity with a new nickname. Sports writers and others Tulsa Football Gets a New Home had called the school by any number of names from the Presbyterians to the Orange and Black, to the Kendallites. The 1930 season saw Coach Henderson’s dream of a After an opening day win against a strong Texas Christian University team in 1922, Acher put his mind to work. The press had claimed that new home for Tulsa football became a reality. Though the Kendall football team blew through its opponents like a tornado. So, it figured that Tornadoes, would be the nickname with “golden” the Depression had hit hard, the need for a new stadium added to identify the color of the uniforms. However, it was later found that Georgia Tech had claimed that name, so from tornado it was was growing by the day. evolved meteorologically to a hurricane. Thus the squad voted, and the name “Golden Hurricane” became the new team monker with the McNulty Park, the original home of the Golden Hurricane, had gold added because of the jersey color. become archaic by modern collegiate standards. In actuality, it was a TU lived up to its nickname as the Golden Hurricane blew through baseball field that only measured 90 yards. This meant teams had to the Texas A&M defense in the next game with pass after pass from cross the goal line once, place the ball back on the 10 yard line, and quarterback . TU won its first game as the Golden cross the goal line again in order to score. Hurricane by a score of 13-10. By 1930, the new stadium had been approved and funding for the A perfect 9-0 record in was followed with two straight losing sea- $300,000 project had been acquired, so there could be no stopping. sons, and after the 1924 season Acher resigned his position as head The stadium was built to hold 15,000 spectators, and the north and coach. His replacement was quite a shock to everyone as Elmer south ends were left open for future growth. Capacity now stands at “Gloomy Gus” Henderson was chosen to take over the coaching reins. 40,235. The stadium was named after William G. Skelly, a local oilman, The selection of Henderson wasn’t as much of a surprise as was his who donated $125,000 to the project. The balance was raised by Tulsa acceptance of the offer. He was coming from a program at the businessmen by organizing the Stadium Corporation of Tulsa. University of Southern California where, “one All American was in the The stadium was dedicated at the 1930 season opener against game, and his substitute on the bench was an All American.” No one Arkansas. The Golden Hurricane christened their new home with a 26-6 could understand why he would leave such a program. But the reason victory.

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HISTORY The 1940s saw great development in the strength and RECORDS notoriety of the University of . MEDIA Players like Glenn Dobbs, Sax Judd, Bobby Jack Stuart and N.A. Keithley, combined with the coaching of Frnka meant five straight bowl berths. Tulsa became the first THE FIRST GAME IN SKELLY STADIUM WAS PLAYED ON OCT. 4, 1930, AS school to go to five straight New years Day Bowl Games, TULSA DEFEATED ARKANSAS 26-6. starting with the Sun Bowl on January 1, 1942. Two One of the mainstays for the Golden Hurricane during this transi- tion was Chet Benefiel who played for TU from 1928 to 1931. The Sugar Bowls, the Orange Bowl and Oil Bowl followed. halfback’s exploits on the football field was said to have spurred the support for TU football that resulted in the building of Skelly Stadium. Frnka brought a fervent love of the game and a strong desire to Benefiel earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1930, and learn as much as he could about the game to Tulsa. He built a nation- captained two teams. He was Oklahoma Back of the Year in 1929, and al football powerhouse en route to a career record of 40-9-2 in his was selected to the All-Oklahoma team in 1929 and 1930. five years. As the Hurricane adapted to its new surroundings, the team’s pros- The bowl appearances began in 1941 as the Hurricane posted a 7- perity grew. Henderson’s 1933 team was the highlight of the decade. 2 regular season record. By early December, there had been no talk of The Golden Hurricane played seven games that season, posting a bowl bid for the Hurricane. A 13-6 loss to Arkansas seemed to have victories over rivals Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. The Hurricane dashed any bowl dreams the team may have had. However, on also soundly beat Oklahoma Central, Washburn and George December 4, word came that TU had in fact been invited to the Sun Washington. The lone setback TU suffered was at the hands of Texas Bowl to play Texas Tech in El Paso, Texas on January 1, 1942. A&M. Wins over such strong competition caused the team of 1933 to Tech was favored in the game, but that fact did not intimidate the be called one of the best in Tulsa footbal history. Hurricane. As the waning minutes of the game approached and the game still scoreless, Dobbs connect- When Henderson decided to leave his coaching post in 1935, TU In 1941, the team colors changed went in search of a successor. What they found was yet another Rose ed with Judd who fell over the goal Bowl champion coach from Southern Methodist University named Vic to blue, gold and crimson, line for the games only points. Tulsa emerged victorious from its first bowl Hurt. At first, Hurt didn’t accept the position, but with some persuasive replacing yellow and black. recruiting talk and a visit to campus, he accepted. game. Hurt’s tenure lasted three seasons and after the 1938 season, he Tulsa’s bowl dynasty gained strength in 1942. At the end of the stepped down to take the head coaching post at Kansas. regular season, the Hurricane had the only perfect record in college Former TU player Chet Benefiel moved up from his freshman football going at 10-0. coaching position to be Hurt’s successor, In 1940, Benefiel led the It had been rumored that the Hurricane was in line for the Rose Hurricane to share the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Bowl, but when the invitation came, it was from New Orleans and the 1940. However, his contract was not renewed for the next season. As Sugar Bowl. Tulsa’s opponent would be Tennessee. a result, Tulsa hired who would lead the Hurricane Tulsa struck first in that January 1, 1943 game. On TU’s second pos- through one of the most successful decades in Tulsa football history. session, Dobbs went to work picking apart the Vols’ defense to put the Hurricane on top 6-0. As the game went on, TU saw its lead dissipate. The Volunteers pulled to within one point just before halftime. 1941 TULSA FOOTBALL • TEAM FIRST BOWL TEAM A safety and another Tennessee touchdown in the second half gave the Vol’s a 14-7 victory, and ending Tulsa’s hope of going 11-0 on the season and being able to claim the nation’s number one rank- ing. Tulsa ended the season 10-1 and ranked fourth in the nation. The 1943 season saw Tulsa receive a second straight invitation to the Sugar Bowl. This time the opponent would be Georgia Tech. After the Tulsa offense failed to gain a first down, Clyde LeForce faked a field goal and threw the ball to Ed Shedlosky for a 6-0 Tulsa >> lead on the first Hurricane possession. At the start of the second quar- ter, TU struck again on a Jimmy Ford 76-yard touchdown run putting TU in command 12-0. Then, the Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard making it a 12-7 game. By halftime, the score stood at 18-7.

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As the second half began, the Yellow Jackets began a comeback that broke the backs of the Hurricane. Tech quickly scored a touch- The Bowl Legacy Continues down to bring the score to 18-13. A 78-yard drive hammered the final nail in the Hurricane’s coffin as the game ended in a 20-18 heart- breaking defeat. J.O. “Buddy” Brothers moved into the head coaching As the next season took shape, TU was looking good for a fourth position in 1946 and took the Hurricane program into straight bowl game. Tulsa’s wish came true when the Hurricane received word that they’d have a chance to avenge the previous year’s the 1950s, but not before posting a 9-1 record in 1946. bowl loss to Georgia Tech. This time Tulsa would face Tech in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1945. Tulsa hit a low point in 1948 with an 0-9-1 record, but Tulsa scored two first quarter touchdowns and added a third TD in the third quarter before Tech was able to get on the scoreboard. Tech two years later Tulsa bounced back with a 9-1-1 mark in had a third period score and each team scored once more in the final quarter, as Tulsa held on for a 26-14 win. 1950. Coming off that bowl victory, TU was hungry for another, and that hunger grew as the 1945 season began. Hopes of another big bowl The highlight of the 1950s was Tulsa’s visit to the fol- appearance were strong, but setbacks near the end of the season lowing the 1952 season where they met a strong Florida team. That deflated those hopes somewhat. However, Tulsa impressed the Oil season, the Hurricane posted an 8-2-1 record as TU renewed their Bowl selection committee enough with a 20-18 win over Hondo Air bowl tradition. Base in the regular season finale to earn a bowl bid. Thus, the Golden Several players played key roles in the success of that 1952 team. Hurricane found itself in its fifth straight bowl game playing Georgia. Of course, it all started with inspiration from Coach Brothers, who was The Oil Bowl game was close throughout, as each team capitalized born with no left hand. He inspired his players with his courage and on turnovers and the score stayed 7-6 until the fourth quarter, when determination not to allow his handicap to get in the way. Tom Ham, the Bulldogs scored 13 of their 20 points in that quarter. Tulsa came a player for Brothers on that 1952 team, once said “coach Brothers out on the short end of a 20-6 battle. showed his toughness every day at practice.” His toughness spurred Although that loss ended Tulsa’s bowl appearances for a time, the the Hurricane to success in 1952. accomplishment of having gone to five straight bowl games put The Coach Brothers was voted Missouri Valley Coach of the Year in University of Tulsa on the college football map. The Frnka era also 1949 and 1951. His Hurricane teams had a career record of 26-5-1, ended with the Oil Bowl game. But, his contributions to Tulsa kept alive a tradition of quality football 1952 GATOR BOWL FOOTBALL TEAM that ranks with some of the best in the country that carried into the 1950s.

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PLAYERS winning two Missouri Valley Conference championships. STAFF Tulsa was also blessed with exceptional talent in 1952. Tommy Hudspeth, Marvin Matuszak and Howard Waugh were tri-captains. REVIEW Hudsepth was a strong defensive back for the Hurricane and was selected to the All-Oklahoma decade football team of the 1950s. C-USA Matuszak, hailed as one of the best linemen in Tulsa history, was the first Hurricane player to twice be named first team All-America. OPPONENTS Waugh was a record-setting running back. He led the nation in rushing HISTORY with 1,372 yards and averaging 6.8 yards per rush. These three men led a strong Hurricane team into the Florida game. RECORDS From the time the Hurricane took the field against Florida in the Gator Bowl, they knew they were in for a battle. Florida scored the first time MEDIA they had the ball, and again on a 37-yard pass play in the second quarter. When TU took the field for the second half, the Hurricane con- structed a drive of 73 yards for their first score pulling the Hurricane within a touchdown at 14-7. Tulsa’s second scoring drive covered 46 yards, capped by Waugh leaping into the end zone after the Hurricane recovered a fumble at the Gators’ 46-yard line. However, Tom Miner’s PAT went wide left leaving Florida with a one-point lead, 14-13. TU had one final scoring opportunity after another Florida fumble with six minutes remaining in the game. The Hurricane travelled to the Gators' 4-yard line, but had to settle for a field goal attempt that missed, allowing Florida to hold on for a 14-13 victory. Although Tulsa lost that bowl game, the 1952 team and those previous to it had LINEMAN MARVIN MATUSZAK (1951) WAS TULSA’S some of the best players in Tulsa history. FIRST TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

Behind that strong offense, the 1964 team won all but two regular Passing was the Name of the season games leaving the Hurricane with an 8-2 record and an invita- tion to the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, Texas to face Mississippi. Game in 1960’s In that game, Tulsa dominated with its passing game as the Hurricane came from behind to re-establish themselves as a strong As the 1960s took shape, Glenn Dobbs became the head bowl team by winning 14-7, and finishing the season with a 9-2 mark. The 1965 season saw a quarterback named Billy Guy Anderson rise football coach at his alma mater in 1961. Dobbs revitalized up to lead the Hurricane. It wasn’t long before Anderson started breaking the records Rhome had set the year before. Anderson was the nation’s Tulsa’s passing attack making the Hurricane offense a threat leading passer as he took Tulsa to yet another Bluebonnet Bowl. Twilley was more of a threat than ever as he put his team and whenever it took the field. Tulsa led the nation in passing for NCAA records of the previous year to shame. He caught 134 passes for 1,779 yards and 16 touchdowns in 1965, and came up just short five straight seasons — 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966.

Although the 1963 season produced only a 5-5 record, Tulsa’s offense, spearheaded by quarterback Jerry Rhome, averaged 199.3 yards passing per contest. Until 1964, college football was domi- Howard Twilley had 16 nated by running attacks. The nation saw receptions for 267 yards in Tulsa’s vaunted offensive attack in 1964 as the best passing team the nation had a 32-28 victory over ever seen. Memphis State on Oct. 9, For 30 years teams avoided passing the ball because they thought running the 1965, the first game in the ball was a better way to play the game. expanded Skelly Stadium. What took years for college football to develop, Rhome and company obliterated in two years. In 1964, the Rhome-Twilley connection broke 20 NCAA records for total offense, passing, receiving and scoring. The notoriety those impressive statistical numbers gave the two Hurricane standouts helped lead them to back to back Heisman Trophy runner-up finishes ññ Rhome in 1964 and Twilley in 1965. Dobbs obviously didn’t believe in the ground attack philosophy. He was one of the Hurricane’s most prolific passers himself, so it’s no wonder he brought his aerial philosophy back to Tulsa. Under Dobbs’ guidance, the Hurricane offense passed 52 percent of the time, well BILLY GUY ANDERSON PASSES FOR A SCHOOL RECORD 502 YARDS IN above the 29 percent Tulsa’s opponents were averaging. A 48-20 WIN OVER COLORADO STATE ON NOV. 25, 1965.

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PLAYERS Tulsa’s receiving tandem of Rick Eber and Harry Wood combined for Louisville and won its final two games to post a 3-2 record under Dry, and 4-7 on the year. It would be the only year during 640 yards and six TDs on 33 receptions in a 58-0 win over Idaho State on STAFF Dry’s four-and-a-half year tenure, that the Hurricane would suffer Oct. 7, 1967. Eber had 20 catches for 322 yards, while Wood had 13 a losing season. A year later, Dry led Tulsa to a 6-5 record and REVIEW catches for 318 yards. first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The 1976 season was the highlight of the Dry Era as he C-USA coached the team to a 7-4 record, a Missouri Valley Conference OPPONENTS championship, and a berth in the first Independence Bowl where the Hurricane faced McNeese State University. HISTORY Things looked promising for the Hurricane at first as they con- structed a 65-yard drive capped by a Thomas Bailey one-yard jaunt RECORDS into the end zone for the first TU score, but at halftime, Tulsa clung to a slight 7-6 lead. MEDIA As the second half started, McNeese State produced a 65-yard scoring drive of their own, topped with a two-point conversion giv- ing them the lead 14-7. The Hurricane scored on a blocked field goal attempt, but the PAT was no good, so the Hurricane stayed a point shy of the lead at 14-13. After Tulsa made a fourth quarter 38-yard field goal to go ahead 16-14, TU seemed to have the game in the palm of their hands, but McNeese State answered by putting together an 80- SKELLY STADIUM WAS EXPANDED TO 40,235 SEATS IN 1964. yard scoring drive during the final two minutes that put the Hurricane down to defeat 20-16. in the Heisman Trophy balloting, as did Rhome the year before, finish- Dry made great strides in revitalizing Hurricane football. During ing second to USC’s Mike Garrett. his tenure, he posted a 31-18-1 record, and coached many stand- The Golden Hurricane went into the Bluebonnet Bowl against out players. Twenty-seven of them went into the pro ranks most of Tennessee with an 8-2 record hoping to repeat the success of its pre- which were drafted. vious Bluebonnet Bowl appearance. However, things were rough for One player who wasn’t drafted, turned out to be one of the the Hurricane this time, as Tulsa could cross the Volunteers’ 20-yard best NFL receivers of all-time. Drew Pearson signed a free agent line only twice. contract in 1972 with the Dallas Cowboys where he established Tennessee jumped out to a 14-0 lead as they capitalized on two himself as one of the best receivers in National Football League Tulsa fumbles. They also returned a punt for a third score, and turned history. an interception into their fourth score. The volunteers put the game After two years as Tulsa’s quarterback, he went to the receiv- out of reach on their last touchdown in the third quarter. Tennessee ing end of the ball and led TU to the Missouri Valley Conference won the game 27-6. championship in 1971. As a receiver for the Hurricane, Pearson In the 1960s, Tulsa took the collegiate passing game to a level caught 55 passes for 1,119 yards placing him tenth in receiving never seen before. The Hurricane averaged nearly 318 yards in 1964, in TU history. His senior season, Pearson averaged 20.9 yards and increased that average to 346 yards a year later. Under the tute- per catch scoring five touchdowns. Pearson was signed with the lage of Dobbs, it was Rhome, Anderson and Twilley who helped revo- Dallas Cowboys as a free agent in 1972 lutionize the way college football was played. Steve Largent, who would become an NFL Hall of Fame inductee, was favorably compared to Howard Twilley while at Tulsa. In 1974 and again in 1975, Largent led the nation in NFL Talent Flourishes touchdown receptionsn with 14 touchdowns each year. He was a two-time selection for the all-MVC team and was named to the Associated Press second team All- The 1970s continued the wealth of talent going through American squad in 1975. Largent averaged 17.5 yards per catch for his career, and the Hurricane program and entering the professional caught 51 passes for 1,000 yards his senior season. ranks. Some of the players Tulsa turned out that decade In 1977, offensive lineman Steve August was a first round draft selec- went into the NFL and became legends of the game. tion of the Seattle Seahawks. These players and others, Names like Steve Largent and Drew Pearson went on to along with the man who coached them made a mark on Tulsa foot- successful careers in the NFL. ball history. Some made a mark on the NFL as well. The teams of the When F.A. Dry took over as head coach at mid-season 1972, 1970s helped Tulsa build a reputation for replacing Claude Gibson after six games, he was faced with the imme- developing quality players who can make a diate challenge of creating an understanding of his philosophy. That difference on a team. philosophy. He believed that strong organization was key the to a suc- cessful team. From the moment Dry took the helm, things began to improve for KEN LACY, ONE HALF OF >> the Hurricane. His first game came the night after he accepted the THE PALOMINO EXPRESS head coaching position. Before that game, TU had gone 1-5, but upset

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PLAYERS No Justice STAFF REVIEW John Cooper took over the Tulsa football program in C-USA 1977, and suffered through a 3-8 campaign, but in 1978 OPPONENTS he rebounded the troops for an impressive 9-2 record. HISTORY Perhaps one of the best football teams was assembled in 1982. RECORDS The only blemish on the season was a loss to nationally-ranked Arkansas. However, Tulsa's 10-1 season and top-20 national ranking MEDIA was not good enough to impress Bowl scouts. In that same season, college football fans new about a tandem of run- ning backs at SMU, nicknamed the Pony Express ññ and Craig James. But what college football fans may not have known was that Tulsa has the only other pair of running backs in the country to rush for over for over 1,000 yards each — Micheal Gunter and Ken Lacy. In a take- off of the Pony Express, Tulsa's tandem was dubbed the "Palomino Express". CHRIS PENN (#86) GRABS T.J. RUBLEY’S “HAIL MARY” PASS That season, Tulsa was not the only 10-1 team snubbed from the LATE IN THE GAME TO SET UP A GAME-WINNING FIELD Bowl picture, as New Mexico was in the same situation as the Hurricane. GOAL AGAINST SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI IN 1991. Tulsa and New Mexico fans cried out for justice, and Justice is just what they received. 79 yards of their own to take In his college debut, quarterback T.J. Tulsa and New Mexico would square off in the Justice Bowl on the lead 10-7. The Hurricane Rubley completed 27 passes for 386 December 19, 1982. At 1:15 p.m. that afternoon, radio stations in the took a 17-10 lead into halftime yards against Oklahoma State on two cities carried the play-by-play of a fictitious matchup between the on a field goal and a blocked two schools. In Tulsa, the Hurricane would win the game, and in New punt return for a touchdown. Sept. 5, 1987. Mexico the Lobos triumphed. Tulsa scored once more in the third quarter to build their lead to 24-10, but Oregon came back In 1983, quarterback scored a touchdown on his first collegiate scoring two quick touchdowns to knot the game at 24. As time wound down in the fourth period, the officials ruled against TU on a run from scrimmage, and threw a TD on his first pass, both coming in the fumble recovery allowing the Ducks to continue a drive that ended season opener against San Diego State. with a final field goal and a victory. Though the Hurricane suffered a heartbreaking loss, that bowl game allowed TU to get back into the college football spotlight. Bowl Games Close out 1980s, Mark Brus established the school record for rushing yards with 312 yards Usher in the ’90s on 43 attempts in a 35-10 victory over New Mexico State on Oct. 27, 1990. Coach Cooper enjoyed a successful tenure taking Tulsa football into the 1980s, while a former Tulsa quarterback would take Hurricane football out of the ë80s and into the 1990s. When Dave Rader became head coach in 1988, he became an expansion of Tulsa football’s past.

Between Cooper and Rader, Tulsa had two coaches for a total of three seasons. was the head coach in 1985 and 1986, while coached the Hurricane for the 1987 season. Under Rader, Tulsa football experienced a roller coaster ride. The highest points were two bowl games —1989 Independence Bowl and 1991 Freedom Bowl. In 1989, the Hurricane posted a 6-5 regular season mark, and rep- resented the Independent Football Alliance at the Independence Bowl, where the Hurricane faced a strong Oregon team from the PAC-10. The Ducks had a second-place conference finish, and was a 16-point favorite, but TU obviously didn’t gamble. TU gave the Ducks all the fight they could handle. Tulsa struck first on a one-yard TD run from Brett Adams, but Oregon bounced back as they put together scoring drives of 54 and 1991 FREEDOM BOWL CHAMPIONS

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PLAYERS That spotlight continued to shine in the In back-to-back weeks in 1991 season as Tulsa produced a 10-2 sea- 1991, Tulsa defeated STAFF son and a number 21 ranking in the final Associated Press football poll. A season that 15th-ranked Texas A&M, REVIEW saw the Hurricane upset 15th-ranked Texas 35-34, then lost to #1 A&M 35-34 at Skelly Stadium, and post a C-USA come-from-behind 13-10 victory over Miami, 34-10, both OPPONENTS Southern Mississippi in the “snow bowl” games at Skelly Stadium. was capped by an invitation to the Freedom HISTORY Bowl in Anaheim, California, where Tulsa met San Diego State and star running back Marshall Faulk. RECORDS At halftime, the two teams went into the locker room deadlocked at 10-10. In the second half, the Tulsa defense became a wall that the MEDIA Aztecs offense couldn’t penetrate, holding them to just 83 yards of total offense. Late in the game with the Hurricane up by three points, San Diego State muffed a punt at their own eight-yard line resulting in a Tulsa recovery. Two plays later, the Hurricane 2005 C-USA CHAMPIONS Tulsa won its 500th scored to make the final score 28-17. That career football game with Hurricane team went down in Tulsa football The 2005 season began another new era for the Hurricane as Tulsa officially became a member of Conference USA on July 1, a 21-14 victory over Utah history as one of only five teams to have a 2005. It would be a year to remember in the first as a C-USA mem- on Nov. 1, 1997. 10-win season. Eight Tulsa players from that team went ber. into the NFL, including the likes of quarterbacks T.J. Rubley and Gus In conference action, Tulsa defeated the preseason favorite to win Frerotte, lineman Jerry Ostroski, receiver Chris Penn, and defensive stal- the C-USA East, Southern Miss, as well as the preseason #3 team in warts Barry Minter and Tracy Scroggins. the East Division, Memphis in the regular season en route to posting Since 1991, Tulsa football has been in a transition period, moving a 6-2 league record, winning the C-USA West Division title and play- from a football independent to the Western Athletic Conference. Tulsa ing in the inaugural Conference USA Football Championship Game became a member of the WAC in 1996, and had its best season of presented by Xbox 360. league play in 2001, winning four games. Tulsa captured a 44-27 win in the league championship game Tulsa football did not enjoy much success in the 1990s but as his- over UCF in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 3, 2005, and received an invi- tory has proven, success was not far away. tation following the game to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. Tulsa was matched up against former Western Athletic Conference rival Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl game. Tulsa amassed 430 yards Tulsa Goes to Two Bowls in in the game and scored 14 points in the final 10:35 of the game to capture a 31-24 victory over the Bulldogs in front of 54,894 fans. Three Years in Kragthorpe Era The Hurricane finished the season with an overall 9-4 record as senior All-American Garrett Mills became the single-season receiving The Golden Hurricane won the 2005 Conference USA leader in NCAA history for tight ends. Championship in its first season as a league member.

The Steve Kragthorpe Era began with a bang in 2003, as the Golden Hurricane had its first winning season and first bowl appear- ance in 12 years. Tulsa posted an 8-5 overall record, and placed sec- ond in the WAC with a 6-2 mark. In his first year as head coach, Kragthorpe led Tulsa to the biggest turn-around in college football with a seven-win improvement from the previous season. Tulsa made the school’s 12th bowl appearance as the Hurricane played Georgia Tech in the Humanitarian Bowl on January 3, 2004. Tulsa football returned to its roots in 2003 as the Golden Hurricane became an offensive juggernaut, scoring over 30 points in seven games and averaging 30.8 points per game. Although Tulsa only posted four wins in 2004, including two over- time losses, junior Ashlan Davis, a junior college transfer, made NCAA history becoming the first player to run-back five kickoff returns for touchdowns in a single season. He broke the previous NCAA mark of three.

With an 8-5 record in 2003, Tulsa’s seven-win improvement from the previous year was the biggest turn-around in college football for that 2005 LIBERTY BOWL CHAMPIONS season.

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PLAYERS Bowl Games 1943 Sugar Bowl 1944 Sugar Bowl STAFF Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 REVIEW 1942 Sun Bowl New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana January 1, 1943 Attendance: 70,000 C-USA Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0 January 1, 1944 Attendance: 69,000 El Paso, Texas OPPONENTS Tulsa made its second January 1, 1942 Attendance: 12,000 Tennessee nosed out Tulsa, 14-7, in the ninth Sugar Bowl football game before 70,000 fans on a straight trip to the Sugar HISTORY Bowl but failed in its bid Tulsa earned its first beautiful sunny afternoon. for a victory over Georgia RECORDS bowl bid with a 7-2 Tech in front of 69,000 regular season record. Tulsa scored first on an aerial march of 60 yards fans. MEDIA Tulsa’s only losses headed by All-American Glenn Dobbs early in the were against Texas second period. Dobbs threw to end Cal Purdin for For the first three periods Christian, 6-0, and the score, while Clyde LeForce kicked the extra and past the middle of Arkansas, 13-6, in point. Later in the same period Tennessee coun- the fourth, Tulsa clinged Henry Frnka’s first sea- tered with six points of their own and at halftime to the lead. But in the son as head coach. Tulsa held a slim 7-6 advantage. end, Tulsa could not withstand an offensive attack led by Tech All- The game with the The Volunteer’s power American Eddie Prokop who led the 72-yard drive Red Raiders, which was played before a partisan told the story in the sec- that gave the Yellow Jackets a 20-18 decision. Texas crowd, proved to be a defensive struggle. ond half, as Tennessee Tulsa stopped a Tech drive following the opening Tulsa’s defense held Tech to four first downs and scored a safety by block- kickoff, and from their own 14-yard line marched 104 yards of total offense. In the first half, the ing one of Dobbs’ punts 86 yards to score in the first five minutes. A fake Raiders pushed the ball to the Tulsa 15-yard line, to take the lead in the field goal by Clyde LeForce ended up in a TD pass but the Hurricane defense forced Tech to try a third period, 8-7. The to Ed Shedlosky. TU tailback Jimmy Ford ran around field goal, which missed and resulted in a score- Volunteers added anoth- left end for a 79-yard touchdown on the first play of less first half. er touchdown by its powerful running game the second quarter for a 12-0 Hurricane lead. After intermission, Tulsa’s Glenn Dobbs punted in the fourth quarter. Prior to halftime, Tech scored on a 71-yard drive, the ball from the Hurricane 14-yard line out of followed by a six-yard TD run by TU’s LeForce to Tech’s end zone, giving Tulsa the momentum. With Tennessee leading 14-7 in the waning min- give the Hurricane an 18-7 halftime lead. Tech Late in the game, Tulsa mounted a 71-yard touch- utes of the game, the Hurricane drove to the UT made it 18-13 in the third period, and put together down drive behind the passing of Dobbs, who fin- 11-yard line and was within one play of a tie, a 79-yard drive for a two-point lead in the final ished the day with 239 passing yards. before Tennessee’s Bill Nowling intercepted an N.A. quarter. Tulsa could get only as close as the Tech Keithley pass to end any hopes of a Tulsa victory. 34-yard line before the final horn sounded. With only a few minutes remaining, Dobbs Prokop gained 199 yards on 29 carries for Georgia passed to Sax Judd for a 32-yard score, but Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Tech, while Tulsa’s Ford had 119 yards on 14 Dobbs’ PAT attempt was blocked. Tulsa intercept- Tennessee 0 6 2 6 14 carries. ed a Tech pass to preserve the 6-0 victory. Tulsa 0 7 0 0 7 Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Team Statistics UT Tulsa Georgia Tech 0 7 6 7 20 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 First Downs 14 10 Tulsa 6 12 0 0 18 Tulsa 0 0 0 6 6 Rushing Yardage 208 39 Passing Yardage 88 168 Team Statistics Tech Tulsa Team Statistics Tech Tulsa Passes 7-17-0 17-27-2 First Downs 25 8 First Downs 4 15 Punts - Average 10-41.0 14-43.0 Rushing Yardage 372 211 Rushing Yardage 62 96 Fumbles - Lost 2-2 0-0 Passing Yardage 83 87 Passing Yardage 42 239 Penalties - Yards 9-100 5-44 Passes 4-16-1 6-15-1 Passes 2-10-1 24-39-2 Punts - Average 6-38.0 7-34.0 Punts - Average 12-43.0 15-37.0 Game Summary Fumbles - Lost 3-3 1-1 Fumbles - Lost 5-2 0-0 TU - Purdin 9 pass from Dobbs (LeForce kick) 7-0 Penalties - Yards 8-60 6-50 Penalties - Yards 8-90 6-60 UT - Gold 3 run (Mitchell kick-NG) 7-6 Game Summary UT - Crawford blocked Dobbs punt for safety 7-8 Game Summary TU - Shedlosky 13 pass from LeForce 6-0 UT - Fuson 3 run (Mitchell kick-NG) 7-14 TU - Judd 32 pass from Dobbs 6-0 (LeForce kick-NG) (Dobbs kick-Blk) TU - Ford 79 run (LeForce kick-NG) 12-0 GT - Broyles 1 run (Prokop kick) 12-7 TU - LeForce 6 run (LeForce kick-NG) 18-7 GT - Tinsley 47 pass from Prokop 18-13 (Prokop kick-NG) GT - Scharfachwerfdt 1-yard run 18-20 (Prokop kick)

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PLAYERS 1945 Orange Bowl 1946 Oil Bowl 1953 Gator Bowl STAFF Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12 Georgia 20, Tulsa 6 Florida 14, Tulsa 13 REVIEW Miami, Florida Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Florida January 1, 1945 Attendance: 29,426 January 1, 1946 Attendance: 27,000 January 1, 1953 Attendance: 30,015 C-USA

Tulsa sought revenge against the Georgia Tech The game was closer than the score would indi- Tulsa battled back from a OPPONENTS Yellow Jackets for the come-from-behind victory in cate, as 13 of Georgia’s points in its 20-6 victory 14-0 halftime deficit, but the previous year’s Sugar Bowl. This time Tulsa came in the fourth quarter at the Oil Bowl in saw its brilliant rally fall HISTORY handed the Jackets a 26-12 loss in front of Houston, Texas. The Bulldogs scored on their sec- one point shy as Florida RECORDS 29,426 fans at the Orange Bowl. ond possession of the first quarter, driving 31 escaped with a 14-13 yards after a Tulsa punt traveled only 16 yards. victory in front of a Gator MEDIA The Hurricane jumped Rabbit Smith scored from three yards out for the Bowl crowd of 30,015. out to a 14-0 first quar- Bulldogs. ter lead and held that The Gators scored the same advantage at half- Just as Georgia had capitalized on a poor punt, first time they had the time. On Tulsa’s first play Tulsa capitalized on a fumble that was recovered ball, driving 78 yards in of the third quarter, the at the Georgia 13-yard line. Five plays later Camp 11 plays. Florida scored again in the second period Hurricane used some Wilson went over for the touchdown from one on a 37-yard pass play, capping an 80-yard, 13- razzle-dazzle as Perry yard out giving Tulsa what would be their only play drive. But in the second half, Tulsa’s offense Moss threw to Nip score of the game. threw the Florida defense off balance with the run- Goodnight at the 35- ning of Jake Roberts. yard line, who then lat- The score remained 7-6 eraled to Barney White, who sped straight down through three quarters, The Hurricane put together drives of 73 and 46 the north side line for six points, making the score but Georgia threw a 47- yards in the second half. Roberts ran for a three- 20-0. yard touchdown pass on yard touchdown in the third quarter, followed by a its second fourth quarter Tom Miner extra point. Tulsa’s next touchdown Tech came back with six points of their own in the possession, and added a drive began following a Florida fumble at their own third period. Tulsa’s Camp Wilson quickly quieted 68-yard punt return for a 46-yard line. Howard Waugh went over from three the crowd taking the Tech kickoff on the 10-yard touchdown by Charlie yards out for the touchdown. Miner’s extra point line and racing 90 yards for a 26-6 Tulsa lead. Trippi. Tulsa had two attempt went wide to the left. Georgia Tech added six points in the final quarter more opportunites to to pull within 14 points of the victorious Hurricane. score but failed. With six minutes left to play, the Hurricane recov- ered another Florida fumble. Tulsa drove to the Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Gators’ four-yard line, but had to settle for a field Georgia Tech 0 0 6 6 12 Georgia 7 0 0 13 20 goal that again went wide left. Florida was left with Tulsa 14 0 12 0 26 Tulsa 0 6 0 0 6 just under three minutes to hold onto the ball and the victory. Team Statistics Tech Tulsa Team Statistics Georgia Tulsa First Downs 16 14 First Downs 14 7 Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Rushing Yardage 36 180 Rushing Yardage 178 69 Florida 7 7 0 0 14 Passing Yardage 304 137 Passing Yardage 110 79 Tulsa 0 0 7 6 13 Passes 18-34-2 6-15-0 Passes 5-15-1 6-21-0 Punts - Average 4-35.0 5-34.0 Punts - Average 7-36.0 12-35.0 Team Statistics UF Tulsa Fumbles - Lost 7-3 2-1 Fumbles - Lost 4-3 1-1 First Downs 20 17 Penalties 1-15 4-41 Penalties - Yards 4-29 4-40 Rushing Yardage 233 182 Passing Yardage 101 132 Game Summary Game Summary Passes 7-11-1 10-16-1 TU - Shedlosky 14 pass from Moss 7-0 UGA - Smith 3 run (Jernigan kick) 0-7 Punts - Average 1-38 4-31 (Moss kick) TU - Wilson 1 run (Brown kick-NG) 6-7 Fumbles - Lost 6-4 3-1 TU - Shedlosky 4 run (Moss kick) 14-0 UGA - Donaldson 8 run (Jernigan kick) 6-14 Penalties - Yards 5-34 9-84 TU - White 35 run (Moss PAT Blk) 20-0 UGA - Trippi 68 punt return 6-20 GT - McIntosh 40 run (Bowen kick-NG) 20-6 (Jernigan kick-NG) Game Summary TU - Wilson 90 KO return (Moss kick-NG) 26-6 UF - Casares 1 run (Casares kick) 0-7 GT - Taylor 3 run (Tinsley kick-NG) 26-12 UF - Hall 37 pass from Robinson 0-14 (Casares kick) TU - Roberts 3 run (Miner kick) 7-14 TU - Wash 3 run (Miner kick-NG) 13-14

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PLAYERS 1964 Bluebonnet Bowl 1965 Bluebonnet Bowl 1976 Independence Bowl STAFF Tulsa 14, Mississippi 7 Tennessee 27, Tulsa 6 McNeese St. 20, Tulsa 16 REVIEW Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Shreveport, La. C-USA December 19, 1964 Attendance: 50,000 December 18, 1965 Attendance: 40,000 December 13, 1976 Attendance: 19,164

OPPONENTS Tulsa quarterback Jerry Tennessee combined its error-forcing defense, The inaugural Rhome offset opportunistic offense, and superior kicking with the Independence Bowl HISTORY Mississippi’s quick, blitz- rain and mud to hand Tulsa a 27-6 loss in the wasn’t decided until ing defense with a mix- Bluebonnet Bowl. The Volunteers set the tempo RECORDS McNeese State full- ture of running and by recovering three fumbles and intercepting four back Oliver Hadnot passing as the Hurricane MEDIA passes to frustrate Tulsa’s national passing scored the winning came from behind to champions. touchdown with 37 upset the Rebels, 14-7, seconds remaining on in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Other than a 44-yard, 11-play touchdown drive in the game clock, giving the closing minutes of the first quarter that saw McNeese a 20-16 win. Rhome completed 22 of Gary McDermott run in from one yard out, Tulsa The excitement began almost immediately as Tulsa 36 passes for 252 yards and gained 29 yards on did not cross the Tennessee 20-yard line until the completed a 65-yard drive for an opening drive the ground. He was the unanimous selection for last minute of the game. the most outstanding back. Tulsa defensive line- score. Fullback Thomas Bailey’s one-yard run capped Tulsa’s scoring drive. man Willie Townes, who harassed Rebel quarter- Tennessee, who jumped out to a 6-0 lead, scored back Jim Weatherley, was named the game’s out- its first and second touchdowns on drives of 48 At halftime, Tulsa held onto a 7-6 lead. However, in standing lineman. and 33 yards following Tulsa fumbles. Tennessee’s the third quarter the Cowboys took a 14-7 lead third touchdown came on a seven-yard drive after with a 63-yard drive and two-point conversion. Ole Miss opened the scoring with a one-yard a 45-yard punt return. On their next possession, McNeese attempted a Weatherley run in the second quarter. Rhome 51-yard field goal that was blocked, recovered and answered on a fourth down situation with a one- The Volunteers led 20- returned by Tulsa’s Mel McGowen 65 yards for a yard run of his own with 6:15 remaining in the first 6 at halftime and put score. The extra-point-attempt was blocked and the half. The Tulsa drive covered 72 yards. the game out of reach Southland Conference champions led 14-13 with with their final touch- 4:07 remaining in the third period. In the third quarter, Rhome threw 35 yards to down early in the third flanker Eddie Fletcher for the go-ahead touchdown quarter, coming after With 4:22 remaining, Tulsa appeared to have won that proved to be the game-winner. another Tulsa turnover. the game when Steve Cox kicked a three-pointer Statistically, Tulsa out- from 38 yards out to put his team ahead, 16-14. However, McNeese drove 80 yards from their own Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final gained the Volunteers 20-yard line in the last two minutes and Hadnot Mississippi 0 7 0 0 7 by 105 yards, including raced the final 25 yards for the winning score. Tulsa 0 7 7 0 14 a 250 to 37-yard advantage in the passing department. Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Team Statistics Miss Tulsa Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final McNeese State 3 3 8 6 20 First Downs 10 19 Tulsa 7 0 6 3 16 Rushing Yardage 104 71 Tennessee 6 14 7 0 27 Passing Yardage 113 252 Tulsa 6 0 0 0 6 Team Statistics State Tulsa Passes 16-24-2 22-36-1 First Downs 11 17 Punts - Average 8-31 7-32 Team Statistics UT Tulsa Rushing Yardage 46-152 45-108 Fumbles - Lost 0-0 0-0 First Downs 11 16 Passing Yardage 57 172 Penalties - Yards 4-50 4-30 Rushing Yardage 181 73 Passes 5-18-1 13-30-1 Passing Yardage 37 250 Punts - Average 9-39.0 5-30.0 Game Summary Passes 3-7-1 23-47-4 Fumbles - Lost 3-1 7-3 M - Weatherly 1-yard run (Irwin kick) 0-7 Punts - Average 6-43.0 5-35.0 Penalties - Yards 11-105 16-100 TU - Rhome 1-yard run (Twilley kick) 7-7 Fumbles - Lost 4-2 3-3 Game Summary TU - Fletcher 35 pass from Rhome 14-7 Penalties - Yards 8-80 1-15 TU - Bailey 1 run (Cox kick) 7-0 (Twilley kick) Game Summary MSU - Peebles 42 FG 7-3 UT - Wantland 4 pass from Warren 0-6 MSU - Peebles 34 FG 7-6 (Leake kick-NG) MSU - McArthur 1 run (McFarland run) 7-14 TU - McDermott 1 run (Twilley kick-NG) 6-6 TU - McGowen 65 blocked FG return 13-14 UT - Warren 1 run (Leake kick) 6-13 (Cox kick-Blk) UT - Warren 1 run (Leake kick) 6-20 TU - Cox 39 field goal 16-14 UT - Mitchell 11 run (Leake kick) 6-27 MSU - Hadnot 25-yard run (pass-NG) 16-20

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PLAYERS 1989 Independence Bowl 1991 Freedom Bowl 2003 Humanitarian Bowl STAFF Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 Tulsa 28, San Diego State 17 Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10 Shreveport, La. Anaheim, Calif. Boise, Idaho REVIEW December 16, 1989 Attendance: 44,621 December 30, 1991 Attendance: 34,217 January 3, 2004 Attendance: 23,118 C-USA

The PAC-10 Conference’s second-place team, the Tulsa, making its sec- Tulsa won five straight games to end the regular OPPONENTS Oregon Ducks, entered the Independence Bowl ond bowl appearance season and claimed second-place in the Western against Tulsa as 16-point favorites, only to hang on in three years and its Athletic Conference. The prize was a trip to play HISTORY for a controversial 27-24 win. The Hurricane went first at-large showing Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference in into the game without the serivces o All-America since 1976, notched the Humanitarian Bowl. It would be the third RECORDS receiver Dan Bitson, who suffered numerous its first bowl victory meeting between the two school’s, and all three MEDIA injuries in an automobile accident two weeks earlier. since 1964 with a times in bowl games. 28-17 win over San The Hurricane scored first on a Brett Adams one- Diego State in the The game marked Tulsa’s yard run. Oregon put together drives of 54 and 79 eighth Freedom Bowl. first bowl appearance in yards to take a 10-7 lead, until a Tulsa field goal of 12 years and the eight 26 yards by David Fuess knotted the score at 10-10 Tulsa’s veteran offensive line opened huge wins was more than the with just over two minutes to play in the first half. holes for tailback Ron Jackson, who grabbed previous three seasons put Tulsa took the halftime Most Valuable Player honors as he rushed by together. Although the lead, 17-10, on a blocked 211 yards and a Freedom Bowl record four Hurricane enjoyed its trip punt by Herbert Harvey. touchdowns on 46 carries. The junior scored to Boise, Idaho, the game Derrick Williams picked once in each of the four quarters, accounting was another story. Despite trailing just 10-3 at half- up the ball and raced 21 for touchdown runs of 10, 6, 4 and 4 yards, time, Georgia Tech had controlled the first half out- yards for the score with respectively. gaining the Hurricane 129-20. 22 seconds left on the The second half was more of the P.J. Daniels show first half clock. The teams were deadlocked at the end of the for Tech. The running back had 104 yards at half- first and second quarters. Tulsa’s defense Adams added another time, and ended the game with 307 rushing yards came alive after intermission holding the one-yard touchdown run and four touchdowns. While the Tulsa defense potent Aztec offense to just three points and in the third period as couldn’t stop Daniels, the Hurricane offense was 83 total yards. Tulsa took a 24-10 lead. However, Oregon scored giving the Yellow Jackets a short field with six lost two touchdowns in a six-minute span late in the fumbles. Six of Tech’s eight touchdown drives Tulsa led 21-17 late in the game when Gus third quarter and early in the fourth. began inside the Tulsa 40-yard line, and four of Frerotte’s booming 54-yard punt was mishan- those TDs coming after a Tulsa fumble. With just over three minutes to play, an apparent dled by Aztec return specialist T.C. Wright at Tulsa recovery of an Oregon fumble was overruled his own 8-yard line. Billy Cole recovered for Tech put up 42 second-half points and went on by the officials. Thus, the Ducks converted on a Tulsa and the Hurricane scored two plays later for a 52-10 victory, the most lopsided Bowl loss 20-yard field goal to capture a 27-24 victory. to seal the win. The victory earned Tulsa a for the Hurricane in 12 postseason appearances. ranking of 21st in the final Associated Press Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final and CNN/USA Today polls. Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Oregon 3 7 7 10 27 Georgia Tech 7 3 21 21 52 Tulsa 7 10 7 0 24 Tulsa 0 3 0 7 10 Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final Team Statistics UO Tulsa San Diego State 7 7 0 3 17 Team Statistics Tech Tulsa First Downs 16 14 Tulsa 7 7 7 7 28 First Downs 15 10 Rushing Yardage 140 70 Rushing Yardage 371 -56 Passing Yardage 320 183 Team Statistics Tulsa SDSU Passing Yardage 19 200 Passes 23-40-2 17-34-2 First Downs 23 21 Passes 7-13-0 17-27-0 Punts - Average 3-23.5 5-34.8 Rushing Yardage 256 189 Punts-Average 5-42.8 7-45.0 Fumbles - Lost 2-1 3-1 Passing Yardage 122 164 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 7-6 Penalties - Yards 5-49 1-1 Passes 9-17-0 19-37-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-35 Punts - Average 5-34.4 5-35.2 Game Summary Fumbles - Lost 4 1 3-2 Game Summary TU - Adams 1 run (Fuess kick) 7-0 Penalties - Yards 2-20 6-38 GT – Daniel 9 run (Burnett kick-G) 0-7 UO - McCallum 29 FG 7-3 TU – DeVault 22 FG 3-7 UO - Hargain 20 pass from Musgrave 7-10 Game Summary GT – Burnett 29 FG 3-10 (McCallum kick) SDSU - Faulk 2 run (Trakas kick) 0-7 GT – Daniels 1 run (Burnett kick-G) 3-17 TU - Fuess 26 FG 10-10 TU - Jackson 10 run (Lange kick) 7-7 GT – Woods 2 run (Burnett kick-G) 3-24 TU - D. Williams 21 blocked punt return 17-10 TU - Jackson 6 run (Lange kick) 14-7 GT– Daniels 33 run (Burnett kick-G) 3-31 (Fuess kick) SDSU - Lowery 4 run (Trakas kick) 14-14 GT – Daniels 38 run (Schroeder kick-G 3-38 TU - Adams 1 run (Fuess kick) 24-10 TU - Jackson 3 run (Lange kick) 21-14 GT – Hatch 1 run (Schroeder kick-G) 3-45 UO - Reitzug 9 pass from Musgrave 24-17 SDSU - Trakas 26 FG 21-17 GT – Mills 13 pass from P. Smith 10-45 (McCallum kick) TU - Jackson 4 run (Lange kick) 28-17 (DeVault kick-G) UO - Musgrave 1 run (McCallum kick) 24-24 GT – Hatch 8 run (Schroeder kick-G) 10-52 UO - McCallum 20 FG 24-27

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PLAYERS 2005 Liberty Bowl Retired Jerseys against Florida. Matuszak STAFF was a longtime standout Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 #14 • Billy Guy Anderson in both the National and REVIEW Memphis, Tennessee He followed in the American Football footsteps of an All- Leagues. He was induct- C-USA December 31, 2005 Attendance: 54,894 American, and he ed into the TU Athletic played only one year, Hall of Fame in 1983. OPPONENTS Tulsa amassed 430 but Billy Guy yards for the game and Anderson became HISTORY scored 14 points in the Tulsa’s most prolific final 10:35 of the game passer. He estab- #36 • Felto Prewitt RECORDS to capture a 31-24 victo- lished 10 school Considered to be one of ry over the Fresno State passing records. In the top centers in MEDIA Bulldogs in the 47th his first game at quarterback for Tulsa, he Golden Hurricane histo- Annual AutoZone Liberty completed 25 of 47 passes for two touch- ry, Felto Prewitt starred Bowl in front of 54,894 downs and 230 yards. In his final collegiate on the bowl teams of fans at Liberty Bowl regular season game, he threw successive 1943, ’44, and ’45. He Memorial Stadium. scoring bombs of 60, 63 and 51 yards in the gained first team All- America honors in 1945 The win for Tulsa was its’ fifth bowl win in 13 fourth quarter to defeat Colorado State. On and went on to play games, and snapped Fresno State’s bowl winning that same day, he set an NCAA record as he with the Baltimore Colts streak in consecutive years at three. passed for 502 yards. As a senior, he com- pleted 58 percent of his passes for 3,464 of the National Football League. Hurricane sophomore Paul Smith, who completed yards and 30 touchdowns. His jersey was 18-of-27 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown retired on September 23, 1995. and scored the winning TD on a four-yard run, was #17 • Jerry Rhome named the Most Valuable Player. Senior Ashlan Possibly the most polished Davis had his first career 100+ receiving game with #45 • Glenn Dobbs passer in college football 128 yards on eight catches, while being named A star tailback for the history, Jerry Rhome made Tulsa’s Offensive Player of the Game and sopho- Golden Hurricane a shambles of NCAA pass- more defensive back Anthony Germany was select- teams of 1940, ’41, ing and total offense ed as Tulsa’s Defensive Player of the Game after and ’42, Glenn Dobbs records in 1963 and intercepting one pass and breaking up two passes. was an All-America 1964. He threw for a selection in 1942. career 4,779 yards and 42 Trailing 24-17, the Hurricane early in the fourth One of the best touchdowns. ln 1964, quarter, Tulsa gained 162 yards while holding the passers and punters in when he passed for 2,870 Bulldogs to 77 yards in the final stanza. The college history, Dobbs yards and 32 TD’s, Rhome was the runner-up to Hurricane tied the score at 24 with 10:35 remain- led Tulsa to a 25-6 Notre Dame quarterback in the ing and after Germany’s interception Tulsa went record with two post-season bowl games in Heisman Trophy voting. He was selected as the ahead on Smith’s TD run with 2:55 left. Fresno his three seasons. He returned to TU as head Collegiate Player-of-the-Year in several polls and State’s final drive to try to tie the game ended with coach in 1961 after playing professional foot- made nearly every All-America team. Elected to a Nelson Coleman interception. ball. He was elected to the College Football the TU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. He was a Hall of Fame in 1980 and to the TU Athletic College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 1998. Hall of Fame in 1982. Scoring by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Final #81 • Howard Twilley Fresno State 7 7 3 7 24 #31 • Ellis Jones A consensus All-America Tulsa 0 17 0 14 31 choice in 1965, Howard A courageous per- Twilley holds nearly every former, Ellis Jones Team Statistics FS Tulsa Golden Hurricane receiv- was the one-armed First Downs 22 20 ing record and set most player who helped Rushing Yardage 208 196 national marks. He fol- lead the University to Passing Yardage 213 234 lowed Jerry Rhome as three bowl appear- Passes 19-30-2 18-27-0 the runner-up in the ances in 1942, ’43, Heisman Trophy voting in Punts - Average 3-34.3 4-40.2 ’44. He was the 1965, placing second to Fumbles - Lost 1-0 1-1 defensive standout in Southern California halfback Mike Garrett. He Penalties- Yards 5-35 2-10 the 1945 College All- caught a career 261 passes for 3,343 yards and Star game against the Chicago Bears, collect- 32 touchdowns. Twilley was the captain of the Game Summary ing three tackles behind the line of scrim- Academic All-American team in 1965. He went FS – Mathis 6 run (Zimmerman kick) 0-7 mage in the same series. A 1983 inductee on to star for the of the NFL. He TU – Parrish 22 run (DeVault kick) 7-7 into the TU Athletic Hall of Fame. TU – Adams 63 run (DeVault kick) 14-7 was selected to the TU Athletic Hall of Fame in FS – Sumlin 24 run (Zimmerman kick) 14-14 1984 and was a College Football Hall of Fame #64 • Marvin Matuszak inductee in 1992. TU – DeVault 41 FG 17-14 Possibly the top lineman in The University of FS – Zimmerman 27 FG 17-17 Tulsa’s history, Marvin Matuszak was a two- FS – Fernandez 21 pass from Pinegar time first-team All-America choice in 1951 (Zimmerman kick) 17-24 and ’52. He was an all-Missouri Valley TU – Davis 54 pass from Smith Conference pick as well and helped lead the (DeVault kick) 24-24 Golden Hurricane into the 1953 Gator Bowl TU – Smith 4 run (DeVault kick) 31-24

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PLAYERS All-Americans Don Blackmon, Defensive End Strength & Conditioning 1978 and ’80 Associated Press All-America STAFF First Team All-America Dan Bitson, Receiver REVIEW Glenn Dobbs, Halfback 1988, Sporting News Steve Nicholson, Center (1979) C-USA 1942, Consensus 1989, Associated Press Stan Fields, Center (1985) Jerry Ostroski, Offensive Guard (1991) Felto Prewitt, Center Mark Govi, Offensive Guard OPPONENTS Barry Minter, Linebacker (1992) 1944, Consensus 1992, Sporting News Sedric Clark, Defensive End (1995) HISTORY Ellis Jones, Guard Chris Penn, Receiver Muadianvita Kazadi, Linebacker (1996) 1945, Consensus RECORDS 1993, Associated Press and third-team by Corey Brown, Receiver (2000) Marvin Matuszak, Tackle Football News Kevin Shaffer, Offensive Tackle (2001) MEDIA 1951 and ’52, Associated Press Sam Rayburn, Defensive Tackle (2002) Jerry Rhome, Quarterback Third Team All-America Austin Chadwick, Offensive Tackle (2003) 1964, United Press International 1963, third-team Associated Press Al Humphrey, Linebacker Howard Twilley, Receiver 1975, Associated Press Heisman Trophy Voting 1965, Consensus Steve August, Offensive Tackle 1964, second-team United Press 1976, Associated Press Glenn Dobbs, Halfback International 1942, 9th place Drane Scrivener, Safety Doug Panfil, Offensive Tackle (Winner - , Halfback, Georgia) 1972, National Enterprises Association 1978, Associated Press Jerry Rhome, Quarterback Jerry Ostroski, Offensive Guard Reno Hutchins, Defensive Back 1964, Runner-up 1991, Associated Press, U.S. Football Writers, 1981, Associated Press (Winner - John Huarte, Quarterback, Notre Dame) The Sporting News; and, second-team by United Press International Sid Abramowitz, Offensive Tackle Howard Twilley, Receiver Ashlan Davis, KO Returner 1982, Associated Press 1965, Runner-up 2004, Pro Football Weekly, (Winner - Mike Garrett, Halfback, Southern Cal) Nate Harris, Defensive Back SportsIllustrated.com, Rivals.com; and, 1984, Associated Press second-team by The Sporting New, Walter Camp Foundation National Collegiate Player of Freshman All-America Team the Year Awards Garrett Mills, Tight End 2005, CBSSportsLine.com, Nick Bunting, Linebacker, 2003 Jerry Rhome, Quarterback SportsIllustratedcom. ESPN.com; second- Scripps/FWAA (First Team) 1964 Back of the Year team by Walter Camp Foundation, CollegeFootballNews.com (Second Team) (Knute Rockne Club Academy of Sports, NFLDraftscout.com; and, third-team by CollegeSportsReport.com (True Freshman Team) Washington Touchdown Club and Associated Associated Press Press) Senior All-America Team Second Team All-America Howard Twilley, Receiver David Fuess, Placekicker 1965 Lineman of the Year John Simmons, Receiver Independent Insurance Agents of America (United Press International) 1963, Associated Press Billy Guy Anderson, Quarterback 1965, United Press International Academic All-America College Football Hall of Ken Duncan, Punter Howard Twilley, Receiver, 1964, ’65 Fame Inducteestees 1970, Sporting News Mack Lancaster, Defensive Tackle, 1974 Francis Schmidt, Coach (1919-21) Ralph McGill, Defensive Back inducted in 1971 1971, National Enterprises Association David Millwee, Center, 1995; First-team GTE/CoSIDA Steve Shores, Tight End Glenn Dobbs, Halfback (1940-42) 1972, Detroit Sports Extra Levi Gillen, Safety, 1996 and 1997; First- inducted in 1980 Steve Largent, Receiver team GTE/CoSIDA Howard Twilley, Receiver (1963-65) 1975, Associated Press Drew McLaughlin, Defensive End, 2001; inducted in 1992 Rick Engles, Punter First-team Verizon/CoSIDA 1975, Sporting News Michael Dulaney, Linebacker, 2002; Jerry Rhome, Quarterback (1963-64) Jimmie Stewart, Defensive Back Second-team Verizon/CoSIDA inducted in 1998 1976, Associated Press Garrett Mills, Tight End, 2005; First-team Lovie Smith, Defensive Back ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA 1978, Associated Press

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PLAYERS TU Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees STAFF (103 individual members; 13 honor teams) REVIEW 1982 1991 2000 C-USA Glenn Dobbs, Football 194-042 Steve Largent, Football 1972-75 Steve Bracey, Basketball 1970-72 Ivan Grove, Football 1914-16-19 Nancy Lopez, Golf 1975-77 Steve Gage, Football 1983-86 OPPONENTS Bob Patterson, Basketball 1953-55 Sam McBirney, Football Coach 1908, 14-16 Roger Wendel, Basketball 1955-59 Bob St. Clair, Football 1952 Frank Velez, Soccer 1988-91 HISTORY 1983 Women’s Golf 1982 National Champions 1952 Gator Bowl Team Chet Benefiel, Football 1928-31 RECORDS Madison Blevins, Football 1914-16 1992 2001 Gerin Cameron, Tennis 1936-38 Kathy Baker, Golf 1979-83 Steve August, Football 1972-76 MEDIA Henry Frnka, Football Coach 1940-46 Dick Courter, Basketball 1951-55 Cliff Butcher, Baseball 1969-71 Ellis Jones, Football 1942-44 Jerry D’Arcy, Football 1942, 46-47 David Voss, Basketball 1957-61 Marvin Matuszak, Football 1951-52 1942 Sugar Bowl Football Team 1941 Sun Bowl Champion Football Team Ishmael Pilkington, Football 1930-31 Howard Waugh, Football 1951-52 1993 2002 Tommy Hudspeth, Football 1950-52 Bob Brumble, Football 1957-59 1984 Paul Pressey, Basketball 1980-82 N. A. Keithley, Football 1940-42 X. Elno Jones, Football 1926-28 Jody Rosenthal, Golf 1981-85 Gene Shell, Baseball Coach 1965-80 James King, Basketball 1961-62 Francis Schmidt, Football Coach 1919-21 1954-55 Basketball Team Jerry Rhome, Football 1963-64 Roy Stuart, Football 1939-41 Bobby Smith, Basketball 1967-69 1969 College World Series Runner-up Team 2003 Howard Twilley, Football 1963-65 Rube Leekley, Football 1915-16 William Volok, Football 1931-33 1994 David Alexander, Football 1982-86 John Young, Football 1914-16-19 Willie Biles, Basketball 1971-74 Kevin King, Soccer 1988-91 Hardy Brown, Football 1945-47 1964 Bluebonnet Bowl Football Team 1985 , Basketball Coach 1949-60 Dick Nunneley, Basketball 1951-54 Bob Breitenstein, Football 1962-64 2004 Drew Pearson, Football 1970-72 1945 Orange Bowl Football Team Bill Hall, Tennis 1952-55 Steve Rogers, Baseball 1968-71 Tony Liscio, Football 1959-62 1995 Dennis Byrd, Football 1984-88 1986 Steve Harris, Basketball 1982-85 1920-21 Basketball Team Billy Guy Anderson, Football 1963-65 Kelly May, Volleyball 1977-80 Ham Harmon, Football 1934-36 Neil Ridley, Basketball 1947-51 2005 Sax Judd, Football 1940-42 Neal Sweeney, Football 1965-66 Fred Smith, Football 1947-50 Clyde LeForce, Football 1942-43, 46 James Unruh, Golf 1947-50 Al Humphrey, Football 1971-74 Willie Townes, Football 1964-65 1916 Football Team Tracy Moore, Basketball 1984-88 1944 Sugar Bowl Football Team 1987 1996 William Boehm, Football 1929-32 Benton Springer, Football 1917-19 James Finks, Football 1946-48 Bob Hellinghausen, Football 1943-46 Bill Kusleika, Basketball 1962-64 Micheal Gunter, Football 1980-83 Tulsa in the Final Polls Jerry Tabb, Baseball 1970-73 Dale McNamara, Women’s Golf Coach Associated Press 1974-2000 1988 (Voted on by Writers and Broadcasters) #1 Ranked Steve Bowling, Baseball 1971-74 1997 Year Team TU Rank Murl “Tuffy” Cline, Football 1923-26 Roy “Skeeter” Berry, Football 1932-34 1942 Ohio State Tulsa 4th (10-1) Jeff Jordan, Football 1961-64 , Football 1946-49 1943 Notre Dame Tulsa 15th (6-1-1) Ronnie Morris, Football 1950-52 Ron Streck, Golf 1973-76 1945 Army Tulsa 17th (8-3) Felto Prewitt, Football 1943-45 Holly Hartley, Golf 1976-79 1946 Notre Dame Tulsa 17th (9-1) Roy Selby, Football 1925-28 1919, 1920 Kendall College Football Teams 1950 Oklahoma Tulsa 19th (9-1-1) 1952 Michigan St. Tulsa 12th (8-2-1) 1989 1998 1991 Miami Tulsa 21st (10-2) Don Blackmon, Football 1976-80 Ron Carson, Basketball 1966-70 Charles Dugger, Football 1931-34 Ken Lacy, Football 1979-82 United Press International Clyde Goodnight, Football 1942-44 Adele Lukken, Golf 1983-86 (Voted on by Coaches prior to 1991) , Football 1958-60 Warren Shackelford, Basketball 1949-53 #1 Ranked Tom Miner, Football 1951-53 George Willis, Basketball 1930-33 Year Team TU Rank Les Rogers, Baseball 1969-70 Camp Wilson, Football 1943-45 1964 Alabama Tulsa 18th (9-2) 1965 Michigan State Tulsa 16th (8-3) 1980-81 NIT Championship Basketball Team 1974 Southern Cal Tulsa 19th (8-3) 1990 Rick Park, Basketball 1963-65 1999 USA Today/CNN J.R. Boone, Football 1944-47 Layn Phillips, Tennis 1971-74 (Voted on by Coaches) Nelson Greene, Football 1941-42, 46-47 Cal Purdin, Football 1940-42 #1 Ranked Al Jenkins, Football 1966-69 Drane Scrivener, Football 1970-72 Year Team TU Rank Melissa McNamara, Golf 1984-88 Kaye Vaughan, Football 1950-52 1991 Washington Tulsa 21st (10-2) Lovie Smith, Football 1976-79

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Bob St. Clair Jim Finks REVIEW 1990 Inductee 1995 Inductee Canadian Football C-USA Bob St. Clair, who Jim Finks was an outstanding quarterback at League Hall of Fame OPPONENTS was a tackle for The The University of Tulsa from 1946-48. He Inductees University of Tulsa in played seven seasons for the Pittsburgh HISTORY 1952, was a 1990 Steelers after being drafted in the 12th Jerry Keeling inductee into the Pro round. Following his playing career, he went RECORDS Football Hall of on to an illustrious career as a team admin- 1989 CFL Inductee Fame in Canton, istrator, serving as chief executive officer with Keeling played quarterback at The MEDIA Ohio. St. Clair played the Minnesota Vikings (1964-73), Chicago University of Tulsa and was an all- professional football Bears (1974-82) and the New Orleans Missouri Valley Conference performer for the San Francisco Saints (1986-93). At in 1959 and 1960. He starred for the 49ers from 1953-63. In 11 seasons, he was Tulsa, he threw for Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian a five-time starter in the . He 2,796 yards and 18 Football League as a defensive back, played both ways for the 49ers and also touchdowns and was and was selected to the all-CFL team starred on the special teams. St. Clair is one selected all-confer- three times. Keeling played on two of Tulsa’s greatest defensive tackles. He ence in 1947 and Grey Cup winning teams. came to Tulsa for the 1952 season after ’48. He was inducted transferring from San Francisco. He played into the Pro Football on Tulsa’s 1952 Gator Bowl team. Hall of Fame posthu- Kaye Vaughan mously in 1995. 1978 CFL Inductee Vaughan was an outstanding tackle at The University of Tulsa from 1950-52 Steve Largent and in the Canadian Football League for 12 seasons. He was selected to 1995 Inductee the CFL’s Eastern Conference all-star team 10 times while playing for the Steve Largent played . at The University of Tulsa from 1972-75 and then went on to a 14-year career with the Seattle Seahawks. Largent ended his career in the NFL with league career records for receptions (819), yards (13,089), touchdowns (100), con- secutive games with a reception (177), 50-catch seasons (10) and 1,000-yard seasons (8). He was selected to play in the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game seven times. Largent was originally drafted on the fourth round in 1976 by the Houston Oilers, was waived by the Oilers, recalled, and traded to the Seahawks that same year. At Tulsa, Largent was a two-time first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference pick and was a second-team All- American in 1975. He caught 136 passes for 2,385 yards and 32 TDs at Tulsa. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995 with another former Tulsa player, Jim Finks.

> STEVE LARGENT >> >

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PLAYERS 1994 STAFF Pro Draftees Chris Penn (KC Chiefs, 3rd round) Gus Frerotte (Wash. Redskins, 7th Rd) REVIEW The initial draft was held February 8, 1936. Below are Tulsa’s draftees since the first draft. 1993 C-USA Free agents are also included. Barry Minter (Dallas Cowboys, 6th round) OPPONENTS 2006 1992 HISTORY Garrett Mills (New England Patriots, 4th Tracy Scroggins (, 2nd round) Round) Fallon Wacasey (Dallas Cowboys, 6th Rd) RECORDS T.J. Rubley (Los Angeles Rams, 9th round) Jerry Ostroski (Kansas City Chiefs, 10th Rd) MEDIA 2005 Montiese Culton (Indianapolis Colts, FA) 1989 Dennis Byrd (, 2nd round) 2004 Richard Stephens (Cincy Bengals, 9th Rd) James Kilian (Kansas City Chiefs, 7th Round) >

> TRACY SCROGGINS Romby Bryant (Atlanta Falcons, FA) 1988 Donnie Dee (Indianapolis Colts, 11th round) 1979 2003 Rickey Watts (Chicago Bears, 2nd round) Sam Rayburn (Philadelphia Eagles, FA) 1987 Eddie Hare (New England Patriots, 4th round) David Alexander (Phila. Eagles, 5th Rd) Doug Panfil (New Orleans Saints, 8th round) Steve Gage (Washington Redskins, 6th round) Dave Rader (San Diego Chargers, 11th round) 2002 Chris Pike (Philadelphia Eagles, 6th round) Kevin Shaffer (Atlanta Falcons, 7th round) Charles Wright (St. Louis Cardinals, 10th Rd) 1977 Donald Shoals (Indianapolis Colts, FA) Tim Gordon (Atlanta Falcons, free agent) Steve August (Seattle Seahawks, 1st round) 2001 Jim Stewart (New Orleans Saints, 8th round) 1986 Giles Alexander (NE Patriots, 10th round) Corey Brown (Atlanta Falcons, FA) Mike Williams (Pittsburgh Steelers, 12th Rd) I. V. Wilson (Seattle Seahawks, 12th round) Gordon Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers, free agent) Wade Bosarge (Miami Dolphins, free agent) 2000 Todd Franz (Detroit Lions, 5th round) 1985 1976 Damon Savage (Miami Dolphins, FA) Albert Myres (Los Angeles Raiders, 10th Rd) Jeb Blount (Oakland Raiders, 2nd round) Dean Hamel (Washington Redskins, 12th Rd) 1999 Wes Hamilton (Minnesota Vikings, 3rd Rd) Byron Jones (Minnesota Vikings, 12th round) Rick Engles (Seattle Seahawks, 3rd round) Wes Caswell (Indianapolis Colts, FA) Nate Harris (Denver Gold, USFL) Greg Fairchild, (Cincinnati Bengals, 4th Rd) Tim Martin (New England Patriots, FA) Steve Largent (Houston Oilers, 4th round) Jason Mills (New York Jets, FA) 1984 Jessie Green (Green Bay Packers, 10th round) Michael Gunter (Tampa Bay Bucs, 4th round) 1998 Bernie Head (Miami Dolphins, 13th round) Tom Baldwin (New York Jets, 9th round) Buddy Tate (Oakland Raiders, 17th round) Terrance Joseph (San Diego Chargers, FA) Michael Ruhl (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, FA) 1983 1975 Sid Abramowitz (Baltimore Colts, 5th round) 1997 Al Humphrey (Pittsburgh Steelers, 8th round) Stu Crum (New York Jets, 12th round) Leonard lsabell (Miami Dolphins, 13th round) Muadianvita Kazadi (St. Louis Rams, 6th Rd) Kirk Phillips (Dallas Cowboys, free agent) Mark Lancaster (Detroit Lions, 17th round) Brian Newnam (Tampa Bay Bucs, FA) Ken Lacy (Michigan Panthers, USFL) 1974 1996 1982 Danny Colbert (San Diego Chargers, 9th Rd) Sedric Clark (Oakland Raiders, 7th round) Bill Purifoy (Dallas Cowboys, 7th round) Ray Rhodes (New York Giants, 10th round) Eugene Williams (Seattle Seahawks, 7th round) T. C. Blair (Detroit Lions, 11th round)

1981 1973 Don Blackmon (NE Patriots, 4th round) Drane Scrivener (Dallas Cowboys, 4th round) Denver Johnson (Tampa Bay Bucs, 8th round) Arthur Moore (San Francisco 49ers, 6th Rd) Paul Johns (Seattle Seahawks, free agent) Ed White (Denver Broncos, 13th round) Drew Pearson (Dallas Cowboys, free agent) 1980 Quinn Jones (Atlanta Falcons, 12th round) 1972 Ralph McGill (San Francisco 49ers, 2nd Rd) Jean Barrett (San Francisco 49ers, 2nd Rd)

Jim Butler (Houston Oilers, 10th round)

> > > > James Shaw (San Diego Chargers, 16th Rd) BARRY MINTER

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PLAYERS 1971 1959 Josh Ashton (Boston Patriots, 9th round) Opie Bandy (Baltimore, 18th round) STAFF Ken Duncan (Minnesota Vikings, 17th round) 1957 REVIEW 1970 Dick Hughes (Pittsburg, 11th round) C-USA Doug Wyatt (New Orleans Saints, 17th Rd) Ronnie Morris (New York Giants, 19th round) (Philadelphia Eagles, FA) OPPONENTS 1954 1969 Tom Miner (Pittsburgh, 3rd round) HISTORY Al Jenkins (Cleveland, 3rd round) Dick Kercher (Detroit, 6th round) RECORDS Chuck Reynolds (Cleveland, 8th round) Ted Connolly (San Francisco, 9th round) Mike Stripling (Cincinnati, 9th round) (Los Angeles Rams, 10th round) Brant Conley (Boston, 15th round) MEDIA 1953 1968 Marvin Matuszak (Pittsburgh, 3rd round) Willie Crittendon (New Orleans, 4th round) Bob St. Clair (San Francisco, 3rd round) Rick Eber (Atlanta, 6th round)

> Willie Roberts (Los Angeles Rams, 4th round)

> RAY RHODES Karl Henke (New York Jets, 8th round) Howard Waugh (Los Angeles Rams, 6th Rd) Joe Blake (New Orleans, 9th round) Jim Prewett (Baltimore, 8th round) Gary McDermott (Buffalo, 9th round) 1965 Floyd Harrawood (Green Bay, 9th round) Greg Barton (Detroit, 9th round) NFL Kaye Vaughan (Baltimore, 12th round) Bob Joswick (Miami, 13th round) Bob Breitenstein (Washington, 2nd round) Ronnie Morris (Chicago Cardinals, 13th Rd) Jeff Jordan (Minnesota, 8th round) Gene Helwig (Green Bay, 15th round) 1967 Gary Porterfield (Dallas, 14th round) Don Bandy (Washington, 6th round) Charlie Brown (Los Angeles Rams, 16th Rd) 1952 Neal Sweeney (Denver, 6th round) Billy Guy Anderson (L.A. Rams, 19th round) Jim Beasley (San Francisco, 6th round) Milt Jackson (San Francisco, 7th round) AFL Jake Roberts (Los Angeles Rams, 12th round) Charlie Hardt (Minnesota, 13th round) Bob Breitenstein (Denver, 5th round) Bob Stringer (Philadelphia, 14th round) Charlie Brown (Boston, 9th round) 1966 Billy Guy Anderson (Houston 11th round) 1951 NFL Jeff Jordan (Denver, 15th round) Jack Crocher (Cleveland, 20th round) Willie Townes (Dallas, 2nd round) Gary Porterfield (Oakland, 17th round) Richard Tyson (Los Angeles Rams, 3rd Rd) Hardy Brown (San Francisco, 21st round) S.J. Whitman (Chicago Cardinals, 22nd Rd) John Osmond (Philadelphia, 10th round) 1964 Howard Twilley (Minnesota, 14th round) Fred Smith (Pittsburgh, 29th round) NFL Bud Harrington (Los Angeles Rams, 20th Rd) Bob Daugherty (San Francisco 49ers, 8th Rd) AFL 1950 Jerry Rhome (Dallas, 13th round) Willie Townes (Boston, 1st round) Russ Frizzell (Cleveland, 8th round) Van Burkleo (Dallas, 15th round). Richard Tyson (Oakland, 4th round) AFL John Osmond Kansas City, 6th round) Bob Daugherty (San Diego, 16th round) Bud Harrington (Denver, 9th round) Van Burkleo (San Diego, 24th round) > Howard Twilley (Miami, 12th round) > HOWARD TWILLEY Jerry Rhome (New York Jets, 25th round)

1963 NFL Tony Liscio (Green Bay, 3rd round) John Simmons (Green Bay 6th round) Ken Reed (San Francisco, 17th round) AFL John Simmons (Buffalo, 14th round) Tony Liscio (New York Titans, 10th round)

1961 NFL Joe Novsek (Baltimore, 19th round) AFL Joe Novsek (Oakland, 17th round) Jack Kreider (Houston, 25th round)

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PLAYERS 1949 1944 1941 STAFF NFL Sax Judd (Chicago Cardinals, 3rd round) Bill Grimmett (Washington, 9th round) Jim Finks (Pittsburgh, 12th round) C.B. Stanley (Chicago Bears, 6th round) Lee Gentry (Washington, 22nd round) REVIEW Paul Barry (Los Angeles Rams, 13th round) Carl Buda (Pittsburgh, 11th round) Jimmy Ford (Green Bay, 24th round) Sam Gray (Pittsburgh, 12th round) C-USA 1940 AAFC (Chicago Cardinals, 13th round) John McKibben (New York Giants, 11th round) OPPONENTS Jim Finks (Chicago Hornets, 4th Rd) Johnny Green (Philadelphia, 16th round) Othel Turner (New York Giants, 15th round) Charley Mitchell (Chicago Bears, 28th round) HISTORY 1948 1939 NFL 1943 Morris White (Philadelphia, 19th round) RECORDS J.R. Boone (Chicago Bears, 22nd round) Glenn Dobbs (Chicago Cardinals, 1st round) N.A. Keithley (New York Giants, 16th round) 1937 MEDIA Don Sharp (Green Bay, 28th round) Bobby Jack Stuart (Los Angeles Rams, 27th Rd) Cal Purdin (Chicago Cardinals, 25th round) Ham Harmon (Chicago Cardinals, 5th round) A.B. Kitchens (Philadelphia, 28th round) Maurice Hail (New York Giants, 26th round) Les Chapman (Green Bay, 8th round)

1947 1942 1936 NFL Charley Greene (Pittsburgh, 6th round) Tack Dennis (Chicago Cardinals, 7th round) Nelson Greene (New York Giants, 5rd round) Wayne Holt (Pittsburgh, 13th round) Jerry D’Arcy (Philadelphia, 12th round) Glenn Henicle (Cleveland, 16th round) SAM RAYBURN

Hardy Brown (New York Giants, 12th round) >

Hardin Cooper (Chicago Cardinals, 13th Rd) > Joe Haynes (Philadelphia, 23rd round) LOVIE SMITH AAFC CURRENT HEAD COACH Cal Richardson (Buffalo, special selection) CHICAGO BEARS Clyde LeForce (San Francisco, 1st round) >> 1946 Felto Prewitt (Philadelphia, 6th round) Homer Paine (Philadelphia, 14th round) Allen Smith (Philadelphia, 17th round) Tom Worthington (Chicago Cardinals, 25th Rd) Bob Verkins (Pittsburgh, 25th round) Barney White (New York Giants, 26th round)

1945 Clyde Goodnight (Green Bay, 3rd round) Al Kowalski (Los Angeles, 5th round) Glen Burgeis (Chicago Bears, 7th round) Ellis Jones (Boston, 8th round) Current Players in the NFL Toby Collins (Green Bay, 8th round) Clyde LeForce (Detroit, 19th round) Gus Frerotte (QB) Nolan Luhn (Green Bay, 25th round) Played quarterback for the Washington Redskins from 1994-1998. Was drafted in the seventh Dell Taylor (Detroit, 27th round) round in 1994. He played with the Detroit Lions in 1999 and the Denver Broncos in 2000 and 2001. Played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2002. Played 2003 with the Minnesota Vikings, with the Miami Dolphins for the 2005 season, and signed with the St. Louis Rams for 2006.

Romby Bryant (WR) Was with the Atlanta Falcons in 2005.

Montiese Culton (WR) Was with the Indianapolis Colts in 2005.

Kevin Shaffer (OL) Drafted in the seventh round by the Atlanta Falcons in 2002. Played the 2003-05 seasons with the Falcons, and is with the Cleveland Browns in 2006.

Garrett Mills (TE) Drafted by New England Patriots in the fourth round in 2006. >

GUS FREROTTE > Sam Rayburn (DL) NOW WITH THE Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003. Played the 2003-05 seasons with ST. LOUIS RAMS the Eagles.

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PLAYERS Hurricane in All-Star Games Senior Bowl Mobile, AL STAFF (played in January) Blue-Gray Game REVIEW Montgomery, AL 1958 Opie Bandy, E (played in December) 1964 Bob Breitenstein, G C-USA Gary Porterfield, E 1941 Charles H. Green, T 1965 Billy Anderson, QB OPPONENTS 1942 Glenn Dobbs, HB Bob Daugherty, B HISTORY 1944 , B John Osmond, C 1967 Gary McDermott, TB Howard Twilley, E RECORDS Carl Martin, OT Richard Tyson, T Rick Eber, E 1967 Rick Eber, E MEDIA 1968 Chuck Reynolds, C 1973 Ralph McGill, DB 1971 Jean Barrett, OT 1975 Steve Largent, WR 1972 Drane Scrivener, DB 1976 Steve August, OL 1980 Charles Caufield, DB Ronnie Hickerson, QB Don Blackmon, DE 1981 Bill Purifoy, DL 1981 Bill Purifoy, DL 1982 Sid Abramowitz, OL 1982 Sid Abramowitz, OL Stu Crum, K Ken Lacy, RB 1983 Micheal Gunter, RB 1983 Micheal Gunter, RB 1986 David Alexander, OL 1985 Joe Dixon, DT Steve Gage, QB/DB 1987 Donnie Dee, DE/TE 1991 Todd McGuire, C 1988 Dennis Byrd, DT Jerry Ostroski, OL 1989 David Fuess, K 1992 Barry Minter, LB 1992 Ron Jackson, RB 1995 Sedric Clark, DE >

1993 Gus Frerotte, QB > David Millwee, C Chris Penn, WR STEVE LARGENT 2005 Garrett Mills, TE 1995 Sedric Clark, DE David Millwee, C Hula Bowl 1996 Brian Newnam, OG East-West Shrine Game 1999 Todd Franz, DB Honolulu, HI San Francisco, CA (played in January) (played in January) 1964 Jerry Rhome, QB 1931 Ishmael Pilkington, B Jeff Jordan, E 1934 Roy Berry, HB 1969 Doug Wyatt, K 1940 Elmer Gentry, QB 1991 Tracy Scroggins, OLB 1946 Clyde LeForce, B 1995 Mark DeLozier, P 1947 Nelson Greene, T 1997 Michael Ruhl, OT 1948 Jim Finks, B 1999 Todd Franz, DB 1970 Ralph McGill, DB 2000 Corey Brown, WR 1972 Danny Colbert, DB 1975 Wes Hamilton, OG 1976 Steve August, OL Gridiron Classic Wade Bosarge, DB Orlando, FL 1982 Sid Abramowitz, OL (played in January) 1985 Gordon Brown, RB 1986 David Alexander, OL 2003 Romby Bryant, WR 1988 Dennis Byrd, DT 1991 Tracy Scroggins, OLB 1993 Chris Penn, WR 1997 Michael Ruhl, OT

GLENN DOBBS >> >

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INTRO PLAYERS Conference History Missouri Valley Conference (1935-85) STAFF Year W L T Place Champion In the early years, Tulsa competed in the Oklahoma Collegiate 1935 3 0 0 1st (tie) Tulsa, Washington REVIEW Conference for 11 seasons. Tulsa posted a 46-7-4 record and won five 1936 3 0 0 1st (tie) Tulsa, Creighton 1937 3 0 0 1st Tulsa league titles. The Hurricane spent four seasons as members of the Big C-USA 1938 3 1 0 1st Tulsa Four Conference, winning three conference championships while regis- 1939 2 1 1 3rd Washington OPPONENTS tering a 12-1-1 mark. 1940 4 0 0 1st Tulsa 1941 4 0 0 1st Tulsa HISTORY From 1935 to 1985, The University of Tulsa competed for the Missouri 1942 5 0 0 1st Tulsa Valley Conference football championship. After becoming a member 1943 1 0 0 1st Tulsa RECORDS 1944 0 1 0 2nd Oklahoma A&M of the conference in 1934, Tulsa proceeded to win the league 1945 2 1 0 2nd Oklahoma A&M championship its first four years and eight of its first nine years in the 1946 3 0 0 1st Tulsa MEDIA conference. 1947 3 0 0 1st Tulsa 1948 0 1 1 4th Oklahoma A&M In 50 years of competition in the Missouri Valley Conference, Tulsa 1949 1 2 1 5th Detroit won more conference championships than any other team in the 1950 3 0 1 1st Tulsa 1951 4 0 0 1st Tulsa history of the league. TU has to its credit 25 Missouri Valley 1952 3 1 0 2nd Houston Conference titles, including 19 outright titles and six co-championships. 1953 1 3 0 4th Detroit, Oklahoma A&M 1954 0 4 0 4th Wichita State Following the 1985 season, Tulsa withdrew its football membership 1955 1 3 0 4th (tie) Detroit, Wichita State from the Missouri Valley Conference. The league then closed down its 1956 2 1 1 2nd (tie) Houston operation of football as a conference sport. Before leaving the MVC, 1957 2 3 0 3rd Houston 1958 2 2 0 3rd (tie) North Texas Tulsa won the final six league championships (1980-1985). 1959 2 2 0 3rd Houston, North Texas 1960 2 1 0 2nd Wichita State Tulsa played as an independent for 10 seasons before becoming a 1961 1 2 0 2nd (tie) Wichita State member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) beginning with the 1962 3 0 0 1st Tulsa 1996 season, while the 2004 campaign was the last in the WAC for 1963 2 2 0 3rd (tie) Cincinnati, Wichita State the Hurricane. Tulsa’s best finish in nine years in the WAC was second 1964 3 1 0 2nd Cincinnati 1965 4 0 0 1st Tulsa place with a 6-2 league record in 2003. 1966 3 1 0 1st (tie) Tulsa, North Texas 1967 3 1 0 2nd North Texas The 2005 season was the first for Tulsa in Conference USA, and the 1968 2 3 0 3rd Memphis State Golden Hurricane responded by winning the school’s first conference 1969 1 4 0 6th Memphis State title since 1985. 1970 3 1 0 2nd Louisville 1971 3 2 0 2nd (tie) Memphis State 1972 3 2 0 3rd (tie) Drake, Louisville, West Texas 1973 5 1 0 1st (tie) Tulsa, North Texas Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (1914-28) 1974 6 0 0 1st Tulsa Year W L T Place 1975 4 0 0 1st Tulsa 1914 3 2 0 3rd 1976 2 1 1 1st (tie) Tulsa, New Mexico State 1915 4 1 1 2nd 1977 2 3 0 4th (tie) West Texas State 1978 4 1 0 2nd New Mexico State 1916 4 0 0 1st 1979 did not compete for the league title 1917 did not compete 1980 4 1 0 1st Tulsa 1918 did not compete 1981 5 1 0 1st (tie) Tulsa, Drake 1919 5 0 1 1st 1982 6 0 0 1st Tulsa 1920 6 0 1 1st 1983 5 0 0 1st Tulsa 1921 5 1 0 2nd 1984 5 0 0 1st Tulsa 1922 4 0 0 1st 1985 5 0 0 1st Tulsa 1923 did not compete Totals 143 54 6 25 titles (.719) 1924 did not compete 1925 4 0 0 1st 1926 5 1 0 2nd Western Athletic Conference (1996-04) 1927 3 1 1 2nd Year W L T Place Champion 1928 3 1 1 2nd 1996 2 6 0 7th (Mountain) Brigham Young* Total 46 7 4 5 titles (.842) 1997 2 6 0 7th (Mountain) Colorado State* 1998 2 6 0 7th (Mountain) Air Force* 1999 1 6 0 8th Hawaii, TCU Big Four Conference (1929-32) 2000 4 4 0 5th TCU, UTEP 2001 0 8 0 10th Louisiana Tech Year W L T Place 2002 1 7 0 Tie-9th Boise State 1929 4 0 1 1st 2003 6 2 0 2nd Boise State 1930 3 0 0 1st 2004 3 5 0 6th Boise State 1931 2 1 0 2nd Total 21 50 0 0 titles (.296) 1932 3 0 0 1st *Won WAC Championship Game Total 12 1 1 3 titles (.893) Conference USA (2005-present) Year W L T Place Champion 2005 6 2 0 1st (West) Tulsa* *Won C-USA Championship Game

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PLAYERS

All-Missouri Valley Conference Selections STAFF

REVIEW 1935 Ronnie Morris, B 1961 Ham Harmon, C Howard Waugh, B Joe Novsek, T C-USA Red Chapman, T Kenny Reed, G Harold Wickersham, HB 1952 Bo Bolinger, FB OPPONENTS Tack Dennis, FB Willie Roberts, E 1962 HISTORY Marvin Matuszak, G John Simmons, E 1936 Ronnie Morris, B Tony Liscio, T RECORDS Red Chapman, T Dick Kercher, B Kenny Reed, G Ham Harmon, C Howard Waugh, B Dan Howard, C MEDIA Tudor Jones, QB Stuart McBirnie, FB Morris White, HB 1953 Tom Miner, E 1963 BOB HELLINGHAUSEN 1937 John Simmons, E Buster Baze, E 1946 1955 Stu Stewart, G Chuck Yonker, T Jeff Jordan, WB George Adams, C Nelson Greene, T Jerry Rhome, QB Lester Graham, G Bob Hellinghausen, C Curly Hayes, E Vic Jordan, G 1956 Morris White, QB Harden Cooper, T Max Black, C 1964 Bill Kemplin, E Dean Slayton, T Howard Twilley, E 1938 Clyde LeForce, B Dick Hughes, B Jerry Rhome, QB Calvin Thomas, T Hardy Brown, B John Osmond, C Forrest Gregory, G 1957 Mark Maddox, E John McKibben, E 1947 Bob Daugherty, HB Dick Brown, E Willie Townes, DT Tommy Thompson, QB Nelson Greene, T Opie Bandy, T Dwight Claxton, LB Ralph Detwiller, G Ronnie Morris, B Jeff Jordan, HB 1939 Bill Cagle, C Eddie Dukes, MG Leo Sas, G Arnold Burrough, G 1958 Gary Porterfield, DE Jimmy Finks, B Dick Brown, E Ernie Riera, OG J. R. Boone, B 1940 Opie Bandy, T Bob Breitenstein, OT Charles Greene, T Ronnie Morris, B Rich Morgan, C 1948 Bob Brumble, B 1965 Bill Grimmett, E Jimmy Finks, B Howard Twilley, E Glenn Dobbs, QB 1959 Richard Tyson, OG Lester Moore, FB 1950 Joe Novsek, T John Osmond, C Dave Rakestraw, T Chuck Jansen, G Joe Brooks, OT 1941 Jim Beasley, C Jerry Keeling, QB Bill Anderson, QB Elston Campbell, E Fred Smith, E Bob Brumble, FB Neal Sweeney, FL Rich Morgan, C Ronnie Morris, B Willie Townes, DT Charles Greene, T J. C. Roberts, B Tom McGuire, DT Sax Judd, E Sheldon Moomaw, DG Glenn Dobbs, B 1951 Dwight Claxton, LB N. A. Keithly, B Tom Miner, E Darrell Wolff, LB Jim Prewitt, T Charles Hardt, DB 1942 Jim Beasley, C Sax Judd, E Marvin Matuszak, G 1966 Homer Paine, T Dan Bandy, OT Maurice Hail, G Gene Lakusiak, FB Charles Spilman, C Bob Junko, LB Glenn Dobbs, B Milt Jackson, DB Calvin Purdin, WB JERRY KEELING 1967 1945 1960 Willie Crittendon, DT Dick Moseley, E Rick Eber, B Forrest Griggs, T Buddy Kelly, E Bob Junko, LB Bob Hellinghausen, C Jack Murphy, T Carl Martin, T C. B. Stanley, T Mack Reeves, G Doug Wyatt, DB Hardy Brown, B Jerry Keeling, QB Camp Wilson, B MARVIN MATUSZAK

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PLAYERS 1968 1975 STAFF Luke Blair, LB Ken Steinke, TE Doug Wyatt, DB Steve Largent, WR REVIEW Wes Hamilton, OG Bernie Head, C C-USA 1969 Luke Blair, LB Jeb Blount, QB OPPONENTS Doug Wyatt, DB Carlisle Cantrell, RB Jim Kasper, DT HISTORY 1970 Greg Fairchild, DT Byron Franklin, LB Josh Ashton, HB RECORDS Kevin Black, DB Chuck Cummins, DT Buddy Tate, DB MEDIA Rick Engles, P 1971 MICHAEL GUNTER Gary Christensen, OT RICKEY WATTS Jean Barrett, OT 1983 Jim Butler, TE 1980 Cliff Abbott, LB Sam Henry, K Tom Baldwin, DT Denver Johnson, OT Dick Blanchard, LB Brent Dennis, DB Chris Kelly, OG Ralph McGill, DB Michael Gunter, RB Don Blackmon, DE Byron Jones, DE Robert Tennon, LB John Kasperski, OG Charles Caufield, DB Rod Patten, OT Reggie Epps, LB David Pearson, C Kenneth Lacy, RB 1984 David Alexander, OT STEVE AUGUST Gordon Brown, RB Joe Dixon, DT Nate Harris, DB 1976 Byron Jones, DE Ron Henderson, QB John Kasperski, OG Steve August, OT Ronnie Kelley, FL Cornell Webster, WR RALPH MCGILL Kevin Lilly, DE Marcus Hatley, TE Albert Myres, DB Mel McGowen, DE Xavier Warren, LB 1972 Bob Mogelnicki, C Drane Scrivener, DB I.V. Wilson, DT 1985 Arthur Moore, DT Giles Alexander, DT DON BLACKMON David Alexander, OG Jim Stewart, DB Gordon Brown, RB 1973 Steve Cox, K 1981 Joe Dixon, DE Danny Colbert, DB Sid Abramowitz, OT Doug Desherow, DB Al Humphrey, LB 1977 Kurt Nichols, C Steve Gage, QB Ken Thomas, DG Marcus Hatley, TE Willis Carolina, NG Kevin Lilly, DE T.C. Blair, TE Eddie Hare, P George Gilbert, OT Mike Williams, OLB Scott Marquis, OT Lovie Smith, DB Reno Hutchins, DB Freddie Carolina, HB Harold Hamilton, OT Arthur Bennett, K 1982 1978 1974 Sid Abramowitz, OT Rickey Watts, WR Steve Cox, OG Arthur Bennett, K Doug Panfil, OT David Imes, C Jeb Blount, QB Steve Nicholson, C Kirk Phillips, SE Steve Largent, OE Don Blackmon, DE Michael Gunter, RB Wes Hamilton, OG Lovie Smith, DB Ken Lacy, FB Greg Fairchild, OT Eddie Hare, P Stu Crum, PK Al Humphrey, LB Kevin Lilly, DT Byron Franklin, LB 1979 Cliff Abbott, LB Ken Thomas, DG Don Blackmon, DE Brent Dennis, DB Mack Lancaster, DT Lovie Smith, DB Steve Cook, P Buddy Tate, DB DAVID ALEXANDER Stu Crum, PK Steve Nicholson, C Robert Tennon, LB

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PLAYERS All-Western Athletic Conference Selections STAFF

1996 John Mosley, RB REVIEW Ashon Farley, LB First Team C-USA Salifu Abudulai, DE Honorable Mention OPPONENTS James Anderson, PK Pete Muther, TE Steve Schiller, C Brian Newnam, OG HISTORY Second Team Steve Wiedower, OG Jeremy Bunch, S Academic RECORDS Wes Caswell, WR Philip Abode, Jr., LB Muadianvita Kazadi, LB Keith Carey, Jr., DL MEDIA Honorable Mention Ryan Cook, So., LB Terrance Joseph, CB Zac Craig, Jr., DL Reggie Williams, RB Don Douglass, Sr., OL Sam Duregger, So., WR DAMON SAVAGE DONALD SHOALS Academic Chris Earnest, So., PK Wade Clark, Jr., DB Gavin Engle, Jr., DB Levi Gillen, Jr., DB 1998 Andrew LeCrone, Sr., WR 2001 Asher ladner, So., DB First Team Drew McLaughlin, So., DL Second Team Pete Muther, Fr-RS, TE Jason Mills, OT Dani Mouri, Jr., LB Drew McLaughlin, DE Anthony Ratica, Fr-RS., OL Pete Muther, Sr., TE Second Team Anthony Ratica, Sr., OL Honorable Mention Wes Caswell, WR Steve Schiller, Jr., OL Michael Dulaney, LB Todd Franz, CB Ricky Tallant, Fr-RS, PK Sam Rayburn, DT Andy Taylor, Sr., DL Jarrod Roach, TE Honorable Mention Kirk Walters, So., QB Eric Richardson, RB Ryan Farley, DT Kevin Shaffer, OT John Mosley, KOR Donald Shoals, WR Neil Whitworth, DE Academic Academic Philip Abode, Sr., LB Philip Abode, So., LB Matt Black, So., OL Keith Carey, So., DL Michael Dulaney, Jr., LB Ryan Cook, Fr-RS, LB Chris Earnest, Sr., PK Asher Ladner, Sr., DB James Kilian, Fr-RS, QB Andrew LeCrone, Jr., WR Max Kraus, So., DB Drew McLaughlin, Fr-RS, TE SALIFU ABUDULAI Drew McLaughlin, Sr., DL Pete Muther, Jr., TE Zach Newby, Fr-RS, OL 1997 Anthony Ratica, Jr., OL Steve Schiller, So., OL First Team 2002 Charlie Higgins, RB TODD FRANZ Michael Ruhl, OT First Team Damon Savage, WR Sam Rayburn, DT 2000 Second Team Honorable Mention Levin Gillen, DB First Team Michael Dulaney, LB Donald Shoals, WR/PR Jermaine Landrum, PR Honorable Mention Eric Richardson, RB Jason Jacoby, KOR Honorable Mention Anthony Taylor, C Rich Young, LB Chris Earnest, PK Jeff Thibodeaux, FS Ashon Farley, LB Academic CJ Scott, CB Academic Wade Clark, Sr., DB Steve Wiedower, OG Matt Black, Jr., OG Zac Craig, Fr-RS, DL Caleb Blankenship, So., TE Academic Levi Gillen, Sr., DB JASON MILLS Michael Dulaney, Sr., LB Asher Ladner, Jr., DB , So., QB Cory Hathaway, So., DL Pete Muther, So., TE 1999 Ryan Cook, Jr., LB James Kilian, So., QB Anthony Ratica, So., OL Chris Earnest, Jr., PK Max Kraus, Jr., DB Steve Schiller, Fr-RS, OL First Team Gavin Engle, Sr., DB Terrell Siegfried, Sr., DB Todd Franz, CB Andrew LeCrone, Sr., WR Brendon Swisher, So., LB Drew McLaughlin, Jr., DE Second Team Dani Mouri, Sr., LB Damon Savage, WR Steve Schiller, Sr., OL

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PLAYERS 2004 Honorable Mention Cory Hathaway, Sr., TE STAFF Caleb Blankenship, TE James Kilian, Sr., QB First Team James Kilian, QB Drew Lagow, Jr., DS REVIEW Ashlan Davis, KOR Brandon Lohr, DL Mike Mengers, So., OL Garrett Mills, TE Uril Parrish, RB Garrett Mills, Jr., TE C-USA Derek Warehime, C Academic OPPONENTS Second Team Matt Black, Sr., OL Nick Bunting, LB Caleb Blankenship, Sr., TE HISTORY Jermaine Hope, DB Nelson Coleman, Fr-RS, LB Michael LeDet, LB Brad DeVault, Jr., PK RECORDS Josh Walker, DL Brandon Diles, So., RB MEDIA

SAM RAYBURN Tulsa Conference Coach of the Year Selections 2003 First Team Missouri Valley Conference Nick Bunting, LB Austin Chadwick, OB 1951 Buddy Brothers Garrett Mills, TE 1959 Bobby Dobbs 1962 Glenn Dobbs Second Team 1974 F.A. Dry Kedrick Alexander, DB 1975 F.A. Dry Romby Bryant, WR 1976 F.A. Dry Jermaine Hope, DB 1982 John Cooper James Kilian, QB Michael LeDet, LB Western Athletic Conference Honorable Mention 2003 Steve Kragthorpe Jorma Bailey, LB Caleb Blankenship, TE STEVE KRAGTHORPE Jeremy Davis, DE Eric Richardson, RB Freshman of the Year All-Conference USA Selections Nick Bunting, LB Tulsa Conference 2005 Academic Honorees Coach of the Year (3.0 GPA+; any roster Honors Steve Kragthorpe First Team Bobby Blackshire, DB player) Offensive Players of the Year Alexander Bridge, PK Academic Ashlan Davis, KOR Missouri Valley Conference George Clinkscale, DE Caleb Blankenship, Jr., TE Garrett Mills, TE (awards began in 1971) Nelson Coleman, LB Brad DeVault, So., PK Jesse Stoneham, OG 1974 Jeb Blount, QB Alex Detwiler, DE Cory Hathaway, Jr., TE 1975 Steve Largent, WR Second Team Brad DeVault, PK James Kilian, Jr., QB 1976 Ron Hickerson, QB Nelson Coleman, LB Brandon Diles, RB Max Kraus, Sr., DB 1983 Michael Gunter, RB Nick Graham, DB Jacob Frank, TE Drew Lagow, So., DL 1985 Steve Gage, QB (UPI) Kyle Grooms, WR Garrett Mills, So., TE Third Team Moton Hopkins, DE Defensive Players of the Year Brendon Swisher, Jr., LB Nick Bunting, LB David Johnson, QB Missouri Valley Conference Brandon Lohr, DE Paul Jurado, P (awards began in 1971) Uril Parrish, RB Drew Lagow, DS 1971 Ralph McGill, DB Jeff Perrett, OT James Lockett, DB 1974 Al Humphrey, LB Mike Mengers, OT 1975 Byron Franklin, LB All-Freshman Team Garrett Mills, TE 1976 Jimmy Stewart, DB Moton Hopkins, DE Jeff Perrett, OT 1980 Don Blackmon, DE Roy Roberts, DB Curt Puckett, OT Charles Ramsey, TE Newcomers of the Year Academic Medalists Jeff Saunders, PK Missouri Valley Conference (3.75 GPA+; any roster Paul Smith, QB (awards began in 1971) player) Mike Sullivan, OT 1976 Lovie Smith, LB Alexander Bridge, PK Eric Tibbits, OT 1983 Steve Gage, QB David Johnson, QB Jarod Tracy, PK Western Athletic Conference Garrett Mills, TE Jody Whaley, OG 2003 Nick Bunting, LB AUSTIN CHADWICK

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PLAYERS Tulsa’s NCAA Records Team NCAA Records STAFF First Downs REVIEW Individual NCAA Records • Most First Downs By Passing (Game) C-USA Total Offense 30, vs. Idaho State, Oct. 7, 1967 OPPONENTS • Quarterback Gaining 200 Yards Rushing and Passing (Game) Turnovers (Giveaways) Steve Gage vs. New Mexico, Nov. 8, 1986 (212 rushing, 209 HISTORY passing) • Most Turnovers RECORDS 61, 1976 (37 fumbles lost, 24 interceptions) Rushing MEDIA • Two Players, Same Team Each Gaining 200 Yards or More NCAA Annual Team Champions (Game) Gordon Brown, 214 (23 rushes) & Steve Gage, 206 (26 rushes) vs. Total Offense Wichita State, Nov. 2, 1985 • Two Players, Same Team, Each Gaining 1,000 Yards or More 1944 — 434.7 (Season) 1951 — 480.1 Micheal Gunter (1,464) & Ken Lacy (1,097) in 1982 1952 — 466.6 1964 — 461.8 Passing 1965 — 427.8

• Most Seasons Gaining 2,000 Yards or More T.J. Rubley, 1987-89, 1991 (2,058–2,497–2,292–2,054) Rushing Offense 1952 — 321.5 Receiving Passing Offense • Most Passes Caught (Career — 3 years) 261, Howard Twilley, 1963-65 (3,343 yards) 1942 — 233.9 • Most Passes Caught Per Game (Season) 1944 — 206.3 13.4, Howard Twilley, 1965 (134 in 10 games) 1962 — 199.3 • Most Passes Caught by Two Players, Same Team (Season) 1963 — 244.8 212, Howard Twilley (134) & Neal Sweeney (78), 2,662 and 24 1964 — 317.9 TDs, 1965 1965 — 346.4 • Most Yards Gained by Two Players, Same Team (Game) 1966 — 272.0 640, Rick Eber (322) & Harry Wood (318) vs. Idaho State, Oct. 7, 1967 (33 receptions, 6 TDs) • Most Consecutive Games Gaining 200 Yards or More (Season) 3, Howard Twilley, 1965 • Most Receiving Yards by a Tight End (Season) 1235, Garrett Mills, 2005 (13 games)

Kickoff Returns

• Most Kickoff Returns for a Touchdown (Season) 5, Ashlan Davis, 2004 (74, 83, 94, 96, 100 yards)

• Most Kickoff Returns for a Touchdown (Career) 6, Ashlan Davis, 2004-05 (74, 83, 94, 96, 100 yards in 2004; 96 yards in 2005)

• Most Kickoff Returns for a Touchdown in Consecutive Games 3, Ashlan Davis, 2004 (100 yards vs. Boise State, 94 yards vs. Nevada and 83 yards vs. Rice)

Scoring

• Most Two-Point Attempts Made (Season) 6, Howard Twilley, 1964 (all on pass attempts)

Steve Gage holds the NCAA record >> with Gordon Brown of rushing for 200 yards in the same game.

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PLAYERS Scoring Offense NCAA Annual Most-Improved Teams STAFF 1942 — 42.7 1949, 6 games improved (0-9-1 to 5-4-1) 1964 — 38.4 REVIEW 1970, 5 games improved (1-9-0 to 6-4-0) 1978, 6 games improved (3-8-0 to 9-2-0) C-USA Scoring Defense 1991, 6.5 games improved (3-8-0 to 10-2-0) 2003, 7 games improved (1-11-0 to 8-5-0) OPPONENTS 1942 — 3.2 HISTORY Kickoff Returns NCAA All-Time Leaders RECORDS 1958 — 25.8 Tulsa players ranked among the top-100 in the following statistical MEDIA categories Punting Total Offense 1942 — 41.3

Season Yards Per Game Billy Guy Anderson, 334.3 (1965) Individual NCAA Champions Career Yards Total Offense T.J. Rubley, 9,080 (1987-89, 91)

1964 — Jerry Rhome (3,128) Rushing 1965 — Billy Guy Anderson (3,343) Single-Game Yards Rushing Yards Mark Brus, 312 yards vs. New Mexico State (Oct. 27, 1990)

1952 — Howard Waugh (1,372 on 164 rushes) Quarterback — Career Yards Steve Gage, 2029 yards (1983-86) Passing Efficiency Passing 1964 — Jerry Rhome (172.6)

Career Passing Efficiency (400-499 Completions) Passing Yards Jerry Rhome, 142.6 (1961 SMU, 1963-64 Tulsa) 1964 — Jerry Rhome (2,870) Season Passing Efficiency 1965 — Billy Guy Anderson (3,464) Jerry Rhome, 172. 6 (1964)

Receiving Yards Career Yards T.J. Rubley, 9,324 (1987-89, 91) 1964 — Howard Twilley (1,178) 1965 — Howard Twilley (1,779) Career TD Passes 1993 — Chris Penn (1,578), 9.6 per game receptions; 143.5 yards T.J. Rubley, 73 in 47 games (1987-89, 91) per game Season Yards Per Game Scoring Billy Guy Anderson, 346.4 (1965)

1965 — Howard Twilley (127 points on 16 TDs & 31 PATs) Season TD Passes Jerry Rhome, 32 in 10 games (1964) Interceptions Single-Game Completions 1940 — Dick Morgan (7 for 210 yards) Billy Guy Anderson, 42 vs. Southern Illinois (Oct. 30, 1965)

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PLAYERS Receiving Season TD Receptions STAFF Dan Bitson, 16 in 11 games (1989) Career Receptions Per Game (Min. 125 Receptions) Howard Twilley, 16 in 10 games (1965) REVIEW Howard Twilley, 10.0 (261 in 26 games) Chris Penn, 6.5 (142 in 22 games) Single-Game Receptions C-USA Rick Eber, 20 vs. Idaho State (Oct. 7, 1967) Season Receptions Per Game Howard Twilley, 19 vs. Colorado State (Nov. 27, 1965) OPPONENTS Howard Twilley, 13.4 (1965), 134 in 10 games Howard Twilley, 18 vs. Southern Illinois (Oct. 30, 1965) Howard Twilley, 9.5 (1964), 95 in 10 games HISTORY Chris Penn, 9.5 (1993), 105 in 11 games Career Yards RECORDS Howard Twilley, 3,343 on 261 receptions (1963-65) Career Receptions Dan Bitson, 3,300 on 163 receptions (1987-89, 91) MEDIA Howard Twilley, 261 (1963-65) Career Yards Per Game Season Receptions Howard Twilley, 111.4 (1963-65) Howard Twilley, 134 in 10 games (1965) Chris Penn, 107.7 (1991, 93) Chris Penn, 105 in 11 games (1993) Howard Twilley, 95 in 10 games (1964) Career TD Receptions Steve Largent, 32 in 30 games (1973-75) Howard Twilley, 32 in 30 games (1963-65) Dan Bitson, 29 in 44 games (1987-89, 91)

Season Yards Howard Twilley, 1,779 in 10 games (1965) Chris Penn, 1,578 in 11 games (1993)

Season Yards by a Tight End Garrett Mills, 1,235 on 87 receptions (2005), 13 games

Single-Game Yards Harry Wood, 318 vs. Idaho State (Oct. 7, 1967)

Scoring

Career Points Per Game Howard Twilley, 259 in 26 games (1963-65)

Single-Game Points Howard Twilley, 36 vs. Louisville (Nov. 6, 1965)

NCAA’s All-Time Longest Plays

Passing

99 Troy DeGar to Wes Caswell vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 28, 1996) 98 Jerry Rhome to Jeff Jordan vs. Wichita State (Nov. 30, 1963)

Kickoff Returns

100 Jim Stewart vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 6, 1976) 100 Jason Jacoby vs. UNLV (Oct. 15, 1994)

> 100 Jason Jacoby vs. Brigham Young > (Nov. 4, 1995) Howard Twilley set 100 Ashlan Davis vs. Boise State numerous NCAA (Oct. 16, 2004) receiving records in 1964 and 1965.

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INTRO Individual Season Leaders Receiving Leaders 1941-2005 PLAYERS (based on receiving yards) STAFF Rushing Leaders 1941-2005 Year Player Rec Yards Avg TD REVIEW (based on net rushing yards) 1941 Cal Purdin 13 217 16.7 2 1942 Sax Judd 35 509 14.5 9 C-USA Year Player Att Net Avg TD 1943 Barney White 16 188 11.8 5 1941 N.A. Keithley 83 297 3.6 - 1944 Barney White 29 531 18.3 4 OPPONENTS 1942 N.A. Keithley 87 497 5.7 - 1945 Dick Moseley 8 77 9.6 1 1943 Clyde LeForce 56 290 5.2 - 1946 Jimmy Ford 13 186 14.3 2 HISTORY 1944 Camp Wilson 103 662 6.4 - 1947 Jimmy Ford 17 276 16.2 2 1945 Camp Wilson 138 662 6.4 - 1948 Jimmy Ford 35 403 11.5 4 RECORDS 1946 Paul Barry 85 548 6.5 - 1947 J.R. Boone 125 661 5.3 - 1949 Fred Smith 31 441 14.2 5 MEDIA 1948 Paul Barry 90 342 3.8 5 1950 Fred Smith 34 425 12.5 4 1949 Paul Barry 100 406 4.1 6 1951 Tom Miner 31 459 14.8 1 1950 Jake Roberts 138 954 6.9 - 1952 Willie Roberts 39 691 17.7 12 1951 Howard Waugh 165 1118 6.8 7 1953 Tom Miner 18 363 20.1 0 1952 Howard Waugh **164 **1372 *8.4 10 1954 Kenny Kmet 16 271 16.9 1 1953 Bob Decker 72 302 4.2 4 1955 Al Backus 11 156 14.1 1 1954 Dick Scholtz 74 339 4.6 0 1956 Ronnie Morris 9 150 16.6 4 1955 Dick Scholtz 119 395 3.3 5 1957 Dick Brown 6 104 17.3 0 1956 Dick Hughes 128 618 4.8 5 1958 Billy Neal 14 200 14.2 3 1957 Ronnie Morris 125 569 4.6 1 1959 Buddy Kelly 21 270 12.8 3 1958 Ronnie Morris 128 624 4.9 - 1960 Buddy Kelly 19 178 9.3 2 1959 Bob Brumble 151 599 4.0 4 1961 Max Letterman 21 277 13.2 1 1960 David White 85 444 5.2 4 1962 John Simmons 65 860 13.2 9 1961 David White 74 293 4.0 0 1963 John Simmons 39 543 13.9 3 1962 Henry Dorsch 56 250 4.5 2 1964 Howard Twilley **95 **1178 12.4 13 1963 Henry Dorsch 48 211 4.4 3 1965 Howard Twilley **134 1779 13.2 16 1964 Bob Daugherty 77 456 5.9 9 1965 Gene Lakusiak 70 351 5.0 2 1966 Neal Sweeney 56 740 13.2 3 1966 Gene Lakusiak 65 330 5.1 1 1967 Rick Eber 78 1168 14.9 10 1967 Cee Ellison 153 661 4.3 3 1968 Harry Wood 65 988 15.2 5 1968 Mike Stripling 118 307 2.6 5 1969 Jim Butler 46 593 12.9 7 1969 Josh Ashton 231 851 3.7 6 1970 Jim Butler 28 245 8.7 2 1970 Josh Ashton 196 685 3.5 5 1971 Jim Butler 50 484 9.7 0 1971 Mike Ridley 90 311 3.5 1 1972 Drew Pearson 33 690 20.9 5 1972 Ed White 160 675 4.2 6 1973 Freddie Carolina 38 271 7.1 3 1973 Freddie Carolina 137 540 3.9 6 1974 Steve Largent 52 884 17.0 14 1974 Thomas Bailey 85 456 5.4 6 1975 Steve Largent 51 1000 19.6 14 1975 Carlisle Cantrell 157 914 4.8 7 1976 Cornell Webster 38 622 16.4 1 1976 Rickey Watts 99 464 4.7 4 1977 Rickey Watts 40 639 16.0 1 1977 Rickey Watts 108 423 3.9 5 1978 Rickey Watts 34 730 21.5 5 1978 Sherman Johnson 169 826 4.9 6 1979 Paul Johns 20 408 20.4 1 1979 Paul Roberson 117 546 4.7 4 1980 Paul Johns 29 420 14.5 1 1980 Ken Session 164 662 4.0 5 1981 16 252 15.8 2 1981 Brett White 119 740 6.2 10 1982 Kirk Phillips 18 374 20.8 1 1982 Micheal Gunter 195 1464 **7.5 11 1983 Micheal Gunfer 226 1198 5.3 14 1983 John Green 22 365 16.6 2 1984 Gordon Brown 159 995 6.3 6 1984 Ronnie Kelley 27 675 25.0 5 1985 Gordon Brown 169 1201 7.1 4 1985 Ronnie Kelley 34 379 11.1 1 1986 Derrick Ellison 170 1064 6.3 4 1986 Ronnie Kelley 25 533 21.3 5 1987 Derrick Ellison 126 593 4.7 4 1987 Dan Bitson 29 608 20.9 3 1988 Brett Adams 142 602 4.2 2 1988 Dan Bitson 52 1138 21.9 9 1989 Brett Adams 224 1071 4.8 7 1989 Dan Bitson 73 1425 19.5 16 1990 Chris Hughley 126 700 5.6 4 1990 Frank Cassano 31 464 14.9 6 1991 Chris Hughley 267 1326 4.9 8 1991 Chris Penn 37 792 21.4 5 1992 Lamont Headd 171 827 4.8 2 1992 Gary Brown 36 560 15.6 4 1993 Lamont Headd 227 969 4.3 2 1993 Chris Penn **105 **1578 15.0 12 1994 Solomon White 230 1003 4.4 8 1994 Wes Caswell 74 893 12.1 3 1995 Reggie Williams 144 729 5.1 4 1995 Michael Kedzior 44 620 14.1 3 1996 Reggie Williams 152 759 5.0 4 1996 Wes Caswell 49 817 16.7 5 1997 Charlie Higgins 202 1043 5.2 11 1997 Damon Savage 66 1084 16.4 6 1998 Charlie Higgins 79 447 5.7 2 1998 Wes Caswell 52 598 11.5 4 Reggie Williams 100 447 4.5 2 1999 Damon Savage 67 752 11.2 4 1999 John Mosley 160 873 5.5 5 2000 Ken Bohanon 202 802 4.0 10 2000 Donald Shoals 80 1195 14.9 5 2001 Eric Richardson 131 469 3.6 5 2001 Donald Shoals 75 908 12.1 4 2002 Eric Richardson 182 957 5.3 6 2002 Romby Bryant 49 593 12.1 7 2003 Eric Richardson 181 811 4.5 12 2003 Romby Bryant 47 748 15.9 8 2004 Uril Parrish 210 1064 5.1 8 2004 Garrett Mills 51 560 11.0 2 2005 Uril Parrish 179 775 4.3 9 2005 Garrett Mills 87 1235 14.2 9

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PLAYERS Scoring Leaders 1941-2005 Pass Efficiency Rating 1941-2005

STAFF Year Players & Points (Played in more than half of total games) 1941 Cal Purdin, 30 (5TD) REVIEW 1942 Clyde LeForce, 59 (2 TD, 1 FG, 44 PAT) Year Player Eff 1943 Clyde LeForce, 59 (5 TD, 29 PAT) 1941 Glenn Dobbs 82.0 C-USA 1944 Perry Moss, 65 (7 TD, 23 PAT) 1942 Glenn Dobbs 138.8 1945 Camp Wilson, 60 (10 TD) 1943 Clyde LeForce 118.0 OPPONENTS 1946 Clyde LeForce, 67 (5 TD, 1 FG, 34 PAT) 1944 Perry Moss 128.8 1947 J. R. Boone, 61 (10 TD, 1 PAT) 1945 Bob Smith 92.6 HISTORY 1948 Jimmy Ford, 36 (4 TD, 12 PAT) 1946 Clyde LeForce 109.6 1949 Dub Graves, 42 (7 TD) 1947 Jim Finks 96.7 RECORDS 1950 Jack Crocker, 60 (10 TD) 1948 Jim Finks 100.4 1951 Bill Parsons, 84 (14 TD) 1949 Pete Annex 131.9 MEDIA 1952 Tom Miner, 74 (5 TD, 1 FG, 41 PAT) 1950 Ronnie Morris 118.6 1953 Bob Decker, 24 (4 TD); Bill Walker, 24 (4 TD) 1951 Ronnie Morris 128.7 1954 Chuck Phillips, 24 (4 TD); Bob Waugh, 24 (4 TD) 1952 Ronnie Morris *177.3 1955 Dick Scholtz, 31 (5 TD, 1 PAT) 1953 Bob Bohn 80.8 1956 Ronnie Morris, 36 (6 TD) 1954 Mack Warren 84.8 1957 Duwayne Gandy, 34 (3 TD, 3 FG, 7 PAT) 1955 Charlie Wynes 113.9 1958 Bob Brumble, 48 (8 TD) 1956 George Cagiola 165.0 1959 Jerry Keeling, 24 (4 TD); Bob Brumble, 24 (4 TD); 1957 George Cagiola 68.4 David White, 24 (4 TD); Joe Cheap, 24 (4 TD) 1958 Jerry Keeling 101.9 1960 Bo Bolinger, 30 (5 TD) 1959 Jerry Keeling 78.0 1961 Bo Bolinger, 24 (4 TD) 1960 Jerry Keeling 106.5 1962 John Simmons, 54 (9 TD) 1961 Ronnie Sine 89.6 1963 Jeff Jordan, 32 (4 TD, 4 two-pt. PAT); Bill Goods, 32 1962 Stu McBirnie 115.8 (3 TD, 2 FG, 8 PAT) 1963 Jerry Rhome 122.9 1964 Howard Twilley, 110 (13 TD, 20 PAT, 6 two-pt. PAT) 1964 Jerry Rhome *172.6 1965 Howard Twilley, 127 (16 TD, 23 PAT, 4 two-pt. PAT)* 1965 Bill Anderson 129.3 1966 Brent Roberts, 42 (7 TD) 1966 Greg Barton 122.7 1967 Rick Eber, 80 (13 TD, 1 two-pt. PAT) 1967 Mike Stripling 107.2 1968 Mike Stripling, 30 (5 TD); Harry Wood, 30 (5 TD) 1968 Mike Stripling 93.9 1969 Josh Ashton, 48 (8 TD) 1969 Rick Arrington 97.3 1970 Josh Ashton, 42 (7 TD) 1970 John Dobbs 86.8 1971 Sam Henry, 41 (7 FG, 20 PAT) 1971 Todd Starks 101.2 1972 Sam Henry, 49 (9 FG, 22 PAT) 1972 Todd Starks 101.9 1973 Arthur Bennett, 52 (8 FG, 28 PAT) 1973 Joe McCulley 125.7 1974 Steve Largent, 84 (14 TD) 1974 Jeb Blount 122.8 1975 Steve Largent, 84 (14 TD) 1975 Jeb Blount 125.9 1976 Steve Cox, 51 (11 FG, 18 PAT) 1976 Ron Hickerson 93.4 1977 Steve Cox, 38 (7 FG, 17 PAT) 1977 89.8 1978 Stu Crum, 51 (6 FG, 33 PAT) 1978 Dave Rader 142.8 1979 Stu Crum, 53 (11 FG, 20 PAT) 1979 Bill Blankenship 114.0 1980 Stu Crum, 59 (11 FG, 26 PAT) 1980 Kenny Jackson 114.8 1981 Kenny Jackson, 60 (10 TD); Brett White, 60 (10 TD) 1981 Kenny Jackson 114.0 1982 Stu Crum, 100 (21 FG, 37 PAT) 1982 Skip Ast 98.3 1983 Micheal Gunter, 84 (14 TD) 1983 Steve Gage 111.2 1984 Jason Staurovsky, 75 (16 FG, 27 PAT) 1984 Richie Stephenson 128.2 1985 Steve Gage, 102 (17 TD) 1985 Steve Gage 117.2 1986 David Fuess, 73 (13 FG, 34 PAT) 1986 Steve Gage 105.8 1987 Erick Harrison, 44 (7 TD, 1 PAT) 1987 T.J. Rubley 107.8 1988 Dan Bitson, 56 (9 TD, 1 PAT) 1988 T.J. Rubley 109.0 1989 Dan Bitson, 96 (16 TD) 1989 T.J. Rubley 132.5 1990 Jace Seals, 49 (10 FG, 19 PAT) 1990 Gus Frerotte 84.7 1991 Eric Lange, 75 (16 FG, 27 PAT) 1991 T.J. Rubley 139.2 1992 Eric Lange, 78 (19 FG, 21 PAT) 1992 Mark Matheson 106.3 1993 Chris Penn, 74 (12 TD, 1 two-pt. PAT) 1993 Gus Frerotte 129.1 1994 James Anderson, 64 (13 FG, 25 PAT) 1994 Tad Jones 142.2 1995 James Anderson, 59 (12 FG, 23 PAT) 1995 Troy DeGar 96.1 1996 James Anderson, 83 (20 FG, 23 PAT) 1996 Troy DeGar 103.6 1997 Charlie Higgins, 72 (12 TD) 1997 121.5 1998 John Mosley, 42 (7 TD) 1998 John Fitzgerald 121.4 1999 Ken Bohanon, 56 (9, 1 two-pt. PAT) 1999 Michael Wall 113.4 2000 Chris Earnest, 60 (12 FG, 24 PAT); Ken Bohanon, 60 (10 TD) 2000 Josh Blankenship 109.3 2001 Chris Earnest, 37 (6 FG, 19 PAT) 2001 Josh Blankenship 106.9 2002 Romby Bryant, 42 (7 TD) 2002 Tyler Gooch 116.8 2003 Brad DeVault, 76 (9 FG, 49 PAT) 2003 James Kilian 128.4 2004 Brad DeVault, 69 (12 FG, 33 PAT) 2004 James Kilian 113.8 2005 Brad DeVault, 103 (18 FG, 49 PAT) 2005 Paul Smith 142.9 **Led NCAA **Led NCAA

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Punting Leaders 1941-2005 Interception Leaders 1940-2005 PLAYERS (based on punting average) (based on number of interceptions) STAFF Year Player No Yards Avg Year Player No Yards Avg REVIEW 1941 Glenn Dobbs 44 1631 37.1 1940 Dick Morgan 7 *210 33.0 1941 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1942 Glenn Dobbs 26 1256 *48.3 C-USA 1943 Clyde LeForce 25 908 36.3 1942 Glenn Dobbs 4 34 8.5 1943 Lee Walker 3 47 15.7 1944 Lee Walker 11 386 35.1 1944 Bill Farrett 5 82 16.4 OPPONENTS 1945 Hardy Brown 40 1552 38.8 1945 Bob Hellinghausen 4 85 21.2 1946 Hardy Brown 31 1216 39.2 1946 Clyde LeForce 4 56 14.0 HISTORY 1947 Hardy Brown 46 1672 36.3 1947 J. R. Boone 5 12 2.4 1948 Jake Halter 24 873 36.4 1948 S. J. Whitman 4 79 19.8 RECORDS 1949 Paul Barry 27 1040 38.5 1949 S. J. Whitman 3 58 19.3 1950 Dub Graves 53 1821 34.4 1950 Gene Helwig 5 77 15.4 MEDIA 1951 Jack Egan 22 756 34.4 1951 Gene Helwig 3 79 26.3 1952 Bill Walker 25 973 39.1 1952 Tommy Hudspeth 6 65 10.8 1953 Bill Walker 35 1165 33.2 1953 Bob Holladay 2 36 18.0 1954 Dick Scholtz 19 754 39.5 1954 Dick Scholtz 2 29 14.5 1955 Dick Scholtz 46 1695 36.9 1955 Lloyd Day 1 57 57.0 1956 Ronnie Morris 44 1587 36.1 1956 Ronnie Morris 5 0 0.0 1957 Ronnie Morris 49 1958 39.9 1957 Gary Schoolcraft 2 65 32.5 1958 Ronnie Morris 46 1602 34.8 1958 Ronnie Morris 3 56 18.7 1959 Bennie Davis 51 1739 34.1 1959 Jerry Keeling 2 15 7.5 1960 42 1454 34.6 1960 Joe Cheap 2 8 4.0 1961 Jim Furlong 44 1584 36.0 1961 Bill Shewey 4 16 4.0 1962 Stu McBirnie 45 1641 36.5 1962 Bill Shewey 5 72 14.4 1963 Jerry Rhome 19 620 32.6 1963 Jeff Jordan 4 132 33.0 1964 23 793 34.5 1964 Jeff Jordan 7 124 17.7 1965 Pete Poweska 47 1772 37.7 1965 Bob Junko 3 35 11.7 1966 Brant Conley 68 2836 41.7 1966 Milt Jackson 6 48 8.0 1967 Brant Conley 59 2238 37.9 1967 Ken Wiginton 7 65 9.2 1968 Brant Conley 61 2282 37.4 1968 Ron Cambiano 3 0 0.0 1969 Ken Duncan 34 1452 34.7 1969 Doug Wyatt 5 41 8.2 1970 Ken Duncan 67 2746 41.0 1970 Jon Long 5 100 20.0 1971 Steve Bowling 39 1295 33.2 1971 Randy Hawn 3 9 3.0 1972 Arthur Bennett 64 2290 37.3 1972 Al Humphrey 3 40 13.3 1973 Rick Engles 59 2174 36.8 1973 Al Humphrey 3 30 10.0 1974 Rick Engles 56 2270 40.5 1974 Kevin Black 3 40 13.3 1975 Rick Engles 36 1676 46.5 1975 Kevin Black 6 67 11.2 1976 Eddie Hare 61 2468 40.5 1976 Gary Chandler 3 45 15.0 1977 Eddie Hare 57 2309 42.0 1977 Keith Tillman 5 67 13.4 1978 Eddie Hare 66 2846 43.1 1978 Mike Field 4 65 16.3 1979 Steve Cook 65 2352 36.5 1979 Charles Caufield 3 36 12.0 1980 Steve Cook 64 2539 39.1 1980 Charles Caufield 6 43 8.6 1981 Steve Cook 64 2654 41.5 1981 Reno Hutchins 7 47 6.7 1982 Steve Cook 55 2262 41.1 1982 Timmy Gibbs 5 67 13.4 1983 Richie Stephenson 58 2139 36.9 1983 Nate Harris 5 15 3.0 1984 Richie Stephenson 49 1999 40.8 1984 Nate Harris 8 131 16.4 1985 Richie Stephenson 48 1790 37.3 1985 Charles Wright 4 29 7.3 1986 Richie Stephenson 50 1970 39.4 1986 Charles Wright 4 50 12.5 1987 Danny Phelps 65 2539 38.1 1987 Eric Barrs 4 89 22.3 1988 Edward Epps 4 54 13.5 1988 Danny Phelps 64 2478 38.7 1989 Lenny Williams 4 32 8.0 1989 Danny Phelps 41 1580 38.5 1990 Chris Briscoe 3 13 4.3 1990 Danny Phelps 60 2305 38.4 James Blake 3 10 3.3 1991 Gus Frerotte 50 1776 35.5 1991 Barry Minter 3 104 34.7 1992 Mark DeLozier 50 2049 41.0 1992 Chris Bratcher 3 31 7.0 1993 Mark DeLozier 43 1658 38.6 1993 Garrick Jackson 4 51 12.8 1994 Mark DeLozier 64 2691 42.1 1994 Malcolm Williams 4 8 2.0 1995 Mark DeLozier 65 2676 41.2 1995 Jeremy Bunch 6 76 12.7 1996 Kirk Myrick 62 2496 40.3 1996 Terrance Joseph 4 68 17.0 1997 John Fitzgerald 41 1566 38.2 1997 Levi Gillen 3 21 7.0 1998 John Fitzgerald 24 974 40.6 1998 Chris Miller 3 60 20.0 1999 Casey Lipscomb 61 2482 40.7 1999 Brett Butler 3 25 8.3 2000 Casey Lipscomb 64 2515 39.3 Todd Franz 3 8 2.7 2001 Casey Lipscomb 65 2627 40.4 2000 CJ Scott 5 66 13.2 2002 Cort Moffitt 75 3016 40.2 2001 Harold Burgess 2 0 0.0 2003 Cort Moffitt 44 1922 43.7 2002 Jeff Thibodeaux 3 28 9.3 2004 Chris Kindred 61 2349 38.5 Darrell Wimberly 3 28 9.3 2005 Chris Kindred 63 2385 37.9 2003 Oliver Fletcher 4 97 24.2 *Dobbs’ 48.3 average was nation’s best, but min. 30 punts was 2004 Michael LeDet 4 43 10.8 NCAA standard. 2005 Nick Graham 6 66 11.0

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PLAYERS Kick-off Return Leaders 1941-2005 Punt Return Leaders 1941-2005 STAFF (based on total return yards) (based on total return yards)

REVIEW Year Player No Yards Avg Year Player No Yards Avg 1941 Jim Vickers 2 99 49.5 1941 Jim Vickers 11 132 12.0 C-USA 1942 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1942 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1943 Dell Taylor 4 93 23.3 1943 Clyde LeForce 15 154 10.3 OPPONENTS 1944 Camp Wilson 5 181 36.2 1944 Dean George 7 80 11.4 1945 Camp Wilson 5 148 29.6 1945 Bob Smith 14 152 10.8 HISTORY 1946 Paul Barry 14 276 19.7 1946 Clyde LeForce 29 *413 14.2 1947 J.R. Boone 8 270 33.8 1947 Pete Annex 16 151 9.4 RECORDS 1948 Paul Barry 14 276 19.7 1948 Len Makowski 8 84 10.5 1949 Denver Grigsby 12 280 23.3 1949 Dub Graves 15 254 16.9 MEDIA 1950 Jack Crocker 9 232 25.8 1950 Dub Graves 13 139 10.7 1951 Jack Crocker 14 256 18.3 1951 Dick Kercher 13 168 12.9 1952 Bob Holladay 13 284 21.8 1952 Dick Kercher 4 47 11.8 1953 Bob Decker 6 148 24.7 1953 Bob Decker 4 84 21.0 1954 Kenny Kmet 12 245 20.4 1954 Bob Waugh 8 64 8.0 1955 Dick Scholtz 9 158 17.5 1955 Dick Hughes 9 184 20.4 1956 Dick Hughes 6 112 18.6 1956 Dick Hughes 12 58 4.8 1957 Ronnie Morris 7 148 21.1 1957 David Laird 6 59 9.8 1958 Ronnie Morris 11 305 27.7 1958 Ronnie Morris 12 183 15.3 1959 Joe Cheap 8 175 21.9 1959 Joe Cheap 7 97 13.9 1960 Joe Cheap 16 317 19.8 1960 Joe Cheap 8 198 24.8 1961 Monte Thrailkill 13 215 16.5 1961 Charlie Phillips 5 26 5.2 1962 Ken Boone 10 159 15.9 1962 Jeff Jordan 8 88 11.0 1963 Jeff Jordan 17 379 22.3 1963 Jeff Jordan 8 70 8.8 1964 Jeff Jordan 16 265 16.6 1964 Jeff Jordan 21 285 13.5 1965 Ken Parsons 12 255 21.3 1965 Ken Parsons 27 191 7.1 1966 Harry Wood 19 318 16.7 1966 Harry Wood 15 56 3.7 1967 Joe Fitzgerald 12 263 21.9 1967 Doug Wyatt 18 229 12.7 1968 Les Rogers 14 275 19.6 1968 Doug Wyatt 7 83 11.8 1969 Josh Ashton 18 444 24.7 1969 David Moss 15 207 13.8 1970 Ed White 8 119 14.8 1970 Ralph McGill 27 460 17.0 1971 Ralph McGill 21 500 23.9 1971 Ralph McGill 28 285 10.4 1972 Buddy Tate 18 324 18.0 1972 Danny Colbert 21 94 4.5 1973 Ray Rhodes 19 501 26.4 1973 Danny Colbert 19 292 15.4 1974 Freddie Carolina 10 306 30.6 1974 Freddie Carolina 17 153 9.0 1975 Jim Stewart 8 157 19.6 1975 Kevin Black 11 49 4.5 1976 Jim Stewart 19 437 23.0 1976 Cornell Webster 14 87 6.2 1977 Ervin Simmons 14 333 23.8 1977 Rickey Watts 10 78 7.8 1978 Rickey Watts 9 224 24.9 1978 Mike Field 16 143 8.9 1979 Benny May 10 191 19.1 1979 Chuck Simmons 22 125 5.7 1980 Kenneth Lacy 17 361 21.2 1980 Charles Caufield 23 170 7.4 1981 Nate Harris 11 206 18.7 1981 Brent Dennis 31 287 9.3 1982 Benny May 9 168 18.7 1982 Brent Dennis 22 257 11.7 1983 Johnny Horton 4 106 26.5 1983 Tim Gordon 11 171 15.5 1984 Ronnie Kelley 6 125 20.8 1984 Nate Harris 12 82 6.8 1985 Ronnie Kelley 16 312 19.5 1985 Tim Gordon 13 100 7.7 1986 Ronnie Kelley 14 278 19.9 1986 Charles Wright 18 158 8.8 1987 Erick Harrison 23 500 21.7 1987 Marcus McVay 15 75 5.0 1988 Ron Beasley 22 485 22.0 1988 Frank Cassano 22 171 7.8 1989 Willie Hill 22 501 22.8 1989 Frank Cassano 30 283 9.4 1990 Chris Hughley 14 296 21.1 1990 Frank Cassano 38 366 9.6 1991 Chris Hughley 9 190 21.1 1991 Chris Penn 21 152 7.2 1992 Marlo Fair 16 321 20.1 1992 Gary Brown 13 87 6.7 1993 Kenny Gunn 21 524 25.0 1993 Chris Penn 15 134 8.9 1994 Jason Jacoby 35 680 19.4 1994 Jason Jacoby 8 52 6.5 1995 Jason Jacoby 25 581 23.2 1995 Jason Jacoby 9 91 10.1 1996 Jason Jacoby 22 513 23.3 1996 Spencer Braggs 25 199 8.0 1997 Jason Jacoby 35 798 22.8 1997 Spencer Braggs 17 97 5.7 1998 John Mosley 16 355 22.2 1998 Spencer Braggs 15 146 9.7 1999 John Mosley 19 281 14.8 1999 Spencer Braggs 16 125 7.8 2000 Jorma Bailey 12 198 16.5 2000 Donald Shoals 17 266 15.6 2001 Jermaine Landrum 20 379 19.0 2001 Donald Shoals 12 83 6.9 2002 Sherman Steptoe 22 408 18.5 2002 Jermaine Landrum 16 112 7.0 2003 Uril Parrish 19 453 23.8 2003 Jermaine Landrum 28 296 10.6 2004 Ashlan Davis 37 1131 30.6 2004 Jermaine Landrum 23 191 8.3 2005 Ashlan Davis 33 767 23.2 2005 Ashlan Davis 13 85 6.5 **Led NCAA

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Passing Leaders 1941-2005 PLAYERS (based on total passing yards) STAFF

Year Player Att Com lnt Pct Yards TD REVIEW 1941 Glenn Dobbs 69 34 10 .493 507 - 1942 Glenn Dobbs 107 67 4 .626 1066 - C-USA 1943 Clyde LeForce 90 43 5 .478 557 8 1944 Perry Moss 77 45 6 .584 789 - OPPONENTS 1945 Bob Smith 42 17 2 .407 307 - 1946 Clyde LeForce 125 61 7 .488 797 7 HISTORY 1947 Jim Finks 136 59 19 .434 1041 7 1948 Jim Finks 209 112 16 .536 1363 7 RECORDS 1949 Pete Annex 128 65 9 .508 980 12 1950 Ronnie Morris 128 61 12 .477 1014 9 MEDIA 1951 Ronnie Morris 136 74 11 .544 1268 5 1952 Ronnie Morris 139 78 6 .561 1442 18 1953 Bob Bohn 73 31 8 .425 445 2 1954 Mack Warren 104 39 10 .375 667 4 1955 Charlie Wynes 71 39 4 .549 476 3 1956 George Cagiola 48 25 1 .521 394 7 1957 George Cagiola 43 14 4 .326 239 1 1958 Jerry Keeling 99 50 11 .505 698 5 1959 Jerry Keeling 144 58 13 .403 752 6 1960 Jerry Keeling 161 81 14 .503 1018 10 1961 Ronnie Sine 94 44 8 .468 512 4 1962 Stu McBirnie 177 87 10 .492 1169 12 1963 Jerry Rhome 258 150 13 .581 1909 10 1964 Jerry Rhome *326 224 4 .687 2870 32 1965 Billy Guy Anderson *509 296 14 .582 *3464 30 1966 Greg Barton 235 133 14 .566 1673 13 1967 Mike Stripling 185 86 14 .465 1271 11 1968 Mike Stripling 347 164 15 .473 1968 8 1969 Rick Arrington 288 141 19 .489 1641 12 1970 John Dobbs 114 44 7 .386 664 4 1971 Todd Starks 263 156 19 .517 1687 8 1972 Todd Starks 170 78 16 .459 1201 8 1973 Joe McCulley 227 132 11 .581 1579 13 BRANDON JONES 1974 Jeb Blount 260 142 13 .546 1831 15 1975 Jeb Blount 218 116 12 .532 1663 13 1976 Ron Hickerson 247 114 20 .461 1554 8 1977 Bill Blankenship 211 93 11 .441 1293 3 1978 Dave Rader 184 90 6 .474 1683 14 1979 Bill Blankenship 84 38 4 .452 627 4 1980 Kenny Jackson 174 80 4 .460 1208 8 1981 Kenny Jackson 111 61 6 .550 806 3 1982 Skip Ast 102 45 4 .441 596 4 1983 Steve Gage 126 66 8 .524 876 5 1984 Richie Stephenson 138 70 5 .507 1134 7 1985 Steve Gage 141 78 8 .553 1069 4 1986 Steve Gage 137 57 15 .416 1090 8 1987 T.J. Rubley 313 159 17 .508 2058 12 1988 T.J. Rubley 374 182 20 .487 2497 17 1989 T.J. Rubley 308 155 6 .503 2292 22 1990 Gus Frerotte 216 97 10 .449 1066 5 1991 T.J. Rubley 260 148 9 .569 2054 18 1992 Gus Frerotte 249 116 11 .466 1467 6 1993 Gus Frerotte 383 214 15 .559 2871 21 1994 John Fitzgerald 255 136 14 .533 1409 5 1995 Troy DeGar 245 120 7 .490 1304 6 1996 Troy DeGar 219 97 6 .443 1336 9 1997 John Fitzgerald 256 139 13 .543 2003 9 1998 John Fitzgerald 226 131 6 .580 1457 10 1999 Josh Blankenship 235 119 15 .506 1416 7 2000 Josh Blankenship 379 196 11 .517 2507 9 2001 Josh Blankenship 230 128 6 .557 1350 5 2002 Tyler Gooch 348 190 8 .546 2100 17 2003 James Kilian 331 188 11 .568 2217 22 2004 James Kilian 337 184 16 .546 2247 13 2005 Paul Smith 364 227 6 .624 2847 20 BOBBY BLACKSHIRE **Led NCAA

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PLAYERS Tulsa Team Records Total Offense STAFF All records listed are since the 1940 season unless otherwise indicated. • Most Plays REVIEW Game: 99 vs. Memphis State, 1968; Houston, 1988 Rushing Season: 887, 1977 (11 games) C-USA • Most Yards • Most Plays Game: 798 vs. Idaho State, 1967 OPPONENTS Game: 76 vs. Marquette, 1951 Season: 5212, 1951 (11 games) Season: 652, 1986 (11 games) • Fewest Plays HISTORY • Most Net Yards Game: 34 vs. Detroit, 1946 Game: 554 vs. Wichita State, 1985 RECORDS Season: 536, 1944 (9 games) Season: 3622, 1951 (11 games) • Fewest Yards • Fewest Plays MEDIA Game: 50 vs. Oklahoma, 1987 Game: 16 vs. Southwestern, 1943 Season: 2061, 1957 (10 games) Season: 270, 1965 (10 games) • Fewest Net Yards Game: -56 vs. Georgia Tech, 2003 (Humanitarian Bowl) Season: 814, 1965 (10 games) First Downs • Most First Downs Game: 39, vs. Idaho State, 1967 Passing Season: 251, 1975 (11 games) • Most Attempts • Most Rushing Game: 65 vs. Memphis State, 1965; Southern Illinois, 1965 Game: 28 vs. Wichita State, 1985 Season: 510, 1965 (10 games) Season: 194, 1985 (11 games) • Most Completions • Most Passing Game: 42 vs. Southern Illinois, 1965 Game: 30, Idaho State, 1967 Season: 296, 1965 (10 games) Season: 162, 1965 (10 games) • Most Yards • Most By Penalty Game: 698 vs. Idaho State, 1967 Game: 5 vs. New Mexico State, 1946; West Texas State, 1976; Season: 3464, 1965 (10 games) New Mexico St., 1978; Memphis, 1994; UTEP, 1999; Fresno St., • Most Touchdown Passes 2000; Boise State, 2002 Game: 8 vs. Idaho State, 1967 Season: 27, 1977 (11 games) Season: 34, 1967 (10 games) • Fewest First Downs • Most Had Intercepted Game: 2 vs. Texas Christian, 1941 Game: 6 vs. Arkansas, 1947; Arkansas, 1963 Season: 105, 1957 (10 games) Season: 32, 1969 (10 games) • Fewest Rushing • Fewest Attempts Game: 0 vs. Oklahoma, 1987 Game: 3 vs. Houston, 1953 Season: 54, 1957 (10 games) Season: 88, 1956 (10 games) • Fewest Passing • Fewest Completions Season: 23, 1957 (10 games) Game: 1 vs. Indiana, 1945; Georgetown, 1948; Air Force, • Fewest By Penalty 1957; Cincinnati, 1957; New Mexico State, 1982 Season: 2, 1949 (11 games) Season: 31, 1957 (10 games) • Fewest Yards Game: 1 vs. McNeese State, 1979 Punt Returns Season: 511, 1957 (10 games) • Fewest Touchdown Passes • Most Returns Season: 2, 1957 (10 games) Game: 9 vs. Tampa, 1967; Indiana, 1945 • Fewest Had Intercepted Season: 49, 1945 (10 games) Season: 5, 1956 (10 games); 1980 (11 games) • Most Return Yards • Best Completion Percentage Game: 335 vs. Creighton, 1940 Game: .825 vs. Indiana State, 2001 (33 of 40) Season: 751, 1942 (10 games) Season: .647, 1964 (10 games) (244 of 377) • Best Return Average Season: 17.4, 1960 (10 games) • Fewest Returns Season:12, 1952 (10 games) • Fewest Return Yards Season: 63, 1961 (10 games) • Lowest Return Average Season: 3.8 on 30 returns, 1966 (10 games)

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PLAYERS Kickoff Returns Fumbles By Tulsa STAFF • Most Returns • Most Fumbles Game: 12 vs. Houston, 1966; Houston, 1988 Game: 11 vs. Oklahoma State, 1983 REVIEW Season: 58, 1954 (11 games) Season: 64, 1976 (11 games) • Most Return Yards C-USA • Most Fumbles Lost Game: 247 vs. Iowa PreFlight, 1944 Game: 7 vs. Arkansas, 1974 Season: 1231, 2004 (12 games) OPPONENTS Season: 37, 1976 (11 games) • Best Return Average • Fewest Fumbles Season: 25.8, 1958 (10 games) HISTORY Season: 16, 1944 (9 games); 1992 (11 games) • Fewest Returns • Fewest Fumbles Lost RECORDS Season: 16, 1956 (10 games) Season: 6, 1944 (9 games); 2001 (11 games) • Fewest Return Yards MEDIA Season: 252, 1942 (10 games) • Lowest Return Average Season: 14.2, 1970 (10 games) Scoring • Most Points Game: 84 vs. Waco AFB, 1942; pre-1940, 152 vs. Punting Oklahoma Baptist, 1919 • Most Punts Season: 427, 1942 (10 games); pre-1940, 621, 1920 (11 games) Game: 15 vs. Texas Tech, 1942 (Sun Bowl) • Most Touchdowns Season: 77, 1978 (11 games); 2002 (12 games) Game: 12 vs. Waco AFB, 1942 • Most Yards Season: 62, 1942 (10 games) Game: 661 vs. Memphis, 1994 • Most Conversions Made Season: 3182, 1978 (11 games) Game: 11 vs. Tampa, 1967 • Best Average Season: 49, 2003 (13 games) Season: 46.5, 1975 (11 games) ; minimum 30 punts • Most Rushing Conversions Made Game: 1, several times (latest 2001) Season: 2, 1958 (10 games); 1959 (9 games); 1993 (11 games); 1994 (11 games) Pass Interceptions • Most Passing Conversions Made • Most Interceptions Game: 3 vs. Oklahoma State, 1963; Houston, 1964 Game: 7 vs. Wichita State, 1966; Arkansas, 1943; Miami, 1944; Season: 9, 1963 (10 games); 1964 (11 games) Hardin Simmons, 1956 • Most Kicking Conversions Made Season: 29, 1942 (10 games) Game: 11 vs. Tampa, 1967 • Most Yards Season: 49, 2003 (13 games) Game: 153 vs. Hawaii, 1951 • Most Field Goals Made Season: 529, 1982 (11 games) Game: 5 vs. Iowa, 1989 • Fewest Interceptions Season: 21, 1982 (11 games) Season: 5, 1955 (10 games); 1997 (11 games) • Most Safeties • Fewest Yards Game: 1, several times (latest 2005) Season: 13, 2001 (11 games) Season: 3, 1976 (11 games) • Fewest Points Season: 91, 1961 (10 games) Penalties Against • Fewest Touchdowns Season: 14, 1961 (10 games) • Most Penalties Game: 17 vs. Kansas State, 1951 Season: 112, 1951 (11 games) • Most Yards Game: 171 vs. Cincinnati, 1971 Season: 1086, 1950 (11 games) • Fewest Penalties Game: 0 vs. Oklahoma State, 1955; Louisiana Tech, 1986 Season: 41, 1959 (9 games); 1960 (10 games) • Fewest Yards Game: 0 vs. Oklahoma State, 1955; Louisiana Tech, 1986 Season: 331, 1959 (10 games)

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PLAYERS Tulsa Individual Records Receiving STAFF • Most Receptions REVIEW Rushing Game: 20, Rick Eber vs. Idaho State, 1967 • Most Carries C-USA Season: 134, Howard Twilley, 1965 (10 games) Game: 46, Ron Jackson vs. San Diego State, 1991 (Freedom Bowl) Career: 261, Howard Twilley, 1963-65 (30 games) OPPONENTS Season: 267, Chris Hughley, 1991 (10 games) • Most Yards Career: 576, Steve Gage, 1983-86 (40 games) Game: 322, Rick Eber vs. Idaho State, 1967 HISTORY • Most Yards Season: 1779, Howard Twilley, 1965 (10 games) Game: 312, Mark Brus vs. New Mexico State, 1990 Career: 3343, Howard Twilley, 1963-65 (30 games) RECORDS Season: 1464, Micheal Gunter, 1982 (11 games) • Most Touchdown Receptions Career: 3536, Micheal Gunter, 1980-83, (44 games) Game: 5, Howard Twilley vs. Louisville, 1965; Steve Largent MEDIA • Best Average vs. Drake, 1974 Game: 15.3, Howard Waugh vs. Houston, 1951 (Min. 10 att.) Season: 16, Howard Twilley, 1965 (10 games); Dan Bitson, 1989 Season: 8.73, Howard Waugh, 1952 (10 games) (Min 100 att.) (11 games) Career: 7.36, Howard Waugh, 1950-52 (26 games) Career: 32, Howard Twilley, 1963-65 (30 games); Steve Largent, 1973-75 (33 games)

Passing Total Offense • Most Attempts Game: 65, Billy Guy Anderson vs. Memphis State, 1965; Billy • Most Plays Guy Anderson vs. Southern Illinois, 1965 Game: 76, Mike Stripling vs. Memphis State, 1968 Season: 509, Billy Guy Anderson, 1965 (10 games) Season: 580, Billy Guy Anderson, 1965 (10 games) Career: 1336, T.J. Rubley, 1987-91 (47 games) Career: 1541, T.J. Rubley, 1987-91 (47 games) • Most Completions • Most Yards Game: 42, Billy Guy Anderson vs. Southern Illinois, 1965 Game: 504, Jerry Rhome vs. Oklahoma State , 1964 Season: 296, Billy Guy Anderson, 1965 (10 games) Season: 3343, Billy Guy Anderson, 1965 (10 games) Career: 682, T.J. Rubley, 1987-91 (47 games) Career: 9080, T.J. Rubley, 198-91 (47 games) • Most Yards • Average Plays Per Game Game: 502, Billy Guy Anderson vs. Colorado State, 1965 Season: 58.0, Billy Guy Anderson, 1965 (10 games) Season: 3464, Billy Guy Anderson, 1965 (10 games) Career: 40.3, Jerry Rhome 1963-64 (20 games) Career: 9324, T.J. Rubley, 1987-91 (47 games) • Most Touchdown Passes Game: 7, Jerry Rhome vs. Louisville, 1964 Season: 32, Jerry Rhome, 1964 (10 games) Punting Career: 73, T.J. Rubley, 1987-91 (47 games) • Most Interceptions • Most Punts Game: 6, Jim Finks vs. Arkansas (47 games) Game: 14, Eddie Hare vs. Arkansas, 1978 (41.3 avg.); Mark Season: 20, Ron Hickerson, 1976 (9 games); T.J. Rubley, 1988 DeLozier vs. Memphis, 1994 (47.2 avg.) (11 games) Season: 75, Cort Moffitt, 2002 (12 games) Career: 54, T.J. Rubley, 1987-91 (47 games) Career: 230, Danny Phelps, 1987-90 (44 games) • Fewest Interceptions • Best Average Season: 1, Tad Jones, 1994 (Min. 100 attempts), 66-103 Game: 65.2, Glenn Dobbs vs. Oklahoma, 1942 Career: 9, , 1976-78 (20 games) (Min. 100 attempts Season: 46.5, Rick Engles, 1975 (36 punts in 11 games) per season) Career: 41.9, Eddie Hare, 1976-78 (182 punts in 33 games) • Best Completion Percentage Game: 1.000, Glenn Dobbs vs. Washington (Mo.), 1942 (10-10, 107 yards) Season: .687, Jerry Rhome, 1964 (10 games); 224-326, 2870 yds. Punt Returns Career: .640, J. Rhome, 1963-64 (20 games); 374-584, 4779 yds. • Consecutive Passes Completed • Most Returns 15, Billy Guy Anderson vs. Colorado State, 1965 Game: 8, Freddie Carolina vs. Wichita State, 1974 • Consecutive Passes Without an Interception Season: 38, Frank Cassano, 1990 (11 games) 198, Jerry Rhome, 1964 (6 games) Career: 75, Jermaine Landrum, 2001-04 (48 games) • Most Yards Game: 152, Len Makowski vs. McMurry, 1949 (3 returns) Season: 460, Ralph McGill, 1970 (27 returns in 10 games) Career: 820, Frank Cassano, 1987-90 (90 returns in 33 games)

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PLAYERS Kickoff Returns • Most Two-Point PAT Receiving Game: 3, Howard Twilley vs. Houston, 1964 • Most Returns STAFF Season: 6, Howard Twilley, 1964 (10 games) Game: 8, Gary Berchtold vs. Houston, 1966 Career: 12, Howard Twilley, 1963-65 (30 games) REVIEW Season: 37, Ashlan Davis, 2004 (12 games) • Most Two-Point PAT Rushing Career: 117, Jason Jacoby, 1994-97 (43 games) Season: 1, several tied C-USA • Most Return Yards Career: 2, several tied Game: 199, Ashlan Davis vs. SMU, 2004 OPPONENTS Season: 1131, Ashlan Davis, 2004 (12 games) Career: 2572, Jason Jacoby, 1994-97 (43 games) HISTORY • Most Touchdowns Tackles Game: 1, several players (latest Ashlan Davis, one time in 2005) RECORDS Season: 5, Ashlan Davis, 2004 (12 games) • Most Tackles MEDIA Career: 6, Ashlan Davis, 2004-05 (23 games) Season: 148, Levi Gillen, 1997 (11 games) • Best Average Career: 389, Michael White, 1987-91 Game: 51.3, Freddie Carolina vs. Tampa, 1974 (3 for 154 yards) • Most Unassisted Season: 33.8, J.R. Boone, 1947 (10 games) Season: 95, Robert Tennon, 1979 (11 games) Career: 27.1, Ashlan Davis, 2004-05 (23 games) Career: 227, Michael White, 1987-91 • Most Assisted Season: 85, John Brown, 1978 (11 games) Interceptions Career: 184, Robert Tennon, 1976-80 • Most Tackles For Loss • Most Interceptions Season: 17.5, Sam Rayburn, 2002 (12 games) Game: 3, several players (latest Michael LeDet, UTEP, 2004) Career: 40, Don Blackmon, 1976-80; Sam Rayburn, 1999-02 Season: 8, Nate Harris, 1984 (11 games) • Most Yardage Lost Caused Career: 13, Jeff Jordan, 1962-64 (30 games); Nate Harris, Season: 134, Don Blackmon, 1978 (11 games) 1980-84 (33 games) Career: 239, Don Blackmon, 1976-80 • Most Yards • Most Quarterback Sacks Game: 117, Jeff Jordan vs. Memphis State, 1963 Season: 12, Salifu Abudulai, 1996 (11 games) Season: 210, Richard Morgan, 1940 (10 games) Career: 20, Dennis Byrd, 1985-88; Sedric Clark, 1992-95 Career: 276, Jeff Jordan, 1962-64 (30 games) • Most Sack Yardage Season: 76, Salifu Abudulai, 1996 (11 games) Career: 152, Sedric Clark, 1992-95 Scoring • Fumble Recoveries Season: 5, Kelly Beesley, 1981 (11 games) • Most Points Career: 6, George Gilbert, 1978-81 Game: 36, Howard Twilley vs. Louisville, 1965 Season: 127, Howard Twilley, 1965 (10 games) Career: 281, Jason Staurovsky, 1981, 8385 (42 games) Coaching • Most Touchdowns Game: 5, Steve Largent vs. Drake, 1974; Howard Twilley vs. • Most Victories Louisville, 1965 Season: 10, Sam McBirney, 1916 (10 games); Francis Schmidt, Season: 17, Steve Gage, 1985 (11 games) 1920 (11 games); Henry Frnka, 1942 (11 games); John Cooper, Career: 32, Howard Twilley, 1963-65 (30 games); Steve Largent, 1982 (11 games); Dave Rader, 1991 (12 games) 1973-75 (33 games); Micheal Gunter, 1980-83 (44 games). Career: 70, Elmer Henderson, 1935-45 (100 games) • Most PATs Made • Best Win Percentage Game: 10, Clyde LeForce vs. Waco AFB, 1942 Season: 1.000, Sam McBirney, 1916 (10 games) Season: 49, Brad DeVault, 2003 (13 games); Brad DeVault, 2005 Career: .862, Francis Schmidt, 1919-21 (29 games) (13 games) • Fewest Victories Career: 122, Jason Staurovsky, 1981, 8385 (42 games) Season: 0, Hal Medford, 0-8-1 (1917); , 0-11 games • Most Field Goals (1954) Game: 5, David Fuess vs. Iowa, 1989 Career: 0, Fred Taylor, 1899 (1 game); Hal Medford, 1917 Season: 21, Stu Crum, 1982 (11 games) (9 games) Career: 53, Jason Staurovsky, 1981, 8385 (42 games) • Most Losses • Most PAT Attempts Season: 11, Bernie Witucki, 1954 (11 games); Keith Burns, 2002 Game: 12, Clyde LeForce vs. Waco AFB, 1942 (12 games) Season: 57, Clyde LeForce, 1942 (10 games) Career: 74, Dave Rader, 1988-present (123 games) Career: 136, Clyde LeForce, 1942 (43 of 46 made) • Best PAT Percentage Season: 1.000, 10 times (latest Brad DeVault, 33-33, 10 games, 2004) Career: .992, Stu Crum, 1978-80, 82 (119 of 120)

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PLAYERS Opponent Team Records • Most Yards Per Game STAFF Season: 492.2, 1977 (11 games) • Fewest Plays REVIEW Rushing Game: 37, three times, latest Arkansas, 1955 Season: 436, 1944 (9 games) C-USA • Most Plays Game: 94, Wake Forest, 1970 • Fewest Yards Game: 26, Waco AFB, 1942 OPPONENTS Season: 623, 1977 (11 games) • Most Net Yards Season: 1487, 1942 (10 games) HISTORY Game: 555, Houston, 1968 • Fewest Yards Per Game Season: 3408, 1997 (11 games) Season: 148.7, 1942 (10 games) RECORDS • Best Average Plays Per Game: 56.6, 1977 (11 games) MEDIA First Downs Gain Per Game: 309.8, 1997 (11 games) • Most First Downs • Fewest Plays Game: 37, Houston, 1968 Game: 11, Hawaii, 2002 Season: 272, 2002 (12 games) Season: 249, 1944 (9 games) • Most Rushing • Fewest Net Yards Game: 30, West Texas State, 1977 Game: -46, Arizona, 1958 Season: 172, 1997 (11 games) Season: 737, 1944 (9 games) • Most Passing • Lowest Average Game: 22, Hawaii, 2002 Plays Per Game: 27.7, 1944 (9 games) Season: 120, 1988 (11 games) Gain Per Game: 81.9, 1944 (9 games) • Most By Penalty Game: 7, Cincinnati, 1967 Passing Season: 44, 1951 (11 games) • Most Attempts • Fewest First Downs Game: 63, Hawaii, 2002 Game: 0, Randolph AFB, 1942 Season: 387, 1982 (11 games) Season: 55, 1944 (11 games) • Most Completions • Fewest Rushing Game: 42, North Texas State, 1982 Game: 0, five times, latest Louisville, 1964 Season: 210, 1982 (11 games) Season: 22, 1964 (9 games) • Most Yards • Fewest Passing Game: 513, Hawaii, 2002 Game: 0, Memphis State, 1972 Season: 2615, 1988 (11 games) Season: 18, 1945 (10 games) • Most Touchdown Passes • Fewest By Penalty Game: 5, Nevada, 1948; Alabama, 1954; Houston, 1988; Season: 2, 1955 (10 games) BYU, 1996 and 1997; Hawaii, 2002 Season: 21, 1992 (11 games) Punting • Most Had Intercepted • Most Punts Game: 7, four times, latest Wichita State, 1966 Game: 15, Texas Tech, 1943 Season: 29, 1942, 10 games Season: 92, 1941 (9 games) • Fewest Attempts • Best Average Game: 2, Cincinnati, 1952 Game: 52.0, Cincinnati, 1994 (2 punts) Season: 123, 1955 (10 games) Season: 41.8, 1998 (11 games) • Fewest Completions • Fewest Punts Game: 0, Waco AFB, 1942; Kansas State, 1954 Season: 38, 2002 (12 games) Season: 36, 1945 (10 games) • Most Had Blocked • Fewest Yards Season: 4, 1944 (9 games) Game: 2, West Texas State, 1945 Season: 648, 1942 (10 games) • Fewest Touchdown Passes Punt Returns Season: 3, 1942 (10 games); 1978 (11 games) • Most Returns • Fewest Had Intercepted Game: 11, Memphis, 1994 Season: 5, 1955 (10 games); 1997 (11 games) Season: 49, 1947 (10 games) • Most Yards Total Offense Game: 199, Houston, 1966 Season: 567, 2002 (12 games) • Most Plays • Fewest Returns Game: 101, Wake Forest, 1971; West Texas State, 1977 Season: 10, 1983 (11 games) Season: 879, 2002 (12 games) • Fewest Yards • Most Yards Season: 62, 1998 (11 games) Game: 762, Houston, 1968 Season: 5504, 2002 (12 games)

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PLAYERS Kickoff Returns • Most Field Goals Made Game: 4, Arkansas, 1984; Kansas, 1992; Iowa, 1993 STAFF • Most Returns Season: 20, 1992 (11 games) Game: 13, Waco AFB, 1942 • Most Safeties REVIEW Season: 63, 1951 (11 games) Game: 2, Arkansas State, 1978 • Most Yards Season: 2, 1968 (10 games); 1978 (11 games); 2004 (12 C-USA Game: 233, Southern Illinois, 1964 games) Season: 1237, 1964 (10 games) • Most Rushing Conversions Made OPPONENTS • Fewest Returns Game: 2, West Texas State, 1977 Season: 14, 1955 (10 games) Season: 2, 1958 (10 games); 1959 (9 games); 1977 (11 games); HISTORY • Fewest Yards 1992 (11 games); 1993 (11 games) Season: 283, 1955 (10 games) • Most Passing Conversions Made RECORDS Game: 2, Toledo, 1964 Season: 3, five times, latest 1978 MEDIA Pass Interceptions • Fewest Points Season: 32, 10 games, 1942 • Most Interceptions • Fewest Touchdowns Game: 6, Arkansas, 1947 and 1963 Season: 5, 1942 (10 games) Season: 24, 1949 (11 games); 1967 (10 games) • Most Yards Game: 134, New Mexico State, 1960; Florida State, 1985 Season: 347, 1954 (11 games) • Fewest Interceptions Season: 5, 1956 (10 games); 1980 (11 games) • Fewest Yards Game Streaks Season: 36, 2002 (12 games) • Most Consecutive Games Without a Loss: 23 (Sept. 27, 1919 to Oct. 15, 1921) Penalties Against • Most Consecutive Wins: 11 (Nov. 19, 1921 to Nov. 30, 1922) • Most Penalties 11 (Jan. 1, 1942 to Nov. 26, 1942) Game: 17, Wichita State, 1955 • Most Consecutive Home Games Without a Loss: Season: 105, 2000 (12 games) 18 (Nov. 2, 1963 to Nov. 11, 1967) • Most Yards 18 (Nov. 11, 1944 to Oct. 4, 1947) Game: 155, Wichita State, 1955 • Most Consecutive Road Games Without a Loss: Season: 898, 2002 (12 games) 11, including one tie game. (Oct. 23, 1914 to Oct. 20, 1917) • Fewest Penalties • Most Road Wins in a Season: Game: 1, nine times, latest TCU, 1998 5 (1914, 1982 and 2005) Season: 36, 1959 (10 games) • Most Road Losses in a Season: • Fewest Yards Game: 5, Texas Tech, 1959; Houston, 1960; Louisiana Tech, 1986; 6 (1954, 1969, 1977, 1988 and 2002) New Mexico, 1986; TCU, 1998 • Most Home Wins in a Season: Season: 313, 1941 (9 games) 8 (1920) • Most Home Losses in a Season: 5 (1954, 1999, 2001 and 2002) Fumbles By Opponents • Most Consecutive Losses: 17 (Sept. 22, 2001 to Oct. 19, 2002) • Most Fumbles • Consecutive Shutouts Over an Opponent: Game: 11, Virginia Tech, 1976 6 (1942) Season: 54, 1974 (11 games) 5 (1913, 1920-21; last 4 games of 1920, first game of 1921) • Most Fumbles Lost Game: 7, Oklahoma State, 1952 4 (1926) Season: 29, 1974 (11 games) • Most Shutouts in a Season Over an Opponent: • Fewest Fumbles 5 (1913, 1914, 1916, 1919, 1926, 1928, 1932) Season: 2, 1942 (10 games) • Most Overtime Games in a Season: • Fewest Fumbles Lost 2 (2004) Season: 2, 1942 (10 games)

Scoring Miscellaneous Statistics • Most Points Game: 100, Houston, 1968 • Biggest Win Margin: Season: 426, 1997 (11 games) 151, Tulsa defeats NE Oklahoma A&M, 151-0 (Sept. 29, 1920) • Most Touchdowns • Biggest Loss Margin: Game: 13, Houston, 1968 94, Houston defeats Tulsa, 100-6 (Nov. 23, 1968) Season: 56, 1997 (11 games) • Most Points For: • Most Conversions Made 151 (Tulsa 151, NE Oklahoma A&M 0 • Sept. 29, 1920) Game: 13, Houston, 1968 • Most Points Against: Season: 50, 1997 (11 games); 2002 (12 games) 100 (Houston 100, Tulsa 6 • Nov. 23, 1968)

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PLAYERS Hurricane 100-Yard Receivers Yds Player Year Game Rec STAFF 139 Howard Twilley 1964 Wichita State 10 Following is a list of every Hurricane player who had 100 or more 139 Rickey Watts 1977 West Texas State 5 REVIEW yards receiving in a single game between 1949 and 2005. 139 Chris Penn 1993 Middle Tennessee 9 Bold indicates player on current roster. 139 Michael Kedzior 1995 Oklahoma State 10 C-USA 139 Garrett Mills 2004 Boise State 8 Yds Player Year Game Rec 138 Steve Largent 1975 Houston 5 OPPONENTS 322 Rick Eber 1967 Idaho State 20 138 Damon Savage 1999 Hawaii 9 318 Harry Wood 1967 Idaho State 13 137 Rick Eber 1967 Cincinnati 9 HISTORY 271 Donald Shoals 2000 New Mexico State 11 136 Jerry Taylor 1978 Virginia Tech 4 RECORDS 267 Howard Twilley 1965 Memphis 16 136 Garrett Mills 2005 SMU 8 259 Chris Penn 1993 East Carolina 16 135 Harry Wood 1968 Wichita State 10 MEDIA 242 Howard Twilley 1965 Southern Illinois 18 135 Jim Butler 1969 Florida State 7 238 Dan Bitson 1989 Bowling Green 10 135 Kenny Gunn 1995 Memphis 9 237 Dan Bitson 1988 Colorado State 6 133 Harry Wood 1968 North Texas 9 235 Dan Bitson 1989 Iowa 14 131 Eric Brown 1986 Tennessee Tech 6 230 Howard Twilley 1965 Louisville 15 131 Dan Bitson 1987 Arkansas 7 226 Howard Twilley 1965 Cincinnati 14 130 Jeff Jordan 1963 Wichita State 6 224 Chris Penn 1993 Southern Mississippi 11 129 T.C. Blair 1973 Drake 4 219 Neal Sweeney 1966 North Texas 14 129 Jessie Green 1974 Wichita State 4 217 Howard Twilley 1964 Oklahoma State 15 129 Rickey Watts 1978 Cincinnati 5 214 Howard Twilley 1965 Colorado State 19 128 John Simmons 1962 North Texas State 12 211 Chris Penn 1993 Houston 11 128 Neal Sweeney 1965 Memphis 13 204 John Simmons 1962 Houston 12 128 Frank Cassano 1990 SW Missouri State 7 195 Rick Eber 1967 Louisville 11 128 Ashlan Davis 2005 Fresno State 8 194 Wes Caswell 1996 Oklahoma 7 127 Damon Savage 1997 Cincinnati 6 188 Chris Penn 1991 Memphis 7 127 Montiese Culton 2004 SMU 2 184 Chris Penn 1993 Memphis 14 127 Garrett Mills 2005 East Carolina 9 183 Harry Wood 1968 Arkansas 11 125 Drew Pearson 1972 Memphis 3 179 Neal Sweeney 1965 Cincinnati 14 124 Rick Eber 1966 Houston 6 176 Dan Bitson 1988 Arkansas 9 124 Rickey Watts 1978 Louisville 3 173 Steve Largent 1974 Wichita State 4 124 Dan Bitson 1989 Oklahoma State 8 171 Donald Shoals 2000 Fresno State 13 123 Chris Penn 1993 Louisville 11 170 Steve Largent 1973 West Texas State 7 123 Romby Bryant 2003 SMU 3 166 Brent Roberts 1966 Louisville 11 122 Willie Roberts 1952 Detroit 3 166 Romby Bryant 2002 San Jose State 10 122 Dan Bitson 1989 SW Louisiana 7 164 Jim Butler 1969 Memphis 14 120 Wes Caswell 1996 Iowa 7 164 Wes Caswell 1998 SW Missouri State 8 119 Howard Twilley 1964 Cincinnati 9 162 Steve Largent 1975 Indiana State 5 119 Howard Twilley 1964 Toledo 11 162 Donald Shoals 2001 UTEP 7 119 Gary Brown 1993 Middle Tennessee 5 161 John Simmons 1963 Cincinnati 13 119 Damon Savage 1998 Rice 7 161 Neal Sweeney 1965 Colorado State 9 119 Damon Savage 1999 San Jose State 8 161 Dan Bitson 1987 Oklahoma State 7 118 Wes Caswell 1994 Louisville 9 159 Howard Twilley 1965 North Texas 13 117 Wes Caswell 1994 Wyoming 9 159 Chris Penn 1991 SMU 7 117 Donald Shoals 1999 UL-Monroe 4 156 John Simmons 1962 Louisville 11 116 Jerry Taylor 1978 Wichita State 5 155 Dan Bitson 1988 UTEP 8 116 Gary Brown 1992 Houston 5 153 Jessie Green 1974 New Mexico State 7 115 Howard Twilley 1964 Memphis 11 152 Garrett Mills 2005 Oklahoma 13 115 Neal Sweeney 1966 Cincinnati 9 152 Garrett Mills 2005 UCF 8 115 Chris Penn 1991 SW Louisiana 4 151 Rick Eber 1966 Montana State 7 115 Garrett Mills 2005 Southern Miss 8 151 Damon Savage 1997 Rice 9 114 Joe Pistoia 1969 Louisville 9 151 Damon Savage 1997 BYU 6 114 Drew Pearson 1972 Texas Tech 6 151 Damon Savage 1997 SMU 6 114 Wes Caswell 1994 Missouri 6 151 Donald Shoals 2000 Oklahoma State 9 113 Howard Twilley 1965 Oklahoma State 7 150 Drew Pearson 1971 Wake Forest 5 113 John Green 1983 Drake 7 150 Dan Bitson 1989 Wake Forest 8 113 Donald Shoals 2001 SMU 8 149 Chris Penn 1993 Iowa 7 112 Billy Parsons 1951 Hardin-Simmons 2 148 Joe Pistoia 1968 Cincinnati 9 112 Dan Bitson 1989 Louisiana Tech 7 148 Romby Bryant 2003 Boise State 7 112 Michael Kedzior 1993 Oklahoma State 6 146 Howard Twilley 1964 Louisville 11 112 Damon Savage 1999 UTEP 9 144 Dan Bitson 1989 UTEP 6 111 Brent Roberts 1964 Southern Illinois 6 143 John Simmons 1963 Montana State 10 111 Howard Twilley 1965 Houston 11 143 Garrett Mills 2005 North Texas 8 111 Gary McDermott 1966 North Texas 9 142 Jessie Green 1974 Drake 8 111 Ricky Watts 1978 Kansas State 6 142 Steve Largent 1975 Drake 7 111 Dan Bitson 1988 Oklahoma State 4 141 Wes Caswell 1994 UTEP 10 111 Montiese Culton 2002 Kansas 9 139 Fred Smith 1949 Oklahoma State 10 110 Joe Pistoia 1969 Houston 5

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PLAYERS Yds Player Year Game Rec 110 Steve Largent 1974 Tennessee 9 STAFF 110 Steve Largent 1975 Arkansas 4 110 Ronnie Kelly 1984 Indiana State 4 REVIEW 110 Dan Bitson 1989 Louisville 4 110 Donald Shoals 2001 Boise State 6 C-USA 110 Donald Shoals 2001 San Jose State 12 OPPONENTS 109 Montiese Culton 2001 Rice 8 108 Drew Pearson 1972 Louisville 6 HISTORY 108 Erick Harrison 1986 New Mexico 7 108 Dan Bitson 1988 Kansas State 5 RECORDS 107 Rick Eber 1967 Tampa 11 107 Ken Duncan 1969 Cincinnati 10 MEDIA 107 Michael Kedzior 1995 East Tennessee State 8 107 Corey Brown 2000 North Carolina 5 106 Neal Sweeney 1966 Louisville 8 106 Harry Wood 1968 Memphis 9 106 Ronnie Kelly 1984 East Carolina 2 JULIAN MCGOWAN 106 Dan Bitson 1988 UNLV 4 106 Chris Penn 1991 Southern Mississippi 4 106 Wes Caswell 1996 Brigham Young 6 Hurricane 300-Yard Passers 106 Donald Shoals 2001 New Mexico State 10 106 Garrett Mills 2005 Memphis 7 Following is a list of every Hurricane player who has passed for 105 Bill Gary 1960 Wichita State 3 300 or more yards in a single game between 1950 and 2005. 105 John Simmons 1962 Hardin-Simmons 9 Bold indicates player on current roster. 105 Eddie Fletcher 1964 Louisville 7 105 Cornell Webster 1976 Oklahoma State 6 Yds Player Year Game Comp 105 Eric Brown 1986 Arkansas 5 502 Billy Guy Anderson 1965 Colorado State 37 104 Steve Shores 1972 North Texas 4 488 Jerry Rhome 1964 Oklahoma State 35 104 Erick Harrison 1987 Temple 3 477 Billy Guy Anderson 1965 Southern Illinois 42 104 Michael Kedzior 1994 Louisville 3 477 Billy Guy Anderson 1965 Memphis 39 103 James Shaw 1971 Virginia Tech 5 451 Billy Guy Anderson 1965 Cincinnati 32 103 Rickey Watts 1977 San Diego State 8 403 Greg Barton 1966 North Texas 27 102 Raymond Rhodes 1973 Houston 5 388 Rick Arrington 1969 Cincinnati 27 102 Ronnie Kelly 1984 Southern Illinois 3 386 T.J. Rubley 1987 Oklahoma State 27 102 Dan Bitson 1987 Temple 4 380 T.J. Rubley 1988 Arkansas 26 101 Harry Wood 1968 Cincinnati 5 373 Josh Blankenship 2000 Oklahoma State 28 101 Steve Largent 1975 Cincinnati 5 370 T.J. Rubley 1991 Memphis 21 101 Damon Savage 1996 Iowa 4 358 Gus Frerotte 1993 East Carolina 26 100 Chris Penn 1993 Arkansas 11 357 John Fitzgerald 1996 Iowa 22 100 Wes Caswell 1998 San Diego State 12 355 T.J. Rubley 1988 UTEP 25 355 John Fitzgerald 1997 SMU 21 354 Gus Frerotte 1993 Middle Tennessee 21 354 Gus Frerotte 1993 Southern Mississippi 23 346 Mike Stripling 1968 Cincinnati 25 342 T.J. Rubley 1989 Bowling Green 18 338 Greg Barton 1967 Idaho State 14 337 Josh Blankenship 2001 Indiana State 29 334 Stu McBirnie 1962 Houston 21 330 Mike Stripling 1968 Wichita State 26 329 John Fitzgerald 1998 SW Missouri State 21 325 Gus Frerotte 1993 Iowa 20 323 Billy Guy Anderson 1965 North Texas 26 322 Michael Wall 1998 TCU 25 322 Tyler Gooch 2002 San Jose State 27 319 John Fitzgerald 1997 Rice 22 310 Ron Hickerson 1976 Oklahoma State 26 308 Jeb Blount 1974 New Mexico State 25 306 Josh Blankenship 2000 New Mexico State 14 306 Tyler Gooch 2002 Boise State 25 305 Jerry Rhome 1964 Toledo 21 305 James Kilian 2004 Boise State 19 CODY MADISON 301 Gus Frerotte 1993 Houston 19

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PLAYERS Hurricane 100-Yard Rushers Yds Player Year Game Att STAFF 148 Micheal Gunter 1983 New Mexico State 16 148 Uril Parrish 2003 Nevada 19 Following is a list of every Hurricane player who has rushed for 100 REVIEW 147 Chris Hughley 1991 Miami 30 or more yards in a single game between 1950 and 2005. 146 Paul Robertson 1979 New Mexico State 13 C-USA Bold indicates player on current roster. 146 Solomon White 1994 East Carolina 37 145 Micheal Gunter 1982 Wichita State 27 OPPONENTS Yds Player Year Game Att 144 Paul Robertson 1979 SW Louisiana 18 312 Mark Brus 1990 New Mexico State 43 144 Ken Bohanon 2000 San Jose State 22 HISTORY 265 Solomon White 1994 UNLV 27 143 John Ashton 1969 Louisville 26 250 Howard Waugh 1952 Arkansas 19 143 Carlisle Cantrell 1975 Indiana State 17 RECORDS 240 Micheal Gunter 1982 Air Force 16 143 Mark Brus 1990 Montana State 31 231 Chris Hughley 1991 Texas A&M 29 143 Charlie Higgins 1998 West Virginia 11 MEDIA 229 Uril Parrish 2004 San Jose State 30 142 Reggie Williams 1998 Oklahoma State 19 216 Howard Waugh 1951 Houston 14 141 Steve Gage 1985 West Texas State 18 216 John Mosley 1999 UL Monroe 17 141 Derrick Ellison 1987 Louisville 21 215 Sherman Johnson 1978 Wichita State 21 141 Uril Parrish 2004 UTEP 21 214 Gordon Brown 1985 Wichita State 23 140 Cobby Morrison 1987 Louisville 27 212 Steve Gage 1986 New Mexico 25 140 Tyler Gooch 2001 Rice 12 211 Ron Jackson 1991 San Diego State 46 139 Micheal Gunter 1982 West Texas State 11 206 Steve Gage 1985 Wichita State 26 139 Chris Hughley 1991 Southern Mississippi 32 206 Eric Richardson 2000 Nevada 35 139 Eric Richardson 2002 SMU 21 205 John Ashton 1970 North Texas 30 138 Jake Roberts 1950 McMurry 14 202 Jake Roberts 1950 Arkansas 23 138 Micheal Gunter 1983 NW Louisiana 23 202 Brandon Diles 2004 Nevada 34 137 Paul Hauser 1955 Houston 25 201 John Mosley 1998 Wyoming 22 135 Chris Hughley 1991 Louisville 28 197 Howard Waugh 1952 Detroit 15 135 Solomon White 1994 UTEP 26 197 Chris Hughley 1990 Louisiana Tech 23 134 Charlie Higgins 1997 Colorado State 28 197 Eric Richardson 2002 UTEP 30 133 Micheal Gunter 1983 Texas Tech 22 194 Eric Richardson 2000 San Jose State 27 133 Solomon White 1995 Memphis 29 192 Solomon White 1996 UTEP 31 132 Jack Crocker 1951 Kansas State 17 188 Howard Waugh 1951 Kansas State 14 132 Ken Bohanon 2001 Lousiana Tech 27 188 Micheal Gunter 1983 Wichita State 26 131 Jake Roberts 1950 Texas Tech 16 188 Bobby Booker 1985 West Texas State 17 131 Gordon Brown 1985 West Texas State 17 184 Derrick Ellison 1986 Oklahoma State 27 131 Brett Adams 1989 Wake Forest 27 183 Micheal Gunter 1982 Drake 17 131 Chris Hughley 1991 SMU 36 183 Micheal Gunter 1982 lndiana State 18 131 Reggie Williams 1996 Oklahoma State 19 183 Derrick Ellison 1987 Kansas State 30 130 Derrick Ellison 1986 Fullerton State 23 182 John Ashton 1969 Cincinnati 36 129 Jack Crocker 1951 Texas Tech 29 181 Howard Waugh 1952 Texas Tech 23 129 Bob Brumble 1958 Oklahoma State 33 180 Charlie Higgins 1977 SMU 31 128 Brett Adams 1989 New Mexico 29 179 Eric Richardson 2003 San Jose State 30 128 Brandon Diles 2005 North Texas 15 178 Ken Bohanon 2000 Louisiana Tech 34 127 Joe McCulley 1973 West Texas State 17 175 Charlie Higgins 1997 TCU 31 127 Dick Scholtz 1955 Wyoming 19 175 Charlie Higgins 1997 Utah 30 127 Ray Rhodes 1972 Kansas State 31 171 Gordon Brown 1985 Texas A&M 16 127 Chris Hughley 1990 SW Missouri State 8 171 Ron Jackson 1991 SW Missouri State 33 127 Chris Hughley 1991 Memphis 29 170 Lamont Headd 1992 SW Louisiana 27 126 Mike Stripling 1966 Tampa 10 170 Eric Richardson 2002 Kansas 16 126 Micheal Gunter 1983 Illinois State 24 169 Charlie Higgins 1997 Rice 23 126 Solomon White 1994 Missouri 33 166 Bob Daugherty 1964 Southern Illinois 12 124 Howard Waugh 1951 Detroit 27 166 Chris Hughley 1991 Ohio 27 124 Jerry Keeling 1959 Cincinnati 16 166 Reggie Williams 1995 Wyoming 33 124 Dave Rader 1977 Oklahoma State 24 165 Reggie Williams 1995 East Tennessee State 29 124 Lamont Headd 1992 Southern Mississippi 23 162 Jack Crocker 1950 Texas Tech 21 123 Gordon Brown 1984 Wichita State 11 162 Micheal Gunter 1982 New Mexico State 15 123 Gordon Brown 1985 East Carolina 20 161 John Mosley 1999 SW Missouri State 22 123 Brett Adams 1989 New Mexico State 21 159 Ken Lacy 1982 Kansas 28 123 Brett Adams 1989 Bowling Green 26 158 Ken Lacy 1982 Wichita State 15 123 Uril Parrish 2005 Southern Miss 23 157 Reggie Williams 1995 UTEP 32 123 Uril Parrish 2005 UCF 23 156 Ron Jackson 1990 SW Louisiana 33 122 Gordon Brown 1985 Long Beach State 16 155 Reggie Williams 1995 Louisiana Tech 30 121 Steve Bowling 1971 Wichita State 25 154 John Ashton 1969 Memphis 32 121 Quinn Jones 1979 Wichita State 15 154 Eric Richardson 2003 Louisiana Tech 21 121 Kenneth Lee 1986 Houston 17 151 Sherman Johnson 1978 Drake 21 121 Chris Hughley 1990 Louisville 26 149 Micheal Gunter 1983 West Texas State 42 121 Jason Jacoby 1994 Southern Mississippi 30 149 Ron Jackson 1991 Oklahoma State 31 121 James Kilian 2003 UTEP 14 148 Howard Waugh 1952 Villanova 23 120 Ken Lacy 1982 Drake 25 148 Ronnie Morris 1958 Wichita State 13 120 Lamont Headd 1992 Hawaii 20

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PLAYERS Yds Player Year Game Att Yds Player Year Game Att 119 Ken Jackson 1979 TCU 22 105 Bob Brumble 1959 North Texas 23 STAFF 119 Eric Richardson 2001 Fresno State 22 105 Micheal Gunter 1981 Southern Illinois 11 118 Billy Parsons 1951 Hardin-Simmons 14 105 Brett White 1981 West Texas State 21 REVIEW 118 Howard Waugh 1952 Kansas State 14 105 Gordon Brown 1984 Oklahoma State 24 118 Carlisle Cantrell 1975 Drake 16 105 Mark Brus 1989 UTEP 23 C-USA 118 Micheal Gunter 1982 North Texas 19 105 Reggie Williams 1996 Oklahoma 27 118 Gordon Brown 1984 Illinois State 12 105 Eric Richardson 2002 Baylor 10 OPPONENTS 118 Lamont Headd 1993 Southern Mississippi 23 104 John Ashton 1970 Virginia Tech 26 118 Uril Parrish 2004 Louisiana Tech 22 104 Ken Lacy 1981 Drake 10 HISTORY 117 Ken Lacy 1982 Indiana State 20 104 Derrick Ellison 1986 Tennessee Tech 8 117 Gordon Brown 1985 Drake 17 104 Brett Adams 1989 UTEP 17 RECORDS 117 Gill Johnson 1986 Wichita State 11 104 Lamont Headd 1993 Cincinnati 28 117 Derrick Ellison 1986 Wichita State 9 104 Solomon White 1994 Oklahoma State 26 MEDIA 117 Ron Jackson 1990 Arkansas 19 104 Reggie Williams 1996 Colorado State 20 117 Uril Parrish 2004 SW Missouri State 22 104 Charlie Higgins 1998 Air Force 17 116 Jack Crocker 1951 Wichita State 14 103 Quinn Jones 1978 Arkansas State 18 116 Ed White 1970 Memphis 23 103 Gordon Brown 1984 West Texas State 12 116 Thomas Bailey 1974 Houston 11 103 Chris Hughley 1991 SW Louisiana 26 116 Ken Lacy 1982 West Texas State 18 103 John Mosley 1999 Hawaii 18 116 Gordon Brown 1984 Brigham Young 16 102 Raymond Rhodes 1972 Texas Tech 21 115 Jack Crocker 1951 Hawaii 4 102 Carlisle Cantrell 1975 New Mexico State 22 115 Ronnie Morris 1957 Texas Tech 23 102 Brett White 1981 Indiana State 20 115 Ken Session 1979 SW Louisiana 19 102 Brett White 1981 Arkansas State 17 115 Bobby Booker 1984 Wichita State 15 102 Steve Gage 1985 Houston 22 115 Brett Adams 1988 Memphis 21 102 Tyler Gooch 2001 San Jose State 19 115 James Kilian 2003 Hawaii 18 102 Tarrion Adams 2005 Fresno State 11 114 Ronnie Morris 1951 Detroit 7 101 Dick Kercher 1952 Oklahoma State 18 114 Jim Stewart 1975 Wichita State 8 101 Ron Jackson 1992 Houston 29 114 Carlisle Cantrell 1975 Memphis 18 101 Solomon White 1996 Rice 16 114 Micheal Gunter 1981 Kansas State 16 100 Quinn Jones 1979 New Mexico State 15 114 Rodney Young 1984 East Carolina 20 100 Micheal Gunter 1983 San Diego State 20 114 Uril Parrish 2004 Rice 17 100 Derrick Ellison 1986 Houston 20 113 Ed White 1970 Louisville 21 100 Brett Adams 1988 Colorado State 18 113 Carlisle Cantrell 1975 Cincinnati 13 100 Charlie Higgins 1998 San Diego State 20 113 Rickey Watts 1976 Louisville 15 100 Ken Bohanon 1999 UTEP 23 113 Jason Jacoby 1994 SW Missouri State 24 112 Brett White 1981 Kansas State 16 112 Skip Ast 1982 Air Force 18 112 Steve Gage 1983 Arkansas 20 112 Gordon Brown 1984 Southern Illinois 13 112 Brett Adams 1989 Oklahoma State 23 112 Ron Jackson 1991 Ohio 13 112 Lamont Headd 1993 Oklahoma 21 112 Solomon White 1996 TCU 17 111 Rickey Watts 1977 NE Louisiana 22 110 Cee Ellison 1967 Cincinnati 14 BRANDON DILES 110 Sherman Johnson 1977 Drake 24 110 Gordon Brown 1985 Houston 14 110 Derrick Ellison 1986 New Mexico 21 110 Lamont Headd 1993 Middle Tennessee 17 109 Dick Scholtz 1954 Wichita State 12 109 Bob Brumble 1958 Texas Tech 36 109 Rickey Watts 1975 Indiana State 6 108 Howard Waugh 1952 Cincinnati 18 108 Ronnie Morris 1957 Houston 17 108 Ray Rhodes 1972 Wichita State 22 108 Freddie Carolina 1973 West Texas State 11 108 Ron Hickerson 1976 Louisville 18 108 Derrick Ellison 1986 Louisiana Tech 22 107 Ed White 1972 North Texas 17 107 Ken Session 1980 New Mexico State 17 107 Rodney Young 1985 Florida State 10 107 Ken Bohanon 2000 New Mexico State 27 106 Raymond Rhodes 1972 Arkansas 26 106 Kenneth Lee 1986 Wichita State 11 106 Reggie Williams 1996 Iowa 24 106 Charlie Higgins 1996 New Mexico 14 105 Howard Waugh 1951 Texas Tech 20

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PLAYERS Longest Plays 1940-2005 Punt Returns STAFF Rushing 97 Ralph McGill vs. ldaho 1970 (TD) REVIEW 95* Danny Colbert vs. New Mexico State 1973 (TD) 93 Solomon White vs. UNLV 1994 (TD) 93 Clyde LeForce vs. Detroit 1946 (TD) C-USA 89 Camp Wilson vs. SW Texas State 1944 (TD) 89 Malcolm Strow vs. St. Louis 1941 (TD) 87 Thomas Bailey vs. Houston 1974 (TD) 88 Clyde LeForce vs. Baylor 1946 (TD) OPPONENTS 83 Jim Finks vs. West Texas State 1947 (TD) 86 Ralph McGill vs. Wichita State 1970 (TD) 83 Jack Crockett vs. Hawaii 1951 (TD) 84 Jeff Jordan vs. Southern Illinois 1964 (TD) HISTORY 83 Jake Roberts vs. Wichita State 1952 (TD) 81 Sean Yoder vs. Rice 2002 80 Eric Richardson vs. Louisiana Tech 2003 (TD) RECORDS *blocked field goal

MEDIA Passing Field Goals 99 Troy DeGar to Wes Caswell vs. Oklahoma 1996 (TD) 58 Stu Crum vs. Southern Illinois 1980 98 Jerry Rhome to Jeff Jordan vs. Wichita State 1963 (TD) 57 Stu Crum vs. Oklahoma State 1982 89 Billy Guy Anderson to Howard Twilley vs. Memphis 1965 (TD) 57 Steve Cox vs. Arkansas 1977 85 Jerry Keeling to Bill Gary vs. Wichita State 1960 (TD) 56 Jason Staurovsky vs. Southern Illinois 1984 81 Dave Rader to Rickey Watts vs. West Texas State 1978 (TD) 55 Jason Staurovsky vs. Northwestern Louisiana 1983 81 Frank Cassano to Dan Bitson vs. Iowa 1989 (TD) 54 James Anderson vs. Cincinnati 1997 80 Jerry Keeling to Bobby McGoffin vs. OSU 1960 (TD) 53 Eric Lange vs. Houston 1992 80 James Kilian to Romby Bryant vs. Boise State 2003 (TD) 53 James Anderson vs. Utah 1996 79 Skip Ast to Keith Estes vs. Oklahoma State 1982 (TD) 52 Steve Cox vs. Northeast Louisiana 1977 78 Steve Gage to Ronnie Kelley vs. Southern Illinois 1984 (TD) 52 Jason Staurovsky vs. San Diego State 1983 78 Steve Gage to Eric Brown vs. Tenn. Tech 1986 (TD) 52 Brad DeVault vs. Oklahoma 2005 78 Gus Frerotte to Chris Penn vs. Soouthern Miss 1993 (TD) 50 Stu Crum vs. Louisville 1978 78 Josh Blankenship to Corey Brown vs. No. Carolina 2000 (TD) 50 Stu Crum vs. Kansas State 1979 78 Tyler Gooch to Jermaine Landrum vs. Baylor 2002 (TD) 50 Stu Crum vs. Southern Illinois 1980 76 Josh Blankenship to Donald Shoals vs. NMSU 2000 (TD) 50 Stu Crum vs. Indiana State 1982 75 T.J. Rubley to Dan Bitson vs. Arkansas 1988 (TD) 50 Jason Staurovsky vs. West Texas State 1985 74 Bill Blankenship to Reno Hutchens vs. Louisville 1979 (TD) 49 Brad DeVault vs. Hawaii 2003 73 Josh Blankenship to Corey Brown vs. Texas A&M 1999 49 Brad DeVault vs. Rice 2004 73 Steve Gage to Ronnie Kelley vs. Oklahoma State 1986 (TD) 71 Gus Frerotte to Gary Brown vs. UTEP 1992 (TD) Interception Returns Punting 97 Jeff Jordan vs. Memphis 1963 (TD) 85 Richard Morgan vs. Creighton 1940 (TD) 87 Ken Duncan vs. Wichita State 1969 85 Russ Frizzell vs. Drake 1946 (TD) 87 Glenn Dobbs vs. Oklahoma 1942 74 Barry Minter vs. Southern Mississippi 1992 (TD) 79 Glenn Dobbs vs. Washburn 1940 71 Carlous Smith vs. Wyoming 1995 (TD) 79 Casey Lipscomb vs. Rice 2000 68 Albert Myres vs. Illinois State 1983 78 Glenn Dobbs vs. Drake 1942 67 Timmy Gibbs vs. Indiana State 1982 (TD) 77 Glenn Dobbs vs. Creighton 1940 65 Gary Schoolcraft vs. Oklahoma State 1957 (TD) 77 Eddie Hare vs. Arkansas 1976 64 Mike Haenszel vs. Houston 1993 (TD) 75 Eddie Hare vs. Southwestern Louisiana 1978 63 Ashon Farley vs. UTEP 1999 (TD) 72 Cort Moffitt vs. Boise State 2003 60 Bob Babich vs. North Texas 1982 (TD) 60 Nate Harris vs. Texas Tech 1984 Kick-off Returns 100 Jim Stewart vs. Virginia Tech 1976 (TD) 100 Jason Jacoby vs. UNLV 1994 (TD) Jason Jacoby 100 Jason Jacoby vs. Brigham Young 1995 (TD) >> 100 Ashlan Davis vs. Boise State 2004 (TD) had two kickoff 98 Clyde LeForce vs. Oklahoma State 1946 (TD) returns of 100 yards 98 J. R. Boone vs. Drake 1947 (TD) in his career 98 Dick Hughes vs. Texas Tech 1954 (TD) 98 Ralph McGill vs. West Texas State 1971 (TD) 98 Alvin Simpkins vs. Cincinnati 1978 (TD) 98 Uril Parrish vs. Arkansas State 2003 96 Ashlan Davis vs. SMU 2004 (TD) 96 Ashlan Davis vs. Rice 2005 (TD) 94 Denver Grigsby vs. Bradley 1949 (TD) 94 Ashlan Davis vs. Nevada 2004 (TD) 91 John Mosley vs. Air Force 1998 (TD)

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PLAYERS Top-10 Single Game Performances STAFF Bold indicates current player. REVIEW Passing C-USA

Player Opponent Year Att Comp lnt TD Yards OPPONENTS 1. Billy Guy Anderson Colorado State 1965 57 37 1 5 502 2. Jerry Rhome Oklahoma State 1964 43 35 0 4 488 HISTORY 3. Billy Guy Anderson Southern Illinois 1965 65 42 2 5 477 Billy Guy Anderson Memphis 1965 65 39 3 4 477 RECORDS 5. Billy Guy Anderson Cincinnati 1965 55 32 1 6 451 MEDIA 6. Greg Barton North Texas 1966 46 27 1 2 403 7. Rick Arrington Cincinnati 1969 42 27 0 4 388 8. T.J. Rubley Oklahoma State 1987 36 27 1 2 386 9. T.J. Rubley Arkansas 1988 34 26 1 3 380 10. Josh Blankenship Oklahoma State 2000 49 28 1 2 373

Rushing

Player Opponent Year Att Gain Lost Net TD 1. Mark Brus New Mexico State 1990 43 315 3 312 3 2. Solomon White UNLV 1994 27 272 7 265 3 3. Howard Waugh Arkansas 1952 19 250 0 250 n/a 4. Micheal Gunter Air Force 1982 16 240 0 240 2 5. Chris Hughley Texas A&M 1991 29 233 2 231 3 6. Uril Parrish San Jose State 2004 30 237 8 229 2 7. Howard Waugh Houston 1951 14 216 0 216 2 8. John Mosley UL Monroe 1999 17 217 1 216 1 9. Sherman Johnson West Texas State 1978 21 215 0 215 1 10. Gordon Brown Wichita State 1985 23 214 0 214 1

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Player Opponent Year No TD Yards 1. Rick Eber Idaho State 1967 20 3 322 2. Harry Wood Idaho State 1967 13 3 318 3. Donald Shoals Nerw Mexico State 2000 11 2 271 4. Howard Twilley Memphis State 1965 16 2 267 5. Chris Penn East Carolina 1993 16 4 259 6. Howard Twilley Southern Illinois 1965 18 2 242 7. Dan Bitson Bowling Green 1989 10 4 238 8. Dan Bitson Colorado State 1988 6 3 237 9. Dan Bitson Iowa 1989 14 1 235 10. Howard Twilley Louisville 1965 15 5 230

*Led NCAA

Dan Bitson >> holds three of the top-10 receiving performances in school history

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INTRO PLAYERS Top-10 Single Season Performances STAFF Bold indicates current player. REVIEW Rushing Passing Efficiency C-USA Player Year Att Yards Loss Net Avg (based on a minimum of 10 games) OPPONENTS 1. Micheal Gunter 1982 195 1487 23 1464 *7.5 Player Year Eff. 2. Howard Waugh 1952 164 1389 17 1372 8.4 1. Ronnie Morris 1952 177.3 HISTORY 3. Chris Hughley 1991 267 1342 16 1326 4.9 2. Jerry Rhome 1964 172.6 4. Gordon Brown 1985 169 1219 18 1201 7.1 RECORDS 3. Paul Smith 2005 142.9 5. Micheal Gunter 1983 226 1219 21 1198 5.3 4. Dave Rader 1978 142.8 MEDIA 6. Howard Waugh 1951 165 1134 16 1118 6.8 5. T.J. Rubley 1991 139.2 7. Ken Lacy 1982 199 1117 20 1097 5.5 6. Glenn Dobbs 1942 138.8 8. Brett Adams 1989 224 1102 31 1071 4.8 7. T.J. Rubley 1989 132.5 9. Derrick Ellison 1986 170 1087 23 1064 6.3 8. Pete Annex 1949 131.9 Uril Parrish 2004 210 1114 50 1064 5.1 9. Billy Anderson 1965 129.3 11. Charlie Higgins 1997 202 1079 36 1043 5.2 10. Gus Frerotte 1993 129.1 *Led NCAA 11. Ronnie Morris 1951 128.8 12. James Kilian 2003 128.4 Passing Player Year Att Com lnt Pct TD Yards 1. Billy Anderson 1965 509 296 14 .582 30 3464 2. Gus Frerotte 1993 383 214 15 .559 21 2871 Tulsa by the Decade 3. Jerry Rhome 1964 326 224 4 .687 32 2870 Years Record Percentage 4. Paul Smith 2005 364 227 6 .624 20 2847 5. Josh Blankenship 2000 379 196 11 .517 9 2507 1895-99 6-3-1 .650 6. T.J. Rubley 1988 374 182 20 .487 17 2497 1900-09 7-9-0 .438 7. T.J. Rubley 1989 308 155 6 .503 22 2292 1910-19 40-19-3 .669 8. James Kilian 2004 337 184 16 .546 13 2247 1920-29 6-224-5 .709 9. James Kilian 2003 188 331 11 .568 22 2217 1930-39 55-29-9 .640 10. Tyler Gooch 2002 348 190 8 .546 17 2100 1940-49 66-32-3 .668 1950-59 54-46-4 .538 Receiving 1960-69 51-51-0 .500 1970-79 60-49-1 .550 Player Year Rec Yards TD Avg 1980-89 65-46-0 .586 1. Howard Twilley 1965 134 1779 16 13.2 2. Chris Penn 1993 105 1578 12 15.0 1990-99 40-70-1 .365 3. Dan Bitson 1989 73 1425 16 19.5 2000-05 28-45-0 .384 4. Garrett Mills 2005 87 1235 9 14.2 5. Donald Shoals 2000 80 1195 5 14.9 6. Howard Twilley 1964 95 1178 13 12.4 7. Rick Eber 1967 78 1168 10 14.9 Garrett Mills set 8. Dan Bitson 1988 52 1138 9 21.9 the NCAA receiving 9. Damon Savage 1997 66 1084 6 16.4 >> record for a tight 10 . Steve Largent 1975 51 1000 14 19.6 11. Harry Wood 1968 65 988 5 15.2 end in 2005 with 1,235 yards. Scoring Player Year TD Pat FG TP 1. Howard Twilley 1965 16 27 0 127 2. Howard Twilley 1964 13 32 0 110 3. Brad DeVault 2005 0 49 18 103 4. Steve Gage 1985 17 0 0 102 5. Stu Crum 1982 0 37 21 100 6. Bill Parsons 1951 16 0 0 96 Dan Bitson 1989 16 0 0 96 8. Steve Largent 1974 14 0 0 84 Steve Largent 1975 14 0 0 84 Micheal Gunter 1983 14 0 0 84 11. James Anderson 1996 0 23 20 83

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INTRO Top-10 Career Performances PLAYERS Bold indicates current player. STAFF Rushing Total Offense REVIEW Total Total Player Year Att Yards Loss Net Avg TD Player Years Rush Yds Pass Yds Plays Yds C-USA 1. Micheal Gunter 1980-83 568 3607 71 3536 6.2 32 1. T.J. Rubley* 1987-91 205 -244 1336 8324 1541 9080 OPPONENTS 2. Eric Richardson 2000-03 566 3714 162 2645 4.7 26 2. John Fitzgerald 1994-98 206 436 880 5822 1086 6258 3. James Kilian 2001-04 329 1083 410 4865 739 5948 3. Howard Waugh 1950-52 353 2630 33 2597 7.4 18 HISTORY 4. Solomon White 1993-96 599 2769 216 2553 4.3 25 4. Gus Frerotte 1990-93 163 73 860 5480 1023 5553 5. Uril Parrish 2002-05 543 2609 144 2465 4.5 25 5. Steve Gage 1983-86 576 2096 459 3354 1035 5450 RECORDS 6. Ken Lacy 1979-82 450 2351 79 2272 5.1 20 6. Josh Blankenship 1999-01 175 -6 844 5273 1019 5267 7. Gordon Brown 1984-85 328 2236 40 2196 6.7 10 7. Jerry Rhome 1963-64 221 321 584 4779 805 5104 MEDIA 8. Brett Adams 1987-90 506 2220 99 2121 4.2 10 8. Ronnie Morris 1960-62 226 698 403 3724 629 4422 9. Steve Gage 1983-86 576 2724 628 2096 3.6 30 9. Jeb Blount 1973-75 210 76 58 4343 797 4412 10. Chris Hughley 1990-91 393 2056 30 2026 5.2 12 10. Mike Stripling 1966-68 347 685 589 3593 936 4278 11. Reggie Williams 1995-98 408 2047 77 1970 4.8 10 11. Tyler Gooch 2001-02 197 580 282 2925 479 3505 *includes stats from three games in his medical hardship year of 1990 Passing Passing Efficiency Player Years Att Comp Int Pct TD Yds 1. T.J. Rubley* 1987-91 1336 682 54 .510 73 9324 Player Years Eff. 2. John Fitzgerald 1994-98 880 475 37 .553 25 5822 1. Jerry Rhome 1963-64 150.7 3. Gus Frerotte 1990-93 860 432 38 .502 32 5480 2. Ronnie Morris 1950-52 142.3 4. Josh Blankenship 1999-01 844 443 32 .524 21 5273 3. Billy Anderson 1964-65 129.0 5. James Kilian 2001-04 758 410 30 .541 36 4865 4. Dave Rader 1975-78 126.9 6. Jerry Rhome 1963-64 584 374 17 .640 42 4779 5. Jeb Blount 1972-75 125.2 7. Jeb Blount 1972-75 587 319 32 .543 35 4343 6. Kenny Jackson 1978-81 120.2 8. Ronnie Morris 1950-52 403 213 29 .529 32 3724 7. T.J. Rubley 1987-91 119.6 9. Mike Stripling 1966-68 589 276 30 .489 22 3593 8. Richie Stephenson 1983-86 119.3 10. Billy Anderson 1964-65 510 296 14 .580 30 3464 9. John Fitzgerald 1994-98 110.5 11. Steve Gage 1983-86 459 225 36 .490 19 3354 10. Steve Gage 1983-86 109.5 *includes stats from three games in his medical hardship year of 1990 Field Goals Receiving Player Years FG 1. Jason Staurovsky 1981, 83-85 53 Player Years Rec Yards Avg TD 2. David Fuess 1986-89 51 1. Howard Twilley 1963-65 261 3343 12.8 32 3. James Anderson 1994-97 50 2. Dan Bitson 1987-89,’91 163 3300 20.2 29 4. Stu Crum 1978-80, 82 49 3. Damon Savage 1996-99 212 2952 13.9 16 5. Brad DeVault 2002-05 46 4. Wes Caswell 1993-98 196 2562 13.1 13 6. Eric Lange 1991-92 35 5. Donald Shoals 1999-01 185 2441 13.2 11 7. Chris Earnest 1998-01 24 6. Garrett Mills 2002-05 201 2389 11.9 23 8. Sam Henry 1970-72 22 7. Steve Largent 1973-75 136 2385 17.5 32 9. Steve Cox 1976-77 19 7. Chris Penn 1991,’93 142 2370 16.7 17 10. Arthur Bennett 1973-74 14 8. Harry Wood 1966-68 138 2154 15.6 20 11. Ronnie Kruse 1975 12 9. Rick Eber 1966-67 119 1902 16.0 15 Brandon Brister 1993 12 10. Michael Kedzior 1992-95 121 1771 14.6 12 Tackles Scoring Player Years Solos Assists Total 1. Michael White 1987, 89-91 227 162 389 Player Years TD PAT FG Pts 2. Robert Tennon 1976, 78-80 204 184 388 1. Jason Staurovsky 1981-85 0 122 53 281 3. Lovie Smith 1976-79 156 211 367 2. Brad DeVault 2002-05 0 142 46 280 4. Don Blackmon 1976, 78-80 166 170 336 3. Stu Crum 1978-82 0 119 49 266 5. Ashon Farley 1997-00 188 143 331 4. Howard Twilley 1963-65 32 67 0 259 6. Muadianvita Kazadi 1993-96 170 158 328 5. David Fuess 1986-89 0 97 51 250 7. Dennis Byrd 1985-88 151 170 321 6. James Anderson 1993-97 0 98 50 248 8. Levi Gillen 1994-97 198 113 311 7. Micheal Gunter 1980-83 32 0 0 192 9. Xavier Warren 1983-86 123 160 283 Steve Largent 1973-75 32 0 0 192 10. Tony Buford 1982-84, 86 127 145 272 9. Clyde LeForce 1942-46 12 107 2 185 10. Steve Gage 1983-86 30 0 0 182 11. Dan Bitson 1987-89,91 29 1 0 176

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INTRO PLAYERS Series Records Against All Opponents STAFF First Last First Last REVIEW Opponent W L T Game Game Opponent W L T Game Game Air Force Academy 3 3 0 1957 1998 Indiana 0 1 0 1945 1945 C-USA Alabama 0 3 0 1953 1962 Indiana State 6 0 0 1975 2001 Arizona 2 0 0 1958 1960 Iowa 1 3 0 1989 1997 OPPONENTS Arkansas 16 51 3 1898 2003 Iowa Pre-Flight 0 1 0 1944 1944 HISTORY Arkansas State 2 2 0 1978 2003 Iowa State 0 1 0 1961 1961 Arkansas Tech 1 2 0 1922 1924 Kansas 6 4 0 1933 2004 RECORDS Austin College (TX) 0 2 0 1923 1924 Kansas City Veterinary 1 0 0 1916 1916 Bacone Junior College (OK) 4 0 0 1895 1900 Kansas State 11 6 1 1934 1988 MEDIA Baylor 4 5 0 1940 2002 Kingfisher College (OK) 2 0 0 1920 1921 Bowling Green 1 0 0 1989 1989 Krebs Prep (OK) 1 0 0 1900 1900 Boise Sate 0 4 0 2001 2004 Long Beach State 1 0 0 1985 1985 Bradley 2 0 0 1949 1950 Louisiana Tech 2 7 0 1986 2004 Brigham Young 0 5 0 1971 1997 Louisville 14 12 0 1962 1994 Broken Arrow Prep (OK) 0 1 0 1910 1910 Manhattan College (NY) 0 0 1 1937 1937 Burleson College (TX) 1 0 0 1919 1919 Marquette 2 1 0 1951 1956 Camp Funston (KS) 0 1 0 1917 1917 McMurry (TX) 2 0 0 1949 1950 Catholic University (DC) 1 1 0 1939 1940 McNeese State 0 2 0 1976 1979 Centenary (LA) 2 1 1 1934 1939 Memphis 7 14 0 1961 2005 Central Michigan 1 1 0 1986 1987 Mexico City University 1 0 0 1931 1931 Central State (OK) 8 3 0 1919 1938 Miami (FL) 1 3 0 1944 1991 Chilocco Indians (OK) 2 0 0 1920 1921 Minnesota 0 2 0 2003 2005 Cincinnati 16 13 2 1946 1997 Mississippi 3 0 0 1932 1964 Claremore Prep (OK) 5 1 0 1908 1914 Missouri 1 1 0 1994 1997 Colorado 0 1 0 1969 1969 Missouri-Rolla 4 0 0 1916 1932 Colorado State 4 3 0 1965 1998 Montana 1 0 0 1972 1972 Creighton 5 0 0 1931 1942 Montana State 3 0 0 1963 1990 Cumberland College (AR) 1 0 0 1916 1916 Mounds Prep (OK) 1 0 0 1910 1910 Des Moines 1 0 0 1923 1923 Muskogee Prep (OK) 0 2 0 1908 1908 Denver 0 1 0 1917 1917 Navy 0 1 0 2004 2004 DePaul 2 0 0 1927 1928 Nevada 2 4 0 1945 2004 Detroit 6 10 1 1928 1959 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 0 0 1988 1998 Drake 20 1 0 1935 1985 New Mexico 2 2 0 1986 1997 Drury (MO) 0 1 0 1917 1917 New Mexico State 15 4 0 1946 2001 East Carolina 4 2 0 1984 2005 Northeast Louisiana 1 1 0 1977 1999 East Central (OK) 6 0 0 1914 1921 Northeastern State (OK) 5 6 0 1896 1926 East Tennessee State 1 0 0 1995 1995 Northeastern Okla. A&M 1 0 0 1920 1920 Eastern Okla. Junior College 1 0 0 1915 1915 North Dakota State 1 0 0 1941 1941 Epworth College (OK) 0 1 0 1905 1905 North Texas 15 6 0 1944 2005 Euchee Indians (OK) 2 0 0 1912 1913 Northern Arizona 0 1 0 1987 1987 Florida 1 4 0 1948 1987 Northern JC (OK) 2 0 0 1914 1925 Florida State 0 5 0 1969 1985 Northwestern State (OK) 9 0 1 1914 1928 Fort Smith Prep (AR) 1 0 0 1905 1905 Northwest Louisiana 1 0 0 1983 1983 Fresno State 1 4 0 1999 2005 Ohio 1 0 0 1991 1991 Fullerton State (CA) 1 0 0 1986 1986 Oklahoma Baptist 9 1 1 1919 1932 Georgetown 1 3 0 1923 1950 Oklahoma City 10 2 0 1912 1933 George Washington (DC) 5 2 0 1930 1937 Oklahoma 7 14 1 1914 2005 Georgia 0 2 0 1945 1960 Oklahoma State 28 37 5 1914 2004 Georgia Tech 1 2 0 1943 2004 Oregon 0 1 0 1989 1989 Hardin-Simmons 9 3 0 1951 1962 Osage Indians (OK) 0 1 0 1908 1908 Haskell A&M (OK) 1 0 0 1913 1913 Ozarks College (AR) 1 0 0 1924 1924 Haskell Indian School (KS) 5 8 0 1915 1931 Pacific 2 1 0 1953 1957 Hawaii 3 5 0 1951 2004 Parsons College (KS) 1 0 0 1927 1927 Hendrix College (AR) 2 0 0 1930 1931 Phillips University (OK) 8 3 2 1916 1932 Hondo AFB (TX) 1 0 0 1945 1945 Pittsburg (KS) 2 1 1 1913 1917 Houston 15 16 0 1950 2005 Randolph AFB (TX) 1 0 0 1942 1942 Idaho 1 0 0 1970 1970 Rice 4 6 1 1937 2005 Idaho State 2 0 0 1967 1970 Richmond 1 0 0 1976 1976 Illinois State 2 0 0 1983 1984 San Diego State 2 2 0 1977 1998

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Tulsa’s All-Time STAFF First Last Head Coaching Records Opponent W L T Game Game REVIEW San Jose State 3 3 0 1999 2004 Coach Years Games W L T Pct San Francisco 1 1 0 1949 1950 C-USA Norman Leard 1895-97 7 5 2 0 .714 SMU 4 9 0 1935 2005 Fred Taylor 1898-99 3 1 1 1 .500 OPPONENTS South Carolina 0 1 0 1948 1948 Harvey Allen 1912 4 1 3 0 .250 South Dakota 1 0 0 1927 1927 George Evans 1913 7 5 2 0 .714 HISTORY Southeastern Okla. 6 0 0 1915 1928 Sam McBirney 1908, 1914-16 32 25 6 1 .806 Southern Illinois 7 2 0 1963 1984 Hal Medford 1917 9 0 8 1 .000 RECORDS Southern Mississippi 2 2 1 1991 2005 Arthur Smith 1918 3 1 2 0 .333 SW Missouri State 7 0 0 1990 2004 MEDIA Francis Schmidt 1919-21 29 24 3 2 .889 Southwestern Louisiana 4 5 0 1977 1992 Howard Acher 1922-24 25 12 11 2 .522 Southwestern Okla. 1 0 0 1922 1922 Elmer Henderson 1925-35 100 70 25 5 .737 Southwestern Texas 1 0 1 1943 1944 1936-38 29 15 9 5 .625 St. Edward’s (TX) 0 2 0 1923 1924 Chet Benefiel 1939-40 20 11 8 1 .589 St. Gregory’s (OK) 2 0 0 1916 1920 Henry Frnka 1941-45 50 40 9 1 .816 St. John’s (KS) 1 0 0 1923 1923 J. O. Brothers 1946-52 74 45 25 4 .635 St. Louis 4 0 1 1938 1942 Bernie Witucki 1953-54 21 3 18 0 .143 Tampa 3 1 0 1966 1974 Bobby Dobbs 1955-60 60 30 28 2 .517 Temple 2 0 0 1987 1988 Glenn Dobbs 1961-68 82 45 37 0 .549 Tennessee 0 5 0 1942 1974 Tennessee Medics 1 1 1 1923 1925 Vince Carillot 1969 10 1 9 0 .100 Tennessee Tech 1 0 0 1986 1986 Claude Gibson 1970-72 27 11 16 0 .407 Texas A&M 2 6 0 1922 1999 F. A. Dry 1972-76 50 31 18 1 .633 Texas Christian 5 14 0 1921 2000 John Cooper 1977-84 88 57 31 0 .648 Texas State 1 0 0 2003 2003 Don Morton 1985-86 22 13 9 0 .591 Texas Tech 12 11 0 1941 1987 George Henshaw 1987 11 3 8 0 .273 Trinity (TX) 1 0 0 1919 1919 David Rader 1988-99 130 49 80 1 .376 Toledo 1 1 0 1962 1964 Pat Henderson 1999 4 1 3 0 .250 Tulane 1 1 0 1968 2005 Keith Burns 2000-02 35 7 28 0 .200 Tulsa Central Prep (OK) 1 2 0 1908 1913 Steve Kragthorpe 2003-present 38 21 17 0 .552 UCF (Central Florida) 1 0 0 2005 2005 Utah 2 1 0 1943 1997 UTEP (Texas-El Paso) 8 6 0 1988 2005 Villanova 3 0 0 1949 1952 Top 10 Winningest Coaches Virginia Tech 3 1 0 1970 1978 (based on victories) Waco AFB (TX) 1 0 0 1942 1942 Coach Years W L T Pct Wake Forest 0 3 0 1967 1989 1. Elmer Henderson 1925-35 70 25 5 .737 Washburn (KS) 6 0 0 1929 1940 2. John Cooper 1977-84 57 31 0 .648 Washington (MO) 3 0 0 1937 1942 West Texas State 13 1 1 1945 1985 3. David Rader 1988-99 49 80 1 .376 West Virginia 0 1 0 1998 1998 4. J. O. Brothers 1946-52 45 25 4 .635 Wichita State 32 13 1 1928 1986 5. Glenn Dobbs 1961-68 45 37 0 .549 Wyoming 2 3 0 1954 1998 6. Henry Frnka 1941-45 40 9 1 .816 7. F. A. Dry 1972-76 31 18 1 .633 8. Bobby Dobbs 1955-60 30 28 2 .517 9. Sam McBirney 1914-16 25 6 1 .806 10. Francis Schmidt 1919-21 24 3 2 .889

(based on winning percentage) Coach Years Games W L T Pct. 1. Francis Schmidt 1919-21 29 24 3 2 .889 2. Henry Frnka 1941-45 50 40 9 1 .816 3. Sam McBirney 1914-16 32 25 6 1 .806 4. Elmer Henderson 1925-35 100 70 25 5 .737 5. Norman Leard 1895-97 7 5 2 0 .714 George Evans 1913 7 5 2 0 .714 7. John Cooper 1977-84 88 57 31 0 .648 8. J.O. Brothers 1946-52 74 45 25 4 .635 9. F. A. Dry 1972-76 50 31 18 1 .633 10. Vic Hurt 1936-38 29 15 9 5 .625 MIKE MENGERS

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INTRO PLAYERS Top Crowds to See Tulsa Play STAFF Attendance Score Stadium Site Date REVIEW 1. 83,877 #18 Oklahoma 31, Tulsa 15 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Sept. 10, 2005 C-USA 2. 75,008 #8 Oklahoma 28, Tulsa 18 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Sept. 24, 1983 3. 74,911 #3 Oklahoma 58, Tulsa 0 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Nov. 3, 2001 OPPONENTS 4. 72,173 Florida 52, Tulsa 0 Florida Field Gainesville, Fla. Sept. 12, 1987 5. 71,187 #3 Oklahoma 49, Tulsa 13 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Sept. 22, 1979 HISTORY 6. 70,325 #11 Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 10 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Sept. 22, 1990 RECORDS 7. 70,000 #7 Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. Jan. 1, 1943 8. 69,442 Arkansas 45, Tulsa 13 Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Ark. Sept. 6, 2003 MEDIA 9. 69,000 #13 Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. Jan. 1, 1944 10. 68,384 Tulsa 31, Oklahoma 24 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Sept. 28, 1996 11. 67,770 Iowa 30, Tulsa 22 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa Sept. 30, 1989 12. 67,647 #7 Texas A&M 62, Tulsa 13 Kyle Field College Station, Texas Sept. 18, 1999 13. 67,256 Tennessee 17, Tulsa 10 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 5, 1974 14. 67,121 #10 Oklahoma 41, Tulsa 20 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. Sept. 25, 1993 15. 66,431 Iowa 26, Tulsa 25 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa Sept. 4, 1993 16. 64,893 Iowa 54, Tulsa 16 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa Sept. 13, 1997 17. 64,327 #8 Brigham Young 38, Tulsa 15 Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah Sept. 15, 1984 18. 64,200 Brigham Young 49, Tulsa 39 Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah Nov. 8, 1997 19. 63,754 Brigham Young 45, Tulsa 35 Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah Nov. 4, 1995 20. 62,517 Tennessee 38, Tulsa 3 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 30, 1971 21. 60,126 Tulsa 20, Florida 10 Florida Field Gainesville, Fla. Oct. 27, 1979 22. 58,926 #7 Texas A&M 19, Tulsa 9 Kyle Field College Station, Texas Sept. 12, 1992 23. 57,067 #3 Texas A&M 52, Tulsa 9 Kyle Field College Station, Texas Sept. 16, 1995 24. 55,263 Tulsa 20, Missouri 17 Memorial Stadium Columbia, Mo. Sept. 3, 1994 25. 55,112 Arkansas 24, Tulsa 0 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Ark. Sept. 21, 1985 24. 54,894 Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 Liberty Bowl Stadium Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 31, 2005

A Hurricane in Tulsa? The Origination of The University of Tulsa Nickname GOLDEN HURRICANE

In the past, Tulsa has been named the “Kendallites,” “Presbyterians,” “Tigers,” “Orange and Black,” and “Tulsans,” among others. In 1922, the football team started working out in the fall with a new nickname, the “Yellow Jackets.”

Head coach Howard Acher, after a remark in practice about “roaring through opponents,” had seriously considered “Golden Tornadoes.” But a check showed that Georgia Tech already had chosen that tag in 1917. From the tornado, he evolved meteorologically to the hurricane. A few days before the team left for a game against Texas A&M, Acher asked the squad to vote on the name “Golden Hurricane,” the gold being added because of the color of their new jerseys . . . and AARON ROUPOLI the rest is history.

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PLAYERS Season-By-Season Review STAFF Points Conf. Conf. REVIEW Year Coach W L T TU - Opp. Home Away Neut. Record Place Bowl C-USA 1895 Norman Leard 1 0 0 - 1-0 0-0 - - - 1896 Norman Leard 2 1 0 - 2-0 0-1 - - - OPPONENTS 1897 Norman Leard 2 1 0 - 2-0 0-1 - - - HISTORY 1898 Fred Taylor 1 0 0 - 1-0 0-0 - - - 1899 Fred Taylor 0 1 1 0-11 0-0-1 0-1 - - - RECORDS MEDIA 1900 unknown 2 1 0 43-23 2-0 0-1 - - - 1901 unknown 0 1 0 0-48 0-0 0-1 - - - 1902 unknown 0 1 0 0-33 0-1 0-0 - - -

1903 no team 1904 no team

1905 unknown 1 2 0 10-24 1-1 0-1 - - -

1906 no team 1907 no team

1908 Sam McBirney 2 3 0 80-43 1-1 1-2 - - -

1909 unknown 2 1 0 23-33 1-0 1-1 - - - 1910 unknown 2 1 0 9-11 1-0 1-1 - - -

1911 no team

1912 Harvey Allen 1 3 0 75-103 0-1 1-2 - - -

1913 George Evans 5 2 0 271-59 3-1 2-1 - - -

1914 Sam McBirney 7 2 0 261-48 2-1 5-1 - 3-2, OCC 3rd 1915 Sam McBirney 6 1 1 257-33 3-1 3-0-1 - 4-1-1, OCC 2nd 1916 Sam McBirney 10 0 0 566-40 7-0 3-0 - 4-0, OCC 1st

1917 Hal Medford 0 8 1 66-221 0-4-1 0-4 - DNP -

1918 Arthur Smith 1 2 0 9-56 0-1 1-1 - DNP -

1919 Francis Schmidt 8 0 1 594-27 6-0 2-0-1 - 5-0-1, OCC 1st 1920 Francis Schmidt 10 0 1 621-21 8-0 2-0-1 - 6-0-1, OCC 1st 1921 Francis Schmidt 6 3 0 257-95 5-1 1-1 0-1 5-1, OCC 2nd

1922 Howard Acher 9 0 0 157-60 5-0 3-0 1-0 4-0, OCC 1st 1923 Howard Acher 2 5 1 107-165 2-3 0-2-1 - DNP - 1924 Howard Acher 1 6 1 17-133 1-4-1 0-2 - DNP -

1925 Elmer Henderson 6 2 0 128-91 4-2 2-0 - 4-0, OCC 1st 1926 Elmer Henderson 7 2 0 169-56 5-2 2-0 - 5-1, OCC 2nd 1927 Elmer Henderson 8 1 0 201-84 6-1 2-0 - 3-1-1, OCC 2nd 1928 Elmer Henderson 7 2 1 273-73 6-2 1-0-1 - 3-1-1, OCC 2nd 1929 Elmer Henderson 6 3 1 107-81 4-1 2-2-1 - 4-0-1, Big 4 1st 1930 Elmer Henderson 7 2 0 171-79 6-2 1-0 - 3-0, Big 4 1st 1931 Elmer Henderson 8 3 0 255-55 6-3 2-0 - 2-1, Big 4 2nd 1932 Elmer Henderson 7 1 1 175-36 6-0-1 1-1 - 3-0, Big 4 1st 1933 Elmer Henderson 6 1 0 93-19 4-1 2-0 - DNP - 1934 Elmer Henderson 5 2 1 106-39 5-1-1 0-1 - DNP - 1935 Elmer Henderson 3 6 1 58-94 2-4-1 1-2 - 3-0, MVC 1st

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PLAYERS Points Conf. Conf. STAFF Year Coach W L T TU - Opp. Home Away Neut. Record Place Bowl

REVIEW 1936 Vic Hurt 5 2 2 154-56 4-2-1 1-0-1 - 3-0, MVC 1st 1937 Vic Hurt 6 2 2 195-90 4-1-1 2-1-1 - 3-0, MVC 1st C-USA 1938 Vic Hurt 4 5 1 115-148 3-0-1 1-4 0-1 3-1, MVC 1st

OPPONENTS 1939 Chet Benefiel 4 5 1 94-104 3-3-1 1-2 - 2-1-1, MVC 3rd 1940 Chet Benefiel 7 3 0 166-112 5-1 2-1 0-1 4-0, MVC 1st HISTORY 1941 Henry Frnka 8 2 0 194-65 5-1 2-1 1-0 4-0, MVC 1st Sun RECORDS 1942 Henry Frnka 10 1 0 434-46 6-0 4-0 0-1 5-0, MVC 1st Sugar MEDIA 1943 Henry Frnka 6 1 1 269-52 4-0-1 2-0 0-1 1-0, MVC 1st Sugar 1944 Henry Frnka 8 2 0 380-128 5-2 1-0 2-0 0-1, MVC 2nd Orange 1945 Henry Frnka 8 3 0 275-84 7-0 1-2 0-1 2-1, MVC 2nd Oil

1946 J. O. Brothers 9 1 0 295-83 7-0 2-1 - 3-0, MVC 1st 1947 J. O. Brothers 5 5 0 143-128 4-3 1-2 - 3-0, MVC 1st 1948 J. O. Brothers 0 9 1 135-330 0-6 0-3-1 - 0-1-1, MVC 4th 1949 J. O. Brothers 5 5 1 223-233 4-2 1-3-1 - 1-2-1, MVC 5th 1950 J. O. Brothers 9 1 1 339-124 5-0-1 4-1 - 3-0-1, MVC 1st 1951 J. O. Brothers 9 2 0 371-200 7-0 2-2 - 4-0, MVC 1st 1952 J. O Brothers 8 2 1 341-197 6-0-1 2-1 0-1 3-1, MVC 2nd Gator

1953 Bernie Witucki 3 7 0 117-258 2-3 1-4 - 1-3, MVC 4th 1954 Bernie Witucki 0 11 0 118-333 0-5 0-6 - 0-4, MVC 4th

1955 Bobby Dobbs 2 7 1 124-232 1-3-1 1-4 - 1-3, MVC 4th 1956 Bobby Dobbs 7 2 1 169-67 6-0-1 1-2 - 2-1-1, MVC 2nd 1957 Bobby Dobbs 4 6 0 110-145 2-3 2-3 - 2-3, MVC 3rd 1958 Bobby Dobbs 7 3 0 216-100 5-1 2-2 - 2-2, MVC 3rd 1959 Bobby Dobbs 5 5 0 137-164 5-1 0-4 - 2-2, MVC 3rd 1960 Bobby Dobbs 5 5 0 169-230 2-3 3-2 - 2-1, MVC 2nd

1961 Glenn Dobbs 2 8 0 91-205 2-3 0-5 - 1-2, MVC 2nd 1962 Glenn Dobbs 5 5 0 219-181 4-2 1-3 - 3-0, MVC 1st 1963 Glenn Dobbs 5 5 0 214-241 4-2 1-3 - 2-2, MVC 3rd 1964 Glenn Dobbs 9 2 0 398-140 5-0 3-2 1-0 3-1, MVC 2nd Bluebonnet 1965 Glenn Dobbs 8 3 0 321-171 4-0 4-2 0-1 4-0, MVC 1st Bluebonnet 1966 Glenn Dobbs 6 4 0 220-203 4-0 2-4 - 3-1, MVC 1st 1967 Glenn Dobbs 7 3 0 304-155 4-1 3-2 - 3-1, MVC 2nd 1968 Glenn Dobbs 3 7 0 149-314 2-2 1-5 - 2-3, MVC 3rd

1969 Vince Carillot 1 9 0 183-377 1-3 0-6 - 1-4, MVC 6th

1970 Claude Gibson 6 4 0 187-178 6-0 0-4 - 3-1, MVC 2nd 1971 Claude Gibson 4 7 0 173-297 1-4 3-3 - 3-2, MVC 2nd 1972 Gibson (1-5)/Dry (3-2) 4 7 0 195-269 3-2 1-5 - 3-2, MVC 3rd

1973 F.A. Dry 6 5 0 258-193 5-0 1-5 - 5-1, MVC 1st 1974 F.A. Dry 8 3 0 285-204 5-0 3-3 - 6-0, MVC 1st 1975 F.A. Dry 7 4 0 368-181 4-2 3-2 - 4-0, MVC 1st 1976 F.A. Dry 7 4 1 253-208 3-1-1 4-2 0-1 2-1-1, MVC 1st Independence

1977 John Cooper 3 8 0 192-398 2-2 1-6 - 2-3, MVC 4th 1978 John Cooper 9 2 0 289-203 6-0 3-2 - 4-1, MVC 2nd 1979 John Cooper 6 5 0 195-221 3-2 3-3 - DNP - 1980 John Cooper 8 3 0 243-196 5-0 3-3 - 4-1, MVC 1st 1981 John Cooper 7 4 0 304-196 5-1 2-3 - 5-1, MVC 1st 1982 John Cooper 10 1 0 312-196 5-0 5-1 - 6-0, MVC 1st 1983 John Cooper 8 3 0 297-185 6-0 2-3 - 5-0, MVC 1st 1984 John Cooper 6 5 0 261-206 3-2 3-3 - 5-0, MVC 1st

1985 Don Morton 6 5 0 274-328 4-1 2-4 - 5-0, MVC 1st 1986 Don Morton 7 4 0 293-186 5-1 2-3 - -

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PLAYERS Points Conf. Conf. Year Coach W L T TU - Opp. Home Away Neut. Record Place Bowl STAFF

1987 George Henshaw 3 8 0 175-371 1-3 2-5 - - - REVIEW

1988 David Rader 4 7 0 254-318 3-1 1-6 - - - C-USA 1989 David Rader 6 6 0 302-271 5-0 1-5 0-1 - - Independence 1990 David Rader 3 8 0 183-281 2-3 1-5 - - - OPPONENTS 1991 David Rader 10 2 0 305-208 6-1 3-1 1-0 - - Freedom 1992 David Rader 4 7 0 240-303 4-2 0-5 - - - HISTORY 1993 David Rader 4 6 1 262-259 1-3-1 3-3 - - - 1994 David Rader 3 8 0 244-384 2-3 1-5 - - - RECORDS 1995 David Rader 4 7 0 233-300 3-2 1-5 - - - 1996 David Rader 4 7 0 245-333 2-3 2-4 - 2-6, WAC 7th MEDIA 1997 David Rader 2 9 0 258-426 1-4 1-5 - 2-6, WAC 7th 1998 David Rader 4 7 0 222-258 3-3 1-4 - 2-6, WAC 7th 1999 David Rader (1-6)/ Pat Henderson (1-3) 2 9 0 230-386 1-5 1-4 1-6, WAC 8th

2000 Keith Burns 5 7 0 240-283 3-3 2-4 - 4-4, WAC 5th 2001 Keith Burns 1 10 0 191-387 1-5 0-5 - 0-8, WAC 10th 2002 Keith Burns 1 11 0 233-417 1-5 0-6 - 1-7, WAC 9th

2003 Steve Kragthorpe 8 5 0 400-361 5-1 3-3 0-1 6-2, WAC 2nd Humanitarian 2004 Steve Kragthorpe 4 8 0 345-398 4-2 0-6 - 3-5, WAC 6th 2005 Steve Kragthorpe 9 4 0 430-305 3-2 5-2 1-0 6-2, C-USA 1st AutoZone Liberty

Tulsa Won-Lost Records Wins Losses Ties

106-Year Record (984 games) 534 423 27 Home Record (542 games) 364 161 17 Road Record (424 games) 163 251 10 Neutral Site Record (18 games) 7 11 0 Skelly Stadium Record (432 games) 285 133 14 Conference Record (356 games) 230 114 12

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REVIEW Year Opponent W-L-T Tulsa Opp Year Opponent W-L-T Tulsa Opp 1926 Arkansas W 14 7 1985 Drake W 45 15 C-USA 1927 Southeastern Oklahoma W 32 0 1986 Wichita State W 38 10 1928 Wichita State W 46 0 1987 Louisville W 26 22 OPPONENTS 1929 Oklahoma Baptist W 7 3 1988 UTEP L 24 27 1930 Phillips W 25 0 1989 New Mexico State W 34 13 HISTORY 1931 Oklahoma State L 6 7 1990 Memphis State L 10 22 RECORDS 1932 Oklahoma State T 0 0 1991 Miami L 10 34 1933 Oklahoma State L 0 7 1992 SW Missouri State W 17 14 MEDIA 1934 Kansas State W 21 0 1993 Cincinnati L 15 22 1935 Oklahoma State W 12 0 1994 East Carolina L 21 28 1936 Oklahoma State W 13 0 1995 Wyoming W 35 6 1937 Oklahoma State W 27 0 1996 Brigham Young L 30 55 1938 Oklahoma State W 20 7 1997 Rice L 18 33 1939 Detroit L 7 16 1998 San Diego State L 14 24 1940 Texas Christian W 7 0 1999 Hawaii L 21 35 1941 Baylor W 20 13 2000 UTEP L 7 40 1942 Baylor W 24 0 2001 New Mexico State L 7 24 1943 Oklahoma State W 55 6 2002 UTEP W 20 0 1944 Oklahoma State L 40 46 2003 SMU W 35 16 1945 Baylor W 26 7 2004 Boise State L 42 45 1946 Baylor W 17 0 2005 Memphis W (OT) 37 31 1947 Baylor L 6 7 1948 South Carolina L 7 27 Tulsa has a 43-34-3 record in Homecoming games 1949 Kansas State W 48 27 1950 Detroit T 13 13 1951 Kansas State W 42 26 1952 Villanova W 42 6 1953 Houston W 23 2 1954 Oklahoma State L 0 12 1955 Texas Tech L 34 7 1956 Oklahoma State T 14 14 1957 Houston L 7 13 1958 Texas Tech W 9 7 1959 Houston L 13 22 1960 Wichita State L 20 21 1961 Houston L 2 14 1962 Louisville W 25 7 1963 Cincinnati L 15 21 1964 Oklahoma State W 61 14 1965 Louisville W 51 18 1966 Montana State W 13 10 1967 Wake Forest L 24 31 1968 Memphis State L 6 32 1969 Houston L 14 47 1970 Wichita State W 21 12 1971 Air Force L 7 17 1972 Montana W 10 7 1973 New Mexico State W 52 14 1974 New Mexico State W 28 7 1975 Memphis State L 14 16 1976 Memphis State W 16 14 1977 Wichita State L 26 38 1978 Kansas State W 24 14 1979 Texas Christian L 24 17 1980 Kansas State W 3 0 1981 Southen Illinois L 34 36 1982 Oklahoma State W 25 15 1983 New Mexico State W 24 10 1984 Oklahoma State L 7 31 COACH KEITH PATTERSON

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1902 Won 0 Lost 1 REVIEW Norman Leard C-USA 3 seasons Oct. 28 Arkansas L 0-33 Muskogee, OK OPPONENTS 1895 - 1897 1903 - 1904 No Teams Fielded W-5, L-2, T-0 HISTORY

RECORDS Coach Unknown 1895 Won 1 Lost 0 MEDIA

• Defeated Bacone Indians (now Bacone Junior College) in a home 1905 Won 1 Lost 2 game at Muskogee. No score recorded. N/A @ NE Oklahoma L 5-18 Tahlequah, OK 1896 Won 2 Lost 1 N/A Ft. Smith High (AR) W 5-0 Muskogee, OK N/A @ Epworth College (OK)L 0-6 Muskogee, OK • Defeated Bacone Indians in a home game at Muskogee, no score recorded. 1906 - 1907 No team • Defeated Cherokee Male Seminary (Now Northeastern Oklahoma State University) in a home game at Muskogee, no score recorded. • Lost to NE Oklahoma 0-6 at Tahlequah. Sam McBirney 1897 Won 2 Lost 1 4 seasons • Defeated Bacone Junior College in a home game at Muskogee. 1908, 1914 - 1916 • Lost to NE Oklahoma at Tahlequah. W-24, L-6, T-1 • Defeated NE Oklahoma at Muskogee. (No scores recorded)

1908 Won 2 Lost 3 Fred Taylor Oct. 30 @ Muskogee High L 5-10 Muskogee, OK Nov. 7 Muskogee High L 0-10 Athletic Park 2 seasons 13 @ Osage Indians L 11-23 Pawhuska, OK 1898 - 1899 20 @ Claremore Prep W 48-0 Claremore, OK W-1, L-1, T-1 26 Tulsa Central High W 16-0 Athletic Park

1898 Won 1 Lost 0 Coach Unknown

• Defeated Arkansas at Muskogee. (No score recorded) 1909 Won 2 Lost 1

1899 Won 0 Lost 1 Tied 1 Oct. 8 @ NE Oklahoma L 6-22 Tahlequah, OK 11 @ Claremore High (forfeit) W 1-0 Claremore, OK Oct. 28 @ Arkansas L 0-11 Fayetteville, AR 30 Claremore High W 16-11 Harwell Field Nov. 3 Arkansas T 0-0 Muskogee, OK 1910 Won 2 Lost 1

Coach Unknown Oct. 14 @ Broken Arrow High L 6-11 Broken Arrow, OK Nov. 11 @ Claremore High W 3-0 Claremore, OK 18 Mounds High (Win, no score recorded) 1900 Won 2 Lost 1 1911 No team N/A @ Bacone Jr. Coll W 33-0 Muskogee, OK N/A @ Krebs High (OK) W 11-5 Muskogee, OK N/A @ NE Oklahoma L 0-18 Tahlequah, OK

1901 Won 0 Lost 1

Nov. 9 @ Arkansas L 0-48 Fayetteville, AR

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PLAYERS 1916 Won 10 Lost 0 STAFF Harvey Allen Sept. 30 Cumberland (AR) W 81-0 Association Park REVIEW 1 season Oct. 6 @ Phillips University* W 50-7 Enid, OK 1912 14 @ Oklahoma* W 16-0 Norman, OK C-USA 21 NW Oklahoma* W 60-7 Association Park W-1, L-3, T-0 28 Pittsburg State W 49-3 Association Park OPPONENTS Nov. 4 Oklahoma State* W 17-13 Association Park 11 @ Kansas City Veterinary W 48-10 Federal Park, KC HISTORY 1912 Won 1 Lost 3 18 Haskell Indians W 46-0 Association Park 25 St. Gregory W 82-0 Association Park RECORDS Sept. 27 @ Oklahoma City L 6-39 Guthrie, OK 30 Missouri-Rolla W 117-0 Association Park Nov. 1 @ NE Oklahoma L 6-32 Tahlequah, OK MEDIA 18 @ Euchee Indians W 57-0 Sapulpa, OK *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 4-0 (1st place) 28 Tulsa Central High L 6-32 South Main Park

George Evans Hal Medford 1 season 1 season 1917 1913 W-0, L-8, T-1 W-5, L-2, T-0

1913 Won 5 Lost 2 1917 Won 0 Lost 8 Tied 1

Sept. 27 @ Euchee Indians W 92-0 Sapulpa, OK Oct. 6 Drury (MO) L 13-14 Association Park Oct. 3 Haskell A&M W 58-0 Broken Arrow, OK 13 Haskell Indians L 7-12 Association Park 10 Claremore High W 43-0 South Main Park 20 Pittsburg State T 0-0 Association Park 24 NE Oklahoma W 28-0 South Main Park 27 @ Arkansas L 7-19 Fayetteville, AR 31 Oklahoma City W 18-0 Tulsa Fairgrounds Nov. 3 @ Camp Funston L 6-15 Ft. Riley, KS Nov. 14 @ Pittsburg State L 25-32 Pittsburg, KS 10 Denver Univ. L 19-20 Association Park 27 Tulsa Central High L 7-27 South Main Park 17 @ Oklahoma State L 2-41 Stillwater, OK 24 @ Oklahoma L 0-80 Norman, OK 29 Phillips University L 7-20 Association Park Sam McBirney (see previous years) 1914 Won 6 Lost 2 Arthur Smith

Oct. 3 NW Oklahoma* W 33-0 South Main Park 1 season 6 Northern Okla. JC W 47-0 South Main Park 1918 16 @ Oklahoma State* L 6-13 Stillwater, OK W-1, L-2, T-0 23 @ East Central (OK)* W 12-0 Ada, OK 31 @ Pittsburg State W 63-0 Pittsburg, KS Nov. 6 @ Claremore High W 54-0 Claremore, OK 13 @ Oklahoma City* W 39-9 Guthrie, OK 1918 Won 1 Lost 2 30 Oklahoma* L 7-26 South Main Park *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 3-2 (3rd place) Nov. 2 @ East Central (OK) W 3-0 Ada,OK 23 Oklahoma State L 0-33 Lee Stadium 1915 Won 6 Lost 1 Tied 1 28 @ Arkansas L 6-23 Fayetteville

Oct. 1 Eastern Okla. JC W 62-0 Association Park 8 @ NE Oklahoma* W 55-0 Tahlequah, OK 15 @ Oklahoma A&M* T 0-0 Stillwater, OK 29 @ NW Oklahoma* W 26-6 Alva, OK Nov. 6 Oklahoma* L 13-14 Association Park 13 East Central (OK)* W 49-3 Association Park 20 @ SE Oklahoma* W 45-7 Durant, OK 25 Haskell Indians W 7-3 Association Park *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 4-1-1 (2nd place)

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PLAYERS Francis Schmidt Howard Acher STAFF 3 seasons 3 seasons REVIEW 1919 - 1921 1922 - 1924 C-USA W-24, L-3, T-2 W-12, L-11, T-2 OPPONENTS

1919 Won 8 Lost 0 Tied 1 1922 Won 9 Lost 0 HISTORY

Sept. 27 Oklahoma Baptist* W 155-0 McNulty Park Sept. 29 @ Arkansas Tech W 14-12 Russellville, AR RECORDS Oct. 4 East Central (OK)* W 60-0 McNulty Park Oct. 7 SE Oklahoma* W 26-9 Lee Stadium 11 @ Oklahoma* W 27-0 Norman, OK 10 Texas A&M W 13-10 Dallas, TX MEDIA 18 Central State (OK)* W 67-6 McNulty Park 20 Oklahoma Baptist* W 34-9 Lee Stadium 25 NW Oklahoma* W 75-0 McNulty Park 28 TCU W 21-0 Lee Stadium Nov. 1 @ Arkansas W 63-7 Fayetteville, AR Nov. 4 @ Arkansas W 13-6 Fayetteville, AR 8 Trinity University W 70-0 McNulty Park 11 @ Oklahoma State (forfeit) W 1-0 Stillwater, OK 15 Burleson College W 70-7 McNulty Park 18 SW Oklahoma* W 21-14 Lee Stadium 21 @ Oklahoma State* T 7-7 Stillwater, OK 30 Central State (OK)* W 14-0 Lee Stadium *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 4-0 (1st place) *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 5-0-1 (1st place)

1920 Won 10 Lost 0 Tied 1 1923 Won 2 Lost 5 Tied 1

Sept. 25 St. Gregory’s W 121-0 McNulty Park Oct. 11 Arkansas Tech L 7-50 McNulty Park 29 NE Okla. A&M W 151-0 McNulty Park 27 St. Edwards (TX) L 7-35 McNulty Park Oct. 2 Chilocco Indians W 88-0 McNulty Park Nov. 3 @ Tenn. Medical School T 6-6 Memphis, TN 9 Oklahoma State* W 20-14 McNulty Park 10 St. John’s (KS) W 60-0 McNulty Park 16 @ East Central (OK)* W 10-0 Ada, OK 16 @ Austin College L 7-13 Sherman, TX 23 @ Central State (OK)* W 3-0 Edmond, OK 24 @ Georgetown L 0-26 Washington, D.C. 30 NW Oklahoma* W 14-7 McNulty Park Dec. 1 Des Moines U. W 20-0 McNulty Park Nov. 6 Oklahoma Baptist* W 81-0 McNulty Park 8 Haskell Indians L 0-35 McNulty Park 11 Kingfisher College* W 88-0 McNulty Park 19 @ Phillips University* T 0-0 Enid, OK 1924 Won 1 Lost 6 Tied 1 26 Missouri-Rolla W 45-0 McNulty Park *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 6-0-1 (1st place) Oct. 4 Haskell Indians L 3-26 McNulty Park 11 College of the Ozarks W 7-0 McNulty Park 25 Central State (OK) L 0-20 McNulty Park 1921 Won 6 Lost 3 Nov. 1 @ Tenn. Medical School L 0-43 Memphis, TN 7 @ St. Edwards (TX) L 7-35 Dallas, TX Oct. 1 East Central (OK)* W 92-0 McNulty Park 15 NW Oklahoma T 0-0 McNulty Park 8 Chilicco Indians W 75-13 McNulty Park 22 Austin College L 0-9 McNulty Park 15 NW Oklahoma* W 17-7 Lee Stadium 27 Arkansas Tech L 7-24 McNulty Park 21 @ TCU L 0-16 Ft. Worth, TX 29 @ Haskell Indians L 0-21 Kansas City, MO Nov. 4 @ Oklahoma Baptist* W 28-0 Shawnee, OK 11 Central State (OK)* L 0-21 McNulty Park Elmer “Gloomy Gus” Henderson 19 Kingfisher College* W 24-7 McNulty Park 11 seasons 24 Phillips University* W 21-10 McNulty Park 1925 - 1935 *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 5-1 (2nd place) W-70, L-25, T-5

1925 Won 6 Lost 2

Sept. 26 Northern Okla. JC W 7-3 Lee Stadium Oct. 3 Haskell Indians L 0-33 McNulty Park 10 Tenn. Medical School W 27-7 McNulty Park 30 NW Oklahoma* W 42-13 McNulty Park Nov. 7 @ Phillips University* W 6-0 Enid, OK 11 Central State (OK)* W 20-8 McNulty Park 20 @ SE Oklahoma* W 19-7 Durant, OK 28 Arkansas L 7-20 McNulty Park *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 4-0 (1st place)

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PLAYERS 1926 Won 7 Lost 2 1931 Won 8 Lost 3 STAFF Sept. 25 SE Oklahoma* W 33-10 McNulty Park Sept. 25 Hendrix College W 26-0 Skelly Stadium REVIEW Oct. 1 NW Oklahoma* W 35-0 McNulty Park Oct. 3 TCU W 13-0 Skelly Stadium 16 Oklahoma State W 28-0 McNulty Park 9 Oklahoma Baptist* W 25-0 Skelly Stadium C-USA 23 Phillips University* W 19-0 McNulty Park 16 @ George Washington W 24-7 Washington, D.C. 30 @ NE Oklahoma* W 17-0 Tahlequah, OK 23 Creighton W 28-0 Skelly Stadium OPPONENTS Nov. 6 Oklahoma Baptist* L 3-12 McNulty Park 30 @ Phillips University* W 31-7 Enid, OK 18 @ Oklahoma City* W 13-0 Oklahoma City Nov. 7 Mexico University W 89-0 Skelly Stadium HISTORY 25 Arkansas W 14-7 McNulty Park 14 Oklahoma State L 6-7 Skelly Stadium Dec. 4 Haskell Indians L 7-27 McNulty Park RECORDS 26 Oklahoma City* L 0-14 Skelly Stadium *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 5-1 (2nd place) Dec. 5 Haskell Indians W 6-0 Skelly Stadium MEDIA 12 Oklahoma L 7-20 Skelly Stadium 1927 Won 8 Lost 1 *Big 4 Conference 2-1 (2nd place)

Oct. 1 Parsons College (IA) W 19-6 McNulty Park 1932 Won 7 Lost 1 Tied 1 8 South Dakota W 33-12 McNulty Park 15 @ DePaul W 30-6 Chicago, IL Oct. 1 @ Oklahoma L 0-7 Norman, OK 22 @ Oklahoma State W 28-26 Stillwater, OK 7 Washburn (KS) W 20-0 Skelly Stadium 29 Phillips University* L 7-13 McNulty Park Nov. 5 Oklahoma City* W 7-0 McNulty Park 15 Phillips University* W 21-2 Skelly Stadium 11 Oklahoma Baptist* W 21-7 McNulty Park 22 George Washington W 29-14 Skelly Stadium 19 SE Oklahoma* W 32-0 McNulty Park 29 Oklahoma Baptist* W 39-13 Skelly Stadium Dec. 3 Haskell Indians W 24-14 McNulty Park Nov. 5 Oklahoma State T 0-0 Skelly Stadium 11 Missouri-Rolla W 26-0 Skelly Stadium *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 3-1 (2nd place) 24 @ Oklahoma City* W 14-0 Okla. City, OK 1928 Won 7 Lost 2 Tied 1 Dec. 3 Mississippi W 26-0 Skelly Stadium *Big 4 Conference 3-0 (1st place) Sept. 29 NW Oklahoma* W 19-0 McNulty Park Oct. 6 Detroit L 14-19 McNulty Park 1933 Won 6 Lost 1 13 DePaul W 27-0 McNulty Park 20 Wichita State W 46-0 McNulty Park 0ct. 7 Oklahoma W 20-6 Skelly Stadium 27 Phillips University* L 26-27 McNulty Park 12 @ Washburn (KS) W 7-0 Topeka, KS Nov. 10 Oklahoma City* W 13-8 McNulty Park 21 Kansas W 7-0 Skelly Stadium 17 @ Oklahoma Baptist* T 13-13 Shawnee, OK 24 SE Oklahoma* W 51-0 McNulty Park Nov. 4 Oklahoma State L 0-7 Skelly Stadium 29 @ Oklahoma State W 31-0 Stillwater, OK 11 Oklahoma City W 39-0 Skelly Stadium Dec. 8 Haskell Indians W 33-6 McNulty Park 17 @ George Washington W 13-6 Washington, D.C. *Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 3-1-1 (2nd place) 30 Arkansas W 7-0 Skelly Stadium

1929 Won 6 Lost 3 Tied 1 1934 Won 5 Lost 2 Tied 1

Sept. 28 @ Wichita State W 19-0 Wichita, KS Sept. 21 Central State (OK) W 26-0 Skelly Stadium Oct. 5 Phillips University* W 14-0 McNulty Park Oct. 6 Kansas W 7-0 Skelly Stadium 12 @ Detroit L 6-21 Detroit, MI 13 TCU L 12-14 Skelly Stadium 19 Oklahoma City* W 15-0 McNulty Park 19 @ George Washington L 0-10 Washington, D.C. 26 @ Phillips University* T 7-7 Enid, OK 27 Kansas State W 21-0 Skelly Stadium Nov. 2 @ Oklahoma State L 0-20 Stillwater, OK Nov. 10 Centenary (LA) W 14-8 Skelly Stadium 9 Oklahoma Baptist* W 7-3 McNulty Park 17 Oklahoma State W 19-0 Skelly Stadium 16 Washburn W 19-7 McNulty Park 29 Arkansas T 7-7 Skelly Stadium 28 Oklahoma City* W 6-3 W. League Park Dec. 7 Haskell Indians L 14-20 McNulty Park 1935 Won 3 Lost 6 Tied 1 *Big 4 Conference 4-0-1 (1st place) Sept. 27 Central State (OK) L 0-9 Skelly Stadium 8,000 1930 Won 7 Lost 2 Oct. 5 SMU L 0-14 Skelly Stadium 10,000 12 TCU L 0-13 Skelly Stadium 9,000 0ct. 4 Arkansas W 26-6 Skelly Stadium 18 @ Washburn (KS)* W 19-6 Topeka, KS 4,500 17 Hendrix College W 27-0 Skelly Stadium 26 Oklahoma State* W 12-0 Skelly Stadium 7,500 25 Phillips University* W 25-0 Skelly Stadium Nov. 2 Kansas State T 13-13 Skelly Stadium 7,000 31 George Washington W 14-7 Skelly Stadium 9 @ Centenary (LA) L 0-22 Shreveport, LA 5,000 Nov. 8 @ Oklahoma Baptist* W 14-6 Shawnee, OK 16 @ George Washington L 0-3 Washington, D.C. 12,000 15 Missouri-Rolla W 18-0 Skelly Stadium 23 Drake* W 7-0 Skelly Stadium 7,000 27 Oklahoma City* W 33-13 Skelly Stadium 28 Arkansas L 7-14 Skelly Stadium 11,000 Dec. 6 Haskell Indians L 7-34 Skelly Stadium *Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 (1st place) 13 Oklahoma State L 7-13 Skelly Stadium *Big 4 Conference 3-0 (1st place)

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Vic Hurt Chet Benefiel STAFF

3 seasons 2 seasons REVIEW 1936 - 1938 1939 - 1940 C-USA W-15, L-9, T-5 W-11, L-8, T-1 OPPONENTS 1936 Won 5 Lost 2 Tied 2 1939 Won 4 Lost 5 Tied 1 HISTORY

Sept. 26 @ Oklahoma T 0-0 Norman, OK 8,000 Sept. 30 Wichita State W 23-6 Skelly Stadium 8,000 RECORDS Oct. 3 Central State (OK) W 40-7 Skelly Stadium 10,000 Oct. 7 @ Creighton* W 21-14 Omaha, NE 10,500 10 TCU L 7-10 Skelly Stadium 14,000 14 Oklahoma State* L 7-9 Skelly Stadium 11,000 MEDIA 24 Oklahoma State* W 13-0 Skelly Stadium 10,000 21 Centenary (LA) W 15-7 Skelly Stadium 9,500 31 Kansas State W 10-7 Skelly Stadium 12,500 28 Detroit L 7-16 Skelly Stadium 8,500 Nov. 7 Centenary (LA) T 3-3 Skelly Stadium 8,000 Nov. 4 @ Catholic University L 7-13 Washington, D.C. n/a 14 @ Drake* W 21-6 Des Moines, IA 4,500 11 @ TCU L 0-16 Ft. Worth, TX 5,000 21 Washburn (KS)* W 47-0 Skelly Stadium 5,000 18 St. Louis* T 0-0 Skelly Stadium 6,500 26 Arkansas L 13-23 Skelly Stadium 16,000 25 Drake* W 14-0 Skelly Stadium 5,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 (1st place) 30 Arkansas L 0-23 Skelly Stadium 12,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-1-1 (3rd place) 1937 Won 6 Lost 2 Tied 2 1940 Won 7 Lost 3 Sept. 25 Oklahoma W 19-7 Skelly Stadium16,000 Oct. 2 Central State (OK) W 42-6 Skelly Stadium 7,000 Sept. 28 Washburn (KS)* W 37-6 Skelly Stadium 7,000 9 @ TCU L 13-20 Ft. Worth, TX 7,500 Oct. 5 @ #2 Texas A&M L 6-41 San Antonio, TX 20,000 16 @ Rice T 0-0 Houston, TX 14,000 12 Creighton* W 32-0 Skelly Stadium 7,500 23 Oklahoma State* W 27-0 Skelly Stadium 17,000 18 @ St. Louis* W 19-6 St. Louis, MO n/a 29 @ George Washington W 14-13 Washington, D.C.13,000 26 TCU W 7-0 Skelly Stadium 11,000 Nov. 6 Drake* W 41-9 Skelly Stadium12,500 Nov. 2 @ #17 Detroit W 7-0 Detroit, MI n/a 13 @ Washington (MO)* W 32-7 St. Louis, MO 6,500 9 Catholic University W 12-6 Skelly Stadium 6,000 25 Arkansas L 7-28 Skelly Stadium 19,000 16 @ Baylor L 6-20 Waco, TX n/a Dec. 4 Manhattan (NY) T 0-0 Skelly Stadium 10,000 23 Oklahoma State* W 19-6 Skelly Stadium 8,400 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 (1st place) 28 Arkansas L 21-27 Skelly Stadium 15,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 4-0 (1st place) 1938 Won 4 Lost 5 Tied 1

Sept. 24 Central State (OK) W 20-0 Skelly Stadium 8,000 Oct. 1 @ Texas A&M L 0-20 Tyler, TX 14,000 Henry Frnka 8 Washington (MO)* W 14-0 Skelly Stadium 7,500 14 @ St. Louis* W 28-0 St. Louis, MO 9,428 5 seasons 22 Oklahoma State* W 20-7 Skelly Stadium 14,000 1941 - 1945 29 @ #11 Oklahoma L 6-28 Norman, OK 17,000 W-40, L-9, T-1 Nov. 5 @ #1 TCU L 0-21 Ft. Worth, TX 14,000 12 @ Drake* L 7-27 Des Moines, IA 6,000 19 @ Detroit L 14-39 Detroit, MI 17,000 1941 Won 8 Lost 2 24 Arkansas T 6-6 Skelly Stadium15,000 Sept. 27 @ TCU L 0-6 Ft. Worth, TX 7,500 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-1 (1st place) Oct. 11 Creighton* W 19-7 Skelly Stadium 10,000 18 St. Louis* W 33-7 Skelly Stadium 8,500 25 @ Oklahoma State* W 16-0 Stillwater, OK 12,000 Nov. 1 @ Wichita State W 13-7 Wichita, KS n/a 8 North Dakota State W 61-6 Skelly Stadium 7,000 15 Baylor W 20-13 Skelly Stadium 14,000 22 Drake* W 20-6 Skelly Stadium 2,500 27 Arkansas L 6-13 Skelly Stadium 17,000 Jan. 1 Texas Tech W 6-0 El Paso, TX 12,000 (Sun Bowl) *Missouri Valley Conference 4-0 (1st place)

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PLAYERS 1942 Won 10 Lost 1 STAFF J.O. “Buddy” Brothers Sept. 27 Waco AFB (TX) W 84-0 Skelly Stadium 7,500 REVIEW Oct. 3 Oklahoma W 23-0 Skelly Stadium 12,000 7 seasons 11 Randolph AFB (TX) W 68-0 Skelly Stadium 5,000 1946 - 1952 C-USA 17 Washington (MO)* W 40-0 Skelly Stadium 9,000 W-45, L-25, T-4 23 @ St. Louis* W 41-0 St. Louis, MO 7,990 OPPONENTS 30 @ Drake* W 40-0 Des Moines, IA 2,500 Nov. 7 Oklahoma State* W 34-6 Skelly Stadium 13,000 1946 Won 9 Lost 1 HISTORY 14 Baylor W 24-0 Skelly Stadium 15,000 RECORDS 21 @ Creighton* W 33-19 Omaha, NE 9,000 Sept. 21 @ Wichita State* W 33-13 Wichita, KS 9,000 26 Arkansas W 40-7 Skelly Stadium 17,000 28 New Mexico State W 52-0 Skelly Stadium 12,300 MEDIA Jan. 1 #7 Tennessee L 7-14 New Orleans, LA 70,000 Oct. 5 @ Drake* W 48-13 Des Moines, IA 13,000 (Sugar Bowl) 12 Texas Tech W 21-6 Skelly Stadium 15,000 18 @ Detroit L 14-20 Detroit, MI 20,200 *Missouri Valley Conference 5-0 (1st place) Completed the season ranked fourth nationally in Associated 26 Kansas W 56-0 Skelly Stadium 13,000 Press poll. Nov. 2 Cincinnati W 20-0 Skelly Stadium 10,000 1943 Won 6 Lost 1 Tied 1 9 Oklahoma State* W 20-18 Skelly Stadium 17,000 16 Baylor W 17-0 Skelly Stadium 12,000 Sept. 25 @ SMU W 20-7 Dallas,TX 12,500 28 #10 Arkansas W 14-13 Skelly Stadium 19,123 Oct. 9 Texas Tech W 34-7 Skelly Stadium 13,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 (1st place) 16 @ Oklahoma W 20-6 Okla. City, OK 15,000 Completed the season ranked 17th nationally in Associated Press poll. 23 Utah W 55-0 Skelly Stadium 6,000 30 Southwestern (TX) T 6-6 Skelly Stadium 10,000 1947 Won 5 Lost 5 Nov. 6 Oklahoma State* W 55-6 Skelly Stadium 9,000 25 Arkansas W 61-0 Skelly Stadium 15,000 Sept. 20 West Texas State W 26-13 Skelly Stadium 7,000 Jan. 1 #13 Georgia Tech L 18-20 New Orleans, LA 69,000 Oct. 4 Drake* W 28-14 Skelly Stadium 8,156 (Sugar Bowl) 11 @ Texas Tech L 7-14 Lubbock, TX 12,500 18 Georgetown L 0-12 Skelly Stadium 10,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 1-0 (1st place) 25 @ Nevada L 13-21 Reno, NV 8,500 Completed the season ranked 15th nationally in Associated Nov. 1 Wichita State* W 7-0 Skelly Stadium 10,000 Press poll. 8 @ Oklahoma State* W 13-0 Stillwater, OK 28,500 15 Baylor L 6-7 Skelly Stadium 12,500 1944 Won 8 Lost 2 22 Detroit W 30-20 Skelly Stadium 10,000 27 Arkansas L 13-27 Skelly Stadium 22,000 Sept. 23 North Texas A&M W 47-6 Skelly Stadium 12,000 Oct. 7 Kansas W 27-0 Skelly Stadium 12,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 (1st place) 14 Texas Tech W 34-7 Skelly Stadium 9,000 1948 Won 0 Lost 9 Tied 1 21 @ Mississippi W 47-0 Memphis, TN 8,000 28 Oklahoma State* L 40-46 Skelly Stadium 12,063 Sept. 25 @ Baylor L 19-42 Waco, TX 12,000 Nov. 4 #6 Iowa Pre-Flight L 27-47 Skelly Stadium 18,000 Oct. 2 @ Florida L 14-28 Gainesville, FL 15,000 11 Southwestern (TX) W 51-6 Skelly Stadium 8,000 9 Texas Tech L 20-41 Skelly Stadium 11,277 23 Arkansas W 33-2 Skelly Stadium 16,000 16 Georgetown L 7-13 Skelly Stadium 7,206 Dec. 1 @ Miami (FL) W 48-2 Miami, FL 11,234 23 #15 Nevada L 14-65 Skelly Stadium 13,000 Jan. 1 #13 Georgia Tech W 26-12 Miami, FL 29,426 30 @ Wichita State* T 14-14 Wichita, KS 12,500 (Orange Bowl) Nov. 6 Oklahoma State* L 0-19 Skelly Stadium 14,660 *Missouri Valley Conference 0-1 (2nd place) 13 South Carolina L 7-27 Skelly Stadium 9,200 20 @ Arkansas L 18-55 Little Rock, AR 18,000 1945 Won 8 Lost 3 27 Detroit* L 22-26 Skelly Stadium 3,406 *Missouri Valley Conference 0-2-1 (4th place) Sept. 22 Wichita State* W 61-0 Skelly Stadium 10,000 1949 Won 5 Lost 5 Tied 1 29 West Texas State W 32-0 Skelly Stadium 3,500 Oct. 6 Drake* W 19-0 Skelly Stadium 10,000 Sept. 17 McMurry (TX) W 27-26 Skelly Stadium 10,000 13 @ Texas Tech W 18-7 Lubbock, TX 9,000 23 @ Detroit* L 14-20 Detroit, MI 22,254 20 Nevada W 40-0 Skelly Stadium 16,000 Oct. 1 Florida L 7-40 Skelly Stadium 9,284 27 @ #8 Indiana L 2-7 Bloomington, IN 20,000 8 @ Texas Tech L 0-15 Lubbock, TX 14,000 Nov. 10 @ #11 Oklahoma St.* L 6-12 Stillwater, OK 18,000 14 #17 Villanova W 21-19 Philadelphia, PA 12,000 17 Baylor W 26-7 Skelly Stadium 15,000 22 Bradley* W 55-6 Skelly Stadium 10,246 22 Arkansas W 45-13 Skelly Stadium 17,000 29 Wichita State* L 21-27 Skelly Stadium 10,021 Dec. 1 Hondo Air Base (TX) W 20-18 Skelly Stadium 6,000 Nov. 5 @ Oklahoma State* T 13-13 Stillwater, OK 15,500 Jan. 1 #18 Georgia L 6-20 Houston, TX 27,000 12 San Francisco W 10-0 Skelly Stadium 9,278 (Oil Bowl) 19 Kansas State W 48-27 Skelly Stadium 11,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-1 (2nd place) 26 @ Arkansas L 7-40 Fayetteville, AR 12,000 Completed the season ranked 17th nationally in Associated *Missouri Valley Conference 1-2-1 (5th place) Press poll.

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PLAYERS 1950 Won 9 Lost 1 Tied 1 Nov. 7 Houston* W 23-21 Skelly Stadium 11,500 14 #19 Texas Tech L 7-49 Skelly Stadium 9,000 STAFF Sept. 16 McMurry (TX) W 20-13 Skelly Stadium 15,500 21 Detroit* L 0-33 Skelly Stadium 7,000 23 @ San Francisco L 14-23 San Francisco, CA 15,015 REVIEW 28 @ Arkansas L 7-27 Fayetteville, AR 8,500 Oct. 7 @ Georgetown W 21-7 Washington, D.C. 4,075 *Missouri Valley Conference 1-3 (5th place) 14 Villanova W 27-7 Skelly Stadium 17,500 C-USA 21 Detroit* T 13-13 Skelly Stadium 12,356 1954 Won 0 Lost 11 OPPONENTS 28 @ Bradley* W 74-7 Peoria, IL 4,500 Nov. 4 Oklahoma State* W 27-13 Skelly Stadium 15,350 Sept. 18 Hardin-Simmons L 14-21 Skelly Stadium 12,500 HISTORY 11 @ Texas Tech W 39-7 Lubbock, TX 18,000 25 @ Arkansas L 0-41 Fayetteville, AR 13,000 18 Wichita State* W 48-0 Skelly Stadium 11,531 Oct. 2 @ Cincinnati L 7-40 Cincinnati, OH 18,000 RECORDS 23 Arkansas W 28-13 Skelly Stadium 19,500 9 @ Alabama L 0-40 Tuscaloosa, AL 17,000 Dec. 2 @ Houston W 28-21 Houston, TX 10,000 16 Kansas State L 13-20 Skelly Stadium 8,000 MEDIA *Missouri Valley Conference 3-0-1 (1st place) 22 @ Detroit* L 18-28 Detroit, MI 21,350 Completed the season ranked 19th in Associated Press poll. 30 Oklahoma State* L 0-12 Skelly Stadium 11,000 Nov. 6 @ Houston* L 7-20 Houston, TX 14,500 1951 Won 9 Lost 2 13 @ Texas Tech L 13-55 Lubbock, TX 18,000 20 Wyoming L 27-28 Skelly Stadium 7,000 Sept. 22 Hawaii W 58-0 Skelly Stadium 14,479 25 Wichita State* L 19-33 Skelly Stadium 8,800 29 @ Cincinnati L 35-47 Cincinnati, OH 19,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 0-4 (5th place) Oct. 13 Houston* W 46-27 Skelly Stadium 14,651 20 Marquette W 27-21 Skelly Stadium 17,500 27 @ Wichita State* W 33-0 Wichita, KS 8,082 Bobby Dobbs Nov. 3 @ Oklahoma State* W 35-7 Stillwater, OK 28,000 10 Kansas State W 42-26 Skelly Stadium 13,226 6 seasons 17 Texas Tech W 21-14 Skelly Stadium 9,984 1955 - 1960 24 @ Arkansas L 7-24 Little Rock, AR 11,500 Dec. 1 Detroit* W 34-20 Skelly Stadium 8,025 W-30, L-28, T-2 8 Hardin-Simmons W 33-14 Skelly Stadium 5,282 *Missouri Valley Conference 4-0 (1st place) 1955 Won 2 Lost 7 Tied 1

1952 Won 8 Lost 2 Tied 1 Sept. 17 @ Arkansas L 6-21 Fayetteville, AR 18,000 24 Hardin-Simmons W 41-19 Skelly Stadium 13,853 Sept. 27 Hardin-Simmons W 56-27 Skelly Stadium 15,500 Oct. 1 @ Marquette L 0-13 Milwaukee, WI 14,000 Oct. 4 Cincinnati T 14-14 Skelly Stadium 17,500 15 @ Wyoming L 19-23 Laramie, WY 8,890 11 @ Houston* L 7-33 Houston, TX 30,000 22 Cincinnati T 21-21 Skelly Stadium 14,079 18 Kansas State W 26-7 Skelly Stadium 12,500 29 @ Oklahoma State* L 0-14 Stillwater, OK 16,000 25 Wichita State* W 28-0 Skelly Stadium 12,500 Nov. 5 Houston* W 17-14 Skelly Stadium 12,058 Nov. 1 Oklahoma State* W 23-21 Skelly Stadium 20,000 12 Texas Tech L 7-34 Skelly Stadium 14,332 8 Villanova W 42-6 Skelly Stadium 18,000 19 Detroit* L 13-19 Skelly Stadium 10,562 14 @ Detroit* W 62-21 Detroit, MI 13,120 24 @ Wichita State* L 0-54 Wichita, KS 13,845 22 Arkansas W 44-34 Skelly Stadium 12,500 *Missouri Valley Conference 1-3 (4th place) 29 @ Texas Tech W 26-20 Lubbock, TX 10,000 Jan. 1 #15 Florida L 13-14 Jacksonville, FL 30,015 1956 Won 7 Lost 2 Tied 1 (Gator Bowl) Sept. 15 New Mexico State W 27-6 Skelly Stadium 17,013 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-1 (2nd place) Completed the season ranked 12th nationally in Associated Press poll. 29 @ Cincinnati L 6-7 Cincinnati, OH 17,000 Oct. 6 Marquette W 54-0 Skelly Stadium 13,718 13 Oklahoma State* T 14-14 Skelly Stadium 19,391 20 @ Detroit* W 3-0 Detroit, MI 9,118 Bernie Witucki 27 Hardin-Simmons W 27-9 Skelly Stadium 13,944 2 seasons Nov. 3 Pacific W 14-13 Skelly Stadium 15,505 10 @ Houston* L 0-14 Houston, TX 20,000 1953 - 1954 17 Texas Tech W 10-7 Skelly Stadium 12,152 W-3, L-18, T-0 24 Wichita State* W 14-6 Skelly Stadium 13,121 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-1-1 (2nd place) 1953 Won 3 Lost 7 1957 Won 4 Lost 6 Sept. 19 Cincinnati L 7-14 Skelly Stadium 14,057 Sept. 21 Hardin-Simmons L 0-14 Skelly Stadium 16,500 26 @ Wichita State* L 10-19 Wichita, KS 10,500 28 @ Arkansas L 14-41 Fayetteville, AR n/a Oct. 3 @ Pacific W 22-13 Stockton, CA 20,121 Oct. 5 @ Pacific L 13-21 Stockton, CA 20,000 10 @ Alabama L 13-41 Tuscaloosa, AL n/a 12 @ Oklahoma State L 13-28 Stillwater, OK 21,000 17 Hardin-Simmons W 14-13 Skelly Stadium 11,500 19 North Texas* L 12-14 Skelly Stadium 12,500 31 @ Oklahoma State* L 14-28 Stillwater, OK 18,000 26 Air Force W 12-7 Skelly Stadium 8,463

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PLAYERS Nov. 9 @ Texas Tech W 3-0 Lubbock, TX 18,500 Nov. 4 Cincinnati* W 19-0 Skelly Stadium 8,256 STAFF 16 Cincinnati* W 12-7 Skelly Stadium 11,148 11 Houston L 2-14 Skelly Stadium 10,278 23 Houston* L 7-13 Skelly Stadium 13,486 18 Iowa State L 6-27 Skelly Stadium 6,660 REVIEW 30 @ Wichita State* W 24-0 Wichita, KS 4,844 *Missouri Valley Conference 1-2 (2nd place) *Missouri Valley Conference 2-2 (3rd place) C-USA 1962 Won 5 Lost 5 1958 Won 7 Lost 3 OPPONENTS Sept. 15 Hardin-Simmons W 39-0 Skelly Stadium 14,000 Sept. 20 Hardin-Simmons L 0-14 Skelly Stadium 17,000 HISTORY 29 @ Arkansas L 14-42 Fayetteville, AR 26,000 27 @ Arkansas W 27-14 Fayetteville, AR 19,000 Oct. 6 Oklahoma State L 7-17 Skelly Stadium 15,022 RECORDS Oct. 4 Arizona W 34-0 Skelly Stadium 12,300 13 North Texas* W 34-0 Skelly Stadium 8,500 11 Oklahoma State W 24-16 Skelly Stadium 20,509 20 Louisville W 25-7 Skelly Stadium 8,000 MEDIA 18 Drake W 59-0 Skelly Stadium 11,137 27 @ #2 Alabama L 6-35 Tuscaloosa, AL 25,000 25 @ North Texas* L 7-8 Denton, TX 14,000 Nov. 3 @ Cincinnati* W 24-18 Cincinnati, OH 7,500 Nov. 1 @ Houston* W 25-20 Houston, TX 26,000 10 @ Houston L 31-35 Houston, TX 15,000 8 @ Cincinnati* L 6-15 Cincinnati, OH 6,000 17 Toledo L 18-21 Skelly Stadium 5,000 15 Texas Tech W 9-7 Skelly Stadium 12,278 22 Wichita State* W 21-6 Skelly Stadium 10,000 27 Wichita State* W 25-6 Skelly Stadium 10,818 * Missouri Valley Conference 3-0 (1st place) *Missouri Valley Conference 2-2 (3rd place) 1963 Won 5 Lost 5 1959 Won 5 Lost 5 Sept. 21 Montana State W 23-13 Skelly Stadium 13,400 Sept. 19 @ Arkansas L 0-28 Fayetteville, AR 23,000 Oct. 5 Memphis State L 15-28 Skelly Stadium 12,057 26 New Mexico State W 28-27 Skelly Stadium 14,500 12 Cincinnati* L 15-21 Skelly Stadium 9,823 Oct. 3 @ Texas Tech L 7-8 Lubbock, TX 12,000 19 @ North Texas* W 22-21 Denton, TX 4,000 10 @ Oklahoma State L 0-26 Stillwater, OK 21,000 26 @ Arkansas L 7-56 Fayetteville, AR 27,000 17 Hardin-Simmons W 16-8 Skelly Stadium 12,317 Nov. 2 Southern Illinois W 49-6 Skelly Stadium 7,634 24 Detroit W 21-6 Skelly Stadium 12,120 9 @ Oklahoma State L 24-33 Stillwater, OK 15,000 31 Houston* L 13-22 Skelly Stadium 12,034 16 Houston W 22-21 Skelly Stadium 5,662 Nov. 7 Cincinnati* W 14-7 Skelly Stadium 10,045 30 @ Wichita State* L 15-26 Wichita, KS 9,830 14 #16 North Texas* W 17-6 Skelly Stadium 6,872 Dec. 7 Louisville * W 22-12 Skelly Stadium 5,071 26 @ Wichita State* L 21-26 Wichita, KS 6,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-2 (3rd place) *Missouri Valley Conference 2-2 (3rd place) - 1964 Won 9 Lost 2 1960 Won 5 Lost 5 Sept. 26 @ Arkansas L 22-31 Fayetteville, AR 35,000 Sept. 17 New Mexico State L 18-38 Skelly Stadium 17,278 Oct. 3 Southern Illinois W 63-7 Skelly Stadium 13,626 24 @ Arkansas L 7-48 Fayetteville, AR 25,000 10 @ Houston W 31-23 Houston, TX 15,000 Oct. 1 Hardin-Simmons W 21-7 Skelly Stadium 11,611 17 @ Louisville* W 58-0 Louisville, KY 11,536 8 Oklahoma State L 7-28 Skelly Stadium 16,238 24 @ Cincinnati* L 23-28 Cincinnati, OH 16,500 15 @ Arizona W 17-16 Tucson, AZ 23,500 31 Oklahoma State W 61-14 Skelly Stadium 23,731 22 @ Cincinnati* W 34-3 Cincinnati, OH 12,000 Nov. 7 Memphis State W 19-7 Skelly Stadium 13,692 29 @ Georgia L 7-45 Athens, GA 31,000 14 North Texas* W 47-0 Skelly Stadium 15,500 Nov. 5 Wichita State* L 20-21 Skelly Stadium 11,226 21 @ Toledo W 39-16 Toledo, OH 15,282 12 North Texas* W 12-8 Skelly Stadium 9,112 26 Wichita State* W 21-7 Skelly Stadium 19,750 26 @ Houston W 26-16 Houston, TX 7,000 Dec. 19 Mississippi W 14-7 Houston 52,500 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-1 (2nd place) (Bluebonnet Bowl) * Missouri Valley Conference 3-1 (2nd place) Completed the season ranked 18th nationally in the UPI poll. Glenn Dobbs 1965 Won 8 Lost 3

8 seasons Sept. 11 @ Houston W 14-0 Houston, TX 37,138 1961 - 1968 25 @ #5 Arkansas L 12-20 Fayetteville, AR 34,000 W-45, L-37, T-0 Oct. 2 @ Oklahoma State L 14-17 Stillwater, OK 27,000 9 Memphis State W 32-28 Skelly Stadium 25,315 16 @ North Texas* W 27-20 Denton, TX 8,000 1961 Won 2 Lost 8 23 Cincinnati* W 49-8 Skelly Stadium 24,867 30 @ Southern Illinois W 55-12 Carbondale, IL 15,000 Sept. 16 Hardin-Simmons W 27-0 Skelly Stadium 14,408 Nov. 6 Louisville* W 51-18 Skelly Stadium 35,783 23 Memphis State L 12-48 Skelly Stadium 14,252 20 @ Wichita State* W 13-3 Wichita, KS 12,000 30 @ Arkansas L 0-6 Fayetteville, AR 18,000 25 Colorado State W 48-20 Skelly Stadium 29,631 Oct. 7 @ Oklahoma State L 0-26 Stillwater, OK 18,500 Dec. 18 #7 Tennessee L 6-27 Houston 40,000 14 @ Tennessee L 6-52 Knoxville, TN 23,439 (Bluebonnet Bowl) 21 @ North Texas* L 12-23 Denton, TX 15,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 4-0 (1st place) 28 @ Wichita State* L 7-9 Wichita, KS 11,770 Completed the season ranked 16th nationally in the UPI poll.

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PLAYERS 1966 Won 6 Lost 4 Claude Gibson STAFF Sept. 17 Tampa W 57-11 Skelly Stadium 25,500 24 @ #6 Arkansas L 8-27 Fayetteville, AR 41,000 2 1/2 seasons REVIEW Oct. 8 @ Colorado State W 20-6 Ft. Collins, CO 14,300 1970 - 1972 15 North Texas State* W 30-27 Skelly Stadium 25,400 W-11, L-16, T-0 C-USA 22 @ Memphis State L 0-6 Memphis, TN 27,604 OPPONENTS 29 @ Cincinnati* W 13-0 Cincinnati, OH 18,000 1970 Won 6 Lost 4 Nov. 5 @ Houston L 14-73 Houston, TX 42,061 HISTORY 12 Montana State W 13-10 Skelly Stadium 24,055 Sept. 12 Cincinnati W 7-3 Skelly Stadium 17,500 19 @ Louisville* L 18-29 Louisville, KY 3,500 RECORDS 24 Wichita State* W 47-14 Skelly Stadium 14,500 19 Idaho State W 38-13 Skelly Stadium 15,250 26 @ #12 Arkansas L 7-49 Fayetteville, AR 40,000 MEDIA *Missouri Valley Conference 3-1 (1st place) Oct. 3 Memphis State* W 27-12 Skelly Stadium 17,500 1967 Won 7 Lost 3 10 @ Louisville* L 8-14 Louisville, KY 9,453 17 @ Virginia Tech L 14-17 Blacksburg, VA 24,000 Sept. 30 @ Arkansas W 14-12 Fayetteville, AR 41,000 31 @ Houston L 9-21 Houston, TX 34,119 Oct. 7 Idaho State W 58-0 Skelly Stadium 23,500 Nov. 7 Wichita State* W 21-12 Skelly Stadium 25,000 14 Tampa W 77-0 Skelly Stadium 21,500 21 Idaho W 30-17 Skelly Stadium 8,500 21 @ Cincinnati* W 35-6 Cincinnati, OH 22,000 Dec. 5 North Texas* W 26-20 Skelly Stadium 10,000 28 @ Southern Illinois L 13-16 Carbondale, IL 15,500 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-1 (2nd place) Nov. 4 @ Wichita State* W 14-0 Wichita, KS 12,803 1971 Won 4 Lost 7 11 Wake Forest L 24-31 Skelly Stadium 23,500 18 @ North Texas* L 12-54 Denton, TX 16,000 Sept. 18 Kansas State L 10-19 Skelly Stadium 23,500 25 #10 Houston W 22-13 Skelly Stadium 26,300 25 @ #7 Arkansas W 21-20 Fayetteville, AR 41,742 Dec. 2 Louisville* W 35-23 Skelly Stadium 12,000 Oct. 2 @ West Texas State* W 17-13 Canyon, TX n/a *Missouri Valley Conference 3-1 (2nd place) 9 Virginia Tech* W 46-39 Skelly Stadium 21,500 16 @ Wake Forest L 21-51 Winston-Salem, NC n/a 1968 Won 3 Lost 7 23 Brigham Young† L 7-25 Skelly Stadium 11,500 30 @ Tennessee L 3-38 Knoxville, TN 62,517 Sept. 28 @ Arkansas L 13-56 Fayetteville, AR 41,000 Nov. 6 Louisville* L 0-17 Skelly Stadium 14,000 Oct. 5 Southern Illinois W 20-3 Skelly Stadium 21,700 13 Air Force L 7-17 Skelly Stadium 21,000 12 @ Louisville* L 7-16 Louisville, KY 11,132 20 @ Florida State L 10-45 Tallahassee, FL 20,528 19 North Texas* L 17-20 Skelly Stadium 26,250 27 @ Wichita State* W 31-13 Wichita, KS 7,835 26 @ Cincinnati* W 34-27 Cincinnati, OH 15,569 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-2 (2nd place) Nov. 2 Memphis State* L 6-32 Skelly Stadium 11,900 †Designated MVC Game 9 @ Tulane L 15-25 New Orleans, LA 10,260 16 @ Air Force L 8-28 Colo. Springs, CO 32,175 1972 Won 4 Lost 7 23 @ #11 Houston L 6-100 Houston, TX 34,098 28 Wichita State* W 23-7 Skelly Stadium 8,000 Sept. 9 @ Kansas State L 13-21 Manhattan, KS 28,000 16 Wichita State* W 10-9 Skelly Stadium 21,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-3 (5th place) 23 Houston L 0-21 Skelly Stadium 23,200 30 @ Arkansas L 20-21 Fayetteville, AR 40,003 Oct. 7 @ Texas Tech L 18-35 Lubbock, TX 34,175 Vince Carillot 14 TCU† L 9-35 Skelly Stadium 18,500 1 season 1969 W-1, L-9, T-0 F.A. Dry 4 1/2 seasons 1969 Won 1 Lost 9 1972 - 1976 W-31, L-18, T-1 Sept. 20 @ Colorado L 14-35 Boulder, CO 34,784 27 @ #3 Arkansas L 0-55 Fayetteville, AR 42,000 Oct. 11 @ Tampa L 14-31 Tampa, FL 20,179 1972 (continued) 18 Florida State L 20-38 Skelly Stadium 16,500 25 Cincinnati* W 40-24 Skelly Stadium 12,000 28 @ Memphis State* L 21-49 Memphis, TN 21,736 Nov. 1 @ Memphis State* L 24-42 Memphis, TN 23,003 Nov. 4 @ #17 Louisville* W 28-26 Louisville, KY 24,000 8 Houston L 14-47 Skelly Stadium 17,750 11 @ Florida State L 21-23 Tallahassee, FL 24,016 15 @ North Texas* L 16-42 Denton, TX 5,000 18 Montana W 10-7 Skelly Stadium 10,000 22 @ Wichita State* L 12-28 Wichita, KS 19,878 25 North Texas State* W 45-22 Skelly Stadium 5,000 27 Louisville* L 29-35 Skelly Stadium 12,750 *Missouri Valley Conference 3-2 ( 4th place) *Missouri Valley Conference 1-4 (5th place) †Designated MVC Game

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PLAYERS 1973 Won 6 Lost 5 STAFF John Cooper Sept. 15 West Texas State* W 48-3 Skelly Stadium 27,000 REVIEW 22 @ Kansas State L 0-21 Manhattan, KS 27,500 8 seasons 29 Cincinnati W 16-13 Skelly Stadium 24,000 1977 - 1984 C-USA Oct. 6 Drake* W 44-7 Skelly Stadium 23,500 W-57, L-31, T-0 13 @ Memphis State L 16-28 Memphis, TN 10,420 OPPONENTS 20 New Mexico State* W 52-14 Skelly Stadium 20,000 27 @ Arkansas L 6-20 Little Rock, AR 42,341 1977 Won 3 Lost 8 HISTORY Nov. 3 Louisville* W 17-9 Skelly Stadium 18,500 RECORDS 17 @ North Texas* W 24-15 Denton, TX 14,800 Sept. 3 @ SW Louisiana L 21-48 Lafayette, LA 24,130 24 @ Wichita State* L 19-28 Wichita, KS 6,548 10 #20 Oklahoma State L 17-34 Skelly Stadium 39,168 MEDIA Dec. 1 @ #14 Houston L 16-35 Houston, TX 21,590 17 NE Louisiana W 37-35 Skelly Stadium 14,306 24 @ #16 Arkansas L 3-37 Fayetteville, AR 43,524 *Missouri Valley Conference 5-1 (1st place) Oct. 1 Wichita State* L 26-38 Skelly Stadium 17,081 8 @ Louisville L 0-33 Louisville, KY 12,007 1974 Won 8 Lost 3 22 @ Cincinnati† L 0-28 Cincinnati, OH 14,400 29 @ San Diego State L 7-41 San Diego, CA 28,306 Sept. 14 @ Kansas State L 14-31 Manhattan, KS 18,000 Nov. 5 @ Drake* W 33-23 Des Moines, IA 6,370 21 North Texas State* W 31-6 Skelly Stadium 22,500 12 New Mexico State* W 27-24 Skelly Stadium 11,384 28 @ Arkansas L 0-60 Fayetteville, AR 39,200 19 @ West Texas State* L 21-57 Canyon, TX 6,300 Oct. 5 @ Tennessee L 10-17 Knoxville, TN 67,256 12 Wichita State* W 35-13 Skelly Stadium 20,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-3 (4th place) 19 West Texas State* W 17-10 Skelly Stadium 22,000 †Designated MVC Game 26 @ Tampa W 31-21 Tampa, FL 18,295 Nov. 2 @ Louisville* W 37-7 Louisville, KY 9,146 1978 Won 9 Lost 2 9 New Mexico State* W 28-7 Skelly Stadium 10,000 16 @ Drake* W 52-14 Des Moines, IA 7,650 Sept. 2 Arkansas State W 21-20 Skelly Stadium 20,900 30 #15 Houston W 30-14 Skelly Stadium 15,500 9 @ Virginia Tech W 35-33 Blacksburg, VA 26,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 6-0 (1st place) 16 SW Louisiana W 10-3 Skelly Stadium 21,500 Completed the season ranked 19th nationally in the UPI poll. 23 Kansas State W 24-14 Skelly Stadium 22,000 30 @ #2 Arkansas L 13-21 Fayetteville, AR 45,435 1975 Won 7 Lost 4 Oct. 7 Louisville† W 24-7 Skelly Stadium 20,500 14 @ New Mexico State* L 20-23 Las Cruces, NM 12,337 Sept. 13 Kansas State L 16-17 Skelly Stadium 34,000 21 @ Cincinnati† W 27-26 Cincinnati, OH 11,521 20 @ West Texas State* W 23-14 Canyon, TX 12,800 28 Drake* W 44-20 Skelly Stadium 17,500 27 @ Arkansas L 15-31 Fayetteville, AR 38,000 Nov. 4 West Texas State* W 44-23 Skelly Stadium 18,250 Oct. 4 @ New Mexico State* W 35-7 Las Cruces, NM 11,026 11 @ Wichita State* W 27-13 Wichita, KS 6,519 11 Cincinnati W 24-16 Skelly Stadium 27,000 18 @ Wichita State* W 41-10 Wichita, KS 13,278 *Missouri Valley Conference 5-1 (2nd place) 25 Memphis State L 14-16 Skelly Stadium 20,000 †Designated MVC Games Nov. 1 Louisville W 38-14 Skelly Stadium 14,500 8 Drake* W 70-7 Skelly Stadium 20,000 1979 Won 6 Lost 5 15 Indiana State W 62-7 Skelly Stadium 21,500 29 @ Houston L 30-42 Houston, TX 12,127 Sept. 1 McNeese State L 3-6 Skelly Stadium 24,600 8 @ Air Force W 24-7 Colo. Springs, CO 23,000 *Missouri Valley Conference 4-0 (1st place) 15 SW Louisiana W 28-20 Skelly Stadium 17,500 22 @ #3 Oklahoma L 13-49 Norman, OK 71,187 1976 Won 7 Lost 4 Tied 1 29 @ #13 Arkansas L 8-33 Fayetteville, AR 45,742 Oct. 6 @ Kansas State W 9-6 Manhattan, KS 33,100 Sept. 4 Richmond W 22-7 Skelly Stadium 24,000 13 @ Louisville L 7-24 Louisville, KY 14,941 11 @ Oklahoma State L 21-33 Stillwater, OK 38,000 20 TCU L 17-24 Skelly Stadium 20,000 18 Memphis State W 16-14 Skelly Stadium 30,350 27 @ Florida W 20-10 Gainesville, FL 60,126 25 @ #12 Arkansas W 9-3 Fayetteville, AR 40,563 Nov. 3 Wichita State* W 28-26 Skelly Stadium 17,821 Oct. 2 New Mexico State* W 32-7 SkeIly Stadium 31,700 11 New Mexico State* W 38-16 Skelly Stadium 10,065 16 @ Cincinnati L 7-16 Cincinnati, OH 17,717 30 @ Louisville W 20-10 Louisville, KY 8,068 *Missouri Valley Conference 2-0 (not enough MVC games to qualify for title) Nov. 6 @ Virginia Tech W 35-31 Blacksburg, VA 31,000 13 @ Drake* W 45-20 Des Moines, IA 5,182 20 Wichita State* L 13-30 Skelly Stadium 12,425 27 West Texas State* T 17-17 Skelly Stadium 7,130 Dec. 13 McNeese State L 16-20 Shreveport, LA 19,164 (Independence Bowl) *Missouri Valley Conference 2-1-1 (1st place)

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PLAYERS 1980 Won 8 Lost 3 1984 Won 6 Lost 5 STAFF Sept. 13 Cincinnati W 31-13 Skelly Stadium 19,941 Sept. 1 Southern Illinois* W 23-10 Skelly Stadium 17,127 20 @ Wichita State* L 10-23 Wichita, KS 19,010 15 @ #8 Brigham Young L 15-38 Provo, UT 64,327 REVIEW 27 @ #15 Arkansas L 10-13 Fayetteville, AR 41,082 22 @ Arkansas L 9-18 Fayetteville, AR 43,680 Oct. 4 Kansas State W 3-0 Skelly Stadium 23,213 29 #10 Oklahoma State L 7-31 Skelly Stadium 40,235 C-USA 11 North Texas State W 28-27 Skelly Stadium 18,315 Oct. 6 @ West Texas State* W 35-7 Canyon, TX 2,300 OPPONENTS 18 @ TCU W 23-17 Ft. Worth, TX 12,367 13 East Carolina W 31-20 Skelly Stadium 16,674 25 West Texas State* W 44-24 Skelly Stadium 18,011 20 Wichita State* W 55-20 Skelly Stadium 12,621 HISTORY Nov. 1 @ #5 Florida State L 2-45 Tallahassee, FL 47,683 27 @ Texas Tech L 17-20 Lubbock, TX 34,624 8 Indiana State* W 30-7 Skelly Stadium 17,647 Nov. 3 @ Illinois State * W 28-7 Normal, IL 9,491 RECORDS 15 @ Southern Illinois* W 41-7 Carbondale, IL 6,432 10 @ Indiana State* W 24-17 Terre Haute, IN 12,392 22 @ New Mexico State* W 21-20 Las Cruces, NM 10,081 17 SW Louisiana L 17-18 Skelly Stadium 13,104 MEDIA *Missouri Valley Conference 4-1 (1st place) *Missouri Valley Conference 5-0 (1st place)

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Sept. 5 Kansas† (forfeit) W 11-15 Skelly Stadium 36,824 Don Morton 12 @ Arkansas L 10-14 Fayetteville, AR 42,118 19 @ Oklahoma State L 21-23 Stillwater, OK 47,000 2 seasons 26 Southern Illinois* L 34-36 Skelly Stadium 18,943 1985 - 1986 Oct. 3 Kansas State W 35-21 Skelly Stadium 18,196 W-13, L-9, T-0 17 @ Indiana State* W 20-19 Terre Haute, IN 5,293 24 Wichita State* W 52-21 Skelly Stadium 17,022 31 Drake* W 59-6 Skelly Stadium 19,741 1985 Won 6 Lost 5 Nov. 7 New Mexico State* W 31-0 Skelly Stadium 23,621 14 @ West Texas State* W 24-10 Canyon, TX 8,300 Sept. 7 Houston* W 31-24 Skelly Stadium 28,156 21 @ Arkansas State L 7-31 Jonesboro, AR 10,419 14 Texas Tech L 17-21 Skelly Stadium 29,972 21 @ Arkansas L 0-24 Little Rock, AR 55,112 *Missouri Valley Conference 5-1 (1st place) 28 @ Texas A&M L 10-45 College Station, TX 44,342 †Kansas later forfeited game to Tulsa Oct. 5 @ #6 Oklahoma St. L 13-25 Stillwater, OK 49,400 12 Long Beach State W 37-35 Skelly Stadium 12,262 1982 Won 10 Lost 1 19 @ #13 Florida State L 14-76 Tallahassee, FL 53,500 26 West Texas State* W 44-17 Skelly Stadium 11,378 Sept. 4 Air Force W 35-17 Skelly Stadium 29,811 Nov. 2 @ Wichita State* W 42-26 Wichita, KS 11,760 11 @ #13 Arkansas L 0-38 Fayetteville, AR 43,820 9 Drake* W 45-15 Skelly Stadium 12,872 19 Oklahoma State W 25-15 Skelly Stadium 35,297 16 @ East Carolina† W 21-20 Greenville, NC 23,126 Oct. 2 @ Kansas W 20-15 Lawrence, KS 35,512 9 @ New Mexico State* W 31-14 Las Cruces, NM 11,633 *Missouri Valley Conference 5-0 (1st place) 16 Southern Illinois* W 22-3 Skelly Stadium 26,936 †Designated MVC Game 23 @ Drake* W 34-18 Des Moines, IA 12,820 1986 Won 7 Lost 4 30 @ Wichita State* W 30-21 Wichita, KS 28,450 Nov. 6 West Texas State* W 59-21 Skelly Stadium 25,803 Aug. 30 Louisiana Tech L 17-22 Skelly Stadium 25,667 13 Indiana State* W 48-14 Skelly Stadium 23,929 Sept. 6 Tennessee Tech W 51-0 Skelly Stadium 10,466 20 @ North Texas W 38-20 Denton, TX 8,500 13 Oklahoma State W 27-23 Skelly Stadium 41,235 *Missouri Valley Conference 6-0 (1st place) 20 @ #12 Arkansas L 17-34 Fayetteville, AR 51,080 27 @ Houston W 24-14 Houston, TX 12,445 1983 Won 8 Lost 3 Oct. 2 Cal-St Fullerton W 20-10 Skelly Stadium 11,988 11 @ SW Louisiana L 13-17 Lafayette, LA 22,031 Sept. 3 San Diego State W 34-9 Skelly Stadium 25,429 18 Central Michigan W 42-6 Skelly Stadium 10,876 10 @ Arkansas L 14-17 Fayetteville, AR 45,202 Nov. 1 Wichita State W 38-10 Skelly Stadium 12,437 17 NW Louisiana W 26-19 Skelly Stadium 20,193 8 @ New Mexico W 34-27 Albuquerque, NM 11,372 24 @ #8 Oklahoma L 18-28 Norman, OK 75,008 15 @ #1 Miami (Fla.) L 10-23 Miami, FL 51,110 Oct. 1 @ Oklahoma State L 0-9 Stillwater, OK 49,500 8 New Mexico State* W 24-10 Skelly Stadium 16,098 15 Illinois State* W 39-25 Skelly Stadium 21,107 22 @ Texas Tech W 59-20 Lubbock, TX 34,002 29 Wichita State* W 30-19 Skelly Stadium 23,947 Nov. 5 @ Drake* W 22-13 Des Moines, IA 4,900 12 West Texas State* W 31-16 Skelly Stadium 22,318 *Missouri Valley Conference 5-0 (1st place)

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PLAYERS 1990 Won 3 Lost 8 STAFF George Henshaw 1 season Sept. 1 @ Oklahoma State L 3-10 Stillwater, OK 41,200 REVIEW 8 SW Missouri State W 41-28 Skelly Stadium 22,590 1987 15 @ Arkansas L 3-28 Fayetteville, AR 50,118 C-USA W-3, L-8, T-0 22 @ #11 Oklahoma L 10-52 Norman, OK 70,325 OPPONENTS 29 Memphis State L 10-22 Skelly Stadium 21,072 Oct. 6 @ Louisville L 14-38 Louisville, KY 36,692 1987 Won 3 Lost 8 HISTORY 13 Louisiana Tech L 21-35 Skelly Stadium 17,658 20 SW Louisiana L 13-25 Skelly Stadium 18,019 Sept. 5 @ Oklahoma State L 28-39 Stillwater, OK 46,700 RECORDS 27 @ New Mexico State W 35-10 Las Cruces, NM 17,972 12 @ Florida L 0-52 Gainesville, FL 72,173 Nov. 10 @ Colorado State L 13-31 Fort Collins, CO 25,710 19 @ Arkansas L 15-30 Fayetteville, AR 46,418 MEDIA 17 Montana State W 20-2 Skelly Stadium 40,248 26 #1 Oklahoma L 0-65 Skelly Stadium 47,350 Oct. 3 @ Kansas State W 37-25 Manhattan, KS 28,400 10 @ Temple W 24-17 Philadelphia, PA 20,008 1991 Won 10 Lost 2 17 @ Central Michigan L 18-41 Mt. Pleasant, MI 19,612 24 @ Texas Tech L 7-42 Lubbock, TX 24,341 Aug. 31 SW Missouri State W 34-13 Skelly Stadium 31,124 31 Louisville W 26-22 Skelly Stadium 19,472 Sept. 7 Oklahoma State W 13-7 Skelly Stadium 39,479 Nov. 7 Northern Arizona L 20-24 Skelly Stadium 10,863 14 @ Kansas L 17-23 Lawrence, KS 35,000 21 Memphis State L 0-14 Skelly Stadium 18,612 21 #15 Texas A&M W 35-34 Skelly Stadium 30,122 28 #2 Miami (Fla.) L 10-34 Skelly Stadium 35,689 Oct. 12 @ SW Louisiana W 34-20 Lafayette, LA 17,512 26 @ Memphis State W 33-28 Memphis, TN 17,502 Dave Rader Nov. 2 Southern Mississippi W 13-10 Skelly Stadium 27,784 12 seasons 16 Louisville W 40-0 Skelly Stadium 31,717 23 Ohio W 45-13 Skelly Stadium 23,237 1988 - 1999 30 @ SMU W 31-26 Dallas, TX 7,900 W-49, L-80, T-1 Dec. 30 San Diego State W 28-17 Anaheim, CA 34,217 (Freedom Bowl)

1988 Won 4 Lost 7 Completed the season ranked 21st nationally in both the Associated Press and USA Today/CNN polls. Sept. 3 Kansas State W 35-9 Skelly Stadium 21,547 10 @ Arkansas L 26-30 Fayetteville, AR 43,008 1992 Won 4 Lost 7 24 UTEP L 24-27 Skelly Stadium 20,057 Oct. 1 @ Oklahoma State L 35-56 Stillwater, OK 45,100 Sept. 5 Houston W 28-25 Skelly Stadium 33,619 8 @ Louisville L 3-9 Louisville, KY 24,381 12 @ #7 Texas A&M L 9-19 College Station, TX58,926 15 @ Houston L 28-82 Houston, TX 14,068 19 Kansas L 7-40 Skelly Stadium 34,986 29 @ Nevada-Las Vegas W 33-7 Las Vegas, NV 18,425 26 @ Oklahoma State L 19-24 Stillwater, OK 47,280 Nov. 5 @ #3 Miami (Fla.) L 3-34 Miami, FL 38,196 Oct. 3 @ Southern Miss L 24-33 Hattiesburg, MS 18,253 12 @ Memphis State L 20-26 Memphis, TN 8,213 10 SW Missouri State W 17-14 Skelly Stadium 21,856 19 Temple W 15-10 Skelly Stadium 7,186 17 @ Louisville L 27-32 Louisville, KY 29,517 26 Colorado State W 32-28 Skelly Stadium 7,500 24 Memphis State L 25-30 Skelly Stadium 20,142 31 SW Louisiana W 27-9 Skelly Stadium 19,073 1989 Won 6 Lost 6 Nov. 7 UTEP W 48-39 Skelly Stadium 19,624 28 @ Hawaii L 9-38 Honolulu, HI 35,217 Sept. 2 @ UTEP W 23-14 El Paso, TX 38,065 9 Oklahoma State W 20-10 Skelly Stadium 40,785 1993 Won 4 Lost 6 Tied 1 16 @ #9 Arkansas L 7-26 Fayetteville, AR 51,518 23 New Mexico W 35-33 Skelly Stadium 19,382 Sept. 4 @ Iowa L 25-26 Iowa City, IA 66,431 30 @ Iowa L 22-30 Iowa City, IA 67,770 11 @ Houston W 38-24 Houston, TX 15,138 Oct. 7 @ SW Louisiana L 13-21 Lafayette, LA 20,263 18 Oklahoma State L 10-16 Skelly Stadium 40,385 14 New Mexico State W 34-13 Skelly Stadium 21,134 25 @ #10 Oklahoma L 20-41 Norman, OK 67,121 21 Louisville W 31-24 Skelly Stadium 20,012 Oct. 2 Cincinnati L 15-22 Skelly Stadium 21,296 28 @ Louisiana Tech L 31-34 Ruston, LA 17,100 16 @ Memphis State W 23-19 Memphis, TN 27,996 Nov. 11 @ Wake Forest L 17-29 Winston-Salem, NC 11,400 30 Middle Tennessee W 38-17 Skelly Stadium 17,345 18 Bowling Green W 45-10 Skelly Stadium 25,629 Nov. 6 @ East Carolina W 52-26 Greenville, NC 18,138 Dec. 16 @ Oregon L 24-27 Shreveport, LA 44,621 13 @ Arkansas L 11-24 Fayetteville, AR 28,525 (Independence Bowl) 20 Southern Miss T 30-30 Skelly Stadium 21,783 25 Louisville L 0-28 Skelly Stadium24,576

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PLAYERS 1994 Won 3 Lost 8 1998 Won 4 Lost 7 STAFF Sept. 3 @ Missouri W 20-17 Columbia, MO 55,263 Sept. 5 SW Missouri State W 49-14 Skelly Stadium 24,332 10 Memphis L 18-42 Skelly Stadium 21,324 12 Oklahoma State W 35-20 Skelly Stadium 40,385 REVIEW 17 @ Wyoming L 7-17 Laramie, WY 21,547 26 @ West Virginia L 21-44 Morgantown, WV 48,819 24 @ Oklahoma State L 10-17 Stillwater, OK 46,840 Oct. 3 San Diego State* L 14-24 Skelly Stadium 18,320 C-USA Oct. 8 UTEP L 17-24 Skelly Stadium 17,127 10 @ Colorado State* L 7-34 Fort Collins, CO 31,575 OPPONENTS 15 UNLV W 44-22 Skelly Stadium 16,875 17 @ Rice* L 10-14 Houston, TX 18,116 22 East Carolina L 21-28 Skelly Stadium 24,811 24 Air Force* L 21-42 Skelly Stadium 21,763 HISTORY 29 @ Southern Miss L 29-47 Hattiesburg, MS 13,493 31 @ UNLV* W 20-16 Las Vegas, NV 15,187 Nov. 12 SW Missouri State W 38-28 Skelly Stadium 17,349 Nov. 7 @ SMU* L 3-33 Dallas, TX 11,143 RECORDS 19 @ Cincinnati L 13-28 Cincinnati, OH 18,162 14 TCU* L 7-17 Skelly Stadium 12,628 26 @ Louisville L 27-34 Louisville, KY 35,655 21 Wyoming* W 35-0 Skelly Stadium 12,054 MEDIA * Western Athletic Conference 2-6-0 (7th place/Mountain Division) 1995 Won 4 Lost 7 1999 Won 2 Lost 9 Sept. 2 Baylor L 5-37 Skelly Stadium 27,133 9 Oklahoma State W 24-23 Skelly Stadium 31,963 Sept. 4 SW Missouri State W 45-21 Skelly Stadium 25,007 16 @ #3 Texas A&M L 9-52 College Station, TX57,067 11 @ Oklahoma State L 9-46 Stillwater, OK 46,250 23 East Tennessee State W 45-20 Skelly Stadium 17,836 18 @ #7 Texas A&M L 13-62 College Station, TX67,647 30 @ Louisiana Tech L 23-27 Shreveport, LA 18,965 25 @ San Jose State* L 10-34 San Jose, CA 12,871 Oct. 7 Wyoming W 35-6 Skelly Stadium 20,003 Oct. 2 Rice* L 10-20 Skelly Stadium 15,270 14 @ UTEP W 38-28 El Paso, TX 19,931 16 @ TCU* L 17-56 Fort Worth, TX 27,957 28 @ Memphis L 7-10 Memphis, TN 12,798 23 Hawaii* L 21-35 Skelly Stadium 15,756 Nov. 4 @ Brigham Young L 35-45 Provo, UT 63,754 11 @ East Carolina L 7-23 Greenville, NC 26,410 Pat Henderson was named interim coach prior to the Fresno State 18 Cincinnati L 5-24 Skelly Stadium 19,312 game. He completed the season with a 1-3 record.

30 Fresno State* L 14-28 Skelly Stadium 13,265 1996 Won 4 Lost 7 Nov. 6 @ UTEP* W 43-19 El Paso, TX 25,527 13 Louisiana-Monroe L 34-37 Skelly Stadium 15,037 Aug. 31 @ SMU* L 10-17 Dallas, TX 12,177 20 SMU* L 14-28 Skelly Stadium 14,199 Sept. 14 @ Oklahoma State L 9-30 Stillwater, OK 44,800 21 #19 Iowa W 27-20 Skelly Stadium 27,788 *Western Athletic Conference 1-6-0 (8th place) 28 @ Oklahoma W 31-24 Norman, OK 68,384 Oct. 12 Colorado State* W 20-14 Skelly Stadium 24,556 19 #18 Brigham Young* L 30-55 Skelly Stadium 34,624 26 @ Utah* L 19-45 Salt Lake City, UT 29,047 Keith Burns Nov. 2 New Mexico* L 23-34 Skelly Stadium 19,897 3 seasons 9 TCU* L 24-31 Skelly Stadium 17,203 2000 - 2002 16 @ UTEP* W 38-21 El Paso, TX 14,293 23 @ Rice* L 14-42 Houston, TX 19,200 W-7, L-28, T-0 *Western Athletic Conference 2-6-0 (7th place/Mountain Division) 2000 Won 5 Lost 7 1997 Won 2 Lost 9 Sept. 2 @ North Carolina L 9-30 Chapel Hill, NC 44,000 Aug. 28 @ Cincinnati L 24-33 Cincinnati, OH 17,591 9 Oklahoma State L 26-36 Skelly Stadium 40,385 Sept. 13 @ Iowa L 16-54 Iowa City, IA 64,893 16 @Rice* W 23-16 Houston, TX 10,868 20 Missouri L 21-42 Skelly Stadium 40,385 23 Louisiana Tech W 22-10 Skelly Stadium 17,673 Oct. 4 Rice* L 24-42 Skelly Stadium 19,994 30 @ Hawaii* W 24-14 Honolulu, HI 36,430 11 UTEP* L 18-33 Skelly Stadium 18-33 Oct. 7 UTEP* L 7-40 Skelly Stadium 18,689 18 @ TCU* W 33-22 Fort Worth, TX 23,813 14 @ New Mexico State L 28-42 Las Cruces, NM 15,822 26 @ Colorado State* L 8-44 Fort Collins, CO 27,542 21 #11 TCU* L 3-17 Skelly Stadium 20,034 Nov. 1 Utah* W 21-13 Skelly Stadium 19,864 28 @ Fresno State* L 12-34 Fresno, CA 41,088 8 @ Brigham Young* L 39-49 Provo, UT 64,200 Nov. 11 @ SMU* L 20-24 Dallas, TX 14,127 15 SMU* L 41-42 Skelly Stadium 15,234 18 San Jose State* W 28-17 Skelly Stadium 13,023 22 @ New Mexico* L 13-51 Albuquerque, NM 29,217 25 Nevada* W 38-3 Skelly Stadium 15,024 * Western Athletic Conference 2-6-0 (7th place/Mountain Division) * Western Athletic Conference 4-4-0 (5th place)

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PLAYERS 2001 Won 1 Lost 10 2004 Won 4 Lost 8 STAFF Sept. 4 @ Kansas L 3-21 Lawrence, KS 40,646 Aug. 30 Indiana State W 51-0 Skelly Stadium 20,839 REVIEW 11 @ Oklahoma State L 21-38 Stillwater, OK 47,307 Sept. 22 #11 Fresno State* L 18-37 Skelly Stadium 31,087 18 Navy L 0-29 Skelly Stadium 23,658 C-USA 29 @ UTEP* L 10-26 El Paso, TX 30,044 25 SW Missouri State W 49-7 Skelly Stadium 17,980 Oct. 6 New Mexico State L 7-24 Skelly Stadium 17,211 Oct. 2 @ Hawaii* L 16-44 Honolulu, HI 44,429 OPPONENTS 13 @ Boise State* L 10-41 Boise, ID 23,123 16 #18 Boise State* L 42-45 Skelly Stadium 20,817 20 Hawaii* L 15-36 Skelly Stadium 17,629 23 @ Nevada* L/OT 48-54 Reno, NV 13,550 HISTORY 27 @ San Jose State* L 27-63 San Jose, CA 6,873 30 Rice* W 39-22 Skelly Stadium 12,218 Nov. 3 @ #3 Oklahoma L 0-58 Norman, OK 74,911 RECORDS Nov. 6 @ SMU* L/OT 35-41 Dallas, TX 12,677 10 @ Rice* L 32-59 Houston, TX 29,317 13 @ Louisiana Tech* L 21-38 Shreveport, LA 7,713 17 SMU* L 14-24 Skelly Stadium 18,112 MEDIA 20 San Jose State* W 34-24 Skelly Stadium 15,784 24 Louisiana Tech* L 7-19 Skelly Stadium 12,173 27 #24 UTEP* W 37-35 Skelly Stadium 10,977 *Western Athletic Conference 0-8-0 (10th place) *Western Athletic Conference 3-5-0 (T-6th place) 2002 Won 1 Lost 11 2005 Won 9 Lost 4 Aug. 30 #1 Oklahoma L 0-37 Skelly Stadium 40,385 Sept. 7 @ Arkansas State L 19-21 Jonesboro, AR 15,363 Sept. 1 Minnesota L 10-41 Skelly Stadium 33,410 14 @ Louisiana Tech* L 9-53 Ruston, LA 18,600 Sept. 10 @ #18 Oklahoma L 15-31 Norman, Okla. 83,877 21 @ Baylor L 25-37 Waco, TX 30,337 Sept. 17 @ North Texas W 54-2 Denton, Texas 23,112 28 Kansas L 33-43 Skelly Stadium 17,893 Sept. 24 Memphis* W/OT 37-31 Skelly Stadium 20,645 Oct. 12 Boise State* L 24-52 Skelly Stadium 15,079 Oct. 1 Houston* L 23-30 Skelly Stadium 15,580 19 @ Hawaii* L 14-37 Honolulu, HI 34,098 Oct. 8 @ Southern Miss* W 34-17 Hattiesburg, MS 28,375 26 UTEP* W 20-0 Skelly Stadium 12,317 Oct. 15 @ Rice* W 41-21 Houston, Texas 10,893 Nov. 2 Rice* L 18-33 Skelly Stadium 12,587 Oct. 22 SMU* W 20-13 Skelly Stadium 22,502 9 @ Fresno State* L 12-31 Fresno, CA 37,841 Nov. 5 @ UTEP* L 38-41 El Paso, TX 49,160 16 San Jose State* L 38-49 Skelly Stadium 15,653 Nov. 12 East Carolina* W 45-13 Skelly Stadium 21,995 23 @ SMU* L 21-24 Dallas, TX 12,324 Nov. 16 @ Tulane* W 38-14 Monroe, La. 10,306 Dec. 3 @ UCF** W 44-27 Orlando, FL 51,978 *Western Athletic Conference 1-7-0 (T-9th place) Dec. 31 Fresno State W 31-24 Memphis, TN 54,894 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl)

* Conference USA 6-2 (1st place/West Division) Steve Kragthorpe ** Conference USA Football Championship Game 3 seasons 2003 - 2005 W-21, L-17, T-0

2003 Won 8 Lost 5

Aug. 30 Minnesota L 10-49 Minneapolis, MN 36,623 Sept. 6 @ Arkansas L 13-45 Fayetteville, AR 69,442 13 Texas State W 41-15 Skelly Stadium 35,805 20 Arkansas State W 54-7 Skelly Stadium 16,231 Oct. 4 Hawaii* W 27-16 Skelly Stadium 17,342 11 @ Boise State* L 20-27 Boise, ID 29,719 18 Nevada* L 21-28 Skelly Stadium 17,816 25 SMU* W 35-16 Skelly Stadium 16,733 Nov. 1 @ UTEP* W 56-28 El Paso, TX 17,095 8 @ Rice* W 31-28 Houston, TX 10,846 15 Louisiana Tech* W 48-18 Skelly Stadium 28,862 22 @ San Jose State* W 34-32 San Jose, CA 7,618 Jan. 3 Georgia Tech L 10-52 Boise, ID 23,118 (Humanitarian Bowl) *Western Athletic Conference 6-2-0 (T-2nd place)

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INTRO PLAYERS Media Information Player Interviews All requests for interviews with Tulsa players should be made through STAFF Credentials the Athletic Media Relations Office. Please make your request a day in advance to allow enough time to arrange the interview. The best time REVIEW Requests for working press credentials for Tulsa’s home football games for extended interviews is normally between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 must be made in writing on company letterhead. Direct all requests to p.m., depending on the players’ class schedules and team obligations. C-USA the Athletic Media Relations Office. Television stations usually will be able to do interviews of a shorter OPPONENTS duration following practice. The last time for player and assistant Members of the electronic media and those daily and Sunday papers coach interviews is Wednesday following practice, except on covering Tulsa and its opponents on a regular basis will receive first pri- HISTORY non-Saturday game weeks. Contact the athletic media relations ority for credentials. If space permits, every attempt will be made to office for exact days and times of media availability for non- RECORDS honor other requests. Saturday game weeks. MEDIA Credentials will not be mailed. Credentials can be picked up at the TU Athletic Media Relations Office during the week of the game or on Covering Practice gameday two hours prior to kickoff at the entrance to the press box Tulsa’s practices are open to the media. Some practice sessions may elevator on the stadium’s west side. be closed. Television video and photography of practice will be limited to the first half hour of practice, between Monday- All credentials are nontransferable and are limited to members of the Wednesday. For your own safety, you are urged to stay off the play- working media only. Your cooperation in this matter will help ensure ing field when practice is in session. Practices will be held at either the best possible working conditions in the Skelly Stadium Press Box Harwell Field or Skelly Stadium. Coach Kragthorpe and players and on the sidelines. (depending on class schedules) are usually available for interviews after practice. Please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office earlier in the day to request interviews. Parking Weekly News Conference Due to construction on campus, media parking will likely be in several locations. Proper parking credentials will be needed for entrance to the Tulsa Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe will meet with the media Monday’s lots. These parking credentials are issued by the Athletic Media Relations throughout the season for his weekly news conference. News confer- office. A limited number of parking spaces are available, therefore, mem- ences will be held from 11:30 am to 12 noon and will be held at the bers of the electronic media and those daily and Sunday papers covering Donald W. Reynolds Center interview room. All working media are Tulsa and its opponents on a regular basis will receive first priority. In encouraged to attend. The first weekly press conference is Monday, Aug. order to park satellite trucks or vehicles for radio remotes contact the TU 28. All other requests for interviews with Coach Kragthorpe should be Athletic Media Relations Office in advance of the game. directed to the Athletic Media Relations Office. Coach Kragthorpe and players will be available for electronic interviews of a shorter duration normally on Wednesdays of game week (Time is TBA) Television Live Truck Parking except on non-Saturday game weeks. Contact the athletic media Due to the construction in the north end zone area for the 2006 season, relations office for exact days and times of media availability for parking of uplink vehicles will be in the same location as during the 2005 non-Saturday game weeks. season. Two parking passes, one for an uplink truck and one for another vehicle, will be allotted for the Reynolds Center Parking Lot next to the TV Telephones Truck Boxes on the southeast side of Skelly Stadium. Proper parking cre- There are phones available to the media in the press box. Media dential will be issued for this area. You can access this parking lot from personnel needing their own private line in the press box should either 8th Street or 11th Street. contact the Athletic Media Relations Office at (918) 631-2395. Press Box The press box is located on the west side of Skelly Stadium and Post-Game Interview Policy consists of three levels: The Tulsa locker room is closed. Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe will be Level 1 — Working Press Level - reserved for writers and scouts. available to the media in the interview room of the Tulsa locker room Non-broadcast electronic media and weekly will be given for approximately 10 minutes prior to his radio show. Requested Tulsa consideration for seating if space permits; players will be available to the media following Coach Kragthorpe. For Level 2 — Radio Broadcast Level - booths are available for the official home games, the visiting team has access to a post-game interview home and visiting radio stations. Radio booths must be accessed by exit- room at the back entrance to the team locker room. ing the elevator on level one and walking one flight of stairs to level two; Level 3 — Photo and Coaches Level - the photo deck has a roof Sideline Policy extending 10 feet beyond the protective railing. This level accommo- Photographers are reminded that credentials must be properly dates television broadcast crews, team game films and television film displayed at all times. Additionally, photographers are not per- crews. mitted in either team’s bench area (between the 25-yard lines) and must stay behind the 12-foot restraining line that sur- Food and beverages will be available before the game in the Mabee rounds the field. Gym (north of the stadium, across 8th street). Inviting spouses, guests or children into the press box is strictly prohibited. Restroom is located on Level 1.

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Conference USA Football Coaches’ Teleconference Tulsa on the Road PLAYERS Conference USA will hold a weekly football coaches’ teleconference every Monday beginning Aug. 28, and running through November 20. Opponent Hotel Information STAFF The teleconference will begin at 1:00 p.m. (CT). The 12 C-USA coaches BYU Provo Marriott REVIEW will be available for a 7-minute time period to preview the upcoming 101 West 100 North opponent and answer questions from the media. Provo, UT 84601 C-USA Phone: 801-377-4700 The schedule for the teleconference is as follows (times listed are central): OPPONENTS Navy BWI Marriott 1743 W. Nursery Road HISTORY 1:00 Players of the Week/Notes Baltimore, MD 21240 1:05 Skip Holtz, East Carolina Phone: 410-859-8300 RECORDS 1:12 Mark Snyder, Marshall 1:19 George O'Leary, UCF East Carolina Hilton Greenville MEDIA 1:26 Jeff Bower, Southern Miss 207 SW Greenville Blvd. 1:33 Art Briles, Houston Greenville, NC 27834 Phone: 252-355-5000 1:40 Todd Graham, Rice 1:47 Phil Bennett, SMU Memphis Memphis Marriott East 1:54 Chris Scelfo, Tulane 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. 2:01 Watson Brown, UAB Memphis, TN 38118 2:08 Steve Kragthorpe, Tulsa Phone: 901-362-6200 2:15 Mike Price, UTEP Houston Renaissance Greenway Plaza 2:22 Tommy West, Memphis 6 Greenway Plaza East Houston, TX 77046 In order to participate in the teleconference, the media are encouraged Phone: 713-629-1200 to call the Conference USA Media Relations Department or the Tulsa Athletic Media Relations Office for the phone number and instructions. SMU Renaissance Dallas 2222 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 Phone: 214-631-222 Numbers To Know

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INTRO PLAYERS Athletic Department Directory STAFF Directions to Skelly Stadium Football Staff REVIEW From: West (Oklahoma City) Head Coach ...... Steve Kragthorpe....631-2393 C-USA 1. Take I-35 North to I-44 East/Turnpike exit. Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Quarterbacks ...... Charlie Stubbs ...... 631-2544 2. Take I-44 to I-244 East exit. Offensive Line ...... Spencer Leftwich....631-2544 OPPONENTS 3. Take I-244 to Harvard Ave. exit, turn right at stoplight. Running Backs ...... Brad Calip ...... 631-2544 4. Turn right on 8th Street. Skelly Stadium is on your left. Receivers/Special Teams ...... Bob Schultz ...... 631-2544 HISTORY Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator ...... Matt Wells ...... 631-2544 From: East (from I-244) Defensive Coordinator/Safeties ...... Keith Patterson ...... 631-2544 RECORDS 1. Take US-169 North towards Owasso. Co-Defensive Coord./Defensive Line ...... Mark Nelson ...... 631-2544 2. Exit US-169 at I-244/US-412 toward Tulsa/Joplin. Linebackers ...... Darin Eliot ...... 631-2544 MEDIA 3. Take I-244 West, exit at Harvard Ave. Turn left at stoplight. 5. Turn right on 8th Street. Skelly Stadium is on your left. ...... Derek Jones ...... 631-2544 Asst. Athletics Director/Football Operations ...... Ross Parmley ...... 631-2482 From: North (from I-35) Graduate Assistant/Offense ...... Caleb Blankenship.631-2544 1. Exit I-35 at US-412 East/Cimarron Turnpike. Graduate Assistant/Defense...... Clint Rountree ...... 631-2544 2. Take US-412 to Harvard Ave. 3. Turn right on Harvard Ave. at stoplight. 4. Turn right on 8th Street. Skelly Stadium is on your left. Football Support Personnel Strength & Conditioning Coord...... Shawn Griswold...... 631-3409 From: South (Dallas) Strength & Conditioning Assistant ...... John Barela ...... 631-5463 1. Take I-35 North. Strength & Conditioning Assistant ...... Paul Arndorfer ...... 631-3467 2. Take I-40 East/I-35 North/US-62 East, exit toward Strength & Conditioning GA ...... Greg Vandermade 631-3467 Wichita/Ft. Smith. Equipment Manager ...... Barry Boyd ...... 631-5054 3. Take I-35 North to I-44 East. Video Coordinator...... Gabe Haney ...... 631-2322 4. Take I-44 East/Turnpike exit. 5. Take the I-244 East exit. Football Department Assistant...... Patrice Swanson ....631-2393 6. Exit on Harvard Ave., take right at stoplight. Football Department Assistant...... Connie Branstetter 631-2544 7. Turn right on 8th Street. Skelly Stadium is on your left. Director of Player Programs ...... Dave Kragthorpe ....631-2393 Director of Academic Advising for Football ....Gabe Cagwin ...... 631-2703 Head Athletic Trainer...... Dave Polanski...... 631-5227 Asst. Athletic Trainer...... Keith Thomson ...... 631-5423 Asst. Athletic Trainer...... Jilll Schnepel ...... 631-5228 Asst. Athletic Trainer...... Chris Nerio...... 631-5228

Administration Athletics Director...... ..631-2181 Associate Athletics Director/SWA ...... Crista Troester...... 631-3507 Assoc. Athletics Director/External Affairs ....Marc Tuttle...... 631-3063 Asst. Athletics Director/Academic Services ....Michael Stevenson..631-2383 Asst. Athletics Director/Compliance...... Alex Parker...... 631-2382 Assistant Athletics Director ...... Bill Brogden...... 631-2394 Assistant Athletics Director ...... John Phillips ...... 631-3858 Director of Golden Hurricane Club ...... Joe DeBerry...... 631-3725 Asst. Director of Golden Hurricane Club ....Karla Campbell...... 631-2570 Director of Student Development ...... Schnea Bates-Nealy....631-2255 Coordinator of Student Services ...... Liz Jarnigan ...... 631-3530 Director of Broadcasting...... Bruce Howard ...... 631-3457 Director of Athletic Ticket Sales/Business ...... Shawn Pfannenstiel 631-4688 Assistant Ticket Manager ...... Rochelle Klein ...... 631-4688 Coordinator of Athletic Marketing...... Toya Releford ...... 631-3171 Asst. Athletics Director/Media Relations ....Don Tomkalski ...... 631-3200 Asst. Director of Media Relations ...... Jason West ...... 631-2492 Asst. Director of Media Relations ...... Stephanie Hall ...... 631-2163 Video Productions Manager ...... Mike Bilbow ...... 631-5468

Administrative Support Personnel Athletics Dept. Assistant...... Kathryn Smith...... 631-2381 Athletics Director Adm. Assistant ...... Bonnie Williams...... 631-2181 Hurricane Club Dept. Assistant ...... Barbette Veit ...... 631-2342

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PLAYERS AREA CODE 918 Pizza STAFF Restaurants Domino’s Pizza ...... several locations...... 730-7777 Mazzio’s Pizza...... several locations...... 664-4444 REVIEW American Pizza Hut ...... several locations...... 234-8080 Papa John’s ...... several locations...... 599-7272 C-USA Arby’s ...... 2918 East 11th...... 583-8545 Mario’s...... 3323 East 51st...... 743-7761 OPPONENTS Bennigan’s ...... 71st & Yale ...... 492-6206 Fuddruckers...... several locations...... 742-1714 Hotels HISTORY Full Moon Cafe...... 1525 East 15th ...... 583-6666 Crowne Plaza Tulsa (Downtown)...... 582-9000 Jason’s Deli...... 15th & Peoria ...... 599-7777 Comfort Suites...... 628-0900 RECORDS Metro Diner...... 3001 East 11th ...... 592-2616 Doubletree at Warren Place ...... 495-1000 MEDIA Panera Bread Co...... 3811 East 51st...... 749-0550 Embassy Suites ...... 622-4000 Quizno’s ...... 13th & Harvard ...... 886-7700 Great Western Downtown Plaza...... 585-5898 T.G.I. Fridays...... 61st & Memorial ...... 250-7825 Hilton Garden Inn-Airport ...... 838-7028 Village Inn...... 27th & Harvard...... 742-3515 Holiday Inn Select ...... 622-7000 Marriott Southern Hills ...... 493-7000 Mexican Microtel Inn & Suites - Tulsa Expo ...... 858-3775 Radisson Inn-Airport ...... 835-9911 Chimi’s ...... 15th & Peoria ...... 587-4411 Renaissance of Tulsa Hotel...... 307-2600 Don Pablo’s...... 4550 E. Skelly...... 481-8782 El Chico ...... 51st & Lewis ...... 742-9922 Car Rentals Avis Rental...... 838-5146 Seafood Budget Rental ...... 836-3761 Dollar Rental...... 838-5236 Atlantic Sea Grill...... 8321-A East 61st...... 252-7966 Enterprise Rental ...... 800-736-8222 Bodean Seafood ...... 3323 East 51st...... 743-3861 Hertz Rental...... 800-654-3131 Bourbon Street Cafe...... three locations ...... 583-5555 National Rental ...... 838-5270 Red Lobster ...... 4525 East 51st...... 496-3323 Thrifty Rental...... 838-3333

Italian Taxicabs Executive ...... 747-8481 The Olive Garden ...... 20th & Utica...... 743·8993 Rita’s Cab...... 425-5521 ...... 71st & Memorial ...... 254-0082 Taxi Tulsa ...... 234-8294 Spaghetti Warehouse...... 221 E. Brady ...... 587-4440 Tulsa Airport Taxi ...... 834-2400 Zio’s Italian...... 81st & Lewis ...... 298-9880 Yellow Cab...... 583-6611 ...... 71st & Mingo...... 250-5999 Yellow Checker Cab...... 582-6161 Steak

Jamil’s Steak House ...... 2833 East 51st...... 742-9097 Outback Steakhouse ...... 47th & Yale...... 627-1992 Steak and Ale ...... several locations...... varies The Spudder ...... 6536 East 50th ...... 665-1416 The Silver Flame ...... 6100 S. Sheridan...... 496-3311

Barbeque

Albert G’s ...... 2748 S. Harvard ...... 747-4799 Elmers BBQ...... 4128 S. Peoria ...... 747-6475 Rib Crib ...... several locations...... 742-2742

Chinese

Te Kei’s ...... 1616 S. Utica...... 382-7777

Smorgasbord

Furr’s Family Dining ...... 656 East 51st ...... 663-4181 Golden Corral ...... 9711 East 71st ...... 254-5560 Ryan’s Family Steakhouse ...... 10934 East 21st ...... 437-3610

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INTRO PLAYERS Media Outlets Oklahoma City (Area Code 405) STAFF Tulsa (Area Code 918) • DAILY OKLAHOMAN, Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 REVIEW (ph: 475-3311 or 1-800-682-6288; fax: 475-3183) • Box 14068, Oklahoma City, OK 14068 • TULSA WORLD, Box 1770, Tulsa, OK 74102 KFOR-TV, Channel 4 (NBC), C-USA (ph: 581-8355; fax: 581-8352) (ph: 478-6366; fax: 478-6337) • KOCO-TV, Channel 5 (ABC), Box 14555, Oklahoma City, OK 73113 OPPONENTS Mike Strain, Sports Editor; Eric Bailey, Beat Writer • ASSOCIATED PRESS, Box 1770, Tulsa, OK 74102 (ph: 478-3000; fax: 478-6675) • KWTV-TV, Channel 9 (CBS), Box 14159, Oklahoma City, OK 73113 HISTORY (ph: 584-4346; fax: 584-4654) • KJRH-TV 2 (NBC), Box 2, Tulsa, OK 74101 (ph: 841-9940; fax: 841-9989) RECORDS (ph: 748-1539; fax: 748-1566) • THE SPORTS ANIMAL, P.O. Box 25787, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Al Jerkens, sports director; Jason Shackelford, Marty Carpenter (ph: 848-0100; fax: 843-5288) MEDIA • KOTV-TV 6 (CBS), Box 6, Tulsa, OK 74101 (ph: 732-6146; fax: 732-6185) Other Tulsa-Area Outlets John Holcomb, sports director; Mike Wolfe, Scott Smith, Steve Wolfe • KTUL-TV 8 (ABC), Box 8, Tulsa, OK 74101 • TULSA BEACON, Sports, 6931 S. 66th E. Ave., Suite. 105, Tulsa, OK (ph: 445-9363/9364; fax: 445-9359) 74133 Jack Bunds, sports director; Ruben Diaz, Rick Pendergraft • BIXBY BULLETIN, Tom Boone, 11540 S. 94th E. Ave., Bixby, OK • FOX 23, 2625 S. Memorial, Tulsa, OK 74129 74008 (ph: 388-5263; fax: 388-0516) • BROKEN ARROW LEDGER, Sports, 110 W. Kenosha, Broken Arrow, TBA, sports director; Rob Loeber, Ben Scott OK 74012 (ph: 258-7171) • COX COMMUNICATIONS OF TULSA, Box 45800, Tulsa, OK • GREATER TULSA REPORTER, P.O. Box 470645, Tulsa, OK 74101 (ph: 669-4843; fax: 669-4762) 74147-0645 (ph: 492-1515) Mike Davis • MUSKOGEE PHOENIX, Sports, P.O. Box 1968, Muskogee, OK •*KRMG RADIO (740 AM), 7136 South Yale, Tulsa, OK 74136 (ph: 684-2900) (ph: 493-7400 or 493-7111; fax: 493-2376) • OKLAHOMA EAGLE, Sports, Box 3267, Tulsa, OK 74101 Rick Couri (TU Radio Color Analyst)

• KTBZ RADIO (1430 AM), 2625 S. Memorial, Tulsa, OK 74129 The University of Tulsa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. For EEO/AA (ph: 388-5202; fax: 388-0516) information, contact the Office of Legal Compliance at (918) 631-2423; for disability Chris Plank, Don King accommodations, contact Dr. Jane Corso at (918) 631-2315. • THE SPORTS ANIMAL TULSA (97.1 FM/1550 AM), 2448 East 81st Street, Suite 5500, Tulsa, OK 74137 (ph: 492-2660)

TU radio sideline commentator - Chris Kaiser, 3805 South 199th East Ave., Broken Arrow, OK 74014 (850-3095) *Flagship radio station for Tulsa football.

206 WWW.TULSAHURRICANE.COM • TU claimed the inaugural ­ nelson coleman • Tulsa won the 2005 Conference USA Junior • LB AutoZone Liberty Bowl ­Championship in 2005 • TU defeated Fresno State in • Tulsa defeated UCF in the Liberty Bowl, 31-24 the 2005 C-USA title CHADD EVANS • Tulsa has participated in game, 44-27 Junior • DE 13 Bowl Games • Tulsa has won 34 tarRion adams • TU became the first school conference titles Sophomore • RB to play in five straight New Years Day Bowl Games (1942-46)

paul smith Anthony germanY Junior • QB Junior • DB

steve kragthorpe CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN Head Coach Junior • LB

THE UNIVERSITY O F TULSA FOOTBALL 2006 MEDIA GUIDE

JON HAMEISTER-RIES Senior • OG ROBERT LATU AARON DANENHAUER Senior • DE Senior • C

NICK GRAHAM BOBBY BLACKSHIRE Senior • DB Senior • DB 2005 C-USA Second Team 2005 C-USA First Team

NICK BUNTING Senior • LB 2005 C-USA Third Team

Mike mengers BRANDON DILES Senior • OT Senior • RB

Aug. 31 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:00 pm Sept. 9 at Brigham Young 3:00 pm Sept. 16 NORTH TEXAS 6:00 pm Sept. 23 at Navy (CSTV) 12:30 pm Oct. 3 SOUTHERN MISS* (ESPN2) 6:30 pm Oct. 14 at East Carolina* 2:00 pm Oct. 21 at Memphis* (CSTV) 7:00 pm Oct. 27 UTEP* (ESPN2) 7:00 pm Nov. 4 at Houston* 4:00 pm Nov. 11 RICE* 2:00 pm Nov. 18 at SMU* 2:00 pm Nov. 24 TULANE* 2:00 pm

*Indicates Conference USA Games idris moss 2005 C-USA Champions BOLD CAPS indicates Home Games 2005 AutoZone jeff perrett Senior •WR Times are Central Time Zone Liberty Bowl Champions Senior •OT 2005 C-USA Third Team