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he University of Memphis is a comprehensive urban university committed to scholarly accomplishments of our students and faculty and to the enhancement of our community. The Uni- versity of Memphis offers 15 bachelor's degrees in more than 50 Tmajors and 70 concentrations, master's degrees in 45 subjects and doctoral degrees in 18 disciplines, in addition to the Juris Doctor (law) and a specialist degree in education. The University of Memphis campus is located on 1,160 acres with nearly 200 buildings at more than four sites. During a typical semester, students come from almost every state and many foreign countries. The average age of full-time undergraduates is 23. The average ACT score for entering freshman is 22.

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he University of Memphis was founded under the auspices of the General Education Bill, enacted by the Tennessee Legislature in 1909. Known origi- nally as West Tennessee Normal School, the institution opened its doors Sept. 10, 1912, with Dr. Seymour A. Mynders as president. TStudents in the first classes selected blue and gray as the school colors and the Tiger as the mascot. (Tradition holds that the colors, those of the opposing armies during the Civil War, were chosen in commemoration of the reuniting of the country after that divisive conflict.) Over the next decade, The Desoto yearbook was created, the first library was opened in the Administration Building, the first dining hall was built and the first men's dorm was built; today that dorm, Scates Hall, houses the academic counseling offices. In 1925 the name of the college changed to West Tennessee State Teachers Col- lege. Three years later, the Brister Library was built, named after two-term president John W. Brister. In 1931 the students created a campus newspaper, The Tiger Rag; and in 1935 the school's agriculture department was discontinued. The college changed names again in 1941, becoming Memphis State College, and in 1946 the first alumnus was named president, J. Millard "Jack" Smith. In 1950 graduate studies were initiated, and in 1954 the school switched from a quarter to a semester system. In 1957 the state legislature designated Memphis State full university status. In 1959 the university admitted its first black students, and the first doctoral programs began in 1966. The 1970s, under President Cecil C. Humphreys, saw new buildings constructed across the campus, including a University Center and a 12-story library. In 1983 MSU became the first public university in Tennessee to gain accreditation of its entire curriculum. The 1990s were characterized by another name change and another building boom. In 1994 MSU became The University of Memphis, and the Ned R. McWherter Library was completed. As the century closed, a 1,200-seat theater was being completed, and plans were underway for the FedEx Emerging Technology Center adjacent to the Fogelman College of Business and Economics and a full-service hotel and hospitality training facility, a $15 million gift from Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson. Today, The University of Memphis is one of Tennessee's two comprehensive institutions of higher learning. Situated on an urban campus in the state's largest city, it is the flagship of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. It awards more than 3,000 degrees annually. With an enrollment of approximately 20,000 students, The University of Memphis has 24 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other Tennessee university, and five state- approved centers of excellence.

Mission: The University of Memphis is a doctoral degree-granting urban research university committed to excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge; in service to the metropolitan community, state, and nation; and in the preparation of a diverse student population for successful careers and meaningful participation in a global society. The University of Memphis remains committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body and promotes diversity and access without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

U of M Fall 2000 Enrollment Data • Total Enrollment: 19,986

58% Female 61% White 66% Full-time 2% law school 9% other 77% undergraduate 42% 21% 34% part-time Male 30% black graduate Campus Quick Facts

Accreditation: The University of Memphis is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, first professional, master's, educational specialist's and doctoral degrees. Campus Size: 1,160 acres and nearly 200 buildings at four sites. Operating Budget: $220 million

Local Economic Impact: More than $1 billion

University Focus: Opened in 1912 as a teacher training college, The University of Memphis has grown into one of the largest comprehensive universities in the southeast United States. Still offering the teaching, research and service functions it was founded to provide, The University of Memphis has established five destination areas: information technology, international studies, performing arts, public health and undergraduate education.

Campus Location: Located in a suburban, residential section of Memphis - the 18th largest U.S. city - our beautifully landscaped campus is easily accessible to shopping, recreation and entertainment. The University also has teaching sites throughout Shelby County and West Tennessee.

Major Divisions of the University: College of Arts and Sciences, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Educa- tion, Herff College of Engineering, University College, Loewenberg School of Nursing, School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and the Graduate School.

Degrees: The University of Memphis offers 15 bachelor's degrees in more than 50 majors and 70 concentrations, master's degrees in 45 subjects and doctoral degrees in 18 disciplines in addition to the Juris Doctor (law) and a specialist degree in education. More than 3,000 degrees are awarded annually.

Library: The University's Ned R. McWherter Library provides one of the most elec- tronically up-to-date information repositories within hundreds of miles. Students are able to tap into information stored in libraries around the world. Library collections contain more than 13 million items, which include monographs, periodical volumes, federal and state documents, maps and manuscripts. Holdings include nearly 3.1 million microformat materials and more than a million bound volumes.

Information Technology: The U of M provides state-of-the-art computing facilities for student and faculty use, including a 24-hour TigerLAN lab. Thirty-five additional labs with more than 700 PC and Macintosh workstations and eight "smart" classrooms complement the teaching and research activities of the University.

Center and Chairs of Excellence: The University of Average entering ACT Score Memphis has five state-approved Centers of Excellence: 22 Center for Applied Psychological Research, Center 21 for Earthquake Research and Information, Center for 20 Research Initiatives and Strategies for the Communi- catively Impaired, Center for Research in Educational Policy, and the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archae- ology. There are 24 endowed Chairs of Excellence, which boast some of this country's top scholars and researchers. National Average University of Memphis State of Tennessee Memphis PERFORMING ARTS CENTER The University and surrounding community is extremely deficient in respect to a facility that will adequately accomodate major cultural events. Teaching and interpre- tation through exhibition experience benefits the students of the University and the general community. The pro- posed structure would provide a performing arts theater seating 1,200 to allow opera, ballet, musical and theatrical productions to be conducted in a world class atmosphere. The Performing Arts Center is envisioned as the focal point of the campus entry and a hub for community-related activities.

BOOKSTORE The bookstore will complete the walkway from the newly constructed parking garage to the Unviersity Center, and will include service functions such as a post office, copy center, bank and convenience store. The main floor of the facility will replace the current bookstore, which is located in the lower level of the University Center. Construction is expected to be complete during the summer of 2002. Building a

FEDEX EMERGING TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX This jointly-funded project will represent the most advanced and evolving methods in teaching and learning the technology skills of today and tomorrow. The idea behind the facility is that students will be better prepared for the fast-paced, rapidly-changing business world. The facility will provide a technologically equipped 200-seat forum, computer labs, training room, collaboration suites, and hardware and software development labs as well as a cyber café and exhibit area. The University of Mem- phis is already established in the area of technology and research with over 17 doctoral programs as well as an advanced masters program in e-commerce, opportunities in cycle time research and participation in its highly recognized, Institute for the Management of Emerging Technology. As an Internet2 campus and a Carnegie Classification of Extensive Doctoral Research University, The U of M has made a commitment to move to the next level with the FedEx Emerging Technology Complex. There was a ground-breaking ceremony on May 2, 2001 and construction is expected to be complete in spring of 2003. KEMMONS WILSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND RESORT MANAGEMENT The site construction for this exciting new facility has begun. The hotel will include 82 suites, a full- service restaurant, meeting and ballroom facilities. Accomodations for the academic program includes offices, a computer lab, service rooms, classrooms, demonstration kitchen and other associated space.

STUDENT PLAZA The Student Plaza project is funded and construction is expected to begin in the near future with a projected completion in the fall or winter of 2001. Major features will include a center fountain, seating areas, surrounding mall development and landscaping. Brighter Future MICHAEL D. ROSE THEATER LECTURE HALL This facility, which was completed this past summer and is now open, will provide students with 1,000 seats in an auditorium configuration for student and other university events, lectures, films, etc. Facilities Memphis The University of Memphis Tiger basketball team has played for the past nine seasons in The Pyramid, which seats 20,142. Highlighting its contents is one of the finest locker room facilities in all of basketball, including the NBA. This 2,200 square-foot room is equipped with a lounge and team meeting area, dressing room, training room and storage area. In the dressing room each player has his own personal vanity and locker, while the lounge area is furnished with couches, a 35-inch color television, a stereo sound system and a color pull-down projection screen. It also has an entrance way that includes a stainless steel door and a lighted U of M logo that hangs on a marble wall. The Tigers made good use of their new home in their first season as they went on to have the nation's largest attendance increase (5,207) and were ranked eighth overall in per game attendance (16,142). Memphis' 10-year record at The Pyramid is 125-38. The Pyramid sits on the bank of the Mississippi River and is visible to motorists as they cross the Tennessee-Arkansas bridge into Memphis. It was the site of the 1993 Great Midwest Conference Men's and Women's basketball tournaments, the 2000 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship and the 2000 NCAA Women’s Mideast Regional. The Pyramid has played host to the first and second round of the Men's NCAA Tournament three times (1995, 1997, 2001).

The University of Memphis women's basketball and volleyball teams play all home events at the 2,800-seat Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Situated in the heart of U of M's campus, the Fieldhouse is equipped with lockerroom and training facilities for the five Lady Tiger athletic teams. The Fieldhouse received an $80,000 renovation in August of 1993 as the gym itself was completely painted and entry ways were improved with lighting and a totally different design. In the summer of 1998, a new floor was put down, and that floor will receive a new paint scheme for the 2001-02 season. The lighting in the building was improved prior to the 1999-2000 season, and plans are in the early stages to add air conditioning to the arena. The fieldhouse was nicknamed “The Jungle” this past basketball season, and the building will undergo another facelift in 2001 as awnings will be added to the outside and over the concession and ticket areas. There is also discussion to change all seating to chairback seating. The Lady Tiger basketball team set a record for attendance in 1997-98, hosting 3,410 fans for the matchup with cross state rival Tennessee. The Lady Tiger basketball team owns an impressive 75-16 record at The Fieldhouse.

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is the site of all the University of Memphis home football games, as well as the Liberty Bowl postseason game. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, “built by the citizens of Memphis,” is a memorial to the veterans of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. The 62,380-seat facility, operated by the Memphis Park Commission, was built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 million by the city of Memphis and renovated in 1987 for $19.5 million. The Tigers opened the stadium with a meeting against Ole Miss on Sept. 18, 1965, and over 35 years have compiled a 108-92-7 record in the Liberty Bowl. The stadium features a new “prescription turf” playing surface, spacious lockerrooms, and a four-level press box, which features a stadium club for VIPs. In 1983, city of Memphis officials named the playing surface Rex Dockery Field in honor of the late Tiger coach who was killed in a plane crash. Included in the 1987 renovations were new sky suites, approximately 12,000 new seats, a new stadium club, new lighting system, the new playing surface, a new handi- cap seating area, and numerous concession stands and restroom facilities for the new sections. The largest crowd to witness a Tiger football game at the Liberty Bowl was the 65,885 who attended the Tigers’ stunning upset of sixth-ranked Tennessee in 1996. Memphis defeated the Vols, 21-17, in a game televised by CBS.

In 1970, the U of M Athletic Department officially opened the Kennedy Sportsplex, a 140-acre complex located just south of the main campus. The complex serves as the home of the Tiger football, baseball, soccer and track teams and offers workout facilities for all U of M sports. In the mid-80s, the facility was renamed the Billy J. Murphy Complex in honor of former Memphis head football coach and athletic director Billy J. Murphy. The main building features a 50-yard indoor practice field with an artificial surface. This field is used for workouts when the weather prohibits outdoor practices and is also used by the baseball team for winter workouts. Located behind the main building are four outdoor football fields, used for fall and spring practices. Other features of the complex include a golf driving range and a 5,000 square foot Novagrass artificial green. The green, which features four sand bunkers, allows both golf teams to practice their short games.The building will undergo a much needed $10 million renovation in the coming year. Included in the renovation is a main lobby which will feature a Hall of Fame as well as Tiger athletic memoribilia. The lobby will accomodate up to 150 people and will also be used for special events. Two large meeting rooms will be added in order for the Tiger football team to meet prior to practices. The main meeting room will seat up to 100 people and the smaller room will accomodate up to 75 people. There will also be individual meeting rooms for all of the position coaches to hold meetings. The equipment room will receive an overhaul as will the athletic training facility. The equipment room will also receive an expanded laundry facility, and the training room will add two underground aquatic pools for rehabilitation. The football lockerroom will be completely revamped and players will now have a lounge area to relax and study in. Also included are new lockerrooms for track and a visitor’s changing area. The current lockerrooms for the spring sports teams will be updated. Facilities The newly-constructed Larry O. Finch Center opened in the spring of 2000 and serves as the practice facility for men’s basketball. The 31,000 square foot facility features a regula- tion court which runs east to west. With the removal of portable goals, the building can be divided into three north-south courts for intramural play. Each court has its own scoreboard and clock. The center’s fully-equipped training room includes heat packs, electrical stimula- tion units, ultrasound, whirlpools, three treatment and two taping tables as well as a separate doctor’s examination room. Additionally, the center includes a locker room for the U of M basketball team, player lounge and storage area as well as a complete weight room. Over- looking the courts is a media room as well as coaching staff offices and a coaches’ lockerroom. The Finch Center is attached to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, which was completely remodeled in 1999. Improvements include a state-of-the-art air conditioning and dehumidification center, an aerobics room, larger free weight and nautilas/cardivascular fitness rooms and additional basketball courts. Also a part of the improvements was the complete renovation of the center’s aquatics facilities, including four swimming pools. The SRFC has two identical indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities. The two Olympic-size pools have 10, seven-foot lanes with a minimum pool depth of four feet while the two, 25-yard short course diving wells have a minimum depth of eight feet. The pools include both short course and long course non-turbulent lane lines, 32 starting blocks, underwater observation window, two Colorado 4000 timing systems with display, audio system and spectator seating. Located adjacent to the indoor pools are a whirlpool, sauna, and steam room. The center includes two gymnasiums with multi-court floors as well as additional outdoor basketball and tennis courts across Echles Street. There are also 10 racquetball courts located in the building. The SRFC also includes remodeled lockerroom facilities.

All of the University of Memphis' home baseball games are played at Nat Buring Stadium, a 1,200-seat facility adjacent to the Murphy Athletic Complex, which opened with an 11-2 Tiger victory over Missis- sippi State on March 14, 1972. Just 13 days after celebrating the 19th anniversary of opening day at Nat Buring, Memphis played its first-ever night game with a 5-4 win over Ole Miss on March 27, 1991. Nat Buring Stadium is named after the owner of Buring Food Packing who is an avid supporter of Memphis baseball. The stadium has had several renovations over the years, including the addition of chairback seating, an enclosed press box and most recently, new dugouts. Feasibility studies are currently underway to approach the construction of a new stadium for Tiger baseball. In 30 years at Nat Buring, the Tigers own a 591-217-1 record, and recorded their best home record of 32-1 in 1981.

Located next to the baseball stadium is Murphy Track, an eight-lane, polyurethane tartan surface track used by the U of M track teams for home meets. During the summer of 1991, the University of Memphis hosted the World Police and Fire Games. The track meet featured over 700 athletes from around the world. During the summer of 1992, U of M served as host of the Tennessee Sports Festival which featured athletes from around the state. Murphy Track was also the host site of the 1992 and 1993 Great Midwest Conference Track and Field Championships.

The 2001 soccer season is sure to be an exciting one as the men’s team will play all of their matches at the newly-constructed Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The women’s team will is expected to play at least four games at the complex. The facility, which is privately managed and operated, sits on 136.17 acres and was designed to accomodate exhibition games, tournaments, special events, camps and clinics. There are 16 fields which have Bermuda grass and an underground drainage system. Completed most recently is the stadium which will feature more than 5,000 seats and will be the host to Tiger soccer. The stadium facility also includes showers, lockerrooms, a food court, a retail store, full media services, administrative offices, Trophy Suites and a conference room. Matches not played at Mike Rose will be played on campus at Echles Field. The 900-seat facility is located adjacent to the Health Physical Education and Recreation Building and received a $20,000 facelift in the summer of 1992. The renovations include a new electronic scoreboard, concrete slabs for bleachers, and the pur- chase of additional seats.

The men's and women's tennis teams host their opponents on the HMSE courts located just two blocks from the Athletic Office Building. There are 21 laykold-surfaced courts which allow the Tiger tennis teams to host multi-team tournaments. The courts received some much needed renovation in 2000. Concrete was poured underneath the lower courts, while the remaining courts were resurfaced. The light poles and the courts were painted blue and gray, and new windscreens were installed that announce the facility as the “home of Tiger and Lady Tiger Tennis.” Plans are also in the works to add a gazebo and sand volleyball courts for student use outside of the facility. Memphis FOOTBALLThe Tiger defense, which was ranked 106th in 1999, finished the 2000 season ranked fifth in the nation, jumping as high as second Memphis after just two weeks. In the season opener against Mississippi State, the Tiger defense limited the Bulldogs to just 127 yards in total offense. In a game against Louisiana-Monroe, the defensive unit gave up just 176 yards in total offense and just 44 yards on the ground. The defense, which was headed by now-head coach Tommy West, was ranked No. 1 in the country against the rush. Memphis allowed just 72.7 yards per game en route the national honor. Five defensive Tigers were named to the all-Conference USA first team including Andre Arnold, Marcus Bell, Kamal Shakir, Idrees Bashir and Michael Stone, while tight end Billy Kendall received second-team honors.

VOLLEYBALLLed by senior April Harriman’s record book-worthy season, the Tiger volleyball team won five of their final seven matches to finish the season 13-20 overall. Memphis went 4-2 through its first six matches, including a 3-0 stretch where they did not drop a game en route to the tournament championship at the College of Charleston. Harriman was named tournament MVP. The Tigers struggled through the middle part of the season, but used a 3-0 win at Jacksonville State to begin an end-of-the-season run that resulted in five wins in seven matches. Harriman nailed her 1,000th career kill on senior night in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, and finished 2000 with 494 kills, the fifth-highest single-season total in school history. Freshman Brittany Barnett also moved into the record book with 105 block assists, the sixth-highest single-season mark in school history. Barnett became the second Tiger in three years to earn C-USA All-Freshman team honors.

WOMEN’SHead coach Brooks Monaghan’s first seasonSOCCER at The U of M resulted in a 9-11 finish, marking the best record by a Lady Tiger team since the 1997 season. After grabbing just one victory in league play during the 1999 season, Memphis registered three in 2000, and also improved their home mark at Echles Field, going 6-3 this past season. Freshman striker Jessica Gjertsen was a force to be reckoned with after setting new single-season records for points (40) and goals (18). She was honored by C-USA as a first-team all-league pick as well as the C-USA Freshman of the Year.

MEN’SThe 2001 season went downSOCCER as one of the best in Tiger soccer history as The U of M’s 14-6 overall record marked the best finish since the 1992 season. Memphis went on to earn a berth in the C-USA Tournament, advancing to the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Saint Louis University. The Memphis offense ranked fifth nationally, and junior striker Sean Fraser set a school record with 41 points. Several Tigers were named to the all-Conference USA teams, including Fraser (first-team), Stephen Lewis (second-team), Justin Stralka (second-team), Lars Thorstensen (third-team) and Clark Talley who was selected to the all-freshman team. Coach Richie Grant was named the C-USA Coach of the Year.

After a regular season where she had three top 10 and one top 15 finish, redshirt sophomore Wendy Ragle led the Lady Tigers with a 40th- WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYth place finish at the conference championships. The Lady Tigers finished 12 overall with 298 points. Three Lady Tigers advanced to the NCAA Regionals, where sophomore Leslie-Ann Daley led Memphis with a time of 24:25.11 for the 6,000-meter course, finishing 110th.

Led by sophomore, Balazs Laszlo, the men’s cross country team finished 10th at the conference championships with 294 points. Laszlo finished MEN’Sth CROSS COUNTRY 14 overall, earning All-Conference Honors after covering the 8,000-meter course in 25:38.69. Just five Memphis student-athletes competed in the meet after sophomore Ryan Smith was forced to miss the meet due to illness.

MEN’SLed by two newcomers, theTENNIS Memphis men’s tennis team became the first Tiger tennis team in 25 years to make it into the national rankings. Junior Michael Chamberlain, a transfer from Middle Tennessee State University, and sophomore Joe Schmulian, who joined the Tigers in the fall from Devon, South Africa, each earned third-team all-conference honors after helping Memphis to a 15-7 overall record and a fifth-place finish at the conference championships. Chamberlain led all Tigers with 16 singles wins, while Schmulian and senior Alistair Todd each added 15 singles wins during 2001.

WOMEN’SThe women’s tennis team saw the completionTENNIS of the career of one of the greatest players in school history when senior Christina Ladyman finished her senior season. The Perth, Australia, native’s return helped Memphis to a top 10 ranking in their region in the fall, and Memphis used that momentum to qualify three individuals for the ITA Southeast Regional for the first time in three years. Ladyman, who earned second-team all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive year, finished her career with 94 singles wins, the second-most in school history. The Lady Tigers finished eighth at the conference championships, finishing the season with a mark of 11-15 overall.

MEN’SThe men’s golf team saved itsGOLF best team finish for the Conference USA Championship, finishing sixth with a team score of 910. Memphis was led by freshmen David Jeans, who tied for 13th overall with a three round total of 223. That was one of a year of highlights for Jeans, after the freshman got his first collegiate hold-in-one at the Alabama Spring Invitational. MEN’SMemphis exceeded expectations BASKETBALL under first-year coach John Calipari in posting a 21-15 record in 2000-01. The Tigers advanced to the C-USA Tournament semifinals for the first time since 1996 and capped off the year with a third-place finish at the TiVo NIT. For the first time since becoming a charter member of C-USA, Memphis swept four, two game series against National Division opponents. At the turnstile, The U of M set records, averaging 17,110 per game (sixth best in the nation) and finishing the year with a total paid attendance mark of 290,864. On the court, junior forward Kelly Wise was named to the all-C-USA first team. Wise was the only player in C-USA to average a double-double, leading the Tigers with a 15.1 scoring average while pulling down 10.1 rebounds per game. Rookie guard Scooter McFadgon was named to C- USA’s all-freshman team. He averaged 9.3 points and was the team’s leading free throw shooter at 77.5 percent.

WOMEN’SThe Lady Tiger Basketball team is one BASKETBALLof the most successful programs at The U of M. This past season, head coach Joye Lee-McNelis led her squad to their seventh consecutive post-season appearance as Memphis participated in the WNIT. The 2001 Lady Tigers finished the year with a 17-13 record and an appearance in their third straight WNIT tournament. The Lady Tigers opened the season with a 5-0 record for the first time in 12 years, recording victories over SEC foes Arkansas and then-15th ranked Mississippi State. Memphis placed two Lady Tigers on the all-Conference USA team as senior Tiffany Adkins was named to the first-team, and Princess Swilley was named to the all-freshman squad. Adkins also received national exposure as an all-America candidate after leading the Lady Tigers in scoring and rebounding throughout the season. This past season Memphis recorded a 9-3 record at home, improving to 75-16 at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in the last seven years.

BASEBALLUnder first-year head coach Dave Anderson, the U of M baseball team experienced a resurgence in 2001. The Tigers had the best turnaround in NCAA Baseball from 2000 to 2001, improving from 15 wins in 2000 to 34 in 2001, the highest win total for Memphis since 1994. Memphis improved by leaps and bounds both at the plate and on the mound. The Tigers slugged 70 home runs this season after hitting only 26 in 2000, and they improved their team batting average from .255 in 2000 to .271 in 2001. First team all-C-USA selection Daniel Uggla was also named a 2001 Louisville Slugger all-American at second base. Uggla slugged 18 home runs, knocked in 67 RBI, batted .379, held a C-USA leading slugging percentage of .790, and set a new school record with 28 doubles on the season. The Tigers made such drastic improvements while receiving significant contributions from several freshmen. Josh Payne, Bill Edwards, Kyle Scott, and Michael Lewis all played in at least 20 games, with Edwards serving as a conference starting pitcher and Payne starting 56 of 58 games in the Tiger outfield.

WOMEN’SThe Lady Tiger golf team overcame a six-strokeGOLF deficit at the Conference USA Championship to win the league title by two strokes with a team score of 904. The Lady Tigers were led by true freshman Meaghan Francella, who captured the individual title by a stroke after posting two-consecutive one-under par 71’s for a three-day total of 221. Francella was also named C-USA Freshman of the Year, and also earned All- Conference USA and all-tournament honors. Sophomore Marianne Ruud and freshman Jennifer Jaszek also earned all-tournament honors. At the NCAA West Regional in Oregon, the Lady Tigers’ season completed with a 14th-place finish. Francella continued her outstanding season by finishing the NCAA West Regional tied for 11th, qualifying her for the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship in Florida.

MEN’SLed by a group of seniors TRACK that featured Larry Crawford, & ChrisFIELD Ingram and Stefan Matschiner, the Tiger track and field team fell just one point shy of its first-ever C-USA outdoor championship with a second-place finish of 103 points. Ingram won the Tigers’ only outdoor individual event championship when he won the 400-meter dash, his first-ever league title. The Tiger sprinters, led by Crawford, captured both relay titles (4x100 and 4x400) en route their best-ever finish since 1996. The Tigers’ indoor season was equally successful, finishing third overall while capturing four events. Senior Stefan Matschiner won the 3000-meter run, while Crawford repeated his 60-meter dash win from 2000. The Tigers also won the 4x400-meter and distance medley relays at the indoor championships. Crawford and Matschiner set new meet records. Junior Delvit Rogers continued his successful Tiger career after qualifying and competing in both the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships and the 2000 US Olympic Trials by qualifying and competing in the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships in the triple jump.

WOMEN’SLed by junior Barbara Wine’s win inTRACK the shot put, the Lady Tigers& finished FIELD the outdoor conference championships in seventh-place, their best finish in six years. Wine won the shot with a school-record performance of 14.29 meters (46-10.75). Wine now holds the school record in both the indoor and outdoor shot. She became the first Lady Tiger since 1997 to win a conference title. The Memphis freshman had a big outdoor conference championships, with freshman Keenan Gibson, who earned C-USA Runner of the Week honors once during the outdoor season, finishing fourth in the 100 and second in the 200, while fellow freshman Shamieka Johnson finished third in the 100-high hurdles. Lisa-Marie Hyman, another of the fabulous freshmen, finished seventh in the triple jump despite never competing in the event prior to coming to Memphis. The Lady Tigers finished eighth in the indoor league championships, where Wine was second in the shot and Gibson was fourth in the 60-meter dash and fifth in the 200. Junior Kameilah Amaya continued a dominant year in the throws, provisionally- qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw. Amaya’s distance did not qualify her for a spot in the NCAA’s, but the junior currently holds the indoor record in the 20-lb. weight Memphis throw and the outdoor record in the hammer. LIVING

onsidered the Home of the Blues Located just off Beale Street is and the Birthplace of Rock ’n Roll, the Peabody Place Retail and Cthe city of Memphis’ musical roots Entertainment Center which run deep. However, music is just a chap- is slated to open late this ter in the history as well as the future of year. The 300,000 square the city located in the heart of Mid- foot retail complex will fea- America. ture a 21-screen movie the- Memphis, named after the capital of ater and 3D IMAX as well as ancient Egypt, boasts all the amenities several theme restaurants. you would expect in a city with over Also located within a 1,000,000 residents while retaining the block of Beale Street is charm and down-to-earth feel of a small Gibson Guitar Memphis town. which includes factory tours Downtown Memphis is in the midst of and cultural exhibits. Also on a building boom valued at $2.3 billion the same property is the which is transforming the heart of the city. Smithsonian’s Rock ’n’ Soul One of the most visible projects has been Museum which includes ar- the construction of AutoZone Park, the tifacts documenting music’s downtown ballpark which is the home of past. the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Car- Memphis’ musical roots dinals’ Triple-A club. The new 14,320- also includes Stax and Hi- seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, Records as well as Sun 48 luxury suites and is located at the cor- Records recording studios. ner of Third Street and Union Avenue Stax became known for “sweet across from the world-famous Peabody soul music” through such art- Hotel. ists as the MarKeys, Booker T. Downtown is served by the Main Street and the MGs, Otis Redding, Trolley. The trolley system, which first Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave opened in April of 1993, currently con- and Isaac Hayes. One of Hi- sists of the Main Street Line which Records premier artists was Al passes near such Memphis landmarks as Green. Sun Records’ most fa- Beale Street, the Pinch District, Court mous recording artist was Elvis Square and the National Civil Rights Mu- Presley and also boasted Jerry seum. The Riverfront Loop includes a sta- Lee Lewis, Carl Pickens and Johnny tion in front of The Pyramid and offers Cash among its recording artists. riders a unique vista of the Mississippi Elvis Presley’s Graceland is one River. of the five most visited home tours Memphis musical roots can be traced in America and is the most famous to band leader W.C. Handy who wrote the home in America after the White first blues song here in 1909, a campaign House. In 1991, Graceland was theme for Memphis mayor “Boss” Crump placed on the National Register of called “Boss Crump Blues” and later pub- Historic Places. Over 600,000 visi- lished as “The Memphis Blues.” The tors tour Graceland each year. Photos courtesy of the sound soon caught on and blues bands Also located downtown is the refur- Memphis Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Top (L-R): filled the clubs along Beale. Young mu- bished Orpheum Theater which serves The Main Street Trolley runs sicians who performed along Beale in- as a venue for performances by Ballet through downtown Memphis; cluded Muddy Waters, Furry Lewis, Memphis, the Memphis Symphony Or- The Riverwalk is a replica of the Mississippi River and is Albert King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and chestra and traveling broadway shows located on Mud Island; B.B. King. as well as the Orpheum Classic Mov- The Rendezvous Where Beale Street meets the Missis- ies series and other concerts. serves World Famous ribs; The Peabody sippi River is Tom Lee Park, site of the The city’s location makes Memphis Ducks on their daily annual Beale Street Music Festival. The a major distribution hub with two inter- walk back to their weekend-long musical festival is just a home in the penthouse state highways intersecting in the city. of the Peabody Hotel; part of the month-long Memphis in May Memphis is also home of FedEx, the Riverboats are a International Festival which also includes nation’s largest package carrier which common site from the banks of the the World Championship Barbecue makes Memphis International Airport Mississippi Cooking Contest and the Sunset Sym- the world’s busiest cargo airport in the River; Elvis is phony. world. Over 500 commercial passen- alive and well on Beale Street. ger flights originate from Memphis In- hether it’s cheering on the Inner City) and STRIPES (Sports Teams University of Memphis Ti- Returning In the Public Education Sys- Wgers, catching a Redbirds tem). game downtown or fol- This year’s 44th an- lowing the touring profes- nual FedEx St. Jude Classic sionals at the PGA FedEx continues to be one of long- St. Jude Golf Classic, est, continuous running when it comes to sports, sporting events in the city’s the city of Memphis offers history. The tournament something for everyone. adopted St. Jude’s The U of M plays its Children’s Research Hospi- home football games in tal as its beneficiary in 1970 the Liberty Bowl, which and to date the event has also plays host to the annual bowl game generated over $10.4 million towards pitting the Conference USA champion fighting childhood catastrophic dis- against the Mountain eases. Past champions West champion. The have included such Tigers’ basketball noted players as Greg games are played in Norman, Jack The Pyramid which Nicklaus, Fred played host to the Couples, Nick Price and NCAA Basketball Curtis Strange. Championship South For race fans, there is Region First and Second Rounds last Memphis Motorsports Park with it’s spring. A year earlier, The Pyramid was four distinctive racing venues. MMP the venue for the features a ¾-mile paved Women’s Mideast Re- oval which plays host to a gional championship. NASCAR Craftsman Truck The Lady Tiger basket- Series event in the summer ball and volleyball teams and a NASCAR Busch Se- have a definite home- ries race in the fall. The court advantage playing track’s quarter-mile in the dragstrip plays host to an Elma NHRA event in October. Roane Fieldhouse lo- The park also features a quarter-mile cated in the middle of the dirt oval as well as a road course. university’s main cam- The Kroger St. Jude is one of only pus. nine championship-level tennis tourna- The Mem- ments in North America and phis Redbirds one of only two in the world are in their to be held in a private club. second season For 24 years, the sport’s in the 14,320 brightest stars have come to Top (L-R): seat Race fans Memphis and have voted the can enjoy Autozone February tournament among several Park. The their favorite stops world- NASCAR Redbirds are events at the wide on the ATP Tour. Memphis the only not- Memphis also offers MotorSports for-profit its citizens 10 public and 15 Park; Pete team in the Sampras private courses throughout competes in country. All operating the city. There are also 230 parks (to- the Kroger profits are put back into taling over 23,000 acres), 17 public St. Jude The Memphis Redbirds tennis swimming pools, 26 community cen- tournament; University of Baseball Foundation ters, 14 country clubs, 80 public tennis Memphis cheerleaders support which funds two youth baseball pro- courts and 108 hotels and motels (to- the home team; The Memphis grams, RBI (Returning Baseball to the Redbirds and their new home, taling 13,633 rooms). AutoZone Park; The annual FedEx St. Jude Classic draws more than 125,000 golf fans each year. SPORTS TableTable ofof MEMPHIS MEDIA INFORMATION A look at Media policies & guide- lines, maps of the campus & city, 3 and hotel & restaurant information. 2001 OUTLOOK A position-by-position preview of the 2001 Tigers, depth chart, ros- 16 ters and all-star nominees. COACHES & STAFF Bios on head coach Tommy West, his assistants, and the Tiger football support staff. 30 MEET THE TIGERS Bios, stats and inside information on this year's Tiger veterans, walkons and new signees. 48 '01 OPPONENTS An in-depth look at all 11 of Mem- phis' opponents this season, along with series game-by-game results and a '01 composite sched- 98 ule. REVIEW OF '00 Game-by-game recaps, final statistics, superlatives, miscella- neous statistics and key player 112 departures. DIARY CREDITS A daily account and historical reference from the past year. If The 2001 Football Media Guide is intended for the editorial use of media organizations you forgot a particular moment covering the Tigers. Any reprinting, reproduction or other use of the contents for any in Tiger football last year this is 134 commercial use is prohibited. Copies of this guide are available to the public for $12 each. where to find it. The guides can be obtained by writing or calling the Memphis athletic ticket office.

Editor: Bob Winn CONFERENCE USA Photography: Troy Glasgow, Gil Michael, Darrell McAllister, Jerry Gallick, Jennifer Rodrigues, A look at Conference USA teams, The Commercial Appeal Photo Dept., Jim Biever/Green Bay Packers, James Lathrop/Buffalo last year's standings and results, Bills & staff photographers for Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, Michael Spikes and the Mem- along with honors and athletes 150 phis Convention and Visitor's Bureau. of the week. Special Assistance: Jennifer Rodrigues, Ron Mears, Tammy DeGroff UOM 1-2001-01/5M RECORDS Murdock Printing, 430 Monroe/Memphis, TN 38103 Individual, Liberty Bowl, and team

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ records, along with career lead- The primary mission of the department of athletics is to provide a successful athletic program at the highest level ers, 100-yard rushers, all-time of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its performances, annual team sta- good sportsmanship and integrity. U of M is an equal opportunity/affirmative action university. 160 tistics, honored Tigers and more historical information 1 ContentsContents MEMPHIS TIGERS IN THE PROS A look at Memphis' past and present 2000 RESULTS professional players, all-time draft picks and Super Bowl participants. 204 Overall Record: 4-7 Conference USA: 2-5 Home: 2-4 Away: 2-3 ADDITIONAL RECORDS DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. Information on the Liberty Bowl, the Sept. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 3-17 34,113 Tigers' bowl history, undefeated Sept. 9 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 28-0 20,801 teams, coaching records, all-time Sept. 16 at Arkansas State W, 19-17 19,022 assistants, lettermen, and series 208 Sept. 23 at Army W, 26-16 38,375 records. Sept. 30 at Southern Miss L, 3-24 30,685 Oct. 7 EAST CAROLINA W, 17-10 23,496 ALL-TIME RESULTS Oct. 14 at UAB L, 9-13 15,000 Memphis' season-by-season results Oct. 21 HOUSTON L, 30-33 (3OT) 26,662 since football began in 1912. 221 Nov. 4 TENNESSEE L, 17-19 63,121 Nov. 11 CINCINNATI L, 10-13 (OT) 21,862 HISTORY Nov. 18 at Tulane L, 14-37 17,269 Facts and figures through Memphis' first 85 years of collegiate football. 2000 ATTENDANCE TOTALS Overall: 310,379 (28,216) Home: 190,055 (31,676) Away: 120,324 (24,065) ADMINISTRATION 234 An inside look at University of Mem- EXTRA POINTS phis interim president Dr. Shirley Raines, athletic director R.C. All-Time Head Coaches ------212-213 Lou Groza Award ------193 Johnson, the University, Tiger Tra- All-Time Lettermen ------215-220 Media Outlets ------6 Athletic Directory ------5 Media Relation Contacts ------7 ditions, Tiger Clubs, and the Tiger Bowl History ------210 Media Relations Directory ------4 athletic staff. 246 Bowl Schedule ------14 100-Yard Games ------166 Career Leaders ------187-189 Passing Records ------167-170 Community Relations ------15 Quick Facts ------3 2001 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Defense Records ------183-185 Receiving Records------171-172 Fall Schedule ------3 Rosters ------22-28 DATE OPPONENT Final Statistics ------123-124 Rushing Records ------163-166 Sept. 3 at Mississippi St. (ESPN) Game-by-Game Stats ------127-128 Scoring Records ------160-162 Honored Tigers ------194-202 Series Records vs 2001 Foes ------109-110 Sept. 8 UT-CHATTANOOGA Hotels & Restaurants ------8 Tigers on Television ------10 Sept. 22 SOUTH FLORIDA Key Departures ------131-133 Travel Plans ------6 Sept. 29 at Louisville * The Last Time ------190-191 Tiger Traditions ------259 Oct. 6 SOUTHERN MISS * Liberty Bowl ------208-209 Two-Deep ------27-28 Oct. 13 at Houston * Oct. 20 at East Carolina * Oct. 27 UAB * Nov. 10 at Tennessee Nov. 17 ARMY * Nov. 24 CINCINNATI *

* Conference USA opponents www.gotigersgo.com ON THE COVERS The cover of the 2001 Memphis Football Media Guide features head coach Tommy West as well as several key players. The front cover contains photos of (21) DB Marcus Smith; (20) RB Sugar Sanders and (62) (C) Jimond Pugh. The outside back cover has photos of (24) DB Glenn Sumter and a close-up of LB DeMorrio Shank. 2 MediaMedia InformationInformation MEMPHIS The 2001 edition of the Tiger Football Media Guide is a comprehensive source of information with statistics and historical FALL SCHEDULE 2001 references for use by the media covering Tiger football. For additional information about Tiger football please call the University of Wed.-Fri., July 25-27 MemphisT Media Relations Office at 901-678-2337. Conference USA Football Media Day main entrance of the Mid-South Coliseum, off Southern Wednesday, August 8 Press Policies Avenue. Passes are issued by the Athletic Media Rela- Freshmen Report Working press will be admitted to Level 2, where tions office and are limited. approximately 90 seats are available. Credentials are is- Saturday, August 11 sued according to the following criteria: Telephones Varsity Reports 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications, newspapers from opponent's area, and student There are four telephones located on the second Friday, August TBA newspapers from Memphis and opponents' schools. floor of the press box at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/ Fan Fest (evening) 2. Other daily newspapers with preference to those Rex Dockery Field. They are for first-come, first-serve which regularly cover Memphis. use only. It is suggested that media members order their Monday, August 13 3. Radio and television personnel not broadcast- own telephone lines by contacting South Central Bell at 1- First Full Combined Practice ing, but considered reporting (seats may be provided in 800-766-9115 and use Bob Winn as your contact. the stands and locker room access granted). Thursday, August 16 4. Non-daily newspapers, with preference to those Statistics/Services First Full Day In Pads which regularly cover Memphis. 5. Scouts. Memphis will provide complete game statistics, 6. Freelance and/or non-daily writers may be Saturday, August TBA including play-by-play, halftime flash stats, complete post- asked to produce copies of actual publications in which game statistics and coaches' quotes. These statistics are First Scrimmage at Liberty Bowl (CLOSED) their work has appeared. In some cases, these materials normally distributed along press row and additional re- will be required as verification of the writers' status. Your quests can be easily accommodated. Statistics are deliv- Monday, September 3 cooperation and understanding is requested in such in- ered to the radio booths throughout the game. Light food Season Opener vs Mississippi State stances. and beverages will be available in the press box through- QUICK FACTS out the game. President ...... Dr. Shirley Raines Credentials Location ...... Memphis, TN The second floor seating at Liberty Bowl Memo- Postgame Interviews Enrollment: ...... 21,500 rial Stadium/Rex Dockery Field is very limited (90 seats). Founded: ...... 1912 After a 10-minute cooling off period, the University Visiting radio stations and/or networks are located on the Nickname: ...... Tigers of Memphis locker room will be opened to the members fourth floor of the press box in the visiting radio booth. Symbol: ...... Bengal Tiger of the media in compliance with NCAA rules. Colors: ...... Royal Blue & Gray Credentials are issued to working press only. We ask that Conference: ...... Conference USA the members of the media request credentials at least two Stadium: ...... Liberty Bowl Memorial weeks in advance. All requests are handled by Bob Winn. Spotters Capacity: ...... 62,380 Seating is limited and will be restricted to filing press, Turf: ...... Grass radio and television representatives needs according to With at least a week's notice, Memphis can retain Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I-A NCAA regulations. the services of a spotter for radio and television announc- Athletic Director: ...... R.C. Johnson ers. Our established fee is a minium of $35 to be paid at Faculty Rep...... Nate Essex the conclusion of the game. Please call our office in ad- Head Coach: ...... Tommy West Media Will Call vance and we will assist you in any way possible (901- Overall Record: ...... 35-35-0 (6 years) 678-2337). Record at U of M: ...... 0-0-0 (1st year) Media/photo credentials which have not been Offensive Form: ...... "Spread" mailed can be obtained at the Media Will Call, located at Defensive Form: ...... Multiple 4-3 the base of the pressbox elevator on the south side of the Photographers 2000 Record: ...... 4-7-0 stadium. Media Will Call opens two hours prior to kickoff All-Time Record: ...... 382-398-32 (.492) and closes at halftime. The sidelines at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/ First Year of Competition: ...... 1912 Rex Dockery Field are very restricted and space is lim- Bowl Appearances: ...... 2 ited. Passes will be issued only for photographers repre- Bowl Record:...... 2-0-0 Parking senting daily newspapers, wire services, student newspa- First Team All-Americans: ...... 13 pers, television stations and the athletic media relations Offensive Starters Returning: ...... 8 The press parking lot is located on the south side office. Photographers will be restricted to the areas out- Defensive Starters Returning: ...... 6 (press box side) of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium/Rex side the 25-yard lines. No photographers will be allowed Special Team Starters Returning: ...... 2 Dockery Field. The press lot is located just south of the inside the team bench areas in accordance with NCAA Total Lettermen Returning: ...... 43 elevator entrance. Admittance to this lot is through the regulations. 3 Media Information Practice Attendance Important Locations ATHLETIC MEDIA Memphis football practices are open to members The Memphis athletic media relations office is lo- RELATIONS CONTACTS of the media but we request that you call in advance to set cated in room 203 E of the athletic office building on up any and all interviews with coaches and players. Inter- campus. The AOB is located on the corner of Southern views with players will be limited to Monday - Wednes- Avenue and Normal Street. Broadcast booths and cam- day and after games on Saturday. era positions are located on the fourth floor of the Liberty BOB WINN Bowl press box. The Memphis locker room and the visi- OFFICE: 901-678-4150 tors locker room are located in the south tunnel of the HOME: 901-753-6441 e-mail: [email protected] Ticket Information stadium. Memphis head coach Tommy West will con- duct interviews in the Memphis media room following a For ticket information to the University of Mem- 10-minute cooling off period. There is no interview room phis football games, call the Athletic Ticket Office at in the visitors locker area. (901) 678-2331. RON MEARS Fax-On-Demand OFFICE: 901-678-2349 Player Interviews HOME: 901-213-1737 The U of M will put its game notes, stats, etc... on e-mail: [email protected] Players are available for interviews until Wednes- Pivotal Communications' website at day after practice on game weeks. Please request inter- www.mediateamlink.com. Members of the media can views with a minimum 24-hour notice. All interviews are sign up for free access of the service which is also used to be directed through the SID office. by all C-USA member schools, as well as most of the nation's major conferences. Use of this system is limited JENNIFER to media members only. Following is a list of Mem- RODRIGUES Monday Press Conference phis' document numbers: Cumulative Stats 1831, Game OFFICE: 901-678-2397 Notes 1832, Depth Chart 1833 and Postgame 1836. You University of Memphis head football coach Tommy HOME: 901-737-5552 can also access all of the above documents at e-mail: West will hold his weekly football press luncheon on www.mediateamlink.com and gotigersgo.com. [email protected] Monday's at 11:30 AM. The luncheon will be held in the Assembly Room of the AOB. Members of the media are invited to lunch at 11:30 AM. The press conference begins at noon, with West and two or more players. Tigers on the Web TAMMY DeGROFF For information on Memphis sports go to the official OFFICE: 901-678-2337 Contacting West site of Tiger athletics, www.gotigersgo.com . Please stop HOME: 901-794-5168 by and catch up on all Memphis sports at the following e-mail: [email protected] The best time to reach Memphis head coach location: Tommy West is between 11:30 AM and 1 PM Monday through Wednesday. The football office telephone num- www.gotigersgo.com ber is 901-678-2341. BRIAN REYNA IT'S FOOTBALL TIME...Members of the University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office gather in Time Circle to start Graduate Assistant thinking about the 2001 football season. This year's staff includes: Bob Winn, Ron Mears, Jennifer Rodrigues, Bryan OFFICE: 901-678-2337 Reyna, Tammy DeGroff. Not Pictured - Brian Lavoie. HOME: 901-767-4675 e-mail: [email protected]

BRIAN LAVOIE Graduate Assistant OFFICE: 901-678-2337 HOME: tba e-mail: [email protected]

MARTHA WOODS Secretary OFFICE: 901-678-2337 e-mail: [email protected]

4 AthleticAthletic DirectoryDirectory MEMPHIS FOOTBALL STAFF Tommy West, Head Coach (Tennessee, 1976) ...... 678-2341 ATHLETIC MEDIA Charlie Coe, Assistant Head Coach/Receivers (Kansas State, 1973) ...... 678-2341 Randy Fichtner, Offensive Coordidnator/Quarterbacks (Purdue, 1985) ...... 678-2341 RELATIONS OFFICE Rick Mallory, Offensive Line (Washington, 1983) ...... 678-2341 Russ Huesman, Tight Ends (UT-Chattanooga, 1982) ...... 678-2341 CONTACT US AT: Clay Helton, Running Backs (Houston, 1994) ...... 678-2341 (Office)901/678-2337; FAX 901-678-4134 Rick Whitt, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends (Catawba College, 1976) ...... 678-2341 Stadium: 901-272-0136 Joe Cullen, Defensive Line (Massachusetts, 1989) ...... 678-2341 Tim Walton, Secondary (Ohio State, 1995) ...... 678-2341 INTERNET INFO Tim Banks, Outside Linebackers (Central Michigan, 1994)...... 678-2341 www.gotigersgo.com John Flowers, Director/Football Operations (Southern Illinois, 1977) ...... 678-2341 Mike Stark, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator (Memphis, 1972) ...... 678-5035 ADDRESS INQUIRES TO: Lee Yerty, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coordinator (Washington State, 1986) .. 678-5035 Athletic Media Relations Office James Wilkins, Graduate Assistant (American International, 1997)...... 678-2341 Athletic Office Building Jason Robinson, Graduate Assistant (Virginia, 1996) ...... 678-2341 Room 203E Pat McLaughlin, Graduate Assistant (Dayton, 2000) ...... 678-2341 Memphis, TN 38152 Marc Hohorst, Head Equipment Manager (LA-Lafayette, 1997) ...... 678-2848 Eddie Cantler, Head Trainer (Memphis, 1974) ...... 678-2847 SHIP OVERNIGHT PACKAGES TO: Athletic Media Relations 570 Normal ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Athletic Office Building Dr. Shirley Raines, President (Tennessee-Martin,1967)...... 678-2234 Room 203E Memphis, TN 38152 R.C. Johnson, Athletic Director (Iowa, 1963) ...... 678-2335 Kevin Grothe, Associate Athletic Director/Advancement (Iowa, 1985) ...... 678-2334 ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ Bill Lofton, Associate Athletic Director/Finance (Memphis, 1972) ...... 678-2334 Lynn Parkes, Associate Athletic Director (Alabama, 1975) ...... 678-2315 MEDIA RELATIONS Bob Winn, Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations (Memphis, 1973) ...... 678-2337 Bob Winn 12 Bobby Kilpatrick, Assistant Athletic Director/Olympic Sports (Ole Miss, 1961) ...... 678-2452 901-753-6441 (H) e-mail: [email protected] Melissa Moore, Assistant Athletic Director/Tiger Clubs (Memphis, 1985)...... 678-2334 Scott Rabenold, Assistant Athletic Director/Annual Giving (Iowa, 1997) ...... 678-2334 ASSOC. MEDIA RELATIONS DIR. Fred Stewart, Business Manager (Memphis, 1978)...... 678-2461 Jennifer Rodrigues Sally Andrews, Compliance Coordinator (Christian Brothers, 1982 ) ...... 678-4122 901-737-5552 (H) Syra Thibault, Marketing & Promotions (South Alabama, 2000) ...... 678-2337 e-mail: [email protected] Murray Armstrong, Facilities Coordinator (Tennessee, 1961)...... 678-2341 Dr. Tim Sumner, Director of Athletic Academics & Compliance (Taylor, 1969) .... 678-2714 ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIR. Gina Pickens, Athletic Academic Advisor (Memphis, 1977) ...... 678-2347 Ron Mears 901-213-1737 (H) Area Code For Above Numbers...... 901 e-mail: [email protected]

ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIR. Tammy DeGroff 901-794-5168 (H) OFFICE PRODUCT STORE e-mail: [email protected] GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Provides copiers for the University of Memphis Brian Reyna, Brian Lavoie Athletic Media Relations Office MEDIA RELATIONS SECRETARY 3930 Vantech Drive Martha Woods Memphis, TN 38115 901-678-2337 901-795-8400

5 TigerTiger MediaMedia OutletsOutlets MEMPHIS NEWSPAPER TELEVISION RADIO Associated Press ...... 901-525-1972 WREG TV 3 (CBS) ...... 901-543-2117 WMC AM 790 ...... 901-726-0555 2001 AWAY GAME 495 Union Avenue 803 Channel Three Drive 1960 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-525-1978 Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-543-2167 Memphis, TN 38104 ...... Fax: 901-272-9186 Woody Baird, Clay Bailey George Lapides, Glenn Carver, Dave Woloshin, Forest Goodman, Ron Martin HEADQUARTERS Britt Albertson, Mike Ceide Commercial Appeal ...... 901-529-2360 WREC AM 600 ...... 901-578-1144 MISSISSIPPI STATE 495 Union Avenue WMC TV 5 (NBC) ...... 901-726-0410 203 Beale Street Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-529-2362 1960 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-525-8054 Landmark Hotel Phil Stukenborg, Geoff Calkins Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-278-7633 Mark Bialek Jarvis Greer, Dave Cera, Carrie Anderson 1200 Hwy 45 North Memphis Flyer ...... 901-521-9000 WUMR FM 92 ...... 901-678-3176 Columbus, MS 39701 460 Tennessee Street WHBQ TV 13 (FOX) ...... 901-320-1345 University of Memphis 662-327-7077 Memphis, TN 38101 ...... Fax: 901-521-0129 485 South Highland Memphis, TN 38152 ...... Fax: 901-678-4331 Frank Murtaugh Memphis, TN 38111 ...... Fax: 901-320-1366 Heath Guertner David Lee, Marcus Holliday Daily Helmsman ...... 901-678-2192 WGKX FM 106 ...... 901-682-1106 LOUISVILLE University of Memphis WPTY TV 24 (ABC) ...... 901-323-2430 965 Ridgelake Boulevard Holiday Inn Airport Memphis, TN 38152 ...... Fax: 901-678-4792 2701 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38120 ...... Fax: 901-767-9531 4004 Gardiner Point Dr. TBA Memphis, TN 38104 ...... Fax: 901-452-1820 J.L. Fisk, program director Greg Gaston, Derek Vinkus, Michael Eaves Louisville, KY 40213 Tri-State Defender ...... 901-523-1818 WHBQ AM 560 ...... 901-375-9324 502-452-6361 WBBJ TV ...... 901-424-4515 124 Calhoun Avenue East 6080 Mt. Moriah 346 Muse Street Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-523-1820 Memphis, TN 38115 ...... Fax: 901-795-4454 Jackson, TN 38301 ...... Fax: 901-424-9299 Bill Little Dan Frazier, program director Eric Waddel, Derek Francis HOUSTON Evening Times ...... 870-735-1010 WLOK AM 1340 ...... 901-527-9565 Marriott West Loop WKNO TV 10 (Ind.) ...... 901-458-2521 111 East Bond 363 South Second Street 900 Getwell Road 1750 West Loop West Memphis, AR 72301 ... Fax: 870-735-1020 Memphis, TN 38103 ...... Fax: 901-528-0335 Memphis, TN 38152 ...... Fax: 901-325-6506 Todd Brooks Melvin Jones, program director Houston, TX 77040 Darel Snodrass, program director 713-960-0111 Jackson Sun ...... 901-427-3333 WRVR FM 104 ...... 901-767-0104 WTVF TV ...... 615-248-5285 245 West Lafayette 5904 Ridgeway Center 474 James Robertson Parkway Jackson, TN 38301 ...... Fax: 901-425-9639 Memphis, TN 38120 ...... Fax: 901-767-0582 Nashville, TN 37219 ...... Fax: 615-244-9883 Dan Morris, John Denton Rhonda Cloud, program director EAST CAROLINA sports director Ramada Plaza Shelby Sun Times ...... 901-755-7386 WOGY FM 94 ...... 901-767-0104 WKRN TV ...... 615-248-7240 203 W Greenville Blvd. 7508 Capital Drive 5904 Ridgeway Center 441 Murfreesboro Road Cordova, TN 38138 ...... Fax: 901-755-0827 Memphis, TN 38120 ...... Fax: 901-682-2804 Greenville, NC 27831 Nashville, TN 37210 ...... Fax: 615-248-7329 Wally Wellman, Buck Patton Joel Burke, program director sports director 252-355-8300 Germantown News ...... 901-754-0337 WNWS FM 101.5 ...... 901-423-8316 WSMV TV ...... 615-353-2231 7545 North Street 101 N. Highland 5700 Knob Road Germantown, TN 38138 ...... Fax: 901-754-2961 Jackson, TN 38301 ...... Fax: 901-423-8304 TENNESSEE Dan Moore Nashville, TN 37209 ...... Fax: 615-353-2343 Hilton-Airport sports director WWTN...... 615-320-9986 2001 Alcoa Highway Covington Leader ...... 901-476-7116 1808 West End Bldg., #1500 PO Box 529 Nashville, TN 37203 ...... Fax: 615-329-3246 Alcoa, TN 37701 Covington, TN 38019 ...... Fax: 901-476-0373 George Plaster 865-970-4300 Jeff Ireland, Richard Vandergrift BOB RUSH ...... 901-754-3123 The Tennessean ...... 615-259-8000 Color Commentator 1100 Broadway 8201 Scruggs Nashville, TN 37202 ...... Fax: 615-259-8826 Germantown, TN 38138 ...... Fax: 901-754-3123 David Climer, Maurice Patton

Chattanooga Free Press ...... 423-757-6294 400 East 11th Street; P.O. Box 1447 Chattanooga, TN 37403 ...... Fax: 423-757-6490 Sam Woolwine

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Mississippi State 662-325-2703 FAX: 662-325-2563 Athletic Media Relations Press Box Phone: 662-325-3776 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. P.O. Drawer 5308 E-Mail: [email protected] Mike Nemeth (662-323-7780) Tues. 1 PM CT Starkville, MS 39762

UT-Chattanooga 423-755-4618 FAX: 423-755-4610 Athletic Media Relations Press Box Phone: TBA Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. 615 McCallie Avenue E-Mail: [email protected] Jeff Romero (423-517-8916) Wed. Noon ET Chattanooga, TN 37403

South Florida 813-974-4086 FAX: 813-974-5328 PED 214 Press Box Phone: 813-350-6225 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. 4202 E. Fowler E-Mail: [email protected] John Gerdes (813-971-4967) Tues. 12:30 PM EST Tampa, FL 33620

Louisville 502-852-6581 FAX: 502-852-7401 Athletic Media Relations Press Box Phone: 502-852-6793 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. 2100 S. Floyd Street E-Mail: [email protected] Ken Horn (502-636-3555) Mon. 1:30 PM ET Louisville, KY 40292

Southern Miss 601-266-4503 FAX: 601-266-4507 Athletic Media Relations Press Box Phone: 601-266-5523 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. P.O. Box 5161 E-Mail: [email protected] Mike Montoro (601-579-9573) Mon. 11 AM CT Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Houston 713-743-9404 FAX: 713-743-9411 Suite 2008 Press Box Phone: 713-743-0550 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. 3100 Cullen Blvd. E-Mail: [email protected] Chris Burkhalter (281-403-7674) Tues. 11:30 AM CT Houston, TX 77204

East Carolina 252-328-4522 FAX: 252-328-4528 Athletic Media Relations Press Box Phone: 252--328-4697 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. Ward Sports Medicine Bldg. E-Mail: TBA TBA (252-TBA) Mon. 11:30 AM ET Greenville, NC 27858

UAB 205-934-0722 FAX: 205-934-7505 105 Bartow West Tower Press Box Phone: 205-250-7379 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. 1530 Third Avenue E-Mail: [email protected] Grant Shingleton (205-823-2857) Tues. 11:30 AM CST Birmingham, AL 35294

Tennessee 865-974-1212 FAX: 865-974-1269 Athletic Media Relations Press Box Phone: 865-974-2937 Football Contacts (home phone) Weekly Press Conf. P.O. Box 15016 E-Mail: [email protected] Bud Ford (865-922-1657) Tues. Noon ET Knoxville, TN 37901

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7 DiningDining && HotelsHotels MEMPHIS Area Code ...... 901 DISTANCE TABLE Memphis Police Department ...... 528-2222 EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY ...... 911 ( Memphis to ... ) Ambulance...... 458-3311 Atlanta, GA ...... 382 miles Baptist Hospital (Emergency Room) ...... 522-5511 Birmingham, AL ...... 241 miles Methodist Hospital (Emergency Room) ...... 726-7600 Chicago, IL ...... 514 miles St. Francis Hospital (Emergency Room) ...... 765-2180 Cincinnati, OH ...... 500 miles Yellow Cab ...... 577-7777 Houston, TX ...... 647 miles City Wide Cab ...... 324-4202 Knoxville, TN ...... 388 miles Metro Cab ...... 323-3333 Little Rock, AR ...... 137 miles Checker Cab ...... 526-5222 Louisville, KY ...... 376 miles TWA ...... 1-800-221-2000 Minneapolis, MN ...... 907 miles Delta Airlines ...... 761-5441 Nashville, TN ...... 210 miles Northwest Airlines ...... 1-800-433-7300 New Orleans, LA ...... 414 miles American Airlines ...... 526-8861 Saint Louis, MO ...... 294 miles USAir ...... 1-800-428-4322 West Point, NY ...... 1,159 miles Federal Express Pick-up ...... 345-5044

HOTELS (Drive Time From Airport) Adams Mark (939 Ridge Lake Boulevard) (15 to 20 minutes) ...... 684-6664 Courtyard by Marriott (6015 Park Avenue) (22 minutes) ...... 761-0330 Memphis Marriott Downtown (250 N. Main) (15 minutes) ...... 527-7300 Comfort Inn-East (5877 Poplar Avenue) (20 minutes) ...... 767-6300 Embassy Suites (1022 S. Shady Grove) (20 minutes) ...... 684-1777 French Quarter Suites (2144 Madison) (15 minutes) ...... 728-4000 Hampton Inn (2700 Perkins Rd.) (15 minutes) ...... 367-1234 Hampton Inn (5320 Poplar) (20 minutes) ...... 683-8500 Hilton East (5069 Sanderlin) (20 minutes) ...... 767-6666 Holiday Inn-East (5795 Poplar Avenue) (15 minutes) ...... 682-7881 Holiday Inn-Overton Square (1837 Union) (15 minutes) ...... 278-4100 Homewood Suites (5811 Poplar) (20 minutes)...... 763-0500 Memphis Marriott East (2625 Thousand Oaks) (15 minutes) ...... 362-6200 Peabody (149 Union) (15 minutes) ...... 529-4000 Radisson (185 Union) (15 minutes) ...... 528-1800 Holiday Inn Mt. Moriah (2490 Mt. Moriah) (15 minutes) ...... 362-8010 RESTAURANTS Bayou Bar and Grill (2105-1 Overton Square) ...... 278-8626 The Butcher Shop Steak House (1/2 block south of Union at 101 S. Front) ...... 521-0856 Landry's Seafood House (263 Wagner Place) ...... 526-1966 The Commissary (Barbecue)(2290 S. Germantown Road) ...... 754-5540 Cooker Bar & Grille (6120 Poplar Avenue) ...... 685-2800 Corky's Bar-B-Q (5259 Poplar) ...... 685-9744 El Chico Mexican Restaurant (3491 Poplar Avenue) ...... 323-9609 Folk's Folly Prime Steak House (551 Mendenhall Road S) ...... 762-8200 Grady's American Grill (6080 Primacy Parkway) ...... 763-4663 Frank Grisanti's at Embassy Suite Hotel (1022 S. Shady Grove) ...... 761-9462 The Half Shell (688 S. Mendenhall Road) ...... 682-3966 Houston's Restaurant (5000 Poplar) ...... 683-0915 Jim's Place East (5560 Shelby Oaks Drive) ...... 388-7200 La Tourelle (2146 Monroe Avenue) ...... 458-1060 Neely's Bar-B-Que (670 Jefferson Avenue) ...... 521-9798 Olive Garden (2765 S. Perkins Extended) ...... 365-3473 The Pier (100 Wagner Place) ...... 526-7381 The Rendezvous (52 S. Second) ...... 523-2746 Ruth's Chris Steak House (5858 Ridgeway Center Parkway) ...... 761-0055 The Spaghetti Warehouse (40 Huling Avenue W.) ...... 521-0907

8 TigersTigers OnOn AirAir MEMPHIS All of the replay excitement of Tiger football can be seen each Sunday night on LISTEN TO ALL THE TIGER ACTION IN WLMT-TV, UPN 30 in Memphis. Greg Gaston, sports anchor at WPTY-TV, serves as FOOTBALL ON WMC-AM 79 host of the weekly Tommy West Show. West and Gaston discuss the highlights of the pre- The University of Memphis athletic broadcast, which spent 12 seasons on an FM Greg Gaston vious Tiger game and show all of the contest's most station in Memphis, has returned to WMC-AM 79, the station that carried Tiger athletics exciting plays. In addition, the show contains fea- for 28 consecutive years. WMC will broadcast all of the University of Memphis football tures on current Tiger players, assistant coaches and games in 2001. the University, as well as a brief outlook on the next In March of 1999, WMC-AM 79 and the University of Memphis finalized a new opponent. three-year agreement with the option for two additional years. WMC-AM 79 bid $240,000 The Memphis Football Coaches Show has been for Memphis' rights in 1999-2000, $250,000 for 2000-22001 and $250,000 for 2001- aired by WLMT-TV for the past six years. Over the 2002. past 12 years, numerous Tiger football games have WMC-AM 79, a 5,000-watt station located in mid- Dave Woloshin been carried by WLMT-TV. town Memphis, sends out Tiger football in a 100-mile Gaston has been with the sports staff at WPTY- radius. WMC also originates the broadcast to 10 net- TV for the past four years. A graduate of the Univer- work affiliates throughout the Mid-South. WMC be- sity of Maryland, he came to Memphis from Maryland. Gaston and his wife, Mary, have gan covering Tiger athletics in 1958, and helped Mem- two children, Greg and Gina. phis build a strong athletic following in the Mid-South. Dave Woloshin, a well-known sports figure in Mem- phis, begins his fifth season of handling the play-by- play for Tiger football and basketball. Woloshin, who TigerTiger SportsSports PropertiesProperties is the host for Sportscall 790 on WMC radio, spent The 2001-02 school year marks the beginning of a new relationship between the eight years as the television play-by-play announcer Tigers Athletic Department and Tiger Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Com- for the Tigers on WLMT TV 30. Woloshin came to Dave Woloshin munications. Memphis as the sports anchor for WHBQ TV 13 in 1981. He has handled play-by-play Under a five-year agreement, Tiger Sports Properties focuses on the growth of for the Memphis Riverkings, the Memphis Americans, Storm and Rogues soccer teams, the athletic department's corporate sponsorship programs, assisting with securing spon- has worked ESPN and SportsChannel America and for numerous prep football games sors for radio and television broadcasts, promotions, signage and corporate hospitality. of the week. Consisting of three full-time employees in Memphis, the local operation is headed Woloshin has two children, Nathan, age 8, and Jacob, age 7. by General Manager Eric Buchanan. Buchanan comes to Memphis after working at Former all-American center Bob Rush will handle the color commentary for the Learfield's joint Indiana and Purdue properties. Prior to joining Learfield, Buchanan 14th consecutive season. Rush, who played for the worked at ESPN Regional Television at the University of Oregon. Tigers from 1973 through 1976, hails from Clarksville, Bob Rush Also on the staff of Tiger Sports Properties is Kris Kassel. Kris returns to the TN. He started at center for Memphis during the Memphis area where he previously worked for the Memphis Redbirds as an intern. 1974, 1975 and 1976 seasons and earned all-Ameri- Prior to joining Tiger Sports Properties, Kassel worked for two years at Indiana Univer- can honors in 1975 and 1976. In addition, he was sity as the Marketing and Advertising Manager for Inside Indiana Magazine, a publica- named to the All-South Independent team for three tion dedicated to IU Sports. years, was named the M Club Athlete of the Year Rounding out the TSP staff are Memphian Chris Todd and Kim Hunt-McNeil. (1976), first team all-American by The Sporting News Hunt-McNeil was an all-conference golfer for the Lady Tigers during the 1990s. (1976), honorable mention all-American by the As- sociated Press (1975 & 76), and was co-captain of the 1976 Tiger football team. Following his graduation from Memphis, Rush NETWORK AFFILIATES was drafted in the first round by the San Diego Chargers and played five seasons for the KOSE-AM ...... Osceola, AR Southern California team before being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1983. After WTRB-AM ...... Ripley, TN starting for the Chiefs for three seasons, Rush retired from the NFL in 1986. WLSZ-FM ...... Humboldt, TN He is married to the former Patsy Rentrop of Memphis. The couple have two WKWT-FM ...... Union City, TN children, Jeffrey, Jr., age 19, and Lacey, age 16. WDTM-AM ...... Selmer, TN Carrie Anderson, a weekend anchor for WMC-TV, served as a sideline reporter WKBL-AM ...... Covington, TN for WMC-AM 790 during the 2000 season. A native of Virginia, Anderson provided in- WAMB-AM...... Nashville, TN depth reporting on game situations, as well as reports with the head coach at halftime WMSR-AM ...... Manchester, TN and at the conclusion of the game. WTKB-FM...... Milan, TN Forrest Goodman, a veteran of radio sports, will return for his third year season as WUMR-FM ...... Memphis, TN the studio host for the Tiger Football Network.

9 TigersTigers OnOn TVTV MEMPHIS ESPN and ESPN2 with at least 19 men's basketball games annually, including: WATCH ALL THE TIGER ACTION IN * Seven Friday night games on ESPN FOOBALL ON ESPN * Seven Wednesday night games on ESPN2 * Select early-season games For the past three years, Conference USA has had * ESPN Regional Television will continue as network rightsholder and regional its broadcast of football and basektball contests on seperate syndication rightsholder. The syndicated package will include 14 regular-sea television networks. The 2001 season will mark the first son men's games plus 10 Conference Tournament games to local and regional time in the league's history that C-USA sports will be aired Conference USA markets. on the same network, ESPN. * ESPN Regional Television will produce no less than 10 women's games. In Conference USA announced in the spring of 2001 that ESPN had been awarded addition, ESPN2 will televise the Women's Conference Championship. the television rights for the conference. ESPN, Inc. and Conference USA have entered * Pay-per-view rights for ESPN's FULL COURT package into an exclusive eight-year agreement which begins in the 2001 football season and the * ESPN Classic: ESPN Classic will have access to Conference USA archives 2001-2002 basketball season and incorporates ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Regional Televi- for network programs. sion, ESPN.com and ESPN Classic. It was announced by John Wildhack, ESPN senior * ESPN.com: ESPN will offer expanded coverage of Conference USA action vice president, programming and Mike Slive, Conference USA Commissioner. As part online. of this arrangement, Conference USA and ABC Sports have reached an agreement to * Marketing Rights: ESPN Regional Television will have corporate marketing televise future potential Conference USA football Championship Games. rights for Conference USA, including the Men's Basketball Championship and The multi-faceted agreement is highlighted by: ESPN/ESPN2's first-time coverage a future Football Championship Game. of Conference USA football featuring weeknight games; televising future Conference USA Football Championship Games on ABC Sports; men's basketball coverage Fridays on ESPN and Wednesdays on ESPN2; syndication and network rights for the conference's football and basketball coverage through ESPN Regional Television; marketing rights TIGERS ON TV and more. Date Opponent (TV) Result "We are thrilled to expand our relationship with Conference USA on both the 10/22/49 Kansas State (WMCT) W, 21-14 national and regional level," said Wildhack. "Multi-faceted agreements such as this one 11/4/67 Florida State (ABC) L, 26-7 involving the many ESPN entities and ABC Sports set us apart and allow us to enhance 10/25/80 Florida State (ABC) L, 24-3 our position as the leader in college sports coverage. Weeknight football and establishing 10/30/82 Georgia (ESPN) L, 34-3 a Friday night basketball franchise are just two of the many fan-friendly elements of this 9/21/85 Florida State (WTBS) L, 19-10 9/24/88 Florida (Sport Channel) W, 17-11 arrangement." 11/18/89 Florida St. (Sunshine Network) L, 57-20 Conference USA Commissioner Mike Slive added: "Conference USA is pleased 11/17/90 Florida St. (Sunshine Network) L, 35-3 and excited about its partnership with ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports. This agreement 9/2/91 USC (Prime Ticket) W, 24-10 enhances the Conference's primetime exposure in a very significant way. By combining 10/31/92 Tulane (SportsSouth) W, 62-20 football and men's and women's basketball on ESPN, plus the opportunity to add a 11/27/93 Miami (ESPN) L, 41-17 championship football game on ABC, fans will be able to watch Conference USA 8/31/96 Miami (Fox Sports) L, 30-7 10/19/96 Southern Miss (Fox Sports) L, 16-0 throughout the year on the many ESPN entities and ABC Sports." 11/9/96 Tennessee (CBS) W, 21-17 However, The University of Memphis is no stranger to the talent and leadership of 8/30/97 at Mississippi State (Fox) L, 13-10 ESPN, having played football and basketball games on the prestigious sports-entertain- 9/20/97 Minnesota (Midwest Sports Channel) L, 20-17 ment network for a number of years. 10/25/97 at East Carolina (Fox) L, 32-10 The Tiger's first appearance on ESPN occured during the 1983 season when 11/22/97 Southern Miss (Fox) L, 42-18 9/5/98 Ole Miss (Jefferson-Pilot) L, 30-10 Memphis traveled to Athens, Georgia, to take on Hershall Walker and the Georgia 9/12/98 Mississippi State (Fox) L, 14-6 Bulldogs. In 1993, Memphis played a Thanksgiving weekend contest against the Miami 9/19/98 Minnesota (Midwest Sports Channel) L, 35-14 Hurricanes in Orange Bowl Stadium. 10/10/98 Arkansas (FX Network) L, 23-9 The Memphis basketball team has been seen on ESPN 72 times dating back to the 9/11/99 Mississippi State (Fox) L, 13-10 1983 season, when Memphis played Ole Miss on the young television network. 10/2/99 Missouri (Fox) L, 27-17 11/6/99 Southern Mississippi (Fox) L, 20-5 Exclusive national cable television coverage of the conference on ESPN and 9/2/00 Mississippi State (Fox) L, 3-17 ESPN2 with 10 games annually (including several in primetime), highlighted by: 9/30/00 Southern Mississippi (Fox) L, 3-24 * Tuesday and/or Wednesday night games 10/7/00 East Carolina (Fox) W, 17-10 * Select Thursday and Saturday games 11/4/00 Tennessee (Fox) L, 17-19 * Rights to a future Football Championship Game for ABC Sports *also seen on SportSouth * ESPN Regional Television will syndicate select games and will be the net Overall Record: 6-23-0 work rightsholder for Conference USA football. * Pay-per-view rights for ESPN's GamePlan package * Exclusive national cable television coverage of the conference on 10 CampusCampus MapMap MEMPHIS

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University of Memphis Buildings FET FedEx Emerging Technology D-6 PG2 Parking Garage H-11 (For Campus Map on page 11) FH Elma Roane Fieldhouse H-10 PT Patterson Hall D-12 FRH Finch Recreation Center G-16 AD Administration Bldg. F-9 PP Physical Plant G-8 FBE Fogelman College of Business D-5 AC Alumni Center I-15 PS Printing Services E-14 FEC Fogelman Executive Center E-5 ART Art Building E-8 PSY Psychology Bldg. E-7 HH Hayden Hall H-9 AOB Athletic Office Bldg. K-13 RTH Rose Theatre and Lecture H-10 HC Health Center H-8 BH Ball Hall I-12 SC Scates Hall H-9 IC Information Center C-5 BMJ Billy M. Jones Advancement J-15 SM Smith Hall G-12 JH Johnson Hall D-10 BS Bookstore H-11 REC Student Recreation Center G-15 JN Jones Hall F-9 BB Brister Building D-10 TC Theatre & Communications G-5 LAW C.C. Humphreys School/Law F-5 BR Browning Hall I-8 UC University Center G-11 LS Life Sciences H-12 CS Campus School J-12 WT Wilder Tower E-11 LIP Lipman School H-2 CL Clement Hall E-11 WS Wilson School of Hospitality MN Manning Hall G-9 CFA Communications & Fine Arts G-6 and Resort Management E-4 MC McCord Hall H-8 CT Clock Tower G-11 ML McWherter Library H-7 DH Dunn Hall F-7 MJ Meeman Journalism Bldg. F-8 EQ Earthquake Research Center K-4 MI Mitchell Hall E-11 EL Ellington Hall E-12 MU Music Bldg. H-5 EA Engineering Admin. Bldg. H-5 NH Newport Hall I-15 ES Engineering Sciences I-5 PAN Panhellenic Bldg. D-7 ET Engineering Technology I-6 PG1 Parking Garage E-6 12 20012001 C-USAC-USA BowlsBowls MEMPHIS AXA Libery Bowl 1983 Notre Dame 19, Boston College 18 GMAC Bowl 1984 Auburn 21, Arkansas 15 Just weeks after introducing college football's newest 1985 Baylor 21, LSU 7 C-USA is entering the sixth year of a contract with the AXA bowl game in 1999, organizers of the Mobile Alabama Bowl 1986 Tennessee 21, Minnesota 14 Liberty Bowl to send the league's regular season champion inked a contract to feature teams from Conference USA and 1987 Georgia 20, Arkansas 17 to the Memphis, TN, to serve as the host team for the Decem- the Western Athletic Conference. This past year's contest 1988 Indiana 34, South Carolina 10 ber bowl festival. In 1999, the bowl committee reached an pitted Southern Mississippi of C-USA against Texas Christian 1989 Mississippi 42, Air Force 29 agreement with the Mountain West Conference to match that University from the WAC. TCU joins C-USA in all sports in the 1990 Air Force 23, Ohio State 11 league's champion against the champion from Conference fall of 2001. 1991 Air Force 38, Mississippi State 15 USA. The bowl's committee has the second selection from both 1992 Mississippi 13, Air Force 0 The 2000 AXA/Liberty Bowl featured Louisville as the conferences. Officials from C-USA agreed to a multi-year 1993 Louisville 18, Michigan State 7 Conference USA champion and pitted the Cardinals against deal with the bowl organizers while the WAC contract was for 1994 Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 the Mountain West Champion, Colorado State University. one year only. The WAC champion competes in the Las 1995 East Carolina 19, Stanford 13 CSU had lost the 1999 Liberty Bowl to Southern Missis- Vegas Bowl. 1996 Syracuse 30, Houston 17 sippi and the Rams were determined to avenge their loss in For C-USA, the agreement guarentees a third league team 1997 Southern Miss 41, Pittsburgh 7 '99. On a cold December afternoon, the number 23 ranked will advance to postseason play. In 1998, three C-USA teams 1998 Tulane 41, Brigham Young 27 Rams defeated number 22 ranked Louisville, 22-17. It was advanced to bowl games, playing in the AXA/Liberty Bowl, 1999 Southern Miss 23, Colorado State 17 C-USA's first loss in the AXA/Liberty Bowl since the 1996 the Humanitarian Bowl and the Motor City Bowl in Detroit. 2000 Colorado State 22, Louisville 17 season when Syracuse defeated Houston. This past season, the league placed four teams in post The 1999 bowl featured Southern Mississippi as the cham- season bowls, the AXA/Liberty Bowl, the GMAC/Mobile Ala- pion from C-USA against Colorado State, the co-champion of bama Bowl, the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl and the Motor the Mountain West Conference. The Golden Eagles defeated City Bowl. CSU, 23 - 17, on a beautiful New Year's eve evening. Galleryfurniture.com Bowl In 1998, Tulane capped off a perfect 12-0 season with a One of the newest bowls in college football is the RESULTS 41-27 win over Brigham Young University. Tulane's victory Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston, Texas. Mobile, AL in the Liberty Bowl improved C-USA teams' all-time record in The game, which was played in the Houston Astrodome, 1999 TCU 28 , East Carolina 14 the bowl to 5-3. pitted a Conference USA member, East Carolina, against a 2000 Southern Miss 28, TCU 21 Throughout it existence, the Liberty Bowl has seen its member of the Big-12, Texas Tech. share of great players and coaches. Legendary coaches like In that inaugural contest, East Carolina defeated the Red Paul "Bear" Bryant, Johnny Majors, Lou Holtz, Joe Paterno Raiders of Texas Tech, 40-27, before a crowd of better than and Tom Osborne have roamed the sidelines of the Liberty 35,000 in the Astrodome. Motor City Bowl Bowl. Former Heisman Trophy winners Bo Jackson, Doug The Big 12 is one of the strongest conferences in the The Motor City Bowl has announced that this year's bowl Flutie, Terry Baker and Ricky Bell are among the list of great nation and includes such teams as Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kan- game will be played on December 29, at noon, in the Pontiac collegiate players to participate in the Memphis classic. sas State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. Conference Silverdome. This year's game is scheduled for Thursday, December USA, which is begining its seventh year of league competi- For the last two years, the Motor City Bowl was played on 31 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (62,380) and will be tion, counters with football teams such as Southern Missis- December 27th. The 1998 game was held on December televised live by ESPN at 4 PM. sippi, East Carolina, Louisville, Houston and Memphis. TCU 23rd after the inaugural game was played on December 26, and South Florida will join CUSA in 2001 and 2003 respec- 1997, when Southeastern Conference membver Ole Miss RESULTS tively. Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Cincinnati and Lou- defeasted Mid-America Conference champion Marshall. Philadelphia, PA isville participated in bowl games last The Motor City Bowl, presented by Ford, General Mo- 1959 Penn State7, Alabama 0 "Houston provides excellent exposure for our teams in a tors and Daimler-Chrysler, features the top selection from the 1960 Penn State 41, Oregon 12 market that is home to one of our institutions and close to TCU, MAC against a bowl-eligible team from Conference USA. 1961 Syracuse 15, Miami 14 Tulane and Memphis and combines one of the nation's larg- This past year, Marshall defeated Cincinnati, 25-14. 1962 Oregon State 6, Villanova 0 est markets with great football fans," said CUSA commissioner In an unprecedented effort to create a "win-win" situation 1963 Miss State 16, NC State 12 Mike Slive. for the MAC, Conference USA and the Motor City Bowl, the Atlantic City, NJ This year's contest will be played on December 28, 2001 bowl has given its number one pick for the 2001 to the MAC's 1964 Utah 32, West Virginia 6 on ESPN. newest bowl partner, the GMAC Bowl, which will be played Memphis, TN December 19th in Mobile, Alabama. 1965 Mississippi 13, Auburn 7 RESULTS 1966 Miami 14, Virginia Tech 7 Houston, TX RESULTS 1967 NC State 14, Georgia 7 2000 East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27 Detroit, MI 1968 Mississippi 34, Virginia 17 1997 Mississippi 34, Marshall 31 1969 Colorado 47, Alabama 33 1998 Marshall 48, Louisville 29 1970 Tulane 17, Colorado 3 1999 Marshall 21, BYU 3 1971 Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13 2000 Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 1972 Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30 1973 NC State 31, Kansas State 18 1974 Tennessee 7, Maryland 3 1975 Southern Cal 20, Texas A&M 0 1976 Alabama 36, UCLA 6 1977 Nebraska 21, North Carolina 17 1978 Missouri 20, LSU 15 1979 Penn State 9, Tulane 6 1980 Purdue 28, Missouri 25 1981 Ohio State 31, Navy 28 1982 Alabama 21, Illinois 15

13 20012001 BowlBowl ScheduleSchedule MEMPHIS 2001 BOWL LINEUP New Orleans Bowl Motor City Bowl (C-USA vs Mid-America) Capital One/Florida Citrus Bowl (Sun Belt vs Mountain West) December 29, 2001 (Big 10 vs SEC) December 18, 2001 ESPN (12 noon) January 1, 2002 ESPN2 (7 or 7:30 PM) Pontiac Silverdome (80,638) ABC TV (1 PM) Louisiana Superdome (72,227) Pontiac, MI Florida Citrus Bowl (70,349) New Orleans, LA Orlando, FL Sylvania Alamo Bowl (Big 10 vs Big 12) GMAC/Mobile Alabama Bowl (C-USA vs December 29, 2001 Toyota Gator Bowl (ACC vs Big East) MAC) ESPN (2:30 PM) January 1, 2002 December 19, 2001 Alamodome (65,000) NBC TV (12:30 PM) ESPN2 TV (8 PM) San Antonio, TX Gator Bowl (77,042) Ladd-Peebles Stadium (35,000) Jacksonville, FL Mobile, AL Curcial.com Humanitarian Bowl (WAC vs open) Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Las Vegas Bowl (Mountain West vs open) December 28 or 31, 2001 (SEC vs Big-12) December 20, 2001 ESPN (1:30 or 12:30 PM) January 1, 2002 ESPN (8 PM) Bronco Stadium (30,000) Fox Sports (11 AM) Sam Boyd Silver Bowl (32,000) Boise, ID Cotton Bowl (68,252) Las Vegas, NV Dallas, TX San Francisco Jeep Bowl Mainstay/Independence Bowl (Pac-10 vs Big East) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (BCS Agreement) (SEC vs Big-12) December 30, 2001 January 1, 2002 December 27, 2001 ABC TV (5 PM) ABC TV (3 PM) ESPN (8 PM) Pacific Bell Park (72,227) Sun Devil Stadium (74,130) Independence Stadium (50,459) San Francisco, CA Tempe, AZ Shreveport, LA Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (ACC vs SEC) Nokia Sugar Bowl (BCS Agreement) Galleryfurniture.comBowl (C-USA vs Big 12) December 31, 2001 January 1, 2002 December 28, 2001 ESPN (7:30 PM) ABC TV (8:30 PM) ESPN (8 PM) Georgia Dome (71,228) Louisiana Superdome (72,227) Astrodome (80,638) Atlanta, GA New Orleans, LA Houston, TX Silicon Valley Classic (WAC vs open) FedEx Orange Bowl (BCS Agreement) Culligan Holiday Bowl (Pac-10 vs Big 12) December 31, 2000 January 2, 2002 December 28, 2001 Fox TV (TBA) ABC TV (8 PM) ESPN (8:30 PM) Spartan Stadium (30,456) Pro Player Stadium (75,014) Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) San Jose, CA Miami, FL San Diego, CA Wells Fargo Sun Bowl (Pac-10 vs Big 10) Jeep Seattle (ACC vs Pac-10) Music City Bowl (SEC vs Big East) December 31, 2001 January 2, 2002 December 28, 2001 CBS TV (2 PM) ESPN (5 PM) ESPN (5 PM) Sun Bowl Stadium (51,270) Safeco Field (30,000) Adelphi Stadium (67,000) El Paso, TX Seattle, WA Nashville, TN AXA/St. Jude Liberty Bowl Rose Bowl (Bowl Championship) Micron PC Bowl (C-USA vs Mountain West) January 3, 2001 December 28, 2000 December 31, 2000 ABC TV (8 PM) TBS TV (7 PM) ESPN (4 PM) Rose Bowl (98,252) Joe Robbie Stadium (73,000) Liberty Bowl (62,921) Pasadena, CA Miami, FL Memphis, TN

Insight.Com Bowl (Big 12 vs Big East) Outback Bowl (Big-10 vs SEC) December 29, 2001 January 1, 2002 ESPN (5 PM) ESPN (11 AM) Bank One Ballpark (56,167) Raymond James Stadium (74,350) Tucson, AZ Tampa, FL

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University of Memphis football coaches introduce their players to the crowd of Tiger fans during the school's Fanfest '00 the Norfolk and Southern Railroad line that runs from celebration. The annual event takes place at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. the U of M campus to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.The Tiger team gathered at 10 AM and divided into five teams of 20 players and coaches. Each group cleaned up trash from a section of the railroad rightaway before reforming at the stadium for the annual Blue-Gray game. In addition to the afore mentioned projects, the Memphis football team has worked with under privi- lege children from Memphis. SMART (St. Mary's, Manassas, Alabama Re- development Team) is a neighborhood development and outreach program that has been in operation since 1983. The group strives to foster a sense of community in the inner-city area through personal contacts, the support of activities of neighborhood associa- tions and sponsored special events. In past years the Tiger football team invited youth who are involved with SMART to attend the annual spring football picnic. The picnic is held each spring after the playing of the Blue-Gray game and features horseback riding, fishing, basketball, softball and other activities. "These events are important to the team," West The University of Memphis Tiger football team stood at Le Bonheur", said Le Bonheur President, stated. "I'm not sure how much we appreciate what was very busy with activities on the field during the Jim Shmerling. "It is our committed medical and we have until we see how unfortunate others are. 2000-2001 school year. However, the team also hospital staff working cohesively that enables the hos- "Hopefully, we are able to give back to a com- managed to give some of their valuable time back to pital to care for thousands of sick and injured chil- munity that has been so supportive of our program. the City of Memphis and several charitable organiza- dren. Maybe we have been able to do a little something to tions. "The Le Bonheur team has been expanded make someone else day a little brighter." "It is vitally important that this team feels like it is now with the addition of the University of Memphis a major part of the City of Memphis and the children Athletic Department," Shmerling continued. "We are within this community," said head coach Tommy truly excited about the opportunities this partnership West. "There are so many needs in this community will create and the benefits it will provide for the chil- and our players would like to help fill those needs." dren who depend on Le Bonheur." The football players have found more than one Throughout the duration of each season, Tiger project to lend a hand and in doing so have brought players travel to the hospital on Friday's to visit the smiles to the faces of many children. children. In the fall of 1996, the team adopted Le Bonheur Most recently the Tiger football team Children's Hospital in Memphis and the affiliation still has joined the Adopt-A-School program which Young Tiger fans get autographs from tight end Jason Johnson at continues today. The University of Memphis football is sponsored by the Memphis City and County Fanfest '00. team and coaching staff, along with the Mighty Sound School Systems. Graves Elementary School of the South band and the U of M cheerleaders, have in Memphis was selected by the Tigers as participated in pep rallies at the hospital, but each their adopted school. Tiger players speak on time the purpose of the rally was to boost the spirits of a weekly basis to school children as part of a children at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. "mentor program". "The players have been involved with children Players and coaches from the U of M at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, the Ronald travel each week to Graves Elementary to McDonald House and at St. Jude Childrens Re- read to the children and as importantly, serve search Hospital," West said. "If we can brighten a as role models for the young children. child's day, then that's the least we can do. In April of 1997, the team joined Hands "It is our continued hope that we can bring a On Memphis, a City Cares of America Affiliate smile to the face of children who have not had a lot that dedicates itself to community service on to smile about and that seeing some of these big, a year round basis. strong football players might serve as an inspiration In April of 1998, the Tiger football team for a child to keep battling." participated in Hands On Memphis by volun- "The importance of teamwork is well under- teering to clean a two-and-a-half mile span of

15 '01'01 TigerTiger PreviewPreview MEMPHIS TIGERS GO WEST TO START NEW FOOT- other level. If they will continue to give us that Anglin, who has started six games in his BALL ERA... enthusiasm, the rest is up to the coaches.” career at Memphis, threw for 200 yards last season before his ankle injury. He has now When the University of Memphis re- THE QUARTERBACKS passed for 1,056 yards and six touchdowns moved Rip Scherer as head football coach Six scholarship players return for the in just 12 games and has added 221 yards after the conclusion of the 2000 season, ath- fall of 2001, including three starters rushing. With his ability to run and throw, An- letic director R.C. Johnson had little more to from last season. Junior Travis An- glin becomes a threat for enemy defenses. do than ... “look West” ... to find his replace- glin opened the 2000 season as the He will receive a hard look for West this fall. ment. In fact, Scherer’s replacement sat just Tiger signal caller but was injured in Suber, who has lettered for three years down the hall from the head coach's office in the third game of the year. Senior Neil at quarterback, passed for 581 yards and two the defensive coordinator’s office. Suber took over for Anglin but was scores last year before suffering a shoulder Tommy West, the former head coach at knocked out of action two games separation in the Southern Mississippi game. Clemson University, had come to Memphis later against Southern Mississippi. In He was able to make a return to the field in as the defensive coordinator in 2000 and had stepped junior Scott Scherer who the season finale against Tulane.

led his unit to the number one ranking in col- Quarterbacks started the final six games of the sea- The senior from Georgia has thrown for lege football in rushing defense and the num- son. All three battled in the spring 2,363 yards in his career and is currently ber five spot in total defense. along with redshirt freshman Danny Wimprine, ranked 9th on Memphis’ all-time passing list. As the search for a coach began, Mem- sophomore Bran Webb and freshman Matt The strong armed Suber led the Tigers to a phis Tiger players and fans, former Clemson Adams. win over Army in 2000 and had the Tigers in players and administrators and other coaches position to defeat Southern Mississippi before from around the country called to endorse two turnovers in the final 1:30 led to a Golden Junior West. It did not take long for the U of M to quarterback Eagle win. realize that the best possible head coach Travis Anglin With Anglin and Suber both on the in- has thrown for for Memphis was already in Memphis. West over 1,000 jured list, Scherer was called on to start the was hired on November 30 and immedi- yards in his East Carolina game. The start was the first of career. ately set out to rebuild the recruiting dam- his career. In his first three series under cen- age that had been done during the three ter, Scherer led the team to three scores and weeks that the Tigers were without a leader. when the final horn sounded, Memphis and After retaining six members of Scherer found themselves on the winning end Scherer’s staff, West and his assistants be- of a 17-10 score. The son of former head gan to make strides in recruiting. Concen- coach Rip Scherer had connected on 18-of- trating on area players, the University of 25 pass attempts for 175 yards and one Memphis began getting commitments and touchdown. He added a rushing touchdown when national signing day ended, the Ti- and was named the Houston Chronicle Con- gers had landed ten football players from ference USA Player of the Week. Memphis, including a Parade All-American Scherer finished the 2000 season with a and a player who was considered the best team-leading 857 yards passing and four defensive back in the Southeast. touchdowns. He had a season high 203 yards With a new class in place, West turned passing against Cincinnati and also recorded his attention to filling out his staff and in Feb- highs for completions (20) and passes at- ruary announced the hiring of offensive co- tempted (32) against the Bearcats. The ordinator Randy Fichtner, defensive line former walk-on completed 85-of-154 attempts coach Joe Cullen and outside linebacker to finish the campaign with a 102.72 efficiency coach Tim Banks. rating. Scherer threw two of his four touchdown As spring practice approached, West passes against Tennessee and came within and his staff began to install the new “spread” offense and to look at moving players into positions that would best help the team in the fall of 2001. “We are a very young football team and we will have to work very MEMPHIS hard to overcome our inexperience”, West said after a spring scrimmage. “But I like the enthusiasm. The players really gave us a great effort in spring practice and I think that they OUTLOOK are ready to take this program to an- 20012001 16 '01 Preview

tseconds of pulling off the upset against the has rushed for over 900 yards in his career POSITION-BY-POSITION Vols. and appears to be the front-runner as the Ti- With a continual rotation of quarterbacks gers enter fall practice. Quarterback in the fall of 2000, many began to wonder if Joining Sanders in the hunt for playing 15 Travis Anglin 6-4 200 r-Jr. Danny Wimprine, a highly touted freshman time at tailback will be veteran lettermen backs 14 Neil Suber 6-3 238 r-Sr. who was being redshirted, would be forced Jeremiah Bonds and Aaron Meadows, as well 12 Scott Scherer 5-10 180 r-Jr. into action. However, Memphis made it as redshirt freshman Shaka Hill and newcom- 7 Bran Webb 6-0 175 r-Fr. through the season without having to call on ers Dante Brown and Mario Robinson. Bonds, 18 Danny Wimprine 6-1 220 r-Fr. his services. The New Orleans, LA, native 13 Matt Adams 6-1 200 Fr. a true freshman, was pressed into service came to the U of M from J.T. Curtis High when Sanders and Dernice Wherry were in- Running Backs School with an outstanding high school re- jured. He demonstrated his many talents 20 Sugar Sanders 5-11 220 r-Jr. sume. An option quarterback, Wimprine led when he caught a swing pass in the Army 47 Aaron Meadows 6-0 204 r-Sr. Curtis to back-to-back state championships. game and scampered down the sideline for 22 Jeremiah Bonds 5-9 184 So. His overall record during four years of high 27 Shaka Hill 6-3 244 r-Fr. 31 yards and a touchdown. His score broke school was 53-2. open a close contest and propelled the Ti- 46 Dante Brown 6-2 220 Jr. Webb arrived on campus in 1999 but 30 Mario Robinson 6-0 205 Fr. gers to a win over the Cadets. was still recovering from knee surgery. He was Meadows has lettered for two seasons Fullbacks not able to participate in ‘99 due to a weak as a running back and as a member of the 6 Darche Epting 6-1 244 r-So. knee and therefore, had to spend the 2000 Tiger special teams. He rushed for 34 yards season learning the Memphis system. He has Receivers on three attempts in the Tulane game in 2000 now strengthened his knee but a bout with and caught five passes over the course of the 9 Ryan Johnson 6-1 195 Jr. mononucleosis in the spring sent him home 81 Tripp Higgins 6-3 202 Jr. season. 16 Darren Garcia 6-1 180 So. to Texas to rest and recover. He will have to Epting worked as both a fullback and tail- 33 Antoine Harden 6-2 170 So. battle several veteran quarterbacks in the fall back last season and gained 174 yards rush- 11 Andrew Harden 5-10 191 r-Sr. to have a shot at playing in 2001. ing, while scoring three touchdowns. He had 80 Von Webb 6-0 184 r-Fr. Adams, the grandson of former U of M a season-high 17 rushes for 66 yards in the 88 Tavarious Davis 6-0 180 r-Fr. head coach Fred Pancoast, was signed in the 28 Darron White 6-1 190 Fr. win over Army and tallied a career high two fall of 2000 but elected to return home to rushing touchdowns in the win over Louisi- Flankers Pensacola, FL, in August to rehab a shoulder ana-Monroe. Epting enters fall drills as the 1 Bunkie Perkins 5-9 160 Sr. that had been operated on in the spring of number one fullback but he will re- 10 Casey Rooney 6-2 203 Jr. 2000. Adams was also an option quarterback ceive competition from several 17 Derrick Harmon 6-1 197 r-Jr. in high school but he too will have a great deal younger players. 36 Devin Yarbrough 5-10 165 r-Fr. of depth and talent ahead of him as fall drills Shaka Hill was one of the most 35 Lloyd Patterson 5-10 165 r-Fr. begin. 13 LaDarius Price 6-0 175 Fr. highly recruited players in the state of Tennessee in 1999. He was named Tight Ends THE RUNNING BACKS the Mid-State Player of the Year, as 86 Jeff Cameron 6-4 243 r-Jr. There should be no lack of depth at the well as being tabbed the Defensive 89 Jason Johnson 6-3 255 r-Fr. running back positions this season. All of last Player of the Year during his senior 43 Marcus West 6-4 225 Fr. year’s running backs return and several tal- Fullbacks season and appears anxious to con- ented newcomers should join in the hunt for tributed to the Tigers’ offensive effort. Left (Quick) Tackle playing time. 65 Artis Hicks 6-5 315 Sr. Hill could be used at both tailback and 73 Travis Triplett 6-5 327 r-Fr. Junior Sugar Sanders led all Tiger fullback. 76 Gene Frederic 6-4 275 Fr. backs with 646 yards rushing during Newcomers in the offensive backfield this the 2000 season. He scored four fall will include junior college transfer Dante Left (Quick) Guard touchdowns, including a sea- Brown and Melrose High 63 Josh Eargle 6-3 288 r-Sr. son long scoring run freshman Mario Robinson. 51 Jason Austin 6-5 310 r-Sr. of 62-yards Junior tailback 78 Baki Celaj 6-6 305 r-Jr. Sugar Sanders Brown, who had signed with against rushed for 646 75 Andrew Handy 6-3 285 Fr. yards in 2000. Tommy West at Clemson in Army at 1999, attended Middle Geor- Centers West gia College and has two years 62 Jimond Pugh 6-3 300 r-Jr. Point. of eligibility at Memphis. The 64 Drew Harmon 6-4 255 r-Fr. Running Backs Sanders USA Today All-American 61 Eric Anderson 6-3 285 Jr. had two 57 Chris Moore (DS) 6-1 288 r-So. rushed for 1,842 yards and 14 100 yard rush- touchdowns as a senior in Right (Strong) Guard ing perfor- high school. Robinson, who 74 Trey Eyre 6-3 300 r-Jr. mances last also runs track at Melrose, 67 Matt Gehrke 6-3 294 r-Jr. season, includ- was named to Prep Star 61 Jon Crews 6-4 277 r-So. ing 132 yards in Magazine’s All-Southeast the win over Team in 2000. Right (Strong) Tackle East Carolina 71 Wade Smith 6-5 266 Jr. Walk-on candidates 68 Joey Gerda 6-6 304 r-Jr. and 122 yards Donnell Graham and Torrian 73 Travis Triplett 6-5 300 r-Fr. in the Cincinnati Lewis will have the opportu- 70 James Corder 6-7 305 Fr. contest. The Mi- nity to contribute during fall ami, FL, native

17 '01 Preview practice. Graham is a transfer from Cincin- phis. Price, who played quarterback for East nati, while Lewis played at Collierville High in High, will be one of the fastest signees in the Shelby County. Tiger camp. POSITION-BY-POSITION The “Z” slot will be filled by senior Bunkie Left Defensive (Bandit) End THE RECEIVERS Perkins and a host of young receivers, includ- 48 Mowbray Rowand 6-4 248 r-Jr. The Tiger football program suffered last ing Devin Yarbrough, Derrick Harmon, Lloyd 95 Cornell Bazile 6-3 220 r-So. season with the youthfulness of the receiver Patterson and William Clark. 96 David McNair 6-3 230 r-Fr. corps. Key injuries and a lack of depth really Perkins returns to his starting flanker slot hampered the overall passing game. This fall this fall but he too will be locked in a battle for Defensive Tackle 50 Eric Taylor 6-3 283 So. a number of young receivers will battle for both playing time. The Mississippi native led the 77 Albert Means 6-4 335 So. the wide out and flanker positions. team in receiving in 2000 with 33 catches for 98 Garfield Garth 6-2 239 Jr. With the Tigers’ new spread offense, 314 yards. His six catches for 85 yards in the 93 Dierre Carter 6-3 245 Fr. numerous receivers are expected to win over East Carolina were career highs for see playing time as several of the Ti- the senior from Vicksburg. Nose Tackle gers’ new offensive formations will fea- However, Perkins will have to look over 84 Boris Penchion 6-4 268 r-Jr. 79 Kenyun Glover 6-3 275 r-Fr. ture four wide receivers. his shoulder for sophomore Darren Garcia. 90 Doug Whittaker 6-5 292 r-Jr. Ryan Johnson, who has lettered for Garcia, who played quarterback in high 72 Greg Billingslea 6-3 245 Fr. two years as a kick returner and re- school, was converted to receiver last fall and ceiver, will be back for his junior cam- spent most of the season honing his skills. Right Defensive End

Receivers paign after catching 25 passes in He had just one catch during the season, that 97 Tony Brown 6-3 273 r-Sr. 2000. He will be lined up in the “H” being an 18-yard grab against East Carolina, 53 Jeremy Rone 6-3 240 r-Fr. position along with redshirt freshmen 59 Ross Estes 6-3 220 r-So. but the speedster was inserted in the Tulane 87 Shakorr Bryant 6-3 265 Jr. Von Webb and Chris Cowley and true fresh- game and returned two kickoffs for 48 yards. 93 Jacob Ford 6-4 215 Fr. men Darron White of Covington (TN) High and Yarbrough, Patterson and Clark are red- LaDarius Price of Memphis East. shirted freshmen, while Harmon, who has let- Sam Linebacker Johnson tallied 251 yards and grabbed tered as a linebacker in 1999, was 42 Greg Harper 6-1 223 r-So. two touchdowns but most of his yardage came moved back to receiver in the spring. 37 Coot Terry 6-0 223 r-So. in the final four games of the season. The St. The “X” receiver spot will be handled 99 Will Hyden 6-1 200 r-So. Louis native had 58 yards and a touchdown by Garcia and he will be supported Mike Linebacker against Houston, 73 yards against Cincinnati by redshirt freshman Taravious Davis 45 DeMorrio Shank 5-11 234 Sr. and 53 yards and a score against Tulane. As and sophomores E.J. LeFlore and 58 Draper Hall 6-0 240 r-Sr. the team’s punt returner, the speedy Johnson Antoine Harden. Garcia, a former 55 Vincent Brown 6-1 240 r-Fr. had 37 returns for 389 yards and finished the high school quarterback, really came 54 Charles Wellington 6-0 225 Fr. season ranked 34th in the nation according into his own at the conclusion of the Will Linebacker to NCAA statistics. Webb and Cowley were Tight Ends 2000 season. The speedy wide out 44 Derrick Ballard 6-2 205 So. both highly involved with the offense in spring was used as a receiver and kick re- 34 Robert Douglas 6-3 216 r-Fr. drills catching a total of nine passes during turner in 2000. Davis, who was con- 56 Roberto Young 6-1 229 r-Jr. 15 the scrimmages. White set every offensive sidered a big signee for Memphis in 2000, 52 Sheldon Taylor 6-2 220 Fr. record at CHS, which is a school with over 60 torn his ACL on the first day of freshman prac- years of history. He worked as a tailback in tice last fall and has been held out of contact Field Cornerback high school but will move to receiver for Mem- 21 Marcus Smith 5-10 183 Sr. work since. Harden appeared in one contest 39 Quincy Stephenson 5-6 169 r-Jr. last season while LeFlore gained all of his ex- 26 Henry Washington 5-9 165 r-Fr. Senior receiver perience on the practice field. 32 Cameron Essex 5-11 179 Fr. Bunkie Perkins led the Tigers in The “Y” position will be filled with ei- catches with 33 ther a tight end or a wide receiver. Rover during the 2000 24 Glenn Sumter 6-2 200 r-Jr. season. If the position is manned by a receiver, it will be in the capable 23 Jamie Green 6-4 216 r-Fr. 4 Elijah Bell 6-0 200 r-Jr. hands of junior letterman Tripp 8 Scott Vogel 6-1 190 Fr. Higgins or letter winners Casey 29 Lionel Pieh 5-10 175 Fr. Rooney or Andrew Harden. Higgins, a junior, caught 16 balls Free Safety for 178 yards. His 112.1 yard 2 Jason Brown 5-10 170 r-So. average per catch led all wide 3 Dernice Wherry 6-0 200 Sr. 25 Chance Nesbitt 6-3 198 r-Jr. outs. 31 Sean Garris 5-11 180 Fr. If the “Y” slot is filled by a 40 Tristan Thomas 6-1 175 Fr. tight end, the position will have 41 Derron Johnson 6-4 210 Fr. size, speed and ability. Gone from last season is all-time lead- Boundary Cornerback ing tight end Billy Kendall, who 38 Anthony Harden 5-10 174 r-Jr. set records for receptions, yards 5 Bo Arnold 5-10 185 So. and touchdowns by a tight end. However, lettermen Jeff Cameron is back, as well as

18 '01 Preview newcomers Jason Johnson and Marcus Gene Frederic. THE DEFENSIVE LINE Smith and transfer Joey Moore. Hicks and Pugh started all 11 games last If Memphis had an area hard hit by Cameron was used primarily as a year and appear slated to do so again this graduation, it would be that of the defensive blocker last season but could become key fall. Pugh holds the distinction of not missing front. Gone from the nation’s top ranked rush- target in the new Memphis offense. Cameron a single snap during the 2000 season and ing defense are nose tackle Marcus Bell, de- had six pass receptions for 73 yards in 2000. he is expected to return to his center position fensive tackle Calvin Lewis, end Andre Arnold Johnson, who was a highly recruited and anchor the line in the fall of 2001. Hicks, and backup tackle Jarvis Slaton. To repeat

prep player, is likely to work as a backup for who has been a three year starter, should hold Senior end Tony as the Cameron. Moore, a transfer from Mississippi his left tackle position. Eargle, who opened Brown anchors the nation’s top front. College, has demonstrated a great work ethic last season as the starter at left guard, sus- rushing de- and will push for his share of time this fall. tained a torn ACL in the Louisiana-Monroe fense, sev- Marcus West is an incoming freshman who game. He had surgery and missed the re- eral young was a first team all-state selection in Missis- mainder of 2000. After much rehabilitation, players will sippi as a tight end and defensive end. Eargle is ready to return for the fall of 2001. have to step With Eargle out of the lineup, Eyre and up this fall to THE OFFENSIVE LINE Gerda shared starting assignments. Eyre got fill some Memphis will have three of its five start- four starts, including the final three of the sea- mighty big ers from last year’s offensive line return when son. Gerda had four consecutive starts around shoes. fall practice opens in August. However, the staff mid-season and gained valuable experience, The must find replacements for tackle DeCorye while Austin, who has spent part of his career Tigers might Hampton and guard Lou Esposito. Esposito at center, also started one game at guard in have lost was a three-year starter, while Hampton 2000. Celaj appeared in 11 games as a mem- most of the started 22 consecutive games for the ber of the Memphis special teams. Smith, the interior line Tigers. converted tight end, was very impressive in but back for the fall is starting defensive end Back for the fall are veterans the spring and could battle for a starting role Tony Brown. Brown appeared in all 11 games Jimond Pugh, Artis Hicks and Josh in fall camp. for UM in 2000 and logged 42 tackles, in- Eargle, as well as Trey Eyre, Joey Several young players will be under the cluding 10 for lost yardage. Gerda, and former tight end Wade watchful eyes of the UM coaching staff this fall. Depth at end should come from talented Smith all of whom have also seen Triplett, Harmon, Martin and Crews will re- young players such as letterman Ross Estes, time as starters. Additionally, letterwin- ceive close scrutiny from the offensive staff who played in nine of the 11 contests and new- ners Jason Austin, Baki Celaj and Matt as practice begins. Newcomers Anderson and comers Jeremy Rone, Cornell Bazile Gehrke will be joined by redshirt fresh- Handy are both expected to see action this and Treveco Lucas. Offensive Line men Travis Triplett, William Martin, fall. Anderson was a center at Middle Geor- The interior line will feature Eric Tay- Drew Harmon, and Jon Crews and such gia College, while Handy was listed as per- lor, who lettered last fall as a true 16 noted true freshmen and JCs as Andrew haps the top offensive lineman in Miami. freshman, junior Boris Penchion, Handy, Eric Anderson, James Corder and Corder is the biggest of the signees at 6’7” who has seen game action over the 305 and Frederic could become a valued past two seasons, redshirt freshman reserve player for the Tigers at deep Kenyun Glover, sophomore Garfield Senior Josh Eargle returns to snapper if Chris Moore was injured. The Garth, transfer Doug Whittaker and his guard line made marked improvement in the Defensive Line possibily newly arrived transfer Albert position for the 2000 season. spring and is expected to be a strong Means. point for the Tigers in the fall. Taylor logged seven tackles including three for lost yardage during the 2000 sea- THE DEFENSE son. He is perhaps the most experienced de- The Memphis defense built on its na- fensive down lineman of the returning Tiger tional reputation in 2000, placing first in players. Glover was redshirted last year due run defense and fifth in total defense. to the large number of veteran lineman on Coupled with a 23rd place finish in total the roster. Whittaker transferred to Memphis defense in 1999, the Tigers appear to from UT-Martin last fall and participated in fall have returned to their traditional way of practice with the team. playing football. The most noted of the Memphis defen- With former defensive co- sive linemen this fall will be Means. A native ordinator Tommy West moving into the of Memphis, Means signed with Alabama af- head coach’s office, Rick Whitt will take ter being named a Parade All-American at over as coordinator and he has several Trezevant High in Memphis. He played in new coaches to help him fine tune the eight games for the Tide in 2000 and started Memphis defense. the final three games of the season at defensive tackle. Means left Alabama in January of this year and transferred to Memphis where 19 '01 Preview he was signed to a scholarship in February. sition will feature the return of starter Harper, will receive support at strong safety from red- The University is awaiting word from the NCAA who had 46 tackles last season as a fresh- shirt freshman Jamie Green. Green injured to see if Means will be granted immediate eli- man. Harper will share time with another his shoulder in fall camp and missed all of gibility at the U of M. If so, he would become starter, Coot Terry, who registered 58 tackles the 2000 season. Newcomers Elijah an impact player in the defensive front. during his freshman year and sophomore Will Bell, a transfer from The Tigers will also receive help up front Hyden, who was a special teamer in 2000. Utah State and from newcomers Dierre Carter and Jacob Both will provide additional depth at SAM line- freshman Scott Ford of Melrose High School, Shakorr Bryant backer. Vogel will help of Middle Georgia College and freshman The "Will" linebacker slot will be in the support the Greg Billingslea from Tucker, GA. capable hands of Ballard who was respon- strong The addition of Means, if he becomes sible for 62 tackles in 2000 as a true fresh- safety slot. eligible, Carter, and Bryant along with the re- man. He will be supported by freshman Rob- Bell comes turn of Brown, and Tay- ert Douglas and to the Ti- lor, gives the Tigers Young. True fresh- gers from their deepest front in a man Sheldon Taylor Utah State number of seasons. of Trezevant High in where he Memphis will pro- lettered Senior corner vide additional depth Marcus Smith during the THE LINEBACKERS at linebacker. 1999 sea- Graduation son. The also depleted Coot Terry was THE SECONDARY nephew of the linebacker one of three former Tiger star Isaac Bruce, Bell freshman The Memphis corps of the Ti- linebackers to defensive front could could give the UM additional size at gers, as four- letter in 2000. not have accom- the safety slot year letterman plished what it did Smith was credited with 22 tackles Kamal Shakir last season without and six pass break ups during 2000 completed his ca- great coverage from despite playing part of the season on reer at UM. Shakir the Tiger secondary. a sprained ankle. The speedy Mem- logged over 400 But Memphis lost two phian will be backed up by letterman

career tackles and is of its four starters to Secondary Quincy Stephenson, redshirt fresh- currently Conference the NFL draft and man Henry Washington and true USA’s all-time leading tackler. However, if some replacements must be found before freshman Cameron Essex. there was one area on the football field that the fall. Stones’ vacated corner position will filled Memphis boasted great depth last season, it Gone from last year’s secondary are this fall by letterman Anthony Harden. He will was the positions of outside and inside line- cornerback Michael Stone and free safety be backed up by and newcomer Lionel Pieh backers. Idrees Bashir, who opted to leave college a and sophomore Bo Arnold if he is able to re-

The Tigers started three freshmen year early for the draft. Stone was the Tigers’ Strong safety Glenn outside linebackers during the course second leading tackler with 74 hits and Bashir Sumter (24) was ranked 19th in the nation in of the 2000 season due to an injury ranked third in tackles with 65 tackles. He set interceptions last to veteran outside backer DeMorrio a school record in the Army game season. Shank. Shank sustained a broken with a 100-yard interception re- bone in his right foot and missed the turn for a touchdown. Both entire 2000 campaign. Fortunately, were taken in the second he had a redshirt year available which round of the NFL Draft.

Linebackers allowed him to rehabilitate his injury. Back for the 2001 cam- Back for the spring of 2001 are vet- paign are starting corner eran outside linebackers Derrick Ballard, Marcus Smith and starting Greg Harper and Coot Terry, Shank, who has strong safety Glenn Sumter. been moved to inside backer and a host of Both are considered among talented young players. the best in Conference USA. Shank, who had logged 147 career tack- Sumter, who returned les before the start of the 2000 season, will last season after a devastating inherit the middle linebacker slot vacated by knee injury in 1999, recorded Shakir. Working with Shank will be letterman 58 tackles and five pass inter- Mowbray Rowand, junior Roberto Young, ceptions during the 2000 sea- who has seen special teams action, and red- son. His five interceptions shirt freshman Vincent Brown. ranked 14th in the nation ac- The strong side outside linebacker po- cording to the NCAA. Sumter