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rom its beginning in 1994, Men’s Basketball FConference USA’s dedica- • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball tion to excellence has been leagues in the country the league’s guiding principle • 102 postseason teams and remains today a common (49 NCAA, 41 NIT, 6 CBI, 6 CIT) thread for a promising future. • One National Championship title game C-USA is home to 12 nation- appearance ally prominent, tradition-rich • Three Final Four teams members in East Carolina, • Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams Houston, Marshall, Memphis, • One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists Britton Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, • Inaugural CBI Champion Banowsky Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF Commissioner and UTEP. This combination Women’s Basketball enhances men’s and women’s • 47 NCAA Tournament appearances programs that are immersed in athletic success and • 38 WNIT appearances academic prowess. Together, we are committed to • One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, • Two WNIT semifinalists academics and in our communities. • One WBI Champion All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A foot- ball, along with several other men’s and women’s Baseball athletic programs, many of which compete regu- • 53 NCAA appearances larly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors • Six College World Series appearances (2009, competition in 20 sports - nine for men (baseball, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001), including basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, ten- five of the last seven nis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 11 • 13 Super Regional appearances for women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, • Has produced at least four NCAA teams in eight softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor of the last 10 seasons and outdoor track and field and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, In addition, 36 volleyball teams, 61 men’s and including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the women’s soccer teams and 30 softball teams have Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of out- earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent standing achievement in the classroom. three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholar- five softball teams to the Women’s College World ships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic The league has also had six national champions Excellence Award. Conference USA also added a in NCAA track and field competition, one national Spirit of Service Award, recognizing student-athletes champion in diving and numerous NCAA indi- three times a year for a combination of significant vidual and team competitors in cross country, golf, community service efforts, good academic standing swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, and participation in their elected sport. Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 650 NCAA appearances.

Success Off The Field C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best Success On The Playing Field in academic performance among student-athletes, Conference USA performers have achieved great bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league success in competition, placing the league among schools have a higher graduation rate than the the top conferences in the nation. general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the play- Football ing field as well. In 15 years, 153 student-athletes • 67 teams have earned bowl bids earned national ESPN The Magazine Academic All- • Member of the America honors, while 541 were named All-District. • Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone , In addition, more than 22,000 student-athletes have Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, Bell been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, , or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, R+L Carriers , Sheraton indicative of outstanding achievement in the class- Hawai’i Bowl and the TicketCity Bowl room.

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C-USA On TV ferences having significant representation in the NCAA C-USA enjoys significant television exposure governance structure. The Presidents of the member through a multi-tiered selection process that is institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors. rooted in partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group and CBS Sports Network. By partnering with A Proud History; FOX Sports Media Group and extending an existing A promising future partnership with CBS Sports Network, the league Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly has substantially increased the number of national emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The and regional appearances for football, men’s and conference unveiled its name, logo and commis- women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. sioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, C-USA Digital Network DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, The C-USA Digital Network officially launched Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. in August of 2011. Network programming includes Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation live streaming of non-televised events, video on in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, fall of 1996. regular season and championship event highlights The league’s headquarters were established in and C-USA produced feature stories. Monthly and Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the cur- yearly subscriptions offer access to events offered rent office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was on all 12 of the C-USA member institution’s athletic named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding websites as well as C-USA network programming. Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) C-USA in the Community and the United States Military Academy (March, The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 1997) as football members. ECU began league 12 members in nine states and a combined area competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 mil- football play in 1999. The league added TCU and lion living alumni represent C-USA schools across ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competi- the nation. With a renewed commitment to commu- tion in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. nity involvement, the conference has begun develop- After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during ment of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in the 2004-05 season, C-USA began a new chapter C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across in 2005-06 when its current membership came the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on together to form the new look of the league. giving back to their communities through volunteer Since its formation, C-USA has established a service with local and national organizations. strong foundation, an identity and a history that reflects the league’s national presence. Fifteen years Governance of remarkable history has reinforced the league’s Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac- position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for 10 and SEC, Conference USA is one of the seven con- the next decade and beyond.

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2011 Standings

East Division

C-USA All Games W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp

x- Southern Miss 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 3-2 279 164 12-2 .857 6-0 6-2 516 291

Marshall 5-3 .625 4-0 1-3 4-1 217 241 7-6 .538 4-1 3-5 284 372

East Carolina 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 3-2 210 244 5-7 .417 3-3 2-4 315 387

UAB 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 3-2 181 319 3-9 .250 2-3 1-6 242 441

UCF 3-5 .375 3-1 0-4 2-3 206 176 5-7 .417 5-1 0-6 325 220

Memphis 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 0-5 120 271 2-10 .167 1-5 1-5 195 421

West Division

C-USA All Games W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp

Houston 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 5-0 455 160 13-1 .929 6-1 7-0 690 314

Tulsa 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 4-1 300 160 8-5 .615 4-2 4-3 430 355

SMU 5-3 .625 4-0 1-3 3-2 197 184 8-5 .615 5-1 3-4 336 300

Rice 3-5 .375 3-1 0-4 2-3 210 260 4-8 .333 4-1 0-7 280 400

UTEP 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 1-4 217 261 5-7 .417 3-3 2-4 319 364

Tulane 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 0-5 137 289 2-11 .154 1-5 1-6 274 487

x- Conference USA Champion

RECEPTIONS/GAME 2011 Individual Stats — All Games G REC YDS TD AVG/C REC/G RUSHING BEASLEY, Cole, SMU 12 86 1040 2 12.1 7.17 G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G CARRIER, Tyron, HOU 14 96 958 5 10.0 6.86 LINE, Zach, SMU 10 208 224 5.9 17 122.4 LEWIS, Lance, ECU 9 60 600 8 10.0 6.67 SMITH, Tyler, RICE 12 155 860 5.5 5 71.7 HARDY, Justin, ECU 10 64 658 6 10.3 6.40 DARKWA, O., TLN 13 210 924 4.4 13 71.1 EDWARDS, P., HOU 14 89 1752 20 19.7 6.36 BANYARD, Joe, UTEP 12 127 832 6.6 6 69.3 DOUGLAS,J., TLS 13 112 883 7.9 4 67.9 REC. YDS/GAME G REC YDS TD AVG/C YDS/G PASS EFFICIENCY EDWARDS, P., HOU 14 89 1752 20 19.7 125.1 G CMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD EFF JOHNSON, J., HOU 14 87 1229 12 14.1 87.8 KEENUM, Case, HOU 14 603 428 5 71.0 5631 48 174.0 BEASLEY, Cole, SMU 12 86 1040 2 12.1 86.7 BORTLES, Blake, UCF 10 110 75 3 68.2 958 6 153.9 JOHNSON, D., SMU 13 79 1118 8 14.2 86.0 KINNE,G.J., TLS 13 390 247 12 63.3 3090 28 147.4 CARTER,W., TLS 11 61 868 7 14.2 78.9 GODFREY, Jeff, UCF 12 232 160 5 69.0 1898 5 140.5 DAVIS, Austin, USM 14 475 286 11 60.2 3496 30 138.2 ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE EDWARDS, P., HOU 14 6 1752 210 0 1968 140.6 G RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G KELLEY, Robert, TLN 13 332 178 0 1305 1815 139.6 KEENUM, Case, HOU 14 35 5631 660 5666 404.7 LINE, Zach, SMU 10 1224 139 0 0 1363 136.3 DAVIS, D., ECU 12 172 3225 587 3397 283.1 LAMPLEY, T., USM 14 463 574 356 405 1798 128.4 DAVIS, Austin, USM 14 352 3496 585 3848 274.9 WATTS,T., TLS 13 881 242 24 482 1629 125.3 KINNE,G.J., TLS 13 405 3090 515 3495 268.8 MCDERMOTT, J., SMU 13 -123 3421 495 3298 253.7

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INTERCEPTIONS TACKLES FOR LOSS G INT YDS TD INT/G G TOTAL Avg. CALLAHAN, B., RICE 12 6 25 0 0.50 BROWN, Sammy, HOU 14 30.0 2.14 MCCOIL, D., TLS 13 6 131 1 0.46 LAW, Cordarro, USM 14 22.0 1.57 STEWARD, P., HOU 14 6 61 0 0.43 CURRY, Vinny, MAR 13 22.0 1.69 JACKSON, R., MAR 12 4 47 0 0.33 COLLINS, Jamie, USM 14 19.5 1.39 MAGAZU, D., ECU 12 4 37 0 0.33 McGRAW, Marcus, HOU 14 14.5 1.04

PUNT RETURNS FUMBLES FORCED G RET YDS TD AVG G TOTAL Avg. LAMPLEY, T., USM 14 31 356 1 11.5 CURRY, Vinny, MAR 13 7 0.54 THOMPSON, T., SMU 13 6 0.46 KICKOFF RETURNS HAYDEN, D.J., HOU 13 5 0.38 G RET YDS TD AVG BENDER, Jamie, UAB 12 4 0.33 FRAZIER, V., UTEP 12 29 884 0 30.5 BROWN, Omar, MAR 13 4 0.31 CARRIER, Tyron, HOU 14 30 756 1 25.2 BOOKER, Andre, MAR 13 33 819 0 24.8 PASSES DEFENDED G TOTAL Avg. PUNTING ROBINSON, Josh, UCF 12 17 1.42 G PUNT YDS AVG CALLAHAN, Bryce, RICE 12 15 1.25 CAMPBELL, Ian, UTEP 12 48 2214 46.1 WILSON, Deron, USM 14 17 1.21 MARTENS, Kyle, RICE 12 78 3403 43.6 CRAWFORD, R., SMU 13 15 1.15 BOEHME, Peter, USM 14 46 1977 43.0 JACKSON, R., MAR 12 13 1.08 HORNSEY, Tom, MEM 12 95 3993 42.0 GINSBURGH, J., TLN 12 60 2482 41.4 Tracy Lampley

FIELD GOALS G FG FGA PCT FG/G HRAPMANN, D., USM 14 23 34 67.6 1.64 BOSWELL, C., RICE 12 17 21 81.0 1.42 LONG, Ty,UAB 12 16 19 84.2 1.33 WARREN, D., UTEP 11 13 22 59.1 1.18 FITZPATRICK,K., TLS 13 15 18 83.3 1.15

SCORING (TDs) G TD Run Pass Ret Pts Avg/G LINE, Zach, SMU 10 17 17 0 0 102 10.2 EDWARDS, P., HOU 14 21 0 20 1 126 9.0 HAYES, Michael, HOU 13 15 11 4 0 90 6.9 SIMS, Charles, HOU 13 13 9 4 0 78 6.0 DARKWA, O., TLN 13 13 13 0 0 78 6.0

TACKLES G UA A TOTAL TPG ARNICK,C., TLS 13 99 60 159 12.2 MACKEY, Trent, TLN 12 96 49 145 12.1 GROVE, Jeremy, ECU 11 45 77 122 11.1 McGRAW, Marcus, HOU 14 67 74 141 10.1 BENDER, Jamie, UAB 12 69 50 119 9.9

SACKS G UA A TOTAL BROWN, Sammy, HOU 14 13 1 13.5 CURRY, Vinny, MAR 13 10 2 11.0 LAW, Cordarro, USM 14 9 1 9.5 MOSES, Dezman, TLN 13 9 1 9.5 SOLOMON, Scott, RICE 12 8 1 8.5

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onference USA has guaranteed spots in six Director of Operations: Katrina Brandle Cgames during the 2012 season and serves as a Director of Internal Affairs: Monty Clegg primary back-up for a possible seventh game. Director of Corporate Sales: John Delley The AutoZone Liberty Bowl has the top selec- Phone: 972-444-2550 tion of C-USA teams and the league will also send Mailing Address: 222 West Las Colinas Blvd. teams to the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg, Suite 1702 | Irving, Texas 75039 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, R+L Carriers Website: www.TicketCityBowl.com New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl and TicketCity Bowl this season. Past Results: The conference also has an agreement with the 2010 Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 Military Bowl to participate in that game should be 2011 Houston 30, Penn State 14 the ACC or Army be unable to provide a team for that bowl.

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Dec. 24, 2012 | 7 p.m. CT AutoZone Liberty Bowl December 31, 2012 | 2:30 p.m. CT Location: Honolulu, Hawai’i Stadium: Hawaiian Airlines Field at Location: Memphis, Tennessee (50,000) Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial (61,000) Network: ESPN Network: ESPN Opponent: Selection Opponent: SEC or Big East Selection Executive Director: David A.K. Matlin Executive Director: Steve Ehrhart Assoc. Executive Director: Daryl Garvin President: Ray Pohlman Director of Ticketing and Operations: Associate Executive Director: Harold Graeter Brad Motooka Chief Financial Officer: Perry Winstead Media Relations Director: Derek Inouchi Phone: 901/795-7700 Phone: 808-523-3688 FAX: 901/795-7826 FAX: 808-523-3712 Mailing Address: 959 Ridgeway Loop Road Mailing Address: 841 Bishop Street – Suite 2100 Suite 101 | Memphis, TN 38120 Honolulu, HI 96813 Website: www.autozonelibertybowl.org Website: www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com

Past Results: Past Results: 2007 Mississippi State 10, UCF 3 2007 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 2008 Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 2008 Notre Dame 49, 21 2009 Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (ot) 2009 SMU 45, Nevada 10 2010 UCF 10, Georgia 6 2010 Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35 2011 Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 2011 Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17

Ticket City Bowl Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Jan. 1, 2013 | 11 a.m. CT Dec. 29, 2012 | 10:45 a.m. CT

Location: , Texas Location: Fort Worth, Texas Stadium: (92,158) Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) Network: ESPN U Network: ESPN President & CEO: Tom Starr Opponent: TBD

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Executive Director: Brant Ringler Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Opponent Operations & Events: Anne Rector President/CEO: Jay Cicero Sales and Marketing: Hope Lockett Executive Director: Billy Ferrante Ticket Operations: Trisha Branch V.P., Communications: Sam Joffray Phone: 817/810-0012 Media/P.R. Coordinator: Allison Baznik-Hjortsberg FAX: 817/810-0252 Director of Events/Operations: Alison Comeaux Mailing Address: 505 Main Street | Suite 270 Phone: 504/525-5678 Fort Worth, TX 76102 FAX: 504/529-1622 Media Relations Director: Tim Simmons Mailing Address: 2020 St. Charles Avenue Phone: 303/678-8484 5th Floor | New Orleans, LA 70130 Website: www.armedforcesbowl.com Website: www.neworleansbowl.org

Past Results: Past Results: 2007 California 42, Air Force 36 2007 Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 2008 Houston 34, Air Force 28 2008 Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (ot) 2009 Air Force 47, Houston 20 2009 Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss 32 2010 Army 16, SMU 14 2010 Troy 48, Ohio 21 2011 BYU 24, Tulsa 21 2011 Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg Dec. 21, 2012 | 6:30 p.m. CT

Location: St. Petersburg, Fla. Military Bowl Stadium: (43,000) Dec. 27, 2012 | 2 p.m. CT Network: ESPN Opponent: Big East Selection Location: Washington, D.C. Executive Director: Brett Dulaney Stadium: RFK Stadium (52,000) Assistant Executive Director: TBD Network: ESPN Manger, Event Sponsorship & Marketing: Executive Director: Steve Beck Carlos Padilla II Director of Teams and Events: Marie Rudolph Media Relations Directors: Jeff Kamis/Jack Heilig Director of Development/Sponsorship: Mailing Address: 100 Second Avenue South Dennis Brant St. Petersburg, FL Director of Finance/Operations: Lauren Schram Website: www.StPetersburgBowl.com Marketing/Communications Manager: Maureen Licursi Past Results: Phone: 202/785-BOWL 2008 South Florida 41, Memphis 14 Mailing Address: 1200 New Hampshire Blvd., NW 2009 Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Suite 800 | Washington, DC 20036 2010 Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28 Website: www.militarybowl.org 2011 Marshall 20, FIU 10 Past Results: 2008 Wake Forest 29, Navy 19 2009 UCLA 30, Temple 21 2010 Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 2011 Toledo 42, Air Force 41

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Dec. 22, 2012 | 11 a.m.

Location: New Orleans, La. Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) Network: ESPN

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