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2015 POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL DECEMBER 24, 2015; NOON ET POPEYESBAHAMASBOWL.COM 2015 POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL -- MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN 2015 POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL: The 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl features Middle Tennessee (7-5) from Conference USA and Western Michigan (7-5) from the Mid-American Conference. The game will be played Thursday, December 24 (Noon ET) in Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (15,000). The game will be televised on ESPN (Steve Levy - play by play; analysts Mack Brown and Mark May; sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung) and carried on the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Radio Network (Brian Hanni - play by play; color analyst Rob Best). TICKETS: Tickets to the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl are $40 through the ticket departments of the two participating institutions. Local tickets are available through the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium box offi ce. 2015 POPYES BAHAMAS BOWL QUICK FACTS/DIRECTORY Conference Affi liation: ........................................................................................Conference USA (visitor) vs. Mid-American Conference (home) 2015 Date, Kickoff, Television: ...................................................................................................Thursday, December 24, 2015, Noon EST, ESPN Stadium (Capacity, surface): ............................................................................. Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (15,000, Natural Grass) Executive Director: ....................................................................................................................... Richard Giannini ([email protected]) Director of Sales & Marketing: .............................................................................................................Lea Miller ([email protected]) Director of Communications: ......................Chris Pika (242-525-3954 - Bahamas cell; 678-908-4853 - US cell, [email protected]) Director of Game Operations: ....................................................................................................... Tom Snyder ([email protected]) Event Coordinator: .................................................................................................................. Amanda Quintana ([email protected]) Ticket Manager: ................................................................................................................................. Anthia Butler ([email protected]) Address, City, State: ........................................................................................................................ 11001 Rushmore Drive; Charlotte, NC 28277 Telephone: .......................................................................................................................................................................................704-973-5077 Web Site: ....................................................................................................................................................................PopeyesBahamasBowl.com 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Result: .......................................................... WKU 49, Central Michigan 48 (Dec. 24, 2014; Attendance: 13,667) 2014 Offensive Player of the Game: ............................................................................................................................ WKU QB Brandon Doughty 2014 Defensive Player of the Game: ..............................................................................................................................WKU DE Derik Overstreet INSTITUTION MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS: Middle Tennessee Assoc. AD/Athletic Communications: .........Mark Owens (O: 615-898-5057; C: 615-631-9520; [email protected]) Western Michigan Assoc. Director of Media Relations: .......Rob Beuerlein (O: 269-387-4138; C-832-279-0327; [email protected]) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1: ...................................... Table of Contents/Directory/Quick Facts Pages 27-28: ........................................................................ Game Preview Page 2: ............................................................Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Page 29: ............................................................................Game Overview Page 3: ...................................................................................ESPN Events Page 30: ......................................................................Team Depth Charts Page 4: ................................................................................. The Bahamas Page 31: ...................................About Middle Tennessee State University Page 5:..................................................................Nassau/Paradise Island Page 32: ................................................Middle Tennessee Administration Pages 6-8: ....................................................................Media Information Page 33: ................................................Middle Tennessee Coaching Staff Page 9: ..............................................................................Media Schedule Page 34: ... Middle Tennessee Numerical Roster/Prounciations/Quick Facts Page 10: ............................... Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Schedule of Events Pages 35-37: ...............Middle Tennessee Alphabetical Roster Headshots Page 11: ............................................................Helpul Hints for the Media Pages 38-44: .................................................Middle Tennessee Statistics Page 12: ......................................................................... Driving Directions Page 45: .............................................................About Western Michigan Page 13: ................................................................2015-16 Bowl Schedule Page 46: ..............................................Western Michigan Administration Page 14: .......................................................................2014 Game Review Page 47: ...............................................Western Michigan Coaching Staff Pages 15-20: ...........................................................................Record Book Page 48: ...... Western Michigan Numerical Roster/Pronunciations/Quick Facts Page 20: ..............................................Bowl Firsts/2014 Game Summary Pages 49-51: .............Western Michigan Alphabetical Roster Headshots Pages 21-22: ................................Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Pages 52-58: ................................................ Western Michigan Statistics Page 23:...........................................................................Stadium Campus Pages 59-63: ..........................................................C-USA Bowl Notebook Page 24: .......................................................Giving Back to the Bahamas Pages 64-67: .............................................................MAC Bowl Notebook Pages 25-26: .................................................................ESPN Announcers Page 68: ................................................ESPN Events Schedule of Events POPEYESBAHAMASBOWL.COM POPEYESBAHAMASBOWL @THEBAHAMASBOWL Page 2 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, INC. About Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen Founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Popeyes is a leader in the New Orleans segment of the foodservice industry and is the world’s second largest quick-service chicken concept based on the number of units. As of October 4, 2015, Popeyes had 2,475 operating res- taurants in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands and 27 foreign countries. For more information, visit the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Web site at www. popeyes.com. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. Founded in Atlanta in 1992 as AFC Enterprises, Inc., the Company is a developer, op- erator and franchisor of quick-service restaurants (“QSRs” or “restaurants”) under the trade name, Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen and Popeyes® Chicken & Biscuits. In January 2014, AFC Enterprises, Inc. changed its corporate name to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. and is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PLKI”. Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen Spices Up College Football – and the Bahamas Popeyes Extends its Title Sponsorship of the Popeyes® Bahamas Bowl; Signs Development Agreement in the Bahamas ATLANTA – June 8, 2015 – Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen today announced another perfect pairing, spicing up the Bahamas with two big announcements – the extension of its title sponsorship of the Popeyes® Bahamas Bowl and the signing of a new multi-restaurant development agreement in the Bahamas. “This news signifi es the reach and power of the Popeyes brand,” said Hector A. Muñoz, Chief Marketing Offi cer – U.S. for Pop- eyes. “We have established a new tradition with the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl that will allow us to connect with fans in a forum they love—college football. If that isn’t enough, we will be bringing the fl avors of Louisiana to the Bahamas as it becomes our newest area for development. Big brands do big things and we cannot think of a better demonstration of Popeyes growth and success. We are pleased to make these announcements!” The extension of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl title sponsorship is expected to build on the success of 2014 where participation drove new levels of brand awareness for Popeyes. Proving to be one of the most memorable games of the 2014 college football season, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl featured an incredible last-minute play and the unveiling of one of Popeyes most fl avorful innovations