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The official 2011 Conference USA Football Championship Program is published by Conference USA and IM G College. EW!!iiA~ CONFERENCE USA Commissioner: Britton Banowskv Executive Associate Commissioner: judyMacl.eod Associate Commissioner: Alfred \Vhite Associate Commissioner: Kellv Carnev Dear C-USA Fans and Participants: Associate Commissioner for Compliance/A .::ademi,;,, Rob Philippi Associate Commissioner for Business Affairs: Catrina Gibson Assistant Commissioner for Football/Baseball Operations: Welcome to the 20 I I Conference USA Football Championship' Russell Anderson Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs: Courtney Morrison Archer Conference USA continues its commitment to athletics, academics and community Assistant Commissioner for Sports Services: Keisha Dunlap Director of Events: Mo nay Lyles throughout the 20 I 1-12 season. With our outstanding institutions sharing this unwavering Director of New Media: Nicole Cartier commitment, the conference continues to enjoy competitive success, as well as success in the Director of Sports Services: Walter Brock Director of Compliance & Student-Athlete Services: classroom and in our communities. The conference is built on smart athletes and strong stu• Frank Arredondo dents and we congratulate them on their success both in athletics and academics. Associate Director of Media Relations: Debbie Davis Executive Assistant to the Commissioner: Darlene Winsett Sports Services & Officiating Assistant: Kelly Ninemire C-USA championship events are the highlight of every season - an opportunity to enjoy Assistant Director of Business and Office Management: Karie McGregor the outstanding talents and abilities of our athletic programs, as well as appreciate the com• Academics and Compliance Assistant: Callie Hubbell petitive spirit of all of our student-athletes and coaches. We wish them all the best as they Media Relations Intern: Jeremiah Ingram Marketing Intern: Toni Gockel compete for the C-USA championship title. Our student-athletes play for these champi• Coordinator of Football Officials: Gerald Austin onships, but they also play for something bigger than themselves, they play for you! So to Coordinator of Multimedia and Creative Services: Erika Amstadt Hirschfield all the fans - we appreciate your support.
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EAST CAROLINA PIRATES HOUSTON COUGARS
Location: Greenville, N.C. Location: Houston, Texas Founded: 1907 Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 27,703 Enrollment: 38,752 Nickname: Pirates Nickname: Cougars Colors: Purple and Gold Colors: Scarlet and White with Navy 'l rin; Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000) Stadium: John O'Quinn Field at Chancellor: Dr. Steve Ballard Robertson Stadium (32,000) Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. David Dosscr Athletics Director Chancellor/President: Dr. Renu Kharor Athletics Director Athletics Director: Terry Holland Terrv Holland Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr, Richard Scamell Mack Rhoades Senior Woman Administrator: Rosie Thompson Smaw Athletics Director: Mack Rhoades Basic Offense: Spread Senior Woman Administrator: DeJuena Crizer Basic Defense: 3-4 Basic Offense: Multiple Bowl Appearances: 1 7 Basic Defense: 3-4 Bowl Record: 8-9-0 Bowl Appearances: 20 Last Appearance: 2010, Military Bowl Record: 8-11-1 Website: www.ECUPirates.com Last Appearance: 2009, Armed Forces Facebook: ECUl'irates.com Website: www.UHCougars.com Twitter: @EC:UAthlctics Head Coach Facebook: Houston Cougars Foothall Head Coach Ruffin McNeil! Keu1n Sumlin Twitter: @1UHCougarSports
MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD MEMPHIS TIGERS
Location: Huntington, W.Va. Location: Memphis, Tenn. Founded: 1837 Founded: 1912 Enrollment: 14,000 Enrollment: 22,421 Nickname: Thundering Herd or the Herd Nickname: Tigers Colors: ( ;reen and White Colors: Blue and Gray Stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,019) Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (C,1,()00) President: Dr. Stephen J. Kopp President: Dr. Shirley Raines Faculty Athletics Representative: Athletics Director Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Ed Stevens Athletics Director R.C. Johnson Dr. Robert Bookwalter Mike Hamrick Athletics Director: RC. Johnson Athletics Director: Mike li;iarnrick Senior Woman Administrator: Lynn Parkes Senior Woman Administtator: Beatrice Crane Ban ford Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: Multiple Basic Defense: Multiple Bowl Appearances: 7 Bowl Appearances: 8 Bowl Record: 4-3-0 Bowl Record: 6-2-0 Last Appearance: 2008, St. Petersburg Last Appearance: 2009, Little Caesars Pizza Website: www.GoTigersGo.com Website: www.herdzone.com Facebook: Memphis Tigers Facebook: Marshall University Athletics Head Coach Twitter: @tigcrsathletics Doc Holhdau Twitter: @1Herd_Zone
conferenceusa.com 3 I RICE OWLS SMU MUSTANGS
Location: Houston, Texas Location: Dallas, Texas Founded: 1891 Founded: 1911 Enrollment: 5,760 Enrollment: 10,981 Nickname: Owls Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Blue and Gray Colors: Red and Blue Stadium: Rice Stadium (47,000) Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (52,000) President: David W. Leebron President: Dr. R. Gerald Turner Faculty Athletics Representative: Rob Griffin Athletics Director Faculty Athletics Representative: C. Paul Rogers III Athletics Director Rick Greenspan Steue Drs1n1 Athletics Directon Rick Gteensp.3ll Athletics Director! Steve Orsini Senior Woman Administram n S~ Mosely Senior Woman Admini.s~n Monique Holland Basic Offense: Spread Basic Offense: Run and Shoot Basic Defense: 4-2-5 Basic Defense: Multiple Bowl Appearances: 9 Bowl Appearances: 13 Bowl Record: 5-4-0 Bowl Record: 5-7-1 Last Appearance: 2008, Texas Last Appearance: 2010, Armed forces Website: www.RiceOwls.com Website: www.SMUMustangs.com Facebook: Rice Athletics Facebook: SMU Mustangs Twitter: 8--iriceowlsdotcom Head Coach Twitter: @SMUMustangs Head Coach llaurd Barhff June Jones
TULANE GREEN WAUE
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Location: New Orleans, La. Founded: 1910 Founded: 1834 Enrollment: 16,000 Enrollment: 12,622 Nickname: Golden Eagles Nickname: Green Wave Colors: Black and Cold Colors: Olive Green and Sky Blue Stadium: Carlisle-Faulkner Stadium Stadium: Louisiana Superdorne (69,703) at Faulkner Field (36,000) President: Dr. Scott Cowen President: Dr. Martha D. Saunders Athletics Director Faculty Athleticslteptesen tative: Michael Hogg Athletics Director Richard G1ann1n1 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Dennis Phillips Athletics Director: Rick Dickson Rick Dickson Athletics Director: Richard Giannini Senior Woman Administra tor: Maria Woods Senior Woman Adm inistraton Sonya Varnell Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: Multiple Basic Defense: 4- 3 Bowl Appearances: 10 Bowl Appearances: 21 Bowl Record: 4-6-0 Bowl Record: 9-12-0 Last Appearance: 2002, Hawai'i Last Appearance: 2010, Beef'()' Brady's Website:www.1ulaneGreenWave.com Website: www.SourhernMiss.com Facebook: Tulane Athletics Facebook: Southern Miss Athletics Head Coach Twitter: @Green WaveFB Interim Head Larrv Fedora Coach Twitter: @USMGoldenEaglcs Mark Hutson
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TULSA GOLDEN HUAAIE;RNE UAB BLAZERS
Location: Tulsa, Okla. Location: Birmingham, Ala. Founded: 1894 Founded: 1969 Enrollment: 4, 187 Enrollment: 17. 543 Nickname: Golden Hurricane Nickname: Blazers Colors: Old Gold, Royal Rluc, Crimson Colors: Forest Green and Old Gold Stadium: H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000) President: Dr. Steadman Upham Faculty Athletics Representativei Chris Anderson Interim Athletics Athletics Director Interim Athletics Director: Ross Parmley Director Brian Mackin Ross Parmley Senior Woman Administrator: Crista Troester Ratcliffe Basic Offense: Spread No-Huddle Basic Defense: 4-3 Basic Defense: 4-3 Bowl Appearances: 17 Bowl Appearances: I Bowl Record: 8-9-0 Bowl Record: 0-1-0 Last Appearance: 2010, Sheraton Hawai'i Last Appearance: 2004, Sheraton Hawai'i Website: www.TulsaHurricane.com Website: www.UABSporrs.com Facebook: 'Iulsa Golden Hurricane Facebook: UAR.Blazers Twitter: @Ti.ilsaHurricane Head Coach Twitter: @UABAth!etics 811! Blankenship
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Location: Orlando, Fla. Location: El Paso, Texas Founded: 1963 Founded: 1914 Enrollment: 56,2.35 Enrollment: 22.000 Nickname: Knights Nickname: Miners Colors: Black and Gold Colors: Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent Stadium: Bright House f.,,,,7;\;;:;t:.., Stadium: Sun Bowl (51,500) President: Dr. John C President: Dr. Diana Natall~fo Faculty Athletics Rep Interim Athletics Faculty Athle~xRepresen.t:a.t:iw: Dr, Darla Smith Athletics Director Interim Athletics U1rec:to:r;,/M.t Director Athletics Director: Bob Stull Bob Stull RI Harms Senior Woman A Senior Woman~i~lt conferenceusa.com 6 CONFER.ENCE USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TM •'-., > , ,,, "' ·~ '~ "' - . , . ~- -~ , CONFERENCE USA fter marking its 15-year milestone during the ances for football, men's and women's basketball, and 2009-10 season, Conference USA is still going all other conference sports. SUCCESS ON THE Astrong. From the beginning, dedication to excellence has been the league's guiding principle and C-USR DIGITAL NETWORK PLAYING FIELD remains today a common thread for a promising future. The C-USA Digital Network will officially launch C-USA is home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition• in August of 2011. Network programming will include Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, live streaming of non-televised events, video on among the top conferences in the nation. Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Ti_1lsa, demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances regular season and championship event highlights and Football men's and women's programs that are immersed in ath• C-USA produced feature stories. Monthly and yearly • 62 teams have earned bowl bids letic success and academic prowess. Together, we are subscriptions will offer access to events offered on all 12 • Member of the Bowl Championship Series • Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Libertv Bowl, committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in of the C-USA member institution's athletic websites as Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bm~l, Bell athletics, academics and in our communities. well as C-USA network programming. Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Military Bowl, All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I FBS foot• R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton ball, along with several other men's and women's athletic C-USR IN THE COMMUNITY Hawai'i Bowl and the TicketCiry Bowl programs, many of which compete regularly for NCAA The conference's footprint is concentrated with 12 Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 20 members in nine states and a combined area popula• Men's Basketball • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross coun• tion of nearly 17 million. More than L 1 million living leagues in the country try, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. • 97 postseason teams (47 NCAA, .:\9 NIT, 6 track & field) and 11 for women (basketball, cross coun• With a renewed commitment to community involve• CBI, 5 CIT) try, golf, rowing, softball, soccer, swimming & diving, ment, the conference has begun development of sever• • One National Championship title game tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and volleyball). al initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, appearance • Three Final Four teams The league sponsors numerous academic awards, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. • Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams including the Commissioner's Honor Roll and the C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back • One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists Commissioner's Academic Medal, indicative of out• to their communities through volunteer service with • Inaugural CBI Champion standing achievement in the classroom. local and national organizations. C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholar• Women's Basketball ships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar GOUERNRNCE • 46 NCAA Tournament appearances • 36 WNIT appearances Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 • One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 Excellence Award. Conference USA also added a Spirit and SEC, Conference USA is one of the seven confer• • Two WNIT semifinalists of Service Award, recognizing student-athletes three ences having significant representation in the NCAA • One WBI Champion times a year for a combination of significant communi• governance structure. The Presidents of the member ty service efforts, good academic standing and partici• institutions serve as the league's Board of Directors. Baseball • 53 NCAA appearances pation in their elected sport. • Six College World Series appearances (2009, A PROUD HISTORY; A PROMISING FUTURE 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 200 I), including SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly five of the last seven C-USA institutions are among the nation's best in emerged as one of the nation's top conferences. The • 13 Super Regional appearances academic performance among student-athletes, bol• conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner • Has produced at least four NCAA teams in eight of the last IO seasons stered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league's charter have a higher graduation rate than the general student members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, In addition, 35 volleyball teams, 55 men's and population. Among C-USA's 5,000 student-athletes, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint women's soccer teams and 30 softball teams have there are champions off the playing field as well. In 15 Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USE Eleven of earned NCAA "fournament bids. C-USA has sent years, 153 student-athletes earned national ESPN The the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, three men's soccer teams to the NCAA College Magazine Academic All-America honors, while 541 while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. Cup, five softball teams to the Women's College World Series and three vollevball teams to the were named All-District. In addition, more than The league's headquarters were established in Sweet 16. The league has al;o had six national 20,000 student-athletes have been named to the Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current champions in NCAA track & field competition, Commissioner's Honor Roll or received the office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named one national champion in diving and numerous Commissioner's Academic Medal, indicative of out• Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike NCAA individual and team competitors in cross standing achievement in the classroom. Slive, the league's first commissioner. country, gol[ swimming, tennis, and track & field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and have made more than 600 NCAA appearances. C-USR ON TU the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as C-USA enjoys significant television exposure football members. ECU began league competition in 2005-06 when its current membership came together through a multi-tiered selection process that is rooted 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in to form the new look of the league. in partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group and 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong CBS Sports Network. By partnering with FOX Sports sports and they began competition in 2001. USF start• foundation, an identity and a history that reflects the Media Group and extending an existing partnership ed C-USA football in 2003. league's national presence. Fifteen years of remarkable his• with CBS Sports Network, the league has substantially After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the tory has reinforced the league's position in collegiate ath• increased the number of national and regional appear- 2004-05 season, C-USA began a new chapter in letics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond. 6 conferenceusa.com ./·u.·. ·· s· ·· .. i.•.•.·.s Confe.r. · e,p:,., .. :·;:c:>. < e· .•·· a: i/·._· A· ·--> ····.··P. . ·_.r· .... o· · . ·. •··.. .ud.. to b· ·... · e affiliated with th~~e iel(eltlng bowl games. AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL December 31, 2011 2:30 p.m. CST ABC C-USA vs. SEC/Big East Liberty Bowl Memortal Stadium Memphis, Tenn. ll~rtybowl.org BEtl ffEEICOPTER lRMED FORC:ESBOWL Becember 30, 2011 11:00 a.m. CST. ESPN C-USA vs. TIA Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, T~ armedforcesbowl.com MILITARY BOWL December 28, 2011 ... 1:.30 p.m. CST ESPN C-USA VS; ACC RFK Stadium.... Washington, DC mllttaryoowl.org Becember 24, 2011 7:00 p.m. CST ESPN C-USA vs. WAC Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI sheratonhawallbowl.com BEEF JO'BRADY'SBOWL •,(?etember2oi2011 7:00 .~·~:.;SST JSPN ·i ~~u~vs. Big East Troplcana Flelff ·St Petersburg, Flit beefol'adysbowl.com R + L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL December 17, 20lJ S:O()~.m. CST ESPN C-USA vs. S~n ~ Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, La neworleansbowl«g TICMEftllY BOWL January2;2012 11:00 am. CST ESPN U C-USA vs. Big Ten Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, Texas tlcketcltybowl.com East Carolina 4 Houston -+ Marshall -+ Memphis ~ Rice.-•4{.SMU Southern Missr,~ Tulane --+ Tulsa··"'+ UAB -+ UCF -+ Ut;EP 2 0 11 CONFER.ENCE 081 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The Uruuar-sttv of Southern M1ss1ss1pp1 1s a cnrnpr ahenstua research uruuer srtu and holds a Carnegie Doctoral Research Extansrue dastqnatmn, rom its beginnings as a teacher's college in 1910, The University of projects supported by a three-year average of $97 million in annual external Southern Mississippi has grown into a comprehensive doctoral, Carnegie I research funding. research-extensive university providing innovative educational and enrich- Cultural contributions are important as Southern Miss hosts more than 300 ing cultural experiences for its students. arcs events annually for the Hattiesburg and South Mississippi area. The univer• The inspired dreams of its founders laid the foundation for educating genera• sity is one of just 25 American universities nationally accredited in all four arts tions of Mississippians and have propelled the institution toward its second cen• disciplines of theater, dance, art and music. tury as the premier research university for the Gulf South. Determined for success on the athletic field as well as in the classroom, the uni• Today, Southern Miss is home to more than 17,000 students from 50 states versity is a member of Conference USA and fields athletic teams in 16 sports. The and 70 countries. As the only dual campus university in Mississippi, Southern Golden Eagles' football team has made nine consecutive bowl appearances, mak• Miss provides educational opportunities in Hattiesburg, Long Beach and five ing it one of only 14 schools nationwide to accomplish that feat. And the base• teaching and research sites along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. ball team has made nine appearances in the NCAA tournament. In just 100 years, Southern Miss has grown into a nationally known institu• As an interconnected part of the global community, Southern Miss operates tion of higher learning, committed to excellence in scholarship, teaching and study-abroad programs in nearly 20 countries worldwide and has developed inter• service. The university honored both the past and future during a year-long cen• national exchange programs with 13 universities in eight countries. The three• tennial that culminated on March 30, 2010, the 100th anniversary of its leg• decades old British Studies Program is the largest summer program for Americans islative founding. in London and offers students the opportunity to earn academic credit through a With five degree-granting colleges and an Honors College that is among the program of study, research and travel. nation's oldest, the depth and breadth of the Southern Miss experience is designed Southern Miss is known for producing innovative and imaginative solu• for student success. tions. Our students realize success and emerge as graduates with lifelong com• As a research-extensive university, Southern Miss is distinguished as a nation• petence, passion and purpose, determined to make a difference in their com• al leader in polymer science, biomedical, marine aquaculture and sports stadi• munities and the world. um security. Southern Miss faculty, staff and students are engaged in innovative For more information, visit www.usm.edu. B conferenceusa com CONFERENCE D8.l FOOTBALL CH.lMPION8HIP hen Larry Fedora accepted the job to become the l Sth head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi, he promised that his football team would "attack" in all phases of the game. That is exactly what the Golden Eagles have done during his first four seasons as the program's mentor. In his first year in Hattiesburg, Fedora's squad broke 36 school records on the way to ending the season with a five-game winning streak to reach a bowl game. The Golden Eagles extended that streak in 2009 to eight games - the longest con• secutive winning streak for the program since the 1958-59 seasons. Working with a program with a rich tradition, through Fedora's leadership, Southern Miss has been able to keep several streaks alive during his tenure as head coach including: • l Srh straight winning season, which currently trails only Florida, Florida State and Virginia Tech • I Orh straight bowl appearance coming in 2011 • at least seven wins in 15 of the past 16 seasons through 2011 • appearing in the I 4th bowl game in the last I 5 seasons (counting a bowl this season) The Golden Eagles have become an offensive juggernaut during Fedora's tenure and again did not disappoint in 2010. In 2008, one of the school records they established was most total offensive yards with 5,636. They came close to breaking that record again in 2009 with 5,413 yards of total offense and then suc• ceeded in accomplishing that goal in 2010, by gaining 5,894 total yards and went on to break 35 school records during the year. The Southern Miss job is Fedora's first head coaching assignment after excelling on the collegiate ranks as an assistant. Fedora came to Southern Miss after spending the three previous seasons as the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. Passing Rtt.-Cmp.-lnt. Pct. Yds. TD Rustin llauis '101-251-10 62.6 3,052 2'1 Rushing Rtt. Yds Rug. TD Jamal Woodyard 102 686 6.'i 3 Tracey Lampley 70 395 5.'i 3 ReceIuIng Rec. Yds. Rug. TD Kelu1n Bolden 53 6'11 12.1 6 Ryan Balentine '16 718 15.6 7 Today marks Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora's first trip to the Tracey Lamp I e y 37 '12'1 11. 5 Conference USA Champ1onsh1p Game, and the school's second. Defens1ue Tackles TFL Sacks Int. Conference Ouerall Ronnie Thornton 90 8.5 1. 0 1 ERST OIUISION W-L H A W-L H A Jamie Collins 85 17.5 5.5 Southern Miss ...... 6-2 .... 'i-0 .... 2-2 ...... 10-2 .... 6-0 .... 'i-2 Jacorrus Cotton B'i 1.5 0 Marshall ...... 5-3 .... 'i- 0 .... 1- 3 ...... 6-6 .... 'i -1 .... 2-5 East t ar cune ...... 'i-'i .... 3-1 ...... 1- 3 ...... 5- 7 .... 3-3 .... 2-'i K1ck1ng FGM-att. Pct. Long URB ...... 3-5 .... 2-2 .... 1- 3 ...... 3-9 .... 2-3 .... 1-6 Danny Hrapmann 22-30 73.3 '19 UCF ...... 3-5 .... 3-1 .... 0-'i ...... 5-7 .... 5-1 .... 0-6 Memphis ...... 1-7 .... 0- 'i .... 1-3 ...... 2-10 .... 1- 5 .... 1-5 Punting No. Yds. Rug. Long Peter Boehme 35 1, '191 '12.6 60 conferenceusa.com 9 CONFERENCE DSA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP s 7 art. 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With nearly 21,000 concerts, plays, exhibitions and other ans programs present• d in Houston annually, residents and visitors have access to a wide variety of culrur- ROBERTSON STADIUM 1 programs. On any given night, it's a safe bet that there's a show somewhere in Iousron's Theater District. More than two million people visit the Downtown area Robertson Stadium, as it is known today, was or iginally constructed in ach year to attend one of the city's world-class performances. The 17-block area is 1941 as a joint project of the Houston Independent School District and ome to Houston's year-round resident companies including the symphony, opera, the Works Progress Administration, a federal agency created by Franklin D. rama and ballet. Tucked between the bustling Midtown and Medical Center areas, Roosevelt's New Deal. esrs Houston's leafy, park-like Museum District. Eighteen world-class institutions, The University of Houston's inaugural football game in the stadium was icluding the Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Houston against Southwestern Louisiana on Sept. 21, 1946. The stadium was the 1useum of Natural Science are clustered in this area, drawing a reported seven mil• sire for every subsequent Cougar home game through 1949. In 1950, the on visitors to the district each year. Cougars played five home games in Public School Stadium and two others Home to 90 consulates - the third-largest consular corps in the nation - in newly constructed Rice Stadium. UH moved all of its home games to Iouston radiates with diversity, giving the city one of the most vivid cultural scenes Rice Stadium beginning in 1951. 1 the country. 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Concord, Calif. 8 Sammv Brown LB 2YD Sr. B 9 Ilaurayne Peace WA 6-0 190 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas 9 ucteurus Thomas DL 6-J 239 So Carrollton, Ga. IO Zacharv McM1ll1an DB 5-10 175 So. M1ssour1 C1tv, Texas 9 Chris Briggs WA 6-Y 202 Fr Franklinton, La. 12 Cotton Turner OB 6-1 199 Sr. Sugar Land, Texas II Michael Pturuck DB 6-2 216 Sr. Shreueport, La. 12 Cheuv Bennett DB 6-1 200 Jr. Dallas, Texas II Furious Bradlev OB 5-8 159 Fr. Gulfport, Miss. 13 Thomas Bates DB 5-11 180 So. Beytuum. Texas 12 Emmanuel Johnson DB 5-11 175 Fr. McKenzie, Ria. 13 Crawford Jones OB 6-1 193 Jr. Keller, Texas 12 Rustin Deure OB 6-2 221 Sr. Nertdran. Miss. IY Aaron Johnson WA 6-0 188 So Lcngvteur, Texas 13 tr-eu Becton-Martin DB 5-10 166 Fr Memphis, Tenn. 15 Hrctue Leone P/PK 6-3 200 So Roswell, Ga. Bram Kohlhausen 6-2 Houston, Texas 13 Chris Campbell OB 6-Y 208 So. tourervrue. Tenn. 16 OB 205 Fr. 16 Jordan Nanrust.o PK/P 6-1 205 Sr Westlake Urllaqa. Calif Tallahassee, Fla. IY Tre Maddox DB 6-0 187 So. 17 Rustin Elrod WA 6-1 185 Sr. Ou1lla, Texas IY Ier-rtck Wright LB 6-2 208 Fr Gadsden, Ala. 17 Chris Cermin DB 5-10 190 Jr. Katv, Texas 15 Marcal Robinson OB 6-0 IIY Jr Prichard, Ria. 18 Mark Roberts WA 6-Y 185 Fr. Orange, Texas 16 Chad Cox DB 5-9 169 Fr Moss Point, Miss. 19 Shane Ros WA 5-11 200 So. Katv, Texas 16 Alex Smith DB 5-11 193 So McCall Creek, Miss 20 Colton uelencre DB 5-10 190 So. Nts sour-r C1tv, Texas 17 Kalutn Bolden WA 6-0 160 Sr. Ocean Springs, Miss. 21 Brandon Ellison RB 6-0 211 Fr. Houston, Texas 18 Dominique Sulhuan WR 6-Y 208 So. tsutor-soute. Miss. 22 Miller Pierce LB 6-2 205 Fr. Waller, Texas 18 Brandon Francesconi LB 6-3 2Y3 Jr. Burlingame, Calif. 23 Keurer- Brown RB 6-0 205 Fr. Pearland, Texas 2Y Kent Brooks DB 5-11 200 So. Humble, Texas Clifford Johnson DB 5-11 20Y Jr. Jacksonuille, Fla. 19 25 Alex Tillman DB 5-9 175 So. Houston, Texas 20 Ed Wilkins OB 5-10 167 Fr. McDonough, Ga. 25 Br-uce Beall RB 5-11 215 Sr. Tatum, Texas 20 Reggie Hunt OB 5-8 182 Jr. Robertsdale, Ala. 26 Chris Wilson RB 5-11 220 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas 21 Jer-enc Hester RB 5-6 180 So. Panama C1tv, Fla. 27 Daniel Spencer RB 6-0 193 Fr. tt-enoures. Texas 22 Collin Jarbo TE 6-3 232 Fr. Gadsden, Ala. 28 Jefferv Lewis OB 5-9 185 Jr. Houston, Texas 22 Laurice Lawrence DB 5-7 176 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 29 Michael Haves RB 5-9 200 Sr. East Bernard, Texas 23 Markese Triplett WR 6-Y 211 So. Loursorlle. Miss. 29 Marcus Moodv DB 5-11 185 Fr Stafford, Texas 2Y Chauncev Smith LB 5-11 232 Fr. LaGrange, Ga. 30 Earl Foster DB 6-0 190 Fr Houston, Texas Kris Johnston 6-0 220 Jr. Texas Crtv, Texas 25 Justin Sims WR 5-7 165 So. Atlanta, Ga. 31 LB Oa,m1en Payne 6-0 Houston, Texas Memphis, Tenn. 32 DB .OB Fr. 25 Corev Acosta PK 32 Kenneth Farrow DB 5-11 195 Fr. Hurst, Texas 26 Jamal unoduer-d RB Fairhope, Ala. 33 Ke(Jln lll1lson LB 5·11 192 Fr' Daphne, Ala. 26 Kendrick Preslev OB 6-2 Kosciusko, Miss. 33 :-Mateus Williams WA s.m 175 Jr. Houston, Texas 27 llhlham Spight WR 5-ID 177 Sr. Montgom1:!rv, Ria. 3Y Rafldtll Hollimon RB 6-l 200 Fr. Houston, Texas 28 Jeccr-rus Cotton DB 5-9 190 So. LaGrange, Ga 35 Tvrgn ~arrier WR 5-8 170 Sr. Houston, Texas 29 Kendrick Hard~ RB 6-0 219 So. Mont,ceflo, Miss. 36 f;J/11> Collins WR 5ton Welford AB 5-11 195 Jr. San a,ego, Calif. 36 Bruce Johnson FB 5-9 231 Alpharetta, Ga. YI Nick Saenz 08 ,Q,I 190 Sr. Pearland, Texas 37 Alan Howze LB 6-2 219 Ocean Springs, Miss. ~I Joseph Nasser AB 5'11 105 Fr,. Abilene, Texas 38 Jeremy Sflowden LB 6-3 210 Glosl.er, Miss. Y2 Ph11!1p Ste~i!fd LB 6-2 230 ··•Jr. M1~~our1 City, Te)(aij 39 Peter acanme PK/P 5-11 206 Bn-rmn ptrem, Ria. Y3 Aust1n,lliil§pri LB 6-2 218 So. TyJi!!r, Iaxas yy Brannon 5,10 Sr. POftland, Dre. Korev tlhHipms LB 6-2 New Orleans, La. BN$JeJ,.J 08 180 Y2 yy Desmond Pulltem 6-0 230 Fr. Louise, Texas Columbia, S.C. LB Y3 Tim Green LB 6-3 Y6 uevro Mason LB 6-3 217 Jr. Columbus, Ohio Y5 Oasman McCullum Ol 6-3 teutor-suu!e. % Matt Hogan PK 6,1 200 Jr, ~~Her, Texas YI Nie Bekkeis DL 6-Y Parrv, Ga. YI John McIntyre LB 6-0 2~ti Sr. Brf~n, Texas YB Trent Johnson LB 6-2 Memphis, Tenn. YI Marcell Bates RB 5-9 180 Jt, Y9 Cordarro Law Wh1tf1eld, Ria ~B Andrew Hogan LB 5-10 205 Fr. ~~Bl~. LT:~~·s Tex~ SD Oarr1on Goudv Mer1d1an, Miss. YB Uernon Jefferies RB 5-7 188 Fr. Katy, Te> TM "' ~ ; _; .- ,,...... ,~ ... . '. #ii,i. . ::~ . ' . UNIUEASITY OF HOUSTON The Un1uers1tv of Houston s 560 acre canpus. situated 1n south centr·al Hut:ston 1s adorned with lusr, gr,wne,·y fountains. sculcturc s ancJ r ecraat.on fields all sur r nunrnnj mocJer1, rlas sr nnrns and h,gh-tech lahnraturras ounded in 1927, the University of Houston is the leading public research Mack Rhoades began his tenure as the director of athletics in June 2009 after university in the vibrant international city of Houston. Each year, the an award-winning career with several different universities. His dedication to F school educates more than 36,000 students in nearly 300 undergraduate excellence rivals that of Dr. Khator and it is evident in his grand plans for and graduate academic programs, on campus and online. UH awards more than Robertson Stadium. Rhoades is reviewing a number of proposals to enhance the 6,500 degrees annually, and has nearly 200,000 alumni. More than 80 percent of football stadium and will make a decision in the next calendar year. The decision those alumni still remain in the Houston metropolitan area. to renovate or build from new is sure to excite the Cougar faithful. On a quest ro achieve top-tier national status, the University of Houston - Located within the fourth-largest city in the United States, the 560-acre cam• the nation's second-most ethnically diverse research university - has been an pus is situated in the south-central area of Houston. The campus is adorned with integral part of the Houston community for more than 80 years. Students hail lush greenery, fountains, sculptures and recreation fields all surrounding modern from more than 126 nations and 89 percent are Texas residents. The unique com• classrooms and high-tech laboratories. The students are afforded a well-quipped position of the Cougar student body offers a variety of cultural activities designed setting for academic success and proximity to all the amenities the city of to serve such a population. Houston has to offer. Students learn from faculty members who hold a Nobel Peace Price, a Pulitzer UH campus activities include more than 300 registered student organizations, Prize, a Tony Award, a National Medal of Science and numerous national and a film series, concerts, theatrical productions, art exhibits and NCAA Division I international awards for their work in the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, athletics. There are 16 different Houston Cougar teams for the student body to business, law and social work. cheer on including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, soft• Leading the charge for top-tier status is Dr. Renu Khator. Dr. Khator serves as ball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. the president of the University of Houston and chancellor of the UH system - The Cougars first year of football was 1946. Houston holds a 367-326-15 which includes University of Houston, UH-Downtown, UH-Clear Lake and (.529) record in their 65 seasons of playing college football prior to today's game. UH-Victoria. Dr. Khator is the first woman chancellor and first Indian immi• Last year, injuries derailed the Cougars season, keeping them from advancing to grant to head a comprehensive research university in the United States. With a the school's sixth straight bowl game. The Cougars will compete in their sixth strong focus on academic and athletic excellence, Dr. Khator hopes to lead bowl game in seven seasons this year, hoping to advance to the school's first Bowl Houston to new heights. Championship Series postseason game. 16 conferenceusa.com CONFERENCE 084. FOOTBALL CBJ.IPIONSHIP HEAD COACH KEUIN SUMLIN n three-plus years, Houston head football coach Kevin Sumlin has led the Cougars to a pair of bowl appearances, two Conference USA West Division I titles, two top-15 national rankings and one of the most potent offenses in the NCAA. A finalist for the 2009 Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award, Sumlin has guided Houston to a 35-16 record in his three-plus seasons. The 2011 season got off to a great start with a 38-34 win over UCLA, mark• ing Sumlin's fourth win over BCS opponents. The 20 IO season was marred with key injuries, including two at the quarter• back position. Both fifth-year senior Case Keenum, a preseason Heisman favorite, and back-up Cotton Turner went down in the third game of the season. In three years under Sumlin, the high-powered Cougar offense has topped 40 points in 23-of-4 I games (56.1 percent), reached 50 points on nine occasions and registered at least 70 points in a game three rimes. In 2009, Houston finished with a 10-4 overall record while winning the West Division with a 6-2 league mark, and along the way, earned a berth in a fifth• straight bowl game. En route to the 10-4 record, UH knocked off Texas Tech, No. 5/6 Oklahoma State and Mississippi State and were 4-0 in non-conference action. Statistically, the University of Houston led the nation in passing offense (433.71 ypg), total offense (563.36 ypg) and scoring offense (42.21 ppg). Sumlin guided Keenum to 2009 Conference USA MVP honors, and Keenum nor only led the nation in total offense for the second straight season, but he also finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Taking over the reins of the program in December 2007, Sumlin guided the Cougars to their fourth-straight bowl appearance in 2008 and became the first UH coach in 28 years to lead his ream ro a bowl victory, as Houston topped Air Force 34-28 in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. HOUSTON COUGARS 12-0 [B-0 C-USR, West lhutsrnn Champions) Passing Rtt Cmp -Int Pct Yds. TD Case Keenum %7-3'i2-3 73.2 'i, 726 'i3 Rushing Rtt Yds Rug TD Charles Sims 95 750 7.9 9 Michael Hayes 121 657 S.'i 9 Rece1u1ng Rec Yds Rug TD Tyron Carrier 83 873 10.S s Patrick Edwards 7'i I, 'i96 20.2 18 KE!UIII Suml!II founl, s e s son has led Huust.nn tu a pall' of Justin Johnson 63 910 l'i.'i 9 lle f e n s ru e Tackles HL Sacks int Cor:ferenc Marcus McGraw 120 12.0 2.5 0 WEST OIUIS N R W ,. H R Derrick Mathews 89 8.5 3 Houston 8-0 'i-0 .... 'i-0 12-0 6-0 6-0 Sammy Brown 82 26 12.5 0 Tu Is a 7 - 1 3 -1 .... 'i-0 8-'i 'i-2 'i-2 SMU 5-3 'i-0 .... 1-3 7-5 5-1 2-'i K1ck1ng FGM-att. Pct Long Rice 3-5 3-1 0-'i 'i-8 'i-1 0-7 Mike Hogan 10-12 83.3 35 UTEP 2-6 1-3.. 1-3 5-7 3-3 2-'i Tulane 1-7 0-'i 1-3 2-11 1-5 1-6 Punting No Yds. Rug. Long Hrctu a Leone 38 1,598 'i2.1 63 conferenceusa.com Ii' 2 0 11 CONFERENCE DS! FOOTBALL CB!MPION~BIP TM ' 4.. " •,: • ' ·~ " ~ ~~ ~ . , - ...: . . . •. THE 2011 HOUSTON COUGARS O.J. Hayden Juatut Jobnon Cesa Keenum samm1,1 er,wn , Zach McMtlhen Cornarback llllda Racatuar fY] Quarterback llleeks1de Linebacker Cornarback R1ch1a Laona l!Jnt Brooke • Bryce 81&ll Tyron Carrier fflck Saenz Punter Free Safeti, Running Back (Fl IB1da lklca,uer (HJ Strong Safety Ph1lhp Sta111ard MattKoaan Darrick Mathews Marcus Mcµraw Strongstda Lintbacter Pl8C9 Kicker Safati, Middle L1nettackar Ty Cloud Chris Thompeon . Ro111di, Harper Jacotbv R1t,1110rth Patrick Edwards Lan Guard Center Right Tackle Left Tackle 81tde Rece1uar [K] Brandon Hartson E.J. Smith Deu1d Hunter Eric Braswell Dom1mc Millar Long Snapper Uhde Race1uer [Z) Lert Defent1ue End Right Oafans1ue End Nose Tackle 18 conferenceusa.com FINAL STANDINGS EAST OIUISION C-USA ALL GAMES W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp x-Soutbern Miss 6-2 .750 4-0 2-2 3-2 279 164 10-2 .833 6-0 4-2 443 246 Marshall 5-3 .625 4-0 1-3 4-1 217 241 6-6 .500 4-1 2-5 264 362 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 OIUISION C-USA ALL GAMES W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp x-Houston 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 5-0 455 160 12-0 1.000 6-0 6-0 632 251 Tulsa 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 4-1 300 160 8-4 .667 4-2 4-2 409 .Bl SMU 5-3 .625 4-0 1-3 3-2 1 ')7 184 7-5 .583 5-1 2-4 308 294 Rice 3-5 .375 3-1 0-4 2-3 210 260 4-8 .333 4-1 0-7 280 400 UTE!' 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 1-4 217 261 5-7 .417 .',-.3 2-4 319 5(,4 Tulane 1-7 .125 0-4 ]-_', 0-4 137 289 2-11 .154 1-5 1-6 274 487 x-Clinched Division Ji"t!e i1nd hath in C-lJ,\A Chi1mpions!1Jj1 c;dJlU' SOUTHERN MISS US. HOUSTON SERIES This will be the first rime in rhe seven-year histo• Yards Per Attempt: I 0.2 (2nd) [Southern Miss leads B-5] ry of the championship that both teams have won at Completion Percentage: 73.2 (2nd) 2010 at USM 59 HOU 91 2003 USM 31 at HOU 10 least IO games entering the championship game. Quarterback Rating: 186.9 (2nd) 2009 at HOU SO USM 93 2001 at USM 58 HOU 19 Houston is No. 6 in the AP and BCS polls, while 2006 at HOU 39 USM 20 2000 USM 6 at HOU 3 Southern Miss is No. 23 in the Coaches Poll and Keenum will enter the C-USA Championship Game {C-USR Champ1ansh1p Game] 1998 USM 21 at HOU IS No. 24 in the BCS rankings. having thrown 197 consecutive passes without an inter• 2006 at USM 31 HOU 27 1997 at USM 33 HOU 0 ception and has 20 TD passes during that stretch. 2005 at HOU 27 USM 29 1996 at HOU 56 USM 99 [ot] A CASE FDA KEENUM 2009 at USM 35 HOU 29 [ot] 1957 HOU 27 at USM 12 Heisman Trophy Candidate Case Keenum led AWESOME AUSTIN Houston to a 48-16 victory at Tulsa on Nov. 25, guid• Southern Miss senior QB Austin Davis has broken NOTING THE MATCHUP ing the Cougars to a perfect 8-0 conference record and every school career passing record, most of which Houston (No. 6/6/7 USA TocLzy/BCSIAP) will play a 12-0 regular season mark. Houston is the first C-USA were set by future NFL Hall of famer Brett Favre. in rhe Conference USA Football Championship team ro go through league play undefeated since The school's all-time leader in passing yards and Game for the third rime and host it for the second Louisville did it in 2004. rouchdown passes, he has moved up to ninth place time in the game's seven-year history. Led by quarter• Keenum has been nearly flawless this season. In on C-USA's all-time passing TD list with 77. He has back Kevin Kolb, the Cougars won the 2006 addition to helping Houston remain one of just two also rushed for 25 career TDs. Davis has thrown for Championship Game over Southern Miss, 34-20. Two undefeated teams this season (along with LSU), more I 0,000 yards in his career, just the eighth C• years ago, Case Keenum guided Houston back to rhe Keenum owns virtually every NCAA career passing USA player to accomplish that feat. ride game, bur it lost at East Carolina, 38-32. record, setting career standards for: This year, Keenum ranks first or second in the FBS GREAT SEASONS in seven major passing categories. He leads the nation in Passing Yards: 18,312 Houston's 12-0 start is the best in school history and passing yards, passing touchdowns and TD-to-intercep• Total Offense: 19,217 tied with the undefeated 1998 Tulane team as the best tion ratio. Among his many offensive weapons are sen• Touchdown Passes: 150 in C-USA history. Houston and No. I LSU are the only ior wide receivers Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards, Career Touchdowns: 173 remaining unbeaten teams in the FBS. who became C-USA's all-time leaders in receptions and Career Completions: 1,560 receiving yards, respectively, in Friday's win at Tulsa. Career 300-Yard Games: 37 Best C-USA Starts Southern Miss (No. 23/24/24 USA 7oday!BCS/AP) Career 4,000-Yard Seasons: 3 12-0 -Tulane (1998) will be making its second appearance in the C-USA 12-0 - Houston (2011) Championship Game, both in Houston. The Golden Keenum leads the country in a number of passing I 0-0 - TCU (2003) Eagles are led on offense by senior QB Austin Davis, categories and ranks among the rop five in: 8-0 - Tulsa (2008) who owns most USM career passing records and has thrown for more than I 0,000 yards in his career. Passing Yardage: 4,726 (I sr) After posting its first unbeaten non-conference Defensively, senior DL Cordarro Law ranks among the Passing Yards Per Game: 393.8 (1st) record since joining Conference USA in 1996, national leaders in career tackles for loss. Southern Miss Touchdown Passes: 43 (1st) Southern Miss' I 0-2 overall record has tied the school has tied its school for victories this season with I 0. TD-to-Interception Ratio: 43-ro-3 (1st) record with IO wins, set in 1962 and matched in 1988. conferenceusa.com 19 CONFERENCE US.A FOOTBALL CH.AMPIONXHIP ™ - --·,._. C-USR L TNERS RUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL MEMPHIS, TENN. Date: December 31, 2011 Time: 2:30 p.m. CST Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial (61,737) Network: ABC Opponent: SEC or Big East Selection Executive Director: Steve Ehrhart President: Patricia Shannon Associate Executive Director: Harold Graeter Chief Financial Officer: Perry Winstead Website: www.autozoneliberrybowl.org Now in its 53rd year, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl is college football's sev• for the 2009 ECU-Arkansas clash ... In 2011, C-USA will face a ream from enth-oldest howl game ... Conference USA has sent seven different represen• the SEC in the game for the sixth straight year ... There is a possibility that tatives to the game over the past nine years, with last year's champion, UCF, the Big East Conference could also participate in the game between 2011-1.3 and East Carolina each appearing twice in the past four years ... C-USA reams ... Over the years the Liberty Bowl has seen legendary coaches such as Paul have an all-rime record of 11-9 in the game ... The game has drawn a crowd "Bear" Bryant, Lou Holtz and Johnny Majors coach in the game, while out• of more than 50,000 in each of the last 12 years, including a bowl-record standing players such as Ernie Davis, Doug Flurie, Bo Jackson, Archie crowd of (,.:\,816 for the 2007 UCF-Mississippi Stace's matchup and 62,742 Manning and Randy White have participated in the bowl. SHERATON HRWAl'I BOWL HONOLULU, HAWAII Date: December 24, 2011 Time: 3 p.rn. HST (8 p.m. EST) Stadium: Aloha Stadium (50,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: WAC Selection Executive Director: Dave Matlin Assoc. Executive Director: Daryl Garvin Director of Ticketing and Operations: Brad Motooka Media Relations Director: Derek Inouchi Website: www.sheratorthawaiibowl.com The Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl celebrates its 1 Och Year Anniversary with chis Nevada, 4 5-10 ... East Carolina won the 2007 game, as Chris Johnson led the year's game on Christmas Eve ... This year will mark the eighth rime chat C-USA Pirates to a 41-38 win over No. 22 Boise State ... UCF and UAB each made their will he a part of the game ... In its first nine years, the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl first bowl appearances in school history in the Hawai'i Bowl ... UCF fell to has gained a reputation for offensive shootouts, with the winning team topping Nevada, 49-48, in 2005 and UAB battled home-standing Hawaii in 2004, falling the 40-point mark in each of the last eight years, while the losing team has scored 59-40 ... In 2003, Hawaii prevailed, 54-48, in triple overtime over Houston ... 35 or more points five times ... Last year, Tulsa closed out its season by defeat• In 2002, 'Iulane represented C-USA in the inaugural Hawai'i Bowl, upsetting ing Hawaii, 62-35 ... In 2009, June Jones and his SMU Mustangs defeated Hawaii on its home field, 36-28. 20 conferenceusa.com CONFERENCE USA. FOOTBALL CBA.MPIONSBIP BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Date: December 30, Time: 11 a.m. CST Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: BYU or at-large Executive Director: Brant Ringler Operations & Events: Anne Rector Sales and Marketing: I-!opfLockitt Ticket Operations; Trisha Branch Media Relations Director: Tim Simmons Website: www.armedforcesbbwl.com Conference USA has been a part of the Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl in four Armed forces Bowls ... "Iulsa appeared in the 2006 game, losing to Utah ... all bur one year of the bowl's eight-year existence ... The C-USA representative will Houston also represented C-USA in the 2005 game, falling to Big 12 foe Kansas face BYU in this year's game, which will again be played at SMU's Gerald J. Ford ... The 2004 game featured a match up of current and future C-USA members as Stadium. In the event that BYU is not available for the game, the bowl will have Cincinnati posted a 32-14 win over Marshall ... The inaugural game in 2005 an at-large selection ... Last season, Army held off SMU. 16-14 ... During the featured a battle of Top 20 "learns when No. 19 TC:U battled No. 16 Boise State. 2008 and 2009 seasons, Houston faced Air Force in the Fort Worth Texas game The Broncos won the game, 34-31, in one of the highest scoring games of the twice, with each school winning once ... Conference USA was a part of the first 2003-2004 bowl season. R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Date: December 17, 2011 Time: 8 p.m. CST Stadium: Louisiana Superdome (69,703) Network: ESPN Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Champion President/CEO: Jay Cicero Executive Director: Billy Ferrante V.P., Communications: Sam Joffray Director of Events/Operations: Alison Comeaux Website: www.neworleansbowl.org Conference USA is scheduled be a part of the R+ L Carriers New Orleans 2007, Memphis made its fourth bowl appearance in five years when it fell to Bowl for the ninth time in the bowl's 11 years, facing the champion of the Sun Florida Atlantic ... Rice represented C-USA in rhe 2006 game, ending a Belt Conference on the opening day of the 20 I 1-12 bowl season ... Southern 45-year bowl drought, losing to Troy ... In 2003, Memphis defeated North Miss appeared in the New Orleans Bowl in 2008 and 2009, defeating Troy, Texas, 27-17, to cap off their first nine-win season since 1963 ... ln 2002, 30-27 in overtime 2008, before falling to Middle Tennessee the next season. C-USA co-champion Cincinnati battled North Texas, dropping a 24-19 deci• The Golden Eagles also captured back-to-back games in 2005 and 2004, sion to the Mean Green . . The New Orleans Bowl is played at the Louisiana defeating SBC Champions Arkansas State and North Texas, respectively ... In Superdome, home of Tulane University and site of six Super Bowl games. conferenceusa.com 21 CONFERENCE 081 FIIITB.lLL CHAMPION~HIP TM • ~- ·. ' C-USR BOWL PARTNERS MILITARY BOWL Conference USA has a secondary agr,-crnent to he WASHINGTON, D.C a part of the 2011 Military Bowl presented hv Date: December 28, 2011 Northop Grumann in Washington, D.C: ... C-USA Time: 4:30 p.m. EST will send a representative to the game provided it has Stadium: RFK Stadium (52,000) a seventh bowl-eligible team and either the Atlantic Network: ESPN Executive Director: Steve Beck Coast Conference or Navy is unable to fill its spot in Director of Teams and Events: Marie Rudolph the fourth annual game ... Last season, East Carolina Director of Finance/Operations: Lauren Schram represented C-USA in the game and brought a strong Media Relations Director: Teri Washington contingent of fans to Washington, D.C. to face Website: www.MilitaryBowl.org Maryland ... In 2009, CCL\ defeated "I,.'mple, 30-21 ... In 2008, Wake Forest defeated ~avv, 29-19 in the inaugural EagieBank Bowl ... The howl is played at historic RFK Stadium, the former home of the Washington Redskins. BEEF O'BRRDY'S ST. PETERSBURG BOWL Conference USA has participated in each of the ST, PETERSBURG, FLA. first three St. Petersburg Bowls ... Last season, former Date: December 20, 2011 C-USA member Louisville knocked off Southern Time: 8 p.m. EST Miss, 51-28. In 2009, UCF brought more than Stadium: Tropicana field (43,000) 20.000 fans to watch the Knights pl.iv Rutgers. Network: ESPN Opponent: Big East Selection Memphis faced South Florida in the inaugural game Executive Director: Brett Dulaney in 2008 ... This season, the C:-USA representative Assistant Executive Director: Nikki Godfrey will once again play an opponent from the Big Fast Manger, Event Sponsorship & Marketing: Conference ... The Beef O'Brady's Bowl Sr. Carlos Padilla II Petersburg Bowl is one of six postseason games that Media Relations Director: John Cerdes take place in the Sunshine State ... The howl is Website: www.Stl'etersburgBowl.com owned and operated by ESl'N. TICKET CITY BOWL After ,1 one-year absence college football post• DALLAS, TEXAS season action returned to the historic Cotton Date: January 2, 2012 Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day 20 I I when Time: 11 a.rn, CST Texas Tech battled Northwestern in the inaugural Stadium: Cotton Bowl (92.158) Ticket Ciry Bowl ... Conference USA has a pri• Network: ESPNU Opponent: Big Ten Selection mary agreement to be part of their game this sea• COTTON BOWL President & CEO: Tom Starr son to face an opponent from the Big Ten Director of Operations: Katrina Brandle Conference. C:-USA and the Big Ten have never Director of Internal Affairs: Monry Clegg met each other in a bowl game ... Conference Director of Corporate Sales: John Delley USA also has an agreement ro be a secondary Website: www.TicketCicyBowl.com partner for the TicketCity Bowl and a primary partner in 201 J. 22 conferenceusa.com CONFERENCE DSJ. FOOTBALL CH.AMPIONSHIP \ TM "· C-USR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HISTORY 2005 - TULSA 'i'i, UCF 27 2006 - HOUSTON 3~, SOUTHERN MISS 20 2005 - ORLANDO, FLA. (CITRUS BOWL] 2006 - HOUSTON, TEHAS [ROBERTSON STADIUM] MUP: GARRETT MILLS, TULSA MUP: UINCENT MARSHALL, HOUSTON Tarrion Adams had three touchdowns, two of them rushing, and Tulsa's Kevin Kolb threw two touchdown passes to Biren Ealy and ran for another score defrnsc shut UCF out in the second half as the Colden Hurricane claimed their to lead Houston to a 34-20 win over Southern Miss in the second annual Conference first league title in 20 vcars with a 44-27 victory in the inaugural Conference USA championship game. USA championship game before 51,978 at the Florida Cirrus Bowl. "A lot of people doubted us and said it couldn't be done," said Kolb, who complet• Adams had a 1 S-yard touchdown catch and a (r-vard scoring run in the first ed 19-ok\ 1 passes for 258 yards and rwo touchdowns. "It was done tonight and hope• quarter - then sealed the win with a 25-yard run with 6: 17 left in the third as folly, for the program, it will continue to be done." "!tilsa won for the sixth time in its last seven games. The Golden Hurricane's last league crown came in 1985. when Tulsa won the Missouri Valley Conference. 2 3 4 OT F Sou them Miss 10 7 0 3 20 l 2 .3 4 OT F Houston 7, 6 14 7 34 ·1,,Isa 14 17 10 3 44 Uc:F 7 20 0 0 Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter Scoring Summary: USM Darren McCaleb 30 yd field ~rd: l ll:.15 1st Quarter I It )LI - Vincent Marshall 22 yd run (Hen Bell kick); 2:54 UCF - Willil' Thornton 43 y ru; - "larrion Adams 6 yd run (Brad DeVaulr kick): 1:10 I l()l1 - Jackie Battle 6 yd run (Jordan Brown rush foiled}; 10:01 2nd Quarter USM - Chris Johnson 8 vd p;iss from [crcmv Young (Darren McCaleb kick); I 56 TL..\ - llril Parrish 2 yd run (Rrad Dev'aulr kick): h>~....., .lrd Quarter UC:F -- Kevin Smith 51 yd run (Marr Prater kick): 12:.-rn HOU - Kevin Kolb 46 vd run Olen Bell kick): 'i:4 I UC!' ,\lm Prater 4(J ~·d lleld goal; 8:4) I l( lll - Biren Ealy 33 yd pass from Kevin Kolb (Ben Bell kick); 2:52 UCF - Jot· Burnett 68 ~-d punt return (Man Prater kick); 7:02 -ith Quarter Tl.S - Brad lleVaulr 2') vd field goal;.,:\\ USM - Darren McCaleb .l 1 yd field goal; 8:24 TLS - r.iarrcrt Mills 2') yd pass from I'aul Smith, (Brad l Jc-Vau]t kick); 2:06 HOU - Biren Eaiv .l2 yd pass from Kevin Kolb ([kn llell kick); 4:25 UC!' Mm Prater 40 yd field goal; 0:00 3rd Quarter Individual Leaders Tl.S - Brad DeVaulr 18 yd field goal; 8:'i2 Rushing: HOU - Kolb ('i-'i7) TLS--1:trrion Adams 2'1 yd run (Brad lkVaulr kick); ():\7 l ISM - Fletcher ( I VJO) 4th Quarter Passing: l[()LJ - Kolb I I ')-l 1-2-0, 258 y,!fds) TIS - Brad lkVault 26 yd field goal; 2:2.,f USM - Young I 17-\2-1-0, I 8(, v.mls) Receiving: !IOU-Marshall (8-100) Individual Leaders USM - Nelson (2-66) Rushing: Tl.S - l'armh I 13-8.l) Tackles: HOLT - :--.!iller (5-7-12) UC!' K. Smirh (15-1081 1:s:--.1- McR.nh 18--- 15) Passing: TlS - l'. Smirh (13-20-2-0, 21l'i )·ards) UCF - Molfrrr (13-27-1-2, J')O yards) Receiving: TLS Mills (8-1',2) UC:!' - B. Marshall (7-109) Tackles: TI.S --- Bunring, McCowan, Coleman (6-1-7) UC!' -- Carrington (')-1-10) conferenceusa.com 23 2 0 11 CONFERENCE DSA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP C-USR C 200,,.7 - UC F tp-f, TULSA 25 2008 - ERST CAROLINA 27, TULSA 2~ ~ i 2007 - ORLANDO, FLA. [BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS) 2008 - TULSA, OKLA. [H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM) MUP: KEUIN SMITH, UCF MUP: TRAUIS SIMMONS, EAST CRROLINR UC :F junior Kevin Smith had 284 yards and four touchdowns as UCF bear Patrick Pinkney had one last chance ro hold up rhe family tradition and bring a Tulva 44-25 for rhc Conference USA championship. Smith led the Knights to conference championship back to East Carolina. victory in a rematch from the inaugural league championship game that saw So he won rhis one for Dad. Tuls.. ,le-frat UCF at the Cirrus Bowl. Pinkney played mistake-free football, Hen Hartman kicked a 36-yard til'ld goal Smitli"s performance moved him into second place behind Barry Sanders on with I :4.'\ remaining and Easr Carolina rook ad van rage of seven turnovers to hear luls.. rhe :\C:AA's single-season rushing list. 27-24 Saturday in the Contcrcncc USA championship game for irs first league ride in .l2 years. 2 3 4 OT F Tulsa L\ 10 0 2 25 I 2 .) 4 OT F UCF 10 21 6 7 44 East Carolina 14 .1 7 3 2-:- 'Iulsa IO 7 () 24 Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter Scoring Swnmary: U( :F - Michal·] "lorrcs 28 yd field goal; 10:4'1 1st Quarter UC T Joe ltumcu 8.) yd punt return (Michael Torres kick); 7:52 H :l J - Kevin Gidn:y 13 yd pass from Par Pinkney (Ben I Lutman kick): 4:'11 rI.S -- C:lurk.\ ( :by 22 yd pass from Paul Smith (Jarod ·rracy kick): 4:"18 H :U Travis Simmons 72 yd interception return (Ren Hartman kick);():')() 1 ·1.\ - Jake ( .ollum, 8 yd pa.~.s from Paul Smith (_[arnd · I i·ac~· kick failed); I :"1(, TI.S 'larrion Adams 1 yd run (Jarod Lr.rev kick): 2:28 2nd Quarter Tl .S [arcd "Iran· 57 wl field goal: fl: I I l :c T Kcviu ."lrnid1 _) \'d run (\ 1ichad .lorre-, kick); l ~: 1 X 2nd Quarter l '( T Kevin Smirh -t(, vd run (.\1ichacl .lorrcc kick): l 0:03 rr.s - "larrion Adams l yd run (_Jarod "Jf;K\" kick): 10:40 1·! \ lrac _)ohrnon 2- yd pass from Paul Smith (Jarod ']i·,1Ly kick): "7:38 rI.S - - Ben Hartman i~2 yd field goal: ,t11(i l ·( I Kevin Smith -'I yd run (Michael "l orrc-, kick): ,1:0- 3rd Quarter I [\ Jarod ·1,a,,· .12 ,d field goaL 1 :.\H E( :u -- Norman \X-'hitlc;-· ({) :·d run (Ben f {artm.ui kick): 11 :40 5rd Quarter 4th Quarter l_)( T .\lichael "lorrc-, 21 _\'d field goal; It:()\ TL) - _lacoh Collums 8 yd pas.s from David Johmon (_Jarod "fracy kick); 1½:44 Ut :! Miclucl lorrc- , A) yd field goal:():().) ECU - !kn Hartman 3(l yd field goal; 1 :4.) 4th Quarter TL.S "l cam safety; 10:'1() Individual Leaders UCT b.cvin Smith "7,1 :·d run (.\1ichacl lom-, kick); "7: 12 Rushing: 1-:c:u - \Vhirlev 114 111'!1 TIS - Adams 128-120) Individual I .cadcrs Passing: E(:L'. - Pinkney (10-24-1-0, 122 yards) Rushing: TI.S -- Adam, I I 8A I I l"L'i- Johnson (23-42-1-5, J<)) sard,i lJ( T K. Smith (YJ-284) Receiving: EC:\J - Drew 13-281 Passing: TIS P Smith (28-~'1-.7>-3, 42() yards) TL\ Shelley 16-481 l"( T Israel lb-l.i-11-11. 128 nrds) Tackles: ECL' - i\. Johnson (/,-7-1\) Receiving: Tl..\ -- .\farion (~-Wl} TI.S - C. llasis 15-5-10) t:r :I Ross l.l-6.l) Tackles: I ·1 ,S ( .luuuberlain ((J-0-9) l)( T ( :. Henderson (9-2-11) 2'1 conferenceusa.com CONFERENCE lfSA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP C-USR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HISTORY 2009 - ERST CAROLINA 38, HOUSTON 32 2010 - UCF 17, SMU 7 2009 - GREENUILLE, N.C. [DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM] 2010 - ORLANDO, FLA. [BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUM] MUP: DWAYNE HARRIS, EAST CAROLINA MUP: LATAUIUS MURRAY, UCF Dominique Lindsay and Giavanni Ruffin each ran for two touchdowns while East Fueled by a two-touchdown performance by running back I.aravius Murray, Carolina's ddcnse hung in against Houston's powerful offense to help the Pirates bear the UCF Knights earned a 17-7 win over SMC to claim rhe 2010 Conference the No. 18 Cougars 58-32 in the Conference USA championship game Saturday. USA Football Championship. Dwayne Harris also had a big day with 12:l vards receiving and a 22-yard touch• The (,-foot-3. 221-pound running hack was voted the game's most valuable down catch. He also had a 69-yard kickoff return to set up East Carolina's first touch• player. I le carried 22 times while sharing the workload with Ronnie \'(leaver down to earn i\1\'P honors. and Codfrev. East Carolina is the first team to win consecutive C-USA titles since the k~1guc Darius Johnson had nine receptions for 105 yards for SMC. 1,,1ch Line went to divisional play in 2005. rushed for 94 vards on 18 attempts for the Mustangs. 1 2 3 4 OT F 2 .) 4 OT F Houston 7 12 0 l.l 32 SMU () 0 0 7 East Carolina 7 7 IO 14 38 UC:F 7 3 7 0 17 Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: l st Quarter 1st Quarter lit n: [amex ( "lcveland 57 yd pass from Case Keenum (Matt Hogan kick); 5:00 l 1( :F - Latavius .\1urr;1y ') ~-d pass from Jeff e.;odfrcy (Nick ( .arroi kick); 7:32 E( :l '. l Iorniniquc Lindsay 1 yd run (Ben I Iartman kick): I :27 2nd Quarter 2nd Quarter UC T - Nick Carroi 29 yd fo.:ld goal; 0:00 H0l1 --_);1mc:- Cleveland 4 yd pass from Ca~t: Keenum (,\fan Hogan kick failed}: 13:04 .trd Quarter ECL; - ( .invani Ru!rln 5 yd run (Ben Hartman kick): -+:21 lJ(T - l.atavius .\1urray 5(1 yd run ('.\:ic:k Cattoi kick): (1:2'1 HOU ']~Ton Carrier 21 yd pass from CasL' Keenum {.\brt Hogan kick failed); 0:25 -tth Quarter 3rd Quarter S.\1l: - Aldrick Robinson 22 :·d p.1,, trom Kyle Padron (Mart S,.ymanski kick): 9:] ') ECU - l hv;1ytw I iarri-, 22 ~·d pass from Pntrick Pinknrv (Ben Hartman kick); 12:03 ECU - Ben f l.mm.m _)-:" yd field goal: 3:29 Individual Leaders 4th Quarter Rushing: s:vJL: - Line (I 8-91J) ECL'. - Dominique Lirnhay 7 yd run (Ben Hartman kick); U:27 UC!' - Murray (20-94) HOU - L._I. Castile (1 yd pass from Case Keenum (Mau l logan kick); 10:02 Passing: SMU - Padron (18-34-2-1, 220 v.udsl FCU - ( .iavani Ru Hin 20 yd run (Ben Hartman kick): (1:YJ LICF - Codfrey ( 15-19-0-1. 1 (,7 v.11dsl HOU - James ( .lcvcland 2•½ yd pass from Case Keenum (\.btr Hogan kick blocked): 3:24 Receiving: Stv1U-Johnson (9-10'1) UCI' - Aiken 1+521 Individual Leaders Tackles: S.\ll' - Ihnjo (10-2-12) Rushing: HOL - Keenum (--12) lt'} - Ishmael (4-4-81 EC:L' - l.indsav (25--5) Passing: HOL' - Keenum (5(1-75-5-J, 527 vardx) FC:L: - l'inknev (21-.l4-0-l. 262 yards) Receiving: HOU - Cleveland ( l ')-241 I EC:U - Harri, l conferenceusa.com 25 CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TM 1 , ;; , , ' -~·.;., POSTSER ON HISTORY EAST CAROLINA [B-9-0] 1951 SALAD BOWL (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1966 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 2010 MILITARY BOWL (Washington, D.C.) Houston 26, Dayton 21 Georgia 24, SMU 9 Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 1963 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 2009 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) MARSHALL [6-2-0] Oregon 21, SMU 14 Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (ot) 2009 LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA (Detroit, Mich.) 1949 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 2008 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Marshall 21, Ohio 17 SMU 21, Oregon 13 Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 2004 FORT WORTH BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) 1948 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 2007 SHERATON HAWAI'I BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 SMU 13, Penn State 13 East Carolina 4 I, (22) Boise State 38 2002 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) 1936 ROSE BOWL (Pasadena, Cali£) 2006 PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL (Birmingham, Ala.) Marshall 38, Louisville 15 Stanford 7, SMU 0 USF 24, East Carolina 7 2001 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) 2001 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 (2ot) SOUTHERN MISS [9-12-0] Marshall 64, East Carolina 61 (2ot) 2000 MOTOR CITY (Detroit, Mich.) 2010 BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 2000 galleryfurniture.com BOWL (Houston, Texas) Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28 East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27 1999 MOTOR CITY (Detroit, Mich.) 2009 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL 1999 MOBILE ALABAMA BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Marshall 21, BYU 3 (New Orleans, La.) TCU 28, East Carolina 14 1998 MOTOR CITY (Detroit, Mich.) Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss 32 1995 LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Marshall 48, Louisville 29 2008 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL East Carolina 19, Stanford 13 1997 MOTOR CITY (Detroit, Mich.) (New Orleans, La.) 1994 LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Mississippi 34, Marshall 31 Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (ot) Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 2007 PAPAfOHNS.COM BOWL (Birmingham, Ala.) 1992 PEACH BOWL (Atlanta, Ga.) MEMPHIS ['l-3-0] Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss 21 East Carolina 37, North Carolina State 34 2008 MAGICJACK ST PETERSBURG BOWL 2006 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) 1978 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, La.) (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 South Florida 41, Memphis I 4 2005 WYNDHAM NEW ORLEANS BOWL (Lafayette, La.) 1965 TANGERINE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) 2007 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL Southern Miss 31, Arkansas St. 19 East Carolina .> 1, Maine 0 (New Orleans, La.) 2004 WYNDHAM NEW ORLFANS BOWL 1964 TANGERINE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 (New Orleans, La.) East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13 2005 MOTOR CITY BOWL (Detroit, Mich.) Southern Miss 31, North Texas 10 1963 EASTERN BOWL (Allentown, Pa.) Memphis 38, Akron 31 200.C\ AXA LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) East Carolina 27, Northeastern 6 2004 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Utah 17, Southern Miss 0 1954 ELKS BOWL (Greenville, N.C.) Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35 2002 HOUSTON BOWL (Houston, Texas) Morris-Harvey 12, East Carolina 0 2003 NEW ORLEANS BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Oklahoma State 33, Southern Miss 23 1952 LIONS BOWL (Salisbury, N.C.) Memphis 27, North Texas 17 2000 GMAC MOBILE ALABAMA BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Clarion College 13, East Carolina 6 1971 PASADENA BOWL (Pasadena, Calif.) Southern Miss 28, TCU 21 Memphis 28, San Jose State 9 1999 AXA LIBERlY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) HOUSTON [B-11-1] 1956 BURLEY BOWL (johnson City, Tenn.) Southern Miss 23, Colorado State 17 2009 ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) Memphis 32, East Tennessee State 12 1998 HUMANITARIAN BOWL (Boise, Idaho) Air Force 47, Houston 20 Idaho 42, Southern Miss 35 2008 ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) RICE [S-'l-0] 1997 AXA LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Houston 31, Air Force 28 2008 TEXAS BOWL (Houston, Texas) Southern Miss 41, Pittsburgh 7 2007 TEXAS BOWL (Houston, Texas) Rice 38, Western Michigan 14 1990 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL (Birmingham, Ala.) TCU 20, Houston 13 2006 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL North Carolina State 31, Southern Miss 27 2006 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) (New Orleans, La.) 1988 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, La.) South Carolina 44, Houston 36 Troy 41, Rice 17 Southern Miss 38, UTEP 18 2005 FORT WORTH BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) 1961 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) 1981 TANGERINE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Kansas 42, Houston 13 Kansas 33, Rice 7 Missouri 19, Southern Miss 17 2003 HAWAI'I BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1961 SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) 1980 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, La.) Hawai'i 54, Houston 48 (3ot) Mississippi 14, Rice 6 Southern Miss 16, McNeese State 14 1996 LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) 1958 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 1958 TANGERINE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Syracuse 30, Houston 17 Navy 20, Rice 7 East Texas State 10, Southern Miss 9 1988 ALOHA BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1954 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 1957 TANGERINE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Washington State 24, Houston 22 Rice 28, Alabama 6 West · lexas State 20, Southern Miss I 3 1984 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 1950 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 1954 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) Boston College 45, Houston 28 Rice 27, North Carolina 13 Pacific 26, Southern Miss 7 1981 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1947 ORANGE BOWL (Miami, Fla.) 1953 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 Rice 8, Tennessee 0 UTEP 37, Southern Miss 14 1980 GARDEN STATE BOWL (East Rutherford, NJ) 1938 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) Houston 35, Navy 0 Rice 28, Colorado 14 TULANE ['l-6-0] 1979 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 2002 HAWAI'I BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) Houston 17, Nebraska 14 SMU [5-6-1] Tulane 36, Hawai'i 28 1978 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 2010 ARMED FORCES BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 1998 LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 Army 16, SMU 14 Tulane 41, Brigham Young 27 1976 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 2009 SHERATON HAWAI'I BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1987 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, La.) Houston 30, Maryland 21 SMU 45, Nevada 10 Washington 24, Tulane 12 1974 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) 1984 ALOHA BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1980 HALL OF FAME BOWL (Birmingham, Ala.) Houston 31, North Carolina State 31 SMU 27, Notre Dame 20 Arkansas 34, Tulane 15 1973 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) 1983 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1979 LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Houston 47, Tulane 7 Alabama 28, SMU 7 Penn State 9, Tulane 6 1971 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) 1983 COTTON BOWL (Dallas, Texas) 1973 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) Colorado 29, Houston 17 SMU 7, Pinsburgh 3 Houston 47, Tulane 7 1969 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) 1980 HOLIDAY BOWL (San Diego, Calif.) 1970 LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) Houston 36, Auburn 7 BYU 46, SMU 45 Tulane 17, Colorado 3 1962 TANGERINE BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) 1968 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) 1940 SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Houston 49, Miami (Ohio) 21 SMU 28, Oklahoma 27 Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13 26 conferenceusa.com CONFERENCE DSA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP POSTSEASON HISTORY/PLAYERS IN THE PROS 1935 SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) 1953 GATOR BOWL (Iacksonville, Fla.) UTEP (5-8-0) Tulane 20, Temple 14 Florida 14, Tulsa U 2010 NEW MEXICO BOWL (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1932 ROSE BOWL (Pasadena, Calif) 1946 OIL BOWL (Houston, Texas) BYU 52, UTE!' 24 Southern California 21, Tulane 12 Georgia 20, Tttlsa (, 2005 CMAC: BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) 1945 ORA.i'\IGE BOWL (Miami, Fla.) Toledo 45, UTE!' 15 TULSA [B-9-0) Tulsa 26, Georgia · Iech 12 2004 EV I.NET HOUSTO:\ BOWL (Houston, ·1c-xas) 2010 SHERAJ'ON HAWAJ'I BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1944 SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Colorado .l.l, UTEI' 28 Tulsa 62, Hawai'i 35 Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 2000 HUMANrIARIAN BO\\'L (Boise, Idaho) 2008 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) 1943 SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Boise State .l8, UT!'!' 23 Tulsa 45, Ball State Ll Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 I ')88 INDEPENDENCE BOW'L (Shreveport, Li.) 2007 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) 1942 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) Southern Miss .l8, UTEP 18 Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7 Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0 I %7 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 2006 ARMED fORCES BOWL (Fon Worth, Texas) Mississippi 14, UTEI' 7 Utah 25, Tulsa 13 UAB [D-1-0) I %5 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 2005 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, 'Ienn.) 2004 SHERATON HAWAJ'! BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) UTE!' l.l, TCU 12 Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24 Hawaii 59, UAB 40 1957 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 200.'l HUMANITARLA.N BOWL (Boise, Idaho) Ceorgc Washington 13, UTEP 0 Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10 UCF (1-3-0) l '!55 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1991 FREEDOM BOWL (Anaheim, Calif) 2010 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) UTE!' 4 7, Florida Srate 20 Tulsa 28, San Diego State 17 UCF 10, Georgia 6 1954 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1989 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, Li.) 2009 BEEF O'BRADY'S ST PETERSBURG BOWL L'TEI' .l7, Southern Miss 14 Oregon 27, Tulsa 24 (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 1950 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1976 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (Shreveport, La.) Rutgers 45, UC:F 24 UTE!' .B, Georgetown 20 McNeesc State 20, Tulsa 16 2007 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (Memphis, Tenn.) 1949 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1965 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) Mississippi State IO, UCF .'\ West Virginia 21, UTE!' 12 Tennessee 27, 'Iulsa 6 2005 SHERATON HAWAJ'l BOWL (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1937 SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) 1964 BLUEBONNET BOWL (Houston, Texas) Nevada 49, UCF 48 (ot) Hardin-Simmons 54, UTEP 6 Tulsa 14, Mississippi 7 PLAYERS IN THE PROS EAST CAROLINA RICE Patrick Brown OT Minnesota Vikings Terrance Copper WR Kansas Cirv Chiefs James Casev FB Houston Texans Leger Douz.iblc DE Jacksonville lagua\s Dwavne Harris WR Dallas (owbovs Jarett Dilla;d \\'R j.icksonville Jaguars Brandon I\farshall WR · Miami Doi1\hins Chri~ Johnson RB Tennessee Tira;1s }tvan Pontbriand LS Cleveland Browns Bruce Miller rn San Francisco 4'Jers Linva!' Joseph OT New York Giants #Andrew Sendejo s New York Jets [arnar Newsome WR Iacksonvillc Jaguars Vonta Leach HI Baltimore Ravens }vbtt Prater K - Denver Bn;ncos Willie Smith OT Washingwn Redskins SMU [ah Reid OL Baltimore Ravens Guy Whimper OT Jacksonville Jaguars Brvan McCann DB Dallas Cowbovs Asante S,tmud CB Philadelphia Eagles CJ. Wilson DE Green Bay Packers #S.terling Moore DB Oakland Raid;rs Josh Sitton C Green Bay Packers Thomas Morstead p New Orleans Saints 'fore!! Troup DT Buffalo Bills HOUSTON #Aldrick Robinson WR Washington Redskins Mike Sims-W,t!ker WR Jacksonville Jaguars Jackie Battle RB Kansas City Chiefs Emmanuel Sanders WR Pittsburgh Steelers Thomas Gafford LS Kansas Cirv Chiefs UTEP Rex Hadnot OG Arizona c'ardinals SOUTHERN MISS #Kris Adams WR Chicago Bears Phillip Hunt DE Philadelphia Eagles Michael Bolev LB New York Giants Oniel Cousins OT Cleveland Browns Kevin Kolb QB Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Bridges OT Arizona Cardinals :[)a'\!on Crom.trtie-Smith S Pirrsburnh Steelers #fendi Onobun TE Seattle Seahawks Chris Clark OT I )enver Broncos Jon Dorenhos LS Philadelphia Eagles Stanford Routt CB Oakland Raiders Demar Dotson m ·L1mpa Bay Buccaneers Thomas l loward LB Cincinnati Bengals Sebastian Vollmer OL New England Patriots #John Henderson DT Sr. Louis Rams Tom Johnson DT New Orleans Saints # practice squad MARSHALL Gerald McRath LB 'ICnnessee Titans * injured reserve #Daniel Baldridge OT Jacksonville Jaguars Ahmad Bradshaw RB New York Giants TULANE Chris Crocker FS Cincinnati Bengals Matt Forte' RB Chicago Bears 2011 DRAFTEES *Bvron Leftwich QB Pittsburgh Steelers #Troy Kropog OT/(; Tennessee Titans Third Round D~ug Legursky C Pittsburgh Steelers Mewelde Moore RB Pittsburgh Steelers Jah Reid, OT, UC:f Baltimore Ravens Albert McClellan DE Baltimore Ravens Lee Smith TE Buffalo Bills TULSA Fifth Round CJ. Spillman I'S San Francisco 49ers Chris Chamberlain LB Sr. Louis Rams Lee Smith, TE, Marshall New England Patriots Charles Clav !'BITE Miami Dolphins MEMPHIS #Garrett M;lls TE New England Patriots Sixth Round #Charlie Brvanr DT San Diego Chargers Charles Clay, l-B. Tulsa Miami Dolphins Stephen Go:stkowski K New England Patriots UAB Dwavnc Harris, WR, East Carolina Dallas Cowboys Kellen Heard DT Buffalo Bills Bryan Thomas LB New York Jets Aldri'ck Robinson, WR, SMU Washington Redski;,s Arris Hicks OT Cleveland Browns Joe Webb QB Minnesota Vikings Brandon McDonald DB Detroit Lions Roddy White WR Atlanta falcons Seventh Round Clinton McDonald DT Seattle Seahawks Bruce Miller, DE, UCF San Francisco 49ers Wade Smith OT Houston ·1cxans UCF Chera Ozougwu, DE, Rice Houston 'l cxans DeAngelo Williams RB Carolina Panthers # Karnar Aiken WR Buffalo Bills Atari Bigby s Green Bay Packers conferenceusa.com 27 CONFERENCE 081 FOOTBALL CBlMPIONSBIP TM ' ("" , - - •»fi-' ACADEMIC AWARDS Conference USA is dedicated to excellence in athletics, academics and community service. C-USA places an emphasis on academic achievement for its student-athletes, encouraging an environment for academic success. In addition to student- athletes representing the league on the Capital One Academic All-America teams, C-USA has several academic award programs that are featured below A record 2,284 student-athletes earned recognition to the Commissioner's Honor Roll during the 2010-11 academic year, with 487 earning the Academic Medal. Nineteen student-athletes earned Academic All-America honors, while 75 were recognized at the district level. 2010-11 CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS First Team Academic All-America Second Team Academic All-America Third Team Academic All-America Philip Adam, Rice (Men's Track & Field/CC) Travis Bradshaw, Rice (Football) Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina Marc Bourgeois, Southern Miss (Baseball) Jenny Cape, UAB (Women's Tennis/At-Large) (Men's Soccer) Katie Derlefson, UCF (Women's Golf/At-Large) Matt Carey, Rice (Men's Track & Field/CC) Jan Burmeister, Southern Miss Jimmy Maurer. Sourh Carolina (Men's Soccer) Melissa Desilets, UTEP (Women's Soccer) (Men's Tennis/At-Large) Nora Mehl, UAB (Women's Track & Field/CC) Elizabeth Heming, Marshall (Volleyball) Dan Sloat, Rice (Men's Track & Field/CC) Rhiannon Johns, UAB (Women's Track & Field) Adam Still, SMU (Men's Soccer) Andrew Stoker, East Carolina Will Traynor, South Carolina (Men's Soccer) (Men's Swimming/ At-Large) Ycndula Strnadova, Memphis (Women's Soccer) Chad Zurcher, Memphis (Baseball) CONFERENCE USA COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL - FOOTBALL "Academic Medal Winrn:rs David Piland Austin \X'eaver SMU TULANE *John Supica Andrew Rice (3.7', (;PA or above) Nathan Ramirez • Ryan Williams Terrance Anderson Casey Blum Cody \'('ilson Andrew Schulrz Bryce Redman Ayokunmi Banjo Kevin Burris Ray Shipman ERST CAROLINA Zckt Riser RICE iordan Brooks Brooks Cunningham URB Barry Snider Dctric Allen Marangi TOnga Tolu Akinwumi \X'illiam Dugal Ryan Griffin Stephen Allen ·Jeffrey Staudenmaier Phillip Armendarez Zachary Vdliquctte Justin Allen William Embody Chrisropher Hanuscin Billy Autrey Scott Teal ~1ichael Barbour Sean West Gabe Baker Josh Fmsholf Peter Hendrickson l]. Ballou Ash \X:1eek1cy Andrew Bodenheimer Ronnie \X'il!iams Travis Bradshaw Jordan Favreau Harris Howard Jay Davis Garen \X'illiams Javon Brumsey Doug \X'infidd "David Dalton Patrick Fleming Eric Jones Ry.m Densmore Khymest \Xli!liams Shane Carden Taylor Dupree Peter Fleps Alex Lauricella Caleb Dyck Kerlon \X'illiams "Charlie Coggins MARSHALL Tanvan Farley Hayden Creenhaucr Zachary Morgan Reese Foreman Dominique Davis James Allen Christian Fletcher Brett Hancss Peter Morreale Stephen Herring UTEP Adhem Elsawi Chris Bowers Willie Garley Randall Joyoer Raymond Oppnun John Hix Braxton Amy Carter Gagnon *( .eorge Brody Andre (jaurrcaux Timothy Loftin Stephen Purcell David Isabelle Marcus Bagley Drew Centry "Stewart Brown Trevor Gillette Bryce Lunday Brock Sanders Taylor Klein Joe Banvard Justio Hardy George Carpenter John Gioffre John McDermott Cairo Santos Andrew Luker Kyle Brown Robert Harvey Pere Culiccrro Clay Hebert \'(!illiam McDonald Cody Sparks I lumer Mullins Richard Contreras Bawsey Helms "Evan Ferguson Jake Hicks Jordan Miller Stephen Suchy James Onufrak Jacob Garcia Ben Herlocker Tyson Cale Justin Hill Robert Mojica Julius Warmslcy Chris \Valron "Jordan I .eslie Robert Huckabee Justin Haig Ross Hill 'Stephen Nelson Cedric Wilson Anthony Wilson De/cndrc Little Torrance Hum "[amie I iatten Bobbv Kicswerrer Kyle Padron Joshua Zaho Julio Lopez Damon Magazu Chris Jasperse Dylao Klare Cameron Rogers TULSA Nathan McCagc * Ryan Mahoney Trevor Mendelson Klein Kubiak Braden Smith Bo Abbott UCF Carson i'v1eger Gray Mazzone James Power Michael Kutzler Ryan Smith Jacob Alexander Robertson Auguste Paulo Melendez 'Phillip McNaughton Anthony Scott · 1 anncr Leland Steven Steinmetz Malachi Blankenship Jonathan Bohner 'Wesley Miller Matthew Millisor Edward Sullivan Brandon Long Matthew Szymanski Jacob Borgsrniller Jeff Brinson Jonathan Moore "Matthew Milner Press 'Ihylor Kramer Lucio Mark Voosen "Michael Britton 'David Campbell Ruben Munoz Leonard Paulk Corey ·1 ennev Vance McDonald Ryan Walker Dalton Burchett • Adam Czaplewski James Nelson Chrishon Rose DcMetrius Thompson Stefan Xazar Cody Worthen Jonathan Chavira Lyle Dankenbring Hunter Nix \X'i!liam Smith *Erik Vim 'Stephen Noh Brett Davis Brandon Davis Will Osolinskv "Trent Tignor Tyler \'\-'arm.'r Matt Nordstrom SOUTHERN MISS Alan Dock Troy Davis "Michael Scott Terry Williams Cheta Ozoug,vu "'Corey Acosta Trent Dupy Dontravius Floyd Tate Smith MEMPHIS Zach Patt Austin Davis Nick Cates Wil! Gaetjens Richard Spencer HOUSTON Robert Bacon Turner Petersen Zacchari Draper 'I yler Holmes James Gersee Jeremy Springer Phillip Causey Casey Calvin Paul Porra_<; Justin Estes Derrick Jackson Javen Harris A.ndrl'W Thomas Chadrick Colloway Akccm Davis Michael Poynter David Fowler GJ Kinne Ariel Hoffman Craig W'enrick Jeremiah Farley Andn:w Diamond Tanner Shuck 'fo'Dren Kennedy Garrett Klutts Josh Hood Kevin Forsch William Gilchrist Matt Simonette Dasman ivkCullum *Austin McDaniel Chad Hounshell Football Scholar Rowdy Harper Frederick Harvey Josh Skinner Creighton Nelms Colbert Nelson Austin Hudson Athlete Award Brandon Hanson Thomas Homsey Corbin Smiter Taylor Peterson Mitchell Osborne Tony Jacob Austin Davis, James Jones Mitchell Huclsing Scott Solomon Quentin Pierce Jacob Rader Josh Linum Southern Miss ·Elylor Jordan Martin Ifedi Brian Stacey Michael Pivnick James Roberson Vincent Mazzurco Case Keenum Bbyze Jones Jamad Thomas Ross Smith Thomas Roberson Clilf McCray Football Academic Austin Lunsford John :\1cArthur Drew Travis Ezekiel Walters Lowe!! Rose Jamar Newsome Award John McIntyre Jordan Miller i\fartin U\'.-·ah "Adam Weathers • Jacob Sizelove Robert Olsen Rice University heh Mc\1illian Zachary Rea Xavier Webb Cameron Zipp 'Justin Skillens Connor Price Loyce Means ·-Iylet Spurlock Brandon Yelovich Lucas Snider Jordan Rae ,\farcus Moody -*Andrew Summerlin Jared Sr, John Jah Reid 28 conferenceusa corn ·~··· %' i Join us for four days of exciting basketbaD action as C-USA teams compete for the men's I · and women's basketball championship tltlesl Be sure to visit conferenceusa.com for all . the latest Information and updates about the 2012 C-USA Basketball Championships. · B • Conference USA. We Play For You. On the field. In the classroom. In the community. conferenceusa.com