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@MemphisFB /MemphisFootball /MemphisTigers SCHEDULE/RESULTS FRIDAY, OCT. 14 u 7 PM (CST) u ESPNU YULMAN STADIUM u NEW ORLEANS, LA. WEEK 1 W, 35-17 AT SAT., SEPT. 3 u 6 PM (CST) u ESPN3S MEMPHIS TIGERS SUMMARY TULANE GREEN WAVE SUMMARY WEEK 3 W, 43-7 Overall Record...................................................... 4-1 Overall Record...................................................... 3-2 SAT., SEPT. 17 u 11 AM (CST) u ESPNU American Athletic Conference ...................... 1-0 American Athletic Conference ...................... 0-1 Current Streak .......................................... Won 1 Current Streak .......................................... Won 2 Last Result ......................Memphis 34, Temple 27 Last Result ......................... Tulane 31, UMass 24 Head Coach ........................................... Mike Norvell Head Coach ...............................................Willie Fritz WEEK 4 W, 77-3 SAT., SEPT. 24 u 7 PM (CST) u ESPNEWS Alma Mater .....................Central Arkansas, 2005 Alma Mater .............................. Pittsburg State, 1982 Career Record ...........................4-1 • First Season Career Record ....................157-71 • 20th Season Record at Memphis ..................4-1 • First Season Record at Tulane .......................3-2 • First Season WEEK 5 L, 48-28 SAT., OCT. 1 u 6 PM (CST) u ESPN2 MEMPHIS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS TULANE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact .................................Tammy DeGroff Football Contact .................................Scottie Rodgers Office Number ............................. (901) 678-5787 Mobile Number ...........................(504) 491-7610 Mobile Number ........................... (901) 734-1504 Email Address ................... [email protected] WEEK 6 W, 34-27 Email Address SAT., OCT. 6 u 7 PM (CST) u ESPN ................ [email protected] Secondary FB Contact ................................Josh Bates Secondary FB Contact ....................... Kevin Rodriguez Mobile Number .......................... (504) 865-5504 u u Office Number ............................. (901) 678-5108 FRIDAY, OCT. 14 7 PM (CST) ESPNU Email Address ........................... [email protected] YULMAN STADIUM u NEW ORLEANS, LA. Mobile Number ........................... (817) 528-7402 Twitter ................@TulaneAthletics, @GreenWaveFB Email Address ............... [email protected] LAST MEETING u OCTOBER 31, 2015 Secondary FB Contact ..........................Lamar Chance GAME DAY GAME MEMPHIS 41, TULANE 13 Office Number ............................. (901) 678-2349 FOLLOW THE GAME SERIES RECORD u MEMPHIS LEADS 20-11-1 Mobile Number ........................... (901) 734-9949 Email Address [email protected] TV: ESPNU Digital Media ........................................Gary Paczesny Play-by-Play ...........................................Roy Philpot SATURDAY, OCT. 22 u 2:30 PM (CST) u CBSSN Office Number ............................. (901) 678-4640 NAVY–MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM u ANNAPOLIS, MD. Analyst ......................................... Charles Arbuckle WEEK 8 Mobile Number ........................... (574) 210-4962 Online: WatchESPN.com Email Address [email protected] Follow: @tdegroff | @k_r0d | @GaryPaczesny Radio: MEMPHIS TIGERS NETWORK SATURDAY, OCT. 29 u TBA u TBA LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM u MEMPHIS, TENN. NOTING THE MEMPHIS TIGERS Play-by-Play ..................................... Dave Woloshin WEEK 9 u Memphis leads the all-time series with Tulane 20-11-1, Analyst ................................................. Jarvis Greer which dates back to 1954. – Page 4 Sideline.................................................. Matt Dillon u Memphis has won the last nine games played in the Tu- Flagship: 600 WREC AM, Memphis SATURDAY, NOV. 5 u TBA u TBA lane series, dating back to a 38-10 victory in 2002. The FORD STADIUM u DALLAS, TEXAS Rock 103 FM, Memphis WEEK 10 nine-game winning streak marks the longest win streak Affiliates: WJAK-AM 1460 Jackson, Tenn. Page 4 by either team in the series. – WJAK-FM 96.1 Jackson, Tenn. u With the victory over Temple, Mike Norvell became the WNQM-AM 1300 Nashville, Tenn. SATURDAY, NOV. 12 u TBA u TBA fourth head coach in the modern era of Memphis foot- LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM u MEMPHIS, TENN. Online: GoTigersGo.com/Listen ball to win his conference debut. – Page 5 WEEK 11 Sirius/XMRadio online channel 969 u RB Tony Pollard returned a kickoff 95-yards for a TD in the fourth quarter vs. Temple, snapping a streak dating O IGERS O TRIPE P FRIDAY, NOV. 18 u 7 PM (CST) u CBSSN back to Nov. 9, 1996. – Page 5 Twitter: #G T G #S U u u NIPPERT STADIUM CINCINNATI, OHIO. Five Tigers football players have fathers who were also Official Account ............................ @TigersAthletics WEEK 12 student-athletes at Memphis. – Page 6 Updated News & In-Game Posts .....@TigersMedia u QB Riley Ferguson joined the Memphis record book in Football-Centric Posts .......................@MemphisFB just his third career game. He accounted for seven TD FRIDAY, NOV. 25 u TBA u TBA (6 passing/1 rushing), which tied the school single-game Aggregator: SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM u MEMPHIS, TENN. mark. – Page 8 WEEK 13 Facebook ....................................... /MemphisTigers u PK Jake Elliott became the Memphis Tigers’ all-time Instagram ................................@MemphisAthletics leading scorer, passing DeAngelo Williams and Stephen AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Gostkowski. – Page 12 YouTube ............................................. /SIDMemphis SATURDAY, DEC. 3 u TBA u TBA WEEK 14 Page 2 MEMPHIS AT TULANE GAME 6 NOTING MIKE NORVELL MEMPHIS COACH MIKE NORVELL Mike Norvell, who has been instrumental in de- Medal of Honor (award- Norvell at a Glance veloping dynamic, high-scoring offenses throughout ed annually to each u Born: October 11, 1981 in Irving, Texas his career, begins his first year as the head coach at member institution’s u Alma Mater: Central Arkansas, 2005 the University of Memphis. Norvell was named the Ti- outstanding senior male u Playing Experience: gers’ 24th head coach during a press conference held and female student-ath- Four-year letterman at WR at Central Ark. (2001-05) Dec. 4, on the university campus. lete based on the exhibi- u Wife: Maria Norvell joins the UofM family and Tiger Nation af- tion of the greatest com- u Daughter: Mila ter coaching the previous four years at Arizona State bination of performance University where he was the program’s deputy head and achievement in Coaching Experience coach and offensive coordinator. scholarship, athletics and 2016- Head Coach, Memphis After breaking into coaching at his alma mater, leadership), concluded 2012-15 Offensive Coord./QBs, Arizona State the University of Central Arkansas, as a graduate as- his time in the Maroon 2011 Co-Offensive Coord./WRs/Recruiting, Pitt. sistant in 2006, Norvell joined Todd Graham’s coach- and Gold third in both 2010 Passing Game Coord./WRs/Recruiting, Tulsa ing staff at Tulsa as wide receivers coach in 2007. He career passing yards and touchdowns. 2009 Passing Game Coord./WRs, Tulsa was a member of Graham’s staff at Tulsa four years At the conclusion of the 2015 regular season, Ber- 2007-08 Graduate Assistant/WRs, Tulsa (2007-2010), before coaching one season at Pitts- covici became the second consecutive winner of the 2006 Graduate Assistant, Central Arkansas burgh (2011). Norvell was hired as Arizona State’s award. offensive coordinator after Graham was named the Norvell’s guidance was also instrumental in the Noteworthy head coach ahead of the 2012 season. development of Bercovici, who was thrust into the In 2015, Arizona State ranked 23rd nationally in starter’s role when Kelly was injured in the third game u Mike Norvell became the first Tigers head coach to total offense, averaging 473.8 yards per game. The of the 2014 season. In three starts, Bercovici led ASU win his debut since 1984 with the win over Southeast Sun Devils averaged 289 passing yards per game, to a 2-1 record while throwing for 1,243 yards and Missouri. ranking 20th in FBS Football. In addition to his ad- nine touchdowns (only two interceptions) and com- u Norvell is only the third head coach in Tigers football ministrative and offensive coordinating responsibili- pleting 63 percent of his passes. history to win his debut. ties, Norvell was also responsible for coaching ASU’s Norvell was promoted to deputy head coach at u With the Tigers’ 77-3 victory over Bowling Green, Nor- quarterbacks. He mentored ASU senior quarterback Arizona State in December 2013. vell became the only first-year head coach in Mem- Mike Bercovici, who completed 290-of-480 passes for The 2013 Sun Devil offense was ranked 10th na- phis football history to win his first three games. 3,442 yards and 26 touchdowns. tionally in scoring, averaging 39.7 points per game. u Norvell was one of three first-year head coaches at In 2014, the Sun Devils’ offense ranked 16th in With Norvell mentoring, Kelly threw for 28 touch- the FBS level in 2016 to start 3-0. the nation in scoring (37 points per game) and 13th downs. Combined with his 29 touchdown tosses in u In the modern era of Memphis football (since World in touchdown passes (34). The offense finished with 2012, Kelly’s 57 scoring strikes in 2012-13 were the War II), Norvell is the fourth head coach to win his 5,750 total yards, including 2,194 on the ground and most for any Sun Devil quarterback in a