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Groza A HISTORY Pages 109-154 Lou Groza Award ........... 110 Tigers in the Pros ... 134-135 Honored Tigers ........ 111-117 All-Time Series Record ... 136-139 All-Star Games .............. 118 Year-By-Year Results ... 140-146 Retired Jerseys ............. 119 Tiger Milestones ...........147 Bowl History ........... 120-126 Tiger Timeline ........ 148-154 Undefeated Teams .........127 Homes of the Tigers ....... 151 All-Time Coaches .... 128-129 Conference Affiliations ...154 All-Time Lettermen .. 130-133 2010 MEMPHIS FOOTBALL Page 110 • The University of Memphis LOU GROZA AWARD Former University of Memphis place-kicker Joe Allison enjoyed a record-setting career and a brilliant season in 1992, but he never dreamed that, in doing so, he would receive the Lou Groza Award, which is presented to the nation’s top col- lege kicker. Allison, a native of Atlanta, Ga., led the nation in field goals per game, average field goals made per game, and kick-scoring for the final nine weeks of the 1992 season. His 23-of-25 field goals made were the most in the nation, according to the NCAA, and his 92.0 percent made rated best among all kickers for the year. “I did not know about the Lou Groza Award until we played Tulsa in late October,” said Allison. “After the game, Bob Winn (Assistant Athletic Director/ Communications) came up to me in the locker room and said that I was a candidate for the award. I didn’t even know who Lou Groza was at the time. “As soon as we returned to campus, I looked up Mr. Groza’s statistics in the NFL record book, and I talked to Coach Armstrong (UM kicking coach) about his career with the Cleveland Browns.” Joe Allison is the third-leading scorer in school history with 263 points. He holds the school record for field Allison continued on his torrid streak of field goals in a season with 23 in 1992. goals made throughout the remainder of the ‘92 emergency appendectomy. The surgery kept Al- all of the Tigers’ points in 1992. season. Week after week, his name appeared lison from traveling to Hollywood, Calif., to appear Allison held the Memphis record for 50-yard at the top of the NCAA statistics for kickers and on the Bob Hope Christmas Special, and it was field goals in a season with three in 1990 before a campaign was started to let sports writers while he was in the hospital recovering from his Stephen Gostkowski booted three in 2005. He has; and voters throughout the country know about surgery that Allison learned that he had won the however, hit more 50-plus yard field goals than Allison’s feats. Lou Groza Award. any other player in Tiger history with five. Allison For his accomplishments, Allison was named “Mr. Winn called and told me that I had won ranks third all-time in scoring with 263 points and first team All-America by The Football News, The the award and it made me feel a whole lot better,” in PATs made with 110, and ranks second in field Football Writers Association, the Associated Press, Allison stated. “I was determined that I was going goals made with 51. He held the No. 1 spots until United Press International, College and Pro Football to get well and travel to Florida for the awards Gostkowski completed his four-year career in 2005 Weekly and The Sporting News. He is Memphis’ ceremony.” and claimed the top spot in those categories. first-ever first team All-American on the Associated Allison did indeed recover from his surgery and, Press squad and was named to more first team with the assistance of former head coach Chuck All-America squads in one year than any other Stobart and kicking coach Murray Armstrong, trav- LOU GROZA AWARD Memphis football Tiger in the school’s history. eled to West Palm Beach, Fla., to receive the first WINNERS Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Allison national award ever won by a Memphis player. suffered an attack of appendicitis and had an The December 10th program was emceed 1992: Joe Allison, Memphis by ABC sportscaster Curt Gowdy, and Baylor 1993: Judd Davis, Florida University head coach Grant Teaff was the guest 1994: Steve McLaughlin, Arizona speaker. 1995: Michael Reeder, TCU In accepting the Lou Groza Award from “The 1996: Marc Primanti, N.C. State Toe” himself, Allison credited his snapper and holder 1997: Martin Gramatica, Kansas State and the entire Tiger special teams unit. 1998: Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State 1999: Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State “Out of the 57 snaps during the season,” 2000: Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati Allison said, “I was the only one who made a 2001: Seth Marler, Tulane mistake. Chad (Williams) did not have a bad snap, 2002: Nate Kaeding, Iowa Andy (McWilliams) did not have a bad hold, but 2003: Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss I missed two field goals. I couldn’t have done it 2004: Mike Nugent, Ohio State without their help.” 2005: Alexis Serna, Oregon State 2006: Arthur Carmody, Louisville The cousin of the late NASCAR driver Davey 2007: Thomas Weber, Arizona State Allison, Joe booted 32-of-32 PATs in 1992 and 2008: Graham Gano, Florida State finished with a then-school-record 90 consecutive 2009: Kai Forbath, UCLA PATs made for his career. He set the Memphis record for field goals made in a single season when he kicked his 17th of the year in the Tigers’ win over Tulsa in 1992, and ended the year with 23. ISTORY For 30 years, the school scoring record for a H single season had been 84 points by Dave Casinelli (1963). In 1992, Allison broke Casinelli’s record during the Ole Miss game and finished the season Joe Allison, standing with Lou Groza, was the first with 101 points. He accounted for 35.2 percent of recipient of the prestigious Lou Groza Award. 2010 Memphis Football Fact Book 2010 MEMPHIS FOOTBALL Page 111 • The University of Memphis HONORED TIGERS ALL-AMERICANS DUKE CALHOUN (WR) PAUL “SKEETER” GOWEN (RB) CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Associated Press All-America The list below of Tiger All-Americans was compiled from (honorable mention, 2006) (honorable mention, 1969) various news services, publications and websites as Associated Press All-America well as from nationally-recognized entities such as the DAVE CASINELLI (FB) (honorable mention, 1970) Walter Camp Foundation. N.E.A. All-America (honorable mention, 1963) EARNEST GRAY (WR) CALVIN ALLEN (OL/DL) Detroit Sports Extra All-America Associated Press All-America Williamson’s Middle All-America (honorable mention, 1963) (honorable mention, 1977) (first team, 1950) UPI All-America Football News All-America (honorable mention, 1963) (first team, 1978) JOHN ALLEN (LB) Associated Press All-America Associated Press All-America (honorable mention, 1963) ERIC HARRIS (DB) (honorable mention, 1969) Williamson’s All-America Football Writers All-America Associated Press All-America (second team, 1963) (first team, 1976) (honorable mention, 1970) Tom Harmon’s Football Today All-America COTTON CLIFFORD (OL/DL) (first team, 1976) JOE ALLISON (K) Williamson’s Little All-America NCAA Consensus All-America Associated Press All-America (Honorable Mention, 1957) (first team, 1976) (first team, 1992) Associated Press All-America UPI All-America JIMMY COLE (RB) (honorable mention, 1976) (first team, 1992) Williamson’s Middle All-America Football Writers All-America (honorable mention, 1951) TIM HARRIS (DE/OLB) (first team, 1992) Williamson’s Middle All-America Associated Press All-America The Sporting News All-America (first team, 1953) (honorable mention, 1983) (first team, 1992) Football News All-America O.C. COLLINS (DB) ARTIS HICKS (OL) (first team, 1992) Sporting News Freshman All-America Sporting News Freshman All-America College & Pro Football Weekly All-America (fourth team, 2002) (third team, 2004) (first team, 1992) Rivals.com Freshman All-America Playboy All-America (first team, 2002) AL HOTZ (OL) (first team, 1993) Associated Press All-America Football News All-America JERRY DANDRIDGE (LB) (honorable mention, 1969) (first team, 1993) Associated Press All-America (honorable mention, 1975) KEN IRVIN (DB) FRED ALMON (DE) Football News All-America Associated Press All-America ALEX DEES (DE) (honorable mention, 1994) (honorable mention, 1969) Associated Press All-America (honorable mention, 1968) RAY JAMIESON (FB) DANTON BARTO (LB) Associated Press All-America Football News Sophomore All-America JEFF FITE (P) (honorable mention, 1968) (first team, 1991) Street & Smith’s All-America Football News All-America (third team, 1990) OLLIE KELLER (QB) (fourth team, 1992) Williamson’s Little All-America Football News All-America JUDSON FLINT (DB) (honorable mention, 1953) (fourth team, 1993) The Sporting News All-America (first team, 1988) JEFF KING (OL) DAVID BERRONG (DB) Football News Sophomore All-America Associated Press All-America BOB FORD (WR) (third team, 1991) (third team, 1969) Williamson’s All-America Football News All-America (honorable mention, 1954) JIMMY LACKIE (DB) (third team, 1969) Churchman’s All-America Team (1977) GENE FREDERIC (OL) EARL BILLINGS (OL) SI.com All-America DEAN LOTZ (OL) Williamson’s All-American (honorable mention, 2004) Associated Press All-America (first team, 1955) (honorable mention, 1968) JAMES GAITHER (P) JOHN BOMER (OL) Sporting News Freshman All-America RODNEY MASON (DE) Associated Press All-America (third team, 2001) The Sporting News Freshman All-America (1991) (honorable mention, 1969) The Football News Freshman All-America Associated Press All-America (second team) LARRY McGHEE (DL) (honorable mention, 1970) Associated Press All-America TED GATEWOOD (OL) (honorable mention, 1970) MARQUIS BOWLING (DE) Associated Press