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OPPONENTS INSIDE THIS SECTION 103 TENNESSEE TECH 1 0 4 MISSISSIPPI 105 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 1 0 6 ARKANSAS STATE 107 UAB 1 0 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE 109 HOUSTON 110 TULANE 111 EAST CAROLINA 112 LOUISVILLE 113 CINCINNATI 114 SOUTH FLORIDA 101 SERIES RECORDS VS 2003 OPPONENTS TennesseeTennessee TechTech August 30 ● 7 PM ● Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ● Memphis, Tenn. Location: Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment: 8,900 Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Nickname: Golden Eagles School Colors: Purple & Gold Stadium: Tucker Stadium GAME GAME GAME GAME GAME Capacity: 16,500 11 Playing Surface: Stadia Turf 111 Mike Hennigan Derek Lee President: Dr. Bob Bell Interim Athletic Director: Mike Hennigan Head Coach Wide Receiver 2002 GOLDEN EAGLES RESULTS Head Coach: Mike Hennigan ( 5-7 ) Hennigan's record at TTU: 40-36 (7 years) Hennigan's overall record: 40-36 (7 years) UT-MARTIN W 68-7 Assistant Coaches: Doug Malone (Offensive at Tennessee State W 20-14 Coordinator/QB/RB), Ted Lockerby (Defensive at Samford W 51-44 Coordinator/Secondary), Fred Farrier (WR), Billy at Southeast Missouri L 30-36 Blizzard (DL), Dewayne Alexander (OL), Damon EASTERN KENTUCKY L 0-19 Bradford (LB) at Murray State L 14-31 Offensive Formation: Multiple EASTERN ILLINOIS L 28-35 Defensive Formation: Multiple JACKSONVILLE ST. L 29-35 Lettermen Returning: 38 VALPARAISO W 62-10 Lettermen Lost: 12 CHATTANOOGA W 13-3 Offensive Starters Returning: 9 at Iowa State L 6-58 Defensive Starters Returning: 5 at Bowling Green L 7-41 All-Star Candidates: QB Robert Craft, WR Derek Lee, WR Anton Thomison, TB Jason Ballard, LB Daniel Wentzel 2003 Newcomers to Watch: DB Jacques Williams, RB Derek White, QB Martaun Hughley, OC Brandon QB Robert Craft passed for a school-record 2,448 yards GOLDEN EAGLES SCHEDULE Waters, DE Nick Kelly and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore. Key Losses: FB Ronnie Sidler, WR Stevland Sills, Aug. 30 at Memphis DE D.J. Bleisath, ROV Jon Borum, LB Ben SID OFFICE CONTACTS Sept. 6 at Northern Illinois Mebane, CB Trey Perry, DT John Ruff, DE Robby SID Office Phone: 931-372-3088 Sept. 13 at UT-Chattanooga Sills SID Fax: 931-372-6139 Sept. 27 MURRAY STATE 2002 Record: 5-7 Sports Information Director/Football Oct. 4 at UT-Martin 2002 Ohio Valley Record: 2-4 Contact (Home): Rob Schabert (931-526- Oct. 11 TENNESSEE STATE 2002 Ohio Valley Finsh: 5th 2576) Oct. 25 at Jacksonville State Series vs Memphis: Memphis leads 9-7-4 e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 1 SAMFORD Last Meeting: Memphis 12, Tennessee Tech 6 Mailing Address: PO Box 5057, Cookeville, Nov. 8 at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 15, 1962; Memphis, TN) TN 38505 Nov. 15 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST Press Box Phone: 931-372-6030 Nov. 22 at Eastern Kentucky Web Site: www2.tntech.edu/athletics/ TOP RETURNEES GAME NOTES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 2002 Stats & Notes This year's game marks the first meeting between Memphis and Tennessee Robert Craft QB 6-4 223 Sr. Threw for 2,448 yds & 16 TDs Tech University in 41 years ... The last time the two teams squared off was the Derek Lee WR 6-4 198 Jr. Led receiving corps with 760 yds, 10 TDs 1962 season, and Memphis won the game 12-6 at Crump Stadium ... The Anton Thomison WR 6-2 185 Sr. Totaled 642 rec. yds & 6 TDs Tigers have won seven of the last nine meetings and lead the all-time series Nick Hodges PK 5-7 150 So. Hit 5 of 7 FGs with a long of 40 yds. 9-7-2 ... TTU head coach Mike Hennigan served as an assistant coach for the Daniel Wentzel LB 5-10 195 Sr. Led defense with 132 tackles, 15 for loss Tigers in 1984 under Rey Dempsey. 103 MississippiMississippi September 6 ● 11 AM ● Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ● Memphis, Tenn. Location: Oxford, Miss. Enrollment: 14,960 Conference: Southeastern (West) Nickname: Rebels School Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium GAME GAME GAME Capacity: 60,580 GAME GAME 22 Playing Surface: AstroPlay 222 David Cutcliffe Chris Collins President: Dr. Robert Khayat 2002 REBEL RESULTS Athletic Director: Pete Boone Head Coach Wide Receiver Head Coach: David Cutcliffe ( 7-6 ) Cutcliffe's record at UM: 30-19-0 (4 years) UL-MONROE W 31-3 Cutcliffe's overall record: 30-19-0 (4 years) Assistant Coaches: John Latina (Offensive MEMPHIS W 38-16 Coordinator/OL), Kurt Roper (QB), Ron at Texas Tech L 28-42 Middleton (RB), T.D. Woods (WR), Matt Luke VANDERBILT W 45-38 (TE/OL), Chuck Driesbach (Defensive Coordi- FLORIDA W 17-14 nator/DB), Rick Petri (DT), Jim Knowles (LB), ARKANSAS STATE W 52-17 Marion Hobby (DE) at Alabama L 7-42 Offensive Formation: Multiple Pro at Arkansas L 28-48 Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 AUBURN L 24-31 Lettermen Returning: 50 at Georgia L 17-31 Lettermen Lost: 22 at LSU L 13-14 Offensive Starters Returning: 7 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 24-12 Defensive Starters Returning: 8 *vs. Nebraska W 27-23 All-Star Candidates: QB Eli Manning, OL *Independence Bowl Marcus Johnson, DE Charlie Anderson, WR 2003 Chris Collins, DB Von Hutchins, DB Travis Johnson, DL Jesse Mitchell, DB Eric Oliver, FB QB Eli Manning, a 2003 Playboy pre-season all-American, REBEL SCHEDULE Rick Razzano threw for 3,401 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2002. Newcomers to Watch: B Robert Lane, B Aug. 30 at Vanderbilt Trumaine McBride, L Robert Hough SID OFFICE CONTACTS Sept. 6 at Memphis Key Losses: TE Doug Zeigler, LB Eddie SID Office Phone: 662-915-7522 Sept. 13 UL-MONROE Strong, WR Jason Armstead, SS Matt Grier Sept. 27 TEXAS TECH SID Fax: 662-915-7006 2002 Record: 7-6 Oct. 4 at Florida Sports Information Director/Football Contact Oct. 11 ARKANSAS STATE 2002 SEC Record: 3-5 (Home): Langston Rogers (662-236-3535) Oct. 18 ALABAMA 2002 SEC Finish: 4th in SEC West e-mail: [email protected] Oct. 25 ARKANSAS Series vs Memphis: Ole Miss leads 42-8-2 Mailing Address: Box 217, University, MS Nov. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA Last Meeting: Mississippi 38, Memphis 16 38677 Nov. 8 at Auburn (Sept. 7, 2002; Oxford, MS) Press Box Phone: 662-236-1931 Nov. 22 LSU Web Site: www.OleMissSports.com Nov. 27 at Mississippi State TOP RETURNEES GAME NOTES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 2002 Stats & Notes The Tigers and Rebels will be meeting for the 53rd time in the series ... This year Eli Manning QB 6-5 218 Sr. Threw for 3,401 yds & 21 TDs in '02 marks the 31st time that the Tigers have played Ole Miss in the state of Tennes- Chris Collins WR 6-2 190 Sr. Had 812 yds receiving & 10 TDs see ... Memphis has captured six of its eight wins over Ole Miss in Liberty Bowl Von Hutchins CB 5-11 184 Sr. Totaled 66 tackles and 6 picks in '02 Tremaine Turner RB 5-10 200 Sr. Rushed for 300 yards and 3 TDs Memorial Stadium ... Both Memphis quarterback Danny Wimprine and Rebel Eric Oliver FS 6-2 210 Jr. Recorded 129 tackles and 1 sack in '02 quarterback Eli Manning hail from New Orleans, La. ... The Ole Miss series is the 2nd oldest in Tiger football history, having started in 1921. 104 SouthernSouthern MississippiMississippi September 13 ● 1:30 PM ● M.M. Roberts Stadium ● Hattiesburg, Miss. Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Enrollment: 15,259 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Golden Eagles School Colors: Black & Gold Stadium: M.M. Roberts Stadium GAME GAME GAME Capacity: 33,000 GAME GAME 33 Playing Surface: Natural Grass 333 Jeff Bower Etric Pruitt President: Dr. Shelby Thames 2002 GOLDEN EAGLE RESULTS Athletic Director: Richard Giannini Head Coach Defensive Back Head Coach: Jeff Bower ( 7-6 ) Bower's record at USM: 80-58-1 (12 years) JACKSON STATE W 55-7 Bowers's overall record: 80-58-1 (12 years) ILLINOIS W 23-20 Assistant Coaches: Randy Butler (Assistant MEMPHIS W 33-14 Head Coach/DL), Shelton Gandy (RB), Jay at Alabama L 7-20 Hopson (DB), Rip Scherer (Offensive Coordina- at Army W 27-6 tor/QB), Tyrone Nix (Defensive Coordinator/ILB), at South Florida L 13-16 Jay Johnson (TE), David Warner (WR), Lytrel Pol- CINCINNATI W 23-14 lard (OLB), Mitch Rodrigue (OL) at TCU L 7-37 Offensive Formation: Multiple/One Back at UAB W 20-13 Defensive Formation: 4-3 LOUISVILLE L 17-20 (2OT) Lettermen Returning: 46 at Tulane L 10-31 Lettermen Lost: 21 EAST CAROLINA W 24-7 Offensive Starters Returning: 5 *vs. Oklahoma State L 23-33 Defensive Starters Returning: 8 *Houston Bowl All-Star Candidates: LB Michael Boley, DB Greg Brooks, LB Rod Davis, DE Terrell Paul, DB Etric 2003 Pruitt Newcomers to Watch: DL Greg Casnave, TE All-American linebacker Rod Davis is expected to once again GOLDEN EAGLE SCHEDULE Alan Whitney, OL Chris White, QB Damion Carter, anchor the USM defense. He led the Golden Eagles in tackles QB Jeremy Young last season with 168. Aug. 30 at Cal Key Losses: RB Derrick Nix, LB Joe Henley, DL Sept. 4 at UAB Rayshun Jones, OL Torrin Tucker, OL Jeremy SID OFFICE CONTACTS Sept. 13 MEMPHIS Bridges SID Office Phone: 601-266-4503 Sept. 25 NEBRASKA 2002 Record: 7-6 SID Fax: 601-266-4507 Oct. 4 at Cincinnati 2002 Conference Record: 5-3 Sports Information Director (Home): Mike Oct. 11 at Alabama 2002 Conference Finish: T5th Montoro (601-579-9573) Oct. 25 SOUTH FLORIDA Series vs Memphis: USM leads 35-17-1 e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 1 UL-LAFAYETTE Last Meeting: Southern Miss 33, Memphis 14 Mailing Address: Box 5161; Hattiesburg, MS Nov.