UAB BLAZERS / MEDIA RELATIONS 2007 Norm Reilly, Associate AD/Media Relations • [email protected] Aaron Jordan, Associate Director • [email protected] UAB Football Michelle Cunningham, Assistant Director • [email protected] Mark Vellek, Assistant Director • [email protected] Game Notes Colin Waters, Media Relations Assistant • [email protected] Week 5 (205) 934-0722 • (205) 934-7505 (Fax) • www.uabsports.com Bartow Arena-West Tower, 1530 3rd Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294 GAME 5 • UAB at MISSISSIPPI STATE Blazer Bits

Records: UAB (1-3, 0-1) at Mississippi State (3-2, 1-2) For the fourth time in the first five games, Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 6 at 1:30 p.m. CDT UAB will be playing on the road when it Location: Starkville, Miss. (Davis Wade Stadium ventures to Mississippi State Saturday ... This at Scott Field, 55,082) is the Blazers’ final non-conference game of Radio: Blazers ISP Sports Network (David Crane - PxP, the season ... This is UAB’s 12th all-time Kevin Drake - Color Analyst, Jake Arians - Sideline game against a foe Reporter) — Affiliates include flagship station WUHT ... The Blazers are 2-9 vs. SEC competition 107.7 FM in Birmingham, WIQR 1410 AM in with the two wins coming over LSU (2000) Montgomery / Prattville, WTRP 98.3 FM in Ashland / and Mississippi State (2004) ... UAB is play- Talladega and WACT 1420 AM in Tuscaloosa ing only its 17th year of football at the inter- Coaches: (Alabama, ’78) is in first year as head coach at UAB (1-3) and Sylvester Croom (Alabama, collegiate level with the start of the 2007 sea- ’75) is in his fourth year as the head coach at Mississippi son ... The Blazers are playing their 12th sea- State (12-27). son at the Division I-A level (now called the Series History: Tied, 1-1 Football Bowl Subdivision) ... The Blazers UAB-Mississippi State Series Notes: UAB won in have a new head coach this season for the Starkville in 2004 (27-13) while MSU won in first time since the 1995 season as Watson Birmingham in 2006 (16-10, OT) Brown coached UAB from 1995-2006 ... Last Game: UAB dropped its Conference USA opener Neil Callaway was announced as UAB’s third last Saturday, falling 38-30, at Tulsa ... The Blazers rallied head football coach on December 17, 2006 with two fourth quarter TDs to close the gap to a single ... PK Swayze Waters ranks No. 1 nationally score but it was the potent Golden Hurricane offense in FGs made per game (3.00) and has made (695 yards) that gave UAB problems throughout the three FGs of 50 yards or more ... UAB has a Swayze Waters of Jackson, Miss. has had a game ... Mississippi State saw its three-game win streak second NCAA statistical leader in safety Will remarkable season thus far, hitting 12x13 snapped as South Carolina defeated the Bulldogs, 38-21 Dunbar ...Dunbar leads the country in tack- field goals, including three from 50+ yards. ... Saturday’s game is MSU’s 2007 Homecoming. les per game (13.67) with 41 in three games. UAB Plays Final Non-Conference Game Of Season, Travels To Mississippi State UAB (1-3, 0-1 C-USA) ventures out of conference for the final time this regular season this weekend when the Blazers travel to Starkville, Miss. to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-2, 1-2 SEC). The Blazers and Bulldogs have met twice before with each winning on the other’s home- field. Saturday’s meeting will be the third in a five-game series with MSU. Remaining games will be at Starkville in 2010 and in Birmingham in 2011. UAB ran up 403 yards of offense against Tulsa Saturday in its C-USA opener, but the problem was slowing down the the potent TU offensive attack. The Golden Hurricane, who lead C-USA in offense, had 695 yards vs. the Blazers. Still, UAB had opportunities in the game, but miscues were abundant as the Blazers fell by a 38-30 margin. Mississippi State traveled to South Carolina Saturday hoping to extend its three-game win streak. The Bulldogs trailed just 24-21 after three quarters before the Gamecocks added a pair of fourth quarter scores to secure a 38-21 victory. 2007 UAB Schedule/Results (1-3, 0-1 C-USA) 2006 Date Opponent Location TV Result/Time Record Series Game Notes Sept. 1 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. ESPN2 L, 55-18 4-8 0-1 UAB’s inexperience shows early in lopsided defeat Sept. 8 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. ESPNU L, 34-24 7-6 0-2 Blazers lead 17-3 in second quarter before ’Noles rally Sept. 15 Alcorn State Birmingham, Ala. W, 22-0 6-5 0-0 Swayze Waters kicks record five field goals in victory Sept. 29 at Tulsa* Tulsa, Okla. L, 38-30 8-5 0-0 UAB has 403 offensive yards but can’t slow TU attack Oct. 6 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 1:30 p.m. 3-9 1-1 Blazers won 27-14 at Starkville (2004) in previous trip Oct. 13 Tulane* (HC) Birmingham, Ala. 6:00 p.m. 4-8 2-3 First meeting since 2004 shootout (59-55 TU victory) Oct. 20 Houston* Birmingham, Ala. 6:00 p.m. 10-4 4-1 UAB meets defending C-USA champion Oct. 27 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. MASN 3:00 p.m. 7-6 4-2 Blazers have won four of last five over the Pirates Nov. 3 Southern Miss* Birmingham, Ala. CSS 6:00 p.m. 9-5 0-7 Always a tight battle, UAB looks for first win over USM Nov. 10 UCF* Birmingham, Ala. CSTV 6:30 p.m. 4-8 0-4 Blazers lost 31-22 at UCF in 2006 season finale Nov. 17 at Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. CSS 2:30 p.m. 2-10 7-2 UAB has won seven in a row against UM, leads series 7-2 Nov. 24 at Marshall* Huntington, W.Va. 4:30 p.m. 5-7 0-2 Blazers close regular season with trip to Huntington * - Conference USA Game HC - Homecoming ESPNU = ESPN University MASN = Mid-Atlantic Sports Network CSS = College Sports Southeast 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Blazers Face Challenging Schedule In 2007 UAB UAB will face another difficult schedule this fall as the Blazers have road games at schools from the Big Ten, Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conferences. UAB has already HEAD COACH faced back-to-back games away from Legion Field in opening the season at Michigan State and Florida State. The Blazers then played its home opener Sept. 15 against Alcorn State. NEIL After an open date, UAB began its Conference USA slate against Tulsa, one of the teams many observers are projecting to contend for the league title in 2007. The Blazers wrap up CALLAWAY their non-league schedule this week, again playing on the road, against Mississippi State. UAB resumes conference play a week later when it plays host to Tulane in the Blazers’ 2007 Homecoming game. The finish to the regular season schedule is much like the start Neil Callaway, who has been a part of successful in that UAB will be facing a pair of road games. The Blazers conclude their regular season football programs throughout his playing and schedule at Memphis and Marshall in late November. coaching careers, was named the head coach at UAB on December 17, 2006. Notes On This Week’s Opponent — Mississippi State Callaway is 1-3 after the Blazers’ 38-30 defeat at Here are some facts on this week’s opponent, the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Conference USA opponent Tulsa last Saturday. ■ Mississippi State head coach Sylvester Croom is a native of Tuscaloosa and is a graduate Callaway, who most recently had been the offen- of Alabama, sharing the same alma mater as Blazers’ head coach Neil Callaway. sive coordinator at the University of Georgia for the ■ MSU has been member of the Southeastern Conference since 1933. past six seasons, became the third head coach in the ■ Mississippi State has had a player chosen in the NFL draft 21 times in the last 22 years. history of the UAB football program. Antonio Johnson (Tennessee Titans, 5th round, 2007 draft) was the most recent. During his six years at UGA, he was part of a ■ MSU played its first football game in 1892 when the school was called Mississippi A&M staff that helped lead Georgia to 61 victories, two College. SEC championships, three SEC Eastern Division titles, four bowl victories, and four top 10 finishes All-Time Series With Mississippi State in the final national polls. In 2002, the Bulldogs Saturday’s meeting between UAB and Mississippi State will be the third all-time finished as the SEC's top scoring (32.14 ppg) and matchup between the two schools in football. The series is currently tied at 1-1 with each pass efficiency (138.91) offense and the ’Dogs team winning on the other’s homefield. The Blazers were 27-13 winners in 2004 in were second in scoring offense in 2005. Starkville with MSU avenging the loss in 2006 with a 16-10 overtime win at Legion Field. In addition, Callaway helped develop numerous UAB-Mississippi State Series (Tied 1-1) outstanding offensive linemen for the Bulldogs. While under Callaway’s tutelage, six different 2004 - UAB won 27-13 at Starkville Georgia O-linemen earned All-Southeastern 2006 - Mississippi State won 16-10 (OT) at Birmingham Conference honors on 10 occasions. One of them — Max Jean-Gilles — received All-America acco- Defensive Touchdowns In Last Two Games Of 2006 lades in 2005. UAB scored defensive touchdowns in each of the final two games of the 2006 season. The UAB job is the first head coaching position Against Southern Miss in the next-to-last contest of the season, safety Brandon Register for the successful, veteran coach. recovered a and raced 67 yards for a score. In the season finale at UCF on Nov. 25, Callaway, a native of Macon, Ga., and a gradu- fellow safety Chris Felder picked up a fumble and went the distance for a 44-yard TD. ate of the , served as offen- sive line coach at Alabama in 1997 and line coach Youth Movement Evident In Blazers’ Opener and from 1998 to 2000. With nearly 30 seniors on last year’s roster, and a number of other personnel casualties Prior to joining the Crimson Tide, he served as since the 2006 season ended, everyone knew this year’s UAB squad would have a youthful assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at look about it. That was certainly evident in the Blazers’ first game of the 2007 season on Houston (1993-96). He was the long-time offen- Sept. 1 at Michigan State. One should consider the following: sive line coach under head coach at • UAB played 12 true freshmen in the contest vs. the Spartans Auburn (1981-92). Callaway also served on Dye’s • The Blazers had 15 other players see their first action of their UAB careers for staff at Wyoming (1980) and at East Carolina a total of 27 players who saw their first playing time with the Blazers (1978-79). He was inducted into the Macon (Ga.) • Of the 70 players listed on UAB’s travel roster for the season opener at Michigan State, Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. more than half had never played for the Blazers. During Callaway’s tenure at Auburn, the Tigers won or shared four SEC championships and he The Difference In A Year produced four first-team All-Americans and 14 Two years ago when record-setting quarterback Darrell Hackney was a senior for the All-SEC players. Blazers, UAB gained more than twice the number of yards on offense through the air than In his four seasons coaching at Houston, the it did via the ground game. Cougars’ offensive line allowed just 19.5 sacks per Last season, without Hackney, the offensive output was more balanced but not nearly as season including only 10 sacks in his final year. potent. In 2006, the Bl a zers threw for 2,214 yards and rushed for 1,507. In addition, they Houston won the inaugural Conference USA s c o red 14 touchdowns on the ground and 12 through the air Still, that total offense number of championship while he was there. 3,721 yards is significantly less than the number amassed two seasons ago. Callaway and his wife, Karen, have three chil- In 2005, UAB had 4,781 yards with 3,213 coming through the passing game and 1,568 dren: Russ, Kate, and Clay. rushing. The Blazers scored 23 passing touchdowns and had 14 rushing scores. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

UAB GAME WEEK SCHEDULE MEDIA SERVICES Sunday: The team generally has meetings and a short workout in the late afternoon/early Conference USA evening. Media must call the media relations office to confirm times if planning to attend Coaches’ Teleconference the early portion of the workout. (beginning Aug. 27) Monday: Coach Callaway will be available for interviews at his weekly media luncheon, (there will not be a call on held at the Green & Gold Room (in Bartow Arena) between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 29 (quotes will be posted on the UAB Athletics website later in the afternoon). Several Blazer or Nov. 12) players will also be in attendance at the Monday luncheon and available to media. The Monday media luncheon is held only during weeks in which the Blazers have an upcoming Teleconference Schedule game. Coach Callaway will participate in the weekly Conference USA Coaches’ 1:00 p.m. CDT Players of the Week/Notes Teleconference, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. CDT (Coach Callaway’s time is scheduled from 1:05 p.m. CDT , East Carolina approximately 2:01-2:08 p.m. CDT). The call-in number is 913-981-5538 (the call is 1:12 p.m. CDT Mark Snyder, Marshall replayed several times during the week; call (402/220-1009 - replay passcode is 6828406). 1:19 p.m. CDT George O'Leary, UCF UAB typically will not practice on Monday. Call the UAB media relations office to confirm 1:26 p.m. CDT Jeff Bower, Southern Miss practice times. 1:33 p.m. CDT , Houston 1:40 p.m. CDT David Bailiff, Rice Tuesday: Practice from 3:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. CDT. First 30 minutes open 1:47 p.m. CDT Phil Bennett, SMU to the media. Coach Callaway will be available to the media following practice. No player 1:54 p.m. CDT Bob Toledo, Tulane interviews on Tuesday. 2:01 p.m. CDT Neil Callaway, UAB 2:08 p.m. CDT Todd Graham, Tulsa 2:15 p.m. CDT Mike Price, UTEP Wednesday: Practice from 3:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. CDT. First 30 minutes 2:22 p.m. CDT Tommy West, Memphis open to the media. Coach Callaway will be available to the media following practice. This is the last day of game weeks for player interview availability. Coach Callaway will also be The call-in number is (913) 981-5538. available for interviews most weeks at 12:00 p.m. for a limited amount of time. A playback of the teleconference is available begin- ning at 5:00 p.m. CDT each Monday by dialing Thursday: Practice from 3:00 p.m. to approximately 4:45 p.m. CST. Coach Callaway will 402-220-1009 with a replay passcode of 6828406. participate in his weekly radio call-in show, “Blazers All Access,”on WJOX 100.5 FM in The play will run until the Birmingham and on WIQR-AM 1410 in Montgomery from 6:00-7:00 p.m. CST. The following week‘s teleconference. weekly show is held at the Hoover location of Full Moon Barbeque.

UAB Quick Facts Friday: Travel and practice schedule TBA (check with the UAB media relations office for Location ...... Birmingham, Ala. updates). For road games, the Blazers will have a light workout in Birmingham before Founded ...... 1969 departure but not travel to the road stadium upon arrival at their destination. Nickname ...... Blazers Colors ...... Forest Green & Old Gold Saturday: Coach Callaway will address the media approximately 15 minutes following the Enrollment ...... 16,561 conclusion of the game; the UAB locker room and training room are closed to the media at President ...... Dr. Carol Z. Garrison all times; requested players will be made available following the game, time permitting. Athletics Director ...... Brian Mackin Conference ...... Conference USA Interviews: Contact Associate AD for Media Relations Norm Reilly (205-934-0722) or Stadium ...... Legion Field (72,000) another member of the athletic media relations staff to request coach or player interviews. Head Coach ...... Neil Callaway The best time for interviews with the head coach is at the conclusion of practice (approxi- Career Record ...... 1-2 mately 5:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday-Wednesday, and 6:30 p.m. CST Sunday); Under normal Record at UAB ...... Same circumstances, UAB does not practice on Monday. Interviews at other times (e.g. prior to UAB 2006 Record ...... 3-9 practice) will be arranged by the media relations staff. Media are reminded to notify the UAB 2006 C-USA Record . . . . .2-6 (5th, C-USA East) media relations staff at least 24 hours in advance of their plans to attend practice and of spe- UAB Athletics Website cific interview requests. www.uabsports.com UAB Athletic Media Relations Staff (205) 934-0722 • Fax - (205) 934-7505 Information on UAB football and Blazer Athletics can be found on the official UAB Athletics Web Site. Associate AD Assistant Director Fans can listen to UAB football and basketball games Norm Reilly ([email protected]) Mark Vellek ([email protected]) througfh the site as well. Associate Director Media Relations Assistant Aaron Jordan ([email protected]) Colin Waters ([email protected]) Assistant Director Michelle Cunningham ([email protected]) Mailing: Bartow Arena - West Tower • 1530 3rd Avenue South • Birmingham, AL 35294 Shipping: Bartow Arena - West Tower • 617 13th Street South • Birmingham, AL 35294 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Running Game Lost Much Experience UAB will miss the services this season of four senior running backs UAB In The 2007 who finished their careers with the conclusion of the 2006 season. NCAA Statistics UAB’s four seniors in the backfield included Dan Burks and Corey White, who rank No. 2 and 4, respectively, on the Blazers’ all-time rush- Here are the current 2007 NCAA rankings for UAB after five weeks ing list. Burks, White and fellow seniors Marculus Elliott and Trey of the season — in the team categories as well as individually. Chaney combined for 5,625 yards and 41 touchdowns during their careers. Burks accounted for 2,277 yards and 10 TDs while White had 1,925 and 27 scores (25 rush, 2 rec.). Team Rankings Rushing Offense: 82nd, 125.8 Elliott was stellar late in the 2005 season as he averaged 97 yards over Passing Offense: 85th, 200.8 the final three games of the campaign. Chaney was a dependable back for Total Offense: 96th, 326.5 the Blazers throughout his career when thrust into action. In the 2005 Scoring Offense: 82nd, 23.5 game at Troy, a 27-7 UAB victory, Chaney ran 15 times for 77 yards. Passing Efficiency: 106th, 105.1 Rushing Defense: 112th, 236.0 Career Statistics For Departed Running Backs Pass Efficiency Defense: 103rd, 145.0 Name Att. Yards TD Avg. Best Game Pass Defense: 101st, 274.3 Dan Burks 486 2,277 10 4.7 146 yds. vs. Memphis, 2004 Total Defense: 115th, 510.3 Scoring Defense: 89th, 31.8 Corey White 409 1,925 25 4.7 200 yds. vs. Memphis, 2005 Net Punting: 87th, 33.1 Marculus Elliott 129 740 3 5.7 129 yds. vs. Marshall, 2006 Punt Returns: 86th, 7.3 Trey Chaney 188 683 3 3.6 112 yds. vs. Cincinnati, 2003 Kickoff Returns: 53rd, 21.9 Coaching Staff Has Plenty Of C-USA Experience Turnover Margin: 41st, .50 In addition to head coach Ne i l Ca l l a w a y who spent six years as the Individual Rankings assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Houston in the 1990s, UAB has several other coaches on its staff with experience at Confere n c e Field Goals Per Game: Sw a y ze Waters, 1st, 3.00 USA schools. The Bl a ze r s’ offensive coord i n a t o r, Kim He l t o n, was the Ta c k l e s Per Game: Will Du n b a r, 1st, 13.67 head coach at Houston from 1993-96. De f e n s i ve coordinator Er i c : Will Dunbar, T-17th, .67 S c h u m a n n held the coordinator position at Tulane (2002-06) and also at Kickoff Re t u rns: Fr a n t re l l Fo r rest, t-45th, 26.0 SMU (1997-2001) prior to the Mustangs joining Conference USA. S c o ring: Sw a y ze Waters, T-7th, 11.0 Lorenzo Costantini, UAB’s defensive line coach, was the defensive line coach at Tulane (2004-06), and also served as D-line and strength Returning Offensive Production coach at UCF from 2000-03 before the Knights became league mem- The Blazers have limited returning production in terms of yards accu- bers. He also was an assistant coach and assistant strength coach at mulated by players last year who are listed on the 2007 roster. Here is a breakdown of what the Blazers have returning from 2006: UTEP, his alma mater, from 1996-99. , the Blazers’ quar- terbacks coach and recruiting coordinator, was on the staff at Memphis Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG from 2004-06 as the Tigers’ specials teams and tight ends coach. Sam Hunt, QB 69 159 2.3 1 22 UAB Coaching Conference USA Connections Joseph Webb, QB 24 38 1.6 1 36 Rashaud Slaughter, RB 1 5 5.0 0 5 Coach Previous Stops At C-USA School, Positions Held Totals 94 202 2.1 2 36 Neil Callaway Houston, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator (1993-96), East Carolina, Part-Time Passing Att. Cmp. Pct. TD Int. LG Assistant (1978-79) Sam Hunt, QB 82 48 58.5 2 5 47 Houston, Head Coach (1993-96) Joseph Webb, QB 51 33 64.7 1 0 39 Totals 133 81 60.9 3 5 47 Eric Schumann Tulane, Defensive Coordinator (2002-06) SMU*, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator (1997-2001) Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Sylvester Mencer, WR 31 400 12.9 3 38 Lorenzo Costantini Tulane, Assistant Coach (2004-06) Rashaud Slaughter, RB 16 113 7.1 0 22 UCF*, Assistant Coach/Strength Coach (2000-03) David Sigler, FB 5 34 6.8 0 10 UTEP*, Assistant Coach/Assistant Strength Coach (1996-99) Blake Thackston, WR 1 19 19.0 0 19 Zach Lankford, TE 1 6 6.0 0 6 Tyson Helton Memphis, Assistant Coach (2004-06) *LaDarrius Stanley 1 3 3.0 1 3 Totals 55 575 10.5 4 38 * Prior to becoming Conference USA member * Stanley has moved back to defensive line for 2007 season 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

2007 Conference USA Standings Call Us UAB! East Division West Division Please note that there are only two C-USA Overall C-USA Overall correct versions of our name, the acronym UCF 1-0 3-1 Tulsa 1-0 3-1 “ UAB,” or the full “Un i versity of Southern Miss 1-0 2-2 UTEP 1-0 3-2 Alabama at Birmingham.” In addition, East Carolina 1-1 2-3 Houston 1-1 2-2 the Associated Press sports stylebook now Marshall 0-0 0-4 Rice 0-0 0-4 uses UAB on first reference, not Alabama- UAB 0-1 1-3 Tulane 0-1 1-3 Birmingham. Memphis 0-1 1-3 SMU 0-1 1-4 We are not: LAST WEEK’S RESULTS UPCOMING SCHEDULE Alabama-Birmingham, Thursday, Sept. 27 Tuesday, Oct. 2 Ala.-Birmingham, or U.A.B. Boise State 38, Southern Miss 16 Marshall at Memphis (ESPN2) Arkansas State 35, Memphis 31 The Un i v ersity of Alabama at Wednesday, Oct. 3 Birmingham (UAB) has been an Saturday, Sept. 29 Tulsa 38, UAB 30 Rice at Southern Miss (ESPN2) autonomous member of the University of UTEP 48, SMU 45 (OT) Alabama system since 1969, and has had East Carolina 37, Houston 35 Saturday, Oct. 6 an intercollegiate athletic program since LSU 34, Tulane 9 UAB at Mississippi State 1977. UAB is sometimes confused with UCF 37, Louisiana-Lafayette 19 Houston at Alabama the University of Alabama (Crimson Tide), Tulane at Army which is located in Tuscaloosa; while this is UCF at East Carolina inevitable, it is important to note that the Tulsa at UTEP two are indeed separate institutions. In addition, the UAB name is often altered by various media, opponents, mer- chandisers, etc.

Overtime A Rarity For UAB Two Blazers Named To Preseason All-Conference USA Team When UAB and Mississippi State played into A pair of UAB defensive performers were named to the 2007 Preseason All-Conference USA ove rtime last season (State pre vailed, 16-10), the team, as voted on by the league’s coaches. occasion marked the first time since the 2000 Linebacker Joe Henderson and safety Will Dunbar were both tabbed to the 11-player defen- campaign that the Bl a zers have played a game sive unit. Henderson, a junior from Birmingham, was a third-team all-league pick at the end of that was extended beyond 60 minutes. The last the 2006 season after recording 63 tackles to rank No. 3 on the team. Dunbar was also chosen to time UAB played into ove rtime prior to the the third team after the 2006 season as he led the team in tackles with 65. Dunbar, from Atlanta, MSU game was Nov. 11, 2000 when it lost, 33- also tied for team honors for most interceptions with three. 30, to Southern Miss. Overall, the Bl a zers have p l a yed five OT games since the collegiate game Secondary Is Solid adopted the extra period in 1996. UAB is 3-2 in UA B ’s defensive backfield is the strongest area on the team in terms of experience and depth. Wi l l OT contests. Du n b a r, Ke v i n Sanders, Du r rell Fu q u a and Za c h Br i t t e n – all listed as ’07 preseason starters — h a ve all gained significant experience during their careers. In addition, Ca rnell Wi l l i a m s, Ma t t Hunt Shows He Can Run Ta y l o r and Brandon Ca r l i s l e h a ve also seen an abundance of playing time during their Bl a zer care e r s . It didn’t take long for UAB quarterback UAB registered 12 interceptions last season with Dunbar and Sanders accounting for six of Sam Hunt to show off his running skills in the those. Fuqua also had one during the season. Sept. 2 season opener last fall at Oklahoma. His first play was a 12-yard rush from scrim- More TV Exposure mage. When the game was over, Hunt had fin- UAB is already set for several television games this season. The Blazers’ opener at Michigan ished with 65 yards. The last time UAB had a State was shown on ESPN2 with the contest a week later at Florida State aired on ESPNU. Later signal-caller run for as many yards was in the in the season, the Blazers’ game with Southern Miss will air regionally on CSS, as will the game at 10th game of the 2001 season when Thomas Memphis. The UAB/UCF contest will be carried on CSTV. Cox rushed for 133 yards against the . Time of Possession In last season’s Sept. 30 game at Troy, Hunt Due largely to UAB running the ball more last season, the Blazers enjoyed a time of possession surpassed the total he had vs. Oklahoma as he advantage over their opponents in 2006 in all but two of its 12 games. Rice became the first 2006 ran for 69 yards against the Trojans, the most opponent to keep the ball longer than UAB last October, and Marshall became the second oppo- yards on the ground by a UAB quarterback in nent to do so a month later. 55 games. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Blazers Have Pair Of NCAA Statistical Leaders; L a s t M e e t i n g Waters, Dunbar atop the charts this week UAB has not one, but two players, at the top of NCAA statistical cat- September 23, 2006 — Birmingham, Ala. egories, according to the latest national stats released Sunday. Kicker Swayze Waters is the nation’s leader in field goals made per Mississippi State 0 3 0 7 6 — 16 game for the third week in a row as he was a perfect 3-for-3 in Saturday’s UAB 0 7 0 3 0 — 10 game at Tulsa. Waters, who now has been successful on 12-of-13 field UAB - Williams 9 run (Mullins kick) 3:43-2nd Q goals this season, also kicked his third field goal this season of 50 yards MSU - Carlson 47 field goal 1:32-2nd Q or more when he booted a 52-yarder late in the third quarter. MSU - Dixon 1 run (Carlson kick) 9:11-4th Q Meanwhile, safety Will Dunbar is leading the country in tackles per game. Dunbar’s average of 13.67 tackles per contest is tops nationally. UAB - Mullins 37 field goal 1:57-4th Q He has recorded tackle totals of 17, 11 and 13 in three games of action. MSU - Conner 21 run OT1 He wasn’t eligible to be included in the NCAA rankings until after Mississippi State’s Omarr Conner scored on a 21-yard touchdown run in over- Saturday’s Tulsa game because players are required to play in at least 75 time as the Bulldogs beat UAB by a 16-10 score in front of 36,104 at Legion Field. percent of their team’s games. Dunbar had missed the season’s first game UAB got the ball first in overtime, but Adron Chambers picked off QB Chris at Michigan State. Williams' pass in the end zone on the second play to hold the Blazers. MSU rallied on offense after a night of mistakes and then kept UAB out of the Forrest Catches Pair Of Touchdown Passes end zone just to get to overtime. Trailing 7-3 in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs got Redshirt freshman receiver Frantrell Forrest caught two touchdown the ball at the UAB 46 after a 25-yard punt return by Derek Pegues. passes — one from Joseph Webb and one from Sam Hunt — in Saturday’s contest at Tulsa. His two receiving touchdowns marked the The Blazer defense stopped Conner just short of the goal line on fourth-and-3. first time a UAB receiver has caught multiple TD passes since Reggie But the gain was enough for a first down, and Anthony Dixon went in from the 1 Lindsey caught three in a late November contest at UTEP in 2005. for a score on the next play. Forrest, who made his first start of the season in Saturday’s contest, is The teams traded punts before the Bulldogs stopped a UAB drive and Parker tied for second on the team thus far in total receptions with 11. He is Mullins kicked a 37-yard FG with 1:57 remaining to tie it at 10 and force overtime. tied for the team lead in touchdown catches with two. The teams swapped punts most of the first half. UAB scored late in the second quarter when Williams ran 9 yards for a TD to cap a 12-play, 73-yard drive that was Sigler Has Surpassed Career Totals In Four Games keyed by his 21-yard pass to Sylvester Mencer for a first down at the State 35. Coming into his senior season this fall, UAB FB/H-Back David State answered with a career-long, 47-yard field goal by Adam Carlson with 1:32 Sigler had been used primarily as a blocker throughout his Blazer career. Obviously, first-year head coach Neil Callaway saw something in the to play before halftime. spring he liked in Sigler as the native of Albertville, Ala. has expanded his The Blazers finished with only 210 yards on offense with 116 through the air role and emerged as one of the team’s most productive players on offense, and just 94 on the ground. UAB’s defense again played a solid game, limiting MSU as well as being one of the Blazers’ most sure-handed receivers. to just 281 yards. Williams hit 9-of-20 passing for the Blazers for 99 yards. Sigler had a cumulative eight receptions for 59 yards (7.4 yards avg.) in his first three seasons with no touchdowns. Through just four games Game Statistics in 2007, Sigler has now caught nine passes for 135 yards (15.0 yards avg.) with one touchdown. MSU UAB Against Tulsa Saturday, Sigler registered career highs for receptions First Downs 19 14 (4) and receiving yards (71). Rushing: Att.-Yards 44-166 32-94 Passing: (Cmp.-Att.-Yds.-Int.) 14-23-115-0 12-26-116-0 Freshman Wright Also Shines At Tulsa Total Plays-Total Net Yards 67-281 58-210 Freshman receiver Mario Wright tied for team honors for most recep- : No.-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 8-75 9-85 tions in Saturday’s loss at Tulsa as he latched onto five balls for 51 yards. Punts: No.-Yards (Avg.) 5-196 (39.2) 6-242 (40.3) Making his second straight start, he also recorded his first touchdown Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-21 3-43 catch of his career as he caught a four-yard pass from Sam Hunt with Punt Returns: No.-Yards 3-29 2-11 3:47 remaining in the game. Time of Possession 28:52 31:08 The 6-5 Wright missed the first two games due to injury but he has come back to make eight receptions for 99 yards in the Blazers’ last two. Leaders Rushing Att. Yds. TD Long Three First-Time Opponents A. Dixon (MSU) 19 81 1 17 D. Burks (UAB) 13 45 0 12 The game with Tulsa Saturday marked the third time in the first four contests this season that the Blazers played a first-time opponent. The Passing Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Blazers also played first-time games with Michigan State (Sept. 1) and O. Conner (MSU) 23 14 115 0 Alcorn State (Sept. 15). C. Williams (UAB) 20 9 99 0 All 2007 Games On Saturday For UAB Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Those fans who consider themselves traditionalists A. Stallworth (MSU) 4 30 0 16 S. Mencer (UAB) 5 58 0 21 will enjoy the fact that UAB’s 2007 schedule features all 12 games to be played on Saturday. In the past several seasons, the Blazers have had games at times on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Blazers Due For Kickoff Return For Score Forrest Has Successful Debut For Blazers It’s been quite awhile since UAB returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Redshirt freshman Frantrell Forrest made his collegiate debut on In fact, according to an “unofficial” polling of Football SIDs across the Sept. 1 at Michigan State and the results were impressive. The Mobile country, the Blazers have gone longer without a kickoff return TD than native sat out last season as a true freshman and missed about half of pre- all but three schools (Missouri-272 games; Air Force-258 games; Rice- season camp in August due to injury. But when he got his opportunity 252 games). UAB’s last return for a score was a 42-yarder against on Saturday, he was ready. Morehead State on Oct. 29, 1994 — a stretch of 142 games. Forrest finished with five receptions for 41 yards in the game vs. the Spartans and had six kickoff returns for 156 yards, including one run- Quarterbacks Hit High Percentage In 2006 back for 56 yards. His total of 197 all-purpose yards in the game was the The Blazers’ two returning quarterbacks completed a high percentage third-highest total recorded in Conference USA in the first week of the of their passes last season. The UAB combination of Sam Hunt and season. Joseph Webb connected on 60.9 percent of their passes as Hunt hit 48- of-82 passes for 655 yards while Webb was 33-of-51 for 426 yards after Who Are Those Guys? seeing his first action of his career in the next-to-last game of the 2006 There were a bunch of new faces on the field for UAB in the season season. opener at Michigan State. In all, there were 12 true freshmen who played in the game. Add in another 15 Blazers (non-true freshmen) who Waters Makes His Mark were seeing their first action in the Green & Gold. That totals 27 UAB For just over half of the 2006 season, UAB placekicker Swayze players overall who played against the Spartans in their first action as Waters handled kickoff duties and was considered the Blazers’ “long-dis- Blazers. tance” kicker for field goals. By the ninth game of the season, the Here is a list of the Blazers who saw first-time action vs. the Spartans: Halloween contest at SMU, Waters had become UAB’s regular kicker. Waters finished the season with nine field goals in 12 tries. He con- True Freshmen Other Blazers Who Saw First Action verted three field goals in two of the last four games, a 3-for-4 perform- RB Dexter Barnett TE Jeffrey Anderson DB Michael McRae ance at SMU and a perfect 3-for-3 in the season finale at UCF. Waters FB Paul Bennett OL Jo Arnold RB Jim Mitchell DL Tim Davis had a long field goal of 42 yards. In addition, he was 7-of-7 on extra OL Logan Creel DB Antoine Powers OL Terence Edge points. WR Frantrell Forrest DE Kelvin Quarles LB Keon Harris Waters entered the 2007 season as the team’s No. 1 placekicker and WR Darryl Harris FB Julian Smith WR Justin Johnson OL Adam Hollifield LB Jacob Tauanuu also is slated to be the Blazers’ punter. OL Matt McCants WR Mike Jones DE Bryant Turner His placekicking to date this season has been nothing short of superb. RB Darell Norman DB Reggie Jones He leads the nation in field goals made per game for the third week in a DL D.J. Reese row at 3.00 after his 3-for-3 performance against Tulsa last Saturday. LB Justin Sims Having hit 12-of-13 field goals already this season, Waters’ career LB Mike Tashman field goal mark is 21-of-25. OL Caleb Thomas Waters’ 2006 Statistics Waters’ Career Statistics Webb The QB Becomes Webb The Receiver Year FG-FGA 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Head coach Neil Callaway‘s plan to utilize sophomore as a 2005 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — wide receiver when Sam Hunt is calling the signals has paid dividends. 2006 9-12 1-1 3-3 3-5 2-3 0-0 42 Webb, who did not see any action as the UAB signal-caller in the first 2007 12-13 0-0 2-2 4-5 3-3 3-3 52 (2) two games, has been UAB’s leading receiver thus far this season in terms Totals 21-25 1-1 5-5 7-10 5-6 3-3 52 (2) of catches and receiving yardage. Webb presently has 16 receptions for 270 yards and two touchdowns. He is averaging 16.9 yards per recep- Sanders A Key In Secondary tion. He also had a TD catch in ths first two games of the season. UAB Kevin Sanders enters the 2007 season knowing he After four games this season, Webb is No. 9 among C-USA receivers will be counted on heavily this fall. Sanders, originally from Detroit who in receiving yards per game at 67.5 yards. played high school ball in Pell City, Ala., started 17 games in his first two seasons with the Blazers, including all 12 in 2006. Six Freshmen Start For Blazers In Opener After two picks Saturday, he has registered seven career interceptions UAB had six freshmen start in the season-opening game at Michigan and tied for team high last year in that category with three. Sanders also State. There were four true freshmen (OT Matt McCants, OG Caleb recorded 32 tackles last fall. Thomas, NG Tim Davis and LB Mike Tashman) and two redshirt freshmen (DE Bryant Turner and WR Mike Jones) to start the game. Dunbar Has Huge Night Vs. Seminoles UAB safety Will Dunbar made the most of his return to action at Waters Shows Strong Leg Vs. Michigan State Florida State last month. The Atlanta native recorded a career-high 17 UAB junior kicker Swayze Waters connected on all three of his field tackles and picked off a Drew Weatherford first quarter pass and goal attempts, including kicks of 50 and 48 yards, in UAB's loss at returned it 21 yards for a touchdown to give the Blazers an early 10-0 Michigan State Sept. 1. He also hit from 35 yards out. His 50-yarder lead. He was named the Conference USA Defensive Player-of-the-Week midway through the fourth quarter was his first career field goal of 50 or following his performance against the Seminoles. more yards and the first by a Blazer kicker since 2003. The 3-for-3 per- Dunbar was a third-team All-Conference USA selection after leading formance equaled Waters' best single-game effort at the time. He also the team in tackles with 65. He was a preseason choice for first-team made his only extra point attempt. honors this summer in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Waters now has made 21-of-25 career field goals and has made at He has had double-digit tackles in all three games he has played in ’07. least three FGs in 5-of-8 games since becoming UAB’s regular kicker. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Blazers Get Quicker Start UAB scored more points in the fourth quarter (66 points) than any period last season, but it’s the UAB’s 2007 Record first period that the Bl a zers appear to need the most improvement from 2006. The Bl a zers we re This Season When: o u t s c o red 72-40 in the first quarter last season. So far through four games in 2007, the margin is much closer in the first period as the opposition has outscored UAB by just a 27-16 edge. At Home ...... 1-0 Up until the last two games of the 2006 season vs. Southern Miss and UCF, the fourth quart e r Away ...... 0-3 had been the main nemesis for the Bl a zers. But UAB scored 20 points against the Golden Eagles Neutral ...... 0-0 and then scored nine more a week later in the season’s last game at UCF. In Day Games ...... 0-1 At Night ...... 1-2 Mencer Is Leading Returning Receiver Leads at Half ...... 1-1 Junior Sylvester Mencer is the team’s leading returning receiver after catching 31 passes for Trails at Half ...... 0-2 400 yards and three touchdowns last season. He ranked second on the team in receptions and Tied at Half ...... 0-0 receiving yardage last season. His best game was a five-catch, 96-yard effort with one TD vs. Troy. More Possession Time He caught at least one pass in every game last season except for the season opener at Oklahoma. Than Opponent ...... 1-2 In addition to the Troy game when he caught five passes, he also caught five against Mississippi Less Possession Time State and had four catches against both Memphis and Rice. Than Opponent ...... 0-1 Mencer has not had as many chances thus far this season and through four games, he has just one reception for five yards, that coming against Alcorn State. UAB Scores 40+ ...... 0-0 Seven Of 10 Leading Tacklers From 2006 Have Departed 30-39 ...... 0-1 Seven of the top 10 tacklers on the UAB defense finished their eligibility with the conclusion 20-29 ...... 1-1 of the 2006 season. The three returning defenders who ranked among the top 10 Blazer tacklers 10-19 ...... 0-1 were safety Will Dunbar (1st, 65 tackles), LB Joe Henderson (3rd, 63 tackles) and CB Kevin Less than 10 ...... 0-0 Sanders (9th, 32 tackles). Opponent Scores Truitt Is Mr. Versatility 40+ ...... 0-1 Adam Truitt has been one of the most versatile offensive linemen in Conference USA since 30-39 ...... 0-2 beginning his career at UAB. The product of Hoover High School in metro-Birmingham has seen 20-29 ...... 0-0 action at center, guard and tackle throughout his career. He enters the 2007 preseason listed as the 10-19 ...... 0-0 team’s No. 1 offensive right tackle. Truitt is easily the Blazers’ most experienced and most versatile Less than 10 ...... 1-0 offensive lineman. He has made 22 starts UAB during his career. Total Offense Two 100-Yard Rushers In Same Game 500+ ...... 0-0 When UAB’s Corey White and Marculus Elliott both eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in 400-499 ...... 0-1 the win over Memphis last October, it was the first time since the 2001 season that the Blazers had 300-399 ...... 1-1 two players over 100 yards in a game — a span of 55 contests. The last time UAB had two rush- 200-299 ...... 0-1 ers with over 100 yards was: Nov. 17, 2001 in a 43-21 win over Houston (QB Thomas Cox (133 Under 200 ...... 0-0 yards) and Jegil Dugger (116). White signed with the Green Bay Packers as a free agent last spring More than Opp...... 0-0 and was signed to the Packers’ practice squad just before the start of the 2007 regular season. Rushing Yards Blazer Roster Has A Home-Grown Look 200 or more ...... 1-0 The 2007 UAB roster features 55 who hail from the state of Alabama, including 23 from the 150-199 ...... 0-1 metro-Birmingham area. Georgia is the state with the second-highest number of players as the 100-149 ...... 0-1 Peach State has produced 20 current Blazers. Here is a closer look at the state--by-state break- 0-99 ...... 0-1 down. Blazers State-By-State Passing Yards Alabama ...... 55 Mississippi ...... 3 Arkansas ...... 1 North Carolina . . .1 200 or more ...... 0-3 Georgia ...... 20 South Carolina . . . .2 California ...... 1 150-199 ...... 0-0 Florida ...... 4 Texas ...... 2 Iowa ...... 1 100-149 ...... 1-0 0-99 ...... 0-0 Coordinators Bring A Lot Of Experience To UAB Staff When Neil Callaway became UAB’s new head coach last December, the first thing he did was Turnovers begin the process of assembling his coaching staff. He could not have hired two more capable and 3 or more ...... 0-0 experienced coaches than the two men he named as his offensive and defensive coordinators. 1-2 ...... 1-3 Callaway tabbed Kim Helton to run the Blazer offense and Helton brings more than 30 years None ...... 0-0 of coaching experience, including a seven-year stint in the 1990s as the head coach at the . Helton also has an abundance of experience coaching in the National Penalties Football League as an offensive line coach. 10 or more ...... 0-1 On the other side of the ball, Callaway hired Eric Schumann as defensive coordinator. 5-9 ...... 1-2 Schumann, like Helton, has a ton of experience. He has been a coordinator at Tulane, SMU, East 0-4 ...... 0-0 Tennessee State and Valdosta State. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

2007 UAB GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB FB WR PK at Michigan State McCants Hollifield Seitz C. Thomas Truitt Webb Mencer Hunt Slaughter Sigler M. Jones Waters at Florida State McCants Hollifield Seitz Arnold Truitt Webb Mencer Hunt Slaughter Sigler M. Jones Waters Alcorn State McCants Hollifield Seitz Arnold Truitt Webb Anderson (TE) Hunt Thornton Sigler Wright Waters at Tulsa McCants Hollifield Seitz Arnold Truitt Webb Forrest Hunt Slaughter Sigler Wright Waters at Mississippi State Tulane Houston at East Carolina Southern Miss UCF at Memphis at Marshall

DEFENSE DE DT NG DE SLB MLB WLB CB FS SS CB P at Michigan State Turner Speights Davis Happe Tauanuu Tashman Henderson Carlisle Taylor Fuqua Sanders Waters at Florida State Turner Reese Stanley Happe Tauanuu Tashman Henderson Carlisle Dunbar Taylor Sanders Waters Alcorn State Turner Reese Stanley Happe Tauanuu Tashman Henderson Britten Dunbar Taylor Sanders Waters at Tulsa Turner Reese Davis Happe Tauanuu Tashman Henderson Britten Dunbar Taylor Sanders Waters at Mississippi State Tulane Houston at East Carolina Southern Miss UCF at Memphis at Marshall UAB 2-9 Against SEC Opponents 2007 GAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS UAB has an all-time record of 2-9 against schools from the at Michigan State — S. Hunt, K. Sanders, S. Waters Southeastern Conference. The Blazers’ two wins have come against LSU at Florida State — J. Webb, M. Tashman, D. Sigler (2000) and Mississippi State (2004). Alcorn State — J. Seitz, B. Turner, R. Carter All but one of those 11 contests has been played on the SEC foe’s homefield. at Tulsa — J. Seitz, Z. Britten, S. Waters UAB’s record vs. SEC opponents is as follows: Auburn (0-1), Florida at Mississippi State (0-1), Georgia (0-2), LSU (1-0), Mississippi State (1-1), South Carolina Tulane (0-1), Tennessee (0-2) and Vanderbilt (0-1). Houston Thornton Makes Blazer Debut at East Carolina UAB’s running game got a boost two games ago as junior Brandon Southern Miss Thornton saw his first action of the season. He gained 89 yards on 21 UCF carries vs. Alcorn State. Thornton attended nearby Homewood High at Memphis School before signing with Mississippi State. He played two seasons for at Marshall the Bulldogs, rushing for 455 yards. Thornton transferred to UAB this summer and was granted eligibility for the 2007 season.

2007 SCORING PLAYS Touchdowns (yardage of score) 50 - S. Waters field goal vs. Michigan State Safeties 15 - J. Webb pass from S. Hunt vs. Michigan State 48 - S. Waters field goal vs. Michigan State J. Henderson tackles QB Hoyer in endzone 21 - W. Dunbar 21 interception return vs. Florida St. 27 - S. Waters field goal vs. Florida State 4 - S. Hunt rush vs. Florida State 42 - S. Waters field goal vs. Alcorn State 16 - J. Webb pass from S. Hunt vs. Florida State 32 - S. Waters field goal vs. Alcorn State 4 - D. Sigler pass from S. Hunt vs. Alcorn State 52 - S. Waters field goal vs. Alcorn State 28 - F. Forrest pass from J. Webb vs. Tulsa 22 - S. Waters field goal vs. Alcorn State 10 - F. Forrest pass from S. Hunt vs. Tulsa 38 - S. Waters field goal vs. Alcorn State 4 - M. Wright pass from S. Hunt vs. Tulsa 37 - S. Waters field goal vs. Tulsa 46 - S. Waters field goal vs. Tulsa Field Goals 52 - S. Waters field goal vs. Tulsa 35 - S. Waters field goal vs. Michigan State 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Three Mississippi Native On UAB Roster UAB’s 2007 Conference USA UAB has three players on its roster who hail from the state of Player of the Week Recipients Mississippi. The Blazers’ Mississippi natives are Chris Barrett (Gulfport), Zach Britten (Abbeville) and Swayze Waters (Jackson). UAB has had two Conference USA Player of the Week recipients in its first three weeks of action this season. Six Former Blazers On Opening Day NFL Rosters UAB has six former players listed on opening day 2007 NFL rosters, Will Dunbar, Sr., Safety, Atlanta, Ga. (Sept. 10) according to the rosters published by the league. All 12 C-USA schools Dunbar recorded a career-high 17 tackles, including 11 solo hits are represented with at least four or more players from 11 of the schools. in UAB’s 34-24 loss at Florida State Sept. 8. He also returned a first Here is the list of former Blazers listed on NFL rosters: quarter interception 21 yards for a touchdown less than five minutes into the game to give UAB an early 10-0 lead. *Dan Burks FB Cincinnati Bengals Dunbar's tackle total tied for the sixth-best single-game number #Darrell Hackney QB Denver Broncos in UAB history. He also registered one tackle for a loss and had a Bryan Thomas DE pass break-up in the game. #Corey White FB Green Bay Packers Roddy White WR Atlanta Falcons Swayze Waters, Jr., PK/P, Jackson, Miss. (Sept. 17) #Julius Wilson OT Miami Dophins Waters broke the UAB record and tied the Conference USA mark * Injured reserve # Practice squad for most field goals in a game with five in the win over Alcorn State at Legion Field. Waters became the sixth C-USA kicker in history, Oh, What A Night For Swayze Waters! and the first since the 2005 season, to connect on five field goals. Swayze Waters’ performance in UAB’s 22-0 win over Alcorn State Waters also tied the UAB record in the game for longest field goal Sept. 15 will certainly be one he won’t forget. as he hit from 52 yards in the second quarter, tying a 13-year-old Waters, who leads the country in field goals made per game with school record. Waters broke yet another Blazer mark for most points 3.00 per contest, had quite an evening. in a game by kicking as he finished the game with 16 points. Consider the following that were all a part of Waters’ performance: Dunbar Averaging Nearly 14 Tackles Per Game ✓ Made a perfect 5-for-5 field goals in the game UAB safety Will Dunbar missed the season-opening game at ✓ His five field goals broke the UAB single-game record for most Michigan State as he served a one-game suspension for a team rules vio- three-pointers, shattering the mark of four set by Rhett Gallego vs. lation but he has come back with a vengeance in his three games of Louisiana-Lafeyette in 2000. action. After recording a career-high 17 tackles against Florida State Sept. 8 ✓ His five goals also tied the Conference USA record for most — as well as returning an interception 21 yards for a touchdown against field goals in a game as he became the sixth C-USA kicker in his- the Seminoles — Dunbar followed that up with 11 tackles against tory (and first since the 2005 season) to put as many as five Alcorn State and had 13 more vs. Tulsa to again lead the Blazers. He also through the uprights. had an interception in the win over the Braves to improve his career interception total to six. ✓ His 52-yarder in the second quarter was a personal career-long Now that he has qualified for NCAA statistical rankings having for the junior from Jackson, Miss. and also tied the UAB record played in 75 percent of UAB’s four games, Dunbar has moved into the for longest field goal. The other Blazer to convert from 52 yards No. 1 nationally in tackles per game at 13.67. was Kevin Thomason vs. Mississippi Valley State in 1994. He is Second nationally and also second within Conference USA is Gerald now 3x3 from 50 yards and beyond this season and for his career McRath of Southern Miss who averages 13.25 stops per contest. after hitting another 52-yarder Saturday at Tulsa. Henderson Ready To Bust Out ✓ Broke the UAB record for most points scored by kicking in a UAB linebacker Joe Henderson may be ready to bust out after a pro- game with 16. ductive 2006 season when he ranked third on the team in tackles with 63 and was named to the third-team All-Conference USA team. Henderson finished the year with 8.5 tackles for loss, had two forced Waters Recognized For Weekly Groza Award fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Henderson had a career-best 14 Swayze Waters picked up another honor, this one of the national tackles against Marshall. variety, for his outstanding performance against Alcorn State. Through four games in 2007, Henderson is presently second on the Waters was one of three kickers nationally named two weeks ago as a team in tackles with 29, has three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss. recipient of the Lou Groza Award. Henderson is one of just four returning starters for the Blazers on Waters was a perfect 5-of-5 on field goals in UAB's 22-0 win over defense. He was named Preseason All-Conference USA this summer by Alcorn State and in the process broke the 13-year-old Blazer record for the league’s coaches. most three-pointers in a game while tying the C-USA mark. The other two kickers joining Waters as weekly Groza Award winners First Shutout For UAB Since 1999 Season were Texas junior Ryan Bailey and Air Force junior Ryan Harrison. UAB’s 22-0 win over Alcorn State a couple weeks ago represented the After going 3-3 vs. Tulsa, Waters is now 12-for-13 on field goals this Blazers’ first shutout of an opponent since a 47-0 victory over Louisiana- season and improved to 21-of-25 for his career. Monroe on Oct. 2, 1999. That covers a span of 91 games. He has made at least three field goals in five of the eight games since The shutout is also only UAB’s third in school history. becoming the Blazers’ regular kicker in last season’s seventh game. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

Brandon Thornton Bio 5-9 • 190 • Jr. • Birmingham, Ala. UAB By The Numbers Mississippi State/Homewood HS 1 The number of career starts for UAB quarterback Jospeh Webb and that CAREER: Played in 18 games at Mississippi came in the 2006 season finale at UCF. Webb threw for 289 yards — a State before transferring to UAB (he is from season best for a Blazer quarterback. nearby Homewood in summer of 2007 ... served as the top reserve at halfback in his The number of interceptions recorded last season by Will Dunbar and first season of eligibility 3 Kevin Sanders, a figure that led the Blazers for the year. ... made four starts at State, missing time only 5 The number of field goals Swayze Waters kicked vs. Alcorn State (Sept. because of injury ... 15), breaking the UAB single-game record and tying the Conference USA rushed 107 times for mark. 455 yards (4.3 yds. per carry avg.) with three 17 The number of years football has been an intercollegiate sport at UAB. touchdowns ... caught The Blazers have competed at the Division I-A level only since the 1996 15 passes for 78 yards ... season. helped Homewood High School to a 40-4 overall record during his three seasons there. The number of career rushing touchdowns for the UAB foursome of Corey 41 White, Dan Burks, Marculus Elliott and Trey Chaney, all of whom were MISSISSIPPI STATE: (2006) - Started seniors on last season’s team. four games as a sophomore, appearing in seven overall ... started the first two games of 59 The combined number of years of coaching experience for UAB offensive the season before injury sidelined him for the coordinator Kim Helton and defensive coordinator Eric Schumann. following three weeks ... despite his missed Helton began his career in 1973 as an offensive line coach at his alma time, he was second on the team in rushing, mater, Florida. Schumann was the outside linebackers at Troy State in carring 60 times for 230 yards and two TDs 1982 when he made his coaching debut. ... caught nine passes for 46 yards ... (2005) - Played in all 11 games as the top reserve to 65 The number of tackles registered by Will Dunbar during the 2006 season. All-SEC halfback Jerious Norwood during Dunbar, a 2007 preseason All-Conference USA performer, led the team in his redshirt freshman season ... rushed 47 tackles last fall as he registered 44 solo hits and 21 assists. He already has times for 225 yards, a 4.8-yard average, and 41 tackles in three games in 2007 and leads the country in stops. one touchdown ... also caught six passes for 32 yards, a 5.3-yard average ... (2004) - Sat The number of rushing yards for UAB quarterback Joseph Webb in last out the season as a true freshman redshirt. 81 Saturday’s game at Tulsa. The total represented the most rushing yards by a Blazer signal-caller in 65 games (Thomas Cox ran for 133 vs. Houston in HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked among the top 2001). 30 players in the state of Alabama, regardless of position ... rushed for 4,810 yards and 87 The combined points UAB and Tulane accounted for in their Oct. 23, touchdowns ... named all-state during both 114 2004 game in New Orleans (a 59-55 Green Wave win played at Tad his junior and senior seasons ... rushed for Gormley Stadium), the most scored by two teams in Conference USA his- 1,978 yards and 33 touchdowns on 249 car- tory. ries (7.8 yards per rush) as a senior. 197 The number of all-purpose yards registered by redshirt freshman Frantrell Collegiate Best For Thornton Forrest in UAB’s season opener against Michigan State. The Mobile native When running back Brandon Thornton had 41 receiving yards and 156 yards on kickoff returns in the game. rushed for 89 yards in his first game as a Blazer (9/15/07), the rushing total was a collegiate 289 The number of passing yards Joseph Webb threw for in his first career start best for the UAB junior. He had rushed for 88 last season. Webb connected on 25-of-39 passes for one touchdown yards in a game vs. Jacksonville State while at against UCF in the Blazers’ final regular season game. Mississippi State in 2006. The number of career rushing yards for the UAB foursome of Corey Wright Makes Debut, Catches 5,625 White, Dan Burks, Marculus Elliott and Trey Chaney, all of whom were Three Passes In Victory seniors on last season’s team. Yet another UAB true freshman made his A Disappointing Year In 2006 debut for the Blazers in two games ago. Wide year history. In fact, since the 1998 season, receiver Mario Wright saw his first action of the The UAB football team experienced an UAB had not posted fewer than five wins on season (he had missed the first two games due uncharactistic season in 2006 as the Blazers its schedule. In 2004, UAB won seven games to to injury) and caught three passes for 48 won only three games during the campaign, en route to the Blazers’ first-ever bowl invita- yards in the win over Alcorn State (9/15/07). their lowest victory total in the program’s 16- tion at the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl. 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

UAB Depth Chart

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“Z” WR 5 - Joseph Webb (6-4, 220, So.) DE 87 - Bryant Turner (6-2, 245, R-Fr.) 22 - Mike Jones (6-1, 180, R-Fr.) 92 - Brandon Jeffries (6-4, 250, Sr.) LT 71 - Matt McCants (6-7, 295, Fr.) DT 97 - D.J. Reese (6-4, 280, Fr.) 61 - Adam Truitt (6-3, 300, Sr.) 99 - Jerrickus Speights (6-5, 255, Sr.) LG 68 - Adam Hollifield (6-3, 300, So.) NG 91 - Tim Davis (6-0, 260, Fr.) 73 - Caleb Thomas (6-3, 280, Fr.) 85 - LaDarrius Stanley (6-3, 310, Sr.) C 53 - Jake Seitz (6-2, 300, So.) DE 90 - Joe Happe (6-4, 250, So.) 73 - Caleb Thomas (6-3, 280, Fr.) 95 - Richard Carter (6-6, 235, Jr.) OR 52 - Kelvin Quarles (6-2, 230, So.) RG 56 - Jo Arnold (6-3, 300, Sr.) 79 - JaMarius Dismuke (6-5, 320, Sr.) SLB 58 - Jacob Tauanuu (6-2, 230, So.) 57 - Justin Sims (6-0, 200, Fr.) RT 61 - Adam Truitt (6-3, 300, Sr.) 55 - Terence Edge (6-3, 265, Fr.) MLB 33 - Mike Tashman (6-0, 210, Fr.) 45 - B.J. Steed (6-1, 230, So.) TE 86 - Jeffrey Anderson (6-3, 220, R-Fr.) 84 - Zach Lankford (6-4, 245, So.) WLB 51 - Joe Henderson (6-2, 220, Jr.) 13 - Keon Harris (5-11, 195, Fr.) QB 3 - Sam Hunt (6-3, 215, Sr.) 5 - Joseph Webb (6-3, 220, So.) CB 31 - Zach Britten (5-10, 180, Sr.) 16 - Anthony Speight (6-3, 205, R-Fr.) 4 - Brandon Carlisle (5-10, 180, So.) RB 1 - Rashaud Slaughter (5-9, 185, So.) SS 43 - Matt Taylor (5-11, 185, Jr.) 48 - Brandon Thornton (5-9, 190, Jr.) 32 - Durrell Fuqua (5-11, 185, Sr.) 38 - Dexter Barnett (5-10, 175, Fr.) FS 18 - Will Dunbar (6-1, 195, Sr.) FB 35 - David Sigler (6-3, 250, Sr.) 41 - Reggie Jones (5-9, 185, So.) 49 - Paul Bennett (6-0, 235, Fr.) 88 - Julian Smith (6-2, 245, So.) CB 21 - Kevin Sanders (5-11, 185, Jr.) 4 - Brandon Carlisle (5-10, 180, So.) “X WR 11 - Mario Wright (6-5, 200, Fr.) 80 - Blake Thackston (6-1, 180, Sr.)

“H” WR 17 - Frantrell Forrest (6-2, 195, R-Fr.) 15 - Sylvester Mencer (5-11, 185, Jr.)

S p e c i a l T e a m s

PK 94 - Swayze Waters (6-0, 170, Jr.) PR 21 - Kevin Sanders (5-11, 185, Jr.) 30 - Charlie Edwards (6-0, 190, Fr.) 1 - Rashaud Slaughter (5-9, 185, So.)

P 94 - Swayze Waters (6-0, 170, Jr.) KR 41 - Reggie Jones (5-9, 185, So.) 30 - Charlie Edwards (6-0, 190, Fr.) 17 - Frantrell Forrest (6-2, 195, R-Fr.)

SN 62 - Jeff Hamby (6-1, 205, Jr.) 60 - Nick Haddad (5-10, 205, Jr.)

H 66 - Chris Barrett (6-0, 235, Sr.) 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 1 Rashaud Slaughter RB 5-9 185 So./1L Adamsville, Ala. (Minor HS) 2 Jae Fitzgerald RB 5-11 195 Fr./HS Crestwood, S.C. (Crestwood HS) 3 Sam Hunt QB 6-3 215 Sr./1L Cedartown, Ga. (Middle Tennessee State) 4 Brandon Carlisle DB 5-10 180 So../1L Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS) 5 Joseph Webb QB 6-4 220 So./1L Wenonah, Ala. (Wenonah HS) 6 Carnell Williams DB 6-1 205 Sr./3L Wenonah, Ala. (Wenonah HS) 7 Darell Norman WR 5-10 195 Fr./HS Lincolnton, Ga. (Lincoln County HS) 8 Marquis Coleman DB 6-1 185 Fr./HS Chester, S.C. (Chester HS) 10 Bryan Ellis QB 6-2 200 Fr./HS Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS) 11 Mario Wright WR 6-5 200 Fr./HS Birmingham, Ala. (Minor HS) 12 Cameron Cowart QB 6-3 205 Jr./TR Weston, Fla. (West Virginia Wesleyan) 13 Keon Harris DB 5-11 195 Fr./HS LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange HS) 14 Rodney Bivens, Jr. QB 6-0 195 Jr./1L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (North Alabama) 15 Sylvester Mencer WR 5-11 185 Jr./2L Midfield, Ala. (Midfield HS) 16 Anthony Speight QB 6-3 205 Fr./RS Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier HS) 17 Frantrell Forrest WR 6-2 195 Fr./RS Mobile, Ala. (Shaw HS) 17 Jeff Witt DB 5-11 170 Fr./RS Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle HS) 18 Will Dunbar DB 6-1 195 Sr./2L Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 19 Ugonna Amarikawa DB 6-0 180 Fr,/HS Houston, Texas (Hightower HS) 20 Jimmie Blair RB 6-0 180 Fr./HS Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Camp LeJeune HS) 21 Kevin Sanders DB 5-11 185 Jr./2L Pell City, Ala. (Pell City HS) 22 Mike Jones WR 6-1 180 Fr./RS Nashville, Tenn. (Hunters Lane HS) 23 Antoine Powers DB 5-5 165 Jr./SQ Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green HS) 24 Cameron Thompson WR 6-6 185 Fr./HS Little Rock, Ark. (J.A. Fair HS) 24 Trey Ragland PK 5-11 175 Fr./HS Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS) 25 Brock Ferguson DB 6-2 200 Fr./HS Montgomery, Ala. (Sidney Lanier HS) 26 Justin Smart CB 5-11 175 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Shiloh HS) 26 Justin Brooks RB 5-11 215 So./TR Dothan, Ala. (Troy/Northview HS) 27 Michael McRae DB 5-11 175 Fr./RS Sarasota, Fla. (Booker HS) 29 Nick Coon WR 6-2 185 Sr./3L Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka HS) 30 Charlie Edwards P/PK 6-0 190 Fr./HS Tifton, Ga. (Tift County HS) 31 Zach Britten DB 5-10 180 Sr./1L Abbeville, Miss. (Northwest Miss. CC) 32 Durrell Fuqua DB 5-11 185 Sr./3L Russellville, Ala. (Russellville HS) 33 Mike Tashman LB 6-0 210 Fr./HS Hoover, Ala. (U.S. Military Academy Prep) 34 Joey Hunter HB 6-1 230 Sr./TR Wetumpka, Ala. (Troy) 35 David Sigler HB 6-3 250 Sr./3L Albertville, Ala. (Albertville HS) 36 Paul Schoolar WR 6-2 200 So./SQ Jemison, Ala. (Jemison HS) 37 Terrell Brooks DB 5-10 185 Fr./HS Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) 38 Dexter Barnett RB 5-10 175 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 39 Tony Shepherd RB 5-11 210 Sr./2L Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 40 Jim Mitchell RB 5-10 187 So./TR Lawrenceville, Ga. (Presbyterian College) 41 Reggie Jones DB 5-9 185 So./TR Bessemer, Ala. (The Citadel) 43 Matt Taylor DB 5-11 185 Jr./2L Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain HS) 44 Ty Huff LB 6-0 220 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 44 Caleb Dyck RB 5-10 205 Fr./HS Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) 45 B.J. Steed LB 6-1 230 So./1L Sioux City, Iowa (West HS) 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 5 UAB at Mississippi State • Oct. 6, 2007

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 46 Terry Thomas LB 6-1 227 Jr./SQ Bessemer, Ala. (Lawson State) 47 Rowdy Wade DB 6-2 215 So./SQ Parrish, Ala. (Parrish HS) 48 Brandon Thornton RB 5-9 190 Jr./TR Birmingham, Ala. (Mississippi State) 49 Paul Bennett FB 6-0 240 Fr./HS Alabaster, Ala. (Thompson HS) 51 Joe Henderson LB 6-2 220 Jr./2L Birmingham, Ala. (John Carroll HS) 52 Kelvin Quarles DE 6-2 230 So./TR Tucker, Ga. (UConn) 53 Jake Seitz OL 6-2 300 So./1L Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 54 Jordan Wilczewski DL 6-3 235 Fr./HS Montgomery, Ala. (Sidney Lanier HS) 55 Terence Edge OL 6-3 265 Fr./HS Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities HS) 56 Jo Arnold OL 6-3 300 Sr./SQ Prichard, Ala. (Louisiana-Monroe) 57 Justin Sims LB 6-0 200 Fr./HS Mobile, Ala. (Murphy HS) 58 Jacob Tauanuu LB 6-2 230 So./JC San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont CC) 59 Sean Dailey DL 6-3 245 Fr./HS Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville HS) 60 Nick Haddad SN 5-10 205 Jr./SQ Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X HS) 61 Adam Truitt OL 6-3 300 Sr./3L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 62 Jeff Hamby SN 6-1 205 Jr./2L Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 63 Willie Thompson OL 6-6 285 So./1L Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County HS) 64 Greg Calhoun OL 6-5 300 Fr./HS Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell HS) 65 Daniel Turner C 6-2 300 Sr./1L Andalusia, Ala. (Straughn HS) 66 Chris Barrett HOL/SN 6-0 235 Sr./2L Gulfport, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 67 Joseph Waller OL 6-4 290 Fr./RS Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS) 68 Adam Hollifield OL 6-3 300 So./SQ Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 71 Matt McCants OL 6-7 295 Fr./HS Mobile, Ala. (Williamson HS) 72 Logan Creel OL 6-5 285 Fr./RS Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 73 Caleb Thomas OL 6-3 280 Fr./HS Decatur, Ala. (Decatur HS) 78 Rolando Brown OL 6-5 305 Fr./HS Vernon, Fla. (Vernon HS) 79 JaMarius Dismuke OL 6-5 320 Sr./3L Birmingham, Ala. (Parker HS) 80 Blake Thackston WR 6-1 180 Sr./1L Douglasville, Ga. (Maryville College) 81 Cory Powers HB 6-5 245 Fr./HS Auburndale, Fla. (Auburndale HS) 82 Justin Johnson WR 6-3 195 Fr./HS Dothan, Ala. (Northview HS) 83 Brandon Heath WR 6-2 195 Jr./TR Atlanta, Ga. (Maryville College) 84 Zach Lankford HB 6-4 245 So./1L Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS) 85 LaDarrius Stanley DL 6-3 310 Sr./3L Courtland, Ala. (Courtland HS) 86 Jeffrey Anderson TE 6-3 220 Fr./RS Selma, Ala. (Southside HS) 87 Bryant Turner DL 6-2 245 Fr./RS Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS) 88 Julian Smith HB 6-2 245 So./SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Erwin HS) 89 Darryl Harris WR 5-10 170 So./SQ Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier HS) 90 Joe Happe DL 6-4 250 So./1L Canton, Ga. (Cherokee HS) 91 Tim Davis DL 6-0 260 Fr./HS Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) 92 Brandon Jeffries DL 6-4 250 Sr./3L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central HS) 94 Swayze Waters PK/P 6-0 170 Jr./2L Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Prep) 95 Richard Carter DE 6-6 240 Jr./1L Lovejoy, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) 96 Xavier Smith DL 6-0 270 Sr./SQ Mobile, Ala. (Murphy HS) 97 D.J. Reese DL 6-4 280 Fr./HS Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS) 98 Adam Arthur DL 6-2 260 Fr./HS San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS) 99 Jerrickus Speights DE 6-5 255 Sr./2L Gardendale, Ala. (Gardendale HS) 2007 Individual Rushing/Passing Rushing Passing

Rashaud Slaughter, RB Brandon Thornton, RB Sam Hunt, QB

Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A Yds TD INT LG at Michigan State 1/1 13/25 0 9 DNP 1/1 21/39 214 1 1 28 at Florida State 2/2 15/53 0 8 DNP 2/2 17/35 226 1 0 35 Alcorn State DNP 1/1 21/89 0 12 3/3 7/16 88 1 1 28 at Tulsa* 3/3 11/57 0 29 2/1 2/1 0 2 4/4 13/26 152 2 1 25 at Mississippi State* Tulane* Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall*

Dexter Barnett, RB Darell Norman, RB Joseph Webb, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS C/A Yds TD INT LG at Michigan State 1/0 5/5 0 3 1/0 4/12 0 7 *1/1 0/0 0 0 0 — at Florida State DNP 2/0 0/0 0 — *2/2 0/0 0 0 0 — Alcorn State DNP DNP *3/3 2/6 33 0 0 28 at Tulsa* 2/0 1/-2 0 -2 DNP *4/4 9/20 90 1 0 28 at Mississippi State* Tulane* * Started at WR in the game Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall*

Jim Mitchell, RB Tony Shepherd, RB

Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG at Michigan State 1/0 0/0 0 — 1/0 0/0 0 — at Florida State 2/0 1/1 1 1 2/0 0/0 0 — Alcorn State 3/0 12/76 0 19 3/0 2/5 0 — at Tulsa* 4/0 0/0 0 — 4/0 0/0 0 — at Mississippi State* Tulane* Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall*

Sam Hunt, QB Joseph Webb, QB Opponent G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG G/GS Att./Yds. TD LG at Michigan State 1/1 10/-30 0 8 *1/1 0/0 0 — at Florida State 2/2 11/56 0 31 *2/2 1/9 0 9 Alcorn State 3/3 4/21 0 11 *3/3 4/14 0 9 at Tulsa* 4/4 2/20 0 16 *4/4 18/81 0 17 at Mississippi State* Tulane* * Started at WR in the game Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall* 2007 Individual Receiving

Joseph Webb, WR Sylvester Mencer, WR Frantrell Forrest, WR

Opponent G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG at Michigan State 1/1 6 98 1 23 1/1 0 0 0 — 1/0 5 41 0 15 at Florida State 2/2 6 89 1 28 2/2 0 0 0 — 2/0 2 13 0 7 Alcorn State 3/3 3 62 0 28 3/2 1 5 0 5 3/0 0 0 0 — at Tulsa* 4/4 1 21 0 21 4/2 0 0 0 — 4/1 4 81 2 28 at Mississippi State* Tulane* Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall*

David Sigler, FB Mario Wright, WR Mike Jones, WR Opponent G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG at Michigan State 1/1 2 14 0 9 DNP 1/1 1 11 0 11 at Florida State 2/2 2 46 0 28 DNP 2/2 1 0 0 0 Alcorn State 3/3 1 4 1 4 1/1 3 48 0 28 3/2 0 0 0 — at Tulsa* 4/4 4 71 0 25 2/2 5 51 1 20 4/2 5 25 0 12 at Mississippi State* Tulane* Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall*

Nick Coon, WR Jeffrey Anderson, TE Rashaud Slaughter, RB Opponent G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG at Michigan State 1/0 0 0 0 — 1/0 1 13 0 13 1/1 4 4 0 6 at Florida State 2/0 1 35 0 35 2/0 0 0 0 — 2/2 5 43 0 31 Alcorn State 3/0 0 0 0 — 3/1 0 0 0 — DNP at Tulsa* DNP 4/1 1 16 0 16 3/3 2 17 0 12 at Mississippi State* Tulane* Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall*

Darryl Harris, WR Brandon Thornton, RB Blake Thackston, WR Opponent G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG G/GS Rec. Yds. TD LG at Michigan State 1/0 1 28 0 28 DNP 1/0 1 5 0 5 at Florida State 2/0 0 0 0 — DNP 2/0 0 0 0 — Alcorn State 3/0 0 0 0 — 1/1 1 2 0 2 3/0 0 0 0 — at Tulsa* 4/0 0 0 0 — 2/1 0 0 0 — 4/0 0 0 0 — at Mississippi State* Tulane* Houston* at East Carolina* Southern Miss* UCF* at Memphis* at Marshall* 2007 Team Game-By-Game Statistics

1st Downs Rushing Passing Total Off. Punts Fum. Penalt. 3rd Time of Game Score Tot Ru-Pa-Pen No-Yds-TD C-A-I Yds TD Plays-Yds No.-Avg. F-L No-Yds Dns Poss.

UAB 18 17 3-13-1 32-12-0 21-39-1 214 1 71-226 8-36.4 0-0 5-20 8-20 30:07 Michigan State 55 28 15-13-0 48-298-5 22-30-0 295 2 78-593 3-32.3 2-0 4-35 8-13 29:53

UAB 24 19 5-8-6 28-119-1 17-36-0 226 1 64-345 7-43.1 2-2 12-110 4-14 25:36 Florida State 34 24 8-13-3 46-188-1 22-35-1 332 3 81-520 3-45.3 2-2 12-131 6-14 34:16

Alcorn State 0 11 6-5-0 29-96-0 14-26-2 137 0 55-233 6-36.3 2-0 4-50 3-13 26:35 UAB 22 16 9-5-2 45-211-0 9-22-1 121 1 67-332 3-36.3 1-0 7-65 6-16 33:25

UAB 30 20 7-11-2 36-161-0 22-46-1 242 3 82-403 6-40.8 2-1 8-59 6-19 33:08 Tulsa 38 34 17-15-2 49-362-2 19-37-2 333 3 86-695 3-40.7 2-1 4-36 5-12 26:52

Home team listed in Bold 2007 UAB Football • Game Notes • Week 4 UAB at Tulsa • Sept. 29, 2007 The Last Time A UAB Team... Had two backs rush for 100 or more yards in a game...Corey White (129 yds.) Had 30 first downs...at Memphis, Nov. 1, 2005 (32) and Marculus Elliott (108 yds.) vs. Memphis, Oct. 7, 2006 Had 300 yards rushing...vs. Baylor, Sept. 4, 2004 (343) Passed for 300 yards in a game...Darrell Hackney at Memphis, Had five or more rushing TDs...vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Oct. 2, 1999 (5) Nov. 1, 2005 (334 yds.) Had 400 yards passing...vs. Southern Miss, Oct. 21, 2005 (407) Attempted 40 or more passes in a game...Darrell Hackney Had three or more TDs passing...at UTEP, Nov. 19, 2005 (4) at East Carolina, Nov. 26, 2005 (43) Had 500 or more yds total offense...at Memphis, Nov. 1, 2005 (551) Completed 25 or more passes in a game...Darrell Hackney at Memphis, Nov. 1, Scored 50 or more points.....at Tulane, Oct. 23, 2004 (55) 2005 (25) Allowed 50 or more points.....at Michigan State, Sept. 1, 2007 (55) Threw at least four TDs in a game...Chris Williams at Rice, Returned a punt for a TD...vs. Mississippi State, Oct. 9, 2004 Oct. 14 2006 (4) (Reggie Lindsey) (67 yds.) Threw at least three TDs (less than four) in a game...Darrell Hackney vs. Returned a kickoff for a TD...at Morehead State, Oct. 29, 1994 Southern Miss, Oct. 21, 2005 (3) (Derrick Ingram, 42 yds.) Had 400 or more yards of total offense in a game...Darrell Hackney vs. Returned an interception for a TD.....at Florida State, Sept. 8, 2007 Southern Miss, Oct. 21, 2005 (440 yds.) (Will Dunbar, 21 yds.) Caught 10 or more passes in a game...Rashaud Slaughter at SMU, Recovered a fumble for a TD...at UCF, Nov. 25, 2006 Oct. 31, 2006 (10) (Chris Felder, 44 yds.) Had 100 or more yards receiving in a game...Willie Edwards at UCF, Nov. 25, Blocked a field goal....at Cincinnati, Oct. 2, 2004 (Shamar Abrams) 2006 (100 yds.) Returned a blocked field goal for a TD...vs. Lindenwood, Oct. 12, 1991 (Terry Had 150 or more yards receiving in a game...Reggie Lindsey vs. SMU, Oct. 8, Dollerson) (64 yds.) 2005 (184 yds.) Blocked a punt for a TD…vs. Army, Nov. 1, 2003 (Jhun Cook block, Had 200 or more yards receiving in a game...Roddy White at Tulane, Oct. 23, Dominique Cosper TD) 2004 (253 yds.) Blocked a punt for a safety...vs. Hastings, Nov. 9, 1991 (Curt Eddy) Caught four TD passes in a game...Derrick Ingram Blocked a punt.....at Troy, Sept. 10, 2005 (Kyle Bissinger) at Prairie View A&M, Nov. 19, 1994 (4) Had a punt blocked...at Georgia, Sept. 16, 2006 Caught three TD passes in a game...Reggie Lindsey at UTEP, Had an extra point blocked....at Tulane, Oct. 23, 2004 Nov. 19, 2005 (3) Had a field goal blocked...vs. Rice, Oct. 1, 2005 Intercepted three passes in a game...Don Blackmon vs. Lane, Was held scoreless...vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Sept. 21, 2002 Sept. 19, 1992 (3) Held an opponent scoreless...vs. Alcorn State, Sept. 15, 2007 (22-0) Intercepted two passes in a game...Kevin Sanders at Tulsa, Intercepted four or more passes...at Troy, Sept. 10, 2005 (4) Sept. 29, 2007 (2) Held an opponent to 10 or less first downs...vs. Cincinnati, Kicked five field goals in a game...Swayze Waters vs. Alcorn State, Sept. 15, Oct. 13, 2001 (10) 2007 (5) Held an opponent to less than 50 yards rushing...at Houston, Nov. 17, 2001 Kicked four field goals in a game...Swayze Waters vs. Alcorn State, Sept. 15, Held an opponent to 300 or less yards total offense...at Houston, 2007 (5) Nov. 17, 2001 (270) Kicked three field goals in a game...Swayze Waters at Tulsa, Sept. 29, 2007 (3) Held an opponent to 100 or less yards total offense...vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Scored four or more TDs...Norris Drinkard at Tulane, Oct. 23, 2004 Sept. 30, 2000 (3 rush, 1 rec) Scored a two-point conversion...vs. Army, Oct. 26, 2002 (Darrell Hackney to Scored three or more TDs...Corey White vs. Memphis, Oct. 7, 2006 (3) Sam Dudley pass) Completed a 90+ yard pass...Chris Williams to Nick Coon vs. Army, Nov. 1, Scored a safety...at Michigan State, Sept. 1, 2007 (QB sack in end zone) 2003 (91 for TD) Played an overtime game…vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 23, 2006 Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards...Swayze Waters at Tulsa, (L, 10-16) Sept. 29, 2007 (50 yds.) Had a 60+-yard punt.....Parker Mullins at UTEP, Nov. 19, 2005 (60) A UAB Player... Had 15 or more tackles in a game...Will Dunbar at Florida State, Rushed for 200 yards in a game...Corey White at Memphis, Nov. 1, 2005 (200 Sept. 8, 2007 (17) yds.) Had a punt blocked...Parker Mullins at Georgia, Sept. 16, 2006 Rushed for 150 yards (less than 200) in a game...Thomas Cox vs. Tulane, Oct. Scored on an interception return...Will Dunbar at Florida State, 20, 2001 (177 yds.) Sept. 8, 2007 (21 yds.) Rushed for 100 yards in a game…Marculus Elliott vs. Marshall, Scored on a fumble return...Chris Felder at UCF, Nov. 25, 2006 (44 yds.) Oct. 21, 2006 (129 yds.) Rushed for three or more TDs in a game...Corey White vs. Memphis, Oct. 7, 2006 (3)