Game 6 Ole Miss VS MEMPHIS Oct. 2, 2015 LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM follow the game TV: ABC Play-by-Play .............................................. Tom Hart Analyst ................................................. Andre Ware Sideline............................................ Laura Rutledge Follow ..................... @tom_hart, @lauramrutledge Radio: MEMPHIS TIGERS NETWORK OLE MISS REBELS (5-1, 2-1) VS MEMPHIS TIGERS (5-0, 2-0) Play-by-Play ..................................... Dave Woloshin SATURDAY, OCT. 17 u 11:00 AM (CT) u LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM u MEMPHIS, TENN. u ABC Analyst ................................................. Jarvis Greer Sideline.................................................. Matt Dillon Flagship: AM 600 WREC Memphis Affiliates: WJAK-AM 1460 Jackson, Tenn. WJAK-FM 96.1 Jackson, Tenn. WNQM-AM 1300 Nashville, Tenn. Online: GoTigersGo.com All-Access OLE MISS SUMMARY MEMPHIS SUMMARY 2015 Overall Record ............................................. 5-1 2015 Overall Record ............................................. 5-0 Twitter: #GOTIGERSGO #REALMEMPHISFOOTBALL Southeastern Conference .............................. 2-1 American Athletic Conference ...................... 2-0 Current Streak .......................................... Won 1 Current Streak ........................................ Won 12 Official Account ............................ @TigersAthletics Last Result .......... Ole Miss 52, New Mexico St. 3 Last Result ..........................Memphis 24, USF 17 Updated News & In-Game Posts .....@TigersMedia Head Coach ............................................Hugh Freeze Head Coach ...........................................Justin Fuente More Football-Centric Posts .............@MemphisFB Alma Mater .........................Southern Miss, 1992 Alma Mater ...........................Murray State, 1999 Ole Miss Record .......................29-16 • 4 Seasons Career Record ................22-20 (.524) • 4 Seasons Aggregator: SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT Career Record ..........................59-23 • 6 Seasons Facebook ....................................... /MemphisTigers MEMPHIS STORY LINES Instagram ................................@MemphisAthletics OLE MISS 2015 SCHEDULE u In his fourth season, UofM head coach Justin Fuente has YouTube ............................................. /SIDMemphis Sept. 5 UT Martin W, 76-3 turned around a program which was 5-31 in the three Page 2 Sept. 12 Fresno State W, 73-21 seasons prior to his arrival in 2012. – Contact US: ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sept. 19 ^at No 2 Alabama W, 43-37 u Memphis’ win streak is now at 12 games, the third-lon- Football Contact .....................................Ron Mears Sept. 26 ^Vanderbilt W, 27-16 gest win streak in FBS Football. – Page 4 Office Number ..........................(901) 678-2397 Oct. 3 ^at No. 23 Florida L, 38-10 u Ole Miss owns a 48-10-2 lead in its series with the Tigers, Oct. 10 New Mexico State W, 52-3 and has won the last six meetings. – Page 5 Mobile Number ........................(832) 969-1310 Email Address .............. [email protected] Oct. 17 at Memphis 11:00 a.m. u Saturday’s game will mark the first time Memphis has Oct. 24 ^Texas A&M TBA played a nationally-ranked opponent while also being Secondary FB Contact .................... Tammy DeGroff Oct. 31 ^at Auburn TBA Office Number ..........................(901) 678-5787 nationally ranked. – Page 5 Nov. 7 ^Arkansas TBA Mobile Number ........................(901) 734-1504 u The Tigers’ 47.8 scoring average ranks fourth nationally. Nov. 21 ^LSU TBA Page 6 Email Address [email protected] Nov. 28 ^at Mississippi State TBA Memphis has 239 points through five games. – Multi-Media ..................................... Gary Paczesny ^Denotes Southeastern Conference game. u QB Paxton Lynch has passed for 300 yards or more in each of the last four games. – Page 8 Office Number ..........................(901) 678-4640 Mobile Number ........................(574) 210-4962 OLE MISS COMMUNICATIONS u WR Mose Frazier can move onto Tigers’ top-10 list for Football Contact ...................................Kyle Campbell consecutive games with a catch on Saturday. – Page 9 Email Address ........... [email protected] Follow: @BigCat_Memphis Cell Number .................................(662) 816-7544 u Memphis’ four turnovers lost this season ranks among Email Address [email protected] the fewest in FBS Football. – Page 12 @tdegroff @GaryPaczesny Secondary Contact .................................... Joey Jones u The Tigers have been one of the best teams in convert- Cell Number .......................................(662) 816-7512 ing on third & fourth down in 2015. – Page 12 Email Address .................................... [email protected] u This week’s depth chart. – Page 15 Twitter ..................... @OleMissSports, @OleMissFB Memphis Tigers Schedule & Results (5-0, 2-0) Date Opponent Location Stadium Broadcast Time/Result Opponent Season Notes/vs. Memphis Notes/Last Time Notes Sept. 5 Missouri State Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN3 W, 63-7 Memphis amassed 519 yds total offense; 6 RBs accounted for 317 rushing yds Sept. 12 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium ESPN3 W, 55-23 Tigers’ 651 total yards 2nd-most in school history; QB Lynch passed for 354 yds Sept. 19 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium ESPN3 W, 44-41 Memphis gave up 579 yards but held BGSU to no first downs on final 3 series Sept. 24 ^Cincinnati Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN W, 53-46 Game featured 11 lead changes; Two teams combined for 1322 yards Oct. 2 ^at USF Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium ESPN2 W, 24-17 Memphis scored 24 unanswered points after spotting USF a 10-0 first-half lead Oct. 17 Ole Miss Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ABC 11:00 a.m. Then, No. 10 Rebels held Memphis to 104 yards of total offense in 2014 Oct. 23 ^at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. H.A. Chapman Stadium ESPN 7:00 p.m. Jake Elliott booted 4 fieldoals g in the Tigers’ 40-20 win in 2014 Oct. 31 ^Tulane Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - - Tigers with five take-aways including 2 INTS returned for TDS in 2014 UofM win Nov. 7 ^Navy Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - - Ahead of Veteran’s Day, Tigers host Navy for first time in school history Nov. 14 ^at Houston Houston, Texas TDECU Stadium - - Five turnovers play into lone conference loss in 2014 Nov. 21 ^at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. Lincoln Financial Field - - Jake Elliott’s 31-yard FG as time expired made Tigers bowl eligible in 2014 Nov. 28 ^SMU Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - - Memphis with 500+ yards of offense in 2014; held SMU to 251 yards ^Denotes American Athletic Conference game. All game times listed are Central Time. Page 2 OLE MISS VS MEMPHIS GAME 6 NOTING JUSTIN FUENTE MEMPHIS COACH JUSTIN FUENTE With confetti swirling, the University of Memphis College Football Coach of the Year. Fuente at a Glance football program savored an American Athletic Con- Fuente’s team also received a number of hon- u Born: July 30, 1976 in Tulsa Okla. ference championship to close out the 2014 regular ors from the conference as Tank Jakes shared the u Alma Mater: Murray State, 1999 season. Weeks later, the Tigers were back on a podi- league’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Jake u Playing Experience: um and celebrating another championship as Mem- Elliott was named the Special Teams Player of the Two-year letterman at QB at Oklahoma (1996-97) phis defeated BYU 55-48 in double overtime to win Year. The Tigers had six players named to the league’s Two-year letterman at QB at Murray State (1998-99) the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. first team – offensive lineman Al Bond, tight end Alan u Wife: Jenny Memphis’ first conference title in more than 40 Cross, defensive lineman Martin Ifedi and cornerback u Daughters: Cecilia, Caroline & Charlotte years, along with the come-from-behind bowl victory, Bobby McCain along with Elliott and Jakes. An addi- Coaching Experience are certainly mile markers on the road the Tigers are tional four players received second team honors. traveling under Justin Fuente who is his fourth season In two years as the Tigers’ starting quarterback 2012- Head Coach, University of Memphis as head coach in 2015. Paxton Lynch, a member of Fuente’s original signing 2009-11 Co-Offensive Coord./QBs, TCU Unquestionably, the Tigers have made momen- class, has become only the third Memphis player to 2007-08 Assistant Coach/RBs, TCU tous strides in Fuente’s first three seasons. He inher- pass for over 5,000 yards in a career. The 35 touch- 2004-06 Offensive Coord./QBs, Illinois State ited a program which had won just five combined downs he was responsible for in 2014 shattered the 2001-03 Assistant Coach/QBs, Illinois State games (2009-11) in the three years prior to his arrival. previous school season record of 26. When he was named the University’s 23rd head Offensively, Memphis scored 471 points in 2014, MORE MISSIVES football coach on Dec. 8, 2011, Fuente was not only shattering the old school record of 430 points set in u In June of 2015, Athlon ranked Justin Fuente No. 1 of charged with rebuilding Memphis’ football program, 2004. Defensively, Memphis allowed just 19.5 points 20 coaches under 40 ahead of the release of its pre- but simultaneously having oversight in the program’s per game, which ranked 11th in FBS Football. season publicaton. step up in competition. In his second year, the Tigers