2009 WKU FOOTBALL

Newest of 120 Football Bowl Subdivison Members

Gameday Information Series Information Game 1 First Meeting Saturday, September 5, 2009

Broadcast Information TV: SEC Network WKU Hilltoppers (Live on WBKO-ABC in Bowling Green) Dave Neal, play-by-play (0-0) Andre Ware, color Cara Capuano, sideline at Sports South / FSN South (Tape Delay) Tennessee Volunteers Radio: Big Red Radio Network (103.7 WPTQ-FM in Bowling Green) (0-0) Randy Lee, play-by-play Leo Peckenpaugh, analysis Rhett Douglas, sideline NeylandN Stadium (101,011) • Knoxville, Tenn. Internet: ESPN360.com 11:21 a.m. (CDT) • SEC Network

Offi cial Apparel The Game The Hilltoppers open the 91st — and quite possibly the most anticipated — season in their history Provider of Saturday at Tennessee. WKU becomes offi cially Sun Belt Conference championship and bowl eligible WKU Athletics for the fi rst time in 2009 following a two-year transition to becoming the 120th member of the Football Bowl Subdivision. This is the fourth straight year the Toppers have opened the season on the road, and the third time they have done so against an SEC opponent. WKU opened 2006 at Georgia and 2009 Schedule / Notes 2007 at Florida.

at Tennessee First Meeting ... Fourth Sept. 5 • 11:21 a.m. straight season WKU has The Coaches Neyland Stadium faced a team from the SEC ... Likely to be largest crowd WKU — David Elson (Butler ’94), seventh season as head coach at WKU and overall Knoxville, Tenn. to see WKU football game. Record at WKU — 39-32 (54.9%) / Career Record — Same South Florida All-time series tied 2-2 ... Record vs. Tennessee — 0-0 Sept. 12 • 6:30 p.m. Teams played a four-year Houchens-Smith Stadium series between 1997-2000 Tennessee — Lane Kiffi n (Fresno State ‘98), fi rst season at UT and overall ... First Big East team to Bowling Green Record at UT — 0-0 / Career Record — Same visit Smith Stadium. Central Arkansas First Meeting ... First game Record vs. WKU — 0-0 Sept. 19 • 6 p.m. against Southland Confer- Houchens-Smith Stadium ence member since Sam Houston State in ‘04 FCS Bowling Green Playoffs. The Rankings at Navy First Meeting ... Midshipmen Tennessee — RV (1) in ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll ... RV (15) in Associated Press Poll. Sept. 26 • 2:30 p.m. will visit Bowling Green Memorial Stadium in 2011 and 2013 ... First game for WKU against a Annapolis, Md. team from Maryland. The Leaders Florida International All-time series tied 2-2 ... Rushing — Oct. 10 • 6 p.m. WKU’s fi rst Sun Belt Confer- WKU: Tyrell Hayden - 92-388-3 TD UT: Montario Hardesty - 76-271-6 TD Houchens-Smith Stadium ence game ... Hilltoppers won only meeting in Bowling Passing — Bowling Green Green 56-7 in 2002. WKU: Brandon Smith - 12-25-1/47/0 TD UT: Jonathan Crompton - 86-167-5/889/4 TD Louisiana-Lafayette Cajuns have won both Oct. 17 • 6 p.m. games in the series — both Receiving — Houchens-Smith Stadium in Lafayette ... Teams last WKU: Jake Gaebler - 54-588-4 TD UT: Gerald Jones - 30-323-4 TD met in 1998 season fi nale. Bowling Green Tackles — at Middle Tennessee MTSU leads series 30-28-1 WKU: Mark Santoro: 60 TT - 2 INT - 2 FF UT: Rico McCoy - 87 TT - 3.5 TFL - 1 Sack Oct. 24 • 2:30 p.m. ... WKU won last meeting in * Returning leaders from 2008 Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro 20-17 in 2007 ... Teams fi rst met in 1914 Murfreesboro, Tenn. season. 2009 WKU Schedule 2009 Tennessee Schedule at North Texas UNT holds 2-0 lead in Oct. 31 • 3:15 p.m. all-time series (wins in ‘07 S5 at Tennessee ...... 11:21 a.m. S5 WKU ...... 11:21 a.m. Fouts Field and ‘08) ... Teams have S12 South Florida ...... 6:30 p.m. S12 UCLA ...... 3 p.m. combined for 144 points in Denton, Texas two previous meetings. S19 Central Arkansas ...... 6 p.m. S19 at Florida* ...... 2:30 p.m. Troy (Homecoming) Troy leads all-time series S26 at Navy ...... 2:30 p.m. S26 Ohio ...... 6 p.m. Nov. 7 • 4 p.m. 6-0-1 ... Second time in Houchens-Smith Stadium three years Trojans have O10 Florida International* ...... 6 p.m. O3 Auburn* ...... TBA been WKU’s homecoming Bowling Green game opponent. O17 Louisiana-Lafayette* ...... 6 p.m. O10 Georgia* ...... TBA at Louisiana-Monroe WKU leads all-time series O24 at Middle Tennessee* ...... 2:30 p.m. O24 at Alabama* ...... TBA Nov. 14 • 3 p.m. 3-1 ... Teams have not O31 at North Texas* ...... 3:15 p.m. O31 South Carolina* ...... TBA Malone Stadium met since a 21-9 ULM win in Monroe during 1955 Monroe, La. N7 Troy* (Hc) ...... 4 p.m. N7 Memphis ...... TBA season. N14 at Louisiana-Monroe* ...... 3 p.m. N14 at Mississippi* ...... TBA at Florida Atlantic Owls won fi rst meeting Nov. 28 • 3 p.m. between teams 24-21 last N28 at Florida Atlantic* ...... 3 p.m. N21 Vanderbilt* ...... TBA Lockhart Stadium season ... WKU looking for fi rst win in state of Florida D3 Arkansas State* ...... 6 p.m. N28 at Kentucky* ...... TBA Boca Raton, Fla. since ‘04 at FIU. Arkansas State Series tied 1-1-1 ... First (Hc) Homecoming * Southeastern Conference Game Dec. 3 • 6 p.m. meeting since 1952 ... Only Houchens-Smith Stadium game in Bowling Green was * Sun Belt Conference Game Home games bold face / All Times Central 14-14 tie in 1947. Bowling Green Home games bold face / All Times Central 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football 1 WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 WKU Athletic Topper Tidbits Saturday’s game starts the 91st season of football at Western Kentucky University. Over the fi rst 90 Media Relations years, the Hilltoppers have compiled a 511-337-30 record — an all-time winning percentage of .600. All E.A. Diddle Arena those totals add up to 59 winning seasons, and four other campaigns with a .500 record. Football is the Room 1459 second-oldest varsity sport on the Hill, playing its fi rst season in 1913 — three years after WKU fi elded Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 its fi rst baseball team. A team was not fi elded in 1917-19 and 1943-45 due to World War I and II. Phone: 270-745-5388 • FAX: 270-745-3444 While this will be the fi rst meeting with UT, Hilltopper football is no stranger to lining up against teams Todd Stewart ...... Associate AD / FB from the Volunteer state. Over the years, WKU has played 14 different schools from its neighboring state 270-745-3161...... [email protected] to the south, compiling a 131-88-7 record in 226 games. A bulk of those contests have come against Brad Fields ...... Director three schools — Austin Peay (34-6-1), Middle Tennessee (28-30-1) and Tennessee Tech (28-23-1). 270-745-5045...... brad.fi [email protected] A total of 13 players on the 2009 Hilltopper roster hail from Tennessee. That group includes two Chris Glowacki...... Associate Director / FB projected starters — sophomore strong safety John Garrett and junior inside linebacker Thomas 270-745-5388...... [email protected] Majors. Both players are Nashville natives. Kelly Oravet ...... Assistant Director Saturday’s game will be the debut for three new Hilltopper coaches, and some familiar faces in new 270-745-4298...... [email protected] roles. Kurt Barber (OLBs), Scott Booker (DBs) and Bob Cole (QBs) will all make their debuts on the Michael Schroder...... Intern WKU staff. In addition, Walt Wells — now in his seventh season on staff — will coach his fi rst game 270-745-4298..... [email protected] Paul Just ...... SID (retired) as offense coordinator, and seventh-year assistant Mike Dietzel will again run the defense. Dietzel 270-745-5379...... [email protected] also served as defensive coordinator in 2004. Kyle Allen ...... Student Assistant While no Hilltoppers were named to the offi cial preseason all-Sun Belt Conference team, three were 270-745-4298...... [email protected] honored in the Phil Steele preseason all-conference team. Jake Gaebler and Derrius Brooks were both third-team receivers, while Gaebler was honored as a fourth-team punt returner. Bobby Rainey Sun Belt Coaches was a fi rst-team kick returner. Teleconference Call The Sun Belt Conference will hold a weekly me- WKU-Tennessee Stats Comparison dia teleconference featuring each of the league’s WKU Offense UT Defense UT Offense WKU Defense head coaches. 17.5 16.8...... Scoring ...... 17.3 27.2 Mondays, Aug. 31 - Nov. 30, 2009 15.2 16.3...... First Downs ...... 14.3 20.9 10:30 a.m. (CT)/11:30 a.m. (ET) 143.9 103.1...... Rushing Yards ...... 122.9 162.4 212-812-4494 (passcode 1359 9868) 4.0 2.8...... Yards per Rush ...... 3.6 4.4 Schedule of Events: 142.2 160.4...... Passing Yards ...... 145.8 212.8 10:30 a.m. — Announcements 5.4 5.8...... Yards per Pass Attempt ...... 5.7 6.6 10:32 a.m. — Howard Schnellenberger, FAU 286.1 263.5...... Total Offense ...... 268.8 375.2 10:38 a.m. — Mario Cristobal, FIU 4.6 4.1...... Yards per Play ...... 4.5 5.4 10:44 a.m. — Steve Roberts, ASU 1.6 1.7...... Turnovers...... 1.5 1.5 10:50 a.m. — Rickey Bustle, ULL Note: Stat averages from 2008 season 10:56 a.m. — Charlie Weatherbie, ULM 11:02 a.m. — Rick Stockstill, MT 11:08 a.m. — Todd Dodge, NT Weights & Measures 11:14 a.m. — Larry Blakeney, Troy Here’s a look at how the “Probable Starting Lineups” for the WKU-Tennessee game compare — by 11:20 a.m. — David Elson, WKU average height and weight ... 11:26 a.m. — Commissioner Wright Waters WKU vs. UT Advantage (Ht.; Wt.) Off. Line (6-3, 295) Def. Line (6-4, 262) UT — 1”; WKU — 33 lbs. Big Red Radio Network Receivers (6-1, 203) Def. Backs (6-0, 184) WKU — 1”; WKU — 19 lbs. Off. Backs (5-9 ½, 196) Linebackers (6-0, 206) UT — 2 ½”; UT — 10 lbs. The Hilltoppers can be heard on the radio on 15 differ- Def. Line (6-1, 270) Off. Line (6-4, 291) UT — 3”; UT — 21 lbs. ent stations throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Def. Backs (5-11, 181) Receivers (6-2, 204) UT — 3”; UT — 23 lbs. WKU owns the second-largest collegiate radio network in the state. Linebackers (6-0, 235) Off. Backs (6-1, 230) UT — 1”; WKU — 5 lbs. WPTQ-FM (103.7), Bowling Green* WWKU-AM (1450), Bowling Green WTCO-AM (1450), Campbellsville About Tennessee WIEL-AM (1400), Elizabethtown The Lane Kiffi n era on Rocky Top offi cially gets underway on Saturday, with the Hilltoppers providing WFKN-AM (1220), Franklin the opposition. The Volunteers are looking to rebound from a 5-7 season in 2008, and return 13 start- WCDS-AM (1230), Glasgow WSON-AM (860), Henderson ers from a year ago. The most heralded of that bunch is All-American defensive back Eric Berry, who WXAM-AM (1430), Hodgenville led the nation with 265 interception return yards, and tied for the national lead with seven picks. Rico WKJK-AM (1080), Louisville McCoy is Tennessee’s leading returning tackler after fi nishing second on the team last year with 87 WHAS-AM (840), Louisville stops. Berry recorded 72 total tackles — and three sacks — in 2008. Offensively, Jonathan Cromp- WTTL-AM (1310), Madisonville WLME-FM (102.9), Owensboro ton will get the start at quarterback, but will be without junior Gerald Jones, who is UT‘s top returning WPKY-AM (1580), Princeton receiver after leading the Vols with 323 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Montario Hardesty is WTLO-AM (1480), Somerset expected to carry a bulk of the load in the running game, and proved himself worthy in 2008, carrying WJKY-AM (1060), Jamestown 76 times for 271 yards and a team-best six touchdowns. * denotes originating station Week 1 at Tennessee Monday 31 Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5

SBC Teleconference 3:30 p.m. Practice 3:30 p.m. Practice In offi ce or phone interviews Travel Day Game 1 11:20 a.m./Coach Elson Media Availability After Media Availability After Coach Elson 11:21 a.m. Kickoff 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. (ET) Walkthrough WKU at Tennessee at Neyland Stadium Neyland Stadium Media Luncheon 3:30 p.m. Practice 11:30 a.m. / Diddle Arena Media Availability After Postgame Out-of-Town Interviews Coach Elson and selected Coach Elson (Phone) players available after radio 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. interviews

2 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 Opening Up — WKU is 54-30-5 (63.5%) all time Fourth Start On the Fifth — Saturday’s game will Seven True Freshmen To Play in ‘09 — Seven on opening day — no score is available for the fi rst mark the fourth time in WKU’s football history that members of the 2009 Hilltopper recruiting class will game of 1916 — going 2-4 in its season debut in it will open the season on Sept. 5. After picking up get a chance to make an immediate impact as they the six years of Elson’s tenure. This will be the a 35-7 win at Evansville in 1981, the Toppers have will see action this season in their fi rst year on the fourth straight season, and the seventh occasion dropped their other two games on this date — a Hill. One — cornerback Jamal Forrest — is also in the last nine years, that the Hilltoppers will open 28-24 setback at home against Gardner-Webb in expected to be in the starting lineup in the opener on the road, where they last debuted with a victory 1987 and a 21-7 home loss to Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee. The only two true freshmen not to after earning a 34-10 win at Tennessee-Martin to in 1992. redshirt on the offensive side of the ball will be start the 1999 campaign. 6-foot-7 tight end Ed Hazelett and offensive line- Big Crowds Nothing New — While an expected man Sean Conway. Conway is on the opening- Toppers Add To SEC Checklist — WKU Football crowd on Saturday near or exceeding 100,000 will week depth chart as the backup at center. Along adds another Southeastern Conference opponent go down as the largest crowd ever to see a WKU with Forrest, defensive back Kareem Peterson, to its all-time resume this Saturday when it takes team play, the amount of people should be nothing linebackers Josh Carter and Chuck Franks, and on Tennessee for the fi rst time. This will mark the new for seasoned Hilltopper players. Since 2003, defensive lineman Cole Tischer will also see play- fi fth straight season — and sixth time in the last WKU has played in front of fi ve crowds exceeding ing time. Peterson is listed behind Mark Santoro seven years — that the Hilltoppers have faced an 80,000 — all coming at SEC schools. In fact, three on the depth chart at free safety. SEC school, having played at Auburn (2003 and of the top 10 crowds to see a Topper team came 2005), Georgia (2006), Florida (2007), Alabama in 2008 — at Alabama (2nd - 92,138), at Kentucky Youth Reigns Supreme on D — Not only will fi ve (2008) and Kentucky (2008). In addition to its (7th - 70,730) and at Virginia Tech (8th - 66,233). true freshmen see playing time on the defensive recent history against the league, WKU faced Entering the season, the announced crowd of side of the ball, the WKU defense as a whole off against two other current SEC teams in the 92,746 at Georgia on Sept. 2, 2006 is the largest has a youthful feel to it. While only two seniors early years of the program. The Toppers dropped to see a Hilltopper football game. are projected in the defensive starting lineup (LB games to Mississippi in both 1931 and 1942, and Taurean Smith and CB Jihad Morris), fi ve of the dropped all fi ve meetings against Vanderbilt be- Experienced at the Skills — Gaebler is not the top 10 returning tacklers from a season ago are tween 1921 and 1938. only returning skills player on offense that is ex- back on the fi eld, including sophomore safety Mark pected to see quite a bit of action at Tennessee. Santoro, who is the returning leading tackler with Coaching...The Next Generation — While David Junior wide receiver Quinterrance Cooper will 60 stops from a year ago. Another sophomore Elson is beginning his seventh season as head also provide an experienced threat in the passing — Jared Clendenin — anchors the defensive coach at WKU and Lane Kiffi n is starting his game after seeing action in 23 games over his fi rst line along with new starters Rammell Lewis and collegiate coaching career at Tennessee, the two two seasons in uniform. Sophomore tight end Jamarcus Allen — both redshirt freshmen. share at least one thing in common — they are two Tristan Jones played in all 12 games and started of the four youngest head coaches in the Football fi ve contests in ‘08. The backfi eld senior duo of Bowl Subdivision. At age 34, Kiffi n (born May 9, Tyrell Hayden and Marell Booker — along with 2009 Hilltoppers 1975) is the youngest coach in the FBS. Elson, sophomore Bobby Rainey — all return after post- In The Record Books who celebrated his 38th birthday on Aug. 26, ing the three best sets of numbers by WKU running Career Catches sits fourth on that list behind Northwestern’s Pat backs a season ago. Hayden is just two years 1. Curtis Hamilton (2004-07) ...... 149 Fitzgerald (34 - born Dec. 2, 1974) and Washing- removed from a 1,000-yard season in 2007. 2. Jay Davis (1968-71) ...... 131 ton’s Steve Sarkisian (35). Florida International’s 3. Jake Gaebler (2006-present)...... 125 Mario Cristobal rounds out the top fi ve as he’ll Smith Takes Shot Under Center — Senior 4. Alan Mullins (1982-85) ...... 124 turn 39 on Sept. 24. Brandon Smith enters the season at the top of 5. Keith Paskett (1983-86) ...... 123 the depth chart at quarterback, and leads a young WKU - UT Connections — There are a few play- crop of Hilltopper quarterbacks. In fact, outside Career Receiving Yards ers on both sidelines that will be familiar with each of Smith, no other QB in camp has seen action 1. Curtis Hamilton (2004-07) ...... 2,324 other come Saturday’s kickoff. WKU junior wide in a game for WKU. Smith has seen action in 12 2. Jay Davis (1968-71) ...... 2,236 receiver Quinterrance Cooper and Volunteer games during his fi rst three seasons on the Hill, 3. Keith Paskett (1983-86) ...... 2,117 senior receiver Quintin Hancock helped lead St. completing 18 of 38 passes for 120 yards and a 4. Eddie Preston (1976-79) ...... 2,083 Augustine HS to the 2005 Florida Class 3A state touchdown. Since Justin Haddix started every 5. Alan Mullins (1982-85) ...... 1,866 championship. WKU redshirt freshman quar- game under center from 2003-06, Smith will be 6. Porter Williams (1970-73) ...... 1,826 terback Kawaun Jakes and defensive lineman the third different opening-week starter in as many 7. Cedric Jones (1984-86, ‘88) ...... 1,632 Brandon Whitty also played at St. Augustine. years. David Wolke started the ‘07 opener at 8. Casey Rooney (2002-03) ...... 1,549 Two more receivers — Hilltopper redshirt freshman Florida, while K.J. Black led the offense in last 9. Maurice Perkins (2003-05) ...... 1,485 Anthony Sheppard and Tennessee freshman year’s opener at Indiana. 10. Robert Coates (1986-89) ...... 1,445 Nu’Keese Richardson led Pahokee HS to back- Active Leader: Jake Gaebler ...... 1,430 to-back Florida Class 2B state titles in ‘06 and ‘07. Protection Has Been There Before — While At that time, Sheppard was a quarterback throwing Smith will be a new face starting the game at Career Punting Average to Richardson. Further north, WKU sophomore quarterback, the guys up front on the offensive 1. Walt Herod (1973-76) ...... 41.2 defensive lineman Jared Clendenin and UT line have plenty of experience playing together. 2. Brian Claybourn (2001-04) ...... 40.9 freshman linebacker Nigel Mitchell-Thornton Four of the fi ve projected starters — LT Wes Jef- 3. Charlie Johnson (1972-75) ...... 40.5 were teammates at Stephenson HS in Stone fries, LG Derrick Elder, C Cody Hughes and RT 4. Ray Farmer (1977-80) ...... 40.2 Mountain, Ga. Preston King — combined for 39 starts on the line 5. Alan Ogletree (1997-2000) ...... 38.7 Active Leader: Jeremy Moore ...... 38.9 in 2008, while RG Mychal Patterson will join that Note: Moore Needs 150 punts to qualify; Gaebler Eyes Records — Coming off the best group after missing last season with an injury. currently at 113 season of his Hilltopper career in 2008, senior wide receiver Jake Gaebler is looking to write his name Career Punt Return Average into the record books in his fi nal season at WKU. We Are 1. Joseph Jefferson (1998-2001) ...... 15.3 Gaebler — WKU’s top returning receiver each of 2. Bill “Jelly” Green (1967-70)...... 13.5 the last two seasons — needs 25 receptions to 3. Antonio Veals (2000-03) ...... 12.9 break Curtis Hamilton’s school record of 149...a WKU 4. Dennis Mitchell (2003-07)...... 12.7 In all references, please refer to us as either mark that was set just two seasons ago in 2007. 5. Max Stevens (1950-53) ...... 12.4 Western Kentucky University or WKU. Please Gaebler’s 1,430 career receiving yards entering 6. Pat Counts (1963-64) ...... 11.1 do not use Western Kentucky, Western, Western the year leaves him just 15 yards shy of moving Active Leader: Jake Gaebler ...... 10.4 into the career top 10 in that category as well. Ky., W. Kentucky or any other variation. 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football 3 WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 Linebackers Also Get “Major” Shakeup — Celebrating 91 Seasons WKU’s four projected starting linebackers combine WKU’s 2009 Opponents Of Football On The Hill for 33 games played but just one start in 2008. Senior inside linebacker Taurean Smith had that Tennessee (0-0) lone start a year ago. All four linebackers at the top This Week: vs. WKU Transition Timeline of the depth chart qualify as upperclassmen, with Next Week: vs. UCLA To The FBS juniors Mike Gothard and Chris Bullard patrolling 2007 — WKU begins fi rst transitional sea- the outside, and newcomer Thomas Majors — a son to Football Bowl Subdivision (Division junior college transfer from Northwest Mississippi CC — joins Smith on the inside after earning the South Florida (0-0) I-A) and posts 12th consecutive winning This Week: vs. Wofford starting spot during fall camp. season. Next Week: at WKU

2008 – Hilltoppers play in newly renovated New Kids On The Block — With the start of the Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. 2009 season, Western Kentucky University of- fi cially becomes the 120th bowl-eligible member Central Arkansas (0-0) 2009 – WKU becomes eligible for Sun Belt of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (Division This Week: at Hawai’i (9/4) championship and bowl berth. I-A). The Hilltoppers have completed a two-year Next Week: Open transition after the WKU Board of Regents ac- cepted a proposal to elevate the program from The Hilltopper the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) by Football Tradition a 7-2 vote — with one abstention — on Nov. 2, Navy (0-0) 2006. The Toppers won nine games during the This Week: at Ohio State transition period. Next Week: vs. Louisiana Tech

2002 They Are New And Young — 57 of WKU’s 85 scholarship players are true freshman, redshirt Florida International (0-0) I-AA National freshman or sophomores meaning 67% of the This Week: Open team’s roster has three or four years of eligibility Next Week: at Alabama remaining. WKU has 11 scholarship seniors and Champions 17 scholarship juniors.

Elson’s Eleven — WKU’s 11 scholarship seniors Louisiana-Lafayette (0-0) Bowl are the fewest in the Sun Belt Conference and tie This Week: vs. Southern Appearances for the fi fth fewest among all 120 FBS members. Next Week: vs. Kansas State Ironically, WKU plays the two schools with the most 1952 Refrigerator seniors in the nation (Navy, 32; Troy, 31). Here 1963 Tangerine is a list of the schools with the fewest scholarship seniors in the FBS in 2009: Middle Tennessee (0-0) This Week: at Clemson 10 1. Boise State ...... 4 2. Duke ...... 9 Next Week: vs. Memphis Playoff South Carolina ...... 9 Appearances 4. Georgia Tech ...... 10 5. WKU ...... 11 North Texas (0-0) 12 Miami (Ohio) ...... 11 This Week: at Ball State (Thur) Conference North Carolina ...... 11 Next Week: vs. Ohio Championships A Strong Tradition On And Off The Field — 64 While this is WKU’s fi rst year as a full Football Bowl Subdivision member, the football program Troy (0-0) All-Americans has 90 seasons of success. WKU’s 511-337-30 This Week: at Bowling Green (Thur) all-time record equates to a .600 winning percent- Next Week: at Florida 7 age, ranking 26th among all 120 Division I FBS Academic schools and making the Hilltoppers the winningest All-Americans program in the Sun Belt Conference. WKU’s 948 APR in football is also higher than all other Sun Louisiana-Monroe (0-0) Belt Conference programs. This Week: at Texas 1 Next Week: vs. Texas Southtern AFCA Coach of the Year Championship Effort — WKU’s only team Na- tional Championship was in football (2002 I-AA). 1 WKU also has 12 conference championships, 10 Florida Atlantic (0-0) Payton Award playoff appearances, and has had 64 players earn This Week: at Nebraska Finalist All-American honors in its 90-season history. Next Week: Open

3 They‘ve Been There Before — All 10 WKU foot- Buchanan Award ball coaches played college football and have a combined 161 years of coaching experience. Arkansas State (0-0) Finalists This Week: vs. Mississippi Valley State If You Build It, They Will Come — The 2008 Next Week: at Nebraska 2 season marked the highest student attendance Robinson Award in school history and second-highest total at- Finalists tendance in school history, trailing only the 1971 season. Student attendance has increased 80.3 % since 2006. 4 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 Hitting the Streets — For the third consecutive 2009 year, members of the WKU football team helped National Polls Sun Belt Standings sell season tickets by going door-to-door in eight Bowling Green neighborhoods on Tuesday, July ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (Preseason) School SBC Pct. All Pct. 28 and Thursday, July 30. Fans were able to Team Record Points WKU 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 purchase a $30 season ticket good for general 1. Florida (58) 0-0 1498 Arkansas State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 admission to all six WKU home games. Over 2. Texas (2) 0-0 1424 Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 100 individuals were divided into four teams and 3. Oklahoma 0-0 1370 Florida International 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 the efforts resulted in 258 season tickets being 4. USC 0-0 1313 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 sold. The offense was the overall winner and 5. Alabama 0-0 1156 Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 was treated to a cookout at Head Coach David 6. Ohio State 0-0 1113 7. Virginia Tech 0-0 1054 Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Elson’s house while also being excused from early 8. Mississippi 0-0 1047 North Texas 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 morning breakfast checks for a week. 9. Oklahoma State 0-0 989 Troy 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Lending A Helping Hand — All WKU football 9. Penn State 0-0 989 players and coaches spent the morning of August 11. LSU 0-0 914 Sun Belt 23 helping freshman students move into their 12. California 0-0 746 Week 1 Schedule respective residence halls. The football team 13. Georgia 0-0 714 annually lends a hand in helping all freshmen 14. Boise State 0-0 659 15. Georgia Tech 0-0 593 Thursday, Sept. 3 acclimate themselves to campus. 16. Oregon 0-0 587 Troy at Bowling Green ...... 6 p.m. 17.TCU 0-0 521 North Texas at Ball State ...... 6:30 p.m. Headed Towards The Sun — With the completed transition, Western Kentucky University also be- 18. Florida State 0-0 307 comes the ninth football-playing member of the 19. Utah 0-0 289 Saturday, Sept. 5 20. Brigham Young 0-0 267 WKU at Tennessee ...... 11:21 a.m. Sun Belt Conference, and will be eligible to win a league title in 2009. WKU Athletics has been part 21. North Carolina 0-0 261 Mississippi Valley St. at Arkansas State ....6 p.m. of the Sun Belt since 1982, and now has all 19 of 22. Iowa 0-0 229 Florida Atlantic at Nebraska...... 6 p.m. its programs competing in the same conference. 23. Notre Dame 0-0 225 Southern at Louisiana-Lafayette...... 6 p.m. The SBC is the third league home for WKU football 24. Nebraska 0-0 207 Louisiana-Monroe at Texas ...... 6 p.m. over its 91 seasons after previously playing in the 25. Kansas 0-0 134 Middle Tennessee at Clemson ...... 5 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference (1948-81; 1999-2000) and WKU Opponents Receiving Votes: the Gateway Football Conference (2001-06). Tennessee 15, South Florida 3, Troy 1 Preseason WKU and UK Ink Four-Year Deal — Western All-Sun Belt Team Kentucky University and the University of Ken- USA TODAY COACHES POLL (Preseason) tucky have agreed to an unprecedented four-year Team Record Points Offense football series, both universities jointly announced 1. Florida (53) 0-0 1,466 Corey Leonard (Arkansas State, QB, Sr.) on July 29. The schools will meet in Lexington in 2. Texas (4) 0-0 1,386 Rusty Smith (Florida Atlantic, Sr, QB) 2010 and 2012 and at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn., 3. Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1,358 Reggie Arnold (Arkansas State, RB, Sr.) in 2011 and 2013. The games in the Music City 4. USC (1) 0-0 1,321 DuJuan Harris (Troy, Jr., RB) are designated as home games for the Hilltop- 5. Alabama 0-0 1,134 T.Y. Hilton (FIU, WR, So.) pers. While the schools have met fi ve times in 6. Ohio State 0-0 1,126 Jerrel Jernigan (Troy, Jr., WR) basketball (UK leads 3-2), their only meeting on 7. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,020 Jamari Grant (Florida Atlantic, Sr, TE) the gridiron was Kentucky’s 41-3 win on Sep- 8. Penn State 0-0 988 Drew Hilton (Arkansas State, OL, Jr.) tember 27, 2008 at Commonwealth Stadium in 9. LSU 0-0 917 Brad Serini (FIU, OL, Jr.) Lexington last season. The Hilltopper basketball 10. Mississippi 0-0 889 Brad Bustle (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., OL) team picked up a 64-52 win over the Wildcats on 11. Oklahoma State 0-0 861 Chris Fisher (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., OL) Nov. 15, 2001 at Rupp Arena in the school’s last 12. California 0-0 711 Danny Franks (Troy, Sr., C) basketball match up. 13. Georgia 0-0 707 14. Oregon 0-0 694 Defense The Hilltoppers In OT — Since the 1996 season, 15. Georgia Tech 0-0 559 Alex Carrington (Arkansas State, DL, Sr.) the Hilltoppers have played an overtime contest six 16. Boise State 0-0 542 Aaron Morgan (ULM, DL, Sr.) times, compiling a 5-1 mark in those games. The 17. TCU 0-0 461 Brandon Lang (Troy, DL, Sr.) fi rst two overtime games in the program’s history 18. Utah 0-0 404 Cameron Sheffi eld (Troy, DL, Sr.) both came against Murray State in 1996 and 1997. 19. Florida State 0-0 371 Cardia Jackson (ULM, LB, Sr.) Each went multiple overtimes, with WKU winning 20. North Carolina 0-0 293 Boris Lee (Troy, LB Sr.) 44-41 in two extra frames in ‘96, then following 21. Iowa 0-0 257 Bear Woods (Troy, LB Sr.) it up a year later with a 52-50 win in three OTs. 22. Nebraska 0-0 236 Anthony Gaitor (FIU, DB, Jr.) The last time a Topper team played an overtime 23. Notre Dame 0-0 194 Jeremy Kellem (Middle Tennessee, DB, Sr.) contest was also the only loss— a 23-20 setback 24. Brigham Young 0-0 178 Greg James (ULM, DB, Sr.) to Northern Iowa on Nov. 5, 2005. 25. Oregon State 0-0 165 Jorrick Calvin (Troy, DB Sr.) WKU Opponents Receiving Votes: WKU Celebrates 100 Years of Athletics — The South Florida 11, Navy 2, Tennessee 2, Troy 1 Special Teams 2009-10 season marks the 100th anniversary of Scott Love (ULM, P, Sr.) the start of intercollegiate athletics at Western Josh Arauco (Arkansas State, K, Sr.) Kentucky University. Baseball was the fi rst varsity T.Y. Hilton (FIU, WR, So.) sport to be played on the Hill, and fi elded a team for the fi rst time in the spring of 1910. Football is Co - Preseason Offensive Players of the Year the second-oldest varsity sport on the Hill, playing Rusty Smith (Florida Atlantic, Sr, QB) its fi rst season in 1913 — three years after WKU Corey Leonard (Arkansas State, QB, Sr.) fi elded its fi rst baseball team. A team was not fi elded in 1917-19 and 1943-45 due to World War Preseason Defensive Player of the Year I and II. WKU has been playing football longer Alex Carrington (Arkansas State, Sr., DE) than 22 current I-A’s and as long as or longer than 26 I-A’s. 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football 5 WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 WKU Numerical Roster No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Pos. Hometown No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Pos. Hometown 1 Tyrell Hayden 5-7 192 Sr.-3L RB Lexington, Ky. 56 Chris Riggs 5-11 215 Fr.-RS LB Taylorsville, Ky. 2 Anthony Sheppard 6-1 170 Fr.-RS WR Pahokee, Fla. 57 Josh Carter 6-1 233 Fr.-HS LB Ft. Campbell, Ky. 3 Bobby Rainey 5-7 203 So.-1L RB Griffi n, Ga. 58* Shelley Anthony 6-1 290 So.-1L OL Fairburn, Ga. 4* Darvis McBride 5-9 225 Sr.-3L LB Fort Myers, Fla. 58* Mike Federspiel 6-3 227 Fr.-HS LB Lexington, Ky. 4* Will Adams 5-11 185 Fr.-HS WR Grand Prairie, Texas 59 Tavis Ciochetty 5-11 231 Fr-RS LB Bowling Green, Ky. 5* Jared Clendenin 6-3 265 So.-1L DL Stone Mountain, Ga. 60 Zack Rinestine 6-1 284 Fr.-RS OL Ft. Campbell, Ky. 5* Derrius Brooks 5-10 185 So.-1L WR Fortson, Ga. 61 Jeremy White 6-3 282 Fr.-RS OL Owensboro, Ky. 6* Thomas Majors 6-0 243 Jr.-TR LB Nashville, Tenn. 62* Kale Butler 6-0 294 Sr.-SQ OL Greenville, Ky. 6* Kawaun Jakes 6-3 190 Fr.-RS QB St. Augustine, Fla. 62* Ralph Alexander 6-3 235 Jr.-JC DL Washington, D.C. 7 Quinterrance Cooper 5-11 190 Jr.-2L WR St. Augustine, Fla. 63 Luis Polanco 6-3 275 Fr.-HS OL Tampa, Fla. 8 Seth Tamme 5-11 191 Jr.-1L WR Danville, Ky. 64 Paul Millay 6-3 289 So.-SQ OL Owensboro, Ky. 9* Marcus Vasquez 6-1 190 Fr.-RS QB Chula Vista, Calif. 65 Sean Conway 6-3 287 Fr.-HS OL Nashville, Tenn. 9* Tyran Golden 6-2 218 Fr.-RS LB Lithonia, Ga. 67 Cody Widelski 6-3 285 Fr.-RS OL Maysville, Ky. 10* Chris Bullard 5-11 242 Jr.-2L LB Cataula, Ga. 68 Preston King 6-5 307 Jr.-2L OL Bowling Green, Ky. 10* Dexter Haynes 6-4 190 Fr.-RS WR Folkston, Ga. 69 Luke Stansfi eld 6-3 285 Fr.-RS OL Franklin, Tenn. 11* Jake Gaebler 5-10 185 Sr.-2L WR Mundelein, Ill. 70 Cody Hughes 6-0 295 Sr.-3L OL Bradenton, Fla. 11* Monte Merrick 6-1 182 Fr.-HS PK Pineville, Ky. 71 Lloyd Pressley 6-3 300 Sr.-3L OL Evansville, Ind. 12 Brandon Smith 6-0 200 Sr.-1L QB Danville, Ky. 72 Derrick Elder 6-2 290 Jr.-2L OL Louisville, Ky. 13 Dexter Taylor 5-9 190 Jr.-1L DB Indianapolis, Ind. 73 Jacob McLaurin 6-4 291 Jr.-1L OL Indianapolis, Ind. 14 John Garrett 6-0 187 So.-SQ DB Nashville, Tenn. 74 Mychal Patterson 6-2 293 Jr.-1L OL Stone Mountain, Ga. 15* Ryan Beard 6-1 191 So.-1L DB Bowling Green, Ky. 75 Seth White 6-4 278 Fr.-RS OL Nashville, Tenn. 15* Courtney Dalcourt 5-11 205 Fr.-HS QB Franklin, Ky. 76 Adam Smith 6-5 301 Fr.-RS OL Murfreesboro, Tenn. 16 Dustin Boyer 6-1 190 Jr.-2L WR Mount Vernon, Ind. 77 Wes Jeffries 6-4 290 So.-1L OL Bowling Green, Ky. 17 Denton Allmon 5-9 185 Fr.-HS DB Irving, Texas 78 Logan Massengale 6-6 280 Fr.-HS OL Franklin, Tenn. 18* Jamal Forrest 5-8 162 Fr.-HS DB Miami, Fla. 79 Jebb Lenhart 6-3 285 Fr.-HS OL Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 18* Blake Ayers 5-10 196 So.-SQ WR Bowling Green, Ky. 80 Antionne Lightfoot 5-7 163 So.-TR WR Henderson, Ky. 19 Mark Santoro 6-0 194 So.-1L DB Greer, S.C. 81 Jamarielle Brown 6-1 170 Fr.-HS WR Paducah, Ky. 20 Marell Booker 5-9 216 Sr.-2L RB Louisville, Ky. 82 Jack Doyle 6-5 248 Fr.-RS TE Indianapolis, Ind. 21 Jihad Morris 6-0 180 Sr.-2L DB Newburgh, N.Y. 83 Casey Tinius 6-0 171 So.-SQ PK/P Bowling Green, Ky. 22 Trent Calhoun 5-10 190 So.-1L DB Stanford, Ky. 85 Ed Hazelett 6-7 278 Fr.-HS TE Indianpolis, Ind. 23 Clint Mitchell 6-0 194 Jr.-1L DB Stockbridge, Ga. 86 Zac Minturn 6-2 208 Sr.-SQ PK Cincinnati, Ohio 24* Tyler Bruce 6-1 189 So.-SQ QB Lizton, Ind. 87 Wenquel Graves 5-10 185 Jr.-2L WR Bardstown, Ky. 24* William Simmons 5-8 170 Fr.-RS RB Louisville, Ky. 88 Cy Schroeder 6-1 215 Fr.-HS TE/LS Clarksville, Tenn. 25 Chuck Franks 6-2 222 Fr.-HS LB Fayette, Ala. 89 Maurice Bullard 6-0 195 Fr.-RS WR LaVergne, Tenn. 26 Avery Hibbitt 5-9 185 So.-SQ DB Bowling Green, Ky. 90 Bo Adebayo 6-4 270 So.-RS DL Lawrenceville, Ga. 27 Rod Johnson 5-11 240 Jr.-SQ RB Lexington, Ky. 91 Brandon Whitty 6-1 275 Fr.-RS DL St. Augustine, Fla. 28 Braxston Miller 5-11 210 So.-1L RB Stanford, Ky. 92 James Hervey 6-1 268 Fr.-HS DL Tyrone, Ga. 29* Clark Jeter 6-1 175 So.-RS WR Lexington, Ky. 93 Quanterus Smith 6-5 235 Fr.-RS LB Loganville, Ga. 29* Kiante Young 5-11 215 Fr.-HS DB Gainesville, Ga. 94 Nick Hartnett 5-11 285 Jr.-SQ DL Marietta, Ga. 30 Jerrod Babik 5-8 196 Jr.-TR DB Walton, Ky. 95 Kenny Martin 6-0 276 Fr.-RS DL Orlando, Fla. 31 Orlando Misaalefua 5-10 206 Jr.-2L DB Fort Campbell, Ky. 96 Rammell Lewis 6-2 274 Fr.-RS DL Grayson, Ga. 32 Erik Jones 5-9 179 Jr.-2L DB Cincinnati, Ohio 97 Jonathan Scott 6-3 245 Fr.-RS DL Shelbyville, Ky. 33 Tristan Jones 6-2 245 So.-1L TE Mount Sterling, Ky. 98 Galatian King 6-3 269 Fr.-HS DL Waycross, Ga. 34 Keshawn Simpson 6-0 230 Fr.-HS RB Lexington, Ky. 99 Tyler Matthews 6-0 208 Fr.-HS LS Owensboro, Ky. 35 Darryl Williams 5-9 172 Fr.-HS DB Miami, Fla. 36 Darius Baughman 6-2 244 Jr.-1L LB Danville, Ky. * - duplicate numbers 37 Vince Williams 5-9 175 Fr.-HS DB Alpharetta, Ga. 38* Mike Gothard 6-1 225 Jr.-1L LB Marietta, Ga. Coaching staff 38* Brandon Pierce 5-6 192 Fr.-RS RB Forrest Park, Ga. Head coach: David Elson (Butler ’94), Seventh Season 39 Nick Brent 6-1 232 Jr.-SQ LB Louisville, Ky. Assistant coaches: 40 Connor O’Banion 6-1 220 Fr.-RS LB Carmel, Ind. Scott Booker (Kent State, ’03), Defensive Backs, First Season 41 Taurean Smith 6-1 230 Sr.-1L LB Perry, Ga. Mike Chism (Kentucky ’90), Recruiting Coordinator / Tight Ends, Sixth Season 42 L.J. Harbison 6-0 225 Sr.-3L LB Edmonton, Ky. Bob Cole (Widener, ’82), Quarterbacks, First Season 43* Jamarcus Allen 5-11 270 Fr.-RS DL Orlando, Fla. Mike Dietzel (Otterbein ’85), Defensive Coordinator / ILBs, Seventh Season 43* Clay Cunningham 6-4 235 So-RS TE Nashville, Tenn. Stuart Holt (North Carolina ’95), Special Teams Coordinator / RBs, Sixth Season 44 Jeremy Moore 6-1 190 Sr.-2L P Indianapolis, Ind. Kurt Barber (USC ’92), Outside Linebackers, First Season 45* Cole Tischer 6-4 254 Fr.-HS DL Brentwood, Tenn. Eric Mathies (Murray State ’98), Defensive Line, Fifth Season 45* Joe Montano 5-10 193 Fr.-RS RB Louisville, Ky. T.J. Weist (Alabama ’88), Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers, Eighth Season 46 Kareem Peterson 5-11 165 Fr.-HS DB Lewisburg, Tenn. Walter Wells (Belmont ’93), Offensive Coordinator / OL, Seventh Season 47 O.J. Bell 6-5 215 Fr.-HS TE Louisville, Ky. 48 Marquise Burns 6-0 225 Jr.-SQ LB Dayton, Ohio Graduate Assistants: 49 Chris Young 6-0 243 Fr.-RS LS/LB Cynthiana, Ky. Jami DeBerry (WKU ’05), Defense, Second Season 50 Ben Duvall 6-3 220 So.-1L LB Owensboro, Ky. Brian Rector (Bellarmine ’96), Offense, First Season 51 Chris Brice 6-2 225 Fr.-RS LB Helena, Ala. 52 Tyler Julian 6-0 219 Fr.-RS DB Evansville, Ind. Director of Operations: Nick Uhlenhopp (Graceland [Iowa] ’02), Third Season 53 Lawrence Taugher 6-0 235 Fr.-RS LB Jeffersonville, Ind. Director of Equipment & Facility Operations: Mark Harris, Third Season 54 Korentheus Bailey 6-2 295 Fr.-RS DL Lula, Ga. Director of Strength & Conditioning: Jim Nowell (Southern Miss. ’90), Third Season 55 James Rusin 6-2 273 Sr.-SQ OL Orlinda, Tenn. 6 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 WKU Alphabetical Roster No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Pos. Hometown No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Pos. Hometown 4* Will Adams 5-11 185 Fr.-HS WR Grand Prairie, Texas 11* Monte Merrick 6-1 182 Fr.-HS PK Pineville, Ky. 90 Bo Adebayo 6-4 270 So.-RS DL Lawrenceville, Ga. 64 Paul Millay 6-3 289 So.-SQ OL Owensboro, Ky. 62* Ralph Alexander 6-3 235 Jr.-JC DL Washington, D.C. 28 Braxston Miller 5-11 210 So.-1L RB Stanford, Ky. 43* Jamarcus Allen 5-11 270 Fr.-RS DL Orlando, Fla. 86 Zac Minturn 6-2 208 Sr.-SQ PK Cincinnati, Ohio 17 Denton Allmon 5-9 185 Fr.-HS DB Irving, Texas 31 Orlando Misaalefua 5-10 206 Jr.-2L DB Fort Campbell, Ky. 58* Shelley Anthony 6-1 290 So.-1L OL Fairburn, Ga. 23 Clint Mitchell 6-0 194 Jr.-1L DB Stockbridge, Ga. 18* Blake Ayers 5-10 196 So.-SQ WR Bowling Green, Ky. 45* Joe Montano 5-10 193 Fr.-RS RB Louisville, Ky. 30 Jerrod Babik 5-8 196 Jr.-TR DB Walton, Ky. 44 Jeremy Moore 6-1 190 Sr.-2L P Indianapolis, Ind. 54 Korentheus Bailey 6-2 295 Fr.-RS DL Lula, Ga. 21 Jihad Morris 6-0 180 Sr.-2L DB Newburgh, N.Y. 36 Darius Baughman 6-2 244 Jr.-1L LB Danville, Ky. 40 Connor O’Banion 6-1 220 Fr.-RS LB Carmel, Ind. 15* Ryan Beard 6-1 191 So.-1L DB Bowling Green, Ky. 74 Mychal Patterson 6-2 293 Jr.-1L OL Stone Mountain, Ga. 47 O.J. Bell 6-5 215 Fr.-HS TE Louisville, Ky. 46 Kareem Peterson 5-11 165 Fr.-HS DB Lewisburg, Tenn. 20 Marell Booker 5-9 216 Sr.-2L RB Louisville, Ky. 38* Brandon Pierce 5-6 192 Fr.-RS RB Forrest Park, Ga. 16 Dustin Boyer 6-1 190 Jr.-2L WR Mount Vernon, Ind. 63 Luis Polanco 6-3 275 Fr.-HS OL Tampa, Fla. 39 Nick Brent 6-1 232 Jr.-SQ LB Louisville, Ky. 71 Lloyd Pressley 6-3 300 Sr.-3L OL Evansville, Ind. 51 Chris Brice 6-2 225 Fr.-RS LB Helena, Ala. 3 Bobby Rainey 5-7 203 So.-1L RB Griffi n, Ga. 5* Derrius Brooks 5-10 185 So.-1L WR Fortson, Ga. 56 Chris Riggs 5-11 215 Fr.-RS LB Taylorsville, Ky. 81 Jamarielle Brown 6-1 170 Fr.-HS WR Paducah, Ky. 60 Zack Rinestine 6-1 284 Fr.-RS OL Ft. Campbell, Ky. 24* Tyler Bruce 6-1 189 So.-SQ QB Lizton, Ind. 55 James Rusin 6-2 273 Sr.-SQ OL Orlinda, Tenn. 10* Chris Bullard 5-11 242 Jr.-2L LB Cataula, Ga. 19 Mark Santoro 6-0 194 So.-1L DB Greer, S.C. 89 Maurice Bullard 6-0 195 Fr.-RS WR LaVergne, Tenn. 88 Cy Schroeder 6-1 215 Fr.-HS TE/LS Clarksville, Tenn. 48 Marquise Burns 6-0 225 Jr.-SQ LB Dayton, Ohio 97 Jonathan Scott 6-3 245 Fr.-RS DL Shelbyville, Ky. 62* Kale Butler 6-0 294 Sr.-SQ OL Greenville, Ky. 2 Anthony Sheppard 6-1 170 Fr.-RS WR Pahokee, Fla. 22 Trent Calhoun 5-10 190 So.-1L DB Stanford, Ky. 24* William Simmons 5-8 170 Fr.-RS RB Louisville, Ky. 57 Josh Carter 6-1 233 Fr.-HS LB Ft. Campbell, Ky. 34 Keshawn Simpson 6-0 230 Fr.-HS RB Lexington, Ky. 59 Tavis Ciochetty 5-11 231 Fr-RS LB Bowling Green, Ky. 76 Adam Smith 6-5 301 Fr.-RS OL Murfreesboro, Tenn. 5* Jared Clendenin 6-3 265 So.-1L DL Stone Mountain, Ga. 12 Brandon Smith 6-0 200 Sr.-1L QB Danville, Ky. 65 Sean Conway 6-3 287 Fr.-HS OL Nashville, Tenn. 93 Quanterus Smith 6-5 235 Fr.-RS LB Loganville, Ga. 7 Quinterrance Cooper 5-11 190 Jr.-2L WR St. Augustine, Fla. 41 Taurean Smith 6-1 230 Sr.-1L LB Perry, Ga. 43* Clay Cunningham 6-4 235 So-RS TE Nashville, Tenn. 69 Luke Stansfi eld 6-3 285 Fr.-RS OL Franklin, Tenn. 15* Courtney Dalcourt 5-11 205 Fr.-HS QB Franklin, Ky. 8 Seth Tamme 5-11 191 Jr.-1L WR Danville, Ky. 82 Jack Doyle 6-5 248 Fr.-RS TE Indianapolis, Ind. 53 Lawrence Taugher 6-0 235 Fr.-RS LB Jeffersonville, Ind. 50 Ben Duvall 6-3 220 So.-1L LB Owensboro, Ky. 13 Dexter Taylor 5-9 190 Jr.-1L DB Indianapolis, Ind. 72 Derrick Elder 6-2 290 Jr.-2L OL Louisville, Ky. 83 Casey Tinius 6-0 171 So.-SQ PK/P Bowling Green, Ky. 58* Mike Federspiel 6-3 227 Fr.-HS LB Lexington, Ky. 45* Cole Tischer 6-4 254 Fr.-HS DL Brentwood, Tenn. 18* Jamal Forrest 5-8 162 Fr.-HS DB Miami, Fla. 9* Marcus Vasquez 6-1 190 Fr.-RS QB Chula Vista, Calif. 25 Chuck Franks 6-2 222 Fr.-HS LB Fayette, Ala. 61 Jeremy White 6-3 282 Fr.-RS OL Owensboro, Ky. 11* Jake Gaebler 5-10 185 Sr.-2L WR Mundelein, Ill. 75 Seth White 6-4 278 Fr.-RS OL Nashville, Tenn. 14 John Garrett 6-0 187 So.-SQ DB Nashville, Tenn. 91 Brandon Whitty 6-1 275 Fr.-RS DL St. Augustine, Fla. 9* Tyran Golden 6-2 218 Fr.-RS LB Lithonia, Ga. 67 Cody Widelski 6-3 285 Fr.-RS OL Maysville, Ky. 38* Mike Gothard 6-1 225 Jr.-1L LB Marietta, Ga. 35 Darryl Williams 5-9 172 Fr.-HS DB Miami, Fla. 87 Wenquel Graves 5-10 185 Jr.-2L WR Bardstown, Ky. 37 Vince Williams 5-9 175 Fr.-HS DB Alpharetta, Ga. 42 L.J. Harbison 6-0 225 Sr.-3L LB Edmonton, Ky. 49 Chris Young 6-0 243 Fr.-RS LS/LB Cynthiana, Ky. 94 Nick Hartnett 5-11 285 Jr.-SQ DL Marietta, Ga. 29* Kiante Young 5-11 215 Fr.-HS DB Gainesville, Ga. 1 Tyrell Hayden 5-7 192 Sr.-3L RB Lexington, Ky. 10* Dexter Haynes 6-4 190 Fr.-RS WR Folkston, Ga. * - duplicate numbers 85 Ed Hazelett 6-7 278 Fr.-HS TE Indianpolis, Ind. 92 James Hervey 6-1 268 Fr.-HS DL Tyrone, Ga. Coaching staff 26 Avery Hibbitt 5-9 185 So.-SQ DB Bowling Green, Ky. Head coach: David Elson (Butler ’94), Seventh Season 70 Cody Hughes 6-0 295 Sr.-3L OL Bradenton, Fla. Assistant coaches: 6* Kawaun Jakes 6-3 190 Fr.-RS QB St. Augustine, Fla. Scott Booker (Kent State, ’03), Defensive Backs, First Season 77 Wes Jeffries 6-4 290 So.-1L OL Bowling Green, Ky. Mike Chism (Kentucky ’90), Recruiting Coordinator / Tight Ends, Sixth Season 29* Clark Jeter 6-1 175 So.-RS WR Lexington, Ky. Bob Cole (Widener, ’82), Quarterbacks, First Season 27 Rod Johnson 5-11 240 Jr.-SQ RB Lexington, Ky. Mike Dietzel (Otterbein ’85), Defensive Coordinator / ILBs, Seventh Season 32 Erik Jones 5-9 179 Jr.-2L DB Cincinnati, Ohio Stuart Holt (North Carolina ’95), Special Teams Coordinator / RBs, Sixth Season 33 Tristan Jones 6-2 245 So.-1L TE Mount Sterling, Ky. Kurt Barber (USC ’92), Outside Linebackers, First Season 52 Tyler Julian 6-0 219 Fr.-RS DB Evansville, Ind. Eric Mathies (Murray State ’98), Defensive Line, Fifth Season 98 Galatian King 6-3 269 Fr.-HS DL Waycross, Ga. T.J. Weist (Alabama ’88), Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers, Eighth Season 68 Preston King 6-5 307 Jr.-2L OL Bowling Green, Ky. Walter Wells (Belmont ’93), Offensive Coordinator / OL, Seventh Season 79 Jebb Lenhart 6-3 285 Fr.-HS OL Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 96 Rammell Lewis 6-2 274 Fr.-RS DL Grayson, Ga. Graduate Assistants: 80 Antionne Lightfoot 5-7 163 So.-TR WR Henderson, Ky. Jami DeBerry (WKU ’05), Defense, Second Season 6* Thomas Majors 6-0 243 Jr.-TR LB Nashville, Tenn. Brian Rector (Bellarmine ’96), Offense, First Season 95 Kenny Martin 6-0 276 Fr.-RS DL Orlando, Fla. 78 Logan Massengale 6-6 280 Fr.-HS OL Franklin, Tenn. Director of Operations: Nick Uhlenhopp (Graceland [Iowa] ’02), Third Season 99 Tyler Matthews 6-0 208 Fr.-HS LS Owensboro, Ky. Director of Equipment & Facility Operations: Mark Harris, Third Season 4* Darvis McBride 5-9 225 Sr.-3L LB Fort Myers, Fla. Director of Strength & Conditioning: Jim Nowell (Southern Miss. ’90), Third Season 73 Jacob McLaurin 6-4 291 Jr.-1L OL Indianapolis, Ind. 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football 7 WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 Head coach David Elson Assistant Coaches As Western ’02 prior to his promotion, Elson has proven he can Kurt Barber Kentucky Uni- win relying on both sides of the ball while building First Season versityv football a solid special teams unit. Outside Linebackers continues its Elson was named the school’s head football string of suc- coach March 5, 2003, after serving as defensive On Gameday: Press Box cess both on coordinator for WKU’s 2002 NCAA I-AA national thet fi eld and in championship team. He replaced Jack Harbaugh, thet classroom, who retired after 14 years at the helm of the pro- Scott Booker theret has been gram. He was the longest-tenured assistant on First Season one constant in Harbaugh’s staff, working seven years on the Hill Defensive Backs thet program — with defensive backs, the last two as defensive seventh-year coordinator. On Gameday: Press Box head coach At the time of his hiring, Elson was the youngest David Elson. head coach in Division I football. The Hilltop- “David Elson is without a doubt one of the Mike Chism pers, who have completed a two-year transition to brightest football minds in the country,” WKU Sixth Season Recruiting Coordinator / Tight Ends the NCAA Division I-A (Football Bowl Subdivision) Director of Athletics Dr. level, are now eligible to win the Sun Belt Confer- Camden Wood Selig On Gameday: Press Box ence and participate in a bowl game. Elson’s said. “Coach Elson is contract has been extended through the 2016 committed to devel- season. Since he joined the staff in 1996, WKU oping the student- Bob Cole has recorded a 100-56 (64.1%) mark including athlete in First Season going 39-32 after he was elevated to head coach every area Quarterbacks before the start of spring practice in March 2003. — intel- Prior to the school’s announcement in November lectually, On Gameday: Press Box 2006 that it would move up to the NCAA I-A/FBS athletical- division, the Toppers advanced to the NCAA I-AA ly, and so- playoffs on six occasions — that included a string cially. If I had Mike Dietzel of fi ve straight appearances from 2000-04. a son who was Seventh Season While the Toppers will be eligible for the Sun talented enough to Defensive Coordinator / Belt Conference championship and a bowl berth play college football, Inside Linebackers beginning in 2009, Elson has already experienced I would want him to plenty of success in his 13 years at WKU. Not only place his future under On Gameday: Sidelines have the Hilltoppers fi nished with a winning record the guidance and direc- in 12 of those seasons, they claimed the 2002 tion of Coach Elson.” Stu Holt NCAA Division I-AA national championship while Elson came to the Sixth Season winning Ohio Valley and Gateway Football Confer- Hill from Southern Illi- Special Teams Coordinator / ence titles in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Since nois, where he served Running Backs taking over as head coach, WKU has advanced as a graduate assistant to postseason play twice under Elson. coach in 1994 and On Gameday: Sidelines And, not only did the Hilltoppers reach the top ’95 while earning a spot in the national polls twice during the 2005 master’s degree in Eric Mathies season, they posted top-15 fi nishes following both education. He is a Fifth Season Defensive Line the ’03 and ’04 campaigns. That included fi nishing 1994 graduate of seventh at the end of his initial season after he Butler, where he On Gameday: Sidelines matched the legendary E.A. Diddle for the most was a three-year let- victories by a WKU fi rst-year head coach after terwinner and started at leading the Toppers to a 9-4 record while helping strong safety his fi nal two seasons. The Bulldogs T.J. Weist the Hilltoppers advance to the quarterfi nals of the were conference champions in both his sopho- Eighth Season NCAA playoffs. The following year, Elson was a more and junior years. Assistant Head Coach / fi nalist for the Eddie Robinson national Coach-of- A native of Indianapolis, Elson and his wife Kathy Wide Receivers the-Year Award after guiding WKU to a 9-3 fi nish, have three daughters, Lauren (13), Jessica (8) and including a 6-1 mark in the Gateway Football Maggie (born Jan. 2009). Elson is the 16th head On Gameday: Sidelines Conference, despite losing 25 seniors from his coach in the school’s 91 years of football, but just fi rst squad. the sixth since 1948. Walt Wells Although he started as a defensive backs coach Seventh Season and served as defensive coordinator in 2001 and Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Elson Against The Opposition Opponent W-L Opponent W-L On Gameday: Sidelines Alabama ...... 0-1 Middle Tennessee ...... 1-1 Auburn ...... 0-2 Missouri State ...... 4-0 Jami DeBerry Austin Peay ...... 1-0 Morehead State ...... 1-0 Second Season Ball State ...... 0-2 Murray State ...... 1-0 Graduate Assistant (Defense) Bowling Green ...... 0-1 North Carolina Central ...... 1-0 Chattanooga ...... 2-0 North Texas ...... 0-2 On Gameday: Press Box Concord (W.Va.) ...... 1-0 Northern Iowa ...... 2-2 Eastern Kentucky ...... 5-1 Sam Houston State ...... 0-1 Florida...... 0-1 Southern Illinois ...... 1-3 Brian Rector Florida Atlantic ...... 0-1 Troy ...... 0-2 First Season Florida International ...... 1-2 Union (Ky.) ...... 1-0 Georgia ...... 0-1 Virginia Tech ...... 0-1 Graduate Assistant (Offense) Illinois State ...... 3-1 West Virginia Tech ...... 3-0 Indiana ...... 0-1 Western Illinois ...... 3-1 On Gameday: Press Box Indiana State ...... 5-0 Wofford ...... 0-1 Jacksonville State ...... 1-0 Youngstown State ...... 2-2 Kansas State ...... 0-1 Totals ...... 39-32 Kentucky ...... 0-1 8 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football WKU at Tennessee Game Notes • Sept. 5, 2009 Hilltopper Depth Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE

Left Tackle Left End 77 Wes Jeffries 6-4 290 So. Bowling Green, Ky. 96 Rammell Lewis 6-2 274 R-Fr. Grayson, Ga. 64 Paul Millay 6-3 289 So. Owensboro, Ky. 95 Kenny Martin 6-0 276 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla.

Left Guard Nose Tackle 72 Derrick Elder 6-2 290 Jr. Louisville, Ky. 43 Jamarcus Allen 5-11 270 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla. 58 Shelley Anthony 6-1 290 So. Fairburn, Ga. 94 Nick Hartnett 5-11 285 Jr. Marietta, Ga.

Center Right End 70 Cody Hughes 6-0 295 Sr. Bradenton, Fla. 5 Jared Clendenin 6-3 265 So. Stone Mountain, Ga. 65 Sean Conway 6-3 287 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 90 Bo Adebayo 6-4 270 So. Lawrenceville, Ga.

Right Guard Outside Linebacker 74 Mychal Patterson 6-2 293 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 38 Mike Gothard 6-1 225 Jr. Marietta, Ga. 76 Adam Smith 6-5 301 R-Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 9 Tyran Golden 6-2 218 R-Fr. Lithonia, Ga.

Right Tackle Inside Linebacker 68 Preston King 6-5 307 Jr. Bowling Green, Ky. 6 Thomas Majors 6-0 243 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 75 Seth White 6-4 278 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 42 L.J. Harbison 6-0 225 Sr. Edmonton, Ky.

Quarterback Inside Linebacker 12 Brandon Smith 6-0 200 Sr. Danville, Ky. 41 Taurean Smith 6-1 230 Sr. Perry, Ga. 6 Kawaun Jakes 6-3 190 R-Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. 4 Darvis McBride 5-9 225 Sr. Fort Myers, Fla.

Running Back Outside Linebacker 1 Tyrell Hayden 5-7 192 Sr. Lexington, Ky. 10 Chris Bullard 5-11 242 Jr. Cataula, Ga. 3 Bobby Rainey 5-7 203 So. Griffi n, Ga. 93 Quanterus Smith 6-5 235 Fr. Loganville, Ga.

Wide Receiver Cornerback 11 Jake Gaebler 5-10 185 Sr. Mundelein, Ill. 18 Jamal Forrest 5-8 162 Fr. Miami, Fla. 2 Anthony Sheppard 6-1 170 R-Fr. Pahokee, Fla. 22 Trent Calhoun 5-10 190 So. Stanford, Ky.

Wide Receiver Strong Safety 7 Quinterrance Cooper 5-11 190 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla. 14 John Garrett 6-0 187 So. Nashville, Tenn. 8 Seth Tamme 5-11 191 Jr. Danville, Ky. 31 Orlando Misaalefua 5-10 206 Jr. Fort Campbell, Ky.

Wide Receiver Free Safety 16 Dustin Boyer 6-1 190 Jr. Mt. Vernon, Ind. 19 Mark Santoro 6-0 194 So. Greer, S.C. 18 Blake Ayers 5-10 196 So. Bowling Green, Ky. 46 Kareem Peterson 5-11 165 Fr. Lewisburg, Tenn.

Tight End Cornerback 82 Jack Doyle 6-5 248 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 21 Jihad Morris 6-0 180 Sr. Newburgh, N.Y. 33 Tristan Jones 6-2 245 So. Mount. Sterling, Ky. 32 Erik Jones 5-9 179 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio

SPECIAL TEAMS Pronunciation Guide Bo Adebayo ...... ad • a • BUY • oh Placekicker Jamarcus Allen ...... JAH • mark • us 83 Casey Tinius 6-0 171 So. Bowling Green, Ky. Korentheus Bailey ...... core • en • THEE • us 86 Zac Minturn 6-2 208 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Darius Baughman ...... BO • man Marell Booker ...... mah • RELL Punter Derrius Brooks ...... DEHR • ee • us 44 Jeremy Moore 6-1 190 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Marquise Burns ...... mar • KEYS Jared Clendenin ...... clen • DEN • in 83 Casey Tinius 6-0 171 So. Bowling Green, Ky. Quinterrance Cooper ...... quinn • TERR • ance Asst. coach Mike Dietzel ...... DEETZ • ell Long Snapper Ben Duvall ...... do • VALL 49 Chris Young 6-0 243 R-Fr. Cynthiana, Ky. Jake Gaebler ...... GABE • ler Tyran Golden ...... tie • RINN Holder Wenquel Graves ...... when • KWELL 44 Jeremy Moore 6-1 190 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Tyrell Hayden ...... TIE • rell Ed Hazelett ...... HAZE • let Kewaun Jakes ...... KAY • juan Kickoff Returns Asst. coach Eric Mathies ...... MATH • is 3 Bobby Rainey 5-7 203 So. Griffi n, Ga. Paul Millay ...... MILL • a 20 Marell Booker 5-9 216 Sr. Louisville, Ky. Orlando Misaalefua ...... miss • AH • lah • foo • ah Jihad Morris ...... gee • HAHD Punt Returns Taurean Smith ...... TORE • ee • an 11 Jake Gaebler 5-10 185 Sr. Mundelein, Ill. Seth Tamme ...... Tammy Asst. coach T.J. Weist ...... WEEST 3 Bobby Rainey 5-7 203 So. Griffi n, Ga. Kiante Young ...... key • ON • tay 2009 WKU Hilltopper Football 9 2008 WKU Football WKU Overall Team Statistics (Final) All games

Team Statistics WKU OPP SCORING 210 326 Points Per Game 17.5 27.2 FIRST DOWNS 182 251 R u s h in g 87 108 P a s s in g 78 123 P e n a l ty 17 20 RUSHING YARDAGE 1727 1949 Yards gained rushing 2086 2225 Yards lost rushing 359 276 Rushing Attempts 428 448 Average Per Rush 4.0 4.4 Average Per Game 143.9 162.4 TDs Rushing 15 18 PASSING YARDAGE 1706 2554 A tt - C o m p - In t 318-165-12 387-244-11 Average Per Pass 5.4 6.6 Average Per Catch 10.3 10.5 Average Per Game 142.2 212.8 TDs Passing 9 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 3433 4503 Total Plays 746 835 Average Per Play 4.6 5.4 Average Per Game 286.1 375.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 55-1376 43-880 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-88 20-237 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-145 12-339 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.0 20.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.9 11.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.2 28.2 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 17-7 PENALTIES-Yards 64-615 77-707 Average Per Game 51.2 58.9 PUNTS-Yards 67-2472 50-1996 Average Per Punt 36.9 39.9 Net punt average 32.5 36.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 4 1 3 1 : 1 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 57/175 74/170 3rd-Down Pct 33% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/26 9/16 4th-Down Pct 50% 56% SACKS BY-Yards 21-130 25-204 MISC YARDS 32 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 25 40 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-19 16-24 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 23-27 85% 37-50 74% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 14-27 52% 26-50 52% PAT-ATTEMPTS 21-25 84% 36-38 95% ATTENDANCE 83483 306140 Games/Avg Per Game 5/16697 7/43734 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total WKU 37 56 62 55 0 210 Opponents 78 113 64 71 0 326 2008 WKU Football WKU Overall Individual Statistics (Final) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Hayden, Tyrell 12 92 426 38 388 4.2 3 64 32.3 Gaebler, Jake 8 59 7.4 0 18 Wolke, David 11 93 423 122 301 3.2 3 36 27.4 Rainey, Bobby 7 22 3.1 0 7 Booker, Marell 11 67 305 20 285 4.3 3 37 25.9 Cooper, Qntrnce 1 6 6.0 0 6 Rainey, Bobby 8 42 275 16 259 6.2 1 40 32.4 Willis, Stephen 1 0 0.0 0 0 Taylor, Dexter 10 39 225 25 200 5.1 0 26 20.0 Graves, Wenquel 1 1 1.0 0 1 Willis, Stephen 11 15 106 9 97 6.5 1 32 8.8 Total 18 88 4.9 0 18 Black, K.J. 3 33 126 58 68 2.1 0 23 22.7 Opponents 20 237 11.9 0 44 Brooks, Derrius 5 5 45 0 45 9.0 1 17 9.0 McCloud, Andrew 10 11 49 11 38 3.5 1 18 3.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Smith, Brandon 4 18 81 50 31 1.7 1 20 7.8 Beard, Ryan 3 31 10.3 0 24 Graves, Wenquel 12 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 7 0.9 Santoro, Mark 2 51 25.5 0 28 Johnson, Jared 12 4 11 0 11 2.8 1 5 0.9 McBride, Darvis 1 10 10.0 0 10 Johnson, Rod 4 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 Boyd, Blake 1 25 25.0 1 25 Cooper, Qntrnce 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Calhoun, Trent 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gaebler, Jake 10 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 Misaalefua, O. 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 6 3 0 9 -9 -3.0 0 0 -1.5 Minor, Marcus 1 10 10.0 0 10 Total 12 428 2086 359 1727 4.0 15 64 143.9 Watters, Travis 1 18 18.0 0 18 Opponents 12 448 2225 276 1949 4.4 18 75 162.4 Total 11 145 13.2 1 28 Opponents 12 339 28.2 3 97 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Wolke, David 11 99.46 117-232-10 50.4 1278 8 62 116.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Black, K.J. 3 111.60 27-48-0 56.2 277 1 32 92.3 Rainey, Bobby 19 581 30.6 0 92 Smith, Brandon 4 55.79 12-25-1 48.0 47 0 16 11.8 Willis, Stephen 13 304 23.4 0 43 Taylor, Dexter 10 94.52 7-10-1 70.0 53 0 28 5.3 Cooper, Qntrnce 10 212 21.2 0 30 Moore, Jeremy 12 314.20 2-2-0 100.0 51 0 46 4.2 McCloud, Andrew 6 169 28.2 0 65 Gaebler, Jake 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Hayden, Tyrell 5 78 15.6 0 23 Total 12 98.74 165-318-12 51.9 1706 9 62 142.2 Booker, Marell 2 32 16.0 0 25 Opponents 12 128.15 244-387-11 63.0 2554 18 58 212.8 Total 55 1376 25.0 0 92 Opponents 43 880 20.5 1 100 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Gaebler, Jake 10 54 588 10.9 4 62 58.8 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Graves, Wenquel 12 25 257 10.3 0 58 21.4 Smith, Taurean 1 7 7.0 0 7 Cooper, Qntrnce 11 20 235 11.8 2 54 21.4 Total 1 7 7.0 0 7 Quinn, Jessie 12 17 158 9.3 0 15 13.2 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Brooks, Derrius 5 13 140 10.8 0 38 28.0 Willis, Stephen 11 7 82 11.7 0 44 7.5 Jones, Tristan 12 7 53 7.6 3 30 4.4 Hayden, Tyrell 12 6 12 2.0 0 11 1.0 Booker, Marell 11 5 44 8.8 0 20 4.0 Savko, Brad 12 3 35 11.7 0 20 2.9 Boyer, Dustin 11 2 21 10.5 0 16 1.9 Rainey, Bobby 8 2 8 4.0 0 7 1.0 Boyd, Blake 11 1 46 46.0 0 46 4.2 Letcher, Ronnie 10 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.1 Jeter, Clark 4 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.0 Tamme, Seth 6 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3 Total 12 165 1706 10.3 9 62 142.2 Opponents 12 244 2554 10.5 18 58 212.8 2008 WKU Football WKU Overall Individual Statistics (Final) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Siewert, Tanner - 11-16 14-17 - - - - - 47 Wolke, David 11 325 301 1278 1579 143.5 Gaebler, Jake 4 ------24 Hayden, Tyrell 12 92 388 0 388 32.3 Hayden, Tyrell 3 ------18 Black, K.J. 3 81 68 277 345 115.0 Booker, Marell 3 ------18 Booker, Marell 11 67 285 0 285 25.9 Jones, Tristan 3 ------18 Rainey, Bobby 8 42 259 0 259 32.4 Wolke, David 3 ------18 Taylor, Dexter 10 49 200 53 253 25.3 Minturn, Zac - 2-3 7-8 - - - - - 13 Willis, Stephen 11 15 97 0 97 8.8 Cooper, Qntrnce 2 ------12 Smith, Brandon 4 43 31 47 78 19.5 Boyd, Blake 1 ------6 Moore, Jeremy 12 2 0 51 51 4.2 Rainey, Bobby 1 ------6 Brooks, Derrius 5 5 45 0 45 9.0 McCloud, Andrew 1 ------6 McCloud, Andrew 10 11 38 0 38 3.8 Brooks, Derrius 1 ------6 Graves, Wenquel 12 3 11 0 11 0.9 Smith, Brandon 1 ------6 Johnson, Jared 12 4 11 0 11 0.9 Willis, Stephen 1 ------6 Johnson, Rod 4 1 3 0 3 0.8 Johnson, Jared 1 ------6 Gaebler, Jake 10 2 -1 0 -1 -0.1 Minor, Marcus ------0 TEAM 6 3 -9 0 -9 -1.5 Total 25 13-19 21-25 - - - - - 210 Total 12 746 1727 1706 3433 286.1 Opponents 40 16-24 36-38 - - 0-1 1 - 326 Opponents 12 835 1949 2554 4503 375.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Minturn, Zac 2-3 66.7 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 27 0 Moore, Jeremy 67 2472 36.9 55 3 16 16 4 0 Siewert, Tanner 11-16 68.8 0-0 5-6 2-2 3-6 1-2 50 1 Total 67 2472 36.9 55 3 16 16 4 0 Opponents 50 1996 39.9 71 4 11 12 9 1 FG Sequence WKU Opponents Indiana (27),(22) (28) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Eastern Kentucky (48),45 (46),(41) Siewert, Tanner 45 2741 60.9 1 2 Alabama - (22),47,(25) Minturn, Zac 4 159 39.8 0 0 Murray State (30),(42),(32) (24),47 Total 49 2900 59.2 1 2 20.5 40.8 29 Kentucky (50),45 (45),(33) Opponents 67 4195 62.6 10 1 25.0 39.1 30 Virginia Tech (48),(24) (27),(22) Ball State 42,50 21,(37) Florida Atlantic (29),(22) (23) North Texas 21 (42) Troy 43 50,(34),35,36 Middle Tennessee (22) - Fla. International (26) 33,(40),42,(25)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2008 WKU Football WKU Overall Individual Statistics (Final) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Rainey, Bobby 8 259 8 22 581 0 870 108.8 Gaebler, Jake 10 -1 588 59 0 0 646 64.6 Willis, Stephen 11 97 82 0 304 0 483 43.9 Hayden, Tyrell 12 388 12 0 78 0 478 39.8 Cooper, Qntrnce 11 0 235 6 212 0 453 41.2 Booker, Marell 11 285 44 0 32 0 361 32.8 Wolke, David 11 301 0 0 0 0 301 27.4 Graves, Wenque 12 11 257 1 0 0 269 22.4 McCloud, Andre 10 38 0 0 169 0 207 20.7 Taylor, Dexter 10 200 0 0 0 0 200 20.0 Brooks, Derrius 5 45 140 0 0 0 185 37.0 Quinn, Jessie 12 0 158 0 0 0 158 13.2 Boyd, Blake 11 0 46 0 0 25 71 6.5 Black, K.J. 3 68 0 0 0 0 68 22.7 Jones, Tristan 12 0 53 0 0 0 53 4.4 Santoro, Mark 12 0 0 0 0 51 51 4.2 Savko, Brad 12 0 35 0 0 0 35 2.9 Smith, Brandon 4 31 0 0 0 0 31 7.8 Beard, Ryan 11 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.8 Boyer, Dustin 11 0 21 0 0 0 21 1.9 Watters, Travis 12 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.5 Johnson, Jared 12 11 0 0 0 0 11 0.9 Letcher, Ronnie 10 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.1 McBride, Darvis 11 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.9 Minor, Marcus 11 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.9 Jeter, Clark 4 0 8 0 0 0 8 2.0 Tamme, Seth 6 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.3 Johnson, Rod 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.8 TEAM 6 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -1.5 Total 12 1727 1706 88 1376 145 5042 420.2 Opponents 12 1949 2554 237 880 339 5959 496.6 2008 WKU Football WKU Overall Defensive Statistics (Final) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 18 Watters, Travis 12 36 37 73 2.0-10 0.5-6 1-18 3 . 1-0 1 . . 6 Boyd, Blake 11 33 34 67 9.5-32 3.5-21 1-25 7 1 1-0 . . . 25 Higgins, Alonzo 11 31 36 67 4.0-12 1.5-9 . 2 1 . . 1 . 19 Santoro, Mark 12 34 26 60 0.5-3 0.5-3 2-51 1 . . 2 . . 2 Minor, Marcus 11 40 15 55 2.0-3 . 1-10 2 . . 1 . . 4 McBride, Darvis 11 24 26 50 2.5-5 . 1-10 4 . . . . . 42 Harbison, L.J. 12 23 26 49 4.0-7 1.0-1 ...... 41 Smith, Taurean 12 19 30 49 0.5-6 0.5-6 . 1 . 1-7 . . . 48 Sowders, Ben 12 26 21 47 7.0-25 2.5-17 . 1 . . . . . 15 Beard, Ryan 11 20 21 41 1.0-10 1.0-10 3-31 3 . . . . . 96 Anderson, Kyle 12 17 21 38 6.0-22 2.5-9 . 1 1 . 1 . . 90 Cline, Dan 12 16 17 33 8.0-26 1.0-3 . 4 2 1-0 1 1 . 55 Dark, Robert 10 13 19 32 5.5-16 1.5-8 . . 4 1-0 . . . 47 Calhoun, Trent 10 14 12 26 4.5-18 1.0-11 1-0 4 . . . . . 92 Belcher, Jon 11 8 14 22 1.5-3 ...... 10 Bullard, Chris 10 13 7 20 ...... 32 Jones, Erik 9 12 6 18 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 53 Clendenin, Jred 12 8 10 18 3.5-19 1.5-7 . . . . . 1 . 21 Morris, Jihad 3 9 5 14 1.0-12 ...... 50 Duvall, Ben 12 3 10 13 ...... 46 Miller, Braxstn 12 8 3 11 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . 1 . . . . 24 Franklin, Chris 11 7 3 10 . . . . . 2-0 1 . . 38 Gothard, Mike 11 1 8 9 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 16 Boyer, Dustin 11 1 8 9 ...... 30 Cloud, Brad 5 5 3 8 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 9 Etheridge,R. 5 6 2 8 ...... 59 Clark, Terald 8 3 5 8 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 31 Misaalefua, O. 8 2 5 7 . . 1-0 ...... 97 Harrell, Neil 10 . 4 4 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . . 57 Burns, Marquise 3 3 1 4 . . . . 1 . . . . 94 Hartnett, Nick 6 1 3 4 ...... TM TEAM 6 3 . 3 1.0-3 . . . . . 3 1 . 36 Baughman, Drius 6 2 1 3 ...... 44 Moore, Jeremy 12 3 . 3 ...... 28 Willis, Stephen 11 2 . 2 ...... 49 Stinson, Josh 12 1 1 2 ...... 23 Mitchell, Clint 3 1 1 2 ...... 40 Johnson, Jared 12 1 1 2 ...... 27 Johnson, Rod 4 1 . 1 ...... 8 Tamme, Seth 6 1 . 1 ...... 26 Hibbitt, Avery 7 . 1 1 ...... 22 Letcher, Ronnie 10 1 . 1 ...... 14 Garrett, John 4 . 1 1 ...... 33 Jones, Tristan 12 . 1 1 ...... 81 Quinn, Jessie 12 1 . 1 1.0-2 ...... 13 Taylor, Dexter 10 . 1 1 ...... 87 Graves, Wenquel 12 1 . 1 ...... 3 Wolke, David 11 1 . 1 ...... 20 Booker, Marell 11 1 . 1 ...... 1 Hayden, Tyrell 12 1 . 1 ...... 37 Siewert, Tanner 11 1 . 1 ...... 17 Rainey, Bobby 8 1 . 1 ...... Total 12 459 446 905 69-255 21-130 11-145 37 13 7-7 11 4 . Opponents 12 432 380 812 84-368 25-204 12-339 43 20 7-0 12 2 . 2008 WKU Football WKU Combined Team Statistics (Final) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 30, 2008 at Indiana L 13-31 30067 All games 2-10 1-4 1-6 0-0 Sep 06, 2008 at Eastern Kentucky W 37-13 18500 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sep 13, 2008 at #11 Alabama L 7-41 92138 Non-Conference 2-10 1-4 1-6 0-0 Sep 20, 2008 MURRAY STATE W 50-9 22297 Sep 27, 2008 at Kentucky L 3-41 70731 Team Statistics WKU OPP Oct 04, 2008 at #20 Virginia Tech L 13-27 66233 FIRST DOWNS 182 251 Oct 11, 2008 #25 BALL STATE L 7-24 16319 R u s h i n g 87 108 Oct 18, 2008 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L 20-24 14171 P a s s i n g 78 123 Nov 01, 2008 NORTH TEXAS L 40-51 18879 P e n a l t y 17 20 Nov 08, 2008 at Troy L 7-17 19066 RUSHING YARDAGE 1727 1949 Nov 15, 2008 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 10-21 11817 Rushing Attempts 428 448 Dec 06, 2008 at Fla. International L 3-27 9405 Average Per Rush 4.0 4.4 Average Per Game 143.9 162.4 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g TDs Rushing 15 18 Hayden, Tyrell 12 92 426 38 388 4.2 3 64 32.3 PASSING YARDAGE 1706 2554 Wolke, David 11 93 423 122 301 3.2 3 36 27.4 A t t - C o m p - I n t 318-165-12 387-244-11 Booker, Marell 11 67 305 20 285 4.3 3 37 25.9 Average Per Pass 5.4 6.6 Rainey, Bobby 8 42 275 16 259 6.2 1 40 32.4 Average Per Catch 10.3 10.5 Taylor, Dexter 10 39 225 25 200 5.1 0 26 20.0 Average Per Game 142.2 212.8 Willis, Stephen 11 15 106 9 97 6.5 1 32 8.8 TDs Passing 9 18 Black, K.J. 3 33 126 58 68 2.1 0 23 22.7 TOTAL OFFENSE 3433 4503 Brooks, Derrius 5 5 45 0 45 9.0 1 17 9.0 Average Per Play 4.6 5.4 McCloud, Andrew 10 11 49 11 38 3.5 1 18 3.8 Average Per Game 286.1 375.2 Smith, Brandon 4 18 81 50 31 1.7 1 20 7.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 55-1376 43-880 Johnson, Jared 12 4 11 0 11 2.8 1 5 0.9 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-88 20-237 Graves, Wenquel 12 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 7 0.9 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-145 12-339 Johnson, Rod 4 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 17-7 Cooper, Qntrnce 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 PENALTIES-Yards 64-615 77-707 Gaebler, Jake 10 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 PUNTS-AVG 67-36.9 50-39.9 TEAM 6 3 0 9 -9 -3.0 0 0 -1.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 4 1 3 1 : 1 3 Total 12 428 2086 359 1727 4.0 15 64 143.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 57/175 74/170 Opponents 12 448 2225 276 1949 4.4 18 75 162.4 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/26 9/16 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Wolke, David 11 99.46 117-232-10 50.4 1278 8 62 116.2 Beard, Ryan 3 31 10.3 0 24 Black, K.J. 3 111.60 27-48-0 56.2 277 1 32 92.3 Santoro, Mark 2 51 25.5 0 28 Smith, Brandon 4 55.79 12-25-1 48.0 47 0 16 11.8 Watters, Travis 1 18 18.0 0 18 Taylor, Dexter 10 94.52 7-10-1 70.0 53 0 28 5.3 Boyd, Blake 1 25 25.0 1 25 Moore, Jeremy 12 314.20 2-2-0 100.0 51 0 46 4.2 Misaalefua, O. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gaebler, Jake 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Minor, Marcus 1 10 10.0 0 10 Total 12 98.74 165-318-12 51.9 1706 9 62 142.2 Calhoun, Trent 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 12 128.15 244-387-11 63.0 2554 18 58 212.8 McBride, Darvis 1 10 10.0 0 10 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Gaebler, Jake 10 54 588 10.9 4 62 58.8 Moore, Jeremy 67 2472 36.9 55 3 16 16 4 0 Graves, Wenquel 12 25 257 10.3 0 58 21.4 Cooper, Qntrnce 11 20 235 11.8 2 54 21.4 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Quinn, Jessie 12 17 158 9.3 0 15 13.2 Gaebler, Jake 8 59 7.4 0 18 Brooks, Derrius 5 13 140 10.8 0 38 28.0 Rainey, Bobby 7 22 3.1 0 7 Willis, Stephen 11 7 82 11.7 0 44 7.5 Graves, Wenquel 1 1 1.0 0 1 Jones, Tristan 12 7 53 7.6 3 30 4.4 Willis, Stephen 1 0 0.0 0 0 Hayden, Tyrell 12 6 12 2.0 0 11 1.0 Cooper, Qntrnce 1 6 6.0 0 6 Booker, Marell 11 5 44 8.8 0 20 4.0 Total 18 88 4.9 0 18 Savko, Brad 12 3 35 11.7 0 20 2.9 Opponents 20 237 11.9 0 44 Boyer, Dustin 11 2 21 10.5 0 16 1.9 Rainey, Bobby 8 2 8 4.0 0 7 1.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Boyd, Blake 11 1 46 46.0 0 46 4.2 Rainey, Bobby 19 581 30.6 0 92 Letcher, Ronnie 10 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.1 Willis, Stephen 13 304 23.4 0 43 Tamme, Seth 6 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3 Cooper, Qntrnce 10 212 21.2 0 30 Jeter, Clark 4 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.0 McCloud, Andrew 6 169 28.2 0 65 Total 12 165 1706 10.3 9 62 142.2 Hayden, Tyrell 5 78 15.6 0 23 Opponents 12 244 2554 10.5 18 58 212.8 Booker, Marell 2 32 16.0 0 25 Total 55 1376 25.0 0 92 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Opponents 43 880 20.5 1 100 Minturn, Zac 2-3 66.7 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 27 0 Siewert, Tanner 11-16 68.8 0-0 5-6 2-2 3-6 1-2 50 1 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Rainey, Bobby 8 259 8 22 581 0 870 108.8 PAT Gaebler, Jake 10 -1 588 59 0 0 646 64.6 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Willis, Stephen 11 97 82 0 304 0 483 43.9 Siewert, Tanner - 11-16 14-17 - - - - - 47 Hayden, Tyrell 12 388 12 0 78 0 478 39.8 Gaebler, Jake 4 ------24 Total 12 1727 1706 88 1376 145 5042 420.2 Hayden, Tyrell 3 ------18 Opponents 12 1949 2554 237 880 339 5959 496.6 Jones, Tristan 3 ------18 Booker, Marell 3 ------18 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Wolke, David 3 ------18 Wolke, David 11 325 301 1278 1579 143.5 Minturn, Zac - 2-3 7-8 - - - - - 13 Hayden, Tyrell 12 92 388 0 388 32.3 Cooper, Qntrnce 2 ------12 Black, K.J. 3 81 68 277 345 115.0 Smith, Brandon 1 ------6 Booker, Marell 11 67 285 0 285 25.9 Rainey, Bobby 1 ------6 Total 12 746 1727 1706 3433 286.1 McCloud, Andrew 1 ------6 Opponents 12 835 1949 2554 4503 375.2 Johnson, Jared 1 ------6 Brooks, Derrius 1 ------6 Boyd, Blake 1 ------6 Willis, Stephen 1 ------6 Minor, Marcus ------0 Total 25 13-19 21-25 - - - - - 210 Opponents 40 16-24 36-38 - - 0-1 1 - 326 Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd