2015 Auburn Postseason Football Media Guide
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Table of Contents AUBURN BIRMINGHAM BOWL 2015 QUICK FACTS MEDIA GUIDE General Information Table of Contents, Quick Facts ........................................................................1 Location ........................................................................................ Auburn, Ala. Noting the Tigers .............................................................2-14 Founded ....................................................................................................... 1856 Noting the Tigers ...........................................................................................2-9 Enrollment ...............................................................................................25,469 Auburn-Memphis Series History ................................................................. 10 President ......................................................................................Dr. Jay Gogue Career and Single-Season Record Updates ............................................11-14 Athletic Director ...............................................................................Jay Jacobs 2015 Tigers .....................................................................15-64 Faculty Representative ..................................................Dr. Mary Boudreaux Numerical/Alphabetical Roster ................................................................15-16 Nickname ...................................................................................................Tigers Depth Chart ..................................................................................................... 17 Colors ..............................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue (PMS 158 and 289) Pronunciation Guide ...................................................................................... 17 Stadium ...........................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Bios ...............................................................................................................18-64 Playing Surface ...........................................................................Natural Grass Coaching Staff ................................................................65-69 Conference ................................................ Southeastern (Western Division) Gus Malzahn ...............................................................................................65-66 First Year of Football ................................................................................ 1892 Football Staff .................................................................................................... 67 All-Time Record ............................................................... 740-427-47 (123rd) Support Staff .................................................................................................... 68 Administration ................................................................................................ 69 Football Staff 2015 Season in Review ...................................................70-88 Head Coach ...................................................................................Gus Malzahn 2015 Game Reviews ...................................................................................70-75 Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line ...................................... Rodney Garner 2015 Final Statistics ....................................................................................76-78 Offensive Coordinator/QBs .......................................................Rhett Lashlee 2015 Scoring Summaries ................................................................................ 79 Co-Offensive Coordinator/WRs .........................................Dameyune Craig Miscellaneous Statistics .................................................................................. 79 Running Backs ................................................................................Tim Horton 2015 Team Game-By-Game Statistics/Starting Lineups ........................... 80 Tight Ends/Special Teams ........................................................Scott Fountain 2015 Individual Game-By-Game Statistics ............................................81-82 Offensive Line .................................................................................. J.B. Grimes 2015 Superlatives ............................................................................................. 83 Linebackers .............................................................................Lance Thompson 2015 Plays of 20+ Yards ................................................................................. 84 Last Time .....................................................................................................85-88 Auburn Bowl History ...................................................89-112 Auburn Bowl History ..................................................................................... 89 Auburn Bowl Records ...............................................................................90-92 2015 RESULTS Auburn Bowl Recaps ...............................................................................93-112 6-6 Overall • 3-4 Home • 2-2 Away • 1-0 Neutral • 2-6 SEC Sept. 5 vs. Louisville [Atlanta] (CBS) .......................................... W, 31-24 Sept. 12 JACKSONVILLE STATE (SECN) ........................ W, 27-20 (OT) Sept. 19 at LSU* (CBS) ...................................................................... L, 45-21 Sept. 26 MISSISSIPPI STATE* (ESPN2) .......................................... L, 17-9 Oct. 3 SAN JOSE STATE (SECN) .............................................. W, 35-21 Oct. 15 at Kentucky* (ESPN) ........................................................ W, 30-27 Oct. 24 at Arkansas* .............................................................L, 54-46 (4OT) Oct. 31 OLE MISS* (ESPN) ............................................................ L, 27-19 Nov. 7 at Texas A&M* (SECN) ................................................... W, 26-10 Nov. 14 GEORGIA* (CBS) ............................................................... L, 20-13 Nov. 21 IDAHO (SECN) ................................................................ W, 56-34 Nov. 28 ALABAMA* (CBS) ............................................................. L, 29-13 Dec. 30 vs. Memphis [Birmingham] (ESPN) ........................... 11 a.m. CT AUBURN 2015 BIRMINGHAM BOWL MEDIA GUIDE Credits The Auburn 2015 Birmingham Bowl media guide is published by the Auburn Athletic Communications Office, a division of the Auburn Athletic Department. The guide was edited and produced by Kirk Sampson, Shelly Poe, Taylor Bryan and Dan Froehlich with assistance from Scott Scroggins. Photography was provided by Wade Rackley and Zach Bland. Cover artwork was provided by Tyler Trout. The guide was printed by Craftmaster Printers, Auburn, Ala. Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational institution/employer. Birmingham Bowl Auburn vs. Memphis Dec. 30, 2015 1 Bowl Notes FOOTBALL PREPARES FOR BIRMINGHAM BOWL ›› Auburn faces the Memphis Tigers in the 10th annual Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field BIRMINGHAM BOWL in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, December 30. ESPN will televise the 11 a.m. CT contest. Auburn’s all-time record at Legion Field is 42-57-3. ›› This will be the final game at Auburn for 17 seniors: Blake Countess, Xavier Dampeer, Devonte Auburn (6-6, 2-6 SEC) Danzey, Kenny Flowers, Kris Frost, Justin Garrett, Keymiya Harrell, Jonathan Jones, DaVonte VS. Lambert, Ricardo Louis, Duncan McKinney, Cassanova McKinzy, Daniel Pond, Melvin Ray, Lawyer Tillman, Tucker Tuberville, and Jonathan Wallace. Memphis (9-3, 5-2 AAC) SERIES HISTORY ›› Memphis holds a 2-0 lead in the all-time series, winning 31-20 in Auburn in 1975 and posting Wed., Dec. 30, 2015 • 11 a.m. CT a 28-27 victory in Memphis in 1976. Auburn is 27-24-6 all-time against teams now in the American Athletic Conference, with Legion Field (71,594) games against UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF, SMU and Tulane. Birmingham, Ala. IN BOWL GAMES ›› This is Auburn’s 40th all-time bowl appearance and the 14th in the last 16 seasons. Auburn has a 22-15-2 record in bowl games. The Tigers’ first bowl game was a 7-7 tie with Villanova in the Quick Facts Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba, following the 1936 season. Alabama is the eighth different state in which Auburn has played a bowl game, along with COACHES Gus Malzahn (Henderson State, 1990) Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Arizona and California, plus a bowl game in Cuba. Auburn Record ......................... 26-13 (3rd year) vs. Memphis ............................... first meeting KICK OFF COVERAGE Overall Record ......................... 35-16 (4th year) ›› Daniel Carlson is one of two kickers nationally with four 51+-yard field goals in college vs. Memphis ............................................... 1-0 football this season. His 56-yard field goal vs. Louisville is the fifth-longest in college football in 2015 Darrell Dickey (Kansas State, 1983) ›› A Lou Groza Award finalist and Walter Camp second-team All-American, Carlson has five Memphis Record .................None (Interim HC) 50+-yard field goals in his last 12 games, beating the total of 50-yd FG by all Auburn kickers in the vs. Auburn ...................................... Never met previous 150 games combined, back to 2003 Overall ................................... 42-64 (Nine years) vs. Auburn .....................................