Game 13 USF-PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL GAME FACTS Date: Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006 Time: 1 p.m. (ET)/Noon (CT) Site: Birmingham, Ala. Stadium: Legion Field Opened: 1926 Surface: Field Turf Capacity: 75,000 vs. National Rankings: USF received six votes in the final regular season Associated Press poll. East Carolina is not ranked. 2006 Records: USF enters the Papajohns.com Bowl with an 8-4 record and finished with a 4-3 slate in its second year in the BIG EAST Conference. East Carolina is 7-5 on the year and finished USF East Carolina 5-3 in Conference USA. Bulls Pirates Bowl Histories: USF is 0-1 all-time in bowl games, dropping its inaugural bowl appearance last (8-4, 4-3 Big East) (7-5, 5-3 C-USA) season to North Carolina State (14-0) in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte. East Carolina is 7-5 all-time in 12 bowl appearances. Television: ESPN2 with Gary Thorne (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color commentary) and Todd WHAT’S INSIDE Harris (sideline). USF’s Probable Starters ...... Page 2 USF Radio: The Bulls’ Network (WFLA-AM 970/flagship station, WORL-AM 660 in Orlando, and USF Individual and Team Notes ...... Pages 2-16 WHNR-AM 1360 in Winter Haven) with Jim Louk (play-by-play), Mark Robinson (color analyst), USF’s Two-deep & Rosters ...... Pages 17-21 Mike Pepper (sideline), Jim Lighthall (studio host), and Jeff Fisher (studio host). The broadcast USF President Judy Genshaft ...... Page 22 begins one hour prior to kick-off while the postgame show features USF coach Jim Leavitt. USF Director of Athletics Doug Woolard . . . .Page 23 Internet Audio: Live audio on www.GoUSFBulls.com (Press Pass subscription required) Head Coach Jim Leavitt ...... Pages 24-25 Satellite Radio: TBA Updated Player Bios ...... Pages 26-38 Tickets: Call the USF athletic ticket office at 1-800-GoBulls 2006 Opponent Results ...... Page 39 USF Hotel Headquarters: The USF football team and support staff will be headquartered at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North, Birmingham, Ala. Phone: 2006 Game Recaps ...... Pages 40-51 (205) 324-5000. Fax: (205) 307-3045. 2006 Statistics ...... Pages 52-65 Papajohns.com Bowl Media Headquarters: The Papajohns.com Bowl media headquarters will The Last Time ...... Page 66-67 be at the Embassy Suites, 2300 Woodcrest Place, Birmingham, Ala. Phone: (205) 879-7400. Fax: USF Bowl History ...... Page 68 (205) 870-4523.

USF SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS John Gerdes, USF Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations and Assistant Sports Information Directors Michael Hogan and Rachel Constantine will be traveling with the team and will stay at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. They can be reached at the hotel at (205) 967-2700. Gerdes can be reached on his cell phone at (813) 909-3152 ([email protected]), Hogan at (813) 469-0616 ([email protected]) and Constantine at (727) 385-6704 (email- [email protected]).

2006 USF FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Day, Date . . . .(AP/Coaches) Opponent . . .Time/Result . .TV ...... Series . . . .Last Meeting/Notes Sat., Sept. 2 . .McNeese State ...... W, 41-10 . . . .ABC-28 WFTS . . .USF 1-0 . . .2006 USF 41-10/Moved its record in home openers to 10-0 Sat., Sept. 9 . .Florida International . . . .W, 21-20 . . . .ESPN 360 ...... USF 1-0 . . .2006 USF 21-20/One of two I-A programs younger than USF Sat., Sept. 16 .at UCF ...... W, 24-17 . . . .CSTV ...... USF 2-0 . . .2006 USF 24-17/Third straight come-from-behind win Sat., Sept. 23 .at Kansas ...... L, 13-7 ...... Fox Sports Net . .KU 1-0 . . .2006 KU 13-7/USF’s record against Big 12 is 0-3 Fri., Sept. 29 . .(23/23) Rutgers* ...... L, 22-20 . . . . .ESPN2 ...... Tied 1-1 . .2006 USF 22-20/Lost second straight after winning first three Sat., Oct. 7 . . .Connecticut* ...... W, 38-16 . . . .ABC-28 WFTS . . .USF 3-1 . . .2006 USf 38-16/USF ends two-game losing streak Sat., Oct. 14 . .at North Carolina ...... W, 37-20 . . . .ESPNU ...... USF 1-0 . . .2006 USF 37-20/First-ever win against the ACC in three tries Sun., Oct. 22 . .at Cincinnati* ...... L, 23-6 ...... ESPN ...... Tied 2-2 . .2006 UC 23-6/USF’s first-ever Sunday night game Sat., Nov. 4 . . .Pittsburgh* (HC) ...... W, 22-12 . . . .ABC-28 WFTS . . .Tied 2-2 . .2006 USF 22-12/USF is 7-3 in Homecoming games Sat., Nov. 11 . .Syracuse* ...... W, 27-10 . . . .ABC-28 WFTS . . .USF 2-0 . . .2006 USF 27-10/USF gets second straight win in home finale Sat., Nov. 18 . .at (10/12) Louisville* . . . .L, 31-8 ...... ESPNU ...... Tied 2-2 . .2006 UofL 31-8/Bulls end two game winning streak Sat., Nov. 25 . .at (7/7) West Virginia* . . .W, 24-19 . . . .ESPN2 ...... Tied 1-1 . .2006 USF 24-19/Highest ranked team USF has ever defeated Sat., Dec. 23 . .vs. East Carolina ...... 1 p.m...... ESPN2 ...... USF 3-0 . . .2004, USF 41-17/USF faces old foe in second bowl game * BIG EAST Conference Game (HC) Homecoming 2006 All times are EASTERN and subject to change

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USF QUICK FACTS USF’s Probable Starters Location ...... Tampa, Fla. ON OFFENSE ... Stadium ...... Raymond James Stadium Pos. No. Name (Yr., Ht., Wt.) Player Notes X 11 Marcus Edwards (So., 5-11, 175) Averaging 12.1 yards per reception and 27.3 yards per game Capacity ...... 65,000 LT 78 Marc Dile (So., 6-4, 310) Has started five games including three at left tackle Surface ...... Tiftway Bermuda 419 LG 71 Matt Huners (So., 6-3, 290) Started in eight games, including seven at left guard First Year of Football ...... 1997 OC 69 Nick Capogna (Jr., 6-3, 275) Is a converted tight end with good talent at center Enrollment ...... 41,392 RG 65 Ryan Schmidt (So., 6-5, 305) Transfer from Kansas State looks to get his seventh start Founded ...... 1956 RT 75 Walter Walker (Jr., 6-5, 305) Versatile lineman moved to right tackle Colors ...... Green (PMS 343), Gold (PMS 4515) TE 84 Will Bleakley (Sr., 6-3, 240) Eight catches for 87 yards on the season (10.9 ypr) Nickname ...... Bulls Y 80 Ean Randolph (Sr., 5-9, 175) Leads all receivers with four Conference ...... BIG EAST Z 81 S.J. Green (Sr., 6-3, 220) Second on the team in yards per reception, averaging 16.5 President ...... Dr. Judy Genshaft QB 8 Matt Grothe (Fr., 6-0, 200) BIG EAST Freshman of the Year threw for 364 yards vs. SU Faculty Representative ...... Dr. John T. Romeo RB 30 Benjamin Williams (So., 5-7, 190) Second on the team in rushing yards with 369 yards Director of Athletics ...... Doug Woolard Head Coach ...... Jim Leavitt ON DEFENSE ... Alma Mater ...... Missouri/1978 Pos. No. Name Player Notes Record at USF ...... 69-43 (.616)/nine seasons LE 91 Josh Julmiste (So., 6-6, 275) Finished the regular season with 20 tackles and 4.5 TFL (-22) Overall Record ...... 69-43 (.616)/nine seasons NT 96 Woody George (Jr., 6-3, 265) Started nine games; Has 23 tackles on the year Assistant Coaches Wally Burnham (defensive coordi- DT 98 Aaron Harris (Fr., 6-3, 240) This true freshman has started his last five games nator/linebackers), Lawrence Dawsey (receivers), RE 95 George Selvie (Fr., 6-4, 255) Named second team Frosh All-American by The Sporting News Carl Franks (running backs), Greg Frey (offensive SAM 51 Stephen Nicholas (Sr., 6-3, 225) Was a Nagurski Trophy candidate; Second in tackles with 96 line), Greg Gregory (tight ends) Troy Douglas (defen- MIKE 59 Ben Moffitt (Jr., 6-2, 240) Leads the team in tackles with 106 and a team high 72 solo sive secondary), Bernard Clark (defensive line), Rich WILL 54 Pat St. Louis (Sr., 6-1, 230) Third on the team in tackles with 81; Nine stops at Cincinnati Rachel (cornerbacks), Rod Smith (offensive coordina- LC 21 Trae Williams (Jr., 5-10, 185) Named first team All-BIG EAST tor), Steve White (graduate assistant, defense), RC 4 Mike Jenkins (Jr., 6-0, 200) Leads the team in PBU with 12; Had three against KU SS 33 Jeremy Burnett (Sr., 6-1, 190) Led the Bulls with nine tackles vs. UCF and Rutgers Larry Scott (graduate assistant, offense), Mike FS 32 Carlton Williams (So., 6-4, 205) Has 37 tackles on the year including 25 solo Simmonds (graduate assistant, defense), Travis NB 26 Tyller Roberts (So., 6-1, 190) Got his first career INT in his first career start vs. UConn Larimore (strength and conditioning), Ronnie McKeefery (strength and conditioning) SPECIALISTS ... Basic Offense ...... No Huddle-Spread Pos. No. Name Player Notes Basic Defense ...... 4-3 PK 24 Delbert Alvarado (Fr., 6-0, 175) Booted a BIG EAST record 56-yard field goal against Syracuse Final 2005 Overall Record ...... 6-6 KO 27 Justin Teachey (So., 5-11, 170) 15 touchbacks on 52 attempts and averaging 61.1 ypk Final 2005 BIG EAST Conference Record . . . . .4-3 P 27 Justin Teachey (So., 5-11, 170) Averaging 38.4 yards per on the year Final 2005 BIG EAST Conference Finish . . . .T-3rd LS 67 Eric Setser (Fr., 6-1, 240) Gets his seventh start as a long snapper KR 89 Taurus Johnson (So., 6-1, 190) Returned 14 kicks for 316 yards on the year (14.0 ypr) PR 80 Ean Randolph (Sr., 5-9, 175) Named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year

USF Gears Up For East Carolina and Second-Straight Bowl • It took the University of USF football program only nine years to make it to its first-ever bowl game, playing in the Meineke Car Care Bowl last season ... Now the Bulls advance to their sec- ond-straight bowl game where they will face East Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. ... The game will take place on Dec. 23 at 1 p.m. Eastern time (Noon Central time) at historic Legion Field ... USF advanced to Birmingham after finishing tied for fourth in the BIG EAST Conference this season ... The Pirates finished second in the East Division in Conference USA ... The Bulls look to win their fourth game in their last five outings and their second straight after a thrilling 24-19 win over No. 7/7 West Virginia in Morgantown on Nov. 25 in USF’s regular season finale.

USF At Legion Field • USF has played in historic Legion Field two times previously ... The Bulls are 1-1 with a win over UAB and a loss to Alabama. PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (DEC. 18-24)

MONDAY 18 TUESDAY 19 WEDNESDAY 20 THURSDAY 21 FRIDAY 22 SATURDAY 23 SUNDAY 24 Time TBA Time TBA 1-2:30 p.m. (CT) 10-11:30 a.m. 4-4:45 p.m. (CT) 1 p.m. (ET)/ Practice Practice at USF Practice at (CT) Walk-thru at Noon (CT) 3 p.m. Homewood Practice at Legion Field USF vs. East Depart for High School Legion Field Carolina Birmingham 7 p.m. (ET)/ 6 p.m. (CT) Depart for Tampa

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THE TALE OF THE TAPE USF CHRONOLOGY September 15, 1995 The following is a statistical breakdown of USF and East Carolina. Conference and NCAA rank- After four years of panels, studies and meetings, the ings are also included. State of Florida Board of Regents approves a USF football program at its meeting in Orlando, Fla. USF (BIG EAST/NCAA Rank) Category (C-USA/NCAA Rank) ECU September 16, 1995 143.2 (5/50) Rushing Offense (9/81) 120.7 USF begins a search for the first-ever head coach. December 12, 1995 224.7 (3/39) Passing Offense (6/32) 230.1 Jim Leavitt named first head coach. 367.9 (4/42) Total Offense (6/53) 350.7 February, 1996 22.9 (5/69) Scoring Offense (9/71) 22.7 USF signs first-ever recruiting class. Eventually, the 120.3 (5/42) Rushing Defense (6/71) 144.2 Bulls have 81 players to begin work outs in the fall. 176.6 (3/30) Passing Defense (3/41) 188.7 September 6, 1996 USF conducts first-ever football practice. 104.9 (2/15) Pass Efficiency Defense (3/42) 117.6 September 25, 1996 296.9 (2/24) Total Defense (3/59) 332.9 USF holds first of three public intra-squad scrimmages. 17.7 (3/25) Scoring Defense (3/49) 20.5 This one was held in the USF Soccer Stadium. The next two 30.1 (8/112) Net Punting (2/44) 35.9 were at Sarasota and Clearwater High Schools. September 6, 1997 12.9 (1/18) Punt Returns (7/71) 7.9 USF's first-ever game, an 80-3 win over Kentucky 18.1 (7/101) Kickoff Returns (4/54) 20.6 Wesleyan. The game was played in the former Tampa -0.42 (7/T87) Turnover Margin (4/T34) +0.42 Stadium, also home to the . October 3, 1998 • USF opened the 2003 season at Alabama, and after an impressive first half, the Bulls succumbed USF's first game in the brand new Raymond James Stadium, also home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. USF to the Tide, and heat cramps, losing 40-17 ... USF led 17-7 in the second quarter but allowed 10 defeats Citadel 45-6. Tide points in the final 26 seconds of the half ... Alabama went on to blank the Bulls in the sec- September 4, 1999 ond half. USF meets first-ever I-A opponent at San Diego State. Bulls lose 41-12. October 28, 2000 • The Bulls found themselves on the wrong end of history with their 40-17 loss to the Crimson Tide USF scores first-ever win over a I-A opponent with a 21- on Aug. 30, 2003, as it was the final game that Alabama would ever play at the historic venue ... 13 victory at Connecticut. In addition, it was the first game for former Crimson Tide head coach Mike Shula ... Alabama post- August, 2001 ed an all-time record of 160-52-12 at Legion Field. USF debuts as a I-A program in just the fifth season of football. The Bulls lose their first game of the season at • Northern Illinois, 20-17 on the final play of the game. In 2004, USF returned to Legion Field and reversed fortune with a strong second half against September 8, 2001 UAB in a 45-20 win ... The Bulls trailed 13-10 at the half (in a driving rain), but outscored the USF stuns Pittsburgh on the road with a 35-26 win. Bulls Blazers 35-7 in the second half behind two Andre Hall TD runs and a TD run and 77-yard TD pass go on to an 8-3 season and bowl eligible status. But with from Pat Julmiste ... Hall finished with a school-record 275 rushing yards and no conference tie-in, a bowl bid is essentially impossible. November 16, 2002 Julmiste threw for 186 yards and two scores ... Stephen Nicholas led the Bulls’ defense with 10 USF picks up a first-time win over a nationally ranked I- tackles. A program, defeating Urban Meyer's Bowling Green team 29-7. Bear Trap November, 2002 • Although USF head coach Jim Leavitt is 1-1 as a head coach in Legion Field, it was his first-ever USF finishes season 9-2 and picks up a conditional Sheraton Hawaii Bowl bid in their second season in I-A foot- game in the historic venue that provided the biggest memory for him ... As a sophomore starter ball. The deal falls through when Cincinnati gains bowl eli- at safety for Missouri in 1975, Leavitt was part of a Tiger defense that held Bear Bryant's Alabama gibility with a win over East Carolina. team to seven points, and Missouri rolled over the number one ranked Tide 20-7 ... It marked the August 30, 2003 only loss that season for the 11-1 Crimson Time with an SEC Championship and a win over Penn USF opens its first season as a member of Conference USA, losing to Alabama, 40-17. State in the ... The game was the 1975 season opener and it was televised on ABC. September 27, 2003 USF picks up a 28-0 shutout win at Army in its first-ever • Proving the versatile college athlete, Leavitt played baseball the following spring at Missouri conference (C-USA) game. (1977) and won the Big 8 batting title. November 4, 2003 USF accepts invitation to join BIG EAST Conference. • September 3, 2005 Reminiscing 31 years later, Leavitt says, "I wanted to go talk to Bear Bryant after the game, but USF opens its first-ever season as a BIG EAST member, I was afraid he would yell at me." losing at Penn State. September 24, 2005 We Will Aye Be True To Thee USF plays its first-ever BIG EAST game and stuns ninth- ranked Louisville 45-14 in Raymond James Stadium. It is • Two USF assistant coaches have roots in Alabama, including defensive coordinator Wally the highest ranked team USF has ever defeated. Burnham, who played at Alabama for Bear Bryant in 1960 and 1961 before finishing out his career December 3, 2005 at Samford, where he was a Little All-America linebacker ... A native of Pell City, Ala., Burnham USF accepts a first-ever bowl bid to the Meineke Car graduated from Samford in 1963 and gained a master's degree from West Alabama ... He coached Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. in the Alabama high school ranks from 1967 to 1971, when he made the move to college coach- December 31, 2005 Faced North Carolina State in its first-ever bowl game ing at North Alabama, where he was the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator from 1971 losing to the Wolfpack 13-0. through 1976 ... Burnham went on to coach at East Tennessee State, Richmond, Memphis State, November 25, 2006 Lamar, Florida State and South Carolina before joining USF in 2000 ... He was at Florida State for Defeated the highest ranked opponent in program his- nine years and coached on the 1993 National Championship Team. tory, handing No. 7/7 West Virginia a stunning 24-19 loss in Morgantown. December 3, 2006 • Receivers coach Lawrence Dawsey hails from Dothan, where he starred for Northview High USF accepts its second-straight bowl bid to the inaugu- School before a stellar career at Florida State and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Dawsey ral Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.

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THE BIG EAST played in 83 games over seven seasons in the NFL, including five with Tampa Bay and one each with the New York Giants and ... He had 240 career receptions, including 115 2006 Standings in his first two seasons. Conf. Pct. Over. Pct. Louisville ...... 6-1 . . ..857 . .11-1 . . ..917 Bowling For Coaches West Virginia . . . .5-2 . . ..714 . .10-2 . . ..833 • Although USF is playing in just its second-ever bowl game in its 10th year of existence, the Rutgers ...... 5-2 . . ..714 . .10-2 . . ..833 coaching staff shares a wide breadth of bowl experience ... Combined, the USF staff has a 33-17 USF ...... 4-3 . . ..571 . . .8-4 . . ..667 record in bowl games, counting games as players and coaches ... Co-defensive coordinator Wally Cincinnati ...... 4-3 . . ..571 . . .7-5 . . ..583 Burnham leads the way with a 10-1 record in bowl games ... He was 9-0 on Bobby Bowden's staff, Pittsburgh ...... 2-5 . . ..286 . . .6-5 . . ..500 including a 1993 National Championship win in the Orange Bowl ... Defensive line coach went 3- Connecticut . . . . .1-6 . . ..143 . . .4-8 . . ..333 0 in bowl games while at Miami (Fla.) Syracuse ...... 1-6 . . ..143 . . .4-8 . . ..333

• Receivers coach Lawrence Dawsey (5-1) and offensive line coach Greg Frey (4-1) also have just Preseason BIG EAST Media Poll one loss in multiple bowl outings ... Dawsey was 4-0 as a player at Florida State between 1987- 1...... West Virginia (18) 90 and then won a national championship ring as a graduate assistant on the LSU staff in 2003. 2...... Louisville (6) 3...... Pittsburgh • While Burnham has the most Bowl appearances with 11, running backs coach Carl Franks has a 4...... Rutgers 5-5 mark in his 10 appearances ... Franks was 0-1 as an assistant to Steve Spurrier at Duke before 5...... USF joining Spurrier at Florida, where the Gators were 5-3 with Franks on the staff. 6...... Connecticut 7...... Cincinnati • Burnham, Clark, Dawsey, Frey and Franks all have a national championship ring to their credit 8...... Syracuse ... So to does USF receiver Amp Hill who transferred from USF. BIG EAST All-Conference Team • Head coach Jim Leavitt is 4-2 in Bowl Games, including a 2-0 record as a graduate assistant at Offense Missouri and a 2-1 mark while he as on the Kansas State staff. First Team ...... Pos...... Second Team Harry Douglas (UL) . . . . .WR . . . . .Mario Urrutia (UL) • Three other USF coaches - Greg Gregory (2-3 at Army and USF), Rich Rachel (0-2 at Kansas and Derek Kinder (Pitt) . . . . .WR . .Darius Reynaud (WVU) George Bussey (UL) . . . . .OT ...... (RU) USF) and Rod Smith (0-2 at Clemson and USF) - have coached in previous bowl games. Renardo Foster (UL) . . . .OT . . .Ryan Stanchek (WVU) Dan Mozes (WVU) ...... C ...... Eric Wood (UL) The Series vs. The Pirates Kurt Quarterman (UL) . . .OG . . .Trevor Canfield (UC) • USF defeated East Carolina in each of three games played between 2002 and 2004, including Jeremy Zuttah (RU) . . . .OT .Cameron Stephenson (RU) Conference USA clashes in 2003 and 2004 ... The Bulls won the 2002 and 2003 games on the road, Clark Harris (BRU) ...... TE ...... Brent Celek (UC) before picking up a 41-17 win in Raymond James Stadium in 2004. Patrick White (WVU) . . . .QB ...... (UL) Ray Rice (RU) ...... RB . .Donald Brown (UConn) • In 2002, a year before USF started play in Conference USA, the Bulls traveled to Greenville and Steve Slaton (WVU) . . . . .RB . . . . .Brian Leonard (RU) won 46-30 behind senior quarterback Marquel Blackwell, who threw for 321 yards and five touch- Art Karmody (UL) ...... PK ...... Jeremy Ito (RU) downs ... ECU quarterback Paul Troth had a nice day with 339 yards and three touchdowns, while Ean Randolph ...... KR/PR . .Vaughn Rivers (WVU) Art Brown had 188 yards on the ground for the Pirates. Defense • That win in 2002 was one of four (against no losses) against C-USA teams that year ... The Bulls First Team ...... Pos...... Second Team Terrill Byrd (UC) ...... DL . . .Rhema Fuller (UConn) also defeated Southern Miss, Houston and Memphis en route to a 9-2 record ... The only losses Amode Okoye (UL) . . . . .DL . . . .Joe Clermond (Pitt) that season came at Oklahoma and at Arkansas, but the Bulls managed only a conditional bid to Eric Foster (RU) ...... DL . . . .Ramel Meekins (RU) the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl ... Ironically, the bid was lost when East Carolina lost its final game to Keilein Dykes (WVU) . . . .DL . (RU) Cincinnati, allowing the Bearcats to become bowl eligible. Kevin McCullough (UC) . . .LB . . . . .Malik Jackson (UL) H.B. Blades (Pitt) ...... LB .Devraun Thompson (RU) • The 2003 game, also in Greenville, was a double-overtime thriller won by USF (38-37) ... It was Stephen Nicholas (USF) . .LB ...... Kelvin Smith (SU) USF's second double-overtime win in as many weeks, including a 24-17 win over Cincinnati in (UL) ...... CB . . . . .Mike Micheks (UC) Tampa, and the third double-overtime win that season ... USF also defeated Louisville that year Darrelle Revis (Pitt) . . . . .CB . . . .Tanard Jackson (SU) 31-28. USF is 5-0 all-time in overtime games. Trae Williams (USF) . . . . .CB . . . . Brandon Sharp (UL) Dominic Ross (UC) ...... S ...... Ron Girault (RU) Eric Wicks (WVU) ...... S . . . .Courtney Green (RU) • In the 2003 win at ECU, Pat Julmiste made his first-career start at quarterback, but Ronnie Joe Radigan (RU) ...... P . . . .Adam Graessle (Pitt) Banks came in to rally the Bulls to victory ... Elgin Hicks caught three passes, includ- ing a 22-yarder in the second overtime ... The game ended when ECU missed a PAT ... James BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Pinkney started at QB for ECU and finished 16-of-34 for 146 yards and one TD...... Patrick White (WVU) BIG EAST Defense Player of the Year • The Bulls’ lone game against ECU in Tampa came in 2004 ... USF won 41-17 behind Julmiste's ...... H.B. Blades (Pitt) 231 passing yards and Andre Hall's 161 yards on the ground ... Julmiste added two rushing touch- BIG EAST Special Player of the Year downs and Sidney Simpson returned an for a 26-yard touchdown ... Pinkney was 12 ...... Ean Randolph (USF) of 24 for 131 yards and one touchdown. BIG EAST Rookie of the Year ...... Matt Grothe (USF) BIG EAST Coach of the Year • Other than Julmiste, who has started in two of the three games against ECU, Stephen Nicholas, ...... Greg Schiano (RU) Pat St. Louis, Ben Moffitt, Allen Cray, Mike Jenkins, Richard Clebert and Trae Williams played in that 2004 game for the Bulls ... Nicholas had seven tackles, while St. Louis had five, including two for losses ... Moffitt had two tackles and the remaining four players had one tackle each. www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 5

• Nicholas and St. Louis also played in the double-overtime win in 2003 ... Nicholas had four tack- 2006 BIG EAST les and St. Louis had one. BOWL SCHEDULE • The following are the all-time results of the meetings between USF and East Carolina:

Date Result Location Oct. 9, 2002 USF 46, East Carolina 30 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, N.C. Nov. 8, 2003 USF 38, East Carolina 37 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, N.C. Nov. 13, 2004 USF 41, East Carolina 17 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL papajohnsbowl.com A Look At East Carolina USF (8-4) vs. East Carolina (7-5 • East Carolina comes into the Papajohns.com Bowl with a 7-5 record and finished the 2006 sea- December 23, 2006 • 1 p.m. • ESPN2 son with 5-3 slate in Conference USA. Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala.

• The Pirates have ended the season as one of the hottest teams in ... East Carolina won five of their last six games after losing four of its first six to start the season ... It ended the regular season with a 21-16 win over in-state foe - and USF’s 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl opponent-North Carolina State on Nov. 25.

• East Carolina and USF have two common opponents from this past season ... The Pirates dropped TEXAS BOWL a 27-10 decision to West Virginia on Sept. 23 in Greenville, and defeated UCF 23-10 on Nov. 4 at texasbowl.org the Citrus Bowl in Orlando ... The Bulls defeated both schools, handing the Golden Knights a 24- Rutgers (10-2) vs. Kansas State (7-5) 17 setback in Orlando on Sept. 16, and the Mountaineers a 24-19 loss in Morgantown on Nov. 25. December 28, 2006 • 8 p.m. • NFL Network Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas • Brandon Fractious leads the Pirates on the ground, rushing for 675 yards (56.2 ypg) on 149 car- ries and has scored four touchdowns on the year ... He joins Chris Johnson and James Pinkney who led all scorers in rushing touchdowns.

• Aundrae Allison has been the main target through the air this season for the Pirates ... Allison has caught 59 passes for 684 yards and has hauled in four touchdowns. • Quarterback James Pinkney has thrown for 2,658 yards on 224-372 passing this season with 11 TOYOTA touchdowns and 10 . gatorbowl.com West Virginia (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (9-4) USF vs. Conference USA January 1, 2007 • 12:30 p.m. • CBS • As a two-year member of Conference USA (2003-2004), USF had the opportunity to play many of Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Fla. the current schools in that league ... Here is a breakdown of USF's 11-6 record against the cur- rent alignment of C-USA school:

Opponent Record East Carolina 3-0 Houston 2-0 Memphis 2-2 FEDEX ORANGE BOWL Southern Miss 1-3 orangebowl.org UAB 1-1 Louisville (11-1) vs. Wake Forest (11-2) UCF 2-0 January 2, 2007 • 8 p.m. • FOX Totals 11-6 Dolphins Stadium • Miami, Fla. Last Time Out • The Bulls come into the Papajohns.com Bowl off the biggest win in the program’s history, a 24- 19 victory over No. 7/7 West Virginia in Morgantown ... The triumph over the seventh-ranked Mountaineers marked the highest ranked opponent that USF has ever defeated.

• The Bulls’ defense held one of the nation’s top rushers, Steve Slaton, to just 43 yards on 18 car- INTERNATIONAL BOWL ries ... In addition, West Virginia quarterback Pat White, who was also ranked nationally in the internationalbowl.org top 20 in rushing, was held to just 17 yards on 15 carries. Cincinnati (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4) Jan. 6, 2007 • Noon • ESPN2 • USF held the Mountaineers, as a team, to just 132 yards rushing ... West Virginia was ranked in Rogers Centre • Toronto, Canada the top four in the nation in that category, averaging better than 300 yards per game coming into the game.

• Matt Grothe had another huge game, passing for 279 yards with 22-30 completions and one touchdown ... Grothe also scored one TD on the ground while rushing for 47 yards on 23 carries.

• Matt Grothe's second quarter TD run was his ninth of the season, tying a USF record for a QB

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USF’S RECORD WHEN... with Marquel Blackwell (2001) and Pat Julmiste (2004). At home ...... 5-1 On the road ...... 3-3 • Ean Randolph caught seven passes for 65 yards and one touchdown ... Fellow receiver Marcus Against BIG EAST opponents ...... 4-3 Edwards also had a big day with 57 yards on five receptions. Against non-conference opponents ...... 4-1 On natural grass ...... 6-1 • Defensive end George Selvie scored his first career TD with a nine-yard return in the sec- On field turf ...... 2-3 ond quarter ... On Selvie's TD, Chris Robinson was credited with his sixth sack of the season which On other surfaces ...... 0-0 pushed him into the team lead ahead of Stephen Nicholas and Selvie, who each have 5.5. In day games ...... 5-0 In home day games ...... 2-0 Robinson also picked up his fourth forced fumble of the season, a team high, which also ties the In road day games ...... 3-0 school record set by Ben Moffitt last season. In night games ...... 3-4 In home night games ...... 3-1 Bulls Try To Carry The November To December In road night games ...... 0-3 • The month of November has been pretty good to the Bulls during its short 10-year history ... In September ...... 3-2 USF just finished at 3-1 during the month for this season ... USF is 25-9 record all-time in Nov., In October ...... 2-1 and 14-5 since 2002 ... The Bulls, however, will look to take that good fortune and carry it over In November ...... 3-1 Leading after 1st quarter ...... 4-0 to the month of December ... USF comes into the Papajohns.com Bowl having played three games Leading after 2nd quarter ...... 5-1 in the month of December, all-time, posting an 0-3 record ... The following are the Bulls’ results Leading after 3rd quarter ...... 6-2 in the month of December: Tied after 1st quarter ...... 1-1 Tied after 2nd quarter ...... 0-1 Date Result Location Tied after 3rd quarter ...... 1-0 Dec. 4, 2004 Pittsburgh 43, USF 14 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Trailing after 1st quarter ...... 2-2 Trailing after 2nd quarter ...... 3-2 Dec. 3, 2005 West Virginia, 28, USF 13 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Trailing after 3rd quarter ...... 1-2 Dec. 31, 2005^ North Carolina State 14, USF 0 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. In overtime ...... 0-0 USF scores first ...... 4-0 ^ Meineke Car Care Bowl Opponent scores first ...... 4-4 USF has the first possession ...... 3-2 Delbert Does It Opponent has the first possession ...... 5-2 • USF scores 0-10 points ...... 0-3 The Raymond James Stadium field has long been regarded as one of the best fields in the USF scores 11-20 points ...... 0-1 as voted on by the league’s players ... That fact will certainly be USF scores 21-30 points ...... 5-0 endorsed by at least two kickers ... Three weeks after Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ kicker Matt Bryant USF scores 31-40 points ...... 2-0 drilled a 62-yard field goal to beat the on Oct. 22 - the longest in franchise USF scores 41-50 points ...... 1-0 history and the second longest in NFL history - USF set a BIG EAST Conference record with a 56- USF scores 50-plus points ...... 0-0 yard kick against Syracuse ... In addition, Rutgers’ Jeremy Ito hit a 53-yard field goal against the Opponent scores 0-10 points ...... 2-0 Bulls on Sept. 29 in the Scarlet Knights’ 22-20 win ...The following are the longest kicks in BIG Opponent scores 11-20 points ...... 6-1 Opponent scores 21-30 points ...... 0-2 EAST history: Opponent scores 31-40 points ...... 0-1 Opponent scores 41-50 points ...... 0-0 Name, School Distance Date Opponent Opponent scores 50-plus points ...... 0-0 Delbert Alvarado, USF 56 yards Nov. 11, 2006 Syracuse USF has over 200 yards rushing ...... 3-0 Brad Cooper, West Virginia 54 yards Sept. 11, 2004 UCF USF has less than 200 yards rushing ...... 5-4 Dave Merrick, Pittsburgh 54 yards Sept. 3, 1994 Texas Opponent has over 200 yards rushing ...... 0-1 Opponent has less than 200 yards rushing. . . . .8-3 Jeremy Ito, Rutgers 53 yards Sept. 29, 2006 USF USF has over 200 yards passing ...... 4-2 USF has less than 200 yards passing ...... 4-2 • Alvarado’s boot also tied for the second longest in NCAA I-A this year ... The following are the Opponent has over 200 yards passing ...... 3-2 two longest distances kicked this year: Opponent has less than 200 yards passing . . . . .5-2 USF gains 0-100 net yards ...... 0-0 Name, School Distance Date Opponent USF gains 101-200 net yards ...... 0-0 USF gains 201-300 net yards ...... 1-3 Alexis Serna, Oregon State 58 yards Sept. 30, 2006 California USF gains 301-400 net yards ...... 3-1 Delbert Alvarado, USF 56 yards Nov. 11, 2006 Syracuse USF gains 401-500 net yards ...... 3-0 Mason Crosby, Colorado 56 yards Oct. 14, 2006 Texas Tech USF gains 501-plus net yards ...... 1-0 Opponent gains 0-100 net yards ...... 0-0 • Earlier that afternoon, Alvarado kicked a then career-long 47-yard field goal with 9:21 left in Opponent gains 101-200 net yards ...... 1-0 the second quarter and then missed a 30-yard kick in the second quarter before hitting the record Opponent gains 201-300 net yards ...... 5-2 setting kick. Opponent gains 301-400 net yards ...... 2-1 Opponent gains 401-500 net yards ...... 0-1 Opponent gains 501-plus net yards ...... 0-0 • Although the 56-yard field goal was a BIG EAST record, it was not the longest ever kicked in USF USF commits 0-5 penalties ...... 2-0 history ... The kick was the second longest only behind the 63-yard kick by Bill Gramatica vs. USF commits 6-10 penalties ...... 4-4 Austin Peay on Nov. 18, 2000. USF commits 10-plus penalties ...... 1-0 Opponent commits 0-5 penalties ...... 2-1 Red-Zone Recovery Opponent commits 6-10 penalties ...... 4-2 Opponent commits 10-plus penalties ...... 2-1 • In USF's first four games, the offense struggled with red-zone efficiency, scoring eight times in USF leads in time of possession ...... 6-0 15 trips inside the 20-yard line ... In the last eight games, the Bulls are 19-for-25, with 16 touch- USF trails in time of possession ...... 1-4 downs and three field goals. 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Back-To-Back 100s AP TOP 25 • With his 108-yard rushing outburst against Connecticut on Oct. 7, Benjamin Williams was the No. . . .Team (1st) ...... Record ...... Points first USF player not named Andre Hall who had a 100-yard rushing game since Oct. 18, 2003 when 1. . . . .Ohio State (65) ...... 12-0 ...... 1,625 Vince Brewer had 105 vs. Charleston Southern. 2. . . . .Florida ...... 12-1 ...... 1,529 3. . . . .Michigan ...... 11-1 ...... 1,526 • 4. . . . .LSU ...... 10-2 ...... 1,365 In back-to-back games, the Bulls had two players surpass the 100-yard mark when Ricky Ponton 5. . . . .Louisville ...... 11-1 ...... 1,333 did it with 101 yards against North Carolina on Oct. 14. 6. . . . .Wisconsin ...... 11-1 ...... 1,255 7. . . . .Oklahoma ...... 11-2 ...... 1,232 • With Ricky Ponton's 101-yard rushing game at North Carolina on the heels of Benjamin Williams’ 8. . . . .USC ...... 10-2 ...... 1,182 9. . . .Boise State ...... 12-0 ...... 1,097 108-yard game, USF had two different players combine for back-to-back 100-yard games for the 10. . . .Auburn ...... 10-2 ...... 1,020 first time since September 2000 when Rafael Williams (122) and Marquel Blackwell (132) did so. 11. . . .Notre Dame ...... 10-2 ...... 939 12. . . .Arkansas ...... 10-3 ...... 867 A USF Win Would ... 13. . .West Virginia ...... 10-2 ...... 865 • Mark USF’s first-ever bowl game win ... In addition it would be the Bulls’ first-ever win in the 14 . . . .Virginia Tech ...... 10-2 ...... 798 15. . . .Wake Forest ...... 11-2 ...... 766 month of December, improving their record to 1-3 during the month. 16. . . .Rutgers ...... 10-2 ...... 631 17. . . .Tennessee ...... 9-3 ...... 576 • End USF’s season with a 9-4 record ... It would tie the school record for wins at nine, first 18. . . .Texas ...... 9-3 ...... 564 accomplished in 2002. 19. . . .Brigham Young ...... 10-2 ...... 436 20. . . .California ...... 9-3 ...... 390 21. . . .Texas A&M ...... 9-3 ...... 379 • Be the Bulls fourth win in their last five games and their sixth win in their last eight games. 22. . . .Nebraska ...... 9-4 ...... 193 23. . . .Boston College ...... 9-3 ...... 179 • Bring USF’s all-time record to 70-43. 24. . . .Oregeon State ...... 9-4 ...... 112 25. . . .TCU ...... 10-2 ...... 80

A USF Loss Would ... Others receiving votes: Georgia 57, Georgia Tech 53, • Be USF’s second loss in its last three games Hawaii 25, Houston 21, Penn State 9, USF 6, Maryland 6, Navy 4, South Carolina 3, UCLA 2. • Drop its bowl record to 0-2 and to 0-4 in the month of December. ESPN/USA TODAY TOP 25 • Bring USF’s all-time record to 69-44. No. . . .Team (1st) ...... Record ...... Points 1. . . . .Ohio State (62) ...... 12-0 ...... 1,550 2. . . . .Florida ...... 12-1 ...... 1,470 Bulls Achieve Another Milestone 3. . . . .Michigan ...... 11-1 ...... 1,444 • USF achieved another milestone on Nov. 4 becoming bowl eligible with its 22-12 win over 4. . . . .LSU ...... 10-2 ...... 1,299 Pittsburgh ... It was also the earliest that USF has ever become eligible ... It is the second straight 5. . . . .Wisconsin ...... 11-1 ...... 1,263 year - and the third time ever - that the Bulls achieved the feat. 6. . . . .Louisville ...... 11-1 ...... 1,223 7. . . . .USC ...... 10-2 ...... 1,173 8. . . . .Oklahoma ...... 11-2 ...... 1,115 • In 2002, a year before becoming a member of Conference USA, the Bulls finished 9-2 with the 9. . . . .Boise State ...... 12-0 ...... 1,053 only losses coming at Oklahoma and at Arkansas ... But as an independent at the time, USF had 10. . . .Auburn ...... 10-2 ...... 1,000 few options and had to rely on a "conditional bid" to the Hawaii Bowl ... The "condition" was that 11. . . .Notre Dame ...... 10-2 ...... 923 Cincinnati needed to defeat East Carolina in the final game of the season, leaving C-USA one team 12. . . .West Virginia ...... 10-2 ...... 800 13. . . .Arkansas ...... 10-3 ...... 798 short of filling its bowl commitments ... But East Carolina won, and the Bulls stayed home at 9- 14. . . .Virginia Tech ...... 10-2 ...... 781 2. 15. . . .Wake Forest ...... 11-2 ...... 745 16. . . .Texas ...... 9-3 ...... 582 • In 2005, as a member of the BIG EAST, USF became bowl eligible in its ninth game of the sea- 17. . . .Rutgers ...... 10-2 ...... 567 18. . . .Tennessee ...... 9-3 ...... 500 son, when a 31-16 win over Cincinnati on Nov. 19 pushed the Bulls’ record to 6-3 ... After finish- 19. . . .California ...... 9-3 ...... 436 ing 6-5, USF received its first-ever bowl bid to the Meineke Car Care Bowl. 20. . . .Brigham Young ...... 10-2 ...... 369 21. . . .Texas A&M ...... 9-3 ...... 303 QB Battle Entering 2006 22. . . .Nebraska ...... 9-4 ...... 242 • USF’s quarterback situation coming into the 2006 season had certainly been up in the air ... Pat 23. . . .Boston College ...... 9-3 ...... 175 24. . . .TCU ...... 10-2 ...... 95 Julmiste got the start against McNeese State, however gave way to redshirt freshman Matt Grothe T-25. . .Oregon State ...... 9-4 ...... 72 in the second quarter ... Grothe played until the final series of the game when transfer Grant T-25. . .Georgia Tech ...... 9-4 ...... 72 Gregory saw his first collegiate action. Others receiving votes: Houston 40, Hawaii 22, Georgia 12, Clemson 11, Penn State 10, South Carolina 2, Navy 2, • Of the three, Julmiste, Grothe, and Gregory, Julmiste is the only one that had collegiate expe- Maryland 1. rience entering this year’s season opener against the Cowboys ... Through the McNeese State game, Julmiste started in 24-of-30 games for the Bulls, including 22-of-24 over the past two years Opponents in BOLD ... Currently, after seeing time in the fourth quarter against Syracuse on Nov. 11, Julmiste has thrown for 3,593 career yards and has completed 283-of-583 passes with 17 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.

• Grothe redshirted last season and served as a scout team QB, and Gregory transferred to USF after redshirting his freshman year at Indiana.

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2006 USF KUDOS Just For Starters • Delbert Alvarado Matt Grothe became the eighth USF quarterback to start a game in its 10-year history when he got the starting nod against Florida International on Sept. 9 ... Here is what other USF quarter- • BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 13) backs have done in their first-career starts: Marc Dile Chad Barnhardt • USF Offensive Team Captain (McNeese State) Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long Kentucky Wesleyan (9/6/97) W, 80-3 28 14 0 255 2 52 S.J. Green Rushing Att Net TD Long • USF Offensive Team Captain (FIU, UCF) Kentucky Wesleyan 1 -7 0 -7 Glen Gauntt Matt Grothe Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long • BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year Cumberland (1/7/98) W, 69-3 19 13 0 266 3 56 • The Sporting News Freshmen All-American Rushing Att Net TD Long (Honorable Mention) Cumberland 3 -16 0 0 • BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Year, Marquel Blackwell The Sporting News Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long • BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 27) at W. Kentucky (9/18/99) W, 21-6 27 16 0 169 3 48 • BIG EAST Conference Rushing Att Net TD Long Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 13) at Western Kentucky 8 -8 0 -8 • BIG EAST Conference Ronnie Banks Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18) Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long • BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll (Oct. 9) at Alabama (8/30/03) L, 40-17 33 17 1 199 1 40 • BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 6) Rushing Att Net TD Long at Alabama 3 -8 1 1 Taurus Johnson Brian Fisher Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long • BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll (Sept. 9) Charleston So. (10/18/03) W, 55-7 3 1 0707 Rushing Att Net TD Long Pat Julmiste Charleston Southern 4613 • USF Offensive Team Captain Pat Julmiste Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long Stephen Nicholas at East Carolina (11/8/03) W, 38-37 (ot) 6 4 0 15 1 10 • All-BIG EAST Conference, First Team Rushing Att Net TD Long • USF Defensive Team Captain at East Carolina 10 3 0 9 • Butkus Award Watch List Courtney Denson • Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long • Honorable Mention All-American, at Penn State (9/3/05) L, 23-13 3 0 0000 Street & Smith Magazine Rushing Att Net TD Long • All-BIG EAST Conference, at Penn State 2202 The Sporting News Matt Grothe • All-BIG EAST Conference Passing W/L Att Cmp Int Yds. TD Long Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook vs. FIU (9/9/06) W, 21-20 28 12 2 174 1 29 Rushing Att Net TD Long Ean Randolph vs. FIU 16 82 0 15 • BIG EAST Conference Special Teams Player of the Year The Growth Of Grothe • Quarterback Matt Grothe has shown remarkable improvement in his 12 collegiate games and his • All-BIG EAST Conference, First Team 11-straight starts ... He has also started to make steps establishing himself in USF’s record books. • ESPN Pontiac Game Changing Performance (Week 13 winner) • With a third quarter completion to Devin Gordon, Matt Grothe reached the third-highest single- season passing yards total in USF history ... He passed Chad Barnhardt's 2,362 yards in 1999 and Chris Robinson trails only two seasons by Marquel Blackwell - 2,882 in 2001 and 2,590 in 2002 ... Grothe finished • The Sporting News Freshmen All-American the regular season with 2,495 yards on the season. (Honorable Mention) • BIG EAST Conference All-Freshmen Team, • Against Syracuse on Nov. 11, Grothe threw for 364-yards on 25-of-35 passing and two touch- The Sporting News downs ... His 364-yards ranks first all-time for the most passing yards in a game by one player (360 by Marquel Blackwell on Nov. 4, 2000 vs. Western Kentucky) ... A 10-yard completion to Colby Erskin in the fourth quarter gave Grothe the school record.

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• With a 24-yard completion to S.J. Green early in the first quarter, Matt Grothe set the USF 2006 USF KUDOS record for passing yards by a freshman, surpassing Marquel Blackwell (1,620 in 1999). George Selvie • The Sporting News Freshman All-American • Grothe also has the top six rushing games by a freshman quarterback in USF history ... Grothe (Second Team) equaled the record mark he set for a freshman QB with his 82 yards against Connecticut on Oct. • BIG EAST Conference All-Freshmen Team, 7 ... He also scampered for 82 yards against Florida International on Sept. 9 in his first career The Sporting News start ... Blackwell had held the record with 57 yards against Southwest Texas State in 1999 ... • Walter Camp Football Foundation I-A National The following are Grothe’s rushing performances of 50-plus yards this season: Defensive Player of the Year (Nov. 27). • BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll (Sept. 9) Yards Carries TD Opponent Date 1. 82 15 3 Connecticut Oct. 7, 2006 82 16 0 Florida International Sept. 9, 2006 Patrick St. Louis 2. 73 21 0 UCF Sept. 16, 2006 • USF Defensive Team Captain 3. 66 18 1 Kansas Sept. 23, 2006 4. 61 14 2 Rutgers Sept. 29, 2006 Trae Williams 5. 58 10 1 McNeese State Sept. 2, 2006 • All-BIG EAST Conference, First Team 6. 51 12 1 Pittsburgh Nov. 4, 2006 • BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6) • Grothe’s 302 yards passing against UCF on Sept. 16 also marked the first time a USF QB has eclipsed 300 since Pat Julmiste - Grothe’s current back-up - did it with 324 yards in a double over- time win at TCU on Sept. 25, 2004.

• Grothe completed his 13th touchdown pass with a 44-yard connection to Amp Hill against Louisville on Nov. 18 with 5:53 left in the game ... Against North Carolina, on Oct. 14, Grothe’s 21-yard connection with S.J. Green in the second quarter surpassed USF's total number of TD passes last year (8).

• Grothe's TD pass to Ean Randolph in the third quarter against West Virginia was his 14th of the season, the fifth-highest, single-season total in USF history, surpassing Marquel Blackwell's 13 in 2000.

• Grothe’s 79-yard bomb to Taurus Johnson with 2:09 left in the third quarter against Syracuse on Nov. 11 was the longest touchdown pass of Grothe's career.

• Grothe has led the Bulls from behind to win six games this season and nearly pulled off the feat in two others ... Trailing 13-7 against Kansas on Sept. 23, Grothe and USF got the ball back on its own 39-yard line with 1:06 left in the contest ... He drove the Bulls to the Kansas 27-yard line before throwing an interception on third down as time expired ... One week later, on Sept. 29, USF found themselves trailing 19-14 at the beginning of the fourth quarter and then 22-14 with 7:02 left ... The Bulls would move the ball 55 yards to the Rutgers’ 31-yard line before Grothe would fumble with 5:26 remaining ... The rookie got another shot, this time taking USF 66 yards in eight plays over 2:17 seconds and throwing a 16-yard TD strike to Ean Randolph ... The Bulls went for the two-point conversion, however the attempt was no good.

Grothe In Good Company • Matt Grothe has obviously established himself as the quarterback of the future for the Bulls ... However, in the present, the rookie is among some pretty good company as far as positioning him- self statistically with some of the best in BIG EAST history ... The following are freshman stats from a few of the league’s all-time great field generals in addition to Grothe’s cur- rent stats:

Matt Grothe - USF (2006) Rushing Passing GP No. Yds. TD Comp. Att. Int. Yds. TD 12 171 607 9 196 307 14 2,495 14

Glenn Foley - Boston College (1990) Rushing Passing GP No. Yds. TD Comp. Att. Int. Yds. TD 11 48 -82 0 182 349 21 2,189 11

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USF BIG PLAYS (25+ YDS) Donovan McNabb - Syracuse (1995) Rushing Passing Oppt. Yds. Play Qtr. Player SU 79 Pass 3th Taurus Johnson GP No. Yds. TD Comp. Att. Int. Yds. TD FIU 76 P Ret. 2nd Ean Randolph 12 131 291 3 128 207 6 1,991 16 MSU 64 Pass 3rd Cedric Hill MSU 52 Run 4th Keeley Dorsey UCF 51 Pass 1st Ean Randolph Michael Vick - Virginia Tech (1999) FIU 47 P Ret. 1st Ean Randolph Rushing Passing MSU 47 Pass 3rd Marcus Edwards GP No. Yds. TD Comp. Att. Int. Yds. TD Pitt 46 Pass 3rd Amarri Jackson Lou 44 Pass 4th Cedric Hill 10 110 580 8 90 152 5 1,840 12 Lou 43 Pass 1st Amarri Jackson WVU 39 Pass 2nd Amarri Jackson Grothe At The Wheel RU 35 Pass 2nd Amarri Jackson UNC 34 Pass 1st S.J. Green • Since entering the season-opening game against McNeese State amidst USF's first drive of the UConn 34 Pass 3rd Amarri Jackson second quarter (Pat Julmiste came out after the seventh play of the drive with a thigh bruise), MSU 34 P Ret. 4th Ean Randolph USF redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Grothe has directed the offense in 33 touchdown drives, Lou 32 Pass 4th Ricky Ponton RU 32 Pass 2nd Taurus Johnson including 14 that ranged from 70 to 93 yards ... The average Grothe touchdown drive has been UConn 31 Pass 3rd S.J. Green 6.9 plays for 63.3 yards. UConn 31 Pass 1st S.J. Green UCF 31 Pass 4th Amp Hill SU 29 Pass 1st Taurus Johnson McNeese State (Sept. 2) KU 29 Pass 1st Marcus Edwards Plays Yards Scoring Play FIU 29 Pass 4th Taurus Johnson Five * 21 Grothe 1-yard run UCF 28 Pass 2nd Ean Randolph UCF 28 P Ret. 2nd Ean Randolph Five 87 47-yard pass, Marcus Edwards Lou 27 Run 3rd Taurus Johnson Two 12 10-yard pass, Ean Randolph UCF 27 Pass 4th Ean Randolph Four 48 Walt Smith 3-yard run Pitt 26 P Ret. 2nd Ean Randolph UNC 26 Int Ret. 2nd Danny Verpaele Four 36 Walt Smith 24-yard run RU 26 Pass 4th Amarri Jackson Five 80 Keeley Dorsey 52-yard run UCF 26 Run 4th Matt Grothe * Pat Julmiste directed first eight plays for 41 yards before leaving game. UNC 25 Pass 3rd Cedric Hill Florida International (Sept. 9) USF SCORING DRIVES Plays Yards Scoring Play Game Qtr. Pts. P-Y-TOP Player(s) MSU 2 TD 13-66-5:10 Matt Grothe 1-yd Nine 80 14-yard run, Taurus Johnson MSU 3 TD 5-87-2:10 Grothe-Edwards 47-yd Two 29 29-yard pass, Taurus Johnson MSU 4 TD 2-12-0:48 Grothe-Randolph 1-yd MSU 4 TD 4-48-1:21 Walt Smith 3-yd MSU 4 TD 4-36-2:17 Walt Smith 24-yd at UCF (Sept. 16) MSU 4 TD 5-80-3:27 Keeley Dorsey 52-yd Plays Yards Scoring Play FIU 2 TD Ean Randolph 76-yd PR Seven 79 Seven-yard pass, Marcus Edwards FIU 3 TD 9-80-3:45 Taurus Johnson 14-yd Five 48 Two-yard pass, Ben Williams FIU 4 TD 2-29-0:29 Grothe-Johnson 29-yd UCF 1 TD 7-79-3:33 Grothe-Edwards 7-yd Nine 90 27-yard pass, Ean Randolph UCF 3 FG 7-37-3:27 Mike Benzer 30-yd UCF 4 TD 5-48-2:08 Grothe-B. Williams 2-yd at Kansas (Sept. 23) UCF 4 TD 9-90-3:38 Grothe-Randolph 27-yd KU 1 TD 13-58-5:54 Matt Grothe 7-yd Plays Yards Scoring Play RU 2 TD 5-80-2:05 Matt Grothe 1-yd 13 58 Seven-yard run, Matt Grothe RU 2 TD 5-70-1:40 Matt Grothe 22-yd RU 4 TD 8-66-2:16 Grothe-Randolph 16-yd UConn 1 TD 1-16-0:21 Matt Grothe 16-yd Rutgers (Sept. 29) UConn 1 TD 4-54-1:39 Benjamin Williams 13-yd Plays Yards Scoring Play UConn 3 TD 6-57-2:37 Matt Grothe 8-yd Five 80 One-yard run, Matt Grothe UConn 3 TD 10-93-4:37 Matt Grothe 6-yd UConn 4 TD 12-70-6:03 Grothe-Jackson 5-yd Five 70 22-yard run, Matt Grothe UConn 4 FG 4-6-2:11 Mike Benzer 26-yd Eight 66 16-yard pass, Ean Randolph UNC 1 TD 7-66-2:10 Taurus Johnson 19-yd UNC 2 TD 5-35-2:05 Grothe-Green 21-yd UNC 2 TD 5-21-1:51 Ricky Ponton 1-yd UConn (Oct. 7) UNC 3 TD 8-71-3:17 Ben Williams 1-yd Plays Yards Scoring Play UNC 3 TD 8-44-3:38 Ricky Ponton 2-yd One 16 16-yard run, Matt Grothe UNC 4 FG 15-71-7:23 Delbert Alvarado 26-yd UC 4 TD 9-61-1:46 P. Julmiste-A.Hill 11-yd Four 54 13-yard run, Benjamin Williams Pitt 1 TD 11-65-4:48 Taurus Johnson 22-yd Six 57 Eight-yard run, Matt Grothe Pitt 2 TD 6-50-2:38 Matt Grothe 1-yd 10 93 Six-yard run, Matt Grothe Pitt 3 TD 5-79-2:37 Grothe-A.Jackson 46-yd Pitt 4 Saf. Team Safety 12 70 Five-yard pass, Amarri Jackson SU 1 TD 13-80-4:12 Grothe-Green 6-yd SU 2 FG 7-39-2:16 Delbert Alvarado 47-yd North Carolina (Oct. 14) SU 2 FG 4-21-0:27 Delbert Alvarado 56-yd SU 3 TD 3-80-1:18 Grothe-Johnson 79-yd Plays Yards Scoring Play SU 4 TD 1-3-0:13 Pat Julmiste 1-yd Seven 66 19-yard run, Taurus Johnson Lou 4 TD 5-73-1:31 Grothe-C. Hill 44-yd Five 35 21-yard pass, S.J. Green WVU 2 TD George Selvie 9-yd FR WVU 2 TD 10-66-4:13 Matt Grothe 10-yd Five 21 One-yard run, Ricky Ponton WVU 3 TD 9-70-4:03 Grothe-Randolph 21-yd Eight 71 One-yard run, Benjamin Williams WVU 4 FG 14-77-6:47 Delbert Alvarado 18-yd Eight 44 Two-yard run, Ricky Ponton www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 11

Pittsburgh (Nov. 4) OPPT. BIG PLAYS (25+YDS) Plays Yards Scoring Play Oppt. Yds. Play Qtr. Player 11 65 22-yard run, Taurus Johnson FIU 82 P Ret. 1st Chandler Williams Six 50 One-yard run, Matt Grothe WVU 57 Run 2nd Darius Reynaud Five 79 46-yard pass, S.J. Green SU 47 Run 2nd Delone Carter WVU 44 Pass 4th Brandon Myles RU 44 Run 4th Ray Rice Syracuse (Nov. 11) Pitt 42 Pass 4th Marcel Pestano Plays Yards Scoring Play WVU 41 K. Ret. 4th Vaughn Rivers Lou 40 Pass 3rd Harry Douglas 13 80 Six-yard pass, S.J. Green UC 39 F Ret. 3rd Kevin McCullough Three 80 79-yard pass, Taurus Johnson UConn 38 K Ret. 3rd Larry Taylor Lou 37 Pass 4th Gary Barnidge UCF 37 Pass 2nd Willie Thornton Louisville (Nov. 18) KU 35 Run 4th Jon Cornish Plays Yards Scoring Play UNC 33 Run 3rd Cam Sexton Five 73 44-yard pass, Amp Hill UConn 33 K Ret. 3rd Larry Taylor MSU 33 Int Ret. 1st Bryant Mason Pitt 32 Pass 2nd Steve Buches West Virginia (Nov. 25) KU 31 Pass 3rd Dexton Fields Plays Yards Scoring Play UCF 31 P Ret. 4th Blake Carter SU 30 K Ret. 1st Kareem Jones 10 66 10-yard run, Matt Grothe UConn 30 K Ret. 4th Larry Taylor Nine 70 21-yard pass, Ean Randolph Lou 28 Pass 2nd Gary Barnidge UNC 28 Pass 1st Bobby Rome UConn 28 Pass 1st Terence Jeffers Grothe In The National Rankings SU 27 Pass 4th Mike Williams • USF quarterback Matt Grothe can make case to be the one of top freshman quarterbacks in the UC 27 Run 4th Butler Benton nation through 12 games ... Here is how he ranked nationally - both among all players and among UConn 27 Pass 4th Brad Kanuch RU 27 Run 3rd Ray Rice freshmen: FIU 27 Pass 4th Ashlyn Parker Lou 26 Pass 3rd Gary Barnidge Category Statistics Freshman Rank National Rank UNC 26 Pass 1st Jesse Holley UCF 26 Pass 2nd Mike Walker Total Offense 258.5 ypg 1st 12th SU 25 Pass 2nd Mike Williams Passing Yards 2,495 2nd 34th RU 25 Pass 2nd Dennis Campbell Rushing Yards by QB 50.6 ypg 2nd 100-plus FIU 25 Pass 3rd Chandler Williams Pass Efficiency 138.0 6th 35th OPPT. SCORING DRIVES Mr. Versatility Game Qtr. Pts. P-Y-TOP Player(s) • MSU 1 TD Jarred Dolan FR in Matt Grothe and Illinois wide receiver DaJuan Warren are the only two players in the country to MSU 2 FG 13-67-5:33 Blake Bercegeay 22-yd have stats in passing, rushing, receiving and punting ... Grothe caught his first career pass against FIU 1 TD Chandler Williams 82-yd PR Rutgers on Sept. 29 after hauling in a 14-yard toss from S.J. Green ... On the year, he has thrown FIU 2 TD Robert Mitchell 14-yd IR FIU 2 TD 11-84-6:15 Padrick-S. Smith 3-yd for 1,435 yards on 115-of-186 passing and nine touchdowns, rushed for 482 yards on 113 carries UCF 2 FG 16-79-6:29 Michael Torres 22-yd and seven TDs and has logged two punts for 53 yards. UCF 2 TD 5-85-2:06 Moffett-Thornton 37-yd UCF 4 TD Blake Carter 31-yd BPR KU 3 FG 12-60-5:40 Scott Webb 37-yd Grothe Garners Midseason Kudos ... KU 4 TD 7-79-3:02 Jon Cornish 2-yd • ESPN.Com said this about Grothe in it's BIG EAST Midseason Report on Oct. 11 ... Biggest KU 4 FG 6-43-2:36 Scott Webb 42-yd Surprise - Nobody expected USF quarterback Matt Grothe to emerge as a dynamic two-way threat RU 1 TD 12-79-7:14 Ray Rice 3-yd this soon. The redshirt freshman wasn't even the starter for the opener against McNeese State, RU 2 FG 7-11-3:44 Jeremy Ito 32-yd RU 3 FG 8-39-3:42 Jeremy Ito 40-yd but he replaced Pat Julmiste in that game and sparked the first of three-straight comeback vic- RU 4 TD 7-31-3:57 Ray Rice 7-yd tories. Grothe ranks 12th in the country in total offense (264.0 yards per game). He has passed RU 4 FG 7-8-4:29 Jeremy Ito 53-yd for 1,388 yards and nine touchdowns and run for 460 yards and seven touchdowns, accounting for UConn 2 TD 7-75-3:08 Bonislawski-Anderson 10-yd UConn 2 FG 10-36-2:27 Graig Vicidomino 19-yd more than 70 percent of the Bulls' offense. USF (5-2, 1-1) is only a few plays away from being UConn 4 TD 14-84-3:08 Lou Allen 1-yd unbeaten. UNC 1 TD 6-70-2:06 Ronnie McGill 15-yd UNC 2 FG 9-24-2:17 Connor Barth 29-yd UNC 3 FG 4-0-2:02 Connor Barth 52-yd ... And Now Working On Postseason UNC 3 TD 9-77-4:07 Jon Hamlett 7-yd • Most recently, Grothe was named the BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Year by The UC 1 Saf. Team Safety Sporting News. UC 3 TD McCullough 39-yd FR UC 4 TD 4-27-1:58 Moore 1-yd UC 4 TD 1-27-0:29 Benion 27-yd Pitching A Shutout Pitt 1 FG 6-27-2:57 Connor Lee 41-yd • For the second time in as many seasons, the USF offensive line held the nation’s individual sack Pitt 3 FG 7-23-2:50 Connor Lee 34-yd Pitt 4 TD 4-80-1:16 Darrel Strong 19-yd leader without a sack ... The Bulls did it last year against Louisville’s Elvis Dumervil and again on SU 1 FG 12-56-4:52 Patrick Shadle 29-yd Sept. 9 against FIU’s Antwan Barnes ... Barnes came into the USF game with four sacks in FIU’s SU 4 TD 10-66-4:50 Mike Williams 27-yd first game of the season at Middle Tennessee. Lou 2 TD 10-80-3:29 Brohn-Dougls 4-yd Lou 2 FG 5-29-0:47 Art Carmody 47-yd Lou 3 TD 9-72-3:14 Anthony Allen 1-yd Bring It Back Lou 3 TD 7-56-3:19 Brohm-Douglas 5-yd • Ean Randolph enters Papajohns.com Bowl sixth in the nation in punt returns (14.7 ypr), but the Lou 4 TD 8-42-4:25 Anthony Allen 42-yd WVU 2 FG 12-64-5:08 Pat McAfee 30-yd feat would be even more impressive if he didn’t have three touchdowns called back by penalties WVU 2 FG 8-65-3:02 Pat McAfee 32-yd in the first two games of the season ... The first came in the season opener vs. McNeese State on WVU 3 TD 4-38-2:05 White-Myles 15-yd Sept. 2 and two more came vs. FIU on Sept. 9 ... He did get one TD without penalty (76 yards) WVU 4 TD 5-59-1:22 White-Myles 44-yd in the FIU game, making him just the second player in USF history to return a punt for a TD ...

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USF AMONG THE DeAndrew Rubin did it four times between 1999-2002 ... The following are the nation’s top 10 punt returners entering this weekend: BIG EAST LEADERS (IND.) Category ...... Player, Rank (Avg) Name, School PR Yds TD YPR Rushing ...... Matt Grothe, 10th (50.6) 1. DeSean Jackson, California 25 455 4 18.2 Passing Efficiency ...... Matt Grothe, 4th (136.8) 2. Jeremy Trimble, Army 18 325 2 18.1 Passing Avg/Game ...... Matt Grothe, 3rd (207.9) 3. Mikey Henderson, Georgia 22 343 2 15.6 Total Offense ...... Matt Grothe, 2nd (258.5) Receptions/Game ...... Ean Randolph, 4th (3.9) 4. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State 27 416 3 15.4 ...... Taurus Johnson, 8th (2.9) 5. Chris Garrett, Ohio 23 351 1 15.3 Receiving Yards/Game . . .Taurus Johnson, 9th (40.8) 6. Ean Randolph, USF 22 323 1 14.7 ...... Ean Randolph, 10th (39.9) Interceptions ...... Trae Williams, 1st (0.58) Trae-Mendous Punting ...... Justin Teachey, 6th (38.4) • To say that defensive back Trae Williams is having a banner year so far would be an understate- Punt Returns ...... Ean Randolph, 1st (14.7) ment ... Williams is currently tied for sixth in the nation in interceptions per game, averaging Kickoff Returns ...... Taurus Johnson, 7th (22.6) 0.58 per outing ... He shares the spot with three other players ...The following are the nation’s Field Goals ...... None leaders in interceptions: Field Goal Pct...... None Scoring ...... None Scoring (TD) ...... Matt Grothe, T6th (4.5) Name, School G Int Int/Gm Scoring (Kicking) ...... None T1. Stanley Franks, Idaho 12 9 0.75 PAT Kicking ...... None T1. Dwight Lowrey, San Jose State 12 9 0.75 All-Purpose Yards ...... None 3. Daymeione Hughes, California 12 8 0.67 Tackles ...... Stephen Nicholas, 6th (6.9) 4. Ryan Smith, Florida 13 8 0.62 ...... Ben Moffitt, T9th (6.6) 5. Aqib Talib, Kansas 10 6 0.60 ...... Pat St. Louis, T21st (5.5) T6. DeJuan Tribble, Boston College 12 7 0.58 ...... Jeremy Burnett, T21st (5.5) T6. Quintin Demps, UTEP 12 7 0.58 ...... George Selvie, T27th (4.8) T6. John Talley, Duke 12 7 0.58 Sacks ...... Chris Robinson, T9th (0.5) T6. Trae Williams, USF 12 7 0.58 ...... Stephen Nicholas, T9th (0.5) Tackles For Loss ...... Stephen Nicholas, 8th (1.0) ...... George Selvie, T9th (1.0) • Against UCF on Sept. 16, Williams intercepted a first quarter pass, the third-straight game in Forced ...... Chris Robinson, T1st (0.4) which he intercepted a pass ... He picked up his second interception of the game, also in the first Fumbles Recovered ...... Richard Clebert, 3rd (0.2) quarter ... It was the first time Williams has had two interceptions in one game ... The last time ...... George Selvie, T6th (0.17) a USF player had two interceptions in one game was Sidney Simpson vs. East Carolina on Nov. 13, Passes Defended ...... Trae Williams, 3rd (1.2) 2004...... Mike Jenkins, T9th (0.7) • Trae Williams' interception with time winding down against Pittsburgh on Nov. 4, was his sixth USF AMONG THE of the season, tying J.R. Reed (2002) for second-most by a USF player in a single season ... BIG EAST LEADERS (TEAM) Williams tied Reed with his interception to essentially clinch the win over West Virginia on Nov. Category ...... Rank (Avg) 25 ... Williams finished the regular season with seven picks to his credit which ties the school Scoring Offense ...... 5th (22.9) record. Scoring Defense ...... 3rd (17.8) Pass Offense ...... 3rd (224.8) • Williams also comes into the bowl game sixth on the team in tackles with 49, including 32 solo. Pass Defense ...... 2nd (176.6) Kickoff Returns ...... 7th (18.1) A Lack Of Senioritis Punting ...... 8th (31.2) • Whether you measure by fewest seniors or most first-year USF players, the Bulls may have their Turnover Margin ...... 7th (-0.33) youngest team ever ... The only one that compares is the 1997 team, USF’s first-ever season ... Rushing Offense ...... 5th (143.2) Rushing Defense ...... 5th (120.3) In looking at the senior class, only seven of the 11 players arrived at USF with a scholarship, while Total Offense ...... 4th (367.9) the remaining five enrolled as walk-ons (This does not account for Tavarious Robinson, who may Total Defense ...... 2nd (296.9) use a redshirt season) ... That ranks among the fewest scholarship players for a senior class in Punt Returns ...... 1st (12.9) the nation. Passing Efficiency ...... 4th (136.1) Passing Defense Efficiency ...... 1st (104.9) • Looking at the USF roster from the first-time player perspective, it is noteworthy that 22 play- ers saw their first-ever action for the Bulls in the season opener against McNeese State on Sept. 2 ... Nine players earned their first-ever collegiate start, including five on offense and four on defense.

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Nicholas Turns In Another Big, BIG EAST Season USF AMONG THE • Nicholas came into the 2006 season after leading the team last season in tackles for loss ... He registered 15.5 for negative 69 yards ... He was one-half of a tackle ahead of teammate Ben NCAA LEADERS (IND.) Category ...... Player, Rank (Avg) Moffitt (15 TFL, negative 47 yards) ...Nicholas was third in the BIG EAST in 2005 in TFL. Total Offense ...... Matt Grothe, 12th (258.5) Passing Efficiency ...... Matt Grothe, 35th (138.0) • Nicholas had his best outing of the season, and the second best of his career at USF, in the loss Punt Returns ...... Ean Randolph, 6th (14.7) to Kansas on Sept. 23 ... The senior logged a game-high 15 tackles, including 10 for a loss ... His Passes Defended ...... Trae Williams, T20th (1.2) tackle total was the second most of his career, just one behind the 16 he recorded against Interceptions ...... Trae Williams, 6th (0.58) Memphis on Nov. 20, 2004. Points Responsible For . . . .Matt Grothe, 27th (11.8) Solo Tackles ...... Stephen Nicholas, 20th (5.4) • Nicholas paced the Bulls in tackles against Louisville with 10 including eight solo ... He also had ...... Ben Moffitt, 46th (4.7) one tackle for a loss and a pass broken up ... Nicholas also recorded seven stops against Rutgers Forced Fumbles ...... Chris Robinson, T9rd (0.3) on Sept. 29 and Connecticut on Oct. 7. USF AMONG THE • Stephen Nicholas continues to be one of the driving forces of the USF defense ... He comes into NCAA LEADERS (TEAM) the Papajohns.com Bowl second on the team in total tackles with 96 including 71 solo ... His 12 Category ...... Rank (Avg) tackles for a loss (-53) is tied for tops on the team. Rushing Offense ...... 50th (143.7) Passing Offense ...... 39th (224.7) Nicholas Sets Career Mark Total Offense ...... 41st (367.9) • With his sack of Syracuse quarterback Perry Patterson late in the third quarter on Nov. 11, Scoring Offense ...... 67th (22.9) Stephen Nicholas set the USF record for tackles for loss with 48.5 ... With his two sacks in the Rushing Defense ...... 41st (120.3) first half against Pittsburgh on Nov. 4, Nicholas tied the mark which was also held by Terrence Pass Defense ...... 26th (176.6) Passing Efficiency Defense ...... 14th (104.9) Royal (2002-05) ... The school record was 48 - held by Greg Walls (1999-02) ... Nicholas enters Total Defense ...... 24th (296.9) this years’ bowl game with 50.5 TFL for his career. Scoring Defense ...... 24th (17.7) Net Punting ...... 112th (30.1) Nicholas Named To Butkus Award Preseason Watch List ... Punt Returns ...... 19th (12.9) • For the third consecutive year, Stephen Nicholas has been named to the Butkus Award Preseason Kickoff Returns ...... 99th (18.1) Watch List compiled by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando ... Nicholas is one of just six play- Turnover Margin ...... T85th (-0.42) ers from the BIG EAST to be named to the list ... In addition to the Bulls’ senior linebacker, H.B. Passing Efficiency ...... 40th (136.1) Blades (Pittsburgh), Nate Harris (Louisville), Kevin McLee (West Virginia), Corey Smith Sacks ...... 23rd (2.6) (Cincinnati), and Kelvin Smith (Syracuse) from the BIG EAST were also included on the list. Tackles For Loss ...... T37th (6.3) Sacks Allowed ...... 72nd (2.2) • Nicholas is the sixth USF player who has been a Butkus candidate ... Maurice Jones in 2003 and Kawika Mitchell - twice in 2001 and 2002 ... Demetrius Woods and Vassay Marc also made the list in 1998 and 2000 respectively. USF ANNOUNCES • The list was trimmed to 10 semifinalists finalists on Oct. 19, with that list being cut to three on 2007 NON-LEAGUE Nov. 9 ... Nicholas was not among the 10 to make the semis, however, Pittsburgh’s H.B. Blades OPPONENTS did make the list ... The three semifinalists will be announced via national teleconference that USF will start the 2007 football season with five suc- will include players, coaches, Butkus Award officials, and media members ... The winner is cessive non-conference games, including home dates announced on Dec. 9 at the Butkus Award Gala in Orlando. with North Carolina and UCF ... The complete 2007 non-conference schedule is as follows ... Auburn will ... And Also The Nagurski List be the only non-conference team that USF will not • Nicholas also became the first player at USF to be named to the preseason Bronco Nagurski have faced: Watch List ... The award, sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and chosen by the Football Date Opponent Writers Association of America, is given to the best defensive player in college football ... Ben Sept. 1 Elon Moffitt was added to the list last season after his play in the Bulls win over Louisville. Sept. 8 UCF Sept. 15 at Auburn The Dynamic Duo Sept. 22 North Carolina Sept. 29 at Florida Atlantic • It’s no secret that USF linebackers Stephen Nicholas and Ben Moffitt are forces to be reckoned with in the BIG EAST Conference ... The two entered the 2006 season as one of the top return- ing duos in the BIG EAST in tackles for losses ... Last season Nicholas was third in the league in 2008 NON-LEAGUE TFL’s with 15.5 for 69 yards (1.29 TPG) ... Moffitt also recorded 15 hits behind the line of scrim- OPPONENTS mage for 47 yards (1.25 TPG) ... The following were the BIG EAST’s 2005 leaders in TFL: The following is USF’s 2008 non-conference sched- ule with three of the five games to be played on Name Team G TFL Yds. Avg/G. the road Tennessee-Martin, Kansas, and North Elvis Dumervil Louisville 12 23.0 171 1.92 Carolina State will all visit Raymond James Ryan Neill Rutgers 12 21.5 95 1.79 Stadium for the first time. Date Opponent Stephen Nicholas USF 12 15.5 69 1.29 Aug. 30 Tennessee-Martin Ben Moffitt USF 12 15.0 47 1.25 Sept. 6 at UCF Ramel Meekins Rutgers 12 15.0 105 1.25 Sept. 13 Kansas Sept. 20 at Florida International • Against Syracuse on Nov. 11, Moffitt led the Bulls with 10 tackles, including three for a loss, Sept. 27 at North Carolina State while Nicholas was second in stops with seven.

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USF CAREER • Moffitt had a standout game against Florida International on Sept. 9 recording eight tackles, all solo, and two tackles for a loss of four yards ... In addition, Moffitt had eight stops, including five OFFENSIVE RECORDS solo, and one tackle for a loss against Kansas. RUSHING YARDS 1. Andre Hall (2004-2005) ...... 2,731 (480) • Against UConn on Oct. 7, the two combined for 13 tackles, three tackles for a loss (-13 yards), 2. Rafael Williams (1997-2000) . . . .2,253 (462) two passes broken up and a sack for 10 yards. 3. Clenton Crossley (2001-2004) . . .1,644 (366) 4. Dyral McMillan (1998-1999) . . . .1,246 (225) • Moffitt leads the team in tackles this season with 106 (72 solo) ... Nicholas is second with 96 (71 5. Marquel Blackwell (1999-2002) . .1,235 (402) solo).

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Verpaele Returns To Line Up 1. Andre Hall (2005-2006) ...... 24 • Defensive back Danny Verpaele was a welcome sight to an already solid defensive secondary at 2. Marquel Blackwell (1999-2002) ...... 20 the beginning of the season ... Verpaele was tabbed a third team freshman All-American by The 3. Rafael Williams (1997-2000) ...... 18 Sporting News at the conclusion of his rookie campaign in 2004 ... He looked forward to a ban- 4. Clenton Crossley (2001-2004) ...... 17 ner year as a sophomore, however suffered a broken foot in August 2005 which ended his season. Otis Dixon (1997-2000) ...... 17 6. Pat Julmiste (2003-2006) ...... 14 • Verpaele started in seven of 11 games as a freshman and finished fourth on the team in tackles with 57, including six for losses, and two sacks. PASSING YARDS 1. Marquel Blackwell (1999-2002) ...... 9,108 • Verpaele is eighth on the team in tackles with 34, including 22 unassisted. 2. Chad Barnhardt (1997-1998) ...... 4,138 3. Pat Julmiste (2003-2006) ...... 3,593 The Heir Apparents 4. Matt Grothe (2006-present) ...... 2,495 • There have been some extremely big shoes to fill this season in the Bulls’ backfield with the loss 5. Ronnie Banks (2001-2004) ...... 1,890 of USF’s all-time leading rusher Andre Hall ... Although Hall played just two seasons for the Bulls, he amassed an impressive 2,731 career yards and 24 rushing touchdowns (27 career TDs) in just PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 23 collegiate games. 1. Marquel Blackwell (1999-2002) ...... 57 2. Chad Barnhardt (1997-1998) ...... 27 • Moise (pronounced Moses) Plancher came into the McNeese State game on Sept. 2, No. 1 on the 3. Pat Julmiste (2003-2006) ...... 17 depth chart despite never taking a live snap in a game after redshirting the 2005 campaign ... He 4. Matt Grothe (2002-present) ...... 14 unfortunately left the game prior to the end of the Bulls’ first series with a knee injury ... He had 5. Ronnie Banks (2001-2004) ...... 11 just carried the ball four times rushing for 26 yards, including a 16-yard scamper for his longest of the game ... Plancher would find out on Sept. 5 that he would likely miss the remainder of the RECEPTIONS 2006 season with an ACL tear in his right knee. 1. Hugh Smith (1999-2002) ...... 131 1. Huey Whittaker (2001-2003) ...... 117 • The backfield, however, stepped up after Plancher’s exit as three other Bulls rushed for better 3. Charlie Jackson (1997-2000) ...... 104 than 50 yards against McNeese State ... USF also scored four of its six touchdowns on the ground. 4. DeAndrew Rubin (1999-2002) ...... 91 5. Chris Iskra (2000-2003) ...... 83 • Walt Smith finished the McNeese State game leading the Bulls in rushing yards with 70 on seven carries and two TDs ... Smith was a late addition to the 2005 roster after a junior college career RECEIVING YARDS at Ellsworth Community College ... Smith saw action in all 12 games last year, mostly on special 1. Hugh Smith (1999-2002) ...... 1,523 teams and some spot time at cornerback, where he recorded five tackles on the year. 2. Huey Whittaker (2001-2003) ...... 1,447 3. Charlie Jackson (1997-2000) ...... 1,373 • Benjamin Williams and Keeley Dorsey also impressed ... Williams ran for 54 yards on nine car- 4. DeAndrew Rubin (1999-2002) ...... 1,306 ries ... Dorsey rushed for 53 yards on two carries and scored a touchdown on the games final play. 5. Chris Iskra (2000-2003) ...... 1,119 • Williams had the first breakout game of all the running backs when he recorded 108 yards on 22 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS carries against UConn on Oct. 7 ... He also logged his first career rushing touchdown against the 1. DeAndrew Rubin (1999-2002) ...... 14 Huskies. 2. Hugh Smith (1999-2002) ...... 10 Rj Anderson (1998-1999) ...... 10 • Matt Grothe rushed for 82 of the Bulls’ 123 yards against FIU on Sept. 9 ... He carried the ball 4. Scott McCready (1997-2000) ...... 8 16 times and scampered for 5.1 yards per carry ... Grothe’s yardage is the most logged by a USF 5. Charlie Jackson (1997-2000) ...... 7 quarterback since Pat Julmiste ran for 90 yards on 20 carries against Army on Oct. 16, 2004 ... Elgin Hicks (2001-2003) ...... 7 Grothe had another solid outing running the ball against UCF logging 73 yards on 21 carries. Huey Whittaker (2001-2003) ...... 7 • Ricky Ponton returned, after a six-game suspension, to rush for 101 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns against North Carolina on Oct. 14 ... Ponton's 101-yard rushing against the Tar Heels - on the heels of Benjamin Williams 108-yard game against UConn on Oct. 7 - marked the first time that USF had two different players combine for back-to-back 100 yard games since September, 2000 when Rafael Williams (122) and Marquel Blackwell (132) did so.

Bulls Like To Work Overtime • Entering this season, USF boasts an impressive 5-0 record in overtime games, with four of the five extra session outings coming in the last three years ... The Bulls’ last overtime game was a 45-44, double OT thriller at TCU on Sept. 25, 2004. www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 15

• USF is 3-0 at home in overtime games and 2-0 on the road ... The Bulls’ last two extra session USF CAREER games have been road contests ... The following are USF’s five overtime games: DEFENSIVE RECORDS MOST TACKLES Date Opponent Result Location 1. Kawika Mitchell (1999-2002) ...... 367 Oct. 23, 1999 New Hampshire W, 42-41 (ot) Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. 2. Roy Manns (1997-2000) ...... 317 Oct. 2, 2003 Louisville W, 38-21 (2ot) Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. 3. Stephen Nicholas (2002-2006) ...... 320 Oct. 31, 2003 Cincinnati W, 24-17 (2ot) Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. 4. J.R. Reed (2000-2003) ...... 301 Nov. 8, 2003 East Carolina W, 38-37 (2ot) Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, N.C. 5. Maurice Jones (2000-2003) ...... 285 Sept. 25, 2004 TCU W, 45-44 (2ot) Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ft. Worth, Texas

For The Record TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Stephen Nicholas (2003-2006) ...... 50.5 • USF is 51-29 in night games and has won 28 of the last 43 and 37 of the last 57 ... USF is 18-14 2. Greg Walls (1999-2002) ...... 48 in day games and has won 11 of its last 19 ... USF is 4-2 in home day games. 3. Terrence Royal (2002-2005) ...... 47.5 4. Maurice Jones (2002-2003) ...... 40 • USF is 19-29 all-time on the road ... The Bulls lost their first three road games in 1997 (at The 5. Shawn Hay (1997-2000) ...... 38 Citadel, 10-7, on Sept. 13 1997; at Western Kentucky, 31-3, on Sept. 27; and at Elon, 41-13, on Oct. 11) and are 15-18 since ... USF was 1-3 in 1997, 2-2 in 1998, 1-3 in 1999, 1-4 in 2000, 1-3 in SACKS 2001, 3-2 in 2002, 3-2 in 2003, 2-3 on the road during the 2004 season, and 2-4 away from home 1. Terrence Royal (2002-205) ...... 19.5 last year ... USF lost five straight road games - at Troy State (41-24) on Sept. 25, 1999, James 2. Stephen Nicholas (2002-2006) ...... 18 Madison (13-3) on Oct. 30, 1999, Kentucky (27-9) on Sept. 9, 2000, Baylor (28-13) on Sept. 23, Shurron Pierson (2001-2002) ...... 18 2000, and Southern Miss (41-7) on Oct. 7, 2000 - prior to a win at UConn (21-13) on Oct. 28, 2000 4. Shawn Hay (1997-2000) ...... 17 ... Since then, Bulls have won 12 of their last 22 road games. 5. Greg Walls (1999-2002) ...... 14.5 • USF is 26-12 when the temperature is 80 degrees or higher at kickoff ... USF is 22-3 at home INTERCEPTIONS when the temperature is 80 degrees or better ... The Bulls are 20-2 at Raymond James Stadium 1. J.R. Reed (2002-2003) ...... 18 when it is 80 degrees, losing only to Southern Miss (30-27) on Oct. 2, 2004 and to No. 23/23 2. Trae Williams (2004-present) ...... 10 Rutgers (22-20) on Sept. 29 ... Only 12 of USF’s 35 games played in 80-degree heat or better were Anthony Henry (1997-2000) ...... 10 played on the road ... The Bulls are 5-7 away from home in 80-plus degrees. 3. Roy Manns (1997-2000) ...... 8 Ron Hemingway (2000-2003) ...... 8 • USF is 50-13 all-time at home and 43-10 at Raymond James Stadium ... The Bulls have won 30 5. Bernard Brown (1997-2001) ...... 7 of the last 37, 38 of the last 46, and 43 of the last 52 at home ... Western Kentucky was the first team to defeat the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium, handing USF a 31-24 loss on Oct. 17, 1998 ... The only other team’s to defeat the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium were:

Date Opponent Result Oct. 17, 1998 Western Kentucky L, 31-24 Nov. 13, 1999 Hofstra L, 42-23 Oct. 10, 2003 TCU L, 13-10 Nov. 22, 2003 UAB L, 22-19 Oct. 2, 2004 Southern Miss L, 27-20 Oct. 16, 2004 Army L, 42-35 Nov. 27, 2004 Memphis L, 31-15 Dec. 4, 2004 Pittsburgh L, 43-14 Dec. 3, 2005 West Virginia L, 28-13 Sept. 29, 2006 Rutgers L, 22-20

• USF is 29-14 all-time following a loss and 26-9 following a loss since losing at Hofstra (50-30) on Oct. 24, 1998.

• USF is 47-9 when it scores first ... The first two losses were to Western Kentucky (31-3) in 1997 and 1998 (31-24) ... The Bulls took a 7-0 lead in the loss at Baylor (28-13) in 2000 when Marquel Blackwell connected with Scott McCready for a 29-yard catch and run ... USF took a 7-0 lead at Northern Illinois in the first week of the 2001 season before falling 20-17 on a field goal as time expired ... USF opened the 2003 season with a 7-0 lead at Alabama but lost 40-17 and led UAB 3- 0, Nov. 22, 2003, but fell 22-19 ... Last year USF scored on its first possession against Pittsburgh before the dropping the decision to the Panthers.

• USF is 43-7 when leading after the first quarter, 53-6 when leading at the half, and 57-5 when leading after the third quarter ... Rutgers is the most recent team to come back and defeat the Bulls, overcoming a small 14-10 disadvantage at the half en route to the win on Sept. 29 ... Pittsburgh also came back to defeat the Bulls, outscoring USF 31-7 from the second quarter on - on Oct. 15, 2005 - after USF led 10-0 following one quarter ... Army came back in the fourth quar- ter on Oct. 16, 2004, rebounding from a 28-14 deficit to defeat the Bulls 42-35 ... Drake (23-22) on Sept. 20, 1997, and Northern Illinois (20-17) on Aug. 30, 2001 in the season opener, are the

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USF SEASON HIGHS only other two teams to do that against USF. INDIVIDUALS • USF is 15-28 when it trails after the first quarter, 16-34 when trailing at the half, and 6-36 when Rushes . . . . .23, Matt Grothe vs. West Virginia (11/25) trailing after the third quarter ... The Bulls won two games in 2004 when trailing after three quar- Yards Rushing . . . .108, Ben Williams vs. UConn (10/7) ters - at TCU (45-44, 2ot) on Sept. 25 and at UAB (45-20) on Nov. 3 ... The remaining four wins TD Rushes ...... 3, Matt Grothe vs. UConn (10/7) when trailing after three quarters were at Connecticut (21-13) on Oct. 28, 2000, against Southern Long Rush . .52, Keeley Dorsey vs. McNeese State (9/2) Miss (16-13) on Oct. 12, 2002, against Cincinnati (24-17, ot) on Oct. 31, 2003, and against Florida Pass Attempts . .35, Matt Grothe vs. Syracuse (11/11) International (21-20) on Sept. 9, 2006. Pass Completions . .25, Matt Grothe vs. Syracuse (11/11) Yards Passing . .364, Matt Grothe vs. Syracuse (11/11) • USF is 51-10 when its offense out-gains the opponent ... The Bulls are 47-6 when rushing for TC Passes ...... 3, Matt Grothe vs. Syracuse (11/11) more yards and 40-18 when passing for more yards. Long Pass ...... 79, Matt Grothe vs. Syracuse (11/11) Receptions . .7, Ean Rancolph vs. West Virginia (11/25) USF vs. Ranked Opponents Yards Receiving . .131, Taurus Johnson vs. Syracuse (11/11) • Of USF’s 12 opponents this season, three are either ranked or receiving votes in this week’s TD Receptions ...... 1 by 15 players Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls ... In the AP Top 25, Louisvile is No. 5 while West Long Field Goal . .56, Delbert Alvarado vs. Syracuse (11/11) Virginia and Rutgers are No. 13 and 16 respectively ... In the ESPN/USA Today poll, the Cardinals Long Punt . . .61, Justin Teachey vs. West Virginia (11/25) are No. 6 with the Mountaineers No. 12 and Scarlet Knights No. 17. Long Punt Return . . . . .76, Ean Randolph vs. FIU (9/9) Long Kick Return . . .42, Taurus Johnson vs. UCF (9/16) • Since 2000 (USF moved into I-A in 2001), the Bulls have played 12 ranked I-A teams and own a 3-9 record ... The Bulls pulled out a decisive 29-7 victory over No. 25 (ESPN/USA Today) Bowling Tackles ...... 15, Stephen Nicholas vs. Kansas (9/23) Green on Oct. 10, 2003, when the Falcons were coached by Florida Gator head man Urban Meyer.

TEAM • No. 23/23 Rutgers was the first ranked opponent that USF faced this season, dropping a 22-20 Rushes ...... 48 vs. Pittsburgh (11/4) decision to the Scarlet Knights on Sept. 29 ... No. 7/7 West Virginia was the highest ranked oppo- Yards Rushing ...... 286 vs. McNeese State (9/2) nent that the Bulls have faced this season, and with their 24-19 win, the highest ranked oppo- TD Rushes ...... 4 vs. McNeese State (9/2) nent that the Bulls have ever defeated...... vs. UConn (10/7) ...... vs. North Carolina (10/14) • Last season USF defeated - then - its highest ranked I-A opponent with a dominating 45-14 win Pass Attempts ...... 36 vs. Cincinnati (10/22) over No. 9 (Associated Press) Louisville on Sept. 24, 2005 in both schools’ BIG EAST opener. Pass Completions ...... 25 vs. Syracuse (11/11) Yards Passing ...... 364 vs. Syracuse (11/11) • Oklahoma remains the highest-ever ranked opponent USF has faced ... The Sooners were No. 2 TD Passes ...... 3 vs. UCF (9/16) in the AP Poll when they defeated USF 31-14 on Sept. 28, 2002 in Norman, Okla. Total Plays ...... 75 vs. Syracuse (11/11) Total Offense ...... 514 vs. Syracuse (11/11) • USF met nine nationally ranked teams as a I-AA program between 1997-2000 and went 4-5, Points ...... 41 vs. McNeese State (9/2) including a 20-10 win over No. 1 ranked Troy State, Sept. 30, 2000 in Tampa. Sacks By ...... 7 vs. Syracuse (11/11) First Downs ...... 25 vs. McNeese State (9/2) Who’s Up & Who’s Down Penalties ...... 15 vs. UConn (10/7) • Nine USF assistant coaches control the action on the field from the press box ... The offensive coaches in the press box include tight ends coach Greg Gregory and offensive coordinator Rod Penalty Yards ...... 113 vs. UConn (10/7) Smith ... Offensively on the field will be running backs coach Carl Franks, offensive line coach Turnovers ...... 4 vs. Pittsburgh (11/4) Greg Frey, and receivers coach Lawrence Dawsey ... On the defensive side of the ball in the press Interceptions By ...... 3 vs. Pittsburgh (11/4) box are cornerbacks coach Rich Rachel, safeties coach Troy Douglas and defensive graduate assis- tant Mike Simmonds ... On the field are defensive line coach Bernard Clark, and defensive coor- dinator Wally Burnham.

Lords Of The Ring • When Lawrence Dawsey and Carl Franks joined the USF coaching staff in 2004, it doubled the number of coaches on the staff who have a national championship ring ... Co-defensive coordi- nator Wally Burnham and offensive line coach Greg Frey each picked up a ring in 1993 at Florida State, when Burnham was linebacker coach and Frey was an offensive lineman on the team ... In 1996, Franks was the assistant offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Florida when the Gators won the national title ... Dawsey, who was an All-American at Florida State prior to their 1993 National Championship, picked up a ring as a graduate assistant at LSU during 2003.

• Defensive line coach Bernard Clark adds two national championship rings to the coaching staff ... The Tampa native was a standout performer in the defensive secondary at the University of Miami when the Hurricanes won the national title in 1987 and 1989 ... In addition, during that 1987 championship campaign, Clark was named Most Valuable Player of the Orange Bowl which the Hurricanes won for the title.

• Sophomore wide receiver Amp Hill earned a national championship ring with LSU in 2003 before transferring to USF ... With the addition of Clark and Hill, USF now has six coaches and players with national championship rings. www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 17

USF Depth Chart vs. East Carolina

BULLS OFFENSE BULLS DEFENSE P No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. P No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. X 11 Marcus Edwards So. 5-11 175 LE 91 Josh Julmiste So. 6-6 275 18 Amarri Jackson Jr. 6-5 195 90 Jarriett Buie Jr. 6-3 240 LT 78 Marc Dile So. 6-4 310 NT 96 Woody George Jr. 6-3 265 70 Jared Carnes Jr. 6-7 310 76 Richard Clebert Jr. 6-1 310 LG 71 Matt Huners So. 6-3 290 DT 98 Aaron Harris Fr. 6-4 255 73 Danny Tolley Fr. 6-6 310 94 Allen Cray Jr. 6-0 295 OC 69 Nick Capogna Jr. 6-3 275 RE 95 George Selvie Fr. 6-4 255 65 Ryan Schmidt So. 6-5 305 49 Chris Robinson Fr. 6-3 240 RG 65 Ryan Schmidt So. 6-5 305 SAM 51 Stephen Nicholas Sr. 6-3 225 75 Walter Walker Jr. 6-5 305 42 Marvin Peoples Fr. 6-2 230 RT 75 Walter Walker Jr. 6-5 305 MIKE 59 Ben Moffitt Jr. 6-2 240 73 Danny Tolley Fr. 6-6 310 53 Brouce Mompremier So. 6-1 225 TE 84 Will Bleakley Sr. 6-3 240 WILL 54 Pat St. Louis Sr. 6-1 230 44 Devin Gordon Sr. 6-3 240 56 Sam Miller Jr. 5-11 200 Y 80 Ean Randolph Sr. 5-9 175 LC 21 Trae Wlliams Jr. 5-10 185 89 Taurus Johnson So. 6-1 190 34 Jerome Murphy Fr. 6-1 185 Z 81 S.J. Green Sr. 6-3 220 RC 4 Mike Jenkins Jr. 6-0 200 6 Amp Hill So. 6-3 205 22 Ryan Gilliam Jr. 5-10 175 QB 8 Matt Grothe Fr. 6-0 200 SS 33 Jerremy Burnett Sr. 6-1 190 3 Pat Julmiste Sr. 6-3 220 7 Louis Gachette So. 6-3 205 RB 30 Benjamin Williams So. 5-7 190 FS 32 Carlton Williams So. 6-4 205 5 Ricky Ponton So. 5-10 205 17 Danny Verpaele So. 5-11 200 NB 26 Tyller Roberts So. 6-1 190 23 Jamal Jenkins So. 5-11 198 BULLS SPECIALISTS P No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. P No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. PK 24 Delbert Alvarado Fr. 6-0 175 KR 89 Taurus Johnson So. 6-1 190 28 Mike Benzer Fr. 5-8 185 80 Ean Randolph Sr. 5-9 175 KO 27 Justin Teachey So. 5-11 170 PR 80 Ean Randolph Sr. 5-9 175 28 Mike Benzer Fr. 5-8 185 18 Amarri Jackson Jr. 6-5 195 P 27 Justin Teachey So. 5-11 170 H 12 Anthony Severino Jr. 6-2 185 24 Delbert Alvarado Fr. 6-0 175 8 Matt Grothe Fr. 6-0 200 LS 67 Eric Setser Fr. 6-1 240 58 Darryl Dudding So. 6-2 250 2006 Offensive Starters . Opponent WR WR TE LT LG OC RG RT WR QB RB McNeese State Edwards Randolph Bleakley Carnes Griffin Capogna Walker Dile Green Julmiste Plancher FIU Edwards Randolph C. Hill Carnes Griffin Capogna Walker Tolley Green Grothe B. Williams at UCF Edwards Randolph Bleakley Huners Griffin Capogna Walker Dile Green Grothe B. Williams at Kansas Edwards Randolph Bleakley Watson Huners Capogna Walker Dile Green Grothe B. Williams Rutgers Edwards Randolph Bleakley Watson Huners Capogna Walker Dile Green Grothe B. Williams Connecticut Edwards Randolph Bleakley Watson Huners Capogna Schmidt Walker Green Grothe B. Williams at N. Carolina A. Hill Jackson Bleakley Watson Huners Capogna Schmidt Walker Green Grothe B. Williams at Cincinnati Edwards Randolph T. Johnson* Watson Huners Capogna Schmidt Walker Green Grothe B. Williams Pittsburgh Edwards Randolph Bleakley Watson Huners Capogna Schmidt Walker Green Grothe B. Williams Syracuse Edwards Randolph Bleakley Watson Huners Capogna Schmidt Walker Green Grothe B. Williams at Louisville Edwards Randolph T. Johnson* Dile Huners Capogna Schmidt Walker Green Grothe B. Williams at W. Virginia Edwards Gordon Gordon Schmidt Huners Capogna Walker Dile Green Grothe B. Williams 2006 Defensive Starters . Opponent LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB CB CB FS SS McNeese State Bellamy George Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins Verpaele Burnett FIU George Clebert Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins Verpaele Burnett at UCF George Clebert Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins Verpaele Burnett at Kansas Buie George Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett Rutgers Buie George Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett Connecticut Buie Harris Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett at N. Carolina Buie George Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett at Cincinnati Julmiste George Cray Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett Pittsburgh Julmiste George Harris Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett Syracuse Julmiste George Harris Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett at Louisville Julmiste George Harris Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins C. Williams Burnett at W. Virginia Julmiste George Harris Selvie Nicholas Moffitt St. Louis T. Williams Jenkins Verpaele Burnett

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2006 USF Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (College) 1 Moise Plancher RB 5-9 190 Fr. Naples, Fla./Barron Collier 2 Dylan Douglas DB 5-10 175 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Jackson 3 Pat Julmiste QB 6-3 220 Sr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 3 Jerome Murphy DB 6-1 185 Fr. Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth 4 Courtney Denson WR 5-11 190 Jr. Miami, Fla./Central (Auburn) 4 Mike Jenkins DB 6-0 200 Jr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast 5 Nate Allen DB 6-2 190 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral 5 Ricky Ponton RB 5-10 205 So. Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough 6 Amp Hill WR 6-3 205 So. Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast (LSU) 7 Louis Gachette DB 6-3 205 So. Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee 8 Matt Grothe QB 6-0 200 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson 9 Cedric Hill TE 6-3 240 So. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta 10 Keeley Dorsey RB 5-11 210 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 10 A.J. Love WR 6-2 185 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast 11 Marcus Edwards WR 5-11 175 So. Mayo, Fla./Lafayette 12 Antonio Cox DB 6-0 170 Fr. Miami, Fla./Killian 12 Anthony Severino QB 6-2 185 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 14 David Cozzo WR 5-10 170 Fr. Miami, Fla./Palmetto 15 Grant Gregory QB 6-1 205 So. Athens, Ohio/Athens (Indiana) 16 Edner Alcin WR 6-2 180 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain 17 Danny Verpaele DB 5-11 200 So. Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island 18 Amarri Jackson WR 6-5 195 Jr. Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota Riverview 19 Antwane Cox DB 6-0 170 Fr. Miami, Fla./Killian 19 Antwon Hanks WR 6-3 210 Fr. Lake Weir, Fla./Lake Weir 20 Aston Samuels RB 5-10 190 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 21 Trae Williams DB 5-10 185 Jr. Plant City, Fla./Durant 22 Ryan Gilliam DB 5-10 175 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln (Oregon) 23 Jamaal Jenkins DB 5-11 190 So. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 23 Jason Sherman WR 6-4 200 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast 24 Delbert Alvarado P 6-0 175 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Robinson 25 Walt Smith RB 5-10 175 Sr. Bartow, Fla./Bartow 26 Tyller Roberts DB 6-1 190 So. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater 27 Justin Teachey PK 5-11 170 So. Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto 28 Mike Benzer PK 5-8 185 So. Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman 29 Colby Erskin RB 5-9 185 Fr. Seminole, Fla./Seminole 30 Benjamin Williams RB 5-7 190 So. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales 31 William Criswell PK 5-9 160 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg 32 Carlton Williams DB 6-4 205 So. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta 33 Jeremy Burnett DB 6-1 190 Sr. Tampa, Fla./Jefferson (Purdue) 35 LeBrandon Glover LB 6-1 215 Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola 36 Ilia Petrov P 5-11 190 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech 37 Christopher Ellick DB 5-10 190 So. Tampa, Fla./Wharton 38 Mike Padilla FB 6-0 230 So. Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral 39 Shawn Cannon RB 5-11 180 Jr. Pensacola, Fla./Tate 40 Houston Hess LB 6-3 215 Fr. Oswego, Ill./Oswego 41 Nick Schuyler DT 6-3 265 Jr. Chardon, Ohio/Chardon 42 Marvin Peoples LB 6-2 230 Fr. Apopka, Fla./Apopka (Maryland) 43 Sabbath Joseph LB 6-0 215 Fr. Miami, Fla./Central 44 Devin Gordon TE 6-3 240 Sr. Hawthorne, Fla./Hawthorne 45 Frank D'Amico DT 6-2 255 Fr. Plant City, Fla./Durant 46 Tavarious Robinson DT 6-4 290 Sr. Goulds, Fla./Homestead www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 19

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (College) 47 Brandon Peguese LB 6-1 220 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley 48 Joshua Smiley LB 6-3 220 Fr. Milton, Fla./Milton 49 Chris Robinson LB 6-3 230 Fr. Bunnell, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast 50 Bradley Chancey LB 6-0 210 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega 51 Stephen Nicholas LB 6-3 225 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Lee 52 Treco Bellamy DE 6-3 240 Jr. Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County 53 Brouce Mompremier LB 6-1 225 So. Miami, Fla./Edison 54 Patrick St. Louis LB 6-1 230 Sr. Miami, Fla./Washington 55 Quincy Okolie DE 6-6 220 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central 56 Sam Miller LB 5-11 200 Jr. Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter 57 Alonzo McQueen LB 6-1 220 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Lee 58 Matt Aycox DE 6-1 220 Fr. Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville 58 Darryll Dudding LS 6-2 250 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Indian Rocks Christian 59 Ben Moffitt LB 6-2 240 Jr. Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter 60 Luke Birge LS 6-2 230 Fr. Sebring, Fla./Sebring 61 Zach Hermann OG 6-3 315 Fr. Oldsmar, Fla./East Lake 62 Jason Fox OC 6-0 255 Fr. Valrico, Fla./Durant 63 Larry Lindsey OG 6-3 300 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega 64 Jacob Sims OT 6-5 245 Fr. Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park 65 Ryan Schmidt OC 6-5 305 So. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton (Kansas State) 66 Ryan Bourdeau LS 6-0 250 Sr. Seminole, Fla./Seminole 67 Eric Setser LS 6-1 240 So. Richwood, Ohio/North Union 68 Jeffrey Ide OT 6-6 260 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast 69 Nick Capogna OC 6-3 275 Jr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic 70 Jared Carnes OT 6-7 310 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic 71 Matt Huners OG 6-3 290 So. Palm Harbor, Fla./Palm Harbor University 72 Joe Herzhauser OT 6-4 250 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood 73 Danny Tolley OG 6-6 310 Fr. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel 75 Walter Walker OG 6-5 305 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./South Plantation 76 Richard Clebert NT 6-1 295 Jr. Miami, Fla./Edison 77 Jake Griffin OC 6-4 290 So. Seffner, Fla./Armwood 78 Marc Dile OT 6-4 305 So. Miami, Fla./Edison 79 Morgan Mathis OG 6-4 295 Fr. Windermere, Fla./Olympia 80 Ean Randolph WR 5-9 175 Sr. Plant City, Fla./Durant 81 S.J. Green WR 6-3 220 Sr. Brandon, Fla./Brandon 82 Ben Busbee TE 6-3 240 Fr. Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen 83 Carlton Mitchell WR 6-4 190 Fr. Lutz, Fla./Gaither 84 Will Bleakley TE 6-3 240 Sr. Crystal River, Fla./Crystal River 85 Andrew Ketchel TE 6-5 225 Fr. Shalimar, Fla./Choctowhatchee 87 Jessie Hester, Jr. WR 6-0 170 So. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 89 Taurus Johnson WR 6-1 190 So. Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral 90 Jarriett Buie DE 6-4 240 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Armwood 91 Josh Julmiste DE 6-6 265 So. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 92 Bryan Hall NT 6-2 280 So. Dade City, Fla./Pasco 93 Siaosi Uhatafe NT 6-2 260 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs 94 Allen Cray DT 6-0 295 Jr. Lake City, Fla./Columbia 95 George Selvie DE 6-4 255 Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Pine Forest 96 Woody George DT 6-3 265 Jr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 97 Shane McElwain DE 6-4 240 Fr. Palm Beach, Fla./Central 98 Aaron Harris DE 6-3 240 Fr. Williston, Fla./Williston 99 Julian Riley NT 6-3 290 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood (Florida)

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2006 USF Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (College) 16 Edner Alcin WR 6-2 180 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain 5 Nate Allen DB 6-2 190 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral 24 Delbert Alvarado P 6-0 175 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Robinson 58 Matt Aycox DE 6-1 220 Fr. Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville 52 Treco Bellamy DE 6-3 240 Jr. Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County 28 Mike Benzer PK 5-8 185 So. Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lyman 60 Luke Birge LS 6-2 230 Fr. Sebring, Fla./Sebring 84 Will Bleakley TE 6-3 240 Sr. Crystal River, Fla./Crystal River 66 Ryan Bordeau LS 6-0 250 Sr. Seminole, Fla./Seminole 90 Jarriett Buie DE 6-4 240 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Armwood 33 Jeremy Burnett DB 6-1 190 Sr. Tampa, Fla./Jefferson (Purdue) 82 Ben Busbee TE 6-3 240 Fr. Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen 39 Shawn Cannon RB 5-11 180 Jr. Pensacola, Fla./Tate 69 Nick Capogna OC 6-3 275 Jr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic 70 Jared Carnes OT 6-7 310 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic 50 Bradley Chancey LB 6-0 210 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega 76 Richard Clebert NT 6-1 295 Jr. Miami, Fla./Edison 12 Antonio Cox DB 6-0 170 Fr. Miami, Fla./Killian 19 Antwane Cox DB 6-0 170 Fr. Miami, Fla./Killian 14 David Cozzo WR 5-10 170 Jr. Miami, Fla./Palmetto 94 Allen Cray DT 6-0 295 Jr. Lake City, Fla./Columbia 31 William Criswell PK 5-9 160 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg 45 Frank D'Amico DT 6-2 255 Fr. Plant City, Fla./Durant 4 Courtney Denson WR 5-11 190 Jr. Miami, Fla./Central (Auburn) 78 Marc Dile OT 6-4 305 So. Miami, Fla./Edison 10 Keeley Dorsey RB 5-11 210 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 2 Dylan Douglas DB 5-10 175 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Jackson 58 Darryl Dudding LS 6-2 250 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Indian Rocks Christian 11 Marcus Edwards WR 5-11 175 So. Mayo, Fla./Lafayette 37 Christopher Ellick DB 5-10 190 So. Tampa, Fla./Wharton 29 Colby Erskin RB 5-9 185 Fr. Seminole, Fla./Seminole 62 Jason Fox OC 6-0 255 Fr. Valrico, Fla./Durant 7 Louis Gachette DB 6-3 205 So. Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee 96 Woody George DT 6-3 265 Jr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 22 Ryan Gilliam DB 5-10 175 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln (Oregon) 35 LeBrandon Glover LB 6-1 215 Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola 44 Devin Gordon TE 6-3 240 Sr. Hawthorne, Fla./Hawthorne 81 S.J. Green WR 6-3 220 Sr. Brandon, Fla./Brandon 15 Grant Gregory QB 6-1 205 So. Athens, Ohio/Athens (Indiana) 77 Jake Griffin OC 6-4 290 So. Seffner, Fla./Armwood 8 Matt Grothe QB 6-0 200 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson 92 Bryan Hall NT 6-2 280 So. Dade City, Fla./Pasco 19 Antwon Hanks WR 6-3 210 Fr. Lake Weir, Fla./Lake Weir 98 Aaron Harris DE 6-3 240 Fr. Williston, Fla./Williston 61 Zach Hermann OG 6-3 315 Fr. Oldsmar, Fla./East Lake 72 Joe Herzhauser OT 6-4 250 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood 40 Houston Hess LB 6-3 215 Fr. Oswego, Ill./Oswego 87 Jessie Hester, Jr. WR 6-0 170 So. Belle Glade, Fla.Glades Central 6 Amp Hill WR 6-3 205 So. Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast (LSU) 9 Cedric Hill TE 6-3 240 So. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta 71 Matt Huners OG 6-3 290 So. Palm Harbor, Fla./Palm Harbor University www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 21

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (College) 68 Jeffrey Ide OT 6-6 260 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast 18 Amarri Jackson WR 6-5 195 Jr. Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota Riverview 23 Jamaal Jenkins DB 5-11 190 So. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 4 Mike Jenkins DB 6-0 200 Jr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast 89 Taurus Johnson WR 6-1 190 So. Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral 43 Sabbath Joseph LB 6-0 215 Fr. Miami, Fla./Central 91 Josh Julmiste DE 6-6 265 So. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 3 Pat Julmiste QB 6-3 220 Sr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar 85 Andrew Ketchel TE 6-5 225 Fr. Shalimar, Fla./Choctowhatchee 10 A.J. Love WR 6-2 185 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Southeast 63 Larry Lindsey OG 6-3 300 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega 79 Morgan Mathis OG 6-4 295 Fr. Windermere, Fla./Olympia 97 Shane McElwain DE 6-4 240 Fr. Palm Beach, Fla./Central 57 Alonzo McQueen LB 6-1 220 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Lee 56 Sam Miller LB 5-11 200 Jr. Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter 83 Carlton Mitchell WR 6-4 190 Fr. Lutz, Fla./Gaither 59 Ben Moffitt LB 6-2 240 Jr. Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter 53 Brouce Mompremier LB 6-1 225 So. Miami, Fla./Edison 3 Jerome Murphy DB 6-1 185 Fr. Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth 51 Stephen Nicholas LB 6-3 225 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Lee 55 Quincy Okolie DE 6-6 220 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central 38 Mike Padilla FB 6-0 230 So. Cape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral 47 Brandon Peguese LB 6-1 220 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley 42 Marvin Peoples LB 6-2 230 Fr. Apopka, Fla./Apopka (Maryland) 36 Ilia Petrov P 5-11 190 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech 1 Moise Plancher RB 5-9 190 Fr. Naples, Fla./Barron Collier 5 Ricky Ponton RB 5-10 205 So. Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough 80 Ean Randolph WR 5-9 175 Sr. Plant City, Fla./Durant 99 Julian Riley NT 6-3 290 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood (Florida) 26 Tyller Roberts DB 6-1 190 So. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater 49 Chris Robinson LB 6-3 230 Fr. Bunnell, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast 46 Tavarious Robinson DT 6-4 290 Sr. Goulds, Fla./Homestead 20 Aston Samuels RB 5-10 190 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 65 Ryan Schmidt OC 6-5 305 So. Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton (Kansas State) 41 Nick Schuyler DT 6-3 265 Jr. Chardon, Ohio/Chardon 95 George Selvie DE 6-4 255 Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Pine Forest 67 Eric Setser LS 6-1 240 So. Richwood, Ohio/North Union 12 Anthony Severino QB 6-2 185 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 23 Jason Sherman WR 6-4 200 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast 64 Jacob Sims OT 6-5 245 Fr. Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park 48 Joshua Smiley LB 6-3 220 Fr. Milton, Fla./Milton 25 Walt Smith RB 5-10 175 Sr. Bartow, Fla./Bartow 54 Patrick St. Louis LB 6-1 230 Sr. Miami, Fla./Washington 27 Justin Teachey PK 5-11 170 So. Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto 73 Danny Tolley OG 6-6 310 Fr. Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel 93 Siaosi Uhatafe NT 6-2 260 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs 17 Danny Verpaele DB 5-11 200 So. Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island 75 Walter Walker OG 6-5 305 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./South Plantation 30 Benjamin Williams RB 5-7 190 So. Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales 32 Carlton Williams DB 6-4 205 So. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta 21 Trae Williams DB 5-10 185 Jr. Plant City, Fla./Durant

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USF President Judy Genshaft

Judy Genshaft positions during a 16-year tenure at The Ohio in counseling psychology from Kent State. She was appointed presi- State University. has authored and co-authored 69 journal arti- dent of the University She holds a bachelor's degree in social work cles and three books. of USF in July 2000. and psychology from the University of Wisconsin During Dr. at Madison, a master's degree in school counsel- Genshaft's presiden- ing from Kent State University, and a doctorate cy, USF has been nationally recognized as one of the nation's top research univer- sities. With campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota/Manatee and Lakeland, USF serves more than 43,000 stu- dents in more than 200 degree programs on the undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctor- al levels, including the doctor of medicine. USF has 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1.3 billion annually. President Genshaft led the development and implementation of a five-year strategic plan that focuses USF resources on strategic priori- ties. She has also developed a more focused plan to move USF into the top 50 of public research universities. The plan strengthens USF's faculty and program quality, student selectivity and achievement, research quality and productivity, and private support. As the leader of a metropolitan research uni- versity, President Genshaft has established her- self as a leader for economic development, especially related to high-technology and bio- President Genshaft chats with students during the spring of 2006. science. President Genshaft has focused on partnering university research-which under her Dr. Suresh Khator leadership was nearly $310 million last year- with corporate and entrepreneurial partners. Faculty Athletics Representitive She launched the university's high-tech business While the 2006-07 academic Director of Undergraduate Programs of the Department of Industrial & Management incubator and is developing USF's Research Park and athletic year at the University of USF will mark Dr. Systems Engineering (1983-86 and 1990-92). as a hub for bioscience research and entrepre- Suresh Khator’s first as Faculty Dr. Khator has always been heavily involved neurship. Two new buildings in the Research Representative for the Bulls, he in campus activities, serving as Faculty Senate Park opened in spring 2005. has been, for many years, a valuable member Vice President from 1999-2001. He has also of the staff at USF. served on numerous committees during his President Genshaft is the immediate past Khator arrived on campus as an assistant pro- tenure at USF. chair of the Greater Tampa Chamber of fessor in 1983 and has continued to further his Dr. Khator earned his bachelor’s degree in Commerce's Committee of 100 and vice chair of career at the University. He was promoted to mechanical engineering (with distinction) from Jiwaji University in Gwalior, India, in 1969. He the Tampa Bay Partnership. She is also on the professor of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering in 1993 and is currently serving as went on to claim a master’s of technology in boards of Tampa Downtown Partnership, the the Director of Engineering Computing. production and industrial engineering (with dis- Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the In his current capacity, he is responsible for tinction) in 1971 before receiving his doctorate Florida High-Tech Corridor and the Florida planning and supervision of computing in the of philosophy in industrial engineering from College of Engineering. The computing facili- Purdue in 1975. Council of 100. She also serves on the executive ties in the College consist of five open-access An already distinguished career includes a committee for the BIG EAST Athletic and teaching labs with more than 180 comput- long and impressive list of appointments, publi- Conference. ers. cations, presentations and grants. Prior to joining USF, President Genshaft He has held his current position since June of Dr. Khator’s connection with USF doesn’t 1998. stop with his accomplishments. His wife, Dr. served as provost and vice president for aca- Career highlights at USF also include serving Renu Khator, was appointed Provost and Senior demic affairs at the University at Albany, State as the Interim Associate Dean (Academics) of Vice President at the University in 2004. University of New York. She also held various the College of Engineering (1994-95) and the www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 23

USF Director of Athletics Doug Woolard

In just under two upgrading to more powerful stations, every USF average attendance of 17,708. Further, the years at the women's basketball game is now being aired on men's soccer program at Saint Louis is consis- University of USF, the radio for the first time ever. Opportunities tently in the nation's top 10 in attendance by Doug Woolard has will also exist for USF's baseball and softball averaging over 2,800 fans a game in a stadium inspired and led a programs, in addition to volleyball. There is that was constructed for the men and women's number of initiatives also more television exposure through re-broad- teams under Woolard's watch. that have allowed cast opportunities for all of USF's athletic teams Further enhancing the community partner- the Bulls' program to on Bright House Networks in Tampa Bay. ship, Woolard remained committed to bringing make a successful In 2004 - his first year at USF and the Bulls' all Billiken athletic events back on campus. In transition into the final season in Conference USA - Woolard addition to constructing a new soccer stadium, prestigious BIG EAST helped build momentum heading into the pro- Saint Louis has added a new softball facility and Conference. gram's initiation into the BIG EAST. The women's nine new tennis courts on campus. Planning and Although USF had already accepted a bid to track, golf and softball teams earned NCAA bids fundraising are now underway to construct a join the BIG EAST when Woolard assumed com- and the women's basketball team had its finest $70 million on-campus multi-purpose facility mand in May 2004, his tireless work to set a season ever and played in a second-straight where Saint Louis can play its men and women's strong foundation at the outset has not gone postseason tournament. Men's basketball built basketball games unnoticed. strong momentum at the end of the year with While maintaining an outstanding depart- The BIG EAST places the Bulls in an elite upset wins over Charlotte, Houston and ment at Saint Louis, Woolard became a promi- neighborhood of programs, but Woolard set a Cincinnati en route to the semifinals of the nent figure on national committees. Presently goal upon his hiring to make USF the best pro- Conference USA Tournament. he is a member of the NCAA Sports Wagering gram in the conference. To do that, he has All of this has not been achieved without Task Force, which has been charged with rec- stressed the importance of a strong partnership continued emphasis on academics. Woolard has ommending strategies to counteract sports between staff, student-athletes and communi- taken a personal involvement in building wagering by student-athletes. He is a past chair ty. resources that will allow USF to maintain its of the Conference USA directors of athletics Since May 2004, Woolard has led a successful early success in the NCAA's new APR (Academic committee and he also served as the league's effort to earmark a new "athletics footprint" on Progress Rate) rankings. Woolard hired Dr. Amy representative on the NCAA campus that will allow the program to initiate Haworth to overseee the Academic Services Academic/Eligibility/Compliance (AEC) efforts to build new facilities in a core area on area and her professional background provides Cabinet, where he chaired the amateurism and campus. As fundraising allows, Woolard will USF student-athletes with a wealth of support. agents subcommittee. Woolard has also served lead the staff in improving facilities for base- Additionally, Woolard hired Justin Miller as the as C-USA's alternate to the NCAA Management ball, basketball, softball, soccer and tennis. first-ever full-time Champs/Life Skills Director Council, the most powerful committee in the Already, USF has added nearly $2 million in at USF. NCAA governance structure. video scoreboards to the Sun Dome, USF's bas- Woolard's contributions extend to the com- Prior to joining Saint Louis, Woolard worked ketball arena, and Woolard has a progressive munity, where he has worked hard to build on for nationally respected Jim Livengood at plan to re-fit the entire seating configuration in existing relationships while opening the door Washington State University. Under Livengood, the arena. for new ones as well. who is now the Director of Athletics at Arizona Woolard has also been proactive in retaining Woolard's leadership role is one he is fit to and a past chair of the NCAA Men's Basketball successful coaches, having negotiated new con- assume and one in which he has experience. Committee, Woolard was the associate director tracts with Jim Leavitt (football), Ken Eriksen In October 1994, he assumed leadership of the for external operations from 1989-94 after one (softball) and Jose Fernandez (women's basket- Saint Louis University Department of Athletics year (1988-89) as an assistant director of ath- ball). Leavitt remains the only football coach as its Director and guided the program through letics. USF has ever had and he led the program to a a historic period that included the school's While at Washington State, Woolard was a bowl game in 2005 in what was only the ninth inclusion as a founding member of Conference key member of the senior management staff season of competition. Eriksen has annually led USA, and more recently its acceptance of mem- that oversaw a successful football program, and his softball program into postseason competi- bership in the Atlantic 10 Conference. he played a prominent role in the entire depart- tion and was an assistant coach for the 2004 While overseeing a department that was pro- ment's relationship with the community. USA Olympic Team. Fernandez has led the gressive in its competitive success, Woolard Woolard and his wife, Cherrie, have two chil- women's basketball program to postseason play also proved to be a large asset in a community dren, Chris and Amy in each of the past three years - the only such that like Tampa Bay, presents the challenge of appearances in the program's history. finding a niche with professional football, base- Expanded television and radio coverage for ball and hockey in the market. USF programs has also been a key initiative for The Saint Louis men's basketball team has Woolard. In 2005, he helped complete an agree- consistently ranked among the top 30 in the ment that allowed for the most electronic nation in annual attendance during Woolard's media exposure in school history. In addition to decade at the helm. Three times, the program USF's football and men's basketball programs was among the nation's top 10, peaking with an

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Head Coach Jim Leavitt 10th Season 69-43 (.616) University of Missouri (‘78)

Jim Leavitt is play on Saturdays." Leavitt's profile foretold of the success to working on a new After the first 10 seasons of USF Football, come at USF, even as he was hired for the job theory. It states, "You Leavitt has proven only further that he was on December 12, 1995, exactly one week fol- can never leave indeed the right man for the right job at the lowing his 39th birthday. home again." right time. Charged with fast tracking a pro- "Leading the USF football program is much With apologies to gram from non-existence to Division I-A football more than just a job," said Leavitt when he was Thomas Wolfe, in just five years time, Leavitt has led the pro- hired. "And it is much more than a task at hand. Leavitt has already gram to an impressive 69-43 record. A mega- It is something that is a major part of my life, proven that you can success in the first four years at the I-AA level and it will always be that. I am going to do indeed go home (24 straight weeks in national polls), Leavitt everything I can to build a program without illu- again, having and crew moved to I-A in 2001 and went 8-3, sions, without cutting corners, doing things the returned to his Tampa Bay roots to oversee the including a 35-26 win at Pittsburgh. right way and bringing in coaches with charac- most successful start-up of a college football In 2002, his team finished 9-2 and seriously ter." program in decades. contended for a Bowl Game, even as an Leavitt also speaks a lot about the "being And on two occasions in the past three years Independent. The Bulls are also received votes home" factor. when prominent programs showed interest, in both major polls and ranked 18th in the final "Shortly after I was hired, I was speaking with Leavitt has solidified his commitment to USF New York Times Computer Poll, one of several Brigham Young coach LaVell Edwards," recalls with a new contract. On November 30, Leavitt polls utilized by the Bowl Championship Series Leavitt. "He told me that throughout his years agreed to a seven-year deal for $7 million to (BCS). In fact, USF ranked among the top 30 in at BYU, he had plenty of opportunities to move stay with the Bulls. That came just over two each of the computer polls utilized by the BCS, on to what some might perceive to be better years after he had signed a new contract and the program also had a 21-game home win- coaching jobs. But, he told me, 'I never left, through 2009. ning streak that extended into the 2003 season. and you know why I didn't? It's because this is At this point, Leavitt is the alpha and omega Having blazed yet another milestone in my home.' of USF football. He is the only coach the school directing the program into its first-ever season "He told me, 'Jim, you'll never want to leave has ever had as he was presented the job on in Conference USA in 2003, Leavitt and his the (USF) job, because you're going home.'" December 12, 1995. He then went about start- squad now move into the BIG EAST after two C- Home was a long time coming for Leavitt. It ing football from scratch and leading the pro- USA seasons. Along with four wins against C-USA took 23 years and wound through Missouri, Iowa gram from an inaugural season in 1997 to I-A foes in 2002, a year before becoming a league and Kansas. It began in 1974, when the St. status in 2001, Conference USA in 2003 and now member, the Bulls were 12-8 against C-USA Petersburg resident, and a star for Dixie Hollins the BIG EAST and BCS football in 2005. opponents. High School, went off to Missouri, where he was Having been "forced" to leave the state to Picked to finish seventh in the eight-team a two-sport standout in football and baseball, play collegiate football and baseball in the mid- BIG EAST this year, Leavitt led the Bulls to a earning all-Big 8 in both sports. He also won a 1970s, the new contract solidifies Leavitt's major win over then-ninth ranked Louisville and Big 8 batting title in 1977 with a .386 average. longstanding declaration that he has no inten- the Bulls finished third in the league. Upon graduation in 1978, he stayed at tions of leaving again. When he returned home Leavitt's success has extended beyond league Missouri as a graduate assistant, earning a mas- in 1996 to lead the fledgling USF program, it play as he reached his 50th career win faster ter's degree in 1979. After two seasons as a was for the first time since he left for Missouri than all but five active I-A coaches. Leavitt graduate assistant, Leavitt moved to the State in 1974 and he has been emphatic in his desire picked up his 50th victory in his 75th game, of Iowa, where was named defensive coordina- to stay. placing him behind Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), tor at the University of Dubuque in 1980, spend- "I can see myself coaching at USF until I Philip Fulmer (Tennessee), John Robinson ing two years in that position, before moving to retire," says Leavitt. "Then I can buy season (UNLV), Joe Paterno (Penn State) and Lloyd Carr Morningside College from 1982-87, also as tickets and sit in the stands and watch the Bulls (Michigan). defensive coordinator.

Leavitt At USF

SEASON WINS LOSSES PCT. NOTES 1997 5 6 .454 1998 8 3 .727 17th (USA TODAY - I-AA) 1999 7 4 .636 23rd (USA TODAY - I-AA) 2000 7 4 .636 I-A Transition Year 2001 8 3 .727 Full I-A Status 2002 9 2 .818 18th New York Times 2003 7 4 .636 1st Conference USA Season 2004 4 7 .364 2005 6 5 .545 Meineke Car Care Bowl 2006 8 4 .667 Papajohns.com Bowl TOTALS 69 43 .616 www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 25

At both Dubuque and Morningside, Leavitt and Penn State as the only teams in the nation was instrumental in transforming the program with three consecutive nine-win seasons. THE JIM LEAVITT FILE to success. The Dubuque team had 40 consecu- During those three years, Kansas State was 27- EDUCATION tive losing seasons, but Leavitt helped the 8-1. B.S. in Education, University of Missouri, squad to an 8-2-1 record and the Division III And perhaps most impressively, Leavitt and Columbia, Mo. (1978) playoffs in his first season. Bob Stoops designed a defense that went from M.S. in Counseling, University of Missouri, The situation at Morningside was similar with a 93rd in the nation in 1990 to number one in Columbia, Mo. (1979) Completed course work and written comps long track record of losing seasons. Even in their final season of 1995. for Ph.D. in Sport Psychology, University of Leavitt's first two seasons there, the squad fin- The common denominator for success at Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa ished 2-9 and 1-10, leading to the entire staff - each of Leavitt's stops has been an unyielding except Leavitt - serving up its resignation. commitment to old-fashioned hard work. FOOTBALL COACHING EXPERIENCE Leavitt assumed interim head coach duties for "Nobody but nobody is going to match his 1978-79 six months prior to the 1984 season, including work ethic and his energy," Leavitt's baseball Graduate Assistant, University of Missouri the recruitment of that year's freshmen class. coach at Missouri once said of him. 1980-81 It was then that Leavitt began to rely heavi- While that ethic has followed Leavitt every- Defensive Coordinator, University of Dubuque ly on home again, even if he couldn't be there. where, a story from Morningside College in 1982 He decided to aggressively recruit the Sunshine Sioux City, Iowa is as good as any in proving the Special Teams Coordinator, Morningside State, loading the Morningside recruiting class- point. College 1983-87 es with Florida talent. It helped turn the pro- As the defensive coordinator in 1985, Leavitt Defensive Coordinator, Morningside College gram to 6-5 and then 7-3-1 in 1984 and 1985, drove from Iowa to St. Petersburg, Fla. to meet 1988 the first back-to-back winning seasons in the 28 a recruit at Lakewood High School for a 9 p.m. Fulfilled academic internship, University of Iowa years. meeting. Leavitt pulled a projector out of the 1989 Leavitt also coached the track team at trunk of his car, groped in the dark to find a Graduate Assistant, University of Iowa Morningside, a program that had not scored a power outlet outside the gym, threw a beach 1990-91 single point in its conference meet in three towel over a chair and proceeded to show the Linebackers Coach, Kansas State University years when he took over. In Leavitt's three sea- recruit Morningside game films. In the two 1992-95 sons, his athletes won five All-America honors, weeks surrounding that one visit, Leavitt put Defensive Coordinator, Kansas State 13 conference titles and set new school records 2,500 miles on his Chrysler LeBaron. University in virtually every event. In 1988, he coached a The Lakewood recruit ended up a starter at 1996-present Head Coach, University of USF 4x100 relay team that finished fourth in the Morningside and never regretted following nation and he won North Central Conference Leavitt back to Sioux City. HONORS AND AWARDS Leavitt doesn't hide the fact that he has Coach of the Year honors. INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL, UNIVERSITY Following his five seasons with Morningside, taken a carbon copy of the building strategies OF MISSOURI Leavitt went full force after a Ph.D. in psychol- at both Iowa and Kansas State in building the Four-year letterman ogy, something he had been pursuing sporadi- start-from-scratch program at USF. Don Faurot Award cally since 1982. By 1989, he simply needed to "I would say I use a lot of things that we did Defensive Back of the Year (1977) complete his dissertation, when Iowa head at Kansas State and Iowa as far as the structure Second Team all-Big 8 (1977) coach Hayden Fry offered him a graduate posi- of our program," says Leavitt. "But we really All-Big 8 Academic Team (1977) tion. With the coaching bug, Leavitt took the didn't use anybody as a model because there Led team in tackles (1977) opportunity and fast tracked a career in I-A really was no model. We were starting a pro- Athlete of the Month (twice) Blue-Gray All-Star Game football coaching. gram and the one thing we knew was that our Canadian/American All-Star Team After just one season with Iowa, Leavitt was track was going to be fast." named to Bill Snyder's staff at Kansas State in As successful as Kansas State and Iowa were INTERCOLLEGIATE BASEBALL 1990, when that program had just been tabbed in implementing their strategies, Leavitt can't Three-year letterman the "worst in America" by Sports Illustrated. help but smile a little bit wider now that he's All-Big 8 Academic Team Snyder, who was a coaching disciple of Iowa's implementing it himself in his own backyard. 1976 Big 8 batting champion Fry, was in his second season at K-State, when Leavitt and his family first made their back- All-Big 8 Tournament Team he asked Leavitt to coach the linebackers. yard in St. Petersburg, Fla. - just 40 minutes The following year, Leavitt was promoted to from the USF campus - when he was nine years ACADEMIC HONORS, UNIVERSITY OF MIS- co-defensive coordinator and he was instrumen- old. Born in Harlingen, Tex., December 5, 1956, SOURI tal in building a defense that joined Snyder's Leavitt's father was an air force pilot, and the QEBH National Honor Society (Outstanding achievement in academic and athletic offense in a quick and effective turnaround that family's move to St. Petersburg was the fifth performance) had Sports Illustrated calling K-State the most and final stop. In fact, his parents still live in Dean's List improved team in the nation by 1993. And now, the family home. Pi Lambda Theta Kansas State has assumed a regular spot in the A two-sport star in baseball and football (he nation's top 10. played quarterback and safety) at Dixie Hollins MISCELLANEOUS In Leavitt's five years at Kansas State, the High School, he graduated in 1974 and went on Attended Dixie Hollins High School in St. Wildcats were 44-23-1 compared to 22-86-1 in to Missouri, where he earned his bachelor's Petersburg, Fla. the 1980s. In his final three seasons, Kansas degree in 1978 and a master's degree in 1979. Head Track & Field Coach at Morningside State joined Florida, Florida State, Nebraska College; Produced five All-Americans

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2006 USF Player Biographies

NATE ALLEN BELLAMY’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS FRESHMAN YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL DEFENSIVE BACK 2005 4/0 1 2 3 0-0 6-2, 190 5 2006 10/0 6 7 13 1-3 CAPE CORAL, FLA. TOTALS 14/0 7 9 16 1-3 CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL

Arrived in camp as a quarterback, but coaches immediately recognized his athleti- cism and wanted to get him on the field as quickly as possible and opted to move WILL BLEAKLEY him to safety…Has provided capable depth in base and nickel packages…Also fig- SENIOR ures on special teams…CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL: Threw for over 5,000 career TIGHT END yards and broke all school passing records…Ranked 67th top prospect in Florida by 6-3, 240 84 Orlando Sentinel…Threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns on 18 of 23 passing to CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. lead his team from a 16-point deficit to defeat Gulf Coast 37-30…Class 5A honor- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL able mention all-state as a junior and senior…Three-time all-area player…Also an accomplished basketball player, he averaged over 16.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and After playing spot role on offense in addition to key contributions on special teams 2.9 steals in 2005-06…Scored over 1,000 career points…Had six 20-plus scoring in his early career, he won the starting tight end job this season and responded games including a high of 28 against South Ft. Myers. well as a blocker and pass catcher…SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started nine games and played in all 12…Had eight catches for 87 yards, second only to Cedric Hill's nine receptions among the USF tight ends…Twice had two catches in a game, both DELBERT ALVARADO wins…Two catches for 22 yards at UCF and two for 27 yards vs. Syracuse…Long of FRESHMAN 15 in both games…2005: One of three capable tight ends, he saw action on short PLACEKICKER/PUNTER yardage and on special teams…Had one catch for 13 yards, that coming in season 6-0, 175 24 opener at Penn State…Played in all 12 games… 2004: Did not make a catch in his TAMPA, FLA. nine appearances…Did have one special teams tackle at South Carolina (Sept. 18)… ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL 2003: Worked on scout team… 2002: Utilized his red-shirt season.

BLEAKLEY’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS Showed character in poise in responding to a disappointing shot at punting duties YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD early in season and eventually won starting job as the placekicker…SOUTH FLORI- 2004 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 DA - 2006: Kicked a BIG EAST record 56-yard field goal in win over Syracuse…4-of- 2005 12/0 1 13 13.0 0 8 on field goal attempts…2-of-2 from inside 30 yards and 2-of-3 from 40-plus yards, 2006 12/9 8 87 10.9 0 including the 56-yarder…Only miss from 40 or more was a 51-yard attempt at TOTALS 33/9 9 100 11.1 0 Louisville…Also had a 4-yard field goal in the Syracuse win, which matched his longest ever in high school…10 of 11 on PATs…Had punted 10 times…9 of his 10 punts came in the first three games and his 10th was from a field goal position…Averaged 34.3 yards before Justin Teachey took over…ROBINSON HIGH JARRIETT BUIE SCHOOL: First team all-county in Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times…Ranked JUNIOR 44th best player in Tampa Bay area by St. Petersburg Times…3 of 5 on field goals, DEFENSIVE END including a school-record 47-yard effort…Added 58 PATs for 67 points to lead all 6-4, 240 90 kickers in Hillsborough County…In addition to kicking and punting for Robinson TAMPA, FLA. High, he played in the Marching Band (trombone)… As a junior he was 5 of 7 on ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL field goals and had a 40.5 punt average…63 of 64 on PATs that year…Second team all-state as a junior punter…Coached by Mike DePue…Played Club Soccer for Tampa Knights Blackwatch. Fast and athletic…A highly sought after recruit, after a hard luck start to his career, he made his first appearance for the Bulls this season and progressed TRECO BELLAMY throughout the year… SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Had a season-best five tackles vs. Rutgers and finished the season with 19 tackles, including a sack at UCF…Played in JUNIOR all 12 games…2005: After sitting out 2004 rookie year for academics, coaches were DEFENSIVE END anxious to give him an opportunity right away…Broken foot in preseason camp 6-3, 240 52 ended his season…He did dress for the final few games, but did not see action. MONTICELLO, FLA. JEFFERSON COUNTY HS REEDLEY COLLEGE

A spot player at defensive end and a contributor on special teams...Originally played at Reedley College in California before transferring to USF…SOUTH FLORI- DA - 2006: Has 13 tackles this season, including one for a loss…Also has three quar- terback pressures…2005: Had three tackles in his four appearances. www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 27

2006 USF Player Biographies (cont.)

JEREMY BURNETT JARED CARNES SENIOR JUNIOR DEFENSIVE BACK OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-1, 190 33 6-7, 310 70 TAMPA, FL ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ST. PETERSBURG CATHOLIC HS PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Perhaps the biggest new piece to the defensive puzzle in 2005, he won the starting A transfer from Division II Concord College in West Virginia in 2004, he initially won strong safety job from an underdog position…A transfer from Purdue, he returned a starting tackle job before playing spot duty there as well as playing on PAT and home to Tampa in 2004…Played sparingly in first two seasons before emerging as a field goals protection units…Size is a tremendous asset at tackle…Initially looked at prominent player this season…Prepped at Tampa's Jefferson High…SOUTH FLORIDA as a tight end prospect…A local Tampa Bay area product…SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: - 2006: Started all 12 games at strong safety, where he has been a ferocious hit- Started first two games at left tackle and played in 11 of the 12 games during the ter…71 tackles leads all defensive backs…Has 3.5 tackles for loss and two intercep- season…2005: Played in two early season games against Florida A&M and tions plus six pass breakups…Had career-best 10 tackles at Louisville…Interceptions UCF…2004: Sat out NCAA-mandated transfer season. came in crucial wins over Pittsburgh and West Virginia…2005: Played in all 12 games…Four tackles this season, including three in USF's 45-14 win over Louisville RICHARD CLEBERT (Sept. 24)…2004: Played in nine games, primarily on special teams, although he saw JUNIOR some action at strong safety…Had eight tackles, including five solo stops…Season- NOSE TACKLE high three tackles vs. East Carolina (Nov. 13)…2003: Sat out NCAA-mandated trans- 6-1, 295 76 fer season. MIAMI, FLA. BURNETT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS EDISON HIGH SCHOOL YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT SACKS PBU INT 2004 9/0 5 3 8 0-0 0 0-0 Along with Allen Cray, he provides the most experience to the front four…He was 2005 12/0 3 1 4 0-0 0 0-0 in and out of the lineup this season with a groin injury…Experience is an asset with 2006 12/12 49 22 71 3.5-7 6 2-0 nine starts among his 24 career appearances...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started at TOTALS 33/12 57 26 83 3.5-7 6 2-0 tackle in two of the first three games before having to sit three consecutive games with the groin injury…Returned to see action in final six games, but did not re-gain starting role…Has 21 tackles, including a sack and seven QB pressures…Also has a BEN BUSBEE fumble recovery, that coming in week two against Florida International, when he FRESHMAN also had his one sack…Had 12 of his 21 tackles in the first three games, prior to his TIGHT END injury…2005: Started at nose tackle in each of the last seven games, while playing 6-3, 240 82 in all 12 games…16 tackles with 3.5 for losses and 0.5 sacks…Also had a forced fum- MOBILE, ALA. ble at Rutgers…2004: Projected as a red-shirt, but saw action in three of the final McGILL-TOOLEN HIGH SCHOOL five games of the season with injuries on the defensive line and displayed plenty of promise…Had four tackles, including two for losses, one of those on a sack at UAB The only player on the USF roster from the State of Alabama, he gets to play in front (Nov. 3). of the home state fans in the Papajohns.com Bowl…SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Effective blocker in spot duty at tight end…Made first career catch on crucial play CLEBERT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS in West Virginia game to pick up a first down at the nine yard line to set up what YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS would be USF's game-winning touchdown…14 yards on the reception…Also had a 2004 3/0 3 1 4 2.0-2 1.0-1 catch for a two-point conversion at Louisville (does not count as a reception in 2005 11/6 10 4 15 3.5-19 1.5-15 stats)…2005: Utilized his red-shirt season while working at tight end and some at 2006 9/2 9 12 21 2.0-8 1.0-7 long snapper. TOTALS 24/9 22 19 41 7.5-20 2.5-11

NICK CAPOGNA JUNIOR OFFENSIVE CENTER 6-3, 275 69 CLEARWATER, FLA. CLEARWATER CATHOLIC HS

A converted tight end, he filled a huge void with the loss of starter John Miller at center…Steady and smart…SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started all 12 games at center and excelled in a leadership role…Helped pave the way for record-setting run and pass performances by quarterback Matt Grothe…2005: Played on PAT and field goal teams and also saw spot duty as a tight end and extra blocker on short yardage plays…2004: Saw action in 10 games, primarily on the line for special teams protec- tion… 2003: Utilized red-shirt season. Nose tackle Richard Clebert (left).

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ALLEN CRAY quarterback for Lincoln High…All-Big Bend…Led Lincoln to city and district titles in JUNIOR 2004, when he had a 10-carry, 100-yard effort against Valdosta (Ga.) High, includ- DEFENSIVE TACKLE ing an 80-yard touchdown run…Played for Crestview High and Bridgewater (N.J.) prior to attending Lincoln. 6-0, 295 94 LAKE CITY, FLA. COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL MARCUS EDWARDS SOPHOMORE A platoon starter as a freshman and sophomore, he started the first eight games this WIDE RECEIVER season…Has 18 career starts, the most on USF's front four...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: 5-11, 175 11 Played in all 12 games, starting the first eight before Woody George and Aaron MAYO, FLA. Harris came on in the middle of the front four…Still plays a large role, evidenced LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL by 5.5 sacks and a total of eight tackles for loss…Leads interior linemen in both cat- egories, along with his 29 tackles…Season-high nine tackles at UCF with one of his sacks…Had two sacks a week later at Kansas, when he also had a fumble recov- A speedy wideout, he had his largest impact yet in the heavily talented USF receiv- ery…2005: Opened the first five games at nose tackle, while splitting time with er corps this season…Plays in an outside spot in USF's three and four receiver Richard Clebert…Had 13 tackles including 1.5 for losses…2004: Made an impression sets...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started 11 of 12 games and stands third on the team as a redshirt freshman, starting five games and playing in eight…Finished with 11 with 27 receptions (328 yards)…Has two touchdown catches…Played major role in tackles, four of those for losses…After not playing in the season opener, he had a win at West Virginia with season-high five catches…Had three catches for 62 yards season-high three tackles at South Carolina (Sept. 18), including two for to open the season against McNeese State, including his long catch of 47 yards for losses…Sack came vs. East Carolina (Nov. 13)…2003: Used his red-shirt season. a touchdown…Second TD catch came in win at UCF…2005: Duty increased as sea- son progressed…Gained his first two career receptions (for 60 yards) at Syracuse CRAY’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS (Nov. 12)…Had a spectacular 41-yard catch at Connecticut (Nov. 26)…Had five catch- YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS es for 110 yards (22.0 average) on the season…2004: Utilized red-shirt season. 2004 8/5 7 4 11 4.0-9 1-6 2005 11/5 6 7 13 1.5-4 0-0 EDWARDS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATS 2006 12/8 19 10 29 8.0-44 5.5-36 YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD TOTALS 32/18 32 21 53 13.5-57 6.5-42 2005 12/0 5 110 22.0 0 2006 12/11 27 328 12.1 2 MARC DILE TOTALS 24/11 32 438 13.7 2 SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE TACKLE CHRIS ELLICK 6-4, 305 78 SOPHOMORE MIAMI, FLA. DEFENSIVE BACK EDISON HIGH SCHOOL 5-10, 190 37 TAMPA, FLA. Perhaps USF's top offensive lineman, he has played both right and left WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL tackle…Considered the unit's leader…Proved himself as a redshirt freshman, gaining valuable experience in a platoon starter role…Has strong blend of speed, size and agility...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Starts limited to six by injury, but he was able to A walk-on at USF, he became a key special teams player and continues to work play in all 12 games…Started four of the first five games at right tackle and the final toward a more prominent role in secondary as a corner…Has speed to be a contrib- two games - at Louisville and West Virginia on the left side…2005: A redshirt fresh- utor...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in all 12 games, primarily on special man, he performed superbly as a platoon starter at both tackle spots…Opened sea- teams…Has two tackles…2005: Saw action in 10 games on special teams and had son at Penn State (Sept. 3) as the starter at left tackle and moved to right side a two tackles. week later vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 10)…Started three more games late in the year on right side for a total of five starts and 12 games played…Played considerable COLBY ERSKIN number of snaps whether starting or not, splitting time with Walter Walker…2004: FRESHMAN Utilized his red-shirt season. RUNNING BACK 5-9, 185 29 KEELEY DORSEY SEMINOLE, FLA. FRESHMAN SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK 5-11, 210 10 A walk-on at USF, he initially made a mark as an outstanding contributor on scout TALLAHASSEE, FLA. teams before finding a role as both a runner and slot receiver this season…Has also LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL been used on kick returns…Has very good speed...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Has six carries for nine yards and five catches for 73 yards - an impressive 14.3 average - A player to keep an eye on in the future, he showed promise with a big season open- this season…Has also returned three kickoffs for an 18.7 average with a long of er against McNeese State when he had a 52-yard touchdown run…Had 10 carries for 23…2005: Worked on scout team. 62 yards on the season…LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL: Runs a 4.4 40-yard dash…Played www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 29

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LOUIS GACHETTE teams...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: 11 tackles and three passes broken up…Also had SOPHOMORE a tackle for a 14-yard loss on blocked punt against McNeese State in the season DEFENSIVE BACK opener…2005: Assisted on scout team while sitting out transfer season…OREGON - 2004: Had 13 tackles in his redshirt freshman season…Also forced a fumble and 6-3, 205 7 recovered one fumble…2003: Used red-shirt season. IMMOKALEE, FLA. IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL DEVIN GORDON SENIOR One of three converted quarterbacks in the USF secondary…After an impressive TIGHT END debut as a backup strong safety and nickel back in 2005, he went through Spring 6-3, 240 44 2006 as the starter at strong safety, but eventually settled as a heavily used sub…A HAWTHORNE, FLA. heady and athletic player, using his strong faculties as a former QB in the second- ary…Move from free to strong prompted by return of Danny Verpaele, who returned HAWTHORNE HIGH SCHOOL from injury that had him out for all of 2005…Versatility has proven an asset….Also a solid special teams player…Has three career interceptions...SOUTH FLORIDA - A transfer from Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo., he impressed USF coaches 2006: Has 12 tackles in 12 appearances…Also had an impressive sideline intercep- with his ability last spring and won a spot on the roster….Has just the one season of tion in the season opener against McNeese State…2005: Utilized as frequent nickel eligibility, but has made the most of it with his speed and size...SOUTH FLORIDA - back and as a platoon player at strong safety…Had two interceptions and 16 tack- 2006: Played in all 12 games and got a start at West Virginia when he had two les in 12 non-starting appearances…Had a 39-yard interception return in USF's win catches for 24 yards…Six catches for 64 yards on the season… MISSOURI VALLEY over Louisville (Sept. 24)…Had his second pickoff one week later at Miami (Oct. COLLEGE - Led his team in receiving in 2004, when he had 38 catches for 410 yards 1)…2004: Went through 2004 rookie season as the scout team quarterback, but and three touchdowns. made switch to safety in 2005 spring season. S.J. GREEN SENIOR GACHETTE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS WIDE RECEIVER YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL INT 6-3, 220 81 2005 2/0 10 6 16 0-0 2-39 BRANDON, FLA. 2006 2/0 7 5 12 0-0 1- 0 TOTALS 24/0 17 11 28 0-0 3-39 BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL

The most experienced of USF's receivers with 40 starts and 45 games played…Runs WOODY GEORGE solid routes and then has good speed once ball is in his hands…Talented enough to JUNIOR win a part-time starting role as a true freshman, he is now in his third season as the DEFENSIVE TACKLE number one man in the Z receiver role, one of two outside spots in the three and 6-3, 265 96 four-receiver alignments…Has 61 career catches with four touchdowns...SOUTH BELLE GLADE, FLA. FLORIDA - 2006: Has a career-high 16.5 average on his 19 receptions…Average GLADES CENTRAL HIGH catch is second on team behind Cedric Hill (17.2)…Season-high four catches came in Syracuse win…Had 70-plus yards on three catches in wins over UConn (72 yards) Has developed into most consistent player on USF's front four...SOUTH FLORIDA - and North Carolina (76 yards)…Had first of his two TD catches in North Carolina 2006: Led all interior linemen with nine starts this season…27 tackles is just two win…Second came in Syracuse win…Long of 34 came at North Carolina…2005: Had shy of Allen Cray's 29 that leads the interior linemen…Has season-high five tackles TD catch at Connecticut (Nov. 26) when he had three catches for 67 yards…Had sea- at Kansas…2005: Played in eight games and had one tackle for the Bulls…2004: son-high four receptions at Pittsburgh (Oct. 15)…2004: Second leading receiver on Worked on scout team. the team with 22 catches for 262 yards…Had career-best seven catches for 98 yards in USF's thrilling double overtime win at TCU (Sept. 25)…Followed that with three GEORGE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS catches for 43 yards and his first career touchdown vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 2)…TD YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS catch was nine yards…Also had his season-long reception of 26 yards in that 2005 8/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0-0 Southern Miss game…2003: Started first seven games of the season and played in 2006 12/9 14 13 27 0.5-1 0-0 10 of 11 as a rookie…Had four catches for 45 yards, earning a career first catch at TOTALS 20/9 15 13 28 0.5-1 0-0 historic Legion Field against Alabama (Aug, 30), good for 15 yards…Had another 15- yard catch one week later vs. Nicholls State (Sept. 6)…All four catches came in the RYAN GILLIAM first four games of the season with one reception in each game. JUNIOR DEFENSIVE BACK GREEN’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS 5-10, 175 22 YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD 2003 10/7 4 45 11.3 0 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 2004 11/10 22 262 11.9 1 LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 2005 12/11 16 229 14.3 1 OREGON 2006 12/12 19 313 16.5 2 TOTALS 45/40 61 849 13.9 4 A speedy cornerback who transferred from Oregon and sat out NCAA-mandated transfer season in 2005…Has clocked as fast as 4.27 in the 40…Also an accomplished sprinter…Spells both starting corners this season and played a role on special

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GRANT GREGORY of the Week…Nearly pulled off a fourth-straight come-from-behind win at Kansas, SOPHOMORE when USF lost 13-7, while driving right up to the final gun…Looked like he would do QUARTERBACK it yet again the next week against Rutgers, but a two point conversion that would have tied the game at 22-22 with under a minute was dropped by the 6-1, 205 15 receiver…Responded well to those back-to-back losses and completed a combined ATHENS, OHIO 26-of-36 passes for 304 yards with no interceptions and two touchdowns in wins over ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL UConn and North Carolina…Also had 27 carries for 120 yards in those two wins, INDIANA UNIVERSITY including three TD runs against UConn…Had most trying game at Cincinnati, but A transfer from Indiana, he arrived as a quarterback but also got a look at safety, responded well again, leading USF to a crucial win over Pitt to become Bowl elig- where he was impressive…Ultimately, he was placed at quarterback…His father, ble…Completed 19-of-25 passes in that game, while throwing for a TD and running Greg Gregory, is USF's tight ends coach...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Strong practice for another…Won second BIG EAST Player of the Week when was 25-of-35 for 364 player and a true student of the game…Played late in wins over McNeese State and yards against Syracuse…After loss at Louisville, he once again proved unflappable UConn…2005: Impressed with work ethic and versatility in his transfer season…INDI- with his performance in win over seventh ranked West Virginia…2005: Impressed as ANA - 2004: Utilized his red-shirt season…Was seen as an athletic quarterback with a scout team quarterback while utilizing his red-shirt season. a strong throwing arm…Also a capable runner. GROTHE’S CAREER PASSING STATS JAKE GRIFFIN YEAR GMS/ST ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD EFF SOPHOMORE 2006 12/11 307-196-14 63.8 2,495 14 138.04 OFFENSIVE GUARD GROTHE’S CAREER RUSHING STATS 6-4, 305 65 YEAR GMS/ST ATTS YDS AVG TD SEFFNER, FLA. 2006 12/11 171 607 3.5 9 ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

A highly recognized recruit out of perennial state power Armwood High, he redshirt- AARON HARRIS ed in 2004 but showed bright promise even then…Won starting guard spot this sea- FRESHMAN son before a broken foot essentially ended his year…Can also spell Nick Capogna at DEFENSIVE LINE center...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started first three games, but a broken foot at 6-4, 255 98 UCF kept him out of the lineup for the next six games…Was able to get some play- WILLISTON, FLA. ing time in each of final three games and should be back to fully healthy for Bowl WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL game…2005: Played in all 11 games, seeing most extensive duty on field goal and PAT protection…2004: Used his red-shirt season. Had planned to red-shirt but was forced into duty by injuries in front of him by the MATT GROTHE fourth game…Took advantage and won a staring job with his interior speed and ath- FRESHMAN leticism…Can also play on the end...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in nine games and earned five starts, including the final four games of the season…Eight tackles QUARTERBACK on the year…WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL: Class 3A first team all-state…Played in 6-0, 200 8 Florida North-South All-Star Game…All-area…Had 81 tackles, 12 sacks and 15 tack- LAKELAND, FLA. les for loss as a senior…Team defensive MVP…Played power forward on the Williston LAKE GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL basketball team.

Named 2006 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year ... One of the top freshmen players in the entire nation, he leads all first-year quarterbacks in total offense…Named The HOUSTON HESS Sporting News BIG EAST Freshman of the Year as well as the publication's BIG EAST FRESHMAN all-freshman team…Also named a Freshman All-American by the “Sporting LINEBACKER News”...Also among the top freshmen in passing yards and pass efficiency… Displays 6-3, 220 40 outstanding leadership has he has grabbed his teammates' respect and taken OSWEGO, ILL. hold…Picked up USF's offense rapidly and allowed USF to get the most from its play- OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL book…Unflappable, he lets nothing bother him during a game…Threw two early interceptions at West Virginia and then helped lead the team to a win over the sev- Joined USF just prior to 2005 season and utilized his red-shirt season...SOUTH enth-ranked Mountaineers...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Took over in the first half of FLORIDA - 2006: Has 11 tackles on the year, primarily on special teams, where he the season opener vs. McNeese State when Pat Julmiste bruised a knee, and he was one of the most aggressive players…Also prominent on kick return block- never let go of the job…Has twice won BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week hon- ing…2005: Utilized his red-shirt season. ors while making a name nationally as well…Has broken all of Marquel Blackwell's freshmen records at USF, an accomplishment long thought undoable…2,495 passing yards, 607 rushing yards, 3,102 total yards and nine rushing TDs are all USF fresh- man records for a quarterback (rushing is second among all freshmen players to RB Rafael Williams in 1997)…63.8 completion percentage is a USF record, regardless of class…Has also caught a pass and been used as a punter…Led USF to come-from- behind wins in each of the first three games, including a win at UCF, where he was 21-of-31 for 302 yards and three TDs…Also ran for 71 yards and won BIG EAST Player www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 31

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AMP HILL MATT HUNERS SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER OFFENSIVE GUARD 6-3, 205 6 6-3, 290 71 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. PALM HARBOR, FLA. FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HS LSU

Highly touted as one of the nation's top recruits out of high school, he transferred Perhaps the most versatile player on the USF offensive line, he can play both guard to USF in 2005 after two years in Baton Rouge…Injured his knee in his true freshman and both tackle spots…More accustomed to guard, but has proven capable at tack- season (2003), limiting his activity into his red-shirt freshman season (2004)…Has le...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started 10 games, including one at left tackle and the dazzled at times in practice since joining USF…Height, speed and hands are all final nine games of the season at left guard…2005: A red-shirt freshman, he was the assets...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in all 12 games with one start at North backup right guard although his one career start came at Connecticut (Nov. 26) at Carolina…18 catches for 227 yards with two touchdowns, including a 44-yarder at left guard when USF had to shift its lineup due to injuries…Saw action in five games Louisville that kept the Bulls from only the second shutout in school with the one start…2004 - Earned recognition with USF's Overachiever Award which history…Actually accomplished that same thing at Cincinnati with a late touchdown is presented annually to the freshman player who achieves the greatest in the catch, the first of his two this year…Had three catches for 52 yards in win at weight room…Singled out for his dedication and intensity. UCF…2005: Sat out transfer season…LSU - 2004: Played in three games against Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi State…2003: Injured knee in second week of AMARRI JACKSON August camp and missed entire season. JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER A. HILL’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS 6-5, 195 18 YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD SARASOTA, FLA. 2006 12/1 18 227 12.6 2 SARASOTA RIVERVIEW HS

CEDRIC HILL Electrifying athlete, he is a well-tested receiver and punt return specialist, who can SOPHOMORE also run the reverse and pass…A former high school quarterback and junior college TIGHT END basketball star, his talents and athleticism made for an immediate impact for the 6-3, 240 9 Bulls in 2005 and continued in 2006…Excels at catching in traffic, utilizing height VALDOSTA, GA. tremendously...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Fourth on the team with 25 catches for 356 VALDOSTA HIGH SCHOOL yards (third in yards)….14.2 average is third on team…Three catches for 83 yards vs. Rutgers…Had TD catches against Connecticut and Pitt…Pitt TD was 46 yards, a sea- son-long…Threw complete passes at UCF and at North Carolina, both to the one- Versatility and size allows USF to use him in different ways in the passing game…A yard line to set up touchdowns…Has eight reverse runs, including four for 19 yards tight end who can move out into slot…Can also utilize size well as a vs. Syracuse…2005: Gained national attention for his performance in USF's 45-14 blocker...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Has nine catches for 155 yards…Had two catch- win over Louisville when he had two rushing touchdowns on reverse runs of 51 and es for 69 yards, including a 64-yarder in season opener vs. McNeese State…17.2 12 yards, plus a touchdown pass of 11 yards on another reverse, and two catches average is team-high…2005: A red-shirt freshman who originally signed out of for 75 yards…He had a 57-yard reception on USF's second play from scrimmage that Valdosta High School with Miami, he started four games at receiver and played in set the tone for the game…Named national and BIG EAST Conference Offensive all 12 games…Had 10 catches for 139 yards with one touchdown…Had three catch- Player of the Week for the Louisville outing…Had 22 catches for 242 yards on the es for 74 yards in the first two games of the season at Penn State (Sept. 3) and vs. season…Also had seven carries for 86 yards with three touchdowns…Had a 22-yard Florida A&M (Sept. 10), including a 36 yard TD catch against FAMU…Three more of TD run vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 19)…Best receiving day came at Rutgers (Nov. 5) when his catches (42 yards) came in the final two games of the season at Connecticut he he had seven catches for 68 yards…Also an effective punt returner, he has a 22.8 (Nov. 26) and vs. West Virginia (Dec. 3). average on five returns, with a long of 37….Made nine starts at receiver in his first year with USF. C. HILL’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD JACKSON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS 2005 12/4 10 139 13.9 1 YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD 2006 12/2 9 155 17.2 0 2005 12/9 22 242 11.0 0 TOTALS 24/6 19 294 15.5 1 2006 12/1 25 356 14.2 2 TOTALS 24/10 47 598 12.7 2

JACKSON’S CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR ATT YDS AVG TD 2005 7 86 12.3 3 2006 8 39 4.9 0 TOTALS 15 125 8.3 3

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JACKSON’S CAREER PUNT RETURN STATS JENKINS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR RET YDS AVG LONG YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL INT PBU FF FR 2005 5 91 18.2 37 2004 10/3 19 8 27 0-0 0-0 9 2 0 2006 6 44 7.3 20 2005 12/12 33 5 38 1-4 2-0 5 0 0 TOTALS 11 135 11.3 37 2006 12/12 16 8 24 1-5 1-0 12 1 1 TOTALS 34/27 68 21 89 2-9 3-0 26 3 1 JACKSON’S CAREER PASSING STATS YEAR CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD 2005 1-1-0 11 1 TAURUS JOHNSON 2006 2-3-0 56 0 SOPHOMORE TOTALS 3-4-0 67 1 WIDE RECEIVER 6-1, 190 89 CAPE CORAL, FLA. JAMAAL JENKINS CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE DEFENSIVE BACK Showed enough promise as a true freshman to enter sophomore season in a starting 5-11, 190 23 spot among a deep and talented receiving corps and has now blossomed into a top BELLE GLADE, FLA. receiver in a deep unit…Joined in 2006 by his high school quarterback Nate Allen, GLADES CENTRAL HS who has moved to safety…Also an outstanding return man...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Second on team with 35 receptions for a team-high 489 yards…Two touch- down receptions…Also a dangerous runner, he has four runs for 55 yards, including An outstanding contributor on special teams, he'll continue in that role while work- three touchdowns, matching Amarri Jackson's school record (2005) for a ing toward more time on defense…Brother of USF red-shirt freshman running back receiver…Had two 100-yard receiving days…Six catches for 106 with a game-winning Aston Samuels...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in first 11 games before missing TD vs. FIU…Also had one of his three rushing TDs vs. FIU for 14 yards…Five recep- final game to be at his uncle's - Andre Waters - funeral…Had two special teams tack- tions for 131 yards, including a 79-yard TD in win over Syracuse, when he made the les…2005: Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams, and had four tack- Big East honor roll… 19-yard TD run at North Carolina…22-yard TD run vs. les…Also had one pass breakup. Pitt...2005: One of five true freshmen to see time for USF…Played at receiver in all 12 games…Had three catches for 35 yards with a long of 20 vs. Florida A&M (Sept. MIKE JENKINS 10)…Had two catches for 15 yards at Pittsburgh (Oct. 15)…Leads team with 14 kick JUNIOR returns for 22.6 average. DEFENSIVE BACK JOHNSON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS 6-0, 200 4 YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD BRADENTON, FLA. 2005 12/0 3 35 11.7 0 SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 2006 12/2 35 489 14.0 2 TOTALS 24/2 38 524 13.1 2

Will be an All-America candidate in 2007…Athleticism, speed and defensive skills JOSH JULMISTE make him an outstanding player at corner, although he can also play safety… "Has SOPHOMORE as much speed as anybody in the country," says Jim Leavitt…Outstanding cover cor- DEFENSIVE END ner and he has remarkable closing speed…Has improved consistency over entire career seasons…Battled ankle injury throughout freshman season but has remained 6-6, 275 91 healthy ever since….Named 2006 preseason all-BIG EAST by The Sporting News and MIRAMAR, FLA. Blue Ribbon…Ranked 19th best cornerback in nation by The Sporting News...SOUTH MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL FLORIDA - 2006: Leads team with 12 pass breakups…28 tackles belies his coverage ability…Interception came in win over Pitt…2005: Second team all-BIG EAST selec- Strong, athletic and fast…Had originally been considered a prospect at tight end as tion as well as a first team preseason choice in 2006…Saved two touchdowns when well, but plays defensive end…Had enrolled in 2004, but left school and returned in he chased down receivers at Penn State (Sept. 3) and at Miami (Oct. 1)…Forced a the spring…Brother of USF quarterback Pat Julmiste…Named a preseason second fumble on the play at Miami that went through the end zone to give USF the ball on team all-BIG EAST choice by The Sporting News...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Missed a touchback…Started all 12 games this year at corner…Had 38 tackles and two inter- first six games on suspension…Shook off rust gradually and played a key role in USF's ceptions in 2005…Interceptions came in back-to-back wins over Rutgers (Nov. 5) and defensive showcase against seventh-ranked West Virginia…Had season-high six tack- Syracuse (Nov. 12)…Interception at Syracuse came in end zone to preserve a 27-0 les, including three for losses with two sacks in that win…20 tackles in six games, USF shutout…Season-high six tackles on two occasions at Pittsburgh (Oct. 15) and with 4.5 for losses and 2.5 sacks…Nice pass blocker, he deflected three passes at vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 19)…2004: Showed tremendous promise early in season but the line, including one in the West Virginia win…Started final five games at left slowed by ankle injury that had him in and out of lineup from game-to- end…2005: Has eight tackles with one sack in 11 appearances. game…Played in 10 of the 11 games and started three of those early in season…While playing mostly at corner, he did see spot duty as a safety…Had 27 tackles and nine pass breakups…Also forced two fumbles…Season-high five tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 20)…Blocked a punt (and recovered) in season-opener vs. Tennessee Tech (Sep. 11). www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 33

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PAT JULMISTE P. JULMISTE’S CAREER RUSHING STATS SENIOR YEAR ATT YDS AVG TD QUARTERBACK 2003 48 118 2.5 0 6-3, 220 3 2004 96 193 2.0 9 MIRAMAR. FLA. 2005 126 336 2.7 4 MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOL 2006 25 114 4.6 1 TOTALS 295 761 2.6 14

An outstanding team leader with tremendous attitude, displayed even further after losing starting job…24 career starts has coaches confident in his ability if SAM MILLER needed…Great competitiveness and desire…Initially won the starting job in 2004, JUNIOR but had to win it back all over in 2004 after Auburn transfer Courtney Denson start- DEFENSIVE BACK ed at Penn State….Has a very strong arm and has progressively picked up the USF 5-11, 200 56 offense in fairly rapid fashion…A mobile runner with a strong frame to power BUSHNELL, FL through tackles…Has 14 career rushing touchdowns…Only drawback thus far has SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL been consistency, but effort and determination to improve have never been in doubt…13-11 in 24 career starts...2-0 against East Carolina..12 of 16 for 233 yards A hard-working young man, he won the 2003 Overachiever Award as the most against the Pirates in 2004…Also started in USF's double overtime win at ECU in impressive freshman in the area of weight training…Has displayed an outstanding 2003…3,593 career passing yards with 17 TDs…Third on USF's all-time passing yards work ethic and passion throughout his career…Lends depth at WILL linebacker list...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006 - Started season opener against McNeese State, but behind returning starter Pat St. Louis and Chris Robinson…Outstanding special teams bruised a knee in first half and gave way to Matt Grothe…Stayed positive and played player…Originally a safety, he made move to linebacker in 2005...SOUTH FLORIDA crucial role in two USF wins when Grothe went down with a foot injury…Utilized run - 2006: Four tackles in 12 appearances…Saw extensive backup duty at Louisville abilities to seal wins over UConn and Pitt…10 runs for 45 yards against Pitt…Led Bulls with injury to Ben Moffitt…2005: Had four tackles in his 10 game appear- to only TD score at Cincinnati, completing eight of 15 for 80 yards with a TD ances…2004: Played in all 11 games, primarily on all special teams...Had four tack- pass…Had a TD run in his final appearance in Raymond James Stadium to close out les…2003: Impressed on the practice field while he utilized a red-shirt season. a win over Syracuse…2005: Won the starting job back in the season opener at Penn State…Relieved newcomer Courtney Denson in that game and despite a USF loss, he BEN MOFFITT proved respectable with 200 yards and two touchdown passes on 21 of 35 JUNIOR passes…Went on to start the next 11 games… Had 11 interceptions on the season, LINEBACKER but six of those came in two games - three each at Miami (Oct. 1) and at 6-2, 240 59 Connecticut (Nov. 26)…Season-high 222 passing yards on 18 of 35 attempts with no BUSHNELL, FLA. interceptions at Pittsburgh (Oct. 15)…Rushed for 336 yards and four touchdowns, SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL including a season-high 73 yards on 13 carries in win over UCF (Sept. 10)…2004: Started 10 of 11 games, missing only the South Carolina (Sept. 18) start with a knee injury…Still saw action in that game…Had a breakout performance in double over- A dedicated worker, he kept plugging away until winning a starting job midway time win at TCU (Sept. 25) when he had a career-best 324 yards on 22 of 33 pass- through his red-shirt freshman season and went on to make a name for himself ing…Had 12 of 16 effort for 233 yards in win over East Carolina (Nov. 13)…Season- nationally in huge win over Louisville in 2005… Plays the middle linebacker slot…A best two touchdown passes in win at UAB (Nov. 3), including a long of 77 yards to major component to USF's defense that ranked 17th nationally in 2005…Work ethic Johnny Peyton…A powerful runner, he had nine rushing touchdowns to stand with and dedication evidenced by his travel home to his wife and children in Sumter national leaders among quarterbacks…2003: USF was 2-0 in his two starts and 5-1 County each night after practice and meetings…Still manages to excel on the field in games in which he made appearances…Started at East Carolina (Nov. 8), a dou- and maintain solid academic progress…Will return in 2007 as the unquestioned ble overtime win, although Banks came in to secure win with two touchdown pass- leader...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: 106 tackles leads the team and is just 11 shy of es…Also closed out season with a start, and played the entire game at Memphis school record by current Kansas City Chief Kawika Mitchell in 2002…Has 10 tackles (Nov. 29)…Was eight of 17 for a career-high 167 yards at Memphis, including a 58- for loss with three sacks…Single fumble recovery came at USF's one-yard line in win yard non-scoring pass to Chris Iskra late in the fourth quarter to seal the win…Other at West Virginia…Has six double figure tackle games with a high of 14 vs. Syracuse appearances came at Army (Sept. 27), vs. Charleston Southern (Oct. 18), vs. (three for loss)…Sacks against Kansas, North Carolina and Syracuse…forced a late Cincinnati (Oct. 31) and vs. UAB (Nov. 22)…Lone loss among those games came to fourth quarter fumble vs. FIU that allowed a winning TD pass from Matt Grothe to UAB by a 22-19 margin…Threw 53-yard touchdown pass vs. Charleston Southern Taurus Johnson…2005: Started all 12 games at middle linebacker and led the team (Oct. 18)…Had three TD tosses on the year…Finished season with 402 yards on 26 of with 96 tackles, including 15 for losses and 2.5 sacks…Won national player of the 59 passing…Threw three interceptions, all in the UAB (Nov. 22) game…Strong run- week honors and added to the Bronko Nagurski Watch List with 14 tackles, one sack ner, he had 118 yards and took a net loss in rushing in just one game, that at and a forced and recovered fumble in USF's 45-14 in over ninth-ranked Louisville Memphis (Nov. 29), when he tool four of his six sacks on the season…Had 73 rushing (Sept. 24)…Followed that up with 12 tackles at Miami (Oct. 1) one week later…Four yards on 13 carries vs. UAB (Nov. 22). forced fumbles is a USF single season record…Won USF's Outstanding Defensive P. JULMISTE’S CAREER PASSING STATS Front Seven Award…2004: Started the final five games of the season en route to YEAR GMS/ST ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD EFF Conference USA all-freshman honors…Had 23 tackles, including three for 2003 6/2 59-26-3 44.1 402 3 107.91 losses…Had season-high five tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 20) and again vs. Memphis 2004 11/10 247-118-8 47.8 1,570 7 104.04 (Nov. 27)… 2003: Utilized his red-shirt season…Won Defensive Golden Bull Award as 2005 12/11 252-124-11 49.2 1,489 6 97.97 the top scout team player. 2006 7/1 25-15-1 60.0 132 1 109.55 TOTALS 36/24 583-283-23 48.5 3,593 17

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MOFFITT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Rutgers…2005: Had seven sacks among a team-high 15.5 tackles for loss and 79 YEAR G/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS FF-FR total tackles...Had two sacks in season-opener at Penn State (Sept. 3)…10 tackles 2004 11/5 14 9 23 3-4 0.0-0 0-0 in USF's game with NC State in the Meineke Car Care Bowl…Had three pass breakups 2005 12/12 52 44 96 15-47 2.5-20 4-1 and a fumble recovery…In addition to all-Big East honors, he was named USF's 2006 12/12 72 34 106 10-21 3.0-8 1-1 Defensive Playmaker of the Year…2004: Second on the team with 97 tackles, includ- TOTALS 35/29 138 87 225 28-72 5.5-28 5-2 ing 54 solo stops…11 tackles for loss were also second most on team…Started all 11 games, with first six at SAM and final five at WILL…Season-high 16 tackles vs. Memphis (Nov. 20)…Had 10 tackles in each of three other games…Three of his eight BROUCE MOMPREMIER tackles vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 2) were for losses…Batted down four passes in the SOPHOMORE season opener vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 11)…2003: In addition to his Freshman All- LINEBACKER America status, he was Conference USA all-freshman and he was the USF Rookie of 6-1, 225 53 the Year…Second in the nation among all freshmen with 5.5 sacks…Started the final nine games and played in all 11…Had 46 tackles, including 11 for losses…Career-high MIAMI, FLA. seven tackles vs. TCU (Oct. 10) and again at Memphis (Nov. 29)…Also forced a fum- EDISON HIGH SCHOOL ble at Memphis…Had three tackles for loss in double overtime win over Cincinnati (Oct. 31)…Had a season-best two sacks at Southern Miss (Oct. 25)…2002: Played in Enrolled at USF in fall 2004 but left school and returned in Spring 2005…Showed lit- each of the first three games and had two tackles, including one for a five-yard loss tle rust and played a spot role in rookie season…A backup to Ben Moffitt at middle before ankle injury led to medical red-shirt. linebacker but he figures to win a spot alongside Moffitt in 2007...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Five tackles in 10 games…Missed final two games with a shoulder injury, but NICHOLAS’ USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS should be healthy for Bowl game…2005: Had five tackles in nine game appearances. 2002 3/ 0 2 0 2 1.0-5 0.0-0 JEROME MURPHY 2003 11/ 9 30 16 46 11.0-43 5.5-36 FRESHMAN 2004 11/11 54 43 97 11.0-25 0.0-0 2005 12/12 49 30 79 15.5-69 7.0-44 DEFENSIVE BACK 2006 12/12 71 25 96 12.0-53 5.5-38 6-1, 185 3 TOTALS 49/44 206 114 320 50.5-195 18.0-118 ELIZABETH, N.J. ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL RICKY PONTON SOPHOMORE Impressed as a scout team player in 2005 red-shirt season and now backs up Trae RUNNING BACK Williams at left cornerback…Also be a key contributor on special teams…Punishing 5-11, 215 5 hitter...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: 19 tackles and a fumble recovery in 12 TAMPA, FL games…2005: Utilized his red-shirt season. HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STEPHEN NICHOLAS SENIOR The primary backup to Andre Hall in 2005, he figured as a starter this year but LINEBACKER missed first six games on suspension…Still has a bright future…Not as flashy as Hall, 6-3, 225 51 but showed signs of being every bit as effective…Active leader among running backs JACKSONVILLE, FLA. with 667 yards...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in final six games and had 69 car- LEE HIGH SCHOOL ries for 294 yards and two TDs…First appearance was a big one in win at North Carolina when he had 17 carries for 101 yards and his only two TDs on the year…10 carries for 41 yards in win over Syracuse with season-long of 24…11 runs for 42 yards 2006 BIG EAST first team selection ... A sure NFL draft pick with outstanding side- at Louisville…Four catches for 48 yards on season…2005: A redshirt freshman, line to sideline speed…Runs 4.51 40-yard dash…USF's top defensive player and an coaches gave him meaningful time as a backup and potential heir to Andre All-America candidate, he is a three-time member of the Butkus Watch List and was Hall…Coaches have complete confidence in his capabilities…Had 92 carries for 373 also named to the Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List this season… Preseason all-BIG yards with two touchdowns…Had 83 yards vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 3) and 75 vs. UCF EAST in The Sporting News after earning second team league honors after the 2005 a week later (Sept. 10)…Also had a 66-yard game at Syracuse (Nov. 12)…2004: season…Also ranks as the number five outside linebacker in the nation in The Utilized his red-shirt season. Sporting News…Could have opted for NFL Draft but chose to come back for senior season…Displays excellent lateral speed and is known as a punishing tackler…A team PONTON’S CAREER RUSHING STATS leader…Coaches are confident lining him up at any of the three linebacker slots and YEAR G/ST ATT YDS AVG TD he often roams…Won Freshman All-America honors in The Sporting News in 2005 12/0 92 373 4.1 2 2003…Staff saw talent from his arrival in 2002, playing him as a true freshman 2006 6/0 69 294 4.3 2 before an ankle injury led to a medical red-shirt season that year…Didn't miss a beat TOTALS 18/0 161 667 4.2 4 upon return in 2003…320 career tackles is second on USF's all-time list…50.5 tack- les for loss is school record…18 career sacks is second, just 1.5 behind Terrence Royal's school record…49 career games is school record…44 starts ties school record (Bowl game start breaks record)...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: 96 tackles with a team- high 12 for loss…5.5 sacks and has his first two career interceptions…Team-high nine QB pressures…Also broke up five passes…Four double figure tackle games with high of 15 at Kansas…Interceptions at North Carolina and vs. Syracuse…Blocked a kick vs. www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 35

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EAN RANDOLPH CHRIS ROBINSON SENIOR FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER LINEBACKER 5-9, 175 80 6-3, 240 49 PLANT CITY, FLA. BUNNELL, FLA. DURANT HIGH SCHOOL FLAGLER PALM COAST HS

Named 2006 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year2006 BIG EAST first team Named a “The Sporting News” Freshman All-American as well as to the publica- selection ... Joined USF as a transfer from Webber International, and became an tion’s BIG EAST all-freshman team…An outstanding pass rusher either from defen- impact player immediately with his blazing speed and shifty moves…Outstanding in sive end or outside linebacker…Used early in season in pass rush situations, he open space after the catch and on punt returns...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Leads played more and more in all situations as year progressed…Should earn considera- team with 47 receptions for 479 yards with team-high four TD catches…Five catch- tion for Freshman All-America...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Leads team with six sacks, es for 126 yards with a TD at UCF…Season-high seven catches with a TD at seventh among eight tackles for loss despite no starts…Caused huge fumble to give USF its ranked West Virginia…Had at least five catches in five games…47 receptions is third first TD at seventh-ranked West Virginia when George Selvie scooped it up and ran most in USF history and the first time since 2002 a USF receiver has caught at least it in…Forced fumble came on sack of Pat White…Also forced a fumble on a sack to 40…Leads BIG EAST with 14.7 punt return average…14.7 average is third best in seal the win at UCF on the Golden Knights final fourth down of the game…Four school history…76-yard TD against FIU, he actually returned three for TDs in that forced fumbles ties USF record (Ben Moffitt, 2005)…26 tackles, two pass breakups game, but two were nullified by penalty…From then on, teams opted to punt away and a forced fumble also among his stats…West Virginia performance came when he from him…One of just two USF players (DeAndrew Rubin, 4) to return a punt for a was forced into LB role when Pat St. Louis went out with a knee and ankle injury in TD…Has seven rushes for 51 yards…2005: Joined the Bulls in 2005 but did not par- the first quarter…Had five tackles in the game…2005: Utilized his red-shirt season. ticipate in any games…Enjoyed an outstanding spring season…WEBBER INTERNA- ROBINSON’S USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS TIONAL - 2004: Led the team with 50 receptions for 713 yards and four touch- YEAR G/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS FR downs. 2006 12/0 20 6 26 8.0-63 6.0-56 1-0 RANDOLPH’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS RYAN SCHMIDT YEAR GMS/ST REC YDS AVG TD 2006 12/9 47 479 10.2 4 SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE GUARDS RANDOLPH’S CAREER RETURN STATS 6-5, 305 65 YEAR RET YDS AVG TD BOCA RATON, FLA. 2006 22 323 14.7 1 BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY TYLLER ROBERTS A transfer from Kansas State, he came in as a center, but has proven very capable SOPHOMORE at guard, where he was inserted after Jake Griffin broke a foot…Has also spelled DEFENSIVE BACK Nick Capogna at center throughout the year...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Had to wait 6-1, 190 26 for waiver of transfer rule before he could see first action in the fourth game of the ORLANDO, FLA. year at Kansas…Played backup role at center and guard in that game and Rutgers one week later, before starting final seven games at right guard. EDGEWATER HIGH SCHOOL

After playing both in secondary and on special teams as a true GEORGE SELVIE freshman, he has backed up at corner and played nickel in 2006, as well as special FRESHMAN teams...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: 20 tackles, including one sack…Had first-career DEFENSIVE END interception in UConn win…Sack came among four tackles in Syracuse win…Four 6-4, 255 95 pass breakups…2005: One of five true freshmen to play for USF, he was a regular on PENSACOLA, FLA. special teams…Coaches are impressed by his skills at corner and they got him some PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL playing time there at various points in the season, including the season opener at Penn State when he had two pass breakups…Played in all 12 games and had nine Named a “The Sporting News” Freshman All-American as well as to the publica- tackles and four pass breakups…Had season-high three tackles vs. Louisville (Sept. tion’s BIG EAST all-freshman team……He was the National Defensive and BIG EAST 24). Player of the Week after USF's win at West Virginia…A converted center, he is strong and fast from the outside...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started all 12 games at right ROBERTS’ USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS end and led all linemen with 76 tackles, 12 for loss and 5.5 sacks…Eight tackles, YEAR G/ST UT AT TT INT PBU SACKS including 3.5 for loss, a nine-yard TD recovery and a forced fumble in the WVU 2005 12/0 6 3 9 0-0 4 0-0 win…Season-high 10 tackles at Cincinnati…Two sacks at FIU… Nine tackles in wins 2006 12/0 13 7 20 1-13 4 1-14 over FIU and North Carolina…2005: Used red-shirt season…Won USF's Overachiever TOTALS 24/0 19 10 29 1-13 8 1-14 Award for his outstanding work in strength and conditioning program.

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ERIC SETSER sacks in 2005…Season-best 13 tackles in Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. NC State…Twice SOPHOMORE had 10 tackles at Pittsburgh (Oct. 15) and at Connecticut (Nov. 26)…2004: Started LONG SNAPPER all 11 games, including five at WILL and six in the middle…Finished third on the team with 61 tackles, including six for losses…Also had three pass breakups…Had 6-1, 240 67 season-high 12 tackles vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 2) and followed that up with 10 SOPHOMORE against Army (Oct. 16)…2003: Had eight tackles while playing in all 11 games in a RICHWOOD, OHIO backup capacity.

A walk-on in 2005, he took over snapping chores for an injured Ryan Bourdeau ST. LOUIS’ USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS FF (shoulder)…Handled duties in each of the final eight games. 2003 11/0 7 1 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 2004 11/11 29 32 61 6.0-6 0.0-0 0 ANTHONY SEVERINO 2005 12/12 59 30 89 9.5- 31 2.5-18 2 JUNIOR 2006 12/12 48 33 81 3.0- 10 1.0-8 0 QUARTERBACK TOTALS 46/35 143 96 239 18.5-47 2.5-18 2 6-2, 185 12 TAMPA, FLA. JUSTIN TEACHEY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE PLACEKICKER Originally a walk-on in 2003, he continues to work hard in practice in his backup 5-11, 170 27 role...Handles holding chores...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Handles all holding PALMETTO, FLA. duties…2005: Saw action in USF's win over Florida A&M…2004: Played late in win PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL over East Carolina (Nov. 13)…2003: Utilized his red-shirt season.

WALT SMITH A walk-on in 2004, he has battled for the starting job from his arrival and eventu- SENIOR ally won opportunity to handle kickoffs in his redshirt freshman season…This sea- RUNNING BACK son, he added punt chores to his kickoffs after two freshmen punters struggled…Punts rugby style...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Has 52 kickoffs with 15 5-10, 175 25 touchbacks and no out-of-bound kicks…2005: Handled all kickoff duties since the BARTOW, FLA. third game of the season…Had 50 kickoffs with 11 touchbacks…39 punts for a 38.4 BARTOW HIGH SCHOOL average and a long of 61…Placed eight inside the 20…Five punts for 44 yard aver- age played key role at West Virginia…Ran twice for first downs on fake punts vs. A late addition to the roster 2005 after a junior college career as a running Pitt, each leading to a USF touchdown on the ensuing series…Attempted one addi- back…Utilized on defense for the Bulls, as well as special teams in 2005, but he has tional fake, but failed at Cincinnati…2004: Utilized redshirt season. now made a successful switch to running back, where he earned early playing time…Had 19 carries for 66 yards with two touchdowns in 2006 Spring DANNY TOLLEY Game...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in six games and had 22 carries for 81 yards FRESHMAN with two touchdowns…Had seven carries for 70 yards and two TDs against McNeese OFFENSIVE GUARD State, including a 24-yard score…2005: Played in all 12 games, primarily on special 6-6, 310 73 teams, although he did see spot duty at cornerback, including time in season open- WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. er at Penn State (Sept. 3). WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL PATRICK ST. LOUIS SENIOR A versatile lineman with plenty of size and strength, he can play tackle and LINEBACKER guard…Slowed early with a pelvis injury, he missed much of camp and was bothered 6-1, 230 54 periodically throughout the season….Figures prominently in future...SOUTH FLORI- MIAMI, FL DA - 2006: Started the FIU game at right tackle for lone start…Played in 10 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HS games…2005: Impressed as a red-shirt freshman.

The hardest hitting of the three outstanding linebackers at USF, he is nicknamed Bullet Head, in part for his punishing style…Very smart player…runs 4.54 40-yard dash…A team captain in his senior season…35 career starts…46 career games is sec- ond only to Stephen Nicholas on USF career list...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started all 12 games at weakside linebacker, but did miss the final three quarters of the West Virginia game with knee and ankle injury…Figures to be healthy for bowl game…Enters bowl game with 81 tackles, including three for losses with one sack…Season-high 13 tackles in win at North Carolina…Had 11 tackles against Rutgers, including his one sack…2005: Started all 12 games at weakside line- backer…Has now started last 23 straight games, including 17 at weak side and six in the middle…Second on the team with 89 tackles, including 9.5 for losses with 2.5 Linebacker Pat St. Louis (right). www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 37

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DANNY VERPAELE BENJAMIN WILLIAMS SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE DEFENSIVE BACK RUNNING BACK 5-11, 200 17 5-7, 190 30 MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. LAKE WALES, FLA. MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL LAKE WALES HIGH SCHOOL

Returned this season after a broken foot in August 2005 ended that season…Had high A walk-on with loads of energy and desire, he won the starting job this season…A hopes for 2005 in a move from strong safety to free safety after earning Third Team solid blocker as well as a talented runner...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started all 12 Freshman All-America status from The Sporting News in 2004 as a strong safety… games and other than Matt Grothe, he led the Bulls in rushing with 105 carries for Carried on proud family tradition, replacing his older brother Kevin, who had been 369 yards…Has two touchdowns, plus one more receiving…Has five catches for 18 the starting strong safety prior to Danny's arrival…Outstanding student of the game yards…First career 100-yard game with 22 carries for 103 in win over UConn, when and an extremely hard worker…Enjoys friendly competitive spirit with Kevin, often he had the first of his two rushing TDs…Also ran for one at North Carolina, when he comparing notes on their various accomplishments at USF...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: had 14 carries for 55 yards…Receiving TD came at UCF…2005: Only appearance Started first four games at free safety before Carlton Williams won the job for came briefly in Meineke Car Care Bowl, although he did not manage any carries. games five through 11…Returned to starting role at West Virginia in season CARLTON WILLIAMS finale…Forced a crucial fumble at the one yard line in that game, recovered by Ben SOPHOMORE Moffitt…Continued to see considerable snaps even while a backup…Also plays on all special team units…34 tackles in the season …Interception against North Carolina, DEFENSIVE BACK with a 26-yard return…2005: Claimed a medical red-shirt season after broken foot 6-4, 205 32 ended his season before it started…2004: Made seven starts and appeared in all 11 VALDOSTA, GA. games as a true freshman…Fourth on the team with 57 tackles, including six for VALDOSTA HIGH SCHOOL losses, with two sacks…Had season-high nine tackles, including one of his sacks at Cincinnati (Nov. 20)…Had a crucial fumble recovery at the goal line in USF's win at Pressed into starting role in 2005 with injury to free safety Danny Verpaele and UAB (Nov. 3). responded with Honorable Mention Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News…A good athlete with outstanding size in the secondary…With return of VERPAELE’S USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Verpaele, he figured to fit in best as top nickel back, but experience proved pivotal YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS FR FF in winning a starting job by the fourth game…20 career starts in first two 2004 11/7 25 32 57 6-13 2.0-9 1-5 0 years...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: After playing in nickel package through first three 2005 Medical Red-Shirt games, he regained the starting free safety role, where he opened eight games…37 2006 12/5 22 12 34 1- 1 0.0-0 0-0 1 tackles, four pass breakups and a forced fumble on the year…Season-high seven TOTALS 23/12 47 44 91 7-14 2.0-9 1-5 1 tackles at North Carolina…Forced fumble came at Kansas…2005: Won USF's Rookie of the Year Award… Responded well to replacing Danny Verpaele in starting all 12 WALTER WALKER games as a redshirt freshman with 66 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble JUNIOR recovery…Had season-high nine tackles vs. UCF (Sept. 10)…Interceptions came at OFFENSIVE GUARD Syracuse (Nov. 12) and vs. West Virginia (Dec. 3)…2004: A late addition to the ros- 6-5, 310 75 ter, he arrived in late August and used a redshirt season. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. C. WILLIAMS’ USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS SOUTH PLANTATION HS YEAR G/S UT AT TT TFL PBU INT FR FF 2005 12/12 28 38 66 0.5-0 3 2-10 1-0 0

A versatile lineman with starting experience at guard and tackle…Used 2003 and 2006 12/ 8 25 12 37 0.0-0 4 0- 0 0-0 1 2004 seasons well to study behind veteran starters and then made the most of the TOTALS 24/20 53 50 103 0.5-0 7 2-10 1-0 1 "education" in becoming a starter in his red-shirt sophomore season...SOUTH FLORIDA -2006: Along with center Nick Capogna, the only USF linemen to start all 12 games…Started first five games at right guard before opening final seven at right tackle…2005: Made nine starts at right tackle, sharing the role with Marc Dile…Played in all 12 games…2004: Made four game appearances in a backup role. 2003: Utilized his red-shirt season.

Running back Benjamin Williams (center).

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TRAE WILLIAMS JUNIOR DEFENSIVE BACK 5-10, 185 21 PLANT CITY, FL DURANT HIGH SCHOOL

2006 BIG EAST first team selection ... Outstanding cover corner who also supports well on the run…Should be an All-America candidate in 2007…Originally came to USF as a running back/receiver, but now formulates half of an outstanding pair of cor- ners along with Mike Jenkins...10 career interceptions is tied for second most in USF history...SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Has tied school record (J.R. Reed) with seven interceptions, which leads the BIG EAST…Also has nine pass breakups…49 tackles, mostly in run support… "In your jersey" coverage skills explain the fact that he has just eight return yards on his seven interceptions…Intercepted a late pass at sev- enth ranked West Virginia to seal the win…Nine tackles and an interception in Pitt win earned him BIG EAST Player of the Week…2005: Started 11 of 12 games at cor- ner…Would have started all 12, but senior D'Juan Brown got the nod on senior night vs. West Virginia (Dec. 3)…Had 39 tackles this season and two interceptions…Season-high seven tackles vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 19)…Had six tackles and one of his two interceptions at Penn State (Sept. 3)…Second interception came at Rutgers (Nov. 5)…Won USF's Outstanding Special Teams Award…Played on all phas- es of special teams…Had three kick returns for 21-yard average…2004: Made eight starts at left corner, including the final seven games of the year…Had 22 tackles…Scored a touchdown with a 37-yard interception return in season opener vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 11), when he also had five tackles…Had season-high seven tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 20)…Also returned nine kicks for 197 yards…2003: Utilized red-shirt season…Golden Bull Award winner as the top Scout Team player on offense.

T. WILLIAMS’ USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL PBU INT 2004 11/8 14 8 22 0.0-0 5 1-37 2005 12/11 23 16 39 0.0-0 3 2-10 2006 12/12 32 17 49 0.5-1 9 7-8 Cornerback Trae Williams iced the victory in the biggest win in school history this season against No. 7/7 West Virginia in Morgantown TOTALS 35/31 69 41 110 0.5-1 17 10-55 with his interception with less than two minutes remaining.

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2006 USF Opponents Schedules & Results

MCNEESE STATE (7-5) RUTGERS (10-2, 5-2) PITTSBURGH (6-6, 2-5) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Sept. 2 at USF L, 41-10 Sept. 2 at North Carolina W, 21-16 Sept. 2 Virginia W, 38-13 Sept. 9 West Virginia Tech W, 76-0 Sept. 9 Illinois W, 33-0 Sept. 8 at Cincinnati* W, 33-15 Sept. 23 at Toledo L, 41-7 Sept. 16 Ohio W, 24-7 Sept. 16 Michigan State L, 38-23 Sept. 30 South Dakota State L, 20-17 Sept. 23 Howard W, 56-7 Sept. 23 The Citadel W, 51-6 Oct. 7 Southern Utah W, 30-27 Sept. 29 at USF* W, 22-20 Sept. 30 Toledo W, 45-3 Oct. 14 Texas State* L, 27-17 Oct. 14 at Navy W, 32-0 Oct. 7 at Syracuse* W, 21-11 Oct. 21 Stephen F. Austin* W, 20-17 Oct. 21 at Pittsburgh* W, 20-10 Oct. 13 at UCF W, 52-7 Oct. 28 at Sam Houston State* W, 31-18 Oct. 29 Connecticut* W, 24-13 Oct. 21 Rutgers* L, 20-10 Nov. 4 Southeastern Louisiana* W, 34-13 Nov. 9 Louisville* W, 28-25 Nov. 4 at USF* L, 22-12 Nov. 11 at Northwestern State* W, 29-26 (ot) Nov. 18 at Cincinnati* L, 30-11 Nov. 11 Pittsburgh* L, 46-45 (2ot) Nov. 18 Nicholls State* W, 26-10 Nov. 25 Syracuse* W, 38-7 Nov. 16 West Virginia* L, 45-27 Nov. 25 at Montana L, 31-6 Dec. 2 at West Virginia* L, 41-39 (3ot) Nov. 25 Louisville* L, 48-24

* Southland Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (0-12) CONNECTICUT (4-8, 1-6) SYRACUSE (4-8, 1-6) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Aug. 31 at Middle Tennessee* L, 7-6 Aug. 31 Rhode Island W, 52-7 Sept. 2 at Wake Forest L, 20-10 Sept. 9 at USF L, 21-20 Sept. 16 Wake Forest L, 24-13 Sept. 9 Iowa L, 20-13 (ot) Sept. 16 Bowling Green L, 33-28 Sept. 23 at Indiana W, 14-7 Sept. 16 at Illinois W, 31-21 Sept. 23 at Maryland L, 14-10 Sept. 30 Navy L, 41-17 Sept. 23 Miami (Ohio) W, 34-14 Sept. 30 Arkansas State* L, 31-6 Oct. 7 at USF* L, 38-16 Sept. 30 Wyoming W, 40-32 Oct. 7 North Texas* L, 25-22 (7ot) Oct. 14 Army W, 21-7 Oct. 7 Pittsburgh* L, 21-11 Oct. 14 at Miami (Fla.) L, 35-0 Oct. 20 West Virginia* L, 37-11 Oct. 14 at West Virginia* L, 41-17 Oct. 28 at Alabama L, 38-3 Oct. 29 at Rutgers* L, 24-13 Oct. 21 Louisville* L, 28-13 Nov. 11 Louisiana-Monroe* L, 35-0 Nov. 11 Pittsburgh* W, 46-45 (2ot) Oct. 28 at Cincinnati* L, 17-3 Nov. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 17-7 Nov. 18 at Syracuse* L, 20-14 Nov. 11 at USF* L, 27-10 Nov. 25 Florida Atlantic* L, 31-0 Nov. 25 Cincinnati* L, 26-23 Nov. 18 Connecticut* W, 20-14 Dec. 2 Troy* L, 26-13 Dec. 2 at Louisville* L, 48-17 Nov. 25 at Rutgers* L, 38-7

* Sun Belt Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game

UCF (4-8) NORTH CAROLINA (3-9) LOUISVILLE (11-1, 6-1) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Sept. 2 Villanova W, 35-16 Sept. 2 Rutgers L, 21-16 Sept. 2 Kentucky W, 59-28 Sept. 9 at Florida L, 42-0 Sept. 9 Virginia Tech* L, 35-10 Sept. 9 at Temple W, 62-0 Sept. 16 USF L, 24-17 Sept. 16 Furman W, 45-42 Sept. 16 Miami (Fla.) W, 31-7 Sept. 26 Southern Miss* L, 19-14 Sept. 23 at Clemson* L, 52-6 Sept. 23 at Kansas State W, 24-6 Oct. 4 at Marshall* W, 23-22 Oct. 7 at Miami (Fla.)* L, 27-7 Oct. 6 vs. Middle Tennessee St. W, 44-17 Oct. 13 Pittsburgh L, 52-7 Oct. 14 USF L, 37-20 Oct. 14 Cincinnati* W, 23-17 Oct. 21 Rice* L, 40-29 Oct. 19 at Virginia* L, 23-0 Oct. 21 at Syracuse* W, 28-13 Oct. 28 at Houston* L, 51-21 Oct. 28 Wake Forest* L, 24-17 Nov. 2 West Virginia* W, 44-34 Nov. 4 East Carolina* L, 23-10 Nov. 4 at Notre Dame L, 45-26 Nov. 9 at Rutgers* L, 28-25 Nov. 11 at Memphis* W, 26-42 Nov. 11 Georgia Tech* L, 7-0 Nov. 18 USF* W, 31-8 Nov. 18 at Tulane* L, 10-9 Nov. 18 N.C. State* W, 23-9 Nov. 25 at Pittsburgh* W, 48-24 Nov. 25 UAB* W, 31-22 Nov. 25 at Duke* W, 45-44 Dec. 2 Connecticut* W, 48-17

* Conference USA game * Atlantic Coast Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game

KANSAS (6-6) CINCINNATI (7-5, 4-3) WEST VIRGINIA (10-2, 5-2) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Sept. 2 Northwestern State W, 49-18 Sept. 2 Eastern Kentucky W, 31-0 Sept. 2 Marshall W, 42-10 Sept. 9 Louisiana-Monroe W, 21-19 Sept. 8 Pittsburgh* L, 33-15 Sept. 9 Eastern Washington W, 52-3 Sept. 16 at Toledo L, 37-31 (ot) Sept. 16 at Ohio State L, 37-7 Sept. 14 Maryland W, 45-24 Sept. 23 USF W, 13-7 Sept. 23 at Virginia Tech L, 29-13 Sept. 23 at East Carolina W, 27-10 Sept. 30 at Nebraska* L, 39-32 (ot) Sept. 30 Miami (Ohio) W, 24-10 Oct. 7 at Mississippi State W, 42-14 Oct. 7 Texas A&M* L, 21-18 Oct. 7 Akron W, 20-14 Oct. 14 Syracuse* W, 41-17 Oct. 14 Oklahoma State* L, 42-32 Oct. 14 at Louisville* L, 23-17 Oct. 20 at Connecticut* W, 37-11 Oct. 21 at Baylor* L, 36-35 Oct. 22 USF* W, 23-6 Nov. 2 at Louisville* L, 44-34 Oct. 28 Colorado* W, 20-15 Oct. 28 Syracuse* W, 17-3 Nov. 11 Cincinnati* W, 42-24 Nov. 4 at Iowa State* W, 41-10 Nov. 11 at West Virginia* L, 42-24 Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh* W, 45-27 Nov. 18 Kansas State* W, 39-20 Nov. 18 Rutgers* W, 30-11 Nov. 25 USF* L, 24-19 Nov. 25 at Missouri* L, 42-17 Nov. 25 at Connecticut* W, 26-23 Dec. 2 Rutgers* W, 41-39 (3ot)

* Big 12 Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game * BIG EAST Conference game www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 40 USF 41, McNeese State 10 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. September 2, 2006 • 7 p.m. USF 1-0, McNeese State 0-1 Holding onto a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, USF exploded for 27 points in the final 15 minutes that led to a 41-10 rout of McNeese State. Out-gaining McNeese State 495-163, USF racked up 286 yards on the ground. Walt Smith led the Bulls with 70 yards on seven carries and two touchdowns. Both of Smith's scores came in the fourth quarter. Matt Grothe, who was making his first-career appearance, threw for 171 yards, completing 9-of-13 passes and two touchdowns. He also ran one touchdown in. The Bulls' defense held the Cowboys to just 163 yards of total offense, forcing two fumbles and two interceptions. McNeese State took an early 7-0 lead following a fumble recovery by Jared Dolan with 35 seconds left in the first. A fum- SCORING BY QUARTERS bled snap in the end zone by punter Ilia Petrov resulted in the first-ever fumble recovery in the end zone by a USF opponent. 1234F USF tied the game on the ensuing drive. A 13-play, 66-yard drive, which lasted 5:10, was capped off by a 1-yard quarter- back sneak by Grothe. The score, which was the first of his USF career, tied the game at 7-all with 10:25 left in the half. During USF 0 7 7 27 41 the drive, Grothe registered his first-ever completion with a 6-yard pass to sophomore Amp Hill. The catch was the first of McNeese State 730010Hill's career. A 22-yard field goal by Blake Bercegeay gave McNeese State a 10-7 lead with 4:52 left in the half. The Cowboys chewed up 5:33 with a 13-play, 67-yard drive, leading to the McNeese State field goal. The drive was highlighted by a trick play which Attendance: 26,351 Time: 3:10 resulted in a 35-yard gain for the Cowboys. On an end-around by Carlese Franklin, the McNeese State senior completed the long strike to Quinten Lawrence down to the USF 10-yard line. Despite out-gaining the Cowboys 153-94, the Bulls entered halftime trailing by three. First Quarter Grothe's first-career touchdown pass gave USF its first lead of the game, 14-10 with 2:04 left in the third quarter. Grothe connected with Marcus Edwards on a post play down the middle of the field. The completion was good for 47 yards finished MSU - Dolan fumble recovery in end zone (Bercegeay off a 5-play, 87-yard drive which lasted 2:10. kick). Time left: 0:35. (MSU 7, USF 0). A botched punt by McNeese State at the start of the fourth quarter gave USF excellent field position at the Cowboy 12- yard line. Two plays later Grothe connected with Ean Randolph for a 10-yard touchdown pass to extend USF's lead to 21-10. Randolph, who recorded his first-career reception during the first quarter (six yards), finished the night with three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown. Second Quarter Smith added a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, to give USF a 25-point cushion, his first on a 3-yard run with 9:47 USF - Grothe one-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: left in the game, made the score 28-10. An interception by Luis Gachette set up Smith's second rushing touchdown of the quar- ter. The ensuing drive resulted in Smith extending USF's lead to 35-10 on a 24-yard scamper with 6:19 left in the game. 10:25. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:10 (USF 7, MSU 7). The Bulls added one final score as freshman running back Keeley Dorsey ran for a 52-yard touchdown with time winding down. MSU - Bercegeay 22-yard field goal. Time left: 4:52. Team Statistics MSU USF Defensive Leaders Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:33. (MSU 10, USF 7). First Downs 12 25 Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Jamelle Juneau, Assisted Rushes-Yards 37-82 42-286 Tackles: 2 - Jamelle Juneau, Jonatha Walker, Total Third Quarter Passing Yards 81 209 Tackles: 8 - Jamelle Juneau, Sacks: None, Comp-Att-Int 7-19-2 14-21-1 Interceptions: 1 - Bryant Mason USF - Edwards 47-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer Total Yards 163 495 kick). Time left: 2:04. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:10. Punts-Avg. 6-28.8 2-28.5 USF (USF 14, MSU 10). Punt Returns 1-17 4-47 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Kickoff Returns 6-112 3-53 Walt Smith 7 70 2 24 Interception Returns 1-33 2-2 Matt Grothe 10 58 1 16 Fourth Quarter Penalties-Yards 7-60 10-82 Benjamin Williams 9 54 0 14 USF - Randolph 10-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-2 Keeley Dorsey 2 53 1 52 Sacks By 0-0 1-9 kick). Time left: 14:06. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, Moise Plancher 4 26 0 16 Third Down Conversions 3-12 5-9 Pat Julmiste 3 23 0 18 0:48. (USF 21, MSU 10). Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-1 Grant Gregory 1 6 0 6 Time of Possession 29:49 30:11 Colby Erskin 5 5 0 5 USF - Smith 3-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: MCNEESE STATE Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg 9:47. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:21. (USF 28, MSU Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Matt Grothe 13 9 171 2 0 64 10). Derrick Fourroux 16 70 0 12 Pat Julmiste 8 5 38 0 1 9 Chris Thomas 9 19 0 6 USF - Smith 24-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: Kris Bush 3 8 0 3 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Jordy Johnson 2 5 0 5 Marus Edwards 3 62 1 47 6:19. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 2:17. (USF 35, MSU Jamie Leonard 1 3 0 3 Amarri Jackson 3 31 0 12 10). Steve Whitehead 1 1 0 1 Ean Randolph 3 24 1 10 Terez Jackson 1 0 0 0 Cedric Hill 2 69 0 64 Mark Fontenot 2 -9 0 0 Amp Hill 2 17 0 11 USF - Dorsey 52-yard run (no kick attempted). Time Blake Bercegeay 1 -14 0 0 S.J. Green 1 6 0 6 left: 0:00. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. (USF 41, MSU 10). Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg Derrick Fourroux 16 6 46 0 1 18 Ilia Petrov 1 25 25.0 25 Mark Fontenot 2 0 0 0 1 0 Delbert Alvarado 1 32 32.0 32 Carlese Franklin 1 1 35 0 0 35 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Receiving No Yds TD Lg Ean Randolph 3 34 32 Steve Whitehead 4 39 0 18 Trae Williams 1 13 13 Quinten Lawrence 2 24 0 35 Carlese Franklin 1 8 0 8 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Ean Randolph 2 40 31 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Sam Miller 1 13 13 Blake Bercegeay 5 173 34.6 46 Team 1 0 0.0 0 Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Stephen Nicholas, Jeremy Punt Returns No Yds Lg Burnett, Assisted Tackles: 1 - Seven players, Total Steve Whitehead 1 17 17 Tackles: 7 - Stephen Nicholas, Sacks: 0.5 Alan Cray, George Selvie, Interceptions: 1 - Trae Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Williams, Louis Gachette Steve Whitehead 4 72 22 Quinten Lawrence 2 40 23 www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 41 USF 21, Florida International 20 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. September 9, 2006 • 7 p.m. USF 2-0, Florida International 0-2 Fourteen second-half points by sophomore Taurus Johnson led USF (2-0) to its second-straight comeback victory with a 21- 20 win over Florida International (0-2) at Raymond James Stadium. Recording his first-career rushing and receiving touchdowns in the game, Johnson, accounted for 120 total yards for the Bulls, while registering six catches for 106 yards and one touchdown. He also scored on a 14-yard end-around late in the third quarter for his first-collegiate touchdown. Making his first-collegiate start, Matt Grothe threw for 174 yards on 15-of-28 passing with one touchdown and two inter- ceptions. His lone touchdown was the game-winning, 29-yard completion to Johnson late in the fourth quarter. SCORING BY QUARTERS Ean Randolph produced 123 yards on two punt returns, including a 76-yard return for the Bulls' first score of the game. 1234F Randolph nearly had two more on the evening, however, costly USF penalties negated the wide receiver's attempts. An 82-yard punt return by FIU's Chandler Williams with 10:52 left in the first quarter gave FIU an early 6-0 lead, following USF 077721the missed extra point by Chris Patullo. FIU 6140020 Not to be outdone, USF responded with a punt return for a touchdown of its own. Randolph took a Chris Cook punt 76 yards to tie the game at 6-6 at the beginning of the second quarter (14:38). Mike Benzer converted the extra point to give USF a 7- 6 lead. Attendance: 27,114 Time: 3:15 FIU regained the lead with 9:12 left in the second quarter when defensive back Robert Mitchell intercepted a Grothe pass and returned it for a touchdown (14 yards). A successful point after attempt gave the Golden Panthers a 13-7 lead. An 11-play, 84-yard drive by FIU was capped off with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Josh Padrick to Samuel Smith to extend the Golden Panther lead to 20-7 with 20 seconds left in the half. The drive, which lasted 6:15, was kept alive by a USF penal- First Quarter ty during a Golden Panther punt. FIU proceeded to drive down the field, setting up the 3-yard score. FIU - Chandler Williams 82-yard punt return (Patullo USF cut into FIU's lead with a 14-yard touchdown run by Johnson with 4:59 left in the third quarter. Led by Grothe, who gained 26 yards on the ground during the nine-play, 80-yard drive, the Bulls chewed up 3:45 while bringing the deficit to six kick failed). Time left: 10:52. (FIU 6, USF 0). points. Trailing by six late in the game, USF's defense forced FIU's second turnover of the game as Moffitt stripped FIU running back Julian Reams. The ball was recovered by left end Richard Clebert at the Golden Panther 29-yard line. Second Quarter On the ensuing drive, Grothe completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Johnson with 2:33 left in the game. The touchdown USF - Ean Randolph 76-yard punt return (Benzer was the second of the game for Johnson. With the extra point, USF took its first lead of the game 21-20. FIU had one more chance to drive down the field, however USF's defense held the Golden Panthers, capped off by a tipped kick). Time left: 14:38. (USF 7, FIU 6). pass by linebacker Patrick St. Louis on fourth down with 1:50 on the clock. With the ball back in the offense's hands, USF ran out the clock to win the game. FIU - Robert Mitchell 14-yard interception return Team Statistics FIU USF USF (Patullo kick). Time left: 9:21. (FIU 13, USF 7). First Downs 15 16 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Rushes-Yards 31-24 34-123 Matt Grothe 16 82 0 15 Passing Yards 238 174 FIU - Samuel Smith 3-yard pass from Josh Padrick Benjamin Williams 6 31 0 20 Comp-Att-Int 20-33-1 15-28-2 Taurus Johnson 1 14 1 14 (Patullo kick). Time left: 0:20. Drive: 11 plays, 84 Total Yards 262 297 Keeley Dorsey 2 7 0 5 yards, 6:15. (FIU 20, USF 7). Punts-Avg. 7-32.1 5-37.4 Team 2 -3 0 0 Punt Returns 1-82 3-129 Walt Smith 7 -8 0 4 Kickoff Returns 1-7 2-35 Third Quarter Interception Returns 2-14 1-0 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg USF - Taurus Johnson 14-yard run (Benzer kick). Penalties-Yards 8-60 8-92 Matt Grothe 28 15 174 1 2 29 Time left: 4:59. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:45. (FIU Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Sacks By 0-0 3-14 Receiving No Yds TD Lg 20, USF 14). Third Down Conversions 5-16 4-12 Taurus Johnson 6 106 1 29 Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 1-2 Marcus Edwards 3 21 0 10 Fourth Quarter Time of Possession 32:44 27:16 Ean Randolph 2 9 0 5 USF - Taurus Johnson 29-yard pass from Matt Grothe Devin Gordon 1 24 0 24 FIU Amp Hill 1 14 0 14 (Benzer kick). Time left: 2:33. Drive: 2 plays, 29 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Walt Smith 1 4 0 4 yards, 0:19. (USF 21, FIU 20). Julian Reams 11 19 0 5 Amarri Jackson 1 -4 0 0 A’Mod Ned 11 16 0 5 Chandler Williams 2 0 0 3 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Josh Padrick 7 -11 0 4 Delbert Alvarado 5 187 37.4 47

Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Punt Returns No Yds Lg Josh Padrick 33 20 238 1 1 27 Ean Randolph 2 123 76 Amarri Jackson 1 6 6 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Chandler Williams 10 129 0 25 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Samuel Smith 6 54 1 19 Taurus Johnson 1 20 20 Ashlyn Parker 2 40 0 27 Christopher Ellick 1 15 15 A’Mod Ned 1 10 0 10 Andy Anderson 1 5 0 5 Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 9 - George Selvie, Assisted Punting No Yds Avg Lg Tackles: 1 - Trae Williams, Jeremy Burnett, Pat St. Chris Cook 17 225 32.1 40 Louis, Tyller Roberts, Total Tackles: 9 - George Selvie, Sacks: 2 - George Selvie, Interceptions: 1 - Punt Returns No Yds Lg Trae Williams Chandler Williams 1 82 82

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Chance Attaway 1 7 7

Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 5 - Chris Smith, Lionell Singleton, Assisted Tackles: 3 - Marshall McDuffie Jr., Total Tackles: 7 - Chris Smith, Sacks: None, Interceptions: 1 - Lionell Singleton, Robert Mitchell

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 42 USF 24, UCF 17 Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla. September 16, 2006 • 2:30 p.m. USF 3-0, UCF 1-2 USF quarterback Matt Grothe threw for 302 yards and ran for another 73, and defensive end Chris Robinson sacked UCF quar- terback Steven Moffet on a fourth and six from the USF 10 with just 22 seconds remaining to finish a 24-17 Bulls win at the Florida Citrus Bowl. Grothe's 302 passing yards established a new USF freshman record, eclipsing Marquel Blackwell's 239-yard game against New Haven in 1999. Meanwhile, Grothe now has the top three rushing games by a freshman quarterback in USF history, including his 73 yards against UCF. Blackwell had held the record with 57 yards against Southwest Texas State in 1999. Grothe threw his third touchdown of the afternoon on a 27-yard third down play to Ean Randolph with just over three minutes SCORING BY QUARTERS to play to break a 17-17 tie. The catch was Randolph's fifth of the afternoon for a total of 126 yards. UCF responded to the Bulls go-ahead score with a 17-play drive that went 65 yards before Robinson's fourth down sack that also 1234F caused a fumble. The UCF drive gained momentum on a fourth and 10 conversion, soon followed by a USF pass interference call. USF 7 0 3 14 24 But with a first and 10 at the USF 14, Moffett threw two incompletions before a four-yard pass play that set up the fourth and six. After a UCF timeout, the Bulls covered the end zone well, allowing pressure on Moffet and the eventual sack and fumble. UCF 0100717 USF jumped out to a 7-0 lead that was initiated after the first of two Trae Williams interception. With a first and 10 on their own 21 after the first interception, Benjamin Willams picked up four yards on a run, before Ean Randolph broke a bubble screen play for 51 yards on second and six. Grothe completed three more passes in the drive, and also ran Attendance: 46,708 Time: 3:08 for 11 yards, finishing off the drive with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Edwards. Although both teams moved the ball well through the first half, scoring was at a premium, with UCF first getting itself on the board with a 22-yard field goal with 6:07 left in the first half. The Golden Knights then took a 10-7 lead - that held up at halftime First Quarter - when Moffett found Thornton open for a 37-yard touchdown. While scoring was again at a premium in the third quarter, the Bulls scored on Mike Benzer's first career field goal from 30 yards USF - Edwards 7-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer on the final play of the quarter to tie the game at 10-10. kick). Time left 6:52. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:33. USF seemingly gained control four minutes into the fourth quarter when Grothe led a five-play 48-yard drive that was helped along by a double reverse pass from receiver Amarri Jackson to Amp Hill that covered 31 yards and placed the Bulls on the two-yard (USF 7, UCF 0). line, setting up the two-yard touchdown pass from Grothe to Benjamin Williams. That made the score 17-10 in favor of the Bulls with 11:05 left and the Bulls stopped UCF on its next possession to regain the ball at their own 39-yard line with 10:00 remaining, however USF would eventually be forced to punt. Second Quarter Trying to recover from a bad snap, USF punter Delbert Alvarado made an attempt to rugby kick the ball, but it was blocked and returned 31 yards for a touchdown by Blake Carter to tie the game again at 17-17. UCF - Torres 22-yd field goal. Time 6:07. Drive: 16 Grothe remained poised and led the Bulls on their winning drive that covered 90 yards after USF was penalized on the kickoff. plays, 79 yards, 6:29. (USF 7, UCF 3). Grothe set the stage with a 26-yard run of his own on the drive's second play. Two plays later, he ran for 13 more yards en route to what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown pass to Randolph.

UCF - Thornton 27-yd pass from Moffett (Torres Team Statistics UCF USF Burnett, Total Tackles: 8 - Randy Dozier, Sacks: 2 First Downs 20 20 - Legar Douzable, Interceptions: 1 - Sha’reff kick). Time left 2:15, Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:06. Rushes-Yards 34-140 38-100 Rashad (UCF 10, USF 7). Passing Yards 219 333 Comp-Att-Int 19-44-2 22-32-1 USF Total Yards 359 433 Third Quarter Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Punts-Avg. 4-43.0 5-22.8 Matt Grothe 21 73 0 26 USF - Benzer 30-yard field goal. Time left: 0:00. Punt Returns 2-69 2-33 Walt Smith 4 14 0 9 Drive: 7 plays, 37, yards, 3:27. (USF 10, UCF 10). Kickoff Returns 2-27 3-69 Amarri Jackson 1 5 0 5 Interception Returns 2-(-)4 1-15 Benjamin Williams 8 5 0 5 Penalties-Yards 7-60 5-48 Ean Randolph 2 3 0 3 Fourth Quarter Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Keeley Dorsey 1 2 0 2 USF - Williams 2-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer Sacks By 5-27 3-25 Taurus Johnson 1 -2 0 0 kick). Time left: 11:05. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, Third Down Conversions 9-18 7-15 Fourth Down Conversions 2-3 0-1 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg 2:08. (USF 17, UCF 10). Time of Possession 22:02 37:58 Matt Grothe 31 21 302 3 1 51 Amarri Jackson 1 1 31 0 0 31 UCF - Carter 31-yard blocked punt return (Torres UCF kick). (USF 17, UCF 17). Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Receiving No Yds TD Lg Jason Peters 20 98 0 18 Ean Randolph 5 126 1 51 Phillip Smith 6 32 0 11 Amp Hill 3 52 0 31 USF - Randolph 27-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer Steven Moffett 8 10 0 19 Taurus Johnson 3 40 0 17 kick). Time left: 3:20. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:30. Marcus Edwards 3 28 1 13 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Will Bleakley 2 22 0 15 (USF 24, UCF 17). Steven Moffett 44 19 219 1 2 37 Colby Erskin 1 29 0 29 S.J. Green 1 16 0 16 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Cedric Hill 1 10 0 10 Mike Walker 12 133 0 36 Devin Gordon 1 8 0 8 Corey Rabazinski 3 20 0 9 Benjamin Williams 1 2 1 2 Willie Thornton 1 37 1 37 Amarri Jackson 1 0 0 0 Rocky Ross 1 20 0 20 Jason Peters 1 7 0 7 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Mike Merritt 1 2 0 2 Delbert Alvarado 3 94 31.3 32 Matt Grothe 1 20 20.0 20 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Team 1 0 0.0 0 Aaron Horne 4 172 43.0 56 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Punt Returns No Yds Lg Ean Randolph 2 33 28 Blake Carter 0 31 31 Joe Burnett 1 16 16 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Jordan Richards 1 22 22 Taurus Johnson 1 42 42 Mike Jenkins 2 27 15 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Curtis Francis 1 14 14 Defensive Leaders Kenny Jackson 1 13 13 Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Jeremy Burnett, Assisted Tackles: 3 - Ben Moffitt, Total Tackles: 9 - Jeremy Defensive Leaders Burnett, Sacks: 1 - Alan Cray, Chris Robinson, Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Johnell Neal, Assisted Jarriett Buie, Interceptions: 2 - Trae Williams Tackles: 3 - Randy Dozier, Ronnell Sandy, Joe www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 43 Kansas 13, USF 7 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kan. September 23, 2006 • 8 p.m. (ET) USF 3-1, Kansas 3-1 USF appeared ready to pull off a fourth straight come-from-behind win, but the Bulls fell 29 yards short in a 13-7 loss to Kansas. The loss was the first of the season for the Bulls, who won with second half comebacks against McNeese State, FIU and UCF to open the sea- son. USF quarterback Matt Grothe moved the Bulls 34 yards on a 20-yard pass to Taurus Johnson and a 14-yard run on third and 10 in the final drive that started with no timeouts and just 1:06 remaining. That placed the Bulls at the Kansas 29-yard line with a first and 10 and time for three passes. The first two fell incomplete, including an open sideline route to Ean Randolph, before Grothe’s final effort into the end zone for Colby Erskin was intercepted by Justin Thornton. Grothe, who entered the game leading all freshmen quarterbacks in the nation in passing yards and total offense, completed 17 of 32 SCORING BY QUARTERS passes for 196 yards and ran for another 66 on 18 carries that included a touchdown. Kansas QB Adam Barmann led the Jayhawks admirably, completing 25 of his 35 attempts for 273 yards. 1234F USF and Kansas played to a 0-0 tie in the first half. But both teams had opportunities in the opening stanza, including a game-open- USF 00707 ing drive by the Bulls that moved from their own 20 to the Kansas two-yard line, where Grothe was stopped short on a fourth and two sneak. Kansas 0 0 3 10 13 Kansas, meanwhile, saw a golden chance pass it by with a fumble into the end zone after a 98-yard drive. After USF’s Justin Teachey pinned the Jayhawks at their own two-yard line with 13:01 to play in the second quarter, Barmann used three straight complete passes to cover 64 yards, and three Jon Cornish runs mixed in, brought the Jayhawks to the Bulls’18-yard line. Barmann then hit an open Marcus Henry who raced just to the edge of the goal line, where he was met by USF safety Carlton Williams, who jarred the ball loose. USF’s Attendance: 40,933 Time: 3:10 Chris Robinson recovered the fumble for a touchback. The Bulls snuck in one more potential scoring opportunity in the final :37 of the second period, when Grothe completed two passes for 30 yards and ran for another nine to reach the Kansas 29-yard line. But on second and nine, Grothe threw a sideline route that was Third Quarter picked off at the one-yard line and Kansas killed the rest of the first half clock. Kansas took a 3-0 lead just under six minutes into the second half when Scott Webb connected on a 37-yard field goal, culminating a KU - Webb 37-yard field goal. Time left: 9:15. Drive: 12-play, 60-yard drive that opened the second half. But that seemingly awoke the Bulls as Taurus Johnson returned the ensuing kick to the USF 42 yard line. 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:40. (Kansas 3, USF 0). In 13 plays, Grothe engineered a 58-yard drive that included three crucial third down conversions, including two receptions by Marcus Edwards and one by tight end Will Bleakley that covered 11 yards on a third and 11. Grothe capped the drive with a six-yard touchdown run, his second rushing touchdown of the season. After Mike Benzer’s extra point, USF led 7-3 with 2:57 to play in the third quarter. USF - Grothe 7-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: Kansas responded immediately with a touchdown drive that covered 79 yards on just seven plays, aided along by a 15-yard personal foul against the Bulls on the kickoff and a 29-yard pass from Barmann to Brian Murph on a third and six. The Jayhawks regained the lead 3:07. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 5:54. (USF 7, Kansas at 10-7 on a two-yard option run by Cornish on a third and goal that marked the first play of the fourth quarter. After an offensive pass interference call stymied the Bulls on their next possession, Kansas again began a march from their own 33, 3). but the USF defense stiffened and held the Jayhawks to a 42-yard Webb field goal that made the score 13-7 with 8:51 remaining. Both defenses then went to work as the offenses traded two series each that ended in punts before the Bulls got their final opportu- nity on the final drive of the game that eventually ended with the interception in the end zone. Fourth Quarter KU - Cornish 2-yard run (Webb kick). Time left: Team Statistics KU USF USF First Downs 23 17 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg 14:55. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:02. (Kansas 10, USF Rushes-Yards 35-118 29-113 Matt Grothe 18 66 1 14 7). Passing Yards 273 196 Ean Randolph 1 22 0 22 Comp-Att-Int 25-35-0 17-34-2 Benjamin Williams 2 10 0 6 Total Yards 391 309 KU - Webb 42-yard field goal. Time left: 9:01. Drive: Amarri Jackson 2 10 0 7 Punts-Avg. 4-33.0 5-42.8 Keeley Dorsey 4 4 0 5 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:36. (Kansas 13, USF 7). Punt Returns 1-5 2-8 Walt Smith 2 1 0 2 Kickoff Returns 1-20 2-55 Interception Returns 2-0 0-0 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Penalties-Yards 10-70 8-82 Matt Grothe 32 17 196 0 2 29 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Team 200000 Sacks By 3-13 2-5 Third Down Conversions 10-18 8-15 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 Ean Randolph 5 47 0 20 Time of Possession 35:40 24:20 Marcus Edwards 4 52 0 29 Taurus Johnson 3 47 0 18 KANSAS Amarri Jackson 2 21 0 17 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg S.J. Green 1 12 0 12 Jon Cornish 26 105 1 35 Will Bleakley 1 11 0 11 Brandon McAnderson 2 8 0 4 Amp Hill 1 6 0 6 Jake Sharp 2 6 0 4 Adam Barman 5 -1 0 7 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Justin Teachey 4 181 45.2 47 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Matt Grothe 1 33 33.0 33 Adam Barman 35 25 273 0 0 31 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Receiving No Yds TD Lg Ean Randolph 2 8 6 Brian Murph 6 75 0 29 Jon Cornish 6 14 0 13 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Marcus Henry 5 66 0 17 Ean Randolph 1 14 14 Dexton Fields 3 58 0 31 Taurus Johnson 1 41 41 Derek Fine 3 25 0 11 Jonathan Lamb 1 22 0 22 Defensive Leaders Marcus Herford 1 13 0 13 Unassisted Tackles: 10-Stephen Nicholas, Assisted Tackles: 5-Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 15- Punting No Yds Avg Lg Stephen Nicholas, Sacks: 2-Allen Cray, Kyle Tucker 4 132 33.0 47 Interceptions: None

Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Brian Murph 1 5 5

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Marcus Herford 1 20 20

Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 4-Mike Rivera, Assisted Tackles: 8-Eric Washington, Joe Mortensen, Total Tackles: 10-Eric Washington, Sacks: 2-Paul Como, Interceptions: 1-Justin Thornton, Aqib Talib

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 44 No. 23/23 Rutgers 22, USF 20 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. September 29, 2006 • 8 p.m. USF 3-2, 0-1, Rutgers 5-0, 1-0 A failed two-point conversion with 15 seconds left in the game proved to be the difference as USF (3-2, 0-1 BIG EAST) fell to No. 23/23 Rutgers (5-0, 1-0 BIG EAST), 22-20, at Raymond James Stadium. Matt Grothe, who accounted for 316 of USF’s 347 yards (throwing for 241 yards and a touchdown, rushing for 61 yards and two touch- downs and caught a 14-yard pass), came up a two-point conversion short of registering his fourth comeback of the season. The first-year quarterback completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Ean Randolph with time winding down for the potential tying touchdown. To draw the game even at 22-all, Grothe attempted a pass to Amp Hill at the near pylon. Unfortunately, the pass was incomplete. Grothe’s 61 yards on the ground led all USF rushers. Grothe threw for 241 yards on 16-of-25 passing with one touchdown and two inter- ceptions. Randolph registered a team-high six catches for 49 yards and a touchdown. Amarri Jackson tallied a team-high 83 yards on three SCORING BY QUARTERS receptions. Rutgers jumped out to a 7-0 lead with a 3-yard touchdown run by Ray Rice with 7:46 left in the first quarter. The 12-play, 79-yard 1234F drive, resulting in a touchdown for the Scarlet Knights, was the first allowed by the USF defense in the first quarter this season. Rice USF 0140620 rushed for 52 yards on seven carries, capping off the drive with his 10th rushing touchdown of the season. A 32-yard field goal by Jeremy Ito extended Rutgers’ lead to 10-0 with 6:45 left in the first half. The Bulls’ defense held the Scarlet Rutgers 7 3 3 9 22 Knights’ offense, which started with good field position (USF’s 26-yard line), to just 11 yards on seven plays, resulting in the Ito field goal. USF responded on the team’s ensuing possession with a 1-yard touchdown run by Grothe with 4:40 left in the second quarter. A pair of 30-plus-yard passes by the freshman quarterback, including a 32-yard completion to Taurus Johnson in which the receiver tipped the pass to himself, capped off a five-play, 80-yard drive for the Bulls. A 35-yard completion to Jackson kicked off the drive. Attendance: 32,493 Time: 3:04 USF took its first lead of the contest when Grothe registered his second rushing touchdown of the game and fourth of the season. Following an interception by Trae Williams – his fifth of the season, the Bulls drove down the field, 70 yards to take a 14-10 lead. The five-play drive lasted 1:40 and was finished off with a 22-yard scamper by Grothe into the end zone. First Quarter Scoring 14 points in a span of 3:45 seconds, USF went into halftime with a 14-10 advantage, marking just the second time all-season that Rutgers had trailed. RU - Rice two-yard run (Ito kick). Time left: 7:46. Rutgers cut USF’s lead to 14-13 with 8:30 left in the third quarter. Ito’s second field goal of the night (40 yards) capped off an eight- play, 39-yard drive, which lasted 3:42 for the Scarlet Knights. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:14. (Rutgers 7, USF 0). Rice added his second touchdown of the night with a seven-yard run into the end zone as the Scarlet Knights regained the lead with 13:04 left in the contest. Rutgers went for the two-point conversion, however the Bulls stopped the attempt, making the score 19-14. The drive, which lasted 3:57, was 31 yards on seven plays. Rice rushed for 23 yards on five carries during the drive. Second Quarter The Scarlet Knights extended their lead to eight points with a 53-yard field goal by Ito with 7:09 left in the game. The field goal was Ito’s career long and closed out an eight-yard drive which ate up 4:29 on the clock. RU - Ito 32-yard field goal. Time left: 6:45. Drive: 7 USF drove 55 yard to the Rutgers’ 25-yard line before Brandon Renkart forced the fumble of Grothe, stopping the Bulls’ drive with 5:26 left in the game. plays, 11 yards, 3:44. (Rutgers 10, USF 0). After getting the ball to the USF 25-yard line, the Scarlet Knights attempted a 42-yard field goal by Ito. Stephen Nicholas broke through the Rutgers offensive line, blocking the attempt to give USF the ball at its own 34-yard line with 2:32 left in the game. Sparked by the blocked field goal, USF drove 66 yards to score the team’s third touchdown of the night. A 16-yard completion to USF - Grothe one-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: Randolph pulled the Bulls within two points of the Scarlet Knights with 15 seconds left in the game. USF attempted to tie the game with a two-point conversion, however a dropped pass gave Rutgers a 22-20 lead. 4:40. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:05. (Rutgers 10, USF With one last chance, USF attempted an onside kick, but was unsuccessful. 7). Team Statistics RU USF USF First Downs 19 19 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg USF - Grothe 22-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: Rushes-Yards 45-226 25-92 Matt Grothe 14 61 2 22 2:27. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:40. (USF 14, Rutgers Passing Yards 100 255 Benjamin Williams 9 18 0 8 Comp-Att-Int 11-20-1 17-26-2 Ean Randolph 1 11 0 11 10). Total Yards 326 347 Colby Erskin 1 2 0 2 Punts-Avg. 3-44.7 4-35.5 Third Quarter Punt Returns 0-0 2-26 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Kickoff Returns 2-44 1-20 Matt Grothe 16 25 241 1 2 35 RU - Ito 40-yard field goal. Time left: 8:30. Drive: 8 Interception Returns 2-25 1-0 S.J. Green plays, 39 yards, 3:42. (USF 13, Rutgers 13). Penalties-Yards 11-91 7-56 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Sacks By 2-9 1-8 Fourth Quarter Ean Randolph 6 49 1 16 Third Down Conversions 6-13 4-9 Amarri Jackson 3 83 0 35 RU - Rice seven-yard run (Teel pass failed). Time Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Marcus Edwards 2 34 0 23 left: 13:04. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:57. (Rutgers Time of Possession 37:16 22:44 Taurus Johnson 1 32 0 32 19, USF 14). Colby Erskin 1 22 0 22 RUTGERS Matt Grothe 1 14 0 14 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Will Bleakley 1 11 0 11 RU - Ito 53-yard field goal. Time left: 7:02. Drive: 7 Ray Rice 35 202 2 44 S.J. Green 1 8 0 8 plays, 8 yards, 4:29. (Rutgers 22, USF 14). Brian Leonard 8 30 0 9 Devin Gordon 1 2 0 2 Mike Teel 2 -6 0 2 Punting No Yds Avg Lg USF - Randolph 16-yard pass from Grothe (Grothe Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Justin Teachey 4 142 35.5 44 pass failed). Time left: 0:15. Drive: 8 plays, 66 Mike Teel 20 11 100 0 1 25 Punt Returns No Yds Lg yards, 2:17. (Rutgers 22, USF 20). Receiving No Yds TD Lg Ean Randolph 2 26 22 Dennis Campbell 4 48 0 25 Brian Leonard 3 16 0 7 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Tiquan Underwood 2 24 0 13 Colby Erskin 1 20 20 Clark Harris 1 10 0 10 Defensive Leaders Punting No Yds Avg Lg Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Stephen Nicholas, Assisted Joe Radigan 3 134 44.7 53 Tackles: 5 - Pat St. Louis, Total Tackles: 9 - Jeremy Burnett, Sacks: 1 - Pat St. Louis, Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Interceptions: 1 - Trae Williams None

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Willie Foster 2 44 23

Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 5 - Quinten Frierson, Assisted Tackles: 1 - Eight players, Total Tackles: 5 - Quinten Frierson, Ron Girault, Courtney Greene, Sacks: 1 - Will Beckford, Ramel Meekins, Interceptions: 1 - Ron Girault, Courtney Greene www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 45 USF 38, Connecticut 16 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. October 7, 2006 • 7 p.m. USF 4-2, 1-1, UConn 2-3, 0-1 Matt Grothe accounted for four of the Bulls' five total touchdowns to lead USF (4-2, 1-1 BIG EAST) to a 38-16 victory over Connecticut (2-3, 0-1 BIG EAST) at Raymond James Stadium. Grothe, who threw for 146 yards on 12-of-15 passing, including one touchdown, also rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries and three touchdowns. Tying his season-high in rushing yards, Grothe became the second quarterback in USF history (Marquel Blackwell) to rush for three touchdowns in a single game. Benjamin Williams ran for a career-best 108 yards on 15 carries, including a touchdown. The 100-yard game was the first SCORING BY QUARTERS of the sophomore's career. S.J. Green led all USF receivers with 72 yards on three catches. Amarri Jackson grabbed three pass- es for 49 yards and his first-career touchdown reception. 1234F USF started the scoring drive with a 16-yard run by Grothe at the 12:16 mark of the first quarter. The drive, which lasted USF 14 0 14 10 38 0:16 (just one play), was set up by a blocked punt by Jerome Murphy. UConn 0 9 0 7 16 The Bulls extended their lead to 14-0 when Benjamin Williams rushed for a 13-yard touchdown with 9:13 left in the first quarter. The touchdown, his second career score, was the sophomore's first-career rushing touchdown. Connecticut cut into USF's lead with a 10-yard touchdown reception by Deon Anderson with 9:39 left in the half. The Attendance: 30,010 Time: 3:10 Huskies drove 75 yards on eight plays to get on the board for the first time in the game. The extra point by Matt Nuzie was missed wide right, making the score 14-6. USF's lead was cut to six points following a 19-yard field goal by UConn's Graig Vividomino with 0:48 left in the half. The First Quarter field goal capped off a 10-play, 36-yard drive which lasted 2:27. USF - Grothe 16-yard run (Benzer kick). Time The Bulls entered halftime with a 14-9 lead. USF extended its lead to 21-6 with an eight-yard touchdown run by Grothe. The score (with 12:24 left in the third quar- left: 12:16. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:21. (USF 7, ter) was the second of the game for the freshman quarterback, who led the Bulls down the field with a 57-yard, six-play drive UConn 0). that took up 2:36. The drive was highlighted by a 31-yard reception by S.J. Green. Grothe scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, following a 6-yard run with 5:46 left in the third quarter. USF ate up 4:37 on the clock, while gaining 93 yards on 10 plays, giving the Bulls a 28-9 lead. USF - B. Williams 13-yard run (Benzer kick). Time Jackson's first-career touchdown reception gave the Bulls a 35-9 lead with 12:29 left in the game. Grothe completed a five- left: 9:13. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:39. (USF 14, yard pass to Jackson to wrap up a 12-play, 70-yard drive. Mike Benzer's 26-yard field goal with 9:45 left in the game gave USF UConn 0). a 38-9 advantage. Connecticut scored its second touchdown of the game with 1:14 left in the game. A one-yard touchdown run by Lou Allen made the score 38-16. Second Quarter The victory was the first conference win of the season for USF, moving the Bulls to 1-1 in BIG EAST play. UConn - Anderson 10-yard pass from Bonislawski Team Statistics UConn USF Defensive Leaders (Nuzie kick failed). Time left: 9:39. Drive: 7 First Downs 19 18 Unassisted Tackles: 9 - Ryan Henegan, Assisted plays, 75 yards, 3:08. (USF 14, UConn 6). Rushes-Yards 26-60 41-205 Tackles: 3 - Ricky McCollum, Total Tackles: 10 - Passing Yards 201 153 Ryan Henegan, Sacks: 1 - Rhema Fuller, Comp-Att-Int 20-40-1 13-16-0 Interceptions: None UConn - Vicidomino 19-yard field goal. Time left: Total Yards 261 358 0:48. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 2:27. (USF 14, Punts-Avg. 6-41.8 5-40.4 USF UConn 9). Punt Returns 2-19 4-52 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Kickoff Returns 4-144 3-49 Benjamin Williams 22 108 1 15 Interception Returns 0-0 1-13 Matt Grothe 15 82 31 16 Third Quarter Penalties-Yards 6-50 15-113 Pat Julmiste 3 16 0 8 USF - Grothe 8-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Grant Gregory 1 -1 0 0 Sacks By 1-4 1-10 12:24. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:36. (USF 21, Third Down Conversions 5-14 3-9 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg UConn 9). Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 Matt Grothe 15 12 146 1 0 34 Time of Possession 27:21 32:39 Pat Julmiste 1 1 7 0 0 7 USF - Grothe 6-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: UCONN Receiving No Yds TD Lg 5:46. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:37. (USF 28, Rushing Att Yds TD Lg S.J. Green 3 72 0 31 UConn 9). Terry Caulley 14 38 0 15 Amarri Jackson 3 49 1 34 Donald Brown 3 15 0 10 Taurus Johnson 3 13 0 7 Lou Allen 3 5 1 4 Benjamin Williams 2 11 0 6 Fourth Quarter Deon Anderson 1 3 0 3 Colby Erskin 1 5 0 5 USF - Jackson 5-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer Matt Bonislawski 5 -1 0 7 Ean Randolph 1 3 0 3 kick). Time left: 12:29. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg 6:03. (USF 35, UConn 9). Matt Bonislawski 40 20 201 1 1 28 Justin Teachey 5 202 40.2 51

USF - Benzer 26-yard field goal. Time left: 9:45. Receiving No Yds TD Lg Punt Returns No Yds Lg Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:11. (USF 38, UConn 9). Larry Taylor 5 30 0 10 Amarri Jackson 2 28 20 Brandon Young 3 26 0 15 Ean Randolph 1 6 6 Brad Kanuch 2 44 0 27 Jerome Murphy 1 18 0 UConn - Allen 1-yard run (Vicidomino Kick). Time Terence Jeffers 2 41 0 28 left: 1:14. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 3:08. (USF Terry Caulley 2 24 0 15 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Steve Brouse 2 15 0 8 Amarri Jackson 1 4 4 38, UConn 16). Deon Anderson 2 13 1 10 Colby Erskin 1 23 23 Donald Brown 2 8 0 9 Devin Gordon 1 22 22

Punting No Yds Avg Lg Defensive Leaders Chris Pavasaris 5 251 50.2 69 Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Stephen Nicholas, Assisted Team 1 0 0.0 0 Tackles: 3 - Pat St. Louis, Total Tackles: 7 - Stephen Nicholas, Sacks: 1 - Stephen Nicholas, Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Interceptions: 1 - Tyller Roberts Larry Taylor 2 19 19

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Larry Taylor 3 101 38 Donald Brown 1 43 43

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 46 USF 37, North Carolina 20 Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, N.C. October 14, 2006 • 12 Noon USF 5-2, North Carolina 1-5 USF's offense had its most balanced effort of the season in putting up 417 yards, and the defense tallied a season-best five sacks and allowed just two scoring drives that covered more than 24 yards to propel the Bulls to a 37-20 win over North Carolina. USF running back Ricky Ponton came off a six-game suspension and ran for 101 yards on 17 carries, including two touchdowns. Matt Grothe was 14-of-21 for 158 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown pass was his ninth of the season through seven games, eclipsing USF's total all of last season. Meanwhile, five different USF players had a sack, while the defense limited North Carolina to 285 total yards and intercepted quar- terback Cam Sexton twice, while limiting the freshman to nine of 26 passing for just 117 yards. North Carolina did score first however after each team failed to move on its respective opening drive. After a 47-yard punt from Justin SCORING BY QUARTERS Teachey placed the Tar Heels at their own 30-yard line, North Carolina needed just six plays to move 70 yards, culminating with a 15-yard 1234F touchdown run by Ronnie McGill with 8:32 remaining in the first quarter. USF's Mike Benzer missed a 46-yard field goal attempt on its next drive, but the Bulls soon got on the scoreboard after taking over USF 71314337 again on their own 34-yard line. Grothe and Ponton combined for 26 rushing yards on the first four plays before Grothe found Jackie Chambers on a six-yard pass that put the Bulls at the UNC 34-yard line. Ponton ran for 15 more yards, setting up an impressive 19-yard North Carolina 7 3 10 0 20 reverse from Taurus Johnson that tied the game at 7-7. On its first drive of the second quarter, the Bulls put together a five-play, 35-yard touchdown drive that was set up by Stephen Nicholas, who picked up his first career interception. Grothe ran twice for a total of nine yards, and after he had to take a breather fol- Attendance: 44,000 Time: 3:22 lowing a solid hit to the back, Pat Julmiste came in and ran for nine yards on his first play. After a false start penalty on USF and a two- yard Ponton run, Grothe returned with the ball at the UNC 21, and he found S.J. Green in the end zone for a 21-yard score that put the Bulls ahead 14-7. Just two plays later, the USF offense was back on the field after Danny Verpaele picked off a Sexton pass and returned it to the UNC First Quarter 21, where it took the Bulls just five plays to push the ball across the end zone again, this time on a one-yard Ponton run. Benzer missed UNC - McGill 15-yard run (Barth kick). Time left: the PAT, but the Bulls still had a 20-7 lead with 9:10 remaining in the half. Two USF possessions later, Grothe did give up USF's only turnover of the game when he fumbled at the end of a six-yard run, allowing 8:32. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:06. (UNC 7, USF 0). the Tar Heels to take over at the Bulls' 37. After the USF defense stymied for no yards on three plays, the Tar Heels lined up for a 52-yard field goal, but caught the Bulls in a maximum field goal block mode and kicker Connor Barth ran for 21 yards and a first down. But the defense came up large again, holding the Tar Heels to a 29-yard field goal that made the halftime score 20-10 in favor of the Bulls. USF - Johnson 19-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: The Bulls quickly grabbed the momentum in the second half, starting shop at their own 29-yard line after a 27-yard kick return from Taurus Johnson. In just eight plays, Grothe piloted the team 71 yards, culminating the drive with a one-yard run from Benjamin Williams 1:13. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:10. (USF 7, UNC 7). after Jackson threw his 25-yard end around pass to Hill at the one-yard line. Just like that the Bulls were ahead 27-10. Although UNC responded with a field goal to stay within two touchdowns, the Tar Heels handed USF outstanding field position when Barth's onside kick attempt fell absolutely dead at nine yards, disallowing a UNC recovery. The Bulls took over at the 44-yard line and eight plays later Ponton went in from two yards out to put the Bulls up 34-13, the largest lead of the game with 3:38 remaining in the Second Quarter third quarter. USF - Green 21-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick). The Tar Heels did cut it back to 14 at 34-20, but the USF defense held strong and freshman kicker Delbert Alvarado picked up his first career field goal from 26 yards out after Grothe had led the offense 71 yards in 15 plays that erased 7:23 from the clock and sealed UNC's Time left: 12:03. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:05. (USF fate. 14, UNC 7). Team Statistics UNC USF Defensive Leaders First Downs 18 23 Unassisted Tackles: 12 - Cooter Arnold, Assisted USF - Ponton 1-yard run (Benzer kick failed). Time: Rushes-Yards 39-168 47-234 Tackles: 7 - Durell Mapp, Larry Edwards, Total 9:10. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:51. (USF 20, UNC 7). Passing Yards 117 183 Tackles: 12 - Cooter Arnold, Sacks: None, Comp-Att-Int 9-26-2 15-22-0 Interceptions: Brian Rackley Total Yards 285 417 UNC - Barth 29-yard field goal. Time left: 0:51. Punts-Avg. 6-44.3 3-40.0 USF Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 2:17. (USF 20, UNC 10). Punt Returns 2-20 4-11 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Kickoff Returns 5-85 3-56 Ricky Ponton 17 101 2 18 Interception Returns 0-0 2-26 Benjamin Williams 14 55 1 8 Third Quarter Penalties-Yards 10-87 4-36 Matt Grothe 12 38 0 8 USF - Williams 1-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2 Taurus Johnson 1 19 1 19 Sacks By 1-3 5-34 11:43. Drive: 8 plays, 71, 3:17. (USF 27, UNC 10). Pat Julmiste 2 16 0 9 Third Down Conversions 4-14 4-10 Amarri Jackson 1 5 0 0 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 1-1 UNC - Barth 52-yard field goal. Time left: 8:18. Time of Possession 27:13 32:47 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:02. (USF 27, UNC 13). Matt Grothe 21 14 158 1 0 34 NORTH CAROLINA Amarri Jackson 1 1 25 0 0 25 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg USF - Ponton 2-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: Ronnie McGill 16 57 1 15 Receiving No Yds TD Lg 4:40. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:38. (USF 34, UNC Barrington Edwards 11 44 0 13 S.J. Green 3 76 1 34 Cam Sexton 9 38 0 33 Ean Randolph 3 27 0 11 13). Connor Barth 1 21 0 21 Amp Hill 3 17 0 6 Brooks Foster 1 14 0 14 Amarri Jackson 2 16 0 10 UNC - Hamlett 7-yard pass from Sexton (Barth kick). Brandon Tate 1 -6 0 0 Cedric Hill 1 25 0 25 Taurus Johnson 1 10 0 10 Time left: 0:33. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:07. (USF Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Jackie Chambers 1 6 0 6 34, UNC 20). Cam Sexton 26 9 117 1 2 28 Devin Gordon 1 6 0 6

Fourth Quarter Receiving No Yds TD Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg Jesse Holley 2 33 0 26 Justin Teachey 3 120 40.0 47 USF - Alvarado 26-yard field goal. Time left: 3:35. Brooks Foster 2 28 0 18 Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:23. (USF 37, UNC 20). Kenton Thornton 2 26 0 15 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Bobby Rome 1 28 0 28 Amarri Jackson 3 10 8 Jon Hamlett 1 7 1 7 Jackie Chambers 1 1 1 Ronnie McGill 1 -5 0 0 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg Taurus Johnson 3 56 28 David Wooldridge 6 266 44.3 61 Defensive Leaders Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Jeremy Burnett, Assisted Ronnie McGill 1 18 18 Tackles: 3 - Ben Moffitt, Total Tackles: 8 - Ben Brandon Tate 1 2 2 Moffitt, Sacks: 1 - Ben Morffitt, Stephen Nicholas, George Selvie, Chris Robinson, Allen Cray, Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Interceptions: 1 - Stephen Nicholas, Danny Brandon Tate 5 85 22 Verpaele

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 47 Cincinnati 23, USF 6 Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio October 22, 2006 • 8 p.m. USF 5-3, 1-2, Cincinnati 4-4, 1-2 Despite solid defensive work, USF fell 23-6 to Cincinnati tonight with a safety, fumble return for a touchdown, a failed fake punt and a key interception proving too much to overcome. USF managed just 219 total yards on offense with quarterback Matt Grothe limited to a season-low 47 passing yards After a first quarter safety set up by a Cincinnati punt that pinned the Bulls on their own two-yard line, neither team scored through the remainder of the first half and USF trailed by the 2-0 margin. At the outset of the second half, USF came out with the look of a team ready to pick up the pace. The defense forced a Cincinnati punt after a three and out on the opening series of the second half, and USF assumed control on its own 48-yard line after the punt. SCORING BY QUARTERS Grothe went to work, mixing runs by himself and running backs Ben Williams and Ricky Ponton with two pass completions to Williams and Taurus Johnson. After six plays that included a successful fourth-and-one run by Ponton, the Bulls had a first-and-10 at the Cincinnati 1234F 12-yard line. But after a Grothe run gained no ground, the freshman was intercepted at the eight-yard line by Dominic Ross, ending the USF 00066 drive just eight-yards shy of a 7-2 USF lead. Still, the USF defense remained stingy on Cincinnati’s next possession, forcing a long field goal attempt that fell short. The Bulls took Cincinnati 2 0 7 14 23 over with 2:41 remaining in the third quarter and still trailed by the 2-0 margin. A 15-yard personal foul penalty on Cincinnati would move the Bulls to their 43-yard line, but two plays later, Johnson took possession of a Grothe pass, but fumbled after a hard hit, and Kevin McCullough returned it 39 yards for a touchdown and a 9-0 Cincinnati lead with 1:02 left in the third quarter. Attendance: 15,889 Time: 3:19 On USF’s next possession, the Bulls managed six yards on an Amarri Jackson catch and a Ponton run, but found themselves into a fourth-and-four after an incomplete pass on third down. With Cincinnati keeping three deep men for a return on Justin Teachey’s rugby style kick, the Bulls felt the time was right for a fake punt. But Teachey’s run around the right side gained just one yard after he stum- First Quarter bled and Cincinnati now had the ball at the USF 22-yard line. Five plays later, Cincinnati had a commanding 16-0 lead when Greg Moore went over the right side for a one-yard score with 12:52 UC - Team safety. Time left: 5:39. (UC 2, USF 0). remaining in the game. After several possession exchanges, including one in which Grothe was forced from the game with a cut nose that required stitches in two locations, USF found itself in a fourth and 10 from its own 27-yard line with less than four minutes left in the game. Down 6-0, the Third Quarter Bulls had little choice but to try to pick up the first down, but a Pat Julmiste pass to Cedric Hill fell incomplete, handing the ball back to the Bearcats at the 27-yard line. It took just one play from there for Cincinnati to pad its lead to 23-0 when Butler Benton burst open UC - McCullough 39-yard fumble recovery (Lovell through the right side for a 27-yard score. kick). Time left: 1:02. (UC 9, USF 0). The Bulls did avoid the shutout when Julmiste hit four different receivers – Amp Hill, Ean Randolph, Ponton and S.J. Green – to push the offense to the Cincinnati 11-yard line for a first-and-10. From there, Julmiste made good on his first down throw to Hill for an 11- yarrd scored with 50 seconds remaining. After a failed two-point conversion and onside kick, the Bearcats killed the clock with one kneel- down. Fourth Quarter USF’s defense did limit the Bearcats to 105 passing yards and allowed each of two touchdowns on short field situations – both coming UC - Moore 1-yard run (Lovell kick). Time left: on drives of just 27 yards. Linebacker Stephen Nicholas led the way with 12 tackles, including two for losses and one sack. The game kicked off with a temperature of 45 degrees, the second coldest game in USF history. The Bulls played at Connecticut last 12:52. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:58. (UC 16, USF 0). season in a game that started with a 33 degree reading. USF falls to 2-2 in games played below 50 degrees.

Team Statistics UC USF Defensive Leaders UC - Benion 27-yard run (Lovell kick). Time left: First Downs 17 13 Unassisted Tackles: 5 - Leo Morgan, Assisted 2:47. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:29. (UC 23, USF 0). Rushes-Yards 46-191 29-92 Tackles: 4 - Corey Smith, Total Tackles: 8 - Corey Passing Yards 105 127 Smith, Sacks: 1 - Kevin McCullough, Mike Mickens, Comp-Att-Int 11-18-0 19-36-1 Amthony Hoke, Interceptions: 1 - Dominic Ross USF - Amp Hill 11-yard pass from Pat Julmiste (Pass Total Yards 296 219 failed). Time left: 0:50. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, Punts-Avg. 7-35.6 6-37.0 USF 1:46. (UC 23, USF 6). Punt Returns 4-11 3-18 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Kickoff Returns 4-226 2-141 Ricky Ponton 9 38 0 11 Interception Returns 1-0 0-0 Matt Grothe 7 22 0 10 Penalties-Yards 5-55 6-35 Benjamin Williams 6 20 0 17 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Ean Randolph 2 7 0 4 Sacks By 4-17 2-3 Pat Julmiste 4 4 0 10 Third Down Conversions 4-14 3-14 Justin Teachey 1 1 0 1 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 2-4 Time of Possession 34:26 25:34 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Matt Grothe 21 11 47 0 1 11 CINCINNATI Pat Julmiste 15 8 80 1 0 24 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Greg Moore 12 66 1 24 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Butler Benton 11 55 1 27 Ean Randolph 4 35 0 24 Dustin Grutza 9 36 0 12 Amp Hill 3 26 1 11 Bradley Glatthaar 10 28 0 10 Taurus Johnson 3 12 0 11 Doug Jones 2 5 0 4 S.J. Green 2 25 0 19 Derrick Stewart 1 2 0 2 Marcus Edwards 2 12 0 7 Benjamin Williams 2 5 0 3 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Will Bleakley 1 7 0 7 Dustin Grutza 18 11 105 0 0 19 Amarri Jackson 1 4 0 4 Ricky Ponton 1 1 0 1 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Dominick Goodman 3 17 0 8 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Earnest Jackson 3 12 0 9 Justin Teachey 6 222 37.0 47 Brent Celek 2 32 0 16 Derrick Stewart 1 19 0 19 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Connor Barwin 1 17 0 17 Ean Randolph 3 18 19 Doug Jones 1 8 0 8 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg Taurus Johnson 1 13 13 Brian Steel 7 249 35.6 44 S.J. Green 1 17 17 Trae Williams 1 23 23 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Christopher Ellick 1 12 12 Dominick Goodman 1 8 8 Derrick Stewart 1 1 1 Defensive Leaders Hakuri Nakamura 2 2 2 Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Pat St. Louis, Assisted Tackles: 8 - Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 12 - Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Stephen Nicholas, Sacks: 1 - George Selvie, Dominick Goodman 1 12 12 Interceptions: None Derrick Stewart 1 40 40

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 48 USF 22, Pittsburgh 12 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. November 4, 2006 • Noon USF 6-3, 2-2, Pittsburgh 6-3, 2-2 Holding the nation's 29th-ranked offense to 214 yards, the University of USF football team downed the Pittsburgh Panthers, 22-12, at Raymond James Stadium. Gaining 377 yards of offense, USF improved the team's record against Pittsburgh to 2-2, snapping a two-game skid to the BIG EAST foe. With the win, USF won its seventh homecoming game in the program's 10-year history. Matt Grothe completed 19-of-25 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown versus the Panthers. Grothe connected with eight different receivers, including Amarri Jackson for 46 yards. Grothe also ran for 59 yards on 12 carriers, including one rushing touchdown. Pat Julmiste replaced Grothe in the fourth quarter (injury) and tallied 49 yards on the ground, while completing his only pass attempt of the after- noon. SCORING BY QUARTERS Ean Randolph led all USF receivers with six catches for 46 yards. Jackson grabbed three catches, gaining a team-high 47 yards. 1234F The Bulls totaled 210 yards rushing during the game, while logging 10 more minutes of possession than the Panthers. Grothe and Julmiste combined for 108 yards on the ground on 22 carries. Ricky Ponton gained 44 yards on the ground on 15 carries. Two key rushes USF 7 7 6 2 22 were registered by punter Justin Teachey, who rattled off 25 yards on two fake punts. USF's defense held one of the nation's top quarterbacks (Tyler Palko) to 11-of-23 passing for 159 yards. The Bulls forced Palko to throw Pittsburgh 3 0 3 6 12 a season-high three interceptions on the day. Entering the contest, the conference's leader in pass efficiency had only thrown three picks on the year. A 22-yard reverse by Taurus Johnson with 10:12 left in the first quarter gave USF a 7-0 lead. The trick play capped an 11-play, 64-yard Attendance: 35,671 Time: 3:23 opening drive which chewed up 4:48 on the clock. On their second drive of the game, Pittsburgh's Conor Lee kicked a 41-yard field goal to cut USF's lead to 7-3 with 1:22 left in the first. The kick caromed off the right post, giving Pitt its first points of the game. The Panther drive went 28 yards on six plays lasting 2:57. Grothe scored his eighth rushing touchdown of the season with a one-yard scramble with 8:37 left in the half. In a goal-line set, Grothe First Quarter ran a bootleg to the right, finding the end zone to give USF a 14-3 lead. The Bulls drove 50 yards on six plays in 2:38. USF - Johnson 22-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time USF entered halftime with a 14-3 lead and a 213-50 edge in total offense. The Bulls attempted to extend their lead with a 47-yard field goal however, the attempt was blocked by H.B. Blades keeping the USF left: 10:12. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:48. (USF 7, lead at 11 points. The field goal attempt was the result of an interception of a Tyler Palko pass by Jeremy Burnett. The pick was Burnett's first of his USF career. Pitt 0). Pitt added three points with a 34-yard field goal by Lee with 6:35 left in the third quarter. The field goal was the result of a seven- play, 23-yard drive which started on the USF 40-yard line following a Bulls' turnover. Grothe completed his 10th touchdown pass of the season with a 46-yard completion to Amarri Jackson with 3:58 left in the third quar- Pitt - Lee 41-yard field goal. Time left: 1:37. Drive: ter. The touchdown reception was the second of the season for Jackson and marked the fourth time this season Grothe had thrown for and ran for a touchdown in the same game. Following the missed extra point, USF's lead became 20-6. 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:57. (USF 7, Pitt 3). The Bulls added two more points with a safety in the fourth quarter. From his own end zone, Palko was called for intentional ground- ing as Robert Clebert applied pressure with 10:55 left in the game. The safety was the first of the season and marked the first safety recorded by USF since Nov. 16, 2002 (vs. Bowling Green). Second Quarter A 19-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Strong from Palko with 6:22 left in the game gave Pittsburgh their first and only touchdown of the contest. Starting from their own 20-yard line, Pitt drove 80 yards in four plays in 1:16. The drive was highlighted by a 42-yard com- USF - Matt Grothe one-yard run (Alvarado kick). pletion to Marcel Pestano. Falling to score the two-point conversion, the Panthers trailed USF, 22-12. Time left: 8:37. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:38. (USF Team Statistics Pitt USF Defensive Leaders 14, Pitt 3). First Downs 12 18 Unassisted Tackles: 7 - H.B. Blades, Assisted Rushes-Yards 23-55 48-190 Tackles: 5 - H.B. Blades, Total Tackles: 12 - H.B. Third Quarter Passing Yards 159 187 Blades, Sacks: 1 - Joe Clermond, Chris McKillop, Interceptions: 1 - H.B. Blades, Sam Bryant Pitt - Connor Lee 34-yard field goal. Time left: 6:35. Comp-Att-Int 11-23-3 20-26-2 Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:50. (USF 14, Pitt 6). Total Yards 214 377 Punts-Avg. 6-39.3 3-32.7 USF Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Punt Returns 1-5 3-50 USF - Amarri Jackson 46-yard pass from Matt Grothe Matt Grothe 12 51 1 24 Kickoff Returns 2-19 2-21 Pat Julmiste 10 45 0 13 (Alvarado kick failed). Time left: 2:58. Drive: 5 Interception Returns 2-1 3-2 Ricky Ponton 15 38 0 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:37. (USF 20, Pitt 6). Penalties-Yards 11-96 10-105 Justin Teachey 2 25 0 14 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Taurus Johnson 1 22 1 22 Sacks By 2-8 2-13 Benjamin Williams 7 10 0 6 Fourth Quarter Third Down Conversions 2-10 4-15 USF - Team safety. Time left: 10:55. (USF 22, Pitt 6). Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 3-5 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Time of Possession 24:16 35:44 Matt Grothe 25 19 180 1 2 46 Pitt - Darrel Strong 19-yard pass from Tyler Palko Pat Julmiste 1 1 7 0 0 7 (Pass failed). Time left: 6:22. Drive: 4 plays, 80 PITTSBURGH Receiving No Yds TD Lg yards, 1:16. (USF 22, Pitt 12). Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Ean Randolph 4 46 0 12 LaRod Stephens 11 29 0 7 Taurus Johnson 4 26 0 12 Tyler Palko 9 17 0 12 Amarri Jackson 3 47 1 46 Conrege Collins 3 9 0 4 S.J. Green 3 45 0 22 Marcus Edwards 1 10 0 10 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Amp Hill 1 9 0 9 Tyler Palko 23 11 159 1 3 42 Cedric Hill 1 5 0 5 Ricky Ponton 1 -1 0 0 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Oderick Turner 4 48 0 24 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Marcel Pestano 2 56 0 42 Delbert Alvarado 1 30 30.0 30 Derek Kinder 2 20 0 20 Justin Teachey 2 68 34.0 40 LaRod Stephens 2 16 0 11 Darrell Strong 1 19 1 19 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Ean Randolph 3 50 26 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Adam Graessle 3 132 44.0 51 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Lucas Stone 3 104 34.7 39 Taurus Johnson 1 18 18

Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Defensive Leaders Derek Kinder 1 5 5 Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Pat St. Louis, Assisted Tackles: 2 - Trae Williams, Carlton Williams, Total Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Tackles: 7 - Trae Williams, Sacks: 2 - Stephen Dorin Dickerson 1 12 12 Nicholas, Interceptions: 1 - Trae Williams, Ryan T.J. Porter Gilliam, Jeremy Burnett.

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 49 USF 27, Syracuse 10 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla. November 11, 2006 • Noon USF 7-3, 3-2, Syracuse 3-7, 0-5 Matt Grothe set the school’s single-game record for passing yards with 364 yards to lead USF to a 27-10 victory over Syracuse in the final home game of the 2006 season. Grothe accounted for 409 of the team’s 519 total yards of offense. He completed 25-of-32 for 364 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 45 yards on eight carries. Completing passes to 10 different receivers, Grothe also set the school’s freshman record for passing yards in a single-season with 1,979, surpassing Marquel Blackwell (1,620 in 1999). Seven Bulls combined for 150 yards rushing. Grothe led all players with 45 yards while Ricky Ponton rushed for 41 yards on 10 carries. Julmiste scored the team’s lone rushing touchdown, carrying the ball three times for 10 yards. Taurus Johnson finished the day with 131 yards receiving on five catches. Johnson grabbed his second receiving touchdown during the con- SCORING BY QUARTERS test. Green scored the Bulls’ other touchdown through the air, making four catches for 53 yards versus the Orange. Marcus Edwards also regis- tered four catches for USF, gaining 52 yards. 1234F Defensively, USF held Syracuse to 250 total yards of offense, while tying the school record for sacks, recording seven on the day. The Bulls, which trailed early in the game, 3-0, scored a touchdown on their first possession of the contest and never looked back. USF 7 6 7 7 27 Patrick Shadle converted a 29-yard field goal attempt to give Syracuse a 3-0 lead with 10:08 left in the first quarter. The Orange drove 56 Syracuse 3 0 0 7 10 yards on 12 plays during their opening drive to take the early three-point lead. USF answered with a touchdown on the ensuing possession, going 80 yards on 13 plays to take a 7-3 lead. A six-yard completion to S.J. Green gave Matt Grothe his 11th touchdown pass of the season with 5:56 left in the first quarter. With defender Tanard Jackson in the processes of bringing down Grothe for a sack, the freshman quarterback found Green in the end zone for the touchdown. Grothe threw for 67 yards on the Attendance: 29,694 Time: 3:29 drive including a 24-yard completion to Green, which the school record for freshmen passing yards (Marquel Blackwell 1,620 in 1999). Delbert Alvarado gave USF a 10-3 lead with 9:21 left in the half. The freshman kicker booted a 47-yard field goal to extend the Bulls’ lead to seven points. USF drove 39 yards on seven plays to set up the Alvarado attempt. First Quarter The Orange tried to cut into the Bulls’ lead with a 45-yard field goal attempt by Shadle, however, the ball struck the right upright, snapping the Syracuse kicker’s streak of 13-consecutive made. SU - Shadle 29-yard field goal, Time: 10:08. Drive: After missing a 30-yard attempt on his previous try, Alvarado kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired to give USF a 13-3 lead heading into halftime. The 56-yard field goal became the longest of Alvarado’s career, eclipsing his previous long of 47 (set earlier in the quarter). It also 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:52 (SU 3, USF 0). marked the second-longest field goal in USF history (63 yards by Bill Gramatica on Nov. 18, 2000). The field goal set the BIG EAST record for the longest field goal in conference history. It was also the third-longest field goal in the nation this season. USF - Green six-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado On the Bulls opening drive of the second half, USF went 75 yards down the field before a fumble by Benjamin Williams gave the ball to Syracuse. After stopping the Orange on their first drive of the half, including a fake punt attempt at their own 33-yard line, the Bulls turned kick). Time: 5:56. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:12. the ball over on a Grothe interception. After holding the Syracuse to three plays and out, USF turned the ball over on a fumble by Amarri Jackson at the Orange 47-yard line. (USF 7, SU 3). The Bulls’ lead increased to 20-3 following a 79-yard touchdown pass from Grothe to Taurus Johnson with 1:18 left in the third quarter. The completion was the longest of Grothe’s career and gave the freshman the second 300-yard game of his career. Syracuse responded with a 10-play, 66-yard drive which lasted 4:50, resulting in the first touchdown of the game for the Orange. A 27-yard com- Second Quarter pletion from Perry Patterson to Mike Williams cut USF’s lead to 20-10 with 12:19 left in the game. USF found the end zone for the final time with a three-yard run by Julmiste. The score, which came with 7:33 left in the game, was USF - Alvarado 47-yard field goal. Time left: 9:21. Julmiste’s first rushing touchdown of the season and the 14th of his career. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:16. (USF 10, SU 3). Team Statistics SU USF Kareem Jones 2 45 30 First Downs 18 23 USF - Alvarado 56-yard field goal. Time left: 0:00. Rushes-Yards 39-76 40-172 Defensive Leaders Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:27. (USF 13, SU 0). Passing Yards 174 364 Unassisted Tackles: 9 - Kelvin Smith, Assisted Tackles: 3 - Terrell Lemon, Total Tackles: 11 - Comp-Att-Int 15-32-1 25-35-1 Kelvin Smith, Sacks: None, Interceptions: 1- A.J. Third Quarter Total Yards 250 514 Brown Punts-Avg. 4-48.5 2-34.5 USF - Johnson 79-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado Punt Returns 0-0 2-16 kick). Time left: 2:09. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18. USF Kickoff Returns 5-92 2-54 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg (USF 20, SU 3). Interception Returns 1-0 1-0 Matt Grothe 8 45 0 13 Penalties-Yards 3-15 11-100 Ricky Ponton 10 41 0 24 Fourth Quarter Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2 Benjamin Williams 12 23 0 6 Sacks By 0-0 7-63 Amarri Jackson 4 19 0 15 SU - Williams 27-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle Third Down Conversions 4-16 7-13 Pat Julmiste 3 10 1 5 kick). Time left: 12:18. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, Fourth Down Conversions 1-3 0-2 Ean Randolph 1 8 0 8 4:50. (USF 20, SU 10). Time of Possession 32:56 27:04 Walt Smith 2 4 0 4 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg USF - P. Julmiste 3-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time SYRACUSE Matt Grothe 35 25 364 2 1 79 left: 7:33. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:13. (USF 27, SU Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Delone Carter 12 86 0 47 10). Receiving No Yds TD Lg Curtis Brinkley 12 33 0 9 Taurus Johnson 5 131 1 79 Andrew Robinson 2 8 0 5 S.J. Green 4 53 1 24 Brendan Carney 1 7 0 7 Marcus Edwards 4 52 0 19 Paul Chiara 2 2 0 5 Will Bleakley 2 27 0 15 Perry Patterson 10 -60 0 47 Amp Hill 2 27 0 14 Cedric Hill 2 23 0 16 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Jackie Chambers 2 22 0 13 Perri Patterson 29 15 174 1 0 27 Colby Erskin 2 17 0 10 Andrew Robinson 3 0 0 0 1 0 Amarri Jackson 1 10 0 10 Ean Randolph 1 2 0 2 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Rice Moss 5 63 0 17 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Mike WIlliams 4 61 1 27 Justin Teachey 2 69 34.5 35 Tom Ferron 2 24 0 13 Paul Chiara 2 22 0 11 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Time Lane 1 4 0 4 Ean Randolph 2 16 11 Curtis Brinkley 1 0 0 0 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg Taurus Johnson 2 54 30 Brendan Carney 4 194 48.5 58 Defensive Leaders Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Unassisted Tackles: 9 - Ben Moffitt, Assisted None Tackles: 2 - Stephen Nicholas, Carlton Williams, Total Tackles: 10 - Ben Moffott, Sacks: 2 - Chris Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Robinson, Interceptions: 1 - Stephen Nicholas, Curtis Brinkley 2 47 24

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 50 Louisville 31, USF 8 Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Ky. November 18, 2006 • 7:30 p.m. USF 7-4, 3-3, Louisville 9-1, 4-1 After USF and Louisville’s defenses did their best to not allow any first downs through most of the first quarter at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium tonight, the homestanding Cardinals eventually put together a balanced offense with a high pres- sure defense in a 31-8 win over the Bulls. Louisville’s (9-1, 4-1) defense sacked USF (7-3, 4-3) freshman quarterback Matt Grothe seven times and Cardinals quarter- back Brian Brohm threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns, while the Cardinals also had 172 rushing yards in the game. Grothe persevered to throw for 237 yards and a 44-yard touchdown to Amp Hill, but he was held to negative rushing yards for the first time all season, largely due to the seven sacks. SCORING BY QUARTERS Neither team could even convert a first down in its first three possessions of the game before Louisville threatened on its 1234F fourth drive. After marching 40 yards to the USF 28, quarterback Brian Brohm hit Kolby Smith on a slant to the Bulls one-yard line, but a George Selvie hit caused a fumble that was recovered by Mike Jenkins. USF 00088 It was USF that then looked ready to score first as Grothe led the Bulls on a drive that reached the Louisville six-yard line Louisville 01014731 after just seven plays, highlighted by a 21-yard pass to Taurus Johnson and a 43-yard strike to Amarri Jackson. But after a hold- ing penalty on the first play of the second quarter pushed the Bulls back to the 16-yard line, Delbert Alvarado missed a 37- yard field goal attempt into the wind. Attendance: 40,348 Time: 3:15 Louisville would strike first on the very next possession, marching 80 yards in 10 plays, including 45 on the ground. But it was a four-yard crossing pattern to Harry Douglas that put the Cardinals on the board as they took a 7-0 lead just over four minutes into the second quarter. While USF’s offense could not sustain anything for the remainder of the second quarter, the Bulls defense did an admirable Second Quarter job holding Louisville to just three more points in the first half, and USF trailed just 10-0 at intermission. UofL - Douglas four-yard pass from Brohm (Carmody But with the defensive pressure on Grothe continuing throughout the second half and the Cardinal offense finding its groove, the Cardinals jumped to a 24-0 lead after three quarters. kick). Time left: 10:36. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, USF did avoid the shutout on a quick-hit five play drive midway through the fourth quarter when Grothe was four of five 3:29. (UofL 7, USF 0). for 73 yards on the drive. After the 44-yard strike to Hill, Grothe capped the score with a pass to tight end Ben Busbee for the two-point conversion. Now trailing 23-8 with just under six minutes, USF was forced to attempt an onside kick. Louisville recovered and marched UofL - Carmody 47-yard field goal. Time left: 0:58. in for its final score a seven-yard run from Anthony Allen. Linebacker Stephen Nicholas led the USF defensive efforts with 10 tackles, including one for a loss and one pass breakup. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:47. (UofL 10, USF 0).

Third Quarter UofL - Allen one-yard run (Carmody kick). Time left: 10:06. Drive: 9 plays. 72 yards, 3:14. (UofL 17, USF Team Statistics UofL USF Defensive Leaders 0). First Downs 20 14 Unassisted Tackles: 8 - Malik Jackson, Assisted Rushes-Yards 36-172 30-49 Tackles: 2 - Zach Anderson. Brandon Cox, Total UofL - Douglas five-yard pass from Brohm. (Carmody Passing Yards 274 237 Tackles: 9 - Zach Anderson, Sacks: 2 - Zach Comp-Att-Int 19-33-0 15-32-1 Anderson, Malik Jackson, Interceptions: 1 - kick). Time left: 0:37. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:19. Total Yards 446 286 William Gay. (UofL 24, USF 0). Punts-Avg. 7-34.9 8-33.9 Punt Returns 2-18 1-4 USF Kickoff Returns 6-63.7 2-35.0 Fourth Quarter Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Interception Returns 1-0 0-0 Rick Ponton 11 52 0 17 USF - Hill 44-yard pass from Grothe (Pass good). Penalties-Yards 9-80 6-47 Benjamin Williams 4 15 0 8 Time left: 5:53. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:31. (UofL Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Matt Grothe 15 -18 0 6 24, USF 8). Sacks By 6-38 0-0 Third Down Conversions 6-14 3-15 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Matt Grothe 31 15 237 1 1 44 UofL - Allen seven-yard run (Carmody kick). Time Time of Possession 31:42 28:18 Amarri Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 left: 1:28. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:25. (UofL 31, USF 8). LOUISVILLE Receiving No Yds TD Lg Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Amarri Jackson 4 60 0 43 Kolby Smith 7 50 0 21 Ean Randolph 4 46 0 19 Brock Bolen 8 43 0 14 Taurus Johnson 3 32 0 21 Anthony Allen 12 34 2 7 Cedric Hill 2 23 0 15 George Strippling 4 33 0 12 Amp Hill 1 44 1 44 Brian Brohm 4 8 0 4 Ricky Ponton 1 32 0 32 JaJuan Spillman 1 4 0 4 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Justin Teachey 8 271 33.9 45 Briam Brohn 33 19 274 2 0 40 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Receiving No Yds TD Lg Ean Randolph 1 4 4 Harry Douglas 7 86 2 40 Gary Barnidge 5 112 0 37 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Mario Urrutia 3 36 0 14 Ean Randolph 1 21 21 Kolby Smith 3 27 0 27 Taurus Johnson 3 53 21 JaJuan Spillman 1 13 0 13 Defensive Leaders Punting No Yds Avg Lg Unassisted Tackles: 8 - Stephen Nicholas, Assisted Corey Goettsche 7 244 34.9 45 Tackles: 2 - Stephen Nicholas, Carlton Williams, Danny Verpaele, Total Tackles: 10 - Stephen Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Nicholas, Sacks: None, Interceptions: None. Harry Douglas 1 9 9 Trent Guy 1 9 9

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg JuJuan Spillman 1 10 10

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 51 USF 24, No. 7/7 West Virginia 19 Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, W.Va. November 25, 2006 • Noon USF 8-4, 4-3, West Virginia 9-2, 4-2 Scratch unstoppable from the ways to describe Steve Slaton, Pat White and West Virginia's running game. USF saw to that today. The Bulls' defense scored on a fumble return and held the nation's second-best rushing and scoring offense to less than half of its aver- ages in a 24-19 win over the No. 7 Mountaineers. Matt Grothe ran for a touchdown and passed for another as USF handed West Virginia its first home loss in nine games - a loss that could end the Mountaineers' chances for a Bowl Championship Series bid. USF coach Jim Leavitt described it as a milestone in the school's 11-year football history, surpassing a win over Louisville last year. West Virginia fell into second place in the conference and its streak of three straight conference titles is in jeopardy. The Mountaineers are now relegated to the role of spoiler: They finish the regular season at home next week against Rutgers, which can clinch a BCS berth SCORING BY QUARTERS with a win. 1234F For a team averaging 41 points and 330 rushing yards, West Virginia looked listless. Slaton, the nation's No. 2 rusher, had his worst game as a starter. He saw his streak of six straight 100-yard games snapped, finishing USF 0147324 with a season-low 43 yards, 115 below his average. The Mountaineers didn't score their first touchdown until midway through the third quar- ter and were limited to 132 yards rushing. West Virginia 067719 West Virginia was effective only through the air. White threw two touchdown passes to Brandon Myles but the Mountaineers squandered several other scoring chances. They had scored touchdowns on 77 percent of their drives inside the 20 entering the game, yet failed to reach the end zone four times from the red zone against USF, including their first three drives. Attendance: 52,790 Time: 3:13 Slaton fumbled the ball away at the South Florida 1 on the first drive of the second half. West Virginia got the ball back at the USF 28 after a punt and White found a leaping Myles with a 15-yard TD pass in the left corner of the end zone. But White's conversion pass fell incomplete to make it 14-12. Second Quarter Grothe, the redshirt freshman, finished 21-of-29 for 270 yards and helped keep the Mountaineers' offense off the field. He took the Bulls 70 yards on the next series, finding Ean Randolph with a 21-yard TD pass late in the third. He later converted a pair WVU - McAfee 30-yard field goal. Time left: 14:56. of third-down passes to keep alive a 14-play drive that resulted in an 18-yard field goal by Delbert Alvarado midway through the fourth and a 24-12 lead. Drive: 12-64-5:08. (WVU 3, USF 0). White found Myles with a 44-yard scoring pass with 5:16 left to cut the deficit to 24-19. USF failed to get a first down on its next drive and West Virginia got the ball back at its 15. But a pass went off Myles' hands and Trae Williams intercepted the tipped ball for the Bulls with 1:54 left. White finished 14-of-22 for 178 yards and ran for just 17 yards on 15 car- WVU - McAfee 32-yard field goal. Time left: 9:14. ries. West Virginia was held scoreless in the first quarter for just the second time all season. Drive: 8-65-3:02. (WVU 6, USF 0). USF's first four drives ended with two interceptions and two sacks but the Bulls got some defensive help to take the lead. White was hit by Chris Robinson on a pass attempt and fumbled deep in West Virginia territory. The Bulls’ George Selvie scooped up the ball at the 9 and scored the Bulls' first defensive touchdown of the season for a 7-6 lead midway through the second quarter. USF - Selvie nine-yard fumble recovery (Alvarado Grothe's 10-yard keeper for a touchdown just before halftime put the Bulls ahead 14-6. It marked the first time in 17 games that West Virginia was held without a first-half touchdown. kick). Time left: 7:20. (USF 7, WVU 6). Team Statistics WVU USF USF First Downs 13 21 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg USF - Grothe 10-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: Rushes-Yards 37-132 39-84 Matt Grothe 23 47 1 14 0:35. Drive: 10-66-4:13. (USF 14, WVU 6). Passing Yards 178 279 Ricky Ponton 7 24 0 11 Comp-Att-Int 14-22-2 22-30-2 Benjamin Williams 7 20 0 5 Total Yards 310 363 Third Quarter Punts-Avg. 3-41.7 5-44.4 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg WVU - Myles 15-yard pass from White (Pass failed). Punt Returns 3-18 1-5 Matt Grothe 30 22 279 1 2 39 Time left: 7:16. Drive: 4-28-2:05. (USF 14, WVU 12). Kickoff Returns 5-143 5-63 Interception Returns 2-32 2-8 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Penalties-Yards 3-25 8-60 Ean Randolph 7 65 1 21 USF - Randolph 21-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Marcus Edwards 5 57 0 13 kick). Time left: 3:13. Drive: 9-70-4:03. (USF 21, Sacks By 2-17 4-22 Taurus Johnson 3 40 0 20 WVU 12). Third Down Conversions 7-15 7-14 Devin Gordon 2 24 0 15 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 1-1 Time of Possession 27:28 32:32 Punting No Yds Avg Lg Fourth Quarter Justin Teachey 5 222 44.4 61 USF - Alvarado 18-yard field goal. Time left: 6:38. WEST VIRGINIA Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Punt Returns No Yds Lg Drive: 14-77-6:47. (USF 24, WVU 12). Darius Reynaud 2 67 0 57 Ean Randolph 1 5 5 Steve Slaton 18 43 0 13 WVU - Myles 44-yard pass from White (McAfee kick). Patrick White 15 17 0 10 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Time left: 5:16. Drive: 5-59-1:22. (USF 24, WVU 19). Owen Schmitt 1 3 0 3 Trae Williams 2 17 10 Taurus Johnson 1 19 19 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Patrick White 22 14 178 2 2 44 Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 7 - George Selvie, Assisted Receiving No Yds TD Lg Tackles: 3 - Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 8 - Brandon Myles 6 95 2 44 George Selvie, Sacks: 2 - Josh Julmiste, Darius Reynaud 3 34 0 23 Interceptions: 1 - Jeremy Burnett, Trae Williams Dorrell Jalloh 2 22 0 14 Steve Slaton 2 8 0 7

Punting No Yds Avg Lg Pat McAfee 3 125 41.7 51

Punt Retunrs No Yds Lg Antonio Lewis 2 16 12 Vaughn Rivers 1 2 2

Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Darius Reynaud 3 77 30 Vaughn Rivers 2 66 41

Defensive Leaders Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Eric Wicks, Assisted Tackles: 5 - Kevin McLee, Total Tackles: 9 - Eric Wicks, Quinton Andrews, Kevin McLee, Sacks: 1 - Eric Wicks, Reed Williams, Interceptions: 1 - Eric Wicks, Quinton Andrews

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USF Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

TEAM STATISTICS USF OPP ------SCORING...... 275 213 Points Per Game...... 22.9 17.8 FIRST DOWNS...... 227 206 Rushing...... 99 78 Passing...... 115 97 Penalty...... 13 31 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 1718 1444 Yards gained rushing...... 2000 1762 Yards lost rushing...... 282 318 Rushing Attempts...... 442 428 Average Per Rush...... 3.9 3.4 Average Per Game...... 143.2 120.3 TDs Rushing...... 20 9 PASSING YARDAGE...... 2697 2119 Att-Comp-Int...... 338-214-15 345-181-15 Average Per Pass...... 8.0 6.1 Average Per Catch...... 12.6 11.7 Average Per Game...... 224.8 176.6 TDs Passing...... 15 10 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 4415 3563 Total Plays...... 780 773 Average Per Play...... 5.7 4.6 Average Per Game...... 367.9 296.9 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 34-614 36-755 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 31-399 19-264 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 15-47 15-120 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 18.1 21.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 12.9 13.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 3.1 8.0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 18-13 18-8 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 98-856 90-749 Average Per Game...... 71.3 62.4 PUNTS-YARDS...... 53-1918 63-2401 Average Per Punt...... 36.2 38.1 Net punt average...... 30.1 29.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 29:16 30:44 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 59/150 65/174 3rd-Down Pct...... 39% 37% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 8/18 7/16 4th-Down Pct...... 44% 44% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 31-206 26-136 MISC YARDS...... 0 -3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 37 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 6-14 16-22 ON-SIDE KICKS...... 1-2 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES...... 27-40 68% 26-34 76% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...... 23-40 57% 15-34 44% PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 31-33 94% 19-21 90% ATTENDANCE...... 181333 240668 Games/Avg Per Game...... 6/30222 6/40111 Neutral Site Games...... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------USF...... 42 68 72 93 - 275 Opponents...... 35 58 46 74 - 213

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USF Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------GROTHE, Matt 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 54 GROTHE, Matt 12 478 607 2495 3102 258.5 JOHNSON, Taurus 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 WILLIAMS, B. 12 105 369 0 369 30.8 RANDOLPH, Ean 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 PONTON, Ricky 6 69 294 0 294 49.0 BENZER, Mike 0 2-6 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 27 JULMISTE, Pat 7 50 114 132 246 35.1 ALVARADO, D. 0 4-8 10-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 22 JACKSON, Amarri 12 11 39 56 95 7.9 WILLIAMS, B. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 SMITH, Walt 6 22 81 0 81 13.5 SMITH, Walt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 DORSEY, Keeley 8 10 66 0 66 8.2 GREEN, S.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 JOHNSON, Taurus 12 4 53 0 53 4.4 HILL, Amp 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 RANDOLPH, Ean 12 7 51 0 51 4.2 EDWARDS, Marcus 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 PLANCHER, Moise 1 4 26 0 26 26.0 PONTON, Ricky 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TEACHEY, Justin 12 3 26 0 26 2.2 JACKSON, Amarri 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 GREEN, S.J. 12 1 0 14 14 1.2 DORSEY, Keeley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ERSKIN, Colby 11 6 7 0 7 0.6 JULMISTE, Pat 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6 GREGORY, Grant 2 2 5 0 5 2.5 SELVIE, George 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PETROV, Ilia 1 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 TEAM 7 7 -11 0 -11 -1.6 BUSBEE, Ben 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 Total...... 12 780 1718 2697 4415 367.9 Total...... 37 6-14 31-33 0-0 1 1-3 0 1 275 Opponents...... 12 773 1444 2119 3563 296.9 Opponents...... 24 16-22 19-21 0-0 0 0-3 0 1 213

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------TEACHEY, Justin 39 1497 38.4 61 2 4 8 0 BENZER, Mike 2-6 33.3 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-3 0-0 30 0 ALVARADO, D. 10 343 34.3 47 1 4 4 0 ALVARADO, D. 4-8 50.0 1-1 1-1 0-3 1-1 1-2 56 1 GROTHE, Matt 2 53 26.5 33 0 0 2 0 PETROV, Ilia 1 25 25.0 25 0 0 0 0 FG SEQUENCE USF OPPONENTS TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 ------Total...... 53 1918 36.2 61 3 8 14 1 McNeese State 40 (22) Opponents...... 63 2401 38.1 69 8 4 17 2 FIU 35 - UCF (30) (22),35 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdL Kansas - (37),(42) ------RUTGERS 40 (32),(40),(53),42 TEACHEY, Justin 52 3176 61.1 15 0 UCONN (26) 24,(19) Total...... 52 3176 61.1 15 0 755 40.8 2 North Carolina 46,(26) (29),(52) Opponents...... 52 3002 57.7 13 3 614 40.9 2 Cincinnati - 32,47 PITTSBURGH 37 (41),(34) SYRACUSE (47),30,(56) (29),45 Louisville 37,51 (47) WEST VIRGINIA (18) (30),(32)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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USF Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------GROTHE, Matt 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 54 GROTHE, Matt 12 478 607 2495 3102 258.5 JOHNSON, Taurus 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 WILLIAMS, B. 12 105 369 0 369 30.8 RANDOLPH, Ean 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 PONTON, Ricky 6 69 294 0 294 49.0 BENZER, Mike 0 2-6 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 27 JULMISTE, Pat 7 50 114 132 246 35.1 ALVARADO, D. 0 4-8 10-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 22 JACKSON, Amarri 12 11 39 56 95 7.9 WILLIAMS, B. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 SMITH, Walt 6 22 81 0 81 13.5 SMITH, Walt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 DORSEY, Keeley 8 10 66 0 66 8.2 GREEN, S.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 JOHNSON, Taurus 12 4 53 0 53 4.4 HILL, Amp 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 RANDOLPH, Ean 12 7 51 0 51 4.2 EDWARDS, Marcus 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 PLANCHER, Moise 1 4 26 0 26 26.0 PONTON, Ricky 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TEACHEY, Justin 12 3 26 0 26 2.2 JACKSON, Amarri 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 GREEN, S.J. 12 1 0 14 14 1.2 DORSEY, Keeley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ERSKIN, Colby 11 6 7 0 7 0.6 JULMISTE, Pat 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6 GREGORY, Grant 2 2 5 0 5 2.5 SELVIE, George 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PETROV, Ilia 1 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 TEAM 7 7 -11 0 -11 -1.6 BUSBEE, Ben 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 Total...... 12 780 1718 2697 4415 367.9 Total...... 37 6-14 31-33 0-0 1 1-3 0 1 275 Opponents...... 12 773 1444 2119 3563 296.9 Opponents...... 24 16-22 19-21 0-0 0 0-3 0 1 213

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------TEACHEY, Justin 39 1497 38.4 61 2 4 8 0 BENZER, Mike 2-6 33.3 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-3 0-0 30 0 ALVARADO, D. 10 343 34.3 47 1 4 4 0 ALVARADO, D. 4-8 50.0 1-1 1-1 0-3 1-1 1-2 56 1 GROTHE, Matt 2 53 26.5 33 0 0 2 0 PETROV, Ilia 1 25 25.0 25 0 0 0 0 FG SEQUENCE USF OPPONENTS TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 ------Total...... 53 1918 36.2 61 3 8 14 1 McNeese State 40 (22) Opponents...... 63 2401 38.1 69 8 4 17 2 FIU 35 - UCF (30) (22),35 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Kansas - (37),(42) ------RUTGERS 40 (32),(40),(53),42 TEACHEY, Justin 52 3176 61.1 15 0 UCONN (26) 24,(19) Total...... 52 3176 61.1 15 0 755 40.8 24 North Carolina 46,(26) (29),(52) Opponents...... 52 3002 57.7 13 3 614 40.9 24 Cincinnati - 32,47 PITTSBURGH 37 (41),(34) SYRACUSE (47),30,(56) (29),45 Louisville 37,51 (47) WEST VIRGINIA (18) (30),(32)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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USF Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------RANDOLPH, Ean 12 51 479 323 75 0 928 77.3 JOHNSON, Taurus 12 53 489 0 316 0 858 71.5 GROTHE, Matt 12 607 14 0 0 0 621 51.8 JACKSON, Amarri 12 39 356 44 4 0 443 36.9 WILLIAMS, B. 12 369 18 0 0 0 387 32.2 PONTON, Ricky 6 294 48 0 0 0 342 57.0 GREEN, S.J. 12 0 313 0 17 0 330 27.5 EDWARDS, Marcus 12 0 328 0 0 0 328 27.3 HILL, Amp 12 0 227 0 0 0 227 18.9 HILL, Cedric 12 0 155 0 0 0 155 12.9 ERSKIN, Colby 11 7 73 0 56 0 136 12.4 JULMISTE, Pat 7 114 0 0 0 0 114 16.3 BLEAKLEY, Will 12 0 87 0 0 0 87 7.2 GORDON, Devin 12 0 64 0 22 0 86 7.2 SMITH, Walt 6 81 4 0 0 0 85 14.2 DORSEY, Keeley 8 66 0 0 0 0 66 8.2 WILLIAMS, Trae 12 0 0 13 40 8 61 5.1 ELLICK, C. 12 0 0 0 41 0 41 3.4 CHAMBERS, J. 3 0 28 1 0 0 29 9.7 JENKINS, Mike 12 0 0 0 27 0 27 2.2 VERPAELE, Danny 12 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.2 PLANCHER, Moise 1 26 0 0 0 0 26 26.0 TEACHEY, Justin 12 26 0 0 0 0 26 2.2 MURPHY, Jerome 12 0 0 18 0 0 18 1.5 BUSBEE, Ben 9 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.6 ROBERTS, Tyller 12 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.1 MILLER, Sam 12 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.1 GREGORY, Grant 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2.5 MOMPREMIER, B. 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.3 PETROV, Ilia 1 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -9.0 TEAM 7 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -1.6 Total...... 12 1718 2697 399 614 47 5475 456.2 Opponents...... 12 1444 2119 264 755 120 4702 391.8

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USF Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------59 MOFFITT, Ben 12 72 34 106 10.0-21 3.0-8 . 2 7 1-0 1 . . 51 NICHOLAS, S. 12 71 25 96 12.0-53 5.5-38 2-0 5 9 . . 1 . 54 ST. LOUIS, Pat 12 48 33 81 3.0-10 1.0-8 . 3 1 . . . . 95 SELVIE, George 12 49 27 76 12.0-47 5.5-24 . 1 9 2-9 3 . . 33 BURNETT, Jeremy 12 49 22 71 3.5-7 . 2-0 6 1 . . . . 21 WILLIAMS, Trae 12 32 17 49 0.5-1 . 7-8 9 . . . 1 . 32 WILLIAMS, C. 12 25 12 37 . . . 4 . . 1 . . 17 VERPAELE, Danny 12 22 12 34 1.0-1 . 1-26 3 1 . 1 . . 94 CRAY, Allen 12 19 10 29 8.0-44 5.5-36 . . 5 1-0 1 . . 96 GEORGE, Woody 12 14 13 27 0.5-1 . . . 2 . 1 . . 49 ROBINSON, Chris 12 20 6 26 8.0-63 6.0-56 . 2 5 1-0 4 . . 4 JENKINS, Mike 12 16 8 24 1.0-5 . 1-0 12 . 1-0 1 . . 76 CLEBERT, R. 9 9 12 21 2.0-8 1.0-7 . . 7 1-0 . . . 26 ROBERTS, Tyller 12 13 7 20 2.5-23 1.0-14 1-13 4 1 . . . . 91 JULMISTE, Josh 6 10 10 20 4.5-22 2.5-16 . 3 4 . 2 . . 3A MURPHY, Jerome 12 13 6 19 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . 1 . 90 BUIE, Jarriett 11 7 9 16 1.0-9 1.0-9 . 1 2 . . . . 52 BELLAMY, Treco 10 6 7 13 1.0-3 . . . 3 . . . . 7 GACHETTE, Louis 12 7 5 12 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 22 GILLIAM, Ryan 12 8 3 11 1.0-14 . . 3 . . . . . 40 HESS, Houston 12 9 2 11 ...... 98 HARRIS, Aaron 9 2 6 8 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 44 GORDON, Devin 12 3 3 6 ...... 53 MOMPREMIER, B. 10 3 2 5 ...... 56 MILLER, Sam 12 3 1 4 ...... 29 ERSKIN, Colby 11 2 1 3 ...... 93 UHATAFE, Siaosi 6 1 2 3 ...... 30 WILLIAMS, B. 12 2 . 2 ...... 23 JENKINS, Jamaal 11 2 . 2 ...... 8 GROTHE, Matt 12 1 1 2 ...... 37 ELLICK, C. 12 1 1 2 ...... 27 TEACHEY, Justin 12 2 . 2 ...... TM TEAM 7 1 . 1 1.0-1 ...... 1 97 McELWAIN, Shane 8 . 1 1 ...... 67 SETSER, Eric 8 . 1 1 ...... 58 DUDDING, Darryl 2 . 1 1 ...... 2 CHAMBERS, J. 3 1 . 1 ...... 10 DORSEY, Keeley 8 1 . 1 ...... 25 SMITH, Walt 6 1 . 1 ...... 84 BLEAKLEY, Will 12 . 1 1 ...... 9 HILL, Cedric 12 1 . 1 ...... 48 SMILEY, Joshua 2 1 . 1 ...... 80 RANDOLPH, Ean 12 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 12 548 301 849 74-334 31-206 15-47 59 58 8-9 15 3 1 Opponents...... 12 531 217 748 71-237 26-136 15-120 36 9 13-39 6 2 1

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USF Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE...... 42 286 4 52 14 209 2 64 14- 21- 1 209 2 64 3 53 0 31 4 47 0 32 597 Sep 09, 2006 FIU...... 34 123 1 20 15 174 1 29 15- 28- 2 174 1 29 2 35 0 20 3 129 1 76 461 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF...... 38 100 0 26 22 333 3 51 22- 32- 1 333 3 51 3 69 0 42 2 33 0 28 531 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas...... 29 113 1 22 17 196 0 29 17- 34- 2 196 0 29 2 55 0 41 2 8 0 6 372 Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS...... 25 92 2 22 17 255 1 35 17- 26- 2 255 1 35 1 20 0 20 2 26 0 22 393 Oct 07, 2006 UCONN...... 41 205 4 16 13 153 1 34 13- 16- 0 153 1 34 3 49 0 23 4 52 0 20 472 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina...... 47 234 4 19 15 183 1 34 15- 22- 0 183 1 34 3 56 0 28 4 11 0 8 510 Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati...... 29 92 0 17 19 127 1 24 19- 36- 1 127 1 24 4 65 0 23 3 18 0 19 302 Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH...... 48 190 2 24 20 187 1 46 20- 26- 2 187 1 46 2 21 0 18 3 50 0 26 450 Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE...... 40 150 1 24 25 364 2 79 25- 35- 1 364 2 79 2 54 0 30 2 16 0 11 584 Nov 18, 2006 at Louisville...... 30 49 0 17 15 237 1 44 15- 32- 1 237 1 44 4 74 0 21 1 4 0 4 364 Nov 25, 2006 at WEST VIRGINIA...... 39 84 1 14 22 279 1 39 22- 30- 2 279 1 39 5 63 0 19 1 5 0 5 439

Totals...... 442 1718 20 52 214 2697 15 79 214-338- 15 2697 15 79 34 614 0 42 31 399 1 76 5475 Opponent...... 428 1444 9 57 181 2119 10 44 181-345- 15 2119 10 44 36 755 0 43 19 264 2 82 4702

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.9 Avg per catch: 12.6 Pass efficiency: 136.11 Kick ret avg: 18.1 Punt ret avg: 12.9 All purpose avg/game: 456.2 Total offense avg/gm: 367.9 |------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE...... 48 15 63 6.0-43 1.0-18 1 0-0 2-2 5 8 1 5-5 0 0 0 41 Sep 09, 2006 FIU...... 40 24 64 9.0-26 3.0-14 1 1-0 1-0 5 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 21 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF...... 41 34 75 4.0-26 3.0-25 2 0-0 2--4 14 9 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas...... 54 29 83 7.0-21 2.0-6 3 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS...... 50 29 79 1.0-8 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-0 2 1 1 2-2 0 0 0 20 Oct 07, 2006 UCONN...... 37 25 62 5.0-17 1.0-10 0 0-0 1-13 5 10 1 5-5 0 0 0 38 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina...... 53 29 82 8.5-47 5.0-34 1 0-0 2-26 3 5 0 5-4 0 0 0 37 Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati...... 47 38 85 5.0-8 2.0-3 1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH...... 40 18 58 3.0-15 2.0-13 0 0-0 3-2 7 5 0 3-2 0 0 1 22 Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE...... 45 21 66 11.5-69 7.0-63 2 2-0 1-0 9 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 Nov 18, 2006 at Louisville...... 45 21 66 2.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 4 5 0 0-0 0 1 0 8 Nov 25, 2006 at WEST VIRGINIA...... 48 18 66 12.0-50 4.0-22 3 2-9 2-8 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 24

Totals...... 548 301 849 74.0-334 32.0-216 15 8-9 15-47 58 59 3 33-31 0 1 1 275 Opponent...... 531 217 748 71.0-237 26.0-136 6 13-39 15-120 9 36 2 21-19 0 0 1 213

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE...... 2 57 28.5 32 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 6 358 59.7 0 0 Sep 09, 2006 FIU...... 5 187 37.4 47 0 0 2 0 3 1-0 0 0 4 245 61.2 3 0 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF...... 5 114 22.8 32 1 0 2 0 2 1-1 30 0 5 328 65.6 3 0 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas...... 5 214 42.8 47 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 129 64.5 1 0 Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS...... 4 142 35.5 44 0 0 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 3 195 65.0 1 0 Oct 07, 2006 UCONN...... 5 202 40.4 51 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 26 0 7 460 65.7 3 0 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina...... 3 120 40.0 47 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 26 0 7 437 62.4 2 0 Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati...... 6 222 37.0 47 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 141 70.5 0 0 Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH...... 3 98 32.7 40 0 1 1 0 1 1-0 0 1 4 232 58.0 2 0 Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE...... 2 69 34.5 35 0 0 1 0 1 3-2 56 0 5 283 56.6 0 0 Nov 18, 2006 at Louisville...... 8 271 33.9 45 0 1 2 0 0 2-0 0 0 2 70 35.0 0 0 Nov 25, 2006 at WEST VIRGINIA...... 5 222 44.4 61 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 18 0 5 298 59.6 0 0

Totals...... 53 1918 36.2 61 1 3 8 2 14 14-6 56 1 52 3176 61.1 15 0 Opponent...... 63 2401 38.1 69 2 8 4 9 17 22-16 53 1 52 3002 57.7 13 3

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USF Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE...... 37 82 0 12 7 81 0 35 7- 19- 2 81 0 35 6 112 0 23 1 17 0 17 325 Sep 09, 2006 FIU...... 31 24 0 5 20 238 1 27 20- 33- 1 238 1 27 1 7 0 7 1 82 1 82 365 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF...... 34 140 0 19 19 219 1 37 19- 44- 2 219 1 37 2 27 0 14 2 69 1 31 470 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas...... 35 118 1 35 25 273 0 31 25- 35- 0 273 0 31 1 20 0 20 1 5 0 5 416 Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS...... 45 226 2 44 11 100 0 25 11- 20- 1 100 0 25 2 44 0 23 0 0 0 0 395 Oct 07, 2006 UCONN...... 26 60 1 15 20 201 1 28 20- 40- 1 201 1 28 4 144 0 43 2 19 0 19 424 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina...... 39 168 1 33 9 117 1 28 9- 26- 2 117 1 28 5 85 0 22 2 20 0 18 390 Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati...... 46 191 2 27 11 105 0 19 11- 18- 0 105 0 19 2 52 0 40 4 11 0 8 359 Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH...... 23 55 0 12 11 159 1 42 11- 23- 3 159 1 42 2 19 0 12 1 5 0 5 239 Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE...... 39 76 0 47 15 174 1 27 15- 32- 1 174 1 27 5 92 0 30 0 0 0 0 342 Nov 18, 2006 at Louisville...... 36 172 2 21 19 274 2 40 19- 33- 0 274 2 40 1 10 0 10 2 18 0 9 474 Nov 25, 2006 at WEST VIRGINIA...... 37 132 0 57 14 178 2 44 14- 22- 2 178 2 44 5 143 0 41 3 18 0 12 503

Opponent totals...... 428 1444 9 57 181 2119 10 44 181-345- 15 2119 10 44 36 755 0 43 19 264 2 82 4702 USF...... 442 1718 20 52 214 2697 15 79 214-338- 15 2697 15 79 34 614 0 42 31 399 1 76 5475

Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.4 Avg per catch: 11.7 Pass efficiency: 104.93 Kick ret avg: 21.0 Punt ret avg: 13.9 All purpose avg/game: 391.8 Total offense avg/gm: 296.9 |------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE...... 46 13 59 3.0-8 0.0-0 0 2-0 1-33 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Sep 09, 2006 FIU...... 39 13 52 6.0-25 0.0-0 0 1-0 2-14 0 3 0 3-2 0 0 0 20 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF...... 49 20 69 11.0-41 5.0-27 1 0-0 1-15 2 5 1 2-2 0 0 0 17 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas...... 25 34 59 5.0-15 3.0-13 1 1-0 2-0 4 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS...... 39 8 47 4.0-17 2.0-9 0 1-0 2-25 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 22 Oct 07, 2006 UCONN...... 50 10 60 5.0-8 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-1 0 0 0 16 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina...... 52 23 75 3.0-7 1.0-3 2 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 20 Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati...... 39 22 61 8.0-25 4.0-17 2 2-39 1-0 1 5 0 3-3 0 0 1 23 Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH...... 55 22 77 9.0-21 2.0-8 0 2-0 2-1 0 2 1 0-0 0 0 0 12 Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE...... 53 14 67 2.0-4 0.0-0 0 2-0 1-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Nov 18, 2006 at Louisville...... 43 6 49 10.0-44 6.0-38 0 0-0 1-0 0 6 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Nov 25, 2006 at WEST VIRGINIA...... 41 32 73 5.0-22 2.0-17 0 0-0 2-32 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 19

Opponent totals...... 531 217 748 71.0-237 26.0-136 6 13-39 15-120 9 36 2 21-19 0 0 1 213 USF...... 548 301 849 74.0-334 32.0-216 15 8-9 15-47 58 59 3 33-31 0 1 1 275

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE...... 6 173 28.8 46 1 1 0 0 1 1-1 22 0 3 164 54.7 0 0 Sep 09, 2006 FIU...... 7 225 32.1 40 0 1 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 182 45.5 0 0 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF...... 4 172 43.0 56 0 0 1 1 1 2-1 22 0 4 276 69.0 1 0 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas...... 4 132 33.0 47 0 1 0 0 0 2-2 42 0 4 257 64.2 2 0 Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS...... 3 134 44.7 53 0 1 0 2 1 4-3 53 1 6 390 65.0 5 0 Oct 07, 2006 UCONN...... 6 251 41.8 69 1 1 0 2 2 2-1 19 0 4 184 46.0 1 0 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina...... 6 266 44.3 61 0 1 0 1 2 2-2 52 0 4 246 61.5 1 0 Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati...... 7 249 35.6 44 0 0 0 0 4 2-0 0 0 4 226 56.5 0 0 Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH...... 6 236 39.3 51 0 0 0 1 1 2-2 41 0 5 243 48.6 0 3 Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE...... 4 194 48.5 58 0 1 0 1 1 2-1 29 0 3 195 65.0 1 0 Nov 18, 2006 at Louisville...... 7 244 34.9 45 0 1 2 0 2 1-1 47 0 6 382 63.7 2 0 Nov 25, 2006 at WEST VIRGINIA...... 3 125 41.7 51 0 0 1 1 0 2-2 32 0 5 257 51.4 0 0

Opponent totals...... 63 2401 38.1 69 2 8 4 9 17 22-16 53 1 52 3002 57.7 13 3 USF...... 53 1918 36.2 61 1 3 8 2 14 14-6 56 1 52 3176 61.1 15 0

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USF Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- MCNEESE STATE...... 41-10 25/12 17/7 7/3 1/2 42-286 / 37-82 14-21- 1 / 7-19- 2 209/81 63-495 / 56-163 102/162 3/2 FIU...... 21-20 16/15 7/1 9/10 0/4 34-123 / 31-24 15-28- 2 / 20-33- 1 174/238 62-297 / 64-262 164/103 3/2 UCF...... 24-17 20/20 5/10 14/9 1/1 38-100 / 34-140 22-32- 1 / 19-44- 2 333/219 70-433 / 78-359 98/111 1/2 Kansas...... 7-13 17/23 4/5 13/13 0/5 29-113 / 35-118 17-34- 2 / 25-35- 0 196/273 63-309 / 70-391 63/25 3/2 RUTGERS...... 20-22 19/19 6/9 10/7 3/3 25-92 / 45-226 17-26- 2 / 11-20- 1 255/100 51-347 / 65-326 46/69 3/1 UCONN...... 38-16 18/19 13/3 4/11 1/5 41-205 / 26-60 13-16- 0 / 20-40- 1 153/201 57-358 / 66-261 114/163 0/1 North Carolina...... 37-20 23/18 13/10 8/6 2/2 47-234 / 39-168 15-22- 0 / 9-26- 2 183/117 69-417 / 65-285 93/105 2/2 Cincinnati...... 6-23 13/17 6/11 6/6 1/0 29-92 / 46-191 19-36- 1 / 11-18- 0 127/105 65-219 / 64-296 83/102 3/0 PITTSBURGH...... 22-12 18/12 10/2 6/6 2/4 48-190 / 23-55 20-26- 2 / 11-23- 3 187/159 74-377 / 46-214 73/25 4/3 SYRACUSE...... 27-10 23/18 10/4 13/11 0/3 40-150 / 39-76 25-35- 1 / 15-32- 1 364/174 75-514 / 71-250 70/92 3/3 Louisville...... 8-31 14/20 3/9 9/9 2/2 30-49 / 36-172 15-32- 1 / 19-33- 0 237/274 62-286 / 69-446 78/28 1/1 WEST VIRGINIA...... 24-19 21/13 5/7 16/6 0/0 39-84 / 37-132 22-30- 2 / 14-22- 2 279/178 69-363 / 59-310 85/193 2/4

Totals...... 275-213 227/206 99/78 115/97 13/31 442-1718/428-1444 214-338-15/181-345-15 2697/2119 780-4415/ 773-3563 1069/1178 28/23

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3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting ----PENALTIES---- Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg No-Yds / No-Yds ------/------/------/------/------/------/------/------/------MCNEESE STATE...... 5-9 / 3-12 0-1 / 1-2 30:11/ 29:49 0:22 6.8/2.2 10.0/4.3 7.9/2.9 2-28.5 / 6-28.8 10-82 / 7-60 FIU...... 4-12 / 5-16 1-2 / 0-2 27:16/ 32:44 -5:28 3.6/0.8 6.2/7.2 4.8/4.1 5-37.4 / 7-32.1 8-92 / 8-60 UCF...... 7-15 / 9-18 0-1 / 2-3 32:02/ 27:58 4:04 2.6/4.1 10.4/5.0 6.2/4.6 5-22.8 / 4-43.0 5-48 / 7-60 Kansas...... 8-15 / 10-18 0-1 / 0-0 24:20/ 35:40 -11:20 3.9/3.4 5.8/7.8 4.9/5.6 5-42.8 / 4-33.0 8-82 / 10-70 RUTGERS...... 4-9 / 6-13 0-0 / 0-0 22:44/ 37:16 -14:32 3.7/5.0 9.8/5.0 6.8/5.0 4-35.5 / 3-44.7 7-56 / 11-91 UCONN...... 3-9 / 5-14 0-0 / 0-1 32:39/ 27:21 5:18 5.0/2.3 9.6/5.0 6.3/4.0 5-40.4 / 6-41.8 15-113 / 6-50 North Carolina...... 4-10 / 4-14 1-1 / 1-1 32:47/ 27:13 5:34 5.0/4.3 8.3/4.5 6.0/4.4 3-40.0 / 6-44.3 4-36 / 10-87 Cincinnati...... 3-14 / 4-14 2-4 / 1-2 25:34/ 34:26 -8:52 3.2/4.2 3.5/5.8 3.4/4.6 6-37.0 / 7-35.6 6-35 / 5-55 PITTSBURGH...... 4-15 / 2-10 3-5 / 0-0 35:44/ 24:16 11:28 4.0/2.4 7.2/6.9 5.1/4.7 3-32.7 / 6-39.3 10-105 / 11-96 SYRACUSE...... 7-13 / 4-16 0-2 / 1-3 27:04/ 32:56 -5:52 3.8/1.9 10.4/5.4 6.9/3.5 2-34.5 / 4-48.5 11-100 / 3-15 Louisville...... 3-15 / 6-14 0-0 / 0-0 28:18/ 31:42 -3:24 1.6/4.8 7.4/8.3 4.6/6.5 8-33.9 / 7-34.9 6-47 / 9-80 WEST VIRGINIA...... 7-14 / 7-15 1-1 / 1-2 32:32/ 27:28 5:04 2.2/3.6 9.3/8.1 5.3/5.3 5-44.4 / 3-41.7 8-60 / 3-25

Totals...... 59-150/ 65-174 8-18 / 7-16 351:11/368:49 -17:38 3.9/3.4 8.0/6.1 5.7/4.6 53-36.2 / 63-38.1 98-856 / 90-749

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USF Game Results (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sep 02, 2006 MCNEESE STATE W 41-10 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:10 26351 Sep 09, 2006 FIU W 21-20 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:15 27114 Sep 16, 2006 at UCF W 24-17 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:08 46708 Sep 23, 2006 at Kansas 7-13 L 3- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:10 40933 * Sep 29, 2006 RUTGERS 20-22 L 3- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 3:14 32493 * Oct 07, 2006 UCONN W 38-16 4- 2- 0 1- 1- 0 3:10 30010 Oct 14, 2006 at North Carolina W 37-20 5- 2- 0 1- 1- 0 3:22 44000 * Oct 22, 2006 at Cincinnati 6-23 L 5- 3- 0 1- 2- 0 3:19 15889 * Nov 04, 2006 PITTSBURGH W 22-12 6- 3- 0 2- 2- 0 3:23 35671 * Nov 11, 2006 SYRACUSE W 27-10 7- 3- 0 3- 2- 0 3:29 29694 * Nov 18, 2006 at #10 Louisville 8-31 L 7- 4- 0 3- 3- 0 3:15 40348 * Nov 25, 2006 at #7 WEST VIRGINIA W 24-19 8- 4- 0 4- 3- 0 3:13 52790

* indicates conference game

------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- MCNEESE STATE...... 41-10 25/12 17/7 7/3 1/2 42-286 / 37-82 14-21- 1 / 7-19- 2 209/81 63-495 / 56-163 102/162 3/2 FIU...... 21-20 16/15 7/1 9/10 0/4 34-123 / 31-24 15-28- 2 / 20-33- 1 174/238 62-297 / 64-262 164/103 3/2 UCF...... 24-17 20/20 5/10 14/9 1/1 38-100 / 34-140 22-32- 1 / 19-44- 2 333/219 70-433 / 78-359 98/111 1/2 Kansas...... 7-13 17/23 4/5 13/13 0/5 29-113 / 35-118 17-34- 2 / 25-35- 0 196/273 63-309 / 70-391 63/25 3/2 RUTGERS...... 20-22 19/19 6/9 10/7 3/3 25-92 / 45-226 17-26- 2 / 11-20- 1 255/100 51-347 / 65-326 46/69 3/1 UCONN...... 38-16 18/19 13/3 4/11 1/5 41-205 / 26-60 13-16- 0 / 20-40- 1 153/201 57-358 / 66-261 114/163 0/1 North Carolina...... 37-20 23/18 13/10 8/6 2/2 47-234 / 39-168 15-22- 0 / 9-26- 2 183/117 69-417 / 65-285 93/105 2/2 Cincinnati...... 6-23 13/17 6/11 6/6 1/0 29-92 / 46-191 19-36- 1 / 11-18- 0 127/105 65-219 / 64-296 83/102 3/0 PITTSBURGH...... 22-12 18/12 10/2 6/6 2/4 48-190 / 23-55 20-26- 2 / 11-23- 3 187/159 74-377 / 46-214 73/25 4/3 SYRACUSE...... 27-10 23/18 10/4 13/11 0/3 40-150 / 39-76 25-35- 1 / 15-32- 1 364/174 75-514 / 71-250 70/92 3/3 Louisville...... 8-31 14/20 3/9 9/9 2/2 30-49 / 36-172 15-32- 1 / 19-33- 0 237/274 62-286 / 69-446 78/28 1/1 WEST VIRGINIA...... 24-19 21/13 5/7 16/6 0/0 39-84 / 37-132 22-30- 2 / 14-22- 2 279/178 69-363 / 59-310 85/193 2/4

Totals...... 275-213 227/206 99/78 115/97 13/31 442-1718/428-1444 214-338-15/181-345-15 2697/2119 780-4415/ 773-3563 1069/1178 28/23

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USF Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 23 GROTHE, Matt at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Yards Rushing...... 108 WILLIAMS, B. vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) TD Rushes...... 3 GROTHE, Matt vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) Long Rush...... 52 DORSEY, Keeley vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) Pass attempts...... 35 GROTHE, Matt vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Pass completions.... 25 GROTHE, Matt vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Yards Passing...... 364 GROTHE, Matt vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) TD Passes...... 3 GROTHE, Matt at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Long Pass...... 79 GROTHE, Matt vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Receptions...... 7 RANDOLPH, Ean at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Yards Receiving..... 131 JOHNSON, Taurus vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) TD Receptions...... 1 EDWARDS, Marcus vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) RANDOLPH, Ean vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) JOHNSON, Taurus vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) EDWARDS, Marcus at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) WILLIAMS, B. at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) RANDOLPH, Ean at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) RANDOLPH, Ean vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) JACKSON, Amarri vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) GREEN, S.J. at North Carolina (Oct 14, 2006) HILL, Amp at Cincinnati (Oct 22, 2006) JACKSON, Amarri vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) GREEN, S.J. vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) JOHNSON, Taurus vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) HILL, Amp at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) RANDOLPH, Ean at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Long Reception...... 79 JOHNSON, Taurus vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Field Goals...... 2 ALVARADO, D. vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Long Field Goal..... 56 ALVARADO, D. vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Punts...... 8 TEACHEY, Justin at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Punting Avg...... 45.2 TEACHEY, Justin at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) Long Punt...... 61 TEACHEY, Justin at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Long Punt Return.... 76 RANDOLPH, Ean vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) Long Kickoff Return. 42 JOHNSON, Taurus at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Tackles...... 15 NICHOLAS, S. at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) Sacks...... 2.5 ROBINSON, Chris vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Tackles For Loss.... 5.0 SELVIE, George vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) Interceptions...... 2 WILLIAMS, Trae at UCF (Sep 16, 2006)

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USF Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 48 vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) Yards Rushing...... 286 vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) Yards Per Rush...... 6.8 vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) TD Rushes...... 4 vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) at North Carolina (Oct 14, 2006) Pass attempts...... 36 at Cincinnati (Oct 22, 2006) Pass completions.... 25 vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Yards Passing...... 364 vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Yards Per Pass...... 10.4 at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) TD Passes...... 3 at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Total Plays...... 75 vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Total Offense...... 514 vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) Yards Per Play...... 7.9 vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) Points...... 41 vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) Sacks By...... 7 vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) First Downs...... 25 vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) Penalties...... 15 vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) Penalty Yards...... 113 vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) Turnovers...... 4 vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) Interceptions By.... 3 vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006)

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USF Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 35 RICE, Ray, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) Yards Rushing...... 202 RICE, Ray, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) TD Rushes...... 2 RICE, Ray, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) ALLEN, Anthony, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Long Rush...... 57 REYNAUD, Darius, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Pass attempts...... 44 MOFFETT, Steven, at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Pass completions.... 25 Barmann, Adam, at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) Yards Passing...... 274 BROHM, Brian, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) TD Passes...... 2 BROHM, Brian, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) WHITE, Patrick, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Long Pass...... 44 WHITE, Patrick, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Receptions...... 12 WALKER, Mike, at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Yards Receiving..... 133 WALKER, Mike, at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) TD Receptions...... 2 DOUGLAS, Harry, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) MYLES, Brandon, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Long Reception...... 44 MYLES, Brandon, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Field Goals...... 3 ITO, Jeremy, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) Long Field Goal..... 53 ITO, Jeremy, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) Punts...... 7 Cook, Chris, vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) STEEL, Brian, at Cincinnati (Oct 22, 2006) GOETTSCHE, C., at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Punting Avg...... 50.2 PAVASARIS,Chris, vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) Long Punt...... 69 PAVASARIS,Chris, vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) Long Punt Return.... 82 Williams, Chand, vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) Long Kickoff Return. 43 BROWN, Donald, vs UCONN (Oct 07, 2006) Tackles...... 12 Arnold, J, at North Carolina (Oct 14, 2006) BLADES,H.B., vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) Sacks...... 2.0 DOUZABLE, Leger, at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) JACKSON, Malik, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) ANDERSON, Zach, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Tackles For Loss.... 4.0 DOUZABLE, Leger, at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Interceptions...... 1 Mason, Bryant, vs McNeese State (Sep 02, 2006) Mitchell, Rober, vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) Singleton, Lion, vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) RASHAD, S., at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Talib, Aqib, at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) Thornton, Justi, at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) GREENE, Courtne, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) GIRAULT, Ron, vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) ROSS, Dominic, at Cincinnati (Oct 22, 2006) BRYANT,Sam, vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) BLADES,H.B., vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) BROWN, A.J., vs SYRACUSE (Nov 11, 2006) GAY, William, at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) ANDREWS, Quinto, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) WICKS, Eric, at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006)

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USF Game Superlatives (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 46 at Cincinnati (Oct 22, 2006) Yards Rushing...... 226 vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) Yards Per Rush...... 5.0 vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) TD Rushes...... 2 vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) at Cincinnati (Oct 22, 2006) at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Pass attempts...... 44 at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Pass completions.... 25 at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) Yards Passing...... 274 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Yards Per Pass...... 8.3 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) TD Passes...... 2 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Total Plays...... 78 at UCF (Sep 16, 2006) Total Offense...... 446 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Yards Per Play...... 6.5 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Points...... 31 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) Sacks By...... 6 at Louisville (Nov 18, 2006) First Downs...... 23 at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) Penalties...... 11 vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) Penalty Yards...... 96 vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) Turnovers...... 4 at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006) Interceptions By.... 2 vs FIU (Sep 09, 2006) at Kansas (Sep 23, 2006) vs RUTGERS (Sep 29, 2006) vs PITTSBURGH (Nov 04, 2006) at WEST VIRGINIA (Nov 25, 2006)

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USF Red-Zone Results (as of Dec 04, 2006) All games

USF Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game ------Sep 02 McNeese State...... W 41-10 6 3 21 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Sep 09 FIU...... W 21-20 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 16 at UCF...... W 24-17 4 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sep 23 at Kansas...... L 7-13 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 *Sep 29 RUTGERS...... L 20-22 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 07 UCONN...... W 38-16 6 6 38 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 at North Carolina...... W 37-20 5 5 30 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 22 at Cincinnati...... L 6-23 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 *Nov 04 PITTSBURGH...... W 22-12 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 *Nov 11 SYRACUSE...... W 27-10 4 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 *Nov 18 at Louisville...... L 8-31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 25 at WEST VIRGINIA...... W 24-19 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------Totals 40 27 170 23 16 7 4 5 2 3 2 1 0 27 of 40 (67.5%)

Opponents Inside USF Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game ------Sep 02 McNeese State...... W 41-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 09 FIU...... W 21-20 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 16 at UCF...... W 24-17 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 23 at Kansas...... L 7-13 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 *Sep 29 RUTGERS...... L 20-22 4 4 19 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 07 UCONN...... W 38-16 4 3 16 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 at North Carolina...... W 37-20 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 22 at Cincinnati...... L 6-23 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 04 PITTSBURGH...... W 22-12 2 2 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 11 SYRACUSE...... W 27-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 18 at Louisville...... L 8-31 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 25 at WEST VIRGINIA...... W 24-19 5 3 12 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 ------Totals 34 26 134 15 8 7 11 3 3 0 2 0 0 26 of 34 (76.5%)

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An Individual Scored on a Run An Individual Threw for a THE LAST TIME... of 50 Yards or More: 50-Yard Touchdown: USF: USF: Keeley Dorsey (52), vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06 Matt Grothe-Taurus Johnson (79) vs. Syracuse, RUSHING OPPONENT: 11/11/06 An Individual had 25 Rushes: Pat White (76), vs. West Virginia, 12/3/05 OPPONENT: USF: Tyler Palko-Greg Lee (69) at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05 Andre Hall (29) vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/05 OPPONENT: PASSING An Individual Attempted 40 Passes: An Individual Threw for a 60-Yard Touchdown: Ray Rice (32) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06 USF: USF: Ronnie Banks (52) at Southern Miss, 10/25/03 Matt Grothe-Taurus Johnson (79) vs. Syracuse, An Individual had 30 Rushes: OPPONENT: 11/11/06 USF: Matt Bonislawski (40) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06 OPPONENT: Dyral McMillan (40) vs. Hofstra, 11/13/99 Tyler Palko-Greg Lee(69) at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05 OPPONENT: An Individual Attempted 50 Passes: Ray Rice (32) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06 USF: RECEIVING Ronnie Banks (52) at Southern Miss, 10/25/03 An Individual Caught 10 Passes: An Individual Rushed for 150 Yards: OPPONENT: USF: USF: Danny Wimprine (51) at Memphis, 11/29/03 Hugh Smith (10) vs. Northern Illinois, 9/7/02 Andre Hall (222) at Syracuse, 11/12/05 OPPONENT: OPPONENT: An Individual Completed 25 Passes: Mike Walker (12) at UCF, 9/16/06 Ray Rice (202) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06 USF: Matt Grothe (25) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 An Individual Had 100 Receiving Yards: An Individual Rushed for 200 Yards: OPPONENT: USF: USF: Adam Barmann (25), at Kansas, 9/23/06 Taurus Johnson (131) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 Andre Hall (222) at Syracuse, 11/12/05 OPPONENT: OPPONENT: An Individual Passed for Over 300 Yards: Gary Barnidge (112) at Louisville, 11/11/06 Ray Rice (202) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06 USF: Matt Grothe (364), vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 A USF Runner Had Back-to-Back TOTAL OFFENSE OPPONENT: A Team Gained 500 Total Yards: 200-Yard Games: Brian Brohm (389) vs. Louisville, 9/24/05 USF: Dyral McMillan, New Haven (258) and Hofstra 514 vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 (221), 11/6 & 11/13/99 An Individual Threw Three Touchdowns: OPPONENT: USF: 577 at Cincinnati, 11/20/04 A Team Rushed 40 Times: Matt Grothe (3) at UCF, 9/16/06 USF: OPPONENT: A Team Gained Less than 200 Total Yards: 40, vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 Mike Hart (3) at Rutgers, 11/5/05 USF: OPPONENT: 174 at Miami, 10/1/05 46, at Cincinnati, 10/22/06 An Individual Threw Four Touchdowns: OPPONENT: USF: 163 vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06 A Team Rushed 50 Times: Ronnie Banks (4) vs. Nicholls State, 9/6/03 USF: OPPONENT: A Team Gained Less than 100 Total Yards: 52 vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/05 Tyler Palko (5) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/4/04 USF: OPPONENT: 76 at Arkansas, 9/14/02 51 vs. Memphis, 11/17/04 An Individual Threw Five Touchdowns: OPPONENT: USF: 85 vs. Florida A&M, 9/10/05 A Team Rushed Fewer than 25 Times: Marquel Blackwell (5) at East Carolina, 10/19/02 USF: OPPONENT: 22 at South Carolina, 9/18/04 FIRST DOWNS Tyler Palko (5) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/4/04 A Team Had 25 First Downs: OPPONENT: USF: 23 vs. Pittsburgh, 11/4/06 A Team Had Less than 10 Pass Attempts: 25 vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06 USF: OPPONENT: A Team Rushed for Over 300 Yards: Never (Record low 11 vs. Charleston Southern, 25 at Rutgers, 11/5/05 USF: 10/18/03) 338 at Syracuse, 11/12/05 OPPONENT: A Team Had Fewer than 10 First Downs: OPPONENT: 8 at Georgia Southern, 11/14/98 USF: 308 vs. West Virginia, 12/3/05 8 at South Carolina, 9/18/04 A Team Had Less than 5 Completions: OPPONENT: A Team was Held to Under 100 Yards Rushing: USF: 4 vs. Florida A&M, 9/10/05 USF: 3 at Louisville, 10/22/04 84 at West Virginia, 11/25/06 OPPONENT: OPPONENT: PUNTING 4 at Western Kentucky, 9/18/99 A Team Punted 10 Times: 76 vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 USF: A Team Had Less than 50 Yards Passing: 10 at Memphis, 11/22/03 A Team was Held to Under 50 Yards Rushing: USF: OPPONENT: USF: NEVER (Record-low 60 vs. James Madison, 10 at Connecticut, 11/26/05 49, at Louisville, 11/18/06 9/16/00) OPPONENT: OPPONENT: 48 vs. Nicholls State, 9/6/03 24, vs. Florida International, 9/9/06 www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 67

A Team Did Not Punt: A Team Recovered an Onside Kick: An Individual Returned an Interception for a USF: USF: Touchdown: vs. Austin Peay, 11/18/00 at Pittsburgh, 9/8/01 USF: OPPONENT: OPPONENT: D'Juan Brown (23 yards) vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/05 vs. Georgia Southern, 11/15/97 at Southern Miss, 10/7/00 OPPONENT: Robert Mitchell (14 yards) vs. Florida An Individual Recorded a 60-Yard Punt: PENALTIES International, 9/9/06 USF: A Team was Penalized 15 Times: Justin Teachey (61) at West Virginia, 11/25/06 USF: An Individual Returned a Fumble for a OPPONENT: 15 vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06 Touchdown: Chris Pavasaris (69) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06 OPPONENT: USF: 15 vs. Louisville, 9/24/05 George Selvie (9 yards) at West Virginia, 11/25/06 An Individual Recorded Four 50-Yard Punts OPPONENT: USF: A Team was not Penalized: Kevin McCullough (39 yards) at Cincinnati, Brandon Baker (4) at South Carolina, 9/18/04 USF: 10/22/06 OPPONENT: NEVER Adam Graessle (5) at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05 OPPONENT: An Individual Recovered a NEVER Fumble in End Zone for Touchdown: An Individual Recorded Two 60-Yard Punts USF: USF: SCORING Craig Kobel at Cincinnati, 11/20/04 Brandon Baker (2) vs. TCU, 10/10/03 An Individual Scored Three Touchdowns: OPPONENT: OPPONENT: USF: Jared Dolan vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06 Never Matt Grothe (3) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06 OPPONENT: An Individual Returned (or Recovered) a A Team Had a Punt Blocked: Tyrone Moss (3) at Miami, 10/1/05 Blocked Punt for a Touchdown: USF: USF: Sidney Simpson (32 yards.) vs. Utah State, UCF, 9/16/06 An Individual Scored Four Touchdowns: 11/24/01 OPPONENT: USF: OPPONENT: Blake Carter (32 yards) at UCF, vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06 Andre Hall (4) at TCU, 11/25/04 9/16/06 OPPONENT: TURNOVERS Carlton Jones (5) vs. Army, 10/16/04 A Team Scored a Two-Point Conversion: An Individual Threw Three Interceptions: USF: at Louisville (Grothe to Busbee), USF: An Individual Caught Two Touchdown Passes: 11/18/06 Pat Julmiste (3) at Connecticut, 11/26/05 USF: OPPONENT: vs. Army (Carlton Jones OPPONENT: Johnny Peyton (2) at Penn State, 9/3/05 rush), 10/16/04 Tyler Palko (3) vs. Pittsburgh vs. Pittsburgh, OPPONENT: 11/4/06 Greg Lee (3) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/4/04 A Team Scored a Safety: USF: An Individual Intercepted Two Passes: An Individual Rushed for Three Touchdowns: vs. Pittsburgh, 11/4/06 USF: USF: OPPONENT: Trae Williams at UCF, 9/16/06 Matt Grothe (3) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06 at Cincinnati, 10/22/06 OPPONENT: OPPONENT: Lovon Ponder at Miami, 10/1/05 Tyrone Moss (3) at Miami, 10/1/05 A Team Recorded a Shutout: USF: An Individual Intercepted Three Passes: An Individual Kicked Three Field Goals: at Syracuse (27-0), 11/12/05 USF: USF: OPPONENT: J.R. Reed (3) at Memphis, 11/19/03 Bill Gramatica (3) vs. Charleston Southern, vs. North Carolina State (14-0), 12/31/05 OPPONENT: 11/2/02 NEVER OPPONENT: A Team Scored 28 Points in a Quarter: Jeremy Ito (3) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06 USF: A Team Had Four Turnovers: 28 at UAB (4th), 11/3/04 USF: An Individual Kicked Four Field Goals: OPPONENT: 4 vs. Pittsburgh, 11/4/06 USF: NEVER (record 21) OPPONENT: Bill Gramatica (4) vs. Jacksonville State, 9/2/00 4 at West Virginia, 11/25/06 OPPONENT: A Team Scored 40 Points in a Half: NEVER USF: 42 vs. Liberty (1st), 10/27/01 A Team Had Five Turnovers: OPPONENT: NEVER (Record 31 at Utah (1st), USF: An Individual Returned a Kick for a Touchdown: 10/6/01 5 at Connecticut, 11/26/05 USF: OPPONENT: Chad Simpson (94 yards) vs. Louisville, 9/24/05 An Individual Kicked a 50-Yard Field Goal: 6 at Rutgers, 11/5/05 OPPONENT: USF: Darius Butler (90 yards) at Connecticut, 11/26/05 Delbert Alvarado (56) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06 A Team Lost Three Fumbles: OPPONENT: USF: An Individual Returned a Punt for a Touchdown: Jeremy Ito (53) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06 3 at East Carolina, 11/8/03 USF: OPPONENT: Ean Randolph (76 yards) vs. Florida International, 3 at Memphis, 11/29/03 9/9/06 OPPONENT: Blake Carter (32 yards, block) at UCF, 9/16/06

www.GoUSFBulls.com USF vs. East Carolina • Papajohns.com Bowl • Saturday, December 23, 2006, Page 68 USF BOWL HISTORY North Carolina State 14, USF 0 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, N.C. December 31, 2005 • 11 a.m. USF 6-6, North Carolina State 7-5 Using stout defense and just enough offense to get the job done, North Carolina State capped its late-season rally with a 14-0 win over USF in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Brian Clark caught a nine-yard touchdown pass and Andre Brown scored on a 1-yard run to lead the Wolfpack, who rallied from a 2-4 start to the season to close the year with three consecutive wins. It was a tough end for USF, which was playing in its first bowl in school history. The Bulls launched their program nine years SCORING BY QUARTERS ago, moved up to Division I-A in 2001 and capped their first season in the BIG EAST with a bowl bid. But their 100th game ended in the first shutout in school history as the Bulls managed 295 yards total offense and failed 1234F to get Andre Hall -- the BIG EAST's leading rusher -- into the end zone. Hall accounted for most of the offense, finishing with USF 00000 118 yards rushing and two catches for 49 yards. Toney Baker set up the first score with runs of 22 and 14 yards, allowing Marcus Stone to find Clark in the end zone. The NCSU 0 14 0 0 14 Wolfpack actually ran the same play twice, with Clark making the first catch out of bounds before grabbing it the second time for the score. Baker used several short runs to set up the second score, then gave way to Brown for the touchdown. Baker finished with Attendance: 57,937 Time: 3:13 93 yards rushing on 22 carries, while Brown had 51 yards on 12 carries. USF spent the entire game just trying to get into the end zone, and had a great chance when Hall broke free for a 41-yard gain to put the Bulls in decent scoring range at the N.C. State 17. Second Quarter But a run by Ricky Ponton, followed by two incompletions ended the threat when Garland Heath intercepted Pat Julmiste NCSU - Clark nine-yard pass from Stone (Deraney in the end zone. USF got a break, however, when the Wolfpack fumbled it back to the Bulls on the next possession - only to see Hill give it kick). Time left: 8:13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:35. away again on the very next play. (N.C. State 7, USF 0). In the end, only two things worked for the Bulls: Putting the ball in Hall's hands, and a fake punt late in the fourth quar- ter that went for a 31-yard gain when holder Brandon Baker connected with S.J. Green. But that never led to a score as USF gained only one yard on four tries. NCSU - Brown one-yard run (Deraney kick). Time Team Statistics KU USF Defensive Leaders left: 0:17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:39. (N.C. First Downs 14 15 Unassisted Tackles: 10 - Stephen Tulloch. Assisted State, 14, USF 0). Rushes-Yards 47-173 44-136 Tackles: 5 - Stephen Tulloch. Total Tackles: 15 - Passing Yards 127 159 Stephen Tulloch. Sacks: 3 - Stephen Tulloch. Comp-Att-Int 9-19-0 10-30-1 Interceptions: 1 - Garland Heath. Total Yards 300 295 Punts-Avg. 7-39.9 7-33.1 USF Punt Returns 3-16 5-26 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-14 Andre Hall 19 118 0 41 Interception Returns 1-0 0-0 Ricky Ponton 8 41 0 11 Penalties-Yards 6-35 4-20 Amarri Jackson 1 -1 0 0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Team 1 -1 0 0 Sacks By 6-45 3-17 Pat Julmiste 13 -6 0 8 Third Down Conversions 5-6 6-18 Carlton Hill 2 -15 0 0 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-3 Time of Possession 31:01 28:59 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Pat Julmiste 25 8 91 0 1 21 NORTH CAROLINA STATE Carlton Hill 2 1 37 0 0 37 Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Toney Baker 23 93 0 22 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Andre Brown 12 51 1 27 Andre Hall 2 49 0 37 Darrell Blackman 2 25 0 23 S.J. Green 2 38 0 31 Marcus Stone 9 5 0 7 Jackie Chambers 2 24 0 18 Team 1 -1 0 0 Jeremy Burnett 1 21 0 21 Courtney Denson 1 11 0 11 Passing Att Cmp Yds TD Int Lg Mike Ruegger 1 11 0 11 Marcus Stone 19 9 127 1 0 41 Marcus Edwards 1 5 0 5

Receiving No Yds TD Lg Punting No Yds Avg Lg Brian Clark 3 66 1 41 Brandon Baker 6 232 38.7 45 Lamart Barrett 2 19 0 13 Team 1 0 0.0 0 Darrell Blackman 2 7 0 4 T.J. Williams 1 36 0 36 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Andre Brown 1 -1 0 0 Jackie Chambers 4 26 12 Amarri Jackson 1 0 0 Punting No Yds Avg Lg John Deraney 7 279 39.9 51 Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg Chad Simpson 1 14 14 Punt Returns No Yds Lg Andre Brown 1 10 10 Defensive Leaders Tramain Hall 2 7 9 Unassisted Tackles: 11 - Patrick St. Louis. Assisted Manny Lawson 0 -1 0 Tackles: 4 - Johnnie Jones. Total Tackles: 13 - Marcus Hudson 1 0 0 Patrick St. Louis. Sacks: 3 - Terrence Royal. Interceptions: None. Kickoff Returns No Yds Lg None

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