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]).