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follow the game TV: ESPN2 Play-by-Play ...........................................Mark Jones Analyst ................................................ Rod Gilmore Sideline...........................................Quint Kessenich Follow ................ @MarkJonesESPN, @RodGilmore @QKessenich MEMPHIS TIGERS (8-1, 4-1) VS HOUSTON COUGARS (9-0, 5-0) Radio: MEMPHIS TIGERS NETWORK SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 2015 u 6 PM (CT) u TDECU STADIUM u HOUSTON, TEXAS u ESPN2 Play-by-Play ..................................... Dave Woloshin Analyst ................................................. Jarvis Greer Sideline.................................................. Matt Dillon Flagship: AM 600 WREC Memphis Affiliates: WJAK-AM 1460 Jackson, Tenn. WJAK-FM 96.1 Jackson, Tenn. WNQM-AM 1300 Nashville, Tenn. HOUSTON SUMMARY MEMPHIS SUMMARY Online: GoTigersGo.com All-Access 2015 Overall Record ............................................. 9-0 2015 Overall Record ............................................. 8-1 American Athletic Conference ............................. 5-0 American Athletic Conference ...................... 4-1 Twitter: #GOTIGERSGO #REALMEMPHISFOOTBALL Current Streak ........................................ Won 10 Current Streak ...........................................Loss 1 Last Result ..................Houston 33, Cincinnati 30 Last Result ........................Navy 45, Memphis 20 Official Account ............................ @TigersAthletics Head Coach ........................................... Tom Herman Head Coach ...........................................Justin Fuente Updated News & In-Game Posts .....@TigersMedia Alma Mater ...............................Minnesota, 1996 Alma Mater ...........................Murray State, 1999 More Football-Centric Posts .............@MemphisFB Career Record ................... 9-0 (1.000) • 1 Season Career Record ................25-21 (.543) • 4 Seasons Aggregator: SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MEMPHIS STORY LINES HOUSTON 2015 SCHEDULE Facebook ....................................... /MemphisTigers u Sept. 5 Tennessee Tech W, 52-24 In his fourth season, UofM head coach Justin Fuente has Instagram ................................@MemphisAthletics Sept. 12 at Louisville W, 34-31 turned around a program which was 5-31 in the three YouTube ............................................. /SIDMemphis Sept. 26 Texas State W, 59-14 seasons prior to his arrival in 2012. – Page 2 u Oct. 3 ^at Tulsa W, 38-24 Memphis’ eight-game road, winning streak is currently Contact US: ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Oct. 8 ^SMU W, 49-28 the second longest in the nation. – Page 5 Football Contact .....................................Ron Mears Oct. 16 ^at Tulane W, 42-7 u Memphis is in the midst of its most challenging three- Oct. 24 ^at UCF W, 59-10 game stretch of the 2015 season. – Page 5 Office Number ..........................(901) 678-2397 Mobile Number ........................(832) 969-1310 Oct. 31 Vanderbilt W, 34-0 u Memphis is one of four American Athletic Conference Nov. 7 ^Cincinnati W, 33-30 teams currently ranked in the latest polls. – Page 6 Email Address .............. [email protected] Nov. 14 ^Memphis 6:00 p.m. Secondary FB Contact .................... Tammy DeGroff u Memphis’ 44.8 scoring average ranks sixth nationally. Nov. 21 ^at UConn TBA The Tigers have scored 403 points in 2015. – Page 7 Office Number ..........................(901) 678-5787 ^ Nov. 27 Navy TBA Mobile Number ........................(901) 734-1504 ^Denotes American Athletic Conference game. Times ET. u QB Paxton Lynch has passed for 300 yards or more in each of the last eight games. – Page 8 Email Address [email protected] Multi-Media ..................................... Gary Paczesny HOUSTON COMMUNICATIONS u Five of Memphis’ top-six receivers began their careers at Office Number ..........................(901) 678-4640 Football Contact .................................... David Bassity Memphis as walk-ons. – Page 9 Mobile Number ........................(574) 210-4962 Office Number .............................(713) 743-9409 u With two field goals against Navy, Jake Eliott now owns Cell Number .................................(405) 274-1455 sole possession of second in all-time field goals at Mem- Email Address ........... [email protected] Email Address .................. [email protected] phis at 51 for his career. – Page 11 Follow: @BigCat_Memphis @tdegroff Secondary Contact .............................Allison McClain u TE Daniel Montiel has been named to the CoSIDA Aca- @GaryPaczesny Cell Number .................................(936) 635-1129 demic All-District Team. – Page 13 Email Address [email protected] u This week’s depth chart. – Page 15 Twitter .......................@UHCougars, @UHCougarFB Memphis Tigers Schedule & Results (8-1, 4-1) Date Opponent Location Stadium Broadcast Time/Result Opponent Season Notes/vs. Memphis Notes/Last Time Notes Sept. 5 Missouri State Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN3 W, 63-7 Memphis amassed 519 yds total offense; 6 RBs accounted for 317 rushing yds Sept. 12 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium ESPN3 W, 55-23 Tigers’ 651 total yards 2nd-most in school history; QB Lynch passed for 354 yds Sept. 19 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium ESPN3 W, 44-41 Memphis gave up 579 yards but held BGSU to no first downs on final 3 series Sept. 24 ^Cincinnati Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN W, 53-46 Game featured 11 lead changes; Two teams combined for 1322 yards Oct. 2 ^at USF Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium ESPN2 W, 24-17 Memphis scored 24 unanswered points after spotting USF a 10-0 first-half lead Oct. 17 #13 Ole Miss Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ABC W, 37-24 Tigers come back from 14-0 deficit to notch first win vs Top 25 team since ‘96 Oct. 23 ^at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. H.A. Chapman Stadium ESPN W, 66-42 Tigers’ 704 yards of total offense establishes a new school record Oct. 31 ^Tulane Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium CBSSN W, 41-17 Memphis scored 41 straight points after falling behind 13-0 in the first half Nov. 7 ^Navy Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ESPN2 L, 45-20 Middies run for 374 yards and 5 rushing TDs to snap Tigers’ 15-game win streak Nov. 14 ^at Houston Houston, Texas TDECU Stadium ESPN2 6:00 p.m. Five turnovers played into lone conference loss in 2014 Nov. 21 ^at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. Lincoln Financial Field - - Jake Elliott’s 31-yard FG as time expired made Tigers bowl eligible in 2014 Nov. 28 ^SMU Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - - Memphis with 500+ yards of offense in 2014; held SMU to 251 yards ^Denotes American Athletic Conference game. All game times listed are Central Time. Page 2 MEMPHIS AT HOUSTON GAME 10 NOTING JUSTIN FUENTE MEMPHIS COACH JUSTIN FUENTE With confetti swirling, the University of Memphis College Football Coach of the Year. Fuente at a Glance football program savored an American Athletic Con- Fuente’s team also received a number of hon- u Born: July 30, 1976 in Tulsa Okla. ference championship to close out the 2014 regular ors from the conference as Tank Jakes shared the u Alma Mater: Murray State, 1999 season. Weeks later, the Tigers were back on a podi- league’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Jake u Playing Experience: um and celebrating another championship as Mem- Elliott was named the Special Teams Player of the Two-year letterman at QB at Oklahoma (1996-97) phis defeated BYU 55-48 in double overtime to win Year. The Tigers had six players named to the league’s Two-year letterman at QB at Murray State (1998-99) the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. first team – offensive lineman Al Bond, tight end Alan u Wife: Jenny Memphis’ first conference title in more than 40 Cross, defensive lineman Martin Ifedi and cornerback u Daughters: Cecilia, Caroline & Charlotte years, along with the come-from-behind bowl victory, Bobby McCain along with Elliott and Jakes. An addi- Coaching Experience are certainly mile markers on the road the Tigers are tional four players received second team honors. traveling under Justin Fuente who is his fourth season In two years as the Tigers’ starting quarterback 2012- Head Coach, University of Memphis as head coach in 2015. Paxton Lynch, a member of Fuente’s original signing 2009-11 Co-Offensive Coord./QBs, TCU Unquestionably, the Tigers have made momen- class, has become only the third Memphis player to 2007-08 Assistant Coach/RBs, TCU tous strides in Fuente’s first three seasons. He inher- pass for over 5,000 yards in a career. The 35 touch- 2004-06 Offensive Coord./QBs, Illinois State ited a program which had won just five combined downs he was responsible for in 2014 shattered the 2001-03 Assistant Coach/QBs, Illinois State games (2009-11) in the three years prior to his arrival. previous school season record of 26. When he was named the University’s 23rd head Offensively, Memphis scored 471 points in 2014, MORE MISSIVES football coach on Dec. 8, 2011, Fuente was not only shattering the old school record of 430 points set in u In June of 2015, Athlon ranked Justin Fuente No. 1 of charged with rebuilding Memphis’ football program, 2004. Defensively, Memphis allowed just 19.5 points 20 coaches under 40 ahead of the release of its pre- but simultaneously having oversight in the program’s per game, which ranked 11th in FBS Football. season publicaton. step up in competition. In his second year, the Tigers With a seven-game winning streak to conclude u Fuente is one of