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2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL

VANDERBILT SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT FINAL/KICKOFF Sept. 1 @ Wake Forest (ESPNU) (W) 24-20 ANDERBILT Sept. 10 @ Arkansas (W) 28-24 V Sept. 17 OLE MISS (JP TV) (W) 31-23 Sept. 24 Richmond (W) 37-13 Oct. 1 MTSU (UPN-30) (L) 15-17 GAME NOTES Oct. 8 LSU (ESPN2) 6:00 pm Oct. 15 GEORGIA TBA Oct. 22 @ South Carolina TBA COMMODORE GAME 6 Nov. 5 @ Florida TBA Nov. 12 KENTUCKY TBA STORYLINES #11 (LSU (2-1,1-1) Nov. 19 @ Tennessee TBA Despite suffering its first loss last AT VANDERBILT (4-1, 2-0) All Kickoff Times - CST Saturday, Vanderbilt is still off to one of its best starts in decades. LSU-VANDERBILT BROADCAST NOTES - More on ‘Dores early success...Page 2

The Commodores return to the ESPN national See how Vanderbilt has fared television network – via ESPN2 – for the against nationally ranked opponents. second time this season. Sean McDonough and - More on Vandy vs. Ranked Teams...Page 2 are in the booth for Vanderbilt’s Through five games, compare the 10th ESPN appearance since 1996. DATE: Saturday, October 8, 2005 2005 Commodores to the 2004 squad. KICKOFF: 6:00 p.m., CT - 2004-05 Commodore Comparison...Page 3 IN COMING WEEKS STADIUM: Vanderbilt Stadium While continues to move LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee After hosting No. 11-ranked LSU for the first up team charts, top aerial target Erik TICKETS: VU-LSU tickets are $35 time since 1997, Vanderbilt stays on campus for Davis, is beginning to have his own RADIO: Vanderbilt Radio Network; its fifth straight game – a homecoming impact on Commodore records. - More on Cutler & Davis...Pages 4,5 Flagship is 104.5 “The Zone” encounter against nationally ranked Georgia on Available on Sirius Sports (Channel 141) Saturday, Oct. 15. Which Commodores have the most On Oct. 22, the Commodores travel to COMMODORE RADIO CREW: career starts? Joe Fisher, play-by-play; John Gromos, Columbia, S.C., to take on SEC Eastern Division - See Player Participation Report...Page 6 foe South Carolina, then is off on Oct. 29. analyst; Kevin Ingram, sidelines Though Vanderbilt and LSU met only TELEVISION: ESPN2 COMMODORE TICKET INFO occasionally, the Tigers hold a 19-7-1 Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Mike advantage in the all-time series. Take a Gottfried, analyst; , sidelines Tickets remain for each of Vanderbilt’s final closer look at the series. WEB: http://www.yahoo.com three home games. - More on LSU-Vanderbilt Series...Page 2,7 Single-game tickets to the three SEC opponents left on Vanderbilt’s schedule – QUICK FACTS ON THE UNIVERSITIES Louisiana State, Georgia and Kentucky – are $35 each. VANDERBILT LSU Location Nashville, Tenn. Baton Rouge, La. VANDERBILT MEDIA RELATIONS INFO Founded 1873 1860 Enrollment 6,272 31,234 LARRY LEATHERS - Primary Football Contact Conference Southeastern Southeastern 615/343-6437 (office) • 480-8226 (cell) Nickname Commodores Tigers [email protected] Colors Black & Gold Purple & Gold ROD WILLIAMSON - Sports Information Director Home Field Vanderbilt Stadium Tiger Stadium CHRIS WEINMAN - Football Assistant/Lacrosse Capacity (39,773) (91,600) ANDRE FOUSHEE - Men’s Basketball/Golf Field Surface natural grass natural grass THOMAS SAMUEL - Baseball/Soccer Head Coach (4th) (1st) ALEX KWAK - Media Relations Intern Alma Mater Clemson, 1973 Michigan, 1976 PHONE: 615/322-4121 • FAX: 615/343-7064 Coaching Record 70-66 (.515) 29-22 (.569) PRESS BOX PHONE: 615/320-0436 Website vucommodores.com LSUsports.net

1 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Game Notes COMMODORES LOOKING TO CONTINUE EXCELLENT START VANDERBILT & LSU Despite dropping its first game last Saturday, Vanderbilt looks SERIES HISTORY to open its season 5-1 for the first time since 1950 when the Meeting between schools: 28th Commodores won their first four, lost to Florida, then defeated Series record: Vanderbilt trails, 7-19-1 Arkansas and UT-Chattanooga to go 6-1 en route to a 7-4 Last Meeting: Vanderbilt 7, LSU 24 (2004) campaign. First Meeting: Vanderbilt 27, LSU 5 (1902) Vanderbilt, currently tied for the Last Game in Nashville: Vanderbilt 6, LSU 7 (1997) Eastern Division lead, is also looking to go 3-0 in Southeastern Last Vanderbilt victory in series: 24-21 (1990) Conference play for the first time since 1950 when the Vanderbilt record @ Nashville: 5-9 Commodores defeated Auburn (41-0), Alabama (27-22) and Ole Vanderbilt record @ Baton Rouge: 2-10-1 Miss (20-14) before falling to Florida. Longest Vanderbilt win streak: 2 Longest Vanderbilt losing streak: 6 COMMODORES AGAINST TOP 25 OPPONENTS Vanderbilt will attempt to end a four-game skid in the LSU series, dating back to the Commodores’ 24-21 home victory in 1990. When LSU visits Nashville, Vanderbilt will be looking for its first Vanderbilt has captured three of the last seven games played in victory over a ranked opponent in more than a decade. LSU, co- Nashville in the series. national champions in 2003, is ranked #11 by both the coaches Commodore coach Bobby Johnson is 0-1 versus the Tigers. and . Vanderbilt’s last victory over a nationally ranked team came Sept. 9, 1992 when the Commodores defeated Ole Miss 31-9. FOUR COMMODORES FROM LOUISIANA The Commodores’ last victory over a team ranked as high as Four current Commodores, including a starter on the offensive line, No. 11 was a 24-10 triumph over Florida on Oct. 12, 1974. hail from Louisiana. Chris Williams, a redshirt sophomore from Glynn, earned his third career start on the offensive line for the Commodores last eeek. He COMMODORES & ESPN APPEARANCES has played both guard and . David Whittington, a redshirt freshman from Lafayette (St. The Commodores will make their second appearance this season Thomas More H.S.) also has a start at fullback or the Commodores. on the ESPN national television network. Jason Burns is a senior walk-on from St. Augustine H.S., in New In the season opener, Vanderbilt participated in the first I-A Orleans. Burns is a reserve wide receiver and valuable special teams game ever on ESPNU, the network’s newest player for the Commodores. enterprise. The Commodores defeated host Wake Forest 24-20. Redshirt junior Ron Bullock, who prepped at Brother Since 1996, when the Commodores met Notre Dame in the Martin H.S. in New Orleans, has not played this season due to injury. season opener, nine Vanderbilt games have aired in front of an ESPN network national audience. The most recent ESPN appearance was Nov. 13, 1999 when the Commodores lost a COMMODORE RB COACH SERVED ON LSU STAFF critical game to Kentucky 19-17. Both Vanderbilt and Kentucky Kenny Carter, in his second year as the Commodores’ running needed a win to become bowl eligible that year. backs coach, previously worked on the LSU staff. Carter served as a Tiger defensive assistant in 1999, the last year of Gerry Dinardo’s tenure at LSU. Dinardo served as head coach at ANOTHER NEAR-CAPACITY CROWD WATCHES COMMODORES Vanderbilt from 1991-1994, leaving the Commodore job to accept the head coaching position in Baton Rouge. Another large crowd was on hand last Saturday in Vanderbilt Stadium when the Commodores failed to capture its fifth consecutive win. FORMER PREP TEAMMATES SQUARE OFF The Middle Tennessee attendance of 37,257 was the second While attending Catholic H.S. where LSU is located, Vanderbilt highest of the season, just behind the 38,446 that watched sophomore lineman Chris Williams was a teammate of Tiger junior Vanderbilt’s win over Richmond on Sept. 24. In the home opener Doug Planchard. Catholic, which has produced numerous versus Ole Miss, 34,847 were on hand. standout collegiate players, went to the Louisiana 5A playoffs in Through three games, the Commodores are averaging 36,850 Williams’ junior and senior seasons. spectators, representing the best on-campus attendance since Commodore senior Jason Burns played at St. Augustine, the 1997, when the Commodores played before an average of 38,166 same school that produced LSU freshman Al Jones. As a when they faced North Texas, Alabama and TCU. freshman, Jones played with Burns, who quarterbacked St. Augustine as a senior.

2 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Commodore Team Notes COMMODORE SUFFERS FIRST LOSS have cost Vanderbilt its first loss of the season USA Today Coaches' Poll (Oct. 2) tarnished another of the team’s impressive NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS DESPITE BIG STATISICAL ADVANTAGE last-minute drives. 1. USC (60) 4-0 1,547 2. Texas (1) 4-0 1,483 After opening with four consecutive victo- Lost in the aftermath of the blocked field 3. Virginia Tech (1) 5-0 1,425 goal attempt was a 12-play, 81-yard 4. Georgia 4-0 1,332 ries, Vanderbilt’s first loss of the 2005 season Commodore drive directed by Cutler that 5. Florida State 4-0 1,287 came last Saturday despite a big Commodore 6. Ohio State 3-1 1,169 began inside the Vanderbilt 1-yard line with statistical dominance. 7. Tennessee 3-1 1,124 less than 3:00 left on the clock. 8. Miami 3-1 1,081 Playing neighboring Middle Tennessee, the Cutler narrowly dodged a safety on the first 9. California 5-0 993 Commodores had more first downs (23-11), play, then calmly hit seven of 10 passes before 10. Alabama 5-0 982 total yards (347-209) and plays (78-53), less 11. LSU 2-1 953 killing the clock with :03 left to allow the field penalties (5-4) and punts (6-8), and owned an 12. Notre Dame 4-1 850 goal. 13. Texas Tech 4-0 770 11-minute advantage in time of possession It marked the fourth time this season, start- 14. Wisconsin 5-0 737 (35:28-24:32), yet ended up on the wrong side 15. Florida 4-1 717 ing with the opener at Wake Forest, that the of a 17-15 final score. 16. UCLA 4-0 497 Cutler-led offense marched down the field on 17. College 4-1 449 The Commodores’ inability to produce inside an impressive last-minute drive. Vanderbilt was 18. Penn State 5-0 438 the opponents’ 20-yard line was critical in the seeking its third fourth quarter come-from- 19. Michigan State 4-1 418 MTSU game. Vanderbilt scored nine points – a 20. Arizona State 3-2 374 behind win this season versus MTSU. 21. Auburn 4-1 336 pass from Jay Cutler to Erik Davis 22. Louisville 3-1 326 and 20-yard field goal from Bryant Hahnfeldt 23. Georgia Tech 3-1 182 – on three redzone possessions. The 3.0-point DEFENSE PRODUCES SOLID SHOWING 24. Michigan 3-2 175 per redzone possession was Vanderbilt’s least The Vanderbilt defense continues to 25. Virginia 3-1 111 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Minnesota 82, production. In the first four fives, the progress, evidenced by their effectiveness for Nebraska 75, Oregon 72, Colorado 29, Texas A&M Commodores failed to average less than 5.0 much of the Middle Tennessee game. 25, Fresno State 22, Purdue 19, West Virginia 14, points per possession inside the opponent’s The unit limited MTSU to just 11 first downs TCU 12, Wyoming 11, Vanderbilt 9, Utah 7, UTEP 6, UAB 3, Iowa State 3, Oklahoma 2, 20-yard line. and 209 total yards. Southern Miss 1, Boise State 1, Bowling Green 1. The defensive effort against the MTSU rush Harris Interactive Poll (Oct. 2) BLOCKED FIELD GOAL BITTER PILL – 62 yards on 31 attempts – was the Commodores’ best since limiting Rutgers to 47 NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS 1. USC (108) 4-0 2,796 AFTER EFFICIENT CLOSING DRIVE rushing yards last year. 2. Texas (4) 4-0 2,685 The fact that a blocked field goal might While linebacker Moses Osemwegie (13 3. Virginia Tech 5-0 2,576 tackles/11 solo) and cornerback Andrew Pace 4. Florida State 4-0 2,390 5. Georgia 4-0 2,303 COMPARING THE COMMODORES • 2004/05 (10 solo tackles) posted season highs, the unit 6. Ohio State 3-1 2,153 also received quality play from cornerback 7. Miami 3-1 1,948 STATS THRU 5 GAMES 2005 2004 DIFF. Josh Allen and safety Kelechi Ohanaja (five 8. Alabama 5-0 1,877 RECORD 4-1/2-0 1-4/1-2 solo tackles each) and defensive end Chris 9. Tennessee 3-1 1,820 TOTAL POINTS 135 120 15 10. California 5-0 1,763 Booker, who contributed five tackles and a POINTS ALLOWED 97 136 [39] 11. Notre Dame 4-1 1,655 12. LSU 2-1 1,650 FIRST DOWNS 129 94 35 pair of sacks. 13. Wisconsin 5-0 1,431 RUSHING YARDAGE 824 736 88 14. Florida 4-1 1,271 PASSING YARDAGE 1389 939 450 SEVENTEEN COMMODORES HAVE EARNED 15. Texas Tech 4-0 1,169 ATT-COMP-INT 209-127-3 121-74-3 16. UCLA 4-0 990 AVG.PER PASS 6.6 7.8 [1.2] STARTS IN EVERY GAME 17. Michigan State 4-1 905 AVG.PER CATCH 10.9 12.7 [1.8] 18. Boston College 4-1 868 Seventeen Commodores – nine on offense AVG.PER GAME 277.8 187.8 90 19. Penn State 5-0 837 20. Arizona State 3-2 663 TDS PASSING 752and eight on defense – have started every 21. Michigan 3-2 581 TOTAL OFFENSE 2213 1675 538 game. 22. Auburn 4-1 420 TOTAL PLAYS 391 325 66 Defensive players to start every game 23. Louisville 3-1 416 AVG.PER PLAY 5.7 5.2 0.5 include DE Chris Booker, DE Herdley 24. Georgia Tech 3-1 268 AVG.PER GAME 442.6 335.0 107.6 Harrison, DT Ralph McKenzie, DT Theo 25. Nebraska 4-0 188 2 5 [3] OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Virginia (3-1) 145, Horrocks, LB Moses Osemwegie, LB Kevin FUMBLES LOST 1 7 [6) Minnesota (4-1) 132, Oregon (4-1) 130, Texas FUMBLES RECOVERED 2 5 [3] Joyce and LB Jonathan Goff, CB Andrew A&M (3-1) 69, West Virginia (4-1) 54, Purdue (2-2) 53, Colorado (3-1) 46, Iowa State (3-1) 41, PENALTIES-YARDS 21-146 27-256 [6] Pace and safety Reshard Langford. Oklahoma (2-2) 24, TCU (4-1) 24, Washington PUNTS-AVG 22-37.1 25-38.9 [1.8] On offense, the following players have start- State (3-1) 13, Fresno State (2-1) 10, Vanderbilt NET AVERAGE 32.9 33.9 [1.0] ed every game: QB Jay Cutler, FB Jeff (4-1) 9, Maryland (3-2) 8, South Florida (3-2) 8, TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 33:43 29:14 4:29 Jennings,WR Erik Davis, TE Dustin Dunning, Southern Mississippi (2-1) 5, Wyoming (4-1) 5, 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 42/79 27/67 OT Ryan King, OT Brian Stamper, OG Josh Iowa (3-2) 4, UAB (3-1) 2, Boise State (2-2) 1. 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/4 3/6 Eames and center Trey Holloway. Note: Vanderbilt did not receive votes in the FIELD GOALS/FG ATTS 8/11 5/6 3 Associated Press ballot released Oct. 2.

3 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Game Notes INDIVIDUAL NOTES ON THE COMMODORES

DAVIS MOVES INTO COMMODORE ALL-TIME RECEIVING TOP TEN FRESHMAN BENNETT MAKING COMMODORE PRESENCE KNOWN Senior Erik Davis, who is off to the best start of his collegiate It didn’t take freshman Earl RECEPTIONS BY VU FRESHMAN career, moved into a pair of Vanderbilt all-time receiving Top Ten Bennett long to become a vital NAME YEAR NO. part of the Vanderbilt offense. charts Saturday. 1. Boo Mitchell 1985 45 The SEC active CAREER RECEPTIONS Bennett, a true freshman from 2. Jesse Mathers 1973 34 leader in receptions NAME YEARS CATCHES Birmingham, Ala., is producing as 3. EARL BENNETT 2005 25 and receiving yards, 1. Keith Edwards 1980, 82-83 200 a receiver, punt returner and rush- 4. Jimmy Williams 1997 23 Davis had seven catch- 2. Boo Mitchell 1985-88 188 er for the Commodores. 5. Jason Mathenia 2001 22 3. Dan Stricker 1999-2002 182 es for 92 yards and a As a receiver, Bennett is putting 6. MARLON WHITE 2003 21 4. Chuck Scott 1981-84 145 together one of the finest seasons Carl Woods 1983 21 touchdown against 5. Everett Crawford 1984-87 143 ever by a Commodore freshman. Clarence Sevillian 1989 21 MTSU. 6. Martin Cox 1975-78 132 Todd Yoder 1996 21 The effort allowed 7. Curt Chesley 1968-70 125 He has 25 receptions, including 18 Davis to replace 8. Carl Parker 1983, 85-87 118 in the last two games, for 278 yards. Only two freshmen in Vanderbilt Wamon Buggs (1878- 9. Allama Matthews 1979-82 114 history – Boo Mitchell in 1985 and Jesse Mathers in 1973 – have 81) into 10th all-time 10. ERIK DAVIS 2002- 113 caught more passes than Bennett in their first year. Bennett had with 113 receptions. CAREER RECEIVING YARDS seven receptions against MTSU, and totalled 25 yards on four punt Davis also jumped NAME YEARS YARDS returns. He ranks third in the SEC in receptions, fifth in receiving Allama Matthews 1. Boo Mitchell 1985-88 2,964 yards and fifth in punt returns. (1979-82) into ninth 2. Dan Stricker 1999-2002 2,880 3 Martin Cox 1975-78 2,275 ANDERBILT ANKINGS place all-time with V SEC, NCAA R 4. Chuck Scott 1981-84 2,219 1,593 receiving yards. 5. Clarence Sevillian 1989-92 1,978 AFTER WEEK 5 Davis has at least six 6. Keith Edwards 1980, 82-83 1,757 TEAM CATEGORY AVG. SEC NCAA catches in every game 7. Carl Parker 1983, 85-87 1,721 Scoring Offense 27.0 6th 58 this season. He needs 8. Tavarus Hogans 1996-99 1,645 Scoring Defense 19.4 6th 34 three receptions to top 9 ERIK DAVIS 2002- 1,593 Total Offense 442.6 2nd 23 his total from a year 10. Allama Matthews 1979-82 1,544 Rush Offense 164.8 5th 46 ago and just seven to Pass Offense 277.8 1st 24 set a single-season personal best. Davis also needs three touchdown Total Defense 363.6 8th 54 receptions to enter the Commodore all-time top five. Rush Defense 148.6 8th 67 Pass Defense 215.0 7th 50 OSEMWEGIE TIES CAREER HIGH WITH 13 TACKLES VERSUS MTSU OFFENSIVE PLAYER RANKINGS Senior linebacker Moses Osemwegie matched his career high in CATEGORY AVG. SEC NCAA tackles Saturday, garnering 13 total tackles in one of several quality Jay Cutler Passing Yards 275.2 1st 23 performances by Commodore defensive players. Total Offense 311.4 1st 13 Osemwegie’s effort included 11 primary tackles, one more than his Touchdown Passes 7 T-5th previous career high achieved in a Commodore win last year versus Completions Per Game 25.2 1st Mississippi State. Jeff Jennings Rushing TDs 6 T-1st Osemwegie is the team leader or co-leader in solo tackles (35), Total TDs 7 T-1st total tackles (46), tackles for loss (4.5), sacks (2), forced fumbles (2) Erik Davis Total Receptions 35 2nd 14 and interceptions (1). Receiving Yards 89.0 2nd 28 COMMODORE KICKING GAME MUCH IMPROVED DUE TO HAHNFELDT Earl Bennett Total Receptions 25 3rd 53 The dual effectiveness of freshman Bryant Hahnfeldt has greatly Receiving Yards 55.6 5th enhanced the Commodore kicking game. Punt Returns 8.9 5th 55 Marlon White Receiving TDs 3 T-4th Hahnfeldt has hit on eight of 11 field goals, including his first three Bryant Hahnfeldt Scoring (kicker) 7.4 4th attempts Saturday versus MTSU. Field Goals Made 8 2nd 46 The Commodores have made more field goals (8) this year than in Punting 41.2 5th four of the previous five years. The last time Vanderbilt converted DEFENSIVE PLAYER RANKINGS more field goals during an entire season was 2000 when John CATEGORY AVG. SEC Markham – like Hahnfeldt, a product of nearby Montgomery Bell Moses Osemwegie Tackles 9.2 6th Academy – hit 14 of 18 field goals. Sacks 2 T-10th Hahnfeldt has also stablized the Commodore punting game. Since Forced Fumbles 2 T-4th becoming the primary punter against Richmond, Hahnfeldt has aver- Fumble Recoveries 1 T-8th aged 42.0 yards on eight punts, with a solid 38.6-yard net average. Herdley Harrison Sacks 2 T-10th Chris Booker Sacks 2 T-10th

4 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Jay Cutler – Superb Start to Senior Campaign

CUTLER CONTINUES EXCELLENT QUARTERBACK PLAY; CUTLER AMONG SEC NOW 11TH ALL-TIME ON SEC TOTAL OFFENSE CHARTS TOTAL OFFENSE Cutler is the active SEC leader with 8,222 yards. On Senior quarterback Jay Cutler continued his excellent early season Saturday, he moved past Tim Couch of Kentucky (8,160 play last Saturday, throwing for 245 yards and a touchdown against yards, 1996-98) and Steve Taneyhill of South Carolina Middle Tennesse. (8,164 yards, 1992-95) on the career SEC charts. He Statistics only tell half the story on Cutler. A fourth-year starter making his 39th career start, Cutler took the Commodores from its now ranks 11th all-time in the SEC. own 1-yard line 81 yards in PASSING YARDAGE CUTLER IN THE COMMODORE the closing seconds against Cutler is the active SEC leader with 7,000 yards. He MTSU, putting Vanderbilt in needs 981 yards to become the all-time leader at RECORD BOOKS position to win its fifth Vanderbilt and 114 yards to break into the all-time SEC straight game, only to have CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES 45 Top 20. the deciding field goal CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 8,222 attempt blocked as time ran TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAREER COMBINED TOUCHDOWN 59 out. With a TD pass versus MTSU, Cutler increases his PASSING YARDS BY SOPHOMORE 2,347 One week after becoming all-time Commodore record to 45 touchdown passes. He TD PASSES BY SOPHOMORE 18 the team’s all-time leader in is second behind Chris Leak (Fla.) among active SEC CAREER STARTS BY QUARTERBACK 39 touchdown passes and total quarterbacks. offense, Cutler continued his WHERE CUTLER STANDS IN assault on Commodore SCORED OTHER OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES records. He passed Whit Cutler is second among active SEC players with 17 Taylor (1979-82) into second touchdowns scored. PASSING YARDAGE (2ND) place in career completions, RUSHING YARDAGE BY A QUARTERBACK NAME YARDS and needs 37 to pass Greg 1. , 1998-2001 7,981 Cutler is the active SEC leader with 1,222 rushing 2. Jay Cutler, 2002-05 7,000 Zolman (1998-2001) for the team mark. He also moved yards. He currently ranks second all-time at Vanderbilt COMPLETIONS (2ND) into second place all-time after surpassing Eric Jones (1986-88) with performance NAME COMP. 1. Greg Zolman, 1998-2001 596 with 1,222 rushing yards by versus MTSU. He needs 260 yards to break the team 2. Jay Cutler, 2002-05 563 a quarterback. record held by Marcus Wilson (1989-92). PASS ATTEMPTS (3RD) Cutler’s 39 career starts NAME ATTS. at quarterback also estab- 1. Greg Zolman, 1998-2001 1,156 lished a new team mark, HIGHLIGHTS OF CUTLER’S 2005 SEASON 2. Whit Taylor, 1979-82 1,016 surpassing Zolman total. Compiled 365 yards of total offense (276 passing/89 3. Jay Cutler, 2002-05 986 (Game 1) Cutler amassed 266 yards rushing) in the opener at Wake Forest, leading Commodores on of total offense versus last-minute touchdown drive to win. HERE UTLER TANDS N W C S I MTSU, giving him 8,222 for QUARTERBACK RUSHING CATEGORIES (Game 2) Directed pair of fourth quarter touchdown drives, enabling his career, the 11th highest Vanderbilt to upset Arkansas before 70,000 in Fayetteville. Complete CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1,222 (2ND) total in SEC history. On 23 passes for 278 yards and two TDs. Performance earned Cutler CAREER RUSHING TDS/QB 17 (2ND) Saturday, Cutler also moved SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition. into the SEC all-time Top 20 (Game 3) Guided Commodores to third straight win, throwing for in touchdown passes, com- 314 yards while amassing 372 yards of total offense. With Rebels pletions and pass attempts. getting within one (24-23), Cutler directs yet another fourth-quarter Cutler’s perfomance has been a chief reason why the Commodores touchdown drive that sealed the victory. are off to their first 4-1 since 1984. He guided Vanderbilt to a pair of (Game 4) Completed career-high 28 passes for 263 yards and three come-from-behind victories at Wake Forest and Arkansas and direct- touchdowns as Commodores defeat Richmond. ed a game-capping touchdown drive against Ole Miss. (Game 5) Completed 26 of 44 passes for 245 yards and a TD, He has at least 263 passing yards in each game, and has become amassing 266 yards of total offense. Guided team 81 yards in closing just the second Vanderbilt quarterback in history to throw for more minutes for potential game-winning drive only to have field goal than 250 yards in five consecutive games (dating back to 2004 sea- attempt blocked. son finale).

5 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Individual Recognition • Player Participation INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITON VANDERBILT ACTIVE PLAYER PARTICIPATION MOSES OSEMWEGIE 2005 2005 CAREER CAREER CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTS GAMES STARTS CAREER Sr. • 6-0, 230 • Linebacker • Nashville, Tenn. PLAYER PLAYED PLAYED STARTS Selected First Team All-SEC linebacker by the coaches and Associated Brad Allen 5 - 5 - - Press, Osemwegie tied a career high with 13 tackles in Vanderbilt’s Josh Allen 5 2 5 2 2 17-15 loss to Middle Tennessee. Osemwegie, the team leader in Bryant Anderson 5 - 5 - - Earl Bennett 5 2 5 2 2 virtually every defensive category, collected a season-high 11 solo Chris Booker 5 5 20 14 5 tackles. The performances comes two weeks after a SEC Defensive Steven Bright 2 - 24 - - Player of the Week effort against Ole Miss when he produced 11 Ray Brown 1 - 12 1 - tackles and a game-clinching fumble recovery on a . Marcus Buggs 5 - 16 2 - Osemwegie is the SEC’s leading active career tackler with 319 total Ron Bullock - - 5 - - Jason Burns 5 - 16 - - tackles. Osemwegie is an unanimous preseason All-SEC selection, Jason Caldwell 5 - 18 - - and has received All-American recognition in several publications. David Carter 5 - 11 - - Osemwegie has been named to watchlists for the Butkus, Lombardi Jay Cutler 5 5 39 39 34 and Lott awards. Erik Davis 5 5 33 24 5 Lamar Divens 5 - 13 2 - Sean Dixon 4 2 26 3 - JAY CUTLER Dustin Dunning 5 5 39 19 5 Sr. • 6-4, 228 • Quarterback • Santa Claus, Ind. Josh Eames 5 5 10 5 5 Cutler continued his outstanding play, connecting on 24 of 46 passes Jared Fagan 5 1 5 1 - Curtis Gatewood 5 - 16 - - for 245 yards and a touchdown against Middle Tennessee. In the Jonathan Goff 5 5 16 9 9 game’s closing minutes, Cutler directed the Commodores on a Gabe Hall 5 - 12 - - 81-yard drive that started inside the Vanderbilt 1-yard line only to Bryant Hahnfeldt 5 5 5 5 5 have a game-winning field goal attempt blocked by MTSU. Cutler Herdley Harrison 5 5 40 34 34 has completed at least 23 passes – and thrown for at least 245 Hamilton Holliday 2 - 12 2 - Trey Holloway 5 5 37 18 16 yards – in all five games this year. Cutler leads the SEC in numerous Elliot Hood 4 - 13 - - offensive categories, including total offense, passing yardage and Theo Horrocks 5 5 14 7 5 pass completions. Cutler could reach virtually every significant team Funtaine Hunter 5 - 21 - - mark for QBs. He is a candidate for the Davey O’Brien and Johnny Cassen Jackson-Garrison 5 - 12 - - Unitas Golden Arm awards. Jeff Jennings 5 5 15 6 6 Patrick Johnson - - 11 - - Kevin Joyce 5 5 28 6 6 ERIK DAVIS Kyle Keown 3 3 6 5 3 Sr. • Wide Receiver • 6-2, 192 • Nashville, Tenn. Ryan King 5 5 27 7 5 Merritt Kirchoffer 5 - 9 - - The SEC’s active leader in receptions (113) and receiving yards Ben Koger 5 3 27 3 3 (1,593 yards), Davis caught seven passes for 92 yards and a touch- Reshard Langford 5 5 5 5 5 down against Middle Tennessee. He moved into the Commodore all- Daniel Lee 1 - 1 - - time Top Ten in both receiving categories during the MTSU game. Zach Logan 4 2 4 2 - Davis has at least six receptions in every game this season, and Darnell Martemus 4 - 14 - - Ralph McKenzie 5 5 37 18 5 ranks second in the SEC in both catches (35) and receiving yards Paul Meadows 5 - 18 - - (445). He blossomed in 2003 with team highs of 41 receptions and Tim Miller - - 13 - - 638 receiving yards. In 2004, he hauled in 37 catches for 510 yards. Chris Nickson 3 - 3 - - Davis has caught at least three receptions in 13 of the last 15 games Kelechi Ohanaja 4 2 35 23 - played. Moses Osemwegie 5 5 38 29 5 Andrew Pace 5 5 40 28 28 Mac Pyle 2 2 27 27 2 BRIAN STAMPER Adrian Reif 5 - 11 - - Jr. • Offensive Tackle • 6-5, 295 • Windermere, Fla. Bill Robertson 2 - 2 - - Nigel Seaman - - 15 6 - A true junior who has started every game since early in his freshman George Smith 4 1 4 1 1 season, Stamper played every snap for the Commodores for a Brian Stamper 5 5 27 24 24 second consecutive game. After earning SEC Offensive Lineman of Khalil Sutton 5 - 8 - - the Week honors following five-knockdown, 93 percent blocking Ronnie Swoopes 5 - 32 - - Cheron Thompson 5 - 37 5 - grade at Wake Forest, Stamper also provided superb protection for Sean Walker 1 - 1 - - Jay Cutler, enabling the quarterback to guide a second straight Otis Washington 5 - 26 18 - comeback win. Stamper posted another superb outing versus Ole Marlon White 4 4 37 4 1 Miss, refusing to allow a sack while protecting solid rush blocking. David Whittington 5 1 5 1 - Chris Williams 5 3 5 3 3

6 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2004 LSU-Vanderbilt Game • Team Comparisons

GAME 8 • OCTOBER 30, 2004 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISONS IGER TADIUM ATON OUGE A T S , B R , L . VANDERBILT LSU (THROUGH OCT. 1, 2005) VANDERBILT 7 RECORD 4-1/2-0 2-1/1-1 TOTAL POINTS 135 99 LSU 24 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 16 13 Playing in Baton Rouge for the first time in six POINTS ALLOWED 97 68 years, Vanderbilt stayed with the defending national champions though the first half only to TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED 11 9 see its chances drop when Jay Cutler exited FIRST DOWNS 129 60 early in the third quarter with an injury. Missing RUSHING 47 27 an effective offense in the second half, the Commodores lost 24-7 to LSU. PASSING 72 28 Just before halftime, Cutler directed the PENALTY 10 5 Commodores on a 13-play, 83-yard touchdown drive to bring Vanderbilt within three, 10-7, at RUSHING YARDAGE 824 468 the break. With Vanderbilt’s offense lacking YARDS GAINED RUSHING 926 571 Cutler’s production, the Commodores were held scoreless in the second half. YARDS LOST RUSHING [102] [103] Marlon White’s 72 receiving yards and 56 rushing yards by Norval McKenzie paced the Commodore offensive attack. Moses Osemwegie was Vanderbilt’s top RUSHING ATTEMPTS 182 118 defender with 12 tackles and a forced fumble. Jonathan Goff had five tackles and AVERAGE PER RUSH 4.5 4.0 a forced fumble in his first collegiate start at linebacker. AVERAGE PER GAME 164.8 156.0 SCORING SUMMARY TDS RUSHING 97 TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORD PASSING YARDAGE 1389 624 VANDERBILT 0 7 0 0 7 (2-6, 1-4) ATT-COMP-INT 209-127-3 85-53-1 LSU 3 7 14 0 24 (6-2, 3-2) AVERAGE PER PASS 6.6 7.3 AVERAGE PER CATCH 10.9 11.8 FIRST QUARTER: LSU - Gaudet 26-yd. FG 8:16. SECOND QUARTER: LSU - Broussard 7-yd run (Gaudet kick) 6:12. VU - Cutler 1-yd run (Johnson kick) 1:03. AVERAGE PER GAME 277.8 208.0 THIRD QUARTER: LSU - Davis 34-yd pass from Randall (Gaudet kick) 11:35. TDS PASSING 73 LSU - Green 65-yd punt return (Gaudet kick) 6:51. TOTAL OFFENSE 2213 1092 OTAL LAYS GAME STATISTICS VU LSU T P 391 203 FIRST DOWNS 15 17 AVERAGE PER PLAY 5.7 5.4 RUSHING 39-103 44-273 AVERAGE PER GAME 442.6 364.0 PASSING 186 102 UNT ETURNS ARDS ATT-COMP-INT 29-17-0 11-6-0 P R : #-Y 7-62 11-208 TOTAL OFF. (#-YARDS) 68-289 55-375 AVERAGE PUNT RETURN 8.9 18.9 FUMBLE RET.-YARDS 0-0 1-10 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 10-195 4-86 PUNT RET.-YARDS 1-7 4-90 KICKOFF RET.-YARDS 4-52 2-37 AVERAGE KICK RETURN 19.5 21.5 INT.RET.-YARDS 0-0 0-0 RETURNS: #-YARDS 2-17 3-3 PUNTS (#-AVG) 7-36.9 4-40.8 AVERAGE INT.RETURN 8.5 1.0 FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 3-2 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-60 5-55 FUMBLES/FUMBLES LOST 8-1 6-5 POSSESSION TIME 34:08 25:52 OPP. FUMBLES/FUMBLES RECOVERED 10-2 7-3 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6 OF 16 1 OF 8 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0 OF 11 OF 1 PENALTIES-YARDS 21-146 28-221 SACKS BY: (#-YARDS) 1-7 5-21 AVERAGE PER GAME 36.5 73.7 PUNTS-YARDS 22-817 16-675 RUSHING: VANDERBILT - McKenzie 9-56; Cutler 10-34; Doster 5-15; Tant 2-1; Bright 10-0; Jennings 2-(-1); Jackson-Garrison 1-(-2). LSU - Broussard 9-80; AVERAGE PER PUNT 37.1 42.2 Addai 14-77; Randall 8-68; Carey 3-16; Vincent 6-14; Russell 1-13; Carter 2-3; NET PUNT AVERAGE 32.87 40.1 Green 1-2. TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 33:43 29:49 PASSING: VANDERBILT - Cutler 10-20-0-111; Bright 7-9-0-75. LSU - Randall 4-6-0-78; Russell 2-5-0-24. 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 42/79 12/37 RECEIVING: VANDERBILT - White 4-72; Smith 4-50; Davis 3-34; McKenzie 2-9; 3RD DOWN PCT. 53.2 32.4 Loyte 1-9; Dunning 1-4; Burns 1-4; Jackson-Garrison 1-4. LSU - Davis 2-47; Addai 2-11; Jones 1-33; Green 1-11. 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/4 3/3 4TH DOWN PCT. 50.0 100.0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-11 3-3

7 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL More About the Commodores What are Parents to do with Sons Playing suffered against Arkansas. Football at Four Different Schools COMMODORE MEDIA INFO Just ask Debbie and Rick Joyce, parents of Cutler First Three-Time Commodore PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Vanderbilt junior linebacker Kevin Joyce. Captain in 113 Years Duran (Du-Ran) Coger (Coe-ger) When the Vanderbilt players voted Jay Kevin, 21, has three brothers playing college Daniel Dufrene (Doo-Freen) football this fall: Ryan, 23, is a senior fullback Cutler as their team captain, little did they Cassen (KAY-sen) Jackson-Garrison at Furman (S.C.); Kyle, 22, is a senior safety at know that only one other player ever had the Kyle Keown (Kown) the University of the South (Tenn.), and Daniel, privilege of serving in the role for three years. Merritt Kirchoffer (KIRCH-offer) 19, is a freshman safety prospect at Emory & The only other Vanderbilt player to share Reshard (Rah-SHARD) Langford Henry (Va.). Cutler’s honor helped start the program in Quavian (KWAY-V-en) Lewis The Joyce family was featured in USA Today 1890. Elliott H. Jones served as both head Darnell Martemus (mar-TEE-mus) on Aug. 17, 2005. coach and captain of the first three Kelechi (Kuh-LECH-ee) Ohanaja (O-HAHN-aja) Vanderbilt teams. Moses Osemwegie (Ah-se-VAH-gee) Jackson-Garrison – Beating the Odds Adrian Reif (REEF) As a middle schooler in Knoxville, tailback 2005 is 50th Anniversary of Darlron (Dah-RON) Spead (SPEED) Cassen Jackson was left homeless for long -winning Commodore Squad Ronnie Swoopes (Swopes) periods. He found his way to gridiron success, This season marks the 50th anniversary of Cheron (Cha-RON) Thompson and eventually, to Vanderbilt through the one of Vanderbilt’s finest teams of the post Bradley Vierling (VEER-ling) intervention of Rodger and Darla Garrison. World War II era. The relationship between Cassen and the Guided by Head Coach , the 1955 COACH JOHNSON, COMMODORE PLAYER Garrisons dates to a 2000 church youth outing. ’Dores started 1-2 before reeling off six wins. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Following the game, Coach Johnson will As ties grew, the Garrisons took Cassen into In the 11th Gator Bowl, VU forced five fumbles meet with the media in room 153 of the their home in 2001. In early 2003, the in a 25-13 victory over No. 8 Auburn. The 1955 squad will be honored in Vanderbilt Stadium McGugin Center. Please use the McGugin Garrisons became Jackson-Garrison’s legal entrance marked “Press Conference Area” later this season. parents the day he visited Vanderbilt. for access into the building, then enter the Note: The Commodores will recognize the media room at either of the first two doors Commodore Youth Movement 1955 Gator Bowl squad with special cere- on your right. in Offensive Backfield monies during the Vanderbilt-LSU game this The Vanderbilt Player Locker Room is Two true sophomores, Jeff Jennings and Saturday. closed to the media. Requests for specific Cassen-Jackson Garrison, are carrying the Commodore player should be made to load at tailback following the tragic offseason Receiver George Smith Playing Vanderiblt football SID Larry Leathers before death of teammate Kwane Doster. The duo has After Severe 2003 Illness or during the fourth quarter. Player 114 of the team’s 118 rushes this year from George Smith caught the first touchdown interviews will follow Johnson’s remarks. the Commodores’ tailback/fullback corps. pass of his collegiate career against Richmond, little more than a year after over- PRACTICE WEEK INTERVIEWS Katrina’s Impact Felt by Family coming a rare serious spinal cord ailment. Media wishing to interview players during of Commodore Jason Burns In April 2004, Smith was hospitalized and the week should contact the Vanderbilt When Vanderbilt kicked off to open the on a respirator in south Florida after coming Media Relations in advance. season at Wake Forest, senior walk-on Jason down with an illness that results in spinal cord Selected players will be available Monday Burns did his best to make a tackle. It’s a swelling. After sitting out the 2004 season, immediately after Coach Bobby Johnson wonder he even dressed for the game. Smith received medical clearance last spring. concludes his weekly press conference. Just three days earlier, Burns heard the Note: Smith’s did not play against MTSU Due to the Thursday game at Wake Forest, Commodore player interviews will be grim news from his parents that their New after being wounded in the arm by gunshot on Monday and Tuesday before the players Orleans residence was inundated by 20 feet of Sept. 25. enter position meetings (approximately at flood water, the result of levee breaks 2:30 p.m.) or at the conclusion of practice. following devastating Hurricane Katrina. Hahnfeldt Latest in Line of Coach Johnson is available briefly to MBA Kickers at Vanderbilt reporters at the conclusion of practice. Pyle Back With Team After Freshman Bryant Hahnfeldt, who made his Media photographers are permitted to Premature 2004 Departure only field goal attempt at Wake Forest, is the shoot the first 30 minutes of practice; In the season opener, senior Mac Pyle latest in a line of Montgomery Bell Academy afterward, sessions are closed to cameras. started at offensive right guard, a far cry from products aiding Commodore special teams. how he ended the 2004 season. Two of the finest placekickers in recent JOHNSON’S WEEKLY SEC TELECONFERENCE Pyle, a two-year starter, left the team three Vanderbilt history, John Markham (1997-2000) Coach Johnson is available each games into the 2004 season, citing anxiety and Jeff Owen (1988-91), also prepped at Wednesday to out-of-town media weekly via and depression. After months of counseling Montgomery Bell Academy, located only a mile the SEC Coaches’ Teleconference. Johnson’s and conditioning, Pyle has returned more from the Vanderbilt campus. segment starts at 10:56 a.m., CT. Please focused on both football and his studies. call the VU Media Relations Office or the SEC Note: Pyle is recovering from a knee injury office at (205) 458-3010 for access info.

8 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Head Coach Bobby Johnson PERSONAL DATA SUMMARY OF BOBBY JOHNSON’S COACHING CAREER

AGE: 54 YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD HIGHLIGHTS ALMA MATER: Clemson 2005 Vanderbilt Head Coach 4-1 (2-0) HIGH SCHOOL: Eau Claire (S.C.) 1969 2004 Vanderbilt Head Coach 2-9 (1-7) DEGREES: Bachelor’s in Management, 2003 Vanderbilt Head Coach 2-10 (1-7) 1973, Clemson; 2002 Vanderbilt Head Coach 2-10 (0-8) 2001 Furman Head Coach 12-3 I-AA Finals; Master’s in Education, 1979, Furman Conference Co-Champion; FAMILY: Wife, Catherine I-AA Coach of the Year; I-AA Region II Coach of Year KEY COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2000 Furman Head Coach 9-3 I-AA Playoffs; Conference Co-Champion • 70-66 0verall record as head coach; 1999 Furman Head Coach 9-3 I-AA Playoffs; 4-4 record in NCAA postseason play Conference Champions; • In first year at Vanderbilt, coached the I-AA Region II Coach of Year 1998 Furman Head Coach 5-6 nation’s top tackler, the team’s first SEC 1997 Furman Head Coach 7-4 Freshman of the Year and the most 1996 Furman Head Coach 9-4 I-AA Playoffs; All-SEC freshmen in its history (5). I-AA Region II Coach of Year • I-AA National Coach of the Year in 2001. 1995 Furman Head Coach 6-5 • Three Southern Conference titles 1994 Furman Head Coach 3-8 • 209-122-8 Combined Record 1993 Clemson 8-3 1992 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 6-5 (27 years of collegiate coaching) 1991 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 7-4 1990 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 9-4 I-AA Playoffs; FOURTH YEAR RECORD OF Conference Champions COMMODORE HEAD COACHES 1989 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 12-2 I-AA Playoffs; Conference Champions COACH YEARS W L T 1988 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 13-2 I-AA National Champions; Bobby Johnson 2005 4 1 0 Conference Champions 2000 3 8 0 1987 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 7-4 Gerry DiNardo 1994 5 6 0 1986 Furman Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coordinator 7-3-2 1989 1 10 0 1985 Furman Defensive Coordinator 12-2 I-AA Finals; George MacIntyre 1982 8 4 0 Conference Champion 1984 Furman Defensive Coordinator 8-3 1978 2 9 0 1983 Furman Defensive Coordinator 10-2-1 Conference Champion 1970 4 7 0 1982 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 9-3 Conference Champion Jack Green 1965 1 9 0 1981 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 8-3 Conference Champion Art Guepe 1956 5 5 0 1980 Clemson Athletic Academic Counselor Bill Edwards 1952 3 5 2 1979 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 5-6 1946 5 4 0 1978 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 8-3 Conference Champion 1938 6 3 0 1977 Furman Defensive Backs Coach 4-5-2 Dan McGugin 1907 5 1 1 1976 Furman Defensive Ends Coach 6-4-1

COACH JOHNSON’S WEEKLY MONDAY SATELLITE FEED OF CONFERENCE COACH JOHNSON’S RADIO SHOW MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES A satellite video feed of Bobby Johnson’s The Commodore Call-In Show with Bobby regular weekly press conference is Johnson can be heard each Monday at 7 Coach Johnson is available to Middle scheduled each Monday afternoon. p.m. on WGFX FM-104.5. The show is host- Tennessee media each week at his regular The satellite feed info follows: ed by Commodore announcer Joe Fisher. press conference on Mondays (12:00 When: Monday, Oct. 3, 3:30-4 p.m. (CDT) The show is at the Commodore Bar & Grille noon, McCall Room, McGugin Center at Video Feed Satellite Information in the Holiday Inn Select, West End Ave. Vanderbilt). The conference is not available C-Band via satellite. Satellite: IA 6 (formerly Telstar 6) The coach also participates in the COMMODORE TV HIGHLIGHTS SHOW Transponder C-11 Analog weekly SEC Head Coaches’ Teleconference Orbital Position: 93 Degrees West The Commodore Connection – a weekly at 10:56 a.m. (CT) on Wednesdays. Bandwidth: 36 MHz highlights show with Coach Johnson hosted Upon request, Coach Johnson also is Downlink Freq: 3920MHz Vertical by Joe Fisher, airs on Wednesdays. available for a brief period before or after Audio: 6.2 and 6.8 • Carrier: Intelsat In the Nashville area, the show airs at 4 regular team practices on Sunday, Tuesday For technical assistance during the feed, call UPSouth p.m. each Wednesday on Comcast Ch. 27. It and Wednesday. Atlanta Technical Operations Center at 404-638-2000. is available on Comcast On-Demand menu.

9 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Week 6 Depth Chart

O FFENSE D EFENSE Z WR 2 Erik Davis (6-1, 192, Sr.) DE 4 Herdley Harrison (6-3, 254, Sr.) 81 Bryant Anderson (6-3, 200, R-Fr.) 43 David Carter (6-5, 255, So.) X WR 82 Marlon White (6-4, 205, Jr.) DT 95 Ralph McKenzie (6-4, 310, Sr.) 10 Earl Bennett (6-1, 200, Fr.) 56 Gabe Hall (6-1, 300, So.) QB 6 Jay Cutler (6-4, 228, Sr.) 94 Ray Brown (6-3, 295, Jr.) 3 Chris Nickson (6-2, 205, R-Fr.) RT 54 Theo Horrocks (6-4, 280, So.) TB 21 Jeff Jennings (6-1, 228, So.) -or- 98 Lamar Divens (6-4, 305, So.) 22 Cassen Jackson-Garrison (6-1, 220, So.) DE 46 Chris Booker (6-4, 252, Sr.) FB 28 Zach Logan (6-1, 234, R-Fr.) -or- 48 Curtis Gatewood (6-3, 238, So.) 44 David Whittington (6-2, 244, R-Fr.) WLB 40 Kevin Joyce (6-3, 220, Jr.) LT 62 Ryan King (6-7, 315, Sr.) 24 Marcus Buggs (5-11, 228, So.) 74 Chris Williams (6-7, 307, So.) MLB 47 Jonathan Goff (6-4, 240, So.) LG 74 Chris Williams (6-7, 307, So.) 52 Otis Washington (5-11, 237, Sr.) 64 Merritt Kirchoffer (6-5, 315, So.) SLB 30 Moses Osemwegie (6-0, 228, Sr.) C 77 Trey Holloway (6-2, 290, Sr.) 11 Darnell Martemus (5-11, 230, So.) 53 Hamilton Holliday (6-3, 288, So.) CB 36 Andrew Pace (6-1, 200, Sr.) RG 78 Josh Eames (6-5, 304, So.) 8 Cheron Thompson (5-10, 188, Sr.) 53 Hamilton Holliday (6-3, 288, So.) SS 33 Reshard Langford (6-2, 215, R-Fr.) RT 72 Brian Stamper (6-5, 292, Jr.) 35 Ryan Hamilton (6-1, 200, Fr.) 55 Elliot Hood (6-5, 295, So.) FS 12 Kelechi Ohanaja (6-1, 192, Sr.) -or- TE 84 Dustin Dunning (6-5, 250, Sr.) 25 Ben Koger (6-0, 196, Jr.) 83 Brad Allen (6-3, 238, R-Fr.) CB 14 Josh Allen (5-9, 174, R-Fr.) 34 Sean Dixon (6-0, 186, Jr.)

S PECIAL T EAMS

P 75 Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Fr.) PR 10 Earl Bennett (6-1, 200, Fr.) 19 Kyle Keown (6-0, 200, So.) 2 Erik Davis (6-1, 185, Jr.) KO 75 Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Fr.) KR 22 Cassen Jackson-Garrison (6-1, 220, So.) 58 Bill Robertson (6-1, 200, Jr.) 10 Earl Bennett (6-2, 200, Fr.) K 75 Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Fr.) LS 49 Paul Meadows (6-1, 242, Sr.) 38 Patrick Johnson (5-11, 180, So.) SN 49 Paul Meadows (6-1, 242, Sr.) H 6 Jay Cutler (6-4, 228, Sr.) 58 Bill Robertson (6-1, 200, Jr.)

10 GAME NOTES 2005 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Commodore Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year CL Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year CL Hometown/High School 16 Mackenzi Adams QB 6-3 190 FR HS Broken Arrow, Okla./Tulsa Union 38 Patrick Johnson PK 5-10 180 JR 1L Athens, Ala./Athens 83 Brad Allen TE 6-4 238 FR RS Venice, Fla./Venice 40 Kevin Joyce LB 6-3 220 JR 2L Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla./Lake Highland 14 Josh Allen CB 5-9 174 FR RS Roswell, Ga./Roswell 19 Kyle Keown P 6-0 200 SO 1L Jesup, Ga./Wayne Co. 81 Bryant Anderson WR 6-3 202 FR RS Roswell, Ga./Centennial 62 Ryan King OT 6-7 314 SR 3L Cincinnati, Ohio/Fairfield 49* Bo Baggarley LB 6-0 190 FR HS Forsyth, Ga./Stratford Academy 64 Merritt Kirchoffer OG 6-5 315 SO 1L Roswell, Ga./Roswell 10 Earl Bennett WR 6-1 200 FR HS Birmingham, Ala./West End 25 Ben Koger S 6-1 196 JR 2L Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood 46 Chris Booker DE 6-4 252 SR 2L Brandon, Miss./Northwest Rankin 33 Reshard Langford S 6-2 215 FR RS Tanner, Ala./Tanner 85 Jake Bradford TE 6-6 245 FR HS St. Simons Island, S.C./Glynn Acad. 45* Jeremy Lawson LB 6-0 240 FR HS Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca./Peninsula 97 DeMarcus Bradley DL 6-2 290 FR RS Springfield, Tenn./Springfield 37 Daniel Lee PK 6-0 180 FR RS Riverside, Mo./Park Hill South 17 Steven Bright QB 6-4 236 JR 2L Greer, S.C./Riverside 93 David Leinweber DE 6-5 210 FR HS Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Kingswood 94 Ray Brown DT 6-3 296 JR 1L Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial 51 Quavian Lewis LB 6-4 205 FR HS Troy, Ala./Henderson 50 Brandon Bryant LB 6-0 215 FR HS Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 28 Zach Logan FB 6-1 234 FR RS Wilson, Ark./Rivercrest 46* Matt Bubis FB 6-0 240 FR HS Brentwood, Tenn./Montgomery Bell 11 Darnell Martemus LB 5-11 228 SO 1L Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius 24 Marcus Buggs LB 5-11 228 SO 1L Madison, Tenn./Goodpasture 95 Ralph McKenzie DT 6-4 305 SR 3L Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice 32 Ron Bullock RB 5-11 232 JR 1L New Orleans, La./Brother Martin 49 Paul Meadows SN 6-2 242 SR 1L Birmingham, Ala./Hoover 13 Jason Burns WR 6-0 178 SR 2L New Orleans, La./St. Augustine 68 Nick Miller OL 6-2 275 FR HS Matthews, N.C./East Mittenberg 15 Jason Caldwell WR 6-1 200 SR 2L Hoover, Ala./Hoover 5 Tim Miller TB 6-2 195 JR 1L Detroit, Mich./Detroit Country Day 29 Joel Caldwell CB 6-1 175 FR HS Hoover, Ala./Hoover 66* Dom Morais LB 6-0 200 SO SQ Dayton, Texas/Dayton 50* Tom Carroll PK 5-9 155 FR HS Columbus, Ga./Brookstone 3 Chris Nickson QB 6-1 205 FR RS Brundidge, Ala./Pike County 43 David Carter DE 6-5 255 SO 1L Waynesboro, Pa./Fork Union 12 Kelechi Ohanaja S 6-1 195 SR 3L Arlington, Texas/James Martin 39 Duran Coger CB 5-11 180 FR HS Tuscumbia, Ala./Deshler 30 Moses Osemwegie LB 6-0 228 SR 3L Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell 73 Ryan Custer OL 6-4 295 FR HS Troy, Ohio/Troy 36 Andrew Pace CB 6-0 200 SR 3L Mountain Brook, Ala./Mtn. Brook 6 Jay Cutler QB 6-4 228 SR 3L Santa Claus, Ind./Heritage Hills 65 Mac Pyle OG 6-4 312 SR 2L Adairsville, Ga./Adairsville 2 Erik Davis WR 6-2 192 SR 3L Nashville, Tenn./Ezell-Harding 45 Adrian Reif S 6-2 214 JR 1L Charlestown, Ind./Lady of Providence 98 Lamar Divens DT 6-4 305 SO 1L Fayetteville, Tenn./Lincoln County 47* Chris Reinert WR 5-9 180 FR HS Santa Ana, Calif./Servite 34 Sean Dixon CB 6-0 186 JR 2L Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain 58 Bill Robertson P 6-1 200 JR SQ Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park 99 Derrius Dowell DE 6-3 245 FR HS Atlanta, Ga./Douglass 63 Nigel Seaman OG 6-5 305 SR 3L Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 27 Daniel Dufrene TB 5-10 185 FR HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Stranahan 32* Kevin Seguin WR 5-11 185 FR HS Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 84 Dustin Dunning TE 6-5 248 SR 3L Hoover, Ala./Hoover 18 Larry Simmons WR 5-10 160 FR HS Austin, Texas/Anderson 78 Josh Eames OG 6-5 305 SO 1L North Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape 88 George Smith WR 6-3 195 FR RS Pembroke Hills, Fla./Hollywood Hills 20 Jared Fagan CB 5-10 172 FR RS Waldorf, Md./Westlake 11* Leon Solimani PK 6-0 190 JR SQ Dallas, Texas/Hillcrest 70 Drew Gardner OL 6-5 305 FR HS Hoxie, Ark./Hoxie 42 Darlron Spead DB 5-10 175 FR HS Kingsland, Ga./Camden County 48 Curtis Gatewood LB 6-4 238 SO 1L Memphis, Tenn./White Station 72 Brian Stamper OT 6-5 292 JR 2L Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland 47 Jonathan Goff LB 6-4 240 SO 1L Lynn, Mass./St. John’s Prep 89 Broderick Stewart DE 6-4 210 FR HS Newnan, Ga./Riverside Military 75 Bryant Hahnfeldt PK 5-11 185 FR HS Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell 96 Steven Stone DE 6-5 240 FR HS Conway, Ark./Conway 56 Gabe Hall DT 6-2 300 SO 1L Virginia Beach, Va./Fork Union 90 Steve Sullivan OL 6-0 285 FR HS Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 35 Ryan Hamilton S 6-1 200 FR HS Wycombe, Pa./Council Rock North 41 Khalil Sutton CB 5-11 200 SO RS College Park, Ga./Westlake 4 Herdley Harrison DE 6-3 254 SR 3L Marietta, Ga./Marietta 9 Ronnie Swoopes WR 6-2 205 SR 3L Athens, Ga./Clarke Central 67 Micael Haskins DT 5-11 245 FR HS Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale 8 Cheron Thompson CB 5-11 188 SR 3L Atlanta, Ga./Frederick Douglass 31 Jared Hawkins TB 5-10 185 FR HS Spring, Texas/Klein 79 Ryan Vance OL 6-3 280 FR HS Bellaire, Texas/Episcopal 66 Eric Hensley OL 6-7 290 FR HS Clinton, Tenn./Clinton 60 Bradley Vierling OL 6-4 285 FR HS Warminster, Pa./Central Bucks East 53 Hamilton Holliday C 6-4 288 SO 1L Marietta, Ga./Walton 7 Sean Walker WR 5-11 180 FR RS Louisville, Ga./Jefferson County 77 Trey Holloway C 6-2 290 SR 3L Edmond, Okla./Heritage Hall 26 Alex Washington WR 5-10 180 FR HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson 92 Brandon Holmes DT 6-3 280 FR RS Garland, Texas/Garland 52 Otis Washington LB 5-11 237 SR 2L Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw 55 Elliot Hood OT 6-5 295 SO 1L Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central 86 Thomas Welch TE 6-6 250 FR HS Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood 54 Theo Horrocks DT 6-3 280 SO 1L Fayetteville, Tenn./Lincoln Co. 80 Justin Wheeler WR 6-2 190 FR HS North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 23 Funtaine Hunter S 6-3 222 JR 2L Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes 82 Marlon White WR 6-4 205 JR 2L Macon, Ga./Macon Westside 22 Cassen Jackson-Garrison TB 6-1 220 SO 1L Knoxville, Tenn./Central 44 David Whittington FB 6-2 244 FR RS Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More 21 Jeff Jennings TB 6-1 228 SO 1L Jefferson City, Tenn./Jefferson Co. 74 Chris Williams OT 6-7 307 SO SQ Glynn, La./Catholic 57 Chris Johnson LB 6-1 215 FR HS Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain * Duplicate Jersey Number Commodore Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. 20 Jared Fagan CB 39 Duran Coger CB 54 Theo Horrocks DE 78 Josh Eames OG 2 Erik Davis WR 21 Jeff Jennings TB 40 Kevin Joyce LB 55 Elliot Hood OT 79 Ryan Vance OL 3 Chris Nickson QB 22 Cassen Jackson-Garrison TB 41 Khalil Sutton CB 56 Gabe Hall DT 80 Justin Wheeler WR 4 Herdley Harrison DE 23 Funtaine Hunter S 42 Darlron Spead DB 57 Chris Johnson LB 81 Bryant Anderson WR 5 Tim Miller TB 24 Marcus Buggs LB 43 David Carter DE 58 Bill Robertson P 82 Marlon White WR 6 Jay Cutler QB 25 Ben Koger S 44 David Whittington FB 60 Bradley Vierling OL 83 Brad Allen TE 7 Sean Walker WR 26 Alex Washington WR 45 Adrian Reif S 62 Ryan King OT 84 Dustin Dunning TE 8 Cheron Thompson CB 27 Daniel Dufrene TB 45* Jeremy Lawson LB 63 Nigel Seaman OG 85 Jake Bradford TE 9 Ronnie Swoopes WR 28 Zach Logan FB 46 Chris Booker DE 64 Merritt Kirchoffer OG 86 Thomas Welch TE 10 Earl Bennett WR 29 Joel Caldwell CB 46* Matt Bubis FB 65 Mac Pyle OG 88 George Smith WR 11 Darnell Martemus LB 30 Moses Osemwegie LB 47 Jonathan Goff LB 66 Eric Hensley OL 89 Broderick Stewart DE 11* Leon Solimani PK 31 Jared Hawkins TB 47* Chris Reinert WR 66* Dom Morais LB 90 Steve Sullivan DT 12 Kelechi Ohanaja S 32 Ron Bullock RB 48 Curtis Gatewood LB 67 Micael Haskins DT 92 Brandon Holmes DE 13 Jason Burns WR 32* Kevin Seguin WR 49 Paul Meadows SN 68 Nick Miller OL 93 David Leinweber DE 14 Josh Allen CB 33 Reshard Langford S 49* Bo Baggarley LB 70 Drew Gardner OL 94 Ray Brown DT 15 Jason Caldwell WR 34 Sean Dixon CB 50 Brandon Bryant LB 72 Brian Stamper OT 95 Ralph McKenzie DT 16 Mackenzi Adams QB 35 Ryan Hamilton S 50* Tom Carroll PK 73 Ryan Custer OL 96 Steven Stone DE 17 Steven Bright QB 36 Andrew Pace CB 51 Quavian Lewis LB 74 Chris Williams OT 97 DeMarcus Bradley DL 18 Larry Simmons WR 37 Daniel Lee PK 52 Otis Washington LB 75 Bryant Hahnfeldt PK 98 Lamar Divens DT 19 Kyle Keown P 38 Patrick Johnson PK 53 Hamilton Holliday C 77 Trey Holloway C 99 Derrius Dowell DE

11 GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Statistics SCORING 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTALS 2005 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STATISTICS V ANDERBILT 9 51 34 41 0 135 OPPONENTS 16 23 42 16 0 97 PASSING G EFFIC ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LONG A VG/G JAY CUTLER 5 125.57 206-126-3 61.2 1376 7 40 275.2 VANDERBILT OPPONENTS CHRIS NICKSON 3 104.60 2-1-0 50.0 13 0 13 4.3 FIRST DOWNS 129 93 TEAM 4 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Rushing 47 44 TOTAL...... 5 124.77 209-127-3 60.8 1389 7 40 277.8 Passing 72 47 OPPONENTS...... 5 123.96 144-79-2 54.9 1075 4 46 215.0 Penalty 10 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 824 743 RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG A VG/G Yards gained rushing 926 888 C. JACKSON-GARRISON 5 42 306 13 293 7.0 2 71 58.6 Yards lost rushing 102 145 JEFF JENNINGS 5 72 284 11 273 3.8 6 20 54.6 Rushing Attempts 182 177 JAY CUTLER 5 46 241 60 181 3.9 1 18 36.2 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.2 CHRIS NICKSON 3 11 58 2 56 5.1 0 15 18.7 Average Per Game 164.8 148.6 EARL BENNETT 5 3 27 5 22 7.3 0 14 4.4 TDs Rushing 9 6 STEVEN BRIGHT 2 3 7 2 5 1.7 0 4 2.5 PASSING YARDAGE 1389 1075 ZACH LOGAN 5 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.6 Att-Comp-Int 209-127-3 144-79-2 TEAM 4 4 0 9 -9 -2.2 0 0 -2.2 Average Per Pass 6.6 7.5 TOTAL...... 5 182 926 102 824 4.5 9 71 164.8 Average Per Catch 10.9 13.6 OPPONENTS...... 5 177 888 145 743 4.2 6 53 148.6 Average Per Game 277.8 215.0 TDs Passing 7 4 RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G TOTAL OFFENSE 2213 1818 ERIK DAVIS 5 35 445 12.7 2 40 89.0 Total Plays 391 321 EARL BENNETT 5 25 278 11.1 0 28 55.6 Average Per Play 5.7 5.7 DUSTIN DUNNING 5 18 238 13.2 0 38 47.6 Average Per Game 442.6 363.6 MARLON WHITE 5 17 204 12.0 3 34 40.8 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 10-195 20-424 JEFF JENNINGS 5 15 95 6.3 1 16 19.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 7-62 14-92 GEORGE SMITH 4 7 48 6.9 1 11 12.0 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 2-17 3-16 STEVEN BRIGHT 2 4 38 9.5 0 13 19.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 21.2 C. JACKSON-GARRISON 5 4 20 5.0 0 11 4.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.9 6.6 JASON BURNS 5 1 13 13.0 0 13 2.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.5 5.3 CHRIS NICKSON 3 1 10 10.0 0 10 3.3 FUMBLES-LOST 8-1 10-2 TOTAL...... 5 127 1389 10.9 7 40 277.8 PENALTIES-YARDS 21-146 35-314 OPPONENTS...... 5 79 1075 13.6 4 46 215.0 Average Per Game 29.2 62.8 PUNTS-YARDS 22-817 27-1088 ALL-PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG Average Per Punt 37.1 40.3 C. JACKSON-GARRISON 5 293 20 0 163 0 476 95.2 Net punt average 33.0 38.0 ERIK DAVIS 5 0 445 0 0 0 445 89.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 33:43 26:17 JEFF JENNINGS 5 273 95 0 0 0 368 73.6 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 42/79 21/67 EARL BENNETT 5 22 278 62 0 0 362 72.4 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/4 4/8 DUSTIN DUNNING 5 0 238 0 0 0 238 47.6 MARLON WHITE 5 0 204 0 0 0 204 40.8 JAY CUTLER 5 181 0 0 0 0 181 36.2 CHRIS NICKSON 3 56 10 0 0 0 66 22.0 GEORGE SMITH 4 0 48 0 0 0 48 12.0 STEVEN BRIGHT 2 5 38 0 0 0 43 21.5 JOSH ALLEN 5 0 0 0 19 0 19 3.8 MARCUS BUGGS 5 0 0 0 13 0 13 2.6 JASON BURNS 5 0 13 0 0 0 13 2.6 MOSES OSEMWEGIE 5 0 0 0 0 9 9 1.8 R. LANGFORD 5 0 0 0 0 8 8 1.6 ZACH LOGAN 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.6 TEAM 4 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -2.2 TOTAL...... 5 824 1389 62 195 17 2487 497.4 OPPONENTS...... 5 743 1075 92 424 16 2350 470.0

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Statistics

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G 2005 VANDERBILT SCORING DRIVES JAY CUTLER 5 252 181 1376 1557 311.4 OPP. PLAYS - YDS TIME RESULTS C. JACKSON-GARRISON 5 42 293 0 293 58.6 WAKE 7 - 53 2:25 HAHNFELDT 34 YD FIELD GOAL JEFF JENNINGS 5 72 273 0 273 54.6 WAKE 13 - 78 5:34 WHITE 20 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) CHRIS NICKSON 3 13 56 13 69 23.0 EARL BENNETT 5 3 22 0 22 4.4 WAKE 9 - 96 3:47 JENNINGS 10 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) STEVEN BRIGHT 2 3 5 0 5 2.5 WAKE 4 - 49 1:14 JENNINGS 5 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) ZACH LOGAN 5 1 3 0 3 0.6 ARKANSAS 14 - 79 4:46 CUTLER 1 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) TEAM 4 5 -9 0 -9 -2.2 ARKANSAS 6 - 68 1:14 HAHNFELDT 23 YD FIELD GOAL TOTAL...... 5 391 824 1389 2213 442.6 ARKANSAS 8 - 69 3:05 HAHNFELDT 28 YD FIELD GOAL OPPONENTS...... 5 321 743 1075 1818 363.6 ARKANSAS 7 - 70 2:46 WHITE 20 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (WHITE FROM CUTLER) ARKANSAS 10 - 76 1:56 WHITE 6 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) |——— PATS ———| SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS OLE MISS 11 - 50 3:46 HAHNFELDT 37 YD FIELD GOAL JEFF JENNINGS 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 OLE MISS 11 - 63 4:12 JENNINGS 3 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) B. HAHNFELDT 0 8-11 13-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 37 OLE MISS 8 - 80 3:57 JENNINGS 4 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) ARLON HITE M W 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 OLE MISS 11 - 73 3:53 JACKSON-GARRISON 7 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) ERIK DAVIS 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 OLE MISS 11 - 64 4:09 JENNINGS 1 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) CASSEN GARRISON 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 RICHMOND 12 - 80 5:54 JENNINGS 5 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) GEORGE SMITH 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 JAY CUTLER 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 6 RICHMOND 11 - 82 4:42 DAVIS 5 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) TOTAL...... 16 8-11 13-14 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 135 RICHMOND 12 - 55 3:33 HAHNFELDT 43 YD FIELD GOAL OPPONENTS...... 11 7-9 10-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 97 RICHMOND 15 - 80 6:38 JENNINGS 5 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) RICHMOND 2 - 69 0:48 C. JACKSON-GARRISON 60 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG RICHMOND 9 - 64 4:28 SMITH 2 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) EARL BENNETT 7 62 8.9 0 22 MTSU 10 - 40 4:20 HAHNFELDT 42 YD FIELD GOAL TOTAL...... 7 62 8.9 0 22 MTSU 11 - 78 3:29 HAHNFELDT 20 YD FIELD GOAL OPPONENTS...... 14 92 6.6 1 51 MTSU 9 - 54 2:36 HAHNFELDT 42 YD FIELD GOAL KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG MTSU 8 - 43 3:11 DAVIS 16 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (CUTLER PASS FAILED) C. JACKSON-GARRISON 8 163 20.4 0 26 JOSH ALLEN 1 19 19.0 0 19 MARCUS BUGGS 1 13 13.0 0 13 TOTAL...... 10 195 19.5 0 26 OPPONENTS...... 20 424 21.2 0 44

FGS FGM-FGA % 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BLK B. HAHNFELDT 8-11 72.7 0-0 3-3 2-4 3-4 0-0 43 2

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 BLK KYLE KEOWN 12 405 33.8 50 2 1 1 0 B. HAHNFELDT 10 412 41.2 51 1 1 2 0 TOTAL...... 22 817 37.1 51 3 2 3 0 OPPONENTS...... 27 1088 40.3 57 1 6 13 0

FG SEQUENCE VANDERBILT OPPONENTS Wake Forest (34) (34),39,(22) Arkansas (23),(28),43 (37) Ole Miss (37),31 (30),47 Richmond (43) (32),(40) MTSU (42),(20),(42),36 (29) LSU Georgia South Carolina Florida Kentucky Tennessee OVERALL 8/11 7/9 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL Defensive Statistics

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |--Fumbles--| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 30 Moses Osemwegie 5 35 11 46 4.5-32 2.0-24 1-9 . 1 1-0 2 . . 36 Andrew Pace 5 29 4 33 2.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 47 Jonathan Goff 5 20 7 27 1.0-3 . . 2 1 . . . . 12 Kelechi Ohanaja 4 19 3 22 ...... 14 Josh Allen 5 18 3 21 . . . 4 . . . . . 25 Ben Koger 5 14 7 21 0.5-1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 40 Kevin Joyce 5 13 7 20 0.5-1 . . . 2 . . . . 46 Chris Booker 5 11 6 17 4.5-21 2.0-14 . 1 1 . . . . 33 R. Langford 5 15 2 17 1.5-8 . 1-8 1 . . . . . 24 Marcus Buggs 5 11 4 15 1.0-4 . . . . . 1 . . 56 Gabe Hall 5 5 7 12 ...... 54 Theo Horrocks 5 8 2 10 . . . . 2 . . . . 98 Lamar Divens 5 4 6 10 0.5-1 . . . 1 . 1 . . 8 Cheron Thompson 5 8 2 10 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 4 H. Harrison 5 5 4 9 3.0-24 2.0-22 . 2 . . . . . 48 Curtis Gatewood 5 7 1 8 2.5-8 . . . 1 . . . . 95 Ralph Mckenzie 5 6 1 7 ...... 1 . 52 Otis Washington 5 4 1 5 0.5-0 ...... 34 Sean Dixon 4 4 1 5 . . . 2 . . . . . 23 Funtaine Hunter 5 2 2 4 ...... 75 B. Hahnfeldt 5 3 1 4 ...... 10 Earl Bennett 5 2 1 3 ...... 43 David Carter 5 2 . 2 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 20 Jared Fagan 5 1 1 2 ...... 41 Khalil Sutton 5 2 . 2 ...... 13 Jason Burns 5 2 . 2 ...... 11 D. Martemus 2 1 . 1 ...... 49 Paul Meadows 5 . 1 1 ...... 22 Cassen Garrison 5 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 5 251 86 337 23-106 6-60 2-17 15 10 2-0 5 1 . Opponents...... 5 276 106 382 30.5-100 7-37 3-16 28 13 1-0 3 2 .

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Team Statistics 2005 OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB AT WAKE DAVIS WHITE KING EAMES HOLLOWAY PYLE STAMPER DUNNING CUTLER JENNINGS WHITTINGTON AT ARKANSAS DAVIS WHITE KING EAMES HOLLOWAY PYLE STAMPER DUNNING CUTLER JENNINGS LOGAN OLE MISS DAVIS WHITE KING WILLIAMS HOLLOWAY EAMES STAMPER DUNNING CUTLER JENNINGS LOGAN RICHMOND DAVIS SMITH KING WILLIAMS HOLLOWAY EAMES STAMPER DUNNING CUTLER JENNINGS BENNETT (WR) MTSU DAVIS WHITE KING WILLIAMS HOLLOWAY EAMES STAMPER DUNNING CUTLER JENNINGS BENNETT (WR) LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE

2005 DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB FS SS CB AT WAKE HARRISON MCKENZIE HORROCKS BOOKER OSEMWEGIE GOFF JOYCE PACE LANGFORD OHANAJA FAGAN AT ARKANSAS HARRISON MCKENZIE HORROCKS BOOKER OSEMWEGIE GOFF JOYCE PACE LANGFORD OHANAJA DIXON OLE MISS HARRISON MCKENZIE HORROCKS BOOKER OSEMWEGIE GOFF JOYCE PACE LANGFORD KOGER DIXON RICHMOND HARRISON MCKENZIE HORROCKS BOOKER OSEMWEGIE GOFF JOYCE PACE LANGFORD KOGER ALLEN MTSU HARRISON MCKENZIE HORROCKS BOOKER OSEMWEGIE GOFF JOYCE PACE LANGFORD KOGER ALLEN LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISONS (NOTE: GAME TOTALS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE FORMAT TEAM/OPPONENT FOR EACH CATEGORY) OPPONENT SCORE 1ST D'S RUSHING PASSING PASS YDS PLAYS TOT YDS RET YDS PEN YDS TOS AT WAKE 24-20 24/26 30-146/51-274 36-25-1/26-15-0 276/198 66/77 422/472 48/67 5/65 1/1 AT ARKANSAS 28-24 22/20 33-130/43-194 45-23-1/30-17-1 278/204 78/73 408/398 96/100 9/88 1/1 OLE MISS 31-23 31/18 49-209/28-124 41-24-0/35-17-0 314/276 90/63 523/400 63/180 50/85 1/1 RICHMOND 37-13 29/18 37-237/24-89 42-29-0/31-16-1 276/250 79/55 513/339 26/96 50/36 0/1 MTSU 15-17 23/11 33-102/31-62 45-26-1/22-14-0 245/147 78/53 347/209 41/89 32/40 1/0 LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE TOTALS 135-97 129/93 182-824/177-743 209-127-3/144-79-2 1389/1075 391/321 2213/1818 274/532 146/314 4/4

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Team Statistics GAME-BY-GAME TEAM COMPARISONS OPPONENT 3RD DOWN 4TH DOWN TIME POSS MARGIN YDS/RUSH YDS/PASS YDS/PLAY PUNTING AT WAKE 7-13/5-14 0-1/1-2 28:45/31:15 -2:30 4.9/5.4 7.7/7.6 6.4/6.1 4-34.2/4-33.8 AT ARKANSAS 6-16/5-15 1-1/1-3 31:17/28:43 2:34 3.9/4.5 6.2/6.8 5.2/5.5 5-37.6/6-42.7 OLE MISS 11-18/4-15 0-0/2-2 37:24/22:36 14:48 4.3/4.4 7.7/7.9 5.8/6.3 5-31.2/6-39.0 RICHMOND 10-14/3-10 1-2/0-1 35:41/24:19 11:22 6.4/3.7 6.6/8.1 6.5/6.2 2-45.5/3-36.0 MTSU 8-18/4-13 0-0/0-0 35:28/24:32 10:56 3.1/2.0 5.4/6.7 4.4/3.9 6-40.8/8-44.4 LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE TOTALS 42-79/21-67 2-4/4-8 168:35/131:25 37:10 4.5/4.2 6.6/7.5 5.7/5.7 22-37.1/27-40.3

VANDERBILT INSIDE OPPONENT 20-YARD LINE TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS ------FAILED INSIDE 20 ------OPP SCORE IN 20 SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GM AT WAKE W, 24-20 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 AT ARKANSAS W, 28-24 5 5 28 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLE MISS W, 31-23 7 5 31 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 RICHMOND W, 37-13 5 4 27 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MTSU L, 15-17 3 2 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE TOTALS 24 20 119 15 8 7 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 20 OF 24 (83.3%)

OPPONENT INSIDE VANDERBILT 20-YARD LINE TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS ------FAILED INSIDE 20 ------OPP SCORE IN 20 SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GM AT WAKE W, 24-20 6 4 20 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 AT ARKANSAS W, 28-24 4 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 OLE MISS W, 31-23 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 RICHMOND W, 37-13 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 MTSU L, 15-17 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE Totals 18 13 63 6 4 2 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 13 OF 18 (72.2%)

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Team Statistics

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT AT WAKE W, 24-20 7-13 (53.8%) 3-4 (75.0%) 2-4 (50.0%) 1-2 (50.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) -- AT ARKANSAS W, 28-24 6-16 (37.5%) 0-2 (0.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 1-5 (20.0%) 4-6 (66.7%) -- OLE MISS W, 31-23 11-18 (61.1%) 2-4 (50.0%) 3-4 (75.0%) 4-6 (66.7%) 2-4 (50.0%) -- RICHMOND W, 37-13 10-14 (71.4%) 2-3 (66.7%) 4-4 (100.0%) 2-4 (50.0%) 2-3 (66.7%) -- MTSU L, 15-17 8-18 (44.4%) 2-5 (40.0%) 1-4 (25.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 4-6 (66.7%) -- LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE Vanderbilt 42-79 (53.2%) 9-18 (50.0%) 11-19 (57.9%) 9-20 (45.0%) 13-22 (59.1%) 0-0 (0.0%) Opponents 21-67 (31.3%) 8-19 (42.1%) 4-16 (25.0%) 5-14 (35.7%) 4-18 (22.2%) 0-0 (0.0%)

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT QTR AT WAKE W, 24-20 0-1 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-1 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) -- AT ARKANSAS W, 28-24 1-1 (100.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 1-1 (100.0%) -- OLE MISS W, 31-23 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) -- RICHMOND W, 37-13 1-2 (50.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 1-1 (100.0%) 0-1 (0.0%) -- MTSU L, 15-17 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) -- LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE Vanderbilt 2-4 (50.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 0-1 (0.0%) 1-1 (100.0%) 1-2 (50.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) Opponents 4-8 (50.0%) 1-2 (50.0%) 0-0 (0.0%) 2-3 (66.7%) 1-3 (33.3%) 0-0 (0.0%)

TIME OF POSSESSION OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR AT WAKE W, 24-20 28:45 7:33 7:57 6:09 7:06 AT ARKANSAS W, 28-24 31:17 3:07 9:05 7:11 11:54 OLE MISS W, 31-23 37:24 7:06 10:56 12:10 7:12 RICHMOND W, 37-13 35:41 7:59 8:20 9:00 10:22 MTSU L, 15-17 35:28 10:47 8:25 8:35 7:41 LSU GEORGIA AT CAROLINA AT FLORIDA KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE VANDERBILT TOTAL 168:35 36:32 44:43 43:05 44:15 AVG. 33:43 7:18 8:56 8:37 8:51 OPPONENTS TOTAL 131:25 38:28 30:17 31:55 30:45 AVG. 26:17 7:41 6:03 6:23 6:09

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Game Recaps

GAME 1: VANDERBILT (24) AT WAKE FOREST (20) GAME 2: VANDERBILT (28) AT ARKANSAS (24) SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. • 25,384 SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. • 68,215

SCORE BY QUARTERS SCORE BY QUARTERS TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORDS TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORDS VANDERBILT 3 7 7 7 24 (1-0, 0-0) VANDERBILT 0 10 3 15 28 (2-0, 1-0) WAKE FOREST 3 3 7 7 20 (0-1, 0-0) ARKANSAS 7 3 14 0 24 (1-1, 0-1)

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY 1ST 11:14 WF SWANK 34 YD FIELD GOAL 1ST 11:35 AR HOWARD 39 YD RUN (BALSEIRO KICK) 08:41 VU HAHNFELDT 34 YD FIELD GOAL 2ND 13:25 AR BALSEIRO 37 YD FIELD GOAL 2ND 14:26 VU WHITE 20 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) 08:39 VU CUTLER 1 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 00:00 WF SWANK 22 YD FIELD GOAL 02:12 VU HAHNFELDT 23 YD FIELD GOAL 3RD 05:00 VU JENNINGS 10 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 3RD 11:55 VU HAHNFELDT 28 YD FIELD GOAL 00:03 WF BELTON 2 YD RUN (SWANK KICK) 06:05 AR MONK 7 YD PASS FROM JOHNSON (BALSEIRO KICK) 4TH 10:22 WF MAUK 1 YD RUN (SWANK KICK) 00:30 AR HILLIS 16 YD PASS FROM JOHNSON (BALSEIRO KICK) 01:48 VU JENNINGS 5 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 4TH 12:44 VU WHITE 20 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (WHITE FROM CUTLER) 00:26 VU WHITE 6 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) TEAM STATS VU WFU FIRST DOWNS 24 26 TEAM STATS VU ARK RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-146 51-274 FIRST DOWNS 22 20 PASSING YDS (NET) 276 198 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-130 43-194 PASSES ATT-COMP-INT 36-25-1 26-15-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 278 204 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-422 77-472 PASSES ATT-COMP-INT 45-23-1 30-17-1 FUMBLE RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-408 73-398 PUNT RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 1-0 FUMBLE RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS 3-48 5-67 PUNT RETURNS-YARDS 1-15 5-13 INTERCEPTION RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 1-0 KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS 3-72 3-87 PUNTS (NUMBER-AVG) 4-34.2 4-33.8 INTERCEPTION RETURNS-YARDS 1-9 1-0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 3-1 PUNTS (NUMBER-AVG) 5-37.6 6-42.7 PENALTIES-YARDS 2-5 7-65 FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 3-0 POSSESSION TIME 28:45 31:15 PENALTIES-YARDS 2-9 9-88 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 7 OF 13 5 OF 14 POSSESSION TIME 31:17 28:43 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0 OF 1 1 OF 2 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6 OF 16 5 OF 15 RED-ZONE SCORES-CHANCES 4-4 4-6 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 1 OF 1 1 OF 3 SACKS BY: NUMBER-YARDS 2-27 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES-CHANCES 5-5 3-4 SACKS BY: NUMBER-YARDS 1-4 3-18 RUSHING: VANDERBILT-Jay Cutler 10-89; Jeff Jennings 8-43; Cassen Jackson- RUSHING: Garrison 7-10; Chris Nickson 2-4; Steven Bright 2-2; Team 1-minus 2. VANDERBILT-Cassen Garrison 7-82; Jeff Jennings 15-47; Steven Bright WAKE FOREST-Andrews, M 34-254; Mauk, B 13-15; Belton, R 4-5. 1-3; Jay Cutler 9-minus 1; Team 1-minus 1. ARKANSAS-D. Howard 21-139; Peyton Hillis 15-39; Robert Johnson 5- PASSING: 11; Darren McFadden 1-6; Felix Jones 1-minus 1. VANDERBILT-Jay Cutler 25-36-1-276. WAKE FOREST-Mauk, B 15-26-0-198. PASSING: VANDERBILT-Jay Cutler 23-45-1-278. RECEIVING: ARKANSAS-Robert Johnson 17-28-1-204; Marcus Monk 0-1-0-0; VANDERBILT-Marlon White 7-89; Erik Davis 6-59; Dustin Dunning 4- Peyton Hillis 0-1-0-0. 46; Jeff Jennings 3-16; George Smith 2-14; Earl Bennett 1-28; Steven Bright 1-13; Cassen Jackson-Garrison 1-11. RECEIVING: WAKE FOREST-Davis, C 6-41; Morton, N 5-85; Marion, K 1-45; VANDERBILT-Erik Davis 7-110; Marlon White 5-55; Dustin Dunning Andrews, M 1-33; Idlette, W 1-0; Belton, R 1-minus 6. 5-50; Steven Bright 3-25; Earl Bennett 2-27; Jeff Jennings 1-11. ARKANSAS-Marcus Monk 5-59; Peyton Hillis 4-60; Dedrick Poole 3-18; C. Washington 2-23; Cedric Logan 1-24; Mason Templeton 1-12; Kyle Dickerson 1-8.

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Game Recaps

GAME 3: OLE MISS (23) AT VANDERBILT (31) GAME 4: RICHMOND (13) AT VANDERBILT (37) SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 • NASHVILLE, TENN. • 34,847 SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 • NASHVILLE, TENN. • 38,446

SCORE BY QUARTERS SCORE BY QUARTERS TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORDS TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORDS OLE MISS 3 0 14 6 23 (1-1, 0-1) RICHMOND 3 3 7 0 13 (1-3, 1-1) VANDERBILT 3 14 7 7 31 (3-0, 2-0) VANDERBILT 0 17 14 6 37 (4-0, 2-0)

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY 1ST 09:52 UM MOSELEY 30 YD FIELD GOAL 1ST 05:49 UR FORE 32 YD FIELD GOAL 02:55 VU HAHNFELDT 37 YD FIELD GOAL 2ND 14:55 VU JENNINGS 5 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 2ND 12:43 VU JENNINGS 3 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 11:37 UR FORE 40 YD FIELD GOAL 06:17 VU JENNINGS 4 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 06:55 VU DAVIS 5 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) 3RD 11:07 VU JACKSON-GARRISON 7 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 00:00 VU HAHNFELDT 43 YD FIELD GOAL 08:50 UM HILL 28 YD PASS FROM SPURLOCK (MOSELEY KICK) 3RD 08:22 VU JENNINGS 5 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK) 05:26 UM MCSWAIN 53 YD RUN (MOSELEY KICK) 05:48 VU JACKSON-GARRISON 60 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 4TH 08:20 UM ESPY 51 YD PUNT RETURN (MOSELEY KICK BLOCKED) 02:19 UR SHIELDS 46 YD PASS FROM TUTT (FORE KICK) 01:26 VU JENNINGS 1 YD RUN (HAHNFELDT KICK) 4TH 09:21 VU SMITH 2 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (HAHNFELDT KICK FAILED)

TEAM STATS OM VU TEAM STATS UR VU FIRST DOWNS 18 31 FIRST DOWNS 18 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-124 49-209 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-89 37-237 PASSING YDS (NET) 276 314 PASSING YDS (NET) 250 276 PASSES ATT-COMP-INT 35-17-0 41-24-0 PASSES ATT-COMP-INT 31-16-1 42-29-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-400 90-523 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-339 79-513 FUMBLE RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 FUMBLE RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 PUNT RETURNS-YARDS 2-52 2-22 PUNT RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS 5-128 2-41 KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS 4-96 1-18 INTERCEPTION RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 1-8 PUNTS (NUMBER-AVG) 6-39.0 5-31.2 PUNTS (NUMBER-AVG) 3-36.0 2-45.5 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 3-1 FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 1-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-85 7-50 PENALTIES-YARDS 6-36 6-50 POSSESSION TIME 22:36 37:24 POSSESSION TIME 24:19 35:41 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4 OF 15 11 OF 18 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3 OF 10 10 OF 14 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2 OF 2 0 OF 0 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0 OF 1 1 OF 2 RED-ZONE SCORES-CHANCES 1-3 5-7 RED-ZONE SCORES-CHANCES 2-2 4-5 SACKS BY: NUMBER-YARDS 1-7 1-15 SACKS BY: NUMBER-YARDS 2-7 0-0

RUSHING: RUSHING: MISSISSIPPI-Mico McSwain 6-72; Spurlock 9-24; Alan Abrams 8-23; Mike RICHMOND-David Freeman 6-40; Josh Vaughan 12-38; Stacy Tutt 5-27; Espy 1-3; Mario Hill 1-2; Taye Biddle 1-1; Robert Lane 2-minus 1. TEAM 1-minus 16. VANDERBILT-Jeff Jennings 24-103; Jay Cutler 15-58; VANDERBILT-Cassen Garrison 11-119; Jeff Jennings 15-62;Chris Cassen Garrison 8-36; Earl Bennett 1-13; Team 1-minus 1. Nickson 6-39; Jay Cutler 4-14; Zach Logan 1-3.

PASSING: PASSING: MISSISSIPPI-Spurlock 16-32-0-257; Robert Lane 1-2-0-19; Team 0-1-0-0. RICHMOND-Stacy Tutt 16-31-1-250. VANDERBILT-Jay Cutler 24-41-0-314. VANDERBILT-Jay Cutler 28-40-0-263; Chris Nickson 1-2-0-13.

RECEIVING: RECEIVING: MISSISSIPPI-Mario Hill 6-106; Taye Biddle 5-88; Larry Kendrick 2-43; RICHMOND-Arman Shields 8-116; Matt Hale 3-42; D. Desriveaux 2-43; Mike Espy 2-23; Robert Hough 1-12; Lawrence Lilly 1-4. Josh Vaughan 2-40; Tim Hightower 1-9. VANDERBILT-Erik Davis 8-107; Dustin Dunning 4-86; Earl VANDERBILT-Earl Bennett 11-124; Erik Davis 7-77; Jeff Jennings 6-39; Bennett 4-36; Jeff Jennings 3-32; George Smith 3-21; Marlon White George Smith 2-13; Cassen Garrison 2-10; Jason Burns 1-13. 2-32.

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Game Recaps

GAME 5: MTSU (17) AT VANDERBILT (15) SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 • NASHVILLE, TENN. • 37,257

SCORE BY QUARTERS TEAM 1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORDS MTSU 0 14 0 3 17 (1-3) VANDERBILT 3 3 3 6 15 (4-1,2-0)

SCORING SUMMARY 1ST 00:31 VU HAHNFELDT 42 YD FIELD GOAL 2ND 11:09 MT MARKS 3 YD RUN (SMITH KICK) 03:45 MT GROSS 8 YD RUN (SMITH KICK) 00:16 VU HAHNFELDT 20 YD FIELD GOAL 3RD 02:47 VU HAHNFELDT 42 YD FIELD GOAL 4TH 12:55 VU DAVIS 16 YD PASS FROM CUTLER (CUTLER PASS FAILED) 06:41 MT SMITH 29 YD FIELD GOAL

TEAM STATS MTSU VU FIRST DOWNS 11 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-62 33-102 PASSING YDS (NET) 147 245 PASSES ATT-COMP-INT 22-14-0 45-26-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-209 78-347 FUMBLE RETURNS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 PUNT RETURNS-YARDS 6-27 4-25 KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS 3-46 1-16 INTERCEPTION RETURNS-YARDS 1-16 0-0 PUNTS (NUMBER-AVG) 8-44.4 6-40.8 FUMBLES-LOST 2-0 2-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 5-40 4-32 POSSESSION TIME 24:32 35:28 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4 OF 13 8 OF 18 FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 0 OF 0 0 OF 0 RED-ZONE SCORES-CHANCES 3-3 2-3 SACKS BY: NUMBER-YARDS 1-5 2-14

RUSHING: MTSU-Gross, Eugene 19-72; King, Ralph 2-4; Henry, Taron 1-3; Team 2-minus 5; Marks, Clint 7-minus 12. VANDERBILT-Cassen Garrison 9-46; Jay Cutler 8-21; Jeff Jennings 10- 18; Chris Nickson 3-13; Earl Bennett 2-9; Team 1-minus 5.

PASSING: MTSU-Marks, Clint 14-22-0-147. VANDERBILT-Jay Cutler 26-44-1-245; Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: MTSU-Williams, Bobby 5-80; Chicola, S. 3-21; Gross, Eugene 2-21; Saintil, C. 2-11; Henry, Taron 1-9; McAfee, Nick 1-5. VANDERBILT-Erik Davis 7-92; Earl Bennett 7-63; Dustin Dunning 5- 56; Marlon White 3-28; Jeff Jennings 2-minus 3; Chris Nickson 1-10; Cassen Garrison 1-minus 1.

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 2005 Game/Individual Highs

VU INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS CATEGORY # PLAYER CATEGORY # PLAYER Rushes ...... 24 ...... Jeff Jennings vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Rushes ...... 34 ...... Andrews, M, at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 119 ...... Cassen Garrison vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 254 ...... Andrews, M, at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 3 ...... Jeff Jennings vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 1 ...... Mauk, B, at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Long Rush ...... 71 ...... Cassen Garrison at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 45 ...... Jay Cutler at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... Belton, R, at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Pass completions ...... 28 ...... Jay Cutler vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... D. Howard, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 314 ...... Jay Cutler vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... Mico McSwain, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) TD Passes ...... 3 ...... Jay Cutler vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... Gross, Eugene, vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Long Pass ...... 40 ...... Jay Cutler vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... Marks, Clint, vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Receptions ...... 11 ...... Earl Bennett vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Long Rush ...... 53 ...... Mico McSwain, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Receiving ...... 124 ...... Earl Bennett vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 32 ...... M. Spurlock, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) TD Receptions ...... 2 ...... Marlon White at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Pass completions ...... 17 ...... Robert Johnson, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Long Reception ...... 40 ...... Erik Davis vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 257 ...... M. Spurlock, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Field Goals ...... 3 ...... B. Hahnfeldt vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Long Field Goal ...... 43 ...... B. Hahnfeldt vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) TD Passes ...... 2 ...... Robert Johnson, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Punts ...... 6 ...... B. Hahnfeldt vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Long Pass ...... 46 ...... Stacy Tutt, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Punting Avg ...... 45.5 ...... B. Hahnfeldt vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Receptions ...... 8 ...... Arman Shields, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Long Punt ...... 51 ...... B. Hahnfeldt vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Yards Receiving ...... 116 ...... Arman Shields, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Long Punt Return ...... 22 ...... Earl Bennett vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) TD Receptions ...... 1 ...... Peyton Hillis, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Long Kickoff Return ...... 26 ...... Cassen Garrison at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... Marcus Monk, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Tackles ...... 14 ...... Jonathan Goff at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... Mario Hill, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Sacks ...... 2.0 ...... Chris Booker vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) ...... Arman Shields, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Tackles For Loss ...... 2.0 ...... Moses Osemwegie at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Long Reception ...... 46 ...... Arman Shields, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... Chris Booker vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Field Goals ...... 2 ...... Swank, S, at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Interceptions ...... 1 ...... Moses Osemwegie at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... R. Langford vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... Joseph Fore, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Long Field Goal ...... 40 ...... Joseph Fore, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Punts ...... 8 ...... Smith, Colby, vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Punting Avg ...... 44.4 ...... Smith, Colby, vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) VU TEAM GAME HIGHS Long Punt ...... 57 ...... Jacob Skinner, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) CATEGORY # PLAYER Long Punt Return ...... 51 ...... Mike Espy, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Rushes ...... 49 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Long Kickoff Return ...... 44 ...... Felix Jones, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 237 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Tackles ...... 13 ...... Adam Goloboski, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Yards Per Rush ...... 6.4 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Sacks ...... 2.0 ...... Sherman Logan, vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 4 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Tackles For Loss ...... 3.0 ...... Jayme Mitchell, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 45 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... Corvelli Haynes, vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) ...... Bonner, J., vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Pass completions ...... 29 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Interceptions ...... 1 ...... Gattis, J, at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 314 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... Michael Coe, at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Yards Per Pass ...... 7.7 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) TD Passes ...... 3 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... Harris, J., vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Total Plays ...... 90 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Total Offense ...... 523 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Per Play ...... 6.5 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Points ...... 37 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Sacks By ...... 2 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) CATEGORY # PLAYER ...... vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Rushes ...... 51 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) First Downs ...... 31 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 274 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Penalties ...... 7 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Per Rush ...... 5.4 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Penalty Yards ...... 50 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 2 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Turnovers ...... 1 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 35 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Pass completions ...... 17 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 276 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Interceptions By ...... 1 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Yards Per Pass ...... 8.1 ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) TD Passes ...... 2 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Total Plays ...... 77 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Total Offense ...... 472 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Yards Per Play ...... 6.3 ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) Points ...... 24 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Sacks By ...... 3 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) First Downs ...... 26 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) Penalties ...... 9 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Penalty Yards ...... 88 ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) Turnovers ...... 1 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... vs Mississippi (Sep 17, 2005) ...... vs Richmond (Sep 24, 2005) Interceptions By ...... 1 ...... at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2005) ...... at Arkansas (Sep 10, 2005) ...... vs MTSU (Oct 01, 2005)

GAME NOTES VANDERBILT FOOTBALL The Last Time...

SUPERLATIVES DATE PLAYER ... VU Quarterback passed for 200+ yards ...... 10/1/2005 ...... Jay Cutler (245, vs. MTSU) ... Opposing quarterback passed for 200+ yards ...... 9/24/2005 ...... Stacy Tutt (250, Richmond)

... VU Quarterback passed for 300+ yards ...... 9/17/2005 ...... Jay Cutler (314, vs. Mississippi) ... Opposing quarterback passed for 300+ yards ...... 11/6/2004 ...... Chris Leak (307, Florida)

... VU Back rushed for 100+ yards ...... 9/24/2005 . . . . .Cassen Jackson-Garrison (119, vs. Richmond) ... Opponent back rushed for 100+ yards ...... 9/10/2005 ...... De’Arrius Howard (139, Arkansas)

... VU Running Back rushed for 200+ yards ...... 1/18/1978 ...... Frank Mordica (321 vs. Air Force) ... Opponent Running back rushed for 200+ yards ...... 9/1/2005 ...... Micah Andrews (254, Wake Forest)

... VU Receiver had 100+ yards ...... 9/24/2005 ...... Earl Bennett (124, vs. Richmond) ... Opponent receiver had 100+ yards ...... 9/24/2005 ...... Arman Shields (116, Richmond)

... VU Receiver had 200+ yards ...... 11/10/2001 ...... Dan Stricker (209, vs. Kentucky) ... Opponent receiver had 200+ yards ...... 11/14/1998 ...... Craig Yeast (269, Kentucky)

... VU Returned Kickoff for TD ...... 11/13/1998 ...... Jimmy Williams (96 at Kentucky) ... Opponent returned Kickoff for TD ...... 9/6/2003 ...... Ebrahim Tehrani (87, Chattanooga)

... VU Returned Punt for TD ...... 9/11/1999 ...... Jimmy Williams (65, vs. Northern Illinois) ... Opponent returned Punt for TD ...... 9/17/2005 ...... Mike Espy (51, Mississippi)

... VU Returned Interception for TD ...... 10/9/2004 ...... Dominique Morris (29, vs. Rutgers) ... Opponent returned interception for TD ...... 9/4/2004 ...... Jamacia Jackson (98, vs. South Carolina)

... VU Returned Fumble for TD ...... 11/6/2004 ...... Moses Osemwegie (0 yds vs. Florida) ... Opponent returned fumble for TD ...... 11/16/2002 ...... Otis Grigsby (0, Kentucky)

... VU Blocked a punt ...... 9/25/2004 ...... Norval McKenzie (at Navy) ... Opponent blocked a punt ...... 11/13/2004 ...... Team (Kentucky)

... VU Blocked a field goal ...... 9/14/2002 ...... Justin Giboney (vs. Auburn) ... Opponent blocked a field goal ...... 10/1/2005 ...... Team (MTSU)

... VU Scored a safety ...... 9/25/2004 ...... Team (at Navy) ... Opponent scored a safety ...... 10/16/2004 ...... Danny Verdun Wheeler (Georgia)

... VU Player Scored Four TDs ...... 10/9/1999 ...... Rodney Williams (vs. The Citadel) ... Opponent player scored four TDs ...... 10/9/2004 ...... Brian Leonard (Rutgers)

... VU Topped 500 Yards in Total Offense ...... 9/24/2005 ...... (509, vs. Richmond) ... Opponent topped 500 yards in total offense ...... 11/6/2004 ...... (500, Florida)

... VU Rushed for more than 400 yards ...... 10/15/1994 ...... (415, vs. Georgia) ... Opponent rushed for more than 400 yards ...... 11/26/1994 ...... (406, Tennessee)

... VU Scored more than 50 points ...... 9/6/2003 ...... (51, vs. Chattanooga) ... Opponent scored more than 50 points ...... 11/10/2001 ...... (56, Kentucky)

... VU was held to less than 50 yards rushing ...... 9/4/2004 ...... (36, vs. South Carolina) ... Opponent was held to less than 50 yards rushing ...... 10/9/2004 ...... (49, Rutgers)

... VU was held to less than 100 yards passing ...... 11/22/2003 ...... (66, at Tennessee) ... Opponent was held to less than 100 yards passing ...... 9/6/2003 ...... (65, Chattanooga)

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