HILLTOPPERS 2015 GAME NOTES @WKUFootball /WKUFootball WKUSports.com @WKU_Football WKUSports Media Contact: Kyle Neaves, Director of Football Media Relations • [email protected] • (228) 424-6921 • @KyleNeaves_WKU FOOTBALL Secondary Contact: Brett Pund, Assistant Director of Media Relations • [email protected] • (662) 346-3227 • @bchinop NOTING THE HILLTOPPERS WHERE TO FIND IT • WKU is in its 96th season of football and second under head coach Jeff Brohm, who became the school’s 19th head coach on Jan. 10, GAME 6 GENERAL 2014. vs. Middle Tennessee Media Information .................. 2 11 a.m. | Oct. 10, 2015 | Houchens-Smith Stadium (22,113) • WKU is one of the newest members of the FBS, entering just Weekly Schedule ...................... 2 their seventh year of membership in college football’s highest Jeff Brohm .................................. 8 Play-by-Play: Brendan Burke classification. Brohm’s Influences .................. 9 Analyst: Ben Leber • In sixth-year QB Brandon Doughty, the Hilltoppers returned the Preseason Awards ..................10 ON TV: Sideline: Christian Steckel nation’s leader in passing yards (4,830) and touchdowns (49) from National Polls...........................10 2014. Doughty, the 2014 C-USA Most Valuable Player, was granted a C-USA Standings ....................11 Television clearances are to-be-announced sixth year of eligiblity for injuries suffered across the 2011 and 2012 Brandon Doughty ........... 16-18 seasons. More on Doughty on page 16 WKU Rosters ..................... 19-20 • Last season, WKU became the first program in NCAA history with What Returns .................... 20-21 a 4,500 yard passer and 1,500 yard rusher. They were also the first 2015 Recaps ...................... 28-32 program in 17 years to break their league’s single-game passing Opponent Schedules ...........35 (Doughty, 593, at Middle Tennessee) and rushing record (Allen, 345, ON THE GAME vs. Army) in the same season (Kent State, MAC, 1997). Game Center ............................. 3 Play-by-Play: Randy Lee • WKU’s eight interceptions through the first five games are the Depth Chart ............................... 7 Analyst: Leo Peckenpaugh quickiest the Hilltoppers have reached that mark in the FBS era and Assistant Coaches .................... 7 Sideline: Terry Obee RADIO: fastest since tallying 16 through five in 2004. Over a two game span Record Breakdown .................. 9 in 2004, WKU tallied 12 interceptions. Of the eight picks, five are the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network: 105.3 FM/1450 AM first interceptions it the player’s career. NOTEBOOK Depth Chart Notes .............. 4-6 • Doughty will be looking to keep his dominance at home alive this Schedule Notes ........................ 6 Internet Radio: WKUSports.tv and TuneIn app week. The sixth-year senior has not thrown an interception at home Team Notebook ............... 11-12 Live Stats: WKU.Statbroadcast.com since October 15, 2013 against Louisiana-Lafayette - a span of Quick Hits .................................12 387 pass attempts. Since that interception, Doughty is 280-of-387 Player’s Notebook ........... 13-15 (72.4-percent) for 3,775 yards and 34 touchdowns without an pick. WKU HILLTOPPERS (4-1, 2-0 C-USA) Start Chart ................................14 • The Hilltoppers are 7-1 at home under head coach Jeff Brohm and Record Chasers .......................15 DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULT have won six straight, their longest home winning streak since September Game Notables .......................24 winning 10 between 2003 and 2005. Since 2013, the Tops are 10-3 at 3 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. W, 14-12 (SECN) The Last Time ................... 25-26 Houchens-Smith Stadium. 10 LA Tech* 7 p.m. W, 41-38 (FS1) Career Records ................. 33-34 19 at Indiana 3 p.m. L, 35-38 STATISTICS 26 Miami (OH) 2:30 p.m. W, 56-14 NOTING THE GAME Opening Drives .......................21 October • WKU will be seeking to move to 3-0 in conference play for the first Position/Game Starts............22 3 at Rice* 2:30 p.m. W, 49-10 time in the FBS era and first since 2005 when WKU began Gateway Explosive Plays ........................23 10 Middle Tennessee* 11 a.m. FSN play 4-1. A 5-1 start would also be WKU’s best start to a season since Turnovers/Big Plays ...............24 15 at North Texas* 6:30 p.m. CBS SN the 2012 team also went 5-1 through their first six games. 24 at LSU TBA TBA Drive Summaries ....................27 • WKU has not defeated Middle Tennessee at home since 1989, and 31 at Old Dominion* TBA FSN 2015 Stat Packet .....................36 NOVEMBER three of the last four games in Bowling Green against the Blue 7 Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. FSN Raiders have been decided by five points or less. The oldest player 21 at FIU* TBA FSN on the team, QB Brandon Doughty, was born in 1991. 27 Marshall* 11 a.m. FS1 • WKU-Middle Tennessee is Conference USA’s most historic rivalry with the two teams, separated by 100 miles, playing 64 games since 1914. MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (2-3, 1-0 C-USA) The last four games have been decided by a total of 12 points. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/RESULT September 3 Jackson State 6 p.m. W, 70-14 12 at Alabama 3 p.m. L, 10-37 19 Charlotte* 6 p.m. W, 73-14 NUMBERS TO WATCH 26 at Illinois TBA L, 25-27 October 3 Vanderbilt 6 p.m. L, 13-17 10 at WKU* 11 a.m. FSN 0 200 400 17 FIU* TBA FSN 24 at LA Tech* 2:30 p.m. ASN November The Hilltoppers are 7-1 under Jeff Brohm Quarterback Brandon Doughty is 200 Sticking with Doughty, the QB has 7 Marshall* TBA FSN when they do not committ a turnover. passing yards away from eclipsing the thrown for at least 400 yards in four 14 at Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. ASN With at least one turnover, they are 5-5. 10,000 yard plateau for his career. If consecutive games, the fourth-longest 21 North Texas* 11 a.m. ASN Doughty gets 10,000, he would be just the streak in FBS history. Texas Tech’s B.J. 28 at UTSA* 1:30 p.m. FCS 91st QB in FBS history to do so. Symons holds the record with seven. WKUSports.com • October 10, 2015 • Fox Sports Network • 11 a.m. • vs. Middle Tennessee • GAME 6 1 2015 WKU Football GAME NOTES Media INFORMATION WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request credentials, contact the Media Relations office. All requests should be made as early as possible and should be limited to working press only. MEDIA RELATIONS Working space in the Houchens-Smith Stadium press box is limited and a photo work Kyle Neaves Director of Media Relations room is available on the ground level for credentialed photographers. [email protected] Cell: (228) 424-6921 MEDIA WILL-CALL: If not received by mail, credentials may be picked up at the media “Will Primary Football Contact Office: (270) 745-3756 Brett Pund Assistant Media Relations Dir. Call” table, located next to the press box elevators on the lower level of the east side of the [email protected] Cell: (662) 346-3227 stadium between gates 4 and 5. Please be mindful that parking passes cannot be picked Secondary Football Contact up at will-call and must be received prior to gameday. Michael Schroeder Assistant A.D./Communications PHOTOGRAPHERS: Credentials for photographers will be issued on the basis of [email protected] Nick Brown Assistant Media Relations Dir. circulation, with priority granted to agencies covering the participating schools on a [email protected] regular basis. Per NCAA rules, images or likeness of current student-athletes may not be Lille-Anne Mulligan Media Relations Assistant sold, distributed or used for commercial purposes. [email protected] SIDELINE ACCESS: Excluding select portions of the game, media sideline access is Paul Just Sports Information Director Emeritus reserved for photographers/ videographers. Credentialed photographers/videographers [email protected] who arrive on the sideline without proper equipment will be removed from the sideline. Mailing Address: Credentials must be worn at all times on the sideline. When on the sideline, media must Athletic Media Relations remain outside the bench area. This includes during pre-game activities. E.A. Diddle Arena Room 1454 1605 Avenue of Champions RECRUITS: Per NCAA rule, media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect or Bowling Green, KY 42101 family members of a prospect during their visit (official or unofficial) to campus, including prospects in attendance at practice or games. Contact includes in-person conversations, phone calls, text messages, e-mails, etc. Media are also asked to make every effort to keep WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE distance from prospects on campus, including at practice, during pre-game activities on the sidelines and in the stands. Coach Jeff Brohm will hold his weekly press conference each GAMEDAY SERVICES: Members of the media covering WKU will be provided with Monday during a game week at 11:30 a.m. in the Paul Just Media Room inside Diddle Arena. A pair of players will also be pregame notes for both teams, a game program and a flipcard. Statistics and a running available for interviews. play-by-play will be handed out after each quarter. Approximately 30 minutes following the completion of the game, a final statistical book, including complete team and Both Coach Brohm and the players will be available for out-of- individual stats, running play-by-play and postgame quotes from players and coaches, will town media during a weekly teleconference which coincides be available. The first run of books will be given directly to the visiting SID to allow for easy with the press conference. The call-in number for the press conference can be obtained by contacting Kyle Neaves at departure with their team.