OPPONENTS INSIDE THIS SECTION 1 1 7 MISSISSIPPI 118 CHATTANOOGA 1 1 9 ARKANSAS STATE 120 UAB 121 HOUSTON 1 2 2 TULANE 123 CINCINNATI 124 LOUISVILLE 125 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 126 EAST CAROLINA 127 USF 128 SERIES RECORDS VS 2004 OPPONENTS 130 SCHEDULES OF 2004 OPPONENTS MississippiMississippi September 4 ● 6 PM ● Vaught-Hemingway Stadium ● Oxford, Miss. Location: Oxford, Miss. Enrollment: 16,080 Conference: Southeastern (West) GAME Nickname: Rebels School Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Capacity: 60,580 Playing Surface: AstroPlay 111 Chancellor: Dr. Robert Khayat David Cutcliffe Micheal Spurlock 11 Athletic Director: Pete Boone Head Coach JR • Quarterback 2003 REBEL RESULTS Head Coach: David Cutcliffe Cutcliffe's record at UM: 40-22-0 (5 years) ( 10-3 ) Cutcliffe's overall record: 40-22-0 (5 years) at Vanderbilt W 24-21 Assistant Coaches: John Latina (Offensive Coordi- at Memphis L 34-44 nator/OL), Kurt Roper (QB), Arlington Nunn (RB), T.D. LOUISIANA-MONROE W 59-14 Woods (WR), Matt Luke (TE/OL), Chuck Driesbach TEXAS TECH L 45-49 (Defensive Coordinator/DL), Jay Hopson (DB), Rick at Florida W 20-17 Petri (DT), Marion Hobby (DE) ARKANSAS STATE W 55-0 Offensive Formation: Multiple Pro ALABAMA W 43-28 Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 ARKANSAS W 19-7 Lettermen Returning: 49 SOUTH CAROLINA W 43-40 Lettermen Lost: 24 at Auburn W 24-20 Offensive Starters Returning: 6 Defensive Starters Returning: 4 LSU L 14-17 All-Star Candidates: OG Doug Buckles, WR Mike at Mississippi State W 31-0 Espy, WR Bill Flowers, WR Kerry Johnson, OL Marcus *vs. Oklahoma State W 31-28 Johnson, CB Travis Johnson, K Jonathan Nichols, FS *SBC Cotton Bowl Classic Eric Oliver, P Cody Ridgeway, SS Kelvin Robinson, C 2004 Chris Spencer Key Losses: DE Charlie Anderson, WR Chris Kicker Jonathan Nichols was honored as the nation’s top Collins, CB Von Hutchins, QB Eli Manning, LB L.P. place kicker in 2003, receiving the Lou Groza Award. REBEL SCHEDULE Spence, LB Justin Wade, OT Cliff Woodruff Sept. 4 MEMPHIS 2003 Record: 10-3 SID OFFICE CONTACTS 2003 SEC Record/Finish: 7-1/T1st West Sept. 11 @Alabama SID Office Phone: 662-915-7522 2003 Bowl Appearance: Defeated Oklahoma State Sept. 18 VANDERBILT SID Fax: 662-915-7006 in the SBC Cotton Bowl Classic, 31-28 Sept. 25 @Wyoming Sports Information Director (Home): Oct. 2 ARKANSAS STATE Series vs Memphis: Ole Miss leads 42-9-2; Note: Langston Rogers (662-236-3535) Oct. 9 @South Carolina The Ole Miss series is the second oldest in Tiger e-mail: [email protected] Oct. 16 TENNESSEE history, starting in 1921. Oct. 30 AUBURN Last Meeting: Memphis 44, Mississippi 34 (Sept. Associate Director (Home): Rick Stupak (662- Nov. 13 @Arkansas 6, 2003; Memphis, Tenn.) 236-2478) Nov. 20 @LSU e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE Mailing Address: Box 217, University, MS www.OleMissSports.com 38677 Press Box Phone: 662-236-1931 TOP RETURNING PASSERS TOP RETURNING RECEIVERS Micheal Spurlock JR 9-8-0 2 TD 118 yds. Bill Flowers SR 39 543 13.9 1 TD Mike Espy JR 30 542 18.1 3 TD TOP RETURNING RUSHERS Kerry Johnson SR 28 399 14.2 5 TD Vashon Pearson JR 94 398 4.2 4 TD Jamal Pittman SO 42 214 5.1 1 TD TOP RETURNING TACKLERS Eric Oliver SR-DB 73 solo 31 ast. 3 FR 1 INT 3.5 TFL Kelvin Robinson JR-DB 55 solo 12 ast. 3 PBU 1 INT 6.5 TFL 117 ChattanoogaChattanooga September 11 ● 7 PM ● Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ● Memphis, Tenn. Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. Enrollment: 8,564 Conference: Southern GAME Nickname: Mocs School Colors: Navy, Old Gold, & Silver Stadium: Finley Stadium Capacity: 20,668 Playing Surface: Natural Grass 222 Chancellor: Dr. Bill W. Stacy Rodney Allison Quentin Harris 22 Athletic Director: Steve Sloan Head Coach SR • Defensive Back 2003 MOCS RESULTS Head Coach: Rodney Allison Allison's record at UTC: 3-9-0 (1 year) ( 3-9 ) Allison's overall record: 3-9-0 (1 year) SAMFORD L 23-31 Assistant Coaches: Randy Brown (Special Teams), at Vanderbilt L 6-51 Mac Bryan (Assoc. Head Coach/DE), Donald Dykes TENNESSEE TECH L 10-35 (DB), Jason Greene (DL), Gwaine Mathews (Def. Co- at Gardner-Webb L 13-23 ordinator/LB), Jeff Nixon (RB/TE), Jason Simpson (Off. at Georgia Southern L 3-34 Coordinator/QB), John Turner (OL), Justin Watts (WR), WOFFORD L 14-42 Shannon Williams (OLB) at Elon W 24-7 Offensive Formation: Pro Style WESTERN CAROLINA L 0-38 Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 at Appalachian State L 7-47 Lettermen Returning: 35 Lettermen Lost: 20 THE CITADEL W 29-20 Offensive Starters Returning: 6 at East Tennessee State L 7-68 Defensive Starters Returning: 6 FURMAN L 21-63 All-Star Candidates: WR Jeremy Grier, PK Jonathan Godfrey, DB Quentin Harris, WR Alonzo Nix, 2004 OL Josh Shinpaugh MOCS SCHEDULE Key Losses: RB Jessie Chesterfield, OL james Clark, C Chris Cook, LB Jason Jackson, DL Leonard WR Alonzo Nix tied for third nationally in catches last Sept. 11 @Memphis Mays, WR Ebrahim Tehrani, LB Bernard Snowden season with 90. Sept. 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE 2003 Record: 3-9 Sept. 25 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2003 Southern Conf. Record/Finish: 6-5/T6th SID OFFICE CONTACTS Oct. 2 @Wofford 2003 Bowl Appearance: N/A SID Office Phone: 423-425-5292 Oct. 9 @Tennessee Tech Series vs Memphis: Memphis leads 9-5-0; Note: SID Fax: 423-425-4610 Oct. 16 ELON The 2001 meeting was the first time UM and UTC Sports Information Director (Home): Jeff Oct. 23 @Western Carolina had played each other since the 1960s. Romero (423-517-8917) Oct. 30 APPALACHIAN STATE Last Meeting: Memphis 43, Chattanooga 10 (Sept. e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 6 @The Citadel 8, 2001; Memphis, Tenn.) Nov. 13 LIBERTY Associate Director (Home): Don Harris (423- Nov. 20 @Furman 843-0758) e-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: 615 McCallie Ave., Chatta- www.GoMocs.com nooga, TN 37403 Press Box Phone: 423-757-9332 TOP RETURNING PASSERS TOP RETURNING RECEIVERS Vinnie Miroth JR 301-190-17 10 TD 2011 yds. Alonzo Nix SR 90 1060 11.8 7 TD Matthew Lopez SO 92-49-5 0 TD 477 yds. Jeremy Grier SR 62 753 12.1 2 TD TOP RETURNING RUSHERS TOP RETURNING TACKLERS Kyle Oden SO 56 222 4.0 2 TD Quentin Harris SR-DB 40 solo 22 ast. 1 FR 1 PBU 3 TFL Larry White SR-LB 30 solo 26 ast. 4 PBU .5 sack 8 TFL 118 ArkansasArkansas StateState September 18 ● 6 PM ● Indian Stadium ● Jonesboro, Ark. Location: Jonesboro, Ark. Enrollment: 10,528 Conference: Sun Belt Conference GAME Nickname: Indians School Colors: Scarlet & Black Stadium: Indian Stadium Capacity: 30,694 Playing Surface: Natural Grass 333 President: Dr. Les Wyatt Steve Roberts Steven Tooks 2003 INDIAN RESULTS Athletic Director: Dr. Dean Lee Head Coach SR • Linebacker Head Coach: Steve Roberts ( 5-7 ) Roberts' record at ASU: 11-14 (2 years) at Texas A&M L 11-26 Roberts' overall record: 60-47-1 (9 years) UT-MARTIN W 63-6 Assistant Coaches: Doug Ruse (Offensive Coor- SE MISSOURI ST. W 21-3 dinator/QB), Kevin Corless (Co-Defensive Coordi- at Tulsa L 7-54 nator/LB), Jack Curtis(Co-Defensive Coordinator/ at Memphis L 16-38 Saf), Tate Behne (TE), Tony Gilbert (CB), David LOUISIANA-MONROE W 44-41 Gunn (RB), Darren Hiller (OL), Kevin Peoples (DL), at Ole Miss L 0-55 Mike McCarty (WR) at Utah State L 0-49 Offensive Formation: Pro Set at New Mexico St. W 28-24 Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 IDAHO W 24-23 Lettermen Returning: 42 at North Texas L 14-58 Lettermen Lost: 26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 14-24 Offensive Starters Returning: 8 Defensive Starters Returning: 3 All-Star Candidates: QB Elliot Jacobs, LB Steven 2004 Tooks, S Alex Peoples, WR Jerome Stegall, P Jarod Little INDIAN SCHEDULE QB Elliot Jacobs threw for 1,537 yards and 10 touch- Key Losses: DT Corey Williams, DT Jon Bradley, downs last season. Sept. 4 @Missouri DB Jonathan Burke, WR Mike Cox, LB Les Echols Sept. 11 @LSU 2003 Record: 5-7 SID OFFICE CONTACTS Sept. 18 MEMPHIS 2003 Sun Belt Record/Finish: 3-4/t4th Sept. 25 @Louisiana-Monroe 2003 Bowl Appearance: N/A SID Office Phone: 870-972-2541 Oct. 2 @Ole Miss Series vs Memphis: UM leads 26-20-5 SID Fax: 870-972-3367 Sports Information Director (Home): Gina Oct. 9 @Middle Tennessee Last Meeting: Memphis 38, ASU 16 (Sept. 27, Bowman (870-932-6947) Oct. 16 TROY STATE 2003; Memphis, Tenn.) Oct. 23 @Louisiana-Lafayette e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 6 @Idaho Assistant Director (Home): Bill Bowen (870- Nov. 11 UTAH STATE 932-1269) e-mail: [email protected] Nov. 18 NORTH TEXAS Mailing Address: 217 Olympic Drive, www.ASUIndians.com Jonesboro, AR 72401. Press Box Phone: 870-972-2541 TOP RETURNING PASSERS TOP RETURNING RECEIVERS Elliot Jacobs SR 273-145-13 10 TD 1537 yds. Jerome Stegall SR 27 364 13.5 3 TD Nick Noce JR 31-8-7 0 TD 176 yds. Chuck Walker SR 26 267 10.3 1 TD TOP RETURNING RUSHERS TOP RETURNING TACKLERS Shermar Bracey JR 112 530 4.7 8 TD Steven Tooks SR-LB 47 solo 43 ast. 1 sack 2 PBU 6.5 TFL Chris Easley SO 118 475 4.0 2 TD Alex Peoples SR-DB 34 solo 37 ast. 1 INT 3 PBU 1.5 TFL 119 UABUAB September 25 ● 6 PM ● Legion Field ● Birmingham, Ala.