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USF STORYLINES
COACHING ‘EM UP
USF head coach Jim Leavitt (page 26) is now the sole remaining
member of the original USF coaching staff from 1996 (when the program simply practiced for one year before playing). But Leavitt wastes
no time pondering where everyone went. Rather, he’s brought in Dan
McCarney (pages 35-36)– only the longest tenured head coach in the
Big 12 (at Iowa State) – and well-respected offensive coach Mike
Canales, who was actually on that original USF staff before stints at NC
State and Arizona as well as a stop in the NFL with the New York Jets.
Canales (page 31) will function as pass game coordinator and coach
the receivers.
Also new to the full-time USF staff in 2007 are offensive line coach
Mike Simmonds (page 38) and tight ends coach Larry Scott (page 38),
both of whom were graduate assistants in 2006. Meanwhile, Greg
Gregory (page 34) returns for his third year on the staff, but his first in
the role of offensive coordinator.
Davis, of course, coached the Miami Hurricanes from 1995 to 2000,
compiling a 51-20 record, while leading the team to one outright and
two shared Big East championships. Davis was also an assistant coach
with the Hurricanes from 1984 to 1988, including the 1987 National
Championship season.
FUTURE SCHEDULES
While the Big East portion of USF’s schedule will be set on an
annual basis, the following non-conference games have been scheduled –
and are subject to change:
2008
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
TENNESSEE MARTIN
at UCF
KANSAS
at Florida International
at NC State
With what appears to be the deepest pool of running backs in several years and a dual threat quarterback in Matt Grothe, the USF offense
(page 14), which improved 35 spots from 2005 to rank 44th nationally
in 2006, may just have a chance to be the most balanced offense in the
school’s 11 seasons of play.
Grothe returns at quarterback, and a backfield that includes returning
starter Ben Williams plus Moises Plancher, who had been named starter
at the outset last year only to sustain a torn ACL in the first series of the
season, junior college transfer Shawn Cannon and promising freshmen
Aston Samuels and Mike Ford, should make his passing opportunities
that much easier. And that’s not even taking into account that Grothe
himself led the team in rushing last year.
2009
Sept. 5
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
Oct. 10
WOFFORD
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
MIAMI
at Indian
WE’RE BACK TOO
2011
Nov. 26 MIAMI
BALANCE ACT
The defense (page 16) isn’t to be forgotten. Other than one small
“blip” in 2004, defensive coordinator Wally Burnham and his defensive
staff have been remarkable consistent through the years.With Dan
McCarney adding his defensive “teeth” to the staff, plus honor candidates Ben Moffitt (LB), Mike Jenkins (CB) and Trae Williams (CB), the
USF defense once again appears to be in great hands.
Momentum could be a real key for the unit as well. After all, look at
what the Bulls – who return eight starters – did in the final two games
last season. In a 24-19 win at seventh ranked West Virginia, USF held the
number two rushing team in the nation to 132 yards, some 170 below
its average. Heisman hopeful Steve Slaton had just 43 yards and quarterback Pat White ran for just 17. If not for a receiver reverse that picked
up 57 yards by itself, the run game would have been essentially grounded completely.
Then in the Papajohns.com Bowl, USF held East Carolina to just 54
yards on 32 carries and only seven points in a 24-7 Bulls win.
BUTCH AND THE SUNSHINE STATE
When North Carolina (page 72) travels to meet the Bulls in
Raymond James Stadium September 22, it not only marks the first time
a non-conference BCS opponent will play USF at home, but it also
becomes the first college game back in the State of Florida for first-year
Tar Heels coach Butch Davis.
2010
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Oct. 2
Nov. 27
SAMFORD
at Florida
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
at Miami
2012
Sept. 8 MICHIGAN STATE
Nov. 24 at Miami
2013
Sept. 7 at Michigan State
Sept. 14 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Nov. 30 MIAMI
2014
Sept. 13 NC State
2015
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at Florida
2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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USF Storylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Table of Contents/Credits . . . . 2
Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . 3
USF Media Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bulls On the Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
USF Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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USF Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Raymond James Stadium . 10-11
USF in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Outlook and Rosters
2007 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alphabetical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geographical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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20
22
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Coaches and Football Staff
Head Coach Jim Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Wally Burnham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mike Canales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Troy Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Carl Franks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Greg Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Dan McCarney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36
Rich Rachel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Larry Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mike Simmonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Larry Antonucci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Patrick Burnham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Keith Abrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Jared Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Jamie DeGerome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
David Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mike Lube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ronnie McKeefery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Jeremy Lees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Steve Walz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tanya West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Players
Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
New Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Opponents
Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2007-08 College Bowl Schedule . . . . . .
History and Records
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2006 Season Review
Game-By-Game Review . . . . . . . . . . . 84
2006 Single Game Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
2006 Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
2006 Defensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Starters Game-By-Game . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Team Game-By-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
The University
Discover USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dr. Judy Genshaft, President . . . . . . . . 108
Dr. Suresh Khator,
Faculty Representative . . . . . . . . . . 108
USF Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Doug Woolard,
Athletic Director of Athletics . . . . . . 110
The Bulls Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Academic Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . 115
BIG EAST Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Prominent USF Grads . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Athletic Department Staff . . . . . . . . . . 119
Embassy Suites Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Offense/All Purpose . . . . . . . . . .
Combined Yards/Punt Returns . . . . . .
Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defense/Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Placekicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Team Single Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Team Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Firsts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opponent Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All-Time Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All-Time Opponent Series . . . . . . . . .
Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Annual Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All-Time Numerical Roster . . . . . . . .
USF and the NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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132
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140
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149
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CREDITS
The 2007 USF Football Media Guide was written and
edited by the USF Sports Information Staff: Rachel
Constantine, John Gerdes, Adam Hollen, Mike Hogan
and Amy Woodruff.
Cover Art and Page Design – Karloz Tellez
Typesetting – Ron Strand
Photography – Aerial Innovations (Tampa, FL),The
Allens (Miami, FL), Arizona Cardinals, Paul R. Baker,
Jancy Briles (Dallas Cowboys), Paul Gigante, Robert
Hudson, Kansas City Chiefs, Jason Marsh, Any Meng, J.
Meric, New England Patriots, Greg Owen, Robin
Donina Serne, David Silverman, Carlisle Stockton,
Karloz Tellez, USF Photography,Tom Wagner
Printing – Rinaldi Printing,Tampa, FL. Special thanks
to Steve Kimbler.
MEDIA INFORMATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
www.GoUSFBulls.com
Official website of the USF Bulls
Administration
4202 East Fowler Avenue
ATH100
Tampa, FL 33620
Dr. Judy Genshaft, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(813) 974-2791
Doug Woolard, Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-2125
Bill McGillis, Senior Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . .974-8930
Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy, Senior Associate A.D. . . . . . .974-4048
Dr. Suresh Khator, NCAA Faculty Representative . . . . . .974-6892
John Gerdes, Assistant A.D. – Media Relations . . . . . . . . .974-4086
Mike Hogan, Assistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4092
Rachel Constantine, Assistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0415
Amy Woodruff, Assistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4087
Football Staff
4202 East Fowler Avenue
ATH100
Tampa, FL 33620
Jim Leavitt, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(813) 974-7171
Larry Antonucci, Director of Football Ops . . . . . . . . . . .974-7179
Patrick Burnham, Director of High School Relations . . .974-9198
Wally Burnham, Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord . .974-7720
Mike Canales, Pass Game Coordinator/Receivers . . . . . .974-7168
Troy Douglas, Safeties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7173
Carl Franks, Running Backs/Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7182
Greg Gregory, Offensive Coordinator/QBs . . . . . . . . . .974-7174
Dan McCarney, Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line . . . . .974-7166
Rich Rachel, Cornerbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7167
Larry Scott,Tight Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-6421
Mike Simmonds, Offensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0903
Jeremy Lees, Equipment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7356
Jamie DeGerome,Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-9347
Steve Walz, Assistant A.D. Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . .974-3506
QUICK FACTS
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIG EAST
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,038
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulls
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green & Gold
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Judy Genshaft
Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Woolard
Faculty Rep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Suresh Khator
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond James
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000
Playing Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Grass
Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Spread
Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
DATES TO REMEMBER
July
August
16-17 BIG EAST Media Day
18-19 Newport, RI
State of Florida Media Days
18-19 Tampa, Fla.,The Quorum
18-19 Hotel
5 All players report
7 Media Day at Raymond James
Stadium
27 Classes Begin
September
1 Season Opener vs. Elon
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for all University of South Florida home games are $20, $26
and $31 plus any applicable service fees.They may be purchased
through TicketMaster, either online or at an outlet, or at the USF Sun
Dome Box Office.TicketMaster accepts VISA, MasterCard, American
Express and Discover. A TicketMaster phone directory follows:
Tampa-St. Petersburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (813) 287-8844
Sarasota-Bradenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (941) 334-3309
Orlando/Central Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (407) 839-3900
Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (904) 353-3309
Dade/Broward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (305) 358-5885
For any additional ticket information,
the phone number is 1-800-GoBulls.
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MEDIA INFORMATION
U University of South Florida Sports Information Office
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OFFICE:
MAILING ADDRESS:
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Assistant Athletics Director
John Gerdes
(813) 974-4086 (O); (813) 971-4967 (H)
[email protected]
Assistant Sports Information Director
Mike Hogan
(813) 974-4092 (O); (813) 994-0623 (H)
[email protected]
(813) 974-2125
FAX (813) 974-5328
4202 E. Fowler Ave., ATH100
Tampa, FL 33620
PRESS BOX:
OVERNIGHT ADDRESS:
(813) 350-6225
Same As Above
CREDENTIALS
press entry gate and to the left.
Pre-game packets will include game notes for
both schools, a game program and a flip card.
Complete game statistics, running play-by-play
and post game notes/quotes will be distributed
throughout the game.
Credentials for all USF games are for working
media only. Accredited media should make a
request in writing, on letterhead, no later that one
full week prior to the game. Requests should be
directed to SID John Gerdes and may be mailed
or faxed to (813) 974-5328. Requests may also be
made via e-mail to [email protected].
Requests from media covering visiting teams will
be confirmed with that school’s sports information director.
Press “will call” for all credentials will be located at Gate D, located at the southwest corner of
the facility, closest to the intersection of Dale
Mabry and Tom McEwen boulevards. Gate D is
also the Media Entrance with an elevator immediately inside the gate.
Will call will open at two hours and 30 minutes before all home USF games.
PARKING
Parking will be available on a limited basis.
Priority will be granted to media covering USF
on a season-long basis. Parking requests should be
made in writing in conjunction with credential
requests.
Rachel Constantine
(813) 974-0415
[email protected]
TELEPHONES/FAX REQUESTS
All telephone requests should be made through
SPRINT at 1-800-989-9974, although there are
plenty of complimentary phones for working
media, in addition to three courtesy lines plus one
ISDN line for visiting radio.
The USF sports information office will accept
fax requests prior to each game. Please see a USF
sports information staff member on Row 2 of the
main press box to make a request.
PRESS BOX SERVICE
Amy Woodruff
(813) 974-4087
[email protected]
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In Raymond James Stadium, all press - including print and electronic- will be seated on the
same level on the west side of the stadium. Dark
rooms are located at ground level, just inside the
PHOTOGRAPHERS
The University of South Florida will adhere to
all NCAA Guidelines regarding sideline photography. Photographers and videographers are not
permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines and
they must wear a proper credential at all times.
The bench areas between the 25-yard lines are off
limits to all media at all times. Failure to follow
this procedure is grounds for dismissal from the
stadium. No photo credentials will be issued to
freelance photographers, runners, grips, etc. Any
such persons who are credentialed as non-photographers are asked to stand behind all credentialed
photographers.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWS
Media will be escorted to the field with approximately five minutes remaining in the game.
USF head coach Jim Leavitt will be brought to a
press room adjacent to the USF locker room no
more than 10 minutes following his entry into the
team locker room.
USF sports information personnel will poll the
media during the fourth quarter for any players
requested for an interview.Those players will be
brought to the interview room adjacent to the
USF locker room. USF appreciates the deadline situation confronting the media, and requested players
will be escorted to the interview area in prompt
fashion.
Each visiting team will set its own post-game
policy and it will be announced over the press box
public address system in the fourth quarter.
DAILY INTERVIEWS
All interview requests should be made through
the USF sports information office (813-974-4086).
USF will host a press luncheon every Tuesday
throughout the season at 12:30 with head coach
Jim Leavitt speaking at 1:00, followed by any
requested players at 1:30. Player requests should be
made through the sports information office by
Noon on Monday each week. Every effort should
be made to conduct player interviews during the
allotted time on Tuesday, and the sports information staff - in conjunction with the coaching staff will ensure a requested player’s presence, barring
any academic or medical schedule conflicts. In that
instance, every effort will be made to reschedule
the appointment. Out-of-town media wishing to
speak to USF players should also make their
requests by each Monday at noon to arrange for a
telephone call during the Tuesday session from
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
USF appreciates the fact that there will be specific requests to speak to players outside the
Tuesday session. In this instance, please notify the
sports information department and every effort
will be made to comply with your request. Player
BIG EAST WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE
interviews will be discontinued between
Wednesday and Friday of each game week.
COACHING STAFF INTERVIEWS
Jim Leavitt will be available following each USF
practice session, once he has dismissed the team.
He will also be available on Tuesday’s at 1:00 p.m.
and every Sunday at a time and site to be determined.All members of the coaching staff may be
reached at 813-974-7171 or through the sports
information office at 813-974-4086.
PRACTICES
The BIG EAST football coaches will hold a weekly teleconference for the media beginning Monday, August 27. The
call will take place each Monday during the season, concluding on November 26. Each coach will be available for
approximately 10 minutes. Media representatives may contact USF sports information to get the telephone number.The
schedule of coaches is as follows (all times Eastern):
11:00 a.m.
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati
11:10 a.m.
Greg Schiano, Rutgers
11:20 a.m.
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
11:30 a.m.
Rich Rodriguez,West Virginia
11:40 a.m.
Randy Edsall, Connecticut
11:50 a.m.
Greg Robinson, Syracuse
Noon
Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville
12:10 p.m.
Jim Leavitt, USF
Replays and Internet Audio
The BIG EAST provides a replay number for media to access the call after it is completed. The audio will be available
each Monday at 5:00 p.m. ET and be available until the next call takes place at (402) 220-2955.
The coaches’ teleconference is also available via the BIG EAST web site. Users can listen to the question and answer
session LIVE or REPLAYED in conjunction with Yahoo! Broadcast.
Working media who wish to attend a USF
practice must notify the sports information office
prior to arriving at the practice. Practices will be
open for the first 30 minutes, unless prior arrangements for a longer stay are made with the sports
information office and the head coach.The head
coach does reserve the right to close specific practice sessions.Writers, photographers and videographers are asked to work from the extreme perimeter of the two practice fields, and not from anywhere between the two fields, without prior consent from the sports information department.The
practice fields are located due north of the USF
Softball Complex, off of Sycamore Drive.
All practice sessions are closed to the general
public, unless the head coach grants prior consent.
BIG EAST Weekly Satellite Feed
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
The BIG EAST will begin its weekly football satellite broadcast on Wednesday, September 5. The feed will be available
each Wednesday during the season, concluding on November 28. Approximately three and a half minutes of highlights
and interviews are available for each team in the conference. Information regarding the feed is as follows:
Dates:
Wednesdays, Sept. 5 - Nov. 28
Time:
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Coordinates:
Galaxy 16,Transponder 16
Any requests for video footage of USF Football
action should be directed to USF sports information director John Gerdes at 813-974-4086.
2007 TRAVEL PLANS
(subject to change)
SEPTEMBER 8
At Auburn – Auburn, Ala.
TRAVEL: Depart Tampa International Airport via charter
jet Friday, September 7 at 3:00 p.m. Arrive at Montgomery
Airport at 3:30 p.m. CST. On return, depart Montgomery
Airport 1:30 a.m. CST Sunday, September 9. Arrive at Tampa
International Airport 4 a.m. EST.
TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Embassy Suites,
300 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
PHONE: (334) 551-4036
OCTOBER 18
At Rutgers – New Brunswick, N.J.
TRAVEL: Depart Tampa International Airport Wednesday,
October 17 at 12 noon via charter Friday, October 13 at 11
a.m. via charter jet. Arrive at Newark Liberty International
Airport at 2:35 p.m. On return, depart Newark Liberty
International Airport Friday, October 19 at 1:00 a.m. Arrive
at Tampa International at 3:30 a.m.
TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Embassy Suites,
121 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854
PHONE: (732) 980-9473
NOVEMBER 10
At Syracuse – Syracuse, N.Y.
jet Friday, November 9 at 9 a.m. Arrive Syracuse Hancock
International Airport at 11 35 p.m. On return, depart
Syracuse Hancock International Airport via charter jet
Saturday, November 10, time tba. Arrive in Tampa two hours
and 30 minutes later.
TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Radisson Hotel –
Utica Center, 200 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501
PHONE: (315) 797-8010
OCTOBER 6
At Florida Atlantic – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
TRAVEL: Depart USF campus by charter bus Friday,
October 5 at 10 a.m. Arrive in Ft. Lauderdale at 2 p.m. On
return, Ft. Lauderdale by bus at 9 p.m. Saturday, October 6.
Arrive in Tampa at 1 a.m. Sunday October 7.
TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Hilton Ft. Lauderdale
Airport, 1870 Griffin Road, Dania Beach, FL 33004
PHONE: (954) 920-3300
OCTOBER 27
At Connecticut – Hartford, Conn.
TRAVEL: Depart Tampa International Airport Friday,
October 26 at 10 a.m. via charter jet. Arrive at Hartford
International Airport at 12:35p.m. On return, depart
Hartford International Airport via charter, time tba. Arrive in
Tampa, two hours and 30 minutes later.
TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Hilton Hartford,
315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT 06103
PHONE: (860) 728-5151
NOVEMBER 17
At Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, Pa.
jet Friday, November 16 at 3 p.m. Arrive at Pittsburgh
International Airport at 5:20 p.m. On return, depart
Pittsburgh International Airport, Saturday, November 17 at a
time tba. Arrive in Tampa two hours later.
TEAM HEADQUARTERS: Pittsburgh Westin,
1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
PHONE: (412) 560-6354
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BULLS ON THE AIR
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MULTI-MEDIA PARTNERS
ISP
On June 6, 2007, the University of South Florida Department of
Athletics entered into a ten-year multimedia contract with ISP Sports, the
country’s leader in the college sports
marketing industry. The deal, worth a
minimum of $22 million strategically
aligns both ISP Sports and ESPN
Regional Television as USF’s
multimedia rights holders.
Under the terms of the agreement,
ISP Sports will conduct full management of USF Athletics sales and marketing, while ESPN Regional TV, which
previously held USF’s marketing rights, continues to provide support in various areas including distribution of local and regional television.
“We are extremely pleased to have developed a unique partnership with
two of the top multimedia rights holders in the country,” says Woolard.“ISP
Sports brings its well earned status as the strongest marketer of college athletics in the country, and we continue to enjoy a healthy partnership with
ESPN.This new partnership promises to increase awareness of the USF
brand nationwide and provides additional resources assisting our student-athletes to be competitive on a national stage.”
ISP will produce and market a variety of corporate sponsorship opportunities involving Bulls sports, including live radio programming (game broadcasts and coaches call-in shows), signage in athletic facilities, and at-event
promotional activities. The company will also serve as a sales representative
for the official athletic website (www.GoUSFBulls.com) along with various
athletic department publications.
Among the many objectives of this partnership are plans to develop USF
Football radio broadcasts in Spanish as well as radio broadcasts of USF Men’s
Baseball and USF Women’s Softball home contests. ISP will also work to
expand USF Athletics’ current broadcast outlets.
“We have worked with ESPN Regional on individual projects in the past
but are delighted to now be aligning with them in this capacity,” says Ben
Sutton, Chairman and CEO of ISP, America’s Home for College Sports. “In
addition, we are extremely excited to form a new partnership with the athletic program at the University of South Florida.”
Based in Winston-Salem, NC, ISP is the multimedia rights holder for 45
collegiate athletic properties, including Big East members Cincinnati,
Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Villanova. Additionally, ISP is the exclusive marketing partner of the Big East Conference.
“In conjunction with ISP, this opportunity will continue to build on the
outstanding relationships ESPN has enjoyed with the University of South
Florida,” says Pete Derzis, Senior Vice President of ESPN Regional. “The
university will reap tremendous benefits from this collaboration.”
The South Florida ISP Networks team in Tampa consists of General
Manager Chris Lahey, Associate General Manager Brett Dulaney, Senior
Account Executive Sarah Kay, and Account Executive Ivy Willing.
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vision exposure, including several national appearances.With its affiliation in
the BIG EAST Conference, USF heads in 2007 with unprecedented national
television coverage as ESPN owns all
BIG EAST(and member schools) television rights in a record-setting contract.
In 2007, USF is already assured of no
fewer than three nationally televised games on the
ESPN family, including a first-ever appearance on
the prestigious Thursday night ESPN Game.The
Bulls make that debut at Rutgers. But even before
that, USF will play at Auburn and at home against
West Virginia on ESPN2. As the season progresses, USF could add more
national appearances on ESPN, ESPN2,
ESPN360 or ABC.
In addition to game broadcasts, USF gains
exposure through the weekly Jim Leavitt
Show on ABC 28, which is hosted by sports anchor Al Keck and airs on
Saturday mornings throughout the football season.
RADIO
Jim Louk and Mark Robinson continue to call all the football action, a
role they have fulfilled since the Inaugural Season in 1997. Jim Lighthall
remains on the crew as the pre-game and post-game host, a role he has held
since 1998.
Louk, originally the voice of USF Basketball on the radio from 1983-97,
is also the Assistant Athletics Director for Sales and Broadcasting at USF. A
native of Rochester, New York and a graduate of the University of
Bridgeport, Louk made the transition to football in USF’s 1997 Inaugural
Season. He also hosts the weekly Jim Leavitt Radio Show throughout the
season, which will air on WDAE 620, a sister station to WFLA.The Jim
Leavitt Show will occur live this year at The Bull Ring on Fowler Avenue,
just three miles from campus.
Robinson enjoyed a seven-year NFL career as a defensive back with the
Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after earning All-America
and GTE Academic All-America honors at Penn State. He was a junior on
Penn State’s 1982 National Championship Team, when he had nine tackles
and two interceptions in the Sugar Bowl win over Georgia. Robinson was a
fourth round choice of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984.
In addition to his football duties on the USF Football Network, Lighthall
has been the analyst on the USF Basketball Network for the past six seasons.
TELEVISION
From its inception in 1997, the
University of South Florida football
program has enjoyed tremendous tele-
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MEDIA OUTLETS
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USF FOOTBALL CHRONOLOGY
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October, 1991
August, 1993
Then-President
Francis T. Borkowski
convenes a group of
40 individuals (faculty, staff, students,
alumni, community
friends) to assess the
feasibility of adding a
football program.
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March 20,1992
Community committee, co-chaired by Frank Morsani and
Peyton Adams, with staff leadership from Selmon, is formed to
raise $10 million, with an intermediary goal of $5 million in order
to seek Florida Board of Regents approval.
December 10, 1993
Betty Castor named President at the University of South Florida.
September 19, 1994
President Castor asks for a
complete review of football
before proceeding, but also
states her support for the idea
as a potential rallying point for
students and alumni.
The Chair of the feasibility committee (Dr. Leon Mandell) reports
to President Borkowski that the committee recommends that
football would be feasible.
March 21,1992
President Borkowski refers the matter to the USF Athletics
Council.
April 2,1992
Dr. Stewart Schneller, then the Chair of the Athletics Council,
sends a memorandum to the University Community requesting
their comments and asks the Faculty Senate Speaker, the A&P
Presiding Officer, the USPS Senate President, the Student
Government President, the USF Foundation President, and the
Athletic Association President to also report the views of their
constituencies to the Council.
December 3,1992
Athletics Council meets to determine its recommendation to the
President, and in a 15-2 vote, the Council passed a resolution
recommending that President Borkowski “initiate efforts to
determine if non-state appropriated resources are present to support intercollegiate football at the University of South Florida.”
October 5, 1994
USF announces a $200,000 (sponsor funded) multi-media blitz to
sell season ticket commitments. Through July, 1995, over 2,000
commitments have been received.
October 20, 1994
Season ticket commitments available for purchase.
June 28, 1995
Athletic Director Paul Griffin says USF has raised the $5 million
self-imposed goal before seeking Board of Regents approval.
July 20, 1995
Florida Board of Regents approves a student fee increase of 50
cents per credit hour to commence in Fall, 1995 semester in order
to fund a football operating budget. It is expected that this will
generate $350,000 annually.
July 12,1993
Lee Roy Selmon, now a
member of the Pro Football
Hall of Fame, and the
Academic All-America Hall
of Fame is named Associate
Athletic Director of External
Affairs at USF.
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August 29, 1995
BOR conducts final fact-finding review in consideration of USF
Football on the USF campus. Upon completion of meeting, in a
straw poll, BOR support for football is unanimous.
September 15, 1995
October 3, 1998
Board of Regents
approves USF Football at
their meeting in Orlando.
First collegiate game in the new Raymond James Stadium.
September 4, 1999
First I-A opponent at San Diego State.
September 16, 1995
USF begins search for a
head coach, with staff
hiring to follow.
October 28, 2000
First I-A win at Connecticut.
December 3, 1995
September 8, 2001
Jim Leavitt named first head coach in
USF Football history.
USF opens eyes with a 35-26 win at Pittsburgh.
November 16, 2002
USF gains its first win over a nationally ranked I-A team
with a 29-7 victory over Bowling Green.
February, 1996
USF signs first-ever recruiting class,
a class that eventually grows to 81
players including scholarship players
and walk-ons.
September 27, 2003
USF’s first ever Conference USA game was a 28-0 win
at Army.
September 6,1996
First-ever football
practice at USF.
November 4, 2003
USF accepts an invitation to join Big East in 2005.
September 24, 2005
USF first Big East game, a 45-14 win over Louisville.
December 31, 2005
USF first Bowl game at Meinke Car Care Bowl.
November 25, 2006
September 25,1996
USF defeats seventh ranked West Virginia 24-19.
First intrasquad scrimmage played at
USF.
December 23, 2006
September 6, 1997
USF earns firstever Bowl win over
East Carolina at
Papajohns.com
Bowl.
First-ever USF football game – at Tampa
Stadium.
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Whether it’s on the natural grass field that is envied by every NFL
player outside of Tampa Bay, in the plush fan seating areas, or the spacious club facilities and comfortable press box, the impression of
Raymond James Stadium - Home of the USF Bulls - is impressive and
immediate.The entire facility takes state-of-the-art up a notch.
Raymond James Stadium - also home to the 2003 Super Bowl
Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the annual Outback Bowl - is a
$168.5 million facility which opened September 20, 1998 with a Tampa
Bay Buccaneers game against the Chicago Bears.Two weeks later, the
Bulls debuted in their new home with a 45-6 win over Citadel, in front
of 32,598 fans.
The Bulls have continued to enjoy a winning edge in Raymond
James, building a 44-10 record since 1998, including one streak of 21
straight victories at home.
Tampa Bay hosted its third Super Bowl, and it’s first in Raymond
James Stadium, in 2001 and the stadium also serves as an outstanding
venue for outdoor concert acts.Tampa Bay and Raymond James will
again host a Super Bowl (XLIII) in January 2009.
The facility also continues a proud tradition as the finest natural
grass surface in the country.The bermuda-sodded field in the former
Tampa Stadium - home to Super Bowls XVIII and XXV - earned
annual recognition from the NFL Players Association as the league’s
finest field, and the recognition has continued at Raymond James
Stadium, which has affectionately become known as “The Ray Jay.”
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The comfort extends into the fan areas with arm-chair theatre seats
with cup holders in all sections. Additionally, the seats range from 19 to
21 inches wide.The stadium seats more than 65,000 for NFL games,
with the capability to increase to 75,000 on a temporary basis. For USF
games, the lower half of the stadium allows for a capacity of 41,441.
Raymond James also features not one - but two - giant Daktronics
video boards that can be broken down into several different images, and
show several games from around the country at one time.
Additional fan-friendly luxuries include 1,158 televisions throughout the stadium.
The stadium has 167 club suites on two floors at mid-level along
both sidelines. Each suite has retractable glass windows, a private refreshment bar and restroom, and five televisions.The Club Seating also
allows access opportunities into two 65,000 square foot air conditioned
lounges with amenities including sports bars, specialty restaurants and
large video walls.
The stadium’s media facilities are also first class, including 225 seats
on the west side suite level with booths for television, radio and team
coaches. It also offers a dining area featuring an impressive video wall.
There is also a media room at ground level, just inside Gate D.
Paid for through a combination of a Community Investment Tax, a
State of Florida sales tax rebate and a portion of the tourist development tax, the stadium is named for the Raymond James investment
firm, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Raymond James
Stadium Facts
Designer: HOK Sports Facilities Group
Builder: Huber, Hunt & Nichols and Metric
Constructors
Original Cost: $168.5 million
Administrator: Tampa Sports Authority
Capacity: 65,000
Field Surface: Natural Grass (Bermuda)
Luxury Suites: 167 on two floors at mid-level
Club Lounges: 2 - each is 65,000 square feet
Dedication Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs.
Chicago Bears, September 20, 1998
First USF Game: USF 45, Citadel 6, October 3,
1998
USF Record in “Ray Jay”: 44-10
Stadium Directions
From the North
I-75 to I-275 S. to Himes Ave. N. (exit 23-C)
Or
Dale Mabry North (exit 23-A).
Stadium is approximately one mile north between
Himes and Dale Mabry.
From the South (Sarasota and Bradenton)
I-75 to I-4 W. to I-275 S. to Himes Ave. N. (exit 23-C)
or N. Dale Mabry (exit 23-A)
Or
I-75 N. to I-275 N. to N. Dale Mabry (exit 23-A)
From the East (Orlando)
I-4 W. to I-275 S. to Himes Ave. N. (exit 23-C) or N.
Dale Mabry (exit 23-A)
Or
I-4 W. to Hillsborough Ave.W. (exit 6) or Dr. M.L.
King Jr. Blvd.W. (exit 4)
From the West
I-275 to N. Dale Mabry (exit 23-A)
Or
Hwy. 60 E. to Spruce St. E. to Dale Mabry N.
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USF IN THE COMMUNITY
For a second straight year, USF football players took their community involvement on the road, visiting patients in the UAB Childrens
Hospital while preparing for the 2006 Papajohns.com Bowl last
December.The Bulls had done the same thing while in Charlotte for
the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2005 at Levine’s
Children Hospital.
USF Football began involvement with Habitat For Humanity in
2004, with Coach Leavitt and 50 players helping build a home in
Wimauma.
Student-athletes are also involved in activities such as “Paint Your
That has hardly taken away from the continued support of community activities in Tampa
Bay, USF’s own backyard. Highlighting a large
list of 2006 activities was a joint effort with the
Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office in
handing out Christmas presents to children at a
low-income elementary school. Quarterback
Matt Grothe, center Nick Capogna, linebacker
Stephen Nicholas, defensive end George Selvie
and offensive tackle Marc Dile helped make
many Holiday wishes come true.
In addition to representing USF on the fields
of play, the student-athletes take pride in giving
time to their Tampa Bay community in the form
of volunteer services with a hope for impacting
lives, especially those of children.
The football Bulls join with athletic department staff and student-athletes from throughout
USF’s 18-sport athletic program to form a solid
base in the Tampa Bay community.
George Selvie (95) and Stephen Nicholas (51) were among five USF
players who helped hand out holiday presents at DeSoto Elementary in
December 2006
Since 1998-99, the “USF Student-Athlete Speakers Bureau” has
seen student-athletes visit local recreation centers and speak to youth
about the importance of staying in school and how that, plus athletics,
has personally aided USF student-athletes in their quests to receive an
education.
Heart Out” where staff and student-athletes are split into two groups to
spruce up a selected home where the owner is not able to do so. One
group prepares the home for painting while the second handles the
painting duties.
USF’s female student-athletes are also involved in the “National Girls
and Women in Sports Day” when they visit local
schools and speak to female students about the impact
athletics has had on their lives and the opportunities like college scholarships - athletics can provide, provided the students stay in and do well in school.
USF student-athletes were also popular visitors to
those students who participated in the Hillsborough
County Parks and Recreation Center “Reading
Incentive Program.” In conjunction with
Hillsborough County Schools, Bull student-athletes
have breakfast with those students who have reached
reading goals.
Children at the Shriner’s Hospital, located on the
USF campus, also look forward to visits from USF
student-athletes.
Andre Hall, D’Juan Brown, Tim Jones, Johnnie Jones and Terrance
Royal took time at the Meineke Car Bowl to visit patients at Levine’s
Children Hospital
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USF belongs to the community and Bull studentathletes know their visibility and consistent constructive activity is a key to having the community realize
their commitment to it.
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Bulls Won’t Stand Still in Effort to
Seek Even Higher Level of Success
After 10 seasons of University of South Florida football, there are few if
any surprises when it comes to head coach Jim Leavitt’s formula for success. He simply won’t allow past success to get in the way of present and
future success.
Who could blame the architect of USF football if he were to rattle off
the list of team accolades in the first 10 years?
A meteoric rise from non-existence to BCS football
Membership in the Big East Conference
Wins at seventh ranked West Virginia (2006) and vs. ninth ranked
Louisville (2005)
Back-to-back bowl bids, including a championship in the 2006
Papajohns.com Bowl
A 70-43 record in 10 seasons, despite the fact football had never been
played at USF
10 players who have been on regular season NFL rosters, including four
who have been on Super Bowl participants, with three of them earning a
championship ring
But for all that – and more – Leavitt is focused solely on the 2007 season.And while almost every preseason publication has given the Bulls Top
25 consideration, including a 21st place ranking by The Sporting News, the
head coach is keeping the focus within.
“If you’re standing still, you’re really moving backwards,” says Leavitt.
“We have to work every single day to get better.We can’t rest. Our coaches
know that. Our players know that.There’s so much we haven’t accomplished yet.And to do that, we have to work.”
The ethic will be the same as it always has been around Leavitt.All
work. But it also will play out with a largely reformulated staff.When four
assistants on the 2006 staff took new positions elsewhere – including offensive line coach Greg Frey, who was the final member of Leavitt’s original
staff in 1997 – Leavitt was pure to form and didn’t look back for a second.
He immediately promoted tight ends coach Greg Gregory and graduate assistant Mike Simmonds to replace departed offensive coordinator Rod
Smith and line coach Frey respectively.To fill Gregory’s tight end role, he
promoted graduate assistant and former USF lineman Larry Scott.
Quickly thereafter, Leavitt put on his recruiting cap and pulled some
coups by bringing in longtime Iowa State head coach Dan McCarney to
replace Bernard Clark on the defensive line, and he “recalled” an original
staff member – Mike “Chico” Canales – to coordinate the pass game take
over the receivers from Lawrence Dawsey.
McCarney was only the longest-tenured head coach in the Big 12
when he left Iowa State and Canales worked with both Phillip Rivers and
Jerricho Cotchery as the pass game coordinator at North Carolina State.
Later, he was the receivers coach for the New York Jets, working with
Santana Moss.
Leavitt is hardly standing still.And neither will his team.
THE OFFENSE
In 2006, USF filled in the missing piece of the offense from the previous few seasons – a multi-faceted quarterback in then-redshirt-freshman
Matt Grothe. Grothe gave the Bulls a dual threat quarterback they hadn’t
seen since career-record holder Marquel Blackwell finished out his senior
season in 2002.
So even with the departure of all-Big East running back Andre Hall,
the 2006 USF offense improved its numbers dramatically over 2005, climbing 35 spots to 44th in the national rankings. Now, in 2007, with a deeper
pool of running backs than last season, hopes are high for further improvement as the Bulls can perhaps see even more balance.
Although Greg Gregory is in his first season as coordinator, he has been
on the staff for the past two years and will surely build on what the Bulls
have done best in their offense.At the same time, he has a wealth of experience in coaching run offenses, while pass game coordinator Mike Canales
offers the perfect complement, promising an outstanding leadership team in
2007.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Unlike 2006, when USF lost three-fifths of its offensive line, the Bulls’
front line remains intact in 2007.That will be some comfort to first-year
Sophomore quarterback Matt Grothe figures to have more
backfield options for a balanced USF offense in 2007
offensive line coach Mike Simmonds, who despite that status is no stranger
to his players.After a long and ultra-successful career as a Tampa high
school coach, Simmonds was a graduate assistant with USF in 2006.
Although the line does return in full, it heads into the fall with at least
one question mark. Left guard Matt Huners (Jr., 6-3, 290) tore an ACL in
the 2007 Spring Game and his date for readiness remains to be seen.
Anchoring the line will be returning center Nick Capogna (Sr., 6-3,
275), a heady player who fills a strong leadership capacity and has received
preseason attention for all-Big East honors. Despite his status as one of the
smallest centers in BCS football, he is a rock for the Bulls.While Capogna
has remained healthy, the Bulls are fortunate to have very capable backups
in Jake Griffin (Jr., 6-4, 305) and Ryan Schmidt (Jr., 6-4, 305), both of who
also play guard.
If Huners can go after rehabilitating his knee, he figures to get the nod
at left guard, where he madde10 of his 11 starts last season after one start at
left tackle. If he’s not ready, Schmidt can ably step right in, he himself having eight games at right guard last season after transferring from Kansas
State.
At left tackle, Marc Dile (Jr., 6-4, 305) is the leading candidate after
splitting his 13 game appearances in 2006 between the right and left tackle
positions. Injuries limited him to seven starts, but he persevered well and
saw action in every game. Heading into the fall, Jared Carnes (Sr., 6-7, 315)
is Dile’s likely backup.
On the right side,Walter Walker (Sr., 6-5, 320), is a proven veteran at
tackle. He is the most experience lineman on the squad, having started 22
of the past 25 games, including all 13 in 2006.While he joins center
Capogna as a leader, he is also versatile. He started five games at right guard
and eight at right tackle in 2006.
At right guard, USF will give a strong look to two freshmen players –
Zach Hermann (Fr., 6-3, 310) and Jeremiah Warren (Fr., 6-4, 320) in filling
Schmidt’s spot if he has to move into Huners’ left-side job.Another possibility is promising talent Danny Tolley (So., 6-6, 310) who made an early
start at right tackle in 2006 before battling injuries throughout the year.
Tolley could figure at guard or tackle, and could actually play on either
side.
OFFENSIVE LINE
69
70
78
74
62
77
61
72
71
68
66
63
65
64
73
75
55
Nick Capogna
Jared Carnes
Marc Dile
Thomas Edenfield
Sampson Genus
Jake Griffin
Zach Hermann
Joe Herzhauser
Matt Huners
Jeffrey Ide
Kevin McCaskill
Mike McGowan
Ryan Schmidt
Jacob Sims
Danny Tolley
Walter Walker
Jeremiah Warren
6-3
6-7
6-4
6-6
6-1
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-6
6-2
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-6
6-5
6-4
275
315
305
310
310
305
310
250
290
280
305
255
305
280
310
320
320
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Clearwater, Fla.
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Lake City, Fla.
Seffner, Fla.
Oldsmar, Fla.
Palm Harbor, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Winter Park, Fla.
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Panama City, Fla.
TIGHT ENDS
In 2006, USF threw to its tight ends more than it had since its first two
years of competition in 1997 and 1998.While it was still 27 receptions
among four tight ends, it did mark an increased receiving role for the position.
Two of those four tight ends, including the top pass catcher Cedric Hill
(Jr., 6-3, 240), return in 2007, along with the promising Ben Busbee (So.,
6-3, 240) who played through a pinful shoulder injury in 2006.
Meanwhile, the Bulls lose graduates Will Bleakley and Devin Gordon.
Hill and Busbee each offer solid size and strength in helping in blocking schemes as well and will lead a group that includes many newcomers
competing for a role, perhaps at first via special teams.
TIGHT ENDS
82 Ben Busbee
9 Cedric Hill
85 Andrew Ketchel
40 Shane McElwain
88 Quincy Okolie
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-5
240
240
225
240
245
So.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Mobile,Ala.
Valdosta, Ga.
Shalimar, Fla.
Palm Beach, Fla.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
RECEIVERS
With three of the top five pass catching receivers back from last season
plus a talented group of redshirt freshmen from a year ago, first-year
receivers coach and pas game coordinator Mike Canales will have plenty of
talent to work with.Two other items in no short supply in this group are
athleticism and height.There is plenty of both, and that bodes well in an
offense that uses three and four-receiver sets.
Taurus Johnson (Jr., 6-1, 190), Marcus Edwards (Jr., 5-11, 175) and
Amarri Jackson (Sr., 6-5, 195) are the top returnees and combined to grab
90 catches for 1,215 yards and seven touchdowns.All three are athletic
players who can run and catch, and even throw a pass here and there.Their
return certainly offsets any loss felt in the departure of senior Ean
Randolph, who led the Bulls with 49 catches for 506 yards in 2006.
But beyond those three players, there is a group of talented, albeit
untested players, who have the Bulls’ staff excited.
Colby Erskin (So., 5-9, 185), Jessie Hester, Jr. (So., 6-0, 170) and
Courtney Denson (Sr., 5-11, 190) have already see action for the Bulls and
proven capable. Hester was one of several true freshmen (including Johnson
and Edwards) to play in 2005 before he chose to use 2006 as a redshirt season. Denson, meanwhile has played quarterback and defensive back in
addition to receiver and he enjoyed perhaps his finest spring season yet
while remaining firm at receiver.
Hester and Denson figure to split duty at an inside slot position in
2007, while Erskin, one of the faster players on the team, will play on the
outside.
Despite splitting his time in the spring between football and track –
where he is an extremely promising 400-meters specialist – Carlton
Mitchell (Fr., 6-4, 200) impressed with his size, speed, strenght and hands
throughout his 2006 redshirt season.
Like Mitchell, Edner Alcin (Fr., 6-2, 180),Antwon Hanks (So., 6-3, 210)
and Jason Sherman (Fr., 6-4, 200) are all players who have displayed an
ability to use their height and athleticism well in the USF offense, and now
only need the opportunity to compete on game days.
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RECEIVERS
U
S
F
6
81
14
7
29
11
19
83
18
86
87
89
2
80
23
Edner Alcin
Dontavia Bogan
David Cozzo
Courtney Denson
Colby Erskin
Marcus Edwards
Antwon Hanks
Houston Hess
Amarri Jackson
A.J. Love
Jessie Hester, Jr.
Taurus Johnson
Carlton Mitchell
Patrick Richardson
Jason Sherman
6-2
6-1
5-10
5-11
5-9
5-11
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-2
6-0
6-1
6-4
6-0
6-4
180
185
170
190
185
175
210
220
195
190
170
190
200
170
200
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Tampa, Fla.
Thomasville, Ga.
Miami, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Seminole, Fla.
Mayo, Fla.
Lake Weir, Fla.
Oswego, Ill.
Sarasota, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Lutz, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
O
U RUNNING BACKS
T
L
O
O
K
Ben Williams (Jr., 5-7, 190) did yeoman’s work as the workhorse of the
USF backfield in 2006, blending his run and blocking skills well to complement the dual threat game of quarterback Matt Grothe.While Williams
returns in 2007 after having won MVP honors in the Papajohns.com
Bowl, it is clear running backs coach Carl Franks will have a far deeper
bench to work with in the backfield.
Williams, who ran for 436 yards and four touchdowns, is clearly still in
the picture with a work ethic that will allow for nothing else. But with
redshirt freshman Aston Samuels (Fr., 5-10, 190) and true freshman Mike
Ford (Fr., 6-2, 210) plus a potentially healthy Moise Plancher (So, 5-9, 190)
and junior college transfer Shawn Cannon (Jr., 5-11, 220) in the mix, USF
figures to have its deepest and perhaps most talented offensive backfield
since moving into Division I-A football.
Samuels is a speedy and shifty runner who impressed as a redshirt and
had a strong spring, while Ford arrives with lofty prep credentials that initially led to a commitment at Alabama before a year at prep school and a
change of heart to be at USF. He thrilled in the USF Spring Game, but
will need to continue to battle in the deep field of competitors.
Plancher, meanwhile, was the opening game started in 2006 before he
tore an ACL during what had been an impressive opening series of his
very first collegiate game.While he remained limited throughout this past
spring, he figures to be fully healthy this fall.
And Cannon, who actually transferred in last season but opted for a
redshirt, also impressed enough in the spring to make his case for a playing
role.
RUNNING BACKS
13
24
26
41
39
38
1
20
30
16
Tyson Butler
Shawn Cannon
Mike Ford
Jason Fox
Richard Kelly
Mike Padilla
Moise Plancher
Aston Samuels
Benjamin Williams
5-11
5-11
6-2
6-0
6-0
6-0
5-9
5-10
5-7
170
220
210
255
245
230
190
190
190
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Valrico, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Naples, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Lake Wales, Fla.
QUARTERBACKS
For the first time since the opening of the 2002 season, there is
absolutely no question about the starting quarterback.While the 2002 season featured a senior, record-setter and fourth-year starter in Marquel
Blackwell, 2007 starter Matt Grothe is still on the front end of recapturing
the glory of the “Blackwell Era.”
The 2006 Big East Rookie of the Year, Grothe has already eclipsed
many of Blackwell’s USF record and he brings the same dual threat of run
and pass that his predecessor had.The fact that Grothe will have a deeper
and likely more talented pool of running backs behind him should only
benefit him further in his sophomore season.
If there is any uncertainty to be found, it is at the backup spot, where
Grant Gregory (Jr., 6-1, 205) and Anthony Severino (Sr., 6-2, 185) return
from last year, while Carlton Hill (Jr., 6-3, 220), a promising freshman back
in 2005 returns to USF after a year away at junior college.
While head coach Jim Leavitt has steadfastly touted the abilities of
Gregory and Severino, neither has had much playing time beyond late
game entries.And while Hill gained I-A experience in 2005, including a
brief role in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, his talents proved much more
raw than what Grothe’s have proven to be.
All three – along with true freshman Alton Voss (Fr., 6-2, 210), will have
every opportunity to battle for the top spot behind Grothe.
QUARTERBACKS
15
8
4
12
3
Grant Gregory
Matt Grothe
Carlton Hill
Anthony Severino
Alton Voss
6-1
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-2
205
200
220
185
210
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Athens, Ohio
Lakeland, Fla.
Monticello, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Holiday, Fla.
THE DEFENSE
With the exception of one “blip” in 2004, the USF defense has been a
tenacious trademark of USF football.And why not? Head coach Jim
Leavitt is defensive-minded, and he has turned the unit over to one of the
finest defensive minds in the college game – Wally Burnham. Now, in
2007, yet another defensive mind comes on board in the person of Dan
McCarney, longtime head coach at Iowa State. Despite listening to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers about a position, McCarney opted to join Leavitt
and staff, lending even further “teeth” to the defense.
With eight starters back from a defense that allowed just 298 yards a
game in ranking 25th in the nation last year, there is obviously a solid
nucleus.And while the defense did its job throughout the 2006 season, the
hopeful momentum from an incredible finish to the season could also be
an asset.
In its final regular season game, the defense limited number seven
ranked West Virginia to 132 rushing yards, including just 43 from 2007
Heisman candidate Steve Slaton.The Mountaineers were ranked second in
the nation with 303 rushing yards a game, while Slaton averaged 134.And
WVU quarterback Patrick White, who averaged 101 yards rushing, was
held to just 17.
If not for a 57-yard wide receiver reverse, the WVU rushing damage
would have been even further reduced.
Then, in the season finale at the Papajohns.com Bowl, the Bulls’ defense
held East Carolina to one touchdown and just 54 yards rushing.
But there are two major holes to fill among the three departed starters.
USF will be without linebackers Stephen Nicholas, an Atlanta Falcon draft
pick, and Patrick St. Louis, two extremely wise, experienced and talented
players over the past four years.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Perhaps more than any other spot on the roster, the defensive line offers
a nice blend of experience between upper and lower classmen, at least
among those battling hardest for the starting spots.
Seniors Richard Clebert (Sr., 6-1, 305),Allen Cray (Sr., 6-0, 295), and
Woody George (Sr., 6-3, 250) have the most experience of any USF linemen, but sophomores Aaron Harris (So, 6-4, 255) and George Selvie (So.,
6-4, 245) had remarkable freshman seasons and senior Jarriett Buie (Sr., 64, 255), has proven capable despite some hard luck throughout his career.
The best news regarding that group of six is that it combined for 45
starts last season alone, with each of the six earning starting time.That
experience should prove valuable throughout 2007.
Buie, Clebert, Cray and Selvie head into the fall as the projected starters
from left to right, but George and Harris will push with George likely filling a dual role on the end and at tackle, while Harris is looking at playing
inside at tackle.
DEFENSIVE LINE
93
90
76
94
45
46
99
41
96
98
75
97
47
92
91
95
48
Matt Aycox
Jarriett Buie
Richard Clebert
Allen Cray
Frank D’Amico
Kyle Dampier
David Fonua
Patrick Hampton
Woody George
Aaron Harris
Corian Garrison
Terrell McClain
Brandon Peguese
Darren Powe
Julian Riley
George Selvie
Joshua Smiley
6-1
6-4
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-4
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-3
220
255
305
295
255
265
255
220
250
255
295
295
240
235
290
245
230
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Gainesville, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Lake City, Fla.
Plant City, Fla.
Merritt Island, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Lithonia, Ga.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Williston, Fla.
Starke, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Greensboro, N.C.
Miami, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Milton, Fla.
LINEBACKERS
It’s already been noted how big a loss USF faces with the departure of
Stephen Nicholas and Patrick St. Louis. But USF just wouldn’t be USF
without an outstanding NFL prospect at linebacker.And Ben Moffitt (Sr.,
6-2, 240) fills the role all too well as the man in the middle.
Moffitt will be the unit leader and he has plenty to back that up. He is
on the Bronco Nagurski Watch List after starting the last 30 straight games
for USF and leading the team in tackles in each of the past two seasons.
The competition to replace Nicholas on the strong side figures to be a
battle between Chris Robinson (So., 6-3, 240), who was a menace to
opposing quarterbacks en route to Freshman All-America honors while
playing a pass rush specialist role in 2006, and Tyrone McKenzie (Jr., 6-2,
230), who proved himself as a middle linebacker at Iowa State last season in
making 129 tackles to finish eighth in the nation.With Moffitt entrenched
in the middle at USF, McKenzie looks to make his impact on the outside.
On the weak side, Brouce Mompremier (Jr., 6-1, 225), who has been
proven promising in the time he has been able to get behind St. Louis over
the years and as a special teams player, enters the fall as the projected starter
with Sam Miller (Sr., 5-11, 210), a nobody-will-outwork me player who
finds a way to get things done, also competing for the job.
Alonzo McQueen (Fr., 6-1, 230) figures as Moffitt’s backup, while a
wild card in the linebacking corps is junior college transfer Donte Spires
(So., 6-3, 240), who could break into the lineup quickly in one of the outside spots.
LINEBACKERS
50
43
27
57
56
59
53
42
49
44
55
51
Bradley Chancey
Sabbath Joseph
Tyrone McKenzie
Alonzo McQueen
Sam Miller
Ben Moffitt
Brouce Mompremier
Marvin Peoples
Chris Robinson
Josh Soto
Donte Spires
Calvin Sutton
6-0
6-0
6-2
6-1
5-11
6-2
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-0
210
215
230
230
210
240
225
230
240
225
240
210
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Miami, Fla.
Riverview, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Apopka, Fla.
Bunnell, Fla.
Coral Gables, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
DeLand, Fla.
SECONDARY
When the discussion on your secondary begins with the fact that your
two starting senior cornerbacks have a combined 59 career starts, and each
has earned an all-Big East team distinction in one of the past two seasons,
you have to be feeling pretty good.And that’s exactly the position USF
finds itself in.
Trae Williams (Sr., 5-10, 185) led the Big East and tied a USF school
record with seven interceptions in 2006 while earning first team all-conference honors. Mike Jenkins (Sr., 6-0, 200), meanwhile, broke up 15 passes
and intercepted another, all the while impressing with his speed.While
Williams was gaining the accolades in 2006, it was Jenkins who was a second team all-Big East pick in 2005, making it difficult for opposing quarterbacks to choose a side to throw to.
Tyller Roberts (Jr., 6-1, 190), who has been seeing playing time since he
was a true freshman, and speedster Ryan Gilliam (Sr., 5-10, 175) are
extremely capable cover corners in their own right.While they play behind
Williams and Jenkins, USF coaches have had full confidence inserting them
into games in any situation. Roberts is also one of the most significant contributors on USF special teams.
Carlton Williams (Jr., 6-4, 205) returns to start at strong safety after
opening up nine of his 13 games in 2006. His 43 tackles were seventh on
the team and second among all the safeties.While sometimes starter Danny
Verpaele (Jr., 5-11, 200) sits out in 2007, Louis Gachette (Jr., 6-3, 205) is a
hard-hitting and experienced backup to Williams.While he has not started
a game in his two seasons, Gachette had played extensively in all types of
defensive packages, and he has three career interceptions.
Jeremy Burnett, the starting free safety has departed and signed with the
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U
S
F
Minnesota Vikings, leaving the one gap in the secondary. Nate Allen (So.,
6-2, 19) – a converted quarterback just like Gachette – is the likely replacement, and his talents have been so impressive that coaches were quick to
move him to secondary right away in his true freshman season because he
displayed too much athleticism not to be on the field.
Allen will be pushed hard by Jerome Murphy (So., 6-1, 190), perhaps
the hardest hitting of several hard hitters in the secondary. Murphy has also
played some corner and in nickel packages, providing plenty of versatility,
while he is also outstanding on special teams.
SECONDARY
5
2
7
22
23
4
3
6
34
17
16
32
21
Nate Allen
Dylan Douglas
Louis Gachette
Ryan Gilliam
Jamaal Jenkins
Mike Jenkins
Jerome Murphy
Tyller Roberts
Charlton Sinclair
Danny Verpaele
Quenton Washington
Carlton Williams
Trae Williams
6-2
5-10
6-3
5-10
5-11
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-11
5-11
5-10
6-4
5-10
190
175
205
175
190
200
190
190
190
200
170
205
185
O
U
T
L
O
O SPECIALISTS
K
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Immokalee, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Elizabeth, N.J.
Orlando, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Valdosta, Ga.
Plant City, Fla.
and Delbert Alvardo (So., 6-0, 175) each struggled with handling punts in
the first two games, kicker head coach Jim Leavitt turned to placekicker
Justin Teachey (Jr., 5-11, 170) to punt rugby-style.
The move proved beneficial as Teachey not only punted effectively, but
he also proved both athletic and effective on a few fake punts.Teachey
continued to handle all kickoffs and he returns to handle the dual responsibilities in 2007.
Alvarado, meanwhile, persevered through the punting struggles and
won the placekicking duties on field goals and PATs, kicking a BIG EAST
record 56-yard field goal vs. Syracuse. In that same game, he added a 47yard
Eric Setser (Jr., 6-1, 240) took over long snaps after a shoulder injury to
senior starter Ryan Bourdeau midway through 2006, and he returns in that
capacity this year. Backup quarterback Anthony Severino handles the holding chores on all placements.
Receivers Taurus Johnson and Colby Erskin are the leading contenders
to return kicks, while Erskin and fellow receiver Marcus Edwards, lead the
possibilities for returning punts.
SPECIALISTS
25
60
31
58
36
67
27
Delbert Alvarado
Luke Birge
William Criswell
Darryl Dudding
Ilia Petrov
Eric Setser
Justin Teachey
PK
LS
PK
LS
P
LS
PK
6-0
6-2
5-9
6-2
5-11
6-1
5-11
175
230
160
250
190
240
170
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Tampa, Fla.
Sebring, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Richwood, Ohio
Palmetto, Fla.
The kicking game was a carousel of options early in the season last year,
but once settled became fairly consistent.After Ilia Petrov (So., 5-11, 190)
Linebackers Ben Moffitt and cornerbacks Mike Jenkins and Trae Williams will lead the effort to carry on
USF’s defensive tradition
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THE SCHEDULE
USF has what very well may be the finest home schedule ever in its
11 seasons of competition with Big East foes Louisville,West Virginia and
Cincinnati – three Bowl teams – plus North Carolina, who becomes the
first-ever non-conference BCS opponent team to play at USF.At the
same time, it marks the return of first year Tar Heel coach and long-time
Miami head coach Butch Davis to the Sunshine State.
North Carolina is hardly the lone non-conference BCS opponent
however, as the Bulls must travel to Auburn in the second week of the
season.That game marks the first of three USF games already scheduled
for an ESPN family of networks appearance (ESPN 2).The Bulls also
play West Virginia on ESPN2 and at Rutgers on ESPN.
2007 PRESEASON DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
X
H
LT
LG
OC
RG
RT
TE
Y
Z
QB
RB
11
87
78
71
69
61
75
9
89
29
8
30
Marcus Edwards (Jr., 5-11, 175)
Jessie Hester, Jr. (So., 6-0, 170)
Marc Dile (Jr., 6-4, 305)
Matt Huners (Jr., 6-3, 290)
Nick Capogna (Jr., 6-3, 275)
Zach Hermann (Fr., 6-3, 310)
Walter Walker (Sr., 6-5, 320)
Cedric Hill (Jr., 6-3, 240)
Taurus Johnson (Jr., 6-1, 190)
Colby Erskin (So., 5-9, 185)
Matt Grothe (So., 6-0, 200)
Benjamin Williams (Jr., 5-7, 190)
18
4
70
65
77
55
64
82
19
2
15
20
26
Amarri Jackson (Sr., 6-5, 195)
Courtney Denson (Sr., 5-11, 190)
Jared Carnes (Sr., 6-7, 315)
Ryan Schmidt (Jr., 6-4, 305)
Jake Griffin (Jr, 6-4, 305)
Jeremiah Warren (Fr., 6-4, 320)
Jacob Sims (Fr., 6-4, 280)
Ben Busbee (So., 6-3, 240)
Antwon Hanks (So., 6-3, 210)
Carlton Mitchell (Fr., 6-4, 200)
Grant Gregory (Jr., 6-1, 205)
Aston Samuels (Fr., 5-10, 190)
Mike Ford (Fr., 6-2, 210)
96
91
98
48
27
57
56
26
22
7
3
Woody George (Sr., 6-3, 250)
Julian Riley (Sr., 6-3, 290)
Aaron Harris (So., 6-4, 255)
Joshua Smiley (Fr., 6-3, 230)
Tyrone McKenzie (Jr., 6-2, 230)
Alonzo McQueen (Fr., 6-1, 230)
Sam Miller (Sr., 5-11, 210)
Tyller Roberts (Jr., 6-1, 190)
Ryan Gilliam (Sr., 5-10, 175)
Louis Gachette (Jr., 6-3, 205)
Jerome Murphy (So., 6-1, 190)
DEFENSE
LE
NT
DT
RE
SAM
MIKE
WILL
LC
RC
SS
FS
90
76
94
95
49
59
53
21
4
32
5
Jarriett Buie (Sr., 6-4, 255)
Richard Clebert (Sr., 6-1, 305)
Allen Cray (Sr., 6-0, 295)
George Selvie (So., 6-4, 245)
Chris Robinson (So., 6-3, 240)
Ben Moffitt (Sr., 6-2, 240)
Brouce Mompremier (Jr., 6-1, 225)
Trae Wlliams (Sr., 5-10, 185)
Mike Jenkins (Sr., 6-0, 200)
Carlton Williams (Jr., 6-4, 205)
Nate Allen (So., 6-2, 190)
SPECIALISTS
PK
KO
P
LS
KR
PR
H
25
27
27
67
89
29
12
Delbert Alvarado (So., 6-0, 175)
Justin Teachey (Jr., 5-11, 170)
Eric Setser (Jr., 6-1, 240)
Taurus Johnson (Jr., 6-1, 190)
Anthony Severino (Sr., 6-2, 185)
BREAKDOWN BY CLASS
SENIORS (16)
Jarriett Buie
Nick Capogna
Jared Carnes
Richard Clebert
Allen Cray
Courtney Denson
Woody George
Ryan Gilliam
Amarri Jackson
Mike Jenkins
Sam Miller
Ben Moffitt
Julian Riley
Anthony Severino
Walter Walker
Trae Williams
JUNIORS (22)
Taurus Johnson
Tyrone McKenzie
Brouce Mompremier
Mike Padilla
Tyller Roberts
Ryan Schmidt
Eric Setser
Justin Teachey
Danny Verpaele
Benjamin Williams
Carlton Williams
Shawn Cannon
William Criswell
Marc Dile
Darryl Dudding
Marcus Edwards
Louis Gachette
Grant Gregory
Jake Griffin
Carlton Hill
Cedric Hill
Matt Huners
SOPHOMORES (19)
Nate Allen
Delbert Alvarado
Ben Busbee
Colby Erskin
Jason Fox
Matt Grothe
Antwon Hanks
Aaron Harris
Houston Hess
Jessie Hester, Jr.
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (23)
Andrew Ketchel
Edner Alcin
Matt Aycox
Luke Birge
Bradley Chancey
David Cozzo
Frank D’Amico
Dylan Douglas
Zach Hermann
Joe Herzhauser
Jeffrey Ide
Jamaal Jenkins
Sabbath Joseph
TRUE FRESHMEN (20)
27
25
31
58
29
11
8
Delbert Alvarado (So., 6-0, 175)
William Criswell (Jr., 5-9, 160)
Darryl Dudding (Jr., 6-2, 250)
Marcus Edwards (Jr., 5-11, 175)
Matt Grothe (So., 6-0, 200)
Shane McElwain
Jerome Murphy
Marvin Peoples
Ilia Petrov
Moise Plancher
Chris Robinson
George Selvie
Donte Spires
Danny Tolley
Dontavia Bogan
Tyson Butler
Kyle Dampier
Thomas Edenfield
David Fonua
Mike Ford
Corian Garrison
Sampson Genus
Patrick Hampton
Richard Kelly
A.J. Love
Alonzo McQueen
Carlton Mitchell
Quincy Okolie
Brandon Peguese
Aston Samuels
Jason Sherman
Jacob Sims
Joshua Smiley
Josh Soto
Kevin McCaskill
Terrell McClain
Mike McGowan
Darren Powe
Patrick Richardson
Charlton Sinclair
Calvin Sutton
Alton Voss
Jeremiah Warren
Quenton Washington
19
U
S
F
O
U
T
L
O
O
K
20
University of South Florida Football
2007 Alphabetical Roster
No.
6
5
25
93
60
81
90
82
13
24
69
70
50
76
14
94
31
45
46
7
78
2
58
74
11
29
99
26
41
75
7
62
96
22
15
77
8
41
19
98
61
72
83
87
4
9
71
Name
Edner Alcin
Nate Allen
Delbert Alvarado
Matt Aycox
Luke Birge
Dontavia Bogan
Jarriett Buie
Ben Busbee
Tyson Butler
Shawn Cannon
Nick Capogna
Jared Carnes
Bradley Chancey
Richard Clebert
David Cozzo
Allen Cray
William Criswell
Frank D’Amico
Kyle Dampier
Courtney Denson
Marc Dile
Dylan Douglas
Darryl Dudding
Thomas Edenfield
Marcus Edwards
Colby Erskin
David Fonua
Mike Ford
Jason Fox
Corian Garrison
Louis Gachette
Sampson Genus
Woody George
Ryan Gilliam
Grant Gregory
Jake Griffin
Matt Grothe
Patrick Hampton
Antwon Hanks
Aaron Harris
Zach Hermann
Joe Herzhauser
Houston Hess
Jessie Hester, Jr.
Carlton Hill
Cedric Hill
Matt Huners
Pos.
WR
DB
PK
DE
LS
WR
DE
TE
RB
RB
OC
OT
LB
NT
WR
DT
PK
NT
DL
WR
OT
DB
LS
OT
WR
WR
DE
RB
FB
DT
DB
OC
DE
DB
QB
OC
QB
DE
WR
DT
OG
OT
WR
WR
QB
TE
OG
Ht.
6-2
6-2
6-0
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-4
6-3
5-11
5-11
6-3
6-7
6-0
6-1
5-10
6-0
5-9
6-2
6-4
5-11
6-4
5-10
6-2
6-6
5-11
5-9
6-2
6-2
6-0
6-4
6-3
6-1
6-3
5-10
6-1
6-4
6-0
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-3
6-3
Wt.
180
190
175
220
230
185
255
240
170
220
275
315
210
305
170
295
160
255
265
190
305
175
250
310
175
185
255
210
255
295
205
310
250
175
205
305
200
220
210
255
310
250
220
170
220
240
290
Class
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Hometown
Tampa, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Gainesville, Fla.
Sebring, Fla.
Thomasville, Ga.
Tampa, Fla.
Mobile, Ala.
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Clearwater, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Lake City, Fla.
Plant City, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayo, Fla.
Seminole, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Valrico, Fla.
Starke, Fla.
Immokalee, Fla.
Lake City, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Athens, Ohio
Seffner, Fla.
Lakeland, Fla.
Lithonia, Ga.
Lake Weir, Fla.
Williston, Fla.
Oldsmar, Fla.
Oswego, Ill.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Monticello, Fla.
Valdosta, Ga.
Palm Harbor, Fla.
High School
Chamberlain
Cape Coral
Robinson
Gainesville
Sebring
Central County
Armwood
McGill-Toolen
Cypress Lake
Tate
Clearwater Catholic
St. Petersburg Catholic
Boca Ciega
Edison
Palmetto
Columbia
St. Petersburg
Durant
Merritt Island
Central (Auburn)
Edison
Jackson
Indian Rocks Christian
Bartram Trail
Lafayette
Seminole
Southeast
Sarasota
Durant
Bradford
Immokalee
Columbia
Glades Central
Lincoln (Oregon)
Athens (Indiana)
Armwood
Lake Gibson
Martin Luther King
Lake Weir
Williston
East Lake
Lakewood
Oswego
Glades Central
Jefferson County
Valdosta
Palm Harbor University
68
18
23
4
89
43
39
85
86
66
97
40
63
27
57
56
2
59
53
3
88
38
47
42
36
1
92
80
91
6
49
20
65
95
67
12
23
15
64
48
44
55
35
27
73
17
3
75
55
16
30
32
21
Jeffrey Ide
Amarri Jackson
Jamaal Jenkins
Mike Jenkins
Taurus Johnson
Sabbath Joseph
Richard Kelly
Andrew Ketchel
A.J. Love
Kevin McCaskill
Terrell McClain
Shane McElwain
Mike McGowan
Tyrone McKenzie
Alonzo McQueen
Sam Miller
Carlton Mitchell
Ben Moffitt
Brouce Mompremier
Jerome Murphy
Quincy Okolie
Mike Padilla
Brandon Peguese
Marvin Peoples
Ilia Petrov
Moise Plancher
Darren Powe
Patrick Richardson
Julian Riley
Tyller Roberts
Chris Robinson
Aston Samuels
Ryan Schmidt
George Selvie
Eric Setser
Anthony Severino
Jason Sherman
Charlton Sinclair
Jacob Sims
Joshua Smiley
Josh Soto
Donte Spires
Calvin Sutton
Justin Teachey
Danny Tolley
Danny Verpaele
Alton Voss
Walter Walker
Jeremiah Warren
Quenton Washington
Benjamin Williams
Carlton Williams
Trae Williams
OT
WR
DB
DB
WR
LB
FB
TE
WR
OC
DL
TE
OG
LB
LB
LB
WR
LB
LB
DB
TE
FB
DE
LB
P
RB
DE
WR
NT
DB
LB
RB
OG
DE
LS
QB
WR
DB
OT
DE
LB
LB
LB
PK
OG
DB
QB
OT
OG
DB
RB
DB
DB
6-6
6-5
5-11
6-0
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-2
6-1
5-11
6-4
6-2
6-1
6-1
6-5
6-0
6-1
6-2
5-11
5-9
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-1
6-3
5-10
6-4
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-4
5-11
6-4
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-0
5-11
6-6
5-11
6-2
6-5
6-4
5-10
5-7
6-4
5-10
280
195
190
200
190
215
245
225
190
305
295
240
255
230
230
210
200
240
225
190
245
230
240
230
190
190
235
170
290
190
240
190
305
245
240
185
200
190
280
230
225
240
210
170
310
200
210
320
320
170
190
205
185
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Bradenton, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Shalimar, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Palm Beach, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Riverview, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Lutz, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Elizabeth, N.J.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Greensboro, N.C.
Apopka, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Naples, Fla.
Mayo, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Bunnell, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Richwood, Ohio
Tampa, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Winter Park, Fla.
Milton, Fla.
Coral Gables, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
DeLand, Fla.
Palmetto, Fla.
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Holiday, Fla.
Panama City, Fla.
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Lake Wales, Fla.
Valdosta, Ga.
Plant City, Fla.
Manatee
Sarasota Riverview
Glades Central
Southeast
Cape Coral
Central
South Sumter
Choctowhatchee
Southeast
Godby
Pensacola
Central
West Boca Raton
Riverview (Iowa State)
Lee
South Sumter
Gaither
South Sumter
Edison
Elizabeth
Palm Beach Central
Cape Coral
Grimsley
Apopka (Maryland)
Tampa Bay Tech
Barron Collier
Lafayette
Woodham
Lakewood (Florida)
Edgewater
Flagler Palm Coast
Glades Central
Boca Raton (Kansas State)
Pine Forest
North Union
Jesuit
First Coast
Mandarin
Winter Park
Milton
Coral Gables
Plant
DeLand
Palmetto
Wesley Chapel
Merritt Island
Gulf
South Plantation
Bay
North Ft. Myers
Lake Wales
Valdosta
Durant
21
U
S
F
O
U
T
L
O
O
K
22
University of South Florida Football
2007 Numerical Roster
No.
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
23
24
25
26
27
27
29
30
31
32
34
36
38
39
40
41
41
42
43
44
Name
Moise Plancher
Dylan Douglas
Carlton Mitchell
Jerome Murphy
Alton Voss
Carlton Hill
Mike Jenkins
Nate Allen
Edner Alcin
Tyller Roberts
Courtney Denson
Louis Gachette
Matt Grothe
Cedric Hill
Marcus Edwards
Anthony Severino
Tyson Butler
David Cozzo
Grant Gregory
Quenton Washington
Danny Verpaele
Amarri Jackson
Antwon Hanks
Aston Samuels
Trae Williams
Ryan Gilliam
Jamaal Jenkins
Jason Sherman
Shawn Cannon
Delbert Alvarado
Mike Ford
Tyrone McKenzie
Justin Teachey
Colby Erskin
Benjamin Williams
William Criswell
Carlton Williams
Charlton Sinclair
Ilia Petrov
Mike Padilla
Richard Kelly
Shane McElwain
Jason Fox
Patrick Hampton
Marvin Peoples
Sabbath Joseph
Josh Soto
Pos.
RB
DB
WR
DB
QB
QB
DB
DB
WR
DB
WR
DB
QB
TE
WR
QB
RB
WR
QB
DB
DB
WR
WR
RB
DB
DB
DB
WR
RB
PK
RB
LB
PK
WR
RB
PK
DB
DB
P
FB
FB
TE
FB
DE
LB
LB
LB
Ht.
5-9
5-10
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-2
6-2
6-1
5-11
6-3
6-0
6-3
5-11
6-2
5-11
5-10
6-1
5-10
5-11
6-5
6-3
5-10
5-10
5-10
5-11
6-4
5-11
6-0
6-2
6-2
5-11
5-9
5-7
5-9
6-4
5-11
5-11
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-0
6-0
Wt.
190
175
200
190
210
220
200
190
180
190
190
205
200
240
175
185
170
170
205
170
200
195
210
190
185
175
190
200
220
175
210
230
170
185
190
160
205
190
190
230
245
240
255
220
230
215
225
Class
So.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Hometown
Naples, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Lutz, Fla.
Elizabeth, N.J.
Holiday, Fla.
Monticello, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Immokalee, Fla.
Lakeland, Fla.
Valdosta, Ga.
Mayo, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Athens, Ohio
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Lake Weir, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Plant City, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Riverview, Fla.
Palmetto, Fla.
Seminole, Fla.
Lake Wales, Fla.
Valdosta, Ga.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Palm Beach, Fla.
Valrico, Fla.
Lithonia, Ga.
Apopka, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Coral Gables, Fla.
High School
Barron Collier
Jackson
Gaither
Elizabeth
Gulf
Jefferson County
Southeast
Cape Coral
Chamberlain
Edgewater
Central (Auburn)
Immokalee
Lake Gibson
Valdosta
Lafayette
Jesuit
Cypress Lake
Palmetto
Athens (Indiana)
North Ft. Myers
Merritt Island
Sarasota Riverview
Lake Weir
Glades Central
Durant
Lincoln (Oregon)
Glades Central
First Coast
Tate
Robinson
Sarasota
Riverview (Iowa State)
Palmetto
Seminole
Lake Wales
St. Petersburg
Valdosta
Mandarin
Tampa Bay Tech
Cape Coral
South Sumter
Central
Durant
Martin Luther King
Apopka (Maryland)
Central
Coral Gables
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
53
55
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
75
76
77
78
80
81
82
83
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Frank D’Amico
Kyle Dampier
Brandon Peguese
Joshua Smiley
Chris Robinson
Bradley Chancey
Calvin Sutton
Brouce Mompremier
Donte Spires
Jeremiah Warren
Sam Miller
Alonzo McQueen
Darryl Dudding
Ben Moffitt
Luke Birge
Zach Hermann
Sampson Genus
Mike McGowan
Jacob Sims
Ryan Schmidt
Kevin McCaskill
Eric Setser
Jeffrey Ide
Nick Capogna
Jared Carnes
Matt Huners
Joe Herzhauser
Danny Tolley
Thomas Edenfield
Corian Garrison
Walter Walker
Richard Clebert
Jake Griffin
Marc Dile
Patrick Richardson
Dontavia Bogan
Ben Busbee
Houston Hess
Andrew Ketchel
A.J. Love
Jessie Hester, Jr.
Quincy Okolie
Taurus Johnson
Jarriett Buie
Julian Riley
Darren Powe
Matt Aycox
Allen Cray
George Selvie
Woody George
Terrell McClain
Aaron Harris
David Fonua
NT
DL
DE
DE
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
OG
LB
LB
LS
LB
LS
OG
OC
OG
OT
OG
OC
LS
OT
OC
OT
OG
OT
OG
OT
DT
OT
NT
OC
OT
WR
WR
TE
WR
TE
WR
WR
TE
WR
DE
NT
DE
DE
DT
DE
DT
DL
DT
DE
6-2
6-4
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-3
6-4
5-11
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-1
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-2
6-1
6-6
6-3
6-7
6-3
6-4
6-6
6-6
6-4
6-5
6-1
6-4
6-4
6-0
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-2
6-0
6-5
6-1
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-1
6-0
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-2
255
265
240
230
240
210
210
225
240
320
210
230
250
240
230
310
310
255
280
305
305
240
280
275
315
290
250
310
310
295
320
305
305
305
170
185
240
220
225
190
170
245
190
255
290
235
220
295
245
250
295
255
255
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Plant City, Fla.
Greensboro, N.C.
Milton, Fla.
Bunnell, Fla.
DeLand, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Panama City, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Bushnell, Fla.
Sebring, Fla.
Oldsmar, Fla.
Lake City, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Winter Park, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Richwood, Ohio
Bradenton, Fla.
Clearwater, Fla.
Palm Harbor, Fla.
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Jacksonville, FLa.
Starke, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Seffner, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Thomasville, Ga.
Mobile, Ala.
Oswego, Ill.
Shalimar, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Tampa, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Gainesville, Fla.
Lake City, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Belle Glade, Fla.
Pensacola, Fla.
Williston, Fla.
Bradenton, Fla.
Durant
Merritt Islans
Grimsley
Milton
Flagler Palm Coast
Boca Ciega
DeLand
Edison
Plant
Bay
South Sumter
Lee
Indian Rocks Christian
South Sumter
Sebring
East Lake
Columbia
West Boca Raton
Winter Park
Boca Raton (Kansas State)
Godby
North Union
Manatee
Clearwater Catholic
St. Petersburg Catholic
Palm Harbor University
Lakewood
Wesley Chapel
Bartram Trail
Bradford
South Plantation
Edison
Armwood
Edison
Woodham
Central County
McGill-Toolen
Oswego
Choctowhatchee
Southeast
Glades Central
Palm Beach Central
Cape Coral
Armwood
Lakewood (Florida)
Lafayette
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Columbia
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Pensacola
Williston
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Apopka
Marvin Peoples (Apopka HS)
Belle Glade
Woody George (Glades Central HS)
Jessie Hester, Jr. (Glades Central HS)
Jamaal Jenkins (Glades Central HS)
Aston Samuels (Glades Central HS)
Boca Raton
Mike McGowan (Boca Raton HS)
Ryan Schmidt (Boca Raton HS)
Bradenton
David Fonua (Southeast HS)
Jeffrey Ide (Manatee HS)
Mike Jenkins (Southeast HS)
A.J. Love (Southeast HS)
Bunnell
Chris Robinson (Flagler Palm Coast HS)
Bushnell
Richard Kelly (South Sumter HS)
Sam Miller (South Sumter HS)
Ben Moffitt (South Sumter HS)
Cape Coral
Nate Allen (Cape Coral HS)
Taurus Johnson (Cape Coral HS)
Mike Padilla (Cape Coral HS)
Coral Gables
Josh Soto (Coral Gables HS)
Clearwater
Nick Capogna (Clearwater Catholic HS)
DeLand
Calvin Sutton (DeLand HS)
Ft. Lauderdale
Walter Walker (South Plantation HS)
Ft. Myers
Tyson Butler (Cypress Lake HS)
Quenton Washington (North Ft. Myers HS)
Gainesville
Matt Aycox (Gainesville HS)
Holiday
Alton Voss (Gulf HS)
Immokalee
Louis Gachette (Immokalee HS)
Jacksonville
Dylan Douglas (Jackson HS)
Thomas Edenfield (Bartram Trail)
Alonzo McQueen (Lee HS)
Jason Sherman (First Coast HS)
Charlton Sinclair (Mandarin HS)
Lake City
Allen Cray (Columbia HS)
Sampson Genus (Columbia HS)
Lakeland
Matt Grothe (Lake Gibson HS)
Lake Wales
Benjamin Williams (Lake Wales HS)
Lake Weir
Antwon Hanks (Lake Weir HS)
Lutz
Carlton Mitchell (Gaither HS)
Mayo
Marcus Edwards (Lafayette HS)
Darren Powe (Lafayette HS)
Merritt Island
Kyle Dampier (Merritt Island HS)
Danny Verpaele (Merritt Island HS)
Miami
Richard Clebert (Edison HS)
David Cozzo (Palmetto HS)
Courtney Denson (Central HS)
Marc Dile (Edison HS)
Sabbath Joseph (Central HS)
Brouce Mompremier (Edison HS)
Milton
Joshua Smiley (Milton HS)
Monticello
Carlton Hill (Jefferson County HS)
Naples
Moise Plancher (Barron Collier HS)
Oldsmar
Zach Hermann (East Lake HS)
Orlando
Tyller Robers (Edgewater HS)
Palm Beach
Shane McElwain (Palm Beach Central HS)
Palm Harbor
Matt Huners (Palm Harbor University HS)
Palmetto
Justin Teachey (Palmetto HS)
Panama City
Jeremiah Warren (Bay HS)
Pensacola
Shawn Cannon (Tate HS)
Terrell McClain (Pensacola HS)
Patrick Richardson (Woodham HS)
George Selvie (Pine Forest HS)
Plant City
Frank D’Amico (Durant HS)
Trae Williams (Durant HS)
Riverview
Tyrone McKenzie (Riverview HS)
Sarasota
Mike Ford (Sarasota HS)
Amarri Jackson (Sarasota Riverview HS)
Sebring
Luke Birge (Sebring HS)
Seffner
Jake Griffin (Armwood HS)
Seminole
Colby Erskin (Seminole HS)
Shalimar
Andrew Ketchel (Choctowhatchee HS)
St. Petersburg
Jared Carnes (St. Petersburg Catholic HS)
Bradley Chancey (St. Petersburg HS)
William Criswell (St. Petersburg HS)
Darryl Dudding (Indian Rocks Christian HS)
Joe Herzhauser (Lakewood HS)
Julian Riley (Lakewood HS)
Starke
Corian Garrison (Bradford HS)
Tallahassee
Ryan Gilliam (Lincoln HS)
Kevin McCaskill (Godby HS)
Tampa
Edner Alcin (Chamberlain HS)
Delbert Alvarado (Robinson HS)
Jarriett Buie (Armwood HS)
Ilia Petrov (Tampa Bay Tech HS)
Anthony Severino (Jesuit HS)
Donte Spires (Plant HS)
Valrico
Jason Fox (Durant HS)
Wesley Chapel
Danny Tolley (Wesley Chapel HS)
West Palm Beach
Quincy Okolie (Palm Beach Central HS)
Williston
Aaron Harris (Williston HS)
Winter Park
Jacob Sims (Winter Park HS)
ALABAMA
Mobile
Ben Busbee (McGill-Tollen HS)
GEORGIA
Lithonia
Patrick Hampton (Martin Luther King HS)
Thomasville
Dontavia Bogan (Central County HS)
Valdosta
Cedric Hill (Valdosta HS)
Carlton Williams (Valdosta HS)
ILLINOIS
Oswego
Houston Hess (Oswego HS)
NEW JERSEY
Elizabeth
Jerome Murphy (Elizabeth HS)
NORTH CAROLINA
Greensboro
Brandon Peguese (Grimsley HS)
OHIO
Athens
Grant Gregory (Athens HS)
Richwood
Eric Setser (North Union HS)
T H E C OA C H E S
Jim Leavitt -
That came just over two years after he had signed a
new contract through 2009.
At this point, Leavitt is the alpha and omega of
USF football. He is the only coach the school has
ever had as he was presented the job on December
12, 1995. He then went about starting football from
scratch and leading the program from an inaugural
season in 1997 to I-A status in 2001, Conference
USA in 2003 and now the BIG EAST and BCS
football in 2005.
Having been “forced” to leave the state to play
collegiate football and baseball in the mid-1970s, the
latest contract solidifies Leavitt’s longstanding declaration that he has no intentions of leaving again.
When he returned home in 1996 to lead the fledgling USF program, it was for the first time since he
left for Missouri in 1974 and he has been emphatic
in his desire to stay.
“I can see myself coaching at South Florida until
I retire,” says Leavitt.“Then I can buy season tickets
and sit in the stands and watch the Bulls play on
Saturdays.”
After the first 10 seasons of USF Football,
Leavitt has proven only further that he was indeed
the right man for the right job at the right time.
Charged with fast tracking a program from nonexistence to Division I-A football in just five years
time, Leavitt has led the program to an impressive
70-43 record. A mega-success in the first four years
at the I-AA level (24 straight weeks in national
polls), Leavitt and crew moved to I-A in 2001 and
went 8-3, including a 35-26 win at Pittsburgh.
In 2002, his team finished 9-2 and seriously
contended for a Bowl Game, even as a I-A
Independent.The Bulls also received votes in both
major polls and ranked 18th in the final New York
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Jim Leavitt is working on a new theory. It
states, “You can never leave home again.”
With apologies to Thomas Wolfe, Leavitt has
already proven that you can indeed go home again,
having returned to his Tampa Bay roots to oversee
the most successful start-up of a college football
program in decades. In just 10 years, Leavitt turned
a non-existent program into a Bowl team when the
Bulls played in the 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Just one year later, Leavitt and the Bulls earned the
program’s first-ever Bowl victory with a 24-7 win
over East Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl.
And on two occasions in the past four years
when prominent programs showed interest, Leavitt
has solidified his commitment to USF with a new
contract. On November 30, 2005, Leavitt agreed to
a seven-year, $7 million deal to stay with the Bulls.
Times Computer Poll, one of several polls utilized by
the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) at the time.
In fact, USF ranked among the top 30 in each of
the computer polls utilized by the BCS, and the
program also had a 21-game home winning streak
that extended into the 2003 season.
Having blazed yet another milestone in directing
the program into its first-ever season in Conference
USA in 2003, Leavitt and his squad made a rapid
move into the BIG EAST after just two C-USA
seasons. Along with four wins against C-USA foes
in 2002, a year before becoming a league member,
the Bulls were 12-8 against C-USA opponents.
Picked to finish seventh in the eight-team BIG
EAST in USF’s debut season of 2005, Leavitt led the
Bulls to a major win over then-ninth ranked
Louisville and the Bulls finished third in the league.
The story in 2006 is no less impressive as Leavitt
and his staff molded a team that improved every
week and concluded its regular season with an eyeopening 24-19 win at seventh ranked West Virginia,
before the history-making Bowl win in
Birmingham, Ala.
Leavitt’s success has extended beyond league play
as he reached his 50th career win faster than all but
five active I-A coaches. Leavitt picked up his 50th
victory in his 75th game, placing him behind Bob
Stoops (Oklahoma), Philip Fulmer (Tennessee), John
Robinson (UNLV), Joe Paterno (Penn State) and
Lloyd Carr (Michigan).
Leavitt’s profile foretold of the success to come
at USF, even as he was hired for the job on
December 12, 1995, exactly one week following his
39th birthday.
“Leading the USF football program is much
more than just a job,” said Leavitt when he was
hired.“And it is much more than a task at hand. It is
something that is a major part of my life, and it will
always be that. I am going to do everything I can to
build a program without illusions, without cutting
Jim Leavitt at South Florida
SEASON
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17th (USA TODAY - I-AA)
23rd (USA TODAY - I-AA)
I-A Transition Year
Full I-A Status
18th New York Times
1st Conference USA Season
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Papajohns.com Bowl Champ
corners, doing things the right way and bringing in
coaches with character.”
Leavitt also speaks a lot about the “being home”
factor.
“Shortly after I was hired, I was speaking with
Brigham Young coach LaVell Edwards,” recalls
Leavitt.“He told me that throughout his years at
BYU, he had plenty of opportunities to move on to
what some might perceive to be better coaching
jobs. But, he told me,‘I never left, and you know
why I didn’t? It’s because this is my home.’
“He told me,‘Jim, you’ll never want to leave the
(USF) job, because you’re going home.’”
Home was a long time coming for Leavitt. It
took 23 years and wound through Missouri, Iowa
and Kansas. It began in 1974, when the St.
Petersburg resident, and a star for Dixie Hollins
High School, went off to Missouri, where he was a
two-sport standout in football and baseball, earning
all-Big 8 in both sports. He also won a Big 8 batting
title in 1977 with a .386 average.
Upon graduation in 1978, he stayed at Missouri
as a graduate assistant, earning a master’s degree in
1979. After two seasons as a graduate assistant,
Leavitt moved to the State of Iowa, where was
named defensive coordinator at the University of
Dubuque in 1980, spending two years in that position, before moving to Morningside College from
1982-87, also as defensive coordinator.
At both Dubuque and Morningside, Leavitt was
instrumental in transforming the program to success.
The Dubuque team had 40 consecutive losing seasons, but Leavitt helped the squad to an 8-2-1
record and the Division III playoffs in his first season.
The situation at Morningside was similar with a
long track record of losing seasons. Even in Leavitt’s
first two seasons there, the squad finished 2-9 and 110, leading to the entire staff - except Leavitt - serving up its resignation. Leavitt assumed interim head
coach duties for six months prior to the 1984 season, including the recruitment of that year’s freshmen class.
It was then that Leavitt began to rely heavily on
home again, even if he couldn’t be there. He decided to aggressively recruit the Sunshine State, loading
the Morningside recruiting classes with Florida talent. It helped turn the program to 6-5 and then 7-
3-1 in 1984 and 1985, the first back-to-back winning seasons in the 28 years.
Leavitt also coached the track team at
Morningside, a program that had not scored a single
point in its conference meet in three years when he
took over. In Leavitt’s three seasons, his athletes won
five All-America honors, 13 conference titles and set
new school records in virtually every event. In 1988,
JIM LEAVITT BULLET FILE
EDUCATION
• B.S. in Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. (1978)
• M.S. in Counseling, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. (1979)
• Completed course work and written comps for Ph.D. in Sport Psychology,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
FOOTBALL COACHING EXPERIENCE
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1978-79
1980-81
1982
1983-87
1988
1989
1990-91
1992-95
1996-
Graduate Assistant, University of Missouri
Defensive Coordinator, University of Dubuque
Special Teams Coordinator, Morningside College
Defensive Coordinator, Morningside College
Fulfilled academic internship, University of Iowa
Graduate Assistant, University of Iowa
Linebackers Coach, Kansas State University
Defensive Coordinator, Kansas State University
Head Coach, University of South Florida
HONORS AND AWARDS
INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
• Four-year letterman
• Don Faurot Award
• Defensive Back of the Year (1977)
• Second Team all-Big 8 (1977)
• All-Big 8 Academic Team (1977)
• Led team in tackles (1977)
• Athlete of the Month (twice)
• Blue-Gray All-Star Game
• Canadian/American All-Star Team
INTERCOLLEGIATE BASEBALL
• Three-year letterman
• All-Big 8 Academic Team
• 1976 Big 8 batting champion
• All-Big 8 Tournament Team
ACADEMIC HONORS, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
• QEBH National Honor Society (Outstanding achievement in academic and
athletic performance)
• Dean’s List
• Pi Lambda Theta
MISCELLANEOUS
• Attended Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Fla.
• Head Track & Field Coach at Morningside College; Produced five
All-Americans
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The common denominator for success at each
of Leavitt’s stops has been an unyielding commitment to old-fashioned hard work.
“Nobody but nobody is going to match his
work ethic and his energy,” Leavitt’s baseball coach
at Missouri once said of him.
While that ethic has followed Leavitt everywhere, a story from Morningside College in Sioux
City, Iowa is as good as any in proving the point.
As the defensive coordinator in 1985, Leavitt
drove from Iowa to St. Petersburg, Fla. to meet a
recruit at Lakewood High School for a 9 p.m. meeting. Leavitt pulled a projector out of the trunk of
his car, groped in the dark to find a power outlet
outside the gym, threw a beach towel over a chair
and proceeded to show the recruit Morningside
game films. In the two weeks surrounding that one
visit, Leavitt put 2,500 miles on his Chrysler
LeBaron.
The Lakewood recruit ended up a starter at
Morningside and never regretted following Leavitt
back to Sioux City.
Leavitt doesn’t hide the fact that he has taken a
carbon copy of the building strategies at both Iowa
and Kansas State in building the start-from-scratch
program at USF.
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he coached a 4x100 relay team that finished fourth
in the nation and he won North Central
Conference Coach of the Year honors.
Following his five seasons with Morningside,
Leavitt went full force after a Ph.D. in psychology,
something he had been pursuing sporadically since
1982. By 1989, he simply needed to complete his
dissertation, when Iowa head coach Hayden Fry
offered him a graduate position.With the coaching
bug, Leavitt took the opportunity and fast tracked a
career in I-A football coaching.
After just one season with Iowa, Leavitt was
named to Bill Snyder’s staff at Kansas State in 1990,
when that program had just been tabbed the “worst
in America” by Sports Illustrated. Snyder, who was a
coaching disciple of Iowa’s Fry, was in his second
season at K-State, when he asked Leavitt to coach
the linebackers.
The following year, Leavitt was promoted to codefensive coordinator and he was instrumental in
building a defense that joined Snyder’s offense in a
quick and effective turnaround that had Sports
Illustrated calling K-State the most improved team in
the nation by 1993. And now, Kansas State has
assumed a regular spot in the nation’s top 10.
In Leavitt’s five years at Kansas State, the
Wildcats were 44-23-1 compared to 22-86-1 in the
1980s. In his final three seasons, Kansas State joined
Florida, Florida State, Nebraska and Penn State as
the only teams in the nation with three consecutive
nine-win seasons. During those three years, Kansas
State was 27-8-1.
And perhaps most impressively, Leavitt and Bob
Stoops designed a defense that went from 93rd in
the nation in 1990 to number one in their final season of 1995.
“I would say I use a lot of things that we did at
Kansas State and Iowa as far as the structure of our
program,” says Leavitt.“But we really didn’t use anybody as a model because there really was no model.
We were starting a program and the one thing we
knew was that our track was going to be fast.”
As successful as Kansas State and Iowa were in
implementing their strategies, Leavitt can’t help but
smile a little bit wider now that he’s implementing
it himself in his own backyard.
Leavitt and his family first made their backyard
in St. Petersburg, Fla. – just 40 minutes from the
USF campus - when he was nine years old. Born in
Harlingen,Tex., December 5, 1956 (the exact year
USF was founded), Leavitt’s father was an air force
pilot, and the family’s move to St. Petersburg was
the fifth and final stop. In fact, his parents still live in
the family home.
A two-sport star in baseball and football (he
played quarterback and safety) at Dixie Hollins High
School, he graduated in 1974 and went on to
Missouri, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in
1978 and a master’s degree in 1979.
Leavitt has an 11-year-old daughter, Deandra.
He married the former Jody Freeman on July 4,
2007.
USF HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS
“Essential or Preferred Skills Successful Candidate Expected to Bring to USF”
When the University of South Florida began its search for a head coach
in September, 1995, it listed several “essential or preferred skills” from a
successful candidate. Jim Leavitt, named head coach in December, 1995,
met and even exceeded all desired skills.
COACHING EXPERIENCE: Jim Leavitt has been involved in intercollegiate football coaching since 1978, has also been a head track and
field coach at the college level, and served as a strength and conditioning
coach for 10 intercollegiate sports. He has risen from the graduate level
as a football coach to defensive and special teams coordinator at the
Division II and III levels to linebacker coach, and eventually defensive
coordinator at the Division I level with Kansas State.
EDUCATION/ACADEMIC ISSUES: Jim Leavitt was selected to
the All-Big Eight Academic Team in football and baseball at Missouri,
and he was also a member of the prestigious QEBH, a national honorary for outstanding achievement in college academics and athletics. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in Education and a master’s degree in counseling, both from Missouri. Additionally, he completed all his course
work and written comps for a PhD from Iowa, but accepted a coaching
position at Kansas State, prior to completing a dissertation.
NCAA RULES COMPLIANCE RECORD: All programs that
Leavitt has been associated with have clean NCAA slates during his
tenure. As a recruiter at the Division I level for six years at Kansas State,
his knowledge of NCAA rules and
regulations is solid.
GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND/FAMILIARITY WITH
FLORIDA FOOTBALL: Leavitt graduated from Dixie Hollins
High School in St. Petersburg, a 40-minute drive from the USF
campus. A great portion of his recruiting base while at Kansas
State was the State of Florida. In 1995, Leavitt’s final season at
Kansas State, the roster contained 22 players from Florida, including
two All-Americans on Leavitt’s defensive unit.
MANAGEMENT SKILLS: As an interim head coach at
Morningside College, strength and conditioning coach for 10
sports at Missouri, and defensive coordinator with three different
programs on three different NCAA levels of play, Leavitt has
honed his skills at a successful manager.The supervision of
defensive position coaches, working with student-athletes of
differing position and skill and the many administrative duties
that accompany a top assistant at a Division I program have aided
in his ability to manage successfully. In addition, Leavitt balanced
his studies for a PhD with coaching duties while at Iowa.
SUPPORT: As a native of
the Tampa Bay area, as well as
a Florida recruiter, Leavitt has
a solid base for continuing to
build on local support for
USF Football. His enthusiasm
for the profession and the
USF position in particular
further solidify the foundation.
ENERGY LEVEL: When
asked where he will reside
when he relocates to the
Tampa Bay area, Leavitt
responded,“in my office.” He
did buy a house, but Leavitt’s
passion for college football
and the USF job in particular
is worn on his sleeves.
TEAM DISCIPLINE: Jim Gladden, a former assistant coach at Florida
State:“I have known Jim Leavitt for several years on a professional basis,
and have found him to be a man of impeccable character, who has displayed a high degree of integrity and morality throughout his career as a
player and coach.”
From Worst to First in Six Years
Jim Leavitt arrived at Kansas State as linebackers coach in 1990. One year
prior to that, the K-State defense ranked 93rd of 106 Division I-A programs in
total defense, and 106th – or last – against the run. In 1990, the Wildcats moved
up to 82nd and 92nd in those categories.
In 1991, Leavitt and Bob Stoops were promoted to co-defensive coordinators and the K-State defense progressed to number one in the nation by 1995,
Leavitt’s (and Stoops) final season.The following is a chart of K-State’s rise from
worst to first in defense.
YEAR TOTAL DEF. PASS DEF.
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When USF head coach Jim Leavitt announced the addition of Wally
Burnham to the USF staff in March 2000, he drew an analogy to a “recruiting
coup.”
Why not? Burnham will mark his 40th year as a coach in 2007, with an
abundance of big-time college coaching experience, including nine years with
Bobby Bowden at Florida State and five years as an assistant head coach and
defensive coordinator at South Carolina. Furthermore, Burnham has blazed the
recruiting trails throughout Florida and beyond during his coaching career.
At USF, he has been promoted three times in his seven seasons and enters
2007 as associate head coach and defensive coordinator, after taking sole control
of the defense in 2006. He had been the co-coordinator from 2001-2005.
Burnham has done plenty to prove Leavitt’s decision to hire him seven years
ago to be a very astute one. Although his role was coaching the defensive ends
in 2000 before assuming a more prominent role as co-coordinator in 2001,
Burnham’s imprint has been on the USF defense from the outset.
In 2006, the USF defense ranked 25th in the nation and it has ranked as
high as 17th nationally in 2002, 2003 and 2005, giving the unit four top 25
rankings in a five-year span. Also in 2002, the Bulls ranked number one in the
nation in turnover margin thanks in large part to a ball-hawking defense that
was also ranked seventh nationally against the run.
Burnham played a large role in the development of two USF linebackers Kawika Mitchell and Stephen Nicholas – who have since gone on to the NFL.
Mitchell is USF’s all-time leader in tackles and the highest-ever drafted Bull,
going to the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round in 2003. Nicholas, who
just completed his eligibility in 2006, left as USF’s all-time sacks leader and was
drafted this past April. Ben Moffitt, yet another star pupil for Burnham, is a senior in 2007 and could become the third drafted USF linebacker in five years.
Developing NFL linebackers is nothing new for Burnham, who coached
COACHING
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North Alabama
North Alabama
North Alabama
North Alabama
North Alabama
East Tennessee State
Richmond
Memphis State
Lamar
Lamar
Arizona Wranglers (USFL)
Arizona Wranglers (USFL)
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
nine linebackers at Florida State who were drafted into the NFL and a 10th
player who signed as a free agent. Among his standout linebackers at FSU were
Derrick Brooks, Marvin Jones, Paul McGowan, Jesse Solomon and Garth Jax.
Jones and McGowan each won the Butkus Award, and Jones added the
Lombardi Award.
Prior to joining USF, Burnham was the assistant head coach and defensive
coordinator at South Carolina between 1994 and 1998. Upon arriving at South
Carolina, literally just days after Florida State’s 1993 National Championship
win, Burnham instituted a new 4-3 scheme for the Gamecocks, and he quickly
molded what became to be considered the most improved defense in the SEC.
The defense ranked as high as 22nd in the nation under Burnham, and it was a
crucial factor in South Carolina’s win over West Virginia in the 1996 Carquest
Bowl.
Prior to coaching at South Carolina, Burnham was a nine-year assistant
(1985-93) to Bobby Bowden at Florida State, where he was on the 1993
National Championship staff.
At Florida State, Burnham coaches linebackers in a program that won nine
straight Bowl Games during his tenure. FSU also finished among the nation’s
top four teams in eight of his nine seasons, including the 1993 National
Championship.
A 1963 graduate of Samford (secondary education), Burnham began playing
collegiately for Bear Bryant at Alabama during the 1960 and 1961 seasons. He
transferred to Samford, where he was a Little All-America linebacker in his senior season. He also has a master’s degree in Athletic Administration from West
Alabama.
He began coaching at the high school level in 1967, before first joining the
college ranks at North Alabama in 1971, where he remained the offensive line
coach and recruiting coordinator through 1976, before moving to East Tennessee
State as defensive coordinator for two seasons (1977-78).
In 1979, Burnham was defensive coordinator at Richmond, and he then
moved on to Memphis State as linebackers coach in 1980. In 1981-82, Burnham
was defensive coordinator at Lamar, and he then made the jump to the USFL,
where he was the linebackers coach for the Arizona Wranglers, who reached the
1984 USFL Championship Game. Burnham joined Bowden at Florida State
after two seasons (1983-84) with the Wranglers.
A native of Pell City, Ala., Burnham and his wife, Barbara, have three children, Patrick, Allison and Shane. Shane was a four-year letter winner, and threeyear starting linebacker at South Carolina from 1994-97, and he is now an assistant coach at Elon. Patrick Burnham is USF’s Director of High School
Relations.
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Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina
USF
USF
USF
Assignment
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Linebackers
Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Defensive Ends
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
2003
2004
2005
2006
USF
USF
USF
USF
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Mike Canales
Pass Game Coordinator/
Receivers
A member of USF’s original coaching staff as the first-ever offensive coordinator when the program was instituted in 1996, Mike Canales returns to the
Bulls after six seasons that included time at both BCS programs and within the
NFL.
In his first stint at USF from 1996-2000, Canales, 45, was responsible for the
development USF’s first-ever quarterback Chad Barnhardt and his stellar successor, Marquel Blackwell.Tutoring quarterbacks has been a Canales forte as he left
USF in 2001 to join North Carolina State as quarterbacks coach and pass game
coordinator.While at NC State (2001-2002), where he coached Phillip Rivers,
and also helped develop future NFL receiver Jeriricho Cotchery.
In 2002, NC State finished 11-3 and ranked 12th in the final AP poll after
knocking off Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl.That season, the Wolfpack averaged
392 yards on offense, including 247.7 passing yards.The team had a 3,000 yard
passer in Rivers, a 1,000-yard receiver in Cotchery and a 1,000-yard rusher in
T.A. McLendon.
In 2001, the NC State offense averaged 358 yards, including 247 through the
air.The team set a school record with a 64.4 completion percentage through the
season.
In 2003, Canales joined Herm Edwards’ staff with the New York Jets, working
one season as the receivers coach. While with the Jets, Canales worked with
Santana Moss, who finished among the top 15 NFL receivers that season with 74
catches for 1,105 yards and 10 touchdowns. His TD catches tied him for fourth
most in the NFL and he was selected as an alternate for the Pro Bowl that year.
For the past three seasons (2004-06), Canales was at the University of
Arizona, where he coached true freshman quarterback Willie Tuitama to honorable mention All-America status in just five games that include a win over number seven UCLA and a road victory at Oregon State. In 2005,Tuitama established
the sixth best season pass efficiency in Arizona history.
Between 2004 and 2005, Canales developed an offense that improved by 60
yards per game and the average in Tuitama’s appearances was 402.6.
Before Canales first came to USF in 1996, he had been the quarterbacks
coach for one season (1995) at Pacific, that coming on the heels of eight years
(1987-94) at Snow College, where he was offensive coordinator with special
emphasis on receivers and quarterbacks.While at Snow, Canales also coached the
softball team for seven years, leading the team to six region titles.
Canales began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young,
working with quarterbacks, receivers and defensive backs in 1985 and 1986.
His coaching career got a solid boost from a strong playing background.
Canales had been the starting quarterback for three years at Utah State, where he
also played one season of baseball.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in speech communication from Utah
State in 1984, and he went on to complete a Master’s in professional leadership
from Brigham Young in 1986.
Canales has four sons, Christopher (24),Tyler (20), who is serving an LDS
Mission in Honduras, Dakota (17) and Cameron (6), in addition to a stepson
Aaron (29), stepdaughter Christy (25) and grandson, Afton (6 months) with his
wife, Carol.
COACHING
EXPERIENCE
Year
School/Team
Assignment
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Snow College
Snow College
Snow College
Snow College
Snow College
Snow College
Snow College
Snow College
Pacific
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
NC State
NC State
New York Jets
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
Offensive Coordinator/QBs
Pass Game Coordinator/QBs
Pass Game Coordinator/QBs
Receivers
Co-offensive coordinator/QBs
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Troy Douglas
Safeties
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Troy Douglas enters his second season as the safeties coach for USF
and his 19th season as a full-time college coach. Douglas joined the
Bulls in 2006 after two years at Indiana, where he coached the cornerbacks. Among his 18 previous seasons of collegiate coaching, Douglas
has spent 16 working in the defensive secondary, and at USF, he focuses
on the safeties, while working in conjunction with cornerbacks coach
Rich Rachel.
In addition to his two years at Indiana, Douglas has coached at
South Carolina State (2003), Michigan State (2001-2002), SMU (19972000), UTEP (1995-1996), East Tennessee State (1992-1994) and West
Chester (1989-1991).
At Indiana, Douglas instructed 2004 Big Ten all-freshman cornerback Tracy Porter and helped build a unit that had a +4 turnover margin. Although he spent the 2003 season as the secondary coach at South
Carolina State, Douglas arrived at Indiana as no stranger to Big Ten
football. Douglas spent two years as secondary coach at Michigan State,
and despite losing four cornerbacks through the 2001 season, the
Spartans still ranked 14th in the nation in pass defense.
In his one year at South Carolina State between his Big Ten jobs
with Michigan State and Indiana, Douglas was instrumental in building
a defense that led I-AA in pass efficiency defense.
At SMU, Douglas coached running backs for one season (1997)
before moving over to head the secondary.Two of his students – Jacoby
Rhinehart (Arizona) and Donald Mitchell (Tennessee) were drafted by
NFL teams. In 1998, SMU was ranked 14th nationally in defense.
In his two seasons at UTEP, Douglas coached the secondary in 1995
and running backs in 1996, after three seasons as the secondary coach at
East Tennessee State. At ETSU, the Buccaneers ranked third in the
nation in pass efficiency defense, and one of Douglas’ players – Donnie
Abraham went on to a very successful career with the New York Jets
that included a Pro Bowl appearance.
Douglas began a full-time coaching career as the defensive backs
coach at West Chester (Pa.) in 1989, where he coached Lee Woodall, a
Pro Bowl player in 1995 and 1997 as a San Francisco 49er.
A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Douglas was a four-year starter at wide
receiver for Appalachian State from 1983-86. He led the team in receiving as a junior and his 90 career receptions for 1,401 yards still rank
him among the top five in school history.With a bachelor’s degree in
communications arts (1988), he was a graduate assistant at his alma
mater before his first full-time position at West Chester.
Douglas and his wife, Rebecca, have two children – Tanner (7) and
Taryn (5).
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COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
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1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
School/Team
West Chester
West Chester
West Chester
UTEP
UTEP
SMU
SMU
SMU
SMU
Michigan State
Michigan State
South Carolina State
Indiana
Indiana
USF
Assignment
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Running Backs
Running Backs
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Cornerbacks
Cornerbacks
Safeties
Carl Franks
Running Backs/
Recruiting Coordinator
Now in his fourth season at USF, Franks was no stranger to State of Florida
football when he joined the Bulls in 2004. After four-plus years of experience as
a Division I-A head coach, Franks returned to Florida in 2004, where he assisted
in building a powerful offense with Steve Spurrier at the University of Florida
in the 1990s. In addition to coaching running backs at USF, he oversees the
recruiting efforts, a responsibility in which he proved ultra-successful during his
tenure at Florida as well.
In 2004 and 2005, Franks tutored Bulls’ running back Andre Hall, a junior
college transfer who came to USF at the same time Franks arrived. In those two
years, Franks helped mold Hall into USF’s all-time leading rusher with back-toback single season rushing record seasons. In 2006, Franks worked with a largely
inexperienced group of runners and developed Benjamin Williams into the
MVP of the Papajohns.com Bowl.
A 1983 Duke graduate, Franks was named head coach there on his 38th
birthday - December 1, 1998 - and he went on to lead the Blue Devils for 52
games into the 2003 season. The former football letterman at Duke returned to
Durham following nine seasons at Florida, where he helped the Gators to eight
bowl games along with the 1996 national championship.
At Duke, Franks continued a strong commitment to academics.The reality
of Duke’s academic success came to the forefront in June of 2003 when the
football program earned the Academic Achievement Award from the American
Football Coaches Association for the 11th time. No other school in the nation
has garnered the honor more than six times. The 2003 award was based on the
graduation rate for the class entering college in the fall of 1997, and Duke led
the way with a perfect 100 percent standard.
The commitment to academics is one Franks and the entire USF coaching
staff stress in recruiting efforts for the Bulls.
In his inaugural season as a head coach in 1999, Franks gave Duke-faithful
signs of a successful future, as his first head coaching victory was a come-frombehind double-overtime win over Virginia in Charlottesville. It marked Duke’s
first victory at Virginia since Franks was a Blue Devil player in 1981.
The Blue Devils notched another ACC road victory in 1999, defeating the
Maryland Terrapins in another thriller, 25-22, while Franks’ first victory within
the friendly confines of Wallace Wade Stadium came over conference rival Wake
Forest, 48-35. Included in the win over the Demon Deacons was a schoolrecord 34-point first quarter scoring spree by the Blue Devils.
Franks was also honored during his inaugural season by being selected as the
head coach of the 1999 Gray squad in the annual Blue-Gray Classic held in
Montgomery, Ala. on Christmas Day.
Franks returned to his alma mater after 12 years as an assistant coach under
the ultra-successful Spurrier. Franks worked with Spurrier from 1987-89 at
Duke and then the next nine seasons at the University of Florida.
It was at Florida where Franks and the rest of the Gator program landed in
the national spotlight. While there, Franks was an integral part of five SEC
championship teams, including the 1996 squad that captured the national championship at the Sugar Bowl. In his tenure with the Gators, Franks helped
Florida win 25 straight league games from 1994-97 for the second-longest streak
in conference history and become just one of two schools in SEC history to
win four consecutive league championships (1993-96).
In all, Franks has coached nine squads that played in bowl games, including
Duke’s 1989 All American Bowl berth versus Texas Tech. That appearance
capped off one of Duke’s greatest seasons in the past 20 years, with the team
winning its last seven games for an 8-3 record and a share of the 1989 ACC
championship.
Franks spent the majority of his time at Florida as the school’s running backs
coach and recruiting coordinator - both areas of strength for the elite program.
He coached two Gator running backs who gained over 3,000 career rushing
yards in Errict Rhett and Fred Taylor. Rhett finished his career as the only
offensive back in NCAA I-A history to rush for over 4,100 yards and catch 150
passes while Taylor rushed for 3,075 yards in his college career and was the ninth
overall selection in the 1998 NFL Draft. In his seven years as a running backs
coach, a Gator back rushed for over 100 yards in a game 44 times.
Florida ranked among the nation’s top 15 teams in total offense six times in
those eight years Franks was coaching on the offensive side of the ball. He was
the teams inside linebackers coach in 1994. And that was also successful as the
stop unit set a Gator record by allowing just 84.6 yards rushing per game, the
fifth-best mark in the nation.
As recruiting coordinator from 1991-93, he helped put together the nation’s
top recruiting class in 1992 according to Super Prep and Blue Chip Report.
The incoming classes of 1993 and 1994 were also highly regarded, both ranking
in the nation’s top 10.
In 1996, the Gators rolled to a 12-1 overall record which included a perfect
8-0 regular season ledger in the SEC. After closing out the regular season with a
24-21 loss to Florida State, Florida rebounded with a 45-30 victory over
Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. Then came the rematch with the
Seminoles, where the Gators avenged the earlier loss with a 52-20 win to claim
the national title.
Franks, a three-year letterman from 1980-82, helped lead Duke to the 1989
ACC championship as the school’s running backs coach.That year, running back
Randy Cuthbert became Duke’s first 1,000-yard rusher in nearly 20 years while
the Blue Devil offense gained a school-record 5,519 yards. After dropping three
of its first four games, the 1989 Blue Devil squad reeled off seven straight wins
by averaging over 37 points per game during that stretch. Duke also closed out
the regular season with consecutive victories over in-state opponents Wake
Forest (52-35), N.C. State (35-26) and North Carolina (41-0).
As a player at Duke, Franks saw action at both running back and tight end
and was selected as an academic All-ACC performer in 1982. He was also the
winner of the Mike Suglia Award, given to the team’s top sophomore scholarathlete. He graduated from Duke in 1983 with a degree in psychology.
Franks, 46, has two daughters, Brittany (18) and Courtney (15).
COACHING EXPERIENCE
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1985
1985
1986
1987
1988
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1990
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1992
1993
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1996
1997
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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Garner (NC) High School
Tampa Bay Bandits
Virginia Military Institute
Tampa Bay Bandits
Duke
Duke
Duke
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
Duke
USF
USF
USF
Assignment
Running Backs
Receivers/Tight Ends
Running Backs
Running Backs
Running Backs
Running Backs
Running Backs
Recruiting Coordinator/RBs
Recruiting Coordinator/RBs
Recruiting Coordinator/TEs
Inside Linebackers
Assistant Offensive Coordinator/RBs
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
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Promoted to offensive coordinator this heading into this past spring, Greg
Gregory is no stranger to leading that side of the ball. Prior to joining USF as
tight ends coach in 2005, Gregory had been an offensive coordinator for 13 seasons and a head coach for two years.
By the time he joined USF in 2005, Gregory had been coaching college
football for a total of 24 years, including the two seasons as a head coach and 16
years at Army, where he spent nine seasons as the offensive coordinator. He spent
the final seven of his nine years at Army as the associate head coach. Gregory
also earned Athlon Magazine’s Assistant Coach of the Year award in 1996. He had
also been the offensive coordinator for Richmond and Ohio.
Gregory spent 2005 and 2006 working with the USF tight ends, but even
then he was an influential contributor to the overall offensive strategy, making
his promotion seamless.
Prior to joining USF, Gregory was offensive coordinator at Ohio from 20012003, where he played a major role in helping the Bobcats to score an average
of 32 points in MAC play in 2002, the program’s highest average in more than
25 years.
Gregory was also offensive coordinator at Richmond, his alma mater, in
2000, helping the Spiders to a 10-3 record and a berth in the NCAA I-AA
playoffs.
It was immediately prior to that 2000 season that Gregory was a head coach
at Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, Missouri, holding that job in 1998
and 1999.
The major bulk of Gregory’s coaching career came at Army, where he began
as a part-time assistant in 1982 under head coach Ed Cavanaugh. He first
worked with receivers in 1982 and 1983 and then assumed command of the
tight ends in 1984, while he also worked that one season as the head coach of
the junior varsity team.
In 1985 he began the first of two seasons as the running backs coach before
spending the 1987 season coaching the quarterbacks. It was in 1989 that
Gregory became offensive coordinator and in 1991 he added associate head
coach to his duties at Army.
While at Army, he helped lead the program to its only four Bowl Games in
the Academy’s history and the Cadets won 10 of 16 games against arch-rival
Navy.The Cadets also led the nation in rushing four separate times during
Gregory’s tenure. He coached Ron McAda, the only Army quarterback ever
drafted into the NFL and running back Mike Mayweather, who rushed for
more than 4,000 career yards
From 1982-85, while coaching at Army, Gregory was also a commissioned
officer in the United States Army with a rank of captain.
Gregory began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Virginia in 1980,
two years prior to starting his long stint with Army. He was a quarterback himself at Richmond, lettering in three of his four seasons with the team between
1976-79.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in physical education at Richmond in 1980
and went on to earn 24 credit hours in sports psychology graduate studies at
Virginia.
Gregory and his wife, Judy, have three children, sons Tate (24) and Grant (21)
and daughter Layne, who turns 17 in December. Grant is a backup quarterback
at USF after transferring from Indiana.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
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School/Team
Assignment
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1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
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2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
Virginia
Virginia
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Army
Missouri Southern State
Missouri Southern State
Richmond
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
USF
USF
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
Receivers
Receivers
Tight Ends/J.V. Head Coach
Running Backs
Running Backs
Quarterbacks
Quarterbacks
Associate Head Coach/Off. Coordinator
Head Coach
Head Coach
Tight Ends
Tight Ends
Dan McCarney
Assistant Head Coach/
Defensive Line
• Iowa State won twice as many road games since the start of the
2000 season through 2005 (12) than ISU football won away from home
during the entire decade of the 1990s (6).
• Iowa State’s 36-31 win at Iowa in 2002 was the Cyclones’ fifthstraight victory against the Hawkeyes, a series first.The win marked
ISU’s third-straight victory in Iowa City, matching Iowa State series
wins at Iowa in 1894-95-97.The Cyclones’ 27-9 win at Iowa in 1998
snapped a 31-game winless streak on the road and was Iowa State’s first
win over its instate rival in 15 years.
• In 2002, Iowa State defeated three bowl teams in one season for
the first time in school history (Iowa, Nebraska,Texas Tech).
Dan McCarney becomes the second former head coach from a BCS
member school to join the USF coaching staff after 12 seasons as the
top man at Iowa State,, where he was the longest tenured head coach in
the Big 12 when he completed the 2006 season.
McCarney, who will be the assistant head coach to Jim Leavitt and
work with the defensive linemen, joins former Duke head coach Carl
Franks, who is the Bulls running backs coach and recruiting coordinator.
He led the Iowa State program from 1995-2006 and took the
Cyclones to five Bowl games in a six-year stretch. In the 115 years of
ISU football, only 16 teams have won seven games or more, and
McCarney led five of those teams. He was named the Big 12 Coach of
the Year in 2004 when the Cyclones were the Big 12 North CoChampions.
McCarney remains the longest-serving (141 games) and winningest
Cyclone head coach (56 victories) in school history. During his 12th
season as Iowa State head coach in 2006, only eight head coaches
among 119 NCAA Division I-A programs had been at their current
school longer than McCarney.
The list of accomplishments at Iowa State under McCarney’s watch
is both long and impressive. Among those many accomplishments are
the following:
• Iowa State’s four-game Big 12 Conference win streaks in each of
the 2004 and 2005 seasons had been equalled only one other time
(1978) since Iowa State joined a conference for the 1907 season. In
2004, McCarney was the first ISU head football coach to earn coach of
the year honors by conference writers or coaches since Earle Bruce in
1976 and 1977.
• Iowa State’s 2004 five-win increase from the previous season ranked
second nationally.
• McCarney’s 2000 Cyclones were the first Iowa State team in 94
years to win nine games.The win over Pittsburgh in the Insight.com
Bowl was ISU’s first-ever bowl victory and the Cyclones’ first bowl
appearance since 1978. It had been 11 years since Iowa State’s last winning season. Iowa State’s new national standing was affirmed by its No.
25 national ranking on the final Associated Press poll, the Cyclones’ first
AP poll appearance in more than 19 years. McCarney’s team also finished 23rd on the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll.
• Iowa State basked in the limelight in 2002, with two Fox Sports
Net national telecasts, three appearances on ABC, national ESPN and
ESPN2 telecasts and a pair of TBS national telecasts. In 2004, seven Iowa
State games were televised.The 2004 regular-season finale vs. Missouri
was seen by much of the country on ABC, and the Cyclones’
Independence Bowl win over Miami University was nationally broadcast. ABC did three Iowa State games in 2005 and the Cyclones played
on national television on at Army (espn2), against Colorado (Fox Sports
Net) and at Kansas (Fox Sports Net).The ISU Houston Bowl game vs.
TCU was shown nationally on espn2.
• The 2000 Cyclone offense ranked among the nation’s best and
ranked third in school history, averaging nearly 425 yards per game.
Under McCarney, Iowa State has had a balanced offensive attack. ISU
produced a 1,000-yard rusher in McCarney’s first seven seasons in Ames.
Troy Davis rushed for more than 2,000 yards in 1995 and 1996 and was
a Heisman Trophy finalist both seasons.Tailback Ennis Haywood rushed
for more than 1,000 yards in 2000 and 2001. Quarterback Sage
Rosenfels produced the third-best passing season in school history in
2000 en route to a job with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.The Iowan now
plays for the Houston Texans. Quarterback Seneca Wallace, who plays for
NFC champion Seattle in the NFL, was the Big 12 Conference’s
Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2001 and finished his Iowa State
career as the Cyclones’ all-time total offense leader. Lineman Oliver
Ross (Arizona) rounds out the former offensive Cyclones in the NFL.
• McCarney was responsible for the rebirth of Iowa State’s defense, as
the Cyclones made dramatic progress stopping opponents. Stats tell the
story. Iowa State ranked among the Big 12 Conference’s first division in
total defense in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. ISU’s final 2004 total
defense mark of 329.4 yards allowed per game was the school’s best
effort since 1986.The Cyclone defense scored six touchdowns in 2004,
ranking behind only the University of Miami.
• The defense improved dramatically under McCarney. Iowa State
allowed 44.8 points per game in 1997.That figure dipped to 18.5 points
in 2005, ranking second in the Big 12.
• Iowa State’s aggressive schemes ranked the Cyclones first in the Big
12 and 11th nationally in turnover margin in 2001. ISU was second in
the league and 12th nationally in 2004 and first in the conference and
seventh in NCAA Division I-A in 2005.The Cyclones’ 18 interceptions
in 2001 were the most by an ISU defense since 1976. ISU’s 17 interceptions in 2004 ranked second the Big 12 and its 22 interceptions led the
league last year.The 35 take-a-ways recorded by Iowa State in 2005 led
the Big 12. In 2003, true freshman Jason Berryman was named the Big
12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year. In 2004, linebacker
Tim Dobbins was the league’s defensive newcomer of the year. Former
Cyclone defenders in the NFL include Reggie Hayward (Jacksonville),
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• From McCarney’s arrival at Iowa State, the Cyclones moved into
their new home, the Richard O. Jacobson Athletic Building, adjacent to
Jack Trice Stadium.The $9.3 million award-winning Steve and Debbie
Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility opened for spring football in March
of 2004. A new video scoreboard and permanent Jack Trice Stadium
lights made their debut in 2002. An all-natural grass field was laid in
1996. Jack Trice Stadium’s press box and individual sky suites opened in
1997, underscoring the Iowa State administration’s commitment to
McCarney’s vision for making the ISU program a success.The Johnny
Majors Practice Fields were dedicated in 1999.
• The program’s academic performance was strong under McCarney
as well. Only one Big 12 school placed more than the eight student-athletes representing Iowa State on the 2005 academic all-Big 12 first team.
Defensive end Shawn Moorehead was a Verizon academic all-district VII
selection last fall. ISU football student-athletes earned first-team all-Big
12 academic honors 67 times in an eight-year stretch under McCarney’s
watch. Also under McCarney, Iowa State has boasted a pair of National
Football Foundation post-graduate scholars (Todd Bandhauer and Dave
Brcka).
Anyone who watched McCarney’s rise in the coaching ranks would
not be surprised by his many successes at every stop, well before he
became head coach at Iowa State. A native of Iowa City, Iowa,
McCarney was instrumental in rebuilding efforts that produced Big Ten
titles and Rose Bowl berths at both Iowa and Wisconsin, two schools
that regularly finished near the bottom of the league before his arrival.
McCarney, 53, coached at Iowa for 13 seasons (1977-89), including
11 years under Hayden Fry, before becoming the defensive coordinator
at Wisconsin under Barry Alvarez in 1990. It was at Iowa where
McCarney first met USF head coach Jim Leavitt, while Leavitt was a
graduate assistant with the Hawkeyes.
McCarney’s defense was the foundation of the Wisconsin rebuilding
effort. In the four seasons prior to his arrival in Wisconsin, the Badgers
had a 9-36 record and attendance was at its lowest mark since World War
II.
In 1993,Wisconsin went 10-1-1, claimed its first Big Ten title in 31
years and scored a 21-16 win over UCLA in the Rose Bowl. Attendance
at Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium climbed more than 30,000 a
game, and sellouts of more than 77,000 were the norm.
During Wisconsin’s Rose Bowl season, the Badgers ranked 19th
nationally against the rush, allowing just 130.3 yards per game, the sixth
best mark in school history.The team allowed an average of 16.3 points
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per game, its best effort in 30 years.The Badger defense also intercepted
an NCAA-best 23 passes and created 34 turnovers, including six against
UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
A 1975 graduate of Iowa, McCarney coached the Hawkeyes in eight
consecutive bowl games, including the 1982 and 1986 Rose Bowls.The
three-year letterman on the offensive line for Iowa (1972-74) was captain of the 1974 Hawkeye squad.
McCarney and his wife, Margy, have two daughters, Jillian and
Melanie, and a son, Shane.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
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1987
1988
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1990
1991
1992
1993
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1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
School/Team
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Assignment
Offensive Line
Offensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Defensive Coordinator/D
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Line
Line
Line
Line
Line
Rich Rachel
Cornerbacks
Richard Rachel, who has been coaching football since 1969, including a stay with the final team at the University of Tampa in 1974, joined
the USF program just prior to the start of the 2000 season. He first
coached the secondary in 2000 before assuming oversight of the defensive ends in 2001, where he remained for four seasons before returning
to the secondary, where his focus now is on the cornerbacks.
Regardless of his role, Rachel has been successful in helping gel his
unit into USF’s successful defense.
As the cornerbacks coach, Rachel is instrumental in developing
returning starters Mike Jenkins and Trae Williams, among the finest corner tandems in the nation. In his four seasons with the ends, Rachel
helped develop outstanding talent that led to 141 sacks over a 44-game
stretch. In those 44 games, 66.5 of the 141 sacks came from the defensive ends.
Among his pupils at defensive end,Terrence Royal went on to set
USF’s career sack record (since broken by Stephen Nicholas) and tie the
single season mark after he had three sacks in the 2005 Meineke Car
Care Bowl.
Working well with defensive coordinator Wally Burnham, Rachel
stresses a complete defensive game from his players, demanding a strong
skill set for defending the run and pass.
Before taking over the ends in 2001, Rachel held together a USF
secondary that saw a position switch for Anthony Henry (Dallas
Cowboys/Cleveland Browns) from free safety to cornerback and a
career-ending injury to Jay Mize, Henry’s replacement at safety, which
in turn forced starting strong safety Roy Manns to move to free safety.
Henry would prove a smashing success at corner, leading to his fourth
round selection in the NFL Draft, and Joe Morgan stepped up at strong
safety, while Manns held down the free spot.
Rachel, who has been an assistant head coach for Kansas State
(1986-88) and a defensive coordinator at Rutgers (1990-95), North
Dakota (1989) North Carolina State (1983-85) and Morehead State
(1978), was most recently the offensive line coach at Fort Scott
Community College prior to joining USF.
The USF job is a homecoming of sorts for Rachel, who began his
coaching career as the head coach at Tampa’s Chamberlain High School
from 1969-73. He then moved on to the University of Tampa as the
secondary coach for the 1974 season, before that program disbanded
and he worked as an assistant at Tampa King High School in 1975.
Following one season at King, he moved permanently into the college ranks as the defensive coordinator at Morehead State, where he
earned a master’s degree in 1977, Rachel earned his bachelor’s degree
from Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa in 1969.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year
School/Team
Assignment
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 *
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Tampa Chamberlain H.S.
University of Tampa
Tampa King H.S.
Morehead State
Morehead State
Morehead State
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
North Carolina State
Kansas State
Kansas State
Kansas State
North Dakota
Rutgers
Rutgers
Rutgers
Rutgers
Rutgers
Rutgers
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Private Business
Fort Scott Community College
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Secondary
Assistant
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Assistant Head Coach
Secondary/Special Teams
Secondary/Special Teams
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Offensive Line
Secondary
Defensive Ends
Defensive Ends
Defensive Ends
Defensive Ends
Cornerbacks
Cornerbacks
* Tampa disbanded football in 1975
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Larry Scott
Mike Simmonds
Offensive Line
Tight Ends
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February 1996, Larry Scott returned to USF in 2005 as the director
of high school operations, and after spending 2006 as a graduate assistant,
he now takes over the full-time role as tight ends coach.
Since his return in 2005, Scott’s work ethic and his dedication to
USF has left a large impression on head coach Jim Leavitt, who has the
utmost confidence in Scott’s coaching abilities. In addition to working
with the tight ends, Scott will work well in unison with first-year offensive line coach Mike Simmonds.
Upon graduating from USF in August 2000 with a degree in communications, Scott was employed in the public sector and in high school
coaching. He first joined the work force in December 2000 as a Child
Protective Investigator for the State of Florida. He remained in that position until September 2002, when he joined the Tampa Housing
Authority and coordinated a self-sufficiency program.
Scott first started coaching at Wharton High in Tampa, where he was
the offensive line coach and run game coordinator from May 2001 to
August 2001. He moved to nearby Freedom High as offensive coordinator and line coach in August 2001, where he spent three seasons. During
the 2004-05 school year, Scott returned to Sebring High – his alma
mater - where he was an exceptional education teacher and the cooffensive coordinator
Scott was a three-year letterman (1997-99) as an offensive tackle for
the Bulls. He and his wife, Shakeira, have two sons, Larry III (12) and
Jalen (2).
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year
2001
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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School/Team
Tampa Wharton High
Tampa Freedom High
Tampa Freedom High
Tampa Freedom High
Sebring High
USF
USF
Assignment
Offensive Line/Run Game Coord.
Co-offensive Coordinator
Director of High School Relations
Graduate Assistant
Although 2006 marked Mike Simmonds first season on a college
football staff, his coaching experience was already immense and his
capabilities were quickly evident, leading to his rapid elevation to
full-time status. After just one season as a graduate assistant,
Simmonds assumes command of the offensive line in 2006.
A former NFL offensive lineman and a 14-year veteran of high
school coaching with three state finals appearances, Simmonds brings
loads of knowledge to the USF staff.
The head coach at Jefferson High School from 1998-2005,
Simmonds compiled a 75-29 record and led the Dragons to the state
championship game in 2002 and 2004. After a 2-8 debut in 1998,
Simmonds took his next seven teams to the state playoffs, where he
compiled a 17-7 record. In 2002, Simmonds was honored as the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers High School Coach of the Year, and in his
eight seasons at Jefferson, the Dragons had 74 players sign college
scholarships.
Simmonds also played a role in a third state finals appearance as
an assistant coach at Hillsborough High, where he was on the staff
for six seasons.Those six teams compiled a 54-14 record and the
Terriers reached the state championship game in 1996.
A graduate of Indiana State University, where he started 46 games
and earned I-AA All-America honors, Simmonds was chosen in the
10th round of the 1987 NFL Draft by The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He started for the Bucs at offensive guard in 1989, once earning
NFL Offensive Lineman of the Week in a game against Chicago. He
signed as a Plan B Free Agent with San Diego in 1990 and when he
retired, Simmonds had been credited with four NFL seasons.
Simmonds played his high school football for Belleville (IL)
before enrolling at Indiana State, where his teams reached the I-AA
Playoffs in 1983 and 1984.
Since his playing days ended, Simmonds has been named to the
Gateway Conference all-decade team (1980s) and the Gateway
Conference 20th Anniversary Team, in addition to earning induction
into the Indiana State Hall of Fame.
Simmonds and his wife, Jacqueline (Whiting) have three daughters, Amanda (17), Lauren (13) and Emily (9).
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
School/Team
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
Tampa Jefferson
USF
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
Assignment
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Graduate Assistant
Larry Antonucci
Director of
Football Operations
Larry Antonucci is now in his seventh year as the Director of
Football Operations, after working as a graduate assistant with the USF
offense in 1999.
Antonucci handles all operational aspects of the USF program,
including all travel plans and all arrangements at Raymond James
Stadium for USF home games. Until 2004, with the arrival of Carl
Franks, Antonucci had also coordinated all of USF’s recruiting efforts.
His experience in that field continues to aid USF’s efforts.
Antonucci is no stranger to the coaching ranks, having worked as a
coach since his graduation from Wagner in 1993. He remained at
Wagner upon completing his bachelor’s degree in 1993, where he was a
graduate assistant responsible for working with the tight ends and offensive tackles.
In 1994, Antonucci was hired as a fulltime offensive line coach at St.
Peter’s College, where he was also the run game coordinator and
recruiting coordinator. Furthermore, he helped administrate the strength
& conditioning program.
Antonucci moved on to Emporia State in 1995, where he coached
the receivers in 1995-96 and the defensive line in 1997-98. He also
coached the kick and punt return teams throughout his four seasons,
prior to first joining the USF program in spring 1999.
In his first year at USF as a graduate assistant, Antonucci worked primarily with the offensive line and tight ends, but he also assisted with
the remainder of the offense.
As a player at Wagner, Antonucci started 33 straight games from
1990-92, playing tight end, offensive tackle and offensive guard. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in special education in 1993.
Antonucci and his wife Danielle, have a one-year-old son, Johnny.
Patrick Burnham
Director of
High School Relations
Patrick Burnham joined the USF football staff as the director of high
school relations, in July 2006. He joined USF from GridIron
Technologies, where he was a sales manager with accounts including
the BIG EAST, Conference USA and eight NFL teams.
A 1994 graduate of Florida State University, where he studied history
and political science, Burnham worked as a graduate assistant/intern at
the University of South Carolina from 1996-98. At South Carolina, he
worked in the areas of recruiting and video/film breakdown.
In addition to that football experience, Burnham has had a successful
business career, both with GridIron Technologies and Southeastern
Freight Lines, where he was an account manager from 1995-96 and
again from 1999-2005.
Burnham was a scholarship football player at Samford in 1988, before
he opted to attend Florida State. He is the son of USF associate head
coach and defensive coordinator Wally Burnham, and his brother,
Shane, is an assistant coach at Elon.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
School/Team
Wagner
St. Peter’s
Emporia State
Emporia State
Emporia State
Emporia State
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
USF
Assignment
Graduate Assistant/Offense
Offensive Line
Receivers
Receivers
Defensive Line
Defensive Line
Graduate Assistant/Offense
Director of Football Operations
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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
KEITH ABRAMS
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC TRAINER/
DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION
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Coordinates the rehabilitation
efforts for all USF student-athletes
and provides direct care for the
USF football team …Joined the
USF Sports Medicine staff in the
summer of 2006 after working as
Assistant Athletic Trainer and
Rehabilitation Coordinator for the
Kansas City Chiefs (where he worked with former
USF linebacker Kawika Mitchell) from 20022006…Prior to his work with the Chiefs he also
was the Head Athletic Trainer for the New
York/New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL and an
Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers…Also has experience in Major League
Baseball, working in the Atlanta Braves organization… Received undergraduate degree from Kean
University in New Jersey and attended San Jose
State University for his master’s degree….Abrams
resides in Tampa.
JARED DAVIS
GRADUATE ASSISTANT DEFENSE
Promoted this season to graduate
assistant after two years as a program assistant working with the
USF defense…Aided with scouting
reports, video breakdowns and
game charting in 2005 and
2006…Spent three years as an assistant coach at Countryside High
School (2002-2004) in Clearwater…A USF graduate.
JAMIE DEGEROME
VIDEO COORDINATOR
The first and only video coordinator in the history of USF football,
he has been at every practice and
game since 1996…Directs all phases of USF’s video services, including self scouting, opponent scouting
and training of all staff members...Designed the video system in
USF’s athletic facility and provides technical assistance to all USF athletic teams…Joined USF in
September, 1996 after six years in commercial television...A graduate of the University of Florida
with a degree in telecommunications, he has
worked in both public and private television, with
stints at WPTV (NBC),WUFT (PBS) and most
recently at WCJB (ABC), where he coordinated all
University of Florida athletic coverage...Born in
Montclair, New Jersey, he settled in Delray Beach,
Fla., and currently resides in Temple Terrace.
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DAVID LANE
TEAM CHAPLAIN
Serves on a volunteer basis and has
been available for USF players since
the start-up of football in
1997…Also very active with the
remainder of the USF athletic
teams.
MIKE LUBE
GRADUATE ASSISTANT –
DEFENSE
A former USF offensive lineman,
he was promoted this season after
two years as a program assistant
with the offense…Charted practice
and games and worked with scout
team, especially the offensive
line…Also worked as a strength and
conditioning intern at USF from
January to May in 2005…In the spring of 2004, he
coached the Palm Harbor University High offensive
and defensive lines…A walk-on to the USF team in
2002…He played offensive tackle in two games in
2003 before a knee injury cut his career
short…Earned a communications degree from USF
in December 2006 and is now pursuing a Master’s
in Adult Education at USF.
RONNIE MCKEEFERY
STRENGTH COACH
Enters his eighth season at USF and
his fifth as the primary strength and
conditioning coach for the football
team...A former all-conference
defensive back at Ottawa (KS)
University, he is a native of the
Kansas City area...Earned dual
bachelor’s degrees in biology and
physical education from Ottawa in 1994...He then
worked as an assistant defensive backs coach for a
year at Ottawa before accepting an internship with
the Kansas City Royals in 1996 as a strength
coach...From there, he was a part-time assistant in
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers strength program for two
years and then worked as the head strength coach
for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe, before joining USF...He and his wife, Angie, reside in Temple
Terrace with their three adopted children – twins
Tyler and Ava – and Maya, from the Ukraine.
JEREMY LEES
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
Previously a student assistant on the
equipment staff, he assumed the
lead football job in 2006…Also has
experience working sidelines for
Tampa Bay Buccaneers home
games…Responsible for managing
all aspects of equipment for USF
Football…Member of the
American Equipment Managers Association…Has
business management degree from USF…Graduate
of Hudson High School, where he played football
and baseball.
STEVE WALZ
ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR-SPORTS MEDICINE
Named the Trainer of the Year at all
levels in the State of Florida in
2006-07…USF’s first-ever football
trainer, he is in his third stint with
the USF athletic department after a
two-year stay in his home state of
Missouri, working in a private clinic...Promoted to assistant athletics
director in summer, 2002...Began his latest tenure at
USF in 2000, although he first came to USF in
1992, when he was a graduate assistant charged with
all training responsibilities for the men’s basketball
program...Walz remained in that position through
1994, when he joined Florida Orthopaedic Institute,
where he continued to work with USF student-athletes who were undergoing rehabilitation and/or
surgery...At that same time, he was head trainer for
the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football
League...In 1996, he rejoined USF as the program’s
first-ever football trainer, working in that position
throughout the Inaugural Season, prior to his return
home to Missouri...A 1992 graduate of the
University of Missouri, he also has a 1994 master’s
degree from USF...In 2003,Walz was elected to the
Executive Board of the Athletic Trainers Association
of Florida, serving as the West Coast
Representative…Born April 22, 1969 in Jefferson
City, Missouri, he graduated from Jefferson City
High School...He and his wife, Shelley, reside in
Tampa with their five-year-old son Henry.
TANYA WEST
FOOTBALL OFFICE
ADMINISTRATOR
A graduate of USF – with bachelor
and master degrees - she is in her
seventh season in her current role,
although she assisted throughout
the 2000 season as well...Manages
all clerical needs for the entire football staff…She and her husband,
Bobby, have a two sons, Cameron
(4) and Owen (2).
T H E P L AY E R S
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EDNER
ALCIN
FRESHMAN
WIDE RECEIVER
6-2, 180
TAMPA, FLA.
CHAMBERLAIN HIGH
SCHOOL
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A promising receiver with good speed, he
utilized his redshirt season in 2006 and should
start working his way into the lineup this
year….Ran 4.4 40-yard dash during senior
season in high school.
CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL –
Ranked 30th best player in Tampa Bay area by
St. Petersburg Times…Honorable mention allcounty in Tampa Tribune…Had 34 catches for
515 yards with five touchdowns in 2005…
Ranked 98th in Florida by Rivals.com …Played
in North-South All-Star Game…Ran track…
Coached by Billy Turner.
PERSONAL – Born September 27, 1987 in
Pahokee, Fla…Son of Edner Alcin, Sr…Has
three sisters and one brother.
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NATE
ALLEN
SOPHOMORE
DEFENSIVE BACK
6-2, 190
CAPE CORAL, FLA.
CAPE CORAL HIGH
SCHOOL
to lead his team from a 16-point deficit to defeat
Gulf Coast 37-30…Class 5A honorable mention
all-state as a junior and senior…Three-time
all-area player…Also an accomplished basketball
player, he averaged over 16.3 points, 6.6
rebounds and 2.9 steals in 2005-06…Scored
over 1,000 career points…Had six 20-plus
scoring games including a high of 28 against
South Ft. Myers.
PERSONAL – Born November 30, 1987 in
Fort Myers, Fla…Given name is Nathaniel Ray
Allen…Son of Jackie and Darlene Allen…A/B
Honor Roll student with 3.6 grade point
average…National Honor Society…Has one
brother and one sister…Father played
professional basketball in Europe.
USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS INT
2006
9/0
0
2 2 0-0
0-0
0-0
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DELBERT
ALVARADO
SOPHOMORE
PLACEKICKER
6-0, 175
TAMPA, FLA.
ROBINSON HIGH
SCHOOL
Won starting placekicking chores as a true freshman after a brief opportunity at punter didn’t
materialize…Maintained confidence and poise
after switch, and went on to establish a BIG
EAST record with a 56-yard field goal against
Syracuse.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Primary punter
in the Bulls’ second and third game of the season, although he got in one late punt in the season opener vs. McNeese State (9/2) after Ilia
Petrov struggled…Fared marginally well vs.
Florida International (9/9) with five punts for a
37.4 average, including a long of 47 and three of
five punts inside the 20…But after a 31.3 average on three punts at UCF (9/16), he gave way
to rugby-style punter Justin Teachey…Stayed
poised and eventually won field goal and PAT
chores during the North Carolina (10/14)
game…Made good on first career field goal
from 27 yards in that game and added two PATs
in USF’s win…Was 5 of 9 on field goals for the
season, including the 56-yard BIG EAST record
kick vs. Syracuse (11/11), when he also made
good from 47 yards…Made 13 of 14 PATs…
Finished season with 10 punts for 34.3 average
and a long of 47, with four downed inside the
20.
ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL – First team
all-county in Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg
Times…Ranked 44th best player in Tampa Bay
area by St. Petersburg Times…3 of 5 on field goals,
including a school-record 47-yard effort…
Added 58 PATs for 67 points to lead all kickers
in Hillsborough County…In addition to kicking
and punting for Robinson High, he played
trombone in the Marching Band… As a junior
he was 5 of 7 on field goals and had a 40.5 punt
average…63 of 64 on PATs that year…Second
Arrived at USF as a quarterback but was quickly
moved into secondary when coaches realized he
had the athletic ability to compete right away as
a true freshman…Will compete for the starting
free safety job in 2007.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Worked as a
situational backup in the secondary and also on
special teams…Had two tackles, both coming in
USF’s Bowl win over East Carolina (12/23)…
Played in nine of USF’s 13 games, missing four
mid-year games with a quadriceps injury.
CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL – Threw
for over 5,000 career yards and broke all school
passing records…Ranked 67th top prospect in
Florida by Orlando Sentinel…Threw for 325
yards and four touchdowns on 18 of 23 passing
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Delbert Alvarado kicked a BIG EAST record 56-yard field goal against
Syracuse
team all-state as a junior punter…Coached by
Mike DePue…Played Club Soccer for Tampa
Knights Blackwatch.
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JARRIETT
BUIE
PERSONAL – Born January 3, 1989 in
Honduras….Son of Jose and Annie Alvarado…
Given name is Delbert Adan Alvarado…4.0
grade point average…Named Homecoming
King and Mr. Robinson…Has one brother and
one sister.
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BEN
BUSBEE
SENIOR
DEFENSIVE END
6-4, 255
TAMPA, FLA.
ARMWOOD HIGH
SCHOOL
SOPHOMORE
TIGHT END
6-3, 240
MOBILE, ALA.
McGILL-TOOLEN
HIGH SCHOOL
USF CAREER KICKING STATS
YEAR GAMES FG-FGA PCT. LONG PAT-ATT PUNTS-AVG
2006
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5-9 55.6 56 13-14 10-34.3
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MATT
AYCOX
SOPHOMORE
DEFENSIVE END
6-1, 220
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
GAINESVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL
Got a brief look at tight end in Spring 2007, but
moved back to defensive end, where he will
compete for a backup role in 2007…Originally
walked on at USF in 2005 and used a redshirt
season that year.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Saw a limited
role at defensive end and on special teams…
2005: Utilized his redshirt season.
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LUKE
BIRGE
FRESHMAN
LONG SNAPPER
6-2, 230
SEBRING, FLA.
SEBRING HIGH
SCHOOL
A redshirt in 2006 at USF, he’ll be ready if needed behind returning starter Eric Setser in 2007.
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL – A tight end
and long snapper who headed into his senior
season with high hopes…Broken collarbone in
August 2005 Jamboree pushed him out for the
season…Went on to recover in time to play basketball in 2005-06 and was offered a walk-on
spot with USF.
After a hard luck start to his career, he made his
long anticipated debut in 2006 and figures as a
starter in 2007…With just one full year of college experience he is still developing, but has all
the raw talents of speed, athleticism and strength
to have an impact…Best asset is pass rushing
ability.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Started four
games among his 12 appearances…Had 17
tackles, with one sack…Had season-best five
tackles vs. Rutgers (9/29)…Single sack came in
win at UCF (9/16)…2005: After sitting out
2004 rookie year for academics, coaches were
anxious to give him an opportunity right
away…Broken foot in preseason camp ended his
season…He did dress for the final few games,
but did not see action…2004: Sat out season
while concentrating on his academics.
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked
22nd best defensive end by Rivals.com…
Ranked as 25th best player in the state by Tampa
Tribune and 39th by Orlando Sentinel…Ranked
number two overall player in Tampa Bay area by
St. Petersburg Times and also a member of that
paper’s all-Suncoast team…First team Class 4A
all-state for state champion Armwood
High…Hilllsborough County Defensive Player
of the Year by Tampa Tribune…44 tackles prior to
state playoffs, including nine sacks and 14 tackles
for loss…Also had two caused fumbles…Had a
combined five sacks, seven tackles for loss and 12
quarterback hurries in back-to-back games
against Middleton and Plant…Coached by Sean
Callahan.
Hard-nosed, he played through painful shoulder
injury in 2006 before postseason surgery…
Should contend for significant playing time in
2007.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had been projected as a top backup to senior Will Bleakley,
but shoulder injury curtailed his full availability…Never gave in, playing all season despite the
injury…Played in 10 of the 13 games, both at
tight end and on special teams…Had his lone
career catch thus far on a crucial 14-yard pickup
to the nine-yard line for a first down to set up
what would prove to be the game-winning
touchdown at West Virginia (11/25)…Had
opportunity to play in home state when Bulls
closed season in Birmingham at Papajohns.com
Bowl (12/23) with win over East Carolina…
2005: Utilized his redshirt season while working
at tight end and some at long snapper.
McGILL-TOOLEN HIGH SCHOOL –
Honorable mention all-state in Class 6A…
All-region…29 catches for 503 yards in
2004…Indoor state champ in shot put…
Finished sixth in state in outdoor season…Also
threw discus and javelin… Football coach was
Steve Savarese.
Hammond, La… Given name is Ben Lloyd
Busbee… Son of Mike and Gigi Busbee of
Mobile…Has an older brother, George…Enjoys
hunting and fishing.
USF RECEIVING STATS
YEAR
2006
GMS/ST
10/0
REC
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0
Tampa…Son of Barbara Buie.
USF DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GMS/ST UT
2006
12/4
7
AT
10
TT TFL SACKS
17 1-9
1-9
43
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SHAWN
CANNON
JUNIOR
RUNNING BACK
5-11, 220
PENSACOLA, FLA.
TATE HIGH SCHOOL
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A transfer in 2006 from Highland Community
College in Kansas, he utilized a redshirt season
but showed plenty of promise both in the fall
and again this past spring…Had eight carries for
47 yards in the 2007 Spring Game.
HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE –
Had 640 yards and nine touchdowns in two
seasons…Limited throughout sophomore
season in 2005 with an ankle injury.
TATE HIGH SCHOOL – Ran for 1,532
yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior in 2003
when he was Class 4A all-state (third team)…
Ran for 180 yards on 18 carries with five
touchdowns in a 52-8 win over New Orleans
Cohen High School.
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Matt Grothe…2005: Played on PAT and field
goal teams and also saw spot duty as a tight end
and extra blocker on short yardage plays…2004:
Saw action in 10 games, primarily on the line in
special teams protection… 2003: Utilized redshirt season.
CLEARWATER CATHOLIC HIGH
SCHOOL – Class 2A second team all-state as
an offensive lineman…Second team all-Suncoast
by St. Petersburg Times…Had 127 tackles, eight
sacks, three interceptions, three blocked punts
and two forced fumbles on defense…Had three
TDs on offense and one on defense… Won
most valuable lineman in Pinellas County
North-South All-Star Game…The latest in a
long line of players to join USF from Clearwater
Catholic…Played tight end, fullback, defensive
end and linebacker in high school.
PERSONAL – Born November 12,
1984…Son of Al and Barbara Capogna…Given
name is Nicholas Arthur Capogna…Great
grandfather played for Canton Bulldogs.
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JARED
CARNES
SENIOR
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-7, 315
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.
ST. PETERSBURG
CATHOLIC HIGH
SCHOOL
A transfer from Division II Concord College in
West Virginia in 2004, he initially won a starting
tackle job in 2006 but could not hold it…
Continued with strong work ethic and remains a
contender for starting role in 2007…Size is a
huge asset…Picked up football relatively late in
high school after a remarkable prep career as a
soccer goalie, so in some respects he is still on a
learning curve…Initially looked at as a tight end
prospect…A local Tampa Bay area product.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Started the first
two games of the season at left tackle and played
NICK
CAPOGNA
SENIOR
OFFENSIVE CENTER
6-3, 275
CLEARWATER, FLA.
CLEARWATER
CATHOLIC HIGH
SCOOL
Returns for second season as starting center, he
is among the top players at that position in the
BIG EAST despite being among the smallest, if
not the smallest…A converted tight end from his
initial arrival at USF…Has shown outstanding
skill set for the center position.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Named team’s
most outstanding offensive lineman…Started all
13 games at center and won the team’s Offensive
Lineman of the Year award…One of only two
offensive lineman (also Walt Walker) to start
every game, and the only one to open all 13
games in the same position…A leader on the
offensive line…Played pivotal role in setting a
positive tone on the line for rookie quarterback
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Nick Capogna was named USF’s most outstanding offensive lineman in
2006
in 12 of 13 contests…Utilized all season on field
goal and PAT protection…Saw action on both
left and right side…2005: Played in two early
season games against Florida A&M and UCF…
2004: Sat out NCAA-mandated transfer season.
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BRADLEY
CHANCEY
FRESHMAN
LINEBACKER
6-0, 210
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.
BOCA CIEGA HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA – A walk-on in 2006,
he’ll look to compete for a spot on special teams
while lending depth at linebacker….Used his
redshirt in 2006 and has four years of eligibility
remaining.
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saw action in three of the final five games of the
season with injuries on the defensive line and
displayed plenty of promise…Had four tackles,
including two for losses, one of those on a sack
at UAB (Nov. 3).
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL – Rivals.com
ranked as 50th top defensive tackle prospect
nationally …Ranked as the 14th best overall
player in Dade County by Miami Herald…Class
5A second team all-state selection…Played in
Florida-California All-Star Game…Second team
all-Dade County in Miami Herald…39 tackles,
including 12 for losses and seven sacks in his
junior season, when he was also credited with 25
pancake blocks on offense…Coached by Corey
Bell…Teammate of USF players Marc Dile and
Brouce Mompremier.
Queens, NY…Son of Eunice Vernet.
DAVID
COZZO
FRESHMAN
WIDE RECEIVE
5-10, 170
MIAMI, FLA.
PALMETTO HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA – A walk-on in 2006, he
offers quality speed at an inside slot receiver
position…Used a redshirt season in 2006 and
has four years of eligibility remaining.
PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL – Played
quarterback and was a speedy centerfielder for
the baseball team.
USF CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GMS/ST
3/0
2004
2005
12/7
10/2
2006
TOTALS 25/9
UT
3
10
10
23
AT
1
6
12
19
TT
4
16
22
42
TFL SACKS
2.0- 2 1.0-1
3.5-10 0.5-3
2.0- 8 1.0-7
7.5-20 2.5-4
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ALLEN
CRAY
SENIOR
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-0, 295
LAKE CITY, FLA.
COLUMBIA HIGH
SCHOOL
RICHARD
CLEBERT
SENIOR
NOSE TACKLE
6-1, 305
MIAMI, FLA.
EDISON HIGH
SCHOOL
USF’s most experienced defensive lineman with
18 starts among 33 career games played…Enters
senior season after enjoying his finest season to
date as a junior in 2006…A platoon starter in
each of his freshman and sophomore seasons, he
started the first eight games in his junior season.
With nine starts over the past two seasons and
25 career games played, he gives the Bulls
experience on the interior line.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had a careerbest 22 tackles, including 10 solo stops…Had 12
tackles in the first three games of the year,
including a high of 12 at UCF (9/16) before a
groin tear forced him to sit for three straight
games and limited his impact throughout the
year, despite his perseverance…Still Played in 10
of 13 games, starting two against Florida
International (9/9) and at UCF (9/16)…Had a
crucial sack and fumble recovery in USF’s rallywin over Florida International…2005: Started at
nose tackle in each of the last seven games, while
playing in all 12 games…16 tackles with 3.5 for
losses and 0.5 sacks…Also had a forced fumble
at Rutgers…2004: Projected as a redshirt, but
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Richard Clebert should anchor the
interior defensive line
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Started first eight
games of the season and played in all 13…
Despite giving way to fast climbing Aaron Harris
and Woody George in the starting lineup, he
remained a force on the interior throughout the
entire season…Had career-high nine tackles in
win at UCF (9/16)…Had two tackles for loss,
including one sack in USF’s big road win at
North Carolina (10/14)…Three tackles for loss
with two sacks at Kansas (9/23)…Eight tackles
for loss on season was fifth best on team, third
among the front four, and most among interior
linemen…2005: Opened the first five games at
nose tackle, while splitting time with Richard
Clebert…Had 13 tackles including 1.5 for losses…2004: Made an impression as a redshirt
freshman, starting five games and playing in
eight…Finished with 11 tackles, four of those
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for losses…After not playing in the season
opener, he had a season-high three tackles at
South Carolina (Sept. 18), including two for
losses…Sack came vs. East Carolina (Nov.
13)…2003: Used his redshirt season.
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COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL – Class 4A
first team all-state as a senior and second team as
a junior…Florida Times-Union all-First Coast in
2002 after posting 98 tackles, including 11 sacks
from the nose tackle position…Columbia High
Defensive MVP…Had 93 tackles, including nine
sacks as a junior.
Gainesville, Fla…Has one brother and two
sisters.
YEAR
2004
2005
2006
TOTALS
31
GMS/ST UT AT
8/ 5
7
4
12/ 5
6
7
13/ 8 20 11
33/18 33 22
TT TFL SACKS
11 4.0- 9 1.0- 6
13 1.5- 4 0.0- 0
31 8.0-44 5.5-36
55 13.5-57 6.5-42
WILLIAM
CRISWELL
JUNIOR
PLACEKICKER
5-9, 160
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.
ST. PETERSBURG
HIGH SCHOOL
With potential to placekick or punt, he awaits
his shot…Displayed strong leg in spring,
including some impressive punts in the Spring
Game…Continues to work on consistency.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Did not see
game duty…2005: Made roster but did not see
game duty while he continued to work hard in
practice.
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FRANK
D’AMICO
FRESHMAN
NOSE TACKLE
6-2, 255
PLANT CITY, FLA.
DURANT HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA: 2006: Utilized a redshirt
season….Worked some on offensive line as well
as defense.
DURANT HIGH SCHOOL – Earned first
team all-Hillsborough County as a defensive
lineman in 2004…Had 76 tackles with six sacks
that season.
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COURTNEY
DENSON
SENIOR
WIDE RECEIVER
5-11, 190
MIAMI, FLA.
CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL
AUBURN
Has played quarterback, defensive back and
receiver in his two seasons of competition at
USF, and figures at receiver in his final year…
Versatile player and one coaches want to find a
way to keep on the field…Figures to be leading
candidate at inside H slot this fall…Joined USF
as a transfer from Auburn...Signed at Auburn as a
quarterback but moved to secondary before
transfer to USF…Had five catches for 59 yards
in 2007 Spring Game.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Played in six
games, including action on special teams…2005:
Won the starting quarterback job for USF’s season opener at Penn State (Sept. 3), but Pat
Julmiste won it back during that same
game…With USF’s desire to develop true freshman Carlton Hill, Denson began seeing duty at
receiver…One catch for 11 yards…Also had 22
carries for 124 yards, mostly while playing
QB…2004: Displayed solid quarterback skills
while playing on scout team as he sat out the
NCAA-mandated transfer season….Won USF’s
Offensive Golden Bull Award as the scout team
player who most contributed to USF’s success.
AUBURN – 2003: Signed out of high school
as a quarterback but moved to secondary in his
redshirt season.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL – Dade
County Most Valuable Player and Offensive
Player of the Year in 2002 when he threw for
1,905 yards and 21 touchdowns…Also rushed
for 615 yards and 12 touchdowns…Played in
Dade-Broward All-Star Game and had six carries
for 106 yards…Ranked top quarterback in the
state by Florida Times-Union.
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MARC
DILE
JUNIOR
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-4, 305
MIAMI, FLA.
EDISON HIGH
SCHOOL
Proven veteran, he has 12 starts in first two
seasons, including at both right and left
tackle…First proved himself as a redshirt
freshman, platoon starter in 2005…Slated to
start at left tackle in 2007.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Won the team’s
annual Lee Roy Selmon Award for displaying
courage and perseverance…Starts limited to
seven by injury, but he was able to play in all 13
games…Started four of the first five games at
right tackle and the final three games - at
Louisville, at West Virginia and vs. East Carolina
in the Papajohns.com Bowl on the left
side…2005: A redshirt freshman, he performed
superbly as a platoon starter at both tackle
spots…Opened season at Penn State (Sept. 3) as
the starter at left tackle and moved to right side a
week later vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 10)…Started
three more games late in the year on right side
for a total of five starts and 12 games played…
Played considerable number of snaps whether
starting or not, splitting time with Walter
Walker…2004: Utilized his redshirt season.
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL – Played in
Florida-California All-Star Game…Honorable
mention all-Dade County in Miami Herald…
Coached by Corey Bell…Also participated in
basketball and track…High school teammate of
USF players Richard Clebert and Brouce
Mompremier.
PERSONAL – Born May 5, 1986 in
Orlando…Son of Celaine Guerrier…Has two
sisters.
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SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Participated in
Kansas and Syracuse games.
INDIAN ROCKS CHRISTIAN HIGH
SCHOOL – Graduated in 2000 and enrolled at
Central Arkansas.
DYLAN
DOUGLAS 11
FRESHMAN
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-10, 175
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
JACKSON HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Used his redshirt
season…Figures to compete for time on special
teams while adding depth in secondary.
JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL – Named to
Florida Times-Union Super 24 team in
Jacksonville…Had five interceptions, including
two for touchdowns…33 solo tackles…Six
interceptions with four touchdowns as a
junior…Played in North-South All-Star
Game…First team all-Gateway
Conference…All-district…Team defensive
MVP…Team captain…Coached by Kevin
Sullivan…Ran 100 and 200 in track…Ran a
10.8 in the 100.
Tennessee…Son of Tamara Douglas…Given
name is Dylan Travas Douglas…Has four
brothers, all younger…Homecoming King.
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arrived at USF in Summer 2006.
DARRYL
DUDDING
JUNIOR
LONG SNAPPER
6-2, 250
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.
INDIAN ROCKS
CHRISTIAN
Joined USF in 2006 after serving in the U.S.
Coast Guard, working drug and alien migration
interdiction on a 210-foot cutter in the Atlantic
Ocean…Had not played football since his 2000
freshman season at Central Arkansas when he
boarding, swimming and fishing….Strong student, he is a two-time BIG EAST All-Academic
Team member.
USF CAREER RECEIVING STATS
YEAR GMS/ST
2005
12/ 0
2006
13/12
TOTALS 25/12
MARCUS 29
EDWARDS
JUNIOR
WIDE RECEIVER
5-11, 175
MAYO, FLA.
LAFAYETTE HIGH
SCHOOL
A speedy wideout, he returns as one of the
starters in an outside receiver spot…Enjoyed an
outstanding spring and appears ready to build on
solid sophomore season.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started 12 of 13
games and finished third on the team with 27
receptions (328 yards)…Had two touchdown
catches…Played major role in win at West
Virginia with season-high five catches…Had
three catches for 62 yards to open the season
against McNeese State, including his long catch
of 47 yards for a touchdown…Second TD catch
came in win at UCF…2005: Duty increased as
season progressed…Gained his first two career
receptions (for 60 yards) at Syracuse (Nov. 12)…
Had a spectacular 41-yard catch at Connecticut
(Nov. 26)…Had five catches for 110 yards (22.0
average) on the season…2004: Utilized redshirt
season.
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL – Two-time
all-state in Class A, he made first team as a junior
and second team as a senior…Had 22 catches
for 490 yards and eight touchdowns as a
senior…Also had one punt return for a
touchdown…67 catches for 980 yards with 14
total touchdowns that included two punt returns
and a kick return…2003 state high school high
jump champion (6’6”)…Also played basketball
and baseball…Coached by Joey Pearson.
REC
5
27
32
YDS
110
328
438
AVG
22.0
12.1
13.7
TD
0
2
2
COLBY
ERSKIN
SOPHOMORE
RUNNING BACK
5-9, 185
SEMINOLE, FLA.
SEMINOLE HIGH
SCHOOL
Originally a walk-on at USF, he used his speed
to gain playing time in his 2006 redshirt
freshman season…Will be on scholarship
beginning this fall…Can play as either a receiver
or running back, but heads into fall as a likely
starter in an outside receiver slot…Can also
contribute at an inside receiver slot…Also a
contributor on special teams.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had six carries
for nine yards and five catches for 73 yards - an
impressive 14.3 average…Also returned four
kickoffs for an 17.0 average with a long of
23…2005: Worked on scout team.
SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL – Had an
80-yard kick return for a touchdown in an
October 2004 win over St. Petersburg
High…Proved to be a capable receiver as well as
evidenced by a 50-yard catch and run one week
earlier against Clearwater…Also had a strong
outing in a 2003 game against Clearwater, when
he ran for 157 yards, had three receptions for 20
yards and also had an interception.
PERSONAL – Strong student, he was one of
seven USF players on the 2006 BIG EAST
All-Academic Team.
Gainesville…Son of Ann Murphy…Member of
Beta Club and carried a 3.0 grade point average
throughout high school career…Related to
Reggie McGrew (Florida, 49ers, Falcons) and
Sam McGrew (Florida State)…Enjoys knee
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JASON
FOX
SOPHOMORE
FULLBACK
6-0, 255
VALRICO, FLA.
DURANT HIGH
SCHOOL
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SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Utilized in
jumbo backfield alignments as a blocking back at
the goal line in 2006…Played in eight
games…2005: Utilized a redshirt season.
PERSONAL – Born November 8, 1985 in Ft.
Myers…Son of Vanessa Howard…An honor roll
student with a 3.1 grade point average…Enjoys
hunting and fishing.
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LOUIS
GACHETTE
JUNIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
6-3, 205
IMMOKALEE, FLA.
IMMOKALEE HIGH
SCHOOL
One of three converted quarterbacks in the USF
secondary… With loads of experience in his two
seasons, he’ll push for even more time in
2007…After a eye-catching debut as a backup
strong safety and nickel back in 2005, he went
through Spring 2006 as the starter at strong
safety, but eventually settled as a heavily used
sub…A heady and athletic player, using his
strong faculties as a former QB in the
secondary… Versatility has proven an asset….
Also a solid special teams player…Has three
career interceptions.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Had 14 tackles
in 13 appearances…Also had an impressive
sideline interception in the season opener against
McNeese State…2005: Utilized as frequent
nickel back and as a platoon player at strong
safety…Had two interceptions and 16 tackles in
12 non-starting appearances…Had a 39-yard
interception return in USF’s win over Louisville
(Sept. 24)…Had his second pickoff one week
later at Miami (Oct. 1)…2004: Went through
2004 rookie season as the scout team quarterback, but made switch to safety in 2005 spring
season.
IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL – A
left-handed thrower, he led his team to the state
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semi-finals before a loss to eventual 2A
champion Chaminade…Threw for 1,300 yards
and ran for 300 with 14 touchdowns accounted
for…Threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns
in Region championship win over Clewiston…
Team ranked eighth in state in final media poll
conducted prior to playoffs…All-district and allcounty in 2003….Team MVP as a junior…Also
played basketball and baseball…Coached by John
Webber.
YEAR GMS/ST UT AT TT
2005
12/0 10 6 16
2006
13/0
9 5 14
TOTALS 25/0 19 11 30
96
TFL SACKS INT
0- 0 0- 0 2-39
1-11 1-11 1- 0
1-11 1-11 3-39
WOODY
GEORGE
SENIOR
DEFENSIVE END
6-3, 250
BELLE GLADE, FLA.
GLADES CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Has played both end and tackle during his three
seasons and figures to compete for a starting end
job this fall.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Led all interior
linemen with 12 starts…28 tackles was second
(to Allen Cray) among all interior linemen…
Had season-high five tackles at Kansas…2005:
Played in eight games and had one tackle for the
Bulls…2004: Worked on scout team.
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL –
Originally signed with USF in 2003, but gained
first-time eligibility in 2004…All-area in 2002
with 75 tackles and 10 sacks…Also played in
Outback All-Star Game…All-area honorable
mention as a junior in 2001 when he had 68
tackles and six sacks…Played on 2000 state
championship team as a sophomore.
PERSONAL – Born July 20, 1984.
USF DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GMS/ST UT
2005
8/ 0
1
2006
13/12
14
TOTALS 21/12
15
22
AT
0
14
14
TT
1
28
29
TFL SACKS
0.0-0 0-0
0.5-1 0-0
0.5-1 0-0
RYAN
GILLIAM
JUNIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-10, 175
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
LINCOLN HIGH
SCHOOL
OREGON
A speedy cornerback who transferred from
Oregon and sat out NCAA-mandated transfer
season…Has clocked as fast as 4.27 in the
40…Also an accomplished sprinter in track &
field for both USF and when he was at
Oregon….Has second fastest time ever in
100-meters at USF with a 10.54…Also on
school record 4x100-meter relay (40.83).
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: 12 tackles and
four passes broken up…Also had a tackle for a
14-yard loss on blocked punt against McNeese
State in the season opener…2005: Assisted on
scout team while sitting out transfer season.
OREGON - 2004: Had 13 tackles in his
redshirt freshman season…Also forced a fumble
and recovered one fumble…2003: Used redshirt
season.
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL – Originally
committed to Florida State out of Lincoln High,
but eventually signed at Oregon…Versatile
athlete that played receiver and cornerback…
Competitive, quick, speedy, physical, and a
leader…As a junior, he recorded 25 receptions
578 yards, and nine touchdowns…Also rushed
31 times for 511 yards and four touchdowns…
Defensively that year, he recorded four interceptions, 11 pass breakups and 42 tackles….Ninth
ranked cornerback by Scout.com in 2003…
Ranked 27th best player in Florida in 2003 by
BorderWars.com.
PERSONAL – Brother Mike played running
back at Georgia….Captain on the USF Track
Team…Active in the community, he even
founded a non-profit 501 (c) 3 foundation
named Fathers of America…Intention was to
assist single parent homes…He has since
dissolved the non-profit due to his other
obligations…Also a pro-active visitor to speak at
local high schools on importance of academics…
Has a 3.22 grade point average in criminology…BIG EAST All-Academic Team member in
2006.
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GRANT
GREGORY
JUNIOR
QUARTERBACK
6-1, 205
ATHENS, OHIO
ATHENS HIGH
SCHOOL
INDIANA
UNIVERSITY
After moving from quarterback to safety back to
quarterback, he gained plenty of repetitions this
past spring in an effort to provide depth behind
returning starter Matt Grothe…A 2005 transfer
from Indiana, he arrived as a quarterback but has
also proven a capable secondary player in practice sessions – primarily in Spring 2006, before a
permanent move to QB…His father, Greg
Gregory, is USF’s offensive coordinator.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Strong practice
player and a true student of the game…Played
late in wins over McNeese State and UConn…
2005: Impressed with work ethic and versatility
in his transfer season.
INDIANA – 2004: Utilized his redshirt season…Was seen as an athletic quarterback with a
strong throwing arm…Also a capable runner.
ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL – Named to the
Division III All-Ohio squad by Ohio Prep
Scene…Also named first team All-Ohio in
Division III by the Associated Press and the
Ohio Football Coaches Association…Earned a
spot in Big 33 All-Star Game, a prestigious event
between Ohio and Pennsylvania…Threw an 82yard TD pass in that game to Ohio State’s Ted
Ginn…Played quarterback and safety…Threw
for 2,085 yards as a senior, completing 115 of
214 attempts…Threw for 22 touchdowns…Had
66 tackles and three interceptions on
defense…Three-time all-league and all-district
and the County MVP as a senior…Selected to
play in prestigious Ohio North-South All-Star
Game and earned South Offensive Player of the
Game honors, completing eight of 14 passes for
202 yards and two touchdowns...Also had an
80-yard TD run in that game…4,200-plus yards
passing in three years as a starter at Athens
High…Threw 41 TD passes and ran for 21
more among 1,000-plus career rushing
yards…Had 240 tackles and 10 interceptions as a
defensive back…Played safety in each of final
three seasons and corner as a freshman at Atlee
High in Virginia…Also played baseball and
basketball and was a three-sport captain as a
senior….350 career hitter in baseball…Played
centerfield, shortstop and pitcher…Three-time
all-league and two-time all-county in baseball.
PERSONAL – Born March 10, 1986 in West
Point, N.Y., where his father was on the football
staff at Army.
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JAKE
GRIFFIN
JUNIOR
OFFENSIVE CENTER
6-4, 305
SEFFNER, FLA.
ARMWOOD HIGH
SCHOOL
A versatile lineman who can help at both center
and guard…A highly recognized recruit out of
perennial state power Armwood High, he
redshirted in 2004 but showed bright promise
even then…Won starting guard spot in 2006
before a broken foot essentially ended his year.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started first three
games, but a broken foot at UCF kept him out
of the lineup for the next six games…Was able
to get some playing time in each of final four
games, including the Papajohns.com Bowl…
2005: Played in all 11 games, seeing most
extensive duty on field goal and PAT
protection…2004: Used his redshirt season.
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL – Class 4A
all-state for state champion Armwood…
Anchored offensive line that paved the way for
three 1,000 yard rushers in 2003…Ranked 39th
best prospect in Florida by Tampa Tribune and
67th by Orlando Sentinel…Ranked sixth in
Tampa Bay area by St. Petersburg Times…Florida
Times-Union ranked him fourth best offensive
guard prospect in state…Also a member of
Times’ all-Suncoast team…Named top offensive
lineman in Hillsborough County with Jimbo
Kynes Award…All-Western Conference and
all-county…Extremely mobile and athletic at
300 pounds…Earned Wendy’s Heisman
nominee and Orange Bowl Academic Award…
Coached by Sean Callahan…Teammate of USF’s
Jarriett Buie.
PERSONAL – Born April 24, 1986 in
Tampa…Son of Michelle Archbell…Given
name is Jacob Douglas Griffin…Has two
brothers and three sisters.
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MATT
GROTHE
SOPHOMORE
QUARTERBACK
6-0, 200
LAKELAND, FLA.
LAKE GIBSON HIGH
SCHOOL
One of 65 players on Maxwell Award watch
list…Named 2006 BIG EAST Rookie of the
Year and USF’s Offensive MVP and Rookie of
the Year in 2006 ... One of the top freshmen
players in the entire nation, he was second in the
nation among freshmen in total offense…Had
led all freshmen in that category for the entire
season before he was forced from the
Papajohns.com Bowl with an injury…Named
The Sporting News BIG EAST Freshman of the
Year as well as the publication’s BIG EAST allfreshman team…Also named an honorable mention Freshman All-America by The Sporting
News...Also among the top freshmen in passing
yards and pass efficiency… Displays outstanding
leadership as he has grabbed his teammates’
respect and taken hold…Picked up offense rapidly and allowed USF to get the most from its
playbook…
Unflappable, he lets nothing bother him during
a game…Threw two early interceptions at West
Virginia and then helped lead the team to a win
over the seventh-ranked Mountaineers.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Took over in the
first half of the season opener vs. McNeese State
when Pat Julmiste bruised a knee, and he never
let go of the job…Twice won BIG EAST
Offensive Player of the Week honors while making a name nationally as well…Broke all of
Marquel Blackwell’s freshmen records at USF, an
accomplishment previously thought undoable…
2,576 passing yards, 622 rushing yards, 3,198
total yards and nine rushing TDs are all USF
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freshman records for a quarterback (rushing is
second among all freshmen players to RB Rafael
Williams in 1997)…63.7 completion percentage
is a USF record, regardless of class…Has also
caught a pass and been used as a punter…Led
USF to come-from-behind wins in each of the
first three games, including a win at UCF, where
he was 21-of-31 for 302 yards and three
TDs…Also ran for 71 yards and won BIG
EAST Player of the Week…Nearly pulled off a
fourth-straight come-from-behind win at
Kansas, when USF lost 13-7, while driving right
up to the final gun…Looked like he would do it
yet again the next week against Rutgers, but a
two point conversion that would have tied the
game at 22-22 with under a minute was dropped by the receiver…Responded well to those
back-to-back losses and completed a combined
26-of-36 passes for 304 yards with no interceptions and two touchdowns in wins over UConn
and North Carolina…Also had 27 carries for
120 yards in those two wins, including three TD
runs against UConn…Had most trying game at
Cincinnati, but responded well again, leading
USF to a crucial win over Pitt to become Bowl
eligble…Completed 19-of-25 passes in that
game, while throwing for a TD and running for
another…Won second BIG EAST Player of the
Week when he was 25-of-35 for 364 yards
against Syracuse…After loss at Louisville, he
once again proved unflappable with his performance in win over seventh ranked West
Virginia…2005: Impressed as a scout team quar-
terback while utilizing his redshirt season.
LAKE GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL – Class
4A Player of the Year and a finalist for Florida’s
Mr. Football…Old Spice Red Zone Player of
the Year for the State of Florida…Atlanta Journal
Constitution Super Southern 100…First team
Class 4A all-state as a junior and senior…Led
team to state title game against Armwood
High…Lakeland Ledger Player of the Year as a
junior and senior…Ranked 21st best prospect in
Florida by Tampa Tribune and 23rd by Orlando
Sentinel…Ranked 24th dual-threat quarterback
in the nation by Rivals.com…93rd overall
prospect in Florida according to Rivals…Threw
for 2,700 yards and ran for 1,250 as a senior…33
passing touchdowns and 15 rushing touchdowns…Passed for 2,004 yards as a junior, along
with 1,100 rushing yards…25 passing touchdowns as a junior and 14 more on the ground…
Coached by Keith DeMyer.
PERSONAL – Born September 8, 1986…Son
of Matt and Brenda Grothe of Lakeland…An
avid outdoorsman, he enjoys both hunting and
fishing.
USF CAREER PASSING STATS
YEAR GMS/ST ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD QB EFF
2006 13/12 317-202-14 63.7 2,576 15 138.76
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HANKS
SOPHOMORE
WIDE RECEIVER
6-3, 210
LAKE WEIR, FLA.
LAKE WEIR HIGH
SCHOOL
Originally on the USF Track & Field Team, he
walked on to football and has an opportunity to
win some playing time with outstanding speed
and good height…Has run a best of 48.84 in
400 meters.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Played in two
games against McNeese State and Connecticut
…2005: Utilized a redshirt season.
LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL – A multitalented athlete, he played football, basketball and
ran track…Caught the game-winning 34-yard
TD pass in a win over Lecanto High that ended
a 20-game losing streak for his high school…
Played center on the basketball team.
PERSONAL – Born August 11, 1987.
USF CAREER RUSHING STATS
YEAR
2006
ATTS
178
YDS
622
AVG
3.5
TD
9
LONG
26
MATT GROTHE GAME-BY-GAME
2006
Date
Sep. 2
Sep. 9
Sep. 16
Sep. 23
Sep. 29
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 22
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
Nov. 25
Dec. 23
Opponent Att-Cmp-Int
McNeese State 13-9-0
Florida Inter.
28-15-2
at UCF
31-21-1
at Kansas
32-17-2
Rutgers
25-16-2
Connecticut
15-12-0
at North Carolina 21-14-0
at Cincinnati
21-11-1
Pittsburgh
25-19-2
Syracuse
35-25-1
at Louisville
31-15-1
at West Virginia 30-22-2
vs. East Carolina 10-6-0
Yds
171
174
302
196
241
146
158
47
180
364
237
279
81
TD
2
1
3
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
Long
64
29
51
29
35
34
34
11
46
79
44
39
37
Result
W 41-10
W 21-20
W 24-17
L 7-13
L 20-22
W 38-16
W 37-20
L 6-23
W 22-12
W 27-10
L 8-31
W 24-19
W 24- 7
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AARON
HARRIS
SOPHOMORE
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-4, 255
WILLISTON, FLA.
WILLISTON HIGH
SCHOOL
A fast-rising player, he’ll compete for a starting
job this fall…Had planned to red-shirt last
season but was forced into duty by injuries in
front of him by the fourth game…Took
advantage and won a staring job with his
interior speed and athleticism…Can also play on
the end.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Played in 10
games and earned six starts, including the final
five games of the season…10 tackles on the
year…
Matt Grothe was the 2006 BIG
EAST Rookie of the Year
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WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL – Class 3A
first team all-state…Played in Florida NorthSouth All-Star Game…All-area…Had 81
tackles, 12 sacks and 15 tackles for loss as a
senior…Team defensive MVP…Played power
forward on the Williston basketball team.
PERSONAL – Born July 11, 1988.
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Force after graduating from Lakewood High
School in 2002…Also coached briefly at
Lakewood under head coach and former USF
running back Otis Dixon.
ZACH
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HERMANN
FRESHMAN
OFFENSIVE GUARD
6-3, 310
OLDSMAR, FLA.
EAST LAKE HIGH
SCHOOL
A promising talent, he projects as a starter at one
of the guard spots – most likely on the right side
– this fall.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Impressed while
he utilized his redshirt season.
EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL – First team
all-county in St. Petersburg Times…Also named
all-Suncoast and all-district…Three-year letterman…Team’s offensive MVP in 2005, allowing
no sacks…Had 72 pancakes…All-district and
honorable mention all-county as a junior…Also
competes in track & field (shot and discus)…
Won district and county shot put title in 2004…
Coached by Bob Hudson.
PERSONAL – Honor Roll student and a
Chamber of Commerce Student of the
Month…Born October 20, 1987 in Gainesville,
Fla…Son of Eileen and Mark Hermann…Has
two sisters.
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SOPHOMORE
WIDE RECEIVER
6-3, 220
OSWEGO, ILL.
OSWEGO HIGH
SCHOOL
Perhaps USF’s top special teams player, he makes
a switch to receiver this fall after playing
linebacker as a freshman…Joined USF just prior
to 2005 season as a walk-on, and in 2006, he
played for the first time in nearly five years after
having fulfilled a Mormon mission in Argentina.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Made his mark
on special teams and saw spot duty at linebacker…Had 15 tackles…Had four special teams
tackles in USF’s win over seventh ranked West
Virginia…2005: Utilized his redshirt season.
OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL – Played
football and basketball, and was also a pitcher on
the baseball team…A free safety in football…
Considered a solid college baseball prospect, but
he went on Mormon mission.
PERSONAL – Fluent in Spanish, learned for
his mission…Sister, Lyndsie, was a USF Sun Doll
(dance squad).
JOE
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HERZHAUSER
FRESHMAN
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-4, 250
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.
LAKEWOOD HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: A walk-on, he
worked with the Scout Team and used his
redshirt season.
PERSONAL – Spent two years in the Air
HOUSTON
HESS
JESSIE
HESTER, JR.
SOPHOMORE
WIDE RECEIVER
6-0, 170
BELLE GLADE, FLA.
GLADES CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Shows outstanding skills set and a good work
ethic…Appears to have a bright future after
gaining playing time as a true freshman and then
using his redshirt season in 2006…Should
compete for a starting role, especially in
four-receiver alignments.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Opted to use a
redshirt season…2005: One of five true
freshmen to play for USF, he appeared in nine
games with a start vs. UCF (Sept. 17)…Had
three catches for 37 yards…Two of those catches
came for 19 yards in regular season finale vs.
West Virginia (Dec. 3)…Also had a catch at
Miami (Oct. 1).
Tampa Tribune ranked him 38th top prospect in
Florida…Ranked as the 57th best receiver in the
nation by Rivals.com, who ranked him 76th best
player in Florida, regardless of position…Ranked
as 97th top prospect in Florida by Orlando
Sentinel…Played senior year at Glades Central
after two years at Wellington High…First team
all-county and all-conference…Ran sprints for
track team.
Jacksonville…Son of former Florida State
(1981-84) great Jessie Hester, who played for the
Raiders (1st round pick), Falcons, Colts and
Rams, as well as the Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)
between 1984-95…He led the Seminoles in
receiving in 1983 and 1984 when he had a
combined 73 receptions and 15 touchdowns….Mother is Lena Hester.
YEAR
2005
4
REC
3
YDS
37
AVG
12.3
TD
0
CARLTON
HILL
JUNIOR
QUARTERBACK
6-3, 220
MONTICELLO, FLA.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL
Returns to USF after spending a year at Pearl
River Community College…Among the most
athletic players on the roster, he’ll return to
quarterback, but has also been considered at
receiver, tight end and defensive back.
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2006: Led team to a 10-2 record and a
runner-up finish for National Junior College
Championship…Reached Pilgrim Pride Bowl
Classic Championship, falling 19-6 to Blinn
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College…Threw for 135 yards and ran for 45
more in that game…Played quarterback in final
six games of season, throwing for 1,097
yards…Had 275 passing yards against CopiahLincoln (plus 68 rushing yards) and 200 passing
yards against Northwest Mississippi…Completed
74 of 158 passes on the season…Started season
at receiver, where he had nine catches for 89
yards and two touchdowns.
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SOUTH FLORIDA - 2005: A true freshman,
he arrived as a quarterback but coaches had him
play receiver just to get him on the field…Had
three catches for 19 yards before a 21-day break
due to byes and Hurricane Wilma allowed him
to pick up reps at QB and he started seeing
backup time at that spot…Played extensively at
QB in season finale vs.West Virginia (Dec. 3)
with 10 completions among 22 attempts for 98
yards…Also ran 15 times for 50 yards, including
his first career touchdown run…Also saw spot
duty against NC State in Meineke Car Care
Bowl…Had 28 carries for 94 yards on the year.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
– Class A first team all-state…Four-star ranking
by Rivals.com…Also rated as 20th best “athlete
in the nation” and 25th player at any position in
Florida…Ranked as the 12th best prospect in
Florida by the Tampa Tribune and 14th by St.
Petersburg Times… Ranked 53rd in Florida by
Orlando Sentinel…Threw for 1,765 yards and 20
touchdowns in 2004…Also ran for 888 yards
and 12 touchdowns… Coached by Jeff Schaum.
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CEDRIC
HILL
JUNIOR
TIGHT END
6-3, 240
VALDOSTA, GA.
VALDOSTA HIGH
SCHOOL
Figures prominently at tight end along with
sophomore Ben Busbee…Versatility and size
allows USF to use him in different ways in the
passing game…A tight end who can move out
into slot…Can also utilize size well as a blocker.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Had 11 catches
for 177 yards…Two catches for 69 yards,
including a 64-yarder in season opener vs.
McNeese State (Sept. 2)…16.1 average was
second on team behind S.J. Green…2005: A
redshirt freshman who originally signed out of
Valdosta High School with Miami, he started
four games at receiver and played in all 12
games…Had 10 catches for 139 yards with one
touchdown…Had three catches for 74 yards in
PCT
45.8
YDS
135
TD
0
ATT
28
YDS
94
AVG
3.4
TD
1
Cedric Hill was the top receiving
tight end in 2006
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YDS
139
177
316
AVG
13.9
16.1
15.0
TD
1
0
1
MATT
HUNERS
A key component on the offensive line, his
recovery from torn ACL in the 2007 Spring
Game could prove pivotal…Brings outstanding
versatility with ability to play either guard or
tackle, and on either side of the center…Slated
to start at left guard when fully recovered from
knee injury.
YEAR
2005
YEAR GMS/ST REC
2005
12/4
10
2006
13/2
11
TOTALS 25/6
21
JUNIOR
OFFENSIVE GUARD
6-3, 290
PALM HARBOR, FLA.
PALM HARBOR
UNIVERSITY
HIGH SCHOOL
USF CAREER PASSING STATS
CMP-ATT-INT
11-24-2
VALDOSTA HIGH SCHOOL – Originally
signed with Miami in February 2004 but did
not enroll…Enrolled at USF in January 2005
participated in spring practice…24 catches for
574 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior in
high school, leading the team in all three categories…Caught TD passes of 74 and 61 yards in
the state semi-finals game against Westside High
School…Played receiver, tight end and defensive
end…Had four quarterback sacks as a senior…
Had 20 catches for 97 yards as a junior…Runs
4.48 40-yard dash and has great body
control…Played for the nation’s winningest high
school program…Coached by Rick Darlington.
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PERSONAL – Born May 9, 1985 in
Thomasville, Ga…Son of Christine
Ford…Given name is Carlton Jerrod Hill.
YEAR
2005
the first two games of the season at Penn State
(Sept. 3) and vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 10),
including a 36 yard TD catch against FAMU…
Three more of his catches (42 yards) came in the
final two games of the season at Connecticut
(Nov. 26) and vs.West Virginia (Dec. 3).
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started 11
games, including one at left tackle and the final
10 games of the season at left guard…2005: A
redshirt freshman, he was the backup right guard
although his one career start came at
Connecticut (Nov. 26) at left guard when USF
had to shift its lineup due to injuries…Saw
action in five games with the one start…2004:
Earned recognition with USF’s Overachiever
Award which is presented annually to the
freshman player who achieves the most in area of
strength and conditioning…Singled out for his
dedication and intensity.
PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH
SCHOOL – First team all-county and
honorable mention all-Suncoast by St. Petersburg
Times…Paved the way for a 1,000 yard rusher in
2003…Played for North squad in Pinellas
County North-South All-Star Game…Three
time offensive line MVP for University
High…73 pancake blocks and he allowed no
sacks over his junior and senior seasons…Honor
roll student…Coached by Mike June.
Dunedin…Son of Thomas and Nancy
Huners…Given name is Matthew Allen
Huners…Has one brother,Tom…Enjoys weight
lifting and video games.
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JEFFREY
IDE
FRESHMAN
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-6, 280
BRADENTON, FLA.
MANATEE HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Utilized true
freshman season in Scout Team role.
MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked
99th top prospect in Florida by Orlando
Sentinel…Utilized as a blocking tight end, he did
have one catch for 18 yards…First team all-area
in Sarasota Herald Tribune…Named Manatee’s
Comeback Player of the Year…Coached by Joe
Kinnan…Team captain on baseball team.
PERSONAL – Born September 2, 1987…Son
of Don Ide and Anita Eldridge…Has one brother.
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AMARRI
JACKSON
PERSONAL – Born May 18, 1985…Given
name is Amarri Nathaniel Jackson…Son of
Vickie Jackson…First cousin to USF freshman
running back Mike Ford.
SENIOR
WIDE RECEIVER
6-5, 195
SARASOTA, FLA.
SARASOTA
RIVERVIEW HIGH
SCHOOL
YEAR
2005
2006
TOTALS
Electrifying athlete, he returns as a tested receiver
and punt return specialist…A former high
school quarterback and junior college basketball
star, his talents and athleticism made for an
immediate impact for the Bulls…Excels at
catching in traffic, using his height and athleticism.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Fourth on the
team with 26 catches for 393 yards (third in
yards)….15.1 average was third on team…Three
catches for 83 yards vs. Rutgers…Had TD
catches against Connecticut and Pitt…Pitt TD
was 46 yards, a season-long…Threw complete
passes at UCF (Sep. 16) and at North Carolina
(Oct. 14), both to the one-yard line to set up
touchdowns…Had eight reverse runs, including
four for 19 yards vs. Syracuse…2005: Gained
national attention for his performance in USF’s
45-14 win over Louisville when he had two
rushing touchdowns on reverse runs of 51 and
12 yards, plus a touchdown pass of 11 yards on
another reverse, and two catches for 75 yards…
He had a 57-yard reception on USF’s second
play from scrimmage that set the tone for the
game…Named national and BIG EAST
Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the
Louisville outing…Had 22 catches for 242 yards
on the season…Also had seven carries for 86
yards with three touchdowns…Had a 22-yard
TD run vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 19)…Best receiving
day came at Rutgers (Nov. 5) when he he had
seven catches for 68 yards…Also an effective
punt returner, he has a 22.8 average on five
returns, with a long of 37….Made nine starts at
receiver in his first year with USF.
SARASOTA RIVERVIEW HIGH
SCHOOL – A high school football star, he
played basketball for two seasons at Hillsborough Community College…Lettered four
times in football, three in basketball and four in
track at Riverview…All-district, all-area and allconference in football as a junior and
senior…Two-time all-state in basketball...
Coached in football at Riverview by John
Sprague.
REC
22
26
48
YDS
242
393
635
AVG
11.0
15.1
13.2
TD
0
3
3
YEAR
2005
2006
TOTALS
ATT
7
10
17
YDS
86
54
140
AVG
12.3
5.4
8.2
TD
3
0
3
USF CAREER PUNT RETURN STATS
YEAR
2005
2006
TOTALS
23
RET
5
6
11
YDS
91
44
135
AVG
18.2
7.3
12.3
LONG
37
20
37
JAMAAL
JENKINS
JUNIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-11, 190
BELLE GLADE, FLA.
GLADES CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL
An outstanding contributor on special teams,
he’ll continue in that role while working toward
more time on defense at cornerback…Could
also contribute as a nickel back…Brother of
USF red-shirt freshman running back Aston
Samuels.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Played in first 11
games before missing final regular season game
to be at his uncle’s - Andre Waters - funeral…
Also played in Papajohns.com Bowl…Had two
special teams tackles…2005: Played in all 12
games, primarily on special teams, and had four
tackles…Also had one pass breakup.
PERSONAL – Older brother of USF freshman
running back Aston Samuels.
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JENKINS
SENIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
6-0, 200
BRADENTON, FLA.
SOUTHEAST HIGH
SCHOOL
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An All-America candidate in 2007…Forms outstanding cornerback tandem with fellow senior
Trae Williams…Athleticism, speed and defensive
skills make him an outstanding player at corner,
although he can also play safety… “Has as much
speed as anybody in the country,” says Jim
Leavitt…Outstanding cover corner and he has
remarkable closing speed…Has improved consistency over entire career…Battled ankle injury
throughout freshman season but has remained
healthy ever since.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Ranked 19th
best cornerback in nation by The Sporting News...
Named 2006 preseason all-BIG EAST by The
Sporting News and Blue Ribbon…Led team with
15 pass breakups…27 tackles belies his coverage
ability…Lone interception came in win over
Pitt…Had four pass breakups in win at UCF
(Sept. 16)…Three pass breakups in
Papajohns.com Bowl win over East Carolina
(Dec. 23)…Started 12 of 13 games, missing only
the Bowl start…2005: Second team all-BIG
EAST selection as well as a first team preseason
choice in 2006…Saved two touchdowns when
he chased down receivers at Penn State (Sept. 3)
and at Miami (Oct. 1)…Forced a fumble on the
play at Miami that went through the end zone
to give USF the ball on a touchback…Started all
12 games at corner…Had 38 tackles and two
interceptions in 2005…Interceptions came in
back-to-back wins over Rutgers (Nov. 5) and
Syracuse (Nov. 12)…Interception at Syracuse
came in end zone to preserve a 27-0 USF
shutout…Season-high six tackles on two occasions at Pittsburgh (Oct. 15) and vs. Cincinnati
(Nov. 19)…2004: Showed tremendous promise
early in season but slowed by ankle injury that
had him in and out of lineup from game-togame…Played in 10 of the 11 games and started
three of those early in season…
While playing mostly at corner, he did see spot
duty as a safety…Had 27 tackles and nine pass
breakups…Also forced two fumbles…Seasonhigh five tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 20)…
Blocked a punt (and recovered) in season-opener
vs.Tennessee Tech (Sep. 11).
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL –
SuperPrep All-America as a safety…In addition
to SuperPrep honors, Jenkins was rated the 27th
player in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel’s Bill
Buchalter, and he was named first team AllGridiron by Sean Alveshire (FloridaKids.net),
who picks the top players in the state regardless
of their school’s classification…First team Class
3A all-state…Sarasota Herald Tribune selected
Jenkins as its Defensive Player of the Year, and he
was the District Player of the Year in 2002 after
he had 42 tackles, two interceptions, one caused
fumble, one fumble, two blocked punts and two
blocked field goals..Also played running back
and led the team with 859 yards and 11 touchdowns…Coached by Paul Maechtle.
PERSONAL – Born March 22, 1985 in
Newenburg, Germany…Son of Kathy
Gray…Has two brothers and one sister.
YEAR GMS/ST
2004
10/ 3
2005
12/12
2006
13/12
TOTALS 35/27
89
UT AT TT
19
8 27
33
5 38
18
9 27
70 22 92
TFL INT PBU FF
0-0 0-0
9 2
1-4 2-0
5 0
1-5 1-0 15 1
2-9 3-0 29 3
TAURUS
JOHNSON
JUNIOR
WIDE RECEIVER
6-1, 190
CAPE CORAL, FLA.
CAPE CORAL HIGH
SCHOOL
including a 79-yard TD in win over Syracuse
(Nov. 11), when he made the BIG EAST honor
roll… 19-yard TD run at North Carolina (Oct.
14)…22-yard TD run vs. Pitt... Led team with
14 kick returns for 22.6 average…2005: One of
five true freshmen to see time for USF…Played
at receiver in all 12 games…Had three catches
for 35 yards with a long of 20 vs. Florida A&M
(Sept. 10)…Had two catches for 15 yards at
Pittsburgh (Oct. 15).
CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked
as the 35th best receiver prospect in the nation
by Rivals.com…Also ranked as 45th best
prospect in Florida, regardless of position…
Ranked 47th top prospect in Florida by Tampa
Tribune…Ft. Myers News-Press all-South
Florida…All-conference and all-district…Had
24 catches for 258 yards and 10 carries from the
receiver position for 96 yards…203 kick return
yards, highlighted by a school-record 99-yard TD
vs. Barron Collier…Had 58 tackles with three
sacks and one interception that went for a
TD…Also had four fumble recoveries…As a
junior, he had 10 touchdowns…40 receptions
for 831 yards, 21 carries for 216 yards and 412
kick return yards…Had 1,459 all-purpose
yards…Set school records for yards receiving in a
single game (178), long kick return (99), most
receptions in a season (40), most receiving yards
in a season (831), most career receptions (71) and
most career receiving yards (1,128)… Coached
by Nick Gasparato.
PERSONAL – Born April 13, 1986 in Ft.
Myers…Son of Alicia Johnson… First name
The top returning receiver in 2007 and USF’s
Offensive Playmaker of the Year in 2006 when
he built on the momentum of a strong debut as
a true freshman in 2005… Also an outstanding
return man.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Second on team
with 37 receptions for 494 yards…Two touchdown receptions…Also a dangerous runner, he
had five carries for 51yards, including three
touchdowns, matching Amarri Jackson’s school
record (2005) for a receiver…Had two 100-yard
receiving days…Six catches for 106 with a
game-winning TD vs. FIU (Sept. 9)…Also had
one of his three rushing TDs vs. FIU (Sept. 9)
for 14 yards…Five receptions for 131 yards,
Taurus Johnson is USF’s top
returning receiver with 37 catches
in 2006
“Taurus” is appropriate in USF “Bulls” program.
YEAR
2005
2006
TOTALS
REC
3
37
40
YDS
35
494
529
AVG
11.7
13.4
13.2
TD
0
2
2
USF CAREER KICK RETURNS
YEAR
2006
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316
AVG
22.6
SABBATH
JOSEPH
FRESHMAN
LINEBACKER
6-0, 215
MIAMI, FLA.
CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL
contend for playing time at tight end, while also
helping on special teams.
CHOCTOWHATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL
– Ranked 80th tight end in nation by
Scout.com…32 catches for 455 yards as a senior…All-area and All-Northwest Florida…15
receptions for 190 yards as a junior…Team
captain…Three-year starter in football and
basketball….Averaged 15 points in basketball,
where he was also all-area…Coached by Bobby
Moore.
Ft.Walton Beach…Son of Carolyn and Terry
Ketchel…Father played football at Duke
University from 1973-76…Has one brother.
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After using the 2006 season as a redshirt year
and an opportunity to work on the Scout Team,
he’ll look to work on special teams and work his
way into playing time at linebacker.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL – Had 11
sacks among his 68 tackles in 2005…Also
returned an interception for a touchdown…
Class 6A first team all-state…All-Dade County
in Miami Herald for Classes 4A-6A…As a junior
he had 95 tackles, six sacks, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions, including one for a
touchdown…Also blocked three kicks…Ranked
10th best senior in Miami by Miami Herald…
Played in Dade County All-Star Game and the
Dade-Broward All-Star Game…Coached by
Tony Saunders.
PERSONAL – Born December 29, 1987 in
Miami… Wants to major in broadcasting.
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ANDREW
KETCHEL
FRESHMAN
TIGHT END
6-4, 225
SHALIMAR, FLA.
CHOCTOWHATCHEE
HIGH SCHOOL
Impressed while working with Scout Team and
utilizing his redshirt season in 2006…Could
A.J.
LOVE
FRESHMAN
WIDE RECEIVER
6-2, 190
BRADENTON, FLA.
SOUTHEAST HIGH
SCHOOL
A late addition to the USF roster just prior to
summer practice in 2006, he went on to spend
season on Scout Team and utilized a redshirt…
Speed is strongest asset.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL – Excelled
as a receiver and defensive back…Teammate of
USF defensive lineman David Fonua.
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SHANE
MCELWAIN
SOPHOMORE
TIGHT END
6-4, 240
PALM BEACH, FLA.
CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL
Makes switch to tight end this year after playing
defensive end…Impressed as a rookie in 2005
when he took a redshirt season…Worked at
both tight end and defensive end, but heads into
2006 with an eye on the defensive end position.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Earned
Defensive Golden Bull Award as top Scout Team
player…Contributed on special teams and saw
spot duty on defensive line…Had one tackle in
nine appearances…2005: Utilized his redshirt
season.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL – First team
all-conference and all-county…Outstanding
hockey player, he played at Monarch High
School in Colorado…Nominated for Pathfinder
Award for most exceptional student at Central
High… Didn’t take up football until senior year
and played junior league hockey in
Saskatchewan for two seasons with the Notre
Dame Hounds, a program that boasts Tampa Bay
Lightning stars Brad Richards and Vinny
Lecavalier as alumni…Before then he trained as
a freshman at the prestigious IMG Academy in
Bradenton, where he played a little tennis with
classmate Maria Sharapova…Coached by John
Timmons.
PERSONAL – Born October 1, 1986 in
Monterey, Calif…Son of Rocky and Angela
McElwain.
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TYRONE
MCKENZIE
JUNIOR
LINEBACKER
6-2, 230
RIVERVIEW, FLA.
RIVERVIEW HIGH
SCHOOL
IOWA STATE/MICHIGAN STATE
Will compete for a starting role right
away…Joined USF in January 2007 after a
strong sophomore season at Iowa State…
Granted an NCAA waiver of transfer rules and
will be eligible immediately at USF, just 25
minutes from his hometown…Re-united with
former Iowa State head coach Dan McCarney,
who is now USF’s defensive line coach…
Originally enrolled at Michigan State, but transferred to Iowa State after one season.
IOWA STATE – 2006: Finished eighth in the
nation with 10.75 tackles per game in 12
appearances…Had 129 total tackles…9.5 tackles
for loss with two sacks…Also forced four fumbles and had one interception with a 17-yard
return…Started all 12 games at middle linebacker…Had career-best 16 tackles vs. Northern
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Iowa…Twice had 15 stops vs.Toledo and
Oklahoma…2005: Defensive Scout Team Player
of the Year while he sat out his NCAA transfer
season from Michigan State.
MICHIGAN STATE – 2004: Played in 11
games as a true freshman and was credited with
three tackles.
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RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked
among Florida’s top 50 prospects by the Tampa
Tribune...First-team All-Hillsborough County
selection by the Tampa Tribune...second-team allcounty pick by the St. Petersburg Times...Played in
the Dec. 6 Hillsborough County All-Star Game
in Raymond James Stadium...Rushed for more
than 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior
for coach Dan O’Regan at Riverview (Fla.)
High School...Averaged 7.7 yards per carry in
2003...Produced four 200-yard rushing games as
a senior, including an 80-yard TD run...Picked
up 230 yards vs. Jefferson...rushed 20 times for
205 yards and four TDs vs. Brandon...Had 165
yards and three TDs vs. King, scoring on runs of
4, 45 and 19 yards...Suffered a broken leg in the
second game of his junior year and missed the
remainder of the 2002 season...Qualified for the
2004 state 4A track championships in the 110
hurdles.
Personal – Born Dec. 11, 1985, in Queens,
N.Y. ... son of Rupert and Ruth McKenzie.
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ALONZO
MCQUEEN
FRESHMAN
LINEBACKER
6-1, 230
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
LEE HIGH SCHOOL
Enters 2007 as the probable backup to Ben
Moffitt at middle linebacker…Impressed during
2006 redshirt season when he performed well in
Scout Team role…Also figures to contribute on
special teams in 2007.
LEE HIGH SCHOOL – Named to TimesUnion (Jacksonville) Super 24 Team for the
greater Jacksonville area…Had 100-plus tackles
as a junior and senior…125 tackles in his senior
season…46th at his position in the nation by
Rivals.com.
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PERSONAL – Born August 27, 1987 in
Jacksonville, Fla…Son of Alonzo and Kim
McQueen.
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SAM
MILLER
SENIOR
LINEBACKER
5-11, 210
BUSHNELL, FL
SOUTH SUMTER
HIGH SCHOOL
A hard-working young man, he won the 2003
Overachiever Award as the most impressive
freshman in the area of weight training…Has
displayed an outstanding work ethic and passion
throughout his career…Lends depth at WILL
linebacker …Outstanding special teams player…Originally a safety, he made move to linebacker in 2005.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Four tackles in
13 appearances…Saw extensive backup duty at
Louisville (Nov. 18) with injury to Ben
Moffitt…2005: Had four tackles in his 10 game
appearances…2004: Played in all 11 games, primarily on all special teams...Had four tackles…2003: Impressed on the practice field while
he utilized a redshirt season.
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL –
Class 2A all-state honorable mention…High
school teammate of USF’s Ben Moffitt…Had 14
interceptions in two seasons, including seven for
touchdowns…Nine picks with five TDs in
2001…36 tackles in 2002…Leesburg Commercial
first team all-area…Had huge postseason in
2002…Started off playoff run with a 38-yard
touchdown reception in a 42-14 region quarterfinal win over Dixie County…Moved on to
region semi-finals and had two interceptions and
a blocked PAT in South Sumter’s 41-19 win
over Lake Highland Prep…In the region championship game, he had a 68-yard interception
return for a touchdown and an eight-yard TD
reception…Team lost 17-14 in state semi-finals
against Jacksonville Bolles on a field goal with 22
seconds remaining …Finished season 12-2 with
a third straight regional title… “Nobody
deserves success more than Sam Miller,” said his
coach Inman Sherman…“I don’t think anybody
on the team works harder. He’s going to be a
great college player”…Also participated in track
and weightlifting.
Clermont, Fla…Son of Janice & Sam
Miller…Enjoys playing the drums.
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CARLTON
MITCHELL
FRESHMAN
WIDE RECEIVER
6-4, 200
LUTZ, FLA.
GAITHER HIGH
SCHOOL
Successfully alternated between track and football this past spring and could become a quick
impact at receiver…Combines great size – with
frame to grow – and impressive speed….Broke a
10-year-old USF record this past spring in the
400 meters with a 47.28 at the Georgia Tech
Invitational...Had five catches for 51 yards in the
Spring Game, despite not being able to practice
every day due to track.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Impressed while
he used his redshirt season.
GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL – 19th best
player in Tampa Bay area by St. Petersburg
Times…Ranked 64th best player in Florida by
Rivals.com and 55th best receiver in the
nation…87th best player in Florida according to
Scout.com…Honorable mention all-county in
Tampa Tribune…Had nine catches for 207 yards
as a junior...Three-year letterman in football and
basketball.
PERSONAL – Born April 5, 1988 in
Gainesville, Fla…Son of Angela Mitchell and
Carl Mitchell, who played pro basketball in
Europe…Has one sister.
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BEN
MOFFITT
SENIOR
LINEBACKER
6-2, 240
BUSHNELL, FLA.
SOUTH SUMTER
HIGH SCHOOL
Named to the 2007 Bronco Nagurski Watch
List….The clear-cut leader of the USF defense
in 2007 as he enters his fourth season as a
starter…The latest in a string of NFL prospects
among USF linebackers (Kawika Mitchell,
Stephen Nicholas)…Has started 30 straight
games…A dedicated worker, he kept plugging
away until winning a starting job midway
through his red-shirt freshman season and went
on to make a name for himself nationally in
huge win over Louisville in 2005… Plays the
middle linebacker slot…A major component to
USF’s defense that ranked 17th nationally in
2005…Work ethic and dedication evidenced by
his travel home to his wife and children in
Sumter County each night after practice and
meetings…Still manages to excel on the field
and maintain solid academic progress…Runs
between 4.55 and 4.60 40-yard dash.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Named the
team’s Outstanding Front Seven Player with a
team-high 112 tackles…11 tackles for loss with
four sacks, including one in the Papajohns.com
Bowl…Two fumble recoveries, including one at
USF’s one-yard line in win at West Virginia…
Had six double figure tackle games with a high
of 14 vs. Syracuse (three for loss)…Sacks against
Kansas (Sept. 23), North Carolina (Oct. 14),
Syracuse (Nov. 11) and East Carolina (Dec.
23)…Forced a late fourth quarter fumble vs. FIU
(Sept. 9) that allowed a winning TD pass from
Matt Grothe to Taurus Johnson…2005: Started
all 12 games at middle linebacker and led the
team with 96 tackles, including 15 for losses and
2.5 sacks…Won national player of the week
honors and added to the Bronko Nagurski
Watch List with 14 tackles, one sack and a
forced and recovered fumble in USF’s 45-14 in
over ninth-ranked Louisville (Sept. 24)…
Followed that up with 12 tackles at Miami (Oct.
1) one week later…Four forced fumbles is a
USF single season record…Won USF’s
Outstanding Defensive Front Seven Award…
2004: Started the final five games of the season
en route to Conference USA all-freshman hon-
ors…Had 23 tackles, including three for losses…Had season-high five tackles at Cincinnati
(Nov. 20) and again vs. Memphis (Nov. 27)…
2003: Utilized his redshirt season…Won
Defensive Golden Bull Award as the top scout
team player.
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL –
Leesburg Commercial Defensive Player of the Year
with 141 tackles, 20 for losses and 11 sacks in
2002…Ranked 71st in the state by Orlando
Sentinel…Class 2A all-state second team…Also
played fullback for a 12-2 team that reached the
state semi-finals, winning a third straight region
championship in the process…Rushed for 652
yards on just 65 carries with two touchdowns…Named all-state as a junior despite
missing the first two games of the season when
he contemplated a full-time commitment to the
ministry…Returned to football and had 50
tackles…Also a weightlifter, he broke the state
record (238-pound weight class) in the cleanand-jerk with a lift of 330 pounds.
PERSONAL – Born December 31, 1984 in
Inverness, Fla…Son of Clay & Cathy Myles…
Married, his wife’s name is Shauna…Has a son,
Trevor, and a daughter, Rylan…Enjoys hunting
and fishing.
YEAR
2004
2005
2006
TOTALS
G/ST UT AT TT TFL SACKS FF-FR
11/5 14 9 23 3- 4 0.0- 0 0-0
12/12 52 44 96 15-47 2.5-20 4-1
13/13 75 37 112 11-28 4.0-15 1-2
36/30 141 90 231 29-79 6.5-35 5-3
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BROUCE
MOMPREMIER
JUNIOR
LINEBACKER
6-1, 225
MIAMI, FLA.
EDISON HIGH
SCHOOL
Figures to contend for a starting job this season
with loss of Stephen Nicholas and Pat St.
Louis…Enters spring season at WILL…Enrolled
at USF in fall 2004 but left school and returned
in Spring 2005…Showed little rust and played a
spot role in rookie season…Originally a backup
to Ben Moffitt at middle linebacker but he figures to play along side Moffitt in 2007.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Five tackles in
11games…Shoulder injury limited late season
activity…2005: Had five tackles in nine game
appearances.
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked 13th
top OLB prospect in nation by Rivals.com…
22nd overall prospect in state according to Tampa
Tribune, Orlando Sentinel and the Miami Herald…
Ranked 31st by St. Petersburg Times…Ranked
sixth by Miami Herald among Dade County
prospects…Ranking him among strong safety
prospects in Florida, the Florida Times Union
placed him fifth…Played in Florida-California
All-Star Game…Two-time Class 5A first team
all-state…129 tackles with six sacks as a senior…118 tackles with 12.5 sacks in his junior
season….Teammate of USF players Jackie
Chambers, Richard Clebert and Marc Dile.
Miami…Son of Ana and Foch Mompremier…
Has three brothers and one sister.
G/ST
YEAR
9/0
2005
2006
11/0
TOTALS 20/0
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3
6
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5
2
2
5
4
10
TFL SACKS
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Ben Moffitt is on the Bronco
Nagurski Award Watch List
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JEROME
MURPHY
SOPHOMORE
DEFENSIVE BACK
6-1, 190
ELIZABETH, N.J.
ELIZABETH HIGH
SCHOOL
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An outstanding special teams player and very
capable backup to starting corners Mike Jenkins
and Trae Williams…Impressed coaches early as a
scout team player in 2005 red-shirt season…
Punishing hitter.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: 20 tackles and a
fumble recovery in 13 games…Season-high five
tackles came in season opener vs. McNeese State
(Sept. 2)…Fumble recovery came vs. Syracuse
(Nov. 11)…2005: Utilized his redshirt season.
ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL – Second
team all-state…All-county…89 tackles and eight
interceptions as a senior…580 receiving yards
with seven touchdowns…Also had one defensive
touchdown…Also played basketball and ran
track…Coached by Geoffrey Weiner…His high
school defensive coordinator – Jamil Jackson –
played for current USF assistant coach Rich
Rachel at Rutgers.
Elizabeth, N.J…Son of Lorraine Murphy and
Douglass Lee…Has an older brother, Kieon.
YEAR
2006
88
UT
14
AT
6
TT
20
TFL
1-1
FR
1-0
INT
0-0
QUINCY
OKOLIE
FRESHMAN
TIGHT END
6-5, 245
WEST PALM BEACH,
FLA.
PALM CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Combination of size, speed and athleticism led
staff to add him to roster in 2006…Broken ankle
in summer camp kept him from most of season…Has worked on defensive line as well as at
receiver and tight end…Enters 2006 as a projected tight end.
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PALM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL –
Honorable mention all-county in Ft. Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel…High school program was in just
its third season in 2005…Had five catches for 40
yards for a team that completed just 50 of 135
attempts on the season…Gives USF yet another
receiver with good height.
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MIKE
PADILLA
JUNIOR
FULLBACK
6-0, 230
CAPE CORAL, FLA.
CAPE CORAL HIGH
SCHOOL
A walk-on in 2005…High school teammate
with USF players Taurus Johnson and Nate
Allen….Solid blocker.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Shared the
Green & Gold Pride award with Ben Williams as
the top walk-on players…2005: Worked on
scout team while utilizing his redshirt season.
PERSONAL – Named to BIG EAST AllAcademic Team in 2006.
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BRANDON
PEGUESE
DEFENSIVE END
LINEBACKER
6-1, 240
GREENSBORO, N.C.
GRIMSLEY HIGH
SCHOOL
After arriving as a linebacker/defensive end
prospect in 2006, he projects strictly as a defensive end with added size and nice blend of speed
and athleticism…One of only 10 players on
USF roster not from Florida, and the lone player
from North Carolina.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Won the team’s
Overachier Award, which is given annually to
the freshman who accomplishes the most in the
area of strength and conditioning…Add upper
body strength and size during redshirt season.
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL – A first team
all-state player at defensive end as named by
NCPreps.com….Had 17.5 sacks in his senior
year for a defense that led the way to a 14-2
record and a Class 4A state finals appearance…
Had 98 tackles…Two-year starter and a threeyear letterman…Played in North Carolina’s EastWest All-Star Game for the West…Ran a 4.6
40-yard dash and 11.8 100-meter dash in summer combine.
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MARVIN
PEOPLES
SOPHOMORE
LINEBACKER
6-2, 230
APOPKA, FLA.
APOPKA HIGH
SCHOOL
MARYLAND
Saw first action for USF in 2006 after receiving
an NCAA transfer waiver, having used a redshirt
year at Maryland in 2005…Returned to Florida
to be closer to family in Apopka (near
Orlando).
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Played in two
games against Syracuse (Nov. 11) and Louisville
(Nov. 18).
MARYLAND – 2005: Utilized redshirt season.
APOPKA HIGH SCHOOL – A one-year
letterwinner and starter...Transferred prior to his
senior year from Evans High School in Orlando
where he was a three-year letterwinner and twoyear starter...Posted 105 tackles (70 solo), eight
tackles for loss, five pass breakups, a fumble
recovery and an interception as a senior...
Returned the fumble and interception for
touchdowns...Registered 98 tackles and three
sacks as a junior at Evans...Senior honors included second team all-state, first team all-metro and
first team all-district...Also named first team AllOrange County and All-Central Florida by the
Orlando Sentinel...Named to Florida recruiting
analyst Bill Buchalter’s Top 100 list...AllSoutheast region selection by PrepStar...Timed
at 4.68 in the 40-yard dash with a 340-pound
bench and 290-pound power clean as a prep...
Tradition-rich Apopka went 9-2 his lone year
there, losing in the regional finals...Lettered in
track (shot put and discus)...Also recruited by
UCF, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech,West Virginia
and Iowa State...High school coach as a senior
was Ty Ensor.
PERSONAL – Marvin Peoples lives with
guardians Greg and Lynn Thompson (aunt and
uncle)...maintained a 4.0 grade point average in
high school.
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ILIA
PETROV
SOPHOMORE
PUNTER
5-11, 190
TAMPA, FLA.
TAMPA BAY TECH
Strong-footed, he is still building upon his consistency…Had a solid Spring in 2007, but still
must battle if he is to win starting job.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had won starting punting job last summer, but lost it after two
opportunities in season opener vs. McNeese
State (Sept. 2)…First effort went 25 yards, before
he mishandled a snap from the Bulls nine yard
line on his second chance, leading to a McNeese
recovery in the end zone…Continued to battle
hard in practice throughout the remainder of the
season.
TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL –
Two-time all-state punter in Florida’s Class
4A…Also named twice to Tampa Tribune’s allHillsborough County Team…Had 34 punts for a
50.1 average in 2005 senior season.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria…Son of Valeri and Sonia
Petrov.
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PLANCHER
SOPHOMORE
RUNNING BACK
5-9, 190
NAPLES, FLA.
BARRON COLLIER
HIGH SCHOOL
Opened the 2006 season as the starting running
back, but fell to bad luck with a torn ACL in the
first series of the season…Great attitude and
work ethic has him ready to compete again,
albeit with a deeper backfield pool in 2007…
Staff remains confident in his abilities, having
been impressed from the time he arrived at USF
and used a redshirt season in 2005…First name
is pronounced Moses.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had four carries
for 26 yards, including a 16-yard effort on his
final attempt before a torn ACL ended his season
during the opening drive of the McNeese State
game (Sept. 2)…Was granted a medical hardship
redshirt for the season and may apply for a sixth
year of eligibility at the conclusion of 2009 season…2005: Gained great insight into USF
offense as a redshirt and took plenty of reps with
the number one offense this past spring.
BARRON COLLIER HIGH SCHOOL –
Class 5A honorable mention all-state…Finished
second in Southwest Florida with 1,661 rushing
yards on 193 carries…Scored 16 rushing touchdowns…Had 362 yards on 27 carries with one
touchdown in 35-0 win over Gulf Coast…362
yards was school and county record…211-yard
game on 17 carries with three touchdowns in
48-7 win over Golden Gate…Ran for four TDs
and 173 yards in 56-0 victory against Palmetto
Ridge…Had 23 carries for 159 yards and two
touchdowns in win over Cape Coral…1,454
yards as a junior when he was third team allstate…Also ran track.
Naples...Son of Ilana and Wilson Plancher…The
youngest of four brothers.
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JULIAN
RILEY
SENIOR
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-3, 290
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
LAKEWOOD HIGH
SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Eligible immediately after receiving an NCAA waiver of transfer
rules…Played in five games…Did not register a
tackle.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA – Spent three
seasons at Florida before transferring to USF in
Spring 2006…Redshirted at Florida in 2003
before playing a backup role in 2004 and 2005.
LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL – As a
defensive end at Lakewood in 2002, he had 17
sacks and he was ranked the eighth best strongside defensive end in the south by Rivals.com…
Riley also played offensive tackle in high school
and was accomplished in track & field, wrestling
and basketball.
PERSONAL – Anthropology major.
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TYLLER
ROBERTS
JUNIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
6-1, 190
ORLANDO, FLA.
EDGEWATER HIGH
SCHOOL
After playing both in secondary and on special
teams as a true freshman, he backed up at corner
and played nickel in 2006, as well as special
teams...Still figures to back up Mike Jenkins and
Trae Williams at corner and play some nickel,
but coaches will be fully confident to insert him
into lineup.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: 25 tackles,
including one sack…Had first career interception in UConn (Oct. 7) win…Sack came among
four tackles in Syracuse (Nov. 11) win…Four
pass breakups…2005: One of five true freshmen
to play for USF, he was a regular on special
teams…Coaches are impressed by his skills at
corner and they got him some playing time
there at various points in the season, including
the season opener at Penn State when he had
two pass breakups…Played in all 12 games and
had nine tackles and four pass breakups…Had
season-high three tackles vs. Louisville (Sept. 24).
EDGEWATER HIGH SHOOL – Class 6A
first team all-state…Ranked as 91st best prospect
in Florida by Orlando Sentinel…Three-star
prospect on Rivals.com and ranked as the 51st
best corner prospect in the nation and 72nd
ranked player at any position in Florida…Had
113 tackles in two varsity seasons, including 73
as a senior…Also had five career interceptions…Had two interceptions in Florida vs.
California All-Star Game.
PERSONAL – Born June 12, 1987 in
Orlando…Son of Valerie Roberts.
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YEAR
2005
2006
TOTALS
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12/0 6 3 9 0.0- 0 0-0
13/0 18 7 25 2.5-23 1-14
25/0 24 10 34 2.5-23 1-14
INT PBU
0-0
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1-13 4
1-13 8
CHRIS
ROBINSON
SOPHOMORE
LINEBACKER
6-3, 240
BUNNELL, FLA.
FLAGLER PALM
COAST HIGH
SCHOOL
With impressive blend of size, speed and agility,
he can be an asset as a linebacker, or rushing
from a down lineman spot on the edge…
Excellent pass rusher…Proved pivotal in road
wins over seventh ranked West Virginia and
UCF, forcing huge fumbles on sacks…Named
Freshman All-America by The Sporting News,
who also named him to the BIG EAST allfreshman team.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Played in all 13
games, but did all of his damage as a supersub…Finished second on the team with seven
sacks, among his nine tackles for loss…28 total
tackles…Caused huge fumble to give USF its
first TD at seventh-ranked West Virginia (Nov.
25) when George Selvie scooped it up and ran it
in…Forced fumble came on sack of Pat White…
Also forced a fumble on a sack to seal the win at
UCF (Sept. 16) on the Golden Knights final
fourth down of the game…Four forced fumbles
ties USF record (Ben Moffitt, 2005, George
Selvie 2006)…West Virginia performance came
when he was forced into LB role when Pat St.
Louis went out with a knee and ankle injury in
the first quarter…Had five tackles in the
game…2005: Utilized his redshirt season.
PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL – Had 57
tackles and three interceptions as a senior…15
catches for 350 yards as a tight end…Had nine
touchdowns as a senior with two interceptions,
three rushing and four receiving…Also played
basketball and baseball.
PERSONAL – Born January 26, 1987…Son
of Clarence and Patricia Robinson.
YEAR
2006
20
UT AT TT TFL SACKS
22
6 28 9-68
7-61
FF-FR
4-1
ASTON
SAMUELS
FRESHMAN
RUNNING BACK
5-10, 190
BELLE GLADE, FLA.
GLADES CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Has impressed staff enough that he may contend
for significant time in offensive backfield, despite
a much deeper pool of runners.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Earned
Offensive Golden Bull Award as the top Scout
Team player, while utilizing his redshirt season.
Chris Robinson excelled as a pass
rusher in his 2006 freshman
season
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Second team all-state in 2005…Ran for 1,553
yards in senior season for a 119-yard per game
average…8.2 yards per carry…Had 21 touchdowns…Second team all-state in Class 3A…
Ran for 253 yards and two touchdowns on just
13 carries at Jensen Beach…Just three days earlier in a make-up game against Palm Beach
Central, he ran for 141 yards and four touchdowns…Had 133 yards against Riverdale…
Carried for 128 yards in state semi-finals loss to
Sarasota Booker…126-yard effort against
Clewiston.
PERSONAL – Younger brother of USF sophomore Jamaal Jenkins…Born October 5, 1987 in
Pahokee…Son of Travella and Anthony Samuels.
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RYAN
SCHMIDT
JUNIOR
OFFENSIVE GUARD
6-4, 305
BOCA RATON, FLA.
BOCA RATION HIGH
SCHOOL
KANSAS STATE
A transfer from Kansas State, he came in as a
center, but has proven very capable at guard,
where he won a starting role after he was inserted for Jake Griffin, who broke a foot…Also
spelled Nick Capogna at center throughout the
year...Should continue to contend for starting
role at guard, while offering versatility as a backup center.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had to wait for
waiver of transfer rule before he could see first
action in the fourth game of the year at Kansas
(Sept. 23)…Played backup role at center and
guard in that game and Rutgers (Sept. 29) one
week later, before starting final eight games at
right guard.
KANSAS STATE – 2005: Was projected to be
the starting center, but sustained a season-ending
injury in preseason camp and did not see any
playing time…2004: Utilized a redshirt season as
a true freshman.
BOCA RATION HIGH SCHOOL – A
two-year starter at Boca Raton High School...
Prepstar All-Southeast region selection... Named
to the Florida Class 4A all-state second team...
Selected by the Palm Beach Post as its 2003
Lineman of the Year...Also a first team all-conference, all-area and all-county honoree...
Recorded over 35 pancake blocks as a senior...
Coached by Rick Swain.
PERSONAL – Ryan Schmidt was born Aug.
30, 1986, in Boynton Beach, Fla... Son of Steve
and Tammy Schmidt... Has one sister and one
brother.
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GEORGE
SELVIE
SOPHOMORE
DEFENSIVE END
6-4, 245
PENSACOLA, FLA.
PINE FOREST HIGH
SCHOOL
Burst onto the scene as a difficult-to-contend
with defensive end after arriving at USF as a
high school center…Tall and speedy, he’s a true
threat off the edge… Named a Freshman AllAmerican by The Sporting News as well as to the
publication’s BIG EAST all-freshman team…He
was the National Defensive and the BIG EAST
Player of the Week after USF’s win at West
Virginia (Nov. 25).
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Started all 13
games at right end and led all linemen (third
overall on team) with 84 tackles, 15 for loss and
5.5 sacks…Eight tackles, including 3.5 for loss, a
nine-yard TD recovery and a forced fumble in
the WVU (Nov. 25) win…Season-high 10 tackles at Cincinnati (Oct. 22)…Two sacks vs.
Florida International (Sept. 9)… Nine tackles in
wins over FIU (Sept. 9) and North Carolina
(Oct. 14)…USF’s Defensive Rookie of the
Year….2005: Used redshirt season…Won USF’s
Overachiever Award for his outstanding work in
strength and conditioning program.
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL – Class
3A second team all-state…55 tackles with six
sacks…Super Senior in Pensacola News
Journal…Emerald Coast all-star… Coached by
Jerry Pollaro…Also participated in weightlifting.
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ERIC
SETSER
SOPHOMORE
LONG SNAPPER
6-1, 240
JUNIOR
RICHWOOD, OHIO
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Took over for an
injured Ryan Bourdeau four games into the season and handled all long snapping chores
throughout final nine games…2005: A walk-on,
he used a redshirt season.
PERSONAL – Named to the BIG EAST AllAcademic Team in 2006.
PERSONAL – Born March 6, 1987…Son of
George and Twana Selvie.
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4-2
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ANTHONY
SEVERINO
SENIOR
QUARTERBACK
6-2, 185
TAMPA, FLA.
JESUIT HIGH
SCHOOL
Will battle this year to be the top backup to
returning starter Matt Grothe at quarterback…
Also will handle all holding chores for second
straight season…Had offseason shoulder surgery
but enters summer camp fully healthy…Named
the 2006 USF Football Scholar-Athlete Award
winner and he was also named to the BIG
EAST All-Academic Team…Earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in May 2007 and has aspirations of attending Law School.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Performed all
holding chores error-free throughout the
season…2005: Saw action at QB in USF’s win
over Florida A&M…2004: Played late at QB
in win over East Carolina (Nov. 13)…
2003: Utilized his redshirt season.
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL – Led team to state
semi-finals in 2002, before succumbing to eventual state champ Rockledge…Went on to earn
West team Offensive MVP in the Hillsborough
County All-Star Game…Coached by Dominic
Ciao.
George Selvie was a Sporting News Freshman All-American in 2006
PERSONAL – Born March 2, 1985…Son of
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Bernadette Conger and Joe Severino…Father,
Joe, is a long-time high school football coach in
the Tampa Bay area…Mother taught elementary
school for many years in the Hillsborough
County School System…Sister,Angela, works
for USF Alumni Association and is married to
Florida state senator Victor Crist…An avid fisherman.
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JASON
SHERMAN
FRESHMAN
WIDE RECEIVER
6-4, 200
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
FIRST COAST HIGH
SCHOOL
Height and athleticism will serve him well as he
makes strong bid to crack into receiver rotation
as a redshirt freshman.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Spent season
contributing on Scout Team while utilizing his
redshirt.
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked
52nd among wide receivers nationally by
Rivals.com and the 62nd best player in
Florida…A solid basketball player, he picked up
football in his senior season…Climbed 27 spots
in Rival rankings from pre-season to post-season…Had 16 receptions for 450 yards and three
touchdowns in senior season…Coached by
Monty Lee…Runs a 4.4 40-yard dash.
PERSONAL – Born March 27, 1988 in Los
Angeles…Given name is Jason Peter Sherman…
Nicknamed J. Sherm.
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JACOB
SIMS
FRESHMAN
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-4, 280
WINTER PARK, FLA.
WINTER PARK HIGH
SCHOOL
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Worked on scout
team and utilized his redshirt season.
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WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL – Class
6A third team all-state in 2005…Captain of the
2005 Metro District and 6A, Region I
Champion Winter Park team…A two-way
starter on each line…Helped lead team to 12-2
record in 2005 and state semi-finals in 6A…Lost
to eventual state champions on a field goal as
time expired…Played offensive and defensive
lines in 2005 Central Florida All-Star Game…
Led team in sacks and tackles for loss…First
team all-Metro, all-Orange County and all
Friday Night Football…Second team all-Central
Florida…Named team’s Outstanding Offensive
Lineman and Most Valuable Defensive Player.
PERSONAL – High school grade point average of 3.9…Sprint Scholar-Athlete.
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JOSHUA
SMILEY
FRESHMAN
LINEBACKER
6-3, 230
MILTON, FLA.
MILTON HIGH
SCHOOL
A promising linebacker, he saw early action as a
true freshman, but an injury ended his season…
Granted a medical redshirt and will compete for
playing time as a linebacker, while also likely
playing a role on special teams.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Played in season
opener vs. McNeese State (Sept. 2) and at Kansas
(Sept. 23)…Had one tackle in the McNeese
game.
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL – Second team
all-state in Class 4A…Played in Florida’s NorthSouth All-Star Game and the Pensacola All-Star
Game…Pensacola Journal Super Senior…70
tackles with three sacks…Played in FACA
North-South All-Star Game.
Andulsia,Ala…Given name is Joshua Dewayne
Smiley…Has two brothers.
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JUSTIN
TEACHEY
JUNIOR
PLACEKICKER/PUNTER
5-11, 170
PALMETTO, FLA.
PALMETTO HIGH
SCHOOL
A walk-on in 2004, he has battled for the starting job from his arrival and eventually won
opportunity to handle kickoffs in his redshirt
freshman season…Took over punting chores
(rugby style) in 2006 and figures to continue in
both roles.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Had 57 kickoffs
with 15 touchbacks and no out-of-bound
kicks… …45 punts for a 38.2 average and a long
of 61…Placed eight inside the 20…Five punts
for 44 yard average played key role at West
Virginia (Nov. 25)…Ran twice for first downs
on fake punts vs. Pitt (Nov. 4), each leading to a
USF touchdown on the ensuing series…
Attempted one additional fake, but failed at
Cincinnati (Oct. 22)…2005: Handled all kickoff
duties since the third game of the season…Had
50 kickoffs with 11 touchbacks…2004: Utilized
redshirt season.
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DANNY
TOLLEY
SOPHOMORE
OFFENSIVE GUARD
6-6, 310
WESLEY CHAPEL,
FLA.
WESLEY CHAPEL
HIGH SCHOOL
A versatile lineman with plenty of size and
strength, he can play tackle and guard…Slowed
early with a pelvis injury, he missed much of
camp and was bothered periodically throughout
the season….Figures prominently in future.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Started the
Florida International (Sept. 9) game at right
tackle for lone start…Played in 11 games…2005:
Impressed as a redshirt freshman.
WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL –
Class 3A first team all-state…Ranked as 79th
best prospect in Florida by Orlando Sentinel…
First-team all-Pasco County in Tampa
Tribune…Second team All-Suncoast in St.
Petersburg Times, who also ranked him as the
eight best prospect in the Tampa Bay area…First
team all-county and second team All-Suncoast as
a junior…Started every game as a sophomore,
junior and senior…Made three state playoff
appearances.
Tampa, Fla….Given name is Daniel David
Tolley…Son of Linda and David Tolley.
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DANNY
VERPAELE
JUNIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-11, 200
MERRITT ISLAND,
FLA.
MERRITT ISLAND
HIGH SCHOOL
Although he is ineligible for the 2007 season, he
will remain on roster and ready himself for 2008
senior season…Returned in 2006 after a broken
foot in August 2005 ended that season…Had
high hopes for 2005 in a move from strong safety to free safety after earning Third Team
Freshman All-America status from The Sporting
News in 2004 as a strong safety… Carried on
proud family tradition, replacing his older brother Kevin, who had been the starting strong safety
prior to Danny’s arrival…Outstanding student of
the game and an extremely hard worker…
Enjoys friendly competitive spirit with Kevin,
often comparing notes on their various accomplishments at USF.
SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: Started first four
games at free safety before Carlton Williams won
the job for games five through 11…Returned to
starting role at West Virginia (Nov. 25) in regular
season finale, and again vs. ECU (Dec. 23) in
Papajohns.com Bowl…Forced a crucial fumble
at the one yard line in the West Virginia game,
recovered by Ben Moffitt…Continued to see
considerable snaps even while a backup…Also
plays on all special team units…39 tackles in the
season …Interception against North Carolina
(Oct. 14), with a 26-yard return…2005:
Claimed a medical redshirt season after broken
foot ended his season before it started…2004:
Made seven starts and appeared in all 11 games
as a true freshman…Fourth on the team with 57
tackles, including six for losses, with two
sacks…Had season-high nine tackles, including
one of his sacks at Cincinnati (Nov. 20)…Had a
crucial fumble recovery at the goal line in USF’s
win at UAB (Nov. 3).
MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL – A
utility player, he earned Class 4A second team
all-state in that role while playing quarterback
and defensive back…Passed for 1,531 yards and
ran for 1,015 as a senior…First-ever player in
Merritt Island High history to start four straight
years…Brevard County Defensive Player of the
Year in Orlando Sentinel and also a member of
that paper’s all-Central Florida team…Ranked
68th best prospect in Florida by Sentinel…
Second team all-state as a junior as well…Runs
a 4.41 40-yard dash…Coached by Paul Friel.
Cocoa Beach…Son of Tim and Chris
Verpaele…Given name is Daniel Verpaele…
Enjoys fishing and basketball.
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2006
TOTALS
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11/ 7 25 32 57 6-13
MEDICAL REDSHIRT
13/ 5 27 12 39 1- 1
24/12 52 44 96 7-14
SACKS INT FR FF
2.0-9 0- 0 1-5 0
0.0-0 1-26 0-0
2.0-9 1-26 1-5
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WALTER
WALKER
SENIOR
OFFENSIVE GUARD
6-5, 320
FT. LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
SOUTH PLANTATION
HIGH SCHOOL
Figures to be a team leader on offense in
2007…Has started 22 of last 25 USF games…A
versatile lineman with starting experience at
guard and tackle…Used 2003 and 2004 seasons
well to study behind veteran starters and then
made the most of the “education” in becoming a
starter in his red-shirt sophomore season.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Along with center Nick Capogna, the only USF linemen to
start all 13 games…Started first five games at
right guard before opening final eight at right
tackle…2005: Made nine starts at right tackle,
sharing the role with Marc Dile…Played in all
12 games…2004: Made four game appearances
in a backup role…2003: Utilized his redshirt
season.
SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
– Class 5A all-state third team…Ft. Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel all-county team choice…AllBroward County second team in Miami
Hearld…Named to Broward County “Top 20”
by Miami Herald…Played in the Dade-Broward
and the Broward County all-star games…Gave
up just one sack in two seasons.
St. Catherine, Jamaica.
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BENJAMIN
WILLIAMS
JUNIOR
RUNNING BACK
5-7, 190
LAKE WALES, FLA.
LAKE WALES HIGH
SCHOOL
A walk-on with loads of energy and desire, he
lived out a dream season in 2006, culminating
with the MVP award in the Papajohns.com
Bowl…Figures to see more competition for
starting role in 2007, but will no doubt be ready
to compete…A solid blocker as well
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: Shared USF
Green and Gold Pride Award with Mike Padilla
as the top walk-on players on the team…Had 17
carries for 67 yards and two touchdowns, including one (16 yards) on USF’s first offensive play
from scrimmage in Papajohns.com Bowl, setting
the tone for a 24-7 win…Started all 13 games
and other than Matt Grothe, he led the Bulls in
rushing with 122 carries for 436 yards…Had
four touchdowns, plus one more receiving…
Had six catches for 21 yards…First career 100yard game with 22 carries for 103 in win over
UConn (Oct. 7), when he had the first of his
two rushing TDs…Also ran for one at North
Carolina (Oct. 14), when he had 14 carries for
55 yards…Receiving TD came at UCF (Sept.
16)…2005: Only appearance came briefly in
Meineke Car Care Bowl, although he did not
manage any carries.
LAKE WALES HIGH SCHOOL – Played
for head coach Chad Barnhardt, USF’s first-ever
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YDS
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AVG
3.6
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SOUTH FLORIDA - 2006: After playing in
nickel package through first three games, he
regained the starting free safety role, where he
opened nine games…43 tackles, four pass
breakups and a forced fumble on the year…
Season-high seven tackles at North Carolina
(Oct. 14)…Forced fumble came at Kansas (Sept.
23)…2005: Won USF’s Rookie of the Year
Award… Responded well to replacing Danny
Verpaele in starting all 12 games as a redshirt
freshman with 66 tackles, two interceptions and
a fumble recovery…Had season-high nine tackles vs. UCF (Sept. 10)…Interceptions came at
Syracuse (Nov. 12) and vs.West Virginia (Dec.
3)…2004: A late addition to the roster, he
arrived in late August and used a redshirt season.
VALDOSTA HIGH SCHOOL – A teammate of USF tight end Cedric Hill, the two
helped the team to an 11-4 record and a
Regional championship in 2003…Had 89 tackles and two interceptions that season…Helped
team to an 8-3-1 record in 2002 junior season.
YEAR
2005
2006
TOTALS
Ben Williams picked up MVP
honors in the Papajohns.com Bowl
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CARLTON
WILLIAMS
JUNIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
6-4, 205
VALDOSTA, GA.
VALDOSTA HIGH
SCHOOL
Returns as likely starter at strong safety, although
he can play free or strong…Originally pressed
into starting role in 2005 with injury to free
safety Danny Verpaele and responded with
Honorable Mention Freshman All-America
honors from The Sporting News…A good athlete
with outstanding size in the secondary…With
return of Verpaele in 2006, he figured to fit in
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best as top nickel back, but experience proved
pivotal in winning a starting job by the fourth
game…21 career starts in first two years.
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12/12
13/ 9
25/21
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52
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TFL PBU INT FR FF
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TRAE
WILLIAMS
SENIOR
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-10, 185
PLANT CITY, FL
DURANT HIGH
SCHOOL
All-America candidate in 2007 after a seven
interception season in 2006…2006 BIG EAST
first team selection...Outstanding cover corner,
who also supports well on the run…Originally
came to USF as a running back/receiver, but
now formulates half of an outstanding pair of
corners along with Mike Jenkins...10 career
interceptions is tied for second most in USF
history, eight behind J.R. Reed…32 career
starts, along with 27 for Jenkins, gives USF
experienced and knowledgeable leaders in the
secondary.
SOUTH FLORIDA – 2006: USF’s Defensive
Playmaker of the Year…Tied school record (J.R.
Reed) with seven interceptions, which leads the
BIG EAST…Also had nine pass breakups…49
tackles, mostly in run support… “In your jersey”
coverage skills explain the fact that he has just
eight return yards on his seven interceptions…
Intercepted a late pass at seventh ranked West
Virginia (Nov. 25) to seal the win (when he had
all eight of his return yards)…Nine tackles and
an interception in Pitt (Nov. 4) win earned him
BIG EAST Player of the Week…2005: Started
11 of 12 games at corner…Would have started
all 12, but senior D’Juan Brown got the nod on
senior night vs.West Virginia (Dec. 3)…Had 39
tackles this season and two interceptions…
Season-high seven tackles vs. Cincinnati (Nov.
19)…Had six tackles and one of his two interceptions at Penn State (Sept. 3)…Second interception came at Rutgers (Nov. 5)…Won USF’s
Outstanding Special Teams Award…Played on all
phases of special teams…Had three kick returns
for 21-yard average…2004: Made eight starts at
left corner, including the final seven games of
the year…Had 22 tackles…Scored a touchdown
with a 37-yard interception return in season
opener vs.Tennessee Tech (Sept. 11), when he
also had five tackles…Had season-high seven
tackles at Cincinnati (Nov. 20)…Also returned
nine kicks for 197 yards…2003: Utilized redshirt
season… Golden Bull Award winner as the top
Scout Team player on offense.
DURANT HIGH SCHOOL – Class 5A allstate second team…First team all-county in
Tampa Tribune…Ranked 15th in Tampa Bay by
St. Petersburg Times…Also named first team allSuncoast and all-county by St. Petersburg
Times…Scored a school-record 22 touchdowns
in 2002, including six on punt returns…Rushed
for 1,355 yards with 10-plus yards per carry…
Against traditional Polk County and state power
Lakeland High, he carried 12 times for 178 yards
and all four of his team’s touchdowns in a
Durant win…MVP in Hillsborough County
All-Star Game…As a junior, he rushed for 550
yards and six TDs…Also had 55 tackles that year.
PERSONAL – Born January 30, 1985 in Plant
City, Fla…Son of Sonya Williams.
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2004
2005
2006
TOTALS
G/ST
11/ 8
12/11
13/13
36/32
UT AT TT
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39
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69 41 110
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0.5-1
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2007 NEWCOMERS
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DONTAVIA
BOGAN
Freshman
Wide Receiver
6-1, 185
Thomasville, Ga.
Central County High School
CENTRAL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL –
Region I-AAAA Defensive Player of the
Year…All-area as a receiver and free safety, and
all-region at free safety…Five-time athlete of the
week…Played in Georgia’s North-South All-Star
Game…All-state honorable mention…28 receptions for 475 yards and three touchdowns, along
with 70 tackles, three forced fumbles and five
interceptions…Had 17 rushes for 295 yards and
five TDs…Also returned kicks (22.7 avg.) and
punts (7.8 avg)… Coached by Ed Pilcher.
Thomasville, Ga…Given name is Dontavia
Raphel Bogan…Has two brothers, Jalen and
Jimmy.
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TYSON
BUTLER
Freshman
Running Back
5-11, 170
Ft. Myers, Fla.
Cypress Lake High School
CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL – Ran
for 1,928 yards with 27 touchdowns in
2006…Had a 439-yard game (Lee County
record) on 31 carries against Cape Coral Baker,
when he ran for six touchdowns of 70, 50, 39,
30, 11 and 8 yards…Named Sports Illustrated
National Player of the Week…Four games
among 11 on the year in which he ran for at
least 200 yards…Ran for 100-plus yards in nine
of 11 games…Ran for 235 yards and four TDs
in win over South Ft. Myers…234 yards with
two TDs against Golden Gate…Had three interceptions on defense…Second team all-state in
Class 4A…Class 4A District Player of the
Year…First team all-area and all-county…Played
in Florida’s North-South All-Star Game in
Lakeland and the Lee County All-Star
Game…Ranked 64th best running back in
nation by Rivals.com…Rivals ranks him 98th
top prospect at any position in Florida…Ranked
71st in nation among runners by
Scout.com…Also recruited by Indiana, Iowa
State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
PERSONAL – Born August 24, 1989 in Ft.
Myers, Fla.
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KYLE
DAMPIER
Freshman
Defensive Line
6-4, 265
Merritt Island High School
MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL –
Class 4A third team all-state…Ranked 10th best
defensive tackle in the state in the Orlando
Sentinel’s preseason poll in 2006…Ranked 68th
best defensive tackle by Scout.com…Had 88
tackles with eight sacks in 2006…Helped
Merritt Island to Class 4A regional semi-finals
against St.Augustine Nease…First team allSpace Coast and all-district…Participated in
track & field as well…Also recruited by Miami
and Louisville…Coached by Lance Jenkins.
PERSONAL – Born February 7, 1988 in Cape
Canaveral, Fla…Given name is Kyle Lee
Dampier.
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THOMAS
EDENFIELD
Freshman
Offensive Tackle
6-6, 310
Jacksonville, Fla.
Bartram Trail High School
BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL –
Ranked 47th best prospect in the State of
Florida by Orlando Sentinel’s Bill Buchalter and
Mike Huguenin…Class 5A all-state…Florida
Times Union Super 11, Super 24 and Super
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Rivals.com…Ranked 83rd by Scout.com…Had
played at Tallahassee Lincoln prior to moving to
Jacksonville…Enjoyed an outstanding junior season at Bartram Trail before missing most of his
senior season with a knee injury…Was a Max
Emfinger Preseason All-America before the
injury…Remained heavily recruited despite
injury…Coached by Darrell Sutherland.
PERSONAL – Son of Jerry Edenfield and
Deborah Smith…Has two brothers, Matt and
Chase.
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DAVID
FONUA
Freshman
Defensive End
6-2, 255
Bradenton, Fla.
Southeast High School
SOUTH FLORIDA – Enrolled at USF in
January 2007 and participated in Spring ball…
Originally signed with the Bulls in February
2006.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked
93rd top prospect in Florida by Orlando Sentinel
in 2006 recruiting class…Second team all-state
in Class 4A…Had 71 tackles and 13
sacks…Played in PAL Bowl for Manatee County
All-Stars…Defensive standout in 14-6 win over
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Sarasota County, helping the defense limit
Sarasota to 136 total yards…Invited to play in
Florida North-South All-Star Game but chose
to sit out with a minor injury….Named to
Big7Gridiron (Polynesian players) second team
all-defensive front seven…Two-time Sarasota
Herald Tribune first team all-area
selection…Coached by Paul Maechtle.
all-area (Gainesville Sun)…Super 11 by Gainesville
Sun as well…Played in Shrine Bowl…Had 60
tackles, four sacks and seven tackles for loss in
2006…Also played some fullback and tight end
in short yardage…Coached by Chad
Bankston…Also recruited by West Virginia.
PERSONAL – Son of Clyde Garrison and
JoAnn Walker….Has one brother and one sister.
senior…Recruited by Auburn, Georgia Tech,
Clemson, Purdue and Maryland…Coached by
Cory Jarvis.
PERSONAL – Born April 14, 1989…Given
name is Patrick Lamar Hampton…Son of James
and Toya Hampton…Has one brother and one
sister.
PERSONAL – Born March 28, 1987.
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MIKE
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Freshman
Running Back
6-2, 210
Sarasota, Fla.
Sarasota High School
January 2007 and participated in Spring…Had
eight carries for 55 yards and one touchdown in
Spring Game…Blends speed and power.
SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL – A five-star
recruit, he ran for a state record 2,836 yards with
37 touchdowns in his 2004 senior season…The
most prolific runner ever in talent rich SarasotaBradenton area…Joined Travis Henry (Tennessee
Titans/Denver Broncos) as the only two Florida
high school players to rush for 200-plus yards in
11 consecutive games…Had a high of 368
against Naples Lely…Ranked 17th best running
back in the nation out of high school by
SuperPrep…Class 5A Player of the Year in
2004…Originally a 2005 Alabama signee out of
high school, he attended Hargrave Military
Academy and played for the school’s postgraduate team…Coached at Sarasota by Bob Perkins.
PERSONAL – Cousin to USF receiver Amarri
Jackson, their mothers are sisters.
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CORIAN
GARRISON
Freshman
Defensive Tackle
6-4, 295
Starke, Fla.
Bradford High School
BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL – Class 2A
first team all-state…First team all-all district and
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GENUS
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Freshman
Fullback
6-0, 245
Bushnell, Fla.
South Sumter High School
Freshman
Offensive Center
6-1, 310
Lake City, Fla.
Columbia High School
COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL – Second
team all-state…Outstanding offensive lineman
award at Columbia as a junior and
senior…Selected to Florida’s North-South
Shrine Bowl…Gainesville Sun all-area first team
as a junior and senior…Sixth in state in powerlifting as a junior…420 bench and 305 power
clean...National Honor Society…Coached by
Danny Green.
PERSONAL – Born May 2, 1988 in Lake
City, Fla…Given name is Sampson Maurice
Genus…Son of Sampson and Addie
Genus…Has two brothers and two sisters.
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PATRICK
HAMPTON
Freshman
Defensive End
6-3, 220
Lithonia, Ga.
Martin Luther King High
School
MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH
SCHOOL – Region’s Defensive Player of the
Year as a senior when he had 77 tackles, including 10 sacks and 19 tackles for loss…Also caused
five fumbles and recovered three…Blocked one
punt and one field goal…All-DeKalb County
and an all-Region player as a junior and senior…Honorable mention all-state as a
RICHARD
KELLY
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL – A
first-team all-state choice in Class 2A, he had
1,200 yards on 145 carries, including 16 touchdowns…Also a solid pass catcher, he had 15
receptions for 285 yards with one TD… Leesburg
Daily Commercial Offensive Player of the
Year…Played in Florida North-South All-Star
Game in Lakeland…First team all-Lake/Sumter
Counties by Orlando Sentinel, as well as second
team all-Central Florida…Ranked 15th best
fullback by Scout.com… Team captain and a
member of the FACA District 8 All-Star
team…Joins a long list of South Sumter players
to choose USF, including current linebackers
Ben Moffitt and Sam Miller…Also recruited by
Florida State and Alabama…Coached by Inman
Sherman.
PERSONAL – Born October 3, 1987 in Leesburg, Fla…Son of Brenda Kelly…Nicknamed
“Lee-Lee.”
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KEVIN
MCCASKILL
Offensive Center
6-2, 305
Tallahassee, Fla.
Godby High School
January 2007 and participated in
spring…Originally signed by the Bulls in
February 2006.
GODBY HIGH SCHOOL – 95th ranked
prospect in Florida’s 2006 recruiting class by
Orlando Sentinel…Ranked 13th best center in
the nation by Rivals.com…23rd by
Scout.com…Chosen to play in CaliFlorida AllStar Game…Third team all-state in Class 3A.
Tallahassee…Son of Phyllis and Nathaniel
McCaskill…Given name is Kevin Derell
McCaskill.
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TERRELL
MCCLAIN
basketball and track and field…Boca Raton News
co-Player of the Year (Basketball) in 2007, averaging 18 points and 11 boards as the center…
Led team to regional finals appearance… 46.8 in
shot put and 121’3 in discus.
Margate, Fla…Given name is Michael Vincent
McGowan…Son of Mike and Donna
McGowan…Has three sisters…Has an uncle
who played football at North Carolina.
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Freshman
Defensive Lineman
6-3, 295
Pensacola, Fla.
Pensacola High School
PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL – Class 3A
first team all-state…MVP in Max Emfinger
Shreveport All-American Bowl Game…Also
won MVP of Pensacola East-West All-Star
Game…44th ranked defensive tackle by
Rivals.com…63rd by Scout.com…Rivals ranks
73rd among all positions in the State of
Florida…65 tackles with eight sacks as a senior…Also recruited by Alabama,Auburn,
Florida, NC State and South Carolina.
DARREN
POWE
Freshman
Defensive End
6-3, 235
Mayo, Fla.
Lafayette High School
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL – First team
all-state in Class A…78 tackles, including 16 for
losses…Eight sacks….Most Outstanding
Defensive Player and a co-captain on team…
Attends same high school as USF receiver
Marcus Edwards…Coached by Joey Pearson…
Lettered four times in football and three in basketball…Cousin of NFL first round pick Reggie
McGrew…Recruited by Cincinnati, East
Carolina and Southern Miss.
PERSONAL – Son of Perry and Lynn
McClain.
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MIKE
MCGOWAN
Freshman
Offensive Guard
6-5, 255
Boca Raton, Fla.
West Boca Raton High
School
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL –
First team all-conference and second team allPalm Beach County as a tight end, he projects as
a lineman at USF…Outback Palm Beach
County All-Star Team…15 catches for 160 yards
with three TDs…Had two TDs against Forest
Hill…Six catches for 84 yards as a junior…
Coached by Willie Dadaro…Also lettered in
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PATRICK
RICHARDSON
Freshman
Wide Receiver
6-0, 170
Pensacola, Fla.
Woodham High School
WOODHAM HIGH SCHOOL – First team
all-Northwest Florida in Pensacola News
Journal…Nominated for Wendy’s High School
Heisman…Played in Pensacola East-West AllStar Game…30 catches for 500 yards in senior
season…48 catches for 860 yards as a
junior…Also accomplished in track & field as a
junior…45-1/2 in triple jump (5th in region)
and 6-4 high jump (5th in region)…Coached by
Mike Smith.
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CHARLTON
SINCLAIR
Freshman
Defensive Back
5-11, 190
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mandarin High School
MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL – Florida
Times Union Super 11 and Super 24 pick…Top
24 players are selected postseason, while Super
11 are a preseason team…Had 90 tackles with
five sacks in 2006…Two interceptions and one
fumble recovery….First team all-First
Coast…52nd at his position by Rivals.com and
82nd overall in Florida…Ranked 76th nationally
at his position by Scout.com and 93rd overall
prospect in Florida…Four-year
letterman…Team defensive MVP and Most
Athletic as a senior…Coached by J.D. Hall.
PERSONAL – Son of Ray Sinclair, who
played running back for the Seattle Seahawks
and Davidson College….Mom is Michele
Sinclair…Brother Gerard is a linebacker at South
Carolina…Cousin Roderick Brown played for
NC State and Arizona Cardinals, while another
cousin Roosevelt Williams played for Tuskegee,
Chicago Bears,Washington Redskins and
Cleveland Browns.
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DONTE
SPIRES
Sophomore
Linebacker
6-3, 240
Tampa, Fla.
Pearl River Community
College
Plant High School
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Originally signed with USF out of
Plant High in 2005, but attended Pearl River
Community College for two years, where he
played one season… First team Gridwire AllAmerica for Pearl River in 2006…Also earned
JUCO al-state…Top defensive player for a team
that reached the Junior College National
Championship Game (Pilgrim Bowl) in
2006…Coached by Tim Hatten.
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PLANT HIGH SCHOOL – Third team allstate as a high school senior in 2004 when he
had 133 tackles, including 101 solo stops and 11
tackles for loss…Had two sacks…Second team
all-Suncoast and First Team all-Western
Conference…First team all-county as
well…Finalist for Hillsborough County’s Guy
Toph and Golden Helmet awards…Three-year
letterman…Coached by Bob Weiner.
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CALVIN
SUTTON
Freshman
Linebacker
6-0, 210
DeLand, Fla.
DeLand High School
DeLAND HIGH SCHOOL – Class 6A second team all-state…First team all-Volusia
County by Orlando Sentinel…First team all-area
and all-district…Played in Central Florida AllStar Game…Ranked 28th middle linebacker in
nation by Rivals.com and 86th overall prospect
in Florida…Scout.com has him ranked 31st
among national middle linebackers and 100th
overall in Florida…As a junior, he had 116 tackles, eight sacks, nine tackles for loss and 54 “big
plays”…Also recruited by Auburn, Kentucky
and Mississippi…Coached by Larry Candeto.
DeLand, Fla…Given name is Calvin Emmanuel
Sutton…Has one brother and three sisters.
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ALTON
VOSS
Freshman
Quarterback
6-2, 210
Holiday, Fla.
Gulf High School
GULF HIGH SCHOOL - A dual threat quarterback…Ranked 61st best prospect in Florida
by Orlando Sentinel’s Bill Buchalter …Ranked
26th best QB in country and 100th overall
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prospect in Florida by Rivals.com…Scout.com
ranks him 36th top QB in country…Outstanding two-way player in high school at quarterback and defensive back…1,600 passing and
600 rushing yards in 2006… Despite tremendous offensive numbers in senior season, he was
named to St. Petersburg Times all-Suncoast Team
as a first team defensive back…Led his team in
interceptions and sacks and he blocked eight
kicks…An all-Pasco County player in the Tampa
Tribune and St. Petersburg Times…Named allSuncoast first team as a junior by the St.
Petersburg Times in the utility position… Voss ran
for 1,104 yards and 13 touchdowns and threw
for 1,314 and 13 scores while propelling a team
that won only two games the previous season to
within one win of the playoffs…He saw time at
defensive end, defensive tackle, linebacker, defensive back, kick returner and on the punt
team…Threw for 1,152 yards and ran for 500 as
a sophomore, when he threw seven TD passes…Coached by Jay Fulmer.
Detroit, Mich…Given name is Alton William
Voss IV…Son of Debra Voss.
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JEREMIAH
WARREN
Freshman
Offensive Guard
6-4, 320
Panama City, Fla.
Bay High School
January 2007 and participated in
spring…Originally signed with the Bulls in
February 2006.
BAY HIGH SCHOOL – Class 3A Honorable
Mention all-state…All-county as a junior and
senior…58 tackles with six sacks as a senior…32-0 as a senior in wrestling, he finished
sixth in the state as a junior…Two-time district
champ…Also accomplished in shot put and discus…Won district and regional titles in both
events three times…Had 10 varsity letters in
football, wrestling and track and field.
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QUENTON
WASHINGTON
Freshman
Defensive Back
5-10, 170
Ft. Myers, Fla.
North Ft. Myers High School
NORTH FT. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL –
Had 12 interceptions (231 yards) with four
touchdowns in 2006, including five games with
two interceptions in each… Had two interceptions for touchdowns (both for 33 yards) against
Cape Coral Baker on September 15,
2006…Caught a 53-yard TD pass and returned
an interception for a 45-yard TD against Cape
Coral Mariner on October 20, 2006…Had 20yard interception return for a TD against
Charlotte High on November 3, 2006..Second
team all-state in Class 5A…First team all-district
and all-conference…MVP of Lee County
North-South All-Star Game…57 tackles, one
fumble recovery and 11 passes defensed in
2006…26 receptions for 474 yards with five
touchdowns…Had 40-yard TD catch in Class
5A Region Final against Bradenton
Manatee….Also played basketball and ran
track…Coached by James Iandoli…Team finished 11-2.
PERSONAL – Born June 6, 1989 in Sarasota,
Fla…Given name is Quenton Dean
Washington…Nicknamed “Q”…Son of Michael
and Mary Washington…Has an older brother,
Mike.
T H E O P P O N E N TS
Elon
Game One • Sept. 1, 2007 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elon, N.C.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1889
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,230
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maroon and Gold
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phoenix
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Leo Lambert
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Blank
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(336) 278-6800
Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . .(336) 278-6750
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southern
Conference Web Site . . . . .www.soconsports.com
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rhodes Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,250
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natural grass
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(336) 278-6777
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Alma Mater
Georgetown (1992)
Record at Elon
5-6 (One year)
Career Record
49-20 (Six years)
Office Phone
(336) 278-6721
Assistants: Warren Ruggiero, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks, Jay Bateman, defensive coordinator/linebackers, Rick Skrosky, offensive line, Ricky
Perez, wide receivers, Shane Burnham, defensive
ends/special teams coordinator, Marc Yellock, defensive line, Brian Newberry, defensive backs, Mitch
Rippy, kickers, Mike Nall, punters, Aaron Walker,
strength & conditioning
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
at USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 8
West Virginia Wesleyan . . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Sept. 22
Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Sept. 29
Appalachian State* . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Western Carolina* . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Oct. 13
Georgia Southern* . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Oct. 20
at Wofford* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Oct. 27
Chattanooga* . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Nov. 3
at Furman* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.
Nov. 10
at The Citadel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 p.m.
Nov. 17
Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m.
* Southern Conference game
Football Information
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Returning
32 (14 offense, 15 defense, 3 specialist)
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense:WR Terrell
Hudgins,WR Michael Mayers, FB Tim Applegate,
OL Chris Werden, OL Charles Porterfield, OL
David Harrison
Returning Starters on Defense: DB Irvin Raglin,
LB Daronce Daniels, LB Corey Weaver, DB Karlos
Sullivan, LB Zach McAlister, DB Chris Bland, DL
Eric Ludwig, DL Tim Happer
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
2006 Southern Conference Record . . . . . . .2-5
2006 Southern Conference Finish . . . . . . .T5th
Series Information
Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Series tied 1-1
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads series 1-0
At Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elon leads series 1-0
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Eviston
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(336) 278-6711
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(336) 449-6738
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(336) 278-6768
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.elon.edu/athletics
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . .2500 Campus Box/
100 Campus Drive
Elon, NC 27244
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Corey Weaver
T.J. Clegg
Top Returning Statistical Leaders
Passing
Bo Williamson
Att. Cmp.
3
3
Rushing
T.J. Clegg
No.
63
Receiving
Michael Mayers
No.
73
Defense
Corey Weaver
Int. Yds.
0
78
TD
1
Yds.
212
Avg.
3.4
TD
2
Yds.
866
Avg.
11.9
TD
3
Solo Ast. Total Sack TFL
42
51
93
1.5
4
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
at Coastal Carolina . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-20
Sept. 9
Towson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-17
Sept. 16 Presbyterian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 28-0
Sept. 30 at Appalachian State* . . . . . . . .L, 45-21
Oct. 7
Western Carolina* . . . . . . . . . .W, 37-19
Oct. 14
at Georgia Southern* . . . . . . . .L, 28-21
Oct. 21
Wofford* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 35-21
Oct. 28
at Chattanooga* . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 20-17
Nov. 4
Furman* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-13
Nov. 11 at North Carolina A&T . . . . . . .W, 45-0
Nov. 18 The Citadel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 44-7
* Southern Conference game
Notes
USF’s meeting with Elon marks the third between the
two schools on the gridiron with the series being tied at
one game apiece … Each school has won on its home
field with Elon taking the series opener in 1997 and the
Bulls getting their victory during the 1998 campaign …
USF’s contest with the Phoenix in 1998 was the Bulls’
second game ever in Raymond James Stadium … Elon
is USF’s only NCAA Division I Football Championships
Subdivision (FCS) – formally NCAA I-AA – opponent
this season … This year will mark the third time in the
past four years that the Bulls will kick off the season
with a I-AA or FCS opponent … USF comes into the
game with Elon posting a perfect 17-0 record against
FCS foes since it became a full NCAA Division I
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) – formally NCAA I-A
– member in 2000 … The Bulls are 10-0 in home
openers, however 6-4 in season openers … Elon lists
five players from the state of Florida as returnees on its
2007 roster with two of the five hailing from the Tampa
Bay area … Defensive back Nolan Ward is from
Brandon and played his scholastic football at Riverview
High School while defensive end Stephen Kovach is
from Tampa and played at Tampa Catholic … Phoenix
special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach Shane
Burnham is a familiar face to the USF coaching staff,
being the son of associate head coach/defensive coordinator/linebacker coach Wally Burnham and the brother
of Bulls’ director of high school relations Patrick
Burnham … The USF game will be Elon’s only road
game in its first four outings, and the first of four outside the state of North Carolina all season.
Auburn
Game Two • Sept. 8, 2007 • Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Ala.
General Information
2007 Schedule
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auburn, Ala.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1856
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23,547
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Burnt Orange and Navy
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tigers
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jay Gogue
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay Jacobs
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(334) 844-4750
Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . .(800) 282-1957/
(334) 844-4040
Conference . . . . . .Southeastern (Western Division)
Conference Web Site . . . . . . .www.secsports.com
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87,451
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 30, 1939
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(334) 844-2838
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Tommy Tubberville
Alma Mater
Southern Arkansas (1976)
Record at Auburn
71-29 (Eight years)
Career Record
96-49 (12 years)
Office Phone
334-844-9890
Assistants: Al Borges, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks,Will Muschamp defensive coordinator/defensive backs, Hugh Nall, offensive line, Eddie Gran,
running backs/special teams, Greg Knox, wide
receivers/recruiting coordinator, Steve Ensminger,
tight ends, James Willis, linebackers,Terry Price,
defensive ends, Don Dunn, defensive tackles
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Multiple
Letterwinners Lost
23 (10 offense, 9 defense)
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense:WR Rodriques
Smith,TE Tommy Trott, OL King Dunlap,
QB Brandon Cox, FB Carl Stewart
Returning Starters on Defense: NG Josh
Thompson, DT Sen’Derrick Marks, DE Quentin
Groves, LB Merrill Johnson, SS Eric Brock, FS
Aairon Savage, CB Jonathan Wilhite
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2
2006 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
2006 Conference Finish . .2nd (Western Division)
Series Information
Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First meeting
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
At Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirk Sampson
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(334) 844-9800
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(334) 887-0839
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(334) 8449807
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.auburntigers.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P.O. Box 351
Auburn, AL 36831
Brandon Cox
Aairon Savage
Passing
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds.
Brandon Cox
163 271
9 2,198
Rushing
No.
Yds.
Avg.
4.9
510
104
Brad Lester
No.
Yds.
Avg.
Receiving
Rodriques Smith
26
452
17.4
Solo Ast. Total Sack
Defense
Aairon Savage
34
19
53
2
TD
14
TD
9
TD
4
TFL
4
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
Kansas State (ESPN) . . . . . . . .6:45 p.m.
Sept. 8 USF (ESPN2) . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m.
Sept. 15 Mississippi State* (LFS) . . . . .11:30 a.m.
Sept. 22 New Mexico State . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Florida* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 9
Vanderbilt* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
at Arkansas* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 20
at LSU* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 27
Ole Miss* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30 p.m.
Nov. 10 at Georgia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 Alabama* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
* Southeastern Conference game
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
Washington State . . . . . . . . . . .W, 40-14
Sept. 9
at Mississippi State* . . . . . . . . . .W, 34-0
Sept. 16 LSU* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 7-3
Sept. 23 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 38-7
Sept. 28 at South Carolina* . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-17
Oct. 7
Arkansas* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 27-10
Oct. 14
Florida* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 27-17
Oct. 21
Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 38-13
Oct. 28
at Ole Miss* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-17
Nov. 4
Arkansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 27-0
Nov. 11 Georgia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 37-15
Nov. 18 at Alabama* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 22-15
Jan. 1
vs. Nebraska$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 17-14
* Southeastern Conference game
$ Cotton Bowl
Notes
Auburn marks the only team on this year’s schedule that
the Bulls will face for the first time … The Tigers are
also the first Southeastern Conference opponent that the
Bulls have faced since traveling to Columbia, S.C. to
face the Gamecocks on Sept. 18, 2004 … The Bulls are
0-4 all-time against the SEC having dropped decisions
to Alabama (40-17) on Aug. 30, 2003, Arkansas (42-3)
on Sept. 14, 2004, Kentucky (27-9) on Sept. 9, 2000 and
South Carolina (34-3) … Auburn is one five teams on
USF’s schedule this season that were victorious in their
bowl game last year … The Tigers finished the 2006 season having won six of their last seven games including a
17-14 victory over No. 22 Nebraska in the AT&T cotton Bowl … Auburn also finished the 2006 campaign
ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press and No. 8 in the
ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls … The Tigers return 12
of 22 starters including second team All-SEC selection
quarterback Brandon Cox … Cox comes into the year
having thrown at least one touchdown pass in 20 of 24
career starts and has turned in a 19-5 record as a starter
… Defensively the Tigers return defensive end Quentin
Groves, a first team All-SEC pick in 2006 … Three players from the Bay area will line up as returnees for
Auburn this season including Prechae Rodriguez
(Jefferson High School) of Tampa, Darrell Roseman
(Dunedin High School) of Dunedin and Brandon Haley
(George Jenkins High School) of Lakeland.
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North Carolina
Game Three • Sept. 22, 2007 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
T
H
E
O
P
P
O
N
E
N
T
S
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapel Hill, N.C.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1789
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.878
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carolina Blue and White
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tar Heels
Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. James Moeser
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dick Baddour
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(919) 962-8200
Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . .(800) 722-4335 /
(919) 962-2296
Conference . . . . . . . . . .Atlantic Coast Conference
Conference Web Site . . . . . . . . .www.theacc.com
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenan Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1927
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(919) 962-2123
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Alma Mater
Arkansas (1974)
Record at North Carolina
First season
Career Record
51-20 (Six years)
Office Phone
(919) 962-9141
Assistants: John Blake, associate head coach/defensive line/recruiting coordinator, Ken Browning, running backs, Steve Hagen, tight ends, John Lovett, special teams coordinator/defensive assistant, Chuck
Pagano, defensive coordinator/defensive backs, Sam
Pittman, offensive line, John Shoop, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks,Tommy Thigpen, linebackers,
Charlie Williams, wide receivers, John Dunn, graduate assistant/offense, Shawn Terlecky, graduate assistant/defense
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro Set
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense: QB Joe Dailey,
OG Calvin Garity, C Scott Lenahan,WR Hakeem
Nicks, OT Garrett Raynolds
Returning Starters on Defense: DT Kentwan
Balmer, LB Durell Mapp, CB Jermaine Strong,
DE Hilee Taylor
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
2006 Conference Finish . . .5th (Coastal Division)
Series Information
Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads 1-0
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
At North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads 1-0
Date
Result
Site
Oct. 14, 2006 USF 37, N. Carolina 20 Chapel Hill
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Best
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(919) 962-8916
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(919) 617-7020
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(919) 843-2309
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.tarheelblue.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PO Box 2688
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515
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Hakeem Nicks
Durrell Mapp
Passing
Joe Dailey
Rushing
Justin Warren
Receiving
Hakeem Nicks
Defense
Durell Mapp
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds. TD
195 112
10 1,316 7
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
7
77
11.0
1
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
4
16.9
660
39
54
33
87
0
4
Date
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
Nov. 24
* Atlantic
Opponent
Time
James Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.
at East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Noon
at USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
at Virginia Tech* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Miami* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
at Wake Forest* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
at North Carolina State* . . . . . . . .TBA
at Georgia Tech* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Duke* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Coast Conference game
2006 Results
Date
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 19
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
Nov. 25
* Atlantic
Opponent
Result
Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 21-16
Virginia Tech* . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 35-10
Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 45-42
at Clemson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 52-7
at Miami* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 27-7
USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 37-20
at Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 23-0
Wake Forest* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-17
at Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 45-26
Georgia Tech* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 7-0
North Carolina State* . . . . . . . .W, 23-9
at Duke* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 45-44
Coast Conference game
Notes
USF meets North Carolina for the second straight
year while the Bulls take on a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference for the third consecutive
season … Last year USF defeated the Tar Heels 3720 in Chapel Hill … The Bulls dropped both of its
games against its ACC brethren during the 2005
campaign against Miami (Fla.) (27-7) on Oct. 1 and
North Carolina State (14-0) on Dec. 31 in the
Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte … The game
against the Bulls will mark the collegiate Sunshine
State return for former Hurricane head coach – and
current North Carolina leader – Butch Davis …
Davis coached Miami from 1995-2000 before serving as head coach for the Cleveland Browns of the
National Football League … With the Hurricanes
Davis led the team to four bowl games and boasts a
3-1 record … The Tar Heels return their top defensive standout in linebacker Durrell Mapp, who led
Carolina in tackles in 2006 with 87 (54 UT, 33 AT)
and four tackles for a loss … Offensively, the Tar
Heels welcome back starting quarterback Joe Dailey
who threw for 1,316 yards and seven touchdowns on
112-195 passing … Leading receiver Hakeem Nicks
– the team’s top returnee in touchdowns – is also
back after catching 39 passes for 660 yards and four
touchdowns.
West Virginia
Game Four • Sept. 28, 2007 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morgantown,W.Va.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1867
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,115
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Old Gold and Blue
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountaineers
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David C. Hardesty, Jr.
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed Pastilong
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(304) 293-5621
Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . .(800) WVU Game
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . .BIG EAST Conference
Conference Web Site . . . . . . . . .www.bigeast.org
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountaineer Field at
Milan Puskar Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AstroPlay
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(304) 293-3799
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Alma Mater
West Virginia, 1986
Record at West Virginia
50-24 (Six years)
Career Record
95-60-2 (13 years)
Office Phone
(304) 293-4194
Assistants: Bill Stewart, associate head coach/special
teams/tight ends, Calvin McGee, assistant head coach
/offensive coordinator, Jeff Casteel, defensive coordinator/linebackers, Greg Frey, offensive line,Tony
Gibson, defensive backs/recruiting coordinator, Bill
Kirelawich, defensive line, Rod Smith, quarterbacks,
Bruce Tall, safeties,Tony Dews, receivers
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
Western Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 8
at Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 13 at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 28 at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 6
at Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 20
Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 27
at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 8
Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 at Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Dec. 1
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
* BIG EAST Conference game
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spread
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3 stack
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense:WR Darius
Reynaud,WR Dorrell Jalloh, OL Jake Figner, OL
Greg Isdaner, OL Ryan Stanchek, QB Patrick
White, FB Owen Schmitt, RB Steve Slaton
Returning Starters on Defense: DL Keilen
Dykes, DL Bobby Hathaway, DL Johnny Dingle,
CB Antonio Lewis, CB Vaughn Rivers, CB Larry
Williams, FS Quinton Andrews, SS Eric Wicks
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T2nd
Final National Rankings .No. 10 Associated Press,
No. 10 ESPN/USA Today
Series Information
At Tampa . . . . . . . . .West Virginia leads series 1-0
At Morgantown . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads series 1-0
Result
Date
Dec. 3, 2005 West Virginia 28, USF 13
Nov. 25, 2006 USF 24,West Virginia 19
Site
Tampa
Morgantown
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shelly Poe
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(304) 293-2821
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(304) 599-7259
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(304) 293-4105
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.msnsportsnet.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P.O. Box 0877
Morgantown,W.Va. 26507
Patrick White
Steve Slaton
Passing
Patrick White
Rushing
Steve Slaton
Receiving
Darius Reynaud
Defense
Eric Wicks
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds.
179 118
7 1,655
No.
Yds.
Avg.
248
1,744
7.0
No.
Yds.
Avg.
39
520
13.3
45
28
73
7
TD
13
TD
16
TD
2
TFL
11
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 42-10
Sept. 9
Eastern Washington . . . . . . . . . .W, 52-3
Sept. 12 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 45-24
Sept. 23 at East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 27-10
Oct. 7
at Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . .W, 42-14
Oct. 14
Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 41-17
Oct. 20
at Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 37-11
Nov. 2
at Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 44-34
Nov. 11 Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 42-24
Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 45-27
Nov. 25 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-19
Dec. 2
Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 41-39 (3ot)
Jan. 1
vs. Georgia Tech$ . . . . . . . . . . .W, 38-35
$ Toyota Gator Bowl
Notes
USF and West Virginia meet for the third time in this short
series, and for the second time at Raymond James Stadium
… The Bulls pulled the biggest upset in the program’s history – with a 24-19 win over the Mountaineers – while
also defeating the highest ranked opponent in the 10 years
of USF football … West Virginia was ranked No. 7 in both
the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls
… The loss knocked the Mountaineers out of the BCS
Bowl picture … The Bulls will welcome back three former assistants currently on the WVU coaching staff to
Raymond James Stadium … West Virginia offensive coordinator Calvin Magee, who served as an assistant at USF
from 1996-99, was joined on the staff during the off season
by Greg Frey and Rod Smith … Frey was one of the original members of the Bulls’ coaching staff while Smith spent
six seasons (2001-06) as one of Jim Leavitt’s assistants …
The Mountaineers return nine players that were named to
the All-BIG EAST teams including the league’s Offensive
Player of the Year quarterback Patrick White and standout
running back Steve Slaton … White threw for 1,655 yards
on 118-of-179 passing and 13 touchdowns in addition to
rushing for 1,219 yards on 165 carries and a team-high 18
TD’s … Slaton rushed for 1,744 yards on 248 carries and
16 touchdowns and caught 27 passes for 360 yards and two
touchdowns … Defensive back Eric Wicks is the team’s
top returning tackler recording 73 last year including 45
solo … He also paced the team with 11 tackles for a loss
and seven sacks.
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Florida Atlantic
Game Five • Oct. 6, 2007 • Lockhart Stadium • Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
T
H
E
O
P
P
O
N
E
N
T
S
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boca Raton, Fla.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1961
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,000
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and Red
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Owls
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank T. Brogan
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Angelos
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(561) 297-3710
561-297-0408
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sun Belt
Conference Web Site . . . . .www.sunbeltsports.org
Stadium . . . . .Lockhart Stadium/Dolphin Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,500/70,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1959/1987
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natural glass/Natural grass
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(561) 251-5588
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Alma Mater
Kentucky, 1956
Record at Florida Atlantic
33-37 (Seven years)
Career Record
133-114-3 (22 years)
Office Phone
(561) 297-1042
Assistants: Kurt VanValkenburgh, assistant head
coach, Gary Nord, offensive coordinator, Kirk Hoza,
defensive coordinator, Joe Corozza, tight ends, Darryl
Jackson, receivers, Eli Rasheed, defensive tackles,
David Serna, running backs, Johnny Frost, defensive
ends, Dale Williams, offensive line
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro-set
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense:WR Cortez
Gent, LG David Matlock, C Nick Paris, RG Jarrid
Smith, RT John Rizzo,TE Mike Wilds,WR
Frantz Simeon, QB Rusty Smith, RB Charles
Pierre, P Warley Leroy
Returning Starters on Defense: DE Robert St.
Clair, DT Jervonte Jackson, DT Josh Savidge, DE
Josh Pinnick, LB Andre Clark, LB Frantz Joseph,
LB Cergile Sincere, CB Corey Small, SS Kris
Bartels, FS Taheem Acevedo
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7
2006 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th
Series Information
Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads series 1-0
At Ft. Lauderdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
Date
Result
Site
Aug. 29, 2002 USF 51, Florida Atlantic 10 Tampa
Charles Pierre
74
Cergile Sincere
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . .Katrina McCormack
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(561) 297-3163
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(561) 251-5588
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(561) 297-3963
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.fausports.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Glades Rd.
Boca Raton, Fla. 33431
Passing
Rusty Smith
Rushing
Charles Pierre
Receiving
Franz Simeone
Defense
Cergile Sincere
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds.
194 108
8 1,285
No.
Yds.
Avg.
207
756
3.7
Yds.
Avg.
No.
35
590
16.9
3
78
36
42
TD
6
TD
5
TD
1
TFL
5.5
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
Middle Tennessee State* . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 8
at Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 15 Minnestota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 at North Texas* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 6
USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 20
at Louisiana-Lafayette* . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 27
Louisiana-Monroe* . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 10 Arkansas State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 at Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 at Florida International* . . . . . . . . .TBA
Dec. 1
at Troy* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
* Sun Belt Conference game
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
at Clemson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 54-6
Sept. 9
at Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 45-0
Sept. 16 at Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . .L, 48-8
Sept. 23 at South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 45-6
Sept. 30 at Louisiana-Monroe* . . . . . . .W, 21-19
Oct. 12
Southern Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 32-7
Oct. 18
Louisiana-Lafayette* . . . . . . . . . . .L, 6-0
Oct. 28
Arkansas State* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 29-0
Nov. 4
at Middle Tennessee State* . . . .L, 35-14
Nov. 11 Troy* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-17
Nov. 18 at North Texas* . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 17-16
Nov. 25 Florida International* . . . . . . . .W, 31-0
* Sun Belt Conference game
Notes
USF and Florida Atlantic meet for the first time since
the 2002 season opener on Aug. 29 at Raymond James
Stadium … That contest – for the Bulls – marked the
first-ever meeting with an in-state foe while it was the
Owls’ first meeting against a I-A opponent … USF
comes into the game with an impressive 5-1 record
against opponents from the “Sunshine State” with five
of the six outings coming in the past two seasons …
The Bulls’ only loss to a team from Florida came at the
hands of Miami, 27-7, on Oct. 1, 2005 at the Orange
Bowl … FAU is still led on the sidelines by former
Miami Hurricanes head coach Howard Schnellenberger
… Schnellenberger, in his 22nd year as a collegiate
head coach, boasts a 133-114-3 overall record and a
33-37 record at Florida Atlantic … He has been a part
of four college football National Championships, the
1983 title with Miami and the 1961, 1964 and 1965
National Championships with Alabama while serving as
defensive coordinator under the legendary Paul “Bear”
Bryant … Schnellenberger has also been part of two
Super Bowl championship teams with the Miami
Dolphins during its perfect 17-0 season in 1972 and the
following year in 1973 … USF is one of just five games
that the Owls will play at home, four of which will be
at Lockhart Stadium … FAU will face Minnesota at
Dolphin Stadium … Quarterback Rusty Smith returns
after throwing for 1,285 yards, and six touchdowns, on
108-of-194 passing.
UCF
Game Six • Oct. 13, 2007 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orlando, Fla.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47,000
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black and Gold
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Knights
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John C. Hitt
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith R.Tribble
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(407) 823-3213
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conference USA
Conference Web Site . . .www.conferenceusa.com
Stadium . . . . . . .Bright House Networks Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419 Bermuda grass
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(407) 841-1313
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
George O’Leary
Alma Mater
New Hampshire, 1969
Record at UCF
12-24 (two years)
Career Record
64-57 Nine years)
Office Phone
(407) 823-5397
Assistants: Earnest Collins, defensive backs, Joe
Gilbert, offensive line, George Godsey, quarterbacks,
Dave Huxtable, linebackers/special teams, David
Kelly, wide receivers, Brent Key, tight ends, Jim
Panagos, defensive line,Tim Salem, offensive coordinator/running backs, John Skladany, defensive coordinator
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Multiple
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense: LT Patrick
Brown, LG Kyle Smith, RG L.J. Anderson, RT
Josh Sitton,TB Kevin Smith,WR Rocky Ross,
TE Mike Merritt,TE Corey Rabazinski
Returning Starters on Defense: DT Keith
Shologan, DE/DT Leger Douzable, DE Emeka
Okammor, LB Jordan Richards, LB Corey Hogue,
CB Joe Burnett, CB Johnell Neal, SS Jason
Venson, FS Sha’reff Rashad
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
2006 Conference USA Record . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
2006 Conference USA Finish . . . . . .4th (Eastern
Division)
Series Information
At Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads series 1-0
Site
Result
Date
Tampa
Sept. 17, 2005 USF 31, UCF 14
Orlando
Sept. 16, 2006 USF 24, UCF 17
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Powell
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(407) 823-0994
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(407) 405-5822
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(407) 823-5266
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.ucfathletics.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . .UCF Sports Information
P.O. Box 163555
Orlando, Fla. 32816-3555
Kevin Smith
Johnell Neal
Passing
Kyle Israel
Rushing
Kevin Smith
Receiving
Rocky Ross
Defense
Johnell Neal
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds.
5 1,420
108 166
No.
Yds.
Avg.
206
934
4.5
No.
Yds.
Avg.
36
531
14.8
47
19
66
0
TD
6
TD
7
TD
2
TFL
0.5
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
at North Carolina State . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 15 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 Memphis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 Louisiana-Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 6
at East Carolina* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13 at USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 20
Tulsa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 28
at Southern Miss* . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
Marshall* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 10 at UAB* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 at SMU* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 UTEP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
* Conference USA game
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 35-16
Sept. 9
at Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 42-0
Sept. 16 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-17
Sept. 26 Southern Miss* . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 19-14
Oct. 4
at Marshall* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-22
Oct. 13
Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 52-7
Oct. 21
Rice* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 40-29
Oct. 28
at Houston* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 51-31
Nov. 4
East Carolina* . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 23-10
Nov. 11 at Memphis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 26-24
Nov. 18 at Tulane* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 10-9
Nov. 25 UAB* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 31-22
* Conference USA game
Notes
USF’s game with UCF marks the Bulls’ second straight
game against an in-state opponent … USF will face
Florida Atlantic in Fort Lauderdale the week before …
The Bulls are 2-0 all-time against the Knights and 1-0
at Raymond James Stadium … Despite the close 98mile proximity of UCF to the Tampa Bay area, the
Knights have just five players from the Bay Area on
their preseason roster – Bradenton’s Marquel Neasman
of Southeast High School, St. Petersburg’s Jamar
Newsome from Boca Ciega,Tampa’s Garrett Gibbons
from Chamberlain High School, Leger Douzable of
Alonso High School and Land O’ Lakes’ Joe
Weatherford of Land O’ Lakes High School … With its
home opener on Sept. 15 against Texas, UCF will christen its new 45,000 seat Bright House Networks
Stadium … Offensively the Knights return running
back Kevin Smith who has proven to be one of the top
players at his position in the country … Despite missing
three games last year Smith ranked eighth among junior
rushers in career yardage (2,112) and his yards per game
average (96.0) is the sixth highest total in the class
which also includes Ray Rice (Rutgers), Steve Slaton
(West Virginia) and Darren McFadden (Arkansas) …
Defensively Johnell Neal is the first cornerback in UCF
history to lead the team in tackles … He registered 66
total tackles and also paced the team with 47 solo stops
while starting 24-consecutive starts in the UCF secondary.
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Rutgers
Game Seven • Oct. 18, 2007 • Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, N.J.
General Information
2007 Schedule
T
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E
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E
N
T
S
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Brunswick, N.J.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1766
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,000
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scarlet
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scarlet Knights
President . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Richard L. McCormick
Athletics Director . . . . . . .Robert E. Mulcahy, III
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(732) 445-8610
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rutgers Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1938
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Field Turf
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(732) 445-7028
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Alma Mater
Bucknell, 1988
Record at Rutgers
30-41 (Six years)
Career Record
30-41 (Five years)
Office Phone
(732) 445-6200
Assistants: Chris Demarest, secondary/assistant head
coach, Kyle Flood, offensive line/run game coordinator, Bob Fraser, inside linebackers, Cary Godette,
defensive line, Robert Jackson, wide receivers, John
McNulty, quarterbacks/offensive coordinator, Darren
Rizzi, linebackers/special teams/associate head
coach, Joe Susan, tight ends/recruiting coordinator,
Craig Ver Steeg, running backs
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro Style
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
36 (15/9 offense, 20/11 defense, 1/1 specialist)
Letterwinners Lost
21 (n/a offense, n/a defense, n/a specialist)
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense:WR Kenny Britt,
OL Mike Fladell,TB Ray Rice, OL Pedro Sosa,
QB Mike Teel,WR Tiquan Underwood, OL
Jeremy Zuttah
Returning Starters on Defense: DT Eric Foster,
FS Ron Girault, SS Courtney Greene, CB Jason
McCourty, LB Brandon Renkart, DE Jamaal
Westerman
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T2nd
Series Information
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rutgers leads series 1-0
At Piscataway . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads series 1-0
Date
Result
Site
Nov. 5, 2005 USF 45, Rutgers 31
Piscataway
Sept. 19, 2006 Rutgers 22, USF 20
Tampa
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Baum
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(732) 445-7885
Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(201) 966-6338
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(732) 445-3063
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.scarletknights.com
Mailing Address .Athletic Communications Office
Rutgers University
Louis Brown Athletic Center
83 Rockafellar Rd.
Piscataway, N.J. 08854
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Date
Opponent
Time
Aug. 30 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 7
Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Sept. 15 Norfolk State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 6
Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
at Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 18 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.
Oct. 27
West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
at Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 9
at Army* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m.
Nov. 17 Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 29 at Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.
Ray Rice
Eric Foster
Passing
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds.
Mike Teel
164 296
13 2,135
Avg.
Yds.
No.
Rushing
5.4
1,784
335
Ray Rice
Receiving
No.
Yds.
Avg.
Kenny Britt
29
440
15.2
Defense
Courtney Greene 51
31
82
1
TD
12
TD
20
TD
2
TFL
2.5
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
at North Carolina . . . . . . . . . .W, 21-16
Sept. 9
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 33-0
Sept. 16 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-7
Sept. 23 Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 56-7
Sept. 29 at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 22-20
Oct. 14
at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 34-0
Oct. 21
at Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 20-10
Oct. 29
Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-13
Nov. 9
Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 28-25
Nov. 18 at Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 30-11
Nov. 25 Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 38-7
Dec. 2
at West Virginia* . . . . . . . .L, 41-39 (3ot)
Dec. 28 vs. Kansas State$ . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 37-10
$ Texas Bowl
Notes
The Bulls, who lost to the Scarlet Knights 22-20,
had a chance to tie the game with time running out
on a two-point conversion, however failed in the
attempt … That would have been Rutgers’ first loss
in what turned out to be a magical season … The
Scarlet Knights tied a single-season school record
with 11 wins (11-2) and a 5-2 slate in the BIG
EAST Conference … It was just the second time in
the 137 years of Rutgers football that the Scarlet
Knights recorded 11 wins … Rutgers ended the year
with a 37-10 win over Kansas State in the Texas
Bowl … Although Rutgers needs to replace 10
starters and 21 letterwinners from 2006, they return
three All-Americans in second team selection running back Ray Rice, defensive tackle Eric Foster – a
first team selection by the Football Writers
Association of America – and kicker Jeremy Ito who
was an honorable mention by Sports Illustrated …
Rice rushed for 1,794 yards (138.0 ypg) on 335 carries and 20 touchdowns … Foster had 51 tackles,
including 20 solo, and was tied for the team lead in
tackles foe a loss (14) and was second in sacks with
six.
Connecticut
Game Eight • Oct. 27, 2007 • Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.
General Information
2007 Schedule
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Storrs, Conn.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1881
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,481
Colors . . . . . . . . . . .National Flag Blue and White
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Huskies
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Philip E. Austin
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . .Jeffrey A. Hathaway
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(860) 486-2725
Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . .(877) 288-2666/
(860)486-2724
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rentschler Field
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(860) 610-4778
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Randy Edsall
Alma Mater
Syracuse, 1980
Record at Connecticut
41-51 (Eight years)
Career Record
41-51 (Eight years)
Office Phone
(860) 486-2718
Assistants: Hank Hughes, assistant head coach for
defense/defensive line, Rob Ambrose, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks,Todd Orlando, defensive coordinator/inside linebackers, Matt Cersosimo, recruiting coordinator/wide receivers, Mike Foley, offensive
line, Lyndon Johnson, special teams coordinator, outside linebackers, Scott Lakatos, defensive backs, Dave
McMichael, tight ends,Terry Richardson, running
backs
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense: WR Terence
Jeffers,WR Brad Kanuch, LT Dan Ryan, C, Alex
LaMagdelaine, RT Mike Hicks,TE Steve Brouse,
QB D.J. Hernandez,TB Donald Brown
Returning Starters on Defense: DE Dan Davis,
DE Lindsey Witten, LB Ryan Henegan, LB
Danny Lansanah, CB Darius Butler, CB Tyvon
Branch
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T7th
Series Information
At Storrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads series 1-0
At East Hartford . . . .Connecticut leads series 1-0
Site
Result
Date
Oct. 28, 2000 USF 21, Connecticut 13
Storrs
Oct. 13, 2001 USF 40, Connecticut 21
Tampa
Nov. 26, 2005 Connecticut 15, USF 10 East Hartford
Oct. 7, 2006
USF 38, Connecticut 16
Tampa
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leigh Torbin
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(860) 486-3531
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(860) 648-8982
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(860) 486-5085
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uconnhuskies.com
Mailing Address . . . . . .2095 Hillside Rd. U-1173
Storrs, Conn. 06269-1173
Dan Davis
Larry Taylor
Passing
D.J. Hernandez
Rushing
Donald Brown
Receiving
Larry Taylor
Defense
Danny Lansanah
147
86
9
849
9
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
161
896
5.6
7
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
29
261
9.0
1
45
54
99
2
9.5
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
at Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 8
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 15 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 at Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
at Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 19
Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m.
Oct. 27 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 10 at Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 at West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Aug. 31 Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 52-7
Sept. 16 Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-13
Sept. 30 at Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 14-7
Sept. 30 Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 41-17
Oct. 7
at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 38-16
Oct. 14
Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 21-7
Oct. 20
West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 37-11
Oct. 29
at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 24-13
Nov. 11 Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . .W, 46-45 (2ot)
Nov. 18 at Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 20-14
Nov. 25 Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 26-23
Dec. 2
at Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 48-17
Notes
UConn looks to rebound from a tough 2006 campaign that saw them turn in a 4-8 record and a 1-6
slate in the BIG EAST Conference … The Huskies
started last year with a 2-1 record – with its only loss
coming to Atlantic Coast Conference champion
Wake Forest (24-13) – before turning in a 2-7
record through their last nine games … UConn has
gone through two consecutive sub-.500 seasons since
defeating Toledo, 39-10, in the 2004 Motor City
Bowl … USF got back on the winning track last
year against the Huskies with a 38-16 win at
Raymond James Stadium … D.J. Hernandez not
returning as starting QB, in fact he has been moved
to WR … Hernandez completed 86-of-147 passes
last year for 849 yards and nine touchdowns … In
addition tailback Donald Brown – the only freshman
to be named All-BIG EAST in 2006 – returns after
rushing for 896 yards on 161 carries and seven TD’s
… He also averaged 134.6 yards per game last year
in five BIG EAST Conference starts … Defensively
linebacker Danny Lansanah returns after leading the
Huskies in tackles in 2006 logging 99 stops, including 45 solo, and 9.5 sacks which was good enough
for second on the team … Lansanah has paced the
team in tackles the past two seasons.
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Cincinnati
Game Nine • Nov. 3, 2007 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
T
H
E
O
P
P
O
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E
N
T
S
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cincinnati, Ohio
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1819
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,244
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and Black
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bearcats
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Thomas
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(513) 556-5601
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nippert Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1924
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Field Turf Pro
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(513) 556-1010
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Alma Mater
Assumption, 1983
Record at Cincinnati
1-0 (First year)
Career Record
138-51-2 (16 years)
Office Phone
(513) 556-5986
Assistants: Keith Gilmore, assistant head
coach/defensive line, Jeff Quinn, offensive coordinator, Joe Tresey, defensive coordinator, Kerry Coombs,
defensive backs, Mike Elston, tight ends/recruiting
coordinator, Greg Forest, quarterbacks,Tim Hinton,
linebackers, Ernest Jones, running backs, Charley
Molnar, wide receivers/pass game coordinator

Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spread
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense: RT Digger
Bujnoch, RG Trevor Canfield,WR Dominick
Goodman, QB Dustin Grutza, FB Doug Jones, LT
Jeff Linkenbach, RB Greg Moore . . . . . . . . . . .
Returning Starters on Defense: DE Trevor
Anderson, DT Terrill Byrd, DE Anthony Hoke,
DT Adam Hoppel, CB Mike Mickens, LB Leo
Morgan, FS Haruki Nakamura, LB Corey Smith
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th
Series Information
At Cincinnati . . . . . . . .Cincinnati leads series 2-0
Date
Result
Site
Oct. 31, 2003 USF 24, Cincinnati 17 (2ot) Tampa
Cincinnati
Nov. 20, 2004 Cincinnati 45, USF 23
Tampa
Nov. 19, 2005 USF 31, Cincinnati 16
Oct. 22, 2006 Cincinnati 23, USF 6
Cincinnati
Dominick Goodman
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelby Siler
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(513) 556-0617
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(513) 922-3412
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(513) 556-0619
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . .www.GoBEARCATS.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . .Richard E. Linder Center
2751 O’Varsity Way
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0021
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Date
Opponent
Time
Aug. 30 Southeast Missouri State . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
Sept. 6
Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 at San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 6
at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 20
at Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 10 Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 at Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Passing
Att.
Dustin Grutza
225
Rushing
Greg Moore
Receiving
Dominick Goodman
Defense
Solo
Hakuri Nakamura 43
Hakuri Nakamura
Cmp. Int.
137
13
No. Yds.
162 709
No. Yds.
452
40
Ast. Total
23
66
Yds.
1,632
Avg.
4.4
Avg.
11.3
Sack
0
TD
9
TD
4
TD
5
TFL
1
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
Eastern Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .W, 31-0
Sept. 8
Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 33-15
Sept. 16 at Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 37-7
Sept. 23 at Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 29-13
Sept. 30 Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-10
Oct. 7
Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 20-14
Oct. 14
at Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 23-17
Oct. 22
USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-6
Oct. 28
Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 17-3
Nov. 11 at West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 42-24
Nov. 18 Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 30-11
Nov. 25 at Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 26-23
Jan. 6
vs.Western Michigan$ . . . . . . .W, 27-24
$ International Bowl
Notes
The Bearcats are coming off a successful season with an 85 record … They rebounded from a below .500 season in
2005 … The Bearcats played in the International Bowl,
making their first appearance in a bowl game since 2004
… One of five BIG EAST teams to win its bowl game …
Ironically, Cincinnati did it without their former head
coach who led them there… The Bearcats played and won
the bowl game under their new head coach and staff, who
begin the 2007 season with a 1-0 record … USF and
Cincinnati meet for the fifth time in history … With the
series tied at 2-2 all-time, both teams have never won a
game against each other on the road … The Bearcats
return seven starters on offense and eight on defense …
Running the offense will be incumbent starting quarterback Dustin Grutza … In his third season, he will have to
adjust to a new offensive scheme under head coach Brian
Kelly … Grutza will have two offensive weapons to connect with in wide receivers Dominick Goodman and
Derrick Stewart … Each caught five touchdowns – the
team high – and they combined for 1,127 reception yards
… The Cincinnati defense will look to continue its defensive dominance of a year ago when it finished the season
ranked among the NCAA’s best … With only three
starters lost, the unit has experience it hasn’t seen in years
… The Bearcats return all four starters on the defensive
line that ranked 25th in the nation against the run …
Mike Mikens returns to the secondary after finishing
eighth in the nation in passes defended.
Syracuse
Game 10 • Nov. 10, 2007 • Carrier Dome • Syracuse, N.Y.
General Information
2007 Schedule
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Syracuse, N.Y.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1870
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,000
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange
Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy Cantor
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Daryl Gross
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(315) 443-2385
Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . .(888) DOMETIX
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carrier Dome
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49,262
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FieldTurf
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(315) 443-4241
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Greg Robinson
Alma Mater
Pacific, 1975
Record at Syracuse
5-18 (Two years)
Career Record
5-18 (Two years)
Office Phone
(315) 443-4817
Assistants: Phil Earley, quarterbacks, Derrick
Jackson, defensive line, Desmond Robinson, assistant
athletics director for football operations, Steve Russ,
defensive coordinator/ linebackers, Jim Salgado, cornerbacks/secondary, Scott Spencer, safeties/nickel
backs, Chris Weisehan, offensive line, Brian White,
offensive coordinator/tight ends, Chris White,
recruiting coordinator/wide receivers
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Coast
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Attacking 4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense: LG Carroll
Madison, C Marvin McCall, RG Ryan Durand,
WR Rice Moss,TE Tom Ferron,TB Curtis
Brinkley
Returning Starters on Defense: DT Tony
Jenkins, DE Jameel McClain, SS Dowayne Davis,
FS Joe Fields
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T7th
Series Information
Series Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF
At Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF
Date
Result
Nov. 12
USF 27, Syracuse 0
Nov. 11
USF 27, Syracuse 10
leads 2-0
leads 1-0
leads 1-0
Site
Syracuse
Tampa
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . .Sue Cornelius Edson
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(315) 443-2608
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(315) 469-8007
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(315) 443-2076
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.suathletics.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . .Manley Fieldhouse
Syracuse, N.Y. 13244-5020
Jameel McClain
Taj Smith
Passing
3
1
20
1
Andrew Robinson 8
Rushing
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
Delone Carter
156
713
4.6
4
Avg.
TD
Yds.
No.
Receiving
30
351
11.7
2
Tom Ferron
Defense
Joe Fields
40
36
76
1
2
Date
Opponent
Time
Aug. 31 Washington (ESPN) . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m.
Sept. 8
at Iowa (Big Ten Network) . . . . . .8 p.m.
Sept. 15 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 at Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 at Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 6
West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 20
Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
at Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 10 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 at Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
at Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 20-10
Sept. 9
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 20-13 (2ot)
Sept. 16 at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 31-21
Sept. 23 Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 34-14
Sept. 30 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 40-34
Oct. 7
Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 21-11
Oct. 14
at West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 41-17
Oct. 21
Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 28-13
Oct. 28
at Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 17-3
Nov. 11 at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 27-10
Nov. 18 Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 20-14
Nov. 25 at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 38-7
Notes
USF and Syracuse meet for the third time … The
2007 contest marks the second time ever that the
Bulls will play indoors … USF owns the all-time
series record against its league opponent, 2-0 … In
both previous meetings,The Bulls have put up 27
points against the Orange … In last year’s contest,
Matt Grothe set the USF single-game passing record
with 364 yards … The Bulls defense also tied the
single-game record with seven sacks on the day …
USF kicker Delbert Alvarado booted a 56-yard field
goal, which was the longest of his career, a BIG
EAST record and the second longest in USF history
… Syracuse will have a new leader on offense, losing
senior Perry Patterson … Patterson had a career-year
in 2006, throwing for a personal best 1,865 yards and
12 touchdowns … He finished his career ranked in
the top-five in passing yards, completions, touchdown passes and completion percentage … The
Orange will look to sophomore Andrew Robinson,
who saw limited playing time last season …
Robinson will have services of returning wide-outs
Mike Williams and Taj Smith, who combined for
seven touchdowns and 688 yards … Tight end Tom
Ferron is another offensive weapon for the Orange
… He led the team with 30 receptions and was second with 351 yards … Highlighting the defensive
side is Jameel McClain, returning for his senior
campaign at defensive end … McClain led the conference and ranked 18th nationally in sacks (9.5) and
was second in tackles for loss (14.5).
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Louisville
Game 11 • Nov. 17, 2007 • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Fla.
General Information
2007 Schedule
T
H
E
O
P
P
O
N
E
N
T
S
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louisville, Ky.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1798
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,000
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and Black
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cardinals
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. James Ramsey
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Jurich
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(502) 852-5732
Stadium . . . . . . . . . .Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,000
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998
Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FieldTurf
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(502) 852-6793
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Steve Kragthorpe
Alma Mater
West Texas State (1988)
Record at Louisville
First year
Career Record
First year
Office Phone
(502) 852-6325
Assistants: Charlie Stubbs, offensive
coordinator/wide receivers, Jeff Brohm, quarterbacks/passing game coordinator,Tony Alford, running backs, Greg Nord, tight ends/recruiting coordinator, Brent Myers, offensive line, Mike Cassity,
defensive coordinator, Mike Mallory, secondary,
Reggie Johnson, linebackers, Mark Nelson, defensive
line/special teams
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense: QB Brian
Brohm, RB Anthony Allen, RB George Stripling,
FB Brock Bolen,WR Patrick Carter,WR Harry
Douglas,WR Mario Urrutia,TE Gary Barnidge,
OG Daniel Barlowe, OT George Bussey, C Eric
Wood
Returning Starters on Defense: DE Peanut
Whitehead, DE Brandon Cox, DT Adrian Grady,
DT Earl Heyman, LB Malik Jackson, LB Preston
Smith, LB Lamar Myles, CB Rod Council, SS
Latarrius Thomas, SS Jon Russell
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st
Final National Rankings . .No. 6 Associated Press,
No. 7 ESPN/USA Today
Series Information
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USF leads 2-0
At Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louisville leads 2-0
Site
Result
Date
Tampa
Oct. 4, 2003 USF 31, Louisville 28 (2ot)
Louisville
Oct. 22, 2004 Louisville 41, USF 9
Tampa
Sept. 24, 2005 USF 45, Louisville 14
Louisville
Nov. 18, 2006 Louisville 31, USF 8
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rocco Gasparro
Email . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(502) 852-0102
Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(502) 262-2258
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(502) 852-7401
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uoflsports.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .2100 S. Floyd St.
Louisville, Ky. 40292
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Date
Opponent
Time
Aug. 30 Murray State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 6
Middle Tennessee State . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 15 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 at North Carolina State* . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 5
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
at Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 19
at Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 27
Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 8
at West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 29 Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Brian Brohm
Eric Wood
Att. Cmp. Int. Yds.
Passing
5 3,049
313 199
Brian Brohm
Rushing
No.
Yds.
Avg.
George Stripling
81
475
459
Receiving
No.
Yds.
Avg.
Harry Douglas
70
1,265
18.1
Defense
49
8
57
9
Malik Jackson
TD
16
TD
5
TD
6
TFL
16
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 3
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 59-28
Sept. 9
at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 62-0
Sept. 16 Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 31-7
Sept. 23 at Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-6
Oct. 6
vs. Middle Tennessee State . . . .W, 41-17
Oct. 14
Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 23-17
Oct. 21
at Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 28-13
Nov. 2
West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 44-34
Nov. 9
at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 28-25
Nov. 18 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 31-8
Nov. 25 at Pittsburgh* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 48-24
Dec. 2
Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 48-17
Jan. 2
vs.Wake Forest$ . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 24-13
$ FedEx Orange Bowl
Notes
USF and Louisville meet for the fifth time in history …
Although the Bulls lost the contest last season, 31-8, in
Louisville, they have done well at home with a 2-0 record
… The Cardinals are one of five bowl teams on USF’s
schedule this season … All of the scheduled teams were
bowl champions … Louisville defeated Wake Forest, 2413, in the FedEx Orange Bowl … 2006 was one of the
most successful seasons to date for the Cardinals, finishing
with a 12-1 slate, a first-place finish in the BIG EAST and
a No. 6 ranking by the Associated Press (AP) and a No. 7
ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 … Louisville was
the No. 1 passing offense in the BIG EAST and will return
all of its weapons from a year ago … Brian Brohm returns
at quarterback for his senior season … He owns an 18-3
career record … A second-team all-conference selection,
Brohm threw for 3,049 yards and 16 touchdowns … In
the meeting last year, he threw for 274 yards and two
touchdowns against the Bulls … The wide receiving corps
returns all its starters from a year ago and has added depth
… Harry Douglas is coming off a season where he set the
school record with 1,265 receiving yards and earned first
team all-conference honors … Two of his six touchdowns
last year came against USF … UofL lost its leading rusher
from a year ago, but has three rushers returning that saw
playing time in 2006 … The Cardinals will have to retool
their defense from a year ago, having lost seven starters …
Art Carmody returns for his senior season at the team’s
kicker … He won the Lou Groza Award last season as the
best kicker in the country and was a second team AP AllAmerican.
Pittsburgh
Game 12 • Nov. 24, 2007 • Heintz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa.
General Information
2007 Schedule
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh, Pa.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1787
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,574
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and Gold
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Panthers
Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark A. Nordenberg
Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Long
Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(412) 648-8230
(412) 648-7488
Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heinz Field
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65,050
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001
Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(412) 697-7198
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Dave Wannstedt
Alma Mater
Pittsburgh (1974)
Record at Pittsburgh
11-12 (Two years)
Career Collegiate Record
11-12 (Two years)
Office Phone
(412) 648-8700
Assistants: Matt Cavanaugh, offensive
coordinator/quarterbacks, Paul Rhodes, defensive
coordinator/linebackers, Charlie Partridge, special
teams coordinator/linebackers, Brian Angelichio,
tight ends, Chris Ball, secondary, Paul Dunn, offensive line, Greg Gattuso, defensive line, Aubrey Hill,
wide receivers, David Walker, running backs
Basic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro style
Basic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Letterwinners Lost
Starters Returning
Starters Lost
Returning Starters on Offense:WR Derrick
Kinder,WR Oderick Turner, OT Mike McGlynn,
OT Jeff Otah, G C.J. Davis, G Joe Thomas,TB
LaRod Stephens-Howling, FB Conredge Collins
Returning Starters on Defense: DE Joe
Clermond, DE Chris McKillop, DT Rashad
Duncan, DT Gus Mustakas, FS Mike Phillips, FS
Eric Thatcher, CB Kennard Cox
2006 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
2006 BIG EAST Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
2006 BIG EAST Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th
Series Information
At Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Series tied 1-1
At Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Series tied 1-1
Site
Result
Date
Pittsburgh
Sept. 8, 2001 USF 35, Pittsburgh 26
Tampa
Dec. 4, 2004 Pittsburgh 43, USF 14
Pittsburgh
Oct. 15, 2005 Pittsburgh 31, USF 17
Tampa
Nov. 4, 2006 USF 22, Pittsburgh 12
Sports Information
Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E.J. Borghetti
Email . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(412) 648-8240
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(412) 441-2431
Facsimile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(412) 648-8248
Web Site . . . . . . . .www.pittsburghpanthers.com
Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P.O. Box 7436
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213
LaRod Stephens-Howling
Kennard Cox
Passing
1
69
0
6
8
Bill Stull
Rushing
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
LaRod Stephens-Howling 178
893
5.0
9
Receiving
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
Derek Kinder
57
847
14.9
6
Defense
Kennard Cox
31
20
51
0
1
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept. 1
Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 8
Grambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 15 at Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 22 Connecticut* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Sept. 29 at Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 13
Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m.
Oct. 20
Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Oct. 27
at Louisville* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 3
Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 17 at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Nov. 24 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
Dec. 1
at West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA
2006 Results
Date
Opponent
Result
Sept. 2
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 38-13
Sept. 8
at Cincinnati* . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 33-15
Sept. 16 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 38-23
Sept. 23 The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 51-6
Sept. 30 Toledo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 45-3
Oct. 7
at Syracuse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 21-11
Oct. 13
at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W, 52-7
Oct. 21
Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 20-10
Nov. 4
at USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 22-12
Nov. 11 at Connecticut* . . . . . . . .L, 46-45 (2ot)
Nov. 16 West Virginia* . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 45-27
Nov. 25 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 48-24
Notes
USF and Pittsburgh meet for the fifth time in history and for the third time in Pittsburgh … The series
is tied 1-1 at Heinz Field and 2-2 overall… The
Bulls won the 2006 contest, defeating the Panthers,
22-12, on Homecoming in Tampa … With the win,
USF snapped a two-game losing streak to the
Panthers … Pittsburgh will be looking to rebound
from a 6-6 (2-5 BIG EAST) slate in 2006 and a
sixth-place finish in the league … The 2007 squad
will feature a new face at quarterback, as three-year
starter Tyler Palko graduated last season … Palko
started in 35 consecutive games for the Panthers and
finished among the school leaders in total offense,
passing touchdowns and passing yards … Although
Bill Stull is the only returning quarterback with
game experience, the Panthers snagged one of the
top recruits in the nation in Pat Bostick … The wide
receiver position features the return of one of the
top tandems in the league … Derek Kinder, 2006
All-BIG EAST selection and Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, caught 57 passes for a team-high 847 yards
… Oderick Turner led the BIG EAST with eight
touchdown catches and garnered Freshman AllAmerican honors … On the defensive end, Pitt will
have a whole new linebacking corps with the loss of
all three starters, including All-America and BIG
EAST Defensive Player of the Year H.B. Blades.
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2007-08 College Football
Bowl Schedule
(Dates and Times are Tentative and Subject to Change)
T
H
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Bowl Game
Date/Time (ET)
Site
Matchup
Network
San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia
R&L Carriers New Orleans
PapaJohn’s.com
New Mexico
Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas
Dec. 20 / 9 p.m.
Dec. 21 / 8 p.m.
Dec. 22 / 1 p.m.
Dec. 22 / 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 / 8 p.m.
San Diego, Calif.
New Orleans, La.
Birmingham, Ala.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Mountain West vs. Navy/At-Large
Sun Belt Champ vs. C-USA
Big East vs. C-USA
Mountain West vs.WAC
Mountain West vs. Pac-10
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN
ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Motor City
Pacific Life Holiday
Texas
Champs Sports
Dec. 23 / 8 p.m.
Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 / 8 p.m.
Dec. 28 / 8 p.m.
Dec. 28 / 5 p.m.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Detroit, Mich.
San Diego, Calif.
Houston,Texas
Orlando, Fla.
C-USA vs.WAC
Big Ten vs. MAC
Big 12 vs. Pac-10
Big 12 vs. C-USA
ACC vs. Big Ten
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
NFL
ESPN
Emerald
Meineke Car Care
AutoZone Liberty
Alamo
Petro Sun Independence
Dec. 28 / 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 29 / 1 p.m.
Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 29 / 8 p.m.
Dec. 30 / 8 p.m.
San Francisco, Calif.
Charlotte, N.C.
Memphis,Tenn.
San Antonio,Texas
Shreveport, La.
ACC vs. Pac-10
ACC vs. Big East
C-USA vs. SEC
Big Ten vs. Big 12
Big 12 vs. SEC
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Brut Sun
Humanitarian
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Chick-fil-A
Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m.
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m.
Dec. 31 / 4 p.m.
Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m.
Fort Worth,Texas
El Paso,Texas
Boise, Idaho
Nashville,Tenn.
Atlanta, Ga.
Mountain West vs. Pac-10
Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10
ACC vs.WAC
ACC vs. SEC
ACC vs. SEC
ESPN
CBS
ESPN2
ESPN
ESPN
Insight
Outback
AT&T Cotton
Gator
Capital One
Dec. 31 / TBA
Jan. 1 / 11 a.m.
Jan. 1 / 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m.
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m.
Tempe, Ariz.
Tampa, Fla.
Dallas,Texas
Jacksonville, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Big Ten vs. Big 12
Big Ten vs. SEC
Big 12 vs. SEC
ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame
Big Ten vs. SEC
NFL
ESPN
FOX
CBS
ABC
Rose presented by Citi
Allstate Sugar
Tostitos Fiesta
FedEx Orange
International
Jan. 1 / 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 2 / 8 p.m.
Jan. 3 / 8 p.m.
Jan. 5 / 12 p.m.
Pasadena, Calif.
New Orleans, La.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Miami, Fla.
Toronto, Canada
*BCS vs. BCS
*BCS vs. BCS
*BCS vs. BCS
*BCS vs. BCS
Big East/Notre Dame vs. MAC
ABC
FOX
FOX
FOX
ESPN2
GMAC
Allstate BCS National Championship
Jan. 6 / 8 p.m.
Jan. 7 / 8 p.m.
Mobile, Ala.
New Orleans, La.
C-USA vs. MAC
*BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
ESPN
FOX
BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - When not having a conference champion participating in the BCS National Championship
Game, the BCS will have the following conference champions serve
as host teams: Rose Bowl - Big Ten and Pac-10; FedEx Orange
Bowl - ACC;Allstate Sugar Bowl - SEC;Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Big
12.
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200 6 S EASO N R EVI EW
USF 41, MCN EESE STATE 10
RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2006 • 7 P.M.
USF 1-0, MCN EESE STATE 0-1
Holding onto a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, USF exploded for 27 points in the final 15 minutes that led to a 4110 rout of McNeese State.
Out-gaining McNeese State 495-163, USF racked up 286 yards on the ground.Walt Smith led the Bulls with 70 yards on seven carries and two touchdowns. Both of Smith's scores came in the fourth quarter. Matt Grothe, who was making his first-career appearance,
threw for 171 yards, completing 9-of-13 passes and two touchdowns. He also ran one touchdown in.
➤SCORING BY QUARTERS
1
0
USF
McNeese State 7
Attendance: 26,351
2
0
0
5
2
7
3
3
7
0
4
27
0
F
41
10
Time: 3:10
First Quarter
MSU - Dolan fumble recovery in end zone (Bercegeay kick).
Time left: 0:35. (MSU 7, USF 0).
Second Quarter
USF - Grothe one-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: 10:25.
Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:10 (USF 7, MSU 7).
MSU - Bercegeay 22-yard field goal. Time left: 4:52. Drive: 13
plays, 67 yards, 5:33. (MSU 10, USF 7).
Third Quarter
R
E
V
I
E
W
84
USF - Edwards 47-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick). Time
left: 2:04. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:10. (USF 14, MSU 10).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Randolph 10-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick). Time
left: 14:06. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:48. (USF 21, MSU 10).
The Bulls' defense held the Cowboys to just 163 yards of total offense, forcing two fumbles and two interceptions.
Despite out-gaining the Cowboys 153-94, the Bulls entered halftime trailing by three.
Grothe's first-career touchdown pass gave USF its first lead of the game, 14-10 with 2:04 left in the third quarter. Grothe connected
with Marcus Edwards on a post play down the middle of the field.The completion was good for 47 yards finished off a 5-play, 87-yard
drive which lasted 2:10.
A botched punt by McNeese State at the start of the fourth quarter gave USF excellent field position at the Cowboy 12-yard line.
Two plays later Grothe connected with Ean Randolph for a 10-yard touchdown pass to extend USF's lead to 21-10. Randolph, who
recorded his first-career reception during the first quarter (six yards), finished the night with three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown.
Smith added a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, to give USF a 25-point cushion, his first on a 3-yard run with 9:47 left in
the game, made the score 28-10. An interception by Luis Gachette set up Smith's second rushing touchdown of the quarter.The ensuing drive resulted in Smith extending USF's lead to 35-10 on a 24-yard scamper with 6:19 left in the game.
The Bulls added one final score as freshman running back Keeley Dorsey ran for a 52-yard touchdown on the game’s final play.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interception Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Time of Possession
MSU
12
37-82
81
7-19-2
163
6-28.8
1-17
6-112
1-33
7-60
2-0
0-0
3-12
1-2
29:49
USF
25
42-286
209
14-21-1
495
2-28.5
4-47
3-53
2-2
10-82
3-2
1-9
5-9
0-1
30:11
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Jamelle Juneau, Assisted
Tackles: 2 - Jamelle Juneau, Jonatha Walker, Total
Tackles: 8 - Jamelle Juneau, Sacks: None,
Interceptions: 1 - Bryant Mason
USF
Rushing
Walt Smith
Matt Grothe
Benjamin Williams
Keeley Dorsey
Moise Plancher
Pat Julmiste
Grant Gregory
Colby Erskin
MCNEESE STATE
USF - Smith 3-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: 9:47. Drive: 4
plays, 48 yards, 1:21. (USF 28, MSU 10).
USF - Smith 24-yard run (Benzer kick).Time left: 6:19. Drive: 4
plays, 36 yards, 2:17. (USF 35, MSU 10).
USF - Dorsey 52-yard run (no kick attempted). Time left: 0:00.
Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. (USF 41, MSU 10).
Rushing
Derrick Fourroux
Chris Thomas
Kris Bush
Jordy Johnson
Jamie Leonard
Steve Whitehead
Terez Jackson
Mark Fontenot
Blake Bercegeay
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
12
6
3
5
3
1
0
0
0
TD
0
0
0
Int
1
1
0
Lg
18
0
35
Receiving
Steve Whitehead
Quinten Lawrence
Carlese Franklin
No Yds
4 39
2 24
1
8
TD
0
0
0
Lg
18
35
8
Punting
Blake Bercegeay
Team
No Yds Avg
5 173 34.6
0 0.0
1
Lg
46
0
Punt Returns
Steve Whitehead
No Yds
1
17
Lg
17
Kickoff Returns
Steve Whitehead
Quinten Lawrence
No Yds
4
72
2
40
Lg
22
23
Passing
Derrick Fourroux
Mark Fontenot
Carlese Franklin
Att Yds
16 70
9 19
3
8
2
5
3
1
1
1
1
0
-9
2
1 -14
Att Cmp Yds
16
6 46
2
0
0
1 35
1
TD
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Lg
24
16
14
52
16
18
6
5
TD
2
0
Int
0
1
Lg
64
9
Receiving
Marus Edwards
Amarri Jackson
Ean Randolph
Cedric Hill
Amp Hill
S.J. Green
No Yds
3 62
3 31
3 24
2 69
2 17
1
6
TD
1
0
1
0
0
0
Lg
47
12
10
64
11
6
Punting
Ilia Petrov
Delbert Alvarado
No Yds Avg
1 25 25.0
1 32 32.0
Lg
25
32
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
Trae Williams
No Yds
3
34
1
13
Lg
32
13
Kickoff Returns
Ean Randolph
Sam Miller
No Yds
2
40
1
13
Lg
31
13
Passing
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
Att Yds
7 70
10 58
9 54
2 53
4 26
3 23
1
6
5
5
Att Cmp Yds
13
9 171
8
5 38
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Stephen Nicholas, Jeremy
Burnett, Assisted Tackles: 1 - Seven players, Total
Tackles: 7 - Stephen Nicholas, Sacks: 0.5 Alan Cray,
George Selvie, Interceptions: 1 - Trae Williams, Louis
Gachette
USF 21, FLORIDA I NTERNATIONAL 20
RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, TAMPA, FLA.
USF 2-0, FLORIDA I NTERNATIONAL 0-2
USF
FIU
1
0
6
Attendance: 27,114
2
7
14
3
7
0
4
7
0
F
21
20
Time: 3:15
First Quarter
FIU - Chandler Williams 82-yard punt return (Patullo kick
failed).Time left: 10:52. (FIU 6, USF 0).
Second Quarter
USF - Ean Randolph 76-yard punt return (Benzer kick). Time
left: 14:38. (USF 7, FIU 6).
FIU - Robert Mitchell 14-yard interception return (Patullo kick).
Time left: 9:21. (FIU 13, USF 7).
FIU - Samuel Smith 3-yard pass from Josh Padrick (Patullo kick).
Time left: 0:20. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:15. (FIU 20, USF 7).
Third Quarter
USF - Taurus Johnson 14-yard run (Benzer kick).Time left: 4:59.
Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:45. (FIU 20, USF 14).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Taurus Johnson 29-yard pass from Matt Grothe (Benzer
kick).Time left: 2:33. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:19. (USF 21, FIU
20).
Fourteen second-half points by sophomore Taurus Johnson led USF (2-0) to its second-straight comeback victory with a 21-20 win
over Florida International (0-2) at Raymond James Stadium.
Recording his first-career rushing and receiving touchdowns in the game, Johnson, accounted for 120 total yards for the Bulls, while
registering six catches for 106 yards and one touchdown. He also scored on a 14-yard end-around late in the third quarter for his firstcollegiate touchdown.
Making his first-collegiate start, Matt Grothe threw for 174 yards on 15-of-28 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions.
His lone touchdown was the game-winning, 29-yard completion to Johnson late in the fourth quarter.
Ean Randolph produced 123 yards on two punt returns, including a 76-yard return for the Bulls' first score of the game. Randolph
nearly had two more on the evening, however, costly USF penalties negated the wide receiver's attempts.
An 82-yard punt return by FIU's Chandler Williams with 10:52 left in the first quarter gave FIU an early 6-0 lead, following the
missed extra point by Chris Patullo.
Not to be outdone, USF responded with a punt return for a touchdown of its own. Randolph took a Chris Cook punt 76 yards to
tie the game at 6-6 at the beginning of the second quarter (14:38). Mike Benzer converted the extra point to give USF a 7-6 lead.
FIU regained the lead with 9:12 left in the second quarter when defensive back Robert Mitchell intercepted a Grothe pass and
returned it for a touchdown (14 yards). A successful point after attempt gave the Golden Panthers a 13-7 lead.
Trailing by six late in the game, USF's defense forced FIU's second turnover of the game as Ben Moffitt stripped FIU running back
Julian Reams.The ball was recovered by left end Richard Clebert at the Golden Panther 29-yard line.
On the ensuing drive, Grothe completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Johnson with 2:33 left in the game.The touchdown was the
second of the game for Johnson.With the extra point, USF took its first lead of the game 21-20.
FIU had one more chance to drive down the field, however USF's defense held the Golden Panthers, capped off by a tipped pass by
linebacker Patrick St. Louis on fourth down with 1:50 on the clock.With the ball back in the offense's hands, USF ran out the clock to
FIU
15
31-24
238
20-33-1
262
7-32.1
1-82
1-7
2-14
8-60
1-1
0-0
5-16
0-2
32:44
USF
16
34-123
174
15-28-2
297
5-37.4
3-129
2-35
1-0
8-92
2-1
3-14
4-12
1-2
27:16
Att Yds
11 19
11 16
2
0
7 -11
TD
0
0
0
0
Lg
5
5
3
4
TD
1
Int
1
Lg
27
Receiving
Chandler Williams
Samuel Smith
Ashlyn Parker
A’Mod Ned
Andy Anderson
No Yds
10 129
6 54
2 40
1 10
1
5
TD
0
1
0
0
0
Punting
Chris Cook
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 5 - Chris Smith, Lionell Singleton,
Assisted Tackles: 3 - Marshall McDuffie Jr., Total
Tackles: 7 - Chris Smith, Sacks: None, Interceptions:
1 - Lionell Singleton, Robert Mitchell
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Benjamin Williams
Taurus Johnson
Keeley Dorsey
Team
Walt Smith
TD
0
0
1
0
0
0
Lg
15
20
14
5
0
4
TD
1
Int
2
Lg
29
Receiving
Taurus Johnson
Marcus Edwards
Ean Randolph
Devin Gordon
Amp Hill
Walt Smith
Amarri Jackson
No Yds
6 106
3 21
2
9
1 24
1 14
1
4
1
-4
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
29
10
5
24
14
4
0
Lg
25
19
27
10
5
Punting
Delbert Alvarado
No Yds Avg
5 187 37.4
Lg
47
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
Amarri Jackson
No Yds
2 123
1
6
Lg
76
6
No Yds Avg
17 225 32.1
Lg
40
Kickoff Returns
Taurus Johnson
Christopher Ellick
No Yds
1
20
1
15
Lg
20
15
Punt Returns
Chandler Williams
No Yds
1
82
Lg
82
Kickoff Returns
Chance Attaway
No Yds
1
7
Lg
7
Passing
Matt Grothe
Att Yds
16 82
6 31
1 14
2
7
2
-3
7
-8
Att Cmp Yds
28
15 174
FIU
Rushing
Julian Reams
A’Mod Ned
Chandler Williams
Josh Padrick
Passing
Josh Padrick
Att Cmp Yds
33
20 238
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 9 - George Selvie, Assisted Tackles:
1 - Trae Williams, Jeremy Burnett, Pat St. Louis,Tyller
Roberts, Total Tackles: 9 - George Selvie, Sacks: 2 George Selvie, Interceptions: 1 - Trae Williams
85
USF 24, UCF 17
FLORIDA CITRUS BOWL, ORLANDO, FLA.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2006 • 2:30 P.M.
USF 3-0, UCF 1-2
USF
UCF
1
7
0
Attendance: 46,708
2
0
0
5
2
0
10
3
3
0
4
14
7
F
24
17
Time: 3:08
First Quarter
USF - Edwards 7-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick).Time left 6:52.
Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:33. (USF 7, UCF 0).
Second Quarter
UCF - Torres 22-yd field goal. Time 6:07. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards,
6:29. (USF 7, UCF 3).
UCF - Thornton 27-yd pass from Moffett (Torres kick). Time left
2:15, Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:06. (UCF 10, USF 7).
Third Quarter
R
E
V
I
E
W
USF - Benzer 30-yard field goal. Time left: 0:00. Drive: 7 plays, 37,
yards, 3:27. (USF 10, UCF 10).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Williams 2-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick). Time left:
11:05. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:08. (USF 17, UCF 10).
UCF - Carter 31-yard blocked punt return (Torres kick). (USF 17,
UCF 17).
USF - Randolph 27-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick).Time left:
3:20. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:30. (USF 24, UCF 17).
Matt Grothe threw for 302 yards and ran for another 73, and defensive end Chris Robinson sacked UCF quarterback Steven Moffet
on a fourth and six from the USF 10 with just 22 seconds remaining to finish a 24-17 Bulls win at the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Grothe's 302 passing yards established a new USF freshman record, eclipsing Marquel Blackwell's 239-yard game against New Haven
in 1999.
Grothe threw his third touchdown of the afternoon on a 27-yard third down play to Ean Randolph with just over three minutes to
play to break a 17-17 tie.The catch was Randolph's fifth of the afternoon.
UCF responded to the Bulls go-ahead score with a 17-play drive that went 65 yards before Robinson's fourth down sack that also
caused a fumble.The UCF drive gained momentum on a fourth and 10 conversion, soon followed by a USF pass interference call.
But with a first and 10 at the USF 14, Moffett threw two incompletions before a four-yard pass play that set up the fourth and six.
After a UCF timeout, the Bulls covered the end zone well, allowing pressure on Moffet and the eventual sack and fumble.
USF seemingly gained control four minutes into the fourth quarter when Grothe led a five-play 48-yard drive that was helped along
by a double reverse pass from receiver Amarri Jackson to Amp Hill that covered 31 yards and placed the Bulls on the two-yard line, setting up the two-yard touchdown pass from Grothe to Benjamin Williams.
That made the score 17-10 in favor of the Bulls with 11:05 left and the Bulls stopped UCF on its next possession to regain the ball
at their own 39-yard line with 10:00 remaining, however USF would eventually be forced to punt.
Trying to recover from a bad snap, USF punter Delbert Alvarado made an attempt to rugby kick the ball, but it was blocked and
returned 31 yards for a touchdown by Blake Carter to tie the game again at 17-17.
Grothe remained poised and led the Bulls on their winning drive that covered 90 yards after USF was penalized on the kickoff. Grothe
set the stage with a 26-yard run of his own on the drive's second play.Two plays later, he ran for 13 more yards en route to what turned
out to be the game-winning touchdown pass to Randolph.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
3 - Randy Dozier, Ronnell Sandy, Joe Burnett, Total
Tackles: 8 - Randy Dozier, Sacks: 2 - Legar Douzable,
Interceptions: 1 - Sha’reff Rashad
UCF
20
34-140
219
19-44-2
359
4-43.0
2-69
2-27
2-(-)4
7-60
2-1
5-27
9-18
2-3
22:02
USF
20
38-100
333
22-32-1
433
5-22.8
2-33
3-69
1-15
5-48
1-0
3-25
7-15
0-1
37:58
Att Yds
20 98
6 32
8 10
TD
0
0
0
Lg
18
11
19
TD
1
Int
2
Lg
37
Receiving
Mike Walker
Corey Rabazinski
Willie Thornton
Rocky Ross
Jason Peters
Mike Merritt
No Yds
12 133
3 20
1 37
1 20
1
7
1
2
TD
0
0
1
0
0
0
Lg
36
9
37
20
7
2
Punting
Aaron Horne
No Yds Avg
4 172 43.0
Lg
56
Punt Returns
Blake Carter
Joe Burnett
Jordan Richards
No Yds
31
0
1
16
1
22
Lg
31
16
22
Kickoff Returns
Curtis Francis
Kenny Jackson
No Yds
1
14
1
13
Lg
14
13
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Walt Smith
Amarri Jackson
Benjamin Williams
Ean Randolph
Keeley Dorsey
Taurus Johnson
Passing
Steven Moffett
Att Cmp Yds
44
19 219
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Johnell Neal, Assisted Tackles:
86
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
26
9
5
5
3
2
0
TD
3
0
Int
1
0
Lg
51
31
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Amp Hill
Taurus Johnson
Marcus Edwards
Will Bleakley
Colby Erskin
S.J. Green
Cedric Hill
Devin Gordon
Benjamin Williams
Amarri Jackson
No Yds
5 126
3 52
3 40
3 28
2 22
1 29
1 16
1 10
1
8
1
2
1
0
TD
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Lg
51
31
17
13
15
29
16
10
8
2
0
Punting
Delbert Alvarado
Matt Grothe
Team
No Yds Avg
3 94 31.3
1 20 20.0
1
0 0.0
Lg
32
20
0
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
2
33
Lg
28
Kickoff Returns
Taurus Johnson
Mike Jenkins
No Yds
1
42
2
27
Lg
42
15
Passing
Matt Grothe
Amarri Jackson
UCF
Rushing
Jason Peters
Phillip Smith
Steven Moffett
Att Yds
21 73
4 14
1
5
8
5
2
3
1
2
1
-2
Att Cmp Yds
31
21 302
1
1 31
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Jeremy Burnett, Assisted
Tackles: 3 - Ben Moffitt, Total Tackles: 9 - Jeremy
Burnett, Sacks: 1 - Alan Cray, Chris Robinson, Jarriett
Buie, Interceptions: 2 - Trae Williams
KANSAS 13, USF 7
M EMORIAL STADIUM • LAWRENCE, KAN.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2006 • 7 P.M. (ET)
USF 3-1, KANSAS 3-1
USF
Kansas
1
0
0
Attendance: 40,933
2
0
0
3
7
3
4
0
10
F
7
13
Time: 3:10
Third Quarter
KU - Webb 37-yard field goal.Time left: 9:15. Drive: 12 plays, 60
yards, 5:40. (Kansas 3, USF 0).
USF - Grothe 7-yard run (Benzer kick).Time left: 3:07. Drive: 13
plays, 58 yards, 5:54. (USF 7, Kansas 3).
Fourth Quarter
KU - Cornish 2-yard run (Webb kick).Time left: 14:55. Drive: 7
plays, 79 yards, 3:02. (Kansas 10, USF 7).
KU - Webb 42-yard field goal.Time left: 9:01. Drive: 6 plays, 43
yards, 2:36. (Kansas 13, USF 7).
USF appeared ready to pull off a fourth straight come-from-behind win, but the Bulls fell 29 yards short in a 13-7 loss to Kansas.The loss
was the first of the season for the Bulls, who won with second half comebacks against McNeese State, FIU and UCF to open the season.
USF quarterback Matt Grothe moved the Bulls 34 yards on a 20-yard pass to Taurus Johnson and a 14-yard run on third and 10 in the final
drive that started with no timeouts and just 1:06 remaining.That placed the Bulls at the Kansas 29-yard line with a first and 10 and time for three
passes.The first two fell incomplete, including an open sideline route to Ean Randolph, before Grothe’s final effort into the end zone for Colby
Erskin was intercepted by Justin Thornton.
Grothe, who entered the game leading all freshmen quarterbacks in the nation in passing yards and total offense, completed 17 of 32 passes
for 196 yards and ran for another 66 on 18 carries that included a touchdown.
Kansas QB Adam Barmann led the Jayhawks admirably, completing 25 of his 35 attempts for 273 yards.
Kansas took a 3-0 lead just under six minutes into the second half when Scott Webb connected on a 37-yard field goal, culminating a 12play, 60-yard drive that opened the second half. But that seemingly awoke the Bulls as Taurus Johnson returned the ensuing kick to the USF 42
yard line.
In 13 plays, Grothe engineered a 58-yard drive that included three crucial third down conversions, including two receptions by Marcus
Edwards and one by tight end Will Bleakley that covered 11 yards on a third and 11. Grothe capped the drive with a six-yard touchdown run,
his second rushing touchdown of the season. After Mike Benzer’s extra point, USF led 7-3 with 2:57 to play in the third quarter.
Kansas responded immediately with a touchdown drive that covered 79 yards on just seven plays, aided along by a 15-yard personal foul against
the Bulls on the kickoff and a 29-yard pass from Barmann to Brian Murph on a third and six.The Jayhawks regained the lead at 10-7 on a twoyard option run by Cornish on a third and goal that marked the first play of the fourth quarter.
After an offensive pass interference call stymied the Bulls on their next possession, Kansas again began a march from their own 33, but the
USF defense stiffened and held the Jayhawks to a 42-yard Webb field goal that made the score 13-7 with 8:51 remaining.
Both defenses then went to work as the offenses traded two series each that ended in punts before the Bulls got their final opportunity on
the final drive of the game that eventually ended with the interception in the end zone.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
KU
23
35-118
273
25-35-0
391
4-33.0
1-5
1-20
2-0
10-70
3-2
3-13
10-18
0-0
35:40
USF
17
29-113
196
17-34-2
309
5-42.8
2-8
2-55
0-0
8-82
1-1
2-5
8-15
0-1
24:20
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 4-Mike Rivera, Assisted Tackles:
8-Eric Washington, Joe Mortensen, Total Tackles: 10Eric Washington, Sacks: 2-Paul Como, Interceptions: 1Justin Thornton, Aqib Talib
Att Yds
26 105
2
8
2
6
5
-1
TD
1
0
0
0
Lg
35
4
4
7
TD
0
Int
0
Lg
31
Receiving
Brian Murph
Jon Cornish
Marcus Henry
Dexton Fields
Derek Fine
Jonathan Lamb
Marcus Herford
No Yds
6 75
6 14
5 66
3 58
3 25
1 22
1 13
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
29
13
17
31
11
22
13
Punting
Kyle Tucker
No Yds Avg
4 132 33.0
Lg
47
Punt Returns
Brian Murph
No Yds
1
5
Lg
5
Kickoff Returns
Marcus Herford
No Yds
1
20
Lg
20
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Ean Randolph
Benjamin Williams
Amarri Jackson
Keeley Dorsey
Walt Smith
KANSAS
Rushing
Jon Cornish
Brandon McAnderson
Jake Sharp
Adam Barman
Passing
Adam Barman
Att Cmp Yds
35
25 273
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
14
22
6
7
5
2
TD
0
0
Int
2
0
Lg
29
0
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Marcus Edwards
Taurus Johnson
Amarri Jackson
S.J. Green
Will Bleakley
Amp Hill
No Yds
5 47
4 52
3 47
2 21
1 12
1 11
1
6
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
20
29
18
17
12
11
6
Punting
Justin Teachey
Matt Grothe
No Yds Avg
4 181 45.2
1 33 33.0
Lg
47
33
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
8
2
Lg
6
Kickoff Returns
Ean Randolph
Taurus Johnson
No Yds
1
14
1
41
Lg
14
41
Passing
Matt Grothe
Team
Att Yds
18 66
1 22
2 10
2 10
4
4
2
1
Att Cmp Yds
32
17 196
2
0
0
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 10-Stephen Nicholas, Assisted
Tackles: 5-Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 15-Stephen
Nicholas, Sacks: 2-Allen Cray, Interceptions: None
87
NO. 23/23 RUTGERS 22, USF 20
RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA
USF 3-2, 0-1, RUTGERS 5-0, 1-0
USF
Rutgers
1
0
7
Attendance: 32,493
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
2
14
3
3
0
3
4
6
9
F
20
22
Time: 3:04
First Quarter
RU - Rice two-yard run (Ito kick).Time left: 7:46. Drive: 12 plays, 79
yards, 7:14. (Rutgers 7, USF 0).
Second Quarter
RU - Ito 32-yard field goal. Time left: 6:45. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards,
3:44. (Rutgers 10, USF 0).
USF - Grothe one-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: 4:40. Drive: 5
plays, 80 yards, 2:05. (Rutgers 10, USF 7).
USF - Grothe 22-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: 2:27. Drive: 5
plays, 70 yards, 1:40. (USF 14, Rutgers 10).
Third Quarter
3:42. (USF 13, Rutgers 13).
Fourth Quarter
RU - Rice seven-yard run (Teel pass failed).Time left: 13:04. Drive: 7
plays, 31 yards, 3:57. (Rutgers 19, USF 14).
A failed two-point conversion with 15 seconds left in the game proved to be the difference as USF fell to No. 23/23 Rutgers, 22-20.
Matt Grothe, who accounted for 316 of USF’s 347 yards (throwing for 241 yards and a touchdown, rushing for 61 yards and two
touchdowns and caught a 14-yard pass), came up a two-point conversion short of registering his fourth comeback of the season.The firstyear quarterback completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Ean Randolph with time winding down for the potential tying touchdown.To
draw the game even at 22-all, Grothe attempted a pass to Amp Hill at the near pylon. Unfortunately, the pass was incomplete.
Grothe’s 61 yards on the ground led all USF rushers. Grothe threw for 241 yards on 16-of-25 passing with one touchdown and two
interceptions. Randolph registered a team-high six catches for 49 yards and a touchdown.Amarri Jackson tallied a team-high 83 yards on
three receptions.
Scoring 14 points in a span of 3:45 seconds, USF went into halftime with a 14-10 advantage, marking just the second time all-season
that Rutgers had trailed.
Rutgers cut USF’s lead to 14-13 with 8:30 left in the third quarter. Jeremy Ito’s second field goal of the night (40 yards) capped off
an eight-play, 39-yard drive, which lasted 3:42.
Ray Rice added his second touchdown of the night with a seven-yard run into the end zone as the Scarlet Knights regained the lead
with 13:04 left in the contest. Rutgers went for the two-point conversion, however the Bulls stopped the attempt, making the score 1914.The drive, which lasted 3:57, was 31 yards on seven plays. Rice rushed for 23 yards on five carries during the drive.
The Scarlet Knights extended their lead to eight points with a 53-yard field goal by Ito with 7:09 left in the game.The field goal was
Ito’s career long and closed out an eight-yard drive which ate up 4:29.
USF drove 55 yard to the Rutgers’ 25-yard line before Brandon Renkart forced the fumble of Grothe, stopping the Bulls’ drive with
5:26 left in the game.
After getting the ball to the USF 25-yard line, the Scarlet Knights attempted a 42-yard field goal by Ito. Stephen Nicholas broke
through the Rutgers offensive line, blocking the attempt to give USF the ball at its own 34-yard line with 2:32 left in the game.
Sparked by the blocked field goal, USF drove 66 yards to score the team’s third touchdown of the night. A 16-yard completion to
Randolph pulled the Bulls within two points of the Scarlet Knights with 15 seconds left in the game. USF attempted to tie the game
with a two-point conversion, however a dropped pass gave Rutgers a 22-20 win.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
RU
19
45-226
100
11-20-1
326
3-44.7
0-0
2-44
2-25
11-91
0-0
2-9
6-13
0-0
37:16
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Benjamin Williams
Ean Randolph
Colby Erskin
4:29. (Rutgers 22, USF 14).
Rushing
Ray Rice
Brian Leonard
Mike Teel
USF - Randolph 16-yard pass from Grothe (Grothe pass failed).Time
left: 0:15. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:17. (Rutgers 22, USF 20).
Passing
Mike Teel
Att Yds
35 202
8 30
2
-6
TD
2
0
0
Lg
44
9
2
TD
0
Int
1
Lg
25
Receiving
Dennis Campbell
Brian Leonard
Tiquan Underwood
Clark Harris
No Yds
4 48
3 16
2 24
1 10
TD
0
0
0
0
Lg
25
7
13
10
Punting
Joe Radigan
No Yds Avg
3 134 44.7
Lg
53
Punt Returns
None
No Yds
Lg
Kickoff Returns
Willie Foster
No Yds
2
44
Att Cmp Yds
20
11 100
TD
2
0
0
0
Lg
22
8
11
2
TD
1
Int
2
Lg
35
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Amarri Jackson
Marcus Edwards
Taurus Johnson
Colby Erskin
Matt Grothe
Will Bleakley
S.J. Green
Devin Gordon
No Yds
6 49
3 83
2 34
1 32
1 22
1 14
1 11
1
8
1
2
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
16
35
23
32
22
14
11
8
2
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
4 142 35.5
Lg
44
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
26
2
Lg
22
Kickoff Returns
Colby Erskin
No Yds
1
20
Lg
20
Passing
Matt Grothe
S.J. Green
RUTGERS
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 5 - Quinten Frierson, Assisted
88
Tackles: 1 - Eight players, Total Tackles: 5 - Quinten
Frierson, Ron Girault, Courtney Greene, Sacks: 1 - Will
Beckford, Ramel Meekins, Interceptions: 1 - Ron
Girault, Courtney Greene
USF
19
25-92
255
17-26-2
347
4-35.5
2-26
1-20
1-0
7-56
1-1
1-8
4-9
0-0
22:44
Lg
23
Att Yds
14 61
9 18
1 11
1
2
Att Cmp Yds
16
25 241
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Stephen Nicholas, Assisted
Tackles: 5 - Pat St. Louis, Total Tackles: 9 - Jeremy
Burnett, Sacks: 1 - Pat St. Louis, Interceptions: 1 - Trae
Williams
USF 38, CONNECTICUT 16
OCTOBER 7, 2006 • 7 P.M.
USF 4-2 1-1, UCONN 2-3, 0-1
USF
UConn
1
14
0
Attendance: 30,010
2
0
9
3
14
0
4
10
7
F
38
16
Time: 3:10
First Quarter
USF - Grothe 16-yard run (Benzer kick).Time left: 12:16. Drive:
1 play, 16 yards, 0:21. (USF 7, UConn 0).
Matt Grothe accounted for four of the Bulls' five total touchdowns to lead USF to a 38-16 victory over Connecticut at Raymond
James Stadium.
Grothe, who threw for 146 yards on 12-of-15 passing, including one touchdown, also rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries and three
touchdowns.Tying his season-high in rushing yards, Grothe became the second quarterback in USF history (Marquel Blackwell) to rush
for three touchdowns in a single game.
Benjamin Williams ran for a career-best 108 yards on 15 carries, including a touchdown.The 100-yard game was the first of the sophomore's career. S.J. Green led all USF receivers with 72 yards on three catches. Amarri Jackson grabbed three passes for 49 yards and his
first-career touchdown reception.
The Bulls entered halftime with a 14-9 lead.
USF extended its lead to 21-6 with an eight-yard touchdown run by Grothe.The score (with 12:24 left in the third quarter) was the
second of the game for the freshman quarterback, who led the Bulls down the field with a 57-yard, six-play drive that took up 2:36.The
drive was highlighted by a 31-yard reception by S.J. Green.
Grothe scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, following a 6-yard run with 5:46 left in the third quarter. USF ate up 4:37
on the clock, while gaining 93 yards on 10 plays, giving the Bulls a 28-9 lead.
Jackson's first-career touchdown reception gave the Bulls a 35-9 lead with 12:29 left in the game. Grothe completed a five-yard pass
to Jackson to wrap up a 12-play, 70-yard drive. Mike Benzer's 26-yard field goal with 9:45 left in the game gave USF a 38-9 advantage.
Connecticut scored its second touchdown of the game with 1:14 left in the game. A one-yard touchdown run by Lou Allen made
the score 38-16.
The victory was the first conference win of the season for USF, moving the Bulls to 1-1 in BIG EAST play.
USF - B. Williams 13-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: 9:13.
Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:39. (USF 14, UConn 0).
Second Quarter
UConn - Anderson 10-yard pass from Bonislawski (Nuzie kick
failed). Time left: 9:39. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:08. (USF 14,
UConn 6).
UConn -Vicidomino 19-yard field goal.Time left: 0:48. Drive: 10
plays, 36 yards, 2:27. (USF 14, UConn 9).
Third Quarter
USF - Grothe 8-yard run (Benzer kick).Time left: 12:24. Drive:
6 plays, 57 yards, 2:36. (USF 21, UConn 9).
USF - Grothe 6-yard run (Benzer kick).Time left: 5:46. Drive: 10
plays, 93 yards, 4:37. (USF 28, UConn 9).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Jackson 5-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick).Time left:
12:29. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:03. (USF 35, UConn 9).
USF - Benzer 26-yard field goal.Time left: 9:45. Drive: 4 plays, 6
yards, 2:11. (USF 38, UConn 9).
UConn - Allen 1-yard run (Vicidomino Kick). Time left: 1:14.
Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 3:08. (USF 38, UConn 16).
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
UConn
19
26-60
201
20-40-1
261
6-41.8
2-19
4-144
0-0
6-50
1-0
1-4
5-14
0-1
27:21
USF
18
41-205
153
13-16-0
358
5-40.4
4-52
3-49
1-13
15-113
0-0
1-10
3-9
0-0
32:39
Kickoff Returns
Larry Taylor
Donald Brown
USF
Rushing
Benjamin Williams
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
Grant Gregory
TD
0
0
1
0
0
Lg
15
10
4
3
7
TD
1
Int
1
Lg
28
Receiving
Larry Taylor
Brandon Young
Brad Kanuch
Terence Jeffers
Terry Caulley
Steve Brouse
Deon Anderson
Donald Brown
No Yds
5 30
3 26
2 44
2 41
2 24
2 15
2 13
2
8
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Lg
10
15
27
28
15
8
10
9
Punting
Chris Pavasaris
Team
No Yds Avg
5 251 50.2
1
0 0.0
Lg
69
0
No Yds
2
19
Lg
19
Passing
Matt Bonislawski
Punt Returns
Larry Taylor
Att Yds
14 38
3 15
3
5
1
3
5
-1
Att Cmp Yds
40
20 201
Lg
38
43
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 9 - Ryan Henegan, Assisted
Tackles: 3 - Ricky McCollum, Total Tackles: 10 - Ryan
Henegan, Sacks: 1 - Rhema Fuller, Interceptions: None
UCONN
Rushing
Terry Caulley
Donald Brown
Lou Allen
Deon Anderson
Matt Bonislawski
No Yds
3 101
1
43
TD
1
31
0
0
Lg
15
16
8
0
TD
1
0
Int
0
0
Lg
34
7
Receiving
S.J. Green
Amarri Jackson
Taurus Johnson
Benjamin Williams
Colby Erskin
Ean Randolph
No Yds
3 72
3 49
3 13
2 11
1
5
1
3
TD
0
1
0
0
0
0
Lg
31
34
7
6
5
3
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
5 202 40.2
Lg
51
Punt Returns
Amarri Jackson
Ean Randolph
Jerome Murphy
No Yds
2
28
1
6
1
18
Lg
20
6
0
Kickoff Returns
Amarri Jackson
Colby Erskin
Devin Gordon
No Yds
1
4
1
23
1
22
Lg
4
23
22
Passing
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
Att Yds
22 108
15 82
3 16
1
-1
Att Cmp Yds
15
12 146
1
1
7
Defensive Leaders
Tackles: 3 - Pat St. Louis, Total Tackles: 7 - Stephen
Nicholas, Sacks: 1 - Stephen Nicholas, Interceptions: 1
- Tyller Roberts
89
USF 37, NORTH CAROLINA 20
KENAN STADIUM • CHAPEL H ILL, N.C.
OCTOBER 14, 2006 • NOON
USF 5-2, NORTH CAROLINA 1-5
1
7
USF
North Carolina 7
Attendance: 44,000
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
2
13
3
3
14
10
4
3
0
F
37
20
Time: 3:22
First Quarter
UNC - McGill 15-yard run (Barth kick). Time left: 8:32. Drive: 6
plays, 70 yards, 2:06. (UNC 7, USF 0).
USF - Johnson 19-yard run (Benzer kick). Time left: 1:13. Drive: 7
plays, 66 yards, 2:10. (USF 7, UNC 7).
Second Quarter
USF - Green 21-yard pass from Grothe (Benzer kick). Time left:
12:03. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:05. (USF 14, UNC 7).
USF - Ponton 1-yard run (Benzer kick failed). Time: 9:10. Drive: 5
UNC - Barth 29-yard field goal. Time left: 0:51. Drive: 9 plays, 24
yards, 2:17. (USF 20, UNC 10).
Third Quarter
USF - Williams 1-yard run (Alvarado kick).Time left: 11:43. Drive: 8
plays, 71, 3:17. (USF 27, UNC 10).
UNC - Barth 52-yard field goal.Time left: 8:18. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards,
2:02. (USF 27, UNC 13).
USF - Ponton 2-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 4:40. Drive: 8
UNC - Hamlett 7-yard pass from Sexton (Barth kick).Time left: 0:33.
Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:07. (USF 34, UNC 20).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Alvarado 26-yard field goal.Time left: 3:35. Drive: 15 plays, 71
yards, 7:23. (USF 37, UNC 20).
90
USF's offense had its most balanced effort of the season in putting up 417 yards, and the defense tallied a season-best five sacks and allowed just two scoring drives
that covered more than 24 yards to propel the Bulls to a 37-20 win over North Carolina.
USF running back Ricky Ponton came off a six-game suspension and ran for 101 yards on 17 carries, including two touchdowns. Matt Grothe was 14-of-21 for 158
yards and a touchdown.The touchdown pass was his ninth of the season through seven games, eclipsing USF's total in 2005.
Meanwhile, five different USF players had a sack, while the defense limited North Carolina to 285 total yards and intercepted quarterback Cam Sexton twice, while
limiting the freshman to nine of 26 passing for just 117 yards.
On its first drive of the second quarter, the Bulls put together a five-play, 35-yard touchdown drive that was set up by Stephen Nicholas, who picked up his first
career interception. Grothe ran twice for a total of nine yards, and after he had to take a breather following a solid hit to the back, Pat Julmiste came in and ran for nine
yards on his first play. After a false start penalty on USF and a two-yard Ponton run, Grothe returned with the ball at the UNC 21, and he found S.J. Green in the end
zone for a 21-yard score that put the Bulls ahead 14-7.
Just two plays later, the USF offense was back on the field after Danny Verpaele picked off a Sexton pass and returned it to the UNC 21, where it took the Bulls just
five plays to push the ball across the end zone again, this time on a one-yard Ponton run. Benzer missed the PAT, but the Bulls still had a 20-7 lead with 9:10 remaining
in the half.
The Bulls quickly grabbed the momentum in the second half, starting shop at their own 29-yard line after a 27-yard kick return from Taurus Johnson. In just eight
plays, Grothe piloted the team 71 yards, culminating the drive with a one-yard run from Benjamin Williams after Jackson threw his 25-yard end around pass to Hill at
the one-yard line. Just like that the Bulls were ahead 27-10.
USF's offense had its most balanced effort of the season in putting up 417 yards, and the defense tallied a season-best five sacks and allowed just two scoring drives
that covered more than 24 yards to propel the Bulls to a 37-20 win over North Carolina.
USF running back Ricky Ponton came off a six-game suspension and ran for 101 yards on 17 carries, including two touchdowns. Matt Grothe was 14-of-21 for 158
yards and a touchdown.The touchdown pass was his ninth of the season through seven games, eclipsing USF's total in 2005.
Meanwhile, five different USF players had a sack, while the defense limited North Carolina to 285 total yards and intercepted quarterback Cam Sexton twice, while
limiting the freshman to nine of 26 passing for just 117 yards.
On its first drive of the second quarter, the Bulls put together a five-play, 35-yard touchdown drive that was set up by Stephen Nicholas, who picked up his first
career interception. Grothe ran twice for a total of nine yards, and after he had to take a breather following a solid hit to the back, Pat Julmiste came in and ran for nine
yards on his first play. After a false start penalty on USF and a two-yard Ponton run, Grothe returned with the ball at the UNC 21, and he found S.J. Green in the end
zone for a 21-yard score that put the Bulls ahead 14-7.
Just two plays later, the USF offense was back on the field after Danny Verpaele picked off a Sexton pass and returned it to the UNC 21, where it took the Bulls just
five plays to push the ball across the end zone again, this time on a one-yard Ponton run. Benzer missed the PAT, but the Bulls still had a 20-7 lead with 9:10 remaining
in the half.
The Bulls quickly grabbed the momentum in the second half, starting shop at their own 29-yard line after a 27-yard kick return from Taurus Johnson. In just eight
plays, Grothe piloted the team 71 yards, culminating the drive with a one-yard run from Benjamin Williams after Jackson threw his 25-yard end around pass to Hill at
the one-yard line. Just like that the Bulls were ahead 27-10.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
UNC
18
39-168
117
9-26-2
285
6-44.3
2-20
5-85
0-0
10-87
1-0
1-3
4-14
1-1
27:13
USF
23
47-234
183
15-22-0
417
3-40.0
4-11
3-56
2-26
4-36
3-2
5-34
4-10
1-1
32:47
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 12 - Cooter Arnold, Assisted
Tackles: 7 - Durell Mapp, Larry Edwards, Total Tackles:
12 - Cooter Arnold, Sacks: None, Interceptions: Brian
Rackley
USF
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
15
13
33
21
14
0
TD
1
Int
2
Lg
28
Receiving
Jesse Holley
Brooks Foster
Kenton Thornton
Bobby Rome
Jon Hamlett
Ronnie McGill
No Yds
2 33
2 28
2 26
1 28
1
7
1
-5
TD
0
0
0
0
1
0
Lg
26
18
15
28
7
0
Punting
David Wooldridge
No Yds Avg
6 266 44.3
Lg
61
Punt Returns
Ronnie McGill
Brandon Tate
No Yds
1
18
1
2
Lg
18
2
Kickoff Returns
Brandon Tate
No Yds
5
85
Lg
22
Passing
Cam Sexton
Att Yds
16 57
11 44
9 38
1 21
1 14
1
-6
Att Cmp Yds
26
9 117
Lg
18
8
8
19
9
0
TD
1
0
Int
0
0
Lg
34
25
Receiving
S.J. Green
Ean Randolph
Amp Hill
Amarri Jackson
Cedric Hill
Taurus Johnson
Jackie Chambers
Devin Gordon
No Yds
3 76
3 27
3 17
2 16
1 25
1 10
1
6
1
6
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
34
11
6
10
25
10
6
6
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
3 120 40.0
Lg
47
Punt Returns
Amarri Jackson
Jackie Chambers
No Yds
3
10
1
1
Lg
8
1
Kickoff Returns
Taurus Johnson
No Yds
3
56
Lg
28
Passing
Matt Grothe
Amarri Jackson
NORTH CAROLINA
Rushing
Ronnie McGill
Barrington Edwards
Cam Sexton
Connor Barth
Brooks Foster
Brandon Tate
TD
2
1
0
1
0
0
Rushing
Ricky Ponton
Benjamin Williams
Matt Grothe
Taurus Johnson
Pat Julmiste
Amarri Jackson
Att Yds
17 101
14 55
12 38
1 19
2 16
1
5
Att Cmp Yds
21
14 158
1
1 25
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Jeremy Burnett, Assisted
Tackles: 3 - Ben Moffitt, Total Tackles: 8 - Ben Moffitt,
Sacks: 1 - Ben Morffitt, Stephen Nicholas, George Selvie,
Chris Robinson, Allen Cray, Interceptions: 1 - Stephen
Nicholas, Danny Verpaele
CINCINNATI 23, USF 6
N IPPERT STADIUM • CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 22, 2006 • 8 P.M.
USF 5-3, 1-2, CINCINNATI 4-4, 1-2

USF
Cincinnati
1
0
2
Attendance: 15,889
2
0
0
3
0
7
4
6
14
F
6
23
Time: 3:19
First Quarter
UC - Team safety.Time left: 5:39. (UC 2, USF 0).
Third Quarter
UC - McCullough 39-yard fumble recovery (Lovell kick). Time left:
1:02. (UC 9, USF 0).
Fourth Quarter
UC - Moore 1-yard run (Lovell kick).Time left: 12:52. Drive: 4 plays,
27 yards, 1:58. (UC 16, USF 0).
UC - Benion 27-yard run (Lovell kick).Time left: 2:47. Drive: 1 play,
27 yards, 0:29. (UC 23, USF 0).
USF - Amp Hill 11-yard pass from Pat Julmiste (Pass failed).Time left:
0:50. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 1:46. (UC 23, USF 6).
Despite solid defensive work, USF fell 23-6 to Cincinnati with a safety, fumble return for a touchdown, a failed fake punt and a key
interception proving too much to overcome.
USF managed just 219 total yards on offense with quarterback Matt Grothe limited to a season-low 47 passing yards
After a first quarter safety set up by a Cincinnati punt that pinned the Bulls on their own two-yard line, neither team scored through
the remainder of the first half and USF trailed by the 2-0 margin.
At the outset of the second half, USF came out with the look of a team ready to pick up the pace.The defense forced a Cincinnati
punt after a three and out on the opening series of the second half, and USF assumed control on its own 48-yard line after the punt.
Grothe went to work, mixing runs by himself and running backs Ben Williams and Ricky Ponton with two pass completions to
Williams and Taurus Johnson. After six plays that included a successful fourth-and-one run by Ponton, the Bulls had a first-and-10 at the
Cincinnati 12-yard line. But after a Grothe run gained no ground, the freshman was intercepted at the eight-yard line by Dominic Ross,
ending the drive just eight-yards shy of a 7-2 USF lead.
Still, the USF defense remained stingy on Cincinnati’s next possession, forcing a long field goal attempt that fell short.The Bulls took
over with 2:41 remaining in the third quarter and still trailed by the 2-0 margin. A 15-yard personal foul penalty on Cincinnati would
move the Bulls to their 43-yard line, but two plays later, Johnson took possession of a Grothe pass, but fumbled after a hard hit, and Kevin
McCullough returned it 39 yards for a touchdown and a 9-0 Cincinnati lead with 1:02 left in the third quarter.
Cincinnati had a commanding 16-0 lead when Greg Moore went over the right side for a one-yard score with 12:52 remaining in
the game.
The game kicked off with a temperature of 45 degrees, the second coldest game in USF history.The Bulls played at Connecticut in
2005 in a game that started with a 33 degree reading. USF falls to 2-2 in games played below 50 degrees.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
UC
17
46-191
105
11-18-0
296
7-35.6
4-11
4-226
1-0
5-55
1-0
4-17
4-14
1-2
34:26
USF
13
29-92
127
19-36-1
219
6-37.0
3-18
2-141
0-0
6-35
2-2
2-3
3-14
2-4
25:34
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 5 - Leo Morgan, Assisted Tackles:
4 - Corey Smith, Total Tackles: 8 - Corey Smith, Sacks:
1 - Kevin McCullough, Mike Mickens, Amthony Hoke,
Interceptions: 1 - Dominic Ross
Att Yds
12 66
11 55
9 36
10 28
5
2
1
2
TD
1
1
0
0
0
0
Lg
24
27
12
10
4
2
TD
0
Int
0
Lg
19
Receiving
Dominick Goodman
Earnest Jackson
Brent Celek
Derrick Stewart
Connor Barwin
Doug Jones
No Yds
3 17
3 12
2 32
1 19
1 17
8
1
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
8
9
16
19
17
8
Punting
Brian Steel
No Yds Avg
7 249 35.6
Lg
44
Punt Returns
Dominick Goodman
Derrick Stewart
Hakuri Nakamura
No Yds
8
1
1
1
2
2
Lg
8
1
2
Kickoff Returns
Dominick Goodman
Derrick Stewart
No Yds
12
1
1
40
Lg
12
40
USF
Rushing
Ricky Ponton
Matt Grothe
Benjamin Williams
Ean Randolph
Pat Julmiste
Justin Teachey
CINCINNATI
Rushing
Greg Moore
Butler Benton
Dustin Grutza
Bradley Glatthaar
Doug Jones
Derrick Stewart
Passing
Dustin Grutza
Att Cmp Yds
11 105
18
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
11
10
17
4
10
1
TD
0
1
Int
1
0
Lg
11
24
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Amp Hill
Taurus Johnson
S.J. Green
Marcus Edwards
Benjamin Williams
Will Bleakley
Amarri Jackson
Ricky Ponton
No Yds
4 35
3 26
3 12
2 25
2 12
5
2
7
1
1
4
1
1
TD
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
24
11
11
19
7
3
7
4
1
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
6 222 37.0
Lg
47
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
18
3
Lg
19
Kickoff Returns
Taurus Johnson
S.J. Green
Trae Williams
Christopher Ellick
No Yds
1
13
1
17
1
23
12
1
Lg
13
17
23
12
Passing
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
Att Yds
9 38
7 22
6 20
2
7
4
4
1
1
Att Cmp Yds
21
11 47
15
8 80
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Pat St. Louis, Assisted Tackles:
8 - Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 12 - Stephen
Nicholas, Sacks: 1 - George Selvie, Interceptions: None
91
USF 22, PITTSBURGH 12
NOVEMBER 4, 2006 • NOON
USF 6-3, 2-2 PITTSBURGH 6-3, 2-2
USF
Pittsburgh
1
7
3
Attendance: 35,671
2
0
0
5
2
7
0
3
6
3
4
2
6
F
22
12
Time: 3:23
First Quarter
USF - Johnson 22-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 10:12. Drive:
11 plays, 65 yards, 4:48. (USF 7, Pitt 0).
Pitt - Lee 41-yard field goal.Time left: 1:37. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards,
2:57. (USF 7, Pitt 3).
Second Quarter
USF - Matt Grothe one-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 8:37.
Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:38. (USF 14, Pitt 3).
Third Quarter
R
E
V
I
E
W
Pitt - Connor Lee 34-yard field goal. Time left: 6:35. Drive: 7 plays,
23 yards, 2:50. (USF 14, Pitt 6).
USF - Amarri Jackson 46-yard pass from Matt Grothe (Alvarado kick
failed).Time left: 2:58. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:37. (USF 20, Pitt 6).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Team safety.Time left: 10:55. (USF 22, Pitt 6).
Pitt - Darrel Strong 19-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Pass failed).Time
left: 6:22. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:16. (USF 22, Pitt 12).
Holding the nation's 29th-ranked offense to 214 yards, the USF football team downed the Pittsburgh Panthers, 22-12, at Raymond
James Stadium.
Matt Grothe completed 19-of-25 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown versus the Panthers. Grothe connected with eight different receivers, including Amarri Jackson for 46 yards. Grothe also ran for 59 yards on 12 carries, including one rushing touchdown. Pat
Julmiste replaced Grothe in the fourth quarter (injury) and tallied 49 yards on the ground, while completing his only pass attempt of the
afternoon.
Ean Randolph led all USF receivers with six catches for 46 yards. Jackson grabbed three catches, gaining a team-high 47 yards.
The Bulls totaled 210 yards rushing during the game, while logging 10 more minutes of possession than the Panthers. Grothe and
Julmiste combined for 108 yards on the ground on 22 carries. Ricky Ponton gained 44 yards on the ground on 15 carries.Two key rushes were registered by punter Justin Teachey, who rattled off 25 yards on two fake punts.
USF's defense held one of the nation's top quarterbacks (Tyler Palko) to 11-of-23 passing for 159 yards. The Bulls forced Palko to
throw a season-high three interceptions on the day. Entering the contest, the conference's leader in pass efficiency had only thrown three
picks on the year.
A 22-yard reverse by Taurus Johnson with 10:12 left in the first quarter gave USF a 7-0 lead.The trick play capped an 11-play, 64yard opening drive which chewed up 4:48 on the clock.
Grothe completed his 10th touchdown pass of the season with a 46-yard completion to Amarri Jackson with 3:58 left in the third
quarter.The touchdown reception was the second of the season for Jackson and marked the fourth time this season Grothe had thrown
for and ran for a touchdown in the same game. Following the missed extra point, USF's lead became 20-6.
The Bulls added two more points with a safety in the fourth quarter. From his own end zone, Palko was called for intentional grounding as Richard Clebert applied pressure with 10:55 left in the game. The safety was the first of the season and marked the first safety
recorded by USF since Nov. 16, 2002 (vs. Bowling Green).
- H.B. Blades, Total Tackles: 12 - H.B. Blades, Sacks: 1 Joe Clermond, Chris McKillop, Interceptions: 1 - H.B.
Blades, Sam Bryant
Pitt
12
23-55
159
11-23-3
214
6-39.3
1-5
2-19
2-1
11-96
0-0
2-8
2-10
0-0
24:16
USF
18
48-190
187
20-26-2
377
3-32.7
3-50
2-21
3-2
10-105
3-2
2-13
4-15
3-5
35:44
Att Yds
11 29
9 17
3
9
TD
0
0
0
Lg
7
12
4
TD
1
Int
3
Lg
42
Receiving
Oderick Turner
Marcel Pestano
Derek Kinder
LaRod Stephens
Darrell Strong
No Yds
4 48
2 56
2 20
2 16
1 19
TD
0
0
0
0
1
Lg
24
42
20
11
19
Punting
Adam Graessle
Lucas Stone
No Yds Avg
3 132 44.0
3 104 34.7
Lg
51
39
Punt Returns
Derek Kinder
No Yds
1
5
Lg
5
Kickoff Returns
Dorin Dickerson
No Yds
1
12
Lg
12
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
Ricky Ponton
Justin Teachey
Taurus Johnson
Benjamin Williams
PITTSBURGH
Rushing
LaRod Stephens
Tyler Palko
Conrege Collins
Passing
Tyler Palko
Att Cmp Yds
11 159
23
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 7 - H.B. Blades, Assisted Tackles: 5
92
TD
1
0
0
0
1
0
Lg
24
13
12
14
22
6
TD
1
0
Int
2
0
Lg
46
7
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Taurus Johnson
Amarri Jackson
S.J. Green
Marcus Edwards
Amp Hill
Cedric Hill
Ricky Ponton
No Yds
4 46
4 26
3 47
3 45
1 10
1
9
5
1
1
-1
TD
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
12
12
46
22
10
9
5
0
Punting
Delbert Alvarado
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
1 30 30.0
2 68 34.0
Lg
30
40
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
3
50
Lg
26
Kickoff Returns
Taurus Johnson
No Yds
1
18
Lg
18
Passing
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
Att Yds
12 51
10 45
15 38
2 25
1 22
7 10
Att Cmp Yds
25
19 180
1
1
7
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 6 - Pat St. Louis, Assisted Tackles:
2 - Trae Williams, Carlton Williams, Total Tackles: 7 Trae Williams, Sacks: 2 - Stephen Nicholas,
Interceptions: 1 - Trae Williams, Ryan Gilliam, Jeremy
Burnett.
USF 27, SYRACUSE 10
USF 7-3, 3-2, SYRACUSE 3-7, 0-5
USF
Syracuse
1
7
3
Attendance: 29,694
2
6
0
3
7
0
4
7
7
F
27
10
Time: 3:29
First Quarter
SU - Shadle 29-yard field goal,Time: 10:08. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards,
4:52 (SU 3, USF 0).
USF - Green six-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick).Time: 5:56.
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:12. (USF 7, SU 3).
Second Quarter
yards, 2:16. (USF 10, SU 3).
yards, 0:27. (USF 13, SU 0).
Third Quarter
USF - Johnson 79-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick).Time left:
2:09. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18. (USF 20, SU 3).
Fourth Quarter
SU - Williams 27-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick). Time left:
12:18. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:50. (USF 20, SU 10).
USF - P. Julmiste 3-yard run (Alvarado kick).Time left: 7:33. Drive: 1
play, 3 yards, 0:13. (USF 27, SU 10).
Matt Grothe set the school’s single-game record for passing yards with 364 yards to lead USF to a 27-10 victory over Syracuse in the
final home game of the 2006 season.
Grothe accounted for 409 of the team’s 519 total yards of offense. He completed 25-of-32 for 364 yards and two touchdowns. He
also ran for 45 yards on eight carries. Completing passes to 10 different receivers, Grothe also set the school’s freshman record for passing
yards in a single-season with 1,979, surpassing Marquel Blackwell (1,620 in 1999).
Seven Bulls combined for 150 yards rushing. Grothe led all players with 45 yards while Ricky Ponton rushed for 41 yards on 10 carries. Julmiste scored the team’s lone rushing touchdown, carrying the ball three times for 10 yards.
Taurus Johnson finished the day with 131 yards receiving on five catches. Johnson grabbed his second receiving touchdown during
the contest. Green scored the Bulls’ other touchdown through the air, making four catches for 53 yards versus the Orange. Marcus Edwards
also registered four catches for USF, gaining 52 yards.
Defensively, USF held Syracuse to 250 total yards of offense, while tying the school record for sacks, recording seven on the day.
Delbert Alvarado gave USF a 10-3 lead with 9:21 left in the half.The freshman kicker booted a 47-yard field goal to extend the Bulls’
lead to seven points. USF drove 39 yards on seven plays to set up the Alvarado attempt.
After missing a 30-yard attempt on his previous try,Alvarado kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired to give USF a 13-3 lead heading into halftime.The 56-yard field goal became the longest of Alvarado’s career, eclipsing his previous long of 47 (set earlier in the quarter). It also marked the second-longest field goal in USF history (63 yards by Bill Gramatica on Nov. 18, 2000).
The field goal set the BIG EAST record for the longest field goal in conference history. It was also the third-longest field goal in the
nation this season.
The Bulls’ lead increased to 20-3 following a 79-yard touchdown pass from Grothe to Taurus Johnson with 1:18 left in the third quarter.The completion was the longest of Grothe’s career and gave the freshman the second 300-yard game of his career.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
SU
18
39-76
174
15-32-1
250
4-48.5
0-0
5-92
1-0
3-15
3-2
0-0
4-16
1-3
32:56
USF
23
40-172
364
25-35-1
514
2-34.5
2-16
2-54
1-0
11-100
2-2
7-63
7-13
0-2
27:04
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 9 - Kelvin Smith, Assisted Tackles:
3 - Terrell Lemon, Total Tackles: 11 - Kelvin Smith,
Sacks: None, Interceptions: 1- A.J. Brown
Att Yds
12 86
12 33
2
8
1
7
2
2
10 -60
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
47
9
5
7
5
47
TD
1
0
Int
0
1
Lg
27
0
Receiving
Rice Moss
Mike WIlliams
Tom Ferron
Paul Chiara
Time Lane
Curtis Brinkley
No Yds
5 63
4 61
2 24
2 22
1
4
1
0
TD
0
1
0
0
0
0
Lg
17
27
13
11
4
0
Punting
Brendan Carney
No Yds Avg
4 194 48.5
Lg
58
Punt Returns
None
No Yds
Lg
Kickoff Returns
Curtis Brinkley
Kareem Jones
No Yds
2
47
2
45
Lg
24
30
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Ricky Ponton
Benjamin Williams
Amarri Jackson
Pat Julmiste
Ean Randolph
Walt Smith
TD
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Lg
13
24
6
15
5
8
4
TD
2
Int
1
Lg
79
Receiving
Taurus Johnson
S.J. Green
Marcus Edwards
Will Bleakley
Amp Hill
Cedric Hill
Jackie Chambers
Colby Erskin
Amarri Jackson
Ean Randolph
No Yds
5 131
4 53
4 52
2 27
2 27
2 23
2 22
2 17
1 10
1
2
TD
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
79
24
19
15
14
16
13
10
10
2
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
2 69 34.5
Lg
35
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
2
16
Lg
11
Kickoff Returns
Taurus Johnson
No Yds
2
54
Lg
30
Passing
Matt Grothe
Att Yds
8 45
10 41
12 23
4 19
3 10
1
8
2
4
Att Cmp Yds
35
25 364
SYRACUSE
Rushing
Delone Carter
Curtis Brinkley
Andrew Robinson
Brendan Carney
Paul Chiara
Perry Patterson
Passing
Perri Patterson
Andrew Robinson
Att Cmp Yds
29
15 174
3
0
0
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 9 - Ben Moffitt, Assisted Tackles:
2 - Stephen Nicholas, Carlton Williams, Total Tackles: 10
- Ben Moffott, Sacks: 2 - Chris Robinson,
Interceptions: 1 - Stephen Nicholas,
93
LOUISVILLE 31, USF 8
PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM • LOUISVILLE, KY.
NOVEMBER 18, 2006 • 7:30 P.M.
USF 7-4, 3-3, LOUISVILLE 9-1, 4-1
USF
Louisville
1
0
0
Attendance: 40,348
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
2
0
10
3
0
14
4
8
7
F
8
31
Time: 3:15
Second Quarter
UofL - Douglas four-yard pass from Brohm (Carmody kick). Time
left: 10:36. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:29. (UofL 7, USF 0).
UofL - Carmody 47-yard field goal.Time left: 0:58. Drive: 5 plays, 29
yards, 0:47. (UofL 10, USF 0).
Third Quarter
UofL - Allen one-yard run (Carmody kick).Time left: 10:06. Drive: 9
plays. 72 yards, 3:14. (UofL 17, USF 0).
UofL - Douglas five-yard pass from Brohm. (Carmody kick). Time
left: 0:37. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:19. (UofL 24, USF 0).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Hill 44-yard pass from Grothe (Pass good). Time left: 5:53.
Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:31. (UofL 24, USF 8).
UofL - Allen seven-yard run (Carmody kick).Time left: 1:28. Drive:
8 plays, 42 yards, 4:25. (UofL 31, USF 8).
After USF and Louisville’s defenses did their best to not allow any first downs through most of the first quarter at Papa John’s
Cardinal Stadium, the homestanding Cardinals eventually put together a balanced offense with a high pressure defense in a 31-8 win
over the Bulls.
Louisville’s (9-1, 4-1) defense sacked USF (7-3, 4-3) freshman quarterback Matt Grothe seven times and Cardinals quarterback Brian
Brohm threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns, while the Cardinals also had 172 rushing yards in the game.
Grothe persevered to throw for 237 yards and a 44-yard touchdown to Amp Hill, but he was held to negative rushing yards for the
first time all season, largely due to the seven sacks.
Neither team could even convert a first down in its first three possessions of the game before Louisville threatened on its fourth drive.
After marching 40 yards to the USF 28, quarterback Brian Brohm hit Kolby Smith on a slant to the Bulls one-yard line, but a George
Selvie hit caused a fumble that was recovered by Mike Jenkins.
Louisville would strike first, marching 80 yards in 10 plays, including 45 on the ground. But it was a four-yard crossing pattern to
Harry Douglas that put the Cardinals on the board as they took a 7-0 lead just over four minutes into the second quarter.
While USF’s offense could not sustain anything for the remainder of the second quarter, the Bulls defense did an admirable job holding Louisville to just three more points in the first half, and USF trailed just 10-0 at intermission.
But with the defensive pressure on Grothe continuing throughout the second half and the Cardinal offense finding its groove, the
Cardinals jumped to a 24-0 lead after three quarters.
USF did avoid the shutout on a quick-hit five play drive midway through the fourth quarter when Grothe was four of five for 73
yards on the drive. After the 44-yard strike to Hill, Grothe capped the score with a pass to tight end Ben Busbee for the two-point conversion.
Now trailing 23-8 with just under six minutes, USF was forced to attempt an onside kick. Louisville recovered and marched in for
its final score a seven-yard run from Anthony Allen.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
USF
14
30-49
237
15-32-1
286
8-33.9
1-4
2-35.0
0-0
6-47
0-0
0-0
3-15
0-0
28:18
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 8 - Malik Jackson, Assisted
Tackles: 2 - Zach Anderson. Brandon Cox, Total
Tackles: 9 - Zach Anderson, Sacks: 2 - Zach Anderson,
Malik Jackson, Interceptions: 1 - William Gay.
USF
Rushing
Rick Ponton
Benjamin Williams
Matt Grothe
Rushing
Kolby Smith
Brock Bolen
Anthony Allen
George Strippling
Brian Brohm
JaJuan Spillman
Att Yds
7 50
8 43
12 34
4 33
4
8
1
4
TD
0
0
2
0
0
0
Lg
21
14
7
12
4
4
TD
2
Int
0
Lg
40
Receiving
Harry Douglas
Gary Barnidge
Mario Urrutia
Kolby Smith
JaJuan Spillman
No Yds
7 86
5 112
3 36
3 27
1 13
TD
2
0
0
0
0
Lg
40
37
14
27
13
Punting
Corey Goettsche
No Yds Avg
7 244 34.9
Lg
45
Punt Returns
Harry Douglas
Trent Guy
No Yds
1
9
1
9
Lg
9
9
Kickoff Returns
JuJuan Spillman
No Yds
1
10
Lg
10
Att Cmp Yds
33
19 274
TD
0
0
0
Lg
17
8
6
TD
1
0
Int
1
0
Lg
44
0
Receiving
Amarri Jackson
Ean Randolph
Taurus Johnson
Cedric Hill
Amp Hill
Ricky Ponton
No Yds
4 60
4 46
3 32
2 23
1 44
1 32
TD
0
0
0
0
1
0
Lg
43
19
21
15
44
32
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
8 271 33.9
Lg
45
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
4
1
Lg
4
Kickoff Returns
Ean Randolph
Taurus Johnson
No Yds
1
21
3
53
Lg
21
21
Passing
Matt Grothe
Amarri Jackson
LOUISVILLE
Passing
Briam Brohn
94
UofL
20
36-172
274
19-33-0
446
7-34.9
2-18
6-63.7
1-0
9-80
1-1
6-38
6-14
0-0
31:42
Att Yds
11 52
4 15
15 -18
Att Cmp Yds
31
15 237
1
0
0
Defensive Leaders
Tackles: 2 - Stephen Nicholas, Carlton Williams, Danny
Verpaele, Total Tackles: 10 - Stephen Nicholas, Sacks:
None, Interceptions: None.
USF 24, NO. 7/7 WEST VIRGINIA 19
M ILAN PUSKAR STADIUM, MORGANTOWN, W.VA.
USF 8-4, 4-3, WEST VIRGINIA 9-2, 4-2
USF
West Virginia
1
0
0
Attendance: 52,790
2
14
6
3
7
7
4
3
7
F
24
19
Time: 3:13
Second Quarter
WVU - McAfee 30-yard field goal. Time left: 14:56. Drive: 12-645:08. (WVU 3, USF 0).
Scratch unstoppable from the ways to describe Steve Slaton, Pat White and West Virginia's running game. USF saw to that.
The Bulls' defense scored on a fumble return and held the nation's second-best rushing and scoring offense to less than half of its averages in a 24-19 win over the No. 7 Mountaineers.
Matt Grothe ran for a touchdown and passed for another as USF handed West Virginia its first home loss in nine games.
Slaton, the nation's No. 2 rusher, had his worst game as a starter. He saw his streak of six straight 100-yard games snapped, finishing
with a season-low 43 yards, 115 below his average.The Mountaineers didn't score their first touchdown until midway through the third
quarter and were limited to 132 yards rushing.
Grothe, the redshirt freshman, finished 21-of-29 for 270 yards and helped keep the Mountaineers' offense off the field.
He took the Bulls 70 yards, finding Ean Randolph with a 21-yard TD pass late in the third. He later converted a pair of third-down
passes to keep alive a 14-play drive that resulted in an 18-yard field goal by Delbert Alvarado midway through the fourth and a 24-12
lead.
White found Myles with a 44-yard scoring pass with 5:16 left to cut the deficit to 24-19.
USF failed to get a first down on its next drive and West Virginia got the ball back at its 15. But a pass went off Myles' hands and Trae
Williams intercepted the tipped ball for the Bulls with 1:54 left.White finished 14-of-22 for 178 yards and ran for just 17 yards on 15
carries.
West Virginia was held scoreless in the first quarter for just the second time all season.
USF's first four drives ended with two interceptions and two sacks but the Bulls got some defensive help to take the lead.
White was hit by Chris Robinson on a pass attempt and fumbled deep in West Virginia territory.The Bulls’ George Selvie scooped
up the ball at the 9 and scored the Bulls' first defensive touchdown of the season for a 7-6 lead midway through the second quarter.
Grothe's 10-yard keeper for a touchdown just before halftime put the Bulls ahead 14-6. It marked the first time in 17 games that West
Virginia was held without a first-half touchdown.
WVU - McAfee 32-yard field goal.Time left: 9:14. Drive: 8-65-3:02.
(WVU 6, USF 0).
USF - Selvie nine-yard fumble recovery (Alvarado kick). Time left:
7:20. (USF 7,WVU 6).
USF - Grothe 10-yard run (Alvarado kick).Time left: 0:35. Drive: 1066-4:13. (USF 14,WVU 6).
Third Quarter
WVU - Myles 15-yard pass from White (Pass failed).Time left: 7:16.
Drive: 4-28-2:05. (USF 14,WVU 12).
USF - Randolph 21-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick).Time left:
3:13. Drive: 9-70-4:03. (USF 21,WVU 12).
Fourth Quarter
USF - Alvarado 18-yard field goal.Time left: 6:38. Drive: 14-77-6:47.
(USF 24,WVU 12).
WVU - Myles 44-yard pass from White (McAfee kick). Time left:
5:16. Drive: 5-59-1:22. (USF 24,WVU 19).
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
WVU
13
37-132
178
14-22-2
310
3-41.7
3-18
5-143
2-32
3-25
3-2
2-17
7-15
1-2
27:28
USF
21
39-84
279
22-30-2
363
5-44.4
1-5
5-63
2-8
8-60
0-0
4-22
7-14
1-1
32:32
Kickoff Returns
Darius Reynaud
Vaughn Rivers
Att Yds
2 67
18 43
15 17
3
1
TD
0
0
0
0
Lg
57
13
10
3
TD
2
Int
2
Lg
44
Receiving
Brandon Myles
Darius Reynaud
Dorrell Jalloh
Steve Slaton
No Yds
6 95
3 34
2 22
2
8
TD
2
0
0
0
Lg
44
23
14
7
Punting
Pat McAfee
No Yds Avg
3 125 41.7
Lg
51
No Yds
16
2
1
2
Lg
12
2
Passing
Patrick White
Punt Returns
Antonio Lewis
Vaughn Rivers
Att Cmp Yds
22
14 178
Lg
30
41
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 7 - Eric Wicks, Assisted Tackles: 5
- Kevin McLee, Total Tackles: 9 - Eric Wicks, Quinton
Andrews, Kevin McLee, Sacks: 1 -Eric Wicks, Reed
Williams, Interceptions: 1 - Eric Wicks, Quinton
Andrews
USF
Rushing
Matt Grothe
Ricky Ponton
Benjamin Williams
WEST VIRGINIA
Rushing
Darius Reynaud
Steve Slaton
Patrick White
Owen Schmitt
No Yds
3
77
2
66
TD
1
0
0
Lg
14
11
5
TD
1
Int
2
Lg
39
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Marcus Edwards
Taurus Johnson
Devin Gordon
No Yds
7 65
5 57
3 40
2 24
TD
1
0
0
0
Lg
21
13
20
15
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
5 222 44.4
Lg
61
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
1
5
Lg
5
Kickoff Returns
Trae Williams
Taurus Johnson
No Yds
2
17
1
19
Lg
10
19
Passing
Matt Grothe
Att Yds
23 47
7 24
7 20
Att Cmp Yds
30
22 279
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 7 - George Selvie, Assisted
Tackles: 3 - Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 8 -George
Selvie, Sacks: 2 - Josh Julmiste, Interceptions: 1 - Jeremy
Burnett,Trae Williams
95
USF 24, EAST CAROLINA 7
LEGION FIELD, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
DECEMBER 23, 2006 • 1 P.M.
USF 9-4, EAST CAROLINA 7-6
USF
East Carolina
1
14
7
Attendance: 32,023
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
2
10
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
F
24
0
Time: 3:42
First Quarter
USF - Williams 16-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 13:53.
Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:20. (USF 7, East Carolina 0).
USF - Williams one-yard run (Alvarado kick). Time left: 8:43.
Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:51. (USF 14, East Carolina 0).
ECU - Good 48-yard pass from Pinkney (Hartman kick). Time
left: 5:04. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:31. (USF 14, East Carolina 7).
Second Quarter
USF - Jackson 37-yard pass from Grothe (Alvarado kick). Time
left: 12:51. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:50. (USF 21, East Carolina 7).
USF - Alvarado 38-yard field goal.Time left: 6:31. Drive: 8 plays,
25 yards, 3:31. (USF 24, East Carolina 7).
In only its 10th year of existence, the USF football team won its first-ever bowl game in only its second try, defeating East Carolina,
24-7, at the PapaJohns.com Bowl at Legion Field. USF’s nine wins tied the school record set in 2002.
The Bulls' offense clicked from the start, scoring all 24 points in the first half. USF recorded 286 total yards – 156 rushing and 130
passing. The Bulls scored all three times they were in the red zone and converted all five fourth downs. Benjamin Williams was named
the Most Valuable Player, leading the team with 67 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Matt Grothe, who threw for 81 yards and a touchdown, was injured on a quarterback keeper at the 8:08 mark in the second quarter.
He played the rest of the half in all but two downs, but did not start the second half. Pat Julmiste came into the game and played the rest
of the way, passing for 49 yards while rushing for 53.
USF’s defense was stingy from the start and it continued throughout the entire game.The Bulls only allowed 54 total rushing yards
and held the Pirates to -6 yards in the first half. Putting pressure on the quarterback the entire game, USF tallied six sacks for a loss of 51
yards and 10 of the Bulls tackles were for losses.
On the second play of the opening drive, a botched handoff by ECU's quarterback James Pinkney resulted in a Ben Moffitt fumble
recovery for USF on the ECU 16 yard-line. USF capitalized on the turnover on its first play, as Grothe handed the ball off to Williams,
who ran for 16 yards for the touchdown at the 13:53 mark.
After the USF defense forced an East Carolina punt on the ensuing possession, the Bulls added another seven points for a 14-0 lead
on a nine-play, 56-yard drive. After USF drove down the field and was stopped at the one-yard line on third down,Williams scored his
second touchdown of the day on fourth down.
In the opening minutes of the second quarter, the Bulls regained a 14-point lead as Grothe threw for his first touchdown of the day
– a 37-yard pass to Amarri Jackson – to put the score at 21-7. USF converted its second 4th-and-1 play of the day to keep the drive alive.
USF added three more points to its lead as Delbert Alvarado made a 38-yard field goal. On a 4th-and-2, Grothe connected with
Cedric Hill on a 19-yard pass for the first down, setting up the field goal.
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
Comp-Att-Int
Total Yards
Punts-Avg.
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Sacks By
Time of Possession
ECU
22
32-54
263
18-44-0
317
6-42.0
3-43
5-70
0-0
3-25
3-2
1-8
6-17
2-3
29:02
USF
12
43-156
130
12-18-0
286
6-36.8
3-47
2-19
0-0
6-60
1-1
6-51
3-15
5-5
30:48
Att Yds
12 85
1 11
1
-5
9
-9
3 -13
6 -15
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
29
11
0
12
7
1
TD
1
0
Int
0
0
Lg
48
2
Receiving
Bobby Good
Kevin Roach
Jamar Bryant
Aundre Allison
Brandon Fractious
Steven Rogers
Chris Johnson
Kevin Shankweiler
No Yds
5 116
3 45
3 26
3 24
1 26
1 17
1
8
1
1
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Punting
Ryan Dougherty
USF
TD
2
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
20
21
9
6
8
0
TD
1
0
Int
0
0
Lg
37
21
Rushing
Benjamin Williams
Pat Julmiste
Matt Grothe
Ricky Ponton
Amarri Jackson
Taurus Johnson
Receiving
Ean Randolph
Cedric Hil
Taurus Johnson
Amarri Jackson
S.J. Green
Will Bleakley
Amp Hill
Benjamin Williams
Ricky Ponton
No Yds
2 27
2 22
2
5
1 37
1 15
1 13
1
6
1
3
1
2
TD
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
21
19
7
37
15
13
6
3
2
Lg
48
21
16
15
26
17
8
1
Punting
Justin Teachey
No Yds Avg
6 221 36.8
Lg
49
Punt Returns
Ean Randolph
No Yds
3
47
Lg
28
Kickoff Returns
Colby Erskin
Chris Ellick
No Yds
1
12
7
1
Lg
12
7
No Yds Avg
6 252 42.0
Lg
60
Punt Returns
Travis Williams
No Yds
3
43
Lg
20
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 7-George Selvie, Assisted Tackles:
6-Stephen Nicholas, Total Tackles: 8-George Selvie,
Sacks: 2-Stephen Nicholas, Interceptions: None
Kickoff Returns
Chris Johnson
Jerek Hewitt
No Yds
4
58
1
12
Lg
24
12
Passing
Matt Grothe
Pat Julmiste
EAST CAROLINA
Rushing
Dominique Lindsay
Bobby Good
Aundre Allison
James Pinkney
Rob Kass
Brandon Fractious
Passing
James Pinkney
Rob Kass
96
Defensive Leaders
Unassisted Tackles: 8-Fred Wilson, Assisted Tackles: 4Van Eskridge, Jamar Flournoy, Total Tackles: 8-Fred
Wilson,Van Eskridge, Sacks: 1-C.J.Wilson,
Interceptions: None
Att Cmp Yds
25
8 125
19
10 138
Att Yds
17 67
12 53
7 15
4 12
2 11
1
-2
Att Cmp Yds
10
6 81
8
6 49
2006 SINGLE GAME BESTS
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Yards Rushing . . . . . .108
TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . .3
Long Rush . . . . . . . . . .52
Pass attempts . . . . . . . . .35
Pass completions . . . . . .25
Yards Passing . . . . . . . .364
TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . .79
Receptions . . . . . . . . . . .7
Yards Receiving . . . . .131
TD Receptions . . . . . . .1
GROTHE, Matt at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
WILLIAMS, B. vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
GROTHE, Matt vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
DORSEY, Keeley vs McNeese State . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 02, 2006)
GROTHE, Matt vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
GROTHE, Matt at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
RANDOLPH, Ean at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
JOHNSON,Taurus vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
EDWARDS, Marcus vs McNeese State . . . . . . . .(Sep 02, 2006)
RANDOLPH, Ean vs McNeese State . . . . . . . . .(Sep 02, 2006)
JOHNSON,Taurus vs FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 09, 2006)
EDWARDS, Marcus at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
WILLIAMS, B. at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
RANDOLPH, Ean at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
RANDOLPH, Ean vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
JACKSON, Amarri vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
GREEN, S.J. at North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 14, 2006)
HILL, Amp at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 22, 2006)
JACKSON, Amarri vs PITTSBURGH . . . . . . . .(Nov 04, 2006)
GREEN, S.J. vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
JOHNSON,Taurus vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
HILL, Amp at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
RANDOLPH, Ean at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
JACKSON, Amarri vs East Carolina . . . . . . . . . .(Dec 23, 2006)
Long Reception . . . . . .79 JOHNSON,Taurus vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . .2 ALVARADO, D. vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
Long Field Goal . . . . . .56 ALVARADO, D. vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 TEACHEY, Justin at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
Punting Avg . . . . . . . .45.2 TEACHEY, Justin at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 23, 2006)
Long Punt . . . . . . . . . .61 TEACHEY, Justin at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
Long Punt Return . . . .76 RANDOLPH, Ean vs FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 09, 2006)
Long Kickoff Return . .42 JOHNSON,Taurus at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 NICHOLAS, S. at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 23, 2006)
Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5 ROBINSON, Chris vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
Tackles For Loss . . . . . .5.0 SELVIE, George vs FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 09, 2006)
Interceptions . . . . . . . . .2 WILLIAMS,Trae at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
USF Game Superlatives (as of May 15, 2007)
All games
Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . .2
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Pass attempts . . . . . . . . .44
Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Yards Per Rush . . . . . .6.8
TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . .4
Pass attempts . . . . . . . . .36
Yards Passing . . . . . . . .364
Yards Per Pass . . . . . .10.4
TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Total Plays . . . . . . . . . .75
Total Offense . . . . . . .514
Yards Per Play . . . . . . .7.9
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Sacks By . . . . . . . . . . . .7
First Downs . . . . . . . . .25
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Penalty Yards . . . . . . . .113
Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Interceptions By . . . . . . .3
vs PITTSBURGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 04, 2006)
vs McNeese State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 02, 2006)
vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
at North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 14, 2006)
at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 22, 2006)
vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
vs SYRACUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 11, 2006)
vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
Long Rush . . . . . . . . . .57
Pass attempts . . . . . . . . .44
Yards Passing . . . . . . . .274
TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . .48
Receptions . . . . . . . . . .12
Yards Receiving . . . . .133
TD Receptions . . . . . . .2
Long Reception . . . . . .48
Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . .3
Long Field Goal . . . . . .53
Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Punting Avg . . . . . . . .50.2
Long Punt . . . . . . . . . .69
Long Punt Return . . . .82
Long Kickoff Return . .43
Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0
Tackles For Loss . . . . . .4.0
Interceptions . . . . . . . . .1
RICE, Ray, vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
ALLEN, Anthony, at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
REYNAUD, Darius, at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
MOFFETT, Steven, at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
Barmann, Adam, at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 23, 2006)
BROHM, Brian, at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
BROHM, Brian, at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
WHITE, Patrick, at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
PINKNEY, James, vs East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . .(Dec 23, 2006)
WALKER, Mike, at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
WALKER, Mike, at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
DOUGLAS, Harry, at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
MYLES, Brandon, at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
GOOD, Bobby, vs East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Dec 23, 2006)
ITO, Jeremy, vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
ITO, Jeremy, vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
Cook, Chris, vs FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 09, 2006)
STEEL, Brian, at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 22, 2006)
GOETTSCHE, C., at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
PAVASARIS,Chris, vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
PAVASARIS,Chris, vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
Williams, Chand, vs FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 09, 2006)
BROWN, Donald, vs UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 07, 2006)
Arnold, J, at North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Oct 14, 2006)
BLADES,H.B., vs PITTSBURGH . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 04, 2006)
DOUZABLE, Leger, at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
JACKSON, Malik, at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
ANDERSON, Zach, at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
DOUZABLE, Leger, at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
15 Players
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Yards Per Rush . . . . . .5.0
TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . .2
Yards Passing . . . . . . . .274
Yards Per Pass . . . . . . .8.3
TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Total Plays . . . . . . . . . .78
Total Offense . . . . . . .446
Yards Per Play . . . . . . .6.5
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Sacks By . . . . . . . . . . . .6
First Downs . . . . . . . . .23
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . .96
Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Interceptions By . . . . . . .2
vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 18, 2006)
at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
vs East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Dec 23, 2006)
at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 23, 2006)
at WEST VIRGINIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nov 25, 2006)
at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 16, 2006)
at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 23, 2006)
vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
vs FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 09, 2006)
at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 23, 2006)
vs RUTGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sep 29, 2006)
97
2006 TEAM STATISTICS
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
OVERALL
HOME
AWAY
NEUTRAL
9-4-0
4-3-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
3-1-0
2-0-0
3-3-0
1-2-0
2-1-0
1-0-0
0-0-0
1-0-0
DATE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
Sep 02, 2006
Sep 09, 2006
Sep 16, 2006
Sep 23, 2006
*Sep 29, 2006
*Oct 07, 2006
Oct 14, 2006
*Oct 22, 2006
*Nov 04, 2006
*Nov 11, 2006
*Nov 18, 2006
*Nov 25, 2006
Dec 23, 2006
MCNEESE STATE
FIU
at UCF
at Kansas
RUTGERS
UCONN
at North Carolina
at Cincinnati
PITTSBURGH
SYRACUSE
at #10 Louisville
at #7 WEST VIRGINIA
vs East Carolina
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
41-10
21-20
24-17
7-13
20-22
38-16
37-20
6-23
22-12
27-10
8-31
24-19
24-7
ATTEND
26351
27114
46708
40933
32493
30010
44000
15889
35671
29694
40348
52790
32023
* denotes conference game
TEAM STATISTICS
USF
OPP
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Yards gained rushing
Yards lost rushing
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Att-Comp-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-YARDS
PUNTS-AVG
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS
239
106
120
13
1874
2174
300
485
3.9
144.2
22
2827
356-226-15
7.9
12.5
217.5
16
4701
841
5.6
361.6
36-633
34-446
15-47
19-14
104-916
59-36.3
29:23
62/165
13/23
228
86
109
33
1498
1889
391
460
3.3
115.2
9
2382
389-199-15
6.1
12.0
183.2
11
3880
849
4.6
298.5
41-825
22-307
15-120
21-10
93-774
69-38.4
30:36
71/191
9/19
RUSHING
GP Att
GROTHE, Matt
WILLIAMS, Ben
PONTON, Ricky
JULMISTE, Pat
SMITH,Walt
DORSEY, Keeley
RANDOLPH, Ean
JOHNSON,Taurus
JACKSON, Amarri
PLANCHER, Moise
TEACHEY, Justin
ERSKIN, Colby
GREGORY, Grant
PETROV, Ilia
TEAM
Total
Opponents
13
13
7
8
6
8
13
13
13
1
13
12
2
1
7
13
13
802
481
317
182
97
68
51
55
54
26
26
9
6
0
0
2174
1889
180
45
11
15
16
2
0
4
4
0
0
2
1
9
11
300
391
Net
Avg
TD
622
436
306
167
81
66
51
51
50
26
26
7
5
-9
-11
1874
1498
3.5
3.6
4.2
4.5
3.7
6.6
7.3
10.2
5.0
6.5
8.7
1.2
2.5
-9.0
-2.2
3.9
3.3
9
4
2
1
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
9
Long Avg/G
26
20
24
21
24
52
22
22
15
16
14
5
6
0
0
52
57
47.8
33.5
43.7
20.9
13.5
8.2
3.9
3.9
3.8
26.0
2.0
0.6
2.5
-9.0
-1.6
144.2
115.2
PASSING
G
Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct
Yds
TD Lng Avg/G
GROTHE, Matt
JULMISTE, Pat
JACKSON, Amarri
TEAM
GREEN, S.J.
Total
Opponents
13
8
13
7
13
13
13
138.76
113.65
223.47
0.00
217.60
136.59
104.21
2576
181
56
0
14
2827
2382
15
1
0
0
0
16
11
202-317-14
21-33-1
2-3-0
0-2-0
1-1-0
226-356-15
199-389-15
63.7
63.6
66.7
0.0
100.0
63.5
51.2
79
24
31
0
14
79
48
198.2
22.6
4.3
0.0
1.1
217.5
183.2
Avg/G
RECEIVING
G
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
RANDOLPH, Ean
JOHNSON,Taurus
EDWARDS, Marcus
JACKSON, Amarri
GREEN, S.J.
HILL, Amp
HILL, Cedric
BLEAKLEY,Will
GORDON, Devin
WILLIAMS, B.
ERSKIN, Colby
PONTON, Ricky
CHAMBERS, Jackie
BUSBEE, Ben
GROTHE, Matt
SMITH,Walt
Total
Opponents
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
7
3
10
13
6
13
13
49
37
27
26
20
19
11
9
6
6
5
5
3
1
1
1
226
199
506
494
328
393
328
233
177
100
64
21
73
50
28
14
14
4
2827
2382
10.3
13.4
12.1
15.1
16.4
12.3
16.1
11.1
10.7
3.5
14.6
10.0
9.3
14.0
14.0
4.0
12.5
12.0
4
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
11
51
79
47
46
34
44
64
15
24
6
29
32
13
14
14
4
79
48
FIELD GOALS
SCORING
38.9
38.0
25.2
30.2
25.2
17.9
13.6
7.7
4.9
1.6
6.1
7.1
9.3
1.4
1.1
0.7
217.5
183.2
FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
BENZER, Mike
ALVARADO, Delbert
TD
GROTHE, Matt
9
JOHNSON,Taurus 5
RANDOLPH, Ean
5
5
WILLIAMS, Ben
ALVARADO, Delbert 0
BENZER, Mike
0
3
JACKSON, Amarri
EDWARDS, Marcus 2
HILL, Amp
2
PONTON, Ricky
2
SMITH,Walt
2
GREEN, S.J.
2
1
JULMISTE, Pat
1
SELVIE, George
DORSEY, Keeley
1
0
BUSBEE, Ben
0
TEAM
Total
40
Opponents
25
98
Gain Loss
178
122
73
37
22
10
7
5
10
4
3
6
2
1
5
485
460
2-6
5-9
33.3
55.6
0-0
1-1
1-1
1-1
1-2
1-4
|—— — PATs —— — |
FGs Kick Rush Rcv
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
5-9
2-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
7-15
16-23
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
13-14
21-22
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
34-36
20-22
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0-3
1-1
Pass
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-3
0-3
0-0
1-2
30
56
0
1
DXP Saf Points
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
54
30
30
30
28
27
18
12
12
12
12
12
6
6
6
2
2
299
220
SCORE BY QUARTERS
USF
Opponents
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
ALL PURPOSE
G
Rush
Rec
PR
56
42
78
58
72
46
93
74
299
220
RANDOLPH, Ean
JOHNSON,Taurus
GROTHE, Matt
JACKSON, Amarri
WILLIAMS, Ben
Total
Opponents
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
51
51
622
50
436
1874
1498
506
494
14
393
21
2827
2382
370
0
0
44
0
446
307
INTERCEPTIONS
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
WILLIAMS,Trae
BURNETT, Jeremy
NICHOLAS, Stephen
ROBERTS,Tyller
GACHETTE, Louis
VERPAELE, Danny
JENKINS, Mike
Total
Opponents
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
15
15
8
0
0
13
0
26
0
47
120
1.1
0.0
0.0
13.0
0.0
26.0
0.0
3.1
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
0
0
13
0
26
0
26
33
PUNTING
No. Yds
Avg Long
TEACHEY, Justin
ALVARADO, Delbert
GROTHE, Matt
PETROV, Ilia
TEAM
Total
Opponents
45
10
2
1
1
59
69
38.2
34.3
26.5
25.0
0.0
36.3
38.4
PUNT RETURNS
1718
343
53
25
0
2139
2653
61
47
33
25
0
61
69
TB
FC
I20
2
1
0
0
0
3
9
4
4
0
0
0
8
4
8
4
2
0
0
14
18
Blkd
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
RANDOLPH, Ean
JACKSON, Amarri
WILLIAMS,Trae
MURPHY, Jerome
CHAMBERS, Jackie
Total
Opponents
25
6
1
1
1
34
22
370
44
13
18
1
446
307
14.8
7.3
13.0
18.0
1.0
13.1
14.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
76
20
0
0
1
76
82
KICK RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
14
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
36
41
316
68
75
48
40
27
13
17
3
22
4
633
825
22.6
17.0
18.8
12.0
13.3
13.5
13.0
17.0
3.0
22.0
4.0
17.6
20.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
23
31
15
23
15
13
17
3
22
4
42
43
JOHNSON,Taurus
ERSKIN, Colby
RANDOLPH, Ean
ELLICK, Chris
WILLIAMS,Trae
JENKINS, Mike
MILLER, Sam
GREEN, S.J.
MOMPREMIER, Brouce
GORDON, Devin
JACKSON, Amarri
Total
Opponents
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
59
51
95
54
33
MOFFITT, Ben
NICHOLAS, Stephen
SELVIE, George
ST. LOUIS, Pat
BURNETT, Jeremy
Total
Opponents
GP
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
|———-Tackles———-|
Solo
Ast
Total
75
77
54
48
49
588
564
37
25
30
34
22
325
253
112
102
84
82
71
913
817
KOR IR
75
316
0
4
0
633
825
0
0
0
0
0
47
120
Tot
Avg/G
1002
861
636
491
457
5827
5132
77.1
66.2
48.9
37.8
35.2
448.2
394.8
TOTAL OFFENSE
G
Plays
Rush
Pass
Total
Avg/G
GROTHE, Matt
WILLIAMS, Ben
JULMISTE, Pat
PONTON, Ricky
JACKSON, Amarri
Total
Opponents
13
13
8
7
13
13
13
495
122
70
73
13
841
849
622
436
167
306
50
1874
1498
2576
0
181
0
56
2827
2382
3198
436
348
306
106
4701
3880
246.0
33.5
43.5
43.7
8.2
361.6
298.5
Trae Williams tied a USF single season record with
seven interceptions in 2006.
TFL/Yds
|-Sacks-|
No-Yards
11.0-28
15.0-75
14.5-56
3.0-10
3.5-7
84-397
77.0-253
4.0-15
7.5-57
5.5-24
1.0-8
.
37-257
27-144
|—-Pass Def—-|
Int-Yds
BrUp
.
2-0
.
.
2-0
15-47
15-120
2
7
1
3
6
71
40
QBH
7
9
9
1
1
59
9
|-Fumbles-|
Rcv-Yds FF
2-0
.
2-9
.
.
10-9
14-39
1
.
4
.
.
17
7
Blkd
Kick
Saf
.
1
.
.
.
3
2
.
.
.
.
.
1
1
99
2006 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
100
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
GP
|—————Tackles—————|
Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds
|-Sacks-| |——Pass Def ——| |—Fumbles—|
No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF
Blkd
Kick
Saf
59
51
95
54
33
21
32
17
94
96
49
4
26
91
76
3A
90
40
7
52
22
98
44
53
56
29
93
37
30
23
8
5A
84
27
48
67
58
TM
97
9
80
2
10
5
25
8A
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
7
10
13
12
13
13
10
13
10
13
11
13
12
6
13
13
12
13
9
13
13
2
9
2
7
9
13
13
3
8
7
6
6
13
13
75
77
54
48
49
32
27
26
20
14
22
18
18
12
9
14
7
13
8
6
9
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
.
1
2
1
.
.
1
.
1
1
1
1
.
1
.
588
564
4.0-15
7.5-57
5.5-24
1.0-8
.
.
.
.
5.5-36
.
7.0-61
.
1.0-14
3.5-25
1.0-7
.
1.0-9
.
1.0-11
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
37-257
27-144
.
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
1
MOFFITT, Ben
NICHOLAS, Stephen
SELVIE, George
ST. LOUIS, Pat
BURNETT, Jeremy
WILLIAMS,Trae
WILLIAMS, Carlton
VERPAELE, Danny
CRAY, Allen
GEORGE,Woody
ROBINSON, Chris
JENKINS, Mike
ROBERTS,Tyller
JULMISTE, Josh
CLEBERT, Richard
MURPHY, Jerome
BUIE, Jarriett
HESS, Houston
GACHETTE, Louis
BELLAMY,Treco
GILLIAM, Ryan
HARRIS, Aaron
GORDON, Devin
MOMPREMIER, Brouce
MILLER, Sam
ERSKIN, Colby
UHATAFE, Siaosi
ELLICK, Chris
WILLIAMS, Ben
JENKINS, Jamaal
GROTHE, Matt
ALLEN, Nate
BLEAKLEY,Will
TEACHEY, Justin
SMILEY, Joshua
SETSER, Eric
DUDDING, Darryl
TEAM
McELWAIN, Shane
HILL, Cedric
RANDOLPH, Ean
CHAMBERS, Jackie
DORSEY, Keeley
PONTON, Ricky
SMITH,Walt
DENSON, Courtney
Total
Opponents
37
25
30
34
22
17
16
13
11
14
6
9
7
11
13
6
10
2
6
7
3
8
3
2
1
1
2
1
.
.
1
2
1
.
.
1
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
325
253
112
102
84
82
71
49
43
39
31
28
28
27
25
23
22
20
17
15
14
13
12
10
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.
913
817
11.0-28
15.0-75
14.5-56
3.0-10
3.5-7
0.5-1
.
1.0-1
8.5-44
0.5-1
9.0-68
1.0-5
2.5-23
5.5-31
2.0-8
1.0-1
1.0-9
.
1.0-11
1.0-3
1.0-14
0.5-0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1.0-1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
84-397
77.0-253
.
2-0
.
.
2-0
7-8
.
1-26
.
.
.
1-0
1-13
.
.
.
.
.
1-0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
15-47
15-120
2
7
1
3
6
9
4
6
1
.
2
15
4
4
.
.
1
.
1
.
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
71
40
7
9
9
1
1
.
1
1
5
2
5
.
1
4
7
.
2
.
.
3
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
59
9
2-0
.
2-9
.
.
.
.
.
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
.
.
1-0
1-0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
10-9
14-39
1
.
4
.
.
.
1
1
1
1
4
1
.
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
17
7
2006 STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
Opponent
WR
WR
TE
LT
LG
OC
RG
RT
WR
QB
RB
McNeese State
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Carnes
Griffin
Capogna
Walker
Dile
Green
Julmiste
Plancher
FIU
Edwards
Randolph
C. Hill
Carnes
Griffin
Capogna
Walker
Tolley
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
at UCF
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Huners
Griffin
Capogna
Walker
Dile
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
at Kansas
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Walker
Dile
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
Rutgers
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Walker
Dile
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
Connecticut
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
at N. Carolina
A. Hill
Jackson
Bleakley
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
at Cincinnati
Edwards
Randolph
T. Johnson*
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
Pittsburgh
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
Syracuse
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Watson
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
at Louisville
Edwards
Randolph
T. Johnson*
Dile
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
#
at W.Virginia
Edwards
C. Hill
Gordon
Dile
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B.Williams
vs. ECU
Edwards
Randolph
Bleakley
Dile
Huners
Capogna
Schmidt
Walker
Green
Grothe
B. Williams
*Fourth wide receiver
#
second tight end
DEFENSE
Opponent
LE
DT
NT
RE
SLB
MLB
WLB
CB
CB
FS
SS
McNeese State
Bellamy
George
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
Verpaele
Burnett
FIU
George
Clebert
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
Verpaele
Burnett
at UCF
George
Clebert
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
Verpaele
Burnett
at Kansas
Buie
George
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
Rutgers
Buie
George
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
Connecticut
Buie
Harris
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
at N. Carolina
Buie
George
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
at Cincinnati
Julmiste
George
Cray
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
Pittsburgh
Julmiste
George
Harris
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
Syracuse
Julmiste
George
Harris
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
at Louisville
Julmiste
George
Harris
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
C.Williams
Burnett
at W.Virginia
Julmiste
George
Harris
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T.Williams
Jenkins
Verpaele
Burnett
vs. ECU
Julmiste
George
Harris
Selvie
Nicholas
Moffitt
St. Louis
T. Williams
Gilliam
Verpaele
Burnett
101
2006 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
OFFENSE
2
0
0
5
R
E
V
I
E
W
|——— RUSHING ———| |—— RECEIVING ——|
No. Yds TD Lg
No. Yds TD Lg
Date
Opponent
Sep 02, 2006
Sep 09, 2006
Sep 16, 2006
Sep 23, 2006
Sep 29, 2006
Oct 07, 2006
Oct 14, 2006
Oct 22, 2006
Nov 04, 2006
Nov 11, 2006
Nov 18, 2006
Nov 25, 2006
Dec 23, 2006
MCNEESE STATE
FIU
at UCF
at Kansas
RUTGERS
UCONN
at North Carolina
at Cincinnati
PITTSBURGH
SYRACUSE
at Louisville
at West Virginia
vs East Carolina
42
34
38
29
25
41
47
29
48
40
30
39
43
286
123
100
113
92
205
234
92
190
150
49
84
156
4
1
0
1
2
4
4
0
2
1
0
1
2
52
20
26
22
22
16
19
17
24
24
17
14
21
14
15
22
17
17
13
15
19
20
25
15
22
12
209
174
333
196
255
153
183
127
187
364
237
279
130
Totals
Opponent
485
460
1874
1498
22
9
52
57
226
199
2827 16
2382 11
Games played: 13
Punt ret avg: 13.1
Avg per rush: 3.9
All purpose avg/game: 448.2
2
1
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
|————— PASSING —————| |—— KICK RET ——| |——PUNT RET——| All
Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp
64
29
51
29
35
34
34
24
46
79
44
39
37
14-21-1
15-28-2
22-32-1
17-34-2
17-26-2
13-16-0
15-22-0
19-36-1
20-26-2
25-35-1
15-32-1
22-30-2
12-18-0
209
174
333
196
255
153
183
127
187
364
237
279
130
79
48
226-356-15
199-389-15
2827 16
2382 11
Avg per catch: 12.5
Total offense avg/gm: 361.6
Date
Opponent
|————— TACKLES —————|
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds
Sep 02, 2006
Sep 09, 2006
Sep 16, 2006
Sep 23, 2006
Sep 29, 2006
Oct 07, 2006
Oct 14, 2006
Oct 22, 2006
Nov 04, 2006
Nov 11, 2006
Nov 18, 2006
Nov 25, 2006
Dec 23, 2006
MCNEESE STATE
FIU
at UCF
at Kansas
RUTGERS
UCONN
at North Carolina
at Cincinnati
PITTSBURGH
SYRACUSE
at Louisville
at West Virginia
vs East Carolina
48
40
41
54
50
37
53
47
40
45
45
48
40
15
24
34
29
29
25
29
38
18
21
21
18
24
63
64
75
83
79
62
82
85
58
66
66
66
64
Totals
Opponent
588
564
325
253
913
817
2
1
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
64
29
51
29
35
34
34
24
46
79
44
39
37
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
4
2
2
4
5
2
53
35
69
55
20
49
56
65
21
54
74
63
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
20
42
41
20
23
28
23
18
30
21
19
12
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
47
129
33
8
26
52
11
18
50
16
4
5
47
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
76
28
6
22
20
8
19
26
11
4
5
28
597
461
531
372
393
472
510
302
450
584
364
439
352
79
48
36
41
633
825
0
0
42
43
34
22
446 1
307 2
76
82
5827
5132
Pass efficiency: 136.59
DEFENSE
Kick ret avg: 17.6
|SACKS| |—FUMBLE—|
No-Yds FF
FR-Yds Int-Yds
QBH
Pass Blkd
Brk Kick
|———Kicks————XPTS———|
Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts
6.0-43
9.0-26
4.0-26
7.0-21
1.0-8
5.0-17
8.5-47
5.0-8
3.0-15
11.5-69
2.0-4
12.0-50
10.0-63
1.0-18
3.0-14
3.0-25
3.0-6
1.0-8
1.0-10
5.0-34
2.0-3
2.0-13
7.0-63
0.0-0
4.0-22
6.0-51
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
3
2
0-0
1-0
0-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
1-0
2-9
2-0
2-2
1-0
2—4
0-0
1-0
1-13
2-26
0-0
3-2
1-0
0-0
2-8
0-0
5
5
14
2
2
5
3
2
7
9
4
0
1
8
3
9
3
1
10
5
2
5
4
5
4
12
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5-5
3-3
3-3
1-1
2-2
5-5
5-4
0-0
3-2
3-3
0-0
3-3
3-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
41
21
24
7
20
38
37
6
22
27
8
24
24
84.0-397
77.0-253
38.0-267
27.0-144
17
7
10-9
14-39
15-47
15-120
59
9
71
40
3
2
36-34
22-20
0
0
1
0
1
1
299
220
SPECIAL TEAMS
|————————————————PUNTING————————————————|
No
Yds
Avg Long Blkd TB
FC
50+ I20
|———FIELD GOALS———|
Att-Made Lg BlkdNo
|————KICKOFFS———
Yds Avg TB OB
Date
Opponent
Sep 02, 2006
Sep 09, 2006
Sep 16, 2006
Sep 23, 2006
Sep 29, 2006
Oct 07, 2006
Oct 14, 2006
Oct 22, 2006
Nov 04, 2006
Nov 11, 2006
Nov 18, 2006
Nov 25, 2006
Dec 23, 2006
MCNEESE STATE
FIU
at UCF
at Kansas
RUTGERS
UCONN
at North Carolina
at Cincinnati
PITTSBURGH
SYRACUSE
at Louisville
at West Virginia
vs East Carolina
2
5
5
5
4
5
3
6
3
2
8
5
6
57
187
114
214
142
202
120
222
98
69
271
222
221
28.5
37.4
22.8
42.8
35.5
40.4
40.0
37.0
32.7
34.5
33.9
44.4
36.8
32
47
32
47
44
51
47
47
40
35
45
61
49
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
1-0
1-0
1-1
0-0
1-0
1-1
2-1
0-0
1-0
3-2
2-0
1-1
1-1
0
0
30
0
0
26
26
0
0
56
0
18
38
06
04
05
02
03
07
07
02
14
05
02
05
05
358
245
328
129
195
460
437
141
232
283
70
298
281
59.7
61.2
65.6
64.5
65.0
65.7
62.4
70.5
58.0
56.6
35.0
59.6
56.2
0
3
3
1
1
3
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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DISCOVER USF
The University of South Florida is among America’s largest
and most dynamic research universities. Founded in 1956,
USF opened its doors with an enrollment of nearly 2,000.
Today, the University serves more than 44,000 students at
four campuses located in Tampa, St. Petersburg, SarasotaManatee and Lakeland.
The ninth largest university in the nation and a member of
the BIG EAST Athletic Conference, USF has achieved distinction in all areas of academics, sports, research and funding.
The University offers 217 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialty and doctoral levels, including the
doctor of medicine.
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USF’s student body is as diverse as its academic program profile. More than 30 percent of the University’s students are
African American, Black, Asian American, Hispanic or Native
American, and USF is home to scholars from every state in
the U.S. and more than 125 countries across the globe.
Almost 60 percent of students are women. USF students are
taught by highly regarded faculty who came to USF from
many of the world’s leading universities and research institutions.
Top Research University
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
has placed USF in its highest classification level, which is
“Research University with Very High Research
Activity.” Of the 4,321 colleges and universities
classified, USF is one of only 63 public universities in the highest tier. Inclusion at this level
affirms USF’s position among the top research
universities in the nation. USF was awarded
more than $310 million in research contracts
and grants in 2006.
USF is one of 76 universities in the nation designated by The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching as being most
engaged with their communities and one of
only ten public research universities across the
country designated as “very high research” and
“community-engaged.” USF is the only Florida
university – public or private – to receive this
classification.
At the center of the Tampa Bay region’s medical, biotechnology and bioscience research,
USF has become a major player in the highly
competitive research arena. USF’s internationally renowned researchers are making radical
breakthrough in marine science, medicine, engi-
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neering and social research.Work in counterterrorism and biological defense, optical sensors, immunology, Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders, aging studies, laser technology and alternative fuels has gained national
and international recognition.
The University is a leader in establishing public/private partnerships for the mutual
exchange of resources and talent for research
and development. As one of the major anchors
in the creation and development of the 21county Florida High Technology Corridor that
runs from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of
Mexico along Interstate 4, USF attracts hundreds of high-tech businesses and creates thousands of jobs in the heart of central Florida.
The University’s master-planned Research and
Development Park, on the Tampa campus, links
USF facilities to high-tech research firms,
devoting 1.2 million square feet of space to
offices, research and development activities. A
hotel on the property has 1,400 square feet of
conference and meeting facilities, opening new
opportunities for conferences and collaborative
activities.
Economic Impact
The impact of the University on the Tampa Bay Region is
intellectual, cultural and economic. In January 2006, USF
released the findings of an economic impact study.The results
reported that USF makes a $3.2 billion annual economic
impact on the regional economy of Tampa Bay through
direct and indirect spending of payroll, student tuition, student expenses, construction and research.
Top-Notch
Facilities
USF boasts modern science
and engineering labs, a communications building with a
full range of broadcast facilities, on-campus public television and radio stations, foreign
language listening labs, fine art
studios and display spaces,
photo darkrooms, education
teaching labs, and even an oncampus elementary school.
Hundreds of computers are
available seven days a week in
12 labs conveniently located
on all four campuses with free
Internet access.
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TAMPA BAY
City won’t disappoint you.
And if you’ve never thought about Tampa Bay as a
place where the arts flourish, think again. Our museums draw acclaim from visitors and critics alike. We
enjoy a renowned symphony orchestra, an exciting theater scene and cultural performances in state of the art
venues. Those venues - including the University of
South Florida’s own Sun Dome - also play host to most
every national touring musical act.
Weekends are never dull here. In addition to cultural events, the area offers theme parks such as Busch
Gardens and Adventure Island, professional sports, boating, year-round golf and a destination where families
can escape to marvel at Florida’s natural majesty.
Yes, the sun does shine on us an average of 240 days
a year, but that’s only part of the picture. Just take a
more in depth look at the many items that make Tampa
Bay an ideal place to call home.
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Baseball, football, basketball, tennis, golf, hockey….
Downtown Tampa is a beautiful combination of waterfront, business
whatever sport you’re looking for, we’ve got it. For
and entertainment.
spectators and participants alike,Tampa Bay’s mild cli-
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It serves as a vacation getaway to 18 million people a year, but to us
it’s home. And what a great place it is. We revel in the kiss of the sun,
the caress of the breeze and the sparkle of the turquoise water all
around us. Sometimes at the end of a long winter weekend, we call
our friends, who are buried under a blanket of snow, and tell them how
we spent our day. Playing golf in short sleeves. Enjoying our boat.
Hosting a picnic in the park. At times the temptation to rub it in
wears down even the best of us.
However, the Tampa Bay area offers much more than just nice
weather. Over two million residents would agree it’s a great place to
work, to recreate, to grow a business, to raise a family and to live.
Ideally located on the coast of Florida’s beautiful Gulf of Mexico,
the Tampa Bay region provides easy access to Gulf beaches and surrounding cities. The area’s central location also provides access to other
Florida treasures, perfect for day trips including Orlando, Daytona and
Miami.
The Bay Area is a vibrant multi-cultural community. It’s such a
hotbed of diversity that the U.S. Census Bureau named the area one of
the five most diverse, integrated urban areas in the country. This diverse
mix of homes and cultures add to the area’s high quality of life.
Newcomers will find stately charm among the older neighborhoods of
Hyde Park or innovative planning and amenities in the northern communities of Carrolwood and New Tampa. East of the county, the
country flavor of Plant City; to the west and south, the beauty of the
Pinellas County and Sarasota/Bradenton beaches.
Just east of downtown Tampa,Ybor City, one of only three Florida
National Historic Districts, mixes the past with the present. The area,
which was famous for its flourishing cigar industry during the late 19th
and early 20th centuries, is now famous for its rich culture and exciting
nightlife.
Centro Ybor, a former cigar factory itself, is now a popular spot for
shopping and dining. Ybor City also offers art studios and SpanishCuban ethnic restaurants with a true taste of the local cuisine. But the
fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down. At night,Ybor City comes
alive with nightclubs showcasing the blues, jazz and rock. For those
who enjoy somewhat quieter nights, Centro Ybor, at the heart of the
city, offers a more family type atmosphere with shops, restaurants and a
movie theater. No matter how you like to spend your evenings,Ybor
mate and first-rate facilities allow its residents and visitors to enjoy any number of sporting activities virtually year-round.
Spoiled by an annual average of 240 days of sunshine and a mean
temperature that even in January hovers around 60 degrees,Tampa residents pursue recreation and fitness opportunities with great enthusiasm.
They go fishing, play tennis, jog, rollerblade, ride bicycles…. the list is
endless. There are countless ways to get exercise, but shoveling snow
isn’t one of them.
The Tampa Bay area offers beautiful parks and recreation facilities
that allow visitors and residents to enjoy any outdoor activity they
choose from a scenic canoe ride down the charming Hillsborough
River to a family football or softball game at any one of the area’s
neighborhood parks.
For those who just like to sit back and watch the excitement, the
historic Tampa Bay Downs is a perfect place to spend the day. Visitors
can enjoy a day of thoroughbred racing and try their luck by wagering
on their favorite horses.
And residents can always watch the pros. Whether it’s the 2003
Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2004 Stanley Cup
Champion Tampa Bay Lightning or the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of
Major League Baseball,Tampa Bay fans can enjoy professional sports
year-round. Other pro teams include the five-time Arena Bowl
Champion Tampa Bay Storm and an abundance of Major League
Baseball teams in Spring Training, including the New York Yankees, just
a long home run away from Raymond James Stadium.
The facilities for these franchises are as first class as the many fans
that attend the various events. So much so,Tampa Bay is among only a
handful of cities nationally to attract a Super Bowl, Final Four and
NHL All-Star-Game.
Tampa Bay hosted its third Super Bowl in 2001 and will host its
fourth in 2009 at Raymond James Stadium. The University of South
Florida is serving as the host institution for the 2008 NCAA Men’s
Basketball First and Second Rounds, the 2008 NCAA Women’s
Basketball Final Four and the 2009 NCAA Women’s Volleyball
Championship. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s home - the St. Pete Times
Forum – welcomed the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2007
and will host the 2009 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament and the 2012
NCAA Frozen Four.
Tourism
Welcoming visitors has always been a
mainstay of Tampa business. Annually, more
than 18 million people come to
Tampa/Hillsborough County to take vacations or attend conventions. Keeping this in
mind, the hospitality community devotes
much effort to continuously offering new
things to see and do.
Tampa’s newest addition came in 2004
with the opening of the Ford Amphitheater,
where visitors can experience some of the
nation’s hottest touring performers and concerts.
Attractions & Events
With so many people visiting the Bay
Area each year, you better believe there are
plenty of things to see and do. Newcomers,
as well as long time residents, sometimes find
it difficult to keep up with the ever-growing
list of sights and attractions. The Tampa Bay
area is packed with excitement, offering visitors educational, entertaining and cultural
attractions.
Some attractions - like Busch Gardens and
the Florida Aquarium - are consistently
expanding to give people even more reasons
to keep coming back. Thrill seekers will
enjoy the newest addition at Busch Gardens SheiKra - America’s only dive coaster and one
of only three such coasters in the world.
SheiKra is 200 feet up, 90 degrees straight
down and already a legend. Others, such as
the Florida Aquarium, the Museum of
Science and Industry and Lowry Park Zoo,
have recently completed expansion projects
worth millions of dollars.
As it is already, the number of places to go
and things to do is nearly overwhelming. The
list is only partially complete with Busch
Gardens, Adventure Island,The Florida
Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo, Museum of
Science and Industry (MOSI),Yacht StarShip
dining cruises, an abundance of beaches, the
Henry B. Plant Museum, the Tampa Museum
of Art,Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
and Ybor City.
Arts & Culture
The arts are a vital component of the
Tampa Bay community. Newcomers quickly
realize that in this region the arts thrive. From
its theater groups, orchestras, world-class performance halls, museums, galleries and much
more,Tampa Bay’s cultural horizons are
diverse and stimulating.
Venues such as the Tampa Bay History
Museum,Ybor City State Museum, MOSI,
and the Florida International Museum and
Salvador Dali Museum in nearby St.
Petersburg are attracting praise from critics
around the country.
Downtown Tampa offers a variety of commercial art galleries that showcase museum
quality exhibitions ranging from cutting edge
contemporary art to decorative sculptural and
glass works.
The Tampa Theatre, with its unique
baroque style architecture and brand new
marquee, shows a variety of independent and
foreign films, as well as classic film shows.
If great music is what you want, then
Coachman Park in nearby Clearwater is
where you’ll want to be. The park plays host
to numerous musical venues year-round.
From country to rock, R&B, reggae and the
annual Jazz Fest, Coachman Park has something for everyone.
Catch a Broadway play, listen as contemporary poets compete for applause or browse
among the displays of one of Tampa Bay’s
many sidewalk art festivals.
All this and so much more adds up to an
electric combination, making Tampa Bay one
of the most happening spots in the nation.
Whether you enjoy quiet days and invigorating nights - or vice versa - Tampa Bay’s got
just what you’re looking for.
Area Attractions:
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
For Tickets, Group Events & Park Information
Phone (888) 800-5447
www.buschgardens.com
Transportation:
First Priority Tours, Inc.
Joan E.Hart
12301 40th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33762
Phone (800) 550-1148
[email protected]
USF Area Hotels:
Embassy Suites Tampa - USF/Busch Gardens
Official Hotel of USF Athletics
Martin A. Rothchild
3705 Spectrum Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone (813) 903-6601
[email protected]
www.embassysuitesusf.com
Clarion Hotel - Near USF
Gwen Thurman – Director of Sales
2701 E. Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone (813) 952-2504
[email protected]
www.tampaclarion.com
Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North
Genii Reynolds, Sports Sales Manager
13305 Tampa Oaks Blvd.
Temple Terrace, FL 33637
Phone (813) 342-5002
[email protected]
www.tampanorth.gardeninn.com
Westshore/Airport/Stadium Hotel:
Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport
Michelle Keenan, Director of Sales and
Marketing
4400 West Cypress Street
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone (813) 357-6143
[email protected]
www.sheraton.com/tampaairport
Ask for the USF Athletics Preferred Rate
USF Athletics Preferred Travel
Contact:
Ivy Willing (813) 974-7496
Email: [email protected].
Martz Group – First Class Coach Co.
The St. Pete Times Forum will host the 2008 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final
Four and the 2009 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship.
Crystal Hueston - Charter Manager
4783 37th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33714
Phone: 727 526-9086 Ext: 24
Phone: 800 282-8020
[email protected]
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DR. JUDY GENSHAFT
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President
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Judy Genshaft
was appointed
president of the
University of
South Florida in
July 2000.
During Dr.
Genshaft’s presidency, USF has
been nationally
recognized as a
top-tier national
research university,
and it is on track to be among the top public
research universities in the nation.With campuses
in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and
Lakeland, USF serves more than 44,000 students
in more than 200 degree programs on the undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral levels,
including the doctor of medicine. USF has
12,000 employees and a budget of more than
$1.6 billion annually.
President Genshaft led the development and
implementation of a five-year strategic plan that
focuses USF resources on strategic priorities. She
has also developed a more focused plan to move
USF into the top tier of public research universities.The plan strengthens USF’s faculty and program quality, student selectivity and achievement,
research quality and productivity, and private support.
As the leader of a metropolitan research university, President Genshaft has established herself
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as a leader for economic development, especially
related to high-technology and bioscience.
President Genshaft has focused on partnering
university research—which under her leadership
topped $310 million last year—with corporate
and entrepreneurial partners. She launched the
university’s high-tech business incubator and
Research Park which is a hub for bioscience
research and entrepreneurship. Last year she successfully led the efforts to recruit SRI
International to affiliate with the University’s
College of Marine Science and its Center for
Ocean Technology, bringing a major economic
engine to the St. Petersburg area.
President Genshaft is active on a national
level, serving on the American Council on
Education (ACE) and the BIG EAST Executive
Board, as well as the current Chair of the Tampa
Bay Partnership,Vice Chair of the Greater Tampa
Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Florida
High-Tech Corridor, the Florida Council of 100
and the NCAA.
Prior to joining USF, President Genshaft
served as provost and vice president for academic
affairs at the University at Albany, State
University of New York. She also held various
positions during a 16-year tenure at The Ohio
State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
social work and psychology from the University
of Wisconsin at Madison, a master’s degree in
school counseling from Kent State University, and
a doctorate in counseling psychology from Kent
State.
While the
2007-08 academic and athletic year at the
University of
South Florida
will mark Dr.
Suresh Khator’s
second as
Faculty Representative for
the Bulls, he
has been, for
many years, a valuable member of the staff at
USF.
Khator arrived on campus as an assistant professor in 1983 and has continued to further his
career at the University. He was promoted to
professor of Industrial & Management Systems
Engineering in 1993 and is currently serving as
the Director of Engineering Computing.
In his current capacity, he is responsible for
planning and supervision of computing in the
College of Engineering. The computing facilities
in the College consist of five open-access and
teaching labs with more than 180 computers. He
has held his current position since June of 1998.
Career highlights at USF also include serving
as the Interim Associate Dean (Academics) of the
College of Engineering (1994-95) and the
Director of Undergraduate Program of the
Department of Industrial & Management Systems
Engineering (1983-86 and 1990-92).
Dr. Khator has always been heavily involved
in campus activities, serving as Faculty Senate
Vice President from 1999-2001. He has also
served on numerous committees during his
tenure at USF.
Dr. Khator earned his bachelor’s degree in
mechanical engineering (with distinction) from
Jiwaji University in Gwalior, India, in 1969. He
went on to claim a master’s of technology in production and industrial engineering (with distinction) in 1971 before receiving his doctorate of
philosophy in industrial engineering from Purdue
in 1975.
An already distinguished career includes a
long and impressive list of appointments, publications, presentations and grants.
Dr. Khator’s connection with USF doesn’t
stop with his accomplishments. His wife, Dr.
Renu Khator, was appointed Provost and Senior
Vice President at the University in 2004.
USF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rhea F. Law
Chair
John B. Ramil
Vice Chair
Lee E. Arnold, Jr.
Michael J. Barber
Ph.D.
Richard A. Beard, III
Margarita R. Cancio
M.D.
Sonja W. Garcia
Barclay Harless
Kiran C. Patel
M.D.
Debbie Nye Sembler
Jan E. Smith
Robert L. Soran
Sherrill Tomasino
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
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In just three
years at the
University of South
Florida, Doug
Woolard has
inspired and led a
number of initiatives that have
allowed the Bulls’
program to make a
successful transition
into the prestigious
BIG EAST
Conference.
Although USF had already accepted a bid to join the
BIG EAST when Woolard assumed command in May
2004, his tireless work to set a strong foundation at the
outset has not gone unnoticed.
The BIG EAST places the Bulls in an elite neighborhood of programs, but Woolard set a goal upon his hiring
to make USF the best program in the conference.To do
that, he has stressed the importance of a strong partnership
between staff, student-athletes and community.
Since May 2004,Woolard has led a successful effort to
earmark a new “athletics footprint” on campus that will
allow the program to initiate efforts to build new facilities
in a core area on campus.As fundraising allows,Woolard
will lead the staff in improving facilities for baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and tennis.
Already, USF has added nearly $2 million in video
scoreboards to the Sun Dome, USF’s basketball arena, and
Woolard has a progressive plan to re-fit the entire seating
configuration in the arena.
Woolard has also been proactive in retaining successful
coaches, having negotiated new contracts with Jim Leavitt
(football), Ken Eriksen (softball) and Jose Fernandez
(women’s basketball). Leavitt remains the only football
coach USF has ever had and he led the program to a bowl
game in 2005, only the ninth season of competition, and
to a bowl championship in its 10th season in 2006. Eriksen
has annually led his softball program into postseason competition and was an assistant coach for the 2004 USA
Olympic Team. Fernandez has led the women’s basketball
program to postseason play in each of the past four years the only such appearances in the program’s history.
Always looking to keep USF in the forefront of athletics nationally,Woolard has taken an aggressive approach in
hiring searches that have led to the addition of Stan Heath
(men’s basketball), Lelo Prado (baseball) and Denise
Schilte-Brown (women’s soccer), three coaches that have
led their previous programs to NCAA Tournaments.
Expanded television and radio coverage for USF programs has also been a key initiative for Woolard. In 2005,
he helped complete an agreement that allows for the most
electronic media exposure in school history. In addition to
USF’s football and men’s basketball programs upgrading to
more powerful stations, every USF women’s basketball
game is now being aired on the radio for the first time
ever. Opportunities will also exist for USF’s baseball and
softball programs, in addition to volleyball.There is also
more television exposure through re-broadcast opportuniunder Woolard’s watch.
ties for all of USF’s athletic teams on Bright House
Further enhancing the community partnership,
Networks in Tampa Bay.
Woolard remained committed to bringing all Billiken athIn 2004 - his first year at USF and the Bulls’ final sealetic events back on campus. In addition to constructing a
son in Conference USA - Woolard helped build momennew soccer stadium, Saint Louis added a new softball faciltum heading into the program’s initiation into the BIG
ity and nine new tennis courts on campus. Planning and
EAST.The women’s track, golf and softball teams earned
fundraising are now underway to construct a $70 million
NCAA bids and the women’s basketball team had its finest
on-campus multi-purpose facility where Saint Louis can
season ever and played in a second-straight postseason
play its men and women’s basketball games
tournament. Men’s basketball built strong momentum at
While maintaining an outstanding department at Saint
the end of the year with upset wins over Charlotte,
Louis,Woolard has also become a prominent figure on
Houston and Cincinnati en route to the semifinals of the
national committees. Presently he is a member of the
Conference USA Tournament.
NCAA Sports Wagering Task Force, which has been
All of this has not been achieved without continued
charged with recommending strategies to counteract sports
emphasis on academics.Woolard has taken a personal
wagering by student-athletes. He is a past chair of the
involvement in building resources that will allow USF to
Conference USA directors of athletics committee and he
maintain its early success in the NCAA’s new APR
also served as the league’s representative on the NCAA
(Academic Progress Rate) rankings.Woolard has hired Dr.
Academic/Eligibility/Compliance (AEC) Cabinet, where
Amy Haworth to oversee the Academic Services area and
he chaired the amateurism and agents subcommittee.
her professional background provides USF student-athletes
Woolard has also served as C-USA’s alternate to the
with a wealth of support. Additionally,Woolard has hired
NCAA Management Council, the most powerful committhe first-ever full-time Champs/Life Skills Director at USF. tee in the NCAA governance structure.
Woolard’s contributions extend to the community,
Prior to joining Saint Louis,Woolard worked for the
where he has worked hard to build on existing relationnationally respected Jim Livengood at Washington State
ships while opening the door for new ones as well.
University. Under Livengood, who is now the Director of
Woolard’s leadership role is one he is fit to assume and
Athletics at Arizona and a past chair of the NCAA Men’s
one in which he has experience.
Basketball Committee,Woolard was the associate director
In October 1994, he assumed leadership of the Saint
for external operations from 1989-94, after one year
Louis University Department of Athletics as its Director
(1988-89) as an assistant director of athletics.
and guided the program through a historic period that
While at Washington State,Woolard was a key member
included the school’s inclusion as a founding member of
of the senior management staff that oversaw a successful
Conference USA, and more recently its acceptance of
football program, and he played a prominent role in the
membership in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
entire department’s relationship with the community.
While overseeing a department that was progressive in
Woolard and his wife, Cherrie, have two children,
its competitive success,Woolard also proved to be a large
Chris and Amy.
asset in a community that
like Tampa Bay, presents
the challenge of finding a
niche with professional
football, baseball and
hockey in the market.
The Saint Louis men’s
basketball team consistently ranked among the
top 30 in the nation in
annual attendance during
Woolard’s decade at the
helm.Three times, the
program was among the
nation’s top 10, peaking
with an average attendance of 17,708. Further,
the men’s soccer program
at Saint Louis is consistently in the nation’s top
10 in attendance by averLeft to Right: Doug Woolard, softball coach Ken Eriksen, Frank and Carol Morsani,
aging over 2,800 fans a
game in a stadium that football coach Jim Leavitt. The Morsanis donated $10 million to USF in June 2006,
was constructed for the with $3 million slated to be used for a new football practice complex and a new
men and women’s teams softball stadium.
THE BULLS CLUB
donors who make an extraordinary annual commitment to the green and gold. Iron Bulls make unrestricted annual gifts of at least $10,000 and are recognized as leaders, helping USF compete for championships at the highest levels.
The Bulls Club is charged with advancing the USF
Athletics program through private philanthropic support. As we enter our third year of BIG EAST competition, the Bulls Club is larger and stronger than
ever, and its members have been the backbone of the
program’s incredible growth. These fans, friends and
alumni provide the needed resources so our studentathletes and coaches can
write the next chapter in
Bulls history.
The primary capital and endowment goals for the
Bulls Club over the next five years will focus on the
Athletics District Master Plan and growing the scholarship endowment. The Athletics District Master
Plan, which includes new practice and competition
facilities for football, men’s and women’s basketball,
men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis,
softball, baseball, and men’s and women’s track and
field, is expected to cost upwards of $50 million.
As investors in one of the
fastest growing intercollegiate
athletic programs in the
country, donors are recognized for their critical role in
advancing USF athletics and
receive special consideration
for priority seating and parking at USF competitions,
invitations to special events
and other benefits.The levels The Athletics District Master Plan
of support from fans, friends
For more information about the Bulls Club:
and alumni have continued to increase as the level of
Collin Sherwin, Communications Coordinator.
competition USF faces on the field becomes more
813-974-7180. [email protected]
challenging.
The Bulls Club has annual, capital and endowment
giving goals. Annual giving, defined as annuallyrepeatable gifts for operating support, seeks both to
“build the base out” by increasing the numbers of
Bulls Club donors and to “build the base up” by
growing levels of investment by existing donors. To
that end, the Iron Bulls program was established for
To become a member of the Bulls Club:
Eric Soncrant, Director of the Annual Fund:
For more information on capital/endowment giving:
Vicki Mitchell, Assoc. Athletic Director for
Development:
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Dr. Amy Haworth
Justin Miller
Assoc. AD for
Academics
Asst. AD for
Academics
Academic Enrichment Center
The USF Academic Enrichment Center opened in June of 2004 and has
seen continued use from USF student-athletes, taking advantage of the
outstanding Academic Enrichment Program provided to meet the needs
and goals of our diverse student-athlete population. The center includes
a computer lab, a large study lounge, individual tutor rooms, a distance
learning lab and eight staff offices. Student-athletes have accessibility to
the Academic Enrichment Center and the excellent staff throughout the
entire year.
Academic Enrichment Program
The Academic Enrichment Program at the University of South Florida
is designed to be a full-service program with the goal of providing the
support and services necessary to enhance the total development of the
USF student-athlete.The program is focused on the unique needs and
demands of student-athletes at USF and fosters the cultivation of skills
that allow for the development of potential in the classroom, on the field
and for the future.
The Academic Enrichment Program provides a variety of support
mechanisms for all student-athletes by way of specific events and activities designed to promote academic success, athletic success, community
service, career development and personal development. The theories
and tenants mirror those promoted through the NCAA
CHAMPS/LifeSkills model, but are designed specifically for the identified needs and challenges specific to our student-athlete body.
Because we are committed to academic success and to providing the
appropriate level of support for all our student-athletes, the academic
component of our Enrichment Program is considered most vital. Focus
is placed on identifying and meeting the needs and challenges faced by
our student-athletes through providing assistance programs, workshops,
tutoring and mentoring made available throughout the academic year.
Emphasis is placed on encouraging student-athletes to take responsibility
for their academic careers and for being productive and successful members of the USF academic community.
All first-year students are afforded the opportunity to participate in the
EXCEL program designed to assist all newcomers with the transition to
the university and to help students adjust to the rigor of the USF academic program. Components of the program include weekly meetings
with an EXCEL counselor, objective-based study hall, tutoring and
ongoing academic advising.
In addition to the emphasis on the classroom and academic success, the
Academic Enrichment Program provides support and programming in
the areas of career development, community service, personal development and leadership.The athletic success of our student-athletes is supported through our coaching staffs as well as the various support staffs
provided for them, including the strength and conditioning staff, athletic
training staff, sports information staff, facilities staff and the equipment
room staff. In addition, programming in the areas of nutrition, performance enhancement, leadership development, sports agents and gambling,
ethical behavior, sportsmanship and amateurism are provided throughout
the academic year.
Career Development
A major focus for the program is to provide programming and services
designed to prepare student-athletes for careers beyond the field and
court. Networking opportunities, career placement services, workshops
USF Academic Facts
• In 2006-07, 164 student-athletes compiled a cumulative grade
point average of 3.0 or better. Eight student-athletes earned perfect GPA’s of 4.0.
• On April 30, 2007, the USF men’s cross country and golf teams
and the women’s golf and softball teams earned public recognition
from the NCAA for having a multi-year Academic Progress Rate
(APR) among the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective
sports.
in resume writing, cover letter composition and interview skills provide
student-athletes with the vital resources to prepare them for this phase
of their development.
Community Service
The Academic Enrichment Program serves to coordinate all of the
efforts by our student-athletes and coaches as well as the SAAC organization in the area of community service. Organized, coordinated efforts
in community service afford student-athletes safe, constructive and manageable opportunities to work within the greater Tampa area in providing services to hospitals, youth organizations and reading programs in
local elementary schools. Service learning is an important component
of the Academic Enrichment Program.
Personal Development
The personal development component of the program encompasses a
wide variety of areas including leadership development and decision
making, financial planning and money management, gender violence
prevention, personal health, disordered eating and other topic areas
requested by student-athletes, coaches or administrators. Focus is also
placed on assisting student-athletes with the transition process going
from varsity athlete to a career off the field.
A spacious study lounge is now available in the Academic Enrichment
Center within the new intercollegiate athletic building at USF.
• Thirteen USF student-athletes have earned the Academic AllAmerica distinction. Chris Heintz (baseball),Tiffany Stewart (softball) and Minna Rasimus (track & field/cross country) have garnered the honor twice in their careers.
• Seven USF football players earned 2006 BIG EAST Conference
All-Academic Football Team honors. S.J. Green and Marcus
Edwards garnered the accolade for the second-straight year, while
Colby Erskin, Ryan Gilliam, Mike Padilla, Eric Setser and
Anthony Severino earned their first honor.
• Men’s golfer Justin Fetcho and women’s golfer Daniella Ronderos
were selected as the 2006-07 BIG EAST/Aeropostale ScholarAthletes of the Year.
• In the 2005-06 academic year, 139 USF student-athletes were
named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.
• During USF’s tenure in Conference USA, 22 student-athletes
were named Scholar Athletes of the Year in their respective sports.
In USF’s first year (2005-06) in the BIG EAST, student-athletes
continued to gain recognition for their outstanding academic
achievements as Hunter West (men’s soccer) and Tiffany Stewart
(softball) were named BIG EAST/Aeropostale Scholar Athletes.
Support, encouragement and enthusiasm for the academic success
for all USF student-athletes is evident throughout the athletic program here at the University of South Florida, as athletic director
Doug Woolard has placed a very high priority on the enrichment of
the academic lives of our student-athletes.
Wide receiver Marcus Edwards is a two-time BIG EAST
All-Academic Football Team honoree.
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SPORTS MEDICINE
The health of every student-athlete at the University of South Florida
is the primary concern of the USF Sports Medicine Staff, a group that
covers every facet of the health care spectrum.
Under the guidance of Assistant Athletic Director and Head Football
Athletic Trainer Steve Walz, Associate Athletic Trainer Keith Abrams, and
Assistant Athletic Trainers’ Donna Jordan and Jen Ross, the USF Sports
Medicine staff offers comprehensive health care with special emphasis
placed on injury prevention methods.The Sports Medicine staff offers
daily service to every student-athlete.
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Walz has been with USF Sports Medicine in several
different capacities since 1992. He returned to USF
most recently in 2000 after working as the sports medicine director at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in
Kansas City, Kan.Walz was the first-ever football athletic trainer for USF from 1996-98.
Walz oversees all aspects of the sports medicine program while serving as the primary athletic trainer for
Steve Walz USF football.
A 1992 graduate from the University of Missouri,
MA, ATC, LAT
Walz also holds a master’s degree from USF, which he obtained in 1994
when he was the men’s basketball athletic trainer for two seasons.
Following the 1993-94 basketball season, he accepted a position with the
Florida Orthopedic Institute, where USF student-athletes received care
and underwent injury rehabilitation. During his stint at FOI,Walz also
served as head athletic trainer for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena
Football League during their 1996 World Championship season.
Walz was a two-time elected official for the Athletic Trainers
Association of Florida Executive Board as the West Coast Representative
and currently serves as the secretary/treasurer for the BIG EAST Sports
Medicine Society.Walz was honored as the Outstanding USF Staff
Member in 2005 and the Athletic Trainer of the Year for the State of
Florida for 2006. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the Athletic
Training Education program, having taught a variety of courses.
Walz and his wife, Shelley, have a five-year-old son, Henry.
Keith Abrams joined the USF Sports Medicine staff
in the summer of 2006 after working as assistant athletic trainer and rehabilitation coordinator for the Kansas
City Chiefs from 2002-2006. Prior to Abrams work
with the Chiefs he also was the head athletic trainer for
the New York/New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL and an
assistant athletic trainer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Abrams also has experience in Major League Baseball,
Keith Abrams working in the Atlanta Braves organization.
As an associate athletic trainer and director of rehaMA, ATC, LAT
bilitation at USF, Abrams will coordinate the rehabilitation of the USF student-athletes and provide direct care to the Bulls’ football team. He received his undergraduate degree from Kean University in
New Jersey and attended San Jose State University for his master’s degree.
Donna Jordan joined the USF Sports Medicine Staff in August 2005,
serving as the women’s basketball athletic trainer. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and master’s
degrees from Texas Tech University and UMKC. Jordan was also a four
year member of the UMKC women’s basketball team where she served as
team captain her senior year.
Jordan was most recently the assistant athletic trainer at the University
of Texas at Dallas where she covered several sports.
Jordan attended high school in Germany where she excelled in several
sports and named the 1994 High School Female Athlete of the Year and
Central European Women’s Volleyball MVP.
Jennifer Ross is in her fourth year with USF Sports Medicine, but
2007-08 will mark her second campaign as an assistant athletic trainer and
head men’s basketball athletic trainer.
Ross, a native of Bensenville, Ill., worked as a graduate assistant with
the volleyball team at USF before her promotion.
She serves as the department’s liaison with the USF Substance
Education and Awareness Team and supervises the volleyball and softball
interns.
She also worked at St. Anthony’s Hospital for three years and served as
the head athletic trainer at Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Ross earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Eckerd
College in 2001 before completing her master’s work in exercise science
with USF in 2006.
The Sports Medicine Staff is comprised of eight graduate assistant certified athletic trainers who complement Walz, Abrams, Ross, and Jordan.
The USF Sports Medicine Department is privileged to be affiliated with the very best physicians
in the Tampa Bay area. USF student-athletes benefit from the close proximity, both in relationship
and geography, with USF Health. Drs. David
Leffers and Eric Coris serve as the primary team
physicians and are assisted by Larry Collins and
Dave Kotun, physician assistants. Seth Gasser,
Adam
Morse, Scott Welsh, John Small and Jeff
Dr. David Leffers,
Stone
also
serve as orthopedic team physicians.
M.D.
Michelle Pescascio and Arnold Ramirez serve as
family practice team physicians.
The University of South Florida Sports
Medicine Department is housed in both the Sun
Dome and in the brand new Intercollegiate
Athletic Facility.This new facility of over 5,200
square feet is equipped with the latest tools and
technology.The department also works closely with
the USF Athletic Training Education Program and
Dr. Eric Coris,
provides clinical experiences for athletic training
M.D.
students.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
McKeefery is in his eighth season at USF. A former all-conference defensive back at
Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan., he earned bachelor’s degrees in biology and physical
education in 1997, while also being named a two-time Academic All-American. In addition, he earned his master’s degree in adult education from the University of South Florida
in 2004.
After one year as coach at Ottawa, he made the switch to strength and conditioning,
working first as an intern with the Kansas City Royals. He then worked as a part-time
assistant for two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before becoming the head strength
coach for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe.
Ronnie McKeefery Aaron Quarberg
Strength and
Conditioning Coach
Assistant Strength
Coach
Kaz Kazadi
Assistant Strength
Coach
It is the mission of the USF strength and conditioning program to maximize the
genetic potential in every component of athleticism and decrease the potential for injury
in a manner that is safe and intense for each student-athlete.
In this regard, yearlong strength and conditioning programs at USF are designed specific to each student-athlete. Each program is tailored to be sport and position-specific by
assessing the muscular and metabolic demands of the respective sport. Programs are evaluated and monitored continuously and adjusted as necessary to reach optimal gains.
With the new intercollegiate athletic facility that opened in June of 2004, USF’s student-athletes have a state-of-the-art, 10,900 square-foot strength room to meet its conditioning needs.The spacious facility has been designed to provide student-athletes with
everything it needs to succeed, including Mondo Sport impact flooring, Power Lift combo
racks, Iron Grip custom urethane plates and dumbbells, Useaka bumper plates and bars,
cardio equipment, mirrors and a state-of- the-art stereo system.
Specific to football, each player is trained to maximize on-field performance. Strength
and power training, speed development, lateral speed and agility, anaerobic conditioning
and flexibility are all considered when designing a player’s program.The strength and conditioning staff also strives to educate the student-athletes on nutrition, dietary supplements
and related issues.
The strength and conditioning program is administered by USF Associate Director of
Athletics Barry Clements and operated day-to-day by Assistant Athletic Director Ron
McKeefery, who manages a staff of four additional strength coaches.Together they are
responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for the
student-athletes.
McKeefery joined the USF program prior to the 2000 football season. He is certified
by both the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate
Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA).
Aaron Quarberg was named assistant strength and conditioning coach in the spring of
2007. Quarberg is currently is completing his master’s work at USF in exercise science
and holds certifications that include the CSCS and USAW.
While working on his exercise science undergraduate degree at USF in 2004,
Quarberg began his affiliation with the strength and conditioning department as an intern
under McKeefery’s supervision. Since his start, he has been involved with the Jacksonville
Jaguars mini camp workouts each year and has served many roles throughout the USF
strength program.
Quarberg completed an internship in the spring of 2006 with the National
Championship Florida Gators Football team. In May 2006, Quarberg accepted a graduate
assistant position at the University of South Florida and the Sports + Field performance
enhancement facility.
Kaz Kazadi enters his first year as a member of the USF strength and conditioning
department after serving in the same capacity in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kazadi, who was originally born in Zaire, Africa, graduated from the University of
Tulsa with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in psychology. Kazadi also
earned certifications in criminal justice and minority studies.While attending the
University of Missouri and working as a graduate assistant, he earned his master’s degree
from the school of education in counseling psychology with an emphasis in health promotion and sport psychology.
While attending Tulsa, Kazadi was named captain of the football team during his junior and senior campaigns. During the last two seasons of his collegiate career, Kazadi was
named to the All-Western Athletic Conference team and was among the nations semifinalists for the Butkus Award, which is given to the nation’s top linebacker.
After having an All-American year in which he also received the Fitness All-American
Award, Kazadi was drafted by the National Football League’s St. Louis
Rams in 1997. During his five-year professional career, Kazadi also participated in the Canadian Football League and volunteered to be one of the
many ambassadors for the NFL as a member of the World Football
League’s Barcelona Dragons.
Kazadi has always been extremely supportive of community outreach
organizations. He has volunteered in the Mentoring Youth Programs and
Big Brothers and Big Sisters. As a representative in the Student Advisory
Council he was responsible for assisting in the organization and implementation of university-wide community service activities. During his
professional career he remained active in the United Way.
Kazadi lives in the Tampa Bay area with his wife Monique and their
three children: Ra-sun, Isis and Rohon.
In addition to McKeefery, Quarberg and Kazadi, Aaron Komarek and
Beth Byron complete the strength and condition staff.Their primary
responsibilities are working with the Olympic sports programs.
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BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Michael A. Tranghese
Commissioner
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John Paquette
Associate
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Jon Gust
Director of
Communications
The 2006 BIG EAST Conference football season was one of the year’s
best stories. Each week seemed to bring with it memorable matchups and
record-breaking feats. But it was the brilliant ending – a perfect 5-0 record in
bowl games – that put the finishing touches on this BIG EAST best seller.
The league ended the 2006 regular season with a winning percentage of
.800 in non-conference games (32-8 record) – the highest in the 16-year history of the conference. This mark included an 11-7 record against BCS
Conference opponents. In addition, the final combined overall winning percentage of all BIG EAST football teams in ‘06 (.644) was the best of any
Division I-A conference in the country.
Five of the eight BIG EAST teams went to bowl games and all five
emerged victorious. The league captured wins in the FedEx Orange Bowl
(Louisville), the Toyota Gator Bowl (West Virginia), the Texas Bowl (Rutgers),
the PapaJohn’s.com Bowl (USF) and the International Bowl (Cincinnati).
The BIG EAST’s 5-0 bowl mark was the best bowl record of any Division IA conference in ‘06, earning the league ESPN’s Bowl Challenge Cup. It was
only the second time since the inception of the BCS that an automatic qualifying conference has gone undefeated in any one bowl season.
Three BIG EAST teams wound down the ‘06 campaign in the top 12 of
the final Associated Press and USA Today Polls – Louisville (No. 6/7), West
Virginia (No. 10/10) and Rutgers (No. 12/12).
In 2005, three new schools – the University of Cincinnati, University of
Louisville and University of South Florida – joined Connecticut, Pittsburgh,
Rutgers, Syracuse and West Virginia in the BIG EAST. The additions
increased the football membership to eight schools and gave the BIG EAST
a presence that ranged as far south as Tampa, Fla., and as far west as Louisville,
Ky.
In the first season as the “new-look” BIG EAST in 2005, four conference
schools earned trips to bowl games.West Virginia (11-1, 7-0 BIG EAST) finished the regular season unbeaten in league play for the first time since 1993
to win the conference title. Earning the BIG EAST’s automatic Bowl
Championship Series bid, West Virginia represented the conference in the
2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl in Atlanta.The Mountaineers defeated Georgia, 3835, to finish the year fifth in the final Associated Press Top 25 Poll and sixth
in the final USA Today Poll. Louisville was ranked 19th and 20th, respectively, in the final AP and USA Today polls.
Over the last six seasons, the BIG EAST has compiled one of the best
winning percentages of any BCS conference in bowl games. BIG EAST
Conference teams are 21-13 in postseason play since 2000.
The BIG EAST has been a frequent contender for the national championship. Eight times in the league’s 16 seasons a BIG EAST squad has been in
a bowl game, playing for a claim to the national crown.
The BIG EAST has always been proud of its football student-athletes for
their academic achievements. In 2006, West Virginia senior linebacker Jay
Henry was named the BIG EAST/Aeropostale Football Scholar-Athlete of
the Year. Henry, along with Louisville junior quarterback Brian Brohm, also
received ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
accolades. WVU senior center Dan Mozes earned second team recognition.
In addition, Rutgers’ senior fullback Brian Leonard was the recipient of the
Draddy Trophy. Known in many circles as the “Academic” Heisman, the
Draddy Trophy continues to be one of college football’s most sought after and
competitive awards, recognizing an individual as the absolute best in the
country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.
Since its birth, the BIG EAST has been a national power both on and off
the field. Commissioner Michael Tranghese served as coordinator of the BCS
for two years from 2002-03. He has spearheaded the development of BIG
EAST football since its beginning.
The BIG EAST Conference’s entrance into football was announced on
February 5, 1991. The league gained instant notice and credibility with its
level of excellence on the field and with its television and bowl relationships.
The Big East Conference
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BIG EAST CONFERENCE STAFF
Commissioner ..................................................................Michael A.Tranghese
Senior Associate Commissioner .................................................John Marinatto
Associate Commissioner.......................................................Nick Carparelli, Jr.
Associate Commissioner ................................................Joe D’Antonio, Jr., Esq.
Associate Commissioner..........................................................Donna DeMarco
Associate Commissioner...................................................................Dan Gavitt
Associate Commissioner ............................................................Tom Odjakjian
Associate Commissioner ..............................................................John Paquette
Associate Commissioner for Olympic Sports...............................James Siedliski
Assistant Commissioner for Compliance ................................Jennifer Condaras
Assistant Commissioner/Women’s Basketball Officiating .............Barbara Jacobs
Director of Business Affairs.............................................................Susan Eaton
Director of Communications.......................................................Jonathan Gust
Director of Communications ...................................................Rachel Margolis
Director of Men’s Basketball Operations....................................Shawn Murphy
(401) 453-0660 - Communications
(401) 272-9108 - Switchboard
(401) 751-8540 - Fax
Assistant Director of Communications.......................................Michael Coyne
Assistant Director of Compliance .............................................Jason DeAngelis
Assistant Director of Internet Publicity and Promotions.............Ben Fairclough
Assistant Director of Sport Administration ................................Mia Brickhouse
Assistant Director of Sport Administration..........................Robert Weygand, Jr.
Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating ....................................Art Hyland
Coordinator of Football Officiating .................................................John Soffey
Assistant to the Commissioner....................................................Lisa Zanecchia
Administrative Assistant for Sport Administration...........................Lois DeBlois
Administrative Assistant for Compliance.......................................Wanda Factor
Administrative Assistant ....................................................................Linda Yates
Receptionist..........................................................................Kathy Kirkpatrick
Administrative Fellow ....................................................................Kevin Lopes
Communications Assistant .........................................................................TBD
Communications Assistant .........................................................................TBD
Football Administration Assistant ...............................................................TBD
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
The BIG EAST has been a charter member of each of the major bowl agreements with the major conferences, beginning with The Bowl Coalition in
1992 followed by The Bowl Alliance in `95. The Bowl Championship Series
began in `98.
Extensive television exposure and the BIG EAST have been synonymous
terms. For football, the league established its own regional television package
in 1991 before it had played a game. The BIG EAST Television Network
immediately was the largest regional college football network in the country.
The BIG EAST has television agreements with ABC and ESPN that run
through the 2007 season. Both agreements ensure that ABC or ESPN telecasts a BIG EAST game virtually every week of the year.The BIG EAST and
ESPN have already agreed on a new six-year contract that will further
enhance the league’s exposure.The new agreement will begin with the 2008
regular season and run through 2013.
Of the 73 games played this past season involving BIG EAST teams, 29 of
them were seen on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. In addition, 37 others were seen
on either ESPN Regional, ESPNU, ESPN360, FSN, CSTV or the NFL
Network.
ESPN Regional Television owns broadcasting rights for all telecasts not
assigned to ABC or ESPN. ERT, which took over for the BIG EAST
Network in 1996, produces and distributes additional games, including a BIG
EAST Game of the Week, through syndication, local markets and pay-perview.
The BIG EAST has always aligned itself with prestigious bowl games.The
league is one of the original founders of the Bowl Championship Series and
continues to be one of only six conferences that receive an automatic annual
bid.
The BIG EAST Conference champion earns the league’s automatic BCS
bid. The BCS – which enters its ninth season in 2007-08 – is a five-game
arrangement for postseason college football that is designed to match the two
top-rated teams in a national championship game and to create exciting and
competitive matchups between eight other highly regarded teams in four
other BCS games.
If the BIG EAST champion finishes No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS stand-
ings, then that team will earn a spot in the BCS National Championship
Game. Otherwise, the league champion will compete in one of the four
remaining BCS bowl games – the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl,
Allstate Sugar Bowl or the Rose Bowl. Each bowl hosts two games once
every four years - its traditional game plus a National Championship contest
approximately one week later.
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration among Division I conferences and football bowl partners, the BIG EAST and Big 12 Conferences — along with
Notre Dame — forged a bowl partnership beginning in ‘06.This agreement
assures both BCS Conferences’ and Notre Dame’s participation in the Toyota
Gator Bowl and Brut Sun Bowl over a four-year period. The Toyota Gator
Bowl or Brut Sun Bowl will pick a BIG EAST team after the league’s representative to the Bowl Championship Series has been determined.The Atlantic
Coast Conference will provide the opposition in the Toyota Gator Bowl
(CBS) and the Pac-10 Conference will participate in the Brut Sun Bowl
(CBS).
The Toyota Gator Bowl has the first selection at the conclusion of each
season. During the four years of the deal, the BIG EAST (or Notre Dame)
will send a team to both the Gator Bowl and the Sun Bowl twice.
The Meineke Car Care Bowl is now in its sixth year with the BIG EAST
Conference. The Meineke Car Care Bowl, which is played in Bank of
America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., picks after the Toyota Gator Bowl or
Brut Sun Bowl.
In 2006, the BIG EAST entered into a four-year agreement to participate
in the Texas Bowl versus an opponent from the Big 12 Conference. During
the four-year agreement, the BIG EAST is guaranteed to play in the bowl
game twice (2006 and 2008).The Texas Bowl is played at the state-of-the-art
Reliant Stadium in Houston,Texas.
The BIG EAST Conference also aligned itself with two new bowls
beginning last season – the International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario, and the
PapaJohn’s.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.The agreements give the BIG
EAST a total of six bowl deals. In the International Bowl, the BIG EAST
faces a team from the Mid-American Conference. In the PapaJohn’s.com
Bowl, the BIG EAST plays a team from Conference USA.
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Gallagher
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Author,“Vinegar Hill”
Comedian
Chucky Atkins
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Former Vice President, Internet Technology IBM,
previously the Senior Marketing Executive who
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Guard, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA
Hillsborough County Sheriff
Guy Babylon
Anthony D. Henry
Musician
Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys
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Drake Hogestyn
Olympics editor for Sports Illustrated
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Ed Baird
Melissa Howard
America’s Cup winner 1995
Former cast member, MTV Real World
Ben Brown
Nicole Johnson
Former USA Today and Southern Living
magazine writer
Miss America 1999, motivational speaker and
host of CNBC’s “dLife”
Eddie Carpenter
Tina Johnson
Former President, Disneyland International and
CFO,Walt Disney Attractions
Treasure, Publix Super Markets
Greg Pitts
“Washington Apple” guy, star, Normal Ohio sitcom
Richard Rahn
Senior Fellow-Economics, Discovery Institute;
Founder, Novecon and former vice president and
chief accountant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Youngest ever university president or chancellor
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Pulitzer Prize winner, and state editor,
St. Petersburg Times
Barbara Samson
Founder, Intermedia Communications
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Mark Chung
Kerry Sanders
Manager, St. Louis Cardinals
Former Major League Soccer Player
NBC News
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Mark Consuelos
Actor, ABC’s All My Children soap and
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Superintendent of Hillsborough
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Linebacker, New York Giants
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Ana Veciana-Suarez
Producer for MTV’s “Road Rules”,“The Real
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Miami-Herald syndicated columnist
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, director of
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Austin American Statesman
Former Major League Soccer star
Actress,The Lion King on Broadway
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Assistant to Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL;
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U.S. Congress
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Mark Consuelos
Congressman
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USF ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION (all area codes 813 unless noted)
Doug Woolard, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2125
Bill McGillis, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/External Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8930
Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy, Senior Associate Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2125
Barry Clements, Associate Director of Athletics/Sports & Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4144
Amy Haworth, Associate Director of Athletics/Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3007
Steve Horton, Associate Director of Athletics/Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-6858
Vicki Mitchell, Associate Director of Athletics/Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-1889
Andrew Goodrich, Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3994
ISP SPORTS
Chris Lahey, General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7495
Brett Dulaney, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-6975
Sarah Kay, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7497
Ivy Willing, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7496
SPORTS INFORMATION
John Gerdes, Assistant Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4086
Mike Hogan, Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4092
Rachel Constantine, Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0415
Amy Woodruff, Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4087
Adam Hollen, Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-5755
MARKETING AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
Ayo Taylor-Dixon, Assistant AD/Marketing & Event Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0521
Tina Kelly, Marketing and Event Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0410
Neil McDaniel, Marketing and Event Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-9869
Karlos Tellez, Creative Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7316
Sports Marketing Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-3517
SALES AND BROADCASTING
Jim Louk, Assistant Athletic Director/Sales & Broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7491
Angelo Boff, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-6016
Paul Leistner, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-6885
John Lewis, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7492
Mike Stuben, Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7493
BULLS CLUB
Eric Soncrant, Director of the Annual Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3481
Joe Tomaino, Director of Major Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7489
Amabel Aqui, Associate Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4223
Anwar Pople, Assistant Director of Annual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-6113
Collin Sherwin, Communications Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7180
Maria Gray, Program Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7490
USF FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP FOR ATHLETICS
Lee Roy Selmon, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-3979
ACADEMIC SERVICES
Justin Miller, Assistant AD/Academics & Student-Athlete Development . . . . . . . . . . 974-7446
Dr. Jennifer Hallett, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-6418
Myrtice Landers, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8185
Courtney Lewellyn, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7548
Marco Williams, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-5017
Kent Wilson, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4073
COMPLIANCE
Rick Stumpf, Compliance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4061
BUSINESS OFFICE/HUMAN RESOURCES
Brett Huebner, Assistant Athletic Director/Business Operations & HR . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3227
Michele Burlingame, Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4039
Carrie Fischer, Administrative Assistant/Coordinator Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . .974-0004
Debbie Pershing,Travel Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3162
Tiffany Poole, Program Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8254
Hannah Rhodes, Assistant Business Manager/Sr. Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4062
Beverly Tyson, Program Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4030
FACILITIES & EVENTS MANAGEMENT
Tom Buscemi, Assistant Director/Facilities & Event Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7307
John LeBlanc, Facilities Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0416
Wayne Letson, Maintenance Mechanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-2054
SPORTS MEDICINE
Steve Walz, Assistant AD/Director of Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3506
Keith Abrams, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Rehab Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-6794
Donna Jordan, Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4140
Jen Ross, Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4146
Kelly Cox, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0660
Michelle Cromwell, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0669
Erin Field, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0631
Yesy Ochoa, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0660
Brian Simmerville, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0661
Steve Tassos, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0631
Corey Tremble, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer (813) 974-0667
Janet Britton-Rodgers, Administrative Assistant/Insurance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0514
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Ronnie McKeefery, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7360
Beth Byron, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0417
Kaz Kazadi, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0418
Aaron Komarek, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-3251
Aaron Quarberg, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0469
Chris Ruf, Strength & Conditioning Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
TICKET OPERATIONS
Geoff VonDollen, Assistant AD/Director of Ticket Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-8937
Erik Book, Director of Athletic Ticket Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8933
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Pat Costello, Senior Computer Support Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3986
Gretchen Geist, Senior Computer Support Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8086
Francine Schoel, Senior Secretary/Olympic Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4023
Darlene Johnson, Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2125
Jennifer Ramil, Sun Dolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-2125
Liisa Soncrant, Cheerleading Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571-7694
BASEBALL
Lelo Prado, Head Cooach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2504
Lazer Collazo, Assistant Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2507
Bryant Ward, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2995
Tino Martinez,Volunteer Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2504
Greg Parris, Director of Baseball Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Stan Heath, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3252
Dan Hipsher, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3252
Reggie Hanson, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3252
Darren Sorenson, Director of Basketball Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3252
Joan Snyder, Senior Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3252
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jose Fernandez, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7472
Jeff Osterman, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7472
Shalon Pillow, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7472
Jaida Williams, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7472
Andy Christensen, Director of Basketball Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7472
Nancy Young, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7472
FOOTBALL
Jim Leavitt, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Wally Burnham, Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Bernard Clark, Assistant Coach-Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7166
Mike Canales, Pass Game Coordinator-Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Troy Douglas, Assistant Coach-Secondary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7173
Carl Franks, Assistant Coach-Running Backs/Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Greg Gregory, Assistant Coach-Quarterbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Dan McCarney, Assistant Head Coach-Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Rich Rachel, Assistant Coach-Defensive Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7170
Larry Scott, Assistant Coach-Tight Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-6421
Mike Simmonds, Assistant Coach-Offensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-0903
Larry Antonucci, Director of Football Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-7179
Patrick Burnham, Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-9198
Jamie DeGerome,Video Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-9347
Tanya West, Senior Secretary/Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7171
TBA, Recruiting Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-0914
GOLF
Jim Fee, Men's Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-9756
Kelly Lagedrost,Women's Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-3996
MEN’S TENNIS
Don Barr, Men's Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4112
Mike Henderson, Men's Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7444
Tamer El Sawy,Volunteer Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
Brian Sharp,Team Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Agustin Moreno, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4121
Luisa Obando, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-1109
Sorin Cherebetiu, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
CROSS COUNTRY/INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Warren Bye, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4095
Toby Colyer, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4095
Don Marsh, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-9064
Eric McCarrol, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4094
Melissa Miller, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4097
Austrea Wilkins, Graduate Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
WOMEN'S SAILING
Allison Jolly, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(727) 553-4518
MEN’S SOCCER
George Keifer, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-4149
Ryan Anatol, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8151
Jim DiNobile, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-2040
Fred Dikranian, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974-8775
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Denise Schilte-Brown,Women's Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4026
Randy Belli, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-9657
Donna Holyman, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-3317
Chris Brown,Volunteer Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504-8993
SOFTBALL
Ken Eriksen, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4111
Amber Wright, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4099
Mo Triner, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-7211
Carmela Liwag,Volunteer Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA
VOLLEYBALL
Claire Lessnger, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-5740
Nikki Shade, Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4130
Erik Peterson, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974-4123
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H I STO RY & R E C O R D S
RUSHING
Rushing Attempts
— Game —
1. Dyral McMillan ............................40
Hofstra, 11/13/99
2. Andre Hall ....................................35
at Rutgers, 11/5/05
3 Dyral McMillan ............................34
New Haven, 11/6/99
4. Rafael Williams .............................30
Morehead State, 10/4/97
5. Andre Hall ....................................29
Cincinnati, 11/19/05
Andre Hall ....................................29
at UAB, 11/3/04
7. Andre Hall ....................................28
at TCU, 9/25/04
Rafael Williams .............................28
James Madison, 9/16/00
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Average Gain Per Rush
— Season —
(221) 1.
2.
(168) 3.
4.
(258) 5.
6.
(179) 7.
8.
(100)
Andre Hall ...................270
Andre Hall ...................210
Dyral McMillan............181
Matt Grothe .................178
Rafael Williams.............167
Rafael Williams.............139
Marquel Blackwell........128
Pat Julmiste...................126
(1,374)
(1,357)
(1,017)
1,(622)
1,(704)
1,(729)
1,(566)
1,(336)
— Game —
— Career —
2005
2004
1999
2006
2000
1997
2000
2005
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Andre Hall ..............480
Rafael Williams .......463
Marquel Blackwell ..402
Clenton Crossley.....366
Pat Julmiste .............307
Vince Brewer ..........243
Dyral McMillan ......225
(2,731)
(2,253)
(1,235)
(1,644)
1,(814)
(1,099)
(1,246)
2004-2005
1997-2000
1999-2002
2001-2004
2003-2006
2000-2003
1998-1999
(275)
1. Jermaine Clemons......................18.9
Kentucky Wesleyan, 9/6/97
2. Rafael Williams ..........................15.6
Valparaiso, 9/12/98
3. Rafael Williams ..........................14.9
4. Brian Surcy ................................11.8
5. LaFann Williams.........................11.7
Valparaiso, 9/12/98
(122)
— Game —
— Season —
(29) 1. Andre Hall ....................1,374 (270)
2. Andre Hall ....................1,357 (210)
(34) 3. Dyral McMillan.............1,017 (181)
4. Rafael Williams ................729 (139)
(24) 5. Rafael Williams ................704 (167)
6. Jermaine Clemons ............686 (119)
(40) 7. Matt Grothe .....................622 (178)
8. Rafael Williams ..................586 (98)
(19) 9. LaFann Williams .................580 (88)
10. Marquel Blackwell............566 (128)
(30)
— Career —
2005
2004
1999
1997
2000
1997
2006
1998
1998
2000
1. Andre Hall...............2,731 (480)
2. Rafael Williams........2,253 (462)
3. Clenton Crossley .....1,644 (366)
4. Dyral McMillan .......1,246 (225)
5. Marquel Blackwell ...1,235 (402)
6. Vince Brewer ...........1,099 (243)
7. Jermaine Clemons ....1,060 (185)
8. Pat Julmiste .................814 (307)
9. DeJuan Green .............682 (174)
10. Ricky Ponton .............679 (165)
2004-2005
1997-2000
2001-2004
1998-1999
1999-2002
2000-2003
1997-1999
2003-2006
2002-2003
2005-
(35)
1. LaFann Williams.........................11.7
Valparaiso, 9/12/98
2. Marquel Blackwell .....................11.0
at Baylor, 9/23/00
3. Rafael Williams ..........................10.7
at Cumberland, 11/8/97
4. Andre Hall .................................10.5
vs. Army, 10/16/04
5. Dyral McMillan .........................10.3
New Hampshire, 10/23/99
(8-125)
(8-119)
(6-71)
(10-117)
Game (Min. 20 carries)
(18)
1. Andre Hall ...................................9.5
at UAB, 11/3/04
2. Andre Hall ...................................9.2
at Syracuse, 11/12/05
3. Dyral McMillan ...........................7.6
New Haven, 11/6/99
4. Andre Hall ...................................7.0
UCF, 9/17/05
5. Andre Hall ...................................6.0
vs. East Carolina, 11/13/04
Rafael Williams ............................6.0
(22)
(16)
Rushing Touchdowns
— Game —
— Season —
1. Andre Hall ....................................13
2. Andre Hall ....................................11
3. Pat Julmiste .....................................9
Marquel Blackwell ..........................9
Dyral McMillan ..............................9
Otis Dixon .....................................9
— Career —
2005
2004
2004
2001
1999
1998
Andre Hall...............................24
Marquel Blackwell...................20
Rafael Williams........................18
Clenton Crossley .....................17
Otis Dixon ..............................17
6. Pat Julmiste..............................14
7. Dyral McMillan.......................13
1.
2.
3.
4.
2005-2006
1999-2002
1997-2000
2001-2004
1997-2000
2003-2006
1998-1999
(10-117)
(12-132)
(10-107)
(19-200)
(10-144)
1. Andre Hall .................................10.5
vs. Army, 10/16/04
2. Andre Hall ...................................9.7
at Cincinnati, 11/20/04
3. Andre Hall ...................................9.5
at UAB, 11/3/04
4. Andre Hall ...................................9.2
5. Andre Hall ...................................8.7
Florida A&M, 9/10/05
(27)
1. 13 Times .......................................................3
(Andre Hall 4, Marquel Blackwell 3, Dyral
McMillan 3, Jermaine Clemons 1, Quinton
Callum 1, Matt Grothe 1)
(7-132)
(119)
Rushing Yards
1. Andre Hall ................................275
at UAB, 11/3/04
2. Dyral McMillan .........................258
New Haven, 11/6/99
3. Andre Hall .................................222
4. Dyral McMillan .........................221
Hofstra, 11/13/99
5. Andre Hall .................................200
Army, 10/16/04
6. Rafael Williams ..........................179
7. Andre Hall .................................168
at Rutgers, 11/5/05
8. Andre Hall .................................161
East Carolina, 11/13/04
9. Andre Hall .................................156
10. Andre Hall .................................155
UCF, 9/17/05
Andre Hall .................................155
(Min. 5 carries)
(19-200)
(16-155)
(29-275)
(24-222)
(18-156)
(29-275)
(24-222)
(34-258)
(22-155)
(27-161)
(30-179)
1. Dyral McMillan............................7.6 (34-258)
New Haven, 11/6/99
2. Dyral McMillan............................5.5 (40-221)
Hofstra, 11/13/99
Season (Min. 75 carries)
Longest Non-Scoring Runs
Longest Touchdown Runs
1. 86.....Rafael Williams vs.Valparaiso, 9/12/98
2. 80.....Jermaine Clemons vs. Kentucky
Wesleyan, 9/6/97
3. 63.....Andre Hall at UAB, 11/3/04
4. 62.....Quinton Callum vs. Liberty, 10/27/01
62.....Rafael Williams vs. Morehead State,
11/21/98
122
1.
2.
3.
4.
60.....Andre Hall at Cincinnati, 11/20/04
58.....Andre Hall at TCU, 9/25/04
57.....Andre Hall vs. Army, 10/16/04
55.....Otis Dixon at Georgia Southern,
11/14/98
5. 54.....LaFann Williams vs. Morehead State,
11/21/98
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
LaFann Williams.........6.6
Andre Hall.................6.5
Rafael Williams..........6.0
Jermaine Clemons......5.8
Dyral McMillan .........5.6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Dyral McMillan. .........5.8
Andre Hall..................5.7
Rafael Williams...........4.9
Vince Brewer..............4.5
Clenton Crossley.........4.5
Marquel Blackwell ......3.1
(88-580)
(210-1,357)
(98-586)
(119-686)
(181-1,017)
1998
2004
1998
1997
1999
Career (Min. 225 carries)
(225-1,246) 1998-1999
(480-2,731) 2004-2005
(463-2,253) 1997-2000
(243-1,099)2000-2003
(366-1,644) 2001-2004
(402-1,235) 1999-2002
Most 100-Yard Games
Average Yards Per Game
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Andre Hall................123.4
Andre Hall................114.5
Dyral McMillan..........92.5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Andre Hall................118.7
Dyral McMillan..........62.3
Clenton Crossley ........51.3
Jermaine Clemons ......35.3
Vince Brewer .............32.3
DeJuan Green.............31.0
Marquel Blackwell......28.1
Most 200-Yard Games
— Season —
(11)
(12)
(11)
(11)
(11)
2004
2005
1999
1997
2000
1. Andre Hall ......................6
Andre Hall ......................6
3. Dyral McMillan...............4
4. Rafael Williams ...............3
5. Marquel Blackwell...........2
LaFann Williams ..............2
Jermaine Clemson ...........2
Career (Min. 20 games)
(23)
(20)
(42)
(32)
(30)
(34)
(22)
(44)
2004-2005
1998-1999
1997-2000
2001-2004
1997-1999
2000-2003
2002-2003
1999-2002
2005
2004
1999
1997
2000
1998
1997
Andre Hall ....................12
Rafael Williams. ..............7
Dyral McMillan...............5
Marquel Blackwell...........2
Jermaine Clemons ...........2
LaFann Williams ..............2
— Career —
1. Andre Hall .......................3 2004-2005
2. Dyral McMillan ...............2 1998-1999
Most Consecutive 100-Yard Games
Career
1.
2.
3.
4.
— Season —
1. Andre Hall .......................2 2004
Dyral McMillan ...............2 1999
Same Game 100-Yard Tandem
1. Rafael Williams (125) and
LaFann Williams (117),
Valparaiso, 9/12/98
2. LaFann Williams (122) and
Rafael Williams (119)
2004-2005
1997-2000
1998-1999
1999-2002
1997-1999
1998
1. Andre Hall .....................................................4
at UAB (275) 11/3/04; East Carolina (161)
11/13/04; at Cincinnati (155) 11/20/04;
Memphis (134) 11/27/04
2. Andre Hall .....................................................3
at Rutgers (168) 11/5/05; at Syracuse (222)
11/12/05; Cincinnati (100) 11/19/05
Most Yards in Two Consecutive Games
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Dyral McMillan......................479
Andre Hall .............................436
Andre Hall ............................390
Andre Hall ............................322
Andre Hall ............................316
Andre Hall .............................311
1999, vs. New Haven (258), 11/6 & vs. Hofstra (221), 11/13
2004, at UAB (275), 11/3 & vs. East Carolina (161), 11/13
2005, at Rutgers (168), 11/5 & at Syracuse (222) 11/12
2005, at Syracuse (222), 11/12 & Cincinnati (100), 11/19
2004, vs. East Carolina (161), 11/13 & at Cincinnati (155), 11/20
2005, vs. Florida A&M (156), 9/10 & vs. UCF (155), 9/17
Most Yards in Three Consecutive Games
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Andre Hall ............................591
Andre Hall .............................549
Andre Hall .............................510
Dyral McMillan......................500
Andre Hall .............................490
2004, at UAB (275), 11/3; vs. East Carolina (161), 11/13 & at Cincinnati (155), 11/20
2004, vs. Army (200), 10/16; at Louisville (74), 10/22 & at UAB (275), 11/3
2004, at Louisville (74), 10/22; at UAB (275), 11/3 & vs. East Carolina (161), 11/13
1999, at James Madison (21), 10/30; vs. New Haven (259), 11/6 & vs. Hofstra (221), 11/1
2005, at Rutgers (168), 11/5; at Syracuse (222) 11/12; & vs. Cincinnati (100), 11/19
100-Yard Rushing Leaders
100-Yard Rushers
Yds.
275
258
222
221
200
179
168
161
156
155
155
144
134
133
132
132
125
122
122
119
119
118
118
117
117
114
113
110
108
107
105
105
102
101
100
Att.
29
34
24
40
19
30
35
27
18
22
16
14
24
14
12
7
8
28
13
28
8
19
12
13
10
19
17
19
22
10
12
14
16
17
29
Player
Andre Hall
Dyral McMillan
Andre Hall
Dyral McMillan
Andre Hall
Rafael Williams
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Dyral McMillan
Andre Hall
Jermaine Clemons
Marquel Blackwell
Jermaine Clemons
Rafael Williams
Rafael Williams
LaFann Williams
Andre Hall
Rafael Williams
Andre Hall
Rafael Williams
DeJuan Green
LaFann Williams
Rafael Williams
Marquel Blackwell
Dyral McMillan
Ben Williams
Rafael Williams
Clenton Crossley
Vince Brewer
Dyral McMillan
Ricky Ponton
Andre Hall
Cl.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Opponent
at UAB
New Haven
at Syracuse
Hofstra
Army
Morehead State
at Rutgers
East Carolina
Florida A&M
UCF
at Cincinnati
New Hampshire
Memphis
Charleston So.
at Baylor
Ky.Wesleyan
Valparaiso
James Madison
Morehead State
at TCU
Morehead State
vs. NC State
Davidson
at East Carolina
Valparaiso
Jacksonville St.
Troy State
Liberty
Connecticut
at Cumberland
Charleston Southern
Austin Peay State
Cumberland
at North Carolina
Cincinnati
Date
Nov. 3, 2004
Nov. 6, 1999
Nov. 12, 2005
Nov. 13, 1999
Oct. 16, 2004
Oct. 4, 1997
Nov. 5, 2005
Nov. 13, 2004
Sep. 10, 2005
Sep. 17, 2005
Nov. 20, 2004
Oct. 23. 1999
Nov. 27, 2004
Nov. 1, 1997
Sep. 23, 2000
Sep. 6, 1997
Sep.12, 1998
Sep. 16, 2000
Nov. 21, 1998
Sept. 25, 2004
Nov. 21, 1998
Dec. 31, 2005
Nov. 22, 1997
Nov. 8, 2003
Sep.12, 1998
Sep. 2, 2000
Sep. 30, 2000
Oct. 9, 1999
Oct. 7, 2006
Nov. 8, 1997
Oct. 18, 2003
Nov. 18, 2006
Nov. 7, 1998
Oct. 14, 2006
Nov. 19, 2005
Att
Yds.
Andre Hall (12)
275
29
222
24
200
19
35
168
161
27
156
18
155
22
155
16
134
24
119
28
118
19
29
100
Rafael Williams (7)
30
179
125
8
122
28
119
8
118
12
114
19
107
10
Dyral McMillan (5)
258
34
40
221
144
14
110
19
102
16
Marquel Blackwell (2)
132
12
113
17
Jermaine Clemons (2)
133
14
7
132
LaFann Williams (2)
122
13
117
10
Vince Brewer (1)
105
14
Clenton Crossley (1)
12
105
DeJuan Green (1)
117
13
Ricky Ponton (1)
17
101
Ben Williams (1)
22
108
(In order of career 100-yard games)
Date
Opponent
Class
at UAB
at Syracuse
Army
at Rutgers
East Carolina
Florida A&M
UCF
at Cincinnati
Memphis
at TCU
vs. NC State
Cincinnati
Nov. 3, 2004
Nov. 12, 2005
Oct. 16, 2004
Nov. 5, 2005
Nov. 13, 2004
Sept. 10, 2005
Sept. 17, 2005
Nov. 20, 2004
Nov. 27, 2004
Sept. 25, 2004
Dec. 31, 2005
Nov. 19, 2005
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Morehead State
Valparaiso
James Madison
Morehead State
Davidson
Jacksonville State
at Cumberland
Oct. 4, 1997
Sep.12, 1998
Sep. 16, 2000
Nov. 21, 1998
Nov. 22, 1997
Sep. 2, 2000
Nov. 8, 1997
Fr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
New Haven
Hofstra
New Hampshire
Liberty
Cumberland
Nov. 6, 1999
Nov. 13, 1999
Oct. 23. 1999
Oct. 9, 1999
Nov. 7, 1998
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
at Baylor
Troy State
Sep. 23, 2000
Sep. 30, 2000
So.
So.
Charleston Southern
Kentucky Wesleyan
Nov. 1, 1997
Sep. 6, 1997
So.
So.
Morehead State
Valparaiso
Nov. 21, 1998
Sep.12, 1998
Jr.
Jr.
Austin Peay State
Oct. 18, 2003
Fr.
Charleston Southern
Oct. 18, 2003
Jr.
at East Carolina
Nov. 8, 2003
Jr.
at North Carolina
Oct. 14, 2006
So.
Connecticut
Oct. 7. 2006
So.
123
PASSING
Most Touchddown Passes
Most Attempts
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
7.
Chad Barnhardt ..........................................42
— Game —
Drake, 9/20/97
Marquel Blackwell ..................................65 9. Marquel Blackwell ......................................41
at Pittsburgh, 9/8/01
New Haven, 11/6/99
Marquel Blackwell ..................................61
Chad Barnhardt ..........................................41
at Memphis, 9/22/01
at Hofstra, 10/24/98
Chad Barnhardt ..........................................41
at Utah, 10/6/01
at Citadel, 9/13/97
Ronnie Banks .........................................47
Louisville, 10/4/03
— Season —
1. Marquel Blackwell............456 2001
at North Texas, 10/5/02
Marquel Blackwell ......................................46 2. Marquel Blackwell............403 2002
3. Chad Barnhardt................326 1997
Southern Utah, 10/20/01
Marquel Blackwell ......................................42 4. Matt Grothe .....................317 2006
5. Marquel Blackwell............296 2000
at Baylor, 9/23/00
6. Marquel Blackwell............262
7. Ronnie Banks .....................261
8. Pat Julmiste .........................252
9. Pat Julmiste .........................247
10. Chad Barnhardt...................193
1999
2003
2005
2004
1998
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marquel Blackwell .....1,417
Pat Julmiste...................591
Chad Barnhardt ............519
Ronnie Banks...............354
Matt Grothe .................317
1999-2002
2003-2006
1997-1998
2001-2004
2006-
— Season —
Most Completions
— Game —
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
1. Marquel Blackwell..................................37
at Utah, 10/6/01
Florida Atlantic, 8/29/02
Marquel Blackwell..................................27
Western Kentucky, 11/4/00
Marquel Blackwell......................................27
Florida Atlantic, 8/29/02
8. Ronnie Banks ............................................26
Louisville, 10/4/03
9. Matt Grothe ...............................................25
Syracuse, 11/11/06
at Memphis, 9/22/01
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marquel Blackwell ........258
Matt Grothe..................202
Chad Barnhardt.............186
2001
2002
2006
1997
2000
6. Marquel Blackwell ........136
7. Ronnie Banks .................127
8. Pat Julmiste .....................124
9. Pat Julmiste .....................118
10. Chad Barnhardt...............114
1999
2003
2005
2004
1998
— Career —
1
2.
3.
4.
5.
Chad Barnhardt.............300
Pat Julmiste ...................289
Matt Grothe..................202
Ronnie Banks ...............176
1999-2002
1997-1998
2003-2006
20062001-2004
Most Passing Yards
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1. Marquel Blackwell ...........20
3. Chad Barnhardt ...............17
5. Matt Grothe.......................15
6. Marquel Blackwell .............13
7. Chad Barnhardt .................10
8. Ronnie Banks .................... 8
9. Pat Julmiste ........................ 7
10. Pat Julmiste ........................ 6
2001
2002
1998
1999
2006
2000
1997
2003
2004
2005
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marquel Blackwell ...........67
Chad Barnhardt ...............27
Pat Julmiste......................17
Matt Grothe ....................15
Ronnie Banks..................11
1999-2002
1997-1998
2003-2006
20062001-2004
Consecutive Passes Completed
7. Marquel Blackwell ....................................305
at Houston, 11/23/02
Matt Grothe..........................................364 8. Matt Grothe..............................................302
Syracuse, 11/11/06
at UCF, 9/16/06
Marquel Blackwell ................................360 9. Chad Barnhardt ........................................299
Drake, 9/20/97
Marquel Blackwell ................................343 10. Marquel Blackwell ....................................295
Chad Barnhardt.....................................331
— Season —
Pat Julmiste ...........................................324 1. Marquel Blackwell ..........2,882 2001
at TCU, 9/25/04
2. Marquel Blackwell ..........2,590 2002
Marquel Blackwell ................................321 3. Matt Grothe....................2,576 2006
at East Carolina, 10/19/02
4. Chad Barnhardt ..............2,362 1997
— Game —
1.
— Game —
Marquel Blackwell ....................................4
Liberty, 10/27/01
Marquel Blackwell ....................................4
Liberty, 10/21/00
Chad Barnhardt ........................................4
Ronnie Banks...........................................4
Nicholls State, 9/6/03
5. Marquel Blackwell ..........2,016
6. Chad Barnhardt ..............1,776
7. Marquel Blackwell.............1,620
8. Pat Julmiste .......................1,570
9. Pat Julmiste .......................1,489
10. Ronnie Banks ...................1,448
2000
1998
1999
2004
2005
2003
2. Chad Barnhardt......................................11
Davidson, 11/22/97
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
4.
Marquel Blackwell ..........9,108
Chad Barnhardt ..............4,138
Pat Julmiste .....................3,461
Ronnie Banks.................1,890
1999-2002
1997-1998
20032001-2004
Average Yards Per Completion
20— Game —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
124
(Min. 10 completions)
Glen Gauntt .....................20.5
Cumberland, 11/7/98
Chad Barnhardt................19.8
Elon, 10/4/98
Pat Julmiste.......................19.4
Chad Barnhardt................18.3
at Liberty, 9/19/98
Marquel Blackwell............18.2
Liberty, 10/21/00
Chad Barnhardt................18.2
(13-266)
(12-238)
(12-233)
(16-293)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
— Season —
— Career —
Chad Barnhardt .................15.6
Pat Julmiste ........................13.3
Matt Grothe.......................12.8
Chad Barnhardt .................12.7
Pat Julmiste ........................12.1
Marquel Blackwell .............11.9
(14-255)
(114-1,776)
(118-1,570)
(202-2,576)
(186-2,362)
(124-1,489)
(136-1,620)
(171-2,016)
1998
2004
2006
1997
2005
1999
2000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Chad Barnhardt .................13.8
Matt Grothe.......................12.8
Pat Julmiste ........................12.6
Ronnie Banks....................10.7
(300-4,138)
(202-2,576)
(289-3,642)
(795-9,108)
(176-1,890)
1997-1998
20062003-2006
1999-2002
2001-2004
(14-255)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
— Season —
— Career —
(Min.10 Games)
(Min. 20 games)
Marquel Blacwkell .............235.5
Chad Barnhardt .................214.7
Matt Grothe.......................198.2
(11-2,882)
(11-2,590)
(11-2,362)
(13-2,576)
(11-2,016)
2001
2002
1997
2006
2000
1.
2.
3.
4.
Marquel Blackwell...............207.0
Chad Barnhardt...................196.7
Pat Julmiste ......................... 98.4
Ronnie Banks ..................... 72.7
(44-9,108)
(21-4,138)
(37-3,642)
(26-1,890)
1999-2002
1997-1998
2003-2006
2001-2004
Highest Completion Percentage
— Game —
— Season —
— Career —
(Min. 20 attempts)
(Min. 100 attempts)
(Min. 200 attempts)
1. Marquel Blackwell ................80.4 (37-46)
2. Matt Grothe.............................76.0 (19-25)
Pittsburgh, 11/4/06
3. Matt Grothe.............................73.0 (22-30)
at West Virginia, 11/25/06
4. Matt Grothe.............................71.4 (25-35)
Syracuse, 11/11/06
5. Chad Barnhardt .......................70.4 (19-27)
6. Marquel Blackwell ...................70.0 (14-20)
Liberty, 10/21/00
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Matt Grothe ..........................63.7
Chad Barnhardt.....................59.1
Marquel Blackwell.................57.8
Chad Barnhardt.....................57.1
(202-317)
(114-193)
(171-296)
(230-403)
(186-326)
(258-456)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2006
1998
2000
2002
1997
2001
Matt Grothe ..........................63.7
Chad Barnhardt.....................57.8
Ronnie Banks........................49.7
Pat Julmiste............................47.2
Highest Efficiency Rating
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
— Season —
— Season —
— Career —
(Min. 200 attempts)
1998
2000
2002
1997
2001
1. Matt Grothe ..................138.8 20062. Chad Barnhardt.............135.8 1997-1998
3. Marquel Blackwell.........121.9 1999-2002
300-Yard Passers
Name
Att.
Matt Grothe.......................35
Marquel Blackwell .............39
Chad Barnhardt .................41
Pat Julmiste ........................33
Matt Grothe.......................21
Cmp.
25
27
37
19
22
33
36
31
Yds.
364
360
343
331
324
321
305
302
Opponent
Syracuse
Western Kentucky
at Pittsburgh
at Hofstra
at TCU
at East Carolina
at Houston
at UCF
Date
Nov. 11, 2006
Nov. 4,2000
Sep. 8,2001
Oct. 24,1998
Sept. 25, 2004
Oct. 19,2002
Nov. 23,2002
Sep. 16, 2006
Most Yards in Two Consecutive Games
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Matt Grothe.....................601
2001, at Pittsburgh (343), 9/8 & at Memphis (276), 9/22
2006, Syracuse (364), 11/11 & at Louisville (237), 11/18
2001, Southern Utah (295), 10/20 & Liberty (291), 10/27
2001, Liberty (291), 10/27 & Houston (284), 11/3
2001, at Connecticut (277), 10/13
2001, & Southern Utah (295), 10/20/01
2002, Southern Mississippi (246), 10/12
2001, & at East Carolina (321), 10/19
1998
1999
2006
2002
2000
2001
Longest Touchdown Passes
1. Marquel Blackwell to
DeAndrew Rubin ...................................95
Northern Illinois, 9/7/02
2. Matt Grothe to Taurus Johnson ...............79
Syracuse, 11/11/06
3. Pat Julmiste to Johnny Peyton .................77
at UAB, 11/3/04
4. Pat Julmiste to Andre Hall .......................76
5. Chad Barnhardt to Clif Dell....................75
Elon, 10/10/98
Chad Barnhardt to Clif Dell....................75
Slippery Rock, 9/5/98
7. Marquel Blackwell to Chris Iskra ............68
Liberty, 10/21/00
— Career —
1999-2002
20061997-1998
2003-
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marquel Blackwell..............................0.74
Chad Barnhardt..................................2.15
Ronnie Banks ....................................3.07
(3-403)
(4-296)
(7-326)
(11-456)
(8-261)
2002
2000
1997
2001
2003
— Career —
(Min. 200 attempts)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chad Barnhardt..................................3.08
Ronnie Banks ....................................3.39
Pat Julmiste.........................................3.89
(28-1417)
(16-519)
(12-354)
(23-591)
1999-2002
1997-1998
2001-2004
2003-2006
Most Interceptions
— Season —
— Career —
(27-519)
(67-1,417)
Marquel Blackwell..........4
Matt Grothe ...................2
Chad Barnhardt..............1
Pat Julmiste ....................1
(Min. 100 attempts)
1. Matt Grothe ..........................................14
2. Pat Julmiste ...........................................11
Marquel Blackwell.................................11
4. Marquel Blackwell.................................10
5. Chad Barnhardt.......................................9
6. Ronnie Banks .........................................8
Pat Julmiste .............................................8
(Min. 200 attempts)
1. Chad Barnhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.202
2. Marquel Blackwell . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.728
1.
2.
3.
2006
2002
1. Pat Julmiste .............................................4
2. Seven Times ............................................3
(Min. 100 attempts)
(17-193)
(16-262)
(15-317)
(18-403)
(13-296)
(20-456)
Matt Grothe ...................2
— Game —
— Season —
Chad Barnhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.81
Marquel Blackwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.11
Matt Grothe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.73
1.
2.
Lowest Interception Percentage
Highest Touchdown Percentage
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2006
1997-1998
1999-2002
2001-2004
2003-2006
Most 300+ Yards Passing
(Min. 100 attempts)
Chad Barnhardt.............156.1
Marquel Blackwell.........126.8
Chad Barnhardt.............123.7
(202-317)
(300-519)
(795-1417)
(176-354)
(289-591)
1997-1998
1999-2002
Most Consecutive Pass Attempts
Without Interception
Single Game
1. Marquel Blackwell ..................................63
at Baylor, 9/23/00
Chad Barnhardt ......................................42
Drake, 9/6/97
2006
2005
2001
1999
1998
2003
2004
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marquel Blackwell.................................28
Pat Julmiste ...........................................23
Chad Barnhardt.....................................16
Matt Grothe ..........................................14
Ronnie Banks .......................................12
1999-2002
2003-0226
1997-1998
20062001-2004
Touchdown Passes by non-QBs
Passer
Charlie Jackson
Andre Hall
Amarri Jackson
Clenton Crossley
Receiver
Leon Matthews
Pat Julmiste
Derek Carter
Tim Jones
Yards
50
16
11
3
Opponent
Citadel
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Utah State
Date
10/3/98
12/4/04
9/24/05
11/24/01
Bowling Green, 11/16/02
Continuous Games
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Chad Barnhardt...............121
Pat Julmiste .....................109
2001
1997-1998
2000
1997
2004
125
RECEIVING
Receptions
— Game —
Touchdown Receptions
— Season —
1. DeAndrew Rubin .....................11 (144) 1. Hugh Smith .................62 (661)
2. Huey Whittaker............52 (548)
2. Hugh Smith..............................10
(70) 3. Ean Randolph ..............49 (506)
4. Hugh Smith .................40 (475)
3. Huey Whittaker ..........................9
(96) 5. Huey Whittaker............39 (516)
Louisville, 10/4/03
6. Scott McCready ...........37 (517)
Huey Whittaker ..........................9
(82)
Taurus Johnson.............37 (494)
Chris Iskra....................37 (461)
Huey Whittaker ..........................9 (101)
at Utah, 10/6/01
— By a Tight End —
Rafael Williams...........................9
(82) 1. Trevor Hypolite............34 (390)
at Middle Tennessee State, 11/11/00
2002
2001
2006
2001
2003
2000
2006
2001
1997
— By a Running Back —
1. Trevor Hypolite ..........................7
at Citadel, 9/13/97
1. Rafael Williams.............31
— Game —
— Career —
(270)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hugh Smith ...............131
Huey Whittaker ..........117
Charlie Jackson...........104
DeAndrew Rubin ........91
Chris Iskra....................83
1999-2002
2001-2003
1997-2000
1999-2002
2000-2003
1. Trevor Hypolite............46
1997-1998
— Season —
1. Elgin Hicks.......................7
2. Scott McCready................6
Rj Anderson .....................6
4. Hugh Smith......................5
DeAndrew Rubin.............5
1. Rafael Williams.............68
2. Clenton Crossley ..........56
1997-2000
2001-2004
2000
1. Rafael Williams...........................9
at San Diego State, 9/4/99
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
1. Elgin Hicks ..............................................3
— Career —
1. DeAndrew Rubin...........14
2. Hugh Smith....................10
Rj Anderson ...................10
4. Scott McCready................8
5. Charlie Jackson .................7
Elgin Hicks.......................7
Huey Whittaker ................7
— Game —
(5) 1. Trevor Hypolite ........................75
at Citadel, 9/13/97
(11)
— By a Running Back
1. Andre Hall ..............................131
(6)
2. Rafael Williams .........................87
(3)
at Cumberland, 11/8/97
(5)
1. Andre Hall..................321
2. Rafael Williams...........270
—
— Season —
1.
(5) 2.
3.
(7) 4.
5.
(5) 6.
Hugh Smith ...............661
Huey Whittaker ..........548
Clif Dell .....................537
DeAndrew Rubin.......532
Scott McCready..........517
Ean Randolph ............506
(62)
(52)
(23)
(34)
(37)
(49)
(26)
(31)
2005
2000
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
4.
2002 5.
2001
1998
2001
2000
2006
Hugh Smith ..............1,523
Huey Whittaker.........1,447
Charlie Jackson..........1,373
DeAndrew Rubin .....1,306
Chris Iskra.................1,119
1999-2002
2001-2003
1997-2000
1999-2002
2000-2003
1. Trevor Hypolite..........390
(34)
95
79
77
76
75
75
68
67
67
57
56
56
54
(4)
52
1997
52
Average Yards Per Completion
Clif Dell.......................................23.3
Johnny Peyton..............................21.3
Charlie Jackson ............................17.0
Rj Anderson ................................16.7
Scott McCready ...........................16.5
(23-537)
(22-469)
(24-407)
(25-418)
(22-364)
1998
2004
2000
1998
1999
— By a Tight End (Min. 20 catches) —
1. Trevor Hypolite ...........................11.5
(34-390)
1997
— By a Running Back (Min. 20 catches) —
1. Andre Hall ...................................12.3
2. Rafael Williams ............................8.7
(26-321)
(31-270)
Most Games, 100+ Yards Receiving
— Season (Min.10 Games) —
1. Hugh Smith .................................3
2. Taurus Johnson ............................2
DeAndrew Rubin ........................2
2002
2006
2001
— Career —
1. Hugh Smith .................................4
2. DeAndrew Rubin ........................3
126
1999-2002
1999-2002
DeAndrew Rubin
vs. Northern Illinois, 9/7/02
Taurus Johnson vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
Johnny Peyton at UAB, 11/3/04
Andre Hall at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05
Clif Dell vs. Elon, 10/10/98
Clif Dell vs. Slippery Rock, 9/5/98
Chris Iskra vs. Liberty, 10/21/00
Elgin Hicks vs. Nicholls State, 9/6/03
Hugh Smith vs. Austin Peat, 11/18/00
DeAndrew Rubin at Northern Illinois,
8/30/01
Clif Dell vs. Slippery Rock, 9/5/98
Charlie Jackson vs. Davidson,
11/22/97
DeAndrew Rubin at East Carolina,
10/19/02
DeAndrew Rubin at Northern Illinois,
8/30/01
Clif Dell vs. Kentucky Wesleyan,
9/6/97
100-Yard Receivers
— Season (Min. 20 catches) —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1999-2002
1999-2002
1998-1999
1997-2000
1997-2000
2001-2003
2001-2003
Longest Touchdown
Receptions
Receiving Yards
1. Clif Dell..................................149
2. DeAndrew Rubin ...................144
3. Chris Iskra ..............................143
Liberty, 10/27/01
4. Clif Dell..................................136
5. Elgin Hicks .............................132
Nicholls State, 9/6/03
6. Taurus Johnson .......................131
Syracuse, 11/11/06
Andre Hall ..............................131
8. Ean Randolph.........................126
at UCF, 9/16/06
DeAndrew Rubin ...................126
2003
2000
1998
2002
1999
2005
2000
Name
Clif Dell
DeAndrew Rubin
Chris Iskra
Clif Dell
Elgin Hicks
Taurus Johnson
Andre Hall
Ean Randolph
DeAndrew Rubin
Johnny Peyton
Huey Whittaker
DeAndrew Rubin
Hugh Smith
Joe Bain
Scott McCready
Hugh Smith
Taurus Johnson
Hugh Smith
Huey Whittaker
Charlie Jackson
Hugh Smith
Rec.
5
11
6
3
5
5
7
5
4
2
5
3
6
4
5
4
6
5
9
5
8
Yds.
149
144
143
136
132
131
131
126
126
124
122
121
118
110
107
107
106
106
101
101
100
Opponent
Kentucky Wesleyan
at Pittsburgh
Liberty
Slippery Rock
Nicholls State
Syracuse
at Pittsburgh
at UCF
Northern Illinois
at UAB
at Southern Miss
at Northern Illinois
at East Carolina
at TCU
Western Kentucky
at Houston
Florida International
at Utah
at Utah
Western Kentucky
Charleston Southern
Date
9/6/97
9/8/01
10/27/01
9/5/98
9/6/03
11/11/06
10/15/05
9/16/06
9/7/02
11/3/04
10/25/03
8/30/01
10/19/02
9/25/04
11/4/00
11/23/02
9/9/06
10/6/01
10/6/01
11/4/00
11/2/02
Same Game 100-yard Tandems
1. Scott McCready (107) & Charlie Jackson (101)
2. High Smith (106) & Huey Whittaker (101)
at Utah, 10/6/01
TOTAL OFFENSE (RUSHING + PASSING)
Most Plays
— Season —
— Game —
1. Marquel Blackwell...................................76
at Memphis, 9/22/01
at Utah, 10/6/01
5. Ronnie Banks .........................................58
at Southern Miss, 10/25/03
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Matt Grothe....................495
Pat Julmiste .....................378
— Career —
2001
2006
2002
2000
2005
1997
1999
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Marquel Blackwell...........1,819
Pat Julmiste .....................1,898
Chad Barnhardt...............1,595
Matt Grothe....................1,495
Andre Hall ......................1,485
Rafael Williams ...............1,462
Ronnie Banks .................1,407
Clenton Crossley.............1,366
1999-2002
2003-2006
1997-1998
20062004-2005
1997-2000
2001-2004
2001-2004
Most Yards Gained
— Season —
— Game —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1. Marquel Blackwell.....................................420
2. Matt Grothe ..............................................409
Syracuse, 11/11/06
Troy State, 9/30/00
4. Matt Grothe ..............................................375
at UCF, 9/16/06
at Baylor, 9/23/00
Houston, 11/3/01
Matt Grothe .......................3,198
Marquel Blackwell..............3,123
Chad Barnhardt..................2,275
Pat Julmiste.........................1,825
Pat Julmiste.........................1,763
— Career —
(622 + 2,576)
(241 + 2,882)
(302 + 2,590)
(566 + 2,016)
(-87 + 2,362)
(336 + 1,489)
(193 + 1,570)
Marquel Blackwell ..................................283.9
Matt Grothe ...........................................246.0
Chad Barnhardt ......................................206.8
Chad Barnhardt ......................................172.1
(11-3,123)
(11-2,892)
(13-3,198)
(11-2,582)
(11-2,275)
(10-1,721)
Chad Barnhardt ......................................190.3
Pat Julmiste .............................................120.4
Andre Hall..............................................119.4
Ronnie Banks.........................................165.9
(44-10,343)
(21-3,996)
(37-4,456)
(23-2,747)
(28-1,845)
Pat Julmiste.........................14,456
Chad Barnhardt..................13,996
Matt Grothe .......................13,198
Andre Hall .........................12,747
Rafael Williams ..................12,153
Ronnie Banks ....................11,845
(1,235 + 9,108)
(814 + 3,642)
(-142 + 4,138)
(622 + 2576)
(2,731 + 16)
(2,153 + 0)
(-115 + 1,960)
1999-2002
2003-2006
1997-1998
20062004-2005
1997-2000
2001-2004
— Season (Min. 100 plays) —
2001
2002
2006
2000
1997
1998
— Career (Min. 20 games) —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Average Gain Per Play
— Season (Min. 10 games) —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2006
2001
2002
2000
1997
2005
2004
1999-2002
1997-1998
2003-2006
2004-2005
2001-2004
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Chad Barnhardt ......................................7.3
Andre Hall..............................................6.5
Chad Barnhardt ......................................6.3
Matt Grothe ...........................................5.2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Chad Barnhardt ......................................6.7
Jermaine Clemons...................................5.8
Andre Hall..............................................5.7
Dyral McMillan ......................................5.5
(234-1,721)
(211-1,373)
(361-2,275)
(424-2,582)
(492-2,892)
(495-2,576)
1998
2004
1997
2000
2002
2006
(595-3,996)
(185-1,080)
(211-2,747)
(1,819-10,343)
(225-1,246)
1997-1998
1997-1999
2004-2005
1999-2002
1998-1999
— Career —
ALL-PURPOSE (RUSH, RECEIVING, RETURN)
Most Yards Gained
Most Plays
— Game —
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Andre Hall .....................296
Andre Hall .....................244
Rafael Williams ..............208
Dyral McMillan..............188
Matt Grothe...................179
— Season —
— Career —
1. Dyral McMillan......................................40
Hofstra (40 rush), 11/13/99
2. Andre Hall .............................................35
at Rutgers, 11/5/05
Dyral McMillan......................................35
New Haven (34 rush, 1 rec.), 11/6/99
4. Andre Hall .............................................34
at TCU (28 rush, 4 rec., 2 kr), 9/25/04
5. Rafael Williams ......................................33
Morehead State (30 rush, 3 rec.),
10/4/97
2005
2004
2000
1999
2006
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rafael Williams ..............541
Andre Hall .....................540
Clenton Crossley............427
Vince Brewer .................277
1997-2000
2004-2005
2001-2004
1999-2002
2000-2003
— Game —
1. Andre Hall ...........................................274
at UAB, 11/3/04
2. DeAndrew Rubin ................................271
3. Dyral McMillan....................................260
New Haven, 11/6/99
4. Andre Hall ...........................................244
Army, 10/16/04
5. DeAndrew Rubin ................................235
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Andre Hall .............................1,838
Andre Hall .............................1,695
Jermaine Clemons ..................1,319
DeAndrew Rubin ..................1,191
DeAndrew Rubin ..................1,103
Charlie Jackson.......................1,099
Ean Randolph ........................1,002
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
DeAndrew Rubin ..................3,898
Andre Hall .............................3,533
Charlie Jackson.......................3,289
Rafael Williams ......................2,912
Hugh Smith ...........................2,379
(1,357 rush, 149 rec, 332 kr)
(1,374 rush, 321 rec)
(686 rush, 249 rec, 384 kr)
(357 rec., 432 pr, 402 kr)
(532 rec, 406 pr, 165 kr)
(48 rush, 273 rec, 368 pr, 410kr)
(51 rush, 506 rec., 370 pr, 75 kr)
2004
2005
1997
2002
2001
1997
2006
— Career —
(9 rush,1,306 rec,1,049 pr, 1,534 kr)
(2,731 rush, 470 rec., 332 kr)
(74 rush, 1,373 rec, 1,053 pr, 789 kr)
(2,253 rush, 659 rec)
(247 rush, 1,523 rec, 609 kr)
1999-2002
2004-2005
1997-2000
1997-2000
1999-2002
127
COMBINED RUSHING/RECEIVING
Most Plays
Most Yards Gained
1. Andre Hall ...........................................274
at UAB (275 rush, -1 rec.), 11/3/04
2. Dyral McMillan....................................260
New Haven (258 rush, 2rec), 11/6/99
3. Andre Hall ...........................................230
at Syracuse (222 rush, 8 rec.), 11/12/05
4. Dyral McMillan....................................221
Hofstra (221 rush), 11/13/99
5. Andre Hall ...........................................210
at Pittsburgh (79 rush, 131 rec.),
10/15/05
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Andre Hall.....................296
Andre Hall.....................228
Rafael Williams..............208
Dyral McMillan .............188
Rafael Williams..............160
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rafael Willams...............540
Andre Hall.....................524
Clenton Crossley ...........422
Marquel Blackwell .........403
Dyral McMillan .............234
— Season —
— Game —
— Game —
1. Dyral McMillan......................................40
Hofstra (40 rush), 11/13/99
2. Andre Hall .............................................35
at Rutgers (35 rush), 11/5/05
Dyral McMillan......................................35
New Haven (34 rush, 1 rec), 11/6/99
4. Rafael Williams ......................................33
Morehead St. (30 rush, 3 rec.), 10/4/97
5. Andre Hall ............................................32
at TCU (28 rush, 4 rec.), 9/25/04
2005
2004
2000
1999
1997
— Career —
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
1997-2000
2004-2005
2001-2004
1999-2002
1998-1999
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Andre Hall............................1,695
Andre Hall............................1,506
Dyral McMillan ....................1,093
Rafael Williams........................974
Rafael Williams........................964
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Andre Hall............................3,201
Rafael Williams .....................2,912
Clenton Crossley...................2,012
Hugh Smith..........................1,770
Jermaine Clemons.................1,502
Huey Whittaker ....................1,447
Charlie Jackson .....................1,429
Dyral McMillan ....................1,339
DeAndrew Rubin .................1,315
Vince Brewer........................1,311
Marquel Blackwell ................1,252
Chris Iskra ............................1,119
Clif Dell................................1,003
(1,374 rush, 321 rec.)
(1,357 rush, 149 rec.)
(1,017 rush, 76 rec.)
(704 rush, 270 rec.)
(729 rush, 235 rec.)
2005
2004
1999
2000
1997
— Career —
2004-2005
1997-2000
2001-2004
1999-2002
1997-1999
2001-2003
1997-2000
1998-1999
1999-2002
2000-2003
1999-2002
2000-2003
1997-1998
PUNT RETURNS
Most Returns
— Game —
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. Brian Fisher ..............................................7
at Southern Miss (7-74), 10/25/03
Brian Fisher ..............................................7
TCU (7-58), 10/10/03
Charlie Jackson .........................................7
Southwest Texas (7-51), 9/11/99
Charlie Jackson .........................................7
Slippery Rock (7-82), 9/5/98
Brian Fisher................................................47
Charlie Jackson...........................................38
Charlie Jackson...........................................34
Jackie Chambers .........................................32
DeAndrew Rubin ......................................29
—Career —
(424)
(381)
(368)
(370)
(432)
2003
1998
1997
2005
2002
1. Charlie Jackson...................................112
2. DeAndrew Rubin.................................64
3. Brian Fisher..........................................52
Most Return Yards
— Game —
1. Ean Randolph.......................................723
Florida International, 9/9/06
2. DeAndrew Rubin .................................119
3. Jackie Chambers....................................108
4. DeAndrew Rubin .................................100
Southern Miss (4-100), 10/12/02
5. Charlie Jackson .....................................100
Charleston Southern (4-100), 11/1/97
DeAndrew Rubin.....................................432
Brian Fisher..............................................424
DeAndrew Rubin.....................................406
Charlie Jackson.........................................381
Ean Randolph ..........................................370
Jackie Chambers .......................................370
(excludes blocks)
(29)
(47)
(26)
(38)
(25)
(32)
2002
2003
2001
1998
2006
2005
—Career —
1. Charlie Jackson ......................................1,053
2. DeAndrew Rubin..................................1,049
3. Brian Fisher..............................................534
(112)
(64)
(52)
1997-2000
1999-2002
2001-2003
— Season (Min. 10 returns) —
— Game (Min. 2 returns) —
128
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
DeAndrew Rubin....................................15.6
DeAndrew Rubin....................................14.9
Ean Randolph .........................................14.8
Jackie Chambers ......................................11.6
Charlie Jackson........................................10.8
(26-406)
(29-432)
(25-370)
(32-370)
(34-368)
2001
2002
2006
2005
1997
— Career (Min. 30 returns) —
1. DeAndrew Rubin....................................16.4
2. Brian Fisher.............................................10.3
3. Charlie Jackson..........................................9.4
— Season —
1. DeAndrew Rubin...............2
(64-1,049)
(52-534)
(112-1,053)
1999-2000
2001-2003
1997-2000
2002
—Career —
1. DeAndrew Rubin...............4
Highest Return Average
1. Ean Randolph......................................61.5
Florida International (2-123), 9/9/06
2. DeAndrew Rubin ................................59.5
James Madison (2-119), 9/16/00
3. DeAndrew Rubin ................................48.0
Utah State (2-96), 11/24/01
4. DeAndrew Rubin ................................31.7
Northern Illinois (3-95), 9/7/02
5. Charlie Jackson ....................................31.5
Cumberland (2-63), 11/7/98
1997-2000
1999-2002
2001-2003
Most Punts Returned for TD
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(1,053)
(1,049)
(534)
1999-2002
KICKOFF RETURNS
Most Returns
— Season —
— Game —
1. DeAndrew Rubin.....................................5
New Haven (5-135), 11/6/99
Jermaine Clemons.....................................5
Southern Illinois (5-147), 10/18/97
Charlie Jackson .........................................5
at Western Ketucky (5-82), 9/27/97
Andre Hall................................................5
at Louisville (5-65), 11/22/04
1. DeAndrew Rubin.....................23
2. J.R. Reed .................................18
Charlie Jackson.........................18
4. Andre Hall................................16
Chad Simpson ..........................16
— Career —
(578)
(570)
(410)
(332)
(404)
1999
2003
1997
2004
2005
1. DeAndrew Rubin.....................60
2. Charlie Jackson.........................39
3. Jermaine Clemons ....................29
Most Return Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1999-2002
1997-2000
1997-1999
Most Kickoffs Returned for TD
— Season —
— Game —
1. Jermaine Clemons.................................147
Southern Illinois (5-147), 10/18/97
2. Hugh Smith ..........................................135
Liberty (4-135), 10/27/01
DeAndrew Rubin .................................135
New Haven (5-135), 11/6/99
4. DeAndrew Rubin .................................131
at Baylor (3-131), 9/23/00
5. DeAndrew Rubin .................................118
at Middle Tennessee State (4-118),
11/11/00
(1,534)
(789)
(701)
DeAndrew Rubin...............578
J.R. Reed............................570
Charlie Jackson ...................410
Chad Simpson ....................404
(23)
(18)
(18)
(16)
(14)
(excludes blocks)
1999
2003
1997
2005
2000
— Career —
1. DeAndrew Rubin...............1,534
2. Charlie Jackson ................... 789
3. Jermaine Clemons............... 701
(60)
(39)
(29)
1999-2002
1997-2000
1997-1999
— Season —
1. Chad Simpson.................1
J.R. Reed ........................1
DeAndrew Rubin ...........1
Charlie Jackson................1
2005
2003
2002
1997
— Career —
1. Chad Simpson.................1
J.R. Reed ........................1
DeAndrew Rubin ...........1
Charlie Jackson................1
2004-2005
2000-2003
1999-2002
1997-2000
— Game (Min. 2 returns) —
1. Charlie Jackson ....................................52.0
2. J.R. Reed.............................................47.0
at Southern Miss (2-94), 10/25/03
3. DeAndrew Rubin ................................46.5
4. DeAndrew Rubin ................................43.7
at Baylor (3-131), 9/23/00
5. Hugh Smith .........................................38.0
Western Illinois (2-76), 11/10/01
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
J.R. Reed............................31.7
Hugh Smith........................29.2
DeAndrew Rubin...............27.8
Jermaine Clemons...............27.4
DeAndrew Rubin...............26.8
1.
2.
3.
4.
DeAndrew Rubin...............25.6
Jermaine Clemons...............24.2
Hugh Smith........................23.4
Charlie Jackson ...................20.2
(18-570)
(10-292)
(14-389)
(14-384)
(15-402)
2003
2001
2000
1997
2002
(60- 1,534)
(29-701)
(26-609)
(39-789)
1999-2002
1997-1999
1999-2002
1997-2000
J.R. Reed led the nation in kick return average in 2003
129
TOTAL RETURNS
(INCLUDES KICKS, PUNTS, INTERCEPTIONS AND FUMBLES)
Most Returns
— Game —
— Career —
— Season —
1. DeAndrew Rubin .....................................8
Memphis (5 pr, 3 kr), 11/9/02
Charlie Jackson..........................................8
at Western Kentucky (3 pr, 5 kr),
9/27/97
1. Charlie Jackson ...................52
2. Jackie Chambers .................45
Charlie Jackson ...................45
4. DeAndrew Rubin...............44
5. DeAndrew Rubin...............34
Charlie Jackson ...................34
(34 pr, 18 kr)
(32 pr, 13 kr)
(38 pr, 7 kr)
(29 pr, 15 kr)
(26 pr, 8 kr)
(27 pr, 7 kr)
1997
2005
1998
2002
2001
1999
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Charlie Jackson ...................151
Brian Fisher........................60
Jackie Chambers .................59
Jermaine Clemons ..............34
(112 pr, 39 kr)
(60 kr, 64 pr)
(52 pr, 8 kr)
(40 pr, 19 kr)
(31 kr, 3 pr)
1997-2000
1999-2002
2001-2003
2004-2006
1997-1999
Most Return Yards
— Game —
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
— Season —
1. Charlie Jackson......................................204
Charleston Southern (100 pr, 104 kr), 11/1/97
2. DeAndrew Rubin..................................163
James Madison (44 kr, 119 pr), 9/16/00
3. DeAndrew Rubin..................................160
at Baylor (131 kr, 29 pr), 9/23/00
4. J.R. Reed ..............................................156
at Memphis (96 kr, 45 fr, 15 int), 11/29/03
DeAndrew Rubin..................................156
Southern Miss (100 pr, 56 kr), 10/12/02
2. Charlie Jackson ...............778
3. J.R. Reed .......................752
4. Jackie Chambers .............611
— Career —
(432 pr, 402 kr)
(368 pr, 410 kr)
(570 kr, 71pr,
45 int, 66 fr)
(370 pr, 241 kr)
(211 pr, 389 kr)
2002
1997
2003
2005
2000
1. J.R. Reed ...........................2
at Memphis (1 kick, 1 fumble), 11/29/03
— Season —
1. DeAndrew Rubin ..............3
2. J.R. Reed ...........................2
Roy Manns ........................2
(2 pr, 1 kr)
(1 kr, 1 fr)
(2 ints)
1. DeAndrew Rubin ..............5
2. J.R. Reed ...........................4
3. Roy Manns ........................3
(4 pr, 1 kr)
(2 fr, 1 kr, 1 int)
(3 ints)
2002
2003
1997
— Career —
1999-2002
2000-2003
1997-2000
Game (Min. 3 returns)
1. DeAndrew Rubin.....................................40.8
James Madison (4-163), 9/16/00
2. Charlie Jackson .........................................34.0
3. Hugh Smith..............................................33.8
Liberty (4-135), 10/27/01
4. J.R. Reed .................................................31.2
at Memphis (5-156), 11/29/03
5. DeAndrew Rubin.....................................29.5
at Middle Tennessee State (4-118), 11/11/00
1. DeAndrew Rubin.....................................26.1
2. Chad Simpson ..........................................25.2
3. J.R. Reed .................................................25.1
DeAndrew Rubin.....................................25.1
5. Andre Hall................................................20.7
(23-600)
(16-404)
(30-752)
(23-578)
(16-332)
2000
2005
2003
1999
2004
1.
2
3.
4.
130
Jermaine Clemons ....................................22.6
DeAndrew Rubin.....................................20.8
Jackie Chambers .......................................13.2
Charlie Jackson .........................................12.2
(34-769)
(124-2,583)
(59-778)
(151-1,842)
1997-1999
1999-2002
2004-2006
1997-2000
4. Jackie Chambers .............778
5. Jermaine Clemons ..........769
(1,534 kr, 1,049)
(1053 pr, 789 kr)
(570 kr, 183 fr,
127 int, 81 pr)
(427 pr, 351 kr)
(701 kr, 68 pr)
1999-2002
1997-2000
2000-2003
2004-2006
1997-1999
RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Most Returns Returned for TD
— Game —
1. DeAndrew Rubin........2,583
2. Charlie Jackson ............1,842
3. J.R. Reed .......................961
Yds.
96
94
94
91
86
82
81
76
64
63
56
55
50
45
45
42
39
39
38
37
35
32
32
32
29
27
26
26
24
20
16
15
13
12
12
11
9
0
0
0
Type
Kick
Kick
Kick
Punt
Int.
Kick
Punt
Punt
Int.
Fbl.
Punt
Punt
Fbl.
Fbl.
Int.
Fbl.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Blk.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Int.
Fbl.
Int.
Blk.
Fbl.
Int.
Fbl.
Int.
Fbl.
Fbl.
Fbl.
Fbl.
Fbl.
Player
J.R. Reed
Chad Simpson
Charlie Jackson
DeAndrew Rubin
Bernard Brown
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
Ean Randolph
Kenny Robinson
J.R. Reed
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
Kevin Verpaele
J.R. Reed
Bernard Brown
Anthony Henry
Bruce Gipson
Roy Manns
Carl Zalak
Trae Williams
Demetrius Woods
Johnnie Jones
Sidney Simpson
Roy Manns
Kevin Verpaele
Ron Hemingway
D’Juan Brown
Sidney Simpson
Demetrius Woods
Roy Manns
Kenny Robinson
Shurron Pierson
J.R. Reed
Chris Daley
Anthony Henry
Terrence Royal
George Selvie
Craig Kobel
Ron Heminway
John Miller
Opponent
Memphis
Louisville
Charleston Southern
Utah State
Liberty
Charleston Southern
James Madison
Austin Peay
Houston
Florida Atlantic
Northern Illinois
East Carolina
Memphis
Valparaiso
Drake
at UAB
Southern
Liberty
Tennessee Tech
Valparaiso
Rutgers
Utah State
Citadel
Army
Northern Illinois
Cincinnati
East Carolina
at Cumberland
Kentucky Wesleyan
Connecticut
at Memphis
Charleston Southern
Utah State
Southwest Texas
Rutgers
West Virginia
at UAB
at East Carolina
James Madison
Date
11/29/03
9/24/05
11/1/97
11/24/01
10/27/01
11/02/02
9/16/00
9/9/06
11/18/00
11/3/01
8/29/02
9/7/02
11/8/03
11/29/03
9/12/98
9/20/97
11/3/04
11/1/97
10/21/00
9/11/04
9/12/98
11/5/05
11/24/01
10/3/98
9/27/03
9/7/02
11/19/05
11/13/04
11/8/97
9/6/97
10/13/01
9/22/01
11/02/02
11/24/01
9/11/99
11/5/05
11/25/06
11/3/04
10/19/02
9/16/00
PUNTING
Most Punts
— Game —
— Season —
— Career —
1. Nine Times...............................................9 1. Brandon Baker................74
Tony Umholtz ................74
3. Devin Sanderson.............66
4. Brandon Baker................65
2003
1999
2002
2005
2001
1. Brandon Baker................198
3. Tony Umholtz ................161
1999
2003
2002
2005
2004
1. Brandon Baker .............8,070
2. Devin Sanderson ..........6,995
3. Tony Umholtz..............6,384
2002-2005
2000-2002
1997-1999
Most Yards
— Game —
— Season —
1. Devin Sanderson ...................................416
at Arkansas (9-416), 9/14/02
2. Brandon Baker ......................................397
TCU (9-397), 10/10/03
3. Tony Umholtz ......................................394
Illinois State (9-394), 10/16/99
4. Devin Sanderson ...................................376
at Kentucky (8-376), 9/9/00
5. Devin Sanderson ...................................374
at Oklahoma (9-374), 9/14/02
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
— Career —
Tony Umholtz..............3,062
Brandon Baker .............3,002
Devin Sanderson ..........2,768
Brandon Baker .............2,630
Brandon Baker .............2,380
2002-2005
2000-2002
1997-1999
Highest Average
— Season (Min. 30 punts) —
— Game (Min. 3 punts) —
1. Tony Umholtz .....................................49.7
at James Madison (7-348), 10/30/99
2. Brandon Baker.....................................49.2
Southern Miss (5-246), 11/2/04
3. Tony Umholtz .....................................48.7
Kentucky Wesleyan (3-146), 9/6/97
4. Tony Umholtz .....................................48.2
at Hofstra (5-241), 10/24/98
5. Brandon Baker.....................................48.0
Florida A&M (3-144), 9/10/05
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Devin Sanderson .....................41.9
Brandon Baker ........................41.8
Tony Umholtz.........................41.4
Devin Sanderson .....................41.1
Brandon Baker ........................40.5
(66-2,768)
(57-2,380)
(74-3,062)
(47-1.933)
(65-2,630)
— Career (Min. 60 punts) —
2002
2004
1999
2000
2005
1. Devin Sanderson .....................40.9
2. Brandon Baker ........................40.8
3. Tony Umholtz.........................39.7
(171-6,995)
(198-8,070)
(161-6,384)
2000-2002
2002-2005
1997-1999
Highest Net Average
— Game (Min. 3 punts) —
1. Brandon Baker .....................................48.0
Southern Miss, 10/2/04
2. Tony Umholtz .....................................47.6
at James Madison, 10/30/99
3. Devin Sanderson ..................................46.7
at Arkansas, 9/7/02
4. Brandon Baker .....................................46.6
Louisville, 10/4/03
5. Devin Sanderson ..................................46.3
Connecticut, 10/13/01
Longest Punts
1. Devin Sanderson.....................................72
at Arkansas, 9/7/02
2. Brandon Baker........................................68
at Penn State, 9/3/05
3. Brandon Baker........................................67
Memphis, 11/27/04
4. Brandon Baker........................................65
at Miami, 10/1/05
Tony Umholtz ........................................65
Most Consecutive Punts
Without a Block
1. Brandon Baker ............141
2. Tony Umholtz............. 92
3. Tony Umholtz............. 61
2002-2005
1997-1999
1999
— Season (Min. 30 punts) —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tony Umholtz.........................39.3
Brandon Baker ........................38.8
Tony Umholtz.........................38.6
Brandon Baker ........................38.0
Devin Sanderson .....................37.8
(39-1,533)
(57-2,212)
(74-2,858)
(74-2,812)
(47-1,777)
— Career (Min. 60 punts) —
1998
2004
1999
2003
2000
1. Brandon Baker ........................37.8
2. Tony Umholtz.........................37.7
3. Devin Sanderson .....................37.2
(198-7,484)
(161-6,063)
(171-6,360)
2002-2005
1997-1999
2000-2002
Most Punts Inside 20
— Game —
1. Brandon Baker .........................................5
at Connecticut, 11/26/05
Devin Sanderson ......................................5
3. Brandon Baker .........................................4
Brandon Baker .........................................4
at South Carolina, 9/18/04
Brandon Baker .........................................4
Louisville, 10/4/03
Brandon Baker .........................................4
TCU, 9/27/03
Tony Umholtz ..........................................4
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Brandon Baker............27
Tony Umholtz ............17
Devin Sanderson.........15
— Career —
2003
2005
2004
1999
2002
1. Brandon Baker............66
2. Tony Umholtz ............40
3. Devin Sanderson.........37
2002-2005
1997-1999
2000-2002
Career — Fewest Touchbacks
— Season —
1. Justin Teachey..............2
Devin Sanderson.........2
— Career (Min. Two Seasons) —
2006
2000
2001
2004
1998
1997
3. Tony Umholtz ............20
2000-2002
2002-2005
1997-1999
131
DEFENSE
— Game —
1. J.R. Reed................................................19
Cincinnati, 10/31/03
2. Anthony Henry ......................................18
Maurice Jones .........................................18
at Alabama, 8/30/03
4. Stephen Nicholas ....................................16
Memphis, 11/27/04
Roy Manns.............................................16
Anthony Henry ......................................16
at Western Kentucky, 9/27/97
Most Tackles
Most Fumble Recoveries
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Kawika Mitchell...........117
Maurice Jones ..............116
Ben Moffitt ..................112
Stephen Nicholas .........102
Anthony Williams.........102
7. Javan Camon................101
— Career —
2002
2003
2006
2001
2006
2001
2004
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Stephen Nicholas .........326
Roy Manns ..................317
J.R. Reed.....................301
Maurice Jones ..............285
Anthony Williams.........283
1999-2002
2002-2206
1997-2000
2000-2003
2000-2003
1998-2001
— Season —
Most Tackles for Loss
— Game —
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
132
— Season —
1. George Selvie ...........................................5 1. Craig Kobel .................19
Florida International, 9/9/06
Kawika Mitchell ..........19
Kawika Mitchell .......................................5 3. Tavares Jurineack..........18
at Oklahoma, 9/28/02
Greg Walls....................18
Tim Jones .................................................5 5. Greg Walls....................16
at Army, 9/27/03
Craig Kobel ..............................................5
Pittsburgh, 12/4/04
5. Greg Walls.................................................4
Most
Jason Butler ..............................................4
— Career —
2003
2002
2002
2002
2001
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stephen Nicholas .........53.5
Greg Walls....................48
Terrence Royal ............47.5
Maurice Jones ..............40
Shawn Hay ..................38
Shurron Pierson .......92 (12)
Demetrius Woods......80 (14)
Stephen Nicholas ......75 (15)
Terrence Royal .........74 (10.5)
Chris Daley...............73 (13)
Shawn Hay ...............73 (12)
— Career —
2001
1997
2006
2005
2001
1997
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stephen Nicholas ......217 (53.5)
Terrence Royal .........190 (47.5)
Shawn Hay ...............160 (38)
Tchecoy Blount ........134 (27)
Chris Daley...............133 (27)
2005
2001
2001
2002
1997
1997
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Stephen Nicholas........20
Terrence Royal...........19.5
Shurron Pierson .........18
Shawn Hay.................17
Greg Walls ..................14.5
Chris Daley ................13.5
Craig Kobel................13
Demetrius Woods .......13
Most Sacks
— Game —
2002-2006
1999-2002
2002-2005
2000-2003
1997-2000
— Season —
1. Terrence Royal...........10
2. Chris Daley ................9.5
3. Shurron Pierson .........8
Shawn Hay.................8
Demetrius Woods .......8
— Career —
1. Anthony Henry............6
2. Terrence Royal.............5
J.R. Reed.....................5
Bernard Brown ............5
— Game —
— Season —
2002-2206
2002-2005
2001-2002
1997-2000
1999-2002
1999-2002
2001-2004
1997-1998
— Career —
2001
2005
2005
1997
2006
2001
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Stephen Nicholas........137
Terrence Royal...........137
Shawn Hay.................112
Craig Kobel................91
Chris Daley ................90
2002-2206
2002-2005
2001-2002
1997-2000
2001-2004
1999-2002
J.R. Reed ...................5
Anthony Henry..........5
Roy Manns ................5
2001
2000
1997
INTERCEPTIONS
Most Interceptions
Kevin Verpaele ..........................................2
— Game —
1. J.R. Reed..................................................3
Bernard Brown .........................................2
at Memphis, 11/28/03
Citadel, 10/3/98
2. Trae Williams ............................................2
Roy Manns...............................................2
at UCF, 9/16/06
1.
Charleston Southern, 11/1/97
Sidney Simpson ........................................2
2.
— Season —
John Miller ...............................................2 1. Trae Williams..............7
2006
4.
J.R. Reed ...................7
2003
J.R. Reed..................................................2 3. J.R. Reed ...................6
2002
6.
2002
4. Ron Hemingway........5
— Career —
J.R. Reed ...................18
Trae Williams..............10
Roy Manns ................ 8
Ron Hemingway........ 8
Bernard Brown........... 7
1997-2000
2002-2005
2000-2003
1997-2001
1. J.R. Reed ..................................107 (1 TD)
2002-2006
Houston, 11/3/01
2002-2205 2. Maurice Jones............................... 52 (TD)
1997-2000
North Texas, 9/29/01
1998-2001 3. Anthony Henry .............................42 (TD)
1999-2002
Drake, 9/20/97
4. Tavares Jurineack.....................................37
at Memphis (9/22/01)
— Career —
— Season —
Terrence Royal...........72
Jason Allen..................68
Shawn Hay.................66
Chris Robinson..........61
Chris Daley ................61
2005
2005
2001
2001
2001
Most Fumble Yards
Most Sack Yardage
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. Tim Jones ....................3
Terrence Royal.............3
J.R. Reed.....................3
Chris Daley..................3
Brett Avery...................3
Tackles for Loss Yardage
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. Shurron Pierson........................................4
Southern Miss, 10/12/02
2. Terrence Royal .........................................3
vs. NC State, 12/31/05
Shurron Pierson........................................3
Utah State, 11/24/01
Chris Daley ..............................................3
Connecticut, 10/13/01
Chris Daley ..............................................3
at Memphis, 9/22/01
Greg Walls.................................................3
Demetrius Woods......................................3
Davidson, 11/22/97
— Game —
1. Chris Daley...............................................2
Utah State, 11/24/01
J.R. Reed..................................................2
Houston, 11/3/01
Roy Manns...............................................2
Jacksonville State, 9/2/00
Bernard Brown .........................................2
Southern Illinois, 10/2/99
Therrimann Edwards ................................2
at Charleston Southern, 10/31/98
2000-2003
22041997-2000
1997-2000
2000-2003
1997-2001
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
J.R. Reed.....................117
J.R. Reed.....................66
Kevin Verpaele..............50
Anthony Henry............48
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
J.R. Reed.....................183
Kevin Verpaele..............50
Anthony Henry............48
Tavares Jurineack..........37
2001
2003
2001
2003
1997
— Career —
2000-2003
2000-2003
2000-2003
1997-2000
2000-2002
Longest Fumble Return
1. J.R. Reed ......................................63 (TD)
Houston, 11/3/01
2. Maurice Jones ................................52 (TD)
3. J.R. Reed................................................44
Houston, 11/3/01
4. Anthony Henry ............................42 (TD)
Drake, 9/20/97
5. Tavares Jurineack ....................................37
at Memphis, 9/22/01
INTERCEPTIONS
Longest Return
Most Yards Returned
— Game —
— Season —
1. Bernard Brown..................................86 (1)
Liberty, 10/27/01
2. Devon Davis......................................70 (1)
Louisville, 10/14/03
3. Kenny Robinson ...............................64 (1)
Austin Peay, 11/18/00
4. Roy Manns .......................................47 (2)
Charleston, 11/1/97
5. Bernard Brown..................................45 (1)
Valparaiso, 9/12/98
1. Anthony Henry..........88 (5)
2. Bernard Brown...........86 (2)
Roy Manns ................86 (5)
4. Devon Davis...............70 (1)
5. Kenny Robinson ........64 (1)
— Career —
2000
2001
1997
2003
2000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
J.R. Reed ...................148 (17)
Bernard Brown...........131 (7)
Anthony Henry..........126 (10)
Roy Manns ................118 (8)
Kenny Robinson ........ 76 (2)
2000-2003
1997-2001
1997-2000
1997-2000
2000-2003
1. Bernard Brown ..............................86 (TD)
Liberty, 10/27/01
2. Devon Davis..........................70 (Non-TD)
Louisville, 10/4/03
3. Kenny Robinson............................64 (TD)
4. Bernard Brown ..............................45 (TD)
Valparaiso, 9/12/98
5. Bruce Gipson.................................39 (TD)
at UAB, 11/3/04
Roy Manns....................................39 (TD)
Charleston Southern, 11/1/97
Louis Gachette .......................39 (non-TD)
Louisville, 9/24/05
Most Returns for Touchdowns
— Season —
SCORING
1. Roy Manns ................2
1. Roy Manns ................3
2. Bernard Brown...........2
— Game —
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bill Gramatica ............94
Andre Hall .................90
Santiago Gramatica.....83
Steve Riggs ................76
Andre Hall .................72
Otis Dixon .................72
— Game —
— Career —
1998
2005
2002
2000
1997
2004
1998
1.
2.
3.
4.
Santiago Gramatica.....246
Andre Hall .................162
Rafael Williams ..........120
Otis Dixon .................120
Marquel Blackwell......120
DeAndrew Rubin ......120
2001-2004
1998-2000
2004-2005
1997-2000
1997-2000
1999-2002
1999-2002
— Season —
1. Andre Hall................................................4
at TCU, 9/25/04
Dyral McMillan ........................................4
Jermaine Clemons.....................................4
1. Andre Hall .................15
2. Andre Hall .................12
Otis Dixon .................12
4. Dyral McMillan..........10
5. Matt Grothe ...............9
Clenton Crossley ........9
— Career —
2005
2004
1998
1999
2006
2001
2001
ATTENDANCE
Largest Home Crowd
Att.
49,212
45,274
45,139
43,122
36,549
36,044
35,671
34,432
33,827
33,586
33,368
Opponent
Kentucky Wesleyan
West Virginia
UCF
Florida A&M
Army
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Southern Illinois
Drake
Louisville
TCU
Date
9/6/97
12/3/05
9/17/05
9/10/05
10/16/04
10/4/03
11/4/06
10/18/97
9/20/97
9/24/05
10/10/03
Largest Raymond James
Stadium Crowd
Att,
45,274
45,139
43,122
36,549
36,044
35,671
33,586
33,368
32,770
32,711
32,598
31,272
31,104
Opponent
West Virginia
UCF
Florida A&M
Army
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Louisville
TCU
Memphis
Houston
Citadel
Cumberland
Western Kentucky
Date
12/3/05
9/17/05
9/10/05
10/16/04
10/4/03
11/4/06
9/24/05
10/10/03
11/9/02
11/3/01
10/3/98
11/7/98
11/4/00
Largest Home Season
Attendance
Att.
194,325
231,266
181,333
Average Crowd
38,865
33,038
30,222
Season
2005
1997
2006
Largest Away Crowd
Att.
99,235
78,900
76,780
74,432
63,821
58,308
57,937
55,817
52,790
47,875
Opponent
Date
9/3/05
at Penn State
at South Carolina
9/18/04
8/30/03
at Alabama
9/28/02
at Oklahoma
at Kentucky
9/9/00
at Miami
10/1/05
NC State (Charlotte NC) 12/31/05
at Arkansas
9/14/02
at West Virginia
11/25/06
11/29/03
at Memphis
1. J.R. Reed..................................................5
Bernard Brown .........................................5
at San Diego State, 9/4/99
3. Stephen Nicholas ......................................4
Tennessee Tech, 9/11/04
Glenn Davis..............................................4
at Western Kentucky, 9/27/97
— Season —
Most Touchdowns
— Game —
1997-2000
1997-2001
Most Passes Defensed
Most Points Scored
1. Andre Hall ..............................................24
at TCU (4 TDs), 9/25/04
Dyral McMillan ......................................24
New Hampshire (4 TDs), 10/23/99
Jermaine Clemons...................................24
Kentucky Wesleyan (4 TDs), 9/6/97
1997
— Career —
1. Andre Hall .................27
2. Clenton Crossley ........21
3. Otis Dixon .................20
5. Rafael Williams ..........19
DeAndrew Rubin ......19
2004-2005
2001-2004
1997-2000
1999-2002
1997-2000
1999-2002
1. Bernard Brown...........19
2. Mike Jenkins ..............16
Trae Williams..............16
J.R. Reed ...................16
3. Maurice Tucker ..........15
1999
2006
2006
2001
2002
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
J.R. Reed ...................45
Bernard Brown...........41
Mike Jenkins ..............32
Glenn Davis ...............28
Roy Manns ................28
7. Trae Williams..............27
2000-2003
1997-2001
20041997-2000
1997-2000
1997-2000
2004-
MISCELLANEOUS
RECORDS
Starting Quarterback Records
Name
Starts
Chad Barnhardt..........................21
Glen Gauntt ............................... 3
Marquel Blackwell......................42
Ronnie Banks ............................ 9
Brian Fisher ............................... 1
Pat Julmiste ................................24
Courtney Denson ........................1
Matt Grothe ...............................12
Record
12- 9
2- 1
30-12
4- 5
1- 0
13-11
0- 1
8-4
Years
1997-1998
1997-1999
1999-2002
2003-2004
2003
2003-2006
20052006-
Quarterback Starting Debuts
Name
Chad Barnhardt
Glen Gauntt
Marquel Blackwell
Ronnie Banks
Brian Fisher
Pat Julmiste
Courtney Denson
Matt Grothe
Debut Game
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
CUMBERLAND
at Western Kentucky
at Alabama
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at East Carolina
at Penn State
Date
9/6/97
1/7/98
9/18/99
8/30/03
10/18/03
11/8/03
9/3/05
9/9/06
Result
W 80-3
W 69-3
W 21-6
L 17-40
W, 55-7
W, 38-37 (OT)
L, 13-23
W, 21-20
133
PLACEKICKING
Most Field Goals Made
— Game —
Most Field Goal Yardage
— Season —
1. Bill Gramatica...........................................4 1. Santiago Gramatica ...........16
Jacksonville State (4-4), 9/2/00
Bill Gramatica...................16
Bill Gramatica...........................................4
Bill Gramatica...................16
Slippery Rock (4-4), 9/5/98
4. Steve Riggs.......................15
Steve Riggs...............................................4
Morehead State (4-4), 10/4/97
— Career —
— Career —
2002
2000
1998
1997
1. Santiago Gramatica ...........38
2. Bill Gramatica...................36
3. Steve Riggs.......................15
2001-2004
1998-2000
1997
Most Field Goals Attempted
— Game —
— Season —
1. 11 Times ...................................................4 1. Bill Gramatica...................24
Bill Gramatica (6), Steve Riggs (3),
Bill Gramatica...................24
Santiago Gramatica (2),
3. Steve Riggs.......................23
Tony Umholtz (1)
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Field Goal Percentage
5.
Santiago Gramatica..............76.2
Kyle Bronson ......................68.8
Bill Gramatica .....................66.7
Bill Gramatica .....................66.7
Steve Riggs .........................65.2
(16-21)
(11-16)
(16-24)
(16-24)
(15-23)
Bill Gramatica .....................67.9
(36-53)
Steve Riggs .........................65.2
(15-23)
Santiago Gramatica..............60.3
(38-63)
Most Consecutive Field Goals Made
Santiago Gramatica ...........63
Bill Gramatica...................53
Steve Riggs.......................23
Kyle Bronson....................16
Mike Benzer..................... 9
Delbert Alvarado............... 9
Tony Umholtz.................. 9
2001-2004
1998-2000
1997
2005
200520061999
Most Consecutive Field
Goals Made
2002
2005
2000
1998
1997
1.
2.
3.
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
Longest Field Goals
— Career —
2000
1998
1997
2002
2003
— Season (Min. 15 attempts) —
1.
2.
3.
1998-2000
1997
2001-2004
Bill Gramatica ................8
Steve Riggs ....................7
Kyle Bronson .................6
Bill Gramatica ................6
1999-2000
1997
2005
1998
Kicker
Bill Gramatica
Bill Gramatica
Steve Riggs
Steve Riggs
Steve Riggs
Opponent
Austin Peay
James Madison
Morehead State
Drake
Kentucky Wesleyan
— Game —
Bill Gramatica...................46
Steve Riggs.......................31
— Career —
1998
2001
2002
1997
2003
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Santiago Gramatica ...........132 2001-2004
Bill Gramatica................... 85 1998-2000
Steve Riggs....................... 31 1997
Kyle Bronson.................... 29 2005
Mike Benzer..................... 23 2005-
1. Steve Riggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2. Bill Gramatica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Cumberland, 11/7/98
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bill Gramatica...................47
Steve Riggs.......................34
Kyle Bronson....................30
— Career —
2001
1998
2002
1997
2005
2003
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bill Gramatica................... 88
Steve Riggs....................... 34
Kyle Bronson.................... 30
Mike Benzer..................... 25
2001-2004
1998-2000
1997
2005
2005-
PATs Percentage
— Season (min. 25 attempts) —
4.
134
Bill Gramatica........................97.9 (46-47)
Santiago Gramatica ................96.8 (31-32)
Kyle Bronson.........................96.7 (29-30)
Bill Gramatica........................96.7 (29-30)
Steve Riggs............................91.2 (31-34)
Most PATs, No Misses
— Game —
— Game —
1.
2.
3.
2000
1998
2003
1997
— Career —
PATs Attempted
1. Steve Riggs .............................................10
2. Santiago Gramatica ...................................9
Liberty (6-9), 10/27/01
Bill Gramatica...........................................9
Cumberland (9-9), 11/7/98
Bill Gramatica...............7
Bill Gramatica...............5
Santiago Gramatica .......4
Steve Riggs...................3
1. Bill Gramatica...............13 1998-2000
2. Santiago Gramatica ....... 7 2001-2004
3. Steve Riggs................... 3 1997
— Season —
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Most 40+ Yard
Field Goals
1.
2.
3.
4.
Date
11/18/00
9/16/00
10/4/97
9/20/97
9/6/97
PATs Made
1. Steve Riggs .............................................10
2. Bill Gramatica...........................................9
Cumberland, 11/7/98
3. Santiago Gramatica ...................................7
Bill Gramatica...........................................7
Austin Peay (7-7), 11/18/00
1. Bill Gramatica....................................63
2. Delbert Alvarado ...............................56
Syracuse, 11/11/06
3. Bill Gramatica....................................51
4. Delbert Alvarado ...............................47.....
Syracuse, 11/11/06
Kyle Bronson.....................................47
Louisville, 9/24/05
Santiago Gramatica ............................47
at South Carolina, 9/18/04
7. Santiago Gramatica ............................45
at Alabama, 8/30/03
Steve Riggs .......................................45
Season —
Evolution of USF’s Longest Field Goal
Yards
63
51
45
30
27
1. Bill Gramatica..................................152
Jacksonville State (25, 43, 43, 41)
2. Bill Gramatica..................................139
Slippery Rock (37, 38, 37, 27), 9/5/98
3. Steve Riggs......................................137
Morehead State (22-45-43-27), 10/4/97
4. Bill Gramatica..................................105
at Liberty (20, 41, 44), 9/19/98
5. Delbert Alvarado..............................103
Syracuse (56, 47), 11/11/06
1998
2003
2005
2000
1997
— Career —
1.
2.
3.
Bill Gramatica........................96.6 (85-88)
Steve Riggs............................91.2 (31-34)
Santiago Gramatica ................89.8 (132-147)
1998-2000
1997
2001-2004
Most Consecutive PATs Made
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bill Gramatica ..................45
Santiago Gramatica...........41
Santiago Gramatica...........27
Bill Gramatica ..................24
Mike Benzer ....................20
Kyle Bronson ...................20
7. Tony Umholtz .................18
1998
2003-2004
2001-2002
2000
2005-2206
2005
1999
ANNUAL STAT LEADERS
Rushing
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Rafael Williams
Rafael Williams
Dyral McMillan
Rafael Williams
Clenton Crossley
Clenton Crossley
DeJuan Green
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Matt Grothe
Passing
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Chad Barnhardt
Chad Barnhardt
Marquel Blackwell
Marquel Blackwell
Marquel Blackwell
Marquel Blackwell
Ronnie Banks
Pat Julmiste
Pat Julmiste
Matt Grothe
Receiving
YEAR NAME
1997 Trevor Hypolite (rec)
Clif Dell (yds)
1998 Rj Anderson
1999 Rj Anderson
2000 Scott McCready
2001 Huey Whittaker
2002 Hugh Smith
2003 Huey Whittaker
2004 Johnny Peyton
2005 Andre Hall
2006 Ean Randolph
Total Offense
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Chad Barnhardt
Chad Barnhardt
Marquel Blackwell
Marquel Blackwell
Marquel Blackwell
Marquel Blackwell
Ronnie Banks
Pat Julmiste
Pat Julmiste
Matt Grothe
All-Purpose
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Jermaine Clemons
LaFann Williams
Dyral McMillan
Rafael Williams
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
Brian Fisher
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Ean Randolph
Combined Rushing/Receiving
ATT
139
98
181
167
88
92
113
210
270
178
ATT
326
193
262
296
456
403
261
247
252
317
YDS
1,729
1,586
1,017
1,704
1,380
1,415
1,490
1,357
1,374
1,622
AVG TD
5.2
7
6.0
6
5.6
9
4.2
4
4.3
7
4.5
3
4.3
5
6.5
11
5.1
13
3.5
9
CMP INT
186 7
114 9
136 10
171 4
258 11
230 3
127 8
118 8
124 11
202 14
YDS
2,362
1,776
1,620
2,016
2,882
2,590
1,448
1,570
1,489
2,576
TD
10
17
16
13
20
18
8
7
6
15
YDS
390
466
418
427
517
548
661
516
469
321
506
AVG
11.5
15.0
16.7
11.9
14.0
10.5
10.7
13.2
21.3
12.3
10.3
TD
1
2
6
4
6
2
5
2
2
2
4
NO
34
31
25
36
37
52
62
39
22
26
49
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Rafael Williams
Rafael Williams
Dyral McMillan
Rafael Williams
Clenton Crossley
Hugh Smith
DeJuan Green
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Ean Randolph
PLAYS
160
107
188
198
107
73
122
228
296
56
YDS
1,964
1,675
1,093
1,974
1,558
1,690
1,600
1,506
1,695
557
Tackles
TD
8
6
10
4
9
7
5
12
15
5
Punt Returns
YEAR NAME
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
Brian Fisher
Travis Lipp
Jackie Chamber
Ean Randolph
NO
34
38
27
9
8
29
47
11
32
25
YDS
368
381
177
211
165
432
424
89
370
370
AVG
10.8
10.0
6.6
23.4
20.6
14.9
9.0
8.1
11.6
14.8
TD
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Kick Returns
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Charlie Jackson
Jermaine Clemons
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
Hugh Smith
DeAndrew Rubin
J.R. Reed
Andre Hall
Chad Simpson
Taurus Johnson
YDS AVG/GM
2,275
206.8
1,721
172.1
1,746
158.7
2,582
234.7
3,123
283.9
2,892
262.9
1,385
153.9
1,763
160.3
1,825
152.1
3,198
246.0
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
DeAndrew Rubin
Brian Fisher
Andre Hall
Jackie Chamber
Ean Randolph
YDS
1,319
854
1,093
974
1,103
1,191
936
1,838
1,695
1,002
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Tony Umholtz
Tony Umholtz
Tony Umholtz
Devin Sanderson
Devin Sanderson
Devin Sanderson
Brandon Baker
Brandon Baker
Brandon Baker
Justin Teachey
YEAR NAME
1997 Shawn Hay
Demetrius Woods
1998 Demetrius Woods
1999 Tchecoy Blount
2000 Therrimann Edwards
2001 Shurron Pierson
2002 Shurron Pierson
2003 Craig Kobel
2004 Craig Kobel
2005 Terrence Royal
2006 Stephen Nicolas
YDS
410
229
578
389
292
402
570
332
404
316
AVG
22.8
22.9
25.1
27.8
29.2
26.8
31.7
20.8
25.2
22.6
TD
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Interceptions
NO
52
45
30
23
34
44
54
16
45
29
YDS
778
484
305
600
571
834
576
332
611
445
AVG
15.0
10.8
10.2
26.1
16.8
19.0
10.7
20.8
13.6
15.3
TD
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
Field Goals
Punting
PLAYS
151
114
188
198
68
62
119
244
296
85
NO
48
39
74
47
58
66
74
57
65
45
YDS
1,758
1,564
3,062
1,933
2,294
2,768
3,002
2,380
2,630
1,718
AVG
36.6
40.1
41.4
41.1
39.6
41.9
40.6
41.8
40.5
38.2
UT
43
48
53
64
54
59
72
72
63
52
75
AT
37
42
37
33
23
47
45
44
38
44
37
TOT
80
90
90
97
77
106
117
116
101
96
112
Sacks
NO
18
10
23
14
10
15
18
16
16
14
Total Returns
PLAYS
361
234
355
424
548
492
302
343
378
495
YEAR NAME
1997 Demetrius Woods
1998 Roy Manns
Jason Butler
1999 Roy Manns
2000 Kawika Mitchell
2003 Maurice Jones
2004 Javan Camon
2005 Ben Moffitt
2006 Ben Moffitt
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2206
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Roy Manns
Bernard Brown
Anthony Henry
Anthony Henry
J.R. Reed
J.R. Reed
J.R. Reed
Sidney Simpson
Six Players
Trae Williams
NO
8
8
5
6.5
3.5
10
8
6
6
10
7.5
NO
5
4
3
5
5
6
7
2
2
7
NAME
Steve Riggs
Bill Gramatica
Bill Gramatica
Tony Umholtz
Bill Gramatica
Santiago Gramatica
Santiago Gramatica
Santiago Gramatica
Santiago Gramatica
Kyle Bronson
Delbert Alvarado
YDS
66
58
26
53
20
82
49
38
45
72
57
YDS
86
45
27
88
48
34
45
34
—
8
MADE-ATT
15-23
16-24
4- 5
4- 9
16-24
3-11
16-21
12-20
7-11
11-16
5- 9
TD
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
—
0
LONG
45
44
44
38
63
33
41
45
47
47
56
Scoring
YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
NAME
Steve Riggs
Bill Gramatica
Dyral McMillan
Bill Gramatica
Marquel Blackwell
Clenton Crossley
Santiago Gramatica
Santiago Gramatica
Andre Hall
Andre Hall
Matt Grothe
TD
0
0
10
0
9
9
0
0
12
15
9
PAT
CV FG PTS
31-34 0 15-23 76
46-47 0 16-24 94
0- 0 0
0- 0 60
29-30 0 16-24 77
0- 0 0
0- 0 54
0- 0 0
0- 0 54
35-40 0 16-21 83
30-31 0 12-20 66
0- 0 0
0- 0 72
0- 0 90
0- 0 0
0- 0 0
0- 0 54
135
TEAM SINGLE GAME RECORDS
First Downs
Most First Downs
South Florida
31 Southern Utah . . . . . . .10/20/01
27 Nicholls State . . . . . . . . . .9/6/03
27 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/6/01
27 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . 9/8/01
27 Jacksonville State. . . . . . . . 9/2/00
Opponent
33 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
31 at East Carolina . . . . . . .10/19/02
31 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/27/01
30 at Louisville . . . . . . . . . 10/22/04
30 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . 11/20/04
Both Teams
56 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/27/01
51 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/6/01
50 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/16/02
48 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . 9/8/01
Fewest First Downs
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
South Florida
7 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
8 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . .11/29/03
8 at South Carolina . . . . . .9/18/04
Opponent
4 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
4 Charleston Southern . . . .11/2/02
5 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
6 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . . .9/7/97
Both Teams
18 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
23 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
23 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Most by Rushing
South Florida
19 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
17 McNeese State . . . . . . . . .9/2/06
17 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
Opponent
21 at Georgia Southern . . .11/14/98
17 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
17 Western Kentucky . . . . .10/17/98
Both Teams
29 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
Fewest by Rushing
South Florida
2 Southern Miss . . . . . . . . .10/2/04
2 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . .11/29/03
2 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
2 at Western Kentucky . . . .9/27/97
2 at San Diego State . . . . . . .9/4/99
Opponent
1 Florida International . . . . .9/9/06
1 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
1 Jacksonville State . . . . . . . .9/2/00
Both Teams
6 at Houston . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
7 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
7 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
Most by Passing
South Florida
21 Southern Utah . . . . . . .10/20/01
17 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
17 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
Opponent
19 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .11/20/04
19 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
Both Teams
32 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
31 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
136
Fewest by Passing
South Florida
2 at Louisville . . . . . . . . . .10/22/04
2 Charleston Southern . . .10/18/03
2 James Madison . . . . . . . .9/16/00
Opponent
0 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
0 at Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/8/97
Both Teams
6 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
7 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
Most by Penalty
South Florida
8 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
8 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
Opponent
8 at Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/23/00
5 at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/23/06
5 Utah State . . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
Both Teams
11 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
11 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
9 at Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/23/00
RUSHING
Most Attempts
South Florida
66 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
57 at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5/05
Opponent
65 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
61 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
Both Teams
100 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
99 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
98 Nichols State . . . . . . . . . . .9/6/03
Fewest Attempts
South Florida
15 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
21 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
Opponent
20 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
21 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
23 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . .11/4/06
Both Teams
61 Utah State . . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
61 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
62 at Middle Tennessee St. .11/11/00
Most Net Yards
South Florida
377 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
367 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
338 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
330 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Opponent
381 at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . .10/11/97
380 Western Kentucky . . . .10/10/98
Both Teams
609 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
578 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
576 New Hampshire . . . . .10/23/99
535 Morehead State . . . . . .11/21/98
509 Nicholls State . . . . . . . . .9/6/03
Opponent
-52 Charleston Southern . . .10/18/03
-36 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . .8/29/02
16 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . .9/11/04
17 at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/27/03
12 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
Both Teams
69 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . .8/30/02
106 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
112 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
122 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/03
131 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/21/00
133 at Houston . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
Highest Average Yards Per Rush
South Florida
9.3 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
8.7 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
8.0 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . . .9/6/97
Opponent
7.3 at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/11/97
Lowest Average Yards Per Rush
South Florida
0.5 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . .11/28/03
0.7 Illinois State . . . . . . . . .10/16/99
0.7 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
1.1 at Western Kentucky . . . .9/27/97
Opponent
-1.6 Charleston Southern . . .10/18/03
-0.8 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . .8/29/02
0.0 Charleston Southern . . . .11/2/02
0.5 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . .9/11/04
0.4 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
0.6 at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/27/03
Most Touchdowns Rushing
South Florida
Opponent
5 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
5 at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/11/97
PASSING
Most Attempts
South Florida
65 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
62 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .9/22/01
61 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
54 Southern Utah . . . . . . .10/20/01
Opponent
58 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
55 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
Both Teams
116 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
105 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
Fewest Attempts
South Florida
10 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
Opponent
3 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
4 at Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/8/97
5 at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/11/97
6 at Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97
Both Teams
22 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Fewest Net Yards
Most Completions
South
18
22
22
South Florida
41 Southern Utah . . . . . . .10/20/01
37 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
Florida
at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/03
Illinois State . . . . . . . . .10/16/99
Opponent
39 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
33 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
30 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .11/20/04
30 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
30 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Both Teams
67 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
60 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
57 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
Fewest Completions
South Florida
3 at Louisville . . . . . . . . . .10/22/04
5 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
5 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
Opponent
0 at Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/8/97
1 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
1 at Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/11/97
2 Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/98
Both Teams
13 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
14 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
14 Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/98
14 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Highest Completion Pct. (Min. 10 attempts)
South Florida
83.3 at Georgia Southern . . . .11/14/98
81.3 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . .10/7/06
78.9 Morehead State . . . . . . . .11/21/98
76.9 at West Virginia . . . . . . . .11/25/06
75.9 Southern Utah. . . . . . . . .10/20/01
Opponent
81.0 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .11/20/04
75.0 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . .9/22/01
74.1 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Lowest Completion Pct. (Min. 10 attempts)
South Florida
14.3 at Loiusville . . . . . . . . .10/22/04
27.3 Charleston Southern . .10/18/03
33.3 NC State . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
38.5 at Connecticut . . . . . . .11/26/05
38.9 at Arkansas (14-36) . . . . .9/14/02
Opponent
20.0 Liberty (5-25) . . . . . . . .10/9/99
23.8 at Charleston Southern (5-21) 10/31/98
26.1 Slippery Rock (6-23) . . . .9/5/98
Most Net Yards
South Florida
364 Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . .11/4/06
343 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
336 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
333 at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/16/06
332 Southern Utah . . . . . . .10/20/01
331 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Opponent
422 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
407 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
389 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
382 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
377 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . .11/20/04
Both Teams
716 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
714 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
682 at East Carolina . . . . . .10/19/02
663 at Houston . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
Fewest Net Yards
South
60
67
79
81
Florida
James Madison . . . . . . . .9/16/00
at Louisville . . . . . . . . . .10/22/04
Charleston Southern . . .10/18/03
at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Opponent
0 at Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/8/97
9 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
23 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Both Teams
154 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
164 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
167 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
193 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
Opponent
46 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . .11/4/06
46 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
49 Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/97
Both Teams
115 at Troy State . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Highest Avg. Yards per Completion (Min. 5)
South Florida
580 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
572 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . .9/6/97
540 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
525 at East Carolina . . . . . .10/19/02
524 Davidson . . . . . . . . . .11/22/97
530 Nicholls State . . . . . . . . .9/6/03
520 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Opponent
577 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . .11/20/04
572 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
530 at South Carolina . . . . .9/18/04
547 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
Both Teams
1,048 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
1,018 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
South Florida
26.6 at UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/3/04
21.1 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
20.9 at Memphis . . . . . . . . .11/28/03
Opponent
22.3 at South Carolina . . . . . ./18/04
21.1 Pittsbrugh . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
21.1 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
18.1 at Liberty . . . . . . . . . . .9/19/98
Lowest Avg. Yards Per Completion (Min. 5)
South Florida
6.3 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
6.8 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
6.9 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/03
Opponent
4.6 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
4.8 Southwest Texas . . . . . . .9/11/99
Most Net Yards
Fewest Net Yards
South Florida
16.9 at East Carolina . . . . . .11/19/02
14.3 Charleston Southern . . .11/2/02
14.0 Cumberland . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
13.3 at Houston . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
Opponent
16.3 Northern Illinois . . . . . . .9/7/02
16.2 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . .8/29/02
15.3 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
South Florida
126 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/03
148 at James Madison . . . .10/30/99
150 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
150 Illinois State . . . . . . . .10/16/99
Opponent
74 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . .9/6/97
75 Southwest Texas . . . . . .9/11/99
85 Florida A&M . . . . . . . .9/10/05
Both Teams
319 Southwest Texas . . . . . .9/11/99
Lowest Avg. Yards per Attempt (Min. 10)
Highest Average Yards Per Play
South Florida
3.2 at Louisville . . . . . . . . . .10/22/04
3.2 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/03
3.4 at South Carolina . . . . . .9/18/04
3.4 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Opponent
1.3 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
1.6 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
2.0 Troy State . . . . . . . . . . . .9/30/00
South Florida
9.3 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
8.4 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
Opponent
7.7 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
7.6 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .11/20/04
Highest Avg. Yards per Attempt (Min. 10)
Most Touchdown Passes
South Florida
5 at East Carolina . . . . . . .10/19/02
Opponent
5 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
Both Teams
8 at East Carolina . . . . . . .10/19/02
7 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
7 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
7 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
TOTAL OFFENSE
Most Plays
South Florida
97 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
91 at North Texas . . . . . . . . .10/5/02
91 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Opponent
104 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
100 at East Carolina . . . . . .10/19/02
95 at East Carolina . . . . . . .11/8/03
Both Teams
177 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
173 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
Fewest Plays
South
51
51
51
52
Florida
Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/06
at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
at Georgia Southern . . .11/14/98
at Southern Miss . . . . . .10/7/00
Lowest Average Yards Per Play
South Florida
2.1 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/03
2.5 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
2.6 Illinois State . . . . . . . . .10/16/99
2.7 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
Opponent
1.3 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
PUNTING
Most Punts
South Florida
12 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
11 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
Opponent
11 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
11 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Both Teams
22 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
21 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
Fewest Punts
South Florida
0 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
Opponent
0 Georgia Southern . . . . .11/15/97
Both Teams
Most Yards
South Florida
457 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
416 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
405 at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Opponent
488 Southwest Texas . . . . . .9/11/99
Both Teams
-1 at Hofstra
Fewest Yards
South Florida
50.3 Utah State . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
31.7 Northern Illinois . . . . . .9/7/02
25.5 Cumberland . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
25.0 Southern Miss . . . . . .10/12/02
Opponent
25.0 at Okalhoma . . . . . . . .9/28/02
14.5 at Penn State . . . . . . . . .9/3/05
South Florida
0 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
31 East Carolina . . . . . . . . .11/13/04
Opponent
Most Punts Blocked By
South Florida
2 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Opponent
1 10 Times
Both Teams
2 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
2 at Northern Illinois . . . . .8/30/01
2 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Highest Average Punt (Min. 3 punts)
South Florida
49.7 at James Madison . . . . .10/30/99
49.2 Southern Miss . . . . . . . .10/2/04
48.7 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . .9/6/97
Opponent
Lowest Average Punt (Min. 3 punts)
South Florida
22.8 at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/16/06
25.8 at Connecticut . . . . . .10/28/00
29.8 Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/98
30.5 at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . .11/5/05
Opponent
22.7 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
27.0 at Connecticut . . . . . . .10/28/00
28.8 McNeese State . . . . . . . . .9/2/06
28.8 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
29.1 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
PUNT RETURNS
Most Punts Returned
South Florida
9 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
8 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
8 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
8 Slippery Rock . . . . . . . . . .9/5/98
Opponent
7 at Northern Illinois . . . . .8/30/01
6 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
6 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
6 Illinois State . . . . . . . . .10/16/99
Both Teams
12 at Southern Miss . . . . . .10/25/03
11 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
11 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
Most Yards Returned
South Florida
209 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
151 Utah State . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
150 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . .8/29/02
129 Florida International . . . .9/9/06
119 James Madison . . . . . . . .9/16/00
115 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
Opponent
150 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
77 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
74 at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . .8/30/03
65 at Northern Illinois . . . .8/30/01
Both Teams
217 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
172 Utah State . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
Fewest Yards Returned
South Florida
-2 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Opponent
-5 at Connecticut . . . . . . .11/26/05
Highest Avg. Return (Min. 3 returns)
Lowest Avg. Return (Min. 3 returns)
South Florida
0.0 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . .9/28/02
1.0 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/9/99
2.8 North Carolina . . . . . .10/14/06
2.8 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/21/00
Opponent
0.3 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
0.8 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
KICKOFF RETURNS
Most Kickoff Returns
South Florida
8 at Middle Tennessee . . . .11/11/00
Opponent
10 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Both Teams
15 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
13 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Fewest Kickoffs Returned
South Florida
0 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
0 at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/27/03
0 at Houston . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
0 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
0 at Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97
Opponent
0 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
0 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
0 at Connecticut . . . . . . .10/28/00
0 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
Both Teams
1 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
Most Yards Returned
South Florida
189 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
175 at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . .8/30/03
165 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
165 at Middle Tennessee . . .11/11/00
Opponent
176 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Both Teams
311 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
305 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
South Florida
at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
0
0
at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/27/03
0
at Houston . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
0
Austin Peay . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
0
Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
at Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97
0
Opponent
0
NC State . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
0
at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
at Southern Miss . . . . . .10/7/00
0
0
at Connecticut . . . . . . .10/28/00
Both Teams
14 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
16 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
34 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
137
Highest Avg. Return (Min. 3 returns)
South Florida
43.7 at Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . .9/23/00
Opponent
37.0 at Connecticut . . . . . .11/26/05
36.0 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/7/06
29.6 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/21/00
28.6 at West Virginia . . . . . .11/25/06
25.3 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
Lowest Avg. Return (Min. 3 returns)
South Florida
5.7 Western Kentucky . . . . . .11/4/00
6.3 Morehead State . . . . . . .11/21/98
9.3 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
Opponent
9.4 Charleston Southern . .10/18/03
10.0 Tennessee Tech . . . . . . . .9/11/04
10.3 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . .10/15/05
10.3 Illinois State . . . . . . . . .10/16/99
TOTAL RETURNS
(Kicks, Punts, Ints., Fumbles)
Most Returns
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138
South Florida
14 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
Opponent
13 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
13 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
12 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . .8/29/02
Both Teams
24 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
23 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
23 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Opponent
39.2 at Troy State . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
30.2 New Haven . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Lowest Avg. Return
(Min. 4 returns)
South Florida
4.6 Western Kentucky . . . . . 11/4/00
5.8 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/9/99
Opponent
6.2 at Western Kentucky . . . . 9/27/97
Most Touchdowns Returned
South Florida
2 Six Times
Opponent
3 New Haven . . . . . . . . . . 11/6/99
Both Teams
3 New Haven . . . . . . . . . . 11/6/99
TURNOVERS
South Florida
7 at Houston . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
4 at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5/05
Opponent
5 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
4 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
4 Southern Miss . . . . . . . . .10/2/04
Both Teams
7 at Houston . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
6 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
Most Turnovers
Most Yards Returned
South Florida
306 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
289 Florida A&M . . . . . . . .9/10/05
247 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
247 Utah State . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
240 Florida Atlantic . . . . . . .8/29/02
Opponent
332 New Haven . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
235 at Troy State . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Both Teams
566 New Haven . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
493 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
392 Utah State . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
387 at Troy State . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
South Florida
-4 at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/16/06
-3 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
Opponent
-3 Southern Illinois . . . . . .10/18/97
Both Teams
-3 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
Highest Avg. Return
(Min. 4 returns)
South Florida
32.5 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
30.9 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
Most Sacks
Most Interceptions
Most Yards Returned
South Florida
15 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
15 at Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97
Opponent
0 at Connecticut . . . . . . .10/28/00
16 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
Both Teams
32 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
43 Western Kentucky . . . . . .11/4/00
56 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
SACKS
INTERCEPTIONS
South Florida
2 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
Opponent
0 at Connecticut . . . . . . .10/28/00
Both Teams
4 at Connecticut . . . . . . .10/28/00
South Florida
107 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/3/01
52 North Texas . . . . . . . . . .9/29/01
52 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .9/22/01
Opponent
41 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Both Teams
107 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/3/01
64 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
52 North Texas . . . . . . . . . .9/29/01
52 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .9/22/01
South Florida
7
Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/11/06
Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . . .8/29/02
Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . . . .9/6/97
Opponent
10 TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10/03
6
Six Times
South Florida
101 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/27/01
83 at Houston . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
83 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . 11/18/00
80 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . 9/12/98
Opponent
114 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . 9/25/99
92 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
Both Teams
146 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/27/01
128 New Haven . . . . . . . . . 11/6/99
114 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . 9/25/99
Fewest Returns
Most Fumble Return Yards
FUMBLES
Most Fumbles
South Florida
6 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
5 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
Opponent
7 at Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/8/97
6 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
6 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Both Teams
9 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
8 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Most Fumbles Lost
South Florida
4 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
Opponent
4 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
4 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Both Teams
6 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
6 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
South Florida
6 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
5 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
5 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
Opponent
7 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
6 at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/27/03
6 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Both Teams
9 Five Times
Fewest Turnovers
South Florida
0 19 Times
Opponent
0 10 Times
Both Teams
0 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
PENALTIES
Most Penalties
South Florida
18 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . .11/19/05
18 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
Opponent
15 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
Both Teams
29 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
28 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
28 Utah State . . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
Fewest Penalties
South Florida
2 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
2 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
Opponent
1 Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/97
Both Teams
6 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
Most Yards Penalized
South Florida
164 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
158 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
149 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
146 at Middle Tennessee . . . . .11/11/00
145 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
145 Charleston Southern . . . . .11/2/02
143 at Charleston Southern . .10/31/98
Opponent
158 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
121 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
118 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
111 Utah State . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
106 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
104 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
103 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . . . .9/6/97
101 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
Both Teams
279 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
268 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
235 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
223 at Middle Tennessee . . . . .11/11/00
225 Charleston Southern . . . . .11/2/02
221 Utah State . . . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
216 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
205 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
203 at Charleston Southern . .10/31/98
Fewest Yards Penalized
South Florida
15 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
22 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
Opponent
5 Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/97
Both Teams
42 Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/20/97
SCORING
Most Points
South Florida
80 Kentucky Wesleyan . . . . . . 9/6/97
69 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . . 11/7/98
68 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
(On Road)
46 at East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . .10/19/02
Opponent
52 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
50 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Both Teams
105 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
89 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
83 New Hampshire (OT) . .10/23/99
80 Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Fewest Points
South Florida
0 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
3 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . 9/14/02
3 at James Madison . . . . . 10/30/99
3 at Western Kentucky . . . . 9/27/97
Opponent
0 at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . .11/12/05
0 at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/27/03
0 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
0 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/9/99
0 at Charleston Southern .10/31/98
0 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
0 at Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/8/97
Both Teams
14 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
16 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
17 at Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97
Most Decisive Win
77 pts. Kentucky Wesleyan . . . .9/6/97
66 pts. Cumberland . . . . . . . .11/7/98
59 pts. Austin Peay . . . . . . . .11/18/00
51 pts.Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/98
50 pts. Charleston Southern . .11/2/02
48 pts. Charleston Southern .10/18/03
45 pts. Davidson . . . . . . . . . .11/22/97
44 pts. at Cumberland . . . . . . .11/8/97
Most Decisive Loss
39 pts. at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
36 pts. at Middle Tennessee . .11/11/00
34 pts. at Southern Miss . . . . .10/7/00
32 at Louisville . . . . . . . . . .10/22/04
31 pts. at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
29 pts. at San Diego State . . . . .9/5/99
28 pts.Western Kentucky . . . .9/27/97
28 pts. at Elon . . . . . . . . . . .10/11/97
Most Points in a Loss
Most Points, Fourth Quarter
South Florida
35 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
30 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
24 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Opponent
44 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
37 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
37 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
31 at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5/05
South Florida
28 at UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/3/04
27 McNeese State . . . . . . . . .9/2/06
Opponent
22 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
20 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
17 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Both Teams
40 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
30 at Hoftsra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
29 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
Most Points, First Half
Most Touchdowns
South Florida
9 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
9 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Opponent
7 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
7 at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Both Teams
15 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
12 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
Fewest Touchdowns
South Florida
0 Six Times
Opponent
0 13 Times
Both Teams
1 at James Madison . . . . . .10/30/99
2 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
2 at Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97
South Florida
42 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
38 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
35 Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/3/98
Opponent
35 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
31 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
Both Teams
56 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
41 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .11/20/04
Most Points, Second Half
South Florida
49 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Opponent
35 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
Both Teams
62 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
56 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
52 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Opponent
3 Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/06
3 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
3 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
3 Southern Illinois . . . . . .10/18/97
Both Teams
5 Southern Miss . . . . . . . .10/12/02
5 Slippery Rock . . . . . . . . . .9/5/98
5 Morehead State . . . . . . . .10/4/97
Highest Third Down Conversion Pct.
South Florida
4 10 Times, 1 in 2003,
3 in 1998 & 3 in 1997
Opponent
4 Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/06
Both Teams
7 Slippery Rock . . . . . . . . . .9/5/98
6 Three Times
South Florida
72.7 Austin Peay (8-11) . . . . . . .11/18/00
Opponent
66.7 at Georgia Southern (8-12) 11/14/98
Most Safeties
South Florida
1 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . .11/4/06
1 Bowling Green . . . . . . .11/16/02
1 Northern Illinois . . . . . . . .9/7/02
Opponent
1 at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .10/22/06
1 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .11/26/05
1 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
\Both Teams
1 Four Times
THIRD DOWNS
Most Third Down Atts.
South Florida
21 at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . .11/5/05
21 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . .11/18/00
Opponent
21 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
21 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
17 at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
17 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .9/22/01
Both Teams
21 Eight Times
South Florida
9 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Opponent
7 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
6 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
6 Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/13/99
Both Teams
11 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
South Florida
22 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
21 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Opponent
24 at East Carolina . . . . . . . .11/8/03
23 at East Carolina . . . . . . .10/19/02
21 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
Both Teams
40 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/03
39 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
38 East Carolina . . . . . . . . . .11/8/03
Most Points, Second Quarter
Most Two Point Conversions
South Florida
28 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
28 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
21 Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/3/98
Opponent
21 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . .10/15/05
21 at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
Both Teams
35 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
35 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
28 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . .10/15/05
27 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
South Florida
2 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
Opponent
1 Five Times
Both Teams
2 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
2 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
South Florida
8 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
Opponent
9 at Penn State . . . . . . . . . . .9/3/05
Both Teams
21 McNeese State . . . . . . . . .9/2/06
21 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Most Two Point Conversion Atts.
Most Third Down Conversions
South Florida
2 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
Opponent
2 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
Both Teams
3 Connecticut . . . . . . . . .10/13/01
South Florida
13 at TCU (OT) . . . . . . . . .9/25/04
10 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/03
10 Bowling Green . . . . . . .11/16/02
10 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/01
Opponent
12 East Carolina . . . . . . . . . .11/8/03
11 at East Carolina . . . . . . .10/19/02
11 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
Both Teams
19 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/03
18 at Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . ./23/06
Most Points, Third Quarter
South Florida
28 Cumberland . . . . . . . . . .11/7/98
28 Kentucky Weseleyan . . . . .9/6/97
Opponent
17 at Southern Miss . . . . . . .10/7/00
16 at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . .8/30/03
Both Teams
28 Four Times
Most Field Goals
South
4
4
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Florida
Jacksonville State . . . . . . . .9/2/00
Slippery Rock . . . . . . . . . .9/5/98
Morehead State . . . . . . . .10/4/97
South Florida
1 at Louisville . . . . . . . . . .10/27/04
1 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
1 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Opponent
0 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
0 at Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .9/22/01
Both Teams
3 Southwest Texas . . . . . . . .9/11/99
3 at Troy State . . . . . . . . . .9/25/99
Most Field Goal Atts.
Most One-Point Conversions
Most Points, First Quarter
Fewest Third Down Conversions
Fewest Third Down Atts.
Lowest Third Down Conversion Pct.
South Florida
7.1 Southwest Texas (1-14) . .9/11/99
Opponent
0.0 Florida A&M (0-13) . . . .9/10/05
0.0 at Memphis (0-11) . . . . . .9/22/01
FOURTH DOWNS
Most Fourth Down Atts.
South Florida
5 East Carolina . . . . . . . . .12/23/06
5 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . .11/4/06
5 Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
5 at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
Opponent
4 Six Times
Most Fourth Down Conversions
South Florida
5 East Carolina . . . . . . . . .12/23/06
3 North Texas . . . . . . . . . .9/29/01
Opponent
3 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
Highest Fourth Down
Conversion Pct. (Min. 2 atts)
South Florida
100 Seven Times
Opponent
100 Southern Miss (2-2) . . . .10/12/02
100 Northern Illinois (2-2) . . .8/30/01
100 at Southern Miss (2-2) . . .10/7/00
TIME OF POSSESSION
Longest Time of Possession
South Florida
39:45 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
37:05 New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
36:50 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . .11/19/05
35:54 Florida A&M . . . . . . . . .9/10/05
35:44 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . .11/4/06
35:17 at Middle Tennessee . . . .11/11/00
Opponent
42:17 Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
41:35 at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . .9/14/02
40:14 Utah State . . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
38:50 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/3/01
139
TEAM SEASON RECORDS
First Downs
PASSING
Most First Downs
Most Attempts
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
239 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
236 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
238 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
228 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
467 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
461 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001
Most First Downs Per Game
South Florida
Opponents
Opponents
Both Teams
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Opponents
Both Teams
130 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
106 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
106 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
101 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
98 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
219 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
203 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Opponents
Opponents
Both Teams
24
15
15
33
31
55
46
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
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Most Attempts
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
,579 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
,447 . . . . . . . . . . .2004
,516 . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
,516 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
1,025 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
,924 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Most Attempts Per Game
South Florida
Opponents
48.3
40.6
46.9
40.0
. . . . . . . . . . . .2005
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. . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Most Net Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
2,436 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
2,107 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
1,974 . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
1,972 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
4,182 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
4,079 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Most Net Yards Per Game
South Florida
Opponents
203.0 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
191.5 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
179.5 . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
179.3 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Highest Average Per Rush
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
Both Teams
5.2
4.6
4.0
3.9
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
140
25
24
23
23
23
17
46
41
38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
273
241
229
210
502
451
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
24.8
21.9
20.8
19.1
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Highest Completion Pct.
South Florida
Opponents
63.5
59.8
58.1
58.5
54.8
52.5
. . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Most Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Highest Average Return
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
Both Teams
Opponents
9.4
7.9
8.1
6.3
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Fewest Interceptions Thrown
South Florida
Opponents
5
7
8
4
9
9
9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
South Florida
Opponents
23
22
20
17
17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
South Florida
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
44
40
56
50
88
85
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
Most Return Yards
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.5
7.3
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
South Florida
Opponents
1,890 . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
1,853 . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
1,008 . . . . . . . . . . .2002
1,890 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,890 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
1,716 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,696 . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Both Teams
South Florida
Opponents
3,065 . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
3,035 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
3,123 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
3,087 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
6,031 . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
6,016 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
41.8
40.3
40.1
40.6
39.1
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . 1999
2
2
2
2
7
3
7
4
4
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
PUNT RETURNS
Most Returns
South Florida
50
47
31
28
76
67
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Most Return Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
. . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . .2006
542 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
540 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
307 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
282 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
822 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
766 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Most Returns
Both Teams
80 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
78 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
87 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
78 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
151 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
150 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
150 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Most Return Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
1,362 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,261 . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
1,290 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
1,132 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
2,481 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
2,449 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Opponents
Opponents
25.2
23.1
22.1
20.1
TOTAL RETURNS (Kicks & Punts)
South Florida
Both Teams
Both Teams
Both Teams
South Florida
Most Plays
Opponents
Opponents
Most (Own) Punts Blocked
Opponents
1,882 . . . . . . . . . . .2005
1,841 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
1,830 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
1,851 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,849 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
1,846 . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
1,690 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
1,678 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,650 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
South Florida
76 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
76 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
76 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
82 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
80 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
156 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
153 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Highest Avg. Punt
TOTAL OFFENSE
South Florida
Most Returns
Opponents
Most Punts Per Game
Both Teams
South Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Most Punts
South Florida
Highest Avg. Yards Per Attempt
6.8
5.8
5.6
4.9
PUNTING
Opponents
Opponents
KICKOFF RETURNS
Opponents
Highest Avg. Yards Per Completion
. . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . 2004
. . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Both Teams
Most Yards
15.7
12.6
12.5
13.9
13.1
13.1
408.9 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
401.7 . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
398.5 . . . . . . . . . . .2004
348.8 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
15.9
15.3
14.0
9.5
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
4,701 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
4,498 . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
4,419 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
4,383 . . . . . . . . . . .2004
3,880 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
3,837 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
8,581 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
8,269 . . . . . . . . . . .2004
8,256 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Opponents
Highest Avg. Yards Per Play
Opponents
273.2 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
252.0 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
248.0 . . . . . . . . . . .2004
233.4 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2003
Most Net Yards Per Game
Opponents
3,005 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
2,827 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
2,772 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
2,728 . . . . . . . . . . .2004
2,567 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
5,572 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
5,211 . . . . . . . . . . .2002
5,209 . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
75.5
75.2
77.4
76.9
Most Net Yards
Most Yards Per Game
Most Rushing Touchdowns
South Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Most Completions Per Game
Both Teams
RUSHING
43.9
38.8
38.0
36.4
Most Completions
Opponents
136 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
120 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
117 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
116 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
252 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
233 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
Most By Penalty
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
Most By Passing
South Florida
Most Attempts Per Game
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
21.5
19.5
21.6
20.5
Most By Rushing
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
483 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
427 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
418 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
901 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Most Plays Per Game
18.9
18.7
18.0
15.8
15.8
. . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . 1999
South Florida
Opponents
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
INTERCEPTIONS
Most Interceptions
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
22
15
15
15
30
28
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Most Return Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
210 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
197 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
279 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
149 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
329 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
324 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
3
3
3
4
4
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Most Fumbles
Opponents
Both Teams
Most Points, Second Half
FOURTH DOWNS
Most Points
South Florida
Highest Conversion Pct.
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
FUMBLES
South Florida
SCORING
402 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
387 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
351 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
248 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
622 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
618 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Opponents
Both Teams
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
14
14
14
17
17
31
27
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Most Return Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
266 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
131 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
48 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
39 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
39 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
277 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
145 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
TURNOVERS
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
36.5
35.2
31.9
22.5
56.4
56.2
. . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Opponents
Both Teams
29
26
26
36
30
55
54
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Fewest Turnovers
South Florida
Opponents
15
17
11
17
Highest Point Margin
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
+21 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
+7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
PENALTIES
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
128 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
110 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
108 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
93 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
218 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
208 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
Most Penalty Yards
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
1,086 . . . . . . . . . . .2002
1,001 . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
1,968 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,903 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,774 . . . . . . . . . . .2006
1,664 . . . . . . . . . . .2002
1,871 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1,750 . . . . . . . . . . .2002
South Florida
Opponents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
87 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
82 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
77 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
71 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
153 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
121 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
South Florida
Both Teams
107 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
103 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
89 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
86 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
178 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
155 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Most Points, Third Quarter
South Florida
Opponents
127 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
102 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
100 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
64 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
157 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
156 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
Most Points, Fourth Quarter
South Florida
Opponents
103 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
96 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
93 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
74 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
73 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
72 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
175 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
167 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
Most Points, Overtime
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
Most Points, First Half
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
190 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
189 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
163 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
166 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
129 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
119 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
308 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
292 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
265 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
46
44
38
29
70
66
66
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Most One-Point Attempts
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
52
47
43
33
78
76
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
Most Two-Point Conversions
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
3
2
2
2
3
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
South Florida
Opponents
67.0 . . . . . . . . . . . ..1998
59.0 . . . . . . . . . . . ..1997
47.4 . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
46.0 . . . . . . . . . . . ..1997
Most Conversions
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
Most Attempts
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
13
10
10
10
9
23
19
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2001
23
23
22
20
43
42
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
TIME OF POSSESSION
Greatest Advantage
South Florida
Opponent
+13:19
+ 3:50
+08:58
+08:28
Most Tackles
South Florida
1102 . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
1038 . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Most Tackles for Loss
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
7
6
6
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Most Field Goals
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
Most Field Goal Attempts
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
24
24
23
20
40
38
38
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
2
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Most Safeties
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
South Florida
Opponents
South Florida
Opponents
Both Teams
South Florida
Both Teams
277 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
264 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
259 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
293 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
217 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
190 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
449 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
441 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
87 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
86 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006
84 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
61 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
60 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
147 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
145 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
141 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
Most Blocked (Opponent) Field Goals
South Florida
Both Teams
Opponents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Most Passes Defensed
(Includes Interceptions)
South Florida
Opponents
. . . . . . . . . . . .1998
. . . . . . . . . . . .2004
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. . . . . . . . . . . .2006
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Most Sack Yardage
Highest Conversion Pct.
41.0
40.0
39.7
37.6
46.4
37.2
37.1
470 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
444 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Most Sacks
Opponents
THIRD DOWNS
148 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
Most Tackles for Loss Yardage
Both Teams
16
16
16
15
16
13
12
27
25
. . . . . . . . . 1997
. . . . . . . . . .2005
. . . . . . . . . 2001
. . . . . . . . . .2003
DEFENSE
Most Two-Point Attempts
Most Points, Second Quarter
Both Teams
Most Penalties
55
51
45
34
85
80
Most Points, First Quarter
Highest Takeaway Margin
South Florida
224 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
156 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
80 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Most Touchdowns
Both Teams
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . .1997
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2000
Most One-Point Conversions
Both Teams
Opponents
Most Turnovers
South Florida
Both Teams
Most Points Per Game
26
22
32
29
54
50
Most Fumbles Lost
South Florida
Opponents
212 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
198 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
188 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
172 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
132 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
120 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
331 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
315 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
308 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
287 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
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THE LAST TIME …
An Individual Threw Five Touchdowns:
RUSHING
An Individual had 25 Rushes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Marquel Blackwell (5) at East Carolina, 10/19/02
OPPONENT:
Tyler Palko (5) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/4/04
SOUTH FLORIDA: Andre Hall (29) vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/05
OPPONENT:
Ray Rice (32) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06
A Team Had Less than 10 Pass Attempts:
An Individual had 30 Rushes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Never (Record low 11 vs. Charleston Southern, 10/18/03)
OPPONENT:
8 at Georgia Southern, 11/14/98
SOUTH FLORIDA: Dyral McMillan (40) vs. Hofstra, 11/13/99
OPPONENT:
A Team Had Less than 5 Completions:
An Individual Rushed for 150 Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 3 at Louisville, 10/22/04
OPPONENT:
4 at Western Kentucky, 9/18/99
SOUTH FLORIDA: Andre Hall (222) at Syracuse, 11/12/05
OPPONENT:
A Team Had Less than 50 Yards Passing:
An Individual Rushed for 200 Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: NEVER (Record-low 60 vs. James Madison, 9/16/00)
OPPONENT:
48 vs. Nicholls State, 9/6/03
SOUTH FLORIDA: Andre Hall (222) at Syracuse, 11/12/05
OPPONENT:
An Individual Threw for a 50-Yard Touchdown:
A USF Runner Had Back-to-Back 200-Yard Games:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe-Taurus Johnson (79) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
Tyler Palko-Greg Lee (69) at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05
Dyral McMillan
An Individual Threw for a 60-Yard Touchdown:
New Haven (258) and Hofstra (221), 11/6 & 11/13/99
A Team Rushed 40 Times:
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OPPONENT:
46, at Cincinnati, 10/22/06
A Team Rushed 50 Times:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 52, vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/05
OPPONENT:
51, vs. Memphis, 11/17/04
A Team Rushed Fewer than 25 Times:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 22, at South Carolina, 9/18/04
OPPONENT:
23, vs. Pittsburgh, 11/4/06
A Team Rushed for Over 300 Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 338, at Syracuse, 11/12/05
OPPONENT:
308,vs.West Virginia, 13/3/05
A Team was Held to Under 100 Yards Rushing:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 84, at West Virginia, 11/25/06
OPPONENT:
54, vs. East Carolina (Papajohns.com Bowl), 12/23/06
A Team was Held to Under 50 Yards Rushing:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 49, at Louisville, 11/18/06
OPPONENT:
24, vs. Florida International, 9/9/06
An Individual Scored on a Run of 50 Yards or More:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Keeley Dorsey (52), vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06
OPPONENT:
Pat White (76), vs.West Virginia, 12/3/05
PASSING
An Individual Attempted 40 Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Ronnie Banks (52) at Southern Miss, 10/25/03
OPPONENT:
Matt Bonislawski (40) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06
An Individual Attempted 50 Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Ronnie Banks (52) at Southern Miss, 10/25/03
OPPONENT:
Danny Wimprine (51) at Memphis, 11/29/03
An Individual Completed 25 Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe (25), vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
Adam Barmann (25), at Kansas, 9/23/06
An Individual Passed for Over 300 Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe (364), vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
Brian Brohm (389) vs. Louisville, 9/24/05
An Individual Threw Three Touchdowns:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe (3) at UCF, 9/16/06
OPPONENT:
Ryan Hart (3) at Rutgers, 11/5/05
An Individual Threw Four Touchdowns:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Ronnie Banks (4) vs. Nicholls State, 9/6/03
OPPONENT:
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SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe-Taurus Johnson (79) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
Tyler Palko-Greg Lee (69) at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05
RECEIVING
An Individual Caught 10 Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Hugh Smith (10) vs. Northern Illinois, 9/7/02
OPPONENT:
Mike Walker (12) at UCF, 9/16/06
An Individual Had 100 Receiving Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Taurus Johnson (131) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
Bobby Good (116) vs. East Carolina, 12/23/06
TOTAL OFFENSE
A Team Gained 500 Total Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 514 vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
577 at Cincinnati, 11/20/04
A Team Gained Less than 200 Total Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 174 at Miami, 10/1/05
OPPONENT:
163 vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06
A Team Gained Less than 100 Total Yards:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 76 at Arkansas, 9/14/02
OPPONENT:
85 vs. Florida A&M, 9/10/05
FIRST DOWNS
A Team Had 25 First Downs:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 25 vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06
OPPONENT:
25 at Rutgers, 11/5/05
A Team Had Fewer than 10 First Downs:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 8 at South Carolina, 9/18/04
OPPONENT:
4 vs. Florida A&M, 9/10/05
PUNTING
A Team Punted 10 Times:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 10 at Memphis, 11/22/03
OPPONENT:
10 at Connecticut, 11/26/05
A Team Did Not Punt:
SOUTH FLORIDA: vs. Austin Peay, 11/18/00
OPPONENT:
vs. Georgia Southern, 11/15/97
An Individual Recorded a 60-Yard Punt:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Justin Teacher at West Virginia, 11/25/06
OPPONENT:
Ryan Dougherty vs. East Carolina, 12/23/06
An Individual Recorded Four 50-Yard Punts
An Individual Returned a Kick for a Touchdown:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Brandon Baker (4) at South Carolina, 9/18/04
OPPONENT:
Adam Graessle (5) at Pittsburgh, 10/15/05
SOUTH FLORIDA: Chad Simpson (94 yards) vs. Louisville, 9/24/05
OPPONENT:
Darius Butler (90 yards) at Connecticut, 11/26/05
An Individual Recorded Two 60-Yard Punts
An Individual Returned a Punt for a Touchdown:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Brandon Baker (2) vs.TCU, 10/10/03
OPPONENT:
Never
SOUTH FLORIDA: Ean Randolph (76 yards) vs. Florida International, 9/9/06
OPPONENT:
Blake Carter (32 yards, block) at UCF, 9/16/06
A Team Had a Punt Blocked:
An Individual Returned an Interception for a Touchdown:
SOUTH FLORIDA: at UCF, 9/16/06
OPPONENT:
vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06
SOUTH FLORIDA: D’Juan Brown (23 yards) vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/05
OPPONENT:
Robert Mitchell (14 yards) vs. Florida International, 9/9/06
TURNOVERS
An Individual Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown:
An Individual Threw Three Interceptions:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Pat Julmiste (3) at Connecicut, 11/26/05
OPPONENT:
An Individual Intercepted Two Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Trae Williams at UCF, 9/16/06
OPPONENT:
Lovon Ponder (2) at Miami, 10/1/05
An Individual Intercepted Three Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: J.R. Reed (3) at Memphis, 11/19/03
OPPONENT:
NEVER
A Team Had Four Turnovers:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 4 vs. Pittsburgh, 11/4/06
OPPONENT:
4 at West Virginia, 11/25/06
A Team Had Five Turnovers:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 5 at Connecticut, 11/26/05
OPPONENT:
6 at Rutgers, 11/5/05
A Team Lost Three Fumbles:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 3 at East Carolina, 11/8/03
OPPONENT:
3 at Memphis, 11/29/03
A Team Recovered an Onside Kick:
SOUTH FLORIDA: at Pittsburgh, 9/8/01
OPPONENT:
at Southern Miss, 10/7/00
SOUTH FLORIDA: Terrence Royal (11 yards) at Rutgers, 11/5/05
OPPONENT:
Kevin McCullough (39 yards) at Cincinnati, 10/22/06
An Individual Recovered a Fumble in End Zone for Touchdown:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Craig Kobel at Cincinnati, 11/20/04
OPPONENT:
Jared Dolan vs. McNeese State, 9/2/06
An Individual Returned (or Recovered) a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Sidney Simpson (32 yds.) vs. Utah State, 11/24/01
OPPONENT:
Blake Carter (32 yards) at UCF, 9/16/06
A Team Scored a Two-Point Conversion:
SOUTH FLORIDA: at Louisville (Grothe-Busbee), 11/18/06
OPPONENT:
vs. Army (Carlton Jones rush), 10/16/04
A Team Scored a Safety:
SOUTH FLORIDA: vs. Pittsburgh, 11/4/06
OPPONENT:
A Team Recorded a Shutout:
SOUTH FLORIDA: at Syracuse (27-0), 11/12/05
OPPONENT:
vs. North Carolina State (14-0), 12/31/05
A Team Scored 28 Points in a Quarter:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 28 at UAB (4th), 11/3/04
OPPONENT:
NEVER (record 21)
A Team Scored 40 Points in a Half:
PENALTIES
SOUTH FLORIDA: 42 vs. Liberty (1st), 10/27/01
OPPONENT:
NEVER (Record 31 at Utah (1st), 10/6/01
A Team was Penalized 15 Times:
An Individual Kicked a 50-Yard Field Goal:
SOUTH FLORIDA: 15 vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06
OPPONENT:
15 vs. Louisville, 9/24/05
SOUTH FLORIDA: Delbert Alvardo (56) vs. Syracuse, 11/11/06
OPPONENT:
Jeremy Ito (53) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06
Team was not Penalized:
SOUTH FLORIDA: NEVER
OPPONENT:
NEVER
SCORING
An Individual Scored Three Touchdowns:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe (3) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06
OPPONENT:
Tyrone Moss (3) at Miami, 10/1/05
An Individual Scored Four Touchdowns:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Andre Hall (4) at TCU, 11/25/04
OPPONENT:
Carlton Jones (5) vs. Army, 10/16/04
An Individual Caught Two Touchdown Passes:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Johnny Peyton (2) at Penn State, 9/3/05
OPPONENT:
Greg Lee (3) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/4/04
An Individual Rushed for Three Touchdowns:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Matt Grothe (3) vs. Connecticut, 10/7/06
OPPONENT:
Tyrone Moss (3) at Miami, 10/1/05
An Individual Kicked Three Field Goals:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Bill Gramatica (3) vs. Charleston Southern, 11/2/02
OPPONENT:
Jeremy Ito (3) vs. Rutgers, 9/29/06
An Individual Kicked Four Field Goals:
SOUTH FLORIDA: Bill Gramatica (4) vs. Jacksonville State, 9/2/00
OPPONENT:
NEVER
Ronnie Banks was the last quarterback for USF to throw for four
touchdowns in one game when he did it against Nicholls State on
September 6, 2003.
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Coin Toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Wesleyan calls heads and wins, defers to
second half, USF receives the ball
Kickoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Wesleyan’s Adam Kilgore at 7:07 p.m. on
September 6, 1997
Kick Return . . . . . . . . . . . USF’s Charlie Jackson, 32 yards
Kick Return For TD . . . . . Charlie Jackson, 94 yards vs. Charleston Southern, on
November 1, 1997
Offensive Play . . . . . . . . . . Lateral from Chad Barnhardt to Charlie Jackson, 10
yards
First Down . . . . . . . . . . . . Same lateral to Jackson
Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . . . . Incomplete from Barnhardt to Jackson in left flat
Pass Completion . . . . . . . . Barnhardt to Clif Dell, 16 yards
Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT Kenyatta Jones, personal foul, 15 yards
Touchdown . . . . . . . . . . . . Rafael Williams one yard run, 11:44 remaining in first
quarter
Point after Touchdown . . . Steve Riggs kick following above TD run
Kickoff following a scoreRiggs for 60 yards, following above PAT, returned 16
yards by Marquis Churchwell
Special Teams Tackle . . . . Brian Surcy on above kickoff
Defensive Tackle . . . . . . . . DE Brett Avery stopped running back Scott Dykes
for no gain
Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Jackson, 13 yards
Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Umholtz, 39 yards
TD Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Barnhardt to RB Jermaine Clemons, 5 yards, 2
minutes remaining in first quarter
Interception . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Davis, on a long attempt to Jamie Thomas, no
return, 1:28 remaining in first quarter
Interception for a TD . . . . Roy Manns, 20 yards, with 11:21 in third quarter
Fumble Recovery . . . . . . . LB Vassay Marc, 2nd quarter
Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Riggs, 27 yards, with 10:25 in 4th quarter
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Sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100-Yard Rushing Game .
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Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Road Game . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fumble Return for TD . . .
Road Win . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shutout Win . . . . . . . . . . .
Blocked punt . . . . . . . . . .
Two-Point Conversion Attempt . .
Two-Point Conversion Made . .
National Team Ranking . .
TD pass from a USF non-QB . .
300-Yard Passing Game . .
I-A Opponent . . . . . . . . . .
200-Yard Rushing Game . .
Punt Return For TD . . . .
I-A Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C-USA Win . . . . . . . . . . .
Big East Win . . . . . . . . . .
Bowl Game . . . . . . . . . . .
Bowl Win . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DE Brett Avery on QB J.D. Meyers in 2nd quarter
RB Jermaine Clemons, 132 yards (7 carries) vs.
Kentucky Wesleyan, September 6, 1997
80-3, over Kentucky Wesleyan, September 6, 1997
September 13, 1997, at Citadel
Above Citadel Game, 10-7
DB Anthony Henry, 42 yards, vs. Drake, September
20, 1997
44-0, November 8, 1997, at Cumberland
Above Cumberland game
Marcus Rivers, vs. Morehead State, October 4, 1997
Chad Barnhardt pass vs. Drake, September 20, 1997
RB Jermaine Clemons pass to QB Chad Barnhardt
vs. Georgia Southern, November 15, 1997
25th, September 28, 1998, USA TODAY/ESPN I-AA
Poll USF Game in Raymond James Stadium..vs.
Citadel, October 3, 1998, USF wins 45-6
WR Charlie Jackson to WR Leon Matthews, 50
yards, vs. Citadel, October 3, 1998
QB Chad Barnhardt, 331 yards at Hofstra, October
24, 1998
at San Diego State, September 4, 1999
RB Dyral McMillan, 258 yards (34 carries) vs. New
Haven, November 6, 1999
DeAndrew Rubin, 81 yards, vs. James Madison, on
September 16, 2001
at Connecticut, October 28, 2000
at Army (28-0), September 27, 2003
vs. Louisville (45-14), September 24, 2005
Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. NC State,
December 31, 2005
Papajohns.com Bowl vs. East Carolina,
December 23, 2006
USF’s first-ever play came on defense against Kentucky Wesleyan, September 6, 1997
OPPONENT RECORDS
RUSHING
TOTAL OFFENSE (Passes & Rushes)
TOTAL RETURNS
Most Attempts
Most Plays
Most Returns
35 Ray Rice, Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/06
66 Danny Wimprine, Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
60 Jared Lorenzen, at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
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Most Yards Gained
263 DeAngelo Williams, Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
Average Per Carry
16.1 Pat White, (11-177) West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . .12/3/05
Most Rushing Touchdowns
5
Carlton Jones, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
Most Yards Gained
401 Giovanni Carmazzi, Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/13/99
388 Jared Lorenzen, at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Most Yards Returned
ALL-PURPOSE
(Rushing, Receiving & Returns)
(Min. 3 returns)
Longest TD Run
Most Plays
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36 Art Brown, at East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/19/02
35 Thomas Hammock, at Northern Illinois . . . . . .8/30/01
Curtis Keaton, at James Madison . . . . . . . . . . .10/30/99
Curtis Keaton, at James Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/30/99
Greg Hill, Georgia Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/15/97
Longest Non-Scoring Run
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Tony Hunt at Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/3/05
Vaughn Sanders, at Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/24/98
Pat White,West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/3/05
Willie Taggart,Western Kentucky . . . . . . . . . .10/17/98
Adam Tate, at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
Justin King at Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/3/05
M.Washington, Charleston Southern . . . . . . . . .11/2/02
Antonio Perkins, at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
Ketric Barnes, New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Kendrick Shanklin, at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Most Yards Gained
201 Ketric Barnes, New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
37.0 Darius Butler (4-148) at Connecticut . . . . . . .11/26/05
INTERCEPTIONS
Most Interceptions
2
290 Art Brown, at East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/19/02
Lovon Ponder, at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1/05
Malcolm Postell, Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
Jimmy McClain, at Troy State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/25/99
Sam Wilkerson, Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 10/18/97
PUNTING
Most Return Yards
PASSING
Most Punts
Longest TD Return
11 Rick Barrow, Southwest Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/11/99
Most Attempts
Most Yards Punting
85 Adam Kasper, New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/6/99
71 Jimmy McClain, at Troy State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/25/99
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488 Rick Barrow, Southwest Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/11/99
Longest Non-TD Return
Highest Average
56 L. Kemp, at Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/11/00
49 Don McGee, at North Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/5/02
Jared Lorenzen, at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Danny Wimprine, Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
Most Completions
32 Danny Wimprine, Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/02
Highest Completion Pct.
(Min. 20 atts.)
81.1 Gino Guidugli (30-37) at Cincinnati . . . . . . . .11/20/04
Most Yards
411
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377
358
Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
Brian Brohm, Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/05
Jared Lorenzen, at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . .9/9/00
Gino Guidugli, at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . .11/20/04
Nick Eddy, at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/23/02
5
Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
Most Interceptions Thrown
7
Nick Eddy, at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/23/02
50.2 Chris Pavasaris, Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/7/06
Longest Punt
DEFENSE
76 Luke Johnson, at Southern Miss, 10/25/03
Most Tackles
PUNT RETURNS
18 Robert McCune, Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/4/03
Most Returns
3
6
Antonio Perkins, at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
P.J. Fleck, at Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8/30/01
Ryan Szokola, Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/99
Most Return Yards
150 Antonio Perkins, at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
77 Joe Burnett, UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
Highest Average Return (Min. 2 returns)
38.5 Joe Burnett (2-77), UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/05
Longest Return
RECEIVING
82 Chand Williams, Florida International . . . . . . . . .9/9/06
82 Antonio Perkins, at Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/28/02
73 Shaud Williams, at Alabama, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8/30/03
Most Receptions
KICKOFF RETURNS
15 Josh Stofle, Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/01
Most Receiving Yards
114 Jimmy McClain, at Troy State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/25/99
Most Returns
Most Sacks
Stephen Tulloch, NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/31/05
Kabeer Gabaja-Biamila, at San Diego State . . . . .9/4/99
Marlon McCree, at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/9/00
SCORING
Most Points Scored by Non-Kicker
30 Carlton Jones, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
Most Points Scored by Kicker
11 Nick Tandberg, at San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . . 9/4/99
Matt Simonton, Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 10/18/97
Brant Hanna, at Southern Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/7/00
Most Touchdowns Scored
5
Carlton Jones, Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/16/04
Most Field Goals
3
M.Washington, Charleston Southern . . . . . . . . .11/2/02
Ketric Barnes, New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
Jeremy Ito, Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/06
Steve Gostokowski, Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/27/04
Matt Simonton, Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . . . .10/18/97
Nick Hayes, UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/22/03
221 Kevin Curtis, Utah State (11-221) . . . . . . . . . .11/24/01
8
6
Most Touchdown Receptions
Most Return Yards
Most Field Goals Attempted
187 M.Washington, Charleston Southern (8-187) . . . . .11/2/02
171 Ketric Barnes (6-171), New Haven . . . . . . . . . .11/6/99
4
Highest Average Return (Min. 2 returns)
Most Points-After-Touchdown Scored
53.5 William Haith (2-107), Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . .10/21/00
7
Longest Return
Most Points-After-Touchdowns Attempted
98 M.Washington, Charleston Southern . . . . . . . . .11/2/02
7
3
Greg Lee, Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/4/04
Troy Williams, at South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . .9/18/04
Four Times
Ryan Kaneshiro (7-7), at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
Ryan Kaneshiro (7-7), at Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/6/01
145
ALL-TIME SCORES
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
1997 Season (5-6)
2001 Season (8-3)
2004 Season (4-7)
Coach:
Jim Leavitt
Captains: Ivan Alicot, Anthony Henry, Lance Hoeltke,
Demetrius Woods
Date
Opponent
Site Result
Attend.
Sep. 6
Kentucky Wesleyan
H W 80-3
49,212
Sep. 13
Citadel
A
L 7-10
12,154
Sep. 20
Drake
H L 22-23
33,827
Sep. 27
Western Kentucky
A
L 3-31
11,200
Oct. 4
Morehead State
H W 33-17 30,050
Oct. 11
Elon
A
L 13-41
4,692
Oct. 18
Southern Illinois
H L 10-23
34,432
Nov. 1
Charleston Southern H W 24-6
25,361
Nov. 8
Cumberland
A
W 44-0
1,001
H L 23-24
30,470
Nov. 15 Georgia Southern
Nov. 22 Davidson
H W 48-3
27,919
Coach:
Jim Leavitt
Captains: Jimmy Fitts, Joe Morgan, Derrick Rackard,
Anthony Williams
Coach: Jim Leavitt
Captains: Javan Camon, Alex Herron, Derrick Sarosi, Lee
Roy Selmon
1998 Season (8-3)
2002 Season (9-2)
Coach:
Captains:
Date
Sep. 5
Sep. 12
Sep. 19
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
Coach:
Jim Leavitt
Captains: Marquel Blackwell, Chris Daley, Ryan Hearn,
Kawika Mitchell
Jim Leavitt
Ivan Alicot, Chad Barnhardt, Anthony Henry
Opponent
Site Result Attend.
Slippery Rock
H W 39-10 21,553
Valparaiso
H W 51-0
21,467
Liberty
A
W 24-21 11,689
Citadel
H W 45-6
32,598
Elon
H W 35-7
26,541
Western Kentucky
H L 24-31
30,083
Hofstra
A
L 30-50
4,298
Charleston Southern A
W 24-0
884
Cumberland
H W 69-3
31,272
Georgia Southern
A
L 23-28
14,161
Morehead State
H W 38-22 26,488
1999 Season (7-4)
Opponent
Site Result
Sep. 4
Sep. 11
Sep. 18
Sep. 25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
Oct. 23
Oct. 30
Nov. 6
Nov. 13
San Diego State
SW Texas State
Western Kentucky
Troy State
Southern Illinois
Liberty
Illinois State
New Hampshire
James Madison
New Haven
Hofstra
A
H
A
A
H
H
H
H
A
H
H
L 12-41
W 17-10
W 21-6
L 24-41
W 21-14
W 28-0
W 14-13
W 42-41
L 3-13
W 41-27
L 23-42
Attend.
25,576
26,282
7,500
17,311
25,029
25,112
22,054
24,004
15,000
27,307
25,583
2000 Season (7-4)
Coach: Jim Leavitt
Captains: Anthony Henry, Charlie Jackson, Roy Manns,
Vassay Marc, Joey Sipp,
Rafael Williams
Date
Opponent
Site Result
Sep. 2
Sep. 9
Sep. 16
Sep. 23
Sep. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
Jacksonville State
Kentucky
James Madison
Baylor
Troy State
Southern Miss
Liberty
Connecticut
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
Austin Peay
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
146
W 40-0
L 9-27
W 26-7
L 13-28
W 20-10
L 7-41
W 44-6
W 21-13
W 30-24
L 9-45
W 59-0
Opponent
Site Result
Aug. 30
Sep. 8
Sep. 22
Sep. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 24
Northern Illinois
Pittsburgh
Memphis
North Texas
Utah
Connecticut
Southern Utah
Liberty
Houston
Western Illinois
Utah State
A
A
A
H
A
H
H
H
H
H
H
Date
Opponent
Aug. 29 Florida Atlantic
Sep. 7
Northern Illinois
Sep. 14
Arkansas
Sep. 28
Oklahoma
Oct. 5
North Texas
Oct. 12 Southern Mississippi
Oct. 19 East Carolina
Nov. 2
Charleston Southern
Nov. 9
Memphis
Nov. 16 Bowling Green
Nov. 23 Houston
* At Little Rock, Ark.
L 17-20
W 35-26
L 9-17
W 28-10
L 21-52
W 40-21
W 42-12
W 68-37
W 45-6
W 48-17
W 34-13
Site Result
H
H
A*
A
A
H
A
H
H
H
A
W 51-10
W 37-6
L 3-42
L 14-31
W 24-17
W 16-13
W 46-30
W 56-6
W 31-28
W 29-7
W 32-14
Attend.
14,426
39,542
26,488
25,156
30,818
26,802
26,624
21,056
32,711
23,252
25,136
Attend.
22,074
23,559
55,817
74,432
15,512
28,181
33,419
23,144
32,770
28,098
12,856
2003 Season (7-4)
Coach: Jim Leavitt
Captains: Jason Butler, Anthony Henry, Joey Sipp
Date
Date
Attend.
30,043
63,821
23,002
21,157
25,786
26,559
25,161
16,585
31,104
12,147
23,390
Coach: Jim Leavitt
Captains: Chris Iskra, Maurice Jones, J.R. Reed, Kevin
Verpaele, Huey Whittaker
Date
Opponent
Site Result
Aug. 30
Sep. 6
Sep. 27
Oct. 4
Alabama
Nicholls State
Army
Louisville
A*
H
A
H
Oct. 10
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Oct. 31
TCU
Charleston Southern
Southern Mississippi
Cincinnati
H
H
A
H
Nov. 8
East Carolina
A
Nov. 22 UAB
Nov. 29 Memphis
* at Birmingham, Ala.
H
A
L 17-40
W 27-17
W 28-0
W 31-28
(2OT)
L 10-13
W 55-7
L 6-27
W 24-17
(2OT)
W 38-37
(2OT)
L 19-22
W 21-16
Attend.
76,780
26,460
30,509
36,044
33,368
28,365
23,708
28,616
27,100
30,216
47,875
Date
Opponent
Site Result
Sep. 11
Sep. 18
Sep. 25
Tennessee Tech
South Carolina
TCU
H
A
A
Oct. 2
Oct. 16
Oct. 22
Nov. 3
Nov. 13
Nov. 20
Nov. 27
Dec. 4
Southern Miss
Army
Louisville
UAB
East Carolina
Cincinnati
Memphis
Pittsburgh
H
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
W 21-7
L 3-34
W 45-44
(2OT)
L 20-27
L 35-42
L 9-41
W 45-20
W 41-17
L 23-45
L 15-31
L 14-43
Attend.
25,546
78,900
27,546
30,049
36,549
42,032
9,220
25,408
19,309
21,392
23,417
2005 Season (6-6)
Coach:
Jim Leavitt
Captains: Jason Allen, Andre Hall, Johnnie Jones, John
Miller, Stephen Nicholas,Terrence Royal
Date
Opponent
Site Result
Sep. 3
Penn State
A L 13-23
Sep. 10
Florida A&M
H W 37-3
Sep. 17
UCF
H W 31-14
Sep. 24
Louisville
H W 45-14
Oct. 1
Miami
A L 7-27
Oct. 15 Pittsburgh
A L 17-31
Nov. 5
Rutgers
A W 45-31
A W 27-0
Nov. 12 Syracuse
Nov. 19 Cincinnati
H W 31-16
Nov. 26 Connecticut
A L 10-15
Dec. 3
West Virginia
H L 13-28
Dec. 31 NC State
N * L 0-14
* Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, NC
Attend.
99,235
43,122
45,139
33,586
58,308
33,497
31,131
40,144
27,204
40,000
45,274
57,937
2006 Season (9-4)
Coach:
Jim Leavitt
Captains: S. J. Green, Pat Julmiste,
Stephen Nicholas, Pat St. Louis
Date
Opponent
Site Result
McNeese State
H W 41-10
Sep. 2
Florida International H W 21-20
Sep. 9
Sep. 16
UCF
A W 24-17
A L 7-13
Kansas
Sep. 23
Sep. 29
Rutgers
H L 20-22
Oct. 7
Connecticut
H W 38-16
Oct. 14 North Carolina
A W 37-20
Oct. 22 Cincinnati
A L 6-23
Nov. 4
Pittsburgh
H W 22-12
Nov. 11 Syracuse
H W 27-10
A L 8-31
Nov. 18 Louisville
Nov. 25 West Virginia
A W 24-19
N * W 24-7
Dec. 23 East Carolina
* Papajohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, AL
Attend.
26,351
27,114
46,708
40,933
32,493
30,010
44,000
15,889
35,671
29,694
40,348
52,790
32,023
ALL-TIME OPPONENT SERIES SCORES
NOTE: Rankings for seasons between 1997-2000 indicate The Sports Network I-AA national rating for each team heading into the game.
For all I-A opponents, the AP Poll Ranking is used. USF is listed first and the opponent, second.
Florida A&M (1-0)
Alabama (0-1)
Year W/L
2003 L
* Birmingham
Score
17-40
Site
A*
Rank
Alabama Birmingham (1-1)
2003
2004
L
W
19-22
45-20
H
A
Arkansas (0-1)
2002 L
* Little Rock
3-42
W
L
W
59-0
L
13-28
H
A
W
29-7
W/L
L
Southern Mississippi (1-3)
Score
7-27
Site
A
2000
51-10
H
L
9-45
Morehead State (2-0)
2006
1997
1998
W
21-20
H
L
L
23-24
23-28
H
A
-/8
19/1
L
L
30-50
23-42
A
H
14/20
18/66
W
W
33-17
38-22
1999
W
42-41
1999
W
41-27
2001
2002
2003
H
A
W
14-13
2001
21/-
27-17
19/6
W
37-20
W/L
L
W
L
L
17/-
H
21/-
W
W
2005
2006
W
W
2003
2004
L
W
2003
W
1997
1998
2002
2003
2000
Northern Illinois (1-1)
1999
2000
2001
2002
A
H
UCF (2-0)
H
A
Utah (0-1)
H
A
H
H
20/-
2003
2004
2005
2006
W
L
W
L
24-17
23-45
31-16
6-23
L
W
2006
A
H
23/-
Connecticut (3-1)
2000
2001
2005
2006
W
W
L
W
21-13
40-21
10-15
38-16
W
W
44-0
69-3
A
H
W
48-3
L
22-23
20/-
H
W
W
W
W
46-30
38-37
41-17
24-7
H
L
W
A
A
H
N
A
H
L
9-27
W
W
28-10
24-17
80-3
W
W
W
W
2003
2004
2005
2006
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
2002
A
H
2001
L
14-31
L
13-23
A
-/2
24-21
28-0
40-6
68-37
A
H
H
H
21/-
31-28
9-41
45-14
31-28
9-17
31-28
21-16
15-31
41-10
2001
2004
2005
2006
W
L
L
W
35-26
14-43
17-31
22-12
A
A
H
A
H
H
-/15
-/9
-/10
2005
2006
W
L
45-31
20-22
L
12-41
A
H
A
H
-/19
W
39-10
27-0
27-10
A
H
10-13
45-44
H
A
A
H
A
-/18
21-7
H
L
W
W
W
L
24-41
20-10
A
H
31-14
24-17
H
A
21-52
A
16/3
-/1
2001
W
34-13
H
W
51-0
H
2001
W
48-17
H
Western Kentucky (2-2)
-/23
1997
1998
1999
2000
L
L
W
W
3-31
24-31
21-6
30-24
A
H
A
H
-/3
12/19
21/-/6
H
A
-/12
-/7
West Virginia (1-1)
23/-
Slippery Rock (1-0)
1998
25/-
Western Illinois (1-0)
San Diego State (0-1)
1999
H
Utah State (1-0)
1998
Rutgers (1-1)
H
A
H
H
17-10
Valparaiso (1-0)
Pittsburgh (2-2)
McNeese State (1-0)
W
2005
2006
Oklahoma (0-1)
2005
W
N
North Texas (2-0)
2001
2002
A
17-20
37-6
1997
2006
13-41
35-7
7-13
L
W
Penn State (0-1)
2001
2002
2003
2004
Elon (1-1)
1997
1998
L
Memphis (2-2)
East Carolina (4-0)
2002
2003
2004
2006
16/10
–/13
Louisville (2-2)
Drake (0-1)
1997
A
H
Kentucky Wesleyan (1-0)
1998
1999
2000
2001
Davidson (1-0)
1997
3-13
26-7
Liberty (4-0)
A
H
A
H
Cumberland (2-0)
1997
1998
L
W
Kentucky (0-1)
2000
7-10
45-6
H
Kansas (0-1)
H
A
H
A
Citadel (1-1)
1997
1998
40-0
James Madison (1-1)
1999
2000
Cincinnati (2-2)
W
H
Troy State (1-1)
2005
24-6
24-0
56-6
55-7
42-12
Tennessee Tech (1-0)
A
Jacksonville State (1-0)
W
W
W
W
Rank
-/17
Syracuse (2-0)
Charleston Southern (4-0)
0-14
Site
A
H
A
H
TCU (1-1)
H
North Carolina State (0-1)
L
Score
7-41
16-13
6-27
20-27
Southwest Texas State (1-0)
1999
H
North Carolina (1-0)
2006
H
W
Year
2000
2002
2003
2004
Southern Utah (1-0)
New Haven (1-0)
Nicholls State (1-0)
45-6
32-14
H
H
New Hampshire (1-0)
Houston (2-0)
W
W
Rank
-/9
A
Florida International (1-0)
1999
H
Year
2005
Middle Tennessee (0-1)
W
Illinois State (1-0)
Bowling Green (1-0)
2002
Rank
2002
1998
1999
Baylor (0-1)
2000
Miami (0-1)
Site
H
Hofstra (0-2)
A
H
Austin Peay (1-0)
2000
Score
37-3
Florida Atlantic (1-0)
1997
1998
28-0
35-42
W/L
W
Georgia Southern (0-2)
A*
Army (1-1)
2003
2004
Year
2005
2005
2006
L
W
13-28
24-19
H
South Carolina (0-1)
2004
L
3-34
A
Southern Illinois (1-1)
1997
1999
L
W
10-23
21-14
H
H
23/-
19/-
147
USF NIGHT GAMES
(51-29)
(local starting time of 6 p.m. or later)
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
Date
Sep. 6, 1997
Sep. 13, 1997
Sep. 20, 1997
Sep. 27, 1997
Oct. 4, 1997
Oct. 11, 1997
Oct. 18, 1997
Nov. 1, 1997
Nov. 15, 1997
Nov. 22, 1997
Sep. 5, 1998
Sep. 12, 1998
Sep. 19, 1998
Oct. 3, 1998
Oct. 10, 1998
Oct. 17, 1998
Nov. 7, 1998
Nov. 21, 1998
Sep. 4, 1999
Sep. 11, 1999
Sep. 18, 1999
Sep. 25, 1999
Oct. 2, 1999
Oct. 9, 1999
Oct. 16, 1999
Oct. 23, 1999
Nov. 6, 1999
Nov. 13, 1999
Sep. 2, 2000
Sep. 16, 2000
Sep. 23, 2000
Sep. 30, 2000
Oct. 7, 2000
Oct. 21, 2000
Nov. 4, 2000
Aug. 30, 2001
Sep. 22, 2001
Sep. 29, 2001
Oct. 6, 2001
Oct. 13, 2001
Oct. 20, 2001
Oct. 27, 2001
Nov. 3, 2001
Nov. 10, 2001
Nov. 24, 2001
Aug. 29, 2002
Sep. 7, 2002
Sep. 14, 2002
Sep. 28, 2002
Oct. 5, 2002
Oct. 12, 2002
Nov. 2, 2002
Nov. 9, 2002
Nov. 16, 2002
Sep. 6, 2003
Oct. 4, 2003
Opponent
Kentucky Wesleyan
Citadel
Drake
Western Kentucky
Morehead State
Elon
Southern Illinois
Charleston Southern
Georgia Southern
Davidson
Slippery Rock
Valparaiso
Liberty
Citadel
Elon
Western Kentucky
Cumberland
Morehead State
San Diego State
Southwest Texas State
Western Kentucky
Troy State
Southern Illinois
Liberty
Illinois State
New Hampshire
New Haven
Hofstra
Jacksonville State
James Madison
Baylor
Troy State
Southern Miss
Liberty
Western Kentucky
Northern Illinois
Memphis
North Texas
Utah
Connecticut
Southern Utah
Liberty
Houston
Western Illinois
Utah State
Florida Atlantic
Northern Illinois
Arkansas
Oklahoma
North Texas
Charleston Southern
Memphis
Bowling Green
Nicholls State
Louisville
Site
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
H
H
H
H
A
H
H
H
H
H
A
H
A
A
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
A*
A
A
H
H
H
H
H
H
Oct. 10, 2003
Oct. 18, 2003
Oct. 31. 2003
TCU
Charleston Southern
Cincinnati
H
H
H
Nov. 22, 2003
Sep. 11, 2004
Sep. 18, 2004
Sep. 25, 2004
UAB
Tennessee Tech
South Carolina
TCU
H
H
A
A
Oct. 2, 2004
Southern Miss
Oct. 16, 2004 Army
Oct. 22, 2004 Louisville
Nov. 3, 2004 UAB
Nov. 10, 2004 East Carolina
Sep. 10, 2005 Florida A&M
Sep. 17, 2005 UCF
Sep. 24, 2005 Louisville
Oct. 1, 2005
Miami
Dec. 3, 2005
West Virginia
Sep. 9, 2006
Sep. 23, 2006 Kansas
Sep. 29, 2006 Rutgers
Oct. 7, 2006
Connecticut
Oct. 22, 2006 Cincinnati
Nov. 18, 2006 Louisville
* at Little Rock
H
H
A
A
H
H
H
H
A
H
H
A
H
H
A
A
Result
W 80-3
L 7-10
L 22-23
L 3-31
W 33-17
L 13-41
L 10-23
W 24-6
L 23-24
W 48-3
W 39-10
W 51-0
W 24-21
W 45-6
W 35-7
L 24-31
W 60-3
W 38-22
L 12-41
W 17-10
W 21-6
L 24-41
W 21-14
W 28-0
W 14-13
W 42-41
W 41-27
L 23-42
W 40-0
W 26-7
L 13-28
W 20-10
L 7-41
W 44-6
W 30-24
L 17-20
L 9-17
W 28-10
L 21-52
W 40-21
W 42-12
W 68-37
W 45-6
W 48-17
W 34-13
W 51-10
W 37-6
L 3-42
L 14-31
W 24-17
W 16-13
W 56-6
W 31-28
W 29-7
W 27-17
W 31-28
(2OT)
L 10-13
W 55-7
W 24-17
(2OT)
L 19-22
W 21-7
L 3-34
W 45-44
(2OT)
L 20-27
L 35-42
L 9-41
W 45-20
W 41-17
W 37-3
W 31-14
W 45-14
L 7-27
L 13-28
W 21-20
L 7-13
L 20-22
W 38-16
L 6-23
L 8-31
USF DAY GAMES
(19-14)
Date
Nov. 8, 1997
Oct. 24, 1998
Oct. 31, 1998
Nov. 14, 1998
Oct. 30, 1999
Sep. 9, 2000
Oct. 28, 2000
Nov. 11, 2000
Nov. 18, 2000
Sep. 8, 2001
Oct. 19, 2002
148
Opponent
Cumberland (TN)
Hofstra
Charleston Southern
Georgia Southern
James Madison
Kentucky
Connecticut
Middle Tennessee
Austin Peay
Pittsburgh
East Carolina
Site
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
H
A
A
Result
W 44-0
L 30-50
W 24-0
L 23-28
L 3-13
L 9-27
W 21-13
L 9-45
W 59-0
W 35-26
W 46-30
Nov. 23, 2002
Aug, 30, 2003
Sep. 27, 2003
Oct. 25, 2003
Nov. 8, 2003
Houston
Alabama
Army
East Carolina
A
A
A
A
A
W 32-14
L 17-40
W 28-0
L 6-27
W 38-37
(2OT)
W 21-16
L 23-45
L 15-31
L 14-43
L 13-23
L 17-31
W 45-31
W 27-0
W 31-16
L 10-15
L 0-14
W 24-17
W 37-20
W 22-12
W 27-10
W 24-19
W 24-7
Nov. 29, 2003 Memphis
A
Nov. 20, 2004 Cincinnati
A
H
Dec. 4, 2004
Pittsburgh
H
Sep. 3, 2005
Penn State
A
Oct. 15, 2005 Pittsburgh
A
Nov. 5, 2005 Rutgers
A
Nov. 12, 2005 Syracuse
A
Nov. 19, 2005 Cincinnati
H
Nov. 26, 2005 Connecticut
A
Dec. 31, 2005 NC State
N*
Sep. 16, 2006 UCF
A
Oct. 14, 2006 North Carolina
A
Nov. 4, 2006 Pittsburgh
H
Nov. 11, 2006 Syracuse
H
Nov. 25, 2006 West Virginia
A
Dec. 23, 2006 East Carolina
N^
* Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, NC
^ Papajohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, AL
USF IN HOT WEATHER
(26-12)
(temperature 80 or higher at kickoff)
Date
Opponent
Sep. 6, 1997 Kentucky Wesleyan
Sep. 13, 1997 Citadel
Sep. 20, 1997 Drake
Oct. 4, 1997 Morehead State
Oct. 3, 1998 Citadel
Sep. 11, 1999 Southwest Texas State
Oct. 2, 1999 Southern Illinois
Sep. 2, 2000 Jacksonville State
Sep. 16, 2000 James Madison
Sept. 23, 2000 Baylor
Sep. 30, 2000 Troy State
Aug. 30, 2001 Northern Illinois
Sep. 8, 2001 Pittsburgh
Sep. 22, 2001 Memphis
Oct. 13, 2001 Connecticut
Nov. 3, 2001 Houston
Aug. 29, 2002 Florida Atlantic
Sep. 7, 2002 Northern Illinois
Sep. 14, 2002 Arkansas
Sep. 28, 2002 Oklahoma
Oct. 5, 2002 North Texas
Aug. 30, 2003 Alabama
Sep. 6, 2003 Nicholls State
Oct. 4, 2003 Louisville
Oct. 18, 2003 Charleston Southern
Oct. 25, 2003 Southern Mississippi
Sep. 11, 2004 Tennessee Tech
Sep. 25, 2004 TCU
Oct. 2, 2004 Southern Miss
Sep. 10, 2005 Florida A&M
Sep. 17, 2005 UCF
Sep. 24, 2005 Louisville
Oct. 1, 2005 Miami
Sep. 2, 2006 McNeese State
Sep. 9, 2006 Florida International
Sep. 16, 2006 UCF
Sep. 29, 2006 Rutgers
Oct. 7, 2006 Connecticut
* Birmingham
Site
H
A
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
A
H
A
A
A
H
H
H
H
A
A
A
A*
H
H
H
A
H
A
H
H
H
H
A
H
H
A
H
H
Result Temp.
W 80-3
86
L 7-10
87
L 22-23 88
W 33-17 87
W 45-6
80
W 17-10 86
W 21-14 83
W 40-0
88
W 26-7
81
L 13-28 97
W 20-10 82
L 17-20 83
W 35-26 85
L 9-17
82
W 40-21 88
W 45-6
84
W 51-10 84
W 37-6
88
L 3-42
87
L 14-31 91
W 24-17 84
L 17-40 89
W 27-17 85
W 31-28 83
W 55-7
82
L 6-27
82
W 21-7
88
W 45-44 85
L 27-20 83
W 37-3
84
W 31-14 85
W 45-14 87
L 7-27
81
W 41-10 86
W 21-20 84
W 24-17 87
L 20-22 84
W 38-16 82
Date
Opponent
Site
A
Nov. 26, 2005 Connecticut
NOTE: USF is 2-3 at 50 degrees or lower
Result Temp.
L 10-15 33
Site
H
A
A
Result
W 17-10
W 45-20
L 7-27
SEASON OPENER
SCORES (6-4)
Year
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Date
Sep. 6
Sep. 5
Sep. 4
Sep. 2
Aug. 30
Aug. 29
Aug. 28
Sep. 11
Sep. 3
Sep. 2
Opponent
Kentucky Wesleyan
Slippery Rock
San Diego State
Jacksonville State
Northern Illinois
Florida Atlantic
Alabama
Tennessee Tech
Penn State
McNeese State
(The Sports Network I-AA Poll; I-A AP or USA
Today Poll)
Date
Sep. 27, 1997
Nov. 15, 1997
Sep. 25, 1999
Oct. 16, 1999
Oct. 30, 1999
Nov. 13, 1999
Sep. 16, 2000
Sep. 30, 2000
Oct. 7, 2000
Nov. 4, 2000
Sep. 28, 2002
Nov. 16, 2002
Oct. 10, 2003
Oct. 22, 2004
Dec. 4, 2004
Sep. 24, 2005
Oct, 1, 2005
Dec. 3, 2005
Sep. 29, 2006
Nov. 18, 2006
Nov. 25, 2006
Opponent
Western Kentucky
Georgia Southern
Troy State
Illinois State
James Madison
Hofstra
James Madison
Troy State
Southern Miss
Western Kentucky
Oklahoma
Bowling Green
TCU
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Miami
West Virginia
Rutgers
Louisville
West Virginia
Rank
3
8
3
6
10
6
13
1
17 (AP)
6
2 (AP)
25 (USA)
18 (AP)
15 (AP)
19 (AP)
9 (AP)
9 (AP)
12 (AP)
23 (AP)
10 (AP)
7 (AP)
Site
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
H
A
H
H
A
A
Result
L 3-31
L 23-24
L 24-41
W 14-13
L 3-13
L23-42
W 26-7
W 20-10
L 7-41
W 30-24
L 14-31
W 29-7
L 10-13
L 9-41
L 14-43
W 45-14
L 7-27
L 13-28
L 20-22
L 8-31
W 24-19
USF ON TELEVISION
(39-37)
ABC (Regional) (0-1)
Date
Nov. 26, 2005
Opponent
Connecticut
Site
A
Result
L 10-15
Date
Nov. 5, 2005
Nov. 19, 2005
Nov. 4, 2006
Nov. 11, 2006
Opponent
Rutgers
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Site
A
H
H
H
Result
W 45-31
W 31-16
W 22-20
W27-10
Site
A
Result
W 24-17
Site
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
Date
Aug. 30, 2003
Oct. 22, 2004
Oct. 22, 2006
(B) Birmingham
Site
A (B)
A
A
Result
L 17-40
L 9-41
L 6-23
Site
H
H
A
H
H
N
H
A
N
Result
L 10-13
W 24-17
W 45-20
L 15-31
L 14-43
L 0-14
L 20-22
W 24-19
W 24-7
Opponent
Site
A
Pittsburgh
Florida International H
Result
L 17-31
W 21-20
Opponent
Alabama
Louisville
Cincinnati
Result
W 80-3
W 39-10
L 12-41
W 40-0
L 17-20
W 51-10
L 17-40
W 21-7
L 13-23
W 41-20
Date
Opponent
Oct. 10, 2003 TCU
Oct. 31, 2003 Cincinnati
Nov. 3, 2004
UAB
Dec. 4, 2004
Pittsburgh
Dec. 31, 2005 NC State (C)
Sep. 29, 2006
Rutgers
Nov. 25, 2006 West Virginia
Dec. 23, 2006 East Carolina (B)
(C) Charlotte, NC
(B) Birmingham, AL
ESPN 360 (1-1)
Date
Oct. 15, 2005
Sep. 9, 2006
Opponent
Penn State
Louisville
at Miami
North Carolina
Louisville
Site
A
H
A
A
A
Result
L 13-23
W 45-14
L 7-27
W 37-20
L 8-31
FOX SPORTS NET/SPORTSCHANNEL* (14-9)
Date
Oct. 18, 1997
Nov. 15, 1997
Nov. 22, 1997
Sep. 12, 1998
Nov. 14, 1998
Nov. 21, 1998
Sep. 4, 1999
Oct. 23, 1999
Oct. 30, 1999
Sep. 9, 2000
Oct. 21, 2000
Nov. 11, 2000
Sep. 8, 2001
Oct. 27, 2001
Nov. 3, 2001
Oct. 12, 2002
Oct. 19, 2002
Nov. 23, 2002
Oct. 4, 2003
Oct. 10, 2003
Nov. 29, 2003
Sep. 17, 2005
Sep. 23, 2006
Opponent
Southern Illinois
Georgia Southern
Davidson
Valparaiso
Georgia Southern
Morehead State
San Diego State
New Hampshire
James Madison
Kentucky **
Liberty
Middle Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Liberty
Houston **
Southern Miss **
East Carolina
Houston
Louisville
Southern Miss
Memphis
UCF
Kansas
Site
H
H
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
A
H
H
H
A
A
H
A
A
H
A
Result
L 10-23
L 23-24
W 48-3
W 51-0
L 23-28
W 38-22
L 12-41
W 42-41
L 3-13
L 9-27
W 44-6
L 9-45
W 35-26
W 68-37
W 45-6
W 16-13
W 46-30
W 32-14
W 31-28
L 6-27
W 21-16
W 31-14
L 7-13
FOX SPORTS NEW YORK (0-1)
Date
Oct. 24, 1998
Opponent
Hofstra
Site
A
Result
L 30-50
REGIONAL NEWS NETWORK
(1-0)
Date
Sep. 27, 2003
Opponent
Army
Site
A
Result
W 28-0
SUNSHINE NETWORK (1-1)
Date
Nov. 13, 2004
Nov. 20, 2004
Opponent
East Carolina
Cincinnati
Site
H
A
Result
W 41-17
L 23-45
TBS SUPERSTATION (0-1)
Date
Sep. 28, 2002
Opponent
Oklahoma
Site
A
Result
L 14-31
Date
Nov. 22, 2003
Sep. 25, 2004
Oct. 2, 2004
Oct. 16, 2004
Sep. 2, 2006
Oct. 7, 2006
Opponent
UAB
TCU
Southern Miss
Army
McNeese State
Connecticut
Site
H
A
H
H
H
H
Result
L 19-22
W 45-44
L 20-27
L 35-42
W 41-10
W 36-16
Site
H
A
H
H
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Result
W 17-10
L 24-41
W 14-13
W 20-10
L 7-41
W 21-13
L 17-20
L 9-17
L 21-52
L 3-42
W 24-17
WMOR TV 32 (5-6)
CSTV (1-0)
Opponent
UCF
Date
Sep. 3, 2005
Sep. 24, 2005
Oct. 1, 2005
Oct. 14, 2006
Nov. 18, 2006
WFTS-ABC 28 (3-3)
BIG EAST (ESPN REGIONAL)
SYNDICATED (4-0)
ESPN 2 (4-5)
USF IN RAIN (2-1)
Opponent
UAB
Miami
USF VS. NATIONALLY
RANKED
OPPONENTS (7-14)
ESPN (0-3)
(temperature 40 or below at kickoff)
Date
Sep. 11, 1999
Nov. 3, 2004
Oct. 1, 2005
Year Date
Opponent
Result
1997 Oct. 18
Southern Illinois
L 10-23
1998 Nov. 7
Cumberland
W 69-3
1999 Nov. 6
New Haven
W41-27
2000 Nov. 4
Western Kentucky
W 30-24
2001 Nov. 3
Houston
W 45-6
2002 Nov. 9
Memphis
W 31-28
2003 Oct. 31
Cincinnati
W 24-17 (2OT)
2004 Oct. 16
Army
L 35-42
2005 Dec. 3 *
West Virginia
L 13-28
2006 Nov. 4
Pittsburgh
W 22-12
* Rescheduled from October 22 due to Hurricane threat
Date
Sep. 16, 2006
USF IN COLD
WEATHER (0-1)
ESPNU (2-3)
HOMECOMING
SCORES (7-3)
Date
Sep. 11, 1999
Sep. 25, 1999
Oct. 16, 1999
Sep. 30, 2000
Oct. 7, 2000
Oct. 28, 2000
Aug. 30, 2001
Sep. 22, 2001
Oct. 6, 2001
Sep. 14, 2002
Oct. 5, 2002
Opponent
Troy State
Illinois State
Troy State
Southern Miss
Connecticut
Northern Illinois
Memphis
Utah
Arkansas
North Texas
WTOG-UPN 44 (3-3)
Opponent
Site
Result
Date
Sept. 6, 1997 Kentucky Wesleyan H
W 80-3
Sept. 13, 1997 Citadel
A
L 7-10
Sept. 20, 1997 Drake
H
L 22-23
Sep. 19, 1998
Liberty
A
W 24-21
Oct. 3, 1998
Citadel
H
W 45-6
Oct. 17, 1998 Western Kentucky H
L 24-31
* Fox Sports Net/SportsChannel also aired
WMOR/WTOG games outside the Tampa Bay market.
SportsChannel changed its name to Fox Sports Net in
March, 2000.
** Tape Delayed
HONOR ROLL
ALL-AMERICA (I-AA from 1997-99;
I-A thereafter)
I-A ALL-INDEPENDENT
(FootballNews)
Player
Pos. Season Team
Player
Pos.
Season
Team
Player
Season
Andre Hall
J.R. Reed
DeAndrew Rubin
Tony Umholtz
Bill Gramatica
Demetrius Woods
RB
DB
PR
P
PK
LB
Marquel Blackwell
Chris Daley
Jimmy Fitts
J.R. Reed
QB
DE
OG
DB
2001
2001
2001
2001
First
First
First
First
Ben Williams
2006
2005
2003
2002
1999
1998
1997
SI.Com Honorable Mention
SI.Com Honorable Mention
CNNSI.com Honorable Mention
AP 1st Team
AFCA 1st Team, AP 2nd Team
Football Gazette Honorable Mention
I-A ALL-INDEPENDENT
(CollegeFootballNews.com)
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA
Player
Matt Grothe
Chris Robinson
George Selvie
Carlton Williams
Danny Verpaele
Stephen Nicholas
Pos. Season Team
QB
LB
DE
DB
DB
LB
2006
2006
2006
2005
2004
2003
BOWL GAME HONORS
Papajohns.com Bowl MVP
The Sporting News, Honorable Mention
The Sporting News, 2nd Team
The Sporting News,Third Team
The Sporting News,Third Team
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
Player
Pos.
Season
Team
Scott McCready
Darren Bishop
Isaac Bristol
Tony Umholtz
Darren Bishop
WR
WR
OT
P
WR
2000
1998
1998
1998
1997
District III
District III
District III
District III
District III
Player
Season
Team
Marquel Blackwell
Kawika Mitchell
J.R. Reed
DeAndrew Rubin
Devin Sanderson
Hugh Smith
Marquel Blackwell
Chris Daley
Jimmy Fitts
J.R. Reed
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
2001
2001
First/Player of the Year
First
First
First
First
First
First
First
First
First
I-A INDEPENDENT MVP (ESPN.COM)
Player
Season
Marquel Blackwell
2002
I-AA ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM
ALL-BIG EAST
Player
Pos.
Season
Team
Matt Grothe
Stephen Nicholas
Ean Randolph
Trae Williams
Andre Hall
Frank Davis
Mike Jenkins
Johnnie Jones
John Miller
Stephen Nicholas
Terrence Royal
Thed Watson
QB
LB
KR
CB
RB
OG
DB
DB
OC
LB
DE
OT
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
Rookie of the Year
1st
1st; Special Teams Player of the Year
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
Player
Pos.
Season
Team
Rj Anderson
Roy Manns
Joey Sipp
Tony Umholtz
Ivan Alicot
Rj Anderson
Bernard Brown
Bill Gramatica
Trevor Hypolite
Kenyatta Jones
Demetrius Woods
Ivan Alicot
Anthony Henry
Trevor Hypolite
Roy Manns
Steve Riggs
Demetrius Woods
WR
DB
OC
P
OT
WR
DB
PK
TE
OT
LB
OL
FS
TE
SS
PK
LB
1999
1999
1999
1999
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
First
First
First
First
Second
Second
Second
First
Second
Second
First
Second
Second
First
Second
Second
Second
Player
Pos.
Season
Team
J.R. Reed
Maurice Jones
Derrick Sarosi
Kevin Verpaele
Andre Hall
Alex Herron
Derrick Sarosi
Lee Roy Selmon
DB
LB
OT
DB
RB
OC
OT
DT
2003
2003
2003
2003
2004
2004
2004
2004
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
1st
3rd
3rd
3rd
Ben Moffitt
9/24/05 Louisville
Marquel Blackwell 9/8/01 at Pittsburgh
J.R. Reed
11/29/03 at Memphis
I-AA INDEPENDENT NATIONAL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN
Player
Pos.
Season
Team
Stephen Nicholas
Ben Moffitt
Johnny Peyton
Danny Verpaele
LB
LB
WR
DB
2003
2004
2004
2004
1st
1st
1st
1st
BURGER KING NATIONAL SCHOLAR
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
($5,000 scholarship in player’s name)
Player
Date
Tony Umholtz, P
Darren Bishop,WR
10/16/99
11/7/98
I-A NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Player
Date
George Selvie
11/25/06 West Virginia
Opponent Publication
Walter Camp Defensive;
Rivals.com Defensive
FWAA Bronco Nagurski
USA Today
SI.com, College FootballNews.com
Player
Date
Opponent
Tony Umholtz, P
Tony Umholtz, P
Tony Umholtz, P
Tony Umholtz, P
Dyral McMillan, RB
Tony Umholtz, P
Dyral McMillan, RB
Tony Umholtz, P
Bill Gramatica, PK
Marshall Smith, LB
Charlie Jackson, KR
Roy Manns, SS
9/25/99
10/2/99
10/9/99
10/16/99
10/23/99
10/30/99
11/6/99
11/6/99
9/19/98
10/4/97
11/1/97
11/1/97
at Troy State
Southern Illinois
Liberty
Illinois State
New Hampshire
at James Madison
New Haven
New Haven
at Liberty
Morehead State
Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern
POSTSEASON ALL-STAR
APPEARANCES
All-Star Gridiron Classic (Orlando, Fla.)
Player
Season
Maurice Jones, LB
J.R. Reed, DB
Marquel Blackwell, QB
Chris Daley, DE
Tavares Jurineack, NT
Kawika Mitchell, LB
DeAndrew Rubin,WR
Hugh Smith,WR
Maurice Tucker, DB
Greg Walls, DT
Jimmy Fitts
Anthony Williams
Anthony Henry, DB
Kenyatta Jones, OT
Dyral McMillan, RB
Tony Umholtz, P
Ivan Alicot, OL
Chad Barnhardt, QB
Trevor Hypolite,TE
2003
2003
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
2000
2000
1999
1999
1998
1998
1998
Blue-Gray All-Star Game
Player
Pos.
Season
DeJuan Green
Huey Whittaker
Bill Gramatica
Kenyatta Jones
RB
WR
PK
OT
2003
2003
2000
2000
East-West Shrine Game
Player
Season
Bill Gramatica, PK
2000
Hula Bowl
Player
Season
Maurice Jones
Kawika Mitchell, LB
2003
2002
IntraJuice North-South Classic
Player
Season
Stephen Nicholas
2006
Senior Bowl
Player
Season
Andre Hall, RB
2005
149
ANNUAL TEAM AWARDS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
LEE ROY SELMON AWARD
(In recognition of the freshman who achieved outstanding performance
through great work ethic, dedication and pride in his first
season of collegiate competition)
(For the individual who most displays the greatest courage, perseverance and determination in never giving up in the pursuit of team
goals)
Year
Player
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Bernard Brown, CB
Jimmy Fitts, OG
Joe Condron, OT
Chris Iskra,WR
Shurron Pierson, DE
Chris Carother, OL
Stephen Nicholas, LB
Jackie Chambers,WR
Carlton Williams, DB
Matt Grothe, QB/George Selvie, DE
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Marshall Smith, LB
Chad Barnhardt, QB
Therrimann Edwards, DL
Jason Butler, LB
Joe Morgan, DB
Tavares Jurineack, NT
Lee Roy Selmon, DT
Clenton Crossley, RB
Jason Allen, LB
Marc Dile, OT
GOLDEN BULL AWARD
(For recognition of the Scout Team player who contributed the most to
the team during the season through hard work, effort, dedication and
weekly preparation for the opponent)
R
E
C
O
R
D
S
&
H
I
S
T
O
R
Y
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Derrick Rackard, RB
Kevin Patullo, QB/Solomon Burgess, DB
Billy Henderson, RB/John Marshall, DE
Vinny Capogna, LB/Devin Kennedy, RB
Ben Moffitt, LB/Trae Williams, RB
Jordan Hicks, LB/Courtney Denson, QB
Treco Bellamy, LB/Jason Fox, OC
Shane McElwain, DE/Aston Samuels, RB
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
(For the individual, who through his effort on the field and in the
classroom, best distinguished himself as both a quality student and a
quality athlete)
OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE
FRONT SEVEN PLAYER
(For the defensive front seven player who demonstrated the most outstanding performance, leadership and effort throughout the season)
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Demetrius Woods, LB
Vassay Marc, LB
Shawn Hay, DE
Kawika Mitchell, LB
Chris Daley, DE
Greg Walls, DT
Maurice Jones, LB
Lee Roy Selmon, DT
Tim Jones, DT/Ben Moffitt, LB
Ben Moffitt, LB
OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
Year
Player
(For the offensive lineman who demonstrated the most outstanding
performance, leadership and effort throughout the season)
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Darren Bishop,WR
Darren Bishop,WR
Tony Umholtz, P
Scott McCready,WR
Derrick Rackard, RB
Justin Geisler, K
Jutin Geisler, K
Justin Geisler, K
Mike Ruegger,TE
Anthony Severino, QB
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Ivan Alicot, OC/OT
Ivan Alicot, OT
Joey Sipp, OC
Jimmy Fitts, OG/OC
Derrick Sarosi, OT
Alex Herron, OC
Levi Newton, OT
John Miller, OC
Nick Capogna, OC
FIRST TEAMER AWARD
(In recognition of the player who exemplifies leadership and accountability both on and off the field)
Year
Player
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Therrimann Edwards, DL
Bernard Brown, DB
Chris Iskra,WR/John Miller, DB
Kevin Verpaele, DB
Alex Herron, OC
Derek Carter,TE
Patrick St. Louis, LB
GREEN & GOLD PRIDE AWARD
(For the walk-on, who through his efforts on and off the field, best
represents South Florida Football with quality play, leadership and
work ethic)
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Craig Laufer, OC
Tony Umholtz, P
Scott McCready,WR
Jason Bingham,WR/Matt Groelinger, DL
Solomon Burgess, DB
Julian Johnson, LB
Mike Ruegger, FB
Anthony Severino, QB
Ryan Bourdeau, LS
Mike Padilla, RB/Ben Williams, RB
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OUTSTANDING SPECIAL
TEAMS PLAYER
(For the individual who contributed outstanding effort in making the
special teams an equal partner to the offensive and defensive units of
the Bulls football program)
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Jay Mize, DB
Jermaine Clemons, RB/KR
Tony Umholtz, P
Bill Gramatica, PK
Kevin Verpaele, DB
DeAndrew Rubin, KR/PR
Javan Camon, DB
Justin Daniel, LS
Trae Williams, DB/KR
Ean Randolph, KR
OVERACHIEVER (STRENGTH &
CONDITIONING) AWARD
(Presented to the freshman football player who achieved outstanding
performance through great work ethic, dedication and pride in his first
year of collegiate competition)
Year
Player
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Richard Guerrero
Courtney Davenport, RB
Howard Campbell, DL
Kenny Huebner, DL
Drametrice Smith, DB
Sam Miller, DB
Matt Huners, OL
George Selvie, DE
Brandon Peguese, LB
PLAYMAKER OF THE YEAR OFFENSE
(Presented to the offensive skill player who showcases his skills and
talents by making big plays on gameday)
Year
Player
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Clif Dell,WR
Rafael Williams, RB
Hugh Smith,WR
Hugh Smith,WR
Elgin Hicks,WR/Huey Whittaker,WR
Andre Hall, RB
Andre Hall, RB
Taurus Johnson,WR
PLAYMAKER OF THE YEAR DEFENSE
(Presented to the defensive skill player who showcases his skills and
talents by making big plays on gameday)
Year
Player
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Bernard Brown, DB
Roy Manns, DB
Roy Manns, DB
J.R. Reed, DB
J.R. Reed, DB
J.R. Reed, DB
Trae Williams, DB
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - DEFENSE
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Anthony Henry, FS
Jason Butler, LB
Brian Wilson, LB
Anthony Henry, DB
Anthony Williams, DB
Kawika Mitchell, LB
J.R. Reed, DB
Terrence Royal,DE
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - OFFENSE
Year
Player
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Chad Barnhardt, QB
Otis Dixon, FB
Dyral McMillan, RB
Brian Fisher,WR/QB
Andre Hall, RB
Andre Hall, RB
Matt Grothe, QB
USF FOOTBALL ALL-TIME ROSTER
Note: To be listed among the USF all-time roster, a player must have participated in at least one game. Boldface designates a player on the current
roster. Following each name is years lettered, position(s), jeresey number, hometown and high school.
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Ivan Alicot, 1997, 1998, OC/OT, 78, Miami, Fla., Miami Senior
Jason Allen, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 LB, 16, Ft. Myers, Fla., Ft. Myers
Nate Allen, 2006, DB, 5, Cape Coral, Fla., Cape Coral
Delbert Alvarado, 2006, PK/P, 24, Tampa, Fla., Robinson
Rj Anderson, 1998, 1999,WR, 82, Gainesville, Fla., Buchholtz
Billy Attix, 1998, 1999, OT/OG, 62/76, Umatilla, Fla., Umatilla
Brett Avery, 1997, 1998, DE, 98,Tampa, Fla.,Tampa Catholic
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Ronnie Banks, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, QB, 14, New Orleans, La., Lawless
David Bailey, 2003, OL, 70, Plant City, Fla., Durant
Joe Bain, 2002, 2003, 2004,WR, 88/9, Dade City, Fla., Pasco
Brandon Baker, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, P, 47, Lake Placid, Fla., Lake Placid
Josh Balloon, 2003, 2004, 2005, LB, 57,Tampa, Fla., Jefferson
Chad Barnhardt, 1997, 1998, QB, 10, Lake Wales, Fla., Lake Wales
Cedric Battles, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, DL, 55, Coleman, Fla.,Wildwood
Cedric Bell, 1997, 1998, OG, 75/71, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Treco Bellamy, 2005, LB, 52, Monticello, Fla., Jefferson County
Ryan Benjamin, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, LS, 53, New Port Richey, Fla., River Ridge
Mike Benzer, 2005, 2006, PK, 28, Longwood, Fla., Lyman
Jason Bingham, 2001,WR, 80, New Port Richey, Fla., River Ridge
Darren Bishop,1997, 1998,WR, 17, St. Petersburg, Fla., Lakewood
Ian Blackwell, 1999, DE, 58, Pensacola, Fla., Escambia
Marquel Blackwell, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, QB, 10, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dixie Hollins
Will Bleakley, 2004, 2005,TE, 84, Crystal River, Fla, Crystal River
Tchecoy Blount, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, DE, 56, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dixie Hollins
David Bossone, 2002, RB, 39, Palm Harbor, Fla., Palm Harbor University HS
Ryan Bourdeau, 2004, 2005, LS, 78, Seminole, Fla., Seminole
A.J. Brant, 2004, 2005, DB, 5, Daytona Beach, Fla., Mainland
Vince Brewer, 2000, 2001, 2002,2003, RB, 25, Bartow, Fla., Bartow
Isaac Bristol, 1997, 1998, OT, 65,Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Kyle Bronson, 2005, PK, 35,Tampa, Fla.,Wharton
Bernard Brown, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, CB, 23,Jacksonville, Fla, Lee
D’Juan Brown, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, CB, 42, BelleGlade, Fla., Glades Central
John Brown, 2000, DE, 99, Lakeland, Fla., Lakeland
Jeremy Burnett, 2004, 2005, DB, 33,Tampa, Fla., Jefferson
Derek Busciglio, 1997, 1998, DT, 93, Plant City, Fla., Plant City
Solomon Burgess, 1999,2000, 2001, 2002, DB, 32/27, Delray Beach, Fla.,Atlantic
Jarriett Buie, 2006, DE, 91, Tampa, Fla., Armwood
Daniel Burney, 2002, LB, 52
Ben Busbee, 2006, TE, 82, Mobile, Ala., McGill-Toolen
Jason Butler, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, LB, 50/64, Bartow, Fla., Bartow
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Quinton Callum, 2001, 2002, 2003, RB, 34, Lake City, Fla., Columbia
Joey Camero, 1997, 1998, 1999, NT, 51,Tampa, Fla., Jesuit
Javan Camon, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, DB, 12, DB, Punta Gorda, Fla., Charlotte
Howard Campbell, 2001, 2002, DL, 92, Ocilla, Ga., Irwin County
Nick Capogna, 2004, 2005, 2006, OC, 63, Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater Catholic
Vinny Capogna, 2002, 2003, LB, 59, Clearwater, Fla.,Clearwater Catholic
Jared Carnes, 2005, 2006, OT, 70, St. Petersburg, Fla., St. Petersburg Catholic
Chris Carothers, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, OL, 74, Clearwater, Fla.,Clearwater
Derek Carter, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, DE/TE, 85,Tampa, Fla., Jesuit
Sean Cassese, 1999, 2000, OG, 62, Carmel, N.Y., Carmel
Aleous Chambers, 1999, 2000, FB, 9,Tampa, Fla., Chamberlain
Jackie Chambers, 2004, 2005,WR, 83, Miami, Fla., Edison
Curtis Chance, 2004, DL, 98, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dixie Hollins
Carl Charles, 1997, LB, 57, Immokalee, Fla., Immokalee
Jon Chivas, 1999, DB, 4, Sarasota, Fla., Riverview
Kevin Christian, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, OT/OG, 79, Bradenton, Fla., Bayshore
Richard Clebert, 2004, 2005, 2006, DL, 76, Miami, Fla., Edison
Jermaine Clemons, 1997, 1998, 1999, RB, 22, Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater
Casey Cobb, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,TE/LS, 89, Gulf Breeze, Fla., Gulf Breeze
Joe Condron, 1999, OT, 73, Brooksville, Fla., Central
Eric Conway, 2002, 2003, DB, 30,Temple Terrace, Fla., Jesuit
Lakenji Cooper, 1998, DB, 3, Largo, Fla., Largo
Andre Copeland, 2004, RB, 22, Lake City, Fla., Columbia
Allen Cray, 2004, 2005, 2006, DL, 94, Lake City, Fla., Columbia
Clenton Crossley, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, RB, 28, Bushnell, Fla., South Sumter
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Chris Daley, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, DE, 57, Brooksville, Fla., Hernando
Justin Daniel, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, LS, 73, Punta Gorda, Fla., Charlotte
Courtney Davenport, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, RB/LB, 30/31, Quincy, Fla., N. Florida Christian
Devon Davis, 2002, 2003, 2004, LB, 52, Miramar, Fla., Miramar
Frank Davis, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, OG/OT, 68, Republic of Panama, Kilpatrick
Glenn Davis, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, CB, 24, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dixie Hollins
Ken Dawson, 1999, 2000, 2001, OT, 72, Seffner, Fla.,Armwood
Clif Dell, 1997, 1998,WR, 4,Tampa, Fla., King
Courtney Denson, 2005, 2006, WR/QB, 1/8, Miami, Fla., Central
Marc Dile, 2005, 2006, OT, 78, Miami, Fla., Edison
Otis Dixon, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, FB, 21, Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater
Djems Don, 1998, 2000, DT, 96, Miami, Fla., North Miami Beach
Albert Dowdell, 2002, DB, 38, Miami, Fla./Northwestern
Darryl Dudding, 2006, LS, 58, Indian Rocks, Fla., Indian Rocks Christian
Matt Dunkle, 1999, DT, 47, Jacksonville, Fla., University Christian
Reshod Durant, 1999, 2000, 15, Gainesville, Fla., Eastside
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Marcus Edwards, 2002,WR, 83,Tampa, Fla., Clearwater Catholic
Marcus Edwards, 2005, 2006, WR, 11, Mayo, Fla., Lafayette
Therrimann Edwards, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, DT, 63, Lake Wales, Fla., Lake Wales
Chris Ellick, 2005, 2006, 37, DB, Tampa, Fla., Wharton
Brian Erb, 1997,TE, 89, Spring Hill, Fla., Hudson
Colby Erskin, 2006, WR, Seminole Fla., Seminole
Russell Everitt, 1998, OC, 61, Cape Coral, Fla., Cape Coral
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Mark Feldman, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004,TE, 44, Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater Catholic
Brian Fisher, 2001, 2002, 2003,WR/RB/QB, 16/5, Pensacola, Fla., Pine Forest
Jimmy Fitts, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, OG, 75, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Jason Fox, 1997, LB/FB, 34, Ocala, Fla., Forest
Jason Fox, 2006, OC, 62,Valrico, Fla., Durant
Bryan Freese, 1997, QB, 14, Seminole, Fla., Osceola
Ryan Frisco, 1997, 1998, DE,Tampa, Fla., Jesuit
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Louis Gachette, 2005, 2006, DB, 7, Immokalee, Fla., Immokalee
J.B. Garris, 2004,WR, 10, Gibsonton, Fla., East Bay
Glen Gauntt, 1997, 1998, 1999, QB,18/17, Sarasota,Fla., Booker
Justin Geisler, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, PK, 49, Land O’ Lakes, Fla., Land O’ Lakes
Woody George, 2005, 2006, DT, Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central
Ryan Gilliam, 2006, DB, 22, Tallahassee, Fla., Lincoln
Bruce Gipson, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,WR/DB, 19, Punta Gorda, Fla., Charlotte
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Bill Gramatica, 1998, 1999, 2000, PK, 7, LaBelle, Fla., LaBelle
Santiago Gramatica, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, PK, 7, LaBelle, Fla., LaBelle
DeJuan Green, 2002, 2003, RB, 23/2, Jacksonville, Fla., Raines
S.J. Green, 2003, 2004, 2005,WR, 81, Brandon, Fla., Brandon
Edwin Greene, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, CB, 2, Miami, Fla., Southridge
Grant Gregory, 2006, QB, 15, Athens, Ohio, Athens
Jake Griffin, 2005, 2006, OL, 77, Seffner, Fla., Armwood
Matt Groelinger, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, DL, 95, San Diego, Calif., Ramona
Matt Grothe, 2006, QB, 8, Lakeland, Fla., Lake Gibson
Richard Guerrero, 1999, 2000,TE, 84, Miami, Fla. Braddock
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Darren Haliburton, 2005,WR, 88, Riviera Beach, Fla., Suncoast
Andre Hall, 2004, 2005, RB, 2, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dixie Hollins
Antwon Hanks, 2006, WR, 19, Lake Weir, Fla., Lake Weir
Aaron Harris, 2006, DL, 98, Williston, Fla., Williston
Steve Hatley, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, DE, 55, St. Petersburg, Fla., Northeast
Shawn Hay, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, DE, 88, Jupiter, Fla., Jupiter
Ahmad Hayes, 1997,WR, 3, Boynton Beach, Fla., Santaluces
Colby Hearn, 2003, 2004,WR, 87,WR, Belleview, Fla., Belleview
Ryan Hearn, 2000, 2001, 2002, DB/WR, 37, Belleview, Fla., Belleview
Ron Hemingway, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, DB, 3, St. Petersburg, Fla., St. Petersburg
Billy Henderson, 2002, 2003, 2004, RB, 26/13, Pinellas Park, Fla.,Pinellas Park
Chuck Henderson, 1999, LB/DE, 66,Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Anthony Henry, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, DB, 12, Ft. Myers, Fla., Estero
Alex Herron, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, OC, 71, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., New Smyrna Beach
Houston Hess, 2006, LB, 40 Oswego, Ill., Oswego
Jessie Hester, 2005,WR, 87, Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central
Elgin Hicks, 2001, 2002, 2003,WR, 22, Punta Gorda, Fla., Charlotte
Jake Hickson, 2000,TE, 35, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., New Smyrna Beach
George Higgins, 1999,TE, 41,Tarpon Springs, Fla.,Tarpon Springs
Amp Hill, 2006,WR, 6, Jacksonville, Fla., First Coast
Carlton Hill, 2005, QB, 4, Monticello, Fla., Jefferson County
Cedric Hill, 2005, 2006, TE, 9,Valdosta, Ga.,Valdosta
Chris Hill, 1997, FB, 36, Sarasota, Fla.
Dudley Hill, 1998,WR, 30, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., St.Thomas Aquinas
Lance Hoeltke, 1997, QB, 16, Palm Beach, Fla.
Matt Holt, 1999,WR, 87, Bradenton, Fla., Bayshore
Shelly Houston, 2002, 2003, OL, 65, Immokalee, Fla., Immokalee
Kenny Huebner, 2002, 2003, DL/OL, 46, Lutz, Fla., Gaither
Matt Huners, 2005, 2006, OG, 71, Palm Harbor, Fla., Palm Harbor University
Tommy Hunter, 2000, 2001, 2003, DE/TE, 87/50, Crawfordville, Fla.,Wakulla
Trevor Hypolite, 1997, 1998,TE, 83, Rockledge, Fla., Rockledge
-IPhilip Ibisi, 2001, 2002, DE, 96, Miami, Fla., Carol City
Chris Iskra, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,WR, 83/9, Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater Catholic
-JAmarri Jackson, 2005, 2006, WR, 18, Sarasota, Fla., Riverview
Charlie Jackson, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 WR, 1, Miami, Fla., Edison
Jamaal Jenkins, 2005, 2006, 10, DB, 10/23, Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central
Mike Jenkins, 2004, 2005, 2006, DB, 2/4, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Julian Johnson, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, LB, 40/53, Longwood, Fla., Lyman
Ron Johnson, 1998, 1999, 2000, NT, 49/97,Tampa, Fla.,Armwood
Taurus Johnson, 2005, 2006, WR, 89, Cape Coral, Fla., Cape Coral
Johnnie Jones, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, DB, 35/27, Sarasota, Fla., Booker
Kenyatta Jones, 1997, 1998,1999, 2000, OT, 74, Gainesville, Fla., Eastside
Maurice Jones, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, LB, 6, Bradenton, Fla., Booker
Tim Jones, 2001, 2002, 2003,TE/DE, 82/99, Lakeland, Fla., Kathleen
Josh Julmiste, 2005, 2006, DE, 91, Miramar, Fla., Miramar
Pat Julmiste, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, QB, 17/3, Miramar, Fla., Miramar
Tavares Jurineack, 2000, 2001, 2002, DL, Orlando, Fla., Cypress Creek
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Devin Kennedy, 2003, 2004, RB, 24,Tampa, Fla., Plant
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Cedric King, 2002, 2003,WR, 7, St. Petersburg, Fla., Gibbs
James Kirkland, 1997,WR/DB, 29, Clearwater, Fla., Osceola
Craig Kobel, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, DL, 40, Lake Worth, Fla., Santaluces
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Craig Laufer, 1997, OC, 61, Coral Springs, Fla.,Taravella
Jason Lehman, 2002, 2003, OL, 64, Los Angeles, Calif., Ribet Academy
C.J. Lewis, 2002, 2003, 2004,WR, 1,Titusville, Fla./Astronaut
Travis Lipp, 2001, 2003, 2004,WR, 81/23, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Craig Lloyd, 2003, FB, 38, Daytona Beach, Fla., Mainland
Casey Loesch, 1999, DL, 95, St. Petersburg, Fla., St. Petersburg
Mike Lube, 2003, 2004, OL, 77, Palm Harbor, Fla., Palm Harbor University
Terry Lucas, 2000,WR, 43, Manassas,Va., Osbourn
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Jason Malouf, 1997, 1998, LB, 52,Tampa, Fla.,Tampa Catholic
Roy Manns, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, SS, 11, Clearwater, Fla., East Lake
Vassay Marc, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,LB, 44, Miami, Fla., Northwestern
Wes Marshall, 1997, 1998,TE, 84, . . . .DeLand, Fla., DeLand
Rico Martinez, 1997, DE, . . .57,Tampa, Fla.,Tampa Catholic
Leon Matthews, 1998, 1999, 2000,WR, 19, Sebring, Fla., Sebring
Chris McBee, 2002, 2003, OL, 69,Titusville, Fla.,Astronaut
Ramon McCollough, 2003, 2004, DT, 90, Daytona Beach. Fla., Mainland
Ronnie McCullough, 2004, 2005, LB, 58,Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Scott McCready, 1997, 1999, 2000,WR, 87/16,Tampa, Fla., King
Shane McElwain, 2006, DL, 97, Palm Beach, Fla., Central
Greg McKay, 2002, OL, 75, Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatoula
Anthony McKenzie, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, DT/OG, 96/76/67, Hollywood, Fla., South
Broward
Dyral McMillan, 1998, 1999, RB, 6/27, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Anwar McNeil, 2004,WR/DE, 82, Sebring, Fla., Sebring
Brian McNulty, 1997, OG, 69,Tampa, Fla., Jesuit
John Miller, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, DB, 36,Apopka, Fla., Lake Brantley
John Miller, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, OC, 61, Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central
Josh Miller, 2002, RB, 40
Sam Miller, 2004, 2005, 2006, DB, 29, Bushnell, Fla., South Sumter
Mike Minus, 2000, 2001, 2002, LB, 52, Miami, Fla.,American
Aaron Milton, 1997, OG, 71, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Kawika Mitchell, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, LB, 49/5,Winter Springs, Fla., Lake Howell
Jay Mize, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, DB, 31, Palm Harbor, Fla., East Lake
Ben Moffitt, 2004, 2005, 2006, LB, 59, Bushnell, Fla., South Sumter
Brouce Mompremeir, 2006, LB, 53, Miami, Fla., Edison
Sidney Moore, 2003, DB, 35,Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Joe Morgan, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, DB, 38, Miami, Fla.,American
Emerson Morris, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, DE, 54, Miami, Fla., Northwestern
David Mullins, 2002, 2003, 2004, QB/DB, 11, Jacksonville, Fla., Bolles
Jerome Murphy, 2006, DB, 3, Elizabeth, N.J., Elizabeth
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Brian Newsome, 1997, DB, 7, Bradenton, Fla., Manatee
Levi Newton, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, OL, 79, Jacksonville, Fla.,Trinity Christian
Stephen Nicholas, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, LB, 51, Jacksonville, Fla., Lee
Huntley Nicholson, 1997, 30, DB, Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central
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Kevin Patullo, 2000, 2001, 2002, QB,WR, 18,Weston, Fla.,Western
Cesar Paz, 2002, OC, 63,Tampa, Fla., Gaither
Marvin Peoples, 2006, LB, Apopka, Fla., Apopka
Rafael Perez, 1998, DT, 92, Miami, Fla., Miami Springs
Ilia Petrov, 2006, P, 36, Tampa, Fla., Tampa Bay Tech
Johnny Peyton, 2004, 2005,WR, 8, Dade City, Fla., Pasco
Willie Phelps, 2004, DB, 30, Sarasota, Fla.
Sam Phillips, 2002, DB, 19,Winter Park, Fla.,Winter Park
Shurron Pierson, 2001, 2002, DE, 41,Wildwood, Fla.,Wildwood
Moise Plancher, 2006, RB, 1, Naples, Fla., Barron Collier
Ricky Ponton, 2005, 2006, RB, 5, Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Cory Porter, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,WR, 80,Tarpon Springs, Fla.,Tarpon Springs
-QNaser Qureshi, 2000,WR, 85, Miami, Fla., Sunset
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Derrick Rackard, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, RB, 26, Reddick, Fla., North Marion
Ryan Reardon, 1997, PK, 14, Coral Springs, Fla., Coral Springs
Clay Rebol, 2000, 2001, LB, 48, Port Charlotte, Fla., Charlotte
J.R. Reed. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, DB, 27/32,Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Steve Riggs, 1997, PK, 6, Clearwater, Fla., East Lake
Julian Riley, 2006, DT, 99, St. Petersburg, Fla., Lakewood
Marcus Rivers, 1997,WR, 81, Panama City, Fla., Rutheford
Tyller Roberts, 2005, 2006, 26, DB, Orlando, Fla., Edgewater
Kenny Robinson, 2000, 2001, 2003, DB, 20/21, Pensacola, Fla., Escambia
Tavarious Robinson, 2003, 2004, 2005, DE, 46, Goulds, Fla., Homestead
Dan Rodimer, 1999, 2000,TE/OT, 86, Rockaway, N.J., Seton Hall Prep
Terrence Royal, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, DE, 56,Tampa, Fla./Wharton
DeAndrew Rubin, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,WR, 81/4, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dixie Hollins
Mike Ruegger, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, RB/TE, 48, Gainesville, Fla., P.K.Yonge
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Patrick St. Louis, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, LB, 54, Miami, Fla.,Washington
Alvin Salter, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, DB/WR, 20,Tallahassee, Fla., Florida A&M High
Devin Sanderson, 2000, 2001, 2002, P, 98/13, Mullicia Hills, N.J. Clearview
Mike Sandy, 1997, 1998, DB, 13, St. Petersburg, Fla., Osceola
Derrick Sarosi, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, OT, 66,Titusville, Fla.,Astronaut
Eric Schaum, 2000, PK, 50, Englewood, Fla., Lemon Bay
Ryan Schmidt, 2006, OG, 65, Boca Raton, Fla., Boca Raton
Larry Scott, 1997, 1998, 1999, OT, 70, Sebring, Fla., Sebring
Antonio Searcy, 2004, DL/OL, 97, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Stranahan
Nathan Seay, 2002, OL, 67, Bushnell, Fla., South Sumter
Lee Roy Selmon, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, DL, Odessa, Fla., Sickles
George Selvie, 2006, DE, 95, Pensacola, Fla., Pine Forest
Eric Setser, LS, 67, Ridgewood, Ohio, North Union
Anthony Severino, 2004, 2005, 2006,QB, 12, Tampa, Fla., Jesuit
Allynson Sheffield, 2002, 2003, 2004,WR, 6, Miami, Fla./Northwestern
Adam Shuler, 1998, DT, 91, Orlando, Fla., Evans
Jon Simmons, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, DE, 45, Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater Catholic
Chad Simpson, 2004, 2005, RB, 20, Miami, Fla., Edison
Sidney Simpson, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, DB, 11/1, Opalocka, Fla., Northwestern
Joey Sipp, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, OG/OC, 68,Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough
Devon Small, 2001, 2002, OL, 78, Miami, Fla., Monsignor Pace
Joshua Smiley, 2006, LB/DE, 48, Milton, Fla., Milton
Terrance Smiley, 1997, 1998, NT, 33, Lake Wales, Fla., Lake Wales
Drametrice Smith, 2003, 2004, DB, 41, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., St.Thomas Aquinas
Hugh Smith, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, RB/WR, 33/2, Merritt Island, Fla., Merritt Island
Marshall Smith, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, LB, 46, St. Cloud, Fla., St. Cloud
Walt Smith, 2005, 2006, DB/RB, 25, Bartow, Fla., Bartow
Mike Snellgrove, 1999, 2000, 2001,TE/OT, 92/65, Dothan,Ala., Dothan
Mark Sopcik, 2001, 2002, 2003, OG, 76, Lutz, Fla., Land O’ Lakes
Matt Sparrowhawk, 2000, 2001, OG, 61, Lithia, Fla., Durant
Jerome Springfield, 2004, 2005, OT, 72, Ft. Myers, Fla., Lehigh Acres
Brian Surcy, 1997, 1998, RB, 25,Tampa, Fla., Bloomingdale
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Cedric Tate, 1997, 1998, DB/LB, 27,Avon Park, Fla.,Avon Park
Justin Teachey, 2005, 2006, PK, 27, Palmetto, Fla., Palmetto
Eric Thomas, DL, 2004, 2005, 50, Lake City, Fla., Columbia
David Thompson, 1997, 1998, DB, 8, Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes
Danny Tolley, 2006, OT/OG, 73, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Wesley Chapel
Maurice Tucker, 2001, 2002, DB, 21, Bartow, Fla., Bartow
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Danny Verpaele, 2004, 2006, DB, 17, Merritt Island, Fla., Merritt Island
Kevin Verpaele, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, DB, 17, Merritt Island, Fla., Merritt Island
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Walter Walker, 2004, 2005, 2006, OL, 75, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., South Plantation
Thed Watson, 2005, 2006, OT, 55, St. Petersburg, Fla., Lakeland
Greg Walls, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, DL, 8, Sarasota, Fla., Booker
Antonio Warren, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, DB, 24/4, Miami, Fla., North Miami Beach
Kevin White, 1997, FB, 13,Tallahassee, Fla., Lincoln
Brent Whitfield, 1997, 1998, 1999, OT, 77, Minneola, Fla., South Lake
Huey Whittaker, 2001, 2002, 2003,WR, 15, Springstead, Fla., Springstead
Anthony Williams, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, LB, 39, Pahokee, Fla., Pahokee
Benjamin Williams, 2005, 2006, RB, 30, Lake Wales, Fla., Lake Wales
Bryan Williams, 2002, 2003,WR, 86, Gainesville, Fla., P.K.Yonge
Carlton Williams, 2005, 2006, DB 32,Valdosta, Ga.,Valdosta
Trae Williams, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, RB/DB, 34/21, Plant City, Fla., Durant
Keith Williams, 1997, RB, 32, Ft. Myers, Fla., Bishop Verot
LaFann Williams, 1998, 1999, RB/DB, 5, Pahokee, Fla., Pahokee
Rafael Williams, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, RB, 28, Perry, Fla.,Taylor County
Willie Williams, 2004,WR, 15, Lake Wales, Fla., Lake Wales
Brian Wilson, 1997, 1998, 1999, LB, 42, Palm Harbor, Fla.,Tarpon Springs
Scott Wolf, 2003, DE, 96, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., St.Thomas Aquinas
Demetrius Woods, 1997, 1998, LB, 45, Miami, Fla., North Miami Beach
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Carl Zalak, 2000, DL, 90,Weston, Fla.,Western
IN MEMORY
ENJOY LIFE TODAY
YESTERDAY IS GONE
Tomorrow may never come
— Keeley Dorsey’s tattoo
Patrick Lawrence Payton
March 12, 1982 – June 22, 2001
Keeley Dorsey
August 5, 1987-January 17, 2007
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Siaosi Uhatafe, 2004, 2005, 2006, DL/FB, 39, St. Petersburg, Fla., Gibbs
Tony Umholtz, 1997, 1998, 1999, P, 35, Largo, Fla., Osceola
Mike Usry, 1999, 2000, QB, 6/13,Tallahassee, Fla., N. Florida Christian
Javan Camon
October 13, 1981-February 26, 2007
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Charlie Jackson................................1997-2000
Joe Morgan ..............................................2001
C.J. Lewis ........................................2002-2004
Sidney Simpson ...............................2002-2004
Courtney Denson.....................................2005
Moise Plancher.........................................2006
Edwin Greene .................................1997-2000
Hugh Smith ....................................2001-2002
DeJuan Green...........................................2003
Andre Hall ......................................2004-2005
Mike Jenkins ............................................2004
Jackie Chambers .......................................2006
Ahmad Hayes ...........................................1997
Lakenji Cooper.........................................1998
Ron Hemingway.............................2000-2003
Pat Julmiste......................................2004-2006
Jerome Murphy ........................................2006
Clif Dell ..........................................1997-1998
Jon Chivas ................................................1999
DeAndrew Rubin ...........................2000-2002
Antonio Warren...............................2003-2004
Carlton Hill..............................................2005
Mike Jenkins ...................................2005-2006
Bryan Freese.............................................1997
Kawika Mitchell ..............................2000-2002
Brian Fisher..............................................2003
A.J. Brant.........................................2004-2005
Ricky Ponton..................................2005-2006
Nate Allen ................................................2006
Steve Riggs ..............................................1997
Dyral McMillan........................................1998
Mike Usry................................................1999
Maurice Jones..................................2000-2003
Allynson Sheffield............................2002-2004
Johnnie Jones............................................2005
Amp Hill..................................................2006
Brian Newsome .......................................1997
Bill Gramatica .................................1998-2000
Anthony Williams.....................................2001
Santiago Gramatica..........................2001-2004
Cedric King ....................................2002-2003
Louis Gachette ................................2005-2006
David Thompson.............................1997-1998
Greg Walls .......................................1999-2002
Johnny Peyton.................................2004-2005
Matt Grothe .............................................2006
Courtney Denson.....................................2006
Aleous Chambers .....................................1999
Chris Iskra.......................................2001-2003
Joe Bain....................................................2004
Cedric Hill......................................2005-2006
Chad Barnhardt...............................1997-1998
Marquel Blackwell...........................1999-2002
J.B. Garris .................................................2004
Jamaal Jenkins...........................................2005
Keeley Dorsey (deceased) .........................2006
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Roy Manns .....................................1997-2000
Sidney Simpson ........................................2001
David Mullins..................................2002-2004
Marcus Edwards ..............................2005-2006
Anthony Henry...............................1997-2000
Javan Camon (deceased) ..................2001-2004
Anthony Severino ...........................2004-2006
Kevin White .............................................1997
Mike Sandy ..............................................1998
Mike Usry................................................2000
Devin Sanderson .............................2001-2002
Billy Henderson .......................................2004
Mike Sandy ..............................................1997
Ronnie Banks .................................2001-2004
Reshod Durant.........................................1999
Huey Whittaker...............................2001-2003
Willie Williams .........................................2004
Sam Miller................................................2005
Grant Gregory..........................................2006
Lance Hoeltke ..........................................1997
Scott McCready ..............................1999-2000
Brian Fisher.....................................2001-2002
Jason Allen.......................................2001-2005
Darren Bishop.................................1997-1998
Glen Gauntt .............................................1999
Kevin Verpaele.................................2000-2003
Pat Julmiste...............................................2003
Danny Verpaele ...............................2004, 2006
Glen Gauntt .............................................1998
Kevin Patullo...................................2000-2002
Amarri Jackson................................2005-2006
Ryan Reardon..........................................1997
Leon Matthews................................1998-2000
Bruce Gipson ..................................2001-2004
Sam Phillips..............................................2002
Antwon Hanks .........................................2006
Alvin Salter .....................................1998-2001
Kenny Robinson .............................2000-2002
Quinton Callum.......................................2003
Chad Simpson.................................2004-2005
Otis Dixon ......................................1997-2000
Maurice Tucker ...............................2001-2002
Kenny Robinson ......................................2003
Trae Williams...................................2004-2006
Jermaine Clemons ...........................1997-1999
Elgin Hicks .....................................2001-2003
Andre Copeland .......................................2004
Ryan Gilliam............................................2006
Bernard Brown................................1997-2001
DeJuan Green...........................................2002
Travis Lipp ......................................2003-2004
Jamaal Jenkins...........................................2006
Glenn Davis ....................................1997-2000
Antonio Warren...............................2001-2002
Delbert Alvarado ......................................2006
Brian Surcy .....................................1997-1998
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Vince Brewer ..................................2000-2003
Walt Smith ......................................2005-2006
Derrick Rackard .............................1997-2001
Billy Henderson ..............................2002-2003
Tyller Roberts .................................2005-2006
Cedric Tate......................................1997-1998
Dyral McMillan........................................1999
J.R. Reed .................................................2000
Solomon Burgess.............................2001-2002
Johnnie Jones...................................2003-2004
Justin Teachey ..................................2005-2006
Rafael Williams ...............................1997-2000
Clenton Crossley .............................2001-2004
Mike Benzer....................................2005-2006
James Kirkland..........................................1997
Patrick Payton (deceased) ..........2000 (redshirt)
Sam Miller................................................2004
Colby Erskin ............................................2006
Huntley Nicholson...................................1997
Dudley Hill ..............................................1998
Courtney Davenport ................................2000
Eric Conway ...................................2002-2003
Willie Phelps ............................................2004
Benjamin Williams...........................2005-2006
Jay Mize ..........................................1997-2000
Courtney Davenport .......................2001-2003
Keith Williams ..........................................1997
Solomon Burgess.............................1999-2000
J.R. Reed ........................................2001-2003
Carlton Williams..............................2005-2006
Terrence Smiley...............................1997-1998
Hugh Smith ....................................1999-2000
Jeremy Burnett ................................2004-2006
Jason Fox..................................................1997
Quinton Callum..............................2001-2002
Tony Umholtz.................................1997-1999
Jake Hickson ............................................2000
Johnnie Jones...................................2001-2002
Sidney Moore...........................................2003
Kyle Bronson............................................2005
Chris Hill .................................................1997
John Miller......................................2000-2002
Ilia Petrov.................................................2006
Ryan Hearn ....................................2000-2002
Chris Ellick .....................................2005-2006
Joe Morgan .....................................1998-2000
Albert Dowdell.........................................2002
Craig Lloyd ..............................................2003
Anthony Williams............................1997-2000
David Bossone..........................................2002
Siaosi Uhatafe..................................2004-2005
Julian Johnson..................................1999-2000
Craig Kobel.....................................2001-2004
Josh Miller................................................2002
Houston Hess...........................................2006
George Higgins ........................................1999
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Brandon Schiralli......................................2000
Shurron Pierson ..............................2001-2002
Drametrice Smith............................2003-2004
Brian Wilson ...................................1997-1999
D’Juan Brown .................................2002-2005
Marvin Peoples.........................................2006
Terry Lucas...............................................2000
Vassay Marc .....................................1997-2000
Mark Feldman.................................2002-2004
Devin Gordon..........................................2006
Demetrius Woods ............................1997-1998
Jon Simmons ...................................2002-2005
Marshall Smith ................................1997-2000
Kenny Huebner........................................2002
Tavarious Robinson.........................2003-2005
Matt Dunkle.............................................1999
Brandon Baker ................................2002-2005
Clay Rebol......................................2000-2001
Mike Ruegger.................................2002-2005
Joshua Smiley ...........................................2006
Ron Johnson ............................................1998
Kawika Mitchell .......................................1999
Justin Geisler ...................................2001-2004
Chris Robinson........................................2006
Jason Butler .....................................1997-1999
Tommy Huner .........................................2003
Eric Thomas ....................................2004-2005
Joey Camero....................................1997-1999
Devon Davis.............................................2002
Stephen Nicholas.............................2003-2006
Jason Malouf ...................................1997-1998
Mike Minus.....................................2000-2002
Daniel Burney..........................................2002
Devon Davis....................................2003-2004
Treco Bellamy .................................2005-2006
Ryan Benjamin ...............................1997-2000
Julian Johnson..................................2002-2003
Brouce Mompremier.......................2005-2006
Emerson Morris ..............................1999-2002
Patrick St. Louis ..............................2003-2006
Steve Hatley ....................................1997-2000
Cedric Battles..................................2001-2004
Thed Watson ...................................2005-2006
Tchecoy Blount...............................1998-2001
Terrence Royal................................2002-2005
Sam Miller................................................2006
Carl Charles .............................................1997
Chris Daley .....................................1999-2002
Josh Balloon ....................................2003-2005
Ian Blackwell............................................2000
Ronnie McCullough.......................2004-2005
Darryl Dudding........................................2006
Vinny Capogna ...............................2002-2003
Ben Moffitt .....................................2004-2006
Craig Laufer .............................................1997
Russell Everitt ..........................................1998
Matt Sparrowhawk ..........................2000-2001
John Miller......................................2002-2005
Billy Attix.................................................1998
Sean Cassese ....................................1999-2000
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Jason Fox..................................................2006
Therrimann Edwards.......................1997-2000
Cesar Paz..................................................2002
Nick Capogna ..........................................2004
Jason Butler .....................................2000-2001
Jason Lehman ..................................2002-2003
Isaac Bristol .....................................1997-1998
Mike Snellgrove...............................2000-2001
Shelly Houston................................2002-2003
Ryan Schimdt ..........................................2006
Chuck Henderson ....................................1999
Derrick Sarosi .................................2001-2004
Ryan Bourdeau ...............................2005-2006
Anthony McKenzie .........................1999-2000
Nathan Seay .............................................2002
Eric Setser ................................................2006
Joey Sipp .........................................1997-2000
Frank Davis .....................................2002-2005
Brian McNulty.........................................1997
Chris McBee...................................2002-2003
Nick Capogna .................................2005-2006
Larry Scott ......................................1997-1999
David Bailey.............................................2003
Jared Carnes ....................................2005-2006
Aaron Milton ...........................................1997
Cedric Bell...............................................1998
Alex Herron....................................2001-2004
Matt Huners....................................2005-2006
Ken Dawson....................................1999-2001
Jerome Springfield...........................2004-2005
Joe Condron.............................................1999
Justin Daniel....................................2001-2004
Danny Tolley ............................................2006
Kenyatta Jones .................................1997-2000
Chris Carothers ...............................2002-2005
Cedric Bell...............................................1997
Jimmy Fitts......................................1998-2001
Greg McKay.............................................2002
Walter Walker ..................................2004-2006
Anthony McKenzie ..................................1998
Billy Attix.................................................1999
Mark Sopcik....................................2001-2002
Kenny Huebner........................................2003
Richard Clebert ..............................2004-2006
Brent Whitfield................................1997-1999
Mike Lube.......................................2003-2004
Jake Griffin......................................2005-2006
Ivan Alicot.......................................1997-1998
Devon Small....................................2001-2002
Ryan Bourdeau ........................................2004
Marc Dile........................................2005-2006
Kevin Christian ...............................1997-2000
Levi Newton...................................2001-2004
Cory Porter.....................................1997-2000
Jason Bingham..........................................2001
Ean Randolph ..........................................2006
Marcus Rivers ..........................................1997
DeAndrew Rubin.....................................1999
Travis Lipp ......................................2001-2002
S.J. Green ........................................2003-2006
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Rj Anderson....................................1998-1999
Tim Jones.................................................2001
Mark Sopcik.............................................2003
Anwar McNeil .........................................2004
Ben Busbee ..............................................2006
Trevor Hypolite...............................1997-1998
Chris Iskra................................................2000
Marcus Edwards........................................2002
Jackie Chambers..............................2004-2005
Wes Marshall ...................................1997-1998
Richard Guerrero............................1999-2000
Will Bleakley...................................2004-2006
Mark Feldman ..........................................2000
Derek Carter ...................................2001-2005
Dan Rodimer..................................1999-2000
Bryan Williams ................................2002-2003
Scott McCready .......................................1997
Matt Holt.................................................1999
Tommy Hunter ...............................2000-2001
Colby Hearn ...................................2003-2004
Jessie Hester..............................................2005
Shawn Hay......................................1997-2000
Joe Bain...........................................2002-2003
Darren Haliburton....................................2005
Brian Erb .................................................1997
Casey Cobb.....................................2000-2003
Taurus Johnson................................2005-2006
Ryan Frisco.....................................1997-1998
Carl Zalak ................................................2000
Ramon McCollough.......................2003-2004
Jarriett Buie..............................................2006
Rico Martinez..........................................1997
Adam Shuler ............................................1998
Josh Julmiste ....................................2005-2006
Anthony McKenzie ..................................1997
Rafael Perez .............................................1998
Mike Snellgrove........................................1999
Howard Campbell ...........................2001-2002
Derek Busciglio...............................1997-1998
Lee Roy Selmon, Jr. ........................1999-2004
Siaosi Uhatafe...........................................2006
Tavares Jurineack .............................2000-2002
Allen Cray.......................................2004-2006
Casey Loesch............................................1999
Matt Groelinger...............................2001-2004
George Selvie ...........................................2006
Djems Don .....................................1998, 2000
Philip Ibisi.......................................2001-2002
Scott Wolf.................................................2003
Woody George................................2005-2006
Ron Johnson...................................1999-2000
Antonio Searcy.........................................2004
Shane McElwain.......................................2006
Brett Avery ......................................1997-1998
Devin Sanderson ......................................2000
Curtis Chance ..........................................2004
Aaron Harris ............................................2006
John Brown..............................................2000
Tim Jones ..............................2002-2003, 2005
Julian Riley ..............................................2006
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NFL Director of Operations Gene Washington took to the podium
Sunday April 22 to open Day 2 of the 2001 Draft and gave the entire
“NFL Nation” a quick study in just how far the University of South
Florida football program had progressed since its start-up in 1996.
Just after 11 a.m.,Washington announced that the New England
Patriots had traded to acquire the first pick of the fourth round, and with
that pick, the Patriots made USF offensive tackle Kenyatta Jones the
answer to what will remain among the top trivia questions in USF history.The Patriots made Jones the first NFL draft choice ever from USF.
But Washington wasn’t done with the study in USF success. He
quickly stepped back to the podium and announced,“with the second
pick of the fourth round, the Cleveland Browns select defensive back
Anthony Henry, also from the University of South Florida.”
Soon after Henry’s selection, even Washington was wondering about
this South Florida program.When he took to the podium to announce
the third pick of the fourth round, he seemed almost mystified when he
announced,“this must be some kind of record...
“With the third pick of the fourth round, the Arizona Cardinals select
placekicker Bill Gramatica, from the University of South Florida.”
One, two, three...an official run on USF Bulls in the NFL Draft.
For Jones, Henry and Gramatica, the three draftees in 2001, success
did not end on Draft Day. Jones - and Scott McCready, a developmental
roster player with the Patriots - each won Super Bowl XXXVI ring with
New England’s upset victory over the St. Louis Rams. Henry played
three years in Cleveland before signing lucrative free agent contract with
Dallas, where he still starts. As a rookie with Cleveland, he tied Tampa
Bay’s Ronde Barber for the most interceptions in the NFL with 10.
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Ryan Benjamin, a long snapper who signed as a free agent with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002, would give the Bulls yet another Super
Bowl champ, and J.R. Reed, a fourth round pick by Philadelphia in
2004, also played in a Super Bowl.
Henry was Cleveland’s nickel back and tied with Tampa Bay
Buccaneer Ronde Barber to lead the entire NFL with 10 interceptions.
And prior to a midseason knee injury, Gramatica had won the placekicking job at Arizona.
For head coach Jim Leavitt, his staff and the players who have come
through his program since 1996, the excitement of the NFL Draft and
the ensuing free agent signings is yet another sign of just how strong the
burgeoning USF program has become.
J.R. Reed played in
Super Bowl XXXIX
with Philadelphia.
USF BULLS & THE NFL
Player
Ryan Benjamin
Marquel Blackwell
Jeremy Burnett
Frank Davis
Glenn Davis
Bill Gramatica
DeJuan Green
Jimmy Fitts
Andre Hall
Shawn Hay
Anthony Henry
Elgin Hicks
Kenyatta Jones
Maurice Jones
Craig Kobel
Scott McCready
Dyral McMillan
Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chicago Bears
New York Jets
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants
Oakland Raiders
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Denver Broncos
San Francisco 49ers
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers
San Francisco 49ers
How Acquired
Free Agent, 2001
Free Agent, 2002
Free Agent, 2003-2004
Free Agent, 2003
Free Agent, 2007
Free Agent, 2006-Present
Free Agent, 2001
Drafted 4th Round, 2001-2003
Free Agent, 2004
Free Agent, 2004, 2006
Free Agent, 2002
Free Agent, 2006
Free Agent, 2006
Free Agent, 2006-Current
Free Agent, 2001
Free Agent, 2005-Current
Free Agent, 2004
Free Agent, 2004
Free Agent, 2007
Free Agent, 2001
Free Agent, 2004
Free Agent, 2000
Player
Kawika Mitchell
Levi Newton
Stephen Nicholas
Shurron Pierson
Ean Randolph
J.R. Reed
DeAndrew Rubin
Hugh Smith
Maurice Tucker
Tony Umholtz
Huey Whittaker
Anthony Williams
LaFann Williams
Team
Kansas City Chiefs
New York Giants
Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons
Oakland Raiders
Chicago Bears
Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles
St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Indianapolis Colts
Washington Redskins
How Acquired
Drafted 2nd Round, 2003-2006
Free Agent, 2007
Free Agent 2005-Present
Drafted 4th Round, 2007
Free Agent, 2007
Free Agent, 2006
Free Agent, 2006
Free Agent, 2005
Free Agent, 2003
Free Agent, 2004
Free Agent, 2003
Free Agent, 2003
Free Agent, 2000
Free Agent, 2001
Free Agent, 2002
Free Agent, 2004
Free Agent, 2005
Free Agent, 2005
Free Agent, 2002
Free Agent, 2000

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