2010 Spring Football Prospectus

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QUICK FACTSLocation: .......................................................................... Murfreesboro, TN 37132Founded: ........................................................................................................ 1911Enrollment: ................................................................................................. 25,188Conference: ...............................................................................................Sun BeltNickname: ...........................................................................................Blue RaidersColors: ...................................................................................... Royal Blue & WhiteStadium: ................................................. Johnny “Red” Floyd (Horace Jones Field)Capacity: ..................................................................................................... 30,788Playing Surface: ............................................................ Synthetic Turf by SportexePresident: .................................................. Dr. Sidney McPhee (Prairie View, 1976)Faculty Representative: .............................................................Dr. Terry WhitesideDirector of Athletics:................................Chris Massaro (Northern Colorado, 1983)NCAA Division: ...................................................................I-A (17 sports; 8M/9W)

FOOTBALL STAFF/FACTSHead Coach: .....................................................Rick Stockstill (Florida State, 1982)Record at Middle Tennessee: .......................................................... 27-23/5th yearOverall Record: ............................................................................... 27-23/5th yearOff ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: .......... Mike Schultz (Sam Houston St., 1979)Off ensive Line: ...............................................Jimmy Ray Stephens (Florida, 1977)Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator: ....................Justin Watts (Clemson, 2000)Inside Receivers: .................................................. Brent Brock (Florida State, 1982)Running Backs/Passing Game Coordinator: ......... Willie Simmons (Clemson, 2002)Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers ...... Randall McCray (Appalachian State, 1991)Defensive Line: .................................................John Palermo (Florida State, 1974)Safeties .................................................................. David Bibee (Tennessee, 1977)Cornerbacks: ........................................................ Steve Ellis (Nicholls State, 2003)Graduate Assistant (Off ense): ...........................................................................TBAGraduate Assistant (Defense): ..........................................................................TBAOff ensive Video Graduate Assistant: ..................................................Zach JohnsonDefensive Video Graduate Assistant: .............................................. Tommy HarvellDirector of Football Operations: .............. Chris Matusek (Middle Tennessee, 2002)Asst. Director of Football Operations .......... Andy Vaughn (North Greenville, 2003)Head Strength Coach: ................................. Russell Patterson (Presbyterian, 1992)Head Trainer: ....................................................... Robbie Stewart (Clemson, 1998)2009 Record: ............................................................................10-3 (7-1 SBC/2nd)Postseason ...................................... New Orleans Bowl (MT 42, Southern Miss 32)Off ense: .....................................................................................................MultipleDefense: ..............................................................................................4-3 Multiple2010 Lettermen Returning/Lost ..................................................................................42/14

Lettermen Lost ................................................................. 6 off ense, 6 defense, 2 specialists

Lettermen Returning ................................................... 20 off ense, 21 defense, 1 specialists

2010 Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................................8/3

2010 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................................6/5

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSMTSU Box 20Murfreesboro, TN 37132Web Site: GoBlueRaiders.comOffi ce Phone: ................................................................................... 615-898-2450Fax: ................................................................................................. 615-898-5626Director of Athletic Communications: .................Mark Owens (Virginia Tech, 1989)

2010 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Series Sept. 2 Minnesota TBA First Meeting Sept. 11 Austin Peay TBA MT leads 38-12-2 Sept. 18 at Memphis TBA MT leads 14-7-1 Sept. 25 *at Louisiana-Lafayette TBA ULL leads 6-5-0 Oct. 5 *Troy (ESPN2) TBA MT leads 11-6-0 Oct. 16 at Georgia Tech TBA First Meeting Oct. 23 *Louisiana-Monroe TBA MT leads 8-2-0 Nov. 2 *at Arkansas State (ESPN2) TBA MT leads 9-2-0 Nov. 13 *North Texas TBA UNT leads 5-4-0 Nov. 20 *at WKU TBA MT leads 31-28-1 Nov. 27 *Florida Atlantic TBA MT leads 4-3-0 Dec. 4 *at FIU TBA MT leads 3-2-0 Dec. TBA New Orleans Bowl TBA *Sun Belt Conference Games

2009 RESULTS ( 10-3; 7-1 ) Date Opponent Result Att. Sept. 5 at Clemson L, 14-37 78371 Sept. 12 Memphis W, 31-14 28105 Sept. 19 at Maryland W, 32-31 43167 Sept. 26 *at North Texas W, 37-21 22346 Oct. 6 *at Troy L, 7-31 17108 Oct. 17 Mississippi State L, 6-27 23882 Oct. 24 *WKU W, 62-24 17787 Oct. 31 *at FAU W, 27-20 15568 Nov. 7 *FIU W, 48-21 17808 Nov. 14 *Louisiana-Lafayette W, 34-17 16411 Nov. 21 *Arkansas State W, 38-14 19111 Nov. 28 *at ULM W, 38-19 11896 Dec. 20 vs Southern Miss (New Orleans Bowl) W, 42-32 30228

SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE

2010 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

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able, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.

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42 Lettermen ReturningGarrett AndrewsAndrew BanksMalcolm BeyahShane BlissardColin BossMarquise BrantonKevin BrownWes CaldwellSaCoby CarterJarrett CrittentonDerrick CrumptonBen CunninghamKendall Dangerfi eld

Lettermen Returning by Position (42)Off ense (20), (starters underlined - 8)

*had at least one startOff ensive Line: Colin Boss, Mark Fisher, *Chris Hawkins, Brandon McLeroy, Alex

Stuart, Mike Williams

Running back: *Marquise Branton, Ben Cunningham, D.D. Kyles, *Phillip Tanner

Wide Receiver: Garrett Andrews, Andrew Banks, *Malcolm Beyah, Shane

Blissard, *Wes Caldwell, *Tavares Jeff erson, *Sancho McDonald, Byron McLeod,

Harold Turner

Quarterback: Dwight Dasher

Defense (21), (starters underlined - 6)Linebacker: Antwan Davis, *Darin Davis, Justin Jones, Gorby Loreus, Norman

Washington

Defensive Line: SaCoby Carter, Jarrett Crittenton, Kendall Dangerfi eld, Jamari

Lattimore, Omar McLendon, Emmanuel Perez, Dwight Smith, Gary Tucker

Corners: *Kenneth Gilstrap, Rod Issac

Safeties: Kevin Brown, Denzell Guerra, Jeremy Kellem, Juno Prudhomm, *Der-

rick Crumpton, Sammy Seamster

Specialists (1)Placekicker: Alan Gendreau

Kickoff s: None

Holder: None

Punter: None

Long Snapper: None

Lettermen Lost by Position (14)Off ense (6), (starters underlined - 3)

*had at least one startOff ensive Line: *Jamal Lewis, Mark Thompson

Running back: None

Wide Receiver: *Gene Delle Donne, Desmond Gee, *Patrick Honeycutt, Chris

McClover

Quarterback: None

Defense (6), (starters underlined - 5)Linebacker: Danny Carmichael, Cam Robinson

Defensive Line: Chris McCoy, Brandon Perry

Corners: Alex Suber, *Marcus Udell

Safeties: None

Specialists (2)Placekicker: None

Holder: Patrick Honeycutt (already counted in off ense total)

Punter: David DeFatta

Long Snapper: Adam Wade

2010 BLUE RAIDER PERSONNEL DIRECTORYDwight DasherAntwan DavisDarin DavisMark FisherAlan GendreauKenneth GilstrapDenzell GuerraChris HawkinsRod IssacTavarres Jeff ersonJustin JonesJeremy KellemD.D. KylesJamari Lattimore

Gorby LoreusSancho McDonaldOmar McLendonByron McLeodBrandon McLeroyEmmanuel PerezJuno PrudhommSammy SeamsterDwight SmithAlex StuartPhillip TannerGary TuckerHarold TurnerNorman Washington

Mike Williams



WHAT IS THE FEELING AROUND THE PROGRAM

AFTER WINNING A BOWL GAME, GOING 10-3,

AND BEING RANKED IN THE TOP 35 TO END THE

2009 SEASON?

I think there is a higher level of confi dence, not just with

individuals, but as a team. We had a very good year last

season but that was last year and the 2010 team will

be a diff erent team. I think the biggest thing is seeing

the increased level of confi dence in each player as they

progress through the off -season workouts.

WHAT AREAS WILL YOU CONCENTRATE ON THE

MOST DURING SPRING DRILLS ON BOTH THE OF-

FENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL?

Off ensively, we have to develop some depth at the

quarterback position. Brent (Burnette) played sparingly

last year and now he will not be able to go through

spring drills because of his shoulder surgery. Jamal

(Ramsey) and Logan (Kilgore) have never taken a snap

in college football so we have to get them as much work

as we can during spring practice. With Brent out, these

two should get the reps they need.

I think some of the younger guys who did not play last

year like David Jones, William Pratcher, Richard Drake,

Arthur Williams, and all the skill guys need to get a lot of

work. Basically, they only received about two weeks of

coaching last year when they arrived in August because

then they played on the scout team and did not receive

as much individual attention. We have to see right away

if they can contribute this year. The same thing goes for

the off ensive linemen that we redshirted.

I think the biggest

concerns offensively

will be fi lling the void

left by fi ve departures

at the wide receiver

position and depth

along the offensive

line. Another key area

will be settling on a

center.

Defensively, the sec-

ondary is where we

lost two guys at cor-

ner but really it was

four because Jawan

Carson and Hakeem

Johnson quit. We

have moved Malcolm

Beyah to corner from

wide receiver which

2010 SPRING PREVIEWis the position we originally

recruited him to play. I still

think there is a place for

him offensively but right

now we need him more on

defense. Marquise Dixon

was redshirted last year so

that corner position is very

green. We will also look at

Sammy Seamster at corner

but hopefully Arness Ikner

can shore up that spot and

we can leave Sammy at

safety. We will experiment

a lot with those guys in the

spring.

At linebacker we will be

more athletic but those

guys have not played in

a college game. On the

defensive line we return a

lot of guys but two or three

will not compete in the

spring due to injury. The

guys we redshirted last year

like Jimmy Staten, Derrek

Upshaw, Jadarieus Hamlin,

and Dearco Nolan will get

valuable time to see where

they fit in. We are young

on defense at nearly every

backup position

so we will spend a

lot of time seeing

who can fi ll those

roles.

W I T H A N E W

OFFENSIVE AND

DEFENSIVE CO-

O R D I N AT O R ,

WILL FANS SEE

MANY DIFFER-

ENCES ON EI-

THER SIDE OF

THE BALL?

We w i l l m a ke

subtle changes.

This is Middle

Tennessee’s of-

fense and Middle

Tennessee’s de-

fense. When we

hired Manny (Diaz) I said this is what we want to

become and it has evolved and the same thing on the

off ensive side of the ball, except it has been a little

slower transition on that side.

With any year you do not want to stay the same. You

want to tweak things a little and improve on what you

did the previous year.

Off ensively, we have to fi nd out what these younger

receivers can do and how they can help us. In the

secondary, how the corners and linebackers play, will

determine a lot of what we can do defensively.

There will be a few changes but the basic parameters

will stay the same.

DWIGHT DASHER HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE JUNIOR

SEASON, SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE FROM THE

TALENTED SIGNAL-CALLER IN 2010?

He needs to be more consistent and eliminate the bad

play; the play that gets you beat. For the most part, he

did a good job with that last year. I want him to protect

QB Dwight Dasher is back to lead the Blue Raiders’ potent off ensive attack.

S Kevin Brown is one of three returning starters in the secondary.



the ball a little better because I thought he had some

careless interceptions last year. I don’t want to coach

him to where he is scared to make a throw but I thought

there were fi ve interceptions that he threw last year

that were throws he should know not to make.

Just continue to evolve as a complete quarterback. I

think he can still improve fundamentally from a throw-

ing stand point. He has improved as a leader and team

player and I think he can continue doing that. He needs

to lead both on and off the fi eld.

YOU ONLY LOSE ONE STARTER ON YOUR OFFENSIVE

LINE FROM A YEAR AGO. TALK ABOUT THE PROG-

RESS THAT GROUP HAS MADE OVER THE PAST TWO

YEARS AND WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM THAT UNIT

THIS SEASON?

In 2008, Alex Stuart, Brandon McLeroy and Mike Wil-

liams all started as freshmen and last year they were

sophomores. Mark Fisher has started since his freshman

year. There are growing pains that you go through,

especially up front, with that much youth. Last year, I

thought our line played well the last half of the year.

They came together as a group and stayed healthy. The

key to our strong second half was getting Alex Stuart

back so the entire line could develop the continuity

needed to be successful. When other guys played late

in the year it was to give the starters a rest. They were

not pressed into action because of an injury, which was

instrumental in our off ensive success.

Now the off ensive line needs to take it to another level.

Mike Williams, Brandon McLeroy, and Alex Stuart will

be starting for the third year and Mark Fisher will be

in his fourth. We will have a new guy at center but we

will have four guys who have been in a lot of games

and know what it takes to prepare both physically and

mentally. I would like to see the off ensive line be the

hardest working and closest group on the team. When

your off ensive line leads the team then you usually have

a successful team because they are your tough guys.

YOU RETURN A 1,000-YARD RUSHER, AN 800-YARD

RUSHER, AND A TALENTED SENIOR IN TAILBACK

PHILLIP TANNER. TALK ABOUT YOUR RUNNING

GAME WHICH IMPROVED DRASTICALLY IN 2009

AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN TO THE 2010 TEAM?

The improvement our running game made from mid-

October to mid-December was keyed by our off ensive

line. Those guys came along as the season grew and

they were pretty good the last half. D.D. Kyles was

basically playing college football for the fi rst time so

there is a natural learning process that all those guys

go through. D.D. was not very good running the ball

early but with each game he got better and ended up

with nearly 900 yards.

Getting Phillip (Tanner) back gives you a guy with

experience and someone

who has played in a lot

of games. I hope he can

have his best year. Dwight

(Dasher) was basically all

our running game the fi rst

half of the year because of

Tanner’s injury. Most of his

rushing yards came in the

first half of the year and

they decreased after that

because we were getting

better production from our

running back position.

Ideally, I want a 1,000-yard

rusher from the tailback

spot and around 600 or 700

yards from the quarterback.

It would be great to have

two 1,000-yard rushers

and still throw for 3,000

yards but I am not sure how

realistic that is.

YOU LOST YOUR TOP TWO

RECEIVERS FROM 2009,

SO HOW DO YOU SEE THAT

POSITION AS SPRING

PRACTICE BEGINS?

We lost three guys in Patrick

Honeycutt, Chris McClover,

and Desmond Gee who were very productive during

their careers so it will be very hard to replace those

guys.

Tavarres Jeff erson only played about half the year as a

true freshman so he is far from polished, and Sancho

McDonald has potential but he is coming off an incon-

sistent year. McDonald played better the last few games

of the season so hopefully he can improve from that

and become a more consistent player. Garrett Andrews

was consistent for us last year and Shane Blissard was

consistent for the most part.

You look at Richard Drake, Arthur Williams, Tyler

Mason, Jamar Brown, and Jared Bamber and you have

fi ve guys who have never played Division I football so

we have to fi nd out in the spring who can help us out

this season.

I still think we need to sign two more receivers in

this class for us to continue to do what we want to

off ensively. When you lose six receivers it is hard to

replace that many guys in one year. So far we have

fi lled needs with the junior college guys but I would

like to have two more.

DEFENSIVELY, YOU LOST A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND

TALENT AT LINEBACKER SO ASSESS THAT POSITION

ENTERING SPRING PRACTICE.

We will replace Danny (Carmichael) and Cam (Robin-

son) with guys who are more athletic and faster but we

will not be able to replace their leadership, toughness,

and passion. That will be hard to do this year because

those guys meant so much to our football team last

year. They had a lot of intangibles.

Gorby Loreus and Darin Davis will be juniors this year

and they have to step up and play consistently and up

to their potential. Justin Jones is a very smart, good

football player who we think has a bright future at

the position. Craig Allen, Stephen Roberts, and Roderic

Blunt are guys on paper who have what you are looking

for but we need to see how they respond on grass.

OBVIOUSLY, THE KICKING GAME IS A CRITICAL

PHASE OF FOOTBALL AND YOU RETURN THE SUN

BELT’S TOP PLACEKICKER IN ALAN GENDREAU.

HOWEVER, YOU WILL BE BREAKING IN A NEW

PUNTER AND A NEW DEEP SNAPPER. TALK ABOUT

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY AS YOU PREPARE FOR THE

2010 SEASON.

Alan (Gendreau) had a great year last season and hope-

fully he will build off that as a junior. Another year in

Senior Garrett Andrews is the leading returning receiver for the Blue Raiders.



the weight room and over the summer will give his leg

even more strength so he can help us improve on our

kickoff s. I would like to see him have that job full-time

but we have to be better than last year because we

were too inconsistent.

Nate Toulson has been here for two years now behind

David DeFatta and I am hopeful he can handle the job.

He has not given us any reason to think he can not do

the job but we will have to see how he is under fi re.

We also have a couple of walk-ons who will be here in

August to compete for the job as well but I am hopeful

Nate can be our guy.

I was really disappointed in Adam Wade leaving. I am

proud of him graduating and what he accomplished

here but the timing of his departure was not ideal for

our program. I was hoping he would work on his gradu-

ate degree here and be our long snapper this season but

he chose another route. It’s left a big void in our football

team because when he told us he would not return

we did not have time to bring someone in. We have a

couple of guys coming in August that we are excited

about and Zeke Anderson, who traveled with the team

last year, will also have chance to win the job.

This position is a huge concern for us and we probably

will not have it fi gured out until August camp.

YOU HAVE SIX NEWCOMERS AND PRESTON BAILEY

WHO WILL BE GOING THROUGH SPRING PRACTICE.

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE EXTRA WORK FOR THESE

PLAYERS AND WHAT ARE

YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

Preston was here in the

fall so he knows what

we are doing off ensively

and our expectations. It is

critical for Jeremiah Black

to learn the off ense and

our expectations because

the center position is im-

portant for us to develop

some depth. The three

receivers, a quarterback,

and our corner coming in

for spring practice will also

be very valuable. It just

gives them a head start

and provides them a bet-

ter chance to compete for

playing time in August.

WHAT POSITION CHANG-

ES DO YOU FORSEE THIS

SPRING?

We will experiment with Preston Bailey at tackle and

guard, and will also see how

Alex Stuart does at cen-

ter for about a two-week

period. Chris Hawkins has

played about every position

on the off ensive line so we

will continue to shuffl e him.

Jeremiah Black and Jesse

Grisham are guys who have

to stay at center, and I think

we might see how Josh

Walker does at tackle and

guard. It’s good to have all

your linemen familiar with

diff erent positions in case

an injury occurs.

We will play around in the

secondary with Malcolm

Beyah at corner and Sammy

Seamster at both corner

and safety. This will help us

create more depth.

Depending on what hap-

pens we could take a guy

off the defensive front and

put him on off ense. This will

just depend mainly on the

health of Evon Lettsome. Dwight Smith will be counted on to lead the Blue Raiders up front on defense.

As for receiver, we just have to fi gure out who will be

inside guys and who will be outside guys.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PLAY-

ERS WHO WILL BE KEPT

OUT OF SPRING DRILLS

DUE TO INJURY?

We have four players who

will defi nitely be out all

spring in QB Brent Bur-

nette, CB Kenneth Gilstrap,

DE Phillip Tinsley, and DT

Gary Tucker. There will also

be six players that will be

limited during practice in

WR Wes Caldwell (due to

baseball), DE Jarrett Crit-

tenton, OT Mark Fisher,

DT Jadareius Hamlin, OG

Brandon McLeroy, and WR

Marcus Thurmond. Also,

we are still waiting to hear

about Evon Lettsome’s

status. PK Alan Gendreau hit 18 fi eld goals in 2009.



In four seasons at the helm of the Middle Tennessee

program, Rick Stockstill has elevated the Blue Raiders

to an unprecedented level. During his short tenure, the

Blue Raiders have captured a league title, won the 2009

New Orleans Bowl, made two bowl games in four years,

appeared on

n a t i o n a l

television a

record and

S u n B e l t

Conference-

b e s t 1 0

times, and

produced six

of the top

ten crowds

i n F l o y d

Stadium his-

tory.

The 2009

season was

one for the

record books.

Stocksti l l ’s

most recent

s q u a d a c -

complished

w h a t f e w

believed pos-

sible with an

FBS-record

10 wins, a

final rank-

ing of 33rd

n a t i o n a l l y

in the ESPN/

USA Today

C o a c h e s

poll, a bowl

victory, a seven-game winning streak, the most Sun

Belt victories in school history, fi ve road victories, and

a second straight undefeated month of November. It all

resulted in Stockstill being named Sun Belt Conference

co-Coach of the Year and 11 players earning all-confer-

ence honors, including co-Defensive Player of the Year

Chris McCoy. To top things off , quarterback Dwight

Dasher earned New Orleans Bowl MVP honors and

became just the fourth player in NCAA history to pass

for more than 2,500 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in

the same season.

After 24 years as an assistant, Stockstill was given the

chance to run his own program, and all he did was lead

the Blue Raiders to a 2006 Sun Belt Conference cham-

pionship, help set a new single-season attendance

HEAD COACH RICK STOCKSTILLrecord, and take the program to its fi rst postseason

bowl game in the I-A era. In taking a Middle Tennessee

team predicted to fi nish sixth in the Sun Belt during the

preseason to a league title, Stockstill was also crowned

the 2006 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and the

Tennessee

Sports Writ-

ers Associa-

tion Coach

of the Year

while also

g a r n e r i n g

that honor

from ESPN.

com.

Under

S to c k s t i l l ,

t h e B l u e

Raiders have

consistently

been among

t h e l e a s t

p e n a l i z e d

teams in the

conference

a n d h a v e

established

a combined

p l u s - 3 3

t u r n o v e r

margin. His

teams have

amassed the

t o p t h r e e

tackles for

l o s s a n d

quarterback

sack totals in

school his-

tory and have produced the Sun Belt’s top touchdown

scorer twice. Individual players have 30 all-conference

honors, a player of the year award, and there have been

three diff erent National Player of the Week winners.

The Blue Raiders have won 20 of 29 conference

games since 2006 and pulled upsets of ACC member

Maryland in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, defensive end

Erik Walden was taken in the sixth round of the NFL

Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, and off ensive lineman

Franklin Dunbar and defensive lineman Trevor Jenkins

signed as free agents with the Philadelphia Eagles.

During the 2006 championship run, Stockstill and

his staff developed an All-American, 11 all-conference

players, 11 SBC Player of the Week winners, a consensus

National Defensive Player of the Week (Damon Nickson

won the Walter Camp and the Bronco Nagurski awards),

and the school’s all-time sacks leader (Erik Walden).

Much of the team’s success was attributed to their

play on the road that year as the Blue Raiders won four

conference road games. Only 10 other teams nationally

could stake that claim.

It is said you are only as good as the people you

surround yourself with, and Stockstill assembled a

championship staff well before he coached his fi rst

game. Stockstill’s current staff sports three National

Championships, 82 bowl rings, and 214 years of coach-

ing experience.

Along with his extensive background in collegiate

coaching circles, the driven and determined Stockstill

also has had the advantage of working alongside some

of the greatest minds in college football history. These

experiences have been highly evident during his Blue

Raider tenure.

Stockstill, who made his way to Murfreesboro after

spending the previous two years at South Carolina,

has worked with legendary coaches Lou Holtz, Steve

Spurrier, Danny Ford, Tommy Bowden, Ken Hatfi eld,

and Tommy West.

Stockstill demonstrated the ability to develop and

coach big-time players throughout his 24-year col-

lege coaching career. He joined the Gamecock staff in

December 2003 and immediately made an impact in

recruiting. Stockstill coached the Gamecock tight ends

and served as recruiting coordinator in 2005 and was

the wide receiver coach in 2004.

Before joining Holtz’ staff at South Carolina, Stock-

still was the off ensive coordinator at East Carolina in

2003.

In his fi rst year at South Carolina, Stockstill coached

Troy Williamson to one of the best seasons ever for a

Gamecock receiver. Williamson made 43 receptions

for 835 yards (75.9 per game average) and seven

touchdowns. Williamson’s 835 receiving yards put him

among the single-season leaders at USC, along with

his seven touchdowns. Williamson was taken as the

seventh pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Minnesota

Vikings.

In addition to his on-field coaching at Carolina,

Stockstill coordinated the signing of a top-20 recruit-

ing class for the Gamecocks in his fi rst season and was

recognized as one of the top 25 recruiters in the nation

by Rivals.com.

From 1989 to 2002, Stockstill was on the coaching

staff at Clemson, where he helped lead the Tigers to

some of their most profi cient off ensive performances

in school history. He served in a variety of capacities

during his tenure with Clemson, working as recruiting

coordinator, wide receivers coach, co-off ensive coor-

dinator, passing game coordinator, and quarterbacks



RICK STOCKSTILL5th Year at Middle Tennessee

MIDDLE TENNESSEE Season as Head Coach: 5th Record at MT: 27-23 Overall Record: Same Date Hired: December 12, 2005

PERSONAL Birthdate: December 23, 1957 Hometown: Fernandina Beach, FL Spouse: the former Sara Fleischman Children: Brent and Emily Parents: Joel Stockstill and Kris Stockstill

EDUCATION High School: Fernandina Beach, 1977 College: Florida State, B.S. Physical Ed., 1982

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Quarterback at Florida State, 1977-82 (honorable mention All-American; played in three bowl games and the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Japan Bowl)

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1983-84: Bethune-Cookman (Off . Coord./QB) 1985-88: UCF (Asst. Head Coach/WR) 1989-92: Clemson (Quarterbacks)

1993: Clemson (QBs/Passing Game Coordinator) 1994-95: Clemson (Co-Off ensive Coord./WR) 1996-98: Clemson (Wide Receivers) 1999-2002: Clemson (WR/Recruiting Coord.) 2003: East Carolina (Off ensive Coordinator) 2004: South Carolina (WR/Recruiting Coord.) 2005: South Carolina (TE/Recruiting Coord.) 2006-Present: Middle Tennessee (Head Coach)

HONORS 2004: Named a Top 25 recruiter by Rivals.com 2006: Named Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year 2006: Named TSWA Coach of Year 2006: ESPN.com’s Sun Belt Coach of Year 2009: Named Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year

NOTEWORTHY Has coached or played under the likes of Bobby Bowden, Tommy Bowden, Danny Ford, Ken Hatfi eld, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Tommy West ... Became only the eighth head coach in school history to win his opening game when MT defeated FIU in 2006, 7-6. It marked the fi rst time since 1970 that a Blue Raider fi rst- year coach was successful in his opening game ... The 7 wins in his fi rst year were the most by a fi rst-year MT coach since 1947.

2009 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year 2009 team became fi rst in Sun Belt history to win 10 games 2006 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year (fi rst conference COY at MTSU since 1989) 2006 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year by ESPN.com 2006 TSWA Coach of the Year 2006 Rutherford County Reader Gridiron Glacier Award 2006 and 2007 Ebony Achievement Award from Middle Tennessee 2006 Sun Belt Conference Championship Has led team to seven straight November wins Led school to fi rst-ever bowl game in the I-A era (2006 - Motor City) Led team to 2009 New Orleans Bowl Championship, the second bowl in four years Improved team’s APR dramatically from 892 to 990 Team won 2006-07 and 2007-08 Sun Belt Conference Academic Award A school-record 7 SBC wins in 2009 17 First Team All-Conference selections in four years Had the 2009 SBC Defensive Player of the Year (Chris McCoy) Had the 2009 New Orleans Bowl MVP (Dwight Dasher) One of just 10 teams in the country to win four road conference games in 2006 New single-season attendance record in 2006 and a Floyd Stadium record in 2008 New single-game home attendance record (2009) A record-tying 11 SBC Player of the Week winners in 2006 and 34 during his tenure A Walter Camp and Bronco Nagurski National Player of the Week winner (2006) A Walter Camp National Off ensive Player of the Week winner (2008) Quarterback was given the National ESPN Helmet Sticker Award in 2008 A school-record 3 national television games in 2006 and 2009 and 10 during his tenure New single-season records in quarterback sacks and tackles for loss in 2009 Seven wins in 2006 were most by a fi rst-year coach at MTSU since 1947 Had the 2006 ESPN.com SBC Defensive Player of the Year Program’s 128.5 quarterback sacks in last four years rank second in SBC (133) Blue Raiders named National Team of the Week by CollegeSportsReport.com on 10/14/07

ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER STOCKSTILLACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER STOCKSTILL

coach. One of his prize pupils was All-America

wide receiver Rod Gardner, who was the number

15 pick of the 2001 NFL Draft. Stockstill played an

integral role in Clemson’s off ense, which set more

than 100 school records from 1998 to 2002.

Also recognized as a top-notch recruiter,

Stockstill is credited with recruiting Clemson’s all-

time leading rusher (Raymond Priester), second

all-time leading passer (Woodrow Dantzler),

and second all-time leading receivers (Derrick

Hamilton and Rod Gardner). Stockstill has coached

in 14 total bowl games, including two as a head

coach.

Stockstill also has coaching experience at the

University of Central Florida (1985-88), where

he tutored wide receiver Shawn Jeff erson, who

went on to a 13-year career in the NFL, and at

Bethune-Cookman College (1983-84).

Born Dec. 23 in Sidney, Ohio, Stockstill grew

up in Georgetown, Ky., and then moved to

Fernandina Beach, Fla., where he was inducted

into the Fernandina Beach Hall of Fame in 2006.

He was a three-year letterman at Florida State as

a quarterback, where he was team captain and

earned honorable mention All-America honors

in 1981 under Coach Bobby Bowden. During his

career at FSU, the Seminoles had two top-10

fi nal Associated Press rankings and had wins over

powers Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, and

Nebraska. Stockstill, who received his bachelor’s

degree from FSU in 1982, made three bowl trips

with the Seminoles.

Stockstill and his wife, the former Sara

Fleischman, have a son, Brent, and a daughter,

Emily.



Brent Brock, a head

coach in the Georgia high

school ranks for 14 years and

a former teammate of head

coach Rick Stockstill, is in his

fourth season at Middle Ten-

nessee. Brock coached the tight

ends his fi rst three years and

coached the inside receivers in

2009.

Brock’s receivers were part of a

fast-paced off ense in 2009 that rang up a school record 3,064

yards of passing, along with a record setting 25 touchdowns.

In all, 17 receivers caught a total of 238 passes which is the

fourth most in Blue Raider history.

Under Brock’s leadership in 2006, the tight ends were

a key ingredient for the Sun Belt Conference’s top scoring

off ense and the league’s number two-rated team in passing

effi ciency. The group came up with 17 receptions on the

season and two of the team’s nine touchdown receptions.

The unit followed that up with 23 receptions and two scores

in 2007.

Brock came to Middle Tennessee after serving the previ-

ous four years as head coach and athletic director at Jackson

County High School in Jeff erson, Ga. Brock had the privilege

of coaching in the GHSA North/South All-Star game (1995)

and the Georgia/Florida High School All-Star game (1997).

He also has 14 years of experience as an athletic director on

the high school level.

Brock got his start in coaching as a volunteer assistant at

Godby High School in Tallahassee in 1981 and then left the

following season to join Jim Hughes’ staff at Thomasville High

School in 1982.

Brock followed Hughes to Colquitt High School in 1983,

where he helped coach the Packers in the 1991 1-AAAA state

championship game. During his nine seasons at Colquitt,

the Packers made the region playoffs eight times, were

region runner-up three times, and received the region’s all-

sports trophy on three occasions. Brock served as assistant

ASSISTANT COACHES

Inside Receivers

BRENT BROCK5th Year Florida State, 1982

head coach, off ensive coordinator, off ensive line coach, and

strength coordinator during his time at Colquitt.

He earned his fi rst head coaching job in 1992 when he

took over the Worth County High School program in Sylvester,

Ga. He took a struggling program that went 1-9 his fi rst year

to an 8-3 mark and back-to-back playoff appearances in his

third and fourth seasons.

In 1996, Brock took over head coaching and athletic direc-

tor duties at Fitzgerald High School in Fitzgerald, Ga., where

he had the challenge of rebuilding a program that had just 40

players his fi rst season. With hard work and determination,

Brock fi elded 70 players and helped turn the program around

during his short tenure. Under his reign, FHS took home the

sportsmanship trophy for 2-AAA in 1996 and 1997.

Before taking over at Jackson County, Brock spent two

years as off ensive coordinator/strength coach at Westside

High School under Robert Davis. Westside, only four years

old at the time, made it to the semifi nals of the state at the

Georgia Dome in 2002 and fi nished with a no. 4 state ranking.

In 2001, Westside advanced to the quarterfi nals of the state

playoff s.

The Albany, Ga., native received his B.S. degree in health/

physical education at Florida State in 1982, his master’s

degree at Albany State, and his Ed.S. degree from FSU.

As a player, Brock played four years for Coach Bobby

Bowden at Florida State as an off ensive lineman. He was a

member of the 1977 Tangerine Bowl team and the 1980 and

1981 Orange Bowl teams.

Brock is married to the former Missie Milton of Albany,

Ga.

David Bibee is in his second stint at Middle Ten-nessee, having joined Rick Stockstill’s staff in 2008. Bibee, who is in charge of the safeties, spent the previous two years at Chattanooga, where he coached outside linebackers in 2006 and guided the secondary in 2007.Bibee made an immediate

impact in his fi rst season by developing an all-conference player in Jeremy Kellem and another in Kevin Brown who possessed all-league credentials. In 2009, his safeties had eight interceptions, nine tackles for loss, 12 breakups, three sacks and three fumble recoveries in helping the Blue Raiders fi nish second in the Sun Belt in pass defense. Kellem and Brown were 4th and 6th on the team in tackles as Kellem earned fi rst team all-conference honors. Bibee, who has 28 years of coaching experience, including 22 on the collegiate level, has served as an assistant coach at Ole Miss, North Alabama, Middle Tennessee, Austin Peay State, Appalachian State, South Carolina, Tennessee Tech, Clemson, East Tennessee State, and Chattanooga. He has coached a Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in Dallas Cowboys cornerback Larry Brown, fi ve All-Americans, including the Blue Raiders’ all-time tackles for loss leader in Dennis Mix, and nine NFL draft picks. His list of Draft picks coached includes former Blue Raider great James Griffi n; Clemson safety Antwan Edwards, a fi rst-round selection by the Green Bay Packers; and former Baylor High School and Virginia kicker Kurt Smith of the San Diego Chargers. Prior to his stint at Chattanooga, Bibee worked in the local high school ranks as head football coach at the Baylor School in Chattanooga from 2000 to 2005. He guided the Red Raiders to the Division II state semifi nals in 2000 and 2005. After the 2005 season, Baylor defensive lineman Jacques McClendon was elected Division II Class AAA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year. McClendon received a scholarship to play football at the University of Tennessee, and former Baylor quarterback Cody Romans is a redshirt sophomore quarterback at UTC. Bibee’s coaching career began at Tennessee, where he served as a student assistant for Coach Bill Battle. He moved on to the staff at Ole Miss in 1978, where he was placed in charge of the defensive scout teams on Steve Sloan’s fi rst Rebels’ staff . He left Ole Miss to coach the defensive secondary and work as recruiting coordinator at North Alabama for one year and held the same positions for one year at Middle Tennessee (1980). Sparky Woods hired Bibee at Appalachian State in 1984 to be his assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and secondary coach. Bibee helped the Mountaineers compile a 38-19 overall record during that span, with back-to-back Southern Conference titles in 1986 and 1987. The Mountain-eers ranked fi rst, third, and fi fth nationally in scoring defense during his tenure. Bibee joined Woods at South Carolina in 1989 to work as

Safeties

DAVID BIBEE3rd Year Tennessee, 1977

assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and second-ary coach. He was part of Mike Hennigan’s fi rst coaching staff at Tennessee Tech in 1996, holding the posts of defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator for the Golden Eagles for one season. Prior to heading to the Baylor School, Bibee coached the secondary and outside linebackers at Clemson from 1997 to 1999, where he was on staff with Stockstill and Les Herrin. Working for head coach Tommy West, Bibee helped the Tigers to a Peach Bowl berth in 1997. Bibee is a 1977 graduate of the University of Tennessee, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in health education. He played football for the Volunteers from 1973 to 1976 and was a member of the 1973 Gator Bowl team and the 1974 Liberty Bowl squad. Bibee is married to the former Lisa Carter of Savannah, Tenn. The couple has three daughters, twins Ashlee and Allison, 24, and Lindsay, 17.

Cornerbacks/Special Teams Coordinator

Steve Ellis made his

first season as cornerbacks

coach and special team’s coor-

dinator for the Blue Raiders a

memorable one.

Ellis’ cornerbacks had

152 tackles, nine interceptions,

12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks

and 21 pass breakups on their

way to leading the Sun Belt

Conference in pass defense

and interceptions. Seniors Marcus Udell and Alex Suber were

tabbed fi rst team all-conference as Udell led the league with

seven interceptions and Suber had 12 pass breakups while

ranking 28th nationally in passes defended.

His special teams blocked eight kicks, hit 18 of 22 fi eld

goal attempts, had 1,119 yards in kick returns, downed 22

punts inside the 20-yard line and had seven punts of 50 yards

or more. Sophomore placekicker Alan Gendreau earned fi rst

team all-conference honors.

Ellis made his way to Murfreesboro after serving the previ-

ous six seasons at Nicholls State where he was the defensive

coordinator his fi nal three years. Ellis, who also served as

the team’s pro liaison and supervised academic progress,

was the team’s safeties coach in 2003 before taking over the

linebackers in 2004 and 2005.

STEVE ELLIS2nd Year Nicholls State, 2003



Randall McCray, who

has 19 years of coaching expe-

rience at the collegiate level,

is in his fi rst season at Middle

Tennessee. McCray serves as

defensive coordinator and also

coaches the linebackers.

McCray spent the

past four seasons at Wiscon-

sin. He coached the Badger

defensive line in 2006 and

2007 before taking over as recruiting coordinator and outside

linebackers coach in 2008 and handling the safeties in 2009.

In four years at Wisconsin, McCray helped the Badgers to four

bowl games and two bowl victories.

In 2006 McCray guided a solid unit that helped Wisconsin

become one of the nation’s best defenses. Two of his play-

ers—Matt Shaughnessy (second team) and tackle Jason

Chapman (honorable mention)—earned All-Big Ten honors.

The Badgers, who won a school-record 12 games in 2006,

were No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (12.1 ppg) and fi fth

in the country in total defense (253.1 ypg).

Three of McCray’s defensive linemen earned postseason

accolades in 2007 as the Badgers participated in the Outback

Bowl. Shaughnessy was a consensus second-team All-Big Ten

choice while DT Nick Hayden earned honorable mention All-

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

RANDALL MCCRAY1st Year Appalachian State, 1991

The Stringer, Miss., native became one of the youngest

defensive coordinators in the country when he was named

to the position prior to spring drills in 2006 and guided the

Colonels to conference best marks in scoring defense and

pass defense. Nicholls fi nished the 2006 season ranked 19th

nationally in total defense.

In 2007, Ellis’ unit led the Southland Conference in total

defense, pass defense, interceptions, and was second in

scoring defense. Overall, NSU ranked 33rd nationally in total

defense.

In six seasons at Nicholls State, Ellis’ players won seven

fi rst team all-conference honors, four National Player of the

Week awards, three All-American honors, two conference

Newcomer of the Year awards, and garnered a defensive

player of the year accolade.

During the summer of 2008, Ellis participated in the NFL

Coaches Fellowship Program with the Pittsburgh Steelers un-

der Head Coach Mike Tomlin. Ellis worked with the defensive

backs under the guidance of legendary defensive coordinator

Dick Lebeau.

He started for three seasons for the Colonels as a defensive

back, before sitting out his senior season after suff ering a

knee injury during the fourth game of the 2002 campaign

against Southern University. While with the Colonels, Ellis

was named to the All-Southland Conference team all three

seasons he played and registered over 200 career tackles and

fi ve interceptions for the Colonels. Ellis, the team captain in

2001, was second in the Southland Conference with 104

tackles during the 2000 season.

The 29-year old was a four-year letterman as a quar-

terback and defensive back at Stringer High School before

continuing his playing days at Nicholls State. Ellis earned his

bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Nicholls State

in 2003.

Big Ten honors. DE Kirk DeCremer was a fi rst-team freshman

All-American.

In 2008, McCray coached a pair of seniors, DeAndre Levy

and Jonathan Casillas, who earned honorable mention All-Big

Ten honors. The duo ranked second and third, repectively, on

the team in tackles. McCray coached all-conference players

Jay Valai and Chris Maragos in 2009 as the Badger defense

became the fi rst Wisconsin team to hold every Big Ten op-

ponent under 100 yards rushing.

Four of his players are currently in the NFL with Shaugh-

nessy a member of the Oakland Raiders, DeAndre Levy with

the Detroit Lions, and Nick Hayden on the Carolina Panthers

roster. Jonathan Casillas just won a Super Bowl ring with the

New Orleans Saints.

Prior to joining the staff at Wisconsin, McCray coached the

defensive line and linebackers during a three-year (2003-05)

stint at Toledo. He left Toledo for Rice, where he spent two

weeks as recruiting coordinator and safeties coach, just before

moving to Wisconsin.

McCray coached Toledo’s defensive line in 2005, helping

the Rockets to a 9-3 record (MAC West Division co-champions)

and a 45-13 GMAC Bowl win over UTEP. Toledo was 21st

nationally in total defense in 2005 (316.8 ypg) and led the

MAC in scoring defense (21.8 ppg), total defense, pass defense

effi ciency (111.0), tied for fi rst in sacks (31) and fi nished

second in rushing defense (125.6 ypg). Among McCray’s top

players was DE J.P. Bekasiak, who is now with Hamilton of the

CFL. McCray coached the Rockets’ linebackers during his fi rst

two years at Toledo. The Rockets won the MAC title in 2004.

In his first season at Toledo, McCray was faced with

replacing two fi rst-team All-MAC linebackers, David Gardner

and Tom Ward, from the previous season. The two players

who stepped in, Anthony Jordan and Brock Dodrill, fi nished

the 2003 season ranked fi fth and sixth, respectively, in the

MAC in tackles. In 2004, Jordan and David Thomas fi nished

second and third, in tackles on the team, with 107 and 91,

respectively. Jordan’s total placed him 15th in the league.

McCray was assistant head coach and defensive coor-

dinator at Illinois State in 2002 after serving as defensive

coordinator and inside linebackers coach for the Redbirds

from 2000-02. In 2002, McCray guided Gateway Defensive

Player of the Year Boomer Grigsby to three All-America

nods and a third-place fi nish for the Buck Buchanan Award

(top defensive player in Division I-AA football). McCray also

coached two other All-Americans at linebacker, Galen Scott

at Illinois State and Ronnie Merritt at Murray State.

McCray handled inside linebackers at Murray State

(1997–99) and became the Racers’ defensive coordinator in

1999; defensive ends at Bethune-Cookman (1996); was in

charge of quality control at Clemson (1995); defensive line

at Tennessee-Chattanooga (1993–94) and was a graduate

assistant at South Carolina from 1991–92.

A two-year letterwinner as an outside linebacker and

running back at Appalachian State, McCray was a member

of the Mountaineers’ 1987 Southern Conference Champion-

ship team, as well as two teams that advanced to the NCAA

Division I-AA playoff s.

McCray earned a bachelor’s degree in communications

from Appalachian State in 1991 and a master’s degree in

higher education from South Carolina. A native of Monroe,

N.C., McCray and his wife, Michelle, have a son, Matt, and a

daughter, Mallory.

John Palermo, who

has experience at the profes-

sional and collegiate level, is in

his fi rst season as a member of

Rick Stockstill’s staff . Palermo

handles the defensive line.

Palermo makes his

way to Murfreesboro after

spending the last two years

as the defensive line coach of

the Washington Redskins. A

veteran of 36 years of coaching, including a decorated col-

legiate career that spanned 31 seasons, Palermo is back at the

collegiate level where he has enjoyed tremendous success.

In two years with the Redskins, Palermo’s defensive line

helped Washington rank fourth overall in yards allowed per

game in 2008 and 10th in 2009. The unit was sixth in fewest

points allowed in 2008 and ranked eighth overall in the

league in sacks for 2009. Palermo coached Brian Orakpo in a

dual role as linebacker and defensive end in 2009 and it led

to a Pro Bowl appearance for the rookie.

Prior to joining the Redskins, Palermo was one of the

most respected defensive line coaches in college football.

He coached on 18 bowl teams, including Notre Dame’s 1988

National Championship club and three Wisconsin teams that

won the Big Ten and the Rose Bowl (1993, 1998 and 1999).

Palermo’s last collegiate coaching position was a one-year

stint as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at Tennes-

see Tech. Prior to that, he was a defensive line coach for one

season at the University of Miami where he coached second

round pick Calais Campbell. The Hurricanes defense, anchored

by Palermo’s line, set a school record by limiting opponents to

just 252.0 yards per game and 66.0 rushing yards per game.

The defense ranked among national leaders in total defense

and rush defense.

From 1991 to 2005, Palermo served as an assistant head

coach at the University of Wisconsin. He directed the Badgers’

outside linebackers from 1991 to 1995 and the defensive line

from 1996 to 2005.

While at Wisconsin, Palermo produced four fi rst-team

All-Americans. His players were selected Big Ten Defensive

Lineman of the Year four times - two were named Big Ten

Defensive Player of the Year – and named fi rst-team All-Big

Ten nine times. Eight of Palermo’s defensive linemen have

been chosen in the fi rst six rounds of the NFL Draft, including

two - Wendell Bryant in 2002 and Erasmus James in 2005

– who were taken in the fi rst round. Palermo’s entire 2004

defensive line was selected in the NFL Draft the following

spring. In 1990, Palermo spent one season as the head coach

at Austin Peay University.

From 1988 to 1989, Palermo was the defensive line coach

for head coach Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, helping the Fight-

ing Irish win the National Championship in his fi rst year. He

helped tutor Chris Zorich, a two-time consensus All-American

and 1990 winner of the Lombardi Award, given annually to

college football’s best lineman or linebacker.

Palermo coached the defensive line at Minnesota from

1984 to 1987, served as assistant head coach-defensive line

and linebackers coach at Appalachian State from 1983 to 1984

and coached the defensive line at Memphis State from 1980 to

1982. He had a fi rst stint at Austin Peay in 1979 as a defensive

Defensive Line

JOHN PALERMO1st Year Florida State, 1974



A national cham-

pionship winner, Jimmy Ray

Stephens is in his fourth year

as the off ensive line coach on

Rick Stockstill’s staff at Middle

Tennessee. Stephens made his

way to the Blue Raiders after

four years with the University

of Tennessee.

Finally blessed with

some experience after three

years of injuries and youth, Stephens molded an off ensive

line in 2009 that was equally adept at blocking for the run

and protecting the passer. The result was the most total yards

of off ense since 2001 and the best rushing total since 2002,

including a stretch of four straight games where the Blue

Raiders topped the 200-yard rushing mark. For their eff orts,

the off ensive line had two players in Mark Thompson and

Mark Fisher who earned all-conference honors.

In 2008, Stephens had four linemen who started

every game and all fi ve starters were underclassmen while

two earned Sun Belt Conference All-Freshman honors. With

another year fi lled with youth and inexperience, Stephens’

unit helped Phillip Tanner to unleash a career season and Joe

Craddock to pass for a senior record 2,677 yards.

In 2007, Stephens molded a starting unit that included

two freshmen, a sophomore, a junior, and a senior. But despite

the youth and inexperience, Stephens’ group helped produce

the league’s top touchdown maker in DeMarco McNair and a

Mike Schultz is in his

fi rst year at Middle Tennessee

as a member of Rick Stockstill’s

Blue Raider staff . Schultz serves

as the offensive coordinator

and quarterbacks coach.

Schultz, a 31-year

veteran in the coaching pro-

fession that includes 11 bowl

games, spent the 2009 season

as offensive coordinator and

tight ends coach at Illinois. His off ensive unit ranked 17th

nationally in rushing and featured honorable mention all-Big

Ten players QB Juice Williams and WR Arrelious Benn.

Prior to making the move to Illinois, Schultz spent 11

seasons directing TCU’s multiple off ense. He served as both

off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach his last two

seasons after coaching the running backs for his fi rst nine

years.

The 2008 season saw TCU set single-season school records

for points scored (420) and touchdowns (54). The Frogs led

the nation in time of possession (35:05) and were 13th na-

tionally in team rushing (215.7 yards per game) despite not

having a player among the top-100 individually. The 215.7

yards per game rushing was the highest total at TCU since

2000.

The Frogs were second in the Mountain West Conference

in total off ense (417.1 yards per game) and third in scoring

off ense (35.0 points per game). TCU’s average of 417.1 yards

per game was its best mark since 2004 (430.7). TCU totaled

at least 410 yards of off ense in eight of 12 games.

In 2007, Schultz helped mentor Frog signal-caller Andy

Dalton to Freshman All-America honors. Dalton set single-

season TCU records for pass completions (222) and attempts

(371) while placing second in yards (2,459) and fourth in

completion percentage (59.8).

Four of the fi ve highest-scoring teams in TCU history came

under Schultz’s direction. Four of the top-fi ve single-season

touchdown totals by TCU came in the last fi ve years of his

tenure. Two of TCU’s top-three games in total off ense also

were under Schultz. The Frogs had a school-record 782 yards

versus Houston in 2003 and a 694-yard eff ort at San Diego

State in 2007 to rank third.

During Schultz’s tenure, the TCU running game was con-

sistently ranked among the best in the nation. The 2006 team

ranked ninth in rushing (194.6 yards per game) and 17th in

total off ense (408.5 ypg.). During his time as running backs

coach, Schultz made a habit of developing young players at

the position.

Prior to Aaron Brown receiving 2005 Mountain West Con-

Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

MIKE SCHULTZ1st Year Sam Houston State, 1979

Off ensive Line

JIMMY RAY STEPHENS5th Year Florida, 1977

Wil l ie S immons,

who played at Clemson when

Rick Stockstill was on staff , is

in his third season at Middle

Tennessee where he coaches

the running backs and serves as

the passing game coordinator.

Simmons had a real

challenge in 2009 when senior

Philip Tanner went down with

an injury in the second game of

the season, leaving the Blue Raiders without an experienced

running back. Simmons guided D.D. Kyles to a career year

as the sophomore posted 857 yards on 139 carries (6.2 ypg

average), scored three touchdowns, and had 14 receptions.

Kyles, the team’s leading rusher down the stretch, had three

straight 100-yard rushing games during the last half of the

season.

In 2008, Tanner turned in a career year by setting

personal bests in rushing yards, receptions, and touchdowns.

Also under Simmons’ watch, Tanner earned National Player of

the Week honors after setting an SBC and Blue Raider scoring

record with six touchdowns in a win over North Texas.

Running Backs/Passing Game Coordinator

WILLIE SIMMONS3rd Year Clemson, 2002

Under Simmons’ leadership in 2007, DeMarco McNair

led the conference in touchdowns scored, and Phillip Tanner

registered his fi rst 100-yard rushing game with 144 yards on

national television against Louisville.

Simmons made his way to Murfreesboro in 2007 after

one season on Tommy Bowden’s staff at Clemson, where he

was a graduate assistant. Simmons worked with the off ense

while handling various other duties with the program.

Before joining Bowden’s staff , Simmons served as the

quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Lincoln

(FL) High School in 2005.

Simmons, a native of Quincy, Fla., lettered three years

as a quarterback at Clemson from 2000 to 2002 and passed for

2,530 yards and 16 touchdowns in 24 games. As a freshman,

Simmons came off the bench for a hurt Woodrow Dantzler

and threw for 228 yards and a record-tying four touchdowns

in Clemson’s 38-24 win at North Carolina to earn ACC Rookie

of the Week honors. Simmons played two years as a backup

to Dantzler before becoming the starter in 2002.

Following three years at Clemson, Simmons transferred

to the Citadel in 2003 and earned fi rst team All-Southern

Conference honors.

A prep star at Shanks High School, Simmons threw

for over 6,000 yards and 96 touchdowns during his brilliant

career while also earning a 3.8 grade point average.

Simmons, who was born on October 12, 1980, in

Tallahassee, Fla., earned a degree in sports marketing from

Clemson in 2002. Simmons is the earliest football player to

graduate at Clemson when he accomplished the milestone

in three years.

line coach. Palermo began his collegiate coaching career as

an assistant at North Carolina State from 1977 to 1978 after

three years at Bainbridge High School in Georgia.

A native of Newburgh, N.Y., Palermo lettered at Florida

State in 1972-73. He earned a degree in education from

Florida State in 1974. He and his wife, Donna, have a son,

Jason, who is the tight ends coach and special teams coor-

dinator at Southern University, and a daughter, Jessica, who

works for the Big Ten offi ce after getting her master’s degree

at Georgetown University.

ference Freshman of the Year honors as a true freshman, Lonta

Hobbs and Robert Merrill became the only two freshmen in

TCU history to rush for 1,000 yards. The duo accomplished the

feat in back-to-back seasons (Hobbs 2002, Merrill 2003).

Schultz tutored a 1,000-yard rusher fi ve times at TCU - with

Basil Mitchell, LaDainian Tomlinson (twice), Hobbs and Merrill

each earning that distinction. Prior to Schultz’s arrival, TCU

had boasted just four 1,000-yard rushers in more than 100

years of college football.

Under the direction of Schultz, Tomlinson was a two-

time NCAA rushing champ, leading the country with 1,850

yards in 1999 and a school record 2,158 in 2000. He earned

All-America honors, was a Heisman Trophy fi nalist and the

winner of the Doak Walker National Running Back Award.

With Tomlinson leading the way, the 2000 Frogs ranked

fourth in the nation, averaging 275.6 rushing yards per game.

Tomlinson parlayed his success into a top-fi ve draft pick and

a standout NFL career, which includes 2006 MVP honors.

In 2003, TCU was one of just six schools to average over 200

yards rushing and 200 passing per game. The following year,

the Frogs ranked among the nation’s top-20 teams in scoring,

total off ense and passing off ense. The 362 points scored tied

for the second-highest total in school history, while the 48

touchdowns were just one shy of the school record set in

2005. TCU also recorded three of the top-11 passing games

in school history during the 2004 campaign.

Schultz served six seasons at New Mexico, the fi rst four as

the assistant head coach and secondary coach and the fi nal

two as the assistant head coach and running backs coach.

The Houston native began his coaching career at his alma

mater, Sam Houston State, in 1979. Schultz then assisted at

UTEP and Kansas State. His next stops were with Fred Akers’

staff at Texas for one season (1985) and three years at Round

Rock (Texas) Westwood High School as an assistant.

Schultz and his wife, Cindy, have three daughters, Taylor,

Kendall and Jordan.1979-80 Sam Houston State (lineback-

ers/quarterbacks/receivers)



A former player un-

der head coach Rick Stockstill,

Justin Watts is coaching his

fourth season at Middle Ten-

nessee as the program’s wide

receivers coach and recruiting

coordinator. Watts came to

Murfreesboro after spending

three years at Chattanooga.

Taking advantage

of the Blue Raiders fast-paced,

Wide Receiver/Recruiting Coordinator

JUSTIN WATTS5th Year Clemson, 2000

wide open off ense in 2009, Watts had nine diff erent receivers

catch at least 11 passes, and 17 that caught at least one. The

passing game was good for a school record 3,064 yards, to go

along with a record 25 touchdowns. The group also had six

diff erent players catch at least two touchdown passes.

In 2008, Watts’ pass catchers had a breakout year as six

players set personal highs in receptions while two topped

the 50-catch mark for the fi rst time since 2004. Newcomer

Eldred King and Patrick Honeycutt both turned in an 11-catch

game while freshman Malcolm Beyah turned in a number of

highlight-reel receptions, including one that made ESPN’s Plays

of the Year. Beyah, in front of a nationally televised audience

on ESPN2, pulled down a Hail Mary on the game’s fi nal play

to give the Blue Raiders a 14-13 win over Florida Atlantic.

Watts inherited the youngest group of receivers in the

I-A era in 2006, and for the fi rst time since Middle Tennessee

joined the Sun Belt Conference the pass-catching corps did not

include an all-SBC player. Although Watts had his work cut out

for him, the young coach proved his ability to develop talent

by producing six receivers who turned in career years. Under

Watts’ guidance, the Blue Raiders had fi ve diff erent receivers

with double-digit receptions.

Perhaps the best indicator of Watts’ ability to harness talent

and develop players was the emergence of heralded freshman

Desmond Gee during the 2006 season. One of the top impact

players in the Sun Belt Conference, Gee led the Blue Raiders

with a 16.0 per catch average and three touchdowns, including

a 73-yarder against South Carolina.

In 2005, Watts helped lead Chattanooga to its fi rst winning

season since 1997 by coaching the Southern Conference’s

leading receiver. Watts tutored Emanuel Hassell to fi rst team

All-Southern Conference honors after he paced the league with

52 receptions.

In his fi rst two seasons at UTC, Watts coached All-American

and All-Southern Conference receiver Alonzo Nix. Nix set the

school and Southern Conference single-season receptions

record in 2003 with 90 catches and the single-game record of

18 receptions. He signed a free agent contract with the NFL’s

Tennessee Titans in 2005.

Prior to joining the staff at Chattanooga, Watts served two

years as a graduate assistant at Clemson. During that time he

was a part of Clemson’s 2001 Humanitarian Bowl team and

the 2002 Tangerine Bowl squad.

Watts, a former receiver at Clemson, has the rare distinction

(one of only two players) of winning fi ve football letters at

the South Carolina school. He began his career in 1996, and

saw action in three games as a sophomore before suff ering a

season-ending injury against Florida State. He was able to use

a medical redshirt for that season.

He fi nished his career with 51 catches for 561 yards. He was

a member of the 1999 Peach Bowl team that played Mississippi

State and the 2000 Gator Bowl squad that faced Virginia Tech.

He was also a member of the team when Clemson competed

in the 1996 and 1997 Peach Bowls.

The Florence, S.C., native was honored as one of Clemson’s

scholar-athletes at the 1999 Peach Bowl Awards Luncheon and

was selected as a BB&T Student-Athlete of the Week by the

Clemson Sports Network.

An outstanding quarterback at South Florence High

School, he was ranked as the 17th best quarterback in the

nation by SuperPrep and the sixth-ranked player in the state.

Watts completed 132 of 238 pass attempts for 1,746 yards his

senior season. That year, he played in the North Carolina-South

Carolina Shrine Bowl and was nominated for the state’s Mr.

Football Award. He fi nished his career with 7,979 total yards

top-10 rusher and passer in Dwight Dasher.

Stephens did one of his better coaching jobs in 2006

even though he went into the season with only fi ve players

who had seen meaningful snaps the year before. The unit went

on to produce two all-conference players and the league’s top

scoring off ense, allowing MTSU to be the only school in the SBC

to have two players ranked in the top ten in rushing.

As off ensive line coach of the Vols, Stephens helped

develop one of the top lines in the SEC. During his tenure,

Stephens tutored Michael Munoz to consensus All-American

status in 2004 after placing Scott Wells into a starting position

with the Green Bay Packers in 2003. Stephens went to three

bowls with the Vols and was part of the 2004 SEC Eastern

Division Championship squad.

Prior to arriving at UT, Stephens spent nine seasons

coaching the Florida off ensive line -- part of a high-powered

off ense that led to fi ve SEC championships for the Gators. At

Florida, Stephens coached four Jacob’s Blocking Trophy winners

(Best Off ensive Lineman in SEC) and eight players who were

drafted by the NFL.

Stephens himself sparkled both on the off ensive line

and at tight end during his playing career at Florida. He was a

second-team All-SEC performer at center under Gators head

coach Doug Dickey before making the move to tight end and

earning second-team all-league honors there as well. Stephens

went on to be drafted in the 12th round of the NFL Draft by

the Pittsburgh Steelers.

His most recent responsibility at Florida was as off ensive

line coach and run-game coordinator during the 2001 season.

Prior to that, Stephens also coordinated the unit’s pass protec-

tion.

The Eustis, Fla., native coached on the Gators’ 1996 na-

tional championship team and helped Florida to nine January

bowl games. During that span, Florida’s off ense was ranked

among the nation’s top 15 six times and its passing off ense

among the top 10 seven times.

Stephens rejoined the Gators staff in 1993 after a stellar

high school coaching career that saw him compile a 63-7 head

coaching mark. That record came during a pair of three-year

coaching and athletics director stints from 1987 to 1992 at

Williston and Fort Walton Beach.

All told, Stephens spent 13 years in the Florida high

school coaching ranks as either a head or assistant coach. His

recruiting ties to the Sunshine State are strong and serve as a

huge asset for the Blue Raiders.

Stephens is married to the former Regina Gouge and has

two sons, Chris -- who lettered two years in football at North

Carolina -- and Timmy.

and 74 touchdowns.

Watts was born Oct. 1, 1977, in Florence, S.C. He earned a

degree in sports management from Clemson in 2000.

Watts is married to the former Lauren Remillard of South-

ington, CT, and they have a son, Chase.



2010 PRE-SPRING DEPTH CHARTOFFENSE DEFENSE

QBQB 9 Dwight Dasher 5-10 202 Sr. 9 Dwight Dasher 5-10 202 Sr. *10 Brent Burnette 6-3 200 r-So. *10 Brent Burnette 6-3 200 r-So. 12 Jamal Ramsey 6-1 185 r-Fr. 12 Jamal Ramsey 6-1 185 r-Fr. Logan Kilgore 6-3 174 So. Logan Kilgore 6-3 174 So.

RBRB 21 Phillip Tanner 6-0 208 r-Sr. 21 Phillip Tanner 6-0 208 r-Sr. 23 D.D. Kyles 6-1 198 r-Jr. 23 D.D. Kyles 6-1 198 r-Jr. 26 Benjamin Cunningham 5-10 190 So. 26 Benjamin Cunningham 5-10 190 So. LTLT 78 Mike Williams 6-2 260 r-Jr. 78 Mike Williams 6-2 260 r-Jr. 50 Colin Boss 6-4 306 r-Jr. 50 Colin Boss 6-4 306 r-Jr.

LGLG ^60 Brandon McLeroy 6-3 305 Jr. ^60 Brandon McLeroy 6-3 305 Jr. Preston Bailey 6-5 315 r-So. Preston Bailey 6-5 315 r-So.

CC 75 Chris Hawkins 6-3 285 r-Sr. 75 Chris Hawkins 6-3 285 r-Sr. 58 Jesse Grisham 6-3 278 r-Fr. 58 Jesse Grisham 6-3 278 r-Fr. Jeremiah Black 6-1 288 Jr. Jeremiah Black 6-1 288 Jr.

RGRG 65 Alex Stuart 6-3 281 Jr. 65 Alex Stuart 6-3 281 Jr. 62 Evon Lettsome 6-4 260 r-Sr. 62 Evon Lettsome 6-4 260 r-Sr. 63 Brian Lorman 6-1 238 r-So. 63 Brian Lorman 6-1 238 r-So.

RTRT ^74 Mark Fisher 6-3 272 Sr. ^74 Mark Fisher 6-3 272 Sr. 77 Josh Walker 6-4 312 r-Fr. 77 Josh Walker 6-4 312 r-Fr.

WR (X)WR (X) 15 Sancho McDonald 6-3 200 Jr. 15 Sancho McDonald 6-3 200 Jr. 84 Richard Drake 6-2 208 r-Fr. 84 Richard Drake 6-2 208 r-Fr. Jamar Brown 6-2 218 Jr. Jamar Brown 6-2 218 Jr.

WR (H)WR (H) 27 Tavarres Jeff erson 5-9 194 So. 27 Tavarres Jeff erson 5-9 194 So. 28 Harold Turner 5-8 166 r-Jr. 28 Harold Turner 5-8 166 r-Jr. 86 Byron McLeod 6-2 241 r-Jr. 86 Byron McLeod 6-2 241 r-Jr.

WR (Y)WR (Y) 83 Shane Blissard 6-5 212 r-Jr. 83 Shane Blissard 6-5 212 r-Jr. Tyler Mason 5-7 158 Jr. Tyler Mason 5-7 158 Jr. Jared Bamber 6-4 228 Jr. Jared Bamber 6-4 228 Jr.

WR (Z)WR (Z) 80 Garrett Andrews 6-3 206 Sr. 80 Garrett Andrews 6-3 206 Sr. 5 Andrew Banks 5-9 158 r-Jr. 5 Andrew Banks 5-9 158 r-Jr. 82 Arthur Williams 6-2 188 r-Fr. 82 Arthur Williams 6-2 188 r-Fr.

LELE 11 Jamari Lattimore 6-3 231 Sr. 11 Jamari Lattimore 6-3 231 Sr. 85 Omar McClendon 6-4 232 So. 85 Omar McClendon 6-4 232 So.

LTLT *94 Gary Tucker 6-2 248 r-Sr. *94 Gary Tucker 6-2 248 r-Sr. 51 SaCoby Carter 6-1 284 r-Jr. 51 SaCoby Carter 6-1 284 r-Jr. 90 Jimmy Staten 6-4 254 r-Fr. 90 Jimmy Staten 6-4 254 r-Fr. ^97 Jadareius Hamlin 6-2 282 r-Fr. ^97 Jadareius Hamlin 6-2 282 r-Fr.

RTRT 47 Dwight Smith 6-2 272 Sr. 47 Dwight Smith 6-2 272 Sr. 96 Kendall Dangerfi eld 6-2 272 r-So. 96 Kendall Dangerfi eld 6-2 272 r-So. 95 Derrek Upshaw 6-3 265 r-Fr. 95 Derrek Upshaw 6-3 265 r-Fr.

RERE 91 Emmanuel Perez 6-1 226 Sr. 91 Emmanuel Perez 6-1 226 Sr. ^45 Jarrett Crittenton 6-6 275 r-Sr. ^45 Jarrett Crittenton 6-6 275 r-Sr. *93 Phillip Tinsley 6-3 230 r-So. *93 Phillip Tinsley 6-3 230 r-So. 89 Dearco Nolan 6-2 249 r-Fr. 89 Dearco Nolan 6-2 249 r-Fr.

SAMSAM 52 Antwan Davis 6-1 218 Sr. 52 Antwan Davis 6-1 218 Sr. 59 Darin Davis 6-1 206 Jr. 59 Darin Davis 6-1 206 Jr. 35 Craig Allen 6-2 207 r-Fr. 35 Craig Allen 6-2 207 r-Fr.

MIKEMIKE 87 Stephen Roberts 6-3 229 r-Fr. 87 Stephen Roberts 6-3 229 r-Fr. 99 Antonio Hill 6-0 246 r-Jr. 99 Antonio Hill 6-0 246 r-Jr. 56 Norman Washington 5-11 233 r-Jr. 56 Norman Washington 5-11 233 r-Jr. WILLWILL 32 Justin Jones 5-11 216 So. 32 Justin Jones 5-11 216 So. 43 Gorby Loreus 5-11 222 Jr. 43 Gorby Loreus 5-11 222 Jr. 39 Roderic Blunt 6-1 216 r-Fr. 39 Roderic Blunt 6-1 216 r-Fr.

LCLC 6 Rod Issac 5-11 186 Sr. 6 Rod Issac 5-11 186 Sr. 8 Sammy Seamster 6-2 198 So. 8 Sammy Seamster 6-2 198 So. Arness Ikner 5-9 167 Jr. Arness Ikner 5-9 167 Jr.

SSSS 33 Kevin Brown 6-1 205 Sr. 33 Kevin Brown 6-1 205 Sr. 31 Denzell Guerra 6-0 200 r-So. 31 Denzell Guerra 6-0 200 r-So. 42 Juno Prudhomm 6-0 207 So. 42 Juno Prudhomm 6-0 207 So.

FSFS 20 Jeremy Kellem 5-10 188 Sr. 20 Jeremy Kellem 5-10 188 Sr. 24 Derrick Crumpton 5-11 190 Jr. 24 Derrick Crumpton 5-11 190 Jr. 8 Sammy Seamster 6-2 198 So. 8 Sammy Seamster 6-2 198 So.

RCRC 41 Marquise Dixon 5-10 172 r-Fr. 41 Marquise Dixon 5-10 172 r-Fr. 4 Malcolm Beyah 5-11 191 Jr. 4 Malcolm Beyah 5-11 191 Jr.

RETURN SPECIALISTSKRKR 21 Phillip Tanner 6-0 208 r-Sr. 21 Phillip Tanner 6-0 208 r-Sr. 4 Malcolm Beyah 5-11 191 Jr. 4 Malcolm Beyah 5-11 191 Jr.

PRPR TBA TBA

* will be held out of spring drills due to injury* will be held out of spring drills due to injury

^ will be limited during spring drills due to injury^ will be limited during spring drills due to injury

PUNTERS/KICKERSPP 36 Nathaniel Toulson 6-1 229 r-Jr. 36 Nathaniel Toulson 6-1 229 r-Jr.

PKPK 38 Alan Gendreau 5-10 175 Jr. 38 Alan Gendreau 5-10 175 Jr.

DSDS 54 Zeke Anderson 5-9 191 r-So. 54 Zeke Anderson 5-9 191 r-So.

HH TBA TBA



NO NAME POS HT WT CL B’DAY LETTERS HOMETOWN/HS/JC

3 Logan Kilgore QB 6-3 174 So. 5/24/90 0 Carmichael, CA/Bakersfi eld College

4 Malcolm Beyah CB 5-11 191 Jr. 10/23/89 2 Covington, GA/Chamblee HS

5 Andrew Banks WR 5-9 158 r-Jr. 12/15/88 1 Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park HS

6 Rod Issac CB 5-11 186 Sr. 2/20/89 3 Miami, FL/Miami-Dade Central HS

8 Sammy Seamster S 6-2 198 So. 2/5/91 1 Ooltewah, TN/Ooltewah HS

9 Dwight Dasher QB 5-10 202 Sr. 8/5/88 3 Folkston, GA/Charlton County HS

10 Brent Burnette QB 6-3 200 r-So. 10/5/89 0 Maryville, TN/Maryville HS

11 Jamari Lattimore DE 6-3 231 Sr. 10/6/88 2 Miami, FL/Miami Lakes HS/Dodge City CC

12 Jamal Ramsey QB 6-1 185 r-Fr. 7/24/91 0 Smyrna, TN/Battle Ground Academy

15 Sancho McDonald WR 6-3 200 Jr. 10/3/89 2 Miami, FL/Booker T. Washington HS

16 Tyler Mason WR 5-7 158 Jr. 6/29/90 0 Richmond, CA/San Leandro HS

18 Kenneth Gilstrap CB 5-10 175 So. 7/30/91 1 Lithonia, GA/Miller Grove HS

19 Jared Bamber TE 6-4 228 Jr. 10/7/88 0 Murietta, CA/Palomar CC

20 Jeremy Kellem S 5-10 188 Sr. 6/6/89 3 N. Lauderdale, FL/Deerfi eld Beach HS

21 Phillip Tanner RB 6-0 208 r-Sr. 8/8/88 3 Dallas, TX/Kimball HS

22 David Jones RB 5-11 198 r-Fr. 12/16/90 0 Memphis, TN/South Pittsburgh HS

23 D.D. Kyles RB 6-1 198 r-Jr. 6/26/88 1 Tampa, FL/Armwood HS

24 Derrick Crumpton S 5-11 190 Jr. 9/24/89 2 Miami, FL/Christopher Columbus HS

26 Benjamin Cunningham RB 5-10 198 So. 7/7/90 1 Nashville, TN/Goodpasture HS

26 Stuart Taylor S 6-2 174 r-Sr. 10/28/87 0 Dyersburg, TN/Dyersburg HS

27 Tavarres Jeff erson WR 5-9 194 So. 9/5/90 1 Nashville, TN/The Ensworth School

28 Harold Turner Jr. WR 5-8 166 r-So. 8/23/90 1 Decatur, GA/Cedar Grove HS

28 Arness Ikner CB 5-9 167 Jr. 7/19/90 0 Pasadena, CA/Pasadena HS

29 William Pratcher RB 5-7 198 r-Fr. 10/16/90 0 Decatur, GA/Cedar Grove HS

30 Jamar Brown WR 6-2 218 Jr. 9/29/89 0 Charleston, SC/Feather River CC

31 Denzell Guerra S 6-0 200 r-So. 3/10/90 1 Loganville, GA/Grayson HS

32 Justin Jones LB 5-11 216 So. 12/4/89 1 Tallahassee, FL/Godby HS

33 Kevin Brown S 6-1 205 Sr. 7/26/89 3 Tampa, FL/Jeff erson HS

34 Marquise Branton RB 5-10 218 r-Jr. 7/21/89 1 Seff ner, FL/Armwood HS

35 Craig Allen LB 6-2 207 r-Fr. 11/30/91 0 Carrollton, GA/Villa Rica HS

36 Nathaniel Toulson P 6-1 229 r-Jr. 1/24/89 0 West Palm Beach, FL/The Kings Academy

38 Alan Gendreau PK 5-10 175 Jr. 5/27/89 2 Apopka, FL/Orangewood Christian HS

39 Roderic Blunt LB 6-1 216 r-Fr. 5/13/90 0 Miramar, FL/Everglades HS

41 Marquise Dixon CB 5-10 172 r-Fr. 9/20/90 0 Cocoa, FL/Cocoa HS

42 Juno Prudhomm S 6-0 207 So. 1/30/90 1 Naples, FL/Naples HS

43 Gorby Loreus LB 5-11 222 Jr. 12/1/89 2 Tampa, FL/Thomas Jeff erson HS

45 Jarrett Crittenton DE 6-6 275 r-Sr. 1/5/88 1 Fayetteville, GA/Fayette Co. HS/N. Dakota St. CofS

47 Dwight Smith DT 6-2 272 Sr. 9/5/88 3 Swainsboro, GA/Swainsboro HS

50 Colin Boss OL 6-4 306 r-Jr. 7/17/89 2 Tampa, FL/Berkeley Prep

51 SaCoby Carter DT 6-1 284 r-Jr. 9/24/88 2 Hawkinsville, GA/Hawkinsville HS

52 Antwan Davis LB 6-1 218 Sr. 7/2/89 3 Ft. Lauderdale, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas HS

55 Jerry Cobb LB 6-2 188 r-Jr. 2/24/89 0 Pulaski, TN/Giles County HS

56 Norman Washington LB 5-11 233 r-Jr. 7/13/89 2 Columbia, SC/Spring Valley HS

58 Jesse Grisham OL 6-3 278 r-Fr. 4/12/91 0 Pelham, AL/Spain Park HS

59 Darin Davis LB 6-1 206 Jr. 7/20/90 2 Lauderdale, FL/Dillard HS

60 Brandon McLeroy OL 6-3 305 Jr. 5/7/90 2 Spring City, TN/Rhea County HS

62 Evon Lettsome OL 6-4 260 r-Sr. 8/21/88 1 Apopka, FL/Apopka HS

63 Brian Lorman OL 6-1 238 r-So. 1/30/89 0 Quakertown, PA/Quakertown Community HS

65 Alex Stuart OL 6-3 281 Jr. 9/7/89 2 Oak Ridge, TN/Oak Ridge HS

70 Jeremiah Black OL 6-1 288 Jr. 5/19/89 0 Denver, CO/West Hill CC

74 Mark Fisher OL 6-3 272 Sr. 1/13/89 3 Nashville, TN/Goodpasture HS

75 Chris Hawkins OL 6-3 285 r-Sr. 10/26/87 2 Lexington, KY/Henry Clay HS

76 Jordan Johnson OL 6-4 238 r-Fr. 11/14/90 0 Buford, GA/Mill Creek HS

No. Name, Pos.

Zeke Anderson, DS

35 Craig Allen, LB

80 Garrett Andrews, WR

Brian Armstrong, CB

79 Preston Bailey, OL

19 Jared Bamber, TE

5 Andrew Banks, WR

4 Malcolm Beyah, CB

70 Jeremiah Black, OL

83 Shane Blissard, WR

39 Roderic Blunt, LB

50 Colin Boss, OL

34 Marquise Branton, RB

Devon Brown, WR

30 Jamar Brown, WR

33 Kevin Brown, S

10 Brent Burnette, QB

81 Wes Caldwell, WR

51 SaCoby Carter, DL

Corey Chatmon, WR

55 Jerry Cobb, LB

45 Jarrett Crittenton, DE

24 Derrick Crumpton, S

26 Benjamin Cunningham, RB

96 Kendall Dangerfi eld, DT

9 Dwight Dasher, QB

52 Antwan Davis, LB

59 Darin Davis, LB

41 Marquise Dixon, CB

84 Richard Drake, WR

74 Mark Fisher, OL

85 Zachary Franklin, WR

38 Alan Gendreau, PK

3 Logan Kilgore, QB

18 Kenneth Gilstrap, CB

58 Jesse Grisham, OL

Quinton Groves, OL

31 Denzell Guerra, S

97 Jadareius Hamlin, DL

75 Chris Hawkins, OL

99 Antonio Hill, LB

Robert Hogg, CB

28 Arness Ikner, CB

6 Rod Issac, CB

Charles Jackson, RB

27 Tavarres Jeff erson, WR

76 Jordan Johnson, OL

22 David Jones, RB

32 Justin Jones, LB

20 Jeremy Kellem, S

23 D.D. Kyles, RB

11 Jamari Lattimore, DE

62 Evon Lettsome, OL

43 Gorby Loreus, LB

63 Brian Lorman, OL

16 Tyler Mason, WR

15 Sancho McDonald, WR

Kennedy McGruder, RB

2010 SPRING ROSTERS



77 Josh Walker OL 6-4 312 r-Fr. 6/2/91 0 Spring City, TN/Rhea County HS

78 Mike Williams OL 6-2 260 r-Jr. 12/29/88 2 Tampa, FL/Jeff erson HS

79 Preston Bailey OL 6-5 315 r-So. 1/13/90 0 Nashville, TN/MBA

80 Garrett Andrews WR 6-3 206 Sr. 8/1/88 1 Tracy, CA/West (Merrill F.) HS

81 Wes Caldwell WR 6-1 184 Sr. 2/20/89 2 Lexington, KY/Catholic HS

82 Arthur Williams WR 6-2 188 r-Fr. 8/1/91 0 Seale, AL/Glenwood HS

83 Shane Blissard WR 6-5 212 r-Jr. 10/24/88 1 Murfreesboro, TN/Oakland HS

84 Richard Drake WR 6-2 208 r-Fr. 9/4/90 0 Atlanta, GA/Stephenson HS

85 Omar McLendon DE 6-4 232 So. 2/13/91 1 Temple, GA/Villa Rica HS

85 Zachary Franklin WR 6-0 179 r-Fr. 10/30/90 0 Hermitage, TN/McGavock HS

86 Byron McLeod WR 6-2 241 r-Jr. 11/28/88 1 Tampa, FL/Jeff erson HS

87 Stephen Roberts LB 6-3 229 r-Fr. 3/26/91 0 Rex, GA/Starr’s Mill HS

88 Marcus Thurmond WR 6-0 168 r-So. 12/10/89 0 North Augusta, SC/North Augusta HS

89 Dearco Nolan DE 6-2 249 r-Fr. 2/7/90 0 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS

90 Jimmy Staten DE 6-4 254 r-Fr. 5/4/91 0 Waycross, GA/Ware County HS

91 Emmanuel Perez DE 6-1 226 Sr. 11/29/88 3 Miramar, FL/Everglades HS

93 Phillip Tinsley DE 6-3 230 r-So. 4/12/89 0 Dexter, GA/Dodge County HS

94 Gary Tucker DT 6-2 248 r-Sr. 3/14/88 3 Maryville, TN/Maryville HS

95 Derrek Upshaw DT 6-3 265 r-Fr. 4/24/91 0 Darien, GA/McIntosh County Academy

96 Kendall Dangerfi eld DT 6-2 272 r-So. 4/5/90 1 Pulaski, TN/Giles County HS

97 Jadareius Hamlin DL 6-2 282 r-Fr. 8/17/91 0 Forsyth, GA/Mary Persons HS

99 Antonio Hill LB 6-0 246 r-Jr. 10/31/88 0 Chesapeake, VA/Oscar Smith HS

OTHER VARSITY CANDIDATES

Brian Armstrong CB 5-10 181 r-So. 3/27/90 0 Memphis, TN/Central HS

Zeke Anderson DS 5-9 191 r-So. 4/17/89 0 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel HS

Devon Brown WR 6-3 210 r-Sr. 3/2/89 0 Columbia, TN/Spring Hill HS

Corey Chatmon WR 5-10 188 r-Fr. 2/15/91 0 Memphis, TN/East HS

Quinton Groves OL 5-11 276 r-Jr. 4/20/89 0 Nashville, TN/Goodpasture HS

Robert Hogg CB 5-9 185 r-So. 9/14/90 0 Kingston, TN/Dobyns Bennett HS

Charles Jackson RB 5-9 204 r-So. 8/25/89 0 Nashville, TN/John Overton HS

Kennedy McGruder RB 5-11 200 r-So. 1/30/90 0 Memphis, TN/Bolton HS

Chris Roberts RB 5-10 194 r-So. 10/28/89 0 Dayton, TN/Rhea County HS

Daniel Waller DE 6-2 234 r-Jr. 3/7/89 0 Swainsboro, GA/Swainsboro HS

Tyler Watson OL 6-3 288 r-Fr. 8/31/90 0 Chattanooga, TN/Baylor School

Tim Williams DB 5-8 179 r-Fr. 12/30/90 0 Chattanooga, TN/Ooltewah HS

Darryal Wilson WR 5-11 174 r-Fr. 8/27/91 0 Bristol, TN/Tennessee HS

Spencer Wise QB 5-11 193 r-Fr. 12/17/90 0 Nashville, TN/MBA

Adam Wood WR 6-4 202 r-Sr. 6/26/88 0 McMinnville, TN/Warren County HS

85 Omar McLendon, DE

86 Byron McLeod, WR

60 Brandon McLeroy, OL

89 Dearco Nolan, DE

91 Emmanuel Perez, DE

29 William Pratcher, RB

42 Juno Prudhomm, S

12 Jamal Ramsey, QB

Chris Roberts, RB

87 Stephen Roberts, LB

8 Sammy Seamster, S

47 Dwight Smith, DT

90 Jimmy Staten, DE

65 Alex Stuart, OL

21 Phillip Tanner, RB

26 Stuart Taylor, CB

88 Marcus Thurmond, WR

93 Phillip Tinsley, DE

36 Nathaniel Toulson, P

94 Gary Tucker, DT

28 Harold Turner, WR

95 Derrek Upshaw, DT

77 Josh Walker, OL

Daniel Waller, DE

56 Norman Washington II, LB

Tyler Watson, OL

82 Arthur Williams, WR

78 Mike Williams, OL

Tim Williams, DB

Darryal Wilson, WR

Spencer Wise, QB

Adam Wood, WR



BLUE RAIDER NEWCOMERSNAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/HS/JC

Isaiah Anderson OL 6-4 280 Fr. Franklin, TN/Franklin HSPreston Bailey OL 6-5 321 r-So. Nashville, TN/MBAJared Bamber TE 6-4 250 Jr. Murietta, CA/Palomar CCJeremiah Black C 6-1 270 Jr. Denver, CO/West Hill CCJonathan Brooks LB 6-2 202 Fr. New Orleans, LA/Miller Grove HSJamar Brown WR 6-2 215 Jr. Charleston, SC/Feather River CCKhari Burke CB 5-10 165 Fr. Plantation, FL/South Plantation HSCorey Carmichael LB 5-11 230 Fr. Canton, GA/Woodstock HSJiajuan Fennell DE 6-3 215 Fr. South Pittsburg, TN/South Pittsburg HSLeighton Gasque LB 6-2 195 Fr. Hiram, GA/Hiram HSChristian Henry LB 6-1 217 Fr. Dania, FL/Hollywood Hills HSJudd Hunt OL 6-4 265 Fr. Oneonta, AL/Oneonta HSArness Ikner CB 5-9 170 Jr. Pasadena, CA/Pasadena HSLogan Kilgore QB 6-3 185 So. Carmichael, CA/Bakersfi eld CollegeTyler Mason WR 5-7 165 Jr. Richmond, CA/San Leandro HSPatrick McNeil DE 6-3 270 Fr. Mobile, AL/Davidson HSMorris Moore DE 6-4 255 Fr. West Palm Beach, FL/Palm Beach Lakes HSEric Russell CB 5-11 190 Jr. Cerritos, CA/Cerritos (CA) CollegeChris Sharpe CB 5-10 170 Fr. Stone Mountain, GA/Stephenson HSMax Ugboaja DE 6-4 215 Fr. Antioch, TN/Hillwood HSReggie Whatley WR 5-7 170 Fr. Rome, GA/Rome HS



33 KEVIN BROWN

6-1, 205, Sr., S

2009: Started all 13 games and was second among safeties with 962 snaps … Had 70 or more snaps eight times, includ-ing a season-high 94 against FAU … Earned 10 winning grades from the coaching staff … Was sixth on the team with 63 tackles while adding four interceptions and seven pass breakups … Recorded six stops and a pass breakup at Clemson … Turned in fi ve unassisted tackles and an inter-ception against Memphis … Added four tackles at Maryland … Collected six tackles, a pass breakup, and two intercep-tions at North Texas to earn Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors … Had seven tackles and a pass breakup against Mississippi State … Added 10 tackles and a pass breakup at FAU … Also had a pass breakup against Lou-isiana and ASU … Had seven tackles and an interception he returned 32 yards in win at ULM … Turned in eight stops and a pass breakup in New Orleans Bowl win over Southern Miss.

9 DWIGHT DASHER

5-10, 202, Sr., QB

Honors: 2009 – Voted MVP of the New Orleans Bowl … Named 2nd team All-Sun Belt by the league’s coaches and media … Named 2nd team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele … Named 2nd team All-Sun Belt by Rivals.com … Named to the ESPN.com Nonautomatic Qualifying All-Bowl team … Earned the most improved award for quarterbacks at the conclusion of spring drills … Won the Iron Man title for the Skill players following spring practice in late April … Named SBC Off ensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14, Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 … Earned honorable mention Helmet Sticker award from ESPN.com on Sept. 13 … Earned a Helmet Sticker award from ESPN.com on Oct. 25 … 2008 - Voted the team’s most improved quarterback during the spring … 2007 - Named an honorable mention freshman all-American by the Sport-ing News … Named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week by Rivals.com and CollegeSportsReport.com on Oct. 15.

2009: Played in all 13 games and had 12 starts … Played 874 snaps including a season-high 88 at North Texas … Had nine winning grades from the coaching staff … Finished the year ranked 7th nationally in total off ense, 9th in points responsible for, 35th in passing yards, and 40th in rush-ing … Set a new school record in total off ense with 3,943 yards while accounting for 36 touchdowns … Threw for 2,789 yards which is the most in school history while setting a new school record with 23 touchdown passes … His 219 completions rank fourth all-time and his 399 attempts are the most in a single-season … Set a quarterback record at MT with 1,154 rushing yards and 13 scores … Registered 10 pass completions of 40 or more yards while adding fi ve runs of 40 or more yards … Had two or more touchdown passes nine times and rushed for 60 or more yards 10 times … Completed 20 of 42 passes for 204 yards, three interceptions, and a touchdown at Clemson to go along with a team-high 61 rushing yards … Named the Sun Belt Conference Off en-sive Player of the Week after throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns against Memphis to go with 89 rushing yards … Set career highs in completions, attempts, and passing yards against Maryland by going 27 of 44 for 324 yards and two touchdowns (also had two interceptions) … Trailing 31-29 with 1:30 left in the game, Dasher took the team 73 yards in eight plays by completing all four of his passes for 65 yards to set up the winning fi eld goal … Accounted for 344 yards of total off ense and four touchdowns against North Texas, including 269 yards through the air … Completed 24 of 44 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown to go with 53 rushing yards against Troy … Did not start against Mississippi State

ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATESdue to disciplinary reasons but led the team with 47 rushing yards … Accounted for 421 yards of total off ense (fi fth most in school history) in win over WKU, including a career-best 355 passing yards … Also threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more … Rushed for 108 yards at FAU, including a personal-best 74-yard run for a touchdown … Accounted for 360 yards of total off ense and fi ve touchdowns in win over FIU by rushing for 178 and three scores (one on a 70-yard run) and passing for 182 yards and two touchdowns … Threw for 219 yards and ran for 89 more in win over Louisiana while throwing two touchdown passes … Threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns to go with 73 rushing yards in win over ASU … Also connected on a career long 80-yard touchdown pass to D.D. Kyles … Accounted for four touchdowns at ULM with two passing and two on the ground to go with his 88 rush-ing yards … Earned New Orleans Bowl MVP honors after leading the Blue Raiders to their fi rst bowl win by throwing for 162 yards, rushing for 201 yards and accounting for four touchdowns (2 rush, 2 pass) … His 201 rushing yards went down as the most yards ever by a quarterback in NCAA bowl history.

74 MARK FISHER

6-3, 272, Sr., OL

Honors: 2009 – Named 2nd team All-Sun Belt by the league’s coaches and media … Voted 2nd team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele … Named 1st team All-Sun Belt by Rivals.com … Earned the most improved strength training award for off ensive linemen at the conclusion of spring drills … 2008 - Named third team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele … Earned the Jeanne Massaquoi Freshman Academic Award for 2007-08.

2009: Played and started all 13 games at right tackle … His 946 snaps played was second most among linemen, includ-ing a season-high 95 against North Texas … Had 70 or more snaps seven times … Earned 11 winning grades from the coaching staff … Turned in nine games with a grade of 80 percent or better including a season-best 91 percent against FIU … Registered 57 knockdowns for the year with a season-high of 10 against ULL … Only allowed two sacks all season … Was part of an off ensive line that allowed the Blue Raid-ers to rush for 385 yards in win over FIU and 243 yards in the New Orleans Bowl win over USM … Graded out a line-best 86 percent against USM.

38 ALAN GENDREAU

5-10, 175, Jr., PK

Honors: 2009 – Named 1st team All-Sun Belt by the league’s coaches and media … Named 1st team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele … Voted 1st team All-Sun Belt by Rivals.com … Earned the most improved award and the most improved strength training award for specialists at the conclusion of spring drills … Named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 21 … Named a semi-fi nalist for the 2009 Lou Groza Award … 2008 - Named to the Daily News Journal All-Sun Belt Freshman Team … Voted to the Rivals.com Sun Belt All-Freshman team.

2009: Played in all 13 games as the team’s primary place-kicker … Had 11 winning grades from the coaching staff … Finished the year ranked 30th nationally in fi eld goals made, 29th in fi eld goal percentage, and 31st in scoring … Connected on 18 of 22 fi eld goals and 50 of 51 extra points during the season … Set school records for fi eld goals made (18), total points (104), and consecutive made fi eld goals (12) … Scored seven points on a fi eld goal and four extra points against Memphis … Scored eight points and hit two fi eld goals, including the game-winner from 19 yards with no time remaining against Maryland … Hit three fi eld

goals, including a career long 48 yarder, in win over North Texas while scoring 13 points … Made both his fi eld goal attempts against Mississippi State to account for the team’s only points … Connected on both his fi eld goals and scored 14 points in win over WKU … Made his fi rst two fi eld goals (46, 23) at FAU before seeing his streak of 12 in a row come to an end with a miss from 46 yards … Finished FAU game with nine points … Made both his fi eld goals (33, 21) and scored 12 points in win over FIU … Hit two fi eld goals and had one blocked on his way to 10 points against Louisiana … Had eight points against ASU to break the single-season scoring record by kickers at MT and his one fi eld goal tied the single-season mark for three-pointers in a season … Became the single-season record holder with a 40-yard fi eld goal at ULM.

20 JEREMY KELLEM

5-10, 188, Sr., S

Honors: 2009 – Voted 1st team All-Sun Belt by the league’s coaches and media … Named 1st team All-Sun Belt by Ri-vals.com … Named Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt by the leagues coaches and media … Earned the Donald Craig sophomore academic award at the conclusion of spring drills … Voted the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 9 … Nominated for the Rudy Award … 2008 - Named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference by the leagues coaches and media.

2009: Played and started all 13 games … Led all defensive players with 1,019 total snaps including a season-high 101 against FAU … Had 80 or more snaps eight times … Earned 11 winning grades from the coaching staff … Was fourth on the team with 64 tackles while also adding a personal-best 7.5 TFLs, a career-high 3.0 sacks, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two blocked punts, and a fumble recovery … Shared the team lead with seven tackles at Clemson … Turned in fi ve tackles, a fumble recovery, and an interception at North Texas … Had six tackles and a TFL against Troy … Collected fi ve tackles including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State … Had a forced fumble in win over WKU … Turned in 10 tackles, a pass breakup and a blocked punt at FAU … Registered an interception and a blocked punt in win over FIU … Had seven tackles, including a ca-reer-best two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble against Louisiana … Scored his second career touchdown when he took a lateral from Jamari Lattimore on a fumble recovery and went 11 yards for the score against ASU … Had four tackles at ULM and returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown … Added seven stops in New Orleans Bowl win over USM.

23 D.D. KYLES

6-1, 198, Jr., RB

Honors: 2009 – Named 3rd team All-Sun Belt by Rivals.com … Earned the most improved award for running backs at the conclusion of spring drills … Earned a Helmet Sticker award from ESPN.com on Nov. 1.

2009: Played in 12 games and had six starts … Paced all running back with 545 total snaps including a season-high 70 at Maryland … Led all backs with 11 winning grades from the coaching staff … Finished second on the team with a career-best 857 yards rushing on 139 attempts for a 6.2-yard average … Also had three rushing touchdowns … Added 14 receptions for 182 yards and a score … Recorded six plays of 30 or more yards on the season to rank third on the team … Rushed fi ve times for 32 yards and his fi rst career touchdown in win over Memphis … Made his fi rst career start at Mary-land and had 34 rushing yards on 10 attempts to go with two



receptions … Had 18 carries for 62 yards at North Texas … Shared the team lead with 53 yards on six carries at Troy to go with two receptions … Did not play against Mississippi State … Rushed for 63 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown in win over WKU … Registered 140 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown at FAU to go along with two receptions … Had 22 carries for 110 yards against FIU to give him back-to-back 100-yard rushing games for the fi rst time in his career … Put together his third straight 100-yard game with a career-best 177 yards on 20 carries in win over Louisiana … Led the Blue Raiders with 80 yards rushing on 11 carries against ASU while also adding a career long 80-yard touchdown reception … Had 67 yards on just nine carries in win over ULM.

11 JAMARI LATTIMORE

6-3, 231, Sr., DE

Honors: 2009 – Voted 2nd team All-Sun Belt by the league’s coaches and media … Named 2nd team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele.

2009: Played and started all 13 games … Led all defensive linemen with 720 total snaps including a season-best 78 at North Texas … Earned 10 winning grades from the coaching staff … Finished the year ranked 2nd nationally in fumble recoveries and 16th in quarterback sacks … Finished ninth on the team with 47 tackles while adding 9.5 TFLs and 5.5 sacks … Also tallied an interception, six hurries, two pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble … Had three tackles and a quarterback hurry at Clemson … Turned in three tackles, a TFL, and a quarterback hurry against Memphis … Equaled the school record with three sacks at Maryland to go with fi ve total stops and a forced fumble … Turned in six stops including a TFL and a fumble recovery against Troy … Had fi ve tackles including one for loss of yards against Mississippi State … Shared the team lead with six tackles, all solos, against WKU to go along with two sacks and a quarterback hurry … Had fi ve tackles and a pass breakup at FAU … Turned in three solo tackles and two quarterback hurries against FIU … Registered his fi rst career interception against Louisiana and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown while also adding a fumble recovery and a quar-terback hurry … Had four tackles and returned a fumble 31 yards before pitching it to Jeremy Kellem for a touchdown in win over ASU … Added a sack and four tackles at ULM.

47 DWIGHT SMITH

6-2, 272, Sr., DT

2009: Played all 13 games and had 12 starts … Had 664 total snaps to rank third among linemen and had a season-best 73 against FAU … Earned 10 winning grades from the coaching staff … Finished with 22 tackles, two TFLs, a fum-ble recovery, a pass breakup and a blocked kick … Suff ered a knee injury mid-way through spring drills and missed the last six practices but was 100 percent when fall camp opened … Collected four tackles in win over Maryland … Had two tackles and a fumble recovery against WKU … Also had two stops at FAU … Had two tackles and blocked his fi rst career fi eld goal in win over FIU … Turned in fi ve tackles, including two TFLs in win at ULM.

65 ALEX STUART

6-3, 281, Jr., OL

2009: Played in nine games and had eight starts … Reg-istered 496 total snaps including a season-high 81 against Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl … Had 29 total knockdowns on the season and a high of six against WKU and ULL … Credited with a grade of 80 percent or better seven times … Came out of the Clemson game after 19 snaps with an ankle injury and missed the Memphis, Maryland, North Texas, and Troy games … Returned against Mississippi State and played 33 snaps … Was part of an off ensive line that allowed the Blue Raiders to rush for 385 yards in win over FIU and 243 yards against USM in the New Orleans Bowl … Graded out at 84 percent against USM.

21 PHILLIP TANNER

6-0, 208, Sr., RB

Honors: 2009 – Presented the Terry Whiteside award (excel-lence in academics, athletics, strength training, community, and campus) at the conclusion of spring drills while also win-ning the most improved strength training award for running backs … Voted ESPN/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-Dis-trict … One of 52 FBS players nationwide nominated to the 2009 AFCA Good Works Team … Named to the 2009 Doak Walker Watch List … Named a semifi nalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy … Named a fi nalist for the ARA Sports-manship award … 2008 - Voted CoSida/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District … Named the Middle Tennessee Out-standing Junior Male Student-Athlete for 2008-09 during the annual Honors Luncheon in April … Named the winner of the Dr. James Walker Junior Academic Award in the spring … Selected to represent Middle Tennessee at the 2008 NCAA Leadership Council … Earned Walter Camp National Off ensive Player of the Week and SBC Off ensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for a career-high 159 yards on 14 attempts and fi ve touchdowns in win over North Texas … 2007 - Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District … Named the Most Dependable Running Back by the coaches following spring practice … Named a Top 10 fi nalist for the AFCA Good Works team in November.

2009: Played and started two games before his injury … Registered 84 total snaps on the season with a high of 54 at Clemson … Ended the year with 83 yards rushing on 18 car-ries and a touchdown … Had a 28-yard reception at Clemson to go with 36 rushing yards … Registered 47 yards and a touchdown on eight carries against Memphis before suff er-ing bone contusion in his knee … Missed the remainder of the season and took a redshirt year.



2009 RESULTS 10-3 (7-1, 2ND SUN BELT)DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE TV ATT.9/5 at Clemson L 14-37 ESPN360.com 75,0009/12 Memphis W 31-14 CSS 28,1059/19 at Maryland W 32-31 ESPN360.com 43,1679/26 at North Texas* W 37-21 None 22,34610/6 at Troy* L 7-31 ESPN2 17,10810/17 Mississippi State L 6-27 ESPNU 23,88210/24 Western Kentucky* W 62-24 CSS 17,78710/31 at Florida Atlantic* W 27-20 None 15,56811/7 FIU* W 48-21 ESPN GamePlan 17,80811/14 Louisiana-Lafayette* W 34-17 CSS 16,41111/21 Arkansas State* W 38-14 ESPN GamePlan 19,11111/28 at Louisiana-Monroe* W 38-19 CSS 11,89612/20 vs Southern Miss^ W 42-32 ESPN 30,228*Sun Belt Conference Game ^New Orleans Bowl

TEAM STATISTICS MT OPPSCORING 416 308 Points Per Game 32.0 23.7FIRST DOWNS 252 251 Rushing 110 98 Passing 127 130 Penalty 15 23RUSHING YARDAGE 2418 1778 Yards gained rushing 2862 2260 Yards lost rushing 444 482 Rushing Attempts 519 512 Average Per Rush 4.7 3.5 Average Per Game 186.0 136.8 TDs Rushing 22 20PASSING YARDAGE 3064 2835 Comp-Att-Int 238-436-15 241-440-19 Average Per Pass 7.0 6.4 Average Per Catch 12.9 11.8 Average Per Game 235.7 218.1 TDs Passing 25 16TOTAL OFFENSE 5482 4613 Total Plays 955 952 Average Per Play 5.7 4.8 Average Per Game 421.7 354.8KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 57-1119 74-1634PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-155 36-359INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-311 15-242KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.6 22.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.5 10.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.4 16.1FUMBLES-LOST 25-6 28-14PENALTIES-Yards 81-745 92-710 Average Per Game 57.3 54.6PUNTS-Yards 82-3183 86-3376 Average Per Punt 38.8 39.3 Net punt average 33.5 36.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:30 32:303RD-DOWN Conversions 74/209 75/210 3rd-Down Pct 35% 36%4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/21 5/17 4th-Down Pct 38% 29%SACKS BY-Yards 38-253 19-159MISC YARDS 1 -2TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 52 38FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-22 15-24ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (42-52) 81% (30-38) 79%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (29-52) 56% (20-38) 53%PAT-ATTEMPTS (50-51) 98% (33-33) 100%ATTENDANCE 123104 185085 Games/Avg Per Game 6/20517 6/30848 Neutral Site Games 1/30228

RUSHINGPLAYER GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GDasher, Dwight 13 224 1391 237 1154 5.2 13 74 88.8Kyles, D.D. 12 139 879 22 857 6.2 3 53 71.4Cunningham, B. 11 46 193 20 173 3.8 2 42 15.7Gee, Desmond 13 40 131 44 87 2.2 2 23 6.7Tanner, Phillip 2 18 83 0 83 4.6 1 18 41.5Branton, M. 13 11 52 1 51 4.6 0 11 3.9Gilstrap, K. 8 1 49 0 49 49.0 1 49 6.1Beyah, Malcolm 10 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 18 2.2Coleman, N. 5 5 19 0 19 3.8 0 7 3.8Banks, Andrew 12 4 11 2 9 2.2 0 7 0.8Heyward, Craig 12 4 9 6 3 0.8 0 6 0.2Burnette, Brent 8 12 23 20 3 0.2 0 6 0.4TEAM 10 13 0 92 -92 -7.1 0 0 -9.2Total 13 519 2862 444 2418 4.7 22 74 186.0Opponents 13 512 2260 482 1778 3.5 20 66 136.8

PASSINGPLAYER G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GDasher, Dwight 13 125.61 219-399-14 54.9 2789 23 80 214.5Burnette, Brent 8 132.16 13-25-0 52.0 160 2 23 20.0Gee, Desmond 13 223.47 2-3-0 66.7 56 0 29 4.3Coleman, N. 5 163.00 2-2-0 100.0 15 0 8 3.0Banks, Andrew 12 62.60 1-2-0 50.0 3 0 3 0.2Beyah, Malcolm 10 444.40 1-1-0 100.0 41 0 41 4.1Delle Donne, G. 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0McDonald, S. 13 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Andrews, G. 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0TEAM 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 125.66 238-436-15 54.6 3064 25 80 235.7Opponents 13 112.26 241-440-19 54.8 2835 16 64 218.1

RECEIVINGPLAYER G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GHoneycutt, P. 12 37 420 11.4 4 24 35.0McClover, Chris 12 35 541 15.5 5 36 45.1Andrews, G. 13 35 530 15.1 4 46 40.8McDonald, S. 13 24 255 10.6 2 35 19.6Blissard, Shane 13 19 283 14.9 3 43 21.8Turner, Harold 9 14 223 15.9 3 52 24.8Kyles, D.D. 12 14 182 13.0 1 80 15.2Gee, Desmond 13 13 145 11.2 1 27 11.2Jeff erson, T. 6 11 104 9.5 1 35 17.3Caldwell, Wes 13 10 117 11.7 0 22 9.0Beyah, Malcolm 10 8 65 8.1 0 27 6.5Delle Donne, G. 13 7 51 7.3 0 14 3.9Cunningham, B. 11 5 73 14.6 1 50 6.6Tanner, Phillip 2 2 33 16.5 0 28 16.5Banks, Andrew 12 2 24 12.0 0 16 2.0Gilstrap, K. 8 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.4Thurmond, M. 5 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.4Total 13 238 3064 12.9 25 80 235.7Opponents 13 241 2835 11.8 16 64 218.1

TOTAL OFFENSEPLAYER G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GDasher, Dwight 13 623 1154 2789 3943 303.3Kyles, D.D. 12 139 857 0 857 71.4Cunningham, B. 11 46 173 0 173 15.7Burnette, Brent 8 37 3 160 163 20.4Gee, Desmond 13 43 87 56 143 11.0Tanner, Phillip 2 18 83 0 83 41.5Beyah, Malcolm 10 3 22 41 63 6.3

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalMiddle Tennessee 75 149 93 99 416Opponents 86 88 68 66 308



Branton, M. 13 11 51 0 51 3.9Gilstrap, K. 8 1 49 0 49 6.1Coleman, N. 5 7 19 15 34 6.8Banks, Andrew 12 6 9 3 12 1.0Heyward, Craig 12 4 3 0 3 0.2TEAM 10 14 -92 0 -92 -9.2Total 13 955 2418 3064 5482 421.7Opponents 13 952 1778 2835 4613 354.8

SCORING |------ PATs ------|PLAYER TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsGendreau, Alan 0 18-22 50-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 104Dasher, Dwight 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 78McClover, Chris 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Kyles, D.D. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Honeycutt, P. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Andrews, G. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Cunningham, B. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Blissard, Shane 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Turner, Harold 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Gee, Desmond 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18McDonald, S. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Kellem, Jeremy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Gilstrap, K. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Neal, Sherman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Tanner, Phillip 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jeff erson, T. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Lattimore, J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McCoy, Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total 52 18-22 50-51 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 416Opponents 38 15-24 33-33 0-1 1 1-4 0 0 308

PUNT RETURNSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongHoneycutt, P. 21 106 5.0 0 47Gee, Desmond 2 2 1.0 0 11Neal, Sherman 1 47 47.0 1 29Total 24 155 6.5 1 47Opponents 36 359 10.0 1 61

KICKOFF RETURNSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongGee, Desmond 41 910 22.2 0 74Beyah, Malcolm 6 99 16.5 0 30Honeycutt, P. 3 43 14.3 0 22Heyward, Craig 2 23 11.5 0 13Robinson, Cam 1 1 1.0 0 1Tanner, Phillip 1 17 17.0 0 17Suber, Alex 1 10 10.0 0 10Gilstrap, K. 1 16 16.0 0 16Jones, Justin 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 57 1119 19.6 0 74Opponents 74 1634 22.1 1 96

INTERCEPTIONSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongUdell, Marcus 7 88 12.6 0 29Brown, Kevin 4 77 19.2 0 36Kellem, Jeremy 3 58 19.3 1 58Suber, Alex 2 56 28.0 0 56Lattimore, J. 1 20 20.0 1 20Crumpton, D. 1 0 0.0 0 0Carmichael, D. 1 12 12.0 0 12Total 19 311 16.4 2 58Opponents 15 242 16.1 0 78

FUMBLE RETURNSPLAYER No. Yds Avg TD LongMcCoy, Chris 1 68 68.0 1 68Lattimore, J. 1 31 31.0 0 31Kellem, Jeremy 0 11 0.0 1 11Total 2 110 55.0 2 68Opponents 1 28 28.0 0 28

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGEPLAYER G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GDasher, Dwight 13 1154 0 0 0 0 1154 88.8Gee, Desmond 13 87 145 2 910 0 1144 88.0Kyles, D.D. 12 857 182 0 0 0 1039 86.6Honeycutt, P. 12 0 420 106 43 0 569 47.4McClover, Chris 12 0 541 0 0 0 541 45.1Andrews, G. 13 0 530 0 0 0 530 40.8Blissard, Shane 13 0 283 0 0 0 283 21.8McDonald, S. 13 0 255 0 0 0 255 19.6Cunningham, B. 11 173 73 0 0 0 246 22.4Turner, Harold 9 0 223 0 0 0 223 24.8Beyah, Malcolm 10 22 65 0 99 0 186 18.6Tanner, Phillip 2 83 33 0 17 0 133 66.5Caldwell, Wes 13 0 117 0 0 0 117 9.0Jeff erson, T. 6 0 104 0 0 0 104 17.3Udell, Marcus 13 0 0 0 0 88 88 6.8Brown, Kevin 13 0 0 0 0 77 77 5.9Gilstrap, K. 8 49 11 0 16 0 76 9.5Suber, Alex 13 0 0 0 10 56 66 5.1Kellem, Jeremy 13 0 0 0 0 58 58 4.5Branton, M. 13 51 0 0 0 0 51 3.9Delle Donne, G. 13 0 51 0 0 0 51 3.9Neal, Sherman 10 0 0 47 0 0 47 4.7Banks, Andrew 12 9 24 0 0 0 33 2.8Heyward, Craig 12 3 0 0 23 0 26 2.2Lattimore, J. 13 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5Coleman, N. 5 19 0 0 0 0 19 3.8Carmichael, D. 13 0 0 0 0 12 12 0.9Thurmond, M. 5 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.4Burnette, Brent 8 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.4Robinson, Cam 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1TEAM 10 -92 0 0 0 0 -92 -9.2Total 13 2418 3064 155 1119 311 7067 543.6Opponents 13 1778 2835 359 1634 242 6848 526.8

PUNTINGPLAYER No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdDeFatta, David 81 3131 38.7 55 4 20 22 0Toulson, N. 1 52 52.0 52 0 0 0 0Total 82 3183 38.8 55 4 20 22 0Opponents 86 3376 39.3 62 4 25 22 3

FIELD GOALSPLAYER FGM-FGA Pct 17-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkGendreau, Alan 18-22 81.8 9-9 6-8 3-5 0-0 48 2

KICKOFFSKICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnDeFatta, David 63 3856 61.2 5 0 Gendreau, Alan 17 948 55.8 0 0 Total 80 4804 60.0 5 0 1634 38.4 31Opponents 63 3748 59.5 3 2 1119 40.8 29



DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd LEADERS GP UT AT Total For Loss No-Yards Int-Yds PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 30 Robinson, Cam 13 55 58 113 13.0-56 5.0-40 . 3 1 1-0 1 . . 44 Carmichael, D. 13 46 48 94 12.5-56 6.5-44 1-12 2 3 . 6 . . 6 Issac, Rod 13 53 19 72 5.5-11 . . 7 . . 1 1 . 20 Kellem, Jeremy 13 29 35 64 7.5-27 3.0-17 3-58 1 1 1-11 2 2 . 98 McCoy, Chris 13 46 18 64 20.0-74 7.0-42 . 3 3 2-68 . 1 . 33 Brown, Kevin 13 37 26 63 . . 4-77 7 . . . . . 7 Suber, Alex 13 36 21 57 4.5-16 2.5-13 2-56 12 2 . . . . 52 Davis, Antwan 13 29 23 52 3.0-8 1.0-3 . 1 . . . . . 11 Lattimore, J. 13 32 15 47 9.5-48 5.5-40 1-20 2 6 3-31 1 . . 59 Davis, Darin 13 19 19 38 2.5-5 . . 1 1 1-0 . . . 91 Perez, Emmanuel 13 16 15 31 5.5-28 2.5-17 . 1 3 . 1 . . 24 Crumpton, D. 13 17 12 29 1.5-7 . 1-0 4 1 2-0 . . . 32 Jones, Justin 12 14 12 26 3.0-19 1.0-8 . 1 1 1-0 . . . 43 Loreus, Gorby 12 11 13 24 0.5-3 0.5-3 . 1 . . . . . 92 Perry, Brandon 13 11 12 23 6.0-30 2.0-20 . 2 . . 1 1 . 3 Udell, Marcus 13 14 9 23 2.0-6 . 7-88 2 . . . 1 . 47 Smith, Dwight 13 12 10 22 2.0-8 . . 1 . 1-0 . 1 . 18 Gilstrap, K. 8 13 7 20 1.0-3 . . . 1 2-0 1 . . 94 Tucker, Gary 13 7 8 15 2.0-4 . . . . . . . . 42 Prudhomm, Juno 13 8 6 14 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . 31 Guerra, Denzell 13 8 5 13 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . 51 Carter, SaCoby 13 7 6 13 4.5-11 1.0-4 . . . . . 1 . 56 Washington, N. 13 7 5 12 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 45 Crittenton, J. 8 7 3 10 1.0-1 . . 1 3 . . . . 96 Dangerfi eld, K. 13 6 3 9 . . . . 1 . . . . 4 Beyah, Malcolm 10 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . 8 Seamster, Sammy 7 5 1 6 1.0-9 . . . . . 1 . . 2 Gee, Desmond 13 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . 93 Tinsley, P. 9 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . 85 McLendon, Omar 11 1 3 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . . . . . . 99 Hill, Antonio 8 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 74 Fisher, Mark 13 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 48 Wade, Adam 13 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . . 25 Carson, Jawan 1 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 26 Cunningham, B. 11 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 21 Tanner, Phillip 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 9 Dasher, Dwight 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 17 Honeycutt, P. 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . 38 Gendreau, Alan 13 . 1 1 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . 37 DeFatta, David 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 34 Branton, M. 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 28 Neal, Sherman 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 15 McDonald, S. 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 27 Jeff erson, T. 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 McClover, Chris 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 23 Kyles, D.D. 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 50 Boss, Colin 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 28 Turner, Harold 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total 13 577 429 1006 112-439 38-253 19-311 52 27 14-110 16 8 . Opponents 13 588 300 888 82.0-335 19-159 15-242 53 11 6-28 7 3 .



GAME-BY-GAME PASSING#9 Dasher, Dwight Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi Clemson 42 20 3 47.6 204 1 43 3 18 82.0Memphis 26 18 0 69.2 231 2 40 2 11 169.2Maryland 44 27 2 61.4 324 2 36 4 45 129.1North Texas 43 21 0 48.8 269 2 50 1 6 116.7Troy 44 24 0 54.5 245 1 35 2 22 108.8Mississippi State 22 11 3 50.0 129 0 25 0 0 72.0WKU 35 22 0 62.9 355 3 52 0 0 176.3FAU 21 7 0 33.3 90 0 40 0 0 69.3FIU 28 13 3 46.4 182 2 30 1 11 103.2Louisiana-Lafayette 25 16 0 64.0 219 2 46 1 10 164.0Arkansas State 26 15 1 57.7 263 4 80 1 2 185.7ULM 18 10 2 55.6 116 2 42 1 7 124.1Southern Miss 25 15 0 60.0 162 2 27 1 10 140.8TOTALS 399 219 14 54.9 2789 23 80 17 142 125.6

#10 Burnette, Brent Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cMississippi State 15 7 0 46.7 48 0 16 1 9 73.5WKU 3 3 0 100.0 47 1 23 1 8 341.6FIU 1 1 0 100.0 20 0 20 0 0 268.0Arkansas State 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0ULM 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Southern Miss 3 2 0 66.7 45 1 23 0 0 302.7TOTALS 25 13 0 52.0 160 2 23 2 17 132.2

#13 Coleman, N. Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cWKU 2 2 0 100.0 15 0 8 0 0 163.0TOTALS 2 2 0 100.0 15 0 8 0 0 163.0

#2 Gee, Desmond Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi cMaryland 1 1 0 100.0 27 0 27 0 0 326.8Mississippi State 1 1 0 100.0 29 0 29 0 0 343.6FAU 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTALS 3 2 0 66.7 56 0 29 0 0 223.5

GAME-BY-GAME RUSHINGPLAYER No-Yds/TD CU UM MD NT Troy MSU WKU FAU FIU ULL ASU ULM USM

Dasher, Dwight 224-1154/13 19-61/0 17-89/0 20-26/1 16-75/2 18-53/0 13-47/0 10-66/2 14-108/1 18-178/3 17-89/0 18-73/0 18-88/2 26-201/2Kyles, D.D. 139-857/3 3-4/0 5-32/1 10-34/0 18-62/0 6-53/0 DNP 10-63/1 13-140/1 22-110/0 20-177/0 11-80/0 9-67/0 12-35/0

Cunningham, B. 46-173/2 DNP 4-8/0 DNP 8-58/0 3-10/0 4-6/0 3-12/0 1--1/0 8-59/1 4-2/0 1-5/0 5-3/0 5-11/1Gee, Desmond 40-87/2 1--2/0 1--3/0 4-23/1 2--4/0 1--7/0 5--8/0 5--2/0 2-3/0 5-24/0 5-17/1 7-17/0 2-29/0 -

Tanner, Phillip 18-83/1 10-36/0 8-47/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPBranton, M. 11-51/0 - 3-10/0 1-0/0 - - - 4-34/0 - - - 3-7/0 - -

Gilstrap, K. 1-49/1 DNP - - - - - 1-49/1 - - DNP DNP DNP DNPBeyah, Malcolm 2-22/0 - - 1-4/0 - - DNP DNP DNP 1-18/0 - - - -

Coleman, N. 5-19/0 DNP 2-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-11/0 DNP DNP DNP - 1-3/0 -Banks, Andrew 4-9/0 3-7/0 1-2/0 - - - - - - - - - DNP -

Burnette, Brent 12-3/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP 3--3/0 3--8/0 DNP 1-1/0 3-10/0 1-3/0 1-0/0 -

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVINGPLAYER No-Yds/TD CU UM MD NT Troy MSU WKU FAU FIU ULL ASU ULM USM

McClover, Chris 35-541/5 1-18/1 3-47/0 7-110/0 3-48/0 1-4/0 3-36/0 6-149/2 2-18/0 1-29/0 1-10/0 3-17/1 DNP 4-55/1Andrews, G. 35-530/4 3-22/0 1-41/0 4-83/1 1-1/0 3-22/0 4-49/0 4-46/0 - 3-20/0 4-80/1 3-73/1 1-42/0 4-51/1

Honeycutt, P. 37-420/4 4-17/0 5-71/1 5-57/0 1-9/0 5-66/0 DNP 3-49/0 1-6/0 3-32/1 3-42/1 2-17/0 4-45/1 1-9/0Blissard, Shane 19-283/3 4-68/0 2-46/1 - 2-17/0 - 2-29/0 1-12/0 1-40/0 - 1-40/0 1-11/0 2-10/1 3-10/1

McDonald, S. 24-255/2 1-19/0 1-9/0 2-16/1 5-74/0 1-10/0 1-16/0 1-4/0 - 3-50/1 3-17/0 1-6/0 3-19/0 2-15/0Turner, Harold 14-223/3 DNP DNP DNP - DNP 3-45/0 6-113/2 1-8/0 1-20/0 1-6/0 2-31/1 - -

Kyles, D.D. 14-182/1 1-0/0 1-7/0 2-8/0 1-9/0 2-11/0 DNP 1-9/0 2-18/0 1-30/0 2-10/0 1-80/1 - -Gee, Desmond 13-145/1 2-12/0 2-27/0 2-11/0 1-24/1 2-22/0 2-4/0 - - - - - - 2-45/0

Caldwell, Wes 10-117/0 2-9/0 1-13/0 1-7/0 1-21/0 2-29/0 - 1-2/0 - - 1-14/0 - - 1-22/0Jeff erson, T. 11-104/1 - - 2-21/0 2-4/0 7-79/1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Cunningham, B. 5-73/1 DNP - DNP 2-56/1 1-2/0 1--5/0 - - - - 1-20/0 - -Beyah, Malcolm 8-65/0 - 2-6/0 2-32/0 2-6/0 - DNP DNP DNP 2-21/0 - - - -

Delle Donne, G. 7-51/0 2-14/0 - 1-6/0 - - 1-5/0 3-26/0 - - - - - -Tanner, Phillip 2-33/0 1-28/0 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Banks, Andrew 2-24/0 - - - - - 1-16/0 - - - - 1-8/0 DNP -Gilstrap, K. 1-11/0 DNP - - - - 1-11/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNPThurmond, M. 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNP - - - - DNP



GAME-BY-GAME TACKLESTOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT CU UM MD NT TROY MSU WKU FAU FIU ULL ASU ULM USMRobinson, Cam 55-58 113 4-3 4-1 0-10 4-2 4-8 3-6 4-2 5-9 4-4 6-2 8-1 3-7 6-3Carmichael, D. 46-48 94 2-1 5-1 5-5 2-4 4-4 2-5 5-0 2-13 4-3 3-1 5-1 4-6 3-4Issac, Rod 53-19 72 3-1 6-0 2-3 4-2 4-1 4-0 1-0 2-4 9-1 7-2 6-1 3-2 2-2McCoy, Chris 46-18 64 1-3 2-2 6-3 4-1 2-1 5-2 2-1 0-2 7-0 4-0 6-0 3-2 4-1Kellem, Jeremy 29-35 64 4-3 2-0 2-3 1-4 2-4 3-2 1-1 4-6 1-1 3-4 2-0 1-3 3-4Brown, Kevin 37-26 63 3-3 5-0 1-3 3-3 2-0 4-3 3-1 4-6 - 1-1 2-0 4-3 5-3Suber, Alex 36-21 57 2-1 2-0 2-4 5-2 3-0 2-2 3-1 1-0 3-2 4-2 3-0 4-4 2-3Davis, Antwan 29-23 52 4-3 1-0 1-5 0-4 2-2 5-3 2-1 1-1 4-0 5-1 1-0 2-1 1-2Lattimore, J. 32-15 47 3-0 3-0 4-1 1-0 2-4 4-1 6-0 2-3 3-0 1-0 3-1 0-4 0-1Davis, Darin 19-19 38 1-2 1-0 0-3 0-2 1-3 2-1 2-0 1-3 1-0 3-2 4-1 1-1 2-1Perez, Emmanuel 16-15 31 0-1 0-2 1-2 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-5 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-2 3-2Crumpton, D. 17-12 29 4-0 2-0 0-1 3-5 - 0-1 - - 1-0 4-0 2-0 0-3 1-2Jones, Justin 14-12 26 DNP - 2-2 - 3-2 1-1 4-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-3 2-0Loreus, Gorby 11-13 24 2-1 4-1 0-2 - 1-1 DNP 1-0 1-2 2-2 - 0-1 0-3 -Udell, Marcus 14-9 23 3-0 3-0 - 1-1 0-1 - 1-0 1-2 2-0 3-0 - 0-3 0-2Perry, Brandon 11-12 23 - 1-0 0-3 0-3 1-1 2-0 3-0 0-1 - 1-1 1-0 0-2 2-1Smith, Dwight 12-10 22 1-0 - 1-3 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 - 1-0 1-4 1-0Gilstrap, K. 13-7 20 DNP 3-0 0-2 2-3 3-0 3-1 - 2-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNPTucker, Gary 7-8 15 1-1 0-1 3-1 0-1 2-0 - - 0-1 1-0 - - 0-2 0-1Prudhomm, Juno 8-6 14 - 3-0 0-2 - 1-0 1-1 0-1 - - - 1-0 1-1 1-1Carter, SaCoby 7-6 13 0-1 2-0 - - 1-1 1-0 - 0-2 0-1 2-0 - 1-0 0-1Guerra, Denzell 8-5 13 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 - - 1-0 - 2-0 - - 2-3 -Washington, N. 7-5 12 1-2 - - - - - 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 - 0-3 -Crittenton, J. 7-3 10 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 3-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 - 2-1 1-0Dangerfi eld, K. 6-3 9 - 3-0 - 1-0 - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - - 1-0 1-0Beyah, Malcolm 3-3 6 - - 1-1 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 1-0 - - -Seamster, Sammy 5-1 6 DNP 1-0 - 0-1 2-0 - 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTinsley, P. 3-2 5 - DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 - - 0-1 - - DNP 1-1 DNPGee, Desmond 5-0 5 - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 - 1-0Hill, Antonio 3-1 4 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 1-0McLendon, Omar 1-3 4 DNP - - 0-1 1-0 - - 0-1 0-1 - DNP - -Cunningham, B. 1-2 3 DNP - DNP 0-1 - - - - - - - 0-1 1-0Carson, Jawan 3-0 3 3-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPWade, Adam 0-3 3 - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - 0-1 - - - -Fisher, Mark 3-0 3 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 1-0 -Honeycutt, P. 2-0 2 - - - - - DNP - - 1-0 - - 1-0 -Dasher, Dwight 2-0 2 1-0 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - -Tanner, Phillip 2-0 2 2-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPGendreau, Alan 0-1 1 - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - -McDonald, S. 0-1 1 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - -McClover, Chris 0-1 1 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - DNP -Boss, Colin 0-1 1 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - -Kyles, D.D. 0-1 1 - - 0-1 - - DNP - - - - - - -Turner, Harold 1-0 1 DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1-0 - - - - - - -Jeff erson, T. 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPNeal, Sherman 0-1 1 - DNP - DNP DNP - - - - - - 0-1 -Branton, M. 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - -

GAME-BY-GAME SACKSPLAYER SKS-A-TOT CU UM MD NT Troy MSU WKU FAU FIU UL ASU ULM USMRobinson, Cam 4-0-4 1.0-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.0-7 - 1.0-13 1.0-9 - - -Carmichael, D. 4-3-5.5 - 1.0-8 0-0 0-0 1.0-3 - 1.0-11 0.5-4 0.5-6 - 1.0-4 1.5-8 -McCoy, Chris 7-0-7 - 1.0-9 1.0-4 0-0 - - - - 2.0-7 1.0-7 1.0-7 1.0-8 -Lattimore, J. 6-0-6 - - 3.0-25 0-0 - - 2.0-14 - - - - 1.0-1 -Suber, A. 2-1-2.5 - - - - 1.0-3 - - - 0.5-6 - - 1.0-4 -Carter, S. 1-0-1 - - - - 1.0-4 - - - - - - - -Kellem, J. 3-0-3 - - - - - 1.0-5 - - - 2.0-12 - - -Perez, E. 2-1-2.5 - - - - - 1.0-3 - 0.5-5 - - 1.0-9 - -B. Perry 2-0-2 - - - - - - 1.0-6 - - - 1.0-14 - -Loreus, G. 0.5-3 - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 - - - -Jones, J. 1-0-1 - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 - - - -McLendon, O. 0-1-0.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 - - - -Davis, A. 1-0-1 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-3 - - -



GAME-BY-GAME SUMMARIES FINAL BY QUARTERS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOT. OFF. PUNTING FUMBLES PENALTY THIRD AVG. TOTALGAME SCORE 1 2 3 4 RU PA PN TOT ATT YDS TD C-A-I YDS TD ATT YDS NO-AVG NO-LOST NO-YDS DOWNS F.POS TOPMT 14 0 7 7 0 9 8 1 18 37 92 0 21-44-3 207 1 81 299 7-38.4 6-0 3-18 9-20 M25 30:22Clemson 37 10 20 7 0 12 5 1 18 47 202 0 9-21-1 159 2 68 361 3-43.0 3-1 4-40 4-14 C49 29:38MT 31 7 10 7 7 6 11 1 18 43 164 2 19-27-0 272 2 70 436 7-39.1 4-1 6-34 6-17 M23 29:01Memphis 14 7 0 0 7 7 6 0 13 37 93 2 17-26-1 126 0 63 219 10-41.6 2-1 3-26 6-17 M31 30:59MT 32 0 13 10 9 5 16 1 22 36 87 2 28-46-2 351 2 82 438 8-35.1 1-1 5-40 3-16 MT42 28:49Maryland 31 7 7 7 10 6 11 1 18 39 158 2 19-30-1 288 2 69 446 5-40.6 4-3 4-25 7-16 MD29 31:11MT 37 10 20 0 7 10 11 2 23 45 187 2 21-43-0 269 2 88 456 10-41.2 3-0 7-65 5-18 M27 29:25North Texas 21 7 0 14 0 8 15 2 25 25 157 3 35-54-3 313 0 79 470 7-43.6 2-2 7-55 4-13 N32 30:35MT 7 0 0 7 0 5 12 2 19 28 109 0 24-44-0 245 1 72 354 11-37.9 1-1 7-55 4-17 M30 25:52Troy 31 7 7 10 7 16 5 1 22 49 264 3 18-30-0 191 1 79 455 9-40.4 1-1 12-92 8-18 T29 34:08MT 6 0 6 0 0 2 11 1 14 25 42 0 19-39-4 206 0 64 248 7-35.1 0-0 8-90 4-14 M27 22:09Miss. State 27 7 10 3 7 6 10 3 19 50 178 3 14-20-0 155 0 70 333 7-36.7 2-0 7-45 5-17 MS39 37:51MT 62 3 28 17 14 10 14 0 24 41 229 4 27-41-0 417 4 82 646 4-39.8 0-0 10-105 5-14 M43 30:49WKU 24 3 7 7 7 7 6 3 16 40 100 1 10-23-1 150 2 63 250 8-42.1 5-3 5-49 4-14 W25 29:11MT 27 7 6 0 14 6 3 2 11 34 239 2 7-22-0 90 0 56 329 4-41.2 1-1 6-63 1-12 M38 20:03FAU 20 10 7 0 3 5 19 4 28 38 101 0 28-54-2 377 2 92 478 4-20.2 2-0 7-66 5-18 F27 39:57MT 48 17 17 0 14 14 9 0 23 56 385 4 14-29-3 202 2 85 587 5-41.0 2-0 4-35 10-20 M37 30:29FIU 21 0 7 14 0 7 10 0 17 44 146 3 14-38-3 178 0 82 324 9-38.8 2-1 9-65 6-17 F33 29:31MT 34 7 7 10 10 12 8 1 21 50 287 1 16-25-0 219 2 75 506 5-37.8 1-0 9-89 9-19 M33 28:36UL 17 7 10 0 0 5 12 3 20 32 73 1 25-43-1 220 1 75 293 7-41.3 2-1 2-19 7-17 UL22 31:24MT 38 17 7 14 0 10 9 3 22 44 164 0 15-28-1 263 4 72 427 6-41.3 3-1 9-83 6-15 M26 30:22ASU 14 0 7 0 7 3 7 3 13 36 44 1 13-28-1 176 1 64 220 7-44.9 2-1 15-118 3-14 A37 29:38MT 38 7 14 7 10 9 5 0 14 36 190 2 10-20-2 116 2 56 306 4-44.2 1-0 1-5 3-12 M44 23:11ULM 19 7 3 3 6 10 12 0 22 38 139 0 21-39-2 231 2 77 370 5-28.6 1-0 7-35 6-17 ULM32 36:49MT 42 0 14 14 14 12 10 1 23 44 243 3 17-28-0 207 3 72 450 4-35.2 2-1 6-63 9-15 M38 28:19USM 32 14 3 3 12 6 12 2 20 37 123 1 18-34-2 271 3 71 394 5-37.8 0-0 10-75 10-18 U30 31:41

GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STARTERSOPPONENT QB TB WR WR WR WR LT LG C RG RTClemson Dasher Tanner McDonald Honeycutt Gee Andrews Williams Lewis Thompson Stuart FisherMemphis Dasher Tanner McClover Honeycutt Blissard Andrews Williams Lewis Thompson McLeroy FisherMaryland Dasher Kyles McClover Honeycutt Blissard Andrews Williams Lewis Thompson McLeroy FisherNorth Texas Dasher Jeff erson (wr) McClover Honeycutt Beyah Andrews Williams Lewis Thompson McLeroy FisherTroy Dasher Branton McClover Jeff erson Beyah Andrews Williams Lewis Thompson McLeroy FisherMississippi State Burnette Gee McClover Jeff erson Caldwell Andrews Williams Lewis Hawkins McLeroy FisherWestern Kentucky Dasher Gee Gilstrap Blissard Caldwell Andrews Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart FisherFlorida Atlantic Dasher Kyles McClover Honeycutt Blissard Andrews Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart FisherFlorida International Dasher Gee McClover Caldwell Blissard Andrews Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart FisherLouisiana-Lafayette Dasher Kyles McClover Honeycutt Blissard Andrews Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart FisherArkansas State Dasher Gee McClover Caldwell Blissard Andrews Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart FisherLouisiana-Monroe Dasher Kyles McDonald Caldwell Blissard Gee Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart FisherSouthern Miss Dasher Kyles McClover Delle Donne Blissard Andrews Williams McLeroy Thompson Stuart Fisher

GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STARTERSOPPONENT LE T T RE SAM MIKE WILL LC SS FS RCClemson Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberMemphis Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberMaryland Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberNorth Texas Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy Crumpton (db) Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberTroy Lattimore Perry Udell (db) McCoy D. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberMississippi State Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberWestern Kentucky Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberFlorida Atlantic Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberFlorida International Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberLouisiana-Lafayette Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberArkansas State Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberLouisiana-Monroe Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy A. Davis Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem SuberSouthern Miss Lattimore Perry Smith McCoy Crumpton (db) Carmichael Robinson Issac Brown Kellem Suber

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